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Article54 2010-01-25 4 2the death toll in Haiti could rise to 300,000, a minister warned in capital Port-au-Prince. 39ronaldo, hero and villain: The Real Madrid superstar scores a brace, then gets sent off. B1£1m bonus cap imposed on UK Goldman Sachs bankers. B2upbeat on uS’ Q4 growth: Economists expect 4.6% expansion54 words
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Article552 2010-01-25 4 AftErnoon lAtESt China insists it had nothing to do with Google hack AFP BEIJING China this morning denied any state involvement in cyberattacks on Google and defended Internet censorship as necessary, as a row with Washington over the American firm’s threat to leave the country rumbledAFP - 552 words
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Article, Illustration289 2010-01-25 4 CHRISTOPHER TOH - CHRISTOPHER TOH IT IS time once again to celebrate that beautiful creature we call the Singapore Woman. Organised by Today, the nomination process for the third instalment of The Singapore Woman Award is well under way. Previous winners were the late Molly Lee,289 words
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639 2010-01-25 6 raIsed tHreat LeVeL us, uK look out for women believed to have been trained by yemeni group AGENCIES LONDON Al Qaeda terror cells have trained a group of female suicide bombers to attack Western targets, United States officials have warned, with details that emerged soonAGENCIES - 639 words
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Article, Illustration382 2010-01-25 6 LEONG WEE KEAT - LEONG WEE KEAT SINGAPORE While he “will be happier” if young and able people join the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP), Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong welcomed the recent additions to the Opposition’s ranks. Speaking to reporters yesterday after a community event, Mr382 words
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174 2010-01-25 6 AFP PORT-AU-PRINCE Haiti’s government has claimed the death toll from the recent earthquake could rise to as many as 300,000. The confirmed death toll was raised to 150,000 yesterday, but that was only the count of bodies so far found and collected inAFP - 174 words
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Article, Illustration348 2010-01-25 7 AP Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden’s (picture) audio message yesterday, claiming responsibility for the Christmas Day airline bombing attempt in Detroit, suggests that he wants to show he remains in direct command of the terrorist group’s branches around the worldAP - 348 words
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Article, Illustration471 2010-01-25 7 AFP COLOMBO Tension increased yesterday ahead of Sri Lanka’s fiercely-contested presidential election tomorrow, after the opposition accused the ruling regime of preparing a state-backed coup. Sri Lanka’s President also suffered a major defection when the matriarch of his partyAFP - 471 words
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Article, Illustration447 2010-01-25 8 rEn CI CHarITy SHoW Charity raises $7,067,034, far exceeding its target SINGAPORE Gone were the stunts and after the charity had spent two years rebuilding itself following a scandal the Ren Ci Charity Show returned last night surpassing the $4 million target itPHOTOS OOI BOON KEONG - 447 words
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Article736 2010-01-25 10 ESTHER NG - forEIGn worKEr ISSuES It’s against the law but firms cite poaching, theft, security bond as reasons to hold on to documents ESTHER NG estherng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The law says foreign workers should have their passports returned to them and, last year, two employment agencies were fined for736 words
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SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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Article, Illustration127 2010-01-25 10 Muscular men with a heart among them some Singapore Calendar Guys put in time and effort yesterday at a charity car wash event to raise awareness of heart disease and stroke as the No 1 cause of death among Singapore women. They were taking part inOOI BOON KEONG - 127 words
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84 2010-01-25 10 King Letsie III of Lesotho is on a state visit to Singapore from today until Wednesday at the invitation of President S R Nathan. During his visit, he will attend a state banquet in his honour as well as having an orchid named84 words
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Article542 2010-01-25 12 HETTY MUSFIRAH - rEMarriaGE and cHildrEn HETTY MUSFIRAH hetty @mediacorp.com.sg BEFORE Nirwati Mohd Yassin remarried, she introduced her new husband to her two children, aged seven and nine. The 43-year-old divorcee was concerned about their feelings towards her remarriage and wanted them to get to know their stepfather542 words
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Article214 2010-01-25 12 WANG ENG ENG TO complement the national goal of cutting carbon emission by up to 11 per cent, the South West Community Development Council has launched several green goals with the help of energy firm Chevron. They launched the South West CarbonBuster Roadmap yesterday. ItWANG ENG ENG - 214 words
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Article206 2010-01-25 14 Singapore’S Haitian reLief teaM DYLAN LOH SINGAPORE To visible signs of relief, volunteers from social enterprise group CityCare part of the group’s first team sent to help disaster victims returned from Haiti yesterday. Of the eight team members, five returned, while the rest remained thereDYLAN LOH - 206 words
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Article, Illustration82 2010-01-25 14 SoMe 274 adventure racers ran, cycled, climbed and kayaked their way through a 51km course in the western part of Singapore at the Safra aVventura 2010 yesterday. to up the challenge and fun, organisers this year prepared several obstacles for the participants, who had to82 words
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Article188 2010-01-25 14 MAGGIECHONG AND EVELYN CHOO SINGAPORE Competition during the next General Election (GE) will be welcome, according to Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan. It is good that more young and better educated people are entering politics, he said, when asked of the opposition parties’ recruitment drive. “It doesn’tMAGGIECHONG AND EVELYN CHOO - 188 words
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Article248 2010-01-25 16 uS-oWnEd IndonESIan MInE AP JAKARTA Gunmen attacked a convoy near the world’s largest gold mine in Papua yesterday, wounding at least seven people, including a foreigner, Indonesian police said in the latest in a string of attacks on the United States-owned mine. The convoy of twoAP - 248 words
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172 2010-01-25 16 AFP JAKARTA Indonesian police said yesterday they were questioning five witnesses over an arson attack on a Christian “place of prayer” on Sumatra. About 10 Muslims had allegedly torched the wooden house and another belonging to a priest in Barumun district last Friday, saidAFP - 172 words
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273 2010-01-25 16 AFP PREAH VIHEAR Cambodian and Thai troops exchanged fire near a disputed border temple yesterday the latest in a string of gun battles between the countries since last year, military officials said. Both sides denied responsibility for starting the skirmish, in whichAFP - 273 words
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180 2010-01-25 18 AFP WASHINGTON Some groups are calling on the United States to challenge China’s “firewall” before the World Trade Organization, as a bilateral row over cyberattacks on Google adds to trade tensions. As President Barack Obama awaits answers from Beijing on theAFP - 180 words
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392 2010-01-25 18 appeal letter AP BEIJING Four senior Communist Party officials known for their liberal views are pushing for the release of an imprisoned Chinese dissident who had issued a daring call for political reform, one of the group said yesterday. The four have signedAP - 392 words
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Article, Illustration278 2010-01-25 19 Hirsi ali criticises ‘appeasement’ of radical Muslims AFP JAIPUR Ayaan Hirsi Ali, the Somali-born former Dutch lawmaker threatened with death for her outspoken criticism of Islam, yesterday accused the world’s liberal democracies of appeasing radical Muslims. Ms Ali, who sinceAFP - 278 words
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136 2010-01-25 19 AP SEOUL North Korea threatened South Korea with war yesterday after Seoul warned it would launch a pre-emptive strike if the North was preparing a nuclear attack the latest in a battle of rhetoric despite signs of improved cooperation across the militarisedAP - 136 words
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175 2010-01-25 19 AP TOKYO Voters in Nago, Okinawa, went to the polls yesterday to choose their next mayor and the results could affect the future of an American military base and even US-Japan relations. Nago is where Washington and Tokyo agreed in 2006 to moveAP - 175 words
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175 2010-01-25 21 deferMent of ballot AFP KABUL Afghanistan postponed parliamentary polls for four months yesterday, days ahead of crunch talks on the war-torn nation in London, saying it was unsafe to go ahead amid a spiralling Taliban insurgency. The announcement, five months after the presidential election descended intoAFP - 175 words
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GLOBAL ROUNDUP
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Article, Illustration103 2010-01-25 21 AP A Russian-made Iranian passenger plane (picture) carrying 157 passengers and 13 crew crash landed in northeastern Iran yesterday injuring at least 46 people. Iran’s civil aviation spokesman, Mr Reza Jafarzadeh, said no one was killed in the accident. The plane caught fireAP - 103 words
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Article92 2010-01-25 21 AFP A special prayer service for better relations between Australia and India following a series of violent attacks on Indian students drew hundreds of churchgoers yesterday. The service in Melbourne was prompted by the unsolved stabbing murder of Mr Nitin Garg, 21, from PunjabAFP - 92 words
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104 2010-01-25 21 AP China’s Minister of Public Security warned police to prepare for any possible emergencies or terrorist attacks during the upcoming World Expo in Shanghai, state reported yesterday. The expo is to start on May 1 and will run for sixAP - 104 words
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86 2010-01-25 21 AP A Saudi judge says a teenager will receive 90 lashes and spend two years in prison as punishment for assaulting a teacher at her school. The teenager could be spared with a pardon from King Abdullah. Amnesty International says the girl is 13AP - 86 words
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Article, Illustration404 2010-01-25 22 HaITI QuaKE survIvor AFP PORT-AU-PRINCE Rescuers pulled a man alive from the rubble on Saturday, 11 days after Haiti’s devastating earthquake, raising hopes of finding more survivors even after the government called off search efforts. Mr Wismond Exantus (picture), 25, said he survived his ordealAFP; AP - 404 words
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Article, Illustration382 2010-01-25 24 Sanaa’S water criSiS AFP SANAA Impoverished Yemen is reeling under the threat of Al Qaeda, northern Shiite rebels and southern secessionists, but a lack of water is putting its ancient capital at even greater risk, experts say. Within a decade, Sanaa could become theAFP - 382 words
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Article370 2010-01-25 24 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH MOSCOW—Tatyana Yumasheva, daughter of Mr Boris Yeltsin, is ruffling feathers in Russia with her blog. Ms Yumasheva, 50, was the “Lady Rasputin” who wielded huge and unaccountable power from behind her father’s tottering throne for years. And, in what may be the openingTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 370 words
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182 2010-01-25 26 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH PARIS Solar energy collected in space and beamed back to Earth using laser could soon be used to power homes and electric vehicles under a project by European space engineers. Engineers at EADS Astrium, Europe’s largest space company, nowTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 182 words
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Article556 2010-01-25 26 RaDIaTIOn TREaTMEnT Its complexity has created new avenues for error THE NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK As Scott JeromeParks, 43, lay dying in 2007, he clung to this wish that his fatal radiation overdose, which left him deaf, struggling to see, unable to swallow, burned, hisTHE NEW YORK TIMES - 556 words
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Article209 2010-01-25 28 Jeffrey Law Lee Beng - Hr MaNaGers Letter from Jeffrey Law Lee Beng AS A former human resource (HR) practitioner, I read with concern “Wanted: More EQ” (Jan 22).It appears that there is a lack of professionalism today among most HR managers, who are more concerned about profits, productivity, industrial matters and the209 words
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Article116 2010-01-25 28 We refer to “It does not add up” (Jan 11) in which it was reported that a worker received 577 days of medical leave from Changi General Hospital for a fractured left thumb. This is incorrect. Medical leave was given because the worker fell from height and sustained spinal116 words
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108 2010-01-25 28 rick Lim say Kiong - Letter from rick Lim say Kiong AFTER working in the HR industry for 12 years, I have to agree there is a lack of formal HR education among many such pro- fessionals (“Wanted: More EQ”, Jan 22). A significant number of108 words
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Article315 2010-01-25 30 Tan yew Ping - LIFT uPgradIng PrograMMe Letter from Tan yew Ping Head, Sims Drive Branch Office Housing Administration Department Housing and Development Board WE REFER to “Besides the lifts, upgrade the upkeep” (Jan 13). Block 271 Queens Street is undergoing the Lift Upgrading Programme (LUP). While LUP works315 words
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Article, Illustration151 2010-01-25 30 DR BILL MAIER - BY DR BILL MAIER THE ADOPTION OPTION Are adopted kids more likely to rebel? A lot of families are afraid to adopt because they’ve heard horror stories of adopted children turning rebellious, and then later asking to find their “real” parents. It’s true that adopted kids151 words
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161 2010-01-25 30 Jason Lim Heng yap - Letter from Jason Lim Heng yap FOR the past two weeks, I have been trying to find information on how I can make a donation to help the victims in Haiti but I cannot seem to find any. The161 words
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Article, Illustration1197 2010-01-25 32 MAY SEAH - THE ICE QuEEn SPEaKETH rui En’s latest warm fuzzy role brings us back to her ‘cold, serious’ personality really meh? MAY SEAH may@mediacorp.com.sg THIS is going to be a very serious story. That’s because it’s all about Rui En, who is a very, very1,197 words
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Article, Illustration529 2010-01-25 35 SaG aWardS AFP LOS ANGELES Quentin Tarantino’s bloody World War II revenge flick Inglourious Basterds won the top honour at the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards here on Saturday. The SAG Awards are key indicators of possible Oscars contenders. After being overlooked in favour of scienceAFP - 529 words
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Article70 2010-01-25 35 ELEVEN films from Singapore have been officially selected for screening at the 39th Rotterdam International Film Festival, the curtain for which goes up on Wednesday. The record number of films include two feature-length works by Sherman Ong, namely Flooding in the Time of Drought and Memories70 words
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Article, Illustration622 2010-01-25 36 MAY SEAH - neW on TV Brandon McMillan will make your nights wild. Literally. MAY SEAH may@mediacorp.com. sg BRANDON McMillan is one of those manly men who trigger your animal instincts. He hosts a wildlife series called Night, in which he bravely stalks wild, dangerous creatures in the dark.622 words
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Article, Illustration309 2010-01-25 37 CHRISTOPHER TOH - Tan LI yI Veteran Chinese radio personality set to leave after over a decade CHRISTOPHER TOH SOMEONE once said that change is the only constant in life. For MediaCorp Radio, that adage could not be truer, as yet more change occurs. After last week’s announcement of radio deejay309 words
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Miscellaneous1181 2010-01-25 38 oN MedIaCorp CHaNNeL deSIGNed by LoVe Channel NewsAsia, 8.31pm 11.31pm oN MedIaCorp Learn the story behind China’s famous “love ladder”, a 6000-step ode to love carved out by a husband for his wife in 2001. LIfe TraNSforMerS II Channel 8, 8pm A family of 3 staying in a 3-room-flat, a1,181 words
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Article, Illustration582 2010-01-25 39 IAN DE COTTA - 2010 youth olyMpIC GaMeS Country launches global scholarship for teens to study at Sports School IAN DE COTTA ian@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE With 201 days to go before the Youth Olympic Games (YOG), organisers yesterday revealed details of a scholarship programme that will be inaugural hosts Singapore’sOOI BOON KEONG - 582 words
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Article, Illustration450 2010-01-25 39 IAN DE COTTA SINGAPORE Tired of propping up the Great Eastern-Yeo’s S-League over the last two years, Balestier Khalsa have brought in a fresh quartet of foreign signings and hired former National Football Academy coach Salim Moin to assist Nasaruddin Abdul Jalil. Vice-chairman andIAN DE COTTA - 450 words
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Article, Illustration676 2010-01-25 41 aFTERnOOn LaTEST Robinho scores what could be his last goal for Manchester City THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Fa CuP, FOuRTh ROund Scunthorpe 2 Manchester City 4 MANCHESTER Robinho signed off with a flourish at Glanford Park with an 84th-minute goal to seal victory for Manchester City in whatTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH; AFP - 676 words
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Article263 2010-01-25 41 AFP ITaLIan SERIE a Inter Milan 2 AC Milan 0 MILAN Nine-man Inter Milan moved nine points clear at the top of Serie A after a 2-0 victory over arch-rivals AC Milan in a pulsating derby at the San Siro yesterday. The champions played for moreAFP - 263 words
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Article95 2010-01-25 41 AGENCIES HAMBURG Ruud van Nistelrooy says he has joined Hamburg to win back his place in the Holland team before this summer’s World Cup in South Africa. The striker, 33, made his last appearance for Holland at Euro 2008, but has hinted he would likeAGENCIES - 95 words
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Article232 2010-01-25 41 aFP LONDON Arsene Wenger insisted he had little choice but to field a weakened side as Arsenal were dumped out of the FA Cup by Stoke. The Gunners went down 3-1 in their fourth-round tie yesterday, and Wenger conceded that his youthful side could not copeaFP - 232 words
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Article, Illustration544 2010-01-25 42 english Football united boss wants ex-star out of Wednesday’s Carling Cup return leg AGENCIES LONDON Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson, who took his team to the top of the English Premiership table over the weekend with a 4-0 rout of Hull, is tightening the screws aheadAGENCIES; AFP - 544 words
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Article, Illustration614 2010-01-25 42 AGENCIES LONDON England and Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney celebrated the first four-goal haul of his career as he helped send the Red Devils back to the top of the Barclays Premier League. And now, the 24-year-old says he is aiming to beat his record ofAGENCIES - 614 words
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Article, Illustration530 2010-01-25 43 auSTraLIan oPEn nadal, Murray book enticing quarter-final date AFP MELBOURNE Defending champion Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray tamed the two biggest servers in tennis yesterday to set up a high-voltage quarter-final at the Australian Open. On a day of upsets, when the tournament ended for US OpenAFP - 530 words
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Article, Illustration254 2010-01-25 43 AFP MELBOURNE History-making Zheng Jie (picture) is confident two Chinese players can make the semi-finals of the Australian Open, further boosting the sport’s image in the world’s most populous nation. The 26-year-old world No 35 made the bold claim after beating 31st seeded Ukrainian Alona BondarenkoAFP - 254 words
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Article, Illustration242 2010-01-25 43 AFP MELBOURNE Justine Henin (picture) was all class as she reached the Australian Open quarter-finals on a day when Dinara Safina withdrew injured and Svetlana Kuznetsova crashed out to Nadia Petrova. Henin continued her amazing comeback when she outplayed fellow Belgian Yanina Wickmayer 7-6AFP - 242 words
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Article129 2010-01-25 45 THE GUARDIAN ZURICH Fifa president Sepp Blatter has hinted that football’s governing body could sanction the use of video technology in the near future. The head of world football’s governing body revealed that Fifa will discuss the matter in March and could bring in goallineTHE GUARDIAN - 129 words
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192 2010-01-25 45 AFP CABINDA (Angola) Algeria clawed back from the brink of elimination to stun title favourites Ivory Coast 3-2 last night and reach the Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals. The winners fell 2-1 behind on 89 minutes to a brilliant Abdulkader Keita goalAFP - 192 words
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Miscellaneous68 2010-01-25 42 SPORTS BETTING E Premier and E League Champ matches are also on sale. For more details, please check Singapore Pools website. |pLAy3) Always play with care. [responsibiyy Do not bet illegally. No person under the age of 18 years shall be allowed to purchase a ticket or to claim any68 words
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Article53 2010-01-25 52 $1.29 Equal-weight Morgan Stanley maintains Equal-weight rating and raised target price to $1.22 from $1.08 following FY09 results. Says results were a tad ahead of estimates due to better than expected revenue per available room (RevPAR), lower than expected tax. Notes management more upbeat compared to a53 words
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Article46 2010-01-25 52 $1.87 Buy DMG upgrades to Buy from Neutral and raised target to $2.40 from $1.84 based on 9.3X FY10 P/E to reflect expected higher valuation as company seeks secondary listing in Oslo. Expects approval from Oslo to come as early as next month.46 words
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Article52 2010-01-25 52 73.5 cents Hold UOB KayHian upgrades to Hold from Sell and raised target price to $0.76 from $0.55, based on 10X P/E versus 8X previously. “With hog and pork prices becoming more stable and with a stronger sales team, we believe earnings should rebound from the trough52 words
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Article154 2010-01-25 49 Deutsche Bank which has a “buy” call on Keppel has raised its target price as well to $11.50. The German-based bank said that “Keppel’s infrastructure and property businesses are performing well and may provide upside surprises to earnings.” Keppel’s share price closed at $8.23 last Friday. At the same time,154 words
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Article282 2010-01-25 52 AFTERnOOn LATEST UK-based Goldman Sachs bankers hamstrung by political pressure THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON Goldman Sachs will bow to political pressure and limit bonuses for its London-based staff to £1 million ($2.26 million) in an announcement expected this week. Although only a few hundred of Goldman’sTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 282 words
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Article, Illustration261 2010-01-25 52 THE GUARDIAN LONDON Britain’s Financial Services Secretary Paul Myners has called for an independent review of the investment banking industry and the “greed is good” culture that he says has permeated many areas of society. Mr Myners yesterday warned the industry itTHE GUARDIAN; BLOOMBERG - 261 words
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Article199 2010-01-25 52 BLOOMBERG TOKYO Bank of Japan (BoJ) policy-makers are prepared to consider expanding an emergency-loan programme for banks and increasing purchases of government debt should the recovery falter, people with knowledge of the matter said. The central bank’s board will leave interest rates and its lending programmeBLOOMBERG - 199 words
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Article49 2010-01-25 52 AP Wal-Mart will cut about 11,200 jobs at its Sam’s Club warehouses. That represents about 10 per cent of the warehouse club operator’s 110,000 staffers across its 600 stores. That includes 10,000 workers, mostly part-timers, who offer food samples and showcase products to customers.AP - 49 words
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346 2010-01-25 48 aSIan BanKS AFP HONG KONG Plans by United States’ President Barack Obama to curb risk-taking by banks are unlikely to adversely affect Asia’s risk-averse financial institutions. Analysts said the proposed measures, which aim to roll back corporate excesses and limit dangerous risk-takingAFP - 346 words
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300 2010-01-25 48 AP SAN FRANCISCO Google co-founders Mr Larry Page and Mr Sergey Brin are relinquishing some of their control over the Internet search leader with the sale of 10 million shares worth US$5.5 billion ($7.7 billion) at current prices. Under a plan, the longtimeAP - 300 words
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Article, Illustration447 2010-01-25 47 PETER YEO - To be successful, y ou need to go hungry' PETER YEO EVEN as earlier news reports showed that more people chose to be their own boss during the recession last year, Mr Andy Ong (picture) thinks Singaporeans are still largely apathetic. “Singaporeans are too set in their comfort zone’, said447 words
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