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Title Section25 2008-09-02 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES Singapore 85 cents online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg •V A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION CO REGN NO *****2868E MICA (P) 197/08/2008 Tuesday, September 2,200825 words
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686 2008-09-02 1 LYNETTE KHOO - LYNETTE KHOO Transition measures in place as most companies drag feet on finding sponsors By [SINGAPORE] The Singapore Exchange (SGX) yesterday introduced "transition measures" for Catalist companies that are yet to appoint a sponsor. These moves may speed up the process686 words
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MARKETS DIGEST
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Article42 2008-09-02 1 lorn iam KLCOMP Closed NIKKEI 225 12,834.18 -238.69 HANG SENG 20,906.31 -355.58 ;et index 675.22 -9.22 JAKARTA COMP 2,164.62 -1.32 MANILA COMP 2,686.52 -1.57 ;eoulcomp 1,414.43 -59.81 ;henzhen b 379.24 -5.18 MUMBAI IND 14,498.51 -66.02 12NOONEDT Cham DOW Closed NASDAQ Closed42 words
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Article28 2008-09-02 1 Singapore 5.38 MALAYSIA 6.72 HONGKONG 5.25 INDONESIA 15.827 taiwan 6.316 JAPAN 1875 KOREA 9.33 BRITAIN 5.00 US 5.00 canada 4.75 Switzerland 3.72 ND!A 1375 Source: BloombergBloomberg - 28 words
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Article41 2008-09-02 1 US$ (S$ per US$) 1.423 (US$/S$ per 1.806 2.571 EURO (US$/S$/E) 1.465 2.086 YEN 107.80 75.70 RM 3.405 2.392 HK$ 7.806 5.485 BAHT 34.28 24.08 RUPIAH 9,163 6,438 RENMINBI 6.827 4.797 INDIAN RUPEE 44.10 30.98 1.172 0.823 NZ$ 1.434 1.00841 words
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590 2008-09-02 1 SIOW Ll SEN - SIOW Ll SEN Credit-worthy buyers offered loans with no interest and instalment payment until TOP By [SINGAPORE] The deferred payment scheme may have been banned, but something strikingly similar is doing the rounds to help developers sell their properties. The interest absorption scheme (lAS)590 words
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Miscellaneous214 2008-09-02 1 ______________p___. PROPERTY JAPAN fe#J| 0LDER BE INSPIRED I Govt waives building Prime Minister Fukuda r, WORKERS Zap for daily inspiration. _^g premium on lease top-ups in shock resignation pW Staying active and Win a Nikon Digital J page 2 page 3 _^^fl^ M M engaged page 2 Camera! page 6214 words
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69 2008-09-02 2 THE deferred payment scheme may have been banned, but something strikingly similar is doing the rounds to help developers sell their properties. The interest absorption scheme and the zero instalment scheme allow the buyer to make a 20 per cent downpayment and then pay69 words
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67 2008-09-02 2 THE government will waive the building premium when a lease extension is granted with immediate effect. But as tantalising as this may sound, the impact is likely to be minimal. Fewer than 30 developments have sought lease extensions in the past year, says67 words
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78 2008-09-02 2 JAPAN was stunned last night by news that Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda is stepping down after less that a year in office, plunging the country into another round of political turmoil and raising the possibility of an early general election. The shock announcement78 words
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61 2008-09-02 2 DBS Bank and Chinese card payment network operator China Unionpay have struck a deal that will allow Chinese visitors to Singapore to use their CUP cards at participating merchants. The memorandum of understanding also allows DBS to issue CUP debit and credit cards in61 words
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77 2008-09-02 2 MALAYSIAN healthcare provider Qualitas Medical Group made a disappointing trading debut on the Catalist board yesterday, plunging as much as 40 per cent in subdued trading. Qualitas saw its shares hit an intra-day low of 15 cents 40 per cent below77 words
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37 2008-09-02 2 MALAYSIA and Singapore have agreed that traditional fishing by both countries will continue beyond 0.5 nautical mile off Pedra Branca, Middle Rocks and South Ledge. SINGAPORE NEWS, PAGE 737 words
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83 2008-09-02 2 INFLATION in Thailand and South Korea slowed sharply in August in step with retreating oil prices, adding to evidence that price growth and interest rates have peaked in most of Asia. Bangkok and Seoul reported annual inflation well below expectations and July's83 words
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83 2008-09-02 2 INDONESIA'S inflation held near a 22-month high in August on rising liquefied petroleum gas prices, sustaining pressure on the central bank to raise its benchmark interest rate for a fifth month. Consumer prices rose 11.85 per cent from a year earlier last month, after83 words
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101 2008-09-02 2 CHINA'S leaders are planning tax cuts and a public-works spending spree to make sure their economy's growth isn't doused along with the Olympic flame. Government officials in China, whose expansion was already slowing before the Beijing Games ended last month, are determined to101 words
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69 2008-09-02 2 SINGAPORE'S first eco-friendly maU City Developments' City Square Mall is close to 70 per cent let and has secured nine anchor tenants. The mall will open in the fourth quarter of 2009. The developer yesterday disclosed the anchor tenants which69 words
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474 2008-09-02 2 ARTHUR SIM - ARTHUR SIM Little impact seen as only a handful of applicants incur cost in past year By [SINGAPORE] The government will waive the building premium when a lease extension is granted with immediate effect. But as tantalising as this may sound, the impact474 words
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Article, Illustration725 2008-09-02 2 OH BOON PING - OH BOON PING Two organisations tap into the best in their senior workers By [SINGAPORE] Who says older workers are past their prime and can no longer contribute to a company's bottom line? Not NTUC Fair Price and Prudential Assurance Company (Singapore), which725 words
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535 2008-09-02 2 Reuters NEWS ANALYSIS [NEW YORK] The US Federal Reserve may be pressed in coming months to provide further liquidity to strained money markets as the financial system remains vulnerable despite rapid monetary easing over the past year. But the Fed would like– Reuters - 535 words
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605 2008-09-02 3 -AP Fall led by exporters such as Canon and LG Electronics [HONG KONG] Asian stock markets dropped sharply yesterday, led by exporters such as Canon and LG Electronics, amid worries over slowing global demand and crude prices as Hurricane Gustav bore down on-AP - 605 words
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Article, Illustration668 2008-09-02 3 ANTHONY ROWLEY - ANTHONY ROWLEY Taro Aso likely to succeed him but fresh elections cannot be ruled out By in Tokyo JAPAN was stunned last night by news that Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda is stepping down after less that a year in office, plunging the countryAP - 668 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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390 2008-09-02 4 CONRAD TAN - CONRAD TAN Chinese visitors can use CUP cards at participating merchants here By DBS Bank and Chinese card payment network operator China Unionpay (CUP) have struck a deal that will allow Chinese visitors to Singapore to use their CUP cards at participating merchants. The390 words
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Article, Illustration222 2008-09-02 4 RACHEL SIM - RACHEL SIM Half height platform screen doors for MRT stations By SINGAPORE Technologies Electronics has won a $112 million contract from the Land Transport Authority of Singapore (LTA) for Half Height Platform Screen Doors (HHPSD) and its associated works for all existing elevated222 words
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298 2008-09-02 4 LEE U- WEN - LEE U-WEN By THE chief executive of marine firm See Hup Seng (SHS) has been ordered to pay a civil penalty of $50,000 to the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) for insider trading in 2006 when he was a298 words
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Article, Illustration547 2008-09-02 4 Reuters ALPHA Investment Partners, the fund management unit of Singapore's No 3 developer Keppel Land, said its new fund will invest US$l.2 billion into Asian retail, residential and hospitality property by 2011 despite a global slowdown. The group, which closed the Asia Macro– Reuters; FILE PHOTO - 547 words
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Article476 2008-09-02 4 JAMIE LEE - JAMIE LEE ACTION may at last be coming to the more than 100 Catalist companies that need to find sponsors by early 2010 to stay listed, but which have been weighed down by inertia to have done much about it. The Singapore Exchange said yesterday that476 words
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460 2008-09-02 5 RACHEL SIM - RACHEL SIM Poor market sentiment among factors cited By MALAYSIAN healthcare provider Qualitas Medical Group made a disappointing trading debut on the Catalist board yesterday, plunging as much as 40 per cent in subdued trading. Analysts and brokers cited three factors460 words
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390 2008-09-02 5 CHOW PENN NEE - CHOW PENN NEE Move to capitalise on China's emerging gas sector By IN a move to capitalise on China's emerging gas sector, palm oil play Wilmar International Limited is investing US$36 million for a 15 per cent stake in Fortune Gas Investments390 words
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332 2008-09-02 5 Reuters Swiss researchers' findings a boost for Spore company [MUNICH] A new heart stent from Biosensors International made with a biodegradeable drug coating appears as safe and effective as an older industry standard from Johnson Johnson, researchers said yesterday. The news is■ Reuters - 332 words
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Article, Illustration412 2008-09-02 5 NISHA RAMCHANDANI - NISHA RAMCHANDANI Changi Airport also emerges as best airport By IN a clean sweep, Singapore Airlines (SIA) was hailed as best airline worldwide, having the best business class as well as best cabin service in online travel magazine Smart Travel Asia's 2008 BestFILE PHOTO - 412 words
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321 2008-09-02 6 OH BOON PING - OH BOON PING The deals involve various projects in Singapore, HK and Ireland By PAN Asian Water Solutions yesterday said it has secured some $12 million worth of new contracts, which will be earnings accretive this year. In a statement, the water piping321 words
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202 2008-09-02 6 AUTRON Corporation Limited, a supplier of assembly equipment for Asian electronics manufacturers, has posted a net profit of A 56.3 million (557.6 million) for the full year ended June 30 against a net loss of A 598.3 million for the preceding financial202 words
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337 2008-09-02 6 CHOW PENN NEE - CHOW PENN NEE By GuocoLeisure's net profit more than quadrupled to U5556.7 million for the year ended June 30, 2008, from US$l2.6 million the preceding financial year, thanks to a host of factors. The investment group, previously known as BIL International, cited the following337 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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55 2008-09-02 6 SINGTEL said from next Monday, customers can catch the latest season of Hollywood hit TV shows as well as brand-new shows on mio TV's Season Pass from as low as $16.05 per series (including GST) and as early as 24 hours55 words
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64 2008-09-02 6 JIUTIAN Chemical Group yesterday said its subsidiary, Anyang Jiulong, has received from Yong Mci Group the first tranche of 100 million yuan (5520.9 million) in equity money. Under an earlier agreement, Yong Mci Group is to take a 32.15 per cent strategic64 words
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53 2008-09-02 6 C2O Holdings said an associated company has bought a work-cum-maintenance vessel for US$4.9 million to fulfil a charter contract. The vessel is expected to be delivered at the end of next year. The acquisition of the vessel will be funded by internal resources and by53 words
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106 2008-09-02 6 NOBLE Group said its subsidiary Noble Netherlands BY and HES Beheer NY (HES) have now closed on their acquisition of shares in Maas Silo BY a storage and transshipment company for grains and derivatives in the Rotterdam Botlek area. Noble and HES each106 words
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61 2008-09-02 6 INTER-Roller said it won a contract worth $5.1 million to provide baggage-handling systems to Amritsar and Trivandrum Airports in India. These projects involve relocation and installation of arrival and departure systems in both airports. The projects have to be completed within the next six months61 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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476 2008-09-02 7 LEE U- WEN - LEE U-WEN MOU aims to tap the fast-growing Asia market By WHEN it comes to planning for an overseas trip today, Asian travellers who use the Internet outnumber those who turn to traditional travel agencies by nearly eight to one. And with Asia being the476 words
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Article, Illustration540 2008-09-02 7 VINCENT WEE - VINCENT WEE Project cost shift in customer needs among challenges By AS hard as it may be to imagine in the current period of sky high oil prices, energy companies do face strategic risks in future that they need to address.AP FILE PHOTO - 540 words
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360 2008-09-02 7 CHUANG PECK MING - CHUANG PECK MING Both nations can do traditional fishing half a nautical mile off rocky outcrop By MALAYSIA and Singapore have agreed that traditional fishing by both countries will continue beyond 0.5 nautical mile off Pedra Branca, Middle Rocks and360 words
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259 2008-09-02 7 COMPANIES in Singapore have taken the paper chase literally. Each employee in a Singa-pore-based firm uses an average of 1.2 reams of paper each month, up 13 per cent over the past two years, a recent survey by Spire Research and Consulting shows. Nearly half259 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration551 2008-09-02 8 R SIVANITHY - R SIVANITHY STOCKS Market turnover falls ahead of Wall Street holiday and amid weakness throughout the region THE Straits Times Index shot up 49 points on Friday but fell back by 26.16 points to 2,713.79 yesterday in the wake of weakness throughout theBloomberg - 551 words
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Article95 2008-09-02 8 MAIN Up Down Unch SDQ Up Down Unch TOTAL Up Down Unch lulti Ind 3 7 4 0 0 0 3 7 4 lanufacturing 38 69 52 11 45 75 63 Commerce 10 26 17 15 28 20 )t/Stor/Comms 18 13 19 14 :inance 22 22 Construction95 words
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Article118 2008-09-02 8 MAIN SDQ TOTAL MAIN SDQ TOTAL lulti Ind 10,783 10,783 44,011 44,011 lanufacturing 176,704 7,586 184,290 125,862 623 126,485 lommerce 34,268 10,115 44,383 37,748 3,203 40,950 'pt/Stor/Comms 55,114 144 55,258 149,528 21 149,550 :i nance 28,450 100 28,550 206,589 206,596 lonstruction 7,911 5,001 12,912 986 95 1,081118 words
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Article103 2008-09-02 8 lapitaLand 4.260 -0.120 lapitaMall 2.730 -0.020 jtyDev 10.100 -0.300 losco Corp 2.300 IBS Grp 17.900 -0.180 :&N 4.240 -0.150 ient Intl 0.500 -0.010 IK Land 3.600 -0.020 ISH 15.800 -0.020 lardineC&C 17.820 -0.020 Ceppel Corp 9.890 -0.050 Ceppel Land 3.750 -0.130 IOL 2.190 -0.070 loble Grp103 words
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Article382 2008-09-02 8 CHOW PENN NEE - CHOW PENN NEE Singapore property sector CIMB, Sept 1 SHARE prices of Singapore developers have fallen 33 per cent YTD versus a 22 per cent fall in the FTSE STI in the same period. As investors continue to search for the bottom amid increasingly bearish outlook in the382 words
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Article, Illustration161 2008-09-02 8 ONG SENG YEOW - ONG SENG YEOW, CHARTPOINT FOLLOWING last week's carnage in the global equity markets, the Straits Times Index may be at the cusp of a bullish divergence. We witnessed an indication of this possibility last Friday when bargain hunters emerged to support the market. Stochastics are also161 words
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Article, Illustration537 2008-09-02 8 -Reuters CURRENCIES [SINGAPORE] Asian currencies dropped yesterday against a broadly firmer US dollar as regional stocks slid amid concerns about the global economy, with the South Korean won leading the declines and hitting a four-year low. The won tumbled as far as 1,123.6-Reuters; BLOOMBERG - 537 words
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Article58 2008-09-02 8 Sep 1 VALUE CLOSE IT OB/OS -679.00+51.0C IT CADI -*****.00-135.0i IT 10-day MA -*****.00 -68.0' TSE ST Mid Cap 622.71 -6.1 TSE ST Small Cap 513.18 -5.1 TSE ST All Share 671.64 -6.5, TSE ST China Top 337.07 -1.5 TSE ST China 335.63 -0.6: IOB Catalist 117.2158 words
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Article59 2008-09-02 8 VOLUME China Honqxinq 23,274,000 Sing Tel 20,926,000 Chart SemiCond 18,895,000 DBS DBeCWOBIII7 14,840,000 LantroVis 14,291,000 ASAGrp 12,903,000 Golden Agri 11,745,000 Ferrochina 10,560,000 Yanqzijianq 10,257,000 Li Henq 9,589,000 VALUE(S) Sing Tel 73,541,700 OCBC Bk 63,760,446 UOB 48,639,265 DBS Grp 45,808,000 SGX 36,966,004 CityDev 30,740,480 Keppel Corp 23,461,350 Capita59 words
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Article100 2008-09-02 8 CLOSE UP 'PC 548 12.0 2.2 >sia Pac Brew 1300 10.0 0.: 'eloni 313 9.0 3.' 290 6.0 2.1 ;TI 3050BNPePW*****9 61 6.0 10. uocoLand Ltd 195 5.0 2.' II Tech 15 5.0 50.' ;TI285O DBePW*****2 46 4.5 10.: in< iTel DBeCW*****0 26 4.5 20. iBS Bk6% NCPS 10100 words
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Article116 2008-09-02 8 CLOSE DOWN 8198 -79.7 -0.7 LP 10US China H 10US 1472 -69.7 -3.2 Korea 10US! 353 -32.7 -6.1 :it> 1010 -30.0 -2.9 UOB 1876 -24.0 -1.3 India Ni 10 1388 -23.0 -1.6 ilA 200 1500 -20.0 -1.3 Venture Cori 984 -20.0 -2.0 DBS Gri 1790 -18.0 -1.0 F&N 424116 words
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Article85 2008-09-02 8 Wh lere S! stands Sen 1 CHNG CLOSE FRAug29 YR2008 S$ LOW S$ HIGH uss 1.4241 -0.69 1.4542 1.3457 Euro 2.0847 -0.07 2.2064 2.0474 Pounds 2.5685 0.76 2.8431 2.5685® AS 1.2166 0.45 1.3251 1.2075 Yen* 1.3207 -1.56 1.4484 1.2619 Rill liah* 0.***** -0.58 0.****** 0.***** Baht* 4.1507 -0.31 4.429985 words
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Article, Illustration968 2008-09-02 9 Understanding the need to 'glocalise' helped Arid Tec clinch USsl4.sm worth of distribution contracts, writes LYNN KAN BEING a nine-month-old business and having US$l4.5 million of distribution contracts on four continents is a tall order by any standards. But Arid Tec has won big that way,JOHN HENG - 968 words
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Article, Illustration1213 2008-09-02 10 LIM WEN JUIN - LIM WEN JUIN ENTREPRENEURSHIP SERIES By IT is a common lament that a prerequisite for getting rich is being rich to begin with. While counter-exam-ples testifying to the contrary abound, it is undeniably a great advantage to start from a position of prosperity. So the importance1,213 words
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735 2008-09-02 11 OH BOON PING - OH BOON PING PRO-ENTERPRISE CHANGES By IN line with Singapore's aim to be a regional education hub, the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) has embarked on various initiatives to facilitate applications by foreign students for student passes here. One of these is SOLAR+ an Internet735 words
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1094 2008-09-02 11 CHESTER WEE - CHESTER WEE There are plenty of easily implemented opportunities to reduce a firm's effective tax rate By COMPANIES that embrace management of income tax efficiency as part of their business strategy always plan for more profits. Yet many SMEs that have ventured outside1,094 words
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Article882 2008-09-02 12 IT MATTERS Get up to date on key business technology trends that are relevant to SMEs AS we move into the digital age, where infocomm is dramatically transforming the way we work, live, learn and play, SMEs may find themselves inundated with technology information, trends and882 words
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Article410 2008-09-02 12 TEHHOOI LING - TEHHOOI LING By WHAT's the best strategy in the current market? Maybe it's to buy the most bombed out stocks, though even this is not a sure-win strategy. In the past two weeks, eight stocks in our small-cap portfolio advanced while 15 fell. The eight that410 words
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Miscellaneous493 2008-09-02 10 The topic for next week's SME Voices column is: "Do you think that the extended maternity leave under new manpower laws will significantly affect operations in your company, and what should the government do to alleviate these concerns?" If you are an SME owner or leader, we would like you493 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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265 2008-09-02 13 Reuters [LONDON] British manufacturers are braced for a sharp fall in orders and weaker profit margins as a stagnant economy takes its toll, a survey by the Engineering Employers Federation showed yesterday. The EEF survey, which painted a surprisingly upbeat picture of– Reuters - 265 words
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421 2008-09-02 13 Bloomberg Australia's central bank expected to announce rate cut [MADRID/SYDNEY] Europe's manufacturing industry contracted for a third month in August as producers reeled from July's record oil prices. Royal Bank of Scotland Group pic's manufacturing index was at 47.6 after 47.4 in– Bloomberg - 421 words
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Article, Illustration822 2008-09-02 13 Reuters Thai and South Korea inflation falls sharply in August as oil prices ease [SEOUL/BANGKOK] Inflation in Thailand and South Korea slowed sharply in August in step with retreating oil prices, adding to evidence that price growth and interest rates have peaked in– Reuters; AFP PHOTOS - 822 words
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Article, Illustration521 2008-09-02 13 Bloomberg [SEOUL] South Korea's exports increased less than economists expected in August as a labour strike cut production of vehicles. Overseas shipments, which make up more than half of gross domestic product, climbed 20.6 per cent from a year earlier, the Ministry– Bloomberg; REUTERS - 521 words
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Article, Illustration617 2008-09-02 14 Reuters, Bloomberg Aug figure sustains pressure on Bl to raise key interest rate for a sth month [JAKARTA] Indonesia's inflation held near a 22-month high in August on rising liquefied petroleum gas prices, sustaining pressure on the central bank to raise its benchmark interestReuters, Bloomberg; AFP - 617 words
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615 2008-09-02 14 Reuters [HONG KONG] Malaysia's expansionary budget and widening fiscal deficit are beginning to worry global rating agencies but analysts do not expect a sovereign rating downgrade because of the country's strong external position. The 2009 budget plan, unveiled on Friday, promises to cut– Reuters - 615 words
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334 2008-09-02 14 -AFP Move comes after court in Guernsey approves freeze of 36 million euros [JAKARTA] More riches belonging to late Indonesian dictator Suharto's son may be seized by the state, a prosecutor said yesterday after US$l34 million were appropriated last week. State-AFP - 334 words
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311 2008-09-02 14 Reuters [JAKARTA] Five Indonesian coal firms whose executives were banned from travelling due to unpaid royalties, agreed to pay a total of 600 billion rupiah (5595.5 million) in order to settle the dispute, an audit official said yesterday. Indonesia, the– Reuters - 311 words
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GREATER CHINA
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Article, Illustration848 2008-09-02 15 Bloom berg It is planning tax cuts and a public-works spending spree [BEIJING] China's leaders are planning tax cuts and a public-works spending spree to make sure their economy's growth isn't doused along with the Olympic flame. Ten of 11 summer Olympics host– Bloom berg; AFP - 848 words
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Article, Illustration818 2008-09-02 15 Reuters [TOKYO] A sudden slowdown in car sales in China and India is threatening to shrink the global auto market this year, promising tougher times for an industry leaning on the two most populous countries to pick up the slack in the West.– Reuters; REUTERS - 818 words
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210 2008-09-02 15 Bloomberg [SHANGHAI] Profit growth slumped at China's publicly traded companies in the first half after raw-material costs rose and government measures to tame inflation curbed economic expansion, stock exchange data show. Net income at 863 companies listed in Shanghai and 488 on the Shenzhen bourse– Bloomberg - 210 words
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634 2008-09-02 15 Bloomberg Challenges include margin contraction, slowing loan growth [SHANGHAI] Industrial Commercial Bank of China Ltd (ICBC), the world's most profitable lender, and Chinese competitors predict slowing growth after posting the fastest earnings growth among the world's banks in the first half. China's 14■ Bloomberg - 634 words
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INDIA
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Article, Illustration794 2008-09-02 16 NEETA LAL - NEETA LAL Forbes' latest list of 100 most powerful women includes 3 unique achievers By in New Delhi VIBRANT and pluralistic India has seen a slew of women from eclectic backgrounds chivvy their way to the top. As if itREUTERS - 794 words
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Article8658 2008-09-02 16 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS AIG Global Investment Corporation (S) Ltd AIGIF Acorns of Asia Balanced FundlS 1.986/ AIGIF Spore Bond Fund/ A 1.34/ APS Asset Mat Pte Ltd APS Alpha Fund!** 0.87/ APS Alpha Fund (USD)! A 0.61/ APS Komaba Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Komaba Global Bond SGD 0.9797/ APS8,658 words
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ASIA-PACIFIC/WORLD
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374 2008-09-02 17 Reuters [BOSTON] Running a hedge fund was long considered the crown jewel in finance but this summer a growing number of managers have called it quits, unable or unwilling to keep going during one of the industry's worst-ever years. Last week Dan– Reuters - 374 words
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718 2008-09-02 17 Reuters Market talk is that authorities are not defending won [SINGAPORE] A seemingly insignificant event the maturing of US$7 billion worth of foreign holdings of South Korean bonds this month is threatening to plunge the country into a full-blown currency crisis.– Reuters - 718 words
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668 2008-09-02 17 -AP Protesters vow to cut amenities at govt offices, disrupt Thai Airways flights [BANGKOK] Protesters demanding Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej's resignation vowed yesterday to turn off water, electricity and telephone service at government offices and disrupt Thai Airways flights among a battery of new-AP - 668 words
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Article, Illustration430 2008-09-02 17 -AP Financial terms of deal with Thaksin not available yet [LONDON] A United Arab Emirates business group said yesterday it has completed a takeover of Premier League club Manchester City. Abu Dhabi United Group for Development and Investment said in a statement-AP; REUTERS - 430 words
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129 2008-09-02 17 Reuters [LONDON] More than two million Britons who are in permanent employment are at the same time trying to turn their favourite hobby into a business, according to a new survey released yesterday. Commissioned by Direct Line for Business, the poll also– Reuters - 129 words
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332 2008-09-02 17 Reuters [SEOUL] Lehman Brothers Holdings has "intensified" talks with Korea Development Bank (KDB) to raise as much as US$6 billion in a share sale that could be concluded this week, the Sunday Telegraph reported. South Korea's KDB could buy up to– Reuters - 332 words
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Article, Illustration565 2008-09-02 18 JANE MOIR - JANE MOIR UK chancellor says conditions 'arguably the worst they've been in 60 years' By in London THE fate of British Chancellor Alistair Darling looks uncertain after a clash with Prime Minister Gordon Brown over the outlook for the economy. This has fuelledAFP - 565 words
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458 2008-09-02 18 Reuters They're pulling out of stocks, bonds, structured products [GENEVA] Many of the world's wealthiest people have moved their money out of stocks and bonds and into cash, the head of HSBC's Swiss private banking unit said yesterday. "The first half of 2008 has– Reuters - 458 words
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492 2008-09-02 18 Reuters [TOKYO] The Bank of Japan will probably leave interest rates unchanged through its first recession in six years and is unlikely to cut unless a global financial crisis requires coordinated action from major central banks. The central bank has little choice but to– Reuters - 492 words
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Article, Illustration91 2008-09-02 18 THIS odd pair of shoes has been described as 'Sexy Kinkmetal Fetish Unique Strappy 5" Heels' (c.1990-2008)atthe 'View Basket: Art Bought Online' exhibition at the Hayward Gallery in London. A range of images and objects have been selected by Hayward Curatorial Associate Tom Morton andAFP - 91 words
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445 2008-09-02 18 Reuters [NEW YORK] Investors may want to take any list of troubled or "problem" US lenders with a grain of salt because the data will not reflect the ultimate ability of the nation's 8,400 banks and thrifts to stay solvent.– Reuters - 445 words
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189 2008-09-02 18 Bloomberg [GENEVA] Credit-default indexes used by banks to calculate sub-prime writedowns are probably poor indicators of future prices because they don't capture all debt instruments, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) said. The Markit ABX.HE indexes "seem to have been widely used"Bloomberg - 189 words
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581 2008-09-02 18 Reuters It will slash 9,000 jobs after buying Dresdner Bank [FRANKFURT] Commerzbank plans to cut almost two billion euros (554.2 billion) in costs by slashing 9,000 jobs and shrinking investment bank Dresdner Kleinwort after buying Dresdner Bank, but investors appeared unconvinced by– Reuters - 581 words
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FOCUS: HURRICANE GUSTAV
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Article, Illustration863 2008-09-02 19 -AP Besides oil industry, region's shipping, tourism, sugar business are at risk [HAMMOND, Louisiana] Although attention is focused on the petroleum industry as Hurricane Gustav takes aim at the Gulf Coast, billions of dollars are at stake in other economic sectors: New Orleans' trademark-AP; AFP - 863 words
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Article, Illustration641 2008-09-02 19 -Reuters Call for policy on how public, private sectors split bill [NEW YORK] Three years after Hurricane Katrina wreaked havoc along the Gulf Coast, US lawmakers have yet to set a policy for how the cost of future catastrophes should be split between public and-Reuters; AFP - 641 words
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499 2008-09-02 19 Reuters But prices slide after forecasters downgrade danger from hurricane [PERTH] Oil rose nearly US$2 to over US$ll7 a barrel yesterday as US energy companies raced to shut down offshore oil production and flood-prone refineries in the US Gulf Coast ahead of Hurricane– Reuters - 499 words
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AVIATION
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407 2008-09-02 20 -AP Aussie aviation agency's review was prompted by recent safety problems [SYDNEY] Australia's aviation agency yesterday ordered Qantas Airways to improve its maintenance system following a review prompted by a series of safety problems that have plagued the airline in recent months. The Civil Aviation-AP - 407 words
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458 2008-09-02 20 Reuters [MILAN] Alitalia's unions were due to hold talks with the government yesterday on a rescue plan for the airline and on job losses which a minister said could be under 5,000 after it sought bankruptcy protection on Friday. Alitalia's long-awaited– Reuters - 458 words
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256 2008-09-02 20 Bloomberg [BANGKOK] Thai Airways International pel, the nation's largest carrier, fell to the lowest since it began trading 16 years ago after the country's second-busi-est airport was forced to close because of anti-gov-ernment protests. The airline slid 6.8 per cent, the biggest– Bloomberg - 256 words
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590 2008-09-02 20 AFP Natural disasters, shaky economy, fuel hikes hit earnings [SHANGHAI] It was supposed to be Air China's year: the airline heralded a new era in Chinese aviation by joining Star Alliance, became the Olympics official carrier and expected big passenger numbers toAFP - 590 words
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Article2543 2008-09-02 20 AIRLINE CODES: AA: American Airlines (AAL), AF: Air France (AFR), Al: Air India (AIC), AY: Finnair Oy (FIN), AZ: Alitalia Airlines (AZA), BA: British Airways Public Ltd Co (BAW), BG: Biman Bangladesh Airlines (BBC), Bl: Royal Brunei Airlines Sdn Bhd (RBA), BO: Bouraq Airlines (BOU), BR:2,543 words
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Page 20 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous399 2008-09-02 20 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS I Hover around in case of cer- pj I [2 I [3 I [4 Hls I [6 I [7 I |8 tain sign of promotion (7) __^l__^l__^l__Bß__^l__^l__^l__ 5 What to put on sign sailor HJI HJ HJ BJ BJ BJ BJ started to doubt (7) 9 Widows399 words
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SHIPPING/TRANSPORT
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Article, Illustration649 2008-09-02 21 SIDDHARTH SRIVASTAVA - SIDDHARTH SRIVASTAVA Fleet owners place orders with them as traditional builders are way overbooked By in New Delhi THE Indian shipbuilding industry is upbeat due to the flow of new orders, with observers estimating a threefold rise in orders in the past year-and-a-half.BLOOMBERG - 649 words
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261 2008-09-02 21 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Daewoo Shipbuilding Marine Engineering, the world's third-largest shipyard, slipped the most in more than a year in Seoul trading yesterday on concern a weaker won would increase hedging losses. Daewoo Shipbuilding fell 14 per cent, the biggest decline since– Bloomberg - 261 words
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221 2008-09-02 21 Reuters [BEIJING] China plans to beat its own record for the world's fastest train service when a new link between Beijing and Shanghai opens by 2012, a state newspaper reported yesterday. The domestically developed train would run at 380 kph, slicing– Reuters - 221 words
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Article, Illustration711 2008-09-02 21 NYT [NEW YORK] Poised to skate across the waves off Anacortes, Washington, is a 90-foot, three-hulled won-der-yacht designed to crush its competitors in the next America's Cup. With a price tag of more than US$lO million, it was built for the racing team ofNYT - 711 words
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352 2008-09-02 21 -AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian foreign minister Rais Yatim said the government was taking steps to secure the release of the crews taken hostage on two Malaysian tankers in the Gulf of Aden, reports said yesterday. Mr Rais said the piracy-AFP - 352 words
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802 2008-09-02 21 Reuters [NAIROBI] Rapidly spreading lawlessness as Somalia collapses in the worst fighting in nearly two decades is fuelling a wave of piracy that increasingly threatens one of the world's most important waterways. Although shipping costs have not been affected so far, it isReuters - 802 words
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EDITORIAL & OPINION
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479 2008-09-02 22 ALMOST a year into the US sub-prime crisis and equity markets around the world are still reeling from its fallout. In US dollar terms, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index is down 24 per cent year to date, the Straits Times Index 22 per cent, while479 words
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Article, Illustration1050 2008-09-02 22 IVAN PNG - IVAN PNG Millionaires who die sans estate planning pose a challenge to rationale for its abolition By THE government introduced a Bill in Parliament last week to abolish estate duty with effect from Feb 15, 2008. Estate duty presents a nice counterpoint betweenFILE PHOTO/ST; IVAN PNG - 1,050 words
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Article, Illustration761 2008-09-02 22 G PANICKER - G PANICKER THE BOTTOM LINE GEOPOLITICS, specifically a US and/or Israeli attack on Iran, was considered a major factor as oil price peaked at US$l47 in July. Well, geopolitics is back and on a scale that oil traders probably could not761 words
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Article, Illustration1259 2008-09-02 23 LEON HADAR - LEON HADAR Will Obama come across as more 'American' and thus more electable or will it be McCain? SOMETIMES even cliches can sound profound. Like when politicians and pundits were referring to last week's Democratic National Convention as "historic", as a "defining moment" andAFP - 1,259 words
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Article, Illustration785 2008-09-02 23 GRACE TIAN - GRACE TIAN By THOUGH China made a satisfactory effort in branding itself through the Olympics, it seems the macro-economic returns of the grand event are negligible. As the people's attention shifts away from the Games, China faces many crucial economic issues that add toREUTERS - 785 words
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SINGAPORE STOCKS
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Article6085 2008-09-02 24 Transaction date: Sep 1 High !-wks Tel Low Code Company Sale ('000) High ■ow Buyer Seller C'vr P/E $mil :\l 16J II SfiE I!", 37.5 15 2101 APOil 141 54 5 5550 ARA 194 90 5 1707 ASL Marine 25 5 10 1502 AST! 15 6 3211 Abterra6,085 words
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Article72 2008-09-02 24 52-Wk Tel High Low Code Last Sale Vol COOO) Day High Low Last Quote Buyer Seller Div GrYld Net MCap C'vr P/E $mil Comi ***** 116 6065 Diamonds 6200 6200 6095 IS DJ US Tech 6097 ISMSCI Spore 6101 ISS&P5OO ***** ***** 6170 SPDRS 398.3 277 6009 STI72 words
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Article1829 2008-09-02 24 52-Wk Tel High Low Code Last Sale Vol Cooo] Day Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap |h Low Buyer Seller C'vr P/E $mil Com] >an' Hii 20 11.5 1181 s AAGrp 30.5 15 5000 s ABR Hldgi 32 18 8538 s APStrategic 10 2 1501 s Advanced System1,829 words
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Article207 2008-09-02 24 STOCK PRICES LEGEND: Straits Times Index Stocks; s Catalist Non-Sponsored; t Catalist; N Net or Tax-exempted dividend; ct Conditional Trdg; xd ex-dividend cd cum dividend; cri cum right issue cbi cum bonus issue; xri ex-right issue; xbi ex-bonus issue xall ex-all; cdxa cum dividend ex-all co cum offer207 words
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FINANCE & COMMODITIES
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360 2008-09-02 25 %dy %yr dy yr dy yr Index Change Change Change Change Change Change All! 29 World Index Preliminan 966.1 0.0 -14.6 -0.3 -16.7 0.0 -15.2 EAFE Preliminai 913.9 1.1 -18.4 0.8 -20.6 1.1 -19.2 Euro[ Preliminan 1253.4 0.5 -18.8 0.0 -21.8 0.3 -20.! Pacific 790.1360 words
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Article132 2008-09-02 25 As at 9am nuic nnic] sep 1 Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Bid Offer Aust dollar 1.2070 1.2230 dollar 1.3260 1.3440 Euro 2.0660 2.0930 NZ dollar 0.9800 1.0030 iterlini ind 2.5480 2.5800 US dollar 1.4110 1.4300 Local dollars to 100 units of132 words
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Article174 2008-09-02 25 Sep 1 *L Offer Overnight 3/8 1-month 1 2-months 1 1/8 3-months 1 3/16 Overnight mode: 0.85 US$ Offer 1/4 7/8 1 1 1/16 Bid 7 days 1 month 2 months 3 months 6 months I. 12 months $Au 2.38 2.62 2.83 3.02 3.18 3.30 3.40 Offer 2.28174 words
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Article25 2008-09-02 25 Sep 1 ten Hii Sett STI IIMSCI Aui 336.1 336.4 335.3 "aiwan Aui 268.3 268.5 260.0 Source: MF Global (S) He. Ltd25 words
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Article21 2008-09-02 25 Sep 1 Bid Offer -month 1.4204 1.4218 months 1.4185 1.4199 {-months 1.4166 1.4181 months 1.4111 1.4126 Source: OCBC21 words
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Article156 2008-09-02 25 Sep 1 Against SS Currencies Bid Offer Against US$ Bid Offer S$fUS$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.2139 1.2156 0.8533 0.8538 Canadian dollar 1.3334 1.3351 0.9373 0.9377 Euro 2.0845 2.0867 1.4653 1.4656 NZ dollar 0.9916 0.9928 0.6970 0.6973 jterlini 2.5695 2.5722 1.8062 1.8066 US156 words
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Article304 2008-09-02 25 Sen 7 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT EURODOLLAR FUTURES SepO8 DecO8 MarO9 JunO9 97.1850 97.0300 97.0700 96.9450 ***** ***** ***** 5562 EUROYEN TIBOR FUTURES SepO8 99.155 99.155 DecO8 99.175 99.175 MarO9 99.195 99.195 JunO9 99.185 99.185 SepO9 99.120 99.120 DecO9 Mar10 Jun10 99.155 99.175 99.195 99.170304 words
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Article273 2008-09-02 25 Sepl RUBBER Futures (Closing prices) RSS 1 (S cents/kg) Month High Low Close Sett Volume (tonnes) Open Interest Oct 08 Nov 08 Dec 08 Jan/Mar 09 Apr/Jun 09 Jul/Sep 09 424.50 421.25 419.50 418.00 419.50 421.00 RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Month Hig gh Low Sett Volume (tonnes) Open273 words
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Article103 2008-09-02 25 Aug 29 (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 Ib bushels) Close Previous High/Low Sep 08 1332.00 1332.50 1347.00 1329.00 Nov 08 1324.00 1324.00 1338.00 1318.00 Jan 09 1341.50 1341.25 1355.00 1336.50 Mar 09 1353.75 1353.75 1365.00 1352.00 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs;Uscent/lb) Close Previous High/Low Sep 08 53.40 53.34 53.85 53.05103 words
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Article77 2008-09-02 25 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Aug 29 CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Cham Brent blend (1-Mth F) 115.45 WTI (Near Mth) 115.66 Dubai (1-Mth F) 111.74 Tapis blend 123.05 Minas 118.05 0.07 -0.15 -1.91 -1.65 -1.65 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha Jet Kerosene 109.55 135.25 -1.90 -3.25 US$/barrel Opec Oil77 words
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Article465 2008-09-02 25 Sep 1 AS CS Rmb Euro HKS IndRsRu Yen Won RM NZS Pak Rs Peso SS Rand Sfr NTS Baht Pound us: lustralia 0.910 5.827 0.582 6.663 37.642 78.211 0.920 9.526 2.906 1.224 65.723 39.494 1.215 6.586 0.938 26.976 29.260 0.473 0.854 Canada 1.098 6.400 0.640 7.318465 words
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Article91 2008-09-02 25 Sep 1 TREASURY BILLS Period Issue code Maturity Yesterday's Bid Day's High Low 3-Month BQ*****T 04.12.08 1-Year BY*****N 04.05.09 1.02 1.20 1.02 0.96 1.17 1.17 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity code rate Close Bid Day's High Low 2-Year NXOO1OOT 4.625 5-Year N *****0V 1.625 7-Year N*****0S 2.87591 words
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Article78 2008-09-02 25 Sep 1 (US$) (SS) 2.***** 0.***** 1 mth 2 mths 2.***** 1.***** 3 mths 2.***** 1.***** 6 mths 3.***** 1.***** 9 mths 3.***** 1.***** 12 mths 3.***** 1.***** SWAP Offer rates (S$) 1 mth 0.***** 2 mths 1.***** 3 mths 1.***** 6 mths 1.***** 9 mths 1.***** 12 mths78 words
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Article64 2008-09-02 25 Aug29 KLCE PALM FUTURES (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Sett Av Month Range Price Price Hi Low Vol Open Done Position Sep 08 2430 Oct 08 2476 Nov 08 2490 Dec 08 2495 Total o/p: ***** contracts 2541 2512 2430 2580 2590 2471 2620 2620 2481 2631 2631 2492 Turnover:64 words
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Article133 2008-09-02 25 Sep 1 GOLD (USS/oz) Aui 29 Set 01 Hong Kong London 835.80 831.50 836.80 832.50 Aug28 Aug29 832.90 834.10 833.80 835.10 Source: Reuters CAST BAR (S$) SepOl Buying Sellim Kilobar 41,020 ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (S$) Selling Buying 1gm 5gm 10gm 20gm 50gm 100gm 1 oz 1 oz133 words
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Article61 2008-09-02 25 luminium, 99.7% urity (USS/tonne) Close Previous :ash 2664.20 2680.00 months 2714.00 2730.00 Copper, Grade A (USS/tonne) months 7552.00 7510.00 7593.00 7530.00 .ead (USS/tonne) iash months 1969.00 1975.00 2035.00 2035.00 lickel (USS/tonne) ]ash I months *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 'in (USS/tonne) :ash *****.00 *****.00 months *****.00 *****.00 inc, Special61 words
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Article72 2008-09-02 25 Aug29 (£/tonne) Close Prev Hii ih/Low SepO8 1637 1593 1645/1591 Dec 08 1654 1610 1669/1602 Mar 09 1651 1609 1665/1602 May 09 1644 1606 1655/1614 COFFEE (US$/tonne) Close Pev High/Low SepO8 2296 2272 2300/2271 Nov08 2336 2311 2340/2311 Jan 09 2332 2306 2336/2309 SUGAR (US tonne) White Close Prev72 words
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Article3554 2008-09-02 25 BONDS WARRANTS Fel lode Company Last Sale Vol Conv Exer +or- ('000) Ratio Price Disc Gear- ing fans Left 10SS Advance Modules Grp W*****3 6 susp >036 Advance SCT Ltd W*****9 0.5 ArianeCorp Ltd W*****9 0.5 unch 300 )092 Asia Environment W*****4 17 1481 Asia Water Tech Ltd W*****0 18.53,554 words
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PROPERTY
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Article, Illustration543 2008-09-02 29 Bloomberg End to property slump still some way off: research firm Hometrack [LONDON] UK house prices fell by the most since at least 2001 in August as economic growth stagnated, and an end to the property slump is "still some wayBloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 543 words
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286 2008-09-02 29 -AFP [MADRID] Spanish property group Colonial, struggling under huge debts, announced losses of 2.38 billion euros (554.9 billion) for the first half of 2008 which it blamed on asset depreciation. Colonial said in an announcement late Sunday that it had reached an-AFP - 286 words
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Article, Illustration173 2008-09-02 29 Reuters [LONDON] ING Real Estate, one of the world's biggest property investors, said yesterday that it has appointed Robert Houston as chairman and chief executive of its global investment management business. Mr Houston the head of ING Real Estate's UK operationsReuters; REUTERS - 173 words
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Article, Illustration480 2008-09-02 30 UMA SHANKARI - UMA SHANKARI lt has also secured nine anchor tenants and will open in Q4 of next year By SINGAPORE'S first ecofriendly mall City Developments' City Square Mall is close to 70 per cent let and has secured nine anchor tenants.480 words
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602 2008-09-02 30 Bloomberg [LONDON] UK mortgage approvals fell for a 12th month to the lowest since at least 1999 in July as financial institutions curbed lending and the property slump deepened. Banks granted 33,000 loans for house purchase, compared with 35,000 in June andBloomberg - 602 words
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