The Business Times, 22 May 2008
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Title Section21 2008-05-22 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 Thursday, May 22,200821 words
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649 2008-05-22 1 RONNIE LIM - RONNIE LIM High demand and supply glitches play their part; petrol pump prices also rising By [SINGAPORE] Singapore is poised to set some records it could do without. Electricity tariffs are being hit with a double-whammy this month and could dwarf April's649 words
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577 2008-05-22 1 LEE U- WEN - LEE U-WEN Task force to study proposal; most firms don't have business continuity plans By [SINGAPORE] Even as the risk of terrorism, natural disasters and possibly another global pandemic grows, most businesses in Singapore are hardly prepared to deal with such577 words
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MARKETS DIGEST
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Article29 2008-05-22 1 SINGAPORE 5.33 MALAYSIA 6.74 HONG KONG 5.25 INDONESIA 15.790 TAIWAN 6.316 JAPAN 1.875 KOREA 9.33 BRITAIN 5.00 US 5.00 CANADA 4.75 SWITZERLAND 3.72 INDIA 12.25 Source: BloombergBloomberg - 29 words
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Article46 2008-05-22 1 Inesi lay lange 1 COMP 1,281.20 -6.23 IIKKEI225 13,926.30 -233.79 1ANG SENG 25,460.29 +290.83 ;et index 884.19 +10.37 JAKARTA COMP 2,494.71 -16.25 1ANILA COMP 2,872.45 -23.70 ;eoulcomp 1,847.51 -25.64 ;henzhenb 546.96 +7.07 IUMBAI IND 17,243.16 +12.98 12N00N EDT Cham )OW 12,774.13 -54.55 IASDAQ 2,488.41 -3.8546 words
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Article37 2008-05-22 1 IS$ (S$ per US$) 1.362 (USS/SS ier 1.967 2.680 :URO (US$/S$/E) 1.571 2.140 'EN 103.20 75.80 3.232 2.372 m 7.801 5.726 !AHT 31.89 23.40 lUPIAH 9,308 6,832 lENMINBI 6.961 5.109 INDIAN RUPEE 42.65 31.30 1.042 0.76537 words
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Miscellaneous42 2008-05-22 1 LOANS PROPERTY BizlT CAPITALAND jFj§ Baby bonus wars Luxury homes: SiTF to ink eGov TheLiew f' W hit new heights Global price comparisons MOU in Indonesia Mun Leong effect j^L PAGE 4 $X^*m PAGE 34 PAGE 23 PAGE 2 I I j42 words
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TOP STORIES
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553 2008-05-22 2 TEH HOOI LING - TEH HOOI LING Stock underperforms STI as Capita Land CEO sells another tranche of his shares By [SINGAPORE] Call it the Mun Leong effect. As Capita Land chief executive officer Liew Mun Leong disposed of another tranche of his shares, the company's553 words
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THREE-MINUTE DIGEST
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51 2008-05-22 2 FROM a round-the-island jogging route to night festivals in the city, the Urban Redevelopment Authority has shown it is serious about fun by coming up with Singapore's first Leisure Plan. The Leisure Plan seeks to provide recreation to suit everyone. TOP STORIES, PAGE51 words
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68 2008-05-22 2 SINGAPORE companies experienced a much lower level of corruption or bribery in the past two years than companies elsewhere, a study by Ernst Young has found. Eighty-nine per cent of Singapore respondents said that they had not experienced a bribery or corruption68 words
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55 2008-05-22 2 JADE Technologies Holdings said yesterday that its earlier agreements with E3 Holdings to co-invest and cooperate with each other in the acquisitions of an oil refinery and a plot of land in Jilin, China, via their respective wholly-owned subsidiaries have been55 words
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67 2008-05-22 2 i HOPES that a slowdown in Singapore's property market is temporary are fading as an uncertain economic outlook and a looming housing glut threaten to plunge the sector into a prolonged downturn. Homebuilders have delayed launching new projects in the moribund market, taking a67 words
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89 2008-05-22 2 EVEN as the price of rice soars worldwide, not many may know that it was concerns of profiteering from that very staple food some 30 years ago that led to the birth of the NTUC Fair Price supermarket. Recalling an incident around89 words
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72 2008-05-22 2 MALAYSIA may impose a windfall tax on industries least affected by inflation to help curb price pressures, a government minister said yesterday, as annual inflation climbed to a 15-month high in April. Domestic Trade Minister Shahrir Samad said: "Whoever feels72 words
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29 2008-05-22 2 SICHUAN officials have outlined an ambitious reconstruction plan for the earthquake-hit province that will entail rebuilding cities from scratch. GREATER CHINA, PAGE 1829 words
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62 2008-05-22 2 A HOTEL site at Race Course Road next to Little India MRT station has failed to receive a single bid. According to the Urban Redevelopment Authority, not since February 2001 has there been a launch of a development site through the62 words
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Article, Illustration718 2008-05-22 2 SARA LIM - SARA LIM EMERGING ENTERPRISE 2008 They receive loans, grants, consultancy, training, IT services By [SINGAPORE] Emerging enterprises got their moment in the sun yesterday. Animation company Scrawl Studios, golf events organiser OAAG and semiconductor distributor McCoy Components came out tops in theJOHN HENG - 718 words
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Article, Illustration818 2008-05-22 4 EMILYN YAP - EMILYN YAP Devts include 150 km round-island path, agri-tainment sites and urban hotspots By [SINGAPORE] From a round-the-island jogging route to night festivals in the city, the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) has shown it is serious about fun by coming up with Singapore's first818 words
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724 2008-05-22 4 SIOW LI SEN - SIOW LI SEN A GROUP of retirees at their daily gathering at the Botanic Gardens on Tuesday grumbled about the banks' low deposit rates. Then one asked if any had managed to get DBS's 5.75 per cent preference shares. It seems that DBS's latest preference share724 words
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453 2008-05-22 4 SIOW LI SEN - SIOW LI SEN OCBC and Stanchart double interest rates as they woo parents By [SINGAPORE] OCBC Bank and Standard Chartered Bank have intensified their fight to capture the baby bonus accounts to pretty amazing levels. Both banks yesterday offered to double453 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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581 2008-05-22 5 MICHELLE QUAH - MICHELLE QUAH Global survey shows 89% of firms here saw no such events in past 2 years By SINGAPORE companies have experienced a much lower level of corruption or bribery in the past two years than companies elsewhere, a study by581 words
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271 2008-05-22 5 CHOW PENN NEE - CHOW PENN NEE By OCULUS is exploring legal options against both Ariel Singapore and its executive director, Low Shiong Jin, after Ariel failed to pay up a $7.48 million debt. Ariel did not return the remainder of $15 million held in271 words
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485 2008-05-22 5 Reuters [HONG KONG] Singa-pore-listed commodities trading firm Noble Group set guidance for its US$5OO million sale of dollar bonds, a source said yesterday, in what could be a key gauge of demand for lower-rated corporate debt in Asia. Noble, rated at theReuters - 485 words
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375 2008-05-22 6 LYNETTE KHOO - LYNETTE KHOO By JADE Technologies Holdings said yesterday that its earlier agreements with E3 Holdings to co-invest and cooperate with each other in the acquisitions of an oil refinery and a plot of land in Jilin, China, via their respective wholly-owned375 words
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744 2008-05-22 6 LYNETTE KHOO - LYNETTE KHOO NEWS ANALYSIS Its shares have more than doubled in two trading days, but uncertainty remains By COAL is turning into a little black gold mine for Jade Technologies, or at least for the three white knights that injected fresh capital of $9.63744 words
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250 2008-05-22 6 WINSTON CHAI - WINSTON CHAI By IPC Corporation is selling its stake in Hong Kong technology subsidiary Thinsoft. The company has entered into a sale-and-purchase agreement with Inno Smart Group an investment holding company from the British Virgin Islands for the disposal of Thinsoft. Thinsoft,250 words
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Article, Illustration350 2008-05-22 6 CHEN HUIFEN - CHEN HUIFEN By THOMSON Medical Centre said that it has signed a subscription option agreement to take up a 25 per cent stake in a hospital in Vietnam that it helped plan. The mainboard-listed healthcare provider did not say what the agreed price or theFILE PHOTO - 350 words
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Article, Illustration764 2008-05-22 9 Reuters Uncertain economy, housing glut fears seen taking toll on developers HOPES that a slowdown in Singapore's property market is temporary are fading as an uncertain economic outlook and a looming housing glut threaten to plunge the sector into a prolonged downturn. Homebuilders suchReuters; FILE PHOTO - 764 words
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326 2008-05-22 9 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian casino operator Genting Bhd does not expect further cost over-runs for a casino it is building on Singapore's resort island of Sentosa, the company's chief executive said here yesterday. Resorts World at Sentosa Pte Ltd, a wholly owned unit of– Reuters - 326 words
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406 2008-05-22 9 WINSTON CHAI - WINSTON CHAI Q4's $5.8 m boosted by rentals from new properties By STRONG rental contributions from its new properties lifted Macarthurcook Industrial Reit's (MI-Reit) distributable income in the fourth quarter to $5.8 million, with distribution per unit (DPU) coming in at 2.22 cents. Q4 distributable income406 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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63 2008-05-22 9 PRINTING and software package specialist International Press Softcom (IPS) has signed a conditional deal to buy Asia Media Systems (AMS) from its vendors and convertible loan shareholders for $30 million, with payment to be a mix of cash and new IPS shares.63 words
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Article94 2008-05-22 9 SEMBCORP has completed a new 30,000 cubic metres expansion of its Nanjing wastewater plant, more than tripling its current wastewater treatment capacity in the Nanjing Chemical Industrial Park (NCIP). This expansion to Sembcorp's existing 12,500 cubic metres per day wastewater treatment plant will be capable of94 words
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Article57 2008-05-22 9 ROTOL Singapore has reported a net loss of $1.57 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008. The Q4 loss was a marked improvement from $7.73 million in losses the company suffered for the previous corresponding period. Revenue came to $3.93 million, a57 words
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Advertisement112 2008-05-22 8 Ernst &Young Entrepreneur Of The Year" pp2S§^ The mark of distinction Yffi^&Z2+^ It takes a split second to conceive an idea, but a truly remarkable fffj^fmr person to translate a concept into an exceptional enterprise. /jUf/ Who will represent Singapore to vie with 50 other country winners at the next112 words
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Advertisement77 2008-05-22 9 The celebration of Fuzhou cuisine has been 143 years in the making. It has just got better on our 5 first anniversary in Singapore! Enjoy 1-for-l Original 1876 Buddha Jumps Over The Wall and savour the finest selection of wholesome Fuzhou dishes. Limited to advanced reservations from 26 to 3077 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration584 2008-05-22 10 CONRAD TAN - CONRAD TAN STOCKS But ST Index recovers some ground to end 0.1% lower after starting with 0.8% loss BLUECHIP stocks here fell yesterday, after sharp losses in US markets on inflation fears stoked by surging oil prices and hints that the USBloomberg - 584 words
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Article101 2008-05-22 10 Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch lulti Ind 114 2 0 0 0 114 2 lanufacturini 78 61 55 11 10 89 66 65 Commerce 26 11 24 28 14 29 'pt/Stor/Comms 16 11 10 17 12 10 :inance 13 11 13 12 Construction101 words
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Article118 2008-05-22 10 MAIN SDQ TOTAL MAIN SDQ TOTAL lulti Ind 48,744 48,744 236,785 236,785 lanufacturing 418,834 306,865 725,699 384,219 43,312 427,531 lommerce 105,899 104,901 210,800 75,170 29,788 104,958 'pt/Stor/Comms 120,488 1,261 121,749 294,215 347 294,562 :i nance 36,634 1,026 37,660 354,509 236 354,745 lonstruction 25,416 94,105 119,521 6,486 7,158118 words
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Article103 2008-05-22 10 lapitaLand 6.600 -0.060 lapitaMall 3.630 +0.030 jtyDev 11.620 -0.060 losco Corp 3.620 +0.020 IBS Grp 19.800 -0.200 :&N 4.860 -0.040 Sent Intl 0.580 +0.010 IK Land 4.840 ISH 17.880 -0.320 lardineC&C 17.340 -0.120 Ceppel Corp 11.860 +0.220 Ceppel Land 5.700 -0.030 IOL 3.760 -0.190 loble Grp103 words
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Article1018 2008-05-22 10 CONRAD TAN - CONRAD TAN Telecommunications Sector CIMB-GK Research, May 21 MARGIN concerns overshadow consumption growth optimism: Ebitda margin compression in Ql 2008 exceeded our expectations, and Singapore telcos are now in uncharted waters with sector Ebitda margin at an all-time low of 34.6 per cent. We believe that the systemic1,018 words
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Article, Illustration454 2008-05-22 10 AFP CURRENCIES [TOKYO] The dollar fell sharply against the yen in Asian trade yesterday after a slump on Wall Street and a spike in oil prices added to concerns about the outlook for the US economy, dealers said. They said the euro was supportedAFP; BLOOMBERG - 454 words
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Article54 2008-05-22 10 CLOSE -178.00 -15.00 IT OB/OS IT CADI -*****.00 +80.00 IT 10-day MA -*****.00 -18.00 TSE ST Mid Cap 818.28 -0.70 TSE ST Small Cap 691.87 +4.61 TSE ST All Share 819.30 +0.01 TSE ST China 499.75 +5.62 IOB Catalist 160.52 +3.87 IMSCI 392.93 +0.09 IMSCI Futures 391.4054 words
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Article56 2008-05-22 10 VOLUME Jade Tech 247,340,000 Ocean us 101,330,000 Global Voice 92,078,000 Magnus 75,895,000 Golden Aqri 68,918,000 E3 Hlds 62,271,000 Auston 37,128,000 JiutianC 36,557,000 BanJoo 32,165,000 ChinaEnerqy 30,747,000 VALUE(S) Keppel Corp 156,278,325 SGX 115,590,189 SingTel 105,350,040 DBS Grp 102,956,048 CapitaLand 71,791,616 Golden Aqri 69,876,135 UOB 66,013,302 SembCorp Ind 65,555,14056 words
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Article92 2008-05-22 10 CLOSE UP LD 10US$ 9126 237.0 1.9 ICBCCai i.93%Pref10 ***** 30.0 0. Cor| 1186 22.0 1. ■embCori Ind 460 21.0 4.: ri-M 94.5 17.0 21. 'at Hoi 226 16.0 7.' >ho' 60 15.0 33. law Par Cor| 722 14.0 2: ndoAi iri 257 11.0 4. ■embMar 441 11.0 2.'92 words
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Article114 2008-05-22 10 CLOSE DOWN OCBC Bk4.5%NCPS 100 *****-80.0 -0.8 Furama 242 -74.0 -23.4 DBS Bk6% NCPS 10 ***** -54.0 -0.5 JSH 1788 -43.6 -1.8 China H 10US 1769 -39.5 -1.i SGX MBL JCW*****3 349 -35.0 -9.1 JMH 3300 -32.7 -0.7 iBS Gr| 1980 -20.0 -1.1 NOL 376 -19.0 -4.8 MBLJCW*****0 399114 words
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Article85 2008-05-22 10 Reuters Source: Wh lere S! stands May 21 CHNG CLOSE FRMay20 YR2008 S$ LOW S$ HIGH uss 1.3617 0.39 1.4542 1.3457 Euro 2.1433 -0.19 2.2064 2.0474 Pounds 2.6785 0.08 2.8431 2.6568 AS 1.3100 0.17 1.3235 1.2349 Yen* 1.3154 0.07 1.4484 1.2832 Rupiah* 0.***** 0.52 0.***** 0.***** Baht* 4.2700 -0.21Reuters - 85 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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Article, Illustration742 2008-05-22 11 LEE U- WEN - LEE U-WEN And it was a threat of profiteering from rice that led to the supermarket's birth By EVEN as the price of rice soars worldwide, not many may know that it was concerns of profiteering from that very staple food someLIM WUI LIANG/THE STRAITS TIMES - 742 words
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306 2008-05-22 11 LAN POH - LAN POH By THE Singapore Cooperation Enterprise (SCE) yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with a Rwandan agency to provide a high-level framework for the public sectors of Singapore and Rwanda to collaborate. The agreement was signed by SCE's chief executive Alphonsus Chia306 words
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Article, Illustration406 2008-05-22 11 LEE U- WEN - LEE U-WEN By A TOP marketing professor from Emory University in the US will soon join Singapore Management University (SMU) as provost. Rajendra Srivastava, who is now wrapping up a nine-year stint at Emory's Goizueta School of Business, takes up his new appointment on406 words
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216 2008-05-22 11 THE inaugural BEX Asia 2008 was launched yesterday, a comprehensive building and construction exhibition organised by Reed Exhibitions. Comprising 110 exhibitors from 17 countries around the world showcasing the latest products, services and technologies in construction, architecture and design BEX Asia216 words
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240 2008-05-22 11 HIGH oil prices boosted the wholesale trade in both the domestic and overseas markets in the first quarter. But sales of electronic and telecommunication goods were weak. Data from the Department of Statistics (DOS) yesterday show a 26.5 per cent year-on-year240 words
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EMERGING ENTERPRISE 2008
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Article, Illustration571 2008-05-22 12 QUAH CHIN CHIN - QUAH CHIN CHIN 2-day ACE festival in July to mark 5 years of entrepreneurship movement in Spore By FOR Singapore's economy to stay robust, its business environment must remain a "fertile ground" for new enterprises, Minister of State for Trade and Industry LeeJOHN HENG - 571 words
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Article, Illustration565 2008-05-22 12 And the EE08 award goes to Scrawl Studios WHAT started off as a passion for art and illustration has become a thriving business for Scrawl Studios chief executive Seng Choon Meng, who along with two friends, Wong Chi Kong and James Tan founded the company in 2002. One of Singapore'sARTHUR LEE - 565 words
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365 2008-05-22 12 SARA LIM - SARA LIM By ALL is not lost for the six finalists which did not walk away with the prizes at the Emerging Enterprise 2008 (EE 2008) awards, as participating in the competition has helped raise their companies' profiles. Many lauded the award's organisers for recognising365 words
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SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL
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Article, Illustration1118 2008-05-22 14 Trade ever changing, ever vital Singapore continues to be dependent on trade and much effort has been invested to turn it into a global trading hub, reports CHUANG PECK MING SINGAPORE has all the trappings of modernity, but it is the past that it has to reach out to in1,118 words
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Article, Illustration557 2008-05-22 14 Spore is TTIL's HQ and platform for overseas expansion IT'S the family tie that binds. If not, TT International Limited (TTIL), which was awarded the Global Trader Programme status by International Enterprise Singapore in 2002, would have set up its trading base in Dubai. "Dubai557 words
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Article, Illustration215 2008-05-22 14 G-STEELMET'S trading turnover has grown by an average of 20 per cent a year for the past 14 years. And the company is looking to hit US$l billion within five years up from US$25O million now. Set up in Singapore in 1993,215 words
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Article, Illustration560 2008-05-22 15 CHUANG PECK MING - CHUANG PECK MING By FOR PetroSeraya, the physical oil trading arm of the PowerSeraya Group owned by Temasek Holdings, the Singapore investment company, it was only natural that it picked Singapore as its trading base. "Singapore has always been our base and it560 words
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Article, Illustration576 2008-05-22 15 Cheng Kin Kai tells CHUANG PECK MING he enjoyed every minute of his international trading programme during his business management studies at SMU HE WAS going to do a finance major but the Singapore Management University (SMU) student was not keen to end up576 words
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550 2008-05-22 15 SINGAPORE is a nation that lives on trade. But until recently, it had not seemed to have crossed anyone's mind to formally teach Singaporeans how to trade in what is fast becoming an increasingly complex and interconnected world.550 words
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Advertisement108 2008-05-22 15 Ever wonder why Singapore is the global or regional trading hub of over 200 leading companies worldwide? A Strategically situated at the crossroads of the world's major aviation and shipping routes, Singapore's ffMfcsn Jiafll JBf premier commodity trading hub status is further enhanced by our proximity to source and consumer108 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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308 2008-05-22 16 AFP [SEOUL] South Korea's economy is showing signs of a slowdown and the government may have to revise its growth target of six per cent for this year, a senior economic official said yesterday. Vice-Finance Minister Choi Joong Kyung said that theAFP - 308 words
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500 2008-05-22 16 Reuters Businesses, farmers in US EU want big developing markets to open up more [GENEVA] A long-awaited global trade deal is now in sight, the mediators of the main farm and industry negotiations said on Tuesday. But a day after the WorldReuters - 500 words
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Article, Illustration333 2008-05-22 16 Reuters [BRUSSELS] Commodity market speculators must bear at least some of the blame for soaring global food prices and their activities need to be carefully monitored, the European Commission said on Tuesday. "There has been increased activity by speculative investors in commodity-related financial– Reuters; AFP - 333 words
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Article, Illustration530 2008-05-22 17 Reuters He calls meeting of Umno's supreme council in wake of Dr M's resignation [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi called an emergency session of the ruling party's top policy-making body yesterday, seeking to stamp his authority after the dramaticReuters; AFP FILE PHOTO - 530 words
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509 2008-05-22 17 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia may impose a windfall tax on industries least affected by inflation to help curb price pressures, a government minister said yesterday, as annual inflation climbed to a 15-month high in April. "One of the proposals thatReuters - 509 words
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362 2008-05-22 17 S JAYASANKARAN - S JAYASANKARAN By in Kuala Lumpur JAPANESE electronics company Ibiden will spend more than RMI billion (***** million) over 10 years on a new plant in Malaysia to develop and make hi-tech multilayer printed circuit boards (PCBs) for use in mobile phones. But the362 words
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Article2261 2008-05-22 17 VOL C000) lay 21 RM A&M Realty 0.71 AbricBhd 0.14 Advance Synergy 0.12 Adventa Bhd 1.31 AeMuIti Hldgs 0.22 Affin Holdings 2.05 Ahmad Zaki Resou 0.94 AicCorp 0.51 \irasia Bhd 1.08 Akn Technology 0.51 Alliance Financi 3.14 Aluminium Co 1.07 Amalgamated Ind 0.57 \mmb Hldgs Bhd 3.90 Amtel2,261 words
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GREATER CHINA
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737 2008-05-22 18 Reuters But the overall impact on China's domestic economy will be small, say analysts [BEIJING] Sichuan officials have outlined an ambitious reconstruction plan for the earthquake-hit province that will entail rebuilding cities completely from scratch. The plan, to be formally unveiled at the endReuters - 737 words
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467 2008-05-22 18 Bloomberg, AP Power plants low on coal, some with just 3 days' supply left [BEIJING] Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao ordered 24-hour patrols on dams near the epicentre of the country's deadliest earthquake since 1976 to make sure that they hold firm as rain falls– Bloomberg,; AP - 467 words
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GREATER CHINA/INDIA
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Article, Illustration732 2008-05-22 19 JANE MOIR - JANE MOIR HK bourse rejects shareholder activist's allegations; others support him By in Hong Kong THE dramatic departure of an outspoken shareholder activist from the board of Hong Kong's stock exchange amid allegations of political interference continues to resonate, with both sides wading into theAP - 732 words
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365 2008-05-22 19 Bloomberg [MUMBAI] State Bank of India, the country's biggest bank by assets, said on Tuesday that its non-per-forming loans in agriculture have risen significantly as a result of large overdue tractor loans. The bank stopped new loans to buy tractors and otherBloomberg - 365 words
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Article8365 2008-05-22 19 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS ABN AMRO Asset Mgt (Spore) Star Europe Eqty!** 0.942/ Star Europe Bond 1.19/ Star Europe Bal 1.172/ Star Asian Tiger Eqty 1.366/ Star Asia Bond 1.18/ Star Asia Balanced 0.969/ Star Global Technology Fund!** 0.2/ MultiStFd 0.815/ Star Asia Bond(USD) 0.864/ Gib Multi St USD 1.072/ Asia8,365 words
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ASIA-PACIFIC/WORLD
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Article, Illustration555 2008-05-22 20 Reuters USs9.2sb deal set to fully separate its media content, distribution assets [NEW YORK] Time Warner Inc will completely split with Time Warner Cable Inc by the end of the year, and receive a U559.25 billion payout, to separate its media content andReuters; BLOOMBERG - 555 words
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202 2008-05-22 20 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Microsoft Corp will give cash back to people who shop online with its Live.com search engine, building up the business after abandoning a U5547.5 billion bid for Internet rival Yahoo! Inc this month. Users who buy products through Windows Live accounts canBloomberg - 202 words
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507 2008-05-22 20 NYT, Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Barack Obama took a big step on Tuesday towards becoming the Democratic presidential nominee, amassing enough additional delegates to claim an all but insurmountable advantage in his race against Senator Hillary Clinton. While Ms Clinton's campaign continued to make aNYT,; Bloomberg - 507 words
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484 2008-05-22 20 ■NYT [NEW YORK] Another private equity deal is feeling pressure this week, as the firms buying Perm National Gaming for US$6.l billion begin to jostle with the banks over the terms for the leveraged buyout, sources said on Tuesday. Perm National, which is■NYT - 484 words
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Article, Illustration327 2008-05-22 20 Clipper Ventures AFTER the amazing passage through the Panama Canal we had an overnight stay at the Shelter bay Marina with very good facilities, this was to gather the fleet together for race 10. We slipped off for an overnight sail to the rendezvous point, practising ourClipper Ventures; Photo: ONEDITION - 327 words
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Advertisement1021 2008-05-22 20 VC^ BANK OF CHINA Head Office 1 Fuxingmen Nei Dajie, Beijing *****8, People's Republic of China. Tel (86)010-6659 6688 Swift: BKCHCNBJ Fax (86)010-6659 3777 http://www.bank-of-china.com Singapore Branch 4 Battery Road, Singapore *****8 Tel (65)6535 2411 Swift: BKCHSGSG Fax (65) 6534 3401 CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2007 (Amount1,021 words
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AVIATION
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Article, Illustration420 2008-05-22 21 ■NYT Financially strapped carriers slash flights to nearly 30 destinations [WASHINGTON] Earlier this decade, city officials in Hagerstown, Maryland, started making the case to build a longer runway at their airport to lure service by regional jets, instead of the turboprop planes that■NYT; REUTERS - 420 words
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284 2008-05-22 21 Bloomberg [FRANKFURT] Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Europe's second-biggest airline, cancelled 62 flights at three of its carriers after pilots went on strike demanding higher pay. The Lufthansa Cityline and Eurowings brands dropped 60 services in German cities including Hamburg, Munich and Berlin, Stefanie Stotz,Bloomberg - 284 words
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Article2368 2008-05-22 21 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 Bour 3OU), BR EVA2,368 words
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360 2008-05-22 21 YEN SREENIVASAN - YEN SREENIVASAN By ASIA'S largest business jets operator BJETS has signed another deal with HawkerBeechcraft Corporation for 10 Hawker 4000 jets, with options for another five. This new contract, which is worth more than US$33O million, brings the total number of360 words
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297 2008-05-22 21 AP But rising fuel price may exhaust current hiring pace [WASHINGTON] US airlines' payrolls grew in March for the 14th straight time compared with year-ago levels. However the tally dropped from the prior month and more layoffs may be on the radar as carriersAP - 297 words
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190 2008-05-22 21 Reuters [HANOI] The Vietnamese government has approved a plan to expand its second-largest airport near the capital Hanoi by 2020 with an estimated investment of 13.74 trillion dong(Ssl.lB billion). Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has approved the project to build a thirdReuters - 190 words
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Advertisement102 2008-05-22 21 If you are in any of these situations: 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 and102 words
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Page 21 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous331 2008-05-22 21 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS 7 Alcohol the liquid of life H|3 I H^ HV® Hfl (4,5) HH__HH__MH__MB__MMB«MM__MB__ Hi 10 Mother confines animal BB__HB__BB_ Bf W HI MB. 12 Supplementary football 14 Species of scarab found in B'■ I jjH BYJHIK IB wine area (6) H^ H^ 16 Move the vehicle back331 words
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SHIPPING
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Article, Illustration812 2008-05-22 22 Bloomberg Due for delivery in 2017, they'll explore for oil and gas in seas up to 3km deep [RlO DE JANEIRO] Petroleo Brasileiro SA, owner of the Western Hemisphere's largest oil discovery in three decades, plans to order 40 drilling ships– Bloomberg; AFP - 812 words
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556 2008-05-22 22 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Nippon Yusen XX, Japan's largest shipping line, will increase borrowing from banks including Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc by 11 per cent to about US$4 billion this year to pay for costlier ships. The company will borrow aboutBloomberg - 556 words
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Article, Illustration445 2008-05-22 22 VINCENT WEE - VINCENT WEE By [SINGAPORE] In a business where reliability and reputation are everything, Berg Propulsion, one of the leading manufacturers of controllable pitch propellers, has chosen to locate its new plant and its only one in Asia in Singapore. "For us445 words
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BizIT
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Article, Illustration824 2008-05-22 23 IE Singapore initiative set to boost business for local ICT firms in fast-growing Indonesian eGov market, reports AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY IN A new initiative to share Singapore's expertise in utilising IT for the smooth functioning of government processes, the country's major IT grouping824 words
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331 2008-05-22 23 WINSTON CHAI - WINSTON CHAI By A LOCAL IT firm has developed an "install and forget" antivirus software package which promises to safeguard users against the relentless onslaught of computer malware without the hassle of installing regular updates. Home-grown Rudra Technologies claims that its new security tool331 words
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Article, Illustration521 2008-05-22 23 ONG BOON KIAT - ONG BOON KIAT By PUBLIC sector agencies that roll out large-scale infocomm technology (ICT) projects should take a diverse approach or run the risk of being locked into obsolete technology infrastructures over time, said Kishore Swaminathan, chief scientist of global consulting firm521 words
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Article, Illustration671 2008-05-22 23 CHRISTOPHER LIM - CHRISTOPHER LIM <cool stuff> In-ear ones give the best audio quality and are more affordable since they are no longer new technology By GONE are the days when bringing your music around with you meant a staggering sacrifice in audio quality. Neither do you have671 words
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Miscellaneous6 2008-05-22 23 Winning the battle against malicious software.6 words
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EDITORIAL & OPINION
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Article526 2008-05-22 24 "WHAT we're seeing here is, in a sense, the growing the birth pangs of a new Middle East, and whatever we do, we have to be certain that we're pushing forward to the new Middle East, not going back to the old Middle East,"526 words
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Article, Illustration1041 2008-05-22 24 ANTHONY ROWLEY - ANTHONY ROWLEY The US needs a defence alliance among Asian powers as a new order emerges ASIA is a "region in transition", US Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer declared this week. "The old order is fading and a new order is emerging," he addedAP - 1,041 words
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Article, Illustration781 2008-05-22 24 FRANK CHING - Global power shifts the Mahbubani perspective FRANK CHING THE BOTTOM LINE "WHEN many Western observers look at China," former Singaporean diplomat Kishore Mahbubani says in his latest book The New Asian Hemisphere, "they cannot see beyond the lack of a democratic political system. They miss the massive democratisation of the781 words
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Article, Illustration1356 2008-05-22 25 CARTER DOUGHERTY - CARTER DOUGHERTY IHT It looks set to outpace China and the US as the world's largest merchandise exporter for the fourth year running By« M ITH nearly a decade of hindsight, German manufacturers find that they can look back on the painful opening years of theIHT; AFP - 1,356 words
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Article, Illustration754 2008-05-22 25 TIGER TONG - TIGER TONG By! THIS year, 2008, the 30th year anniversary of China's open door policy, was supposed to be a year of glamour and glitz as it set to host the Olympics for the first time. However, the nation has moved to the worldREUTERS - 754 words
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SINGAPORE STOCKS
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Article7134 2008-05-22 26 Transaction date: May 21 52-wks Tel |h Low Code Last Sale Vol ('000) Hi 1 Day Last Quote )h Low Buyer Seller Div GrYld C'vr Net P/E M Cap $mil Hi! Com[ >an] 5716 1st Software i I 28 5 8 5 5834 A-Sonic 110 100 6389 ABF7,134 words
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Article81 2008-05-22 26 52-Wk Tel High Low Code Last Sale Vol COOO) Day 111 Low Last Quote Buyer Seller Div GrYld Net MCap C'vr P/E $mil Conn _Hm 200 116 6065 Diamonds 6200 6200 6095 IS DJ US Tech 1000 1000 6097 IS MSCI Spore ***** ***** 6101 ISS&P5OO ***** *****81 words
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Article1921 2008-05-22 26 Hii Low Code Comi Sale C000] Hii Low Bu1 Seller Cvr P/E >mil 30 11.5 1181 s AAGrp 41.5 15 5000 s ABR Hldgs 31 18 8538 s APStrategic 16.5 2.5 1501 s Advanced System 38 19.5 3518 s Afor 70.5 12 1524 s Alantac 22.5 8.5 78141,921 words
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Article219 2008-05-22 26 STOCK PRICES LEGEND: Straits Times Index Stocks; s Catalist Non-Sponsored; t Catalist; N Net or Tax-exempted dividend; ct Conditional Trdg; xd ex-dividend cd cum dividend; cri cum right issue cbi cum bonus issue; xri ex-right issue; xbi ex-bonus issue xall ex-all; cdxa cum dividend ex-all co cum offer219 words
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FINANCE & COMMODITIES
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366 2008-05-22 27 In local curr In S$ In US1 %dy %yr dy yr dy yi Index Change Change Change Change Change Change Mai 20 World Index Preliminan 1074.0 -1.3 -5.1 -1.2 -7.6 -0.9 -2.1 EAFE Preliminai 1031.4 -1.7 -8.0 -1.3 -7.9 -0.9 -3.1 Euroi Preliminan 1411.8 -2.2366 words
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Article129 2008-05-22 27 As at 9am May 21 Singapore dollars to one unit ii foreign currency: Currencies Bid Offer hist dollar 1.2990 1.3150 dollar 1.3700 1.3870 luro 2.1290 2.1520 IZ dollar 1.0480 1.0710 iterlini ind 2.6740 2.7050 )S dollar 1.3590 1.3750 .ocal dollars to 100 units rf foreign currency:129 words
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Article137 2008-05-22 27 May 21 Overnight 1/16 -month 11/16 1 1/8 S-months 1 1/4 Overnight mode: 7/16 JS$ Offer PA[ 15/K 1 1 1/1 Bit days month > months months j months months 2 months Wu 235 2.55 2.70 2.85 2.90 3.05 3.18 Offer 2.2: 2.4: 2.6( 2.7: 2.8( 2.9: 3.01137 words
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Article24 2008-05-22 27 May 21 ten Hii STI IIMSCI Ma' 388.6 393.3 391.4 "aiwan Ma> 346.9 347.7 345.2 Source: MF Global (S) He. Ltd24 words
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Article21 2008-05-22 27 May 21 SS Bid Offer -month 1.3602 1.3608 1.3584 1.3592 {-months 1.3567 1.3575 >-months 1.3521 1.3531 Source: OCBC21 words
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Article153 2008-05-22 27 May 21 lurrencies Bid Offer Bid Offei >$IUS$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.3065 1.3077 0.9592 0.959; :anadian dollar 1.3771 1.3785 1.0110 1.011 :uro 2.1389 2.1402 1.5703 1.570: IZ dollar 1.0555 1.0563 0.7749 0.775: jterlini ind 2.6794 2.6811 1.9671 1.9671 IS dollar 1.3621 1.3626153 words
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Article322 2008-05-22 27 May2l OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT EURODOLLAR FUTURES JunO8 SepO8 DecO8 MarO9 97.412 97.355 97.150 97.015 0 0 0 0 ***** ***** 8461 ***** EUROYEN FUTURES JunO8 99.155 99.155 SepO8 99.120 99.120 DecO8 99.060 99.065 MarO9 98.980 98.990 JunO9 98.910 98.910 SepO9 98.855 98.855 DecO9 98.815B322 words
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Article273 2008-05-22 27 May 21 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 09 420.75 418.25 415.25 413.50 411.00 412.00 RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Month Hig g|i Low Sett Volume (tonnes)273 words
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Article97 2008-05-22 27 May2C (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 Ib bushels) Close Previous High/Low lul OS 1331.50 1333.00 1363.50 1323.00 *ug 08 1334.25 1333.75 1363.50 1324.50 iepO8 1326.25 1323.75 1353.75 1315.00 Mov 08 1325.75 1322.00 1350.00 1312.50 5OYBEAN/OIL [60,000 lbs;Uscent/lb) Close Previous High/Low Jul OS 61.03 60.20 62.01 59.75 S.ug 0897 words
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Article70 2008-05-22 27 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS May2C origin^ t/barrel Close Cham irent blend (1-Mth F) 127.06 2.6: WTI (Near Mth) 128.93 1.6: iubai (1-Mth F) 120.13 0.6: "apis blend 130.05 0.' i/linas 127.45 0.; >RODUCT JS$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Chanqi Naphtha Jet Kerosene 113.67 163.50 1.7' 2. US$/barrel )pec Oil Basket Price 119.2470 words
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Article466 2008-05-22 27 May 21 AS CS Rmb Euro HKS IndRsRu Yen Won RM NZS Pak Rs Peso SS Rand Sfr NTS Baht Pound us: Australia 0.949 6.678 0.611 7.485 40.916 89.301 0.991 10.009 3.101 1.238 66.586 41.491 1.307 7.354 0.992 29.253 30.592 0.488 0.959 Canada 1.054 7.039 0.644 7.889466 words
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Article94 2008-05-22 27 May 21 IKbAbUKY BILLb Period Issue code Maturity Yesterday's Bid Hi, Day's |h Low 3-Month BQ*****W 21.08.08 1-Year BY*****N 04.05.09 0.86 0.99 0.8 0.8 0.95 0.95 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity code rate Close Bid Day's High Low 2-Year N5O51OOF 2.625 5-Year N *****0V 1.625 7-Year NX*****F94 words
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Article67 2008-05-22 27 May 21 (US$) (SS) 2.***** 1.***** 6mths 1.***** 9mths 1.***** 12mths 1.***** mth mths 2.***** 1.***** mths 2.***** 1.***** mths mths 2 mths 2.***** 2.***** 2.***** 1.***** 1.***** 1.***** SWAP Mid rates (S$) 1 yr 1.***** 2yrs 2.***** 3yrs 2.***** 4yrs 2.***** 5yrs 2.***** 7yrs 3.***** 10yrs 3.***** 1267 words
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Article187 2008-05-22 27 May 21 GOLD (USS/oz) GOLD (USS/oz) Hong Kong London May 21 May 20 922.20 905.10 923.20 906.10 May 20 May 19 916.35 903.10 917.55 904.10 Source: Reuters May 21 May 20 GOLD BULLION COINS (S$) Selling Buying 1 oz 1407.05 1267 UBS GOLD LUNAR KINEBAR (S$) Selling Buying187 words
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Article64 2008-05-22 27 May 20 minimum, 99.7 jrity (US$/tonne) Co Close Previous :ash 2952.50 2950.50 months 2997.00 2995.00 Copper, Grade A (US$/tonne) :ash months 8434.00 8325.00 8433.00 8315.00 .ead (US$/tonne) :ash 2154.50 months 2170.00 2219.00 2231.00 lickel (US$/tonne) :ash months *****.00 *****.01 *****.00 *****.01 'in (US$/tonne) :ash *****.00 *****.01 months *****.0064 words
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Article79 2008-05-22 27 May 20 Close Prev Hii ih/Low Jul 08 1415 1440 1454/1406 SepO8 1389 1400 1407/1379 Dec 08 1371 1384 1391/1366 Mar 09 1349 1357 1365/1344 COFFEE (US$/tonne) Close Pev High/Low May 08 2249 2243 2260/2250 Jul 08 2279 2261 2293/2260 SepO8 2263 2241 2270/2245 Nov08 2247 222579 words
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Article1803 2008-05-22 27 BONDS WARRANTS Tel Code Company Last Sale Vol Conv Exer +or- ('000) Ratio Price Prem Expiry Disc Gear- Mths ing Left 9092 Asia Environment W*****4 17.5 2.5 90 1 38 9 2.91 15 4267 Biosensors DB ECW*****5 24 0.5 24 1 70 4 4014Capitaland BNP ECW*****8 29 -2 17 0.11,803 words
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345 2008-05-22 31 Bloomberg Decline of 60% to USsBb in Q1 2008, says report from Jones Lang LaSalle [TOKYO] Global hotel acquisitions dropped more than 60 per cent in the first three months of the year as credit tightened after losses and writedowns related to the– Bloomberg - 345 words
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346 2008-05-22 31 EMILYN YAP - EMILYN YAP By SUPPORTING the local green movement, the Singapore Institute of Architects (SIA) will be taking on a series of initiatives to promote green architecture in Singapore. SlA's latest efforts came to light at its annual dinner yesterday, as president of the346 words
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285 2008-05-22 31 Colliers' Singapore MD to be promoted to MD for North Asia THE joint venture developers of Marina Bay Financial Centre (MBFC) Cheung Kong Holdings, Hutchison Whampoa, Hongkong Land and Keppel Land said yesterday they have appointed a new general manager for the prime285 words
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Article, Illustration414 2008-05-22 33 CHARMIAN KOK - CHARMIAN KOK Competition includes design of Punggol Town Park By FOLLOWING its announcement to develop Punggol into a modern waterfront town, HDB is also engaging with the private sector to design the landscaping of the Punggol waterway through a Landscape Masterplan Design Competition for414 words
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406 2008-05-22 33 ARTHUR SIM - ARTHUR SIM Consultants cite weak economic sentiment large site for 500 rooms By A HOTEL site at Race Course Road has failed to receive a single bid. According to the Urban Redevelopment Authority, not since February 2001 has there been406 words
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400 2008-05-22 33 Reuters [RAMALLAH] Qatar's US$4O billion property investment arm said on Tuesday that it had bought a French industrial firm for 1.5 billion euros (553.2 billion), planned to develop a US$2 billion project in Hong Kong and had set up aReuters - 400 words
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Article, Illustration537 2008-05-22 34 ARTHUR SIM - ARTHUR SIM Market supported by jet-setting high net-worth individuals: report By LUXURY homes in Singapore are the second most expensive in Asia and the ninth most expensive in the world. According to a report by Citi and Knight Frank, luxury home prices hereFILE PHOTO - 537 words
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365 2008-05-22 34 LIM WEN JUIN - LIM WEN JUIN Of the 100 certified last year, over 60 are residential By THE Building and Construction Authority (BCA) has reported an "exponential increase" in the number of buildings certified under its Green Mark scheme. Almost 100 buildings were certified last year,365 words
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