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Then how can this happen???? SINGAPORE: Singapore is expected to be one of the worst-impacted economies in Asia, should the eurozone enter into a full-blown crisis. This is according to a Credit Suisse report released on Thursday. Singapore's exports to the eurozone directly account for more than 12 per cent of its GDP, and private sector holdings of eurozone debt and equities are the highest in the world outside of Hong Kong. In addition, eurozone banks also make up a bigger proportion of domestic bank lending in Singapore than other Asian economies. The uncertainty in Europe has sent jitters across the Singapore stock market, with the Straits Times Index (STI) continuing to extend losses. The key benchmark index ended 0.5% or 13.07 points lower at 2,773.81 on Thursday as it struggles to find solace in the European debt crisis. But for investors with a mid-to-longer term horizon, some analysts said the time could be ripe for selective bargain hunting for defensive stocks, such as REITS and selected blue chips like CapitaLand, which have seen prices beaten down by the current volatility. Head of premium client management at IG Markets, Jason Hughes, said: "The valuations you're seeing at the moment, in terms of historic levels, are quite attractive for longer-term investors to try and pick up stocks in this time. "We're seeing a lot of people focused on high-yielding stocks. So for someone who is focused on holding for two, three or even longer years, then now is the time to start picking up these shares at this price." Meanwhile, others prefer to stay away, in the lead up to big market-swinging announcements. These include the June 17 Greek elections, European and US consumer prices results and US jobless claims. Co-head of research at DMG & Partners Research, Leng Seng Choon, said: "We are still going to see a fair bit of volatility in the equity market with a downward bias. Waiting for clearer signs that the debt problem in Europe is going to see some firm action, which will lead to a longer-term solution, would be a better time (to invest)." The outcomes of the G20 summit and EU Summit later this month are also expected to impact Asian stock markets. - CNA/wm

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Lau Lee lau Lee, you buay steady You ask me to work hard and serve army till I reach 40 So jia luck my BMT Polish boots and uniform until 2.30am My cook house served cheap tea with over night roti My weight before NS was 60 In less than 3 month it drop to 50 Reservist cho chap ni (served 10 years) Every year must past IPPT We so shiong , you never pity Before I was zhong keng lee (GM) My company took my job away And gave it to your new FT I don't think they are as smart as me That is why they ask for small money Like the saying goes You pay peanut, you get monkey 1 year later, the company close shop due to bo seng li (poor business) because of your useless FT So now I lan lan and have to drive taxi When I was young everyday I can afford to eat curry with ang ko lee (Red Snapper) But now prices for everything went up like crazy What I can afford to eat now is maggi mee with hei bee (dry shrimps) Years ago,we can buy cars very cheaply But now , we have to pay very high COE Last time I used to take my car And hwa lai hwa ki (drive here and there) But now everywhere we go We need to pay ERP Your Transport Minister brain rusty Implement stupid policy Make us motorists cannot go home until ten-thirty (ERP at CTE 10.30pm) Last time I thought I can own a Ferrari But now I can only take MRT But you ministers so lucky Can get high salary and drive ma-chee-ly (Mercedes) Everyday no need to work Just kia lai kia ker (walk here and there) also got money Nabei when I think of it I press my lampa chee (balls) Why didn

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SINGAPORE : Taxi drivers are riding on the economic upturn and the steady stream of passengers generated by the integrated resort (IR). Comfort Delgro, one of Singapore

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SKorean granny fails driving test 771 times SEOUL (AFP) - - A dogged South Korean grandmother has failed her driving test 771 times, police said Thursday, but a local newspaper reported she will keep trying. The 68-year-old, identified only by her last name Cha, has taken the test almost every working day since 2005 in the southwestern city of Jeonju. She failed again Monday for the 771st time. "It was a record-breaking number here," Choi Yong-Cheol, a police sergeant supervising the test in the city's Deokjingu district, told AFP. "I wonder if she will try it again for a 772nd time." The Korea Times said Cha will in fact be back for another attempt. Choi said that Cha cannot pass the preliminary written section of the test, averaging scores of 30-50 whereas the pass mark is 60 out of 100. Local media said that Cha sells food and household items door to door at apartment complexes, carrying the items in a handcart, but wants to get a car for her business. Police estimate she has spent almost five million won (3,600 dollars) to take the written test, with each test costing 6,000 won in addition to other expenses. "I feel sorry every time I see Cha fail. When she passes, I'll make a commemorative tablet myself and give it to her," one officer was quoted as saying.

Foreign minister quits over security gaffe Maxime Bernier arrives to be sworn in as Canada's new Foreign Minister in August 2007, accompanied by Julie Couillard. Photo: AP May 27, 2008 - 11:09AM Canadian Foreign Minister Maxime Bernier has resigned after it emerged he had left classified documents in the apartment of a former girlfriend with suspected ties to organised crime. "Minister Bernier has learned and informed me that he left classified government documents in a non-secure location. This is a serious error. [He] has accepted his responsibilities in offering to resign," Prime Minister Stephen Harper said. Mr Bernier, 45, had been under increasing pressure to quit amid revelations about the personal life of Julie Couillard, the former girlfriend who has been linked to the Hells Angels. An authoritative political source said on condition of anonymity that Mr Bernier had left the the documents in Ms Couillard's apartment. An interview with her was set to be shown on Canadian television. Mr Bernier, who took over the job last August, had also been under fire for a series of recent gaffes. Most notably, he embarrassed Ottawa in April by openly suggesting that Afghan President Hamid Karzai replace the Governor of Kandahar province. Canada has 2500 troops based in the southern Afghan city. Mr Bernier was the first minister to quit the cabinet under a cloud since the Conservatives won power in January 2006. Mr Harper said Trade Minister David Emerson would take over as foreign minister on a temporary basis. A grim-faced Mr Harper, speaking just hours before departing on an official visit to Europe, insisted Mr Bernier's resignation had nothing to do with the media furore over his relationship with Ms Couillard. "This is about one thing and that is a failure to uphold expected standards on government documents. It is a very serious mistake, regardless of who the minister is, regardless of personal life," he said. Ms Couillard, 38, accompanied Mr Bernier at his swearing-in as foreign minister in 2007, and while they dated she was officially designated as Mr Bernier's "spouse" so she could travel with him on government business. The pair broke up some months ago, but were said to have dined with Public Safety Minister Stockwell Day and his wife at an Ottawa restaurant as recently as late March. According to reports, Mr Bernier did not know about her past until it was reported by the media. Mr Bernier's resignation spectacularly ends the political career of a man who some believed could eventually challenge for the position of prime minister. It also removes a foreign minister who looked out of his depth from the start. Mr Bernier had been industry minister when Mr Harper asked him to take over at foreign affairs and sell the Afghan mission to the politically influential French-speaking province of Quebec, where anti-war sentiment is traditionally high. The new minister made precisely one speech in Quebec on the mission and then disappeared from view on the file, only really regaining the public spotlight when details of his ties to Ms Couillard came to light. All three opposition parties blasted Mr Harper for not providing details on the documents. "Obviously Mr Bernier has been suffering from an accumulation of blunders over the past number of weeks. The issue has now come to a breaking point," senior Liberal MP Ralph Goodale told reporters. "The Prime Minister has a lot of explaining to do." http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2008/05/27/1211653992067.html no nid cook simi excuse abt apex of responsibility.