Today, 4 February 2009

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    10 1 TODAY Wednesday February 4, 2009 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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    COLUMN
    32 1 Maria Siow Tackling China's worsening employment situation will be a stern test of the country's leadership, which has staked its legitimacy on its ability to deliver steady economic growth. Page 13
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    SINGAPORE
    34 1 Triple checks Security at Whitley Road Detention Centre is now audited at three levels weekly, monthly and externally following the Commission of Inquiry's recommendations. An update was released in Parliament yesterday. Page 6
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    WORLD
    47 1 On the other foot China's media, which had widely reported the incident when shoes were thrown at former United States President George W Bush last year, initially blanked out mention or image of a protester hurling his sneaker at Premier Wen Jiabao in Britain. Page 2
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    BUSINESS
    48 1 A bank is not an ATM SPRING Singapore chairman Philip Yeo has advised SMEs to be realistic and not expect banks to freely dispense funds. "They should not expect banks to line up and distribute funds, this is not hong bao money" he told reporters. Page Bl
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    SPORTS
    34 1 Bryant brilliance Kobe Bryant became the king of Madison Square Gardens when he scored 61 points in one game, surpassing records set by Michael Jordan and former Knicks great Bernard King. Page 26
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    Date violence: Breaking the cycle
    591 1  -  ESTHER NG estherng@mediacorp.com.sg THE first time he slapped her, he was half drunk. She had refused him sex when he asked for it six months into their relationship. Though upset, Cynthia, 18, put the incident behind her after he apologised profusely. I Over their two
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    Lock icon Debate over drawdown
    966 1  -  LOHCHEEKONG NATIONAL RESERVES MPs lock horns over whether savings used for Jobs Credit scheme is money well spent cheekong@mediacorp.com.sg THE unprecedented move to draw upon the national reserves proved a lightning rod issue as Parliament sat to debate the Budget yesterday, drawing feisty exchanges among Government backbenchers,
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      Lock icon Media blackout lifted
      383 2 AGENCIES SHOE-THROWING INCIDENT Finally, footage of shoe-throwing incident gets airing on Chinese TV BEIJING After a blackout of several hours, China's official media last night finally showed footage of a protester hurling his sports shoe at Premier Wen Jiabao and calling him a dictator during a speech
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      Calls for Govt to step in
      520 3  -  ESTHER FUNG Set up a taskforce to ensure that budget benefits filter down to businesses, say MPs esther@mediacorp.com.sg SEVERAL Members of Parliament (MPs) yesterday urged the Government to set up a dedicated taskforce to ensure that benefits from the Budget measures actually filter down
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      Jobs Credit: Bigger, monthly payouts
      278 3  -  LINYANQIN yanqin@mediacorp.com.sg THEY applauded its innovativeness, but at the same time, several Members of Parliament (MP) raised concerns and suggested refinements to the Jobs Credit scheme, which partly reimburses companies for each local employee. NTUC deputy secretary-general Halimah Yacob called on the Finance Ministry to
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      Lock icon The unemployed: Financial aid needed
      272 3 LINYANQIN THOSE whose jobs could not be saved should receive extra help for the tough times ahead such as unemployment insurance or benefits targeted at retrenched workers. Or how about a temporary scheme to provide small loans for approved purposes, such as medical expenses not
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      Lock icon 'Put S'poreans first
      373 4  -  LINYANQIN LOHCHEEKONG LINYANQIN, LOH CHEE KONG LOCAL JOBS Two MPs call for "preferential treatment' over foreigners and yanqin@mediacorp.com.sg MORE should be done to save Singaporeans' jobs first, said some Members of Parliament (MP) yesterday. Saying that "membership has its privileges", MP Lim Wee Kiak (Sembawang GRC) felt
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      Why Singapore's not Iceland
      173 4  -  ESTHER FUNG A RECENT Wall Street Journal Asia editorial suggested Singapore's recession was caused by excessive Government regulation, industrial policy and hoarding of citizens' money in the Central Provident Fund scheme. Countering this yesterday, Minister of State (Defence) Koo Tsai Kee said: "If Singapore had followed
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      Nigel Roberts is Sands' IR president here
      135 6  -  ■EOXUANWEI MARINA Bay Sands has appointed hospitality veteran Nigel Roberts as its integrated resort president. The 56-year-old Briton will be responsible for preparing for the opening later this year of Singapore's first IR and overseeing its operational functions. Mr Roberts has over 35
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      Three levels of security
      375 6 WHITLEY ROAD DETENTION CENTRE Weekly, monthly, external audits to be conducted ALMOST a year to the Mas Selamat escape, the Commission of Inquiry (COl)'s recommendations for the Whitley Road Detention Centre (WRDC) have been implemented, details of which were released in Parliament yesterday. Security at WRDC
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      PARLIAMENT ROUNDUP
      122 6  -  LOHCHEE KONG GOVT DID NOT TELL AGENCIES TO INVEST IN LVS BUSINESSES Last year, Las Vegas Sands' precarious financial position had cast a cloud over its Marina Bay Sands integrated resort project. Responding to Nominated MP Loo ChoonYong's question on whether any Government agencies or GLC had "directly
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      Lock icon THEIR $10 MILLION DREAM
      66 8 With thoughts of striking it rich overnight, many people have lined up to buy lottery tickets for the Singapore Pools lothToto Hongbao Draw, which will be held on Friday at 9.30pm. If you harbour the same dream of winning $10 million, be prepared for snaking queues
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      Four charged with CBT
      294 8  -  ANSLEYNG SUNSHINE EMPIRE ansley@mediacorp.com. sg FOUR people connected to controversial multilevel marketing firm Sunshine Empire were charged in court yesterday for alleged criminal breach of trust and falsifying accounts, among other offences. Mr Phang Wah, 49, a manager in the firm at the time, was slapped
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      SIA lowers fuel surcharges
      165 8  -  NEOCHAICHIN SINGAPORE Airlines will cut its fuel surcharges by between 5 and 21 per cent, on short and me-dium-haul flights, from today. The largest cuts are for economy-class seats, with a drop from US$2B ($42) to US$22 for South-east Asian gateways, and from US$B5 to US$75
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      Lock icon Drama in Perak
      361 10 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER MALAYSIAN POLITICS Opposition assemblyman quits, Election Commission rejects bid for fresh polls IPOH Behrang assemblyman Jamaluddin Mohd Radzi has resigned from Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) in a huff overthe opposition alliance's move to declare his seat vacant, saying he will remain an independent in
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        Lock icon BANGLADESH FORCEDTO KILL STRAY DOGS
        104 10 AFP A shortage of anti-rabies vaccine has forced Bangladesh to put down thousands of stray dogs after a spate of rabies deaths. "Every day we are killing around 100 dogs in the capital Dhaka and our target is to kill at least 20,000," said Dhaka
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        Lock icon OFFICIALS NABTRAVELLER
        112 10 AP WITH PIGEONS IN HIS PANTS An Australian traveller was caught with two live pigeons stuffed in his pants following a trip to the Middle East, said customs officials yesterday. The 23-year-old man was searched after authorities discovered two eggs in a vitamin container in his luggage. They
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        Lock icon PAKISTAN MILITANT ATTACK HALTS US, NATO SUPPLIES
        117 10 AP Militants blew up a bridge in northwest Pakistan yesterday, cutting a major supply line for Western troops in Afghanistan. The attack was the latest in a series on the Khyber Pass by insurgents seeking to hamper the US-led mission against the Taliban
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        Lock icon AUSTRALIAN MUSLIM CLERIC, SIX OTHERS JAILED
        105 10 AFP A Muslim cleric and six followers were jailed yesterday for forming an Australian terror cell that plotted bomb attacks designed to kill thousands. "The organisation fostered and encouraged its members to engage in violentjihad," the judge told the court after Australia's biggest terrorism
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      Lock icon THE DAY THE SNOW CAME
      73 12 Londoners battled treacherous conditions yesterday following a snowstorm that brought the city to a halt. Tens of thousands of children were given another day off while hundreds of flights were delayed or cancelled. Subway and bus service were back up, though there were some delays
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      Lock icon 'It is a miracle they survived'
      241 12 AGENCIES ROHINGYAS AT SEA 198 more Myanmar boat people found off Indonesia JAKARTA Indonesia's navy picked up 198 starving, dehydrated Rohingyas from Myanmar who said they drifted for three weeks after authorities in Thailand forced them to sea in a boat without an engine,
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      Lock icon Thaksin vows comeback
      188 12 AFP BANGKOK Thailand's exiled former Premier Thaksin Shinawatra has pledged to fight to clear his name and said he is ready to lead the country again after his 2006 ouster, Thai media said yesterday. Convicted of corruption in absentia last year, Mr Thaksin spoke on Monday to
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      TOUGH TIMES, TOUGH MEASURES
      648 13  -  MARIA SIOW east asia bureau chief mariasiow@mediacorp.com.sg TODAY IN CHINA EVEN before the debris from firecrackers announcing the Year of the Ox could be swept away, China has issued a flurry of directives to tackle the country's worsening employment situation. On Monday, the government proposed a
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        Lock icon REPUBLICAN GREGG IS OBAMA'S PICK
        92 14 AGENCIES President BarackObama has picked Republican Senator Judd Gregg to be the Commerce Secretary. Mr Gregg will be the third Republican to serve in the new Cabinet. This could give a boost to the Obama administration, which is already running up against stiff opposition from
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        Lock icon IRAN SENDS SATELLITE INTO ORBIT
        79 14 AGENCIES Iran has launched its first home-built satellite into orbit using a homegrown rocket. The satellite was launched on Monday after President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gave the final approval. The launch coincides with the 30th anniversary of the Islamic revolution. The West fears the technology used
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        Lock icon SAUDI ISSUES LISTOFWANTED SUSPECTS
        107 14 AGENCIES Saudi Arabia issued a list on Monday of its 83 most wanted suspects living abroad, including 83 Saudis, six of whom were released from Guantanamo Bay. The government is urging the suspects to turn themselves in. An Interior Ministry spokesman promised they will be reunited
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      Lock icon US weapons sanctions for 3
      288 14 AP NUCLEARTENSION Obama administration issues first deterrents to China, Iran, N Korea WASHINGTON The United States said on Monday it has imposed sanctions on companies in North Korea, China and Iran for violating US law aimed at stopping the spread of missiles and other weapons
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      Lock icon American newspapers fight back
      164 14 AFP WASHINGTON US newspapers, reeling from sagging print advertising revenue, dropping circulation and the migration of readers to online data, are fighting back. In a full-page advertisement in The New York Times, The Washington Post and other newspapers on Monday, a group called the "Newspaper Project"
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      Lock icon A PEEK INTO WASHINGTON
      846 16  -  DAVID DKIRKPATRICK THENEWYORKTIMES NEWS COMMENT Tom Daschle's tax woes offer a new window into how Washington works WASHINGTON Mr Tom Daschle, the former Democratic Senate leader, had been voted out of office. His close friend Leo Hindery, a Democratic donor and media mogul, was out of
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      84 14 Psychology JCU Professional Info Session Fully accredited b Ythe Australian Psychology presented by Accreditation Council (APAC) aDr Foo Koong Hean The on| V Australian University offering a Psychology Across Cultures" complete Psychology pathway in Singapore EDr Denise Dillon Date: 11 th February 2009 "Psychology Course Structure" Time: 7pm 9pm Venue:
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      29 16 BUILDING FUTURES One success story at a time I'm looking for a full-time education M^ *V^^ at a world-class institution Hf \^B| WE HAVE THE PLAN 1 Kb^M^^h* Bui
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      Do away with exams
      328 17  -  Leslie Ho Kin Hung PRIMARY EDUCATION An approach with greater emphasis on holistic development is more ideal Letter from I REFER to "Not just about exams" (Jan 28). I have just graduated from a Junior College under the Integrated Programme (IP), and am supportive of the
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      Let Secondary kids study what they like
      179 17  -  Denis Edward Letter from DURING his visit to Nanyang Polytechnic, Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew said "we have to provide students with more different outlets that fit their particular strengths and profile". His call for the need to personalise education is worryingly undetected
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      FOCUS® ON THE FAMILY
      238 18  -  DRJAMES DOBSON BY FINDING A MENTOR One of the best contributions a single mother can make for a young son is to find him a mentor. In her book, Mothers and Sons, Mrs Jean Lush talks about the challenges all mothers face in raising sons. The
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      Install lifts so aged don't jaywalk
      167 18  -  YapChian Heng Letter from I REFER to "Jaywalking an old problem" (Feb 2). With Singapore's ageing population, a solution must be found to help senior citizens cross our roads safely. Otherwise, fatalities from this group will continue to rise. Perhaps the Government could invest
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      WHAT I LEARNT OVER CHINESE NEW YEAR
      474 18  -  Dr Peter Van I SAY There's an increasing lack of respect from stressed out pampered youths THE Primary Education Review and Implementation Committee has given greater priority to skills which will help students excel not just in school, but in life as well,
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      Not James Bond
      1061 20  -  GENEVIEVE LOH TODAY EXCLUSIVE And Daniel Craig, the star of Defiance, will punch you in the crotch to prove it 1 in los angeles tgenevieveloh @mediacorp. com.sg DANIEL Craig was candidly recounting the nightmare of learning to speak Russian for his latest film Defiance, claiming to have
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      Aw, shucks
      356 22  -  GENEVIEVELOH MOVIE REVIEWTHE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON Fincher #s latest is a curious triumph genevieveloh@mediacorp.com.sg I MIGHT as well come right out and say it: Yes, I cried during The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Even if I am known to be a sentimental fool at times,
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      Lock icon Take that, Nazis!
      214 22  -  DEFIANCE GENEVIEVE LOH MOVIE REVIEW HOLOCAUST films are, understandably, always depressing affairs. The only semblance of hope in any retelling one of mankind's most horrific atrocities essentially lies in the focus on those who survived through it. Perhaps that's why Defiance stands out from the pack this
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      Lock icon Sucked dry
      158 22 GENEVIEVELOH MOVIE REVIEW UNDERWORLD RISE OFTHE LYCANS THIRD instalment/prequel Underworld: Rise of the Lycans focuses on the origins of the endless feud between lycans (also known as werewolves) and vampires. Vampire leader Viktor (Bill Nighy) creates a race of werewolves to be his slaves so, understandably, the furry
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      991 23 TV LISTINGS ONMEDI AC OR P CHANNEL 0 9 E 9 NINJA WARRIOR 6.00 AM Entertainment Tonight 5.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show VI Dirty Dancing Havana BUSINESS CLASS II Channel s,Bpm 6.30 Prime Time Morning S.OO Entertainment Tonight Night Channel News Asia, 7.32pm 12.31 am 9.30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show
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      Lock icon No room sharing, please
      503 24  -  LAN DE COTTA ATHLETES AND GAMES At overseas meets, regional countries also insist their male and female athletes live apart ian@mediacorp.com.sg THEY are 100 per cent committed to keeping their athletes away from performanceenhancing drugs. They are similarly vigilant when it comes to corruption and rioting
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      Lock icon MONEY WOES HIT SPORTS HUB
      440 24  -  LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg The economic crunch has not spared the Sports Hub project at Kallang, it was confirmed in Parliament yesterday. In a response to a query from MP Ho Geok Choo on project delays and making credit more readily available to the Singapore
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      Lock icon Arshavin's set to be a Gunner
      295 25 AFP I AP MOSCOW Zenit St Petersburg confirmed yesterday that their international midfielder Andrei Arshavin (picture) had been signed by English giants Arsenal. However, the Russian side said the value of the deal was higher than the £12 million ($25.8 million) announced by Arsenal.
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      Lock icon Torres unleashed
      453 25 ENGLISH FOOTBALL Once shackled by self-doubt Reds ace is now primed for glory FACup 4th round replay Everton v Liverpool LIVERPOOL He may have been hailed as the world's best striker in 2008, but after going four months without a goal in the Premiership for Liverpool, there were
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      464 26 AGENCIES Learns Kobe lights up New York with a record points show NEW YORK The agenda was telegraphed in Kobe Bryant's eyes, which were fixed in a cold stare on the night, and in a taut expression that varied between hyper-se-rious and hyper-focused. There were no
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      507 27  -  TIMOTHY OUYANG KELVIN CHOW :hannelnewsasia 001 BOON KEONG I STERLING EXAMPLE Local logistics player Air Market Express braves downturn to expand and TimothyOuyang@mediacorp.com.sg SMALL and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) need to prepare for an upturn in the economy, even as they grapple with the current downturn. And
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      480 28 AGENCIES AUSTRALIAN ECONOMY Prime Minister Rudd unveils new $40 billion stimulus plan, interest rates slashed CANBERRA Australia's central bank yesterday cut its key interest rate to the lowest level in 45 years to shield the economy from the global downturn and Prime Minister Kevin Rudd
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      298 28 AP NEW YORK Citigroup, under pressure to increase its lending, says it will spend U5536.5 billion ($55.3 billion) to issue mortgages, make credit card loans, and buy mortgage-backed securities in the tight credit markets in the coming months. The decision arrives
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      197 29 Q4 RESULTS SINGAPORE-LISTED Lippo-Mapletree Indonesia Retail Trust (LMIR) will distribute $3.2 million or 0.3 cents per unit for the final quarter ended December, the owner of malls in Indonesia said yesterday. The payout is nearly 80 per cent below the forecast of $15.5 million or 1.45
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      278 29 AS MORE visitors opt to stay home amid a global economic slowdown, tourism here shrank in December for a seventh month, capping a year where the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) failed to meet performance targets for 2008. Tourism arrivals in December fell to 888,000,
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      296 29 CATALIST-LISTED Dayen Environmental's disposal of its entire stake in a China venture has attracted scrutiny from the Singapore Exchange (SGX). In a four-page statement yesterday, the homegrown water treatment company replied to a slew of questions from SGX about its sale of its interest
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        63 30 ($4.10) I Outperform Daiwa keeps its rating for the contract electronics manufacturer but slashes the target price to $5.90 from $8.50. The brokerage cuts Venture's FY2009 and FY2OIO earnings estimates by 14.5 and 11.4 per cent, respectively, to factor in the weaker macroeconomic outlook, but it likes the
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        59 30 ($2.55) I Underweight Morgan Stanley downgrades its rating for the telco from "Equalweight" and cuts target price to $2.30 from $2.95 because of lower earnings estimates for associate Bharti as competition in the Indian mobile market worsens, macroeconomic weakness in Singapore, as well as currency exposure. It adds that
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        127 30 (38.5 cents) I Buy DMG maintains its rating for the fertilizer company but trims price target to 47 cents from 50 cents, pegged at 9.6 times FY2009 earnings. Brokerage expects China XLX to continue incurring losses for its methanol business due to falling selling prices, while coal prices
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        21 30 B93 EBG Monday 1,705.29 T 2.36% Friday 1,746.47 T 1.15% Thursday 1,766.72 A 0.04% Wednesday 1,766.08 A 4.80%
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        27 30 iang Seng 12,776.89 Jikkei 7,825.51 ihanghai 2,060.81 ieoul 1,163.20 /lumbai 9,149.30 ;LComp 879.67 T 0.66% T 0.62% A 2.44% A 1.42% A 0.91% T 0.54%
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        22 30 JS$i :i euro k$i !Mi $1,516 ¥100 $1,693 $2,152 HK$ioo $19.54 $1,945 RMB100 $22.16 $0,962 RS100 $3,102 $0,419 RPio,ooo $1,293
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      87 30 Staff of creative communications agency Ad Planet Group were "udderly" surprised when two bovine guests-of-honour showed up at their annual lo hei dinner on Monday. It was a challenge to squeeze the cows into the lift and the office corridors, said Ad Planet's chairman Adrian Tan, but he
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      543 30  -  KELVIN CHOW SME FINANCING And direct loans from Government are tantamount to "political suicide': Philip Yeo kelvinc@mediacorp.com.sg AMID a chorus of complaints about the banks' reluctance to lend money to cash-strapped businesses, the head of the agency championing the interests of small and medium enterprises (SMEs)
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      294 30 AGENCIES "IN LIGHT of continuing substantial strains in many financial markets", the United States Federal Reserve yesterday said it was extending the life of emergency lending programmes and foreign currency swap lines to 13 central banks including that of Singapore. The swap facility which
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