Today, 28 July 2009

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    10 1 TODAY Tuesday July 28, 2009 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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    in the news
    236 1 2 Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak declared war on crime yesterday as a Home Ministry poll found that a majority of Malaysians felt unsafe in the country. Cl He confessed and asked for D help to cover up the loan, but MingYi did not agree to it,
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    Lock icon 'Let's work together'
    708 1 AGENCIES US-CHINA RELATIONS Obama turns on the charm as he calls for better co-operation between US and China WASHINGTON Hamstrung by the financial crisis and heavily dependent on China to help lift it out of its economic malaise, the United States yesterday received a 150-strong delegation of
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    Strong words, caning and jail for trio
    588 1  -  ZULOTHMAN zul@mediacorp.com.sg INHUMAN. Repulsive. These were some of the strong words Justice Tay Yong Kwang had for the three prisoners found guilty last Thursday of physically and sexually assaulting their former cell mate on an almost daily basis over a period of one
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      22 1 (T\ \6333 9888\ Y^fc^^ J Mediacorp Advertising Enquiries A PUBLICATION OF fIA^DIACORP MICA (P) 233/10/2008 NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 ADVERTISE 6333 9888
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  • NEWS
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      Lock icon Najib's war on crime
      368 2 AGENCIES MALAYSIAN POLITICS KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak declared war on crime yesterday as a Home Ministry poll found that majority of Malaysians felt unsafe in the country. According to the online poll on the ministry's website, 97 per cent of 8,638 respondents as
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      MALAYSIAN HOME MINISTRY POLL
      108 2 Within the Malaysian landscape, how do you feel? Safe 1% Not safe 97% Not sure 2% What makes you feel that way? Reading crime news 36% Family member has been a victim 63% Not sure 1% What's the level of safety of Malaysian citizens? Still guaranteed
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      Lock icon Then & Now photo contest: A fantastic response
      396 2 Then Now photo contest: A fantastic response THERE has been an overwhelm- I ing response to the My life: Then Now photo contest organised by Today. The newspaper has received more than 900 entries many with cleverly composed before and after pictures which means that well over 1,000 photographs were
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      Woman, 34, is fifth H1N1 victim here
      198 3 A 34-YEAR-OLD Chinese woman with acute myeloid leukaemia died of pneumonia yesterday morning, with HINI infection cited as a contributing factor. Hers is the fifth HINI-related death reported in Singapore. The Health Ministry said the woman, who was admitted to the Singapore General
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      'Simplify the data, please'
      526 3  -  LEONGWEEKEAT TOWN COUNCIL MANAGEMENT REPORT Clarity needed in financial management of a Town Council's work: Feedback weekeat@mediacorp.com.sg EACH year, East Coast resident Koh Tong Seng tries to make sense of the many pages of numbers when he receives his Town Council's financial statement. All he wants
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      Man found dead at Sentosa IR site
      113 4 A MAN was found dead at the construction site of the Sentosa integrated resort last night. The Chinese national, reportedly in his late 40s, was believed to have fallen from a height of around 4.5 metres at around 8.30pm. He was pronounced dead
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      $9m cell therapy facility to open at HSA
      298 4  -  PEARLFORSS pearlmaria@mediacorp.com.sg STROKE patients in Singapore and those with blood diseases or heart problems may soon benefit from advanced cell therapy treatment, thanks to a $9-million investment to expand a cell processing laboratory at the Health Sciences Authority (HSA). Scientists here have
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    • SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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        PETROL PRICES UP
        109 6 Shell and Caltex have increased their pump prices by at least 3 cents for all petrol grades. This follows a previous drop of 5 cents for 95-octane, 98-octane and premium grades earlier this month. 95-octane went up by 5 cents to $1,767 per litre; while gB-octane, which
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        CHANGES TO ERP RATES
        131 6 The Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) rates at some gantries will be revised from next Monday. Motorists passing the gantry at the CTE, north of Braddell Road, will have to pay a dollar more between 7am to 7.30pm on weekdays; while those at the ECP Fort Road
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      Lock icon 'I just want to speak the truth'
      528 6  -  ONGDAI LIN MING VI TRIAL dailin@mediacorp.com. sg HE CONFESSED and asked for help to cover up the loan, but Ming Vi did not agree to it. In court yesterday, Raymond Yeung (picture) said he told the former Ren Ci Hospital chief at the
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      Lock icon TAKING THE LEAD WITH A DOCTOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
      792 7  -  MELODY TAN A DBA is important for top entrepreneurs, says education industry veteran DrTChandroo While having a sharp business sense is necessary for building a company, having a doctorate degree may be one of the ways to stay at the forefront
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      MCYS 'deeply saddened' by director's death
      164 8 THE Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS) is "deeply saddened" by the sudden death of director Yasmin Ahmad. In a statement, it said through her "fearless, slice-of-life portrayals that are unapologetically real yet profoundly heartwarming", she redefined the concept of engaging people.
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      State should pay up first...
      462 8  -  LINYANQIN MAINTENANCE PAYMENTS for defaulters as spouses have hard time collecting dues yanqin@mediacorp.com. sg CAN a State agency act as a guarantor for ex-spouses claiming maintenance payments and make these payments first, collecting from the defaulting party later? Such a measure may sound radical but
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      Lock icon A HELPING HAND FOR NATIONAL DAY
      39 10 WEETECK HIAN Students from the APSNChaoYang School in Ang Mo Kio helping to get together some of the fun packs yesterday that will be distributed during the National Day celebrations on Aug 9
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      Lock icon A special partnership
      397 10  -  S RAMESH CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE-AUSTRALIA TALKS sramesh@mediacorp.com.sg WITH uncertainty over when the global economy will recover, keeping trade free and open will be a key part of the solution, according to Australia and Singapore. This affirmation for open markets came at the end of the 6th Joint
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      27 3 BUILDING FUTURES One success story at a time How do I position myself i better for greater success? A %U WE HWE THE PLAN liAifiiiSSßi nirnpMpipHfVN v
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      124 4 -I '> '•> i-jfi'juoxj*}, vj/aar LASIK Forum The Lasik Surgeiy Clinic speakers: Dr Marc Tay Dr Jon Goh (Senior Eye Consultants) Subject to rotation Dates: 29 July 2009 (Wed) 30 July 2009 (Thurs) Time: 7pm Venue: The Lasik Surgery Clinic Paragon Medical 13-01/06 Refreshments will be served Agenda: 1. Common
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      140 7 Brought to you by founded 1956 Management Development Institute of Singapore Where lifelong learning begins MDIS BUSINESS SCHOOL The MDIS Business School is one of the biggest business schools among private education organisations in Singapore. Through partnerships with universities from the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia and France, the
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      692 9 Dell™ recommends Windows Vista® Business. business WITH DELL™ SERVICES Work with peace of mind, knowing that IT support is just a phone call away. In an average of 2 minutes1 or less, you'll be connected to Dell™ Pro Support agents who are available 24/7/365. And when phone-assisted support isn't enough,
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon H1N1: A case of mum-to-child transmission?
      234 12 AGENCIES BANGKOK A premature baby was born infected with Influenza A (H1N1) in Thailand, in what doctors are calling the first possible case of mother-to-child transmission of the infection in the country. "This is the country's first case study," said Dr Adisorn Phattaradul, director
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      Lock icon Najib spells out KPIs
      391 12 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER, AGENCIES MALAYSIAN POLITICS PUTRAJAYA Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak yesterday outlined specific targets for his administration under the six key areas he plans to focus on during his term. He also appointed ministers to lead efforts to realise the socalled National Key Results
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      Lock icon North Korea holds out an olive branch
      288 13 AGENCIES SEOUL North Korea suggested a new dialogue yesterday to resolve tensions over its atomic weapons programmes an apparent invitation to the United States to engage in one-on-one talks after Pyongyang bolstered its negotiating power with nuclear and missile tests. Hours earlier, however,
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      Lock icon Change of rule is opposition's mantra
      292 13 AGENCIES JAPANESE POLITICS DPJ pledges toll-free highways, perks for families in bid to woo voters TOKYO —Japan's main opposition, the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), launched its platform yesterday to woo voters in next month's elections, including pledges of toll-free highways and money for
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    • EYE ON ASIA
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        Lock icon A NEW NATIONAL AIRLINE
        79 14 AFP CAMBODIA Cambodia launched its new national airline, Cambodia Angkor Air, yesterday. It's Cambodia's first flag carrier since a previous effort folded in 2001 with US$3O million ($43 million) in losses. It is hoped the airline, a joint venture between the government and Vietnam Airlines, will
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        Lock icon AQUINO'S CANCER SPREADS
        70 14 AFP PHILIPPINES Former Philippine President Corazon Aquino's cancer has spread from her colon to her liver and her condition is so delicate that she cannot undergo chemotherapy. Her son, Senator Benigno Aquino Jr, said yesterday: "We have reached the point where you're not sure if the intervention
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      Lock icon Enough is enough: Arroyo
      261 14 AP PHILIPPINE POLITICS Philippine President vows not to seek fresh term in office MANILA Philippine President Gloria Arroyo, faced with the prospect of civil unrest unless she steps down at the end of her term, vowed yesterday not to extend her time in office. In her
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      Lock icon Iran's fall date
      336 17 AGENCIES NUCLEARTALKS US eyes September response to advance Mid-East peace talks JERUSALEM Washington hopes Iran will respond to overtures on its nuclear programme by September, Defence Secretary Robert Gates said yesterday in Israel amid a United States push to jumpstart Middle East peace talks. US envoy George
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      Lock icon Taliban strike pre-poll deal
      194 17 AGENCIES KABUL Afghan elders have for the first time struck a local ceasefire deal with Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan to smooth preparations for elections next month. The President's office said the pre-vote deal was reached in northwestern Badghis province at the weekend. It is a first
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    • GLOBAL ROUNDUP
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        Lock icon PRESIDENTIAL VOTE GOES TO COURT
        89 17 AP One of the losers of Indonesia's presidential election filed a legal challenge in the country's highest court yesterday, saying there is evidence of voter fraud. President Susilo BambangYudhoyono was reelected to another five-year term in a landslide victory on July 8. He won 61
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        Lock icon SARKOZY GETS CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH
        98 17 AGENCIES A smiling French President Nicolas Sarkozy, 54, left a Paris military hospital yesterday after overnight tests gave him a clean bill of health despite his collapse while jogging the day before. A statement by the Elysee Palace says medical tests showed no signs
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      125 13 V. I lIP Mm v\,J.,-7i us on Fair Err Enter the 'What does Fair Employment mean to me?' photo competition and win attractive prizes. Singapore is a meritocratic society and implementing fair and merit-based employment practices is the right thing to do. Hiring on merit means looking at whether a
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      544 14 Of©Aft SWATCH and Contemporary Artists build a playground for the Future r~ Swatch's playful and creative approach to the arts inspire the I —-L most innovative and exciting of today's and tomorrow's artists and designers. The Swiss fashion watch and jewelry maker has asked I bji four internationally known artists
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      Exams, codes and more
      239 18  -  Tan Tee Khoon PROPERTY AGENTS Letter from" Chief Executive Officer Singapore Accredited Estate Agencies Ltd WE refer to Mr James Chi's letter, "We should set a higher standard" (July 24). We are appreciative of Mr Chi's support of efforts to regulate entry into the estate agency
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      SHORT TAKES
      81 18  -  Gerald LimYew Kiat STOPTHESE INCONSIDERATE SWIMMERS Letter from i I have seen many of those who use public swimming pools spitting and blowing their nose in them. The lifeguards should do more to stop these inconsiderate people from such unhygienic and disgusting habits, especially in light of the
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      SPARROWS, PIGEONS CAN BE A NUISANCE, TOO
      68 18  -  Thomas Phua Letter from 1 I refer to the letter "Rethink shooting of crows" (July 27). Yes, sparrows and pigeons can be a nuisance, too, but I have never seen them attacking people. Crows do attack people when it is their breeding season.
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      THE CYBERTECT
      823 19  -  AGATHA KOH BRAZIL COFFEEWITH voices editor agatha@mediacorp.com.sg FED UP with the view outside your apartment window? Fancy being transported to the buzz of a New York street instead? If you live in one of James Law's "intelligent" apartments, you would be able to literally change the view outside
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      143 19  -  DR BILL MAIER BY MUMMY'S BOY Mothers have an extraordinary influence over their sons' futures. If you could peek into the lives of most successful men, you'd find a mother who planted those seeds of success while he was just a boy. When he faced a
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      313 18 ■^^^B We should have a museum about World War II Ihh^V in Singapore. Read Murali Sharma's views at www.todayonline.com/voices W 2 IPWffWip Cfitoreda wM SYITITn NATURE'S NOURISHMENT w2ZM !^^2A2A2f ytmr way to good FieaCtfi Need to cleanse within? pp pr. Pop in the greens... t>wfi£s Detoxify Daily: Scientific findings have
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      Lock icon A place to call home
      1200 20  -  MAYO MARTIN ningst *****8 mayo@mediacorp. com. sg UNTIL quite recently, visual artist Charles Lim has been living inside a squash court. But don't take out your purses yet he's not homeless. On the contrary, the abandoned squash court at Winchester Road near Hort Park has
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      Now that's rich
      401 24  -  MAYO MARTIN THEATRE REVIEW SING DOLLAR! For a musical about the evils of money, this show will be laughing all the way to the bank mayo@mediacorp.com.sg DURING an economic crisis, what better currency can a theatre company bank on than a musical with a truly powerhouse cast
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      Get enough sleep
      846 25  -  EVELINE GAN STAY TRIM Lack of rest ups ghrelin, a Miunger hormone'that stimulates one's appetite eveline@mediacorp.com. sg THE benefits of a good night's sleep go beyond improving your concentration and overall well-being. Researchers have found that it is also good for your waistline. Those who consistently fail
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      ASK THE DOC
      230 26 MY SCREAMING SON QUESTION BYSAMANTHA My son turned three in May. He is a fast learner, picking up words quickly and forming sentences. However, he always screams for attention when he is frustrated. He carries on until his face turns red and the veins in his throat
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      HEALTH LISTINGS
      178 26 MAKING'HAPPY' A team of psychologists will share tips on how you can remain happy in the face of life's frustrating moments. Date: Saturday Time: 9.30 am to 12.30pm Venue: Auditorium, Alexandra Hospital Fee/Registration: $5. Registration required. Call 6379 3468 or email making JappyJorum alexhosp.com.sg. WHAT DO CHRONIC FATIGUE
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      102 25 Public Forum by Cancer After Care Clinic! "How to maximize the most powerful healing agent in your body to fight and prevent cancer recurrence." byDr.LaiHweeYee The concepis/methods are endorsed by the 2008 Nobel Prize winner of Medicine. Date 7th August 2009, Friday. Time 6pm (Registration) 6.30pm (Talk) Venue Novena Medical
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      144 25 I Saturday august t h A Seminar Lecture by: I I JIRO EMAI, Ph.D. X^ Pharmaceutical Science) 4r Chief Lecturer, International HQ of Happy Science Tokyo, Japan. W_ Former Research Scientist at National Institute of Hearth (NIH), USA Change your Thoughts Overan^lllr^s HlHiiiS^Sa^f 2pm-spm HSmJPhMMhIIWhMhV Venue Jj^|}jffl^PiiPy|piWWi|| Singapore Management University
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      1035 27 TV LISTINGS ONMEDI AC OR P CHANNEL 0 9. 9. A. C. 0...? THEMENTALIST ANUGERAH 2009 SEASON PREMIERE 6.00 AM Entertainment Tonight 5.00 The Rachael Ray Show 111 MN Without a Trace V 6.30 Prime Time Morning 6.00 Entertainment Tonight I.OOAM Entertainment Tonight buna, 0.30pm Channel 5, 10pm g 3
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      412 29  -  LOW LIN FHOONG SINGAPORE ATHLETICS Jumper's SEA Games hopes depend on appeal after missing qualifying mark linfhoong@mediacorp.com. sg THE Bukit Gombak Stadium is expected to host a SEA Games qualifying meet this Saturday, but the time, programme and participant list are yet to be determined. Earlier
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      531 29  -  LOW LIN FHOONG GREAT EASTERN-YEO'S S-LEAGUE 2009 Gombak United v Balestier Khalsa Jurong West Stadium, 7.45pm linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg AFTER four months without a win, a dry spell stretching over 13 matches in the Great Eastern-Yeo's S-League 2009, Balestier Khalsa got a maximum six points
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      Fina want Singapore to continue hosting World Cup races
      256 30  -  TANYO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com. sg SINCE 2007, the Fina/Arena Swimming World Cup has brought some of the world's top swimmers here, including the United States' Natalie Coughlin, Tunisia's Oussama Mellouli and South Africa's Roland Schoeman, all gold medallists at last year's Beijing Olympics.
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      175 30 AGENCIES BUDAPEST Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali has not ruled out the possibility of seven-time Formula 1 world champion Michael Schumacher coming out of retirement as a temporary replacement for Felipe Massa. "It would be wrong to say yes or no at this stage," Domenicali
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      573 30 THE NEWYORKTIMES WORLD SWIMMING C'SHIPS Six world records fall on a stunningfjrst day of world swimming championships ROME Despite the wishes of swimming purists, world records dropped faster than coins in the Trevi Fountain on Sunday (yesterday morning, Singapore time). By the end
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      38 30 SPORTS ON TV TOMORROW 12.35 am Cricket Twenty2o Cup, Ch 110 2am Athletics lAAF Super Grand Prix Monaco, Ch 113 7.30 am WNBA Mercury v Sun, Ch 23 6.35am-n.3spm Sports Zone Minutes Hourly Sports updates live on gjBLive
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      308 31 THE Public Utilities Board's (PUB) magazine, Pure, has undergone a transformation to celebrate its third anniversary. Starting this month, Pure comes in a handier size, with a snazzier new look and feel. In addition, the magazine has adopted a more environmentally friendly
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      508 31  -  SHERMAINEWONG THE WRITE STUFF Intel, Lenovo and Tangs join hands to create 24-hour blogging marathon shermainewong@mediacorp.com.sg YOU might have seen something unusual in the window display of Tangs shopping centre if you had been walking along Orchard Road two weekends ago. If you thought you saw mannequins
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      90 32 AGENCIES BEIJING The Chinese authorities have scrapped the takeover of a steel plant where workers killed a manager in fury at threatened job cuts, state-run media said yesterday. Workers at the Tonghua Iron and Steel Group turned on their newly-appointed general manager on Friday after he
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      461 32 AGENCIES CHINA STOCKS Trading in Shanghai IPO halted twice as share price quadruples SHANGHAI Defying fears of an emerging asset bubble, the Chinese stock market rally appears to have more legs than a centipede. Trading in the first initial public offering in nearly a year on the
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      173 32 AFP China's securities regulator has received 108 applications to hold initial public offerings on a planned Nasdaq-style exchange for start-up firms, state media reported yesterday. It will take the China Securities Regulatory Commission up to three months to finish assessing each application. The first
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        117 33 938 LIVE Mainboard-listed Singapore Airport Terminal Services (Sats) announced yesterday that its first quarter net earnings rose 17.1 per cent to $40.4 million. This was in line with group revenue which jumped 44.1 per cent to $351.7 million for the same three months
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        116 33 938 LIVE SIA Engineering's first quarter net profit fell 23 per cent to $45.1 million compared to the same period last year. Its revenue also declined 2.4 per cent to $244.2 million in the same quarterthat ended June 30. This is due to
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      431 33  -  ESTHER FUNG JPMORGAN CHASE esther@mediacorp.com.sg UNITED States-based investment bank JPMorgan Chase expects at least six to 10 initial public offerings (IPO) making their way into the Singapore stock market for the rest of the year. Riding on improved market sentiment, each of this IPO
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        66 34 $1.63 I Underweight Morgan Stanley downgrades from "Equal-weight" on the view that current valuation is expensive, as stock is trading above historical and industry averages. The broker believes "the market is underestimating the magnitude of the deterioration in freight rates and the extent of losses for 2009-10." But it
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        54 34 90.5 cents I Outperform Daiwa upgrades from "Hold" and lifts target price to $1.00 from 66 cents. It says the "worst is over" as occupancy rates are set to recover. It notes that the trust has no equity fund-raising risk and believes asset values should not fall much
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        88 34 41.5 cents I Hold Phillip Securities downgrades the trust from "Buy" on limited upside to the 45 cents target price after the recent run-up. It may review target for possible cut after the trust announced a plan to raise up to $28 million through a placement of
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        18 34 Friday 2,533.43 A i-95°/° Thursday 2,484.90 A 1.39% Wednesday 2,450.83 T 0.14% Tuesday 2,454.33 0.07%
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        27 34 iang Seng 20,251.62 A 1.35% Jikkei 10,088.66 A 1.45% ihanghai 3,435.21 A 1.86% ieoul 1,524.05 A 1.43% /lumbai 15,375.04 T 0.03% Malaysia 1,156.43 A 0.05%
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        23 34 US$1 £1 i euro A$i RMi $1,439 ¥ioo $1,513 $2,373 HK$ioo $18.57 $2,056 RMB100 $21.07 $1,187 RS100 $2,989 $0,409 RPio,ooo $1,444
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      308 34  -  CHEOWXINYI cheowxinyi@mediacorp.com.sg EXPATRIATES in Singapore feel fairly secure about staying here despite the global economic downturn. A recent global survey by HSBC has shown that 91 per cent of 192 expatriates living in Singapore said that they have not
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      505 34  -  KELVIN CHOW ASIAN MARKETS "Great potential' for stocks to head higher as investors price in V-shaped recovery kelvinc@media.corp. com. sg MARKET analysts and dealers are upbeat that the bull run in the stock market may continue until the end of the year. Fuelled by
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