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Advertisement286 2008-11-20 1 INDIAN NAVY SINKS MOTHER SHIP... As pirates seize three more vessels NeWS 3 Page 63 Page 22 Page 62 ONLINE SHOP EXCLUSIVE SIGN UP FOR MAXONLINE AND GET TO ENJOY PLAYSTATION.3. MaxOnline Premium Plus $81.32/month 12Mbps home broadband 1Mbps mobile broadband Visit www.starhub.com/shop now r Total > worth over k286 words
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Article, Illustration37 2008-11-20 1 Singapore’s football scene may have its critics, but the S-League must be doing something right, says our Sports Editor. Players are fitter and tougher, and Singapore is in contention for its third Asean championship title.37 words
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COMMENT
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Article, Illustration27 2008-11-20 1 Hillary Clinton is one smart, tough and cunning woman. But is she the best person for the job, asks The New York Times’ Thomas Friedman.27 words
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SPORTS
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Article23 2008-11-20 1 SEA Games gold medallists Mok and Chan could face disciplinary action for an alleged incident at Asian Beach Games last month.23 words
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Article, Illustration12 2008-11-20 1 COE prices for small cars plunge to $2.12 words
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Article766 2008-11-20 1 LIN YANQIN - Saving jobs with new guidelines on managing excess manpower ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN LIN YANQIN yanqin@mediacorp. com.sg AT ONE manufacturing company which is experiencing a downturn in its business, some employees are already working fewer days a week while others have been sent on training courses on workplace safety766 words
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450 2008-11-20 1 CHEOWXINYI - CHEOWXINYI cheowxinyi@mediacorp. com.sg A THOUSAND jobs are to go at Neptune Orient Lines (NOL), South-east Asia’s largest container carrier, as demand for shipping falls. Fifty of the jobs are in Singapore about 6 per cent of NOL’s local workforce. Mr Ron Widdows, group450 words
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Title Section25 2008-11-20 1 (2nd edition) afternoon edition afternoon edition Thursday November 20, 2008 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking A PUBLICATION OF MICA (P) 233/10/2008 hotline 6822 2268 ADVeRtiSe 6333 988825 words
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Article, Illustration22 2008-11-20 1 (2nd edition) Terrorist group’s No 2 calls US President-elect a ‘house negro’, says policy on Afghanistan is ‘doomed to failure’.22 words
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BIZ LATEST
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Article22 2008-11-20 1 (2nd edition) US stocks sank to their lowest since 2003, propelled by growing concerns over the economy and US auto-makers.22 words
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Article17 2008-11-20 1 (2nd edition) Troubled bank will wind down seven failed investment funds currently worth US$17.4 billion ($26.6 billion).17 words
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Article19 2008-11-20 1 (2nd edition) British Prime Minister Gordon Brown pledges extra measures to increase lending to firms and homeowners.19 words
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Article22 2008-11-20 1 (2nd edition) Auto-makers in Britain take their cue from their American counterparts, asking the government for access to credit schemes.22 words
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Article, Illustration20 2008-11-20 1 (2nd edition) maradona, famed for his ‘Hand of god’, gets hero’s welcome in Scotland. GETTY IMAGESGETTY IMAGES - 20 words
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Article766 2008-11-20 1 (2nd edition) LIN YANQIN - Saving jobs with new guidelines on managing excess manpower ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN LIN YANQIN yanqin@mediacorp.com. sg AT ONE manufacturing company which is experiencing a downturn in its business, some employees are already working fewer days a week while others have been sent on training courses on workplace safety766 words
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Article189 2008-11-20 1 (2nd edition) BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON Former Senator Tom Daschle has accepted President-elect Barack Obama’s offer to become Health and Human Services secretary and lead the effort to revamp the United States healthcare system, a Democratic official familiar with the matter said. Mr Daschle was an adviser to Mr ObamaBLOOMBERG - 189 words
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NEWS
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Article, Illustration649 2008-11-20 2 ONG DAI LIN - Singapore team able to produce insulin in mice; humans next STEM CELL RESEARCH ONG DAI LIN dailin@mediacorp.com. sg EVERY morning when she arrived at work, she would scrutinise the 960 mouse embryonic stem cells in the laboratory. After seven years of labour, Dr Lim Sai Kiang canKOH MUI FONG - 649 words
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Article, Illustration475 2008-11-20 3 SOMALIA CRISIS AGENCIES MOGADISHU In the most significant blow yet to pirates terrorising the Gulf of Aden, an Indian warship destroyed a pirate “mother vessel” on Tuesday. News of the Indian Navy’s success came even as shipping groups continued to report a new surgeAGENCIES; aden.aP - 475 words
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245 2008-11-20 3 AGENCIES The bandits who seized the Sirius Star on Saturday have demanded a ransom. “Negotiators are on board the ship and on land,” a man identifying himself as Farah Abd Jameh, a member of the group that hijacked the Saudi tanker, said in anAGENCIES - 245 words
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Article263 2008-11-20 4 ( 2nd edition) AP JERUSALEM Israel stood fast yesterday by its decision to clamp shut cargo crossings at the Gaza Strip, brushing off pleas to ease the blockade from United Nations chief Ban Ki Moon. Israel sealed the passages two weeks ago after a five-month-old truce between IsraelAP - 263 words
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Article, Illustration484 2008-11-20 6 TEO XUANWEI - TEO XUANWEI xuanwei@mediacorp.com. sg FOR brokering similar illegal kidney-for-sale deals, he charged one buyer $60,000, and another with much deeper pockets $300,000. This brazen “inflating, without any apparent compunction”, of fees for arranging a kidney transplant for retail magnate Tang Wee Sung illustrated how someooi boon Keong - 484 words
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Article, Illustration519 2008-11-20 6 LEONG WEE KEAT - Historic low reflects soft car market, uncertain economic climate: Motor traders COE PRICES LEONG WEE KEAT weekeat@mediacorp.com.sg WITH barely three minutes left to the close of yesterday’s bidding, Certificate of Entitlement (COE) prices for small cars was $1. As bidding closed at 4pm, premiums inched up519 words
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Article731 2008-11-20 8 ALICIA WONG - Findings show women are ignorant about contraception, risks of getting pregnant SEXUAL RESPONSIBILITY SURVEY ALICIA WONG alicia@mediacorp.com.sg A 20-YEAR-OLD patient stepped into Dr Janet Lee’s clinic complaining that she had not had her period for six months. Upon examination, the doctor discovered that her patient731 words
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SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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129 2008-11-20 8 Work-life harmony may not be foremost in the minds of employers as the economic uncertainty grows, but Senior Minister of State (Finance and Transport) Lim Hwee Hua urged companies to see it as a key strategy to retain talented employees. This would be especially pertinent129 words
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119 2008-11-20 8 Following the ratification of the Asean Charter by all 10 countries in the region, the Singapore Government has appointed its first permanent representative to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean). Mr Lim Thuan Kuan has been with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 1984 and119 words
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Article, Illustration48 2008-11-20 8 Police are appealing for the next-of-kin of 86-year-old Mr Yap Ling Ngoto come forward. MrYap passed away at Alexandra Hospital on Nov 13, at about 8.45am. The next-of-kin or anyone with information on the deceased can call the Police at 1800 255 0000.48 words
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57 2008-11-20 8 A teenager has been charged in court for robbing a nine-year-old girl. Police arrested the 19-year-old for allegedly taking the victim’s pouch containing her handphone and ez-link card. He was said to have also slapped and punched her. Police said the incident happened at about57 words
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87 2008-11-20 8 Siemens has joined hands with the Workforce Development Agency to roll out a first-of-its-kind skills certification programme in Mechatronic systems. It will equip workers with the latest in operations, maintenance and design of integrated mechatronics designed and offered by Siemens Professional Education Berlin, the industrial87 words
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322 2008-11-20 10 938LIVE, CHANNEL NEWSASIA THE Government is setting up a fund of at least $10 million to support the growth of the 3D media industry. Dr Lee Boon Yang, the Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts, said the fund will support content938LIVE,; CHANNEL NEWSASIA - 322 words
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438 2008-11-20 10 mm Lee’s speeCh THEY may not be as fluent in Chinese as their counterparts in China. Still, for many ChineseSingaporeans, their mastery of Chinese as a second-language level will put them in good stead when doing business in the mainland. “Our bilingual education policy438 words
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Article, Illustration366 2008-11-20 12 Despite tighter rules and fines, more Singaporeans are complaining about din from work sites CONSTRUCTION SITE NOISE CHANNEL NEWSASIA, 938LIVE THERE has been a steady increase in the number of complaints on noise from construction sites. In the first 10 months ofCHANNEL NEWSASIA,; 938LIVE; BLOOMBERG - 366 words
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Article, Illustration378 2008-11-20 12 CHANNEL NEWSASIA, 938LIVE A “bloo-print” that hopes to take Singapore’s toilet cleanliness and hygiene standards up a few notches: That’s the mission of the restroom Association of Singapore (Ras) as it launched the “Let’s Observe Ourselves” or LOO campaign. Only between 20 and 30 perCHANNEL NEWSASIA,; 938LIVE; Park.Trevor TaN - 378 words
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Article, Illustration343 2008-11-20 14 CARS, motorbikes, go-karts and the FHM girls. Yes, MediaCorp promises the complete package with the launch of its first multifaceted motoring event the Mocca Full Throttle MocCarnival this Sunday. Barely seven weeks after Singapore hosted the world’s first Formula One night race, the public343 words
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Article, Illustration904 2008-11-20 14 AEKAPOL CHONG VI LAI VAN - There remains a lot of room for improvement in our education system as we strive to be an R&D hub news CommenT COMMENT AEKAPOL CHONG VI LAI VAN The writer is a fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. His recent research includes the economicsToDAy File phoTo - 904 words
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Article, Illustration227 2008-11-20 15 TEO XUANWEI - He is accused of consuming morphine before the attempted robbery at UOb’s city Plaza branch last week. TEO XUANWEI A MAN who allegedly tried to rob a bank last week by posing as a woman, was yesterday slapped with a fresh charge in227 words
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252 2008-11-20 15 ICA received information about a group of Sri Lankans suspected of entering Singapore for a shopping spree using fake credit cards. SEVEN Sri Lankans suspected of buying about $20,000 worth of goods using fake credit cards were arrested after a joint operation by252 words
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WORLD
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Article, Illustration367 2008-11-20 16 Former Prime Minister set to announce return from political wilderness THAI POLITICS DPA BANGKOK Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has decided to go on the political offensive and announce his return to Thai politics next month during another mobile television talk show before his supporters at theDPA; BLOOMBERG - 367 words
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EYE ON ASIA
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116 2008-11-20 16 Japan records.aFP Japanese police were investigating suspected “terror” attacks on former top pension bureaucrats yesterday after three people were stabbed on their doorsteps. Police were on high alert guarding top bureaucrats after a 61-year old former Deputy Welfare Minister and his wife were found deadrecords.aFP - 116 words
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118 2008-11-20 16 Taiwan AFP Taiwan’s former President Chen Shuibian was released from hospital and sent back to a detention centre yesterday, as he entered the second week of a hunger strike to protest his arrest on graft allegations. Mr Chen left the hospital by ambulanceAFP - 118 words
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Article, Illustration414 2008-11-20 18 JESSINTATAN - But maritime experts agree that the situation in Southeast Asia is under control MARITIME SECURITY JESSINTATAN jessinta@mediacorp.com.sg PIRACY off the coast of South-east Asian nations may get worse as bandits along the busy sea routes become desperate in increasingly hard economic times, suggestscontrol.bLoomberG - 414 words
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267 2008-11-20 18 JESSINTATAN - JESSINTATAN jessinta@mediacorp. com.sg SEVERAL Western maritime experts have urged China to show greater transparency in its military capabilities and intentions. “The Chinese government needs to publish a lot more of what its military has to prevent people from imagining things,” Dr Norman Friedman, a strategist267 words
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Article, Illustration111 2008-11-20 20 China’s President hu Jintao (right) is on a landmark two-day visit to Cuba, where he called on President Raul Castro (left) and former President Fidel Castro. The Cuban leader sang in Chinese snippets of a song praising the late Communist Party leader Mao Zedong when MrAP - 111 words
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GLOBAL ROUNDUP
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Article, Illustration122 2008-11-20 20 AP. A bonfire built by 10 college students caused a weekend wildfire in Santa Barbara that destroyed nearly 2,000 acres, 210 homes, including multimil-lion-dollar mansions, and injured more than two dozen people, the authorities said on Tuesday. The college group left the smoulderingAP.; yesterday.afP - 122 words
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92 2008-11-20 20 AFP Protesters in Kathmandu burned tyres and smashed car windows yesterday to protest the deaths of two young men who were allegedly abducted by the youth wing of Nepal’s ruling Maoists. Nepal’s former rebel Maoists now run the country after winning elections inAFP - 92 words
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117 2008-11-20 20 AFP. A major 6.2-magnitude earthquake shook western Panama early yesterday near the border with Costa Rica, the US Geological Survey reported. The epicentre of the quake was about 57 km west-southwest of David, the third largest city in Panama with an estimated population ofAFP. - 117 words
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Article, Illustration520 2008-11-20 22 The Attorney-General pick is an anti-corruption crusader obama’s ChoICe AGENCIES WASHINGTON Mr Eric Holder, who is reported to be President-elect Barack Obama’s pick for United States AttorneyGeneral, is a veteran lawyer with a reputation for fighting corruption. The 57-year-old father of three (picture),AGENCIES; department.aP - 520 words
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212 2008-11-20 22 AP WASHINGTON United States Presidentelect Barack Obama appears to have settled on Congressional Budget Office (CBO) chief Peter Orszag to be his Director of Office of Management and Budget, Capitol Hill Democrats said yesterday. It is among the toughest jobs in Washington, but DemocraticAP - 212 words
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Article668 2008-11-20 22 THOMAS L FRIEDMAN - Hillary Clinton is smart, tough and cunning. But is she the best choice? NEWS ANALYSIS THOMAS L FRIEDMAN THE NEWYORKTIMES SO PRESIDENT-ELECT Barack Obama is considering Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State. How should we feel about that? Mrs Clinton is a serious person. She is smart, tough,THE NEWYORKTIMES - 668 words
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Article, Illustration520 2008-11-20 22 (2nd edition) Just like Obama, holder has a history of breaking barriers Obama’s ChOICe AGENCIES WASHINGTON Mr Eric Holder, who is reported to be President-elect Barack Obama’s pick for United States AttorneyGeneral, is a veteran lawyer with a reputation for fighting corruption. The 57-year-old father of three (picture),AGENCIES; Department.aP - 520 words
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212 2008-11-20 22 (2nd edition) AP WASHINGTON United States Presidentelect Barack Obama appears to have settled on Congressional Budget Office (CBO) chief Peter Orszag to be his Director of Office of Management and Budget, Capitol Hill Democrats said yesterday. It is among the toughest jobs in Washington, but DemocraticAP - 212 words
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Article667 2008-11-20 22 (2nd edition) THOMAS L FRIEDMAN - Hillary Clinton is smart, tough and cunning. But is she the best choice? NEWS ANALYSIS THOMAS L FRIEDMAN THE NEWYORKTIMES SO PRESIDENT-ELECT Barack Obama is considering Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State. How should we feel about that? Mrs Clinton is a serious person. She is smart, tough,THE NEWYORKTIMES - 667 words
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Article, Illustration503 2008-11-20 22 (3rd edition) Zawahiri uses racial slur, warns US President-elect on his stance on Afghanistan AFTERNOON LATEST AFP DUBAI Al Qaeda no 2 Ayman Zawahiri condemned United States President-elect Barack Obama as a “house negro” and warned him against sending more troops to Afghanistan, in a messageAFP - 503 words
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Article99 2008-11-20 22 (3rd edition) AFP The United States yesterday condemned Al Qaeda No 2 Ayman Zawahiri for calling US President-elect Barack Obama a “house negro”, saying it exposes his terrorist group’s anti-democratic values. “It’s just, you know, more despicable comments from a terrorist,” State Department spokesman Sean McCormack told reporters whenAFP - 99 words
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Article667 2008-11-20 22 (3rd edition) THOMAS L FRIEDMAN - Hillary Clinton is smart, tough and cunning. But is she the best choice? NEWS ANALYSIS THOMAS L FRIEDMAN THE NEWYORKTIMES SO PRESIDENT-ELECT Barack Obama is considering Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State. How should we feel about that? Mrs Clinton is a serious person. She is smart, tough,THE NEWYORKTIMES - 667 words
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Article468 2008-11-20 25 British government wants men to pay for paying for sex CRACKDOWN ON PROSTITUTION AP, THE GUARDIAN LONDON The British government wants to make it illegal to pay for sex and is considering a plan to name and shame men who visit prostitutes a move critics say wouldAP,; THE GUARDIAN - 468 words
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117 2008-11-20 25 AFP Former French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin is to appear in court in connection with an alleged smear campaign that targeted President Nicolas Sarkozy. The order drawn up by judges required MrVillepin to explain his alleged “complicity” in slander.AFP - 117 words
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120 2008-11-20 25 AP American Chad Toy’s escape from a western Kentucky jail wasn’t what shocked his jailers, it was his plea to be let back in. “When I rang the bell at the jail and told them who I was, they wereAP - 120 words
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121 2008-11-20 25 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Skinny models are actually a turn off for consumers in TV commercials and other advertising, new research in Australia has shown. In a study by psychologist Phillippa Diedrichs at the University of Queensland, a series of ads for underwear,THE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 121 words
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Article, Illustration535 2008-11-20 29 Patient’s trachea made in lab from own stem cells BREAKTHROUGH SURGERY AGENCIES BARCELONA Doctors have successfully carried out the world’s first airway transplant on a young woman using an organ partly grown from her own stem cells in a groundbreaking operation which scientists believe willAGENCIES; AFP; AP - 535 words
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Article233 2008-11-20 32 Letter from Lai Yew Chan I refer to “Dr Teo says ‘be thankful’”. Dr Teo Ho Pin’s use of total returns to defend the Town Council has missed the point, insofar as my take on the issue is concerned. I am put off, not because233 words
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Article174 2008-11-20 32 Letter from Steven LimYong Nam THE recent financial meltdown worldwide affected almost all sectors in Singapore. However, all of a sudden, our Town Councils are also victims of this meltdown. Is losing a few million dollars of public funds acceptable? From Hong Kah Town Council’s website, the174 words
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Article, Illustration188 2008-11-20 32 Letter from Tang Ee-Ket I REFER to “That $16m question” (Nov 18). The article on investments made by Town Councils was enlightening. However, most reports on this topic do not touch on the fact that no one knows that Town Councils have the right188 words
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Article, Illustration485 2008-11-20 60 TANYO-HINN - TANYO-HINN NATIONAL bowling star Jasmine YeongNathan will receive $10,000 from the Singapore Bowling Federation (SBF) for becoming the first Singaporean to win the prestigious QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup title last week. The cash award will come from the SBF’s bowlers fund,ERNESTCHUA - 485 words
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Article, Illustration697 2008-11-20 61 LEONARDTHOMAS - S-League generally in good health, now to woo the fans SPORTS MATTERS LEONARDTHOMAS sports editor leonard@mediacorp.com.sg SO MANY like to criticise it. They describe the standard of the game as poor, they complain where are the stars. For many others, pictures of the rivalry and passion of thes-League.Today fiLe phoTo - 697 words
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Article, Illustration271 2008-11-20 61 AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia yesterday ruled out meeting “unreasonable demands” made by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) in return for keeping their headquarters in the country. Malaysia, who have been home to the football governing body since 1965, previously said they would not bidAFP; GETTY IMAGES - 271 words
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Article, Illustration683 2008-11-20 62 MILTON TAN - saffC out to clinch s’pore Cup for Bok after he missed out on the individual accolade SINGAPORE FOOTBALL MILTON TAN sports@newstoday.com. sg IT WAS the biggest surprise of the 13th NTUC Income-Yeo’s S-League Awards. Many were surprised when SAFFC boss Richard Bok missed out oncrown.Trevor TaN - 683 words
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Article, Illustration495 2008-11-20 63 Row with clubs after Walcott injury INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL THE GUARDIAN BERLIN England coach Fabio Capello insisted on Tuesday he has no problem with Premier League managers looking after their players. The Italian had decided to make injured players report for duty if there was any doubtTHE GUARDIAN; GETTY IMAGES - 495 words
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Article, Illustration317 2008-11-20 63 (2nd edition) AFTERNOON LATEST AFP INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY Germany 1 England 2 BERLIN A header from England captain John Terry (picture) six minutes from time sealed a 2-1 win over Euro 2008 runners-up Germany in a friendly in the Olympic Stadium yesterday (this morning, Singapore time). A first-halfAFP; GETTY IMAGES - 317 words
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255 2008-11-20 63 (2nd edition) AFP INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY Greece 1 Italy 1 PIRAEUS (Greece) Italy coach Marcello Lippi broke Vittorio Pozzo’s record of 30 consecutive matches without defeat yesterday (this morning, Singapore time), as the Italians came away from Karaiskaki Stadium with a hard fought 1-1 drawAFP - 255 words
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Article, Illustration357 2008-11-20 64 premiership clubs’ over-reliance on foreign talent cited INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL THE GUARDIAN BERLIN Oliver Bierhoff offered a warning to England on Tuesday (yesterday morning, Singapore time) that the future success of the national team will hinge on Premier League clubs stemming the flow of foreignTHE GUARDIAN; support.aFp - 357 words
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Article, Illustration302 2008-11-20 64 (2nd edition) A win on his second coming’ AFTERNOON LATEST AFP INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY Scotland 0 Argentina 1 GLASGOW Diego Maradona’s first match as coach of Argentina ended with a 1 -0 win over Scotland at Hampden Park here yesterday (this morning, Singapore time). Maradona, who as one of football’s greatest players inspiredAFP; GETTY IMAGES - 302 words
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Article65 2008-11-20 b1 NOL 99 cents Sell Citigroup cuts NOL target price to 90 cents from $1.10 but keeps call following news of container shipper’s cost-cut-ting plan. It notes rapidly deteriorating industry outlook and lack of earnings visibility given economic volatility. Says outlook for profitability next year is grim. “The global slowdown, credit65 words
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61 2008-11-20 b1 TRUMP DRAGON DISTILLERS 27 cents Buy UOB KayHian starts Henan liquor producer with target of 36 cents. Expects sales of its brand Siwu to remain robust. “Both insatiable consumption of Chinese liquors and a huge population will drive the sales growth of Trump Dragon’s liquor products.” Average sales growth of61 words
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Article65 2008-11-20 b1 CITYSPRING 50.5 cents Buy Kim Eng Securities starts infrastructure trust with target of 84 cents. Says stable, long-term cash distribution supports attractive yield of 13.9 per cent for FY09. Notes trust has enough cash to cover regular DPU payouts of $0.0175 for at least next four quarters. Potential FX losses,65 words
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Article64 2008-11-20 b1 5-DAY STI cloSIng weDs q1.59% 1,665.59 Tuesday 1,692.55 q3.26% monday 1,749.67 q0.54% friday 1,759.14 p~0.21% Thursday 1,755.47 q1.60% mArkeTs clOse hang seng 12,815.80 q0.77% nikkei 8,273.22 q0.66% shanghai 2,017.47 p6.05% seoul 1,016.82 q1.87% mumbai 8,773.78 q1.83% kl comp 877.65 q0.62% fOreign eXchAnge ¥100 $1.578 hk$100 $19.72 rmB100 $22.4064 words
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Article, Illustration666 2008-11-20 b1 KELVIN CHOW - Skilled personnel who are able to refocus may still prosper despite slowing property market REAL ESTATE AGENTS KELVIN CHOW kelvinc@mediacorp.com.sg IT’S NOT the best time to be an estate agent. There are still deals being done, but agents are having to adapt fast. Justjob.Ap - 666 words
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Article502 2008-11-20 b1 LOH CHEE KONG - LOH CHEE KONG cheekong@mediacorp.com.sg AS THE slump in demand for state land continues, the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) opened applications yesterday for two sites on the reserve list. Prior to yesterday, only one out of the 20 sites on this year’s reserve list on502 words
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Article84 2008-11-20 b1 (2nd edition) US stocks sank and benchmark indexes slid to their lowest levels overnight since 2003 on growing concern over the financial system and survival of the nation’s car industry. Fourteen companies in the Standard Poor’s 500 Index fell 20 per cent or more as US government84 words
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Article71 2008-11-20 b1 (2nd edition) Oil prices dropped overnight as weak energy demand and the global credit crunch pressured the market. In New York, light sweet crude for delivery next month slipped US 77 cents to close at US$53.62 a barrel. The bearish sentiment was backed by the latest71 words
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Article91 2008-11-20 b1 (2nd edition) European stock markets closed sharply lower with losses of 4 per cent and more after worse-than-expected US inflation and housing data hit already weak sentiment. The mood was reflected by European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet, who said in an interview that the world is experiencing91 words
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Article, Illustration481 2008-11-20 b1 (2nd edition) Policy-makers last month predicted contraction through mid-2009, were prepared for record rate cut AFTERNOON LATEST BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON Federal Reserve policy-makers last month predicted the United States economy will contract through the middle of next year, with some prepared to lower interest ratesBLOOMBERG - 481 words
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Article171 2008-11-20 b1 (2nd edition) BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON Chrysler CEO Robert Nardelli told Congress his firm studied a prearranged bankruptcy before dismissing the idea as unworkable and approaching the United States government for money to survive. In recounting the deliberations, he spotlighted the industry’s objections to a so-called prepackaged bankruptcy as championedBLOOMBERG - 171 words
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Article93 2008-11-20 b1 (2nd edition) AP WICHITA (Kansas) Airplane maker Boeing says it plans to cut about 800 positions at a facility in Wichita next year. The Chicago-based company says the reductions are a result of some programme ending and a delay in a United States Air Force tanker replacement program.AP - 93 words
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Article631 2008-11-20 b2 MATTHEW LYNN - After dismal performances this year, the excuses have been truly shameful BUSINESS COMMENT MATTHEW LYNN The writer is a Bloomberg News columnist. The opinions expressed are his own. Email your views to news@newstoday.com.sg. BLOOMBERG INVESTORS in hedge funds might have expected to beat theBLOOMBERG - 631 words
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Article631 2008-11-20 b2 (2edition) MATTHEW LYNN - After dismal performances this year, the excuses have been truly shameful BUSINESS COMMENT MATTHEW LYNN The writer is a Bloomberg News columnist. The opinions expressed are his own. Email your views to news@newstoday.com.sg. BLOOMBERG INVESTORS in hedge funds might have expected to beat theBLOOMBERG - 631 words
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225 2008-11-20 b2 (2edition) BLOOMBERG NEW YORK Citigroup will wind down seven failed off-the-books investment funds, ending CEO Vikram Pandit’s attempts to salvage them after at least US$3.3 billion ($5 billion) of writedowns this year. Citigroup agreed to buy the remaining assets held by the structured investmentBLOOMBERG - 225 words
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98 2008-11-20 b3 Keppel Offshore Marine, a subsidiary of Keppel Corporation, said it has won $340 million worth of contracts. The deals were for the conversion of a floating storage and offloading vessel, the construction of an internal turret, the refurbishment and outfitting of a semi-submersible multi-serv-ice98 words
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157 2008-11-20 b3 The Singapore Exchange (SGX) yesterday said it would cut fees for trading representatives and launch a new training programme to encourage growth and development of the community. SGX said that application and registration fees will be cut from $4,050 to $300 from Dec 1. The157 words
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146 2008-11-20 b3 KELVIN CHOW - KELVIN CHOW Companies based in Singapore place high value on attractive tax policies when deciding where to locate their operations, a recent survey by KPMG showed. Among the 20 Singapore-based firms polled as part of a larger global study, tax146 words
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Article, Illustration145 2008-11-20 b3 UBS Wealth Management said yesterday it has hired three senior executives to beef up its team in Singapore. Ms Irene Tan (picture) joins as a managing director, while Mr Jonathan Ng and MrOng Lay Khiam join as executive directors. It145 words
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251 2008-11-20 b3 (2nd edition) UK home sales up but don’t celebrate yet THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON And now for some positive news: Property sales are rising again, according to Britain’s National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA). The average estate agent sold seven properties last month, compared to six in September and a rock-bottom fiveTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 251 words
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Article, Illustration390 2008-11-20 b3 (2nd edition) AFTERNOON LATEST THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON British Prime Minister Gordon Brown pledged extra measures to increase lending to companies “very soon” after the Conservative opposition called for the government to underwrite all lending to companies. Mr Brown told lawmakers in London yesterday that he willTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH; AFP - 390 words
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Article177 2008-11-20 b3 (2nd edition) THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON The Bank of England has issued a warning to Prime Minister Gordon Brown that it may reconsider further interest rate cuts if he cuts taxes too far on Monday. In the minutes to its meeting this month, at which it cutTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 177 words
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Article, Illustration653 2008-11-20 b5 There is a silver lining in every dark cloud for banks CREDITCRUNCH DOW JONES IT’S not all doom and gloom for investment banks. As the credit crunch and the market slump dampens appetites for deals, the banks are looking at new businesses to underpin growthDOW JONES; region.bLoomberG - 653 words
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Article438 2008-11-20 b5 (2nd edition) British auto-makers, like US counterparts, want state help AFTERNOON LATEST THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON British car manufacturers have written to the Chancellor calling for planned increases in road tax to be abandoned in next week’s pre-budg-et report to help them cope with the globalTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 438 words
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143 2008-11-20 b5 (2nd edition) BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON General Motors CEO Rick Wagoner signalled that he would step aside should he be asked to resign as a condition for the car-maker to receive federal aid. “I’ll always do what’s right for the company,” he told Bloomberg Television yesterday.BLOOMBERG - 143 words
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Article184 2008-11-20 b5 (2nd edition) BLOOMBERG NEW YORK Credit markets from commercial mortgages to junk bonds fell to record lows as concerns grew that the slowing economy would overwhelm government efforts to stem the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. The average yield on high-yield, highrisk debt rose beyondBLOOMBERG - 184 words
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327 2008-11-20 b7 BLOOMBERG HONG KONG McDonald’s, the world’s largest restaurant company, will increase investment in Asia next year to boost customer numbers as the recession forces people to cut living expenses. “People are trading down and we’re capitalising on that,” Mr Tim Fenton, McDonald’s presidentBLOOMBERG - 327 words
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Article430 2008-11-20 b7 CONRAD RAJ IN - Tharman sees opportunities for s’pore companies with ‘strong balance sheets’ CONRAD RAJ IN BANGALORE editor-at-large conrad@mediacorp.com.sg THE world economy may be slowing but there are plenty of opportunities in Asia for companies with the patience, right partners and strong balance sheets, and India is a major opportunity,430 words
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259 2008-11-20 b9 AGENCIES HONG KONG The Chinese and Macau governments were partly to blame for Las Vegas Sands’ decision to stop work on a huge casino project, the United States gaming giant’s president said. Sands announced last week it will suspend building a 6,400-roomAGENCIES - 259 words
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Article, Illustration330 2008-11-20 b9 MERGERS ACQUISITIONS BLOOMBERG YTL, the Malaysian builder with water, property and power businesses from Asia to Europe, said it has a “war chest” of RM12 billion ($5 billion) and is hunting for acquisitions as asset values decline. “We have an army of people combingBLOOMBERG - 330 words
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