The Business Times, 30 April 2009
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Title Section20 2009-04-30 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 Thursday, April 30,200920 words
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641 2009-04-30 1 ANNA TEO - ANNA TEO Swine flu adds new twist as Spore prepares for extended period of sub-trend growth By [SINGAPORE] The worst is probably over for Singapore in the downturn, but recovery when it comes will be prolonged and painful, with many sectors in for641 words
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646 2009-04-30 1 JESSICA YEO; ZEINAB YUSUF - JESSICA YEO ZEINAB YUSUF Travel advisories issued; temperature checks, hygiene reminders in place By and [SINGAPORE] Although swine flu has yet to reach our shores, financial institutions and companies here are preparing for an outbreak with business contingency plans (BCPs). Typically, employees646 words
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Article45 2009-04-30 1 Inesi lay lange 1COMP 967.46 +1.76 IIKKEI225 Closed IANG SENG 14,956.95 +401.84 ;et index 483.50 +10.78 JAKARTA COM P 1,644.19 +48.28 IANILACOMP 2,061.05 -2.45 ;eoulcomp 1,338.42 +38.18 ;henzhen b 360.46 +9.13 IUMBAI IND 11,403.25 +401.5 12 noon EDT Cham )OW 8,164.38 +147.43 IAS DAI45 words
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Article29 2009-04-30 1 Bloomberg SINGAPORE 5.38 MALAYSIA 5.53 HONG KONG 5.00 INDONESIA 16.495 TAIWAN 4.826 JAPAN 1.475 KOREA 9.33 BRITAIN 0.50 US 3.25 CANADA 2.25 SWITZERLAND 0.52 INDIA 12.25 Source:Bloomberg - 29 words
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Article42 2009-04-30 1 IS$ (S$ per US$) 1.494 (US$/S$ per 1.473 2.201 ;URO (US$/S$/E) 1.320 1.972 Foreign currency per US$ S$ 'EN 96.70 64.70 3.595 2.406 IK$ 7.750 5.188 !AHT 35.41 23.70 lUPIAH 10,860 7,269 lENMINBI 6.825 4.569 INDIAN RUPEE 50.21 33.61 1.399 0.93742 words
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Miscellaneous42 2009-04-30 1 y| PROPERTY COMMENTARY BizlT AGM WATCH W^Z jjfif $8m boost f°r Will DC complicate Nokia bullish Wee Cho Yaw on banking r rooftop landscaping the green push? on Singapore industry prospects V x 'yfflP PAGE3O PAGE 29 PAGE 27 PAGE 7 s42 words
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46 2009-04-30 2 THE worst is probably over for Singapore in the downturn, but recovery when it comes will be prolonged and painful, with many sectors in for an extended period of sub-trend growth, says the Monetary Authority of Singapore. FRONT PAGE46 words
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56 2009-04-30 2 ALTHOUGH swine flu has yet to reach Singapore's shores, financial institutions and companies are preparing for an outbreak with their business contingency plans. Typically employees are being told of procedures they must follow for businesses to carry on as usual should the56 words
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53 2009-04-30 2 AN ambitious plan to start up an exclusive flying club for the well-heeled at Seletar Airport has become a victim of the financial crisis. Businessman Nicklaus D'Cruz has folded up his venture, The Flying Club, barely a year after he launched it. TOP53 words
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Article56 2009-04-30 2 AN unwanted record in Singapore has been set, as new government figures have revealed that a staggering 12,600 workers here lost their jobs in the first quarter of this year. This easily beat the previous quarterly mark of 9,410 in the final three months56 words
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48 2009-04-30 2 THE US economy shrank at a worse-than-expected 6.1 per cent pace at the start of this year as sharp cutbacks by businesses and the biggest drop in US exports in 40 years overwhelmed a rebound in consumer spending. TOP STORIES, PAGE 348 words
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46 2009-04-30 2 CALL it foresight or serendipity. Because biotech firm Veredus Laboratories wanted a powerful diagnostic kit when it devised its VereFlu chip, the product has now come in useful in the fight against HINI swine flu. SWINE FLU, PAGE 446 words
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56 2009-04-30 2 VETERAN banker Wee Cho Yaw yesterday said that he remained pessimistic over the banking industry and that recovery may take another one to two years. But he also ruled out a rights issue for United Overseas Bank as the bank is56 words
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66 2009-04-30 2 EUROPEAN confidence in the economic outlook increased for the first time in 11 months in April as inflation slowed and governments boosted spending to combat the recession. An index of executive and consumer sentiment in the 16 nations that use the euro rose to66 words
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58 2009-04-30 2 MALAYSIAN Transport Minister Ong Tee Kiat pledged yesterday to make public an investigative report on the scandal-ridden Port Klang Free Zone. In 2007, BT reported the PKFZ project would require a government bailout as its development costs had soared well over58 words
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53 2009-04-30 2 THE chief executives of Bank of America Corp and Citigroup, Kenneth Lewis and Vikram Pandit, may be shown the door if the US government decides the US$9O billion of capital it has already injected isn't enough to restore the banks' health. WORLD53 words
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Article, Illustration621 2009-04-30 2 YEN SREENIVASAN - YEN SREENIVASAN Businessman Nicklaus D'Cruz says membership sales dried up after downturn set in By [SINGAPORE] An ambitious plan to start up an exclusive flying club for the well-heeled at Seletar Airport has become a victim of the financial crisis. Businessman Nicklaus D'CruzFILE PHOTO - 621 words
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Article, Illustration573 2009-04-30 3 LEE U- WEN - LEE U-WEN Manufacturing took the worst hit as redundancies broke all previous records By [SINGAPORE] An unwanted record in Singapore has been set, as new government figures have revealed that a staggering 12,600 workers here lost their jobs in just the first quarter ofMOM - 573 words
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544 2009-04-30 3 -AP LATEST US DATA Consumer rebound in Q1 swamped by cutbacks elsewhere [WASHINGTON] The US economy shrank at a worse than expected 6.1 per cent pace at the start of this year as sharp cutbacks by businesses and the biggest drop in US exports-AP - 544 words
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194 2009-04-30 3 Reuters [NEW YORK] Citigroup has asked the US Treasury for permission to pay special bonuses, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. The bank is also looking for ways to free an ener-gy-trading unit from government restrictions, the paper said on its website.– Reuters - 194 words
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538 2009-04-30 4 CHEN HUIFEN - CHEN HUIFEN Even so, citizens should stay vigilant, maintain high level of personal hygiene By [SINGAPORE] The Republic is better prepared to face swine flu because of the lessons learned from Sars, but people should keep their guard up and act to538 words
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565 2009-04-30 4 Reuters, Bernama, Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] A baby in Texas has died of the HINI flu strain, the first confirmed death outside Mexico from a virus which health officials fear could cause a pandemic as it spread to two more countries in Europe. Nearly a weekReuters, Bernama, Bloomberg - 565 words
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Article306 2009-04-30 4 wire agencies The WHO is in the process of renaming the flu virus that's spread from Mexico, said Angus Nicoll, head of the influenza programme at the European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention. There is no evidence that the spread of the swine flu virus is slowing.wire agencies - 306 words
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Article, Illustration475 2009-04-30 4 CHEN HUIFEN - CHEN HUIFEN By [SINGAPORE] Call it foresight or serendipity. Because homegrown biotech firm Veredus Laboratories wanted a powerful diagnostic kit when it devised its VereFlu chip, the product has now come in useful in the fight against HINI swine flu. Within a weekFILE PHOTO - 475 words
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Article, Illustration871 2009-04-30 4 -AFP [PARIS] Airlines and the bacon business on one side and viral treatments and rubber gloves on the other are among sectors in the front line of economic shocks from the swine flu alert. Any activity connected to international travel and-AFP; REUTERS PHOTOS - 871 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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387 2009-04-30 5 VINCENT WEE - VINCENT WEE PetroMena facing liquidity problems and is in a tussle with bondholders By SEMBCORP Marine subsidiary Jurong Shipyard, which has completed a US$423 million deepwater semi-submersible rig, yesterday terminated the contract as its customer has failed to make the387 words
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282 2009-04-30 5 KEPPEL LAND said yesterday that it did not enter into any negotiations at the beginning of the year, nor was it in any specific early discussions with banks, over a rights issue. The company had said that there was no need for a rights282 words
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438 2009-04-30 5 RONNIE LIM - RONNIE LIM Preferred bidder for $1b Oman project acting on 3 fronts By PREFERRED bidder Sembcorp Industries is pressing on with efforts to obtain finance for its US$l bil-lion-plus Salalah independent water and power project (IWPP) in Oman, sources said yesterday. Middle East reports438 words
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400 2009-04-30 5 CHEWXIANG - CHEWXIANG By A NUMBER of shareholders of TTL Holdings including two former directors Chow Weng Fook and Ng Hock Ching, as well as ex-MP John Chen are fighting the company's proposal to issue $40 million of potentially toxic zero-coupon convertible bonds to Fortensa Special400 words
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764 2009-04-30 5 R SIVANITHY - Time to rein S-chips in but don't stifle foreign listings R SIVANITHY HOCK LOCK SIEW By THE woes afflicting China stocks listed here, or S-chips, are by now well known: accounting irregularities, missing cash, profit warnings, and the resultant go-ing-concern doubts that have emerged. And they have led to the764 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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Article72 2009-04-30 5 SINO-ENVIRONMENT Technology yesterday announced that its chief financial officer Tan Tar Wuei has resigned with immediate effect for personal reasons. Mr Tan, who was also executive director, has been redesignated as non-executive director. The board said that there was no disagreement between it and Mr Tan. On72 words
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Article79 2009-04-30 5 Bloomberg JARDINE Cycle Carriage Ltd said that first-quarter profit dropped 31 per cent as the global recession weighed on demand and the weaker rupiah hurt contributions from its Indonesian businesses. Net income fell to US$BB million, or 24.8 US cents a share, from US$l2B– Bloomberg - 79 words
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74 2009-04-30 5 Reuters [BANGKOK] Thailand's Total Access Communication PCL (TAC) said yesterday that its first-quarter net profit fell 37 per cent, broadly in line with analysts' forecasts, due to slow subscriber growth in a weak economy. TAC, controlled by Norway's Telenor and traded in Singapore,– Reuters - 74 words
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Article, Illustration690 2009-04-30 7 AGM WATCH Local banks are in better shape but bad loans will increase, he says Reports by SIOW LI SEN VETERAN banker Wee Cho Yaw yesterday said that he remained pessimistic over the banking industry and that recovery may take another one690 words
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478 2009-04-30 7 JOYCE HOOI - JOYCE HOOI It posts Q1 net profit of $3.2 m against 13.2 m loss By, OSIM International is back in the black for its fiscal first quarter ended March 31, 2009, after taking a $77.31 million write-off on its investment in Nasdaq-listed478 words
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716 2009-04-30 7 UNITED Overseas Bank chairman Wee Cho Yaw gave a vintage performance yesterday as he bantered at the annual meeting with shareholders of the bank founded by his father. And it was an impassioned Mr Wee who moved to set the record straight on a716 words
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337 2009-04-30 7 VINCENT WEE - VINCENT WEE By CHINA-BASED shipbuilder Yangzijiang turned in a 30 per cent rise in first-quar-ter net profit to 483.3 million yuan (*****.3 million) on a 23 per cent rise in revenue to 2.09 billion yuan, despite the tough times in the shipbuilding337 words
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Article180 2009-04-30 7 Q1 results ended March 2009 CURRENT PREVIOUS CURRENT PREVIOUS M> CHNG gfn) CHNG 1 JardineC&C 134.06 194.86 -31.2 3,214.34 4,180.30 -23.1 2 Yangzijiang Ship 107.29 82.42 30.2 464.02 376.08 3 Total Access 63.62 100.89 -36.9 709.56 761.05 23.4 -6.8 4 IndoAgri 31.23 69.20 -54.9 259.34 370.48 -30.0180 words
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662 2009-04-30 7 KALPANA RASHIWALA - KALPANA RASHIWALA By HONG Kong Land subsidiary MCL Land, which yesterday posted a 72 per cent year-on-year drop in net profit to US$l.4 million for the first quarter ended March 31, 2009, said that the buyer of 20 units at662 words
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Article, Illustration613 2009-04-30 6 R SIVANITHY - R SIVANITHY STOCKS Hang Seng's surge, 60-point bounce in Dow Jones Industrial Average June futures push STI up 41 points IF INDICES in this part of the world should rise sharply, it's a fair bet that it was because traders are betting heavily on: Bloomberg - 613 words
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Article87 2009-04-30 6 Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch lulti Ind 12 0 2 0 0 0 12 0 2 lanufacturing 86 10 51 12 94 15 63 Commerce 30 10 17 33 10 21 'pt/Stor/Comms 25 25 :inance 19 19 Construction 13 13 'roperties 29 2987 words
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Article102 2009-04-30 6 MAIN SDQ TOTAL MAIN SDQ TOTAL lulti Ind 18,637 18,637 60,385 60,385 lanufacturing 384,936 56,795 441,731 188,941 4,380 193,321 lommerce 91,712 6,620 98,332 83,599 866 84,465 'pt/Stor/Comms 116,716 95 116,811 183,867 183,870 :i nance 33,161 33,161 197,543 197,543 lonstruction 103,796 4,060 107,856 11,690 41 11,731 'roperties 134,433102 words
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Article105 2009-04-30 6 lapitaLand 2.560 +0.130 lapitaMall 1.200 +0.040 jtyDev 5.820 +0.140 lomfortDelGrc 1.360 +0.010 losco Corp 0.965 +0.045 IBS Grp 9.100 +0.110 :&N 2.560 +0.070 ient Intl 0.600 +0.020 iolden Agri 0.365 +0.020 IK Land 2.420 -0.010 IMH 21.220 +0.720 ISH 11.400 +0.460 lardineC&C 13.260 +0.340 Ceppel Corp105 words
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Article, Illustration981 2009-04-30 6 JOYCE HOOI - JOYCE HOOI Allgreen Properties April 29 close: $0.52 CIMB-GK RESEARCH, April 29 Ql 2009 core net profit of $17.7 million forms 23 per cent of our full-year forecast and 24 per cent of consensus. Allgreen booked $11.6 million of forex gains and write-backs in the quarter. Ql 2009Bloomberg - 981 words
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Article, Illustration524 2009-04-30 6 Reuters CURRENCIES [NEW YORK] The US dollar was lower against the euro yesterday as a recovery in share prices around the world indicated increased risk tolerance despite a worse-than-expected report on US economic growth. But investors were taking small bets, analysts said, aheadReuters; REUTERS - 524 words
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Article57 2009-04-30 6 CLOSE BT OB/OS -459.00 -109.0 BT CADI -*****.00+233.0 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -46.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 379.07+12.20 FTSE ST Small Cap 309.43 +14.86 FTSE ST All Share 442.86+10.97 FTSE ST China Top 172.44 +9.12 FTSE ST China 168.58 +9.34 UOB Catalist 75.79 +1.67 SIMSCI 223.04 +5.1257 words
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Article53 2009-04-30 6 VOLUME Chart SemiCond 84,358,000 AusGroup 65,504,000 Golden Aqri 61,166,000 CapitaLand 48,445,000 China Honqxinq 45,141,000 Gent Intl 41,775,000 Medtecs 37,049,000 IndoAqri 35,483,000 Celestial 34,700,000 UniFiber 31,049,000 VALUE(S) CapitaLand 123,890,482 DBS Grp 74,548,920 SingTel 73,022,224 UOB 52,340,460 Wilmar 39,732,340 Keppel Corp 38,930,130 OCBC Bk 37,038,650 IndoAqri 30,838,035 SGX 29,805,13053 words
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Article104 2009-04-30 6 CLOSE UP 2122 107.5 3.5 JMH JSH 1140 68.7 4.2 Pair 537 64.2 8.7 China H 10US$ 1146 58.2 3.5 Asia Pac Brew 1000 40.0 4.2 Jardine C&C 1326 34.0 2.6 DBXT MSTaiwan 10US$ 1126 32.9 2.0 DBXT FTVietnam 10US$ 3252 29.9 0.6 OCBC Bk5.1%NCPS 100 9390 28.0 0.3104 words
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Article112 2009-04-30 6 DBXT S&P Short 10US$ CLOSE DOWN 7430-241.9 -2.1 MS India 10US$ 869 -19.4 -1.5 India Ni 10 1026 -18.0 -1.7 'e Land 349 -16.0 -4.4 SembMar.ES.0904 206 -15.0 -6.8 STXPO 100 1238 -12.0 -1.0 SGX.ES.0904 590 -10.0 -1.7 UOB.ES.0904 1104 -10.0 -0.9 Kei RBePW/*****6 71.5 -7.5 -9.5 STI 1950112 words
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Article85 2009-04-30 6 Where S$ stands Apr 29 %CHNG CLOSE FRApr28 YR2009 S$ LOW S$ HIGH USS 1.4903 0.70 1.5579 1.4308 Euro 1.9717 -1.00 2.0732 1.9150 Pounds 2.1991 -0.77 2.2712 2.0356 AS 1.0682 -1.50 1.1100 0.9453 Yen* 1.5385 1.64 1.7278 1.4831 Rill liah* 0.***** 0.61 0.***** 0.***** Baht* 4.2146 0.39 4.3390 4.104085 words
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Article, Illustration440 2009-04-30 8 TEH SHI NING - TEH SHI NING Latest move aimed at raising efficacy of measures as Q1 layoffs rise By TRIPARTITE teams have been set up to help companies better implement the Resilience Package's various initiatives, Manpower Minister Gan Kirn Yong said last night. This latest move,DESMOND WEE/THE STRAITS TIMES - 440 words
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311 2009-04-30 8 JESSICA YEO - JESSICA YEO By THE Mandatory Give Way to Buses scheme will be extended island-wide over the next two years, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced yesterday. Starting from June, the scheme will be expanded to 180 bus bays in Ang Mo Kio, Choa311 words
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268 2009-04-30 8 YEN SREENIVASAN - YEN SREENIVASAN Services will begin in July from Subang airport, which is closer to XL city By MALAYSIA Airlines' (MAS) turbo-prop budget carrier Firefly has started selling tickets for its SubangSingapore flights. Its website shows tickets for July inaugural services priced at RMBB (Ss37)268 words
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240 2009-04-30 8 VINCENT WEE - VINCENT WEE 29 students receive bond-free scholarships for tuition, computers By THE inaugural batch of 29 Howe Yoon Chong PSA scholarships was given out yesterday to deserving students from various institutes of higher learning. The bond-free scholarships will pay for tuition and other compulsory fees240 words
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144 2009-04-30 8 DESPITE the gloomy economic climate, Mizuho Corporate Bank's Singapore branch has donated $313,000 to the National University of Singapore (NUS) Business School. Some $63,000 was contributed by the bank's employees through a staff-giving programme. Via $5,000 scholarships and $2,500 bursaries, the funds will144 words
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Article, Illustration355 2009-04-30 9 Rather than compete on pricing, Chinatown Food prefers to offer quality innovative products, reports CHUANG PECK MING INNOVATE, introduce new products and be the first mover that's Sunny Koh's advice to fellow Singapore food manufacturers that want to venture overseas. "Supermarket spaces are flooded with similar products,"355 words
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Article, Illustration896 2009-04-30 9 CHUANG PECK MING - CHUANG PECK MING Reports by INTERNATIONAL Enterprise (IE) Singapore, which is pushing Singapore companies to go global, commissioned a poll of 1,000 American consumers in February last year. Over half the respondents indicated they were willing to cook a Singaporean meal at home using896 words
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Article, Illustration279 2009-04-30 9 WARAKU is a Japanese restaurant chain started in Japan but based in Singapore. Its restaurants Waraku Japanese Casual Dining, Pasta de Waraku, Mr Curry, Waraku de Gohan and Cafe de Waraku are for now confined to Asia, but it also has set its279 words
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371 2009-04-30 9 OVERSEAS markets such as the United States and Europe offer "great potential" for Singapore food business, according to Lewis Cheng, general manager of Prima Food. "As Asian food is growing rapidly in terms of popularity and acceptance level, there are pockets of opportunities371 words
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481 2009-04-30 10 Bloomberg Sentiment on economic outlook in April improves for the first time in 11 months [BRUSSELS] European confidence in the economic outlook increased for the first time in 11 months in April as inflation slowed and governments boosted spending to combat the recession. AnBloomberg - 481 words
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Article, Illustration855 2009-04-30 10 -Reuters [CHICAGO] US companies have spent hundreds of millions of dollars adopting Six Sigma, the popular business management system inspired by Toyota Motor's legendary approach to manufacturing. They justified the investment by claiming Six Sigma, and its emphasis on measuring and improving processes-Reuters; BLOOMBERG - 855 words
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360 2009-04-30 10 Bloomberg S Korea's trade surplus rises, New Zealand exports up [SEOUL] South Korea's current-account surplus widened to a record and New Zealand overseas shipments rose for a second month in March, indicating the Asia-Pacific region's export slump may be abating. The current-account surplus, SouthBloomberg - 360 words
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434 2009-04-30 12 S JAYASANKARAN - S JAYASANKARAN Transport official has permission to declassify govt documents By: in Kuala Lumpur TRANSPORT Minister Ong Tee Kiat pledged yesterday to make public an investigative report prepared by an international accounting firm on the scandal-ridden Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ)434 words
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Article, Illustration392 2009-04-30 12 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's corporate debt default rate may rise to 4.8 per cent this year in a "worst case scenario", which may be the country's worst showing since the Asian financial crisis in 1998, RAM Rating Services Bhd said here yesterday. "Because of deterioratingBloomberg; FILE PHOTO - 392 words
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295 2009-04-30 12 Bloomberg [JAKARTA] PT Bank Central Asia and PT Bank Negara Indonesia have reported a jump in their first-quarter profit after the Indonesian central bank cut its key interest rate to boost lending in South-east Asia's biggest economy. Bank Central Asia, Indonesia's largest by market– Bloomberg - 295 words
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251 2009-04-30 12 ■AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Arab investors will spend US$3O3 million on building two "Arab Cities" to lure Middle Eastern tourists to the historic Malaysian town of Malacca, a report said on Wednesday. TheßMl.l billion (***** million) project includes an Arabian bazaar, Middle Eastern■AFP - 251 words
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Advertisement2601 2009-04-30 13 Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited and its Subsidiaries (Incorporated in Singapore. Registration Number: *****0032W) important <_t;_t_»m_»nt of Chanppc in Enuitv Rank The financial information as set out below is an extract of the audited financial statements of Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited and the audited consolidated -Haldlldll IS I V-llallgG9 111 l|2,601 words
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509 2009-04-30 14 Reuters It plans to make Shanghai an int'l financial, shipping centre by 2020 [SHANGHAI] China said yesterday that it would allow foreign companies to list on the Shanghai Stock Exchange and develop a greater variety of financial derivatives, elaborating on plans to make ShanghaiReuters - 509 words
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226 2009-04-30 14 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] China's economy is recovering from a low point in November after a bigger-than-ex-pected increase in investment in the first quarter of 2009, Zhu Jianfang, chief economist at Citic Securities Co, told reporters in Hong Kong on Tuesday. "China's economy hasBloomberg - 226 words
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303 2009-04-30 14 Bloomberg [BEIJING] Chinese companies will be allowed to buy stakes in Taiwan's industries from May 1, according to the Chinese Ministry of Commerce, as the two economies take another step to enhance trade and economic exchange. Sinosteel Corp, China's second-largest– Bloomberg - 303 words
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INDIA
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Article245 2009-04-30 15 -AFP [MUMBAI] An Indian aircraft technician who discovered a potential bid to sabotage the helicopter of one of the world's richest men has been found dead, police and the company he worked for said. Bharat Borge, who was in his 40s, was a senior-AFP - 245 words
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Article, Illustration518 2009-04-30 15 Reuters Shares jump but trail market; firm declares 2-for-1 stock split, maiden dividend [NEW DELHI] Bharti Airtel Ltd, India's top mobile operator, has increased quarterly profit by 21 per cent as it added more users and held tariffs steady even as rivals cut– Reuters; BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO - 518 words
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WORLD
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Article, Illustration565 2009-04-30 16 Reuters Report of Citi, Bank of America needing more capital puts pressure on CEOs [NEW YORK] The chief executives of Bank of America Corp and Citigroup may be shown the door if the US government decides the US$9O billion of capital it– Reuters; AP - 565 words
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Article, Illustration441 2009-04-30 16 NYT [WASHINGTON] The US Senate confirmed the nomination of Kathleen Sebelius as secretary of health and human services on Tuesday, allowing President Barack Obama to fill the last vacancy in his Cabinet with a seasoned politician who will take charge of the fight against swineNYT; AP - 441 words
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460 2009-04-30 16 AFP, Bloomberg Lending between banks made up half of the drop, says BIS [GENEVA] Banks cut cross-border lending by a record US$l.B trillion in the fourth quarter of last year, the world's biggest central banking body said yesterday. Lending between banks accountedAFP, Bloomberg - 460 words
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Article, Illustration509 2009-04-30 16 -AP [PARIS] McLaren was handed a suspended three-race ban yesterday, escaping a more severe punishment that could have completely derailed Lewis Hamilton's bid to repeat as Formula One champion. The World Motor Sport Council (WMSC) gave McLaren the suspension for lying to officials and other-AP; AP - 509 words
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548 2009-04-30 18 Bloomberg Most of it likely to come from converting preferred shares to equity [NEW YORK] At least six of the 19 largest US banks require additional capital, according to preliminary results of government stress tests, people briefed on the matter– Bloomberg - 548 words
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Article, Illustration558 2009-04-30 18 Bloomberg [PARIS] Daniel Bouton, chairman of Societe Generale, said that he will step down because "repeated personal attacks" against him risk hurting the bank and its employees. The board of Societe Generale, France's thirdlargest bank, will elect a new chairman at a meeting on MayBloomberg; AP FILE PHOTO - 558 words
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309 2009-04-30 18 Reuters World's fourth-largest drugmaker braces itself for series of patent expiries [PARIS] Sanofi-Aventis has slashed 14 drugs from development including four in final trials in a major shake-up as it prepares for a series of patent expiries that will hit its earnings. Under chief– Reuters - 309 words
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Article, Illustration433 2009-04-30 19 YEN SREENIVASAN - YEN SREENIVASAN It will replace a 5-tonne Airbus with a 110-tonne Boeing for S'pore-HK route By [SINGAPORE] Despite the dive in global air freight, Deutsche Post DHL is adding capacity in the Asia-Pa-cific region. The express and logistics giant said yesterday that itDHL - 433 words
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Article2522 2009-04-30 19 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), BR2,522 words
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348 2009-04-30 19 Bernama Revamp aims to cut fuel use by 2% via airframe, engine [KUALA LUMPUR] Boeing announced that seven airlines have signed up to incorporate the new, spacious 737 Boeing Sky Interior cabin which features soft, sky-blue lighting overhead starting in late 2010. The airlines areBernama - 348 words
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TRANSPORT STOCKS
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Article112 2009-04-30 19 '000 CH Offshore Chuan Hup Hldgs Cosco Corp CWTLtd.. Ezra Hldgs First Ship Lease Freight Links Grand Banks Jaya Hold Ltd KlVentures Keppel Corp MTQ Corp NOL Pacific Shipping Pan-United Corp Rickmers Man Samudera Ship Sembcorp Indust Sembcorp Marine Spore Ship 0.28 ...unch 0.97 0 39 0 92 0112 words
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Article33 2009-04-30 19 '000 nt'G Logistics MISC Bhd MISC Foreign Msia Bulk Carrie NCB Holdings Nepline Bhd 0.69 8.50 8.50 2.90 2.69 0.03 -0.02 0.05 -0.25 0.06 -0.01 unch 123 346 351 413 44 10033 words
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Article12 2009-04-30 19 '00 'recious Ship Regional Cont 12.70 6.85 0.30 0.05 275: 57!12 words
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Article14 2009-04-30 19 '000 lpr29 HKf Vol Ooil Singamas Cont .22.00 ...0.48 1.85 1462 0.01 *****14 words
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Article21 2009-04-30 19 '000 Aboitiz Equity Intl Container Keppel Marine Keppel Prop 5.70 12.25 unch unch unch -0.50 unch unch 12! 329; I21 words
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Article22 2009-04-30 19 Evergreen Marine ....15.45 :irst Steamship 39.10 /Van Hai Lines 14.20 r_ng Ming Marine...10.95 0.05 -0.10 0.20 0.25 9 11 3 1622 words
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Article37 2009-04-30 19 '000 :awasaki Hvy Ind ..197.00 -17.00 2140! :awasaki Kisen 360.00 -26.00 1136: /litsubishi Hvy 318.00 -12.00 2295! /litsui Eng&Sbldg...187.00 -13.00 688i /litsui Osk Lines 544.00 -44.00 ***** Jippon Express 340.00 -9.00 4761 lipponYusen 388.00 -35.00 *****37 words
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258 2009-04-30 19 Reuters [SHANGHAI] Privately-held Chinese shipbuilder Jiangsu Rongsheng Heavy Industries Co Ltd is aiming for an initial public offering possibly in Hong Kong this year, its president said yesterday. Rongsheng, backed by foreign funds including Goldman Sachs and US fund DE Shaw, is seeking to tapReuters - 258 words
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227 2009-04-30 19 Bloomberg [LONDON] The cost of shipping Middle East crude may drop as onshore tanks at Rotterdam, Europe's largest refinery centre, fill with oil. Oil tankers are being diverted away from Rotterdam because "a lot of tanks are fully loaded", said JeroenBloomberg - 227 words
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Miscellaneous311 2009-04-30 19 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS 6 Ring for order? (4,3,6) 8 Benevolent chap taken in by 9 End of disease in hospital initially exceptionally clean (8) 10 Not all of the crawfish had W^ been left uncooked (3) 12 One in the fiery furnace W^i W^ sleeping before making I quarter turn311 words
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453 2009-04-30 20 INDIA is halfway through its marathon elections and pundits foresee a scenario where regional parties with their exclusive agendas will determine the complexion of the next government. They also think such a coalition will not last and another round of elections will follow soon.453 words
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Article, Illustration1454 2009-04-30 20 BARRY EICHENGREEN - BARRY EICHENGREEN Barring serious mismanagement, there is no reason to anticipate a tipping point yet By ONE of the surprising features of the global credit crisis, which spread from the US to other regions with the failure of Lehman Brothers inFILE PHOTO - 1,454 words
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Article, Illustration789 2009-04-30 20 WILLIAM PESEK JR - WILLIAM PESEK JR Bloomberg THE BOTTOM LINE SWINE flu marks the bursting of yet another bubble. The latest airy hope to be deflated is over the world's ability to withstand the occasional pandemic risk. We did it with Sars in 2003 andBloomberg - 789 words
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Article, Illustration1326 2009-04-30 21 LEON HADAR - LEON HADAR Putting America's economic house in order is his main challenge and the one that may determine his political legacy I HEN a future historian exam- ines US President Barack Obama's first 100 days in office, he or she will not be ableAP - 1,326 words
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1015 2009-04-30 21 -LAT-WP THE Washington Post asked former officials, strategists and others what the Obama administration should focus on. Allan J Lichtman, author of The Keys to the White House and White Protestant Nation; and history professor at American University: Forget about the first 100-LAT-WP - 1,015 words
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Article343 2009-04-30 21 Kepland cash call a response LETTER TO THE EDITOR WE refer to the Hock Lock Siew article, "Two lessons from Kepland cash call", by Jamie Lee (BT, April 29). The following statements in your column, "the company was in early discussions with bankers about a potential rights issues at the343 words
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Article8414 2009-04-30 22 Transaction date: Apr 29 Hi! !-wks Tel Low Code Com| Sale Cooo) Hi: Low Bu] ?er Seller C'vr •k P/E Smil >ari] 8 3 3148 8Telecom 11 2.5 5834 A-Sonic 30.5 12 5000 ABRHIdgs 17 5.5 1938 AEICorp 9.5 1 1100 AEM 23 7 2101 APOil 80.5 26.58,414 words
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Article1619 2009-04-30 23 52-wks Tel High Low Code Company Last Sale Vol Day Last Quote Div Gr Yld ('000) High Low Buyer Seller C'vr Net P/E M Cap $mil 52-wks Tel High Low Code Last Sale Vol Day Last Quote Div Gr Vld Net C000) High Low Buyer Seller C'vr P/E1,619 words
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Article342 2009-04-30 23 Hi. Low Code Comi Sale COOO) Hi. Low Big Seller Cvr P/E imil 108 100 6389 ABFSG Bond ETF 108 unch 982 427 CIMBAsean40 1OOUS$ US530cd 195 149 DBS STI ETF 100 185 +4 2288 1682 DBXT FTChina25 1OUS$ US2198 3252 3228 DBXT FTVietnam 1OUS$ US3252 +20 1126342 words
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Article247 2009-04-30 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 offer247 words
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Article9320 2009-04-30 23 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS AIG Global Investment Corporation (S) Ltd AIGIF Acorns of Asia Balanced Fund!S 1.579/ AIGIF Spore Bond Fund/ A 1.216/ APS Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Alpha Fund!** 0.77/ APS Alpha Fund (USD)!** 0.52/ APS Komaba Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Komaba Global Bond SGD 0.5118/ APS Komaba9,320 words
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362 2009-04-30 24 %dy %yr dy yr dy yr Index Change Change Change Change Change Change Apr 28 World Index Preliminary 649.9 -0.9 -4.1 -0.9 -2.1 -1.1 -5.: EAFE Preliminai 620.4 -1.8 -4.4 -1.9 -4.4 -2.1 -8.0 Euro[ Prelim inan 865.9 -1.6 -5.0 -1.7 -4.8 -1.9 -8/ Pacific362 words
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Article122 2009-04-30 24 As at 9am Apr 29 Singapore dollars to one unit rf foreign currency: Currencies Bid Offer s,ust dollar 1.0510 1.0830 .an dollar 1.2190 1.2330 luro 1.9550 1.9770 IZ dollar 0.8360 0.8540 iterlini ind 2.1800 2.2040 JS dollar 1.4870 1.5050 .ocal dollars to 100 units if foreign122 words
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Article152 2009-04-30 24 Apr 29 Xterniqht 1/16 -month 7/16 -months 9/16 l-months 11/16 Overnight mode: 0.02 IS$ Offer 1/32 3/16 5/16 7/16 BJd 1 days I month I months months d months months I I. (All 0.33 0.55 0.95 1.20 1.70 2.10 2.30 Offer 0.23 0.45 0.75 0.90 1.40 1.70 1.80152 words
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Article22 2009-04-30 24 Apr 29 STI IIMSCI Ma' 216.3 222.4 222.0 "aiwan Ma> 208.0 209.7 208.4 Source: MF Global (S) He. Ltd22 words
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Article18 2009-04-30 24 Apr 29 Bid Offer -month 1.4930 1.4946 1.4928 1.4945 {-months 1.4926 1.4943 >-months 1.4919 1.493818 words
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Article274 2009-04-30 24 Apr 29 EURODOLLAR FUTURES Jun09 Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 99.0100 98.9600 98.7550 98.6350 7150 3951 4537 2638 EUROYEN TIBOR FUTURES Jun09 99.445 99.445 Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 DedO Mar11 99.440 99.440 99.505 99.500 99.475 99.440 99.380 99.335 99.250 345 40 50 50 ***** 4305 2076 2127 600274 words
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Article163 2009-04-30 24 Apr 29 tUBBER Futures (Closing prices) !SS 3 (US cents/kg) /lonth High Low Close Sett Volume (lots) O/l lots) VlayO9 159.6 unO9 lul 09 \ug 09 iep 09 Dct 09 159.0 159.6 159.5 158.0 158.0 158.0 157.5 152 598 907 948 812 970 1038 FSR 20 (US cents/kg)163 words
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Article84 2009-04-30 24 Apr 29 'eriod Issue code Maturity Yesterday's Bid Hi< Day's |h Low I-Month BQ*****V 30.07.09 -Year BY*****W 03.05.10 0.20 0.32 0.28 0.28 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-Year84 words
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Article101 2009-04-30 24 Apr 28 (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 Ib bushels) Close Previous High/Low May 09 989.50 1004.75 1017.75 988.00 Jul 09 983.00 997.00 1010.25 981.50 AugO9 964.50 975.75 987.25 960.00 Sep 09 931.00 938.75 948.50 929.00 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs;Uscent/lb) Close Previous High/Low May 09 34.90 35.54 35.83 34.82 lul101 words
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Article75 2009-04-30 24 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Apr 28 origin^ t/barrel Close Cham irent blend (1-Mth F) 49.34 -0.62 VTI (Near Mth) 49.32 -0.83 iubai (1-Mth F) 48.03 -0.10 "apis blend 52.30 -0.25 i/linas 50.40 -0.25 >RODUCT JS$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha Jet Kerosene 44.95 56.70 -0.81 -0.31 US$/barrel )pec Oil Basket Price75 words
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Article447 2009-04-30 24 Apr 29 iuro 'en (on 'eso lam 'ouni Australia 0.865 4.878 0.542 5.539 35.885 77.616 0.691 9.582 2.569 1.259 57.566 34.749 1.068 6.159 0.816 24.051 25.308 0.485 0.715 Canada 1.156 5.639 0.626 6.403 41.479 89.715 0.799 11.076 2.970 1.455 66.539 40.165 1.234 7.119 0.943 27.800 29.252 0.561447 words
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Article79 2009-04-30 24 Apr 29 (US$) (S$) 0.***** 0.***** 1 mth 2 mths 0.***** 0.***** 6 mths 1.***** 9 mths 1.***** 12 mths 1.***** 3 mths 1.***** 0.***** 6 mths 1.***** 0.***** SWAP Mid rates (S$) 1 yr 1.***** 2yrs 1.***** 3yrs 1.***** 4yrs 1.***** 5yrs 2.***** 7yrs 2.***** 10yrs 2.***** 1279 words
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Article154 2009-04-30 24 Apr 29 Against SS lurrencies Bid Offer Against USS Bid Offer >$IUS$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.0670 1.0684 0.7146 0.7148 'anadian dollar 1.2332 1.2351 0.8259 0.8263 iuro 1.9704 1.9732 1.3196 1.3201 IZ dollar 0.8472 0.8487 0.5674 0.5678 jterlini ind 2.1995 2.2023 1.4730 1.4734154 words
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Article133 2009-04-30 24 Apr 29 /oz) \pr_ \pr_ Hong Kong .ondon 895.00 894.10 896.00 895.10 Apr 27 Apr 28 908.65 889.50 909.85 890.70 Source: Thomson Reuters CAST BAR (S$) Apr 29 Buying Sellini Kilobar "46,290.34" ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (SS) Selling Buying gm jam Ogm !0gm iOgm OOgm oz ozUBS Kinebar™133 words
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Article62 2009-04-30 24 Apr IS iiuiii, yy.i (US$/tonne) Close Previous iri:ash 1400.25 months 1436.00 1409.75 1446.00 Copper, Grade A (US$/tonne) :ash months 4183.00 4185.00 4347.5I 4345.0I .ead (US$/tonne) :ash 1290.00 months 1292.00 1356.01 1360.01 lickel (US$/tonne) :ash months *****.00 *****.01 *****.00 *****.01 'in (US$/tonne) :ash *****.00 *****.01 months *****.00 *****.01 inc,62 words
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Article, Illustration843 2009-04-30 27 Company unveils latest initiatives to help it achieve a two billion euro software and services empire and it sees Singapore as a key prong, reports ONG BOON KIAT from Monaco SINGAPORE will be an important market for Nokia's Ovi Store, officials of843 words
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Article, Illustration766 2009-04-30 28 AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY - AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY Drop follows Q4's 6% dip, the first time in 10 years the market shrank Reports by THE PC market in the Asia-Pacific excluding Japan (APEJ) declined 5 per cent from the fourth quarter of last year and766 words
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344 2009-04-30 28 SHIPMENTS of mini-note-books also called net books in the Asia-Pacific excluding Japan (APEJ) will reach four million units in 2009, growing by a robust 82 per cent over 2008, according to IT research agency Gartner. Growth will stabilise at 20344 words
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304 2009-04-30 28 Bloomberg [SEATTLE] Microsoft Corp's Tellme unit will offer a mobile phone search engine operated by voice, an effort to chip away at Google Inc's dominance in search technology. The Tellme service, which also lets users make phone calls and send text messages– Bloomberg - 304 words
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Article, Illustration602 2009-04-30 29 Reuters The fund will wait till banks arrive at a valuation for their problem assets [LONDON] US fund manager Franklin Templeton is looking to raise about US$7OO million for real estate investment this year as it braces for a flood ofReuters; BLOOMBERG - 602 words
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661 2009-04-30 29 KALPANA RASHIWALA - KALPANA RASHIWALA COMMENTARY Reverting to the 50% formula might be timely By been calculated since a formula change in July 2007 could diminish the attactiveness of these incentives. The current DC formula creams off 70 per cent of the appreciation in land value that661 words
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