The Business Times, 3 September 2009
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Title Section23 2009-09-03 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES Ssl.oo online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg Sf^l A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION CO REGN NO *****2868E MICA (P) 123/08/2009 Thursday, September 3,200923 words
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713 2009-09-03 1 TEH SHI NING - TEH SHI NING GDP may shrink just 3.6% this year, grow 4.5% in 2010: survey By [SINGAPORE] Things are looking up for Singapore's economy, which may shrink far less than was feared until recently. The median forecast by economy watchers for this year is713 words
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Article, Illustration578 2009-09-03 1 UMA SHANKARI - UMA SHANKARI Mah says govt may bring confirmed list back next year as demand returns By [SINGAPORE] There is a "definite possibility" that the government will re-in-troduce land sales through its confirmed list system from next year, Minister for National Development Mah Bow TanCHEW SENG KIM/THE STRAITS TIMES - 578 words
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MARKETS DIGEST
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Article24 2009-09-03 1 Bloomberg SINGAPORE 5.38 MALAYSIA 5 55 HONG KONG 5.00 XT. T% BRITAIN 0.50 US 3.25 CANADA 2.25 SWITZERLAND 0.52 |ND|A UJS Source:Bloomberg - 24 words
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Article47 2009-09-03 1 Inesi lay lange 1 COMP 1,168.01 -3.27 IIKKEI225 10,280.46 -249.60 1ANG SENG 19,522.00 -350.30 ;et index 654.12 JAKARTA COMP 2,285.92 -40.99 1ANILA COMP 2,808.21 -44.72 ;eoulcomp 1,613.16 -9.90 ;henzhenb 471.32 -1.82 IUMBAI IND 1 5,467.46 -83.73 12 noon EDT Cham )OW 9,308.93 -1.67 IASDAQ 1,970.53 +1.6447 words
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Article46 2009-09-03 1 IS$ (S$ ier US$) 1.444 (US$/S$ per 1.612 2.329 :URO (US$/S$/E) 1.422 2.053 Forei' in curreno >er US$ S$ 'EN 92.60 64.10 3.542 2.452 IK$ 7.751 5.366 !AHT 34.03 23.56 lUPIAH 10,140 7,020 lENMINBI 6.831 4.729 INDIAN RUPEE 49.06 33.96 1.207 0.836 IZ$ 1.485 1.02846 words
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Miscellaneous71 2009-09-03 1 I EDUCATION BizlT PROPERTY ff% |j~qß I SINGAPORE J>j|i NewdeanforSMU Cable Wireless LagunaParkup S|& INTERNATIONAL business school sets up lab in Spore for collective sale HS^'^fiSi Hitting the jackpot with K¥ PAGE 10 PAGE 25 PAGE 28 gl°bal a^encies PAGES 4& 11 JAPAN IN TRANSITION Re-learning the art of power71 words
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TOP STORIES
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Article, Illustration682 2009-09-03 2 LEE U- WEN - LEE U-WEN Singapore reserves, top posts protected by President By [SINGAPORE] There are many safeguards in place should the opposition manage to displace the People's Action Party at a future general election, said Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew yesterday evening. He gave682 words
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615 2009-09-03 2 ANTHONY ROWLEY - ANTHONY ROWLEY Lack of precedent makes it an awkward process, raises fears of glitches By in Tokyo AFTER Sunday's historic general election in Japan in which the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) swept the Liberal Democratic Party out of power at the615 words
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504 2009-09-03 2 CHEW XIANG - CHEW XIANG Ex-Pheim fund manager tells court she didn't give order to buy UET shares By [SINGAPORE] Lawyers for fund manager Tan Chong Koay and his billion-dollar Malaysian fund Pheim Asset Management are moving to impeach a key witness who dramatically appeared in court504 words
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232 2009-09-03 2 Reuters LATEST US DATA [NEW YORK] The United States lost fewer private sector jobs last month than in the prior month, while companies also planned fewer layoffs, suggesting modest improvement in the beleaguered US labour market. Tentative signs of recovery were also– Reuters - 232 words
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THREE-MINUTE DIGEST
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71 2009-09-03 2 THINGS are looking up for Singapore's economy, which may shrink far less than was feared until recently. The median forecast by economy watchers for this year is now a 3.6 per cent contraction in GDP, which suggests a much brighter outlook than the 6.571 words
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54 2009-09-03 2 THERE is a "definite possibility" that the government will re-introduce land sales through its confirmed list system from next year, Minister for National Development Mah Bow Tan said yesterday. Right now, it is "a question of how much we put on the confirmed list",54 words
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62 2009-09-03 2 LAWYERS for fund manager Tan Chong Koay and his billion-dollar Malaysian fund Pheim Asset Management are moving to impeach a key witness who dramatically appeared in court on Tuesday. The witness, Tan Keng Lin, a former fund manager at Pheim's Malaysia office,62 words
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67 2009-09-03 2 SINGAPORE companies have been quietly working with international agencies like the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank on projects that add up to billions of dollars. The International Finance Corporation alone has bankrolled up to US$5 billion as at end-2007 in67 words
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80 2009-09-03 2 GLOBAL investment bank, Deutsche Bank, is locked in a legal tussle with renowned Taiwanese scientist and private wealth management client, Chang Tse Wen, in the Singapore High Court. Deutsche Bank claims Dr Chang owes it some US$l.B million a shortfall in his account80 words
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69 2009-09-03 2 OLAM International yesterday said it is selling US$4OO million in seven-year convertible bonds, just days after raising US$64O million in debt. The bonds have a coupon of 6 per cent and can be converted into 01am shares at an initial price of 553.0853, a69 words
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59 2009-09-03 2 MAINBOARD-LISTED Ban Joo is the subject of a $376.15 million reverse takeover that will transform it into an undersea fibre-optic cable player controlled by Indonesian interests. Ban Joo said yesterday it is ingesting the assets and businesses of Telemedia Pacific Group, which is controlled59 words
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63 2009-09-03 2 THE economic downturn has hit JTC Corporation, shaving its net surplus for the year ended March 31 by 22 per cent from a year earlier to $914 million. Keeping an eye on the longer-term nonetheless, the industrial landlord has restructured its divisions according63 words
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105 2009-09-03 2 LAGUNA Park, a 528-unit ex-HUDC estate in Marine Parade, has just been officially put up for collective sale. More than 80 per cent of the owners have inked their consent to the collective sale agreement at a reserve price of $1.2105 words
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620 2009-09-03 4 MICHELLE QUAH - MICHELLE QUAH Deutsche Bank claims client owes it USsl.Bm By [SINGAPORE] Global investment bank, Deutsche Bank, is locked in a legal tussle with renowned Taiwanese scientist and private wealth management client, Chang Tse Wen, in the Singapore High Court. Deutsche Bank620 words
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500 2009-09-03 4 CHUANG PECK MING - CHUANG PECK MING Good track record and strong expertise put them in good stead By [SINGAPORE] Singapore companies have been quietly working with international agencies like the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on projects that add up to billions500 words
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Article, Illustration437 2009-09-03 4 OH BOON PING - OH BOON PING Centralising banking supervisory practices will come next By in Brussels THE euro will not replace the greenback as the currency of refuge anytime soon, says the head of the European Policy Centre (EPC) in Brussels. HeBLOOMBERG - 437 words
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462 2009-09-03 4 TEH SHINING - TEH SHINING By [SINGAPORE] The "red flags and warning signs" were everywhere. But the two banks which lost their claims for some US$57 million against Asia Pacific Breweries, in a lawsuit linked to the fraud committed by former finance manager Chia Teck Leng,462 words
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Article, Illustration489 2009-09-03 5 CHEW XIANG - CHEW XIANG Proceeds will fund acquisitions and will be used for general corporate purposes By COMMODITIES supplier 01am International yesterday said it is selling US$4OO million in sevenyear convertible bonds, just days after raising US$64O million in debt. The bonds have a coupon of489 words
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546 2009-09-03 5 EMILYN YAP - EMILYN YAP BANKS may have loosened their purse strings but many real estate investment trusts (Reits) here are sticking to rights issues or private placements for funds despite their dilutive effects. Since June, another five Reits have conducted such exercises to raise546 words
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526 2009-09-03 6 YEN SREENIVASAN - YEN SREENIVASAN lt could become undersea fibre-optic cable player with Indonesian interests By MAINBOARD-listed Ban Joo is the subject of a $376.15 million reverse takeover that will transform it into an undersea fi-bre-optic cable player controlled by Indonesian interests. In an announcement yesterday,526 words
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Article, Illustration609 2009-09-03 6 CONRAD TAN - CONRAD TAN Investors await new chief's strategy for bank By DBS Group's choice of Citigroup's Piyush Gupta as its new chief executive bodes well for the bank, analysts said yesterday. His extensive commercial banking experience in South-east Asia and Hong KongREUTERS - 609 words
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285 2009-09-03 6 TEH SHI NING - TEH SHI NING By! PASSION Holdings' trading debut on the Singapore Exchange main board yesterday saw its share price close 4.5 cents or 18 per cent above its offer price of 25 cents. Opening 40 per cent up at 35 cents yesterday morning,285 words
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277 2009-09-03 6 SINO-Singapore Tianjin EcoCity Investment and Development Co Ltd (SSTEC) said yesterday that it has entered into collaborations with key Singapore transport organisations to lay the foundation for a comprehensive and effective green transport system in the Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City. The plan277 words
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257 2009-09-03 6 Reuters [BANGKOK] Thailand's Total Access Communication PCL (TAC) is optimistic that a long-awaited auction of 3G mobile licences will take place soon, enabling it to tap a new revenue source from mobile Internet. It could take around six to nine months for TAC, Thailand's– Reuters - 257 words
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Article, Illustration472 2009-09-03 7 VINCENT WEE - VINCENT WEE But interest margin raised 50 to 70 basis points during waiver period By SHIPPING trust First Ship Lease Trust (FSLT) has announced some relief amid the sector's finance woes by securing a two-year waiver from the loan-to-va-lue covenant for its credit facility,472 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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118 2009-09-03 7 SINGAPORE Press Holdings (SPH), Singapore Exchange (SGX) and FTSE Group (FTSE) wiU announce the results of the half-yearly review of the constituents of the Straits Times Index (STI) and 20 other indices in the FTSE ST Index Series (excluding the newly-launched FTSE ST118 words
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128 2009-09-03 7 PAN Hong Property Group said yesterday that its property pre-sales improved to 785.2 million yuan (Ssl66 million) as at Aug 31, which is an increase of 62.8 million yuan from the accumulated pre-sales value of 722.4 million yuan as at Aug 9.128 words
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62 2009-09-03 7 FAIR Link Investments' exit offer for shares in Tsit Wing International Holdings that it does not already own has lapsed. One condition of the exit offer was not satisfied at its special general meeting yesterday, which saw more than 10 per cent of62 words
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385 2009-09-03 7 LYNETTE KHOO - LYNETTE KHOO By SUNSHINE Holdings said yesterday that the court hearing on the winding-up petition against its subsidiary Elegant Jade Enterprises Ltd will be held on Sept 21 in the British Virgin Islands (BVI). Creditors comprising Centar Investment (Asia), Stark Master Fund and385 words
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Advertisement433 2009-09-03 5 This announcement appears as a matter of record only. This document is for general information purposes only and is not an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any product. Past performance is not indicative of future returns. VVCIILUI I International Group Transactions Completed First Half433 words
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Article, Illustration540 2009-09-03 8 CONRAD TAN - CONRAD TAN STOCKS STI falls in tandem as regional markets slip amid continuing concerns over world economy STOCKS here fell yesterday amid a broader slide across most of Asia as concerns over the recovery path for corporate earnings and the world economy continued to troubleBloomberg - 540 words
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Article93 2009-09-03 8 Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch lulti Ind 2 14 2 0 0 0 2 14 2 lanufacturing 41 90 59 11 43 98 70 Commerce 14 43 17 16 49 20 'pt/Stor/Comms 11 21 11 23 :inance 16 16 Construction 12 14 1093 words
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Article115 2009-09-03 8 MAIN SDQ TOTAL MAIN SDQ TOTAL lulti Ind 30,436 30,436 53,499 53,499 lanufacturing 795,540 35,511 831,051 327,364 1,212 328,576 lommerce 213,693 26,729 240,422 198,608 9,498 208,105 'pt/Stor/Comms 197,312 1,516 198,828 262,825 324 263,149 :i nance 30,108 30,108 198,003 198,003 lonstruction 117,093 12,894 129,987 37,235 368 37,603 'roperties115 words
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Article105 2009-09-03 8 lapitaLand 3.660 -0.040 lapitaMall 1.670 +0.020 jtyDev 9.900 -0.100 lomfortDelGrc 1.610 +0.070 losco Corp 1.230 +0.010 IBS Grp 12.740 +0.020 :&N 3.950 +0.030 ienting SP 1.070 +0.070 iolden Agri 0.450 -0.015 IK Land 3.810 -0.070 IMH 27.520 -1.280 ISH 15.960 -0.740 lardineC&C 22.820 -0.340 Ceppel Corp105 words
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Article, Illustration930 2009-09-03 8 JAMIE LEE - JAMIE LEE Sembcorp Marine Sept 2 close: $3.05 DBS VICKERS SECURITIES, Sept 2 SEMBCORP Marine's (SMM) 100 per cent-owned subsidiary, Jurong Shipyard Pte Ltd, has terminated its jackup rig construction contract with Petroprod D&P I Ltd. Petroprod has missed its milestone payments in the last two to threeBloomberg - 930 words
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Article, Illustration572 2009-09-03 8 -Reuters CURRENCIES [LONDON] Positive US economic data may not help out the dollar for up to six months as investors stick to currencies deemed more lucrative as a global economic recovery takes hold, a Reuters poll found yesterday. Despite a largely steady-Reuters; AFP - 572 words
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Article61 2009-09-03 8 Sep 2 VALUE CLOSE IT OB/OS 586.00 -67.0C IT CADI -*****.00-220.0i IT 10-day MA -*****.00 +58.0i TSE ST Mid Cap 589.57 -4.3 TSE ST Small Cap 538.49 -7.1 TSE ST All Share 632.56 -6.3, TSE ST China Top 274.49 -3.2: TSE ST China 275.26 -2.8! TSE ST61 words
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Article58 2009-09-03 8 VOLUME Genting SP 227,451,000 Golden Agri 103,742,000 Passion 98,369,000 Sinotel Tech 81,652,000 China Honqxinq 52,146,000 Olam 47,238,000 *Star Cruises 46,208,000 SinoTechfib 44,694,000 Synear 43,993,000 BanJoo 42,812,000 VALUE(S) Genting SP 234,858,990 Olam 109,161,650 SATSvcs 79,830,980 Sing Tel 69,382,770 DBS Grp 64,385,040 NOL 63,592,647 OCBC Bk 55,446,650 Sinotel Tech58 words
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Article103 2009-09-03 8 DBXT S&P Short 10US$ CLOSE UP 6196 160.3 1.8 UOB 5.05%NCPS 100 9940 40.0 0.4 LP 10US$ 9380 36.1 0.3 .nwellTech 58 20.0 52.6 DBS Bk6% NCPS 10 ***** 20.0 0.2 ICBC Bk4.5%NCPS 100 9310 10.0 0.1 Dain 588 7.2 0.9 "omfortPelGro 161 7.0 4.5 ientini SP 107 7.0103 words
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Article115 2009-09-03 8 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN ICBCCai 5.1%NCPS 100 9760-202.0 -2.0 IMH 2752-184.8 -4.4 DBXTDJE50 10US$ 4017-163.1 -2.7 ISH 1596-106.8 -4.4 DBXT Ni 10US$ 9563 -63.5 -0.5 LatinAmerica 1 662 -56.3 -5.6 DBXT MSAsExJl 10US$ 2443 -39.0 -1.1 lardine C&C 2282 -34.0 -1.5 DBXT FTVietnam 10US$ 5412 -27.4 -0.3 'ilmar.ES.0909 626115 words
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Article88 2009-09-03 8 Wh lere i S$ stands Sen 2 CHNG CLOSE FR Sep 1 YR2009 S$ LOW S$ HIGH uss 1.4434 -0.14 1.5579 1.4308 Euro 2.0527 0.77 2.0732 1.9150 Pounds 2.3309 0.50 2.4366 2.0356 AS 1.1992 0.66 1.2171 0.9453 Yen* 1.5574 -0.60 1.7278 1.4831 Rupiah* 0.***** 0.46 0.***** 0.***** Baht* 4.237888 words
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Article, Illustration507 2009-09-03 9 EMILYN YAP - EMILYN YAP Group restructures units into economic clusters to support key industries By THE economic downturn has hit JTC Corporation, shaving its net surplus for the year ended March 31 by 22 per cent from a year earlier to $914FILE PHOTO - 507 words
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347 2009-09-03 9 NISHA RAMCHANDANI - NISHA RAMCHANDANI By ASIA offers great opportunities for growth in online travel bookings, says an Australia-based online travel company. In Australia, 13 per cent of hotel accommodation is booked online, whereas in the United States the figure is about 30 per347 words
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286 2009-09-03 9 JOYCE HOOI - JOYCE HOOI By THE Singapore Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) saw the manufacturing sector expanding for the fourth month in a row. For the month of August, the PMI stood at 54.4, rising 2.9 points from July. A reading of more than 50286 words
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30 2009-09-03 9 STANDARD Chartered has appointed Venkatesh Rathnam global head of its securities services operations from Sept 1. He was previously Citibank's Asia-Pacific regional head of operations.30 words
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Article70 2009-09-03 9 IN preparation for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) meetings in Singapore from Nov 8-15, the Apec organising committee will conduct a rehearsal this Saturday, Sept 5. Parts of Buyong, Orchard, Tanglin, Penang and Bras Basah roads, and Raffles Boulevard, will be affected. Advisory signs will70 words
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Article, Illustration1109 2009-09-03 9 PropNex is setting itself apart from the competition by positioning itself as a socially responsible company whose agents can be trusted, report LEE GHIM MENG RENNY, LIM BOON HOW ALASTAIR and LIM SWEE HON ROBIN MANY people associate P&N Holdings with its highlyARTHUR LEE - 1,109 words
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Article, Illustration570 2009-09-03 10 LEE U- WEN - LEE U-WEN New dean promises changes after he assumes post on New Year's Day By WHILE many people his age would be happily enjoying their retirement, 66-year-old academic Howard Thomas is relishing the prospect of starting a new life here as the new dean570 words
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332 2009-09-03 10 FELDA CHAY - FELDA CHAY By BROADCASTERS here must do more to distinguish advertorials and infomercials from information programmes, says the Programme Advisory Committee for English Programmes (Pace). The committee, appointed by the minister of information, communication and the arts to provide332 words
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329 2009-09-03 10 Reuters JPMorgan Chase Co said yesterday it had hired seven new staff for its commodities and energy sales and trading team as part of its Asian expansion, signalling the start of an industry upturn after a year of turmoil. JPMorgan's move follows Bank of America MerrillReuters - 329 words
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256 2009-09-03 10 Wong Partnership 'most responsive local firm of the year' FOUR out of five in-house counsel here say excessive fees charged by private lawyers are their biggest concern, a survey has found. Asian Counsel magazine surveyed 15,000 in-house counsel and senioi corporate managers256 words
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Article1174 2009-09-03 11 Development projects bankrolled by world organisations are a great source of opportunities for Spore firms, reports CHUANG PECK MING GUESS who's spending more when everyone else is cutting back in these recessionary times? Governments. Yes, that's obvious given the massive publicity as they pumped in billions of1,174 words
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Article, Illustration444 2009-09-03 11 CHUANG PECK MING - CHUANG PECK MING International firms expected to play a big part in growth Reports by LEADING infocomm services provider NCS sees half of its sales coming from overseas within five years and international organisations will play a big part. "We444 words
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197 2009-09-03 11 INTERNATIONAL Finance Corporation (IFC) the World Bank's private-sector investment arm is keen to work with Singapore companies looking to invest in developing markets. IFC, which provides technical assistance and long-term financing for development projects in these markets, has teamed up197 words
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Article, Illustration642 2009-09-03 12 Reuters Q2 growth stronger than expected, credit market improving [SEOUL] South Korea's economy grew more strongly than expected in the second quarter, and Fitch Ratings said that the credit market had improved enough for it to raise its outlook on the country's credit rating– Reuters; REUTERS - 642 words
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349 2009-09-03 12 JAMIE LEE - JAMIE LEE By WHILE the appreciation of the yuan is widely expected, this is likely to happen only from 2011, said a senior economist from United Overseas Bank (UOB) yesterday. The yuan would probably hold steady against the US dollar until the end of349 words
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Article, Illustration556 2009-09-03 12 -Reuters High jobless rates curbing consumer spending growth [WASHINGTON] If the revival in US manufacturing is going to last, consumers will have to start buying the goods that are now starting to roll out of factories. The Institute for Supply Management said on Tuesday that-Reuters; AFP - 556 words
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238 2009-09-03 12 Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] The US recession will be "long and very damaging" and is likely to last until banks are able to increase their lending capacity, according to Harvard University economics professor Martin Feldstein. "A well-functioning system of bank lending is necessaryBloomberg - 238 words
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587 2009-09-03 12 ■AFP Meeting comes ahead of G-20 summit this month [WASHINGTON] The United States expects a world trade ministerial meeting in India this week to be an "important step" in efforts to conclude the Doha free trade accord, President Barack Obama's■AFP - 587 words
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381 2009-09-03 12 -AP [BRUSSELS] European Union finance ministers aimed yesterday to hammer out a deal to give a US$75 billion boost to the International Monetary Fund's efforts to lend to countries suffering from a global economic downturn. EU nations have already promised US$lOO billion,-AP - 381 words
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Article, Illustration552 2009-09-03 13 S JAYASANKARAN - S JAYASANKARAN Report had said plan was to make Astro carry more pro-govt content By in Kuala Lumpur KUALA Lumpur has denied a news portal's report that it was reviewing the licence for a Malaysian satellite pay-TV broadcaster in a move toBLOOMBERG - 552 words
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Article, Illustration526 2009-09-03 13 Reuters [JAKARTA] A powerful earthquake rattled Indonesia's main island of Java yesterday, killing at least 15 people and forcing thousands to evacuate, the country's disaster management agency said. The 7.0 magnitude quake, as recorded by the US Geological Survey, shook buildings inReuters; AFP - 526 words
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564 2009-09-03 13 J Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] A rally in Indonesian bonds, the best performers in Asia this year, may end in coming months as the central bank halts the longest stretch of interest rate cuts since 2007, Citigroup Inc and HSBC Holdings pic said.J ■ Bloomberg - 564 words
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322 2009-09-03 13 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Rains have weakened in key oil palm growing regions in Malaysia, due to El Nino, although recovery may be on the cards from September onwards, the head of the country's meteorology department said on Tuesday. Triggered by an abnormal warmingReuters - 322 words
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469 2009-09-03 14 Serious concern about stability raised as the CCP plans Oct 1 celebrations [BEIJING] Chinese workers are taking to the streets to demonstrate against pollution and job losses stemming from state-asset sales, highlighting social tensions weeks before the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) celebrates 60 yearsBloomberg - 469 words
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357 2009-09-03 14 Reuters [BEIJING] China is backsliding on reforms to open up its economy to foreign business, thereby hindering competition and imperilling its shift to a new model of sustainable growth, the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China said yesterday. In its annual position paper,Reuters - 357 words
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Article, Illustration343 2009-09-03 14 ■AFP [BEIJING] China will train its judges on handling a rising tide of social unrest across the country, state media reported yesterday, in the latest sign of official unease over the issue. A total of 235 judges from intermediate and lower-level courts■AFP; AP - 343 words
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247 2009-09-03 14 -AFP [NEW DELHI] India's government is set to accept a landmark court ruling that decriminalises gay sex between consenting adults, a report said yesterday. The July verdict by the Delhi High Court was non-binding outside the Indian capital, meaning that the government-AFP - 247 words
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Article, Illustration579 2009-09-03 14 Reuters [HONG KONG] After years of investing in Chinese retailers, global private equity funds are adding other strong consumer sectors such as health care to their target lists, attracted by low valuations and big market potential. Traditional retailers, such as homeReuters; AP - 579 words
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563 2009-09-03 14 Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] India's budget deficit may widen further than official estimates as the government spends more to limit the impact of a drought affecting almost half the country, Morgan Stanley said. The budget shortfall may increase by as much as 0.3Bloomberg - 563 words
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ASIA-PACIFIC/WORLD
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429 2009-09-03 15 Reuters Top 5 execs have combined increase of USs9om in value of their options [NEW YORK] As shares of bailed-out banks bottomed out earlier this year, stock options were awarded to their top executives, setting them up for millions of dollars in profit as prices■ Reuters - 429 words
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Article, Illustration381 2009-09-03 15 Reuters [BRUSSELS] The European Commission could decide to delay Oracle Corp's US$7.4 billion acquisition of Sun Microsystems Inc with less than 48 hours to go before a deadline, two sources familiar with the situation said on Tuesday. The commission antitrust authority isReuters; AP - 381 words
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Article, Illustration542 2009-09-03 15 Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] Regulators should consolidate functions of agencies overseeing the US$592 trillion over-the-counter derivatives market, Options Clearing Corp chief executive officer Wayne Luthringshausen said. Certain roles ofthe Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) should be combinedBloomberg - 542 words
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Article, Illustration596 2009-09-03 15 I AT [LOS ANGELES] EBay Inc, long criticised for its high-priced purchase of Internet phone company Skype, is finally getting out of a marriage that was a mismatch from the start. The online auction company said on Tuesday that it would sellI AT; AFP - 596 words
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894 2009-09-03 15 ANDREW MARKS - ANDREW MARKS September is traditionally the worst month of the year for stocks By in New York IT SEEMED to be only a matter of time. As September began, US stock market investors and analysts knew that following up one ofthe894 words
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WORLD
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Article, Illustration613 2009-09-03 16 Reuters Wealth managers must improve offers, such as onshore services, to survive [ZURICH] A US tax probe against Swiss bank ÜBS has killed traditional offshore banking and wealth managers will have to improve their offers to survive, bankers and industry insiders saidReuters; A - 613 words
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595 2009-09-03 16 Reuters ANALYSIS [NEW YORK] Rules that may curb high frequency trading came into effect on exchanges from New York to London on Tuesday, threatening to crimp profits for the firms that took advantage ofthe controversial method. Aside from the impact on traders involved– Reuters - 595 words
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Article, Illustration459 2009-09-03 16 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Maria Sharapova, the world's best-paid female athlete, may drop some sponsors in favour of agreements that give the three-time tennis Grand Slam champion a percentage of sales, her agent said. "She has wealth," Max Eisenbud, vice-president of IMG Tennis, said inBloomberg; AP - 459 words
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Article, Illustration693 2009-09-03 16 [LOS ANGELES] Disney's US$4 billion purchase of Iron Man movie-maker Marvel Entertainment signals a possible wave of media industry consolidation, but the cash to do deals may come from India or China, not Hollywood or WaU Street. Even before WaltReuters; BLOOMBERG - 693 words
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AVIATION/SHIPPING
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Article, Illustration414 2009-09-03 17 YEN SREENIVASAN - YEN SREENIVASAN If market conditions are right, a case will be put to board for consideration: CEO By QANTAS-controlled Jetstar Asia could start long-haul low-fare operations out of Changi if market conditions are right. While playing down the prospect of an immediate move, theAFP - 414 words
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Article, Illustration473 2009-09-03 17 Bloomberg [COPENHAGEN] AP Moel-ler-Maersk chief executive officer Nils Smedegaard Andersen plans to use cash from a 9.2 billion krone (552.5 billion) treasury share sale to help finance acquisitions in the oil and terminals businesses. The sale "will increase our flexibility– Bloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 473 words
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TRANSPORT STOCKS
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Article107 2009-09-03 17 '000 Vol CH Offshore Chuan Hup Hldgs Cosco Corp CWTLtd Ezra Hldgs First Ship Lease Freight Links Grand Banks lava Hold Ltd KiVentures Keppel Corp MTQCorp NOL Pacific Shipping Pan-United Corp Rickmers Mari Samudera Ship Sembcorp Indust Sembcorp Marine Spore Ship Star Cruises 0.53 0.30 1.23 0.62 1.65 0.60107 words
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Article37 2009-09-03 17 '000 Int'G Logistics MISCBhd MISC Foreign Msia Bulk Carrie NCB Holdings Nepline Brief PDZ Holdings 0.99 unch 8.72 3.02 3.05 0.03 0.09 -0.02 unch 0.01 unch 0.01 0.01 -0.01 44 0 198 1086 42 110 25037 words
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Article12 2009-09-03 17 '00 ■recious Ship Jegional Cont 16.70 12.00 0.10 1196 0.50 *****12 words
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Article14 2009-09-03 17 '000 >ep2 HK$ Vol Doil iingamas Cont .38.50 ...1.41 2.30 0.02 1754 750214 words
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Article25 2009-09-03 17 '000 >ep2 Peso Vol Aboitiz Equity Intl Container Keppel Marine Keppel Prop 7.30 20.25 2.00 unch -0.10 -0.75 -0.02 unch 11 1845 13 025 words
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Article22 2009-09-03 17 NTS Vol Evergreen Marine ....19.70 :irststeamship 36.30 ManHai Lines 16.45 fang Ming Marine...12.05 unch -0.15 unch -0.10 4 6 1 822 words
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Article41 2009-09-03 17 '000 Yen Vol (awasaki Hvy Ind ..245.00 -5.00 ***** (awasaki Kisen 398.00 -5.00 6313 Mitsubishi Hvy 375.00 -12.00 ***** i/litsuiEng&Sbldg...253.00 1.00 ***** l/litsui Osk Lines 571.00 -12.00 ***** Jippon Express 396.00 -16.00 4995 JipponYusen 393.00 -10.00 8224 iource: Thomson Reuters41 words
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Article, Illustration318 2009-09-03 17 Reuters MAERSK RIDES THE WAVES It will sell 250,340 B shares, or 5.7% of its share capital [COPENHAGEN] Danish shipping and oil group AP Moller-Maersk aims to tap investors for close to US$l.B billion through a share placement to boost its financial flexibilityReuters; FILE PHOTO - 318 words
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231 2009-09-03 17 Reuters [SINGAPORE] Maersk Line, the container shipping unit of Denmark's AP Moller-Maersk, said yesterday that an economic recovery may lead to year-on-year volume growth in the fourth quarter for the industry. The growth would be the first in a year for an industry that■ Reuters - 231 words
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263 2009-09-03 17 \-AP [DALLAS] American Airlines is cutting 921 flight attendant jobs as it deals with an ongoing downturn in traffic and lower revenue. The airline said on Tuesday that the cuts will take effect on Oct 1 and reduce its flight-attendant ranks by\-AP - 263 words
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385 2009-09-03 17 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Rockwell Collins Inc CEO Clayton Jones says the decline in business aircraft sales may be slowing after a slump in demand from last year. Sales of new jets may fall less rapidly after dropping 40 per cent in the six monthsBloomberg - 385 words
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Page 17 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous346 2009-09-03 17 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across 1 Work to locate resistance (10) 6 One employing nameless 12 3 4 5 He 7 8 nurse appallingly (4) I 9 Do nothing on behalf of pessi- j j mistic investor (7) 7—^^ P^^ 10 Framework round hatchway opening said to be difficult I I I346 words
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EDITORIAL & OPINION
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Article486 2009-09-03 18 IT used to be said, especially in the world of industrial design, that one can have only two of these three: faster, better, or cheaper. Then NASA, the US space administration agency, picked, for better or for worse, all three as its mantra. Well, "cheaper, better486 words
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Article, Illustration1069 2009-09-03 18 ANTHONY ROWLEY - ANTHONY ROWLEY A basic realignment of geopolitical relations will produce enormous benefits for East Asia WHITHER Japanese diplomacy in the wake of the Democratic Party of Japan's (DPJ) astonishing victory in last Sunday's Lower House general election? That is the question. As a "Hamlet-like"REUTERS - 1,069 words
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Article, Illustration787 2009-09-03 18 WILLIAM PESEK JR - WILLIAM PESEK JR THE BOTTOM LINE "THIS is no Obama moment." That's how Robert Ryan, a currency strategist at BNP Paribas SA, summed up this week's election triumph by Japanese opposition leader Yukio Hatoyama. It's not about spoiling celebrations over ending the Liberal Democratic787 words
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Article, Illustration1397 2009-09-03 19 NEIL RACKHAM - NEIL RACKHAM The key to value creation is providing insight rather than information. Insight helps the customer plan for the future By GLOBAL forecasting firm Gartner has predicted global IT spending to decline up to 6 per cent this year. And of the fourSTOCK.XCHNG - 1,397 words
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Article, Illustration818 2009-09-03 19 ROBERT SAMUELSON - ROBERT SAMUELSON THE problem of the burgeoning US government debt is mainly political, but the adverse consequences may be economic. The trouble is that we don't know what those consequences may be, when they may occur, or even whether they will occur. Without some818 words
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229 2009-09-03 19 Lee Jet Tong - Lee Jet Tong LETTER TO THE EDITOR WE refer to the article, "Baby steps towards vaccination" (BT, Aug 29-30). We would like to respectfully point out that the article is highly misleading and is inconsistent with the approved uses for the GSK vaccine as authorised229 words
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SINGAPORE STOCKS
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Article8904 2009-09-03 20 Transaction date: Sep 2 Hi! Low Code Com| ian] Sale Cooo) Hi: Low Bu] ?er Seller C'vr P/E Smil 16.5 3 3148 8Telecom 8 2.5 5834 A-Sonic 29.5 12 5000 ABRHIdgs 14.5 5.5 1938 AEI Corp 8 1 1100 AEM 23 7 2101 APOil 84.5 26.5 5550 ARA8,904 words
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Article1622 2009-09-03 21 High Low Code Company Sale C000) High Low Buyer Seller C'vr P/E $mil 16 5 1181 s AAGrp 26 12 8538 t APStrategic 4 05 1501 s Advanced System 7.5 2 3480 t Adventus 20 8.5 3518 s Afor 12.5 2 1524 t Alantac 11 3.5 7814 t1,622 words
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Article423 2009-09-03 21 52-Wk Tel h Low Code Last Sale Vol C000) Day Ih Low Last Quote Buyer Seller Div GrYld C'vr Net MCap P/E $mil iii! Coi iii! 110 100 6389 ABF SG Bond ETF 108 769 427 CIMBAsean40 100US$ US716 -12 274 149 DBS STI ETF 100 262 -5423 words
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Article253 2009-09-03 21 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 offer253 words
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Article9416 2009-09-03 21 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS AIG Global Investment Corporation (S) Ltd AIGIF Acorns of Asia Balanced FundlS 1.957/ AIGIF Spore Bond Fund/ A 1.324/ APS Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Alpha Fund!** 1.04/ APS Alpha Fund (USD)!** 0.72/ APS Komaba Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Komaba Global Bond SGD 0.5144/ APS Komaba9,416 words
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365 2009-09-03 22 In local curr In S$ In USS %dy %yr dy yr dy yr Index Change Change Change Change Change Change Se| World Index Preliminan 766.9 -1.3 13.1 -1.4 16.3 -1.5 16.: EAFE Preliminai 740.4 -1.0 14.1 -1.3 19.6 -1.4 19.! Euro[ Preliminan 1027.4 -1.8 12.7365 words
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Article123 2009-09-03 22 As at 9am Sep 2 Singapore dollars to one unit if foreign currency: Currencies Bid 't Offer Uist dollar 1.1820 1.2180 .an dollar 1.3020 1.3180 iuro 2.0410 2.0650 IZ dollar 0.9670 0.9880 iterlini ind 2.3180 2.3460 IS dollar 1.4380 1.4550 .ocal dollars to 100 units if123 words
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Article154 2009-09-03 22 Sep 2 Xierniqht -monfli -months l-months Overnight mode: 1/4 JS$ 3/8 7/16 9/16 11/16 Offer 1/4 3/16 5/16 7/16 Bid 1 days I month > months 3 months d months months 12 months tAu 0.35 0.38 0.49 0.50 0.80 1.30 1.40 Offer 0.25 0.28 0.29 0.30 0.60 0.90154 words
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Article26 2009-09-03 22 Sep 2 iTI Se 2573 2575 2571 ilMSCI Se 311.2 313.2 309.8 "aiwan Se 257.9 258.8 257.7 Source: MF Global (S) Pte. Ltd26 words
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Article21 2009-09-03 22 Sep 2 Bid Offer 1-month 1.4439 1.4455 2-months 1.4442 1.4458 3-months 1.4444 1.4460 6-months 1.4449 1.4465 Source: OCBC21 words
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Article180 2009-09-03 22 Sep 2 (UBBER Futures (Closing prices) !SS 3 (US cents/kg) /lonth High Low Close Sett Volume (lots) O/l lots) 3ct 09 Mov09 Dec 09 lan 10 =eb 10 Vlar 10 212.0 212.5 211.5 210.9 211.0 211.0 100 100 422 697 871 581 442 536 rSR 20 (US cents/kg)180 words
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Article87 2009-09-03 22 Sep 2 'eriod Issue code Maturity Yesterday's Bid Hii Day's [h Low l-Month BQ*****H 03.12.2009 -Year BY*****W 03.05.10 0.33 0.37 0.27 0.27 30VERNMENT BONDS 'eriod Issue Coupon Maturity code rate Close Bid Day's High Low !-Year NX*****H 3.625 i-Year NX*****F 3.625 '-Year N*****0S 2.875 0-Year NX*****W 2.500 5-Year87 words
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Article102 2009-09-03 22 Sep 1 (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 lb bushels) Close Previous High/Low Sep 09 1014.00 1100.00 1114.25 1011.75 Nov 09 955.50 979.50 989.00 950.75 Jan 10 959.50 981.25 990.00 954.75 Mar10 959.25 979.25 986.00 955.00 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs;Uscent/lb) Close Previous High/Low Sep 09 34.53 34.99 35.30 34.47 Oct102 words
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Article76 2009-09-03 22 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Sep 1 origin) t/barrel Close Cham irent blend (1-Mth F) 68.82 -0.45 VTI (Near Mth) 68.26 -1.31 )ubai (1 -Mth F) 69.51 -0.42 "apis blend 75.60 -1.00 i/linas 73.00 -1.65 >RODUCT JSS/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha Jet Kerosene 68.55 76.25 -0.61 -0.81 USS/barrel )pec Oil Basket76 words
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Article447 2009-09-03 22 Sep 2 Iuro ren ton 'eso Earn 'ouni Australia 0.916 5.659 0.583 6.422 40.646 84.010 0.768 10.339 2.934 1.230 68.484 40.514 1.197 6.523 0.884 27.267 28.190 0.514 0.829 Canada 1.092 6.179 0.636 7.011 44.374 91.715 0.838 11.287 3.203 1.343 74.765 44.229 1.306 7.121 0.966 29.768 30.775 0.561447 words
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Article147 2009-09-03 22 Sep 2 lurrencies Bid Offer Bid Offer >$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.1960 1.1975 0.8284 0.8286 "anadian dollar 1.3056 1.3074 0.9043 0.9046 iuro 2.0521 2.0545 1.4214 1.4216 IZ dollar 0.9720 0.9736 0.6733 0.6737 aterlini 2.3272 2.3302 1.6120 1.6124 IS dollar 1.4437 1.4452 >$/US$147 words
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Article130 2009-09-03 22 Sep 2 /oz) ',ep_ ',ep_ Hong Kong .ondon 949.40 952.50 950.40 953.50 SepOl Aug_28 951.90 957.30 952.70 958.30 Source: Thomson Reuters CAST BAR (S$) SepO2 Buying Sellini Kilobar "47,484.46" ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (SS) Selling Buying gm jam Ogm !0gm iOgm OOgm oz ozUBS Kinebar™ 105.93 301.74 539.28130 words
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476 2009-09-03 25 ONG BOON KIAT - ONG BOON KIAT By CONFIDENT that Asia Pacific will rebound strongly from the downturn, Lawson Software chief executive Harry Debes has set a bullish target for the region: 15-20 per cent ofthe company's total sales over the next 4-5 years, up from476 words
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Article, Illustration745 2009-09-03 25 AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY - Spore project part of investment in Asia-Pacific which delivered top-line growth of 40%, reports AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY BRITISH telecom giant Cable Wireless Worldwide (C&W Worldwide) has set up a business solutions lab in Singapore as part of its continuing investment in Asia, which has745 words
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Article165 2009-09-03 25 [SAN FRANCISCO] Google Inc, the most-used Internet search engine, said that the disruption that cut off many users from accessing its Gmail service was caused by an overload of servers that handle Web requests. Google "slightly underestimated the load" on the request routers after the Mountain– Bloomberg - 165 words
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210 2009-09-03 25 [WASHINGTON] Apple, with its usual air of mystery, announced on Monday that it would hold a media event next week but did not reveal what it would be about. An invitation sent to journalists inviting them to the Sept 9 event in San210 words
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PROPERTY
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Article368 2009-09-03 26 Reuters Issue highlights need for investors, bankers to be transparent [LONDON] Almost nine out of 10 investors in non-listed real estate funds fear a breach of loan covenants by those funds as Europe's credit crisis lingers, a study by trade body INREV showed yesterday.– Reuters - 368 words
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226 2009-09-03 26 Reuters [LONDON] British construction activity fell at its slowest pace in 18 months in August, a survey showed yesterday, boosted by a slower decline in house-building activity and firms' optimism about the future. The Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply/Markit construction PMI index rose■ Reuters - 226 words
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Article, Illustration498 2009-09-03 27 Reuters Other big Australian investors likely to follow suit, say analysts [SYDNEY] Australia's sovereign wealth fund is beefing up its property portfolio through acquisitions at home and overseas, sources and local media said yesterday, leading analysts to suggest that more big investors may■ Reuters; BLOOMBERG - 498 words
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340 2009-09-03 27 Reuters [NEW YORK] The level of US commercial property deals seen in the boom years of 2005 through 2007 may take a generation to return, according to a report by property services company Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. US commercial property sales in■ Reuters - 340 words
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Article, Illustration499 2009-09-03 28 UMA SHANKARI - UMA SHANKARI More than 80% of owners consent to sale at a reserve price of $1.2b By [SINGAPORE] Laguna Park, a 528-unit ex-HUDC estate in Marine Parade, has just been officially put up for collective sale. More than 80 per cent ofthe owners have499 words
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