The Business Times, 26 March 2010
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Title Section23 2010-03-26 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES S$1.00 online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg Sfll A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION CO REGN NO *****2868E MICA (P) 123/08/2009 Friday, March 26,201023 words
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619 2010-03-26 1 RONNIE LIM - 4 months on, sale still not sealed; clearances awaited By RONNIE LIM [SINGAPORE] Four months after the sale of Temasek’s exploration and production arm Orchard Energy was announced, the deal is yet to close. Some regulatory approvals from Indonesia are still to come through.619 words
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Article141 2010-03-26 1 ST INDEX 2,888.37 (+2.01) ST INDEX FUTURES 2,888 (+2) SIMSCI 343.08 (-0.03) SIMSCI FUTURES 343.70 (+0.00) FOREX US$ S$ US$ (S$ per US$) 1.407 (US$/S$ per 1.492 2.099 EURO (US$/S$/E) 1.332 1.874 Foreign currency per US$ S$ YEN 91.90 65.30 RM 3.322 2.361 HK$ 7.762 5.517 BAHT 32.40141 words
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859 2010-03-26 1 UMA SHANKARI - It rejects Redas chief’s ‘hands-off’ plea, says it can’t let private property bubbles form By UMA SHANKARI [SINGAPORE] The government yesterday defended its policy of managing price movements in the private housing market and also stood by its method of supplying developers with state859 words
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Advertisement109 2010-03-26 1 FESTIVALS AROUND THE WORLD Melbourne’s March madness PAGE 40 HOCK LOCK SIEW SGX shows its steel and it shines ARTS Evolution of the Chinese orchestra PAGE 6 PAGE 42 LETTER TO THE EDITOR How many directorships? There’s no magic number PAGE 31 RETIREMENT VILLAGES What’s in store for Singapore’s ageing109 words
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TOP STORIES
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Article566 2010-03-26 2 Govt rebuts Cheong’s ‘free market’ theory THE government yesterday defended its policy of managing price movements in the private housing market and also stood by its method for supplying developers with state land sites. It was responding to Wednesday’s speech by the president of the Real Estate Developers’566 words
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Article, Illustration718 2010-03-26 2 S JAYASANKARAN - Reports suggest move might be imminent to cash in on World Cup fever By S JAYASANKARAN in Kuala Lumpur THE shares of Malaysian gaming companies spiked up yesterday on speculation that they could get in on Kuala Lumpur’s plans to legalise sportsAFP - 718 words
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459 2010-03-26 2 SIOW LI SEN - By SIOW LI SEN [SINGAPORE] DBS Bank said yesterday that it no longer does business with a crooked Ukraine Internet company called Innovative Marketing Ukraine. The bank, which used to handle credit card payments for the company until it closed the account in 2008,459 words
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418 2010-03-26 4 Latest remarks by German Chancellor raise hopes of support for Greece Bloomberg [NEWYORK] The euro rose from a 10-month low versus the US dollar after German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that she supports loans to Greece as a last resort, boosting speculation that Germany’sBloomberg - 418 words
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Article, Illustration519 2010-03-26 4 KALPANA RASHIWALA - By KALPANA RASHIWALA [SINGAPORE] Hong Leong Group has inked a deal to sell Marina House at Shenton Way for $148 million, BT understands. The buyer is believed to be a group led by niche property developer and investor Melvin Poh. Members of hisFILE PHOTO - 519 words
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Article, Illustration476 2010-03-26 4 LEE U-WEN - By LEE U-WEN [SINGAPORE] Thailand’s top court has begun the lengthy process needed to carry out its order to seize 46.4 billion baht (S$2 billion) belonging to the family of fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra. But lawyers acting for the 60-year-old saidREUTERS - 476 words
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398 2010-03-26 4 JOYCE HOOI - By JOYCE HOOI [SINGAPORE] The refrain of “cheaper, better and faster” should not be drawn along national lines, said Lim Swee Say, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office and secretary-general of the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC), yesterday. Mr Lim was speaking at398 words
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Article, Illustration429 2010-03-26 4 NISHA RAMCHANDANI - By NISHA RAMCHANDANI [SINGAPORE] Changi Airport registered the strongest growth in six years in February, when passenger numbers shot up 21.5 per cent year on year to 3.11 million, helped by the Chinese New Year holiday and the Singapore Airshow. It wasREUTERS - 429 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article809 2010-03-26 6 LYNETTE KHOO - Some want more time, others say 2 years is enough; caveat emptor seen cutting both ways NEWS ANALYSIS By LYNETTE KHOO IN a few days’ time, the first batch of companies on the watch-list of loss-making companies that were asked to delist will fall off the809 words
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928 2010-03-26 6 WONG WEI KONG - SGX shows its steel and it shines HOCK LOCK SIEW By WONG WEI KONG DELIVERING a public rap and setting in motion a series of forced delistings in recent weeks, the Singapore Exchange (SGX) has certainly been making its regulatory presence felt. And that, even if coming too late for928 words
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Article, Illustration518 2010-03-26 8 MICHELLE QUAH - Brokers expect quarterly earnings to be hit by weaker trading volumes By MICHELLE QUAH BROKERS have cut their share price targets for the Singapore Exchange (SGX), ahead of its quarterly results next week, predicting earnings will be hit by weaker trading volumes.518 words
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585 2010-03-26 8 Reuters [NEW DELHI] Bharti Airtel looked set to wrap up its US$9 billion deal to buy most of Kuwaiti telecom group Zain’s African assets, giving India’s top mobile operator a foothold in the frontier market in its third attempt. Bharti, whichReuters - 585 words
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360 2010-03-26 8 KAREN NG - Trading of deferred settlement contract starts on Tuesday By KAREN NG SINGAPORE Commodity Exchange (Sicom) is confident that its gold deferred settlement contract, which begins trading on Tuesday next week, will appeal to global investors. Jeremy Ang, chief executive officer of Sicom, a360 words
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Article, Illustration550 2010-03-26 8 Reuters [HONG KONG] DBS, Southeast Asia’s biggest bank, has identified several acquisition targets in Indonesia, its chief executive said yesterday, as it embarks on an ambitious plan to expand in fast-growing emerging markets. “There are at least several targets that we can see inReuters; REUTERS - 550 words
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Article, Illustration460 2010-03-26 12 RONNIE LIM - Shareholders okay consolidation of distribution biz under $320m KSD By RONNIE LIM FINALLY, for Indonesian tycoon Kris Wiluan, it will be all under one roof. This was a target which he had set as far back as 2006, when he tookFILE PHOTO - 460 words
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416 2010-03-26 12 VINCENT WEE - By VINCENT WEE KEPPEL Offshore Marine (Keppel O&M) has, through three subsidiaries, secured a floating production storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) conversion job and two rig repair and upgrades worth a total of $140 million. No individual contract values were revealed. But of416 words
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366 2010-03-26 12 VINCENT WEE - By VINCENT WEE SINGTEL is making innovative use of technology to bring down the cost of high speed broadband services at sea which can potentially save up to US$120,000 in infrastructure costs per vessel. The first in Asia solution was launched this week366 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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74 2010-03-26 12 JAPAN Land last night said that the group’s ability to continue as a going concern could be in doubt, if negotiations with M+W Zander over delayed progress payments fall through. Trading may thus be suspended with immediate effect. Japan Land had said on Wednesday that74 words
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Article69 2010-03-26 12 CHINA Sun Bio-Chem Technology Group faces a delisting, after failing to meet yesterday’s deadline to submit a trading resumption proposal. The company also said yesterday that it “will not be applying to extend the deadline for the submission”. Trading of China Sun’s shares has been69 words
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57 2010-03-26 12 KOON Holdings has acquired a 75 per cent stake in ECI Corporation for $3.75 million. ECIC, a precaster for HDB projects, has $10.9 million worth of projects on hand. The acquisition is expected to have a positive impact on Koon’s performance for57 words
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69 2010-03-26 12 TEE International Ltd has entered into an agreement with TG Development Pte Ltd and TG Capital Management Pte Ltd to jointly develop the properties located at 47, 49, 51, 55, 57, 59 and 61 Cairnhill Circle into an upper-middle range residential condominium for sale.69 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration581 2010-03-26 10 R SIVANITHY - Activity remains subdued with low liquidity, rotational activity generated by dealers and proprietary desks STOCKS R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent THE local stock market yesterday continued to display the same features which have been a hallmark of trading for more than a month now low liquidity, mainly rotationalSource: Bloomberg - 581 words
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Article66 2010-03-26 10 Mar 25 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS 166.00 +34.00 BT CADI -*****.00 +31.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 +16.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 694.27 +2.86 FTSE ST Small Cap 556.27 +3.83 FTSE ST All Share 712.94 +1.15 FTSE ST China Top 279.12 +0.06 FTSE ST China 296.85 +0.83 FTSE66 words
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Article186 2010-03-26 10 MAIN SDQ TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 4 8 4 0 0 0 4 8 4 Manufacturing 69 51 76 10 5 12 79 56 88 Commerce 21 17 26 6 5 3 27 22 29 Tpt/Stor/Comms 14 16 11186 words
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BROKERS’ TAKE
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Article, Illustration334 2010-03-26 10 Services March 25 close: $2.65 DBS GROUP RESEARCH, March 25 MOST recent data from Changi Airport showed flights, passengers and cargo grew by 5.5 per cent, 10.1 per cent and 20 per cent y-o-y, respectively, in January 2010. We project that Singapore Airport Terminal Services (SATS) willSource: Bloomberg - 334 words
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Article, Illustration502 2010-03-26 10 CONRAD TAN - Compiled by CONRAD TAN March 25 close: $3.18 DMG PARTNERS SECURITIES, March 25 FACILITIES in place to support growth. From March 15-19, 2010, we visited Noble’s coal mines in Australia, and its port and grain crushers in Argentina. We view positively Noble’s subsidiary Donaldson’s access to NCIG portSource: Bloomberg - 502 words
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Article121 2010-03-26 10 TURNOVER (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN SDQ TOTAL MAIN SDQ TOTAL Multi Ind 12,992 12,992 30,505 30,505 Manufacturing 350,441 4,927 355,368 247,407 438 247,845 Commerce 117,071 4,089 121,160 106,044 1,115 107,158 Tpt/Stor/Comms 62,821 215 63,036 105,198 30 105,228 Finance 23,014 80 23,094 131,566 7 131,573 Construction 59,625 26,076121 words
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Article109 2010-03-26 10 Stock name Close Change CapMallsAsia 2.290 CapitaLand 3.940 -0.060 CapitaMall 1.850 +0.020 CityDev 10.720 +0.140 ComfortDelGro 1.570 +0.010 DBS Grp 14.440 -0.040 F&N 4.540 -0.090 Genting SP 0.925 +0.015 Golden Agri 0.540 -0.020 HK Land 4.820 +0.010 JMH 34.200 +0.040 JSH 19.700 -0.020 Jardine C&C 28.100109 words
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Article, Illustration479 2010-03-26 10 CURRENCIES Reuters [LONDON] The euro held near 10-month lows against the US dollar yesterday on fiscal concerns after Portugal’s debt was downgraded the previous day and with European leaders set to discuss aid for debt-stricken Greece. Diplomatic efforts on the eve of the two-dayReuters; BLOOMBERG - 479 words
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Article55 2010-03-26 10 VOLUME Golden Agri 140,425,000 Genting SP 50,099,000 Z-Obee Hldgs 42,710,000 Healthway 39,670,000 Yongnam 29,154,000 Abterra 27,760,000 Armstrong 27,655,000 TopGlobal 25,296,000 PineAgritech 23,648,000 Novo Grp 22,795,000 VALUE($) Wilmar 98,625,364 Golden Agri 77,001,640 CapitaLand 74,066,250 Genting SP 45,973,710 Noble Grp 43,868,450 StraitsAsia 37,598,200 DBS Grp 37,068,520 UOB 33,060,740 SingTel55 words
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Article107 2010-03-26 10 BY CENTS CLOSE UP DBXT FTVietnam 10US$ 4425 52.0 0.8 Jardine C&C 2810 42.0 1.5 Great Eastern 1502 28.0 1.9 DBXT S&P Short 10US$ 5108 22.5 0.3 Spore Land 688 18.0 2.7 Wilmar 665 17.0 2.6 DBXT MSINDO 10us$ 1165 14.1 0.9 CityDev 1072 14.0 1.3 Petra 130 12.0107 words
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Article124 2010-03-26 10 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN GLD 10US$ ***** -74.5 -0.5 DBXT FTChina25 10US$ 2905 -64.7 -1.6 DBXT Nifty 10US$ ***** -33.8 -0.2 Lyxor China H 10US$ 1527 -33.8 -1.5 CityDev.ES.1003 1066 -30.0 -2.7 OCC 5.1% NCPS 100 ***** -18.0 -0.2 DBXT MSAsExJp 10US$ 2800 -14.1 -0.4 SGX.ES.1003 779 -12.0 -1.5124 words
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Article87 2010-03-26 10 Mar 25 CHNG YR 2010 CLOSE FR Mar 24 S$ LOW S$ HIGH US$ 1.4055 -0.13 1.4219 1.3953 Euro 1.8753 0.15 2.0153 1.8753@ Pounds 2.1029 -0.06 2.2776 2.0848 A$ 1.2827 0.09 1.2923 1.2276 Yen* 1.5286 0.74 1.5927 1.5027 Rupiah* 0.***** -0.02 0.***** 0.***** Baht* 4.3385 0.0487 words
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Article, Illustration680 2010-03-26 14 LEE U-WEN - Iskandar Investment chief says efficient public transport key to growth of tourism By LEE U-WEN EFFICIENT trains and water taxis not building another bridge are the best solutions to enable more people to commute between Johor and Singapore quickly. This is the680 words
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Article, Illustration374 2010-03-26 14 UMA SHANKARI - By UMA SHANKARI HONG Leong Holdings has sold all 202 units in its upmarket 76 Shenton condominium in just one day. The one- and two-bed-room apartments in the 99-year leasehold project were snapped up after a ballot yesterday. One-bed-room units went374 words
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241 2010-03-26 14 THE Urban Redevelopment Authority has launched the tender for an industrial site next to Seagate’s facility in Woodlands. An unnamed developer has agreed to bid at least $25 million or $28.78 per square foot per plot ratio (psf ppr) for the 60-year leasehold plot.241 words
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503 2010-03-26 14 CHEN HUIFEN - Ron Sim to share learning experience in Going Global talk By CHEN HUIFEN MUCH of the talk about M&As among SMEs has been centred on the rationale and benefits. But every M&A transaction no matter how well planned or executed involves a degree of risk.503 words
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171 2010-03-26 14 SOUTH West Community Development Council (CDC) and its ComCare Local Network (CLN) partners will provide direct help to chronic needy families and vulnerable elderly people. “As the needs of chronic needy families and the vulnerable elderly are mul-ti-faceted, a many-help-ing-hands approach is needed171 words
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286 2010-03-26 14 DRIFTING away from his usual call for more government subsidies for small and medium-sized enterprises, long-time SME champion Inderjit Singh said yesterday that the government should not keep pumping in resources to finance them. Speaking during a panel discussion at the Singapore Brand Conference 2010,286 words
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235 2010-03-26 14 A DELEGATION of 13 Singapore companies, led by the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) and Singapore Green Building Council (SGBC), will attend the Sixth International Conference on Intelligent, Green and Energy-Efficient Building New Technologies and Products Expo in Beijing from March 29235 words
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74 2010-03-26 14 PREPARATIONS are under way for the third Singapore Garden Festival (SGF) in July. More than 400 people gathered at the Botanic Gardens yesterday morning to kickstart the project “The Man Who Planted Trees”. Over 130,000 seedlings will be planted over the next three months, so74 words
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77 2010-03-26 14 THE theme song for the inaugural Youth Olympic Games will be sung by singers from five continents. Jody Williams of Africa, Sean Kingston of America, Tabitha Nauser of Asia, Steve Appleton of Europe and Jessica Mauboy of Oceania are in Singapore this week77 words
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66 2010-03-26 14 THE Tripartite Committee on Work-Life Strategy has called for applications for the Work-Life Excellence Award (WLEA) 2010. Into its third year, WLEA recognises organisations with work-life strategies that have helped employees better manage their professional and personal responsibilities as well as contribute to organisational success.66 words
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Advertisement99 2010-03-26 15 The Inauguration of Invida Group Corporate Headquarters in Singapore With Guest-of-Honour Mr S Iswaran Senior Minister of State forTrade Industry and Education I N V DA Invigorating Lives in Asia With over 4,000 employees across 13 countries, Invida specialises in the commercialisation of pharmaceutical products with a vision to be99 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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Article, Illustration664 2010-03-26 16 Home sales are sliding, prices are stalling, foreclosures are rising AP [WASHINGTON] The recovery in the US housing market is at risk of collapsing. Home sales are sliding, prices are stalling and foreclosures are rising. And mortgage rates are likely to go upAP; AFP - 664 words
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334 2010-03-26 16 Bloomberg [FRANKFURT] Loans to households and companies in Europe declined in February from a year earlier as sluggish economic expansion reduced demand for credit. Loans to the private sector fell 0.4 per cent, their sixth straight annual decline, the European Central BankBloomberg - 334 words
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495 2010-03-26 16 ANTHONY ROWLEY - His admission likely to increase pressure on central bank By ANTHONY ROWLEY in Tokyo A MEMBER of the Bank of Japan’s Policy Board acknowledged yesterday that deflation expectations are increasing among the Japanese public, threatening to put further downward pressure on prices and to damage495 words
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475 2010-03-26 16 Bloomberg [WELLINGTON] New Zealand’s economy grew at the fastest pace in two years in the fourth quarter as consumer spending, manufacturing and house construction increased. Gross domestic product rose 0.8 per cent from the previous three months, Statistics New ZealandBloomberg - 475 words
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MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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551 2010-03-26 17 PAULINE NG - Bid by Splash for water concession is at a hefty premium over state govt offer By PAULINE NG in Kuala Lumpur SHARES of water concessionaire Puncak Niaga Holdings rose 10.5 per cent or 26 sen yesterday to RM2.76 on the surprise RM10.8 billion551 words
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323 2010-03-26 17 AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia, the world’s second-larg-est palm oil producer, will make it mandatory for all vehicles to use biofuel from next year, the government announced on Wednesday. Malaysia’s plans to shift to biofuel a mixture of diesel with 5 per centAFP - 323 words
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Article, Illustration566 2010-03-26 17 It threatens to drop Jakarta firm as supplier over illegal logging claim Reuters [JAKARTA] Agribusiness giant Cargill Inc yesterday threatened to delist Indonesian palm oil firm Sinar Mas as a supplier if it fails to address allegations of illegal logging lodged by Greenpeace, aReuters; AFP - 566 words
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Advertisement348 2010-03-26 17 INVEST 1APAN NOW IT'S TIME TO LOOK AT JAPANESE MARKET While the global economic downturn has affected the Japanese economy with great impact, there are still many growing new opportunities for doing business in Japan for specific sectors, where many foreign investors have ventured and succeeded. For those new to348 words
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GREATER CHINA
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402 2010-03-26 18 AP [WELLINGTON, New Zealand] A Hong Kong-based investment group says it wants to invest up to US$1.1 billion in New Zealand’s dairy industry to make high-quality infant formula and long-life milk products for the Chinese market. TheAP - 402 words
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Article, Illustration606 2010-03-26 18 US investors put off by uncertainties as lawmakers bicker over climate change AFP [WASHINGTON] China has surpassed the United States as the top investor in clean energy with the rising Asian power becoming a “powerhouse” in the emerging field, a study byAFP - 606 words
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500 2010-03-26 19 China Prosper’s plans highlight growing trade ties between the two Reuters [SHANGHAI] Taiwan’s former deputy economics minister, Yang Shih-chien, now has a new business card chairman of China Prosper Investment and Management (Tianjin) Co Ltd, a new yuan-denominat-ed private equity fund manager. TheReuters - 500 words
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401 2010-03-26 19 Reuters [SHANGHAI] China’s central bank is set to mop up a massive amount of cash from the money markets for a second week through bill sales, reinforcing expectations that open market operations may replace a rise in banks’ reserve requirements in theReuters - 401 words
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451 2010-03-26 19 Bloomberg [SINAGAPORE] China has overtaken India as the global epicentre of the diabetes epidemic after a study showed twice as many Chinese are afflicted with the disease as previously estimated. Type-2 diabetes, mostly caused by a high-calorie diet and sedentary lifestyle, afflicts 92.4Bloomberg - 451 words
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721 2010-03-26 20 Changing exchange rate won’t fix trade gap and could upset recovery: minister Reuters [WASHINGTON] A Chinese official said on Wednesday that China would reform its currency policy gradually and keep the exchange rate stable, rejecting mounting US calls to allow theReuters - 721 words
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Article, Illustration907 2010-03-26 20 AFP AP [BEIJING] China’s second largest mobile phone operator will remove Google’s search function from new handsets in response to the US Internet giant’s tussle with Beijing, the Financial Times reported yesterday. The reported move by China Unicom comes as other Chinese companies appearAFP; AP - 907 words
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Article, Illustration793 2010-03-26 21 Size of private ports springing up drives suppliers to revise their projections Reuters [NEW DELHI] The speed with which large, private, fully-mechanised ports are springing up in India is making coal producers and traders think again. Suppliers had until recently doubted IndiaReuters; REUTERS - 793 words
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651 2010-03-26 21 AFP [NEW DELHI] Universities around the world are poised to establish outpost colleges in India as the government pushes ahead with plans to open up the country’s education system. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s Cabinet has given the green light to the proposals, which willAFP - 651 words
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Article, Illustration808 2010-03-26 22 Plan offers creditors full repayment on outstanding loans over 5 to 8 years AP [DUBAI] Dubai’s government will pump up to US$9.5 billion into Dubai World as part of a longawaited restructuring plan to rescue its chief conglomerate from a cripplingAP - 808 words
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Article, Illustration475 2010-03-26 22 Reuters AFP [TOKYO] Toyota Motor Corp is studying plans to reorganise its domestic manufacturing operations to consolidate production of similar vehicles regardless of brands across its group companies, the company said yesterday. Toyota currently produces a single model at different factories in some cases.Reuters; AFP - 475 words
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548 2010-03-26 22 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Japan’s public pension fund, the world’s largest, plans to cut the number of money management firms it uses to simplify operations and adopt new benchmark indexes to reduce market impact and lower trading costs. The Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF), which overseesBloomberg - 548 words
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Article, Illustration505 2010-03-26 23 Prosecutors say he and a trader gained from trades on tips about 6 acquisitions Reuters [NEW YORK] Using coded email messages referring to securities and money as “frequent flyer miles” and “potatoes,” a high-ranking UBS investment banker and a trader made US$870,000Reuters; REUTERS - 505 words
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446 2010-03-26 23 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] The US Treasury intends to unload its 27 per cent stake in bailed-out bank Citigroup using a preset trading plan that will lock the government into a schedule for selling its shares, sources said. The plan,Bloomberg - 446 words
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457 2010-03-26 23 Reuters AP [WASHINGTON] A package of final changes to a landmark healthcare reform law must be approved again by the US House of Representatives after the Senate parliamentarian eliminated two minor provisions on Thursday. Senate Parliamentarian Alan Frumin upheld two Republican challenges underReuters; AP - 457 words
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739 2010-03-26 24 Declining volatility is making it cheap for investors to take a position with index put options [NEW YORK] The US stock market may be sitting near 18-month highs, and volatility has declined sharply, but that doesn’t mean investors aren’t worried about a739 words
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Article, Illustration102 2010-03-26 24 [LONDON] British actress Emma Thompson kept a pig on a leash as she arrived for the world premiere of her latest film, 'Nanny McPhee The Big Bang', in London's Leicester Square on Wednesday night. Co-star Maggie Gyllenhaal and Welsh actor Rhys Ifans wereAP - 102 words
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375 2010-03-26 24 It will require 6 to 9 billion euros in further govt funding Reuters [DUBLIN] Nationalised Anglo Irish Bank will need between six billion and nine billion euros (S$17 billion) in further state investment to remain afloat, chief executive Mike Aynsley toldReuters - 375 words
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Article, Illustration680 2010-03-26 25 Govt plans further public spending to keep the economy on recovery path NYT [LONDON] Britain operates one of the largest welfare states in Europe. And that, it seems, is just fine with many of the British. Despite the worst recession since WorldNYT; BLOOMBERG - 680 words
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330 2010-03-26 26 AP [WASHINGTON] The US and Russia reached a breakthrough agreement on Wednesday for a historic treaty to reduce the nuclear arsenals of the former Cold War rivals, the most significant pact in a generation and an important milestone inAP - 330 words
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532 2010-03-26 26 Recession hastens slide to insolvency which is not expected till 2016 NYT [NEW YORK] The bursting of the real estate bubble and the ensuing recession have hammered jobs, home prices and now Social Security. This year, the system will pay out more in benefitsNYT - 532 words
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Article, Illustration99 2010-03-26 26 AFP [LONDON] A gaggle of adoring teenage fans shamelessly pawing the waxwork of British actor Robert Pattinson as it was unveiled at Madame Tussauds in London yesterday. The eerily-lifelike model, which sports Pattinson's trademark tousled hair and stubble, looks set to become the museum's ‘mostAFP - 99 words
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581 2010-03-26 26 Big firms buy space on Ipad apps from major publications NYT [NEW YORK] Advertisers initially approached new media as if they were going duck hunting, tiptoeing cautiously into the waters of mobile phones and the Internet. With the iPad, it’s big-game season. GettingNYT - 581 words
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519 2010-03-26 26 Taxes on retiree drug benefit subsidy eat into earnings Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Caterpillar Inc lobbied to keep the US from taxing a subsidy on retiree drug benefits. It lost the battle when President Barack Obama signed an almost US$1 trillion healthcare overhaulBloomberg - 519 words
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445 2010-03-26 26 Reuters [SAN FRANCISCO] California’s economy will not be damaged by the state’s 2006 climate change law and some sectors could thrive, a state agency said in a report on Wednesday that counters fears in the business community that the measure will killReuters - 445 words
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Article, Illustration1564 2010-03-26 28 The consumer protection agency she thought up is almost a reality now. But will she head it? NYT [WASHINGTON] ASKElizabethWarren,scourge of Wall Street bankers, how they treat consumers, and her no-nonsense bob will shake with indignation. She will talk about morality, about fairness,NYT; AFP - 1,564 words
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Article, Illustration623 2010-03-26 29 Negotiation could settle the world’s largest and costliest trade spat Reuters [GENEVA] A new trade row is looming over the next generation of Airbus jets a day after European aid was ruled illegal, but the world’s largest and costliest trade spat seems destinedReuters; AFP - 623 words
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348 2010-03-26 29 Carrier looking at debt financing to fund fleet renewal Reuters [SANTIAGO] Malaysia Airlines is targeting a profit of RM100-3 00 million (S$42-127 million) this year, which would mark an improvement in operating terms from 2009, CEO Tengku Azmil Aziz said on Wednesday. MrReuters - 348 words
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285 2010-03-26 29 Bloomberg [TAIPEI] China Airlines Ltd, Taiwan’s largest carrier, made its biggest quarterly profit in five years because of an economic rebound and the addition of more flights to the mainland. The carrier had a net income of NT$1.18 billion (S$52.1 million) in the threeBloomberg - 285 words
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Article, Illustration736 2010-03-26 29 AP [NAIROBI] In the first killing of its kind, private security contractors shot dead a Somali pirate in a clash that left two skiffs riddled with bullet holes, officials said on Wednesday. The killing raises questions over who has jurisdictionAP; AFP - 736 words
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Article281 2010-03-26 29 SGX '000 Mar 25 S$ +/-Vol CH Offshore 0.66 0.01 1707 Chuan Hup Hldgs 0.29 -0.01 247 Cosco Corp 1.24 unch 3458 CWT Ltd 1.08 0.01 1565 Ezra Hldgs 2.34 -0.04 3731 First Ship Lease 0.61 0.01 2541 Freight Links 0.05 unch 92 Grand Banks 0.41 -0.01 2281 words
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Article2997 2010-03-26 29 CITY FLIGHT ETA FLIGHT ETD Abu Dhabi EY470 2200 SQ456 1245 Adelaide LH9771 1740 9W4082 2215 SQ268 1740 AF8088 2215 VS7268 1740 BA7382 2215 JL5083 2215 QF82 2215 --LH9770 2350 SQ269 2350 VS7269 2350 Amsterdam LO4031 0610 AZ3993 2250 SQ323 0610 KL838 2250 US5410 0610 LO40322,997 words
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466 2010-03-26 30 EDITORIAL RECENT Indonesian gas supply hitches ranging from buckling in a section of the Sumatra-Singapore submarine gas pipeline, to a toxic mercury scare, to the latest shortfall in Natuna gas supply due to maintenance work at the gasfield only reinforce the critical need466 words
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Article, Illustration1038 2010-03-26 30 KLAUS F ZIMMERMANN - It’s bitter medicine but it has to be taken and the doctor here is (gasp!) a socialist too By KLAUS F ZIMMERMANN The writer is director of the Institute for the Study of Labour (IZA) in Bonn and president of the German Institute forAFP - 1,038 words
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Article, Illustration821 2010-03-26 30 WILLIAM PESEK JR - THE BOTTOM LINE WILLIAM PESEK JR The writer is a Bloomberg News columnist. The opinions expressed are his own Bloomberg “YOU want to donate blood?” One gets many head-turn-ing offers walking the streets of Bangkok pirated DVDs, colourful bars, gems, sex, you nameBloomberg - 821 words
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Article, Illustration1254 2010-03-26 31 LEON HADAR - He is ready to press for immediate legislation to reform the financial sector while resisting Republican pressure LEON HADAR Washington Correspondent IN THE aftermath of their impressive legislative victory in getting the healthcare reform Bill approved in Congress over the weekend, US PresidentAP - 1,254 words
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Article, Illustration706 2010-03-26 31 Sovann Giang - Sovann Giang Executive director Singapore Institute of Directors RECENT opinions have been expressed in the press that some listed companies are more concerned about corporate governance compliance in form rather than substance that is, just tick the boxes. Is this due to theirYEN MENG JIIN - 706 words
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208 2010-03-26 31 Donald Keith; Greg Seow - Donald Keith Deputy CEO, FTSE group Greg Seow Chairman, FTSE ST Index Advisory Committee YOUR Hock Lock Siew column, “The curious case of Jardine the STI” (BT, March 15), queried the inclusion of Jardine constituents in the Straits Times Index (STI). An understanding208 words
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Article8931 2010-03-26 32 Transaction date: Mar 25 52-wks Tel Last Vol Day Last Quote Div Gr Yld Net M Cap High Low Code Company Sale +/-(‘000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 18 3.5 3148 8Telecom 17.5 +1 921 17.5 17 17 17.5 1.7 10.3 5.6 83.8 10 3 58348,931 words
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Article1715 2010-03-26 33 52-wks Tel Last Vol Day Last Quote Div Gr Yld Net M Cap High Low Code Company Sale +/-(‘000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 10 5 1181 t AA Grp 5.5 4.5 6 30.6 5.3 25 12 8538 t APStrategic 15.5 13 15 91.5 4 11,715 words
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Article9370 2010-03-26 33 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS UNIT TRUSTS APS Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Alpha Fund!** 1.24/ APS Alpha Fund (USD)!** 0.88/ AXA Life Secure Ascent 2020 Fund 0.*****/0.***** AXA Wealth Mgt S'pore Pte Ltd AXA WM -Talents Fund 0.69/ Aberdeen Asset Mgt Asia Limited American Opp 0.6771/ Asian Credit Fund 1.2464/ Asian9,370 words
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Article563 2010-03-26 33 52-Wk Tel Last Vol Day Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Code Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 111 107 6389 ABF SG Bond ETF 109.5 109.1 112 499.8 863 479 CIMBAsean40 100US$ US857cd +3 1 857 857 860 865 34.3 298563 words
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Article259 2010-03-26 33 52-Wk Tel Last Vol Day Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Code Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 56 26 6000 AVJennings A47 unch 13 47 46 47.5 49.5 3.6 7.4 3.8 122.4 31 7.5 6017 Genting HK US$ US22.5 -0.5 1683259 words
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365 2010-03-26 34 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Mar 24 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Index Preliminary 864.7 0.0 3.9 -0.3 2.2 -0.7 2.1 EAFE Preliminary 806.6 0.1 2.8 -0.8 -1.2 -1.2 -1.3 Europe Preliminary 1153.7 0.0365 words
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Article186 2010-03-26 34 Mar 25 RUBBER Futures (Closing prices) RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Close Volume O/I Month High Low Sett (lots) (lots) Apr 10 342.0 340.0 340.0 20 740 May 10 335.0 652 Jun 10 332.0 60 800 Jul 10 330.0 420 Aug 10 323.0 322.3 324.0 60 290 Sep 10186 words
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Article95 2010-03-26 34 Mar 25 TREASURY BILLS Period Issue Maturity Yesterday's Day's code Bid High Low 3-Month BQ*****S 24.06.2010 0.35 0.30 0.30 1-Year BY*****N 01.11.2010 0.37 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year N*****0A 2.625 01.04.2012 104.12 104.20 104.13 5-Year N*****0N 1.375 01.10.2014 100.2995 words
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Article105 2010-03-26 34 Mar 24 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 lb bushels) Close Previous High/Low May 10 960.00 968.00 967.75 953.25 Jul 10 967.50 975.50 975.00 960.50 Aug 10 961.50 970.50 967.25 956.50 Sep 10 941.75 951.25 947.00 937.50 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs;Uscent/lb) Close Previous High/Low May 10 39.08 39.54 39.53105 words
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Article77 2010-03-26 34 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Mar 24 CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Change Brent blend (1-Mth F) 79.64 -1.28 WTI (Near Mth) 80.46 -1.16 Dubai (1-Mth F) 77.47 -1.04 Tapis blend 81.90 -1.25 Minas 81.10 -1.35 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha 78.89 -0.55 Jet Kerosene 87.45 -0.10 US$/barrel Opec Oil77 words
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Article132 2010-03-26 34 Mar 25 As at 9am Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Bid Offer Aust dollar 1.2700 1.3080 Can dollar 1.3650 1.3820 Euro 1.8640 1.8860 NZ dollar 0.9810 1.0020 Sterling pound 2.0840 2.1080 US dollar 1.3980 1.4140 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign132 words
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Article29 2010-03-26 34 Mar 25 Open High Sett STI Mar 2889 2889 2888 SIMSCI Mar 342.7 344.7 343.7 Taiwan Mar 278.9 280.7 278.9 Source: MF Global (S) Pte. Ltd29 words
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Article66 2010-03-26 34 Mar 25 KLCE PALM FUTURES (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Sett Av Vol Open Month Range Price Price High Low Done Position Apr 10 2611 2634 2630 2605 176 5974 May 10 2565 2599 2599 2565 1123 ***** Jun 10 2556 2575 2579 2551 7328 ***** Jul 10 2538 255866 words
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Article368 2010-03-26 34 Mar 25 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT EURODOLLAR FUTURES Jun10 99.6150 0 4412 Sep10 99.4150 0 2003 Dec10 99.1100 0 2896 Mar11 98.7600 0 4758 EUROYEN TIBOR FUTURES Jun10 99.6050 99.6050 99.6000 99.6000 9 4763 Sep10 99.6150 99.6150 99.6150 99.6150 48 4025 Dec10 99.6150 99.6150 99.6150368 words
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Article181 2010-03-26 34 Mar 25 Bid $S Offer Bid Overnight 1/8 1/16 1-month 7/16 3/16 2-months 9/16 5/16 3-months 11/16 7/16 Overnight mode: 3/16 US$ Offer Bid 7 days 0.33 0.23 1 month 0.35 0.25 2 months 0.36 0.26 3 months 0.37 0.27 6 months 0.52 0.42 9 months 0.90 0.60181 words
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Article22 2010-03-26 34 Mar 25 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.4065 1.4078 2-months 1.4067 1.4080 3-months 1.4068 1.4082 6-months 1.4075 1.4089 Source: OCBC22 words
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Article466 2010-03-26 34 Mar 25 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 0.931 6.223 0.684 7.074 41.535 83.252 0.838 10.412 3.027 1.293 76.189 41.548 1.282 6.727 0.976 29.040 29.523 0.611 0.911 Canada 1.074 6.682466 words
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Article85 2010-03-26 34 Mar 25 (US$) (S$) 1 mth 0.***** 0.***** 2 mths 0.***** 0.***** 3 mths 0.***** 0.***** 6 mths 0.***** 0.***** 9 mths 0.***** 0.***** 12 mths 0.***** 0.***** SWAP Offer rates (S$) 1 mth 0.***** 2 mths 0.***** 3 mths 0.***** 6 mths 0.***** 9 mths 0.***** 12 mths85 words
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Article154 2010-03-26 34 Mar 25 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.2813 1.2832 0.9111 0.9116 Canadian dollar 1.3758 1.3777 0.9783 0.9788 Euro 1.8732 1.8752 1.3320 1.3322 NZ dollar 0.9912 0.9924 0.7048 0.7050 Sterling pound 2.0976 2.0999 1.4916 1.4918154 words
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Article141 2010-03-26 34 Mar 25 GOLD (US$/oz) Mar 25 Mar 24 Hong Kong 1092.60 1097.80 Mar 24 Mar 23 London 1091.20 1107.35 1092.00 1108.15 Source: Thomson Reuters Source: Thomson Reuters CAST BAR Mar 25 (S$) Selling Buying Kilobar 52,915.78 ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (S$) Selling Buying 1gm 118.77 49 5gm 337.05141 words
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Article71 2010-03-26 34 Mar 24 Mar 24 Aluminium, 99.7% purity (US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 2189.00 2224.75 3 months 2222.00 2258.00 Copper, Grade A (US$/tonne) Cash 7333.75 7402.25 3 months 7371.00 7440.00 Lead (US$/tonne) Cash 1996.75 2074.75 3 months 2026.00 2104.00 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.00 3 months *****.00 *****.00 Tin (US$/tonne)71 words
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Article77 2010-03-26 34 Mar 24 COCOA (£/tonne) Close Prev High/Low May 10 2201 2218 2215/2172 Jul 10 2212 2227 2225/2182 Sep 10 2172 2184 2179/2138 Dec 10 2145 2158 2150/2117 COFFEE (US$/tonne) Close Pev High/Low Mar 10 1255 unch 1261/1261 May 10 1287 unch 1292/1279 Jul 10 1321 1320 1324/1313 SUGAR (US77 words
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2524 2010-03-26 34 BONDS, WARRANTS EXTENDED SETTLEMENT Prem Expiry Tel Last Vol Conv Exer Disc Gear-Mths Code Company Sale +or-('000) Ratio Price ing Left Asia-Pacific Strat W*****6 2.5 1 15 13 6.20 50 4085 ASJ Hldgs W*****1 2 1 4 20 2.50 23 2036 Advance SCT Ltd W*****9 0.5 1 87 2400 7.002,524 words
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Article, Illustration1374 2010-03-26 38 AUDREY PHOON - Retirement living accommodation must offer privacy, dignity and happiness and must not be a care factory. AUDREY PHOON reports AUDREY PHOON THE silver industry is gold right now, with Singapore’s baby boomers on the cusp of retirement age. In a decade’s time, about 20 per1,374 words
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Article, Illustration740 2010-03-26 39 CLARISSA TAN - Diary of a Wimpy Kid charts all the miseries of being an adolescent, and gets a decent grade thanks mainly to a chubby but charming character, says CLARISSA CLARISSA TAN DIDN’T we all hate those years, when we were 11 and 12? When we had to740 words
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Article, Illustration444 2010-03-26 39 CHRISTOPHER LIM - DVD REVIEW By CHRISTOPHER LIM ANYONE who has watched Ashton Kutcher’s slapstick comedy Dude, Where’s My Car? or MTV’s prank series Punk’d will understand why he’s having a hard time being taken seriously as an actor. Personal Effects, however, proves conclusively that Kutcher has444 words
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Article, Illustration602 2010-03-26 39 GEOFFREY EU - By GEOFFREY EU COMEDY and classical music make an odd cinematic couple in The Concert, which takes a creative approach to the theme of repression, while juggling an unlikely plot with cultural commentary, outright silliness and a sense that something more serious is at stake. It’s602 words
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Article, Illustration574 2010-03-26 39 GEOFFREY EU - By GEOFFREY EU WHIP It is about neither food nor cooking, but it is a half-baked coming-of-age tale about girl power and a contact sport roller-derby that still enjoys popularity among blue-collar Americans. Despite a by-the-num-bers approach and a lame storyline, first-time director Drew Barrymore generatesBLOOMBERG - 574 words
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Article, Illustration1149 2010-03-26 40 ONG SUAN EE - One of the largest outdoor city festivals in Australia, Moomba brings people together to have fun, writes ONG SUAN EE ONG SUAN EE The writer is a recent graduate of the University of Melbourne MELBOURNE is a city of many adjectives: it is beautiful, fickle, quirky, temperamental,PHOTOS BY BRANDON EU - 1,149 words
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Article, Illustration692 2010-03-26 41 CHRISTOPHER LIM - Imogen Heap talks music before her debut here, reports CHRISTOPHER LIM CHRISTOPHER LIM ONE might expect an album crowned with a Grammy award for Best Engineered Album (Non-Classical) to have been crafted by a team of specialised engineers, but Ellipse was entirely recorded by ImogenJEREMY COWART - 692 words
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Article, Illustration580 2010-03-26 41 CHRISTOPHER LIM - CD REVIEW By CHRISTOPHER LIM WHEN composer Andrew Lloyd Webber made fans wait 14 years for a sequel to his Phantom Of The Opera musical, he put himself in the same position film-maker George Lucas did when Lucas made Star Wars fans wait 16580 words
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Article, Illustration577 2010-03-26 41 SANGEETHA MADHAVAN - By SANGEETHA MADHAVAN TWENTY five years is about time for reflection, and when local theatre company TheatreWorks reflected on their quar-ter-of-a-century existence, it was about the people who made the company’s work possible. “Moments may come and go, but it is about the friendships we577 words
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Article, Illustration325 2010-03-26 41 MELISSA QUEK - By MELISSA QUEK IT has been claimed that the 1930s was the heyday of the female choreographer, while contemporary dance in the new millennium has largely been dominated by male choreographers. Frontier Danceland’s recent 1 Dance, 3 Mutations (D1M3), featuring Albert Tiong, Mohamad Sufri Juwahir325 words
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Article, Illustration821 2010-03-26 42 SAMUEL WONG SHENGMIAO - The concept initially took off as a response to the Western symphony orchestra. It developed with the help of researchers, musicologists and folk musicians, writes SAMUEL WONG SHENGMIAO CHINESE ORCHESTRA SAMUEL WONG SHENGMIAO The writer is the artistic director of The Teng Company, a lecturer and the821 words
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489 2010-03-26 42 MELISSA QUEK - By MELISSA QUEK HAVING decided to tackle the National University of Singapore Arts Festival’s prescribed theme of an Asian perspective by looking at what it means to be a contemporary Asian, the Emerging Choreographers of T.H.E Dance Company Foo Yun Ying, Lee Ren Xin and Lee489 words
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Article, Illustration1131 2010-03-26 43 N K YONG - Henri Jayer a legendary name The finest wine maker of his time, his wines command even greater respect than those of the Domaine Romanee Conti, says N K YONG N K YONG THE name Vosne-Romanee Premier Cru Cros Parantoux on a bottle may not be as famous or as widely-known1,131 words
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