The Business Times, 21 July 2008

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    25 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES Singapore 85 cents online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg a Singapore press holdings publication c o regn no *****2868E mica (p) 122/12/2007 Monday, July 21,2008
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    Lock icon Big firms seen posting solid interim results
    973 1  -  NISHA RAMCHANDANI Outlook for smaller outfits less sanguine though By I [SINGAPORE] Major Singapore companies are expected to report generally strong second quarter and half year earnings, but there is less optimism that this will hold true for the rest of the year.
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  • MARKETS DIGEST
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      55 1 Weekly 2,847.73 lange -79.11 iT Index I COMP 1,105.04 -45.35 IIKKEI 225 12,803.70 -235.99 IANG SENG 21,874.19 -310.36 ;et INDEX 664.52 -65.77 JAKARTA COMP 2,141.14 -135.71 1ANILACOMP 2,389.52 -48.47 ;eoulcomp 1,509.99 -57.52 ;henzhen B 459.51 +18.13 IUMBAI IND 13,635.40 +165.55 )OW 11,496.57 +396.03 IAS DAI 2,282.78 +43.70 ;&p 500
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      Lock icon PRIME RATES
      29 1 Bloomberg SINGAPORE 5.33 MALAYSIA 6.72 HONG KONG 5.25 INDONESIA 15.496 TAIWAN 6.316 JAPAN 1.875 KOREA 9.33 BRITAIN 5.00 US 5.00 CANADA 4.75 SWITZERLAND 3.65 INDIA 12.75 Source:
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      Lock icon FOREX
      37 1 IS$ (S$ ler US$) 1.352 (USS/SS ier£) 1.992 2.694 :URO (US$/S$/E) 1.584 2.143 'EN 106.40 78.60 3.242 2.397 N<$ 7.798 5.766 !AHT 33.33 24.64 IUPIAH 9,152 6,767 IENMINBI 6.820 5.043 INDIAN RUPEE 42.85 31.68 1.030 0.761
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    Lock icon Wall Street hoping worst is over
    702 1  -  ANDREW MARKS Byi in New York FRESH off an unexpectedly strong rebound for US stocks over the last three trading sessions, Wall Street enters the heaviest week for second-quarter earnings on a hopeful note. Investors will be watching to see whether last week's rally
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      103 1 PURE ROLEX. Rolex's commitment to excellence begins at the source. By operating its own exclusive foundry, Rolex is able to create new and unique alloys, holding each to the highest standards. Rolex's goal: absolute purity. Cases, bracelets and components are painstakingly crafted for exceptional durability, colour and beauty. Being so
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  • TOP STORIES
    • THREE-MINUTE DIGEST
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        Lock icon S'pore developers unfazed by rising Viet market risks
        102 2 LOW Keng Huat's plans to pour money into a 267,000 sq ft development project in Vietnam must have raised a few eyebrows when it was announced earlier this month. Against the backdrop of a 25 per cent inflation, 14 per cent interest
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        Lock icon Aztech confident 2 new business lines will pay off
        75 2 TECHNOLOGY old hand Aztech, which surprised investors and analysts this year by setting up two business lines unrelated to its 22-year-old electronics business, said it is serious about both new forays. Company chairman and chief executive Michael Mun said the company's
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        Lock icon Mapletree Logistics Q2 income surges 28% to $22.6m
        56 2 MAPLETREE Logistics Trust has reported a distributable income of $22.6 million for the second quarter ended June 30, 2008, up 28 per cent from the corresponding period last year. Available distribution per unit was 2.04 cents in Q2OB, also 28 per cent
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        Lock icon All members expected to ratify Asean Charter by Dec
        69 2 THE Asean Charter will remain as the key theme of this week's Asean Regional Forum, and all members of the group are expected to ratify the document by the December summit in Bangkok. The spokesman for the Asean Ministerial Meeting in
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        Lock icon FTA benefits would be greater if accords were coordinated
        83 2 EAST Asia's manufacturing sector is benefiting from the "noodle bowl" of free trade agreements that have proliferated across the region, according to a survey of 464 companies of all sizes in four countries including Singapore. But benefits would be greater if
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        Lock icon Proton needs foreign partner, says trade minister
        58 2 MALAYSIA'S national carmaker needs to hook up with a foreign company if it is to compete in the automotive industry, the trade minister said. Muhyiddin Yassin said such a partnership would help Proton expand into overseas markets, and thrive in the long term,
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        Lock icon Post-Olympics decline unlikely for China
        73 2 CHINA'S robust economy is unlikely to hit the skids after the Olympics, unlike most host nations who have endured post-Games downturns, analysts say. All but one host of the Games over the past five decades have been hit by economic hangovers once the Olympic flame
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        Lock icon Explosive take-up in local homes using broadband
        71 2 THE government looks set to hit its broadband adoption target way ahead of schedule, with the take-up of high-speed Internet packages by local households up 30 per cent in the past two years. According to the latest statistics published by the Infocomm Development
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      Lock icon US banking system is sound: Paulson
      396 2 Reuters 99% of the 8,500 US banks fall into the highest category of capitalisation [WASHINGTON] The US banking system is fundamentally sound despite the highly publicised IndyMac failure, US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said yesterday, as he listed financial system stability as his top
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      Lock icon M&A: Great in theory but thorny in practice
      797 2  -  CHUANG PECK MING NEWS ANALYSIS Asian experience may well mirror European record By [SINGAPORE] With billions of euros pouring into merger and acquisition (M&A) deals, you would expect the European businesses making the investments to get at least a decent return for
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      Lock icon S'pore developers unfazed by rising Viet market risks
      1157 3  -  JOYCE HOOI They're upbeat over longer term outlook, despite current high inflation, labour cost By [SINGAPORE] Low Keng Huat's plans to pour money into a 267,000 square foot development project in Vietnam must have raised a few eyebrows when it was announced
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      200 2 SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT FC. CFO. COO. CEO. Nice initials start with an MPA There's never been a better time to pursue a career in the accounting profession. Update and expand your professional expertise or even switch careers with a Master of Professional Accounting (MPA) from the Singapore Management University. The MPA
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      505 2 Are You Considering A Manpower Rightsizing Exercise? What is Outplacement? Outplacement assistance is a planned and systematic process aimed at helping individuals or groups leaving the organisation. It will assist to-be-separated employees through the trauma of job loss as well as help them learn the "best ways" to find the
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  • COMPANY NEWS
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      Lock icon Aztech confident 2 new business lines will pay off
      728 4  -  ONG BOON KIAT Material supply and marine logistics can each match tech arm's turnover: CEO Ml By TECHNOLOGY old hand Aztech, which surprised investors and analysts this year by setting up two business lines unrelated to its 22-year-old electronics business, said
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      Lock icon Vital to keep firm's electronics edge
      634 4  -  ONG BOON KIAT FIVE months on and it seems that punters are still unmoved by Aztech's new business forays judging from the continued decline of Aztech's share prices since hitting a high of 74 cents last August. Aztech shares dipped under 19 cents last
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      Lock icon Mapletree Logistics Q2 income surges 28% to $22.6m
      523 7  -  NISHA RAMCHANDANI /BT Portfolio rises to 76 properties worth $2.48b with addition of 4 units in quarter By MAPLETREE Logistics Trust has reported a distributable income of $22.6 million for the second quarter ended June 30, 2008, up 28 per cent from
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      Lock icon Duke takes a look at green power
      117 7 A PIONEERING green energy initiative by Sembcorp in the UK has received the royal seal of approval. The Duke of York, who is the UK's Special Representative for International Trade and Investment, visited the £64 million (Ssl 73 million) Sembcorp Biomass Power Station
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      Lock icon Why prices can behave strangely
      415 7 WARRANT INSIGHTS ONE of the main attractions of trading in structured warrants instead of stocks is the gearing, or leverage, that warrants offer investors. Buying a call or put warrant written on a particular stock gives the investor geared exposure to the stock. This means
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      Lock icon Continued weakness prompts buying
      1306 8  -  ROBERT HALILI INSIDE MARKETS By AFTER posting its first weekly gain, the Straits Times Index fell by 2.7 per cent last week to 2,847.73 points on Friday. That brought the total drop in the market this month to 3.4 per cent and 10.8 per cent since
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      229 5 MTbfiyStanton, Ch/ef Investment Officer, Richard Bernstein, Global Wealth Management, Chief Investment Strategist Asia-Pacific i ii "Although the near-term outlook "We expect to see a dramatic might be increasingly volatile, increase in default rates with the longer-term opportunities in the reversal of credit availability, agriculture-related investments presenting opportunities to trade remain
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  • SINGAPORE MARKETS
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      Lock icon Earnings to call the shots in the absence of new developments
      576 6  -  CONRAD TAN STOCKS STOCKS here and elsewhere in Asia are set for another bumpy week ahead, after a roll-er-coaster ride last week. The Straits Times Index fell 16.37 points or 0.6 per cent to 2,847.73 on Friday, ending the
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      Lock icon Most Asian currencies rise against greenback
      520 6 CURRENCIES [HONG KONG] Asian currencies ended last week mostly higher against the US dollar amid continuing concerns over the state of the US economy and the health of its financial sector. Japanese yen: The Japanese yen firmed over the past week as the dollar
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      Lock icon DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED
      535 6 Legends US$; Rmb; HK$; A) As; Pound; Rupiah; Yen; (00) Euro; AA) Baht; RM; (000) Peso; AAA) Rs; NT$; (ag) Dividend/Distribition; (ai) To be announced; (aj) Final Tax Exempt; (ak) Final Tax Exempt (One Tier); (am) First and Final Tax Exempt; (an) First and Final Tax Exempt (One
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      Lock icon Oil prices drag down most commodities
      303 6 -AFP COMMODITIES [LONDON] Oil prices slumped last week as traders worried the slowing US economy would dampen demand from the world's biggest energy consumer, sparking losses across other key commodity markets. Oil: Crude futures plummeted further from record high points above USsl47 per barrel
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      Lock icon BROKERS' RECOMMENDATIONS
      1750 6 Source: Reuters consensus no. ot t-orecasi mean i-n s recommendation esti- EPS PE target price This wk Last mth mates (cents) (ratio) price Sompany name Mlco Comm REIT 2.00 2.50 3 5.47 13.99 1.13 0.76 .llgreen Properties 2.50 2.50 12 8.86 10.22 1.38 0.92 |ua-Terra Su Co. 2.50
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      Lock icon STRAITS TIMES INDEX
      4 6 WEEKLY
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      58 6 Jul 18 VALUE CLOSE IT OB/OS -586.00-109.OC IT CADI -*****.00-154.0i IT 10-day MA -*****.00 -59.0' TSE ST Mid Cap 688.47 -8.3, TSE ST Small Cap 564.86 -4.5, TSE ST All Share 714.94 -5.1 TSE ST China Top 405.86 -8.3' TSE ST China 397.99 -8.7: OB Catalist 129.64
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      Lock icon MOST ACTIVE STOCKS
      59 6 VOLUME China Honqxinq 196,557,000 Li Henq 123,879,000 Sing Tel 122,421,000 Golden Agri 108,063,000 ChinaNTown 90,019,000 Noble Grp 84,883,000 Oceanus 84,721,000 Wilmar 82,143,000 Yanqzijianq 79,224,000 Global Voice 75,651,000 VALUE(S) DBS Grp 452,741,521 UOB 438,120,189 Sing Tel 427,646,485 Wilmar 375,394,236 OCBC Bk 337,354,501 S I A 282,525,928 SGX 280,641,640
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      Lock icon RISES
      98 6 CLOSE UP 3040 186.6 4.8 IMH LP 10US$ 9470 175.8 1.4 I A 1516 32.0 2.2 IA 200 1512 30.0 2.0 IS MSCI India 100 580 14.9 1.9 ;TI3100 DBePW*****1 58 14.5 33.3 lardine C&C 1602 12.0 0.8 T&T 534 10.0 1.9 India Ni 10 1280 10.0 0.8 195
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      Lock icon FALLS
      107 6 Closing prices are in trading currencies, but absolute difference is in Ss. iBSBk6% NCPS 10 CLOSE DOWN *****-198.0 -1.9 ICBCCai i.93%Pref10 9862-188.0 -1.9 lUE 1252-148.0 -10.6 itraitsTri 588-143.0 -19.6 1052 -70.0 -6.2 filmar 410 -68.0 -14.2 ireat Eastern 1592 -60.0 -3.6 iBSMBLiCW*****0 490 -50.0 -9.3 itraitsAsia 250 -50.0 -16.7
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      Lock icon CURRENCIES Where S$ stands
      84 6 Jul 18 CLOSE CHNG FR Jul 17 YR2008 S$ LOW S$ HIGH USS 1.3527 -0.24 1.4542 1.3457 Euro 2.1465 -0.21 2.2064 2.0474 Pounds 2.6997 0.11 2.8431 2.6568 1.3152 0.36 1.3235 1.2349 'en* 1.2716 0.83 1.4484 1.2619 Rupiah* 0.***** -0.18 0.***** 0.***** Baht* 4.0609 -0.74 4.4299 4.0190
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  • VIEWS FROM THE TOP
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      2066 10 THIS WEEK'S TOPIC The Singapore Exchange (SGX) is proposing a whole slew of changes to its listing rules to broaden the range of companies and types of products that can list on the bourse, and to improve the disclosure relating to share issues, takeovers and changes of business by
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
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      Lock icon Don't take racial harmony for granted: PM Lee
      393 12  -  LEE U-WEN By ALTHOUGH Singapore has enjoyed over 40 years of racial and religious harmony, it is still important to be aware of tensions being felt in other parts of the world, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. Speaking to some 3,000
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      Lock icon Asean Charter very much the focus
      361 12  -  OH BOON PING All members are expected to ratify the document by December summit By THE Asean Charter will remain the key theme of this week's Asean Regional Forum, and all members of the group are expected to ratify the document by the December
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      Lock icon MOH guidelines on liposuction refined
      379 12  -  LEE U-WEN By THE health ministry (MOH) has refined its new guidelines on liposuction, considered a high-risk cosmetic surgical operation. After reviewing feedback received since it introduced draft regulations in April, the ministry has come up with some key revisions to the framework which will
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  • BT-CITIBANK YOUNG INVESTORS' FORUM
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      Lock icon Working behind the scenes
      981 13 A securities analyst tracks and comments on companies; his reports assist investors in making decisions, writes lAN POH THERE are specific career tracks in the financial sector to suit individuals' inclinations. If dealing with clients and selling and buying securities in the capital markets which is
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      Lock icon Disagreement spawns champions
      922 13 CAMPUS LIFE Duo with no marketing background wins MasterCard Worldwide-Wiley contest, JOYCE HOOI reports WHEN Janice Yeo, 23, and Ngoh You'An, 24, got fed up with hitting books for a group project late one night, they started taking swipes at each other instead. The two Singapore Management
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      Lock icon Be smart with your finances
      158 13 FANCY becoming the next Warren Buffett or George Soros? Or even the famous Robert Kiyosaki? Then read on. The Young Investors' Forum, part of the BT-Citibank Tertiary Outreach Programme, isn't another dry page out of your financial textbook. To complement our editorial content, we have
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      46 13 citibank THE Business Times-Citibank Young Investors' Forum is published every Monday in The Business Times. It aims to raise the financial awareness of university and polytechnic students and cultivate a better understanding of business issues. The series is part of BT and Citibank's tertiary outreach programme.
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  • DINING OUT
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      Lock icon Savour the tastes of northern Italy
      808 14  -  GEOFFREY EU NEW RESTAURANT Forlino, 1 Fullerton Road, #02-06 One Fullerton, Tel: 6536-9965. GETTING to the just-opened Italian fine-dining restaurant Forlino at One Fullerton currently requires customers to climb a flight of stairs, across a small landing, up a grander, carpeted staircase whose walls
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  • dining out with citibank
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      Lock icon Tried and tested works best
      1095 15  -  JAIME EE By EMERGENCIES are a way of life for 46-year-old Tan Mvi Huat, regional managing director (Asia) of International SOS. So much so that he even tries to avoid long lunches just in case something crops up and he has to rush off to
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      Lock icon A smattering of French bistro delights
      597 15  -  JAIME EE GUEST CHEF Bar Billiard Room, Raffles Hotel, Tel: 6337-1886. IF YOU see a skinny French chef zipping around the Bar Billiard Room this week, his name is Matthieu Garel, and he's the chefowner of the Le Belisaire bistro in Paris' 15th arrondisement.
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  • YELLOW RIBBON
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      Lock icon Look beyond the past of ex-offenders
      1303 16 It would appear that employers today are less likely to let a job candidate's past prevent future contributions to the business, says LIM WEN JUIN HEN one is in danger of being desensitised to the plight of another, it usually helps to view their
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  • ECONOMY WATCH
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      Lock icon FTA benefits would be greater if accords were coordinated
      791 17  -  ANTHONY ROWLEY Even MNCs find it hard to cope with complex rules of origin, survey finds By in Tokyo EAST Asia's manufacturing sector is benefiting from the "noodle bowl" of free trade agreements (FTAs) that have proliferated across the region, according
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      Lock icon UK budget gap in June quarter widest since '46
      439 17 Bloomberg PM Brown's pledge to hold debt below 40% of GDP now under threat [LONDON] The UK budget deficit ballooned to the widest since records started in 1946, adding pressure on Prime Minister Gordon Brown to ease his decade-old borrowing rules.
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      Lock icon ECB defends its tough stance on inflation
      400 17 -AFP [FRANKFURT] The European Central Bank (ECB) is trying to convince people in the eurozone that taking a tough stand on inflation will get them through lean economic times, arguing that long-term gains warrant short-term pain. "There is a particular need to speak
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  • MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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      Lock icon What Malaysia needs now
      593 18  -  S JAYASANKARAN MALAYSIA INSIGHT A government that gets its act together and an Opposition that's bipartisan, among other things IF ONE were to consider the stock and bond markets in Malaysia, one might be forced to conclude that the Malaysian economy is in deep trouble. Actually,
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      Lock icon Proton needs foreign partner: trade minister
      337 18 AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's national carmaker needs to hook up with a foreign company if it is to compete in the automotive industry, the trade minister said according to news reports yesterday. Muhyiddin Yassin said such a partnership would help Proton expand into overseas
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      Lock icon Bank Niaga, Lippo merger gets shareholders' nod
      206 18 Reuters [JAKARTA] Shareholders of Indonesia's PT Bank Niaga Tbk and PT Bank Lippo Tbk have approved plans to merge the two, Bank Niaga said on its website. The plan is in line with Indonesian central bank plans to consolidate the country's 130 banks,
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      Lock icon Jakarta replaces top energy, mining officials
      275 18 Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesia has appointed two new officials to head key policy making units for energy and mining, the energy minister said on Friday after lawmakers complained that the country was performing badly in tapping resources. Evita Lego wo, previously secretary of the national
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      67 18 Ait///*, I r/ ilk m v THINK BIG At The Business Times we know that as an emerging start-up, you harbour big dreams. We capture strategic market directions and trends to help you realise your ambitions and potential. We empower you with the Emerging Enterprise Awards as you leap over
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  • GREATER CHINA/INDIA
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      Lock icon Post-Olympics decline unlikely for China
      630 19 -AFP Analysts expect the economy to continue to grow rapidly after Games [BElJlNG] China's robust economy is unlikely to hit the skids after the Olympics, unlike most host nations who have endured post-Games downturns, analysts say. All but one host of the Games over the
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      422 19 Reuters 2010 Grand Prix is on track, says Force India team owner [HOCKENHEIM, Germany] India will start construction of a Formula One circuit near New Delhi in October and is on track to host its first grand prix in 2010, Force
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      Lock icon Reliance and S Africa's MTN end merger talks
      333 19 Bloomberg [MUMBAI] Reliance Communications, India's se-cond-largest mobile phone operator, and South Africa's MTN Group have ended discussions to combine their operations following threats from Reliance Industries to block the transaction. "Owing to certain legal and regulatory issues, the parties are unable to
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      Lock icon China's car part quota against trade rules: WTO
      272 19 Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] China violates global trade rules by requiring carmakers operating there to buy components from local suppliers or face penalties, the World Trade Organization ruled. The decision, issued last Friday in Geneva on a complaint brought by the European Union, US
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      Lock icon China tightens scrutiny of foreign investment
      455 19 Bloomberg Sudden outflow may cause inflation, destabilise market [BEIJING] China has tightened scrutiny of foreign direct investment to prevent "fake" ventures that the government said are acting as channels for speculative capital and endangering the world's fastest-growing major economy. Sham joint ventures and shell
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      Lock icon Barclays: Slim demand gives Qatar 8% stake
      572 20 Reuters Overseas investors will now own over 40 per cent of the bank's shares [LONDON] Qatari and Asian investors will provide the bulk of Barclays' £4.5 billion (5512.1 billion) fundraising after the British bank said on Friday less than a fifth of its
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      229 20 Reuters [BOSTON] Investors cut their allocations to hedge funds by three quarters during the first half of 2008 from a year ago as the loosely regulated portfolios posted their worst returns in about two decades. According to data released by Hedge Fund Research (HFR) on
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      49 20 AFP [NEW YORK] Dancer Michael Schumacher performing 'Dance le Jar din' at East River Park last week as part of 'Dance Out' -five days of free outdoor dance in all five boroughs sponsored by Joyce Theater and the New York City Parks. The event ended yesterday.
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      Lock icon New rule on customer data riles banks
      564 20 Bloomberg US MORTGAGE CRISIS FDIC says it's to speed up payouts in a bank failure [WASHINGTON] The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp has set a rule for banks to improve its ability to determine whether a customer's deposits are insured and speed up payouts
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      416 20 Jul 18 BANKS ABN Amro Bank NY 5.5 Agricultural Bank Of China 5.5 ANZ Banking Group 6 Arab Bank PLC 5.5 Banca Di Roma Singapore branch 6.5 Banco Bilbao Vizcaya BaXTank" 6 Bangkok Bank 6 Bank Julius Baer Co. Ltd(S) 5 Bank o America NA 5 Bank
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      Lock icon US consumers now sweating over smaller items
      488 20 Reuters [CINCINNATI] A flood of bad news on the US economic front has sown a palpable fear among consumers and many, it seems, are cutting back to save a little money. Big money purchases were hit months ago, when nervous and pinched buyers
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      744 21 -MT Many firms should benefit, some more than others and some more than expected if prices should fall [NEW YORK] It's one of the biggest what-ifs in the markets: What if oil prices stage a significant and persistent retreat? The question took on some
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      Lock icon Prolonged trade talks not keeping pace with economic changes
      725 21 IHT WTO meetings expected to be tough, long, bloody [BRUSSELS] When global trade talks ran into the night in Geneva in the summer of 2006, so many negotiators crammed into one room that they faced an unpalatable choice: keep the windows
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      Lock icon Yahoo gets backing from major investor
      260 21 Xinhua [LOS ANGELES] Billionaire Bill Miller, Yahoo's fourthlargest shareholder, has voiced his support for the Internet giant in its battle with dissident investor Carl Icahn, the San Jose Mercury News reported on Saturday. Mr Miller, chairman and chief investment officer of Legg Mason Capital
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      618 21 AFP Firm faces challenge as it tries to make USss2b deal pay off [BRUSSELS] Inßev may be based in Belgium and have strong ties to Brazil, but the brewing giant has grand plans to sell Budweiser what it calls America in a bottle
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      Lock icon HBOS underwriters left with 7% in failed offer
      243 21 Bloomberg [LONDON] Morgan Stanley and Dresdner Kleinwort Ltd may each be left owning as much as 7 per cent of HBOS pic, Britain's biggest mortgage lender, after the stock plunged during a £4 billion (Sslo.B billion) rights offering they underwrote. The two
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      Lock icon World's biggest maker of generic drugs to buy rival
      375 21 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, the world's biggest maker of generic drugs, has agreed to buy rival Barr Pharmaceuticals for U557.46 billion to add markets in Eastern Europe and sales of the Plan B contraceptive pill. The stock-and-cash purchase values
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  • FORMULA ONE
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      Lock icon Hamilton wins German Grand Prix
      675 22 AFP He powers back to lead after dropping to fifth place at his final pit-stop [HOCKENHEIM, Germany] Briton Lewis Hamilton delivered another massive endorsement of his great potential yesterday when he opened a clear lead in this year's drivers' championship by winning the German Grand
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      970 22 22 Force India's Adrian Sutil was tickling the ivories until the race track beckoned. Now, a revving machine is music to his ears [NEW YORK] PERHAPS it was like a young concert pianist performing a perfect concerto before a full house when his
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      Lock icon STOCKS ASIA
      2815 22 Transaction date: Jul 18 For a full listing of the closing prices, log on to BT online at http://business-times.asial.com.sg after 11.30pm every trading day Vol ■000 HK$ \eon Credit \eon Stores \ngang Steel \nhui Conch \nhuiexpressway \sia Satellite \sm Pacific lank Of E Asia leida Jade Bird leijing
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      Lock icon STRAITS TIMES INDEX STOCKS
      117 22 Stock name Close Change Capita Land 5.590 -0.090 Capita Mall 3.070 CityDev 10.520 -0.060 Cosco Corp 3.030 -0.090 DBSGrp 18.660 +0.040 F&N 4.390 -0.050 Gent Intl 0.560 -0.010 HK Land 4.100 +0.100 tod name lose lange JSH 16.240 +0.240 JardineC&C 16.020 -0.100 Keppel Corp 10.600 Keppel
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      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING SCOREBOARD
      102 22 Up Down Unch Up Down Undi Up Down Unch lulti Ind 1 15 2 0 0 0 1 15 2 lanufacturini 41 152 43 13 19 11 54 171 54 ■ommerce 20 42 14 16 22 58 19 r/G 10 24 10 28 :inance 28 29 instruction
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      126 22 TURNOVER C000) MAIN SDQ TOTAL MAIN VALUE C000) SDQ TOTAL Multi Ind 92,436 92,436 396,392 396,392 Manufacturini 1,166,625 157,613 1,324,238 1,278,178 13,445 1,291,623 Commerce 229,943 100,009 329,952 387,370 33,967 421,337 Tpt/Stor/Comms 417,438 2,721 420,159 1,133,104 830 1,133,934 Finance 163,029 71 163,100 1,579,769 16 1,579,785 Construction 125,438 75,479
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  • AVIATION/SHIPPING
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      Lock icon Beijing airport rail link wins accolades
      533 23 -AFP The 27 km line whisks passengers downtown from airport in 20 mins [BEIJING] A high-speed Beijing airport rail link built in time for the Olympics won kudos from its first batch of passengers who were whisked from the city's gleaming new terminal to
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      Lock icon China, Taiwan eye bigger share of yacht market
      842 23 Reuters Asian builders offer lower prices but also less individuality [KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan] Fast-moving Asia is vying for a bigger share of the multi-billion-dollar luxury ship market serving the rich and famous. Led by Taiwan and increasingly China, Asia has narrowed the gap
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      Lock icon Baltic Dry Index falls on Argentine protests
      214 23 Bloomberg [LONDON] The Baltic Dry Index, a measure of shipping costs for commodities, fell last week as a four-month Argentine farmers' protest curbed Atlantic cargoes. Producers have blockaded roads and held strikes after higher export taxes were introduced in March. The levies, voted
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      Lock icon Thai budget carrier suspends services
      213 23 AFP [BANGKOK] Thailand budget airline One-Two-Go announced on Saturday that it was suspending its operations for eight weeks, to allow time for financial restructuring. Services will stop from July 22 until Sept 15 as the impact of high fuel prices hits the no-frills carrier. "One-Two-Go
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      2541 23 AIRLINE CODES' AA American Airlines (AAL) AF Air France (AFR) AI Air India (AIC) :mnair Oy (FIN) -aL Alitalia Airlines (AZA' Airways Public Ltd'co(BAW), BG Biman Bangladesh Airlines (BBC), Bl Royal Brunei Airlin J Bouraq Airlines (BOUI T»ays Corpn (EVA), CA Air China (CCA), CB American
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      293 23 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS 7 Trappings of royalty from BB__BB__BB__B^^^HB__BB__BB__BB 10 It's about everything in gen- fl^ M Ha Hi HI Hi 11 Her Royal Highness goes to —^J——^J——^B—^J—^J and fro (4) IB JHHIH IB IE IH HI 14 A canopy under his scrutiny fl^B^Bfl HI WU WU [g) PBBiI I^^^B
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  • SINGAPORE STOCKS
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      Lock icon SGX MAINBOARD
      8974 24 Week ended: Jul 18 52-wks Tel |h Low Code Last Sale Vol Week Last Quote Div GrYld Net ('000) High Low Buyer Seller C'vr P/E MCap $mil Hi* Com| )ati] 5716 1st Software 20.5 5.5 3148 STelecom 26.5 8 5834 A-Sonic 110 100 6389 ABF SG Bond ETF
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      75 24 52-Wk Tel Hiqh Low Code Last Sale Vol COOO) Week ih Low Last Quote Buyer Seller Div GrYld Net MCap C'vr P/E $mil Comi _H|< 200 116 6065 Diamonds 6200 6200 6095 IS DJ US Tech 6097 IS MSCI Spore ***** ***** 6101 ISS&P500 ***** ***** 6170 SPDRS
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      2057 24 52-Wk Tel High Low Code Last Sale Vol COOO) Week Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap |h Low Buyer Seller C'vr P/E $mil Comi >an< Hii 20 11.5 1181 s AAGrp 36.5 15 5000 s ABR Hldgs 32 18 8538 s APStrategic 16 2.5 1501 s Advanced System
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      Lock icon CLOB INTERNATIONAL
      213 24 STOCK PRICES LEGEND: Straits Times Index Stocks; s Catalist Non-Sponsored; t Catalist; N Net or Tax-exempted dividend; ct Conditional Trdg; xd ex-dividend cd cum dividend; cri cum right issue cbi cum bonus issue; xri ex-right issue; xbi ex-bonus issue xall ex-all; cdxa cum dividend ex-all co cum offer
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  • FINANCE & COMMODITIES
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      Lock icon MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INDICES
      369 25 In local curr In S$ In USS %dy %yr dy yr dy yr Index Change Change Change Change Change Change Jul 18 World Index Preliminan 944.2 0.4 -16.6 0.4 -19.4 0.1 -14.3 EAFE Preliminai 891.2 0.9 -20.5 0.6 -20.8 0.4 -15.1 Euro[ Preliminan 1214.6 1.7
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      Lock icon FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES
      120 25 A= 9am mis Singapore dollars to one unit if foreign currency: Currencies Bid Offer Uist dollar 1.3070 1.3230 San dollar 1.3370 1.3530 luro 2.1290 2.1540 IZ dollar 1.0240 1.0460 iterlini md 2.6850 2.7160 JS dollar 1.3440 1.3600 .ocal dollars to 100 units if foreign currency: Currencies
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      160 25 Jul 18 Svernight 3/8 -month 7/8 -months 1 l-months 1 1/8 Overnight mode: 5/16 IS$ Offer 1/4 3/4 7/8 1 Bid 1 days I month > months S months S months 1 months 12 months CAu 2.40 2.63 2.85 3.00 3.20 3.35 3.45 Offer 2.30 2.53 2.75 2.90
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      16 25 Jul 18 STI ilMSCI Jul 355.8 355.8 350 "aiwan Jul 269 270.3 261.9
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      Lock icon US$/S$ FORWARD RATES
      21 25 Jul 18 Bid Offer -month 1.3497 1.3509 !-months 1.3476 1.3489 i-months 1.3459 1.3472 i-months 1.3407 1.3420 Source: OCBC
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      Lock icon INTERBANK CURRENCY RATES
      152 25 Jul 18 lurrencies Bid Offer Bid Offer >$IUS$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.3127 1.3143 0.9710 0.9715 Sanadian dollar 1.3418 1.3435 0.9926 0.9930 luro 2.1415 2.1435 1.5841 1.5844 IZ dollar 1.0310 1.0324 0.7626 0.7631 Sterlini md 2.6924 2.6947 1.9916 1.9918 IS dollar 1.3519 1.3529
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      375 25 Jul 18 URODOLLAR FUTURES >ep08 Dec08 v1ar09 un09 97.130 96.905 96.810 96.615 0 0 0 0 ***** ***** 6218 3759 EUROYEN FUTURES >ep08 99.150 99.150 Dec08 99.120 99.125B v1ar09 99.080 99.095 Iun09 99.020 99.035 iep09 98.960B Dec09 98.885B vlarlO Iun10 99.145 99.120 99.080 99.020 99.145 99.120 99.080
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      Lock icon SICOM FUTURES
      281 25 juMs RUBBER Futures (Closing prices) RSS 1 (S cents/kg) Month High Low Close Sett Volume (tonnes) Open Interest Aug 08 Sep 08 Oct08 NOV08 Dec 08 Jan/Mar 09 431.25 426.50 424.75 424.75 424.00 423.75 RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Month Hig gh Low Sett Volume (tonnes) Open Interest AugO8
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      Lock icon CHICAGO BOT
      100 25 Jul 18\ SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 lb bushels) Close Previous High/Low Aug 08 1470.00 1521.00 1528.00 1470.00 Sep 08 1458.50 1508.00 1514.00 1459.00 Nov 08 1448.00 1498.00 1508.00 1447.00 Jan 09 1463.75 1513.75 1521.00 1465.00 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs;Uscent/lb) Close Previous High/Low Aug 08 62.09 63.42 63.50
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      Lock icon CRUDE OIL & PRODUCTS
      78 25 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Ju ,i7 CRUDE (FOB origin) USS/barrel Close Cham Brent blend (1-Mth F) 135.9 0.7 WTI (Near Mth) 129.64 -4.96 Dubai (1 -Mth F) 131.15 -3.51 Tapis blend 145.3 -4.1 Minas 138.95 -5.15 PRODUCT USS/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha Jet Kerosene 125.27 167.40 -3.81 -3.. USS/barrel Opec
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      Lock icon INTERBANK CROSS RATES
      464 25 Jul 18 Rm Euro HK! lm Rs Ru Yen Won RM NZ! Pal Rs Peso Ram NT! Bal it Pouni US! Australia 0.978 6.624 0.613 7.573 41.618 88.894 1.033 9.848 3.149 1.273 68.910 43.196 1.314 7.356 0.992 29.483 32.377 0.488 0.971 Canada 1.022 6.771 0.627 7.742 42.542
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      Lock icon GOVERNMENT SECURITIES
      88 25 Jul 18 Period Issue code Maturity Yesterday's Bid Day's High Low 3-Month BQ*****H 16.10.08 1-Year BY*****N 04.05.09 0.35 0.62 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity code rate Close Bid His Day's igh Low 2-Year N*****0F 2.625 5-Year N *****0V 1.625 7-Year N*****0S 2.875 10-Year NY*****A 4.000 15-Year NY*****X
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      68 25 June mth 2.***** 0.***** mths 2.***** 1.***** mths 2.***** 1.***** mths 3.***** 1.***** mths 3.***** 1.***** 2 mths 3.***** 1.***** ;WAP Offer rates (S$) mth 0.***** mths 0.***** I mths 1.***** 6 mths 1.***** 9 mths 1.***** 12 mths 1.***** SWAP Mid rates (S$) 1 yr 1.***** 2yrs 2.*****
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      Lock icon PALM OIL
      60 25 juHB lelivery lonth Opening Range Sett Av Price Price Hii Vol Open Done Position Low \ug 08 3375 iep 08 3390 Dct 08 3397 >Jov 08 3400 fatal o/p: ***** contracts 3380 3390 3351 3387 3391 3354 3392 3405 3358 3391 3400 3361 Turnover: ***** Market tone: Lower
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      128 25 juiia /oz) Jong Kong .ondon 960.70 863.10 961.70 864.10 Jul 17 Jul 18 971.40 956.70 972.40 957.70 Source: Reuters CAST BAR (S$) Jul 18 Buying Sellini Kilobar "44,838.35" ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (S$) Selling Buying gm jgm Ogm !0gm JOgm OOgm oz ozUBS Kinebar™ 100.58 285.69 509.32 959.79
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      Lock icon LONDON METALS
      70 25 Jul 18] minimum, 99.7 jrity (USS/tonne) Co Close Previous Cash 2984.00 3078.00 3 months 3033.00 3127.00 Copper, Grade A (USS/tonne) Cash 3 months 8314.00 8085.00 8401.00 8160.00 Lead (USS/tonne) Cash 1971.50 3 months 1970.00 1963.80 1965.00 Nickel (USS/tonne) Cash 3 months *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 Tin (USS/tonne) Cash
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      Lock icon LIFFE
      81 25 juns (£/tonne) Close Prev Hii ih/Low Sep 08 1443 1512 1502/1441 Dec 08 1457 1520 1510/1455 Mar 09 1450 1513 1502/1447 May 09 1453 1516 1487/1451 COFFEE (USS/tonne) Close Pev High/Low Jul 08 2461 2445 2464/2415 Sep 08 2376 2348 2379/2301 Nov 08 2319 2292 2326/2256 Jan 09 2240
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      Lock icon BONDS & WARRANTS
      4319 25 BONDS WARRANTS rel lode Com| Last Sale Vol Conv Exer +or- ('000) Ratio Price 'rem Expiry Disc Gear- mths ing Left >am 5058 Advance Modules Grp W*****3 6 5036 Advance SCT Ltd W*****9 0.5 -2.5 1 #ArianeCorp Ltd W*****9 0.5 3092 Asia Environment W*****4 16 1481 #Asia Water Tech Ltd
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  • BizIT
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      681 29 IDA's broadband penetration target of 90% of households could be met this year, seven years ahead of schedule, reports WINSTON CHAI The government looks set to hit its broadband adoption target way ahead of schedule, with the take-up of high-speed Internet packages by
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      Lock icon US computer shipment growth slows
      318 29 Reuters Surveys cite ongoing economic doubts for sluggish Q2 showing [SAN FRANCISCO] Growth slowed in the United States market for home and business computers in the second quarter because of the ongoing economic uncertainty, according to two surveys released last week. Some 17 million personal
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      1020 30 THIS SERIES IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY AVOCENT Avocent's DSView® 3 Management Solution reduces risk and improves efficiency of management staff ONE of the primary reasons that virtualisation is being deployed is to optimise the use of IT resources, space and power. A data centre typically consists
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      356 30 Centralised Secured Desktop Management with HMX solution DESKTOP over IP solutions are designed for desktop administrators who need to physically separate the computer from the user in the work environment. Physical separation of the computer and user can be critical where security and/or environmental issues are major concerns. The Avocent
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      Lock icon Trek to set up intellectual property team
      797 31  -  ONG BOON KIAT The company will launch its 32G8 thumbdrive by September By SINGAPORE'S Trek 2000 International, inventor of the "Thumb Drive" portable USB memory device, intends to set up an in-house intellectual property (IP) management team in one to two years' time,
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      Lock icon Sawis opens data centre in S'pore
      544 31  -  AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY It meets demand for integrated hosting, network services By INTEGRATED hosting and network services provider Sawis has announced the opening of its expanded Singapore data centre. Speaking to BizlT, Savvis chief executive officer Phil Koen noted that the data centre in
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      Lock icon Videogames getting minds of their own
      491 31 AFP [LOS ANGELES] Videogames are getting smarter with virtual enemies improvising during battles, storylines shifting based on moral choices and in-game characters sending players text messages for help. Titles unveiled at the just-concluded Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles feature artificial intelligence (AI), making
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      Lock icon Sweeping panoramas, courtesy of a robot
      310 31 NYT [NEW YORK] Robots already cut the grass and vacuum rugs. Now they are helping with a more artistic job: creating vast photographic panoramas with ordinary cameras. A new, inexpensive robotic device from researchers at Carnegie Mellon University attaches snugly to almost any standard
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      Lock icon Style with substance
      1170 33  -  AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY <cool stuff> Nokia's new flagship E-series phone combines good looks with great functionality by THE first question that strikes you when you take out the E7l from the box is: Hey, did Nokia get the N and E alphabets mixed up? Unlike many other
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      Lock icon More shoppers staying home and clicking
      520 33 ■NYT Internet sales are expected to surpass USs2oob this year [NEW YORK] To go shopping these days, more Americans are trading in their car keys for a keyboard. Online shopping is gaining at a time when simply filling up a petrol tank to head
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        93 33 LOGITECH promises to turn the handphone into a portable boom box with its new speaker system. Pure-Fi Mobile (above) is said to transform low-fidelity audio from phones into high-quality stereo sound. It can be linked wirelessly to a handset through Bluetooth for music streaming, and
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        88 33 CREATIVE Technology has taken the wraps off a new headset designed for the Apple iPhone. The EP-630i (above) features a slim built-in microphone that allows the user to switch from music to calls with the push of a button. It uses 9mm Neodymium magnet drivers to
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        104 33 FUJITSU has introduced the Lifeßook T5OlO (below), its latest tablet PC. By twisting the screen, the computer can be converted from tablet mode into a more conventional laptop form factor. Powered by Intel's Centrino 2 and Core 2 Duo processors, the Lifeßook T5OlO
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        118 33 BROTHER International has launched a new line of multifunction laser printers tailored for small office users. The 7000 series boasts of print speeds of 22 A 4 pages per minute, comparable to some higher-end office lasers. Brother stretches its cost-efficiency claim further by offering
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        79 33 SPORTS fans will receive comprehensive coverage of the Olympics free, with Star Hub dedicating six channels to the Beijing Games. Channels 601 to 606 will be turned on next month. They will carry live and delayed telecasts of various events, including complete coverage
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        112 33 MOBILE industry trade group GSMA has called for entries for the Asia Mobile Awards and the Asia-Pacific leg of its Mobile Innovation Global Competition. To reflect recent changes in the telecommunications industry, the Asia Mobile Awards 2008 will feature several new categories such as
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        83 33 SAP has joined hands with SIM University (UniSIM) to offer a certification programme that does away with classroom lessons. Students can acquire SAP's Enterprise Resource Planning certification through e-learning modules, via the UniSIM-SAP e-Academy. Students can choose between six different SAP tracks, each made up
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        111 33 NETWORKING equipment maker Nortel has appointed Francois Lancon head of its operations in the Asia-Pacific region. Mr Lancon previously led Nortel's regional enterprise solutions business. He takes over part of the leadership responsibility from Michael Pangia, Nortel's former president for Asia. Mr Pangia is returning
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      200 33 Bloomberg [SAN JOSE, California] Facebook Inc, the most popular social-networking website, sued the German company StudiVZ Ltd claiming its online network for students copied Facebook's design, functionality and features. StudiVZ.net, which says it is the largest network for students in German-speak-ing countries,
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        1607 34 INTELLIGENT BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES New technologies are making intelligent buildings of today even smarter tomorrow, writes ONG BOON KIAT BUOYANT real estate developers in oil-rich Middle Eastern countries, bustling Vietnam and the high-tech cities of China increasingly share a common trait these days: they are not afraid
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        439 34  -  ONG BOON KIAT By THE current real estate boom in the Gulf States and the Asia-Pacific has fuelled a bullish intelligent building market, and two of Singapore's biggest IT service providers NCS and ST Electronics are reaping the rewards. Lim Eng,
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