Today, 6 December 2010, Afternoon Edition

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  • 28 2 TODAY AFTERNOON EDITION MICA (P) 057/10/2010 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Monday December 6, 2010 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking DECEMBER 6, 2010 A PUBLICATION OF
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  • 551 2  -  TEO XUANWEI xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The community dialogue at Kampong Chai Chee yesterday provided a glimpse of what is to come at the coming general election (GE) when Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office Lim Hwee Hua found herself tackling housing concerns
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    252 2 MAYSEAH; A star was officially found at the Star Search 2010 Grand Finals last night at the MediaCorp TV Theatre. Twenty-two-year-old Jeffrey Xu (left) from Shanghai won the champion’s trophy, along with $30,000 in cash and a two-year contract with MediaCorp. The second runner-up was 20-year-old
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  • 447 2 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH WASHINGTON Private individuals in Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states friendly to the United States are the chief source of funding for Al Qaeda, the Taliban and other terrorist groups, according to leaked American diplomatic cables obtained by Wikileaks. This
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  • 321 3 Tackling the street gang issue requires "longer term solutions" and not just greater police presence on the ground, Minister in the Prime Minister's Office Lim Hwee Hua said yesterday. Responding to a request by a resident for more police checks on youngsters who
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  • NEWS
    • 410 3 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak called for unity and launched a blistering attack on opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim at a convention of government leaders yesterday ahead of a widely expected early general elections. Mr Najib is expected to call elections
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    • 322 4 PATWANT SINGH SINGAPORE If Foreign Minister George Yeo’s forecast is anything to go by, the Opposition may have more potential candidates this time for the coming General Election (GE). Mr Yeo provided this prediction on the sidelines of the Standard Chartered Marathon
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    • 234 4 AP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian police fired tear gas and a water cannon yesterday to disperse thousands of people at an opposi-tion-backed rally against the federal government’s involvement in a dispute over drinking water. A federal police official said 48 people were arrested and
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    • 298 5 AP SEOUL North Korea lambasted South Korea’s new defence chief Sunday for threatening to launch air strikes against the North and accused the South of causing “uncontrollable, extreme’’ tension on the peninsula. The South’s Defence Minister Kim Kwan Jin told a confirmation hearing last week
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    • 153 5 Top South Korean officials have told the United States that North Korean leader Kim Jong Il was unlikely to live beyond 2015, and predicted that the secretive regime will collapse within three years after his death, The Yomiuri Shimbun reported, citing the WikiLeaks website. In
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    • 251 5 SINGAPORE The Singapore Red Cross has filed a police report against an employee for allegedly misappropriating about $90,000. The employee, an administrative assistant from the finance department, has been suspended from duty. In a statement late last night, the society said the problem
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    • 546 7  -  ESTHER NG estherng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The issues they face often come to light but strides have also been made to improve the lot of foreign domestic workers (FDWs). More of them are now going for courses either sponsored by their employers or
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    • 157 7 ESTHER NG By her own admission, Ms Liza Padua lacked financial discipline. The 46-year-old would spend whatever was left from remittances on shopping and presents. That changed two years ago, when she signed up for a financial literacy course with non-profit organisation
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    • 227 9 SINGAPORE As the scouting movement here celebrates its 100th anniversary (picture) this year, Singapore Scout Association (SSA) president Noel Hon noted yesterday how it has changed over the years, with much of the natural terrain for scouting activities gone the way of development. But
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    • 315 9 When 3 Ds spell success BAHRAIN Deterrence, diplomacy and development these three ‘D’s spell the success of the Association of South-east Asian Nations, according to Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean. Speaking at the 7th Manama Dialogue in Bahrain yesterday, a key security forum for the Gulf
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    • Article, Illustration
      82 9 Spreading the Christmas cheer last week was OCBC Bank’s Group Human Resources division, which organised a charity cafe for staff at OCBC Centre’s 50th floor conference room The event was also supported by HR staff from Great Eastern who set up a stall at the cafe. Themed ‘Charity
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    • 140 9 SINGAPORE With grassroots organisations looking constantly for programmes to bring together people from different backgrounds, races, religions and countries, Minister-in-Charge of Ageing Issues Lim Boon Heng said yesterday that they should consider dance events, after a 10hour “dancethon” organised by the People’s Association. “Dancing is one
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    • 265 10 For the most outstanding minds, there should never be any obstacles to realising their full potential: The MIT-SUTD Dual Masters Degree Programme, offered in collaboration by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT> and the Singapore University of Technology and Design "(SUTD), aims to support promotq' outstanding researchers to maximise their
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  • VOICES
    • 348 11  -  Letter from Dawn Lee I REFER to the commentary “Hold bus services to higher standards” (Dec 3). Sometimes living in super-efficient Singapore can cause us to lose some perspective. Buses are subjected to traffic conditions, accidents and roadwork that all motorists have to deal
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    • 110 11  -  Letter from Chang Choa Meng I REFER to the Land Transport Authority’s response “Not all bus stops suitable for scheme” (Dec 4-5). It is unfair to impose a “mandatory” rule when drivers are not able to determine if a bus “may” be exiting from a bus bay.
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    • 43 11 In the letter from the Ministry of National Development, “Understanding the question of affordability” (Dec 2), reference was made to a “steep jump in resale flat prices in 1993”. The ministry would like to clarify that the correct term was a “step
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    • 159 13  -  Letter from Lam Pin Woon Chief Executive Officer Health Promotion Board WE REFER to the letter “Cigarette pack logos overshadow graphics” by Mr Ho Swee Huat (Nov 29). We would like to thank Mr Ho for his letter and interest in this topic.
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    • 280 13  -  Letter from Ang Bee Lian (Ms) Chief Executive Officer National Council of Social Service WE THANK Mr Joseph Wong for his letter “Why are social service workers not included?” Dec 3). The National Council of Social Service (NCSS), as the body that leads and
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    • 98 11 have your say email your letters to voices@mediacorp.com.sg join the community www.todayonline.com/voices MARIGOLD FRESH MILK. AUSTRALIAN. MARIGOLD For health. For life. o/ Fresh from Australia, the land of plenty, MARIGOLD Fresh Milk contains all the natural goodness of Australian cow's milk. With the abundance of lush green pastures, purity of
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    • 224 13 How TO BE A MILLIONAIRE, THE S'PORE WAY (Extracted from The Straits Times 21 July 2007) (Extracted from The 1 Straits Times 21 July 2007) A capable person has hopes of joining the ranks of the top earners and become a millionaire. Parents should remember this reality and not neglect
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  • COMMENT@ANALYSIS
    • 1066 15  -  Forget Asia, Britain could be one of the surprise stars of the coming decade MATTHEW LYNN The writer is a Bloomberg News columnist and the author of Bust, a forthcoming book on the Greek debt crisis. The opinions expressed are his own. BLOOMBERG Looking
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    • 738 17  -  LYNNE NG The writer is the regional director forAdecco South East Asia. When do we retire? How do we retire? Should we, in fact, retire at all? Plans to raise Singapore’s retirement age, currently set at 62, have got a lively discussion going
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    • 568 18  -  Four reasons why old age does not affect a person’s job performance MICHAEL FRESE The writer is a professor in management and organisation at NUS Business School. This commentary is based on research with Sabine Sonnentag in the Oxford Handbook of Industrial and Organisational
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  • WORLD
    • 408 19 AP SEOUL South Korea’s top trade official yesterday defended a hard-fought compromise with the United States to salvage a stalled free trade agreement, rejecting accusations that his government gave up too much to seal the deal. Trade Minister Kim Jong Hoon and US Trade
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    • 185 19 AP BEIJING An explosion caused by illegallystored chemicals killed seven people and injured 37 at an Internet cafe in southwestern China, state media and the local government said. The blast occurred on Saturday in a shop next to the cafe, located under a bridge,
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    • 442 20 AP BANGKOK Thailand yesterday marked the 83rd birthday of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world’s longest-reigning monarch, but elaborate celebrations could not mask concern over his health and the future of the royal institution. In his annual birthday speech, the King sounded what has
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    • 299 20 AP HONG KONG Several hundred protesters marched in Hong Kong yesterday (picture) to demand the release of jailed Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo before the prize ceremony in Oslo later this week. It was one of several events in
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    • 156 20 Those caught breeding mosquitoes in Johor could be fined up to RM10,000 ($4,140), The Star newspaper reported yesterday. State Women, Family, Health and Community Development Committee chairman Dr Robia Kosai said that, up till Nov 20, a total of 58,243 premises had
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    • 258 21 JAKARTA An Indonesian terrorism suspect has been deported from Malaysia, news reports said yesterday. Linked to the extremist Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) group, officials said Fadli Sadama, who was suspected of having links with terrorist groups in Malayisa and southern Thailand, was planning to launch
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    • 174 21 A 49-year-old Singaporean business woman was charged at the Shah Alam Sessions court with two counts of cheating, including one count of deceiving RHB Bank founder Abdul Rashid Hussain of RM7 million ($2.9 million), according to a report in The Star newspaper.
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    • 334 21 AP KUALA LUMPUR A 14-year-old girl and 23-year-old man have celebrated their marriage in public in Malaysia’s largest city, a report said yesterday, fuelling a debate on teen weddings. Underage marriages are allowed for Muslims with court permission and parental consent but are
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    • 449 22 REUTERS CANCUN (Mexico) The United States and some developing nations have criticised a new United Nations draft text seeking to break a deadlock at UN climate talks in Mexico on a modest package to help slow global
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    • 312 22 BLOOMBERG SYDNEY Australia’s most populous state, New South Wales, ordered evacuations as river levels surged and a man drowned in floods triggered by rainstorms across the nation’s east coast. Residents of three New South Wales western communities received evacuation orders as the Murrumbidgee River was forecast
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    • 150 22 AP Three European nations struggled with harsh weather on Saturday, as floods forced the evacuation of thousands of people in Bosnia and Albania, and snow caused part of the roof at a nuclear power plant in France to collapse. For the past few
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    • 142 22 AP Swindlers are pretending to be victims of flooding in Venezuela, to try to cash in on a government offer of apartments for people whose homes have been damaged, an official said Saturday. Ms Jacqueline Farias condemned the alleged tricksters, saying: “Those
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    • 303 24 AP ISLAMABAD A Pakistani court has issued arrest warrants for two senior police officials accused of negligence in the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, a prosecutor said yesterday. Prosecutor Chaudhry Zulfiqar Ali said that an anti-terror court has ordered the arrest
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    • 140 24 AGENCIES MADRID Spain’s civil aviation agency says all airports are functioning normally after a wildcat strike by air traffic controllers that the government quashed by using unprecedented emergency measures. The agency said 4,052 flights had been scheduled yesterday and that of 296 controllers down to
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    • 50 24  -  SHARON SEE Singapore Airlines has resumed its single daily service between Milan and Barcelona after a one-day stoppage. The service was suspended on Saturday after Spain declared a State of Emergency because of a strike by air traffic controllers. The air traffic controllers ended their strike yesterday.
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    • 293 24 AGENCIES JERUSALEM The fire that raged in Israel’s north since Thursday is “over”, Fire and Rescue Services spokesman Yoram Levy told Bloomberg News in a phone interview. “From our perspective the fire is over, though we will work tomorrow to make sure no smaller outbreaks
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    • 218 24 EL ARISH (Egypt) Security officials say a shark has killed an elderly German tourist at an Egyptian Red Sea resort, a few days after three Russians and a Ukrainian tourist were badly mauled in shark attacks. The officials say the tourist died immediately after her arm was
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    • 616 25 AP LOS ANGELES Ms Andrea Ybarra’s donated heart was beating rhythmically by the time she awoke from surgery. In fact, it was warm and pumping even before doctors transplanted it. Ms Ybarra, 40, who suffers from lupus, belongs to a small group of people
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    • 241 25 REUTERS CAIRO Egyptians voted yesterday in a runoff parliamentary election which President Hosni Mubarak’s party will win almost unchallenged after the two biggest opposition groups quit a contest they said was rigged. The National Democratic Party (NDP), which has never lost a vote, is
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    • 60 25 Thousands of people took to the streets of Liverpool, northern England, yesterday dressed as Santa Claus as part of a 5km Santa Dash event. The annual event aims to raise money for underprivileged children across Merseyside and organisers this year are hoping for 10,000 santas to
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    • 223 25 AGENCIES TEHRAN Iran said yesterday it will use domestically produced uranium concentrates for the first time at a key nuclear facility, signalling determination to push ahead with its atomic work a day before talks with world powers. The move appeared designed to show
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    • 291 26 SINGAPORE WORKFORCE SKILLS QUALIFICATIONS EDMS Mi fedQ©0[ What is Service Excellence Workforce Skills Qualifications (WSQ)? An Extraordinary programme to inculcate service culture and transform customer experience. w pleasure m The hotel for discerning business travellers, Royal Plaza on Scotts shines like a gem in the crowded hotel industry with its
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  • SPORTS
    • 665 27  -  Avramovic's men make up for an abysmal first-half, substitute Agu plays the role of hero AFF SUZUKI CUP ioio, GROUP B Singapore 2 Myanmari SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE It looked like a lazy Sunday kickabout session for the Lions in the first 45 minutes of
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    • 403 27 THE TELEGRAPH LONDON Football Association (FA) general secretary Alex Horne insists he will push for reform in the World Cup bidding process in the wake of England’s disastrous attempt to win hosting rights for the 2018 World Cup that saw just
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    • 216 27 EWAN MAH SINGAPORE The first step in the search for a future Singapore tennis star has been pushed back by a day due to the recent air controllers’ strike in Madrid. The Singapore Tennis Association (STA) had planned to hold a two-day trial starting today
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    • 619 28  -  Marathon throws up a double for African nation as duo pocket $66,500 each IAN DECOTTA ian@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE At the 30-kilometre mark, the eight men bunched together in the lead were all Kenyan, including race favourite Kenneth Mburu Mungara. Once the flag went up at 5am at
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    • 381 28 IAN DE COTTA SINGAPORE Carl Lewis (picture), one of the greatest Olympic champions, said yesterday there is no reason why Asians cannot challenge the established powers in the century sprint. The 49-year-old American track and field legend, here in Singapore on behalf of his
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    • 265 28 PATWANT SINGH SINGAPORE The lights were turned on especially for more than 19,000 men and women at Orchard Road yesterday morning for the Standard Chartered Marathon Singapore 2010. For the first time this year the annual marathon was flagged off at three start points
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    • 376 30 FA bigwig admits Redknapp is a frontrunner for national team hotseat but not because he’s British THE GUARDIAN AFTERNOON LATEST LONDON The English Football Association yesterday said that Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp would be a leading contender to succeed Fabio Capello as England coach in
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    • 212 30 AP SAO PAULO Fluminense won its first Brazilian league title in 26 years yesterday after beating Guarani 1 -0 thanks to a second-half goal by striker Emerson. “It’s a goal that will stay forever in the club’s history,” Emerson said. “I know that in 10,20
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    • 240 30 REUTERS BELGRADE Serbia celebrated their first Davis Cup title after Viktor Troicki defeated France’s Michael Llodra to secure a memorable 3-2 victory at the Belgrade Arena last night. Chants of “Viktor” and “Serbia” reverberated around the imposing 17,000-ca-pacity venue as Troicki, a late
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    • 294 30 AP SUNDERLAND Jordan Henderson opened his season’s account last night to give Sunderland a 1 -0 win over West Ham that sent the Hammers back to the foot of the Premier League standings. The England international turned home Asamoah Gyan’s 34th-minute cross to end West Ham’s recent revival.
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    • 697 31 It looks like he’s gonna be out of the woods One of sport’s most-talked about losing streaks is 18 holes away from coming to an end REUTERS THOUSAND OAKS (California) Tiger Woods, with a renewed swagger in his step, is poised to cap a turbulent year on a high note
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    • 316 31 REUTERS ADELAIDE Kevin Pietersen replaced Alastair Cook as Australia’s tormentor with a majestic double century as England took a commanding first innings lead before rain curtailed the third day of the second Ashes Test yesterday. The 30-year-old Pietersen still looked hungry for more
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    • 140 31 AP NEW DELHI Indian doping officials say a member of the men’s relay team from India that were the first from the country to win a medal at the Commonwealth Games has tested positive for a banned substance. Suresh Sathya, who was part of the 4x100m relay team
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  • Page 28 Miscellaneous
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  • BUSINESS
    • WEEKLY ROUNDUP (NOV 29TO DEC 3)
      • 51 33 FRIDAY CLOSE 11,382.10 (+0.17%) Thursday 11,362.41 p 0.95% Wednesday 11,255.78 p 2.27% Tuesday 11,006.02 q 0.42% Monday 11,052.49 q 0.36% THEWEEKTHATWAS Wall Street showed its ability to hold onto gains, or quickly recover from losses last week despite Europe’s debt woes, suggesting that investors are confident of a sustained
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      • 10 33 NASDAQ Jt 2,591.46 Ml (+0.47%) S&P500 "iSr 1/224-71 (+0.26%)
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      • 11 33 FTSE100 5/745-32 (-0.39%) H DAX 6,947.72 (-0.14%) CAC40 3/750-55 (+0.09%)
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      • 4 33 OIL US$89.19 (+US$i.ig)
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      • 11 33 US$i $1,302 US$1 £0.634 US$i €0-745 US$1 ¥82.688 US$i A$i.oog
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      • STOCK CALLS
        • 55 33 21.5 cents Sell DMG downgrades CNA Group to Sell from Neutral, cuts target to $0.19 following divestment of Standard Water. "We believe CNA will be mired in losses of $12.2 million in FY '10. We expect it to return to the black in FY '11, but will likely
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        • 67 33 $1.84 Outperform StanChart starts firm at Outperform, with $2.50 target based on 15X FY '12 EV/EBITDA. Forecasts 118-per-cent EBITDA CAGR over FY '10-FY '13 on average annual traffic growth of 126 per cent as airline more than doubles fleet size over next three years. Tips every 1-per-cent increase
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    • 432 33 Eu ministers could ramp up $1.3-trillion rescue facility today: Report REUTERS BRUSSELS Euro zone finance ministers meeting today will face pressure to increase the size of a €750-billion ($1.3-trillion) safety net for crisis-hit members in order to halt contagion in the single currency bloc. Mr
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    • 174 33 REUTERS Spain’s economic fundamentals are sound and the country will not appeal for financial support from the international aid mechanism, Spanish Economy Minister Elena Salgado said in an interview published yesterday. Bond markets have been punishing Spanish sovereign debt over concerns Spain
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    • 363 35 In short, investors in Singapore who restrict themselves to the home market have got a fairly lousy bargain this year, when compared with how IPO investors have fared in other economies in the region. The myth of a hot IPO market in Singapore is just
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    • 247 35 Valentino, Tommy Hilfiger and boost warehousing facilities, and accelerate growth in core markets of New Zealand and Australia, as well as Singapore and other markets in South-east Asia. The retailer is eyeing markets such as Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia and Hong Kong. While this
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    • 159 35 BLOOMBERG LONDON Oil prices may soar to US$200 a barrel if the world doesn’t move more rapidly to a clean-en-ergy economy, Mr Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Atlantic Airways, said yesterday. “It’s certainly conceivable unless we can start to conserve energy quickly
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