The Business Times, 31 March 2009
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Title Section20 2009-03-31 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES Ssl.oo online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg S|]?l A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION COREGNNOI9B4O2B6BE MICA (P) 197/08/2008 Tuesday, March 31,200920 words
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591 2009-03-31 1 S JAYASANKARAN - S JAYASANKARAN Malaysian investment bank moves to cut costs in slower business environment By in Kuala Lumpur IN a sign of the times, Malaysia's largest investment bank CIMB has asked its 36,000 employees in eight countries including Singapore to consider taking 1-6 months'591 words
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Article47 2009-03-31 1 lorn lay lange 1COMP 869.34 -16.09 IIKKEI225 8,236.08 -390.89 1ANG SENG 13,456.33 -663.17 ;et index 429.60 -11.21 JAKARTA COM P 1,419.09 -43.65 IANILACOMP 2,023.11 -17.14 ;eoulcomp 1,197.46 -40.05 ;henzhen b 349.30 +2.18 IUMBAI IND 9,568.14 -480.35 12 noon EDT Cham )OW 7,499.72 -276.46 IASDAQ 1,492.67 -52.5347 words
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Article28 2009-03-31 1 Bloomberg SINGAPORE 5.38 MALAYSIA 5.71 HONGKONG 5.00 INDONESIA 16.520 TAIWAN 4.826 JAPAN 1.475 KOREA 9.33 BRITAIN 0.50 US 3.25 CANADA 2.50 SWITZERLAND 0.52 INDIA 12.25 Source:Bloomberg - 28 words
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Article43 2009-03-31 1 IS$ (S$ per US$) 1.522 (US$/S$ per 1.415 2.15. ;UR0 (US$/S$/E) 1.318 2.0ff Foreign currency per US$ 'EN 96.20 63.2 3.656 2.402 IK$ 7.750 5.092 !AHT 35.54 23.3' lUPIAH 11,615 7,631 lENMINBI 6.836 4.491 INDIAN RUPEE 51.14 33.61 1.473 0.961 1.781 1.17143 words
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Article, Illustration893 2009-03-31 1 CHUANG PECK MING - CHUANG PECK MING He says he's in good health and is putting core of fourth generation leadership in place By [SINGAPORE] Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday said that he was in good health and that the Cabinet reshuffle last week "is anotherj FILE PHOTOS - 893 words
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Miscellaneous60 2009-03-31 1 PROPERTY SPH AVIATION US AUTO INDUSTRY Office location here I Tfes sSHOL °mGS New corporate Airline stocks may have GM, Chrysler given is 10th most expensive jf^M logo unveiled bottomed out: lata last chance PAGE 34 H PAGE 3 PAGE 2 PAGE 2 4 II 1 m m XDSOO A60 words
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Article, Illustration784 2009-03-31 2 Bloomberg, AFP, AP Obama ready to let automakers go into bankruptcy if they fail this one last time [WASHINGTON] US President Barack Obama said yesterday General Motors Corp (GM) and Chrysler have one last, limited chance to "fundamentally restructure" and that the government– Bloomberg, AFP, AP; PHOTOS: AFP - 784 words
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517 2009-03-31 2 YEN SREENIVASAN - YEN SREENIVASAN By [SINGAPORE] Have airline stocks bottomed out and do their current prices reflect the realities of the operating environment? The chances are, airline stocks have already priced in the poor fourth quarter results and the slump in traffic, says the International517 words
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THREE-MINUTE DIGEST
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81 2009-03-31 2 IN a sign of the times, Malaysia's largest investment bank CIMB has asked its 36,000 employees in eight countries including Singapore to consider taking 1-6 months' unpaid leave. Group chief executive Nazir Razak said the offer was made last week to all staff81 words
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89 2009-03-31 2 PRESIDENT Barack Obama said yesterday General Motors and Chrysler have one last, limited chance to "fundamentally restructure" and that the government was prepared to let them slide into structured bankruptcy if their plans fail. After his administration forced GM chief executive Rick Wagoner89 words
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61 2009-03-31 2 INTERNATIONAL and local companies have shown "substantial" interest in the new Changi race track, the Singapore Sports Council said yesterday when unveiling the Request For Proposal to build and manage the project. The plan is for a permanent circuit on 41 hectares of61 words
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75 2009-03-31 2 KEPPEL Corp's Keppel Shipyard and Keppel Fels Brasil units have secured three contracts worth a total of about $300 million for various small construction and conversion jobs. The first two projects are for the construction of a derrick lay barge and the modification75 words
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58 2009-03-31 2 SINGAPORE Telecommunications has secured credit facilities of $1.08 billion to refinance existing facilities and for general working capital. "The committed facility of $1.08 billion will meet the group's refinancing requirements for the next financial year ending March 31, 2010," said Jeann Low, SingTel's58 words
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50 2009-03-31 2 A HELPING hand from the government is expected to save Chartered Semiconductor almost $10 million on its 2009 wage bill. The projected saving will be derived from the Jobs Credit scheme, the company says in its latest annual report. COMPANY NEWS, PAGE 650 words
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49 2009-03-31 2 ELECTRICITY demand in Singapore declined in January and February, according to the latest Energy Market Company data continuing a slide which started last October when the global economic downturn began. March will be no different, say industry sources. SINGAPORE NEWS, PAGE 1249 words
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79 2009-03-31 2 JAPAN'S industrial production plunged by 9.4 per cent in February from the previous month and by a massive 38 per cent from its level a year ago, it was announced yesterday, further underscoring the depth of recession into which the economy has fallen. The79 words
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Article, Illustration649 2009-03-31 3 TEH SHI NING - TEH SHI NING Rebranding portrays group's stature as top media outfit that is moving beyond just print By [SINGAPORE] Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) yesterday launched a new corporate logo to mark the start of its 25th anniversary celebrations. "With SPH moving beyondWANG HUI FEN/THE STRAITS TIMES - 649 words
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442 2009-03-31 3 SAMUEL EE - SAMUEL EE The successful bidder will be announced in Q1 2010 By [SINGAPORE] International and local companies have shown "substantial" interest in the new Changi race track, the Singapore Sports Council (SSC) said yesterday when unveiling the Request For Proposal (RFP) to build442 words
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Article, Illustration580 2009-03-31 4 R SIVANITHY - R SIVANITHY STOCKS Plunge was in anticipation of Wall Street sell-off following rejection of US car makers' viability plans THE Straits Times Index, which gained 300 points or 21 per cent in 14 trading sessions since bottoming at 1,456.95 on March 9, yesterday plungedBloomberg - 580 words
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Article88 2009-03-31 4 MAIN Up Down Unch SDQ Up Down Unch TOTAL Up Down Unch Multi Ind 1 13 2 0 0 0 1 13 2 Manufacturing 21 82 46 13 25 88 59 Commerce 28 17 32 20 Tpt/Stor/Comms 29 29 Finance 17 17 Construction Properties 32 32 Hotels/Rsts88 words
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Article110 2009-03-31 4 MAIN SDQ TOTAL MAIN SDQ TOTAL lulti Ind 14,853 14,853 53,727 53,727 lanufacturing 423,839 8,825 432,664 114,317 267 114,583 lommerce 48,457 4,611 53,068 44,503 546 45,049 "pt/Stor/Comms 75,960 75,960 113,096 113,096 :i nance 46,097 46,097 319,866 319,866 lonstruction 15,733 1,542 17,275 1,665 11 1,676 'roperties 60,673 60,673110 words
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Article106 2009-03-31 4 lapitaLand 2.240 -0.180 lapitaMall 1.290 -0.040 jtyDev 4.980 -0.330 lomfortDelGrc 1.320 -0.030 losco Corp 0.790 -0.050 IBS Grp 8.210 -0.350 :&N 2.440 -0.140 ient Intl 0.490 -0.040 iolden Agri 0.280 -0.015 IK Land 2.150 -0.140 IMH 18.400 -0.340 ISH 9.900 -0.140 lardineC&C 11.200 -0.500 Ceppel Corp106 words
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Article305 2009-03-31 4 LYNETTE KHOO - LYNETTE KHOO Midas Holdings March 30: $0,415 DMG PARTNERS, March 30 MIDAS Holdings, which has investments in aluminium alloy extrusion products and polyethylene pipes, is set to enjoy strong growth on the back of the railway sector. It will also get a boost from its associate Nanjing SR305 words
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Article, Illustration380 2009-03-31 4 KEN TAI - KEN TAI CHART POINT GLOBAL equity markets extended their gains last week, boosted by improved investor sentiment, bet-ter-than-expected economic data as well as panic short-covering by some hedge funds. Since slumping to a low of 1,457 on March 9, the STI has soared more: NextVIEW - 380 words
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Article, Illustration514 2009-03-31 4 LARRY WEE - LARRY WEE CURRENCIES THE US dollar and Japanese yen came back with a big bang in currency trading yesterday, after a Wall Street relapse last Friday provided a timely reality check for the past week's sharp stock market gains. As if: Reuters - 514 words
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Article61 2009-03-31 4 Mar 30 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS 382.00-271.00 BT CADI -*****.00-226.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 +38.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 325.73 -17.65 FTSE ST Small Cap 250.04 -11.11 FTSE ST All Share 395.93 -17.77 FTSE ST China Top 144.70 -8.28 FTSE ST China 140.55 -8.25 UOB Catalist 65.9461 words
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Article61 2009-03-31 4 VOLUME Chartered R 100,456,000 China Honqxinq 85,931,000 Chart SemiCond 49,170,000 Gent Intl 39,435,000 Golden Agri 34,336,000 Sunninqdale 24,260,000 Capita Land 24,192,000 Sing Tel 19,290,000 Noble Grp 16,516,000 DBS Grp 15,670,000 VALUE(S) DBS Grp 130,372,900 UOB 110,540,190 Capita Land 55,441,436 Sing Tel 49,244,927 SGX 40,343,070 Keppel Corp 39,673,62061 words
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Article108 2009-03-31 4 CLOSE UP iBXT S&P Short 10US$ 8096 483.8 4.1 MS India 10US$ 771 118.7 11. lUE 1078 58.0 5. ICBCCai 5.1%NCPS 100 8830 20.0 0., m 1950BNPePW*****9 60.5 18.5 44.' IOB BNP ePW*****7 77 16.0 26., IOB BNP ePW*****8 81 13.0 19.1 .I Fund 98 10.0 11.. •ain irm108 words
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Article108 2009-03-31 4 China H 10US$ CLOSE DOWN 1018-124.8 -7.5 iBXT FTChina25 10US$ 2048-115.6 -3.6 IOB.ES.0903 965-103.0 -9.6 LD 10US$ 9124-100.4 -0.7 ;txpo ioo 1008 -60.0 -5.6 IOB 960 -58.0 -5.7 IOB.ES.0904 959 -57.0 -5.6 IMH 1840 -51.7 -1.8 lardine C&C 1120 -50.0 -4.3 At ES.0904 492 -41.0 -7.7 BY PERCENTAGE CLOSE108 words
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Article84 2009-03-31 4 Mar 30 CHNG CLOSE FRMar27 YR 2008/2009 S$ LOW S$ HIGH ISS 1.5224 -0.83 1.5579 1.3457 iuro 2.0050 1.88 2.2064 1.8640 'ounds 2.1547 0.93 2.8431 2.0356 1.0334 2.04 1.3251 0.9068 ren* 1.5744 -2.27 1.7278 1.2619 lupiah* 0.***** -0.27 0.***** 0.***** !aht* 4.2836 -0.10 4.4299 4.0190 •eso*84 words
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Article, Illustration505 2009-03-31 5 VINCENT WEE - VINCENT WEE The deals are for various construction and conversion projects By KEPPEL Corp's Keppel Shipyard and Keppel Fels Brasil units have secured three contracts worth a total of about $300 million for various small construction and conversion jobs. The first two projects,FILE PHOTO - 505 words
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331 2009-03-31 5 WINSTON CHAI - WINSTON CHAI By SINGAPORE Telecommunications (Sing Tel) has secured credit facilities of $1.08 billion to refinance existing facilities and for general working capital. The agreement for the three-year term loan facility was signed through wholly owned subsidiary SingTel Group Treasury with the Bank331 words
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725 2009-03-31 5 UMA SHANKARI - UMA SHANKARI CAPITALAND revealed last week that it had awarded chief executive Liew Mun Leong a bonus of $20.52 million for 2007 and a comparatively more modest bonus of $2.98 million for 2008. Mr Liew's award for 2007 was a reward for the group's725 words
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Article, Illustration359 2009-03-31 6 WINSTON CHAI - WINSTON CHAI Chipmaker has gone ahead with plans to trim worldwide work force By 1 A HELPING hand from the government is expected to save Chartered Semiconductor almost $10 million on its 2009 wage bill. The projected saving will be derived from theBLOOMBERG PHOTO - 359 words
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295 2009-03-31 6 TOP brass at City Developments Ltd (CDL), which posted a 19.9 per cent drop in net profit last year, will be receiving slightly less compensation for financial year 2008. The listed property group's summary report for FY2OOB shows that City Developments' executive295 words
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Article, Illustration326 2009-03-31 6 VINCENT WEE - VINCENT WEE By THE slide in Neptune Orient Lines' (NOL) container line business continued as it reported a 21 per cent fall in volumes for the four weeks from Feb 7 to March 6, indicating that recovery is not in sight yet326 words
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Article, Illustration350 2009-03-31 8 ONG BOON KIAT - ONG BOON KIAT It plans to acquire 60% stake in Bonder Int'l for HKs4m By( THE bullish medical equipment sector is beckoning Hong Kong-based electronics manufacturer Valuetronics Holdings, which took its first step in that direction yesterday by announcing its proposed acquisition of350 words
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433 2009-03-31 8 CHEW XIANG - CHEW XIANG By JAPANESE life sciences company Transcu said yesterday it will issue up to $80 million of one per cent convertible notes to subscriber Advance Opportunities Fund. Local investment company Value Capital Asset Management (VCAM) is the investment manager of the subscriber. The notes,433 words
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409 2009-03-31 8 TEH HOOI LING - TEH HOOI LING By! MARKET talk has it that at recent analyst briefings, the investor relations officer of China Hongxing brandished a bank statement showing the amount of cash the group has in the bank. That however did not quite do409 words
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Article403 2009-03-31 8 LYNETTE KHOO - LYNETTE KHOO By I BELEAGUERED technology company NEL Group has appointed a new executive director: Ong Tee Kein. Mr Ong is a Malaysian and filings with the Singapore Exchange (SGX) yesterday on his appointment show that he is involved in two lawsuits in Malaysia and403 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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58 2009-03-31 8 DBS Group Holdings said wholly owned subsidiary DBS Bank has divested its entire 13.13 per cent interest in Falmac Limited The deal, under a sale-and-purchase agreement dated March 20, was signed between DBS Bank and Business Corporate Services Pte Ltd The transfer of58 words
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84 2009-03-31 8 SKY One Holdings has warned of lower sales and profits for its fiscal year endingMarch3l,2oo9. It expects gross profit margins to be slimmer because of an increase in the cost of customs clearance during the 2008 Beijing Olympics period. Sky One has also84 words
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71 2009-03-31 8 STARHUB said it has clinched two awards at the recent Telecom Asia Awards this year. It won the "Best Broadband Carrier" award, while its CEO, Terry Clontz, was named "Telecom CEO of the Year". The Telecom Asia Award winners were chosen by an independent71 words
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55 2009-03-31 8 JUKEN Technology yesterday called off a deal of up to $95.1 million to acquire Malaysia's Cubic Electronics Sdn Bhd. Juken entered an agreement in April last year to acquire an 80.1 per cent stake in Cubic Electronics, which makes computer sound cards and55 words
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STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP
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Article, Illustration1255 2009-03-31 7 They can help identify problems in the way an organisation functions, UMA SHANKARI finds out IT MAY seem like a radical thought but companies in the services sector here find that receiving complaints from their customers is not necessarily a bad thing. Companies largely acknowledged1,255 words
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Article, Illustration508 2009-03-31 10 CHUANG PECK MING - CHUANG PECK MING They must also have an international perspective, says DPM Jayakumar By MEMBERS of the elite Administrative Service were reminded last night to keep looking outward and forward while staying true to their core value of serving society. In economic trying times,CAROLINE CHIA/THE STRAITS TIMES - 508 words
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Article, Illustration335 2009-03-31 10 VINCENT WEE - VINCENT WEE Lam Vi Young will take over the helm from Tay Lim Heng By AFTER four years as chief executive of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), Tay Lim Heng is moving on to become deputy secretary (development) at the335 words
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312 2009-03-31 10 TEH SHI NING - TEH SHI NING By' THE overall workplace fatality rate eased last year, even though the number of deaths and injuries rose, according to the the Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Council. The fatality rate was 2.8 per 100,000 employed people, down slightly312 words
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Article304 2009-03-31 10 ZEINAB YUSUF - ZEINAB YUSUF By THE current economic crisis, a problem that is on most governments' agenda, is not the only crisis that should be addressed. Two other long-term crises food-fuel price volatility and climate change are converging with the present economic crisis to create a triple threat304 words
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222 2009-03-31 10 INTERNATIONAL Enterprise (IE) Singapore is paving more avenues for local companies with its two culinary missions intended to place Singapore food manufacturing and services on the global food map. Organised under the "Tasty Singapore" branding initiative launched in April 2004, the two concurrent222 words
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433 2009-03-31 12 RONNIE LIM - RONNIE LIM Consumption also expected to drop in March, reflecting economic slowdown By I ELECTRICITY demand in Singapore declined in January and February, according to the latest Energy Market Company data continuing a slide which started last October when the global economic downturn433 words
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265 2009-03-31 12 Tony Cousens will be in charge of the hotel and staff MARINA Bay Sands has appointed Tony Cousens vice-president of its hotel operations in Singapore. Mr Cousens, who has been in the hospitality industry for more than 30 years, was formerly a senior-vice president with265 words
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73 2009-03-31 12 THE Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) has detected the presence of Auramine 0, a yellow dye not permitted to be used in food, in 20 types of tea leaves imported from Myanmar. All tainted products have been recalled and will be destroyed, while all73 words
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49 2009-03-31 12 THE Housing Development Board (HDB) has awarded the tender for a new market and food centre site at Sengkang Square-Sengkang East Road, with a maximum gross floor area of 4,000 square metres, to Renaissance Properties Pte Ltd. The tendered rent is $500,100 per month.49 words
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Article, Illustration332 2009-03-31 12 NISHA RAMCHANDANI - NISHA RAMCHANDANI By PARK Hotel Group is sinking $80 million in the renovation of Park Hotel Orchard, which will reopen in the second quarter of 2010 as a five-star hotel. The four-star Park Hotel Orchard will close from tomorrow to facilitate the renovationsARTHUR LEE - 332 words
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Article, Illustration859 2009-03-31 14 They plan to hire over the next six months, set up new training facilities to upgrade customer service and renovate its showrooms and service centres, reports BRITTANY KHOO WHEN the economy falls on hard times, demand inevitably contracts. But this has not led welding,YEN MENG JIIN - 859 words
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Article, Illustration624 2009-03-31 14 CHEN HUIFEN - CHEN HUIFEN By GOVERNMENTS across the world have very little knowledge about the SMEs in their own countries, and this could pose a danger to the process of policy planning, considering that SMEs typically constitute more than 50 per cent of their respective624 words
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Article, Illustration489 2009-03-31 15 Just over two years old, Halcyon has acquired six companies whose combined revenue is about $130 million, reports ZEINAB YUSUF OST businesses are waiting for the dust from the economic crisis to settle before making any major decisions. But not Halcyon Energy Corporation.YEN MENG JIIN - 489 words
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454 2009-03-31 15 OH BOON PING - OH BOON PING By WHILE the economic downturn spells slower businesses for most, some SMEs are undeterred. Yap Chee Wee, co-foun-der of coffee and kaya toast group Wang Cafe, plans to open more outlets in Singapore this year. The company, which already454 words
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Article, Illustration866 2009-03-31 16 To attract and retain talent, firms can find out what their unique attributes are and then align their HR strategy, reports CHEN HUIFEN SMEs should not blame talent for not opting to work for them, if they are not doing the right things to attract the866 words
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550 2009-03-31 16 VICTOR KATHEYAS - VICTOR KATHEYAS By IF obtaining bank credit has become exceedingly difficult, perhaps SMEs should consider alternative sources of financial support, such as venture capital funding, which typically focuses exclusively on start-ups. The primary difference between venture capital funds and bank credit, explained Eugene Wong,550 words
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Article, Illustration932 2009-03-31 17 In the current crisis, businesses need to take a flexible approach to financing. They may also approach more than one financier THE financial market crisis has changed the landscape of financial markets around the world. There is extensive evidence that funding is now proving very difficult932 words
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Miscellaneous107 2009-03-31 16 SME The SME Voices will be held over this week. We are extending the deadline for last week's topic: "The SCCCI has made helping its SMEs and local business members a top priority by upgrading management skills and catering to members' suggestions of dialogue with government bodies and help in107 words
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Article, Illustration423 2009-03-31 18 ANTHONY ROWLEY i- i - ANTHONY ROWLEY i- i But manufacturers in govt survey expect output to begin rising again soon By. in Tokyo JAPAN'S industrial production plunged by 9.4 per cent in February from the previous month and by a massive 38 per cent from its level aAP - 423 words
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Article, Illustration518 2009-03-31 18 Reuters, AFP Jobless rate could approach 10% by next year, it warns [ROME] The 30-nation bloc OECD sees its economy contracting by 4.3 per cent this year and staying "mostly flat" in 2010, general secretary Angel Gurria said yesterday. The new economicReuters, AFP - 518 words
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Article392 2009-03-31 18 Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] Four days after US lawmakers berated Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) chairman Robert Herz and threatened to take rule-making out of his hands, FASB proposed an overhaul of fair-value accounting that may improve profits at banks such as Citigroup by more than■ Bloomberg - 392 words
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Advertisement2046 2009-03-31 18 /C£\ YANGZIJIANG SHIPBUILDING (HOLDINGS) LTD. I 1 (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) \J£,^,' (Company Registration No.: *****7636Z) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Second Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at Meeting Room 203, Level 2, Suntec Singapore International Convention Exhibition Centre, 1 Raffles Boulevard, Suntec2,046 words
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507 2009-03-31 19 / PAULINE NG - PAULINE NG Licensing, contract assembly pact signed with clean technology partner By in Kuala Lumpur PROTON Holdings and Detroit Electric Holdings (DE) plan to introduce a collaborative electric vehicle to the market by the first quarter of next year, targeting sales of 40,000507 words
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Article, Illustration582 2009-03-31 19 -AFP He thinks Najib will be more assertive than Abdullah [KUALA LUMPUR] The rise to power of Malaysia's next leader Najib Razak has been overshadowed by allegations he will crack down on dissent, reverting to the hardline tactics of former premier Mahathir Mohamad. Recent-AFP - 582 words
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Article, Illustration411 2009-03-31 19 -Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesia plans to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) floating receiving terminal in North Sumatra to secure natural gas supplies for a power plant in the area, the mines and energy minister said yesterday. Indonesia is seeking alternative sources-Reuters; REUTERS T - 411 words
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Article, Illustration575 2009-03-31 20 Reuters It expects rise in Q1 profit to top 50% as fall in crude oil prices boosts margin [HONG KONG] Top Asian oil refiner Sinopec Corp posted a near doubling in quarterly profit on Sunday thanks to state handouts and a steep decline in crude oilReuters; BLOOMBERG - 575 words
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204 2009-03-31 20 Bloomberg [BEIJING] A China-based cyber spying operation penetrated almost 1,300 computers in embassies and international organisations around the world, according to a report published on Sunday that may spur concern about the country's espionage efforts. The spying extended to "high-value" targets in 103 countries,■ Bloomberg - 204 words
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Article, Illustration482 2009-03-31 20 Reuters Aluminium company runs up 1.66b yuan loss in Q4 [HONG KONG] Aluminum Corp of China Ltd (Chalco), the world's largest aluminium firm by market value, posted a bigger-than-ex-pected net loss in the fourth quarter, its first deficit in a decade, and warnedReuters - 482 words
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223 2009-03-31 20 Bloomberg, Reuters [BEIJING] China Construction Bank Corp (CCB) president Zhang Jianguo said Bank of America Corp and Temasek Holdings will retain their holdings in the world's second-largest bank by market value. Temasek executives have said that they won't reduce the CCB stake, accordingBloomberg, Reuters - 223 words
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234 2009-03-31 20 Reuters [LONDON] The London Stock Exchange is not in talks to buy a stake in India's new stock exchange, MCX-SX, a source said yesterday. India's Business Standard had said the British market operator was in discussions with Financial Technologies to buy a 5 per– Reuters - 234 words
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Article, Illustration435 2009-03-31 21 ■Reuters [LONDON] British mortgage lending grew almost twice as fast as expected in February, and the number of mortgage approvals rose to its highest level in nearly a year, in a tentative sign that the housing market may be nearing a floor.■Reuters; BLOOMBERG - 435 words
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Article, Illustration290 2009-03-31 21 -NYT [ZURICH] ÜBS, the Swiss bank under a growing federal investigation for tax fraud, has forced out the executive formerly in charge of secret offshore accounts for wealthy Americans, the bank said on Sunday. Martin Liechti was placed on paid leave, said-NYT - 290 words
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566 2009-03-31 21 Bloomberg USsl76.3b sold in Q1 as demand for investment-grade debt returns [TOKYO] Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group's bank unit led Asia-Pacific borrowers that sold U*****.3 billion of bonds this quarter, the most in at least a decade, as investor demand for invest-ment-grade debt returned. New■ Bloomberg - 566 words
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Article, Illustration746 2009-03-31 22 -NYT Rick Wagoner has survived many challenges at GM, but not this one [DETROIT] In recent years, despite many challenges to his leadership of General Motors (GM), Rick Wagoner had managed to keep a firm grip on his job. During his tenure-NYT; :GM,AFP - 746 words
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307 2009-03-31 22 NYT, Bloomberg [PARIS] French automaker PSA Peugeot Citroen fired its chief executive on Sunday and replaced him with a veteran of the steel industry. Peugeot, the No 2 European carmaker behind Volkswagen, said Philippe Varin, chief executive of An-glo-Dutch steel company Corus, would replace Christian– NYT, Bloomberg - 307 words
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367 2009-03-31 22 Reuters [WASHINGTON] US President Barack Obama said on Sunday that he told the chiefs of the biggest US banks that bonuses are not acceptable while many Americans struggle to meet basic expenses in the midst of a severe recession. Referring to a meeting– Reuters - 367 words
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Article, Illustration865 2009-03-31 23 iVTT IMF becoming a chip in contest to reshape post-crisis global landscape [WASHINGTON] Barely six months ago, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) emerged from years of declining relevance, hurriedly cobbling together emergency loans for countries from Iceland to Pakistan, as the first waveiVTT; REUTERS - 865 words
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285 2009-03-31 23 Reuters [LONDON] World leaders gathering here this week are expected to discuss using proceeds from planned gold sales by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to double funding available for poor countries, a source familiar with the plan said on Sunday. The source said– Reuters - 285 words
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562 2009-03-31 23 -Reuters Support for banks, more money for IMF set to provide boost [LONDON] Leaders from 20 of the world's biggest economies hope support for banks, higher spending and more money for the International Monetary Fund will lift the world economy out of recession-Reuters - 562 words
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518 2009-03-31 24 YEN SREENIVASAN - YEN SREENIVASAN Aircraft leasing company records higher rentals from bigger portfolio By [SINGAPORE] Aircraft leasing company BOC Aviation recorded a net profit after tax of US$lO7 million for 2008, 32 per cent up from the US$Bl million earned in the previous year, thanks518 words
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271 2009-03-31 24 Reuters Move expected to consolidate German airline industry [FRANKFURT] Air Berlin said it had agreed to take a stake of up to 20 per cent in TUI Travel's German airline TUlfly, and TUlfly will take up to 20 per cent in Air Berlin.– Reuters - 271 words
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185 2009-03-31 24 Bloomberg [HELSINKI] Air Berlin pic, Europe's third-biggest discount airline, reported a wider full-year net loss as the slowing economy pressured airlines to cut ticket prices. The net loss increased to 75 million euros (*****.4 million) in 2008 from 39.9 million euros theBloomberg - 185 words
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Article2634 2009-03-31 24 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), BR2,634 words
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Advertisement231 2009-03-31 24 BT/ZUJI Deals of the Week DEAL OF THE WEEK ECONOMY CLASS HOTEL I BUSINESS CLASS AIRFARES I (frs) AIRFARES Bangkok $288 Thai Airways $36 $770 Thai Airways Rain DESTINATIONS ECONOMY CLASS AIRFARES HOTEL BUSINESS CLASSAIRFARES WEATHER Kuala Lumpur $238 Japan Airlines $39 I $444 Japan Airlines 4>j^j? Rain Hong Kong231 words
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Miscellaneous336 2009-03-31 24 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS 5 Rig wins and fund new sport I A charge applied to knight's (11) combat (6) 6 Information on cooking rice 4 Terrible mistakes in personal of a particular type (7) objectives (3,5) 7 stop a good book on a good 9 Sun rising day off, and336 words
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243 2009-03-31 25 Bloomberg [LONDON] The Baltic Dry Index, a measure of global seaborne trade, may drop as much as 40 per cent by mid-2009 as weak steel demand and falling grain shipments exacerbate a seasonal decline, KGI Securities Co said. The index of commodity-shippingBloomberg - 243 words
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Article109 2009-03-31 25 '000 lar CH Offshore Chuan Hup Hldgs Cosco Corp CWTLtd Ezra Hldgs First Ship Lease Freight Links Grand Banks laya Hold Ltd KWentures Keppel Corp MTQ Corp NOL Pacific Shipping Pan-United Corp Rickmers Mari Samudera Ship Sembcorp Indust Sembcorp Marine Spore Ship Star Cruises 0.26 0.15 0.79 0.35 0.64109 words
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Article36 2009-03-31 25 '000 Int'G Logistics MISCBhd MISC Foreign Msia Bulk Carrie NCB Holdings Nepline Bhd PDZ Holdings unch 8.30 8.20 3.00 2.81 0.02 0.08 unch -0.15 -0.25 -0.04 0.01 0.01 0.01 19: 64: 50! 2i 501 1!36 words
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Article13 2009-03-31 25 ■oo lar ■recious Ship Jegional Cont 10.10 5.50 -0.20 -0.10 307: 98}13 words
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Article22 2009-03-31 25 '000 Aboitiz Equity Intl Container Keppel Marine Keppel Prop 5.70 13.00 unch unch -0.20 -0.25 unch unch 401 561 0 022 words
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Article20 2009-03-31 25 Evergreen Marine ....14.40 :irst Steamship 38.55 /VanHai Lines 14.90 fang Ming Marine ..10.60 -1.05 -1.65 -0.50 -0.75 1. 1.20 words
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Article37 2009-03-31 25 '000 :awasaki Hvylnd ..191.00 -10.00 1378! :awasaki Kisen 310.00 -29.00 1048) /litsubishi Hvy 303.00 -9.00 ***** /litsui Eng&Sbldg ..168.00 -9.00 364! /litsui Osk Lines 495.00 -40.00 2717; lippon Express 330.00 -7.00 504! lipponYusen 388.00 -26.00 *****37 words
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Article, Illustration483 2009-03-31 25 Bloomberg Some vessel owners refuse to ship cargoes as tanker incomes plunge [LONDON] The cost of delivering Middle East crude oil to Asia, down a quarter this month, may resist further declines as some vessel owners refuse to ship consignments at unprofitable rates.– Bloomberg; FILE PHOTO - 483 words
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285 2009-03-31 25 Bernama [PUTRAJAYA] Japan has extended a grant aid of 992 million yen (Ssl 5.5 million) to Malaysia for maritime security enhancement in the Straits of Malacca and other Malaysian territorial waters. Japan's Ambassador to Malaysia Masahiko Horie said yesterday that some 14,000 JapaneseBernama - 285 words
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245 2009-03-31 25 Bloomberg [LONDON] VT Group pic, the UK warship builder, said its services businesses continue to "show good growth" with an order book at £4.6 billion (559.9 billion), a 12 per cent increase from a year earlier. "At a time of economic uncertainty, these confirmed■ Bloomberg - 245 words
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462 2009-03-31 25 Reuters Challenge posed by sewage, fertiliser run-off from farms [BRUSSELS] Countries around the Baltic Sea could one day be linked by huge power cables, guarded by integrated border police, with coordinated fishing fleets overseen by a Baltic Coastguard, a draft document shows. TheReuters - 462 words
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Article477 2009-03-31 26 US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has been doing some flip-flopping in recent days in response to the proposal by China's central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan to replace the US dollar with a global reserve currency. The new currency would be based on the International477 words
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Article, Illustration968 2009-03-31 26 G PANICKER - G PANICKER Uncertainty in the energy sector will prevail until a real replacement for oil emerges RELATIVELY low oil prices provide some cheer even in this rotten global economy. But like the Prague Spring all those years ago, this "energy spring" will beAFP - 968 words
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Article, Illustration812 2009-03-31 26 ROBERT SAMUELSON - ROBERT SAMUELSON Washington Post Writers Group THE BOTTOM LINE CALL it Uncle Sam's hedge fund. The rescue of the American financial system proposed by Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is, in all but name, a gigantic hedge fund. The government would lend vast sumsWashington Post Writers Group - 812 words
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Article, Illustration1552 2009-03-31 27 LEON HADAR - LEON HADAR Suffering 'hegemonic fatigue', Washington seems unwilling to pay the economic and political costs of promoting free trade THE leaders of the 20 economies who met in Washington last November made a commitment to resist taking protectionist measures that could end upREUTERS - 1,552 words
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Article, Illustration798 2009-03-31 27 PAUL KRUGMAN - PAUL KRUGMAN -NYT TEN years ago, the cover of Time magazine featured Robert Rubin, then Treasury secretary; Alan Greenspan, then chairman of the Federal Reserve; and Lawrence Summers, then deputy Treasury secretary. Time dubbed the three "the committee to save the world", crediting them-NYT - 798 words
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432 2009-03-31 27 Ang Hao Yao - Ang Hao Yao LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THE market has seen several companies' share prices slump due to forced selling as well as expected forced selling of major shareholders' shares. While I am not against major shareholders getting margin loans for their personal use,432 words
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263 2009-03-31 27 Yngvar Stray - Yngvar Stray WE refer to the article "Recession trumps the hotel card", (BT Weekend, March 21-22). We would like to thank you for featuring St Regis Singapore's Astor Card, along with other hotels' offerings in Singapore. Unfortunately the reporting of the Astor Card's benefits263 words
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Article8416 2009-03-31 28 Transaction date: Mar 30 High Low Code Company Sale C000) High Low Buyer Seller C'vr •k P/E Smil 9 3 3148 8Telecom 11 2.5 5834 A-Sonic 30.5 12 5000 ABRHIdgs 18 6 1938 AEICorp 9.5 1 1100 AEM 25 7 2101 APOil 80.5 26.5 5550 ARA 8.5 2.58,416 words
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Article1609 2009-03-31 29 High Low Code Company Sale COOO) High Low Buyer Seller C'vr P/E $mil 20 5 1181 s AAGrp 32 13 8538 t APStrategic 4 05 1501 s Advanced System 14 2 3480 t Adventus 29.5 10.5 3518 s Afor 19 2 1524 s Alantac 20 3.5 7814 s1,609 words
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Article350 2009-03-31 29 f»k Tel Low Code Last Sale Vol COOP) iy Low Last (uote Seller Div Cvr Net P/E Cap imil Hi. Comi Hi. 108 100 6389 ABFSG Bond ETF 107.8 982 427 CIMBAsean40 100US$ US492 -2 178 149 DBS STI ETF 100 168 -8 2124 1682 DBXT FTChina25 10US$350 words
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Article256 2009-03-31 29 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 offer256 words
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Article9327 2009-03-31 29 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS AIG Global Investment Corporation (S) Ltd AIGIF Acorns of Asia Balanced Fund!S 1.525/ AIGIF Spore Bond Fund/A 1.21/ APS Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Alpha Fund!** 0.71/ APS Alpha Fund (USD)!** 0.47/ APS Komaba Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Komaba Global Bond SGD 0.5102/ APS Komaba Global9,327 words
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362 2009-03-31 30 %dy %yr dy yr dy yi Index Change Change Change Change Change Change Mar 27 World Index Preliminary 621.9 -1.1 -8.2 -1.3 -5.4 -1.6 -10.1 EAFE Preliminai 592.5 -0.9 -8.7 -1.5 -8.0 -1.9 -12.. Euro[ Prelim inan 805.1 -1.3 -11.7 -2.6 -10.3 -2.9 -14.1 Pacific362 words
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Article130 2009-03-31 30 As at 9am Mar 30 Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Bid Offer Aust dollar 1.0390 1.0710 dollar 1.2170 1.2320 Euro 2.0040 2.0270 NZ dollar 0.8540 0.8740 iterlini ind 2.1560 2.1820 US dollar 1.5100 1.5270 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign currency:130 words
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Article176 2009-03-31 30 Mar 30 $S Offer Bid Overnight 1-month 2-months 3-months Overnight mode: 3/8 ys$ 1/16 7/16 9/16 11/16 Offer 1/32 3/16 5/16 7/16 Bid 7 days 1 month 2 months 3 months 6 months 9 months 12 months $Au 0 40 0.75 1.20 1.50 2.30 2.30 Offer 0.30 0.65176 words
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Article22 2009-03-31 30 Mar 30 I Bid Offer 1-month 1.5218 1.5232 2-months 1.5217 1.5232 3-months 1.5217 1.5232 6-months 1.5218 1.5234 Source: OCBC22 words
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Article191 2009-03-31 30 Mar 30 RUBBER Futures (Closing prices) RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Month High Low Close Sett Volume (lots) O/l lots) Apr 09 152.0 May 09 152.0 JunO9 151.0 Jul 09 149.8 Aug 09 SepO9 151.0 151.0 149.8 149.8 151.5 151.5 151.0 150.5 150.5 150.0 48 20 20 10 732191 words
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Article89 2009-03-31 30 Mar 30 Period Issue code Maturity Yesterday's Bid Hi< Day's |h Low 3-Month BQ*****T 02.07.09 1-Year BY*****V 02.11.09 0.33 0.44 0.32 0.25 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity code rate Close Bid Day's High Low 2-Year N5O61OOE 3.125 5-Year NX*****F 3.625 7-Year N*****0S 2.875 10-Year NY*****A 4.000 15-Year89 words
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Article101 2009-03-31 30 Mar 27 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 Ib bushels) Close Previous High/Low May 09 917.00 944.00 948.75 916.00 Jul 09 915.25 940.50 945.00 914.50 AugO9 900.75 924.00 912.50 900.00 SepO9 871.75 893.00 885.75 872.25 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs;Uscent/lb) Close Previous High/Low May 09 32.42 33.60 33.65 32.38 Jul101 words
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Article78 2009-03-31 30 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Mar 27 CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Cham Brent blend (1-Mth F) 51.58 -1.18 WTI (Near Mth) 52.14 -1.90 Dubai (1-Mth F) 50.54 -0.15 Tapis blend 54.65 -0.20 Minas 53.60 -0.20 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha Jet Kerosene 50.90 62.75 0.13 -0.25 US$/barrel US! Opec78 words
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Article462 2009-03-31 30 Mar 30 AS ±S. Rmb Euro HKS IndRsRu Yen Won RM NZS Pak Rs Peso SS Rand Sfr NTS Baht Pound US! lustralia 0.850 4.641 0.515 5.262 34.716 78.854 0.653 9.447 2.482 1.209 54.607 32.893 1.033 6.611 0.780 23.081 24.128 0.480 0.679 Canada 1.177 5.462 0.606 6.192462 words
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Article78 2009-03-31 30 Mar 30 (US$) (SS) 0.***** 0.***** 1 mth 2 mths 0.***** 0.***** 3 mths 1.***** 0.***** 6 mths 1.***** 0.***** 9 mths 1.***** 0.***** 12 mths 1.***** 0.***** SWAP Offer rates (S$) 1 mth 0.***** 2 mths 1.***** 3 mths 1.***** 6 mths 1.***** 9mths 1.***** 12 mths 2.*****78 words
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Article154 2009-03-31 30 Mar 30 Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.0328 1.0339 0.6788 0.6790 Canadian dollar 1.2155 1.2167 0.7989 0.7990 Euro 2.0056 2.0077 1.3182 1.3185 NZ dollar 0.8537 0.8559 0.5611 0.5621 Sterling md 2.1528 2.1552 1.4149 1.415. US dollar 1.5215 1.5227154 words
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Article135 2009-03-31 30 Mar 30 /oz) lar lar Hong Kong .ondon 929.30 920.80 930.30 921.80 Mar 26 Mar 27 940.20 923.45 941.40 924.65 Source: Thomson Reuters CAST BAR (S$) Mar 30 Buying Sellini Kilobar "48,689.28" ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (SS) Selling Buying gm jam Ogm !0gm iOgm OOgm oz ozUBS Kinebar™135 words
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Article73 2009-03-31 30 Mar 27 a i nn -in/ iri iiuiii, yy.i (US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 1381.50 1404.75 3 months 1420.00 1443.00 Copper, Grade A (US$/tonne) Cash 3 months 4009.75 4050.00 4046.25 4085.00 Lead (US$/tonne) Cash 1263.50 3 months 1280.00 1307.00 1321.00 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash 3 months 9608.00 9700.00 9633.00 9725.0073 words
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Article73 2009-03-31 30 Mar 27 :OCOA (Btonne) Close Prev Hii ih/Low May 09 1941 1902 1942/1887 Jul 09 1906 1873 1908/1858 SepO9 1882 1850 1884/1836 Dec 09 1859 1826 1864/1816 COFFEE (US$/tonne) Close Pev High/Low Mar 09 1540 1557 May 09 1555 1572 1576/1535 JulO9 1554 1574/1537 SUGAR (US tonne) White Close73 words
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Article64 2009-03-31 30 Mar 30 KLCE PALM FUTURES (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Sett Av Month Range Price Price Hi Vol Open Done Position Low Apr 09 2091 May 09 2010 JunO9 1967 Jul 09 1950 Total o/p: ***** contracts 2081 2105 2075 2018 2047 2010 1970 2005 1961 1937 1976 1932 Turnover:64 words
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Article295 2009-03-31 30 Mar 30 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT EURODOLLAR FUTURES JunO9 SepO9 DecO9 Mar10 98.8500 98.8600 98.7150 98.6550 6983 2631 2187 2238 EUROYEN TIBOR FUTURES JunO9 99.420 99.420 SepO9 99.450 99.450 DecO9 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 99.415 99.450 99.415 99.450 99.445 99.430 99.370 99.310 99.265 99.180295 words
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Article, Illustration894 2009-03-31 33 Bloomberg Boston skyscraper goes on the block today; it was bought for USsl3b in 2006 [SEATTLE] Boston's John Hancock Tower, the tallest skyscraper in New England, may be sold to lenders led by Normandy Real Estate Partners for aboutBloomberg; AFP - 894 words
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1148 2009-03-31 34 KALPANA RASHIWALA - KALPANA RASHIWALA Spores total annual occupancy cost per workstation stands at U5516,540: DTZ By [SINGAPORE] Total annual occupancy cost per workstation in Singapore slipped 3 per cent year-on-year to U5516,540 in the latest 2009 global ranking by DTZ. This was due entirely to1,148 words
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Article, Illustration484 2009-03-31 34 KALPANA RASHIWALA - KALPANA RASHIWALA By [SINGAPORE] Here's yet more evidence that there's still demand for attractively priced condos in the mass-market segment. Property tycoon Ng Teng Fong's Far East Organization has sold 97 units at its Mi Casa condo near Choa484 words
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445 2009-03-31 34 ARTHUR SIM - ARTHUR SIM Credit crunch, price uncertainty affecting firms, says E&Y By [SINGAPORE] Real estate companies face new and growing risks amid the downturn in the world economy, says Ernst Young (E&Y). "The credit crunch, fluctuations in global economies and resultant pricing uncertainty are affecting445 words
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