Today, 3 September 2008

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    20 1 TODAY Wednesday September 3, 2008 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking TODAY Wednesday September 3, 2008 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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    COLUMN
    26 1 Maria Siow Ordinary Chinese are unhappy over how quickly disgraced officials are returning to seats of power. Can they never be purged completely? Page 16
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    COMMENT
    50 1 New media Singaporeans might wish the recommendations made by the advisory council studying the impact of new media on society were more radical, although the council would rather be right than radical. Ultimately, the question for the Government to consider is whether radical can also be right. Page 4
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    SINGAPORE
    34 1 Deadly stunts Stunts like seeing who can hold one's breath underwater the longest or swimming an entire lap submerged can prove deadly. The cause? A little-known phenomenon called "shallow water black-out". Page 2
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    WORLD
    45 1 McCain shock Mr John McCain's running mate, Mrs Sarah Palm, has revealed that her unmarried teenage daughter (picture) is pregnant the latest in a string of disclosures that left the Republican presidential campaign defending its choice of a vice-presi-dent. Page 14 9PM 2 AM
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    Referee or enforcer?
    551 1 THAILAND INTURMOIL Army vows no coup analysts wonder what will end crisis BHfflffliiiSHHißHiHaHiElifflHl ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■JM Kbmmimmphi^^ "There is an interesting twist, that the army apparently doesn't want to be the enforcer of the emergency decree, they don't want blood on their hands," he said. "I can't see any
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    Lock icon 'Not in our backyard'
    747 1  -  ANSLEYNG ansley@mediacorp.com.sg RESIDENTS are used to the food-lovers who invade the area's eateries on weekends. But of late, there's been a buzz of consternation, and a petition, going around Serangoon Gardens following rumours of intrusion of another kind. The talk, which surfaced last week, is about
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      The pool could be a shallow grave
      575 2  -  LEONGWEEKEAT DROWNING DEATH Black-out phenomenon could have caused student's death, coroner finds weekeat@mediacorp.com. sg IT SEEMS like harmless fun: Challenging friends to see who can hold their breath underwater the longest, doing somersaults, swimming an entire lap while submerged. But, as the drowning
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      When being tolerant means keeping quiet
      425 3  -  ALICIA WONG alida@mediacorp.com.sg WHILE young people in Singapore are remarkably tolerant about religion, this is often based on ignorance and fear, a newly-published survey indicates. The findings are set out in a study on the religious attitudes of 2,779 secondary school students. More than
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      Lock icon WINDOW THERAPY
      72 3 KOH MUI FONG Twenty-five Tanglin Trust School students, aged between 13 to 16 years old, brighten up Alexandra Hospital's Geriatric Centre with window art featuring Singapore's lush green foliage and vibrantlycoloured flowers. The University of Arts London, Tanglin Trust School and the hospital collaborated to produce 15 large-scale
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      CAN RADICAL ALSO BE RIGHT?
      799 4  -  DERRICK A PAULO NEWS COMMENT deputy news editor derrick@mediacorp.com.sg LAST week, one journalist asked the advisory council studying the impact of new media on society if its recommendations might not be as radical as some had hoped. After all, the 102-page report unveiled at the
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      Bigger umbrella for more
      261 6 CHANGES are being proposßfto the Employment Act that will, among other things, bring more Singaporeans under its protective umbrella. The Act now covers about 1.4 million workers and was last reviewed in 1995. But since then, the proportion of those in the ranks of professionals, managers,
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      The new, improved Army combat uniform
      175 6  -  TEOXUANWEI -ROM January next year, some soldiers in the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) will don new combat uniforms that should not only be more comfortable, but which will also make them harder to spot in the jungle, by day and by night, i The
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      Lock icon Aso eyes PM job
      361 8 AFP JAPAN POLITICS TOKYO Outspoken conservative Taro Aso signalled his desire yesterday to be Japan's next Prime Minister after the abrupt resignation of Mr Yasuo Fukuda deepened political turmoil in the world's second economy. Mr Fukuda made his shock announcement on Monday after less than one
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      THE NEXT JAPAN PM – ME
      701 8  - THE NEXT JAPAN PM ME WILLIAM PESEK NEWS COMMENT WHAT does it say about a Group of Seven economy that presents investors with a revolving door of hapless leaders? Well fear not, intrepid Japanese. You too, investors who ploughed back into Japan these last six years thinking it was the
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      Lock icon A boost for the poor, if ...
      505 10 A boost for the poor, if .AGENCIES MALAYSIAN POLITICS He pledges new 2009 budget with lower deficit if he ousts government KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim said yesterday he would dismantle controversial positive-dis-crimination policies for Muslim Malays if he seizes power in the multicultural country. Mr Anwar said
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      Lock icon Why some Indian flood victims may not be rescued
      326 10 AGENCIES TRIVENIGANJ (India) In the two weeks since a monsoon-swollen river burst its banks, ancient prejudices have run just as deep as the floodwaters. India's "untouchables" are the last to be rescued if at all from a deluge that has killed
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      Lock icon Malaysia charges ruling party official with bribery
      175 10 AP KUALA LUMPUR Anti-graft authorities charged a Malaysian ruling party official with bribery yesterday in a crackdown on corruption ahead of elections for senior party posts. Prosecutors representing the government's Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) charged Mohamad Nor Awang with allegedly giving cash totalling RM7OO
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      Lock icon SPOTLIGHT FALLS ON KING BHUMIBOL AS
      432 12 NEWS COMMENT PAVIN CHACHAVALPONGPUN EMBATTLED Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej declared a State of Emergency early yesterday, giving the military the green light to take control of the situation, policing political activities and suspending certain civil rights. Thailand has been held hostage for over
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      Lock icon Election panel's blow for Thai PM's party
      305 12 LAP BANGKOK The Thai Election Commission ruled yesterday that the ruling People's Power Party (PPP) had committed electoral fraud and should be dissolved, further complicating the country's continuing political crisis. The Election Commission's secretary general Suthiphon Thawichaikan said the commission "unanimously voted to
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      CRISIS DEEPENS
      310 13 The next few days will be critical, as the State of Emergency is fully put into place and enforced. of more than five, and to force people to leave any location, some begin to ask if Thailand has become a military state once again. With the leader of
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      Lock icon Shoppers oblivious to unrest
      229 13 BANGKOK As bloody clashes erupted in Bangkok's political quarter yesterday, just across town, shoppers and tourists went about their day, oblivious to the State of Emergency invoked just hours earlier. Emergency rule was imposed across the Thai capital at 7am after one man died and dozens
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        INDON NAVY DETAINS S'PORE BOATS
        91 13  -  TEOXUANWEI Two Singapore vessels have been detained by the Indonesian Navy for illegally entering Indonesian waters near Batu Am par in the Riau Islands province. The tugboat and barge, named Samwoh Pride and Samwoh Glory respectively, were intercepted last Thursday night with 3.776 tonnes of
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        Lock icon GIRL BEING KEPT ALIVE BY VIAGRA
        90 13 THEDAILYTELEGRAPH A seven-year-old girl in Britain with a rare illness is being kept alive with four doses of Viagra a day. Natalie Archibald is suffering from a lung condition called primary pulmonary hypertension. This is a progressive disorder that causes abnormally high blood pressure
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      HIGH AND DRY
      68 14 A ship washed onto land after Hurricane Gustav went through New Orleans. Gustav weakened to a tropical depression as it blew across Louisiana after ripping through the Caribbean, the United States' National Hurricane Center said yesterday. It was headed for eastern Texas, forecasters said. At least seven
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      Lock icon She already came clean
      327 14 AGENCIES PALIN DISCLOSURE ST PAUL (Minnesota) Mr John McCain's running mate has revealed that her unmarried teenage daughter is pregnant the latest in a string of disclosures that left the United States Republican Party's presidential campaign defending its little-known choice of a vice-president. The McCain campaign
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      BLESSED ARE THE CORRUPT?
      710 16  -  MARIASIOW TODAY IN CHINA east asia bureau chief mariasiow@mediacorp.com.sg Ordinary Chinese unhappy over disgraced officials' return to power FORMER top Chinese official Qiu Xiaohua (picture, below) has a career unlike few others. In October 2006, the former head of the National Bureau of Statistic was sacked
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      Here's how to trim that long wait
      187 20  -  Ang Koo Peng Letter from I REFER to "Long wait at Polyclinic" and "Why Mr Tan had to wait" (Aug 27). I too have had a few such experiences at Hougang Polyclinic (HP). While I appreciate that the long waiting time for consultation
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      308 20  -  PanQingyan NIKE HUMAN RACE We were not out to make a nuisance of ourselves but bouncers pulled us out Letter from AS AVID runners, my friend and I make it a point to take part in as many public races as possible throughout the year. The Nike+ 10K
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      Simply a matter of choice
      379 21  -  Yeo Eng Wah STAY-AT-HOME MOTHERS Incentives for full-time mothers could lead to discrimination Letter from I REFER to "Hail the mothers who stay home" and "The childcare job is not for everyone" (Aug 29). Ms Sarah Sum-Campbell wrote that it "smacked of hypocrisy and double
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      196 21  -  DR JAMES DOBSON BY THOSETRYINGYEARS How does a happy, cooperative 12-year-old boy or girl suddenly turn into a sullen, depressed 13-year-old? There are two powerful forces that overwhelm our kids in the early pubescent years, and account for some of the strange behaviour that drives parents
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      Same same... but different
      1353 22  -  GENEVIEVE LOH TROUBLE IN HOLLYWOOD V&w Hollyunwdj I'm perplexed. A 2008 Hollywood remake of My Sassy Girl, South Korea's second-highest-grossing film of 2001, starring two pretty-faced C-listers opens i nationwide tomorrow. The film industry's dominant superpower's fresh-idea factory r cannot be this back-logged, can it? What
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      A plea for tender mercies
      191 24  -  GENEVIEVELOH MOVIE REVIEW BOY A GRIPPING yet heartbreaking with delicate nuances, Boy A is the sensitive morality tale of Eric Wilson, released from juvenile prison 14 years after his involvement in an unspeakable childhood crime. With the help of a committed, fatherly caseworker, Eric under
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      Unsassy, unnecessary
      320 24  -  GENEVIEVELOH MOVIE REVIEW MY SASSY GIRL Toothless, pointless American remake of the hit Korean film genevieveloh@mediacorp.com.sg IF YOU'RE reading this, you're probably either a fan of Elisha Cuthbert (yes, that hot girl from 24) or one of the million fans of the original South Korean film of the
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      Pretty flowers, pretty boys
      250 26  -  GENEVIEVE LOH MOVIE REVIEW BOYS OVER FLOWERS THIS film brings the word "spin-off to a whole new level. This Japanese phenomenon targeted at giggly pubescent girls began as Yoko Kamio's bestselling manga series (Hana Yori Dango). The series ran from 1992 to 2003 and was turned
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      Lock icon A great day for Manchester
      1013 28 THE DAILYTELEGRAPH ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Man City break British transfer record to steal Robinho from Chelsea MANCHESTER The blue half of Manchester demonstrated their new-found status as the richest club on the planet when the billionaire Arabs, who bought the club from Thaksin Shinawatra, stunned Roman
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      City's eye-popping muscle
      555 29 ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Nobody puts Abramovich in the shade, unless you've got this lot behind you LONDON After a frenzied day of money-go-round in the Barclays Premier League, Manchester City have become the richest club in the world. City have lived in the shadow of their bigger and
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      605 29  -  MILTON TAN NTUC Income-Yeo's S-League 2008 Super Reds v Woodlands Wellington Yishun Stadium, 7.45pm sports@newstoday.com.sg WHILE Woodlands Wellington are on a high after making it into the RHB Singapore Cup 2008 Final last week, Super Reds coach Jeon Kyeong Joon has been busy trying to
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      529 30 AGENCIES ST JAMES'SHOCKER Newcastle part ways with manager after disagreements over transfers LONDON In a stunning move yesterday, Newcastle United sacked manager Kevin Keegan following an explosive meeting with owner Mike Ashley and other club executives. According to the Daily Mail, Keegan was called into a 2pm meeting
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      409 30  -  TANYO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg EXPECTATIONS are high for Singapore's six-strong Paralympic contingent. Talk is of a historic first medal, and gold is the colour of choice, as the organisers finalise preparations for the opening ceremony for the 13th Paralympic Games in Beijing on Saturday.
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      609 31 THENEWYORKTIMES US OPEN" Serena, Venus don't want to meet like this but something's got to give NEW YORK Few people can appreciate the joy and the dread stirred up by Venus and Serena Williams's wins on Monday night (yesterday morning, Singapore time) at the US Open better
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      459 31  - Fisher Paykel Nations Cup LOW LIN FHOONG Black and blue, Papua New Guinea's Magutau fights on Fisher Paykel Nations Cup Samoa 49 Papua New Guinea 54 linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg IT'S hard to miss Yvonne Magutau at the Fisher Paykel Nations Cup 2008. The 28-year-old netballer from Papua New Guinea may be only
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      48 30 SPORTS ON TV TODAY 7am Tennis US Open, Ch 22 7.55 am Cricket Australia v Bangladesh, Ch 110 6.45pm Cricket SATour of England, Ch 110 11pm Tennis US Open, Ch 22 TOMORROW 7am Tennis US Open, Ch 22 6.35am-n.3spm Sports Zone Minutes Hourly Sports updates live on gjBLive
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      525 32  -  CHEOWXINYI CHEOWXINYI TODAY-HP TOTAL CARE SEMINAR cheowxinyi@mediacorp.com.sg NESTLED in the heart of an industrial estate in Kallang Way, Xpress Holdings' headquarters is not your typical corporate building. Behind its eight-storey facade lies a swimming pool, spa and four hotel-style bedrooms where the print services
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      529 33  -  ESTHER FUNG esther@mediacorp.com.sg TO SAVVY marketers, the Internet is an open frontier, a notice board with potentially unlimited branding opportunities to promote their wares. But many small and medium enterprises (SMEs) here have yet to fully utilise these Web tools to
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      319 33 COPYINGTHE BIG GUYS Never copy the big guys. Never look the same, sound the same and feel the same. This is the biggest mistake you can make in a market that has a brand. Rather than competing with big corporations with big advertising budgets, the trick
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      MR OBAMA, IT'S A BAD IDEA
      745 34  -  QUAKHIANGWHAI BUSINESS COMMENT IT WAS pretty entertaining watching the Democratic National Convention in Denver, highly charged with telegenic orators and powerful rhetoric. Blessed with great speakers like Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, the Democrats even looked like they had the United States presidency sewn
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        160 34 BLOOMBERG Australia's central bank yesterday cut its benchmark interest rate forthe first time in seven years in response to signs that the nation's economy is slowing. Governor Mr Glenn Stevens and his board reduced the overnight cash rate target by a quarter
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        132 34 BLOOMBERG Korea Development Bank (KDB) is in talks which could lead to the state-owned lender investing in the troubled US securities firm Lehman Brothers, according to its chief executive Mm Euoo Sung. The bank is looking to buy a stake including management control
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      257 35 DUTCH-MALAYSIAN PARTNERSHIP Dutch firm to build green cars in Malaysia A DUTCH-BASED company yesterday said it was in talks with Malaysian national car-maker Proton to produce affordable electric cars by the end of next year, promising that the vehicles will be much more powerful than
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      352 35 BLOOMBERG ASIAN stocks declined fora second day, dragging the region's benchmark index to the lowest in more than two years, after crude oil prices slumped and in reaction to political turmoil in Japan and Thailand. Inpex, Japan's biggest oil
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      375 36  -  IMELDASAAD CHANNEL NEWSASIA imelda@mediacorp.com.sg TOUTED as the labour movement's first high-end resort for the working class, the $45-million Palawan Beach Resort was to have opened its doors by March this year. But the proposed 200-room resort, announced three years ago by the National
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      244 36  -  MARISSACHEW ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE marissa@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE'S manufacturing economy expanded for the third consecutive month in August, new figures show, although growth was slower than in July. The Singapore Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for August came in at 50.6, down 1.0 from July. A reading above 50 indicates that
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      382 37 BLOOMBERG SALE OF SENOKO POWER Would-be purchasers of power generator to get line of credit TEMASEK Holdings, Singapore's government-owned investment company, is arranging financing for bidders for Senoko Power, the country's largest utility, after the global credit crisis has reduced availability of funds. Credit Suisse
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        ANOTHER CONTRACT FOR CHIP ENG SENG
        121 37 Chip Eng Seng corporation has won another design and build contract worth $156 million from the Housing Development Board, this time to provide public housing and community facilities in Punggol West. This is the third HDB construction contract awarded to the group this year.
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        LOTUS INDIA TO TRIPLE ASSETS IN TWO YEARS
        124 37 Lotus India Asset Management, part-ly-owned by Singapore's Temasek Holdings, plans to triple its assets to US$6 billion in two years, said Chief Executive Officer Ajay Bagga. Lotus India will offer new funds including those investing in real estate to tap rising incomes
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        61 38 66 cents Buy UOB KayHian maintains its rating for the developer but trims price target to $1.30 from $1.45 to reflect "renewed concerns over the US sub-prime crisis and the global economic slowdown". But it says the stock still offers good value, trading at a deep 59-per-cent discount
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        74 38 55 cents I Buy DBS Vickers keeps its rating but slashes price target to 65 cents from $1.30, after it lowered the valuation to six times FY2OOB earnings versus 12 times previously. It says while Chinese textile firms have been hit by worries over high oil prices and slowing
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        61 38 21 cents I Hold NRA Capital starts coverage on the chemical firm with a price target of 24 cents based on 10.5 times FY2OOB earnings. Positive factors include relatively stable product demand and prices, while past ventures into Vietnam, Middle East, India have started to contribute to revenue. However,
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        33 38 Disclaimer: Readers should seek independent financial advice before making any investment decision. Today cannot be held liable for any consequence arising from the use of this information.
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        46 38 Jang Seng 21,042.46 A 0.65% Jikkei 12,609.47 1-75% ihanghai 2,304.89 T 0.87% ieoul 1,407.14 T 0.52% /lumbai 15,049.86 A 3.80% ;LComp 1,086.99 1.23% js$i si. 432 ¥100 $1,316 :i $2,554 HK$ioo $18,350 euro $2,076 RMB100 $20,960 k$i $1,193 RS100 $3,223 !Ml $0,418 RP100 $0,016
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      446 38  -  KELVIN CHOW RETAIL SECTOR Retailers urged to extend store hours during special events kelvinc@mediacorp.com.sg AMID the slowdown in retail sales, shopkeepers have been urged to be flexible in their operations, including extending store hours during special events like the upcoming Formula 1 race. The inaugural Singapore Grand
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      418 38  -  the world were less likely to increase the cash portion of their portfolios 41 per cent of investors aged above 50 said they would do so, compared with 51 per cent of those under 50. In addition, younger investors were more likely to increase
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