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Title Section24 2008-07-01 1 The Business Times Singapore 85 cents online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg a Singapore press holdings publication co regn no *****2868E mica (p) 122/12/2007 Tuesday, July 1,200824 words
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957 2008-07-01 1 LYNETTE KHOO - LYNETTE KHOO SGX the biggest loser in dollar terms, down $6.9b to $7.37b By [SINGAPORE] It is a sea of red as a slate of listed companies took a battering from the volatile market and chalked up falls in market value as the957 words
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MARKETS DIGEST
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Article29 2008-07-01 1 Bloomberg SINGAPORE 5.33 MALAYSIA 6.72 HONG KONG 5.25 INDONESIA 15.529 TAIWAN 6.316 JAPAN 1.875 KOREA 9.33 BRITAIN 5.00 US 5.00 CANADA 4.75 SWITZERLAND 3.66 INDIA 12.75 Source:Bloomberg - 29 words
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Article40 2008-07-01 1 lorn iam 1COMP 1,186.57 -3.97 IIKKEI225 13,481.38 -62.98 1ANG SENG 22,102.01 +59.66 ;et index 768.59 -7.14 JAKARTA COM P 2,349.10 +16.99 IANILACOMP 2,459.98 -6.30 ;eoulcomp 1,674.92 -9.53 ;henzhenb 475.44 +4.24 IUMBAI IND 13,461.60 -340.62 12NOONEDT Cham )OW 11,409.45 +62.9440 words
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Article37 2008-07-01 1 IS$ (S$ per US$) 1.360 (US$/S$ per 1.995 2.714 :URO (US$/S$/E) 1.580 2.150 'EN 105.30 77.40 3.267 2.401 IK$ 7.799 5.733 !AHT 33.29 24.47 lUPIAH 9,228 6,783 lENMINBI 6.722 4.941 INDIAN RUPEE 42.97 31.59 1.035 0.76137 words
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528 2008-07-01 1 EMILYN YAP - EMILYN YAP APB's CEO to head group's food beverage business By [SINGAPORE] Local conglomerate Fraser Neave (F&N) has halted its search for a group CEO and will put in place a new management and organisational structure in the coming months. The528 words
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Miscellaneous56 2008-07-01 1 ECONOMY x STOCKS CONDO SALES BE INSPIRED I Bank lending grows China stocks fall Central, prime take-up Zap for daily inspiration. at record pace in May j*^| h~^ 20.3% in June rates outpace other areas Win a Zegna Sports Gym Kit! WM PAGE 2 &»%> _m*Am PAGE 17 PAGE 456 words
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TOP STORIES
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Article, Illustration614 2008-07-01 2 S JAYASANKARAN - S JAYASANKARAN He files defamation suit against accuser, vows help in probe By in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA'S de facto opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim left the Turkish Embassy in Kuala Lumpur yesterday, where he had been sheltering since Sunday, after saying the government had givenREUTERS - 614 words
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601 2008-07-01 2 CONRAD TAN - CONRAD TAN But growth of broad money supply M 2 is slowest since March 2006 By [SINGAPORE] Bank lending accelerated in May to its fastest pace on record, led by continuing strong growth in loans to the property sector and a pick-up601 words
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340 2008-07-01 2 -Reuters He's keen to secure larger supplies of iron ore, says FT [LONDON] Lakshmi Mittal is looking at entering the takeover battle for the Rio Tinto mining group, the Financial Times reported yesterday, quoting people familiar with the situation. Mr-Reuters - 340 words
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THREE-MINUTE DIGEST
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80 2008-07-01 2 SOFTENING condo and private apartment prices in the first six months of this year in the prime and central districts the latter of which covers the financial district, Harbourfront area and Sentosa Cove have been accompanied by a push in demand in80 words
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49 2008-07-01 2 JUST after launching a floating production storage and offloading vessel for Aker Floating Production on Sunday, Sembcorp Marine unit Jurong Shipyard has clinched another contract to build a deepwater semi-submersible drilling rig for US$64O million from Larsen Oil Gas. COMPANY NEWS, PAGE 549 words
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57 2008-07-01 2 ASCENDAS Real Estate Investment Trust (A-Reit) is looking to invest some $500 million in industrial properties and business space each year to reach its target portfolio size of $5 billion by the end of 2010. A-Reit will expand its portfolio through development projects57 words
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46 2008-07-01 2 SINGAPORE Power subsidiary Power Gas has signed up Gaz de France Europe's leading liquefied natural gas importer and the third-largest worldwide as its partner to build and operate Singapore's Ssl billion LNG terminal. SINGAPORE NEWS, PAGE 1046 words
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63 2008-07-01 2 SINGAPORE has urged World Trade Organization members to show "political will and the right spirit of flexibility" as fresh efforts are mounted to reach an agreement on what are called the modalities in the Doha negotiations over agriculture and market-opening63 words
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71 2008-07-01 2 BURSA Malaysia, already reeling from bearish sentiment, now has to deal with one more challenge, the potential fallout from a fresh allegation of sexual misconduct committed by de facto opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim. "Whether there are further repercussions on the market will depend on71 words
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75 2008-07-01 2 BHP Billiton Ltd, the world's largest mining company, BP pic and BG Group pic were among 99 firms that bid for rights to drill in oil and gas areas in India as the South Asian nation seeks to boost petroleum production.75 words
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76 2008-07-01 2 DRAGGED down by fears of monetary tightening and heavy supplies of new shares, China's main stock index ended June with a drop of 20.31 per cent over the month, its largest monthly fall since 1994. The Shanghai Composite Index slipped 0.4576 words
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61 2008-07-01 2 TOWNSHIP developments in the region can offer large business potential. Tapping on this is Keppel Land, which currently has about 1,300 hectares of such projects across China, Vietnam, Indonesia and Malaysia. These developments are slated to yield 54,500 residential units on completion,61 words
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847 2008-07-01 4 KALPANA RASHIWALA - KALPANA RASHIWALA Softer H1 prices in these areas cited, pointing to strong latent demand: JLL By [SINGAPORE] Softening condo and private apartment prices in the first six months of this year in the prime and central districts the latter of which covers847 words
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Article, Illustration549 2008-07-01 4 Taiwan, Vietnam and Pakistan set aside stabilisation funds to allay market fears [TAIPEI] Taiwan, Vietnam and Pakistan are poised to inject billions of dollars into their own stock markets soon, reported the Financial Times (FT) on Sunday. All have setAFP - 549 words
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359 2008-07-01 4 JAMIE LEE - JAMIE LEE By [SINGAPORE] The recent experience of Temasek Holdings' investment in Indonesia shows that state investors -which include sovereign wealth funds (SWF) and other vehicles such as Temasek must be "acutely sensitive to the regulatory responses" of the countries that they invest in, says359 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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594 2008-07-01 5 VINCENT WEE - VINCENT WEE To be delivered in April 2011, latest repeat deal is 4th of same design, specs By JUST after launching a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel for Aker Floating Production on Sunday, Sembcorp Marine unit Jurong Shipyard has clinched another594 words
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591 2008-07-01 5 EMILYN YAP - EMILYN YAP IT HAS occupied the minds of shareholders and analysts, taken up column space in newspapers and piqued the interest of the general public. All eyes have been on Fraser Neave's (F&N) search for a new CEO since last October, but591 words
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Article, Illustration356 2008-07-01 8 EMILYN YAP - EMILYN YAP Unitholders approve issuing new units, convertibles to add to financing options By ASCENDAS Real Estate Investment Trust (A-Reit) is looking to invest some $500 million in industrial properties and business space each year to reach its target portfolio size of $5356 words
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402 2008-07-01 8 CHEWXIANG - CHEWXIANG By INTER-Roller Engineering has taken the Dublin Airport Authority to court in Ireland over its decision to award a 40 million euro (5585.7 million) baggage handling contract to Siemens, according to a report in Irish media that was confirmed by the company402 words
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Article463 2008-07-01 8 YEN SREENIVASAN - YEN SREENIVASAN By IN A MOVE which significantly boosts Boustead Singapore's water engineering profile, the mainboard listed company has clinched a three-year $175 million water and waste water infrastructure deal in Libya. This comes barely days after the company booked a $26 million gain from463 words
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307 2008-07-01 8 TUAN Sing has clinched the collective sale of Katong Mall for $219 million, which works out to a land price of $865 per sq ft of potential gross floor area including an estimated $24.5 million payable to the state to top up the307 words
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325 2008-07-01 8 OH BOON PING - OH BOON PING Sunpower can sell goods via Sinopec's vast global network By SUNPOWER Group, which customises energy saving and environmental protection products for various industries, has forged an export partnership with China Petrochemical International (Sinopec). Under the deal, Sinopec will promote Sunpower's325 words
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Article602 2008-07-01 9 Billion club Based on market capitalisation CURR PREV COMPANY RANK RANK IUNE 30 DEC 31 2008 2007 MKTCAP (S$M) JUNE 30 2008 CHNC FROM DEC 31 2007 1 1 SingTel 2 2 Wilmar *****.9 *****.5 -9.5 -6.1 3 3 DBS Grp *****.3 -8.7 4 4 UOB *****.0 -6.4 5 6602 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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44 2008-07-01 9 CHINA Aviation Oil (Singapore) Corporation (CAO) said yesterday that Gu Yanfei has ceased to be an adviser with immediate effect. Madam Gu was made adviser in June 2007 to facilitate a smooth transition to CAO's new management.44 words
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41 2008-07-01 9 LAFE Corporation has struck a non-binding deal to buy 50.1 per cent of Kimbergold Capital Ltd from the Ho Family Trust Ltd. Kimbergold owns and operates four hotels in Canada and the US.41 words
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64 2008-07-01 9 A UNIT of Low Keng Huat (Singapore) has agreed to invest in and develop about 267,000 square feet of seafront land in Vung Tau City, Vietnam. LKH (Saigon) Pte Ltd will form a joint venture with the National Oil Services Company of64 words
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490 2008-07-01 9 RONNIE LIM - RONNIE LIM By OIL and gas services provider KS Energy is proposing a 2-for-5 rights issue to raise up to Ssl74 million. Part of the money raised will be used to expand its fleet of oil rigs to meet fast-grow-ing490 words
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524 2008-07-01 9 JAMIE LEE - JAMIE LEE IPO stocks remain abandoned; sound fundamentals could mitigate losses By CHINA Fibretech shares tumbled 7 per cent at the opening bell yesterday, as investors gave the stock a miss amid weak market sentiment. It joins earlier initial public offering victims in June524 words
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516 2008-07-01 9 JOYCE HOOI - JOYCE HOOI By EDUCATION group Popular Holdings is moving into the China textbook market in a bid to boost falling revenues in its publishing and e-learning division. Popular recorded a 7.9 per cent decrease in revenue to $60.9 million for its516 words
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261 2008-07-01 9 MATURITY YEAR RAISED COUPON DATE RATE (%p.a.) AMOUNT ($m) INTEREST PAYMENT DATES NUMBER OF DAYS OF ACCRUED INTEREST CLOSING PRICES* (EXCLUDING ACCRUED INTEREST) GROSS REDEMPTION ISIN CODE YIELD p.a.) 01.07.2008 NX*****H 1998 5 5/8 4800.00 1/1 1/7 181 99.99 9.27 SG**********261 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration592 2008-07-01 6 R SIVANITHY - R SIVANITHY STOCKS Index yields to afternoon selling after weak signals from HK and Europe THE local stock market underwent broad-based weakness yesterday, a not-unexpected performance given Wall Street's slide last week and growing concerns over inflation, oil prices, and realisation that the sub-prime crisis mayBloomberg - 592 words
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Article83 2008-07-01 6 Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch lulti Ind 4 8 3 0 0 0 4 8 3 lanufacturing 57 68 52 66 76 61 Commerce 14 28 20 15 36 26 "pt/Stor/Comms 25 27 ■inance 10 16 10 17 instruction 11 'roperties 10 2483 words
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Article119 2008-07-01 6 MAIN SDQ TOTAL MAIN SDQ TOTAL lulti Ind 26,059 26,059 127,334 127,334 lanufacturini 229,602 21,726 251,328 204,767 2,233 207,000 lommerce 44,385 21,716 66,101 80,838 7,651 88,490 'pt/Stor/Comms 87,073 2,041 89,114 270,798 663 271,461 :i nance 32,305 901 33,206 364,578 228 364,807 lonstruction 19,977 6,471 26,448 4,468 306119 words
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Article104 2008-07-01 6 lapitaLand 5.700 +0.110 lapitaMall 2.990 +0.090 jtyDev 10.860 +0.040 losco Corp 3.200 -0.020 IBS Grp 18.860 -0.220 :&N 4.530 -0.020 Sent Intl 0.580 -0.010 IK Land 4.240 +0.120 ISH 17.000 +0.200 lardineC&C 17.000 +0.240 Ceppel Corp 11.140 +0.260 Ceppel Land 4.960 -0.070 IOL 3.230 -0.010 loble104 words
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Article414 2008-07-01 6 CHOW PENN NEE - CHOW PENN NEE Yangzijiang Shipbuilding June 30 close: $0.85 HSBC Global Research, June 27 MODERATING container ship outlook, but secured revenue growth: Global container ship delivery until 2010 should exceed the average 10 per cent y-o-y global container trade growth. Ship owners could withhold order placement on any414 words
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Article, Illustration203 2008-07-01 6 KEN TAI CHEE MING - KEN TAI CHEE MING, CHART POINT THE Straits Times Index (STI) staged a rebound last Friday following the 0.618 Fibonacci retracement test at 2,946. Here, we expect the index to head marginally higher before resuming its downtrend. The bullish divergence on the STl's RSINextVIEW - 203 words
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Article, Illustration532 2008-07-01 6 LARRY WEE - LARRY WEE CURRENCIES THE US dollar was sold with renewed vigour on the last day of HI 2008 yesterday, punished by fresh Wall Street worries and another record oil price peak. At home, the greenback was pressed down to lows not traded since earlyReuters - 532 words
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Article56 2008-07-01 6 Jun 30 VALUE CLOSE -736.00-121.OC IT OB/OS IT CADI -*****.00 -98.0' IT 10-day MA -*****.00 -74.0' TSE ST Mid Cap 720.85 -5.0! TSE ST Small Cap 613.98 -5.3 TSE ST All Share 745.51 -3.1 TSE ST China 419.78 -6.6. IOB Catalist 141.65 -0.6: iMSCI 360.49 -2.1 iMSCI56 words
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Article57 2008-07-01 6 VOLUME SingTel 37,787,000 Yanqzijianq 32,984,000 China Honqxinq 30,053,000 ChinaFibreT 29,682,000 Golden Aqri 25,988,000 DBS DBeCWOBIOI3 24,495,000 DBS MBL eCWOBO9O9 19,070,000 JiutianC 17,157,000 DBSMBLePWOBIOIO 16,433,000 Gent Intl 15,982,000 VALUE(S) SingTel 139,042,455 DBS Grp 127,066,100 UOB 109,090,280 Keppel Corp 87,616,020 OCBC Bk 67,865,120 CapitaLand 54,316,740 SGX 52,238,960 S I57 words
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Article95 2008-07-01 6 CLOSE UP LD 10US$ 9222 149.6 1.2 IMH 3100 136.0 3. ISH 1700 27.2 1.. Cor| 1114 26.0 2, lardine C&C 1700 24.0 1.. MBLJCW*****0 322 20.0 6.' ICBCCai :.93%Pref10 9900 20.0 0., ISH Ltd 150 20.0 15.IK Land 424 16.3 2. China H 10US$ 1528 13.6 0. BY95 words
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Article111 2008-07-01 6 CLOSE DOWN UOB 1862 -34.0 -1.8 ISMSCI India 100 570 -32.6 -4.0 Venture Cor| 981 -29.0 -2.9 UOBMBLJCW*****0 545 -27.0 -4.7 MOIL 174 -24.5 -9.4 DBS Gr| 1886 -22.0 -1.2 reat Eastern 1690 -20.0 -1.2 India Ni 10 1283 -18.0 -1.4 UE 332 -15.0 -4.3 Pair irm 484 -10.9111 words
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Article82 2008-07-01 6 Jun30 CLOSE CHNG FRJUI127 YR2008 S$ LOW S$ HIGH USS 1.3577 0.29 1.4542 1.3457 Euro 2.1479 -0.05 2.2064 2.0474 Pounds 2.7060 -0.05 2.8431 2.6568 AS 1.3105 -0.07 1.3235 1.2349 Yen* 1.2897 -0.65 1.4484 1.2619 Rupiah* 0.***** 0.35 0.***** 0.***** Baht* 4.0589 0.06 4.4299 4.0550® Peso* 3.019882 words
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771 2008-07-01 7 Indulge in luxury at the city's hotels, restaurants and malls THERE is a reason that New York City is known as the city that never sleeps. From Barneys to Bergdorfs, Madison Avenue to the Meatpacking Distric, drinks at the Stone Rose Lounge to771 words
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Article, Illustration219 2008-07-01 7 SINGAPORE Airlines' newly launched all-Business Class daily non-stop service to New York (Newark) offers a highly personalised flight experience, so that your luxury travel experience begins the minute you step aboard the plane. At 30 inches, every leather-up-holstered Business Class seat on219 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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Article, Illustration571 2008-07-01 10 RONNIE LIM - RONNIE LIM Gaz de France will be Power Gas's 30% JV partner in Sslb Jurong Island project By SINGAPORE Power subsidiary Power Gas has signed up Gaz de France Europe's leading liquefied natural gas importer and the third-largest worldwide as its partner to571 words
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Article, Illustration289 2008-07-01 10 rCHEWXIANG - rCHEWXIANG By ABOUT $367 million of deals were signed at the close of the first Singapore International Water Week last Friday, Environment and Water Resources Minister Yaacob Ibrahim said yesterday. Dr Yaacob called the event a success, saying that it had done289 words
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227 2008-07-01 10 LIM WEN JUIN - LIM WEN JUIN By PROFESSOR Tan Chorh Chuan will step down as chief executive of the National University Health System (NUHS) on Dec 1. His successor is Associate Professor Benjamin Ong, chairman of the medical board of the National University227 words
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SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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83 2008-07-01 10 THE Department of Statistics is conducting the ninth Household Expenditure Survey until September. The 21st and 22nd groups of households will be surveyed for two weeks starting from July 7 and July 21, respectively. The survey will cover areas in Bedok, Bukit Batok, Holland, Katong,83 words
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46 2008-07-01 10 THE Global Financial Markets Summit 2008 will be held at the Mandarin Oriental Singapore on July 9. Attendance is by invitation only. The summit is jointly organised by Financial Technologies Group and FOW and is supported by International Enterprise Singapore.46 words
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44 2008-07-01 10 GRACE Fu, Senior Minister of State for National Development and Education, will today co-chair the third meeting of the Sino-Singapore Tianjin eco-city Joint Working Committee with Vice-Minister Qiu Baoxing of China's Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development.44 words
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Article, Illustration442 2008-07-01 10 LYNN KAN - LYNN KAN Increase due to 4.3% hike in basic pay, rise in bonuses to 2.36 months By WAGE growth soared to a seven-year high last year, hitting 5.9 per cent and well ahead of 2006's 4.5 per cent, according toFILE PHOTO - 442 words
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355 2008-07-01 10 MELISSA YEO - MELISSA YEO Renny Yeo to take the reins as newly-elected President By THE Singapore Manufacturers' Federation (SMa) unveiled its new Council for the 2008-10 term at its sth Annual General Meeting (AGM) yesterday. Among the thirty elected Council members was Mr Renny Yeo, who355 words
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303 2008-07-01 10 NISHA RAMCHANDANI - NISHA RAMCHANDANI By ASIA will continue to host more exhibitions but the growth of the industry will slow and will be accompanied by challenges. Exhibition space in Asia is expected to expand 20 per cent between 2006 and 2010, says Cliff303 words
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Article1275 2008-07-01 11 ONG CHAO CHOON; GRAHAM MATHEWS - ONG CHAO CHOON GRAHAM MATHEWS Growth of SWFs in the region a challenge to private equity funds By and OT since the advent of private equity has a class of investors attracted so much controversy globally. Although sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) have existed for the past quarter1,275 words
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69 2008-07-01 11 GIC TPG Fund US$2.5 billion PE Westin Tokyo Citigroup UBS US$719 million US$6.9 billion US$10 billion Hotel property Financial services Financial services WestQuay US$299 million Retail property, UK CIC Blackstone China Railway Group Morgan Stanley Central Huijin US$3 billion US$100 million US$5 billion US$6769 words
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168 2008-07-01 11 SWF Greater than US$100 billion COUNTRY FUND NAME ASSETS (US$b) ESTABLISHED ORIGIN UAE Abu Dhabi Investment Authority 875 1976 Oil Singapore Govt of Singapore Investment Corp 330 1981 Non-commodity Norway Government Pension Fund 315 1990 Oil Saudi Arabia Various 300 Various168 words
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Article, Illustration539 2008-07-01 12 PRO-ENTERPRISE CHANGES After a one-year programme, oral health therapists free up dentists for higher-end invasive treatment, reports OH BOON PING ORAL health therapists can now provide basic dental care to all Singaporeans under the supervision and/or prescription of a dentist. Oral Kare,ARTHUR LEE - 539 words
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Article, Illustration774 2008-07-01 13 SMALL CAPS With China booming, services provided by firms like Sky One can only grow. OH BOON PING reports LOGISTICS solutions provider Sky One Holdings, listed here in January through a reverse takeover of Semitech Electronics, is looking forward toFILE PHOTO 5 - 774 words
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Article368 2008-07-01 13 TEH HOOI LING - TEH HOOI LING By NOT many stocks have been spared, as investors continue to bail out of the market amid inflation fears and worry about the economic impact of high oil prices. Compared with a fortnight ago, the Straits Times Index slumped about 3 per cent in368 words
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647 2008-07-01 13 IT MATTERS Business owners can tap the new one-stop SME Infocomm Package to get a wide range of products and services in a hassle-free manner KNOW what you want to achieve for your business this is the starting consideration for any small medium647 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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601 2008-07-01 14 RAVI KANTH - RAVI KANTH Show 'political will, right spirit of flexibility', it urges WTO members By in Geneva SINGAPORE has urged World Trade Organization (WTO) members to show "political will and the right spirit of flexibility" as fresh efforts are mounted to reach an601 words
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238 2008-07-01 14 Reuters [LONDON] Consumer confidence in Britain slumped last month to its lowest level since March 1990, when the economy was teetering on the edge of a protracted recession, a survey showed yesterday. The GfK NOP consumer confidence barometer fell to -34 in June from– Reuters - 238 words
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Article, Illustration637 2008-07-01 14 Reuters [BASEL] The world needs higher interest rates to tackle a clear inflation threat, even though economic growth is likely to be hit harder than most observers expect, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) said yesterday. The Swiss-based BIS a meeting place andReuters; 1 i BLOOMBERG - 637 words
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MALAYSIA
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577 2008-07-01 15 PAULINE NG - PAULINE NG Impact on market will be decided by what police will do about complaint By in Kuala Lumpur BURSA Malaysia, already reeling from bearish sentiment, now has to deal with one more challenge, the potential fallout from a fresh allegation of sexual misconduct577 words
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BRIEFLY ASIA
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55 2008-07-01 15 Xinhua [SHIJIAZHUANG] China's largest steel maker came into being yesterday as two leading companies formally merged in the northern province of Hebei, which encircles Beijing. The new group, Hebei Iron and Steel Group Co, was created from the combination of Tangshan Iron Steel GroupXinhua - 55 words
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43 2008-07-01 15 Bloomberg [SHANGHAI] China Minsheng Banking Corp failed to sell its 3.26 per cent stake in Haitong Securities Co at an auction for a second time as bidders were unable to come up with enough cash.Bloomberg - 43 words
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63 2008-07-01 15 Bloomberg [BEIJING] China ordered finance and transport authorities to take steps to ease the impact of fuel-price increases on transportation and curb a "chain reaction". Urban bus and taxi fares as well as road and waterway passenger fees in rural areas can't be raised,■ Bloomberg - 63 words
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Article258 2008-07-01 15 -Bernama Slight change to earlier forecast of 3.1% seen: minister [KUALA LUMPUR] The government may revise the budget deficit for this year from the earlier forecast of 3.1 per cent, Malaysia's Second Finance Minister Nor Mohamed Yakcop said yesterday. "While the forecast was 3.1 per-Bernama - 258 words
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Article, Illustration492 2008-07-01 15 Bloomberg [BASEL] Malaysia's central bank governor Zeti Akhtar Aziz said soaring food and energy prices may hurt household spending and slow economic growth, damping the outlook for inflation. While the increase in costs will have a "significant" impact on inflation in the short term,– Bloomberg - 492 words
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158 2008-07-01 15 Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] Malaysia's government said that it would review its rules for foreign direct investments in a bid to boost growth in South-east Asia's third-largest economy. Malaysia will "liberalise the economy through a progressive liberalisation to spur growth," Deputy Prime Minister■ Bloomberg - 158 words
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INDIA
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Article, Illustration628 2008-07-01 16 J Reuters Its leftist allies may withdraw support in parliament if it goes ahead with pact [NEW DELHI] As a standoff with its leftist allies intensifies, the Indian government faces a crucial week that could decide the fate of, J — – Reuters; AP - 628 words
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331 2008-07-01 16 Reuters, Bloomberg [MUMBAI] Top US phone company AT&T Inc is close to buying Malaysia's Maxis Communications' 74 per cent stake in Indian mobile operator Aircel, The Economic Times said yesterday, citing unnamed sources. AT&T, which is seeking to re-enter the– Reuters, Bloomberg - 331 words
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506 2008-07-01 16 Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] BHP Billiton Ltd, the world's largest mining company, BP pic and BG Group pic were among 99 firms that bid for rights to drill in oil and gas areas in India as the South Asian nationBloomberg - 506 words
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Article, Illustration795 2008-07-01 17 Reuters Triggers are fears of monetary tightening and heavy supplies of new shares [SHANGHAI] Dragged down by fears of monetary tightening and heavy supplies of new shares, China's main stock index ended June with a drop of 20.31 per cent over the month, itsReuters; Bloomberg - 795 words
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Article, Illustration668 2008-07-01 17 Reuters [BASEL/BEIJING] Raising interest rates remains an option for China in its battle against inflation although it has a range of monetary policy tools at its disposal, central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan said yesterday. Although China has declared a shift to a tight– Reuters - 668 words
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Article, Illustration878 2008-07-01 17 Reuters NEWS ANALYSIS [BEIJING] China's dramatic decision to raise fuel prices by nearly a fifth last month might seem to suggest Beijing is shifting into a higher gear in its drive toward raising domestic resource prices to global norms. Don't be fooled,Reuters; AFP - 878 words
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288 2008-07-01 17 Bloomberg [BEIJING] The Chinese national pension fund's investment gains increased almost sixfold in 2007 from a year earlier as returns from its stock holdings more than tripled, said the Bei-jing-based fund. Investment income at the National Council for Social Security Fund,Bloomberg - 288 words
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272 2008-07-01 17 -AFP [TAIPEI] Taiwan yesterday allowed its banks to exchange Chinese currency for the first time in more than five decades as frosty ties with Beijing continue to thaw, officials said. More than 1,000 branches of 14 local banks, along with dozens of-AFP - 272 words
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ASIA-PACIFIC/WORLD
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Article, Illustration595 2008-07-01 18 NEIL BEHRMANN - NEIL BEHRMANN China Development Bank and Temasek will also participate at 282 pence a share By in London MAJOR London, US and other hedge funds have joined several sovereign wealth funds to back Barclays Bank's £4.5 billion (Ssl 2.17 billion) stock offer to boost itsBLOOMBERG - 595 words
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482 2008-07-01 18 Reuters Prices ease later partly due to US$ rise against euro [LONDON] Oil rose more than US$3 a barrel yesterday to a new record above US$l43, propelled by heightened market fears of conflict between Israel and Iran over Tehran's nuclear programme. Prices– Reuters - 482 words
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Article, Illustration749 2008-07-01 18 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] MerriU Lynch and ÜBS, fresh from raising a combined U5547.3 billion after losses on sub-prime investments, are using their capital to help rivals find cash. Merrill and ÜBS joined the Goldman Sachs Group in arranging the £12.3 billion (5533.35 billion)– Bloomberg; REUTERS - 749 words
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482 2008-07-01 18 ANTHONY ROWLEY - ANTHONY ROWLEY By in Tokyo JAPAN and India yesterday signed a US$3 billion bilateral currency swap accord, taking the network of swaps under the so-called Chiang Mai Initiative (CMI) to 17, worth US$B7 billion. The move comes at a time when the CMI482 words
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239 2008-07-01 18 Reuters [DUBAI] Sovereign wealth funds should be treated like any other institutional investor and not have special rules imposed on them, Henry Azzam, head of Deutsche Bank in the Middle East, told a conference on Sunday. "It doesn't make sense to impose rules on■ Reuters - 239 words
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WORLD WATCH
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87 2008-07-01 18 Bloomberg [PARIS] eßay, the world's largest Internet auctioneer, was ordered yesterday to pay LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton 40 million euros (5586.2 million) over claims that it didn't do enough to stop the sale of counterfeit goods. The ruling alsoBloomberg - 87 words
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61 2008-07-01 18 ■AP [REDMOND, Washington] Microsoft was scheduled to stop selling its Windows XP operating system to retailers and major computer makers yesterday, despite protests from a slice of PC users who don't want to be forced into using XP's successor, Vista. The software maker has■AP - 61 words
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64 2008-07-01 18 [BANGKOK] The Bank of Thailand (BOT) said yesterday that the country's trade account showed a surplus in May as exports rose a slightly lower than expected 22.1 per cent from a year earlier to a record US$l5.3 billion, up from U5513.63 billion in64 words
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39 2008-07-01 18 Reuters [SEOUL] South Korean food group Dongwon said yesterday it had agreed to buy the StarKist seafood business from Del Monte Foods Co for US$363 million, creating the world's top canned tuna company.Reuters - 39 words
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799 2008-07-01 19 -AP Skyrocketing prices, supply fears are key items on agenda at petroleum meeting [MADRID] With prices skyrocketing and supply fears growing, energy ministers from the world's major producing nations and multinational oil company heads face unprecedented challenges at this year's World Petroleum-AP | - 799 words
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500 2008-07-01 19 Bloomberg Poor deal for both as synergies not vast, observers say [PARIS] France Telecom scrapped its 244 billion-kro-nor (Sss6 billion) offer for TeliaSonera after the Swedish company rejected the bid and investors said that a takeover would erode value. France Telecom, Europe's third-biggest telephone company,– Bloomberg - 500 words
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Article8323 2008-07-01 19 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS AIG Global Investment Corporation (S) Ltd AIGIF Acorns of Asia Balanced FundlS 2.091/ AIGIF S'pore Bond Fund/ A 1.312/ APS Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Alpha Fund!** 0.94/ APS Alpha Fund (USD) 0.69/ APS Komaba Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Komaba Global Bond SGD 0.9605/ APS Komaba8,323 words
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Article, Illustration898 2008-07-01 21 -NYT Government unlikely to subsidise due to current energy problems: official [ATLANTA] No denying it: Combine astronomical jet fuel prices with a weak economy, and the US airline industry faces severe financial challenges. But does it lose its viability as a market-based enterprise?-NYT; BLOOMBERG - 898 words
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384 2008-07-01 21 Bernama Growth tops 56% in May as main airline expands routes [ABU DHABI] Over 3.5 million passengers travelled through the Abu Dhabi International Airport during the first five-month period of the year as Abu Dhabi becomes an aviation hub, Emirates News Agency reported yesterday. AbuBernama - 384 words
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364 2008-07-01 21 SIDDHARTH SRIVASTAVA - SIDDHARTH SRIVASTAVA By in New Delhi INDIAN developers are looking to build no-frills terminals to help cashstrapped carriers cope with massive fuel prices. The founder of low-cost carrier Air Deccan, GR Gopinath, mooted the idea some time ago but it was not well received. Back364 words
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256 2008-07-01 21 Bloomberg [SHANGHAI] China Southern Airlines Co, the nation's largest, and other Chinese carriers will raise ticket surcharges on domestic flights as much as 50 per cent to help cover rising fuel costs. The levy on journeys of more than 800 kilometres will climb toBloomberg - 256 words
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Article2518 2008-07-01 21 AIRLINE CODES: AA American Airlines (AAL), AF: Air France (AFR), AI: Air India (AIC), AY: Finnair Oy (FIN), AZ: Alitalia Airlines (AZA), BA: British Airways Public Ltd Co(BAW), BG: Biman Bangladesh Airlines V dd W di. r\uydi uiuntm e3J jii dhu^dm,, d^. duuici M m D2,518 words
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Miscellaneous348 2008-07-01 21 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS i—^^™—^^™—^^™—^^™—^^™—^-^^™—^^™—i 9 Role that finds a compiler in j^| j^| j^| hides fury (9) j^| j^fl j^B 11 Return to help with little m—^ 12 Conscript launching vessel H^^H iiiT-'- ii -i |HV v r^ i I M?- I 14 Fruit dish Paul at once failed ■^■^■H348 words
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EDITORIAL & OPINION
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466 2008-07-01 22 IT could not have come at a worse time for an industry struggling with its worst crisis since 2001. Last week, the European Union (EU) decided that all airlines whose planes fly to, through and from airports anywhere in its 27 member countries would466 words
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Article, Illustration1316 2008-07-01 22 LEON HADAR - LEON HADAR And that may happen if there's a new conflict in the Gulf before the November election IT IS not surprising that Barack Obama's supporters, who seem to believe that their candidate can walk on water, greet each other with aREUTERS - 1,316 words
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Article, Illustration767 2008-07-01 22 ROBERT SAMUELSON - ROBERT SAMUELSON The Washington Post Writers Group THE BOTTOM LINE TIRED of high gasoline prices and rising food costs? Well, here's a solution. Let's shoot the speculators. A chorus of politicians, including John McCain and Barack Obama, blames these financial slimeballs for– The Washington Post; Writers Group - 767 words
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Article, Illustration1335 2008-07-01 23 HARISH MEHTA - HARISH MEHTA Citizens are seeking greater clarity on US practices on concern that US beef imports may cause mad cow disease THE South Korean protest against their government's decision to resume imports of US beef is sometimes dismissed as yet another display of KoreanREUTERS - 1,335 words
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Article, Illustration891 2008-07-01 23 ANDY MUKHERJEE - ANDY MUKHERJEE Bloomberg STABILITY or flexibility? It isn't quite clear which of those two goals Vietnam's central bank is pursuing with respect to its currency, which some analysts say is ripe for a crisis. The concern is that an overvalued exchange rate, coupled withBloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 891 words
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SHIPPING
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Article, Illustration574 2008-07-01 24 VINCENT WEE - VINCENT WEE Demands for same frequency by small shippers could give it more prominence By [SINGAPORE] The less than container load (LCL) market is a small but important part of the freight-forward-ing market. If the container shipping market softens in theAFP - 574 words
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127 2008-07-01 24 Reuters [KUWAIT] Kuwait is developing precautionary plans to ensure oil exports in case Iran closes the vital Gulf oil route, state news agency KUNA yesterday quoted an official as saying. "There are precautionary plans to export Kuwaiti crude in cooperation■ Reuters - 127 words
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255 2008-07-01 24 -AFP [ATHENS] Greece has said it will bolster penalties for shipping collisions and re-assess officer training after a ferry accident over the weekend, the third since the start of the year. "Penalties for those who violate collision prevention rules will be made harsher,"-AFP - 255 words
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Article, Illustration503 2008-07-01 24 Samsung Heavy gets biggest order for 9 ships Bloomberg [HONGKONG] Samsung Heavy Industries Co, the world's second-biggest shipbuilder, said it won a 1.58 trillion won (Ss2 billion) order from the Middle East to build nine large-sized container vessels, its single biggest order. The ships, able to carry more than 10,000Bloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 503 words
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211 2008-07-01 24 Reuters Wenchong Shipyard up for sale for 3.04b yuan [SHANGHAI] China State Shipbuilding Corp (CSSC), the country's largest ship-building group, has put its Wenchong Shipyard up for sale on the Beijing Equity Exchange for 3.04 billion yuan (Ss6o3 million), according to the exchange's websiteReuters - 211 words
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707 2008-07-01 24 Bernama [JAKARTA] MTD Group, a Malaysian conglomerate involved in construction and infrastructure development, has ventured into the port business with an international coal terminal in Indonesia as its first project. The company, through its member company PT Cigading International Bulk Terminal■ Bernama - 707 words
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Article6028 2008-07-01 25 Transaction date: Jun 30 52-wks Tel High Low Code Last Sale Vol Day Last Quote Div GrYld Net ('000) High Low Buyer Seller C'vr P/E M Cap $mil Company 5716 1st Software ***** li S Si?" '18 S ffi FS P E 24.5 6.5 1100 AEM 41 186,028 words
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Article78 2008-07-01 25 Wk Tel Low Code Last Sale Vol COOP) Low Lasi (uote Seller Div Net P/E Cap >mil Hi< Comi Hi< Bui C'vr 200 116 6065 Diamonds 6200 6200 6095 IS DJ US Tech 1000 1000 6097 IS MSCI Spore ***** ***** 6101 ISS&P5OO ***** ***** 6170 SPDRS 398.378 words
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Article1885 2008-07-01 25 52-Wk Tel High Low Code Last Sale Vol COOQ) Day Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap |h Low Buyer Seller Cvr P/E Smil Comi >an' Hii 22 11.5 1181 s AAGrp 41.5 15 5000 sABRHIdgs 32 18 8538 s APStrategic 16.5 2.5 1501 s Advanced System 38 191,885 words
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Article207 2008-07-01 25 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 offer207 words
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362 2008-07-01 26 %dy %yr dy yr dy yr Index Change Change Change Change Change Change Jun27 World Index Preliminary 971.1 -0.5 -14.2 -0.5 -16.7 -0.3 -12.0 EAFE Preliminai 921.5 -0.9 -17.8 -0.7 -17.8 -0.6 -13.1 Euroi Prelim inan 1241.8 -0.5 -19.5 -0.6 -19.6 -0.4 -15.1 Pacific 828.3362 words
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Article59 2008-07-01 26 Jun3o Delivery Month Opening Range Sett Av Price Price Hi Vol Open Done Position Low Jul 08 3580 Aug 08 3590 Sep 08 3601 Oct08 3612 Total o/p: ***** contracts 3540 3595 3540 3587 3617 3570 3598 3629 3580 3605 3631 3590 Turnover: 6022 Market tone: Lower 14659 words
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Article22 2008-07-01 26 Jun3o ten STI SIMSCI Jul 361.2 365.3 358.3 Taiwan Jul 286.7 288 287.5 Source: MF Global (S) He. Ltd22 words
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Article21 2008-07-01 26 Jun 30 Bid Offer 1-month 1.3581 1.3585 2-months 1.3562 1.3567 3-months 1.3543 1.3549 6-months 1.3491 1.3498 Source: OCBC21 words
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Article153 2008-07-01 26 Jun3o Against SS Currencies Bid Offer Against US$ Bid Offer S$fUS$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.3141 1.3146 0.9661 0.9663 'anadian dollar 1.3495 1.3505 0.9922 0.9928 Euro 2.1493 2.1501 1.5801 1.5805 NZ dollar 1.0401 1.0417 0.7647 0.7657 iterlin. md 2.7131 2.7140 1.9946 1.9950 US153 words
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Article359 2008-07-01 26 Jun 30 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT EURODOLLAR FUTURES SepO8 DecO8 MarO9 JunO9 97.060 96.805 96.655 96.445 0 0 0 0 ***** ***** 7143 2830 EUROYEN FUTURES SepO8 99.135 99.135 DecO8 99.090 99.090 MarO9 98.990 99.010B JunO9 98.915 98.920 SepO9 98.830B DecO9 98.770B Mar10 Jun10 99.125359 words
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Article279 2008-07-01 26 Jun3o RUBBER Futures (Closing prices) RSS 1 (S cents/kg) Month High Low Close Sett Volume (tonnes) Open Interest Jul 08 Aug 08 Sep 08 Oct/Dec 08 Jan/Mar 09 Apr/Jun 09 447.50 447.25 443.50 441.00 441.75 443.50 RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Month High Low Sett Volume (tonnes) Open Interest279 words
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Article127 2008-07-01 26 As at 9am Jun3o Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Bid Offer Aust dollar 1.3020 1.3170 Can dollar 1.3390 1.3550 Euro 2.1370 2.1610 NZ dollar 1.0290 1.0520 Sterlini 2.6980 2.7291 US dollar 1.3530 1.3680 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign currency: Currencies127 words
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Article170 2008-07-01 26 Jun3o fer Bil Overnight 1/4 1-month 15/16 2-months 1 1/16 3-months 1 3/16 Overnight mode: 1/2 US$ Offer 1/8 13/16 15/16 1 1/16 Bid 7 days 1 month 2 months 3 months 6 months 9 months >—■. I. $Au 2.55 2.60 2.80 2.90 3.20 3.35 3.55 Offer 2.45170 words
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Article465 2008-07-01 26 Jun 30 AS CS Rmb Euro HKS IndRsRi Yen Won RM NZS Pak Rs Peso SS Rand Sfr NTS Baht Pound us: Australia 0.974 6.494 0.611 7.535 41.514 89.156 1.018 10.111 3.156 1.263 66.078 43.324 1.314 7.604 0.982 29.327 32.162 0.484 0.966 Canada 1.027 6.671 0.628 7.740465 words
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Article165 2008-07-01 26 Jun3o GOLD (USS/oz) Jun 30 Jun 27 GOLD BULLION COINS 6$) Sellini Bu' rim Hong Kong 932.80 921.60 933.80 922.60 Jun 27 Jun 26 London 924.95 912.90 926.15 913.90 Source: Reuters \j ji jelling puyintj i~oz 1408.12 1268 UBS GOLD LUNAR KINEBAR 6$) Selling Buying 10gm $493.27 405165 words
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Article93 2008-07-01 26 Jun 30 TREASURY BILLS Period Issue code Maturity Yesterday's Bid Day's High Low 3-Month BQ*****Z 02.10.08 1-Year BY*****N 04.05.09 0.51 0.93 0.53 0.45 0.9 0.88 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity code rate Close Bid Day's High Low 2-Year N5O51OOF 2.625 5-Year N *****0V 1.625 7-Year N*****0S 2.87593 words
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Article72 2008-07-01 26 Jun27\ I A I Aft iri iiuiii, yy.i (US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 3075.50 2052.00 3 months 3123.00 3100.00 Copper, Grade A (US$/tonne) Cash 3 months 8706.00 8530.00 8622.00 8445.00 Lead (US$/tonne) Cash 1778.00 3 months 1800.00 1787.50 1810.00 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash 3 months *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 Tin72 words
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Article77 2008-07-01 26 lunlJ (£/tonne) Close Prev Hii ih/Low Jul 08 1743 1744 1760/1741 SepO8 1686 1685 1709/1685 Dec 08 1643 1641 1659/1638 Mar 09 1601 1605 1620/1600 COFFEE (US$/tonne) Close Pev High/Low Jul 08 2431 2449 2474/2405 SepO8 2424 2442 2454/2391 Nov08 2381 2404 2422/2365 Jan 09 2328 2364 2375/2318 SUGAR77 words
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Article103 2008-07-01 26 Jun27\ SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 Ib bushels) Close Previous High/Low Jul 08 1581.50 1574.25 1590.00 1573.00 Aug 08 1579.00 1574.25 1587.00 1570.50 Sep 08 1566.50 1562.00 1576.00 1558.00 Nov 08 1559.50 1561.50 1577.00 1552.00 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs;Uscent/lb) Close Previous High/Low Jul OS 65.57 65.66 66.18 65.00103 words
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Article75 2008-07-01 26 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS lun27 CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Cham Brent blend (1-Mth F) 140.29 WTI (Near Mth) 140.72 Dubai (1-Mth F) 135.47 Tapis blend 148.1 Minas 143.7 2.4 0.73 S.33 S.95 S.85 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha Jet Kerosene 134.45 170.50 5.50 S.8 US$/barrel Opec Oil Basket75 words
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417 2008-07-01 31 ARTHUR SIM - ARTHUR SIM JLL cites enhanced survey questions for slide from 9th to 11th position By SINGAPORE and Hong Kong now rank side by side in 11th position on Jones Lang LaSalle's (JLL) Global Real Estate Transparency Index 2008, down from joint ninth position when417 words
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Article, Illustration402 2008-07-01 31 ARTHUR SIM - ARTHUR SIM Response affected by changes in HDB's application process By THE Housing and Development Board launched two new BTO projects yesterday with a potential 1,587 flats. But at the end of the first day, only 111 applications were received a402 words
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Article, Illustration730 2008-07-01 31 Bloomberg [LONDON] UK mortgage approvals fell to the lowest in at least nine years in May, a sign that the housing slump is deepening. Banks granted 42,000 loans for house purchase, compared with 58,000 in April, the Bank of England saidBloomberg - 730 words
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Article, Illustration373 2008-07-01 32 EMILYN YAP - EMILYN YAP KepLand's projects across the region will yield 54,500 housing units By TOWNSHIP developments in the region can offer large business potential. Tapping into this is Keppel Land, which currently has about 1,300 hectares of such projects across China, Vietnam, Indonesia and Malaysia. These373 words
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Article438 2008-07-01 32 THE Gallery Hotel in the River Valley area the first "funky" hotel in Singapore when it opened in 2000 could go on the market soon, sources say. BT understands that the hotel's owner has been talking to several parties with a view to appointing438 words
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433 2008-07-01 32 ARTHUR SIM - ARTHUR SIM But developers are not expected to bid bullishly By A 2.7 hectare prime white site at Ophir/Rochor Road has been offered for sale by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) but developers are not expected to bid bullishly. The site, in the new433 words
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