The Straits Times, 16 September 2008

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    18 1 MICA (P) 115/12/2007 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 2008 Jg* AN SPH PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 80 CENTS THE STRAITS TIMES
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    Lock icon Lehman collapse sends global shockwaves
    854 1  -  Dennis Chan Crisis threatens scores of other banks; Merrill Lynch sold in a sudden takeover By DEPUTY MONEY EDITOR A FINANCIAL firestorm swept through the United States on Sunday, leaving a trail of destruction that radically recast Wall Street in just 24 hours. The carnage
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    Lock icon MAS: Markets remain orderly
    91 1 SINGAPORE'S central bank says markets have remained orderly. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said the banking community has been actively discussing and preparing for the orderly settlement of outstanding positions with Lehman Brothers following its filing for bankruptcy. "MAS is closely monitoring developments in the
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    Lock icon Abdullah's grip weakens; law minister resigns
    838 1  -  Carolyn Hong By MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF KUALA LUMPUR: Embattled Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi's grip on power looked increasingly tenuous yesterday as his government was riven by dissension within Cabinet ranks over the use of the Internal Security Act (ISA) last week. Popular de
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      Lock icon A matter of what if, in Pyongyang
      47 2 If reports about North Korean leader Kirn Jong Il's illness are correct, what could follow in Pyongyang may not be all to the good. Maybe it's better that Mr Kirn sticks around a while longer. EDITORIAL PAGE A 23 COLUMNS
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      Lock icon Anwar's takeover bid
      38 2 He may well miss his Sept 16 deadline to take power, but it is not possible to dismiss him. It is not possible to dismiss Umno either, says Yang Razali Kassim. REVIEW PAGE A 23
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      Lock icon Thai deadlock
      23 2 The current crisis will remain a zero-sum game for some time, says Pavin Chachavalpongpun. REVIEW PAGE A 24 OUR READER SAYS
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      Lock icon Allay residents' fears
      28 2 Reader Bobbie See says the Ministry of National Development should have informed MPs and reassured residents over the foreign workers' dormitory. FORUM PAGE A 25
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      41 2 www.straitstimes.com P. Jayaram looks at how India is dealing with tobacco addiction. Lin Xinyi looks at the heady Fl mix of fast cars and glamour girls. Reme Ahmad says "typhoons" are threatening to "blow away" Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi.
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      Lock icon Let's give more – and openly
      1051 2  - Let's give more and openly Radha Basu Individual donors to charity form only a small proportion By SHE does not earn a lot, was widowed at 40 and had two children to raise. But that has not stopped financial planner Josephine Chee, 52, from donating $200 to charity every month.
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  • prime parliament
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      Lock icon Spending rule on reserves to change
      792 4  -  Lee Su Shyan JEREMY AU YONG New framework to tap on national reserves for increased social, health and education needs By ASSISTANT MONEY EDITOR Spore safe from rising sea levels THE preliminary findings of a government study on climate change show Singapore in a
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  • prime financial firestorm
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      Lock icon 24 hours that shook the financial world
      1127 6 TOUGH GAMBLER: Henry Paulson, 62, US Treasury Secretary After riding to the rescue of Bear Steams and mortgage giants, Fannie and Freddie, he drew a line in the sand with Lehman. He's betting the damage will be containable. Everyone is holding their breath.
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      Lock icon Biggest bankruptcy filing ever
      715 6  -  Alvin Foo LEHMAN'S USS6I3B DEBT Warning signs already there last month; it had USs6oob of assets, but only USs3ob of equity By IT WAS billed as the day of reckoning for Lehman Brothers a 158-year-old Wall Street stalwart crushed by a mountain of over US$6l3 billion
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      Lock icon Founded 158 years ago
      198 6 The fourth-biggest United States investment bank with roots going back to 1850. Founded in Alabama, where Mr Henry Lehman, a German immigrant with a general store, started a cotton trading operation with brothers Emanuel and Mayer. A major player in the global financial system. It is
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      Lock icon Bank's staff in Singapore face uncertain future
      526 6  -  Francis Chan By TWO groups of people in Singapore have been left fretting over the demise of investment bank Lehman Brothers. First, its staff of about 270 based at Suntec City who, industry sources say, should learn of their future today once it
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      Lock icon World's central banks move to calm markets
      521 6 FRANKFURT: Central banks mobilised worldwide yesterday to reassure financial markets frightened by the bankruptcy filing of Lehman Brothers and sale of Merrill Lynch Wall Street giants which many people once considered too big to fail. The response began with the US Federal Reserve,
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      Lock icon Third-largest investment bank
      249 8 Founded by Charles Merrill in New York as Charles E Merrill Co in 1914. Mr Merrill was joined by Edmund Lynch and the name was changed in 1915 to Merrill, Lynch &Co The third largest investment bank by market capitalisation and largest retail brokerage in the US
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      Lock icon Sudden end after history of 94 years
      773 8  -  Robin Chan MERRILL SOLD FOR US$50 b Takeover a surprise to many analysts, turns Bank of America into a big player globally By THE end for venerable 94-year-old Wall Street investment bank Merrill Lynch came with breathtaking speed. Mr John Thain, chairman and
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      Lock icon Merrill employees in Singapore: Safe for now?
      449 8  -  ROBIN CHAN SOMBRE bankers at Merrill Lynch's Singapore office were yesterday nervously assessing the likely impact of the dramatic events on Wall Street on the bank's sizeable operations here. The local office, located at Marina Bay, employs 700-800 staff, with another 900 in
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      Lock icon Temasek could reap substantial gains
      349 8  -  ROBIN CHAN TEMASEK Holdings could reap a gain of US$l.5 billion (Ss2.l billion) from the US$5O billion sale of Merrill Lynch to Bank of America (BOA). At US$29 a share, Temasek, the largest stakeholder in Merrill, could reap these very substantial gains from the all-stock
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      Lock icon AIA policyholders get assurance
      550 8  -  Lorna Tan By FINANCE CORRESPONDENT THE world's largest insurer, New York-based American International Group (AIG), is rushing out details of plans to turn around the firm, which has been hit by the United States financial crisis. But Singapore policyholders of its subsidiaries AIA and American Home
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      Lock icon Stock markets mauled
      548 9  -  Goh Eng Yeow MELTDOWN MONDAY Further sell-off expected in regional banks today as HK, Tokyo, Seoul, Shanghai bourses reopen after holiday By INVESTORS in financial stocks stampeded to the door yesterday as the shock waves of troubled US investment bank Lehman Brothers' bankruptcy rippled across the world.
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      251 10 It is a very familiar story for almost anyone who has ventured into the world of Trading and Investing. It often begins with luck, but then evolves into greed, then complacency, and eventually... painful loss. Why is there a glaringly larger percentage of losing traders and only a tiny percentage
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      107 10 pi WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE www.straitstimes.com most commented MOST-READ ONLINE Obama must regret V-P pick: Palin. Shift in Malaysia politics Anwar ap- Says coolbeagle: "I think the crucial pears to be on track to form Malaysia's error lies in picking Biden as V-P...if first opposition-led government.
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES WORLD.
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        Lock icon 'We' ve got the numbers to form the govt'
        825 11  -  Hazlin Hassan Anwar seeks to meet PM to discuss peaceful transition of power By MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT PETALING JAVA: Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim told thousands of supporters yesterday he had enough defectors to oust the government and has sought a meeting with
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        Lock icon Muhyiddin offers Mahathir way back in
        324 11 UMNO vice-president and Trade and Industry Minister, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, yesterday disclosed that he had offered his own Pagoh division in Umno as an avenue for former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad to rejoin the party. "It is up to him...who knows, he may
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        Lock icon 21 women die in stampede for alms in East Java
        634 12  -  Salim Osman Thousands were waiting outside philanthropist's home to get $6 each By INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT JAKARTA: Twenty-one people were trampled to death yesterday while queuing up for alms outside the house of a wealthy businessman in Pasuruan, East Java. They
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        Lock icon Seoul pushes for tougher laws in cyberspace
        713 12  -  Lee Tee Jong By SOUTH KOREA CORRESPONDENT SEOUL: A 16-year-old teenage girl received nasty feedback after being interviewed on a television show about losing weight. Popular Internet portals were flooded with taunts that she looked like a skeleton and would never get a
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        Lock icon Meat from rubbish dumps repackaged as 'fresh'
        403 14  -  Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja By INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT JAKARTA: In the latest food scam to hit the Indonesian capital, scavengers have been picking through rubbish dumps to collect rotten meat, which is then repackaged for sale at "bargain prices". The group targeted restaurant and hotel dump
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        Lock icon Two nabbed as Beijing confirms 2nd death
        697 14  -  Tracy Quek CHINA TAINTED MILK SCANDAL Number of sick children up at 1,253; Sanlu says sorry to those affected By CHINA CORRESPONDENT BEIJING: China yesterday made its first arrests in connection with the growing infant formula scandal, as officials confirmed a second death
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        Lock icon Thai ruling party backs Somchai as new PM
        652 15  -  Nirmal Ghosh But the nomination exposes a rift between two factions in the PPI By THAILAND CORRESPONDENT BANGKOK: Thailand's People Power Party (PPP) yesterday said it would propose former judge and senior bureaucrat Somchai Wongsawat, 61, as prime minister when Parliament meets
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        Lock icon Exports likely to expand this year despite turmoil
        388 15 BANGKOK: Thailand's exports are set to expand this year despite the country's political turmoil. "This year, exports are expected to grow by up to 25 per cent, up from our previous target of 20 per cent," said Commerce Minister Chaiya Sasomsup. "That
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        Lock icon Storm batters China's coast
        366 16 Half a million evacuated as Sinlaku slams Fujian, Zhejiang after Taiwan BEIJING: China evacuated nearly half a million people from two eastern provinces as the outer bands of Tropical Storm Sinlaku battered the coast after it pummelled Taiwan. Heavy rain yesterday lashed eastern and northern Zhejiang,
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        Lock icon Post-Ike: Texas in rescue mode
        336 16 HOUSTON: Texas mounted its biggest rescue effort as teams searched through debris and flooded homes after Hurricane Ike cut a swathe of destruction and left millions without power. State and local officials asked the federal government to speed up relief efforts, while warning evacuees not
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        Lock icon Indian govt under fire for not curbing terror
        676 17  -  P. Jayaram Opposition calls for stringent steps; Sonia raps minister By INDIA CORRESPONDENT NEW DELHI: The Indian government came under fire for its failure to curb terrorism as investigations continued into Saturday's multiple blasts in the national capital. "Terrorists have no fear
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        Lock icon Police, Christian protesters clash in south India
        472 17 NEW DELHI: Police fired tear gas and swung batons in clashes with hundreds of Christian protesters in southern India yesterday, a day after at least six churches were attacked in the region. It was not immediately known how many people were injured in
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        Lock icon Vietnam starts biofuel trial to cut fuel costs
        145 18 HANOI: Vietnam has started selling ethanol to motorists on a trial basis in an effort to reduce fuel costs. "We are testing the biofuel called gasohol E5 in the capital Hanoi first and will launch the product in the south in October,"
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        Lock icon Astro blasts Lippo over pay-TV business row
        693 18  -  Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja Malaysian firm accuses Indonesian conglomerate of failing to establish joint venture agreement By INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT JAKARTA: Malaysia's Astro All Asia Network yesterday blasted Indonesia's Lippo Group, saying that a dispute between them over a Jakarta-based pay-TV business was triggered by Lippo's
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    • world international
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        Lock icon Battle to redraw electoral map?
        706 19 U.S. PRESIDENTIAL RACE Obama targets Republicai strongholds but the Palm effect gets in the way WASHINGTON: When the election process began a few months ago, advisers to Democratic nominee Barack Obama talked optimistically about dramatically redrawing the electoral map. Their optimism remains, but as the
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        Lock icon McCain, Obama court voters abroad
        189 19 BEIJING: Mr John McCain and Mr Barack Obama call for closer US-China cooperation on trade, the environment and nuclear proliferation in the upcoming issue of an American business group's magazine in an unusual effort to court voters abroad. Neither candidate proposes specific initiatives, but both
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        Lock icon Power-sharing deal signed in Zimbabwe
        690 20 Mugabe and rival driven to ink historic pact to halt economic meltdown HARARE: Zimbabwe's leaders signed a historic deal yesterday that will see President Robert Mugabe share power with his arch-rival Morgan Tsvangirai in a bid to resolve a ruinous political crisis in a country
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        Lock icon 6 found guilty of terrorism
        611 21 Aussie jury convicts Muslim cleric's cell of planning violent jihad and attacks on PM MELBOURNE: A firebrand Muslim cleric, Abdul Nacer Benbrika, and five of his followers were yesterday convicted of planning to stage a "violent jihad" in Melbourne in 2005 to force Australian troops
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        Lock icon Dog saves his owner by phoning for help
        448 21 CALL OF DUTY "I knew that if he picked up the phone that he could call, but for him to respond to the operator the way he did with the barking it's a whole different level." Mr Stalnaker, on the reaction of
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    • world in brief
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        Lock icon Fired for 'Osama' act
        85 22 LONDON: A senior British police officer who dressed up as Osama bin Laden to attend a village fair has been sacked from his job training police in Afghanistan. Chief superintendent Colin Terry of the Devon and Cornwall police force was reported to the Independent Police Complaints
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        Lock icon Still no-show for Kim
        90 22 SEOUL: North Korea's Kirn Jong II urged his people to work hard to reap a bountiful harvest, the communist country's main newspaper said yesterday, though the ailing leader remained out of sight on one of Korea's biggest holidays. Mr Kirn, though reclusive, traditionally makes an appearance
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        Lock icon No talks 'at gunpoint'
        111 22 MANILA: Philippine President Gloria Arroyo has told her Malaysian counterpart that her government will not resume peace talks with Muslim guerillas "with a gun pointed at our head" and pressed for the surrender of rebel commanders blamed for a deadly rampage. Malaysia has been brokering talks
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        Lock icon A little older, but still going strong
        84 22 One is never too old to exercise for health. This Japanese grandmother joins others in a workout with wooden dumb-bells in Tokyo. Yesterday was Respect For The Aged Day, a national holiday in Japan to honour the elderly. In Melbourne, Mr Ray Moon,
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        Lock icon Fined for frivolity
        115 22 NEW YORK: A Manhattan restaurateur who sued a supermodel, claiming she intentionally damaged his designer umbrella said to be worth US$5,OOO (557,190) has lost his suit. State Supreme Court Justice Joan Madden threw out Mr Nello Balan's lawsuit last Friday and fined his attorney US$5OO for filing
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        168 22 Don't eat it, throw it LONDON: It is an example of British eccentricity. A bizarre contest has competitors from across the world gathered at a pub in Greater Manchester for the World Black Pudding Throwing Championship. Entrants from as far afield as Hong Kong, Africa and Sweden competed at
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        113 22 ANKARA (Turkey): Rescuers saved 90 people from a ferry that sank off the Turkish coast and scoured the sea yesterday for at least four missing passengers after one body was found, officials said. The 118m-long ferry loaded with 73 trucks and two cars capsized on Sunday,
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      Lock icon Why was reporter detained?
      1454 10 Fears and tears while in custody for 18 hours A reporter with Sin Chew Daily, Ms Tan Hoon Cheng, 32, was arrested under the Internal Security Act at her house on Friday evening. She was released 18 hours later after an outcry over why a journalist
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      Lock icon MP to be held a further 28 days: Dad
      336 10 KUALA LUMPUR: Selangor state executive councillor Teresa Kok, who is in detention under the Internal Security Act (ISA), will be held for 28 days, her father said yesterday. Mr Kok Kirn Tong, 74, said his daughter had told him that the
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES REVIEW & FORUM.
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      455 23 SPECULATION about the health of North Korean leader Kim Jong II will get more lurid without verifiable word on his condition, if indeed he had had a stroke. The Kyodo news agency of Japan, often reliable on North Korea reporting, said Mr Kim
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      1091 23  -  Yang Razali Kassim ANWAR'S TAKEOVER PROJECT By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES DO NOT expect the United Malays National Organisation (Umno) to take Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's threat to take over the Malaysian government today lying down. If party leaders initially made light of it, their tone
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      790 23  -  Charles Krauthammer U.S. PRESIDENTIAL RACE By In the celebrity game, novelty is trump. With Mrs Palin's narrative, her persona, her charisma carrying the McCain campaign to places it has never been and by all logic has no right to be, she's pulling an Obama.
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        1231 24  -  Tony Tan GLOBAL ECONOMIC FRAMEWORKS By The current international system for conflict resolution has been eroded by the lack of coherent leadership from developed economies and the inherent bias of post-World War II institutions towards developed countries. The challenge is to evolve new international frameworks
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        703 24  -  Pavin Chachavalpongpun THAI POLITICAL DEADLOCK By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES HAS Thai politics reached a fatal deadlock? Is the kingdom at risk of turning into a failed state? Recent developments suggest that there is no solution in sight to the political crisis now gripping a state that
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        617 24  -  David Caploe U.S. ECONOMIC WOES By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES A KEY question that haunts the United States presidential race but is barely discussed amid the frenzy over Sarah Palm is how the US economic situation could have become so bad.
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        250 25 Tiger Airways "What's the point of having a 'Contact Us' number when no one responds?" MR CHONG KWONG MIN: "I called the 'Call Us' number of Tiger Airways on Sept 2, hoping to speak to someone after going through the usual automated instructions. But after holding on for
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        232 25 DEAR Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew, may I wish you a blessed 85th birthday today. I thank you for your love and commitment to Singapore. Singapore's success and progress have been made possible because of your great vision and leadership. I was touched when
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        282 25 FOREIGN WORKERS DORM IN SERANGOON GARDENS I WAS surprised by the righteous tone of The Straits Times editorial on Saturday, ("Foreign workers' housing: Act educated about it"), casting aspersions on Serangoon Gardens residents, branding them as "supercilious, intolerant, racist, unaccommodating and smug".
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        482 25 A non-resident's plea "To those who have been insistent that we show grace and compassion to the foreign workers: Serangoon Gardens residents deserve a good measure of the same." THE unhappiness over the proposal to turn a former school into a dormitory housing
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        380 25 WE REFER to last Tuesday's report by Ms Fiona Chan, "Size up home supply again", and agree with her about the importance of providing relevant information so that industry players and the public can have a better assessment of the market and make informed
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        287 25 I WAS at the St Regis Hotel last Thursday, waiting with friends at a designated rest area in the hotel lobby. It was not long before a member of the staff came over and politely asked that we leave if we did not have any
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      88 25 Oufi HEArrriEsrr W Mr Michael Koe Jian Fatt pbm Member, School Advisory Committee Gan Eng Seng Primary School on being conferred the Pingat Bakti Masyarakat (Public Service Medal) by His Excellency, The President of the Republic of Singapore from the Principal Staff of Gan Eng Seng Primary School A HT
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      744 27  -  Sue-Ann Chia Govt data shows average real earnings shrinking 4% due to high inflation By "It is quite likely that real wages will remain in the negative territory till the end of the year. Even if it bounces back, it will be very weak growth."
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      416 28  -  Zakir Hussain Out on Restriction Orders, their activities, movements will be regulated By FIVE Singaporeans detained under the Internal Security Act (ISA) for involvement in the Jemaah Islamiah (JI) terror group have been released. A Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) statement yesterday said
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      856 28  -  Arlina Arshad By NEWS that a disused school in Serangoon Gardens was to be converted into a for-eign-worker dormitory stirred a big outcry among residents there. In reality, however, that line has been crossed and workers have been living in
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      446 28  -  ARLINA ARSHAD IF SELF-CONTAINED communities for foreign workers are to be set up, the search for expertise need not go beyond home turf. Home-grown company Mini Environment Service (MES) already has legs in the business: It designed two such communities in the Middle
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      1186 29  -  Yeo Ghim Lay Slots for popular carparks are sold out within hours By How it works A Park and Ride set, which costs $70, comes with a $30 monthly season parking ticket at a designated carpark and an ez-link card with
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      261 30  -  K.C. VIJAYAN COMPENSATION FOR CANING ERROR Worry that friends, relatives may come asking Tor a cut' THE amount of compensation a former prison inmate received from the Government for having taken additional strokes of the cane while behind bars will stay unknown. The
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      169 30 Motorcyclist dies in crash A TECHNICIAN who was headed for Tampines Avenue 10 was killed along Bedok North Road on Saturday afternoon. The 60-year-old lost control of his machine and skidded, suffering serious head injuries. He died in Changi General Hospital. Bag snatched after struggle A SNATCH thief made
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      358 31  -  Lee Seok Hwai By GUANGDONG leader Wang Yang, who is visiting Singapore to learn about its economic development, toured a four-room HDB flat and held discussions with Nanyang Techological University (NTU) academics yesterday. An appreciative Mr Wang and his delegation were shown around a
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      480 31  -  Jessica Lim Low-fat, no trans fat products sell fast as shoppers are more conscious about what they eat By SHOPPERS here are starting to make healthier choices for food. Sales of low-fat and trans fat-free products have been swift at NTUC Fair Price, Cold Storage
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        468 32  -  Zakir Hussain Stiffer penalty for abusing halal logo; boost for Syariah Court orders By HALAL certification laws will get more bite under proposed changes to the law governing Muslim affairs here. That was one of several changes to the Administration of Muslim Law Act
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        364 32  -  Jeremy Au Yong By THE water conservation tax is here to stay as it sends an important message to Singaporeans, said Environment and Water Resources Minister Yaacob Ibrahim yesterday. Asked by MP Low Thia Khiang (Hougang) if Singapore's eventual water self-sufficiency would see the tax
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        774 32 Why no bonus for sth kid THE Government does not want to extend the Baby Bonus cash incentive to births beyond the fourth child, as it does not want to encourage those who cannot afford large families to have them. Minister of State (Community Development, Youth and Sports) Yu-Foo
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        333 32  -  Lee Su Shyan By ASSISTANT MONEY EDITOR FINANCE sector professionals are set to benefit from changes to the law to cut red tape in licensing procedures. The proposed changes to the Securities and Futures Act (SFA) will also streamline disclosure requirements for directors and
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        224 32 THE Singapore Tourism Board will work closely with other agencies to ensure enough hotel rooms here in tandem with future tourism growth. But market forces should determine the type and price of hotel rooms, Senior Minister of State (Trade and Industry) S. Iswaran said yesterday
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        704 33  -  Li Xueying Bill passed allows one to appoint others to act on his behalf if need arises By A crime to ill-treat mentally incapacitated IT WILL now be a crime for a caregiver to ill-treat or wilfully neglect a mentally incapacitated person. With yesterday's passage
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        872 33  -  Lee Hui Chieh By CAREGIVERS NEED PROTECTION TOO "While the Bill wants caregivers to assume greater legal responsibility for the care and maintenance of mentally disordered persons, there is little support for caregivers in the community to perform their role. "Caregivers need greater support, as
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        819 33  -  Clarissa Oon FROM THE GALLERY By POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT AN OLD man who can't contribute to the family is given a coconut husk and driven out of the house by his son to sleep in the wind and rain. When he finally
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      720 34  -  Selina Lum Gallery disputes claim that he was made to believe it was 'original' By The chain of events November 2005: Businessman David Eng is invited to an exhibition at Opera Gallery on Nov 18. Nov 9, 2005: Ahead of the exhibition, he
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      495 34  -  Elena Chong By Guilty on 3 counts YEO pleaded guilty in February to three charges. A fourth charge of not stopping after being involved in an accident with a motorcyclist was taken into consideration. The retiree scratched the rear of sales
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      331 34  -  Khushwant Singh By A DOCTOR yesterday read out in court an apology to his patient for having caused her distress and discomfort when he examined her. Dr Yong Voon Pin, 48, of Healthline Women's Clinic at Mount Alvernia Medical Centre, was granted a discharge amounting
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      222 34  -  ELENA CHONG AN ALUMINIUM ladder and an industrial-strength stain remover, along with an assortment of kitchen utensils, were among 25 exhibits admitted in a district court at the opening of a maid-abuse trial yesterday. The accused, all members of a family, are the maid's
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      97 27 JK* WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE www.straitstimes.com most commented MOST-READ ONLINE Serangoon Gardens debate on Five Singaporean JI terror members foreign worker dorms. released. Says Eagle2004: "Most of us empathise MM Lee admitted to hospital on with the plight of foreign workers, but Saturday for abnormal heart
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      1376 35 I TOFORMULAI'S &tf I I FIRST NIGHT RACE I Hamilton leads Massa by lone point, and both are refusing to back down 78pts 77pts Lewis Hamilton v Felipe Massa Races: 14 Victories: 4 Pole positions: 5 Podium finishes: 8 Fastest laps: 0 Races: 14 Victories: 5
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        626 36  -  Leonard Lim From cars to serviettes, DHL plans, coordinates and transports most Fl equipment from race to race By Go figure 1 million litres of fuel transported over the season 20,000 individual items handled per race, from espresso machines to engines and tyres 3,000 bottles
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        508 36  -  LEONARD LIM "It has helped enhance our brand awareness. It used to be difficult to get people to distribute our brands, but now, people are approaching us. They want to distribute our rims for us." RICHARD TAY, group managing director of YHI International, on sponsoring Fl EVERY
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      900 37  -  Sim Chi Yin PARALYMPICS Backstroker Pin Xiv captures first Paralympic gold medal for Singapore By CHINA CORRESPONDENT "Madam Deputy Speaker, let me first begin with some good news. Yip Pin Xiv, our Paralympian swimmer in Beijing, has just won Singapore's first Paralympics gold medal. I believe very
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      373 37 BEIJING: Theresa Goh finished sec-ond-last in her final swim at the Beijing Paralympics yesterday. But it was not so much how she finished her race that had people talking. Rather, it was how she started it. She plunged into her 50m freestyle (S5 category)
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      686 38  -  Richard Jolly English clubs set to convert spending power into Euro dominance By Champions League Chelsea v Bordeaux Live, Ch23, tomorrow, 2am Marseille v Liverpool Live, Ch24, tomorrow, 2.30 am Manchester United v Villarreal Live, Ch23, Thursday, lam Dynamo Kiev v Arsenal Live, Ch24, Thursday, 2.30
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      453 38 "It's not easy to start all over again...you need some luck." MICHAEL BALLACK, who knows how difficult it is to win the Champions League. He was twice a runner-up LONDON: Having led Brazil to the 2002 World Cup, Luiz Felipe Scolari begins his quest
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      Lock icon In-form Liverpool worry Marseille boss
      326 38 MARSEILLE: Marseille coach Eric Gerets is hardly brimming with confidence ahead of his team's Champions League opener against Liverpool tonight. He still remembers the 0-4 home loss to Liverpool last year, while the unbeaten Reds are on a high after their 2-1 comeback win over
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        114 38 MILAN: Carlo Ancelotti's days at AC Milan are numbered according t0 the Italian mediaL as t season, the football club failed to qualify for the Champions League, and this season's campaign has started miserably. A 1-2 home loss to newly promoted minnows Bologna
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        76 38 BARCELONA: Barcelona go into their Champions League game against Sporting Lisbon today needing a spark following their worst domestic league start in 35 years. The Catalan football club have only one point from their first two Spanish Primera Liga matches despite
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        66 38 NEW YORK: Carlos Zambrano (right) pitched the first no-hitter by a Chicago Cubs player in 36 years when he shut out the Houston Astros 5-0 on Sunday. Zambrano (14-5) struck out 10, hit one batter and walked another over nine innings. It was the first time he
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        27 38 AMSTERDAM: Former Dutch striker Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, 36, announced his retirement yesterday. He will pursue a coaching licence. ASSOCIATED PRESS
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      291 39 LONDON: There were many who laughed when Amr Zaki claimed he could be the Premier League's top scorer. And also when Wigan manager Steve Bruce claimed his loan signing from Egyptian club Zamalek was the best striker in world football, according to Fifa
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      433 39 But he says that finding a buyer for Newcastle will not be so easy LONDON: Mike Ashley served notice on Sunday night of his intention to sell Newcastle United telling protesting supporters, "I have listened to you". But the scale of his regime's descent into acrimony
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      646 39  -  Chua Hian Hou By Estimated increase What Starhub reportedly paid for current EPL rights: $250 million What current subscribers pay monthly: $26.75 If Starhub has to pay $400 million for the new contract, subscribers may have to pay up
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      628 39 QUOTE OF THE DAY "When he's eating burger, chips and beer, he's fine." GARETH WILLIAMS, lawyer for boxer Ricky Hatton, who failed to appear at a publicity event. He reportedly had food poisoning after drinking lemonade ATHLETICS lAAF World Athletics Final: In Stuttgart (winners only) Men's 100 m: Asafa
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      174 39 FENG Shanshan, 19, scored one for Chinese golf on the LPGA Tour on Sunday finishing second at the Bell Micro Classic in Alabama. The rookie from Beijing shot a four-under 68 in the final round to finish on 278. American Angela Stanford shot a 73 to win
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      881 40 RYDER CUP "If we win, I'll go down as having the lowest IQ of any genius who ever lived." PAUL AZINGER, US Ryder Cup captain, on his team's chances of upsetting heavily favoured Europe The US, with six rookies, face a Europe made up entirely of top-50
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      861 40  -  Rohit Brijnath SPORTINGLIFE By SOMETHING has to be seriously commendable about a sports event that makes jet-owning millionaires want to throw up all over their cashmere sweaters when there's not even a cent at stake. Something has to be praiseworthy about a Cup that turns well-groomed
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      174 39 Next 72 hours TODAY FOOTBALL AFF Cup: Q-final, 1st leg: SAFFC v Al-Nahda (Oma) (Jalan Besar, 9pm). Uefa Champions League: Chelsea v Bordeaux (Live, Ch23, tomorrow, 2am), Marseille v Liverpool (Live, Ch24, tomorrow, 2.30am), Barcelona v Sporting Lisbon, Basle v Shakhtar Donetsk, PSV Eindhoven v Atletico Madrid, Panathinaikos v Inter
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      347 40 'fj j£ "I have eternal life in God my heavenly Father and in Jesus Christ my Saviour now." TAN GHIM EAN Age: 94 Peacefully called to rest by her Lord and Saviour and to live life eternal on 14 September 2008 Late Husband: Philip Chia Cheng Leng Dearly loved and
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      197 40 T "Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. Psalm 23:6 TAN JOO SIM Age: 80 Was called home to be with the Lord on 14 Sept 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by
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      132 41 "J am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies, and whoever lives and believes in me will never die." John 11:25 111 NANCY CLAYTON Age: 80 Called home to be with the Lord on 15 September 2008 Dearly missed by Husband:
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      183 42 "Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23:6 Doris Liew Huey Kian Age: 41 was called home to be with the Lord on 14 September 2008, leaving behind loved ones. Husband: Kelvin
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      63 42 With Fond Memories TAYLIAMTIAK Dearest Hubby and Dad, This day 2 years ago, we said goodbye to you. Your absence is still deeply felt. Rest well in the arms of our Lord Jesus. Till we meet again, we hold you in our hearts. Loving you always, missing you dearly and
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      78 42 WONG SIEW KIAM Age 79 passeb away peaceful^ on 14 September 2008. Dearly missed awfl \onbly remembered by (owed ones. Husband: Soon Chew Hoon (deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Soon Eng Li (deceased) Ong Siew Kiat Soon Eng Leng Kum Eng Hong Daughter: Son-in-law: Soon Eng Peng Tan Liang Seah James Tan-Soon
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      78 42 nnn invv vv/vn, oi.e,v.e,i\ Age: 63 was called Home to be with the Lord on 14 September 2008, leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Lim Chwee Moey, Doreen Sons: Daughters-in-law: Hee Yee Ann Lim Poh Yeun Hee Yee Ming, Ricky Lim Shu Meng Wake is held at Singapore Casket, Pearl Room
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      38 42 11th ANNIVERSARY In Loving Memory Of DOROTHY SOH Called Home 16 Sep 97 Every memory is treasured as we will never forget you. One day, we will be together again. With Love PETER, MICHELE, JACQUELINE, CARTER, AUSTIN, AMROSE
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      43 42 V With Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to our h Managing Director MR YEO BEE KHENG On the demise of his beloved Grandmother MDM LIM SEE KOEI Departed on 13 September 2008 From: The Management Staff of H LV METAL PTE LTD a?
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      83 42 The family of the late JAMES AUGUSTUS BROWN MAUNG KYAW DIN Departed on 9 September 2008 wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to relatives, friends, the Rev Fathers of St Teresa's Church, the Eucharistic Ministers, Ministers of Hospitality, Prayer Group and loving Parish Members, Staff from Journey Promotions
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      99 42 WILLIAM KWEK AH NAR QUEK SEOW CHUA Age: 68 passed away peacefully on 15 Sep 2008, leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Janet Cheoh Kiam Son: Lester Kwek Chye Yong Daughter: Son-in-law: Jasline Kwek Ii Hwa Joe Lee Boon Keng Grandchildren: Joel Kwek Kuang Keng Ryan Lee Kok Nan Brothers: Sisters:
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      49 42 SMT. T. S. MEENAKSHY (ALIAS THANGAM) Age: 73 passed away peacefully on 15 September 2008. Cremation was done on the same day. Dearly missed and always fondly remembered by: Husband: N. P. Ramakrishnan Children: Son/Daughters-in-law: Ramesh Lakshmi Prabha Sundar Prakash Chitra (April) Grandchildren: Sivakumar, Trisha, Ajay Relatives and friends.
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      118 42 Mf "Surely goodness and mercy shall follow *3| me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in f the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23:6 1 LEE MIU YUNG Age: 92 Was called home to be with the Lord on IS Sept 2008. Lovingly remembered by
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      128 42 HO YUEN SENG Age: 83 passed away peacefully on 15 Sep 2008 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Lam Sun Peng Sons: Daughters-in-law: Ho Chee Keong, Peter Tan Mvi Khim Ho Cheong Keong, Tony Ho Chuey Foong, Jennifer Daughters: Sons-in-law: Ho Poll Choo, Lynne Ho Poll Chun,
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      107 42 CHUA AH KEE Age: 80 passed away peacefully on 14 September 2008, leaving behind loved ones. Husband: Koh Boon Tat (deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Koh Kirn Lye Low Biow Hong Koh Kirn Eng Wee Annie Koh Kirn Chye 800 Soon Buay Daughters: Sons-in-law: Koh Chew Tee Tan Jun An Koh Pheck
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        608 43  -  Yang Huiwen BULLS AND BEARS Bourse down 3.27% hit by fears over worsening US financial crisis By FEARS over the worsening financial crisis in the United States permeated through the local stock market, whacking the Straits Times Index (STI) down to almost a two-year low. Casting
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        296 43  -  Goh Eng Yeow WARRANT WATCH By BELEAGUERED US investment bank Lehman Brothers' swift descent into bankruptcy sent shock waves through the local market yesterday. Hard hit by the fallout were local banks the mainstay of support for the benchmark Straits Times Index in
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          109 43 STOCK TRADING VOLUME 922.8 million shares worth $993 million UP DOWN Gainers: 88 Losers: 520 Unchanged: 738 Mid Cap 554.16 -21.46 Basic materials 298.87 T -35.44 Utilities 447.58 -11.04 Small Cap 446.11 T -25.58 Industrials 544.45 T -17.98 Financial 634.18 T -25.84 All Share 609.04 T -22.54 Consumer goods
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          174 43 Friday's close: 12,214.76 (+112.26) The Japanese financial markets remained closed for a mid-autumn holiday. They reopen today. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Friday's close: 19,352.90 (-35.82) The Hong Kong financial markets remained closed for a mid-autumn holiday. They reopen today. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Friday's close: 2,079.67 (+0.69) The Chinese financial markets remained closed
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          382 43 GLD 10US$ ISH DairyFarm GuocoLand Ltd Reyoung FrasersCT SinGheeHuat UE Adv Integrated Pertama Zagro Asia AscottREIT FeleChoice Unionmet Ban Leong ChinaLife GMGGL10 People's Food Afor CSE Global 7680 320.4 1450 28.6 545 15.7 208 8 0 19 4.0 103 3.0 31.5 3.0 227 3.0 10 2.5 26.5
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          431 43 !TI 2800BNPePW*****9 63 >TI 2900SGAePW*****0 83.5 >TI 2800SGAePW*****0 67 !TI 2900BNPePW*****9 ...67.5 (epCorp SGA EPW***** 50.5 >TI2600BNPePW*****0 55 5TI 2700BNPePW*****7 61 >TI 2700SGAePW*****0 61.5 >TI 2850 DBePW*****2 69 )BSMBLePW*****0 42 iTI 2750 DBePW*****3 59.5 >TI3300BNPePW*****0 ...83.5 JOB DB ePW08n03 67 J0BSGAePW*****1 27.5 )BS BNP ePW*****0 50.5 JOB
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          104 43 runi.mii uunnLiiLii iiuil nniLo: vcmm;: S$ TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Sept 15 2008 Buying Selling Aust dollar 1.1700 1.1840 Can dollar 1.3410 1.3570 Euro 2.0450 2.0680 Malaysian ringgit* 0.4136 0.4143 NZ dollar 0.9500 0.9710 Sterling pound 2.5660 2.5900 US dollar 1.4250 1.4420 S$ TO 100 UNITS OF
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          360 43 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR'OOO HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MII 850 I- 820 2300 615 73.5 525 353.3 2020 498 482 396 690 422 324 28 2290 572 287 440 400 5606 CapitaLand 250 5417 CapitaMall 883 5611 CityDev 150 5142 CoscoCorp ■I" "I
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          618 43 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE +0R'000 HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MII 199 276 237 258 291 438 115 145 274 314 184 203 376 388 135 595 i, 398 i, 233 515 372 317 205 222 281 112 130 130.6 396.1 175 62.5 170
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      897 44  -  Paul Krugman COMMENTARY: U.S. BANKING CRISIS When Bear keeled, the need for orderly liquidation arose. Six months later and still nothing By Mr Paulson seems to be betting that the financial system bolstered, it must be said, by those special credit lines can handle the shock of
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      660 44 COPENHAGEN: The US dollar fell the most in a decade yesterday against the yen after Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy and traders speculated that the Federal Reserve might need to cut interest rates to buoy financial markets. The US currency also
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      415 45 Crude drops below US$100 as investors rush for gold, and oil facilities spared by Hurricane Ike LONDON: Oil plunged by US$4 to below US$97 a barrel yesterday as investors fled to safer havens like gold due to turmoil in the United States
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      504 45  -  Elizabeth Wilmot By RETAIL spending fell in July, from June, in what analysts see as an early sign of a possible longer-term slowdown in consumer spending, especially when it comes to luxury items. Even though retail spending was up 11.8 per
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      475 45 KUALA LUMPUR: Malayan Banking, trying to buy control of an Indonesian bank for US$2.7 billion (553.9 billion), said the nation's regulator refused to drop a rule governing the takeover, threatening the proposed purchase two weeks before it lapses. Maybank, as Malaysia's largest bank
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      709 46  -  Fiona Chan Some link low sales figure of 320 units to the financial turmoil in US By PROPERTY REPORTER WHAT'S SPOOKING MARKET? "It's convenient to blame the ghosts for the low sales in August, but I think this is more than just the Hungry
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      653 46  -  Jessica Cheam By ASIA KEY TO GROWTH "It's very clear that Asia will be an important engine of growth for the RBS franchise overall. We expect the region to contribute at least 10 per cent of the total group's revenue
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      907 47  -  Michelle Tay RAFFLES TOWN CLUB LAWSUIT Club alleges that defendants planned to siphon off membership fee funds By 'Mega trial' includes five counter suits IT HAS not been dubbed the "mother of all trials" for nothing. Raffles Town Club's (RTC) suit against Mr Peter
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      674 48  -  Fiona Chan New Creation Church's total stake in lifestyle hub will be $500 m By PROPERTY REPORTER ONE of Singapore's mega churches is raising its investment in a new lifestyle hub at one-north, where it will hold church services in the future. Rock Productions, the
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      101 48 Wm WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE www.straitstimes.com most commented MOST-READ ONLINE Good time to pick out stocks at Lehman Brothers files for bankruptcy. discount prices. Oil plunges below US$100 per barrel Says cosmolon: "Whatever you have, it in wake of Lehman Brothers' woes. will be better off
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        1503 50  -  yong shu hoong Dynamic Dublin, broody Belfast. The two cities offer differer glimpses of Ireland in ireland When I think of Ireland, I think of pubs, U2, poet Seamus Heaney and films such as The Commitments and Michael Collins. Being in Ireland first-hand is altogether
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        742 52 SHERATON GOODIES Heading to Huizhou, China, for a holiday? You might want to consider putting up at the Sheraton. Sheraton Hotels Resorts is launching its first Link Sheraton for its resorts in China with the recent opening of Sheraton Huizhou Beach Resort (below). The Link Sheraton is an
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        848 53  -  deepika shetty Poets and wine, yes. But Shiraz also has fabulous architecture, gardens and carpets Iran The Iranian city of Shiraz is considered one of the most beautiful and historical cities in the world. The capital of Fars province, it is well known as a
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      600 54  -  tara tan The haunting soundscapes were engaging but not everything in the site-specific work shone review dance DAYDREAMS NIGHT MUSINGS The Arts Fission Company Night Day Bar Gallery Sunday arts reporter 'For some reason, I don't think people appreciate just how beautiful a woman she is. She has
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      338 54  -  frankie chee The hills came alive with the sound of music over the weekend. Thumping sounds reverberated through Fort Canning Hill as home-grown and foreign artists came together for the two-day Singapore Drumfest 2008. A series of workshops were held in the day, culminating in concerts
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        695 55 From bubble tea to high tea, Lim Yann Ling can't get enough of the drink AT TOP of One, a French restaurant in Taichung, don't be surprised to be served a tea-flavoured ice cream for dessert. For in Taiwan, whichis steeped in tea culture, the brew
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        178 55 CULTURAL teahouses often get a second life in their later years. At XiNing North Road in Taipei, an 80-year-old teahouse is home to the Lin Liu-Hsin Puppet Theatre Museum and TTT Puppet Centre. The museum has a collection of some 6,000 artefacts acquired from all
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        993 56  -  simon rowe If you like walking around in the buff, Asarigawa village in Hokkaido is just the place for you w NOT so long ago, I walked out into a cool Hokkaido night stark naked. It is not something I make a habit of doing on my
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        894 58  -  suna kanga Visit an eco-friendly Indonesian spa and coffee plantation in Java and let its healing brews lift your spirits by EACH morning, drinking a cup of Java never fails to transport me to the Losari Coffee Plantation and Spa in Java, Indonesia. After all, coffee
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        816 60 Perth's cafe society is showing off its sophisticated side, discovers Sylvia Tan FOR many years during my vis its to Perth, my habit has been to mosey down to a cafe, sit at an outdoor table and order brunch or perhaps lunch, if I am lured
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        871 61 Lai Vi Ming explores the little-known side of the Philippines' capital city METRO Manila is a crowded urban jungle and everywhere you turn, heavy traffic and congested roads abound. Public transportation is the jeepney, a remnant of the military jeep from the United States from World War
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        913 62  -  Amy van Head to Paris' hilly Montmartre district for its artistic verve and charming past by I LOVE Paris a city that epitomises grandiosity, romance and refinement. Icons such as the Eiffel Tower or Arc de Triomphe on Champs-Elysees are stunning, but an ideal way to experience Paris'
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      718 64 The hefty sum the Aussie pop diva will be paid for a private gig is creating a buzz in Dubai Dubai Speculation about Madonna's high-priced performance in the oil-rich Gulf was put to rest on Sunday when a managing company for music industry's biggest stars
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      381 64 Singaporeans don't just love their food. They also love making their favourites known. This is why the inaugural Straits Times Readers' Choice Favourite Hawkers Poll deadline has been extended by two weeks to Sept 30 by popular demand. Already, about 5,000 votes have been
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        217 66 Malibu (California) Who knew Jennifer Lopez was so athletic? The singer-actress-fashion designer and new mother ran her first triathlon in the Nautica Malibu Triathlon on Sunday, completing the race in two hours and 23 minutes. She swam, ran and biked to raise U*****,000 (*****,500) for the Children's
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        206 66 New York "A complete egoist," author Agatha Christie once said of Hercule Poirot, her brilliant and diminutive Belgian detective. "Puffy and spinsterish," she quipped of Miss Marpie, her other famous sleuth. Uttered in the reedy voice of Christie herself, these withering descriptions are contained on 27
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        148 66 AVENGED SEVENFOLD BACK FOR GIG American metal band Avenged Sevenfold, who performed at the SingFest musical festival last year, will be back by popular demand for a gig at the Singapore Expo on Oct 24. Tickets are priced at $95 but early birds can get them at $75 from
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      3125 85 Classified Jobs If in HK SALES HK SALES HK CUSTOMER HK CUSTOMER HjK HOTEL/RESTAURANT/ HjK HOTEL/RESTAURANT/ Bh HAIR/BEAUTY Bh HAIR/BEAUTY HK ADMINISTRATIVE/ HJK ADMINISTRATIVE/ \fjjj \fjjj SERVICE \fjjj SERVICE \jtf LOUNGE \jtf LOUNGE \jjf \jj) \jjjf CLERICAL \jjjf CLERICAL INTERIOR FIRM REQUIRES Sales SALES™E C NETAT,VE I T^TOURS Singapore's largest
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    858 88 Consider the pro and cons of becoming a contract worker YOU are tired of battling peakhour traffic every morning, fed up with having your new ideas quashed and tired of feeling guilty for leaving the office early. Have you ever considered venturing into the realm of
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        489 91 The five Ws and an H of the table tennis spat. BY ANDREW DUFFY HOW WERE THINGS SMOOTHED OVER? Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, the Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports, met with all parties involved and said Ms Lee would stay on in the STTA. Ms Lee made
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        183 92 Christmas Island is located in the Indian Ocean, 2,600 km north-west of Perth in Western Australia. It is a small Australian territory. The island got its name from Captain William Mynors of the British East India Company, who arrived on the island on the Royal Mary
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        359 92 South Korea What happened there South Korean Buddhists staged a mass rally in Seoul on Aug 27 against what they saw as religious bias of the government led by President Lee Myung Bak, a staunch Christian. Tens of thousands of people, including 7,000 monks, took part in
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        274 93 12-year-old who wrote winning play and two other winners walk away with cash prizes in inaugural playwriting competition. BY YEN FENG You do not have to be a balding Englishman to be a successful playwright. Just ask 12-year-old Elly Fujitake. On Aug 30, the Grade
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        622 95 Temasek Primary pupils get hands-on lessons in reproduction and genetics through the school's Orchid Hybridisation Programme, malini nathan reports. Five things you need to know about orchids Many orchids can grow on trees and shrubs but they are not parasites. Orchids take two to seven years to mature
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        204 94 Ron Sim did not go to business school, but he is the founder, chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Osim, a company which sells healthy lifestyle products. He was born in 1958, one of seven children, to a taxi-driver father and general-cleaner mother. There was
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        400 94 Soccer here can be traced as far back as the 1800s, when it was introduced to locals by crews from visiting merchant ships. MALINI NATHAN takes a look back. Research by sph information resource centre FOR YOUR GRANDPARENTS The Singapore Amateur Football Association (Safa) was formed
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      221 96 It may not be a bestseller, but Greek Rural Postmen And Their Cancellation Numbers has won a literary prize: oddest book title of the past 30 years. The book topped a poll to find the weirdest-ever winner of Britain's Diagram Prize for unusually named
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      717 96 BIGBIG WORLD Read through the following articles, then draw arrows to connect each box to the corresponding area on the map. Next, try writing headlines for the weird news items on the left. Finally, try the exercises in the yellow box. BY YEN FENG. LESSONS BY MALINI NATHAN UNITED KINGDOM
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        393 97 SPOT QUIZ Do some research to find out if the following statements are true or false. 1. Legend says ancient Greek scientist Archimedes burned up the attacking Roman navy in 212BC by reflecting sunlight from brightly polished shields onto their ships. 2. American inventor Charles Fritts made
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      291 102 Now that you have some tips on rewriting sentences from the previous page, try the exercise below. All sentences are based on a report by Jermyn Chow in The Straits TimeS, published On Sept 8. Answers on p. 16 I. The new fund will help single parents and permanent
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      86 90 STOP, WRITE I NOW! Every time you see the Little Red Dot pencil, get creative. Write your own headlines, learn new words, try the activities... whatever you do, have fun! SUPERVISING EDITOR Bertha Henson EDITOR Serene Goh DEPUTY EDITOR Claudette Peralta JOURNALISTS Yen Feng, Malini Nathan, Lim Pow Hong CONTRIBUTORS
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      638 101 DOTYOURI's Synthesis Need to combine or rewrite a sentence without changing its meaning? Not to worry, The Little Red Dot is here to help. Here are some sentences based on a report in The Straits Times*. We show you how they are combined using the word given above each question.
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