The Business Times, 6 December 2008

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    16 1 weekend THE BUSINESS TIMES DEC 6-7, 2008 Ssl.oo I aS* AN SPH PUBLICATION MICA(P) 198/08/2008 www.businesstimes.com.sg
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  • Article
    Lock icon Flight of the donor dollar
    672 1  -  Jamie Lee Marissa Lee Theodora Kee Companies cut back on charities, sponsorships to fight financial fires ByJ leejamie@sph.com.sg Singapore THE downturn has come home to bite Singapore's "home for the Arts" as donors turn coy over their spending. The Substation expects a 50 per cent
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    Lock icon CORPORATE GIVING
    24 1 Capita Land ties its charitable giving to its profit, allocating 0.5% of net profit to the Capita Land Hope Foundation FILE PHOTO
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      116 1 MOTORING f m THE raffles conversation WEALTH Very rare cars TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL'S Dontbetonbig go on show this weekend LlB YASUCHIKAHASEGAWA 6-7 insurance bonus (30,31 GLOOM ON WALL ST November job numbers shock The US economy shed 533,000 jobs, the biggest drop in a month since 1974. But latest Congressional comments
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  • TOP STORIES
    • MARKETS
      • Article
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        45 2 KL COMP 838.28 -8.58 NIKKEI 225 7,917.51 -6.73 HANG SENG 13,846.09 +336.31 SET 392.87 -0.05 JAKARTA 1,202.34 -2.98 MANILA 1,888.96 -1.93 KOSPI 1,028.13 +21.59 SHENZHEN B 282.77 +7.01 MUMBAI IND 8,965.20 -264.55 linflam EDT Chanop 11.00am EDT Change DOW 8,194.57 -181.67 NASDAQ 1,421.50 -24.06
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        Lock icon PRIME RATES
        29 2 Bloomberg SINGAPORE 5,38 MALAYSIA 6,51 HONG KONG 5,00 INDONESIA 16,830 TAIWAN 6,316 JAPAN 1,675 KOREA 9,33 BRITAIN ZOO US 4,00 CANADA 4,00 SWITZERLAND 2,07 INDIA 13,00 Source:
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        Lock icon FOREX
        45 2 US$ 'S$ ier US$; 1.520 :us$. 1.472 2.237 EURO(US$/S$/E) 1.277 Foreign currency per 1.976 us$ s$ YEN 92.20 60.70 RM 3.640 2.395 HK$ 7.751 5.100 BAHT 35.68 23.48 RUPIAH 11,700 7,698 RENMINBI 6.881 4.528 INDIAN RUPEE 49.56 32.61 A$ 1.548 1.019 NZ$ 1.876 1.235
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      Lock icon Shocking job numbers rattle Wall St
      721 2  -  Andrew Marks Sympathetic noises from Congress on rescue for Detroit Three carmakers temper fears By btworld@sph.com.sg New York FOR the whole of this week, Wall Street had been trying hard to hold on to the little optimism eked out from the most recent wave
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      Lock icon Budget will strive to keep firms afloat
      602 3  -  Lee U-Wen PM Lee also hails Obama's dream team but points to challenges By leeuwen@sph.com.sg Singapore THE upcoming Budget will aim to help businesses stay afloat during this global economic crisis, as well as introduce measures to help Singaporeans stay employed, said Prime
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      Lock icon Six foreign law firms get licence to practise
      853 4  -  Emilyn Yap Four UK firms and two US firms qualified for the QFLP licences out of 20 that applied By I emilyny@sph.com.sg Singapore AS part of plans to liberalise the legal services sector, the government has awarded licences to six foreign law
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    • Article
      Lock icon Singapore faces its longest recession: analysts
      524 4  -  Ang An Shing By shingang@sph.com.sg Singapore THE current recession here will last till at least the middle of 2009, making it Singapore's longest recession ever, according to Chua Hak Bin, Head of Equity Research, Citigroup. Speaking at a forum organised by the Singapore Press
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      Lock icon Tree rider' nations criticised at Tokyo meet
      419 5  -  Anthony Rowley Economist says some countries are adopting trade-distorting or trade-reducing measures By btworld@sph.com.sg Tokyo COUNTRIES in Asia and elsewhere that have not yet adopted stimulus measures to counter the global economic recession were accused yesterday by an eminent French economist of being
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      Lock icon Golf membership prices slide
      388 5 Yen Sreenivasan ven@sph.com.sg Singapore HOW low can it go? That is the question holders of golf club memberships are asking themselves as the price of this asset class sinks to its lowest levels in two years. The BT Golf Index, which tracks the composite open market
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    • Miscellaneous
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      69 2 NEWS LIVING Top stories 2-5 Dining L 2-5 Raffles Conversation 6,7 Entertaining L 6 Week In Review 8 Shopping L 7-9 The CEO Column 9 Home Garden LIO.IT Companies 10-14 Letter From Abroad 18 World 19-22 Stocks stats 23-27 Travel L.2.T3 Perspective 28,29 Weekend With LI 4 Wealth 30,3. Health
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      68 3 Michelin 2-Star Chef Philippe Etchebest Bordeaux S| gg 08-13 Dec 2008 jgH Incite your taste buds this December at The Harbour Grill Oyster Bar with award-winning Guest Chef Philippe Etchebest. Experience his elegantly-crafted culinary splendors through this epicurean odyssey. Set menu prices from $75 ++for lunch $185 ++for dinner Culinary
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      169 5 Over 5 Million Dollar Jewellery Inventory MUST BE LIQUIDATED! This property shall be offered at this one day auction. Items obtained from govt. auctions plus the addition of goods which constitue the majority. Sunday, 7th December Auction: 1:00pm Viewing: 11:00 am lllmm'l 1 l j I kVI I I Bracelet-Dia.
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  • THE RAFFLES CONVERSATION
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      Lock icon Going the distance
      1628 6  -  Chen Huifen Yasuchika Hasegawa, president of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company, has been with the firm for 40 years, and continues to be busy charting its future direction. BORN in the Year of the Dog, Yasuchika Hasegawa's career path hints that he is loyal and has a great sense
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      Lock icon Extending Takeda's Asian reach
      511 6 TAKEDA Pharmaceutical Co is planning to beef up its staff strength in Singapore over the next few years, as the group deepens and expands its presence in Asia. "Right now, we have 29 people and that's only in research," said group president Yasuchika Hasegawa. "We are
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      Lock icon Raffles
      76 6 Hotels Resorts The Raffles Conversation is brought to you through a special arrangement with Raffles Hotels Resorts. A collection of luxury hotels, Raffles Hotels and Resorts distinguishes itself through the highest standards of hospitality, service and cuisine. Its hotels in Singapore, Beijing, Cambodia, Beverly Hills, Dubai and the Caribbean
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  • WEEK IN REVIEW/WEEK AHEAD
    • THIS WEEK |
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        Lock icon Varsity endowment funds weather market storm
        52 7 SINGAPORE'S university endowment funds not surprisingly are struggling to cope with the financial meltdown. But the damage has not been too bad because endowment investing here is a relatively recent development not all funds have been committed, and this has cushioned the impact from
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        Lock icon Grads face up to fading job prospects
        54 7 UNIVERSITY students, especially those due to graduate next year, are fast coming to terms with the rising difficulty in landing their ideal job. While companies are still recruiting from campuses, the number and range of jobs available are from the heady days of
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        Lock icon Property market now shows classic signs of downturn
        42 7 THREE classic signs of a Singapore property downturn have emerged in the third quarter a slide in subsales and foreign buying, and a bigger share of HDB upgraders in the private home buying pie.
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        Lock icon Cheaper power on the cards for Q1 2009
        61 7 AFTER surging through the year, the price of fuel oil used by power stations and, consequently, wholesale electricity prices here have fallen since October, latest figures show. This reinforces recent government indications that Singapore electricity prices could come down in the January-March
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        Lock icon YTL ups the ante to clinch PowerSeraya
        88 7 IN a stunning about-turn, Temasek Holdings has sold electricity generating firm PowerSeraya to Malaysia's YTL Power International for $3.8 billion just a week after it postponed the sale indefinitely due to poor market conditions. Sources told BT that Francis Yeoh, managing director of
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        Lock icon Sydney-LA route slip-slides away from SIA again
        63 7 SINGAPORE Airlines will not be allowed to fly the lucrative and much protected trans-Pacific Sydney-Los Angeles route after all, despite comments in late October that suggested that Australia was open to SlA's long-standing request. The Australian government defended its position as leveraging on
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        Lock icon Developers head into crisis with more cash
        42 7 DEVELOPERS have entered the lat- est slump in much better shape than they were in during the last property downturn in 2001, a comparison of their cash positions and debt-to-equity ratios then and now shows.
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        Lock icon COE premium jumps after rash of orders
        46 7 AS expected, the COE premium for small cars rebounded sharply from its historic low of $2 a fortnight ago. Distributors had slashed new car prices by up to $5,000 to $7,000 for popular models, sparking a rash of bookings.
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        Lock icon Shadow office space grabs the spotlight
        44 7 AS banks and other organisations look at scaling back their operations, some are trying to sub-let office space that they no longer need. The phenomenon which some call shadow space started to emerge in October, industry players say.
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        Lock icon Central banks unleash aggressive rate cuts
        66 7 THE European Central Bank delivered the biggest interest-rate cut in its 10-year history after the economic slump deepened and the inflation rate plunged. ECB policy makers meeting in Brussels lowered the benchmark lending rate by 75 basis points to 2.5 per cent; while Indonesia
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      74 7 NEXT WEEK Dec 8-12, 2008 US DATA Dec 9 Oct pending home sales Dec 10 Oct wholesale inventories Crude inventories Nov treasury budget Dec TT Oct trade balance Nov export/import prices ex-ag Initial job claims Dec T2 Nov core PPI Nov retail sales Oct business inventories SINGAPORE DATA Dec 9
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  • FROM THE DESK OF
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      Lock icon Honesty may heal broken trust
      809 8 FROM THE DESK OF The West must establish a long-term bond of trust with China, and vice-versa, despite the cultural differences that exist THE turmoil in the global financial markets and the fear that we are spiralling towards a global recession are causing many people
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  • COMPANIES
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Yards in rough waters...
      1011 9  -  Vincent Wee SECTOR IN FOCUS Contrary to optimism, cancellations and order reviews begin to surface as downturn bites. By SOMETHING'S gotta give and it did, despite the constant refrain from many shipyards that they saw no order cancellations on the horizon. Keppel Corporation got the ball
      BLOOMBERG  -  1,011 words
    • Business briefing
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      Lock icon Four bidders for second broadband tender
      503 10  -  Winston Chai 3 local telcos and an overseas consortium are bidding for IDA project By winstonc@sph.com.sg Singapore SINGAPORE'S three telecommunications operators and an overseas consortium have thrown their hats into the ring in the mul-ti-million-dollar prize fight to determine the gatekeeper of the island's
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      Lock icon SingTel has leeway on payout
      476 10  -  Siow Li Sen By! lisen@sph.com.sg Singapore A FALL in earnings at Singapore Telecommunications does not necessarily mean a lower dividend payout for investors. Analysts say although SingTel's guidance is to pay 45-60 per cent of underlying net profit as dividends, the telco has the flexibility
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    • Article
      Lock icon TOP 20 ACTIVES
      114 11 VOL CLOSE jtraitsAsia 38,619 84 5.0 6.3 ;olden 33,707 20.5 0.5 2.5 jfflesEdu 30,055 55 2.5 4.8 Joble Gl 29,959 91 -2.5 -2.7 Ezion 27,024 18 1.0 5.9 (lam 22,778 104 6.5 6.7 5ni ;Tel 22,497 254 2.0 0.8 Eosco Corf 22,459 87 -0.5 -0.( Ehina Honi
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      Lock icon TOP GAINERS
      56 11 CLOSE BY CENTS UP IMH 1624 67.2 2.8 UOB 5.05%NCPS 100 9000 40.0 0.4 China H 10US$ 965 38.2 2.7 Kei RBePW*****6 182 28.0 18.2 SIA 200 1086 26.0 2.5 HK Land 245 22.9 6.5 S I A 1060 20.0 1.9 UOB 1214 18.0 1.5 WBL Con 318
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      Lock icon TOP LOSERS
      46 11 CLOSEDOWN )UE 1126 -74.0 -6.: ISH 884 -24.4 -l.i straits Trd: 380 -16.0 -4.1 Cmdi 10US$ 212 -12.2 -3.i >BSBk6%NCPS 10 9260 -12.0 -0.1 Select Gri 18.5 -11.5 -38.: Ireat Eastern 860 -10.0 -1.1 )CBCG >.1%NCPS100 8480 -10.0 -0.1 tore Land 323 -10.0 -3.
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      Lock icon STI STOCKS
      96 11 2.440 -0.050 litaMall 1.430 -0.050 :ityDev 5.250 -0.010 :osco Con 0.870 -0.005 IBS Grp 9.150 +0.060 :&N 2.700 lent Intl 0.390 jolden Agri 0.205 +0.005 IK Land 2.450 +0.150 IMH 16.240 +0.440 ISH 8.840 -0.160 lardine C&C 9.300 -0.020 Corp 3.810 +0.050 Land 1.350 +0.040 loble Gn 0.910
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      Lock icon Week when selling holds sway
      543 11  -  R Sivanithy STOCKS sivan@sph.com.sg Senior correspondent SHOCKING news that the US economy has been in a recession defined as a general contraction in economic activity rather than two consecutive quarters of declines for a year now, the failure of US carmakers to convince the government
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      Lock icon UOB seeks loan repayment from Zhonghui
      518 11  -  LYNETTE KHOO Bank demands payment for two outstanding sums of Ssl.o2m and USsl2.sm By lynkhoo@sph.com.sg Singapore ANOTHER Chinese company listed in Singapore has a credit line snapped after it defaulted on payment. Zhonghui Holdings said that it has received a letter of demand from
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      Lock icon Corporate gifts know no downturn...
      462 12  -  Marissa Lee Theodora Kee But the economic slowdown means there will be some scaling back in terms of budget By and marilee@sph.com.sg dorakee@sph.com.sg Singapore THE Chinese proverb "qian li song c mao" which literally means "a swan feather sent from one thousand miles away", has
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      Lock icon China Milk to make dairy products
      337 12  -  Lynette Khoo By lynkhoo@sph.com.sg Singapore CHINA Milk has expanded downstream. The producer of pedigree bull semen, pedigree dairy cow embryos and raw milk said yesterday that it has begun raw milk processing to churn out dairy products under its own proprietary brand, Yinluo. With
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      Lock icon Asian firms repurchase debt as bonds sink
      940 13 Bloomberg They are in a better position to buy back debt as the region has not been hit as hard by the credit crisis Hong Kong ASIAN companies are stepping up the pace of debt repurchases as prices fall to record lows. Galaxy
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      231 10 w A [SATO P^ RECRUIT Vice President-Asia Pacific Region The Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) is seeking a talented business professional to lead its global leadership development operations in its Asia Pacific region including public programs, customized solutions, executive coaching, and assessment instruments. For over three decades, CCL has conducted
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      26 11 GOOD CORPORATE GOVERNANCE Create greater transparency for your company by advertising your financial results I in our newspapers. Call 1800 289 8822 or email notices@sph.com.sg. HI
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      440 12 W^fE9 MATS g^NOTICES IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT (CAP. 50) AND IN THE MATTER OF NETTEST PTE LTD (In Members' Voluntary Liquidation) (Co. Reg. No. *****4487 D) NOTICE OF RESOLUTION At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the members of the abovenamed Company duly convened and held pursuant to
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  • SINGAPORE
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      Lock icon Crisis yet to leave sour taste for restaurants
      759 14  -  Ang An Shing Most of them experience only a small drop in business, if at all; weekend traffic is still much the same By shingang@sph.com.sg AS the economic crisis bites, one would expect the public to spend less on eating out. However,
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    • Article
      Lock icon Sembawang Engineers lands $250m contract
      277 14 SEMBAWANG Engineers Constructors, a subsidiary of India-listed Punj Lloyd Group, will build a $250 million plant in Brunei to make thin-film solar modules that are used to convert the sun's energy into electricity. This marks the group's first foray into renewable energy. "We have identified
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      Lock icon US prof muses on S'pore pragmatism
      669 15  -  Lee U-Wen Observing government policies here, he says it's virtually a synonym for 'utilitarianism' By leeuwen@sph.com.sg AN American professor who visited Singapore recently believes that if Asia stays on course for the next three decades, China will be a massive version of Singapore, and
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      Lock icon In search of female scientists in Singapore
      327 15 L'OREAL Singapore, together with the Singapore National Commission for Unesco and the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*Star), yesterday launched the L'Oreal Singapore For Women in Science National Fellowships each worth $20,000 to be given to three young women scientists. A seven-member
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      Lock icon Tough year, but GIC horizon is longer: PM
      485 16  -  Chuang Peck Ming He says GlC's real return of 4% over last 20 years is respectable By peckming@sph.com.sg THE Government of Singapore Investment Corporation and Temasek Holdings may not be that badly hit by the plunge in the value of their stakes
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      Lock icon Still healthy demand for construction personnel
      341 16  -  Marissa Lee By marilee@sph.com.sg THE surge in local construction projects in these two years has catapulted the sector ahead of many others. In 2007, construction demand rose to $24.5 billion, up sharply from $16.8 billion in 2006. This year, it is expected to soar
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      Lock icon Best Asia-Pac property bets
      588 16  -  Uma Shankari By shankari@sph.com.sg TOKYO, Singapore and Hong Kong have emerged tops in the Asia-Pacific in a recent ranking of cities with the best property investment prospects for 2009. They were placed first, second and third respectively as investors shifted their attention from emerging cities to
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  • LETTER FROM ABROAD
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      Lock icon International relations 101
      903 17  -  Corrinne May LETTER FROM LOS ANGELES Singer-songwriter LIVING in Los Angeles is like having the world at your doorstep. My gardener is from Mexico, my hairdresser from Korea, the guy who helps me at the post office is from Armenia, I eat ramen regularly at a lapanese
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon HK minibond holders invited to file suit in US
      378 18 AFP American lawyers have presented a proposal for investors to sue some of the institutions Hong Kong HONG KONG investors who were allegedly mis-sold minibonds in the collapsed bank Lehman Brothers have been invited to mount an international lawsuit against the
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      Lock icon Landslide disrupts CIMB operations
      488 18  -  Pauline Ng By btworld@sph.com.sg Kuala Lumpur A LANDSLIDE at the CIMB headquarters on Thursday evening has led to an indefinite evacuation of its buildings, and the possibility that its operations could face some disruptions. In the late afternoon incident in the prestigious suburb of Damansara Heights,
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      Lock icon Job insecurity makes NRIs forgo home leave
      358 18  -  Neeta Lai BY btworld@sph.com.sg in New Delhi FOR the past 10 years, Vineet Lai a quintessential NRI (non-resi-dent Indian) settled in Toronto has been following a set pattern for a visit to his New Delhi home. He'd accumulate his office leave through the
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      Lock icon Honda F1 chief hopeful of finding buyer
      689 19 AP Japanese car manufacturer is reportedly in talks with at least three prospective buyers London HONDA was talking yesterday to at least three prospective buyers interested in taking over the Formula One (Fl) team, raising hopes that its cars will make it to
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    • Article
      Lock icon Here's a contagion worth spreading: happiness
      481 19 NYT, AP London HOW happy you are may depend on how happy your friends' friends' friends are, even if you don't know them at all. And a cheery next-door neighbour has more effect on your happiness than your spouse's mood. So says a new
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    • Briefing
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        Lock icon Air Asia's plan to privatise aborted, says paper
        72 19 AFP jr BUDGET carrier Air Asia's plan to privatise and delist from the Malaysian stock exchange has been aborted due to the global financial crisis, reported The Edge. It said that the Malaysia-based carrier's major shareholder, Tune Air, was unable to raise
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        Lock icon India cuts fuel prices by up to 10%
        45 19 Reuters hi INDIA cut fuel prices for the first time in nearly two years yesterday after crude oil's fall of over US$lOO gave the government room to expand its planned economic stimulus package to lift sagging markets.
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        Lock icon Emerging markets face strong slowdowns: OECD
        39 19 AFP is THE OECD warned yesterday that emerging market powerhouses China, India and Russia faced a sharp fall in economic momentum in the near term, with prospects also weakening in leading industrialised countries.
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        Lock icon China, US pledge US$20b financing to boost trade
        63 19 AFP ig CHINA and the United States yesterday ended key economic talks with vows of US$2O billion of trade financing to boost commerce amid uncertainty over whether the biannual discussions would continue. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said the US would support China
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        Lock icon Vietnam to get US$5b in international aid
        50 19 Reuters oi INTERNATIONAL donors pledged US$5 billion in aid to Vietnam for 2009 yesterday, almost 8 per cent less than this year's figure after the biggest single donor, Japan, suspended assistance in the wake of a corruption scandal involving Tokyo-based Pacific Consultants International.
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      Lock icon AIG cash awards double some managers' pay
      446 20 Bloomberg CEO wants top employees to stay so units can retain value while he seeks buyers New York AMERICAN International Group Inc (AIG), whose bonuses and perks drew fire from lawmakers after the insurer accepted a federal bailout, will make special retention payments
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      Lock icon Dr M mocks Abdullah's vow on reforms
      493 20  -  S Jayasankaran By btworld@sph.com.sg Kuala Lumpur FORMER Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has poured scorn on Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's promises to push through reform before he steps down in March next year. Dr Mahathir, a withering critic of Mr Abdullah for
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      Lock icon Senators cut Big 3 carmakers down to size
      589 20 AP Washington THE Big Three were looking awfully small as they rolled into the Senate on Thursday for their second attempt to beg money from the federal government. Since their debacle last month when they flew to town on their corporate jets
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      Lock icon New wave of job cuts hits corporate America
      521 21 AFP, AP AT&T, DuPont, Credit Suisse lay off thousands as recession hits harder Washington MAJOR US companies such as AT&T and DuPont unleashed a new wave of layoffs on Thursday amid a deepening recession that has swollen government unemployment aid to a
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      Lock icon Ebbers asks Bush for clemency
      478 21 Bloomberg Washington BERNARD Ebbers, the former WorldCom Inc chairman imprisoned for accounting fraud, joined the growing ranks of disgraced executives and government officials asking President George W Bush for clemency before he leaves office. Ebbers, 67, submitted a request to have his 25-year sentence commuted
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  • SGX
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      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING SCOREBOARD
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      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING TURNOVER
      181 25 STOCK PRICES LEGEND: Straits Times Index Stocks; s Catalist Non-Sponsored; t Catalist; N Net or Tax-exempted dividend; ct Conditional Trdg xd ex-dividend cd cum dividend; cri cum right issue cbi cum bonus issue; xri ex-right issue; xbi ex-bonus issue xall ex-all; cdxa cum dividend ex-all co cum
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      Lock icon BT SHARE INFORMATION SERVICE SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDER/DIRECTOR TRANSACTIONS
      842 25 For week beginning Dec 1 Trans Date Substantial Shareholder/ Director Buy Sell Conv No of Shares '000 Price Per Shr$ SHAREHOLDING Before After ('000) ('000) Stock CPH Ltd 3-Dec-OS CPH Ltd 3-Dec-OE CPH Ltd 3-Dec-OE CPH Ltd 3-Dec-OE CPH Ltd 3-Dec-OE Raffles Edu
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    • STOCK MARKETS
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        Lock icon Straits Times Index
        19 26 YTD change:-52.13% 52-week high: 3,570.51 on Dec 11,2007 52-week low: 1,473.77 on Oct 28,2008 Source: Bloomberg
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        20 26 YTD change: -50.22% 52-week high: 29,962.90 on Dec 7,2007 52-week low: 10,676.20 on Oct 27,2008 Source: Bloomberg
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        25 26 YTD change:-36.85% 52-week high: 13,780.10 on Dec 11,2007 52-week low: 7,449.38 on Nov 21,2008 (Chart shows Thursday's index closing) Source: Bloomberg
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        364 26 Dec A dy yr dy yr dy yr Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Index Preliminai 645.7 -0.4 -42.9 -0.7 -42.9 -0.4 -46.1 EAFE Preliminai 617.0 -0.4 -44.9 -0.6 -47.3 -0.3 -50.3 Euroi Preliminai 881.0 0.0 -42.9 -0.3 -49.9 -0.1 -52.7 Pacific 495.4
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        20 26 YTD change:-61.63% 52-week high: 5,522.78 on Jan 14,2008 52-week low: 1,664.92 on Oct 28,2008 Source: Bloomberg
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        18 26 YTD change:-48.28% 52-week high: 16,107.60 on Dec 7,2007 52-week low: 6,994.90 on Oct 28,2008 Source: Bloomberg
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        62 26 Dec4| :OCOA (£/tonne) Close Prev Hit ;h/Low )ec08 1754 1660 1754/1650 .1ar09 1534 1500 1538/1500 .lay 09 1534 1498 1538/1497 lul 09 1544 1508 1548/1515 :OFFEE (US$/tonne) Close Pev High/Low Ian 09 1802 1969 1969/1759 SUGAR (US tonne) White Close Prev High/Low 1ar09 307.7 314.5 312.0/307.2 .ay 09 318.0
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        104 26 Dec4| SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; UScy60 lb bushels) Close Previous High/Low Jan 09 811.00 830.00 834.00 808.00 Mar 09 815.50 835.00 838.00 811.50 May 09 823.75 843.00 845.00 819.50 Jul 09 833.00 851.25 853.25 828.25 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs; usc/b) Close Previous High/Low Dec 08 29.22 30.28 30.20 29.10
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        74 26 Dec4| CRUDE USS/barrel (FOB origin) Close Change Brent blend (1-Mth F) WTI (Near Mth) Dubai (1-Mth F) Tapis blend Minas 44.34 -0.80 46.64 0.00 42.94 -0.51 46.75 -0.75 44.20 -0.75 PRODUCT USS/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change re_ Naphtha Jet Kerosene 27.17 -1.60 58.40 -1.60 USS/barrel Opec Oil Basket Price
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        75 26 Dec 5 GOLD US$/oz) Dec 04 Dec 05 Hong Kong 768.40 768.20 769.40 769.20 Dec 03 Dec 04 London 779.20 771.75 781.20 773.75 Source: Thomson Reuters SILVER Selling Buying Passbook 1 oz 14.64 14.4 Source: UOB PLATINUM Lon (US$/oz) Dec 04 Close Previous PM Fix 794.00 804.00 AM Fix
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        151 26 Dec si Against S$ iurrencies Bid Offer '$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: .ustralian dollar 0.9810 0.9823 Against US$ Bid 0.6458 Offer 0.6461 anadian dollar 1.1889 1.1905 0.7827 0.7830 Euro 1.9390 1.9411 1.2764 1.2767 NZ dollar 0.8092 0.8107 0.5327 0.5332 terling 2.2354 2.2379 1.4715 1.471! US
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        58 26 Decs| )elivery 4onth Opening Range Sett Price Av Price Low Vol Done Open Positioi Hi, 3ec08 1400 Ian 09 1406 reb09 1408 \/lar09 1440 .otal o/p: ***** contracts 1485 1494 1398 1495 1495 1395 1499 1499 1396 1497 1500 1400 Turnover: 9133 lots Market tone: Lower 516 2052
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        70 26 DecJ Uumlnlum, 99.7? mrity (US$/tonne' Close Previous :ash months 1540.80 1586.00 1569.51 1616.01 lopper, Grade A ;us$/tonne) lash J months 3248.00 3270.00 3423.51 3446.01 ■ead (US$/tonne; :ash 1 months 964.50 978.00 957.01 971.01 Nickel 'us: /tonne) Close Previous Cash 3 months Tin (US$/tonne) 9130.00 9250.00 9082.01 9205.01 Cash
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      852 27  -  Matthew Lynn Bloomberg Developed nations need to help establish proper governments in failed states such as Somalia in order to fight the piracy menace By I THE hijackings of a Saudi Arabian oil tanker and a Yemeni cargo ship by Somali pirates last month would seem
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        911 28  -  Genevieve Cua But the silver lining is that longer term returns still appear relatively healthy among some insurers. By INGAPOREANS who maintain traditional or participating insurance policies will be relieved to know that the expo- sure of major insurers here to so-called toxic assets
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        749 28  -  Lynette Khoo City Spring Hold OCBC Investment Research, Dec 5 close: $0,495 CITYSPRING Infrastructure Trust (City Spring) plans to commercialise an existing fibre optic sub-sea cable attached to Basslink for telecommunications use. With Basslink's cable lying dormant, Telstra enjoys a monopoly in backhaul provision to Tasmania. Tasmania has
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        1339 29  -  Ben Fok WEALTH INSIGHTS He should take advantage of potential investment opportunities rather than focus on losses CEO, Grandtag Financial Consultancy (S) ben.fok@grandtag.com LAST week, I was having a chat with Peter who was very depressed with the performance of his unit trust portfolio.
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        218 29 CATEGORY ANNUALISED 1-MTH 3-MTH 6-MTH 1-YR 3-YR S-YR CY2007 JPYBond 8.62 20.17 23.84 21.72 4.37 0.54 0.20 US Dollar Government Bond 6.79 7.00 12.82 7.00 0.95 0.89 -0.18 US Dollar Money Market Islamic Global Bond 3.26 5.32 11.06 5.65 -0.34 0.13 -2.24 1.14 2.86 0.55 -0.44 0.39 3.04
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        1536 30  -  Teh Hooi Ling show me the money Math, physics even nature can help you understand them better? Nah things just get a lot more confusing hooiling@sph.com.sg Senior correspondent ECONOMICS theory tries to understand the motivation of individuals, in the hope that understanding will help us make better
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        410 31 Bloomberg Dubai THE classified ads in Dubai now read like an obituary for a real estate market that until a few months ago seemed immune to the global credit crisis. A Turkish investor, who identified himself as Sebat, took out 10 bright yellow ads
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        978 32  -  Kalpana Rashiwala GB Richard Ellis Singapore chief Pauline Goh instils courage in her younger staff by walking the talk By "IT IS during hard times that the best qualities are developed including perseverance, diligence, professionalism and the ability to think out of the box,"
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        485 32  -  Kalpana Rashiwala By CB Richard Ellis has launched a real estate finance advisory service in Asia, headquartered in Singapore, CBRE Singapore managing director Pauline Goh told BT in a recent interview. The business, headed by former Societe Generale investment analyst Alan Dalgleish,
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        1271 35  -  Audrey Phoon Horned gothic structures, couture handbags and spiralling mushrooms Christmas cakes take on new identities this season as pastry chefs let their imaginations run wild. By Stefano Deiuri DeSte 20 Upper Circular Road #01-39/41 The Riverwalk *****-1556 AWARD-WINNING pastry chef Stefano Deiuri has dug into his childhood
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        863 36  -  Audrey Phoon Ten good reasons why you don't need to do any cooking this Christmas By ALBERT Suzanne once wrote of Christmas: "This is a family gathering, and on every table the same menu is prepared. A joint of beef, a turkey or goose, which is usually the
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        1141 37 There's nothing like a little background information to add depth to a fine-dining experience. Check out these two shops which are helping to educate consumers on the origins of their ingredients Culina Enoteca Block 8 Dempsey Road, #01-13 *****-7338 Sundays to Thursdays: 11am to 7pm, Fridays and Saturdays:
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        1179 38  -  Cheah Ui-Hoon guest chef Chef-proprietor Jereme Leung's study of Chinese regional cuisines has given him a healthy respect for China's culinary heritage. By HONG KONG-born and Asian-trained chef Jereme Leung was pretty much at the forefront of the "New Chinese cuisine" movement when it first appeared in Singapore
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        87 39  -  Melissa Lwee Christmas gift guide It's possible to go shopping for presents without breaking the bank this Christmas. This week's best leather buys for under $500 is the first in our festive shopping series to help you stretch your dollar. By next week: electronic gadgets Louis Vuitton
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        661 40  -  Melissa Lwee AFTER decades of being the reigning master of deconstruction and reconstruction of garments, avant-garde designer Martin Margiela shocked the world of fashion when he decided to expand his fashion empire with the launch of a high jewellery range through a collaboration with renowned Italian jewellery
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        405 40  -  Mellisa Lwee Chanel A pioneer when it conies to fashion houses and fine jewellery, the first line of Chanel Fine Jewellery was launched in 1932, the year Mademoiselle Chanel created her "Bijoux de Diamants" collection about which she always said: "If I have chosen diamonds,
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        607 40  -  Cheah Ui-Hoon GERT Hellmuth's family wasn't into jewellery, but this modern jeweller's fine fashion jewellery sports a unique design that is intertwined with his family heritage. Hellmuth jewellery one of the rare modern German jewellery brands pays homage to a tradition that goes back three generations.
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        443 40  -  Melissa Lwee IF you're the sort who hates seeing someone else wearing the same pendant as you, then Mine to Mine jewellery has the answer. The brainchild of Hong Kong based, Israeli-born jewellery designer Roni Namdar, every design only comes in one piece and all
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        1205 41  -  Geoffrey Eu Design consultant and business owner Christopher Noto has an eye for decorating spaces in an Asian style without coming across as forced or overwhelming. By CHRISTOPHER Noto has a definite appreciation for some of the finer things in life it also complements an enviable knack
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        1214 42  -  Parvathi Nayar Lush landscapes, famous museums, cheerful cafes whatever one's expectations, Tuscany never fails to satisfy By I^^^^^ OW often does that dream image in your mind, and reality on the ground, turn out to be one and the same? Never, you say, but after a Tuscan holiday,
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        900 43  -  Audrey Phoon When he's not riding the waves on his longboard, winemaker Nigel Dolan can be found lovingly restoring his 1963 wooden speedboat By WEEKEND WITH NIGEL DOLAN CHIEF WINEMAKER WYNDHAM ESTATE Dolan isn't maturing quite as predictably as the award-winning wines he produces. About five years ago, the
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        750 44  -  Cheah Ui-Hoon Blood thinners are essential for patients going for knee and hip surgeries. By DATIENTS going for knee and hip surgeries have to watch out for one possible complication: getting a blood clot that is potentially fatal. In North America now, it's mandatory for such patients
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        343 44  -  Cheah Ui-Hoon TEACH a man how to fish, and you have fed him for a lifetime, goes the Chinese saying. The spirit of the saying was something that Maldivian businessman Alau Ali took to heart when he decided to sponsor a doctor
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        814 45  -  Vincent Wee no holds barred vincewee.com.sg Correspondent FOR a country that supposedly has high sporting aspirations, Singapore local companies seem to have a discouraging aversion to sponsoring sporting events or personalities. Indeed, very few of the big sporting events here have
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        1168 46  -  Justine Moss A look at how Japan's Omata and Shimomura and Australia's Campbell are promoting their golfing careers at the Japan Ladies Tournament. THE recently concluded Lexus Cup at Singapore Island Country Club attracted some of the biggest names on the Ladies Professional Golf Association's (LPGA)
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        508 47  -  Samuel Ec I Hong Seh is showcasing some very rare cars this weekend. By MORE than three dozen delectable examples of some very fast cars are on show outside the Formula One Pit Building this long weekend. Hong Seh Company, which distributes Ferrari and Maserati, is showcasing some very
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        439 48  -  Samuel Ec The mid-engined Porsche's improved specifications is edging closer to the 911 Carrera. By AT a glance, the facelifted Porsche Cayman and Cayman S may not look very different from the car that appeared in 2005 but look closely and there are noticeable changes to
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        407 48  -  C V Chew Updates give the familiar silhouette a more chiselled mien By JUST as many ladies go under the knife for a little "help" in mid-life, automobiles are not spared either. BMW's venerable 3 Series has always been at the pointed
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        804 49  -  Samuel Ec The Cayman S II has achieved an equilibrium of its parts that should silence any critic By WHEN the Porsche Cayman S was first introduced three years ago, some thought the chassis of the mid-engined sports car was too good for the engine. Not anymore.
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