Today, 14 July 2008, Afternoon Edition

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    10 1 TODAY Monday July 14, 2008 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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  • afternoon edition
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      INOUR MORNING PAPER
      217 1 BRAIN DRAIN It is the tagline the Republic employs to bring the world to her shores Uniquely Singapore but to her citizens, could the seeming struggle to find the answer to what it means to be uniquely Singaporean be a possible reason for her brain drain? RED
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    • Article
      Lock icon Becks: Real will be great for Ronaldo
      133 1 AGENCIES LOS ANGELES David Beckham has weighed into the Cristiano Ronaldo saga, advising the Portuguese winger to leave Manchester United. The former United midfielder told Spanish daily Marca: "If someone asked me if Cristiano Ronaldo should go to Madrid I'd say 'Yes. "Real
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      Lock icon Out for 3 months
      394 1 AGENCIES ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Ronaldo will not return to action until October at the earliest MANCHESTER Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo will be sidelined for at least three months following ankle surgery, which is a month longer than initially expected. The Portuguese ace, who has constantly been
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      Lock icon Sheva for Sampdoria?
      137 1 AFP ROME Chelsea misfit Andriy Shevchenko will join Sampdoria on loan as soon as the Genoa side sort out his wage demands, Italian media reported yesterday. "Sheva would be happy to join us, but there are problems around his wages," Sampdoria's general manager Beppe Marotta told the
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      26 1 DEADLIEST RISK ||L -.'vl $135,000 for a week's work, but... IBUL""" f PLATINI PLANS TEENAGE PERRY CONTINUES INCREDIBLE TRANSFER CRACKDOWN 2 SEASON WITH THIRD TRIUMPH. 2
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      Lock icon Uefa plans teenage transfer crackdown
      301 2 AFP LONDON Europe's top football clubs will be barred from snapping up the game's most talented teenagers if plans outlined in a leaked Uefa document go ahead, it was reported yesteray. Uefa boss Michel Platini (picture) has handed over a confidential 10-page document to European
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      Neville sets sights on
      337 2 ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP United captain is preparing for life in the dug-out MANCHESTER Gary Neville has been spending the summer preparing for life after his playing career ends. He has completed his coaching badges. "I have done my coaching badges in the summer along with Ryan Giggs
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      Lock icon Perry wins again
      742 2 AP JOHN DEERE CLASSIC American continues hot form with playoff win at John Deere SILVIS, Illinois Kenny Perry beat Brad Adamonis and Jay Williamson in a playoff to win the John Deere Classic and escape with his third victory in five starts after bogeying the 18th hole
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      Lock icon Fergusons job
      399 3 AGENCIES Neville believes that he still have something to offer United. Speaking about his future, he admitted management was something that interest him but not just yet. He concluded: "You have to try to find something. Hopefully I can keep that at bay for two years." Neville's decision
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      Lock icon Bolt sounds Beijing double gold warning
      386 3 AFP ATHENS Jamaica's Usain Bolt, the 100 m world record holder, ran the sixth fastest 200 m of all time at the Grand Prix meeting here yesterday (this morning, Singapore time) to increase the pressure on his Beijing Olympics sprint rivals. Bolt clocked 19.67
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    • SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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        Lock icon MORE FAMILIES GET HEADSTART
        142 4 938 LIVE From next year, eligibility rules for the PAP Community Foundation's Headstart fund will be eased to allow more children from needy families to qualify for funding of up to $50 a month or $100 for a child with special needs. The new criteria will
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        STORE PLEDGES ASSISTANCE
        133 4 Singapore will pledge to provide technical assistance to the Palestinians at the New Asia Africa Strategic Partnership (NAASP) Capacity Building Conference on Palestine, held today and tomorrow in Jakarta. The Republic will focus on targeted areas such as human resource management, information and communication technology as well
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        Lock icon LESSONS ON PC-21 TAKES OFF
        96 4 938 LIVE Pilot trainees with the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) have started basic flying training on the new Pilatus PC-21 aircraft trainer in Pearce, Australia. The Defence Ministry says the more advanced Lockheed Martin aircraft trainer will give trainees a better grounding in
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      Lock icon Legal trading no go: SMA
      479 4  -  VALARIETAN CHANNEL NEWSASIA HUMAN ORGAN BUSINESS But Health Minister hasn't rejected idea valarie@mediacorp.com.sg HEALTH Minister Khaw Boon Wan has not rejected the idea of legalising organ trading in Singapore, but he said it must be studied more carefully. One of the implications of allowing organ
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      Lock icon Business section a hit
      658 6  -  NEOCHAICHIN THE REVAMPEDTODAY EYE-CATCHING, a cleaner look, and more reader-friendly these were the most frequently used phrases by readers and advertisers to describe the revamped Today, which was launched a week ago. But apart from the "easy on the eye" new look, it was also the
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      Going green: It's the attitude that counts
      343 6  -  SHERALYNTAY sheralyn@mediacorp.com. sg WHEN it comes to green issues, legislation can only go so far. Attitudes too are just as, if not more crucial. Speaking at a public forum yesterday, Environment Challenge Organisation (Singapore) founder and president Wilson Ang recognised that while green
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon New measures to ease fuel hike burden in Malaysia
      223 8 PUTRAJAYA Malaysia's Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has said the government will announce another measure to help lighten the people's burden in the wake of the recent fuel price hike later this week. "This Friday, we are going to launch something
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      Lock icon Samaks survival strategy
      508 8 AGENCIES THAI POLITICS PM hopes to amend Charter, avoid dissolution of party BANGKOK Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej said yesterday he would press ahead with his controversial drive to amend the Constitution to prevent the courts from dismantling his party, even as he announced plans fora major Cabinet
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      Lock icon Lawmakers from rebel BN party to back opposition
      324 8 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian police have put up road blocks in the capital as they brace for protests ahead of a possible op-position-backed debate of no confidence in Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi today. Two rebel lawmakers from the ruling coalition have
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      Lock icon ANWAR TO BE QUESTIONED TODAY
      174 8 AFP Malaysian police will question opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim today over allegations of sodomy by his former aide, a senior party official said. Mr Anwar has vowed to fight the accusations levelled by 23-year-old Mohamad Saiful Bukhari Azlan, which he says have been fabricated by
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      Lock icon More arrested in Malaysia visa scam
      227 10 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's anti-corrup-tion watchdog has arrested more people in a major clean-up of the immigration department, including the country's top two officials, news reports said yesterday. At least 20 people have been arrested, up from 10 arrests reported earlier. Mr Ahmad Said
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      Lock icon A man with a mission
      451 10 MALAYSIAN POLITICS Abdullah vows to reform judiciary, fight corruption; dismisses talks that he may stay past 2010 KUALA LUMPUR Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has insisted that his plan for a protracted power transfer will restore political calm and enable him to fulfil promises to
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      Lock icon California to receive foreign help as fires rage on
      278 12 AFP LOS ANGELES Fire-ravaged California is awaiting the arrival of foreign fire-fighters from as far away as Australia to help battle more than 300 blazes still raging across the western American state. "Additional fire-fighting resources (personnel and equipment) are expected to
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      Lock icon Asia finally to hold disaster relief exercises?
      433 12 AFP ASEAN REGIONAL FORUM Decision may be made at upcoming forum in Singapore WASHINGTON After much debate, Asia is finally expected to agree to hold its first civilianmilitary disaster relief exercise with key powers such as the United States, Russia and the European
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      Lock icon On the papal plate
      392 14 AGENCIES WORLDYOUTH DAY Clergy abuse, climate on Pope's Australian agenda SYDNEY Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Sydney yesterday for one of the largest Christian gatherings on Earth, saying he wants to use his visit to raise awareness about global warming and address the crisis of clergy
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      Lock icon Pyongyang says no to talks
      459 16 AFP NORTH-SOUTH DIVIDE SEOUL North Korea yesterday rejected South Korea's appeal for reconciliation talks, with the two countries locked in a bitter war of words over the shooting of a Seoul tourist in the communist country. Despite the killing last Friday, new South Korean President
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    • GLOBAL ROUNDUP
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        Lock icon THOUSANDS EVACUATED AS WWII BOMB IS DEFUSED
        111 16 AP About 5,400 residents were evacuated in Osaka in western Japan yesterday as army experts disposed of a large unexploded bomb believed to have been dropped by the United States military during World War 11, the authorities said. An explosives disposal unit from
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        Lock icon 1 BILLION BARRELS OF OIL IN NEWOIL FIELD?
        108 16 AP Iran is exploring a newly-discovered oil field believed to contain more than one billion barrels of crude oil, state TV said. The report quotes Iranian Oil Minister Gholamhossein Nozari yesterday as saying the area holds about 1.1 billion barrels of crude
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      Lock icon Start playing mind games
      489 17 AFP INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY Smart new computer headset could help in medical applications and crime detection SAN FRANCISCO It's mind over machine: A United States high-tech company has created a headset allowing computer game lovers touse their thoughts to move mountains and make objects disappear on screen.
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      Lock icon Mediterranean union launched
      240 17 AGENCIES PARIS—Forty-three nations home to 800 million people yesterdayjoined in a Union for the Mediterranean, a vast though vague body which aims to boost cooperation in one of the world's most volatile regions. Israeli, Syrian and Palestinian leaders were among those attending an unprecedented gathering on the
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      343 9 -<^B X>- I"-'--:1 -^^^J2 Almost everyone in Singapore is with Sing Tel, either through a mobile or fixed line. And now, as a Sing Tel Mobile customer, you can call or SMS any Sing Tel mobile or fixed line for free. Simply add Talk More and SMSMore to your mobile
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      267 10 National Healthcare Group POLYCLINICS The National Healthcare Group (NHG) Polydinics comprise 9 large one-stop primary healthcare centres situated in the residential heartlands. We offer a comprehensive range of primary healthcare services together with an array of nursing and allied health support services, all under one roof. We strive to get
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      150 10 r^O What don't you know about it? "It's cool to be in the know" "ol <da liflifftiSßlFfl July 19 2008, I:3opm (Registration)- s:oopm Ngee Ann Kongsi Auditorium, School of Accountancy, Singapore Management University 1:30 2:10 pm Registration 2:10- 2:30 pm It's Cool to be in the Know... About What is
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      505 14 CrJ Iv^ 1 f j i. It's a sale almost too big to be true! The Malaysia Mega Sale 2008 is back with bigger and better bargains on everything. And if the day isn't long enough for you, then shop through the night till you drop at our special Midnight
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      267 14 OPPORTUNITY IN ADVERSITY Professional Forex Trader Clarence Chee, the developer of the m Dynamite Forex System and the Profit in Pivot System (PIPS), started T3B Forex Club has been coaching a growing group of i»: successful retail investors privately on how to profit consistently from the forex market. Come hear
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      354 15 Singapore Parenting Congress 2008 16 17 August 2008 Sat 16 Aug, 9.00 am I.oopm (English) Talking with Today's Teens j by DrWilliam j. Doherty Understanding children, especially teenagers, can be difficult. Find out how you can bridge the gap with your teenage children at Singapore Parenting Why Can t We
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      226 17 You can get more out of s^ Visit us at JuronQ Point RoBdstiowi 28 Jul-3Aug, 11 am-9pm Suntec City Mall, Tropics Atrium Roadshow: 7-10Aug,11am-9pm Exciting activities Instarrt sure-wm lucky dip and discount vVlii 1 Year of Free MRT Bus Rides** and much vouchers for new sign-ups All are welcome f
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      Lock icon Ez-Rewards comes with loyalty
      120 18  -  Gregory Gerald Danker Letter from VP marketing and communications, EZ-Link WE THANK Mr Paul Antony Fernandez for writing in with his suggestion in "To the point" on July 10 to have an ez-link card loyalty programme. We are pleased to inform him and all our card
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      MRT lifts: Who are they for?
      203 18  -  Gurmit Singh Kullar PUBLICTRANSPORT Able-bodied commuters take advantage of such conveniences Letter from ON MY way to work on Friday, I got off the train at Tanjong Pagar MRT station to the sound of a man in a wheelchair shouting on the platform. I
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      If soccer had been a CCA
      235 19  -  Jason Wong Letter from. I REFER to "We should let children play what they want" (July 11). I couldn't agree more that "school administrators have become ruthless in scrapping CCAs that do not deliver results". When I was in secondary school, an autonomous school
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      176 19  -  DR BILL MAIER BY JUST DO IT! If you have planned to quit procrastinating, just have not got around to it yet, here are some tips you might want to consider. Procrastination is a mental barrier that needs to be mastered before we can really put
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      64 18 But can you do the Macarena? Don't pretend you don't know the dance to one of the longest running #1 singles of all time. 1 Right arm out, palm down. O Right palm up. 4 Right hand on left bicep. M Right hand on head. Left arm out, palm down.
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      64 19 5 Right hand on left hip. tt Right hand on right hip. Sway your hips in Q Clap, hop a quarter turn to Left hand on right hip. %M Left hand on left hip. place for 3 beats. O the left, and start again. To pick up more dance moves,
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  • PlUS TELEVISION
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      Lock icon The best worst job on earth
      944 20  -  NEOCHAICHIN CATCH OFTHE DAY The extreme fishermen of Deadliest Catch may not survive a day at work, but does your job earn you $135,000 in 10 weeks? in Seattle chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg ,N0 MATTER how many stories you hear, you'll never live a real Alaskan crab
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      WELCOMETO HIS WORLD
      142 22 As if temperatures weren't hot enough here. Malaysian-born Gary Chaw, who recently won the Best Mandarin Male Singer award at the Golden Melody Awards, turned up the heat at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on Saturday night as part of his Welcome to My World 2008 Asia tour.
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      Lock icon Brangelina twins: 15 million dollars
      315 22 AFP JOLIEGIVES BIRTH AND so it has come to pass: Hollywood star Angelina Jolie has given birth to healthy twins, a girl and a boy, in the French Riviera maternity clinic she checked into, the Nice-Matin newspaper reported yesterday, quoting her gynaecologist. The twins, Knox
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      1037 23 TV LISTINGS SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE 111 SAVING GAIA THE HUMAN SPIRIT CHEFS.O.S J^ I Top 20 Results Everything alternative Face-Eating Tumour Finale ,/*^®k Channel s,Bpm Channel News Asia, 8.32pm 12.32 am Arts Central, gpm Suria, gpm I B The competition heats up as the contestants are down
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  • sports
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      Lock icon New body will help prepare athletes for Youth Olympics
      315 24  -  TANYO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg YESTERDAY, Senior Parliamentary Secretary for the Ministries of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS), and Transport, Teo Ser Luck (picture) said he expects to unveil the names of the group that will be tasked to helped select and prepare
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      Lock icon He's now England's friend
      769 24 THEDAILYTELEGRAPH ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP LONDON Having exposed the soft underbelly of English football on the field at two World Cups and one European Championship, and witnessed at first hand the incompetence of the Football Association's (FA) attempt to recruit him as manager two years ago, Luiz Felipe
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      Lock icon No rush for a No 2
      531 25 AFP FOOTBALL FRIENDLY Fergie pays tribute to Queiroz as United stretch their limbs in Scotland ABERDEEN Alex Ferguson will take his time to appoint a new assistant, after seeing Wayne Rooney inspire Manchester United to a 2-0 friendly win at Aberdeen on Saturday. Ferguson
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      Lock icon All systems go for Atkinson, Moffatt
      545 26  -  LOW LIN FHOONG ROADTO BEIJING Osim triathlon performance suggests they are medal prospects for Olympics linfhoong@mediacorp.com. sg IT WAS Australia day at the Osim Singapore International 2008 on Sunday, as triathletes Courtney Atkinson and Emma Moffatt made it a double with wins in the
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      Lock icon Fans in for a treat as two hot teams clash
      623 26  -  SHAMIR OSMAN NTUC Income-Yeo's S-League 2008 Woodlands Wellington v SAFFC Woodlands Stadium, 7.45pm shamir@mediacorp.com. sg THE S-League champions could see some daylight between themselves and the Super Reds at the top of the table tonight. SAFFC visit Woodlands Wellington for
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      Lock icon Football feast for kids
      265 27 RHB Bank Berhad Singapore, title sponsors of the RHB Singapore Cup 2008, continued to show their commitment to local football with a football clinic on Saturday. The RHB Bank Football Clinic was launched by Guest-of-Honour Zainudin Nordin, Mayor of Central Singapore District, at Jurong West Stadium,
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      27 24 SPORTS BET ING WITH THE LEGAL BOOKMAKER S.League Woodlands SAF FC Mon, 14/07/08 7.45pm S.League Dalian Tampines Mon, 14/07/08 7.45pm S.League Young Lions Ceylang Tue, 15/07/08 7.45pm
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      84 24 SPORTS ON TV TODAY 3pm Basketball Jordan v Australia, Ch 23 spm Basketball Qatar v Korea, Ch 23 5.55pm Cricket England v South Africa, Ch 110 7pm Basketball Chinese Taipei v Egypt, Ch 24 11.3pm Football Euro under-ig C'ship: Czech R v England, Ch 113 TOMORROW 1.30 am Football Euro
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      714 28  -  ASLAM SARDAR BUSINESS STRATEGY Decisions are unconsciously made based on analogy succeed@mediacorp.com.sg STRATEGISING for your business is all about making choices, but how do you know you are making the right ones? How often do you honestly step back and examine your strategic choices? You
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      208 29  -  -PHUA KEEYONG Q. I love cooking and have always contemplated a career as a chef. But how does the industry work? What separates a good chef from a great chef, and how do chefs get recognised and move up the career ladder? A. A good chef cooks well
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      660 30  -  CONRAD RAJ MONDAY BLUES editor-at-large conrad@mediacorp.com.sg Fare changes likely to benefit users, but public transport companies face a new dilemma IF I were a shareholder of ComfortDelGro or SMRT Corporation, or of both, I would not be all too happy with the latest initiative by the transport authorities
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      276 30 AFTER distributing more than $400,000 worth of aid during the acute and rehabilitation phases of the Sichuan earthquake, Singaporean humanitarian NGO Mercy Relief is now teaming up with Hong Leong Group to assist in reconstruction efforts in the Ziyang prefecture. On Saturday, the partners
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      389 31 Take it or leave it AFP MICROSOFT'S TAKEOVER BID Yahoo given less than 24 hours to decide on offer SAN FRANCISCO Yahoo has rejected what it called a "ludicrous" deal with Microsoft orchestrated by corporate raider Carl Icahn, who is bent on overthrowing the board of the struggling Internet search
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        67 32 $i.Zj7 Neutral SMRT $1.88 Neutral Credit Suisse has price targets of $1.80 for ComfortDelGro and $1.75 for SMRT. It says the revised fare adjustment formula by the Public Transport Council may lead to "0.1 -per-cent to 0.4-per-cent and 2-per-cent to 7-per-cent potential upside to earnings for ComfortDelGro and SMRT,
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        56 32 $3-io Sell Citigroup has a $2.70 price target on the shipper and warns investors from thinking that NOL has bottomed. "Negative industry news is just starting to materialise and we believe NOL faces challenging times ahead," warns Citigroup, which says overcapacity and weak pricing power are becoming
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