The Business Times, 26 May 2009
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Title Section20 2009-05-26 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES Ssl.oo online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg SfCi A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION COREGNNOI9B4O2B6BE MICA (P) 197/08/2008 Tuesday, May 26,200920 words
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Article, Illustration778 2009-05-26 1 UMA SHANKARI - UMA SHANKARI Buyers respond well to scheme introduced at some projects By [SINGAPORE] Some developers here are turning to rental guarantees to lure buyers in the current down-market. Under such schemes which are offered only for certain units within selected projects developers help buyers secure tenants,FILE PHOTO - 778 words
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675 2009-05-26 1 LEE U- WEN - LEE U-WEN They also seek more scrutiny of GIC, Temasek actions By [SINGAPORE] The recent news that Temasek Holdings had sold its entire stake in Bank of America (BOA) at an estimated loss of up to US$4.6 billion caused much murmuring675 words
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MARKETS DIGEST
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Article46 2009-05-26 1 lorn lay lange 1 COMP 1,053.14 +7.88 IIKKEI 225 9,347.00 +121.19 IANG SENG 17,121.82 +59.3 ;et index 550.51 -3.51 JAKARTA COMP 1,890.97 +9.26 1ANILA COMP 2,334.62 +17.73 ;eoulcomp 1,400.90 -2.85 ;henzhenb 409.39 +2.40 IUMBAI IND 13,913.22 +26.07 12 noon EDT Chant )OW Closed IASDAI Closed46 words
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Article30 2009-05-26 1 Bloomberg SINGAPORE 5.38 MALAYSIA 5.55 HONG KONG 5.00 INDONESIA 16.228 TAIWAN 4.776 JAPAN 1.475 KOREA 9.33 BRITAIN 0.50 US 3.25 CANADA 2.25 SWITZERLAND 0.52 INDIA 12.25 Source: BBloomberg - 30 words
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Article45 2009-05-26 1 IS$ (S$ per US$) 1.449 (US$/S$ per 1.584 2.296 :uro (USS/SS/E) 1.396 2.024 Foreign currency per US$ S$ 'EN 95.00 65.50 3.494 2.410 IK$ 7.751 5.348 !AHT 34.36 23.71 lUPIAH 10,290 7,100 lENMINBI 6.824 4.708 INDIAN RUPEE 47.35 32.67 1.285 0.887 IZ$ 1.621 1.11845 words
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Miscellaneous42 2009-05-26 1 f*% C$ O SMEINC SPCDEAL IV JH S'POREARTS CORPORATE It Riding the shipping Win-win for buyer HPl2^il FESTIVAL RESULTS waves to success and seller UhJ Siempo's memoirs CX Tang deeper page 11 page 2 HBDESh indance page 24 in the red pages42 words
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Miscellaneous14 2009-05-26 1 Firm demand boosts sales of private homes Analysts upgrade property stock calls PAGE 3014 words
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TOP STORIES
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Article, Illustration935 2009-05-26 2 RONNIE LIM - RONNIE LIM NEWS ANALYSIS Purchase gives Chinese oil giant a refining foothold in Singapore oil hub By [SINGAPORE] PetroChina's 551.47 billion cash purchase of Keppel Corp's entire 45.51 per cent stake in Singapore Petroleum Company (SPC) is seen as "win-win" for seller and buyer, even935 words
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783 2009-05-26 2 RONNIE LIM - RONNIE LIM By [SINGAPORE] Singapore Petroleum Company (SPC)'s shares surged 24 per cent to an intra-day high of $6.25 yesterday, matching the price that PetroChina is offering for Keppel Corp's 45.51 per cent stake in the oil company. SPC, which has refining783 words
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369 2009-05-26 2 S JAYASANKARAN - S JAYASANKARAN Speculation rife MGM may sell the stake to Genting By! in Kuala Lumpur A REPORT that Malaysia's Genting group could be eyeing MGM Mirage's 50 per cent stake in the MGM Grand Macau casino sent shares of Genting and its369 words
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THREE-MINUTE DIGEST
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42 2009-05-26 2 SOME developers are turning to rental guarantees to woo buyers. Under such schemes offered only for certain units within selected projects developers help buyers secure tenants, and guarantee that the owner gets a minimum yield. FRONT PAGE42 words
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58 2009-05-26 2 THE recent news that Temasek Holdings had sold its stake in Bank of America (BOA) at an estimated loss of up to US$4.6 billion caused much murmuring among Singaporeans. Their beef? Not knowing the reasons for the decision, and the sale58 words
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44 2009-05-26 2 SINGAPORE Petroleum Company shares surged 24 per cent to a high of $6.25 yesterday, matching the price that PetroChina is offering for Keppel Corp's stake in the company. SPC closed at $6.05, up 20 per cent.44 words
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44 2009-05-26 2 NORTH Korea conducted a second nuclear test yesterday that was far more powerful than its first one, triggering an emergency UN Security Council meeting but financial markets wobbled only briefly on the news. TOP STORIES, PAGE 444 words
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54 2009-05-26 2 CX Tang has slumped deeper into the red, posting a net loss of $5.62 million for the year ended March 31. The loss was more than double the $2.19 million a year ago and translates to a loss of 2.4 cents per share.54 words
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57 2009-05-26 2 METRO Holdings has reported a net profit of $38.2 million for its fourth quarter ended March 31, up 49 per cent from $25.6 million. This was attributed to increased rental income from its China properties and the strengthening of the yuan against57 words
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47 2009-05-26 2 TRAVEL agencies are going all out to cut costs to ensure the recession does not leave a permanent scar on business. Measures range from staggered or unpaid leave to cutbacks to save on utilities costs. SINGAPORE NEWS, PAGE 947 words
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66 2009-05-26 2 TOKYO has raised its assessment of the economy for the first time in three years, saying the pace of worsening is slowing as exports and industrial output are nearing bottom. The revision followed an upbeat Bank of Japan view, that a rebound66 words
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43 2009-05-26 2 THE Malaysian government is likely to revise 2009's growth in gross domestic product terms downwards from its current "flat" estimate of minus-1 to one per cent to an outright contraction of 1-2 per cent. MALAYSIA, PAGE 1743 words
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Article, Illustration518 2009-05-26 4 -Reuters, Bloomberg Investors had already been wary about possible profit-taking [SEOUL] North Korea conducted a second nuclear test yesterday that was far more powerful than its first one, triggering an emergency UN Security Council meeting on the hermit state's defiant act, but financial-Reuters, Bloomberg; AP; Bloomberg - 518 words
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Article375 2009-05-26 4 Sing Tel won't confirm its involvement in the new deal for South African telco By WINSTON CHAI [SINGAPORE] After a failed attempt last year, Singapore Telecom's Indian associate Bharti Airtel is reviving talks to acquire a major stake in South Africa's largest wireless operator, MTN375 words
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Article, Illustration647 2009-05-26 4 Bloomberg [BERLIN] Chancellor Angela Merkel's government aims to make a decision on a preferred bidder for General Motors Corp's (GM) Opel unit in Germany by the middle of this week as GM prepares for a probable June 1 bankruptcy. Ms MerkelBloomberg; REUTERS - 647 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article, Illustration428 2009-05-26 5 JAMIE LEE - JAMIE LEE The results were due to a $7.8 million writedown for the company's assets By CX Tang which has seen the third privatisation offer by the controlling Tang family slumped deeper into the red, posting a net loss of $5.62 millionBLOOMBERG - 428 words
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401 2009-05-26 5 LYNETTE KHOO - LYNETTE KHOO By CELESTIAL NutriFoods has received a notification from its convertible bond (CB) holders, requiring the group to redeem bonds amounting to $234.8 million by June 12. The group said that it is unable to pay off its obligations unless there is401 words
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Article678 2009-05-26 5 JAMIE LEE - JAMIE LEE PROPOSALS in the US for new rules to allow certain minority shareholders to nominate independent directors have prompted this question: Should retail investors in Singapore be allowed to have their own representative on the board of directors? The US Securities and Exchange Commission678 words
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412 2009-05-26 6 VINCENT WEE - VINCENT WEE Development will be for commercial, industrial and residential uses By SINGAPORE Intelligent Eco Island Development (Eco-Island), a consortium of Yanlord Land Group, Sembcorp Industries' unit Sembcorp Industrial Parks and Surbana Land, yesterday signed a collaborative agreement to develop the Sino-Singapore Nanjing Eco412 words
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Article, Illustration522 2009-05-26 6 ARTHUR SIM - ARTHUR SIM By METRO Holdings has reported a net profit of $38.2 million for its fourth quarter ended March 31, up 49 per cent from $25.6 million. This was attributed to increased rental income from its China properties and the strengthening of the yuan against| XC KWONG/UANHE ZAOBAO - 522 words
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382 2009-05-26 6 JOYCE HOOI - JOYCE HOOI By THE light at the end of the tunnel may finally be dawning upon Informatics Education, as it posted its first full-year net profit in five years. The education group recorded $7.05 million net profit for the fourth quarter382 words
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293 2009-05-26 7 VINCENT WEE - VINCENT WEE Factors include fall in demand and lower core freight rates By NEPTUNE Orient Lines' performance continued to slide, with volumes and average revenue both sliding by more than a fifth for the four weeks from April 4 to May 1. The293 words
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379 2009-05-26 7 JESSICA YEO - JESSICA YEO By TEHO International, a supplier of rigging and mooring equipment and related services, yesterday launched its initial public offering (IPO) for a listing on Catalist. The third company to seek listing on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) this year after Westminster Travel379 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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59 2009-05-26 7 RIG builder Sembcorp Marine said yesterday that the application for Chapter 11 protection by its troubled client Petroßig I Pte Ltd, which had originally been adjourned till last Friday, has been adjourned further till June 1. There is no temporary restraining order on59 words
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48 2009-05-26 7 CITYSPRING Infrastructure Trust reported Q409 cash earnings rose 7.3 per cent to $21.8 million. For FYO9, however, earnings fell 11.9 per cent to $60.9 million. Q4 distribution per unit (DPU) rose 9.4 per cent to 1.75 cents from 1.60 cents previously.48 words
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Article, Illustration588 2009-05-26 8 R SIVANITHY - R SIVANITHY STOCKS Despite US closure, it closes with a net gain at 2,267 after opening the week tracking Hang Seng, European markets ITH Wall Street closed yesterday because of Memorial Day, the local market was left to its own devices yesterday. The outcome was that: Bloomberg - 588 words
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Article96 2009-05-26 8 Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch lulti Ind 13 3 3 0 0 0 13 3 3 lanufacturing 89 33 54 10 99 41 63 Commerce 39 15 17 46 18 19 'pt/Stor/Comms 24 12 25 12 :inance 19 19 Construction 11 13 1096 words
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Article117 2009-05-26 8 MAIN SDQ TOTAL MAIN SDQ TOTAL Julti Ind 48,971 48,971 126,908 126,908 lanufacturing 667,561 27,407 694,968 364,250 1,867 366,117 Commerce 450,567 7,198 457,765 112,024 577 112,601 "pt/Stor/Comms 313,378 770 314,148 307,439 94 307,533 :i nance 41,026 41,026 203,153 203,153 Construction 196,298 1,324 197,622 39,628 69 39,697 'roperties117 words
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Article106 2009-05-26 8 Capita Land 3.510 4-0.080 Noble Grp 1.670 4-0.040 CapitaMal 1.300 -0.010 OCBCBk 7.150 -0.030 CityDev 8.110 -0.130 Olam 1.840 4-0.030 ComfortDelGro 1.280 -0.030 S IA 12.140 4-0.120 Cosco Corp 1.230 4-0.040 SGX 7.200 4-0.060 IBS Grp 11.640 -0.160 SIA Engg 2.470 4-0.050 :&N 4.060 4-0.030 SMRT106 words
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Article255 2009-05-26 8 JAMIE LEE - JAMIE LEE Singapore Petroleum Co (SPC) May 25 close: $6.05 DBS VICKERS SECURITIES, May 25 ACQUISITION by Petrochina: Keppel announced yesterday that it had entered into an agreement to sell its entire 45.51 per cent stake in SPC to Petrochina for $6.25 per share, or US$l.47 billion in255 words
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Article, Illustration263 2009-05-26 8 KEN TAI - KEN TAI CHART POINT WITH the Dow Jones, Nasdaq, Hang Seng, FTSE 100, DJ Euro Stoxx 50 and Straits Times Index forming possible double-tops and other indices such as the KLCI, SET, Shanghai Composite displaying bearish divergences, it is no wonder even professional263 words
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Article, Illustration541 2009-05-26 8 -Reuters CURRENCIES [LONDON] The euro slipped yesterday, stung after a gauge of German corporate sentiment fell short of market expectations, suggesting that any recovery in the euro zone's biggest economy would take more time. The Munich-based Ifo think tank's business climate index rose to-Reuters; AFP - 541 words
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Article58 2009-05-26 8 May 25 VALUE CLOSE IT OB/OS 328.00 +360. C IT CADI -*****.00 +207. IT 10-day MA -*****.00+33.01 TSE ST Mid Cap 496.09+15.4' TSE ST Small Cap 425.72+12.41 TSE ST All Share 551.01 +7.6 TSE ST China Top 235.30 +9.5 TSE ST China 232.47 +8.8: OB Catalist 96.2158 words
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Article55 2009-05-26 8 VOLUME Gentinq SP 164,090,000 Abterra 128,341,000 Yanqzijianq 95,338,000 UniFiber 86,972,000 Golden Aqri 82,802,000 *StarCruises 79,807,000 Ocean us 69,995,000 Mercator 62,753,000 Ezion 61,904,000 Cosco Corp 59,531,000 VALUE(S) Gentinq SP 142,024,835 Keppel Corp 83,878,400 Yanqzijianq 75,400,370 Cosco Corp 72,678,530 Capita Land 71,888,880 DBS Grp 71,543,074 SPC 69,628,280 SingTel 64,228,72055 words
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Article102 2009-05-26 8 CLOSE UP iBXT FTVietnam 10US$ 4414 788.3 14.1 IMH 2374 136.2 4.1 ICBC Bk4.5%NCPS 100 8920 120.0 1.. i PC 605 101.0 20.' ICBCCai i.93%Pref10 7250 100.0 1.. ISH 1356 72.5 3.: Con i.ES.0905 737 52.0 7.' ICBC Bk5.1%NCPS 100 9780 40.0 0.. IK Land 338 36.2 8.' Con102 words
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Article115 2009-05-26 8 CLOSE DOWN 1350 -40.0 -2.9 STXPO 100 'a in 515 -29.0 -3.7 DBXT MSTaiwan 10US$ 1316 -26.1 -1.3 iBS Gr| 1164 -16.0 -1.4 DBXT S&P Short 10US$ 7110 -14.5 -0.1 lit 811 -13.0 -1.6 India Ni 10 1293 -11.0 -0.8 Elec Eltek 123 -10.1 -5.4 Jardine C&C 1508 -10.0115 words
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Article84 2009-05-26 8 Where S! stands May 25 CHNG CLOSE FRMay22 YR2009 S$ LOW S$ HIGH uss 1.4488 -0.30 1.5579 1.4308 Euro 2.0244 -0.42 2.0732 1.9150 Pounds 2.3007 -0.60 2.3007# 2.0356 AS 1.1290 -0.28 1.1321 0.9453 Yen* 1.5247 0.65 1.7278 1.4831 Rupiah* 0.***** -0.15 0.***** 0.***** Baht* 4.2153 -0.21 4.3390 4.1040 Peso*84 words
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Article, Illustration555 2009-05-26 9 NISHA RAMCHANDANI; ZEINAB YUSUF; VICTOR KATHEYAS - NISHA RAMCHANDANI, ZEINAB YUSUF VICTOR KATHEYAS But none laying off staff despite challenging business environment By and AIRLINES aren't alone in trying to keep the lid on costs during the downturn travel agents, too, are implementing measures to cope with the slideTHE STRAITS TIMES FILE PHOTO - 555 words
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485 2009-05-26 9 CHEN HUIFEN - CHEN HUIFEN By( AS the US administration mulls the removal of tax advantages of American companies with operations overseas, New York-listed eye-care products maker Alcon is charging ahead with a multi-million dollar plant in Singapore tax changes or not. In a phone interview485 words
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539 2009-05-26 9 LYNETTE KHOO - LYNETTE KHOO By THE lawyer for former WBL employee Kevin Lew yesterday questioned the need for the group's impairment charge on a Thai subsidiary, given that a turnaround was possible at the time. He also argued that the charge, once made, was positive539 words
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Article, Illustration310 2009-05-26 9 THE government yesterday appointed Leo Yip as chairman of the Economic Development Board (EDB) with effect from July 1. He replaces Lim Siong Guan who has been EDB chairman since Oct 1, 2006. Mr Yip, currently EDB's deputy chairman, retains his310 words
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552 2009-05-26 10 LEE U- WEN - LEE U-WEN YESTERDAY IN PARLIAMENT Topics touched on include difficulty in contesting GRCs, recruiting talent By CHANGES to Singapore's political system are set to be unveiled this week by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, and some Members of Parliament took the chance yesterday552 words
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154 2009-05-26 10 THREE awards and five merit commendations will be given out for the Building and Construction Authority's (BCA) Design and Engineering Safety Excellence Awards this year. The winners include The Sail@Marina Bay, The Henderson Waves and the Kallang-Paya Lebar expressway. Engineering works make construction possible and154 words
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Article, Illustration480 2009-05-26 10 TEH SHI NING - TEH SHI NING By SINGAPORE'S consumer price index (CPI) fell 0.7 per cent in April the first year-on-year decline in more than three years. Analysts had not expected the inflation rate to turn negative this soon the consensus forecast was a 0.6 per cent riseJOYCE FANG/THE STRAITS TIMES - 480 words
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Article227 2009-05-26 10 THE latest Shopper Trends report by The Nielsen Company shows average monthly household expenditure in Singapore rose 14 per cent from a year earlier because of higher food costs and changing spending patterns. Spending on fresh food registered the greatest jump 15 per cent across all227 words
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SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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61 2009-05-26 10 MAYBANK Singapore has announced that its newest branch at Yishun will serve as a test-bed for its environmentally friendly efforts. The bank has chosen Yishun, where more than 50 per cent of residents are aged between 20 to 49 years according to a61 words
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40 2009-05-26 10 SHELL announced yesterday that its Shell Eastern Petrochemicals Complex (SEPC), its largest single investment in Asia, will be the largest industrial user of NEWater with the commissioning of its NEWater pipeline and supply.40 words
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41 2009-05-26 10 THE Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) has launched an "IP Knowledge Kaleidoscope" on its website, which will feature a series of IP management factsheets to provide businesses with an insight into their intellectual assets.41 words
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Article46 2009-05-26 10 THE Republic of Jamaica has officially opened its first representative trade office in South-east Asia, the Jamaica Trade Consulate in Singapore, which will become the country's hub for all official trade and investment activities in Singapore and the South-east Asia region.46 words
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Article29 2009-05-26 10 THE new School of Science and Technology, Singapore (SST) has set up an Entrepreneurship Advisory Council (EAC) to promote innovation and enterprise in the school.29 words
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Article, Illustration569 2009-05-26 11 BRITTANY KHOO - BRITTANY KHOO By I IN a recent survey conducted by Singapore Management University (SMU), consumers here gave Singapore's service industry a rating of 67.8 per cent, ranking the island joint last among eight tourist destinations with similar national customer satisfaction measures.FILE PHOTO - 569 words
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Article, Illustration867 2009-05-26 11 The footprint of Heatec JieTong an offshore and marine company with a turnover of about $45 million for FY 2008 extends across Asia and includes operations in China, reports VICTOR KATHEYAS CLOSE to 40 years ago, Johnny Soon and Jimmy Yong used to playARTHUR LEE - 867 words
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Article, Illustration1026 2009-05-26 12 Hock Lian Huat's William Tan takes up courses and learns from mistakes. CHEN HUIFEN reports IF anyone should be held up as a role model to encourage SME bosses to "go back to school", William Tan would be a good choice. The third-generation scion ofARTHUR LEE - 1,026 words
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Article190 2009-05-26 12 THE Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (Asme) and the Rotary Club of Singapore have launched their Entrepreneur of the Year Award (EVA) 2009. Into its 21st year, the award recognises entrepreneurs who identify opportunities and act on them while accepting the risks involved. EVA190 words
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Article, Illustration737 2009-05-26 12 JOYCE HOOI - JOYCE HOOI By IN such challenging times, ImaginAsia Group (lAG) will have you know that the children's retail sector is certainly no child's play. lAG, a subsidiary of Retail Investment, already counts two French children's apparel labels Petit Bateau and DPAM and ELC,YEN MENG JIIN - 737 words
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884 2009-05-26 13 ANG SWEE HOON - ANG SWEE HOON COMMENTARY What can businesses do to mitigate hostile consumer attitudes triggered by political or economic events? By i THE intertwining of lives has never been more evident, as demonstrated by two recent independent events the financial crisis and the Influenza884 words
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1712 2009-05-26 13 Chow Yew Sun - Chow Yew Sun THIS WEEK'S TOPIC Do you think there is a need for a second stimulus package in Singapore, or for other forms of assistance, to help SMEs tackle the increasingly challenging climate? And if so, what changes or measures would you1,712 words
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Miscellaneous11 2009-05-26 11 SME VOICES The need for a second stimulus package PAGE 1311 words
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Advertisement106 2009-05-26 13 SME The topic for next week's SME Voices Column is: "There have been suggestions that SMEs in Singapore need to find strength in unity when venturing abroad. Do you think SMEs here are united? How can we forge a spirit of cooperation among our SMEs that will allow them to106 words
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Article, Illustration444 2009-05-26 16 Reuters But job situation is severe and deteriorating rapidly, says govt [TOKYO] The government raised its assessment of Japan's economy for the first time in three years yesterday, saying the pace of worsening is slowing as exports and industrial output are nearing– Reuters; REUTERS - 444 words
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426 2009-05-26 16 ■NYT NEW YORK] As job losses rise, growing numbers of American homeowners with once solid credit are falling behind on their mortgages, amplifying a wave of foreclosures. In the latest phase of the nation's real estate disaster, the locus of trouble■NYT - 426 words
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459 2009-05-26 16 AFP, Bloomberg Industrial orders, exports also showed their first increases [BERLIN] Confidence among German firms rose to a six-month high in May yesterday, suggesting that Europe's largest economy might be pulling out of its worst slump in over 60 years. The closely watched IfoAFP, Bloomberg - 459 words
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283 2009-05-26 16 Bloomberg Prices will stay above US$5O for rest of this year and top US$6O next year: analysts [ROME] International Monetary Fund (IMF) first deputy managing director John Lipsky said rising oil prices reflect expectations that the recession may be easing and that demand isBloomberg - 283 words
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Article, Illustration665 2009-05-26 16 -Reuters [BANGKOK] Thailand's economy contracted a larg-er-than-expected 1.9 per cent in the first quarter, dragging the country into recession after a plunge in exports, but officials said the worst may be over. A fall in household consumption and investment in fixed assets deepened-Reuters; BLOOMBERG - 665 words
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Article, Illustration485 2009-05-26 17 S JAYASANKARAN - S JAYASANKARAN The gloomier expectations signal new sobriety among policymakers By in Kuala Lumpur THE Malaysian government is likely to revise 2009's growth in GDP (gross domestic product) terms downwards from its current "flat" estimate (between one and minus one per cent) to an outright contractionREUTERS - 485 words
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330 2009-05-26 17 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Sime Darby, Malaysia's top oil palm grower by market value, said quarterly net profit slumped 85 per cent as palm oil prices more than halved from last year's record highs. Chief executive Ahmad Zubir Murshid said yesterday that SimeReuters - 330 words
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438 2009-05-26 17 PAULINE NG - PAULINE NG New system to offer better bandwidth capacity, options By in Kuala Lumpur A CONSORTIUM of eight regional telcos including Telekom Malaysia (TM) has proposed to develop an B,oookm international undersea cable system that would link 10 countries and territories in the438 words
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Article, Illustration866 2009-05-26 18 -Reuters Election win lifts hope that India will capitalise on demographic edge [BEIJING] As recently as 1990, China's average income per head was still lower than India's. Today, it is more than twice as high. There are many reasons why, from life-Reuters; IMF's World Economic Outlook; World Bank's World Development Indicators; Food and Agriculture Organisation, Reuters - 866 words
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229 2009-05-26 18 -AFP [BEIJING] China is planning a stimulus package worth US$44O billion to expand its renewable energy use, state media said yesterday, as the country aims to rely more on cleaner ways to power its growth. The 3 trillion yuan (***** billion)-AFP - 229 words
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280 2009-05-26 18 AFP It'll allow use of both online and offline subscription systems [SHANGHAI] China said it would resume new stock market listings as early as next month, a move that reflects the strong performance of domestic shares this year, the country's securitiesAFP - 280 words
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170 2009-05-26 18 LafiteRothschild wine fetches HK$1.44m Bloomberg [HONG KONG] A 60-bottle set of 1982 Chateau Lafite-Rothschild fetched HK$l.44 million (*****,399) at a wine auction in Hong Kong, the top lot at a sale where the 10 priciest items were bought by Asian collectors. The winning lot was one of 209 lots of– Bloomberg - 170 words
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Article, Illustration47 2009-05-26 18 REUTERS [HONG KONG] Job seekers fill in application forms at a job fair, in which 3,700 jobs vacancies are offered. The territory's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for three months, which ended on April 30, rose to 5.3 per cent, the highest in three years.REUTERS - 47 words
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221 2009-05-26 18 Bloomberg [MUMBAI] Indian billionaire Anil Ambani plans to invest 43 billion rupees (Ssl.3 billion) in Reliance Infrastructure Ltd to fund the expansion of its electricity, engineering and construction businesses. The board of Reliance Infrastructure, India's second-largest non-state power producer, approved on Sunday the issue– Bloomberg - 221 words
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575 2009-05-26 19 -AP A 20% rise in renewables could mean one million new jobs by 2020 [COPENHAGEN] Hoping to create a global carbon market, the organisers of a world business summit on climate change said yesterday that two million new jobs would be created-AP - 575 words
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Article, Illustration76 2009-05-26 19 -AFP, Bloomberg [PARIS]A woman with a giant tennis ball signed by world No 1 Rafael Nadal at the French Open here at Roland Garros stadium yesterday. Nadal tied Chris Everts winning streak at Roland Garros of 29 straight matches by beating Marcos Daniel in the first-AFP, Bloomberg; AFP - 76 words
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Article, Illustration810 2009-05-26 19 STEVE SLATER - Know your tyres and win the race STEVE SLATER COMMENTARY Besides his flawless driving. Button's Bridgestone mastery was the key to his victory By JENSON Button's victory came as the result of flawless driving, not just on race-day Sunday but for the whole weekend of the Monaco Grand Prix. WeAFP - 810 words
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Article, Illustration632 2009-05-26 19 NYT [WASHINGTON] Memorial Day used to be a celebratory event for the music industry. It wasn't just the start the summer concert season and its attendant record sales, but also the weekend when FM radio stations coast to coast would play their topNYT; AP - 632 words
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408 2009-05-26 19 -Reuters, Bloomberg [CANBERRA] Two of Australia's most powerful unions joined forces yesterday to demand that the government abandon plans to lift the pension age, adding to centre-left Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's growing budget and political woes. The decision to lift the qualifying-Reuters, Bloomberg - 408 words
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EDITORIAL & OPINION
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488 2009-05-26 20 AFTER his party's decisive victory in the recent elections, India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh distributed key Cabinet portfolios on Saturday. Most of the ministers are from the previous Cabinet. Outgoing foreign minister Pranab Mukherjee, 73, regarded as one of India's canniest politicians, is the488 words
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Article, Illustration923 2009-05-26 20 SHADA ISLAM - SHADA ISLAM The EU remains uneasy, and divided, over dealing with Beijing THE European Union (EU) and China worked hard at mending fences at a summit in Prague last week in what policymakers describe as a bid to strengthen a relationship threatened byAP - 923 words
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Article, Illustration776 2009-05-26 20 PAUL KRUGMAN - PAUL KRUGMAN -NYT THE BOTTOM LINE CALIFORNIA, it has long been claimed, is where the future happens first. But is that still true? If it is, God help America. The recession has hit the Golden State hard. The housing bubble was bigger-NYT - 776 words
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Article, Illustration805 2009-05-26 21 NEIL BEHRMANN - NEIL BEHRMANN Unimpressed with professional money managers, they are making their own investment decisions SHREWD individual investors have zipped past the professional fund manager herd in the past few months. During November and October, and again in February and early March, brokers were reporting thatBLOOMBERG - 805 words
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Article, Illustration1166 2009-05-26 21 LEON HADAR - LEON HADAR IF YOU'VE been following American 24/7 television and radio talk shows or reading the op-ed columns in the country's newspapers (or the few that haven't been closed down yet), you've probably concluded that the people here are deeply dividedAFP - 1,166 words
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576 2009-05-26 21 LETTER TO THE EDITOR I REFER to the article "Multiple directorships: 'Let market decide' (BT, May 20), in which the chairman of the Singapore Institute of Directors argued that boards and shareholders should decide the number of directorships a director should hold. The problem576 words
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AVIATION
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Article, Illustration813 2009-05-26 22 Reuters Many business travellers now choose car or train over regional airline [CHICAGO] Commuter airlines which operate just over half of all US domestic flights are under pressure as business travellers weigh safety problems arising from a crash in February. A federal investigation– Reuters; AP n 7 - 813 words
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211 2009-05-26 22 Reuters [SYDNEY] Australia's Qantas Airways has scrapped first class on some routes, as the global economic downturn grounds many travellers and makes others think twice about paying for a little in-flight luxury. The airline said that it had temporarily taken first class– Reuters - 211 words
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360 2009-05-26 22 Reuters [STOCKHOLM] A decline in the air cargo freight market following the international financial crisis seems to have hit bottom, the head of the International Air Transport Association said on Sunday. Air cargo, a key barometer of world trade, has slumped amid theReuters - 360 words
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Article2653 2009-05-26 22 AIRLINE CODES: AA: American Airlines (AAL), AF: Air France (AFR), AI: Air India (AIC), AY: Finnair Oy (FIN), AZ: Alitalia Airlines (AZA), BA British Airways Public Ltd Co (BAW), BG Biman Bangladesh Airlines (BBC), BI Royal Brunei Airlines Sdn Bhd (RBA), BO Bouraq Airlines (BOU), I2,653 words
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Miscellaneous211 2009-05-26 22 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS retail trade (8) VW j 13 More French perhaps? (6) J_^^^^^J^^J__MH_^B >~^ 26 I 23 Modernising university with little money, and going steady (8) 5 cathedral welcomes one 22 Media campaign (5) 24 School master accepts the member of the government 6"1"1635" (8) YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION ures on211 words
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SHIPPING
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Article, Illustration741 2009-05-26 23 -AP France's first Gulf base to boost security; it'll also build Louvre branch in Abu Dhabi [AßU DHABI] French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said yesterday that his nation's first military base in the Gulf is an important step in international cooperation to-AP; AFP - 741 words
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558 2009-05-26 23 t>ernama [KUCHING] Total cargo throughput at three Sarawak ports Rajang, Kuching and Miri experienced a drop of 23 to 40 per cent in the first quarter of this year. State Second Finance Minister Wong Soon Koh said for the January to March period,t>ernama - 558 words
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Article, Illustration502 2009-05-26 23 Reuters [OSLO] Norwegian bulk shipper Golden Ocean said yesterday its second-quar-ter results would show an improvement from the first after it reported a small-er-than-expected drop in first-quarter operating profit. The company said that although recent freight rate levels had regained someReuters; BLOOMBERG - 502 words
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358 2009-05-26 23 Reuters Delivery of new ships expected to affect numbers [SINGAPORE] Singa-pore-listed Rickmers Maritime expects increased distributable income in its second quarter on the back of new vessels, with another three due later this year when it sees a gradual recovery in freight rates. CharterReuters - 358 words
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193 2009-05-26 23 Bloomberg [JAKARTA] PT Berlian Laju Tanker, Indonesia's biggest shipping company, plans to raise 591.7 billion rupiah (5583.8 million) selling stock to shareholders. The company will offer one share for every three held, selling 1.39 billion shares at 425 rupiah each, the– Bloomberg - 193 words
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TRANSPORT STOCKS
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Article107 2009-05-26 23 '000 CH Offshore Chuan Hup Hldgs Cosco Corp CWTLtd Ezra Hldgs First Ship Lease Freight Links Grand Banks laya Hold Ltd KiVentures Keppel Corp MTQ Corp NOL Pacific Shipping Pan-United Corp Rickmers Mari Samudera Ship Sembcorp Indust Sembcorp Marine Spore Ship Star Cruises 0.51 0.25 1.23 0.48 1.33 0.43107 words
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Article34 2009-05-26 23 '000 Int'G Logistics MISCBhd MISC Foreign Msia Bulk Carrie NCB Holdings NeplineBhd PDZ Holdings 0.80 8.40 8.50 3.24 2.74 unch 0.11 0.05 16) -0.05 1) 0.10 1! -0.02 1371 0.02 unch 0.01 1197:34 words
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Article12 2009-05-26 23 '00 'recious Ship Regional Cont 16.70 7.60 -0.10 -0.20 4301 203!12 words
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Article17 2009-05-26 23 '000 Aboitiz Equity Intl Container Keppel Marine 6.20 15.75 2.00 0.30 0.50 -0.20 218 5676 2117 words
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Article22 2009-05-26 23 Evergreen Marine ...18.75 :irst Steamship 48.10 /Van Hai Lines 17.80 t'ang Ming Marine...13.20 1.20 -0.10 0.30 0.85 29 7 15 3122 words
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Article41 2009-05-26 23 '000 (awasaki Hvy Ind ..206.00 (awasaki Kisen 392.00 Mitsubishi Hvy 326.00 Mitsui Eng&Sbldg...227.00 Mitsui Osk Lines 631.00 Mippon Express 385.00 Mippon Yusen 43unch unch 1017! 2.00 7551 1.00 1451) 4.00 5391 10.00 ***** 6.00 317) -3.00 693' iource: Thomson Reuters41 words
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Article, Illustration481 2009-05-26 24 Terima Kost is his memoirs in dance form, says AMANDA DE GUZMAN IF it weren't for a technicality, Terima Kost, Indonesian choreographer Jecko Siempo's new work, may not exist. In 1993, at the age of 18, Siempo boarded a boat from Papua an Indonesian province to481 words
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Article, Illustration693 2009-05-26 24 CHRISTOPHER LIM - CHRISTOPHER LIM By "NOBUO Sensei," was the first sound screamed with abandon to greet Japanese composer Nobuo Uematsu when he entered the Esplanade Concert Hall on Saturday night in the Asian premiere of Distant Worlds: Music from FINAL FANTASY. The concert hall has693 words
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Article8797 2009-05-26 25 Transaction date: May 25 52-wks Tel High Low Code Last Sale Vol Day Last Quote Div Gr Yld ('000) High Low Buyer Seller C'vr Net P/E MCap $mil Company 8 3 3148 8Telecom 10 2.5 5834 A-Sonic 30.5 12 5000 ABR Hldgs 15 5.5 1938 AEICorp 8.5 18,797 words
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Article1676 2009-05-26 26 52-wks Tel High Low Code Last Sale Vol Day Last Quote Div Gr Yld ('000) High Low Buyer Seller C'vr Net P/E MCap Smil Company 19 5 1181 s AAGrp 32 12 8538 t APStrategic 3.5 0.5 1501 s Advanced System 10.5 2 3480 t Adventus 27.5 8.51,676 words
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Article359 2009-05-26 26 Jjii Low Code Comi Sale COOP) _HJ3 Low Bin Seller C'vr P/E $mil 109 100 6389 ABFSG Bond ETF 109 unch 964 427 CIMBAsean40 100US$ US614 232 149 DBS STI ETF 100 228 +2 2510 1682 DBXT FTChina25 10US$ US2510 4414 3228 DBXT FTVietnam 10US$ US4414 +544 1360359 words
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Article243 2009-05-26 26 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 offer243 words
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Article9378 2009-05-26 26 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS AIG Global Investment Corporation (S) Ltd AIGIF Acorns of Asia Balanced Fund!S 1.784/ AIGIF Spore Bond Fund/ A 1.236/ APS Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Alpha Fund!** 0.93/ APS Alpha Fund (USD)!** 0.64/ APS Komaba Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Komaba Global Bond SGD 0.5032/ APS Komaba9,378 words
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369 2009-05-26 27 In local curr In S$ In USS %dy %yr dy yr dy yr Index Change Change Change Change Change Change Mar 22 World Index Preliminan 686.3 0.2 1.2 -0.4 2.7 0.8 2.7 f EAFE Preliminai 662.7 -0.3 2.1 -0.4 4.4 0.7 4.3 Euro[ Preliminan 922.2369 words
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Article122 2009-05-26 27 As at 9am May 25 Singapore dollars to one unit if foreign currency: Currencies Bid Offer Uist dollar 1.1190 1.1520 Can dollar 1.2780 1.2930 iuro 2.0110 2.0340 IZ dollar 0.8830 0.9020 iterlini ind 2.2800 2.3070 JS dollar 1.4360 1.4520 .ocal dollars to 100 units if foreign122 words
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Article172 2009-05-26 27 May 25 *L Offer Bid Overnight 1/16 1-month 7/16 2-months 9/16 3-months 11/16 Overnight mode: 0.03 US$ Offer 1/32 3/16 5/16 7/16 Bid 7 days 1 month 2 months 3 months 6 months I. 12 months $Au 0.30 0 40 0.70 0.80 1.20 1.90 Offer 0.20 0.30 0.50172 words
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Article19 2009-05-26 27 May 25 ten Hii Sett >TI ilMSCI Ma' 272.8 275.7 273.3 'aiwan May 245.0 250.5 245.119 words
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Article22 2009-05-26 27 May 25 SS Bid Offer 1-month 1.4491 1.4496 2-months 1.4491 1.4497 3-months 1.4490 1.4496 6-months 1.4490 1.4497 Source: OCBC22 words
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Article59 2009-05-26 27 May 25 lelivery flonth Opening Range Sett Av Price Price Hi Vol Open Done Position Low lun 09 2578 lul 09 2544 Hug 09 2516 >ep 09 2507 Total o/p: ***** contracts 2540 2604 2540 2475 2556 2475 8977 2531 2445 2429 2515 2429 Turnover: ***** Market tone:59 words
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Article290 2009-05-26 27 May 25 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT EURODOLLAR FUTURES JunO9 SepO9 DecO9 Mar10 99.3125 99.2700 99.0750 98.9450 7111 5703 4513 4269 EUROYEN TIBOR FUTURES JunO9 SepO9 99.520 99.530 DecO9 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 99.520 99.450 99.525 99.535 99.515 99.480 99.400 99.355 99.270 371 200 *****290 words
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Article182 2009-05-26 27 May 25 RUBBER Futures (Closing prices) RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Month High Low Close Sett Volume (lots) O/l lots) JunO9 Jul 09 169.5 Aug 09 169.0 SepO9 168.5 Oct 09 NOV09 169.0 169.5 169.0 168.5 168.7 170.0 170.0 169.5 169.5 169.5 169.5 20 20 20 80 841 756182 words
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Article90 2009-05-26 27 May 25 TREASURY BILLS Period Issue code Maturity Yesterday's Bid Hi< Day's |h Low 3-Month BQ*****W 27.08.09 1-Year BY*****W 03.05.10 0.21 0.33 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity code rate Close Bid Hio Day's cjh Low 2-Year N*****0E 3.125 5-Year NX*****F 3.625 7-Year N*****0S 2.875 10-Year NY*****A 4.00090 words
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Article102 2009-05-26 27 May 22 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 Ib bushels) Close Previous High/Low Jul 09 1166.00 1175.00 1184.75 1164.00 Aug 09 1134.00 1136.50 1149.50 1132.00 Sep 09 1076.25 1071.00 1083.00 1072.00 Nov 09 1031.50 1023.50 1039.50 1021.00 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs;Uscent/lb) Close Previous High/Low Jul 09 38.10 37.98 38.49102 words
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Article77 2009-05-26 27 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS May 22 CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Cham Brent blend (1-Mth F) 59.87 0.69 WTI (Near Mth) 60.98 0.60 Dubai (1-Mth F) 59.33 1.20 Tapis blend 62.55 1.60 Minas 62.35 1.50 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha Jet Kerosene 54.32 S5.55 0.50 0.05 US$/barrel Opec Oil77 words
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Article462 2009-05-26 27 May 25 AS Rmb Euro HKS IndRsRi Yen Won RM NZS Pak Rs Peso i« Rand Sfr NTS Baht Pound us: lustralia 0.877 5.309 0.557 6.031 36.838 80.061 0.739 9.716 2.718 1.261 62.555 36.662 1.128 6.479 0.845 25.378 26.734 0.491 0.778 Canada 1.140 6.051 0.635 6.874 41.985462 words
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Article157 2009-05-26 27 May 25 Against SS Currencies Bid Offer Against US$ Bid Offer S$fUS$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.1274 1.1279 0.7780 0.7781 Canadian dollar 1.2845 1.2858 0.8864 0.8871 Euro 2.0232 2.0245 1.3962 1.3967 NZ dollar 0.8937 0.8948 0.6167 0.6173 Sterlini 2.2955 2.2964 1.5841 1.584: US157 words
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Article138 2009-05-26 27 May 25 (USS /oz) May 22 May 25 Hong Kong London 948.00 949.70 949.00 950.70 May 21 May 22 939.90 956.15 940.90 957.15 Source: Thomson Reuters CAST BAR (SS) May 25 Buying Sellinc Kilobar "47,518.70" ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (SS) Selling Buying Igm 5gm lOgm 20gm 50gm lOOgm138 words
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Article68 2009-05-26 27 May22\ Co iiuiii, yy.i (US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 1408.50 3 months 1442.00 1415.00 1450.00 Copper, Grade A (US$/tonne) Cash 3 months 4601.50 4610.00 4452.00 4470.00 Lead (US$/tonne) Cash 1432.00 3 months 1439.00 1383.50 1391.00 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash 3 months *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 Tin (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.0068 words
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Article, Illustration771 2009-05-26 30 Some developers have raised prices as a result DEVELOPERS continued to report encouraging private home sales last week, and some have upped prices on firmer demand. Be lie Rive on Keng Chin Road and Martin Place Residences on Kirn Yam Road are among771 words
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651 2009-05-26 30 UMA SHANKARI - UMA SHANKARI Private residential prices now expected to rise next year By PROPERTY analysts now expect private home prices to climb again next year a turnaround from previous forecasts that they would continue to slide into 2010 as there is now a sense that the651 words
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211 2009-05-26 31 Bloomberg [DUBAI] Qatar, the world's biggest producer of liquefied natural gas (LNG), has announced a 20 billion riyal (557.9 billion) development project to rejuvenate 35 hectares of the capital's downtown, the project developer said on Sunday. The five-phase Heart of Doha project, scheduledBloomberg - 211 words
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Article, Illustration678 2009-05-26 31 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian Resources Corp, developer of the nation's biggest transport hub, will build two office projects valued at RMI.B billion (***** million), gauging that property markets will revive as the global recession eases. Malaysia's biggest office supplier expects to sign up a– Bloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 678 words
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Article, Illustration581 2009-05-26 31 Gulf builds hotels worth US$ 140b amid crisis: study Reuters Just 19% of 893 projects surveyed have been cancelled or suspended [DUBAI] Gulf Arab countries have more than US$l4O billion worth of hotel projects under construction, with just 19 per cent being suspended or cancelled as the industry faces aReuters; AFP - 581 words
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