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Title Section23 2010-04-01 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES S$1.00 online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg Sp!l A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION CO REGN NO *****2868E MICA (P) 123/08/2009 Thursday, April 1,201023 words
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759 2010-04-01 1 S JAYASANKARAN, PAULINE NG - Newly-formed Malay rights group Perkasa hints at resistance By S JAYASANKARAN, PAULINE NG in Kuala Lumpur MANY Malaysians agree that the proposed New Economic Model (NEM) is needed to stem the country’s decline but some doubt if Prime Minister Najib759 words
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Article153 2010-04-01 1 ST INDEX 2,887.46 (-45.93) ST INDEX FUTURES 2,871 (-62) SIMSCI 342.72 (-7.05) KL NIKKEI HANG SET JAKARTA MANILA SEOUL SHENZHEN MUMBAI DOW NASDAQ SIMSCI FUTURES 340.00 (-10.00) PRIME FOREX US$ S$ US$ (S$ per US$) 1.401 (US$/S$ per 1.510 2.115 EURO (US$/S$/E) 1.343 1.881 Foreign currency per US$153 words
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Article, Illustration669 2010-04-01 1 VEN SREENIVASAN - Contract to maintain engines for India’s Jet Airways may open more doors By VEN SREENIVASAN [SINGAPORE] ST Aerospace, the world’s largest independent maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) player, has clinched one of its largest engine maintenance contracts ever. The ST Engineering669 words
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Advertisement129 2010-04-01 1 BizIT Launch of OneMap set to spur innovation PAGE HOCK LOCK SIEW Hard lessons all round PAGE 8 SGX WARNING Do not front-run, brokers told OPINION Was ‘the Japanese way’ better, after all? PAGE 26 PAGE 6 PROPERTY Marginal fall in prime office rents in Q1 PAGE 38 Industrial rents129 words
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Article525 2010-04-01 2 ST Aero beats 10 rivals to clinch US$750m deal ST AEROSPACE, the world’s largest independent maintenance, repair and overhaul player, has clinched one of its largest engine maintenance contracts ever. The ST Engineering company yesterday announced that it had been awarded a US$750 million engine maintenance contract with525 words
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529 2010-04-01 2 CONRAD TAN - OCBC economist sees trend continuing for next couple of months By CONRAD TAN [SINGAPORE] Bank lending expanded in February for the fourth straight month, amid growing confidence among banks and borrowers in the economic outlook. Total Singapore-dollar bank lending here rose 0.5 per529 words
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Article, Illustration424 2010-04-01 2 WINSTON CHAI - By WINSTON CHAI [SINGAPORE] An intended benefit of government intervention may not materialise after all, as Singapore’s largest pay-TV operator says that content acquisition costs could stay high despite the new cross-car-riage ruling. “It doesn’t mean that once (content) is non-exclu-sive, it (prices) will424 words
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Article, Illustration358 2010-04-01 2 LATEST US DATA Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Orders placed with US factories rose in February for the 10th time in the past 11 months, while inventories and backlogs climbed by the most in more than a year, a sign factories will keep leading the economicBloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 358 words
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342 2010-04-01 2 AFP [SYDNEY] Australian mining giant Rio Tinto turned to US elder statesman Henry Kissinger for help in building bridges with China following the jailing of four of its employees, it was reported yesterday. Former secretary of state Mr Kissinger, 86, has beenAFP - 342 words
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Article, Illustration590 2010-04-01 4 LEE U-WEN - Protesters growing frustrated, want parliament dissolved by April 12 By LEE U-WEN [SINGAPORE] With Thailand’s New Year celebrations just 11 days away, an-ti-government protesters have vowed that this weekend’s rallies would be the “biggest ever” as they turn up the heat onREUTERS - 590 words
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Article, Illustration604 2010-04-01 4 Mustafa fined for unauthorised use of facility as a store [SINGAPORE] Retailer Mustafa pleaded guilty yesterday to unauthorised commercial use of its Mustafa Warehouse building on Kallang Pudding Road. It was fined $10,000 by the Subordinate Courts. The maximum penalty for a planning offence underFILE PHOTO - 604 words
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811 2010-04-01 4 Reuters [BUCHAREST] Leaders of the Group of 20 countries and the International Monetary Fund urged governments on Tuesday to redouble efforts in tightening up financial rules as some countries lag in curbing bank pay. World leaders congratulated themselves in Pittsburgh last SeptemberReuters - 811 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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354 2010-04-01 6 JAMIE LEE - Brokers also cautioned against trading ahead of pending married trades By JAMIE LEE THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) has warned brokers against profiting from inside information of pending customer orders. SGX highlighted the practice of front-running a trading misconduct that occurs when a broker does a354 words
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728 2010-04-01 6 JAMIE LEE - Sentiment boosted slightly as EU, IMF agree to aid Greece By JAMIE LEE SINGAPORE’S market capitalisation crept up 1.89 per cent over the first quarter of the year to end at $702.8 billion yesterday. But the market value posted in728 words
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Article640 2010-04-01 6 LYNETTE KHOO - By LYNETTE KHOO BELEAGUERED firm Zhonghui Holdings has entered into an in-principle agreement to acquire a Chinese tyre maker for 535 million yuan (S$109.5 million) in a reverse takeover (RTO) deal. While this potentially offers Zhonghui a second life and an exit from judicial640 words
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Article683 2010-04-01 8 WONG WEI KONG - HOCK LOCK SIEW By WONG WEI KONG THE forced delisting of several struggling companies from the Singapore Exchange (SGX) has become the latest controversy in the market. While views will remain divided, what’s clear is that for both the exchange and investors, there are lessons to be683 words
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Article, Illustration607 2010-04-01 8 Challenge is entering not just one market but 15, analysts say AFP [NEW DELHI] Indian telecoms tycoon Sunil Bharti Mittal has finally achieved his dream of breaking into the African market with a US$10.7 billion deal to buy Kuwait-based Zain’s AfricaAFP; REUTERS - 607 words
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678 2010-04-01 11 VEN SREENIVASAN - It plans to boost stock of steel struts as builders’ demand remains strong By VEN SREENIVASAN COMING into the new year with an order book of some $492 million, specialist infrastructure steelworks company Yongnam Holdings reckons it can clinch at678 words
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161 2010-04-01 11 Bloomberg [SYDNEY] Peabody Energy Corp, the biggest US coal company, offered A$3.3 billion (S$4.2 billion) in cash for Australia’s Macarthur Coal Ltd to benefit from rising demand in China, where imports tripled last year. The unsolicited A$13-a-share bid sent shares in Brisbane-based Macarthur surgingBloomberg - 161 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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83 2010-04-01 11 CHINA-BASED Debao Property Development is seeking a Singapore mainboard listing. The developer of residential and commercial properties in Foshan plans to raise net proceeds of $47.93 million. It will issue 138 million shares at 43 cents each. Of these, there will be 125 million new83 words
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54 2010-04-01 11 JAPAN Land has warned that it expects to report a net loss for the nine months ended Feb 28. This follows a preliminary review of the group’s performance. The group also expects “to show losses arising from its underlying business operations for the full54 words
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Article38 2010-04-01 11 BOUSTEAD Singapore’s subsidiary, Boustead Projects Pte Ltd, has been awarded a $40 million contract from Cenco Inc to design-and-build an integrated test bed facility. Cenco is a supplier of jet engine test cells.38 words
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51 2010-04-01 11 NERA Telecommunications has won two orders worth $21.6 million. It won a $12.4 million order for the supply, delivery and installation of microwave radio equipment to a mobile operator in Indonesia and a similar $9.2 million deal from a government organisation in51 words
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34 2010-04-01 11 THE manager of CapitaCommercial Trust said yesterday that the limit for the trust’s multi-currency medium term note programme has been raised to $2 billion from $1 billion.34 words
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204 2010-04-01 11 JOYCE HOOI - By JOYCE HOOI CIMB Bank Bhd, Singapore, has given a revolving credit facility to Mapletree India China Fund Ltd (MIC Fund) for up to US$100 million over a period of three years. The MIC Fund, which is a dual-country total return fund focusing204 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration553 2010-04-01 10 R SIVANITHY - Speculative interest in potential and actual Hong Kong dual listings also runs out of steam STOCKS R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent ACASE of “buy in anticipation of Q1 win-dow-dressing on March 31 and sell on the day itself?” Perhaps not surprisingly given that thereSource: Bloomberg - 553 words
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Article64 2010-04-01 10 Mar 31 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS 37.00-324.00 BT CADI -*****.00-163.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 +3.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 693.81 -10.48 FTSE ST Small Cap 558.70 -6.64 FTSE ST All Share 712.88 -11.08 FTSE ST China Top 281.71 -4.17 FTSE ST China 304.38 +1.23 FTSE ST Catalist64 words
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Article186 2010-04-01 10 MAIN CATL TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 4 8 6 0 0 0 4 8 6 Manufacturing 40 92 73 1 6 21 41 98 94 Commerce 17 27 27 5 3 5 22 30 32 Tpt/Stor/Comms 7 27 9186 words
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BROKERS’ TAKE
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Article, Illustration376 2010-04-01 10 March 31 close: $4.80 DMG RESEARCH, March 31 INITIATE coverage with “buy” at $5.30. We are initiating coverage of Fraser and Neave (F&N) with a “buy” rating and target price of $5.30, pegged at parity to our sum-of-the-parts valuation, which implies 12 per cent upside potentialSource: Bloomberg - 376 words
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Article460 2010-04-01 10 JOYCE HOOI - Compiled by JOYCE HOOI Neptune March 31 close: $2.01 DBS GROUP RESEARCH, March 31 NEPTUNE Orient Lines (NOL) should ride the crest of recovery. Year-to-date, container rates and volumes have both made a strong comeback, with rates on Asia-Eu-rope routes now about 70 per cent higher460 words
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Article120 2010-04-01 10 TURNOVER (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN SDQ TOTAL Multi Ind 32,282 32,282 133,019 133,019 Manufacturing 440,698 28,729 469,427 356,903 1,504 358,407 Commerce 271,143 20,034 291,177 185,971 6,247 192,218 Tpt/Stor/Comms 131,116 1,500 132,616 279,869 193 280,061 Finance 57,950 3 57,953 392,916 392,916 Construction 34,718 1,453 36,171120 words
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Article113 2010-04-01 10 Stock name Close Change Stock name Close Change CapMallsAsia 2.260 -0.030 CapitaLand 3.970 -0.110 CapitaMall 1.770 -0.080 CityDev 10.600 -0.320 ComfortDelGro 1.560 -0.040 DBS Grp 14.300 -0.260 F&N 4.800 +0.080 Genting SP 0.885 -0.030 Golden Agri 0.580 +0.010 HK Land 5.070 +0.140 JMH 33.300 +0.260 JSH113 words
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Article, Illustration496 2010-04-01 10 CURRENCIES Reuters [LONDON] The US dollar hit a three-month high versus the yen yesterday as investors sold the Japanese currency broadly into the beginning of the new fiscal year. Strong US dollar demand from Japanese importers for financial year-end book closing triggeredReuters; REUTERS - 496 words
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Article58 2010-04-01 10 VOLUME Genting SP 94,028,000 Abterra 90,593,000 Golden Agri 72,360,000 Novo Grp 49,664,000 Z-Obee Hldgs 37,019,000 Thai Beverage 32,257,000 Hengxin 32,144,000 Li Heng 31,565,000 SingTel 31,369,000 Noble Grp 29,347,000 VALUE($) DBS Grp 139,363,867 UOB 116,639,540 SingTel 100,716,590 Noble Grp 90,888,200 OCBC Bk 84,475,370 Genting SP 84,165,665 Wilmar 67,785,87758 words
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Article104 2010-04-01 10 BY CENTS CLOSE UP OCBC Bk 4.5%NCPS 100 ***** 64.0 0.6 JMH 3330 36.4 0.8 F N.ES.1003 482 30.0 6.6 DBXT MSAsExJp 10US$ 2873 29.4 0.7 SIA.ES.1003 1566 24.0 1.6 HK Land 507 19.6 2.8 F N.ES.1004 483 19.0 4.1 DairyFarm 660 14.0 1.5 SembMar.ES.1003 423 13.0 3.2 DBXT104 words
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Article112 2010-04-01 10 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN BMT 820-280.0 -25.5 DBXT Nifty 10US$ *****-228.2 -1.4 Jardine C&C 2938-100.0 -3.3 UOB 1922 -54.0 -2.7 SIA 1520 -46.0 -2.9 UOB.ES.1003 1944 -38.0 -1.9 DBXT MSEurope 10US$ 4233 -36.4 -0.6 DBXT FTVietnam 10US$ 4345 -35.0 -0.6 GLD 10US$ ***** -35.0 -0.2 CityDev 1060 -32.0 -2.9112 words
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Article87 2010-04-01 10 Mar 31 CHNG YR 2010 CLOSE FR Mar 30 S$ LOW S$ HIGH US$ 1.3997 -0.05 1.4219 1.3914 Euro 1.8848 0.02 2.0153 1.8753 Pounds 2.1205 -1.16 2.2776 2.0845 A$ 1.2831 -0.01 1.2923 1.2276 Yen* 1.4994 0.86 1.5927 1.4994@ Rupiah* 0.***** 0.28 0.***** 0.***** Baht* 4.3308 -0.1187 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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94 2010-04-01 12 THE Agency for Science, Technology and Research’s (A*Star) Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences has become a strategic partner of InForm, a European Union-funded project involving 17 world-leading research institutions and major companies, led by the University of Manchester in the UK. InForm, which stands94 words
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41 2010-04-01 12 ACCORDING to the Nature Asia-Pacific Publishing Index, A*Star was the seventh most prolific agency in the Asia-Pacific region in terms of the number of research papers published in Nature Publishing Group’s Nature-branded journals in 2009.41 words
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64 2010-04-01 12 FROM today, the Insolvency and Public Trustee’s Office will remove from its online search service records of all cases where a bankruptcy order has been annulled. This is to recognise that the annulment of a bankruptcy order has the effect in law that the64 words
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654 2010-04-01 12 RONNIE LIM - Long-term purchase deals help to underpin $1.5b LNG terminal project Reports by RONNIE LIM IT’S a “full house” for Singapore’s new $1.5 billion LNG terminal, which has been fully subscribed for. The project has secured the support of the three biggest generation654 words
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330 2010-04-01 12 It signs deal with LNG supplier BG Group, ensuring feedstock for the project ISLAND Power, now owned by India’s GMR Group, is finally set to start building its Singapore plant, thanks to liquefied natural gas supplies here from early 2013. Island was among the330 words
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Article, Illustration340 2010-04-01 12 UMA SHANKARI - By UMA SHANKARI JAPANESE mall operator Parco opened its new department store at Millenia Walk yesterday. The retailer’s $10 million, 85,000 square foot Parco Marina Bay occupies the space formerly occupied by DFS Galleria, which was later replaced by several smaller shops including piano andLIANHE ZAOBAO - 340 words
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280 2010-04-01 12 SAMUEL EE - By SAMUEL EE THE Land Transport Authority (LTA) yesterday presented local land transport leaders with awards for excellence and contributions to the industry. At the Land Transport Excellence Awards 2010 presentation ceremony at the Ritz-Carlton hotel, 16 individuals and organisations were honoured in 14280 words
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453 2010-04-01 12 JOYCE HOOI - By JOYCE HOOI SINGAPORE will be keeping more of an eye on growth than inflation this year, according to the latest Emerging Markets Research from Barclays Capital. Uncertainty over the sustainability of the global recovery could plague Singapore’s gross domestic453 words
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498 2010-04-01 12 ANTHONY ROWLEY - By ANTHONY ROWLEY in Tokyo JAPANESE consumer electronics giant Toshiba said yesterday that it will sell its liquid crystal display (LCD) panel production operation in Singapore to a Taiwan company AU Optronics (AUO), which is expected to retain the 900 employees.498 words
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450 2010-04-01 12 CHEN HUIFEN - Business deals evaluated more than double to 160 By CHEN HUIFEN INTEREST in Spring Singapore’s Start-up Enterprise Development Scheme (Seeds) surged last year, as venture capital and private equity firms tightened their belts amid a general fall in risk appetite. According to Spring deputy450 words
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SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL
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Article893 2010-04-01 13 CHUANG PECK MING - You compete successfully by standing out and being good, not cheap, CHUANG PECK MING finds out CHUANG PECK MING THE global market is huge with plenty of buyers. But it’s also easy for a company to get lost in this sea of competition, in893 words
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387 2010-04-01 13 Name: Angela Koch Designation: Director of innovation strategy Company: Invitro Innovation Q: When is the right time to embark on a branding project? Is it necessary when my company is internationalising? Ms Koch: For Singapore-based businesses, I would embark on387 words
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Article, Illustration625 2010-04-01 13 CHUANG PECK MING - By CHUANG PECK MING ASIA Pacific Breweries (APB) says that “without a doubt, branding is a key success driver”. “Today, brand building is more than just influencing the consumer’s perception and desires,” an APB spokeswoman told BT. “It’s creating a system that,625 words
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Article, Illustration393 2010-04-01 13 CHUANG PECK MING - By CHUANG PECK MING A GOOD brand can produce a snowball effect for a company venturing abroad, according to A K Han, executive director of Haw Par Corporation. A recognisable brand, such as Haw Par Healthcare’s Tiger Balm, can make a393 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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550 2010-04-01 14 It says economic recovery is bound by risk from growing joblessness Reuters [BRUSSELS] The economic crisis has exposed large economic imbalances and growing gulfs in competitiveness among the 16 countries using the euro, showing a need for urgent reforms, the European Commission said.Reuters - 550 words
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Article, Illustration508 2010-04-01 14 Reuters [SYDNEY] Australian retail sales suffered their biggest fall in a year in February as higher interest rates ate into consumers’ spending power, a surprisingly weak result that cast doubts on chances of an interest rate hike next week. The AustralianReuters; REUTERS - 508 words
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320 2010-04-01 14 Bloomberg [ATHENS] Greece plans to sell a global bond in dollars in the next two months to help raise 11.6 billion euros (S$21.9 billion) in funding requirements by the end of May after investors lost money on its most recent sale. Greece needsBloomberg - 320 words
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Article, Illustration509 2010-04-01 14 Recovery will be moderate and fragile, it warns [BERLIN] The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday slashed its growth forecasts for Germany this year and next year, warning that a recovery in Europe’s top economy would only be “moderate and fragile.” Growth in Germany isBLOOMBERG - 509 words
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MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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Article, Illustration741 2010-04-01 15 Move aimed at boosting domestic cocoa grinding may disrupt global sales Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesia will tax cocoa exports from this month, with the level for the first month set at 10 per cent, as it looks to boost domestic cocoa grinding,Reuters; BLOOMBERG - 741 words
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383 2010-04-01 15 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia’s IOI Corp will finish planting oil palms on 60,000 hectares of its Indonesian land holdings in five years and will then seek “green certification” for these estates, a top official said yesterday. IOI, Malaysia’s second largest listed planter, hasReuters - 383 words
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Advertisement4172 2010-04-01 16 HATS BUY IT• SELL IT• FIND IT NOTICES Toll free: 1800-289-8822 Email: notices@sph.com.sg wilmar WILMAR INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) (Company Registration No. *****4785Z) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING 22 Orange Grove Road, (Resolution 1) (Resolution 2) (Resolution 3) (Resolution 4) (Resolution4,172 words
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BUILDING RESILIENT BUSINESSES
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1103 2010-04-01 17 MICHELLE QUAH - Poor governance often equates to poor management and eventually lower shareholder value. But does good governance necessarily make for better companies? MICHELLE QUAH finds out MICHELLE QUAH CRITICS of the drive to better standards of corporate governance here allege that it merely increases the1,103 words
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Article, Illustration680 2010-04-01 17 MICHELLE QUAH - By MICHELLE QUAH SINGTEL SCEPTICS looking for proof that good governance makes for better companies need look no further than SingTel. One of Singapore’s most decorated companies when it comes to corporate governance awards, SingTel also dominates the Singapore Exchange (SGX) possessing the largest marketREUTERS, SPH FILE PHOTO - 680 words
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Advertisement219 2010-04-01 17 CPA Forum 2010 Building resilient businesses with good corporate governance 3 52 Corporate Governance Financial Reporting Centre Sf'l Strategic partners: J HE BUSINESS TIMES Good corporate governance is fundamental to business sustainability. Gain insights on corporate governance disclosures and practices from the Governance and Transparency Index and hear views from219 words
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INDIA
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Article, Illustration591 2010-04-01 18 Physical and human capital needed to catch China’s growth rate, he says Bloomberg [MUMBAI] India has a “massive” need for capital to catch China’s growth rate and fully benefit from a global shift in economic power to emerging markets, said Nouriel Roubini, the economistBloomberg - 591 words
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GREATER CHINA/INDIA
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629 2010-04-01 19 Obama’s reform requires insurers, hospitals to cut administration costs AFP [NEW DELHI] Indian outsourcing firms are banking on a business bonanza from US President Barack Obama’s landmark healthcare reform as cost pressures prod insurers and hospitals to become more efficient. The US$940 billion USAFP - 629 words
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367 2010-04-01 19 AFP [CANCUN, Mexico] China has been called on to join the International Energy Agency, the head of the developed world’s energy policy advisory body said on Tuesday in the Financial Times. “In many ways they (the Chinese) are already working closely with us.AFP - 367 words
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Article, Illustration584 2010-04-01 19 MALMINDERJIT SINGH - Bank may soon offer option for S’pore-India trade By MALMINDERJIT SINGH [SINGAPORE] Singapore companies looking to do business in India may soon look towards customised trade financing options available there, according to Puneet Chaddha, Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC)’s managing director and584 words
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Article, Illustration686 2010-04-01 21 It’s eyeing the govt procurement market for cars, worth some 100b yuan this year AFP [BEIJING] Geely hopes to use its takeover of Volvo to crack China’s fast-growing luxury car market and vault into global contention using the Swedish brand’s cut-ting-edge technology,AFP - 686 words
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322 2010-04-01 21 AFP [SHANGHAI] The Chinese government is reviewing proposals to adjust its currency exchange rate system this month, Chinese media reported, as international pressure grows on Beijing to revalue the yuan. The proposals include giving the yuan a more flexible exchange rate by wideningAFP - 322 words
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638 2010-04-01 21 Its first trade deficit in 17 years causes yields to climb Bloomberg [BEIJING] China may curb purchases of US Treasuries this year as its first trade deficit in 17 years leaves it with fewer dollars to invest, causing yields to climb, according to Societe GeneraleBloomberg - 638 words
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Article, Illustration689 2010-04-01 22 Owner hopes to reopen Cal Neva under new operator AP [RENO, Nevada] Before the Las Vegas Strip ruled the gambling world, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr helped make the Cal Neva Lodge one of Nevada’s coolest casinos in the earlyAP; PHOTOS: AP - 689 words
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622 2010-04-01 22 Londoner Nigel Higgins, a 27-year Rothschild veteran will steer the bank NYT [LONDON] More than 200 years ago, a German banker, Mayer Amschel Rothschild, sent his five sons to different European cities to guarantee the survival of the family’s banking business. This month, his great-great-great-grandsonNYT - 622 words
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356 2010-04-01 22 Bloomberg [SAN FRANCISCO] Google Inc’s feud with the Chinese government may be the smallest of its challenges as the search leader contends with slowing growth, regulatory scrutiny and a shift in ad spending. While Google has the biggest share of online search at homeBloomberg - 356 words
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191 2010-04-01 22 Reuters [OSLO] More than 110 nations, including Singapore and top greenhouse gas emitters led by China and the US, back the non-binding Copenhagen Accord for combating climate change, according to a first formal UN list yesterday. The list, of countries from Albania to Zambia,Reuters - 191 words
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Article, Illustration477 2010-04-01 23 It sees race boosting tourism, country’s image; expects 200,000 spectators AFP [SEOUL] South Korea hosted a lavish ceremony yesterday to launch ticket sales for its first Formula One race, saying that the event would boost tourism and the country’s overseas image. TheAFP - 477 words
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232 2010-04-01 23 AP [NEW YORK] Nissan’s new electric car will cost just over US$25,000 when it goes on sale in the US in December. The Leaf, a four-door hatchback, will have a base price of US$32,780, but it’s eligible for a US$7,500 federalAP - 232 words
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272 2010-04-01 23 AP [LONDON] British Sky Broadcasting plc must make its two main sports channels available to other retailers, the UK broadcasting regulator said yesterday. The regulator, Ofcom, said Sky should offer to supply Sky Sports 1 and 2 to other outlets, including cable services,AP - 272 words
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501 2010-04-01 24 Action against Guillaume Rambourg taken amid internal probe Bloomberg [LONDON] Gartmore Group Ltd suspended Guillaume Rambourg, who helps oversee the UK money manager’s two biggest hedge funds, amid an internal investigation. The stock plunged 31 per cent on Tuesday. The probe relates “to breaches ofBloomberg - 501 words
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485 2010-04-01 24 It sets aside appeals court’s ruling, sends case back Reuters [WASHINGTON] The US Supreme Court handed a victory to the US$11 trillion mutual fund industry by endorsing the legal standard in place since the early 1980s in deciding the fairness of fundReuters - 485 words
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351 2010-04-01 24 AFP [LONDON] A British parliamentary inquiry into a scandal that engulfed one of the world’s leading climate research centres yesterday sided with the scientists accused over the controversy. Lawmakers found that researchers at the University of East Anglia’s Climatic Research Unit (CRU),AFP - 351 words
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641 2010-04-01 25 Govt agency setting new capital buffers as it plans revival of financial system Bloomberg [BELFAST] Ireland’s banks need US$43 billion in new capital after “appalling” lending decisions left the country’s financial system on the brink of collapse. The fund-raising requirement was announcedBloomberg - 641 words
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435 2010-04-01 25 Serious reform to avert another crisis needed, he says Reuters [NEW YORK] America’s big banks must be broken up and their risk-taking curtailed to prevent another massive US financial crisis, former IMF chief economist Simon Johnson says in a new book. InReuters - 435 words
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400 2010-04-01 25 Reuters [DUBAI] The owners of Dubai Financial Market and the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange have held merger talks, the head of DFM said on Tuesday, as dwindling volumes and shrinking profits intensify consolidation pressure. “It is in the interest of everybodyReuters - 400 words
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486 2010-04-01 26 EDITORIAL ALTHOUGH short on detail, the much-awaited so-called New Economic Model (NEM) outlined by Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday is ambitious in intent. If translated into policy, it could, over time, revive the flagging fortunes of Malaysia’s economy but486 words
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Article, Illustration1174 2010-04-01 26 ANTHONY ROWLEY - Tokyo overcame the financial crisis after the asset bubble burst in a sensible, effective way ANTHONY ROWLEY Tokyo Correspondent AS HISTORY tells it, Japan plunged into a financial and economic abyss after its bubble economy collapsed in 1990 because of the ineptitude ofREUTERS - 1,174 words
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Article, Illustration785 2010-04-01 26 NEIL BEHRMANN - THE BOTTOM LINE NEIL BEHRMANN London Correspondent GOVERNMENTS, bankers and the press have concentrated on Greece’s difficulties in servicing and repaying its debt, but a much bigger problem looms. The European Central Bank (ECB) has lent hundreds of billions of euros to785 words
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Article, Illustration1595 2010-04-01 27 CHRISTOF RÜHL - The ability of natural gas to serve as a substitute for coal is important for its future in the energy mix Reports by CHRISTOF RÜHL OIL production is concentrated geographically, and the market for oil is dominated by geopolitical considerations. Not so for coal. Aside fromREUTERS - 1,595 words
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Article, Illustration536 2010-04-01 27 BECAUSE of the long lead times in energy projects, one can make reasonable estimates 10, or even 20, years ahead. By all accounts, the foreseeable future in energy markets will remain dominated by fossil fuels. Oil currently accounts for 35 per cent of global536 words
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Article, Illustration672 2010-04-01 31 Obama: Rebidding process will be transparent, open and fair Reuters [WASHINGTON] French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Tuesday that Europe’s EADS would bid for a huge US refuelling plane contract if the terms of the competition were fairReuters; REUTERS - 672 words
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397 2010-04-01 31 UA Boeing passes small Cessna plane with 90m to spare AP [SAN FRANCISCO] Federal investigators are looking into the weekend’s near collision of a commercial jet and small airplane that came within 90m of each other over San Francisco. The Federal Aviation Administration isAP - 397 words
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308 2010-04-01 31 Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] Malaysian Airline System Bhd said it ordered two A330-200F freighter aircraft from Airbus SAS, and confirmed an order for 15 passenger planes, as a global economic recovery spurs demand for air services in Asia. The 17 planes will cost US$3.6 billionBloomberg - 308 words
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252 2010-04-01 31 Reuters [MANILA] Cebu Air Inc, operator of the Philippines’ leading budget carrier, yesterday said it had deferred its 25.7 billion peso (S$792 million) initial public offering to after national elections in May, knocking down shares of its parent. The sale of newReuters - 252 words
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Article2830 2010-04-01 31 CITY FLIGHT ETA FLIGHT ETD Abu Dhabi SQ455 1230 SQ458 1410 EY473 1950 Adelaide LH9771 1745 LH9770 2350 SQ268 1745 SQ269 2350 9W4081 1820 AF8087 1820 BA7381 1820 JL5084 1820 QF81 1820 Amsterdam LO4031 0605 AZ3993 0025 SQ323 0605 KL836 0025 US5410 0605 KL838 2250 AZ39922,830 words
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4908 2010-04-01 32 BALISA SHIPPING TRADING PTE LTD 8 Shenton Way, #40-03A, Singapore *****1 Tel: 6345 5700 Fax: 6345 5227 Email: singapore@balisagp.com CR NO. **********0W UK CONTINENT SERVICE U.S.A. SERVICE Destination STXPO TBN Antwerp/UK *Loads Singapore, E./W. Malaysia, Indonesia MIDDLE-EAST SERVICE Destination STXPO TBN New Orleans/Camden *Loads E./W.4,908 words
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Miscellaneous327 2010-04-01 31 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across 1 Token rebellion feasible (6) 5 Commander glared and went red (8) 9 Untidy item of furniture, tattered, left for collection (10) 10 Foolish person falling short as a friend (4) 11 Rex is having fish, the ultimate in delicious fried food (8) 12 Notice was about327 words
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Article, Illustration425 2010-04-01 33 VINCENT WEE - Run by a consortium of PSA Int’l and Hanjin, the terminal will be Transpacific transhipment hub By VINCENT WEE [SINGAPORE] The Pusan Newport International Terminal (PNIT) in South Korea has started commercial operations with the call of its first425 words
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290 2010-04-01 33 AP [LOS ANGELES] A United Nations agency that regulates the international shipping industry adopted a plan last week to dramatically reduce air pollution from ships that sail within 200 nautical miles of the US and Canadian coasts. The decision by the Lon-don-basedAP - 290 words
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Article278 2010-04-01 33 SGX '000 Mar 31 S$ +/-Vol CH Offshore 0.66 unch 318 Chuan Hup Hldgs 0.30 unch 190 Cosco Corp 1.24 -0.01 6233 CWT Ltd 1.06 -0.03 2084 Ezra Hldgs 2.36 -0.05 1778 First Ship Lease 0.62 0.01 148 Freight Links 0.05 unch 2091 Grand Banks unch unch 0278 words
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243 2010-04-01 33 It sees 130b yen profit by 2015; shares gain 3.5% Bloomberg [TOKYO] Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd, operator of the world’s largest merchant fleet, said that profit was double its forecast, citing an improvement in the global economy. The shares gained theBloomberg - 243 words
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Article9057 2010-04-01 34 Transaction date: Mar 31 52-wks Tel Last Vol Day Last Quote Div Gr Yld Net M Cap High Low Code Company Sale +/-(‘000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 18 3.5 3148 8Telecom 17 -0.5 24 17 17 17 17.5 1.7 10.6 5.5 81.4 10 3 58349,057 words
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Article9716 2010-04-01 35 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS UNIT TRUSTS APS Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Alpha Fund!** 1.26/ APS Alpha Fund (USD)!** 0.9/ AXA Life Secure Ascent 2020 Fund 0.*****/0.***** AXA Wealth Mgt S'pore Pte Ltd AXA WM -Talents Fund 0.71/ Aberdeen Asset Mgt Asia Limited American Opp 0.6726/ Asian Credit Fund 1.2445/ Asian9,716 words
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Article586 2010-04-01 35 52-Wk Tel Last Vol Day Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Code Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 111 107 6389 ABF SG Bond ETF 109.5 109.7 112 499.8 872 481 CIMBAsean40 100US$ US872cd 865 870 34.9 299 171 DBS STI ETF586 words
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Article74 2010-04-01 35 52-Wk Tel Last Vol Day Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Code Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 56 26 6000 AVJennings A48 47 49 3.6 7.3 3.8 125 31 8 6017 Genting HK US$ US21 -0.5 1254 21 20.5 20.5 2174 words
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365 2010-04-01 36 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Mar 30 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Index Preliminary 868.4 0.0 4.3 0.0 2.4 -0.1 2.7 EAFE Preliminary 814.9 0.1 3.8 0.1 -0.2 0.1 0.0 Europe Preliminary 1158.7 -0.4365 words
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Article181 2010-04-01 36 Mar 31 Bid $S Offer Bid Overnight 1/4 3/16 1-month 7/16 3/16 2-months 9/16 5/16 3-months 11/16 7/16 Overnight mode: 3/16 US$ Offer Bid 7 days 0.28 0.23 1 month 0.34 0.24 2 months 0.36 0.26 3 months 0.38 0.28 6 months 0.52 0.42 9 months 0.80 0.60181 words
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Article22 2010-04-01 36 Mar 31 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.4005 1.4009 2-months 1.4007 1.4011 3-months 1.4008 1.4013 6-months 1.4014 1.4020 Source: OCBC22 words
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Article66 2010-04-01 36 Mar 31 KLCE PALM FUTURES (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Sett Av Vol Open Month Range Price Price High Low Done Position Apr 10 2585 2628 2610 2585 108 4553 May 10 2555 2565 2581 2555 2521 ***** Jun 10 2533 2556 2561 2529 9959 ***** Jul 10 2517 253666 words
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Article168 2010-04-01 36 Mar 31 RUBBER Futures (Closing prices) RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Close Volume O/I Month High Low Sett (lots) (lots) Apr 10 333.0 333.0 333.0 30 May 10 330.0 Jun 10 330.0 330.0 330.0 40 Jul 10 330.0 20 Aug 10 330.0 20 Sep 10 330.0 TSR 20 (US168 words
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Article93 2010-04-01 36 Mar 31 TREASURY BILLS Period Issue Maturity Yesterday's Day's code Bid High Low 3-Month BQ*****H 01.07.2010 0.34 1-Year BY*****N 01.11.2010 0.37 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year N*****0A 2.625 01.04.2012 104.08 104.10 104.02 5-Year N*****0N 1.375 01.10.2014 100.41 100.57 100.2093 words
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Article105 2010-04-01 36 Mar 30 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 lb bushels) Close Previous High/Low May 10 974.00 967.50 974.25 960.25 Jul 10 980.75 974.50 981.00 967.75 Aug 10 969.25 965.50 970.25 958.25 Sep 10 943.50 941.50 946.00 935.00 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs;Uscent/lb) Close Previous High/Low May 10 38.67 39.27 39.38105 words
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Article80 2010-04-01 36 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Mar 30 CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Change Brent blend (1-Mth F) 81.06 -0.53 WTI (Near Mth) 82.42 0.04 Dubai (1-Mth F) 78.94 0.92 Tapis blend 83.95 1.00 Minas 82.75 1.00 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha 80.35 1.10 Jet Kerosene 89.15 1.00 US$/barrel Opec Oil80 words
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Article132 2010-04-01 36 Mar 31 As at 9am Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Bid Offer Aust dollar 1.2740 1.3120 Can dollar 1.3660 1.3830 Euro 1.8670 1.8880 NZ dollar 0.9860 1.0080 Sterling pound 2.1000 2.1240 US dollar 1.3920 1.4070 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign132 words
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Article27 2010-04-01 36 Mar 31 Open High Sett STI Apr 2871 SIMSCI Apr 347.4 348.5 340.0 Taiwan Apr 284.0 284.9 282.2 Source: MF Global (S) Pte. Ltd27 words
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Article359 2010-04-01 36 Mar 31 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT EURODOLLAR FUTURES Jun10 99.6150 0 4132 Sep10 99.4250 0 2560 Dec10 99.1150 0 1271 Mar11 98.7650 0 3758 EUROYEN TIBOR FUTURES Jun10 99.6000 99.6000 99.6000 99.6000 105 4866 Sep10 99.6200 99.6200 99.6200 99.6150 0 4078 Dec10 99.6200 0 1480359 words
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Article466 2010-04-01 36 Mar 31 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 0.931 6.250 0.682 7.109 41.234 83.310 0.854 10.361 2.992 1.291 77.088 41.380 1.282 6.719 0.975 29.092 29.637 0.606 0.916 Canada 1.074 6.713466 words
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Article85 2010-04-01 36 Mar 31 (US$) (S$) 1 mth 0.***** 0.***** 2 mths 0.***** 0.***** 3 mths 0.***** 0.***** 6 mths 0.***** 0.***** 9 mths 0.***** 0.***** 12 mths 0.***** 0.***** SWAP Offer rates (S$) 1 mth 0.***** 2 mths 0.***** 3 mths 0.***** 6 mths 0.***** 9 mths 0.***** 12 mths85 words
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Article154 2010-04-01 36 Mar 31 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.2821 1.2828 0.9156 0.9158 Canadian dollar 1.3769 1.3777 0.9833 0.9836 Euro 1.8806 1.8817 1.3430 1.3434 NZ dollar 0.9932 0.9939 0.7093 0.7096 Sterling pound 2.1140 2.1153 1.5097 1.5102154 words
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Article140 2010-04-01 36 Mar 31 GOLD (US$/oz) Mar 31 Mar 30 Hong Kong 1109.10 1110.70 Mar 30 Mar 29 London 1103.15 1113.50 1104.15 1114.30 Source: Thomson Reuters CAST BAR Mar 31 (S$) Selling Buying Kilobar 53,482.88 ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (S$) Selling Buying 1gm 119.84 50 5gm 340.26 249 10gm 607.76140 words
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Article71 2010-04-01 36 Mar 30 Mar 30 Aluminium, 99.7% purity (US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 2262.00 2251.00 3 months 2294.00 2283.00 Copper, Grade A (US$/tonne) Cash 7814.50 7732.00 3 months 7850.00 7770.00 Lead (US$/tonne) Cash 2105.50 2121.50 3 months 2135.00 2151.00 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.00 3 months *****.00 *****.00 Tin (US$/tonne)71 words
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Article76 2010-04-01 36 Mar 30 COCOA (£/tonne) Close Prev High/Low May 10 2262 2246 2268/2243 Jul 10 2279 2264 2283/2260 Sep 10 2237 2226 2238/2216 Dec 10 2194 2193 2203/2185 COFFEE (US$/tonne) Close Pev High/Low Mar 10 1324 1339 May 10 1356 1371 1389/1353 Jul 10 1390 1405 1421/1388 SUGAR (US tonne)76 words
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Article, Illustration551 2010-04-01 37 ONG BOON KIAT - Aside from S-E Asia and India, coverage now expanded to Australia and NZ By ONG BOON KIAT SINGAPORE has been given a bigger regional role to play by NEC Corp, as the Japanese technology giant kickstarts its new global initiative to551 words
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Article, Illustration664 2010-04-01 37 JASLENE PANG - It’s expected to spur flurry of location-based information applications, services, reports JASLENE PANG DEVELOPERS and Internet users in Singapore are set to benefit from a new intelligent map information system that is expected to kick-start a flurry of loca-tion-based information applications and664 words
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639 2010-04-01 37 Google blames Web search problems on a coding change AP [BEIJING] Yahoo e-mail accounts belonging to foreign journalists appeared to have been hacked and Google’s Chinese search engine was intermittently blocked because of an internal change on Tuesday, the latest troubles in China’sAP - 639 words
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334 2010-04-01 37 AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY - By AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY AS heavy users of IT, the Integrated Resorts are proving to be a boon for the local Infocomm market. The latest beneficiary is networking solutions provider Juniper Networks which has bagged a contract from Resorts World Sentosa (RWS). Under334 words
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Article, Illustration643 2010-04-01 38 UMA SHANKARI - Rents seen staying soft because of the substantial supply pipeline By UMA SHANKARI [SINGAPORE] Office rents contracted for a sixth straight quarter in the first three months of this year but the decline was marginal and rents appear to have stabilisedSource: CBRE Research - 643 words
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168 2010-04-01 38 Reuters [SYDNEY] Australian home prices rose a further 1.4 per cent in February to reach fresh record highs, according to one industry measure, underlining why policy makers are concerned about speculative froth in the market. The Data-Rismark Hedonic Australian Home Value Index roseReuters - 168 words
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Article567 2010-04-01 39 EMILYN YAP - Average monthly gross rent for hi-tech industrial space up 1.6% in Q1 By EMILYN YAP [SINGAPORE] Better days may be ahead for landlords of industrial space, with rents having stopped falling for some properties and even rising slightly for others. According to DTZ, the average monthly567 words
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516 2010-04-01 40 LEE U-WEN - Deregulation will soon allow direct purchase of homes, commercial property By LEE U-WEN [SINGAPORE] Foreigners will soon be allowed to buy homes and commercial real estate directly in Indonesia, as plans are underway to deregulate the property sector by end-June this year, the country’s top516 words
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244 2010-04-01 40 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Property developer SP Setia Bhd has recorded RM900 million (S$385.6 million) in sales as of March 22, less than five months into the current financial year ending Oct 31, 2010. Its president and chief executive officer Liew KeeBernama - 244 words
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