Today, 5 January 2009

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    12 1 TODAY afternoon edition Monday January 5, 2009 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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    When life gives you lemons
    349 1 TODAY, we want to set you thinking about making lemonade. Life, lately, has dealt Singaporeans and the world a whole orchard of lemons. A glance at the past week's news would prove the point that there's little really to be happy about these days. Right?
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    BIZ LATEST
    46 1 Call for big boost The US economy faces a serious risk of stagnating for an extended period of time and it is worth pulling out all the stops on fiscal stimulus, according to Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President Janet Yellen. Page Bl
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    NEWS LATEST
    39 1 Cabinet disruption New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson is withdrawing his nomination to be Presidentelect Barack Obama's Commerce Secretary amid a grand jury investigation into how some of his political donors won a lucrative state contract. Page 14
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    Lock icon Clashes continue in Gaza
    1087 1 AGENCIES ISRAELI GROUND OFFENSIVE Militants open fire on tanks, Israeli general warns of long and demanding operation AS ISRAEL continued its ground offensive into the Gaza Strip, Palestinians reported clashes early today in the eastern part of the territory, near the border with Israel. Hamas militants
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  • NEWS
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      More angels step up
      642 3  -  LINYANQIN RESIDENTS IN NEED Individuals, firms offering support to Community Development Councils' assistance schemes yanqin@mediacorp.com. sg FOR many, it's more of a time to tighten belts than to give away freely so it was an encouraging sign when not one, but several individuals approached the South
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    • WISHES THAT CAME TRUE
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        Lock icon MOTHER WHO CAN'T AFFORD GIFTS WINS $2.1M
        158 3 THE DAILYTELEGRAPH United Kingdom A mother who told her children she could not afford Christmas presents won £i million ($2.1 million) on a Lottery scratchcard. Ms Maria Murray, 41, a mother of four, bought the £5 scratchcard from her local shop on Christmas
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        Lock icon TEEN'S DYING WISH SAVES FIVE
        160 3 THEDAILYTELEGRAPH United Kingdom A teenager whose dying wish was to donate her organs has saved the lives of five people. Ms Vicki Williams, a law student, died on Sept 19 at the age of 18, seven days after being taken ill when a blood clot
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      OUR REASONS TO SMILE...
      116 3 The very nice mee pok at the cofFeeshop near my house still costs only $2.50. Oh yah, extra soup is still free! I can finally eat the White Rabbit sweets and other milk products in peace without worrying about melamine. Chinese New Year is just not
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      Lock icon Thai police to charge club owner
      389 4 AGENCIES THAI police said yesterday they will press charges against one of the main shareholders of a Bangkok nightclub where 62 revellers died on New Year's Day after a fire tore through the upscale venue. Officials have issued summonses for 13 people to be
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      Lock icon 2 more Singaporeans confirmed dead
      505 4  -  TEOXUANWEI BANGKOK NIGHTCLUB FIRE They were identified through DNA testing and partial dental records xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg TWO more Singaporeans have been confirmed as victims of the fire that gutted Bangkok's Santika Pub during its New Year celebrations last week. Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) officer
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      Lock icon TURNING TRASH TO CASH
      63 4 001 BOON KEONG DrAmy Khor, Mayor of South West district, watches as volunteers weigh paper and clothing at City Harvest Church yesterday. The 'Cash for trash' drive to collect recyclables for fundraising aims to support 600 financially needy students from the ITE in South West district.
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      MY REASON TO SMILE...
      43 6 Everybody in my family has been very busy but we have decided to spend more time together this year. We will do things like play badminton, camp at East Coast Park. Ms Ashikin Anuar, 17, student at ITE Balestier
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      Lock icon When you're open to new things ...
      479 6  - When you're open to new things LINYANQIN BACK ON HIS FEET Axed banking veteran lands a teaching job yanqin@mediacorp.com.sg FOR the first time in 29 years, Mr Yoohenthran Ponnudurai (picture) found himself out of a job at the age of 51, after he was laid off by DBS Bank in
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      Lock icon Doing IT for free
      486 8  -  NEOCHAICHIN AFTER RETRENCHMENT Software engineer who lost job volunteers for project helping kids in India chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg RETRENCHMENT presented software engineer Francis Ong with the opportunity to make a difference in India. Instead of hunting for a new job right after he lost his job last July,
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      MY REASON TO SMILE...
      32 8 I'm getting my bike licence by Jan 15. Hopefully! My sister managed to enter a polytechnic and I am happy for her. Mr Hairunizam Abdul Radir, 19, student
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      Lock icon Daunting odds? I'll work hard and succeed, he vows
      466 8  -  ONGDAI LIN dailin@mediacorp.com.sg HE WAS working as a mechanical designer before he quit his job last April, unhappy because his company had brought in foreign workers to reduce operating costs and given less work to its Singaporean staff. Said Mr Lai
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  • WORLD
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      MY REASON TO SMILE...
      45 10 With less inflation this year, I am looking forward to living costs going down. I'm saving to go on a better holiday this year, to some place like Europe. I've never brought my family there before. Mr Boktang Binbochek, 49, technician
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      'Google' for refugees
      642 10  -  RACHEL LIM WAR-TORN FAMILIES Search engine with a heart seeks to reunite loved ones around the world rachell@mediacorp.com.sg AFTER an arduous experience helping a young Afghan refugee find his missing brother, two Danish brothers came up with an innovative idea to help families and friends torn apart
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      Lock icon Size 14 women are the 'happiest'
      344 10 THEDAILYTELEGRAPH LONDON Size 14 women are the happiest with their life and looks, according to a new study. Girls who wear this dress size rated their general happiness higher than any other, with a quarter saying they were extremely happy. More than 43 per
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    • GLOBAL ROUNDUP
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        Lock icon DOCTOR LEAVES SECRET $12.8M SPORTS CAR IN WILL
        166 10 THE DAILYTELEGRAPH Relatives of an eccentric British doctor received a dream bequest when he left them a garage containing a 1937 Bugatti. The i3omph Type 57S Atalante is only one of 17 ever made, and could be worth up to £6 million
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        Lock icon MAN'S LAST LOTTO TICKET WINS $14.6M FOR WIDOW
        151 10 AP On the day that Mr Donald Peters died, he unknowingly provided financial security for his wife of 59 years and their family of three children and two grandchildren. Mr Peters bought two Connecticut Lottery tickets at a local store on Nov
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      MY REASON TO SMILE...
      35 10 My school, River Valley High, is moving to Boon Lay by the end of the year. The facilities will be larger and there will be more space. Shane 80, 16, student
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      MY REASON TO SMILE...
      57 12 I'm glad that three of my daughters and two of my sons-in-law returned from the Haj safely. I thank God I'm still healthy because at 76,1 can still do chores. I still have my husband with me and this year is going to be our 60th
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      Lock icon Grim times call for police grins
      387 12 THENEWYORKTIMES LAND OF SMILES Tough times make it harder for Thais to smile; officers help lift the mood BANGKOK It is the latest version of the famous Thai smile: Motorcycle policemen with a bright red goofy grin painted on their white anti-pollution masks. For
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      HAPPINESS GETS SERIOUS
      579 12  -  CAROLLEONG POINTOFVIEW Be happy it may be your only security Wall Street can't destroy this year carol@mediacorp.com.sg FOR much of the 20th century, the happiness of a country was measured with a single yardstick money. The higher the GDP (gross domestic product), the happier a country was
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      OUR REASON TO SMILE...
      27 12 It's the good people and good food in Singapore. Mrs Yahli Bulbul, 28, Israeli who runs a skin-care business here with her husband
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      Lock icon 3 tourists make it out alive
      437 13 AFP INDONESIAQUAKE They were pulled out of hotel rubble, but 10-year-old girl was killed MANOKWARI (Indonesia) A main tourist hotel in Manokwari collapsed and at least three people were pulled out of the rubble alive, in a powerful earthquake that rattled Indonesia yesterday morning.
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      Lock icon Sri Lanka vows to take Tigers supremo
      255 13 AGENCIES KILINOCHCHI (Sri Lanka) A strategic town held by Tamil rebels in northern Sri Lanka was taken over by government forces yesterday as they advanced into rebel-held areas, military officials said. Oddusuddan town, 320km north-east of Colombo, was taken by the army after
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      Lock icon First disruption to Obama Cabinet
      525 14 AP AFTERNOON LATEST Donation probe forces Richardson to withdraw bid to be Commerce Secretary WASHINGTON New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson (picture) announced yesterday that he was withdrawing his nomination to be President-elect Barack Obama's Commerce Secretary amid a grand jury investigation into how some of
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      Lock icon Woman suicide bomber kills 35 people
      296 14 AFP BAGHDAD A woman suicide bomber blew herself up near a Shia shrine in north Baghdad yesterday, killing at least 35 people including women, children and Iranian pilgrims, a security official said. The woman carried out the attack at a checkpoint as pilgrims participating
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      Lock icon Boy, 4, leads police to slain mother
      202 14 AP DAYTON The Ohio authorities were searching for a gunman who killed a woman in her home and then abandoned her four-year-old son at a highway rest stop. A couple found the boy wandering around a rest area along Interstate 70 in central
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      Lock icon French vessel saves 2 ships from pirates
      162 14 AGENCIES PARIS A French naval vessel has thwarted two attacks by heavily-armed Somali pirates in the dangerous Gulf of Aden, only three days after a similar save by the French. French government officials say the warship intercepted and captured the 19 pirates yesterday
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      I SAY 10 REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL
      480 16  -  NURYVITTACHI Okay, so you've lost your job, the bank has reclaimed your house, your investments have vanished, your spouse has left you, and the debt collectors have given you a week to live. Now be honest: Are these really reasons to be miserable?
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      School in the US was lots of fun
      303 16  -  Loh Sheng Hng Letter from I REFER to "School's no fun" (Jan 2). As my father was on a job attachment in Arizona, I had the privilege of experiencing American education for almost two-and-a-half years. In Singapore, there are tests, followed by
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      Peranakan gem
      356 17  -  Khng Eu Meng THE LITTLE NYONYA Letter from WHEN The Little Nyonya was first telecast, it didn't quite capture my attention. Admittedly, I was prejudiced by the fact that the story, which revolves around an extended Peranakan family, was in Mandarin and that came across as most peculiar.
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      Good service brought delight
      189 17  -  Kane Chan Letter from SOMETIMES a word of thanks is not enough, until we share our gratitude with others. On Dec 30, my family and I patronised Noble House Chinese Restaurant for dinner. We had arrived earlier than scheduled, but were ushered to our room promptly.
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      232 17  -  DR JAMES DOBSON .....BY THE POWER OF AFFIRMATION Given a choice between a compliment and a criticism, who wouldn't choose a compliment? Unfortunately though, some parents forget this when they talk to their children. Psychologist Abraham Maslowonce said, "It takes nine affirming comments to make up
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    • PLUS ROUNDUP
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        SPACE WATCH
        61 18 2009 is the International Year of Astronomy, which also marks the 400th anniversary of Gallileo's first astronomical observation through a telescope. To commemorate this, the National Geographic Channel (StarHubCh 11) will premier specials every Sunday at 10pm for "Space Month". Catch Death of the Universe (Sunday), Monster of
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        MOGWAI IN TOWN
        74 18 Scottish instrumental/post-rock act Mogwai returns on Jan 23 to mesmerise yet again with sonic tapestries from their latest album, The Hawk is Howling. Their music has been described as a cross between fragile and sonic terror, so this is a must see for all music enthusiasts. Jan
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        ARTFUL FOOD
        65 18 Local artist Michelle Lim makes her debut here with an exhibition entitled Earth Consumed, fusing ceramic sculptures with a unique dining experience. Purchase the work on display and enjoy an intimate, three-course dinner on closing day with the artist in the gallery. Limited to 30 exclusive sets. Jan
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      Shiny happy movies
      743 18  -  MAY SEAH FREE FLICKS Ample reasons to smile amid the gloomy start to this year may@mediacorp. com.sg OKAY, so it's all gloom and doom on the recession front. But you know what? The best things in life ARE free. Take these 10 movies coming up this year
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      Model on top
      432 20  -  MAY SEAH REALITY TV Be nice to Brittany Sullivan, or she'll kick your butt may@mediacorp.com. sg AMERICA'S 11th Next Top Model Brittany "McKey" Sullivan (picture) is almost obsessively competitive. In fact, it was probably her aggressive, take-no-prisoners attitude that got her ahead in a competition filled with
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  • Page 19 Miscellaneous
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
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      1099 21 TV LISTINGS ONMEDI AC OR P CHANNEL 0 9 E 9 SUPERNANNY THE Z^LENYONYa"" Th C'X II F 'I S.ooAM Entertainment Tonight 3.00 The Real Wedding Crashers TrueHDonHDs) (LAST EPISODE) dTdrclla ramih^^ 5 0 Prime Time Morning Denise and Steve 11.00 Private Practice Yri okto, gpm m^'- 9-3° The E"en
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  • sports
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      Lock icon Furrowed brows in the Lions' den
      571 22  -  SHAMIR OSMAN SINGAPORE FOOTBALL National side's final training before Middle East trip has coach Avramovie worried shamir@mediacorp.com.sg PRECIOUS Emuejeraye was out-muscled, Ridhuan Muhamad looked sluggish, even slow at times, and Shi Jiayi's usually pinpoint passing was off the mark. The Young Lions the NTUC
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      Lock icon Two Lions join Sengkang PunggoPs pride
      417 22  -  SHAMIR OSMAN SENGKANG Punggol have recruited three of the four Lions without a club for the 14th edition of the NTUC Income-Yeo's S-League. Today reported on Saturday that national players Indra Sahdan, Precious Emuejeraye, Noh Rahman and the injured Fazrul Nawaz are without S-League
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      Lock icon The futures so bright
      834 23  -  LOW LIN FHOONG RISING STARS Singapore's young sporting stars gear up for next year's Youth Olympics, and more linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg CYNICS who think that Singapore sports is over-reliant on foreign talent, that localborn athletes lack the support and drive to succeed on the international stage, need look
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      Other rising stars to look out for:
      236 23 SHAHRIL MOHD ANUAR, 15, ATHLETICS The Singapore Sports School sprinter is Singapore's biggest hope for the century sprint at the Youth Olympics. The teenager collected 15 titles at local and international meets in 2007, including a 4xloom relay gold at the International Children's
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      Lock icon Birthday boy wins it for Villa
      404 24 AFP FA Cup, 3rd round Gillingham 1 Aston Villa 2 GILLINGHAM (England) James Milner (picture) scored twice on his 23rd birthday as Aston Villa avoided becoming the latest Premier League club to make an early FA Cup exit with a 2-1 third round win
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      Lock icon United into fourth round
      368 24 AFP ENGLISH CUP FOOTBALL Sir Alex Ferguson's team to play Tottenham Hotspur FA Cup, 3rd round Southampton o Manchester United 3 LONDON Premier League champions Manchester United made it through to the fourth round of the FA Cup yesterday (this morning, Singapore time). English, European and
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      Lock icon Hughes feels the heat
      527 25 THE OBSERVER ENGLISH CLUB FOOTBALL Sky Blues come crashing down with 3-0 loss to 2nd-tier Forest in FA Cup FA Cup, third round Manchester City o Nottingham Forest 3 MANCHESTER Mark Hughes won the FA Cup four times as a player, yet the Manchester City manager
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      Lock icon Want-away Defoe gets Fratton Park death threats
      271 25 AFP PORTSMOUTH England striker Jermain Defoe (picture) has received threats from Portsmouth fans angry at his apparent desire to return to Tottenham barely a year after his arrival at Fratton Park. "Some of the calls have made me sick to my stomach," the
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      305 26 THREE NEW DIPLOMAS ATSP O-Level students who wish to find out more about Singapore Polytechnic's course offerings can drop by its campus. Three new diploma programmes creative writing forTY and new media, nutrition, health and wellness and engineering with business-will start this year. Visitors can also view the
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      315 26  -  LINYANQIN THROWING SHEEP INTHEBOARDROOM MATTHEWFRASER ANDSOUMITRADUTTA Can online social networking tools like Facebook and Friendster really transform the balance of power and relationships in the office and society around us? According to the authors of this book, they can, be it in the marketplace, in enterprise or in
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      PREPARING FOR THE UPTURN
      666 27  -  JOHN BITTLESTON THE MARKETPLACE Thinking ahead ups the chances of success £ucceed@mediacorp. com.sg MANAGERS who have taken the necessary steps to handle the fallout from the Great Financial Scandal should now be thinking about the recovery. We all know the expression "what goes up must come
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      668 28  -  CONRAD RAJ MONDAY BLUDSMOY editor-at-large conrad@mediacorp.com.sg Some fortunate investors cashed out just in time to avoid the gloom and doom IT HAS not been gloom and doom for everyone in the last 15 months or so. The gods have been kind to some, giving them the
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      393 28  -  LOHCHEEKONG cheekong@mediacorp.com.sg WHILE the bottomline of most firms will be hit by the ongoing recession, several companies here say they're not cutting back on giving time and money to charitable causes. StarHub, for one, will continue to pledge 1 per cent of its
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      496 29 DOWJONES CHINESE ECONOMY Beijing set to introduce measures to help industry BEIJING The manufacturing sector in China continued to shrink last month, and while the contraction wasn't as sharp as before, it indicated that Asia's second-largest economy will weaken further before any pickup. The Purchasing Managers Index
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        64 30 79.5 cents I Buy OCBC Investment Research initiates coverage with $0.93 target. Says "the defensive nature of SingPost's business and its dominant market position renders it an attractive investment". Reckons it should remain dominant postal services operator despite liberalisation of postal market as it holds master keys to letterboxes.
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        104 30 $5.18 I Neutral JPMorgan cuts bank's target to $6.00 from $6.50 but maintains call. Cuts FYOB, FYO9, FYIO earnings estimates by 3 per cent, 37 per cent and 12 per cent, respectively, to reflect higher credit charges, reduced contribution from Great Eastern insurance arm; expects banks' FYO9 pretax profit
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        19 30 E E Thursday Closed Wednesday 1,761.56 T 0.51% Tuesday 1,770.65 T 0.56% Monday 1,780.57 A 3.18%
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        18 30 Jikkei lhanghai ieoul /lumbai ;LComp Closed Closed 1,157.40 A 2.93% 9,958.22 A 0.55% 894.36 A 2.01%
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        22 30 JS$i :i euro k$i !Mi $1,453 ¥100 $1,594 $2,109 HK$ioo $18.75 $2,025 RMB100 $21.25 $1,011 RS100 $2,975 $0,419 RPio,ooo $1,309
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      72 30 For the fifth year running, The Salvation Army got a boost from Starbucks, which raised $48,470.92 for the charity through its annual Christmas donation drive. And in a show of greater employee involvement, 53 Starbucks stores in Singapore voluntarily pledged their tips during the three-week drive, kicked off
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      435 30  -  KELVIN CHOW PROCESS INDUSTRY JOBS Training scheme for Singaporeans to help fill 12,000 positions kelvinc@mediacorp.com.sg DESPITE the gloomy headlines of a weakening economy and companies buckling under pressure, the petrochemical industry is still hiring and plans to implement a fast-track training scheme to help Singaporeans take
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      543 30 BLOOMBERG SAN FRANCISCO The United States economy faces a serious risk of stagnating for an extended period of time and it is worth pulling out all the stops on fiscal stimulus, according to Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President Janet Yellen. The current
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