The Business Times, 20 April 2009

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    20 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 Monday, April 20,2009
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  • Article
    Lock icon Venture capital takes a breather
    740 1  -  OH BOON PING Credit crunch also pushes VC funds to change strategy, invest in more mature early-stage firms [SINGAPORE] Venture capital (VC) funds appear to have called a time-out as the worsening economic climate takes its toll on capital raising. Compared with the dotcom era,
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    Lock icon 'We knew we had a good car in the rain'
    92 1 RED BULL driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany (right) driving through the rain to mark the outfit's maiden victory in Formula One at the Chinese Grand Prix yesterday. Team-mate Mark Webber of Australia makes it a one-two finish for the team,
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    Lock icon Nowhere to hide: corporate fraud investigations on the rise
    675 1  -  TEH SHI NING Tough times make it harder to cover up fraud: investigators [SlNGAPOßE] Fraud busters are having their hands full, as deteriorating economic conditions produce a marked rise in fraud cases. In a scene played out across the region, a
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  • MARKETS DIGEST
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      50 1 Weekly 1,896.56 hange +68.05 iT Index 1 COMP 965.17 +23.79 IIKKEI225 8,907.58 -56.53 IANG SENG 15,601.27 +699.86 ;et index 456.80 +2.92 JAKARTA COMP 1,634.79 +169.04 1ANILA COMP 2,094.13 +21.32 ;eoulcomp 1,329.00 -7.04 ;henzhenb 374.44 +15.23 IUMBAI IND 11,023.09 +219.23 )OW 8,131.33 +47.95 IASDAQ 1,673.07 +20.53 ;&P 500 869.60 +13.04
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      29 1 Bloomberg SINGAPORE 5.38 MALAYSIA 5.53 HONG KONG 5.00 INDONESIA 16.033 fAIWAN 4.826 JAPAN 1.475 KOREA 9.33 BRITAIN 0.50 US 3.25 CANADA 2.50 SWITZERLAND 0.52 INDIA 12.25 Source:
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      46 1 IS$ (S$ per US$) 1.503 (US: i/S: per£) 1.482 2.228 EURO (US$,S$/E) 1.309 Foreign currency per US$ 1.967 S$ 'EN 99.50 66.20 3.615 2.405 IK$ 7.750 5.157 !AHT 35.46 23.59 lUPIAH 10,725 7,137 lENMINBI 6.832 4.547 INDIAN RUPEE 49.76 33.11 1.389 0.924 IZ$ 1.746 1.162
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    Lock icon US banks must rely on markets first for more money
    528 1 No automatic new funds for banks after 'stress tests', signals Summers [WASHINGTON] Banks in the US that have received billions of dollars from the government will have to rely on private markets if they need more money, National Economic Council
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      44 1 WORLD GOURMET '<% VIEWS FROM BizlT COMPANIES SUMMIT V^K THE TOP Tech giants brace for Why life sciences company «fc What's cooking Time to invest in property? server' Sandstorm' Transcu is upbeat jmrntiJu' m* PAGES 12-13 liWsMs PAGES 10-11 PAGE 28 PAGE 7 i sTJ^
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  • TOP STORIES
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      Lock icon Pullback seen, but mood remains upbeat
      1037 2  -  ANDREW MARKS in New York WALL STREET INSIGHT Traders will want good earnings reports to continue buying momentum THE bullish momentum behind what is now a six-week-long rally in US equities a rally of historic proportions is showing signs of slowing. But even if
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      Lock icon Ownership of RSH hangs in the balance
      362 2  -  OH BOON PING Deutsche Bank may seize shares of its majority shareholder [SINGAPORE] Ownership of RSH Ltd, a sporting products wholesaler and retailer which runs the familiar Royal Sporting House chain, is now in doubt as Deutsche Bank has threatened to seize a
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      Lock icon M&A due diligence in Asia taking longer now: poll
      439 2  -  LYNETTE KHOO Determining target's prospects harder as downside risks rise [SINGAPORE] A survey by KPMG has found that due diligence processes for mergers and acquisitions (M&As) in Asia are taking longer now than before the financial crisis and becoming more detailed.
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    • THREE-MINUTE DIGEST
      • Article
        Lock icon Venture capital takes a breather
        56 2 VENTURE capital funds appear to have called a time-out as the worsening economic climate takes its toll on capital raising. Compared with the dotcom era, the funds have also moved downstream to invest in more mature early-stage companies those more than five years old, market
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        Lock icon Nowhere to hide: corporate fraud investigations on the rise
        73 2 FRAUD busters are having their hands full, as deteriorating economic conditions produce a marked rise in fraudulent cases. The spike isn't necessarily always due to more people turning to white-collar crime. Rather, it may mean also that tough times have led
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        Lock icon US traders expect pull-back, but remain upbeat
        77 2 THE bullish momentum behind what is now a six-week-long rally in US equities is showing signs of appearing to slow. But even if the winning streak for the Dow Jones Industrials, Nasdaq Composite and the S&P 500 indices does end in the coming
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        Lock icon Ownership of RSH hangs in the balance
        55 2 OWNERSHIP of RSH Ltd, a sporting products wholesaler and retailer which runs the familiar Royal Sporting House chain, is now in doubt as Deutsche Bank has threatened to seize a big chunk of shares charged under two loan agreements with the group's majority
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      • Article
        Lock icon Reasons to park yourself in town
        78 2 MORE operators are competing on a new front carpark charges after failing to rev up consumer spending with attractive discounts and gifts. Upmarket mall Paragon, for example, is giving customers more bang for their parking buck. Previously, carpark charges for Sundays and public holidays
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        Lock icon Order cancellations key issue at Cosco (S'pore) AGM
        74 2 AS Cosco Corp (Singapore) continues to weather an extremely challenging year for the shipping and shipbuilding industry, it's annual general meeting today should be an interesting affair as shareholders are likely to want some good answers as to how the fortunes of
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        Lock icon 178 sign up for HDB lease buyback scheme
        44 2 THE Housing Board's Lease Buyback Scheme has attracted interest from some 178 households since applications opened last month, and the government may consider extending it to include four-room and five-room flats later. SINGAPORE NEWS, PAGE 8
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        Lock icon Crunch meeting to tackle German toxic asset woes
        82 2 GERMAN Chancellor Angela Merkel will hold a crunch meeting tomorrow to thrash out a plan to remove "toxic" assets from banks an issue that has become a political hot potato with an election looming. According to some estimates, German banks are stuck
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        Lock icon Tech giants brace for server 'Sandstorm'
        68 2 WITH Dell Corporation hitting the first jackpot at Resorts World, rivals Hewlett-Packard and IBM will be looking to reclaim lost ground by landing the multimillion-dollar server contract from Marina Bay Sands. The integrated resort, which is set to begin partial operations later this year,
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      Lock icon Reasons to park yourself in town
      1022 3  -  JESSICA YEO and ZEINAB YUSUF More establishments launch parking promotions in a bid to entice customers [SINGAPORE] More operators are competing on a new front carpark charges after failing to rev up consumer spending with attractive discounts and gifts. Upmarket mall Paragon, for example,
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  • SINGAPORE MARKETS
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      Lock icon Beware what the long-term holds
      699 4 STOCKS FIRST, let's get the easy stuff out of the way the outlook for this week (which this column is supposed to discuss) is pretty much the same as the view given a fortnight ago. In a nutshell, there's enough liquidity and interest sloshing around
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      Lock icon DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED
      1713 4 >aymen1 (cts) Ex date Books close Pay date iTelecom Intl bn 0.111 05-M; 07-Ma) 22-M; iBR Hldi ak 0.500 11-M; 13-Ma) 28-M; action Asia ak 1.200 05-M; 07-Ma) 19-M; \dam| )ak Ltd ak 1.000 05-M; 07-Ma) 22-M; vdvanced Hldi an 1.000 04-M; 06-Ma) 19-M; iEI Corp ak 0.750
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      Lock icon Oil and precious metals slide
      157 4 AFP COMMODITIES [LONDON] Commodity markets diverged this week as traders reacted to mixed economic data in China and the United States, which both consume vast amounts of most raw materials. Many dollar-priced commodities were dented by the stronger US currency which makes them more expensive
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      Lock icon Asian currencies gain against greenback
      245 4 -AFP CURRENCIES [HONG KONG] Asian currencies ended the week mostly higher against the dollar as market players remained cautious following further gloomy economic data from the United States. Japanese yen: The yen gained ground against the dollar during the week as the US unit faced
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      Lock icon BROKERS' RECOMMENDATIONS
      1427 4 Thomsonßeuters Source: Consensus No. of Forecast Mean Fri's recommendation esti- EPS PE target price This wk Last mth mates (cents) (ratio) price Company name Mlgreen Proi 2.92 2.83 12 5.42 10.61 0.54 0.56 ies ,RA Asset M 2.00 2.00 2 6.25 7.20 0.64 0.45 .rmstron' Industrial 1.50 1.50
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      Lock icon STRAITS TIMES INDEX
      4 4 WEEKLY
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      61 4 Apr 17 VALUE CLOSE IT OB/OS 1044.00-280.0C IT CADI -*****.00 -14.0' IT 10-day MA -*****.00+104. TSE ST Mid Cap 392.26 +3.8' TSE ST Small Cap 320.62 -0.8: TSE ST All Share 454.91 +1.5 TSE ST China Top 183.69 -0.2. TSE ST China 180.34 -0.5' IOB Catalist 78.21
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      Lock icon MOST ACTIVE STOCKS
      59 4 VOLUME Diqiland 971,382,000 China Honqxinq 568,289,000 Chart SemiCond 561,867,000 Golden Agri 489,548,000 UniFiber 326,148,000 Cosco Corp 267,017,000 Sunmoon 240,261,000 Straits Asia 228,520,000 Global Voice 212,810,000 Yonqnam 206,675,000 VALUE(S) DBS Grp 544,995,727 Capita Land 503,437,137 OCBC Bk 289,011,253 Cosco Corp 287,000,346 UOB 281,812,920 Keppel Corp 265,259,220 Sing Tel
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      Lock icon RISES
      114 4 CLOSE UP 6970 1339.8 14.7 iBXT Ni 10US$ iBXT FTChina25 10US$ 2288 147.2 4.5 iTXPO 100 1346 116.0 9.4 lardine C&C 1434 112.0 8.5 MS India 10US! 876 105.1 8.7 iBS Bk6% NCPS 10 9960 80.0 0.8 reat Eastern 900 80.0 9.8 ICBC Bk4.5%NCPS 100 8350 80.0 1.0 IOB
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      Lock icon FALLS
      113 4 Closing prices are in trading currencies, but absolute difference is in Ss. iBXT S&P Short 10US$ CLOSE DOWN 7463-374.0 -3.2 iLD 10US$ 8574-228.3 -1.7 iMT 860-140.0 -14.0 IIA 200 1076 -74.0 -6.4 IIA.ES.0904 1084 -66.0 -5.7 I A 1086 -60.0 -5.2 ICBC Bk5.1%NCPS 100 9280 -40.0 -0.4 IBS RB
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      Lock icon CURRENCIES
      84 4 Where S! stands Apr 17 %CHNG CLOSE FRApM6 YR2009 S$ LOW S$ HIGH uss 1.5017 -0.15 1.5579 1.4308 Euro 1.9644 0.46 2.0732 1.9150 Pounds 2.2213 0.73 2.2712 2.0356 1.0826 -0.44 1.1100 0.9453 ren* 1.5115 0.56 1.7278 1.4831 Rupiah* 0.***** -0.33 0.***** 0.***** Baht* 4.2337 0.11 4.3390 4.1040 Peso* 3.1436
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  • COMPANY NEWS
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      Lock icon Near-term cheer for SingTel shareholders
      639 5  -  WINSTON CHAI IN the cut-throat business world, companies often find joy in their rivals' mishaps. In the case of Singapore Telecommunications, however, it could be well be the company's shareholders that end up cheering the failure of the group's recent broadband bids. The absence of
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      Lock icon Order cancellations key issue at Cosco (S'pore)
      434 5  -  VINCENT WEE AGM WATCH Shareholders also fear share issue mandate could lead to rights issue AS Cosco Corp (Singapore) continues to weather an extremely challenging year for the shipping and shipbuilding industry, it's annual general meeting today should be an interesting affair as
      BLOOMBERG  -  434 words
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      Lock icon Riverstone confident in RM2.6m lawsuit
      260 5  -  TEH SHINING CLEANROOM gloves manufacturer Riverstone Holdings said last Friday that its wholly owned subsidiary Riverstone Resources is among a group of six entities being sued by Smart Glove Holdings. But, Riverstone's directors believe that the legal action lacks merit and said that prospects of
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      Lock icon Transcu upbeat on its business prospects
      890 7  -  YEN SREENIVASAN Income flows soon from clean fuels, trans-dermal drug delivery system: CEO AFTER "burning" cash at the rate of some $2 million a month, mainboard-listed Japanese life sciences company Transcu Ltd is beginning to see light at the end of the tunnel. While
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      Lock icon Trial of Hengxin lawsuit against ex-directors starts
      201 7 HENGXIN Technology said that its lawsuit against two former directors will go to trial today before the Singapore High Court, adding that the case will not affect its financial performance this year. In a statement, the company explained that it had filed writ
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      Lock icon COMPANY MEETINGS
      315 7 \siamedic Ltd A 350 Orchard Road, #08-00 Shaw House, Singapore *****8 18-Apr 9.00am DKP Hldgs A No. 6 Tagore Drive, #B1-06 Tagore Building, Singapore *****3 20-Apr 11.00arr losco Corp A Laguna National Golf Country Club, 11, Laguna Golf Green, Level 3, Eagle Ballroom, Singapore *****7 20-Apr 3.00pm Evergro
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      Lock icon PRIME LENDING RATES
      395 7 Apr I~A BANKS ABN Amro Bank NV 5.5 Agricultural Bank Of China 5.5 ANZ Banking Group 6 Arab Bank PLC 5.5 Banca Di Roma Singapore branch 6.5 Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A 6 Bangkok Bank 6 Bank Julius Baer Co. Ltd(S) 5 Bank of America NA 5
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  • SINGAPORE MARKETS
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      Lock icon One-year top losers portfolio is biggest gainer
      1609 6  -  TEH HOOI LING THE most bombed out stocks have again risen the most, now that sentiment has turned for the better. Our one-year top losers portfolio was the biggest-gaining portfolio last week, surging a whopping 25 per cent. In the second week of
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      Lock icon Steep fall in buying activity by directors
      1255 6  -  ROBERT HALILI INSIDE MARKETS THE buying activity by directors was low last week with only 11 companies that recorded 17 purchases based on filings on the Exchange from April 13 to 17. The figures were sharply lower than the previous week's four-day totals
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
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      Lock icon 178 sign up for HDB lease buyback scheme
      438 8  -  OH BOON PING Govt may consider making option available to 4 and 5-room flats too THE Housing Board's Lease Buyback Scheme (LBS) has attracted interest from some 178 households since applications opened last month, and the government may consider extending it to
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      Lock icon More job-seekers consider career in insurance
      369 8  -  EMILYN YAP MORE job-seekers are willing to consider a career in the insurance sector now that banks are busy battling the financial crisis, said executive recruitment firm Korn/Ferry International. And those with risk management skills could find themselves in particularly high demand as companies
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      Lock icon Strategies for marketing in a recession
      352 8  -  VICTOR KATHEYAS MARKETERS need to understand the changes in the psyche and behaviour of the consumer during a recession, said John Quelch, professor at the Harvard Business School, who was in Singapore to deliver a lecture at the Singapore Management University. As a consequence
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      Lock icon Drew & Napier Employer of Choice again
      143 8 Drew Napier Employer of Choice again DREW Napier LLC has been named Singapore's Employer of Choice by the AsianLegal Business magazine, for a second year running. WongPartnership was ranked second, followed by Baker McKenzie, Allen Gledhill and Rodyk Davidson. The Employer of Choice is determined on the basis of a
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      Lock icon Bottoms up, even in a downturn
      722 8  -  ZHANG Yl TING Boat Quay pubs are adapting to ride out current crisis THE downturn does not bother Elaine Teh. Well, not so much that she put off dolling herself up for a St Patrick's Day party recently. Dressed in green, with matching glittering
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  • BT-CITIBANK YOUNG INVESTORS' FORUM
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      Lock icon Financial literacy with Rich Dad
      837 9 The Rich Dad Company hopes to create awareness about its mission through books, products and live seminars, reports ZEINAB YUSUF #F you stop working today, an asset puts money in your pocket and a liability takes money from your pocket," Robert Kiyosaki once famously said.
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      Lock icon A time to chase passions and dreams
      942 9 CAMPUS LIFE KELVIN TEO got to do just that for a year in Philadelphia on his NUS Overseas College Programme stint ONE moment I was in Singapore, and the next I found myself in the beautiful American city of Philadelphia, where I was
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      Lock icon Be smart with your finances
      204 9 FANCY becoming the next Warren Buffett or George Soros? Or even the famous Robert Kiyosaki? Then read on. The Young Investors' Forum, part of the BT-Citibank Tertiary Outreach Programme, isn't another dry page out of your financial textbook. To complement our editorial content, we have
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  • VIEWS FROM THE TOP
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      Lock icon Opportunity and timing are key
      3714 10  -  Gary Harvey THIS WEEK'S TOPIC: Is it time to invest in the property market? If it is, what segments of the market should investors be looking at? If not, when would be a good time to go in? Strategy and planning CEO ipac wealth management
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  • DINING OUT
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      Lock icon Complex blend of flavours
      643 12  -  Audrey Phoon WORLD GOURMET SUMMIT SPECIAL MENU Champagne Devaux dinner featuring Asian flavours, April 24 Swissotel The Stamford 2 Stamford Road Tel: 6270-1254 WHEN the World Gourmet Summit (WGS) rolls around every year, the natural thing to do is to launch into (Michelin) star-chasing mode and
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      Lock icon Palate teasers finished with premium teas
      564 12  -  Cheah Ui-Hoon PROMOTION Si Chuan Dou Hua Restaurant, April 20-26 Top of UOB Plaza, 80 Raffles Place #60-01 UOB Plaza 1 Tel: 6535-6006 THE restaurant which serves fine Sichuan cuisine has been making a strong case for premium Chinese teas, so much so that
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  • DINING OUT
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      Lock icon The diversity of Indian cuisine
      686 13  -  Cheah Ui-Hoon WORLD GOURMET SUMMIT PROMOTION Rang Mahal, April 20-26 Pan Pacific Hotel, Level 3 Tel: 6333-1788 CHEF Atul Kochhar of Benares Restaurant and Bar in London, is the first Indian chef to be awarded a one Michelin star, at the age of 31. He's
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      Lock icon French fusion with an unconventional touch
      356 13  -  Jaime Ec PROMOTION Club Chinois, April 20-24 Orchard Parade Hotel, Level 2 Tel: 6834-0660 THE Japanese fascination with all things French and European, from fresh cream cakes to Louis Vuitton luxury ware isn't limited to just consumption. In the realm of cuisine, Japanese chefs
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      133 13 WHAT WOULD YOU DO WITHOUT THE REMINDERS? Man eh at Reward and thank your capable assistants with gastronomic treats at the Marina Mandarin during the Administrative Professionals' Week, from 20 24 April, with exclusive door gifts and attractive prizes to be won. prase****'lo*l Look forward to a sumptuous buffet of
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  • ECONOMY WATCH
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      Lock icon Crunch meeting to tackle German toxic asset woes
      526 14 AFP. Merkel takes charge of plan separating illiquid assets from worthless ones [BERLIN] German Chancellor Angela Merkel will hold a crunch meeting tomorrow to thrash out a plan to remove "toxic" assets from banks an issue that has become a political hot
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      Lock icon Britain to unveil Budget as it battles recession
      732 14 AFP [LONDON] Britain will unveil a recession-fighting Budget this week, seen as vital for Prime Minister Gordon Brown as he struggles to boost his flagging fortunes ahead of a likely election next year. Finance Minister Alistair Darling will deliver the government's 2009/
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      Lock icon China's recovery good news for Asia: analysts
      651 14 AFP But it does not yet have clout to boost global economy [BEIJING] An emerging recovery in China is good news for the rest of Asia but the nation does not yet have sufficient clout to boost the global economy as a whole,
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      Lock icon China issuing more yuan bonds in HK
      257 14 Reuters It will also make borrowing by HK firms easier [HONG KONG] China wiU issue more yuan-dominated bonds in Hong Kong and make it easier for firms there to borrow money and sell goods on the mainland, the Hong Kong government said, to
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      Lock icon US home equity credit lines a victim of crisis
      752 14 NYT ANALYSIS [NEW YORK] Home equity lines of credit, sometimes known as Helocs, have been a popular financial tool for homeowners precisely for times like now, when it helps to have a monetary cushion in case of job loss or some
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  • MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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      Lock icon Najib must walk the talk on 'One Malaysia'
      718 15  -  PAULINE NG MALAYSIA INSIGHT Removing bumi/non-bumi dichotomy would be a good start and steal a march on Opposition MALAYSIA'S ruling coalition Barisan Nasional (BN, or National Front) is contemplating whether to contest an impending byelection, with Prime Minister Najib Razak believing it
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      Lock icon Italy's Eni makes big oil find in Ambalat: Jakarta
      357 15 Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesia's energy minister says Italian oil group Eni has found a big oil reserve in the Ambalat area, near Indonesia's border with Malaysia, that could produce 30,000--40,000 barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil. Indonesia and Malaysia are embroiled
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      Lock icon SP Setia may buy 3 property firms
      323 15 Bloomberg Adding Permodalan units seen boosting developer's value [KUALA LUMPUR] SP Setia Bhd, Malaysia's biggest property developer, may acquire three real-estate companies from a state asset manager, increasing sales and gaining financial backing from the government, said RHB Research Institute Sdn. SP Setia
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      Lock icon Indonesia raises US$650m from Islamic bonds
      241 15 ■AP [JAKARTA] Indonesia's first-ever sale of global Islamic bonds raked in US$65O million and drew orders for seven times that amount, easing funding pressure on the government as it seeks ways to plug the 2009 budget deficit. Finance Ministry official Rahmat Waluyanto said the
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      Lock icon Internet used for SE-Asia militant causes
      417 15 AFP Study urges govts to extend fight against terror online [SINGAPORE] South-east Asian militants have grown more sophisticated in using the Internet to spread radical ideas, recruit and train supporters, according to a new study urging governments to take action. The Internet's role as
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      Lock icon BURSA MALAYSIA
      2155 15 VOL ('000) Apr 17 RM A& M Realty 0.36 AbricBhd 0.38 Advance Synergy 0.11 Adventa Bhd 0.85 Ae Multi Hldgs 0.11 Affin Holdings 1.61 Ahmad Zaki Resou....0.62 AicCorp 0.39 Airasia Bhd 1.14 Akn Technology 0.16 Alliance Financi 1.89 Aluminium Co 0.85 Amalgamated Ind ....0.34 Ammb Hldgs Bhd ....2.92
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  • GREATER CHINA/INDIA
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      Lock icon China overseas buys stalled by lack of expertise
      412 16 Reuters, Bloomberg State-owned firms have enough money, says head of regulatory body [BOAO, China] China's state-run firms' biggest challenge when making overseas acquisitions is a shortage of managerial expertise, not money, the chief regulator of state assets said yesterday. Li Rongrong, head
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      51 16 CHINA'S National Grand Theater in Beijing, designed by Paul Andreu and known locally as "The Egg", is hosting the 2009 Opera Festival. The festival, which started on April 15, will run until July and will feature 38 performances by Chinese and international artists over 78 days.
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      Lock icon Macau's gaming revenues break falling trend
      289 16 AFP Q1 takings rise to 26b patacas from 24b patacas in Q4, reversing 3 quarters of falls -[HONG KONG] Macau's bad luck may have started to turn, as first-quarter gaming revenues jumped 8.1 per cent from the previous quarter, after a dismal second half
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      Lock icon China pension fund eyes private equity
      329 16 Reuters [BOAO, China] China's national pension fund, the National Social Security Fund (NSSF), said yesterday that it is looking for at least 3-5 private equity funds to help it manage part of its 563 billion yuan (Ssl24 billion) portfolio. The fund, which has a
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      Lock icon India retail sector loses allure as growth slows
      649 16 Reuters After scrambling for foothold, foreign players turn cautious [MUMßAl] An economic slowdown is prompting India's retailers to sharpen their focus, while foreign firms are pausing after scrambling to enter a market named most attractive retail destination for three years running. As
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      Lock icon ICICI Bank units' heads may quit this week
      186 16 Reuters [MUMBAI] The heads of ICICI Bank's private equity unit and life insurance joint venture are likely to resign this week, just ahead of top-level changes in the Indian lender, three sources with knowledge of the matter said. Renuka Ramnath, chief executive
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      130 16 Reuters [AMINGAON, India] The Indian economy will return to growth rates of 8-9 per cent as the global economy begins to recover from September, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said yesterday. Asia's third-largest economy is expected to have grown slightly below 7 per cent
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      Lock icon Red Bull notches 1 -2 finish at rain-hit Chinese GP
      1080 17 AP, Reuters, Bloomberg Vettel masters wet track for a start-to-finish victory while Webber wins scrap to take 2nd [SHANGHAI] In its fifth season and 74th race, Red Bull was added to the list of Formula One winning teams when Sebastian
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      Lock icon Sky is the limit now, says delighted Red Bull chief
      629 17 ■AFP [SHANGHAI] Red Bull team chief Christian Homer said "the sky is the limit" for his team after they delivered a one-two triumph in a rain-swept Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday. Germany's Sebastian Vettel came home first ahead of his
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        Lock icon Ecclestone backs future of China GP
        155 17 AP FORMULA One chief Bernie Ecclestone has opened talks with Shanghai authorities over extending the contract for the Chinese Grand Prix. The current deal runs out next year, and poor spectator numbers and corporate interest have put the viability of the race in doubt
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        170 17 -AP TOYOTA'S Jarno Trulli is raising money for the victims of the earthquake that struck Italy's Abruzzo region on April 6, killing 294 people and destroying thousands of buildings. Trulli's busy schedule hasn't allowed him time to head back to his homeland and view
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        Lock icon Row over distribution of money to Brawn
        179 17 -AP BEHIND the scenes at the Chinese Grand Prix, the politics rumbled on, with a dispute brewing over the distribution of money to new team Brawn GP. Having insulted Brawn's drivers in a mid-week interview, Renault team principal Flavio Briatore then threatened to
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        Lock icon Kubica blames weather after collision
        138 17 -AP THE most spectacular incident of the Chinese Grand Prix yesterday was a collision between BMW's Robert Kubica and Toyota's Jarno Trulli at the top of the start-finish straight. The BMW mounted the Toyota and almost came close to landing on top of Trulli, ending
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        222 17 -AP FORCE India owner Vijay Mallya called Adrian Sutil's failure to secure the team's first ever Formula One points yesterday at the Chinese Grand Prix heartbreaking. Like last year in Monaco, Sutil was in the points with six laps to go. Although he had
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      Lock icon Emergency rule in Bangkok to stay for now: Abhisit
      598 18 Reuters PM vows to find those responsible for gun attack on Sondhi Limthongkul [BANGKOK] Thailand's capital, Bangkok, could remain under emergency rule for another week after an attempted political assassination raised fears of further unrest, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said yesterday.
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      612 18 AFP [LAS VEGAS] Museums dedicated to neon, Liberace and pinball machines remain, but high-brow culture in Las Vegas has achieved a new nadir with the closure of its public art museum. The 59-year-old Las Vegas Art Museum (LVAM) went broke and shut
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      538 18 Reuters [ISLAMABAD] Pakistan has repeatedly vowed action to stop militants but analysts say denial and dithering and a seething resentment of the United States among the Pakistani people have stymied effective policy. Escalating violence by militants and the consolidation of their grip in
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      644 18 AP [TOKYO] Under a big red flag, the headquarters of the Communist Party of Japan are the centre of the most vibrant grass-roots movement in the country. The party's ranks are swelling, it has 24,000 branch offices and more than a million people read
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      690 18 ■AP Govt, army disagree on how to deal with increasing violence [PATTANI] While Thai authorities are preoccupied with riots in the capital, a five-year-old Muslim uprising in the south of the country is intensifying, and Thailand's troubled government and army are at odds about
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      524 19 -AFP.AP A long way to go, despite signs of the beginnings of a revival, he warns [WASHINGTON] The US economy still faces "substantial" downside risks, US President Barack Obama's chief economic adviser Larry Summers told NBC television yesterday, as a regional Americas
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      504 19 -AP [SEOUL] South Korea yesterday accepted North Korea's proposal for talks on a troubled joint industrial complex, setting up the first official dialogue between the two countries in a year amid tensions over the North's recent rocket launch. Unification Ministry spokeswoman
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      253 19 Reuters [ZURICH] Swiss bank ÜBS, under pressure from an international campaign against tax evasion, wants to drop accounts for undeclared cash from European Union (EU) clients, Sonntagszeitung newspaper reported yesterday. Scaling back on the controversial accounts would be the most radical
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      759 19 Bloomberg They can't agree on results disclosure; some fear harm to weaker institutions [WASHINGTON] The US Treasury and financial regulators are clashing with each other over how to disclose results from the stress tests of 19 US banks, with some officials concerned
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      308 19 Reuters [TOKYO] United States Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner does not see a second wave of banking collapses and the government is ready to support capital-raising when needed, a Japanese newspaper reported yesterday. In an interview with the Asahi Shimbun newspaper, Mr Geithner was
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      Lock icon Major plans and softer stands in US
      1348 20 -NYT Reality check for Obama as he finds pushing reforms tougher than imagined [WASHINGTON] President Barack Obama is well known for bold proposals that have raised expectations, but his young administration has shown a tendency for compromise and caution, and even a willingness
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      973 20 LAT-WP [PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago] Foreign leaders have jostled to be in pictures with him and pressed for autographs. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who called the last US president the "devil", gave Barack Obama a book on Latin America and clasped
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  • AVIATION/SHIPPING
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      502 21 Reuters Trade may be hurt if tactics of Somali brigands get copied: Munich Re [FRANKFURT] Pirate raids on shipping off East Africa have already pushed up insurance and business costs, and threaten greater harm to trade if the tactics are copied elsewhere, Munich Re
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      Lock icon Pirates release crew, take off with tug, barge in S China Sea
      440 21  -  VINCENT WEE [SINGAPORE] The Singapore-regis-tered tugboat and barge pair Prospaq Tl and Prospaq Bl respectively have become the latest victims in what appears to be a rising trend of piracy cases in regional waters as the economic downturn
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      Lock icon Aviation giants compete for Brazil plane deal
      415 21 -AFP [RlO DE JANEIRO] Aviation giants Boeing, Dassault and Saab were locked in quiet but fierce competition at a trade show here for a mul-ti-billion dollar deal later this year with the Brazilian Air Force. The jostling took place last week at the
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      374 21  -  VINCENT WEE It also raises $33k, for introducing sailing to disabled By [SINGAPORE] Singapore Maritime Week 2009 kicked off to an appropriately nautical start with a charity event, the Singapore Maritime Week Regatta, that was flagged off by Second Minister for Finance and
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      2629 21 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 (Bawl Bfi Biman Bangladesh Airlines (BBC), Bl Royal Brunei Airlines Sdn Bhd (RBA), BO Bouraq Airlines (BOU), BR
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      363 21 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Amncc 8 A scholar after a scientific site 111 I in state (7) 8 I |9 j lio I ill 10 Charm embodied by tenth L^J L^J L^J_ 11 Stew at front of office, con- t~j troversial issue (3,6) __^J__^J__^J__^J___M I J_^J_ 12 Question mark placed I around
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  • SINGAPORE STOCKS
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      Lock icon SGX MAINBOARD
      9073 22 Week ended: Apr 17 Hi. »-wks Tel Low Code Com| Sale C000) Hii Low Bu; rer Seller C'vr P/E $mil )anj 8.5 3 3148 STelecom 11 2.5 5834 A-Sonic 30.5 12 5000 ABR Hldgs 17.5 5.5 1938 AEI Corp 9.5 1 1100 AEM 23.5 7 2101 APOil 80.5
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      1836 23 High Low Code Company Sale C000) High Low Buyer Seller C'vr P/E $mil 20 5 1181 s AAGrp 32 13 8538 t APStrategic 4 0.5 1501 s Advanced System 14 2 3480 t Adventus >8.5 8.5 3518 s Afor 19 2 1524 t Alantac I9.5 3.5 7814 s
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      Lock icon SGX ETF
      380 23 52-Wk Tel h Low Code Last Sale Vol COOP) Week ill Low Last Quote Buyer Seller Div GrYld C'vr Net P/E MCap Hii Comi Hii 108 100 6389 ABF SG Bond ETF 982 427 CIMBAsean40 1OOUS$ 195 149 DBS STI ETF 100 2288 1682 DBXT FTChina25 1OUS$ 3232
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      260 23 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 STRAITS TIMES INDEX STOCKS
      104 23 litaLand 2.850 -0.010 1.300 +0.010 'Dev 6.150 -0.210 imfortDelGro 1.340 +0.010 >sco Con 1.100 -0.010 SSGn 9.320 +0.050 2.710 +0.060 int Intl 0.610 +0.005 ilden Agri 0.360 +0.005 Land 2.410 +0.010 JMH 19.960 -0.800 JSH 11.160 -0.120 Jardine C&C 14.340 +0.080 Kei lei Con 5.740 +0.210
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      95 23 Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch lulti Ind 15 2 1 0 0 0 15 2 1 lanufacturini 187 25 21 31 10 218 35 26 Commerce 68 14 82 14 r/O ms 33 35 :inance 29 30 instruction 22 26 'ro| 45 45
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      107 23 MAIN SDQ TOTAL MAIN SDQ TOTAL lulti Ind 145,867 145,867 403,136 403,136 lanufacturing 3,472,280 395,357 3,867,637 1,249,639 11,977 1,261,616 Commerce 1,921,720 93,031 2,014,751 407,535 12,319 419,854 ]t/Stor/Comms 851,318 3,160 854,478 1,069,943 254 1,070,197 :inance 234,672 40 234,712 1,372,416 1,372,418 Construction 1,122,155 91,330 1,213,485 140,484 1,039 141,523 'ro|
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      2705 23 Transaction date: Apr 17 For a full listing of the closing prices, log on to BT online at http://business-times.asial.com.sg after 11.30pm every trading day Vol ■000 HK$ \eon Stores \ngang Steel \nhui Conch \nhuiexpressway \sia Satellite \sm Pacific Sank Of E Asia Seida Jade Bird Jeijing Airport Jeijing
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  • FINANCE & COMMODITIES
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      Lock icon MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INDICES
      368 24 In local curr In S$ In USS %dy %yr dy yr dy yr Index Change Change Change Change Change Change Apr 17 World Index Preliminan 660.5 0.8 -2.6 0.7 -0.4 0.4 -4.4 EAFE Preliminai 634.6 1.5 -2.2 1.1 -2.5 0.8 -6.4 Euro[ Preliminan 878.2 1.5
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      Lock icon SICOM FUTURES
      179 24 Apr 17 tUBBER Futures (Closing prices) !SS 3 (US cents/kg) /lonth High Low Close Sett Volume (lots) O/l lots) VlayO9 165.0 unO9 lul 09 167.0 \ugO9 169.0 iepO9 168.0 Dct 09 165.0 167.0 167.5 167.5 165.0 167.0 167.0 167.0 167.0 166.0 30 20 88 40 701 914 1068
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      Lock icon INTERBANK CROSS RATES
      447 24 Apr 17 iuro 'en (on 'eso lam 'ouni Australia 0.874 4.920 0.550 5.581 35.829 77.231 0.716 9.590 2.603 1.258 58.040 34.399 1.082 6.413 0.835 24.347 25.531 0.486 0.720 Canada 1.145 5.631 0.630 6.388 41.010 88.399 0.820 10.977 2.979 1.439 66.433 39.374 1.239 7.341 0.956 27.868 29.223 0.556
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      89 24 Apr 17 'eriod Issue code Maturity Yesterday's Bid Hi< Day's |h Low I-Month BQ*****W 16.07.09 -Year BY*****V 02.11.09 0.27 0.38 0.22 0.22 3OVERNMENT BONDS >eriod Issue Coupon Maturity code rate Close Bid Day's High Low !-Year N*****0E 3.125 i-Year NX*****F 3.625 '-Year N*****0S 2.875 0-Year NYO31OOA 4.000 5-Year
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      66 24 Apr 17 mth 0.***** 0.***** mths 0.***** 0.***** 6 mths 1.***** 9 mths 1.***** 12 mths 1.***** mths 1.***** 0.***** mths 1.***** 0.***** SWAP Mid rates (S$) 1 yr 1.***** 2yrs 1.***** 3yrs 1.***** 4yrs 2.***** 5yrs 2.***** 7yrs 2.***** 10yrs 2.***** 12 yrs 2.***** 15 yrs 2.***** mths
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      142 24 A P rn /oz) \pr_ \pr_ Hong Kong 889.00 870.30 890.00 871.30 Apr 17 Apr IS 867.60 878.65 M Sellim Bui rim .ondon 1 oz 1468.04 1324 UBS GOLD LUNAR KINEBAR (SS) Selling Buying Source: Thomson Reuters 10gm SILVER $514.67 Selling Bit 422 /ing CAST BAR (S$) Apr
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      Lock icon FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES
      119 24 A= 9am Apm Singapore dollars to one unit rf foreign currency: Currencies Bid Offer s,ust dollar 1.0710 1.1030 .an dollar 1.2310 1.2450 luro 1.9610 1.9830 IZ dollar 0.8530 0.8720 iterlini ind 2.2200 2.2450 JS dollar 1.4880 1.5050 .ocal dollars to 100 units if foreign currency: Currencies
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      156 24 Apr 17 Xiernight 5/32 -month 7/16 -months 9/16 l-months 11/16 Overnight mode: 1/16 IS$ Offer 1/32 3/16 5/16 7/16 BJd 1 days I month I months months d months months I I. (All 0.40 0.60 1.05 1.35 1.80 2.05 2.23 Offer 0.30 0.50 0.85 1.05 1.60 1.85 1.90
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      102 24 Apr 17 (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 Ib bushels) Close Previous High/Low May 09 1051.00 1058.50 1073.00 1048.00 Jul 09 1041.50 1050.50 1064.50 1038.25 Aug 09 1013.00 1021.50 1036.00 1010.00 Sep 09 971.00 982.00 989.75 971.00 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs;Uscent/lb) Close Previous High/Low May 09 36.77 36.75 37.30 36.66
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      Lock icon CRUDE OIL & PRODUCTS
      75 24 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Apr 16 origin^ t/barrel Close Cham irent blend (1-Mth F) 53.23 0.71 VTI (Near Mth) 49.99 0.50 iubai (1-Mth F) 51.32 -0.56 "apis blend 55.00 -0.60 i/linas 54.60 -0.60 >RODUCT JS$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha Jet Kerosene 49.45 S2.35 -0.0! 1.1! US$/barrel )pec Oil Basket Price
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      154 24 Apr v Against SS lurrencies Bid Offer Against USS Bid Offer >$IUS$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.0814 1.0828 0.7200 0.7202 'anadian dollar 1.2379 1.2393 0.8242 0.8243 iuro 1.9660 1.9685 1.3089 1.3093 IZ dollar 0.8596 0.8614 0.5723 0.5729 jterlini ind 2.2261 2.2292 1.4821 1.4827
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      61 24 ,luminium, 99.7% urity (US$/tonne) Close Previous :ash 1449.50 months 1486.00 1445.75 1482.00 Copper, Grade A (US$/tonne) :ash months 4816.50 4805.00 4725.00 4729.00 .ead (US$/tonne) :ash months 1569.00 1555.00 1509.00 1504.00 lickel (US$/tonne) :ash months *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 'in (US$/tonne) :ash *****.00 *****.00 months *****.00 *****.00 inc, Special
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      75 24 Apr 17 (£/tonne) Close Prev Hii ih/Low Way 09 1760 1716 1761/1707 lul 09 1721 1685 1724/1674 iepO9 1710 1678 1711/1670 Dec 09 1704 1676 1705/1666 IOFFEE (US$/tonne) Close Pev High/Low Way 09 1493 1502 1513/1480 ul 09 1480 1488 1500/1466 iepO9 1483 1494 1493/1474 SUGAR (US tonne) White
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      23 24 A P r 17 STI IIMSCI 231.6 232.8 228.2 "aiwan At 222.0 222.4 213.0 Source: MF Global (S) He. Ltd
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      Lock icon US$/S$ FORWARD RATES
      20 24 Apr 17 Bid Offer -month 1.5020 1.5036 1.5018 1.5035 {-months 1.5016 1.5033 >-months 1.5012 1.5031 Source: OCBC
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      Lock icon PALM OIL
      61 24 Apr 17 lelivery lonth Opening Range Sett Av Price Price Hi Vol Open Done Position Low Vlay 09 2500 lun 09 2411 lul 09 2355 <\ug 09 2303 Total o/p: ***** contracts 2570 2592 2480 2487 2510 2389 2435 2446 2322 2384 2399 2279 Turnover: ***** Market tone:
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      288 24 Apr 17 URODOLLAR FUTURES unO9 iepO9 DecO9 VlariO 98.9550 98.9150 98.7100 98.5950 5789 2005 2940 2238 EUROYEN TIBOR FUTURES unO9 99.440 99.440 iepO9 99.485 99.485 DecO9 VlariO 99.425 99.425 un10 iep10 Dec10 \/lar11 99.440 99.485 99.425 99.440 99.475 99.460 99.425 99.375 99.315 99.270 99.185 235 250 75
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      Lock icon BONDS, WARRANTS & EXTENDED SETTLEMENT
      2460 24 BONDS, WARRANTS EXTENDED SETTLEMENT Fel lode Company Last Sale Vol Conv Exer +or- ('000) Ratio Price Disc Gear- Mths ing Left >058 Advance Modules GrpW*****3 6 susp 1 17 156 1.50 40 >036 Advance SCT Ltd W*****9 0.5 1 87 1650 10.00 16 5092 Asia Environment W*****4 0.5 unch 200
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  • BizIT
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      917 27  -  AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY IDA subsidiary to be vehicle to share Singapore's e-govt expertise IDA International, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA), is working on projects with countries from as far afield as Latin America, the Caribbean,
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        79 27 MICROSOFT has promoted Alan Chou (above) to senior group marketing manager for its entertainment and devices division (EDD) in South-east Asia. In his new role, Mr Chou will oversee the marketing activities of all EDD businesses including the XBox 360 and Microsoft's consumer hardware products. Taking
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        109 27 A NEW Web-based tool called Smart Loans could save prospective home buyers the hassle of trawling through multiple sites to pin down the best mortgage packages. It allows users to search, compare and enquire home loan packages from eight banks. Developed by The Real Group, Smart
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        Lock icon New guide for starting a media venture
        101 27 BUDDING entrepreneurs looking to start their own media businesses will be able to get some pointers from a new book published by Expara. The Media Entrepreneur's Guide to Singapore 2009 Edition provides a comprehensive listing of the financing options available to interactive digital
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        Lock icon Broadcast news on the go from StarHub
        114 27 STARHUB has launched a new service for Blackberry users looking to tune in to current affairs on the go. It promises one-click access to eight broadcast channels on a customer's Blackberry handset. These include CNN and CNBC, as well as sports offerings such
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        Lock icon HTC flashes Touch Diamond2
        110 27 TAIWANESE handset maker HTC is hoping the two of diamonds will be its new trump card in the battle of touch-screen phones. The firm has taken the wraps off the Touch Diamond 2 {above), the latest addition to its smartphone family. It features a 3.2-inch high-resolution
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        Lock icon SingTel adds Indian channel to mio line-up
        71 27 SINGAPORE Tele communications (Sing Tel) has added India's NDTV Good Times to the programming line-up for its mio TV service. The lifestyle channel is claimed to be a hit with viewers in India, triumphing over competing offerings such as Discovery Travel and Living
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        Lock icon HP debuts new business printers
        118 27  -  WINSTON CHAI HEWLETT-PACKARD (HP) is getting with the times with a new line of inkjet printers which promises to give users laser printing speeds at half the price. The new offerings include the HP Office Jet Pro 8200 All-in-One, a top-of-the-line multi-function printer capable of
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      Lock icon World Digital Library set to launch
      516 27 AFP Unesco project gives free access to rare material globally [PARIS] The World Digital Library, a website offering free access to rare books, maps, manuscripts, films and photographs from across the globe, launches tomorrow at Unesco headquarters in Paris. Bringing together priceless material, from
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      Lock icon Asustek to use Linux in smartphone
      271 27 Reuters [TAIPEI/HELSINKI] Netbook PC pioneer Asustek will use a Linux-based operating system in one of its first two smartphones, a senior company official said on Friday, in a boost for the system's developer. Both Microsoft's Windows Mobile platform and the open-source Linux-based LiMo platform
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      Lock icon Tech giants brace for server 'Sandstorm'
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