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Title Section11 2008-07-16 1 TODAY Wednesday July i 6, 2008 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking11 words
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Article, Illustration1032 2008-07-16 1 LINYANQIN - LINYANQIN MARRIAGE AND PARENTHOOD S #poreans say work is a major obstacle to marrying, having kids yanqin@mediacorp.com.sg WHEN it comes to discussing marriage and babies in Singapore, one issue keeps cropping up over and over again: The workplace. Are more radical measures needed to redefine attitudes, IFAIZAL; wmsmm^^m - 1,032 words
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Article, Illustration478 2008-07-16 1 ZULOTHMAN - ZULOTHMAN zul@mediacorp.com.sg ON TELEVISION, the daredevil monk captivated viewers with his passion for charity. Yesterday, in the dock, Shi Ming Vi looked a far cry from that self-confident image tired and forlorn. Necks craned as the longtime head of Ren Ci Hospital andTODAY FILE PHOTO - 478 words
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Miscellaneous147 2008-07-16 1 Q WATER SAFETY *Zero incidents, zero fatalities' target for water sports COLUMN MARIA SIOW Dongguan's move to hand out hongbao to ease the plight of low-income citizens is novel. But some argue it is not the answer to helping the needy cope with inflation. Page 19 SINGAPORE DOWNTOWN LINE From147 words
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NEWS
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Article, Illustration567 2008-07-16 2 NEOCHAICHIN - NEOCHAICHIN DOWNTOWN LINE TWO Hillview and BukitTimah areas to get rail link to town chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg FROM the heartland of Bukit Panjang to the bustle of Marina Bay in 45 minutes. In 2015, that will become a reality for residents in north-western Singapore, when567 words
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390 2008-07-16 3 ESTHER NG - ESTHER NG esther_ng@mediacorp.com.sg ITS chief may be accused of financial crimes, but Ren Ci Hospital and Medical Care Centre can count on the Ministry of Health (MOH) to continue providing an operating grant. The MOH also revealed it is studying a request390 words
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Article276 2008-07-16 4 KUALA LUMPUR Former Malaysian Premier Mahathir Mohamad believes that between party vice-president Muhyiddin Yassin and deputy president Najib Razak, victory will go to Mr Muhyiddin in a contest for the Umno presidency, paving the way for him to become the country's Deputy Prime Minister. Dr276 words
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Article, Illustration352 2008-07-16 4 LINYANQIN - LINYANQIN EXAMPLES of family-friendly policies from other countries are plentiful, but costs aside, the key challenge is how to localise these solutions to entice Singaporeans into having more babies, said Senior Minister of State for Finance and Transport Lim Hwee Hwa. Taking into352 words
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Article, Illustration228 2008-07-16 6 001 BOON KEONG - 001 BOON KEONG SOCIAL graces at Suntec City yesterday began at its Suntec Fountain Food Terrace, and the hope is that patrons will continue to see them on display in the months ahead. The Suntec management has initiated a "Tray Return Movement" so that001 BOON KEONG - 228 words
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Article, Illustration598 2008-07-16 6 ANSLEYNG - ANSLEYNG DRONG CHIT CHUNG'S WAKE Jurong GRC MP was a man who did not pull punches ansley@mediacorp.com. sg TWO weeks ago, at a meeting at Naspac Marketing a food importing firm, where he was the chairman Jurong GRC Member of Parliament Ong Chit ChungKOH MUI FONG - 598 words
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177 2008-07-16 8 ANSLEY NG - ANSLEY NG An editor who beat a red light on Dec 24 two years ago and killed an Indonesian maid will be sentenced on July 31. Lim Hong Eng, an executive editor at Shin Mm Daily News, was to have been sentenced by District177 words
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Article, Illustration216 2008-07-16 8 IN COURT Former MediaCorp staff accepted $35,900 to rig lucky draw A FORMER senior accounts manager with MediaCorp Enterprises has pleaded guilty to accepting bribes totalling $35,900 in cash or petrol vouchers from 16 members of the public to rig a lucky draw. In return,PHOTO COURTESY CPIB - 216 words
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SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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Article122 2008-07-16 10 Have that umbrella handy, for the Meteorological Services Division says Singapore is likely to experience brief showers with thunder in the late mornings and afternoons on five to six days over the next two weeks. It added that widespread showers with occasional gusty winds were122 words
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108 2008-07-16 10 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Singapore will host the world's first festival dedicated to 3D movies and technologies from Nov 19 to 23. The live action adventure Journey to the Centre of the Earth, starring Brendan Fraser, and the family animation movie Fly Me toCHANNEL NEWSASIA - 108 words
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Article, Illustration113 2008-07-16 10 Winner of the Gold Award in the Open division of this year's British Council Digital Art Competition, Ms Lam Oi Keat, holding up her winning entry Drowning Polar. Dark colours are used to bring out the'sad'mood of the world coming to an end, she said. The competition,001 BOON KEONG - 113 words
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Article325 2008-07-16 10 SHERALYNTAY - SHERALYNTAY HEALTHCARE SYSTEM Issue at hand: How to improve outcomes while containing costs sheralyn@mediacorp.com. sg EVEN as medical science progresses contributing to longer life spans the ways health outcomes are measured have yet to catch up. Life expectancy has been used as a measure for years, but325 words
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Article, Illustration605 2008-07-16 12 NAZRY BAHRAWI - NAZRY BAHRAWI AFP LIVE TV SHOWDOWN Anwar, Shabery in unprecedented debate over fuel price increase nazry@mediacorp.com. sg FACTS and figures were scattered throughout last night's historic hourlong political debate on live television between opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim and Information Minister Shabery Cheek, but it was theAFP; I AP - 605 words
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376 2008-07-16 12 AGENCIES BANGKOK Tensions flared as a Thai army ranger was injured by a landmine, and about 100 others were held, after they crossed the Cambodian border yesterday in a dispute over a 900-year-old Hindu temple. Officials from both sides said the trespass was causedAGENCIES - 376 words
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EYE ON ASIA
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88 2008-07-16 14 AP CHINA Children born after the closure of a coal-burning plant in China had 60 per cent fewer developmental problems, a new study says, giving ammunition to those who argue the country should embrace cleaner sources of energy. Environmental Health Perspectives journal found that afterAP - 88 words
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Article91 2008-07-16 14 AFP PHILIPPINES Philippine President Gloria Arroyo will spend 4 billion pesos ($118.5 million) from higher-than-expected tax collections to help low-income families cope with higher prices. The government will distribute 1 billion pesos to poor families and is already distributing a separate 2 billion pesos to theAFP - 91 words
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Article, Illustration123 2008-07-16 14 AFP SOUTH KOREA South Korea stepped up protests yesterday against Japan's reaffirmed claim to disputed islands asTokyo called for calm over the long-running territorial row. Ambassador Kwon Chul Hyun met Japanese Vice Foreign Minister MitojiYabunaka, hours before he was to fly home after beingAFP; , EPA - 123 words
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Article431 2008-07-16 14 Indonesia's deep regret' AFP RIGHTS ABUSE Jakarta accepts East Timor report about atrocities committed in 1999 NUSA DUA (Bali) Indonesia yesterday accepted a truth commission report blaming it for gross human rights abuses in East Timor in 1999, amid fresh calls for the perpetrators to face international justice. President SusiloAFP - 431 words
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585 2008-07-16 16 PAULINE D LOH - PAULINE D LOH ASIAN DEMOCRACIES Politics of hatred has become mainstay of democratic process THE price for democracy is high, and Taiwan, especially, is suffering the bad with the good in its search for a workable democratic model. This, according to Taiwanese political commentator Nan585 words
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Article, Illustration740 2008-07-16 19 MARIA SIOW - MARIA SIOW TODAY IN CHINA east asia bureau chief mariasiow@mediacorp.com.sg A novel move to issue hongbao in Dongguan sparks controversy THE city of Dongguan in China's Guangdong province recently went where no local Chinese government had gone: It distributed hongbao, or red packets, to low-income citizens.740 words
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Article, Illustration448 2008-07-16 21 AFP US POLITICS New Yorker cover shows Obama as Muslim, wife as armed terrorist NEW YORK Mr Barack Obama's campaign expressed outrage over a satirical cartoon on the cover of The New Yorker magazine (picture) depicting the Democratic White House hopeful in Islamic dress beside aAFP - 448 words
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239 2008-07-16 21 AFP BRUSSELS Belgium woke up to a new political crisis yesterday after Prime Minister Yves Leterme handed in his resignation overnight after failing to broker a power-sharing agreement that has split the country in two. King Albert II was "weighing" whetherAFP - 239 words
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Letter, Illustration365 2008-07-16 24 iYan Dawei - iYan Dawei ELECTRICITY BILLS Explanation for spike in bills is unconvincing, reader says Letter from I REFER to the reply, "Why you're feeling the pinch" (July 11). I am puzzled by the explanations provided in SP Services' reply and feel that the issues and concerns365 words
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Article166 2008-07-16 26 DR JAMES DOBSON - DR JAMES DOBSON BY WHAT THAT VOW MEANS Remember when you promised to stay together no matter what during your wedding vows? Couples don't promise to stay together because they think things will never change. They promise because they know things will change. And unless their166 words
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319 2008-07-16 26 ILLEGAL PARKING WE REFER to "They continue to flout the rules" (July 4). On June 19 this year, Sembawang Town Council (SBTC) received Chua Chek Khoon's feedback regarding illegal parking at Woodlands Avenue 1. As illegal parking along main roads falls under the purview of319 words
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Letter, Illustration137 2008-07-16 26 Ananda Perera - Ananda Perera PPPVfTlP"' ml rrr Letter from LAST week, just as I was leaving for Changi Airport, I was taken seriously ill and rushed by the Singapore Civil Defence Force emergency ambulance service to Changi General Hospital. At the accident and emergency unit, it was discovered thatTODAY FILE PHOTO - 137 words
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Article, Illustration1209 2008-07-16 28 GENEVIEVE LOH - GENEVIEVE LOH RAINTREE PICTURES genevieveloh@mediacorp.com.sg THE rain tree is one of the most common trees in Singapore, easily recognised by its umbrel-la-shaped canopy. Unfortunately, no amount of coverage could shield MediaCorp Raintree Pictures from its early string of bombs. The year was 2000 and the greenGRAPHICS BYYENYOK - 1,209 words
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Article, Illustration510 2008-07-16 30 BATMAN, LAH; GENEVIEVELOH - BATMAN, LAH GENEVIEVELOH Holy cockroach, Batman-that guy was from Masters of the Sea! in LOS ANGELES genevieveloh@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPOREAN Ng Chin Han's ears must have been burning. After all, it's not everyday when your big-name director, who also happens to be one of your heroes,510 words
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Article, Illustration460 2008-07-16 32 GENEVIEVE LOH - GENEVIEVE LOH MOVIE REVIEWTHE DARK KNIGHT Ledger, excellent as The Joker, deserves posthumous Oscar genevieveloh@mediacorp.com. sg THE Dark Knight is an extraordinary blockbuster that will be remembered as the one that redefined the superhero movie. Writer-director Christopher Nolan's masterpiece of a sequel to his 2005460 words
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Article, Illustration623 2008-07-16 34 LOW LIN FHOONG - LOW LIN FHOONG SPORTS SAFETY Sports associations air concerns with council's water safety recommendations linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg IN THE wake of sailor Levin Angsana's drowning earlier this month, Singapore's governing sports body, the Singapore Sports Council (SSC), have set a target for water sports: Zero fatalities, zero623 words
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Article, Illustration388 2008-07-16 34 TANYO- HINN - TANYO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg AT LAST year's British Open, a nervous Lam Chih Bing failed in his attempt to become the first Singaporean to make the cut. But 12 months on, the top Singaporean pro is ready to take onTODAY FILE PHOTO - 388 words
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Article205 2008-07-16 34 SHAMIR OSMAN - SHAMIR OSMAN THE Young Lions and Geylang United played out a tepid 0-0 draw in last night's NTUC Income-Yeo's S-League 2008 clash at the Jalan Besar Stadium. The standout in the match was Young Lions defensive midfielder Isa Halim, who took over the captain's armband after Khairul205 words
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Article112 2008-07-16 35 AFP South Africa's Oscar Pistorius, the double amputee who is hoping to run alongside able-bodied competitors at the Beijing Olympics, was branded a potential danger to other athletes on Monday. The Court of Arbitration in Sport has allowed the 21-year-old, who runs on carbon fibre blades,AFP - 112 words
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146 2008-07-16 35 AFP Motor racing boss Max Mosley, 68, is attempting to present a Nazi-themed orgy as a bit of harmless sado-masochistic slap and tickle, a lawyer told a court Monday. British tabloid The News of the World is defending its story about what itAFP - 146 words
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Article, Illustration450 2008-07-16 35 AFP OLYMPIC RUMBLINGS WASHINGTON Forty years after Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised their fists in a civil rights gesture on the Olympic medal stand in Mexico City, protests on the podium could make a comeback in Beijing. China's support of Sudan'sAFP - 450 words
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Article, Illustration373 2008-07-16 35 SHAMIR OSMAN - SHAMIR OSMAN NTUC Income-Yeo's S-League 2008 Super Reds v Home United Yishun Stadium, 7.45pm shamir@mediacorp.com. sg WITH the NTUC Income-Yeo's S-League 2008 season having passed the halfway mark, the four clubs at the top of the table are gearing373 words
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Article, Illustration96 2008-07-16 35 SAFFC captain and Singapore striker Aleksandar Duric will be visiting three RHB Bank branches this week to meet with fans and sign autographs of special RHB Singapore Cup posters, which will be given away free while stocks last. Duric, whose tally of 239 goals in96 words
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Article, Illustration238 2008-07-16 36 THE GUARDIAN LONDON Ronaldinho will make a decision about his future in the next 72 hours after a meeting at Camp Nou on Monday (yesterday morning, Singapore time). The Brazilian international and his brother and agent, Robert de Assis, attended the talksTHE GUARDIAN; GETTY IMAGES - 238 words
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Article, Illustration515 2008-07-16 36 irEIJMa OTI - irEIJMa OTI THE GUARDIAN Unhappy with club's pursuit of Ronaldo, Brazilian eyes vdream hook-up with Scolari LONDON Real Madrid were considering on Monday night (yesterday morning, Singapore time) a bid which sources at the Bernabeu claim is worth 60 million euros ($129 million) forTHE GUARDIAN; I GETTY IMAGES - 515 words
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Article, Illustration175 2008-07-16 36 THEDAILYTELEGRAPH Didier Drogba and Frank Lampard are set to travel with Chelsea on their five-game tour to China, Malaysia and Russia. The Blues have yet to receive any offers for Drogba, and while speculation linking Lampard with a move toTHEDAILYTELEGRAPH; GETTY IMAGES - 175 words
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Article, Illustration617 2008-07-16 37 THE GUARDIAN GOLF SOUTHPORT (England) Colin Montgomerie, 800 Weekley and Mike Weir add up to one of the most intriguing trios for tomorrow and Friday on the picturesque Royal Birkdale links north of Liverpool. "I'm different and Boo's different and Mike Weir's going to feelTHE GUARDIAN - 617 words
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249 2008-07-16 37 THE NEWYORKTIMES With Tiger Woods absent from one of golf's four majors for the first time since the 1996 PGA Championship, just about everyone on the grounds of the Royal Birkdale Golf Club in the legal betting shops around Britain has an opinionTHE NEWYORKTIMES - 249 words
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Article, Illustration96 2008-07-16 37 EPA Justin Morneau beat Josh Hamilton 5-3 in the final round to win the Major League Baseball's home run derby on Monday (yesterday morning, Singapore time), as part of the festivities in the All-Star Game in New York's Yankee Stadium. Canadian Morneau wasEPA - 96 words
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Article, Illustration243 2008-07-16 37 AFP NEW YORK A record seven Major League Baseball (MLB) Most Valuable Player awards, 14 All-Star appearance s and the all-time MLB record for home runs (762). Still, nobody wants a piece of drugs-tainted Barry Bonds (picture). MLB clubs are showing little interest inAFP; GETTY IMAGES - 243 words
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Article484 2008-07-16 38 BLOOMBERG SLOW SALES Reducing tax on shoppers could also ease inflation, says retailers association chief SINGAPORE should consider a cut in its Goods and Services Tax (GST) to improve consumer spending and ease inflation, according to Ms Jannie Tay, president of the SingaporeBLOOMBERG - 484 words
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Article, Illustration405 2008-07-16 39 CHEOWXINYI - CHEOWXINYI AS THE global economic environment deteriorates, Mr Ricardo Wong (picture) has found it increasingly difficult to have peace of mind with his firm's shoe export sales. "In the past, I did a lot of open accounts meaning I take aPHOTO COURTESY RICARDOWONG - 405 words
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Article, Illustration501 2008-07-16 39 CHEOWXINYI - CHEOWXINYI VENTURINGABROAD Wood flooring specialist taps alternative financing scheme for foreign expansion cheowxinyi@mediacorp.com.sg INTERNATIONALISATION was Wood Doctor's goal from day one, but plans truly began to take off for the timber-flooring specialist when it started tapping into an alternative financing fund 15 months ago. TheWEETECKHIAN - 501 words
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Article178 2008-07-16 39 1. ENTERPRISE FUND What is it? A customised funding scheme designed for companies with insufficient collateral to help obtain financing for overseas ventures. Launched by IE Singapore in 2006 and managed by Crest Capital Partners. Who is eligible? Privately-owned companies based in Singapore with minimum178 words
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Article120 2008-07-16 40 From today until July 28, retail investors will have one last chance to sign up for OCBC Bank's popular $1 billion preference share issue. Due to overwhelming response, its initial offer of $950 million worth of shares last month was three times subscribed and120 words
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Article115 2008-07-16 40 DOWJONES The wholesale banking arm of Japan's Mizuho Financial Group has been given a full bank licence by the Monetary Authority of Singapore. "We intend to leverage on this new status to continue steadily expanding our presence in this part of the world," said Mr KeizoDOWJONES - 115 words
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Article, Illustration450 2008-07-16 42 ESTHER FUNG - ESTHER FUNG INVESTOR SENTIMENTS 13-per-cent drop in last three months: ING survey esther@mediacorp.com.sg A NEW survey shows the erosion in investor sentiments accelerating across Asia, as local market conditions coupled with global economic pressures weigh on confidence. Last month's survey results of the ING Dashboard SentimentBLOOMBERG - 450 words
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Article253 2008-07-16 42 THE Urban Redevelopment Authority launched a residential site at New Upper Changi Road and Tanah Merah Kechil Avenue for sale by public tender yesterday. This is one of the four confirmed residential sites to be sold under the Government Land Sales Programme in the second253 words
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Article69 2008-07-16 42 Star Hub has hired Miss Kathleen Syron, a trilingual American, to head its contents division with effect from September. She will responsible for leading the telco's content strategy across its television, mobile and online platforms. Ms Syron was previously the director of programming at Malaysia's Astro69 words
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Article95 2008-07-16 42 Metax Engineering Corporation has become the third SGX-listed company in two days to issue a earnings warning in light of tough economic conditions. The firm said it expects to suffer losses in the 2008 financial year due to "increase in cost of materials, energy and labour95 words
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Article61 2008-07-16 44 95.5 cents I Buy OCBC Investment Research starts with a "buy" call and thinks the fair value is $1.20. It expects a strong FY2OOB performance, underpinned by $459 million worth of yet-to-be recognised development revenue. With three more residential projects to launch, this should extend earnings until FY2OII. Increased61 words
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Article70 2008-07-16 44 82 cents I Outperform CIMB cuts its target price to $1.60 from $1.85 but maintains its "outperform" rating. This reflects reduced earnings estimates for FY2OOB-2010 to factor in lower gross margin assumptions. CIMB warns that margins may come under pressure due to the yuan's strength as the bulk70 words
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Article60 2008-07-16 44 $1.60 I Overweight JPMorgan cuts its target price to $2.33 from $5.50, following the firm's injection of its building materials arm into Malaysia's Tasek Corp in April. Tasek's market capitalisation has since expanded by $60 million, while HL Asia's has contracted by $360 million. "It is clear60 words
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Article114 2008-07-16 44 25.5 cents I Outperform CIMB raises its target price to 35.5 cents from 29.5 cents, reiterating its "outperform" call. The HDD component-makerlooks set to benefit from Western Digital's robust volume growth by more than 30 per cent on-year in Q2. It is the main supplier of air114 words
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Article, Illustration602 2008-07-16 44 ESTHER FUNG - ESTHER FUNG ASIAN MARKETS S #pore banks say that exposure to troubled US mortgage finance firms'immaterial' esther@mediacorp.com.sg ASIAN stock markets have hit fresh lows, with news of bailouts for United States mortgage finance giants Fannie Mac and Freddie Mac undermining confidence that the worst ofFAIZAL - 602 words
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Article, Illustration460 2008-07-16 44 CHRISTIE LOH - CHRISTIE LOH christie@mediacorp.com.sg FOR nine months over an unfolding global credit crunch, developers here held back from pushing out condominiums and houses into the market. Homebuyers found little variety in the showrooms. But when the supply gate was unlatched in June, interest poured back in—especially460 words
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198 2008-07-16 44 AGENCIES WASHINGTON President George W Bush last night urged Congress to act quickly on legislation to bolster Fannie Mac and Freddie Mac and stabilise the mortgage markets. The two companies play a "central role" in the nation's housing system, Mr Bush said at aAGENCIES - 198 words
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