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Govt will try to keep transport costs down

Lions lose 0-1 to Vietnam

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China adheres to Marxism

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US economic forecast dims, Obama boosts recovery plans

Spend more to spur growth: IMF tells govts

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NUS High to spread maths, science success

Educator scouts maths talent

Thai govt to make grassroots focus of stimulus package

Mumbai's two terror-hit hotels back in business **

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Dec 22, 2008

STI closes lower

SINGAPORE shares closed lower on Monday with the benchmark Straits Times Index down 2.78 per cent or 49.84 points at 1,745.63.

735.8 million shares were traded.

Losers beat gainers 219 to 163.

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Interbank rates fall again 9:47 PM

India awards exploration rights 11:30 PM

Recovery in late 2009? 11:16 PM

US stocks open mixed 11:08 PM

World stocks mostly drop 11:04 PM

25m more could be jobless 8:56 PM

China cuts interest rates again 8:26 PM

BoE surprised at severe crash 8:05 PM

BA orders new shorthaul fleet 8:21 PM

Euro clambers back up 8:03 PM

ECB announces 1-week loans 7:43 PM

Thai exports drop 7:22 PM

Rights issue not for M&A 1:53 PM

HK inflation rises sharply 5:47 PM

S'pore Airlines Cargo sued 1:57 PM

Taiwan's jobless at 4-year high 5:46 PM

BoE calls for new tools 5:33 PM

BA orders 11 Embraer jets 4:56 PM

Japan carmakers cut more jobs 4:39 PM

Steps to ease West Bank trade 4:15 PM

Where'd bailout money go? 3:34 PM

Japan's economy 'worsening' 1:19 PM

S.Korea to cut public firm jobs 1:08 PM

GM unit to build small car 11:43 AM

Oil rises above US$43 11:38 AM

Bailed-out execs got $2.3b 11:24 AM

China to buy Taiwan panels 11:23 AM

Toyota loss expected 2:55 PM

China's forex reserves fall 10:45 AM

Brown pledges to create jobs 10:12 AM

STI closes lower 9:15 AM

Still flying corporate jets 8:29 AM

Asia tech firms cut costs 8:12 AM

Asian markets close lower 5:55 PM

Japan reports trade deficit 9:29 AM

Ohio GM plant closing 7:42 AM

Congress failed automakers 6:44 AM

SEC slow to react to claims 6:39 AM

$11.2b injected into banks 6:10 AM

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World stocks drop

Top PSLE girl from China

Fear of crisis revived

Gang parades teen 'like a dog'

Charged with mass murder

Couple fought, girl jumped

Million dollar kids

Fox not as good as Jolie: Dad

Woman dead, maid nabbed

Women shot in genitals

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1	Why there may be confusion over legal notion of innocence
2	Euthanasia: Singaporeans ignore sanctity of life at their peril
3	19 of 26 homeschoolers met ministry's PSLE benchmark
4	Advantage lucky Lions
5	Jobless. Unpaid. Hungry. Abandoned.
6	Poor English bad for worker productivity
7	Shorts sold with wrong size label but store refuses to exchange
8	Bush takes shoe attack in his stride
9	PRs who live in Johor and drive into Singapore enjoy unfair advantage
10	MM optimistic on China but next phase harder

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Warning on asset bubbles

Top PSLE girl from China

Dollar's fall could ravage US

Flu jab side effects reported

Floods hit Bukit Timah

ST News now on iPhone

Stifling anger can kill

Kidnap scam bid foiled

Floods damaged cars

Time for circumcision

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