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Title Section27 2010-08-12 1 TODAY MICA (P) 160/10/2009 A PUBLICATION OF yVl EDIACORP NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Thursday August 12, 2010 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking AUGUST 12, 2010 A PUBLICATION27 words
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Article, Illustration458 2010-08-12 1 AGENCIES SUKKUR (Pakistan) As the aid-and-rescue mission by the United States military gets underway in Pakistan, members of the Taliban in the country have denounced all foreign aid for victims of the country’s catastrophic flooding. “We condemn American and other foreign aidAGENCIES; AP - 458 words
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Article519 2010-08-12 1 ESTHER NG - I’ll continue hiring foreigners, as Singaporeans don’t want these jobs. ESTHER NG estherng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Six weeks after Jobs Credit ended and higher foreign worker levies kicked in, businesses traditionally reliant on imported labour say hiring is continuing as usual and they are absorbing the519 words
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Advertisement612 2010-08-12 1 Local university fees set to reach S$100,000 by 2020* Pakistani Taliban urge rejection of foreign flood aid stronghold in the north-west. Across Pakistan, the deluge has left some 6 million people dependent on humanitarian help for their survival, the United Nations said. It estimates that 1,600 people have died in612 words
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NEWS
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Article, Illustration549 2010-08-12 3 IAN DE COTTA - IAN DE COTTA ian@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Sporting a Borsalino Panama hat as he surveyed medical facilities at venues hosting Youth Olympic Games (YOG) sports events, mustachioed Dr Patrick Schamasch resembles the fictional French sleuth, Chief Inspector Jacques Clouseau. The orthopaedic surgeon is a super sleuth in hisPHOTO BY IAN DE COTTA - 549 words
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Article, Illustration279 2010-08-12 3 JOANNE CHAN - JOANNE CHAN SINGAPORE The inaugural Youth Olympic Games (YOG) has scored another “first” for any Olympic event: It is going paper-less for its opening ceremony on Aug 14 and the finale 12 days later. Spectators can use a pre-paid card not only toPHOTO BY WEE TECK HIAN - 279 words
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Article332 2010-08-12 4 SHAMIR OSMAN - SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Even before the start of the inaugural Youth Olympic Games (YOG) this Saturday, a group of people exemplifying the very spirit of the games have already made their presence felt. They work for the Thorb apparel brand a name that will332 words
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Article, Illustration264 2010-08-12 4 TAN YO-HINN - TAN YO-HINN SINGAPORE They became the first all-women Singapore team to summit Mount Everest, the world’s highest peak, in May last year. The six-member team Lee Lihui, Esther Tan, Sim Yi Hui, Jane Lee, Lee Peh Gee and Joanne Soo hope their feat willPICTURE COURTESY SYOGOC - 264 words
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452 2010-08-12 5 LEONG WEE KEAT - Judge dismisses appeal against driving ban as man was too LEONG WEE KEAT weekeat@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE If an intoxicated motorist stops voluntarily by the road, would this make him less culpable of drink driving? A High Court judge thinks so. In what452 words
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159 2010-08-12 8 SATISH CHENEY - SATISH CHENEY SINGAPORE Firemen had a relatively easier time for the first six months of this year. There were fewer fires to put out 2,395 cases a 14-per-cent drop compared to the same period last year, which saw 2,799 fires. Latest159 words
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Article, Illustration274 2010-08-12 8 NG JING YNG - NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Tiger Balm a household name for the last century or so has failed United States drug tests. Haw Par Corporation the maker of the popular herbalbased pain relief ointment told MediaCorp that its products were “safe”,274 words
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441 2010-08-12 10 ZUL OTHMAN ZUL OTHMAN SINGAPORE The two factions vying for control of Singapore’s only Malay-based political party have met in court but a resolution of their four-year-old feud is still nowhere in sight. On Tuesday, council adviser Osman HassanZUL OTHMAN ZUL OTHMAN - 441 words
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Article, Illustration505 2010-08-12 10 NG JING YNG - More opportunities to venture overseas; strengths to complement one another NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Some Singaporean graduates building local start-ups have found that a good first step is to give it an international flavour byPHOTO COURTESY NUS ENTERPRISE; PHOTO COURTESY KEITH NG - 505 words
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150 2010-08-12 12 ZUL OTHMAN - ZUL OTHMAN zul@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The licensee of Dragon Hotel in Mosque Street has become the latest person to be hauled to court for allegedly allowing prostitutes to operate on the hotel premises. Teo Eng Heng was yesterday charged with allowing three prostitutes to use150 words
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186 2010-08-12 12 CLAIRE HUANG To encourage Singaporeans to learn more about their heritage, more groups will gain free admission into museums run by the National Heritage Board. Mr Lui Tuck Yew, Acting Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts, announced thiswhen he opened HeritageFestCLAIRE HUANG - 186 words
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143 2010-08-12 12 The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has launched a microsite to celebrate ONE.MOTORING’s 10 years as Singapore’s premier motoring portal. The microsite (onemotoring.com.sg/10years) features articles that track the evolution of the motoring landscape, along with user-generated content and contests. ONE.MOTORING remains one of the top portals for143 words
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VOICES
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Article376 2010-08-12 14 Ho Kong Loon - Too often, school leaders’ hands are tied when dealing with errant students Letter from Ho Kong Loon PUPIL misconduct in schools has been reported regularly in the local mainstream media. An incident last month in which a female student attacked a female teacher who tried to stop376 words
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Article, Illustration475 2010-08-12 14 Finding a balance between using contact lenses and glasses is what Lifang, a personal assistant, considers the winning combination for her lifestyle. "Working as a personal assistant, I spend long hours in the office. While I do wear glasses at work, there are times when I475 words
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Article, Illustration174 2010-08-12 16 A me s s f rot*. Singapore TODDLER IN TOW Imagine taking a trip to the zoo with three hyperactive two- to four-year-olds! I think it might be easier to take over a small country. Venturing into the world with an active toddler is challenging. And174 words
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403 2010-08-12 16 Lee Kok Leong - Letter from Lee Kok Leong I REFER to the recent report about the sharp increase in contraband cigarettes seized at the borders of Singapore (“Smuggling cases hit a new high”, Aug 6) and applaud the authorities for stepping up their checks. The rise in403 words
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82 2010-08-12 16 SEBASTIAN TAN - LETTER FROM SEBASTIAN TAN Many Singaporeans, including myself, have been balloting for National Day Parade tickets for years but have never been able to lay hands on one. Yet every year, we read reports of some lucky people attending their second orthird Parade. How82 words
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88 2010-08-12 16 UPALIA PEIRIS - LETTER FROM UPALIA PEIRIS It was a spectacular National Day Parade, thanks to the highly-com-mendable effort of the organisers. However, even the media picked up on the tonnes of rubbish left behind by spectators. I’m sure much of this was due to the88 words
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Miscellaneous45 2010-08-12 14 VOICES ON RADIO What do you think of the practice of companies offering promotions featuring shark’s fin, or hosting dinners with the delicacy on the menu? Tune in to TalkBack on 938Live from 8.15am to 8.45am tomorrow. Call us at 6691 1938 and share your45 words
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COMMENT & ANALYSIS
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Article, Illustration920 2010-08-12 18 PAUL GILFEATHER - Kudos for the improved Singapore Pavilion, but let’s do better at next World Expo PAUL GILFEATHER gilfeather@mediacorp.com.sg The writer is the principal correspondent with Today. When it comes to taking part in World Expo events, it seems no country can please the homePHOTO COURTESY STB - 920 words
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Article, Illustration750 2010-08-12 20 CAROLINE BAUM - CAROLINE BAUM The writer, author of Just What I Said, is a Bloomberg News columnist. The opinions expressed are her own. BLOOMBERG Downgrading its assessment of the pace of the economic recovery from “moderate” in June to “more modest than anticipated”, the UnitedBLOOMBERG - 750 words
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Article, Illustration1010 2010-08-12 22 LAURENCE KOTLIKOFF - Economy won’t be big enough to handle $5.4 trillion in entitlements owed to 78 million baby boomers LAURENCE KOTLIKOFF The writer is a professor of economics at Boston University and author of Jimmy Stewart Is Dead: Ending The World’s OngoingBLOOMBERG - 1,010 words
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WORLD
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Article305 2010-08-12 24 New bacteria from South Asia could spread worldwide, study warns AGENCIES LONDON “Health tourists” flocking to South Asia have carried a new class of antibiotic-resistant superbugs to Britain, researchers reported yesterday, warning that the bacteria could spread worldwide. Many hospital infections that were already difficult to treatAGENCIES - 305 words
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246 2010-08-12 24 AGENCIES JAKARTA Radical Indonesian cleric Abu Bakar Bashir was charged yesterday with planning terrorist attacks, a crime that carries a maximum penalty of death. He was arrested on Monday for allegedly helping to set up and fund a terror cell that was plotting highprofileAGENCIES - 246 words
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Article, Illustration248 2010-08-12 24 AGENCIES ZHOUQU Heavy rains yesterday lashed a remote section of north-west China where weekend flooding killed at least 702 people, as rescuers raced to drain an unstable lake to prevent a potential new deluge. The chances of finding more survivors were falling byAGENCIES; AFP - 248 words
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Article, Illustration209 2010-08-12 26 AP A prominent Malaysian lawmaker escaped being jailed for unlawfully entering a polygamous marriage after an Islamic court yesterday decided the penalty was too severe and allowed him to pay a fine instead. Mr Bung Mokhtar Radin (picture), a 50-year-old Member of ParliamentAP - 209 words
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115 2010-08-12 26 BLOOMBERG Prime Minister Julia Gillard faces the loss of seats in key states in the west and east of Australia, raising the possibility her Labor Party could cede power to Mr Tony Abbott’s Liberal-National coalition even as it wins the popularBLOOMBERG - 115 words
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234 2010-08-12 27 AFP MANILA Beatings and sexual harassment are rife in state-run schools in the Philippines, with many pupils also routinely bullied, according to a government-led study published this week. Schools tolerate teachers spanking, beating, pinching, cursing and shouting at children to impose discipline, and thereAFP - 234 words
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165 2010-08-12 27 AFP SEOUL South Korea will toughen punishment for animal abusers after a series of cruelty cases provoked public outrage, the government said yesterday. Offenders could be penalised with a prison term of up to 18 months or fines of up to 15AFP - 165 words
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Article, Illustration668 2010-08-12 28 Hosted by GOES GAMING NOTEBOOK SHOPPING It’s time to go in for the kill and you’re literally about to take your game to the next level once you finish off the big guy. The worst thing that can happen right now is that the frame on your PC668 words
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148 2010-08-12 30 AGENCIES LONDON Supermodel Naomi Campbell could face charges for possessing “illegal” uncut diamonds, which she later handed over to the former head of the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund, police in South Africa say. Ms Campbell has denied providing false testimony at the warAGENCIES - 148 words
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Article, Illustration66 2010-08-12 30 A galaxy trillions of kilometres from Earth has been photographed by Nasa’s Hubble Space Telescope, producing a new image that shows it spinning like a wheel amid a sea of stars. The NGC 4911 galaxy lies in the ‘Coma Cluster’, one of the densest collections ofNASA - 66 words
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256 2010-08-12 30 THE GUARDIAN BAGHDAD Al Qaeda is attempting to make a comeback in Iraq by enticing scores of former Sunni allies to rejoin the terrorist group with salaries higher than their monthly wages from the Iraqi government, said two key militia leadersTHE GUARDIAN - 256 words
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168 2010-08-12 32 AFP New Zealand is still experiencing a significant level of Influenza A (H1N1), the health authorities said yesterday, despite the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) declaration that the global pandemic was over. “While some countries have seen the H1N1 virus decline or crowdedAFP - 168 words
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Article, Illustration315 2010-08-12 32 AFP MECCA Muslims around the world could be setting their watches to a new time soon when the world’s largest clock begins ticking atop a soaring skyscraper in Islam’s holiest city of Mecca. Saudi Arabia hopes the four faces of the new clock, which will loomAFP - 315 words
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287 2010-08-12 34 AGENCIES WASHINGTON Voters in the United States headed to the polls in a handful of key state primaries on Tuesday, ahead of the mid-term elections in November. The votes are being closely watched as an indicator on how US public anger at theAGENCIES - 287 words
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Article, Illustration162 2010-08-12 34 Case involves last remaining detainee from a Western AFP GUANTANAMO BAY (Cuba) Jury selection for the trial of Guantanamo’s youngest detainee continued yesterday as 23-year-old Canadian Omar Khadr became the first person to face a military tribunal under the tenure of United States President BarackAFP - 162 words
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211 2010-08-12 34 AP SANTA MARTA The leaders of Colombia and Venezuela have re-estab-lished diplomatic relations, saying they are starting to repair confidence undermined by years of recriminations between the two countries. The announcement came after a meeting on Tuesday between Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and his new ColombianAP - 211 words
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219 2010-08-12 35 AFP LONDON Scientists working on a breath test to detect cancer said in research published yesterday that they are now able to identify different types of the disease. Their preliminary results, printed in the British Journal of Cancer monthly, showedAFP - 219 words
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Article, Illustration387 2010-08-12 35 AP STOCKHOLM A huge island of ice is drifting across the Arctic Ocean after breaking off from a glacier in Greenland. Potentially in the path of this unstoppable giant are oil platforms and shipping lanes, and any collision could do untoldAP - 387 words
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Article, Illustration268 2010-08-12 36 AGENCIES NEW YORK The JetBlue flight attendant accused of cursing at a passenger on the aircraft’s publicaddress system, grabbing some beer from the galley and exiting on an emergency slide has been released on bail. Steven Slater (picture) smiled as he was led intoAGENCIES; AP - 268 words
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161 2010-08-12 36 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH PRAGUE North Korea has offered the Czech Republic 20 tonnes of ginseng, worth about US$500,000 ($680,000), in lieu of payment for some of its debts. However, Prague has turned down the deal, instead suggesting that Pyongyang pays in the valuableTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 161 words
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Article, Illustration233 2010-08-12 36 AGENCIES MOSCOW Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin climbed into a firefighting plane on Tuesday and dumped water on two of the hundreds of wildfires sweeping through western Russia. Mr Putin has been a very visible leader in the battle against the fires. He has demandedAGENCIES; AP - 233 words
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Article, Illustration618 2010-08-12 38 SHAMIR OSMAN - Fifa chief urges Singaporeans to fill up stadiums as football gets set to launch Youth SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg PHOTO BY ERNEST CHUA SINGAPORE In the words of Fifa president Sepp Blatter, the “world stopped during the four weeks of the World Cup”PHOTO BY ERNEST CHUA - 618 words
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Article, Illustration553 2010-08-12 38 LOW LIN FHOONG - LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE They came in different sizes and nationalities from Malaysia and Malta to Myanmar and the Cayman Islands. Some stretched, others warmed the muscles with a jog round the track, there were also athletes who practised throwing the shot put atPHOTO BY LOW LIN FHOONG - 553 words
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Article, Illustration607 2010-08-12 39 TAN YO-HINN - South African swim prodigy set to plunder at the Youth Olympics TAN YO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Few would have ever predicted a plastic instrument shaped like a trumpet that made a loud droning noise that sounds like an angry swarm of hornets would become suchPHOTO BY OOI BOON KEONG - 607 words
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Article, Illustration326 2010-08-12 40 SHAMIR OSMAN SINGAPORE From S-League giants Home United to Spain’s Valencia and seven-time European champions AC Milan, and the Arsenal Soccer School in Indonesia, Irfan and Ikhsan are already well-travelled youngsters pursuing their football dream. One is 13, the other 11, theySHAMIR OSMAN; PHOTO COURTESY OF THE RED CARD - 326 words
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304 2010-08-12 40 SHAMIR OSMAN SINGAPORE Fifa have launched a probe into reports that the North Korean World Cup squad were publicly humiliated and their head coach sentenced to hard labour following their performance in South Africa. The investigation comes on the back of new information unearthed bySHAMIR OSMAN - 304 words
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Article, Illustration573 2010-08-12 40 SHAMIR OSMAN - Four companies to present Fifa with their version of goal-line technology SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Frank Lampard and his team-mates, along with the whole of England and the rest of the side’s supporters, would certainly have wanted no such conversation stirred up, but after theAFP - 573 words
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Article, Illustration560 2010-08-12 42 Board meets today with no formal offers on table THE GUARDIAN LONDON In the swirl of announcements, declarations of intent to buy Liverpool, the ins and outs of whether the China Investment Corporation is backing Kenneth Huang, and now the revelation that members of the rulingTHE GUARDIAN; AFP - 560 words
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Article, Illustration202 2010-08-12 42 AP Neymar (picture) scored on his international debut and Alexandre Pato added a goal late in the first half as Brazil beat the United States 2-0 in an international friendly in New Jersey on Tuesday (yesterday morning, Singapore time). Santos sensation Neymar, 18, had justAP; AFP - 202 words
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Article, Illustration177 2010-08-12 43 AGENCIES LONDON Ricardo Carvalho (picture) finally got his wish on Tuesday night with Chelsea agreeing to sell the unsettled central defender to Real Madrid for a fee of around €8 million ($14.2 million). The 32-year-old’s departure completes the clear-out at Stamford Bridge this summerAGENCIES; AFP - 177 words
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170 2010-08-12 43 Today predicts how the final table will look, finishing with the top four on Saturday. Yesterday we previewed West Brom (16th), Sunderland (15th), Bolton (14th) and Birmingham (13th) Newcastle United St James Park Chris Hughton 1st in Championship (automatic promotion) 12th AGENCIES170 words
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Article212 2010-08-12 44 AGENCIES LONDON Aston Villa owner Randy Lerner yesterday broke his silence on Martin O’Neill’s resignation less than a week before the new Premier League season starts, explaining via a statement posted on the Villa website that the Northern Irishman no longer shared the same vision asAGENCIES - 212 words
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306 2010-08-12 45 JONATHAN PEERIS - JONATHAN PEERIS SINGAPORE Developer Oxley Rising has submitted the highest bid of $158 million for an industrial site at Ubi Road, translating into $163 per square foot (psf). This is the first time that bids for industrial land parcels have306 words
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Article71 2010-08-12 45 WEDNESDAY CLOSE 2,949.26 (-1.17%) Tuesday Monday Friday Thursday 2,984.29 Closed 2,995.06 3,006.76 q q p 0.36% 0.39% 0.16% TOP 5 BY VOLUME NAME VOL PRICE CHANGE Enzer Genting SP Informatics GoldenAgr NOL 182,245 88,910 77,624 76,028 36,247 0.200 1.270 0.215 0.570 1.960 p q p q q 90.476 0.78171 words
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Article65 2010-08-12 45 Buy 29 cents Phillip Securities starts Sunpower Group at “Buy” with 46 cents target price based on 12X P/E. Expects China-based designer of energysaving products to benefit from rising demand in country’s clean energy sector; says “huge money has been spent on infrastructures that will make previously unfeasible65 words
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Article56 2010-08-12 45 Buy $1.42 CIMB upgrades Yangzijiang to “Buy” from “Neutral”, with target price raised to $1.54 vs $1.38 as broker increases earnings estimates by 0.4 to 8.0 per cent for FY10-11 to assume higher margins; notes that Q2 earnings up 31.8-per-cent onyear to 800.5 million yuan, in line with56 words
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Article395 2010-08-12 45 MILLET ENRIQUEZ - $870.5 million acquisition positions OUE to ride on rising prime office rents MILLET ENRIQUEZ emelita@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE In the largest deal since the last financial crisis, Overseas Union Enterprise (OUE) is buying the iconic DBS Towers for $870.5 million, a move that analysts say could pave395 words
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207 2010-08-12 47 TRAVIS TEO - TRAVIS TEO travisteo@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Standard Chartered has launched its “Preferred Banking” service to target the emerging affluent market of Singaporeans earning between $6,000 and $16,000 a month. Citing growth potential in their expanding wealth, the bank said its new service will offer investment207 words
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Article, Illustration360 2010-08-12 47 AFP BEIJING China’s consumer inflation accelerated last month, the government said yesterday, as the nation’s worst floods in a decade wiped out crops and disrupted transport links, driving up food prices. Other key indicators showed the world’s third-larg-est economy was slowing afterAFP - 360 words
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Article115 2010-08-12 48 A subsidiary of luxury resorts operator Banyan Tree is selling a hotel asset in Thailand for some $110 million. The subsidiary, Laguna Resorts and Hotels, is selling the ‘Dusit Thani Laguna Phuket’ to the Dusit Thani Public Company. The expected gain for BanyanTree is about $68.4115 words
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98 2010-08-12 48 Mainboard-listed commodities firm Golden Agri-Resources said its second quarter net profit increased 20 per cent on-year to US$66 million ($90 million), as revenue rose 28.4 per cent to US$726 million. For the first six months, net profit more than doubled to US$155 million. Golden Agri98 words
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85 2010-08-12 48 The Singapore Exchange (SGX) is extending the trading hours of its derivatives market from Aug 30. Trade will close at 2am, instead of 1am. Pre-opening continues to begin at 7.30am where trading orders can be placed. The SGX is also shortening the trading break85 words
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Article, Illustration272 2010-08-12 48 S’pore and Hong Kong rentals to skyrocket JONATHAN PEERIS AND JULIE QUEK SINGAPORE Singapore and Hong Kong are expected to outperform in the office space area as prime rents are expected to go up by an average of 6.2 per cent annually betweenJONATHAN PEERIS AND JULIE QUEK; AFP - 272 words
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Article, Illustration1446 2010-08-12 54 CHRISTOPHER TOH - Or how Dick Lee the nobody became Dick Lee the first son of Singa-pop CHRISTOPHER TOH christophertoh@mediacorp.com.sg IT SEEMS impossible now, but Dick Lee used to be a struggling musician. Sure, it’s hard to see the man who wears impeccable suits and thousand-dollar shoes having toPHOTOS COURTESY MUSIC & MOVEMENT - 1,446 words
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Article, Illustration410 2010-08-12 57 Guitar concert by KazuhitoYamashita Bambini One of the world’s top classical virtuosos leads this guitar quartet. Aug 12, 7.30pm, DBS Auditorium. Tickets at $30 to $85 from Sistic. In: Music Featuring Ciacia, the Taiwanese singersongwriter and music producer who has written songs for pop artists such as Evonne Hsu410 words
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Article, Illustration489 2010-08-12 58 Andie Chen leaves his bellbottoms behind for a uniform in Fighting Spiders 2, but keeps the love triangle May Seah may@mediacorp.com.sg THERE is one thing Andie Chen (picture) misses most about playing a ’60s gangster skintight outfits. “I don’t get to wear tight-fitting clothes any more,” lamented489 words
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Article, Illustration290 2010-08-12 59 American Idol winner is stable after overdosing on ‘asprin and sleeping aid’ AP FANTASIA is in stable condition at a North Carolina hospital after taking an overdose of “aspirin and a sleep aid”, according to the manager for the former American Idol champ. The overdose came days afterAP - 290 words
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120 2010-08-12 59 AP THE parole hearing for John Lennon’s killer has been postponed for a month. Mark David Chapman was scheduled to be interviewed this week at Attica Correctional Facility in upstate New York. A spokesman for the Division of Parole said Chapman was told on TuesdayAP - 120 words
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Article, Illustration340 2010-08-12 62 THINGS TO DO 1 White Soliloquy Toy Factory’s new monologue stars Nelson Chia as veteran TV actor BaiYan, tracking his life from humble beginnings in China to his rise to fame in Singapore. Date: Till Sun Time: 8pm (Today and tomorrow); 3pm and 8pm (weekends) Venue: Esplanade340 words
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