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January 9, 2009 Friday

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Straits Times Headlines

PM urges no let-up in keeping seniors at work

Grand transformation awaits Pearl River Delta

Inside

Start school later and let children sleep longer

View Points

She stole $800k to support lover

A triathlete in the making

Sailors get set for tomorrow's big event

Olympian to provide expert views

Pay your library fines, or else

Small enough to fit into a pocket

Singapore battling for tourists

Bars battling for business

Satyam's finance chief resigns

Obama to Congress: Act quickly

Lunch on the agenda

AirAsia defends plan to build its own airport

Israel hit by rocket fire from Lebanon

Breaking News

Japan urged to join piracy fight

Aso seeks to sidestep tensions

Japan,China meet over gas row

No jobs, go home early

Japanese temps easy prey

China milk back in favour

Security chief sacked **

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Uniqlo to open in S'pore 1:07 PM

TOKYO - JAPANESE casual clothing chain Uniqlo will open its first store in Singapore in April, operator Fast Retailing ...

Fire at Raffles Place 1:01 PM

4 charged over fatal attack 12:24 PM

Usher in the year of the ox 6:00 AM

Ageing meaningfully 11:55 AM

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Rice prices set to surge 12:12 PM

MANILA - RICE prices are likely to rise sharply for the second straight year in 2009 as the global economic slowdown ...

Fire at M'sia budget terminal 12:58 PM

US man arrested for sex abuse 11:00 AM

M'sia calls for Israel sanctions 6:00 AM

Thai court praised for ruling 6:00 AM

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Web crackdown widens 12:27 PM

BEIJING - CHINA has expanded its campaign against pornography and vulgar content online, naming more than a dozen Web ...

Japan urged to join piracy fight 11:58 AM

Aso seeks to sidestep tensions 11:07 AM

Japan,China meet over gas row 10:50 AM

No jobs, go home early 10:23 AM

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Hillary's team takes shape 12:48 PM

WASHINGTON - HILLARY Rodham Clinton is quietly building a new State Department team with seasoned US diplomats as she ...

Quake jolts California 12:18 PM

Iran crisis soon? 12:20 PM

Still a hotel room for Obama 11:10 AM

257 Palestinian kids killed 10:30 AM

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Satyam shares dive 1:02 PM

MUMBAI - SHARE in troubled Indian outsourcing giant Satyam Computers slumped over 70 per cent in opening trade on ...

HK reviews finance regulation 12:29 PM

Grandson to take over Toyota 12:02 PM

Ssangyong asks for court aid 12:01 PM

China's airlines get tax break 11:35 AM

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Osasuna braced for Barca 10:55 AM

MADRID - BARCELONA are back to league action on Sunday looking to continue their perfect start to 2009 with a win at ...

Beckham set for Serie A debut 10:57 AM

We can maintain pace: Benitez 9:15 AM

Arsenal duo out for 3 weeks 8:21 AM

Ronaldo crashes car, unhurt 7:40 AM

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French master pastry chef dies 10:33 AM

PARIS - GASTON Lenotre, considered one of France's best-ever pastry-makers, died on Thursday. He was 88.

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Princess Mia grows up 9:17 AM

Travoltas hold son's memorial 8:12 AM

Cruise talks of Travolta 7:41 AM

Quantum tops Bond box office 7:39 AM

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Video bifocals, bendable TVs 11:05 AM

LAS VEGAS - SONY chief executive Sir Howard Stringer on Thursday unveiled prototypes of video bifocals and bendable ...

Tech show loses glitz 9:49 AM

Naughty in school, fail in life 9:11 AM

Palm debuts smartphone, OS 7:32 AM

Black holes predate galaxies 6:54 AM

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stories

1	Ziyi caught topless
2	Pregnant 6 times by lover
3	Ziyi's topless photos on Net
4	Divorcee wants kidney back
5	Sacked adviser tells all
6	New ez-link cards out Friday
7	More on leave, short week
8	4 arrested for murder
9	AirAsia to have own airport
10	He never got Mom's SMS

commented

1	Gaza: Why Muslims are outraged
2	Gaza: Bombing civilians unconscionable
3	Drivers refuse to give way
4	Rail service to JB mega mall starts Monday
5	ACS(I) betters last year's results
6	Hit-and-run at church: Residents sick of rude drivers
7	Passengers who live near airport must endure grouchy cabbies
8	Flyer GM quits
9	Ziyi goes topless
10	Start school later and let children sleep longer

emailed

1	Teens not sleeping enough
2	Rail to JB mega mall starts Mon
3	Hubby's genitals set ablaze
4	Dubai dream turns sour
5	Home prices fall again
6	Two German children elope
7	No maggots in oranges
8	ACS (I) betters IB results
9	SIA offers lower fares
10	How should it have ended?

Prime

S'pore battling for tourists

AT BEST, Singapore can expect to attract 9.8 million visitors this year. The worst-case scenario: numbers falling to a five-year low of 8.8 million.

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Start school later,sleep in more

THE kids here are generally pretty smart and do particularly well in mathematics and science.

Life!

One Million too many stars?

IN JUST two short years, One Million Star has churned out over 20 stars, 12 albums and three EPs.

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