The Straits Times, 18 November 2008

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    18 1 THE STRAITS TIMES MICA (P) 115/12/2007 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18 2008 «jp* AN SPH PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS
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      Lock icon Citigroup to cut 52k jobs
      61 1 UNITED States banking giant Citigroup will cut 52,000 jobs by early next year to shore up profits and its stock price. The move is on top of 23,000 jobs already axed this year. Citibank Singapore employs about 9,000 staff. It is not clear how many
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      Lock icon Thaksin split a tactic?
      49 1 SPECULATION is rife in Bangkok that the recent divorce of ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra is merely a tactical move. Legal disengagement could make it easier for his ex-wife to travel with the couple's two daughters, without the liability of his political role. WORLD PAGE AlO
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      Lock icon Raising funds for paddlers
      47 1 GOT $500,000? If so, the training hall at the Singapore Table Tennis Association could be named after you. In turn, the money will be used to develop local youth talent and for the welfare of national players after they retire. SPORT PAGE 818
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      Lock icon Private home sales down
      49 1 JUST 112 new private homes were sold last month as sales dipped to lows last seen in 2003 Sars period. The October figure is sharply down from 376 units sold in September, according to data released yesterday by the Urban Redevelopment Authority. MONEY PAGE 825
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      Lock icon Japan sinks into recession
      46 1 THE global economic crisis has put Japan in recession, with the country reporting two consecutive quarters of recession. Economists and analysts fear the slowdown could stretch over four quarters as exports take a hit and companies reduce capital spending. MONEY PAGE 824
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    Lock icon Town councils' exposure: $16m
    921 1  -  Goh Chin Lian FINANCIAL CRISIS Another $3m invested in Pinnacle Notes Series 6 could be at risk By SENIOR POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT EIGHT town councils (TC) run by the People's Action Party have about $16 million invested in troubled structured products. The lion's share of $12 million
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    Lock icon Traffic cameras to watch for flooding
    513 1  -  Tania Tan I By CAMERAS designed to monitor traffic flow will now also keep an eye out for a different kind of congestion flooding that comes with the year-end wet weather. The national water agency PUB yesterday said it will tap the Land Transport
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        Lock icon Averting the next economic crisis
        1037 2  -  Jonathan Eyal That was the real point of the G-20 summit held in Washington I By STRAITS TIMES EUROPE BUREAU WHEN leaders from the world's top 20 economies pronounce themselves "fully satisfied" with a hastily-arranged summit, two plausible explanations spring to mind: either the meeting
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        Lock icon Mis-selling probe is independent
        1044 3  -  Robin Chan MINISTER ASSURES MPs: MAS approach will lead to a fair outcome for investors, says Tharman I By THE approach being taken to investigating the alleged mis-selling of financial products here is entirely independent, Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam told Parliament yesterday. The process is not
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        Lock icon PSLE results out on Thursday
        123 3 THE results of this year's Primary School Leaving Examination will be released on Thursday. Pupils may collect their results from their school from noon; they will also pick up the form on which to indicate their secondary school choices. The option form will have a
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        Lock icon Marriage age for Muslims raised from 16 to 18
        634 4  -  ZAKIR HUSSAIN Change tackles problem of broken families; claiming maintenance made easier I By THE minimum marriage age at which Muslims can marry has been raised to 18, in line with that for other Singaporeans. The change from age 16, which
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        Lock icon All lit up – and for a good cause, too
        91 4 All lit up and for a good cause, too The Christmas tree outside The Paragon in Orchard Road was ablaze with lights and baubles last night. From Dec 5, shoppers can enjoy Christmas carols every Friday to Sunday at 3pm and spm at the mall. Shoppers in the spirit of
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        Lock icon 'I want others to know that there's hope'
        476 5  -  Sharon Tan Mr Kor Liong Sing lost his father and two sisters to cancer. But he fought the disease and is living a full life in remission today Contributed by HE WAS a teetotaller, ate healthily, exercised diligently and never smoked a
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        Lock icon Many helping hands for patients
        273 5 THE Parkway Cancer Centre (PCC) has set up a palliative care unit, a new service for the private hospital group. Dr Kok Jaan Yang, who heads PCC's palliative care service, said that this allows patients who have been diagnosed with terminal cancer to have continuity
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        Lock icon 'I am a vessel to help others'
        320 5 Can Hope counsellor Susan Kirsopp walks the cancer journey with patients and recounts the ups and downs I WAS on the way home one evening when I received a call. It was the mother of a teenager whom I'd been caring forfor more
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        Lock icon Quake flattens hundreds of Sulawesi homes
        610 6  -  Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja Thousands flee homes, hotels and hospitals: Four reported dead INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT JAKARTA: Rescue workers were rushing to northern Sulawesi yesterday after a massive earthquake near the coast killed at least four people, demolished hundreds of homes, and briefly triggered a tsunami warning.
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        Lock icon Citigroup to slash 52,000 jobs
        486 7 REUTERS, NEW YORK TIMES Giant US bank seeks to restore profitability, shore up share price NEW YORK: Citigroup will cut 52,000 jobs by early next year in its most dramatic move yet to restore profitability and bolster a sagging share price. The cuts, announced yesterday
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        Lock icon These girls have one thing in common: They are potential leaders
        245 8 ABOUT 180 female students from eight countries gathered at Raffles' Girls School yesterday for a five-day convention designed to mould future women leaders. The biennial Raffles Girls' School (RGS) International Convention for Youth Leaders will see the students from
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        Lock icon Changi flyer lands in trouble
        471 8  -  Elena Chong Turkish national fined for plane blast remark I By A TURKISH national who spread the word that a plane getting ready for take-off would blow up was yesterday fined $1,000. Ismet Nurcin, 30, who pleaded guilty to the offence, was also handed down
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      211 2 VIEWPOINTS WE SAY Where the financial summit did well The Washington financial summit did best off-agenda, mainly in formalising the changed power balance between the old rich and powerful new nations like China. It also gave the Doha talks a much needed push. EDITORIAL PAGE A2l COLUMNS Bangkok ready to
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      Lock icon Signs that divorce is a tactical move
      684 10  -  Nirmal Ghosh THAKSIN AND WIFE SPLIT It could be bid to win sympathy, or ex-PM's plan to shield family if he attacks political foes By THAILAND CORRESPONDENT BANGKOK: Speculation is swirling in the Thai capital over former premier Thaksin Shinawatra's divorce last week
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        Lock icon Today's PLA has friendly face but high-tech muscle
        537 11  -  Grace Ng I By CHINA'S People Liberation Army (PLA) has sought to soften its image, even as it sharpens its technological edge, to allay unease over China's rise. The PLA has presented a human face to the world in the form of
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        Lock icon Chinese aircraft carrier in sight?
        509 11 It would be used for offshore defence only: Beijing official LONDON: The world should not be surprised if China builds an aircraft carrier, a senior Chinese military official has told a British newspaper. But a China-built carrier would only be used for offshore defence, said
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          Lock icon Storm speeds towards Vietnam
          272 12 REUTERS Coffee-growing areas, tourist spots and oil production may be hit HANOI: A strong tropical storm churned towards southern Vietnam yesterday, threatening a direct hit on the densely populated Mekong Delta and substantial damage to the country's coffee production. State-run forecasters said Tropical Storm Noul, with
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          Lock icon Trail of destruction in Queensland
          153 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SYDNEY: A violent storm ripped through picturesque tourist hubs in eastern Australia, leaving one person dead and causing damage comparable to that wrought by a cyclone, officials said yesterday. Accompanied by flash floods, hailstones and destructive winds, it tore the roofs off scores
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          Lock icon More flee as California's wildfires rage
          329 12 ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO: DIAMOND BAR (California): More residents of Southern California have been urged to leave their homes despite a major aerial attack on wildfires which the Los Angeles mayor has said created "devastation I've never seen". Over 800 houses, mobile homes and apartments
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        Lock icon Opposition state chiefs under fire
        809 13  -  Carolyn Hong Pakatan dogged by weak governance and internal bickering By MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF KUALA LUMPUR: The Penang government must have winced each time the local newspapers splashed photographs of bleachers being dismantled along its Esplanade last week. The stands were being taken down after
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        Lock icon Gerakan Wanita chief 'told off
        297 13 KUALA LUMPUR: Umno Supreme Council member Rais Yatim has accused Gerakan Wanita chief Tan Lian Hoe of being celupar (loud-mouthed) over her statement that the Malays were also immigrants from Nusantara. Datuk Seri Rais, who is also Malaysian Foreign Minister, was delivering his keynote address
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        Lock icon KL to lift work ban on foreign retirees
        479 14  -  Leslie Lopez Move helps local, international firms boost talent pool By SOUTH-EAST ASIA CORRESPONDENT KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia plans to lift a ban preventing foreign retirees living in the country from seeking employment, to allow local and international companies to tap a potentially
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        Lock icon Who will mind the shop in KL?
        177 14 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK KUALA LUMPUR: The absence of both Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi and his deputy Najib Razak for two days this week has raised questions about who will lead the country in their absence. Ipoh Timur MP and Democratic Action Party
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        Lock icon $9m of fake drugs seized across region
        482 16 BLOOMBERG 5-month operation saw 27 arrests and 200 raids in China and S-E Asia PHNOM PENH: Interpol said it has seized fake medicines for malaria, HIV and tuberculosis worth more than US$6 million (Ss9 million) from across China and South-east Asia and made
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        Lock icon Ethnic Turk elected co-leader of Greens
        634 17 His election to top post of key party a first for Germany BERLIN: The Green Party, one of Germany's main political parties, has elected the son of Turkish immigrants to its top political post the first time any party here has chosen a leader
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        Lock icon France faces week of strike chaos
        360 17 REUTERS PARIS: France faces a week of disruption from transport and public sector strikes as unions wage a number of separate campaigns against President Nicolas Sarkozy's labour reforms. Hundreds of domestic and international flights were cancelled for a third day on Sunday as Air
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        Lock icon Faster pay rises at public varsities in US
        562 18 NEW YORK TIMES Gap narrowing for presidents' pay and benefits at private and public colleges, says survey NEW YORK: Professor David Sargent, the 77-year-old president of Suffolk University in Boston, received a US$2.B million (554.3 million) pay package in 2006-07. That package
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        Lock icon Sydney brothels 'offer' health rebates
        408 18 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE CANBERRA: Dozens of Sydney brothels are passing off sex acts as therapeutic massage and illegally billing health insurers for the services, a newspaper and an official said yesterday. Health funds uncovered the fraud after investigating a Chinese-language newspaper advertisement offering to
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        Lock icon Challenges mounting for Obama
        858 19 ASSOCIATED PRESS, NEW YORK TIMES AGENCE FRANCE-PRES SE, REUTERS Financial system overhaul, foreign policy minefields just tip of iceberg WASHINGTON: Mr Barack Obama is not president yet, but he has already been charged with yet another challenge after taking office: helping oversee the overhaul of the
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        Lock icon More states in America in dire straits
        344 19 NEW YORK TIMES LOS ANGELES: The state of California may soon run out of cash to pay its bills. In one of the biggest deficits in the state's history, it faces a US$26 billion (Ss4o billion) shortfall. The astonishing decline in revenues is
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        Lock icon Boy in legal tussle dies
        171 20 ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK: A 12-year-old New York City boy whose family battled a Washington hospital over his care has died in the hospital, the family's lawyer said. Motl Brody had been diagnosed with severe brain cancer and was at the hospital for six months.
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        Lock icon Kirn's 'anti-nuke stance'
        114 20 ASSOCIATED PRESS SEOUL: North Korea's late founder Kirn II Sung swore to China in the 1960s that he opposed the development of nuclear weapons, a report said yesterday, citing a newly declassified Chinese document. In a letter to then-Chinese premier Zhou Enlai in 1964, Kirn said North
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        Lock icon Israeli mob boss killed
        108 20 ASSOCIATED PRESS JERUSALEM: A huge car explosion in central Tel Aviv killed one of Israel's top mafia kingpins yesterday, raising the likelihood of an all-out mob war in Israel's underworld. Israeli media identified the man as Yaakov Alperon known informally as "Don Alperon" but police would
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        Lock icon Tainted milk deaths: What about our daughter?
        285 20 ASSOCIATED PRESS FARMER Li Xiaoquan's wife gave birth to twin daughters early this year, but there is only one left now. Xiaokai, the older twin by three minutes, died of kidney failure in September. She had been fed Sanlu formula milk since her
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        Lock icon Aso's govt loses support
        151 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO: Public support for Prime Minister Taro Aso's Cabinet has plunged below 30 per cent after his economic rescue plan failed to impress voters, a poll showed yesterday. Support for Mr Aso's Cabinet had fallen to 29.6 per cent, down from 42.8 per cent
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        Lock icon Afghan conflict widens
        138 20 ASSOCIATED PRESS ISLAMABAD: Pakistani helicopter gunships involved in a bitter offensive against militants in a north-western tribal region have struck targets in a neighbouring area, a sign that the conflict may be widening to other parts of the rugged zone bordering Afghanistan. The media centre for the
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        111 20 ASSOCIATED PRESS KUALA LUMPUR: Islamic preachers in eastern Malaysia will deliver an unusual ecological sermon urging Muslims to protect migratory turtles that are threatened with extinction. Worshippers will hear the sermon on Friday at nearly 500 mosques across Terengganu, said the head of the World Wildlife Fund's
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      434 21 THE Washington financial summit was not designed to produce a consensual plan for global financial regulation. It would be a wonder if subsequent sessions of the G-20 could reconcile tight regulatory control of hedge funds and credit-rating agencies blamed by some quarters as enablers
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      1059 21  -  Michael Richardson CHINA-VIETNAM RELATIONSHIP By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES A CHINESE Navy ship will dock in Vietnam today. The five-day port call in Danang, the first by a Chinese warship to Vietnam in seven years, follows a high-level agreement last month by the two
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      686 21  -  Pavin Chachavalpongpun By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES THE 14th Asean summit will open on Dec 13. Will Thailand be ready to host it? Thailand is currently chairing the Asean Standing Committee and this is a special year for both Thailand and the
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        1059 22  -  Linda Lim ECONOMIC WATCH I By WE ARE entering an era when the adage "all politics is local" will give way to the truth that "all economics is global". That transition is not going to be a comfortable one for Americans. Specifically, they
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        908 22  -  George Soros FINANCIAL CRISIS I By THE salient feature of the current financial crisis is that it was not caused by some external shock like Opec raising the price of oil. The crisis was generated by the financial system itself. This fact that the defect
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        655 22  -  David Caploe U.S. CAR INDUSTRY CRISIS By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES WHY are General Motors and the rest of the chronically ailing American car industry seeking bailout money originally appropriated for Wall Street? Simple. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson's plan is little more than a no-strings-attached
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        211 23  -  Harvey Neo I REFER to reports over DBS Bank's retrenchment of 900 staff, the first of which made front-page news ("DBS to cut 900 jobs",NovB). Is it not a perverse system in which a company can reward its top few executives with multimillion-dollar
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        239 23  -  Jerald Koh PLEASE refer to the letter by Mr Jeff Koh, "Award-winning e-mail" (Nov 6). We thank Mr Koh for his well wishes to the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) on its recent win of a government technology award. The ICA's new e-Visitor program
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        324 23  -  Chua Sheng Yang MR TAN Kin Lian organised yet another rally last Saturday, this time to assist investors to redress their injustices over the collapse of the Pinnacle Notes 9 and 10 series by Morgan Stanley. Too many people are taking advantage of the situation
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        338 23  -  Ler Seng Ann I THANK Mr Muhammad Hazique Salahudin for his letter last Thursday, "Make heritage buildings relevant to young". As a land-scarce nation, Singapore needs to take a pragmatic and balanced approach towards built heritage conservation. We fully agree with Mr Muhammad that
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      839 25  -  Christopher Tan (Loan defaults rising, but lenders can't recoup losses via resale or re-export By SENIOR CORRESPONDENT BANKS and finance houses are holding back on car repossession in this economic downturn, despite a rising number of loan defaults, say industry sources. They cite a
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      589 26  -  Christopher Tan No conclusive data available, but most cars affected are new models By SENIOR CORRESPONDENT NO ONE appears to know exactly how many cars are being repossessed here. The police, which banks and other lenders have to inform when they repossess a
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      486 26  -  CHRISTOPHER TAN RESTAURANT executive Owen Lav and his wife were made bankrupt in July over the $100,000 or so he owed OCBC Bank for one of their two family cars. Mr Lav, 36, could not continue servicing the loan on the Honda Odyssey when
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      684 27  -  Karamjit Kaur SIA CABIN CREW DEAL Airline aims to build loyalty and help those starting second career By AVIATION CORRESPONDENT SINGAPORE Airlines used to pay cabin crew a gratuity of $15,000 upon completion of five years of service. This has now been cut to $10,000,
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      288 27  -  Nicholas Yong By THE training arm of Singapore's aviation watchdog has opened a new school aimed at improving safety and security standards in the aviation industry. The Singapore Aviation Academy (SAA) yesterday unveiled its School of Civil Aviation Safety and Security. The centre
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        1031 28  -  Salma Khalik Health Minister fields questions in discussion over end-of-life issues I By HEALTH CORRESPONDENT THE ongoing public debate over end-of-life issues made its way into Parliament yesterday when several MPs questioned Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan on the subject. The minister kicked
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        572 28  -  Sue-Ann Chia I By A SENIORS' Pocket Money Fund should be started to help needy elderly folk meet their daily expenses and medical needs, Nominated MP Kalyani Mehta suggested yesterday. The Government can offer an initial start-up amount, with philanthropists, foundations and
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        921 28  - Prepare for the 'silver tsunami 9 now Clarissa Oon FROM THE GALLERY By SENIOR POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT SINGAPOREANS must ask themselves if as a society they are ready to deal with the "silver tsunami", which will still be here long after the current financial tsunami has come and gone. The subject
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        591 29  -  Zakir Hussain Fund to be used in more areas; monthly contributions will rise I By PARLIAMENT yesterday changed the law to expand the use of a Muslim community fund to upgrade old mosques and improve religious education. About 200,000 working Muslims contribute at least $2
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        279 29  -  GOH CHIN LIAN ELECTRICITY prices for the January to March period next year will be made known in two weeks' time in December. This will be after the fuel costs, generation, transmission and distribution costs, as well as miscellaneous fees such as meter reading
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        770 30  -  Lim Wei Chean But operators must fulfil obligations; no change in their projected benefits to job scene, economy I By THE Government is considering requests by both integrated resort (IR) operators for their openings to be made in stages, Senior Minister of State
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        269 30 A BILL was introduced in Parliament yesterday to give a lifeline to those facing bankruptcy. It proposes that people with debts of up to $100,000 be given a maximum of five years to repay the sums. This Debt Repayment Scheme (DRS) is provided
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        188 30 THE three-year deadline given for schoolbuses to be fitted with seatbelts is partly because the safety feature can be added only during the school holidays. Also, vehicle workshops have limited capacity, said Mrs Lim Hwee Hua, Senior Minister of State for Transport. She
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        515 30 PAP CONFERENCE A TWO-PARTY system cannot work in Singapore, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Sunday. This is because it is adversarial and guarantees neither good governance nor progress. As long as the People's Action Party (PAP) changes itself and continues
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        268 30 CENTRAL Provident Fund Board (CPF) members will continue to get interest of 2.5 per cent per annum on their savings in their Ordinary Accounts (OAs) from Jan 1 next year to March 31. In a statement yesterday, the CPF Board said its computed
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      567 31  -  Serene Luo Local firm to launch debit card you can use to make cash purchases I By BUYING a cappuccino in a cafe? Next year, you may be able to whip out a new debit card to pay for it using game
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      561 31  -  Amelia Tan I By TECH giant Microsoft is planning to expand a programme which gives students free access to supersized e-mail accounts, online storage space and other programmes by the American software manufacturer. The service, called Live@edu, already has about 70,000 users in Singapore,
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      394 32  -  K.C. VIJAYAN Myanmar housewife accused by firm of wrnnpfnl fiinrl diversion By LAW CORRESPONDENT A WOMAN who allegedly diverted more than U5523.5 million (5535.6 million) from Myanmar into bank accounts here failed in her bid to get the suit against her heard
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      297 32  -  Elena Chong By COURTS CORRESPONDENT A YOUNG motorist who hit an elderly couple, killing one of them, was jailed for a month and banned from driving for five years yesterday. Customer service coordinator Lee Chau Yeng, 23, pleaded guilty last month to causing the death
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      221 32  -  SUJIN THOMAS ST PHOTO: A VAN driver who worked for employment and maid agencies was banned from driving for five years for knocking down an elderly cyclist in June. Tham Fook Seng, 33, was also fined $7,000 for killing Mr Tan Kirn
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      180 32 THREE men died in separate road accidents in the last four days. Two were pedestrians and the third, a passenger in a lorry who got out of the vehicle to divert traffic when it had a punctured tyre. Pedestrian Tan Kah Seng,
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      134 33 Two cars and a taxi were involved in a crash at the junction of Marine Parade Road and Siglap Road just before midnight on Sunday. The Straits Times understands that one of the cars was approaching the junction when it spun out of control.
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      301 33  -  Sujin Thomas Coroner told dockworker routinely ignored safety rules I By A DOCKWORKER who drowned after falling into the sea was not wearing a mandatory safety harness the day he died and had routinely ignored rules meant to save his life, a coroner heard
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      99 33 CHANGI General Hospital would like the next-of-kin ofMrOngSinSeet(right), 68, to come forward. Mr Ong, now hospitalised, was brought in by Singapore Civil Defence Force officers from the vicinity of Sunflower Court, a condominium in Geylang Lorong 6, on Nov 2. He was then confused and unable
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      607 35  -  Liaw Wy-Cin Permit for tests granted after 5 years; firm hopes to make trips to Malaysia I By A SEAPLANE grounded for five years in Singapore is finally taking flight. The eight -seater Airfish 8, which rides on a cushion of air above land or
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        42 36 At 30.9 m, Vivo City's Christmas tree tops last year's tallest tree, which stood at 30.6 m. Located on the third floor, the towering wonder is lit by more than 800 baubles and 300,000 fairy lights. ST PHOTO: ALPHONSUS CHERN
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        56 36 The view from below the 61m-tall antenna tower at Mount Faber, which has been turned into one of the world's tallest artificial Christmas trees. More than 100,000 energy-saving LED lights, connected by 180,000 m of cable, will be turned on every night until Jan 6 at The
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        49 36 Katherina Daryono from Raffles Design Institute watches as Mr N Gunalan, director of marketing communications at the Park Hotel Group, judges a display, The Wishing X'mas Tree, put up by her and her three teammates. They are vying for a $1,500 cash prize. ST PHOTO: DESMOND LIM
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      245 37  -  JESSICA LIM WANTED: Names for two upcoming attractions in the Marina Bay area. The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) is inviting suggestions from the public for names for the new Marina Bay bridge, and a park featuring the artworks of 27 youths on the
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      487 37  -  Ang Yiying Those living next to these developments say they have led to more traffic and noise I By WHEN Dr Francis Oen, 47, moved into his terrace house near Lower Delta Road a decade ago, the area was a mix of bungalows, semi-detached
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      254 38 Waiting times will be reduced by up to 2 minutes: SMRT TRAIN operator SMRT will add almost 400 extra train trips each week from this weekend to cope with the increased demand for travel during the festive season. The additional 378 trips will shorten
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      232 38 CHIEF Justice Chan Sek Keong and Ambassador-at-large Tommy Koh were among 26 individuals honoured for their contributions in winning Singapore's claim to Pedra Branca at the Investiture of the National Day Awards ceremony last night. They were awarded The Order of Temasek (Second Class)
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      98 39 Australia's GovernorGeneral on state visit AUSTRALIA'S Governor-General, Ms Quentin Bryce, called on President S R Nathan at the Istana yesterday. They spoke about the strengthening of ties, especially in education, and the global financial crisis. Governor-General Bryce, who is on her first state visit here, also met Prime Minister Lee
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      141 39 CHINA'S Prosecutor-General, Mr Cao Jianming, is in Singapore for a visit hosted by the Attorney-Gener-al's Chambers (AGC). Mr Cao, who heads the Supreme People's Procuratorate, China's highest agency for prosecution, arrived last Saturday with a delegation of seven officials. He is here to reaffirm existing
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      508 39  -  Lim Pow Hong PCF kindergarten in Serangoon is first to offer speech, drama classes to these kids I By A KINDERGARTEN at Block 125, Serangoon North, will become the 12th and latest in the PAP Community Foundation (PCF) network to add speech and drama
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      99 25 pi WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE WWW.StraitstimeS.COin sandwiched class in your aid package. MOST-READ ONLINE Those below the poverty line get Change must come to PAP: PM Lee. targeted assistance. The rich don't Is this rude? No, say diners to require it. It is the middle-class...who reserving
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      628 40 REUTERS, THE TIMES, LONDON Gerrard, Lampard join four others on England injury list for Germany match LONDON: England coach Fabio Capello will be without at least six of his first-choice side for tomorrow's football friendly against Germany in Berlin, after midfielders Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard
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      471 40 LONDON: The honeymoon is well and truly over for Fernando Torres. The Spain football international, who had a dream English Premier League debut last season, has been told he has to fight for his spot in the Liverpool side. lif^W Manager Rafael Ben- wJm itez has
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      637 41  -  Wang Meng Meng Former stroke victim is SAFFC and S-League's most successful coach I By FOR seven years, he was the faithful No. 2 the assistant coach who played a quiet role in Singapore Armed Forces FC's success story. But, now, Richard Bok is on top.
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      133 41 SINGAPORE Armed Forces FC lifting the S-League trophy at the Jurong West Stadium last night for winning this season's title. Even with a virtual reserve team, the champions were still a handful as Gombak United found out in the match before the trophy presentation. Twice, the Bulls
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      829 41  -  Rohit Brijnath SPORTINGLIFE I By DIEGO Maradona never did anything well except play football, but football was a long time ago. It had to stop, and it's when we discovered he was never ready for life. At 48, he's still
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      464 42 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Left-hander destroys England with bat and ball in second ODI INDORE (India): Yuvraj Singh scored a second successive century and claimed four wickets as India thrashed England by 54 runs in the second one-day international yesterday. The left-hander, who defied a back injury
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      611 42  -  Lin Xinyi I By A DAY after declaring that her table tennis career is her top priority, Li Jiawei made an astonishing U-turn if only briefly yesterday. "For me, the most important thing right now is acting," said the world No. 6
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      361 42 REUTERS LONDON: Canadian officials on Sunday blamed the "unreasonable demands" of Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone for the failure of attempts to save the country's Grand Prix. The officials had hoped to persuade the Briton to reinstate the Montreal race, after it was axed from the
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      35 42 "Having Maradona as our manager creates anticipation like your wedding night. It's tremendously exciting but you never actually know what's going to happen." Julio Grondona, president of the Argentina FA, on new manager Diego Maradona
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      98 42 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE GUADALAJARA (Mexico): Sweden's Annika Sorenstam's hand (above) taking a ball with a butterfly perched on it during the final round of the LPGA Lorena Ochoa Invitational golf tournament in Mexico. American Angela Stanford held off Sorenstam by firing a closing-round three-under 69
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      54 42 ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOENIX: Shaquille O'Neal made an early exit for a flagrant foul on Sunday. But the already short-handed Phoenix Suns did fine without him in their National Basketball Association match. Amare Stoudemire had 29 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Suns to a 104-86 win
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      236 42 Basketball NBA Toronto 107 Miami 96, Orlando 90 Charlotte 85, Dallas 124 NY Knicks 114 (0T), Denver 90 Minnesota 84, Phoenix 104 Detroit 86. Cricket Second ODI In Indore: India 292-9 in 50 overs (G. Gambhir 70, Yuvraj Singh 118, Broad 4-55). England 238 in 47 overs (O.A. Shah
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      236 43  -  Jonathan Wong Women gymnasts star in Asian debut I By SINGAPORE'S women have won bronze in their debut at the Doha Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championships, finishing behind giants Japan and South Korea on Sunday. The Republic's chances were boosted by the absence of favourites China. Head delegate
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        59 43 ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWCASTLE: Newcastle footballer Joey Barton was yesterday ruled out for two months, after being diagnosed with knee-ligament damage. The 26-year-old was replaced in the 16th minute of last Saturday's 2-2 draw with Wigan after a collision with Lee Cattermole. Scans showed that he
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        71 43 ASSOCIATED PRESS BERLIN: Germany's Paul Biedermann (above) broke lan Thorpe's eight-year-old record in the 200 m freestyle when he clocked lmin 40.835 ec at the short-course swimming World Cup meet in Berlin on Sunday. American Randall Bal broke the four-day-old record in the 50m backstroke in 22.875
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        78 43 ASSOCIATED PRESS ROME: Serie A side Catania have come up with a creative way to score from a free kick: block the goalkeeper's vision by having players drop their shorts down in a wall. The Sicilian team carried out the manoeuvre to perfection when Giuseppe
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      114 40 ppw i Singapore's women take the bronze at the 2008 Doha Asian C'ships. IjUt] nl WHAT'S ONLINE X) A MOST VIEWED, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE www.straitstimes.com.sg MOST-READ ONLINE STORIES Singh grabs US$5 million victory. Davydenko shocks Murray. Ronaldo scores 100 th goal. YOUR SAY England manager Fabio Capello sparked a
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      19 40 CHAMPION jUmL AGAIN J^S^^W Richard Bok is the most v successful coach in the wa i 1 S-League. 817
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      99 42 Today Bowling Singapore National C'ships (Orchid Bowl, 10am). Football U-21 International friendly: England v Czech Republic (Live, Ch24, Wednesday, 3.30 am). Tomorrow Bowling Singapore National C'ships: Primary Schools Masters finals (9am). Masters qualifiers (lpm) Orchid Bowl. Football World Cup qualifiers Asian: Bahrain v Australia (Live, Ch23, 10.55pm), Saudi Arabia v
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      40 43 w The family of the late GUAY TIAN TEE Departed on 13 November 2008 wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to relatives, friends and colleagues for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, donations and wreaths during their recent bereavement.
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      112 43 "Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23:6 WILLIE TAN Age: 77 Was called home to be with the Lord on 15 Nov 2008, leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Wee Chwee Neo
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      87 43 "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith." 2Tim 4:7 RAMIE@ANNALRANI (Ex-ICK. Amma-Rani) Age: 79 was called home to be with the Lordon 17th November 2008, leaving behind loved ones. Husband: Gopal Naidu (deceased) Sons: G. Krishnan G.Suppiah G. Harjkrishnan G. Haridas
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      64 43 WONG YUET WOH Age: 68 was called home to be with the Lord on 15 Nov 2008 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Body is resting at Blk 64 Telok Blangah Drive. Hp: *****183. Night service on 18 Nov 2008 (Tue) at Bpm. Cortege will leave on 19
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      155 43 CHEW CHENG SOON Age: 78 Passed away peacefully on 16 November 2008 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones Wives: Koh See Yin (deceased) Tan Pee Toa (deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Chew Un Chye Jenny Ong Lai Hui Eric Chew Oon Huat Catherine Mong Suet Ping Daughters: Sons-in-law: Jenny Chew
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      259 43 "As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, V when I awake, with thy likeness." Psalm 17:15 In Memory of a Loving Husband, Father, Brother, Grand Father, Uncle, Friend, on his journey home to the Creator. Iv; Our memories of the times we had,
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      125 43 KHOEPOOTJOE Age: 52 was called home to be with the Lord on the 17th of November 2008. Will be forever held lovingly in the hearts of: Husband: Henry Lim Beng Huat Daughter: Fiona Lim Mother: Father-in-law: Mrs Khoe Tjiok Liong Richard Lim Bee Hai Brother: Spouse: Khoe Poo Siong Fiona
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      55 44 Agility A New Logistics Leader THE MANAGEMENT STAFF OF AGILITY INTERNATIONAL LOGISTICS PTE. LTD EXTEND OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHY AND CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY OF OUR MANAGING DIRECTOR MR. LEE YONG HOW MYKELL ON THE DEMISE OF THEIR BELOVED FATHER, MR. LEE HOON LIAT WHO WAS CALLED TO BE WITH THE
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      169 44 "lam 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 11:25-26 PANG KOON WAH Age: 98 was called home to be with the Lord on 16 Nov 2008, leaving behind loved ones.
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      145 44 "Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23:6 LAURENCE PHUA BOON LIANG Age: 91 years Called home to be with the Lord on 16 November 2008 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by
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      76 44 JJJP" We, the family of the late Tan Kirn Lian Departed on 12 November 2008 wish to express our heartfelt thanks and gratitude to all relatives and friends for their condolences, assistance and contributions during our recent bereavement. Special thanks to Dr.YYSitoh Dr. Cosmos Chen of Mount Alvernia Medical Centre
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      23 44 a be 2nd Anniversary In Loving Memory Of Chan Poh Kirn Lily Departed: 18.11.2006 Love's greatest gift Remembrance Always cherished by Loved Ones
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      21 44 In Loving Memory of Bala *i i on His Bth Anniversary «j Navaratnam Balachandran Departed on 18.11.2000 Always Cherished and Loved.
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      123 44 J/yever££e£Sirifwag£or?2, ££eg6iri£g£alTceagetfo£e never. J/Vever wag dime if wag nof, enaanaSecpnrzma are areamg. zjjoe Jxj&aaavad <oytta I nigy S. SAHATHEVAN SAHADEVAN S/O SABAPATHY (Ex-teacher of Raffles Institution Tanjong Katong Sec. School) Age: 70 passed away peacefully on 17 November 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Ramoo Tanapakiam
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      30 44 With Fond Memories Of YEO AH CHYE Departed 18/ 11/ 1998 Gone from our lives one so dear, but in our hearts forever near Always remembered by loved ones _1
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        549 45  -  Goh Eng Yeow BULLS AND BEARS Investors shrug off 3.8% Wall Street plunge, stay on sidelines By MARKETS CORRESPONDENT NORMALLY a fall on Wall Street as big as Friday's 3.8 per cent plunge would spook regional markets, but investors just shrugged it off yesterday.
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        288 45  -  YANG HUIWEN WARRANT WATCH WARRANTS issued on the movements of the Hang Seng Index were the most actively traded yesterday amid choppy market conditions. They dominated the most-actives list on a day when the Hong Kong benchmark swung between a high of 13,738.12
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          6 45 N0v17,2008 1,749.67 -9.47
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          89 45 Mid Cap 351.65 T -3.61 Basic materials 213.16 T -1.09 Utilities 284.13 T -22.95 Small Cap 291.86 T -3.66 Industrials 365.64 T -14.66 Financials 420.35 T -3.62 All Share 418.82 T -2.80 Consumer goods 337.42 A 6.20 Technology 374.65 -1132 Fledgling 393.37 1.75 Health care 390.56 T
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          9 45 766.77 million shares worth $637.96 million
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          8 45 UP DOWN Gainers: 152 Losers: 237 Unchanged: 935
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          29 45 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 8,522.58 (+60.19) Japan's Nikkei closed up 0.71 per cent as investors hunted for bargains, despite data showing the country is in recession.
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          24 45 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 884.06. (+2.4) Malaysian share prices closed up 0.3 per cent amid lacklustre trade and a weakened market.
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          25 45 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 13,529.53 (-13.13) Hong Kong shares closed 0.1 per cent lower, tracking the latest tumble on Wall Street.
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          29 45 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 1,078.32 (-9.94) South Korean shares fell 0.9 per cent, with banks and builders bucking the trend on hopes of a construction industry revamp.
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          28 45 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 2,030.49 (+44.05) Chinese shares closed up 2.22 per cent on reports that two of China's biggest carriers could get government aid.
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          28 45 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 9,291.01 (-94.4) Indian shares fell 1.01 per cent on grim news across Europe and as the G-20 summit failed to improve sentiment.
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          23 45 Sydney S&P ASX 200 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 3,653.0 (-95.1) Australian shares closed down 2.5 per cent on fresh falls on Wall Street.
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          21 45 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 434.21 (+4.24) Thai shares closed 0.99 per cent higher on bargain hunting by investors.
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            102 45 (0) Nov 17 CENTS GLD 1OUS$ 7390 255.9 2.3 DCBCCap 5.1%NCPS 100 .8500 40.0 0.5 OCBC Bk 5.1%NCPS 100 ...9070 20.0 0.2 Jardine CSC 1040 16.0 1.6 CityDev 625 15.0 2.5 SI A 1128 14.0 1.3 DairyFarm 480 12.2 1.7 Keda Com 16.5 10.0 153.8 SingTel 250 10.0
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            112 45 (0) Nov 17 CENTS JMH JSH LyxorMS India 1OUS$ Venture Corp DBS Grp IS MSCI India 100 DBS Bk 6% NCPS 10 Great Eastern Hyflux Lyxor Apex50 10US$ Lyxor China H 10US$ SGX Keppel Land SembCorp Ind B Sembawang OCBC Bk Parkway Hldgs SBSTransit Lyxor India Nifty 10
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            92 45 Nov 17 Keda Com NH Ceramics Compact E3 Hlds Ionics Reyphon Lorenzo Autron Global Voice Valuetronics VongXin SH Summit Abterra Informatics Sunray Healthway Equation HiTech Lion TeckC Aussino CENTS 16.5 153.8 5 150.0 1.5 50.0 1.5 50.0 1.5 50.0 3 50.0 8 45.5 2 33.3 2 33.3 8.5
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            92 45 Nov 17 CENTS Ocean Intl Pan Asian WesTech AS) Hldgs Europtron Lexicon Grp AP Oil Samko Devotion TungLok SwingMedia Hedtecs ThaiVillage Asia Food&Prop LottVis Sunshine ChinaLife Hengxin Foreland Sinomem Tech 1 -66.7 -2.0 4 -46.7 -3.5 2.5 -44.4 -2.0 2 -42.9 -1.5 3 -33.3 -1.5 1 -33.3 -0.5
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            109 45 (0) Nov 17 CENTS U0BMBUCW*****0 52 DBS BNP ePW*****9 56 STI 1650BNPePW*****9 39 SingTelMBLeCW*****2 23.5 DBS DB ePW*****2 62.5 SingTel DBeCW*****0 30.5 UOB HBL eCW*****2 31 SingTelHBLeCW*****5 21.5 CapitalanRBePW*****3 47.5 DBS DB ePW*****0 23 KepCorp RB ePW*****6 153 SGXSGAePW*****1 44 STI 2500BNPePW*****6 100 SingTel BNPeCW*****3 12.5 CapitalanMBLeCWD9D5D 25
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            109 45 (0) to 17 CENTS lOOdpack W*****6 12 -20.0 -62.5 ;apitalandDBeCW***** 15.5 -10.5 -40.4 )BS HBL iCW*****3 86 -8.0 -8.5 >TI 1500BNPeCW*****6 ...49.5 -7.5 -13.2 )BS HBL eCW*****2 36 -6.5 -15.3 )BSMBLiCW*****0 26 -5.0 -16.1 >GX HBL iCW*****3 49 -5.0 -9.3 >TI2350BNPePW*****0 118 -5.0 -4.1 ;iASGAePW*****1 50 -4.0 -7.4
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            108 45 Nov 17 CENTS /o SingTelMBLeCW*****2 23.5 UOB HBL iCW*****0 52 DBS BNP ePW*****9 56 SingTel BNPeCW*****3 12.5 SingTelMBLeCW*****5 21.5 SingTel DBeCW*****0 30.5 UOB HBL eCW*****2 31 STI 1650BNPePW*****9 39 UOB HER eCW*****8 9.5 DBS DB ePW*****0 23 DBS DB ePW*****2 62.5 SGXSGAePW*****1 44 CapitalanRBePW*****3 47.5 CapitalanHBLeCW***** 25 STI
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            112 45 (O/\ Wo) Nov 17 CENTS GoodpackW*****6 12 -62.5 -20.0 HanhattanRes W*****9 1 -60.0 -1.5 CapitalandDBeCW***** 15.5 -40.4 -10.5 YongnamW*****4 1 -33.3 -0.5 DBS BNP eCW*****9 3 -25.0 -1.0 DBS BNP eCW*****9 2 -20.0 -0.5 STI 2050BNPeCW*****9 10 -16.7 -2.0 DBSMBUCW*****0 26 -16.1 -5.0 DBS HBL eCW*****2 36 -15.3
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          182 45 UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS By Volume CENTS Vol Golden Agri Noble Grp Enporis Fhai Beverage Yangzijiang GuocoLeisure SingTel CapitaComm China Hongxing Ezra CWT IndoAgri StraitsAsia Synear DBS DB eCW*****3 18.5 96.5 5.5 20 46 37 250 86 21 63 32.5 45.5 81 21.5 15.5 0.5
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          100 45 Source: HSBC Bank USA, Spore Branch (*M'sian ringgit: Interbank rate by OCBC) runi.mii uunnLiiLii iiuil nniLo: vcmm;: S$ TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Nov 17 2008 Buying Selling Aust dollar 0.9630 1.0060 Can dollar 1.2190 1.2350 Euro 1.8950 1.9190 Malaysian ringgit* 0.4231 0.4237 NZ dollar 0.8290 0.8490 Sterling
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          365 45 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR'OOO HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MII 720 375 715 2180 590 72.5 123 525 3580 2236 800 476 270 319 1880 470 482 384 .1, 473 414 316 2170 572 228 5606 CapitaLand 146 5417 CapitaMall 530 5611 CityDev 60.5
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          617 45 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE +0R'000 HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MII 272 210 256 257 438 112 116 238 239 MM 191 365 364 195 I. 595 398 765 422 372 317 190 580 87 222 256 I"-. 130 117.4 36.5 380.1 134 161
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        441 46  -  Yang Huiwen Clifford Chance to end tie-up with local firm WongPartnership I By CLIFFORD Chance, the world's largest law firm by revenue, said it will end its Singapore joint venture with WongPartnership, citing "the impending liberalisation of the Singapore legal services sector" as the
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        Lock icon Shareinvestor managers to stay, says SPH
        278 46  -  YANG HUIWEN SINGAPORE Press Holdings (SPH), following its acquisition of Shareinvestor.com, will retain the entire management team of the financial portal, which will continue to operate independently. The deal, which was completed yesterday, will see Shareinvestor.com founder Michael Leong staying on board as a
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        729 47  -  Goh Eng Yeow NEWS ANALYSIS It's the safer option even though it has lost ground to the greenback By MARKETS CORRESPONDENT IF IT is true that the nearest indicator a country itself has to a share price is the value of its currency, then
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        434 47 BLOOMBERG NEW YORK: In a move that may be followed across Wall Street, Goldman Sachs' top executives have decided to forgo their 2008 bonuses, worth tens of millions of dollars. Goldman, which set a record for Wall Street pay last year, is the
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        Lock icon Japan slips into recession
        538 48 REUTERS Financial crisis hits demand for its exports; slump may last a year TOKYO: Japan slid into its first recession in seven years in the third quarter as the financial crisis curbed demand for Japanese exports, and the Economy Minister and analysts offered little hope of
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        Lock icon US economy in recession: Survey
        509 48 REUTERS WASHINGTON: The US economy is in recession and will contract at a faster pace in the fourth quarter, extending the decline into early next year as high unemployment crimps consumer spending, an influential survey shows. The National Association for Business Economics (Nabe) poll of
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      Lock icon Dismal sales of private homes in Oct
      837 49  -  Joyce Teo 112 new private homes sold as sales dip to lows last seen in 2003 Sars period By PROPERTY CORRESPONDENT A MERE 112 new private homes were sold by developers last month, the lowest figure since monthly data was made public amid
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      Lock icon Well-informed directors needed in times of crisis
      510 49  -  Elizabeth Wilmot I By A BODY representing company directors here is set for a revamp, in part to help directors hone their skills to cope with challenges, such as those presented by the current financial crisis. "I think the current financial crisis has
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      Lock icon Non-oil exports down 15.3%
      601 50  -  Michelle Tay 6th straight fall as impact of US, Europe recession felt here I By SINGAPORE'S exports suffered their biggest decline in six years last month, in the latest evidence that the global financial crisis is fast eroding consumer demand in major markets around the world.
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