The Business Times, 11 November 2009

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    23 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES Ssl.oo online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg Sf!i A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION CO REGN NO *****2868E MICA (P) 123/08/2009 Wednesday, November 11,2009
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    Lock icon S'pore won't take slow road to avoid the bumps
    915 1  -  ANNA TEO Strategy is to identify 7-8 core areas and not to give up growth to manage volatility Reports by [SINGAPORE] Go for higher growth and develop "real depths of capabilities" in seven or eight areas. That, in a nutshell, is
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    Lock icon All tools to avoid property boom, bust
    255 1 FINANCE Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam yesterday said the government will use every tool at its disposal "in a calibrated fashion" to prevent boom and bust in the property market. One day after the Monetary Authority of Singapore served notice of further action to cool
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    Lock icon If the trade bicycle stops moving, we'll fall off
    714 1  -  VIKRAM KHANNA [SINGAPORE] On the 20th anniversary of Apec, it is only to be expected that representatives of the member economies would say a lot of nice things about the grouping. And they delivered on that in generous measure yesterday, at
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  • MARKETS DIGEST
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      Lock icon FOREX
      84 1 IS$ (S$ per US$) 1.389 (US$/S$ per 1.665 2.313 :URO (US$/S$/E) 1.498 2.080 Foreign currency per US$ S$ 'EN 89.90 64.70 3.386 2.438 IK$ 7.750 5.580 !AHT 33.32 23.99 lUPIAH 9,435 6,793 lENMINBI 6.827 4.916 INDIAN RUPEE 46.60 33.55 1.079 0.777 1 COMP 1,274.08 +6.33 IIKKEI225 9,870.73 +61.74 1ANG
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      Lock icon PRIME RATES
      29 1 Bloomberg SINGAPORE 5.38 MALAYSIA 5.55 HONG KONG 5.00 INDONESIA 16.631 TAIWAN 4.696 JAPAN 1.475 KOREA 9.33 BRITAIN 0.50 US 3.25 CANADA 2.25 SWITZERLAND 0.53 INDIA 11.75 Source:
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      49 1 ■fKdj&NI APEC 2009 EXECUTIVE MONEY BUDGET CARRIER xJL. s BUSINESS Right time for Apec to Don't mess with the Jetstar Asia is planning EXCELLENCE re-energise itself: PM cheap and good long haul flights A 30-page supplement iV: Jsf? rage 4 rage 32 page 2 free with your BT today
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  • TOP STORIES
    • THREE-MINUTE DIGEST
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        Lock icon S'pore won't take slow road: Tharman
        107 2 GO for higher growth and develop "real depths of capabilities" in seven or eight areas. That, in a nutshell, is an economic strategy Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam sees for Singapore in the face of growing volatility. "Don't go for a lower growth path for
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        Lock icon SME challenges take centrestage
        69 2 CHALLENGES faced by small and medium enterprises dominated discussion at the Economic Strategies Committee Industry Forum yesterday. Several suggestions cropped up, including setting up a development bank to provide dedicated SME funding, a government-run venture capital arm to invest solely in local SMEs, a unit to
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        Lock icon Right time for Apec to re-energise itself
        88 2 THE 20th anniversary of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation this year is an ideal time for the group to re-energise itself and re-commit to the work that it has set out to do, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. All the leaders and ministers
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        Lock icon SIA posts Q2 net loss of $159m
        58 2 A COMBINATION of fuel hedging losses and poor yields has led Singapore Airlines to post a second consecutive quarterly loss. But the net loss of $159 million for the July-September second quarter was significantly lower than the $307 million of red ink in
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        Lock icon Star Hub sees less than 10% defecting
        64 2 STARHUB says the loss of some of its popular sports programming to Singapore Telecom will not make much of a dent in its pay-TV business. "Less than 10 per cent of our cable TV base is at risk," said CEO Terry Clontz. "Most
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        Lock icon Interest grows for sustainable buildings
        75 2 CORPORATE real estate executives, whose companies drive demand for office space, are increasingly willing to invest in refurbishing their owned assets to meet sustainability goals, according to a new survey. The survey found 74 per cent of real estate executives would pay a premium (generally
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        Lock icon Manufacturing seen leading US growth
        80 2 ECONOMIC growth in the US will be stronger over coming quarters than previously anticipated as manufacturing, business spending and exports pick up while consumers cool off, a monthly economists' survey shows. The US will expand at a 3 per cent annual rate in the last
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      Lock icon What's an SME? Can its funding woes ease?
      550 2  -  TEH SHI NING Panel debates basic issues confronting the sector and eyes some solutions By [SINGAPORE] Challenges faced by small and medi-um-sized enterprises dominated discussion at the Economic Strategies Committee (ESC) Industry Forum yesterday. Several suggestions cropped up, including setting up a
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      Lock icon Businesses want predictability, says GPC
      410 2 [SINGAPORE] Not too hot nor too cold. While gunning for strong growth, businesses do need some degree of predictability for their investments, says a government parliamentary committee (GPC), citing the need to manage "Goldilocks" growth. The need to manage underlying growth conditions to minimise volatility
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      Lock icon Jetstar Asia plans Singapore-Tokyo flights
      503 2  -  YEN SREENIVASAN This could kickstart Changi as long-haul low-cost hub By [SINGAPORE] In a move which could mark the beginnings of Changi Airport's positioning as a long-haul low-cost hub, budget carrier Jetstar Asia is planning long-haul flights between its Singapore base and Haneda Airport, near
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      Lock icon SPH-led consortium makes top bid for Clementi mall
      656 2 With Fair Price and Income onboard, it puts in $541.9 m bid [SINGAPORE] A joint venture involving Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) subsidiary Times Properties, NTUC Fair Price Co-Op and NTUC Income Insurance Co-op placed the top bid of $541,898 million for a
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  • APEC 2009
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      Lock icon Right time for Apec to re-energise itself: PM
      468 4  -  LEE U-WEN It must continue to take lead in trade liberalisation and business facilitation By THE 20th anniversary of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) this year is an ideal time for the group to re-energise itself and re-commit to the work that
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      Lock icon Apec's role to be redefined as groupings overlap
      510 4  -  ARTHUR SIM Apec can set pace and direction for world: George Yeo By THE future role of Apec looks set to be redefined as increasingly, the mission statements of the world's various economic groupings overlap. Speaking at the Apec 20th Anniversary High-Lev-el
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      Lock icon Barriers rise but free trade will find a way
      390 4  -  EMILYN YAP Protectionism seen to have grown because of slump By ECONOMIES are erecting more trade barriers, because of the global economic downturn, but senior market watchers are confident that they will return to promoting free trade in the longer run.
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      Lock icon China-S'pore ties are at all-time high: ambassador
      638 4 Xinhua Hu's visit marks milestone in bilateral relations [SINGAPORE] The bilateral relations between China and Singapore are now at its best period in history, a senior Chinese diplomat has said. In a recent exclusive interview with Xinhua, Chinese Ambassador to Singapore Zhang Xiaokang
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      Lock icon Putting on a show
      109 4 IN conjunction with Apec Leaders Week, an interactive multimedia display called Singapore Showcase has been integrated into Suntec Convention Centre and will pop up in the most unlikely places. For instance, washrooms at Level 2 and 6 have been fitted with motion-activated installations on the mirrors
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      457 4 HEETON HOLDINGS LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) (Company Registration Number: *****1387 M) NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company will be held at 60 Sembawang Road, #01-02/03 Hong Heng Mansions, Singapore *****8, on 26 November 2009 at 10.00
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  • COMPANY NEWS
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      Lock icon SI A posts Q2 net oss of $159m
      627 6  -  YEN SREENIVASAN Fuel hedging losses, poor yields cited; loss lower than Ql'ss3o7m deficit By A COMBINATION of fuel hedging losses and poor yields has led Singapore Airlines to post a second consecutive quarterly loss. But the net loss of $159 million for
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      Lock icon OCBC launches benchmark US$ notes
      578 6  -  LYNETTE KHOO By OVERSEA-CHINESE Banking Corporation (OCBC) launched a benchmark international offering of US dollar-denominated notes to institutional and sophisticated investors yesterday. These fixed-rate subordinated notes are expected to qualify as lower Tier 2 regulatory capital. This confirms a BT report earlier this month that
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      Lock icon Midas posts 17.4% rise in Q3 profit
      426 6  -  OH BOON PING Higher gross margins and profit share from associate drive earnings By MIDAS Holdings has reported a 17.4 per cent rise in its net profit to $9.4 million for the third quarter ended Sept 30, thanks to higher gross margins and
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      Lock icon Can SGX manage the conflict?
      914 7  -  MICHELLE QUAH IT HAS been reassuring to learn how the Singapore Exchange's (SGX) Regulatory Conflicts Committee (RCC) reviews perceived and actual conflicts that could arise from the exchange's status as a self-regulated organisation and its dual role as a listed company and a market regulator.
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      Lock icon Star Hub sees less than 10% defecting
      694 9  -  WINSTON CHAI Loss of some sports programming won't hurt pay-TV business too much By STARHUB says the loss of some of its popular sports programming to Singapore Telecom will not make much of a dent in its pay-TV business. "Less than 10 per
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      Lock icon SingTel's regional mobile base hits 273m
      293 9  -  WINSTON CHAI By STRONG performances across four key markets India, Indonesia, Australia and Singapore helped lift Singapore Telecom's regional mobile subscriber base by 57 million in the three months ended Sept 30. Sing Tel, which reports its second-quarter results today, said yesterday the regional
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      Lock icon Look out for the bull-on-wheels
      230 9  -  ARTHUR LEE By THIS year's Bull Charge will feature a fun "racing" segment and this colourful bull's head will adorn a trishaw as part of the Bull-On-Wheels segment. BuU Charge 2009 ambassadors, MediaCorp artistes Rebecca Lim and Andie Chen, visited the children at the Spastic
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      Lock icon At a glance
      423 9 rtl a IJICllllC Nine months ended Sept 2009 Three months ended Sept 2009 NET PROFIT TURNOVER NET PROFIT TURNOVER CURRENT I PREVIOUS CHNG CURRENT PREVIOUS %CHNG CURRENT PREVIOUS CHNG CURRENT PREVIOUS %CHNG (Sm) (Sim) (S$m) (S$m) I 1 StarHub 245.40 223.90 9.6 1,600.10 1,590.90 0.6 85.20 79.50
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      Lock icon Old Chang Kee: Oei no longer indirect substantial shareholder
      506 9  -  LYNETTE KHOO By BUSINESSMAN Oei Hong Leong has ceased to be an indirect substantial shareholder of Old Chang Kee after his stakeholding in Novena Holdings dropped to below 20 per cent, according to regulatory filings by Old Chang Kee yesterday. But
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      Lock icon Sino-Environment dismisses unit's financial controller
      248 9 SINO-ENVIRONMENT Technology Group has dismissed Raynauld Liang Wee Leong, the financial controller of its Singapore subsidiary, Sino-Environ-ment Clean Power Technology Pte Ltd, with immediate effect. In an announcement yesterday, the China-based group said that Mr Liang "has been summarily dismissed and his employment has been
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      Lock icon OUE reports 21.7% fall in Q3 earnings
      337 9  -  UMA SHANKARI By OVERSEAS Union Enterprise (OUE) reported a 21.7 per cent fall in third-quarter net profit to $7.81 million, from $9.97 million a year ago. Revenue for the three months ended Sept 30, 2009 fell 7.6 per cent to $33.5 million, from
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      Lock icon HLF posts net profit gain of 5.7% forQ3
      391 9  -  SIOW LI SEN By HONG Leong Finance (HLF) has posted a small net profit gain of 5.7 per cent to $32.6 million for the third quarter ended Sept 30 due to a reduced loan book. But with the improvement in economic outlook
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      687 6 Si SBI OFFSHORE LIMITED (Company Registration No.: *****7121 D) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore on 1 October 1994) Placement of 20,000,000 Placement Shares at 550.27 for each Placement Share, payable in full on application. The Board of Directors of SBI Offshore Limited (the "Company") is pleased to announce that,
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      307 6 This announcement appears as a matter of record only November 2009 SBI OFFSHORE LIMITED (Company Registration No.: *****7121 D) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore on 1 October 1994) Placement of 20,000,000 Placement Shares at 550.27 for each Placement Share, payable in full on application. Manager, Sponsor and Sub-Placement Agent
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  • SINGAPORE MARKETS
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      Lock icon As, NZ$ rise with equities and commodities
      879 8  -  OH BOON PING CURRENCIES Asian currencies also gain as Chinese car sales, home prices jump, and Taiwan, Philippine exports improve THE fortunes of the commodity currencies have risen in tandem with their hard counterparts. The Australian and New Zealand dollars yesterday were near
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      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING SCOREBOARD
      106 8 MAIN Up Down Unch SDQ Up Down Unch TOTAL Up Down Unch Multi Ind 5 6 6 0 0 0 5 6 6 Manufacturing 45 66 65 14 49 72 79 Commerce 16 27 28 16 30 35 Tpt/Stor/Comms 12 14 15 12 16 15 Finance 13
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      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING TURNOVER
      122 8 TURNOVER ('000) MAIN SDQ TOTAL MAIN VALUE ('000) SDQ TOTAL Multi Ind 32.665 32.665 55.788 55.788 Manufacturing 297.415 22.036 319.451 275.190 1.468 276.658 Commerce 108.863 43.001 151.864 142.568 9.653 152.221 Tpt/Stor/Comms 110.531 5.597 116.128 177.335 1.259 178.595 Finance 37.582 37.582 286.192 286.192 Construction 44.312 2.638 46.950 13.302
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      Lock icon STRAITS TIMES INDEX STOCKS
      101 8 CapitaLand 4.030 -0.060 CapitaMall 1.650 -0.030 CityDev 9.970 -0.110 ComfortDelGro 1.590 -0.010 Cosco Corp 1.050 DBS Grp 13.940 4-0.220 F&N 3.750 -0.030 Genting SP 1.110 -0.010 Golden Agri 0.455 4-0.010 HK Land 4.730 JMH 30.480 -0.120 JSH 17.280 -0.020 JardineC&C 22.940 -0.060 Keppel Corp 8.160 -0.010
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      Lock icon BROKERS' TAKE
      825 8  -  CONRAD TAN Banking sector AMFRASER SECURITIES, Nov 10 THE local banks' Q3 2009 results were above expectations, with all three showing better-than-expec-ted q-o-q growth in net profit. UOB led the pack with a 6 per cent q-o-q rise in net profit, followed by DBS, whose net profit rose
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      Lock icon Push on banks helps STI rise 14.22 points
      568 8  -  R SIVANITHY STOCKS A PUSH on the banks helped the Straits Times Index yesterday rise 14.22 points to 2,707.6 in a tepid session that saw the broad market record 163 rises against 218 falls excluding derivatives. The softness was not overly surprising
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      Lock icon STRAITS TIMES INDEX
      4 8 DAILY
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      Lock icon OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES
      64 8 Nov 10 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS -610.00+177.0 BT CADI -*****.00 -58.0 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -61.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 619.46 +1.39 FTSE ST Small Cap 508.85 -4.18 FTSE ST All Share 662.39 +2.72 FTSE ST China Top 259.10 -0.24 FTSE ST China 284.06 -0.26 FTSE ST
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      Lock icon MOST ACTIVE STOCKS
      54 8 VOLUME Golden Aqri 61,071,000 Gentinq SP 54,713,000 Ying Li 40,421,000 Ziwo 34,839,000 Novena 33,804,000 Noble Grp 30,157,000 Teledata 29,458,000 ChinaNTown 27,558,000 SingTel 26,040,000 StraitsAsia 21,025,000 VALUE(S) DBS Grp 124,884,720 Wilmar 108,341,780 CapitaLand 84,410,460 Noble Grp 83,476,470 SingTel 76,099,760 UOB 68,229,800 Genting SP 61,844,800 OCBC Bk 46,500,020 StraitsAsia
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      Lock icon RISES
      103 8 CLOSE UP 1838 64.0 3.6 UOB.ES.0911 UOB 1840 40.0 2.2 Venture Co 929 32.0 3.' I seta n 350 30.0 9.4 LatinAmerica 1 820 29.2 2: OCBC Bk.ES.0911 796 29.0 3.8 Noble Gri i.ES.0911 276 25.0 10.0 DBS Gri 1394 22.0 1.' CIMBAsean40 100US$ 798 20.8 1.9 Wilmar.ES.0911 655
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      Lock icon FALLS
      117 8 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN DBXT FTVietnam 10US$ 5087-130.5 -1.8 DBXT S&P Short 10US$ 5580-115.2 -1.5 GLD 10US$ ***** -62.5 -0.4 JMH 3048 -16.7 -0.4 DBXT FTChina25 10US$ 3230 -13.9 -0.3 land.ES.0911 404 -11.0 -2.7 Cifr 997 -11.0 -1.1 Juroni Cement 113 -7.0 -5.8 Cai i Land 403 -6.0 -1.!
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      Lock icon CURRENCIES
      84 8 Where S$ stands Nov 10 %CHNG CLOSE FRN0V9 YR2009 S$ LOW S$ HIGH USS 1.3885 -0.17 1.5579 1.3862 Euro 2.0800 -0.03 2.0952 1.9150 Pounds 2.3188 0.43 2.4366 2.0356 AS 1.2870 -0.05 1.2900 0.9453 Yen* 1.5454 -0.24 1.7278 1.4831 Rupiah* 0.***** -0.17 0.***** 0.***** Baht* 4.1734 -0.26 4.3390 4.1040 Peso*
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  • CUSTOMER SATISFACTION INDEX OF SINGAPORE
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      Lock icon Customer satisfaction down but...
      865 10 not at supermarkets, as a national survey shows. TEH SHI NING reports SUPERMARKETS bucked the trend of declining customer satisfaction in Singapore's retail sector, according to the latest Customer Satisfaction Index of Singapore (CSISG). The retail sector saw customer satisfaction levels fall most among all the
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      Lock icon Customers less satisfied than last year: survey
      869 10 THE latest Customer Satisfaction Index of Singapore (CSISG), a survey of more than 20,000 respondents, has found that satisfaction levels in five out of the six sectors tracked have dipped over the past year. Conducted by the Institute of Service Excellence at Singapore
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      Lock icon Restaurants drop in overall satisfaction rating
      806 10  -  TEH SHI NING By SINGAPORE'S restaurants did not lose their crowds and queues this downturn, but their customers were less satisfied this year than they were a year back. Restaurants scored 65.8 on the latest Customer Satisfaction Index of Singapore (CSISG) a 1.5 point
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      Lock icon Service matters most in retail, F&B sectors
      480 11 Customers expect better service with better products, reports UMA SHANKARI FINDINGS from the past three Customer Satisfaction Index of Singapore (CSISG) surveys show that customer satisfaction in the retail and food and beverage sectors here is increasingly affected more by perceived service quality
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      Lock icon Managing customer expectations at Sentosa
      701 11  -  UMA SHANKARI Island resort offering more attractions, facilities By IT has been a tough year for tourism a fact reflected in the findings of a nationwide survey. In the latest Customer Satisfaction Index of Singapore (CSISG), the customer satisfaction score for the "attractions" sub-sector fell
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      329 11 g££?-^Mp|ML HOW SATISFIED ARE YOUR CUSTOMERS? |U $M\J '^'T'^'^vxi Based on face-to-face interviews with consumers, the Customer Satisfaction Index of Singapore (CSISG) measures and university I f —rC"^C"> s J EL reports the overall customer satisfaction scores across sectors, sub-sectors and companies on a quarterly basis, in l3V^~-^Z>vL >yr*cXV addition
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
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      Lock icon Interest grows for sustainable buildings: study
      408 12  -  UMA SHANKARI Real estate execs ready to pay a premium to retrofit their owned assets By CORPORATE real estate executives, whose companies drive demand for office space, are increasingly willing to invest in refurbishing their owned assets to meet sustainability goals, according to a
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      Lock icon Learn from mistakes of crisis: Balakrishnan
      408 12  -  FELDA CHAY Minister highlights key issues to Apec youth delegates By YOUTH leaders of Apec economies need to learn from the mistakes of the current economic crisis and deal with longstanding issues such as income inequality and sustainable development, Minister for Community Development, Youth
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      Lock icon NUS honours its distinguished alumni
      252 12 SENIOR Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security S Jayakumar and Temasek Holdings chairman S Dhanabalan were yesterday conferred Eminent Alumni Awards the highest honour for alumni of the National University of Singapore (NUS). The awards honour alumni who have distinguished themselves by making significant
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      Lock icon Work starts on China Huaneng plant
      375 12  -  RONNIE LIM Clean coal/biomass cogen plant is first-of-its-kind here By AT a symbolic 11am sharp today, Nov 11 or 11/11, in year 2009, which also adds up to 11, China Huaneng Group, the new owners of Tuas Power, will break ground on Jurong Island
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      Lock icon Mustafa Warehouse closes doors to shoppers
      331 12 URA case against company due for mention in court today THE shutters finally came down at Mustafa Warehouse in Kallang Pudding Road yesterday afternoon after the company was slapped with a writ of summons last Thursday by Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) for unauthorised use
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    • SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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        Lock icon Credit Suisse launches new ad campaign
        31 12 CREDIT Suisse announced the launch of its new global advertising campaign yesterday to reflect the bank's integrated approach and its commitment to help clients thrive.
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        Lock icon MOT stat board teams get Innovation Award
        82 12 SIXTEEN teams from the Ministry of Transport's statutory boards the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore, the Land Transport Authority and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore received the Minister's Innovation Award from Transport Minister Raymond Lim yesterday. A total of seven distinguished
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        Lock icon Online game to raise dengue awareness
        92 12 The National Environment Agency has taken its battle against dengue online by developing an Internetbased game called Operation M.A.C.E, or Operation Monster Annihilation and Control Enforcement, to promote dengue awareness among the young. The game is set in a futuristic Singapore that has been
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  • MALAYSIA
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      Lock icon Maxis valued at RM37.5b ahead of IPO
      524 13  -  S JAYASANKARAN By That will make telco Malaysia's fourth largest company by market cap in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA'S, and the region's, largest initial public offering gathered traction yesterday after a book building exercise valued Maxis, the country's largest telco, at RM37.5 billion (5515.4
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      420 13 NO LONGER JUST AN IDEA World's First 3.5G Watchphone LG's superb technology succeeds in fitting a world's very first, fully functioning 3G video conference phone into a size of a watch. With a full touchscreen, a built-in camera, a built-in speaker, Bluetooth, and a voice recognition system, this bionic gadget
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  • ECONOMY WATCH
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      Lock icon Manufacturing forecast to lead US growth
      756 14 Bloomberg US economy will expand 3% in Q4, according to median of 64 forecasts [WASHINGTON] Economic growth in the US will be stronger over coming quarters than previously anticipated as manufacturing, business spending and exports pick up while consumers cool off, a monthly economists'
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      Lock icon Banks putting squeeze on credit cardholders
      815 14 -NYT Interest rates rising, credit lines cut, new fees being imposed [NEW YORK] Banks are struggling to make money in the credit card business these days, and consumers are paying the price. Interest rates are going up, credit lines are being cut and a
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      Lock icon French minister warns of global bank oligopolies
      344 14 -AP [BRUSSELS] France's finance minister has warned that a wave of banking mergers and collapses around the world could give the few still standing too much control over the market. Christine Lagarde told reporters on Monday that the very small number of major
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      Lock icon Stocks rebound is 're-liquifying' the US economy: Greenspan
      337 14 Bloomberg [CALGARY] Former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan said that a rebound in stocks is "re-liquifying" the US economy and housing prices are showing early indications of ending their decline. "We have been very fortunate that the stock markets moved back" and
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  • FOCUS: YUAN TALK
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      Lock icon Obama raising yuan topic with Chinese officials
      529 15 Reuters He says both share common interest in growth to rebalance global economy [WASHINGTON] US President Barack Obama said on Monday that he plans to raise the issue of the yuan currency with Chinese officials when he meets them in Beijing next week,
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      Lock icon China exports decline may slow, fuelling pressure on yuan
      962 15 Bloom berg Trade rebound may lead EU, Japan, US to step up push for appreciation of yuan [BEIJING] China's exports probably fell at the slowest pace this year in October, pushing the trade surplus to an eight-month high and bolstering the
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  • GREATER CHINA/INDIA
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      Lock icon Chinese real estate sector surges in Oct
      347 16 Reuters Rise in sales and new construction as investment increases 18.9% [BEIJING] China's real estate sector powered ahead in October, suggesting that private sector investment is starting to contribute more significantly to an economic recovery led so far by government spending. Property sales
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      47 16 AP [MUMBAI] A parka-wearing bartender making a drink here on Monday at what is claimed to be India's first permanent bar made of ice, 21 Fahrenheit. The bar in India's commercial capital is kept at minus 6 degrees Celsius (21.2 degrees Fahrenheit) all year round.
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      Lock icon Reliance makes oil find in western block
      495 16 Reuters News boosts shares by 3.7% in weak market [MUMßAl] Energy major Reliance Industries has made its first oil find in a western India block, boosting hopes that the firm's oil and gas exploration business will help offset some of the weakness in
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      Lock icon China, Australia to revive free trade talks
      239 16 Reuters [SINGAPORE] Australia and China will attempt to reinvigorate stalled free trade talks later this week, Australian Trade Minister Simon Crean said yesterday, as the two countries put aside recent diplomatic tensions. "I will be meeting with my Chinese counterpart Chen Deming later
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      Lock icon India's deficit, debt hurting rating
      417 16 Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] India's sovereign rating won't be raised unless the government works toward reducing its budget deficit and debt, according to Moody's Investors Service. "Unless we see some hope for signs of improvement in government finance, India's rating won't be raised," Moody's senior vice-president
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      Lock icon RBI faces higher inflation, capital flows
      302 16 Reuters [MUMBAI] India is facing a dilemma of needing to contain rising inflation while trying to support growth and managing foreign capital inflows, central bank deputy governor Shyamala Gopinath said yesterday. Inflationary pressures in India were higher than those in developed countries, but tightening
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  • ASIA-PACIFIC/WORLD
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      Lock icon UK rating most at risk among big economies
      388 17 Reuters Fitch says it is less able to sustain large fiscal deficits [TOKYO] Britain is most at risk among the big economies to lose its top-notch credit rating, Fitch Ratings warned yesterday. David Riley, Fitch's co-head of global sovereign ratings, told Reuters
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      Lock icon Can Apple take over Microsoft's tech crown?
      712 17 Reuters ANALYSIS [SAN FRANCISCO] Apple Inc's phoenix-like rise from the ashes has propelled its market value to US$lBO billion, raising the possibility that it could challenge Microsoft Corp for the technology crown. Microsoft is now the world's most valuable tech company with a
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      Lock icon Risk of rating downgrade jolts Japan into action
      706 17  -  ANTHONY ROWLEY Ministers pledge to cut spending in new economic strategy to be ready by Dec By in Tokyo THE Japanese government was jolted into action yesterday by reports that at least one leading international rating agency may downgrade Japan's sovereign debt
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      Lock icon Google buys mobile ad firm for US$750m
      352 17 Reuters [SAN FRANCISCO] Google Inc said on Monday that it was acquiring AdMob, one of the largest mobile advertising networks, for US$75O million, widening its bet that cell phone advertising could become the Internet's next big money maker. Google's agreement to buy AdMob
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      Lock icon Murdoch stories can be left out: Google
      296 17 -AFP [LONDON] Google said yesterday, in response to threats by Rupert Murdoch to ban the search engine from listing content from his news empire, that any company could ask to have stories taken off. In an interview in his native Australia, Mr Murdoch
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      Lock icon UK brokerages accuse banks of 'bullying'
      377 17 Reuters Clients pressed into using investment banking services [LONDON] Three of London's best-known brokerages have accused Britain's bailed-out banks of "bullying" debt-burdened corporate clients into using their investment banking services, skewing already tough competition. The chief executives of Panmure Gordon, Numis Securities and Evolution
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  • FOCUS: BIG BUCKS
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      2335 18 Bloomberg Analysts estimate the payouts at the three biggest banks in US to reach a new high of USs29.7b this year GOLDMAN Sachs Group Inc, Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan Chase Co's investment bank, survivors of the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, are set
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      Lock icon Citigroup offers stock options
      485 18 -NYT [NEW YORK] Hoping to encourage bankers and managers to stay, Citigroup began dispensing several million stock options last week to more than a quarter of its workers in a way that could result in a sizable gain for them. Many Citigroup employees saw their nest
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Hedge fund managers find proposed EU law a drag
      523 19  -  OH BOON PING By E&Y says some plan to pull out of region if law on alternative investments passes [SINGAPORE] Hedge fund managers say they will pull out of the European Union if proposed legislation on alternative investments is adopted. In
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      Lock icon Proposal to strip bank-supervisory roles of Fed, FDIC
      559 19 Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] Senator Christopher Dodd will propose creating a single US regulator that would strip the Federal Reserve and Federal Deposit Insurance Corp of bank-supervision authority, said a person familiar with the matter. Mr Dodd, chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, would
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      Lock icon Obama admits to mistakes, but no big ones
      308 19 Reuters [WASHINGTON] Barack Obama says he probably makes one mistake a day, but doesn't think he has made any fundamental ones in almost 10 months as president of the United States. Towards the end of his first term, his predecessor George Bush
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      Lock icon Navies from two Koreas exchange gunfire
      505 19 Reuters Clash comes just days before Obama visits Asia [SEOUL] Navies from the rival Koreas exchanged gunfire for the first time in seven years yesterday, damaging vessels on both sides and raising tension just days before US President Barack Obama travels to Asia. North
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      Lock icon Dow surges on G-20 pledge on stimulus
      755 19  -  ANDREW MARKS By in New York US stocks staged an impressive surge on Monday as investors flocked to higher risk assets in the wake of stimulus-friendly commentary from G-20 ministers over the weekend, capping an extraordinary rebound from what appeared to be the
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      Lock icon HSBC, Barclays signal bad debts may have peaked
      410 19 Reuters [LONDON] Britain's top two banks, HSBC and Barclays, signalled bad debts may be past their peak, with HSBC declaring yesterday the first drop in US consumer finance impairments for three years. Strong investment banking underpinned profits for both banks, although Barclays
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  • EDITORIAL & OPINION
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      Lock icon Need to adapt to 'the Indian way1
      473 20 Need to adapt to 'the Indian way 1 DESPITE India's obvious economic potential, it is still a hard country to engage, Singapore businessmen find. Yet they cannot afford to keep ignoring this trillion-dol-lar economy that has one of the fastest growth rates in the world. The Singapore government understood India's
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      Lock icon US and China should lose the old baggage
      1306 20  -  ZACHARY KARABELL Obama and Hu need to adopt a more daring approach towards key issues at their summit By m HEN US President Barack Obama sits down next week with Chinese President Hu Jintao in the Great Hall of the People in
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      Lock icon Evidently, US and China are competing for influence
      779 20  -  FRANK CHING THE BOTTOM LINE THIS week, Barack Obama will make his first visit to South-east Asia since becoming president of the United States, confirming a new direction in American foreign policy. He will attend a meeting in Singapore of the Asia-Pacific
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      1152 21  -  FRANK KERN To be truly so, a company must optimise offerings in a way that also maximises business performance By C, OMPANIES around the world are wrestling with the issue of how to make their businesses more sustainable using less energy and water, reducing
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      447 21 AS world leaders prepare for the United Nations' Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen next month, it's an appropriate time to assess what cities around the world are doing to reduce their carbon emissions. Cities everywhere are preparing for a more sustainable future by optimising
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      Lock icon Talk of recovery akin to pendulum swings
      866 21 By GERARD LYONS ™HE pendulum has swung in recent months from fears of downside risks and the need for policy easing to talk of recovery and eventual monetary and fiscal tightening. But pendulums do swing back. Thus, talk of recovery needs to be
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  • Transport HUB
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      Lock icon Long way to rates recovery
      751 22  -  VINCENT WEE Maintaining rate discipline especially important in Ql, says Maersk head By' [SINGAPORE] With the container business downturn having bottomed out, the burning issue is now the pace and form of the recovery, says Eivind Kolding, CEO of AP Moller-Maersk Group's container business. "Where
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      Lock icon China asks to take lead role in anti-piracy ops
      345 22 Reuters Move accents its military ambitions past Chinese waters [HONG KONG] China wants to take a lead role in spearheading naval anti-piracy operations off the Somalia coast, underscoring its spreading military ambitions beyond Chinese waters, the South China Morning Post reported
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      Lock icon Keeping EU in check
      1043 22  -  DAVID HUGHES STRAIT TALK By REGULAR readers of this column will know I think the shipping world should keep a close eye on the maritime ambitions of the European Commission (EC). And now, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and International Shipping Federation (ISF) have warned
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        Lock icon Oneworld committed to maintaining JAL alliance
        375 23 Bloomberg [MEXICO CITY] American Airlines chief executive Officer Gerard Arpey said that Oneworld will resist Delta Air Lines Inc's attempts to lure Japan Airlines Corp into a rival alliance. "We are committed to maintaining and strengthening that partnership," Mr Arpey said on Monday of
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        Lock icon Japan plans pension cuts, bridge loans in JAL rescue
        246 23 Reuters [TOKYO] Japan's government said that it was considering legislation to cut the pensions of Japan Airlines Corp retirees and use loans from a state bank to keep it operating while it seeks its fourth bailout since 2001. Transport Minister Seiji
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        2830 23 AIRLINE CODES: AA: American Airlines (AAL), AF: Air France (AFR), Al: Air India (AIC), AY: Finnair Oy (FIN), AZ: Alitalia Airlines (AZA), BA: British Airways Public Ltd Co (BAW), BG: Biman Bangladesh Airlines (BBC), Bl: Royal Brunei Airlines Sdn Bhd (RBA), BO: Bouraq Airlines (BOU), BR:
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        Lock icon China's aircraft industry targets Boeing, Airbus
        650 23 LAT-WP Developing industry will spur others like R&D, electronics, steel sector: officials [BEIJING] Along with plans to put a man on the moon and develop its own aircraft carrier, China's skyhigh ambition now includes building its own Made-in-China jumbo jet, to one day compete
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        Lock icon Travellers will economise: reports
        543 23 -LAT-WP Air travel to dip 4% during Thanksgiving despite low fares [LOS ANGELES] Despite air fares and hotel rates that are among the lowest in more than a decade, more recession-battered US travellers will forego the airports, hit the freeways and stay with family and friends
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        Lock icon Citroen targets growth in Asean region
        536 24  -  SAMUEL EE Spore showroom first in region to reflect carmaker's new brand identity By [SINGAPORE] The international arena is becoming more important for Citroen as European markets mature, and one area that the French carmaker is planning to push further into is the Asean
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        583 24  -  SAMUEL EE It can be recharged using an ordinary household socket By [SINGAPORE] Parallel importer Richburg Motors has modified a petrol-electric Toyota Prius hybrid into a plug-in model that can be recharged using an ordinary household socket. The car was approved for use
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        Lock icon LAT: more Toyota cars have speeding problem
        340 24 Reuters [LOS ANGELES] Over 1,000 Toyota and Lexus owners have reported sudden, spontaneous acceleration of their vehicles since 2001, including crashes blamed for 19 deaths, far more than earlier disclosed, the Los Angeles Times reported on Sunday. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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        Lock icon Berkshire selling 2 railroad stakes before completing new purchase
        348 24 -NYT [NEW YORK] Warren Buffett is looking to sell off his stakes in two big railroad companies, even as he recently announced a takeover of Burlington Northern Santa Fe. Berkshire Hathaway, which Mr Buffett controls, said it would sell its holdings
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        Lock icon China Oct passenger car sales surge 76%
        458 24 Bloomberg Govt spurs demand by cutting taxes, introducing subsidies in rural areas [BEIJING] China's passenger-car sales rose 76 per cent last month as economic growth and government stimulus measures spurred demand in the world's largest car market so far this year. October sales
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  • SINGAPORE STOCKS
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      8866 25 Transaction date: Nov 10 52-wks Tel |h Low Code Last Sale Vol COOP) Hii Day Last Quote Div Gr Yld Net |h Low Buyer Seller C'vr P/E MCap $mil Hil Coi 17 3 3148 8Telecom 9.5 2.5 5834 A-Sonic 34 15 5000 ABRHIdgs 15.5 5.5 1938 AEI Corp
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      Lock icon UNIT TURSTS & FUNDS
      9341 26 UNIT TURSTS FUNDS AIG Global Investment Corporation (S) Ltd AIGIF Acorns of Asia Balanced FundlS 2.081/ AIGIF S'pore Bond Fund/ A 1.361/ APS Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Alpha Fund!** 1.09/ APS Alpha Fund (USD)!** 0.79/ AXA Life Secure Ascent 2020 Fund 0.*****/0.***** AXA Wealth Mgt S'pore Pte Ltd AXAWM
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  • FINANCE & COMMODITIES
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      Lock icon MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INDICES
      368 27 In local curr In S$ In USS %dy %yr dy yr dy yr Index Change Change Change Change Change Change Nov 9 World Index Preliminary 808.2 1.5 19.2 1.5 20.7 1.9 25.. EAFE Preliminai 759.0 1.4 16.9 1.7 23.4 2.2 28.2 Euro[ Prelim inan 1094.5
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      Lock icon FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES
      131 27 As at 9am Nov 10 Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Bid Offer Aust dollar 1.2790 1.3170 Can dollar 1.3050 1.3210 Euro 2.0670 2.0900 NZ dollar 1.0220 1.0430 Sterlini md 2.3130 2.3381 US dollar 1.3790 1.3950 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign
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      174 27 Nov 10 Overnight 1-monfli 2-months 3-months Overnight mode: 1/4 US$ 5/16 7/16 9/16 11/16 Offer 3/16 3/16 5/16 7/16 Bid 7 days 1 month 2 months 3 months 6 months 9 months 12 months $Au 0.24 0.32 0.35 0.37 0.60 0.90 1.10 Offer 0.19 0.22 0.25 0.27 0.50
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      Lock icon STOCK INDEX FUTURES
      24 27 Nov 10 STI Nov 2703 SIMSCI Nov 322.9 327.5 323.8 Taiwan Nov 273 278.5 275.9 Source: MF Global (S) He. Ltd
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      Lock icon US$/S$ FORWARD RATES
      21 27 Nov 10 Bid Offer 1-month 1.3886 1.3900 2-months 1.3890 1.3903 3-months 1.3892 1.3906 6-months 1.3896 1.3911 Source: OCBC
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      Lock icon PALM OIL
      62 27 Nov 10 Delivery Month Opening Sett Av Range Price Price Hi Low Vol Open Done Position Nov 09 2180 2174 2180 2175 20 106 Dec 09 2240 2224 2254 2210 1974 ***** Jan 10 2270 2242 2285 2235 7372 ***** Feb 10 2266 2260 2297 2256 1944 *****
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      Lock icon SGX DERIVATIVES TRADING
      291 27 Nov 10 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT EURODOLLAR FUTURES Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 99.7050 99.5850 99.3500 99.0050 7445 6886 3974 3487 EUROYEN TIBOR FUTURES Dec09 99.500 99.500 Mar10 99.530 99.530 Jun10 99.530 99.540 Sep10 DedO Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 99.500 99.530 99.530 99.500 99.535 99.535 99.515 99.455
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      Lock icon SICOM FUTURES
      179 27 Nov 10 RUBBER Futures (Closing prices) RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Month High Low Close Sett Volume (lots) O/l (lots) Dec 09 248.0 Jan 10 248.3 Feb 10 247.5 Mario Apr 10 May 10 247.5 246.8 247.0 246.5 247.0 247.5 247.0 247.0 247.0 120 68 25 TSR 20 (US
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      87 27 Nov 10 Period Issue code Maturity Yesterday's Bid Day's [h Low Hi' 3-Month BQ*****N 11.02.2010 1-Year BY*****N 01.11.2010 0.43 0.55 0.37 0.36 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity code rate Close Bid Day's High Low 2-Year NX*****H 3.625 5-Year N*****0N 1.375 7-Year N*****0S 2.875 10-Year NX*****W 2.500 15-Year
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      Lock icon CHICAGO BOT
      102 27 Nov 9 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 lb bushels) Close Previous High/Low Nov 09 964.25 948.00 966.50 945.00 Jan 10 972.00 955.00 977.00 951.25 Mar10 978.00 960.25 981.00 955.75 May 10 981.25 961.25 983.00 958.00 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs;Uscent/lb) Close Previous High/Low Dec 09 37.77 36.77 37.80 36.50
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      Lock icon CRUDE OIL & PRODUCTS
      75 27 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Nov 9 CRUDE (FOB origin) USS/barrel Close Cham Brent blend (1-Mth F) 78.75 2.52 WTI(NearMth) 79.23 1.84 Dubai (1-Mth F) 77.06 -1.49 Tapis blend 79.15 -1.90 Minas 78.20 -1.60 PRODUCT USS/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha Jet Kerosene 73.40 84.50 -0.50 -1.50 USS/barrel Opec Oil Basket Price
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      Lock icon INTERBANK CROSS RATES
      465 27 Nov 10 AS CS Rmb Euro HKS IndRsRu Yen Won RM NZS Pak Rs Peso SS Rand Sfr NTS Baht Pound us: Australia 0.981 6.326 0.619 7.181 43.170 87.415 0.833 10.753 3.137 1.254 77.289 43.467 1.287 6.898 0.935 29.963 30.866 0.556 0.927 Canada 1.019 6.446 0.630 7.317
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      79 27 Nov 10 (US$) (S$) 0.***** 0.***** 1 mth 2 mths 0.***** 0.***** 6 mths 0.***** 9 mths 1.***** 12 mths 1.***** 3 mths 0.***** 0.***** 6 mths 9 mths 12 mths 0.***** 0.***** 1.***** 0.***** 0.***** 0.***** SWAP Mid rates (S$) 1 yr 0.***** 2yrs 1.***** 3yrs 1.***** 4yrs
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      Lock icon INTERBANK CURRENCY RATES
      153 27 Nov 10 Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.2861 1.2876 0.9264 0.9266 Canadian dollar 1.3105 1.3121 0.9439 0.9442 Euro 2.0787 2.0812 1.4973 1.4977 NZ dollar 1.0254 1.0268 0.7386 0.7389 Sterlini 2.3118 2.3145 1.6652 1.6651 US dollar 1.3883 1.3896 S$/US$
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      Lock icon PRECIOUS METALS
      142 27 Nov 10 GOLD (USS/oz) Nov 09 Nov 10 Hong Kong 1104.50 1096.60 London Nov 06 Nov 09 1093.55 1106.85 1094.35 1107.65 Source: Thomson Reuters CAST BAR (S$) Nov 10 Buying Sellim Kilobar ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (S$) Sellim "52,557.33" ng Buying Igm 5gm lOgm 20gm 50gm lOOgm 1
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      68 27 Aluminium, 99.7% purity (USS/tonne) Close Previous Cash 1918.50 1877.75 3 months 1952.00 1910.00 Copper, Grade A (USS/tonne) Cash 3 months 6516.75 6539.00 6469.25 6490.00 Lead (USS/tonne) Cash 2273.25 3 months 2300.00 2222.50 2249.00 Nickel (USS/tonne) Cash 3 months *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 Tin (USS/tonne) Cash 3 months *****.00
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      76 27 Nov 9 (£/tonne) Close Prev Hii ih/Low Dec 09 2064 2099 2103/2061 Mar 10 2099 2132 2138/2098 May 10 2122 2155 2155/2120 Jul 10 2051 2081 2080/2050 COFFEE (USS/tonne) Close Pev High/Low Nov 09 1370 1402 1409/1394 Jan 10 1415 1439 1448/1410 Mar 10 1457 1480 1489/1453 SUGAR (US
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      Lock icon BONDS, WARRANTS & EXTENDED SETTLEMENT
      2202 27 BONDS, WARRANTS EXTENDED SETTLEMENT Tel Code Company Tel Code Company Prem Expiry Last Vol Conv Exer Disc Gear- Mths Sale +or- ('000) Ratio Price ing Left Ezra MBL ECW*****3 22.5 -0.5 350 FXIA50ETFMBLECW*****7 74.5 1.5 460 FXIA50ETFMBLECW*****8 42 5.5 5 0.7 180 2 245 2 275 3 2 2 Singapore
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  • EXECUTIVE MONEY
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      1081 30 LAT-WP Since early 2001, the metal has been on a bull run, says TOM PETRUNO [LOS ANGELES] THE American public has no say in Federal Reserve policy. But the gold market might. The metal hit yet another record high on Friday, gaining US$6.4O to
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      899 30 -NYT Investors are shifting funds into stocks as interest rates stay low By JAVIER C HERNANDEZ [NEW YORK] If the US economy is getting stronger, why is the dollar getting weaker? As the stock market surged anew on Monday, and the price of
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      1205 31  -  AL CLARKE The standard advice for an individual to pursue an equity 'buy and hold' strategy in equities doesn't always hold THE growing trend in funding for pensions is for the onus to be placed on the individual through Defined Contribution (DC) rather then be borne
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      699 31  -  MARK HULBERT -NYT Recent markets rally saw a net inflow of just USs7.Bb into funds By I MUTUAL fund investors have remained sceptical about the stock market rally over the last eight months, holding back on their purchases of domestic equity funds. That isn't
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      1038 32 Don't mess with cheap good GEVI stocks are screened based on the essence of value investing buying good companies at bargain prices, reports GENEVIEVE CUA FEW investors, if any, would argue with the admonition to invest in companies that are "cheap and good". Value investing, however, may well be the
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      948 33 BUSINESS excellence is a journey where organisations continually develop and strengthen their management systems and processes in order to deliver superior results for their stakeholders. Whether an organisation is big or small, or from the public or private sector, it must manage its resources well to achieve higher
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      268 34 Singapore Quality Award The Singapore Quality Award (SQA), introduced in 1994, is the pinnacle award for business excellence in Singapore. With the Prime Minister as its patron, the award is conferred on the "best of the best" in recognition of their attainment of world-class standards of
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      545 34 1994: Singapore Quality Award (SQA) launched. The SQA was modelled on the best features of the US Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, Japan's Deming Prize and the European Quality Award. 1995: First SQA winner Texas Instruments Singapore Pte Ltd (now Micron Semiconductor Asia Pte
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      1007 36 The ornamental fish company tells lyimette khoo how it works out its philosophy towards business and people THE constant striving for business quality and people excellence is yielding dividends for ornamental fish service provider Qian Hu Corporation. The Singapore-listed firm has
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      837 36 By JAMIE LEE THE airport seems incomplete without the sound of passports being stamped loudly by immigration officers. But the Immigration Checkpoints Authority (ICA) has thrown this and other traditional concepts out the window and worked to improve the immigration clearance experience
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      979 38 S'pore tops a Gallup Poll ranking of public transport in 20 of the world's most populous cities, thanks to LTA's efforts, teh shi rainiG reports SINGAPORE'S Land Transport Authority is the first public agency to win Business Excellence Awards for two consecutive years. The statutory
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      627 38  -  NISHA RAMCHANDANI By IT'S full steam ahead for home-grown Tru-Marine, which specialises in repairing marine diesel engine turbochargers, as the company aims to broaden its global footprint over the next three years. A winner of the 2009 Singapore Quality Award, Tru-Marine has evolved from carrying out general
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      1098 40 ACS(I) is the first educational institution to receive the Singapore Quality Award, felda chay reports AT FIRST glance, the Singapore Quality Award (SQA) introduced in 1994 in recognition of business excellence at organisations that have major operations here does not seem in any
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      1072 42 Whether it's a government agency or a home-grown small business or an international giant, all organisations can benefit from adopting the business excellence framework THE business excellence framework enables management to drive strategy effectively by leveraging on people, resources and processes to deliver customer value and
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      633 42 THE business excellence framework underpinning the Singapore Quality Award (SQA) is based on universally accepted standards that are found in the US Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM) Excellence Award, Japan Quality Award and Australian Business Excellence
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      Lock icon Creating a new mindset in workers
      877 44  -  emilyim yap Shingda Construction has brought about a sea change in the way its workers think about innovation and safety issues, reports SHINGDA Construction Pte Ltd probably had to put in more effort than other companies when it applied for the Singapore Innovation Class
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      Lock icon Tionale scores in developing trade and people
      891 44 GLOBAL trading and distribution company Tionale Enterprises Pte Ltd has come a long way since it was established in 1982. In the last 27 years, the company has extended its sales network to more than 60 countries across Asia, Africa and the Americas.
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      1131 46 Dairy Farm Singapore's five-pronged staff management strategy has helped it win the 2009 People Excellence Award, chewxiaimg reports WITH over 8,600 employees in more than 685 stores in Singapore, Dairy Farm Singapore is the leading retail group here. That in itself is a hefty
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      765 46  -  WINSTON CHAI By' YEAR after year, Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP) predictably churns out thousands of highly trained graduates for the Singapore workforce but repetition and routine are two words you will never use to label this organisation. From how students are taught to the way
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      501 48 By participating in the business excellence initiative, organisations can benchmark their performance against an internationally recognised framework BUSINESS excellence is about progressing on a journey to attain world-class standards of performance. It is a journey without a finishing line, as leading organisations
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      601 48 THE mentoring programme helps small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that have already been certified on the business excellence journey to accelerate their efforts to attain higher levels of business excellence. Roles of mentor and participating SME The mentor is a successful business excellence organisation
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      266 48 SCIENCE Arts Co Pte Ltd embarked on the mentoring programme in April this year to learn and understand the business strategies and approaches in implementing the business excellence framework. For each meeting, the organisation and its mentor, Qian Hu Corporation Ltd, agreed to focus
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      590 50 Business Excellence Awards 2009 Gala Dinner THE winners of the Singapore Quality Award, People Excellence Award, Innovation Excellence Award and Service Excellence Award were presented with trophies at a gala dinner on Nov 4. The Business Excellence Awards are based on an internationally benchmarked framework for
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      905 52 CEOs from award-winning organisations and practitioners shared their experiences with more than 500 participants from 22 nations at the recent Business Excellence Global Conference in Singapore QUALITY needs to be about business improvement, says H James Harrington, the past president and chairman of the Board of
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      329 52 SMALL and medium-sized enterprises can tap consultancy advice and funding support to develop their management systems with the SMART initiative, or SME Management Action for Results. Rising operating costs was cited as a key growth concern by SMEs, according to the annual SME
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      405 52 FURNITURE maker Univonna believes that to thrive in today's competitive environment, it cannot afford to sit back and relax, nor let business excellence take a back seat. That's why it embarked on Spring Singapore's SME Management Action for Results (SMART) initiative. From its humble
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      701 54 The CPF Board's website is so user-friendly that 96% of transactions with its 3.2m customers are done online. Arthur sim reports WITH 3.23 million members, the Central Provident Fund Board (CPFB) has a lot of people to serve. Most, however, are more than satisfied. Indeed, of the
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      Lock icon Fishing for customer feedback to improve service
      814 54 GOOD service is an essential part of every restaurant, particularly for one as widely-known in Singapore as Fish Co. From one outlet in 1998, there are now 16 Fish Co stores across Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, The Philippines and the Middle East. To put
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      807 56  -  Joyce hooi It is the first financial institution in Singapore to receive a Service Excellence Award. reports OCBC has been recognised for treating its customers right. This year, the bank's group consumer financial services division has made OCBC the first financial institution in Singapore
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      838 56  -  CONRAD TAN By IN the recurring debate over the quality of service in Singapore, it is found that excellent service does exist but all too often, only in isolated pockets of the island, and often due to one or two outstanding individuals rather than
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      284 58 THE business excellence awards are managed by a three-tier administrative structure comprising the Singapore Quality Award (SQA) governing council, a management committee and a panel of assessors. The governing council draws up policies and guidelines for the award programme and approves the award recipients. The
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      357 58 Singapore Quality Award 1995 Texas Instruments Singapore (Pte) Ltd (now known as Micron Semiconductor Asia Pte Ltd) 1996 Asia Pacific Paging Subscriber Division of Motorola Electronics Pte Ltd 1997 Baxter Healthcare SA, Singapore Branch Housing Development Board 1998 Philips Electronics Singapore Pte Ltd BU RF Solutions
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      113 58 Members CEOs of Business Excellence Award-winning organisations, person(s) of standing in academia with experience in managing organisations and the chief executive of Spring Singapore Members Business excellence practitioners and experts, including experienced assessors Members Business excellence assessors from business excellence certified organisations/award winners. They should have at
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      Lock icon Rewarding experience for assessors
      643 58 FOR S Kumar, a quality operations manager at Micron Semiconductor Asia Pte Ltd, being a business excellence assessor has been a fulfilling experience. "Besides the personal satisfaction that comes from helping organisations along the excellence journey, it has also been a learning experience for me. There
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      960 61 Managing information and employees are key aspects of the engineering company's business excellence model BUSINESS excellence is critical at Ensure Engineering Pte Ltd. A seamless information system and employee development are key aspects of Ensures business excellence journey. "Having a seamless information system, which
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      908 60 The interior design and furniture company, which aims to excel in all areas in its industry, is eyeing a stock listing, emilyim yap reports GRANDWORK Interior Pte Ltd hopes to list the company someday and winning the Singapore Quality Class (SQC) certification might just
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      692 60  -  EMILYN YAP By I GOING through a business excellence assessment this year was no mean feat for infrared optics manufacturer 11-VI Singapore. In fact, the test was "a particularly difficult one", according to the company. "It was conducted during the peak of the economic crisis
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      70 33 Supplement Co-ordinator: Emilyn Yap Sub-editor: Gouw Huat May Cover design: Ludwig llio Graphics: Sarah Loyola Copy Editors: Elaine Koh, K Mohan Photographers: Arthur Lee, Yen Meng Jiin Advertising sales: Martin Boey (9620-1358) Alfred Lee (*****578) Sv>--^^^ seafood in a pan^^-^^ We not onlv serV£ the best fish, but \Ve serV£
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      81 34 When property 1^ <^^^^ management quality matters, Jones Lang LaSalle The first and only property management service provider in the Singapore Service Class since 2005 With 20 million square feet of property in Singapore under our management, we focus on delivering high quality property management service to maximize operational efficiency
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      11 34 Managed by: Administered by: SQA SPRING governing Singapore COUNCIL Enabling Enterprise
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      311 35 Br BW P/'^ <'iii^liiiiililwWF^ La bV. T9 pwmbmP^^M j^bbV/ ilß^^^^f 7 ffA^A^A^mi ■P/ ImW jflF BW/Z £r M 7w AfMtm w nfm/ Maw Mm P Maw// m w at at jSmKffl&k W 'Warn :M rsSar AW AW AWF-'Si tsf' W/AWfl- v* AtF/\/'^r-. Mr :;J [am irl X wJi if <^"
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      268 37 OCBC Bank f Full-Service "^^B Sunday ■b, Banking B k A^r '-...,'1 I 1 E^i V b f 1 J v ;f/Sk W^^k m U OOCBCBank It's our pleasure to serve you. And an honour to be awarded for it. HMeet the people behind our latest accolade. At OCBC Bank,
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      803 39 Ba Riverside Secondary School h h h h^^^ Setsco Services Pte Ltd I LA Si Ling Primary School I Singapore Aero Engine Services Pte Ltd Singapore Civil Defence Force IB^^^ Singapore Examinations Assessment Board Singapore Institute of Management Singapore National Eye Centre Pte Ltd I J >^ Singapore Polytechnic SP
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      345 40 Professional Service Quality through Business and People Excellence Systems C^RMSm PEOPLE D^^ELOPER ~£jL QUALITY CLASS s, NCA ro EE sB^*| Jftf As one of the top quantity surveying firms in Singapore and a member firm of the KPK International Group with offices located in 15 cities across Asia, KPK Quantity
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      244 41 dd^k A }jk f^^L f^% /^Tfc j^^ 1^ Sir. J^ 1 HI I<#^!L^ M- j&A W r-^ H I H r-^ r- H __y 1 i_ i_ J v_y ij? AT DAIRY FARM, IT'S ALL ABOUT ENERGY, PASSION, £k A AND PRIDE IN PERFORMANCE. M§ bh <^f^^^ .^fl^^. ,^M^^ As
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      182 43 The </7 -i©-f- of Ky/la/iciai/igy f^>"^ JVW£ SLKgajport' Qj^dMy Award twice< Peoples Excellence' Award 2009 Many companies pursue excellence in their respective fields and industry, while others nurture a work culture that attracts and retains their employees. However, it becomes a seemingly insurmountable challenge when companies try to balance the
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      802 45 6' ||K\ SERVICE IH NLB EXCELLENCE *^wl '^tIJ AWARD 2009 WINNER In pursuit of organisational excellence since winning the Singapore Innovation Award in 2001, the Singapore Quality Award in 2004, and now the Service Excellence Award, the National Library Board (NLB) continues to deliver innovative and responsive products and services.
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      260 47 a IMMIGRATION CHECKPOINTS AUTHORITY A Member of the Home Team Honoured To Be Awarded The 2009 Singapore Quality Award i ,-^fl 4Jfr*"^ IHW ™"H» Vl'' it i]' X H^^A^^Bti V "'-If if"i y^B^s W fl I BH I V ■VI I I 1 H I I I v m HI
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      96 49 *NANYANG AWA R D 20 0 9 We dedicate this Award to our valued staff and students, and to our esteemed partners, whose support and contribution have made this possible. This Award will be an inspiration for Nanyang Polytechnic as we pursue our vision to be a premier polytechnic of
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      219 51 \C LAS C^^NGAPORE people de>^ ci fW^^^ 00^ QUALITY GLASS s n c a p o R E W/C^^^ From our first branch since almost half a century ago to a Qualifying Full Bank -^rTT l^T^ (QFB), Maybank Singapore has come a long way. Today, we remain strongly j*^ *vf~
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      156 53 Land TransportJL^Authority SINGAPORE QUALITY AWARD L& bmineM excellence HONOURED TO BE AWARDED THE nft j H i -w CflthJfVV f■ T f i Til I I A dT'«. i .11 ■-ifeYrirf r' —-r—----- i-aL-—: jpr 'i'Mllf 1 4 ill I I <^^k The Land Transport Authority's vision for the future
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      231 55 BHfl| The Award recognises our efforts in operationalising our strategic plan to achieve world-class excellence N. wJ jr'/ through whole-hearted commitment at all levels of leadership and motivating our Staff, both academic and non-academic, to serve our Students. To garner such an Award would not have been possible without the
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      288 57 if™ 0 Business Excellence is like an Orchestra in Harmony 9^ Beyond leadership, excellence can only be achieved when everyone Is In tune. ft Sjjjjij CDL The First and Only Private Property Developer to be awarded Singapore Quality Class C^mapore KIo certification and the only Platinum winner of the BCA
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      145 59 B v^&V .r\-v i v^j j_i ■k. AWARD THE SERVICE EXCELLENCE AWARD Service excellence is the key driver behind CPF Board's business excellence journey. A strong service culture is what drives every CPF officer to deliver heartfelt service to our customers. The Service Excellence Award is an important milestone and
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      418 61 Through Excelk r-. o/?^^iiM^^^^^^^^^^^^B Financial Alliance thanks g^, every dedicated member of jm r!^% the organisation for working C^mvmw PEOPLE DEWeIQPER toaether to achieve the V rogerner ro acnieve me CLASS s. neap or c double distinction for Embracing EXCELLENCE Delivering QUALITY y attaining the dual status of On top
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