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Title Section21 2008-02-22 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES SINGAPORE 85 cents online at http://business-times.asial.com.sg mm A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION COREGNNOI9B4O2B6BE MICA(P) 122/12/2007 Friday, February 22,200821 words
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Article, Illustration474 2008-02-22 1 NISHA RAMCHANDANI - NISHA RAMCHANDANI It wins right to host YOG 2010; SMEs poised to ride branding boom By [SINGAPORE] Shortly after 7pm yesterday, the Padang erupted. The two-horse, Mos-cow-versus-Singapore race to host the very first Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in 2010 had just seen Singapore breast theJOHN HENG - 474 words
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MARKETS DIGEST
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Article42 2008-02-22 1 I COMP 1,394.76 -19.56 IIKKEI225 13,688.28 +377.91 LANG SENG 23,623.00 +32.42 ;et INDEX Closed JAKARTA COMP 2,734.21 +44.95 1ANILACOMP 3,176.06 -4.99 ;eoulcomp 1,704.36 +16.45 IHENZHEN B 646.66 -10.68 IUMBAI IND 17,734.68 +117.08 11AM EDT Change 12,380.85 -46.41 )OW IASDAQ 2,325.80 -1.3042 words
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Article29 2008-02-22 1 Bloomberg SINGAPORE 5.33 MALAYSIA 6.74 HONG KONG 5.75 INDONESIA 15.653 TAIWAN 6.236 JAPAN 1.875 KOREA 9.33 BRITAIN 5.25 US 6.00 CANADA 5.75 SWITZERLAND 4.30 INDIA 12.50 Source:Bloomberg - 29 words
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Article40 2008-02-22 1 IS$ (S$ )er US$) 1.411 (US$/S$ ii 1.946 2.744 :uroi ;us$/s$/e; 1.472 2.077 'EN 108.10 76.60 3.221 2.283 IK$ 7.801 5.530 !AHT 31.40 22.26 lUPIAH 9,175 6,504 1ENMINBI 7.146 5.066 INDIAN RUPEE 39.99 28.35 1.090 0.773 IZ$ 1.253 0.88940 words
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857 2008-02-22 1 LYNETTE KHOO - LYNETTE KHOO MAS proposes guidelines to help banks and insurance companies win consumer trust By MAS stressed that the guidelines do not replace or override the legislative rules and should be read together with the FAA. Fls contacted by BT857 words
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Miscellaneous60 2008-02-22 1 v INSURANCE CORPORATE RESULTS HOME LOANS L^PtT^ S PORE AIRSHOW Industry faces rougher OCBC Q4 earnings Maybank's promotion X Lnfc SIA could do with more weather: Lloyd's CEO down 16% creates a buzz aircraft, purchases: Airbus AW PAGE 4 PAGE 5 PAGE 2 PAGE 12 EXECUTIVE LIFESTYLE J^l Asia's new60 words
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THREE-MINUTE DIGEST
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91 2008-02-22 2 AFTER two profitable years, with premiums falling and financial markets under stress, the insurance industry could face a more challenging environment in 2008, according to Richard Ward, CEO of the world's leading insurance market, Lloyd's of London. "Based on the benign claims environment91 words
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72 2008-02-22 2 OCBC Bank's fourth-quarter net profit dipped 16 per cent to $428 million due to divestment gains from the previous year. Its profits though, beat analysts' forecasts as they were expecting the bank to post full-year net profit of $2.04 billion, implying72 words
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67 2008-02-22 2 LIPPO unit Auric Pacific has sold One Phillip Street in the Raffles Place area to UK-based New Star International Property Fund for $99.02 million or $2,736 per square foot of the 999-year leasehold building's net lettable area. The price is about 2.6 times67 words
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53 2008-02-22 2 THE property market in Singapore is set to face a challenging year ahead as it continues to take hits from the sub-prime crisis in the US and rising construction costs, industry body Real Estate Developers' Association of Singapore (Redas) said yesterday. SINGAPORE53 words
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93 2008-02-22 2 A NIGHTMARE scenario of rising prices and falling growth emerged on Wednesday as the US government reported that consumer prices are surging even as the beleaguered housing sector remains stuck in its worst slump in a quarter century. To93 words
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71 2008-02-22 2 AN unexpected disposal of a hefty number of shares by Gamuda founder and managing director Lin Yun Ling has prompted other investors to follow suit. Shares of the Malaysian infrastructure and engineering specialist fell nearly 16 per cent or 78 sen to71 words
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70 2008-02-22 2 CHINA called yesterday for the US to treat Chinese companies "fairly", after security worries nixed the sale of a network equipment maker to China's Huawei Technologies and Bain Capital Partners. The two firms withdrew their application for US security approval of a70 words
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58 2008-02-22 2 THE huge sums being shelled out by the Indian Premier League franchises for the world's top players have stunned the cricket world. The Chennai team splashed out US$l.5 million for India's Mahendra Singh Dhoni at a glitzy player auction while Hyderabad spent US$l.3558 words
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558 2008-02-22 2 CHOW PENN NEE - CHOW PENN NEE Other banks won't get into price war, says OCBC's chief executive By [SINGAPORE] Maybank's promotional home loan package has apparently drawn massive interest from new home buyers and home owners looking to refinance. But at least one bank here has558 words
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596 2008-02-22 2 ANNA TEO - ANNA TEO The question may be visited during the Budget debate By [SINGAPORE] The $6.4 billion bumper Budget surplus racked up in FY2007 has begged the question was there a need to raise the Goods and Services Tax (GST) by596 words
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Article, Illustration681 2008-02-22 4 VIKRAM KHANNA r /~i t~^ t /~i 4 ~r\ n l i ~~i 4 - VIKRAM KHANNA r /~i t~^ t /~i 4 ~r\ n l i ~~i 4 Sub-prime impact yet to be felt but higher claims likely this year, he says Reports by [SINGAPORE] After two profitable years, with premiums falling and financial marketsBLOOMBERG - 681 words
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293 2008-02-22 4 THE terrorist threat facing businesses operating in South-east Asia is "unique, complex and specific to the region", according to Lloyd's, the world's leading specialist insurance market, which also provides insurance cover against terrorism. A new report from Lloyd's and the Lon-don-based International Institute293 words
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Article, Illustration550 2008-02-22 4 CHEN HUIFEN - CHEN HUIFEN Focus will be on cardiology, oncology and orthopaedics By [SINGAPORE] Parkway Holdings will be building on its newly-acquired Novena site what it calls a "hospital of the future", that will incorporate a hub of top550 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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580 2008-02-22 5 CHOW PENN NEE - CHOW PENN NEE This was due to absence of divestment gains it saw previously Reports by OCBC Bank's fourth-quar-ter net profit dropped 16 per cent year-on-year to $428 million in the absence of divestment gains which it saw in the previous corresponding580 words
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Article, Illustration176 2008-02-22 5 IT will be a reunion of sorts for the two ex-Citibank-ers at the helm of two of Singapore's three local banks. Asked what he thought of Richard Stanley, DBS's incoming chief executive, OCBC chief executive David Conner replied yesterday at the bank's results briefing: "I176 words
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797 2008-02-22 6 MATTHEW PHAN - MATTHEW PHAN I T'S happening at last. ShareI holders waited for nearly a I year, but GKE International is fiI nally executing what it negotiatI ed as early as last February: the purchase of jatropha biodiesel venture Van Der Horst Biodiesel. Jatropha, by this time,797 words
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287 2008-02-22 6 R SIVANITHY - R SIVANITHY By TAIWANESE stockbroker Yuanta Securities said yesterday it will launch structured warrants on three Taiwanese high-tech companies, to be traded on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) from Monday next week. In a joint statement with SGX, Yuanta said it will offer calls on287 words
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Article, Illustration594 2008-02-22 7 KALPANA RASHIWALA - KALPANA RASHIWALA Price is 2.6 times what it paid for 16-storey building two years ago By LIPPO unit Auric Pacific has sold One Phillip Street in the Raffles Place area to UK-based New Star International Property Fund for $99.02 million or $2,736 per594 words
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368 2008-02-22 7 VINCENT WEE - VINCENT WEE By MAJOR ship-repair, shipbuilding and marine engineering group Cosco Corp (Singapore) saw its strategy of moving into higher value conversion and offshore projects pay off with a 64 per cent jump in full-year 2007 net profit to $336.6 million or 15.09368 words
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476 2008-02-22 7 CHEW XIANG UMA SHANKARI - CHEW XIANG UMA SHANKARI By and ASCOTT Group and Vantage Corp are on track to be delisted from the Singapore Exchange. Property giant CapitaLand yesterday said that it had amassed 91.7 per cent of Ascott shares in issue. It made a general476 words
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456 2008-02-22 9 LYNETTE KHOO - LYNETTE KHOO Move may be triggered by potential undervaluation By THE exit offer from business tycoon Oei Hong Leong's private investment company to delist International Capital Investments Ltd (ICIL) has taken a new twist, with two firms wanting to buy back456 words
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304 2008-02-22 9 Reuters [SINGAPORE] Aberdeen Asset Management pic had not sold its stake in takeover target Straits Trading but was reviewing recent bids for the commodities and property firm, managing director Hugh Young said yesterday. Straits Trading said on Monday that family-owned Tecity Group has raisedReuters - 304 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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60 2008-02-22 9 HIAP Hoe, a niche property developer, saw net profit rise 54.1 per 3ent to $19.4 million for the financial year ended Dec 31, 2007 while group revenue jumped 82.4 per 3entto $92.2 million. It attributed the performance to the good response to its60 words
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71 2008-02-22 9 lURONG Cement executive director and CEO Joe Khor lias resigned with effect from April 1, 2008 to spend more time with his family in Australia. Roland Vlathys, from BASF, has been appointed as the company's new executive director and CEO. Jurong Technologies Industrial71 words
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55 2008-02-22 9 KIM Eng Holdings said its unit KE Strategic will dispose of 476,060 shares in Vision Investment Management for US$46.B million in pursuant of an agreement under which Vision has agreed to repurchase 915,600 shares or some 40 per cent of its outstanding55 words
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76 2008-02-22 9 FUJIAN Zhenyun Plastics Industry Co posted a 21 per cent year-on-year jump in its net profit to 68.34 million yuan in its maiden set of results for the year ended Dec 31, 2007, thanks to a 22.4 per cent increase in revenue to 48176 words
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Article143 2008-02-22 9 year en ec OCBC 2071.00 2002.00 3.4 4281.00 3840.00 11.5 CoscoCorp 336.57 205.35 63.9 Kim Eng Hldgs 149.11 101.53 46.9 Midsouth 25.92 22.20 16.8 Sing Hldgs 24.34 29.85 -18.5 2261.70 595.11 118.18 95.74 1215.47 354.00 90.39 16.82 86.1 68.1 30.7 469.2 HiapHoe 19.43 12.59 54.4 92.22 50.57143 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration558 2008-02-22 8 R SIVANITHY - R SIVANITHY STOCKS Rebounds and short-covering in the banks and Sing Tel lift index AFTER Wednesday's 71-point drop in the Straits Times Index, the local stock market enjoyed a bit of a technical bounce yesterday, with the in--1 dcx posting a 27.98-point rise to 3,054.81:: Bloomberg - 558 words
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Article96 2008-02-22 8 Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch lulti Ind 10 1 7 0 0 0 10 lanufacturing 83 45 55 10 14 90 55 69 Commerce 27 17 20 32 21 "pt/Stor/Comms 14 15 17 16 :inance 17 17 Construction 11 13 >roi lerties 2196 words
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Article116 2008-02-22 8 MAIN SDQ TOTAL MAIN SDQ TOTAL lulti Ind 23,272 23,272 85,750 85,750 lanufacturing 333,573 27,552 361,125 311,031 4,138 315,168 Commerce 70,969 4,995 75,964 57,456 856 58,313 ■pt/Stor/Comms 69,883 386 70,269 234,374 142 234,515 :inance 48,214 48,214 320,275 320,275 Construction 48,316 33,857 82,173 15,261 3,870 19,131 ■roperties 64,404116 words
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Article103 2008-02-22 8 lapitaLand 6.270 +0.170 :apitaMall 3.250 +0.070 jtyDev 11.780 losco Corp 4.380 +0.110 IBS Grp 18.200 +0.300 :&N 4.830 -0.020 Sent Intl 0.625 +0.005 IK Land 4.260 +0.060 ISH 16.000 -0.060 lardine C&C 21.280 -0.020 leppel Corp 10.420 +0.040 leppel Land 5.940 -0.080 IOL 3.620 +0.150 loble103 words
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Article, Illustration957 2008-02-22 8 MATTHEW PHAN - MATTHEW PHAN Singapore Reits Citigroup Research, Feb 20 TOP picks A-Reit, Suntec and Parkway Life: Given decreased risk-ap-petite and the uncertain outlook, we continue to prefer Reits with high dividend yields, sustainable organic growth and strong balance sheets. Among the S-Reits, our top picks are A-Reit, Suntec and: Bloomberg - 957 words
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Article, Illustration542 2008-02-22 8 LARRY WEE - LARRY WEE CURRENCIES NEWS that Wall Street managed decent overnight gains despite a sharper rise in US consumer prices sponsored further gains for most Asian units except for the Japanese yen, by helping to revive financial market players' appetite for risk-taking. While the: Reuters - 542 words
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Article52 2008-02-22 8 Feb 21 VALUE CLOSE 525.00+73.00 IT OB/OS IT CADI -*****.00 +82.00 IT 10-day MA -*****.00 +53.00 TSE ST Mid Cap 799.39 +4.74 TSE ST Small Cap 711.57 +4.31 TSE ST All Share 793.74 +6.43 TSE ST China 569.71 +7.46 IMSCI 375.61 +3.84 IMSCI Futures 377.20 +6.40 rimePartnersCI52 words
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Article57 2008-02-22 8 VOLUME Yonqmao 56,669,000 E3 Hlds 54,531,000 Golden Agri 50,268,000 Yanqzijianq 32,254,000 Capita Mall 28,755,000 Sing Tel 26,737,000 ChinaAniH 25,569,000 Diqiland 24,558,000 LantroVis 23,048,000 Magnus 22,671,000 VALUE(S) Sing Tel 103,135,300 UOB 97,919,444 Capita Mall 92,621,825 Capita Land 89,858,470 DBS Grp 70,354,830 SGX 60,282,730 OCBC Bk 57,654,400 Golden Agri57 words
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Article113 2008-02-22 8 CLOSE DOWN 2800 -39.5 -1.0 IMH ilA 200 1546 -24.0 -1.5 China H 10US$ 1738 -24.0 -1.1 I A 1542 -22.0 -1.4 ;obinson 700 -20.0 -2.8 iBS MBLiCW/*****0 553 -19.0 -3.3 "ota I Access 132 -16.9 -8.3 'anlord 263 -14.0 -5.1 IOIL 184 -12.7 -4.7 m 3300BNPePW*****8 29.5 -12.5113 words
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Article83 2008-02-22 8 Feb 21 CLOSE CHNG FR Feb 20 YR 2008/07 S$ LOW S$ HIGH ISS 1.4104 0.27 1.5479 1.4094 iuro 2.0796 0.08 2.1639 1.9913 'ounds 2.7476 0.25 3.1194 2.7390® 1.2962 0.09 1.3555 1.1741 en* 1.3059 0.68 1.3821 1.2285 lupiah* 0.***** 0.00 0.***** 0.***** !aht* 4.3517 0.27 4.570083 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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Article, Illustration514 2008-02-22 10 UMA SHANKARI - UMA SHANKARI Players feel squeeze from more credit woes and soaring construction costs By THE property market in Singapore is set to face a challenging year ahead as it continues to take hits from the sub-prime crisis in the United States andARTHUR LEE - 514 words
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Article, Illustration379 2008-02-22 10 UMA SHANKARI - UMA SHANKARI By THE occupancy cost for office space in Singapore is now higher than in Hong Kong, according to a new report. Data from property firm CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) show that total occupancy cost here hit U5510.42 per squareCBRE - 379 words
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347 2008-02-22 10 KALPANA RASHIWALA - KALPANA RASHIWALA By CONTINUING its rollout of hotel sites amid the current shortage of hotel rooms, the Urban Redevelopment Authority yesterday made available for application a reserve-list site in the Tanjong Pagar area. The 99-year leasehold site, at the corner of347 words
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107 2008-02-22 10 A PAIR of recently completed Good Class Bungalows at 37 and 39 Leedon Road are being launched by their developer George Lim. His asking price is about $35 million for each bungalow. The plots' land areas are 22,000 square feet107 words
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234 2008-02-22 10 THE surge in oil prices has made its mark on Singapore's wholesale trade. Domestic sales of petroleum and petroleum products rose 47.3 per cent year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2007, against a 22.2 per cent rise in the overall domestic wholesale234 words
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458 2008-02-22 11 MATTHEW PHAN - MATTHEW PHAN By THE Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore (Seris) was launched yesterday a move government officials say fills a critical gap in the clean-energy eco-system here. To be headed by a former director of Germany's Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems the458 words
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196 2008-02-22 11 THE Institute of Technical Education (ITE) is one of Singapore's success stories as it helps the less academically inclined students develop skills to contribute to society, said Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew yesterday. Speaking to reporters during a visit to ITE196 words
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504 2008-02-22 11 CHUANG PECK MING - CHUANG PECK MING Their inclusion in global institutions will help boost stability, he says By SENIOR Minister Goh Chok Tong has joined the chorus of calls to give rising Asian nations more say in shaping the world. His call rides not just on504 words
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SINGAPORE AIRSHOW 2008
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Article, Illustration502 2008-02-22 12 YEN SREENIVASAN - YEN SREENIVASAN He cites carrier's scale of operations and buoyant Asian aviation market By GIVEN its scale of operations and the buoyancy of the Asian aviation market, Singapore Airlines could do with more Airbus aircraft, the European planemaker's chief salesman saidJOHN HENG - 502 words
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411 2008-02-22 12 VINCENT WEE - VINCENT WEE By INVESTMENTS are gathering pace at Seletar Aerospace Park, with ST Aerospace boosting its plane conversion capacity by opening another hangar yesterday, and Pratt Whitney (P&W) breaking ground on an aerospace campus. ST Aero's latest $17.3 million two-bay hangar gives it eight411 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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Article, Illustration1029 2008-02-22 13 Most other central banks put a single goal above all others: stable prices [WASHINGTON] A nightmare scenario of rising prices and falling growth emerged on Wednesday as the US government reported that consumer prices are surging even as theREUTERS - 1,029 words
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394 2008-02-22 13 ANTHONY ROWLEY - ANTHONY ROWLEY Rising import costs due to surging oil, gas prices cause big trade deficit in Jan By in Tokyo FACED with slowing demand in the US market, Japan's exports still managed to improve last month on the back of solid sales to other394 words
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Article, Illustration595 2008-02-22 13 Reuters, AP [LONDON] Oil at US$lOO a barrel could soon lose its shock value as weakness in other asset classes and fundamental strength lure investors and speculators. Oil futures on Wednesday pushed briefly past US$lOl a barrel after the US Federal Reserve– Reuters, AP - 595 words
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MALAYSIA
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Article, Illustration573 2008-02-22 14 PAULINE NG - PAULINE NG Lin Yun Ling, who is also MD, sells bulk of his stake at up to RM4.69 3y in Kuala Lumpur AN unexpected disposal of a hefty number of snares by Gamuda founder and managing director Lin Yun Ling has promptedi FILE PHOTO - 573 words
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Article200 2008-02-22 14 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's largest lender, Malayan Banking Bhd, is in talks to buy an offshore commercial bank in South-east Asia, possibly in Indonesia, Malaysia's Business Times said yesterday. State-controlled Maybank has said it aims to generate a third of its profits from abroad within three– Reuters - 200 words
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Article, Illustration381 2008-02-22 14 AP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's Islamic opposition has dropped from its election platform a pledge to create a theocratic state, and is instead promising to slash the cost of living and ensure racial equality. The Parti Islam Se-Ma-laysia (PAS) will campaignAP; AFP - 381 words
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Article428 2008-02-22 14 -AP [KUALA LUMPUR] Former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim's opposition party will contest about half of the 222 parliamentary seats in Malaysia's general elections in a bid to make a strong comeback after its stinging defeat in the last polls when it won only one-AP - 428 words
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GREATER CHINA
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377 2008-02-22 15 Reulers Deal to acquire 3Com Corp hits snag on security concerns: source [BEIJING] China called yesterday for the United States to treat Chinese companies "fairly", after security worries nixed the sale of a network equipment maker to China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd– Reulers - 377 words
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Article, Illustration468 2008-02-22 15 Reuters [MONACO] Air pollution is blotting out a tenth of China's sunlight and a similar amount in India, a leading US climate scientist said on Wednesday. The soot, called black carbon and produced by burning coal, dung, wood and diesel, rises inReuters; AP - 468 words
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465 2008-02-22 15 JANE MOIR - JANE MOIR By in Hong Kong HONG Kong has started work on minimum wage laws for the city's most downtrodden workers, and will be brought into effect next year if bosses fail to raise salaries. A road map for future legislation was465 words
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Article2305 2008-02-22 15 VOL ('000) :eb21 RM A&M Realty 0.68 \bric Bhd 0.23 Advance Synergy 0.16 Adventa Bhd 1.36 Ae Multi Hldgs 0.27 Win Holdings 2.14 Ahmad Zaki Resou 1.33 AicCorp 0.65 \irasia Bhd 1.56 Akn Technology 0.60 Alliance Financi 3.00 Aluminium Co 1.10 Amalgamated Ind 0.51 \mmb Hldgs Bhd 3.722,305 words
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Article, Illustration447 2008-02-22 16 Reuters Some are stunned by money spent; others say players are worth every penny [DURBAN] The huge sums being shelled out by the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises for the world's top players have stunned the cricket world, but South Africa's Jonty Rhodes– Reuters; AP - 447 words
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429 2008-02-22 16 SIDDHARTH SRIVASTAVA - SIDDHARTH SRIVASTAVA By in New Delhi WESTERN defence equipment manufacturers are beating a path to India to sew up joint ventures, and the recently concluded defence expo in the national capital has highlighted the important role the country's private429 words
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271 2008-02-22 16 -AFP [NEW DELHI] India's Supreme Court cleared the way yesterday for the former head of Hewlett-Packard's Indian outsourcing arm to be prosecuted for negligence in an employee's murder, reports said. Som Mittal was in charge of the US technology firm's operations-AFP - 271 words
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Article7833 2008-02-22 16 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS ABN AMRO Asset Mgt (Spore) Star Europe Eqty!** 0.904/ Star Europe Bond 1.19/ Star Europe Bal 1.153/ Star Asian Tiger Eqty 1.472/ Star Asia Bond 1.212/ Star Asia Balanced 0.994/ Star Global Technology Fund!" 0.194/ Multi St Fd 0.907/ Star Asia Bond(USD) 0.859/ Gib Multi St USD7,833 words
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490 2008-02-22 17 Reu:ers, Af LATEST US DATA Fed forecast slashes growth prospects for '08, but says US may avoid recession [WASHINGTON] A closely watched index of future economic activity fell for a fourth straight month in January, dropping 0.1 per cent in a signal– Reu:ers, Af - 490 words
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Article, Illustration669 2008-02-22 17 Reuters Report says Allianz may be interested in buying Postbank [MUNICH] Allianz moved yesterday to shore up the US$l9 billion structured investment vehicle K2 managed by its Dresdner Bank unit. The insurance company also said it was rolling back its business in complex– Reuters; AFP - 669 words
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644 2008-02-22 17 Reuters, IHT [PARIS] Societe Generale (SocGen) yesterday reported a record fourth-quarter loss after absorbing a huge rogue trading scandal that has made the bank a potential takeover target. SocGen, like many of the world's top banks, has been hit– Reuters, IHT - 644 words
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Article, Illustration568 2008-02-22 17 Reuters [ZURICH] ÜBS proposed yesterday re-electing Marcel Ospel to its board, but opened the way for its veteran chairman to leave soon by cutting down all terms of office to one year. The Swiss bank the worst victim of the– Reuters; REUTERS - 568 words
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Article333 2008-02-22 17 Bloomberg The credit fund has also started restructuring talks with its creditors [NEW YORK] KKR Financial Holdings LLC, a unit of private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts Co, delayed repaying some of its asset-backed commercial paper and started restructuring talks with its creditors. The US$lB billionBloomberg - 333 words
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345 2008-02-22 17 Reuters [DUBAI] Oil producers group Opec will not change its supply levels in response to fresh record high prices above US$lOO, Qatar's oil minister said yesterday. "We will not just react to US$lOO oil," Oil Minister Abdullah al-Attiyah told Reuters by telephone. "Opec willReuters - 345 words
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Article, Illustration237 2008-02-22 18 NISHA RAMCHANDANI - NISHA RAMCHANDANI By THE Israel Export International Cooperation Institute (IEICI) has set its sights on Asia as a market for its military and civil aviation exports. "We are going to concentrate on Singapore and the region to develop more cooperation and237 words
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211 2008-02-22 18 Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] China Eastern Airlines Corp, the nation's third-largest carrier, is in talks with Airbus SAS and Boeing Co to buy planes as travel demand grows in the world's second largest aviation market. China Eastern may buy either Airbus 320s or Boeing 7375,– Bloomberg - 211 words
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193 2008-02-22 18 YEN SREENIVASAN - YEN SREENIVASAN Reports by SINGAPORE Aero Engine services Private Limited SAESL) yesterday signed a £20 million deal with Abu Dhabi Aircraft Technologies (ADAT) covering the reoair and overhaul of modales on four Rolls-Royce Frent 700 engines from a Vliddle East operator's leet. ADAT provides193 words
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Article, Illustration360 2008-02-22 18 GE Aviation is spending US$3O million to expand its Singapore-based aero engine overhaul facility. The expansion will position GE Aviation Service Operation (GEASO) to more than double its revenues over the next five years, according to Scott Donnelly, president and CEO ofJOHN HENG - 360 words
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Article, Illustration365 2008-02-22 18 NISHA RAMCHANDANI - NISHA RAMCHANDANI It expects India and China to generate largest growth due to their sheer size By EUROPEAN helicopter manufacturer Eurocopter plans to leverage on its South-east Asian headquarters in Singapore and its subsidiaries in the region to double its sales byPHOTOS: REUTERS, JOHN HENG - 365 words
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Article2462 2008-02-22 18 AIRLINE CODES: AA American Airlines (AAL), AF Air France (AFR), Al Air India (AIC), AY Finnair Oy (FIN), AZ Alitalia Airlines (AZA), BA British Airways Public Ltd Co (BAW), BG Biman Bangladesh Airlines (BBC), Bl Royal Brunei Airlines Sdn Bhd (RBA), BO Bouraq Airlines (BOU), BR2,462 words
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Article921 2008-02-22 19 SELVA KUMAR - SELVA KUMAR ADMIRALTY CASEBOOK By THE owners of a vessel that waited too long to seek an anti-suit injunction to restrain proceedings in a Belgian court have failed to have the injunction extended even though the charterparty provided for disputes to be resolved by arbitration921 words
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Article, Illustration236 2008-02-22 19 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian shipping line MISC Bhd reported a 53 per cent drop in third-quarter profit yesterday, dragged down by higher operational costs arising from escalating bunker prices. MISC, which derives the bulk of its earnings from shipping liquefied natural– Reuters; BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO - 236 words
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655 2008-02-22 19 Reuters Demand in Asia seen outweighing impact of US slowdown [LONDON] The cost of shipping commodities such as iron and wheat around the world is almost certain to increase due to demand from China, India and emerging economies and thanks to port congestion■ Reuters - 655 words
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TRANSPORT STOCKS
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Article100 2008-02-22 19 '000 CH Offshore Chuan Hup Hldgs Cosco Corp CWTLtd Ezra Hldgs First Ship Lease Freight Links Grand Banks laya Hold Ltd KWentures Keppel Corp MTQ Corp NOL Pacific Shipping Pan-United Corp Rickmers Mari Samudera Ship Sembcorp Indust Sembcorp Marine Spore Ship 0.64 0.35 4.38 0.89 2.33 1.12 0.07 ....unch100 words
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Article36 2008-02-22 19 '000 Int'G Logistics MISCBhd MISC Foreign Msia Bulk Carrie NCB Holdings Nepline Brid PDZ Holdings 0.89 9.50 9.45 4.16 2.99 0.24 0.15 -0.01 0.05 unch -0.08 -0.01 -0.03 unch 7( 34! 47! 158i 2( io:36 words
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Article12 2008-02-22 19 '00 ■recious Ship Jegional Cont .27.50 .24.90 -2.25 -1.10 37V 46'12 words
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Article21 2008-02-22 19 '000 Aboitiz Equity Intl Container Keppel Marine Keppel Prop 7.10 32.00 2.30 unch -0.10 0.50 -0.04 unch 11& 340: 1(21 words
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Article19 2008-02-22 19 Evergreen Marine ...25.00 :irst Steamship 63.20 /Van Hai Lines 25.60 r"ang Ming Marine...20.35 0.55 0.20 0.30 0.25 119 words
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Article39 2008-02-22 19 '000 (awasaki Hvy Ind ..248.00 8.00 1300: (awasaki Kisen ....1120.00 47.00 823' Mitsubishi Hvy 479.00 9.00 3082! Mitsui Eng&Sbldg...303.00 10.00 1460: Mitsui Osk Lines ...1451.00 61.00 1419! Mippon Express 569.00 20.00 310! MipponYusen 995.00 26.00 926! source: Reuters39 words
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488 2008-02-22 20 THE long-awaited election in Pakistan has produced the widely expected result: a strong win for the Opposition, but with no clear single winner. Looking ahead, it is important that the new government, when it is formed, avoid the confrontational politics of the past. Its goal488 words
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Article, Illustration1309 2008-02-22 20 ANTHONY ROWLEY - ANTHONY ROWLEY India's best young brains in finance and IT find the welcome mat laid out for them in Tokyo ASIDE from Buddhism (and a famous elephant presented to Tokyo by former Indian prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru), Japan's best-known imports fromBLOOMBERG - 1,309 words
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Article, Illustration757 2008-02-22 20 AL LABITA - AL LABITA THE BOTTOM LINE AGAINST all expectations, the Philippine economy so far has been untouched by the turmoil in the US and European financial markets. Thanks to bitter lessons in the past, the Philippines has veered away from over-dependence on the757 words
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Article, Illustration903 2008-02-22 21 PAUL SAMUELSON - PAUL SAMUELSON The Mixed Economy has alleviated poverty and lengthened life spans of improved quality across the globe ECONOMICS used to be called "the dismal science". It was Thomas Carlyle, the sour Victorian Scott, who dubbed it that. But my generation in more recentAFP - 903 words
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Article, Illustration1332 2008-02-22 21 JASON SUBLER - JASON SUBLER Reuters 3v in Zhangqiu County, China WHEN Yuan Shanchun became China's first farmer to receive a government subsidy to buy a refrigerator, he was inundated with queries from just about everyone he knew, asking how they could get one too. "Who can– Reuters; BLOOMBERG - 1,332 words
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Article8484 2008-02-22 22 Transaction date: Feb 21 ligh »-wks Tel Low Code Company Sale ('OOP) High ■ow Buyer Seller C'vr P/E $mil 5716 1st Software 22 6.5 3148 STelecom 28.5 11 5834 A-Sonic 107 98 6389 ABF SG Bond ETF 30 13.5 1938 AEI Corp 26 7.5 1100 AEM 42 15.68,484 words
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Article2035 2008-02-22 22 Hii Low Code Comi Sale I'OOO] Hil Low By Seller C'vr P/E _$mji 30 11.5 1181 sAAGrp 41.5 18 5000 sABRHIdgs 31 18.5 8538 s APStrategic 16.5 3 1501 s Advanced System 38 27 3518 s Afor 70.5 12 1524 s Alantac 22.5 8.5 7814 s Albedo 46.52,035 words
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Article210 2008-02-22 22 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 offer210 words
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369 2008-02-22 23 In local curr In S$ In US$ %dy %yr dy yr dy yr Index Change Change Change Change Change Change Feb20 World Index Preliminan 1018.6 -1.1 -10.0 -1.6 -11.6 -1.4 -9.: EAFE Preliminan 986.5 -1.7 -12.0 -2.5 -13.1 -2.3 -11.: Euro[ Preliminary 1363.2 -1.2 -11.7369 words
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Article134 2008-02-22 23 As at 9am Feb 21 I Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Bid Offer Aust dollar 1.2870 1.3020 Can dollar 1.3850 1.4010 Euro 2.0650 2.0880 NZ dollar 1.1150 1.1400 terlinc und 2.7240 2.7550 US dollar 1.4030 1.4190 Local dollars to 100 units of134 words
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Article161 2008-02-22 23 Feb 21 Overnight 1 3/8 1-month 1 7/16 2-months 1 1/2 3-months 1 9/16 Overnight mode: 1 3/8 US$ Offer 1 1/4 1 5/16 1 3/8 1 7/16 Bid 7 days 1 month 2 months 3 months 6 months 9 months 12 months SFr 3.15 3.18 3.15 3.14161 words
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Article23 2008-02-22 23 Feb 21 Sett STI SIMSCI Feb 375.2 378.9 377.2 Taiwan Feb 305.7 315.9 313.9 Source: MF Global (S) Pte. Ltd23 words
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Article22 2008-02-22 23 Feb 21 s: Bid Offer 1-month 1.4080 1.4092 2-months 1.4060 1.4073 3-months 1.4044 1.4057 6-months 1.3996 1.4011 Source: OCBC22 words
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Article156 2008-02-22 23 Feb 21 Against SS Currencies Bid Offer Against USS Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.2932 1.2944 0.9171 0.9173 Canadian dollar 1.3921 1.3933 0.9873 0.9872 Euro 2.0761 2.0780 1.4723 1.4726 NZ dollar 1.1248 1.1261 0.7977 0.798C terlinc 2.7431 2.7456 1.9453 1.9457 US156 words
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Article358 2008-02-22 23 Feb 21 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT EURODOLLAR FUTURES Mar08 Jun08 Sep08 Dec08 97.015 97.295 97.380 97.290 0 0 0 0 ***** ***** ***** 7128 EUROYEN FUTURES Mar08 99.150 99.155 Jun08 99.265 99.265 Sep08 99.335 99.340B Dec08 99.330 99.335 Mar09 99.255 99.265B Jun09 Sep09 Dec09 99.150358 words
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Article299 2008-02-22 23 Feb 21 RUBBER Futures (Closing prices) RSS 1 (S cents/kg) Month High j Low Close Sett Volume (tonnes) Open Interest Mar 08 Apr 08 May 08 Jun 08 Jul/Sep 08 Oct/Dec 08 406.25 408.50 410.00 409.75 409.75 409.00 RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Month HigJ ih Low Sett Volume299 words
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Article104 2008-02-22 23 Feb 20 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 lb bushels) Close Previous High/Low Mar08 1397.75 1398.50 1401.00 1385.00 May 08 1417.00 1417.75 1419.50 1404.00 Jul 08 1430.75 1430.00 1431.50 1416.00 Aug 08 1419.00 1414.00 1420.00 1408.00 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs;Uscent/lb) Close Previous High/Low Mar 08 60.68 60.21 60.72 59.60104 words
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Article76 2008-02-22 23 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Feb 20 CRUDE (FOB origin) USS/barrel Close Chanc Brent blend (1-Mth F) 97.67 1.03 WTI (Near Mth) 100.13 0.6 Dubai (1-Mth F) 92.55 0.5 Tapis blend 102.4 0.5 Minas 97.7 0.1 PRODUCT USS/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha Jet Kerosene 98.22 115.10 1.50 2 USS/barrel Opec Oil76 words
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Article467 2008-02-22 23 Feb 21 AS_ Rmb Euro HKS Ind Rs Hut Yen Won KM NZS Pak Rs Peso SS_ Rand Sfr NTS Baht Pound US1 Australia 0.929 6.554 0.623 7.155 36.674 84.149 0.991 8.698 2.954 1.150 56.738 37.266 1.294 7.175 1.007 28.890 28.800 0.471 0.917 Canada 1.076 7.055 0.671467 words
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Article89 2008-02-22 23 Feb 21 IHLH3UIM DILLJ Period Issue code Maturity Yesterday's Bid Hie Day's h Low 3-Month BQ*****X 22.05.08 1-Year BY*****A 29.09.08 1.31 1.35 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity code rate Close Bid Day's High Low 2-Year N*****0F 2.625 5-Year N*****1E 2.500 7-Year NX*****F 3.625 10-Year NY*****F 3.750 15-Year89 words
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Article76 2008-02-22 23 Feb 21 1 mth 3.***** 1.***** 2 mths 3.***** 1.***** 3 mths 3.***** 1.***** 6 mths 3.***** 1.***** 9 mths 2.***** 1.***** 12 mths 2.***** 1.***** SWAP Offer rates (S$) 1 mth 1.***** 2 mths 1.***** 3 mths 1.***** 6 mths 1.***** 9 mths 1.***** 12 mths 1.***** SWAP76 words
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Article138 2008-02-22 23 Feb 21 GOLD (USS/oz) Feb 21 Feb 20 Hong Kong London 943.00 922.00 944.00 923.00 Feb 20 Feb 19 924.60 927.50 925.30 928.40 Source: Reuters CAST BAR (S$) Feb 21 Buying Sellim Kilobar "45,617.31" ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (S$) Selling Buying 1gm 5gm 10gm 20gm 50gm 100gm 1138 words
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Article70 2008-02-22 23 FeblO lumimum, 99.7 jrity (US$/tonne) Co Close Previous Cash 2845.80 2835.80 3 months 2882.00 2872.00 Copper, Grade A (US$/tonne) Cash 3 months 8221.00 8150.00 8273.00 8190.00 Lead (US$/tonne) Cash 3290.00 3 months 3276.00 3157.00 3145.00 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash 3 months *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 Tin (US$/tonne) Cash 370 words
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Article82 2008-02-22 23 Feb 20 (£/tonne) Close Prev Hit h/Low Mar 08 1253 1269 1273/1229 May 08 1280 1295 1299/1254 Jul 08 1303 1319 1323/1280 Sep 08 1310 1319 1323/1290 COFFEE (USS/tonne) Close Pev High/Low Mar 08 2360 unch 2400/2324 May 08 2397 2394 2439/2357 Jul 08 2414 2411 2445/2375 Sep 0882 words
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Article2005 2008-02-22 23 BONDS WARRANTS Tel Last Code Company Sale rel lode Company Prem Expiry Vol Conv Exer Disc Gear- Mths +or- ("000) Ratio Price ing Left 4028DBSRB ECW*****0 19 DBS RB EPW*****8 12.5 0.5 6103 270 0.1 1780 0.1 1600 4 5 8991STEngg SGA ECW*****4 4.5 0.5 442 0.5 394 2 STI2,005 words
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Article, Illustration1624 2008-02-22 27 Private jets are increasingly seen as business tools that can get executives around the region quickly to close deals. GEOFFREY EU reports WE are somewhere over the South China Sea, in a pressurised cabin at 36,000 feet, cruising serenely at 750 km/h and watching the sunCESSNA PHOTO: JOHN HEN - 1,624 words
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Article, Illustration761 2008-02-22 28 GEOFFREY EU - GEOFFREY EU There will likely be one or two surprises and major upsets this weekend, says GEOFFREY EU THERE will be blood, perhaps a few tears and a number of stunned Oscar pundits if Daniel Day-Lewis doesn't pick up the prize for bestPHOTOS: AP - 761 words
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Article, Illustration454 2008-02-22 28 PARVATHI NAYAR - PARVATHI NAYAR By THE coming-of-age genre gets its share of the sensitive and the sentimental, but rarely anything quite as unusual as Persepolis it is autobiographical, told through the device of good "old-fashioned" two-dimen-sional animation, and talks about growing upAP - 454 words
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Article, Illustration563 2008-02-22 28 GEOFFREY EU - GEOFFREY EU By OIL prospector Daniel Plainview is crude by nature, slick when necessary and totally greasy when it comes to doing business. As memorably portrayed by Daniel Day-Lewis in There Will Be Blood, he comes across as unscrupulous, coldly competitive, smartAFP - 563 words
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Article, Illustration587 2008-02-22 28 PARVATHI NAYAR - PARVATHI NAYAR DVD By WILL the Year of the Earth Rat bestow good fortune on a rat with unusual cooking abilities? Will a penguin with panache win a different statuette from the one he left his home in Antarctica to win? Or will587 words
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Article, Illustration651 2008-02-22 29 It continues its tradition of introducing talented acts here, reports CHRISTOPHER LIM The Esplanade's Mosaic Music Festival is back and features another great spread of musicians. From March 7-16, the festival will continue its tradition of going beyond established greats to showcase talents with651 words
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Article, Illustration490 2008-02-22 29 BEN MUNROE - BEN MUNROE CD REVIEW Rejoice Katherine Jenkins Label: Universal Rating: C The Orchard Lizz Wright Label: Universal Rating: B+ By FAST becoming an industry in her own right and now outselling her childhood idols such as the Spice Girls and Celine Dion, mega490 words
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Article, Illustration1216 2008-02-22 30 PARVATHI NAYAR explores the relationships between collectors, artists and photographic prints YOU do the classic dou-ble-take, not because of the quality of photographs on show unquestionably they are top-notch but because of the pricing. For one, the photographs are priced low (from $80 to $1,000); for another,1,216 words
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Article, Illustration398 2008-02-22 30 PARVATHI NAYAR - PARVATHI NAYAR By IT'S fitting that a Singaporean who is a danc-er-turned-photographer has devoted a significant proportion of his time to photographing the island's premiere dance company, the Singapore Dance Theatre (SDT). The results are showcased in Dance Me Through the Dark.TAN NGIAP HENG - 398 words
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Article, Illustration552 2008-02-22 30 PARVATHI NAYAR - PARVATHI NAYAR By IF you're planning a trip to Hong Kong in the near future, do allocate some time for the horses. We aren't talking about horse races or horse riding; rather, the theatrical magnificence of the famous French equestrian troupe Zingaro. Presented by552 words
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Article, Illustration898 2008-02-22 32 A life-changing experience may await the 'Uniquely Singapore' crew on what's likely to be their longest voyage so far, says VINCENT WEE IF EVER the phrase "it can only get better" is to be used, it would be appropriate for race seven of the Clipper 07/08ZOE WILLIAMSON - 898 words
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Article, Illustration688 2008-02-22 32 VINCENT WEE - VINCENT WEE 3y FOR Keppel Corp corporate development and planning manager Lawrence Chan, 36, taking part in the race is all about surreal experiences. For Lawrence, the decision to take part in the race happened during a very "surreal688 words
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Article, Illustration996 2008-02-22 33 BOOKS Political memoirs are now part of a calculated strategy to position a candidate's bid for higher office. KATHERINE PENALOZA looks at some notable ones from the US DUBLISH or be damned is the popular refrain among academics vying for tenure. Except now, politicians harbouring996 words
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Article, Illustration630 2008-02-22 33 CHRISTOPHER LIM - CHRISTOPHER LIM NIGHT OUT By THERE are plenty of nice joints for a cool cocktail on a Saturday night, but not many specialise in them exclusively to the extent of forgoing draught beer. That's what CAMP HOUSE, the bar at Dempsey Hill's HOUSE,630 words
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1116 2008-02-22 33 N KYONG - N KYONG WINE By THE Bordeaux trade has started announcing dates of the 2007 en primeur tastings in various Chateaux somewhat like runners being called to the starting line. The wine trade the world over, not excluding the Bordeaux market itself, is waiting1,116 words
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Miscellaneous589 2008-02-22 30 artBEAT Theatre of art and life =*!^^^^W(B K'B^ UNIVERSAL Theatre consists of two solo exhibitions by two artists with different styles who are, however, working with a similar theme. Essentially, the works deal with the notion of the painted two-dimensional surface as a theatrical stage; the two sets of works589 words
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