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December 5, 2008 Friday

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Straits Times Headlines

Electricity prices to be cut by 25%

Internet addiction on the increase

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Cyber safety message has to go out to kids

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Couple go on trial for sedition

SPH freezes salaries of senior management

Electricity tariff cuts: Impact on households

Electricity tariff cuts: Impact on companies

Oil price drops to US$46 a barrel

Grey skies, sad faces at final farewell

Thai King stuns with no-show

Police investigate PAD's finances

Thai airport resumes full services

Govt rebuts WSJ editorial on ruling

A star is born to mark good service standards

ChildAid 2008 a roaring success **

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Dec 5, 2008

STI 0.94% higher at close

THE Straits Times Index closed at 1,659.17 on Friday evening, up 0.94%, or 15.49 points higher. A total of 866.9 million shares were traded. Gainers beat losers 221 to 179.

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Facebook delays stock sale 11:02 PM

Merrill takeover approved 11:01 PM

Oil plummets to US$42 11:01 PM

German economy to shrink 0.8% 10:20 PM

Canada job cuts at 26yr high 9:52 PM

533,000 jobs axed in Nov 9:40 PM

Sweden to get $1.4b stimulus 6:41 PM

HSBC buys back London HQ 6:38 PM

BMW sales fell by 25% in Nov 6:25 PM

Sue institutions in the US 6:24 PM

Vietnam to privatise bank 5:47 PM

Canon to cut 1,100 jobs 5:22 PM

Swiss shoppers shrug off crisis 3:38 PM

Proton, Mitsubishi ink deal 2:51 PM

Bad loans likely to rise in '09 1:29 PM

US air travel dives 1:08 PM

AirAsia to abort privatisation 11:55 AM

France unveils $50.6b stimulus 11:34 AM

China, US pledge to boost trade 4:38 PM

Sony to shut France factory 11:09 AM

S.Korea rate cut expected 10:59 AM

US to post huge deficit 10:32 AM

HK more costly than S'pore 6:00 AM

Nissan to be hit next? 9:27 AM

MAS seeks advice 6:00 AM

DBS' charity tie-up draws flak 6:00 AM

STI 0.94% higher at close 5:40 PM

Chevy Chase for S$794m 8:38 AM

HK, Chinese shares close higher 4:35 PM

New 787 delays for Boeing 7:19 AM

US mulls mortgage rate plan 7:17 AM

BOA-Merrill merger's impact 6:41 AM

Argentina unveils S$6b plan 6:20 AM

Viacom cuts 850 jobs 6:22 AM

GM, Chrysler may merge 6:20 AM

Cheer to US retail sales in Dec 6:11 AM

US jobless at 26-yr high 12:21 PM

US stocks open lower 10:53 PM

US banks borrow less 6:00 AM

Auto CEOs beg for billions 1:05 PM

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