The Business Times, 20 November 2009

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    20 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES Ssl.oo online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg sfi\ A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION COREGNNOI9B4O2B6BE MICA (P) 123/08/2009 Friday, November 20,2009
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  • Article
    Lock icon Corporate governance code to be reviewed
    665 1  -  JAMIE LEE Independence of directors at banks and insurers will also be scrutinised By [SINGAPORE] A council will be set up to review the Code of Corporate Governance, create guidelines for board committees and raise training opportunities for directors, Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)
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    Lock icon No easy ride, but MTI bets on 3-5% growth for 2010
    783 1  -  ANNA TEO Forecast is cautious but realistic and assumes a sluggish recovery in the US By [SINGAPORE] The economy is out of the woods, but the recovery won't be spectacular or even smooth sailing, says the Ministry of Trade
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  • MARKETS DIGEST
    • Article
      Lock icon FOREX
      84 1 IS$ (S$ per US$) 1.390 (USS/SS per 1.666 2.316 ;UR0 (USS/SS/E) 1.487 2.067 Foreign currency per US$ S$ 'EN 88.90 64.00 3.390 2.439 IK$ 7.750 5.576 !AHT 33.21 23.90 WPIAH 9.510 6.843 1ENMINBI 6.828 4.913 INDIAN RUPEE 46.56 33.50 1.086 0.781 IZ$ 1.364 0.982 I COMP 1,276.65 +1.55 IIKKEI225
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      Lock icon PRIME RATES
      29 1 Bloomberg SINGAPORE 5.38 MALAYSIA 5.55 HONG KONG 5.00 INDONESIA 15.758 TAIWAN 4.696 JAPAN 1.475 KOREA 9.33 BRITAIN 0.50 US 3.25 CANADA 2.25 SWITZERLAND 0.53 INDIA 11.75 Source:
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      70 1 HOCK LOCK SIEW I EXECUTIVE J|^| I OPINION AjiJull I PALUATIVE CARE Capita Malls Asia: LIFESTYLE jHSlife Paying for terror fllv^^^M The dollars and To buy or not to buy? Eye on design from flowers to guns fylp| cents of caring PAGE 4 PAGE 32 BKI^M I PAGE 19 9H9HROE
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  • TOP STORIES
    • THREE-MINUTE DIGEST
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        Lock icon No easy ride, but MTI bets on 3-5% growth for 2010
        80 2 THE economy is out of the woods, but the recovery won't be spectacular or even smooth sailing, says the Ministry of Trade and Industry. Unveiling what it calls a cautious but realistic forecast of 3-5 per cent GDP pace
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        Lock icon Corporate governance code to get a refresh
        75 2 A COUNCIL will be set up to review the Code of Corporate Governance, create guidelines for board committees and raise training opportunities for directors, Monetary Authority of Singapore managing director Heng Swee Keat said yesterday. To determine the independence of directors at locally
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        Lock icon Trade to resume growth next year: IE S'pore
        67 2 SINGAPORE'S total trade is expected to grow 7 to 9 per cent next year, as global demand recovers from this year's slump and oil prices rise. And while the latest data on non-oil domestic exports shows an 18th month of year-on-year decline
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        Lock icon Unemployment, govt debt drag on recovery: OECD
        97 2 ASIA is leading the global economy out of the deepest downturn in decades but the recovery will be marred by high unemployment and huge government debt across the industrialised countries, the OECD said yesterday. Central banks and governments in major Western economies should
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        Lock icon Asia keeps eye on US dark pool clampdown
        89 2 RECENT moves by US regulators to clamp down on shadowy electronic exchanges are being closely watched in Asia, where the Singapore Exchange has recently launched plans for the first exchange-backed dark pool. Industry watchers say there is a wait-and-see attitude among regulators
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      • Article
        Lock icon CIT says no intention to make offer for Ml-Reit
        68 2 CAMBRIDGE Industrial Trust has formally said that it does not have a current intention to make an offer for rival MacArthurCook Industrial Reit. Under the Singapore takeover code, this announcement means that CIT is now forbidden unless it has the blessing
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        Lock icon High Court dismisses Hengxin suit against ex-directors
        54 2 THE High Court yesterday dismissed cable-making firm Hengxin Technology's lawsuits against former executive directors Jiang Wei and Qian Lirong, who was also its executive chairman and CEO. The court also awarded them the sums they claimed as unpaid bonuses as well as costs.
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        Lock icon JPMorgan buying rest of Cazenove in £1 b deal
        42 2 JPMORGAN Chase Co is beefing up in Europe by buying the half of Cazenove it does not already own in a deal valuing the 190-year-old UK stockbroker at £2 billion. WORLD, PAGE 17
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      Lock icon Trade to resume growth next year: IE S'pore
      525 2  -  TEH SHI NING Total trade now expected to contract a narrower 21-22% this year Reports by [SINGAPORE] Singapore's total trade is expected to grow 7 to 9 per cent next year, as global demand recovers from this year's slump and oil prices
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      Lock icon Inflation forecast to be higher in 2010
      224 2 [SINGAPORE] Inflation is now expected to be higher in 2010, as a result of increased Housing and Development Board property values. The government has revised its consumer price index (CPI) inflation forecast to between 2.5 and 3.5 per cent, from a one to
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      Lock icon Rising Chinese wealth lures private banks
      289 2 Reuters [BEIJING] The number of US-dollar millionaires in China is expected to nearly double in five years, luring private bankers eager to help them invest an expected combined wealth of over US$7.6 trillion by 2013, Boston Consulting Group (BCG) said yesterday. Global wealth declined
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      Lock icon Asia leading world economy out of doldrums
      662 3 Reuters But recovery will be marred by high unemployment and govt debt: OECD [PARIS] Asia is leading the global economy out of the deepest downturn in decades but the recovery will be marred by high unemployment and huge government debt across the industrialised
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      Lock icon Senoko to start deferred project
      482 3  -  RONNIE LIM Redevelopment of oil-fired plants to be completed in 2012 By [SINGAPORE] Singapore's largest generating company, Senoko Power, will start work on its deferred $750 million re-powering project in January, outgoing president and CEO Roy Adair said yesterday. The move follows a recovery in
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      Lock icon Leading indicators up 0.3% in October
      431 3 Bloomberg LATEST US DATA [WASHINGTON] The index of US leading indicators rose for a seventh consecutive month in October, signalling that the economy will keep growing into next year. The Conference Board's gauge of the outlook for the next three to six months rose
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      Lock icon Catch the buzz, fine-tune the theme park pricing
      748 3  -  LEE U-WEN COMMENTARY By [SINGAPORE] It is just a matter of months now until the grand opening of the Universal Studios theme park in Singapore, but that excitement was tempered somewhat when the much-awaited ticket prices were finally made public on Wednesday.
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      121 3 The inspiration behind our advanced, fuel-efficient car plastics. ExxonMobil has developed lightweight car plastics for bumpers and fuel tanks that improve fuel economy by reducing vehicle weight—without sacrificing strength and safety standards for car body parts. This is significant because when weight drops, fuel economy improves. Our engineers have developed
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  • COMPANY NEWS
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      Lock icon Asia keeps eye on US dark pool clampdown
      651 4  -  CHEW XIANG Region's regulators adopt wait-and-see attitude as they digest implications By RECENT moves by US regulators to clamp down on shadowy electronic exchanges are being closely watched in Asia, where the Singapore Exchange has recently launched plans for the first exchange-backed
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      Lock icon SGX: Public rap for misconduct is enough
      380 4  -  JAMIE LEE This contrasts with Indonesia's use of fines on directors By IT is enough at this point for the Singapore Exchange (SGX) to publicly criticise errant company directors for misconduct, said head of risk management and regulation Yeo Lian Sim yesterday. This
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    • Article
      Lock icon CapitaMalls Asia: some pointers
      760 4  -  UMA SHANKARI CAPITALAND'S initial public offering (IPO) of its retail arm CapitaMalls Asia (CMA) to raise up to $2.8 billion is Singapore's second-biggest IPO since Singapore Telecommunications (Sing Tel) raised more than $4 billion in 1993. The meaty offering is drawing a lot of pent-up demand
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    • Article
      Lock icon CIT says no intention to take over MI-Reit
      427 5  -  CHEWXIANG CORPORATE TUSSLES It now cannot make offer in next 6 months unless SIC gives blessing By CAMBRIDGE Industrial Trust (CIT) has formally said that it does not have a current intention to make an offer for rival MacArthurCook Industrial Reit (MI-Reit).
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      Lock icon ST Asset Mgt goes knocking on doors
      468 5  -  SIOW LI SEN By IN today's high-tech world, ST Asset Management (STAM) is resorting to good old-fashioned canvassing to win support for its bid to become the next manager of Global Investments Ltd (GIL). STAM executives have so far managed to call a
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      Lock icon Xpress in strategic tie-up with British firm
      328 5  -  TEH SHI NING Aim to serve clients in Asian and European markets By XPRESS Holdings has entered into an alliance with a UK company, to serve foreign clients seeking to enter the Asian market and meet the international needs of its existing Asian
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      Lock icon Asia Tiger takes controlling interest in Think Greenergy
      315 5 ASIA Tiger Group is taking a controlling interest in UK-based waste-to-energy specialist Think Greenergy Ltd (TGE). This follows a memorandum of agreement (MOA) signed by its wholly owned subsidiary Tech Tiger Pte Ltd and TGE which will see the incorporation of a
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  • SINGAPORE MARKETS
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      Lock icon STI rises 14 points in sombre session
      609 6  -  R SIVANITHY STOCKS Gain due mainly to banks; selldown in afternoon after uptick in US dollar revives carry trade concerns A PUSH on the three banks in relatively thin volume initially helped send the Straits Times Index up 40 points to 2,785 yesterday
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      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING SCOREBOARD
      103 6 Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch lulti Ind 10 4 3 0 0 0 10 4 3 lanufacturing 51 59 68 11 56 67 79 Commerce 17 28 15 19 33 20 'pt/Stor/Comms 10 17 11 10 18 13 Gnance 11 12 11 12
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      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING TURNOVER
      108 6 MAIN SDQ TOTAL MAIN SDQ TOTAL lulti Ind 20.918 20.918 71.046 71.046 lanufacturing 262.965 10.132 273.097 243.978 750 244.728 lommerce 95.373 9.878 105.251 69.436 2.244 71.680 "pt/Stor/Comms 96.414 4.192 100.606 149.440 942 150.382 :i nance 27.032 27.032 208.988 208.988 lonstruction 29.689 13.905 43.594 6.825 229 7.054 'roperties
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      Lock icon STRAITS TIMES INDEX STOCKS
      99 6 lapitaLand 4.100 lapitaMall 1.660 jtyDev 10.360 +0.160 lomfortDelGrc 1.530 losco Corp 1.100 -0.010 IBS Grp 14.600 +0.020 :&N 3.960 ienting SP 1.080 -0.030 iolden Agri 0.465 +0.015 IK Land 4.680 -0.020 IMH 30.800 +0.300 ISH 18.000 -0.140 lardineC&C 24.520 -0.060 Ceppel Corp 8.040 +0.020 IOL 1.590
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      Lock icon STRAITS TIMES INDEX
      4 6 DAILY
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      Lock icon OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES
      61 6 CLOSE IT OB/OS 211.00+215.C IT CADI -*****.00 -57. IT 10-day MA -*****.00+21.01 TSE ST Mid Cap 634.66 -2.0i TSE ST Small Cap 515.94 -1.61 TSE ST All Share 675.31 +2.2 TSE ST China Top 263.24 -1.8 TSE ST China 285.22 -1.1 TSE ST Catalist 1284.21 +31.3 TSE
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      Lock icon MOST ACTIVE STOCKS
      60 6 VOLUME Gentinq SP 135,063,000 Golden Agri 93,204,000 Yinq Li 65,261,000 Transcu Grp 44,582,000 Yanqzijianq 31,593,000 Achieva 28,638,000 Ellipsiz 26,726,000 Sing Tel 20,835,000 HG Metal 20,246,000 Sinomem Tech 18,697,000 VALUE(S) Gentinq SP 147,994,020 DBS Grp 71,458,720 Sing Tel 61,090,625 UOB 57,434,040 Capita Land 47,904,830 Wilmar 45,997,335 Golden Agri
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      Lock icon RISES
      102 6 CLOSE UP iBXTMSKorea 10US$ 4520 232.0 3.8 IMH 3080 41.7 1.' iBXT FTVietnam 10US$ 5360 40.3 0. IL Asia 259 28.0 12.1 IOB.ES.0911 1994 28.0 1.. iBXT S&P Short 10US$ 5496 23.6 0. law Par Con 598 23.0 4.' IOBMBLeCW*****3 82 21.0 34.. lakerTechW*****3 50 20.5 69. Te Land
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      Lock icon FALLS
      119 6 CLOSE DOWN *****-101.4 -0.6 LP 10US$ India Ni 10 1447 -76.0 -5.0 MS India 10US$ 1460 -55.6 -2.7 China H 10US$ 1752 -25.0 -1.0 IS MSCI India 100 664 -20.8 -2.2 ISH 1800 -19.5 -0.8 DBXT FTChina25 10US$ 3273 -12.5 -0.3 lUE 923 -9.0 -1.0 B Sembawani 477 -7.0
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      Lock icon CURRENCIES
      84 6 Wh lere! S$ stands Nov 19 %CHNG CLOSE FRNOV18 YR2009 S$ LOW S$ HIGH uss 1.3898 -0.47 1.5579 1.3833 Euro 2.0662 0.07 2.0952 1.9150 Pounds 2.3194 0.31 2.4366 2.0356 1.2675 1.76 1.2942 0.9453 'en* 1.5450 0.49 1.7278 1.4831 Rupiah* 0.***** 1.18 0.***** 0.***** Baht* 4.1880 -0.38 4.3390 4.1040 Peso*
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      Lock icon BROKERS' TAKE
      777 6  -  JOYCE HOOI Singapore semiconductor industry OCBC INVESTMENT RESEARCH, Nov 19 DURING our recent Q3 2009 results update, we note that two (Chartered Semiconductor and Micro-Me-chanics) out of the three semiconductor companies under coverage had delivered better-than-expected performance. Only Avi-Tech Electronics missed our expectations slightly due to its dependence
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      Lock icon US$, yen gain as risk aversion rises
      531 6 CURRENCIES [LONDON] The US doUar and the yen rose yesterday as equity and commodity markets fell, encouraging investors to pare back exposure to risk and buy back the two low-yielders against perceived riskier currencies. The euro fell more than one per cent against
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      884 7 Cambridge (CIT) has confirmed there is NO OFFER for MI-REIT unitholders If you follow ClT's recommendation you risk losing your investment Vote "FOR" to all resolutions, to protect your investment in MI-REIT MI-REIT has an immediate requirement to raise Ss3l6 million, to: Refinance debt of ***** million VOtG FOR Acquire
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    Lock icon OCBC Bank opens branches in Chongqing and Shanghai
    377 8 FOLLOWING the recent opening of a new branch in Chongqing, OCBC Bank opened its third sub-branch in Shanghai on Wednesday, marking the group's commitment to deepen its market penetration in China. "Opening a new branch in Shanghai is in line with the
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  • Article
    Lock icon High Court dismisses Hengxin suit
    610 8  -  MICHELLE QUAH Company also told to pay bonuses claimed by former exec directors By THE High Court yesterday dismissed cable-making firm Hengxin Technology's lawsuits against former executive directors Jiang Wei and Qian Lirong, who was also its executive chairman and CEO. The court also awarded
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  • COMPANY BRIEFS
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      Lock icon Achieva shareholder in talks to sell stake
      87 8 IT-related Achieva Ltd said that it understood from the representatives of Henry Lim, its co-founder and a controlling shareholder with a 23.36 per cent stake, that he was in talks to sell his shares to external parties. Achieva was replying to queries from
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      Lock icon MIT receives orders worth $6.7m
      62 8 MANUFACTURING Integration Technology Ltd (MIT) said that it has received orders totalling $6.7 million from its semiconductor equipment and contract equipment manufacturing customers. MIT said the orders, which will be booked during the current financial year and the next, will have limited impact on the
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      493 8 IH THE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE Originating Summons No. 1261 of 2009/N In the matter of section 210 and Part VINA of the Companies Act (Chapter 50) And In the matter of Hivern Investments Pte Ltd (Under Judicial Management) (RC No. *****5374N) And The Judicial Managers of
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      725 9 I vi o f\T CFA Singapore is proud to recognise these X Clio vJL 140 new CFA charterholders. LllvJ m^dllU-O Ll j•) These exceptional individuals have successfully T completed the three levels of the Chartered CL jTCLCtIOU SUCC66(I. Financial Analyst 8 (CFA®) Program and worked as investment professionals for a
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
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      Lock icon Smart power grid pilot project is on
      332 10  -  JOYCE HOOI Firms will be invited to offer solutions to make energy use cheaper and more efficient By THE Energy Market Authority (EMA) continued to lay the groundwork for more efficient energy use with the launch of an Intelligent Energy Systems pilot project
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      Lock icon Slide in prime office rents levelling off
      481 10  -  EMILYN YAP In Ist 6 weeks of Q4, monthly office rents in Shenton fell 0.8% By FALLS in commercial rents in the Shenton, City Hall and Orchard areas are levelling off, going by mid-fourth quarter figures from Cushman Wakefield. The property consultancy found
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      Lock icon Call to build up capabilities in design sector
      402 10  -  FELDA CHAY By THE design sector contributed about $3.4 billion to Singapore's GDP last year. And "going forward, we can do better", Acting Minister for Information, Communication and the Arts Lvi Tuck Yew said yesterday at the President's Design Award ceremony. "To
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      Lock icon Google, LTA launch travel planning service
      349 10  -  SAMUEL EE By GOOGLE Maps' public transit and traffic features were unveiled in Singapore yesterday the first time the online mapping giant has launched both features together in any country. A new Google site maps.google. com.sg was created for the free service, which can
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      Lock icon mig33 moves global HQ here from Silicon Valley
      378 10  -  ONG BOON KIAT By SURGING user growth in Asia and the draw of Singapore's talent pool have persuaded social network operator mig33 to move its global headquarters from Silicon Valley to Singapore. And the firm which sells virtual goods such as emoticons
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  • ECONOMY WATCH
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      Lock icon Not easy to identify asset price bubbles
      474 11 Bloomberg Fed official adds it's not practical to adjust US policy to surging Asian mkts [ATLANTA] Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis President James Bullard said it is difficult to identify assetprice bubbles, and it's not "practical" to adjust US monetary policy to
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      Lock icon Islamic scholars denounce syariah financing tool
      330 11 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] The syariah financing structure of tawarruq munazzam should be avoided as it is divorced from economic realities, industry figures said, backing a shock ruling that could overhaul Islamic banking contracts. Tawarruq is widely used to grant financing and manage liquidity but
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      Lock icon Vietnam to cut rates after stimulus ends
      450 11 Reuters Move to promote growth may carry inflation risks [HANOI] The Vietnamese government will gradually lower interest rates to promote growth, especially after it ends stimulus measures that have subsidised borrowing rates, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said yesterday. Such a move may
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  • MALAYSIA
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      Lock icon Maxis shares surge on trading debut
      486 12  -  PAULINE NG Retail investors get higher return of up to 14% as shares end at RM5.42 By in Kuala Lumpur MAXIS Bhd, Malaysia and the region's largest initial public offering (IPO) for the year opened with a 46 sen or 9.2 per cent premium
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      Lock icon US-Malaysia FA talks dropped
      367 12 -AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia said on Wednesday that Washington had indicated that it will abandon a bilateral free-trade deal under negotiation since 2006, and will instead work towards a regional trade pact. "It was made very clear to us that bilateral FTAs are not a priority
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      Lock icon Tan Chong shares re-rated upwards
      440 12  -  S JAYASANKARAN Its XL land could enjoy revaluation surplus of RM4OOm By in Kuala Lumpur ANALYSTS have begun rerating shares of auto and property firm Tan Chong Motor upwards on the strength of the recovering economy and an impending revaluation of its land in Kuala
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  • GREATER CHINA
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      Lock icon Post-construction woes for Three Gorges Dam
      467 14 Reuters [BEIJING] China's huge Three Gorges Dam has left a backlog of problems that may need 170 billion yuan (5534.59 billion) or more to solve, state news reports said yesterday. A draft plan prepared for the central government says much of the money would
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      Lock icon Longfor Properties IPO raises USs9l2m
      662 14 Reuters IPO of brokerage China Merchants Securities nearly 94 times subscribed [HONG KONG] Strong demand for a piece of a Chinese property company and a mainland brokerage shows that selected initial public offerings (IPOs) are still being coveted despite investor fatigue with the surge of
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  • INDIA
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      Lock icon India's billionaire list doubles as stocks rally
      564 15 Bloomberg Combined net worth of 100 wealthiest accounts for quarter of country's GDP [NEW DELHI] Mukesh Ambani led India's richest as his net worth surged 54 per cent after stocks rebounded from their worst annual performance on record and helped almost double the
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      Lock icon Sugarcane farmers' protest shuts Parliament
      313 15 They demand higher state-set rates that reflect retail prices [NEW DELHI] Thousands of Indian farmers protesting against low state-con-trolled sugarcane prices forced the postponement of the first day of the parliamentary winter session yesterday, highlighting rural discontent over government policy. Some 5,000 farmers from Uttar
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      Lock icon Delhi may step in if capital inflows surge
      244 15 Bloomberg, Reuters [NEW DELHI] India may take steps to slow capital inflows if foreign investments surge, Finance Secretary Ashok Chawla said amid exporter concerns of a stronger currency reducing their competitiveness abroad. "As the situation evolves we'll see what needs to be
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      820 16  -  ANTHONY ROWLEY Tokyo also told to review purpose and scope of generous child allowances By in Tokyo VISITING Tokyo yesterday for the launch of a major economic report, Angel Gurria, secretary-general ofthe Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), took
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      462 16 [SEOUL] President Barack Obama said he is committed to pushing through a free trade agreement with South Korea that has been stalled by the US car lobby and unions, who argue it doesn't do enough to open up Korean markets. Mr Obama's
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      236 16 Reuters [BANGKOK] Deepening a diplomatic row, Cambodia has taken control of a Thai-operated air traffic control company at the centre of spying allegations, a step Thailand's foreign minister said "would not seem right". The Cambodian government has appointed a senior civil
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      Lock icon JPMorgan buying rest of Cazenove in £1 b deal
      463 17 Reuters The transaction will land windfalls for dozens of top London dealmakers [LONDON] JPMorgan Chase Co is beefing up in Europe by buying the half of Cazenove it does not already own in a deal valuing the 190-year-old UK stockbroker at
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      704 17 Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid unveiled a US$B49 billion healthcare plan that would create new government competition for private insurers, cover almost all Americans and raise a payroll tax on the highest earners. Mr Reid's proposal, the most sweeping overhaul of the
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      716 17 AP [NEW ORLEANS] A federal judge found on Wednesday that poor maintenance of a major navigation channel by the Army Corps of Engineers led to some of the worst flooding after Hurricane Katrina. The ruling was a major victory for homeowners who suffered
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      336 17 Reuters [NEW YORK] Hedge fund manager Kenneth Griffin's Citadel Investment Group lost US$B billion in clients' money last year, but is turning things around as markets recover and has made US$5 billion in profits so far this year, the Wall Street Journal
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      537 18 THE absence of a legally binding agreement on climate change at Copenhagen next month will certainly disappoint environmentalists as well as countries that could be affected most. Yet, it now seems clear that two years was too tight a timeframe to
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      996 18  -  ANTHONY ROWLEY Hatoyama's proposed grouping would enable Japan to loosen its close ties with the US FOR a non-existent entity that is still little more than a gleam in the eye of Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, the proposed East Asian Community
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      768 18  -  YOGI AGGARWAL THE BOTTOM LINE THE politics of climate change seems to have drawn India and China together. There is a convergence of views between the two Asian giants based on their need for growth. So, both China and India are taking
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      1525 19  -  ANDREW MACDONALD Restricting the ease of movement of funds can help by giving security services time to detect and prevent atrocities By HOW can the financing of terrorism best be combated? The cost of running a terrorist organisation is relatively low, with training
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      745 19  -  LUO HAN ZHOU By IS IT possible to ensure an honest and clean government by paying high salaries? The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) asserted that a number of elected representatives were involved in taking bribes and commissions as well as
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      450 19  -  Philip Ng Lin Ai LETTER TO THE EDITOR I AGREE with the commentary by Kalpana Rashiwala, "Don't give up confirmed list card again" (BT, Nov 12). Our Prime Minister and Minister for National Development have repeatedly stressed the importance of ensuring that residential
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      83 19 CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST {EOI) TO DESIGN AND CONSTRUCT A MULTI-STOREY COMMERCIAL COMPLEX IN MALE, REPUBLIC OF MALDIVES The Maldivian Government through the Male Municipality invites local and foreign real estate developers to register their interest by submitting Eol to design and construct a multi purpose commercial building in
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      1815 20 Hospices in Singapore, all of which run on public donations, are facing a strain on resources, reports MICHELLE QUAH SPEAKING recently with a volunteer at a local hospice, I was brought to tears by his tale of how an old man was brought in
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      716 21  -  YEN SREENIVASAN Uncertain whether recovery in cargo, passenger traffic will be sustained By [SINGAPORE] After chalking up a combined loss of US$4.B billion last year, the 17 carriers that make up the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) are looking at a
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      239 21 Reuters [BERLIN] European airports could face new directives on how they award slots to airlines and how ground handling services are charged, a European Commission official told Reuters on Wednesday. The downturn in passenger traffic has intensified the debate on how airports charge
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      432 21 Reuters Tech infrastructure sector to see weak revenue growth [GUANGZHOU, China] General Electric Co expects anaemic revenue growth in 2010 for its technology infrastructure segment, as the United States and Europe remain mired in an economic downturn, signalling that the worst is not
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      2917 21 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: Bourag Airlines (BOU), BR'
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      226 22 [BEIJING] China plans to ban the use of single-hull oil tankers for domestic shipping in a move to prevent potential environmental damage, an official from the Ministry of Transportation said on Wednesday. Such a move would bring China's domestic rules in line
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      417 22 Bloomberg Q3 profit down 69% to USs36.9m; firm sees strong Q4 but not for tankers [LONDON] D/S Norden A/S, Denmark's biggest commodities shipping line, said that third-quarter profit fell 69 per cent because its tanker operations lost money. Net income for the three months
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      277 22  -  I FELDA CHAY It is building four premium vessels in a M'sian shipyard By [SINGAPORE] Singa-pore-based Nordic Maritime said yesterday it was building four premium accommodation and construction vessels, having already sold one and secured long-term charters for two. The vessels, being built in
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      187 22 AFP [MANAMA] Security guards onboard the Maersk-Ala-bama container ship fended off Somali pirates in a shoot-out on Wednesday, months after a previous raid ended with the dramatic rescue of the vessel's skipper. The US ship was attacked 560 nautical miles off the northeast
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        107 22 '000 CH Offshore Chuan Hup Hldgs Cosco Corp CWTLtd Ezra Hldgs First Ship Lease Freight Links Grand Banks laya Hold Ltd KiVentures Keppel Corp Mercator Lines MTQ Corp NOL Pacific Shipping Pan-United Corp Rickmers Mari Samudera Ship Sembcorp Indust Sembcorp Marine Spore Ship 0.69 0.33 1.10 0.73 1.97 0.60
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        36 22 '000 Int'G Logistics MISCBhd MISC Foreign Msia Bulk Carrie NCB Holdings NeplineBhd PDZ Holdings 0.96 8.84 8.81 3.24 unch unch 0.09 0.01 -0.01 0.01 unch unch unch 0.01 124 121 133 616 0 0 2529
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        18 22 Evergreen Marine ....17.30 :irst Steamship 48.00 Wan Hai Lines 16.00 fang Ming Marine...11.85 0.20 -0.90 -0.05 unch
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        40 22 '000 (awasaki Hvy Ind ..202.00 -4.00 ***** (awasaki Kisen 272.00 -14.00 ***** Mitsubishi Hvy 292.00 -3.00 ***** Mitsui Eng&Sbldg...226.00 -5.00 5010 Mitsui Osk Lines 524.00 -6.00 ***** Mippon Express 373.00 -8.00 3832 MipponYusen 293.00 -8.00 ***** iource: Thomson Reuters
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      8769 23 Transaction date: Nov 19 Hii Low Code Comr Sale COOP) Hii Low Bui Seller C'vr P/E $mil 17 3 3148 8Telecom 9.5 2.5 5834 A-Sonic 34 15 5000 ABR Hldgs 15.5 5.5 1938 AEI Corp 8 1 1100 AEM 23 8 2101 APOil 93 35 5550 ARA 8
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      396 24 _H|« Low Code Comi Sale COOO) _H|« Low Bui Seller C'vr P/E imil 111 101 6389 ABF SG Bond ETF 109 815 427 CIMBAsean40 100US$ US814 -1 281 149 DBS STI ETF 100 278 4627 3534 DBXT DJE50 10US$ US4226 3282 1682 DBXT FTChina25 10US$ US3273 -9 5819
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      246 24 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 offer
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      9462 24 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS AIG Global Investment Corporation (S) Ltd AIGIF Acorns of Asia Balanced Fund!S 2.127/ AIGIF Spore Bond Fund/^- 1.365/ APS Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Alpha Fund!** 1.1/ APS Alpha Fund (USD)!** 0.8/ AXA Life Secure Ascent 2020 Fund 0.9442/0.9442 AXA Wealth Mgt Spore Pte Ltd AXAWM -Talents
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      371 25 In local curr In S$ In USS %dy %yr dy yr dy yr Index Change Change Change Change Change Change Nov 18 World Index Preliminan 819.1 -0.2 20.8 -0.2 22.1 0.1 27.2 t EAFE Preliminai 764.6 -0.1 17.8 0.0 24.1 0.3 29.2 Euroj Preliminan 1110.4
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      124 25 As at 9am Nov 19 ,f foreign currency: Currencies Bid Offer lust dollar 1.2710 1.3100 .an dollar 1.3020 1.3180 luro 2.0570 2.0810 IZ dollar 1.0210 1.0430 iterlini ind 2.3030 2.3290 JS dollar 1.3760 1.3920 .ocal dollars to 100 units rf foreign currency: Currencies Bid Offer Ihi
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      159 25 Nov 19 Xierniqht 1/4 -month 7/16 !-months 9/16 l-months 11/16 Overnight mode: 3/16 IS$ Offer 3/16 3/16 5/16 7/16 Bid 1 days I month > months J months months months 12 months tAu 0.25 0.28 0.35 0.38 0.60 0.90 1.10 Offer 0.20 0.22 0.25 0.28 0.50 0.70 0.80
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      25 25 Novl9 STI Nov 2764 2764 2759 IIMSCI Nov 330.8 335.5 330.4 "aiwan Nov 281.8 283.0 280.3 Source: MF Global (S) He. Ltd
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      20 25 Novl9 Bid Offer 1-month 1.3894 1.3909 2-months 1.3898 1.3913 3-months 1.3900 1.3916 6-months 1.3904 1.3921 Source: OCBC
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      61 25 Nov 19 lelivery .onth Opening Range Sett Av Price Price Hii Vol Open Done Position Low }ec09 2350 2337 2363 2332 531 4035 Ian 10 2371 2353 2385 2347 3447 ***** =eb 10 2391 2371 2401 2360 ***** ***** Vlar 10 2388 2376 2407 2369 1587 8927 Total
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      299 25 Nov 19 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT EURODOLLAR FUTURES Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 99.7325 99.6600 99.4900 99.1800 4656 7686 5415 3512 EUROYEN TIBOR FUTURES Dec09 Mar10 99.525 99.525 Jun10 99.535 99.535 Sep10 DedO Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 99.520 99.535 99.495 99.520 99.535 99.535 99.475 99.390 99.330 99.330
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      192 25 Nov 19 (UBBER Futures (Closing prices) !SS 3 (US cents/kg) /lonth High Low Close Sett Volume (lots) O/l lots) Dec 09 257.0 Ian 10 261.5 =eb 10 262.5 Vlar 10 263.0 <\pr10 Vlay 10 256.5 259.5 259.0 263.0 257.0 261.5 261.5 263.0 262.5 263.0 60 210 188 176
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      465 25 Nov 19 AS CS Rmb Euro HKS IndRsRi Yen Won RM NZS Pak Rs Peso SS Rand Sfr NTS Baht Pound USS Australia 0.977 6.289 0.619 7.138 42.879 87.592 0.819 10.662 3.122 1.257 76.875 43.354 1.280 6.933 0.936 29.731 30.588 0.553 0.921 Canada 1.023 6.436 0.634 7.305
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      89 25 Nov 19 'eriod Issue code Maturity Yesterday's Bid Hii Day's |h Low l-Month BQ*****V 18.02.2010 -Year BY*****N 01.11.2010 0.43 0.53 0.50 0.50 30VERNMENT BONDS >eriod Issue Coupon Maturity code rate Close Bid Day's High Low 1-Year NX*****H 3.625 i-Year N*****0N 1.375 '-Year N*****0S 2.875 0-Year NX*****W 2.500 5-Year
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      67 25 Nov 19 mth 0.***** 0.***** mths 0.***** 0.***** 6 mths 0.***** 9 mths 0.***** 12 mths 1.***** mths 0.***** 0.***** mths mths 2 mths 0.***** 0.***** 1.***** 0.***** 0.***** 0.***** SWAP Mid rates (S$) 1 yr 0.***** 2yrs 1.***** 3yrs 1.***** 4yrs 2.***** 5yrs 2.***** 7yrs 2.***** 10yrs 2.*****
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      166 25 Nov 19 (US! t/oz) Nov 19 Nov 18 GOLD BULLION COINS Hong Kong London 1136.20 1143.70 Nov 18 Nov 17 1147.60 1134.55 1148.60 1135.35 Source: Thomson Reuters (SS) Selling Buying 1 oz 1762.29 1599 UBS GOLD LUNAR KINEBAR (SS) Selling Buying 10gm $618.46 507 SILVER Selling Buying (SK
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      101 25 Nov 18 (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 lb bushels) Close Previous High/Low Jan 10 1027.00 1029.50 1049.00 1023.50 Mar 10 1033.25 1035.75 1054.75 1030.25 May 10 1035.25 1038.00 1056.00 1031.75 Jul 10 1039.25 1042.00 1060.50 1035.00 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs;Uscent/lb) Close Previous High/Low Dec 09 39.75 39.81 40.36 39.60
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      71 25 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Nov 18 origin! t/barrel Close Cham irent blend (1-Mth F) 79.88 1.48 rVTI (Near Mth) 79.64 0.47 3ubai (1-Mth F) 79.47 1.31 "apis blend 81.90 1.55 i/linas 81.20 1.55 >RODUCT JSS/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha Jet Kerosene 78.05 87.60 2.2I 2.3I USS/barrel )pec Oil Basket Price
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      155 25 Nov 19 Against SS lurrencies Bid Offer Against USS Bid Offer ,$IUS$ to one unit of foreign currency: 0.9208 0.9213 Australian dollar 1.2791 1.2812 "anadian dollar 1.3090 1.3110 0.9423 0.9428 luro 2.0656 2.0682 1.4870 1.4873 IZ dollar 1.0178 1.0196 0.7327 0.7332 jterlini ind 2.3141 2.3170 1.6659 1.6662
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      64 25 NovlB minimum, 99.' jrity (US$/tonne) Co Close Previous :ash 2032.00 2011.51 months 2066.00 2045.01 Copper, Grade A (US$/tonne) :ash months 6855.50 6880.00 6805.01 6826.01 .ead (US$/tonne) :ash 2381.50 months 2403.00 2365.0I 2385.0I lickel (US$/tonne) :ash months *****.00 *****.01 *****.00 *****.01 'in (US$/tonne) :ash months *****.00 *****.01 *****.00 *****.01
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      2232 25 BONDS, WARRANTS EXTENDED SETTLEMENT Pel lode Company Last Sale Vol Conv Exer +or- ('000) Ratio Price Disc Gear- Mths ing Left Asia-Pacific Strategic W*****6 3.5 >036AdvanceSCTLtdW*****9 0.5 S756#AsiaticGrp(H) LtdW*****2 8 H05#Asiatravel W*****7 31 1 15 23 4.29 1 87 1650 10.00 1 3 -8 1.50 1 28 -6 2.03 54
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      604 28 I IP "OF FOREST, SEA AND MOUNTAIN" is a collecti on of images depicting the de-construction of conventional landscapes by three photographers: Dju-lian Chng, Jovian Lim and Ang Song Man. Evoking a an unusual mix of romanticism and avant garde, the exhibition is about personal interpretations of landscapes and a
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      252 29 Vinum presents Egon MLi I ler, Vega Sicilia JP Moueix! GERMANY SPAIN BORDEAUX Egon Miiller Vintner's Dinner Vega Sicilia Family of Wines Etablissements Jean-Pierre Vintner's Dinner Moueix Tutored Tasting Date: 23 NOV 2009, Mon Tasting glasses proudly sponsored by Zwiesel Time: 7.30pm sharp Date: 28 Nov 2009, Sat Fee: Ssl
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      1568 32 The Singapore Design Festival 2009 will see award-winning local designers exhibiting alongside acclaimed international ones, reports ARTHUR SIM ONE day, the world's tallest tower, sleekest car, hottest red-carpet dress and maybe even the next IPod, could all be designed in Singapore. Lofty aspirations? Actually, no. A quick
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        742 28 The Peranakan Association has commissioned a new play, 'Bedrooms', in two versions, Baba Malay and English, reports CHEAH UI-HOON THE problem with Peranakan plays is that they generally cater to a specific audience those who have Peranakan roots and/or have a knowledge of the Peranakan
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        700 28  -  CHRISTOPHER LIM By THERE'S always been a disconnect between the two parallel tracks within Singapore's coffee industry traditional local coffee brewed by the likes of Killiney Kopitiam, and Western-style coffee that ranges from ice-blended lattes to purist espressos. Nespresso has been playing in the espresso
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        1219 29 High opening prices of 2009s will pull upwards prices of 2008s and perhaps even *****, says N X YONG THIS is a belated review and overview of the 2008 vintage in Bordeaux, delayed mainly for health reasons which grounded me for the
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        359 29  -  CHRISTOPHER LIM By SOME movie scripts are so strong that they practically tell themselves, regardless ofthe cast. Others, like The Taking Of Pelham 123, need big-name stars to carry them. The movie is a remake of a 1974 movie that was itself based on
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        1119 30 Cathay Organisation takes a giant leap out of its comfort zone to open and operate new cineplexes in Dubai. MICHAEL CHIANG reports THE biggest shopping mall in the world got a precious fillip last week with the opening of a swanky new cineplex that bore a
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        585 30  -  GEOFFREY EU By MATT Damon is the face of The Informant! and what a face it is: smug, pudgy and bloated by too many steak dinners, accessorised with a poor excuse for a moustache and topped by possibly the worst hairpiece ever to adorn a
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        555 30  -  GEOFFREY EU By WHEN it comes to sartorial splendour in children's tales, a fox in a dapper suit one who also wears pyjamas to bed beats a wolf in sheep's clothing every time, but then interesting dress sense is only of passing concern
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        678 31 CD REVIEW Three women show how, and how not to, do cover songs, notes CHRISTOPHER LIM Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel Mariah Carey Island B+ She Loves Jazz Julee Karan EMI B+ The Makeover Jody Watley Avitone C+ RE-INTERPRETING songs that other people have made famous can
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        513 31  -  LEE KIM SIANG By A NEW football season has kicked off and that can mean only one thing. No, I'm not talking about yet another season where Liverpool fails to win the title. But rather, a new season heralds the release of yet another edition
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