The Business Times, 12 May 2009
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Title Section22 2009-05-12 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES ssi.oo online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg Sf^l A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION co regn no *****2868E mica(p) 197/08/2008 Tuesday, May 12,200922 words
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Article, Illustration995 2009-05-12 1 CHEW XIANG - CHEW XIANG STI companies took a hammering in 2008 but their CEOs' pay remained largely intact By [SINGAPORE] With their stock prices getting battered and their total shareholder returns plummeting, listed companies found last year something of a nightmare. But it wasn't such a gloomy995 words
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725 2009-05-12 1 ANNA TEO - ANNA TEO It is now looking at 5% contraction, from minus 6.4% previously By [SINGAPORE] After a long season of downgrades, at least one economist has now turned less bearish and has actually revised his forecast of Singapore's 2009 GDP pace upwards. Citigroup economist725 words
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MARKETS DIGEST
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Article45 2009-05-12 1 lorn lay lange 1COMP 1,025.50 -1.28 IIKKEI225 9,451.98 +19.15 1ANG SENG 17,087.95 -301.92 ;et index 535.18 +7.46 JAKARTA COM P 1,830.74 -31.79 IANILACOMP 2,265.55 +23.57 ;eoulcomp 1,415.16 +3.03 ;henzhen b 383.64 -4.15 IUMBAI IND 11,682.99 -193.44 12 noon EDT Cham )OW 8,438.85 -135.80 IASDAQ45 words
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Article29 2009-05-12 1 Bloomberg SINGAPORE 5.38 MALAYSIA 5.53 HONG KONG 5.00 INDONESIA 16.560 TAIWAN 4.826 JAPAN 1.475 KOREA 9.33 BRITAIN 0.50 US 3.25 CANADA 2.25 SWITZERLAND 0.53 INDIA 12.25 Source:Bloomberg - 29 words
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Article45 2009-05-12 1 IS$ (S$ per US$) 1.460 (US$/S$ per 1.519 2.217 ;URO (US$/S$/E) 1.361 1.987 Foreign currency per US$ S$ 'EN 98.30 67.30 3.512 2.405 IK$ 7.750 5.309 !AHT 34.66 23.74 lUPIAH 10,327 7,074 lENMINBI 6.823 4.674 INDIAN RUPEE 49.40 33.84 1.305 0.894 IZ$ 1.645 1.12745 words
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Page 1 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous28 2009-05-12 1 r~ I SMEINC STOCKS F1 PROPERTY SMEsunderprepared Rally takes Ferrari still flawed, Ql property investor .^iSL^. for business continuity a breather but faster jgflgl^^^^P sales in Asia plunge28 words
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Miscellaneous9 2009-05-12 1 Commentary: Should CEOs suffer like their shareholders? Page 39 words
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TOP STORIES
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595 2009-05-12 2 PM Wen and central banker's remarks, April crude imports add to positive news [BEIJING] China added to the drip-feed of encouraging news yesterday with a top central banker saying that the government's stimulus has worked better than expected and crude imports data showing a595 words
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601 2009-05-12 2 By R SIVANITHY [SINGAPORE] How sustainable is the US recovery that equity market investors appear to be buying into so heavily? In Singapore, before the Straits Times Index dropped 72.11 points or 3.2 per cent yesterday to 2,166.10, after having surged an astonishing601 words
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Article215 2009-05-12 2 Big bank stock offerings, recent headlong rally give investors pause [NEW YORK] Hesitation is setting in following one of the most remarkable rallies on the New York stock market. Some investors are worried on two counts. One is the announcement by several major banks of215 words
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Article, Illustration567 2009-05-12 2 [HONG KONG] A legal battle over the estate of colourful Hong Kong billionaire tycoon Nina Wang began yesterday, pitting her former lover and feng shui master against her family, who both lay claim to the vast fortune. Ms Wang, who died in April 2007AFP - 567 words
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THREE-MINUTE DIGEST
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54 2009-05-12 2 WITH their stock prices getting battered and their total shareholder returns plummeting, listed companies found last year something of a nightmare. But it wasn't such a gloomy year for your average boss of a Straits Times Index company, who saw his pay even edge54 words
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64 2009-05-12 2 AFTER a long season of downgrades, at least one economist has now turned less bearish and has actually revised his forecast of Singapore's 2009 GDP pace upwards. Citigroup economist Kit Wei Zheng is now looking at a 5 per cent contraction for the year64 words
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41 2009-05-12 2 CHINA yesterday added to the drip-feed of encouraging news with a top central banker saying the government's stimulus has worked better than expected and crude imports showing a spike in demand. TOP STORIES, PAGE 241 words
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54 2009-05-12 2 CITY Developments, which yesterday reported a 49.6 per cent year-on-year drop in group net profit for the first quarter ended March 31, 2009 to $83.1 million, said property market sentiment is improving and it is "confident of remaining profitable for the current year".54 words
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42 2009-05-12 2 HIGHER line maintenance revenue and increase in its fleet management business enabled SIA Engineering to boost fourth quarter profit by 18.7 per cent to $65.5 million, from $55.2 million a year earlier. COMPANY NEWS, PAGE 642 words
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50 2009-05-12 2 THE US economy is expected to begin growing in the second half of this year, while the jobless rate is expected to peak in the first quarter of 2010, according to a survey of top forecasters released on Sunday. ECONOMY WATCH, PAGE 1650 words
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75 2009-05-12 2 CHINA fell deeper into deflation in April, but many economists said the central bank was unlikely to cut interest rates in response and expressed confidence that prices would be rising again before the end of the year. Consumer prices fell 1.5 per cent75 words
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53 2009-05-12 2 ASIAN property investment sales slumped 83 per cent quarter-on-quarter in the first three months of 2009, according to a report by CB Richard Ellis. Preliminary data for Ql 2009 found that Japan, Singapore and Hong Kong suffered the biggest falls in transaction volume.53 words
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794 2009-05-12 3 CHEW XIANG - CHEW XIANG IS, SAY, $40,000 a year a good salary for an engineer? What about a teacher? A journalist? Whatever the case, an answer is possible and can be defended with reference to fairly intuitive judgments, even if each profession is diverse and heavily794 words
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403 2009-05-12 3 Reuters But profit is down without USs6.6b gain on its debt [LONDON] HSBC Holdings, Europe's biggest bank, said first-quarter profits were "well ahead" of last year, swelled by record results in its investment bank, but would have been down without accounting gains– Reuters - 403 words
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444 2009-05-12 3 Bloomberg Judges explain decision for blocking HKslsb takeover deal [HONG KONG] The investor vote that approved PCCW Ltd's buyout by chairman Richard Li was manipulated, raising doubts about whether minority shareholders were adequately represented, an appellate court said. "There was a clear manipulationBloomberg - 444 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article, Illustration811 2009-05-12 4 KALPANA RASHIWALA - KALPANA RASHIWALA Group to continue riding on recovery in mass, mid-market residential segments By CITY Developments Ltd (CDL), which yesterday reported a 49.6 per cent year-on-year drop in group net profit for the first quarter ended March 31, 2009 to $83.1 million,811 words
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Article, Illustration112 2009-05-12 4 CITY Developments Ltd (CDL) has appointed Spring Singapore chairman Philip Yeo Liat Kok (right) to its board as an independent, non-executive director with effect from yesterday, CDL said in a regulatory filing with the Singapore Exchange. Mr Yeo, 62, also joined CDL's remuneration112 words
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470 2009-05-12 4 SIOW LI SEN - SIOW LI SEN Dividend reflects the underlying earnings, says bank By ANALYSTS are divided over DBS Group Holdings' ability to maintain its dividend policy despite paying out 14 cents per share, unchanged from the previous quarter. One analyst even linked last Friday's470 words
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Article326 2009-05-12 4 EMILYN YAP - EMILYN YAP I By FUND manager Capital Dynamics (S), which recently expanded into Australia, reckons the current stock market rally is sustainable. Sharing what he acknowledged are "unusually positive" views, the company's managing director Tan Teng 800 said at a briefing yesterday that the326 words
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Article82 2009-05-12 4 -Reuters SEMBCORP Marine said yesterday its Indonesian unit secured a Ss23o million contract for the construction of two offshore platforms. Sembcorp said its Indonesian unit PT SMOE Indonesia is part of a consortium with PT Saipem Indonesia that has secured a contract worth US$43O million.-Reuters - 82 words
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Article, Illustration441 2009-05-12 6 YEN SREENIVASAN - YEN SREENIVASAN Relatively new business of fleet management growing strongly By HIGHER line maintenance revenue and increase in its fleet management business enabled SIA Engineering (SIAEC) to boost fourth quarter profit by 18.7 per cent to $65.5 million, from $55.2 million a year earlier.BLOOMBERG - 441 words
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522 2009-05-12 6 YEN SREENIVASAN - YEN SREENIVASAN ByV THE depressed aviation market and a drop in contributions from offshore associates have eaten into the bottom line of Singapore Airport Terminal Services (SATS). But with its $509 million acquisition of Singapore Food Industries (SFI) completed, it is confident of522 words
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196 2009-05-12 6 SINGAPORE Airport Terminal Services has extended its ground services contract with parent Singapore Airlines for a further five years. The renewal at an undisclosed price comes four months before the existing 10-year contract expires in September. SATS CEO and president Clement196 words
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Article360 2009-05-12 6 JAMIE LEE - JAMIE LEE By RETAILER FJ Benjamin Holdings sank into the red in its third quarter, due to a foreign exchange loss and weaker consumer spending. The company, which distributes brands such as Banana Republic, Gap and Raoul, posted a net loss of $1.86 million360 words
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529 2009-05-12 6 NISHA RAMCHANDANI - NISHA RAMCHANDANI By ASL Marine Holdings saw net profit surge 65 per cent to $23.4 million in its third quarter ended March 31, while revenue grew 16.6 per cent to $106.9 million on the back of stronger contributions from its shipbuilding529 words
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510 2009-05-12 7 LYNETTE KHOO - LYNETTE KHOO It pays 360 m yuan for CUGU EPIL, which has units in China, HK, Thailand By C&G INDUSTRIAL Holdings has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all the shares of CUGU Environmental Protection International Ltd (CUGUEPIL) for 360.39 million510 words
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140 2009-05-12 7 THE government's Skills Programme for Upgrading and Resilience (Spur) and Professional Skills Programme Traineeship (PSPT) have drawn an encouraging response from companies seeking to enhance their competitiveness. Among them is Singapore Technologies Aerospace the first aviation company here to tap the new assistance programmes. ST Aerospace140 words
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548 2009-05-12 7 LYNETTE KHOO - LYNETTE KHOO Q1 net profit falls 33.9% to 10.9 m yuan By CHINA Sunsine Chemical Holdings chief financial officer says that the worst is probably over, after its first-quarter results turned out to be stronger than the preceding quarter. But compared to a548 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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50 2009-05-12 7 UNITED Engineers, through its 100 per cent-owned subsidiary United Engineers (Singapore), has won a $53 million contract to upgrade the Chestnut Avenue Waterworks. The upgrade will increase capacity from 60 to 90 million gallons a day of potable water that meets World Health Organisation standards.50 words
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Article53 2009-05-12 7 CHINA Powerplus has warned of a net loss for the first quarter of 2009. It said the global downturn has caused widespread economic uncertainty and it expects conditions to remain challenging for some time. In addition, intense competition has led to lower selling prices53 words
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71 2009-05-12 7 EASTERN Asia Technology, which designs and manufactures speakers and other audio-video products, slashed its net loss for the first quarter ended March 31, 2009, to $1.6 million, from $4.9 million a year earlier. Eastech said it is starting to reap the rewards71 words
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Article49 2009-05-12 7 profit CHINA Kunda Technology Holdings expects to report a lower net profit for the financial year ended March 31, 2009. Operations and finances were hit by weaker orders due to the global credit crisis and economic downturn, as well as higher operating expenses, it said.49 words
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Article51 2009-05-12 7 BRC Asia reported flat growth in net income to $1.15 million, despite a 27 per cent rise in turnover for the three months ended March 31, 2009. Turnover was $66.7 million, while earnings per share were 0.171 cents down from 0.185 cents a year51 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration621 2009-05-12 8 R SIVANITHY - R SIVANITHY STOCKS Bank stocks were largely weaker, led by a 66-cent loss for DBS to $11.24 with 16.6 m shares traded AFTER gaining 318 points last week alone, the Straits Times Index (STI) yesterday came under pressure and succumbed by 72.11 orBloomberg - 621 words
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Article98 2009-05-12 8 Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch lulti Ind 3 12 3 0 0 0 3 12 3 lanufacturing 56 105 57 11 18 67 113 75 Commerce 26 35 12 29 38 19 'pt/Stor/Comms 31 10 31 :inance 10 16 10 16 Construction 1398 words
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Article115 2009-05-12 8 MAIN SDQ TOTAL MAIN SDQ TOTAL lulti Ind 60,333 60,333 154,036 154,036 lanufacturing 1,129,166 156,004 1,285,170 497,277 5,851 503,128 lommerce 581,080 83,665 664,745 98,106 19,715 117,821 'pt/Stor/Comms 260,731 1,402 262,133 332,736 121 332,858 :i nance 63,416 63,416 449,810 449,810 lonstruction 284,074 2,325 286,399 43,581 64 43,645 'roperties115 words
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Article104 2009-05-12 8 lapitaLand 3.120 -0.130 Noble Grp 1.660 -0.020 lapitaMall 1.390 -0.080 OCBCBk 6.790 -0.410 jtyDev 8.050 -0.440 Olam 1.960 -0.010 lomfortDelGrc 1.290 -0.070 S IA 12.200 -0.340 losco Corp 1.300 -0.030 SGX 7.700 -0.070 IBS Grp 11.240 -0.660 SIAEngg 2.350 +0.040 :&N 3.300 -0.050 SMP.T 1.560 -0.010104 words
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Article261 2009-05-12 8 LYNETTE KHOO - LYNETTE KHOO Sembcorp Marine May 11 close: $2.69 DMG PARTNERS SECURITIES, May 11 QlO9 results exceeded our estimates: Sembcorp Marine's (SCM) revenue rose 48.8 per cent y-o-y (but declined 15.7 per cent q-o-q) to $1.4 billion on the back of higher percentage of completion achieved in the rig261 words
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Article, Illustration200 2009-05-12 8 CHART POINT THE Straits Times Index (STI) is due for some short-term profit-tak-ing with yesterday's break below 2,203 points the short-term reversal point of the current up-cycle. We believe that the STI will first retrace towards 2,095 a 38.2 per cent retracement of theBloomberg - 200 words
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Article, Illustration483 2009-05-12 8 OH BOON PING - OH BOON PING CURRENCIES ASIAN currencies rose yesterday led by the South Korean won and Thai baht, as better-than-ex-pected labour data from the United States lifted investor sentiments, helping emerging markets attract funds. The won climbed to its highest level in almost seven months againstBloomberg - 483 words
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Article59 2009-05-12 8 May 11 VALUE CLOSE IT OB/OS 1245.00 -191.C IT CADI -*****.00 -153. IT 10-day MA -*****.00+124. TSE ST Mid Cap 461.25 -12.1 TSE ST Small Cap 390.10 -10.11 TSE ST All Share 523.23 -16.71 TSE ST China Top 212.36 -4.3 TSE ST China 210.04 -4.0: IOB Catalist59 words
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Article62 2009-05-12 8 VOLUME Dh liland 222,227,000 China Horn ixim 212,413,000 Abterra 184,748,000 Golden iri 172,180,000 Chart SemiCond 101,252,000 Yam izij iam 85,971,000 Ocean us 79,929,000 Jade Tech 79,201,000 Yon. inam 66,142,000 EUNetworks 64,655,000 VALUE($) DBS Gri 190,569,537 Wilmar 130,921,590 >im iTel 96,601,251 OCBC Bk 96,193,523 .and 95,141,500 Golden iri62 words
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Article85 2009-05-12 8 Wh lere S! stands May 11 %CHNG CLOSE FRMay8 YR2009 S$ LOW S$ HIGH uss 1.4595 0.45 1.5579 1.4308 Euro 1.9849 -1.06 2.0732 1.9150 Pounds 2.2053 -0.10 2.2712 2.0356 1.1145 -0.66 1.1145# 0.9453 'en* 1.4910 -1.10 1.7278 1.4831 Rupiah* 0.***** 0.01 0.***** 0.***** Baht* 4.2194 -0.42 4.3390 4.1040 Peso*85 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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Article, Illustration526 2009-05-12 9 AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY - AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY Infosys chairman offers insight into his ideas and philosophies By WHAT would a good book be for young people who want to understand what makes for success in business? Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew would recommend A Better India; ACHEW SENG KIM/THE STRAITS TIMES - 526 words
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217 2009-05-12 9 THE National Research Foundation (NRF) yesterday announced the launch of a grant to help polytechnics build on the research results of local universities and research institutes and translate them into commercial products and applications. Intellectual property (IP) "roadshows" will be217 words
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192 2009-05-12 9 STANDARD Chartered Private Bank will hire 100 relationship managers worldwide in the next 12 months to accelerate its operations in fast-growing markets. The private bank has 350 relationship managers globally. The new hires will support planned expansion in Asia, Europe and the Middle East.192 words
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SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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37 2009-05-12 9 THE visa requirement for Mexican nationals entering Singapore will be lifted from today. But screening and quarantine measures for individuals who have been in Mexico in the preceding seven days will remain.37 words
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33 2009-05-12 9 THE Singapore Compact for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has announced its new management committee for 2009 to 2012. Hyflux CEO and president Olivia Lum is CSR's new president.33 words
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33 2009-05-12 9 ESPN STAR Sports Event Management will organise the World Netball Championships the world's most prestigious international netball tournament in Singapore between July 1 and 10, 2011.33 words
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Article, Illustration764 2009-05-12 10 CHEAH UI- HOON - CHEAH UI-HOON Majority of students at The Little Arts Academy are beneficiaries of fund By SISTERS Claire and Cheryl Heng, eight and seven years old respectively, might well not have been able to take up ballet lessons in times like these, when lower764 words
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320 2009-05-12 10 ALL organisations should remain vigilant and take this opportunity to build up their pandemic flu response capability and capacity, that was the key message at yesterday's briefing by the Singapore Business Federation and Singapore National Employers Federation. At the briefing on Influenza A and320 words
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Article, Illustration368 2009-05-12 10 ZHANG Yl TING - ZHANG Yl TING By MORE than 1,000 jobs were up for grabs yesterday at the first combined National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) Social Enterprises (SEs) job fair at NTUC's Employment and Employability Institute (e2i). The offerings span different sectors and positions, and368 words
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Article, Illustration1094 2009-05-12 11 The vital necessity to put BCPs in place urgently hasn't sunk in yet, reports CHEN HUIFEN IN THE past two weeks, the authorities have moved swiftly to minimise the chances of an outbreak of swine flu in Singapore, with two alert level upgrades then aYEN MENG JIIN - 1,094 words
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Article219 2009-05-12 11 IF you are still clueless about how to start with business continuity management (BCM) measures, here are some suggestions on where to go for help: Read the Flu Pandemic Business Continuity Guide for SMEs. Available on SBF's and Spring's websites, the document is a useful reference219 words
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Article, Illustration981 2009-05-12 11 MICHELLE YEO - MICHELLE YEO By A LOCAL chain of preschools has created an education system that encourages children to be independent thinkers and dreamers, and is now thinking of exporting its model to countries in the region. White Lodge Early Learning Centre was founded by husband andARTHUR LEE - 981 words
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Article967 2009-05-12 12 IN CPA Australia's International CFO Survey in March, 44 per cent of respondents were found to have had difficulty accessing finance amid tight lending conditions brought on by the global financial crisis. Among respondents who worked for businesses headquartered in Asia, the percentage was an967 words
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Article, Illustration689 2009-05-12 12 LIEWAIQING - LIEWAIQING But the company is bracing itself for challenging times ahead By WHILE the tendency is to perceive the economic downturn in a wholly pessimistic light, R-logic International Pte Ltd has chosen to view the glass as half full and to look for opportunitiesYEN MENG JIIN - 689 words
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327 2009-05-12 12 JOANNE TANG - JOANNE TANG By AMID the economic gloom, a local small-medium enterprise is seeking funds for expansion. Kirn Heng Group a provider of marine and support services for the offshore oil and gas industry, and shipbuilding services is in talks with investors to fund its327 words
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443 2009-05-12 12 TEHHOOI LING - TEHHOOI LING By SINGAPORE stocks rebounded off their low levels as investor sentiment improved on the back of some encouraging economic data that the worst for the economy may be over. Our small cap portfolio climbed 12.6 per cent compared with the Straits443 words
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Article1508 2009-05-12 13 THIS WEEK'S TOPIC How will the swine flu affect your business, and what business contingency plans do you have to minimise the risk of infection in your company? Tan Wee Beng Director Wee Tiong (S) Pte Ltd WE have not seen any big impact from swine1,508 words
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Miscellaneous14 2009-05-12 11 COMMENTARY How to handle your bank Page 12 Fighting the flu bug. Page 1314 words
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GLOBAL TRADERS' ROUNDTABLE
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Article, Illustration3202 2009-05-12 14 Panellists Hemant Bhatt, chief executive officer, Louis Dreyfus Commodities Asia David Chang, director finance director, Koch Refining Pierre Lorinet, chief financial officer, Trafigura Elena Sng, senior vice-president and head, Asia Clear, Clearing and Commodities Business, SGX John Mathias, chief business officer, SMX Kathy Lai, assistant3,202 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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Article, Illustration497 2009-05-12 16 Reuters Top forecasters also expect jobless rate to peak at 10% in Q1 next year: survey [WASHINGTON] The US economy is expected to begin growing in the second half of this year, while the jobless rate is expected to peak in the first■ Reuters; REUTERS - 497 words
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Article, Illustration450 2009-05-12 16 Reuters [BEIJING] The United States risks a Japan-style lost decade of growth if it does not take aggressive action to stimulate its economy and clean up its banking system, Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman said yesterday. "We're doing half-mea-sures that help the economyReuters - 450 words
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414 2009-05-12 16 -AFP Obama slated to detail commitment of 6 lobby groups [WASHINGTON] President Barack Obama was scheduled yesterday to outline plans to cut US healthcare costs by US$2 trillion over the next 10 years, part of a bid to slash spending-AFP - 414 words
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Article, Illustration695 2009-05-12 16 ■AFP, Reuters [MELBOURNE] Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd yesterday defended spending policies poised to tip the budget into the red, saying that the global recession had forced governments worldwide to increase borrowing. The government is expected to unveil a deficit of about As7o billion■AFP, Reuters; AFP - 695 words
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349 2009-05-12 16 Govt stimulus is working better than expected: official [SHANGHAI] China will flexibly use interest rates and reserve ratios, as well as other tools, to promote moderate growth of money supply and lending, deputy central bank governor Su Ning said yesterday. He told a349 words
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379 2009-05-12 16 lllV^l tllli. 1111 Reuters [SEOUL] South Korean bank lending data yesterday showed an easing in credit markets but its finance minister cautioned against hasty optimism about the economy, a day before the central bank is widely expected to hold interest rates steady. AprillllV^l tllli. 1111 – Reuters - 379 words
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Miscellaneous8 2009-05-12 16 Consumer prices fall for third month. Page 188 words
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MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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572 2009-05-12 17 PAULINE NG - PAULINE NG Focus will be sectors in which M'sia has edge such as Islamic finance, biofuels By in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Najib Razak yesterday said the global financial crisis has provided the country a "timely opportunity" to proceed with restructuring its572 words
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Article443 2009-05-12 17 S JAYASANKARAN - S JAYASANKARAN March export drop not as steep as market expected By in Kuala Lumpur THE latest figures coming out of Kuala Lumpur seem to indicate an economy that is slowly, but surely, bottoming out. Data released by the government last week revealed that exports443 words
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Article, Illustration552 2009-05-12 17 -AP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition was dealt a major blow yesterday when a court ruled that its takeover of a northern state was illegal and that the Opposition was still in charge. Perak state has been-AP; AP - 552 words
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262 2009-05-12 17 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Malayan Banking Bhd has no plans to form a joint venture with any foreign bank in terms of equity, its president and chief executive officer, Abdul Wahid Omar, said. "We are not engaged in any discussion as we believe that the■ Bernama - 262 words
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Article, Illustration453 2009-05-12 17 Reuters [JAKARTA] PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk, Indonesia's largest telecoms firm, reported a weaker-than-expected 22 per cent fall in first-quarter net profit, although it forecast higher 2009 revenue despite tighter competition. Telkom, Indonesia's largest listed firm with a US$l4.B biUion market value,Reuters; BLOOMBERG - 453 words
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Article220 2009-05-12 17 Reuters [FRANKFURT] Volkswagen, Europe's largest car maker, took a first step in its South-east Asia expansion strategy with a deal to assemble Tourans compact minivans in Indonesia this year. VW is teaming up with Indomobil Group, the country's largest car company and parent to Volkswagen's– Reuters - 220 words
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251 2009-05-12 17 Reuters [JAKARTA] PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia Tbk, Indonesia's third-largest lender, expects lending to grow 18-22 per cent this year, above a government target for the banking sector. The bank said yesterday that it had also proposed cutting its 2008 dividend payoutReuters - 251 words
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GREATER CHINA/INDIA
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Article, Illustration629 2009-05-12 18 Reuters Despite deflation, central bank unlikely to cut interest rates, say economists [BEIJING] China fell deeper into deflation in April, but many economists said the central bank was unlikely to cut interest rates in response and expressed confidence that prices would be rising– Reuters - 629 words
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Article, Illustration418 2009-05-12 18 Reuters [BEIJING] China's April crude oil imports saw the first monthly increase of the year and hit the sec-ond-highest record on a daily basis, providing more evidence that oil demand in the world's No 2 energy user is picking up. ChinaReuters; REUTERS - 418 words
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Article, Illustration476 2009-05-12 18 Reuters It will also keep markets informed of its gold reserves [LONDON] China will invest in a bond denominated in Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) as part of efforts to increase the resources of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), a senior central bankReuters - 476 words
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717 2009-05-12 18 Reuters [RAMßHA, India] Five years ago, India's rural poor threw out the incumbent Hindu nationalist-led government because the slogan of "India Shining" was seen to work only for the urban middle class. The tables have been turned in the current general election, with– Reuters - 717 words
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STATE OF THE US ECONOMY
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Article, Illustration1194 2009-05-12 19 -NYT Faced with spiralling rates of losses and reform laws, industry bracing for worst year in its history [WASHINGTON] It used to be easy to guess how many Americans would have problems paying their credit card bills. Banks just looked at unemployment: Fewer jobs-NYT; US government AFP graphics; REUTERS - 1,194 words
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Article, Illustration552 2009-05-12 19 NYT [WASHINGTON] President Barack Obama's chief economics forecaster said on Sunday that the nation's unemployment rate was likely to keep rising until 2010, even if the economy begins growing later this year. Christina Romer, chairwoman of the White House Council of EconomicNYT; AP - 552 words
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ASIA-PACIFIC/WORLD
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709 2009-05-12 20 NYT Drive to uncover larger firms' abusive business practices [WASHINGTON] President Barack Obama's top antitrust official this week plans to restore an aggressive enforcement policy against corporations that use their market dominance to elbow out competitors or to keep them from gainingNYT - 709 words
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Article, Illustration521 2009-05-12 20 -AFP [LONDON] British Prime Minister Gordon Brown yesterday apologised after days of revelations about lawmakers' lavish expenses claims, including for dog food, as the spotlight turned onto opposition Conservatives. Details have emerged of expenses such as lightbulb replacement, cottage decorations-AFP; PHOTOS: AP, REUTERS - 521 words
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Article, Illustration649 2009-05-12 20 ANTHONY ROWLEY - ANTHONY ROWLEY Move follows poll showing DPJ's popularity damaged by funding scandal By in Tokyo VETERAN Japanese politician Ichiro Ozawa last night announced his resignation as leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) after polls showed that the party's popularityBLOOMBERG - 649 words
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296 2009-05-12 20 ■AFP [BERLIN] The global economy has already passed the worst of the economic crisis and should soon pull out of its slump, led by Asia and China in particular, Hungarian-born US billionaire George Soros said yesterday. And as China gradually edges■AFP - 296 words
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295 2009-05-12 20 Reuters [NEW YORK] Three large US banks deemed by the government to have sufficient capital on Monday announced large common stock offerings, and will use proceeds to repay government investments under a bank bailout plan. US Bancorp said that it plans toReuters - 295 words
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203 2009-05-12 20 Reuters [TOKYO] Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group's trust banking unit yesterday said it is still planning a US$254 million purchase of Citigroup's Japanese trust bank, denying a report that the deal was about to be derailed. Mitsubishi UFJ, Japan's biggest bank, lost■ Reuters - 203 words
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WORLD
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745 2009-05-12 21 -NYT Admission rates similar to last year's but financial aid budgets rise [NEW YORK] In an early indication that the economic downturn may not have disrupted students' college choices as much as schools had feared, more than a dozen top colleges said-NYT - 745 words
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Article, Illustration852 2009-05-12 21 -NYT Top show rakes it in with ingenious biz model, licensing fees [LOS ANGELES] Can a television show with a shrinking audience actually increase its revenue? In the case of American Idol, the answer is yes, and the manner in which the-NYT; PHOTOS: STAR TV, AP - 852 words
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Article697 2009-05-12 21 STEVE SLATER - STEVE SLATER COMMENTARY By SADLY, I think the Scuderia still has a long way to go before we can consider them likely winners, but Felipe Massa at least started the Spanish Grand Prix from fourth place and spent the majority of the race battling among the697 words
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656 2009-05-12 21 Reuters Rise in hotel rooms, casinos seen capping profits [LOS ANGELES] The slump in Las Vegas may be bottoming out, but odds are good that a coming wave of new resorts will hinder any rebound in hotel rates or casino revenue. That could■ Reuters - 656 words
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EDITORIAL & OPINION
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Article444 2009-05-12 22 EARLIER this month, US President Barack Obama announced that he wants to raise taxes on income generated outside the United States, proposing key changes to US tax policy focused on companies and individuals taking advantage of lower tax rates abroad. Mr Obama's plan would eliminate some444 words
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Article, Illustration1088 2009-05-12 22 YOGI AGGARWAL - YOGI AGGARWAL But his figures, and whether the Swiss authorities will cooperate, are open to question THE leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), L X Advani, scratched an old sore in India's political economy when he recently warned that if elected toAP - 1,088 words
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Article, Illustration794 2009-05-12 22 WILLIAM PESEK JR - WILLIAM PESEK JR THE BOTTOM LINE IF THE bubble that just burst didn't work out for you, build a better one. That looks like the rationale of Asia investors. Their optimism has driven the MSCI Asia Pacific Index up 38 per cent from794 words
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Article, Illustration1429 2009-05-12 23 KEVIN OW YONG - KEVIN OW YONG More innovative measures are needed to repair the perceived lack of corporate governance in S-chips By MUCH has been written about the spate of scandals involving S-chips during the last few weeks. To resolve this problem, several proposals have been made, including callsi FILE PHOTO - 1,429 words
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1400 2009-05-12 23 SEAN YOONG - SEAN YOONG AP By THE last time that Lee Hung Poh walked unassisted was 40 years ago, before a bullet fired in the heat of Malaysia's worst race riots sliced through her spine and shattered her future. Neither the 57-year-old Ms Lee nor herAP - 1,400 words
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Miscellaneous117 2009-05-12 22 The Business times Singapore Press Holdings News Centre, 1000 Toa Payoh North, Podium Level 3, *****4 PHONE: 6319-6319 FAX: 6319-8277 INTERNET: http://business-times.asial.com.sg EMAIL: Press releases: btnews@sph.com.sg Letters to the Editor: btletter@sph.com.sg OPS DESK: 6319-5360 CUSTOMER SERVICE 6388-3838 Chief Executive Officer Editor-in-Chief Singapore Press Holdings (English Malay Newspapers) ALAN CHAN PATRICK117 words
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AVIATION/SHIPPING
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Article, Illustration415 2009-05-12 24 Reuters Delays over the transport plane have angered Germany and Britain [PARIS] Airbus parent EADS and European governments have made "progress" in defining the technical specifications of the A4OOM in a bid to restore production of the delayed military aircraft, sources close to the– Reuters; AFP - 415 words
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Article2529 2009-05-12 24 AIRLINE CODES: AA: Amencao Airlines (AAL), AF: Air France (AFR), Al: Air India (AIC), AY: Finnair Oy (FIN), AZ: Alitalia Airlines (AZA) British Always Poblic ltd Co (BAW), BG: Biman Bangladesh Airlines (BBC), Bl: Royal Bronei Airlines Sdn Bhd (RBA), BO: 800 rag Airlines (BOU), rways2,529 words
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270 2009-05-12 24 NISHA RAMCHANDANI - NISHA RAMCHANDANI By LOW-COST carrier Air Asia enjoyed a 21 per cent year-on-year increase in passenger numbers to 3.1 million in the first quarter of 2009, thanks in part to stronger corporate demand. "Singapore is the financial hub of270 words
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489 2009-05-12 24 Reuters [SINGAPORE] Singaporelisted Pacific Shipping Trust expects to maintain revenues in its second quarter as it is not planning to buy any ships, but it may face lowered charter rates for two of its vessels. It has no planned acquisition– Reuters - 489 words
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293 2009-05-12 24 Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Co jumped the most in six months on speculation Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd may attract a buyer for at least some of its stake in the plane-maintenance nyHaeco rose 11 per cent to HK595.60 at the closeBloomberg - 293 words
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213 2009-05-12 24 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Samsung Heavy Industries Co, the world's second-largest shipyard, reported profit in the first quarter declined 12 per cent to the smallest amount in two years because of higher steel-plate prices. Net income fell to 101.8 billion won (SsllBBloomberg - 213 words
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TRANSPORT STOCKS
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Article102 2009-05-12 24 '000 CH Offshore Chuan Hup Hldgs Cosco Corp CWTLtd Ezra Hldgs First Ship Lease Freight Links Grand Banks laya Hold Ltd KiVentures Keppel Corp MTQ Corp NOL Pacific Shipping Pan-United Corp Rickmers Mari Samudera Ship Sembcorp Indust Sembcorp Marine Spore Ship 0.43 0.22 1.30 0.53 1.30 0.41 0.06 0.47102 words
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Article37 2009-05-12 24 '000 Int'G Logistics MISCBhd MISC Foreign Msia Bulk Carrie NCB Holdings NeplineBhd PDZ Holdings 0.71 8.50 8.60 3.16 2.71 0.04 0.13 -0.01 -0.10 unch unch 0.01 0.01 -0.01 1 221 215 411 1797 20 1076 *****637 words
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Article12 2009-05-12 24 '00 'recious Ship Regional Cont 15.10 9.10 0.50 ***** 1.65 979!12 words
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Article22 2009-05-12 24 '000 Aboitiz Equity Intl Container Keppel Marine Keppel Prop 5.50 17.75 unch unch unch 0.25 unch unch 122! 33V i i22 words
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Article15 2009-05-12 24 Evergreen Marine ....18.50 :irst Steamship 45.60 /Van Hai Lines 16.15 0.25 -0.95 -0.30 1.15 words
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Article38 2009-05-12 24 '000 :awasaki Hvy Ind ..219.00 :awasaki Kisen 405.00 /litsubishi Hvy 350.00 /litsui Eng&Sbldg...233.00 /litsui Osk Lines 653.00 Jippon Express 389.00 Jippon Yusen 457.00 unch ***** -3.00 9818 4.00 ***** 14.00 ***** 15.00 ***** 4.00 4312 2.00 788138 words
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Miscellaneous255 2009-05-12 24 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD (4) 21 Girl who made a return in a new order (6) 22 One hundred per cent humidity it's the limit! (10 5) 5 Character from overseas in 20 Render a service, keeping 23 Give up church and start the volunteers (5) score (5) doubling earnings (4) 6255 words
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Article8984 2009-05-12 25 Transaction date: May 11 52-wks Tel High Low Code Last Sale Vol Day Last Quote Div Gr Yld C000) High Low Buyer Seller C'vr Net P/E M Cap Sinil Company 8 3 3148 8Telecom 10 2.5 5834 A-Sonic 30.5 12 5000 ABRHIdgs 16 5.5 1938 AEICorp 9 18,984 words
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Article1755 2009-05-12 26 52-wks Tel ligh Low Code Last Sale Vol Day Last Quote Div Gr Yld Net ('000) High Low Buyer Seller C'vr P/E M Cap $mil Company 20 5 1181 s AAGrp 32 13 8538 t APStrategic 2 0.5 t APStrategic R 4 0.5 1501 s Advanced System 10.51,755 words
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Article308 2009-05-12 26 Hii Low Code Comi Sale C000) Hii Low Bm Seller Cvr P/E imil 109 100 6389 ABFSG Bond ETF 109 +1 982 427 CIMBAsean40 100US$ US602 +27 232 149 DBS STI ETF 100 220 -9 2288 1682 DBXT FTChina25 10US$ US2198 3870 3228 DBXT FTVietnam 10US$ US3870 1360308 words
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Article260 2009-05-12 26 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 offer260 words
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Article9207 2009-05-12 26 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS AIG Global Investment Corporation (S) Ltd AIGIF Acorns of Asia Balanced Fund!S 1.776/ AIGIF S'pore Bond Fund/A 1.239/ APS Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Alpha Fund!** 0.88/ APS Alpha Fund (USD)!** 0.6/ APS Komaba Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Komaba Global Bond SGD 0.5163/ APS Komaba Global9,207 words
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362 2009-05-12 27 %dy %yr dy yr dy yr Index Change Change Change Change Change Change Mai World Index Preliminary 702.2 1.3 3.6 1.3 4.5 1.4 2.9 EAFE Preliminai 676.8 1.3 4.3 1.5 3.9 1.6 2.3 Euro[ Prelim inan 937.4 1.7 2.8 2.0 3.8 2.1 2.2 Pacific 577.9362 words
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Article60 2009-05-12 27 May 11 Delivery Month Opening Range Sett Av Price Price Hi Vol Open Done Position Low May 09 2840 Jun 09 2735 Jul 09 2660 AugO9 2610 Total o/p: ***** contracts 2825 2883 2819 2740 2813 2730 2660 2745 2651 2605 2685 2594 Turnover: ***** Market tone: Lower60 words
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Article25 2009-05-12 27 May 11 ten Hii Sett STI IIMSCI Ma' 275.4 277.8 263.0 Taiwan Ma> 243.2 247.5 243.7 Source: MF Global (S) He. Ltd25 words
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Article21 2009-05-12 27 May 11 Bid Offer 1-month 1.4591 1.4604 2-months 1.4589 1.4602 3-months 1.4588 1.4601 6-months 1.4584 1.4600 Source: OCBC21 words
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Article77 2009-05-12 27 May 11 1 mth 0.***** 0.***** 6 mths 1.***** 9 mths 1.***** 12 mths 1.***** 2 mths 0.***** 0.***** 3 mths 0.***** 0.***** 6 mths 9 mths 12 mths 1.***** 1.***** 1.***** 0.***** 0.***** 0.***** SWAP Mid rates (S$) 1 yr 1.***** 2yrs 1.***** 3yrs 1.***** 4yrs 2.***** 5yrs77 words
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Article297 2009-05-12 27 May 11 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT EURODOLLAR FUTURES JunO9 SepO9 DecO9 Mar10 99.1800 99.1350 98.9200 98.7900 5458 3055 2876 2916 EUROYEN TIBOR FUTURES JunO9 99.460 99.460 SepO9 99.535 99.535 DecO9 99.525 99.525 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 99.455 99.535 99.525 99.455 99.525 99.525 99.495 99.460297 words
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Article177 2009-05-12 27 May 11 RUBBER Futures (Closing prices) RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Month High Low Close Sett Volume (lots) O/l lots) JunO9 170.5 Jul 09 Aug 09 Sep 09 Oct09 168.5 NOV09 168.0 168.5 168.0 168.0 168.0 168.0 168.0 168.0 92 180 20 330 825 886 808 946 1096 894177 words
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Article91 2009-05-12 27 May 11 TREASURY BILLS Period Issue code Maturity Yesterday's Bid Hi, Day's |h Low 3-Month BQ*****E 13.08.09 1-Year BY*****W 03.05.10 0.22 0.32 0.16 0.14 0.31 0.31 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity code rate Close Bid Day's High Low 2-Year N*****0E 3.125 5-Year NX*****F 3.625 7-Year N*****0S 2.87591 words
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Article129 2009-05-12 27 As at 9am May 11 Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Bid Offer Austdollar 1.1120 1.1460 Can dollar 1.2610 1.2760 Euro 1.9780 2.0000 NZ dollar 0.8790 0.8980 Sterlini ind 2.2070 2.2321 US dollar 1.4510 1.4670 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign currency:129 words
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Article169 2009-05-12 27 May 11 Offer Bid Overnight 1/16 1-month 7/16 2-months 9/16 3-months 11/16 Overnight mode: 0.03 US$ Offer 1/32 3/16 5/16 7/16 Bid 7 days 1 month 2 months 3 months 6 months 9 months 12 months $Au 0.35 0.50 0.90 1.10 1.60 2.10 Offer 0.25 0.40 0.60 0.80169 words
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Article476 2009-05-12 27 May 11 AS CS Rmb Euro HKS IndRsRu Yen Won RM NZS Pak Rs Peso SS Rand Sfr NTS Baht Pound us: Australia 0.881 5.229 0.563 5.940 37.864 79.150 0.753 9.487 2.691 1.261 61.714 36.258 1.119 6.374 0.849 25.195 26.567 0.505 0.766 Canada 1.135 5.934 0.639 6.741476 words
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Article175 2009-05-12 27 May 11 GOLD (USS/oz) May 08 May 11 Hong Kong 910.70 911.70 911.70 912.70 bULU bULLlUN LUMMi 6$) Selling Buying GOLD BULLION COINS 6$) Sellini Bu' rim London CAST BAR (S$) May 07 May 08 913.20 910.60 914.40 911.60 Source: Thomson Reuters R May 11 Selling Buying 1175 words
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Article170 2009-05-12 27 May 11 Against SS Currencies Bid Offer Against US$ Bid Offer S$fUS$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.1182 1.1194 0.7663 0.7665 Canadian dollar 1.2690 1.2704 0.8696 0.8699 Euro 1.9861 1.9882 1.3611 1.3614 NZ dollar 0.8866 0.8878 0.6076 0.6079 Sterlini ind 2.2159 2.2183 1.5186 1.5191170 words
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Article70 2009-05-12 27 May 8 Aluminium, 99.7% purity (US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 1508.00 1530.75 3 months 1544.00 1567.00 Copper, Grade A (US$/tonne) Cash 3 months 4667.00 4685.00 4700.50 4710.00 Lead (US$/tonne) Cash 1455.50 3 months 1465.00 1448.00 1461.00 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash 3 months *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 Tin (US$/tonne) Cash 370 words
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Article72 2009-05-12 27 May 8 COCOA (Btonne) Close Prev Hii ih/Low May 09 1831 1815 1836/1805 JulO9 1744 1735 1752/1718 SepO9 1740 1732 1749/1717 Dec 09 1737 1726 1745/1713 COFFEE (US$/tonne) Close Pev High/Low May 09 1484 1477 1491/1460 JulO9 1498 1490 1508/1470 SepO9 1511 1503 1520/1485 SUGAR (US tonne) White Close72 words
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Article104 2009-05-12 27 May 8 (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 Ib bushels) Close Previous High/Low May 09 1134.00 1119.00 1136.00 1118.00 Jul 09 1111.50 1102.00 1118.00 1098.50 Aug 09 1073.50 1063.00 1075.00 1062.25 Sep 09 1021.50 1014.00 1025.00 1014.75 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs;Uscent/lb) Close Previous High/Low May 09 39.30 38.47 39.28 38.24104 words
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Article77 2009-05-12 27 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS May 8 CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Cham Brent blend (1-Mth F) 57.96 1.23 WTI (Near Mth) 58.40 2.02 Dubai (1-Mth F) 56.82 0.16 Tapis blend 60.70 0.10 Minas 58.90 0.15 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha Jet Kerosene 50.55 S4.20 -1.22 -0.05 US$/barrel Opec Oil77 words
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Article, Illustration719 2009-05-12 30 -LAT-WP Developer caught out as home prices in San Bernardino County sink [VICTORVILLE, California] Curtis Forrester moved into a new house in Victorville last week, but there was little time to enjoy the spa and designer kitchen. Just a few days after his arrival, the-LAT-WP; REUTERS - 719 words
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Article, Illustration442 2009-05-12 30 EMILYN YAP - EMILYN YAP By [SINGAPORE] For the third straight quarter, net take-up of ready-built factory space in Ql 2009 fell into negative territory for industrial landlord JTC Corporation. While the agency leased or rented out 10,800 sqm of such space, companiesJTC - 442 words
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139 2009-05-12 30 [SYDNEY] Lend Lease Corp, Australia's largest property developer, yesterday slashed its profit forecast, saying the global real estate slump has forced it to delay the sale of assets. The company now expects As3oo million (***** million) in net operating profit for the fiscal139 words
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262 2009-05-12 30 Bloomberg [MANILA] Vista Land Lifescapes rose the most in almost two years, leading Philippine builders higher in Manila trading after CLSA Ltd said investors should increase their holdings of property stocks. Vista Land, the fifth-biggest Philippine builder by market value, jumpedBloomberg - 262 words
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Article, Illustration1023 2009-05-12 31 Reuters High debt costs, unsold projects and weak demand seen delaying rebound [MUMBAI] India's troubled property developers are seeing early signs of a rebound, but high debt costs and a lack of private equity funding suggest a sustained recovery is unlikelyReuters; REUTERS - 1,023 words
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Article, Illustration460 2009-05-12 32 UMA SHANKARI - UMA SHANKARI Weak risk appetite, expectation gap between buyer and seller deter activity By [SINGAPORE] Asian property investment sales slumped 83 per cent quar-ter-on-quarter in the first three months of 2009 as risk appetite remained weak and the gap between buyer and sellerAFP - 460 words
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211 2009-05-12 32 Reuters [HONG KONG] Chinese real estate developer Beijing Capital Land has said that revenues from flat sales in the first four months rose 200 per cent from a year ago, as the outlook for the mainland property market improved. The company sold– Reuters - 211 words
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284 2009-05-12 32 Bloomberg [DALLAS] Dallas voters approved building a US$356 million convention centre hotel designed to increase the volume of conventions in the city. The hotel passed on Saturday by 51 per cent to 49 per cent with all 534 precincts reporting, according toBloomberg - 284 words
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