The Straits Times, 25 November 2008

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    18 1 THE STRAITS TIMES MICA (P) 115/12/2007 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25 2008. «jp* AN SPH PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS
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      Lock icon US govt to Citi's rescue
      40 1 THE United States government has bailed out Citigroup, agreeing to shoulder most of the potential losses on US$3O6 billion (***** billion) of high-risk assets and inject US$2O billion of new capital. PRIME PAGE A 4
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      Lock icon Rush to car showrooms
      58 1 CAR buyers placed at least 3,000 orders over the weekend, after the COE premium for small cars under 1,600 cc crashed to $2 last week. This is three to four times the normal volume, say dealers, who had cut prices by as much as $6,000 to
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      Lock icon Chinese tycoon arrested
      40 1 CHINA'S home appliance tycoon Huang Guangyu, named the country's richest man a month ago, is under investigation for alleged share trading violations. The billionaire owns the Gome chain, the biggest electronics retailer in China. PRIME PAGE A7
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      Lock icon Obama names key team
      72 1 UNITED States President-elect Barack Obama has named the key members of the team which will be tackling the country's worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. They are young, pragmatic, and believe in government intervention. But, in a move which could alienate union leaders and the
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      Lock icon Shipping rates sink
      62 1 THE shipping industry is being torpedoed by the global slowdown with shipping rates falling by as much as 70-90 per cent. The going rate for a standard-sized shipping container on the Asia-Europe route at the start of the year was as much as US$l,lOO. Now some shipping
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    Lock icon Public sector annual pay to fall
    598 1  -  Li XUEYING Up to 19% drop for top officers in 2009 Smaller year-end payment in December I By POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT CABINET ministers and top civil servants will see their pay packages shrink by up to 19 per cent next year. All civil servants will
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    Lock icon Summit over, next stop: Singapore
    632 1  -  Bertha Henson I By ASSOCIATE EDITOR Jeremy Au Yong IN LIMA LEADERSHIP of Apec was handed over to Singapore on Sunday at the end of a summit which put out strong statements on free trade and the economic crisis. In taking over the reins for
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      80 1 Experts have just the < Social workers are Jj \J X COIItrOVGrSV destination for you ww! X 1 seeing more cases ■HU*1' LIFE! PAGES C 2-3 I fl PRIME, PAGE A 8 f WORLD, PAGE All DADI lAIMITNT PHDnHM Over 10,000 anti-government protesters gathered outside Thailand's parliament in Bangkok yesterday
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      Lock icon The problem with crystal balls
      1003 2  -  Jonathan Eyal Take predictions of US decline, especially from spies, with a pinch of salt By STRAITS TIMES EUROPE BUREAU THE belief that the US is a declining power has already become a cliche among academics and policy wonks. But now, even Washington's own spies
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      Lock icon $25m boost for S'pore video game biz
      622 3  -  Chua Hian Hou European animation giant to hire 100 staff to create a new game I By SINGAPORE'S fledgling online video game industry has attracted European animation giant Rainbow, which is investing $25 million to create a new game here. The amount is
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      Lock icon Teen mother wins court approval to wed boyfriend
      229 3  -  X C VIJAYAN LAW CORRESPONDENT A TEENAGE mother who sought High Court permission to marry was yesterday given the go-ahead at a closed door hearing. Her parents had refused to consent to her marriage. Under the law, she needed their approval or
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      Lock icon US govt goes to Citigroup's rescue
      706 4 REUTERS Bank to receive capital injection of USs2ob and credit loss guarantees NEW YORK: The United States government has bailed out Citigroup, agreeing to shoulder most of the potential losses on US$3O6 billion (***** billion) of high risk assets and inject US$2O billion of
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      91 4 MUGILAN RAJASEGERAN This installation piece by artist Mathis Neidhart went up yesterday on the front lawn of the Singapore Art Museum (SAM). The inflatable structure, which resembles an oversized knotted balloon, is called "Untitled (Balloon Flower)" and measures 6m by 6m by 6m. This is the first
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      Lock icon Relief among S'pore staff
      315 4  -  Francis Chan I By STAFF at the Singapore unit of Citigroup yesterday expressed relief at the US government's move to bail out the financially troubled bank. "I meet a lot of the senior staff here and I can tell they are more relieved today," said one
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      Lock icon IT'S A WRAP
      118 6 DESMOND FOO Tradition is the order of the day Apec's 21 leaders ending their annual summit kept up tradition by donning garb from the host country in this case, loose brown ponchos known as chall. They posed for a group photo with their heads poking through the
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      Lock icon Pledges on food output, graft and terrorism
      232 6 WHILE much of the focus this week has been on the economic crisis, the declaration from the leaders released at the end of the summit also discussed issues like economic integration, food security and climate change. The leaders: VOICED CONTINUED SUPPORT for the
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      Lock icon China's richest man held for stock scam
      631 7  -  Peh Shing Huei Tycoon runs the country's biggest electronics chain I By CHINA CORRESPONDENT BEIJING: A month after being named China's richest man, home appliance tycoon Huang Guangyu was detained for investigation into alleged share trading violations. The billionaire entrepreneur, whose Gome chain
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      Lock icon US$1m winner, now bankrupt, keeps vow to give away money
      279 7 NEW YORK TIMES, ASSOCIATED PRESS ATLANTA: Mrs Kathy Cox may be smarter than a fifth-grader but she has about as little money as one. And a big heart. She won US$l million (Ssl.s million) on the television game show "Are
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      Lock icon Date violence among teens on the rise
      908 8  -  Cassandra Chew Social workers are seeing more cases; plans underway to raise awareness of problem I By WHEN Shanti, 17, met Raj, 19, at their neighbourhood McDonald's through mutual friends, she thought she had found her Mr Right. He pursued her ardently, sent
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      Lock icon Forgiving did not stop the beating
      337 8 WHEN Mavis Lee, 18, started going out with polytechnic mate Jack Tan, 20, last November, she felt cherished for the first time in her life. He showered her with concern, reminded her to rest and take care of herself, and bought her meals whenever
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      Lock icon Parliament blockade
      614 9  -  Leslie Lopez Thai protesters force govt to abandon session but PM vows not to give in I By SOUTH-EAST ASIA CORRESPONDENT BANGKOK: Thousands of anti-govern-ment protesters blockaded Parliament and forced the postponement of a key legislative session yesterday as they stepped up their campaign to bring down the
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      Lock icon Thaksin blasts Britain over visa
      249 9 ASSOCIATED PRESS THAILAND'S fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra said he will return to his country if the King and the people want him back. He also criticised Britain for revoking his visa. He fled Thailand in August and settled in London to escape several
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        Lock icon Sultan rebukes fatwa council
        677 11  -  Carolyn Hong Selangor sultan takes council to task for banning yoga without consulting rulers first By( MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF KUALA LUMPUR: The controversy over the fatwa on yoga has taken a new twist with the Sultan of Selangor rebuking the National Fatwa Council for the manner
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        Lock icon KL activist acquitted after 13-year trial
        369 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS, THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian labour activist, who endured a marathon 13-year trial over her allegations of abuse against migrant workers, was finally acquitted yesterday, her lawyer said. Ms Irene Fernandez, the director of Tenaganita, which is
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        Lock icon Pakistan 'won't be first to use N-arms'
        549 12  -  Ravi Velloor Zardari's comment causes confusion at home and in India I By SOUTH ASIA BUREAU CHIEF NEW DELHI: Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has said his country would not be the first to use nuclear weapons in a war with India. His
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        Lock icon Philippine Constitution change back on the cards
        446 12  -  Alastair Mclndoe By PHILIPPINES CORRESPONDENT MANILA: A controversial initiative by President Gloria Arroyo's allies in Congress to change the Constitution to bring in political and economic reforms, including a possible new form of government, is firmly back on the agenda. Lawmakers in the
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        Lock icon Saved in nick of time
        108 12 NEW STRAITS TIMES Firemen managed to grab a 38-year-old woman just as she stepped off the ledge of a four-storey building under construction in Hulu Terengganu on Sunday. The mother of one was spotted standing on the edge of the rooftop of the building in
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        Lock icon Hundreds of cabbies go on strike in Hubei
        625 13 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS Protest in Suizhou city over new taxi licence fees is latest to highlight fears concerning livelihoods BEIJING: Hundreds of taxi drivers went on strike yesterday in central China over increased business costs, the latest in a series of similar
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        Lock icon Guangxi landslide kills five
        182 13 XINHUA NANNING: Five people were confirmed dead and one missing when a landslide hit south-west Guangxi region on Sunday. Rescuers said yesterday that at least 16 buildings were buried when 21,000 cv m of rock and soil came tumbling down from a long deserted quarry in
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        Lock icon S. Korea banks on reclaimed land for growth
        825 14 REUTERS But critics say turning wetlands into industrial zone is ecological error BUAN (South Korea): South Korea is betting a multi-billion-dollar land reclamation project about seven times the size of Manhattan will lift the economy but environmentalists say it could be one
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        Lock icon S'pore-KL iconic projects in Iskandar?
        249 14 LIMA: Malaysia and Singapore should consider undertaking joint iconic projects in Iskandar Malaysia, Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak has said. He said Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong made the suggestion during their bilateral meeting last Saturday on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
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        Lock icon China makes inroads in Latin America
        271 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LIMA: Chinese President Hu Jintao has left Latin America with one free trade agreement in hand, another in the works and a deeper Chinese footprint in a region long seen as the backyard of the US. Mr Hu, who left the region
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        Lock icon North Korea set to seal border
        694 15 ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE Cross-border train service and Kaesong tours to cease next week SEOUL: North Korea yesterday said it will halt tours of the historic city of Kaesong and stop the cross-border train service next week, signalling its seriousness
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        Lock icon Bosses told to repatriate axed workers
        269 15 PETALING JAVA: Malaysia's Immigration Department has given employers one week to send axed foreign workers back to their home countries or face a penalty of a fine or a jail term. Immigration enforcement director Ishak Mohamed warned that if these workers are not sent
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        Lock icon Cherie to Michelle: Get used to back seat
        430 16 NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON: It was tough-love talk from one high-profile professional mother to another, only this hard-hitting counsel did not come in a phone call or letter. It appeared in The Times of London this month under the headline, "My advice
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        Lock icon Obama unveils team to revive economy
        623 16  -  Bhagyashree Garekar Members are pro-free trade and favour govt intervention to help market forces I By US CORRESPONDENT WASHINGTON: Young and pragmatic centrists will steer the economy in the Obama White House. In a news conference yesterday, President-elect Barack Obama took his first major
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        Lock icon Neo-Nazis in Israel jailed for attacks
        493 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS Gang of eight guilty of racial hatred, among other shocking acts JERUSALEM: An Israeli court has sentenced eight people to jail terms of between one and seven years after convicting them of a series of neo-Nazi attacks on religious Jews and
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        Lock icon Fighting climate change – even after death
        227 17 Fighting climate change even after death ASSOCIATED PRESS MADRID: A new kind of silent hero has joined the fight against climate change. Santa Coloma de Gramenet, a workingclass town outside Barcelona, has placed solar panels atop mausoleums at its cemetery, transforming a place of perpetual rest into one buzzing with
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        Lock icon S'porean in JB drug bust
        68 18 JOHOR BARU: Johor narcotics police have scored a major success, seizing drugs with an estimated street value of RMI million (*****,000) and arresting a 55-year-old Singaporean. The New Straits Times quoted state deputy police chief Datuk Tun Hisan Tun Hamzah as saying that police have
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        Lock icon Fugitive banker arrested
        120 18 TAIPEI: A fugitive banker returned to Taiwan yesterday and immediately faced questioning in connection with a money-laundering probe that has seen former president Chen Shui-bian locked up, a television report said. Mr Jeffrey Koo Jr, former vice-chairman of Chinatrust Financial Holding, who had been hiding in Japan
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        Lock icon Call to censure Bakrie
        94 18 JAKARTA: More than 500 families of mudflow victims have urged President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to censure the Bakrie family, which they said had suspended compensation for assets damaged by the mudflow. The victims said that there are no signs that PT Minarak Lapindo Jaya, a subsidiary
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        Lock icon Baghdad blasts kill 19
        123 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BAGHDAD: Three explosions rocked Baghdad yesterday, killing 19 people two days before Parliament was to vote on a divisive military pact under which all United States troops would leave Iraq by the end of 2011. In the first attack, 13 people were killed when
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        Lock icon Wanted: Pirate blockade
        170 18 ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KUALA LUMPUR: A shipping body and tanker owners yesterday called for a military blockade along the coast of Somalia to intercept pirate vessels heading out to sea. Mr Peter Swift, managing director of the International Association of Independent Tanker Owners, said stronger naval
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        Lock icon Eng Hen in India
        105 18 DEVLALI (India): Second Minister for Defence Ng Eng Hen yesterday observed Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) and Indian Army soldiers in a joint artillery exercise, codenamed Agni Warrior. Dr Ng, who is on a two-day official visit to India, witnessed the 155 mm Singapore Lightweight Howitzer (Pegasus)
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      Lock icon Doubled over with profit
      84 18 REUTERS How much is an old sofa worth? The answer, if you ask this migrant worker in Guiyang in China's Guizhou province, would be: double its current value. He should know. He picked up this sofa for a bargain 30 yuan (556.80), a fractior of the
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      Lock icon Field day for everyone
      155 18 ASSOCIATED PRESS SLICEOFLIFE PLATTEVILLE (Colorado): The invitation could not have come at a better time. Forty thousand people showed up after a couple opened their farm to anyone who wanted to pick up free vegetables left over after the harvest. The fields, belonging to Mr Joe
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      93 9 Wm WHAT'S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE www.straitstimes.com blogged about MOST-READ ONLINE Rafidah vs Shahrizat McDonald's sued for nude pictures Says David: "Let them fight and let the which were leaked online. public decide..." Malaysia's Ist astronaut faces probe. YOUR SAY MOST COMMENTED US President-elect Barack Obama Chinese
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  • REVIEW & FORUM
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      Lock icon After G-20 and Apec, it's now or never for Doha
      444 19 WHAT the world needs to get out of an extended period of economic contraction is more trade, less protectionism. Government stimulus spending to stoke demand is also recommended. This sounds like mouthing a platitude. It will be if fearful nations
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      Lock icon Fear, fixes and free trade
      883 19  -  Tion Kwa ECONOMIC WATCH I By SENIOR WRITER TO PICK up coffee on my way to work one morning in September, I had to make an ATM pit stop. Easy enough. There was a bank across the subway station two blocks from my office in
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      Lock icon Washington's 'failing states' strategy an abject failure
      814 19  -  William Choong By SENIOR WRITER SOMALIA can boast of one thing above all else: its uncanny ability to hog international news headlines. Earlier this month, Somali pirates seized the Sirius Star, a supertanker laden with two million barrels of crude oil. In 1998,
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        Lock icon Pedal power is the way to go in S'pore
        1079 20  -  Goh Sui Noi I By SENIOR WRITER IF YOU think cycling is a slowpoke's way of getting around, think again. Company director Lee Eng Hwee, 48, shaved several minutes off his usual travelling time by car when he cycled to work.
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        865 20  -  John Mcßeth GARUDA'S WOES I By SENIOR WRITER IT IS easy to feel sympathy for personable Garuda Airlines chief executive Emirsyah Satar, a career banker and one-time Barack Obama classmate who is wrestling with the task of getting Indonesia's national carrier back on track. For
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        708 20  -  Michael Richardson RESISTING PROTECTIONISM I By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES TRADING nations around the world are saying the right things about preventing a surge of protectionism. But amid fears of a deepening recession stretching beyond next year, will governments act in conformity with their promises? Leaders
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        418 21  -  Li Hongyi MULTI-PARTY POLITICS I REFER to Dr Tan Wu Meng's letter last Friday, "Why Singapore's political system works", and the follow-ups on Saturday, "Logic favours two-party system" and "Governments better off with checks and balances". I am pleased that Dr Tan's letter generated strongly
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        344 21  -  Tan Yip Meng PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong's argument for one-party rule is cogent and compelling enough, yet those with acuity can sense what he, perhaps deliberately, left unsaid. Those who lack this instinct continue to extol the virtues of two-party democracy.
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        175 21  -  Hannah Ruth Chia (Miss) I REFER to the letter by SMRT, "Crowded trains: Stop bunching" (Nov 15). By suggesting that trains appear crowded because passengers do not move to the centre of the carriage, SMRT seems to pass the buck and blame commuters for
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        419 21 Anyone can win "It is just that our largely pragmatic electorate has chosen to return the same strong ruling party to power." MR SIM KOK WAH: "Our democratic Constitution allows multiple political parties to be formed and contest in elections. This is unlike in some countries where only one
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        277 21  -  Jeannie Lim (Ms) I REFER to Mr Chua Sheng Yang's letter last Saturday, "What he meant". We take issue with Mr Chua's claim that there are many people seeking redress when there has been no injustice done in the first place. We would like
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        231 21  -  Tan Shih Jia (Miss) SCHOOLING I READ with interest last Saturday's letter by Ms Jessie Tan, "Successful Gifted Education candidates: Clever or acutely coached?". Every assessment test is bound to have its limitations. It is possible to set standards and guidelines, but
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        405 21  -  Holger Standertskjold THE editorial last Friday, "In recession, monetary union under stress", painted a bleak picture of the Euro zone on the brink of severe stress and collapse. This is highly misleading. The European Monetary Union (EMU) is not under stress even though growth
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      547 23  -  Christopher Tan Car buyers return to showrooms in droves after COE crashes to $2 By SENIOR CORRESPONDENT CAR showrooms have reportedly collected at least 3,000 orders over the weekend three to four times the normal volume and many have started raising prices. Most bookings
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      78 23 Borneo Motors Said to have collected the most bookings after price cuts; it has made a few increases since. Cycle Carriage The Mitsubishi agent will raise prices by $1,000 this Thursday after last weekend's response. Tan Chong Nissan agent Tan Chong upped prices
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      700 24  -  Sue-Ann Chia Pay rose for top earners in all but one profession in benchmark, but civil service wage won't rise By SENIOR POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT LAST year was boom time for bankers, when the bull market brought fat pay hikes and bonuses galore. The top eight
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      489 24  -  Aaron Low I By FOR a company facing the prospect of a 25 per cent drop in business in difficult economic times, the temptation to retrench employees would be hard to resist. But Seiko Instruments (SIS) opted to cut costs in
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      451 24  -  Wong Mci Ling I By POLITICS in India is more sectarian and caste-based today than 60 years ago, but economic development and the private sector can help break down these social barriers, Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam said yesterday. He was speaking at
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      504 25  -  Jane Ng It will have 2,500 pupils; govt plans for up to 4 new schools scaled back for now I By ANOTHER international school will come on the scene by September next year, offering an American-style curriculum to an eventual enrolment of 2,500. The Stamford
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        212 25 THE authorities lifted a ban on some China-made snacks yesterday as part of a plan to gradually re-introduce Chinese products containing dairy following a contamination scandal earlier this year. The Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) said local stocks of China-made chocolate, candy and desserts containing milk
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      199 25  -  JANE NG A GROUP of 30 old boys from St Joseph's Institution (SJI) have come together to offer scholarships to boys from poor families who will be joining the school at Secondary 1 next year. Thirty scholarships will be available for boys with sterling academic
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      398 26  -  Serene Luo Jump in viruses to mine personal data, take control of computers: Microsoft By THERE has been a startling rise in the number of computer viruses designed to steal personal information such as bank account numbers and credit card data, says a
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      173 26 HERE are some ways Internet safety is being compromised, experts say. Malicious code hidden on legitimate websites Instead of sending viruses through e-mail messages, attackers now make use of legitimate websites. Codes capable of triggering silent virus downloads can be embedded in pictures,
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      97 26 CAROLINE CHIA Stilt dancer Ayesha Evans, 31, from New Zealand, catching the attention of shoppers at the newly opened West Coast Plaza over the weekend. Ms Evans and other performers from Empress Stilt Dance are in Singapore for the first time. They will be performing Dyer
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      375 27  -  Karamjit Kaur Defibrillators to revive heart-attack victims to be put in terminals for use by the public I By AVIATION CORRESPONDENT MACHINES that could make a difference between life and death for heart attack victims may soon be available in all public and restricted areas
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      233 27  -  Diana Othman I By RAFFLES Hotel is gearing up for tonight's Gala Christmas Tree Dinner and Auction, its annual charity fund-raiser that is into its 17th year. Hotel officials yesterday unveiled six Christmas trees brimming with luxury goodies such as travel packages to
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      490 28  -  K. C. VIJAYAN Why just a fine instead? Because cop had initiated chat with him, judge says I By LAW CORRESPONDENT A POLICE officer's move to strike up a conversation with an errant motorist swayed a judge to fine the accused for offering a
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      662 28  -  Goh Chin Lian By THREE men who wore T-shirts depicting a kangaroo dressed in judge's robes were found to be in contempt of court after a day-long hearing yesterday. Justice Judith Prakash adjourned the hearing shortly after making her decision so the men
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      254 28 THE family of an 18-year-old China national found dead in a Jurong West flat three weeks ago arrived in Singapore yesterday to bid the teen a final goodbye. Wu Yunzhong, who was here on a work permit, moved into the flat
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        208 28 A LORRY driver admitted yesterday to running over a woman in Changi last year and fleeing the scene, leaving the victim fatally wounded on the road. Ong Woo Meng pleaded guilty to four charges involving the fatal collision, which happened in the early hours of Oct
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        139 28 A MAN was jailed for five months yesterday for slashing a friend across the abdomen with a wire cutter following a heated argument over old clothes. Sri Lankan national Sinnathamby Thevaraiah, 50, was also fined $4,000 for cutting Mr Pannerselvam Kuppusamy in a Toa Payoh
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      380 28  -  Selina Lum By A TAIWANESE company has sued Sing Tel for infringing on its trademark by using the word "mio" on goods and services such as mio TV. In the High Court yesterday, Mitac International Corporation said it had sold technology products here since 2002
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      590 29  -  KIMBERLY SPYKERMAN GOODNESS GRACIOUS ME! Outdoor food centre to join move to instil better dining manners By CLEARING your tray after a meal could soon become standard behaviour at hawker centres, with the National Environment Agency (NEA) and Singapore Kindness Movement partnering The Straits
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      373 29  -  Shobana Kesava By EXPERTS should study whether more of Singapore's mangrove forests are worth protecting under conservation laws, said Minister for the Environment and Water Resources Yaacob Ibrahim yesterday. He said the National Parks Board (NParks) and university researchers need to evaluate whether it is
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      500 29  -  Liaw Wy-Cin By CAMBODIAN army generals whose home taps have run dry because they refused to pay their water bills are likely to get angry when asked to make good on what they owe angry enough to hold a gun to your head.
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      589 30 THE TIMES, LONDON, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS Gallas recalled to crisis-hit Arsenal, but loses his captaincy LONDON: William Gallas will play for Arsenal against Dynamo Kiev in the Champions League at the Emirates Stadium today, but his captaincy has been passed permanently to Cesc Fabregas. French defender Gallas was
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      194 30 INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MADRID: Real Madrid are the most successful club in the 53 years of European football's most prestigious competition. But they are struggling to reach the last 16 of the Champions League. While more of their biggest rivals could
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      354 30 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS MADRID: Both Manchester United and Villarreal look poised to qualify for the last 16 of the Champions League, but top place is at stake when they meet in a Group E duel today at El Madrigal. Champions United are bidding to become
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      609 31  - S 'PORE LION FROM BRITAIN Wang Meng Meng Exeter-born Wilkinson set to be a regular in the national side By FROM meeting the King of Pop to hacking it in England's lower divisions and finally on to stardom, John Wilkinson's road to Singapore has been long and winding. He traded
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      278 31  -  WANG MENG MENG INDRA Sahdan's scoring touch has deserted him and he is not afraid to admit it. The football striker has not scored for the national team since finding the net in a 2-1 win over North Korea 17 months ago.
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      507 31 THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON: Michael Ballack has dismissed Liverpool's Premier League football title challenge. The race for the title will be between reigning champions Manchester United and Chelsea, said the Chelsea midfielder. Currently, only goal difference separates Liverpool from Chelsea at the top
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      472 31 LOS ANGELES TIMES Los Angeles Lakers 118 Sacramento Kings 108 LOS ANGELES: This was supposed to be the start of an easy stretch for the Los Angeles Lakers, the first of several match-ups against National Basketball Association teams with losing records. Instead, the
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        74 31 ASSOCIATED PRESS MONTREAL: The World Anti-Doping Agency said that Viagra is being examined for its potential use as a performance-enhancing drug. The pill, widely associated with treating erectile dysfunction in men, works by suppressing an enzyme that regulates blood flow and allows vessels to
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        55 31 ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK: Disgraced former world 100 m record-holder Tim Montgomery said he took testosterone and human growth hormones before the Sydney Olympics, and does not deserve the gold medal he won in the 4xloom relay. He is currently serving a 46-month sentence for
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        51 31 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SUNDERLAND: West Ham manager Gianfranco Zola was relieved when his English Premier League football side finally ended a run of seven matches without a win. West Ham beat Sunderland 1-0 on Sunday for a result that moved them away from the relegation
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        84 31 ASSOCIATED PRESS BRISBANE: Australia coach Ricky Stuart will be investigated, following a complaint that he verbally abused referee Ashley Klein and an English official following the shocking rugby league World Cup final loss to New Zealand on Saturday. Rugby League International Federation chairman Colin Love
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        57 31 BLOOMBERG NEWS LAS VEGAS: British boxer Ricky Hatton is ready to move up a weight division to fight Oscar de la Hoya or Manny Pacquiao, after defeating American Paulie Malignaggi in Las Vegas last weekend. He retained his International Boxing Organisation light-welterweight title
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      186 32 ASSOCIATED PRESS MONACO Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt (far right) and Russian pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva won the lAAF World Athlete of the Year awards on Sunday. Bolt set world records in the 100 and 200 metres at the Beijing Games in August, and his third gold
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      749 32 NEW YORK TIMES S. Korean Shin serves notice of her arrival with her first triumph in U.S. WEST PALM BEACH (Florida): Shin Ji Yai served notice on Sunday if any more was necessary that another world-class player from the East was here to take her
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      339 32 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BANGALORE: England captain Kevin Pietersen has urged his team to keep their "chins up", as he attempts to salvage some success amid the ruins of the side's one-day cricket campaign in India. The tourists lost the sev-en-match series, after slipping to their
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      100 32 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Winger Shane Williams (above) became the first Welshman to be named International Rugby Board Player of the Year on Sunday. He headed off teammate Ryan Jones, New Zealand flyhalf and 2005 recipient Dan Carter, Italy captain Sergio Parisse and Scotland
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      322 32 Badminton China Open Super Series In Shanghai, finals Men's singles: Lin Dan (Chn) bt Lee Chong Wei (Mas) 21-18 21-9. Doubles: Jung Jae Sung/Lee Yong Dae (Kor) bt Boe Mathias/ Mogensen Carsten (Den) 17-21 21-17 21-13. Women's singles: Jiang Yanjiao (right, Chn) bt Zhu Jingjing (Chn) 21-15 21-13. Doubles:
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      585 33 ASSOCIATED PRESS Davis Cup win caps a great year of sporting achievement MADRID: Spain clinched an improbable Davis Cup victory over Argentina on Sunday to cap a historic year of Spanish sporting achievement. Fernando Verdasco won 6-3, 6-7 (3-7), 4-6, 6-3,6-1 against Jose Acasuso at Mar del Plata
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      167 30 FINDING HIS PLACE John Wilkinson is set to be a regular player for Singapore. B9 BEST ATHLETES Usain Bolt and Yelena Isinbayeva win top athletics awards. 810 1-mM ANOTHER TRIUMPH Spain beat Argentina to become Davis Cup champions. 81l fO WHAT'S ONLINE X) A MOST VIEWED, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE
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      170 32 Today Badminton Cheers Age Group (Singles) C'ships (Yio Chu Kang Sports Hall, 9am). Football Uefa Champions League: Zenit v Juventus (Live, Ch23, Wednesday, 1.25am), Villarreal v Manchester United (Live, Ch23, tomorrow, 3.30am), Arsenal v Dynamo Kiev (Live, Ch24, tomorrow, 3.30am), AaB v Celtic, BATE Borisov v Real Madrid, Bayern Munich
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      62 33 RAJAKAMARAN s/o KURUPPAN Age: 55 passed away peacefully on 24 November 2008. Dearly missed by loved ones. Mother: Letchimi (deceased) Brother: TampinesAppu (deceased) Wife: Parameswari Sisters, Children, Brothers-in-law, Nephews, Nieces, Relatives Friends Body is resting at Blk 25 HougangAve 3 #09-432 Tel: *****444. Cortege will leave on 25 Nov. 2008
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      40 33 We, the family of the late ONGHOCKKHEE wish to express our heartfelt thanks and sincere appreciation to the officers and men of HQMES&IAMB, relatives, friends and colleagues for their presence, wreaths, donations and unflinching support in our time of distress.
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      150 33 "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 WEE SYE CHOO Age: 81 Was called home peacefully to be with the Lord on 23 November 2008, dearly missed and fondly remembered by
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      29 33 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences To The Family Of The Late NG THIAM CHYE Departed on 21 Nov 2008 From: The Management Staff of ST Aerospace Engineering Pte Ltd
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      64 33 "For we walk by faith, not by sight. We are confident, yes, well pleased rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord." 2 Corinthians 5:7-8 In Loving Memory Of Susamma George P.G.George Departed2s.ll.9s Departed 17.04.05 Yesterday's Influence, Today's Memories, Tomorrow's Reunion. Dearest mummy, the
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      31 33 Our Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to the family of our dearest Chairman KUM YEW THONG Departed on 22 Nov 2008 From: Board of Directors Staff of Sin Electroplating Pte Ltd
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      120 33 SARJEET KAUR (Village Dhalle Ke Moga) Wife of Late Sardara Singh (Ex PC 183 Naval Police Force] Age: 82 passed away peacefully on 23 November 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Sons: Daughters-in-law: Sukhdev Singh Balbiro Kaur Gordev Singh Diwinder Kaur Daughters: Sons-in-law: (Pritam Kaur, deceased) ASP
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      59 33 ROSE MARY SUSARETNAM Age 57 passed away peacefully on 24 Nov 2008, leaving behind loved ones. Husband: Henry Manickam Subramaniam Son: Daughter-in-law: Simon Anna Grandson: Jeremiah Gerard Mother, Brothers, Sister, In-laws, Relatives, Friends and All Loved Ones. Body resting at Blk 119 #02-1793 Ang Mo Kio Aye 3. For funeral
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      86 33 EDDIE LIM JUAT CHAI Age 58 passed away peacefully on 23 November 08, leaving behind loved ones. Brothers Sisters-in-law Ljm Tuan Meng (deceased) Yeo Poh Choo, Jennifer Lim Joo Koon Er Lee Joo Sisters Brothers-in-law: Lim Heng Khin Koh Tak Leng Lim Hui Kheng Lee Chin Nam God-daughter Wong Liang
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      41 33 Our Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to the family of our dearest Chairman KUM YEW THONG Departed on 22 Nov 2008 From: Board of Directors Staff of ITI Metal Finishing Pte Ltd ITI Precision Finishing Pte Ltd Chemtech Machinery Pte Ltd
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      136 33 LIM SIEW TIN JO-ANGIE Age: 40 Was called home to be with the Lord on 22 November 2001 Dearly missed by loved ones. Father: Mother: Lim Ah Gong (Deceased) Tan Pong (Deceased) Brothers: Sisters-in-law: Lim King Eng Ng Sok Eng Lim Kian Chuan Koh Pang Hoe Lim Kian Yeu Thoo
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      48 33 The Family of The Late TEO BAKIMM Departed 20 Nov 2008 wishes to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all relatives, friends, colleagues and business associates for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, contributions and wreaths during their recent bereavement. *All contributions will be donated to various charities.
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      51 34 Deepest Condolence to Dr Tan Lay Keong Family on the demise of his beloved father Mr Tan Kirn Ker, AMP On 22.11.08 From THE MANAGEMENT AND STAFF OF SEMI INTEGRATION SEMI j^4c integration ivi=ml_ Slalus Company SEMI Integration (S) Pte Ltd SEMI Integration (M) Sdn Bhd SEMI Integration (Shanghai) Co
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      126 34 "The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want." Psalm 23 TAN SEOK KIM Age: 64 was called home to be with the Lord on 23 November 2008. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones Husband: Lee Khet Kuen Son: Lee Hoi Chew (deceased) Daughters: Son-in-law: Lee Tli Yeh
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      164 34 The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want Surely goodness and loving kindness will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. Psalm 23 JOHN WANG AH JONG Age: 64 was called home to be with the lord
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      118 34 LEE KIM HIOK Age: 80 Passed away peacefully on 24 November 2008 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones Husband: Chew Ah Soo Sons: Daughters-in-law: Chew Wan Hai (deceased) Lim Poh Choo Chew Eng Bee Lim Bee Chye Chew Eng Hong Lav Joo Let Juliet Chew Eng Guan Leong
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      139 34 "I rejoiced with those who said to me let us go to the house of the Lord." Psalms 122:1 til LAWRENCE TAN TIEW BOON Age: 62 was called home to be with his Lord Jesus peacefully on 24 November 2008 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by: Wife: Fong Lye Lee
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      155 34 "The Lord is my Shepherd I shall not want... and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.' Psalm 23 LIM HONG NEO Age: 93 was called home to be with the Lord on 23 Nov 2008, leaving behind loved ones. (Husband: David Lim Siew Nghee, deceased) Sons:
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      211 34 "The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not be in want.... >' 4'\ and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23 CHOO LI LYN (Mrs Wee Choo Kian) Age: 73 Was called home to be with the Lord on 24 November 2008 Dearly missed and
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      67 34 ATHMA SHANTI POOJA MARIAPPAN S/0 PERIA THAMBY Departed on 10 November 2008 Dearly missed by loved ones. Wife: Sundra Mary Son: Daughter-in-law: Mahendra Kavitha Grandson: Granddaughter: Jayendra Mithra Brothers: P. Pakrisamy (P. Irrulappan, deceased) (P. Virasingam, deceased) P. Arumugam Velasamy P. Yana Prakasam ATHMA SHANTI POOJA will be held on
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      110 34 I "The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want...." Psalm23:l CHEONG LAI LIN Age: 83 (Wife of the late Ho Swee Heng) was called home to be with the Lord on 24 November 2008, dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Daughter: Sister: Patricia Ho Cheong Lai Keng
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      37 34 In Loving Memory of ALICE TEO KEOWLIM Departed 25 Nov 04 SIMON YAP TEONG HUAT Departed 9 April 83 Gone from our lives both so dear, But in our hearts forever near. Dearly missed by loved ones
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      550 35  -  Goh Eng Yeow BULLS AND BEARS Regional bourses sink as traders still worried about global financial system By MARKETS CORRESPONDENT NEWS of embattled banking giant Citigroup's bailout by the United States government got a cool reception from traders here and elsewhere
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      254 35 ALVIN FOO WARRANT WATCH HANG Seng Index issues and bank warrants hogged investor attention yesterday due to overall market volatility and the Citigroup bailout. Mr Barnaby Matthews, the head of warrant sales at Macquarie Securities, said activity was dominated by Hang Seng Index contracts,
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        20 35 STOCK TRADING VOLUME 790.44 million shares worth $650.33 million UP DOWN Gainers: 108 Losers: 284 Unchanged: 930
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        92 35 Mid Cap 317.58 T -8.54 Basic materials 192.60 T -7.51 Utilities 244.03 T -12.16 Small Cap 270.95 T -4.64 Industrials 336.45 T -9.38 Financials 382.17 T -13.60 All Share 386.39 T -9.81 Consumer goods 295.90 T -10.17 Technology 337.77 T -14.37 Fledgling 375.55 T -2.86 Health care
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        21 35 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Friday's close: 7,910.79 (+207.75) »Japan's financial markets were closed for a public holiday. They reopen today.
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        29 35 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 12,457.94 (-201.26) Hong Kong shares closed 1.6 per cent down as investors' confidence was dampened by job cuts and a recession.
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        25 35 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 1,897.06 (-72.33) Chinese shares closed down 3.67 per cent after an anticipated interest rate cut failed to materialise.
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        30 35 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 3,425.1 (+8.6) Australian shares closed up 0.3 per cent as financial stocks weighed on the market despite a strong lead from Wall Street.
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        29 35 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 855.39 (-11.49) Malaysian shares closed down 1.3 per cent as investors waited for a central bank decision on its overnight policy rate.
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        28 35 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 970.14 (-33.59) South Korean shares closed down 3.3 per cent on falls in banks and carmakers, amid fears about the world economy.
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        27 35 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 8,903.12 (-12.09) Indian shares fell 0.14 per cent as investors were cautious over near-term trends, despite the US rescue of Citigroup.
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        25 35 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Yesterday's close: 386.12 (-11.39) Thai shares closed 2.87 per cent lower as anti-government protesters besieged key state buildings in Bangkok.
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          103 35 (0) GLD 10US$ Isetan Lyxor Apex50 10US$ IS MSCI India 100 lardine C8C Lyxor MS India I0IISS FalconEne SingTel 100 EDMI Lyxor India Nifty 10 Lyxor China H I0IISS GrandBanks rexchemPack Hour Glass Boustead Sp LippoMapleT SingTel SingTel 10 Sino-Env ChinaYuanb 7844 511.0 295 17.0 207 15.3 297
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          101 35 (0) Nov 24 CENTS OCBC Bk 4.5%NCPS 100 ...8200 -300.0 -3 IMH 1754 -146.9 -5 UOB 1126 -44.0 -3 Asia Pac Brew 980 -40.0 -3 DBS Bk 6% NCPS 10 9330 -40.0 -0 DBS Grp 927 -33.0 -3 ISH 940 -30.6 -2 CityDev 530 -30.0 -5 0CBCCap5.1%NCPS 100
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          86 35 Nov a Centillion Ace Achieve ChinaACorp EDMI TexchemPack Lereno Unionmet Zhonghui FalconEne Abterra ChinaYuanb Firstlink Sunshine Qian Feng Plastoform Superbowl Interra LippoMapleT lurongTech Achieva 1 100.0 2.5 66.7 2.5 66.7 13.5 58.8 11.5 53.3 1.5 50.0 4 33.3 2 33.3 28 30.2 2.5 25.0 10 25.0 2.5 25.0
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          96 35 Nov 24 CENTS Gul Tech AsianMicro Global Voice Liang Huat ChinaHongc UPP BRC Asia FrasersCT Unwell FrivenCo Gallant Soilbuild Auric Pac SaizenREIT Equation Gems TV Union Steel IPC Corp Sunningdale Ran Inn 2.5 -28.6 -1.0 1.5 -25.0 -0.5 1.5 -25.0 -0.5 1.5 -25.0 -0.5 3.5 -22.2 -1.0 9
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          108 35 (0) 7o !TI 2050 DBePW*****2 92 :apitalandRBeCW***** 31.5 !GX BNP ePW*****6 62 !TI 1050 DBePW*****2 75.5 !TI 2200BNPePW*****6 78 JOB DBePW*****8 78 JBS DB ePW*****0 26.5 !TI 1700 DBePW*****2 53 !TI 1800BNPePW*****0 42 !TI 2050BNPePW*****0 ...59.5 !TI 1500BNPePW*****6 ...23.5 !TI 1650BNPePW*****0 44 !TI 1700BNPePW*****0 ...38.5 J0BSGAePW*****1 123 JBS
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          109 35 MOV UtNIb 7o ChinaACorpWI ***** 1 100.0 5 Chance Prop Wl 3002 2 100.0 CapitalandRBeCW***** 31.5 23.5 rech0il8GaeW*****6 6.5 18.2 5TI 2050 DBePW*****2 92 17.9 5TI 2000 DBeCW*****2 8.5 13.3 DBS DB ePW*****0 26.5 12.8 5GX BNP ePW*****6 62 10.7 5TI 1500BNPePW*****6 ...23.5 9.3 5TI 1050 DBePW*****2 75.5
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          113 35 MOV UtNIb 7o CapitalanBNPeC*****8 2 -50.0 -2.0 lat Hong Wl***** 3 -40.0 -2.0 JOB MBL iCW*****0 21 -39.1 -13.5 5TI 1000SGAeCW*****6 16 -34.7 -8.5 5GX MBL iCW*****3 31 -27.9 -12.0 JOB MER eCW*****8 5.5 -21.4 -1.5 5GX MBL eCW*****3 7.5 -21.1 -2.0 CapitalandDBeCW***** 12.5 -19.4 -3.0 5TI 1000
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      180 35 UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS By Volume CENTS °/o Vol Noble Grp Golden Agri Ezra Centillion StraitsAsia CapitaComm China Hongxing Cosoo Corp SingTel DBS DB eCW*****7 Synear Qlam IndoAgri AusGroup SembMar 74.5 17 55 1 63 73 18 68 248 20.5 20.5 93 40.5 19.5 177
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      105 35 FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES: (9AM): S$ TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Nov 24 2008 Buying Selling Aust dollar 0.9540 0.9950 Can dollar 1.1950 1.2100 Euro 1.9180 1.9400 Malaysian rineeit* 0.4214 0.4220 NZ dollar 0.8090 0.8270 Sterling pound 2.2600 2.2860 US dollar 1.5200 1.5370 S$ TO 100 UNITS OF
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      367 35 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR'OOO HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MIL 720 375 715 2180 590 72.5 123 525 3580 2236 795 458 270 319 1880 467 482 384 .1, 473 414 316 2170 572 378 228 5606 CapitaLand 145 5417 CapitaMall 515 5611 CityDev
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      619 35 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR'OOO HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MIL 166 272 210 256 257 438 112 238 239 MM 191 365 195 I. 595 398 765 422 372 317 190 580 87 222 256 I"-. 130 117.4 36.5 357.2 130 l.-l 279 201
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        683 36  -  Robin Chan Marine firm wants to raise $98m with fourth largest listing this year I By OFFSHORE marine group Otto Marine is bucking the trend in a desolate market by mounting one of the year's largest initial public offerings (IPOs). Since the financial
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        493 36  -  Francis Chan I By SINGAPORE'S Temasek Holdings, already the largest shareholder in Standard Chartered, may increase that stake. The third largest bank in Britain said yesterday that it plans to raise £1.8 billion (Ss4.l billion) in a rights issue to prop up its balance
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      1121 37 NEW YORK TIMES Easy profit, booming housing market made execs overlook trading and lending excesses NEW YORK: In September last year, with Wall Street confronting a crisis caused by too many souring mortgages, Citigroup executives met in a wood-pan-elled library to assess their own
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      433 38  -  Fiona Chan I By INFLATION resumed its downward trend last month, but stayed higher than expected as hikes in electricity rates kicked in. The consumer price index rose 6.4 per cent last month over last year, above market projections of 6
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      735 38  -  Alvin Foo Drop in the won's value and moves to stabilise market make it attractive: Officials I By SOUTH Korea could present bargain investment opportunities for foreigners after a sharp slide of about one-third in the value of its currency, the won, so far this year,
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      361 38  -  Robin Chan I By THE Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) held talks with South Korea's Finance Ministry officials here yesterday over the possibility of investing in South Korean treasury bonds. Mr Shin Je Yoon, Deputy Minister for International Affairs at the South
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      601 39  -  Michelle Tay MAS' move to push financial firms to invest in staff in downturn I By THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has taken steps to further encourage financial institutions to invest in training talent during the current downturn. It will boost its
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      455 39 ASSOCIATED PRESS, BLOOMBERG, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS GOVERNMENTS from Europe to Asia announced fresh plans to stimulate their economies yesterday to counteract a financial meltdown not seen since the Great Depression. United States President-elect Barack Obama is reportedly pushing a new stimulus package that
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      275 39 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON: Home resales in the United States dropped last month and prices fell the most on record, signalling a deepening housing recession going into next year. Purchases of existing homes fell 3.1 per cent last month to an annual rate
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      761 40  -  Yang Huiwen Prices down by as much as 90%; firms stuck with excess vessels I By THE raw numbers tell a devastating story for the shipping industry, which is being walloped by the global slowdown as shipping rates plummet precipitously. Just a few
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        831 42  -  tan yi hui Whether you are travelling with children, with friends or alone, experts have just the destination for you It is not only the 11th month but also the 11th hour if you are thinking of a year-end holiday but have not decided where to
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        1030 42 Analyst Liow Ec Ting, 28, and wife Felicia Chen, 26, a teacher, who is five months pregnant The brief "Since Felicia is a teacher, we thought December would be the best time to have a romantic getaway. We'll probably be very busy next year when our daughter,
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        425 43 Former schoolmates and gal pals marketing executive Crystin Chiam, lawyer Kelly Fan and advertising executive Teo Minzi, all 27 The brief "We want to get away from job stress, widen our horizons and immerse in different cultures. It's an all-girl thing and boyfriends are not included.
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        915 44  -  deepika shetty Busy and bustling that is how one Korean expatriate living here describes her city Seoul, the capital of South Korea, is a complicated, busy and challenging city, says art exhibition coordinator Kate Yeon Kee Lim, a 44-year-old native of the city currently living in Singapore. Home
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        679 45  -  Tan Vi Hui CHRISTMAS PROMOTIONS AT SWISSOTEL Swissotel Hotels And Resorts is offering festive packages for its properties worldwide, from Peru to Turkey to China. For example, at Swissotel Chicago, guests get discounts and shopping vouchers from participating shops at Chicago's famous Magnificent Mile, only a stone's throw
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        459 46 David Bowden highlights the shopping and culinary delights in Kuala Lumpur's mega malls Pavilion Kuala Lumpur Centrally located along Bukit Bintang, the Pavilion is the latest addition to Kuala Lumpur's (XL) shopping scene. The anchor tenants are Tangs and Parkson with an additional 450 boutiques that
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        624 47 Ideally situated just kilometres from downtown XL, The Gardens is part of Mid Valley City which also houses the well-established retail centre of Mid Valley Megamall. The Gardens offers more high-end shopping along with Gardens Hotel Residences and offices. Robinsons and Isetan are the principal
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        552 52  -  Felix cheong Get close to nature at the Riders Lodge by IT'S a world away from the hustle and bustle of city life. That was what my family and I experienced during a one-night stay at Riders Lodge a couple of years ago. Riders Lodge is located
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      218 55 Agence France-Presse Sydney Australian author David Malouf has beaten Nobel laureate J.M. Coetzee and Japan's Haruki Murakami to win Australasia's richest literary prize. He won the inaugural Asllo,ooo (*****,446) Australia-Asia Literary Award for The Complete Stories. Writer Nury Vittachi, who chaired the judging panel, said:
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      587 55  -  Steven ang |review| 3 concert PUCCINI GALA Singapore Lyric Opera Esplanade Concert Hall, Last Friday While Puccini's music forms the staple of any opera house, the Singapore Lyric Opera chose not to feature any of his hit tunes in its concert to celebrate the 150
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          51 58 Teen-vampire love story, Twilight, was No. 1 in the North American weekend box office with some US$7O.6 million (SsloB million) in ticket sales, the second-highest ever for an independent film. Catherine Hardwicke's movie, made for US$37 million, had the biggest opening ever for a female
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        208 58 The six fans who turned up at Changi Airport yesterday afternoon to meet Australian singer Kylie Minogue got lucky. The 40-year-old pop singer, who is performing at the Singapore Indoor Stadium tonight, stopped to pose for photos with them, and gave autographs before hurrying into
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