The Business Times, 5 May 2008
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Title Section21 2008-05-05 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES Singapore 85 cents online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg a Singapore press holdings publication coregnnoi9B4o2B6BE mica (p) 122/12/2007 Monday, May 5,200821 words
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853 2008-05-05 1 CONRAD TAN - CONRAD TAN Higher costs, lower investment income and lack of one-time gains to blame By [SINGAPORE] Higher costs, lower investment income, and the lack of large asset revaluation gains or tax write-backs have ensured that corporate earnings reported so far for the853 words
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Article, Illustration930 2008-05-05 1 KALPANA RASHIWALA - KALPANA RASHIWALA Temasek unit wraps US$6OO million first close of new India-China fund By [SINGAPORE] Mapletree Investments' total asset size, comprising assets under management as well as on its own balance sheet, has nearly doubled to around $10.5 billion inclusive of the930 words
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Miscellaneous42 2008-05-05 1 BizlT COMMENTARY SINGAPORE BUSINESS S f VIEWS FROM Semicon machinery Why shareholding SBF sees more member THE TOP spending to fall transparency is important participation CEOs on raising green page 32 page 4 page 3 if awareness pages 10 11 Chinese delights42 words
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TOP STORIES
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THREE-MINUTE DIGEST
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71 2008-05-05 2 JUST over half of Singaporeans surveyed in a recent poll describe their country as a "good" place to live and work, while a further 23 per cent rated the Republic as "world-class". In total, 86 per cent said they were at least "satisfied" with71 words
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81 2008-05-05 2 SHIPBUILDERS, property trusts and companies related to the construction and oil and gas industries mostly reported strong earnings growth in the first three months of the year, boosted by strong demand and high property prices. Among the firms that saw the biggest percentage jump81 words
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95 2008-05-05 2 THIS morning was a landmark occasion for Scotland's renowned Queen Margaret University, as students began classes for the first time at its Asia campus in Singapore the first full-fledged overseas site by a British institution to open in Singapore. The 133-year-old QMU's presence,95 words
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91 2008-05-05 2 STATE budget officials said New York's economy was slipping into a recession that could last till early next year and prove worse than the recession looming before the country as a whole. Laura Anglin, the budget director for governor David Paterson, said that91 words
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103 2008-05-05 2 MALAYSIA yesterday said that it was considering using its chip-based national identity card to prevent visitors from Singapore and Thailand from buying cheap subsidised fuel meant for locals. Its latest plan comes as the government begins radically reviewing its fuel103 words
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70 2008-05-05 2 CHINA'S securities regulator said it would strengthen the supervision of initial public offers of shares to reduce wildly speculative trade that contributed to a stock market crash. "We will improve the mechanism for consulting on prices, since having the prices decided by market factors70 words
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105 2008-05-05 2 THE first phase of the development of the Seletar Aerospace Park is on track and detailed plans are already in place to cater to the needs of both existing and new tenants. JTC Corp, which is spearheading the redevelopment of the105 words
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78 2008-05-05 2 SPENDING on new machinery by semiconductor companies in South-east Asia is expected to decline by around 11 per cent this year due to the recent push outs and delays in fab projects in Singapore, according to the semiconductor industry association SEMI. The organisation tracks78 words
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827 2008-05-05 2 ANDREW MARKS - ANDREW MARKS WALL STREET INSIGHT That could translate into a pull-back, as the market mulls how far it has come By in New York SINCE the third week in March, when the US stock market began a rally that saw827 words
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Article, Illustration754 2008-05-05 2 Reuters Internet firm may announce deal with Google this week [SAN FRANCISCO] Microsoft Corp walked away from its bid to buy Yahoo Inc on Saturday after the Internet company turned down its offer to raise the price by US$5 billion to U5547.5 billion. Microsoft's– Reuters; AP - 754 words
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Article, Illustration674 2008-05-05 3 CHUANG PECK MING - CHUANG PECK MING Next phase will see greater participation from members, says new CEO By [SINGAPORE] Six years into its existence, the Singapore Business Federation (SBF) is now entering the next stage of its development with a new man at the helm. "We areARTHUR LEE - 674 words
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MARKETS DIGEST
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Article48 2008-05-05 3 Weekly 3,236.10 hange +46.90 IT Index 1COMP 1,271.48 -16.60 IIKKEI225 14,049.26 +185.79 IANG SENG 26,241.02 +724.24 ;et index 843.15 +10.96 IAKARTACOMP 2,342.76 +102.18 1ANILA COMP 2,722.95 -54.98 ;eoulcomp 1,848.27 +23.59 ;henzhenb 572.14 +2.32 IUMBAI IND 17,600.12 +474.14 )OW 13,058.20 +166.34 IASDAQ 2,476.99 +54.06 ;&P 500 1,413.90 +16.0648 words
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Article29 2008-05-05 3 Bloomberg SINGAPORE 5.33 MALAYSIA 6.74 HONG KONG 5.25 INDONESIA 15.806 TAIWAN 6.316 JAPAN 1.875 KOREA 9.33 BRITAIN 5.00 US 5.00 CANADA 4.75 SWITZERLAND 3.69 INDIA 12.25 Source:Bloomberg - 29 words
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Article41 2008-05-05 3 US$ :s$ us$: 1.364 (US$/S$ per 1.984 2.706 EURO (US$/S$/E) 1.547 2.109 YEN 104.70 76.80 RM 3.165 2.321 HK$ 7.797 5.718 BAHT 31.71 23.25 RUPIAH 9,235 6,772 RENMINBI 6.989 5.125 INDIAN RUPEE 40.68 29.83 A$ 1.075 0.789 NZ$ 1.284 0.94241 words
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649 2008-05-05 3 LEE U- WEN - LEE U-WEN Survey also shows 77% want greater say in how to improve country By [SINGAPORE] Just over half of Singaporeans surveyed in a recent poll described their country as a "good" place to live and work, while a further 23 per cent rated649 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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695 2008-05-05 4 CONRAD TAN - CONRAD TAN Smaller firms also gained from boom in construction, oil gas industries By SHIPBUILDERS, property trusts and companies related to the construction and oil and gas industries mostly reported strong earnings growth in the first three months of the year, boosted by strong695 words
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778 2008-05-05 4 R SIVANITHY - R SIVANITHY THE move last week by the Hong Kong Exchange to allow anyone to go online and check the identities of shareholders in any Hong Konglisted company free and for periods up to one year ago in the past was probably initiated in response778 words
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Article, Illustration720 2008-05-05 5 Lim Yann Ling - Lim Yann Ling Back from the Finance Scholarship Programme, UOB trader Charles Chua is driven by adrenaline rush and pumped-up action By DEAN'S list, Vice-Chancellor's list and firstclass honours Mr Charles Chua was "on top of the world" when he graduated from the National University of Singapore720 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration717 2008-05-05 6 R SIVANITHY - R SIVANITHY STOCKS IF this has been a bear market rally, it will certainly go down in history as one of the strongest since a closing low of 2,792 on March 17, the Straits Times Index has risen 444717 words
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Article2520 2008-05-05 6 Payment Ex Books Pay date close date 8Telecom Intl bn 0.123 06-May 08-May 22-May ABR Hldi ak 0.500 07-Maj 09-Maj 28-M; action Asia ak 0.500 06-Mai 08-Ma^ 20-M; idami ak 0.700 05-Mai 07-Ma^ 23-M; Adam| )ak bh 0.550 05-Maj 07-Maj 23-M; idvance Hldi ak 0.750 28-30-A[ 14-M; Advance2,520 words
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Article1808 2008-05-05 6 Source: Reuters Consensus No. of Forecast Mean Fri's recommendation esti- EPS PE target price This wk Last mth mates (cents) (ratio) price Company name \dvance SCT 2.50 2.50 2 7.15 4.55 0.50 0.34 Jlco Comm REIT 2.25 2.25 5.74 14.11 1.10 0.83 Jl' ireen Pro lies 2.36 2.101,808 words
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Article54 2008-05-05 6 May 2 VALUE CLOSE 410.00+63.00 BT OB/OS BT CADI -*****.00 +140.0 BT 10-day MA -*****.00+41.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 822.28+19.91 FTSE ST Small Cap 676.08 +9.57 FTSE ST All Share 824.65 +20.71 FTSE ST China 494.12 +13.28 UOB Catalist 150.85 -0.33 SiMSCI 400.93+ 10.39 SiMSCI Future 399.30+54 words
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Article60 2008-05-05 6 VOLUME Jade Tech 172,239,000 CoscoCorpMßLeCWoBoBol 142,156,000 CoscoCorpDßeCWoBo929 139,260,000 Cosco Corp 136,880,000 China Honqxinq 131,465,000 Golden Agri 118,107,000 Sing Tel 104,884,000 GMG Global 97,588,000 CoscoCorpMEßeCWoBo9lB 93,786,000 ChinaEnerqy 92,499,000 VALUE(S) Keppel Corp 580,509,792 DBS Grp 476,455,053 SGX 441,997,860 Cosco Corp 441,677,540 Sing Tel 408,455,060 UOB 339,883,479 Capita Land 316,057,51560 words
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Article115 2008-05-05 6 Closing prices are in trading currencies, but absolute difference is in Ss. CLOSE UP 3296 136.3 3.1 JMH China H 10US$ 1895 94.1 3.: Great Eastern 1738 88.0 5.3 UOB 2130 70.0 3.4 Venture Cori 1170 64.0 5.: UOBMBLJCW*****0 802 53.0 7.1 JSH 1768 38.2 1.6 Jardine C&C 1712115 words
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Article104 2008-05-05 6 CLOSE DOWN 8460-346.2 -2.9 GLD 10US$ Novo Gr| 20-280.0 -93.3 DBSBk6% NCPS 10 *****-222.0 -2.0 BMT 1880-120.0 -6.0 Kei Cori 1052 -38.0 -3.5 CIMBAsean40 100US$ 953 -28.6 -2.2 wsGrou 75.5 -27.5 -26.7 Asia Pac Brew 1314 -24.0 -1.8 Swiber 259 -19.0 -6.8 NATSTEEL Ltd 142 -16.0 -10.1 BY PERCENTAGE104 words
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Article84 2008-05-05 6 Where S$ stands May 2 CHNG CLOSE FRApr30 YR2008 S$ LOW S$ HIGH USS 1.3630 -0.15 1.4542 1.3457 Euro 2.1102 0.23 2.2064 2.0474 Pounds 2.7087 -1.14 2.8431 2.6568 AS 1.2714 -0.06 1.3235 1.2349 Yen* 1.3018 0.40 1.4484 1.2832 Rill liah* 0.***** -0.15 0.***** 0.***** Baht* 4.2983 -0.15 4.4299 4.262084 words
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667 2008-05-05 7 Reuters He has to expand the bank beyond Spore, HK; weather global turmoil FOR Richard Stanley, Singapore's attraction goes far beyond the realm of his Citibank career in the city-state. He found love on the island, a former Miss Singapore who became– Reuters - 667 words
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194 2008-05-05 7 STANDARD Poor's has assigned 888 rating to two sets of convertible bonds for $1 billion and $430 million issued by Capita Land in 2007 and 2006 respectively. The rating assignment, which was not solicited by Capita Land, on the bonds comes after S&P's194 words
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264 2008-05-05 7 MATURITY YEAR RAISED DATE COUPON RATE (%p.a.) AMOUNT ($m) INTEREST PAYMENT DATES OF DAYS OF ACCRUED INTEREST PRICES* (EXCLUDING ACCRUED INTEREST) I REDEMPTION YIELD (%p.a.) ISIN CODE 11.07.2008 NX*****H 1998 5 5/8 4800.00 1/1 1/7 120 100.79 0.96 SG********** 5.01.2009 NX*****S264 words
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325 2008-05-05 7 WINSTON CHAI - MicroMechanics Q3 net up 22% to $2.1m WINSTON CHAI By SIZZLING sales in China, Europe and Malaysia helped counter a seasonal slowdown and gave Micro-Mechanics' fiscal third quarter earnings a 22 per cent boost. The supplier of precision tools and parts to semiconductor companies registered a net profit of $2.1325 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration1410 2008-05-05 8 ROBERT HALILI - ROBERT HALILI INSIDE MARKETS Fund manager transactions still negative; buyback activity remains low, involving 4 firms By THE buying surged while the selling by directors and substantial shareholders was flat last week based on filings during the holi-day-shortened week of AprilAsia Insider Limited - 1,410 words
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Article2779 2008-05-05 8 Transaction date: May 2 For a full listing of the closing prices, log on to BT online at http://business-times.asial.com.sg after 11.30pm every trading day Vol ■000 HK$ Aeon Credit Aeon Stores Angang Steel Anhui Conch Anhuiexpressway Asia Satellite Asm Pacific Bank Of E Asia Beida Jade Bird Beijing2,779 words
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Article119 2008-05-05 8 Stock name Close Change Cai i Land 7.090 +0.300 Cai iMall 3.620 +0.140 Cit' 12.500 +0.400 Cosco Con 3.370 +0.210 DBS Gri 20.240 +0.380 FSN 4.940 +0.160 Gent Intl 0.610 HKLand 4.800 +0.260 JSH 17.680 +0.340 Jardine CSC 17.120 +0.500 Con 10.520 +0.201 Land 6.000 -0.060119 words
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Article105 2008-05-05 8 MAIN Up Down Unch SDQ Up Down Unch TOTAL Up Down Unch Multi Ind 5 9 4 0 0 0 5 9 4 Manufacturing 86 104 39 16 20 94 120 59 Commerce 28 32 20 37 41 23 r/G 21 11 22 10 11 Finance 19105 words
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Article120 2008-05-05 8 MAIN SDQ TOTAL MAIN SDQ TOTAL Multi Ind 111,823 111,823 727,522 727,522 Manufacturini 1,411,162 256,913 1,668,075 1,359,429 21,601 1,381,030 Commerce 205,170 20,298 225,468 286,147 3,116 289,263 ]t/Stor/Comms 409,055 7,509 416,564 1,298,528 2,183 1,300,711 Finance 175,199 3,515 178,714 1,653,619 703 1,654,322 Construction 132,939 48,602 181,541 30,016 2,443 32,459120 words
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VIEWS FROM THE TOP
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Article, Illustration3775 2008-05-05 10 – Noboru Oi - Noboru Oi Not enough has been done BUSINESS executives in Singapore and the region have certainly become more aware of the threat to our environment over the past one year. I attribute this to more media coverage on the matter and the climatic changes that have taken place.3,775 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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Article, Illustration484 2008-05-05 12 LEE U- WEN - LEE U-WEN It is the latest addition to the global schoolhouse initiative By THIS morning was a landmark occasion for Scotland's renowned Queen Margaret University (QMU), as students began classes for the first time at its Asia campus in Singapore the first full-fledged484 words
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422 2008-05-05 12 SIOW LI SEN - SIOW LI SEN It's boosting local sales team, eyeing large-risk sectors By ROYAL Sun Alliance Insurance aims to grow its business here by 25 per cent this year, riding on Singapore as a major insurance hub where much of Asia's construction projects422 words
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237 2008-05-05 12 CHEWXIANG - CHEWXIANG By SENIOR Minister Goh Chok Tong will lead a visit to Libya from today until Thursday, accompanied by officials and a 19--member business delegation. The official four-day visit is at the invitation of the Libyan government. Mr Goh will be accompanied by237 words
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Article, Illustration95 2008-05-05 12 HALF an hour that's all it took for 3,000 goodie bags filled with baby products and snacks to be snapped up by the lunch-hour crowd at Raffles Place recently. The event was a one-day drive by Standard Chartered to raise public awareness of the new features of95 words
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Advertisement826 2008-05-05 12 ROBINSON COMPANY LIMITED Co Reg. No. *****0011H (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) LOST STOCK CERTIFICATES The undermentioned stock certificates have been reported lost, destroyed or mislaid: Name Certificate No. No. of Stock Units Hsu Hwei Fen *****E 1 x 666 Estate of Koay Theam Soo, *****1 1x639 deceased Lee826 words
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INVESTING
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Article, Illustration953 2008-05-05 13 JANE BRYANT QUINN - JANE BRYANT QUINN Bloomberg By INVESTING in emerging markets isn't optional anymore. Globalisation means that countries once thought of as marginal are central to any smart investment plan. What's still optional for now, at least are markets characterised as "frontier". Frontier markets are– Bloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 953 words
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Article, Illustration2884 2008-05-05 14 JAIME EE, CHEAH UI-HOON GEOFFREY EU - JAIME EE, CHEAH UI-HOON GEOFFREY EU HUA TING Orchard Hotel, 442 Orchard Rd Tel: 6734-7766 HUA Ting has been on the consciousness of every Cantonese food lover in Singapore for as long as master chef Chan Kwok has been at its helm. The Orchard Hotel's flagship restaurant's decor2,884 words
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Article, Illustration826 2008-05-05 15 JAIME EE - JAIME EE POWER Lunch Harold Koh's favourite Chinese restaurants: 'The restaurant I choose depends on my mood, the people I'm dining with, or just a craving. I like Cantonese food so my favourite restaurants for entertaining friends or family would be Hua TingJOSEPH NAIR - 826 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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Article, Illustration680 2008-05-05 16 ■NYT More budget cuts required as tax revenue forecasts are pessimistic [ALBANY, New York] State budget officials said last Thursday that New York's economy was slipping into a recession that could last till early next year and prove worse than the recession looming■NYT; AFP - 680 words
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Article394 2008-05-05 16 Reuters [CRAWFORD, Texas] US President George W Bush sought to assure Americans on Saturday that federal cheques en route to them as part of a stimulus plan will help spur the ailing economy and pay for soaring gas and food prices. "These rebates will deliver– Reuters - 394 words
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248 2008-05-05 16 Reuters [WASHINGTON] Bankruptcy filings by US consumers jumped 47.7 per cent in April from one year ago as families cope with fallout from the sub-prime mortgage crisis, the American Bankruptcy Institute said on Friday. The 92,291 bankruptcy filings in April also marked an increase of– Reuters - 248 words
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Article399 2008-05-05 16 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 America399 words
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243 2008-05-05 16 Reuters [MADRID] Japan's underlying inflation excluding food and energy is still very low and there is no reason to worry about the country's inflation outlook, the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Asia director said last Saturday. Japanese annual inflation jumped to a decadehigh of 1.2– Reuters - 243 words
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1075 2008-05-05 16 ALAN BLINDER - ALAN BLINDER -NYT COMMENTARY And the buzzword has to be regulation, especially in mortgages By PART of the New Deal in the United States was a new financial deal. The shameful shenanigans leading up to the 1929 stockmarket crash and the frightening wave-NYT - 1,075 words
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MALAYSIA
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Article, Illustration424 2008-05-05 17 -AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia yesterday said that it was considering using its chip-based national identity card to prevent visitors from Singapore and Thailand from buying cheap subsidised fuel meant for locals. Its latest plan comes as the government begins radically-AFP; AFP - 424 words
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298 2008-05-05 17 -AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's prime minister is not yet prepared to introduce a minimum monthly wage despite mounting pressure from trade unions amid inflationary fears, reports said yesterday. The country's top union chief on Thursday called for pay of at least RMsl,2oo (Sssl7) to-AFP - 298 words
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Article, Illustration630 2008-05-05 17 S JAYASANKARAN - S JAYASANKARAN MALAYSIA INSIGHT XL can take steps to beef up revenue, stop leakages to rich KUALA Lumpur is between a rock and a hard place. Last year, when global oil prices averaged around US$7O a barrel, the government spent almost RM$53 biUion (5522.8 biUion)630 words
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FOOD WOES
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792 2008-05-05 18 -AFP They are adopting new policies or shifting old ones to ease the supply crunch [HONG KONG] Rationing, subsidies, price-fixing cartels, export curbs you name it, governments across the world are trying it out as they seek to shield their populations from the-AFP - 792 words
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Article, Illustration1119 2008-05-05 18 Reuters [SINGAPORE] If farmers think that they have a tough time producing enough rice, wheat and other grain crops, global warming is going to present a whole new world of challenges in the race to produce more food, scientists said. In a warmer world– Reuters; REUTERS - 1,119 words
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445 2008-05-05 18 -AFP [PARIS] Researchers in China have pinpointed an elusive gene that plays a linchpin role in determining the harvest potential of rice, according to a study released yesterday by the journal Nature Genetics. The productivity of a rice plant is determined by several-AFP - 445 words
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711 2008-05-05 18 Reuters [BANGKOK] A proposed "Opec-style" rice cartel in South-east Asia will go nowhere due to the inability of governments to cooperate with each other and control output from their farmers, analysts and traders said on Friday. Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej, a– Reuters - 711 words
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GREATER CHINA
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491 2008-05-05 19 Reuters It makes move to reduce wildly speculative trade [SHANGHAI] China's securities regulator said that it would strengthen the supervision of initial public offers (IPOs) of shares to reduce wildly speculative trade that contributed to a stock market crash. "We will improve the mechanism– Reuters - 491 words
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673 2008-05-05 19 AFP Lack of credibility and transparency in legal system seen hampering progress [SHANGHAI] China is flush with entrepreneurs boasting newly acquired riches, but young investor Chen Hao believes a key ingredient is still missing from the country's modernising economy: more venture capitalists. "WeAFP - 673 words
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Article, Illustration102 2008-05-05 19 Reuters, AFP PHOTOS: [SANYA] Thunderous applause and cheers greeted the Olympic torch yesterday as it began the first leg of its marathon relay through China after an overseas journey marred by protests. "Go China," people lining the streets chanted, waving Chinese flags as the flameReuters, AFP; XINHUA - 102 words
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362 2008-05-05 19 Reuters [MADRID] China must remove capital controls gradually and let its yuan currency rise for the long-term benefit of its domestic industries, officials from the Asian Development Bank and International Monetary Fund said on Saturday. David Burton, director of– Reuters - 362 words
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621 2008-05-05 19 -Reuters But potential flashpoints remain for Hu Jintao's visit to Japan [TOKYO] Ten years after a disastrous visit to Japan by China's top leader dominated by their bitter wartime past, Beijing and Tokyo are keen to avoid a rerun-Reuters - 621 words
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335 2008-05-05 19 Xinhua [BEIJING] The slowing growth of China's main inflation indicator is set to continue in the April figures, thanks to falling farm produce prices, market analysts said yesterday. The consumer price index (CPI), which hit 8.7 per cent for February and 8.3 perXinhua - 335 words
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INDIA
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Article, Illustration631 2008-05-05 20 Reuters Developers target young workers as sales of high-end homes slow [MUMBAI] Indian property investors are targeting lower to mid-end houseowners in the booming economy now that sales of plush apartments have slowed. With the number of families earning■ Reuters; i AFP - 631 words
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387 2008-05-05 20 Reuters [NUSA DUA, Indonesia] India is close to clinching a free trade deal with South-east Asian nations, spurred on by a bleak global economic outlook and rising food prices, the country's trade minister said on Saturday. "We are on the last mileReuters - 387 words
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600 2008-05-05 20 Reuters [KOLKATA] India's top lender, State Bank of India, posted a better-than-expected 26 per cent rise in quarterly net profit as access to low-cost funds helped cushion tighter margins and nudged its shares up more than 3 per cent.– Reuters - 600 words
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204 2008-05-05 20 Reuters [SINGAPORE] India's Adani Group is planning a US$l-1.5 billion initial public offering of its power unit, making it the first company to come to market since the chaotic debut of Reliance Power in February, the Financial Times reported on Friday. Adani■ Reuters - 204 words
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Article, Illustration275 2008-05-05 20 Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] India got a record U5524.57 billion of foreign direct investment in the fiscal year to March 31, helped by government policies that allowed foreign companies higher stakes in local units. India received US$l5.7 billion of overseas investment in the year-agoBloomberg; BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO - 275 words
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ASIA-PACIFIC/WORLD
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Article, Illustration638 2008-05-05 21 -AFP, Reuters Deal to replace arrangement of mainly bilateral currency swaps [MADRID] East Asian finance ministers took a step forward on Sunday towards the creation of a full scale Asian monetary fund when they reached an agreement to upgrade the existing arrangement of mainly-AFP, Reuters; REUTERS - 638 words
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Article489 2008-05-05 21 GREG LOWE - GREG LOWE By in Bangkok THE Asia-Pacific's tourist trade made first steps towards tackling climate change at an industry level, at a Bangkok conference last week. Pacific Asia Tourism Association (Pata) organised the two-day Pata CEO Challenge: Confronting Climate Change, in Bangkok, last Tuesday and489 words
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Article, Illustration448 2008-05-05 21 Clipper Ventures AFTER cashing in their offshore advantage, Liverpool 08 is neck-and-neck with Jamaica with less than half the race left to run. Durban 2010 and Beyond has opted for the inshore route which, based on their daily runs, is not producing the gainsClipper Ventures - 448 words
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Article, Illustration278 2008-05-05 21 AFP [SYDNEY] Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said yesterday his first budget as leader would contain unpopular decisions, even as he committed to providing billions of dollars in tax cuts. The centre-left Labour leader, who ended 11 years of conservative rule withAFP - 278 words
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228 2008-05-05 21 Reuters [LONDON] Private equity firm Texas Pacific Group is considering a bid for Royal Bank of Scotland's insurance arm, a source familiar with the matter said on Friday. The unit could be worth £8 biUion (5521.5 billion). "TPG is doing its homework■ Reuters - 228 words
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626 2008-05-05 21 – ANTHONY ROWLEY - ANTHONY ROWLEY Participants warn of hunger risks to large numbers in Asia By in Madrid THE Asian Development Bank was urged yesterday to make food security a top priority in order to prevent what Indian finance minister Palaniappan Chidambaram said was the626 words
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WORLD
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Article, Illustration677 2008-05-05 22 -NYT New rules will create baseline for fairness on how credit card companies operate [WASHINGTON] Federal bank regulators on Friday proposed a new set of rules to make it more difficult for credit card companies to raise rates arbitrarily, conceal high penalty-NYT; AFP - 677 words
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218 2008-05-05 22 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Anyone for tea with Alan Greenspan? Joining the former Federal Reserve chairman at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington currently costs US$ll,OOO in a charity auction. Last year, the winning bid was U5545,000. There's still a week to win. Mr Greenspan'sBloomberg - 218 words
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413 2008-05-05 22 Reuters Tier 1 ratio may also fall to 4.7% in H1 [LONDON] Barclays pic will likely take £3 billion (558.07 billion) more in writedowns in the first half of this year, as well as raise three £3 billion in equity and pay an interimReuters - 413 words
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655 2008-05-05 22 Reuters [OMAHA] Warren Buffett said on Saturday the US Federal Reserve avoided financial market "chaos" in coordinating the March bailout of Bear Steams Cos, which faced imminent bankruptcy before agreeing to be acquired by JPMorgan Chase Co. The central bank, led by chairmanReuters - 655 words
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Article, Illustration754 2008-05-05 22 Bloomberg, AP Investors allowed to exit the USs4.sb fund by July 31 [NEW YORK] Citigroup Inc said virtually all the investors in its Old Lane hedge fund will withdraw their money, five months after its co-founder, Vikram Pandit, was named chief executive officerBloomberg, AP; REUTERS - 754 words
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AVIATION/SHIPPING
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622 2008-05-05 23 YEN SREENIVASAN - YEN SREENIVASAN Allocation of land to be done in phases as it becomes available, says JTC By [SINGAPORE] The first phase of the development of the Seletar Aerospace Park (SAP) is on track and detailed plans are already in place to622 words
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Article, Illustration698 2008-05-05 23 Reuters UAL and US Airways would have to close hubs and slash jobs [CHICAGO] If United Airlines parent UAL Corp and US Airways Group Inc merged, the pairing could result in massive cost savings for the new carrier as well as higher faresReuters; AP - 698 words
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174 2008-05-05 23 Bloomberg [CHICAGO] Boeing Co said there hasn't been any further delay in its 787 Dreamliner and that some planes will be delivered about 20 months later than originally scheduled when the company is at peak production. The company responded to a report on Saturday byBloomberg - 174 words
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Article2516 2008-05-05 23 :ity FLIGHT ETA FLIGHT ETD kbu Dhabi EY470 2140 SQ456 1330 Adelaide LH9771 SQ268 1740 LH9770 2345 1740 SQ269 2345 Ihmedabad SQ531 0710 Amsterdam LO4031 0630 AZ3993 2250 5Q323 630 KLLS3S 225C US5410 0630 LO4032 2345 AZ3992 1555 SQ324 2345 KL837 1555 US5411 2345 ttlanta AG52022,516 words
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257 2008-05-05 23 Reuters [MIAMI] Norwegian Cruise Line Ltd has agreed to plead guilty to a criminal charge of grossly negligent operation of a ship in connection with an explosion that killed eight crewmen on the SS Norway in 2003, US prosecutors said last Friday.Reuters - 257 words
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Advertisement78 2008-05-05 23 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 June 2008, the BAF has been fixed at USD 714/teu I78 words
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Miscellaneous332 2008-05-05 23 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD across Fl F^H Fl Fl 1 Unselfish in good position in |91^HiH box (11) M- H H Hi H H lijj^ij^ifl 9 Asylum seeker's shouting, T mmm mmm' mmm\ being put on plane (7) 10 'Harry'with permit is deadly MM MM UW MM mM UW' 12 Musical includes332 words
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Article6588 2008-05-05 24 52-wks Tel |h Low Code Last Sale Vol Week Last Quote Div GrYld Net ('000) High Low Buyer Seller C'vr P/E M Cap $mil Hii Com| 5716 1st Software ***** li llil Si?" '5§ S ffi FS P E 25 7.5 1100 AEM ,S SI] S 1 ,r6,588 words
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Article69 2008-05-05 24 _Hm Low Code Comi Sale COOP) _Hm Low _Buj Seller C'vr P/E Smil 200 116 6065 Diamonds US200d 250 6200 6200 6095 IS DJ US Tech 1000 1000 6097 IS MSCI Spore ***** ***** 6101 ISS&P5OO ***** ***** 6170 SPDRS US6200 US1000 US***** US***** 60 70 100 10069 words
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Article2106 2008-05-05 24 Hii |h Low Code Comi >an' Sale COOQ) Hii Low By ler Seller C'vr P/E Smil 30 11.5 1181 s AAGrp 41.5 16 5000 sABRHIdgs 31 18 8538 s APStrategic 16.5 2.5 1501 s Advanced System 38 19.5 3518 s Afor 70.5 12 1524 s Alantac 22.5 8.52,106 words
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Article269 2008-05-05 24 STOCK PRICES LEGEND: Straits Times Index Stocks; s Catalist Non Sponsored; t Catalist; N Net or Tax-exempted dividend; ct Conditional Trdg; xd ex-dividend cd cum dividend; cri cum right issue cbi cum bonus issue; xri ex-right issue; xbi ex-bonus issue xall ex-all; cdxa cum dividend ex-all co cum269 words
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366 2008-05-05 25 In local curr In S$ In US$ %dy %yr dy yr dy yr Index Change Change Change Change Change Change Mai World Index Preliminan 1069.9 1.2 -5.5 1.2 -8.7 1.0 -3.7 EAFE Preliminai 1029.5 1.9 -8.1 1.7 -9.2 1.5 -4.2 Euro[ Preliminan 1417.3 1.7 -8.2366 words
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Article130 2008-05-05 25 As at 9am May 2 Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Bid Offer Aust dollar 1.2630 1.2780 .an dollar 1.3300 1.3460 Euro 2.0960 2.1200 NZ dollar 1.0500 1.0720 iterlini ind 2.6810 2.7110 US dollar 1.3550 1.3710 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign130 words
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Article157 2008-05-05 25 May 2 $S_ Offer Bid Overnight 7/8 1-month 13/16 2-months 1 1/4 3-months 1 3/8 Overnight mode: 13/16 US$ Offer 3/4 1 1/16 1 1/8 1 1/4 Bid 7 days 1 month 2 months 3 months 6 months 9 months 12 months $Au 2.60 2.80 2.87 2.90 3.05157 words
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Article23 2008-05-05 25 May 2 ten STI SIMSCI Ma' 395.5 401 399.3 Taiwan Ma' 346.9 349.7 347.7 Source: MF Global (S) Pte. Ltd23 words
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Article22 2008-05-05 25 May 2 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.3610 1.3624 2-months 1.3591 1.3606 3-months 1.3577 1.3592 6-months 1.3535 1.3552 Source: OCBC22 words
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Article155 2008-05-05 25 May 2 Against SS Currencies Bid Offer Against USS Bid Offer S$IUS$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.2675 1.2690 0.9299 0.9302 Canadian dollar 1.3347 1.3360 0.9792 0.9793 Euro 2.1082 2.1101 1.5467 1.5468 NZ dollar 1.0614 1.0627 0.7787 0.7790 Sterlini 2.7042 2.7071 1.9840 1.984' US155 words
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Article336 2008-05-05 25 May 2 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT EURODOLLAR FUTURES Jun08 Sep08 Dec08 Mar09 97.370 97.345 97.125 96.990 0 0 0 0 ***** ***** ***** ***** EUROYEN FUTURES Jun08 99.135 99.140 Sep08 99.065 99.085 Dec08 99.035 99.035 Mar09 98.960 98.985B Jun09 98.940 98.940 Sep09 98.860B Dec09 Mar10336 words
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Article284 2008-05-05 25 May 2 RUBBER Futures (Closing prices) RSS 1 (S cents/kg) Month High Low Close Sett Volume (tonnes) Open Interest Jun 08 Jul 08 Aug 08 Sep 08 Oct/Dec 08 Jan/Mar 09 398.25 392.75 390.25 388.25 386.25 387.25 RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Month Hig gh Low Sett Volume (tonnes)284 words
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Article104 2008-05-05 25 May 2 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 lb bushels) Close Previous High/Low May 08 1292.50 1258.75 1300.00 1255.00 Jul 08 1304.50 1271.00 1311.00 1265.00 Aug 08 1292.00 1260.00 1297.00 1289.00 Sep 08 1254.50 1227.00 1257.00 1229.00 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs;Uscent/lb) Close Previous High/Low May 08 56.67 55.76 57.50104 words
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Article74 2008-05-05 25 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS May 1 CRUDE (FOB origin) USS/barrel Close Cham Brent blend (1-Mth F) 109.32 -2.33 WTI(NearMth) 112.54 -2.12 Dubai (1-Mth F) 105.28 -1.7 Tapis blend 117.3 -1.95 Minas 110.05 -1.65 PRODUCT USS/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha Jet Kerosene 105.30 142.00 unch unch USS/barrel Opec Oil Basket Price74 words
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Article466 2008-05-05 25 May 2 AS CS Rmb Euro HKS IndRsRi Yen Won RM NZS Pak Rs Peso SS Rand Sfr NTS Baht Pound us: Australia 0.950 6.500 0.601 7.251 37.834 85.885 0.974 9.400 2.944 1.194 60.383 39.392 1.268 7.083 0.975 28.318 29.487 0.469 0.930 Canada 1.053 6.844 0.633 7.635466 words
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Article88 2008-05-05 25 May 2 Period Issue code Maturity Yesterday's Bid Hi' Day's |h Low 3-Month BQ*****A 31.07.08 1-Year BY*****N 04.05.09 0.92 1.05 0.88 0.75 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity code rate Close Bid Day's High Low 2-Year N*****0F 2.625 5-Year N *****0V 1.625 7-Year NX*****F 3.625 10-Year NY*****F 3.75088 words
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Article78 2008-05-05 25 May 2 (US$) (SS) 2.***** 1.***** 1 mth 2 mths 2.***** 1.***** 3 mths 2.***** 1.***** 6 mths 2.***** 1.***** 9 mths 2.***** 1.***** 12 mths 3.***** 1.***** SWAP Offer rates (S$) 1 mth 1.***** 2 mths 1.***** 3 mths 1.***** 6 mths 1.***** 9 mths 1.***** 12 mths78 words
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Article66 2008-05-05 25 May 2 KLCE PALM FUTURES (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Sett Av Month Range Price Price Hii Vol Open Done Position Low May 08 3282 3312 3304 3282 24 1035 Jun 08 3296 3332 3332 3296 417 8175 Jul 08 3325 3341 3341 3306 2272 ***** Aug 08 3300 333866 words
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Article168 2008-05-05 25 May 2 GOLD (USS/oz) ir30 Ma: 02 GOLD BULLION COINS (Sj) Sellini Hong Kong 866.00 855.00 867.00 856.00 May 01 May 02 London 849.80 855.80 850.50 856.80 Source: Reuters (SS) Selling Buying 1 oz 1301.12 1168 UBS GOLD LUNAR KINEBAR (SS) Selling Buying 10gm $455.82 374 SILVER Selling168 words
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Article67 2008-05-05 25 Aluminium, 99.7% purity (USS/tonne) Close Previous Cash 2876.50 2795.50 3 months 2920.00 2840.00 Copper, Grade A (USS/tonne) Cash 3 months 8560.50 8410.00 8368.00 8220.00 Lead (USS/tonne) Cash 2569.00 3 months 2585.00 2559.00 2579.00 Nickel (USS/tonne) Cash 3 months *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 Tin (USS/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.00 367 words
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Article83 2008-05-05 25 May 2 COCOA (E/tonne) Close Prev Hii ih/Low May 08 1407 1396 1408/1363 Jul 08 1423 1413 1430/1375 Sep 08 1367 1353 1372/1325 Dec 08 1350 1336 1357/1310 COFFEE (USS/tonne) Close Pev High/Low May 08 2104 2122 2159/2100 Jul 08 2126 2145 2195/2119 Sep 08 2130 2143 2191/2124 Nov83 words
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Article2918 2008-05-05 25 BONDS WARRANTS [el lode Company Pel Code Company Last Sale Last Sale Vol i +or- ("000) I Vol Conv Exer +or- ("000) Ratio Price Conv Exer Ratio Price Prem Expiry Disc Gear- Mths ing Left 4392 DBS SGA ECW*****3 37 1862 Delong Hldgs Ltd W*****8 293 9154 Eastgate Tech W*****12,918 words
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Article, Illustration966 2008-05-05 30 Investment bankers work long and irregular hours in a highly stressful environment, reports CHARMIAN KOK WHEN one thinks of investment banking, the first things that come to mind are the tales of seven-figure salaries and images of the high life that comes with wining and dining966 words
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Article, Illustration838 2008-05-05 30 CAMPUS LIFE Ratika Dayani almost got sidetracked by her baking and catering business, reports LIM WEN JUIN IT IS natural to greet success with accolades and adulation we are quite familiar with stories of outstanding students who manage to run thriving enterprises, many while excellingARTHUR LEE - 838 words
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Article204 2008-05-05 30 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 2008-05-05 30 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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Article, Illustration793 2008-05-05 31 Consumers have shown limited interest in them despite growth of digital music market in Singapore, AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY reports NOKIA'S opening of an online music store comes against the backdrop of the Singapore digital music market growing at a compounded annual rate of 34.5 per793 words
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278 2008-05-05 31 ONG BOON KIAT - ONG BOON KIAT By TWO tenants of the Nokia Music Store in Singapore are bullish on the sales possibilities of the new online platform, but have set modest starting expectations. Gary See, managing director of Universal Music Singapore, said that the Nokia278 words
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716 2008-05-05 31 ONG BOON KIAT - ONG BOON KIAT By AT LAST, I got Life is a Minestrone that whimsy song from the 1970s rock group lOcc that I long wanted to add to my music folder to play on my PC. That track, for which I paid716 words
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Article, Illustration68 2008-05-05 31 HEWLETT-PACKARD (HP) Singapore has appointed Janice Lim (above) as its general manager of the Imaging and Printing Group (IPG) in Singapore. The 15-year HP veteran will be responsible for driving the company's business and market strategies across all customer segments, from consumer to enterprise users.68 words
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72 2008-05-05 31 STARHUB has launched a new network service, called the Dense Wave Division Multiplexing (DWDM) Wavelength Service DWS for short. This service, commonly termed backhaul, is aimed at international carriers which are delivering bandwidth-intensive applications here, or those which are ferrying data to other parts of72 words
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Article78 2008-05-05 31 THE Lenovo Idea Pad UUO, a petite laptop that turns heads with its flaming-red cover and textured metal finish, has landed here. Weighing just under I.2kg, it features an I.6GHz Intel Centrino Core Duo processor, Windows Vista Home Premium operating system, 120GB hard drive, 11-inch78 words
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88 2008-05-05 31 THE ability to enjoy high-definition Blu-Ray movies on the go is an eye-catching selling-point of the new Asus M5O laptop, which sets out to wow movie buffs with a 15.4-inch wide-screen display, onboard Altec Lansing speakers, HDMI output and Dolby Home Theatre sound processing88 words
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72 2008-05-05 31 ENTERPRISE security specialist Check Point Software Technologies has launched three new Unified Threat Management (UTM) appliances the UTM-1 Total Security 270, 570 and 3070 appliances. Aimed at small and medium-sized businesses, the appliances integrates security applications like firewall, Virtual Private Network (VPN), Web security, intrusion72 words
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54 2008-05-05 31 STARTING this month, subscribers of Star Hub's new Max Online 'Plus' range of residential broadband plans will be able to access Star Hub's 3.5G mobile broadband service free of charge. A HSPA-enabled modem and data SIM card are pre-requisites for mobile broadband access. More information54 words
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Article, Illustration646 2008-05-05 31 CHRISTOPHER LIM - CHRISTOPHER LIM By SENDING an electronic greetings card is "bloody impersonal", Count Andreas yon Faber-Castell declared recently. What the Asia Pacific managing director of the pen and pencil company didn't realise was how soon his comment may become anachronistic. You can already walk up to646 words
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Article, Illustration860 2008-05-05 32 But SEMI also sees positive signs in the region, writes AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY SPENDING on new machinery by semiconductor companies in South-east Asia (SEA) is expected to decline by around 11 per cent this year due to the recent push outs and delays in860 words
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426 2008-05-05 32 By BROADBAND and mobile take-up rates are skyrocketing as Singaporeans continue to lap up the latest gadgetries such as fea-ture-packed smart phones and razor-thin notebooks. However, a marketing expert says local companies are still not keeping pace with the furious pace of technology426 words
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Article, Illustration131 2008-05-05 32 l WINSTON CHAI - l WINSTON CHAI 1. One size fits all: Marketers should use the personalisation power that digital media bring. These channels should not be treated like mass marketing tools. 2. Failing to involve participants: Self-centred corporate marketing will not deliver results. With the advent of131 words
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Article, Illustration475 2008-05-05 32 ONG BOON KIAT - ONG BOON KIAT By AT&T Inc subsidiary Sterling Commerce, which sells business process solutions, wants to ramp up its indirect sales in Asia, said company vice-president for Asia-Pacific Fulvio Lana. The company is also planning to roll out a major product475 words
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