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Title Section24 2008-06-12 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES Singapore 85 cents online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION CO REGN NO *****2868E MICA (P) 122/12/2007 Thursday, June 12,200824 words
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Article, Illustration752 2008-06-12 1 KALPANA RASHIWALA - KALPANA RASHIWALA Squeezed out of private home market for some years, they see their share rise again [SINGAPORE] HDB upgraders could once again provide the base for a recovery in private home buying, just like they did in 1998, property consultancy groupU RA Real is, DTZ Research - 752 words
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MARKETS DIGEST
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Article47 2008-06-12 1 Wednesda 1 Cham KLCOMP 1,229.28 -1.68 NIKKEI 225 *****.48 +162.31 HANG SENG 23,327.60 -47.92 SET INDEX 791.66 -0.28 JAKARTA COMP 2,374.78 +0.97 MANILA COMP 2,579.28 -66.67 SEOUL COMP 1,781.67 +7.29 SHENZHEN B 517.21 +6.47 MUMBAI IND 15,185.32 +296.07 12N00NEDT Cham DOW 12,157.37 -132.39 NASDAQ 2,418.91 -30.0347 words
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Article28 2008-06-12 1 Bloomberg SINGAPORE 5.33 MALAYSIA 6.72 HONGKONG 5.25 INDONESIA 15.632 TAIWAN 6.316 JAPAN 1.875 KOREA 9.33 BRITAIN 5.00 US 5.00 CANADA 4.75 SWITZERLAND 3.94 INDIA 12.25 Source:Bloomberg - 28 words
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Article40 2008-06-12 1 IS$ (S$ per US$) 1.372 (US$/S$ per 1.954 2.681 :URO (US$/S$/E) 1.548 2.123 'EN 107.60 78.40 3.271 2.384 IK$ 7.809 5.693 !AHT 33.13 24.15 lUPIAH 9,314 6,790 lENMINBI 6.921 5.046 INDIAN RUPEE 42.83 31.22 1.056 0.770 IZ$ 1.322 0.96340 words
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542 2008-06-12 1 LYNETTE KHOO - LYNETTE KHOO [SINGAPORE] Inflation in Singapore is expected to peak above 8 per cent in May or June, but the risk of higher prices stilling economic growth is not imminent, a Credit Suisse economist said yesterday. "High inflation is negative for growth542 words
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264 2008-06-12 1 Breaking views hot off the press in BT FROM Monday next week, The Business Times will give its readers something new, special and exclusive daily opinions and commentaries on top financial and corporate events worldwide, thanks to a partnership between BT and the renowned financial opinion portal breakingviews. com. Created264 words
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Miscellaneous53 2008-06-12 1 BizlT *$j HOCK LOCK SIEW MONEY BE INSPIRED T-Systems to set up If any airline can ride LAUNDERING Zap for daily inspiration, new data centre perfect storm, SIA can CAD cracking down WinapairofZegna PAGE 27 PAGE 5 Onculprits PAGE 2 SlUlglaSSes! PAGE 16 LH_^H Singapore Arts Festival At home with53 words
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TOP STORIES
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Article, Illustration522 2008-06-12 2 MICHELLE QUAH - MICHELLE QUAH CAD reports sharp rise in number of cases with tough new regime in place [SINGAPORE] The number of money-laundering cases in Singapore rose sharply in the last two years, as authorities sought to crack down on offences. The total number of cases shotFILE PHOTO - 522 words
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Article, Illustration374 2008-06-12 2 JAMIE LEE - JAMIE LEE SGX's fifth annual run to fund an overseas charity for the first time [SINGAPORE] The Singapore Exchange's (SGX) fifth annual charity run event in October will support a record 19 charities this year, up from 14 last year. SGX chief executive officerFILE PHOTO; SAMUEL HE/THE STRAITS TIMES - 374 words
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520 2008-06-12 2 CHEW XIANG - CHEW XIANG [SINGAPORE] Three regulatory bodies have completed their inquiries into the botched takeover of listed Jade Technologies, according to a joint statement issued yesterday. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (Acra) said that they had520 words
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THREE-MINUTE DIGEST
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80 2008-06-12 2 THE issue of losses racked up through futures trading at Sime Darby has raised questions on why such information had not been disclosed to investors at the time Sime acquired eight other listed companies in November last year. Shares in Sime Darby fell 1.1 per80 words
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80 2008-06-12 2 A HOTEL within a business park? That may soon become reality, as JTC Corporation launched a concept and price tender yesterday for the development of an integrated business park facility with retail and hotel components in Changi Business Park. The 4.7-hectare Plot 61 is a80 words
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54 2008-06-12 2 SEMBCORP Industries is now bidding for a power/desalination plant project in Salalah in Oman which will be similar in scale to its first successful Gulf foray the US$l.7 billion Fujairah project in the United Arab Emirates. Tenders for the Salalah project close next Monday.54 words
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75 2008-06-12 2 MANHATTAN Resources said yesterday it has agreed to buy the 50 per cent of shares in ASL Energy Pte Ltd that it does not already own from ASL Marine for 5534.87 million. To finance the acquisition, Manhattan plans to raise 5536.875 words
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50 2008-06-12 2 THE expected nine-month-long repairs to kinks in an Indonesian submarine pipeline transporting Sumatran natural gas to Singapore will generally apart from some occasional hiccups not affect overall supply to customers, including the power stations here, BT understands. SINGAPORE NEWS, PAGE 1050 words
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80 2008-06-12 2 ASIAN central banks may fail to halt a rally in the dollar by selling the US currency, as Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson raises the prospect that he will order intervention, Morgan Stanley said. "Asia will lose. The dollar is heading80 words
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80 2008-06-12 2 MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, trying to calm public anger over a steep rise in fuel prices, said yesterday there will not be more hikes. "The government feels that the people are still trying to adjust to the high oil80 words
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70 2008-06-12 2 SPECULATIVE buying has eased, but the subsale property market may continue to be active as speculators dispose of units in projects as they are physically completed, DTZ says in a recent report. "Those who had purchased multiple units on deferred payment schemes70 words
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485 2008-06-12 4 S JAYASANKARAN - S JAYASANKARAN Company's shares fall 1.1% after it reports trading losses of RM 120 m THE issue of losses racked up through futures trading at Sime Darby, Malaysia's largest company by way of market capitalisation, has raised questions on why such information had not been485 words
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457 2008-06-12 4 EMILYN YAP - EMILYN YAP [SINGAPORE] A hotel within a business park? That may soon become reality, as JTC Corporation launched a concept and price tender yesterday for the development of an integrated business park facility with retail and hotel components in Changi Business Park (CBP). The 4.7-hectare457 words
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Article, Illustration339 2008-06-12 4 SIOW LI SEN - SIOW LI SEN [SINGAPORE] BNP Paribas Private Bank will centralise its global IT development operations in Singapore and hire 110 people for the project by next year. The French bank said the Singapore hub will serve the key software developmentFILE PHOTO - 339 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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707 2008-06-12 5 YEN SREENIVASAN - YEN SREENIVASAN AIRLINE stocks have fallen sharply in recent weeks as analysts downgraded the sector amid soaring oil price. Singapore Airlines has not been spared, with most major investment houses downgrading the stock to "hold" or "neutral", from previous "buy" recommendations.707 words
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449 2008-06-12 5 CHOW PENN NEE - CHOW PENN NEE Sponsor also calls for immediate appointment of new directors OCULUS' sponsor Stamford Corporate Services has called on the company's two remaining directors to appoint new board members without further delay. The advice came as the sponsor confirmed yesterday that Oculus449 words
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223 2008-06-12 5 JAMIE LEE - JAMIE LEE But no talks yet on buying stake in Taiwan exchange THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) is open to collaborations with foreign stock exchanges but has not discussed with the Taiwan Stock Exchange on buying a stake, said chief executive officer Hsieh Fu223 words
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Article, Illustration523 2008-06-12 6 RONNIE LIM - RONNIE LIM Power, desalination plant in Salalah is similar in scale to its Fujairah project SEMBCORP Industries is now bidding for a power/desalination plant project in Salalah in Oman which will be similar in scale to its first successful Gulf foray- the US$l.7 billion523 words
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476 2008-06-12 6 WITH oil prices rocketing towards US$l4O a barrel last week and natural gas prices rising in tandem, Sembcorp Industries appears close to finalising plans to use refuse-derived fuels to produce cheaper electricity and steam for the petrochemical industries on Jurong Island.476 words
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229 2008-06-12 6 NISHA RAMCHANDANI - NISHA RAMCHANDANI KEPPEL Corporation, through wholly owned Keppel Integrated Engineering (KIE), has teamed up with two Chinese companies to form a joint venture focusing on environmental protection infrastructure in China's Tianjin city. KIE will hold a 20 per cent stake in Tianjin Eco-City229 words
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Article, Illustration361 2008-06-12 7 CHOW PENN NEE - CHOW PENN NEE Local banks not big enough but could make the list with investments in their retail franchises SINGAPORE'S banks are not yet in the league of the "superbanks", banks with large branch and ATM networks numbering above 2,000. According to a361 words
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383 2008-06-12 7 VINCENT WEE - VINCENT WEE CHINA-BASED plastic and die-cast products maker Combine Will International Holdings yesterday launched an initial public offer of 88 million new shares at 23 cents each for a mainboard listing on the Singapore Exchange. Eighty-three million of the shares are placement shares,383 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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48 2008-06-12 7 ASIA Pacific Breweries said that the book value of the sale of Heineken-APB (China) Pte Ltd's 49 per cent stake in Jiangsu DaFuHao Breweries Co Ltd, based on the unaudited consolidated accounts on March 31, 2008, is about $62 million.48 words
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Article44 2008-06-12 7 AUSTON International Group Limited said that it has incorporated a new wholly owned subsidiary, Gamespark Pte Ltd, in Singapore, with an issued and paid-up capital of $100,000. Gamespark's main activities involve providing and operating online games through the Internet and broadband.44 words
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40 2008-06-12 7 DAYEN Environmental Limited's executive chairman John Lee Thian Guan has sold one million shares at 40 cents each in a married deal, which cut his stake to 18.73 per cent from 19.22 per cent.40 words
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35 2008-06-12 7 VENTURE Corporation has, through its unit GES Investment Pte Ltd, bought the remaining 40 per cent stake in its subsidiary, Scinetic Engineering Pte Ltd, for U5513.57 million in cash.35 words
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63 2008-06-12 7 MIDAS Holdings Limited said that its aluminium alloy division, Jilin Midas Aluminium Industries Co Ltd, has secured three contracts worth 252.7 million yuan (Ssso million), to supply aluminium alloy extrusion profiles for 680 train cars for metro lines in Shanghai and Guangzhou. The contracts63 words
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41 2008-06-12 7 COURAGE Marine Group said that Pilot Assets Group Limited is no longer a major shareholder after an off-market transfer following a revamp which cut its stake from 63.25 per cent to 0.64 per cent.41 words
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288 2008-06-12 7 VINCENT WEE - VINCENT WEE PENGUIN International unit Pelican Offshore Services has bought four 60-me-tre anchor handling, towing and supply (AHTS) vessels scheduled for delivery between the fourth quarter of 2009 and the second quarter of 2010. The $100 million investment is the Penguin group's single288 words
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378 2008-06-12 7 LYNETTE KHOO - LYNETTE KHOO To fund deal, it plans warrant issue to raise $36.8 m MANHATTAN Resources said yesterday it has agreed to buy the other 50 per cent of shares in ASL Energy Pte Ltd (ASLE) that it does not already own from378 words
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Article, Illustration521 2008-06-12 8 CONRAD TAN - CONRAD TAN STOCKS Sixteen of the STl's component stocks rose, while nine fell and five ended unchanged STOCKS here broke their losing streak yesterday, despite a mixed performance overnight in US equity markets and continued worries over the effect of huge oil pricesBloomberg - 521 words
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Article100 2008-06-12 8 Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch lulti Ind 4 9 5 0 0 0 4 9 5 lanufacturing 72 55 63 13 10 85 58 73 Commerce 30 12 19 35 16 21 )t/Stor/Comms 18 10 10 18 11 11 :inance 14 14 Construction100 words
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Article118 2008-06-12 8 MAIN SDQ TOTAL MAIN SDQ TOTAL lulti Ind 30,547 30,547 103,232 103,232 lanufacturing 285,111 53,109 338,220 265,369 5,568 270,938 lommerce 51,389 50,825 102,214 132,628 16,251 148,879 'pt/Stor/Comms 94,059 4,222 98,281 247,510 1,652 249,162 :i nance 33,586 33,586 346,290 346,290 lonstruction 15,532 3,384 18,916 3,646 446 4,092 'roperties118 words
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Article102 2008-06-12 8 lapitaLand 5.910 -0.040 Olam 2.580 +0.070 lapitaMall 3.150 -0.100 S IA 15.120 +0.040 jtyDev 10.640 +0.140 SGX 7.560 +0.030 losco Corp 3.250 +0.080 SIAEngg 4.110 IBS Grp 19.480 +0.320 SPH 4.280 +0.030 :&N 4.650 -0.010 ST Engg 3.130 -0.030 ient Intl 0.595 +0.005 SembCorp Ind 4.540102 words
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Article, Illustration810 2008-06-12 8 JOYCE HOOI - JOYCE HOOI Frasers Centrepoint Trust June 11 close: $1.22 CIMB-GK RESEARCH, June 11 FRASERS Centrepoint Trust (FCT) is a retail real estate investment trust (Reit) with three suburban retail properties concentrated in the north region of Singapore. Supported by sponsor Fraser Centrepoint Ltd, FCT is poised for growthBloomberg - 810 words
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Article, Illustration542 2008-06-12 8 LARRY WEE - LARRY WEE CURRENCIES THE US dollar started out well yesterday, soaring to highs not seen in almost a month versus the Singapore dollar, and posting its best levels in more than two months versus the Japanese yen, before trimming gains by the Asian close.: Reuters - 542 words
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Article51 2008-06-12 8 CLOSE -685.0+159. C IT OB/OS IT CADI -*****.0 +80. IT 10-day MA -*****.00 -68.0' TSE ST Mid Cap 768.68 +0.1 TSE ST Small Cap 650.27 +3.7: TSE ST All Share 777.32 +2.9 TSE ST China 446.43 +5.5 IOB Catalist 149.75 +3.2 IMSCI 371.77 +2.01 IMSCI Futures 371.7051 words
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Article58 2008-06-12 8 VOLUME Ocean us 47,125,000 China Honqxinq 32,375,000 Jade Tech 32,122,000 Li Henq 30,060,000 Golden Aqri 26,825,000 SingTel 22,961,000 SinqTelMBLePWOBlOlO 22,437,000 ChinaTaisan 22,204,000 Gent Intl 19,078,000 DBS DBeCWOBIOI3 18,275,000 VALUE(S) DBS Grp 115,347,080 OCBC Bk 88,981,600 SingTel 83,224,019 UOB 75,888,480 Keppel Corp 66,388,276 Capita Land 51,060,130 SGX 48,906,10058 words
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Article99 2008-06-12 8 CLOSE UP India Ni 10 1442 42.0 3.0 iBS Gr| 1948 32.0 1. IOB 1918 30.0 iBS MBLJCW*****0 588 28.0 5.' iNP 500 175 17.0 10.: At 1064 14.0 1. izra 270 13.0 5.1 iood| 175 13.0 8.' •eloni 342 11.0 3. law Par Cor| 660 10.0 1. BY99 words
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Article111 2008-06-12 8 CLOSE DOWN 3110-156.3 -3.5 IMH LD 10US$ 8646-128.9 -1.1 ISH 1800 -79.5 -3.1 .I Fund 115 -63.0 -35.4 iBS Bk6% NCPS 10 ***** -30.0 -0.3 IGX MBL JCW*****3 266 -16.0 -5.7 'ilmar DBeCW/*****1 37 -15.0 -28.8 ICBC BkMBLiCW*****0 265 -14.0 -5.0 IOBMBLiCW*****0 598 -14.0 -2.3 ien Int DBeCW*****5 7111 words
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Article83 2008-06-12 8 Jun 11 CLOSE CHNG FRJun 10 YR SSLOW R2008 S$ HIGH USS 1.3720 -0.11 1.4542 1.3457 Euro 2.1269 0.03 2.2064 2.0474 Pounds 2.6836 -0.03 2.8431 2.6568 1.3005 -0.01 1.3235 1.2349 'en* 1.2772 0.33 1.4484 1.2770® Rupiah* 0.***** -0.27 0.***** 0.***** Baht* 4.1513 0.04 4.4299 4.0750 Peso*83 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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473 2008-06-12 10 RONNIE LIM - RONNIE LIM Singapore importer says it's taking supply within contractual range THE expected nine-month-long repairs to kinks in an Indonesian submarine pipeline transporting Sumatran natural gas to Singapore will generally apart from some occasional hiccups not affect overall supply to customers,473 words
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Article372 2008-06-12 10 LIVING costs for expatriates in Singapore have risen among the most over the past nine months, according to a survey. ECA International's latest cost-of-living study shows Singapore climbing 17 places in the rankings to 114 th spot. Within Asia, it is 13th on a list372 words
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252 2008-06-12 10 LIM WEN JUIN - LIM WEN JUIN DON'T worry, we happy. That is what Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co of Japan says about Singaporeans following a survey it commissioned in conjunction with the launch of its nutrition bar, Soyjoy. Through face-to-face random street intercepts, 750 respondents here were asked252 words
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254 2008-06-12 10 LEE U- WEN - LEE U-WEN By THE quality and relevance of higher education should not be compromised just to cater to the ever-greater numbers of people pursuing it, Education Minister Ng Eng Hen said yesterday. Speaking at the opening of the sixth Australian Universities International Alumni254 words
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Article, Illustration434 2008-06-12 10 SIOW LI SEN - SIOW LI SEN FOR the rich who want to feel good and make money at the same time, BNP Paribas Private Bank has come up with possible solutions. It is possible to combine responsible investments with philanthropic actions, said Michel Longhini, chief executive of BNPFILE PHOTO - 434 words
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333 2008-06-12 10 NISHA RAMCHANDANI - NISHA RAMCHANDANI 80% of firms in Asia, Australia surprisingly upbeat: survey SENIOR financial executives across Asia and Australia are still bent on investing in growth despite the challenging economic environment elsewhere, armed with experience from previous downturns as a guide. Eighty per333 words
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SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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73 2008-06-12 10 THE Singapore Sports Council announced yesterday that funding will go towards performing national sports associations (NSAs) from this financial year, in line with its outcome-based funding model introduced in 2006. This year, NSAs will receive $32.4 million and $14.9 million worth of direct73 words
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51 2008-06-12 10 THE PUB's public communications programme has won the overall grand prize in this year's Golden World Awards for Excellence in London for its "From Bland to Glam: Water makes a splash in Singapore" programme. It was chosen out of 28 category winners from 11751 words
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306 2008-06-12 10 CHEW XIANG - CHEW XIANG CAPITALAND won the Singapore Environmental Achievement Award while Grand Hyatt took home a merit prize at the second Singapore Green Summit yesterday. The Summit, said to be the "Oscars for the environment", is organised by the Singapore Environment Council. The award recognises306 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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Article, Illustration616 2008-06-12 11 Bloomberg Concern over the dollar's slump could force US into intervention battle ASIAN central banks may fail to halt a rally in the dollar by selling the US currency, as Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson raises the prospect that he will– Bloomberg; FILE PHOTO - 616 words
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555 2008-06-12 11 Reuters But economy under strain from inflation, global slowdown [TOKYO] Japan's growth has been revised up to one per cent for the first quarter but this may be the last hurrah for the world's No 2 economy as surging raw material pricesReuters - 555 words
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236 2008-06-12 11 -AFP [LONDON] Economic fundamentals, and not financial market speculation, are responsible for the dramatic rise in the price of oil, with more investment needed in the energy sector, the chief executive of British energy giant BP wrote yesterday. In a comment piece-AFP - 236 words
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120 2008-06-12 11 Reuters [SYDNEY] Australian consumer sentiment slumped to 15-year lows in June as surging petrol and living costs pressured family finances, a survey showed yesterday, suggesting household spending could yet fall further. The Westpac-Melliourne Institute consumer sentiment index dropped 5.6 per cent to 84.7 in– Reuters - 120 words
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SINGAPORE ARTS FESTIVAL
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Article, Illustration492 2008-06-12 12 Full Frontal director of Eugene lonesco's Rhinoceros tells LIM WEN JUIN why she preferred him over other playwrights ZIZI Azah helms this year's offering from Full Frontal, a platform at the Singapore Arts Festival for emerging local directors to showcase themselves, and she has492 words
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Article, Illustration581 2008-06-12 12 LIM WEN JUIN - LIM WEN JUIN UNLIKE its grand-sounding name, Spiritual Sounds of Central Asia: Nomads, Mystics and Troubadours did not lay claim to any particular loftiness or exaltation in its performance. Yet it was precisely this down to earth, unaffected sincerity that so soothed581 words
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MALAYSIA
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Article, Illustration418 2008-06-12 13 -Reuters Govt staff to get pay in 2 instalments to help them manage their finances better [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, trying to calm public anger over a steep rise in fuel prices, said yesterday there will not be-Reuters - 418 words
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494 2008-06-12 13 PAULINE NG - PAULINE NG MALAYSIA'S Scomi Engineering believes that being a global monorail player would help it achieve its group tagline of "Realising Potential". Already, the energy and logistics subsidiary of Scomi Group has spent US$lO million upgrading its monorail technology. Its secondgeneration494 words
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BRIEFLY ASIA
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97 2008-06-12 13 Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] The India-US civilian nuclear deal has run into difficulties, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said, increasing the risk of the agreement failing as George W Bush's presidency enters its final months. "Our domestic politics has prevented us from going ahead," Dr SinghBloomberg - 97 words
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74 2008-06-12 13 ■AFP [BEIJING] Two steel makers in north China were scheduled to formally merge yesterday in a deal that would supplant Baosteel as the country's largest steel firm, state media said. Hebei Iron and Steel Group was expected to launch operations with■AFP - 74 words
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86 2008-06-12 13 -Reuters [BEIJING] China has quietly given permission since March to six foreign fund managers to invest up to US$675 million in the country's securities market, official sources told Reuters yesterday. The sources said six investors had received new quotas: US$2OO million for Norway's Government-Reuters - 86 words
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321 2008-06-12 13 Xinhua [KUALA LUMPUR] Barely a week into a fuel price hike in Malaysia, some banks are already introducing creative loan products, or highlighting existing ones, aimed at helping consumers manage better, local media reported yesterday. CIMB Bank on Monday introduced a new car loan repayment– Xinhua - 321 words
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CHINA
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600 2008-06-12 14 Reuters CIC also in final talks with asset managers to run emerging market funds [WASHINGTON] Sovereign wealth fund China Investment Corp (CIC) has urged the US Treasury Department to further clarify how foreign investments in the United States will be reviewed– Reuters - 600 words
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Article2249 2008-06-12 14 lun 11 RM ('000) A&M Realty 0.60 AbricBhd 0.15 Advance Synergy 0.11 Adventa Bhd 1.21 AeMuIti Hldgs 0.24 Win Holdings 2.00 Ahmad Zaki Resou 0.80 Aic Corp 0.51 Bhd 0.90 Akn Technology 0.44 Alliance Financi 2.92 Aluminium Co 1.04 Amalgamated Ind 0.55 \mmb Hldgs Bhd 3.58 Amtel Holdings2,249 words
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Article, Illustration400 2008-06-12 14 -AP Delegation of 19 members includes 2 vice-ministers [BEIJING] A Taiwanese delegation arrived in Beijing yesterday for talks on expanding charter flights between Taiwan and China the first formal discussions between the sides since 1999. The 19-member Taiwanese team is led by-AP; AP - 400 words
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515 2008-06-12 14 Reuters [BEIJING] China's imports in May grew at their fastest rate since 2004, driven by surging commodity prices, but its exports were also unexpectedly strong as buoyant emerging markets compensated for sluggish US demand. Higher raw material costs also pushed up– Reuters - 515 words
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587 2008-06-12 15 Reuters It wants to gain entry through a start-up or JV; acquisition least likely route [HONG KONG] The fund management arm of ÜBS AG, whose parent was hammered by billions in subprime losses, hopes to enter high-growth India by theReuters - 587 words
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407 2008-06-12 15 SAIBAL DASGUPTA - SAIBAL DASGUPTA THE Chinese government is spinning off part of the giant China Post Group (CPG) to create an insurance company a move seen as an indication of Beijing's willingness to use financial reforms to attract overseas investors as it strengthens local407 words
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271 2008-06-12 15 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] The Great Observation Wheel in Beijing, which will become the world's largest ferris wheel, has received a 640 million yuan (Ssl27 million) loan to fund its construction. Great Wheel Corp, a Sin-gapore-based builder and operator of observation wheels,– Bloomberg - 271 words
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231 2008-06-12 15 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian mobile phone firm TM International has no plans to sell its stake in India's Spice Communications, a company executive told Reuters yesterday, as industry consolidation in the world's fastest-growing market gains momentum. TM International holds 39.2– Reuters - 231 words
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Article, Illustration542 2008-06-12 16 Reuters Voting 'yes' would be in the Irish interest but the 'no' campaign is gaining [BRUSSELS] A senior Irish political and business leader yesterday said that the prospects for today's referendum on the European Union's Lisbon reform treaty were "very fragile" and that the■ Reuters; AFP - 542 words
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209 2008-06-12 16 [TAIPEI/SEOUL] HSBC, Europe's biggest bank, might consider pulling out of a US$6.3 billion deal to take over South Korea's No 6 bank, Korea Exchange Bank, its Asia chief said yesterday. The London bank had extended the deadline in April on its offer to209 words
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Article404 2008-06-12 16 Reuters [SAN FRANCISCO] Num-ber-crunchers can rejoice as Google Inc offers deeper access to the underlying figures for users' Web searches, giving some insight into trends based on the relative popularity of various words. The Internet search leader is expanding its existing Google Trends service toReuters - 404 words
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158 2008-06-12 16 Reuters [MOSCOW] Bank shares rose yesterday after a report that Russian billionaire Suleiman Kerimov is buying stakes in major Western banks and wants other tycoons to join him. Mr Kerimov has been selling his Russian assets including stakes in the country's biggest– Reuters - 158 words
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Article, Illustration388 2008-06-12 16 [TOKYO] Japan's opposition yesterday slapped an unprecedented censure motion on Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, dealing him a stinging rebuke weeks before he hosts the Group of Eight summit. The censure, driven by opposition to a hugely unpopular medical plan that raises costsREUTERS - 388 words
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287 2008-06-12 16 Bloomberg Takeovers ensure benefits for investors and make management disciplined [TOKYO] Hostile takeovers can be beneficial and anti-takeover measures should be discouraged, a Japanese government panel said yesterday, backing overseas investors' criticism of the nation's corporate governance practices. Unsolicited takeovers will ensure benefits for investors– Bloomberg - 287 words
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Article, Illustration423 2008-06-12 17 Reuters Demonstration sparked fears of another coup d'etat [BANGKOK] Thousands of truckers went on a half-day strike in Thailand yesterday, demanding government help against rising fuel prices the latest in a series of protests that have swept across Asia and Europe. Transport groupsReuters; PHOTOS: SURESH MENON/THE BUSINESS TIMES - 423 words
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Article8290 2008-06-12 17 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS AIG Global Investment Corporation (S) Ltd AIGIF Acorns of Asia Balanced FundlS 2.2/ AIGIF S'pore Bond Fund/ A 1.315/ APS Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Alpha Fund!** 1.01/ APS Alpha Fund (USD) 0.74/ APS Komaba Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Komaba Global Bond SGD 0.9694/ APS Komaba8,290 words
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468 2008-06-12 18 Bloomberg NTSB says the problem is highest on list of safety improvements [WASHINGTON] Federal investigators are examining pilot fatigue as a cause for airline accidents in a hearing that revealed a Mesa Air Group Inc flight flew 15 miles beyond its Hawaii destination after– Bloomberg - 468 words
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261 2008-06-12 18 Bloomberg [Charleston, SOUTH CAROLINA] Vought Aircraft Industries Inc, identified by Boeing Co as one of the "problem" partners for the delayed 787 Dreamliner, says it's fixed the issues with its own supply chain and can now meet the planemaker's targets. Vought, which– Bloomberg - 261 words
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264 2008-06-12 18 Reuters [WASHINGTON] The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has failed over four years to fill gaps in how it trains its air traffic controllers and is placing greater numbers of inexperienced personnel at key facilities, a government watchdog said on Tuesday. A report by the■ Reuters - 264 words
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Article, Illustration956 2008-06-12 18 -NYT [NEW YORK] The nation's airlines are scrutinising every step of their operations, from the tarmac to the sky, and from the nose to the tail of their planes, searching for new ways to cut their soaring fuel bills. They-NYT; REUTERS - 956 words
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Article2461 2008-06-12 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), BR2,461 words
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Miscellaneous365 2008-06-12 18 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 1 Tendency to criticise L time-saving arrangement MH^pj |H| H| 6 Partly stormy this traditional II! story (4) 8 Words of praise are not rare ___HH^_^H |BM BB BH 181 9 Answer back with Joanne in _v| _jf _jj _jJ _jf L_J control (6) bWbM BM BH Bfl365 words
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Article, Illustration521 2008-06-12 19 VINCENT WEE - VINCENT WEE Singapore Maritime Week will also be held in conjunction with the conference [SINGAPORE] An impressive array of thought leaders in the maritime industry is being lined up for the second Sea Asia conference and exhibition from April 21 to 23521 words
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Article, Illustration445 2008-06-12 19 VINCENT WEE - VINCENT WEE 'City of Hamburg' to transport fuselages of Airbus A3BO [SINGAPORE] ST Marine's first roll-on roll-off (RoRo) ship meant to transport Airbus A3BO fuselages was named at its Benoi yard yesterday. The 3,500 dwt, 127-metre long vessel was christened the City of Hamburg445 words
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TRANSPORT STOCKS
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Article110 2008-06-12 19 '000 inn 11 it Vol CH Offshore Chuan Hup Hldgs Cosco Corp CWTLtd Ezra Hldgs First Ship Lease Freight Links Grand Banks Jaya Hold Ltd KiVentures Keppel Corp MTQCorp NOL Pacific Shipping Pan-United Corp Rickmers Mari Samudera Ship Sembcorp Indust Sembcorp Marine Spore Ship Star Cruises 0.64 0.37 3.25110 words
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Article41 2008-06-12 19 '000 inn 11 M$ Vol Int'G Logistics MISCBhd MISC Foreign Msia Bulk Carrie NCB Holdings Nepline Bhd PDZ Holdings 0.83 9.10 8.75 3.86 unch 0.20 0.13 0.04 unch -0.05 0.02 unch -0.01 unch 244 589 1291 324 0 36 341 words
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Article16 2008-06-12 19 ■oo Inn 11 Bahl Vol Precious Ship Regional Cont 23.10 23.80 -0.10 -0.10 1129 2616 words
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Article15 2008-06-12 19 '000 inn 11 HK$ Vol Ooil Singamas Cont 46.60 2.24 0.95 -0.04 909 42415 words
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Article25 2008-06-12 19 '000 Iiin11 Peso Vol Aboitiz Equity Intl Container Keppel Marine Keppel Prop 6.90 31.50 2.50 unch -0.10 unch unch unch 1955 286 457 025 words
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Article20 2008-06-12 19 Evergreen Marine ...25.40 :irst Steamship 65.00 A2an Hai Lines 25.20 fang Ming Marine ..22.25 -1.90 -4.00 -0.40 -0.60 2:20 words
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Article43 2008-06-12 19 '000 Iiin11 Yen Vol Kawasaki Hvy Ind...337.00 unch ***** Kawasaki Kisen ...1096.00 -28.00 6113 Mitsubishi Hvy 586.00 8.00 ***** Mitsui Eng&Sbldg ..392.00 -2.00 ***** Mitsui Osk Lines ..1513.00 -41.00 ***** Nippon Express 518.00 -2.00 2979 Nippon Yusen 1027.00 -6.00 6776 Source: Reuters43 words
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305 2008-06-12 19 Reuters [HANNOVER/LONDON] More than 10 potential bidders for TUl's shipping business are likely to receive information on the unit by early next week, sources familiar with the matter said yesterday. The information pack on Hapag-Lloyd, which is set to fetch about 5 billion euros (5510.6– Reuters - 305 words
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Article285 2008-06-12 19 -AFP [BRUSSELS] New laws to protect the US from a ship-borne dirty bomb or weapons of mass destruction will impose a major financial burden on US trade partners and consumers, a conference heard on Tuesday. The measures, to come into effect in 2012, will oblige-AFP - 285 words
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Article506 2008-06-12 20 HAVING prospered in a low-inflation even deflationary environment over the last two decades, many investors are nonplussed at the prospect of the inflationary backdrop that is now the norm everywhere. Low inflation, and correspondingly low interest rates, were conducive to price-earnings expansion, and led to a506 words
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Article, Illustration1179 2008-06-12 20 GERARD LYONS - GERARD LYONS It's necessary to dig deep into the data to determine what exactly is going on IN RECENT years the world economy has boomed. Now we are seeing a slowdown. This slowdown is centred on the United States but itsAP - 1,179 words
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Article, Illustration773 2008-06-12 20 WILLIAM PESEK JR - WILLIAM PESEK JR Bloomberg THE BOTTOM LINE HENRY Paulson and Ben Bernanke, consider yourselves boomeranged. A year ago, US Treasury Secretary Paulson was using virtually every chance he had to urge China to strengthen its currency. The effort has gone full circle– Bloomberg - 773 words
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Article, Illustration1354 2008-06-12 21 LEON HADAR - LEON HADAR Most polls show that American voters believe the Democratic candidate will be more effective in managing economic policies AS THE US presidential campaign enters its final and crucial six-month round, the conventional wisdom is that the electoral strengths of Senator Barack Obama,AFP - 1,354 words
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Article, Illustration821 2008-06-12 21 ROBERT SAMUELSON - ROBERT SAMUELSON FOR the party faithful, this is a sweet moment. They have their candidates and, whatever the obstacles, can still imagine victory in November. But the rest of us ought to remember that the politics of winning and governing often collide.AFP - 821 words
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Article7026 2008-06-12 22 Transaction date: Jun 11 High !-wks Tel Low Code Company Sale ('000) High ■ow Buyer Seller C'vr P/E $mil 5716 1st Software 22 6.5 3148 STelecom 28.5 8.5 5834 A-Sonic 110 100 6389 ABF SG Bond ETF 30 12 1938 AEI Corp 24.5 7.5 1100 AEM 41 19.57,026 words
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Article82 2008-06-12 22 52-Wk Tel High Low Code Last Sale Vol C000) Day ill Low Last Quote Buyer Seller Div GrYld Net MCap C'vr P/E $mil Comi _Hm 200 116 6065 Diamonds 6200 6200 6095 IS DJ US Tech 1000 1000 6097 IS MSCI Spore ***** ***** 6101 IS SSP500 *****82 words
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Article1913 2008-06-12 22 52-Wk Tel High Low Code Last Sale Vol C000] Day Last Quote Low Buyer Seller Div GrYld Net MCap Cvr P/E $mil Comi Hii 30 11.5 1181 s AAGrp 41.5 15 5000 sABRHIdgs 31 18 8538 s APStrategic 16.5 2.5 1501 s Advanced System 38 19.5 3518 s1,913 words
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Article212 2008-06-12 22 STOCK PRICES LEGEND: Straits Times Index Stocks; s Catalist Non-Sponsored; t Catalist; N Net or Tax-exempted dividend; ct Conditional Trdg; xd ex-dividend cd cum dividend; cri cum right issue cbi cum bonus issue; xri ex-right issue; xbi ex-bonus issue xall ex-all; cdxa cum dividend ex-all co cum offer212 words
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371 2008-06-12 23 In local curr In S$ In USS %dy %yr dy yr dy yr Index Change Change Change Change Change Change Jun 10 World Index Preliminan 1029.1 -0.6 -9.1 -0.7 -11.8 -1.3 -7.5 EAFE Preliminai 977.9 -1.1 -12.7 -1.7 -13.6 -2.3 -9.2 Euri Preliminan 1325.9 -0.8371 words
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Article134 2008-06-12 23 A. s 9am NU It KM It5 junu Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Bid Offer Aust dollar 1.2900 1.3040 Can dollar 1.3340 1.3490 Euro 2.1100 2.1330 NZ dollar 1.0260 1.0480 iterlini ind 2.6630 2.6941 US dollar 1.3640 1.3800 Local dollars to 100 units of134 words
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Article158 2008-06-12 23 jun ii fer Overnight 1/8 1-monfh 1 1/8 2-months 1 1/4 3-months 1 3/8 Overnight mode: 3/8 US$ Offer PAR 1 1 1/8 1 1/4 Bid 7 days 1 month 2 months 3 months 6 months 9 months 12 months $Au 2.30 2.65 2.80 3.00 3.28 3.55 3.75158 words
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Article23 2008-06-12 23 jun 11 ten >TI ilMSCI Jun 371.4 374.7 371.7 'aiwan Jun 320.7 323.7 320.5 Source: MF Global (S) He. Ltd23 words
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Article21 2008-06-12 23 Jun 11 Bid Offer 1-month 1.3691 1.3707 2-months 1.3675 1.3691 3-months 1.3660 1.3677 6-months 1.3620 1.3639 Source: OCBC21 words
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Article153 2008-06-12 23 Jun 11 Zurrencies Bid Offer Bid Offer >$IUS$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.2979 1.2999 0.9467 0.9472 Canadian dollar 1.3419 1.3440 0.9788 0.9793 iuro 2.1222 2.1246 1.5479 1.5481 IZ dollar 1.0368 1.0392 0.7562 0.7572 jterlini ind 2.6791 2.6824 1.9541 1.9545 IS dollar 1.3710 1.3724153 words
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Article355 2008-06-12 23 jumi OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT iURODOLLAR FUTURES unO8 >epO8 DecO8 VlarO9 97.205 96i495 96.315 0 0 ***** ***** EUROYEN FUTURES lunO8 99.155 99.160 >epO8 99.065 99.075B DecO8 98.930 98.950B VlarO9 98.830 98.830 lunO9 98.685 98.685 >epO9 DecO9 VlariO 99.155 99.050 98.890 98.685 98.540 98.435A 98.360A355 words
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Article281 2008-06-12 23 junn RUBBER Futures (Closing prices) RSS 1 (S cents/kg) Month High Low Close Sett Volume (tonnes) Open Interest Jul 08 Aug 08 Sep 08 Oct/Dec 08 Jan/Mar 09 Apr/Jun 09 448.25 444.25 439.50 436.50 436.50 438.25 RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Month Hig sb Low Sett Volume (tonnes) Open281 words
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Article103 2008-06-12 23 Jun 10 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 Ib bushels) Close Previous High/Low Jul 08 1446.50 1452.00 1465.00 1420.00 Aug 08 1449.25 1453.75 1465.00 1423.00 Sep 08 1443.50 1450.00 1460.00 1426.00 Nov08 1441.00 1447.00 1457.00 1416.00 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs;Uscent/lb) Close Previous High/Low Jul 08 62.65 64.30 64.65 62.30103 words
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Article76 2008-06-12 23 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS jun w CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Cham Brent blend (1-Mth F) 135.94 0.41 WTI (Near Mth) 131.69 -2.87 Dubai (1-Mth F) 128.72 -0.7 Tapis blend 142.2 -1 Minas 138.2 -0.55 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha Jet Kerosene 123.27 167.15 -2.23 -3.72 US$/barrel Opec Oil76 words
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Article446 2008-06-12 23 im v Australia 0.967 6.554 0.612 7.395 40.564 88.204 1.019 9.754 3.097 1.251 63.796 42.068 1.299 7.512 0.987 28.759 31.380 0.485 0.947 Canada 1.034 6.776 0.632 7.646 41.939 91.193 1.053 10.084 3.202 1.294 65.958 43.494 1.343 7.766 1.020 29.734 32.443 0.501 0.979 China 0.153 0.148 0.093 1.128446 words
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Article91 2008-06-12 23 Jun TREASURY BILLS Period Issue code Maturity Yesterday's Bid Hi, Day's |h Low 3-Month BQ*****A 11.09.08 1-Year BY*****N 04.05.09 0.83 1.05 1.05 1.00 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity code rate Close Bid Day's High Low 2-Year N5O51OOF 2.625 5-Year N *****0V 1.625 7-Year NX*****F 3.625 10-Year NY*****A91 words
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Article75 2008-06-12 23 Jun 11 (US$) (SS) 2.***** 1.***** 6mths 1.***** 9mths 2.***** 12mths 2.***** 1 mth 2 mths 2.***** 1.***** 3 mths 2.***** 1.***** 6 mths 9 mths 12 mths 3.***** 3.***** 3.***** 1.***** 1.***** 1.***** SWAP Mid rates (S$) 1 yr 2.***** 2yrs 3.***** 3yrs 3.***** 4yrs 3.***** 5yrs 3.*****75 words
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Article183 2008-06-12 23 j un n GOLD (USS/oz) Jun 11 Jun 10 GOLD BULLION COINS (S$) Sellini Hong Kong London 873.90 883.10 874.90 884.10 Jun 09 Jun 10 898.70 871.15 899.70 872.35 Source: Reuters (S$) Selling Buying 1 oz 1340.71 1205 UBS GOLD LUNAR KINEBAR (S$) Selling Buying 10gm $469.73 385183 words
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Article67 2008-06-12 23 Aluminium, 99.7% purity (US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 2908.80 2905.80 3 months 2955.00 2952.00 Copper, Grade A (US$/tonne) Cash 3 months 7997.00 7865.00 8101.00 7980.00 Lead (US$/tonne) Cash 1950.80 3 months 1965.00 1941.00 1960.00 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash 3 months *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 Tin (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.00 367 words
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Article78 2008-06-12 23 Jun 10 (£/tonne) Close Prev Hii ih/Low Jul 08 1547 1548 1567/1537 SepO8 1534 1530 1552/1519 Dec 08 1508 1504 1521/1497 Mar 09 1482 1479 1500/1473 COFFEE (US$/tonne) Close Pev High/Low Jul 08 2225 2163 2245/2160 SepO8 2195 2158 2213/2151 Nov08 2179 2148 2191/2144 Jan 09 2155 2133 2172/214678 words
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Article, Illustration847 2008-06-12 27 Investment part of strategy to deal with growing regional business, writes AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY [SINGAPORE] T-Systems, a global ICT services provider and the business customer unit of Deutsche Telekom, plans to set up a new "Green" data centre and expand its office andJOHN HENG - 847 words
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Article, Illustration974 2008-06-12 27 ONG BOON KIAT - ONG BOON KIAT <coolstuff> Blackßerry Pearl 8110 and i-mate Ultimate 8502 WHILE not exactly waifs, the RIM Blackßerry Pearl 8110 and i-mate Ultimate 8502 can rightly be called svelte in today's sea of chunky smartphones. Research In Motion's (RIM) Blackßerry Pearl 8110 is974 words
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Article, Illustration342 2008-06-12 28 Reuters Concern that current procedures do not capture discounts and other incentives [LONDON] Britain's mortgage banks and property valuers are to tighten up their conveyancing procedures in the wake of a housing downturn that has exposed some sharp practices on newly built homes. "Some lenders– Reuters; AP - 342 words
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324 2008-06-12 28 Reuters [LONDON] Commercial property rents in the UK fell for the first time since 2003 in May, confirming analysts' fears and adding a fresh dimension to the country's property slump, data from CB Richard Ellis Group Inc showed on Tuesday. Worse still for– Reuters - 324 words
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Article, Illustration506 2008-06-12 29 KALPANA RASHIWALA - KALPANA RASHIWALA Median sub-sale price fell 8% in Q1 2008, says DTZ study SPECULATIVE buying has eased, but the sub-sale market may continue to be active as speculators dispose of units in projects as they are physically completed, DTZ says in-DTZ - 506 words
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410 2008-06-12 29 Bloomberg [WELLINGTON] New Zealand home sales slumped 53 per cent to a 16-year low last month, reinforcing speculation that the central bank will cut interest rates from a record high. The number of houses sold dropped to 4,373 last month from 9,285– Bloomberg - 410 words
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222 2008-06-12 29 Reuters [SEOUL] South Korea said yesterday that it was easing measures aimed at curbing a sharp rise in domestic housing prices for small cities to support ailing property markets. The Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs said in a statement that■ Reuters - 222 words
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Advertisement1397 2008-06-12 30 ADVERTISING FEATURE Novena Medical Center: A beacon of healthcare excellence ill Qft 11 *v 111 feHfi V-<A^\ Dr Jimmy Lim in consultation with a patient 111 6,000 sq ft, it gives medical profession- Center, the new location actually \^4rm, mwt'MmX^^ als 9uick access t0 general radiogra- halved his travelling time1,397 words
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