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Title Section44 2010-09-07 1 TODAY MICA (P) 160/10/2009 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 Tuesday September 7, 2010 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking TODAY MICA (P) 160/10/2009 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Tuesday September 7, 2010 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking SEPTEMBER 7, 2010 A PUBLICATION44 words
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Article, Illustration558 2010-09-07 3 IMELDA SAAD - IMELDA SAAD imelda@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Government is moving to encourage more permanent residents in the country to take up citizenship. And in some cases, their PR status “will not be renewed” should they decline to swap for the red passport, said Senior MinisterTODAY FILE PHOTO - 558 words
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Article545 2010-09-07 3 ZULOTHMAN - Engaging hearts and minds Education Minister throws down the challenge to teachers here ZULOTHMAN zul@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Focusing on every child in the educational system is “a working aspiration for all school systems but rarely achieved in reality”, as Education Minister Ng Eng Hen puts it. But speaking yesterday to some545 words
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NEWS
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Article, Illustration351 2010-09-07 5 NEO CHAI CHIN - 300 will have flat aisles which will help elderly and less mobile get around easily NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE From next year, the elderly and less mobile will have an easier time on board some SBS Transit buses, as its new low-floorSBS TRANSIT - 351 words
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374 2010-09-07 5 ALICIA WONG - The public administration and education sector reported the strongest hiring prospects, with a net employment outlook of +29 per ALICIA WONG alicia@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE It is still a job seeker’s market in Singapore in the months ahead. According to a quarterly survey by staffing consultancy374 words
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Article402 2010-09-07 6 JULIE QUEK SINGAPORE The Singapore Exchange (SGX) will undergo a change of guard on Jan 1 next year. It announced yesterday that incumbent executive chairman J Y Pillay will be replaced by outgoing Singapore Airlines (SIA) chief executive Chew Choon Seng. Having ledJULIE QUEK - 402 words
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Article, Illustration196 2010-09-07 6 LOH CHEE KONG The retirement of Mr J Y Pillay (picture), who chairs the Council of Presidential Advisers, has led some political watchers to wonder if he could be poised for the Elected Presidency. The Presidential Election is due by August next year. President S RLOH CHEE KONG; TODAY FILE PHOTO - 196 words
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249 2010-09-07 6 SAIFULBAHRI ISMAIL SINGAPORE Residents of Sembawang GRC will soon benefit from a new health management programme, which will also be introduced at Nee Soon Central and Nee Soon East constituencies. The Health Champion Group was first introduced eight months ago to MalaySAIFULBAHRI ISMAIL - 249 words
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165 2010-09-07 6 LYNDA HONG A recent survey, that delved into the competitiveness of Singaporean youth, suggested that they may be burnt out from studying by the time they complete university. Associate Professor Ang Swee Hoon and graduate Lai Wai Kit —both NUS Business School researchers drewLYNDA HONG - 165 words
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333 2010-09-07 7 ONG DAI LIN - Police investigations come under the spotlight ONG DAI LIN ONG DAI LIN dailin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Police investigations into the 2006 killing of Chinese masseuse Yu Hongjin came under the spotlight in court yesterday during an appeal by her lover Eu Lim Hoklai against his death sentence.333 words
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106 2010-09-07 7 ONG DAI LIN A 44-year-old man who has a history of sex offences against young boys had his appeal against conviction for sexually abusing a 13-year-old boy in 2006 dismissed yesterday. Rahim Basron had previously denied committing the offence for which he was sentencedONG DAI LIN - 106 words
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Article, Illustration519 2010-09-07 9 ALICIA WONG - ALICIA WONG alicia@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Two recent incidents involving dementia patients and their bank accounts have led to calls for banks to relook procedures and offer better safeguards at a time when the number of dementia cases in Singapore is expected to rise. In May,ALICIA - 519 words
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Article125 2010-09-07 9 IMELDA SAAD - IMELDA SAAD Voters here will be able to access electionrelated news on their mobile phones at the next General Election. The service also provides SMS alerts on changes to electoral boundaries and informs voters to check their poll card details. More details on the125 words
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Article98 2010-09-07 9 With the economic recovery, Asian consumers are spending more, especially on electronic products. The consumer research firm, GfK Asia, said spending on consumer electronics grew 17 per cent in the last 12 months to some US$9 billion ($12 billion) in the nine Asian countries it surveyed. Growth98 words
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Advertisement101 2010-09-07 9 What should you look for when you hire? Hire on Merit. Be a Fair Employer. Skill and ability are basic qualities that make a good employee. Hiring on merit means looking at whether a person can do the job well. It is not about the wrinkles on the face or101 words
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VOICES
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Article, Illustration163 2010-09-07 11 A. W\eSf KO^yy Singapore WHAT YOUR BABY SEES Ever wonder how your baby sees the world? Well, here’s what doctors have discovered. Newborns under one month of age have vision that is about 40 times blurrier than yours. They can’t decipher fine lines or colours which163 words
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Article529 2010-09-07 11 Yeo Xin Ying, Stephanie - Disruptions well managed but Letter from Yeo Xin Ying, Stephanie I APPLAUD the SMRT for the arrangements made to minimise the inconvenience to passengers, during the train disruption at the weekend between Jurong East and Clementi MRT stations due to the Jurong East Modification Project (Jemp). Weeks before the disruptions,529 words
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389 2010-09-07 13 Ho Kong Loon - Letterfrom Ho Kong Loon THE debate raging on the proliferation of tuition centres and, concurrently, the almost compulsive need for the “fix” (tuition), are the culmination of the excesses of an unmitigated push for academic excellence. Extensive commentaries and viewpoints from opposing camps389 words
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130 2010-09-07 13 NG HUEYCHING - LETTER FROM NG HUEYCHING On Sunday morning, I took my two-year-old daughter to the McDonald’s outlet in Sun Plaza for breakfast. As soon as I entered, an employee, Madam Pei Zen, who was on cleaning duty, showed me to an empty table. She asked if130 words
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92 2010-09-07 13 CHARLESTEE - LETTER FROM CHARLESTEE I wish to express appreciation to the relevant authorities for introducing a U-turn along Clementi Road outside the Singapore Institute of Management headquarters and close to the traffic junction near Maju Camp. This U-turn has saved motorists much time and92 words
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142 2010-09-07 13 RAYMUND KOH JOO GUAN - LETTER FROM RAYMUND KOH JOO GUAN I was appalled by the extreme waiting time for buses on Saturday when train services were disrupted for improvement work at the Jurong East MRT Station. Some commuters who ride the North-South Line and transfer to142 words
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COMMENT & ANALYSIS
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Article, Illustration902 2010-09-07 15 PAUL KRUGMAN - Obama’s economists are repeating the mistakes of the past by pulling back financial stimulus too soon PAUL KRUGMAN The writer is a professor of economics and international affairs at Princeton University. He received the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2008. THE NEW YORK TIMES Here’s the situation:THE NEW YORK TIMES; BLOOMBERG - 902 words
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Article, Illustration915 2010-09-07 17 THOMAS L FRIEDMAN - THOMAS L FRIEDMAN The writer has won the Pulitzer Prize three times, most recently in 2002 for commentary. THE NEW YORK TIMES In recent years, I have often said to European friends: So, you didn’t like a world of too much American power? See how you likeTHE NEW YORK TIMES; BLOOMBERG - 915 words
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WORLD
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187 2010-09-07 19 AP A Malaysian television station has scrapped a commercial tied to the coming Muslim holiday after viewers complained that it appeared influenced by Christmas and Santa Claus. The commercial began airing earlier this month to wish Muslim viewers “Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri”, whichAP - 187 words
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164 2010-09-07 19 AFP Japan yesterday announced its first case of an antibiotic-resistant “superbug” that surfaced in South Asia and has triggered a global health alert. A hospital linked to the Dokkyo Medical University in Tochigi prefecture, north of Tokyo, detected the “superbug” a bacterium carryingAFP - 164 words
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Article, Illustration397 2010-09-07 19 AGENCIES CHRISTCHURCH New Zealand has extended a State of Emergency in earthquakehit Christchurch until tomorrow as the army enforced a no-go zone amid reports of looting in the heart of the city. Strong aftershocks continued to rock New Zealand’s second-largest city following Saturday’s 7.0-magnitude quake, promptingAGENCIES; AFP - 397 words
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156 2010-09-07 19 AFP Thousands of Australians in 11 towns fled their homes yesterday, as floods inundated at least 300 houses. Wild storms lashed Victoria state over the weekend, triggering landslides, knocking out power supplies and forcing hundreds of people out of their houses, with many riversAFP - 156 words
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160 2010-09-07 20 AFP KUALA LUMPUR A Japanese-owned chemical tanker has been attacked by pirates off an Indonesian island, a global maritime watchdog said yesterday. Mr Noel Choong, head of the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) Piracy Reporting Centre, said the tanker was travelling from Singapore toAFP - 160 words
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303 2010-09-07 20 AGENCIES SEOUL Scores of former North Korean soldiers who defected to South Korea will this week form a group aimed at toppling the regime with the help of serving soldiers there, one of its leaders said yesterday. Some 200 former soldiers willAGENCIES - 303 words
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160 2010-09-07 20 AP MANILA The Philippine government has asked a court to outlaw the Abu Sayyaf as a terrorist group and blacklist 210 of its fighters, officials said yesterday. The Justice Department recently lodged its petition against the Al Qaeda-linked group in southern Basilan provinceAP - 160 words
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235 2010-09-07 22 AGENCIES BEIJING China said yesterday it was investigating the qualifications of the nation’s commercial pilots after revelations that more than 200 had falsified their resumes. The probe comes after 42 people died on Aug 24 when a regional jet belonging to HenanAGENCIES - 235 words
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496 2010-09-07 22 AP TOKYO Alarmed that its children are falling behind those in rivals such as South Korea and Hong Kong, Japan is adding about 1,200 pages to elementary school textbooks. This will bring the total across all subjects for six years from 4,900 pagesAP - 496 words
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134 2010-09-07 23 AP A woman who often wins eating contests gobbled up nearly 181 chicken wings, weighing about 2.2kg, in 12 minutes to set a new record in the United States. Her previous record was 174 wings in 2005. Ms Sonya Thomas beatAP - 134 words
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Article, Illustration111 2010-09-07 23 AP The Guinness World Records has certified a 70cm-tall man from Colombia as the world’s shortest living man. Mr Edward Nino Hernandez (picture), 24, is just slightly taller than a carry-on bag and weighs 10kg. His mother said he has not grown since heAP - 111 words
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115 2010-09-07 23 AGENCIES British Prime Minister David Cameron’s media chief, Mr Andy Coulson, was under renewed pressure yesterday after Scotland Yard said they could reopen its probe into a phone hacking scandal if new evidence surfaced. The use of phone hacking by the News ofAGENCIES - 115 words
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111 2010-09-07 23 AP A Malaysian court sentenced a notorious wildlife trader to six months in prison yesterday after he was caught smuggling 95 live boa constrictors in his luggage at the country’s main airport. Wong Keng Liang, 52, known by traffickers as “Anson”, was also fined RM190,000AP - 111 words
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Article, Illustration108 2010-09-07 23 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH A South Korean grandmother has become a national celebrity by passing her driving test at the 960th attempt. Mrs Cha Sa Soon (picture), 69, is now appearing in an advertisement for a car maker, Hyundai. For three years since 2005,THE DAILY TELEGRAPH; AP - 108 words
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SPORTS
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Article, Illustration524 2010-09-07 24 Amid the lurid headlines, Capello hopes striker will use football as an escape AGENCIES EURO 2012 QUALIFIER, GROUP G Switzerland vs England BASEL For Wayne Rooney (picture), it cannot truly be business as usual if he trots out onto the pitch at St Jakob Stadium tonightAGENCIES; AFP - 524 words
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359 2010-09-07 24 AP EURO 2012 GROUP D Bosnia-Herzegovina vs France PARIS France coach Laurent Blanc knows his new-look and fragile team have no room for error at Bosnia-Herzegovina in tonight’s (tomorrow morning, Singapore time) 2012 European Championship qualifier, where a second straight defeat would putAP - 359 words
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211 2010-09-07 25 The Ceylon Sports Club (CSC) will attempt to write themselves into the Singapore Book of Records with the first locally-held 72-hour cricket tournament. Called the CSC Integration Cricket tournament, the first ball will be bowled at 8pm on Thursday, with the last ball bowled at211 words
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Article, Illustration383 2010-09-07 25 Govt will scrutinise finances of past, present players to fight corruption AP ISLAMABAD In an unprecedented move, the Pakistan Government will investigate the assets of past and present cricketers after the International Cricket Council (ICC) charged and suspended three of their cricketers over allegations of match fixing.AP; AFP - 383 words
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154 2010-09-07 26 TANYO-HINN - TANYO-HINN Some of Asia’s biggest golfing names, including Thailand’s Thongchai Jaidee, India’s Gaganjeet Bhullar and Singapore’s Lam Chih Bing, will battle for the $400,000 Handa Singapore Classic, which will tee off on Thursday at Orchid Country Club. The inaugural tournament is co-sanctioned by154 words
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Article, Illustration462 2010-09-07 26 SHAMIR OSMAN - SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg GREAT EASTERN-YEO’S S-LEAGUE 2010 Home United 2 Sengkang Punggol 2 SINGAPORE Head bowed, Lee Lim Saeng cut a dejected figure as he walked into the Home United dressing-room at half-time of last night’s Great Eastern-Yeo’s S-League fixture against Sengkang Punggol atPHOTO BY DON WONG - 462 words
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Article, Illustration385 2010-09-07 27 AP NEW YORK Britain’s Andy Murray (picture) was knocked out of the US Open in the third round on Sunday (yesterday morning, Singapore time) in the biggest upset of the tournament so far, losing 6-7 (3-7), 7-6 (7-4), 6-3,6-3 to No 25 StanislasAP; AFP - 385 words
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Article634 2010-09-07 27 LOW LIN FHOONG - Currently based in KL, BWF mulling a new home base and Switzerland, England and Singapore are possibilities LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Republic is currently basking in the afterglow of hosting the first Youth Olympic Games successfully. In a little over two weeks, Formula634 words
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Miscellaneous50 2010-09-07 27 |p yA Always play with care. |responsibiyf Do not bet illegally. No person under the age of 18 years shall be allowed to purchase a ticket or to claim any prize. For details, visit www.singaporepools.com.sg or call 6786 6688 Towards Community Purpose and Benefit SINGAPORE Hi RCB Reg No: *****0202G50 words
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IMPACT
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Article, Illustration632 2010-09-07 29 To create successful digital marketing strategies, ask Mum PETER YEO MOTHERS lead a secret life. So says a study by Microsoft Advertising and Starcom MediaVest Group (SMG). Codenamed the Digital Mom’s Research, or The Secret Online Lives of Mothers, the survey polled 3,000 mothers between the agesPETER YEO; KOH MUI - 632 words
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Article, Illustration230 2010-09-07 30 ELISABETH LEE MEDIACORP Publishing’s 8 Days magazine leaps onto the 3D bandwagon with this week’s issue, featuring more than 30 3D pages, with 18 editorial pages in 3D. Done in conjunction with the movie Resident Evil: Afterlife, which hits theatres this week in all its extra-dimensionalELISABETH LEE - 230 words
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Article, Illustration477 2010-09-07 30 Bright sparks in the creative and media industries were honoured in two award shows last week PETER YEO THE Creative Circle Awards (CCA), also known as the Gong Show, and the Singapore Media Awards (SMA) were held at the Shangri-La Hotel Singapore over two days on SeptPETER YEO - 477 words
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Article, Illustration76 2010-09-07 30 Since Wednesday, a colourful cast of characters has been roaming the streets of Singapore, after ‘escaping’ from a giant Panasonic Viera TV frame outside ION Orchard. The specially constructed frame was conceptualised by McCann Erickson Singapore, to showcase the ‘realism of Panasonic’s 3D technology’, said Mr76 words
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BUSINESS
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Article56 2010-09-07 31 Friday 3,002.56 p 0.53% Thursday 2,986.66 p 0.13% Wednesday 2,982.83 p 1.10% Tuesday 2,950.33 q 0.23% MONDAY CLOSE 3,034.58 (+1.07%) TOP 5 BYVOLUME NAME VOL PRICE CHANGE Genting HK $US 392,719 $0.440 p 4.76% Genting SP 104,904 $1.780 UNCH PineAgritech 86,170 $0.200 p 2.56% China Hongx 71,369 $0.185 p56 words
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Article30 2010-09-07 31 HANG SENG Ç 21,355.77 (+1.83%) Ç NIKKEI Ç 9,301.32 (+2.05%) SHANGHAI 2,696.25 (+1.54%) AUSTRALIA Ç 4,575.54 (+0.76%) MUMBAI 18,560.05 (+1.86%) Ç È MALAYSIA 1,434.68 (-0.07%) SEOUL 1,792.42 (+0.70%) Ç30 words
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Article17 2010-09-07 31 US$1 $1.345 £1 $2.067 €1 $1.732 ¥100 $1.597 RM1 $0.432 RP10,000 $1.496 HK$100 $17.33 RMB100 $19.8317 words
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STOCK CALLS
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Article58 2010-09-07 31 $1.08 Buy Nomura starts coverage with a $1.38 target price, implying 0.8X FY ’11 P/B. The house says that while the Singapore residential market faces near-term headwinds following recent curbs, Allgreen’s significant exposure to commercial properties remains positive. It adds that the potential 3.8 per cent dividend yield for58 words
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Article46 2010-09-07 31 $1.56 Neutral Nomura upgrades from Reduce and lifts target price to $1.77 from $1.52 after increasing NAV estimate to reflect higher sales and selling price assumptions. The house notes that the high-end developer typically prices projects at significant premiums to other developments in vicinity.46 words
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Article359 2010-09-07 31 JO-ANN HUANG - Property market helps boost JO-ANN HUANG joannhuang@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (Iras) raked in $29.9 billion in taxes for its financial year ended March 31, or about $70 million more than the previous year, helped by a buoyant property market. Stamp duties accounted for $2.4359 words
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284 2010-09-07 31 AGENCIES LONDON Speculation of a takeover bid worth over $4 billion by Singapore Telecommunications for Britain’s Cable and Wireless Worldwide (C&WW) sent the latter’s shares soaring in London again yesterday. C&WW, which operates telecommunication services for businesses and public sector organisations in theAGENCIES - 284 words
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Article, Illustration196 2010-09-07 33 SINGAPORE The DBS Group has appointed veteran banker Tan Kong Khoon as head of consumer banking. Mr Tan will join DBS on Dec 1 from ANZ Bank, where he was most recently head of retail banking and wealth management for Hong KongDBS - 196 words
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Article294 2010-09-07 33 GEORGINA JOSEPH - JTC Corp to set up offshore marine centre, medical tech cluster GEORGINA JOSEPH GEORGINA JOSEPH georginaj@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE JTC Corp is setting up an offshore marine centre and a medical technology cluster as it steps up efforts to anchor new investments in Singapore. The offshore marine centre will294 words
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148 2010-09-07 33 SINGAPORE Commercial property manager Ascendas has announced that its China Commercial Fund has bought a building in Shanghai. Ascendas did not disclose the price it paid, citing a non-disclosure agreement. It only said that, with the acquisition of Cross Tower, the $800 million fund was148 words
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195 2010-09-07 34 DOW JONES China is likely to attract more than US$100 billion ($134 billion) worth of foreign direct investment (FDI) this year, up from US$90.03 billion last year, Xinhua news agency reported yesterday, quoting Mr Shen Danyang, a vice-director at the Ministry of Commerce.DOW JONES - 195 words
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321 2010-09-07 34 JULIE QUEK - Majority hiring expected in S’pore office JULIE QUEK JULIE QUEK juliequek@mediacorp.com.sg WITH AGENCY REPORTS SINGAPORE The Julius Baer Group, the 120-year-old Swiss private bank, expects to double its staff strength in Asia, and Singapore is poised to be the main beneficiary ofWITH AGENCY REPORTS - 321 words
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