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Title Section10 2009-07-21 1 TODAY Tuesday July 21, 2009 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking10 words
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Article, Illustration109 2009-07-21 1 8 More holes have begun to appear in Ren Ci founder Ming Yi's testimony in court. ""1 O The only surviving gunman U from last year's Mumbai attacks makes a shock guilty plea. Najip AM wore a lot ZiZi of hats back in the days of Asia109 words
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Article, Illustration531 2009-07-21 1 NEOCHAICHIN - NEOCHAICHIN HINI IN SINGAPORE lin 2 flu cases now HiNi high-risk patients should seek help promptly chaichin@mediacorp.com. sg WITH one in two flu cases here now attributed to the HI Nl virus and the proportion expected to peak in the next two weeks the dangerFAIZAL - 531 words
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Article551 2009-07-21 1 ESTHER FUNG - ESTHER FUNG FINANCIALSELLING METHODS esther@mediacorp.com.sg DID the central bank do enough to oversee the sale of high-risk structured notes, or did "lax regulation" contribute to the mis-selling debacle? Mr Lim Biow Chuan, one of two Members of Parliament to raise such questions yesterday, asked if it551 words
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NEWS
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238 2009-07-21 2 THE Law Minister is set to get more powers in relation to the admission of lawyers under amendments to the Legal Profession Act, which were introduced yesterday to Parliament. Most of these powers are now vested in the Board of Legal238 words
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205 2009-07-21 2 NEOCHAICHIN - NEOCHAICHIN While Singapore has locked in doses for everyone, Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan cautioned against putting "all our eggs in the vaccine basket". Singapore has an existing contract with a manufacturer for a pandemic vaccine "sufficient for our population", and it is "supplementing this205 words
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Article, Illustration499 2009-07-21 3 AGENCIES JAKARTA BOMBINGS Police also finishing sketches of the two attackers JAKARTA The parents of the suspected JW Marriott hotel suicide bomber were asked by Indonesian police yesterday to undergo DNA tests, as more details emerged about how the twin attacks on Friday were carriedAGENCIES; AP - 499 words
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167 2009-07-21 3 Malaysia's Home Ministry has ordered security at several foreign embassies in the country to be tightened following the Jakarta bombings. According to The Star newspaper, Home Minister Hishamuddin Hussein said some embassies had received threats before the Jakarta blasts and that their officials167 words
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Article521 2009-07-21 4 TEOXUANWEI - TEOXUANWEI CPF LIFE As changes to CPF Act passed, MPs ask if scheme should be guaranteed xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg SHOULD monthly payments from the CPF Life scheme be guaranteed instead of being dependent on factors such as interest rates and actual mortality experience? This was a recurrent521 words
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Article196 2009-07-21 4 IT WORKS out, over the past two and a half years, to a monthly average of three MRT service disruptions that lasts more than 10 minutes each. From 2007 to July 12 this year, there were 92 such incidents, and a third of these lasted196 words
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PARLIAMENT ROUNDUP
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Article128 2009-07-21 4 Besides the four main ones, there are 91 other race classifications for Singaporeans, revealed Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng. Other than Chinese (78 per cent), Malays (14 per cent), Indians (7 per cent), the remaining 1 per cent are mostly Eurasians and Arabs. In a128 words
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92 2009-07-21 4 The number of cases at the Community Mediation Centre rose 10 per cent to hit 1,641 last year, mostly referred by frontline public agencies such as the housing board and police. About 54 per cent of cases in 2007 and 2008 involved disputes between92 words
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128 2009-07-21 4 ZULOTHMAN - ZULOTHMAN When Singapore's fourth public university recruits its faculty, it will be able to offer them the opportunity to spend up to a year in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to participate in activities on its Boston campus and collaborate with its faculty128 words
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Article363 2009-07-21 6 LEONGWEEKEAT - LEONGWEEKEAT JOBVACANCIES weekeat@mediacorp.com.sg WHILE there are reportedly 20,000 vacancies for 24,000 jobseekers here, one Member of Parliament (MP) wondered at how there "appears to be a mismatch of skills". MP Ho Geok Choo (West Coast GRC) recounted in Parliament how some residents former professionals, managers, executives and363 words
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159 2009-07-21 6 LEONGWEE KEAT - LEONGWEE KEAT From January to May, the Civil Service and its agencies hired 13,083 people. Of these, Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean said, 7,485 were officers hired by government ministries and statutory boards; 3,869 by restructured hospitals; 1,438 in the universities and159 words
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Article217 2009-07-21 6 ZULOTHMAN - TWO years ago, first-time HDB home owners used about 20 per cent of their monthly income to pay their home loan. Currently, it is about 25 per cent, for first-time home buyers of resale flats in the cheaper, non-mature estates, it was revealed yesterday. But this217 words
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405 2009-07-21 8 NEO; CHAICHINv; KIERSTENOW - NEO CHAICHINv KIERSTENOW CHANNEL NEWSASIA, DON'T expect live music in your neighbourhood pub anytime soon. That's because existing guidelines, which ban live music and performances in pubs and restaurants located in private shophouses near residential estates, are here to stay, the UrbanCHANNEL NEWSASIA, - 405 words
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504 2009-07-21 8 ONGDAILIN - ONGDAILIN dailin@mediacorp.com.sg MING Yl TRIAL HE WENT to great lengths to hire his former aide Raymond Yeung and first those efforts, then Yeung's lavish purchases using Ming Yi's money came under scrutiny as the cross-examination of the former Ren Ci Hospital chief504 words
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Article, Illustration491 2009-07-21 10 ALICIA WONG - ALICIA WONG MULTI-BILLION-DOLLAR MAN Ex-Mindef scientist ist in Asia to receive Pioneer Award alicia@mediacorp.com.sg BY HIS own admission, Professor Lvi Pao Chuen's 41 years in the Ministry of Defence has been "fun". Of the many billion-dollar projects he handled, the former chief defence scientist ofDON WONG - 491 words
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Article180 2009-07-21 10 938 LIVE CHINESE national Cao Ruyin lost his life over a handphone that was later sold for $200. He was on his way to the Kallang MRT station with his friend Wu Jun in February last year when they were attacked by Galing Kujat938 LIVE - 180 words
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Miscellaneous13 2009-07-21 8 f I SURVIVED BEING A MAVERICK Former Mindef scientist receives Pioneer Award 1013 words
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253 2009-07-21 12 AP SEOUL The United States and South Korea are planning a "comprehensive" strategy to persuade North Korea to dismantle its nuclear weapons programme. Assistant US Secretary of State Kurt Campbell discussed the new strategy with chief South Korean nuclear envoyAP - 253 words
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Article, Illustration360 2009-07-21 12 AGENCIES ASEAN REGIONAL FORUM PHUKET A strong push by Indonesia the largest member of the Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean) —to give teeth to the region's first ever human rights body nearly scuttled its endorsement yesterday by the region's foreign ministers. But a last-minute compromiseAGENCIES; EPA - 360 words
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130 2009-07-21 13 AFP MANILA The condition of former Philippine President Corazon Aquino, in hospital for colon cancer, has deteriorated, her daughter said in an interview yesterday. "This is the hardest time for all of us," Kristina Bernadette Aquino, a Philippine celebrity, told ABS-CBN television. "We don't know howAFP - 130 words
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Article, Illustration253 2009-07-21 13 AGENCIES MUMBAI BOMBINGS MUMBAI The sole surviving gunman from last year's Mumbai attacks, a Pakistani national, pleaded guilty yesterday at his trial, admitting for the first time his part in the attacks that killed 166 people, reversing months of denials. Mohammed Ajmal Kasab, 21, told aAGENCIES; AP - 253 words
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Article127 2009-07-21 13 AGENCIES NEW DELHI United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton hoped to seal a defence pact boosting US arms sales to India yesterday that should also see agreement on the siting of two US nuclear reactors. On the business end of her fiveday visitAGENCIES - 127 words
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161 2009-07-21 14 AP BEIJING The Chinese authorities will speed up local legislation against separatism in the Xinjiang western region that has a longrunning independence movement by minority Uighurs. State media quoted the chairman of the Standing Committee of the Xinjiang Regional People's Congress as sayingAP - 161 words
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Article274 2009-07-21 14 AFP CHINA DRINKING CULTURE BEIJING One Chinese official is dead and another in a coma after bouts of heavy drinking, state media reported yesterday, highlighting the risks of China's culture of drinking heavily to seal political or business deals. Mr Jin Guoqing, a district water resourcesAFP - 274 words
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EYE ON ASIA
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Article72 2009-07-21 15 AGENCIES AFGHANISTAN Two pilots were injured yesterday when a Tornado fighter jet crashed at the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation's (Nato) largest base in Afghanistan. It was the fourth Western aircraft to come down in the country in a week. The jet was part of the Nato-ledAGENCIES - 72 words
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Article81 2009-07-21 15 AFP JAPAN Japan's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) appears headed for a rout at an Aug 30 general election that is expected to end its decades-long domination of politics, an opinion poll showed yesterday. Prime Minister Taro Aso is due to dissolve the Lower House ofAFP - 81 words
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Article88 2009-07-21 15 AP HONG KONG The former home of gongfu icon Bruce Lee is now a love motel. However, on the occasion of his 36th death anniversary, officials yesterday launched a design competition to turn it into a Hong Kong museum. Mr Lee's daughter Shannon andAP - 88 words
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Article, Illustration374 2009-07-21 15 AP ABUSEALLEGATION $^2.6 m sought from model, mother-in-law KUALA LUMPUR A Malaysian prince sued his runaway teenaged Indonesian wife and moth-er-in-law yesterday for claiming that he had raped and tortured her during their yearlong marriage, according to his lawyer. Kelantan prince Mohammad Fakhry Sultan Ismail PetraAP; AFP - 374 words
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Article, Illustration360 2009-07-21 16 THE GUARDIAN SPACE EXPLORATION Apollo 11 astronauts call for "journey past the moon WASHINGTON The heroes of America's moon landing called for the United States to launch a mission to Mars and beyond in a rare joint appearance on Sunday aimed at reigniting interest in costly andTHE GUARDIAN; AP - 360 words
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GLOBAL ROUNDUP
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Article79 2009-07-21 17 AFP Around 17,000 people have been forced to evacuate their homes in the Kelowna region of Canada's British Columbia province, where forest fires have already devastated 300 hectares of land. At least nine houses have been consumed by the flames but the fires have not caused anyAFP - 79 words
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Article94 2009-07-21 17 AP Researchers for the first time have linked air pollution exposure before birth with lower IQ scores in childhood, bolstering evidence that smog may harm the developing brain. The results are from a study of 249 children of New York City women who lived inAP - 94 words
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Article102 2009-07-21 17 AP A swath starting in India and crossing Shanghai to southern Japan will be plunged into darkness for five minutes tomorrow in the longest total solar eclipse of the 21st century. The eclipse will appear first at dawn in India's Gulf of Khambhat, northAP - 102 words
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Article425 2009-07-21 17 AGENCIES IRAN POLITICS Former President says it is a solution to end election crisis TEHRAN Former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami has called for a nation-wide referendum on the legitimacy of the government, saying Iranians have lost faith in their political leaders after last month's disputed election,AGENCIES - 425 words
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Letter293 2009-07-21 18 Benjamin Gan - Benjamin Gan PROPERTY SPECULATION Letter from I REFER to "Every transaction should be taxed" (July 20) in which Mr Gilbert Tan Hee Khian compared the high cost of condominium ownership in Singapore to that in Australia and Canada. MrTan was invited to a property launch only293 words
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Letter167 2009-07-21 18 Teo Kueh Liang - Teo Kueh Liang Letter from I READ with concern recent newspaper reports about fake degrees in which 440 students have been left in the lurch. I believe what has happened the issuing of fake certificates by the same person who operated two Ministry of Educationregistered commercial167 words
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Article222 2009-07-21 20 DR JAMES DOBSON - DR JAMES DOBSON I BY BONDING IN MARRIAGE In marriage as in courtship, there's a simple rule of thumb for intimacy: Take your time. Some interesting research has been done recently on the emotional bonding between husbands and wives. According to Dr Donald Joy, a couple222 words
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Article450 2009-07-21 20 Elaina Olivia Chong - Elaina Olivia Chong NMP #s comments were vunfair to Young PAP Exco member, Young PAP I APPLAUD Mr Calvin Cheng's enthusiasm in assuming the heavy responsibilities of his recent appointment as a Nominated Member of Parliament (NMP). Being his contemporary, and also an entrepreneur450 words
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Article69 2009-07-21 20 LimYewWen - HAVE'RESERVED'MRTCABINS LimYewWen The "Reserved" seats for the "needy" near train entrances do not seem to be effective My suggestion to improve the situation is to allocate a certain number of "reserved" seats in a specially-designated cabin and to correspondingly mark prominently on the station platform floor, where the69 words
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Article, Illustration987 2009-07-21 22 MAYO MARTIN - MAYO MARTIN NOT A DRAG Najip AN revisits the stage in this makcik-al moment mayo@mediacorp. com.sg WE ALL know Najip Ali wore a lot of hats back in the days of Asia Bagus. But in a few days, he'll be wearing something less flamboyant and more,ERNESTCHUA - 987 words
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180 2009-07-21 23 AP FRANK McCourt, the beloved raconteur and former public school teacher who enjoyed post-retirement fame as the author of Angela's Ashes, the Pulitzer Prize-winning "epic of woe" about his impoverished Irish childhood, died yesterday of cancer. McCourt, who was 78, was ill withAP - 180 words
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Article, Illustration315 2009-07-21 24 CHRISTOPHERTOH - CHRISTOPHERTOH fV'HM+niijfv^iJHuni.u.i Regional stars pull out the stops despite terror threat christophertoh@mediacorp.com.sg ONLY two days after the terrorist bombings at the Ritz Carlton and Marriott hotels in Jakarta, Indonesia, the region's top music stars gathered at the Jakarta Convention Centre for the Anugerah Planet Muzik315 words
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Article, Illustration478 2009-07-21 25 MAYO MARTIN - MAYO MARTIN BLACK BOX BUZZ Two shows see a film-maker and a poet-musician's forays into theatre mayo@mediacorp.com.sg A FILM-MAKER who makes a pact with the devil and an eccentric inventor who doesn't believe in global warming. These are the central characters in two productions under Paratime There:478 words
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Article, Illustration671 2009-07-21 26 EVELINE GAN - EVELINE GAN GUT INSTINCT Reducing stomach problems and wind may be a case of mind over matter eveline@mediacorp. corns, sg IT'S mid-week and your work is piling up. As your deadlines approach and you begin to panic, you may feel an increased urge to belchFAIZAL - 671 words
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Article168 2009-07-21 28 Dr Kong San Choon, a consultant at Singapore General Hospital's department of gastroenterology and hepatology, recommended keeping a food and lifestyle diary for two weeks to see what triggers the bowel disorders. Although anti-spasmodic medication can relieve abdominal discomfort, Dr Kong said some natural ingredients may also help.168 words
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HEALTH LISTINGS
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69 2009-07-21 28 Medical experts from Sing Health institutions will talk about women's health, touching on topics such as functional bowel disorders, fibroids and cysts, and common skin problems. There will also be a discussion on how to improve sexual relations in a marriage. Date: Saturday Time: lpm69 words
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Article69 2009-07-21 28 A play presented by The Necessary Stage and supported by the Health Promotion Board, Don't Forget to Remember Me highlights the trials of dementia sufferers. Audience members can discuss the topic in a dialogue session after the show. Date: Saturday Time: 7pm to Bpm Venue: Health69 words
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Advertisement655 2009-07-21 27 Advertisement > m A f r I Give your child a head start to a healthier lifestyle. The early childhood years are key milestones for If we don't use up the excess energy, it will be Child's Well-being" guide for more tips on cultivating the inculcation and formation of healthier655 words
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Miscellaneous1003 2009-07-21 29 TV LISTINGS ON MEpJACORP ....™.™__™....g.... TRIMMING SUCCESS 6.00 AM Entertainment Tonight 4.00 Guinness World Records 11.00 CSIMiamiVI OKTORIGINAL Channel B,7pm 6.30 Prime Time Morning 5.00 The Rachael Ray Show 111 MN Without A Trace V My Classmate Dad 9.30 The Rachael Ray Show 111 6.00 Entertainment Tonight I.OOAM Entertainment Tonight1,003 words
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Article, Illustration643 2009-07-21 30 SHAMIROSMAN - SHAMIROSMAN WEETECKHIAN SINGAPORE FOOTBALL Ongoing dispute between S #pore striker's agent and Sengkang could goto Fifa shamir@mediacorp.com.sg INDRA Sahdan is one of the country's most experienced footballers. With more than 100 caps to his name, the 30-year-old has been a fixture in Singapore national team forWEETECKHIAN - 643 words
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Article, Illustration210 2009-07-21 30 AFP BANGKOK —The no-show of captain Steven Gerrard and the likelihood that several other stars will be used sparingly has put a dampener on Liverpool's much-hyped Asian swing. Gerrard was a notable absentee when Liverpool arrived in Bangkok to a subdued welcome from about 200 fans at theAFP; EPA - 210 words
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Article, Illustration522 2009-07-21 31 TANYO- HINN - Despite Elizabeth's success, sailor could miss out on elite Olympic programme TANYO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com. sg NATIONAL sailor Elizabeth Yin is making a habit of bringing home world titles. Last week, she clinched the girls' Laser Radial crown at the Volvo Youth World ISAF522 words
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Article, Illustration516 2009-07-21 31 TANYO- HINN - TANYO-HINN GREAT EASTERN-YEO'S S-LEAGUE 2009 Balestier Khalsa v Young Lions Toa Payoh Stadium, 7.45pm yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg IT'S been a wretched season so far for the Young Lions. With 14 points from 20 games, Terry Pathmanathan's boys are second from bottom in the Great Eastern-Yeo'sWEETECKHIAN - 516 words
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Article, Illustration318 2009-07-21 32 AGENCIES ENGLISH FOOTBALL Midfielder welcomes Bernabeu interest but won't force Benitez hand BANGKOK Midfielder Xabi Alonso has admitted he is flattered to be linked with Real Madrid, Sky Sports reported. But the 30-year-old Spanish international arrived here with the rest of the squadAGENCIES; AFP - 318 words
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Article, Illustration728 2009-07-21 33 AGENCIES 138 TH BRITISH OPEN So nearly a fairytale atTurnberry, as youth prevails and fan favourite Watson falters TURNBERRY (Scotland) One putt from eight feet was all that separated Tom Watson from a moment no one imagined possible until he was close enough to makeAGENCIES; AP - 728 words
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Article91 2009-07-21 33 AP LONDON Andrew Flintoff took five wickets yesterday to help England secure a 115-run win against Australia on the fifth and final day of the second Ashes test to take a 1 -0 lead in the fivematch series. The victory was England's first in aAP - 91 words
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Miscellaneous47 2009-07-21 30 SPORTS ON TV TODAY 6.45pm Cycling Tour de France, Chii3 11.35pm Cricket Glamorgan v Kent, Ch 110 TOMORROW 1.15 am Football U-19: Spain v Turkey, Ch 113 2.10 am Football Man City v Kaiser Chiefs, Ch 27 6.35am-n.3spm Sports Zone Minutes Hourly Sports updates live on g3BLive47 words
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Advertisement199 2009-07-21 32 The University of Manchester Manchester Business School II The Manchester 4 It never leaves you. The only top UK Business School with direct presence in Singapore since 1999: Ranked No. 7 for Career Progression in the world (Financial Times 2009) Ranked No. 6 for International experience in the world (Financial199 words
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Article, Illustration595 2009-07-21 34 SHERMAINEWONG - SHERMAINEWONG SURPRISE ELEMENT In a downturn, creative firms turn to guerrilla stunts to engage consumers shermainewong@mediacorp.com. sg IN WAR, the overpowered side often resorts to guerilla tactics quick, unpredictable attacks to maximise the impact of their offensive. This strategy is also effective in times of595 words
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Article138 2009-07-21 34 MediaCorp's publishing arm won a slew of awards at the Asian Multimedia Publishing Awards (Ampa), held on July 17 in Manila and at the US-based Magnum Opus Awards, held on July 3. Ampa honours Asia's best multimedia publishing practices, while Magnum Opus honours exceptional work in print and138 words
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Article123 2009-07-21 34 The Effies Singapore Awards 2009 held last Friday, which celebrates the best of advertising across different media, saw McCann Erickson crowned the Effies Grand Prix winner in Singapore for their Raffles Place Ghost campaign. This was the first time a Grand Prix awarded to a campaign which123 words
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Advertisement48 2009-07-21 34 IG Markets (ACRA No. *****621 X) holds a capital markets services licence for dealing in securities, trading in futures contracts and leveraged foreign exchange. IG Markets is also licensed to trade commodity CFDs by International Enterprise Singapore. IG Markets does not operate a securities, futures or commodities market.48 words
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Article, Illustration360 2009-07-21 35 AGENCIES US FINANCE CIT to narrowly avert bankruptcy in deal with bondholders: Report NEW YORK- CIT Group (picture), the 101--year-old US commercial finance company seeking to ward off bankruptcy, is set to announce an agreement for US$3 billion ($4.3 billion) in financing from bondholders, according to aAGENCIES; AFP - 360 words
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Article154 2009-07-21 35 AGENCIES REYKJAVIK Iceland's government unveiled yesterday a 270-billion kronor ($3-billion) plan to recapitalise three major banks that it was forced to rescue when the financial crisis devastated the economy last year. The government will issue bonds to the three new lenders Islandsbanki (formerly Glitnir), New KaupthingAGENCIES - 154 words
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Article161 2009-07-21 36 CHINESE iron ore miner Lung Ming, which is partly invested by private equity firm Hopu Investment Management and Singapore investment firm Temasek Holdings, reportedly plans to list shares in Hong Kong to raise up to US$l billion ($1.45 billion). According to unnamed sources in161 words
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Article, Illustration297 2009-07-21 36 AGENCIES Q2 GROWTH Nearly 20 million units sold in Q2, up 19% from Qi PERSONAL computer sales in Asia ended two consecutive quarters of contraction to post robust growth in the second quarter, according to an industry report released yesterday. Information technology analysts IDC saidAGENCIES; TODAY FILE PHOTO - 297 words
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Article111 2009-07-21 37 Mainboard-listedAustraland Property Group, partly owned by Capita Land, yesterday said the value of its investment property portfolio was expected to record a reduction of about A 5235 million ($274 million) as at June 30, following a full revaluation of its portfolio. This would represent a drop of111 words
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101 2009-07-21 37 938 LIVE Maintaining a rosy outlook amid stormy economic times, Qian Hu yesterday said its top and bottom lines were expected to continue growing over the rest of this year. Despite the lingering economic situation, the ornamental fish company predicts "continued growth in revenue and938 LIVE - 101 words
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Article97 2009-07-21 37 938 LIVE Minister of State for Trade and Industry and Manpower LeeYi Shyan, has called on more local food manufacturers to adopt an internationally-recognised food safety management system. He said adopting the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points certification would help firms gain an edge938 LIVE - 97 words
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Article325 2009-07-21 37 TAN HUI LENG - TAN HUI LENG GOVERNMENT LAND SALES huileng@mediacorp.com.sg THE buoyant property sector and growing confidence that the economy is on the mend seemed to have breathed life back into the residential property segment of the Government Land Sales (GLS) programme. In the latest offering, the325 words
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Article142 2009-07-21 37 MAINBOARD-LISTED Keppel Telecommunications and Transportation has posted a 6.5-per-cent drop in second quarter net earnings to $10 million from a year earlier. This was on the back of a 15.2-per-cent decline in revenue forthe same three months period ended June 30 to $29.2 million. The142 words
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Article59 2009-07-21 38 $7.03 Outperform Daiwa upgrades bank from Hold, raises target price to $7.89 from $7.07 on 1.57 times price-to-book, after changing valuation basis to Gordon growth model from dividend discount model. Says "during the down cycle, we believe OCBC has managed its non-performing loans and allowances slightly better than its59 words
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Article55 2009-07-21 38 $12.36 I Hold Daiwa upgrades from Underperform, raises target price to $12.31 from $11.00, based on 1.2 times price-to-book, after switching to Gordon model. Expects slight improvement in Q2 '09 net interest income and margins due to widening corporate loan spreads, as well as lower provisions, but adds DBS55 words
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Article53 2009-07-21 38 $3.28 Hold Deutsche Bankdowngradestelco from Buy on valuation grounds, nudges target price up to $3.24 from $3.00 together with a 9-per-cent increase in FYIO earnings forecast to reflect beneficial forex trends and improved outlook for Indonesian associate Telkomsel. Notes stock now trades at premium to NAY, so sees little53 words
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Article62 2009-07-21 38 Friday 2,430.96 A 1.25% Thursday 2,401.02 Wednesday 2,389.42 A 0.49% A 3-41°/° Tuesday 2,310.55 A 1.94% Hang Seng 19,502.37 A 3.70% Nikkei Closed Shanghai 3,266.92 A 2.42% Seoul 1,478.51 A 2.67% Mumbai 15,191.01 A 3.03% Malaysia 1,139.25 A 1.64% US$1 £1 1 euro A$i RMi $1,439 ¥100 $1,52362 words
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Article, Illustration95 2009-07-21 38 CHANNEL NEWSASIA. PHOTO: ERNESTCHUA When lon Orchard throws open its doors today, over 70 per cent of the shops will be ready for business. Tenants who open in time for the soft launch will receive a 30-per-cent rental rebate until end-October, while others will get a smaller,CHANNEL NEWSASIA. PHOTO: ERNESTCHUA - 95 words
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Article491 2009-07-21 38 KELVIN CHOW; TAN HUI LENG - KELVIN CHOW TAN HUI LENG SINGAPORE EXCHANGE CEO FIRST, there was surprise at the foreign name. Then, as the news sank in along with the realisation of the credentials of the incoming chief executive officer of the Singapore Exchange (SGX), expectations started growing. Yesterday, the bourse announced491 words
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Article276 2009-07-21 38 KELVIN CHOW - KELVIN CHOW kelvinc@mediacorp.com.sg A MAJOR shareholder and the board of Catalist-listed Asia Water Technology (AWT) are set for a showdown on July 29, during a vote on the proposed ouster of four directors and the direction of the wastewater treatment company. The disagreement became public276 words
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Miscellaneous33 2009-07-21 38 FROM BROKERAGE RESEARCH AND AGENCY REPORTS Disclaimer: Readers should seek independent financial advice before making any investment decision. Today cannot be held liable for any consequence arising from the use of this information.33 words
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