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Title Section18 2009-03-13 1 MICA (P) 191/11/2008 FRIDAY, MARCH 13 2009 «jp* AN SPH PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS THE STRAITS TIMES.18 words
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Article, Illustration62 2009-03-13 1 MR LAWRENCE Kirn was 17 when he started his first venture, a printing business. He was 23 when he took over his father's marine service firm and turned it into a million-dollar concern. Now he has pledged more than $100,000 to his university to help struggling students.62 words
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Article55 2009-03-13 1 THE global financial crisis has cut down the list of the world's billionaires as well as their wealth reports Forbes magazine. There were just 793 of them this year. Singapore, which used to have five, is left with only two Mr Ng Teng Fong and Mr Wee55 words
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Article66 2009-03-13 1 INJURY claims arising from road accidents nearly doubled last year to more than 16,000, and motorists at large are expected to foot the bill. Citing such claims as one of the causes of last year's motor insurance underwriting loss of $214 million an all-time high the66 words
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Article46 2009-03-13 1 TO SUPPORT Singapore's burgeoning media industry, the Media Development Authority is injecting an unprecedented $250 million in funding. This latest move is to help producers develop new projects in the highly competitive environment despite the economic downturn. HOME PAGE C 446 words
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563 2009-03-13 1 Francis Chan - Francis Chan Following Lehman fiasco MAS drafts measures to curb mis-selling By A BIG shake-up in the way investment products are sold is on the way, with beefed-up rules and tough new laws to drive shoddy and aggressive merchants out of the industry. The563 words
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Article, Illustration157 2009-03-13 1 FORMER Kallang favourite Abbas Saad's (above) lifelong ban has been lifted by the Football Association of Singapore. Abbas, 41, who had two spells with the Singapore football team in the early *****, was suspended in 1995 after his conviction for helping to fix results of157 words
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Advertisement175 2009-03-13 1 were born last year, the highest number since 2002, when 40,760 were born. The bumper crop was boosted by babies of ethnic groups other than Chinese, Malays or Indians. l^^tmm**—-^. Last year, 10.4% of all babies born were of "other" races, cX^ ro up from 7.1% in 2002. *Sv*d A175 words
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Miscellaneous42 2009-03-13 1 I Must-sees |p l Fab w wjfi Laurence Lien f -j > j|^* v! 1 at film f hairstyles wants a more v^*-^ 7> festival at 50+ caring Spore j§ I J LIFE! PAGES C 4&5 >/ ■IN URBAN INSIGHT PAGES A 20&21 TO*"-42 words
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Article, Illustration989 2009-03-13 2 Chua Mui Hoong - Chua Mui Hoong A 'survival job' is well and good but the risk is a downward financial slide By SENIOR WRITER MY FRIEND arrived first with her charming toddler in tow. Her husband settled the bill with the taxi-driver, whipped out a reporter's notebook, looked at989 words
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Article205 2009-03-13 2 WE SAY Whether commercially run private schools develop into a big export or end up an embarrassment for Singapore stands on two things: protecting foreign students against swindle and quality assurance in teaching and the qualifications awarded. Tightening of regulations in past years helped, but the205 words
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Article24 2009-03-13 2 COLUMNS Economists who have been ideologues are to blame for the current crisis, not economics, says Dani Rodrik. REVIEW PAGE Al624 words
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Article, Illustration23 2009-03-13 2 The US must seek to engage Syria and Iran, and pursue Arab-Israeli peace simultaneously, says William Choong. REVIEW PAGE Al723 words
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Article31 2009-03-13 2 OUR READER SAYS Gary Chua suggests that the squeezed middle class be allowed to partially withdraw their Central Provident Fund savings before age 55. FORUM PAGE A 2231 words
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Article, Illustration37 2009-03-13 2 www.straitstimes.com Nirmal Ghosh hears about Thaksin Shrinawatra's thoughts on whether to write his untold story during a satellite chat. Abdul Hafiz Abdul Samad says Benitez should drop his hard act for the good of Liverpool.37 words
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Article, Illustration584 2009-03-13 3 Disgraced financier remanded in jail until sentencing on June 16 NEW YORK: Bernard Madoff pleaded guilty yesterday to charges of orchestrating the biggest financial swindle in Wall Street history and was sent to jail to await his sentence. "I cannotREUTERS; ASSOCIATED PRESS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 584 words
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430 2009-03-13 3 Jeremy Au Yong - Jeremy Au Yong By PRESIDENT S R Nathan has given his formal consent for the Government to draw on past reserves to finance part of the $20.5 billion economic package unveiled in January. His decision was conveyed in two letters to430 words
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Article, Illustration751 2009-03-13 4 Theresa Tan - Theresa Tan Foreigners account for much of the increase in couples tying the knot By THE number of marriages and babies born in Singapore rose sharply last year. There is a caveat, however: Much of the increase in marriages is down to foreigners,DESMOND WEE; ST GRAPHICS - 751 words
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475 2009-03-13 6 Sim Chi Yin - Sim Chi Yin In a projection of soft power, more Confucius Institutes will be set up By CHINA CORRESPONDENT BEIJING: Despite a worldwide "learn Mandarin" craze, the language is not quite rolling off people's tongues just yet. China hopes to change that and stamp its475 words
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3 Proposals from MAS on sale of structured products
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309 2009-03-13 8 Gabriel Chen - Gabriel Chen Q By CONFUSED by the reams of legalese that came with your investment? Help is on the way with proposed new rules that will require all investment products to come with a three- to four-page summary sheet making clear the309 words
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315 2009-03-13 9 Francis Chan - Francis Chan 2 By CONSUMERS will soon have a far clearer idea if an investment product is more complex and possibly riskier under a key proposal put forward yesterday. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) plans to introduce a new product category315 words
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370 2009-03-13 9 Gabriel Chen - Gabriel Chen By 3 BANK tellers may soon no longer be able to steer customers queueing in bank branches towards representatives flogging investment products. New rules proposed yesterday will outlaw the practice, which has been a common cause of complaint370 words
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Article, Illustration721 2009-03-13 10 Sandra Davie - Sandra Davie Course trainees were upset that option trading instructor's doctorate came from an unaccredited university By SENIOR WRITER A GROUP of 49 people scored a legal victory over a self-styled expert on option trading who turned out to have a dodgy doctorate fromAZIZ HUSSIN - 721 words
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Article639 2009-03-13 11 Alvin Foo - Alvin Foo Decision will slash wage bill by 20%; higher-paid staff to bear the brunt of the cuts By FACING THE DOWNTURN "It is imperative that we prepare for a longer-than-expected downturn so that we can emerge stronger when the economy recovers." SPH639 words
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Article, Illustration608 2009-03-13 13 The list can be found at www.forbes.com/ 2009/03/11/worlds-richest-people-billionaires-2009-billionaires_land.html NEW YORK: The meltdown of global financial markets slashed the ranks of the world's billionaires by 30 per cent in 2008, Forbes magazine reported yesterday in its annual tally of the planet's richest people. Russians and IndiansLOS ANGELES TIMES; BLOOMBERG; ASSOCIATED PRESS; REUTERS; BLOOMBERG NEWS - 608 words
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414 2009-03-13 15 A DRAFT law being readied for Parliament to reinforce operating rules for commercially run private schools is an acknowledgment that the sector is beset with problems. Of these, dubious standards and the probability of foreign students being exposed to swindle are the more egregious of414 words
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Article, Illustration930 2009-03-13 15 Dani Rodrik - Dani Rodrik By Instead of presenting menus of options and listing the relevant trade-offs which is what economics is about economists have too often conveyed their own social and political preferences. Instead of being analysts, they have been ideologues, favouring one set of social arrangements930 words
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Article668 2009-03-13 15 Theodore Postol - Theodore Postol U.S. MISSILE DEFENCE IN EUROPE By IN HIS recent letter to Russian President Dmitri Medvedev, United States President Barack Obama offered to modify the previous administration's plans for a missile defence system in Europe. He was right to do so. A continued impasse withNEW YORK TIMES - 668 words
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Article, Illustration935 2009-03-13 16 William Choong - William Choong FOREIGN MATTERS I By SENIOR WRITER UNITED States President Barack Obama has been in office for barely 50 days and there is already a fresh diplomatic push in the Middle East. He has appointed a special envoy to the region, hintedAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 935 words
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Article, Illustration923 2009-03-13 17 Bruce Gale - Bruce Gale MATA JELI: A PERSPECTIVE ON INDONESIAN AFFAIRS By SENIOR WRITER Pertamina started out the year as everyone's favourite punching bag, but parliamentarians have now met their match. For now, politicians will probably avoid any further attempt to influence the operations of theREUTERS - 923 words
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Article, Illustration851 2009-03-13 18 Harsh V. Pant - Harsh V. Pant By FOR THE STRAITS TIMES SOUTH Asia's political fragility has been on full display over the past few weeks. While Bangladesh saw a virtual revolt by its paramilitary forces, Pakistan witnessed a brazen assault on Sri Lankan cricketers by its extremists. JustASSOCIATED PRESS - 851 words
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Article, Illustration3212 2009-03-13 19 Lee Siew Hua - Lee Siew Hua By SENIOR POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT dfd MAKING A DIFFERENCE "For a mature economy, the civil society in Singapore should be stronger...l felt that I could make more of a difference in the social sector." Mr Laurence Lien, on his move from the civil service to civilLIM WUI LIANG; ASSOCIATED PRESS; ST FILE - 3,212 words
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Letter295 2009-03-13 21 The Straits Times "Why is it so hard to get a copy on SIA flights?" MR LAWRENCE LAW: "I am getting increasingly frustrated requesting for a copy of The Straits Times when I take the Monday 7.50 am or 8.50 am flights to Jakarta on Singapore Airlines (SIA).295 words
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392 2009-03-13 21 MIDDLE CLASS AND SQUEEZED MY WIFE and I are in our late 40s and live in a paid-up five-room HDB flat. We are still working and have a few hundred thousands dollars in our Central Provident Fund (CPF) Ordinary and Special accounts. We will also392 words
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198 2009-03-13 21 I THANK Mr Daniel Choy for last Friday's letter, "Motor Claims Framework: Why no cut in premium?" As the Motor Claims Framework was implemented nine months ago, it is still too early to assess its full impact on containing198 words
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Letter232 2009-03-13 21 9am danger "Malaysianregistered motorcycles swarm at breakneck speed, overtaking law-abiding motorists." MR LIN DECAI: "I live in Bukit Panjang and travel daily on the BKE/PIE expressways. When the Electronic Road Pricing gantry lights are turned off at 9am, Malaysianregistered motorcycles swarm at breakneck speed along these roads, recklessly232 words
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Letter342 2009-03-13 22 Uniquely Singapore "A great holiday experience. My boyfriend and I had the pleasure of an amazing meal and a beautiful walk along the Esplanade." MISS JENNIFER PISLE: "I am writing this letter as an appreciation and acknowledgment of a great holiday experience in Singapore. My boyfriend and I had342 words
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Letter386 2009-03-13 22 CATCHING CANCER I REFER to Professor Mark Featherstone's letter on Tuesday, "Catch Cancer? Not a chance". Prof Featherstone exhorts us to show compassion to those who have had the misfortune to succumb to the scourge of cancer. No sensitive human being will debate this. Yet, when386 words
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337 2009-03-13 22 I AGREE with the basic premise of Professor Mark Featherstone's letter on Tuesday in response to Dr Andy Ho's column ("'Catch' cancer? Yes you can"). Although there are are a number of viruses that are associated with, or are necessary causes of, certain cancers, one337 words
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Article, Illustration382 2009-03-13 24 Teen felt all were mocking him and no one saw his potential WINNENDEN (Germany): The teenager who killed 15 people in a school shooting spree in south-west Germany on Wednesday had announced his plans in an Internet chatroom the night before the killings, a German officialREUTERS; ASSOCIATED PRESS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; FRANCE-PRESSE - 382 words
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Article, Illustration368 2009-03-13 24 27-year-old left hate lists of employers and colleagues SAMSON (Alabama): The gunman who killed 10 people and committed suicide in Alabama had struggled to keep a job and left behind lists of employers and colleagues he believed had wronged him. The lists found in MichaelASSOCIATED PRESS - 368 words
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Article, Illustration988 2009-03-13 25 Ho Ai Li - Ho Ai Li MEMO FROM TAIPEI It aims to regain top spot with new wharves, lure of nearby industrial zone By TAIWAN CORRESPONDENT IN ITS glory days, Kaohsiung port was often mentioned alongside Singapore and Hong Kong as one of the world's topREUTERS - 988 words
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Article, Illustration701 2009-03-13 25 HO AI LI - HO AI LI Rising star ERIC CHU, 47 Born on June 7, 1961, in Ba-de city, Taoyuan county. A business administration graduate from National Taiwan University and holds a doctorate in accounting from New York University. Promoted to accounting professor at National TaiwanWOLF GANG LIEN - 701 words
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Article, Illustration266 2009-03-13 26 KARACHI: Police baton-charged activists and manhandled dozens into vans in Karachi yesterday, as thousands defied the government in a mass protest that has thrown Pakistan into a crisis. Lawyers in black suits and opposition party activists carrying flags and punching theirAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 266 words
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345 2009-03-13 26 BEIJING: China's top official for dealing with Taiwan said negotiations with the island will focus for now on economic ties, with any talks about political and military affairs likely to be kept as an academic sideshow. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao last weekREUTERS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 345 words
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590 2009-03-13 26 Salim Osman - Salim Osman They sign agreement calling for strong government, president By INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT JAKARTA: Former president Megawati Sukarnoputri met her estranged exminister and now Vice-President Tusuf Kalla at a rare meeting yesterday, sparking speculation that they could team up against President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono590 words
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Article, Illustration516 2009-03-13 29 NATIONAL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS A green idea in the bag Peasant-turned-businessman Chen Fei hands out his signature rattan baskets at the National People's Congress in Beijing, which ends today. The 53-year-old has travelled all over China handing out the biodegradable baskets in hisREUTERS; ASSOCIATED PRESS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 516 words
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404 2009-03-13 29 Nirmal Ghosh - Nirmal Ghosh By THAILAND CORRESPONDENT BANGKOK: Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra said he is short of cash but will never give up his "fight for justice". Speaking to the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Hong Kong yesterday through a video link404 words
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Article, Illustration700 2009-03-13 29 Hazlin Hassan - Hazlin Hassan MALAYSIANS POLLED Respondents also describe country's most powerful political party as out of touch By MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT GENUINE CONCERN "(The public) have strong views about the problems affecting the party (Umno) while at the same time harbour high hopes that those electecL.will be ableBONG FORTIN - 700 words
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Article, Illustration573 2009-03-13 27 Pyongyang gives notice of plan believed to be disguised missile test SEOUL: North Korea has given global agencies notice of its plans to launch a satellite early next month, in a move Washington has called provocative and views as a disguised long-rangeAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; REUTERS; ASSOCIATED PRESS - 573 words
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Article546 2009-03-13 30 Bhagyashree Garekar - Bhagyashree Garekar Its objective is to get Washington to pursue trade and other links in region By US CORRESPONDENT STRONG SIGNAL "As voices of protectionism grow louder, the launch of this caucus makes for a great and positive soundbite." Singapore Ambassador to the US546 words
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Article525 2009-03-13 32 Chua Chin Hon - Chua Chin Hon They agree to prevent future conflict but did not say how By US BUREAU CHIEF WASHINGTON: The United States and China have sought to douse simmering tension over a naval confrontation in the South China Sea by agreeing to prevent similar525 words
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332 2009-03-13 32 BEIJING: China has dispatched its biggest and fastest fishery patrol ship to its exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea, following a naval skirmish with the United States and rekindled sovereignty disputes with neighbouring countries. The 4,450 tonne No. 311332 words
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Article, Illustration326 2009-03-13 32 BRISBANE: Wildlife workers rescued turtle eggs and pelicans off Australia's east coast yesterday while officials assessed the extent of an oil spill from a cargo ship that was damaged in stormy seas. The Pacific Adventurer's fuel stores were punctured when 31 containers of ammoniumASSOCIATED PRESS - 326 words
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Article, Illustration495 2009-03-13 33 ATTACK ON BUSH Journalist's family claims verdict was politically motivated and plans to appeal BAGHDAD: The Iraqi journalist who shot to fame after hurling his shoes at then US President George W. Bush was jailed for three years yesterday, sparking outrage among his familyAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 495 words
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427 2009-03-13 33 Lee Siew Hua - Lee Siew Hua By SENIOR POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT MUSCAT (Oman): President S R Nathan arrived here last night for a state visit to Oman one of three Gulf states that he will be visiting over the next fortnight. Between now and March 24, he427 words
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Article147 2009-03-13 33 PARIS: France will rejoin Natos military command, President Nicolas Sarkozy has announced, saying General Charles de Gaulle's reasons for quitting the inner circle four decades ago were no longer relevant. De Gaulle pulled out of the command structure, which is responsible for strategic planning, inREUTERS - 147 words
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Article, Illustration984 2009-03-13 35 Christopher Tan - Christopher Tan One factor is doubling of accident injury claims, says industry grouping By SENIOR CORRESPONDENT How the motor insurance industry fared last year Industry results The industry lost a record $214.1 million, compared to $103.2 million in 2007. Motorists paid $906.3 million in984 words
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Article, Illustration505 2009-03-13 36 SELINA LUM - SELINA LUM TRIAL OF REN Cl FOUNDER BUDDHIST monk Ming Vi, the founder and former chief of Ren Ci Hospital, has failed in his bid to move his criminal trial from the Subordinate Courts to the High Court. Yesterday, High505 words
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387 2009-03-13 36 Elena Chong - Elena Chong MP THREAT CASE By COURTS CORRESPONDENT A RAG-AND-BONE man appeared to be dissatisfied with the amount of financial assistance he was receiving, among other things, when he called a government hotline to complain about his Member of Parliament in January. Ng Kirn Ngweng387 words
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Article, Illustration498 2009-03-13 36 Selina Lum - Selina Lum Judge rejects bus driver's claim that he did not mean to strangle teen By A PRIVATE bus driver has been sentenced to hang for killing his China-born teenage stepdaughter. Ong Pang Siew, 46, was yesterday found guilty by the High Court498 words
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Article, Illustration392 2009-03-13 36 SELINA LUM - SELINA LUM AN INVESTIGATION into the illegal harbouring of overstayers in Singapore has led to the same offender being charged with sex crimes against a mentally disabled teenager. The man, Goh Kiat Chooi, 60, who surrendered to police last June, was jailed for392 words
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531 2009-03-13 37 Zakir Hussain - Zakir Hussain Held since 2002, they may be detained again if they do not comply with restrictions By TWO Singaporean members of the Jemaah Islamiah (JI) terror network who were detained under the Internal Security Act (ISA) have been released. A Ministry of531 words
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187 2009-03-13 37 ELIZABETH WILMOT - ELIZABETH WILMOT CENTRAL Provident Fund (CPF) members will continue to get 4 per cent interest on their Special, Medisave and Retirement Accounts from April 1 to June 30. This is even though the floating pegged rate has fallen below this level. The Government187 words
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Article72 2009-03-13 37 THE case against a businessman accused of injuring a Qantas crew member on a flight from Perth to Singapore has been adjourned. Jeswan Gupta Ramjee Teli, 45, was charged last month with kicking Mr Mark Heatley, 42, an Australian, on the neck on board the flight72 words
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73 2009-03-13 37 AN INSURANCE agent who pocketed the premiums he collected from two people was jailed for 12 months yesterday. Abdul Malik Mohammed Ghazali, 25, admitted to misappropriating $10,000 belonging to a cleaner, Mr Ngachi Ahmad, 56, and $1,300 belonging to Madam Zahariah Mustam, 49, last73 words
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Article129 2009-03-13 37 A FORMER staff sergeant of the Republic of Singapore Navy was yesterday accused of having accepted a total of $12,600 from a cigarette smuggler in return for assuring a safe passage for the contraband being sneaked into the country by sea. Gavin Bertram Lazaroo, 29,129 words
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Article, Illustration306 2009-03-13 38 Deepika Shetty - Deepika Shetty By ONE of Singapore's oldest places of worship, the Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple, is giving a helping hand to history. The temple in Waterloo Street is the sole sponsor of The Kangxi Emperor: Treasures From The Forbidden City. TheDESMOND WEE - 306 words
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655 2009-03-13 38 Chua Hian Hou - Chua Hian Hou Money will be used to co-fund new projects to sustain industry's growth By Submissions open Public service programmes Wanted: 200 extra hours of public service broadcasting, beefing up content that promotes racial harmony and family values to 2,346 hours this year.655 words
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Article, Illustration424 2009-03-13 39 Jane Ng - Jane Ng About 100 primary and secondary schoolgirls visit tech firm Agilent By NATIONAL wushu exponent Tao Vi Jun, 24, has been able to tap her knowledge of engineering to take her performance to new heights. The fourth-year engineering student at the NationalJOYCE FANG - 424 words
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Article, Illustration259 2009-03-13 40 GRACE CHNG - GRACE CHNG APPLE'S latest incarnation of its low-end digital music player is now so tiny, it's half the size of an AA battery. Unveiled on Wednesday, the iPod Shuffle also has a voice: the Voice Over feature tells users, in 14 languages, what259 words
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Article, Illustration724 2009-03-13 40 Amelia Tan - Amelia Tan Self-made businessman wants his Angel Fund to aid young entrepreneurs By MR LAWRENCE Kirn has four weeks to go before he graduates from the Singapore Management University (SMU) but he has already pledged more than $100,000 to help students. He wants most724 words
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170 2009-03-13 40 AMELIA TAN - AMELIA TAN ONE in eight Singapore Management University (SMU) students starting school this year will receive a scholarship due in part to the generosity of other students and alumni. Last year's graduating cohort donated $30,000 to set up the Graduating Class of170 words
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Article, Illustration529 2009-03-13 41 Lim Wei Chean - Lim Wei Chean Improvements in areas like infocomms, infrastructure help it rise six places in WEF report By Most competitive travel destinations 1. Switzerland (1) 2. Austria (2) 3. Germany (3) 4. France (10) 5. Canada (9) 6. Spain (5) 7. Sweden (8)MUGILAN RAJASEGERAN - 529 words
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Article, Illustration1011 2009-03-13 42 PERFECT "United are in the perfect condition. They are intense in their game, and the Champions League is about all these qualities. I think they could win all their Cups this season." JOSE MOURINHO How the mighty have fallen THERE will be anxious glances from Uefa when theTHE TIMES; LONDON; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; ASSOCIATED PRESS - 1,011 words
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196 2009-03-13 42 LONDON: With the noise from Anfield's wall of sound still ringing in their ears, Liverpool travel to Manchester United tomorrow with a confidence that comes only from bringing one of Europe's giants to their knees. Said midfielder Javier Mascherano, who played a196 words
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Article337 2009-03-13 42 Roma 1 Arsenal 0 (Arsenal win 7-6 on pen; act: 1-1 on agg) ROME: Surviving a Roma side playing with fire, and then a penalty shoot-out in which Eduardo missed the first kick, was testament to Arsenal's growing maturity. But right after qualifying for the ChampionsAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 337 words
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Article, Illustration616 2009-03-13 44 Jonathan Wong - Jonathan Wong By "This is the happiest day of my life. It's been like an albatross around my neck all these years." ABBAS SAAD Abbas' highs/lows 1991 Played for Double-winning Johor team. 1994 Part of Singapore team that clinched Malaysian League and CupST FILE - 616 words
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Article, Illustration718 2009-03-13 44 BEHIND TIME "We lost some time. We had a strategy for this year to leave it to the last possible moment to produce our aerodynamic package for the Australian Grand Prix. We have really only started toTHE TIMES; ASSOCIATED PRESS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 718 words
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402 2009-03-13 44 BLATTER 0N... UNITED/REDS OWNERS "It is definitely good for football that they bring money in. But perhaps it is not the right solution. It's good as long as football, with that money, keeps the moral and ethical duty of football." BECKS WANTING TO BUYASSOCIATED PRESS - 402 words
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390 2009-03-13 44 MIAMI: It is that time of the year in the National Basketball Association, when little aches and pains are starting to add up for Dwyane Wade. Sore knee, stiff ankle, that sort of thing. He tried to say it was a problem on Wednesday. "IASSOCIATED PRESS - 390 words
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SPORTS WORLD
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83 2009-03-13 44 SINGAPORE'S Mardan Mamat fired a second successive three-under 69 to take the halfway lead in the US$6O,OOO (S$91,800) Mercedes-Benz Masters Singapore at the Laguna National Golf and Country Club yesterday. He is on six under for the tournament and is looking for his first83 words
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64 2009-03-13 44 JAPANESE club Albirex Niigata snapped their three-match losing streak in football's S-League by whipping Woodlands Wellington 3-0 last night at the Jurong East Stadium. Striker Akira Takase scored in the eighth and 14th minutes. Kenji Adachihara completed the rout in the 69th minute. In64 words
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Article, Illustration81 2009-03-13 44 LONDON: Everton footballer Victor Anichebe (above) wants a "full and unreserved" apology from the British police, after he and a friend were held outside a jewellery shop which officers suspected they planned to raid, his club said yesterday. The 20-year-old Nigerian striker and a friendAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 81 words
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Article59 2009-03-13 44 MADRID: Former men's tennis No. 1 Carlos Moya has put his career on hold for an "indefinite time" because of a hip injury. The 32-year-old, currently ranked 45th in the ATP standings, will not be able to compete in the upcoming Indian Wells andAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 59 words
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Article37 2009-03-13 44 SINGAPORE suffered their second thrashing in two days when they went down 0-12 to India in the Four-Nation hockey tournament in Johor Bahru yesterday. The Republic lost 0-8 to Pakistan on Wednesday.37 words
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Article, Illustration725 2009-03-13 45 May Chen - May Chen SPORTS IN SCHOOLS Students are taking to handball, with plans to include it as a CCA By YOG trials Handball selection trials for Youth Olympic Games (Barn-11.30arn) March 16: Millennia Institute March 18: Catholic High School March 20: ITE College EastNURIA LING; AZIZ HUSSIN; JOSEPH NAIR FOR THE STRAITS TIMES; TILT - 725 words
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Article118 2009-03-13 45 Bowling B Div champions Boys: Singapore Sports School (Basil Low, Scow Yit lan, Howard Saw, Christopher Hwang). Girls: Singapore Sports School (Oriana Tay, Kwa Ai Teng, Nur Azri Muhamad Azan, lima Nur Jannah Fadzal). Softball B Boys: Raffles Institution 17 Maris Stella Secondary 3 Rl: Gerald Eng, Lim118 words
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Article, Illustration604 2009-03-13 46 Lin Xinyi - Lin Xinyi Paddlers aim to sweep Indian Open titles in their '09 season debut By Late start explained Reasons for Singapore kicking off their 2009 Pro Tour campaign with the Indian Open, the Tour's fifth stop: To prevent burn-out after a taxing 2008. To allow the paddlersST FILE - 604 words
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313 2009-03-13 46 Jonathan Wong - Jonathan Wong By WINNING will not be the only concern for Singapore's shuttlers during the upcoming Yonex-Sunrise India Open badminton tournament in Hyderabad. After last week's terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan national cricket team in Lahore, Pakistan, where several players were injured, the Singapore313 words
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Article350 2009-03-13 46 Basketball NBA Atlanta 100 Utah 93, Orlando 107 Chicago 79, Philadelphia 115 Toronto 106, New Orleans 109 Washington 98, NY Knicks 116 Detroit 111 (OT), Miami 107 Boston 99, Minnesota 104 Memphis 79, LA Lakers 102 Houston 96, Denver 112 Oklahoma City 99, Dallas 93 Portland 89, Golden State350 words
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Advertisement323 2009-03-13 42 HANDBALL TAKES OFF Students are taking to handball and plans are afoot to make it a CCA. 81l ■i VI RARING TO GO Singapore's paddlers kick off their 2009 season at Indian Open. 812 0 WHAT'S ONLINE MOST VIEWED, MOST COMMENTED AND MORE www.straitstimes.com.sg MOST-READ ONLINE STORIES Beach netball a323 words
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Miscellaneous16 2009-03-13 42 A HAMILTON'S ROUGH RIDE Ipjlllrj Lewis Hamilton crashes M&spSm and McLaren struggle in W^W^ testing. 81016 words
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Obituary, Illustration104 2009-03-13 46 LIM CHEW FUNG Age: 82 > i Passed away peacefully on 11 March 2009, I leaving behing loved ones. Wife: Woo YengThoe Children: Spouses: Grandchildren: I 'Helen Lim Koh Hock Chye Aldrich Koh Peggy Lim Chan Yew Wan Chan Pey Yuan Chan Jun Yuan Alfred Lim Chu Chuan Eng Ryan104 words
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Obituary, Illustration49 2009-03-13 46 King Koil Sleep Products, Singapore Peter Liong Family, and siblings of the late LION TIONG KIU Departed on 6 March 2009 wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to friends, colleagues and well wishers for their kind support, attendance, condolences, donations, assistance and wreaths during their recent bereavement.49 words
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Obituary, Illustration31 2009-03-13 46 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to The Family of The Late Choo John Sebastian Departed on 10 March 2009 From: The Management Staff of SWISSPORT SINGAPORE PTE LTD SWISSPORT INTERNATIONAL LTD31 words
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Obituary, Illustration103 2009-03-13 47 FRANKIE TAN HOE PENG Age: 65 Passed away peacefully on 11 March 2009, dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones Wife: Tian Lay Lee Mother: Tay Hong Neo Son: Daughter-in-law: Alfred Tan Gee Lek Tan Carin Daughters: Sons-in-law: Alicia Tan Khin Mvi Simon Shim Careen Tan Ai Mvi Alan103 words
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Obituary, Illustration139 2009-03-13 47 "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 JIMMY CHIA KIM HOCK AGE 47 Called to rest in the Lord's embrace on 12 March 2009. Always cherished by loved ones. Beloved Wifey:139 words
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Obituary, Illustration37 2009-03-13 47 Kader Bebe Bte Abdul Rahiman Health Care Attendant Housekeeping Singapore General Hospital The Management and Staff of Singapore General Hospital extend their deepest sympathy and condolences to the family of the Late Kader Bebe Bte Abdul Rahiman.37 words
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Obituary, Illustration41 2009-03-13 47 6th Anniversary In Loving Memory of TAN KHOON HOCK MICHAEL Departed 13/3/2003 We often think of the yesteryears When we were together; Fond memories of you linger, Making your absence the more painful for us Lovingly remembered by family loved ones41 words
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Obituary, Illustration30 2009-03-13 47 Bth Anniversary In Loving Memory Of VELURAMAI Departed: 13/3/2001 You gave us love. You gave us life. In our hearts, You will forever thrive. Sadly missed by all loved ones.30 words
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Obituary, Illustration10 2009-03-13 47 Ts' InLovingMemoryOf MDMTANGTONGKWAI Departed 13/3/2004 Always remembered by loved ones10 words
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Obituary, Illustration48 2009-03-13 47 'i With Deepest Sympathy and fl r Heartfelt Condolences to our t> Managing Director Mr Joseph Khoo Poh Chai On the demise of his beloved father KHOO KIM SEONG Departed on 11 March 2009 From: The Management Staff of Synergy Hanil (S) Polymer Technologies k Pte Ltd I48 words
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Obituary, Illustration180 2009-03-13 47 r Jesus said: "lam the resurrection and the life. Those who sH|| believes in Me, though they die, yet shall they live, and whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die." John 11:25-26 j GHIN AH LECK CATHERINE Age: 79 Was called home to be with the Lord on180 words
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Obituary, Illustration115 2009-03-13 47 have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, N I have kept the faith. 2 Timothy 4 7 MARTINI PUTRA Age 60 was called home to be with the Lord on 11 March 2009. Dearly loved and always remembered by loved ones. Husband Lee Yah Meng Sons Lee115 words
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Obituary, Illustration205 2009-03-13 47 "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. "2 Timothy 4:7 MRS. GRACE LEE (MDM. DAI MOONG YANG) Age: 92 years was called home to be with the Lord on 10 March 2009, leaving behind loved ones. (Husband: Lee Kong Beng, deceased)205 words
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Obituary, Illustration142 2009-03-13 47 Meng Cheng Logistics Pte Ltd Managing Director, Ng Boon Hong Beloved Mother LIM SIOK LANG Age: 73 ■passed away peacefully on 12th March 2009, leaving behind loved ones. Husband: Ng Yeow Meng Son: Daughter-in-law: Ng Boon Hong Lim Peck Hua, Susan r Daughters: Sons-in-law: Ng Boon Eng, Lilian Ong Ah142 words
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Miscellaneous478 2009-03-13 46 Today wL Baseball World Classic: Pool B (Live, Ch23, 9am). Basketball NBA: LA Lakers v San Antonio (Live, Ch24, Bam). -^t^tk M r"A Football r^ p^ n S-League: Home v Gombak (Jalan Besar, 7.30pm. Live, German Bundesliga: Wolfsburg v Schalke (Live, Ch27, "YOU Shake liaiidS WJtH HilTI and tomorrow 3.25478 words
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Article, Illustration495 2009-03-13 50 PRECARIOUS TIMES "We haven't seen numbers like that since World War 11, which really means the *****. So these are serious and dangerous times." World Bank president Robert Zoellick (above) It urges rich nations to do more as global output may fall 2% thisREUTERS; ASSOCIATED PRESS - 495 words
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391 2009-03-13 50 ZURICH: Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche Holding said yesterday that it has agreed to buy California-based Genentech for US$46.B billion (Ss72 billion) in a takeover described as the largest in Swiss corporate history. The deal, approved and recommended by Genentech's board, offers US$95REUTERS; BLOOMBERG; ASSOCIATED PRESS - 391 words
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301 2009-03-13 50 BOSTON: General Electric (GE) and its finance arm have lost the top-level AAA rating from Standard and Poor's (S&P) that they have held since 1956 as a global recession saps earnings and exposes potential risks. The one-level downgrade to AA+ withBLOOMBERG - 301 words
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Article, Illustration445 2009-03-13 50 HONG KONG: Las Vegas Sands, the developer of Marina Bay Sands integrated resort in Singapore, yesterday denied a Hong Kong newspaper report that said it may sell its gambling licence in Macau. "We worked very hard to earn the concession and weBLOOMBERG; ST FILE - 445 words
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Article, Illustration634 2009-03-13 51 Robin Chan - Robin Chan 100 of those positions will result from EDB's $100 m Prep-Up scheme By Up for grabs Pharmaceutical sector jobs available: 400 Jobs to be added by Prep-Up industry support scheme: 100 Job areas include: Production, quality control, raw materials management,634 words
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Article, Illustration430 2009-03-13 51 Yang Huiwen - Yang Huiwen By GROWTH could be at the lower end of the Government's forecast of minus 2 per cent to minus 5 per cent this year, said Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry S. Iswaran yesterday. He said recent trends suggested "theCOURTESY OF HORIZON SINGAPORE TERMINALS - 430 words
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375 2009-03-13 51 YANG HUIWEN - YANG HUIWEN THE energy industry is expected to see an upswing in consolidation this year, with larger players taking advantage of bargain basement valuations to eat up smaller firms. Companies with strong cash positions including international oil companies such as ExxonMobil375 words
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Article163 2009-03-13 51 BEAUTY China Holdings warned last night that it had received a statutory demand from its lenders that may put the cosmetic and skincare company in jeopardy. In a letter on Monday, the lenders demanded that the Chi-na-based, Singapore-listed firm repay a loan amounting to163 words
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479 2009-03-13 48 Goh Eng Yeow - Goh Eng Yeow BULLS AND BEARS String of scandals is causing them to switch out of China companies By MARKETS CORRESPONDENT INVESTORS are reeling in dismay at the once-buoyant cluster of China firms listed here, as yet another was hit by an accounting scandal yesterday.479 words
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Article, Illustration351 2009-03-13 48 ELIZABETH WILMOT - ELIZABETH WILMOT NEPTUNE Orient Lines' share price recovered slightly yesterday after plunging on the back of rumours that it was considering a rights issue. The counter rose 1.5 cents to close at 88 cents yesterday, but it is still down a hefty 13.7BLOOMBERG - 351 words
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Article, Illustration104 2009-03-13 48 STOCK TRADING VOLUME 1.06 billion shares worth $604.57 million UP DOWN Gainers: 123 Losers: 268 Unchanged: 831 Mid Cap 294.02 T -4.04 Basic materials 170.86 T -1.16 Utilities 231.79 A 3.16 Small Cap 236.76 T -4.96 Industrials 312.19 T -3.99 Financials 334.89 -3.71 All Share 355.22 T -3.45 Consumer104 words
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Article211 2009-03-13 48 Yesterday's close: 7,198.25 (-177.87) Japanese shares slumped, with the Topix index hitting a 25-year low on profit-taking despite news that the economy shrank less than thought in the last quarter. Yesterday's close: 838.39 (-11.98) Malaysian shares closed down 1.4 per cent as foreign funds led heavy selling in financeAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE - 211 words
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Article398 2009-03-13 48 GLD 10US$ 8996 144.1 DBXTS8P Short 10USS 9102 116.5 UOB 5.05%NCPS 100 8960 58.0 CityDev 448 12.0 OCBC Bk5.1%NCPS 100 ...9000 10.0 IMH 1692 9.2 Creative Tech 340 8.0 F8N 205 6.0 Elite KSB 17.5 5.5 Keppel Land 104 4.5 01am 123 4.0 Parkway Hldgs 109 4.0398 words
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Article180 2009-03-13 48 UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS China Hongxing 6 -0.5 -7.7 CapitaMall R 15.5 -4.5 -22.5 Golden Agri 26.5 -0.5 -1.9 RafflesEdu 34 2.5 7.9 Sino-Env 8 -21.5 -72.9 CapitaMall 98 -7.0 -6.7 Sunshine 1 -0.5 -33.3 Noble Grp 100 -1.0 -1.0 FM Hldg 3 -6.0 -66.7180 words
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Article104 2009-03-13 48 runi.mii uunnLiiLii iiuil nniLo: vcmm;: S$ TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Mar 12 2009 Buying Selling Aust dollar 0.9880 1.0450 Can dollar 1.1810 1.1950 Euro 1.9520 1.9740 Malaysian ringgit* 0.4149 0.4158 NZ dollar 0.7770 0.7950 Sterling pound 2.1100 2.1350 US dollar 1.5210 1.5390 S$ TO 100 UNITS OF104 words
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Article385 2009-03-13 48 HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE +0R'000 HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MIL 594.8 306.1 392 1792.9 503 67.5 Mi 501 3580 2030 628 I. 270 319 962 438 464 355 ■■"I 473 314 2170 571 280 170 5606 CapitaLand 93.5 5417 CapitaMall 405 5611 CityDev 60.5385 words
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Article, Illustration500 2009-03-13 49 Yang Huiwen - Yang Huiwen S-chip suspended from trading as company comes under scrutiny By A CHINESE education provider, which counts Raffles Education Corp as a substantial investor, faces collapse after its founder admitted to cooking the books. Mr Wang Yuean, who was also the chief executiveBT FILE - 500 words
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Article, Illustration832 2009-03-13 49 Goh Eng Yeow - Goh Eng Yeow NEWS ANALYSIS By MARKETS CORRESPONDENT ALLEGED accounting irregularities at China education firm Oriental Century have cast a pall over the rest of the China plays listed in Singapore known as S-chips. They also threaten to dog its biggest shareholder, Raffles Education, which hasST FILE - 832 words
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375 2009-03-13 49 Robin Chan - Robin Chan By A TASK force of intellectuals in Singapore has urged Asian economies to find a way to get their citizens to save less and spend more as a way to become more resilient to financial and economic shocks. This point was part of375 words
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Article, Illustration582 2009-03-13 52 Lee Su Shyan - Lee Su Shyan Defensive stocks doing better in economic crisis as property sector sags By ASSISTANT MONEY EDITOR TWO property counters Yanlord Land and Keppel Land are being dropped from the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI), partly as a result of the beating that the property582 words
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Article, Illustration534 2009-03-13 54 eddino abdul hadi - eddino abdul hadi Both festivals are selling better than expected despite gloomy economy One kicks off tonight. Another is over two months away. But ticket sales for two annual events Mosaic Music Festival and the Singapore Arts Festival are holding up well despite fewer disposableNATIONAL ARTS COUNCIL - 534 words
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Article, Illustration939 2009-03-13 56 John lui - John lui Singapore Film Festival revamps to reach out to non-arthouse filmgoers and make going to the cinema a social activity film correspondent The buzzword for the 22nd Singapore International Film Festival (Siff) this year is community. Under the helm of first-time festival directorsSIFF - 939 words
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Article, Illustration27 2009-03-13 56 Actors such as Russell Wong (left) from the United States, Thailand's Ananda Everingham (below) and Indonesia's Nicholas Saputra (bottom) will be here for the festival.27 words
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Article, Illustration737 2009-03-13 57 800 Junfeng, film-maker His short film Tanjong Rhu is in Singapore Panorama Shorts and he is working on his first feature film, Sandcastles, with Zhao Wei Films. INVISIBLE CHILDREN (Singapore, right) Where: Sinema Old School When: April 19, 11.30 am and April 20, 7.15pm I have always737 words
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Article404 2009-03-13 57 London Famous restaurant The Fat Duck, which closed two weeks ago after dozens of diners fell ill, was to reopen yesterday after being given a clean bill of health by authorities, owner Heston Blumenthal said. "I am delighted that the Health Protection Agency and theReuters; Bloomberg - 404 words
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Article, Illustration1181 2009-03-13 58 yeow kai chai - yeow kai chai His music might be out of step with the pop charts but Josh Rouse is totally fine with that sound bites I 'I hope the financial crisis gets a bit worse, at least we will get a few good albums out of it' Oasis rockerRYKODISC - 1,181 words
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Article, Illustration691 2009-03-13 60 Chang Tou Liang - Chang Tou Liang BWBWasian pop LIZZ Liang Liyi Elizabeth Music ONLY WANT TO BE WITH YOU Eric Suen Go East/Universal The popular view that there is no local music scene in Singapore has, in recent years, been debunked by the plethora of hopefuls mobbing reality TV talent questsELIZABETH MUSIC - 691 words
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290 2009-03-13 60 Puppet-making workshops for children, Aboriginal artworks on display and wines galore. All this and more treats from Australia are on offer at Down Under Flair, an Aus-tralian-themed fair at Raffles City Shopping Centre which begins today. The free puppet workshops will be conducted290 words
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Article, Illustration1085 2009-03-13 61 frankie chee - frankie chee might out 'If there's just one person in my concert who e-mails me and tells me "You have no idea how much your music touched me", that's done it for me' George Duke It was jokes and jibes and a jaunty telephone conversationFRANKIE CHEE - 1,085 words
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Article, Illustration443 2009-03-13 68 deepika shetty - deepika shetty VOILAH! ENCORE! When: Sunday to April 15 (Voilah!), March 19 Oct 31 (Encore!) Where: At various venues islandwide Info: www.european season.com (Reservations are recommended for all food promotions.) Several French restaurants here are offering a sweet deal in the first two weeks ofJOYCE FANG - 443 words
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Article, Illustration413 2009-03-13 68 Hong Kong The Edison Chen (above) sex photo saga took a dark twist as a bullet and a death threat aimed at the actor were delivered to Hong Kong's Cable TV station on Thursday. The letter, a computer printout in English, said Chen should disappear fromASSOCIATED PRESS - 413 words
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