The Business Times, 25 April 2009

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  • Title Section
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    15 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES www.businesstimes.com.se www.businesstimes.com.sg april2s-26,2009 ssi.oo mica(p)l9B/08/2008 I g£l A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION
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  • Article, Illustration
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    828 1  -  Kalpana Rashiwala Vacancies hit 10% in Ql; broader property market sees prices fall across sectors; rentals also slide, URA data shows By kalpana@sph.com.sg Singapore SINGAPORE'S property sector continues to take the bumpy slide down, with the office market gathering its share of bruises. This segment
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    Lock icon Reaching out to manicured millionaires
    707 1  -  Siow Li Sen More Indonesian women with big bucks in Spore than S'poreans By lisen@sph.com.sg Singapore WEALTHY women from Singapore are being outnumbered in their own backyard by their well-heeled sisters from Indonesia. Singapore has some 16,000 women millionaires worth an average of US$4.2 million,
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
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      153 1 HrEB El HpAr SHOPPING THE RAFFLES CONVERSATION MOTORING I l||| Well-loved PETER SANDS, Porsche classics L2-4 STANCHART GROUP CEO 6-7 panache L17 sls'islfflol PASSING TORCH Boon Yang is next Keppel chairman Keppel Corp non-executive chairman Lim Chee Onn will step down on June 30, to be succeeded by Lee Boon
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  • TOP STORIES
    • MARKETS
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        47 2 KL COMP 992.68 +14.04 NIKKEI 225 8,707.99 -139.02 HANG SENG 15,258.85 +44.39 SET 474.07 +8.01 JAKARTA 1,591.34 -1.36 MANILA 2,103.63 +35.33 KOSPI 1,354.10 -14.70 SHENZHEN B 364.66 -1.85 MUMBAI IND 11,329.05 +194.06 12 nnnn EDT Chnnw 12 noon EDT Change DOW 8,085.53 +128.47 NASDAQ 1,690.22 +38.01
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        Lock icon PRIME RATES
        30 2 SINGAPORE 5,38 MALAYSIA 5,53 HONG KONG 5,00 INDONESIA 16,563 TAIWAN 4,826 JAPAN 1,475 KOREA 9,33 BRITAIN 050 US 3,25 CANADA 2,25 SWITZERLAND 0,52 INDIA 12,25 Source- 1 Bloomberg
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        Lock icon FOREX
        47 2 us$ ;s$ per us$; 1.493 VS$i /S$ ier£; 1.463 2.184 EURO(US$/S$/E) 1.323 roreign currency per US$, S$ 1.975 YEN 97.20 65.10 RM 3.588 2.403 HK$ 7.750 5.191 BAHT 35.38 23.70 RUPIAH 10,810 7,241 RENMINBI 6.827 4.573 INDIAN RUPEE 49.80 33.35 A$ 1.395 0.934 NZ$ 1.766 1.183
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      Lock icon Developers still putting up project plans
      484 2  -  Emilyn Yap URA has received 4 applications to convert space in CBD By emilyny@sph.com.sg THE property market may be subdued, but developers are not sitting still. A check with the Urban Redevelopment Authority shows some are still putting up proposals to convert office space
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      Lock icon Lee Boon Yang to be Keppel chairman
      432 3  -  Vincent Wee Lim Chee Onn stepping down on June 30 By vincewee@sph.com.sg Singapore CHANGES at the top was the big news of the day at the Keppel Corp annual general meeting yesterday. Non-executive chairman Lim Chee Onn will step down with effect from
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      Lock icon Sentosa Cove on track to meet schedules
      659 4  -  Uma Shankari It will have some 2,100 condo units and landed homes by 2014 By shankari@sph.com.sg Singapore CONSTRUCTION at Sentosa Cove is largely on schedule, but Sentosa Development Corporation (SDC) which oversees the luxury residential enclave has received a "handful" of requests from
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    • Article
      Lock icon Record 9,410 workers lost jobs in S'pore in Q4
      703 4  -  Lee U-Wen But 70% of the locals retrenched in Q3 found jobs by Dec By leeuwen@sph.com.sg Singapore THE latest job numbers are in. And as expected, the economic downturn has not been kind to many workers in Singapore. Lay-offs surged to
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      Lock icon KepLand raising $712m and some eyebrows
      766 5  -  Jamie Lee Announcement of 9-for-10 rights issue at $1.09 apiece takes some by surprise By leejamie@sph.com.sg Singapore KEPPEL Land is raising $712 million through a rights issue amid concerns over its current debt ratios. This has caught some by surprise despite the murmurs about
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      Lock icon Ford posts US$1.4b Q1 loss, does not expect assistance
      443 5 AP Dearborn, Michigan FORD Motor Co reported a first-quarter loss of US$l.4 billion yesterday and said that it used less of its cash, emphasising that it does not expect to seek any of the government assistance that is keeping the rest
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  • THE RAFFLES CONVERSATION
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      Lock icon Up to the challenge
      2722 6  -  Conrad Tan What will the banking industry look like after the current crisis? Peter Sands, Standard Chartered's group chief executive, shares his views. By DETER Sands is focused, with a quiet energy that is unmistakeable in his voice, even though he must be tired from a
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      Lock icon Raffles Hotels & Resorts
      76 6 Raffles Hotels Resorts The Raffles Conversation is brought to you through a special arrangement with Raffles Hotels Resorts. A collection of luxury hotels, Raffles Hotels and Resorts distinguishes itself through the highest standards of hospitality, service and cuisine. Its hotels in Singapore, Beijing, Cambodia, Beverly Hills, Dubai and the Caribbean
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  • WEEK IN REVIEW/WEEK AHEAD
    • this week
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        Lock icon Venture capital takes a breather
        53 7 VENTURE capital funds appear to have called a time-out as the worsening economic climate takes its toll on capital raising. Compared with the dotcom era, the funds have also moved downstream to invest in more mature early-stage companies those more than five years old, market
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        Lock icon Profits not the bottom line for bleak Q1
        49 7 PROFITS for the first quarter of 2009 will be dismal but analysts will not care. Coming under particular scrutiny this earnings season will be the balance sheet, as analysts try to determine which firms will be able to pay their bills.
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        Lock icon Buyer with 20 The Fernhill units drags feet on payment
        64 7 A CHINA investor that bought 20 units at MCL Land's The Fernhill condo has failed to pay roughly $30 million that became due when the project received Temporary Occupation Permit recently. Concordia Overseas Pte Ltd, controlled by Hong Kong resident
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        Lock icon Li's plan to compensate himself outrageous: judge
        78 7 PCCW Ltd chairman Richard LPs plan to compensate himself and his co-bidder after their proposed buyout of Hong Kong's biggest phone company is "outrageous". The HK$4.5O a share joint offer by Mr Li and China United Network Communications Group Corp is a "rock-bottom"
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        Lock icon Marina Bay sucks in $22b of investments
        66 7 MARINA Bay has attracted investments of more than $22 billion and while the area still has sites for development, the government has no plans to sell them at the moment. National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan said on Tuesday that some investors are
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        Lock icon Omega struck off SGX issue managers list
        66 7 THE Singapore Exchange has removed Omega Capital Limited from its list of accredited issue managers. This follows notification from Omega that it had not renewed its Capital Markets Services licence issued by the Monetary Authority of Singapore. This comes nine months after the
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        Lock icon Najib relaxes bumiputra requirements
        74 7 MALAYSIA is scrapping its bumiputra equity requirement across 27 industries in the services sector including health, tourism, transport and information technology. Businesses in these industries will no longer need to be 30 per cent owned by bumiputras, Prime Minister Najib Razak said on Wednesday. BLOOMBERG MR
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        Lock icon US carries big part of blame for world crisis: Geithner
        67 7 US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Wednesday that the US bears a substantial share of responsibility for a global economic crisis that could cost the world up to US$4 trillion in lost output this year alone. While the crisis
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        Lock icon Freddie Mac acting CFO found dead at home
        37 7 DAVID Kellermann, acting chief financial officer of mortgage giant Freddie Mac, was found dead on Wednesday in his suburban Virginia home after apparently committing suicide, a police source said.
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        Lock icon Secondary market buzzes as prices fall
        27 7 THE pick-up in private home sales by developers has spilled over to the secondary market. Falling prices are greasing the flow.
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        Lock icon Acra joins Kian Ho fray, writes to board
        60 7 THE Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority has written to Kian Ho Bearings to point out its obligations under the Companies Act, after being alerted that Kian Ho had failed to circulate among shareholders a letter from an independent director that is slated
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        Lock icon PCCW buyout proposal to lapse, says Li
        53 7 PCCW said on Thursday that it would not extend a key deadline for its US$2.2 billion privatisation plan. The announcement came a day after a Hong Kong appeals court blocked the PCCW buyout, a plan that was led by its chairman and largest
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      119 7 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD cover (6) i^ yesterday's solution 17 Deny female opinion (6) I I I I 1 j expectation initially (4) 25 Judges admitting Down! 2 claclue> 3 A bomb > midafternoon intervals (8) 5 With a Pr reason arranged 4 Panoramic, 5 Digital, 6 At-/-g-\ 2 Police taking on
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      97 7 NEXT WEEK April 27May 1,2009 US DATA April 28 April consumer confidence April 29 Q1 GDP adv Q1 chain deflator adv Crude inventories 24/04 April 30 Initial claims March personal income/ personal spending Q1 employment cost index May! March factory orders April ISM index April auto sales SINGAPORE DATA April
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  • FROM THE DESK OF
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      Lock icon Technology's best kept secret
      978 8  -  Gery Messer Open source technology has been around for more than 20 years. Yet, many businesses still use proprietary technology, sometimes due to misconceptions about open source I FROM THE DESK OF President, Asia Pacific and Japan, Red Hat WITH information technology at the heart of
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  • COMPANIES
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      Lock icon Capita Land posts $42.9m Q1 earnings
      517 9  -  Uma Shankari Revenue fall, absence of divestment gains among factors causing 83% fall in net profit By shankari@sph.com.sg Singapore CAPITALAND, Singapore's biggest property group, emerged from a challenging first quarter with a net profit of $42.9 million. But the net profit was 83 per
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      Lock icon Chartered posts Q1 loss; sees signs of bottoming
      588 9  -  Ong Boon Kiat By boonkiat@sph.com.sg Singapore DESPITE a loss of US$9B.B million, a sharp fall in revenue and the lowest plant utilisation level since 2001, Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing yesterday sounded a positive note about its first quarter showings, pointing to signs of
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      Lock icon UIC rides on tax boost, higher rental income
      347 9  -  Oh Boon Ping By huwenbin@sph.com.sg Singapore UNITED Industrial Corp (UIC) and its subsidiary Singapore Land yesterday reported strong earnings growth thanks to healthy rental income numbers and an income tax write-back for the first quarter ended March 31, 2009. UlC's net profit
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      Lock icon Kian Ho director had agreed to step down: MD
      363 10  -  Uma Shankari By shankari@sph.com.sg Singapore KIAN Ho Bearings managing director Gilbert Teo Teng Beng has told BT that the company's independent director Tan Lye Huat who is being asked to quit the post by a substantial shareholder had told him in
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      Lock icon Shareholders see red at Guangzhao AGM
      735 10  -  Lynette Khoo CORPORATE FOCUS Management questioned on pledged shares, default on convertible bonds and disagreements with former directors. SHAREHOLDERS saw red at the annual general meeting (AGM) of Guangzhao Industrial Forest Biotechnology Group yesterday, querying the management on various issues from pledged shares, default
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      Lock icon STI plays advance indicator to US action
      663 11  -  R Sivanithy STOCKS Week marked by index manipulation, rotational play on penny stocks; there is now also the spectre of more rights issue to come sivan@sph.com.sg Senior correspondent INDEX manipulation, "buying the dips and selling into strength", and rotational playing of penny stocks
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      Lock icon TOP 20 ACTIVES
      113 11 ;olden 97,079 38 0.0 O.I :hart SemiCond 88,046 16 0.0 O.I wsGroui 71,358 35 5.5 18.( :hina Honi <ini 51,237 13.5 0.0 O.I Indo/ 44,810 94 -1.5 -l.< Cencan; 38,461 25 3.5 16.: 35,511 259 -6.0 -2.: jfflesEdu 30,126 1.0 2.; ;ent Intl 29,500 63.5 05 O.i
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      Lock icon TOP GAINERS
      58 11 CLOSE UP GLD 10US$ 8962 268.6 2.1 DBXT Nifb 10US$ 6962 259.6 2.( JMH 2090 128.3 4.: OCBCCai ,1%NCPS100 8850 50.0 O.i MS India 10US$ 888 28.4 2.: China H 10US$ 1176 26.9 l.i ;or India Nifb 10 1040 25.0 2.! Dai i 486 22.4 3.: CIMBAsean40 100US$
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      Lock icon TOP LOSERS
      59 11 BY CENTS CLOSEDOWN "A OCBCBk5.1%NCPS100 9350 -100.0 -1.1 STXPO 100 1400 -56.0 -3.! DBXT S&P Short 10US$ 7480 -41.8 -0.. Jardine C&C 1306 -24.0 -1.! S I A 1060 -22.0 -2.1 SIA 200 1062 -22.0 -2.1 Kei Con 589 -13.0 -2.: OCBC Bk 543 -13.0 -2.: Kei Con
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      Lock icon STI STOCKS
      99 11 litaLand 2.590 -0.060 litaMall 1.160 -0.060 :if 5.830 1.330 -0.020 :osco Corp 1.070 +0.010 IBS Grp 9.040 +0.010 :&N 2.560 -0.040 ient Intl 0.635 +0.005 iolden A; 0.380 IK Land 2.510 +0.080 IMH 20.900 +0.860 ISH 11.000 +0.060 lardine C&C 13.060 -0.240 Corp 5.890 -0.130 tod name lose
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      Lock icon SMRT Q4 profit rises 13%
      444 11  -  Joyce Hooi By joyceh@sph.com.sg Singapore SMRT Corporation defied the general downward trend in corporate earnings with a 13.1 per cent year-on-year increase in net profit to $38.7 million for its fiscal fourth quarter ended March 31, 2009. Group revenue for the quarter rose 4.1 per
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    • Business briefing
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        Lock icon Food Empire expects
        92 11 to report Ql loss FOOD Empire Holdings expects to report a loss for the first quarter ended March 31, 2009, saying that its business operations and financial results have been adversely affected by the current global economic slowdown. The global credit crisis has affected the group's distributors
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        Lock icon Cacola issues Q1 profit warning
        60 11 CACOLA Furniture International warned that the group is expected to report a lower turnover and profit for Q***** as compared to the previous corresponding period. The group's results have been adversely affected by the global financial crisis which has resulted in a decrease in sales
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      Lock icon Rickmers Q1 distributable income surges
      466 13  -  Nisha Ramchandani But company keeps its DPU unchanged as a prudent step amid harsh conditions in the shipping industry By nishar@sph.com.sg Singapore RICKMERS Maritime Trust yesterday announced strong first-quarter results but cautioned that that the shipping industry is still in rough waters. The shipping business
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      Lock icon Action Asia Ql profit up despite revenue fall
      266 13  -  Liew Aiqing By aqliew@sph.com.sg Singapore ACTION Asia, a designer, manufacturer and assembler of video and audio mobile entertainment products, yesterday announced a surge in first-quarter earnings despite a revenue fall. The three months to March 31 saw net profit attributable to equity-holders
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      Lock icon Pteris Global wins $23m US contract
      262 13  -  Oh Boon Ping By huwenbin@sph.com.sg Singapore PTERIS Global, formerly known as Inter-Roller Engineering, has won a $23 million contract to design and install a baggage handling system (BHS) for two terminals in Arizona's Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. In a statement, the company said
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      Lock icon SingPost acquires full control of G3AP
      209 13  -  Zhang Vi Ting By zyiting@sph Singapore SINGAPORE Post said yesterday it has acquired 100 per cent ownership of G3 Worldwide Aspac (G3AP), which provides cross-border mail services in the Asia-Pacific region. Sing Post, which held 50 per cent of G3AP, has acquired the other
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      1651 12 HONG LEONG FINANCE LIMITED y^^r and its subsidiaries (incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) Company Registration Number:- *****0003 D FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2008 CURRENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS IMPORTANT Executive: The following financial information contains only a summary of the information in the financial statements
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  • SINGAPORE
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      Lock icon Singapore, China ink MOU for fourth university
      448 14  -  Lee U-Wen By leeuwen@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE has taken a major step towards establishing a unique three-way partnership with the US and China as part of plans to build a fourth publicly funded university here. The first piece of the jigsaw was put in place
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      Lock icon A*Star gives $36m to 50 projects
      173 14 GRANTS totalling $36 million have been given to 50 biomedical projects proposed by research groups from local universities, research institutes and hospitals this year. The grants, from A*Star's Biomedical Research Council (BMRC) and associated entities, aim to support new approaches to treating age-old ailments.
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      Lock icon March industrial output down by a third: EDB
      428 14  -  Chew Xiang Economists say weak sentiment still holds, leading manufacturers to run down inventory By xchew@sph.com.sg MARCH industrial output fell by a third from last year, the Economic Development Board said yesterday. The scale of the decline exceeded earlier estimates from a
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      Lock icon Premium for HDB resale flats in sharp fall
      682 15  -  Emilyn Yap Median cash-over-valuation for resale transactions plunges 73% in Ql By emiiyny(cuspn.com.sg BUYERS are increasingly reluctant to pay a premium for HDB flats, going by fast-falling cash-over-valuation (COY) figures from the Housing Development Board yesterday. The median COY for resale transactions
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      Lock icon S'pore to launch LKY World City Prize in June
      174 15 SINGAPORE is launching a new international award to recognise individuals and organisations that make outstanding contributions to the creation of vibrant, liveable, and sustainable cities, National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan announced yesterday. He was speaking at the 19th Asia Society
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      Lock icon SLA offering scholarship to tap geospatial growth
      264 15  -  Zhang Vi Ting It comes with a bond, can be used locally and overseas By zyiting@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE Land Authority (SLA), the national land and mapping authority, is offering its first geospatial science and technology scholarship to applicants pursuing Geographic Information Systems-related disciplines, ranging
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      Lock icon 'Host to home' approach for S'pore
      645 16  -  Chen Huifen Businesses and government would view each other as partners with a longer timeframe Reports by xuifen@sph.com.sg AMID fears of rising protectionism, the Economic Development Board's (EDB) international advisory council (lAC) has recommended that Singapore open up further to galvanise talent and anchor
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      Lock icon Ministers caution against forcing views on others
      296 16 TWO Cabinet ministers have cautioned against forcing down views too aggressively on others, reminding Singaporeans of the importance of social harmony even as the ongoing tussle between factions of Association of Women for Action and Research (Aware) leadership continues. Deputy Prime Minister Teo
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      Lock icon Logistics provider opens new facility here
      347 16  -  Teh Shi Ning By tshining@sph.com.sg THIRD-PARTY logistics provider Agility has built a regional distribution centre in Changi North, as part of its Asia-Pacific headquarters. "We continue to grow our investments here because Singapore's excellent connectivity and operating environment provides us an ideal platform to
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  • LETTER FROM ABROAD WITH ASCOTT
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      Lock icon Encounters with the unexpected
      906 17  -  Tan Toi Chia LETTER FROM PANAMA General manager, PSA Panama International Terminal We invite Singaporeans living overseas or posted abroad to write about life, culture and doing business where you are. Send your dispatch to btletter@sph.com.sg along with a photo of yourself, as well as any
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon China bolsters fold reserves by 75%
      569 18 It will stick to major currencies, high-quality assets as it diversifies its huge forex reserves Beijing CHINA revealed yesterday that it had quietly raised its gold reserves by three-quarters since 2003, increasing its holdings to 1,054 tonnes and confirming years of speculation that it
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      Lock icon M'sian Bar Council opposes govt plan
      573 18 Bloomberg Hong Kong MALAYSIA'S Bar Council said it opposes a government plan to let international law firms open offices in the country to advise on Islamic finance because it may stunt development of local expertise. "I don't think this can be done without the
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      Lock icon Abhisit lifts state of emergency in Bangkok
      140 18 AFP oangKOK THAI Premier Abhisit Vejjajiva yesterday lifted a nearly two-week-old state of emergency imposed in Bangkok amid violent protests, but the government said some troops would remain on the streets. Mr Abhisit said he wanted to show the world that the kingdom
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      Lock icon Nomura posts record 709b yen loss
      488 19  -  Anthony Rowley Trading losses and costs related to integrating Lehman business swell red ink By btworld@sph.com.sg Tokyo JAPANESE banks and securities houses have begun reporting huge losses, even though they escaped initial damage from the sub-prime mortgage crisis and related financial crash. Nomura Securities
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      Lock icon BofA chief may face probe over Merrill disclosures
      538 19 Bloomberg New York KENNETH D Lewis, the chief executive of Bank of America, may face scrutiny by the US Securities and Exchange Commission for failing to disclose mounting losses at Merrill Lynch because of pressure from federal regulators to complete the takeover.
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      Lock icon Durable goods, new home sales better than expected
      465 20 AP LATEST US DATA Latest figures raise hopes that long slides in housing and manufacturing are slowly coming to an end Washington DEMAND for big-ticket manufactured goods and new home sales both were better than expected in March, raising some hopes that
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      Lock icon Toyota scion in endurance race
      230 20 AP Tokyo TOYOTA Motor said yesterday that incoming president Akio Toyoda, the grandson of the company's founder, will be a driver on the carmaker's team in a 24-hour endurance race in Germany. Mr Toyoda, 52, was tapped as president in January an appointment viewed as
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      Lock icon Obama pledges protections for credit card holders
      457 20 LAT-WP Washington THE deep recession and the public's anger with banking institutions are giving the Obama administration and congressional Democrats potent weapons to push through credit card reforms that the consumer lending industry has held at bay for decades. Seizing the moment, President
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      Lock icon Investors hear the sound of money in music
      741 21 Reuters Pension funds and private equity firms have bought song rights for their steady cash flows New York Sceptics might believe that the music industry's best days are behind it, but some institutional investors are snapping up catalogues of published songs that
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      Lock icon Hollywood bucks slump by moving up summer films
      394 21 Bloomberg Los Angeles HOLLYWOOD is heading toward its first US$lO billion year at the box office, scoring with moviegoers during the recession by pulling films from the crowded summer schedule and releasing them in theatres earlier. Ticket sales this year have gained
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      137 20 >g^NOTICES AFFLUENCE PROPERTIES PTELTD (In Voluntary Liquidation) COMPANY REG. NO: 1999-*****-N NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN PURSUANT TO SECTION 308 OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 THAT A FINAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE COMPANY WILL BE HELD ON THE 25TH DAY OF MAY 2009 AT 10.00 A.M. AT 9 KELANTAN LANE
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      8554 22 SZ-wks Tel High Low Code Company Last Sale Vol (■000) Day Last Quote High Low Buyer Seller Div GrYld Net C'vr P/E M Cap $mil 8.5 3 3148 8Telecom 11 2.5 5834 A-Sonic 30.5 12 5000 ABR Hldgs 17 5.5 1938 AEI Corp 9.5 1 1100
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      1579 25 High Low Code Company Sale ('000) High Low Buyer Seller C'vr P/E Smil !0 5 1181 s AAGrp !2 13 8538 t APStrategic >. 1.5 t APStrategic R 0.5 1501 s Advanced System 4 2 3480 t Adventus !8.5 8.5 3518 s Afor 7.9 2 1524 t Alantac
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      46 25 Up Down Unch 9 4 2 Up Down Unch OOP Up Down Unch 9 4 2 lulti Ind lanui FactuTTFTi .ommerce -inance .onst ;rud ;ion jerties Totel Sts" >ervices >as/ ler ;ure larr Active counters with no volume for todai are not included
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      176 25 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
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      783 25 SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDER/DIRECTOR TRANSACTIONS For week beginning Apr 20 Trans Date Shareholder/ Director Sell Conv Shares '000 Per ShrS Before (TOO) After ('000) Stock Digiland Intl 24-Apr-09 Tan Kim Yong China Yuanbang Prop 23-Apr-09 XiangJin Advance SCT Ltd 23-Apr-09 Terence Tea Yeok Kian IDT Hldgs (S'pore) 22-Apr-09
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        19 26 YTD change:+s.lB% 52-week high: 3,269.88 on May 5,2008 52-week low: 1,455.47 on March 10,2009 Source: Bloomberg
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        20 26 YTD change: +6.06% 52-week high: 26,387.30 on May 5,2008 52-week low: 10,676.20 on Oct 27,2008 Source: Bloomberg
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        25 26 YTD change:-9.34% 52-week high: 13,136.60 on May 19,2008 52-week low: 6,469.95 on March 6,2009 (Chart shows Thursday's index closing) Source: Bloomberg
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        364 26 Apr 23 dy yr dy yr dy yr Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Index Preliminai 643.9 -0.3 -5.0 -0.4 -3.0 -0.1 -6.9 EAFE Preliminai 622.9 0.1 -4.0 0.1 -4.3 0.4 -8.1 Euroi Preliminai 857.1 -0.6 -6.0 -0.5 -5.9 -0.2 -9.7 Pacific 538.2
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        145 26 Apr 24\ :urrencies Bid >$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.0696 Offer 1.0708 Bid 0.7168 Offer 0.7170 :anadian dollar 1.2224 1.2240 0.8192 0.8195 iuro 1.9737 1.9756 1.3227 1.3228 IZ dollar 0.8449 0.8459 0.5662 0.5664 jterlini 2.1829 2.1854 1.4629 1.4633 IS dollar 1.4922 1.4935 >$/US$
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        20 26 YTD change:+34.4B% 52-week high: 3,786.02 on May 6,2008 52-week low: 1,664.92 on Oct 28,2008 Source: Bloomberg
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        18 26 YTD change:-1.71% 52-week high: 14,601.20 on June 6,2008 52-week low: 6,994.90 on Oct 28,2008 Source: Bloomberg
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        68 26 Apr 23^ IOCOA (£/tonne) Close Prev Hi! 'Low 1840 1792 1853/1792 lul 09 1775 1740 1786/1738 5epO9 1761 1730 1771/1730 )ecO9 1758 1729 1766/1730 :OFFEE (US$/tonne) Close Pev High/Low 1484 1498 1503/1479 lul 09 1490 1499 1511/1485 5epO9 1499 1505 1515/1496 SUGAR (US tonne) White Close Prev High/Low ,ugO9
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        90 26 Apr 23|| iOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; USc/60 Ib bushels) Close Previous High/Low day 09 1037.*****6.*****3.*****3.75 lul 09 1032.*****9.*****7.*****7.00 \ug 09 1008.*****5.*****2.*****5.50 5epO9 965.50 967.50 984.50 962.25 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs; usq/lb) Close Previous High/Low day 09 36.20 36.09 36.81 35.55 lulO9 36.50 36.38 37.10 35.83 \ugO9 36.66 36.54 37.22
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        76 26 Apr 23$ :rude ISS/barrel (FOB origin) Close Change Srent blend (1-Mth F) VTI (Near Mth) )ubai (1-Mth F) 'apis blend /linas 49.71 0.10 48.74 0.94 48.32 -0.13 53.00 -0.65 51.05 -0.20 •RODUCT ISS/barrel (FOB Spore) Close Change \l aphtha let Kerosene 46.80 -0.62 57.50 0.20 JSS/barrel )pec Oil Basket
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        67 26 Apr 24^ ;us$/oz; >r24 >r23 Hong Kong 907.60 890.60 908.60 891.60 Apr 23 Apr 22 London 905.90 885.35 907.10 886.55 Source: Thomson Reuters SILVER Selling Buying Passbook 1 oz 19.23 18.99 Source: DOB PLATINUM Lon (US$/oz) Apr 23 Close Previous PM Fix 1177.*****4.00 AM Fix 1177.*****9.00 Source: Thomson Reuters
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        59 26 Apr24\ lelivery fonth Opening Range Sett Price Av Price Low Vol Done Open Positioi Hit </layO9 2711 lun 09 2615 lul 09 2555 Mjg 09 2495 Total o/p: ***** contracts 2775 2805 2700 2660 2726 2615 2585 2648 2535 2523 2583 2475 Turnover: ***** Market tone: Higher 656
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        69 26 Apr23\ Uumlnlum, 99.7% mrity (US$/tonne) Close Previous :ash months 1411.50 1448.00 1431.00 1468.00 lopper, Grade A :us$; "onne) lash J months 4341.50 4342.00 4549.00 4540.00 ■ead (US$; "onne~ :ash 1 months 1465.00 1460.00 1467.00 1460.00 lid /tonne; lose ■revious :ash months •in (US$/tonne; *****.00 *****.00 *****.01 *****.01 :ash
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  • PERSPECTIVE
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      1083 27  -  John Bittleston Here are eight things we must do to prevent a recurrence of the causes of global financial bankruptcy By HE IMF announcement of a toxic asset hole of probably US$4 trillion is shocking but not unexpected. Some of us believe that the statement is
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      782 27  -  Edward Hadas BREAKINGVIEWS All in all, the economy isn't shrinking as rapidly as it was But so what? It's still shrinking By IS THE worst over? Investors seem to think it is. Confidence that the crisis is winding down has been mounting. But
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        1013 28  -  Genevieve Cua Mercer believes China will provide the most growth in the medium term. By *^^A J^T" ERCER global f^^k /H chief investI t ment officer I I H Tim Gardener I H is keeping faith I H in growth asI H sets, even as
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        742 28  -  Lynette Khoo Frasers Centrepoint Trust Buy DMG Partners Securities April 24 close: $0.72 Q209 in line with expectations: Frasers Centrepoint Trust (FCT) chalked up a 6.4 per cent y-o-y (+ll per cent q-o-q) rise in Q2 2009 DPU (distribution per unit) to 1.86 cents, in line with our
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        1348 29  -  Ben Fok WEALTH INSIGHTS If you have created an investment mix that is suitable for your risk tolerance and investment objective, then a bear market shouldn't concern you CEO, Grandtag Financial Consultancy (S) ECENTLY, an investor told me: "This financial tsunami hurts the
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        1458 30  -  Teh Hooi Ling SHOW ME THE MONEY If there is a Singapore analogy to the sub-prime crisis, it would be the S-chip failures hooiling@sph.com.sg Senior correspondent a^^^^^ N all countries, in all jurisdictions, the stock market is an insiders' game versus an outsiders' game," a
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        720 32  -  Uma Shankari 'What we want is a solid community, a solid city. And when we get these things done, in time the glamour will appear.' Prof Liv Thai Ker NUS honours pioneer of Singapore's urban development with Outstanding Service Award. By Uma Shankari By IF ONE
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      952 31 PROJECTNAME/ PROP CONTRACT TENURE BUILT-IN/LAND PRICE PSF PROJECTNAME/ PROP CONTRACT TENURE BUILT-IN/LAND PRICE PSF STREETNAME TYPE DATE AREA*(SQFT) (S$'000) (Ss) STREETNAME TYPE DATE AREA*(SQFT) (S$'000) (Ss) District 1 The Esta Apt 08/04/2009 FH 1378 952 69i" NON-LANDED The Glacier Apt 06/04/2009 FH 1335 780 584 The Sail ©Marina Bay Apt
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      123 34 I fx^^'T^^ii fT" BAG IT! L X| I/ 1 Uf Classic designs that offer more mileage i M M L 2-4 N r f\. X v. I I i*C I. I Super-slim television sets L 5 A kr4 H. |v| f DINING Masters of Spanish cuisine L 6-7 kAr X
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  • BT Living
    • SHOPPING
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        995 35  -  Audrey Phoon and Melissa Lwee When the going gets tough, the tough go bag-shopping and they're choosing classic designs that offer more mileage. By S THE excesses of the gilded age fade into oblivion, fashion publica- tions for the first time in recent memory are not trumpeting
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        1473 35  -  Melissa Lwee Here's the background to six of the most famous classic bags, coveted by women the world over. By Hermes Kelly and Birkin THE undisputed queens of the classic bags, the Hermes Kelly and Birkin have been quintessential buys for bag collectors through the decades
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        822 37  -  Christopher Lim The new generation of LED TVs offers ludicrously thin side profiles. By i UPGRADING from hulking old-school cath-ode-ray tube TVs to thin-panel plasma or LCD TVs was an obvious aesthetic jump, but brands have since had their work cut out for them coming up with the
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        2298 38 Younger, fresher, more exciting Spanish chefs are arguably leading the culinary scene with their creative techniques and recipes. Audrey Phoon profiles four of Spain's best, who were here this week for the World Gourmet Summit Sergi Arola Sergi Arola Gastro c/Zurbano 31 Madrid S +34 91 308 7240
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        1665 39  -  Jaime Ec world gourmet summit BT Weekend reviews three of the week's hotly anticipated culinary events Dan Hunter Royal Mail Hotel Glenelg Highway, Parker Street, Dunkeld, Victoria 3294 S +61 3 5577 2241 DAN Hunter cooks in the quiet country town of Dunkeld (population 450,
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        1006 40  -  Cheah Ui-Hoon personal space A Dutch couple's love affair with Indo-European furniture during their stay in India has led, not only to a home full of unique, exquisitely crafted pieces, but also to a niche furniture business in Singapore. By EUROPEANS who go to India usually find themselves
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        394 40 INDO-European furniture boxes from the 18th and 19th centuries provide an intimate look at this hybrid style that existed in India for centuries. While the van Houtens have a few boxes in their own possession, they've spent a few years putting together a collection
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        716 41  -  Oh Boon Ping What the Maldives has to offer are some of the most spectacular sights to behold By MARCO POLO called it the "Flower by the Indies" while Ibn Batuta described it as "One of the Wonders of the World". And true to its reputation,
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        999 42  -  Amanda de Guzman Bill Smart wanted to be a ship's captain, but was persuaded to stay on shore By WEEKEND WITH BILL SMART MANAGING DIRECTOR, BENGAL SHIPPING LINES BILL Smart has wanderlust in his blood. "My parents have been expatriates mainly in West Africa and the
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    • HEALTH
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        679 43  -  Melissa Lwee Keraskin Esthetics' Detail I iste ritual is an ionic correction service for uneven pigmentation. By IT may be a kingpin when it conies to locks and manes, but prominent haircare brand Kerastase is taking steps outside its comfort zone into the competitive world of
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        519 43 New York LONG-MARRIED couples often schedule a weekly "date night" a regular evening out with friends or at a favourite restaurant to strengthen their marital bond. But brain and behaviour researchers say many couples are going about date night all wrong. Simply spending
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        799 44  -  Chen Ka-thie no holds barred chenk@sph.com.sg Account Manager GOING to an outdoor yoga workout with over 400 people may sound like a strange thing to do on a Saturday evening, but that was exactly what I did. Yogamania was held last weekend at the
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        1256 45  -  Justine Moss LORENA Ochoa was just out of her nappies and Paula Creamer, Morgan Pressel and Michelle Wie weren't even twinkles in their mothers' eyes yet when Juli Inkster started her rookie Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) year in 1983, but the veteran golfer, who has
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        527 46  -  Samuel Ec The new four-door Panamera has been styled to reflect the Porsche DNA. By THE first question anyone viewing the Porsche Panamera is likely to ask is: why does its butt look like that? The Panamera may be Porsche's new four-door model aimed at the luxury performance
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        519 47  -  Samuel Ec By and large, Mainland makes are becoming more and more sophisticated By THE made-in-China car has come a long way since the days when the only engineering work the Chinese were involved in was to change the badge of an early model Japanese sedan. By
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        472 49  -  Samuel Ec Despite Ferrari's current difficulties Felipe Massa believes the team will be more competitive in Bahrain. By AND so Shanghai did spring a surprise last weekend but not one that involved former front-runners Ferrari and McLaren. Red Bull really did give its drivers wings on
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