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Title Section31 2010-09-20 2 AFTERNOON EDITION TODAY MICA (P) 160/10/2009 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Monday September 20, 2010 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking SEPTEMBER 20, 2010 A PUBLICATION OF A PUBLICATION OF31 words
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449 2010-09-20 2 AFP TAIPEI Typhoon Fanapi churned towards mainland China yesterday after pounding Taiwan with fierce winds and torrential rains, leaving dozens of people injured, sparking landslides and causing traffic jams. The Chinese authorities upgraded their warning level to the second highest, the officialAFP - 449 words
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655 2010-09-20 2 Rift widens as court extends detention of fishing boat captain AGENCIES BEIJING China has suspended high-level contacts with Japan over the extended detention of a Chinese fishing boat captain arrested after a collision near disputed islands, state broadcaster CCTV said on Sunday. It said Japan’sAGENCIES - 655 words
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NEWS
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337 2010-09-20 3 S RAMESH - S RAMESH rameshs@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Government will pump 40 per cent more funds into the Silver Infocomm Initiative bringing the amount to $4.2 million to help senior citizens embrace a digital lifestyle. Acting Minister for Information, Communications and the337 words
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Article, Illustration562 2010-09-20 3 LEONG WEE KEAT - New projects rolled out, including community living for people with intellectual LEONG WEE KEAT weekeat@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Singapore Totalisator Board, or the Tote Board, has upped its contributions to the National Council of Social Service (NCSS) by nearly $39 million. And this spike inWEE TECK HIAN - 562 words
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300 2010-09-20 4 S RAMESH The Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts (Mica) is unlikely to agree to all the recommendations made by the Censorship Review Committee (CRC) in a report last week. But Acting MinisterS RAMESH - 300 words
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Article, Illustration379 2010-09-20 4 AGENCIES NEW DELHI Two men on a motorbike opened fire with a sub-machine gun on a tourist bus outside New Delhi’s main mosque yesterday, injuring two Taiwanese, as a security risk report warned that there was an 80-per-cent chance the Commonwealth Games nextAGENCIES; AP - 379 words
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Article, Illustration350 2010-09-20 5 ZUL OTHMAN - ZUL OTHMAN zul@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The F1 race may be around the corner but Muhd Firdaus Zulkfle is proud to say that he has scored a win before any of the F1 drivers at the Marina Bay track. The 15-year-old, from Greenridge Secondary School, was amongPHOTOS BY WEE TECK HIAN - 350 words
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Article, Illustration118 2010-09-20 5 TheThye Hua Kwan Moral Society held its charity show on MediaCorp Channel 8 yesterday. The show raised $4,065,673, exceeding its target of $3.7 million. More than 260,000 viewers called in to make donations. The Lee Foundation donated $1 million and was among several organisations to donatePHOTO BY ERNEST CHUA - 118 words
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192 2010-09-20 5 SEET SOK HWEE AND SHARON SEE Three schools St Hilda’s Primary School, Chung Cheng High School (Main) and Dunman Secondary School have won the prestigious School Excellence Award, among a slew of awards given out by the Education Ministry this year. TheseSEET SOK HWEE AND SHARON SEE - 192 words
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Article, Illustration77 2010-09-20 7 One of the many participants at the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) kite festival organised as part of efforts to promote healthy lifestyles on Saturday and yesterday in Singapore. The NTUC Income Kite Festival Singapore 2010 was a wonderful platform that captured the essence of kite and kiteAP - 77 words
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Article, Illustration155 2010-09-20 7 LYNDA HONG - LYNDA HONG lyndahong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Train services from Jurong East to Bukit Batok MRT station are set to resume this morning after a weekend of scheduled disruption. About 200,000 commuters were affected as a result of the upgrading work. Earlier this month, several commutersCHANNEL NEWSASIA - 155 words
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Article124 2010-09-20 7 The police have arrested a 43-year-old man who is believed to have duped others into transferring money into his bank account. He allegedly told one of his victims that he needed financial help to pay a court fine and to post bail. It is believed a124 words
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VOICES
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Article333 2010-09-20 9 Yvonne Tan - Pedestrians cross slowly, claim right of way Letter from Yvonne Tan MANY pedestrians and most, if not all, Singaporeans believe that it is the motorist’s fault when a pedestrian gets knocked down. As a motorist, I frequently see pedestrians taking their own sweet time to cross333 words
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175 2010-09-20 9 Lau Chee Nien - Letter from Lau Chee Nien I AM glad to read about the recommendations made by the Censorship Review Committee and I hope that they will be implemented. However, one important aspect has not been raised. Our current film ratings do not175 words
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298 2010-09-20 11 Frances Ong Hock Lin - My mother-in-law returned home and proclaimed that she was fit enough to work and that she would not take any more medication. Letter from Frances Ong Hock Lin ON THE morning of Aug 30, my 74-year-old mother–in-law went to the Accident298 words
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148 2010-09-20 11 Mark Leong (Dr - Letter from Mark Leong (Dr) Head, Department of Emergency Medicine Singapore General Hospital I REFER to the letter by Ms Frances Ong Hock Lin. We are sorry for the anxiety experienced by Ms Ong and her family. Patients seen at the Emergency148 words
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Article110 2010-09-20 11 Letterfrom Singapore Medical Council THE Ethical Code and Ethical Guidelines (ECEG) sets out the fundamental tenets of professional conduct and behaviour expected of all doctors practising in Singapore. Among other things, Section 4.1.6 of the ECEG states that “A doctor shall not in his professional capacity110 words
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COMMENT&ANALYSIS
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Article, Illustration813 2010-09-20 13 NICHOLAS KRISTOF - Many Americans believe Muslims are violence-prone but humans are too diverse to lump into groups that way NICHOLAS KRISTOF The writer is a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner. THE NEW YORK TIMES Many Americans have suggested that more moderate Muslims should stand up to extremists, speakTHE NEW YORK TIMES - 813 words
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Article, Illustration829 2010-09-20 15 PAUL BETTS - Political implications if French corporate champion falls into foreign, albeit friendly hands PAUL BETTS The writer is a senior correspondent based in Paris. (C) 2010 THE FINANCIAL TIMES LIMITED Paul Bulcke, Nestlé’s chief executive, announced last week “a strategic acquisition” and “an exciting new growth(C) 2010 THE FINANCIAL TIMES LIMITED; BLOOMBERG - 829 words
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Article, Illustration851 2010-09-20 16 THOMAS FRIEDMAN - THOMAS FRIEDMAN The writer has won the Pulitzer Prize three times, most recently in 2002 for commentary. THE NEW YORK TIMES What a contrast. In a year that’s on track to be our planet’s hottest on record, the United States turned “climate change” into a four-letter wordTHE NEW YORK TIMES - 851 words
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WORLD
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Article, Illustration395 2010-09-20 17 Red Shirts defy State of Emergency to mark Thaksin ouster, May crackdown AFP BANGKOK Thousands of Thai antigovernment Red Shirts massed yesterday to mark four years since a coup ousted their hero Thaksin Shinawatra and to commemorate those slain in a May crackdown on their protests.AFP - 395 words
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Article233 2010-09-20 17 AP JAKARTA Dozens of Christians held prayers inside their boarded-up church near Indonesia’s capital yesterday, saying they had as much right as anyone to worship in the world’s most populous Muslim country. They were surrounded by hundreds of police and unarmed security guards. Using bullhorns,AP - 233 words
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Article96 2010-09-20 17 AP Police say a burglar broke into a house in Malaysia to steal watches and jewellery, then fell asleep with his loot on the owners’ couch. The Star and the New Straits Times reported that when the owners returned to their home in Penang onAP - 96 words
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278 2010-09-20 17 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian police said yesterday they have arrested a couple for burning their Indonesian maid with a hot iron and scalding water, with the husband also accused of raping the woman repeatedly. The latest case was among a string of shockingAGENCIES - 278 words
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417 2010-09-20 19 The joint statement will oppose the ‘use or threat of force by any claimant attempting to enforce disputed claims in the South China Sea’. AP MANILA United States President Barack Obama and Southeast Asian leaders will call forAP - 417 words
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292 2010-09-20 19 AP YANGON Myanmar‘s statecontrolled media warned prodemocracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s disbanded party yesterday that criticism of controversial coming elections could lead to long jail terms. A commentary in the New Light of Myanmar newspaper said criticising the Election Commission for havingAP - 292 words
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Article, Illustration111 2010-09-20 20 Two near-simultaneous car bombs rocked Baghdad yesterday, killing at least 29 people and wounding 111 in the Iraqi capital’s deadliest day in a month. The twin blasts struck near the Aden junction in north Baghdad and in the residential district of Mansur in the west of the capital.AFP - 111 words
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398 2010-09-20 20 AFP BANGKOK In the lead-up to Myanmar’s first elections in two decades the flow of narcotics from the country have become a flood as drug-producing rebels prepare for a showdown with the junta, experts say. Thailand has seen the amount of illicitAFP - 398 words
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96 2010-09-20 20 AGENCIES Three more protesters died yesterday in Indian-administered Kashmir, sparking a new cycle of demonstrations against rule from New Delhi and the tactics of the security forces. The deaths came ahead of a visit today by a delegation of lawmakers seeking ways to defuseAGENCIES - 96 words
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84 2010-09-20 20 AP A Frenchman whose arms and legs were amputated following an accident more than 15 years ago, swam across the English Channel this weekend using leg prostheses that have flippers attached. Mr Philippe Croizon, 42, had expected the tough crossing to take up to 24AP - 84 words
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Article, Illustration828 2010-09-20 20 Ivy Ong-Wood - Finding Love Is there a sure way to know if our first date or dating partner is right for us? In the first of two articles, writer Ivy Ong-Wood shares her thoughts and personal experience in taking the leap of faith into love. Ivy Ong-Wood You're828 words
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232 2010-09-20 21 AFP WASHINGTON A group of American soldiers is facing accusations of randomly targeting and killing Afghan civilians for sport, The Washington Post reported yesterday. Citing army legal documents and interviews with people involved in the case, the newspaper said the case involved rogue membersAFP - 232 words
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Article, Illustration420 2010-09-20 21 AGENCIES KABUL Afghan election observers said they have serious concerns about the legitimacy of the weekend’s parliamentary balloting as officials began tallying the results yesterday a process that could take months. Saturday’s balloting holds a chance of redemption for a government that lostAGENCIES; AP - 420 words
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Article234 2010-09-20 21 AP PALMDALE (California) Police in southern California searched yesterday for a religious sect of 13 people that included children as young as three and that left behind letters indicating they were awaiting an apocalyptic event and would soon see Jesus and their deadAP - 234 words
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193 2010-09-20 21 AFP TOKYO North Korea’s ruling party has named the son of absolute leader Kim JongIl as his heir apparent in an official document, a Japanese daily said yesterday. The ruling Workers’ Party used the document to educate rank-and-file members last month, Tokyo Shimbun newspaperAFP - 193 words
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240 2010-09-20 23 AP BAGHDAD Three car bombs tore through Baghdad and the former insurgent stronghold of Fallujah yesterday, killing at least 36 people. The blasts in the capital were so powerful they sheared the sides off buildings and left streets choked with chunksAP - 240 words
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Article, Illustration305 2010-09-20 23 AFP BIRMINGHAM Pope Benedict XVI beatified a 19thcentury Catholic convert yesterday in the finale of his historic visit to Britain. The Pope told 55,000 pilgrims gathered in a park here (picture) that Cardinal John Henry Newman was a man of “outstanding holiness”AFP - 305 words
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SPORTS
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Article, Illustration490 2010-09-20 25 AFP ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Manchester United 3 Liverpool 2 LONDON Dimitar Berbatov scored a hattrick as Manchester United overcame a Liverpool fightback to win 3-2 in a classic Premier League battle at Old Trafford yesterday. Berbatov rose high to nod home an 84th-minute header to seal maximumAFP - 490 words
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586 2010-09-20 25 AGENCIES ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Chelsea 4 Blackpool 0 LONDON Chelsea maintained their 100 per cent record with a ruthless demolition of Blackpool at Stamford Bridge last night. Chelsea’s fifth consecutive win was settled in the opening 45 minutes, with Salomon Kalou, Didier Drogba and FlorentAGENCIES - 586 words
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Article, Illustration538 2010-09-20 26 EWAN MAH - SingaporeSailing say Guangzhou Asian Games will be tougher than Doha 2006 EWAN MAH ewanmah@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE At the Doha Asian Games four years ago, Singapore sailors won five gold medals to emerge as the continent’s top sailing nation. The target for November’s Games in Guangzhou, China,538 words
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Article, Illustration424 2010-09-20 26 PATWANT SINGH SINGAPORE In just over two weeks, the Singapore men’s 4x100 metres relay team (picture) will be racing against some of the best teams at the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. And if their latest performance at the 72nd Singapore OpenPATWANT SINGH - 424 words
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Article, Illustration600 2010-09-20 27 IAN DE COTTA - Force India, Williams, Renault first to unload equipment IAN DE COTTA Ian@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The containers started streaming into the F1 paddock at Marina Bay yesterday morning, with Force India, Williams and Renault ahead of the queue and the first to get their cars unpacked and600 words
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Article, Illustration540 2010-09-20 27 AFP ALCANIZ (Spain) Australia’s Casey Stoner notched up Ducati’s maiden MotoGP victory of the season when he dominated the Aragon Grand Prix from pole to the chequered flag yesterday. The 2007 world champion, who started from pole for the 20th time ofAFP - 540 words
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Article, Illustration748 2010-09-20 29 Messi could be out with what looks like serious ankle injury AP MADRID Lionel Messi was stretchered off with what looked like a serious ankle injury after the Argentina forward and Gerard Pique scored in Barcelona’s 2-1 victory at Atletico Madrid yesterday. Messi celebratedAP - 748 words
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538 2010-09-20 29 AP LYON (France) Gilles Simon beat Eduardo Schwank 7-6 (5), 6-7 (6), 6-3 and Arnaud Clement enjoyed a comprehensive 7-5, 6-1 win against Horacio Zeballos as France completed a 5-0 rout of Argentina in their Davis Cup semi-final yesterday. With a placeAP - 538 words
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Miscellaneous37 2010-09-20 26 YOUR SPORTING FIX CRICKET 11.20pm Twenty20 Victoria Bushrangers vs Wayamba Elevens (mioTV Ch123) BASEBALL TOMORROW 7am MLB Tampa Bay Rays vs New York Yankees (mioTV Ch114, 117) SQUASH TOMORROW 3:15AM PSA British Grand Prix: Final (StarHub Ch202)37 words
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Advertisement494 2010-09-20 32 PUBLIC FORUM Wellness and Health in Parkinson's Disease r Changi General Hospital SingHealth Parkinson's Disease (PD) is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system that may impair motor skills, speech and other functions. Education, support and counselling can help both patients and caregivers better understand the challenges of the494 words
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BUSINESS
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WEEKLY ROUNDUP (SEPT 13 TO 17)
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Article65 2010-09-20 35 FRIDAY CLOSE 10,607.85 (+0.12%) Thursday 10,594.83 p 0.21% Wednesday 10,572.73 p 0.4% Tuesday 10,526.49 q 0.17% Monday 10,544.28 p 0.78% Friday 10,462.77 p 0.46% THEWEEKTHATWAS The major indices posted solid gains this week as tech shares rallied on some encouraging corporate items. The S&P 500 climbed 1.5%, sending the65 words
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Article13 2010-09-20 35 FTSE100 5,508.45 (-0.57%) È È È DAX 6,209.76 (-0.64%) CAC40 3,722.02 (-0.38%)13 words
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Article17 2010-09-20 35 US$1 $1.335 US$1 £0.639 US$1 €0.766 US$1 ¥85.73 All figures correct as at 8am this morning17 words
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STOCK CALLS
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Article44 2010-09-20 35 $8.44 Outperform Macquarie trims target price to $9.50 from $10. Notes stock trades at 21X 2011 P/E v 19X historical median P/E. Keeps Outperform call on optimism trading activity here will pick up with trading of ADRs from Oct 22. ANWELL TECH.44 words
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Article112 2010-09-20 35 upgrades Technologies to Buy from Neutral, $2.09Buy raises target price to $0.78 from OSKwhichhasBucallwith $0.38 based on 8X FY11 price/$265taretsasstockcould earnings ratio and a 50-per-cent backedbstroner-than-exect discount to industry average. marinsaminvolumero DMG expects optical disc marketisunderestimat maker to incur FY10 loss due to high research and development.ableEBITDArunratesiventhe Anwell112 words
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445 2010-09-20 35 AFP SINGAPORE When Singapore announced a Universal Studios theme park (picture), sceptics wondered if it would draw enough people to be commercially viable. But six months after opening, Universal Studios Singapore has welcomed more than 1 million visitors, and other Asian countries areAFP - 445 words
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196 2010-09-20 35 BLOOMBERG TOKYO The yen rose for a second day against the euro and strengthened versus the US dollar on speculation the United States housing market is stagnant, increasing demand for safer assets. The yen gained versus 15 of its 16 major counterparts before aBLOOMBERG - 196 words
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Article291 2010-09-20 33 JO-ANN HUANG Rental rates in the private property market are poised to rise with the expected influx of some 80,000 foreign workers this year. Analysts said this is because of the shortage of private housing.JO-ANN HUANG - 291 words
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550 2010-09-20 33 MILLET ENRIQUEZ - MILLET ENRIQUEZ emelita@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE India’s property market is gaining ground among investors as the country’s economy continues to expand and demand for housing rises. Rising income levels and employment opportunities in the IT industry, manufacturing and business process outsourcing in India are also driving550 words
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Article229 2010-09-20 32 CHRIS HOWELLS SINGAPORE Standard Chartered Bank could relocate its headquarters from the United Kingdom to Asia if new proposed regulations on bank taxes are implemented. This is because the proposed rule changes may affect its competitive standing internationally but the UK-based bank said itCHRIS HOWELLS - 229 words
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Article, Illustration104 2010-09-20 32 More than 3,500 children took part in the POSB Run for Kids 2010 yesterday to raise funds for needy kids. They were among the 5,500 participants in the POSB charity event, now into its second year, which underscores the bank’s commitment to children andPHOTO COURTESY POSB - 104 words
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Article264 2010-09-20 32 JULIE QUEK SINGAPORE Asian stocks received a strong boost in this third quarter as it saw US$1.36 billion ($1.82 billion) being injected into regional bourses excluding Japan. This is according to the latest HSBC survey, which analysed 12 of the world’s leading fund management housesJULIE QUEK - 264 words
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252 2010-09-20 31 AFP JAKARTA State-owned Garuda Airlines and Krakatau Steel are among a clutch of Indonesian firms planning public offerings as investors clamour to gain a foothold in South-east Asia’s emerging giant. Foreigners have been pouring money into the region’s biggest economy,AFP - 252 words
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251 2010-09-20 31 AFP BEIJING An adviser to China’s central bank said yesterday that, unlike Japan in the ’80s, Beijing would not cave in to foreign pressure to let its exchange rate appreciate, a financial news website said. Mr Li Daokui’s comments come afterAFP - 251 words
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Article236 2010-09-20 31 BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON Home sales in the United States probably increased last month, a sign the real estate market is stabilising after the expiration of a tax credit caused demand to plunge, economists said ahead of reports due to be released this week. Purchases of new andBLOOMBERG - 236 words
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EYE ON THE MARKET
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Article, Illustration508 2010-09-20 31 Edmund Seow - Contributed by Edmund Seow from SIAS Research. Despite current uncertainty over the global recovery, most markets around the world showed gains for the third consecutive week last week, with many Asian markets also trading well. Atthe end of Thursday, the week-on-week comparison saw the MSCI508 words
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Article, Illustration1059 2010-09-20 39 MAY SEAH IN LOS ANGELES - TODAY EXCLUSIVE TELEVISION Grey’s Anatomy’s new series regulars Kim Raver and Jesse Williams adjust to life and fancy medical terms at Seattle Grace Mercy West MAY SEAH IN LOS ANGELES may@mediacorp.com.sg IFYOU think hospitals are the safest places to be, you obviously haven’t been watching muchKim - 1,059 words
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Article, Illustration665 2010-09-20 41 Christopher Toh - Singer Olivia Ong moves to a new groove Christopher Toh christophertoh@mediacorp.com.sg SHE is better known as “that pretty girl who sings those bossa nova tunes” but with the release of her self-titled album, Olivia, earlier this year and last month’s live CD+DVD set, Olivia Live, Olivia Ong is665 words
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Article, Illustration397 2010-09-20 43 Christopher Toh - An Eason Chan concert is the best way to relieve stress, whatever language you speak Christopher Toh Christophertoh@mediacorp.com.sg I MUST admit I was a little frustrated going to Eason Chan’s concert. A series of bungles earlier in the day all my fault, I might add left397 words
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Article, Illustration114 2010-09-20 43 DENISE Keller was recently judged as Singapore’s sexiest woman by readers of FHM Singapore. The model,VJ and TV host missed Friday night’s FHM’s 100 Sexiest Women InTheWorld 2010 shebang organised by MediaCorp at dbl o. But partygoers had other babes to go gaga over, like event host AndreaPhoto courtesy William Lai - 114 words
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Article, Illustration439 2010-09-20 44 Local band Typewriter’s album launch featured a mixed bag of performances from support acts JACLYN YING CLUTTERED, brassy and sublime: That’s what it was like at Home Club where local rock band Typewriter held the launch of their 18-track debut album, Indian Head Massage, on Friday, alongJACLYN YING - 439 words
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Article, Illustration473 2010-09-20 45 Mayo Martin - THEATRE REVIEW: BLACKBIRD Mayo Martin mayo@mediacorp.com.sg BLACKBIRD is premised on something that may be difficult for some audiences to, well, swallow:A love story between a man in his 40s and a 12-year-old girl. It is not Lolita. Rather, it’s loosely based on the real-life story473 words
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Article, Illustration472 2010-09-20 46 Mayo Martin - Hip Indian artist duoThukral and Tagra’s never-ending ‘advertising campaign’ Mayo Martin mayo@mediacorp.com.sg TODAY, Indian artists JitenThukral and SumirTagra— more commonly known as Thukral and Tagra are one of the hippest names in the international arts scene. Elton John collects them. They’ve designed bags and clothes for Puma and472 words
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Article, Illustration522 2010-09-20 47 Genevieve Loh - Bring on the Hollywood remake, says director Daniel Alfredson Genevieve Loh genevieveloh@mediacorp.com.sg IT WAS probably a good thing that director Daniel Alfredson started working on his adaptation of Stieg Larsson’s Millennium trilogy just before the late author’s books became worldwide bestsellers. “I think I would have been very522 words
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Article, Illustration523 2010-09-20 48 Neil McCormick - George Michael’s image will oulast the scandals. At least there’s hope that it will Neil McCormick features@mediacorp.com.sg THE DAILY TELEGRAPH SO GEORGE Michael is in prison. It still seems an incredible notion, even though his tawdry recent progress across the tabloids and through the courtsTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH; GEORGE MICHAEL - 523 words
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