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    10 1 TODAY Tuesday November 17, 2009 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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    Cash if you're not rehired
    918 1  -  LINYANQIN RE-EMPLOYMENT GUIDELINES yanqin@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE The penultimate bridge to the legislation on re-em-ploying older workers has been unveiled a possible preview of the law that will take effect in 2012, and a guide for employers on what they need to do to be ready.
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    Lock icon A rare chance to grill Obama
    569 1 AGENCIES SHANGHAI It was a rare opportunity to engage the most powerful man in the world in an unscripted discussion in China. United States President Barack Obama, on his maiden state visit, held a campaign-style town hall event yesterday with some 500 university students
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      Lock icon NEA warns of flash floods ...
      206 3 NEA warns of flash floods SINGAPORE Don't put away your umbrella just yet. It's been rainy, but more rainfall is expected now that the North-east Monsoon is upon us, said the National Environment Agency's (NEA) Meteorological Services Division yesterday. The rainy season is expected to last until January next year.
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      S'pore serviceman dies in US road accident
      198 3 SINGAPORE A 21 -year-old regular serviceman from the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) has died, following a road accident along a highway in North Florida, United States. Lieutenant (LTA) Chee Zhi Hao and two other RSAF servicemen were returning from a visit
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      Lock icon Let's be friends: Obama
      322 3 AGENCIES CHINA-US RELATIONS China and the US need not be adversaries, says US President SHANGHAI United States President Barack Obama declared yesterday that China and the US need not be adversaries, in a town hall meeting with Chinese students in Shanghai. "The notion that we must
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      Lock icon 'Keep up high-level dialogue'
      526 4 SINGAPORE-RUSSIA TIES Medvedev invites President Nathan, PM Lee to visit SINGAPORE Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong and Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Sergey Sobyanin will co-chair a high-level Singa-pore-Russian commission to explore broad-based cooperation. This was announced a day after visiting Russian President Dmitry Medvedev revealed that
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      Lock icon PM Lee to visit Vietnam next year
      248 4 SINGAPORE Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is set to visit Vietnam in January, in a further strengthening of bilateral ties signalled during Vietnam President Nguyen's Minh Triet's ongoing state visit here. President Triet yesterday called on President S R Nathan and had separate
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      Lock icon Get a jab before you go: Health Minister
      338 6  -  ALICIAWONG HINIVACCINE SINGAPORE With the December school holidays looming, whether there will be a rise in HINI cases here could rest greatly on holiday-makers and their immunisation plans before they visit countries experiencing a second HINI wave. "The likelihood is they may
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      NOT LIKELY A CASE OF STAFF FATIGUE: KHAW
      230 6  -  ALICIA WONG One of the two patients given too much chemotherapy drugs at the KK Women's and Children's Hospital (KKH), Mrs L K Ng, 51, was discharged yesterday. The other patient, Mrs Yip Poh Hung, 44, is in stable condition. "We'll go
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      CNN hero flies again
      431 8  -  ESTHER NG SIA PILOT GETS CONTRACT EXTENDED estherng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Barely a week ago, Captain Budi Soehardi was busy looking for a job with other airlines the pilot's contract with Singapore Airlines was expiring on Nov 11, and it was not going to be renewed. But SIA
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      'Tis the season for Sharity
      286 8 SINGAPORE At 79, she lived with her two grown-up but mentally-ill children in a flat so old that, for fear of a short circuit, they dared not turn on the lights at night. But Christmas came early this year for Madam Ang Suan Cheok Prudential
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      Networking the 'Dad-dicated'
      214 8  -  ZULOTHMAN SINGAPORE Some are learning how to be dads from films and television programmes. A Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS) parenting survey found 63 per cent of 2,220 respondents depend more on the mass media for parenting guidance. The study, released yesterday, also indicates
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      Lock icon Happy birthday
      373 10 TODAYTURNSg Today turned nine on Nov 10. MediaCorp management and staff celebrated yesterday at the Today office. From left, Today managing director Philip Koh, MediaCorp CEO Lucas Chow and MediaCorp deputy CEO and group chief editor, News, Radio and Print (NRP), Shaun Seow cutting a cake to kick
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      Lock icon More chances for first timers in new BTO projects
      144 12 SINGAPORE Two more Build-To-Order (BTO) projects in Punggol Town were launched yesterday, and 95 per cent instead of the usual 90 per cent of the flats were reserved for first-time applicants. This is to offer them greater chances as their housing
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      Husband in no danger
      391 12  -  ANSLEYNG INTHECOURTS Court quashes personal protection order against her ansley@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A woman whose estranged husband was granted a personal protection order (PPO) against her has persuaded the court to quash the decision. His argument that he slept in fear of her was not enough to
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    • SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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        Lock icon HAVE A BALL OF A TIME AT CHANGI AIRPORT TERMINAL 3
        76 14 Changi Airport Terminal 3 (departure level) has one of the biggest attraction awaiting visitors this festival season. The Big Musical Ball is located right in front of the central departure gate. The six-metre tall musical ball, will revolve, light
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        ERP RATES AT 31 GANTRIES TWEAKED
        81 14 Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) rates at 31 gantries will be adjusted for the year-end school holidays. All will seethe rate reduced by $1 except for one, which will go down by 50 cents mostly for the morning peak hours. The gantries affected include those
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        SOME CBD ROAD CLOSURES THIS FRIDAY
        126 14 This Friday, some roads in theCBD will be closed for the annual SGX Bull Charge, which flags off at The Float Marina Bay. Between 3pm and Bpm, the walkway at the floating platform at Marina Boulevard will be closed. From 6pm to 7.30pm, the
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        CANCER INSTITUTE PLANS TO EXPAND
        111 14  -  ONG DAI LIN The Cancer Science Institute (CSI) of Singapore has just turned one and plans to add 12 more principal investigators to its current faculty of 19, in a boost for cancer research. The new hires will come from across the world, said CSI
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        NRF REVIEWING RESEARCH GRANTS
        117 14  -  ONG DAI LIN The National Research Foundation is embarking on the first reviews of the strategic research programmes it has funded, ahead of its next five-year plan for research investment. The first mid-term review, for its Interactive and Digital Media programme launched in 2006, was recently
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      Lock icon An apology to 'forgotten ones
      242 15 AFP AUSTRALIAN POLITICS CANBERRA Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd apologised to half-a-million "forgotten" Australians who faced abuse and violence in childcare homes over a period of decades. Victims among the 1,000 people who packed Parliament House for the address burst into tears as Mr Rudd
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      Lock icon Race on to separate them
      229 15 AFP MELBOURNE A marathon and risky operation to separate Bangladeshi twins joined at the head, which they have only a one-in-four chance of both surviving, was going well yesterday, surgeons said. The 16-strong team was on "tenterhooks" over the delicate bid to separate two-year-old Trishna
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      Lock icon Indonesia may deport Sri Lankan asylum seekers
      178 15 AFP JAKARTA Indonesia threatened yesterday to deport hundreds of Sri Lankan asylum seekers who have been refusing to leave a boat docked at a Javanese port until they are granted refugee status. Some 247 ethnic Tamil migrants have been engaged in the stand-off
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      Lock icon PAKISTAN SUICIDE CAR BOMB KILLS FOUR
      101 16 AFP A suicide bomber blew up a car packed with explosives near a college in Peshawar yesterday, killing four people and injuring 26 others. The bomber struck in a suburban road as children were going to school in the north-western Pakistani city, devastating a
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      Lock icon Graft is most serious problem in Malaysia
      293 16 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER INDEPENDENT SURVEY KUALA LUMPUR Corruption and abuse of power are the most important problems that need to be solved in Malaysia, a new survey of voters released yesterday showed. The survey by the independent Merdeka Center also showed that 74
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      Lock icon World leaders approve hunger fight
      207 16 AGENCIES ROME World leaders at a food summit yesterday agreed to fight global hunger and help poor countries feed themselves, but failed to pledge funds sought by the United Nations. The summit approved its final declaration during its first hours in a show of broad
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      Lock icon Court orders Kota Siputeh by-election
      120 16 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER KUALA LUMPUR The High Court yesterday ordered the Election Commission to call a by-election for the Kota Siputeh state seat in Kedah. The court ruled that assemblyman Abu Hasan Sarif of the United Malays Nasional Organisation (Umno) had to vacate his seat
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      Lock icon Trade goes on despite battle on the high seas
      394 18 \GENCIES ONTHE KOREAN PENINSULA SEOUL A North Korean cargo ship arrived in a South Korean port yesterday, showing that trade between the rival countries is continuing despite their bloody naval skirmish last week. The ship was scheduled to unload 1,750 tonnes
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      Lock icon Japanese minister leaks GDP data
      195 18 AFP TOKYO A Japanese Cabinet minister yesterday apologised after he disclosed the nation's closely-watched economic growth data in an apparent slip-up 30 minutes before its official announcement. "The figures are quite good, up 1.2 (per cent) on-quarter and up 4.8 at an annualised rate," Minister
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      Lock icon He once threatened war, now he's visiting
      111 20 AFP TAIPEI Mr Wang Zaixi, a top Chinese negotiator who once threatened Taiwan with war, has started a week-long visit to the island to explore cultural and educational exchanges in a sign of warming ties, officials said. Mr Wang, vice-president of the quasiofficial
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      Lock icon A favourite for the presidency
      301 20 AFP BENIGNO AQUINO MANILA The son of Philippine democracy champion Corazon Aquino is the overwhelming favourite to win next year's presidential election, according to a national survey. Senator Benigno Aquino (picture) attracted 44-per-cent support while millionaire property developer Manny Villar came in a distant second
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        Lock icon 'GRENADE CAUSED ANTI-THAKSIN RALLY BLAST'
        80 20 AFP Thailand Thai police said yesterday a blast at a rally by opponents of fugitive former Premier Thaksin Shinawatra was caused by a grenade, as the number of injured rose to 12. Organisers said the small blast in central Bangkok on Sunday was caused by
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        Lock icon CALLS FOR SINGLE EU-STYLE ASEAN VISA
        77 20 AP The Philippines The Philippines is proposing the adoption of a single visa policy for the members of the Association of South-east Asian Nations, saying it would benefit trade and tourism. Visitors currently need to secure separate visas for each of the 10 countries.
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      Lock icon Plans to raise water level stalled
      329 21 AP THREE GORGES DAM BEIJING Plans to raise the water level behind China's massive Three Gorges dam to full capacity this month which would mark the symbolic culmination of the decades-old project have stalled amid a worsening drought and reports of increased landslide risks.
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      Lock icon Mum asks online what to do with daughter's body
      193 21 AFP TAIPEI A Taiwanese mother kept the body of her toddler daughter, who had been beaten, for four days, cooling it with ice cubes, before going on Yahoo to ask how to dispose of the corpse, reports said yesterday. Four-year-old Lee
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      Lock icon Taiwanese poses as father-and-son team in sex scam
      170 21 AFP TAIPEI A 55-year-old Taiwanese man tricked up to 20 women into having sex with him in an elaborate scam where he posed as both a handsome young man and that man's ailing father, local media said yesterday. Hsu Shian-ming, who was
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      Lock icon Making headlines for all the wrong reasons
      430 22 AFP GRAFT IN INDIA NEW DELHI When Madhu Koda became leader of a remote Indian state, the event passed unnoticed, but now he is making headlines daily accused of massive fraud to fund a spectacular rags-to-riches rise. India's tax department alleges Koda looted
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      Lock icon India plans ICs for its 1.16 billion citizens
      292 22 AFP NEW DELHI India's 1.16 billion people are each to receive their own identity number under a monumental plan designed to cut corruption and improve distribution of state benefits. The project modelled on social security numbers in the United States will compile
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      Lock icon Imam: I didn't pressure Fort Hood suspect
      194 25 AP WASHINGTON The radical Muslim imam who communicated with the Fort Hood military base shooting suspect said he did not pressure suspect Nidal Malik Hasan to harm Americans, The Washington Post reported Monday. In an interview with a Yemeni journalist who was contacted
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      Lock icon Friend or foe?
      464 25 AFP SRI LANKAN POLITICS Some analysts uneasy over General Sarath Fonseka #s presidential ambitions COLOMBO Hailed as a hero for ending decades of civil war, Sri Lanka's most decorated general now looks set to challenge for the presidency a move that some analysts view with deep foreboding.
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      Lock icon Giuliani criticises terror trials
      461 26 THENEWYORKTIMES NYCIVILIAN COURT NEW YORK Mr Rudolph Giuliani, Mayor of New York at the time of the Sept 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, said on Sunday that the Obama administration's decision to try Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the selfdescribed mastermind of the attacks, in a civilian court in
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      Lock icon Cuban embargo, money and politics
      177 26 AP MIAMI Supporters of United States sanctions against the Cuban government have given more than US$lO million ($13.9 million) to congressional campaigns over the last seven years, according to a study released by the Washington-based nonprofit Public Campaign, a group supporting campaign finance reform. Public
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      Small US cities lose lustre in downturn
      264 26 AP WASHINGTON America's small cities are losing some of their traditional appeal to upwardly mobile families seeking wholesome neighbourhoods, a stable economy and affordable living. Census data shows that United States cities of between 20,000 and 50,000 residents have lagged behind their larger
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      Fat? Mad? Or even a peasant? Italy makes it official
      178 28 THE GUARDIAN CHIOGGIA (Italy) The inhabitants of a small Italian town where 8,000 residents share the same surname have won a legal battle to use their nicknames, including "Fat", "Mad" and "Peasant", on all official documents. For over 200 years,
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      A new wave of Chinese ...
      333 28 A new wave of Chinese THE NEWYORKTIMES US UNIVERSITIES NEW YORK American universities are enrolling a new wave of Chinese undergraduates. While India was, for the eighth consecutive year, the leading country of origin for international students sending 103,260 students, a 9-per-cent increase over the previous year China is rapidly
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      Only about half in US would pay for online news: Study
      199 28 THE NEWYORKTIMES NEW YORK Americans are less willing than people in many other Western countries to pay for their online news, according to a new study by the Boston Consulting Group published last month. Among regular Internet users in
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      OBAMA'S HURDLES IN CLIMATE REFORM
      669 29 THENEWYORKTIMES ANALYSIS UNITED States President Barack Obama came into office pledging to end eight years of American inaction on climate change under former President George W Bush, and all year he has promised that the US would lead the way toward a global agreement in
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        269 30  -  Seah Seng Choon Letter from Executive Director Consumers Association of Singapore WE REFER to the letter from Mr Sng Yee Nam (Nov 12) and would like to make the following clarifications. While we recognise that big businesses can fail as pointed out
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        238 30  -  KhooShu Hui Letter from WITH the sudden closure of Wellness Village Spa ("Have its customers been left in the lurch?", Nov 10), the spotlight has been turned on this industry. What can be done to protect the public interest, or to stop unethical sales tactics employed
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      132 32  -  DR BILL MAIER BY AN INDEPENDENT LEARNER By the time students enter junior college, they should be able to work independently, but that doesn't always happen. It doesn't take much to teach kids to be self-motivated, and the best place to start is at home. Begin
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        106 32  -  Harbans Kaur Letter from I read with great interest the report "MOE to give more support to special education schools" (Nov 14-15). I am a teacher of special needs in an international school and I hope the Government will also consider sponsoring teachers who are not
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        1112 34  -  MAYO MARTIN LOCAL THEATRE Come take a backstage tour of giant theatre sets, tiny sets and vset-less sets? mayo@mediacorp. com.sg IT'S rehearsals for Victor/Victoria and controlled chaos reigns backstage. A motley group of cast and crew are rushing around or milling about as they wait for
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      423 38 Christmas bores Sting AFP ANTI-SANTA So he made a record about winter instead WINTER, says Sting (picture), whose latest album is an ode to the season, is a time to recharge and to reflect. "My memory of winter was of a much more extreme climate," said the singer born and
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      163 38 AP DOOM spelled dollars at the box office as the global-disaster tale 2012 opened at No 1 in the United States with US$65 million ($9O million) and pulled in US$225 million worldwide. The Sony Pictures action saga tells the story of a scramble to save
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      264 40 GENEVIEVELOH FILM BUZZ W S #pore actor bags role in coming Gus Van Sant flick TALK about moving up fast in Hollywood. Homegrown actor Ng Chin Han has now landed a role in Gus Van Sant's next movie. The 39-year-old, who can be currently seen on the
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      496 42 AP FILM AWARDS Screen legend Lauren Bacall, B-movie king and cinematographer presented with honorary Oscars WITHOUT the burden of a live worldwide broadcast, members of the film academy threw themselves a lively yet relaxed dinner party to honour the first Oscar winners of the season.
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      638 44  -  EVELINE GAN ORAL CARE Missing teeth can lead to a host of health problems eveline@mediacorp.com.sg A TOOTHLESS grin may look cute on a child, but a few missing teeth is no laughing matter for adults. Besides altering your appearance, missing teeth can also lead to
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      556 45 BAD BREATH QUERY FROM MS WONG I read in an article in Today recently that a low-carbohydrate diet could be a cause of bad breath. Even though I pay a lot of attention to oral care and wellness, and do not keep a low-carb diet, I still
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      161 45 LOVEYOURLUNGS Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in men and the second most common cancer among women. Find out more about lung cancer and other common lung disorders, as well as the harmful effects of second- and third-hand smoke. In addition, learn about the benefits
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      155 46 ON MEDIACORP PHUA CHU KANG SDN BHD Channel 8, 8.30pm Izzy and Chu Kang plan a mega ground breaking ceremony to celebrate the start of their mega project. Chu Kang is to drive into the work site on an excavator in his tux and break ground. But Chu Kang is
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      660 46 TV LISTINGS CHANNEL JJ S.ooAM Entertainment Tonight 3.00 Growing UpV 10.00 The Mentalist 5.30 Prime Time Morning 4.00 American Idol VIII 11.00 CSI Miami VI 9.30 The Rachael Ray Show II 5.00 The Rachael Ray Show 111 MN Women's Murder Club 10.30 The Oprah Winfrey Show 6.00 Entertainment Tonight I.OOAM
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      107 46 ON MEDIACORP LAB RATS CHALLENGE okto, 8.30pm Do elastic sticky hands and insects appeal to you? Players stand side by side and aim their sticky elastic hands at twelve plastic insects on the bench in front oi them. As they compete to be the first team to clear all of
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      156 47 MoneySENSE PROUDLYPRESENTS A National Financial Education Programme for Singapore Get practical tips from financial experts and hear MediaCorp artistes share their secrets on how to manage money more effectively PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS DATE Saturday, 28 November 2009 TIME 12.00 pm-5.00 pm Pan Pacific Hotel Where do I park my money? VE
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      Depleted Lions ready to bite back
      496 48  -  SHAMIR OSMAN INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL After 3-1 loss, Singapore desperate for victory to keep Asian Cup dream alive ASIAN CUP GROUP E QUALIFIER Thailand v Singapore, Rajamangala Stadium, Wednesday, 6.30pm (7.30pm S'pore time) shamir@mediacorp.com.sg BANGKOK The Lions have been licking their wounds since that 3-1
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      458 48  -  SHAMIR OSMAN BANGKOK Listening to the response I got from the local folk about their country's 3-1 victory over Singapore in the Asian Cup Group E qualifier on Saturday at the National Stadium and how Steve Darby was raving on about the home support
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      Now, for Floyd
      610 49 THEGUARDIAN BOXING Cautious Mayweather's/noney problems may mean he can't say I no to dream fight with Pacquiao LAS VEGAS Manny Pacquiao had barely won his latest world title, at a seventh different weight, on Saturday (Sunday morning, Singapore time) when the boxing world turned its attention to
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      PSST,WANT A DVD OF THE PACQUIAO-COTTO FIGHT?
      195 49 AFP Pirated copies of Filipino boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao's historic demolition of Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto were selling like hot cakes on Manila streets yesterday, less than 24 hours after the fight. "We've sold over 150 copies since this morning, and we are
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      Mixed day for Singapore's bowlers
      243 49  -  lAN DECOTTA SINGAPORE Although she ended the day in 21st spot, Singapore teenager Bernice Lim did enough to outshine her more accomplished team-mate, Remy Ong, at the 45th CmbicaAMF Bowling World Cup, which rolled off in Malacca yesterday. Ong, a veteran of four World Cups,
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      Mercedes takes over Brawn GP
      203 50 AGENCIES FRANKFURT German car-maker Mercedes is to buy a majority stake in the Brawn GP (picture) Formula 1 team, Daimler chairman Dieter Zetsche confirmed yesterday. Under the deal, the new team will race as Mercedes GP in the 2010 season. Mercedes delivered engines to Brawn
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      Don't pack your bags yet, James
      651 50 THE GUARDIAN England goalkeeper's World Cup spot in jeopardy over fitness doubt DOHA Fabio Capello's concerns over who will be his first-choice goalkeeper at the World Cup have been further exposed after the England head coach admitted he would not consider David James, his
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        MINISTER SEEKS APOLOGY FOR DOPING SHAME
        118 50 AP India's sports minister has demanded an explanation and public apology from the country's weightlifting federation for a doping scandal that could result in the host nation not having any lifters at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Sports Minister MS Gill said the positive tests
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        SWITZERLAND WIN UNDER-17 WORLD CUP
        85 50 AFP Debutants Switzerland were crowned under-17 world champions in Lagos on Sunday when they defeated hosts and defending champions Nigeria 1-0 inside a packed Abuja National Stadium. Haris Seferovic gave Switzerland the title courtesy of a 63rd-minute header. The Swiss were impressive leading to this
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        LAKERS BOOED AT HOME
        117 50 I l\_ I Ul IJ Aaron Brooks scored a career-high 33 points as the Houston Rockets beat Los Angeles 101-91 on Sunday night (yesterday morning, Singapore time), sending NBA champions Lakers to a second consecutive loss. The Lakers were coming off a 105-79 drubbing at Denver
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        ALGERIAN FANS WRECK EGYPTIAN BUSINESSES
        101 50 AFP Thousands of Algerians held a spontaneous rally on Sunday in the capital Algiers in support of their national football team, which degenerated into attacks on Egyptian businesses. The rally in central Algiers began with fans chanting "One, two, three, Go Algeria!" as they thronged
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      Michelle's sweet victory
      422 51 AFP GOLF At last, Wie #s wait for a win is over GUADALAJARA (Mexico) Michelle Wie's (picture) long wait for her first LPGA Tour title ended on Sunday (yesterday morning, Singapore time) as the one-time golf prodigy celebrated her victory in the Lorena Ochoa Invitational. The 20-year-old
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      40 48 SPORTS ON TV TODAY 9.30am NFL Ravens v Browns, Chii7 TOMORROW Bam NHL Capitals v Rangers, Chii7 gam Basketball Big 10 Conference: Gonzaga v Michigan State, Ch 117 SPORTS ON RADIO 6.35am-n.3spm SportsZone Minutes Hourly Sports updates live on gjBLh/e
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      148 51 Asian Cup Thailand Singapore Wed, 18/11/09 7.30pm International Football Korea Republic Serbia Wed, 18/11/09 10.30pm International Football Poland Canada Thu, 19/11/09 12.00am World Cup Ukraine Greece Thu, 19/11/09 2.00am International Football Denmark USA Thu, 19/11/09 3.30am World Cup Slovenia Russia Thu, 19/11/09 3.45am World Cup Bosnia Portugal Thu, 19/11/09 3.45am
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      479 52  -  SHERMAINEWONG STANCHART MARATHON This year, the spotlight isn't on the runners shermainewong@niediacorp.com.sg IN A typical race, the spotlight is usually on the runners; but this year, the organising committee for the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon (SCSM) 2009 has decided to change that by giving equal attention to
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      80 52 LIFESTYLE SURVEY Don't miss the chance to win prizes such as $10,000 credit spending with RBS, SingPost cash vouchers and iPod nanos when you take part in the Singapore Lifestyle Survey conducted by SingPost. Survey forms are sent to households in Singapore; they are also available at any
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      CHINA THE NEXT BIG RISK
      824 54  -  AMBROSE EVANS-PRITCHARD THE DAILYTELEGRAPH POINTOFVIEW FAR from taking over as the engine of growth from an exhausted West, China is making matters worse. Its policies continue to play havoc with global trade and risk tipping the world into a second leg of the Great Recession.
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      Stronger yuan needed
      544 55 BLOOMBERG CHINESE ECONOMY IMF head says this is among structural reforms Beijing must undertake BEIJING The appreciation of the yuan is part of the "package of necessary reforms" for China's economy, Mr Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), said in the Chinese
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      CALLS FOR YUAN RISE 'NOT FAIR': CHINA
      191 55 BLOOMBERG China's Commerce Ministry yesterday rebuffed calls for the yuan to strengthen. Seeking a stronger Chinese currency as the US dollar weakens "is not conducive to a global economic recovery and is not fair", ministry spokesman Yao Jian said at a press briefing.
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      Q3 GDP up 4.8%
      429 56 AFP JAPAN ECONOMY Expansion twice as fast as expected as exports rebound TOKYO Japan recorded its best economic growth in more than two years during the latest quarter, boosting hopes the global economy is getting back on its feet after the worst recession in decades. The
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      181 56 AGENCIES TAIPEI Taiwan and China have signed three long-anticipated financial memoranda of understanding (MoU), paving the way for closer cooperation in banking, insurance and securities. Inked yesterday, the memoranda cover information exchange, confidentiality, financial inspection, crisis management and continued contact between the two sides' regulatory agencies,
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      116 56 BLOOMBERG TOKYO Hitachi plans to raise as much as 418 billion yen ($6.4 billion) selling stock and convertible bonds to pay off debt, invest in facilities and replenish capital. The maker of nuclear reactors and hard-disk drives is forecasting a 230 billion-yen net loss for
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        88 57 938LIVE Luxury cruise liner Star Cruises will change its name to Genting Hong Kong with effect from Nov 30. However, the company's stock code on the Singapore Exchange remains unchanged. The firm said the change in name will not affect any of the rights
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        87 57 938LIVE Singapore Airlines said its passenger load factor has improved by 3.6 percentage points to 81.1 percent in October. This was against the backdrop of a 10.3 percent reduction in capacity as a result of planned cuts in frequencies and the termination of
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        82 57 938LIVE Singapore and Finland have signed an agreement for the avoidance of double taxation or DTA. This is the 14th agreement Singapore has signed since endorsing the new standard in March this year. Singapore was officially removed from the grey list of the Organisation of
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      319 59 TAN HUILENGAND93BLIVE SINGAPORE Homegrown real estate firm HSR is headed for a listing on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) through a reverse takeover of Catalist-listed electro-plating and industrial engineering services firm Wepco in a deal worth about $40 million. Wepco
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      531 59  -  CHEOWXINYI Ml REIT DISPUTE cheowxinyi@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A dispute over plans to raise capital has broken out between mainboardlisted Cambridge Industrial Trust (CIT) and MacarthurCook Industrial (MI) Reit. CIT, which recently became the largest unit holder of MI Reit, said in a statement yesterday that it
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        58 60 $8.50 I Overweight JPMorgan upgrades from Neutral; raises price target to $11.00 from $8.50 after increasing FYO9-11 earnings forecasts by 47, 47 and 24 per cent, respectively. "We believe the bank is best positioned in the sector to benefit from a shift towards managing liabilities as wealth accumulation increases
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        55 60 $10.40 I Overweight JP Morgan upgrades from Neutral; raises price target to $12.60 from $10.80, pegged at parity to NAV estimate. "City Developments is, in our view, the most liquid player on the Singapore residential property sector, especially the high-end segment", which accounts for 28 per cent of house's
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        97 60 16.5 cents I Buy DBS Vickers maintains rating; lowers price target to 26 cents from 33 cents following Q3' 09 results. The China-based sportswear maker reported net profit fell 46.9 per cent on-year to 26.3 million yuan. Revenue fell as the firm lowered prices to combat weak
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        22 60 H H H Friday 2,727.23 Thursday 2,726.24 Wednesday 2,740.43 Tuesday 2,707.60 A 0.04% T 0.52% A 1.21% A 0.53%
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        26 60 I -",y<Ki-y° M. l~/i-'Q Jikkei ihanghai ieoul /lumbai Malaysia 9,791.18 A 0.21% 3,275-05 A 2-74°/° 1,592-47 A 1.30% 17,032.51 A 1.09% 1,278.31 A 0.58%
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        22 60 JS$i :i euro k$i !Mi $1,385 ¥100 Si.549 $2,317 HKSioo $17.87 $2,072 RMB100 $20.29 $1,295 RS100 $2,996 $0,411 RP10.000 $1,474
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      580 60  -  TAN HUI LENG PRIVATE PROPERTY SALES Seasonal slowdown, Govt measures cool things down huileng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Private property sales last month fell to the second lowest level this year on the back of a seasonal slowdown and the impact of the Government's anti-speculation measures. Still, the
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      302 60  -  CHEOWXINYI cheowxinyi@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The chairman and a former executive director of mainboard-listed AP Oil International, who admitted to offences under the Securities and Futures Act, were yesterday sentenced in the Subordinate Courts. Chairman Ho Leng Woon was fined $150,000 for making misleading statements to the
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