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Title Section23 2008-02-04 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES SINGAPORE 85 cents online at http://business-times.asia 1 .com.sg A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION COREGNNOI9B4O2B6BE MICA (P) 122/12/2007 Monday, February 4,200823 words
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Article, Illustration1082 2008-02-04 1 LYNETTE KHOO - LYNETTE KHOO Olympics, yuan and China funds could add up to a good story for S-chips this year By [SINGAPORE] Even in the year of the Beijing Olympics, games venues in the Chinese capital may not be the only places where the action is.REUTERS | - 1,082 words
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550 2008-02-04 1 ARTHUR SIM - ARTHUR SIM Govt will have something to distribute in Budget, but realism needed By [SINGAPORE] Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong cautioned yesterday that inflation in the first half of the year could be high. Speaking at the Chinese New Year550 words
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MARKETS DIGEST
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Article55 2008-02-04 1 Weekly 3,007.80 hange -151.68 ST Index KLCOMP 1,393.25 -12.15 NIKKEI 225 13,497.16 -132.00 HANG SENG 24,123.58 -998.79 SET INDEX 810.86 +51.14 JAKARTA COM P 2,646.82 +26.33 MANILA COMP 3,294.08 +56.67 SEOUL COMP 1,634.53 -57.88 SHENZHENB 640.45 -17.02 MUMBAI IND 18,242.58 -119.08 DOW 12,743.19 +536.02 NASDAQ 2,413.36 +87.16 S&P 50055 words
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Article29 2008-02-04 1 Bloomberg SINGAPORE 5.33 MALAYSIA 6.74 HONG KONG 5.75 INDONESIA 14.655 TAIWAN 6.236 JAPAN 1.875 KOREA 9.33 BRITAIN 5.50 US 6.00 CANADA 5.75 SWITZERLAND 4.18 INDIA 12.75 Source:Bloomberg - 29 words
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Article39 2008-02-04 1 IS$ (S$ ier US$) 1.416 (US$/S$ per 1.990 2.818 :uro(us: i/S: i/E) 1.488 2.107 'EN 106.40 75.10 3.236 2.285 7.796 5.506 !AHT 32.93 23.25 lUPIAH 9,195 6,493 1ENMINBI 7.183 5.073 INDIAN RUPEE 39.34 27.78 1.115 0.787 1.268 0.89539 words
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Miscellaneous39 2008-02-04 1 ]?yj DINING OUT BizlT *V/\*V\ R^ "^"^P Cheering on Popular bookstores chairman SAP AG\s Asia-Pac I 1 I Sing'ioore is a 'food extinguisher' revenue grows 20% \J \\J W f <-^ JL^ rage 16 PAGE 15 PAGE 32 iWllil«]yifliaw«BiaH /^^M^39 words
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TOP STORIES
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THREE-MINUTE DIGEST
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Article51 2008-02-04 2 MANY Singapore listed companies last year enjoyed super profits in line with 2007's buoyant economy, with some doubling their earnings. As of Friday, full-year net earnings of 32 out of 33 listed companies that have announced results came to $4.1 billion. COMPANY NEWS, PAGE51 words
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87 2008-02-04 2 THE price of food here is still low with three-quarters of the hawker stalls surveyed by the government saying that they have not increased prices. Minister of State (Trade and Industry) Lee Vi Shyan also revealed that while some of the residents in87 words
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92 2008-02-04 2 US president George W Bush will present a budget today that will slow the growth of Medicare and cut or eliminate an array of domestic programmes but still anticipates a flood of new red ink that will rival the record deficits of92 words
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80 2008-02-04 2 HEAVY rains and high tides have caused chaos in Indonesia's capital for three days, highlighting its ailing infrastructure as roads to the airport became impassable and thousands had to abandon their homes or cars. The flooding also led to flight delays elsewhere in80 words
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63 2008-02-04 2 HEAVY fog fell over parts of central China yesterday, further clogging a transport system already paralysed by weeks of snow. The fog covered parts of Hunan one of the provinces worst hit by the freak winter storms delaying flights and bringing road traffic63 words
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Article71 2008-02-04 2 US government prosecutors are investigating whether Swiss banking giant ÜBS misled investors by reporting inflated prices of mortgage-backed securities it held despite knowing those valuations had eroded, the Wall Street Journal said on Saturday. The Journal, quoting unnamed sources familiar with the probe, said71 words
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55 2008-02-04 2 ON both Thursday and Friday last week, stocks recovered from shaky starts to record strong gains by the closing bell, an encouraging sign of resilience. Resilience, however, doesn't mean rally, and few money managers expect the upward trend to continue in anything resembling a55 words
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56 2008-02-04 2 BY any measure, Exxon Mobil's performance last year was a blowout.The company reported last Friday that it beat its own record for the highest profits ever recorded by any company, with net income rising 3 per cent, to US$4O.6 billion, thanks to56 words
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717 2008-02-04 2 I MICHELLE QUAH - I MICHELLE QUAH Minister describes plan as a win-win 'bao chiak' scheme By [SINGAPORE] The new National Lifelong Income scheme the annuity plan for those who live beyond the age of 85 will be rolled out as soon as 2013,717 words
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Article, Illustration386 2008-02-04 2 OH BOON PING - OH BOON PING On the contrary there's much scope for cooperation By in Dubai BOTH Singapore and Dubai have reiterated that they do not see each other as competitors, said Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong after his meeting with the ruler ofDESMOND LIM/THE STRAITS TIMES - 386 words
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Advertisement322 2008-02-04 2 Big Picture With Budget Seminar 2008 Date: Friday 22 February 2008 Time: 9:ooam to s:oopm (R^raisoittegfosat&Msm) Venue: Singapore International Convention Exhibition Centre Level 2, Ballroom 2,1 Raffles Boulevard, Suntec City, Singapore *****3 (City Hall MRT Station, Exit X) Striking a balance Budget 2008 will be unveiled on 15 February 2008.322 words
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ENTREPRENEUR INSIGHTS
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Article, Illustration986 2008-02-04 3 Quintus Asia Pacific's sports activities take brains and brawn, says NISHA RAMCHANDANI UK-BASED sports and entertainment group Quintus first set up a Singapore office in 1996. But in the uncertain climate after the terrorist attacks on the US in September 2001, coupled with the SarsJOHN HENG - 986 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration744 2008-02-04 4 R SIVANITHY - R SIVANITHY STOCKS THE fact that local stocks are in the grip of a bear market was discussed in this column two weeks ago. Despite a brief revival after the two pan-ic-driven US interest rate cuts on Jan 22744 words
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420 2008-02-04 4 -AFP COMMODITIES [LONDON] Gold and platinum soared to record peaks last week as the world's commodity markets were rocked again by US economic woes, traders said. The US is a major consumer of raw materials and is the No 1 market-AFP - 420 words
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Article641 2008-02-04 4 'aymem (cts) Ex Books date close Pay date Jlco Comm REIT ad 0.120 12-Feb 14-Feb 29-Feb Jlco Comm REIT ao 1.930 12-Feb 14-Feb 29-Feb Jlco Comm REIT 1.690 12-Feb 14-Feb 29-Feb vscendas REIT ao 3.600 28-Jan 30-Jan 29-Feb iscott Res Trust ao 1.290 30-Jan 01-Feb 28-Feb iscott Res641 words
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Article385 2008-02-04 4 -AFP CURRENCIES [HONG KONG] Most Asian currencies finished the week up against the greenback amid continuing fears over the US economy. Japanese yen: The yen edged up over the past week to the mid-106 level against the dollar amid continuing fears of a recession in-AFP - 385 words
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Article1711 2008-02-04 4 Source: Reuters recommendation esti- EPS PE target price This wk Last mth mates (cents) (ratio) price lompany name advance SCT 1.50 2.00 2 6.55 9.01 1.69 0.59 Jlco CommREIT 1.60 1.60 6.78 10.25 1.44 0.70 Jlgreen Properties 2.70 2.80 10 9.58 11.59 1.71 1.14 ,mara Holdini 1.33 1.331,711 words
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Article51 2008-02-04 4 Feb 1 VALUE CLOSE -657.00+114.0 BT OB/OS BT CADI -*****.00+10.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -66.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 771.42 +7.30 FTSE ST Small Cap 664.27 +2.39 FTSE ST All Share 773.08 +6.33 FTSE ST China 536.34 -5.17 SiMSCI 370.38 5.54 SiMSCI Future 370.60 9.40 PrimePartnersCI 176.1251 words
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Article55 2008-02-04 4 VOLUME China Honqxinq 161,716,000 Yanqzijianq 156,374,000 Memstar 126,658,000 Sing Tel 120,250,000 STXPOKWIOO 113,774,000 JiutianC 109,693,000 AscottGrp 108,290,000 Jade Tech 101,999,000 Sapphire 96,856,000 Capita Land 87,041,000 VALUE(S) DBSGrp 885,796,954 UOB 528,405,847 SGX 524,248,795 Keppel Corp 523,757,242 Capita Land 517,474,837 Sing Tel 441,838,548 STXPOKWIOO 275,517,010 OCBC Bk 264,717,295 CityDev55 words
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Article106 2008-02-04 4 BY CENTS CLOSE UP 1540 180.0 13.2 OUE GLD 10US$ 9200 84.9 0.7 SPC 640 71.0 12.5 itraits Trdi 660 71.0 12.1 Creative Tech 565 58.0 11.4 OCBCBk4.5%NCPS 100 ***** 50.0 0.5 Robinson 679 44.0 6.9 Straits Asia 349 37.0 11.9 Asia Pac Brew 1350 30.0 2.3 Jardine C&C106 words
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Article97 2008-02-04 4 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN 1150-138.0 -10.7 At iBS Gri 1770-124.0 -6.5 SGX 970-118.0 -10.8 JMH 2582-107.6 -2.9 DBS MBLJCW*****0 524-103.0 -16.4 Con 1076-102.0 -8.7 China H 10US$ 1733 -97.7 -3.8 SGXMBLJCW*****0 410 -95.0 -18.8 S I A 1564 -82.0 -5.0 SIA 200 1568 -80.0 -4.9 BY PERCENTAGE CLOSE DOWN97 words
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Article97 2008-02-04 4 Closing prices are in trading currencies, but absolute difference is in Ss. Where S$ stands Feb 1 CHNG CLOSE FRJan 31 YR 2008/07 S$ LOW S$ HIGH USS 1.4155 0.08 1.5479 1.4150® Euro 2.1060 -0.18 2.1639 1.9913 Pounds 2.8195 -0.16 3.1194 2.7855 AS 1.2735 -0.99 1.3555 1.1741 Yen* 1.330497 words
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Article, Illustration1554 2008-02-04 8 TEH HOOI LING - TEH HOOI LING AFTER a slight rebound the week before, the Straits Times Index resumed its downward spiral by sinking 4.8 per cent. This despite the US Federal Reserve's half point cut in interest rate. In contrast, stocks in the US chalked up their biggest1,554 words
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1061 2008-02-04 8 ROBERT HALILI - ROBERT HALILI INSIDE MARKETS But sales activity, with 53 companies recording 138 purchases, up sharply from previous week By AFTER two straight weeks of heavy purchases and low sales, the buying among directors and substantial shareholders slowed while the sales activity surged with 531,061 words
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Article125 2008-02-04 8 tod name lose lange i Land 5.800 -0.100 iMall 3.010 +0.051 Cit' 11.500 +0.201 Cosco Cor| 4.410 -0.040 iBS Gl 17.700 +0.320 FSN 4.790 -0.010 Gent Intl 0.620 +0.010 HKLand 4.470 -0.230 JSH 14.400 -0.100 Jardine CSC 19.640 +0.140 tod name lose lange Kei Con 10.760125 words
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Article99 2008-02-04 8 Up Down Uncli Up Down Uncli Up Down Unch Multi Ind 4 13 1 0 0 0 4 13 1 Manufacturing 58 142 33 11 24 11 69 166 44 Commerce 17 56 19 21 75 12 'St. >r/G ms 11 29 13 29 Finance 10 2099 words
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Article121 2008-02-04 8 MAIN SDQ TOTAL MAIN SDQ TOTAL Multi Ind 112,918 112,918 697,620 697,620 Manufacturing 1,443,854 221,673 1,665,527 1,369,686 23,301 1,392,987 Commerce 371,966 15,623 387,589 344,809 2,497 347,306 r/C( 520,962 1,801 522,763 1,415,847 499 1,416,346 Finance 226,058 20 226,078 2,283,576 2,283,580 Construction 245,312 164,210 409,522 80,244 10, ,107 90,351121 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article71 2008-02-04 6 /BT As of Friday, 33 SGX-listed companies had released their financial results for the full year ended Dec 2007. They recorded a combined 554,120.5 million in group profits. The breakdown is as follows No. with profits 32 No. with losses 1 losses to profits 1 profits to losses/BT - 71 words
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Article160 2008-02-04 6 Full year ended Dec 2007 Aztech Systems Feb 5 S'pore Food Ind Feb 5 Tuan Sing Hldgs Feb 5 VicomLtd Feb 12 NOL Feb l2 StarHub Feb 13 Challenger Tech Feb 14 ComfortDelgro Corp Feb 15 DBS Grp Hldgs Feb 15 SBS Transit Feb 15 Venture Feb160 words
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Article972 2008-02-04 6 ARTHUR SIM - 2007 A year of super profits ARTHUR SIM CORPORATE EARNINGS Only one out of 33 listed firms which announced full-year results reports loss By [SINGAPORE] Many Singa-pore-listed companies last year enjoyed super profits in line with 2007's buoyant economy, with some doubling their earnings. As of Friday, full-year net earnings972 words
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691 2008-02-04 9 R SIVANITHY - R SIVANITHY HOCK LOCK SIEW By HAT a difference six months make. It wasn't that long ago that the slightest whiff of a potentially lucrative China deal was enough to send the stock market into a frenzy. Recall, for instance, the massive691 words
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Advertisement108 2008-02-04 6 PEOPLE 1 FEBRUARY ISSUE OUT NOW! The second issue of the revamped Pulses is now out at Buzz Pods, major bookstores, selected newsstands and all Spinelli outlets for only $5.50 IN THIS ISSUE How an airline pilot flies high in the stock market Why it doesn't always pay to buy108 words
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Advertisement3026 2008-02-04 7 as well as the Peace Mark Toumeau joint-venture and strategic partnerships with local players leading the retailing business of luxury watches in Mainland China. The Peace Mark Group has also diversified and expanded into the high-end jewellery market as it now operates two Boucheron stores in Hong Kong and Shanghai3,026 words
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VIEWS FROM THE TOP
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Article, Illustration3584 2008-02-04 10 THIS WEEK'S TOPIC Do the new initiatives to transform Singapore's public transport system go far enough? What more needs to be done to convince car owners to make the switch? EHLim CEO Avi-Tech Electronics Ltd THE government's plans to transform our public transport system, by improving3,584 words
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FOCUS: SGX
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Article, Illustration2475 2008-02-04 12 SGX's new junior board offers fresh hope and support to companies in the early stages of their growth cycle, says YAP LIAN SENG LAUNCHED with much fanfare by the Singapore Exchange (SGX) on Dec 17 last year, Catalist represents SGX's latest move to promote theFILE PHOTO - 2,475 words
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BT-CITIBANK YOUNG INVESTORS' FORUM
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Article, Illustration786 2008-02-04 13 Investors must note that such instruments often come with layers of charges which take a cut out of the principal sum, says CHEN HUIFEN IN LAST week's focus on unit trusts, also known as mutual funds in the United States, we discussed the merits786 words
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Article, Illustration1037 2008-02-04 13 CAMPUS LIFE A new website launched recently, homespace.sg, takes the tedium out of househunting, reports FELDA CHAY HOUSEHUNTING can be a tedious process. It involves going through tiny listings in the classified ads, making phone calls to homeowners or their agents, and going down1,037 words
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Article204 2008-02-04 13 FANCY becoming the next Warren Buffett or George Soros? Or even the famous Robert Kiyosaki? Then read on. The Young Investors' Forum, part of the BT-Citibank Tertiary Outreach Programme, isn't another dry page out of your financial textbook. To complement our editorial content, we have204 words
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Advertisement46 2008-02-04 13 citibank THE Business Times-Citibank Young Investors' Forum is published every Monday in The Business Times. It aims to raise the financial awareness of university and polytechnic students and cultivate a better understanding of business issues. The series is part of BT and Citibank's tertiary outreach programme.46 words
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DINING OUT
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Article, Illustration1538 2008-02-04 14 Geoffrey Eu; Cheah Ui- Hoon - Geoffrey Eu Cheah Ui-Hoon NEW RESTAURANT Muse National Museum, 93 Stamford Road #01-01 Tel: 6337-9000 WHEN Muse first opened as a chill-out bar-cum-champagne lounge less than a year ago, we speculated that the focus would be less on the ta-pas-style finger food and1,538 words
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Article, Illustration688 2008-02-04 15 POWER Lunch By JAIME EE CHOU Cheng Ngok may devour books for a living as chairman of bookstore chain Popular Holdings, but he also calls himself a "food extinguisher" as long as it falls within his range of favourite foods, he will eat them all. That mayARTHUR LEE - 688 words
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Article, Illustration740 2008-02-04 15 Ch&ah Ui- Hoon - Ch&ah Ui-Hoon Nicolas 35 Keong Saik Road Tel: 6224 2404 CHEF Nicolas Joanny isn't a stranger to fine diners who've previously enjoyed his French fare, at the former Intermezzo and briefly, Les Saisons. After a four-year hiatus in Bangkok, chef Joanny has740 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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534 2008-02-04 16 ARTHUR SIM - ARTHUR SIM Food CPI up 2.9% in 2007, ahead of Japan, Australia, S Korea in a survey By FOOD price inflation in Singapore is still relatively low, with three-quarters of the hawker stalls surveyed by the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) saying534 words
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Article, Illustration524 2008-02-04 16 SITIZALIZA WARTI - SITIZALIZA WARTI By SHOPPERS at Orchard Road saw yellow last Saturday as convenience store chain Cheers stepped up its campaign to support Singapore's bid to host the inaugural Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in 2010. Local athletes Li Jiawei, Kendrick Lee, Sun Beibei, together with young national badminton524 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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480 2008-02-04 16 -LAT-WP Defence to rise 5%; Medicare growth to be slowed, domestic schemes cut: aides [WASHINGTON] President George W Bush will present a budget today that will slow the growth of Medicare and cut or eliminate an array of domestic programmes but still-LAT-WP - 480 words
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558 2008-02-04 16 -AFP [FRANKFURT] Faced with record inflation, the European Central Bank (ECB) is expected to resist pressure for an interest rate cut when its governing council meets on Thursday, in the wake of moves by the United States Federal Reserve. Despite a spectacular decrease-AFP - 558 words
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716 2008-02-04 16 -AP [TOKYO] As the United States frets noisily about a recession, Japan is quietly enduring a far more fundamental economic slide, one that seems irreversible. This country, which got rich quick in a post-war miracle of manufacturing and alarmed Americans by buying up baubles-AP - 716 words
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MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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Article, Illustration529 2008-02-04 17 Reuters [JAKARTA] Heavy rains and high tides have caused chaos in Indonesia's capital for three days, highlighting its ailing infrastructure as roads to the airport became impassable and thousands had to abandon their homes or cars. The flooding also led to flight delays– Reuters; REUTERS - 529 words
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Article, Illustration582 2008-02-04 17 S JAYASANKARAN - S JAYASANKARAN MALAYSIA INSIGHT Looking at the scenarios, it will need crutches for a while JOSEPH Conrad might have understood the situation because "the horror" is well and truly upon us. Actually, it's descended principally on the US. After the sub-prime issue comes the reinsurance582 words
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Article, Illustration363 2008-02-04 17 -AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said the number of votes from Indians for the ruling party will likely drop in the coming polls, a report said yesterday, amid increasing ethnic strife in Malaysia. Ethnic Indians protested against-AFP; REUTERS - 363 words
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INDIA
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488 2008-02-04 18 Reuters Abu Dhabi officials disallow ship from sailing to FALCON cable break location [MUMßAl] Bad weather has prevented a repair ship from setting off to mend one of three broken undersea cables providing Internet services to parts of the Middle East– Reuters - 488 words
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Article, Illustration294 2008-02-04 18 -AFP [SRIPERUMBUDUR, Tamil Nadu] South Korean car giant Hyundai Motor Co opened a second plant in India on Saturday, making the country its biggest foreign manufacturing site. The new plant in this town, 50km from the southern city of Chennai, will double Hyundai's-AFP; AFP - 294 words
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300 2008-02-04 18 Reuters [MUMBAI] The Indian government on Friday proposed that 25 per cent of a listed company's equity should rest with the public, in a change to stock market listing rules which it said should apply both to government and private firms. A– Reuters - 300 words
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GREATER CHINA
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Article, Illustration422 2008-02-04 19 -AP Freakish weather now in its 4th week; damage estimated at 53.8b yuan [BEIJING] Heavy fog fell over parts of central China yesterday, further clogging a transport system already paralysed by weeks of snow, a day after one person died in a stampede-AP; REUTERS - 422 words
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359 2008-02-04 19 -AP The deal, announced last year, is worth USss.46b: report [BEIJING] China's biggest bank said yesterday it has received approval to buy a 20 per cent stake in South Africa's biggest lender, the latest big-ticket overseas expansion by Chinese-AP - 359 words
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Advertisement448 2008-02-04 19 She whispered, "Fling it." I asked, "How high?" HauienLo (21 January to 22 February) That evening, the sumptuous presentation vied tor my attention with the magnificent city views at Hai Tien Lo; the Glitter Abalone and r o ii r tt r i i ii i iii iii Set menus448 words
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MIDDLE EAST
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475 2008-02-04 20 Reuters Weaker rial helping investment exports: central bank head [MUSCAT] Gulf oil producer Oman ruled out revaluing its currency or dropping its peg to the dollar any time soon, saying a weaker rial helps attract foreign investment and make exports moreReuters - 475 words
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267 2008-02-04 20 Bloomberg [MANAMA] Arab Banking Corp, a Bahrainbased commercial and Islamic bank, said full-year profit declined 38 per cent because of its holdings that were hurt by the sub-prime crisis in the United States. Net income fell to US$l25 million in 2007 from■ Bloomberg - 267 words
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186 2008-02-04 20 Reuters, AP [TEHERAN] Iran has caUed for a cut in crude oil output at the next Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) meeting in March as stocks are expected to increase, Iranian Oil Minister Gholamhossein Nozari said on Saturday.Reuters, AP - 186 words
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Article396 2008-02-04 20 BANKS ABN Amro Bank NY 5.5 Agricultural Bank Of China 5.5 ANZ Banking Group 6 American Express Bank 5.75 Arab Bank PLC 5.5 Banca Di Roma Singapore branch 6.5 Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A 6 Bangkok Bank 6 Bank Julius Baer Co. Ltd(S) 5 Bank of America396 words
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ASIA-PACIFIC
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306 2008-02-04 21 Reuters Govt prosecutors investigating if it reported inflated prices of securities [CHICAGO] US government prosecutors are investigating whether Swiss banking giant ÜBS misled investors by reporting inflated prices of mortgage-backed securities it held despite knowing those valuations had eroded, The Wall Street Journal– Reuters - 306 words
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Article, Illustration291 2008-02-04 21 By OUR CORRESPONDENT in Bangkok THE chief executive and president of TMB Bank, the precarious Thai financial institution in which Singapore's DBS still has a substantial stake, has indicated his intention of stepping down, after years of shareholder demands for aFILE PHOTO - 291 words
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110 2008-02-04 21 Reuters [TOKYO] The Government of Singapore Investment Corp (GIC) is set to buy a luxury hotel in Tokyo from Morgan Stanley for around 77 billion yen (Ssl billion), the Nikkei financial daily said yesterday. In a deal likely to be completed late this– Reuters - 110 words
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Article, Illustration303 2008-02-04 21 Clipper Ventures OVERNIGHT, the chase for the podium positions continued unabated in the South China Sea. The pack chasing the current race leader Jamaica appear as though they are tied together with a piece of string as they race each other towards the finish inClipper Ventures - 303 words
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Article2831 2008-02-04 21 Transaction date: Feb 1 For a full listing of the closing prices, log on to BT online at http://business-times.asial.com.sg after 11.30pm every trading day Vol '000 HK$ ;on Credit \eon Stores \ngang Steel \nhui Conch \nhuiexpressway \sia Satellite \sm Pacific !ank Of E Asia Jeida Jade Bird Jeijing2,831 words
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791 2008-02-04 22 ANDREW MARKS - ANDREW MARKS WALL STREET INSIGHT But market resilience does not mean rally; analysts expect volatility By in New York ON both Thursday and Friday last week, stocks recovered from shaky starts to record strong gains by the closing bell, an encouraging sign791 words
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Article, Illustration342 2008-02-04 22 -NYT [NEW YORK] By any measure, Exxon Mobil's performance last year was a blowout. The company reported last Friday that it beat its own record for the highest profits ever recorded by any company, with net income rising 3 per cent, to-NYT; AP - 342 words
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234 2008-02-04 22 AFP [SYDNEY] Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone says that Melbourne's contract to keep the financially embattled Australian Grand Prix (GP) has little chance of being renewed beyond 2010, reports said yesterday. Mr Ecclestone said that there were better prospects of chasing moreAFP - 234 words
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Article, Illustration580 2008-02-04 23 -AP But shares fall 4.2% amid concern about its premium strategy and rising fuel costs [LONDON] British Airways pic (BA) posted on Friday 22 per cent rise in ninemonth net profit amid strong demand for its business class fares shrugging off concerns about-AP; FILE PHOTO - 580 words
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321 2008-02-04 23 Bloomberg, Reuters [LONDON] The cost of shipping Middle East crude oil to Asia on the world's busiest route for supertankers may curb four days of gains as Chinese New Year approaches, curtailing cargo demand from the region's oil companies. "It's– Bloomberg,; Reuters - 321 words
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174 2008-02-04 23 Reuters [LONDON] The Baltic Dry Index, a measure of shipping costs for commodities, rose for a third day in London on Friday as owners anticipated an increase in Chinese demand for iron ore. The index, which tracks transport costs on international– Reuters - 174 words
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Article107 2008-02-04 23 '000 CH Offshore Chuan Hup Hldgs Cosco Corp CWTLtd Ezra Hldgs First Ship Lease Freight Links Grand Banks laya Hold Ltd KiVentures Keppel Corp Labroy Marine MTQ Corp NOL Pacific Shipping Pan-United Corp Rickmers Mari Samudera Ship Sembcorp Indust Sembcorp Marine Spore Ship 0.53 0.34 4.41 0.84 2.26 1.01107 words
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Article31 2008-02-04 23 '000 Int'G Logistics MISCBhd MISC Foreign Msia Bulk Carrie NCB Holdings NeplineBhd 0.89 9.60 9.50 3.80 2.99 0.26 unch unch 0.05 0.22 -0.01 -0.01 320 2683 1281 2480 109 831 words
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Article21 2008-02-04 23 '000 Aboitiz Equity Intl Container Keppel Marine Keppel Prop 6.70 38.00 2.28 1.82 0.10 unch -0.12 unch 751 227! 1121 words
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Article23 2008-02-04 23 Evergreen Marine ...24.05 :irst Steamship 55.40 /Van Hai Lines 23.20 t'ang Ming Marine ..20.00 0.25 3.60 0.25 -0.35 21 8 7 3523 words
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Article34 2008-02-04 23 '000 :awasakiHvylnd...254.00 -13.00 2893: :awasaki Kisen ....1039.00 12.00 ***** /litsubishi Hvy 422.00 -13.00 3089: /litsui Eng&Sbldg ..342.00 -10.00 1255! /litsuiOsk Lines ..1336.00 42.00 1866! lippon Express 574.00 6.00 669( lipponYusen 905.00 38.00 1566!34 words
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317 2008-02-04 23 -AP [LA PAZ, Bolivia] A plane carrying more than 150 people crash-landed in a bog in eastern Bolivia last Friday after fierce storms turned it away from its destination and it tried to reach another airport hundreds of miles away, according-AP - 317 words
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239 2008-02-04 23 Reuters [MILAN] Alitalia faces a US$l.B6 billion damages claim over plans to slash flights at Malpensa airport as the desperate state airline struggles to keep its sale to Air France-KLM on track despite a rival's legal challenge. Italy's outgoing government has called a– Reuters - 239 words
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Article2489 2008-02-04 23 AIRLINE CODES: AA American Airlines (AAL) AF Air France (AFR) Al Air India (AIC) AY Finnair Oy (FIN) AZ Alitalia Airlines (AZA) BA British Airways Public Ltd Co (BAW), BG Biman Bangladesh Airlines (BBC), Bl Royal Brunei Airlines Sdn Bhd (RBA), BO Bouraq Airlines (BOU), BR2,489 words
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Miscellaneous310 2008-02-04 23 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS A I J In 4- I 4- I I I I I I" fraudulent (8) HI Hfl HH 9 Team kit (6) _HH__HH__HHHhHB__HH-_HH__HH— herer (o) HH mh HHn^lH HH HH HH 12 Socialist admits new split (4) BJ BJ BJ BJ 14 Deliver children, reportedly BJ BJ310 words
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Article8877 2008-02-04 24 Week ended: Feb 1 Hii !-wks Tel Low Code Com| Sale ('OOP) Hit Low Bi Seller C'vr P/E $mil 5716 1st Software 22 6.5 3148 STelecom 29 11 5834 A-Sonic 107 98 6389 ABF SG Bond ETF 30 13.5 1938 AEI Corp 26 7.5 1100 AEM 42 12.48,877 words
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Article68 2008-02-04 24 Hi< Low Code Com Sale COOP) Hi< Low Bit Seller C'vr P/E 200 116 6065 Diamonds 6200 5000 6095 IS DJ US Tech 1000 1000 6097 IS MSCI Spore ***** ***** 6101 ISS&P5OO ***** ***** 6170 SPDRS 398.3 297.5 6009 STI ETF US200d US620C US100C US1120C US1250C 31968 words
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Article2238 2008-02-04 24 52-Wk Tel High Low Code Last Sale Vol C000) Day Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap |h Low Buyer Seller C'vr P/E Smil Comi >an' Hii 30 11.5 1181 sAAGrp 41.5 18 5000 sABRHIdgs 31 18.5 8538 s APStrategic 16.5 3 1501 s Advanced System 34 27 35182,238 words
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Article261 2008-02-04 24 STOCK PRICES LEGEND: Straits Times Index Stocks; s Catalist Non-Sponsored; t Catalist; N Net or Tax-exempted dividend; ct Conditional Trdg; xd ex-dividend cd cum dividend; cri cum right issue cbi cum bonus issue; xri ex-right issue; xbi ex-bonus issue xall ex-all; cdxa cum dividend ex-all co cum offer261 words
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374 2008-02-04 25 Feb 1 In local curr In S$ In US$ %dy %yr dy yr dy yr Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Index Preliminan 1047.1 1.1 -7.5 0.9 -8.3 1.1 -6.7 t EAFE Preliminan 1013.5 1.6 -9.6 1.4 -9.5 1.5 -7.9 Eun Preliminary 1396.7374 words
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Article131 2008-02-04 25 As at 9am Feb 1 Singapore dollars to one unit if foreign currency: Currencies Bid Offer Uist dollar 1.2610 1.2760 .an dollar 1.4050 1.4220 luro 2.0940 2.1180 IZ dollar 1.1050 1.1290 Sterlin ind 2.8060 2.8380 )S dollar 1.4090 1.4250 .ocal dollars to 100 units if foreign131 words
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Article164 2008-02-04 25 Feb 1 fer Bii Overnight 1 5/8 1-month 1 3/4 2-months 1 11/16 3-months 1 11/16 Overnight mode: 1 3/4 US$ Offer 1 1/2 1 5/8 1 9/16 1 9/16 Bid 7 days 1 month 2 months 3 months 6 months 9 months 12 months Sfr 3.15 3.15164 words
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Article22 2008-02-04 25 Feb 1 SS Bid Offer 1-month 1.4137 1.4148 2-months 1.4117 1.4128 3-months 1.4101 1.4114 6-months 1.4054 1.4067 Source: OCBC22 words
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Article290 2008-02-04 25 Feb 1 RUBBER Futures (Closing prices) RSS 1 (S cents/kg) Month High Low Close Sett Volume (tonnes) Open Interest Mar 08 Apr 08 May 08 Jun 08 Jul/Sep 08 Oct/Dec 08 390.75 394.25 394.25 394.25 394.00 393.75 RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Month Hig gh Low Sett Volume (tonnes)290 words
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Article101 2008-02-04 25 Feb 1 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 Ib bushels) Close Previous High/Low MarO8 1287.25 1274.50 1298.00 1279.50 May 08 1306.25 1292.50 1316.00 1298.00 Jul 08 1320.00 1307.25 1330.00 1312.00 Aug 08 1308.00 1296.00 1314.00 1303.00 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs;Uscent/lb) Close Previous High/Low MarO8 54.12 53.72 54.72 53.92 May101 words
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Article77 2008-02-04 25 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Jan 31 CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Cham Brent blend (1-Mth F) 90.89 -1.12 WTI (Near Mth) 91.55 -0.66 Dubai (1-Mth F) 87.04 -0.44 Tapis blend 97.35 -0.55 Minas 95.3 0.45 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change ire) Naphtha Jet Kerosene 92.20 106.25 -1.70 0.41 US$/barrel Opec77 words
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Article467 2008-02-04 25 Feb 1 AS Rmb Euro HKS Ind Rs Ru Yen Won RM NZS Pak Rs Peso i« Rand Sfr NTS Baht Pound us: Australia 0.898 6.442 0.603 6.992 35.287 82.465 0.954 8.466 2.902 1.137 56.210 36.296 1.270 6.692 0.968 28.731 29.529 0.451 0.897 Canada 1.113 7.173 0.671467 words
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Article88 2008-02-04 25 Feb 1 Period Issue code Maturity Yesterday's Bid Hi, Day's |h Low 3-Month BQ*****S 02.05.08 1-Year BY*****A 29.09.08 1.45 1.49 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity code rate Close Bid Hie Day's igh Low 2-Year N5O51OOF 2.625 5-Year N*****1E 2.500 7-Year NX*****F 3.625 10-Year NY*****F 3.750 15-Year NY*****X88 words
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Article70 2008-02-04 25 Feb 1 (US$) (SS) 3.***** 1.***** 1 mth 2 mths 3.***** 1.***** 3 mths 3.***** 1.***** 6 mths 3.***** 1.***** 9 mths 2.***** 1.***** 12 mths 2.***** 1.***** SWAP Offer rates (S$) 1 mth 1.***** 2mths 1.***** 3mths 1.***** I mths 1.***** 2 mths 1.***** iWAP Mid rates (S$)70 words
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Article67 2008-02-04 25 Jan 31 KLCE PALM FUTURES (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Sett Av Month Range Price Price Hii Vol Open Done Position Low Feb OS 3211 Mar 08 3199 Apr 08 3209 May 08 3206 Total o/p: ***** contracts 3211 3230 3211 200 446 3221 3245 3198 1029 ***** 3232 325367 words
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Article179 2008-02-04 25 Feb 1 /oz) Ian GOLD BULLION COINS (S$) Sellini Hong Kong London 923.50 917.00 924.50 918.00 Jan 31 Feb 01 922.60 910.00 923.50 910.90 Source: Reuters (S$) Selling Buying 1 oz 1465.9 1322 UBS GOLD LUNAR KINEBAR (S$) Selling Buying 10gm $513.60 422 SILVER Selling Buying Bu' rini179 words
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Article70 2008-02-04 25 Feb 1 Aluminium, 99.7% purity (US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 2613.20 2673.50 3 months 2655.00 2710.00 Copper, Grade A (US$/tonne) Cash 3 months 7240.50 7230.00 7345.00 7350.00 Lead (US$/tonne) Cash 2824.50 3 months 2825.00 2813.50 2820.00 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash 3 months *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 Tin (US$/tonne) Cash 370 words
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Article76 2008-02-04 25 Feb 1 COCOA (£/tonne) Close Prev Hii ih/Low Mar 08 1205 1197 1208/1185 May 08 1228 1221 1230/1207 JulO8 1256 1249 1259/1235 SepO8 1240 1231 1243/1220 COFFEE (US$/tonne) Close Pev High/Low Jan 08 2101 Mar 08 2127 2098 2130/2097 May 08 2152 2123 2153/2122 JulO8 2168 2139 2168/2143 SUGAR76 words
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Article154 2008-02-04 25 Feb 1 Against SS Currencies Bid Offer Against USS Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.2693 1.2706 0.8967 0.8970 Canadian dollar 1.4134 1.4145 0.9985 0.9986 Euro 2.1061 2.1080 1.4879 1.4882 NZ dollar 1.1158 1.1180 0.7883 0.7893 Sterlinc 2.8173 2.8197 1.9903 1.9906 US154 words
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961 2008-02-04 30 TAN LEE ANN - TAN LEE ANN <you say> Going green without a clear strategy will only be corporate window dressing By IT DEPARTMENTS are under increasing scrutiny and pressure to deliver environmentally-sound solutions. Large data centres are one of the most significant energy consumers in an organisation's IT961 words
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70 2008-02-04 30 Global IT consultancy firm Avanade Inc has appointed Yeo Guan Kai as its general manager for South-east Asia. He will be responsible for driving business strategies and managing operations in Avanade's South-east Asia markets. Prior to joining Avanade, Mr Yeo spent nearly 20 years70 words
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53 2008-02-04 30 Singapore-based IT research firm Springboard Research has named Bryan Wang as its research director for connectivity research. Mr Wang, who previously worked at research firms In-Stat and Frost Sullivan, will be based in Beijing and will drive Springboard's presence in the key telecom, mobility and53 words
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Article97 2008-02-04 30 Network equipment maker 3Com has announced that two new applications have been created for its budding Open Services Networking (OSN) platform. Launched last year, the OSN is 3Corn's attempt at creating a networking platform that can run open-source, third-party networking applications. The new applications are97 words
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52 2008-02-04 30 Step Stone Singapore country manager Weng Loong Leong has left the organisation due to health reasons. Taking over at the helm of the software firm's Singapore office is Yihua Lisa Sun, director of business development (Asia-Pacific). Step Stone Solutions is a global provider of talent52 words
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Article, Illustration701 2008-02-04 30 Portable scanners aimed at cutting dispensing errors, reports ONG BOON KIAT AN AWARD-win-ning, locally developed medicine verification system will soon help Singapore hospitals further reduce the chance of medication mix-up in hospital wards. Developed by Singapore IT solutions firm The Corporate Machine, or TCM,FILE PHOTO - 701 words
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193 2008-02-04 30 Bloomberg [PARIS] Fraud-detection systems, such as those used by Hog SA to secure transactions on eßay and on trading floors, could have helped Societe Generale prevent a record trading loss that the bank attributes to a single trader. "Computer technology could have solvedBloomberg - 193 words
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Article, Illustration752 2008-02-04 31 THE BUSINESS OF INFOCOMM TECHNOLOGY Company expects regional headcount to cross 10,000 by this year, writes AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY German software major SAP AG's Asia Pacific unit, which includes Japan, has emerged as its fastest growing region in the fiscal yearFILE PHOTO - 752 words
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Article, Illustration529 2008-02-04 31 GERMAN software major SAP last week announced the Singapore availability of its new on-demand business solution for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Called Business ByDesign, it's the "company's most complete and adaptable on-demand business software solution", according to Hans-Peter Klaey, SAP's global head529 words
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600 2008-02-04 31 ONG BOON KIAT - ONG BOON KIAT By MOBILE phone vendor Sony Ericsson has announced an ambitious upgrade to its digital content shopping portal and Asian consumers could be downloading songs into their mobile phones and PCs in the second half of this year.600 words
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Article, Illustration81 2008-02-04 31 AVAILABLE this week is the swanky Nokia 8800 Sapphire Arte mobile phone. Decked in sapphire gemstone and brown nappa leather, the Sapphire Arte features identical technical specifications as its black-suited brother the earlier-released 8800 Arte. Both are aimed at fashion-conscious consumers, especially those who81 words
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77 2008-02-04 31 THE two most likely aftermarket add-ons for laptop PC users are USB hubs and speakers. So why not combine both in one neat chassis? That's what PC peripheral maker Logitech has done with its new Audio Hub speaker system. Designed to be tucked away77 words
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Article91 2008-02-04 31 DESIGNED for data centre use and reportedly the biggest Cisco switch ever, the Nexus 7000 switch family is a scalable and modular enterprise switching platform that provides up to 512 Ethernet ports each delivering data throughput of lOGbps. The overall throughput is a massive 15 terabits91 words
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Article, Illustration97 2008-02-04 31 DESIGNED for home-theatre buffs who pine for a big screen entertainment experience but hate the fuss of wires, the new Epson EMP-DMI packs a high quality projector with a pair of eight-watt stereo speakers and a DVD player to boot. Weighing 3.Bkg, or about97 words
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110 2008-02-04 31 AT 11.1 cm long, 7.8 cm wide and 2.3 cm deep, or slightly larger than a deck of cards, Suzuki Technology's Sumo-drive claims to be the world's smallest WiFi storage device. With capacities ranging from 30GB to 120GB, the portable device can be110 words
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Article, Illustration332 2008-02-04 31 WINSTON CHAI - WINSTON CHAI By PRINTING and imaging giant Hewlett-Pack-ard (HP) is hoping to appeal to space-con-strained businesses with a new laser printer that is big on speed but small in size. The LaserJet PlOO5 is the company's most332 words
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Miscellaneous9 2008-02-04 31 YOU SAY Make data centres energy efficient Page 319 words
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