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    20 1 TODAY Friday July 17, 2009 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking TODAY Friday July 17, 2009 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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    in the news
    222 1 3MingYi, founder of Ren Ci, tells the court he lied to save his 'baby', but the prosecution says he has got 'two personas'. 6 As the eating-on-trains debate goes on, Neo Chai Chin argues that if commuters want some leeway, they must uphold their end of the
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    MAS' $9.2 billion net loss won't crimp expenditure plans
    428 1  -  CHRISTIE LOH DESPITE its conservative stance, the Monetary Authority of Singapore's (MAS) investment portfolio suffered a net loss of $9.2 billion for the fiscal year ended March, it revealed yesterday. Like the other two managers of Government assets Temasek Holdings and
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    Lock icon The bigger the coverage ...
    704 1  - The bigger the coverage CHRISTIE LOH DEPOSIT INSURANCE the more Singaporeans will be protected, with MAS mulling an increase as wealth levels grow deputy business editor christie@mediacorp.com.sg WHAT would be an appropriate level of insurance such that a sizeable portion of the population have their bank deposits fully protected, while
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      Inflation forecast up, but its not a worry
      290 2  -  NEOCHAICHIN ECONOMIC GROWTH chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg A DAY after official growth figures for the year were revised upward, the central bank has likewise raised its inflation forecast marginally—to between minus-0.5 per cent and 0.5 per cent, taking into account recent increases in global commodity
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      Lock icon I lied to save my 'baby'
      352 3  -  TEOXUANWEI MING Yl TRIAL Ren Ci founder said he went along withYeung #s story to protect hospital's legacy xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg HAVING witnessed how financial wrongdoing led to the National Kidney Foundation's fall from grace, Ren Ci's founder Shi Ming Yi admitted for the first time
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      ... but there're two sides to him, says DPP
      368 3  - but there're two sides to him, says DPP TEOXUANWEI xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg FOR the most part of his four days on the stand, Reverend Shi Ming Vi talked about the pains he had to overcome in growing Ren Ci from a fledgling charity to a household name. But when Deputy Public Prosecutor
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      Lock icon NMPS OFFICIALLY APPOINTED
      85 4 CHANNEL NEWSASIA, PHOTO: WEETECK HIAN Eight of the nine new Nominated Members of Parliament received their Instruments of Appointment yesterday morning from President S R Nathan at the Istana. They are (from left) Mr Laurence Wee, Mr Calvin Cheng, Associate Professor Paulin Straughan, Ms Joscelin Yeo, Mrs
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      EVERYONE'S JOB TO KEEP A CLEAN SCORE
      708 4  -  LEONGWEEKEAT NEWS COMMENT: HOUSING ESTATES weekeat@mediacorp.com.sg ONE resident lamented that his wife did not allow him to wash the dishes at home while they looked clean to him, he told dialogue participants, they were never spotless enough for her. With this anecdote, the
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      TOO HARSH? THEN STOP ABUSING LIBERTIES
      472 6  -  NEOCHAICHIN POINTOFVIEW chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg Commuters need to uphold their end of the bargain ON Wednesday, I put myself in someone else's shoes. The young woman had just taken a sip of water from a water bottle when she was slapped with a Notification of Offence
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      Not the usual Burger King outlet
      426 6  -  TIMOTHY OUYANG CHANNEL NEWSASIA EXCLUSIVE BK #s first independentlyrun outlet here soon to open at lON Orchard timothyouyang@niediacorp.com.sg BURGER King Asia Pacific is opening its first independently-run store in Singapore at lON Orchard, and has plans to open another three to five such stores
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      ERA issues final warning to agents who pull commission ruse
      359 6  -  ANSLEYNG ansley@mediacorp.com.sg FOR every property deal they close, their agencies would take a cut of their commission, and how much would depend on the productivity and seniority of the real estate agent. But some agents are getting around this commission
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      This BackPack makes school fun
      263 7  -  HEDIRMANSUPIAN hedirman@mediacorp.com.sg DON'T fret when your child gets answers for her homework or school research from Windows Live Messenger. Two Ngee Ann Secondary School physics teachers, Mr Alvin Tan and Mr Lee Chin Teck, observed the prevalent use of instant messaging among students and decided
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      Another HINI case in ICU
      142 8  -  ALICIAWONG A 49-YEAR-OLD man, confirmed to have Influenza A (H1N1), was admitted to Changi General Hospital's intensive care unit yesterday. The patient, who has diabetes, hypertension and high cholesterol, was in critical condition, said the Ministry of Health (MOH). He was warded in intensive care
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      Lock icon Sharks keep waters secure
      437 8  -  LEONGWEEKEAT POLICE COASTGUARD New patrol craft a 'worthwhile' investment in maritime security weekeat@mediacorp.com. sg FROM just 35 incidents in 2006, the number of suspicious craft the Police Coast Guard has chased away from Singapore's waters escalated to 245 last year. In the first six months of
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      A FIESTA WORTH SHOPPING FOR
      89 10 Property consultant Romlah Binte Setat (centre) was all smiles after clinching the top prize in the Today Shop to Win contest. Madam Romlah, who spent $95.30 worth of sundries attheNTUCFairPrice outlet at Siglap, walked away with a new 1.41 Ford Siesta. MediaCorp's senior vicepresident for
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      Errant employer gets 12 months' jail
      148 10 STEVEN Lee, one of the first few employers to be charged for phantom worker offences, was sentenced to 12 months' jail yesterday. Lee, who faced a total of 101 charges, had pleaded guilty to 20 charges on July 2. The remaining 81 charges were
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      Lock icon Four charged with kickback offences
      270 10 938 LIVE EMPLOYMENT BREACH THREE employers and an employment agent have been prosecuted for kickback offences. The three employers were charged with recovering employment-related costs from their foreign workers. The agent was charged with paying inducements to employers to hire foreign workers through her agency.
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      A friend turned foe
      247 12  -  ZULOTHMAN IN COURT zul@mediacorp.com. sg OF THE three accused in the prison abuse case, Mohammed Zameen Abdul Manoff was supposed to be the "mediator" in the dispute between alleged mastermind Iryan Abdul Karim and the 22-year-old victim. After all, Zameen, 21, was the victim's only "friend"
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      Good news for single NSmen
      135 12 SINGLE NSmen have a new matchmaker: Safra National Service Association. It will caterto the "life-stage needs" of NSmen by organising "movie events" with the Social Development Unit-Social Development Service. The collaboration begins in September with a "mega-movie screening for singles", Safra president and Minister of
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      141 8 bossini^ ©Happiness is in the simple things. A friendly hello, a warm hug or just a bubbly smile can make us happy. Spreading cheer and laughter to everyone, we kick off our *be happy* campaign with the exclusive Smiley collection. Po look out for more happy activities from bossini. Have
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      707 15 ADVERTORIAL r •*-T l-'r r'w^ i i TnnAvi I I Il II JUT i h I A HOST OF WORLD FIRSTS, A LIFETIME OFTREASURED MEMORIES, A DESTINATION OF ITS OWN J^V ATASTE OF HERITAGE 4 PffiH AT EMPRESS JADE (^P MM has always been signifi- is so moist inside," said
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      Lock icon Party leader arrested for rape comment
      326 16 AP INDIA POLITICS Female politician's house also set on fire NEW DELHI A leading female politician of India's ruling Congress party was arrested yesterday and her house set on fire by activists after she suggested that a rival leader should be raped so she
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      Lock icon Justice before peace talks
      129 16 AFP SHARM EL SHEIKH (Egypt) Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said yesterday that peace talks with Pakistan would stay on hold until it took action against those responsible for the Mumbai attacks last year, PTI news agency reported. A composite dialogue cannot begin "unless and until"
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      Lock icon Peer pressure mounts on Aso
      169 16 AFP TOKYO Japan's beleaguered Prime Minister Taro Aso yesterday faced signs of a brewing Cabinet revolt as rebel lawmakers demanded a party meeting to decide his fate ahead of a general election next month. The dissidents in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) submitted signatures
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        Lock icon S KOREA'S EX-LEADER ON RESPIRATOR
        87 19 AGENCIES Ailing former South Korean President Kirn Dae-jung has been put on a respirator due to complications from pneumonia but is not in "immediate danger". Mr Kirn, 83, is conscious and resting with the help of sedatives, hospital officials said yesterday. He was admitted to
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        Lock icon AUSTRALIA WARNED OVER RIO TINTO CASE
        91 19 AGENCIES China warned Australia yesterday not to interfere in the case of a RioTinto executive held on spy claims, after Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd took a tough line against Beijing. "We are firmly against anyone stirring up the case and interfering with the
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        Lock icon MYANMAR'S 'LARGEST' DRUG HAUL
        93 19 AFP Myanmar's anti-drugs squad have arrested three men following their largest drugs haul in decades, a senior police official said yesterday. The narcotics seizure in the eastern town of Tachilek in Shan State, near the Thai border, was "the biggest in decades" he said, without giving
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      Lock icon Taiwan's defence ministry apologises
      268 19 AFP OBSCENEVIDEO TAIPEI Taiwan's defence ministry yesterday apologised after footage of two male soldiers apparently involved in an obscene act while on duty was broadcast. A cable news channel aired a video showing the soldiers, who were clad in camouflage uniforms, seemingly engaged in oral sex
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      Lock icon Domestic violence victims may get asylum in the US
      133 19 AP SAN FRANCISCO The Department of Homeland Security has opened the door to the possibility that immigrants who have been victims of domestic violence could qualify for asylum. The move, a change from the George W Bush administration, came to light
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      Lock icon Anwar wins ruling on sodomy evidence
      190 20 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim yesterday won a key ruling in his sodomy trial, forcing the prosecution to hand over evidence including video footage and medical reports that might be used in his upcoming sodomy trial. Government lawyers were ordered to
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      Lock icon DAP aide falls to his death
      374 20 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER CORRUPTION PROBE Teoh Beng Hock's death throws anti-graft authority's investigations into turmoil SHAH ALAM The Malaysian Anti-Corrup-tion Commission's (MACC) controversial probe into several Democratic Action Party (DAP) assemblymen's activities was thrown into turmoil yesterday, with the death of an assemblyman's political
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      Lock icon Dad of'back from the dead' boy quashes hoax claims
      300 22 AGENCIES SYDNEY A British teenager rescued after 12 nights in Australia's rugged bushland was recovering in hospital yesterday as his father and officials dismissed suggestions his miraculous survival was a hoax. Doctors said Jamie Neale, 19, was responding well to treatment
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      Lock icon Australia warns of 6,000 deaths
      365 22 .AFP HINI AROUND THE WORLD SYDNEY Australia's Health Minister Nicola Roxon has warned there could be 6,000 Influenza A (H1N1) flu deaths here this year. However, Ms Roxon said the death toll from the disease was likely to be much lower, with the government planning
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      Lock icon US sounds alarm on China seapower
      203 24 AP WASHINGTON The United States voiced concern on Wednesday about rising tension between China and Vietnam in the South China Sea. Experts at a Senate hearing pointed to a string of incidents including standoffs this year between US and Chinese ships as evidence of
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      Lock icon China govt wooing Chinese Muslims
      479 24 AP URUMQI UNREST HOTAN (China) —The chorus of smiling Muslims and Han Chinese wore matching yellow polo shirts and appeared on television singing, "We are all part of the same family". The TV spot on Wednesday was the latest effort in a relentless propaganda campaign
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        61 26  -  M Krishna Kumar Letter from My wallet, including my adult ez-link card, was stolen. However, when I wenttoYishun MRT station to report the loss of the card, I was informed that nothing could be done to prevent the use of the card by anyone else. Why
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        THE RULE IS TOO RIGID
        228 26  -  Kyaw Htyn Yap Lay Raymond Ng Letter from I REFER to "Think twice before sipping" (July 16), in which a woman was pictured being given a Notification of Offence (NOO) by SMRT staff for taking a sip of water. What if someone is coughing badly,
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        IT'S ABOUT TIME WE GOT STRICT
        242 26  -  Vivien Ho 1 Murali S Letter from I APPLAUD the efforts of SMRT to tighten up checks on commuters who eat and drink on the MRT. I have previously told a few commuters to stop their eating and drinking, taking the risk that they
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      171 30  -  DR BILL MAIER BY MARRIAGE GARDEN You wouldn't plant a garden and then sit back and hope it grows. Gardens take time and effort in order to flourish. The same is true foryour marriage. Good relationships need tending in order to grow strong and vibrant. Like
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      Lock icon BUDGET IS THE NEW BLING
      743 30  -  Tabitha Wang BUDGETTAI-TAI voices@mediacorp.com.sg I HAD dinner with an American the other day. He was rich very rich. To give you an idea of his wealth, let's just say that when we tried to describe Hong Kong to him, he nodded and said: "Yes, I
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      8 26 HAVE YOUR SAY. email voices@mediacorp.com.sg or visit www.todayonline.com/voices
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      108 31 The temples of Tamil Nadu are bestowed with some of the finest rock sculptures and well chiselled idols. Dexterity and vivid creativity of the sculptors' craftsmanship can be seen in every deft curve that brings the idols to life. X^W These idols besides divine significance and celebrating Hinduism also highlight
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      259 34  -  MAYO MARTIN MALAY POP Holding Anugerah Planet Muzik'in Indonesia gives local acts exposure mayo@mediacorp.com. sg TOMORROW night, the best and brightest of the Malay music scene will be coming together for the Anugerah Planet Muzik 2009 awards, which will be held for the
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      355 36  -  GENEVIEVELOH HARRY POTTER ANDTHE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE Is it rivalry we sense between the wizards and the vamps? IN LONDON genevieve@mediacorp.com.sg ONE is a short but oh-so-cute "Chosen One" boy-wizard who grew up before our very eyes. The other, a Hogwarts hottie (remember Cedric Diggory?) turned Twilight heartthrob
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      184 38  -  GENEVIEVE LOH MOVIE REVIEW HIGH VOLTAGE IT'S sexist, racist, absurdist and not in the least bit ashamed of being so. Which is what makes High Voltage, the follow-up to 2006's Crank, so ridiculously entertaining. Jason Statham revives his role as badass hitman Chev Chelios. After surviving a
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      201 38  -  MAYO MARTIN MOVIE REVIEWTHE LOVE OF SIAM mayo@mediacorp.com.sg CRAFTING the perfect bubblegum pop song is difficult, especially if you intend to use an un-familiar-sounding chord or two. But that's exactly what director Chookiat Sakveerakul does with his award-winning 2007 commercial film, a com-ing-of-age comedy melodrama about family
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      485 42 AP 2009 BRITISH OPEN As Woods struggles, Watson shows age is just a number to take the early lead TURNBERRY (Scotland) Thirty-two years after his epic "Duel in the Sun" with Jack Nicklaus, Tom Watson took advantage of pristine conditions at the British Open to shoot
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      142 42 AFP Greg Norman's bid for a rerun of last year's British Open challenge was hampered by some close encounters with the Turn berry rough yesterday as he struggled to an opening 77. Uncharacteristically wayward driving and two double bogeys did the damage and Norman
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      297 42  -  LOWLINFHOONG THEY were out in full force at the inaugural Asian Youth Games, contributing five gold, five silver and seven bronze medals, more than 50 per cent of Team Singapore's 30--medal haul. And yesterday, the tea cups were raised to toast the 33-strong Singapore Sports Schools's
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      304 44  -  SHAMIR OSMAN RUNNING the marathon has changed the life of Mohandas Kandiah: The former heavysmoker is now tobacco-free and a teetotaller even, with 68 marathons under his belt so far. "I flopped two cardiac stress tests before I completed my first marathon in 1995, and running has
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      621 44  -  SHAMIR OSMAN SINGAPORE FOOTBALL Liverpool captain's Monday court date may see him miss Asian pre-season tour shamir@mediacorp.com.sg LIVERPOOL fans here were livid when they did not get to see Robbie Fowler, the former Reds striker dubbed "God" by the Anfield faithful, take to the pitch
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      611 46  -  SHAMIR OSMAN SINGAPORE FOOTBALL Super Reds sacrifice their locks for what they hope will be a surge up the table GREAT EASTERN-YEO'S S-LEAGUE 2009 Super Reds vSAFFC Jalan Besar Stadium, 7.30pm, live on Ch 5 shamir@mediacorp.com. sg LAST season held many good memories for
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      300 46  -  SHAMIR OSMAN ZULFADLI Zainal Abidin's hopes of donning Singapore colours at December's SEA Games seemed faint, after he was released at the end of last season by the Young Lions, who form the bulk of the national under-23 squad. All was not lost for
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      409 48 AGENCIES ENGLISH FOC! Manager defends Me spending spree, ai match Premiership big boys LONDON Mark Hughes has defended Manchester City's summer spending spree by claiming that the club have to pay high fees to attract the players required to transform his team into challengers for
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      147 48 THE GUARDIAN Emmanuel Adebayor has asked for more time to mull over his proposed move from Arsenal to Manchester City, as he fears the transfer could lead to strong criticism of his motives in his native Togo. City have been forced to delay plans
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      189 48 Proudly Presented by FREE ADMISSION ASI N O Q For more programme details, visit: s^J^fiEJLSwP".) www.asianinvestment.com.sg CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION 2009 18 July (12pm -9pm) 19 July (10am 7pm) Hall 601 Suntec Convention Centre Topic: Is the Worst Over Global Equity Markets *ih MM n Bk Speaker Keynote speaker Panelist Panelist
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      224 50 HEDIRMAN SUPIAN Samsung is back in the notebook segment here after a two-year break, launching five laptops under the N,Xand R series yesterday. The N series features two netbooks preloaded with Windows XP. The 1.35 kg peb-ble-shaped N3lO ($899, picture) comes with a chiclet-style keyboard, a scratch-proof exterior
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      615 50  -  CHRISTOPHERTOH GADGET REVIEW PLEO This dino-bot #s cute cuddly and doesn't fall off the table christophertoh@mediacorp.com.sg WHEN I learned that the Pleo was going to be released here, my first thought was: "Not another robot pet!" Robot pets have always been a pet peeve with me, because I
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      169 52 HOPING to join the billion-dollar electronic gaming industry as a game programmer or artist? The homegrown Institute of Digital Game Technology (IDGT) has set up shop at the Institute of Media Innovation (IMI) at Nanyang Technological University to offer two diploma courses in games development
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      648 52  -  TREVOR TAN IN BALI SONY ALPHA WORKSHOP A Today photojournalist learns from one of photography's greats trevor@mediacorp.com.sg ANY self-respecting photojournalist will be familiar with the works of renowned photo agency Magnum Photos. So, when I was asked to attend the Sony Alpha Bali X-pedition Workshop with Magnum
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      78 50 Toss The Pain Away 1 'I L Introducing Scholl's New CONTEMPORARY Range Undue stress is placed on your heel bone, ball of foot and arch when wearing high heels. Scholl's advanced Gel-active and 3D footbeds, cushion and absorbs pressure to reduce fatigue, pain, and gives your feet the comfort they
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      491 51 DINING AT THE WALK CBP 1 MILLENIA WALK every flavour at every step! Indulge in a J fTZ^fj selection of cuisines as you make your way through wlmm^' '*< y^^X Millenia Walk. Treat yourself to mouthwatering V .>.*-*| r deals and fun-filled activities that will tease and entice every palate.
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      54 52 Celebrate Treedoml"Discover How Self-Made Millionaires Design Their Lives For Financial Success Rather Than Spending Their Lives Earning A Living" It's Time To Achieve _>—* MJ^_». Your Financial Freedom _fl Attend the Ist Singapore "Financial Independence Day" jH WfL And Transform Your Financial I Rf^ Life Forever! Bth8 th August 2009
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      303 54 THE GUARDIAN LONDON Hundreds of high-flying bankers in the City could be forced to reveal their pay and bonuses under plans unveiled yesterday by a British government-backed review body. Some of the best-paid bank staff, who are
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      406 54 AGENCIES CHINESE ECONOMY Q2 growth of 7.9% but recovery rated asYiotyetfirnV BEIJING China's gross domestic product grew 7.9 per cent in the second quarter, making it the first of the major economies to rebound from the global recession. The growth figure, announced by the National
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      434 56  -  ROLAND LIM Equities market in China, Hong Kong heats up as moratorium ends rolandlim@mediacorp.com. sg INITIAL Public Offering (IPO) fever is sweeping into China and Hong Kong again, after the mainland lifted a 10-month moratorium on new listings earlier this month. According to accounting firm
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      231 56 AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's recent liberalisation moves are having little immediate success in reviving the economy, a leading think tank said yesterday as it downgraded its 2009 growth forecast for the country. The influential Malaysian Institute of Economic Research (Mier) cut its projection to
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      348 57  -  CHEOWXINYI RATING SYSTEMS NUS unit's project aims to compete with big agencies xinyi@mediacorp.com. sg A RESEARCH unit at the National University of Singapore is developing a new corporate credit-rating system that it believes will give the big rating agencies like Standard Poor's, Moody's Investors
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      146 57  -  ESTHER FUNG THE impact of competitive tariffs and bundled discounts has taken a toll on MobileOne's or Mi's performance in the second quarter this year, causing its net profit to slide 9.7 per cent to $37.1 million compared to the three-month period ending
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      61 58 STX PAN OCEAN $12.86 Underperform CIMB keeps its rating for the shipper but raises the target price to $10.60 from $8.00 to reflect the improvement in the bulk sector environment. While it expects China's strong property market to push up steel demand, it remains cautious over a potentially
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      57 58 63 cents I Hold OCBC Investment Research maintains its call and 58 cents target ahead of trust's Q2'o9 results on Tuesday and also an announcement as to whether the distribution reinvestment scheme will continue to apply. This scheme allows unitholders to receive their distributions in the
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      91 58 $3.34 I Buy ÜBS maintains rating for the media company and raises target to $3.90 from $3.18 following Q3'o9 results to reflect the removal of discount attached to company's Paragon property and rolling over estimates to mid-2010. The brokerage says, "we think with the economy showing signs of improvement,
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        20 58 [VT™™| Ik™EXrv__| Wednesday 2,389.42 A 3.41% Tuesday 2,310.55 A 1.94% Monday 2,266.64 1-79% Friday 2,307.98 A 0.02%
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        27 58 iang Seng 18,361.87 A 0.57% Jikkei 9,344.16 A 0.81% ihanghai 3,183.74 T 0.15% ieoul 1,432.22 A 0.80% /lumbai 14,250.25 T 0.02% Malaysia 1,108.88 A 1.06%
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        23 58 US$1 £1 i euro A$i RMi $1,451 ¥100 $1,546 $2,384 HK$ioo $18.73 $2,051 RMB100 $21.25 $1,164 RS100 $2,982 $0,407 RPio,ooo $1,434
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      81 58 Frasers Hospitality yesterday launched its boutique hotel residence brand Modena with a new 104-unit property in downtown Tianjin.Targetting business travellers who spend much of their time on the road, speciallydesigned leisure facilities include the Play Room, which provides not only a gymnasium, but other stress relievers such
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      716 58  -  KELVIN CHOW FINANCIAL SECTOR It rolls out new measures to protect S #pore from future shocks kelvinc@mediacorp.com.sg IN A move to strengthen the local financial system and propel it out of the credit crisis, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) unveiled new measures yesterday that will free
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      301 58  -  TAN HUI LENG huileng@mediacorp.com.sg EN BLOC sales look set to gather pace once again amid the buoyant property market, with about 30 to 40 of such sales expected next year. This projection was presented by Credo Real Estate managing director Karamjit Singh at
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