The Business Times, 12 April 2008
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Title Section24 2008-04-12 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES weekend SINGAPORE 85 cents A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION CO REGN NO *****2868E MICA (P) 122/12/2007 online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg April 12-13,200824 words
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586 2008-04-12 1 -Reuters, Bloomberg Indicator hits lowest point in 26 years over inflation, jobs [NEW YORK] US consumer confidence fell to its lowest in more than a quarter-cen-tury in early April, diving deeper into recessionary territory on heightened worries over inflation and jobs, a survey showed-Reuters, Bloomberg - 586 words
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1133 2008-04-12 1 KALPANA RASHIWALA - KALPANA RASHIWALA Fine-tuning and improving the rules revised in October is an ongoing process, says Law Ministry By Calling for extraordinary general meetings (EGMs) has also become more troublesome under the new rules. And some agents questioned the need1,133 words
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MARKETS DIGEST
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Article44 2008-04-12 1 Bloomberg AST INDEX 3,126.87 (+62.27) AST INDEX FUTURES 3,075 (+62) ASIMSCI 389.38 (+8.41) ASIMSCI FUTURES 388.00 (+12.10) SINGAPORE 5.33 MALAYSIA 6.74 HONGKONG 5.25 INDONESIA 16.050 TAIWAN 6.316 JAPAN 1.875 KOREA 9.33 BRITAIN 5.00 US 5.25 CANADA 5.25 SWITZERLAND 3.76 INDIA 12.25 Source:Bloomberg - 44 words
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Article41 2008-04-12 1 :rn iam 1COMP 1,246.79 -1.40 IIKKEI225 13,323.73 +378.43 1ANG SENG 24,667.79 +480.69 ;et index 827.10 +6.12 JAKARTA COM P 2,303.93 +67.99 IANILACOMP 2,940.98 -14.13 ;eoulcomp 1,779.71 +15.07 ;henzhen b 558.78 +3.48 IUMBAI IND 15,807.64 +112.54 12NOONEDT Change 12,451.62 -130.36 )OW41 words
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Article39 2008-04-12 1 IS$ (S$ per US$) 1.35: (US$/S$ per 1.975 2.683 ;URO(US$/S$/E) 1.582 2.14! 'EN 101.90 75.0I 3.152 2.321 IK$ 7.789 5.73. !AHT 31.62 23.2. 1UPIAH 9,188 6,76. 1ENMINBI 6.999 5.152 INDIAN RUPEE 39.93 29.3! 1.071 0.781 IZ$ 1.250 0.9239 words
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Advertisement112 2008-04-12 1 Strategically located at One Orchard Boulevard, Camden Medical Centre is just minutes from Gleneagles Hospital, Mount Elizabeth Hospital and luxury hotels such as The Regent Singapore and Four Seasons Hotel Singapore. Designed by Pritzker Prize Laureate Richard Meier whose works include the Getty Museum in Los Angeles, this 18-storey multi-specialist112 words
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Miscellaneous54 2008-04-12 1 J^lr* FOOD FASHION MOTORING RAFFLES CONVERSATION l§^ 1-J \ftWt LLd 'L A tale of Ashley Isham Three interesting Shirley Tilghman: Princeton 3 chefs comes home saloons scientist, president and advocate PAGE 24 PAGE 22 PAGE 19 PAGE 3 fit f 1 ANTHONYSOH I mi-*-- ■i- The man -^3B and his54 words
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TOP STORIES
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Article, Illustration1042 2008-04-12 2 CHEW XIANG - CHEW XIANG Institutions in Spore feel the paperwork and tax costs could be made lighter [SINGAPORE] It has been almost six months since a slew of laws were passed to promote philanthropy abroad. The idea is not contentious when a rich countryHABITAT FOR HUMANITY - 1,042 words
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THREE-MINUTE DIGEST
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67 2008-04-12 2 PWC Corporate Finance has overtaken established investment banks to chalk up the largest number of announced and completed deals in Asia ex-Japan. It announced 87 deals worth a total of US$B.2 billion last year. It was also ranked joint No 1 with67 words
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37 2008-04-12 2 THE largest syndicated residential property development loan ever arranged in Singapore a huge $1,996 billion has been issued to the Capita Land-led consortium that clinched Farrer Court. COMPANY NEWS, PAGE 537 words
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61 2008-04-12 2 THE people of China see in the Olympic torch protests wilful intent to humiliate China and its people rather than the Chinese government, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said yesterday. And such displays of contempt for China and things Chinese will have consequences61 words
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53 2008-04-12 2 YTL Corporation group managing director Francis Yeoh yesterday confirmed the conglomerate's acquisition of a site near the Kuala Lumpur twin towers for a record sum of RM2.000 (SsB62) psf- and said that he thinks Malaysian land prices are still cheap.53 words
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47 2008-04-12 2 CANDIDATES contesting some posts in Malaysia's ruling party will be required to set up blogs, an official said yesterday in a surprising turnaround for governing politicians who until recently derided online political writing as lies and rumours. MALAYSIA/INDONESIA, PAGE 1147 words
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54 2008-04-12 2 THE Chinese government announced on Thursday that it had busted an Islamic terror ring that had intended to stage suicide bombings and kidnap athletes, tourists and journalists to sabotage the 2008 summer Olympics. The Public Security Ministry said that 45 people were arrested.54 words
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51 2008-04-12 2 INDIA'S top software services companies are set to report modest rises in profits compared with the boom times of recent years as a sluggish US economy crimps outsourcing deals, and the sector's growth is set to slow further. INDIA, PAGE51 words
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44 2008-04-12 2 SHARES of Tabcorp Holdings and Tatts Group, Australia's biggest gaming companies, plunged in Sydney trading yesterday after the Victoria government's decision to allow pubs and clubs to bid for their own slot-machine licences. ASIA-PACIFIC, PAGE 1644 words
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53 2008-04-12 2 FINANCIAL markets regulators must strengthen oversight, ensuring that banks have enough capital and that accounting rules aren't "destabilising", Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said on Thursday. "Mark-to-market accounting has sometimes been destabilising", resulting in writedowns and the "fire sale" of assets, he said.53 words
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61 2008-04-12 2 WORSE-than-expected results from General Electric turned a tentative stock rally on its head yesterday and added further pressures on the US dollar. GE said that first-quarter profit fell 12 per cent, missing analyst estimates, because it couldn't complete asset sales61 words
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Article, Illustration740 2008-04-12 2 ANTHONY ROWLEY - ANTHONY ROWLEY Economic and financial spillovers are still significant IN a report likely to shake the confidence of Asian markets and regional policy makers, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) firmly rejected yesterday the notion that Asian economies have largely decoupled fromIMF - 740 words
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Miscellaneous6 2008-04-12 2 SATURDAY with Ludwig M J3E/J/NG 2°°?6 words
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THE RAFFLES CONVERSATION
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Article, Illustration2338 2008-04-12 3 WHEN Shirley Tilghman was named Princeton University's 19th president in May 2001, the news headlines all zoomed in on the fact that she was the first woman at the helm in the Ivy League institution's then 255-year history. But of course. Even though she actually scored aARTHUR LEE - 2,338 words
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Article99 2008-04-12 3 Raffles Hotels Resorts Hotels Resorts The Raffles Conversation is brought to you through a special arrangement with Raffles Hotels Resorts. Ranked second among the world's top hotel brands in the 2006 Conde Nast Traveler Business Travel Awards, Raffles Hotels Resorts is a collection of luxury hotels that distinguishes itself through99 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article, Illustration734 2008-04-12 4 CHEW XIANG - CHEW XIANG Controversial deals not alien to former medical practitioner EARLIER this week, a man with a foreign accent rang from an overseas number. "I'm calling on behalf of my clients," he said. "What want to know is: have you metFILE PHOTO - 734 words
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461 2008-04-12 4 YEN SREENIVASAN - YEN SREENIVASAN PwC leads with 87 deals in '07 but ÜBS tops in value terms with USs7s.6b deals [SINGAPORE] You don't have to be a big investment bank with a huge team of corporate finance professionals to clinch deals. PwC Corporate Finance461 words
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320 2008-04-12 5 KALPANA RASHIWALA - KALPANA RASHIWALA Biggest ever loan syndicated in Spore will be applied towards Farrer Court project rHE largest syndicated residential property development loan ever arranged in Singapore a huge $1,996 oillion has been issued to ;he Capita Land-led consor- Hum that clinched Farrer Court. The320 words
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265 2008-04-12 5 CHOW PENN NEE - CHOW PENN NEE UNITED Overseas Bank (UOB) has signed a deal with China Unionpay (CUP) a Chinese bankcard association for Chinese visitors and tourists to use their CUP credit and debit cards to make purchases at participating merchants. "This is a first for265 words
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Article, Illustration618 2008-04-12 5 R SIVANITHY - R SIVANITHY STOCKS EVERY day, traders log on to their computers and begin ill sorts of guessing games. The main one, of course, is guessing what Wall Street might do when it opens later in the day and positioning oneself accordingly. If your is618 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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51 2008-04-12 5 DAYEN Environmental has entered a 500 million yuan (5596.8 million) joint venture with Fuxin City Council in China to build and operate a water treatment plant, pumping stations and a pipeline delivering water to Fuxin City. Dayen will take an 80 per cent51 words
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45 2008-04-12 5 MIYOSHI Precision's net profit for the six months to end-February fell 59.5 per cent to $2.75 million from a year earlier, due to keen competition and foreign currency exchange losses. Revenue fell 9.7 per cent to $73.8 million.45 words
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60 2008-04-12 5 JURONG Technologies Industrial Corp's auditors drew attention to its financial statements for 2007, which included trade receivables of $16 million disputed by a customer. As Jurong Tech is still trying to provide the customer with evidence to substantiate the amount, the auditors60 words
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36 2008-04-12 5 LI HENG Chemical Fibre Technologies' net profit jumped 89 per cent to 905 million yuan (*****.3 million) last year. Revenue rose 63 per cent to 2.76 billion yuan.36 words
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472 2008-04-12 7 LYNETTE KHOO - LYNETTE KHOO Construction to begin within 90 days following signing of turnkey contract UNITED Fiber System (Unifiber) has finally paved the way for the construction of its long held-up US$B93 million pulp mill project in Indonesia. The Singapore-listed forastry, pulp and construction group472 words
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333 2008-04-12 7 SARA LIM - SARA LIM RENOWNED commodities investor Jim Rogers reckons Singapore is poised to become a world or regional centre for commodities trading. Speaking at the listing ceremony of exchange-traded certificates linked to the Rogers International Commodity Enhanced Index (RICI Enhanced) and its Agricultural sub-index333 words
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PERSONAL INVESTMENT
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Article, Illustration746 2008-04-12 6 CONRAD TAN - CONRAD TAN SHAKEN by contract cancelled: Cosco announced that it has secured offshore and tanker building contracts totalling U*****.3 million with one of the contracts fixed in yuan. Cosco also revealed that it will not be proceeding with a US$2O2 million project to build a GMSOOO semi-submersible rig: Bloomberg - 746 words
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Article, Illustration1605 2008-04-12 6 TEH HOOI LING - TEH HOOI LING SHOW ME THE MONEY CATHERINE Genovese had driven home to the Kew Gardens section of Queens, New York, early on March 13, 1964. Arriving home at about 3.15 am and parking about 30 metres from her apartment, she was attackedREUTERS - 1,605 words
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Article337 2008-04-12 6 COMPANY MEETING PLACE DATE TIME Rickmers Maritime A 168 Robinson Road, Capital Tower, STI Auditorium (Level 9),Singapore *****2 14-Apr 10.00am Great Eastern A 1 Pickering Street #02-02, Great Eastern Centre,Singapore *****9 15-Apr 4.00pm Cosco Corp A Marina Mandarin Singapore, Level 1, Taurus Leo Room, 6 Raffles Boulevard, Marina337 words
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Advertisement1353 2008-04-12 7 SI JURONG TECHNOLOGIES I INDUSTRIAL CORPN. LTD JURONG TECHNOLOGIES INDUSTRIAL CORPN. LTD (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Annual General Meeting of Jurong Technologies Industrial Corpn. Ltd will be held at 18 Tuas West Avenue, Singapore *****4 on the1,353 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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Article, Illustration448 2008-04-12 8 PM Lee also says no group truly expects public actions to change China policy THE people of China see in the Olympic torch protests wilful intent to humiliate China and its people rather than the Chinese government, Prime Minister Lee Hsien448 words
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196 2008-04-12 8 MEMBERS of the arts community in Singapore will now have another platform to showcase their talent. JTC Corporation yesterday launched the Wessex Village Square one-north a space for art exhibitions, music and dance performances and other events. The square will also house an196 words
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472 2008-04-12 8 MICHELLE QUAH - MICHELLE QUAH THE Court of Appeal has substantially slashed damages granted to JTC Corporation after its 2005 victory over Hong Kong contractor Wishing Star. The Appeal Court, on Thursday, reduced JTC's original award of $8.14 million damages to just $339,824 and ordered472 words
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Article, Illustration419 2008-04-12 9 LEE U- WEN - LEE U-WEN He is lauded for his contributions as lead author on panel for climate change THE accolades keep on coming for National University of Singapore (NUS) associate professor Wong Poll Poll, who rose to fame last October when he became the first419 words
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249 2008-04-12 9 THE annual World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF) will take place in the Middle East for the first time this year, with Kuwait the host city of the four-day meeting. During the April 29-May 1 forum, there will also be parallel sessions249 words
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164 2008-04-12 9 THE Health Sciences Authority (HSA) yesterday revealed a new twist in the illegal sexual enhancement product saga. The discovery of three new products this week alone adds to HSA's concern that the problem is becoming more widespread despite repeated warnings, people are164 words
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Article, Illustration344 2008-04-12 9 SAMUEL EE - SAMUEL EE VOLKSWAGEN Group Singapore (VGS) is spending 250,000 euros (*****,915) to start a regional training centre at Singapore's Institute of Technical Education (ITE). The Volkswagen Regional Training Centre will at the Balestier campus of ITE College West, where during344 words
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MALAYSIA
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Article, Illustration442 2008-04-12 10 PAULINE NG - PAULINE NG It plans to build luxury apartments on 0.4-ha plot that costs RM2.000 psf YTL Corporation group managing director Francis Yeoh yesterday confirmed the conglomerate's acquisition of a site near the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur for aFILE PHOTO - 442 words
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155 2008-04-12 10 Bernama [JOHOR BARU] The Iskandar Development Region (IDR), the economic development corridor in southern Peninsular Malaysia, has been renamed Iskandar Malaysia under a rebranding exercise. The decision to change the name was made at the fourth board meeting of the Iskandar Regional Development Authority (IRDA)– Bernama - 155 words
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Article2266 2008-04-12 10 ipr 11 RM COOO) A&M Realty 0.70 \bric Bhd 0.17 Advance Synergy 0.13 Adventa Bhd 1.21 AeMuIti Hldgs 0.24 Affin Holdings 2.03 Ahmad Zaki Resou 1.08 AicCorp 0.57 \irasia Bhd 1.37 Akn Technology 0.44 Alliance Financi 2.80 Aluminium Co 1.03 Amalgamated Ind 0.47 \mmb HldgsBhd 3.48 Amtel Holdings2,266 words
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Advertisement1762 2008-04-12 10 SUPER COFFEEMIX MANUFACTURING LTD (Company Registration No. *****1696K) (Incorporated in Singapore with limited liability) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Super Coffeemix Manufacturing Ltd ("the Company") will be held at 2 Senoko South Road, Super Industrial Building, Singapore *****6 on Tuesday, 29 April 2008 at 10.301,762 words
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MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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Article, Illustration509 2008-04-12 11 Reuters Deputy governor a witness to high profile case of detained Bl chief [JAKARTA] Indonesia's an-ti-graft agency began questioning a central bank deputy governor yesterday, a day after the outgoing governor was detained in a high-profile case that has hit morale at the batteredReuters; REUTERS - 509 words
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268 2008-04-12 11 ■AP [KUALA LUMPUR] Candidates contesting some posts in Malaysia's ruling party will be required to set up blogs, an official said yesterday in a surprising turnaround for governing politicians who until recently derided online political writing as lies and rumours. Abdul Rahman Dahlan,■AP - 268 words
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141 2008-04-12 11 Reuters [JAKARTA] The chairman of Indonesia's investment coordinating agency said that ArcelorMittal, the world's top steelmaker, plans to team up with two Indonesian state firms to tap into the mining and steel sector. Muhammad Lutfi told reporters late on Thursday that ArcelorMittal plans toReuters - 141 words
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GREATER CHINA
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Article, Illustration324 2008-04-12 12 Bloomberg [BEIJING] China said that a resolution by the US House of Representatives calling for an end to a crackdown on protesters in Tibet is a "rude interference" in Chinese internal affairs. "China is strongly indignant and opposed to this resolution," the– Bloomberg; AP - 324 words
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360 2008-04-12 12 -LATWP 45 people arrested from 2 terror cells in and around Urumqi, Xinjiang's capital [BEIJING] The Chinese government announced on Thursday that it had busted an Islamic terror ring that had intended to stage suicide bombings and kidnap athletes, tourists and journalists to-LATWP - 360 words
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323 2008-04-12 12 Reuters The bank books a USs63om sub-prime impairment loss [HONG KONG] China Construction Bank, the country's No 2 lender by assets, met forecasts with a 51 per cent jump in second-half earnings, boosted by higher fee income and margins, despite Beijing's efforts to curb– Reuters - 323 words
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Article8703 2008-04-12 12 Transaction date: Apr 11 High »-wks Tel Low Code Last Sale Vol ('000) High Jay Last Quote Div Low Buyer Seller C'vr Net P/E I Cap $mil Company 5716 1st Software 22 6.5 3148 STelecom 28.5 8.5 5834 A-Sonic 110 99.5 6389 ABF SG Bond ETF 30 128,703 words
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Article, Illustration412 2008-04-12 13 -Reuters Court finds him guilty of taking bribes and abuse of power [BEIJING] A Chinese court yesterday sentenced former Shanghai Communist Party boss Chen Liangyu to 18 years in prison on corruption charges, his lawyer and media said, the most-Reuters; AFP - 412 words
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Article57 2008-04-12 13 VOLUME UniFiber 110,368,000 Jade Tech 75,012,000 Cosco Corp 52,031,000 ChinaEnerqy 31,616,000 Golden Agri 26,626,000 Synear 24,950,000 CoscoCorpMßLeCWoBo9ol 23,615,000 CoscoCorpMßLeCWoBoBol 19,853,000 CoscoCorpM EReCWOBO9IB 17,943,000 Firstßes 17,793,000 Clob VALUE (S) Cosco Corp 151,263,020 UOB 122,068,951 Keppel Corp 116,762,055 SGX 106,590,030 DBS Grp 94,226,924 OCBC Bk 85,377,685 Capita Land 74,351,45057 words
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Article96 2008-04-12 13 CLOSE UP China H 10US$ 1714 73.3 3.3 IOB 2080 70.0 3.5 1192 42.0 3.7 iBS Gr| 1966 36.0 1.9 il Con 1050 36.0 3.6 lardineC&C 1720 30.0 1.8 )CBCBk4.5%NCPS 100 ***** 30.0 0.3 ;gx 828 30.0 3.8 IOB MBL JCW*****0 755 30.0 4.1 )Cor| MBLJCW*****0 283 29.0 11.496 words
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Article117 2008-04-12 13 Closing prices are in trading currencies, but absolute difference is in Ss. CLOSE DOWN LD 10US$ 9142 -111.3 -0.9 MH 2940 -73.3 -1.8 ISH 1630 -46.2 -2.0 IGX DB eCW*****9 74.5 -16.5 -18.1 :it' iev NCCPS 182 -12.0 -6.2 .oscoCori iMEReCW***** 8.5 -10.5 -55.3 IA DB eCW*****2 38 -10.0117 words
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Article78 2008-04-12 13 Up Down Unch 7 5 6 Up Down Unch 0 0 0 Up Down Unch 7 5 6 Multi Ind 1anu1 facturim Commerce 28 14 18 31 18 26 Tpt/Stor/Comms 17 11 18 10 11 :inance Construction 13 Pro 27 27 Hotel s/Rsts Services 35 15 2278 words
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Article120 2008-04-12 13 MAIN SDQ TOTAL MAIN SDQ TOTAL Multi Ind 38,561 38,561 179,247 179,247 Manufacturing 243,556 96,204 339,760 235,460 6,930 242,390 Commerce 29, ,387 2,591 31,978 66,503 339 66,842 >r/< 105,709 220 105,929 282,255 52 282,308 Finance 44,579 55 44,634 418,057 418,061 Construction 130,587 7,955 138,542 34,526 979 35,504120 words
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Article59 2008-04-12 13 Stock name Close Change Capita Land 6.470 +0.100 lev Cosco Corp 2.930 HK Lam 4.440 JSH 16.300 -0. .340 Jari line" _orp ippel _an< NOL 3.200 Stock name Close Change Olam 2.460 +0.180 SIA Engg 4.120 SPH 4.510 +0.010 :ngg >eml _orp •ieml lar SingTt 3.98059 words
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Article1712 2008-04-12 13 BONDS WARRANTS Pel lode Company Last Sale Vol Conv Exer +or- ("000) Ratio Price Disc Gear- Mths ing Left 1481 #Asia Water Tech W*****0 19 -1 5 1 18 -5 2.05 32 >878 Aztech Systems W*****6 4.5 0.5 2 1 51 136 5.22 27 S762 Capitaland BNP ECW*****0 3.5 -0.51,712 words
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Article2209 2008-04-12 13 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 offer2,209 words
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Article82 2008-04-12 13 52-Wk Tel h Low Code Last Sale Vol COOP) Day ih Low Last Quote Buyer Seller Div GrYld Net MCap C'vr P/E $mil Hii Comi Hii 200 116 6065 Diamonds 6200 6200 6095 IS DJ US Tech 1000 1000 6097 IS MSCI Spore ***** ***** 6101 ISS&P5OO *****82 words
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Article78 2008-04-12 13 52-Wk Tel High Low Code Last Sale Vol cooo] Day Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap |h Low Buyer Seller C'vr P/E Sinil Comi 'an: Hii 139 63 6000 AVJennings 21.5 5.5 6134 Over&Gen 60.5 17.5 6017 StarCruises 320 199 6019 TanChonglnt A70 +4 A10 US20 unch HK240cd78 words
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636 2008-04-12 14 Reuters They expect to report modest rise in profits as sector slows further [BANGALORE] India's top software services companies are set to report modest rises in profits compared with the boom times of recent years as a sluggish US economy crimps– Reuters - 636 words
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Article, Illustration281 2008-04-12 14 Reuters [LONDON] A gold encrusted dagger once owned by the Indian emperor who built the Taj Mahal has sold for more than £1.5 million (554.02 million) at an auction in London three times its expected price. The dagger, once part of Shah Jahan's royalReuters; AFP - 281 words
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399 2008-04-12 15 SIDDHARTH SRIVASTAVA - SIDDHARTH SRIVASTAVA Competition for few seats in top institutions of higher learning creating despair THE flip side of high growth, rising incomes and opportunities is taking a toll on Indian students. According to official figures released by the National Crime Records Bureau, almost 6,000399 words
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ASIA PACIFIC
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429 2008-04-12 16 Bloomberg The firms' shares plunge on news they'll lose slot machine duopoly in 2012 [SYDNEY] Shares of Tabcorp Holdings and Tatts Group, Australia's biggest gaming companies, plunged in Sydney trading yesterday after the Victoria government's decision to allow pubs and clubs toBloomberg - 429 words
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292 2008-04-12 16 Reuwrs [WELLINGTON] New Zealand's government rejected yesterday a NZ$l.B billion (551.96 billion) bid by a Canadian fund for a stake in Auckland International Airport, saying that it would not benefit the country, and sending the airport operator's shares down 11 per cent. The– Reuwrs - 292 words
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Article, Illustration600 2008-04-12 17 Bloomberg, Reuters Change accounting rules carefully to avoid damaging investor confidence [NEW YORK] Financial markets regulators must strengthen oversight, ensuring that banks have enough capital and that accounting rules aren't "destabilising", Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said on Thursday. "Mark-to-market accounting has sometimesBloomberg, Reuters - 600 words
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312 2008-04-12 17 -AFP [TOKYO] Japan's second largest bank Mizuho Financial Group yesterday issued its third profit warning in five months, saying the sub-prime loan crisis had halved its annual net profit. Japanese banks have not escaped a global credit crunch triggered by a wave of-AFP - 312 words
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Article, Illustration484 2008-04-12 18 -Reuters, Dwumuerg Q1 profit dives 12% to 44 US cents a share; trails estimate of 51 US cents [LONDON] Worse-than-ex-pected results from United States conglomerate General Electric turned a tentative stock rally on its head yesterday and added further pressure-Reuters, Dwumuerg - 484 words
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527 2008-04-12 18 Bloomberg LATEST US DATA [WASHINGTON] Prices of goods imported into the US rose more than forecast in March, reflecting a surge in energy costs and a weaker dollar. The 2.8 per cent increase in the import price index followed a 0.2 per– Bloomberg - 527 words
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150 2008-04-12 18 -AP [SEOUL] Samsung Group chairman Lee Kun-hee said yesterday that he will consider structural and management changes including his own position over a corruption scandal that has rocked South Korea's biggest industrial conglomerate. "I will deeply think about reshuffling the corporate management struc- ture-AP - 150 words
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Article, Illustration679 2008-04-12 19 They may look like ordinary saloons from the outside but under the bonnet, they are anything but. SAMUEL EE drives three of the most interesting sedans to be found on the market today HOW can a compact sedan evoke deep desire? Is it possible for a 320i-lookalike to679 words
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Article, Illustration368 2008-04-12 19 VOLKSWAGEN has a system that can make a car with a little engine take off like a jet plane. It's called twincharging and involves the use of a supercharger and a turbocharger. This TSI technology has been used on the Golf hatchback and is now being applied368 words
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Article, Illustration596 2008-04-12 19 FOR some, a two-litre Japanese sedan is the ultimate expression of mid-dle-class respectability. Combined with an adherence to "the bigger, the better" rule of thumb, it should come as no surprise then that the new Honda Accord has created a stir in this segment. To say the eighth-generation596 words
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Article234 2008-04-12 19 YUP, the top-of-the-line Honda Accord V 6 has the distinction of being a front-wheel-driven car with one of the biggest engines available 3.5 litres. But it is also a car that brims with technology. The previous V 6 Accord had a three-litre engine, but Honda engineers decided to234 words
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Article, Illustration1122 2008-04-12 20 With three wins already this year, Mexico's Lorena Ochoa is making a big splash in the golfing world, writes JUSTINE MOSS THE best golfer in the world is on an incredible roll, having already won three times this year in seemingly effortless fashion. This week, all eyes willREUTERS - 1,122 words
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WELLNESS
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Article, Illustration700 2008-04-12 21 GlamSmile offers an efficient and affordable procedure that could give you two rows of white, even teeth in less than two hours, writes CHEAH UI-HOON DESIGNER smiles are getting easier to come by these days, the latest being a fast delivery system of veneers that could give700 words
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Article, Illustration538 2008-04-12 21 LIM WEN WIN - LIM WEN WIN SMOKERS here are finally getting a new aid to help them kick the habit, with the Singapore launch of Pfizer's Champix. This is the first approved an-ti-smoking drug here in almost 10 years. The other two existing anti-smoking treatments are nicotine538 words
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Miscellaneous304 2008-04-12 21 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 1 Interest shared about a BJ point (8) BJjj BJj BJjj BJjj BJjj BJj BJj BJj 6lt is weighed by a craftsman lie i 9 The sun-god shot off to the BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ BJ 10 Beggars get state hand-outs cq c\ BBSBB] I304 words
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Article, Illustration627 2008-04-12 22 Two designer boutiques opening mid-year look set to raise Singapore's profile as a designer shopping hub, reports CHEAH UI-HOON I ROM Australia to Asia that's the leap that designer Jayson Brunsdon wants to make with the opening of his first boutique in627 words
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Article, Illustration552 2008-04-12 22 LIMITED-EDITION wear designed especially for his store opening, commissioned accessories and specially-cre-ated perfumes will be among the things fashionistas can look forward to when London-based, Singa-pore-born Ashley Isham opens his first boutique here. Plus a visual and shopping experience like no other in Singapore, in a552 words
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Article, Illustration566 2008-04-12 22 CHEAH UI- HOON - CHEAH UI-HOON By TIFFANY Co's total international sales outside the United States grew 21 per cent last year, with Singapore and Asia growing faster than that, says James Quinn, president of the American jewellery company who oversees the company's global expansion strategy. "Singapore performed566 words
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Article, Illustration179 2008-04-12 22 FASHION FLASH PRADA collectors, take note! Exclusive prototypes from Prada's Spring/Summer 2008 will be auctioned online on prada.com from April 15 to May 6. The prototypes are 10 pieces of women's clothes and accessories, to be auctioned each Tuesday during this period. On April 15,179 words
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Article, Illustration1079 2008-04-12 23 Some 1,600 metres above the ground and far from the madding crowd, Vietnam's Sapa town offers plenty of pine trees and peace of mind, writes GEOFFREY EU IT'S not difficult to see why Sapa, a small town in Vietnam's mountainous and less populated north-west region not farPHOTOS BY GEOFFREY EU - 1,079 words
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Article, Illustration2583 2008-04-12 24 GEOFFREY EU checks out three restaurants that have been making culinary waves with their modern cuisine and finds out more about the men at their helm THOSE of us with more than a passing interest in eating well will have, at the very least, a2,583 words
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