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January 6, 2009 Tuesday

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Straits Times Headlines

Gaza battles intensify, truce calls unheeded

Regional markets surge on Obama's stimulus plans

Blaze drama at Bangkok shopping mall

Inside

Uphill task for democracy group

View Points

China cracks down on online porn and vulgarity

Ming Yi goes on trial in April for fraud

Obama seeks US$300b tax cuts

Families of blaze victims claim bodies

Shopping plaza fire leaves one man dead, 38 hurt

MM Lee sees poly's diverse talent

Gaza humanitarian crisis worries world

Breaking News

Biden to head to Asia

Sit-in scaled down

N. Koreans hold mass rally

Crackdown on websites

Obama seeks US$300b tax cuts

Banks receive US$15b bailout

Toyota plans 11-day halt

8 checks in 16 years

US seeks to revoke Madoff bail

Lehman rejects trustee motion

Oil prices above US$48

Hyundai's no-cost car return **

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Cost cutting on menu 6:00 AM

RESTAURANT owners are banding together to buy food in bulk at lower prices, a move aimed at cutting costs amid the ...

Boy caned 100 times 6:00 AM

'One-Eyed Dragon' to hang 6:00 AM

No maggots in oranges 6:00 AM

Poly's diverse talent 6:00 AM

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Mahathir urges US boycott 6:00 AM

KUALA LUMPUR - FORMER Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad on Monday called for a global boycott of the US dollar ...

Flood evacuees return home 7:42 AM

Families claim bodies 6:00 AM

Altantuya issue haunts Najib 6:00 AM

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Biden to head to Asia 6:10 AM

WASHINGTON - VICE President-elect Joe Biden is heading to Southwest Asia on a US congressional trip.

The senator, a ...

Sit-in scaled down 6:00 AM

N. Koreans hold mass rally 6:26 AM

Crackdown on websites 6:00 AM

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Foreign workers face stress 8:45 AM

SANTA ANA - FOR foreign professionals in the United States, the rising unemployment rate is especially ...

Cars launched at synagogue 8:44 AM

$353k payout over Arab t-shirt 8:38 AM

British suicides fell 40% 8:35 AM

Boy killed mum over chores 7:42 AM

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Marks & Spencer to axe 1,000 8:30 AM

LONDON - BRITISH retailer Marks & Spencer is set to cut more than 1,000 jobs in stores, its head office and support ...

Nikkei opens higher 8:11 AM

NYT sells front page 8:01 AM

Obama seeks US$300b tax cuts 6:00 AM

Banks get US$15b bailout 7:38 AM

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Eyes on league: Benitez 8:02 AM

LIVERPOOL - LIVERPOOL manager Rafael Benitez has told the Premier League leaders not to be distracted from their quest ...

Rovers beat Blyth in FA Cup 7:27 AM

The great leap 6:00 AM

Ferrari to unveil new model 6:18 AM

Boro reject Downing's request 6:14 AM

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Patricia Arquette to divorce 8:32 AM

LOS ANGELES - PATRICIA Arquette has filed for divorce from her actor-husband.

Arquette filed for divorce from Thomas ...

Aniston, Pitt 'reunited' 6:00 AM

Cruise overcomes dyslexia 6:00 AM

Travolta son killed by 'seizure' 8:21 AM

'Dark Knight' vies for best pic 6:03 AM

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Twitter accounts hacked 8:14 AM

WASHINGTON - THE Twitter accounts of US president-elect Barack Obama, singer Britney Spears and other prominent ...

Jobs has 'hormone imbalance' 7:58 AM

Milky Way spins faster 7:20 AM

Under-65s also get Alzheimer's 6:23 AM

Crucial cancer gene found 6:19 AM

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stories

1	Mum of caned boy charged
2	Jail for raping daughter
3	'Sex party' becomes drug case
4	Mahathir urges US boycott
5	Dubai dream turns sour
6	World's slimmest TV
7	Pub boss on molest charge
8	Hubby's genitals set ablaze
9	Hamas ready to battle
10	A person to watch in 2009

commented

1	Cats in HDB flats: Don't punish responsible pet owners
2	Real violence: Its effect on children a worry
3	Means testing of hospital patients starts today
4	Drivers refuse to give way
5	Nuclear power the best alternative for Singapore
6	No direct link to fuel prices
7	Stub it out, please
8	No lifts make life hell for aged mother
9	MOE to hire 7,500 next year
10	Passengers who live near airport must endure grouchy cabbies

emailed

1	Rail to JB mega mall starts Mon
2	Teens not sleeping enough
3	Home prices fall again
4	Dubai dream turns sour
5	Unpaid leave for pilots?
6	MOE to hire 7,500
7	10 Good Money Habits
8	Directors of TT seek bankruptcy protection
9	Hubby's genitals set ablaze
10	Friend's cancer got him to quit

Home

Retiree raises alert about unsafe road

RETIREE Chan Tian Soo, 67, recently stuffed pamphlets into the letter boxes of 50 of his neighbours in South Buona Vista, but he was not advertising anything.

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New drug to fight pain approved

FOR six years, terrible pain kept Madam Michelle Cheong flat on her back, but a recently approved drug has brought her welcome relief.

Life!

Cooking up a holiday spirit

WITH a mischievous twinkle in her eyes, the young Indonesian woman asked me: 'So, are you having fun?'

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