The Business Times, 3 March 2008

Lock icon This issue may only be viewed from the multimedia stations at NLB Libraries. See FAQ for more information.

Microfilm: NL28857
Total Pages: 30
1 30 The Business Times
Page thumbnail Page 1
  • Title Section
    Lock icon Masthead
    21 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES Singapore 85 cents online at http://business-times.asial.com.sg mm a Singapore press holdings publication coregnnoi9B4o2B6BE mica(p) 122/12/2007 Monday, March 3,2008
    21 words
  • Article
    Lock icon Lees withdraw offer for Straits Trading
    804 1  -  YEN SREENIVASAN They are accepting Tan family's $6.70 a share offer, citing volatile market conditions [SINGAPORE] The protracted battle for The Straits Trading Company (STC) has come to an abrupt end with OCBC Bank's founding Lee family suddenly withdrawing its offer for the mainboard
    804 words
  • MARKETS DIGEST
    • Article
      Lock icon MARKETS
      55 1 Weekly 3,026.45 lange -22.19 iT Index I COMP 1,357.40 -12.08 IIKKEI 225 13,603.02 +102.56 IANG SENG 24,331.67 +1026.63 ;et INDEX 845.76 +18.90 JAKARTA COMP 2,721.94 -19.24 1ANILACOMP 3,129.99 +49.75 ;eoulcomp 1,711.62 +25.17 ;henzhen b 634.92 +3.31 IUMBAI IND 17,578.72 +229.65 )OW 12,266.39 -114.63 IAS DAI 2,271.48 -31.87 ;&P 500
      55 words
    • Article
      Lock icon PRIME RATES
      29 1 SINGAPORE 5.33 MALAYSIA 6.74 HONG KONG 5.75 INDONESIA 15.865 TAIWAN 6.236 JAPAN 1.875 KOREA 9.33 BRITAIN 5.25 US 6.00 CANADA 5.75 SWITZERLAND 4.20 INDIA 12.25 Source: Bloomberg
      Bloomberg  -  29 words
    • Article
      Lock icon FOREX
      37 1 IS$ (S$ ier US$) 1.39: (US$/S$ per 1.991 2.77 :uro(us: i/S! i/E[ 1.522 2.121 'EN 104.3 74.9I 3.191 2.29I 7.780 5.58! !AHT 31.95 22.9: lUPIAH 9,069 6,51 lENMINBI 7.108 5.102 INDIAN RUPEE 39.97 28.6! 1.055 0.75:
      37 words
  • Article
    Lock icon OTCQX offers non-US companies low-cost route to US listing
    764 1  -  VIKRAM KHAN NA Members include Roche, Adidas, British Airways [SINGAPORE] Any Singa-pore-listed company that wants to list in the US but avoid the high cost and hassle associated with a NYSE or Nasdaq listing now has a proven option: the OTCQX.
    764 words
  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 1 Advertisements Column 1
      2 1 8 *****1"*****4'
      2 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 1 Advertisements Column 2
      61 1 ■<-:v m0]% ma\ mmWammW <!V MMmrs toV-^Hv*. ■Ht^nI pr g-Fii i^^/^fln ""':>"■■ spf ill V~3fl M MAV1- 'M M^m w wW W im -*M M B^' Wl ■^^1 W »gfflffiiriKraiaiiEn»?JW v-^ MM Bl< nm MNMMiMM l-\ K4. '.■::,■;1,.M| H -'""^■•■H t*^y*jliM*^iiTilt*]iliiI-^ilB*lif*ilB*]^*H'^*H^^*liI*^iiI*lV'^iiI*Hill ASti ■Hk ':1j^Am\\ W^Lm \\^A^A\\^t^^^9mM*}W^-^A^Aj-\\^L Bi-'te-" dP Hv MM^
      61 words
  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
      Lock icon Page 1 Miscellaneous Column 1
      95 1 f BERKSHIRE WALL STREET MARKET DINING OUT T|$ r^^Bf HATHAWAY INSIGHT CAPITALISATION This Frenchman if Buffett has a profitable Anxious start to the S'pore stocks loves his foie gras m^m I year rage 21 month of March rage 2 rebound rage 7 page 15 Lee Kuan Yew on Asia's growing
      95 words
Page thumbnail Page 2
  • TOP STORIES
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Friday's heavy sell-off puts US investors on edge
      778 2  -  ANDREW MARKS WALL STREET INSIGHT Latest wave of corporate bad news raises doubts over earnings recovery AFTER a terrible finish to February, US stock market investors bid the month adieu with a good riddance. But unfortunately March does not promise to be
      AP  -  778 words
    • Article
      Lock icon DAP set to ride wave of disaffection
      605 2  -  S JAYASANKARAN MALAYSIA ELECTION in Kuala Lumpur IN early February, residents of Taman Seputeh, a middle class neighbourhood in Kuala Lumpur woke up to find their road signs also carrying a Jawi (Malay written in Arabic script) translation. The residents weren't amused and
      605 words
    • THREE-MINUTE DIGEST
      • Article
        Lock icon Friday's heavy sell-off puts US investors on edge
        63 2 AFTER a terrible finish to February, US stock market investors bid the month adieu with a good riddance. Last week, stocks followed a rare three-day winning streak with a massive sell-off on Friday that pushed the entire month into the red. But
        63 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Unfriendly takeover threat bane of mismanagement
        74 2 WIELD the threat of an unfriendly takeover and rein in corporate mismanagement. This is a good form of governance for shareholders if their company's managers or directors underperform, according to Joel Stern, managing partner of international management consultancy Stern Stewart. "If management is worried
        74 words
      • Article
        Lock icon February market cap rebounds from January's nosedive
        91 2 THE Singapore stock market rebounded from its sharpest monthly plunge in over five years with overall capitalisation rising 4.2 per cent to $713.82 billion in February. A string of positive full-year earnings announced last month, with 349 companies being in the black and
        91 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Annual reports: design, not decoration
        77 2 IN A quiet, refurbished shophouse sitting along Sophia Road, some of the world's top designs for annual reports are conceived. The house is home to Epigram, a design and publishing firm set up by former Straits Times design editor Edmund Wee. His team designs reports
        77 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Rupee not likely to repeat 12% rise this year: minister
        94 2 INDIA'S rupee currency is unlikely to appreciate as sharply this year as last year, when its gains were "extraordinary", and the economy will grow close to 9 per cent, the finance minister said yesterday. Palaniappan Chidambaram, speaking two days after
        94 words
      • Article
        Lock icon China beats US as Japan's top trading partner
        75 2 CHINA overtook the US as Japan's leading trading partner in 2007 with total two-way trade between China and Japan rising to nearly US$237 billion, compared with US$2l4 billion for US-Japan trade. The US remained Japan's biggest export market but with import demand
        75 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Creative, InnoMedia in video-phone tie-up
        81 2 CREATIVE Technology CEO Sim Wong Hoo is turning to an old friend, who is also a co-founder of his company, to help take Creative's fledgling wireless video-phone service onto the world stage. InnoMedia chairman and chief executive officer Ng Kai Wa, who left Creative in
        81 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Asia needs to improve executive compensation disclosure: study
      594 2  -  MICHELLE QUAH Inadequate rules leave markets vulnerable to abuses [SINGAPORE] Developed Asian markets lag international best practice on revealing executive compensation, which is putting investors at risk, says the CFA Institute Centre for Financial Market Integrity. The institute in a recent study
      594 words
  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 2 Advertisements Column 1
      231 2 £fe&fcr Source for the iuus*.h BEST at Asia's LARGEST The 16th International Food HDrinKs, Hotel. I nfnm if! On I C/"\/"\/"J j?i MtntEMviF.*.*.*.*^ inierndiioridi rood ex Supplies a Services Exhibition and c—--.«-- Hospitality Trade 22-25 April 2008 Event! Singapore Expo (For Trade Visitors Only) Specialised Events: Food Asia, Wine&SpiritsAsia, Hotel
      231 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 2 Advertisements Column 2
      38 2 Ingin membuat tempahan iklan? Dekati lebih ramai pembaca dengan mengiklan di dalam Berita Harian/ Berita Minggu. Hubungi sahaja hotline CATS Klassified kami di 1800-289-9988, tekan 1 dan kakitangan penjualan kami akan bersedia membantu anda. BUY IT-SELL IT-FIND IT
      38 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 2 Advertisements Column 3
      10 2 the. people at Roaming VVOrK Asia-Pacific. www.thepeopleatwork.com Asia-Pacific Executive Search
      10 words
Page thumbnail Page 3
  • ENTREPRENEUR INSIGHTS
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Tiny tots swing away at KinderGolf
      937 3 Fhe home-grown golf school, which started off in i garage, now looks to strengthen its business through franchising, reports QUAH CHIN CHIN V HILE most young children are happy doodling and colouring, five-year-old Gregory Solhaug loves to swing a club and hit a golf
      JOHN HENG  -  937 words
  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 3 Advertisements Column 1
      61 3 Brought to you by Credit Suisse IKgKKflllLfl HllWlllisMlsfl II Jul n "i We look at things from a different perspective for the benefit of our clients. By building on our experience and expertise globally, we help our clients realize new opportunities. This has been our ambition since 1856. www.credit-suisse.com V
      61 words
Page thumbnail Page 4
  • SINGAPORE MARKETS
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Will the US suffer another bout of stagflation?
      720 4  -  R SIVANITHY STOCKS SOMEONE once said that those who fail to heed the lessons of the past are bound to repeat them. Thirty years after its last battle with stagflation, the US economy now finds itself having to deal again with the
      720 words
    • Article
      Lock icon DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED
      1132 4 Legends US$; Rmb; HK$; A) As; Pound; Rupiah; Yen; fee) Euro; AA) Baht; RM; Peso; AAA) Rs; NTS; (ag) Dividend/Distribition; (ah) Final; (ai) To be announced; (aj) Final Tax Exempt; (ak) Final Tax Exempt (One Tier); (am) First and Final Tax Exempt; (an) First and Final Tax Exempt
      1,132 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Asian units rise against US$ after Bernanke comments
      479 4 CURRENCIES [HONG KONG] Asian currencies were mostly up last week against the struggling US dollar, which weakened further after the US central bank chief expressed concern over the country's economy, saying it faced multiple challenges. Japanese yen: The yen surged to the
      479 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Prices hit all-time highs
      189 4 -AFP COMMODITIES [LONDON] Oil, gold and tin prices soared to historic highs last week on buoyant demand for commodities on the back of a sliding dollar. Oil: Oil prices charted fresh record territory on Friday, rising to U*****.05 per barrel as the US currency fell to
      -AFP  -  189 words
    • Article
      Lock icon BROKER'S RECOMMENDATION
      1753 4 Source: Reuters recommendation esti- EPS PE target price This wk Last mth mates (cents) (ratio) price lompany name advance SCT 2.50 1.50 2 4.95 8.89 1.31 0.35 .llco Commercial REIT 1.75 1.60 7.00 12.07 1.27 0.80 Jlgreen Properties 2.70 2.70 10 11.24 11.21 1.68 1.28 ,mara Holdings 1.33
      1,753 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon STRAITS TIMES INDEX
      4 4 WEEKLY
      4 words
    • Article
      Lock icon OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES
      52 4 Feb 29 VALUE CLOSE -291.00-220.00 BT OB/OS BT CADI -*****.00 -58.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -29.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 793.41 -5.25 FTSE ST Small Cap 695.25 -1.72 FTSE ST All Share 785.22 -9.59 FTSE ST China 526.07 -1.35 SiMSCI 373.18 -5.70 SiMSCI Future 372.50 -6.40 PrimePartnersCI
      52 words
    • Article
      Lock icon MOST ACTIVE STOCKS
      55 4 VOLUME Chasen 771,873,000 Synear 269,091,000 Yangzijiang 225,219,000 Sapphire 168,585,000 E3 Hlds 155,613,000 Golden Agri 152,834,000 China Hongxing 119,862,000 Sing Tel 116,119,000 Centillion 97,628,000 Wilmar 92,128,000 VALUE(S) DBS Grp 577,989,227 Capita Land 503,437,738 Sing Tel 450,806,646 Wilmar 437,949,330 UOB 433,416,774 Keppel Corp 354,508,633 SGX 320,399,891 OCBC Bk 309,582,079
      55 words
    • Article
      Lock icon RISES
      107 4 CLOSE UP 9800 662.8 5.1 GLD 10US$ OCBCCa| i.93%Pref10 ***** 120.0 1.2 ir China H 10US$ 1782 107.2 45 JSH 1630 100.3 4.6 Jardine C&C 2150 90.0 4.4 RSH Ltd 150 60.0 66.7 WBL Cor| 475 48.0 11.2 Dai irm 488 46.0 7.3 DBSBk6% NCPS 10 ***** 40.0 0.4
      107 words
    • Article
      Lock icon FALLS
      93 4 CLOSE DOWN 2790-348.1 -8.2 JMH UOB 1802 -66.0 -3.5 DBS Gr| 1734 -56.0 -3.1 DBS MBLJCW*****0 485 -45.0 -8.5 SGX 839 -40.0 -4.6 68 -39.0 -36.4 SGXMBLJCW*****0 300 -35.0 -10.4 NOL 314 -34.0 -9.8 Wilmar 439 -34.0 -7.2 UOBMBLiCW*****0 570 -31.0 -5.2 BY PERCENTAGE CLOSE DOWN ;GAeCW***** 1 -86.7
      93 words
    • Article
      Lock icon CURRENCIES
      98 4 Closing prices are in trading currencies, but absolute difference is in S$. Where S$ stands Feb 29 CHNG CLOSE FR Feb 28 YR 2008/07 S$ LOW S$ HIGH USS 1.3930 0.29 1.5479 1.3918® Euro 2.1169 -0.35 2.1639 1.9913 Pounds 2.7611 0.30 3.1194 2.7390 AS 1.3140 0.04 1.3555 1.1741 Yen*
      98 words
Page thumbnail Page 5
  • COMPANY NEWS
    • Article
      Lock icon Great Eastern should state stand on Straits Trading
      842 5  -  MICHELLE QUAH THE tussle for control of The Straits Trading Company has dragged on for almost two months during which the market has yet to know what substantial shareholder Great Eastern Holdings (GEH) thinks. The need for GEH to show its hand
      842 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Unfriendly takeover threat bane of mismanagement
      402 5  -  QUAH CHIN CHIN WIELD the threat of an unfriendly takeover and rein in corporate mismanagement. This is a good form of governance for shareholders if their company's managers or directors underperform, according to Joel Stern, managing partner of international management consultancy Stern Stewart. "If
      402 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Market cap rebounds from Jan lows
      562 7  -  WINSTON CHAI 40 out of top 50 firms end the month in positive territory on oil price surge By THE Singapore stock market rebounded from its sharpest monthly plunge in over five years with overall capitalisation rising 4.2 per cent to $713.82 billion in
      562 words
    • Article
      Lock icon PRIME LENDING RATES
      643 7 BANKS ABN AmroßankNV 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 America NA 5
      643 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Full-year results ended Dec 2007
      681 8 HongFok 211.72 -16.10 nm 58.18 I 63.24 -8.0 Liang Huat 142.72 -16.08 nm 9.16 2.71 238.2 IndoAgri 133.36 96.98 37.5 975.85 613.34 59.1 People's Food 96.78 167.97 -42.4 1745.75 1714.38 1.8 Utd Overseas Aus 92.44 23.06 300.9 38.78 46.66 -16.9 Ferrochina 75.09 53.00 41.7 1165.33
      681 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Restructuring pays off for Golden Agri
      375 8  -  MATTHEW PHAN By GOLDEN Agri-Resources (GAR) has burgeoned into an $11 billion plantation play, thanks to record palm oil prices. Yet, just seven years ago, it was a $200 million company saddled with crippling US-dollar debt and forced to restructure. GAR is much stronger
      375 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Golden Agri enters golden oil palm era
      665 8  -  MATTHEW PHAN Its crude palm oil output has increased steadily to 1.6 m tonnes last year By I GOLDEN Agri, the world's second largest palm plantation with over four-fifths of revenues from palm product sales, is entering "a period of very high yields",
      ARTHUR LEE  -  665 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Quotation of taxable book-entry Singapore Government Bonds (Feb 29,2008)
      262 8 MATURITY YEAR RAISED COUPON DATE RATE (%p.a.) AMOUNT ($m) INTEREST PAYMENT DATES OF DAYS OF ACCRUED INTEREST PRICES* (EXCLUDING ACCRUED INTEREST) I REDEMPTION YIELD (%p.a.) ISIN CODE 11.04.2008 N*****0S 2003 1 1/2 3800.00 1/10 1/4 151 100.00 1.49 SG********** 11.07.2008 NX*****H
      262 words
  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 5 Advertisements Column 1
      337 5 If you are facing any of the following: Slow network or Internet access in your office Concern over the confidentiality and integrity of your data Failure to send/receive emails from important contacts Loss of productivity as a result of virus or spam attacks Uncertainty on security when transacting over Internet
      337 words
Page thumbnail Page 6
  • SINGAPORE MARKETS
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Portfolios weaken as outlook worsens
      1474 6  -  TEH HOOI LING Vr OLATILITY seems set to return to the stock market as the picture is slowly getting clearer on the extent of the impact of the credit crisis on corporates' bottomlines and the real economy. And it looks uglier. On Friday, the Dow
      1,474 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Surge in buying and selling activities; fund managers stay bearish
      724 6  -  ROBERT HALILI INSIDE MARKETS By THE trading by directors and substantial shareholders surged with 50 companies that recorded 128 purchases versus 19 firms with 65 disposals, based on filings on the Singapore Exchange in the last week of February. The
      724 words
    • Article
      Lock icon STRAITS TIMES INDEX STOCKS
      124 6 jtocl name lose range jtocl name lose range jtocl name lose range Cai i Land 6.300 -0.330 Kei il Con 10.780 -0.200 ST Em 3.430 -0.040 Cai iMall 3.270 -0.080 Kei Land 5.900 -0.200 SembCori Ind 4.810 -0.110 Citi 11.960 -0.520 NOL 3.140 -0.110 SembMar 3.660
      124 words
    • Article
      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING SCOREBOARD
      99 6 Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 7 7 4 OOP 7 7 4 Manufacturing 74 124 35 13 21 12 87 145 47 Commerce 22 47 16 12 27 59 21 21 15 21 18 Finance 15 15 16 16 Construction 12
      99 words
    • Article
      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING TURNOVER
      128 6 TURNOVER C000) MAIN SDQ TOTAL MAIN VALUE C000) SDQ TOTAL Multi Ind 114,339 114,339 616,423 616,423 Manufacturing 2,133,851 194,194 2,328,045 2,168,201 33,600 2,201,801 Commerce 346,741 20,376 367,117 470,303 3,830 474,133 ir/O 443,644 1,646 445,290 1,311,050 519 1,311,56! Finance 187,097 347 187, ,444 1,732,326 68 1,732, ,394 Construction
      128 words
Page thumbnail Page 7
  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 7 Advertisements Column 1
      358 7 T if xjb 11 Joyas International Holdings Limited (Company Registration Number *****) (Incorporated in Bermuda on 4 October 2006) Our Group is principally engaged in the Design, Manufacture, Packaging and Sale of metal gift products, jewellery products (of which we subcontract the manufacturing to independent third parties) as well as
      358 words
Page thumbnail Page 8
  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 8 Advertisements Column 1
      646 8 TOTAL ACCESS COMMUNICATION PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED (Registered in the Kingdom of Thailand as a public company with limited liability) Books Closure Date for Annual General Meeting 2008 and Dividend Payments NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Register of the Shareholders of Total Access Communication Public Company Limited (the "Company") will
      646 words
Page thumbnail Page 9
  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 9 Advertisements Column 1
      546 9 Li Heng Chemical Fibre Technologies Limited Cfrllft£F*4&WPl!£'i]) is principally engaged in the manufacture and sale of high-end nylon yarn products in the PRC. Our two production facilities in Changle City, Fujian Province, PRC, are strategically located amongst clusters of textile and garment manufacturing industries, which are our main customers, and
      546 words
Page thumbnail Page 10
  • SINGAPORE NEWS
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Designed to send the message across
      688 10 Good annual reports can't be mere decorations, MATTHEW PHAN writes IN A quiet, refurbished shophouse sitting along Sophia Road, some of the world's top designs for annual reports are conceived. The house is home to Epigram, a design and publishing firm set up by
      JOHN HENG  -  688 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Drew & Napier loses director of tax practice
      355 10  - Drew Napier loses director of tax practice MATTHEW PHAN Tax head also said to be retiring, even as team from boutique firm joins By I DREW Napier, regarded as one of Singapore's strongest tax law outfits, is losing a director of its tax practice and may even have to do
      355 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Banking made easy with BizExpress
      266 10 OCBC Bank has introduced a new initiative that aims to ease businesses' banking transactions: Biz Express, a mobile van that will collect their banking documents from their doorsteps. The van will make its round at four locations in the Kaki Bukit and Übi vicinity: Kampung
      266 words
    • Article
      Lock icon STOCKS ASIA
      2905 10 Transaction date: Feb 29 For a full listing ofthe closing prices, log on to BT online at http://business-times.asial.com.sg after 11.30pm every trading day Vol 'OOP HK$ \eon Credit \eon Stores \ngang Steel \nhui Conch \nhuiexpressway \sia Satellite \sm Pacific lank Of E Asia leida Jade Bird leijing Airport
      2,905 words
  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 10 Advertisements Column 1
      122 10 .ii* Have you been seen at Oscar's lately? Mm_s!_w^. _BfM_l .4 Make a scene. Make the scene. Step into the gr m mrigmM spotlight. Entertain your entourage. You're g; -adtfi Sk always the star at Oscar's. Savour al fresco i,\ .u_lll)(i adventures, ala carte pleasures and buffet oluffiw £ik w
      122 words
Page thumbnail Page 11
  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 11 Advertisements Column 1
      262 11 is knocking, answer Win *****,000 in cash* and grants to boost your business For the first time ever, up to 3 promising SMEs will receive unrivalled support from some of the most established names in the business industry. The result of a powerful collaboration, the Emerging Enterprise 2008 is jointly
      262 words
Page thumbnail Page 12
  • VIEWS FROM THE TOP
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon If the US goes into a recession...
      5217 12 THIS WEEK'S TOPIC How will a US slowdown or recession affect your organisation and industry, and the Singapore economy in general? What can businesses do in the event of a slowdown? Singapore can weather storm SINGAPORE had been largely dependent on the US
      5,217 words
Page thumbnail Page 13
  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 13 Advertisements Column 1
      178 13 11] WKll'i^Tf-1 1 H M3hi! 1 iIVIiIT! 111 M!11 J 311JI^i^*^% Lvm!rris>oj;]ij'MJjiV;nHriii?ir[iLViTiri¥-^,n BOOMING MILLION BUSINESS SPH The Sunday Times 20Aug 2006 Vw^ r^T Although we have NO Prior Experience, this powerful program 1/ enables us to earn 10 times more than before. We are earning f) 5530,000 monthly now. EARNING
      178 words
Page thumbnail Page 14
  • DINING OUT
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Organic fare makes its way to fine dining
      705 14  -  Geoffrey Eu NEW MENU Jiang-Nan Chun Four Seasons Hotel, 190 Orchard Boulevard. Tel: 6734-1110. IT was always going to happen, and now it has. After years of nipping at the culinary heels where mainstream dining in Singapore was concerned, the organic food
      705 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Foie gras is still No 1 for this Frenchman
      876 15  -  JAIME EE POWER Lunch MARC Chatelard may consider himself an adventurous diner with exotic tastes and who enjoys new dining discoveries, but take away foie gras from his regular diet and the French-born country president of Altsom might well go through
      876 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Susur Lee shows off his French flair
      551 15  -  Jaime Ec GUEST CHEF The Harbour Grill Oyster Bar Hilton Singapore. Tel: 6730-3393 SUSUR Lee is no stranger to Singapore, given the acclaimed Canadian-Chinese chefs long association with the Tung Lok Group where he spearheaded Club Chinois' modern Chinese direction and acted as
      551 words
  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 14 Advertisements Column 1
      120 14 1 y Travel is more than just A to B. Travel should whetjour appetite. A "culinary genius1' according to /(pgat. One of the "Ten Chefs of the Millennium" says Food Wine magazine. Guest ChefSusur Lee has earned international accolades from industry heavy-weights and has appeared on the Iron Chef TV
      120 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 14 Advertisements Column 2
      191 14 it SINGAPORE I I iAMM—V. I nMJ I I 11 mi I A*\ W*P 1^^^^^ -M ■J^w^'-M- If'VJ)][|Fj]*Hj' x k t V lOOK.1 "=—"^1 Hiili|JUl£|>MJUaiJlMI I Ul 1I1CO V, "HFWAS m ''MyKUf'lIB DDNiGivbupvouK AiM K i LINTON Af^MfmmM TREATS-SWAP THEM K L QAN TO US" IK,".f"°■MUlillfulifcMilSllI I I L t
      191 words
Page thumbnail Page 15
  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 15 Advertisements Column 1
      31 15 Brought to you by citibank citi WMr^^m^m^MMTl mmm\ g,mrr citibani A^^*^ I m\P I *f El a^H^^SfTTv^ 'Zl, *z% Your Citibank guide to gourmet pleasures this week f 1^-J 1 IX
      31 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 15 Advertisements Column 2
      22 15 Indulge in over 700 gourmet pleasures with your Citibank Credit Card. For more gourmet treats, visit: citibank.com.sg MTI Mobile Gourmet CJiJ citibank.com.sg/singapore/gpmobile
      22 words
Page thumbnail Page 16
  • BT-CITIBANK YOUNG INVESTORS' FORUM
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Freedom at 44
      1309 16 Last week, we discussed how retiring young and rich can be an attainable goal if one plans early and invests wisely. Today, we run a personal letter from RONALD HEE, who shows it is possible to become financially free as a hardworking salaryman, without needing to rob
      1,309 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Active planning to secure nest-eggs
      1297 16  -  Melvin Tan, CAMPUS LIFE We asked for your views last week on the following topic: 'What is your ideal retirement age? And what are you doing now to help you achieve that goal?' Here's a compilation of some of the replies NTU My ideal retirement
      1,297 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Be smart with your finances
      204 16 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 have
      204 words
  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 16 Advertisements Column 1
      46 16 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
Page thumbnail Page 17
  • ECONOMY WATCH
    • Article
      Lock icon Asia's growing role in financial markets
      949 17  -  LEE KUAN YEW By THE sub-prime mortgage crisis has caused US and Swiss banks to seek capital injections from Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWF). Citigroup took a US$7.5 billion capital injection from the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and US$6.88 billion from the Government of Singapore
      949 words
  • Page 17 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 17 Advertisements Column 1
      59 17 COCOA BEANS We are suppliers of top quality cocoa beans in Indonesia. We are seeking genuine buyers, wholesalers, traders. We offer guaranteed supplies, fair prices, transparency efficiency. For more details, please write in complete confidentiality to: holiplan@dnet.net.id rajpannu@gmail.com Eyevision International Pte Ltd Lianhe Zaobao Sapphire Corporation's CEO onhow the group
      59 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 17 Advertisements Column 2
      123 17 ir^fi^iW i~ ~-_^-"gI Jußl II'IE! I'IH F-El f eW- S~Sf3jK 9 i io^n riw-vr^rr^^^ ~^r~ ~j -:-_•■..,'-■~\;--v^co^v^-^ ii|iiiiiiiiliHMlj ■■fllii if'^ff■' For over 150 years, Standard Chartered Bank has made a real difference to the lives of millions of customers and communities worldwide. Through personal and business partnerships that span generations
      123 words
Page thumbnail Page 18
  • MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Beware funding pitfalls
      600 18  -  S JAYASANKARAN MALAYSIA INSIGHT Private-sector financing, going by the UK's experience, isn't all it's cracked out to be N HIS speech tabling the Ninth Malaysia Plan in Parliament, Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad «Badawi said that he introduced the so-called Private Finance Initiative, or PFI, as another method
      600 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Newmont mulls IPO to meet sale rule
      533 18 Reuters Its Indonesian unit must sell 51% of shares to players here [JAKARTA] United States mining group Newmont Mining Corp is considering an initial public offering (IPO) as an option for its Indonesian unit to meet its divestiture requirements, Newmont's chief financial officer
      ■ Reuters; BLOOMBERG  -  533 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Indonesian coal miner in US$l.8b infrastructure push
      310 18 Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesian coal miner PT Tambang Batubara Bukit Asam plans to improve coal deliveries with new infrastructure projects worth a combined US$l.B billion. Ageing infrastructure has hampered Bukit Asam's ability to deliver coal to its customers, which include the state electricity firm.
      Reuters  -  310 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Indonesia's Koba Tin faces 2nd illegal mining probe
      443 18 Reuters Govt warns it should stop employing sub-contractors [JAKARTA] Indonesia's sec-ond-largest tin producer, PT Koba Tin, should stop using sub-contractors to mine tin as the company faces its second investigation into alleged illegal mining, a senior government official said last Friday. Indonesia
      – Reuters  -  443 words
  • Page 18 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 18 Advertisements Column 1
      148 18 TraveTVwith LJF 91.3f|bj S MARCH PULSES f\ttlfwemmm OUT NOW! I Wp^\ L IN THIS ISSUE: ~"\J Cover story: Rene\wable energy-a hot topic in business now j^k ■We chat with Ho Bee's founder ChuaThianPoh and find out how he copes with r^ LI A usl r I" the market's ups and
      148 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 18 Advertisements Column 2
      137 18 LUXURY TOURS TRAVEL PTE LTD /-{MM WtftAA\\ The Leading Operator CAJ3mJ*mUpj^P/ Established since 1985 100 Orchard Rd, #02-16 Meridien Shopping Centre Exclusive Coach Singapore *****0 Email: luxtur@singnetcom.sg Subsidiary; luxury coach service Website: www.luxurv.com.sq Member ot NATAS 40 coaches available for charter Singapore Malaysia In-xwy A^^MmmmA^^^^^^MMmW\ Ul. ij utmooxm WM AWxAWm^
      137 words
Page thumbnail Page 19
  • INDIA
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Rupee not likely to repeat 12% rise this year: minister
      799 19 Reuters INDIA BUDGET He expects economy to grow close to 9%, inflation to be contained at 4% [NEW DELHI] India's rupee currency is unlikely to appreciate as sharply this year as last year, when its gains were "extraordinary", and the
      – Reuters; AFP  -  799 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Populist India budget unlikely to boost polls
      293 19 -AFP Handouts show Congress keen to reconnect with rural voters [NEW DELHI] A populist budget unveiled by India's ruling Congress party forgiving loans for poor farmers and cutting income taxes is unlikely to help its re-election chances in looming polls, analysts say. Finance
      -AFP  -  293 words
  • Page 19 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 19 Advertisements Column 1
      212 19 I £vs*Y evsl I For enquiries, please contact MAJ Tan Mci Ling Chia Jia Da Jmvas 6373 6236 6373 3214 I II fRm* 9^ E5»^ mar P§r RBi^ f J!L,„. /A&' "''■.Is' V BaflBS* IsH mwSSr r AWt -mi* r i' n ts^K:! TfmjA \*at ~M mwsSaW*^^^ WaJ$/ SJ >-,j*l*i
      212 words
Page thumbnail Page 20
  • GREATER CHINA
    • Article
      Lock icon China beats US as Japan's top trading partner
      549 20  -  ANTHONY ROWLEY Sino-Japanese trade rises to USs237b but US is still Japan's top export market CHINA overtook the US as Japan's leading trading partner in 2007 with total two-way trade between China and Japan rising to nearly US$237 billion, compared with US$2l4
      549 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Minsheng gets green light to buy into US bank
      259 20 -AFP [BEIJING] China Minsheng Bank has been given the green light by regulators to buy a stake in UCBH Holdings Inc, in the first strategic investment by a Chinese lender in a United States bank, state media reported on Saturday. The
      -AFP  -  259 words
    • Article
      Lock icon HK mulls law to boost rights of consumers
      557 20  -  JANE MOIR Watchdog moves to shield public from unfair sales practices HONG KONG is mulling over a sweeping law to protect consumers from cheats, unfair conduct and aggressive sales practices as the city seeks to provide effective redress to increasing complaints. The
      557 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon FORGETTING ME NOT
      83 20 AFP [HONG KONG] A wreath of flowers, made in the likeness of veteran Hong Kong entertainer Lydia Sum, affectionately nicknamed by her fans "FeiFei" which means fat in Cantonese, joining others at the Coliseum outside a memorial service yesterday. Sum, known for her bouffant hairstyle and wing-tip
      AFP  -  83 words
    • Article
      Lock icon CIC entrusts US$25b in foreign managers
      220 20 Reuters [BEIJING] China Investment Corp (CIC), the country's US$2OO billion sovereign wealth fund, will entrust foreign fund managers with about US$25 billion for overseas investments, Caijing magazine reported on Saturday. Dozens of the world's leading money managers have been making presentations to CIC in
      ■ Reuters  -  220 words
  • Page 20 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 20 Advertisements Column 1
      2214 20 IN THE MATTER OF IN THE MATTER OF IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 THE COMPANIES ACT CHAPTER 60 THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 AND UNITED ENGINEERS LIMITED THE COMPANIES ACT, CHAPTER SO PURSUANT TO SECTION 290(2)(b] INTHEMATTEROF UIIIICU CITOinCCIW Ulfll I CU AND and INTHEMAnEROF oce
      2,214 words
Page thumbnail Page 21
  • WORLD
    • Article
      Lock icon Buffett has profitable year, faults US housing excess
      428 21 Reuters Berkshire net rises 20% despite 18% fall in Q4 but 'party is over' in insurance [NEW YORK]Warren Buffett concluded a highly profitable year for his Berkshire Hathaway Inc with an admonition for lenders who fuelled the housing crisis and words of
      Reuters  -  428 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon US spending abroad fuelling sovereign wealth funds: Buffett
      261 21 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Billionaire investor Warren Buffett has stepped into a debate about the emergence of sovereign wealth funds, saying that the government-controlled firms are fuelled by US spending overseas, not political motives. "This is our doing, not some nefarious plot by
      Bloomberg  -  261 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Berkshire dealing more in derivative contracts
      254 21 -Reuters [NEW YORK] Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway ended 2007 with US$4O billion of exposure to derivative contracts designed to make money if junk bonds stay out of default and stock indexes rise. Berkshire's maximum exposure under derivative contracts rose from about US$24 billion a
      -Reuters  -  254 words
  • Page 21 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 21 Advertisements Column 1
      348 21 If you are in any of these situations: V-^^^l You are entrusted to set up new business in Singapore, either with overseas or local partners, and don't know how and where to begin You want to focus on growing your business, you need a trusted partner to help keep watch
      348 words
Page thumbnail Page 22
  • AVIATION/SHIPPING
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon China sets sail towards becoming world's shipyard
      587 22 AFP lountry's share of global market grows :rom 18% in 2006 to 13% last year DALIAN, China] In a drylock at a shipyard in lorth-east China's Dalian :ity, a 300,000-tonne oil anker is ready for delivery o Maersk, its hull painted n the
      AFP  -  587 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Air China parent urges China Eastern to review tie-up plan
      221 22 Reuters [HONG KONG] The parent of Chinese flag carrier Air China urged China Eastern Airlines on Saturday to review its rejection of a proposed tie-up between the two airlines. In an advertisement in the South China Morning Post newspaper, China
      Reuters  -  221 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon EADS in US$35b US Air Force deal
      477 22 Reuters Its venture with Northrop will supply 179 aerial tankers PARIS] Northrop Grum:nan in partnership with Eu--opean aerospace group EADS has snatched a JS$35 billion Air Force contact to build refuelling olanes in a surprise victory aver Boeing, the company ;hat has supplied
      Reuters  -  477 words
    • TRANSPORT STOCKS
      • Article
        Lock icon SGX
        111 22 '000 e b29 ii Vol CH Offshore Chuan Hup Hldgs Cosco Corp CWTLtd Ezra Hldgs First Ship Lease Freight Links Grand Banks laya Hold Ltd KiVentures Keppel Corp MTQ Corp NOL Pacific Shipping Pan-United Corp Rickmers Mari Samudera Ship Sembcorp Indust Sembcorp Marine Spore Ship Star Cruises 0.59 0.37
        111 words
      • Article
        Lock icon KLSE
        36 22 '000 Int'G Logistics MISCBhd MISC Foreign Msia Bulk Carrie NCB Holdings NeplineBhd PDZ Holdings 0.87 9.00 8.80 4.12 3.04 0.26 0.15 unch -0.10 -0.25 0.02 -0.02 0.02 unch 39 3307 1805 518 23 101 103
        36 words
      • Article
        Lock icon BANGKOK
        15 22 ■oo :eb29 Baht Vol 'recious Ship Regional Cont 28.00 25.50 0.25 0.50 817 640
        15 words
      • Article
        Lock icon HONGKONG
        11 22 '000 Doil iingamas Cont .46.70 ...2.31 -0.60 unch 2070 1859
        11 words
      • Article
        Lock icon PHILIPPINES
        25 22 '000 :eb29 Peso Vol Aboitiz Equity Intl Container Keppel Marine Keppel Prop 7.00 33.50 2.20 1.80 unch unch -0.02 unch 950 1772 40 2551
        25 words
      • Article
        Lock icon TAIPEI
        25 22 |eb29 NTS Vol Evergreen Marine ....26.00 :irst Steamship 67.80 /Van Hai Lines 27.00 t'ang Ming Marine...20.90 0.50 0.30 0.20 0.50 36 4 7 26
        25 words
      • Article
        Lock icon TOKYO
        42 22 '000 :eb29 Yen Vol (awasaki Hvy Ind ..257.00 -10.00 ***** (awasaki Kisen ....1085.00 -40.00 5976 Mitsubishi Hvy 499.00 -16.00 ***** Mitsui Eng&Sbldg...327.00 -17.00 ***** Mitsui Osk Lines ...1391.00 -46.00 9478 Mippon Express 562.00 -7.00 2710 MipponYusen 984.00 -18.00 7431 iource: Reuters
        42 words
    • Article
      Lock icon AIRCRAFT ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES
      2408 22 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), BR:
      2,408 words
  • Page 22 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 22 Advertisements Column 1
      76 22 AWATA wishes to inform its customers that with regard to operating conditions and size of vessels deployed on the Asia -West Africa range, the members have decided to implement their own BAF quantum. This quantum will be reviewed monthly. For April 2008, the BAF has been fixed at USD 612
      76 words
  • Page 22 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
      Lock icon Page 22 Miscellaneous Column 1
      310 22 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 7 China on state business (7) Wl |Bjf IMI IHBBJfIJ Sm IBjS W( 8 Observe insect in heath (7) I? i 10 The French turns in show? L--Saucy! (10) BH JM BJjj H H H| 11 Double force on copper's r^ beat (4) Z I l__^B__l I 12
      310 words
Page thumbnail Page 23
  • SINGAPORE STOCKS
    • Article
      Lock icon SGX MAINBOARD
      8957 23 Week ended: Feb 29 52-wks Tel |h Low Code Last Sale Vol ('000) Hii Week Last Quote Div GrYld Net |h Low Buyer Seller C'vr P/E MCap $mil Hii Com| 5716 1st Software 22 6.5 3148 STelecom 28.5 11 5834 A-Sonic 107 98.5 6389 ABF SG Bond ETF
      8,957 words
    • Article
      Lock icon SGX XTRANET
      82 23 52-Wk Tel Hiqh Low Code Last Sale Vol ('000) Week lh Low Last Quote Buyer Seller Div GrYld Net MCap C'vr P/E $mil Com i _Hm 200 116 6065 Diamonds US200d 250 6200 5000 6095 IS DJ US Tech 1000 1000 6097 IS MSCI Spore ***** ***** 6101
      82 words
    • Article
      Lock icon SGX CATALIST
      2195 23 52-Wk Tel Hiqh Low Code Last Sale Vol C000) Week Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCa; Low Buyer Seller C'vr P/E $mi Comi Hii 30 11.5 1181 s AAGrp 41.5 18 5000 s ABR Hldgs 31 18.5 8538 s APStrategic 16.5 3 1501 s Advanced System 38 21
      2,195 words
    • Article
      Lock icon CLOB INTERNATIONAL
      257 23 STOCK PRICES LEGEND: Straits Times Index Stocks; s Catalist Non Sponsored; t Catalist; N Net or Tax-exempted dividend; ct Conditional Trdg; xd ex-dividend cd cum dividend; cri cum right issue cbi cum bonus issue; xri ex-right issue; xbi ex-bonus issue xall ex-all; cdxa cum dividend ex-all co cum
      257 words
  • Page 23 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 23 Advertisements Column 1
      38 23 *W^^^! mWMi *k I fl Am* ?T J"' WW^*MM\ MMm^*** WW\ x-< VU -M\ Wt m\ WmhMMMMA MmMMmW*m^^ mm*** P^^A. jfl H^ m\\\\mA\WW^ \^MMmWMmmmm^^^^JmmMMMm WmMrn, -''«^B- y fJ )y QhitHoffi^ffw^lVitTI^^frei'^^AUOg^lAM^^^ r'FUVATE: LIGHTS!) |I||W u -^^^MmuBm^^ m^L g^-^-*'-"^'*^ J_^j|^Bi
      38 words
Page thumbnail Page 24
  • FINANCE & COMMODITIES
    • Article
      Lock icon MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INDICES
      371 24 In local curr In S$ In USS %dy %yr dy yr dy yr Index Change Change Change Change Change Change Feb 29 World Index Preliminary 1021.4 -1.7 -9.8 -1.6 -10.8 -1.5 -7.9 EAFE Preliminary 988.8 -1.6 -11.8 -1.4 -11.0 -1.3 -8.1 Euro[ Preliminary 1359.6 -1.4
      371 words
    • Article
      Lock icon FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES
      132 24 As at 9am Feb29 Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Bid Offer Aust dollar 1.3060 1.3220 Can dollar 1.4180 1.4360 Euro 2.1020 2.1260 NZ dollar 1.1200 1.1450 Sterlin iund 2.7520 2.7831 US dollar 1.3850 1.4010 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign currency:
      132 words
    • Article
      Lock icon INTERBANK RATES
      160 24 Feb29 $S_ Offer Overnight 7/8 1-month 1 3/8 2-months 1 7/16 3-months 1 1/2 Overnight mode: 1 1/8 US$ Offer 3/4 1 1/4 1 5/16 1 3/8 Bid 7 days 1 month 2 months 3 months 6 months 9 months 12 months SFr 3.15 3.13 3.13 3.12 2.95
      160 words
    • Article
      Lock icon STOCK INDEX FUTURES
      24 24 Feb29 ten J!i Sett STI SIMSCI Mar 369.5 374.6 372.5 Taiwan Mar 320.5 329.8 324.6 Source: MF Global (S) Pte. Ltd
      24 words
    • Article
      Lock icon US$/S$ FORWARD RATES
      21 24 Feb29 Bid 33 Offer 1-month 1.3901 1.3916 2-months 1.3883 1.3899 3-months 1.3870 1.3886 6-months 1.3828 1.3847 Source: OCBC
      21 words
    • Article
      Lock icon INTERBANK CURRENCY RATES
      156 24 Feb29 Against SS Currencies Bid Offer Against US$ Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.3192 1.3211 0.9474 0.9479 Canadian dollar 1.4269 1.4290 1.0248 1.0253 Euro 2.1195 2.1219 1.5222 1.5225 NZ dollar 1.1370 1.1387 0.8166 0.8170 jterlim 2.7714 2.7747 1.9904 1.9909 US dollar
      156 words
    • Article
      Lock icon SGX DERIVATIVES TRADING
      350 24 Feb29 EURODOLLAR FUTURES MarO8 JunO8 SepO8 DecO8 97.117 97.545 97.710 97.705 0 0 0 0 ***** ***** ***** 6342 EUROYEN FUTURES MarO8 99.150 99.150 JunO8 99.250 99.270 SepO8 99.355 99.380 DecO8 99.340 99.380 MarO9 99.330 99.340 JunO9 99.285B SepO9 99.225B DecO9 99.160B 99.145 99.250 99.355 99.340 99.330
      350 words
    • Article
      Lock icon SICOM FUTURES
      288 24 Feb 29 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 08 397.25 398.75 400.50 401.25 401.25 400.50 RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Month Hig gh Low Sett Volume (tonnes)
      288 words
    • Article
      Lock icon CHICAGO BOT
      106 24 I reb 29 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 Ib bushels) Close Previous High/Low Mar 08 1522.00 1498.50 1524.00 1498.00 May 08 1536.50 1512.50 1539.00 1512.00 Jul 08 1546.00 1523.75 1548.00 1525.00 Aug 08 1515.00 1508.00 1519.00 1508.00 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs;Uscent/lb) Close Previous High/Low Mar 08 68.15 66.45
      106 words
    • Article
      Lock icon CRUDE OIL & PRODUCTS
      76 24 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Feb2B CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Cham Brent blend (1-Mth F) 99.68 1.12 WTI (Near Mth) 102.70 2.93 Dubai (1-Mth F) 93.04 -1.66 Tapis blend 104.4 -1.75 Minas 98.4 -1.75 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change ire) Naphtha Jet Kerosene 97.38 115.20 -1.52 -1.9 US$/barrel Opec Oil
      76 words
    • Article
      Lock icon INTERBANK CROSS RATES
      467 24 Feb29 AS Rmb Euro HKS Ind Rs Ri Yen Won RM NZS Pak Rs Peso SS Rand Sfr NTS Baht Pound USS Australia 0.924 6.736 0.622 7.373 37.882 85.942 0.989 8.899 3.023 1.160 59.200 38.285 1.320 7.252 0.994 29.297 30.282 0.476 0.948 Canada 1.082 7.286 0.673 7.975
      467 words
    • Article
      Lock icon GOVERNMENT SECURITIES
      92 24 Feb29 I inCMSUnT DILL 3 Perioi Issue code Maturity Yesterday's Bid Day's [h Low Hii 3-Month BQ*****W 29.05.08 1-Year BY*****A 29.09.08 1.32 1.34 1.3 1.3 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity code rate Close Bid Day's High Low 2-Year N5O51OOF 2.625 5-Year N*****1E 2.500 7-Year NX*****F 3.625 10-Year
      92 words
    • Article
      Lock icon SIBOR
      75 24 Feb29 1 mth 2 mths 3.***** 1.***** 6 mths 1.***** 9 mths 1.***** 12 mths 1.***** 3.***** 1.***** 3 mths 3.***** 1.***** 6 mths 9 mths 12 mths 2.***** 2.***** 2.***** 1.***** 1.***** 1.***** SWAP Mid rates (S$) 1 yr 1.***** 2yrs 1.***** 3yrs 1.***** 4yrs 2.***** 5yrs 2.*****
      75 words
    • Article
      Lock icon PALM OIL
      63 24 Feb29 KLCE PALM FUTURES (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Sett Av Month Range Price Price Hii Vol Open Done Position Low MarO8 3915 3972 3977 3910 232 1884 Apr 08 3940 3989 3940 3940 2029 ***** May 08 3960 4005 4013 3947 7057 ***** JunO8 3960 4004 4010 3945 1511
      63 words
    • Article
      Lock icon PRECIOUS METALS
      140 24 Feb29 IVICIMLJ Feib 28 Feb 29 GOLD (USS/oz) Hong Kong London 951.40 969.00 952.40 970.00 Feib 29 Feb 27 970.40 956.25 971.15 956.95 Source: Reuters CAST BAR (SS) Feb 29 Buying Sellini Kilobar "46,474.38" ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (SS) Sellinq Buying Igm 5gm lOgm 20gm 50gm lOOgm 1
      140 words
    • Article
      Lock icon LONDON METALS
      70 24 Feb 29 Aluminium, 99.7% purity (USS/tonne) Close Previous Cash 3070.00 3144.00 3 months 3106.00 3091.00 Copper, Grade A (USS/tonne) Cash 3 months 8502.00 8430.00 8510.00 8435.00 Lead (USS/tonne) Cash 3335.00 3 months 3330.00 3400.00 3345.00 Nickel (USS/tonne) Cash 3 months *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 Tin (USS/tonne) Cash 3
      70 words
    • Article
      Lock icon LIFFE
      76 24 Feb29 COCOA (Btonne) Close Prev Hii ih/Low Mar 08 1391 1387 1402/1369 May 08 1425 unch 1440/1400 JulO8 1458 1453 1468/1432 SepO8 1440 1437 1442/1418 COFFEE (US$/tonne) Close Pev High/Low Mar 08 2703 2673 2768/2650 MayO7 2735 2723 2813/2695 JulO8 2757 2743 2835/2713 SepO8 2763 2751 2840/2724 SUGAR (US
      76 words
    • Article
      Lock icon BONDS & WARRANTS
      3590 24 BONDS WARRANTS el lode Company Last Sale Prem Expiry Vol Conv Exer Disc Gear- Mths +or- ("000) Ratio Price ing Left 3779 ASL Marine Hldgs W*****1 126 2036 Advance SCT Ltd W*****9 4 9092 Asia Environment W*****4 15.5 3816 #Asiasons Capital Ltd W*****7 8 8756 Asiatic Grp (H) Ltd W*****2
      3,590 words
Page thumbnail Page 25
  • Page 25 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 25 Advertisements Column 1
      2268 25 —m The Business Times Shii ping TIMES WmW^ta S4f J^VC^^^^xi. UK CONTINENT SERVICE U.S.A SERVICE >/5^££r|>V -^'^Slfe^ fc"^BB ~Jm MIDDLE-EAST SERVICE F.E./S.E.A SERVICE Loads Singapore, E./W. Malaysia, Indonesia Loads E. Malaysia, Indonesia r lj r Hr/;ij|^ mW^BK^^^jjA&^r •M^A^ FREIGHT LINKS EXPRESS C LINE ■PMMM| 70 Shenton Way #10-02 Marina House
      2,268 words
Page thumbnail Page 26
  • Page 26 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 26 Advertisements Column 1
      3890 26 WAN HAI INTERNATIONAL PTE LTD cr NO: **********0/R I* 17 A CTFDM TA D f IM1?D ITn ri®ft C>» (7£k S~tC/?■ Vr^l TEL *****588 (14 LINES) FAX: *****163 £j Aj 1 Jl-jKIM CAIV L/lINIIK., LIU Wm Nl L*J iS^JI/ VNN^WAN HAI INF\ ««•«>»« S«vke/B«okin9S Ditecl line (ISOO> *****200 t I
      3,890 words
Page thumbnail Page 27
  • Page 27 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 27 Advertisements Column 1
      5204 27 ■PH HEI Hl9 19 IB AVSaEr^Mr n*— Jrgg Ifa navigation groupl BP*IE ffiW ffiffl SHI HII SH NORTH WEST EXPRESS LINE r ®>%k4&MJ&J^% WMJ-s3 MONTHLY SERVICE TO WESTERN AUSTRALIA AND ISLANDS DATES ARE ARRIVAL DATES SINCE 1970 Han SI I VESSEL I VOY Singapore Freinantle Cocos Island Christmas Island Pasir
      5,204 words
Page thumbnail Page 28
  • BizIT
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Winner spells out e-workplace plans
      802 28 THE BUSINESS OF INFOCOMM TECHNOLOGY SOEasy IT MEGA-CONTRACT These include a variety of multimedia collaborative tools, reports ONG BOON KIAT WITH the protracted tender process for Singapore's largest public service outsourcing contract finally over, the winning consortium has unveiled its plans for implementing this keenly
      DESMOND WEE/THE STRAITS TIMES  -  802 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Losing SOE consortia members remain engaged in S'pore
      679 28  -  AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY KEY members of the consortia that failed in their bid to bag the government's $1.3 billion outsourcing deal have expressed disappointment but vowed to remain engaged in Singapore. The one Meridian consortium, led by global technology services company EDS,
      679 words
    • <what's new>
      • Article
        Lock icon Smallest Palm phone arrives
        97 28 DRESSED in "glacier white", the smallest and lightest Palm phone the Centro has arrived in Singapore. With voice, text, e-mail, web, contact and calendar capabilities offered through the Palm operating system, the Centro features a colour touch screen, 1.3-megapixel camera and QWERTY keyboard, as well as
        97 words
      • Article
        Lock icon HP storage goes virtual
        68 28 HEWLETT-PACKARD has launched a virtual storage disk array aimed at midsized enterprise customers. With a list price from US$l5,OOO, the HP Storage Works 4400 Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA44OO) offers virtualisation features previously available only on high-end arrays, HP claims. It also has dual-redundant hardware architecture that
        68 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Shure releases hands-free adapter
        136 28 AUDIO electronics firm Shure has launched the Music Phone Adapter (MPA), a modular hands-free kit that can be used with the company's sound isolating earphones to turn it into a stereo mobile phone headset. The MPA features Voice Port, Shure's microphone technology that improves the sound
        136 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Tramigo tracking device ups security
        110 28 FINNISH telematics equipment maker Tramigo has brought its GPS and GSM mobile tracking and possibly kidnap-thwarting device to Singapore. The mobile phone-sized Tramigo T22 can be placed in the school bags of children to help parents track their whereabouts via SMS messaging. Parents can define
        110 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Will it really be SOEasy?
      666 28  -  KENNETH JAMES &lt;we say&gt; Some parts of the new IT megaproject could be tricky to implement JOURNALISTS covering a much anticipated outsourcing announcement last Thursday received an early surprise. Well, two surprises, if you include the identity of the winning consortium; although the presence of
      666 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Creative, InnoMedia in tech tie-up
      613 29  -  ONG BOON KIAT Partners to take video-conferencing service global, writes CREATIVE Technology CEO Sim Wong Hoo is turning to an old friend, who is also a co-founder of his company, to help take Creative's fledgling wireless video-conferencing service onto the world stage. InnoMedia chairman and
      613 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon IT Leader Awards
      42 29 Person of the Year: Chan Yeng Kit, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information, Communications the Arts Hall of Fame: Wee Tew Lim, Principal, Spear Consultancy Pte Ltd Young Professional of The Year: Roger Lim, Co-founder and CEO, Webvisions Pte Ltd
      42 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Youngsters stamp their mark on IT scene
      601 29  -  QUAH CHIN CHIN Award winners united by a passion for IT HE RODE the dot.com boom when it first started, but escaped unscathed from the subsequent crash. Roger Lim, chief executive officer and co-founder of Webvisions, was an undergraduate at the National University
      601 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Govt lends SMEs bigger IT helping hand
      449 29  -  WINSTON CHAI FROM bargain basement consultancy services to subsidising technology purchases, the government is pulling out all stops to ensure that small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore are not left at the bottom of the country's IT adoption curve. By May this
      449 words
    • <what's up>
      • Article
        Lock icon New repair centre for Bosch Security Systems
        113 29 Bosch Security Systems is beefing up its Singapore operations with the opening of its flagship repair centre in Asia. The new facility is equipped with advanced in-line optical inspection systems, in-circuit and function testers for servicing Bosch's security products such as surveillance, access
        113 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Australian IT institute spreads wings to S'pore
        87 29 EXCOM Education, an independent IT institute from Australia, has branched out to Singapore as part of its expansion into the region. It hopes to take advantage of the burgeoning job market here and the resulting demand for more technology training. Excom will provide
        87 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Oce opens Singapore technology centre
        63 29 OFFICE printing systems specialist Oce has expanded its operations in Singapore with the addition of a new technology centre. Called Oce Technologies Asia, the new facility will become the nerve centre for the company's Asia-Pacific business, overseeing regional activities such as research and development, product
        63 words
      • Article
        Lock icon NetApp points way to next-gen data centres
        78 29 STORAGE specialist NetApp will stage its Evolution 2008 conference on April 17 at the Raffles City Convention Centre. At the event, the company's specialists, along with customers and major partners, will provide insights on how to take advantage of key developments in data
        78 words
      • Article
        Lock icon New VP at Springboard Research
        71 29 SPRINGBOARD Research has appointed Michael Barnes as its new vice-president for software research. Based in Singapore, he will oversee the firm's software research and consulting activities across the Asia-Pacific region. He reports directly to company CEO Dane Anderson. Prior to joining Springboard, Mr Barnes led
        71 words
    • Article
      Lock icon OCBC's system for risk management wins regional nod
      271 29  -  ONG BOON KIAT Its Project REACH solution pips 150 other entries to win PROJECT REACH, a credit and risk management system developed by Singapore's OCBC Bank, trumped some 150 other submissions from regional banks and insurers to share top honours at the
      271 words
  • Page 28 Miscellaneous
Page thumbnail Page 29
Page thumbnail Page 30
  • Page 30 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 30 Advertisements Column 1
      168 30 ■™*™fl I 6-9 March 2008,12pm-9pm I I m m J I Suntec Exhibition Centre Level 4, Hall 401, Booth 8161 i^W I ll_^_fe_ jfJrJß^^^ \-s» U) fl Call 6796 0380 or _»«s-!_____^_____L_______, email sales@qala.com.sg iJI Hb_h_h____l Bk\B_» A l___ii _______L ____k _________________L______i_k ______F H 5 &gt;w» &lt;J| ,&gt;l\ mm W
      168 words