The Business Times, 10 April 2009

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    21 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES Ssl.oo online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg S£!l A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION COREGN N**********E MICA (P) 197/08/2008 Friday, April 10,2009
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  • Article
    Lock icon PM signals downgrade for economic outlook
    447 1  -  TEH SHI NING But retrenchment and jobless numbers are looking better than expected By' [SINGAPORE] Singapore's economic forecast will have to be revised downwards as export levels remain depressed in this global recession, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said yesterday. But retrenchment and unemployment
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  • MARKETS DIGEST
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      45 1 lursi lay lange 1COMP 917.89 +10.02 IIKKEI225 8,916.06 +321.05 IANG SENG 14,901.41 +426.55 ;et index 443.55 -0.02 JAKARTA COM P Closed IANILACOMP Closed ;eoulcomp 1,316.35 +54.28 ;henzhen b 349.77 +6.03 IUMBAI IND 10,803.86 +61.52 12 noon EDT Cham )OW 8,005.96 +168.85 IASDAQ 1,637.35 +46.69
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      30 1 Bloomberg SINGAPORE 5.38 MALAYSIA 5.53 HONG KONG 5.00 INDONESIA 16.382 TAIWAN 4.826 JAPAN 1.475 KOREA 9.33 BRITAIN 0.50 US 3.25 CANADA 2.50 SWITZERLAND 0.53 INDIA 12.25 Source: I
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      47 1 US$ (S$ per US$) 1.514 (US$/S$ per 1.469 2.225 EURO (US$/S$/E) 1.331 2.015 Foreign currency per US$ S$ YEN 100.20 66.20 RM 3.610 2.384 HK$ 7.751 5.118 BAHT 35.46 23.41 RUPIAH 11,320 7,475 RENMINBI 6.835 4.514 INDIAN RUPEE 49.99 33.01 A$ 1.404 0.927 NZ$ 1.721 1.136
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    Lock icon Charity begins with R&D in the new giving
    967 1  -  CHEN HUIFEN Medical research main beneficiary of three Singapore families' $120 m donation By [SINGAPORE] As far back as anyone could remember, education and the alleviation of poverty have been among the mainstay of charitable causes for wealthy families in Singapore. This
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
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  • TOP STORIES
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      Lock icon Microsoft told to pay S'pore firm US$388m
      558 2 Bloomberg PATENT SUIT Jury finds the software giant violated Uniloc patent on anti-piracy technology [PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island] Microsoft Corp, the world's largest software maker, was told by a federal jury to pay US$3BB million to a Singapore company for infringing a patented invention
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    • THREE-MINUTE DIGEST
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        Lock icon Charity begins with R&D in the new giving
        77 2 AS far back as anyone could remember, education and the alleviation of poverty have been among the mainstay of charitable causes for wealthy families in Singapore. This is changing, however, and R&D is now slowly emerging as a philanthropic cause of choice.
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        Lock icon PM Lee signals growth downgrade for economy
        47 2 THE growth forecast for the economy will have to be revised downwards as export levels remain depressed in this global recession, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said yesterday. But retrenchment and unemployment numbers are looking better than expected. FRONT PAGE
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        Lock icon Microsoft told to pay S'pore firm US$388m
        78 2 MICROSOFT was told by a US federal jury to pay US$3BB million to a Singapore company for infringing a patented invention used to deter software piracy. The jury in Providence, Rhode Island, deliberated less than two days before finding that Microsoft violated a
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        Lock icon Surprise rise in Japan machinery orders
        55 2 ORDERS for Japanese machinery rose unexpectedly in February, breaking a four-month streak of declines that came as exports crashed and profits evaporated. Bookings, an indicator of capital investment in the next three to six months, climbed 1.4 per cent from January, the Cabinet Office
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        Lock icon Raffles Education chief mulls taking over Oriental Century
        45 2 RAFFLES Education Corporation does not rule out taking over the management of troubled associate Oriental Century, REC chief executive Chew Hua Seng said yesterday. "If the conditions are right, I will," he said. COMPANY NEWS, PAGE 4
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        Lock icon Keppel unit wins $518m UK energy contract
        57 2 DESPITE the worldwide economic and credit crunch, Keppel Corporation has won a $518 million contract to build a waste-to-energy plant in the UK. When completed in 2012, the plant will be one of the largest renewable energy projects there and will serve the
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        Lock icon Japan unveils 15.4t yen stimulus measures
        44 2 JAPAN yesterday announced new stimulus measures worth 15.4 trillion yen (***** billion) or 3 per cent of gross domestic product. Markets reacted favourably but analysts warned of future problems for the highly indebted government. ECONOMY WATCH, PAGE 11
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        Lock icon HK to settle trade in yuan: Donald Tsang
        52 2 HONG Kong plans to be the first city outside mainland China to start settling trade in yuan, expanding use of the currency in a city whose exchange rate is pegged to the US dollar, Chief Executive Donald Tsang said yesterday. GREATER CHINA,
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      Lock icon S'pore needs to create economic space: MM
      446 2  -  EMILYN YAP Predicting which countries will help it grow is a challenge By I [SINGAPORE] Singapore needs to create economic space, and predicting which countries will help it grow will be a foreign policy challenge, Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew said yesterday. In
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      Lock icon SEC outlines moves to curb short selling
      548 2 -NYT Aim is to restore investor confidence in markets [NEW YORK] Seeking to restore investor confidence in the markets, securities regulators made several proposals on Wednesday that would restrict investors from betting on a stock's decline at specific times. The proposed rules are
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      Lock icon Trade deficit narrows to 9-year low
      304 2 Bloomberg LATEST US DATA [NEW YORK] The US trade deficit in February unexpectedly narrowed to the lowest level in nine years as demand for Asian cars, toys and electronics collapsed. The gap shrank 28 per cent, the biggest drop since October 1996, to US$26
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      Lock icon Khairy gets shut out of Najib's new Cabinet, govt
      667 3  -  S JAYASANKARAN Key positions for all three VPs; Sabah's Anifah Aman gets plum Foreign post ByS in Kuala Lumpur PRIME Minister Najib Razak named Malaysia's new Cabinet yesterday, dealing the cards that had been handed to him. He appointed top leaders
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      Lock icon Surprise rise in Japan machinery orders
      377 3 Bloomberg February uptick defies analyst expectations, comes after 4 months of declines [TOKYO] Orders for Japanese machinery rose unexpectedly in February, breaking a four-month streak of declines that came as exports crashed and profits evaporated. Bookings, an indicator of capital investment in the next
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  • COMPANY NEWS
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      Lock icon Raffles Education chief mulls taking over Oriental Century
      371 4  -  JAMIE LEE He says he will if the conditions which include an auditor's report are right By. RAFFLES Education Corporation (REC) does not rule out taking over the management of troubled associate Oriental Century, REC chief executive Chew Hua Seng said yesterday.
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      Lock icon Capital markets picking up but deals are slow: Nomura
      430 4  -  SIOW LI SEN By CAPITAL markets are showing more signs of life but closing deals is taking a long time as buyers remain cautious and sellers are not in a hurry, says Patrick Lee, Nomura Singapore joint head of investment banking,
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      Lock icon KepLand to focus on township, waterfront developments
      339 4  -  UMA SHANKARI By I THE road ahead is uncertain, but Keppel Land will continue to focus on its residential township and waterfront developments, among other things, the developer said in its 2008 annual report. The report also showed that chief executive Kevin Wong
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      Lock icon UOB chief best paid among 3 local banks
      402 4  -  SIOW LI SEN I By: UNITED Overseas Bank (UOB) chief executive Wee Ec Cheong received between $5.5 million and $5.75 million compensation last year down 8 per cent, but making him the best-paid boss among the three local banks. In 2008, UOB's
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      Lock icon Hedge funds up 1.3% in March, trailing stock rally
      486 4 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Hedge funds returned an average 1.3 per cent in March, trailing the 7.2 per cent advance in global stocks, according to Eurekahedge. The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index tracking more than 2,000 funds worldwide has returned 0.8 per cent this
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      Lock icon Keppel unit wins $518m UK contract
      370 5  -  RONNIE LIM The waste-to-energy plant will be one of the largest renewable energy projects there By I DESPITE the worldwide economic and credit crunch, Keppel Corporation has won a $518 million contract to build a waste-to-ener-gy plant in the UK. When completed in 2012,
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      Lock icon Chartered expects to raise US$300m with good response to rights issue
      341 5  -  OH BOON PING By' CHIP foundry Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing said yesterday its 27-for-10 rights issue drew an overwhelming response and it expects to raise about US$3OO million net. At the close of the offer on April 6, 9.86 billion
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      Lock icon CLSA favours Asia relative to global stocks
      214 5 Bloomberg INVESTORS should buy more Asian stocks relative to global equities after the MSCI Asia-Pacific Free excluding Japan Index broke above its resistance, CLSA Asia-Pacific Markets said. A rally this month helped the MSCI regional index break through the resistance provided by the
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      Lock icon SembMarine, Samsung, Keppel may bid for Brazil rig orders
      197 5 Bloomberg SAMSUNG Heavy Industries Co, Keppel Corp and Sembcorp Marine Ltd may compete for as much as US$l5 billion in business this year as Brazil orders rigs, JPMorgan Chase Co said. Petroleo Brasileiro SA will take bids for 28 oil-drilling rigs
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      Lock icon Zhonghui still in process of divesting associate Baoji: CFO
      444 7  -  LYNETTE KHOO Divestment has apparently been held back by poor market conditions By I DEBT-RIDDEN Zhonghui Holdings is still in the process of divesting its 42.06 per cent-owned associate Baoji ZhongCheng Machine Tooling Co, according to Zhonghui's chief financial officer Cvi
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      Lock icon Credit lines cut at two Beauty China units
      399 7  -  LYNETTE KHOO By TWO Beauty China subsidiaries have had their credit lines cut. The subsidiaries received notices on Tuesday to terminate credit facilities and repay outstanding loans and interest totalling HK$l3 million (552.5 million) by April 14, and five million yuan (Ssl.l
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    • COMPANY BRIEFS
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        Lock icon APB sets up $1b note programme
        106 7 ASIA Pacific Breweries said yesterday that it has established a $1 billion multi-currency medium term note programme. The company has appointed DBS Bank and OCBC Bank to act as arrangers and dealers of the programme. Under the programme, the company can issue notes in
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        Lock icon Cityneon order book rises to $77m
        70 7 CITYNEON Holdings said yesterday its order book at March 27 was $77 million. This compares with $52 million in January. In the Middle East, the group has won a contract to provide event logistics for a Formula 1 Grand Prix. Other contracts include the
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        Lock icon Auditor disclaimer on Chuan Soon Huat
        68 7 THE auditors of Chuan Soon Huat Industrial Group yesterday issued a disclaimer on the company's accounts. Baker Tilly noted that receivers have been appointed to manage the company, while bank creditors have issued letters of demand for repayment of $35.1 million and US$5.B million.
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        Lock icon Oakwell auditors draw notice to 3 matters
        108 7 THE auditors of Oakwell Engineering yesterday drew attention to parts of the company's financial statements which it said involve "significant judgment" by the directors. Deloitte and Touche noted that Oakwell has receivables of $2.6 million from EnerNorth Industries, a Canadian company it took
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        Lock icon Asia Water auditors point out loan needs
        88 7 THE auditors of Asia Water Technology yesterday drew attention to the company's short-term bank facility of 150 million yuan (Ss33 million) maturing this year. "As at the date of this report, the (company does) not have available funding arrangements to repay the existing
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  • SINGAPORE MARKETS
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      Lock icon S'pore shares rally on Japan stimulus
      582 6  -  CONRAD TAN STOCKS STI ends 2.5 per cent higher, buoyed by major gains in oil and gas and other commodity-related stocks STOCKS here and throughout Asia staged a powerful rally yesterday, recouping most of the losses on Tuesday and Wednesday, after Japan announced an
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      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING SCOREBOARD
      90 6 Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch lulti Ind 10 2 5 0 0 0 10 2 5 lanufacturing 90 23 45 12 102 27 53 Commerce 30 17 31 20 'pt/Stor/Comms 27 28 :inance 15 10 15 10 Construction 10 13 'roperties 28 28
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      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING TURNOVER
      113 6 MAIN SDQ TOTAL MAIN SDQ TOTAL lulti Ind 19,143 19,143 63,115 63,115 lanufacturing 519,858 9,402 529,260 200,477 265 200,742 lommerce 63,449 10,340 73,789 51,364 1,358 52,721 'pt/Stor/Comms 135,456 282 135,738 186,487 17 186,505 :i nance 37,853 37,853 245,031 245,031 lonstruction 20,040 42,240 62,280 2,472 432 2,904 'roperties
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      Lock icon STRAITS TIMES INDEX STOCKS
      104 6 lapitaLand 2.660 +0.160 Noble Grp 1.240 +0.030 lapitaMall 1.280 +0.020 OCBCBk 5.460 +0.160 jtyDev 5.650 +0.130 Olam 1.600 +0.010 lomfortDelGrc 1.350 S IA 11.460 +0.480 losco Corp 0.955 +0.020 SGX 5.900 +0.170 IBS Grp 8.910 +0.410 SIAEngg 1.900 +0.020 :&N 2.530 -0.040 SMRT 1.510 -0.020 ient
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      Lock icon BROKERS' TAKE
      803 6  -  JOYCE HOOI Ezra Holdings April 9 close: $0.89 DBS GROUP RESEARCH, April 9 EZRA'S Q2 2009 results were in-line with our expectations, with net profit up 21 per cent y-o-y to US$l4.9 million, on revenue of US$63 million. Separately, the group also announced new contract wins/extensions for their
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      Lock icon Yen hurt again, but a bull emerges
      524 6  -  LARRY WEE CURRENCIES A MORE do-vish-sounding US Federal Reserve Bank helped Wall Street regain some composure on Wednesday night, and this translated into fresh 2009 highs for bourses in Seoul, Taipei and the Philippines yesterday. Minutes of the US central bank's last interest
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      61 6 Apr 9 CLOSE VALUE BT OB/OS 394.00 +6.0 BT CADI -*****.00+210.0 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 +40.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 365.32 +11.31 FTSE ST Small Cap 280.28 +9.41 FTSE ST All Share 434.69+11.16 FTSE ST China Top 168.59 +7.15 FTSE ST China 164.10 +7.47 UOB Catalist 70.88
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      Lock icon MOST ACTIVE STOCKS
      60 6 VOLUME Golden Agri 106,953,000 China Honqxinq 87,244,000 Gent Intl 48,218,000 JiutianC 43,472,000 Capita Land 41,419,000 Ezra 37,771,000 IndoAqri 37,274,000 Chart SemiCond 37,166,000 Straits Asia 35,442,000 Sino-Env 34,382,000 VALUE(S) Capita Land 108,051,610 DBS Grp 74,536,834 UOB 72,799,850 OCBC Bk 54,287,046 Sing Tel 48,435,550 SembMar 43,501,120 Keppel Corp 41,733,080
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      106 6 CLOSE UP SIA 200 1150 70.0 6.5 SIA.ES.0904 1150 68.0 6.3 China H 10US$ 1142 54.5 3.3 OCBCCai 5.1%NCPS 100 8900 50.0 0.6 S I A 1146 48.0 4.4 DBS.ES.0904 876 42.0 5.0 DBS Gri 891 41.0 4.: Kei Cor| i.ES.0904 557 40.0 7.7 STXPO 100 1230 40.0 3.4
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      121 6 CLOSE DOWN DBXT S&P Short 10US$ 7712-293.5 -2.5 GLD 10US$ 8726 -49.9 -0.4 JSH 1080 -39.3 -2.4 WBL Cor| 340 -20.0 -5.i JMH 1986 -15.1 -0.5 DBS Bk6% NCPS 10 9880 -10.0 -0.1 F&N.ES.0904 252 -10.0 -3.8 Kej RBePW*****6 102 -10.0 -8.9 STI 1950BNPePW*****9 32 -9.0 -22.0 Sini mra
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      86 6 Wh lere S! stands Apr 9 %CHNG CLOSE FRApr8 YR2009 S$ LOW S$ HIGH uss 1.5148 0.24 1.5579 1.4308 Euro 2.0135 -0.43 2.0732 1.9150 Pounds 2.2210 0.20 2.2712 2.0356 AS 1.0778 -0.45 1.0832 0.9453 Yen* 1.5148 0.39 1.7278 1.4831 Rupiah* 0.***** 0.24 0.***** 0.***** Baht* 4.2670 0.30 4.3390 4.1040
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
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      Lock icon Brisk start to F1 grandstand ticket sales
      213 8 IT was a different kind of race as public grandstand sales for the 2009 Formula One Grand Prix kicked off yesterday. By 6 pm, race organiser Singapore GP (SGP) had sold about a fifth of 39,000 grandstand tickets released to the public, prompting
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      Lock icon S'pore, Libya sign pacts
      139 8 IN a sign of strengthening economic relations, Singapore and Libya have signed an Investment Guarantee Agreement (IGA) and the Avoidance of Double Taxation Convention (DTC). The Trade and Industry Ministry said yesterday the move was a signal to the business community that opportunities for business and
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      Lock icon Asean summit to focus on global economic crisis, N Korea move
      721 8  -  LEE U-WEN Energy and food security, climate change, world trade also on agenda By I in Pattaya, Thailand PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong arrives in Pattaya today to attend the annual Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) summit with
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      Lock icon Workplace health at SMEs to get boost with new plan
      199 8 SMALL and medium enterprises (SMEs) will get a leg up from the Health Promotion Board (HPB) to implement workplace health programmes. HPB is set to announce an enhanced Workplace Health Promotion (WHP) grant and arrangements with building owners to defray
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      Lock icon Use the new NETS card in bus, ERP or food courts
      246 8 NETS will launch a contactless debit card with the three local banks. Combining the features of a debit card and cashcard, it will be the first of its kind worldwide. Trials will start next month and it is set
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      Lock icon NUS unit to reskill infocomm professionals
      260 8  -  LIEWAIQING It aims to train 3,000 such people over three years By I TTI THE Institute of Systems Science (ISS) yesterday officially took off as the first Infocomm Continuing Education and Training centre, to deliver quality training under the National Infocomm Competency Framework. The
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      Lock icon NYP inks PlayStation pact
      190 9  -  BRITTANY KHOO Aim is to strengthen Singapore's standing in digital media By I NANYANG Polytechnic (NYP) signed a pact with Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) Asia and Premi- urn Agency yesterday to help strengthen Singapore's position in the games and interactive digital media industry. Under the memorandum
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      Lock icon New Massimo Dutti at Taka
      122 9 SPANISH fashion label Massimo Dutti unveiled its new store at Takashimaya shopping centre yesterday. And at 3,700 square feet, it is more than 30 per cent bigger than its predecessor. Owned by Inditex Group and managed by RSH in Singapore and South-east Asia, the label
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  • ECONOMY WATCH
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      Lock icon Fed's outlook grimmer than just 2 months ago
      700 10 -AFP It no longer sees recovery signs this year; GDP expected to flatten out over second half, then expand slowly next year [WASHINGTON] The Federal Reserve no longer sees signs of recovery this year from a prolonged recession and only weak growth
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      Lock icon ECB may cut interest rates again, says Trichet
      391 10 -Reuters [FRANKFURT] European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet yesterday said countries had to be responsible with exchange rate policies and said that the bank still had some leeway to cut its main interest rate. On foreign exchange rates Mr Trichet said: "In
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      Lock icon Japan unveils 15.4t yen stimulus measures
      716 11  -  ANTHONY ROWLEY Stocks jump 3.7% on latest move but analysts warn of future problems for govt By. in Tokyo CAUGHT between criticism that it has not done enough to lift the economy out of its worst postwar recession and an already crippling burden of
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  • MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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      Lock icon No strong mandate for Yudhoyono in early count
      598 12 Reuters Polling sample shows Democrats ahead with 20%, PDI-P with 15.5% [JAKARTA] Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's Democrat Party led in a partial quick count of voting in yesterday's elections, but was not doing as well as some polls had forecast in
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      401 12  -  PAULINE NG Electrical/electronic sector posts steep 41% contraction By I in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA'S manufacturing output continued to slump, shrinking nearly 19 per cent in February from a year ago mainly on the back of a large contraction in electrical electronic
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      267 12 -AP [SHAH ALAM] A Malaysian court yesterday sentenced two policemen to death on charges of murdering a Mongolian woman who was blown up with explosives after her year-long affair with the prime minister's friend ended in a messy disagreement. The verdict closes another chapter in
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      428 13 Bloomberg Pressure growing for more interest rate cuts to revive economic growth [NEW DELHI] India's industrial production fell the most in more than 14 years and inflation slowed to the weakest in at least two decades, increasing pressure for more interest rate cuts to revive
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      332 13 -AFP [MUMBAI] The world's cheapest car, the Tata Nano, went on sale yesterday, with the company behind it and dealers confident of strong demand. Bookings open for orders of the sporty, jellybean-shaped car at Tata Motors dealerships and retail outlets owned by the parent
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      370 13 Bloomoerg [NEW YORK] International Business Machines Corp is expanding in India and grabbing enough customers to take the top spot in the country's domestic information technology market from local rivals. While Tata Consultancy Services Ltd and Infosys Technologies Ltd have won over US companies with
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      Lock icon Citic Pacific in for shake-up with new chief
      511 14 Bloomberg Stock jumps 12% after chairman, MD quit following police raid on its offices [HONG KONG] Larry Yung's resignation as Citic Pacific Ltd's chairman may prompt "drastic" changes as Chang Zhenming yesterday took the reins of a company mired in a police
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      194 14 Bloomberg [TAIPEI] Taiwan's tourism stocks surged to a se-ven-month high after the island's government said that it plans to spend NT$3O billion (551.34 billion) to boost visitor arrivals over the next four years. The six-member tourism index rose 5.4 per cent to 126.37 at
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      642 14 Reuters [BElJlNG/SHANGHAI] Vehicle sales in China, the world's largest car market, climbed to a record in March, extending gains from the previous month, helped by government policy measures to bolster demand in both urban and rural areas. A total of 1.10 million vehicles
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      450 14 Bloomberg It plans to be the first city outside China to do so [HONG KONG] Hong Kong plans to be the first city outside mainland China to start settling trade in yuan, expanding use of the currency in a city whose exchange
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      556 15 nwurnuerg Five-year notes maturing in April 2014 sold at a yield of 5.864% [SEOUL] South Korea sold US$3 billion of dollar-de-nominated bonds overseas, after attracting orders for more than double that amount, to bolster its defence of the won. Five-year notes maturing in
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      394 15 Reuters [DUBAI] Prosecutors in the Gulf Arab emirate of Dubai have charged a former minister with embezzling public funds and "harming state interests", the official WAM news agency reported. The charges represent a turning point in an anti-cor-ruption campaign launched last year as the
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      508 15 Reuters [TOKYO] Nintendo Co will launch a new version of its blockbuster Wii Sports software in Japan in June to shore up flagging Wii console sales in its home market but that it planned no hardware price cuts at the moment. Nintendo's
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      506 16 -NYT [NEW YORK] In these economic times, even Warren E Buffett can't qualify for the best credit rating. Moody's Investors Service on Wednesday stripped away the tri-ple-A rating of Berkshire Hathaway, the conglomerate and investment vehicle run by Mr Buffett, citing the economic
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      573 16 Bloomberg, Reuters it expects to sell 15 businesses 'over time and as market conditions permit' [AMSTERDAM] ING Groep, the biggest Dutch finan-cial-services firm, plans to raise as much as eight billion euros (5516.09 billion) selling assets to boost capital. The bank expects
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      68 16 I AFP [PARIS] Barbie dolls dressed up in the creations of designers on display at the Barbie Fashion Show 2009. The exhibition dedicated to the world's most famous toy to celebrate her 50th birthday is taking place at the Galerie Lafayette store from April 6 to 25.
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      307 16 ters ■Rev- [WASHINGTON] A weak global economy and the policy shift in the United States toward renewable energy will lead companies to cancel oil projects, a trend particularly worrisome to Saudi Arabia, analysts and economists told an energy conference on Wednesday. With oil
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      624 16 ■AFP, Bloomberg [BANGKOK] Protesters trying to topple Thailand's prime minister and force out a key aide to the revered king are pushing the country to the brink as they become increasingly desperate, analysts said yesterday. Followers of fugitive former prime minister Thaksin
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      625 16 NYT Use of loans in '06 for revamp puts it in better shape now [DEARBORN, Michigan] On Nov 29, 2006, Ford Motor made a surprising pitch to the nation's biggest banks. In a packed ballroom at a New York hotel, Ford's chief executive, Alan Mulally, said
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      697 17 -AP 'Influence game' industry booming like never before, despite efforts to curb it [WASHINGTON] Big companies that spent hundreds of millions lobbying successfully for a US tax break enacted in 2004 got a 22,000 per cent return on that investment proof that
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      742 17 Reuters Bottom lines may be inflated by new accounting rule limiting writedowns [NEW YORK] US banks' first-quarter results will show that losses from credit cards and commercial and real estate loans have not yet peaked, and perhaps dash hopes that the worst of
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      454 17 Bloomberg Bringing capital ratio in line with peers would be prudent [CHARLOTTE] Bank of America Corp, the largest US bank, needs to raise U5536.6 billion in equity to bring capital ratios in line with its peers, according to investment bank Oppenheimer Co.
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      496 18 BANKING secrecy has long been a pillar of offshore wealth centres, but recent developments have made it far less impregnable than it has ever been. Even before the recent Group of 20 (G-20) meeting, where leaders agreed to crack down on tax evasion, Switzerland, Liechtenstein
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      916 18  -  MARIE BRINKMAN OLIVIER MAUDIERE But some firms, especially in India and China, are still planning to increase their workforce By I and i THE economic downturn that started with the meltdown of the financial sector in the United States has now spread into
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      848 18  -  YOGI AGGARWAL THE BOTTOM LINE A QUIET revolution is sweeping India. Four years of sustained agricultural growth, a crisis in the cities brought about by diminished savings because of a fall in stock and property prices, and the growing realisation in the
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      1511 19  -  G PANICKER Dozens of start-ups and GM rivals are set to hit the EV track, but the more serious competition is coming from China FRITZ Henderson, the new chief executive of General Motors (GM), says his company has to reinvent itself very quickly.
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      841 19  -  LEON HADAR NOW is not a great time to be a Republican in Washington. Despite the continuing economic meltdown and the never-ending attacks by the Republicans against President Barack Obama, the new White House occupant and the Democratic Party enjoy the support
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      416 19 LETTER TO THE EDITOR ONE feature of the corporate governance landscape in Singapore, and much of Asia, is the concentration of ownership. In the US, the common complaint is that shareholders have limited power to appoint directors, or to remove directors even when they
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      704 20 ters -Rev- Falling passenger loads pushing airlines to delay or cancel deliveries [CHlCAGO/ATLANTA] US airlines, which have already downsized, may be forced to defer or cancel more aircraft orders if the prolonged recession further erodes travel demand and continues to choke credit
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      Lock icon JAL may tap state-run bank for funds to repay debts
      408 20 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Japan Airlines Corp (JAL), Asia's most indebted carrier, may seek funds from state-run Development Bank of Japan to repay debt as widening losses make it harder for the company to borrow from bond markets. The airline, which has
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      323 20 Bloomberg Surplus in capacity to blame, says Merrill Lynch report [SINGAPORE] Charter rates for liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers may stay low because of a surplus in LNG shipping capacity, Merrill Lynch Co said. Shipyards may deliver 77 vessels or six million deadweight tonnes
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        102 20 '000 CH Offshore Chuan Hup Hldgs Cosco Corp CWTLtd Ezra Hldgs First Ship Lease Freight Links Grand Banks laya Hold Ltd KWentures Keppel Corp MTQ Corp NOL Pacific Shipping Pan-United Corp Rickmers Mari Samudera Ship Sembcorp Indust Sembcorp Marine Spore Ship 0.28 0.15 0.96 0.37 0.89 0.40 0.04 ....unch
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        31 20 '000 Int'G Logistics MISCBhd MISC Foreign Msia Bulk Carrie NCB Holdings NeplineBhd 0.70 8.55 8.50 3.30 2.89 0.02 -0.01 unch 0.10 0.02 -0.01 unch 42 262 252 1739 80 200
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        12 20 '00 ■recious Ship Jegional Cont 11.20 6.15 -0.10 -0.05 7204 1243
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        6 20 '000 toil .24.50 0.30 1433
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        22 20 '000 Aboitiz Equity Intl Container Keppel Marine Keppel Prop ...5.60 .13.00 .unch .unch unch unch unch unch 505 289 0 0
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        21 20 Evergreen Marine ....16.45 :irst Steamship 42.50 ManHai Lines 15.35 r"ang Ming Marine...12.05 0.45 1.00 0.50 0.35 16 6 4 38
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        38 20 '000 (awasaki Hvylnd ..211.00 11.00 ***** (awasaki Kisen 377.00 28.00 7862 Mitsubishi Hvy 342.00 17.00 ***** i/litsuiEng&Sbldg...187.00 7.00 7493 l/litsui Osk Lines 544.00 23.00 ***** Nippon Express 348.00 10.00 4272 JipponYusen 426.00 18.00 7214 'iource: Thomson Reuters
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      221 20 Reuters [SEOUL] South Korea's Busan port, the world's fifthbusiest, took a hit from the worst global downturn in decades but now sees first signs that the slump may be approaching the bottom, an executive said yesterday. The port, which handles 60 per cent
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      127 20 [SINGAPORE] Jetstar plans an extra daily flight between Singapore and Bangkok from Oct 1, pending regulatory approval. The number of flights will increase from two to three, as Jetstar moves to extract greater synergy from its Australian operations and Singapore-based Jetstar Asia
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      2647 20 AIRLINE CODES AAA™ncan Airlines (AAL)AFAir France (AFR)AI -,r India (AIC), AY Finnair Oy (FIN) AZ Alitalia Airlines (AZA) BA British Airways Public Ltc w 3iman Bangladesh Airlines (BBC), Bl: R^^, Bnd (RBA), BO: Bouraq Airlines (BOU), BR: EVA Airways Corpn (EVA), CA: Air China (CCA), CB:
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      8499 21 Transaction date: Apr 9 Hi! !-wks Tel Low Code Com| Sale Cooo) Hi: Low Bu] ?er Seller C'vr •k P/E Smil >ari] 8.5 3 3148 8Telecom 11 2.5 5834 A-Sonic 30.5 12 5000 ABRHIdgs 17.5 5.5 1938 AEI Corp 9.5 1 1100 AEM 23.5 7 2101 APOil 80.5
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      1614 22 High Low Code Company Sale COOO) High Low Buyer Seller C'vr P/E $mil 52-wks Tel High Low Code Company Last Sale Vol Day Last Quote Div Gr Yld Net COOO) High Low Buyer Seller C'vr P/E M Cap $mil 20 5 1181 s AAGrp 32 13 8538 t
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      339 22 _Hm Low Code Conn Sale COOO) _Hm Seller C'vr P/E IM] 108 100 6389 ABFSG Bond ETF 108 +0.2 982 427 CIMBAsean40 1OOUS$ IIS499 184 149 DBS STI ETF 100 184 +6 2190 1682 DBXT FTChina25 1OUS$ US2190 3232 3228 DBXT FTVietnam 1OUS$ US3232 1104 850 DBXTMSTaiwan 1OUS$
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      248 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 offer
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      9321 22 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS AIG Global Investment Corporation (S) Ltd AIGIF Acorns of Asia Balanced Fund!S 1.541/ AIGIF Spore Bond Fund/A 1.21/ APS Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Alpha Fund!** 0.75/ APS Alpha Fund (USD)!** 0.49/ APS Komaba Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Komaba Global Bond SGD 0.5063/ APS Komaba Global
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      363 23 %dy %yr dy yr dy yr Index Change Change Change Change Change Change ir 8 World Index Preliminary 627.4 0.4 -7.4 0.7 -4.4 0.2 -9.: t EAFE Preliminai 601.7 -0.5 -7.3 -0.3 -6.4 -0.7 -11.2 Euro[ Prelim inan 827.2 0.5 -9.3 0.4 -7.3 0.0 -12.1
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      132 23 As at 9am Apr 9 Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Bid Offer Aust dollar 1.0660 1.0980 Can dollar 1.2190 1.2330 Euro 1.9990 2.0220 NZ dollar 0.8710 0.8900 Sterlini ind 2.2160 2.2421 US dollar 1.5090 1.5270 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign
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      168 23 Apr 9 Overnight 1/4 1-month 7/16 2-months 9/16 3-months 11/16 Overnight mode: 1/16 US$ Offer 1/8 3/16 5/16 7/16 Bid 7 days 1 month 2 months 3 months 6 months 9 months >—■. I. $Au 0.45 0.60 1.20 1.50 1.90 2.20 2.30 Offer 0.35 0.50 0.90 1.20 1.60
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      24 23 Apr 9 ten Hii Sett STI SIMSCI A[ 215.4 220.3 219.3 Taiwan 204.7 209.7 209.4 Source: MF Global (S) He. Ltd
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      19 23 Bid Offer 1-month 1.5126 1.5158 2-months 1.5123 1.5156 3-months 1.5120 1.5155 6-months 1.5116 1.5151 Source: OCBC
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      60 23 Apr 9 Delivery Month Opening Sett Av Range Price Price Hi Vol Open Done Position Low Apr 09 2296 May 09 2228 JunO9 2165 Jul 09 2118 Total o/p: ***** contracts 2410 2402 2296 2270 2370 2220 2269 2281 2156 2219 2227 2109 Turnover: ***** Market tone: Higher
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      288 23 Apr 9 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT EURODOLLAR FUTURES JunO9 SepO9 DecO9 Mar10 98.9250 98.8850 98.6650 98.5600 4750 2451 2117 2238 EUROYEN TIBOR FUTURES JunO9 99.415 99.420 SepO9 DecO9 99.415 99.415 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 99.415 99.415 99.420 99.450 99.420 99.400 99.330 99.270 99.225 99.140
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      183 23 Apr 9 RUBBER Futures (Closing prices) RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Month High Low Close Sett Volume (lots) O/I lots) May 09 JunO9 Jul 09 Aug 09 Sep 09 165.0 Oct09 164.8 165.0 164.7 168.0 168.5 169.0 169.0 169.0 169.0 100 20 10 10 725 951 1059 794 900
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      88 23 Apr 9 Period Issue code Maturity Yesterday's Bid Hi, Day's |h Low 3-Month BQ*****X 09.07.09 1-Year BY*****V 02.11.09 0.26 0.36 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity code rate Close Bid Hio Day's cjh Low 2-Year N*****0E 3.125 5-Year NX*****F 3.625 7-Year N*****0S 2.875 10-Year NY*****A 4.000 15-Year NY*****X
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      103 23 Apr 8 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 Ib bushels) Close Previous High/Low May 09 1006.00 989.50 1011.25 981.50 Jul 09 1001.50 988.00 1006.75 978.25 AugO9 977.00 965.00 980.00 961.25 Sep 09 941.00 931.00 942.00 922.25 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs;Uscent/lb) Close Previous High/Low May 09 34.99 34.84 35.38 34.43
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      78 23 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Apr 8 UDE (FOB origin) US! (/barrel Close Cham Brent blend (1-Mth F) 53.56 0.83 WTI (Near Mth) 50.04 0.97 Dubai (1-Mth F) 48.93 -1.53 Tapis blend 52.95 -1.85 Minas 52.30 -1.65 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha Jet Kerosene 49.00 58.60 -2.17 -1.95 US$/barrel Opec
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      462 23 Apr 9 AS Rmb Euro HKS IndRsRu Yen Won RM NZS Pak Rs Peso i« Rand Sfr NTS Baht Pound us: Australia 0.878 4.868 0.535 5.520 35.607 80.627 0.713 9.391 2.571 1.226 57.560 34.081 1.079 6.466 0.815 24.054 25.253 0.485 0.712 Canada 1.139 5.545 0.610 6.288 40.560
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      78 23 Apr 9 (US$) (SS) 0.***** 0.***** 1 mth 2 mths 0.***** 0.***** 3 mths 1.***** 0.***** 6 mths 1.***** 0.***** 9 mths 1.***** 0.***** 12 mths 1.***** 0.***** SWAP Offer rates (S$) 1 mth 0.***** 2 mths 0.***** 3 mths 1.***** 6 mths 1.***** 9mths 1.***** 12 mths 1.*****
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      153 23 Apr 9 Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.0771 1.0800 0.7120 0.7125 Canadian dollar 1.2271 1.2301 0.8112 0.8115 Euro 2.0132 2.0175 1.3308 1.3310 NZ dollar 0.8788 0.8813 0.5809 0.5814 Sterling 2.2225 2.2275 1.4691 1.469! US dollar 1.5128 1.5158 S$IUS$
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      143 23 Apr 9 GOLD (USS/oz) ir OS A[ irO9 Hong Kong London 885.80 884.20 886.80 885.20 Apr 07 Apr 08 880.40 885.45 881.40 886.95 Source: Thomson Reuters CAST BAR (S$) Apr 09 Buying Sellini Kilobar "46,521.46" ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (S$) Selling Buying 1gm 5gm 10gm 20gm 50gm 100gm
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      69 23 Apr 8 Aluminium, 99.7% purity (US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 1456.75 1437.50 3 months 1492.00 1475.00 Copper, Grade A (US$/tonne) Cash 3 months 4369.25 4400.00 4347.75 4379.00 Lead (US$/tonne) Cash 1328.25 3 months 1335.00 1323.25 1334.00 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash 3 months *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 Tin (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00
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      2276 23 BONDS, WARRANTS EXTENDED SETTLEMENT Pel lode Company Last Sale Vol Conv Exer +or- ("000) Ratio Price Disc Gear- Mths ing Left '058 Advance Modules Grp W*****3 6 susp >036AdvanceSCTLtdW*****9 0.5 1 17 156 1.50 1 87 2088 8.00 40 16 )092 Asia Environment W*****4 0.5 1 38 250 22.00 4
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      1141 26 WINE N X YONG discusses a mixed bag of recent tastings and also gives his take on wine storage temperature Chateau Ausone 1997 FROM a much neglected vintage which in retrospect has produced many charming and wholly delectable wines almost across the board, both in Bordeaux
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      558 26  -  CHRISTOPHER LIM SPIRITS Byl REMEMBER that Jim Beam commercial from the 1990s which launched actor Kevin Sorbo's career, where Sorbo's only line was "This ain't Jim Beam"? The American bourbon whisky brand has come a long way since then. Since the beginning of this month,
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      431 26  -  MELISSA LWEE NIGHT OUT Craig David Greatest Hits Tour Zirca Mega Club By I THE good thing about a greatest-hits tour is that nearly every song that takes the stage is well, a hit with the audience. But the added advantage that a
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      976 26  -  CLARISSA TAN BOOK REVIEW Rich Brother Rich Sister By Robert Kiyosaki and Emi Kiyosaki Vanguard Press Retail prices for hardcover: 5542.80 with GST; Ss4o without GST Pages: 356 Rating: C+ By1 THERE are siblings who are as alike as peas in a pod. And there
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      561 27 Bold cinematic narratives Taiwan, as well as highlight the of prominence among her THE 22nd Singaporean International underlying problems with Taiwanese contemporaries, with equal command Film Festival (SIFF) promises to society, that lead to the mistreatment in classical and light music. A showcase bold and challenging filmic ofthese beleaguered workers.
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      1971 30 Two painters and a potter have no intention of giving up their day jobs but instead manage to find time for their art while doing what it takes to pay the bills, reports GEOFFREY EU THE beautifully decorated, art-filled lobby looks more like it belongs in a
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        729 27 Imcas, at Danga City Mall, showcases works from 100 artists, reports CHEAH UI-HOON I AROUK Khan could possibly be to the Malaysian contemporary art scene what Charles Saatchi is to the British one with his art collection of some 800 works; and counting. The
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        625 27  -  I/lADHVI SUtfRAHMANIAN By COLOURS evoke emotions and feelings. They are attributed with symbolism and characteristics. While white may seem devoid of colour, it is the fundamental colour of light. It is white light, after all that contains the colours of the rainbow. For Chinese
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        560 27  -  AMANDA DE GUZMAN By. FANS of the late-night comedy sketch show Saturday Night Live would surely be familiar with their spoof of Cats, one of Andrew Lloyd Weber's most beloved musicals. Featuring James Van der Beck at the height of his Dawson's Creek
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        551 28 CINEMA The girls and the cars are still smoking hot, and the dialogue is as schematic as ever in this exercise in crass exploitation, says AMANDA DE GUZMAN URING a particularly pivotal scene in Fast and Furious 4, Paul Walker's character tells Yin Diesel's
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        446 28  -  AMANDA DE GUZMAN By. KILLSHOT, a thriller centring around a complicated hitman played by Mickey Rourke, has had quite a tumultuous past. Originally slated for a 2006 release, the film was blighted by unfavourable test screenings, which resulted in a multitude of cuts. After a
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        486 28  -  CHRISTOPHER LIM DVD REVIEW Byl IF YOU jump straight into Red Cliff 2, you might find yourself frustrated enough by the romantic intrigue between arch villain Cao Cao and rival Zhou Yu's wife, Xiao Qiao, to contemplate jumping off a cliff, but that's
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        556 28  -  CHRISTOPHER LIM GAMING By1 THE original Brothers Grimm version of Little Red Riding Hood is a far cry from the sanitised Victorian version most children grow up with, but is still nowhere near as creepily deep as The Path, a hor-ror-adventure game
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        942 29 Smaller venues such as House Discopark are where cutting-edge acts go to now, says CHRISTOPHER LIM WHAT do you do if you you've got an artist who isn't big enough to fill the Esplanade's venues or the Indoor Stadium, but would be wasted in a small
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        632 29  -  CHRISTOPHER LIM Byl CONFIDENCE is sexy, and between Diana Krall and Rachael Yamagata there's plenty of understated feminine sensuality. But healthy doses of self-belief also mean that we, the audience, get what artists originally intended for us instead of pointlessly crowd-pleasing fare. Bluesy folk rocker
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        597 29  -  CHRISTOPHER LIM CD REVIEW Invaders Must Die The Prodigy Take Me To The Hospital Rating: A Yes Pet Shop Boys Parlophone Rating: A I Need You to Hold on While the Sky Is Falling Kelley Polar Environ Rating: B+ Imagine: The Remixes
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