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Title Section49 2010-12-02 1 TODAY MICA (P) 057/10/2010 A PUBLICATION OF /A=DIACORP NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Thursday December 2, 2010 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking AFTERNOON EDITION TODAY MICA (P) 057/10/2010 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Thursday December 2, 2010 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking DECEMBER 2, 2010 A PUBLICATION OF49 words
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Article459 2010-12-02 3 European police on alert for founder as Amazon stops hosting website AP WASHINGTON WikiLeaks was on the defensive on several fronts yesterday, scrambling to remain on the Internet and post more United States diplomatic documents while its fugitive founder Julian Assange was targeted by a EuropeanAP - 459 words
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Article, Illustration244 2010-12-02 3 WAYNE CHAN - Let your mind move you a possible world’s first WAYNE CHAN waynechan@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE It is no longer the stuff of comic books or sci-fi movies: Humans can move things with a mere thought, or rather, lots of concentration with the help of an iPhone. Yesterday, Republic Polytechnic (RP) an- nouncedCHANNEL NEWSASIA - 244 words
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158 2010-12-02 5 SINGAPORE It will be more expensive to fly Singapore Airlines (SIA) and SilkAir, Both carriers are increasing fuel surcharges for tickets issued from today by between US$3 ($3.95) and US$25, depending on the distance and class of travel. For instance, the surcharge for economy-class tickets158 words
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Article, Illustration332 2010-12-02 5 AGENCIES PARIS Interpol has placed Mr Julian Assange, the founder of the WikiLeaks whistle-blow-ing organisation, on a so-called “red notice” wanted list following allegations of sexual crimes committed in Sweden. The international police agency said the notice does not amount to an arrest warrant butAGENCIES; REUTERS - 332 words
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167 2010-12-02 5 AGENCIES China has solved 180 cyber attack cases and arrested more than 460 suspects this year, but prospects for preventing future assaults on computer security remain grim, the country’s Ministry of Public Security said. “The number of hacker attacks and sabotage activities in China are stillAGENCIES - 167 words
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259 2010-12-02 6 SINGAPORE When the Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link between Singapore and Iskandar Malaysia gets underway by 2018, commuters would need to clear immigration only once for each way of travel. Following a recent meeting its seventh to date the Singapore-Malaysia259 words
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Article, Illustration378 2010-12-02 6 NG JINGYNG - NG JINGYNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A performing arts theatre, an aircraft hanger containing aircraft parts these will be among the many firsts for the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) at its third and final regional campus. Come January 2013, performing arts students will bePHOTO COURTESY ITE - 378 words
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320 2010-12-02 6 NG JING YNG - NG JING YNG SINGAPORE Months after the Government signalled its intention to moderate the proportion of foreign workers here, the Ministry of Education (MOE) announced that the Institute of Technical Education (ITEs) will no longer directly recruit international students. This will “allow ITE320 words
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Article, Illustration316 2010-12-02 7 SARA GROSSE - Panasonic study reveals that 9 in 10 get their news from newspapers SARA GROSSE saragrosse@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Youth here are news junkies and they prefer to get their daily dose of current affairs knowledge from newspapers, if the results of a regional survey conducted byTODAY FILE PHOTO - 316 words
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282 2010-12-02 7 VIMITA MOHANDAS - VIMITA MOHANDAS vimita@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Growing awareness of Aids has prompted one private lab to note that there has been an increase in the number of requests for HIV testing. Quest Laboratories saw a 14.5-per-cent increase for such requests this year compared to282 words
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Article, Illustration61 2010-12-02 9 The demolition of the National Stadium is almost complete, with the work already into its final phase. The West Entrance Grandstand is all that is left of Singapore’s iconic structure. Demolition work began in September and is now expected to be completed inWEE TECK HIAN - 61 words
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191 2010-12-02 9 SHARON SEE - SHARON SEE The Court of Appeal has reversed a High Court decision that Internet start-up RecordTV infringed copyright laws by allowing users to record programmes shown on MediaCorp’s Channel 5, Channel 8 and Channel NewsAsia. Damages are to be assessed. In191 words
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284 2010-12-02 9 SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB - SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB shaffiq@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE In what is believed to be the first case of its kind, a man who mixed his semen into the drinking water used by his colleagues was jailed for 18 months yesterday. Sim Keng284 words
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108 2010-12-02 9 SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB - SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB A ninth person has been charged with the Downtown East murder that took place on Oct 30. HoWeiQuan, 18, is accused of being part of an unlawful assembly that attacked and killed Republic Polytechnic student Darren Ng Wei Jie, 19, at the108 words
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170 2010-12-02 11 SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB - SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB A former American football star, Kamari Kenyada Charlton, who has been accused of overstaying in Singapore, now faces 21 moneylaundering charges involving nearly $325,000. Charlton, 37, allegedly committed the offences here between July 10, 2008 and April 30 this year. The170 words
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371 2010-12-02 11 ZUL OTHMAN - Calling the report made by Singapore Customs officers ‘ambiguous’ and ‘quite unsatisfactory’, Justice Rajah said the statement by the Bangladeshis showed that they only knew they were duty unpaid cigarettes after being ZUL OTHMAN zul@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A High Court Judge has set aside371 words
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Article, Illustration128 2010-12-02 13 CHANNEL NEWSASIA The CPF Board will have a new chief executive officer from Jan 1. MrYee Ping Yi, (picture) who is currently the Second Deputy Secretary in the Manpower Ministry, will succeed Mr Liew Heng San, who is retiring from public service. PayingCHANNEL NEWSASIA; PHOTO COURTESY MOM - 128 words
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Article, Illustration101 2010-12-02 13 Participants of the 37th Ship for South-east Asian Youth Programme joined hands with volunteers from Temasek Polytechnic, the Movement for the Intellectually Disabled Singapore, the Spastic Children’s Association of Singapore and renowned recycling artist Akira Takahashi, to create a 4.6-by-2.4m replica of their ‘friendshipPHOTO BY OOI BOON KEONG - 101 words
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Article322 2010-12-02 13 S RAMESH - S RAMESH rameshs@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Tourists can look forward to a hassle-free refund experience here from mid next year. The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) is partnering Global Blue to develop a new electronic tourist refund system that will remove the need for form filling by322 words
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109 2010-12-02 13 Public transport operator SMRT has increased the frequency of train services for the year-end holiday shopping season. It said 220 more trips will be added this month, which will shorten waiting times by up to 2 minutes. The enhanced services will run Mondays to Thursdays109 words
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474 2010-12-02 15 LimYuin Chien - Letter from LimYuin Chien Press Secretary to the Minister for National Development I REFER to the letter “It’s a question of supply” (Nov 24), where the Reform Party’s Hazel Poa questioned the use of two internationally accepted measures the housing-price-to-income ratio (HPI) and debt-service-ratio (DSR)474 words
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378 2010-12-02 17 Mellissa Ang Siew Ling - Letter from Mellissa Ang Siew Ling I REFER to the commentary “The road ahead for Asia need not run West” by Mr David Pilling (Nov 30). When discussing the history as well as the future of successful Asian countries, Singapore would378 words
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Article180 2010-12-02 17 Mary Felicia Sim - Letter from Mary Felicia Sim Vice-President, Customer Care ION Orchard WE refer to Ms Louise Tagliante’s letter “Rogue cabbies targeting foreigners” (Nov 27). As Ms Tagliante has rightly pointed out, the ION Orchard taxi stand is outside the restricted zone where the CBD surcharge180 words
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185 2010-12-02 17 Stephen Tan Heng Chua - Letter from Stephen Tan Heng Chua I HAVE owned a car for close to six years. Each time my road tax is due for renewal, I receive a letter from the Land Transport Authority (LTA). The letter comes with an un-validated road licence label. I185 words
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COMMENT & ANALYSIS
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Article, Illustration1098 2010-12-02 19 EUGENE K B TAN - Why it's critical and good for S'pore's 4G leadership to be elected through contests, not walkovers EUGENE K B TAN The writer is assistant professor of law at the Singapore Management University School of Law. The Opposition has collectively indicated that it seeks to1,098 words
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862 2010-12-02 21 ANN WOOLNER - ANN WOOLNER The writer is a Bloomberg News columnist. The opinions expressed are her BLOOMBERG United States Attorney-General Eric Holder wants us all to know that the Justice Department has begun a deadserious probe into WikiLeaks’ release of hundreds of thousands ofBLOOMBERG - 862 words
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Article, Illustration876 2010-12-02 23 THOMAS L FRIEDMAN - Atop-secret cable, from WikiChina THOMAS L FRIEDMAN The writer has won three Pulitzer Prizes, the most recent in 2002 for commentary. THE NEW YORK TIMES While secrets from WikiLeaks were splashed all over the American newspapers, I couldn’t help but wonder: What if China had a WikiLeaker and we couldTHE NEW YORK TIMES - 876 words
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Article, Illustration1030 2010-12-02 25 THAUNG TUN - THAUNG TUN Thaung Tun is the former Myanmar Ambassador to the European Union and a visiting senior research fellow at the Institute of South-east Asian Studies. The recent elections in Myanmar and Ms Aung San Suu Kyi’s re-emergence from seven years of detentionAP; REUTERS - 1,030 words
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Article, Illustration488 2010-12-02 31 AGENCIES SEOUL North Korea is highly likely to attack South Korea again, the South’s spy chief said yesterday, as a flotilla of American warships led by an aircraft carrier left the Yellow Sea at the end of joint military exercises. “There is a highAGENCIES; AP - 488 words
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Article, Illustration360 2010-12-02 31 AP GENEVA —Heavy snow and sub-zero temperatures swept across Europe, killing at least eight homeless people in Poland, closing major airports in Britain and Switzerland and causing delays to rail and road traffic across the continent. In addition to Gatwick, oneAP; REUTERS - 360 words
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253 2010-12-02 31 AP TEHRAN For the second time in a month, heavy air pollution in Iran’s smog-filled capital has forced the authorities to close government offices and schools and declare a two-day public holiday because of the health dangers of being outdoors. A government committeeAP - 253 words
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369 2010-12-02 33 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR Speculation is rife that Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak will call snap polls in the next quarter after he announced on Tuesday that party polls for the United Malays National Organisation (Umno) which were scheduled for next year would be postponedAGENCIES - 369 words
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Article, Illustration66 2010-12-02 33 Ecuador’s Tungurahua volcano spewed molten rocks and large clouds of gas and ash near Banos, 178km south of its capital, Quito, on Monday. There were no reports of any injuries. Tungurahua, which means ‘Throat of Fire’ in the local language, began erupting intermittently in 1999. ItREUTERS - 66 words
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199 2010-12-02 33 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR Ms Zaira Jaafar, head of the women’s wing of hardline Malay group Perkasa, said yesterday that Anwar Ibrahim is not “god-sent” as his wife claimed but a messenger from hell. Ms Zaira called the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR)AGENCIES - 199 words
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Article, Illustration72 2010-12-02 36 Students of a primary school in Dexing city in China’s Jiangxi province forming the shape of a red ribbon to mark World Aids Day, which was yesterday. China’s Ministry of Health said there are more than 370,000 cases of HIV/Aids reported in the country butAP - 72 words
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317 2010-12-02 36 REUTERS DONGYANG (China) Rural doctor Liu Youhong made do for decades with two years of rudimentary medical training, enough to meet basic needs of the villagers in his untidy rural corner of the eastern province of Jiangsu. But now, the dearth of skilledREUTERS - 317 words
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145 2010-12-02 36 AP UNITED NATIONS The transmission of the HIV virus from mothers to babies during childbirth can be virtually eliminated by 2015, Unicef said in a new report on children and Aids. This can be achieved through proper testing and medical care that includes antiretroviralAP - 145 words
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250 2010-12-02 38 THE GUARDIAN PORT-AU-PRINCE Haiti may still be left without a winner in its presidential election but international organisations observing the poll say the result will be a valid one with several caveats. Unofficial figures put musician Michel “Sweet Micky” Martelly and former First LadyTHE GUARDIAN - 250 words
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Article, Illustration181 2010-12-02 38 AP CORVALLIS (Oregon) Hundreds of people attended a candlelight vigil on Tuesday in support of an Islamic centre targeted by an apparent hate crime, after a teen who worshipped there was arrested for planning mass killings in Portland. Ms Elizabeth Oettinger, senior minister ofAP - 181 words
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283 2010-12-02 38 AGENCIES WASHINGTON The United States has issued a sharp rebuke to one of its key Middle Eastern allies, dismissing an election victory by Egypt’s ruling party as “flawed”. The National Democratic Party (NDP), led by the ageing President Hosni Mubarak, wiped out itsAGENCIES - 283 words
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174 2010-12-02 39 AP KABUL Once sharply curtailed because of complaints over civilian casualties, the United States and Nato forces have ramped up the air war in Afghanistan since this summer. Coalition aircraft dropped 1,000 bombs and missiles last month one of the highest monthly totalsAP - 174 words
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282 2010-12-02 39 AP ASTANA (Kazakhstan) The United States Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called on a European security organisation yesterday to play a bigger role in helping stabilise Afghanistan and to do more to strengthen the voice of human rights groups worldwide. In theAP - 282 words
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Article, Illustration167 2010-12-02 39 THE DAILYTELEGRAPH NEW YORK King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia (picture) has prompted disquiet in a New York hospital by commandeering an entire wing as he recovers from back surgery to treat a slipped disc and a related blood clot. The 86-year-oldTHE DAILYTELEGRAPH - 167 words
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223 2010-12-02 42 BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON United States House Democrats scheduled a vote tomorrow on their plan to extend middle-class tax cuts and let them expire for higher-income Americans as lawmakers and the Obama administration sought a bipartisan compromise. Negotiators discussed “everything onBLOOMBERG - 223 words
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485 2010-12-02 42 THE NEW YORK TIMES AFTERNOON MADRID The police in Spain and Thailand arrested 10 people suspected of operating a counterfeiting network that provided fake European passports to terrorist groups linked to the Al Qaeda in order to smooth their entry into Western countries, theTHE NEW YORK TIMES - 485 words
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214 2010-12-02 44 AP NEW YORK A Colombian drug-trafficker who prosecutors said tried to buy a DC-8 jetliner and other large aircraft to smuggle cocaine was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Tuesday by a federal judge in New York. Francisco GonzalezAP - 214 words
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197 2010-12-02 44 AP CHICAGO —The best method for finding narcotics that smugglers or drug mules hide within their bodies is the same CT medical imaging more commonly used to spot cancer, a small study by Swiss researchers suggests. The study involved 50 suspectedAP - 197 words
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Article121 2010-12-02 44 REUTERS Thousands of pubs across Britain are to offer drivers free soft drinks over the Christmas period to help cut down on drink-driving. The deal, run with Coca-Cola, will be available at more than 8,000 venues as part of the Think! campaign, Roads Safety MinisterREUTERS - 121 words
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113 2010-12-02 44 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH A Russian company has been criticised after claiming that vodka helps cure everything from head colds to indigestion. Russia’s advertising watchdog, FAS, ruled that an online ad promoting leading vodka brands had overstepped the mark by suggesting that vodka was goodTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 113 words
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110 2010-12-02 44 AP A white man who pleaded guilty to six robberies in Ohio used a black mask so lifelike that police initially arrested a black man, the authorities said on Tuesday. The mother of the black man even thought a photo of theAP - 110 words
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132 2010-12-02 46 REUTERS Men with long index fingers have a lower risk of prostate cancer, British scientists said yesterday, a finding that could be used to help select those who need regular screening for the disease. Researchers at Britain’s Warwick University and the InstituteREUTERS - 132 words
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140 2010-12-02 46 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Eating fresh fruit and vegetables will not protect you from cancer as they have little effect compared to the negative impact of alcohol and obesity, according to a study published in the British Journal of Cancer.THE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 140 words
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Article, Illustration62 2010-12-02 46 Thousands gathered to watch the lighting of the Christmas tree at the Rockefeller Center in New York on Tuesday. Covered in 30,000 energy efficient LED lights, the 12-tonne, 22.5m Norway spruce was donated by firefighter Peter Acton, a rescue worker during the 911 attacks, as his wayAP - 62 words
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225 2010-12-02 46 BLOOMBERG NEW YORK People who snore, have trouble falling asleep or who wake up in the morning feeling fatigued, have an increased risk of developing conditions tied to diabetes and heart disease, a study has found. The study, published in the journal Sleep,BLOOMBERG - 225 words
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136 2010-12-02 46 REUTERS Both men and women are more likely to commit suicide in the wake of a heart attack, with the risk rising tripling in the month right after and remaining elevated for at least five years, according to a study in the AmericanREUTERS - 136 words
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Article, Illustration616 2010-12-02 48 SHAMIR OSMAN - Singapore coach believes the experience of the Lions will hold them in good stead AFF SUZUKI CUP, GROUP B Singapore vs Philippines My Dinh Stadium, Hanoi, 6pm (S’pore time) SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Lions (picture) have three international titles to their name, andTODAY FILE PHOTO - 616 words
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Article, Illustration467 2010-12-02 48 LEONARD THOMAS - COMMENTARY The Lions must make the final or Avramovic will be at a crossroads LEONARD THOMAS leonard@mediacorp.com.sg The writer is executive sports editor at MediaCorp NewsHub. In seven years’ here so far, national football coach Radojko Avramovic (picture) has turned Singapore into a top sideTODAY FILE PHOTO - 467 words
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Article, Illustration471 2010-12-02 49 SHAMIR OSMAN - Vanda Sports to transform S-League side’s commercial infrastructure SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE From dwindling crowd figures to smaller budgets for clubs, the S-League has taken a hit this season. But the year-end brings with it some festive cheer for the competition, with one S-LeaguePHOTO COURTESY OF VANDA SPORTS - 471 words
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Article, Illustration363 2010-12-02 49 EWAN MAH - EWAN MAH ewanmah@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Singapore Tennis Association (STA) are determined to make next week’s selection trial for their $500,000 sponsorship grant a fair one. From Dec 6 to 7, the STA will hold a trial at Keppel Club to select two363 words
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206 2010-12-02 50 AGENCIES MANCHESTER Only when he deems it absolutely necessary will Sir Alex Ferguson criticise his players in public. After West Ham inflicted the heaviest defeat on his team in nine years and the first in 29 games, the Manchester United boss clearly feltAGENCIES - 206 words
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Article, Illustration683 2010-12-02 50 Underdogs hope to defy experts and win bid to host tournament THE DAILY TELEGRAPH ZURICH As far as the experts go, the bids from Russia and Spain/ Portugal are favourites to land the 2018 World Cup finals. Fifa president Sepp BlatterTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH; AP - 683 words
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234 2010-12-02 51 BLOOMBERG CALIFORNIA Tiger Woods will look at his commitments to his children before deciding which US PGA golf tournaments to play next year other than the four majors. Woods said PGA Commissioner Tim Finchem has asked him to play more events in the comingBLOOMBERG - 234 words
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Article, Illustration677 2010-12-02 58 KING FUEI LEE - Asia ex Japan a good story, with a twist COMMENTARY INVEST KING FUEI LEE The writer is Schroders fund manager for Asian Equities. While Asia’s burgeoning consumption story may continue to be the talk of the investment community next year, the truth is that the coming year will see AsianBLOOMBERG - 677 words
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393 2010-12-02 53 BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON The Federal Reserve, under orders from the United States Congress, today named the counterparties of about 21,000 transactions from US$3.3 trillion ($4.3 trillion) in aid provided to stem the worst financial panic since the Great Depression. Bank of America andBLOOMBERG - 393 words
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Article56 2010-12-02 53 Tuesday 11,006.02 q 0.42% Monday 11,052.49 q 0.36% Friday 11,092.00 q 0.85% Thursday Closed WEDNESDAY CLOSE 11,255.78 (+2.27%) NYSETOP 5 BY VOLUME NAME VOL PRICE CHANGE Citigroup 492.4m $4.30 p 2.38% Bank of America 288.3m $11.29 p 3.20% S&P 500 212.3m $121.0 p 2.12% Ford 100.4m $16.46 p 3.26%56 words
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Article82 2010-12-02 53 Stocks rise sharply Stocks started December with a jump. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 249 points, its biggest gain since Sept 1. An encouraging employment report and hopes that Europe’s debt crisis may ease boosted major indexes yesterday, erasing nearly two weeks of losses. Bond prices and82 words
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Article103 2010-12-02 53 Prices advance Oil prices surged yesterday amid positive economic reports in China and the United States and hopes that a plan is in the works to ease Europe’s debt problems. Benchmark oil for January delivery gained US$2.64, or 3.1 per cent, to settle at US$86.75 a barrel on the103 words
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Article356 2010-12-02 53 Fed says 10 of 12 US regions grew BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON The Federal Reserve said the economy gained strength across much of the United States as hiring improved, manufacturing expanded and retailers anticipated a stronger holiday shopping season. Five Fed banks, including Boston and San Francisco, saidBLOOMBERG - 356 words
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295 2010-12-02 55 JOANNE CHAN - JOANNE CHAN joannechan@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The latest Build-To-Order (BTO) project in Yishun has drawn moderate interest from home buyers. Hours before applications closed yesterday, Yishun Greenwalk had received about three times the number of applications for the 1,176 units available. This is a sharp drop295 words
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155 2010-12-02 55 SINGAPORE The Singapore Accounting Standards Council (ASC) issued the Singapore Financial Reporting Standard for Small Entities yesterday. SFRS for Small Entities, as the standard is called, is closely modelled after the International Financial Reporting Standard for Small and Medium Sized Entities issued by the155 words
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122 2010-12-02 55 Kim Eng Securites is looking to expand its client base by 20 per cent in the next three years. As part of its retail growth strategy, the brokerage has opened a new retail investor centre at nex@Serangoon Central. This will give investors122 words
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222 2010-12-02 56 BLOOMBERG BEIJING China's manufacturing grew at a faster pace for a fourth straight month last month despite spiralling raw material costs fuelling expectations of further interest rate hikes to curb inflation. The Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) rose to 55.2 from 54.7 in October, China's logisticsBLOOMBERG - 222 words
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520 2010-12-02 56 AP WASHINGTON Even as extended unemployment benefits for nearly 2 million Americans began to run out yesterday, cutting off a steady stream of income and ensuring a dismal holiday season for those affected, Americans’ confidence rose to a fivemonth highAP - 520 words
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Article, Illustration338 2010-12-02 62 Kevin Mathews - Fred Perry’s music intiative is a boon for local bands Kevin Mathews features@mediacorp.com.sg LOCAL indie music may be somewhat marginalised in the eyes of the masses here but it’s getting a little love from corporate brands like Fred Perry. Its Subculture Night event throws the spotlight on local338 words
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Article, Illustration272 2010-12-02 62 REUTERS TOUGH financial times in developed economies are undercutting efforts to stop the global spread of Aids, U2 lead singer Bono said on Tuesday. “Times are hard in the Western world,” the Irish rock star and campaigner said after launching World Aids Day, marked around theREUTERS; AP - 272 words
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Article, Illustration196 2010-12-02 64 CHRISTOPHER TOH - CHRISTOPHER TOH IT HAD to happen. Not content with the real thing making headlines, it appears that even Justin Bieber dolls are getting into the thick of the action when it comes to winning awards. According to Bravado, the only global, 360 degree full196 words
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Article500 2010-12-02 64 Fred Perry Subculture Night Inch Chua &The Metric System, Caracal, Breakbeat Theory and DJ Hong provide “a night of beatnik music, drinks and party to celebrate the influence of street culture”. Dec 2, 8pm, Velvet Underground. Free entry (but club rules apply) The Allied Showdown Bands and DJs get500 words
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Article, Illustration224 2010-12-02 66 KEVIN MATHEWS - KEVIN MATHEWS National Ransom Elvis Costello IT MIGHT appear as if legendary singersongwriter Elvis Costello has retained most of the musical elements of last year’s successful foray into country-roots rock, Secret, Profane Sugarcane. His new album National Ransom seesT-Bone Burnett back onboard as producer and even artist224 words
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Article127 2010-12-02 66 KEVIN MATHEWS - KEVIN MATHEWS THIS is an accomplished neo soul album from Cee Lo Green, who alternates his burgeoning solo career with a venture on the side with multi-instrumentalist Dangermouse in the highly feted rap duo, Gnarls Barkley. Particularly outstanding are two excellent collaborations with Selah127 words
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Article, Illustration137 2010-12-02 68 KEVIN MATHEWS - KEVIN MATHEWS AS A pop jazz quartet from South Korea,Winterplay offers no surprises with a selection of standards and originals that will appeal to punters who like a whole lotta pop in their jazz.Well, to be honest, to use the term “jazz” in association with137 words
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Article, Illustration126 2010-12-02 68 CHRISTOPHER TOH - CHRISTOPHER TOH LAST year capped a bad year for Malaysian Gary Chaw. His muchpublicised brawl with fellow celeb Justin Lo almost made him a pariah, but he has since pulled himself together. He quit drinking and signed on to a new label. So it’s appropriate126 words
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Article, Illustration166 2010-12-02 68 CHRISTOPHER TOH - Relooking a classic record CHRISTOPHER TOH Disraeli Gears Cream (1967) AFTER signalling their intent on their 1966 debut Fresh Cream, Brit bluesrock supergroup Cream —Jack Bruce Eric Bruce (bass), Eric Clapton (guitars) and Ginger Baker (drums) switched gears and indulged in more psychedelic sounds for their sophomore166 words
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Article, Illustration147 2010-12-02 69 CHRISTOPHER TOH - Featuring Norah Jones Norah Jones CHRISTOPHER TOH LIKE the title states, this album is a collection feature Norah of songs that feature Norah Jones and other artistes. I’m not sure what the whole point of this compilation album is, other than the obvious “let’s make some money off Norah Jones147 words
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Article267 2010-12-02 73 THINGSTO DO top 1 Crazy Christmas 2010 Catch 16 of Singapore’s most popular actors in one production. Kumar makes an appearance in four “adults only” shows from Dec 2 to 4. Date: Until Dec 19 Time: 8pm (Tue to Sun); extra 4pm shows on weekends Venue: Drama267 words
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Article, Illustration1022 2010-12-02 74 David Ngiau in Britain - Some holidays are about sun-drenched beaches, mai tais and relaxation this one's about football David Ngiau in Britain david@mediacorp.com.sg BEING a football fan who follows the English Premiership, I jumped at the chance to visit Manchester and London about a month ago. Especially with aReuters - 1,022 words
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Article, Illustration291 2010-12-02 76 DAVID NGIAU - DAVID NGIAU WITH our Singapore dollar never stronger against the British pound, there’s no better time to make that pilgrimage to Anfield, Old Trafford, the Emirates or Stamford Bridge. Whatever you do, never deal with touts because you could be buying tickets that were stolen in the mail291 words
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