Today, 29 September 2008, Afternoon Edition

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    20 1 TODAY Monday September 29, 2008 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking TODAY Monday September 29, 2008 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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      NEWS LATEST
      47 1 Euro banks in trouble Benelux bank Fortis and UK's Bradford Bingley may soon be nationalised, a move forced by plunging share prices in line with the global credit crisis. B&B may also have a $52.5-billion saviour in the form of Spanish bank Santander. Page B2
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    • SPORTS LATEST
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        Robinho no enough
        24 1 Plucky Wigan prove that money can't buy success not immediately, at least with a 2-1 victory over Manchester City. Page 36
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        He's the derby hero
        35 1 Ronaldinho scored the only goal to gift AC Milan bragging rights in the city, leaving fellow derby rookie Jose Mourinho bemoaning Inter's two red cards in an ill-tempered match. Page 36
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      Lock icon Agony to ecstasy
      1188 1  -  LEONARD THOMAS TEOXUANWEI Fi NIGHT RACE Spaniard Alonso defies the odds to make history in drama on Singapore's grand stage sports editor leonard@mediacorp.com.sg HE WAS, ironically, the first big name to question the idea of racing at night, claiming there were too many unknowns for such a
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      68 1 %WALL STREET, M* $k THE PARTY IS OVER' US lawmaker Nancy Pelosi on $i-trillion bailout deal S/ +m± agreed on this morning. JL /aAJ^ AFTERNOON LATEST r~iAir^ BUSINESS* PAGE Bi STORE GP PM on the buzz 2 Reactions 4 Seen trackside 2,12,13 Fi party pics 28 Sweet for Alonso 32
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  • NEWS
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      Lock icon PRAISE FROMTHE INDUSTRY
      53 2 Another spectacular chapter was added to the Fi history book. The first night race was a total success. My compliments to the organisers. Mr Mario Theisen, BMW Motorsport director PHOTOS: ERNEST CHU A, SOPHIA HUANG, KOH MUI FONG, 001 BOON KEONG, TREVOR TAN, WEE TECK HI AN
      : ERNEST CHU A, SOPHIA HUANG, KOH MUI FONG, 001 BOON KEONG, TREVOR TAN, WEE TECK HI AN AND DON WONG  -  53 words
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      Lock icon Electrifying, brilliant
      467 4  -  SHAMIR OSMAN LEONGWEE KEAT HOWTHEYSAWIT Fi #s globe-trotting fanatics and S #poreans on the first night race shamir@mediacorp.com. sg THERE were, most certainly, some caveats, but the consensus was resounding. In the words of avid Formula 1 fan Mike Bishop: "It's been absolutely brilliant". From seasoned veterans of
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      DIDTHE BRIGHT LIGHTS WOW?
      211 4  -  LOHCHEEKONG ONGDAILINi A street circuit was deemed the perfect opportunity to showcase the glittering skyline of downtown Singapore to a global audience. So, were television viewers bowled over? Local undergraduate Lim Chee Ham was. The 24-year-old said: "Despite the lighting of the street circuit, I could
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      A Veal sensory treat', says world media
      347 4 IN ENTERING a new dark age, Singapore has put its name high up in lights. That's what the world's media, from Seattle to Shanghai, are saying about the Republic's hosting of the first Formula One night race. US broadcaster CNN says Singapore has
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      Lock icon Shopping? No time, were lost
      373 6  -  LOHCHEEKONG SOPHIA HUANG BUSINESS RETAIL For many, the race was the main focus of the day cheekong@mediacorp.com. sg THE throngs of Fl fans packing the malls near the race track were a welcome sight for tenants hoping to finally cash in on Singapore's historic night
      SOPHIA HUANG; SOPHIA HUANG  -  373 words
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      Payoff for cabbies who braved blocked roads
      265 6  -  ESTHERNG WITH the $5-surcharge for pick-ups at designated locations near the track and more than 40,000 visitors in town, some cabbies had a bumper weekend. Comfort taxi driver Chia Aik Meng said his earnings in the last three days had increased, despite the
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      Lock icon Fans drawn to Flyer but not to shops
      277 6  -  ESTHERNG IT IS perhaps the most prominent trackside landmark. And yesterday, all of the Singapore Flyer's rides during the race were sold out. Amid the roar of engines below, tourists and fans packed themselves in the skybound capsules and enjoyed champagne. It
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      Lock icon Learning from the best
      576 7  -  Lynette Koh OCU's mass communications programme offers a comprehensive learning experience that spans the classroom to the world Broadcast journalist Shaftiq Alkhatib may have been with MediaCorp Radio's 938 Live for only two years, but he has already received accolades such as the Best Radio Feature
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      ABOUT OKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY (OCU)
      176 7 Chartered in 1904, OCU is ranked among the wellrespected educational institutions in the United States. The university has been ranked among the top tier of America's Best Colleges (Western Regional Universities) by the US News World Report magazine from 2001 to 2008. In the Aug
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      Lock icon 'No high returns without risk5
      272 8  - 'No high returns without risk 5 LINYANQIN THE current market turmoil may have hit some individual investors here, but Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong remains confident of Singapore's economy over the next two quarters. "I know (individual) Singaporeans have been hurt; they have invested in Lehman Brothers mini-bonds, in High
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      The 'intangibles' that matter
      756 8  -  LINYANQIN INTIANJI TIANJIN ECO-CITY Projects like these will help keep Singapore economy flying: SM IN, CHINA yanqin@mediacorp.com.sg FOR most Singaporeans, the transformation of this vast expanse of prawn farms and salt flats into a thriving green city may not mean much but projects such as these
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      Lock icon Cash for your kidney
      420 10 CHANNEL NEWSASIA HUMAN ORGAN TRADING ACT Details to be announced next year, being worked out THE Government is studying ways to reimburse living donors who donate their organs to unrelated recipients, Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan revealed yesterday. The reimbursement amounts have not been determined and
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      Lock icon Public healthcare and the pit-stop crew mentality
      293 10 CHANNEL NEWSASIA, 938 LIVE PUBLIC healthcare providers should strive for higher service and coordination levels, similar to those seen at Formula 1 pit-stops, Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan said yesterday. Drawing the analogy with the Fl where professionals replace tyres and refuel cars
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    • DURINGTHE BIG RACE
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        To office on a Sunday for a great view
        327 12  -  LEONGWEEKEAT RACE DAY weekeat@mediacorp.com.sg A SERIES of "meetings" took place in the conference rooms of Credit Suisse at One Raffles Link Building. The agenda? A prime bird's-eye view of the Fl race, from their location overlooking not only the Nicoll Highway
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        Party time at Turn 9
        205 12  -  TEOXUANWEI IT WAS not just about the race the order of the day at the Singapore Recreation Club yesterday was to kick back and make merry with friends under the night skies. And party they did as over 700 club members mingled in the KTV
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    • AFTERTHE BIG RACE
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        As the dust settled ...
        175 13  - As the dust settled LEONGWEEKEAT AFTER cars and racing at the Marina Bay circuit came to a stop last night, it was time to roll out the work to restore roads and surrounding areas back to normalcy. First up: Clearing away the heaps of rubbish left behind by spectators, not
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      26 2 M Brilliant Rose* 4 The Cut of Ultimate Brilliance #^A 1\ The Promise of Eternity NEW YORK MILAN KUALA LUMPUR SINGAPORE TAIPEI JAKARTA HONG KONG BEIJING
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      Lock icon Blow to Aso as transport minister quits
      335 15 AGENCIES TOKYO —Japan's new Prime Minister Taro Aso yesterday faced his first political setback just days after taking office as his Transport Minister was forced to resign over a series of embarrassing gaffes. The resignation of Mr Nariaki Nakayama (picture) was an embarrassing
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      Lock icon Return of the taikonauts
      499 15 .AFP SPACEWALK MISSION BEIJING Three Chinese astronauts, otherwise known as taikonauts, returned safely to Earth yesterday after making the country's first spacewalk, with a hero's welcome awaiting the men whose exploits captivated the nation. The descent capsule of the Shenzhou VII mission was seen on state
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      Lock icon One step closer, but...
      393 18 .AGENCIES US-INDIA NUCLEAR DEAL House clears pact, but will Senate pass it before Oct recess? WASHINGTON The House of Representatives has passed a civilian nuclear pact with India that lifts a three-decade-old ban on civilian nuclear trade with India. The agreement, passed by a 298-117 vote,
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      Lock icon US diplomat plans to visit N Korea
      162 18 AP NEW YORK A senior American diplomat plans to visit North Korea in a bid to salvage a faltering international effort to get the communist country to give up nuclear weapons. Mr Christopher Hill, the chief American negotiator in the six-nation talks, will
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      Lock icon Foreign warships surround pirates
      212 18 AGENCIES MOGADISHU Somali pirates who hijacked a Ukrainian freighter carrying military weapons defiantly demanded US$2O million ($2B million) in ransom despite being surrounded by three foreign warships yesterday. The spokesman for the pirates, Mr Sugule Ali, contacted by AFP via satellite telephone, said: "What we are
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      Lock icon Woman goes blind 3 days each week
      372 19 AFP MEDICAL MYSTERY MELBOURNE An Australian woman is blind three days out of every six because her eyes involuntarily shut and she can't open them a mysterious medical condition that has puzzled doctors, a report said yesterday. Ms Natalie Adler, who experts believe
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      Come to the UK, stay for tea and biscuits
      191 19 LONDON Every person flying into Britain will be offered a free cup of tea and a biscuit in an ambitious, if eccentric, plan to make the country more cheerful. The hope is that tourists and travellers returning from holidays will be
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      Lock icon School trip turns deadly when lightning hits
      149 19 AP BANGKOK Two Australians and three Thais were killed by lightning during a school trip to a waterfall in northeastern Thailand, the authorities said yesterday. The victims were Australian and Thai secondary school students and teachers who were visiting the waterfall on Saturday
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      BN COMPONENT PARTY MAY JOIN OPPOSITION
      189 20 Gerakan, a component party of the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition, is considering leaving BN and joining the Pakatan Rakyat opposition alliance, The Star reported yesterday. Dr Koh Tsu Koon, Gerakan's acting president, said the party had not ruled out staying with BN, or
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      'Anwar making a fool out of them
      305 20 MALAYSIAN POLITICS Allies have not seen list of crossover MPs PUTRAJAYA The allies of Mr Anwar Ibrahim's party should realise that they have been taken for a ride, a senior ruling coalition official has said. Mr Adnan Tengku Mansor, the secretary-general of the
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      Lock icon 'Asean will continue to encourage Myanmar'
      265 20 'AGENCIES NEW YORK Ahead of United Nations chief Ban Xi Moon's planned visit to Myanmar at year's end, Minister for Foreign Affairs George Yeo has said that the economic agenda should not be neglected in negotiations with Myanmar's government. "In a deadlock, what can
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    • GLOBAL ROUNDUP
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        Lock icon TWO DETAINED OVER DELHI BOMB BLAST
        119 23 AFP Indian police detained two people over a deadly bomb attack on a busy shopping area in New Delhi, officials said yesterday. Detectives said the pair were held within hours of the blast on Saturday afternoon in the busy shopping area. The blast killed
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        Lock icon BEIJING TO TAKE ONE-THIRD OF GOVT VEHICLES OFF ROAD
        177 23 AP Beijing will take nearly a third of government vehicles off the road and limit the use of other cars in the hope of improving the Chinese capital's air quality and traffic flow. The move was announced following public debate over
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        Lock icon PASSENGERS PUSH CHINA PLANE ON RUNWAY
        130 23 TELEGRAPH Passengers travelling on a Chinese Shandong airlines flight were asked to get out and push when their plane broke down after landing. The CRJ7 plane with 69 passengers and seven crew, flying from Guilin in the south of China to Zhengzhou, broke down
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      Lock icon Apple breaks strategy, sells unlocked iPhones in Hong Kong
      170 23 AFP HONG KONG Apple has started selling unlocked models of its popular iPhone 3G, which allow users the freedom to select the telecommunications provider of their choice. The 8-gigabyte version was on sale on Saturday at Apple's online store for HK55,400
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      Lock icon THE WRATH OF ATYPHOON
      91 23 AFP Typhoon Jangmi lashed Taiwan with torrential rains and powerful winds yesterday, causing widespread flooding, collapsed structures (above), office shutdowns and the cancellation of domestic and international flights. Power to 86,000 households was cut, and the area was hit by winds of up to 227 km
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      Lock icon No end in sight to uncertainty
      581 23 AFP MALAYSIAN POLITICS Political crisis paralysing economy, say analysts KUALA LUMPUR The political crisis in Malaysia since the March election that humiliated the ruling coalition, has stifled the stock market, deterred foreign investment and crimped growth forecasts. And economic observers said that with Prime
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      Lock icon Controversial law allows man to abandon 9 of his 10 kids
      326 24 AP OMAHA(Nebraska) —An unemployed American widower has abandoned nine of his 10 children at a hospital here, saying he was overwhelmed by family responsibilities. Mr Gary Staton had gone to Creighton University Medical Center to surrender his five sons
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      Lock icon 10% of Aussies are 'intolerant'
      289 24 AFP RACISM STUDY SYDNEY One in 10 Australians believe some races are superior to others and Muslims are the most unpopular group in the country, the lead author of a new study said yesterday. The University of Western Sydney's Professor Kevin Dunn said a 10-year
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      I SAY BE PRACTICAL ABOUT
      633 25 There's too much to consider if we extend maternity coverage to maids Blogged at mr-endoh.com I HAVE long wanted to write about how an increasing number of Singaporeans are depending more on maids than themselves. While that idea didn't really materialise, a news article caught
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      Do we really need banks to invest?
      199 26 Blogged at ian.on the reddot.com THE current issue with DBS High Notes is an interesting one for me because I did consider buying similar products. A few things stopped me from buying though. One of the first things I learned as a teenager
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      246 26  -  DR JAMES DOBSON BY JUST THE WAY THEY ARE Sometimes even the best of parents have a hard time accepting their children just the way they are. Parents of a child who is extremely shy, for example, will often ask me howthey can pull him out
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      246 26 ART 10-13 OCTOBER 2008 THE CONTEMPORARY ASIAN ART FAIR SUNTEC SINGAPORE, LEVEL 4 GET REALISTIC INSIGHTS AT ARTSINGAPORE'S ART CONVERSATIONS. Does it still make sense to invest in the art market in such tough economic times? Come find out from some of the worlds' leading art collectors, art experts and
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        The many faces of Tay
        882 27  -  MAY SEAH KINGS OFTHE HILL Caldecott's brooding leading man doesn't care what you think of him may@mediacorp.com.sg LET it be known: Tay Ping Hui is really not as boring as you might think. Tay Ping Hui the Manly Man and Brooding Hero is out. After
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        28 29 24-HOUR PARTY PEOPLE Saturday night party scenes from around the Fl circuit I GH MUMM'S SKY SUITE AT STORE GP PHOTOS I PERNOD RICARD
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        Lock icon Goodbye, Butch Cassidy
        323 30 AFP TRIBUTESTO PAUL NEWMAN Hollywood says goodbye to a screen legend, philantropist AMERICA and the world mourned Paul Newman (picture), with costar and long-time friend Robert Redford leading a flood of moving tributes to the Hollywood icon and philanthropist. Newman, who died on Friday, was remembered for
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      861 33  -  lANDECOTTA Bf£t^!iii=laij^lyyybit|* Two-time champion profits from Massa's misfortune to grab first victory of the season formula 1 correspondent ian@mediacorp.com. sg THERE were thrills and plenty of spills at the inaugural 2008 Formula 1 Sing Tel Singapore Grand Prix last night. Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone predicted
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      72 34 Do you have an interesting or unusual photo taken at Singapore's first Fi race? Share your photos with us at our online Singapore Grand Prix Gallery and we may even publish them in print. Email your photos with your name, contact number and a short caption to
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      97 34 i FAIonso i=57=i6 2 N Rosberg 2.9s 3 L Hamilton 5-9S TGIock 8.is 5 S Vettel 10.2s 6 N Heidfeld 11.15 7 D Coulthard 16.3S 8 K Nakajima 18.4S i L Hamilton (mcl/ukj 2 F Massa (fer/bra; B 3 R Kubica (bmw/polj 4 K Raikkonen (fer/fin; 5 N
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      650 35  -  TANYO-HINN NO ROOM FOR ERROR After a disastrous race in Singapore, Ferrari driver has it all to do yohinn@mediacorp.com. sg IN ORDER to become a Formula 1 world champion driver, you need speed, consistency and, above all, luck. That's what Felipe Massa
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      263 35 LOWLINFHOONG THE Ferrari suite at the Paddock Club was full of good cheer and happy faces on Saturday, when Felipe Massa grabbed pole position right at the end of the qualifying session. But last night, there was little to cheer about
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      766 36  -  LAN DE COTTA LOOKING AHEAD Williams' founder says the next step for the sport is to look east, and to Singapore formula 1 correspondent ian@mediacorp.com.sg THE founder of one of the most successful teams in the history of Formula 1, Sir Frank Williams,
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      779 37 AGENCIES ENGLISH FOOTBALL 4 English Premiership Wigan 2 Manchester City 1 LONDON There's an Arab saying: "Even the sweetest of milk will turn sour." Mark Hughes will be hoping the remarkable opportunity he has been gifted at Manchester City by the oil wealth of the
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      244 37 DPA MADRID Valencia regained top spot in the Spanish Liga on Sunday with a 4-2 come-from-behind defeat of Deportivo Coruna. Once again, Valencia's hero was Euro 2008 top scorer David Villa, who netted twice and is now league top marksman with
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      248 37 AP MILAN In an ill-tempered match featuring two high-profile derby rookies Ronaldinho and Jose Mourinho it was the Brazilian forward who ruined the Portuguese coach's day when he scored the only goal in AC Milan's 1 -0 win over Inter Milan yesterday. "I was
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      567 38  -  MILTON TAN SINGAPORE FOOTBALL Protectors could go top tonight after title rivals' recent stumbles NTUC Income-Yeo's S-League 2008 Home United v Super Reds Bishan Stadium, 7.45pm sports@newstoday.com.sg HOME United could go to the top of the NTUC Income-Yeo's S-League 2008 table tonight, and take a huge
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      348 38 THEOBSERVER LONDON A "super-rich" investor from South-east Asia is involved in talks that could make Tottenham Hotspur the latest member of the Premier League's billionaires club. The news comes from Singapore, where the super-agent Pini Zahavi and the wealthy Asian have been discussing
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      712 40  -  JOHN BITTLESTON TAKING CHARGE Now is the time to make the customer's voice heard succeed@newstoday.com.sg ISAUSS7OO-billion(s999-billion) bailout of the finance industry by the United States Government a good idea? Of course not. It sends all the wrong messages to those who got us into this
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      755 43 MONDAY BLUES CONRAD RAJ editor-at-large conrad@mediacorp.com.sg Perhaps MAS can be a bit more proactive "THE speed of communications is wondrous to behold. It is also true that speed can multiply the distribution of information that we know to be untrue." So said the
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        74 43 BLOOMBERG Bank of China, the country's oldest financial institution, said it's open to the possibility of investing in Wall Street firms, as the United States financial crisis takes hold and banks seek buyers and protection from bankruptcy. "We are looking for all possible
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        126 43 AFP The European Central Bank (ECB) is under pressure from the United States banking crisis to mull a cut in its main lending rate, but analysts feel the ECB will see inflation as a reason to hold out a little longer. The bank's governing council will
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      166 43 AFP A HONG Kong man has been arrested for spreading rumours on the Internet that one of the city's banks was in financial trouble and a run against it was likely, police said yesterday. The 34-year-old was arrested after posting the accusation in an
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      467 44 AGENCIES FINANCIAL CRISIS Fortis and Santander target Bradford Bingley may be nationalised LONDON While officials scrambled to arrange a threecountry nationalisation of Benelux banking giant Fortis last night, troubled British bank Bradford Bingley (B&B) looked for relief from Santander. The Spanish bank is on the brink
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          53 45 23 cents Buy Phillip Securities starts with $0.37 target price. Says Chinabased maker of chemicals enjoys economies of scale in lower unit costs, better bargaining power with raw material suppliers, flexibility in pricing, given its first-mover advantage. Notes robust demand for such chemicals given their wide use in
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          59 45 $1.68 Outperform Macquarie maintains rating, but cuts target price to $430 from $5.10 due to downgrade of coal price forecasts to reflect risk of short-term slowdown in demand, expectations of higher production costs for thermal coal miner. But says thermal coal is top commodities pick due to
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          98 45 32 cents Sell Deutsche Bank cuts target price to $0.28 from $0.33, reiterates rating, on slowing Chinese consumption, decelerating economic growth. Says dumpling maker suffering weak pricing power, has been unable to up prices to offset cost pressures due to lack of brand loyalty, competition. Margins could continue
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        67 45 m About tfOO investors in Lehman Brothers in Hong Kong held the second protest in a week yesterday, accusing local banks of misleading them about investment products backed by the failed United States investment bank. The protesters complained that banks which sold them Lehman-backed bonds did
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        504 45 AFP US RESCUE PACKAGE Time for a new prudent era on Wall Street, say lawmakers, as they agree to $i-trillion deal WASHINGTON US lawmakers Sunday struck a deal on an unprecedented US$7OO-billion ($l-trillion) bailout for struggling Wall Street banks to avert the worst financial crisis since
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        554 45  -  CHEOWXINYI cheowxinyi@mediacorp.com.sg FORMER NTUC Income chief executive Tan Kin Lian has started a new online petition, this time squarely directed at the authorities to take action. Addressed to the Commercial Affairs Department and Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the petition urges the
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