The Business Times, 31 August 2010
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Title Section23 2010-08-31 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES S$1.00 online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION CO REGN NO *****2868E MICA (P) 138/08/2010 Tuesday, August 31, 201023 words
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736 2010-08-31 1 KALPANA RASHIWALA - COMMENTARY By KALPANA RASHIWALA THE government has just announced the latest instalment in its gentle therapy of a series of calibrated measures to try and rein in the acceleration in home prices. Is this strategy working? Or should we736 words
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1131 2010-08-31 1 UMA SHANKARI - String of steps to douse speculation; prices and sales of mass-market private homes may be hit By UMA UMA SHANKARI [SINGAPORE] The Prime Minister had hinted on Sunday that major moves were afoot to cool the property market. Even so, when the1,131 words
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Article140 2010-08-31 1 ST INDEX 2,957.06 (+18.32) ST INDEX FUTURES 2,957 (+19) SIMSCI 348.40 (+2.54) SIMSCI FUTURES 348.50 (+2.80) FOREX US$ S$ US$ (S$ per US$) 1.354 (US$/S$ per 1.558 2.109 EURO (US$/S$/E) 1.274 1.724 Foreign currency per US$ S$ YEN 85.10 62.90 RM 3.138 2.318 HK$ 7.780 5.747 BAHT 31.28140 words
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Advertisement241 2010-08-31 1 DBS Rajan Raju leaves bank after 11 years PAGE 2 SME INC Back to school for SME leaders PAGE 10 FASTEST GROWING 50 COMPANIES Transport and agriculture firms enjoy boom PAGE 9 Plus profiles of some of these firms in a special 8-page supplement PAGES 17-24 Impact of new measures241 words
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TOP STORIES
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Article599 2010-08-31 2 Private home-owners can’t play HDB chip any more THE Prime Minister had hinted on Sunday that major moves were afoot to cool the property market. Even so, when the Ministry of National Development spelt out the measures yesterday, several market-watchers did a double-take. Many of them expect private599 words
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412 2010-08-31 2 JAMIE LEE - Harsher penalties could deter telcos from behaviour that harms new entrants By JAMIE JAMIE LEE [SINGAPORE] Fresh moves by the government to deter anti-competitive behaviour by telcos are aimed at bringing in more broadband service providers to make the best use of412 words
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Article, Illustration461 2010-08-31 2 ANTHONY ROWLEY - By in ANTHONY ROWLEY WITH the ink barely dry from an economic agreement with China, Taiwan is is now anxious to form one with Singapore as well, a Taiwanese government official said in Tokyo yesterday. An economic cooperation agreement covering trade and investmentAP - 461 words
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Article, Illustration398 2010-08-31 2 SIOW LI SEN - By SIOW LI SEN [SINGAPORE] Rajan Raju, head of DBS’ consumer banking group, is leaving the bank after 11 years and it is believed he will be joining the global asset management arm of Deutsche Bank. DBS has confirmed Mr Raju’s departure. HisFILE PHOTO - 398 words
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Article, Illustration613 2010-08-31 2 KPJ Healthcare banks on hospitals, a whole lot of them, to stay in shape A special series brought to you by Bursa Malaysia and ShareInvestor How do you intend to grow going forward? “We’llbuildoracquireat least two hospitals a year,” replies Siti Sa’diah Sheikh Bakir without hesitation. Ms613 words
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Article, Illustration665 2010-08-31 4 JAMIE LEE - By JAMIE LEE [SINGAPORE] Celestial Nutrifoods which posted a rare “negative revenue” in its second quarter should not have recognised goods with rights of return as sales, accounting experts have told BT. Its practice runs afoul of its own accounting policy, theyFILE PHOTO - 665 words
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Article, Illustration769 2010-08-31 4 CONRAD TAN - Banks see problems in extra checks needed for home loan applications REACTION TO PM LEE’S NATIONAL DAY RALLY SPEECH By CONRAD TAN [SINGAPORE] New government measures to cool the property market and curb speculation in the resale market forFILE PHOTO - 769 words
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484 2010-08-31 4 FELDA CHAY - By FELDA CHAY [SINGAPORE] Property stocks slid yesterday after the government announced new measures to cool Singapore’s residential property market, even though analysts said the impact on developers is likely to be minimal. Allgreen Properties was the biggest loser among property plays listed484 words
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Article, Illustration1153 2010-08-31 4 MALMINDERJIT SINGH - By MALMINDERJIT SINGH [SINGAPORE] The economy may be recovering fast from the recession, but companies here are still cautious about their bottom lines. And as a result, new expatriates are no longer offered the sort of packages their peers once enjoyed. According to headhunters1,153 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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784 2010-08-31 5 VEN SREENIVASAN - HOCK LOCK SIEW By VEN SREENIVASAN THE term “game changer” is often overused and overrated. Companies routinely trot out products and services which they claim will be game changers for their businesses. But every once in a while, it turns out784 words
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Article, Illustration384 2010-08-31 5 FELDA CHAY - By FELDA CHAY UNITED Industrial Corp (UIC) yesterday said that it has paid a development charge of $160.1 million to the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) for the redevelopment of UIC Building. Located at 5 Shenton Way, the building will be redevelopedFILE PHOTO - 384 words
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Article, Illustration1024 2010-08-31 6 JAMIE LEE - Worries stem from SGX proposal to raise market cap for mainboard listings Reports by JAMIE LEE THE initial public offer market is expected to pick up in the current second half, but worries remain over a possible increase in the mar-ket-capBLOOMBERG - 1,024 words
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307 2010-08-31 6 Early warning may not address concerns about listing quality: lawyer AMID criticism of the Singapore Exchange’s practice of keeping probes private, one lawyer reckons disclosing such probes would not necessarily raise the level of governance in the market. “Sending out307 words
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552 2010-08-31 6 LYNN KAN - Its subsidiary in JV with ship designer, components maker By LYNN KAN SHIPBUILDING company Yangzijiang has been actively churning the waters of late, landing 28 shipbuilding contracts worth a total of nearly US$915 million since July 1. In that same period, mainboard-listed Yangzijiang has552 words
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301 2010-08-31 6 LYNETTE KHOO - By LYNETTE KHOO SINOTEL Technologies has launched a one-for-four rights issue to raise gross proceeds of up to $23.6 million. It said yesterday that the proposed renounceable non-underwritten rights issue will involve up to 84.35 million new shares at an issue price of301 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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64 2010-08-31 6 KIM Eng Holdings said the company and Berjaya Corporation Berhad have mutually agreed to discontinue discussion on a possible strategic investment in the stockbroking business of Inter-Pacific Securities Sdn Bhd. Berjaya was reportedly set to sell a 70 per cent stake in Inter-Pacific64 words
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71 2010-08-31 6 MOYA Dayen, which was sued by its former deputy chairman and executive director John Lee Thian Guan over the cessation of his employment with the company, said it has filed a defence and has instituted a counter-claim against him for breach of his employment71 words
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61 2010-08-31 6 FJ Benjamin has bought a 60 per cent stake in Arcangel Limited for US$500,000, making it a subsidiary of the Singapore-listed luxury brand retailer. Arcangel is a brand development and design company owned by Irish-born designer Catherine Deane. FJB sees Catherine Deane as61 words
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65 2010-08-31 6 SEMBCORP Industries plans to sell $200 million of notes under its $1.5 billion medium-term note programme. The marine group said $100 million of 4.25 per cent bonds will mature in 2025 while a further $100 million of notes which will pay interest of 0.5565 words
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49 2010-08-31 6 ECS Holdings Limited signed a US$89 million syndicated financing package with eight major local and regional banks. The facilities will be used to refinance the existing US$55 million syndicated loan facility as well as to fund expansion and new product agencies.49 words
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Article50 2010-08-31 6 SINGAPORE Technologies Engineering (ST Engg) has appointed Khoo Boon Hui as a non-executive independent director with effect from Sept 1, 2010. Mr Khoo, 56, a Singaporean and the senior deputy secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, will also be a member of the risk review committee.50 words
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1038 2010-08-31 7 MAK YUEN TEEN - NCs generally inactive; flaws too in existing set-up and nomination process UNTICKING THE BOX By MAK YUEN TEEN Associate Professor Mak Yuen Teen set up the Corporate Governance and Financial Reporting Centre of the NUS Business School in 2003 and led it1,038 words
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310 2010-08-31 7 THANKS to a surge in revenue and gross profit margin, Micro-Mechanics (Holdings) posted a net profit of $4.8 million for the full year ended June 30, way above the net earnings of $540,000 for FY2009. This translated to earnings per share of 3.44 cents, up310 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration580 2010-08-31 8 R SIVANITHY - Sector knocked by government anti-speculative measures; bourse trading still sees low volume STOCKS R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent PROPERTY stocks took a bit of a hit yesterday after the government announced fresh cool-ing-off measures. This and a push on the ev-er-popular Genting were the onlySource: Bloomberg - 580 words
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Article66 2010-08-31 8 Aug 30 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS -249.00 +226.0 BT CADI -*****.00 +45.0 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -25.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 717.33 -0.32 FTSE ST Small Cap 533.56 +1.75 FTSE ST All Share 728.16 +3.66 FTSE ST China Top 261.27 -0.70 FTSE ST China 290.78 -3.28 FTSE66 words
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Article53 2010-08-31 8 VOLUME Genting SP 100,315,000 Transcu Grp 71,898,000 Equation 53,502,000 StyleMerc 52,167,000 TopGlobal 47,621,000 UniFiber 40,612,000 *Genting HK US$ 39,946,000 LifeBrandz 32,830,000 Yangzijiang 31,133,000 JES 31,123,000 VALUE($) Genting SP 164,688,940 CapitaLand 87,457,033 Wilmar 61,431,540 Yangzijiang 48,210,020 DBS Grp 41,445,366 CityDev 40,220,040 NOL 38,363,620 SingTel 35,718,830 Olam 34,641,360 OCBC53 words
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Article186 2010-08-31 8 MAIN CATL TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 7 6 3 0 0 0 7 6 3 Manufacturing 65 33 86 4 9 14 69 42 100 Commerce 17 21 29 3 4 4 20 25 33 Tpt/Stor/Comms 24 7 12186 words
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BROKERS’ TAKE
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Article, Illustration416 2010-08-31 8 Tiong Corp Aug 30 close: $0.405 DMG Partners Securities, Aug 30 WE have raised our FY11 earnings forecasts for Tiong Woon (TWC) by 6.8 per cent on the back of expectations that deferred projects would return by the beginning of 2011. In addition, we have introduced our416 words
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Article276 2010-08-31 8 Longcheer Holdings Aug 30 close: $0.725 DBS Vickers Securities, Aug 30 Q4 FY10 profit after tax and minority interests (Patmi) of 44.1 million yuan (S$8.8 million) came in better than our 40 million yuan forecast. Outperformance would be greater with core profit of 49 million yuan after stripping276 words
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Article307 2010-08-31 8 LYNETTE KHOO - Aug 30 close: $0.91 CIMB Research, Aug 30 Compiled by LYNETTE KHOO TAT Hong announced on Friday that it has acquired a relevant interest in 92.83 per cent of the shares in Australia-listed Tutt Bryant Group Ltd (TBG) under its recommended cash takeover offer. The group is307 words
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Article121 2010-08-31 8 TURNOVER (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 10,116 10,116 41,614 41,614 Manufacturing 289,539 76,301 365,840 209,635 8,450 218,084 Commerce 110,352 25,689 136,041 85,206 5,995 91,201 Tpt/Stor/Comms 71,506 567 72,073 145,958 63 146,021 Finance 16,823 221 17,044 114,407 29 114,436 Construction 67,708 67,750121 words
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Article112 2010-08-31 8 Stock name Close Change CapMallsAsia 2.080 CapitaLand 3.980 -0.020 CapitaMall 1.910 -0.010 CityDev 11.460 -0.500 ComfortDelGro 1.490 DBS Grp 13.860 +0.140 F&N 5.590 +0.040 Genting SP 1.660 +0.060 Golden Agri 0.555 +0.020 HK Land 5.280 -0.120 JMH 44.000 +1.000 JSH 24.840 -0.160 Jardine C&C 32.600 -0.240112 words
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Article, Illustration550 2010-08-31 8 CURRENCIES [NEW YORK] The yen rose broadly yesterday after the Bank of Japan’s (BoJ) decision to expand a fund supply tool disappointed investors who had looked for more aggressive measures to curb the yen’s strength. The dollar fell below 85 yen and theREUTERS - 550 words
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Article115 2010-08-31 8 BY CENTS CLOSE UP DBXT FTVietnam 10US$ 3659 143.4 3.0 JMH 4400 135.3 2.3 DBXT Nifty 10US$ ***** 73.1 0.5 DBXT E50 10US$ 3676 52.8 1.1 DBXT MSTHAI 10US$ 1316 51.4 3.0 Lyxor LatinAmerica 1 833 37.9 3.5 Lyxor China H 10US$ 1488 31.1 1.6 STXPO 100 1320 22.0115 words
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Article121 2010-08-31 8 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN DBXT S&P Short 10US$ 5407-148.9 -2.0 CityDev 1146 -50.0 -4.2 DBXT iBoxxUSTr 5US$ ***** -48.7 -0.2 DBXT MSINDO 10us$ 1245 -35.2 -2.0 CityDev.ES.1009 1152 -28.0 -2.4 Jardine C&C 3260 -24.0 -0.7 JSH 2484 -21.7 -0.6 HK Land 528 -16.2 -2.2 DBXT MSWorld 10US$ 267 -14.9121 words
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Article87 2010-08-31 8 Where S$ stands Aug 30 CHNG YR 2010 CLOSE FR Aug 27 S$ LOW S$ HIGH US$ 1.3542 0.05 1.4219 1.3472 Euro 1.7225 0.00 2.0153 1.6886 Pounds 2.1081 -0.23 2.2831 2.0003 A$ 1.2165 -1.40 1.2960 1.1515 Yen* 1.5959 0.50 1.6055 1.4467 Rupiah* 0.***** 0.38 0.***** 0.***** Baht* 4.3300 -0.1687 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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909 2010-08-31 9 RACHEL SIM - Top 50 companies ranked and lauded, based on compound annual growth By RACHEL SIM THE transport and agriculture and related sectors which have been booming in line with the economic recovery are among the sectors which the 50 fastest growing companies hail from. Of909 words
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SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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91 2010-08-31 9 ERIC Tan will relinquish his position as commissioner of the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) and take over as director of the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) from Soh Kee Hean on Oct 1. He will be director-designate from tomorrow. Mr Soh will be91 words
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78 2010-08-31 9 AGRIBUSINESS group Wilmar International Limited yesterday gifted $1 million to Nanyang Technological University to support scholarships for the Master of Science in Managerial Economics and Master of Public Administration. The sum will fund 10 new donor-supported scholarship awards each year for a total of78 words
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327 2010-08-31 9 UMA SHANKARI - By UMA SHANKARI FAR East Organization yesterday released for lease 31 out of the 69 medical suites at its upcoming Novena Specialist Center. Ranging in size from 549 to 1,442 square feet, they will be rented out for $8-9 per sq ft (psf). Novena327 words
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703 2010-08-31 9 GRACE LEONG - Travel agents cite pent-up demand, economic boom By GRACE LEONG THE travel bug bit hard this year, with more Singaporeans shelling out bigger amounts for exotic year-end getaways as job security fears subside in the face of a rebounding economy.703 words
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274 2010-08-31 9 CITI’S three-year $1 mil-lion-plus partnership with educators promoting financial literacy in Singapore schools has borne fruit and will bear more in the coming years. Yesterday, Citi granted another $380,000 to the Ci-ti-NIE Financial Literacy Hub for Teachers to “scale up” current274 words
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260 2010-08-31 9 LYNN KAN - By LYNN KAN PETER ONG, permanent secretary at the Ministry of Finance, has been named head of the Civil Service and will wear several other hats from tomorrow. He has also been appointed permanent secretary of special duties in the Prime260 words
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Article, Illustration1229 2010-08-31 10 EILEEN TAY,JASLENE PANG - When the economy is down, leaders take the opportunity to upgrade themselves, report EILEEN TAY and JASLENE PANG ADVANCING MANAGEMENT EILEEN TAY,JASLENE PANG WHILEmostcom-paniesscur-ried around for solutions to ensure their survival during the economic tsunami two years ago, a handful of small and medium1,229 words
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Article, Illustration869 2010-08-31 10 EILEEN TAY - Know-how, networking, fun and lots more Aditi Nayak relished her SMU-Spring SME Leaders course By EILEEN TAY A STRONG friendship with business associates was Aditi Nayak’s greatest takeaway from last year’s SMU-Spring SME Leaders Advanced Management Programme. After sitting through the course for nine straight weeks, the class of 20FILE PHOTO - 869 words
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Article, Illustration1048 2010-08-31 11 JASLENE PANG - Since joining the Nanyang Executive MBA course, Victor Loo has implemented impactful changes in his firm, reports JASLENE PANG JASLENE PANG THE office of Medic Marketing Pte Ltd a company dealing with medical products may look the way it did a year ago to the1,048 words
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899 2010-08-31 11 NUR AZLYN BTE MOHD KHALID, PANG QIXIN JOY,PREM SINGH - Sound management policies a key factor in how well it weathered the recession By NUR AZLYN BTE MOHD KHALID, PANG QIXIN JOY ,PREM SINGH The writers are students of the NUS Business School AS companies staggered back to their feet after last year’s899 words
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Article437 2010-08-31 11 TEH HOOI LING - By TEH HOOI LING SOME buyers seemed to return to the market yesterday, but it was the blue chips which attracted most of the funds. For the week to yesterday, our small-cap portfolio ended 0.4 per cent lower. This was after accounting for dividends437 words
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Article, Illustration844 2010-08-31 12 LI XIANAN GLORIA, ONG SHI YUAN SHANNON,YEUNG CHI KI NIKKI - It’s not easy but GrandWork is able to achieve this by emphasising timely delivery of high quality goods and great after-sales service By LI XIANAN GLORIA, ONG SHI YUAN SHANNON ,YEUNG CHI KI NIKKI The writers are students of NUS Business School IF THEFILE PHOTO - 844 words
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Article, Illustration912 2010-08-31 12 CHAN MIN LI, VALERIE CHUA,SARA LAU - EPChem finds its niche when it ventured into wax products and its derivatives By CHAN MIN LI, VALERIE CHUA,SARA LAU The writers are students ofNUS Business School SEAH Cheong Leng fell in love with chemistry after reading a textbook when he was 12 yearsFILE PHOTO - 912 words
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Article, Illustration931 2010-08-31 13 THIS WEEK’S TOPIC What do you make of Singapore’s organisation and performance at the inaugural Youth Olympic Games? How do you think Singaporeans or Singapore companies have benefited from the experience? Cheryl Tong Managing director Pursuit Pte Ltd SINGAPORE blew it out of the park withXINHUA/SYOGOC/FAN JUN, XINHUA/SYOGOC/QI HENG - 931 words
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Advertisement105 2010-08-31 13 Voices Next week’s topic: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong hinted in his National Day Rally speech that the foreign-worker levy employers must pay could rise in the long term to make it more attractive for firms to hire locals. How would this potentially impact your company? If you are an105 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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Article, Illustration593 2010-08-31 14 Hard to get any new measures through Congress ahead of Nov polls, he says Reuters [WASHINGTON] President Barack Obama said on Sunday the US economy was expanding, but not quickly enough, and there was no “magic bullet” that will fix its problems. MrReuters; AP - 593 words
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Article, Illustration476 2010-08-31 14 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Policy makers should focus on promoting economic growth and job creation rather than deficit reduction, a majority of respondents said in a survey by the National Association for Business Economics released yesterday. Three-quarters of respondents said President Barack Obama’sBloomberg; AFP FILE PHOTO - 476 words
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322 2010-08-31 14 NYT [TEHERAN] Iran has transferred assets out of European banks in its latest effort to defend itself against the effects of sanctions that are part of what Iranian officials have called an “economic war” against the country by the United StatesNYT - 322 words
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619 2010-08-31 14 Mining firms, banks and builders lead 18.9% surge Bloomberg [SYDNEY] Australian business profits advanced in the three months through June by more than three times the amount forecast by analysts as earnings at mining companies, builders and banks surged. Gross operating profits roseBloomberg - 619 words
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830 2010-08-31 15 S JAYASANKARAN - Discrimination claim made with regard to payment of oil money to Pas-controlled state By S JAYASANKARAN IN A historic move, the op-position-controlled Kelantan state government yesterday filed a suit against national oil giant Petronas for untold billions in non-payment of royalties. In a statement830 words
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Article, Illustration303 2010-08-31 15 AP [TANAH KARO, Indonesia] An Indonesian volcano that had been dormant for more than four centuries erupted for the second day in a row yesterday, spewing towering clouds of ash and forcing the evacuation of more than 21,000 people. Some airplanes hadAP; REUTERS - 303 words
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372 2010-08-31 15 Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] NTPC Ltd, Asia’s sec-ond-largest power producer by market value, may buy stakes in two coal mines in Indonesia as it seeks access to the fuel to fire its generating units and help end blackouts in India. The utility isBloomberg - 372 words
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GREATER CHINA/INDIA
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Article, Illustration530 2010-08-31 16 RIM will be allowed to continue operations till govt studies the solutions Reuters AFP [NEW DELHI] BlackBerry maker Research in Motion yesterday avoided an immediate ban in India after it offered the Indian government several solutions to access BlackBerry data. It will beReuters; AFP; REUTERS - 530 words
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Article, Illustration660 2010-08-31 16 Bloomberg [NEWDELHI] India’s economy probably grew at the fastest pace in 21/2 years, adding pressure on the central bank to raise interest rates even as the global recovery falters. Gross domestic product rose 8.8 per cent in the three months ended JuneBloomberg; AFP - 660 words
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229 2010-08-31 16 AFP [BEIJING] Two of China’s major state-run companies, China Mobile and PetroChina, saw their net profit outstrip that of the nation’s top 500 private firms put together in 2009, a report said yesterday. The figures highlight how state-run enterprises have beenAFP - 229 words
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293 2010-08-31 16 AP [BEIJING] China’s government yesterday announced a global talent search to fill top posts at 12 major state-owned companies in its latest effort to improve performance at huge but inefficient government firms. State industries have hired managers from abroad in the pastAP - 293 words
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340 2010-08-31 16 AP [BEIJING] Tsinghua University, one of China’s top universities, announced plans yesterday to expand the number of international graduate students to about 10 per cent of the programme by 2020, as China’s top schools continue to add foreign students. “Top universities around the worldAP - 340 words
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330 2010-08-31 16 AFP [BEIJING] A Chinese court yesterday freed on parole the wife of the former head of appliance giant Gome, prosecutors said, as the jailed disgraced tycoon battles for control of the empire he founded. The Beijing high court upheld a 14-year jail sentenceAFP - 330 words
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Article, Illustration730 2010-08-31 17 USINESS growth opportunities have been springing up in the ebb of the global crisis, a welcome sign in a crisis-scarred business landscape. While this presents opportunities for firms that have weathered the crisis to recover their footing, for some firms, it is an impetus for furtherSource: DP Information Group - 730 words
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Article, Illustration1092 2010-08-31 20 LYNN KAN - Diversification pays off for corrosion prevention firm See Hup Seng, reports LYNN KAN LYNN KAN TO see why double award winner See Hup Seng (SHS) managed to grow quickly in the choppy environment of 2008 and 2009, one has to look back to1,092 words
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815 2010-08-31 20 NICO DERKSEN - By NICO DERKSEN The writer is executive director, international tax services at Ernst Young Solutions LLP AS the pace of global economic activity picks up, many companies are revitalising their plans for overseas expansion. An essential task of this is due diligence of815 words
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Article, Illustration905 2010-08-31 21 CHEN HUIFEN - Apart from prudent financial management, UE Metal Enterprises also attributes its growth to trustworthiness and quick delivery, reports CHEN HUIFEN CHEN HUIFEN MOST businessmen would relish the opportunity for their companies to be a monopoly in any environment, but not Ng Eng Guan, 48, managing directorARTHUR LEE - 905 words
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Article, Illustration938 2010-08-31 22 YEN PEI WEN - Mineral fertiliser supplier Yara Asia banks on quick thinking and versatility to ride out the rough period, reports YEN PEI WEN YEN PEI WEN EVEN a more than century-old agricultural conglomerate such as Yara International ASA was hard hit during the recent economic crisis. But not938 words
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Article, Illustration867 2010-08-31 22 TAN SIEW MENG - By TAN TAN SIEW MENG The writer is the head of commercial banking at HSBC Singapore THE Fastest Growing 50 Awards (FG50) are more than a measure of a company’s capacity to grow. It is also about consistency a company mustREUTERS - 867 words
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Article, Illustration1197 2010-08-31 24 RACHEL SIM - The three pillars of shipbuilding, chartering and specialised services are the key drivers behind Otto Marine’s growth, reports RACHEL SIM RACHEL SIM OTTO Marine’s niche market strategy in building deep water vessels, further boosted by its other two pillars of chartering and specialised services, has proven toARTHUR LEE - 1,197 words
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Advertisement352 2010-08-31 19 HSBC congratulates the winners of Fastest Growing 50 Awards 2010. As the key sponsor of Fastest Growing 50 Awards 2010, HSBC congratulates the following outstanding corporations and enterprises in Singapore for your spectacular achievements. At HSBC, we are committed to helping you unlock your business' potential through our global network352 words
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Advertisement273 2010-08-31 24 We are better known by our projects around the region! Our Heartfelt Thanks and Appreciation To our shareholders, customers, business associates and employees on the award to our subsidiary: Yongnam Engineering Construction (Private) Limited One of The Fastest Growing 50 Companies in 2010 Well established structural steel contractor and specialist273 words
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Article, Illustration2116 2010-08-31 25 But for how much longer can the state control of vast swaths of China’s economy generate growth? NYT [BEIJING] DURING its decades of rapid growth, China thrived by allowing once-suppressed private entrepreneurs to prosper, often at the expense of the old, inefficient state sector of theNYT; AP - 2,116 words
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538 2010-08-31 26 ANTHONY ROWLEY - Yen rises as markets shrug off slight increase in BoJ special lending to banks By ANTHONY ROWLEY A SERIES of emergency meetings in Tokyo yesterday designed to produce official policy responses to the soaring yen and weakening Japanese economy ended in anti-climax with only538 words
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374 2010-08-31 26 LATEST US DATA AP [WASHINGTON] Americans spent last month at the fastest pace in four months, helped by a jump in demand for automobiles. Consumer spending rose 0.4 per cent in July after three lacklustre months, the Commerce Department said yesterday.AP - 374 words
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Article, Illustration325 2010-08-31 26 AFP [SEOUL] South Korea’s top steelmaker POSCO signed a final deal yesterday to buy a 68 per cent stake in trading and energy firm Daewoo International for 3.37 trillion won (S$3.83 billion), officials said. The purchase is seen as helping POSCO, theAFP; REUTERS - 325 words
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Article, Illustration633 2010-08-31 26 Reuters AP [PARIS] US biotech company Genzyme yesterday rejected a US$18.5 billion acquisition bid by French drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis’ saying it undervalues the company. In a letter to Sa-nofi-Aventis, Genzyme chairman and CEO Henri A Termeer said the board unanimously rejected the offer. HeReuters; AP; REUTERS - 633 words
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199 2010-08-31 26 Reuters [SYDNEY] Equal pay for men and women remains a pipe dream in Australia with a report yesterday showing the pay gap between the sexes is wider now than 30 years ago. The report by KPMG, commissioned by the non-profit group Diversity CouncilReuters - 199 words
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Article682 2010-08-31 27 STEVE SLATER - F1 COMMENTARY By STEVE SLATER The writer is an F1 race commentator on STAR Sports’ coverage of the F1 ALTHOUGH none of the top three drivers had a perfect race in a dramatic and inci-dent-packed Belgian Grand Prix, they all kept their cool as682 words
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Article, Illustration686 2010-08-31 27 Low key movie Temple Grandin grabs top honours EMMYS Reuters [LOS ANGELES] HBO again grabbed the most prizes at the Prime time Emmy Awards on Sunday, but the premium cable network’s little TV movie Temple Grandin stole the thunder of its US$200Reuters; PHOTOS: REUTERS - 686 words
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508 2010-08-31 27 Company owns up partial responsibility for blowout: source Bloomberg [LONDON] BP plc’s internal investigation of the Deepwater Horizon rig disaster pins some of the blame on the company for mistakes made when finishing the oil well, including misreading pressure data that indicated aBloomberg - 508 words
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670 2010-08-31 27 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Last year, billionaire fund manager Stanley F Druckenmiller shifted US$700 million of his own money to his family foundation. Before the transfer, the foundation had assets of about US$6.5 million. Transferring a quarter of his reported net worth to theBloomberg - 670 words
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Article, Illustration726 2010-08-31 29 RM997m project, to be ready in 2012, can handle 30m passengers a year Xinhua Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia started the construction of its new low-cost carrier terminal (LCCT) in Sepang, Selangor. The ground-breaking ceremony of the LCCT, to be named Kuala Lumpur International AirportXinhua; Reuters; AP - 726 words
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333 2010-08-31 29 AFP [BEIJING] China has set up a special task force bringing together officials from six different government agencies to investigate a plane crash last week that killed 42 people, state media reported yesterday. The team, which includes personnel from the workAFP - 333 words
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Article264 2010-08-31 29 Reuters [DHAKA] Bangladesh on Sunday approved plans for a new international airport near Dhaka to be completed by 2013, officials said. The US$7.2 billion Sheikh Mujibur Rahman airport, named after the Bangladesh independence leader, will have two runways with provision for a third and willReuters - 264 words
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Article2978 2010-08-31 29 CITY FLIGHT ETA FLIGHT ETD Abu Dhabi SQ455 1230 SQ458 1410 Adelaide LH9771 1745 LH9770 2350 SQ278 1745 SQ279 2350 VS7268 1745 VS7279 2350 9W4081 1820 AF8087 1820 BA7381 1820 JL5084 1820 MU8213 1820 QF81 1820 Ahmedabad NH6292 1900 SQ530 1900 Amsterdam SQ323 0605 AZ3993 00252,978 words
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3366 2010-08-31 30 BALISA SHIPPING TRADING PTE LTD 8 Shenton Way, #40-03A, Singapore *****1 Tel: 6345 5700 Fax: 6345 5227 Email: singapore@balisagp.com CR NO. **********0W UK CONTINENT SERVICE U.S.A. SERVICE Destination STXPO TBN Antwerp/UK *Loads Singapore, E./W. Malaysia, Indonesia MIDDLE-EAST SERVICE Destination STXPO TBN New Orleans/Camden *Loads E./W.3,366 words
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138 2010-08-31 29 Xinhua [MANILA] The Philippines’ Cebu Pacific (CEB) will start flying to Beijing early next month, the airline said yesterday. The Manila-Bei-jing-Manila route is CEB’s 16th international destination and will be launched on Sept 5, it said. CEB’s thrice weekly serv- ice will depart ManilaXinhua - 138 words
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155 2010-08-31 29 Xinhua [KIEV] The international airport of the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv opened a new modern terminal on Saturday in order to meet UEFA’s demands and provide world-class facilities for Euro 2012. The opening ceremony was attended by Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, government officialsXinhua - 155 words
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Miscellaneous341 2010-08-31 29 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across 1 Deposit now empty and being redeveloped (4,7) 9 Stationery article found in the Telegraph magazine? (5,4) 10 Supplement for modern-day university teacher (3-2) 11 Noise that might disturb quiet stream (6) 12 Restricts dog ends (8) 13 Put a lower value on degree in seed production341 words
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516 2010-08-31 31 It intends to call international tender to order 3 tankers of 80,000dwt in Sept Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesia’s state oil and gas firm Pertamina said yesterday it plans to spend US$600 million on new oil tankers in the next three years to upgradeReuters - 516 words
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Article280 2010-08-31 31 SGX '000 Aug 30 S$ +/-Vol CH Offshore 0.51 -0.01 211 Chuan Hup Hldg 0 M$ +/-Vol .26 0.01 24 ses Cosco Corp 1.55 0.01 7352 CWT Ltd 0.92 unch 689 Ezra Hldgs 1.77 0.02 5061 First Ship Lea 0.40 unch 167 Freight Links 0.06 unch 2465 Grand280 words
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282 2010-08-31 31 It partners Aitken Spence in sole bid to build terminal Bloomberg [COLOMBO] China Merchants Holdings (International) Co and Aitken Spence Co are likely to win a contract to build a US$500 million terminal in Sri Lanka’s Colombo port, according to the island nation’sBloomberg - 282 words
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269 2010-08-31 31 AFP [LONDON] Japanese, EU and NATO forces cooperated on Sunday to intercept pirates who were preparing to attack ships in the Gulf of Aden, the NATO counter-piracy task force said. A Japanese Maritime Self Defence aircraft spotted a pirate skiff with seven suspected pirates onAFP - 269 words
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Advertisement170 2010-08-31 31 We care, we provide. SOUTH EAST ASIA AND SOUTH ASIA AUSTRALIA TRADE FACILITATION AGREEMENT NOTICE TO TRADE BUNKER ADJUSTMENT FACTOR (BAF) Arising from the regular review of bunker prices, the following Lines in the South East Asia and South Asia Australia Trade Facilitation Agreement wish to inform the trade that170 words
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517 2010-08-31 32 EDITORIAL INDIA’S electric power plans should receive a push with the Lower House of Parliament approving a civil nuclear liability bill last week. The bill’s passage in the Upper House is assured. The measure comes two years after former US president George Bush517 words
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Article, Illustration812 2010-08-31 32 YOGI AGGARWAL - THE BOTTOM LINE YOGI AGGARWAL The writer is a Mumbai-based journalist who contributes regularly to BT THERE have been few acts by the Indian government in recent months that have given rise to as many misgivings as its attempt to push through the812 words
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Article, Illustration1018 2010-08-31 32 MALMINDERJIT SINGH - With the positive mindset of the region’s leaders, 2015 is an achievable target MALMINDERJIT SINGH Correspondent The writer was formerly with the ASEAN Desk at the Trade Division of the Ministry of Trade and Industry, Singapore Asean economic ministers met last week in VietnamREUTERS - 1,018 words
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Article, Illustration686 2010-08-31 33 AL LABITA - His all-time high popularity rating has tumbled amid doubts about his ability to govern this crisis-prone nation AL LABITA Manila Correspondent THAT bloody hostage drama last week in Manila has damaged the political fortunes of Philippine president Benigno Aquino. His all-time high popularityAFP - 686 words
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Article, Illustration650 2010-08-31 33 RONNIE LIM - RONNIE LIM Energy Editor CONSTRUCTION of the long-delayed $1.2 billion Island Power project here will start in the first quarter of next year, India’s GMR Infrastructure announced yesterday, following its signing of an EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) deal with650 words
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Article213 2010-08-31 33 Denis Distant - LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Denis Distant I REFER to the letter “Turn off that phone, man!” from David Mason (BT, Aug 28) and am surprised that his attitude has not changed after 15 years. There was a time when the bank I worked for had a213 words
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Article290 2010-08-31 33 Narayana Narayana - Narayana Narayana IN February, SingPost announced that, effective May 15, delivery and collection on Saturdays of what is now facetiously termed as “snail mail” would stop. The rationale trotted out to the public was that apparently “new communication tools have contributed to a decline in290 words
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Article8976 2010-08-31 34 Transaction date: Aug 30 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 20.5 13 3148 8Telecom 18.5 unch 50 18.5 18.5 18 18.5 1.7 9.8 5.9 88.6 12 6 58348,976 words
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Article1738 2010-08-31 35 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 9 4.5 1181 t AA Grp 4.5 4 5 25 4.3 225 130 6222 t APStrategic 194 178 188 115.1 4 0.51,738 words
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Article9375 2010-08-31 35 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS UNIT TRUSTS APS Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Alpha Fund Cl A!** 1.15/ APS Alpha Fund (USD)!** 0.85/ APS Alpha Fund Cl B SGD!** 1.14/ APS Alpha Fund Cl B USD!** 0.84/ AXA Life Secure Ascent 2020 Fund 0.9725/0.9725 AXA Wealth Mgt S'pore Pte Ltd AXA WM9,375 words
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Article797 2010-08-31 35 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 $mil 124 107 6389 ABF SG Bond ETF 115 113.2 118 525 919 716 CIMBAsean40 100US$ US919 +3 25 919 919 919 924 36.8 306797 words
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Article255 2010-08-31 35 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 $mil 56 36.5 6000 AVJennings A44.5cd -0.5 5 44.5 44.5 44.5 48.5 3.6 7.9 3.6 115.9 31.5 16 6017 Genting HK US$ US29 -1.5 *****255 words
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374 2010-08-31 36 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Aug 27 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Index Preliminary 783.1 0.9 -5.9 0.7 -10.3 0.8 -7.1 EAFE Preliminary 728.0 0.8 -7.2 0.5 -12.8 0.5 -9.7 Europe Preliminary 1061.4 0.8374 words
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Article182 2010-08-31 36 Aug 30 $S Offer Bid Overnight 1/8 1/16 1-month 3/8 1/8 2-months 7/16 3/16 3-months 9/16 5/16 Overnight mode: 0.15 US$ Offer Bid 7 days 0.35 0.25 1 month 0.49 0.29 2 months 0.55 0.35 3 months 0.60 0.40 6 months 0.80 0.60 9 months 1.00 0.80 12182 words
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Article22 2010-08-31 36 Aug 30 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.3532 1.3542 2-months 1.3532 1.3542 3-months 1.3532 1.3542 6-months 1.3528 1.3539 Source: OCBC22 words
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Article142 2010-08-31 36 Aug 30 RUBBER Futures (Closing prices) RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Close Volume O/I Month High Low Sett (lots) (lots) Sep 10 345.9 341.9 341.9 39 Oct 10 343.0 342.5 342.5 19 Nov 10 342.1 342.0 342.1 24 Dec 10 342.0 342.0 342.5 10 Jan 11 342.5 Feb 11142 words
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Article90 2010-08-31 36 Aug 30 TREASURY BILLS Period Issue Maturity Yesterday's Day's code Bid High Low 3-Month BQ*****S 02.12.2010 0.28 0.24 0.24 1-Year BY*****W 03.05.2011 0.33 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year N*****1E 2.500 01.10.2012 104.23 104.25 104.25 5-Year N*****0N 1.375 01.10.2014 102.6990 words
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Article105 2010-08-31 36 Aug 27 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 lb bushels) Close Previous High/Low Sep 10 1022.00 1013.00 1024.75 1013.25 Nov 10 1026.00 1014.50 1029.50 1014.00 Jan 11 1034.25 1022.25 1037.75 1022.25 Mar 11 1038.75 1026.00 1041.00 1026.00 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs;Uscent/lb) Close Previous High/Low Sep 10 40.20 39.49 40.27105 words
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Article77 2010-08-31 36 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Aug 27 CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Change Brent blend (1-Mth F) 75.67 0.61 WTI (Near Mth) 75.27 1.89 Dubai (1-Mth F) 73.08 0.64 Tapis blend 79.95 0.55 Minas 74.95 0.55 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha 72.33 0.72 Jet Kerosene 84.95 0.55 US$/barrel Opec Oil77 words
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2410 2010-08-31 36 BONDS, WARRANTS EXTENDED SETTLEMENT Prem Expiry Tel Last Vol Conv Exer Disc Gear-Mths Code Company Sale +or-('000) Ratio Price ing Left 6221 Asia-Pacific Strategic W*****6 38.5 1 150 -3 5.04 45 6227 ASJ Hldgs W*****1 3.5 1 4 15 1.86 18 6168 Asia Water Tech W*****8 4.5 0.5 402 12,410 words
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Article133 2010-08-31 36 Aug 30 As at 9am Aug Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Bid Offer Aust dollar 1.2090 1.2450 Can dollar 1.2810 1.2970 Euro 1.7140 1.7340 NZ dollar 0.9540 0.9750 Sterling pound 2.0890 2.1140 US dollar 1.3450 1.3600 Local dollars to 100 units of133 words
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Article464 2010-08-31 36 Aug 30 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 0.943 6.120 0.706 6.999 42.140 81.148 0.766 10.728 2.823 1.265 76.830 40.471 1.218 6.567 0.926 28.811 28.137 0.578 0.900 Canada 1.060 6.488464 words
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Article154 2010-08-31 36 Aug 30 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.2172 1.2185 0.8995 0.8998 Canadian dollar 1.2902 1.2919 0.9535 0.9540 Euro 1.7234 1.7254 1.2736 1.2741 NZ dollar 0.9621 0.9632 0.7110 0.7113 Sterling pound 2.1075 2.1096 1.5574 1.5578154 words
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Article137 2010-08-31 36 Aug 30 GOLD (US$/oz) Aug 27 Aug 30 Hong Kong 1235.70 1237.10 Aug 26 Aug 27 London 1239.05 1241.00 1239.55 1241.70 Source: Thomson Reuters CAST BAR Aug 30 (S$) Selling Buying Kilobar 57,655.88 ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (S$) Selling Buying 1gm 129.47 54 5gm 367.01 269 10gm 654.84137 words
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Article71 2010-08-31 36 Aug 27 Aug 27 Aluminium, 99.7% purity (US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 2044.75 2012.25 3 months 2058.00 2023.00 Copper, Grade A (US$/tonne) Cash 7447.25 7291.50 3 months 7459.00 7304.50 Lead (US$/tonne) Cash 2064.50 2000.00 3 months 2090.00 2025.50 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.00 3 months *****.00 *****.00 Tin (US$/tonne)71 words
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610 2010-08-31 37 Long-term prospects outweigh current price volatility, says the company Bloomberg [TOKYO] Mitsui Fudosan Co, Japan’s largest developer, plans to open more shopping centres in China as the company bets consumer spending will spur demand even as the government attempts to coolBloomberg - 610 words
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Article, Illustration392 2010-08-31 37 Bloomberg [LONDON] UK home values dropped in August by the most in 16 months as the housing market endured a “modest re-pricing” that is likely to last as long as a year, Hometrack Ltd said. The average cost of a homeBloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 392 words
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749 2010-08-31 37 50-year old law to ensure egalitarian living is abused AFP [STOCKHOLM] A charming one-bedroom apartment in what may be Stockholm’s trendiest neighbourhood for a mere 410 rent-control-led euros (S$708) a month: sound too good to be true? It is. And the catch was steep.AFP - 749 words
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Article, Illustration685 2010-08-31 38 Move shows govt won’t let property market slump further: analyst Bloomberg [SEOUL] South Korea will ease mortgage lending rules and extend tax breaks to encourage buyers back to the property market after home sales slumped to the lowest level in almostBloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 685 words
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Article, Illustration355 2010-08-31 38 AFP [HONG KONG] Agricultural Bank of China said yesterday that it has temporarily suspended property market loans to counter a surge in real-estate lending, but insisted the country’s property sector was “healthy”. AgBank stopped giving mortgages between Aug 24 and Aug 31 “to ensure anAFP; REUTERS - 355 words
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385 2010-08-31 38 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] The property sector is likely to be downgraded if Bank Negara Malaysia imposes a lower mortgage loan-to-val-ue ratio (LVR), says Kenanga Research. Bank Negara is reported to have written to financial institutions to secure feedback on the possibility ofBernama - 385 words
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402 2010-08-31 38 LYNN KAN - By LYNN KAN THE number of payment dispute cases between building contractors and sub-con-tractors soared last year on the back of the property and construction boom. 169 cases were lodged with the Singapore Mediation Centre (SMC), the body that administers the adjudication process,402 words
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219 2010-08-31 38 FELDA CHAY - Subsidiary of RoxyPacific buys Bukit Timah site By FELDA CHAY AN associated firm of Roxy-Pacific Holdings has bought the freehold Toh Tuck Apartment site for $33.9 million. Mequity, which is 45 per cent owned by Roxy-Pacific’s wholly owned subsidiary Roxy Land, will finance the purchase internally and through bank borrowings.219 words
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