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Title Section29 2010-01-26 1 JOQW Tuesday January 26, 2010 www.todayonline.com we set you TODAY MICA (P) 160/10/2009 A PublICAtIon of nEWS HotlInE 6822 2268 tuesday January 26, 2010 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking29 words
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Article, Illustration692 2010-01-26 3 AGENCIES BEIRUT A massive international task force comprising planes, helicopters and ships yesterday scoured the Lebanese coast for survivors, after an Ethiopian jet plunged into the sea amid lightning and heavy rain. Lebanon, the United Nations, the United States, Britain, France andAGENCIES; AFP - 692 words
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Article623 2010-01-26 3 LIN YANQIN - PoPulAtIon, PRoduCtIVItY And PolItICAl REnEWAl live births dipped, but harder to solve is getting ablest S’poreans into politics, says PM lee LIN YANQIN yanqin@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE The dip last year, despite an enhanced Marriage and Parenthood package, indicates how big the challenge is for Singapore.623 words
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154 2010-01-26 3 BAGHDAD At least 36 people were killed and more than 80 wounded in three massive car bombings that targeted hotels in Baghdad yesterday in what seemed to be a coordinated attack, less than six weeks from a general election. Shortly after the attack,154 words
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Article, Illustration164 2010-01-26 5 AGENCIES, THE GUARDIAN Gunmen then opened fire outside the Al Hamra hotel in Jadriyah, where many foreign journalists are based. Security guards and Kurdish security forces returned fire and the street was cleared, but a white van with a flashing red light looking like an emergency vehicle broke through theAGENCIES, THE GUARDIAN; AFP - 164 words
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Article572 2010-01-26 5 CHERYL LIM; HWEE GOH - CusTOmer saTisfaCTiOn index CHERYL LIM AND HWEE GOH cheryll@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Overall customer satisfaction levels here have gone up a fraction, despite last year’s recession, according to the latest Customer Satisfaction Index of Singapore. And top honours in this year’s Customer Satisfaction Index survey goes to Thomson572 words
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Article456 2010-01-26 7 LIN YANQIN - sociaL cohesion efforTs LIN YANQIN yanqin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE By omitting the pig from its line-up of Chinese zodiac toys, was fast-food chain McDonald’s being “hyper social sensitive” and patronising Muslims in Singapore by presuming they would be offended? It certainly arises from a lack of truly open456 words
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Article166 2010-01-26 7 LIN YANQIN - LIN YANQIN For productivity to double from the current average of 1 per cent per year, Singapore must focus on “qualitative growth”, so that the income per capita of Singaporeans can keep growing, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, a day after Senior Minister Goh ChokTong166 words
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Article281 2010-01-26 8 AGENCIES YANGON A top Myanmar government minister has said that pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will be freed in November when her house arrest ends the first remark in months by a government official on the possible date of her release. ButAGENCIES - 281 words
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Article473 2010-01-26 11 LEONG WEE KEAT - singaPore PersPecTives conference Participants debate what singapore must do to make it as a global city LEONG WEE KEAT weekeat@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE While his first proposal calling for an end to retirement drew laughter, his second suggestion on how Singapore can survive as a global city received473 words
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323 2010-01-26 11 LEONG WEE KEAT - LEONG WEE KEAT SINGAPORE In an increasingly competitive society, what is the economic benefit of gracious living to Singapore? This question, among others, was debated yesterday at the Singapore Perspectives conference, with general agreement that civic mindedness does carry an economic cache. On the323 words
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SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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Article246 2010-01-26 13 Following tip-offs from the public, the police have arrested two brothers aged 21 and 26, as well as a 19-year-old youth, for two unrelated spates of theft cases involving motor vehicles. In the first case, the police were alerted to two men loitering at the multistorey246 words
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Article129 2010-01-26 13 Police have smashed two syndicates and seized counterfeit branded clothes and footwear worth more than $175,000. The nine people five men and four women arrested are suspected to be from two different syndicates involved in the sale and distribution of trade mark infringing apparel. They were caught129 words
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350 2010-01-26 13 ZUL OTHMAN - In cOurT ZUL OTHMAN zul@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE An elderly woman took OCBC Bank to court yesterday because the latter refused to allow her to close her account containing $8.8 million. The bank rejected 94-year-old Madam Hwang Cheng Tsu Hsu’s repeated requests as it had350 words
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SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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171 2010-01-26 15 HETTY MUSFIRAH Singapore needs to build up its academic capabilities in understanding climate change, and this will help the country and the region be better prepared for its impact on weather systems, said Minister for the Environment and Water Resources Yaacob Ibrahim.HETTY MUSFIRAH - 171 words
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136 2010-01-26 15 MOK FEI FEI A survey has found that almost eight in 10 people (77 per cent) who used housing agents here encountered “bad service” of some sort. In the poll of 1,041 people by Ngee Ann Polytechnic, some of respondents’MOK FEI FEI - 136 words
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80 2010-01-26 15 The public in Singapore can express their condolences on the deaths of Johor Sultan Iskandar Ismail, who died last Friday at age 77, and former Malaysian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ghazali Shafie, who passed away on Sunday. The High Commission of Malaysia80 words
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Article377 2010-01-26 15 ONG DAI LIN - singapore cusToMs ONG DAI LIN dailin@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE It may not sound like good news on the surface for health authorities, but for the Singapore Customs, the numbers represent a victory against cigarette smuggling. Sales of duty-paid cigarettes increased last year by 13 per cent to377 words
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261 2010-01-26 16 SINGAPORE The flagship fulltime Master of Business Administration (MBA) programme of Singapore’s Nanyang Business School (NBS) has again been ranked among the top 30 globally in the London-based Financial Times’ latest report. Although it dropped three notches from last year’s261 words
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Article405 2010-01-26 16 JEREMY KOH - eduCaTIOn and researCH us institute to help develop courses for s’pore university JEREMY KOH jeremykoh@mediacorp.sg SINGAPORE Education and research form the backbone of the collaboration between the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD). Under the agreement, formalised and405 words
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Article, Illustration307 2010-01-26 17 CHIna MeLaMIne sCandaL AGENCIES BEIJING Melamine-laced milk products have been found on sale in China, state media said yesterday, more than a year after the chemical was blamed for six deaths in a huge scandal over contaminated dairy goods. The China Daily said the productsAGENCIES; AFP - 307 words
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Article217 2010-01-26 17 AFP SRINAGAR Troops in insur-gency-hit Kashmir found a large cache of arms and explosives that were to be used in an attack on India’s Republic Day celebrations, police said yesterday. Rebel violence routinely increases in the revolt-hit Mus-lim-majority state of Kashmir ahead of Jan 26, anAFP - 217 words
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279 2010-01-26 18 srI LanKa PresIdenTIaL eLeCTIOn AGENCIES COLOMBO Sri Lanka’s President Mahinda Rajapakse vowed yesterday to ensure the island’s first post-war presidential election goes peacefully after deadly violence. At least four people have been killed and hundreds wounded in the run-up to today’s vote. Elections are beingAGENCIES - 279 words
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Article, Illustration187 2010-01-26 18 AP BEIJING The Beijing authorities unveiled a plan on Sunday to make the capital more bicycle-friendly, in hopes of reducing choking pollution and alleviating congestion. For decades, China was known as the “bicycle kingdom” but that moniker has become outdated as more andAP; AFP - 187 words
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214 2010-01-26 18 AFP BEIJING China yesterday denied any state involvement in cyber attacks on Google and accused the United States of “double standards”. Beijing fired off its latest salvo after the White House said President Barack Obama was “troubled” by Google’s statements that it hadAFP - 214 words
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Article96 2010-01-26 19 Japan AFP Japan’s Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said yesterday that a local election victory by an opponent of a planned US military base on Okinawa reflects the “will of the people”. The outcome of Sunday’s mayoral vote makes it less likely that a controversial baseAFP - 96 words
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Article82 2010-01-26 19 australia AFP Australians were yesterday urged to consider changing their national holiday because it commemorates the arrival of British settlers a day of “pain and bewilderment” for Aboriginal people. Author Thomas Keneally said marking Australia Day on Jan 26 is a “doubleedged sword”. He said itAFP - 82 words
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Article92 2010-01-26 19 china AFP A tower constructed by China’s stateowned television broadcaster CCTV as part of its new headquarters, but gutted in a spectacular fire last year, will be rebuilt and not demolished, state press said yesterday. The building was torched during an illegal Lunar New YearAFP - 92 words
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Article94 2010-01-26 19 Malaysia AGENCIES A Malaysian court yesterday sentenced a man and his cousin to 10 years each in prison over the death of the man’s parents during a violent spiritual cleansing ritual. A third suspect was acquitted on grounds of insanity. The three men, in their 20s,AGENCIES - 94 words
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351 2010-01-26 19 JakarTa deMonsTraTion AGENCIES JAKARTA Some 10,000 police officers will be mobilised in the Indonesian capital to maintain order during a planned demonstration on Thursday to mark President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s 100 days in office in his second term. The President is facing aAGENCIES - 351 words
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338 2010-01-26 20 BeaTing The reCessiOn Workers should not be forced to retire at 65, says British govt watchdog THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON People should be able to continue working into their late 60s and 70s to help Britain recover from recession, a government watchdog has concluded.THE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 338 words
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204 2010-01-26 20 AFP LONDON Stabilising Afghanistan so North Atlantic Treaty Organization troops can hand power to locals will top the agenda at world power talks in London this week, with the heightened threat from Al Qaeda in Yemen also centre stage. Security will be tightAFP - 204 words
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Article180 2010-01-26 20 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON An application for the iPhone has helped a woman who was considering In-Vitro Fertilisation treatment to become pregnant. The couple had tried for three years to conceive before they heard about the fertility app and downloaded it to her iPhone. TheTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 180 words
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GLOBAL ROUNDUP
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Article86 2010-01-26 21 AGENCIES Six television stations in Venezuela, including opposition RCTV, were forced off the air on Sunday for not broadcasting President Hugo Chavez’ speeches. New rules passed last month require stations to air the speeches, among other mandates. The move triggered spontaneous pot-banging demonstrations around Caracas, asAGENCIES - 86 words
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92 2010-01-26 21 AFP Already under media attention over claims she mistreated a maid, the Israeli Prime Minister’s wife, Mrs Sara Netanyahu, is facing another lawsuit from a housekeeper. The case was filed more than two months ago but the court imposed a gag order at theAFP - 92 words
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100 2010-01-26 21 ALIENS WILL BE 4 JUST LIKE HUMANS' THE GUARDIAN Governments should prepare for the worst if aliens visit Earth because beings from outer space are likely to be just like humans, a leading scientist is claiming. Extra-terrestrials might not only resemble us but have our foibles, such as greed, violenceTHE GUARDIAN - 100 words
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Article287 2010-01-26 21 HaiTi earTHquake Haiti geologist who predicted ‘big one’ calls for evacuation AFP PORT-AU-PRINCE Less than a month before Haiti’s devastating earthquake, geologist Claude Prepetit warned that the “big one” was coming. No one listened. But now he has a fresh message for the authorities afterAFP - 287 words
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109 2010-01-26 21 HAITI TOLL 150,000 AND COUNTING AFP Haiti said yesterday that around 150,000 bodies were expected to have been recovered from the ruins of the quake, with another 200,000 people feared dead. International donors were set for an emergency meeting in Montreal yesterday to draw up a long-term recovery plan. TheAFP - 109 words
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Article, Illustration262 2010-01-26 23 Jessica Chan - PRODuCTIVITY Letter from Jessica Chan I REFER to “1 person, 3 or more roles” (Jan 25). I have been in the service industry for more than 15 years. During all this time, I have never known a service staff to be employed for the sole purpose262 words
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96 2010-01-26 23 Dierdre G Morgan - Letter from Dierdre G Morgan I REFER to “1 person, 3 or more roles” (Jan 25). Besides the accruement of new skills, increasing productivity requires workers to execute additional tasks. Hence, will this impede our efforts to achieve a work-life balance in Singapore, and96 words
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Article259 2010-01-26 24 Val Looi - Letter from Val Looi THIS is a true story: A blind man boards a crowded bus. Every seat is filled. There is a partially-blind boy who is seated. He stands up and offers his seat to the blind man. The boy remains standing because259 words
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Article215 2010-01-26 24 Catherine Tan - en BLOC BLues Letter from Catherine Tan I LIVE in a condominium development in the western part of Singapore. Some property agents have been marketing it recently on the basis of its en bloc potential. They told me of an owner who has bought four units215 words
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Article, Illustration168 2010-01-26 24 DR BILL MAIER - BY DR BILL MAIER CURBING CHILDHOOD OBESITY You say your primary-schooler has been putting on weight lately? Why not blame the television? According to one consumer group, it’s the media’s fault that childhood obesity rates have risen so drastically through the years. Studies show that more168 words
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Article, Illustration538 2010-01-26 25 MAYO MARTIN - LAW ORDER FrInGe FesT WraP-uP This year’s M1 Fringe Festival bounces back as audiences just follow, law MAYO MARTIN mayo@mediacorp.com. sg FOR an alternative arts festival with a weighty and potentially-controversial theme like “art and the law”, there were surprisingly very little objections raised at this year’s edition of the538 words
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Article, Illustration77 2010-01-26 25 Today picks out five unusual moments at this year’s M1 Singapore Fringe Festival say CHeese, yOu’re On deaTH rOW! Jonathon Kambouris’ Last Meals was a stark and chilling exhibition. But passersby at the Esplanade Tunnel either had a morbid sense of humour, didn’t read the exhibition notes or77 words
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Article, Illustration80 2010-01-26 27 Throughout the festival, one could sense a kind of “community” vibe to some of the shows. Whether it was Singa-pore-based Myanmar citizens helping a fellow countryman (visual artist Htein Lin and his installation The Scale Of Justice at the Esplanade Jendela); the warm reception of die-hard fans80 words
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Article, Illustration65 2010-01-26 27 The dark, twisted and sometimes just plain weird face of humour was everywhere. From Phillip Toledano’s America The Gift Shop (a cache of “souvenirs” from the Iraq War); to the Croatian group Trafik’s surreal, fragmented production Destination Trafik: Deer, which had someone eating popcorn from her leg;65 words
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Article, Illustration82 2010-01-26 27 There was a very visible huge egg off to one side of the stage in Compagnie Irene K’s dance piece M.E. that was just there. But luckily, it was a non-invasive device that added to the experience, unlike the flimsily constructed divider-cum-projection screen at choreographer Susan Yeung’s Missing82 words
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Article39 2010-01-26 27 Have The Necessary Stage sold out? That was the amusing question on a lot of people’s minds after watching Can Change. It’s undoubtedly TNS’ most talked-about play in recent years. Now the question is: What next?39 words
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Article, Illustration463 2010-01-26 28 GENEVIEVE LOH - So YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE? Cat Deeley says she isn’t as ‘coordinated’ as the contestants on the dance show GENEVIEVE LOH genevieveloh@mediacorp.com.sg YOU’D think one would be able to dance after hosting five seasons of America’s most popular dance reality shows. Tell that to Cat Deeley.463 words
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Article, Illustration566 2010-01-26 29 EVELINE GAN - Early yEars toe-walking may be common among toddlers, but persistence could be a sign of medical problems EVELINE GAN eveline@mediacorp.com.sg AT THE age of 18 months, my daughter suddenly began walking on her toes. The sight of her tiptoeing everywhere she went, like a ballerina, was566 words
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Article242 2010-01-26 30 FrequenT leg crAmps querY FrOm rOse I sometimes experience cramps in my calves in the middle of the night. I will hold my breath to relax my muscles so that the cramps will go away. Usually, they last a few seconds. I do not dare use too242 words
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Miscellaneous1066 2010-01-26 31 oN medIaCorp CHaNNeL Home deCor SurVIVor IV Channel 8, 8pm Wacky celeb-designer duo Bryan Wong and Mark Lee once again crack their heads and pit their wits for new exciting ideas and ways to spice up your home, without the hefty price tag! This week’s theme is minimal art house.1,066 words
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Article, Illustration610 2010-01-26 32 SHAMIR OSMAN - 2010 yOuTH OlyMpIC GaMes youth Olympics football team get $140,000 from anonymous santa Claus SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE It wasn’t exactly a windfall the size of the Singapore Sweep, but certainly a massive fillip for the Football Association of Singapore’s (FAS) push for excellence atSHAMIR OSMAN - 610 words
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Article, Illustration412 2010-01-26 32 IAN DECOTTA SINGAPORE There is an air of confidence at the Jurong West Stadium. A new kit supplier has come on board, a main sponsor is being lined up to headline the club and old boy Aikhena Obadin Gabriel has returned from the Young Lions toIAN DECOTTA; KOH MUI FONG - 412 words
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Article, Illustration230 2010-01-26 33 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON Manchester City forward Robinho (picture) believes he is “90-per-cent certain” to leave Eastlands and return to Santos in the next few days. The Brazilian has been unhappy to find himself on the bench in recent matches and admitted on SundayTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH; AFP - 230 words
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Article, Illustration146 2010-01-26 35 With a pair of Chinese players into the quarterfinals of a Grand slam tournament for the first time, the search for reasons is getting intricate. not wanting to get too technical, Li na (left) joked after her 6-4, 6-3 win over no 4AP, AFP - 146 words
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Article48 2010-01-26 41 $1.38 Buy Phillip Securities raises target price to $1.56 from $1.40, based on discounted cashflow valuation, to reflect healthcare property trust’s stable income streams. Says more than 70 per cent of revenue, derived mainly from Singapore, guaranteed to increase at least 1 per cent annually.48 words
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Article38 2010-01-26 41 $1.75 neutral Credit Suisse raises target to $1.94 from $1.69, increases FY2010-2011 distribution per unit estimates by 4 to 5 per cent to assume 6 per cent increase in annual rental reversions given improving economic outlook.38 words
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Article66 2010-01-26 41 S-DAYSTI CLOSING MON 2,811.71 I 0.28% Friday 2,819.71 T 1.10% Thursday 2,850.98 1.46% Wednesday 2,893.13 T 0.68% Tuesday 2,912.92 a 0.03W MARKETSCLOSE 'largSenq 20,598.5s 0.62% Nikkei 10,512.69 0.79% •jhcighf. 3,094.41 109% Seoul 1,670.20 0.84% MUrrlba.1 16,780.46 0.47% Malaysia 1,296.79 0.28% FOREIGN EXCHANGE lj'_-»i $1,400 Y100 $1,551 ti $2,25966 words
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Article192 2010-01-26 40 SINGAPORE Homegrown heavy-lifting services provider Sin Heng Heavy Machinery launched its initial public offering (IPO) on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) yesterday to raise net proceeds of $21.6 million. The company plans to list on SGX’s Mainboard and is offering 168 million new shares at192 words
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Article113 2010-01-26 40 Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust has reported a fourth-quarter distribution per unit (DPU) of 2.886 cents, up 1 per cent from a year earlier. Net property income for the three months ended December dropped 1.4 per cent to $47.2 million. For the full year,113 words
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Article87 2010-01-26 40 Singapore-listed provider of integrated logistics services CWT said it would raise about $12.6 million from EDB Investments, which had subscribed 16 million new shares in the company at 78.8 cents each. On completion of the subscription, EDB Investments will have a 2.7-per cent stake in87 words
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Article797 2010-01-26 39 PAUL KRUGMAN - PoinT oF View PAUL KRUGMAN THE NEW YORK TIMES A REPUBLICAN won in Massachusetts and suddenly it’s not clear whether the Senate will confirm Ben Bernanke for a second term as Federal Reserve chairman. That’s not as strange as it sounds: Washington has suddenly noticed public rageTHE NEW YORK TIMES - 797 words
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Article190 2010-01-26 39 JONATHAN PEERIS SINGAPORE Mainboard-list-ed property developer, Keppel Land, posted a 55.9 per cent jump in its fourth quarter net profit to $106.8 million on the back of a strong rebound in the property market and improving economic prospects. Sales rose 52.2 per cent to $300.4JONATHAN PEERIS - 190 words
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Article195 2010-01-26 38 NYT LONDON Britain’s worst recession in more than 50 years will soon be confirmed as over, if economists’ forecasts for fourth-quarter GDP data due today are right, but the strength of any recovery looks less certain. Britain entered recession in the second quarter of2008 and isNYT - 195 words
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Article103 2010-01-26 38 NYT NEW YORK US Home sales plunged in December even faster than predicted, deepening questions about whether the housing market can function without ample government assistance. Sales of existing homes last month fell 16.7 per cent from November to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.45NYT - 103 words
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