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Title Section25 2008-07-18 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES Singapore 85 cents online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg «P* A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION CO REGN NO *****2868E MICA (P) 122/12/2007 Friday, July 18,200825 words
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799 2008-07-18 1 MICHELLE QUAH - MICHELLE QUAH High Court dismisses appeal, says there's no proof that sale was in bad faith By [SINGAPORE] Minority owners seeking to stop the en bloc sale of Horizon Towers have been defeated yet again. Singapore's High Court yesterday dismissed their appeal, on the799 words
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MARKETS DIGEST
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Article29 2008-07-18 1 Bloomberg SINGAPORE 5.33 MALAYSIA 6.72 HONG KONG 5.25 INDONESIA 15.512 TAIWAN 6.316 JAPAN 1.875 KOREA 9.33 BRITAIN 5.00 US 5.00 CANADA 4.75 SWITZERLAND 3.97 INDIA 12.75 Source:Bloomberg - 29 words
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Article45 2008-07-18 1 KL COMP 1,121.17 +1.75 NIKKEI 225 12,887.95 +127.15 HANG SENG 21,734.72 +511.22 SET INDEX Closed JAKARTA COMP 2,167.71 -50.41 MANILA COMP 2,393.62 +19.92 SEOUL COMP 1,525.56 +18.16 SHENZHENB 449.1 3 -14.36 MUMBAI IND 13,111.85 +536.05 12N00N EDT Change DOW 11,299.61 +60.33 NASDAQ 2,285.11 +0.2645 words
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Article42 2008-07-18 1 USS s$ IS$ (S$ pe, US$) 1.351 (US$/S$ pe, 2.000 2.702 :URO (US$/S$/E) 1.586 2.143 'EN 105.40 78.00 3.234 2.393 IKS 7.799 5.771 !AHT 33.48 24.77 lUPIAH 9,145 6,767 lENMINBI 6.823 5.049 INDIAN RUPEE 42.86 31.71 1.024 0.758 IZ$ 1.297 0.96042 words
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711 2008-07-18 1 RONNIE LIM - RONNIE LIM Respite may be temporary, some say; pump prices in Spore trimmed again By I [SINGAPORE] After shooting up at blinding speed, the price of crude oil has come down even faster plunging US$lO.5O a barrel in just two days. This711 words
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Miscellaneous130 2008-07-18 1 l££ BOOKS ANALYSIS tUfl"! COMPANIES BE INSPIRED I —I A must-read for Understanding what IU, 1.99b loan for Zap for daily inspiration. Readier regulars drives a China CEO Osr^^F Farrer Rd condo Win a Zegna Sports HB |^^^Jj RAGE 41 RAGE 30 f M PAGE 5 Gym Kit! PAGE 7130 words
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TOP STORIES
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Article, Illustration569 2008-07-18 2 CHUANG PECK MING - CHUANG PECK MING Electronics exports record 17th straight monthly fall; Pharmaceuticals tumble again By [SINGAPORE] At this rate, Singapore's key non-oil domestic exports (NODX) are not going to meet the full-year official growth forecast, even after it was trimmed recently from a year-on-yearIE Singapore - 569 words
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Article, Illustration460 2008-07-18 2 OH BOON PING - OH BOON PING He wants the sector to take risks because the benefits are worth it By [SINGAPORE] Singapore's public sector should embrace an entrepreneurial culture and experiment with new ways of delivering public services, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said yesterday.I ARTHUR LEE - 460 words
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593 2008-07-18 2 GENEVIEVE CUA - GENEVIEVE CUA Merrill's survey also shows emerging markets are falling out of favour By [SINGAPORE] Turbulent stock markets have spurred a record proportion of asset allocators to overweight cash positions in portfolios, Merrill Lynch's monthly survey of global fund managers has found. Sentiment593 words
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THREE-MINUTE DIGEST
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56 2008-07-18 2 SINGAPORE'S public sector should embrace an entrepreneurial culture and experiment with new ways of delivering public services, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said yesterday. Mr Lee cited the Bizfile an initiative by Accounting Corporate Regulatory Authority as a shining example of public56 words
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71 2008-07-18 2 THE tables have turned for Koda Ltd and HTL International Holdings, two high-end furniture players heavily exposed to the crumpling US property market, as companies and analysts expect poorer sales from slowing orders. But Man Wah said it is optimistic about growth71 words
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52 2008-07-18 2 THE en-bloc purchase of Farrer Court site which has made many of the sellers millionaires has achieved many superlatives, the latest being the $1,996 billion loan raised by the Capita Land-led consortium that is re-developing the land into a high-rise condominium. COMPANY NEWS,52 words
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64 2008-07-18 2 SINGAPORE-REGISTERED unit trusts lost 6.03 per cent in value last month on rising inflation fears, renewed US credit losses and downgrades of US financial institutions, according to a report from research firm Lipper. For the six months to June64 words
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86 2008-07-18 2 TO be ranked among the globe's best companies to work for, the assumption is that they would be paying top dollar for the best talent to join them. Not so, it seems. A new study has found that firms86 words
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78 2008-07-18 2 THE US Federal Reserve must not wait too long before raising interest rates or it risks a serious problem with inflation, one of its top policy makers said on Wednesday. "While the current accommodative stance of monetary policy reduces the78 words
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39 2008-07-18 2 BURSA Malaysia said yesterday it expects to miss its full-year targets, after its profit plunged 56 per cent to RM28.6 million (5511.9 miUion) in the second quarter ended June. MALAYSIA, PAGE 839 words
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Article330 2008-07-18 2 HUGO DIXON - If the oil bubble pops. HUGO DIXON By IF only the oil bubble would burst. That will be the natural hope of many who watched crude soar to nearly US$l5O a barrel. Maybe the recent sharp declines are the start of a plunge. But financial markets shouldn't get too excited.330 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article, Illustration826 2008-07-18 3 JAMIE LEE - JAMIE LEE For China-based Man Wah, its mid-market strategy is paying off By THE tables have turned for Koda Ltd and HTL International Holdings, two highend furniture players heavily exposed to the crumbling US property market, as companies and analysts expect poorer sales from826 words
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361 2008-07-18 3 CHOW PENN NEE - CHOW PENN NEE By GREAT Eastern Holdings' insurance funds have an exposure of $69 million to Fannie Mac and Freddie Mac, instead of an earlier announced $29 million, but the revised figure is still immaterial considering the total insurance fund size361 words
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503 2008-07-18 3 LYNETTE KHOO - LYNETTE KHOO By GLOBAL initial public offering (IPO) activity has been dealt a blow by the lacklustre market conditions. The total capital raised from new listings has fallen sharply as the number of IPO deals fell by more than half from the503 words
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Article, Illustration631 2008-07-18 5 LYNETTE KHOO - 1.99b loan for Farrer Rd condo LYNETTE KHOO It's Spores biggest syndicated loan for a residential project, says Capita Land BY TTT THE en-bloc purchase of Farrer Court site which has made many of the sellers millionaires has achieved many superlatives, the latest being the $1,996 billion loan raised byARTHUR LEE - 631 words
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596 2008-07-18 5 SIOW LI SEN - SIOW LI SEN HOCK LOCK SIEW By WHEN stock markets fall sharply, brokers have to be extra vigilant over clients' exposure and the amount of leverage they grant. This is especially so, notes one observer, because unlike in the past when remisiers596 words
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310 2008-07-18 5 NISHA RAMCHANDANI - NISHA RAMCHANDANI By BH Global Marine, a supply chain management company that specialises in equipment for the marine and oil and gas industries, posted a net profit of $5.68 million for the second quarter ended June 30, an increase of310 words
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425 2008-07-18 5 By CHEW XIANG SINGAPORE-registered unit trusts lost 6.03 per cent in value last month on rising inflation fears, renewed US credit losses and downgrades of US financial institutions, according to a report from Lipper, a research firm. For the425 words
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367 2008-07-18 5 Reuters SINGAPORE-LISTED Oceanus Group, which breeds premium Japanese abalones, plans to spend 600 million yuan (SsllB.B million) in a bid to increase production 20-fold in just two years. The firm expects to supply 4,000-5,000 tonnes of abalone by 2010, up from just 250 tonnes lastReuters - 367 words
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Article, Illustration454 2008-07-18 5 ARTHUR SIM - ARTHUR SIM By THE current economic landscape could provide rich pickings for some. Chief executive of CapitaMall Trust (CMT) management Pua Sek Guan noted that when the market is "very good", it is difficult for acquisitions to be made. "Today, there are454 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration596 2008-07-18 4 CONRAD TAN - CONRAD TAN STOCKS STI ends 28.78 points or one per cent higher at 2,864.10 as banks recoup losses from earlier in the week STOCKS here and elsewhere in Asia ended with solid gains yesterday after a strong rebound in US equities overnight following: Bloomberg - 596 words
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Article97 2008-07-18 4 Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch lulti Ind 8 4 5 0 0 0 8 4 5 lanufacturing 52 49 63 18 59 53 81 Sommerce 23 11 21 26 18 25 )t/Stor/Comms 18 10 10 19 11 12 :inance 18 18 Sonstruction 1097 words
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Article119 2008-07-18 4 MAIN SDQ TOTAL MAIN SDQ TOTAL lulti Ind 20,541 20,541 91,574 91,574 lanufacturing 192,656 50,497 243,153 224,226 3,332 227,558 Sommerce 43,259 23,998 67,257 69,565 8,527 78,092 "pt/Stor/Comms 85,013 739 85,752 270,575 226 270,801 :i nance 32,772 32,777 367,755 367,756 Sonstruction 27,219 13,699 40,918 5,211 586 5,797 'roperties119 words
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Article106 2008-07-18 4 SapitaLand 5.680 4-0.140 SapitaMal 3.070 4-0.030 SityDev 10.580 4-0.300 Sosco Corp 3.120 4-0.020 IBS Grp 18.620 4-0.220 :&N 4.440 4-0.050 Sent Intl 0.570 4-0.005 IK Land 4.000 -0.050 ISH 16.000 4-0.480 lardineC&C 16.120 4-0.520 Seppel Corp 10.600 4-0.060 Seppel Land 4.670 4-0.090 IOL 3.100 4-0.080 loble106 words
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Article981 2008-07-18 4 LYNETTE KHOO - LYNETTE KHOO Fraser Neave July 17 close: $4.44 CIMB-GK, July 17 ASSETS are attractive in parts: Over 80 per cent of F&N's consum-er-related businesses rest in its stakes in Asia Pacific Breweries (APB) and F&N Berhad. Its brewery business, largely operated through APB, has built up a regional981 words
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Article, Illustration459 2008-07-18 4 Reuters CURRENCIES [SINGAPORE] Several Asian currencies edged down yesterday as investors reduced some risky positions ahead of US earnings reports, but the Philippine peso firmed off the back of weaker oil prices. A number of major companies, such as Merrill Lynch, Microsoft andReuters; REUTERS - 459 words
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Article59 2008-07-18 4 CLOSE BT OB/OS -477.00+331.0 BT CADI -*****.00 +59.0 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -48.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 696.79 +2.17 FTSE ST Small Cap 569.38 +0.84 FTSE ST All Share 720.04 +5.67 FTSE ST China Top 414.16 +1.27 FTSE ST China 406.78 +0.45 UOB Catalist 130.64 +2.09 SIMSCI59 words
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Article60 2008-07-18 4 VOLUME MiddleEastD 28,509,000 Sing Tel 25,492,000 China Honqxinq 23,751,000 Li Henq 21,322,000 Golden Agri 21,265,000 Ocean us 21,030,000 CapitalandDßeCWoBll24 19,525,000 Noble Grp 17,113,000 DBS MBLeCWOBI2O2 16,978,000 Yanqzijianq 16,032,000 VALUE(S) UOB 119,635,516 DBS Grp 111,066,325 Sing Tel 89,535,765 S I A 87,881,420 SGX 63,834,130 OCBC Bk 60,544,010 Wilmar60 words
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Article106 2008-07-18 4 BY CENTS CLOSE UP 1600 64.8 3.1 JSH China H 10US$ 1561 60.8 3.0 India Ni 10 1234 56.0 4.: Jardine C&C 1612 52.0 3.3 SIA 200 1512 46.0 3.1 S I A 1506 38.0 2.6 UOB 1874 38.0 2.1 JMH 2928 37.8 1.0 DBS MBLiCW*****0 503 31.0 6.6106 words
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Article119 2008-07-18 4 CLOSE DOWN 9518-143.2 -1.1 GLD 10US DBS Bk6% NCPS 10 ***** -80.0 -0.8 Wilmar 431 -23.0 -5.1 NobleGri ;GAeCW*****8 72.5 -18.5 -20.3 SIA DB eCW*****1 -17.5 -77.8 StraitsAsia 278 -15.0 -5.1 DBS UBS eCW*****2 17.5 -10.5 -37.5 OCBC Bk4.5%NCPS 100 ***** -10.0 -0.1 TIH 220 -10.0 -4.3 Wilmar MEReCW*****8119 words
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Article84 2008-07-18 4 Where S$ stands Jul 17 %CHNG CLOSE FR Jul 16 YR2008 S$ LOW S$ HIGH USS 1.3495 -0.17 1.4542 1.3457 Euro 2.1421 0.18 2.2064 2.0474 Pounds 2.7026 -0.13 2.8431 2.6568 AS 1.3199 -0.19 1.3235 1.2349 Yen* 1.2822 0.90 1.4484 1.2619 Rupiah* 0.***** -0.12 0.***** 0.***** Baht* 4.0308 -0.29 4.429984 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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Article76 2008-07-18 6 Fortune magazine's Top 10 Luj2 IKiS 1 Apple* 1 2 General Electric* 2 Apple* Berkshire Hathaway* 3 Toyota Motor* 3 General Electric* 4 Berkshire Hathaway* 4 5 Procters Gamble* 5 Google* Toyota Motor* 6 FedEx* 6 Starbucks* 7 JohnsonS Johnson* 7 FedEx* 8 Target 8 976 words
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591 2008-07-18 6 LEE U- WEN - LEE U-WEN Career progression policies, bonus and brand matter more By ONE would think that the globe's best companies to work for would naturally be paying top dollar for the best talent to join them. Not so, it seems.591 words
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353 2008-07-18 6 LYNN KAN - LYNN KAN By CASTING its net wider for journalistic talent, Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) has now opened its journalism scholarships to undergraduates who are already into their second or third year of studies. SPH chairman Tony Tan said yesterday that the group would353 words
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Article, Illustration585 2008-07-18 6 CHUANG PECK MING - CHUANG PECK MING Asean Ministerial Meeting will also set up panels on human rights body and dispute settlement By DON'T expect any dramatic announcements next week as Asean foreign ministers get together in Singapore for the 41 st Asean Ministerial Meeting (AMM) toFILE PHOTO - 585 words
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445 2008-07-18 6 MICHELLE QUAH - MICHELLE QUAH By AS the calls increase for a global convergence of accounting standards, Singapore has gone on record to say that it sees many benefits to adopting International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) but that allowances need to be made for unique circumstances.445 words
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350 2008-07-18 6 OH BOON PING; JAMIE LEE - OH BOON PING JAMIE LEE ByC and TO start a business, Air Asia CEO Tony Fernandes believes that having a great business idea is more important than industry experience. Speaking at the ACE Blue Sky Conference yesterday, Mr Fernandes said all he had350 words
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Article, Illustration459 2008-07-18 6 ARTHUR SIM - ARTHUR SIM By/ THE former Ministry of Home Affairs complex at Phoenix Park, off Tanglin Road, has been awarded to LHN Group for $368,888 a month a huge 124 per cent more than the guide rent of $165,000 a month. The459 words
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524 2008-07-18 6 EMILYN YAP - EMILYN YAP JLL predicts up to 4.5% dip in typical prime district rents By RENTS and resale prices of housing in the central and prime districts could be hit this year and next depending on the crunch in the US market, says524 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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460 2008-07-18 7 -Reuters Central bank in bind over rising CPI, struggling economy [CHICAGO] A realisation that the global financial crisis is far from over threatens to leave Federal Reserve interest rate policy on hold indefinitely, much to the discomfort of infla-tion-wary central bankers. Strategists-Reuters - 460 words
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415 2008-07-18 7 -Reuters Its current stance raises risk of higher inflation, warns top policy maker [DURANGO, Colorado] The US Federal Reserve must not wait too long before raising interest rates or it risks a serious problem with inflation, one of its top policy makers-Reuters - 415 words
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MALAYSIA
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Article, Illustration506 2008-07-18 8 S JAYASANKARAN - S JAYASANKARAN Release could allay concerns that his supporters might take to the streets By in Kuala Lumpur DE FACTO Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim was released on police bail from custody at 9.45 am yesterday without being charged. That could follow later asREUTERS - 506 words
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403 2008-07-18 8 [PETALING JAVA] Bondholders of Malaysia's largest independent power producer (IPP), Malakoff Bhd, held an informal meeting on Wednesday to discuss the impact of the windfall tax on the industry, The Starßiz reported, quoting sources. They are also mulling over plans to lobby their position to403 words
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528 2008-07-18 8 i PAULINE NG 1 - i PAULINE NG 1 By in K.uaia Lumpur MALAYSIAN stock exchange operator Bursa Malaysia said yesterday it expects to miss its full-year targets, after its profit plunged 56 per cent to RM28.6 million (Ssl 1.9 million) in the second quarter ended June. The528 words
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Article2237 2008-07-18 8 Jul 17 RM Cooo) ASM Realty 0.43 \bric Bhd 0.14 advance Synergy 0.09 Adventa Bhd 1.00 Ae Multi Hldgs 0.22 Win Holdings 1.71 Ahmad Zaki Resou 0.70 AicCorp 0.50 \irasia Bhd 0.90 Akn Technology 0.50 alliance Financi 2.55 Aluminium Co 0.93 Amalgamated Ind 0.43 Ammb HldgsBhd 3.08 Amtel2,237 words
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GREATER CHINA
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Article, Illustration446 2008-07-18 9 Reuters Goldman, JPMorgan rule out interest rate rises following slower Q2 expansion [BEIJING] Investment banks Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan trimmed their 2008 growth forecasts for China and ruled out any interest rate rises this year after the government said that growth slowed to– Reuters; AFP - 446 words
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486 2008-07-18 9 Reuters [BEIJING] China's economy slowed in the second quarter under the weight of slower exports and a drive by the central bank to tighten credit, but inflationary pressures remained uncomfortably high, the government said yesterday. Annual gross domestic product growth slowed to 10.1Reuters - 486 words
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458 2008-07-18 9 Bloomberg [BEIJING] China's banking regulator told policy makers that forcing banks to increase reserves has hurt the industry's ability to repay debt, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. The People's Bank of China raised its reserve ratio requirement to– Bloomberg - 458 words
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156 2008-07-18 9 Reuters [BElJlNG] A business executive who was scheduled to be an Olympic torch bearer in central China has been disqualified amid charges that he was involved in an illegal capital raising scam, state media reported yesterday. Wu Zhenhai, former board chairman of an agriculture companyReuters - 156 words
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INDIA
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424 2008-07-18 10 Reuters Move a condition for launching US-Indian nuclear trade accord [VIENNA] India will brief UN nuclear watchdog governors tomorrow on its plan for inspections of atomic facilities, a pre-condition for launching a US-Indian nuclear trade accord, diplomats said yesterday. The draft text was negotiated– Reuters - 424 words
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392 2008-07-18 10 Bloomberg [MUMßAl] India, the world's sec-ond-largest importer of vegetable oils, should lift a ban on futures trading in soybean oil, rubber, potatoes and chickpeas as scheduled in September because the curbs have failed to ease rising food prices, the commodities market regulatorBloomberg - 392 words
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163 2008-07-18 10 ■Reuters [MUMBAI] Citigroup and Warburg Pincus are close to buying a 15 per cent stake for 19 billion rupees (***** million) in a township being built by an Indian developer, The Economic Times said, citing unidentified sources. Ansal Properties Infrastructure, which is building■Reuters - 163 words
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Article205 2008-07-18 10 Bloomberg [MUMBAI] Tata Power Ltd, India's biggest electricity generator outside state control, may invest in two coal mines overseas to supply as much as four million tonnes of the fuel as record prices curb expansion. Mines in Australia, Indonesia or Mozambique would meet halfBloomberg - 205 words
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Article8512 2008-07-18 10 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS AIG Global Investment Corporation (S) Ltd AIGIF Acorns of Asia Balanced FundlS 1.987/ AIGIF Spore Bond Fund/ A 1.324/ APS Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Alpha Fund!** 0.86/ APS Alpha Fund (USD) 0.64/ APS Komaba Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Komaba Global Bond SGD 0.9484/ APS Komaba8,512 words
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ASIA-PACIFIC/WORLD
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Article, Illustration595 2008-07-18 11 Reuters Surge follows Fed chief's remark the two firms are in no danger of failing [NEW YORK] Fannie Mac and Freddie Mac shares had their best day in more than two decades on Wednesday after Wells Fargo's strong earnings spread relief across Wall Street,Reuters; BLOOMBERG - 595 words
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417 2008-07-18 11 AFP, Reuters [TOKYO] Asia's economic giants, under pressure to yield ground in key global free trade talks next week, are ready to open their markets to spur growth, but not at any cost, analysts said. Many of the region's economiesAFP, Reuters - 417 words
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389 2008-07-18 11 Bloomberg [SHANGHAI] Microsoft Corp's profit growth may be stunted this year by a resurgence of software piracy in China, the second-biggest personal-computer market after the United States. More than eight out of 10 pieces of software in use are copied illegally in China,– Bloomberg - 389 words
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WORLD
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487 2008-07-18 12 -Bloomberg Customers trimming accounts below US$lOO,OOO limit on deposit insurance [NEW YORK] IndyMac Bancorp's collapse may spur withdrawals from banks ranging from First BanCorp in Puerto Rico to Los Angeles-based Nara Bancorp as customers trim accounts below the US$lOO,OOO limit on-Bloomberg - 487 words
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148 2008-07-18 12 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Wall Street trade groups have asked ac-counting-standard setters to delay implementing new securitisation rules, saying that they may worsen the credit crisis. The proposed Dec 31, 2008, deadline for changes that may require banks and other companies to consolidate off-balance-sheetBloomberg - 148 words
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Article, Illustration72 2008-07-18 12 AP [NEW YORK] Lang Lang performing Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No 1 with the New York Philharmonic conducted by music director-designate Alan Gilbert in Central Park, on Tuesday in New York. The red Steinway concert grand piano on which he performed will be auctionedAP - 72 words
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362 2008-07-18 12 Reuters Move seen reducing liquidity and raising risk premiums [CHICAGO] A clampdown on short selling will drive more investors to use options as another way to make bearish bets but it has also created a headache for options market makers that could– Reuters - 362 words
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Article245 2008-07-18 12 Reuters Goldman among more than 50 firms slapped with subpoenas [BOSTON] Dozens of hedge funds and broker-dealers are scrambling to send reams of e-mail messages and trading records to US regulators probing suspected stock price manipulation, several sources at hedge funds said. The US– Reuters - 245 words
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Article488 2008-07-18 13 NYT But transaction volume rises just 8%, reflecting slumping economy [SAN FRANCISCO] Even eßay, the online market place that built its reputation as a place for bargain hunters, is vulnerable to the slumping economy. Gross merchandise volume the sum of all transactions onNYT - 488 words
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186 2008-07-18 13 Reuters [NEW YORK] Merrill Lynch has agreed to sell its 20 per cent stake in Bloomberg back to the news and financial data company for about US$4.5 billion, a source familiar with the situation said on Wednesday. The Wall Street investmentReuters - 186 words
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CHARTING NEW GROWTH
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Article, Illustration901 2008-07-18 14 YCH, Air Asia chiefs share approaches behind their companies' stellar performances and highlight the challenges, reports OH BOON PING YCH Group used to confine its services to logistics until it underwent a transformation that completely changed the face of its business. The turning point came when901 words
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Article, Illustration507 2008-07-18 14 Topic: How can Singapore SMEs chart new growth paths? Lan Macdonald President Hong Leong Finance Against the backdrop of intense competition and global economic uncertainties, SMEs have to focus on their core competencies and be nimble in addressing market opportunities. SMEs must have507 words
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Article, Illustration899 2008-07-18 15 They ensure that needed resources are available and accessible to start-up companies so as to add value in the early stages, says OH BOON PING SUCCESS in incubating start-up firms depends on both the amount of financial resources and the mindset of899 words
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Article, Illustration179 2008-07-18 15 MORE than 500 entrepreneurs, financiers and representatives of small and medium-sized enterprises turned up at the Raffles City Convention Centre yesterday for the opening of the Blue Sky Festival 2008. Among them were Air Asia chief executive Tony Fernandes and YCH chairman Robert Yap, who sharedARTHUR LEE - 179 words
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Advertisement1033 2008-07-18 17 ITie Singapore River 1 &2& FyntTl tiiP ]MOfVFS tO "indubitable credit." It meant its credit-worthiness, honesty, other was the beginning of an entire new industry canned ,-t f, -p integrity and reliability were unquestionable. It also meant food. The development of technology that allowed prepared tlie D<AllK£> OI JDOdI \^\X<Xy1,033 words
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Advertisement1315 2008-07-18 18 HISTORY TTfiP RmiStPflfl ]\4PH With its instinct for opportunity and relentless pursuit of success, Boustead Co became a leading plantation manager Being a man of vision, Edward Boustead knew the future and owner in Malaysia, success of Boustead &Co lay in the hands of his successors. By the *****, Malaysia1,315 words
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Advertisement1535 2008-07-18 19 Boustead International Heaters [BIH] specialises in heat transfer cover the direct costs of recovery, labour to mine the sands and technology for the downstream oil gas and petrochemical industries. fuel to extract the crude/\ This technology includes direct-fired process heater systems, one of However, recent technological advances and rising oil1,535 words
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Article, Illustration460 2008-07-18 28 -yli3 FARNBOROUGH AIRSHOW Firm bookings reach USsss.2b on third day of event, with Airbus as top seller [FARNBOROUGH] Asian airlines joined their Middle Eastern counterparts and plane leasing companies on Wednesday in a buying spree at the Farnborough International Airshow, as cash-strapped carriers-yli3; BLOOMBERG - 460 words
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253 2008-07-18 28 Reuters [FARNBOROUGH, England] Algae and nuts are among the alternative sources of fuel being considered by an increasingly skittish aviation industry as an alternative to petroleum, whose price rises threaten airlines with bankruptcy. With oil prices poised to break through the US$l5O a barrelReuters - 253 words
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Article276 2008-07-18 28 Reuters [SYDNEY/CANBERRA] Qantas Airways Ltd, Australia's biggest airline, said it would make an announcement next week about the outcome of its operational review, following press reports it would sack 2,000 staff. The carrier, under pressure from soaring fuel costs and strikes over a pay– Reuters - 276 words
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Article2476 2008-07-18 28 AIRLINE CODES: AA American Airlines (AAL), AF Air France (AFR), AI Air India (AIC), AY Finnair Oy (FIN), AZ Alitalia Airlines (AZA), BA British Airways Public Ltd Co (BAW), BG Biman Bangladesh Airlines (BBC), Bl Royal Brunei Airlines Sdn Bhd (RBA), BO Bouraq Airlines (BOU), BR2,476 words
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Article498 2008-07-18 29 EDITORIAL THE past week has been pretty rough for those in charge of the US economy. For the second time this year, US Treasury and Federal Reserve officials had to work overtime last weekend to prevent another financial meltdown. Between them, the two troubled entities498 words
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Article, Illustration818 2008-07-18 29 ANDREW GRANT - ANDREW GRANT Unlike a Western leader, his career usually straddles the corporate and political spheres By THE outlook and career experiences of the CEOs who head many of today's rapidly growing and increasingly confident Chinese companies are markedly different from those of Western executives.AFP - 818 words
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Article, Illustration835 2008-07-18 29 WILLIAM PESEK JR - WILLIAM PESEK JR Bloomberg THE BOTTOM LINE THERE'S a bit of schadenfreude in Asia as the Americanstyle capitalism imposed on the region for years boomerangs on the US economy. Any pleasure found in the United States' comeuppance may be brief. The latestBloomberg - 835 words
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Article, Illustration2077 2008-07-18 30 NAN FANG SHUO - NAN FANG SHUO Pluralism has been used as a cover for bullying the weak so those in power become stronger By THE first pitfall of democracy is the so-called "politics of hatred". The world was not spared from it between the late 19th andAFP - 2,077 words
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181 2008-07-18 30 Gerry Ball - Gerry Ball LETTER TO THE EDITOR I AGREE with Michael French's letter (BT, July 17) that your original article "Prices of Good Class Bungalows still going up, but volume falls" (BT, July 14) is misleading and flawed. The opening line of the181 words
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410 2008-07-18 31 SIDDHARTH SKIVASTAVA - SIDDHARTH SKIVASTAVA Oil firms say new vessels aren't easily available after govt bans older vessels By in New Delhi INDIA'S leading oil and gas players say they may be forced to halt offshore operations because of new rules issued by the country's410 words
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332 2008-07-18 31 -AP [ASHBURN, Virginia] A device to prevent airplane fuel tanks from exploding must be installed on certain passenger jets and cargo planes, federal officials said on Wednesday, 12 years after such an explosion destroyed TWA Flight 800, killing all 230 people-AP - 332 words
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Article, Illustration427 2008-07-18 31 VINCENT WEE - VINCENT WEE By FOR the first time, all scholarships in the maritime sector were given out at a joint awards ceremony last night. Forty-two students received scholarships and sponsorship awards worth $3.7 million at the inaugural Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and427 words
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542 2008-07-18 31 AFP [WARSAW] Poland's shipyards, cradle of the Solidarity movement which fractured the communist bloc two decades ago, will stay afloat only if they produce plans to make them viable in the free market. Two Baltic coast yards, at Szczecin in the northwest and Gdynia inAFP - 542 words
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167 2008-07-18 31 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] The cruise ship Clipper Pacific was detained in New York Harbor yesterday after an inspection found "significant hull damage", the Coast Guard said. A six-person team from the Coast Guard's New York unit boarded the Bahama-based ship, which was making aBloomberg - 167 words
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Article8105 2008-07-18 35 Transaction date: Jul 17 52-wks Tel |h Low Code Last Sale Vol ('000) Hii Day Last Quote Div GrYld Net ih Low Buyer Seller C'vr P/E MCap $mil Hi* Com[ >an] 5716 1st Software 21.5 6.5 3148 STelecom 28 8 5834 A-Sonic 110 100 6389 ABF SG Bond8,105 words
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Article1908 2008-07-18 35 Hii |h Low Code Comi >an' Sale COOO) Hii Low Bu1 fer Seller C'vr P/E $mil 20 11.5 1181 s AAGrp 39 15 5000 s ABR Hldgs 32 18 8538 s APStrategic 16.5 2.5 1501 s Advanced System 38 19 3518 s Afor 70.5 9.5 1524 s Alantac1,908 words
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Article207 2008-07-18 35 STOCK PRICES LEGEND: Straits Times Index Stocks; s Catalist Non-Sponsored; t Catalist; N Net or Tax-exempted dividend; ct Conditional Trdg; xd ex-dividend cd cum dividend; cri cum right issue cbi cum bonus issue; xri ex-right issue; xbi ex-bonus issue xall ex-all; cdxa cum dividend ex-all co cum offer207 words
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364 2008-07-18 36 %dy %yr dy yr dy yr Index Change Change Change Change Change Change Jul 16 World Index Preliminan 916.6 0.4 -19.0 0.3 -21.8 0.0 -16.7 EAFE Preliminai 864.0 0.4 -22.9 0.0 -23.1 -0.3 -18.1 Euro[ Preliminan 1161.8 0.5 -24.7 0.0 -25.2 -0.3 -20.3 Pacific 780.1364 words
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Article132 2008-07-18 36 As at 9am Jul 17 Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Bid Offer Aust dollar 1.3080 1.3250 Can dollar 1.3400 1.3570 Euro 2.1250 2.1500 NZ dollar 1.0320 1.0550 iterlini ind 2.6830 2.7150 US dollar 1.3410 1.3570 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign132 words
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Article169 2008-07-18 36 Jull7 *L Offer Overnight 7/16 1-month 7/8 2-months 1 3-months 1 1/8 Overnight mode: 5/16 US$ Offer 5/16 3/4 7/8 1 Bid 7 days 1 month 2 months 3 months 6 months 9 months >—■. I. $Au 2.45 2.65 2.85 3.00 3.20 3.35 3.45 Offer 2.35 2.55 2.75169 words
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Article23 2008-07-18 36 Jul 17 ten >TI ilMSCI Jul 355.3 357.6 353.9 'aiwan Jul 260.3 268.4 266.4 Source: MF Global (S) He. Ltd23 words
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Article23 2008-07-18 36 Jul 17 I SS Bid Offer 1-month 1.3484 1.3501 2-months 1.3463 1.3481 3-months 1.3445 1.3463 6-months 1.3394 1.3412 Source: OCBC23 words
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Article157 2008-07-18 36 Jull7 Against SS Currencies Bid Offer Against US$ Bid Offer S$fUS$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.3186 1.3207 0.9763 0.9768 Canadian dollar 1.3479 1.3501 0.9980 0.9985 Euro 2.1411 2.1440 1.5853 1.5857 NZ dollar 1.0410 1.0430 0.7708 0.7714 jterlini ind 2.7004 2.7041 1.9994 1.9999 US157 words
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Article350 2008-07-18 36 Jul 17 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT EURODOLLAR FUTURES SepO8 DecO8 MarO9 JunO9 97.135 ***** 0 0 ***** 3751 EUROYEN FUTURES SepO8 99.145 99.145 DecO8 99.120 99.120 MarO9 99.075 99.090B JunO9 99.005 99.020B SepO9 98.960B DecO9 Mar10 Jun10 99.145 99.120 99.075 99.005 98.935A 99.145 99.120 99.075350 words
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Article290 2008-07-18 36 Jul 17 RUBBER Futures (Closing prices) RSS 1 (S cents/kg) Month High Low Close Sett Volume (tonnes) Open Interest Aug 08 Sep 08 Oct 08 Nov 08 Dec 08 Jan/Mar 09 432.25 430.00 427.75 428.00 427.25 428.00 RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Month High Low Sett Volume (tonnes) Open290 words
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Article98 2008-07-18 36 Jul 16 (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 Ib bushels) Close Previous High/Low Aug 08 1573.00 1542.00 1580.00 1518.00 Sep 08 1558.00 1528.00 1569.00 1502.50 Nov08 1548.00 1516.00 1558.00 1489.00 Jan 09 1563.25 1531.50 1566.00 1510.00 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs;Uscent/lb) Close Previous High/Low AugO8 64.09 63.03 64.10 62.00 SepO8 64.4698 words
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Article76 2008-07-18 36 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Jul 16 I origin] US$/barrel Close Cham Brent blend (1-Mth F) 135.2 -3.44 WTI (Near Mth) 134.60 -3.97 Dubai (1-Mth F) 134.66 -6.57 Tapis blend 149.4 -6.1 Minas 144.1 -6.75 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha Jet Kerosene 129.07 170.80 -4.38 -4.4 US$/barrel Opec Oil Basket76 words
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Article465 2008-07-18 36 Jul 17 AS CS Rmb Euro HKS IndRsRu Yen Won RM NZS Pak Rs Peso SS Rand Sfr NTS Baht Pound us: Australia 0.978 6.663 0.616 7.616 41.855 89.305 1.030 9.880 3.158 1.266 70.360 43.930 1.320 7.402 0.993 29.643 32.700 0.488 0.977 Canada 1.022 6.811 0.630 7.785465 words
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Article88 2008-07-18 36 Jul 17 Period Issue code Maturity Yesterday's Bid Day's High Low 3-Month BQ*****H 16.10.08 1-Year BY*****N 04.05.09 0.35 0.65 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity code rate Close Bid Hio Day's cjh Low 2-Year N5O51OOF 2.625 5-Year N *****0V 1.625 7-Year N*****0S 2.875 10-Year NY*****A 4.000 15-Year NY*****X88 words
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Article65 2008-07-18 36 Jul 17 KLCE PALM FUTURES (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Sett Av Month Range Price Price Hii Vol Open Done Position Low Aug 08 3469 Sep 08 3487 Oct 08 3495 Nov 08 3495 Total o/p: ***** contracts 3422 3469 3411 3419 3487 3413 3435 3499 3418 3420 3497 342065 words
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Article172 2008-07-18 36 Jul 17 GOLD (USS/oz) Jul 16 Jul 17 GOLD BULLION COINS (S$) Sellini Hong Kong 973.80 863.10 974.80 864.10 Jul IS Jul 16 London 976.35 961.10 977.35 962.10 Source: Reuters (S$) Selling Buying 1 oz 1461.62 1318 UBS GOLD LUNAR KINEBAR (S$) Selling Buying 10gm $512.53 420 SILVER172 words
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Article67 2008-07-18 36 Aluminium, 99.7% purity (USS/tonne) Close Previous Cash 3072.80 3167.00 3 months 3123.00 3215.00 Copper, Grade A (USS/tonne) Cash 3 months 8315.00 8080.00 8356.00 8145.00 Lead (USS/tonne) Cash 1962.50 3 months 1965.00 1986.50 1990.00 Nickel (USS/tonne) Cash 3 months *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 Tin (USS/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.00 367 words
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Article77 2008-07-18 36 Jul 16 (£/tonne) Close Prev Hii ih/Low Jul 08 1553 1566 1609/1550 SepO8 1568 1540 1569/1532 Dec 08 1566 1534 1568/1531 Mar 09 1553 1520 1555/1519 COFFEE (US$/tonne) Close Pev High/Low Jul 08 2453 2440 2452/2420 SepO8 2358 2345 2380/2322 Nov08 2299 2295 2320/2275 Jan 09 2242 unch 2265/222877 words
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Article3840 2008-07-18 36 BONDS WARRANTS rel Zode Company Last Sale Vol Conv Exer +or- ('000) Ratio Price Disc Gear- ing fflths Left 10SS Advance Modules Grp W*****3 6 1036 AdvanceSCT Ltd W*****9 3 ArianeCorp Ltd W*****9 0.5 )092 Asia Environment W*****4 16 1481 Asia Water Tech Ltd W*****0 18.5 5816 Asiasons Capital Ltd3,840 words
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Article, Illustration1687 2008-07-18 37 Come September, Spore will get a shot at becoming the Asian version of Art Basel, the world's premier art fair, reports CHEAH UI-HOON SINGAPORE'S contemporary art market will get its first shot at the big time come September, with two big art events happening concurrently1,687 words
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Article, Illustration689 2008-07-18 38 CINEMA Like the hero it portrays, The Dark Knight may be flawed but that's partly because it takes greater risks by treading where other superhero movies fear to tread, says GEOFFREY EU IT MUST be tough being Batman a hero who carries the weight of the689 words
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Article, Illustration329 2008-07-18 38 I GEOFFREY EU - I GEOFFREY EU By EACH year during big-bud-get blockbuster season, amid the high-profile movies with the spectacular action scenes and the hyped-up performances, there's always a low-bud-get gem, overshadowed by the big boys but just waiting to be discovered. Unfortunately, Wedding Daze is not329 words
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Article, Illustration414 2008-07-18 38 LYNN KAN - LYNN KAN DVD REVIEW By IRANIAN-BORN Marjane Satrapi, better known as the writer and director of Persepolis, once said of her animation feature: "I wanted [to use the film] help people see the Iranians as human beings like other people." Her way of reaching out414 words
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Miscellaneous320 2008-07-18 38 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS 3 Golf shot Murphy sliced (4) 1 It's the devil to turn when 5 Spring water (5,7) there's a collision (6) 6 One takes their pulse (4) 4 Mention installing power 7 wild kids grow up to be units in temporary accom- adults like these (6) modation(B)320 words
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Article, Illustration1119 2008-07-18 39 Some feel pride in overcoming a personal challenge, others are spurred on to other adventures, reports VINCENT WEE THE action you take at the beginning of every line on a yacht will have a reaction at the end of it. This is onePHOTOS: ONEDITION; FILE PHOTO 1 - 1,119 words
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Advertisement58 2008-07-18 39 This series on Uniquely Singapore's adventures in the Clipper 07-08 Round the World Yacht Race is brought to you by i^'i'Mi THE BUSINESS TIMES Business Times journalist Vincent Wee did a circumnavigation on Uniquely Singapore Clipper in the 2005-2006 race. He has been covering the race over the past 1058 words
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Article, Illustration740 2008-07-18 40 This study of economic cooperation between Singapore and India strangely omits bilateral trade and financial services, says AMITENDU PALIT Economic Cooperation between Singapore and India: An alliance in the making? By Faizal bin Yahya Routledge Pages: 254 Price: *****.00 Rating: B BILATERAL economic cooperation740 words
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Article, Illustration464 2008-07-18 40 PARVATHI NAYAR - PARVATHI NAYAR Nothing To Lose By Lee Child Bantam Press Pages: 426 Price: Ss2B Rating: B By A line, inch-wide, on the road. That's all that separates Hope and Despair two aptly-named Colorado towns in the middle of nowhere. When ex-military cop Jack464 words
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Article, Illustration794 2008-07-18 41 It will soon be possible to buy music that is free of electronic constraints. And Metallica and Guns N' Roses are changing the rules of the digital market. CHRISTOPHER LIM reports ITHIN the next M year, Singaporeans should be able to buyREUTERS - 794 words
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Article, Illustration771 2008-07-18 41 CHRISTOPHER LIM - Classical avant-garde wind music CHRISTOPHER LIM By MOST people will agree that the sound of wind is music to their ears when they listen to flautist Sharon Bezaly play. But it takes some serious mental juggling to think of Jodi Rose's work in the same way, because she records the771 words
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Article, Illustration467 2008-07-18 41 BEN MUNROE - BEN MUNROE CD REVIEW Seeing Sounds N.E.R.D Universal Rating: B By ONE thing is for sure, Pharrell Williams is not in it for the money. What with his day job running Grammy award-winning production outfit The Neptunes, working with the likes of Kelis, Busta467 words
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