The Business Times, 6 May 2011
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Title Section24 2011-05-06 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES S$1 .00 online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg S|5l A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION CO REGN NO *****2868E MICA (P) 138/08/2010 Friday, May 6,201124 words
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Article, Illustration1048 2011-05-06 1 WONG WEI KONG - After remarkable campaign, a watershed poll looms By WONG WEI KONG [SINGAPORE] The last salvos of the campaign have been fired in the defining battle for Aljunied and the fight for young hearts. On the last night of rallies before votes are cast tomorrow,REUTERS, YEN MENG JIIN - 1,048 words
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632 2011-05-06 1 PAULINE NG - By PAULINE NG in Kuala Lumpur THE Iskandar Regional Development Authority is looking to the opening of the much-awaited Johor Premium Outlet (JPO) with a mixture of anticipation and trepidation. There is anticipation because the international designer discount outlet is expected to give632 words
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Article146 2011-05-06 1 H ST INDEX 3,109.85 (-3.91) G ST INDEX FUTURES 3,099 (+3) H SIMSCI 364.42 (-1.27) H SIMSCI FUTURES 361.40 (-1.10) FOREX US$ S$ US$ (S$ per US$) 1.231 (US$/S$ per 1.653 2.035 EURO (US$/S$/E) 1.488 1.832 Foreign currency per US$ S$ YEN 80.30 65.20 RM 2.994 2.431 HK$146 words
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Advertisement51 2011-05-06 1 INTEREST RATES Malaysia raises benchmark rate to 3% PAGE FESTIVALS AROUND THE WORLD City of Pearls draws the faithful PAGE 31 EXEC LIFESTYLE S’pore Arts Fest: The people’s theatre PAGE 34 IHi Ion Orchard 6509 9712 Marina Bay Sands 6225 2393 Raffles City 6338 3676 Resorts World Sentosa 6723 800451 words
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Advertisement39 2011-05-06 1 WINE A classic ‘old-fashioned’ Bordeaux PAGE 28 GENERAL ELECTION 2011 Mah takes a dig at NSP Town I PAGE 2 PAP must be transformed: George Yeo I PAGE 6 Low questions calibre of ministers I PAGE 6 *****1 *****439 words
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TOP STORIES
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Article390 2011-05-06 2 Iskandar bets big on discount outlet THE Iskandar Regional Development Authority is looking to the opening of the much-awaited Johor Premium Outlet with a mixture of anticipation and trepidation. The project will be the first of its kind in South-east Asia with 330,000 sq ft of designer fashion390 words
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Article, Illustration579 2011-05-06 2 EMILYN YAP - Opposition offers you cheap shelters, we provide you good homes, he says GENERAL ELECTION 2011 By EMILYN YAP [SINGAPORE] Basic flats that look the same, cost the same and will never grow in value. These will make up NSP Town an estateDESMOND LIM/THE STRAITS TIMES - 579 words
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565 2011-05-06 2 CHUANG PECK MING - By CHUANG PECK MING [SINGAPORE] Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong last night made it clear that Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has his full backing and he especially supports Mr Lee’s move to build a new team of leaders. “I am very565 words
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738 2011-05-06 4 EMILYN YAP - Investors see better yields elsewhere but greenback still good to hold in crisis By EMILYN YAP [SINGAPORE] The US dollar may have to settle for the less glamourous status of a not-so-safe haven these days, going by how it continues738 words
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273 2011-05-06 4 JOYCE HOOI - By JOYCE HOOI [SINGAPORE] All 25 crew members of MT Gemini the Singaporeregistered vessel reported to have been hijacked in Kenyan waters last Saturday are believed to be safe, its ship management company said yesterday. Glory Ship Management Pte Ltd, which manages273 words
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Article, Illustration397 2011-05-06 4 CONRAD TAN - By CONRAD TAN [SINGAPORE] Government regulation is needed to maintain stability in the global financial system, but that regulation shouldn’t stifle markets, Ravi Menon, the new Monetary Authority of Singapore managing director, said yesterday. “Stability is fundamental to a well-functioning financial system. ButBLOOMBERG - 397 words
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Article, Illustration593 2011-05-06 4 A SPECIAL SERIES BROUGHT TO YOU BY SHAREINVESTOR Business in the real estate industry is booming across the Causeway. The Malaysian economy is riding on a growth in private sector confidence and government stimuli, and developers there are benefiting directly from it.593 words
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Article, Illustration574 2011-05-06 4 Adaptability and diversity is the way to go in a good economic environment; just as it is the secret to coming through bad times well. That is the philosophy behind leading regional surface engineering company, the Frontken Group, which has delivered a consistently solid574 words
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Article, Illustration686 2011-05-06 5 Bank Negara M’sia increases benchmark overnight policy rate to 3% from 2.75% Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia raised interest rates for the first time this year and asked banks to set aside more cash as reserves a second time, joining India inBloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 686 words
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Article, Illustration529 2011-05-06 5 Bloomberg [FRANKFURT] European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet signalled that the bank will wait until after June to raise interest rates again, wrong-footing some investors who had expected a quicker move to fight surging inflation. “We are never pre-com-mitted and we can increase ratesBloomberg - 529 words
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GENERAL ELECTION 2011
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Article, Illustration717 2011-05-06 6 TEH SHI NING - ‘This is really a struggle for the soul of Singapore,’ he tells rally By TEH SHI NING THE People’s Action Party (PAP) needs to change and its Aljunied team promises to “fight for the transformation of the PAP” and government if elected,WANG HUI FEN/THE STRAITS TIMES - 717 words
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Article, Illustration534 2011-05-06 6 JAMIE LEE - By JAMIE LEE THE ruling party has pointed to its track record throughout this campaign, but the Workers’ Party (WP) secretary-general Low Thia Kiang attacked it squarely last evening. In a fiery speech to thousands of rally-goers, Mr Low argued that the currentYEN MENG JIIN - 534 words
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368 2011-05-06 6 WINSTON CHAI - By WINSTON WINSTON CHAI EMOTIONS went into overdrive just hours before a mandated radio silence as National Solidarity Party (NSP) starlet Nicole Seah became the latest candidate to shed a tear at this year’s general elections. The trademark eloquence which368 words
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559 2011-05-06 6 LEE U-WEN - By LEE U-WEN IN his final rally speech of this general election, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong made another impassioned plea for Singaporeans to give his team a strong mandate when they head to the polls on Saturday. Speaking to residents559 words
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Article, Illustration529 2011-05-06 6 UMA SHANKARI - By UMA SHANKARI THE Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) yesterday made a strong push to reach out to professionals in the central business district with a targeted message. SDP candidate for Holland-Bukit Timah GRC Ang Yong Guan told the crowd that gathered at Boat Quay forARTHUR LEE - 529 words
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731 2011-05-06 6 LEE U-WEN - By LEE U-WEN OF all the 12 single-seat wards being contested int the general election, Punggol East stands out above the others for a number of reasons. It is the only constituency featuring a three-cornered fight tomorrow on Polling Day, with the People’s731 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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536 2011-05-06 7 FELDA CHAY - It intends to offer 50 cents a share, valuing PCI at $99m By FELDA CHAY CHUAN Hup Holdings, which holds 42.4 per cent of PCI Ltd, is making a mandatory offer for the remaining shares it does not own at 50 cents apiece,536 words
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439 2011-05-06 7 VEN SREENIVASAN - By VEN SREENIVASAN A SENATE committee in Canberra has asked the Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) to provide more details about the March 23 “show cause” letter the safety regulator sent to Tiger for alleged safety violations, and the airline’s response439 words
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420 2011-05-06 7 LYNETTE KHOO - Takeover move follows completion of deals lifting its stake to over 50% By LYNETTE KHOO MALAYAN Banking Berhad launched a mandatory takeover of Singapore stockbroker Kim Eng, offering to acquire shares it did not already own at $3.10 a share.420 words
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458 2011-05-06 8 RONNIE LIM - It gave the go-ahead to France’s Alstom Power, a week after Keppel did the same By RONNIE LIM SEMBCORP this week gave its go-ahead to EPC contractor, France’s Alstom Power, to get cracking on a 400-megawatt power/steam plant expansion worth about $450458 words
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518 2011-05-06 8 LYNN KAN - Its Q1 profit plunges 62% to $5.3m; turnover down 27% By LYNN KAN OIL and gas infrastructure services firm Rotary Engineering is looking to invest about $50 million, for stakes of 10 to 15 per cent stake, in the building, owning and518 words
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Article, Illustration473 2011-05-06 8 LYNN KAN - By LYNN KAN SPICE i2i says that the hold-up in its acquisition of Indonesia’s Affinity Group has been over the latter’s apparent overstated valuations of its inventories and assets. On May 2, Spice i2i said that the US$175 million acquisition’s completionFILE PHOTO - 473 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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Article83 2011-05-06 8 SOFA maker HTL International Holdings saw its first-quarter net profit shrink to $109,000 from $9.8 million a year ago. Its operating profit net of finance cost dropped 64.3 per cent from $12.9 million to $4.3 million because of lower revenue and gross profit margin. Revenue fell83 words
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Article44 2011-05-06 8 ASIA Water Technology Ltd warned that it expects to report an overall loss for the first quarter of 2011. Among the reasons cited was that certain projects have not attained the optimum utilisation capacity during the quarter.44 words
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Article68 2011-05-06 8 CHINA Yongsheng Ltd said that it is expected to report a loss for the quarter ended March 31, 2011. The group said the loss is expected as its first-quarter results are traditionally weaker. However, the group is expected to report a lower loss for the68 words
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70 2011-05-06 8 ALLIED Technologies Ltd sunk into the red with a net loss of $616,000 for the first quarter ended on March 31, 2011. A year ago, the company made a net profit of $1.71 million. Allied said the latest losses were due to a rise70 words
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58 2011-05-06 8 ZHONGHUI Holdings Ltd, which is under judicial management, will be delisted from the Singapore Exchange today. All shares of the firm will be debited from the securities accounts held at the Central Depository Ltd, and the judicial managers will be applying to the58 words
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Advertisement172 2011-05-06 8 The U.S. Apple Export Council, a non-profit trade association representing 11 apple producing states in the U.S.A., is seeking proposals for international representation in Southeast Asia. The U.S. Apple Export Council is required to periodically put its representative contracts out for re-bid. Qualified candidates would have a minimum of five172 words
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Advertisement3697 2011-05-06 9 MANDATORY CONDITIONAL CASH OFFER by CIMB BANK BERHAD (*****-P) Singapore Branch (Incorporated in Malaysia) for and on behalf of CHUAN HUP HOLDINGS LIMITED (Company Registration No.: *****0572R) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) to acquire all the issued ordinary shares of PCI LIMITED (Company Registration No.: *****4482N) (Incorporated in the3,697 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration598 2011-05-06 10 R SIVANITHY - Turnover was low at 1.2 billion units worth $1.6 billion excluding foreign currency issues STOCKS R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent THERE wasn’t much to distinguish yesterday’s session from the several that preceded it because of the striking similarity in features low volume, weak prices andSource: Bloomberg - 598 words
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Article66 2011-05-06 10 May 5 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS -528.00 +8.00 BT CADI -*****.00 -62.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -52.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 757.21 +0.12 FTSE ST Small Cap 540.58 -0.90 FTSE ST All Share 764.22 -0.81 FTSE ST China Top 271.14 -1.47 FTSE ST China 302.15 -0.89 FTSE66 words
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Article60 2011-05-06 10 VOLUME Golden Agri 68,508,000 Dyna-Mac 49,069,000 HPH Trust US$ 48,957,000 Genting SP 48,041,000 Noble Grp 45,419,000 NexGenSCom 43,292,000 Transcu Grp 35,380,000 Yangzijiang 33,151,000 Baker Tech 31,188,000 SingTel 24,284,000 VALUE($) Keppel Corp 105,696,303 Genting SP 100,880,880 Noble Grp 94,898,330 UOB 83,480,600 DBS Grp 78,377,183 SingTel 75,208,226 Yangzijiang 57,053,30060 words
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Article186 2011-05-06 10 MAIN CATL TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 4 8 3 0 0 0 4 8 3 Manufacturing 43 59 69 1 4 11 44 63 80 Commerce 13 22 24 2 4 4 15 26 28 Tpt/Stor/Comms 13 8 19186 words
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BROKERS’ TAKE
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Article240 2011-05-06 10 May 5 close: $2.79 CIMB Research, May 5 Q1 2011 annualised results were below consensus and our expectations, by 10 per cent and 16 per cent respectively. The underperformance was due to high-er-than-expected marketing and handset costs. As expected, a dividend per share of five cents was declared.240 words
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Article242 2011-05-06 10 Jamie Lee - Compiled by Jamie Lee May 5 close: $0.305 DMG Partners Securities, May 5 Fresh fungus boosted Q1 performance: Q1 2011 net profit came in within expectations at 63 million yuan (+22 per cent y-o-y; +56 per cent q-o-q), driven by 31 per cent revenue growth that was242 words
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Article137 2011-05-06 10 Ebit earnings before interest and tax Ebitda earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation EPS earnings per share FY fiscal/financial year H1, H2 first or second half m-o-m month on month NAV net asset value 9M nine months P/B price/book value (ratio) PE price/earnings (ratio) Q1, Q2, Q3 first,137 words
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Article121 2011-05-06 10 TURNOVER (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 57,643 57,643 150,357 150,357 Manufacturing 254,912 5,013 259,925 265,281 879 266,159 Commerce 124,684 6,730 131,414 159,777 1,539 161,317 Tpt/Stor/Comms 175,902 2,039 177,941 292,733 290 293,023 Finance 26,809 26,809 261,155 261,155 Construction 18,924 664 19,588 6,586121 words
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Article109 2011-05-06 10 Stock name Close Change CapMallsAsia 1.690 CapitaLand 3.280 +0.010 CapitaMall 1.880 +0.020 CityDev 11.000 -0.040 ComfortDelGro 1.480 DBS Grp 14.620 -0.140 F&N 6.240 +0.010 GLP 1.980 +0.010 Genting SP 2.110 +0.030 Golden Agri 0.650 HK Land 7.500 +0.060 JMH 48.100 +0.100 JSH 29.160 +0.760 Jardine C&C109 words
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513 2011-05-06 10 CURRENCIES Reuters [NEW YORK] The euro fell sharply yesterday as the European Central Bank left investors without a sure sense of the timing of future interest rate increases. That added to a growing sense of risk aversion in markets, sparked byReuters - 513 words
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Article110 2011-05-06 10 BY CENTS CLOSE UP JSH 2916 93.6 2.7 UOB 5.05%NCPS 100 ***** 48.0 0.5 DBXT S&P Short 10US$ 4160 34.5 0.7 DBXT MSTaiwan 10US$ 2068 25.9 1.0 SIA 1402 16.0 1.2 SIA 200 1390 14.0 1.0 CIMBAsean40 100US$ 1077 12.3 0.9 DBXT MSINDO 10us$ 1528 12.3 0.7 JMH 4810110 words
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Article117 2011-05-06 10 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN DBXT Nifty 10US$ *****-366.8 -2.3 GLD 10US$ *****-318.8 -1.7 DBXT MSKorea 10US$ 6529-113.2 -1.4 IS S&P500 ***** -83.7 -0.5 DBXT FTChina25 10US$ 3181 -50.5 -1.3 DBXT FTVietnam 10US$ 3229 -48.0 -1.2 CerebosPac 503 -41.0 -7.5 Jardine C&C 3640 -40.0 -1.1 UOB 1910 -34.0 -1.7 DBXT117 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article, Illustration320 2011-05-06 11 MICHELLE TAN - Earnings per share rise to 15 cents from 14.4 cents a year ago By MICHELLE TAN VENTURE Corp’s net profit for the first quarter of the year has risen 4.3 per cent year on year to $41.2 million. Net margins also came inBLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO - 320 words
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382 2011-05-06 11 LYNETTE KHOO - By LYNETTE KHOO RAFFLES Education said yesterday its net profit for the third quarter ended March 31 slumped 74 per cent from a year ago to $2.36 million. The private education group attributed the poor showing to weaker revenue and an absence of fairvalue382 words
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354 2011-05-06 11 FELDA CHAY - By FELDA CHAY JET fuel supplier and trader China Aviation Oil Singapore (CAO) has reported a 66.7 per cent surge in first-quarter net profit to US$21.5 million on higher supply and trading volumes of jet fuel. Reporting its financial results after the market354 words
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393 2011-05-06 11 NISHA RAMCHANDANI - By NISHA RAMCHANDANI PARKWAY Life Reit (PLife Reit) has reported a 14.4 per cent rise year on year in distributable income to $14.3 million for the first quarter ended March 31, 2011. Gross revenue for 1Q11 came in at $21.5 million, up393 words
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Article, Illustration456 2011-05-06 11 MINDY TAN - Q1 profit up 15% to $7.4m despite 14% fall in revenue By MINDY TAN MAINBOARD-LISTED Hyflux Ltd’s first-quarter net profit rose 15 per cent to $7.4 million, from $6.4 million a year ago. This was achieved despite a 14 per cent drop inFILE PHOTO - 456 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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394 2011-05-06 12 GENEVIEVE CUA - In Q1, new business premiums soar 45%, single-premium products lift sales By GENEVIEVE CUA THE insurance industry’s new business premiums shot up by 45 per cent in the first quarter, traditionally a seasonally quiet period. The key driver of sales, says394 words
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240 2011-05-06 12 MAXIE AW YEONG - By MAXIE AW YEONG NOW into its fourth season, this year’s Encore! The European Season in Singapore aims to put lesser known European countries in the spotlight and make the continent’s arts more accessible. The yearly event that promotes European arts to Singapore240 words
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Article, Illustration362 2011-05-06 12 EMILYN YAP - By EMILYN YAP THE Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) yesterday rolled out for sale two 99-year leasehold residential sites which can together yield some 695 units. Both land parcels in the western part of Singapore are on the confirmed list, which means362 words
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Article, Illustration383 2011-05-06 12 SAMUEL EE - By SAMUEL EE COE premiums for the first bidding exercise of May were largely flat, with most distributors saying that demand for cars remains steady. Yesterday’s tender, which closed on a Thursday instead of a Wednesday because of the public holiday on Monday, saw a certificateALPHONSUS CHERN/THE STRAITS TIMES - 383 words
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Article, Illustration365 2011-05-06 12 SUCCESSFUL people differentiate themselves not by who they are but by what they do. They act on their vision, seize opportunities and are not afraid to change to adapt to the environment. In the case of Chia Kim Piow, chairman and managing director ofARTHUR LEE - 365 words
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462 2011-05-06 12 JOYCE HOOI - By JOYCE HOOI WHILE there aren’t any cranberry-vodka mixers at this particular zouk, the London-based private equity firm zouk ventures promises a whole different kind of fun. The clean technology industry that it specialises in is paying off in a big way and462 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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Article, Illustration646 2011-05-06 13 One way to tell is if banks hold big unhedged positions constantly, he says Reuters [NEW YORK] Paul Volcker, former economic adviser to US President Barack Obama, has no patience with banks that claim it will be hard for regulators to rein inReuters - 646 words
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475 2011-05-06 13 Bloomberg [LONDON] Mexico, Russia and Thailand added gold now valued at about US$6 billion to their reserves in February and March as prices advanced to a record, the US dollar weakened and Treasuries lost investors money. Mexico bought 93.3 tonnes since January, increasingBloomberg - 475 words
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Advertisement2409 2011-05-06 13 MATS BUY IT-SELL IT-FIND IT NOTICES Toll free: 1800-289-8822 Email: notices@sph.com.sg Svenska Handelsbanken (Incorporated in Sweden) www.handelsbanken.com Singapore Branch: 65 Chulia Street #21-01/04 OCBC Centre Singapore *****3 Telephone: 65-6532 3800 Telex: RS ***** SHBSIN Telefax: 65-6534-4909 Swift Address: HAND SG SG Balance Sheet as at 31 December GROUP HANS LARSS0N2,409 words
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Article, Illustration581 2011-05-06 14 Growth in line with forecasts; boost from consumption and investment Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesia’s gross domestic product expanded 6.5 per cent in the first quarter from a year ago, in line with expectations and driven by strong consumption and investment in South-east Asia’s biggestReuters; REUTERS - 581 words
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316 2011-05-06 14 Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesia’s government plans to sell its first project-based sukuk this month to continue providing sharia instruments, as it runs out of assets to guarantee regular sukuk issues and seeks to fund infrastructure. The government aims to sell one trillion rupiah (S$144.5 million)Reuters - 316 words
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500 2011-05-06 14 Other drivers include China, Japan, India, Malaysia, Thailand Xinhua [JAKARTA] The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said that Indonesia is among seven Asian nations that will lead the region’s rise to become a powerhouse that controls half of the world’s economy and output, localXinhua - 500 words
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220 2011-05-06 14 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Pos Malaysia Bhd, the national postal company, wants to redevelop 700 sites it owns or leases with potential partners if it can get government approval to lift restrictions on land usage, an executive said. The company, in which billionaire SyedBloomberg - 220 words
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GREATER CHINA/INDIA
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727 2011-05-06 15 Tussle between Huawei and ZTE over patents is the first of its kind AP [BEIJING] Two of China’s biggest technology companies have launched a court battle in Europe over mobile phone patents in a rare public clash between firms that BeijingAP - 727 words
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Article, Illustration338 2011-05-06 15 Reuters [NEW DELHI] Bharti Airtel, India’s leading mobile phone carrier, posted a big-ger-than-expected 31.5 per cent fall in quarterly profit, hit by losses at its African operations. Bharti’s prospects in its main market in India, the world’s second-biggest and fastest-growing by mobileReuters; REUTERS - 338 words
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Article, Illustration376 2011-05-06 15 Reuters REUTERS BREAKINGVIEWS [HONG KONG] Hong Kong’s stock exchange has shown that it can attract big names such as Glencore, Prada and Jimmy Choo. But being a financial hub requires more than just big names and investment fads. Hong Kong needsReuters; REUTERS - 376 words
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Article, Illustration627 2011-05-06 16 Such a move would have devastating consequences for the euro area: Rehn AFP [PARIS] European Union (EU) heavyweights are lashing back at mounting market speculation that Greece will need to restructure its debts, as they try to shore up confidence in their fix toAFP; AP - 627 words
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389 2011-05-06 16 LATEST US DATA Bloomberg Reuters [WASHINGTON] The productivity of US workers slowed in the first quarter and labour costs rose as a growing economy prompted companies to boost employment. The measure of employee output per hour increased at a 1.6 per cent an-Bloomberg; Reuters - 389 words
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Article, Illustration598 2011-05-06 16 Reuters [TOKYO] Japanese workers entered the No 1 reactor building at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant yesterday for the first time since a hydrogen explosion ripped off its roof a day after a devastating March 11 earthquake and tsunami. HighReuters; REUTERS/TOKYO ELECTRIC POWER CO - 598 words
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374 2011-05-06 16 Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said that the government must avoid imposing burdensome rules on financial companies as it carries out the biggest regulatory overhaul in seven decades. “No one’s interests are served by the imposition of ineffective or burdensome rules thatBloomberg - 374 words
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515 2011-05-06 16 SEC has made only one structural adjustment Reuters [NEW YORK] In the hours and days after last year’s “flash crash”, it seemed like Wall Street’s high-tech marketplace was in for big changes. The May 6 market plunge confused and panickedReuters - 515 words
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710 2011-05-06 17 Facebook looking at a buy, Google is in talks for joint venture; moves emerge after Skype delays its IPO Reuters [NEW YORK] Facebook and Google Inc are separately considering a tie-up with Skype after the web video conferencing service delayed its initial public offering,Reuters - 710 words
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Article, Illustration561 2011-05-06 17 Reuters [LONDON] British bank Lloyds took a shock £3.2 billion (S$6.5 billion) charge yesterday to compensate consumers for mis-selling debt repayment insurance policies and also suffered another hit from Ireland’s woes. Lloyds, Europe’s sixth biggest bank by market value, made the provisionReuters; AFP - 561 words
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248 2011-05-06 17 Reuters [MANILA] Shares in Philippine conglomerate San Miguel Corp sank as much as 31 per cent yesterday when they resumed trading after a three-week suspension following its US$900 million sale of convertible bonds and deeply discounted shares. The sharp fall in San Miguel sharesReuters - 248 words
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544 2011-05-06 17 Reuters [NEW YORK] Renren’s spectacular IPO could be the curtain raiser for what is to come if the world’s No 1 social networking site, Facebook, goes public next year. Shares of Renren Inc, one of the biggest social networking companies in China, surgedReuters - 544 words
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488 2011-05-06 17 Former staff rigged bids in municipal bond derivatives NYT [WASHINGTON] Swiss bank UBS has agreed to pay US$160 million in fines and restitution because former employees conspired to rig bids in the municipal bond derivatives market, federal and state officials announced onNYT - 488 words
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777 2011-05-06 18 Two political activists assert that AIG and 2 banks made fraudulent trades NYT [NEW YORK] A pair of veteran political activists from the La Jolla area of San Diego has filed the first known whistle-blower lawsuit asserting that AIG and two large banks engagedNYT - 777 words
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360 2011-05-06 18 Reuters [FRANKFURT] Lafarge and HeidelbergCement, two of the world’s biggest cement makers, have said that emerging markets would continue to drive demand in 2011 although they continue to battle higher energy costs. While HeidelbergCement, the world’s third-biggest producer, beat first-quarter earnings forecasts by managingReuters - 360 words
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Article, Illustration59 2011-05-06 18 [TOULOUSE, France] Visitors looking at the stage curtain entitled ‘The Minotaur’s Body dressed as Harlequin’, painted by Picasso in 1936 for Romain Rolland’s play ‘Le 14 Juillet’, at the Abattoirs museum in Toulouse, in the south of France. The museum is hosting the ‘Modern and ContemporaryAFP - 59 words
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402 2011-05-06 18 Reuters [NEW YORK] News Corp posted lower-than-expec-ted profits on a weaker movie box office than a year ago and struggling newspapers, which were partly offset by strong performance at its cable and broadcast television business. Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp, which owns broadcaster Fox andReuters - 402 words
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633 2011-05-06 18 Deutsche on top for 7th straight year; HSBC is ranked sixth Bloomberg [LONDON] Barclays plc leapfrogged UBS AG as the second-biggest foreign-ex-change trader in an annual survey by Euromoney Institutional Investor plc, pushing the Swiss bank out of the top twoBloomberg - 633 words
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Article, Illustration410 2011-05-06 18 AFP [DHAKA] Bangladesh’s Supreme Court yesterday dismissed a final attempt by Nobel-winning microfinance pioneer Muhammad Yunus to overturn an order sacking him from the bank he founded. Mr Yunus’s lawyers lodged a recall request after his appeal was turned down last month in aAFP - 410 words
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Article, Illustration1042 2011-05-06 20 NEIL UNMACK - Debt-ridden Greece has few good options apart from a soft restructuring By NEIL UNMACK REUTERS BREAKINGVIEWS GREECE needs to raise 27 billion euros (S$49 billion) on financial markets next year, but with debt at 153 per cent of GDP, it may struggle to borrow.REUTERS; AP - 1,042 words
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Article, Illustration836 2011-05-06 20 ANTHONY ROWLEY - THE BOTTOM LINE ANTHONY ROWLEY Tokyo Correspondent MUCH of the talk in the “corridors of power” at this week’s annual meeting of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Hanoi has not been about the ADB itself but about the International Monetary Fund (IMF)836 words
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Article496 2011-05-06 20 EDITORIAL AFTER eight days of robust debate on the hot sociopolitical issues of the day that have engaged the entire electorate, Singaporeans not least the candidates themselves get a respite today from the hurly-burly of campaigning to let voters “reflect rationally” and make a considered decision496 words
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Article, Illustration1422 2011-05-06 21 NASSIM NICHOLAS TALEB, MARK BLYTH - How suppressing volatility, both economic and political, makes the world less predictable and more dangerous By NASSIM NICHOLAS TALEB, MARK BLYTH Nassim Nicholas Taleb is distinguished professor of risk engineering at New York University’s Polytechnic Institute and the author of ‘The Black Swan: The ImpactREUTERS - 1,422 words
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Article, Illustration860 2011-05-06 21 ROBERT SAMUELSON - ROBERT SAMUELSON FEDERAL Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke glided smoothly through his first regular news conference the other day an event both remarkable and unremarkable. It was remarkable for symbolising the Fed’s ongoing transformation from a citadel of secrecy into an agency that triesAFP - 860 words
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Article, Illustration844 2011-05-06 22 Most carriers are scaling back to focus on business class NYT [NEW YORK] To the question, what does a person get when spending upwards of US$16,000 for a first-class international airline ticket, the answer is: more than ever. Private lounges with hot food and drink,NYT - 844 words
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567 2011-05-06 22 Reuters [LONDON] The Baltic Exchange has won UK regulatory approval to run a platform for centralised electronic trading of dry freight derivatives, which will go live shortly with support from some brokers, the exchange said. Freight forward agreements (FFAs), which allowReuters - 567 words
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294 2011-05-06 22 Bloomberg [FRANKFURT] Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Europe’s second-biggest airline, said its first-quarter operating loss narrowed as demand for goods and passenger transport outweighed higher costs from fuel and taxes. The Lufthansa Cargo unit almost doubled profit from a year earlier to 64 millionBloomberg - 294 words
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Article278 2011-05-06 22 SGX '000 May 5 S$ +/-Vol CH Offshore 0.44 -0.02 48 Chuan Hup Hldg 0.22 unch 80 Cosco Corp 2.20 0.04 ***** CWT Ltd 1.28 0.01 890 Ezra Hldgs 1.60 0.01 7718 First Ship Lea 0.39 unch 1415 Freight Links 0.06 unch 187 Grand Banks 0.50 0.05 162278 words
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402 2011-05-06 22 But capesize vessels remain buffeted by oversupply problems Reuters [SINGAPORE] Rates for panamax dry bulk carriers on key Asian freight routes are expected to rise next week on strong Chinese demand for US grains, shipbrokers said yesterday. For the capesize market, rates areReuters - 402 words
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Article3348 2011-05-06 22 CITY FLIGHT ETA FLIGHT ETD Abu Dhabi SQ457 1300 SQ456 1245 EY470 2220 NH6370 2220 VA7470 2220 Adelaide LH9771 1745 9W4082 2225 SQ278 1745 AF8088 2225 VS7278 1745 AY5011 2225 BA7382 2225 JL7893 2225 MU8439 2225 QF82 2225 --LH9770 2350 --SQ279 2350 VS7279 2350 Amsterdam LO40313,348 words
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Article8358 2011-05-06 23 Transaction date: May 5 52-wks Last Vol Day Last Quote Div Gr Yld Net M Cap High Low Company Sale +/-(‘000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 21 14.5 8Telecom 15.5xd -1.5 95 15.5 15.5 15.5 18 7.8 3.9 3.2 74.2 12 4.5 A-Sonic 7xd 6.5 78,358 words
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Article1529 2011-05-06 24 52-wks Last Vol Day Last Quote Div Gr Yld Net M Cap High Low Company Sale +/-(‘000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 6.5 4 t AA Grp 4 -0.5 14 4.5 4 4 4.5 19 3.9 202 145 t APStrategic 164 157 165 97.3 1.5 0.51,529 words
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Article9833 2011-05-06 24 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS UNIT TRUSTS APS Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Alpha Fund Cl A!** 1.38/ APS Alpha Fund (USD)!** 1.12/ APS Alpha Fund Cl B SGD!** 1.2/ APS Alpha Fund Cl B USD!** 0.89/ AXA Life Secure Ascent 2020 Fund 0.*****/0.***** AXA Wealth Mgt S'pore Pte Ltd AXA WM9,833 words
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Article239 2011-05-06 24 52-Wk Last Vol Day Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 56 38 AVJennings A50.5 +3 5 50.5 50 49 50.5 3.6 6.9 4 131.5 55 16 Genting HK US$ US41.5 unch 7664 42.5 41 41.5 42 2732.6239 words
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Article835 2011-05-06 24 52-Wk Last Vol Day Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 124 108 ABF SG Bond ETF 111.5 111.5 119 509 1077 761 CIMBAsean40 100US$ US1077 +10 1 1077 1077 1040 1075 43.1 350 270 DBS STI835 words
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374 2011-05-06 25 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr May 4 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Index Preliminary 931.7 -1.0 3.8 -0.7 2.7 -1.0 7.0 EAFE Preliminary 807.4 -1.1 0.8 -0.7 3.0 -1.0 7.3 Europe Preliminary 1200.5 -1.4374 words
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Article180 2011-05-06 25 May 5 $S Offer Bid 0vernight 0.02 0.01 1-month 5/16 1/16 2-months 3/8 1/8 3-months 7/16 3/16 Overnight mode: 0.01 US$ Offer Bid 7 days 0.23 0.13 1 month 0.33 0.23 2 months 0.38 0.28 3 months 0.42 0.32 6 months 0.52 0.42 9 months 0.75 0.55 12180 words
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Article22 2011-05-06 25 May 5 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.2309 1.2319 2-months 1.2308 1.2319 3-months 1.2308 1.2319 6-months 1.2305 1.2316 Source: OCBC22 words
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Article121 2011-05-06 25 May 05 As at 9am Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Sell Buy Aust dollar 1.366 1.289 Can dollar 1.308 1.258 Euro 1.859 1.788 Sterling pound 2.068 1.989 NZ dollar 1 0.953 US dollar 1.25 1.202 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign121 words
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Article27 2011-05-06 25 May 5 Open High Sett STI May 3099 SIMSCI May 362.5 363.9 361.4 Taiwan May 316.9 321.3 320.9 Source: MF Global (S) Pte. Ltd27 words
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Article67 2011-05-06 25 May 5 KLCE PALM FUTURES (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Sett Av Vol Open Month Range Price Price High Low Done Position May 11 3425 3385 3430 3385 236 4544 Jun 11 3315 3285 3333 3275 910 ***** Jul 11 3256 3229 3291 3229 ***** ***** Aug 11 3254 322567 words
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Article463 2011-05-06 25 May 5 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT EURODOLLAR FUTURES Jun11 99.7250 0 3704 Sep11 99.6700 0 1972 Dec11 99.5750 0 1233 Mar12 99.4250 0 5426 EUROYEN TIBOR FUTURES Jun11 99.6750 0 5401 Sep11 99.6725 0 1533 Dec11 99.6700 0 1944 Mar12 99.6575 0 3672 Jun12 99.6850463 words
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Article139 2011-05-06 25 May 5 RUBBER Futures (Closing prices) RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Close Volume O/I Month High Low Sett (lots) (lots) May 11 522.0 Jun 11 520.0 Jul 11 505.3 Aug 11 495.0 Sep 11 481.0 481.0 484.0 5 Oct 11 480.0 480.0 483.3 5 Nov 11 480.0 480.0 483.3139 words
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Article81 2011-05-06 25 May 5 TREASURY BILLS Period Issue Maturity Yesterday's Day's code Bid High Low 3-Month BQ*****N 04.08.2011 0.26 1-Year BY*****X 02.05.2012 0.43 0.39 0.39 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year N*****0V 1.625 01.04.2013 102.20 5-Year N*****0W 1.125 01.04.2016 100.09 100.20 100.2081 words
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Article107 2011-05-06 25 May 4 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 lb bushels) Close Previous High/Low May 11 1350.50 1359.25 1362.25 1344.00 Jul 11 1352.00 1363.75 1367.50 1347.25 Aug 11 1350.75 1363.50 1366.75 1346.25 Sep 11 1343.50 1357.75 1359.25 1339.25 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs; US cent/lb) Close Previous High/Low May 11 56.76107 words
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Article77 2011-05-06 25 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS May 4 CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Change Brent blend (1-Mth F) 121.36 -2.39 WTI (Near Mth) 109.26 -1.80 Dubai (1-Mth F) 115.97 -1.66 Tapis blend 129.99 -1.48 Minas 126.39 -1.48 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha 117.44 -1.67 Jet Kerosene 137.85 -2.10 US$/barrel Opec Oil77 words
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2505 2011-05-06 25 BONDS, WARRANTS EXTENDED SETTLEMENT Prem Expiry Vol Conv Exer Disc Gear-Mths Company Last Sale +or-('000) Ratio Price ing Left Asia-Pacific Strategic W*****6 25 1 150 7 6.56 36 ASJ Hldgs W*****1 1.5 1 4 10 3.33 9 AlliedTech W*****2 3.5 1 4 30 Asia Water Tech Ltd W*****8 3.5 unch2,505 words
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Article464 2011-05-06 25 May 5 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 1.028 6.961 0.720 8.330 47.802 91.783 0.860 11.595 3.209 1.355 90.609 45.993 1.320 7.126 0.919 30.684 32.247 0.649 1.072 Canada 0.973 6.774464 words
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Article85 2011-05-06 25 May 5 (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$) 1 mth 0.***** 2 mths 0.***** 3 mths 0.***** 6 mths 0.***** 9 mths 0.***** 12 mths85 words
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Article137 2011-05-06 25 May 5 GOLD (US$/oz) May 04 May 05 Hong Kong 1538.50 1516.50 May 03 May 04 London 1542.11 1526.25 1542.91 1527.05 Source: Thomson Reuters CAST BAR May 05 (S$) Selling Buying Kilobar 64,425.77 ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (S$) Selling Buying 1gm 144 60 5gm 410 301 10gm 732137 words
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Article71 2011-05-06 25 May 4 May 4 Aluminium, 99.7% purity (US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 2740.75 2785.50 3 months 2752.00 2797.00 Copper, Grade A (US$/tonne) Cash 9095.75 9322.50 3 months 9124.00 9350.00 Lead (US$/tonne) Cash 2478.50 2525.75 3 months 2455.00 2509.50 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.00 3 months *****.00 *****.00 Tin (US$/tonne)71 words
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Article154 2011-05-06 25 May 5 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.3190 1.3207 1.0716 1.0721 Canadian dollar 1.2837 1.2850 1.0429 1.0431 Euro 1.8312 1.8331 1.4877 1.4880 NZ dollar 0.9733 0.9746 0.7907 0.7911 Sterling pound 2.0342 2.0362 1.6526 1.6529154 words
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Article82 2011-05-06 25 May 4 COCOA (£/tonne) Close Prev High/Low May 11 1937 1971 1997/1932 Jul 11 1945 1984 2012/1940 Sep 11 1956 1996 2023/1954 Dec 11 1976 2016 2043/1975 COFFEE (US$/tonne) Close Prev High/Low May 11 2564 2598 2602/2549 Jul 11 2577 2611 2624/2551 Sep 11 2596 2629 2640/2570 Nov 1182 words
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Article5575 2011-05-06 26 n BALISA SHIPPING TRADING PTE LTD 8 Shenton Way, #40-03A, Singapore *****1 Tel: 6345 5700 Fax: 6345 5227 Email: singapore@balisagp.com UEN NO. *****3249E UK CONTINENT SERVICE U.S.A. SERVICE Destination STXPO TBN Antwerp/UK *Loads Singapore, E./W. Malaysia, Indonesia MIDDLE-EAST SERVICE Destination STXPO TBN Camden/New Orleans/Tampico Destination SIAM JADE Muscat/Sharjah/Doha/Bahrain/Dammam5,575 words
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Article1175 2011-05-06 28 N K YONG - By N K YONG IN THESE days when tastes (and 100-point-ers) are focused on rich, massive, fruity “in-your-face” wines, traditional “old-fash-ioned” Bordeaux with the emphasis on balance, complexity and finesse have difficulty finding a place under the sun. And if seen at all are not often understood, let1,175 words
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Article, Illustration587 2011-05-06 28 GEOFFREY EU - Life is not always Biutiful but it’s certainly worth the ride, reviews GEOFFREY EU reviews GEOFFREY EU LIFE is far from beautiful for Uxbal, a man on the outer fringes of society who struggles to overcome the myriad problems posed by simply trying to survive587 words
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Article, Illustration579 2011-05-06 28 DYLAN TAN - By DYLAN TAN WHEN it comes to Guan Yu, it’s hard to separate the man from the myth given how much he's been lionised in popular culture and often portrayed with a gushing display of heroism. But his name has become the cornerstone of righteousness, loyalty and579 words
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Miscellaneous308 2011-05-06 28 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across 1 Phone card used by single girl (6) 4 Confined in the past by National military office (8) 9 Some degenerate turned to rat (6) 10 Slightest charge favoured (8) 11 Diner returned pie to spread around (9) 13 Nick is an attractive mate (5) 14 Looking308 words
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Article, Illustration607 2011-05-06 29 GEOFFREY EU - Robert Pattinson and Reese Witherspoon fail to lift the over-the-Big-Top monolith Water For Elephants, reviews GEOFFREY EU reviews GEOFFREY EU THERE’S an elephant in the room whenever Robert Pattinson acts (and I use that term loosely) in a movie that requires him to genuinely emote rather than merelyTWENTIETH CENTURY FOX - 607 words
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Article, Illustration525 2011-05-06 29 DYLAN TAN - By DYLAN TAN BY THE time a movie franchise hits its fourth sequel, it more often than not would have long run out of gas. Still, it’s unbecoming of a movie about cars to do that, which is why The Fast and The Furious series525 words
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Article, Illustration612 2011-05-06 30 Jaime Ee - OFFTHE CUFF Jaime Ee I HAD a really scary dream last night. I was living in a big white building fortified by high walls around the perimeter. For some reason, I was hiding, but I wasn’t sure from whom. There was no phone or Internet612 words
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Article, Illustration595 2011-05-06 30 DYLAN TAN - By DYLAN TAN LIKE Elvis impersonators, Michael Jackson ones are a dime a dozen and the lucky ones go on to land themselves a spot on Thriller Live, a tribute show that’s moonwalked from the West End to our doorstep at Marina Bay Sands. Singapore is595 words
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Article, Illustration887 2011-05-06 30 MADHVI SUBRAHMANIAN - Ranjani Shettar coaxes sensuous, almost erotic, sculptures using lacquered organic forms, writes MADHVI SUBRAHMANIAN writes MADHVI SUBRAHMANIAN WHY does sculpture have to be monochromatic? So asks Ranjani Shettar, the creator of colourful site-specific sculptural installations titled Flame of The Forest on display on the third floor ofPHOTOS: FOO YONG KOON; PHOTOS: TALWAR GALLERY,NEW YORK/NEW DELHI - 887 words
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Article, Illustration438 2011-05-06 30 NATALIE KOH - By NATALIE KOH IT ISN’T easy to be convincing as a complex character with radical ideas and fervent beliefs in Christian anarchism and anarcho-pacifism, much less one who was actually alive once, and whose works have influenced the likes of Gandhi and Martin Luther King. Yet Broadway438 words
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Article, Illustration1071 2011-05-06 31 LEE WEI FEN - In the first week of June, Hyderabad is abuzz with hope for asthma sufferers in the form of medicinal fish. By LEE WEI FEN Lee Wei Fen is a freelance writer and the editor of Ceriph, a publication for local writing Brought to you1,071 words
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Article, Illustration464 2011-05-06 32 KELLY TAY - The Arts Festival Village harks back to the Esplanade setting of great food with good friends, reports KELLY TAY reports KELLY TAY AFTER a 10-year hiatus, the Festival Village is back this time at the Esplanade Park. Spanning 7,100 sq m, the area will host morePHOTOS: SINGAPORE ART FESTIVAL, FILE - 464 words
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Article, Illustration448 2011-05-06 32 CHEAH UI-HOON - By CHEAH UI-HOON IT’S one of the most relevant themes in the festival, but the history-averse can be assured that there won’t be a surfeit of such performances just five. The five events in this category range from the examination of political history to transport history,448 words
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Article, Illustration486 2011-05-06 32 NATALIE KOH - By NATALIE KOH IT IS undeniable that language connects us to our roots and, as time goes by, more languages are lost, leaving gaps in our histories behind with them. Lost Languages and Memories is a group of programmes that uses languages that increasingly486 words
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Article, Illustration879 2011-05-06 32 CLARISSA TAN - ARTS By CLARISSA TAN MUCH has been added to the Macbeth now playing under the stars at Fort Canning Park dry ice, Philip Starck-like Perspex chairs, guns and bullets, smartphones and leather jackets. But something else seems to have been lost the sense of poetry andPHOTO: SINGAPORE REPERTORY THEATRE - 879 words
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Article, Illustration455 2011-05-06 32 LYNN KAN - By LYNN KAN THE deaths of three modern dance trailblazers in 2009 to 2010 stunned the world. Germany’s Pina Bausch, Japan’s Kazuo OhnoandtheUnitedStates’MerceCunningham shared the same zeal to bend and break the rules of dance, introducing imperfection and discordance into the perfection associated with455 words
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Article, Illustration442 2011-05-06 33 NATALIE KOH - By NATALIE KOH WHEN stories of the past are told over and over again, we unknowingly leave out certain parts of the stories with each retelling. But in doing so, we end up forgetting some of the smaller voices of people, including those who hold pieces442 words
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