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Article, Illustration215 2009-05-11 1 2 Alexandra Hospital is top when it comes to patient satisfaction, partly because it asks those with the most critical feedback to lunch to give staff a 'scolding. 3 An overnight offensive by the Sri Lankan army against the Tamil Tiger rebels killed 378 civilians and wounded215 words
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Article, Illustration566 2009-05-11 1 LEONGWEE KEAT - LEONGWEE KEAT MAS SELAMAT ARREST Best defence against terrorism is constant vigilance: SM Goh MAS Selamat Kastari may be safely back under arrest, but the message is clear: There can be no let up in the fight against terror. Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong saidFAIZAL - 566 words
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186 2009-05-11 1 AP BEIJING A 30-year-old Chinese man returning from studies at an American university has become the first suspected case of HINI in mainland China, the Health Ministry said yesterday. The territory of Hong Kong earlier reported a caseofHlNl in a 25-year-old Mexican visitor. TheAP - 186 words
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319 2009-05-11 1 ESTHER NG - ESTHER NG CNA estherng@mediacorp.com.sg IT'S official Singapore's HINI health alert has stepped down from Orange to Yellow. According to the Ministry of Health (MOH), the new strain "seems milder than originally feared". While there have been no human cases of HINI in Singapore, MOH hasCNA - 319 words
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Miscellaneous8 2009-05-11 1 »US SEES DRAMATIC SPIKE IN NUMBEROFHINI CASES 158 words
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Article547 2009-05-11 2 ESTHER NG - ESTHER NG PATIENT SATISFACTION SURVEY estherng@mediacorp.com.sg ONCE a month, Alexandra Hospital invites ten patients with the most critical feedback to lunch and to give its staff a "scolding session". The hospital's top brass, which includes its chief executive and chairman of its medical board, gather547 words
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Article, Illustration630 2009-05-11 3 AGENCIES SRI LANKA CONFLICT Army Tamil Tigers trade accusations of heavy fire as bloody battle rages COLOMBO —An overnight artillery barrage in Sri Lanka's northern war zone killed at least 378 civilians and wounded more than 1,122, a government doctor said yesterday, calling it theAGENCIES; AFP, >; SRI LANKAN ARMY _, - 630 words
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Article, Illustration918 2009-05-11 4 NEOCHAICHIN - NEOCHAICHIN THIRD MEDICAL SCHOOL Future graduates should be adept in both community and hospital, says DrTan chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg THE Influenza A (HI Nl) has brought home the threat of a virus spreading in a community. But even before this, DrTan Cheng Bock had feltNEOCHAICHIN - 918 words
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SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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126 2009-05-11 6 The service road between Car Park H off the East Coast Parkway (ECP) Expressway and Changi Coast Road will be closed on weekdays till Oct 31 for the extension of Newater pipelines by national water agency PUB. Under the Newater Infrastructure Plan,126 words
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Article, Illustration152 2009-05-11 6 COURTESY THE ISTANA CHANNEL NEWSASIA PHOTO I President S R Nathan is in Tokyo, on the first state visit by a Singapore Head of State since Singapore and Japan established diplomatic ties in 1966. He will launch a series of meetings with Japanese leaders today andCOURTESY THE ISTANA; CHANNEL NEWSASIA - 152 words
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Article, Illustration226 2009-05-11 6 Final push on hold PHOTO COURTESY MT EVEREST EXPEDITION SINGAPORE'S first all-women team began their ascent of Mount Everest on Friday and had expected to reach the summit tomorrow. But that final push to 8,850 metres will have to wait, foiled by weather changes. The latest posting from the NatasEVERESTTEAM - 226 words
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Article, Illustration325 2009-05-11 8 AFP TAKING ONTHETALIBAN PESHAWAR (Pakistan) More than 100,000 people had fled Pakistan's north-west yesterday as the government relaxed a curfew to allow civilians to escape a fierce onslaught against Taliban insurgents. The Pakistan army said that about 200 rebels had been killed in the last 24 hours,AFP; EPA - 325 words
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295 2009-05-11 10 AGENCIES TEHRAN An Iranian court yesterday heard an appeal by American-Iranian reporter Roxana Saberi, who was controversially sentenced last month to eight years in jail on charges of spying for the United States. Saberi's lawyer, Mr Abdolsamad Khoramshahi, told reporters after theAGENCIES - 295 words
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Article, Illustration329 2009-05-11 10 AFP TURMOIL INTHAILAND BANGKOK-Around 10,000 protesters rallied in Bangkok yesterday, police said, in the biggest rally against the government since the military cracked down on violent demonstrations a month ago. The Red Shirt supporters of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra cheered when several leadersAFP; \FP - 329 words
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EYE ON ASIA
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107 2009-05-11 10 Malaysia has inked an unprecedented agreement with Brunei to supply power to the neighbouring sultanate, The Star reported yesterday. The newspaper reported the two countries signed a deal on Friday that could lead to 400 megawatts of power being supplied from state of Sarawak107 words
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113 2009-05-11 10 Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) is willing to cooperate with the opposition to resolve the political crisis in Perak, Bernama reported yesterday. "Cooperation does not mean forming a coalition government. It doesn't have to be in113 words
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158 2009-05-11 12 AP NEARLY 450 people have been quarantined at a training academy for traffic officers in Malaysia after meningitis killed one student and sent 19 to the hospital, an official said yesterday. A senior Health Ministry official, said all 334 trainees and 115. AP - 158 words
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Article, Illustration324 2009-05-11 12 INDONESIA ELECTIONS JAKARTA The pairing of Golkar presidential candidate Jusuf Kalla and People's Conscience Party's Wiranto as his running mate could pose strong competition to the Democratic Party presidential candidate Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in the July presidential election, reported Antara News Agency yesterday, citing aAP - 324 words
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64 2009-05-11 12 DPA Bangladesh Former Foreign Minister M Morshed Khan was jailed yesterday following his conviction of amassing wealth illegally. Khan had been sentenced to 13 years in jail in absentia last year because he had been in hiding since the military coup in 2007. TheDPA - 64 words
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70 2009-05-11 12 AGENCIES Myanmar The National League for Democracy called yesterday for the military government to allow a doctor to see its detained leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who has barely eaten in days and is receiving fluids intravenously. A doctor for Ms SuuAGENCIES - 70 words
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Article, Illustration693 2009-05-11 13 .AFP QUAKE ANNIVERSARY DUJIANGYAN -A year after the Sichuan earthquake devastated huge swathes of south-west China, life is slowly returning to normal, but concerns over corruption continue to overshadow the reconstruction effort. As survivors mark the first anniversary of the disaster today, in which 87,000 people were killed.AFP; AP - 693 words
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Article, Illustration84 2009-05-11 14 AFP In Moscow's worst blaze in decades, 35 fire engines rushed to the scene after a gas pipeline blast sent flames leaping some 200 metres skyward yesterday. Moscow MayorYuri Luzhkov said five people were injured, with one man receiving 35 per cent burns, butAFP - 84 words
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Article, Illustration306 2009-05-11 14 AFP UK MPS'EXPENSES LONDON The British government hit record lows at the opinion polls yesterday as more details of lawmakers' expenses, detailing lavish spending on everything from home improvement to pest control, emerged in the press. Prime Minister Gordon Brown's already unpopular administration has beenAFP; BLOOMBERG - 306 words
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363 2009-05-11 15 AFTERNOON LATEST WASHINGTON Former United States Vice-President Dick Cheney insisted yesterday that intelligence extracted from tough interrogations of suspected Al Qaeda militants had saved "perhaps hundreds of thousands" of American lives. Defending anew the former administration's controversial policies, Mr Cheney accused President Barack Obama's363 words
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Article185 2009-05-11 15 AP WASHINGTON The healthcare industry plans to offer US$2 trillion ($2.9 trillion) in cost reductions over 10 years in a bid to help pass United States President Barack Obama's ambitious healthcare reform plan, a source familiar with the negotiations said yesterday. Representatives of health insurers, hospitals, doctors,, AP - 185 words
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201 2009-05-11 15 AFP WASHINGTON The United States said yesterday that it had confirmed 2,532 cases of HINI, as officials warned of more cases and fatalities. With 278 new cases, the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said 44 of the nation's 50AFP - 201 words
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Miscellaneous9 2009-05-11 8 r Iran court hears appeal by Saberi 10 A9 words
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Letter323 2009-05-11 16 Sujata Dwivedi - Sujata Dwivedi SENIORCITIZENS Being employed can give the elderly great confidence Letter from I REFER to "Don't forget the other mums" (May 7). It is indeed a sad sight to see elderly people doing physical work whether at food courts, hawker centres or elsewhere. I used323 words
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239 2009-05-11 16 Francis Han Jit Kwang - Francis Han Jit Kwang Letter from CLEANING jobs require people who are physically fit. I am sure employers would like to hire more senior citizens, but some of the people in this group are definitely unfit and hence unable to do a239 words
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Article199 2009-05-11 18 DR JAMES DOBSON - DR JAMES DOBSON ....BY PROMISE KEEPER So many men I meet have such good intentions. That is why they say yes to their wife and children so often. Unfortunately, as plans change and other pressures take priority, those yeses soon become nos. This turns many men199 words
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312 2009-05-11 18 Edmund Kwan - Edmund Kwan CHILDREN'S EDUCATION Letter from I REFER to "Aware's, other sex ed courses put on hold (May 7) and "Did MOE do its homework?" (May 8). I am certain the Ministry of Education (MOE) and schools would have been prudent in dealing312 words
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263 2009-05-11 18 Adrian Ng - Adrian Ng Letter from Honorary Secretary Centre for Men and Families I REFER to "When men get abused" (April 30), in which Mr Terrance Ang posed the query is there a male version of Aware". Mr Ang is not alone in feeling the need263 words
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Article, Illustration1013 2009-05-11 20 MAY SEAH - MAY SEAH THE NONYA OBSESSION When Oscar Wilde meets The Little Nyonya in two acts* may@mediacorp. com.sg PHOTOS BY THE Little Nyonya herself might have been denied a Star Award, but there's no denying that of late, Peranakan culture has seen a massive surge inDONWONG - 1,013 words
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Article, Illustration54 2009-05-11 22 MAKING A SPLASH frpi What happens when you put Shakespeare, a swimming pool -I- and Adrian Pang in a one-piece swimsuit together? A lot to do with something, that's for sure. Check out our online-exclusive review of Singapore Repertory Theatre's latest production, Much Ado About Nothing at www.todayonline.com, and click54 words
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Article, Illustration310 2009-05-11 22 GENEVIEVELOH - GENEVIEVELOH ANGELS DEMONS Q?!J®?flM?sv^^^ genevieveloh@mediacorp.com. sg ANGELS Demons is Tom Hank's race against the clock to decipher ancient clues to stop the destruction of the Vatican City. For Melissa Mak and Fion Tan, their race against time to solve clues around Singapore may not have been quite001 BOON KEONG - 310 words
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Miscellaneous1112 2009-05-11 23 TV LISTINGS ON MEDIACORP CHANNEL ON MEDIACORP GO LIVE! 6.00AM Entertainment Tonight 1.00 My Secret Sports Identity 9.30 News 5 Tonight DRAMASUTRA r 10 0 6.30 Prime Time Morning 1.30 Bo'sßewind 10.00 Desperate Housewives V l/orana fintaUi Qaarah Lhannel 8, Hpm 800 T he Amazing Race XIV 2.00 PhuaChu Kang1,112 words
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Article, Illustration505 2009-05-11 24 THEGUARDIAN AFTERNOON LATEST ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Man United 2 Man City o MANCHESTER United boss Sir Alex Ferguson insisted yesterday that he had "no problem" with Cristiano Ronaldo's show of dissent and, for entirely different reasons, Carlos Tevez's own protests during the course of aTHEGUARDIAN; AP - 505 words
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Article, Illustration594 2009-05-11 24 THEGUARDIAN ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Arsenal 1 Chelsea 4 LONDON A tumultuous week for Didier Drogba (picture) took another sharp turn when Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger accused him of diving to win the free-kick which set in train a famous 4-1 win forTHEGUARDIAN; AP - 594 words
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Article, Illustration334 2009-05-11 25 AGENCIES SPANISH GRAND PRIX Brawn GP ace Button off to the best start by a driver since Schumacher era BARCELONA World championship leader Jenson Button consolidated his position when he tore to victory in his Brawn GP car in the Spanish Grand Prix yesterday. The 29-year-oldAGENCIES; tAFP t - 334 words
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Article157 2009-05-11 25 AFP VIENNA Red Bull said yesterday that they could pull out of the Formula One world championship at the end of the season as the revolt over a proposed budget cap grows even more militant. Dietrich Mateschitz, the owner of the drinks company whichAFP - 157 words
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363 2009-05-11 25 SHAMIR OSMAN THE last unbeaten record in the Great East-ern-Yeo's S-League 2009 came to an end last night. Home United ended Brunei club DPMM FC's fairytale start in their rookie campaign with a 2-0 win at Clementi Stadium. The victory ensured P N Sivaji'sSHAMIR OSMAN - 363 words
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Article, Illustration376 2009-05-11 26 LAN DE COTTA - LAN DE COTTA in queensland, austmlia ian@mediacorp.com.sg A FLAT tyre in the middle of the eighth stage of the Queensland Rally failed to stop Cody Crocker, of Singapore's Motor Image team, from winning the second round of the Asia Pacific Rally ChampionshipLAN DECOTTA - 376 words
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Article, Illustration117 2009-05-11 26 IRIE'S WORLD-RECORD SPLASH MAYBE AP Japan's Ryosuke Irie set a world record in the men's 200 m backstroke in the 'Duel in the Pool' meet against Australia yesterday. Irie set a time of one minute, 52.86 seconds, beating the previous record, held by American Ryan Lochte, by I.oBs. But theAP - 117 words
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Article, Illustration542 2009-05-11 26 SHAMIR OSMAN - SHAMIR OSMAN SINGAPORE SPORTS For the first time, SSC duo will talk about the industry's development at Asian conference shamir@mediacorp.com.sg THE excellence of Singapore's athletes in the pool, in competition halls and at bowling alleys last year made waves in the international arena. Swimmer Tao Li,AFP - 542 words
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Article, Illustration579 2009-05-11 27 SHAMIR OSMAN - SHAMIR OSMAN SINGAPORE FOOTBALL Both players dismiss talk of an ongoing feud after another red-card incident shamir@mediacorp.com.sg ON SATURDAY, champions SAFFC stormed to the top of the Great Eastern-Yeo's S-League table, ending Tampines Rovers' unbeaten start to the 2009 season with a sensational come-from-behind579 words
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Article, Illustration525 2009-05-11 27 ASDWIGHT - ASDWIGHT GREAT EASTERN YEO'S S-LEAGUE 2009 Gombak United v Sengkang Punggot Jurong West Stadium, 7.45pm sports@newstoday.com.sg SENGKANG Punggol head coach Jorg Steinebrunner faces a mammoth task when he brings his men to Jurong West Stadium tonight for a Great Eastern-Yeo'sDON WONG - 525 words
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Miscellaneous68 2009-05-11 26 SPORTS ON TV TODAY Bam NHL Playoffs: Carolina v Boston, Ch 117 5.45pm Cricket Kent v Middlesex, Ch 110 7pm Tennis WTATour: Madrid, Ch 113 gpm Cycling Giro d'ltalia, Ch 113 10.30pm Cricket Deccan v Rajasthan, Ch 111 TOMORROW 2.55 am EPL Newcastle v Middlesbrough, Ch 27 gam NHL Playoffs:68 words
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Article, Illustration776 2009-05-11 28 ASLAM SARDAR - ASLAM SARDAR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE A colourful team is a powerful team, so play to different strengths to reap the rewards sncceed@mediacorp. com.sg HOW you build and develop your sales team can mean the difference between merely selling to buyers and serving the needs of1 < I FAIZAL - 776 words
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Article, Illustration119 2009-05-11 28 HOW DO YOU APPROACHTHE ISSUE OF EMPLOYEES'EXTERNAL APPOINTMENTS AND ACTIVITIES? MR lAIN EWING,CEOAND PRINCIPALTRAINER, EWING COMMUNICATIONS "I want my staff to be continually challenged and excited by life, so I want them to have a rewarding life beyond regular work. Since one third of the work I do119 words
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Article, Illustration361 2009-05-11 29 DANCE WITH CHANCE SPYROS MAKRIDAKIS, ROBIN HOGARTH AND ANIL GABA ONEWORLD PUBLICATIONS With risk assessment and management under the spotlight as a result of the financial crisis, Dance with Chance is a timely read for those interested in managing risk when making personal decisions, be it about investment361 words
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Miscellaneous10 2009-05-11 28 Crocker hangs on to win I Queensland Rally 26 A10 words
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Article, Illustration687 2009-05-11 30 CONRAD RAJ - CONRAD RAJ MONDAY BLUES editor-at-large conrad@mediacorp.com.sg THANKS to the current rally in stocks the world over, consumers here have begun to relax the grip on their purse strings and prices of the Certificates of Entitlement for cars have hit six-month highs. But are we beginning to display687 words
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330 2009-05-11 30 BLOOMBERG MR WARREN Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has posted its worst loss in at least two decades, as the billionaire chairman works to recover from a "major mistake" of buying ConocoPhillips shares with oil prices near their peak. The first-quarter net loss of US$l.53 billionBLOOMBERG - 330 words
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Article, Illustration217 2009-05-11 31 ESTHER FUNG - ESTHER FUNG For his illustrious 51-year banking career, MrWeeChoYaw, chairman of United Overseas Bank (UOB), has been conferred the QFCAsian Banker Lifetime Achievement Award at an awards ceremony in Beijing last night. The citation stated: "He has, in a career that now spans217 words
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Article208 2009-05-11 31 STANDARD Chartered Bank (StanChart) has launched a competitive mortgage package as part of its 150 th anniversary celebrations. For any new mortgage taken up with the bank from May 10 to June 15, homebuyers will pay a fixed rate of 1.5 per cent per annum for208 words
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STOCK CALLS
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Article59 2009-05-11 32 $1.30 Fully Valued DBS Vickers downgrades from "Buy" on view stock has overshot current market fundamentals following an almost 80-per-cent rise since mid-March and with property sector still challenging. Raises target price to $1.07 from 96 cents, notes Wing Tai's balance sheet remains healthy, with gearing at 0.4459 words
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Article60 2009-05-11 32 $1.84 I Hold DBS Vickers downgrades from "Buy" but raises target price to $2.05 from $1.96, based on 17 times FYO9 earnings to align valuation to sector average. Brokerage says it doesn't expect a rebound in contract flow in the near-term given limited funding resources and lowers the FYO960 words
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Article97 2009-05-11 32 36.5 cents I Neutral DMG keeps rating for crane supplier and shipbuilder but raises target price to 33 cents from 18.5 cents, after increasing earnings forecast by 33.3 per cent to $28 million to reflect contributions from the $64.8 million pipe-laying barge which Tiong Woon is building for97 words
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Article20 2009-05-11 32 17,389.87 A 1.00% 9,432.83 A 0.50% 2,625.65 A 1.09% 1,142.13 A 0.79% 11,876.43 T 1.98% 1,026.78 A 0.32%20 words
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Article22 2009-05-11 32 $1-459 ¥ioi $2,223 HK$ $1,989 RME $1,121 RSi $0,419 RPic }0 $1,482 $100 $18.83 B100 $21.39 loo $2,961 lo,ooo $1,40122 words
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Article, Illustration124 2009-05-11 32 A key event in the local arts calendar for nearly three decades, the annual United Overseas Bank Painting Of The Year competition will take on a regional flavour this year, with the winner joining a one-month residence programme at Japan's renowned Fukuoka Asian Art Museum in addition124 words
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Article673 2009-05-11 32 AFP ISLAMIC FINANCE But it must strengthen governance, regulations and avoid Wall Street-like excesses ISLAMIC finance must strengthen regulation, boost its professional staff and diversify as it takes on a bigger global role in the aftermath of the worldwide financial crisis, experts said. Financial products compliantAFP - 673 words
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Article61 2009-05-11 32 BLOOMBERG SINGAPORE Airport Terminal Services, the ground-handling unit of Singapore Airlines, said fourth-quarter profit fell 12 per cent. Net income declined to $42.2 million in the three months ended March 31 from $48.1 million a year earlier, the company said in a statement to theBLOOMBERG - 61 words
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225 2009-05-11 32 BLOOMBERG TOKYO -Japan Airlines, reeling from its biggest loss in five years, must cut more costs to receive emergency funding from the government, the head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's aviation panel said. Asia's largest carrier by sales needs to consider moreBLOOMBERG - 225 words
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Advertisement211 2009-05-11 35 Advertisement feature O^D EnraA'icfl said- Not when Sin 9aP°re's (jU| rOICCoSIi trade-dependent economy is estimated to have suffered a Minus 6% to minus 9% SSHHrIS This was bigger than analysts' Analysts dividGd 011 saw local share prices falling. This was bigger than analysts' medium expectations of an 8.6 whfithGl" therfi's211 words
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