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Title Section26 2010-04-12 1 TODAY MICA (P) 160/10/2009 A PublICAtIon of nEWS HotlInE 6822 2268 Monday April 12, 2010 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking april 12, 2010 a publication of26 words
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Article, Illustration518 2010-04-12 1 Seventeen civilians and four soldiers killed in Saturday’s protests AGENCIES BANGKOK Anti-government protesters rejected talk of negotiations yesterday and called on the king to intervene, after the country’s worst political violence in almost two decades left at least 21 dead and over 800AGENCIES; AFP - 518 words
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636 2010-04-12 1 dylAn loH; TEO XUANWEI - Opposition parties working the ground a ‘good development’, says minister dylAn loH AND TEO XUANWEI dylanloh@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE With some Opposition parties recently stepping up their visibility in certain Group Representation Constituencies (GRC), the prospect of an electoral contest is making not just636 words
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Article349 2010-04-12 5 JereMy Koh with additional reporting froM afp SINGAPORE Singaporeans living in Bangkok remain relatively unperturbed despite the bloody weekend clashes, while many foreign tourists caught up in the political violence said they were shaken by the experience. Demonstrations are not new to 53-year-old Singaporean NgJereMy Koh with additional reporting froM afp - 349 words
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Article, Illustration295 2010-04-12 7 AGENCIES SMOLENSK (Russia) There was no technical problem with the plane that crashed in Russia and killed Polish President Lech Kaczynski, said the chief Russian investigator of the devastating crash that ravaged the top levels of Poland’s governing elite. “TheAGENCIES; AP - 295 words
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266 2010-04-12 7 TEO XUANWEI She used to walk right by when she saw bags of rubbish at the common chute area along her corridor. But these days, housewife Toh PeckGek promptly rings her town council to dispatch cleaners to remove them. “it’s hard to getTEO XUANWEI - 266 words
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Article, Illustration88 2010-04-12 7 The Sri Mariamman temple in Chinatown was unveiled yesterday in a consecration ceremony after a year-long facelift. The ceremony started promptly at 9.50am, an auspicious time according to Hindus. More than 25,000 devotees were present to witness the event. Guest-of-honour president S r Nathan tookCHANNEl NEWSASIA - 88 words
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Article, Illustration413 2010-04-12 9 TEO XUANWEI - TEO XUANWEI xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The list of candidates is long and each Filipino can be expected to spend five minutes filling in the voting ballot. Domestic helper Lydia Delegente, 37, who has been working in Singapore for a year, became the first FilipinoOFW PINOY STAR MAGAZINE - 413 words
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Article, Illustration100 2010-04-12 9 Mr al amin, winner of the dance category of SingTel’s dormitory Got Talent 2010, revving it up on stage at the finale held last night. Since last december, the competition saw more than 1,000 participants from various foreign worker dormitories, who are SingTel’s pre-paid customers, vying for thePHOTO COURTESY SINGTEL - 100 words
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Article, Illustration158 2010-04-12 13 SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB SINGAPORE Police have arrested 138 people in an anticrime operation in Geylang. More than 150 officers from different agencies took part in the 13-hour operation that ended yesterday morning. It was the second such dragnet in three days. Led by the CriminalSHAFFIQ ALKHATIB - 158 words
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Article, Illustration255 2010-04-12 13 SINGAPORE Police busted an organised gambling den operating within a private condominium in Yishun on Saturday, following a tip-off. They arrested 13 men and two women, aged between 21 and 27, and seized cash and other gaming paraphernalia. Two of the men werePICTURES: SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE - 255 words
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Article, Illustration380 2010-04-12 13 NG JING YNG - NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE What hardcore punters ought to know before they next sneak into an illegal gambling den: Chances are, the tables have been rigged to make the odds of winning almost impossible. Police who have been raiding such dens showedWEE TECK HIAN - 380 words
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Article345 2010-04-12 17 ESTHER NG - ESTHER NG estherng@mediacorp.com.sg WHEN straight lines appear wavy or when the view seems blurry or patchy you may be experiencing symptoms of a particular type of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), an eye disease associated with ageing. Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy (PCV) affects around one in345 words
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Article, Illustration69 2010-04-12 17 Besides running the 6.5km route, participants of saturday’s starhub urban freestyle run had to tackle nine speciallydesigned obstacles courses, parkour-style. the noncompetitive event, was inspired by parkour a sport where participants adapt their movements to the environment in order to clear obstacles as efficiently andPHOTO COURTESYSTARHUB - 69 words
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Article138 2010-04-12 17 GENEVIEVE LOH Channel NewsAsia has sealed deals for four of its high definition television programmes to be distributed internationally. This took place at the global television content trade event, MIPTV, in Cannes, where Singapore is the “Country Of Focus”. Produced at a total cost ofGENEVIEVE LOH - 138 words
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Article127 2010-04-12 17 JEREMY KOH A 10-year-old boy was injured after his foot got caught in an escalator at VivoCity. He was travelling on the escalator with his parents when the shoe on his right foot became trapped in the escalator at about 12.45pm yesterday. Staff at VivoCityJEREMY KOH - 127 words
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Cars a luxury? Not for us
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Article, Illustration164 2010-04-12 21 Mark Ho - Letter from Mark Ho ARE cars really luxury items that many of us can do without? I would argue cars are not a “luxury” when one needs to transport young children, elderly folk and bulky goods. One is not guaranteed aTODAY FILE - 164 words
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242 2010-04-12 21 Barbara Tan - Letter from Barbara Tan I REFER refer to the report “COEs the next lightning rod?” (April 8). The huge jump in prices did not surprise me, because Singaporeans are basically very “kiasu” at heart, causing prices to escalate at242 words
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194 2010-04-12 21 Hong Gwee Kim - Letter from Gwee Kim Hong I WRITE with concern for the business community with regard to the present COE situation. While we appreciate the Government’s effort in keeping the vehicle population down, it could have some negative consequences. First, as the economy of194 words
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Article223 2010-04-12 21 James Wong - Yes new cars are a luxury Letter from James Wong I REFER to the recent steep increases in COE prices. There is really no cause for alarm. The reason why prices are high is because many car buyers are willing to pay such prices. If no one is willing to223 words
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Article, Illustration193 2010-04-12 25 DR JAMES DOBSON - BY DR JAMES DOBSON RAISE YOUR CHILD’S IQ According to a study by Dr Burton White at Harvard University, there are six key factors that contribute to the development of intelligence in children. Here are the first three: It is increasingly clear that the origins of193 words
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Article205 2010-04-12 25 yap Kheng Guan - Join us in ensuring a sustainable water supply: PUB letter from yap Kheng Guan Director, 3P Network, PUB PUB, the national water agency, thanks Mr Wang Seow Pang for his suggestion to have a volunteer programme to keep our rivers clean and litter-free and to raise205 words
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Article, Illustration143 2010-04-12 25 Wa-fig 5eorw Pang - Letter from 1 Wa-fig 5eorw Pang Our volunteers undergo a comprehensive training programme and get opportunities to take part in existing initiatives such as waterways patrols, conducting talks and serving as guides for public education programmes. PUB also encourages active citizenry by supporting143 words
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185 2010-04-12 25 Upali a peiris - letter from Upali a peiris MY DAUGHTER will be attending primary school next year. Like many Singaporean parents I called several schools, including some Catholic schools, to get some information on their enrolment criteria. I was surprised by the first question some of the185 words
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COMMENT & ANALYSIS
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Article, Illustration735 2010-04-12 28 CONRAD RAJ - Introduce windfall tax on developers’ excessive profits instead CONRAD RAJ conrad@mediacorp.com.sg The writer is editor-at-large at Today. When Simon Cheong, president of the Real Estate Developers Association of Singapore, recently made public his views on the role he thought the Government had in affecting propertyKOH MUI - 735 words
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Article, Illustration840 2010-04-12 33 Asean must find an arrangement that isn't onerous and is based on inclusiveness, equality The writer is chairman of the Singapore Institute of International Affairs. His book, Asia Alone: The Dangerous Post Crisis Divide from America, is forthcoming from the publishers Wiley. SiMon tay The840 words
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Article, Illustration750 2010-04-12 35 Obama’s security summit should seek to build consensus, improve security culture The writer is Professor of Non-Proliferation and International Security at King’s College London and Director of the King’s Centre for Science and Security Studies. The full summary of the conference themes can be accessedAFP - 750 words
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Article, Illustration331 2010-04-12 37 Indonesian police arrest 6, links are being investigated AP MEDAN Indonesian police arrested six men yesterday with suspected ties to a new terror group based in Aceh, including one believed to have been involved in a 2004 bomb attack on the Australian EmbassyAP; yesterday. - 331 words
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191 2010-04-12 37 BLOOMBERG SYDNEY Australia will spend A$500 million ($632 million) to cut waiting times for hospital emergency services to a maximum four hours. The government will provide A$150 million of additional funding from July 1 to states and territories to cover the cost of movingBLOOMBERG - 191 words
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164 2010-04-12 37 AGENCIES SEOUL South Korea began culling almost 30,000 farm animals yesterday in a bid to contain the highly contagious foot-and-mouth disease following its outbreak two days ago, officials said. The disease hit a cattle farm in Ganghwa, west of Seoul, last Friday and has sinceAGENCIES - 164 words
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304 2010-04-12 37 AP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia’s opposition called for an independent investigation yesterday into claims that Israeli spies had infiltrated the national police headquarters. Government and the police have denied the allegation, which was made by opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim in Parliament last week.AP - 304 words
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268 2010-04-12 37 AP LIUZHOU When professors in China need to author research papers to get promoted, many turn to people like Lu Keqian. The former schoolteacher ghostwrites for professors, students, government offices anyone willing to pay his fee, typically about 300 yuan ($60). Ghost-writing,AP - 268 words
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Article, Illustration355 2010-04-12 39 AFP REYKJAVIK “I don’t tell my children where I get the food, I’m too ashamed,” said Ms Iris Aegisdottir, an Icelander who has been going to a food bank every week for a year to feed her three children. The crisis that broughtAFP - 355 words
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482 2010-04-12 39 THE OBSERVER pressure on developing countries to back deal agreed at Un summit BONN Rich countries have threatened to cut vital aid to the developing nations if they do not back the deal agreed at the United Nations climate summit in Copenhagen,THE OBSERVER - 482 words
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Article, Illustration527 2010-04-12 39 AP AP KABUL President Hamid Karzai (right) got a VIP briefing at Nato headquarters and the top American diplomat in Kabul went out of his way to smooth United States and Afghan relations signs that Washington is using a softer touch inAP; AFP - 527 words
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238 2010-04-12 40 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON Muslim doctors and nurses are to be allowed to opt out of strict hygiene rules introduced by Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) to restrict the spread of hospital superbugs. Female staff who follow the IslamicTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 238 words
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308 2010-04-12 40 Technical glitch in UK means organs removed without authorisation AP LONDON Britain’s transplant authority said on Saturday that it was investigating several hundred thousand errors in its organ donor list stretching back about a decade. The National Health Service (NHS) BloodAP - 308 words
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162 2010-04-12 40 AFP BISHKEK—Its economy in ruins after a popular revolt last week, Kyrgyzstan’s interim government yesterday awaited news of financial aid from Moscow, following talks with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. Mr Almazbek Atambayev, first deputy head of the interim Kyrgyz government, flewAFP - 162 words
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Article, Illustration350 2010-04-12 41 LONDON One wants to dispel the notion he’s half-man, half-machine. The other wants to banish the notion that he’s too posh for office. So, in a break with tradition, the men fighting to become Britain’s prime minister are turning to their wives. Prime Minister GordonAGENCIES; PHOTOS: AFP - 350 words
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184 2010-04-12 41 AP TURIN The Shroud of Turin went on public display on Saturday for the first time in 10 years, drawing long lines of people to see the linen some believe is Christ’s burial cloth and others dismiss as a medieval fake. TurinAP - 184 words
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Article320 2010-04-12 41 AP VATICAN CITY The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith the office once known more chillingly as the Inquisition has long epitomised the secrecy and mystery of the Vatican. Now, the Vatican is starting to open up. Today, it will post on its website aAP - 320 words
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Article213 2010-04-12 41 AGENCIES KHARTOUM Voters headed to polling stations yesterday as Sudan’s first multiparty elections in two decades got under way. It was marred by an opposition boycott and accusations of fraud. The elections, which end tomorrow, are an essential part of a 2005 peace deal that endedAGENCIES - 213 words
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Article, Illustration625 2010-04-12 43 Chelsea could go 4 points clear as United come untied at Ewood Park THE DAILYTELEGRAPH englisH premiersHip Blackburn 0 manchester united 0 BLACKBURN Manchester United’s hopes of retaining the Premier League title suffered a major blow last night, a dismal 0-0 draw atTHE DAILYTELEGRAPH; AFP - 625 words
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Article325 2010-04-12 43 AGENCIES FA Cup, semi-FinAl Aston Villa 0 Chelsea 3 LONDON Chelsea are still on course for a first double after their 3-0 win for the holders over top flight rivals Aston Villa in their FA Cup semi-final at Wembley on Saturday (yesterday morning, SingaporeAGENCIES - 325 words
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Article, Illustration269 2010-04-12 43 TANYO-HINN - TANYO-HINN SINGAPORE National sailor Darren Choy (picture) is now a twotime world champion. Last night, the 16-year-old underlined his growing status as one of Singapore’s most promising young talents by clinching the 2010 Byte CII World Championship men’s title in Cannes, France, successfully defending the title hePHOTO: PHILIPPE GUEGAN VOILE - 269 words
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Article, Illustration485 2010-04-12 44 AFP LONDON Crisis club Portsmouth stunned Tottenham Hotspur with a 2-0 extra-time win as they reached their second FA Cup final in three years at Wembley yesterday, just a day after being relegated from the Premier League. Portsmouth, the 2008 FA Cup winners when nowAFP - 485 words
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478 2010-04-12 44 AGENCIES MANCHESTER Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini believes the race for fourth place in the Premier League is now between his team and Tottenham. City moved four points clear of fifth placed Spurs, who have a game in hand but still haveAGENCIES - 478 words
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Article, Illustration238 2010-04-12 44 AFP BLACKBURN Sir Alex Ferguson admits Manchester United’s lacklustre 0-0 draw against Blackburn yesterday has left Chelsea in control of the Premier League title race. Ferguson’s side were toothless without injured striker Wayne Rooney and squandered a chance to go above the BluesAFP - 238 words
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Article, Illustration523 2010-04-12 45 Guardiola's cpen sweep aside jivals Real for fourth straight Crasico victory AGENCIES priMera liga real Madrid 0 Barcelona 2 MADRID Dejected, defeated, the Santiago Bernabeu emptied fast on Saturday night (yesterday morning, Singapore time) as Barcelona danced to the strains of Real Madrid’s anthem, blastedAGENCIES; AFP - 523 words
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323 2010-04-12 45 AP LONDON Liverpool’s American owners are stepping up efforts to sell the English Premier League club by tasking Barclays Capital, the investment arm of the bank which sponsors the Premier League, with finding a buyer and appointing a new chairman. Tom Hicks and GeorgeAP - 323 words
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Article, Illustration581 2010-04-12 46 tiger lurking as westwood, Mickelson go head to head AP golf 2010 Masters AUGUSTA (Georgia) England’s Lee Westwood (picture) appeared to be pulling away, the only player on the Masters leaderboard heading in the right direction in the third round on Saturday (yesterday morning, SingaporeAP; AFP - 581 words
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Article, Illustration409 2010-04-12 46 AP Tigers Woods wasn’t being slapped with divorce papers, no mistresses or porn stars were stalking him, but his mother was worried. During the third round, Woods seemed on the verge of throwing away any chance he had to win the Masters.AP; AFP - 409 words
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Article, Illustration501 2010-04-12 48 SHAMIR OSMAN - aussies dominate osim triathlon as heat claims 2, including men’s champ SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Australian flag was hoisted high at the East Coast Park yesterday during the prize presentations for the elite men’s and women’s categories of the Osim Singapore International Triathlon. Athletes fromWEE TECK HIAN, SHAMIR OSMAN - 501 words
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416 2010-04-12 48 SHAMIR OSMAN SINGAPORE A cross-causeway tournament involving S-League clubs and Malaysian sides, rekindling some of the old Malaysia Cup fever, will go ahead this June, the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) confirmed yesterday. “The FAS and Football Association of MalaysiaSHAMIR OSMAN - 416 words
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Article, Illustration385 2010-04-12 54 yozo Hasegawa - rediscovering Japanese business leadersHip yozo Hasegawa ONG DAI LIN Japanese companies have a reputation of being innovative and formidable since the country rebuilt itself after World War II. But the bursting of Japan’s economic bubble in the late 1980s and the financial downturn last year have tested theONG DAI LIN - 385 words
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Article788 2010-04-12 54 WHARTON ONG - WHARTON ONG succeed@mediacorp.com.sg The writer will be conducting a two-day workshop on listening and connecting, organised by SIM Professional Development on May 6 and 7. For registration or enquiries, please call 6248-9414 or email gracetan@sim.edu.sg Almost everyone wants to have better communication skills when dealing with788 words
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Article, Illustration120 2010-04-12 54 How do you ensure diversity in tHe workplace? Mr Jason wong, country Head, rHb bank berHad singapore RHB Bank Berhad Singapore is committed to developing the diverse skills and experiences of our employees. We value the benefits of a socially integrated workplace. The integration helps us to sustain120 words
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Article, Illustration779 2010-04-12 53 Brought to you by Membership Head of SIM’s Membership Committee Dr Rosemary Tan believes in the empowering nature of education MELODY TAN Dr rosemary Tan believes strongly in the power of knowledge. “I’ve always been passionate about education as it can be the means to a betterMELODY TAN - 779 words
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447 2010-04-12 49 SINGAPORE Hotel and resorts operator Banyan Tree has terminated its contract to operate the Banyan Tree Al Areen resort in Bahrain with immediate effect following claims of “continued breaches” by the owner of the resort, Al Areen Holding Company. Banyan Tree disclosed this in447 words
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Article58 2010-04-12 49 friday close +2,971.97 (+0.9%) change on week Monday 2,968.38 p 0.86% tuesday 2,975.51 p 0.24% Wednesday 2,988.10 p 0.42% thursday 2,963.19 q 0.83% the Week ahead Singapore stocks are expected to move higher on the back of upbeat US economic reports and expectations that the Fed will leave the58 words
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Article30 2010-04-12 49 hanG senG 22,208.50 (+3.1%) Ç nikkei È 11,204.34 (-0.7%) È shanGhai 3,145.35 (-0.4%) australia 4,948.09 (+0.8%) Ç MuMBai Ç È 17,933.14 (+1.4%) Malaysia 1,333.98 (-0.1%) seoul Ç 1,724.47 (+0.1%)30 words
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Article12 2010-04-12 49 oil us$84.92 (+0.06%) Ç Ç Gold us$1,161.90 (+3.2%) copper $7,925 (+0.51%)12 words
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Article28 2010-04-12 49 us$1 $1.390 £1 $2.137 €1 $1.875 ¥100 $1.492 a$1 $1.297 rM1 $0.436 rp1,000 $0.154 hk$100 $17.92 rMB100 $20.37 rs100 $3.141 all figures correct as at 9pm yesterday28 words
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Article117 2010-04-12 49 Buy $2.09 DMG raises MobileOne’s target price to $2.55 from $2.30, based on its discounted cashflow valuation, after increasing FY10/11 earnings estimates by 3 to 4 per cent to reflect the telco’s improved revenue outlook. DMG says that “M1’s mobile revenue was steady in January and February, with evidence117 words
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Article80 2010-04-12 49 Buy 63.5 cents DMG upgrades Anwell Technologies to Buy from Neutral, raises target price to $0.78 from $0.38 based on 8X FY11 price/ earnings ratio and a 50-per-cent discount to industry average. DMG expects optical disc maker to incur FY10 loss due to high research and development and80 words
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Article565 2010-04-12 49 public debt to hit 200% of Gdp, putting japan at risk of bankruptcy: analyst AFP TOKYO Greece’s debt problems may currently be in the spotlight but Japan is walking its own financial tightrope, analysts said, with a public debt mountain bigger than that of any otherAFP - 565 words
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563 2010-04-12 51 AZHAR KHALID - AZHAR KHALID azhark@mediacorp.com.sg SingAPore Owners of Cashew Heights condominium are planning to take a second shot at a collective sale after the first attempt fell through about three years ago. Some 170 owners of the total 598 units in the estate signed a requisition563 words
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Article, Illustration172 2010-04-12 51 iran spends $3 billion a year on cosmetics: Consumer report AFP TeHrAn Iran has emerged as the world’s seventh largest consumer of cosmetics, spending US$2.1 billion ($3 billion) annually on beauty products, state-run English language Iran Daily newspaper said yesterday. The report quoting a survey conducted byAFP - 172 words
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136 2010-04-12 51 BLOOMBERG beijing Prices of crude palm oil, the world’s biggest vegetable oil by volume, may surge as high as RM3,000 ($1,300) per tonne this year, an industry group forecast. Palm oil may trade between RM2,600 and RM3,000 given the inventory-to-usage ratios of glo-BLOOMBERG - 136 words
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235 2010-04-12 51 treasurer backs move to tighten monetary policy BLOOMBERG Melbourne Australian Treasurer Wayne Swan said he remains confident the government is acting appropriately by withdrawing fiscal stimulus gradually as the global economy recovers from recession. Australia is performing better than other developed nations andBLOOMBERG - 235 words
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444 2010-04-12 52 AFP WASHINGTON Following years of US pressure, the Chinese government is expected to soon allow its currency to strengthen against the dollar. Making Chinese exports more expensive has the potential to alter the face of world trade. For decades, the flow of cheap goodsAFP - 444 words
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353 2010-04-12 52 BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON Economists expect sales and consumer confidence to rebound, along with the manufacturing and home construction rebounded, making a lasting US expansion more likely, economists said before reports this week. Retail purchases increased 1.2 per cent in March, the biggest gain inBLOOMBERG - 353 words
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129 2010-04-12 52 AP Greece’s european partners tossed a financial lifeline yesterday to Greece, offering €30 billion ($55 billion) in loans this year to help ease a debt crisis that has hiked the country’s borrowing costs and slammed Europe’s common currency. The International Monetary Fund would make aAP - 129 words
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96 2010-04-12 52 BLOOMBERG Qantas Airways, Australia’s biggest carrier, said an improving global economy is feeding a recovery in business demand while leisure travel remains strong in the face of increased borrowing costs. “We are seeing very strong leisure demand despite interest rates having gone up,” Qantas chiefBLOOMBERG - 96 words
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Article, Illustration157 2010-04-12 8 MAY SEAH YOU won’t want to miss today’s episode of The Amazing Race because the teams have come to our sunny shores. The Singapore Flyer features as a skyscraping challenge, and according to reports, the film crew was also spotted in the Bugis vicinity filming withMAY SEAH - 157 words
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