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November 29, 2008 Saturday

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Singaporean hostage killed in Mumbai

Commandos wipe out attackers and free hostages

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All S'poreans share in the grief: Jaya

Tragic, says SM Goh

All five Israelis found dead

Guests resort to knives, cleavers

'The machine gun kept going'

Singaporeans recount terror at first hand

Who they are

How they did it

India blames elements in Pakistan; Islamabad says accusation 'disappointing'

Hotel staff shield guests from harm

Promising lives snuffed out in 2 days of violence

In brief

Indian economy takes a hit too

'We will fight to the death'

No happy ending to power struggle

Airport's new 'armed guards'

S'poreans catch flights from south Thailand, neighbouring countries

SIA flights from Pattaya

In Brief

Stranded tourists leave by road, rail

Crisis could worsen rural-urban divide

S'pore logistics, hospitality firms hit by disruptions, no-shows **

A month to repatriate tourists

BANGKOK - THE repatriation of thousands of foreign passengers following protests which have paralysed Bangkok's airports could take up to a month, the deputy premier said on Saturday.

The effects on Thailand's tourism industry are set to be 'mammoth', with up to one million Thais facing losing their jobs and the number of visitors from abroad falling by half next year, Olarn Chaiprawat said.

Grenade at protest wounds 16

BANGKOK - A GRENADE thrown at a rally of Thai vendors protesting at a Bangkok street market wounded 16 people, police said on Saturday.

It was the second bomb attack this month at the Klongtoey market and was not linked to anti-government protests elsewhere in the Thai capital, police said.

Leave or we'll face isolation

BANGKOK - THAI Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat warned on Saturday that the kingdom risks being isolated from the international community if protesters do not retreat from Bangkok's airports.

The five-day siege by anti-government demonstrators has caused 30,000 passengers a day to miss flights, costing the top tourist destination millions of dollars a day and prompting global appeals for action.

2010 election plans on course

YANGON - THE head of Myanmar's military regime has told supporters plans for elections in 2010 under a controversial 'road map' to democracy are well under way, state media reported on Saturday.

Senior General Than Shwe's comments to a pro-junta group followed a number of heavy jail sentences handed down by the country's courts, including the lengthening of a prison term given to Myanmar's most famous comedian.

Bombs defused outside church

Still wants to unseat govt

Protestors attack police

Fashionably faithful

Malacca unhappy with Penang

KL govt sued

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5	Plain and simple, mercy killing is wrong
6	Chinese proud of new-found clout
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8	Mufti: Some forms of yoga 'OK'
9	120 die in Mumbai carnage
10	It's about who can afford better tutors

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