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Article23 2009-02-23 1 Obama's pick US President Barack Obama plans to announce today his pick to oversee the US$787-billion economic stimulus plan. Page BI23 words
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Article46 2009-02-23 1 It did not work out India and Pakistan came close to devising a framework for settling their long conflict over Kashmir in secret negotiations but it was put on hold by the fall of President Pervez Musharraf, an American magazine has reported. Page 1746 words
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Article, Illustration24 2009-02-23 1 Benitez defiant Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez refuses to write off his side following their 1-1 draw with Manchester City yesterday. Page 3024 words
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Article764 2009-02-23 1 ALICIA WONG - ALICIA WONG SINGAPORETRIPARTISM FORUM Resilience Package will prevent damage but cure must be global alicia@mediacorp.com.sg DESCRIBING it as a global sickness Singapore cannot cure, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Singaporeans must fasten their seatbelts and prepare for a "very tough year ahead". In fact,764 words
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Article, Illustration46 2009-02-23 1 ROLLS-ROYCE will move its marine business headquarters from London to Singapore. ABBOTT LABORATORIES will open a US$300-million ($450-million) nutritionals manufacturing facility in a few days' time. NESTE OIL begins construction in March of a plant to produce clean renewable diesel. BLOOMBURGBLOOMBURG - 46 words
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Article, Illustration1041 2009-02-23 1 ONG DAI LIN - ONG DAI LIN dailin@mediacorp.com.sg WHEN a former spouse, usually the ex-husband, refuses to keep up with his maintenance payments, chasing after him for the money can be a physically and emotionally draining affair for the other half. That is why countries such as Australia and the1,041 words
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Miscellaneous7 2009-02-23 1 GOOD NEWS FOR PMETS 2 UNIONISTS'PERSPECTIVES 37 words
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Article387 2009-02-23 2 ALICIA WONG - ALICIA WONG SKILLS UPGRADING alicia@mediacorp.com.sg IT USED to be a sticky situation for those who were retrenched, but wanted to upgrade their skills and still stay in the same industry. This was because the programmes available to professionals, managerials, executives and technicians (PMETS) were all targeted387 words
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Article, Illustration391 2009-02-23 2 AGENCIES MELBOURNE Prime Minister Kevin Rudd yesterday pledged that wildfire-scarred Australia would rise from the "ashes of despair", as the blazes that killed more than 200 people earlier this month threatened to flare again. Mr Rudd led a national day of mourningAGENCIES; AP - 391 words
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Article224 2009-02-23 3 ESTHER NG - ESTHER NG RETRENCHMENTS Union leaders find it hard to deliver bad new; estherng@mediacorp.com. sg he said. To make matters worse, the MNC did not consult the union nor did it bother to explore other ways to reduce business costs, he added. "There's Jobs Credit and224 words
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Article, Illustration100 2009-02-23 6 ERNESTCHUA - ERNESTCHUA The Eurasian Association (EA) has completed the production of a music and dance video to create greater awareness of the community in Singapore. The Kristang folk song titled Jingkli Nona was re-written by Mr John Klass and given an upbeat tempo. Mr Humphrey100 words
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Article352 2009-02-23 6 ESTHER NG - ESTHER NG ECONOMIC DOWNTURN estherng@mediacorp.com.sg SENDING back foreign workers now will backfire on Singapore, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has warned. In some countries, he said, there are emotional protests by workers and unions against foreign workers and immigrants. In the United Kingdom, for instance,352 words
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SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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171 2009-02-23 6 Investigations are still ongoing in the case of a man who was arrested on Saturday in connection with an SMS hoax which had suggested a possible terrorist attack in the Bugisarea. The 19-year-old is believed to be a National Serviceman, who is171 words
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83 2009-02-23 6 President S R Nathan and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong have both offered their congratulations to Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah on the occasion of Brunei Darussalam's 25th National Day. President Nathan said both countries share common perspectives on many regional and international issues, while Mr83 words
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111 2009-02-23 8 Two plots of land in Bodh Gaya in India have been offered to the Singapore Buddhist Lodge, and on one of this will be built a proposed Pilgrim Centre. This was disclosed by Foreign Minister George Yeo on Friday111 words
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Article95 2009-02-23 8 CHANNEL NEWS ASIA A large forest fire broke out nearTampines Avenue 9 at around noon yesterday. The blaze, about the size of three football fields, took about 45 minutes to put out. The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said that the blaze was one of the manyCHANNEL NEWS ASIA - 95 words
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Article, Illustration617 2009-02-23 8 ZULOTHMAN - ZULOTHMAN FOREIGNWORKERS MOM to fund setup of Migrant Worker's Centre zul@mediacorp.com. sg THE Ministry of Manpower (MOM) will provide the initial funding for a new initiative that will give foreign workers another source of humanitarian aid. The Migrant Workers' Centre set up by the Migrant Workers'TODAY FILE PHOTO - 617 words
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Article, Illustration357 2009-02-23 10 ALL it took was a sharp-eyed academician, and his belief that a rich slice of Singapore's heritage should not go unrecorded, and soon an inter-faith project got underway. Last year, Dr Hui Yew Foong, a Research Fellow at the Institute of South-east Asian Studies,PHOTO COURTESY CHARLIE CHAN - 357 words
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Article, Illustration309 2009-02-23 10 ZULOTHMAN - ZULOTHMAN COMMUNITY LEADERS Grassroots leaders get a glimpse of the inner workings of the Navy zul@mediacorp.com.sg THEY usually spend their weekends doing constituency work, but on Saturday, 240 grassroots leaders did something out of the norm. They had a peek into the workings of the Republic of309 words
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302 2009-02-23 12 AFP ATHENS Greece's most notorious criminal escaped yesterday by helicopter from one of the country's top-security jails for the second time in less than three years. Vassilis Paleocostas and his Albanian accomplice, Alket Rizai, escaped on a rope ladder which had beenAFP - 302 words
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292 2009-02-23 12 DPA AFTERNOON LATEST JERUSALEM Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu failed last night to convince his main rival, Ms Tzipi Livni, to join him in a unity government, but the two agreed to meet again for more talks, possibly later this week. Mr Netanyahu, leader. DPA - 292 words
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Article, Illustration326 2009-02-23 14 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER PERAK POLITICS IPOH Ousted Perak Menteri Besar Nizar Jamaluddin (picture) said the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) intends to table a vote of confidence on his government when the Perak state assembly convenes. He also told reporters yesterday that he plans to tableTHE MALAYSIAN INSIDER; AFP - 326 words
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152 2009-02-23 14 KUALA LUMPUR An international manhunt is on for a Singaporean detainee who escaped from custody in handcuffs while being escorted to court in Malaysia. Mr Jay Chia Shao Kiat, who faces the death sentence for drug trafficking, is said to have shoved an officerCHANNEL NEWSASIA, AFP - 152 words
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227 2009-02-23 14 M'sia plans 12.4b stimulus package THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian government is expected to announce a stimulus package worth more than RM3O billion ($12.4 billion) next month, a deputy minister was quoted yesterday as saying. Deputy Finance Minister Kong Cho Ha told Sin Chew Daily that "the mini-budgetTHE MALAYSIAN INSIDER - 227 words
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Article, Illustration426 2009-02-23 15 AFP CHINA GAS BLAST BEIJING Seventy-three workers were confirmed dead and dozens trapped underground after a gas blast early yesterday at a Chinese colliery, the worst accident to hit the nation's mines in more than a year. More than 400 miners were on theAFP; AP - 426 words
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163 2009-02-23 15 AFP TAIPEI Former Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian has again launched a hunger strike in prison, where he is being held on charges of corruption during his time in office. Mr Chen has refused everything but water since Friday in protest of what he saysAFP - 163 words
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Article, Illustration392 2009-02-23 16 AGENCIES US-CHINATIES BEIJING United States Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton attended a church service and met a group of outstanding Chinese women in Beijing yesterday, before she left China and ended a weeklong diplomatic tour of four Asian nations. Mrs Clinton visited the modern Haidian ChurchAGENCIES; EPA - 392 words
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Article160 2009-02-23 16 AFP YALA (Thailand) Three people have been killed by separatist rebels in Thailand's far south, including a man who was beheaded by militants, the police said yesterday. A married Thai couple, both in their late 30s, were on their way to tap rubber in YalaAFP - 160 words
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Article107 2009-02-23 16 AFP TOKYO A snowstorm in Japan has damaged houses, caused power failures, disrupted train service and led to the cancellation of more than 150 domestic flights, local authorities said yesterday. About 40cm of snow blanketed the runways at New Chitose Airport, the biggest air hub on theAFP - 107 words
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Article, Illustration228 2009-02-23 17 .AP ISLAMABAD A Pakistani border region struggling against Taliban and Al Qaeda militants will distribute 30,000 rifles to villagers in hopes that local militias can help the provincial government regain control, a top official said yesterday. The announcement from the North.AP; 'AP - 228 words
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450 2009-02-23 17 AFP AFTERNOON LATEST Secret talks ended with Musharraf's fall: US magazine WASHINGTON India and Pakistan came close to devising a framework for settling their long conflict over Kashmir in secret negotiations but it was put on hold by the fall of PresidentAFP - 450 words
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414 2009-02-23 18 THEGUARDIAN PUBLIC HEALTH Growing obesity cited as leading cause LONDON Cancer cases are now rising at such an alarming rate in Britain and the rest of the world that the disease poses a threat to humanity comparable to climate change, a leadingTHEGUARDIAN - 414 words
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Article129 2009-02-23 19 AFP The number of people killed in a Tamil Tiger attack against a village in eastern Sri Lanka has risen to 21. Gunmen from the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) stormed the predominantly Sinhalese village of Kirimetiya on Saturday and opened fire onAFP - 129 words
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123 2009-02-23 19 AFP Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has made a brief surprise visit to Cuba to meet with Cuban President Raul Castro and his brother Fidel, and celebrate with them his victory in last week's constitutional referendum. It was the Venezuelan leader's first trip abroadAFP - 123 words
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Article461 2009-02-23 19 THE SUNDAYTELEGRAPH US-UKTIES Campaign fundraiser Louis Susman could be named UK ambassador WASHINGTON United States President Barack Obama has been embroiled in a cronyism row after reports that he intends to make Mr Louis Susman, one of his biggest fundraisers, the new US ambassador in London.THE SUNDAYTELEGRAPH - 461 words
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Article, Illustration605 2009-02-23 20 THE GUARDIAN INVESTMENT FRAUD LONDON Sir Allen Stanford, the billionaire at the centre of one of the world's largest fraud investigations, repeatedly used the British royal family to convince investors that he was a bona fide businessman with impeccable credentials. Stanford Financial Group (SFG) used atTHE GUARDIAN; , EPA - 605 words
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Article, Illustration454 2009-02-23 21 AP I CRIMINAL HOMICIDE WAMPUM (Pennsylvania) An 11-year-old boy shot his father's pregnant girlfriend in the back of the head while she was lying in bed in their western Pennsylvania farmhouse, then got on the school bus and went to school, the authorities said onAP I; AP - 454 words
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165 2009-02-23 21 THENEWYORKTIMES ATHENS A Greek terrorist group has claimed responsibility for opening fire on a private television network in Athens last week, vowing additional attacks against journalists, the police said on Saturday. The attack was the second this month by the far-left group SectTHENEWYORKTIMES - 165 words
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605 2009-02-23 22 Liang Tze Hun - Liang Tze Hun PATIENT CARE Doctor was not helpful in providing information or advice to a layman Letter from ON FEB 6,1 took my father, who recently suffered a stroke, for his first consultation with Dr Lee Sze Haur, a senior consultant of the National605 words
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378 2009-02-23 22 Ong Peck Leong - Ong Peck Leong Letter from Assoc Prof Chairman, Quality Assurance Committee National Neuroscience Institute WE REFER to Mr Liang Tze Hun's letter. We have reviewed Mr Liang's queries and would like to assure him that the medical attention and management of378 words
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Article85 2009-02-23 23 It may seem heartless for children to not want to take care of their parents in their old age. But have these parents done the same to their children? Many parents conveniently 'outsource' childrearing to maids, institutions, grandparents and so on. Work schedules are always to blame.85 words
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Article135 2009-02-23 23 It would be a sham and a shame if children are forced to take care of their parents. As a parent of a young child, if I were to delegate most of my child's waking hours to domestic help and the childcare centre, why should I135 words
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Letter218 2009-02-23 23 Lily Wong Jee Choo - Lily Wong Jee Choo HDB'S LEASE BUYBACK SCHEME Letter from Deputy Director (Policy and Property) Housing and Development Board WE REFER to Mr Quek Soo Beng's letter "A second chance at home" (Feb 10), on the Lease Buyback Scheme (LBS). The LBS is a218 words
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Article162 2009-02-23 23 DR BILL MAIER - DR BILL MAIER BY CHART YOUR MARRIAGE COURSE Do you have a plan for your marriage? Too many couples idle through life without ever thinking about what they want out of their relationship and how to get there. But setting goals is important in every area162 words
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Article, Illustration373 2009-02-23 26 AP THE RAZZIES Mike Myers, Paris Hilton vwin' big MIKE Myers' The Love Guru has found some disciples among Razzies voters who pick Hollywood's lowest achievements. And Paris Hilton got her own Razzies moment with three awards all on her own at a ceremonyAP - 373 words
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196 2009-02-23 27 AP THE Screen Actors Guild (SAG) board of directors on Saturday rejected the "last, best and final offer" by Hollywood producers for a new contract. The contract was rejected by 73 per cent of SAG's board members. SAG called the Alliance of Motion Picture and TelevisionAP - 196 words
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Article, Illustration462 2009-02-23 27 MAY SEAH - MAY SEAH NEW ON TV The Scavo twins from Desperate Housewives are all grown up may@mediacorp.com.sg TIME really flies, doesn't it? One day your kids are babies; the next day they're rebellious teenagers with smart mouths and no regard for curfews. In this case, though, the462 words
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Article, Illustration464 2009-02-23 28 MAYSEAH - MAYSEAH PLUS POINT Does The One exist? The Bachelor says no may@mediacorp.com.sg RECENTLY, Today did an interview with Jason Mesnick, the star of the 13th season of The Bachelor. The 32-year-old divorce, who had participated in the fourth season of The Bachelorette and had his464 words
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Article, Illustration318 2009-02-23 32 LAN DE COTTA - LAN DE COTTA SINGAPORE FOOTBALL So easy for SAFFC, who now train their sights on Indonesia's PSMS Great Eastern-Yeo's S-League 2009 Balestier Khalsa o SAFFC3 ian@mediacorp.com.sg DEFENDING champions SAFFC were never out of cruise control in their Great Eastern-Yeo's S-League clash with Balestier Khalsa last night. They, DONWONG - 318 words
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Article154 2009-02-23 32 AFP PERTH New Zealand amateur Danny Lee, 18, birdied the last two holes to stun a glitteringjohnnie Walker Classic field and become the European Tour's youngest ever winner yesterday. The Korean-born teenager snatched a dramatic one-stroke victory in the US$2.5 million ($3.8 million) co-sanctioned event toAFP - 154 words
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Article129 2009-02-23 32 AP JOHANNESBURG Doubleamputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius was badly injured in a boating accident, South African radio reported yesterday. Radio 702 said Pistorius was undergoing surgery and was in serious but stable condition at a Johannesburg hospital. The South African runner's manager, Peet van Zyl, refused to commentAP - 129 words
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Article, Illustration493 2009-02-23 32 LAN DE COTTA - LAN DE COTTA Great Eastern-Yeo's S-League 2009 Albirex Niigata v Sengkang Punggol 7.45pm, Jurong East Stadium ian@mediacorp.com.sg THERE was great excitement when the announcement was first made in 2004 that Albirex Niigata would play in the S-League. While the team that would featureERNESTCHUA I - 493 words
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Article52 2009-02-23 38 $4.42 Buy Nomura raises its rating for the electronics contract manufacturer from "Neutral" on valuation grounds and raises the target price to $5.04 from $4.84. The brokerage notes that the stock is trading at its historical trough valuations of 0.6 times price-to-book and 9.9 times price-to-earnings last seen in52 words
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Article90 2009-02-23 38 37-5 cents Buy OCBC Investment Research resumes coverage on the Reit with a 45 cents target price. It says the trust offers relative stability, with industrial rents suffering less pressure. It estimates the trust can maintain a dividend yield of about 10 per cent even with a90 words
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