Today, 27 December 2006, Afternoon Edition

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    14 1 TODAY /A=DIJ-\CORP share your free newspaper Wednesday December 27, 2006 todayonline.com MICA (P) 314/10/2006
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  • AFTERNOONEDITION
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      Lock icon Arriving at a dubious milestone
      517 1 -AFP US armed forces death toll in Iraq is now more than that of the 911 attacks WASHINGTON The White House yesterday (this morning, Singapore time) said the loss of US soldiers in Iraq was not in vain, after the number of American troops killed
      -AFP; AFP  -  517 words
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      Lock icon No sunshine after the rain
      854 1  -  FAWZIAH SELAMAT INJOHOR fawziah@mediacorp.com.sg IT'S raining again in Johor. And the meteorological department expects no letup for a week. To see what this quirk of weather has meant to the stunned residents at Singapore's doorstep, one has to journey all the way from the shells
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      Lock icon Saddam to hang within 30 days
      537 1 -AGENCIES BAGHDAD Ousted Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein will be hanged within 30 days, an appeal court judge said yesterday, after confirming the former strongman's sentence for crimes against humanity. Speaking in front of reporters in Baghdad, Judge Arif Shaheen said the verdict was final
      -AGENCIES; EPA  -  537 words
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      Lock icon Castro's cancer-free: Doctor
      318 2 -AFP HAVANA Cubans concerned about the health of ailing Fidel Castro for most the only leader they have known were kept in the dark by official Cuban media yesterday, as a Spanish doctor who examined him refuted reports he was dying. On his return to Spain after
      -AFP  -  318 words
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      103 2 SHIM US Nobel Museum nH \j/$wJ National University \p' **y of Singapore PROUDLY PRESENT Am* "^^W^L Cultures of Creativity t THE CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION OF THE NOBEL PRIZE Discover 100 Years of Creative Achievements 26 OCTOBER 2006 TO 24 JANUARY 2007 Lee Kong Chian Atrium, University Hall, National University of Singapore
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  • hot news
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      RAISE CPF FOR OLDER WORKERS
      920 3  -  THOMAS KOSHY ALL indications suggest that the almost 1.5 million active members of the Central Provident Fund (CPF) can look forward to an upward revision of about 1.5 per cent to the employers' contribution to their Ordinary Account Employers are reportedly receptive. That is as
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  • Singapore news
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      Woman faints onto train track
      355 4  -  JASMINE YIN jasmine@media corp. com. sg A YOUNG woman fainted and fell onto the train tracks at Jurong East MRT station yesterday, just before a train drew into the station. But some quick thinking by another commuter and an SMRT employee prevented what could have
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      Lock icon Chair cheer for disabled
      551 4  -  LEONGWEEKEAT Tiger Airways moves to accommodate less mobile passengers weekeat@media corp.com.sg AFTER taking flak from the local and Australian media earlier this month for barring two less-mobile passengers from its flights, Tiger Airways has announced measures to give disabled passengers around the region a lift literally.
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      Lock icon Rain again, but no flooding
      284 6 —TANHUILENG DESPITE continuous rain yesterday, there was no repeat of the "Thomson Tsunami" or severe flash floods that swept some low-lying areas of Singapore last Tuesday. Only a short stretch of Mountbatten Road saw a minor flood that subsided within 30 minutes, said the Public
      —TANHUILENG; ERNEST CHUA  -  284 words
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      Duping in name of GST?
      502 6  -  JASMINE YIN ANSLEYNG Retailers use news of proposed hike to increase their prices I AND, jasminey@media corp. com. sg WHEN secretary Karen Brown tried to pay for a pair of sandals with a credit card at a shop at Lucky Plaza last week, she was
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      Lock icon A NEW YEAR, A NEW LEAF
      97 8 Almost three-quarters of Singaporeans have made fitness their priority overthe coming year. According to a recent ACNielsen online survey, of those here who have already made their New Year's resolutions, the majority intend to exercise more while striking a better work/life balance. But while
      SOURCE ACNIELSEN ONLINE CONSUMER SURVEY COMPRISING 25,408 INTERNET USERS FROM 46 COUNTRIES PHOTO TODAY FILE PHOTO  -  97 words
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      An icon, not just a building, for *scape
      479 8  -  TORCHING LI Youth and judges laud winning design's organic, adaptable format chingli@media corp. com. sg A BUILDING that does not look like a building that was the design chosen by youths and professional judges alike for the *scape youth facility, which will
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    • SINGAPORESNIPPETS
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        Lock icon ELECTRICITY BILLS LOWER FROM JANUARY
        74 8 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Households and businesses in Singapore will enjoy cheaper electricity tariffs from Jan 1 to March 31 next year. Singapore Power says tariffs will be reduced by an average of 7.53 per cent, or 1.62 cents per kilowatt hour, over the three months. The
        — CHANNEL NEWSASIA  -  74 words
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        Lock icon SINGAPORE CELEBRATES, AND KEEPS IT CLEAN
        205 8 CHANNEL NEWSASIA The Christmas celebrations on Orchard Road on Monday night, which lasted for 12 hours and which were attended by thousands of people, were an orderly, mess-free affair. Cleaning up after the party took less than an hour, and the only incidents that
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      149 4 Jmm^m Together Let's Keep! WASH AMP KEEP CLEAN M Germs can be found everywhere, M in our environment, on our hands, M cleaning cloths, utensils and food. M Consuming food contaminated with M these germs can cause food poisoning. m We can prevent food from becoming m contaminated simply by
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      225 5 Panasonic ideas for life DESIGNED FOR ULTRA-COMFORT AND RELAXATION S'Ss-;— J mmH?i!^3mW^ 7"""^*" ~ittt Panasonic JB Why be anywhere else when you can sink into a soothing massage at home? Enjoy full body relief with a choice of up to 965 massage patterns with the world's first massage chair with
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      254 6 Why just fly? aße served. Savour mouth-watering dishes created by a panel of world-renowned chefs. jAI Be entertained. Watch the latest blockbuster movies and play video games, with KrisWorld. ft_ Be pampered. Experience the premium inflight service that even other airlines talk about. siitgapore Be captivated. Why just fly when
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  • my PLACE
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      Buy a home within your means
      1133 9 New HDB procedure will help you make prudent purchase decisions New homeowners Mr and Mrs Tan Beng Hoo were sure about how they wanted their new home to look. They were also sure that they did not want their first property purchase to become
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  • world news
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      Fishing enthusiast turns hero after he rescues locals from floods
      315 10 FISHING enthusiast Johari Sahlan's (picture) trusty old sampan was transformed into Malaysia's version of Noah's Ark last Sunday when it was used to rescue over 19 families after flash floods hit a village in Johor Baru. For over four hours
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      Water, water everywhere
      33 10 In the wake of the floods in Malaysia, Today reporter FAWZIAH SELAMAT (fawziah@mediacorp.com.sg) wades into the affected areas of Johor Baru to bring you a first-hand account of residents' experiences.
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      Lock icon Indonesia steps up relief effort to reach stranded flood victims
      246 10 -AGENCIES SIMPANGULIM (Indonesia) Indonesian troops and rescue workers yesterday stepped up a massive relief operation to deliver food and supplies to thousands stranded by floods that have claimed about 115 lives. Torrential rains over the past week triggered flash floods
      -AGENCIES  -  246 words
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      A tale of two women's attempts to escape rising waters
      387 10 MDM Dahliayati Saonen, 25, was relaxing in her living room with her husband and three-month old baby when water suddenly started flooding their home. They tried to use brooms to sweep the water out, but within 15 minutes, the gushing
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      Lock icon 2nd tsunami anniversaary marked by teares
      757 12 —AGENCIES Victims from as far as Sweden, Germany attend ceremonies in Thailand BAN NAM KHEM (Thailand) With prayers and flowers and tears, from Thailand's beaches to the islands of India, mourners paid tribute to their loved ones yesterday on the second anniversary of the
      —AGENCIES; AFP  -  757 words
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      Lock icon Former PM to face charges
      433 14 IN HOTWATER: MrThaksin says he is ready to return home to defend himself, —AGENCIES Thai bank plans to take fraud cases involving Thaksin to court BANGKOK The Bank of Thailand will be filing corruption charges against former Premier Thaksin Shinawatra soon, after graft-busters found two
      —AGENCIES; IN HOTWATER: MrThaksin says he is ready to return home to defend himself,; AFP  -  433 words
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      Lock icon Violence persists in Thailand
      349 14 -AFP BANGKOK The Thai government yesterday said it is struggling to lure officials to work in a key mediation centre in the in-surgency-hit south, as the body count continues to increase. The Cabinet has asked the Civil Service Commission to devise a package to attract officials
      -AFP  -  349 words
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      Lock icon Iran warns of 'oil weapon'
      500 16 AGENCIES Tehran will use huge oil supply as an instrument in standoff with world powers over its nuclear programme TEHRAN Iran yesterday threatened to use oil as a weapon after the United Nations imposed sanctions on the Islamic state in a bid to halt its
      — AGENCIES; AFP  -  500 words
    • GLOBALROUNDUP
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        Lock icon BLAZE KILLS 23X'MAS SHOPPERS
        71 16 AFP Twenty-three Christmas shoppers were killed, including a pregnant woman and two babies, when a fire swept through a packed store in the central Philippines, the Office of Civil Defence said yesterday. The fire struck the store in Ormoc city, some 550 km southeast of Manila,
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        Lock icon MEN PAID FOR AVOIDING HOOKERS
        70 16 -AP South Korea has launched a campaign offering cash to men if they promise not to solicit sex from prostitutes after year-end office parties, an official at the Gender Equality and Family Ministry said. A total 4.6 million won ($7,700) will be paid to firms
        -AP  -  70 words
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        Lock icon S KOREANS HEAD TO SPACE
        80 16 -AFP After weighing the merits of some 36,000 applicants. South Korea has selected two finalists a male researcher and a female postgraduate student in its search for the country's first astronaut. Researcher Ko San, 30, and PhD student Vi So-Yeon, 28, were chosen after a
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      Lock icon Countries call for audit of tsunami funds
      537 17 —AGENCIES Diplomats concerned that 60 per cent of $2.4 million victim-identification funds might have been misused BANGKOK The United States and six European nations have written to the Thai police urging it to investigate an alleged misuse of hundreds of thousands of dollars
      —AGENCIES; AFP  -  537 words
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      Lock icon US seeks Japan's help in countering N Korea missiles
      320 18 -AFP TOKYO The United States has asked to install anti-ballistic missile radars in Japan, following North Korea's nuclear weapons test in October and missile launches in July, a report said yesterday. US military troops and the US Department of Defence have
      -AFP  -  320 words
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      Lock icon A golden solution for North Korea
      352 18 -AFP AFP US sanctions force Pyongyang to sell gold reserves worth $43m TOKYO North Korea, desperate for foreign currency after suffering the effects of United States-imposed sanctions, has started to sell its gold reserves on international markets, a Japanese newspaper said yesterday. Last year,
      -AFP; AFP; BLOOMBERG  -  352 words
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      350 15 S OCBC Mobile Banking I T Ml J From today, the bank is in your phone. Your favourite bank is now the most accessible. OCBC Bank is the first to offer Mobile Banking on all 3 local mobile networks. So you will enjoy the convenience of on-demand banking and instant
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  • Letter
    Aerial bridges and tunnels may be a better alternative
    161 20  -  CLARENCE CHIANG Letter from I REFER to the report, "A bypass needed for the Orchard heartbeat?" (Dec 22). A monorail might work if it is cheap to maintain and inconspicuous enough not to blight the building facades. Perhaps a better alternative
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  • Voices
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      Lock icon iSAY FOUR KNOCKS ON 7 OPPORTUNITY'S DOOR
      634 20  -  TO NY TAN LAY THI AM I AM still pondering the Prime Minister's message on Dec 3 that all children in Singapore would be ensured the same starting line in terms of opportunities. My brief interactions with numerous friends who have benefited from
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    • SHORTTAKES
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        BUSES SHOULD HAVE CHANGE MACHINES
        93 20  -  JOSIAH CHIA: Our largely successful and effective bus transport system has one major drawbackpassengers without an ez-link card or coins are helpless, no matter how much cash they carry in the form of notes. This has happened to me twice both times, I had to
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        TERROR THREAT TRAINING IN MORE LANGUAGES
        111 20  -  KHOO LIH-HAN We have had mock-up exercises and projects to educate the public on how to spot terror threats on trains and buses. Two special groupsthatwe should not neglect are senior citizens and disabled people. To help senior citizens, these practical sessions should be
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        EXEMPLARY SERVICE AT SGH BY NURSES, TRAINEES
        70 20  -  DAVID SOH POH HUAT: On behalf of my father, I would like to commend the exemplary service the nurses and Institute of Technical Education (ITE) attachment trainees rendered to him, during his stay at Singapore General Hospital Ward 47. The nurses are true
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    • Letter
      Why not turn Katong Park run into a dog hub?
      209 22  -  DAVID KWOKNG KAN Letter from I AM surprised to learn that the Katong Park Dog Run will cease to be managed by the German Shepherd Club next year. It will be taken over by the National Parks Board on Feb
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      Lock icon A spoke in this
      332 22  -  PHILUPANGKENGHONG Barrier Free Access for wheelchair users -better coordination by agencies needed Letter from THERE seems to be an increasing number of wheelchair users within my estate and, given the ageing population, it is expected that more Singaporeans will be confined to wheelchairs in the future.
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    • Letter
      A Case for the masses
      225 22  -  JEFFREY LAW LEE BENG Letter from AFTER reading Mr Leong Sze Hian's letter, "Price hikes and the role of the consumer watchdog" (Dec 23), I agree that the Consumers Association of Singapore (Case) should be a grassroots, independent and non-govern-ment organisation. The association has occasionally
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      Every metre closer to a toilet counts for the elderly
      224 23  -  NARAYANA NARAYANA Letter from MR JIMMY Ho Kwok Hoong's response, "Toilets aplenty but are they accessible?" (Dec 22) is a more sympathetic appraisal of the actual situation than the National Environment Agency's (NEA) letter, "Enough toilets to prevent urinating in
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      Ceiling's the right level for most
      317 23  -  TAYKOONQUIE Letter from Deputy Director (Sales) For Director (Estate Administration Property) Housing and Development Board I REFER to the letter, "We want the flat, but the ceiling needs raising", by Mr Albert Tan Kee Huat (Dec 14). Design, Build and Sell Scheme (DBSS) flats
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      FOCUS ON THE
      235 24  -  JAMES DOBSON BYDR TO FIGHT OR NOT TO FIGHT When a married couple disagrees about something, should they have a showdown or should they just say: "Ah, well, let it go?" I heard about one couple celebrating their silver wedding anniversary. The family and friends had gathered
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      The rules in Acra's book
      470 24  -  SHARON NG KUAN LI Strong foundation in audit and reporting critical but not at the expense of areas such as ethics, governance Letter from Head, Corporate Communications Corporate Communications Division Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (Acra) WE REFER to the article, "NUS to close book
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      Alumni donations should not be the only way to help NUS' needy students
      376 26  -  GOH KIAN HUAT Letter from IN SEPTEMBER, I was approached by the Alumni Office of the National University of Singapore (NUS) to adopt a student. I was asked to consider helping a students by contributing $1,500, which
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      Lock icon The dirt on our buses
      437 26  -  THAM WAI KEEN CARMEN TEOH-TANG Can we get a refund if we are dissatisfied with bus service? Letter from GOING home on Friday, I took Bus Service No 855. I was on the bus for only two minutes when I noticed that the air conditioning
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      Nature comfort
      559 27 Another Innovative Technological Breakthrough Brought To You By Simmons We all know how important sleep is. Get less than normal, and you can't wake up, you're grouchy and tired throughout the day and hardly get anything done. According to experts, up to eight out of 10 people are
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      Lowdown on negative ions
      330 27 Q: What are ions? A: lons are ultra-fine particles. There are positive and negative ions. Despite their name, negative ions are the good guys. Q: Where are positive ions found? A: They're usually found in abundance in built-up areas. In fact, any gadget that gives off
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      Bank on safety and convenience
      569 29  -  Hardware tokens best but customers to get other option Letter from Head, Corporate Affairs Maybank Singapore PRISCILLA LOKE WE REFER to Ms Karol Wee and Mr Ken Low's letters, "Give customers another option" (Dec 22). Maybank introduced the hardware token for its first phase of
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      sayagain
      57 29 On Saturday, on my way to Vivo City for the first time, I made a wrong turn I followed the road sign into the road leading to Sentosa. I told the girl in the booth about it, but was told I had to pay $2 to make a U-turn.
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      425 22 K^l CAN YOU BRING FOOD INTO W SINGAPORE? Many travellers may wish to bring home food after their holidays, especially during the festive season, but do you know that there are restrictions on what you can bring in from overseas? The Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) is responsible for maintaining
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  • Businesstoday
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      Lock icon Nov output rises 14.7%
      375 30 —AFP Biomedical sector starred with production rising 45.9 per cent year-on-year SINGAPORE'S manufacturing sector expanded last month at a faster-than-expected pace of 14.7 per cent from November last year, boosted by robust contributions from the biomedical and transport engineering industries, the Government said. Analysts had expected
      —AFP; BLOOMBERG  -  375 words
    • Article
      Lock icon STRONGER SINGAPORE DOLLAR LOWERS COST OF OIL, OTHER IMPORTS
      247 30 BLOOMBERG SINGAPORE'S inflation rate last month held near the lowest in 14 months as the costs of cars and petrol dropped, helped by a strengthening currency. The consumer price index rose 0.5 per cent last month from a year earlier, after
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    • marketwatch
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        ST Index— 2,942.5 +0.1
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        world markets
        46 30 Nikkei 225 *****.19 +76.30 +0.45 Hang Seng ASX Taiwan Wtd 7727.59 +80.78 +1.06 Korea Comp KLCI SET Index 1433.92 -3.57 1078.15 -1.57 688.72 +4.40 -0.25 -0.15 +0.64 Jakarta Comp Phils Comp Shenzhen B 1783.97 -1.78 422.43 -0.71 -0.10 -0.17 Mumbai Sensex *****.34 +236.60 +1.76
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        SGX most active
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        127 30 -DOW JONES THE ST Index (STI) closed flat amid slow trading activity a day after Christmas, with traders expecting the benchmark to move sideways for the rest of the week. The STI closed up just 0.1 point after trading mostly lower during the day, to close at 2,942.5. In
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      735 32 DOW JONES They could be in force for at least another 3 to 6 months: Bank of Thailand Governor BANGKOK The Bank of Thailand's strong measures to limit the speculative inflows that drove the baht to nine-year highs will have to remain in
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      609 34  -  CHRISTIE LOH HK pips New York as secondmost popular IPO market in 2006; Singapore is far behind christie@media corp.com.sg IN THE land of stock exchanges and large fund flows, Singapore stands in the deep shadows of the giants. While the world's top financial capitals pulled off
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      56 34 MARKET SIZE London US$4B.9 billion as at end-Nov Hong Kong U5539.6 billion as at mid-Dec New York U5533.6 billion as at end-Nov Euronext US$l7.7 billion as at end-Nov Shanghai US$9.6 billion as at end-Nov Singapore US$4.9 billion as at end-Dec DATAFROMWORLD FEDERATION OF EXCHANGES,
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      363 36 Dow Jones Dow Jones Mapletree Logistics is planning to raise up to $349 million through issuing new units via a private placement and an ATM offer to retail investors in Singapore. The money will be used to pay for 15 warehouses and distribution centres, to bring its portfolio to
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      413 36 -AFP BO J unlikely to raise rates next month TOKYO Japan released yesterday mixed economic news for November, with unemployment falling and consumer prices rising, but the recovery has not led to greater household spending. Analysts said the data confirmed that Japan's
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      481 37 -DOWJONES Beijing also considering investmentvehicle similar to Singapore's Temasek BEIJING Senior Chinese government officials yesterday stressed the need to control the country's massive liquidity or risk higher inflation next year, amid expectations that export growth momentum will retain this year's steamy pace. Tried-and-tested steps
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      213 37 -DOWJONES SHAREHOLDERS of Vantage Corp, a part owner of Internet services provider Pacific Internet (PacNet), yesterday approved the company to either buy more shares in PacNet or sell its stake. The resolution voted on by shareholders gives approval to Vantage to buy additional PacNet
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        1050 38 WHILE details on the impending 2-per-centage point hike from 5 to 7 per cent in the Goods Services Tax (GST) will only be known on Budget Day (Feb 15,2007), many businesses are concerned about the impact of the rise on their profit margins and
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      1618 40  -  David Chew WHEN Leong Yoon Pin was a child, he would pester his father to buy him a piano every time they saw one in a music shop window. Being that the pioneering composer was born a decade before the World War 11, it's hardly surprising that the
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      904 50 CREAM OF THE CROP: Woods, Tomlinson (right) and Federer (far right) are No Is in their respective fields, but the golfer topped them all this year. LOS ANGELES Tiger Woods had an answer for everything. When he missed the cut at the US Open for the first
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      232 51 -AFP NFL NY Jets 13 Miami 10 MIAMI Mike Nugent kicked a 30-yard field goal with 10 seconds remaining to give the New York Jets a 13-10 victory over Miami here on Monday (yesterday morning, Singapore time), boosting the Jets' chances of reaching the
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      594 51 —AFP CRICKET Ashes Test Aussie star torments England, becomes first bowler to take 700 Test wickets MELBOURNE Shane Warne said his final flourish as a Test great had turned out like a wellwritten script after claiming his 700 th Test wicket on an astonishing opening day of the
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      350 51 —AFP PARIS Formula 1 new boy Heikke Kovalainen (picture) insists he will not wilt under the pressure of taking over the Renault hotseat vacated by double world champion Fernando Alonso. The 25-year-old Finn is determined to take the new season race by
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      647 52 -AP Lakers never get going as plodding Bryant is outshone in the showdown NBA Miami 101 LA Lakers 85 MIAMI Growing up, Dwyane Wade was always around a television when it was time for the NBA's annual Christmas game telecast "You always watched," Wade said, "because something
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      745 53  -  dfdsf H-TWO-0 contest forces S-League hunks to try their hand at other sports m.sazali@media corp.com.sg MOST of them would probably say they cannot imagine themselves doing anything else other than play football. But for 70 footballers, the H-TWO-0 Ultimate Move contest certainly tested their knowledge of other
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      63 51 CHARLTON TO END POOR FORM? Fulham winless last 7 away matches. ||H|||H|MH ■■■■AaWaH.^a^a^aSaMalUUaUlla^aß Thai King's Cup Singapore Vietnam Thu, 28/12/06 5.30pm Thai King's Cup Thailand Kazakhstan Thu, 28/12/06 B.oopm Sales closes 5 minutes before kick-off time, or at the outlets' closing time. For PoolzConnect members, sales closes 5 minutes before
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      522 54 Veteran Kiatisuk's double condemns Singapore to King's Cup defeat KING'S CUP Thailand 2 Singapore 0 INDRA Sahdan finally made his long awaited return to international football last night, but it was another returning striker who stole the show as Singapore lost 2-0 to Thailand in the
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      382 54 -AFP LISBON Brazil's World Cupwinning coach Luiz Felipe Scolari will leave his present post with Portugal after the Euro 2008 campaign is finished, he announced yesterday. The 58-year-old known as "Big Phil" told sporting daily Record that it was logical he should finish
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        802 55 -AGENCIES Red Devils go four points clear at the top as Chelsea stumble ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Man Utd 3 Wigan 1 MANCHESTER Manchester United took full advantage of Chelsea's slip-up as Alex Ferguson's men cruised to a 3-1 victory over Wigan at Old Trafford last night
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        352 55 AGENCIES ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Watford 1 Arsenal 2 WATFORD Dutch international Robin van Persic scored a spectacular goal seven minutes from time to give Arsenal a 2-1 victory over Watford at Vicarage Road last night (yesterday morning, Singapore time) and fire the Gunners
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