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Title Section19 2009-03-26 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES Ssl.oo online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION COREGNNOI9B4O2B6BE MICA (P) 197/08/2008 Thursday, March 26,200919 words
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Article, Illustration592 2009-03-26 1 KALPANA RASHIWALA - KALPANA RASHIWALA Exec chairman Leng Beng keeps an open mind on group's future leadership By I [SINGAPORE] Hong Leong Group Singapore executive chairman Kwek Leng Beng says that the top post in the group he occupies today could one day be filled byARTHUR LEE - 592 words
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MARKETS DIGEST
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Article47 2009-03-26 1 Inesi lay lange 1COMP 878.81 +0.89 IIKKEI225 8,479.99 -8.31 1ANG SENG 13,622.11 -288.23 ;et index 436.92 -1.24 JAKARTA COM P 1,419.97 -16.14 IANILACOMP 1,939.54 +21.85 ;eoulcomp 1,229.02 +7.32 ;henzhen b 341.91 -4.05 IUMBAI IND 9,667.90 +196.86 12 noon EDT Cham )OW 7,815.60 +155.63 IASDAQ 1,542.49 +25.9747 words
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Article29 2009-03-26 1 Bloomberg SINGAPORE 5.38 MALAYSIA 5.53 HONGKONG 5.00 INDONESIA 16.051 TAIWAN 4.826 JAPAN 1.475 KOREA 9.33 BRITAIN 0.50 US 3.25 CANADA 2.50 SWITZERLAND 0.52 INDIA 12.25 Source: BBloomberg - 29 words
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Article42 2009-03-26 1 IS$ (S$ per US$) 1.513 (US$/S$ per 1.463 2.214 ;URO (US$/S$/E) 1.345 2.035 Foreign currency per US$ S$ 'EN 97.70 64.60 3.631 2.400 IK$ 7.750 5.123 !AHT 35.52 23.47 lUPIAH 11,550 7,634 lENMINBI 6.832 4.515 INDIAN RUPEE 50.91 33.65 1.440 0.95242 words
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Article, Illustration675 2009-03-26 1 WINSTON CHAI - WINSTON CHAI Contracts from IRs could give IT players a billion-dollar boost By [SINGAPORE] When the chips are down, technology giants are betting big on the IT projects coming their way with Singapore's two integrated resorts (IR). From supplying computers to servers and complex675 words
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Miscellaneous116 2009-03-26 1 SIA |F«1 VH MALAYSIA LOSS OF SECRECY BizlT Keen on 2-year no-pay WfeJH Shahrizat unseats Switzerland, Spore Top business risks leave? SIA asks staff J Rafidah still attractive: bankers confronting telcos PAGE 2 lJ£ HS PAGE 11 PAGE 9 PAGE 26 PROPERTY 2009 There's nothing like a quiet property market116 words
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TOP STORIES
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775 2009-03-26 2 YEN SREENIVASAN - YEN SREENIVASAN Shorter workweek edges closer; no plans to shut flying schools in Australia Reports by [SINGAPORE] Singapore Airlines (SIA) is in advanced talks with unions to introduce a shorter workweek for all staff. The company has also asked staff for "expressions775 words
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321 2009-03-26 2 [SINGAPORE] Singapore Airlines (SIA), which has a reputation for being sticky about seat upgrades, is now offering all its frequent flyer programme members seat upgrades with special points accumulated during travel in April to June. The move comes amid a slump in demand for321 words
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Article, Illustration419 2009-03-26 2 -AP [LONDON] Vandals attacked the home of former Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) head Fred Goodwin early yesterday, smashing windows at the house of the ex-CEO whose £700,000 (Ssl .55 million) annual pension has prompted public outrage. Police said they-AP; AFP - 419 words
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336 2009-03-26 2 Reuters LATEST US DATA [WASHINGTON] New orders for long-lasting US made goods rose in February for the first time in seven months and new home sales rebounded, government reports showed yesterday, suggesting the economic downturn might be easing a bit. The– Reuters - 336 words
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55 2009-03-26 2 WHEN the chips are down, technology giants are betting big on the IT projects coming their way with Singapore's two integrated resorts. From supplying computers to servers and complex surveillance systems, the IRs are expected to give a billion-dollar boost to an otherwise depressed55 words
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66 2009-03-26 2 HONG Leong Group Singapore executive chairman Kwek Leng Beng says that the top post in the group that he occupies today could one day be filled by someone outside the family, "...if we don't have the right person, we may appoint someone outside66 words
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60 2009-03-26 2 SINGAPORE Airlines is in advanced talks with unions to introduce shorter work-week for all staff. The company has also asked staff to respond to its request for "expressions of interest" from anyone who wants to take no-pay leave for up to two60 words
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58 2009-03-26 2 TEMASEK Holdings looks set to move into offshore oil-and-gas exploration and production soon, having found an experienced hand to run its E&P subsidiary Orchard Energy. Tony Tan, who has just come on board as Orchard's CEO, previously headed E&P operations and acquisitions at Singapore58 words
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67 2009-03-26 2 RAFFLES Education Corporation said yesterday that it has raised about $30.5 million through a private share placement. The education services provider of which an associate company's CEO had recently admitted to fraudulent reporting of its financial statements proposed to issue 80 million new67 words
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73 2009-03-26 2 CAPITALAND chief executive Liew Mun Leong says it may seem "paranoid" and "kiasu" for the company to have raised $1.84 billion when it already had $4.2 billion in its kitty. So why do it? "Nobody knows how long and how cold this winter is73 words
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46 2009-03-26 2 SINGAPORE and Switzerland will remain attractive private banking centres despite the end of banking secrecy because they offer safety and freedom of movement for clients' money, say Swiss bankers from Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch. SINGAPORE NEWS, PAGE 946 words
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59 2009-03-26 2 FAR East Organization, which unveiled its new Orchard Road hotel Quincy yesterday, said it would launch hospitality sub-brands as it gets ready to welcome more tourists to Singapore in the coming years. The first of these sub-brands called Village will debut in59 words
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Article, Illustration688 2009-03-26 3 AP, Reuters He urges patience as full-fledged recovery is months away [WASHINGTON] US President Barack Obama says his aggressive campaign to lead the United States out of its worst economic crisis in 70 years is showing signs of progress and declared that despite obstaclesAP, Reuters; XINHUA - 688 words
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508 2009-03-26 3 RONNIE LIM - RONNIE LIM Orchard Energy could make foray into oil-and-gas exploration soon By [SINGAPORE] Temasek Holdings looks set to move into offshore oil-and-gas exploration and production (E&P) soon, having found an experienced hand to run its E&P subsidiary Orchard Energy. Tony Tan, who has just508 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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432 2009-03-26 4 JAMIE LEE - JAMIE LEE 80m new shares to be issued at 38. H each; proceeds to be used to repay loans By. RAFFLES Education Corporation (REC) has placed out $30.5 million worth of new shares. The education services provider will issue 80 million shares at 38.1432 words
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234 2009-03-26 4 VINCENT WEE - VINCENT WEE By' SWIBER Holdings has struck a partnership with US-based Icon Capital Corp, with the latter taking a 51 per cent stake in its newly delivered construction vessel Swiber Victorious. The listed offshore support services company said yesterday that234 words
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418 2009-03-26 4 JOYCE HOOI - JOYCE HOOI CFO to step down in April; share trading suspended until results are released By. AFTER applying three times to postpone the announcement of its full-year 2008 results, TMC Education Corporation said yesterday it will delay them again. It also said418 words
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Article665 2009-03-26 4 TEH HOOI LING - TEH HOOI LING BACK in 2006, when the market was still hot, Total Automation sold its control, engineering and manufacturing businesses for $116 million cash net of transaction costs. The company distributed $90 million back to investors as special dividends. The remaining cash of665 words
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392 2009-03-26 5 CONRAD TAN - CONRAD TAN It appoints KPMG to review finances after PwC says it can't complete audit Byl CHINA Sun Bio-chem Technology Group has asked for its shares to be suspended, after its auditor was unable to complete the audit of the company's 2008 financial statements.392 words
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458 2009-03-26 5 LYNETTE KHOO - LYNETTE KHOO By I YET another S-chip has found itself in troubled waters. The auditor of Ocean International Holdings has drawn attention to material uncertainty which may cast significant doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. An S-chip458 words
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Article, Illustration445 2009-03-26 5 UMA SHANKARI - UMA SHANKARI It gives group enough cash to swoop on opportunities By CAPITALAND chief executive Liew Mun Leong says it may seem "paranoid" and "kiasu" for the company to have raised $1.84 billion when it already had $4.2 billion in its kitty. So445 words
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Article, Illustration587 2009-03-26 7 CHEW XIANG - CHEW XIANG Keppel chairman says that's the main difference with the Tianjin eco-city Byl in Guangzhou, China HIGH-END manufacturing and research are expected to be the focus of Keppel Corp's planned "knowledge city" project in Guangzhou, said chairman Lim Chee Onn yesterday. Speaking to587 words
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338 2009-03-26 7 TEH SHI NING - TEH SHI NING The furniture maker has received 6 letters of demand for payment by April 14 By' pany had also said that it was in the process of discussing certain changes to the commercial terms of the debt restructuring agreement and the338 words
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Article, Illustration335 2009-03-26 7 NISHA RAMCHANDANI - NISHA RAMCHANDANI By I SINGAPORE Telecommunications (Sing Tel) says that taking on the title sponsor role for the Formula One race last year had strengthened its brand name and built up brand awareness. As a result of its association with the race, it hasKWONG KAI CHUNG/UANHE ZAOBAO - 335 words
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281 2009-03-26 7 LIEWAIQING - LIEWAIQING It sets up hospitality fund to finance two resorts By I BANYAN Tree Holdings, a manager and developer of premium resorts and hotels, has announced plans to set up a Banyan Tree-Philippines Hospitality Fund. It unveiled this at the ground-breaking ceremony yesterday281 words
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203 2009-03-26 7 JAMIE LEE - JAMIE LEE Keppel Seghers to provide services for Shandong plant By A UNIT of Keppel Corporation has clinched a $30 million waste recycling contract in China. Keppel Seghers, a subsidiary of Keppel Integrated Engineering (KIE), won the contract to provide technology and services203 words
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353 2009-03-26 7 JESSICA YEO - JESSICA YEO By TWO plain vanilla money market funds were launched yesterday by Phillip Capital Management. Amid the economic downturn and investors' lower risk appetite, the Phillip Savings Fund and Phillip US Dollar Money Market Fund offer "nothing foie gras" said director Linus Lim. The353 words
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144 2009-03-26 7 CONRAD TAN - CONRAD TAN By TELEDATA (Singapore)'s ability to continue as a going concern may be in doubt, according to KPMG, its auditors. Without qualifying its opinion of the group's accounts for 2008, KPMG said that the group's ongoing losses and cash outflows from operations, as144 words
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Article, Illustration601 2009-03-26 8 R SIVANITHY - R SIVANITHY STOCKS Slide is in line with Hong Kong weakness, generally mixed-to-weak European markets opening AFTER rising a total of 110 points or 7 per cent on Monday and Tuesday, the Straits Times Index fell 14.66 points to 1,691.68 yesterday in line with601 words
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Article89 2009-03-26 8 Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch lulti Ind 2 9 6 0 0 0 2 9 6 lanufacturing 29 52 67 10 32 55 77 Commerce 21 20 10 22 26 'pt/Stor/Comms 12 11 10 12 11 :inance Construction 12 'roperties 27 27 lotels/Rsts89 words
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Article111 2009-03-26 8 MAIN SDQ TOTAL MAIN SDQ TOTAL lulti Ind 17,785 17,785 53,421 53,421 lanufacturing 364,857 5,021 369,878 110,746 346 111,093 lommerce 51,049 5,454 56,503 52,994 546 53,540 'pt/Stor/Comms 102,162 100 102,262 146,574 13 146,587 :i nance 40,188 40,188 261,840 261,840 lonstruction 9,406 82,269 91,675 1,349 442 1,791 'roperties111 words
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Article100 2009-03-26 8 lapitaLand 2.200 -0.090 Noble Grp 1.150 -0.020 lapitaMall 1.280 OCBCBk 4.870 -0.010 jtyDev 5.010 -0.120 Olam 1.380 -0.070 lomfortDelGrc 1.320 S IA 10.020 -0.160 losco Corp 0.815 +0.005 SGX 5.050 -0.030 IBS Grp 8.420 +0.040 SIAEngg 1.660 :&N 2.500 -0.060 SMRT 1.560 -0.010 ient Intl 0.470100 words
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Article, Illustration898 2009-03-26 8 CONRAD TAN - CONRAD TAN Singapore banks DMG PARTNERS SECURITIES, March 25 CONSOLIDATION is unlikely: In November 1998, POSBankwas consolidated into DBS, in the midst of the Asian financial crisis. Then in 2001, in the midst of the economic downturn (Singapore GDP contracted 2.4 per cent then), OCBC Bank acquired Keppel898 words
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Article, Illustration543 2009-03-26 8 LARRY WEE - LARRY WEE CURRENCIES THE US dollar came out fighting in Asian trading yesterday, after the euphoria of Wall Street's sharp Monday gains were dampened by a Tuesday relapse that lopped off at least a third of that earlier spike. On the Asian front,543 words
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Article59 2009-03-26 8 CLOSE BT OB/OS 453.00-125.00 BT CADI -*****.00 -71.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 +46.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 330.11 +0.39 FTSE ST Small Cap 253.47 -1.98 FTSE ST All Share 400.48 -2.92 FTSE ST China Top 149.93 +0.02 FTSE ST China 146.50 -0.19 UOB Catalist 66.65 -0.21 SIMSCI59 words
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Article59 2009-03-26 8 VOLUME Chartered R 144,672,000 ChinaESave 82,043,000 Capita Land 46,971,000 Golden Agri 39,781,000 China Honqxinq 35,742,000 RafflesEdu 33,397,000 Straits Asia 31,648,000 Sing Tel 22,098,000 NOL 20,820,000 IndoAqri 19,990,000 VALUE(S) DBS Grp 106,206,772 Capita Land 105,008,890 UOB 83,859,948 Sing Tel 55,422,310 OCBC Bk 51,277,710 Wilmar 33,474,820 Keppel Corp 29,685,77159 words
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Article109 2009-03-26 8 CLOSE UP ICBC Bk 5.1 %NCPS 100 9260 110.0 1.2 DBXT S&P Short 10US$ 7904 81.7 0.7 Kej Cor| ES.0903 503 43.0 9.3 DBS Bk6% NCPS 10 9800 40.0 0.4 :iMBAsean40 100US$ 480 25.7 3.7 fxorCRBNonEni 10US$ 183 16.6 6.4 'enture Con 482 11.0 2.3 ICBC Bk4.5%NCPS 100 8060109 words
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Article108 2009-03-26 8 CLOSE DOWN 9120-139.1 -1.0 LD 10US$ ISH 971 -43.9 -2.9 ICBCC i.93%Pref10 6910 -40.0 -0.6 IMH 1790 -30.3 -1.1 Daip 430 -22.7 -3.4 At ES.0903 502 -21.0 -4.0 UOB 5.05%NCPS 100 9130 -20.0 -0.2 I A 1002 -16.0 -1.6 ilA 200 1000 -16.0 -1.6 UOB.ES.0903 1028 -14.0 -1.3 BY108 words
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Article87 2009-03-26 8 Wh lere S! stands Mar 25 CHNG CLOSE FRMar24 YR 2008/2009 S$ LOW S$ HIGH uss 1.5125 -0.30 1.5579 1.3457 Euro 2.0376 0.69 2.2064 1.8640 Pounds 2.2092 0.46 2.8431 2.0356 AS 1.0542 0.78 1.3251 0.9068 Yen* 1.5462 -0.60 1.7278 1.2619 Rill liah* 0.***** 0.27 0.***** 0.***** Baht* 4.2606 0.0787 words
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Article, Illustration586 2009-03-26 9 SIOW LI SEN - SIOW LI SEN The Republic and Switzerland will still be attractive private banking centres By: SINGAPORE and Switzerland will remain attractive private banking centres despite the end of banking secrecy because they offer safety and freedom of movement for clients' money, sayALBERT SIM/THE STRAITS TIMES - 586 words
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366 2009-03-26 9 MICHELLE YEO - MICHELLE YEO By I PRIVATE equity investors are still keen on the mining industry despite having seen mining equity prices crash in the second half of last year. "Equity is back in the mining business with vengeance," said Warren Gilman, managing366 words
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196 2009-03-26 9 AUSTRALIAN company McConnell Dowell SEA has been awarded the second contract for Downtown Line Stage 2 (DTL2), the Land Transport Authority (LTA) said yesterday. The $339.88 million contract is to design and construct Beauty World station and associated tunnels, LTA said. The station,196 words
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293 2009-03-26 9 GAMING positions at the Marina Bay Sands (MBS) casino are typically thought to be for the young and skilled. But that's a myth that the company wants to put to rest. In fact, its real interest is in people with a positive attitude293 words
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Article, Illustration204 2009-03-26 9 ZECO Scooters and Ikea Singapore yesterday launched Singapore's first "greenlots" for electric vehicles. Greenlot is the term for the charging infrastructure needed to operate electric vehicles. Zeco's scooters, which were launched here in January, can be fully charged in two-and-a-halfFILE PHOTO - 204 words
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520 2009-03-26 9 ZHANG Yl TING - ZHANG Yl TING Most opt for lower risks, returns, say private bankers By HIGH net worth individuals have re-shuffled their priorities in the midst of the financial crisis. Safety and protection now top their list, and when faced with the trade-off520 words
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Article, Illustration489 2009-03-26 10 Reuters Plan cuts too much US tariffs, farm subsidy for meagre export opportunities [WASHINGTON] Leading US business groups told World Trade Organization director general Pascal Lamy on Tuesday that they cannot support current proposals for finishing seven years of talks on a global trade– Reuters; AFP - 489 words
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587 2009-03-26 10 Reuters Easier for well-run emerging market economies to seek help [WASHINGTON] The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday overhauled the way it lends to member countries in the face of a worsening global economic crisis and created a new line of credit forReuters - 587 words
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Article, Illustration501 2009-03-26 11 S JAYASANKARAN - S JAYASANKARAN In contest for Umno Youth leadership, Khairy wins in 3-horse race By in Kuala Lumpur IN A stunning turn of events, the deputy chief of the women's wing of the dominant United Malays National Organisation (Urnno), or Umno, Shahrizat Abdul Jalil deposedBLOOMBERG - 501 words
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493 2009-03-26 11 PAULINE NG - PAULINE NG Stimulus package, monetary easing to be felt by H2 By I in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA'S central bank yesterday acknowledged that the country would experience the full impact of the global downturn this year, but painted a picture of an economy sufficiently493 words
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147 2009-03-26 11 Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] Malaysia's central bank has ruled out buying government bonds to help keep long-term borrowing costs down, Governor Zeti Akhtar Aziz said. "So far, we have not assumed that role and we don't anticipate that we will be assuming that role,"Bloomberg - 147 words
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Article, Illustration603 2009-03-26 12 Bloomberg State academy says it may press for specific steps at G-20 summit [BEIJING] China's leaders may press at the Group of 20 summit for specific steps to protect its more than US$l trillion of dollar assets as US fiscal policies risk sparking a– Bloomberg; AFP - 603 words
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226 2009-03-26 12 Reuters [HONG KONG] PetroChina Co Ltd, Asia's top oil and gas producer, posted a 39 per cent drop in fourth quarter net profit, hit by asset writedowns amid a sharp drop in crude oil prices. PetroChina, the world's second-largestReuters - 226 words
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388 2009-03-26 12 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Citic Pacific Ltd posted its first annual loss in almost two decades after wrong-way bets on the Australian dollar forced it to seek a bailout from China. Net loss was HK$l2.7 billion (552.4 billion), or HK$5.6B aBloomberg - 388 words
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267 2009-03-26 12 Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] India's key stock index may be embarking on its second rally of a five-wave cycle that may help the benchmark surpass its earlier record high, according to technical analysis by Elliott Wave International Inc. The Bombay Stock Exchange Sensitive Index may■ Bloomberg - 267 words
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731 2009-03-26 14 Reuters, Bloomberg [ZURICH] A wave of consolidation could sweep Switzerland's smaller private banks, prompted by the financial crisis and a weakening of the country's strict bank secrecy rules, bankers and analysts said. Rising cost pressure and falling revenues from collapsing markets– Reuters, Bloomberg - 731 words
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Article, Illustration948 2009-03-26 14 -mt But there is no clear answer to how much the toxic assets are worth [NEW YORK] Up and down Wall Street, bankers and traders sharpened their pencils on Tuesday as they began the complex financial calculus of the latest-mt; AFP - 948 words
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476 2009-03-26 14 ANTHONY ROWLEY - ANTHONY ROWLEY By. in Tokyo AS official statistics revealed yesterday that Japan's exports slumped by nearly 50 per cent in value last month, chairman and chief executive of the Japan External Trade Organization (Jetro) Yasuo Hayashi acknowledged that it might476 words
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476 2009-03-26 14 AP [LAS VEGAS] Casino operator Las Vegas Sands Corp said on Tuesday that it is talking to its banks about a credit amendment that would let it buy back up to US$BOO million in debt. But its chief executive said thatAP - 476 words
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497 2009-03-26 14 -AP, Reuters [STRASBOURG] A top European Union (EU) politician yesterday slammed US plans to spend its way out of recession as "a way to hell". Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek, whose country currently holds the EU presidency,-AP, Reuters - 497 words
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Article, Illustration755 2009-03-26 15 AP FIXING PAY Geithner, Bernanke push to tie incentive pay to company's long-term success [WASHINGTON] One could almost hear the page turn. Last week, Congress raged over employees bonuses paid by insurance conglomerate American International Group. On Tuesday lawmakers listened sobrely asAP; AFP - 755 words
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Article, Illustration284 2009-03-26 15 -AP They talk about bonuses, regulation, agenda for summit [LONDON] British leaders talked about bonuses and regulation with international banking chiefs on Tuesday in a preparatory meeting ahead of next week's Group of 20 summit. Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Treasury chief Alistair Darling-AP; AFP GRAPHIC - 284 words
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574 2009-03-26 15 Reuters [PARIS] A 3.2 million euro (556.59 million) payoff for the outgoing boss of car parts supplier Valeo while it benefits from state backing has stoked France's long suspicion of business and the stock market. Politicians from President Nicolas Sarkozy to far-left leader OlivierReuters - 574 words
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650 2009-03-26 15 Reuters [NEW YORK] News that Goldman Sachs Group might quickly pay back taxpayer money could pressure able rivals to do the same. The Treasury Department's US$7OO billion Troubled Asset Relief Program was intended to provide lenders with more capital to spur lending andReuters - 650 words
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426 2009-03-26 15 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Former Fed chairman Paul Volcker said policymakers must decide what they want the financial system to look like before enacting regulatory reforms that seem to have gained widespread support. "Any specific reform raises questions of how it fits with theBloomberg - 426 words
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336 2009-03-26 16 YEN SREENIVASAN - YEN SREENIVASAN Air cargo business is also being squeezed by the slowdown in international trade By' ASIA-PACIFIC airlines saw passenger numbers slide 12.8 per cent in February, the latest data from their industry group shows. The carriers cut capacity 7.8 per cent336 words
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564 2009-03-26 16 Bloomberg [DALLAS] Airlines mishandled 23 per cent fewer bags last year as passengers travelled lighter to avoid new fees and updated technology helped keep track of luggage. The number of checked bags that were late, sent to the wrong place, damaged or lost entirely fellBloomberg - 564 words
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Article2571 2009-03-26 16 AIRLINE CODES: AA American Airlines (AAL), AF Air France (AFR), Al Air India (AIC), AY Finnair Oy (FIN), AZ Alitalia Airlines (AZA), BA British Airways Public Ltd Co (BAW), BG Biman Bangladesh Airlines (BBC), Bl Royal Brunei Airlines Sdn Bhd (RBA), BO Bouraq Airlines (BOU), BR2,571 words
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257 2009-03-26 16 Bloomberg [WELLINGTON] Air New Zealand Ltd, the nation's biggest airline, said that customers won't be disrupted by a planned flight attendants strike at the start of the Easter holidays. The Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union (EPMU) on Tuesday said that attendants will stop work– Bloomberg - 257 words
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Article, Illustration273 2009-03-26 16 AP [TEMPE, Arizona] US Airways Group could turn a profit this year even if passenger revenue falls 15 per cent, the airline's president Scott Kirby said on Tuesday. Capacity cuts and lower fuel prices could offset the drop in revenue per availableAP - 273 words
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Article286 2009-03-26 16 Bloomberg [DALLAS] US Airways Group Inc, a champion of consolidation in the domestic airline industry, says mergers are unlikely in the "near future" because of a lack of financing. The credit pinch is overwhelming conditions that favour consolidation, including a plunge in stock prices since last– Bloomberg - 286 words
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165 2009-03-26 16 Bloomberg [TAIPEI] EVA Airways Corp, Taiwan's sec-ond-biggest carrier, intends to delay a plan to sell shares in Taiwan to later this year after a drop in the stock price. The company has scrapped a plan to sell 500 million snares before March– Bloomberg - 165 words
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Miscellaneous354 2009-03-26 16 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS I I I I I l 1 111-disposed collie had some p [2 Ip I p H ringed spots of colour (6) WB PB W^ H^HH 9 Fool to start digging beneath I I I I cape (10) 111 i I 10 Linking track being relaid mM354 words
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Article, Illustration545 2009-03-26 17 Reuters Company reports 8% drop in trade volumes in the first 2 months of this year [DUBAI] Dubai-based port operator DP World said yesterday that there was no end in sight to a fall-off in activity caused by the global downturn, after■ Reuters; AFP - 545 words
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Article532 2009-03-26 17 -Reuters [ANCHORAGE, Alaska] Twenty years ago, when crude oil was gushing out of the wrecked Exxon Valdez supertanker and Prince William Sound was being blackened by what would become the nation's worst tanker spill, oil giant Exxon Corp was vilified in Alaska. Today, Exxon Mobil-Reuters - 532 words
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Article108 2009-03-26 17 '000 CH Offshore Chuan Hup Hldgs Cosco Corp CWTLtd Ezra Hldgs First Ship Lease Freight Links Grand Banks laya Hold Ltd KWentures Keppel Corp MTQ Corp NOL Pacific Shipping Pan-United Corp Rickmers Mari Samudera Ship Sembcorp Indust Sembcorp Marine Spore Ship Star Cruises ....unch 0.15 0.82 0.34 0.69 0.35108 words
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Article36 2009-03-26 17 '000 Int'G Logistics MISCBhd MISC Foreign Msia Bulk Carrie NCB Holdings Nepline Bhd PDZ Holdings 0.60 8.50 8.50 3.02 2.80 0.01 unch -0.01 0.10 0.20 0.02 0.05 -0.01 unch 4( 2* 53! 6* 5' 5i36 words
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Article19 2009-03-26 17 '000 Aboitiz Equity Intl Container Keppel Marine Keppel Prop 5.70 12.00 unch unch unch 1.00 unch unch 69"19 words
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Article22 2009-03-26 17 Evergreen Marine ....15.40 :irst Steamship 41.20 ManHai Lines 15.60 r"ang Ming Marine ..11.15 -0.10 unch -0.10 0.15 31 9 3 4722 words
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Article38 2009-03-26 17 '000 :awasaki Hvy Ind ..202.00 unch 1393: :awasaki Kisen 341.00 6.00 806! /litsubishi Hvy 314.00 -6.00 ***** /litsui Eng&Sbldg ..175.00 1.00 3131 /litsui Osk Lines 558.00 20.00 ***** lippon Express 334.00 11.00 528! lipponYusen 425.00 9.00 *****38 words
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470 2009-03-26 17 Bloomberg [DUSSELDORF] TUI AG, the German owner of Europe's largest travel company, reported a full-year loss on costs to integrate its purchase of First Choice Holidays pic and raised its forecast for savings from the deal. The net loss was 121.3– Bloomberg - 470 words
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279 2009-03-26 17 Bloomberg [SEATTLE] FedEx Corp, the second-largest US package-shipping company, said that it may not buy 30 more Boeing 777 freighters should federal law be changed to make it easier for its employees to join a union. FedEx in January exercised anBloomberg - 279 words
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244 2009-03-26 17 Bloomberg [LONDON] Rates to ship commodities such as iron ore that have more than doubled this year may stagnate until the middle of May, Greek shipping line Hellenic Carriers said. "If we have no disruptions in South America with strikes, as we did last year,Bloomberg - 244 words
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114 2009-03-26 17 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Sinotrans Ltd, the Chinese partner of DHL Worldwide Express, said that it will face a "severe" business environment this year. Profit last year fell 32 per cent. This year, Sinotrans is expected to face "a severe business environment in terms ofBloomberg - 114 words
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538 2009-03-26 18 STOCKS, especially of financial institutions, rallied after US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner gave details of a Public-Private Investment Programme (PPIP) to invest in the troubled assets clogging up banks' balance sheets. Cleaning up this mess is seen as a pre-requisite for financial and broader538 words
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Article, Illustration1148 2009-03-26 18 ANTHONY ROWLEY - ANTHONY ROWLEY Now, it's up to the IMF to stop being a stooge of the West and back Beijing's proposal CHINA is stepping out of the shadows to emerge not only as a major player on the international economic stage but alsoAFP - 1,148 words
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Article, Illustration781 2009-03-26 18 PAUL SAMUELSON - PAUL SAMUELSON Tribune Media Services THE BOTTOM LINE IT is a worthwhile exercise to ask the question seriously: Could Obama's America have the kind of lost decade that Japan has suffered? Thinking the unthinkable can be valuable, even for optimists. I amTribune Media Services - 781 words
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Article, Illustration866 2009-03-26 19 SIMON JOHNSON; JAMES KWAK - SIMON JOHNSON JAMES KWAK -LAT-WP The best mechanism for solving the US banking sector crisis is government-supervised bankruptcy, aka receivership By! and MONDAY'S proposal by Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is the US government's latest shot and perhaps its last clean shot at extricating-LAT-WP; AP - 866 words
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Article, Illustration1161 2009-03-26 19 CHARLES MOORE - CHARLES MOORE Byl MODERN leadership places an ever-higher premium on coaching team members to get results. The only problem with this approach is that well-educated and highly skilled executives simply cannot be managed in a command-and-control fashion. Modern management places far greaterREUTERS - 1,161 words
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Article8370 2009-03-26 20 Transaction date: Mar 25 High Low Code Company Sale C000) High Low Buyer Seller C'vr •k P/E Smil 9 3 3148 8Telecom 11 2.5 5834 A-Sonic 30.5 12 5000 ABRHIdgs 18 6 1938 AEICorp 9.5 1 1100 AEM 25 7 2101 APOil 80.5 26.5 5550 ARA 8.5 2.58,370 words
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Article1573 2009-03-26 21 High Low Code Company Sale COOO) High Low Buyer Seller C'vr P/E $mil 52-wks Tel High Low Code Company Last Sale Vol Day Last Quote Div Gr Yld Net COOO) High Low Buyer Seller C'vr P/E M Cap $mil 20 5 1181 s AAGrp 32 13 8538 t1,573 words
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Article341 2009-03-26 21 _Hm Low Code Conn Sale COOO) _Hm Low Seller C'vr P/E Smil 110 100 6389 ABFSG Bond ETF 107.8 -0.2 982 427 CIMBAsean40 100US$ US480 +17 173 149 DBS STI ETF 100 170 -1 2054 1682 DBXT FTChina25 10US$ US1996 DBXT FTVietnam 10US$ US1008 850 DBXTMSTaiwan 10US$ US1008341 words
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Article259 2009-03-26 21 STOCK PRICES LEGEND: Straits Times Index Stocks; s Catalist Non-Sponsored; t Catalist; N Net or Tax-exempted dividend; ct Conditional Trdg; xd ex-dividend cd cum dividend; cri cum right issue cbi cum bonus issue; xri ex-right issue; xbi ex-bonus issue xall ex-all; cdxa cum dividend ex-all co cum offer259 words
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Article9317 2009-03-26 21 UNIT TRUST FUNDS AIG Global Investment Corporation (S) Ltd AIGIF Acorns of Asia Balanced Fund!S 1.504/ AIGIF Spore Bond Fund/ A 1.205/ APS Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Alpha Fund!** 0.69/ APS Alpha Fund (USD)!** 0.46/ APS Komaba Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Komaba Global Bond SGD 0.5105/ APS Komaba9,317 words
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372 2009-03-26 22 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Index Change Change Change Change Change Change Mar 24 World Index Preliminary 620.0 0.0 -8.5 0.2 -5.3 0.1 -9.7 EAFE Preliminai 589.9 0.6 -9.1 0.8 -7.3 0.7 -11.6 Eun Prelim inan 806.4372 words
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Article125 2009-03-26 22 As at 9am Mar 25 >f foreign currency: lurrencies Bid Offer wst dollar 1.0470 1.0790 .an dollar 1.2230 1.2370 luro 2.0280 2.0510 IZ dollar 0.8450 0.8640 iterlini ind 2.2110 2.2360 JS dollar 1.5030 1.5200 .ocal dollars to 100 units if foreign currency: Currencies Bid Offer :hi125 words
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Article169 2009-03-26 22 Mar 25 fer Overnight 1-month 2-months 3-months Overnight mode: 1/4 ys$ 1/4 7/16 9/16 11/16 Offer 1/8 3/16 5/16 7/16 Bid 7 days 1 month 2 months 3 months 6 months 9 months >—■. I. $Au 0.60 0.65 1.20 1.50 2.00 2.20 2.30 Offer 0.40 0.55 0.90 1.20169 words
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Article25 2009-03-26 22 Mar 25 ten JiL Sett >TI ilMSCI Mar 207.0 207.2 204.8 'aiwan Mar 196.0 201.2 199.8 Source: MF Global (S) He. Ltd25 words
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Article21 2009-03-26 22 Mar 25 Bid Offer 1-month 1.5124 1.5138 2-months 1.5121 1.5136 3-months 1.5120 1.5135 6-months 1.5115 1.5132 Source: OCBC21 words
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Article60 2009-03-26 22 Mar 25 lelivery flonth Opening Sett Av Range Price Price Vol Open Done Position Hi Low tyrO9 2070 May 09 2010 lun 09 1975 lul 09 1948 Total o/p: ***** contracts 2062 2078 2057 2002 2021 1991 1972 1985 1955 1948 2000 1928 Turnover: ***** Market tone: Lower60 words
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Article296 2009-03-26 22 Mar 25 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT URODOLLAR FUTURES unO9 iepO9 DecO9 VlariO 98.7550 98.7600 98.6000 98.5450 7802 3626 3187 2138 EUROYEN TIBOR FUTURES unO9 99.410 99.410 iepO9 DecO9 VlariO 99.445 99.445 un10 iep10 Dec10 \/lar11 99.410 99.440 99.410 99.450 99.455 99.440 99.380 99.320 99.275 99.190296 words
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Article178 2009-03-26 22 Mar 25 RUBBER Futures (Closing prices) RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Month High Low Close Sett Volume (lots) O/l lots) Apr 09 147.0 May 09 JunO9 Jul 09 Aug 09 Sep 09 146.5 147.0 146.5 147.0 147.5 147.5 147.0 147.0 146.0 104 44 788 730 831 1049 746 720178 words
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Article89 2009-03-26 22 Mar 25 Period Issue code Maturity Yesterday's Bid Day's |h Low Hi, 3-Month BQ*****H 25.06.09 1-Year BY*****V 02.11.09 0.34 0.45 0.29 0.27 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity code rate Close Bid Day's High Low 2-Year N*****0E 3.125 5-Year NX*****Z 2.250 7-Year N*****0S 2.875 10-Year NY*****A 4.000 15-Year89 words
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Article100 2009-03-26 22 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 Ib bushels) Close Previous High/Low May 09 967.00 955.50 970.75 948.25 Jul 09 963.75 952.00 967.75 946.00 Aug 09 945.00 936.50 947.75 933.75 SepO9 912.50 908.50 916.25 903.00 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs;Uscent/lb) Close Previous High/Low May 09 33.27 33.10 33.43 32.69 Jul 09100 words
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Article77 2009-03-26 22 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Mar 24 CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Cham Brent blend (1-Mth F) 52.63 -0.62 WTI (Near Mth) 53.55 0.36 Dubai (1-Mth F) 50.40 0.97 Tapis blend 54.85 1.20 Minas 53.80 1.25 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha Jet Kerosene 48.90 61.40 0.85 2.20 US$/barrel Opec Oil77 words
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Article461 2009-03-26 22 Mar 25 AS Rmb Euro HKS IndRsRu Yen Won RM NZS Pak Rs Peso i« Rand Sfr NTS Baht Pound us: Australia 0.856 4.745 0.516 5.383 35.357 80.221 0.679 9.462 2.522 1.247 55.922 33.450 1.051 6.673 0.786 23.530 24.667 0.475 0.695 Canada 1.168 5.543 0.603 6.288 41.300461 words
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Article154 2009-03-26 22 Mar 25 Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.0501 1.0515 0.6944 0.6947 Canadian dollar 1.2267 1.2282 0.8112 0.8114 Euro 2.0342 2.0364 1.3451 1.3454 NZ dollar 0.8424 0.8437 0.5570 0.5574 Sterlinc md 2.2128 2.2152 1.4632 1.4635 US dollar 1.5123 1.5136154 words
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Article171 2009-03-26 22 Mar 25 Hong Kong 921.20 931.20 922.20 932.20 Mar 24 Mar 23 London 922.90 949.20 924.10 950.40 Source: Thomson Reuters (S$) Selling Buying 1 oz 1577.18 1426 UBS GOLD LUNAR KINEBAR (S$) Selling Buying 10gm $553.19 453 SILVER Selling Buying (s$: Sellim Bui 'im $553.19 Selling 453 Buying171 words
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Article69 2009-03-26 22 Mar 24 Aluminium, 99.7% purity (US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 1373.75 1407.00 3 months 1412.00 1445.00 Copper, Grade A (US$/tonne) Cash 3 months 3935.50 3975.00 4019.75 4060.00 Lead (US$/tonne) Cash 1271.00 3 months 1284.00 1337.00 1349.00 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash 3 months 9663.00 9750.00 9763.00 9850.00 Tin (US$/tonne) Cash *****.0069 words
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Article69 2009-03-26 22 Mar 24 Close Prev Hii ih/Low May 09 1921 1922 1924/1905 Jul 09 1884 1882 1885/1867 SepO9 1863 1860 1865/1845 Dec 09 1832 unch 1834/1825 COFFEE (US$/tonne) Close Pev High/Low Mar 09 1556 1566 1569/1556 May 09 1576 1582 1589/1564 SUGAR (US tonne) White Close Prev High/Low May 0969 words
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313 2009-03-26 26 Reuters [SAN FRANCISCO] Dell Inc is introducing new server and storage products aimed at cost-conscious companies, betting that its emphasis on value can help win market share as competition intensifies. The announcement on Tuesday comes as the corporate server market heated up– Reuters - 313 words
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Article, Illustration721 2009-03-26 26 Ernst Young sees customer loss, new technology investments and cost containment as top three risks for operators here, reports ONG BOON KIAT LOSING customers, the risk of new technology investments, and cost containment are three key hurdles facing Singapore's telecoms providers, said a721 words
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Article, Illustration354 2009-03-26 26 AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY - AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY By CANON yesterday announced its latest entry-lev-el DSLR (digital single lens reflex) camera the EOS 500 D with several class leading features. The camera will be available in Singapore from early May. The camera is equipped with al5 megapixel354 words
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391 2009-03-26 26 Reuters [NEW YORK] Blockbuster Inc plans to let TiVo Inc subscribers download movies to their home televisions from its online movie library, in the latest deal aimed at broadening the brand to computers and other gadgets. Under the deal announced yesterday, most TiVo users with■ Reuters - 391 words
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Article, Illustration1210 2009-03-26 27 CHRIS ARCHIBOLD; TAHLIL KHAN - CHRIS ARCHIBOLD TAHLIL KHAN Cyclical rental fluctuations are much less volatile compared to those for offices By and MUCH has been written about the global economic downturn in terms of the financial industry, the impact on non-financial industries and the knock-on effect onSource: Jones Lang LaSalle research 2009 - 1,210 words
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Article, Illustration391 2009-03-26 28 UMA SHANKARI - UMA SHANKARI Village will be the first of such labels, it says at launch of hotel Quincy in Orchard Road By I FAR East Organization, which unveiled its new Orchard Road hotel Quincy yesterday, said that it would launch hospitality sub-brands as391 words
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637 2009-03-26 28 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Wharf (Holdings) Ltd, owner of two of Hong Kong's largest shopping malls and the city's cable television operator, said 2008 profit fell 52 per cent on a smaller gain in the value of investments and reduced home sales. Net income dropped– Bloomberg - 637 words
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Article, Illustration338 2009-03-26 29 – Kalpana Rashiwala - Kalpana Rashiwala There's nothing like a quiet property market to start looking for that dream house. Or to begin doing research on buying that investment property which can turn into a cash cow to help see one through the golden years. With attractive loan packages offered by338 words
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Article, Illustration1213 2009-03-26 30 CHUACHORHOOM; LIM; HUI LING - CHUACHORHOOM LIM HUI LING and compare the current situation with past downturns to gauge where we stand today in terms of oversupply and time to recovery WITH the economic downturn, the residential market landscape has changed as developers shrink the size of unitsURA, HDB, DTZ Research March 2009; DTZ Research March 2009 - 1,213 words
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Article, Illustration974 2009-03-26 32 Keep a sharp eye on cashflow when buying an investment property and it could turn into a cash cow later, advises peter ow IS this the right time to buy? That's the question we are often asked these days obviously by people who have managed to974 words
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Article, Illustration1098 2009-03-26 34 With rents island-wide falling, tenants of residential properties now have more bargaining power. Patrick lai and aviiu scow offer advice to bargain-hunters. RENTS in the private residential market began to fall from their peaks in 2008 even as the year saw strong leasing activity,URA, Savills Research & Consultancy; Savills Research & Consultancy - 1,098 words
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Article, Illustration1584 2009-03-26 35 The Housing Board market holds the key to the longer-term prospects of mass market private condominiums, says eugeime lim NEW private home sales in Singapore surged in February to an 18-month high of more that 1,000 units, after hitting an all-time low of 104FILE PHOTO - 1,584 words
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Article, Illustration1220 2009-03-26 37 Problems can arise from changes in valuations, deferred payments and loan-approval criteria, warns deimimis rig IF YOU are looking to buy a property, beware of potential pitfalls, including those related to getting a housing loan. In the past, most home buyers would payFILE PHOTO - 1,220 words
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Article, Illustration1173 2009-03-26 38 ANG CHOON BENG, KELVIN CHIANG; LEE PEIYING - ANG CHOON BENG, KELVIN CHIANG LEE PEIYING What should tenants look out for in a market where prime rents slid 17.8% in the last quarter of 2008? By and WE have barely turned the page on a turbulent 2008 and are alreadySource: Cushman SWakefield, URA - 1,173 words
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Article, Illustration887 2009-03-26 38 As shop space multiplies, mall owners could take their cue from trends in more advanced markets to stay in the game, writes shereime simg AFTER a lull of years, Singapore will see a spate of new shopping destinations opening for business from this year. FirstSingapore Department of Statistics - 887 words
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Article, Illustration1448 2009-03-26 39 Going, going to sales by auction Owner sales are outstripping mortgagee sales at auctions. Given the transparent process, the lively interest in property auctions and the high probability of a quick sale, this is hardly surprising, says grace rig IT used to be that property auctions were where distressed assetsSTOCK.XCHNG; Colliers International Singapore Research - 1,448 words
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220 2009-03-26 39 LOOK out for advertisements in the classified pages as auction houses usually advertise one to two weeks before the scheduled auction date. Alternatively, you can call the auction house and ask to be put on its mailing list so that you are kept220 words
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Article, Illustration1388 2009-03-26 40 The period of rapid and easy growth is over and the sector now faces the combined pressures of reduced demand and increased supply, writes Robert mciimtosh HOTELS in Singapore have witnessed a spectacular performance over the past few years, reaching unprecedented highsSTB, CBRE Hotels - 1,388 words
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Article, Illustration1021 2009-03-26 41 Malaysia's property players expect the sector to consolidate this year following decent gains in the past few years. paulime niG reports THE Malaysian property market was relatively bullish at the start of last year, but as economic problems in the United States mounted andLEISURE FARM RESORT - 1,021 words
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Article, Illustration873 2009-03-26 41 SIMON STORRY - SIMON STORRY By! TTT THE Australian commercial property market is currently offering global investors with a medium-term horizon a combination of relative stability and increasingly attractive investment returns. Jones Lang LaSalle recently undertook a number of investor briefings across Asian markets, includingBLOOMBERG - 873 words
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Article, Illustration1082 2009-03-26 42 Sliding home prices and the weaker pound are wooing investors back to London. NEIL BEHRMARini reports ASIAN, Russian and other foreign buyers are back, tentatively examining potential investments in London's residential property market, according to agents. These investors are at an exceptional advantage over localBLOOMBERG - 1,082 words
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Miscellaneous57 2009-03-26 29 CONTENTS Sniffing out buys in the mass market 30 Hard-nosed investments in a soft market 32 Tenants call the shots 34 Office and retail property markets 39 Turn to auctions for your next property deal 40 Check-ins dip, so hotels check out their options 41 Malaysian and Australian property markets57 words
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