Today, 19 April 2010, Afternoon Edition

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    28 2 AFTERNOON EDITION TODAY MICA (P) 160/10/2009 A PublICAtIon of nEWS HotlInE 6822 2268 Monday April 19, 2010 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking april 19, 2010 a publication of
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    Lock icon Half the flights may resume if ...
    252 2 Half the flights may resume if AP AMSTERDAM Major airlines that sent test flights into European air space found no damage yesterday from the volcanic ash that has paralysed aviation over the continent, raising pressure on governments to ease restrictions that have thrown global travel and commerce into chaos. Is
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    ‘Don’t impose beliefs on others’
    375 2  -  Interactions in society should be secular, says Law Minister AlICIA Wong alicia@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Religious beliefs must remain private and should not be imposed on others but it can be used to promote good values that all can agree on, said Law Minister K Shanmugam. Mr
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      61 2 iTODAY on HTC phones For the latest news updates on the go. Download the latest version of the application from your device's App store. SPortS 21 torrES WIll MISS rESt of SEASon CoMMEnt&AnAlySIS P n bAljI WHAt WAltEr Woon’S IntErvIEW SAyS of CHAngE 12 ConrAd rAj A grEAt q1? WAtCH
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  • NEWS
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      FOREIGN TEACHERS MAKE UP THE NUMBERS; GIVE THEM TIME: LUI
      255 5 Singaporeans have groused about not being able to communicate with service staff who are foreigners, but has the discomfort with foreign accents also extended to our classrooms? A Punggol resident noted how some local students could not understand their foreign
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      Peranakan donation valuation incidentan ‘isolated case’
      424 5  -  nEo Chai Chin chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The National Heritage Board (NHB) will relook its valuation process as well as how it engages donors in the wake of a controversy surrounding the valuation of a collection of artefacts donated to the Peranakan Museum. In his first
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      Lock icon HDB to spend $1 billion on upgrading; 85,000 households to benefit
      381 5 Project slated for towns in Central Zone; Ang Mo Kio to receive the bulk of the upgrading pie EvElyn Choo SINGAPORE The Housing and Development Board (HDB) is spending $1 billion to upgrade eight towns in the Central Zone
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      LUI HOPEFUL THAT STARHUB, SINGTEL WILL BAG WORLD CUP DEAL
      154 6 Yes, time is running “very short” for fans of the 2010 World Cup here, acknowledged Acting Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts LuiTuck Yew but, he remains optimistic. Said Mr Lui: “I will say that I remain optimistic only
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      Lock icon UP CLOSE WITH NATURE’S DARk GUST
      84 6 a crew working for National Geographic magazine setting-up on southern iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull glacier after landing on the glacier, close to the volcanic eruption yesterday. Scientists say that because the volcano is situated below the glacial ice cap, magma is being cooled quickly, causing explosions
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      Lock icon Thai Yellow Shirts issue ultimatum on rival Red rallies
      482 6 aGEnCiES BANGKOK Thailand’s elite-backed “Yellow Shirts” vowed to take action yesterday if the government fails to deal with redclad protesters within a week, raising fears of clashes between the rival groups. The Red Shirts, who mainly support former Prime Minister Thaksin
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      Lock icon The long road ... home
      401 7  - The long road home time.” aliCia Wong SINGAPORE It is known for its picturesque beaches and glitzy film events, yet one traveller was in a hurry to get out of Cannes, trying four different ways to come home to Singapore. Mr Ganesh Rajaram finally managed to return, but not before
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      Lock icon Mother, son stranded at Changi
      269 7  -  Wang Eng Eng engeng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE While some have been desperately trying to get back to Singapore, others have been trying just as hard to get out. Mother and son, Janet and Joe Richardson (picture), have been camping at Changi Airport since Thursday. They were among
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      UNABLETO FLY IN EUROPE, GEORGE YEO TAKES TO THE ROAD
      82 7  -  SaiFUlBaHri iSMail Foreign Minister George Yeo, who visited Andorra on Saturday, has also been affected by the Icelandic volcanic ash. Instead of flying, he is travelling by road to get to his next destination Italy where he will be visiting
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      Lock icon FOR SOME, THIS IS A DAILY CHORE
      79 9 among the 5,000 runners at the dow live Earth run for Water event were four volunteers who took part in the 6km run at Marina Bay carrying 20 litres of water in jerry cans, like student yap Shiwen, 24 (picture). people in some
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      Singapore to start feasibility study into nuclear energy
      386 9 SINGAPORE As more countries seek to explore the use of nuclear energy for civilian purposes, the international community faces a dilemma: How does it juggle a nuclear non-proliferation regime while acknowledging the right of countries pursuing nuclear energy and technology for peaceful
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      Lock icon Driver suspended pending probe
      125 9 SINGAPORE The driver of the SBS Transit bus that ploughed into a bus stop in Eunos Link on Saturday has been suspended from his duties while a probe got underway. The bus collided with several vehicles before crashing into the bus stop, injuring 21 passengers. Fifteen
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      TEENS NABBED FOR BREAK-INS
      125 11 Police have arrested six teenagers, aged 14 to 17, suspected of committing a series of snatch thefts and school break-ins in Yishun. Last Saturday, police officers responding to a case of alarm activated at a primary school spotted three of the suspects prying open a vending
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      No grants in pipeline for allied health students
      475 11  -  neo Chai Chin chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE While hospitals here are mulling pre-employment grants to bring more overseas Singaporean medical students home after they graduate, there are no plans to extend such grants to allied health students for now. When asked if the Ministry
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      Lock icon Star Awards sees surprises
      268 11 SINGAPORE He was a hot favourite to win the Star Awards 2010 Favourite Male Character Award for his role as Lin Xiaobei in the drama serial, Together but Dai Yangtian was trumped by Nat Ho, who won instead for his part in The Dream Catchers. But
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      265 7 Preview on 14th May 2010 at 7.30 pm Lancaster Global MBA "The programme is a continual eye-opener." Ian Huggins "With this programme you're encouraged to be critical about what you are learning, and to give your opinion of whether you agree or not. We're taught not to take things at
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      175 8 When we harness the power of technology and design, there is no limit to what we can accomplish. II I! m SB SINGAPORE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND DESIGN in collaboration with MIT Remember when a train was as fast as a bus? Today's 'bullet' train is as fast as a
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      267 9 THINK SUCCESS. THINK MDIS. In the global world of business, MDIS increases your chances of winning in any market «r crs r-y, V t> r sc Adi Mukhtar MDIS Student ECU MBS Preview Session [Preview Code: ECU104] Date 4 May 2010 (Tue) Time 7pm Venue: MDIS Dhoby Ghaut In association
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  • VOICES
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      Setting the record straight
      491 13  -  Reform Party founders challenge Kenneth Jeyaretnam's claims in interview Letter from NgTeck Siong and Gopal Prabha Chairman and former Vice-Chairman, Former Chairman and former Vice-Chairman, and co-founders of the Reform Party We refer to the exclusive interview “I am my own man: Kenneth Jeyaretnam” (April 8)
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      Parents as Facebook friends? No thanks!
      341 14  -  I SAY Family ties are important, but I need my personal space tan ren yi I am writing to share my views on whether families should be connected via social networking sites. While some teenagers may think it is annoying to have their parents
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      FOCUS® ON THE FAMILY
      133 14  -  BY DR JAMES DOBSON Dealing with slow learners Children with learning disabilities are often the target of jokes and sneers from other kids, and teachers aren’t always as patient as they should be. Parents have a tendency to be embarrassed or resentful when their kids fall
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      251 13 have your say email your letters to voices@mediacorp.com.sg join the community www.todayonline.com/voices More in your pot %l#estpac Australia's First Bank Our 9-month Term Deposit will give you golden returns! For a limited time Westpac is paying you a great rate on 9-month Term Deposits. Put your savings into our Term
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      79 14 I I ecu Jo Men mii i CS «r Express y*g m Asia to Europe, now overnight. FedEx now offers an improved service to Europe. Call us before 6pm and your shipment can be safely delivered in Frankfurt, London or Paris the next business day*. So if it's urgent, you
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  • COMMENT & ANALYSIS
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      Lock icon An opportunity missed?
      707 15  -  What Walter Woon’s interview says of change in Singapore p n Balji In Singapore, any exit interview is a slippery business. Leave the scene with guns blazing, like former President Ong Teng Cheong did, and be prepared for a rapidfire response. Do it with lips half-sealed, like
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      A great Q1? Watch the costs next
      712 17  -  Conrad raj conrad@mediacorp.com.sg The writer is editor-at-large at Today. Last week brought scintillating news to the economy. The first three months of the year saw Gross Domestic Product (GDP) surge an astounding 32.1 per cent on a quar-ter-to-quarter seasonally adjusted annualised basis as
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      Lock icon Thai security forces split by protests
      685 18  -  ANALYSIS patrick Falby aFp Two bungled operations against “Red Shirt” protesters in less than a week may point to a split in Thailand’s military that has stymied Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva’s government, analysts say. The failed actions an attempted crackdown last weekend, which killed
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      142 18 If you have the drive to excel in your education and career, we have the scholarship for you. The Singapore Institute of Management (SIM) offers two prestigious scholarships worth SGD 100,000 each to enable you to pursue your studies at any reputed local or overseas university. Offered in honour of
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  • World
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      Lock icon ‘Grandpa Hu’ rallies spirits
      574 19 Chinese Premier promises maximum rescue efforts, supplies, and new homes for quake victims aFp JIEGU Chinese President Hu Jintao called on rescuers yesterday to keep searching for survivors as he visited victims of a powerful quake in the country’s northwest that left 1,706 dead and 256
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      Lock icon Pope meets sex abuse victims
      146 19 ap VALLETTA (Malta) Pope Benedict XVI met with a group of clerical abuse victims yesterday. He promised them the Catholic Church would implement “effective measures” to protect young people in the future. The Vatican said the Pope expressed his “shame and sorrow” at the pain
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      Lock icon Japan islanders rally against US base plan
      194 19 up. aFp TOKYO Thousands of people rallied on Tokunoshima, a small Japanese island yesterday, protesting against a possible government move to relocate a major United States air base there. The issue centres around a decision by Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama to review a
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      Lock icon Poles mourn as President buried
      276 21 aFp KRAKOW (Poland) Tens of thousands of grieving Poles packed Krakow yesterday for the burial of President Lech Kaczynski and his wife alongside past kings and heroes, though Europe’s air travel crisis kept many world leaders away. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev arrived for the state
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      Lock icon Britain’s ‘third party’ takes centrestage
      421 21 aFp, LONDON Britain’s Liberal Democrats, normally the country’s third-largest party, has soared so far up in the opinion polls that one even placed them on top yesterday, weeks ahead of the May 6 vote. The surge in support for the Liberal Democrats follows what commentators
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      Lock icon US lacks policy to curb Iran’s nuclear drive
      309 21 ap WASHINGTON A memo from United States Defence Secretary Robert Gates to the White House warned that the US lacks a nimble long-term plan for dealing with Iran’s nuclear programme, according to a New York Times report. Mr Gates wrote the three-page
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      Lock icon Cookbook pulped over ‘ground black people’
      148 23 ap SYDNEY An Australian publisher is reprinting 7,000 cookbooks over a recipe for pasta with “salt and freshly ground black people”. Penguin Group Australia’s head of publishing, Mr Bob Sessions, acknowledged the proofreader should have picked up the error, but called it nothing more
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      Lock icon iPad drawing interest as a device for disabled
      536 23 aFp WASHINGTON Most people view the iPad as a slick multimedia entertainment platform, but university professor Gregg Vanderheiden sees other potential uses for Apple’s new touchscreen device. “Say you have somebody who’s had a stroke, for example, and they wake up and
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  • SPORTS
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      Lock icon Button has a rubber secret
      649 25 World champion makes another gamble with tyres and comes up trumps ap ForMula 1 Chinese Grand prix SHANGHAI In a race which started in dry conditions but soon deteriorated, defending world champion Jenson Button showed his rivals the way in making the right call on
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      Lock icon Torres to have surgery, will miss rest of season
      344 25 AFTERNOON LATEST FOOTBALL aGenCies LONDON Liverpool striker Fernando Torres (picture) requires surgery on his problem knee and will miss the rest of the season, a club spokesman announced yesterday early today, Singapore time). The operation, which was due to take place
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      Lock icon Arsenal commit football suicide
      845 27 Wenger shattered as Wigan stage dramatic fightback to end Gunners title hopes aFp English prEMiErship Wigan 3 arsenal 2 WIGAN Moments after Charles N’Zogbia’s brilliant winner, the television camera panned on Arsene Wenger, who seemed to literally want to tear his hair out. That television image
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      Lock icon Villa keep Euro bid alive
      278 27 AFTERNOON LATEST ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Portsmouth 1 Aston Villa 2 AFP PORTSMOUTH Aston Villa remain in the hunt for a Champions League place after Nathan Delfouneso’s first Premier League goal clinched a 2-1 win against Portsmouth yesterday (early today, Singapore time). Martin O’Neill’s team fell behind
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      Lock icon Jon dreams of speed
      707 28  -  10-year-old’s quest to become a top driver fuelled after opening kart win MOTOR RACING Nescafe National Karting C'ships ian de cotta ian@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE He’s only 10, but Jon Lee is already a speed demon worth keeping an eye on. Fuelled by shrieking family members and friends,
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      Lock icon Messi and Co bus it to Milan
      295 28 aFp MADRID Reigning champions Barcelona travelled by coach to Italy yesterday for the first leg of their Champions League semi-final against Inter Milan due to air travel restrictions. A volcano eruption in Iceland is continuing to play havoc with travel plans for many
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      Lock icon IN THE PLAYOFFS, THE HEAT IS ON
      133 28 thankfully, Kevin garnett’s (third from right) lack of composure didn’t lead to a loss for the Boston celtics saturday night (yesterday morning, Singapore time). Boston’s emotional leader was ejected after he elbowed Quentin richardson in the jaw with 40 seconds left in the
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  • Page 25 Miscellaneous
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      36 25 your sportinG Fix Football toMorroW 2.45am Champ’ship plymouth v Newcastle (Ch116) 2.55am epl Liverpool v West Ham (Ch27) CriCket 10.30pm ipl Kolkata v Mumbai (Ch111) sportszone Minutes Sports updates live hourly on 938Live (6.35am to 11.35pm)
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      46 27 [p yX Always play with care. [responsibiyj Do not bet illegally. No person under the age of 18 years shall be allowed to purchase a ticket or to claim any prize Visit our website at www.singaporepools.com.sg Towards Community Purpose and Benefit SINGAPORE RCB Reg No: *****0202G
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  • SUCCEED
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      The power to develop
      613 34  -  TAKING CHARGE JoHn Bittleston The power to control has slightly negative connotations of restricting, limiting and preventing. The power to develop is more positive. It is what every business needs; the alternative is decline. The power to develop is especially important for the successful small company,
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      CEO 101: HOW DO YOU ENSURE DIVERSITY IN THE WORKPLACE?
      119 34  -  Mr dennis cHoo Managing Director, Asia Pacific, PGi: Diversity is essential to our well-being and here at PGi, we strive for a culture of acceptance, dignity and respect for all. To help broaden our cross-cultural base and to build a
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      BRAIN FOOD: HOWTO BE A FIERCE COMPETITOR
      260 34  -  JeFFrey J Fox Bad economic times can also be good times and good firms that survive economic crisis always see bad times as a good chance to out-fox the competition and gain market share. These companies hunger for new sales, new revenue and
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      103 33 Sign up as an SIM Member Enjoy: 50% discount on 2010 membership subscription FREE Balenciaga travel bag and travel pouch One SIM Membership event pass Call 6248 9489 or visit www.sim.edu.sg/msfor details. Terms and conditions apply. UpCOMIng ACTIvITIES May 15: Vocal Aerobics: Exercises to Train Your Voice for Effective Vocal
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      108 32 Huiji 4F oms, a Huiji Waist Tonic Made from 100% natural premium herbs using advanced technology. No added sugar or alcohol, suitable for vegetarians. Strengthens waist, body functions and restores physical strength. Gentle on the stomach, fragrant and tasty. Regular consumption of Huiji Waist Tonic builds vitality, and suitable for
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      94 31 For people who love a challenge. At PSB Academy, we work our students hard. When our graduates head out into the world, they're armed with much more than just a piece of paper. They have real skills, for real life. Take our Communications courses for example. From in-depth case studies
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  • BUSINESS
    • WEEKLY ROUNDUP (APRIL 12 TO 16)
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        DOW
        64 30 friday close 11,018.66 (+0.19%) cHANGe ON Week thursday 11,144.57 p 0.19% wednesday 11,123.11 p 0.94% tuesday 11,019.42 p 0.12% Monday 11,005.97 p 0.08% tHe Week AHeAd The first-quarter reporting period kicks into high gear in the United States this week, even as investors continue to mull the ramifications of
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        US
        9 30 nasdaq 2,481.26 (+1.10%) Ç s&p500 1,192.13 (-0.18%) È
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        EURO
        13 30 ftse100 5,743.96 (-0.46%) È È È daX 6,180.90 (-1.10%) cac40 3,986.63 (-1.57)
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        COMMODITIES
        9 30 oil $83.24 (-1.97%) È È GOld $1,136.90 (-2.85%)
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        FOREX
        19 30 us$1 $1.38 us$1 £0.650 us$1 €0.740 us$1 ¥91.99 us$1 a$1.080 all figures correct as at 8am this morning
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    • stock calls
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        SOILBUILD GROUP
        104 30 buy 1.52 UOB KayHian starts at Buy with $1.85 target price, pegged at 10 per cent discount to $2.06/share RNAV. Says developer’s rental income expected to grow three-fold to $44.1 million by 2011 with completion of its high-tech industrial buildings in Singapore. Adds leasing demand for company’s upcoming
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        NEPTUNE ORIENT LINES
        105 30 Hold $2.23 Deutsche Bank raises target price to $2.21 from $2.04. Says NOL has been enjoying freight rate increase over first two months of 2010. “Average revenue/FEU for February 2010 was up 17.6 per cent versus the average at the end of 2009 as the full impact
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      Lock icon Recovery set to beV-shape, say analysts
      402 30 BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON Surging profits are prompting economists to revise their estimates for growth, tilting the recovery more in the direction of a V-shape as businesses from Intel to JPMorgan Chase boost spending. “Companies have a lot more capital and they’re going to deploy it
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      Clear skies here for now, but ...
      401 30  - Clear skies here for now, but Prolonged disruption of air services could be costly: Analysts Millet enriquez emelita@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A huge plume of volcanic ash from Iceland in recent days has caused massive disruptions to airline operations around the world and caused many in the business community to postpone their
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