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Title Section10 2009-01-19 1 TODAY Monday January ig, 2009 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking10 words
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Article, Illustration96 2009-01-19 1 UK banks bailout #2 British Prime Minister Gordon Brown plans to announce measures today to 'get lending moving' after October's scheme failed to get the desired results. Page Bl Tarp for everyman President-elect Barack Obama will focus more on helping consumers and local businesses when he deploys the96 words
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Article32 2009-01-19 1 2nd bird flu death A 27-year-old woman has died of bird flu in China, the second such death in a month. A two-year-old girl has also fallen ill. Page 1532 words
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Article, Illustration57 2009-01-19 1 He should've scored Darren Bent threw away a giltedged chance to nab Tottenham all three points against manager Harry Redknapp's former team Portsmouth. Page 29 Who needs Bellamy? West Ham made light of wantaway striker Craig Bellamy's absence by moving into the top half of the table following57 words
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Article, Illustration71 2009-01-19 1 AP President-elect Barack Obama last night told hundreds of thousands who had converged on Washington's Lincoln Memorial for a free concert to celebrate his inauguration as the first black President that he's 'as hopeful as ever' about the future of the US. The concert featuredAP - 71 words
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712 2009-01-19 1 ESTHER NG - ESTHER NG ECONOMIC CRISIS Decision will have to be carefully considered before President's approval is sought estherng@mediacorp.com.sg EXCEPTIONAL times call for exceptional measures. And with Singapore facing a severe and possibly prolonged recession, these measures may include dipping into the country's national reserves. While712 words
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Article68 2009-01-19 1 ESTHERNG Under the Singapore Constitution, the President is tasked to oversee the management of the nation's reserves. The President's approval is required before the Government can draw from the reserves. This is to prevent a profligate Government from wasting away the nation's coffers. In making anyESTHERNG - 68 words
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433 2009-01-19 1 ALICIA WONG - ALICIA WONG alicia@mediacorp.com. sg BIT by bit, the blogging community in Singapore is getting more organised. Its latest move: A bloggers' association the first in Singapore. The non-profit association, which received the official nod on Friday, will be launched next month. It aims to433 words
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271 2009-01-19 1 AFP GAZA CITY Israel began pulling troops out of the Gaza Strip late yesterday as a fragile unilateral ceasefire came into effect after its deadliest offensive ever on the battered Palestinian territory. As medics scrambled to pull dozens of bodies out ofAFP - 271 words
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Article131 2009-01-19 2 "We welcome Israel's unilateral declaration of a ceasefire in Gaza on Jan 18, 2009. This is a positive development and we urge all parties concerned to make every effort to respect the ceasefire and ensure the full cessation of hostilities in Gaza. We remain deeply concerned131 words
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827 2009-01-19 3 LINYANQIN - LINYANQIN BUDGET 2009 Experts say reducing personal tax rates will not have much of an impact in kick-starting the economy yanqin@mediacorp.com.sg CUT personal income tax rates and there will be more money for consumers to spend and this will stimulate the economy. Many827 words
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463 2009-01-19 4 ONG DAI LIN - ONG DAI LIN dailin@mediacorp.com.sg WITH the financial crisis bleedingjobs, two polytechnics Ngee Ann Polytechnic (NP) and Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP) are introducing new business diplomas this year, just as the downturn is set to get worse. NP will be launching a diploma in international business463 words
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Article341 2009-01-19 4 SATISH CHENEY - SATISH CHENEY CHANNEL NEWSASIA LABOUR UNION'S ADVICE NTUC is preparing youth to face possible retrenchment satishkumar@mediacorp.com.sg MORE youth under 30 will start to feel the impact of the recession as the year progresses. According to the labour movement, the youth currently make up about 31 per centCHANNEL NEWSASIA - 341 words
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138 2009-01-19 4 938 LIVE SINGAPORE is free of salmonella-tainted peanut butter, according to the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA). It said no peanut butter products from the affected Peanut Corporation of America manufacturing facility have been imported into Singapore. The company recalled the product from its processing938 LIVE - 138 words
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Article377 2009-01-19 6 ONG DAI LIN - ONG DAI LIN ENERGY CONSERVATION CDCs plans to save energy will also help residents save money in the downturn dailin@mediacorp.com. sg West CDC and the Singapore Environment Council. To further promote a spirit of community amid the economic downturn, a Kampung Spirit South West Award will377 words
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Article, Illustration86 2009-01-19 6 WEETECK HIAN Some 6,400 needy families will receive skg bags of rice ahead of the Chinese New Year, through the help of youth volunteers working with the Red Cross Humanitarian Network of the Singapore Red Cross Society. The youths visited over 80,000 households across the island toWEETECK HIAN - 86 words
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Article, Illustration175 2009-01-19 6 ONGDAILIN HE ALLEGEDLY made a run for it after stealing $7.9 million in timepieces from Raffles City's Cortina watch outlet last December. He is now listed under InterpoFs wanted list for theft. Mr Jerry Ec, 35, a former employee at the store, is now listedONGDAILIN; INTERPOL - 175 words
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Article, Illustration70 2009-01-19 8 ERNESTCHUA A Korean family enjoys lunch at the Ah Meng Restaurant at the Singapore Zoo last Thursday. Named after the zoo's icon the much-loved orangutan who died early last year the restaurant opened last November, offering both local and western cuisine. The naming of the restaurant also servesERNESTCHUA - 70 words
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586 2009-01-19 8 ONGDAI LIN - ONGDAI LIN TOUR PACKAGES This long Chinese New Year weekend, Singaporeans are choosing cheaper tour packages or staying put dailin@mediacorp.com.sg DESPITE the four-day break to usher in the Year of the Ox, many Singaporeans are choosing to stay home this year instead of586 words
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Miscellaneous18 2009-01-19 8 f THEIR BABY BLUES More needs to be done to educate foreign workers about safer sex. 18 A18 words
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Article, Illustration407 2009-01-19 10 AGENCIES US AIRWAYS CRASH Big, brown birds filled windscreen before jet crash: Officials NEW YORK Salvage crew hoisted a US Airways jetliner from the Hudson River and onto a barge on Saturday, three days after its pilot made what he told investigators was a split-secondAGENCIES; AFP - 407 words
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331 2009-01-19 10 AFP PORT BLAIR (India) India said yesterday that hundreds of people were missing at sea, believed to be part of a wave of boat people allegedly dragged out to the middle of the ocean by Thailand and left to die. ThailandAFP - 331 words
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131 2009-01-19 10 AFP Tens of millions of people from the Indian subcontinent are destined to suffer heart disease due to a single genetic mutation, according to a study published yesterday. The wayward gene, found almost exclusively among the more than 1.5 billionAFP - 131 words
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121 2009-01-19 10 AFP Frenchman LluisColet, 62, broke the world record for the longest speech after rambling non-stop for 124 hours about Spanish painter Salvador Dali, Catalan culture and other topics. The local government worker spoke for five straight days and four nightsAFP - 121 words
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Article, Illustration862 2009-01-19 12 OOIKEEBENG - OOIKEEBENG NEWS COMMENT The party has survived a rocky start after the Kuala Terengganu by-election ELECTION results cannot help but provide an exhausted citizenry relief from the suspense of the weeks preceding Polling Day. More than that, they are a reality check on the political stateAP - 862 words
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Article, Illustration438 2009-01-19 13 AGENCIES MALAYSIA VOTES Malaysian opposition's ambitions boosted with by-election win KUALA LUMPUR —The Malaysian opposition's ambitions of seizing power have been given a major boost with a by-election win that observers said yesterday seriously undermined the ruling coalition. Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) which is partAGENCIES; AFP - 438 words
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127 2009-01-19 13 AFP Sri Lankan troops have almost completely cornered the Tamil Tigers in their north-eastern jungle base and the rebels' leader Velupillai Prabhakaran may have already fled the island by sea, the army chief said. Lieutenant General Sarath Fonseka said his forces have surroundedAFP - 127 words
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135 2009-01-19 13 AGENCIES The United States Department of Defense announced on Saturdaythat it transferred six detainees out of Guantanamo, leaving about 245 at the offshore prison as President-elect Barack Obama prepares to take office. Four detainees were sent to Iraq, oneAGENCIES - 135 words
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113 2009-01-19 13 AP Rescuers were searching for six French soldiers missing after a helicopter crashed into icy Atlantic waters during a training exercise off Gabon's coast, France's military said yesterday. Three soldiers have been found alive, but one soldier died whenAP - 113 words
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Article, Illustration59 2009-01-19 14 Mr BarackObama arrived in Washington on Saturday ahead of his inauguration tomorrow as the United States' 44th President, travelling by train along a route that had been followed by former president Abraham Lincoln. Crowds braved subfreezing weather to cheer Mr Obama's train as it rolled southAP - 59 words
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Article568 2009-01-19 14 AFP US PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION He bears the hopes of a world crying out for strong leadership PARIS The expectations of a world crying out for strong leadership will weigh heavily upon the shoulders of Barack Obama when he takes office tomorrow as the 44th president ofAFP - 568 words
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Article138 2009-01-19 15 AP MOSCOW Russia and Ukraine aim to sign an agreement today that would restore natural gas shipments to a freezing Europe but, after weeks of frustration and dashed hopes, the European Union gave the announcement only a lukewarm reception. Russia cut off gas shipments toAP - 138 words
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Article, Illustration61 2009-01-19 15 AFP A huge blaze broke out at a major fuel depot in Jakarta late last night. Scores of fire trucks, hundreds of firefighters and soldiers were at the scene. Flames reaching more than loom into the air could be seen some distance from the depot. No one wasAFP - 61 words
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346 2009-01-19 15 AFP AFTERNOON LATEST Two-year-old girl also critically ill with disease BEIJING A woman has died of bird flu in China's eastern Shandong province, state media said yesterday, reporting the nation's second death from the disease this month. The 27-year-old fell ill onAFP - 346 words
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Miscellaneous8 2009-01-19 12 r RUSSIA, UKRAINE AGREE TO RESUME SUPPLIES. 158 words
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Letter295 2009-01-19 16 Hoe Heng - Hoe Heng MATERNITY LEAVE Suggested extra four weeks 7 leave only at employers 7 discretion Letter from I WOULD like to know if the authorities have any statistics on the successful implementation of the 16-week maternity leave scheme, especially when we are now in a recession and295 words
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160 2009-01-19 16 Chin KeeThou - Chin KeeThou Letter from I REFER to the letter "Clear rules on safeguard of ICs" (Jan 14) from the Monetary Authority of Singapore and would appreciate if the Life Insurance Association could shed light on the procedures and policies that are expected of160 words
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235 2009-01-19 16 Bobby Yap - Bobby Yap Letter from Director (Emergency Preparedness) For Chief Executive Director People's Association (PA) WE AGREE with Mr Ace Kindred Cheong ("How should public respond to attack?", Jan 14) that members of the public should be trained on what they should do in times235 words
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Article194 2009-01-19 18 DR JAMES DOBSON - DR JAMES DOBSON BY LOVING HANDS Human hands-they perform marvellous labour-related functions. But they also carry great meaning for us emotionally. Human hands are a marvel of workable complexity. But they are much more than well-designed machinery. They carry great significance for us because of what194 words
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Article365 2009-01-19 18 ESTHER NG - ESTHER NG WWW.TODAYONLINE.COM/BLOGS More needs to be done to educate foreign workers about safer sex Behind the Headlines RECENTLY, a Canadian woman, Juanita Stead, mistook her stomach pains for kidney stones and was rushed to hospital only to give birth to a full-term baby. Ms Stead claimed365 words
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230 2009-01-19 18 Lyz Smith - Lyz Smith Letter from I RECENTLY made an appointment for a manicure and pedicure at a nail salon in my office building. I had previously signed up fora package deal from them for hundreds of dollars. Upon making the appointment, they informed me230 words
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Miscellaneous18 2009-01-19 18 Every week, our reporters post the inside scoop on the story behind the stories they file. Visit www.todayonline.com/blogs.18 words
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Article, Illustration679 2009-01-19 20 MAY SEAH - The Obama drama live MAY SEAH PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION Though it is happening a world away you won't have to miss a second may@mediacorp. com.sg AFTER eight years under the most widely-dissed President since Richard Nixon (and that's after he got caught with his hands in the Watergate cookie jar), America679 words
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Article, Illustration273 2009-01-19 20 BRUCE Springsteen has launched an outspoken attack on President George W Bush's administration, accusing the outgoing President of leaving a legacy of ruined lives and broken policies. Describing Mr Bush's period in power as a "nightmare" for most Americans, the singer said: "We had273 words
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Article, Illustration348 2009-01-19 22 MAY SEAH - MAY SEAH THE WEDDING GAME 27 couples renew their vows with MediaCorp's sweethearts may@mediacorp.com.sg TWENTY-SEVEN couples took their vows of love together with celebrity couple Farm Wong and Christopher Lee on Saturday at the IMM mall. As part of promotions for their new movie The Wedding348 words
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Article128 2009-01-19 22 Get your fill of landscapes with two visual arts exhibitions. Singapore-based French photographer Florence Notte's Urban Reflects will be exhibited for the first time in Asia, showing parallels between Singapore and Paris, and reflecting the beauty found in modern buildings. The exhibition will be held at the Art128 words
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Article34 2009-01-19 22 Calling all local bands who aspire to become Singapore's next rock stars. Baybeats 2009 is now holding auditions. Interested parties can email baybeats@ esplanade.com. Closing date is on Jan 28.34 words
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Article78 2009-01-19 22 Emerging fashion design talents are invited to submit proposals for Resuscitation, a 10-day art/fashion exhibit collaboration between Theatreworks/72-13 and their next Creative-in-Residence Programme recipient, designer Jonathan Scow, aka, Woods Woods. Six designers will be selected. Proposed designs must incorporate used-clothing as a basis for the collection. Portfolios78 words
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Article, Illustration437 2009-01-19 24 MAYO MARTIN - MAYO MARTIN I'llLHdll'lJllUH-ni Singapore museums set sights on kids and French people mayo@mediacorp.com. sg LAST YEAR, the National Heritage Board (NHB) enticed heartlanders and the "silver-haired" to the museums. In 2009, it will be reaching out to a couple of new groups: The younger generation and Frenchmen. A memorandum437 words
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Miscellaneous19 2009-01-19 24 r REDS FRET OVER RAFA ROW Fans fear Benitez contract talks could distract from crunch Merseyside derby. 29 A19 words
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Article, Illustration995 2009-01-19 27 TANYO- HINN; TANYO- HINN - TANYO-HINN TANYO-HINN GETTY IMAGES iTi^m^T^SVTwljWi^^lT'il^i^^BjVTtssTiY^^^TTkVs^^h Working with adidas, Novak Djokovic was opinionated, brutally honest and extremely demanding. And Jim Latham, adidas' head for global sports marketing (swimming, tennis and women), couldn't have been happier. "He's the ideal product tester, very opinionated and very honest," said LathamGETTY IMAGES - 995 words
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Article, Illustration597 2009-01-19 28 LAN DE COTTA - LAN DE COTTA THE EVEREST OFYACHTING The Volvo Ocean Race proves S #pore can weather tough times, says Vivian ian@mediacorp.com.sg HOSTING the Volvo Ocean Race amid a severe global economic downturn has shown that Singapore has the determination to overcome tough challenges ahead toPHOTO COURTESY VOLVO OCEAN RACE - 597 words
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Article, Illustration182 2009-01-19 28 SHAMIR OSMAN - SHAMIR OSMAN LAST Thursday, 113 students from the Singapore Sports School were struck down by diarrhoea and vomiting, with 18 receiving medical attention. The situation stabilised over the weekend with only one other student seeing a doctor. A Sports School spokesperson said yesterday that theTODAY FILE PHOTO - 182 words
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Article, Illustration476 2009-01-19 29 AGENCIES AFTERNOON LATEST Bent should have secured 3 points for Tottenham English Premiership Tottenham 1 Portsmouth 1 LONDON Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp was left thinking of what might have been after his side's 1-1 draw with former club Portsmouth at White Hart Lane here yesterdayAGENCIES; GETTY IMAGES - 476 words
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Article411 2009-01-19 29 AFP English Premiership Liverpool v Everton LIVERPOOL Rafael Benitez has attempted to reassure Liverpool fans that uncertainty over his future will not seep through to the dressing room ahead of their crucial derby game with Everton at Anfield tonight (tomorrow morning, Singapore time). Benitez revealedAFP - 411 words
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Miscellaneous49 2009-01-19 29 SPORTS ON TV TODAY 4.30pm Tennis Australian Open 2009, Ch24 8.30pm Cycling Tour Down Under Australia, Chii.3 TOMORROW 3am Football LasPalmasv Shaktar Donetsk, Chii3 4am BPL Liverpool v Everton, Ch27 Bam Tennis Australian Open 2009, Ch24 SPORTS ON RADIO 6.35am-11.35pm Sports Zone Minutes Hourly Sports updates live on gjBLive49 words
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Article, Illustration647 2009-01-19 30 JOHN BITTLESTON - JOHN BITTLESTON TAKING CHARGE Culture gives life and meaning where function and utility previously reigned alone succeed@mediacorp.com.sg ONLY one of the many people who responded to my article "Let's brainstorm for Singapore" (Nov 24), suggested cutting expenditure on the arts. I am greatly relievedTODAY FILE PHOTO - 647 words
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Article, Illustration790 2009-01-19 32 CONRAD RAJ - CONRAD RAJ editor-at-large conrad@mediacorp.com.sg Are Govt agencies' and stat board hikes out-of-sync with economic realities? THURSDAY'S Budget is expected to alleviate the misery that the current recession is wreaking on the community and businesses at large. Many expect the Government to provide rebates orTODAY FILE PHOTO - 790 words
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284 2009-01-19 32 AFP HONG KONG A relative of Macau chief executive Edmund Ho is now wanted by Interpol in the latest twist in the city's biggest graft scandal. The international police organisation has issued a "red notice" for Mr Chan Lin lan, the brother-in-law ofAFP - 284 words
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Article212 2009-01-19 33 BLOOMBERG AFTERNOON LATEST Use of Tarp on banks 'unsatisfactory', so focus will shift to helping consumers PRESIDENT-ELECT Barack Obama will focus more on helping consumers, local governments and businesses than banks as his administration deploys the second half of the US$7OO-billion ($1.04-trillion) rescue fund,BLOOMBERG - 212 words
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107 2009-01-19 33 BLOOMBERG Capita Land, South-east Asia's biggest real-estate company, said its Abu Dhabi venture signed an agreement with a finance firm to extend mortgage financing to buyers of its United Arab Emirates property project. Capitala, in which Singapore-based Capita Land has a 49-per-cent stake, signed theBLOOMBERG - 107 words
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101 2009-01-19 33 BLOOMBERG Lhina, Japan and bouth Korea have agreed to create a pool ot US$l2O billion in foreign-exchange reserves to be tapped by Asian nations in case they need to protect their currencies, the Seoul Economic Daily reported, citing an unidentified South Korean official. TheBLOOMBERG - 101 words
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Article83 2009-01-19 34 SGX $5.17 I Sell UOB KayHian maintains its rating and cuts the target price to $3.00 from $4.10, based on 16.9 times FYIO earnings. It reduces SGX's earnings forecast by 5 per cent to assume higher operating costs as well as lower average daily turnover in the Singapore83 words
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Article64 2009-01-19 34 $5.07 Buy Goldman Sachs upgrades the bank from "Neutral" on the view that the lender is best positioned among the Big Three in Singapore to outperform in this tough environment. "We like its resilient and stable core pre-provision operating profit growth" of 9 per cent and 11.6 per cent64 words
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Article96 2009-01-19 34 $2.39 Buy UOB KayHian upgrades the engineering firm from Hold and raises the target price to $2.83 from $2.40 after assigning a higher P/E ratio of 16.5 times versus 14.5 times previously. The brokerage notes that while the current order book of $10.5 billion is the highest in96 words
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Article19 2009-01-19 34 Thursday 1,704.06 Wednesday 1,764.82 T 3-44°/° A 0.16% Tuesday 1,761.82 T 2.16% Monday 1,776.25 T 1.65%19 words
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Article21 2009-01-19 34 a>±.4oy tiiw »±.o4j :i euro k$i !Mi $2,209 HK$loo $19.20 $1,969 RMB100 $21.78 $0,999 RS100 $3,058 $0,417 RPio,ooo $1,34621 words
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Article, Illustration122 2009-01-19 34 AFP/EPA Not as many people as before, figures suggest. China's toy exports have taken a beating from the global economic downturn, with demand shrinking in key US and European markets which account for two-thirds of the country's toy shipments abroad. In the period fromAFP/EPA - 122 words
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Article, Illustration724 2009-01-19 34 CHEOWXINYI - CHEOWXINYI BUSINESS COSTS Firms hope Govt will extend aid but will private sector follow suit? cheowxinyi@mediacorp.com.sg LOWER rents rank high on the wish list of many businessmen. But how far would a move by Government landlords to lower rents help in a market where most industrial724 words
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Article256 2009-01-19 34 AFP LONDON British Prime Minister Gordon Brown plans to announce measures today to "get lending moving" in the troubled economy, in a fresh bid to revitalise the banking system. It will mark a second bailout of British banks, following the £37-billion ($81.7-billion) recapitalisation schemeAFP - 256 words
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Miscellaneous21 2009-01-19 32 f HEART AND SOUL OF A COUNTRY Culture gives life and meaning where function and utility previously reigned alone. B5 A21 words
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