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Title Section23 2010-01-08 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES S$1.00 online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg S|Sl A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION CO REGN NO *****2868E MICA (P) 123/08/2009 Friday, January 8,201023 words
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Article, Illustration862 2010-01-08 1 NISHA RAMCHANDANI - New venues pique interest and could snatch meetings, conventions and exhibitions from incumbents By NISHA RAMCHANDANI [SINGAPORE] They just emerged from a challenging year, but meetings and exhibitions executives now have to prepare themselves for a tougher campaign ahead. Once theCompiled by BT - 862 words
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Article141 2010-01-08 1 ST INDEX 2,913.25 (-17.24) ST INDEX FUTURES 2,909.0 (-21.00) SIMSCI 349.98 (-2.42) SIMSCI FUTURES 349.90 (-2.60) FOREX US$ S$ US$ (S$ per US$) 1.396 (US$/S$ per 1.594 2.225 EURO (US$/S$/E) 1.439 2.008 Foreign currency per US$ S$ YEN 92.70 66.40 RM 3.371 2.415 HK$ 7.756 5.557 BAHT 33.13141 words
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605 2010-01-08 1 ANTHONY ROWLEY - Naoto Kan wants weaker yen; fiscal policy set to change By ANTHONY ROWLEY WITHIN hours of being appointed Japan’s Finance Minister, Naoto Kan has sent his country’s currency sliding. Mr Kan, who serves concurrently as Deputy Prime Minister and Economics Minister, called for605 words
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Advertisement29 2010-01-08 1 EXECUTIVE LIFESTYLE Are we design literate? PAGE 30 COMPANIES Chng Hee Kok is HG Metal’s new CEO PAGE 7 US EQUITIES Squabbling within Fed spooks Wall Street PAGE 229 words
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TOP STORIES
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734 2010-01-08 2 CHEW XIANG - Spacs just a big bet on a management name? Observers point to challenging issues over governance, alignment of interests NEWS ANALYSIS By CHEW XIANG [SINGAPORE] The Singapore Exchange’s latest proposals to let special purpose acquisition companies (Spacs) list here is its second attempt to allow punters to bet on investments734 words
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697 2010-01-08 2 ANDREW MARKS - By ANDREW MARKS DESPITE rising hopes that the December payrolls report today will show the first increase in job growth in two years, US equities stalled out on Wednesday and looked to be set up for a dive yesterday, following the release of minutes697 words
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Article521 2010-01-08 2 Novelty-loaded IRs set to put the cat amid MICE THEY just emerged from a challenging year, but meetings and exhibition executives now have to prepare themselves for a tougher campaign ahead. Once the Integrated Resorts are launched, the amount of exhibition space in Singapore is going to jump521 words
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Article, Illustration579 2010-01-08 2 Early data points to strong consumer spending Reuters [NEW YORK] US retailers including Sears Holdings Corp and Costco Wholesale Corp posted higher sales for December as cautious consumers did their holiday shopping with an eye for bargains. Investors were eagerly awaiting the latest data, whichReuters; AFP - 579 words
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Article, Illustration413 2010-01-08 4 Shipments fall 20% in first 10 months, vs Germany’s 27% Bloomberg [FRANKFURT] China overtook Germany as the world’s top exporter last year, data compiled by Global Trade Information Services Inc show. China shipped products worth US$957.7 billion in the first 10 months of 2009,Bloomberg; REUTERS - 413 words
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379 2010-01-08 4 R SIVANITHY - Average daily volume last year plunged to $43m from $84m in 2008 By R SIVANITHY [SINGAPORE] The stock market in 2009 may have regained much of the ground lost during the US sub-prime bear market of 2008, but the same cannot be said379 words
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566 2010-01-08 4 RONNIE LIM - There, 8-12 VLCCs double as floating storage, with plans for a 2nd terminal NEWS ANALYSIS By RONNIE LIM [SINGAPORE] The oil storage business here faces tougher competition from neighbouring Johor, where 8-12 very large crude carriers (VLCCs) are being used as floating storage,566 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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1000 2010-01-08 5 MICHELLE QUAH - HOCK LOCK SIEW By MICHELLE QUAH THESingaporeEx-change (SGX) is obviously anxious to attract more and larger listings, yet fails to go far enough to help it regain the standing that it has lost in recent years. What the SGX sorely needs to address1,000 words
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460 2010-01-08 6 TEH SHI NING - The two S-chips see the move as important for their long-term growth By TEH SHI NING TWO more Singapore-list-ed China-based companies Epure International and Novo Group have announced plans to seek dual primary listings in Hong Kong. Their announcements yesterday follow a string460 words
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Article, Illustration497 2010-01-08 6 CONRAD TAN - By CONRAD TAN ASIAN equities and other risky assets should continue to perform well in the first half of this year, buoyed by the recovery in the global economy and corporate earnings, Credit Suisse strategists said yesterday. “We see low risk of497 words
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596 2010-01-08 6 VEN SREENIVASAN - By VEN SREENIVASAN US-BASED investment firm Indigo Partners will pare its 24 per cent stake in Tiger Airways via the budget carrier’s initial public offer (IPO). And Ryanair has an option to place out some of its 16 per cent stake as596 words
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323 2010-01-08 6 UMA SHANKARI - By UMA SHANKARI FRASERS Centrepoint Trust (FCT) said yesterday that it will buy two suburban malls for $290.2 million. The retail real estate in- vestment trust (Reit) also said it plans to issue up to 152 million rights units to help finance the323 words
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404 2010-01-08 6 VINCENT WEE - Funds will be used for growing marine, offshore businesses CORPORATE BONDS By VINCENT WEE SEMBCORP Marine is first off the mark in what may prove to be a year of consolidation and expansion in the offshore and marine sector, as it beefed up404 words
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255 2010-01-08 6 VEN SREENIVASAN - By VEN SREENIVASAN ASIA Pacific Breweries (APB) said yesterday it will raise $40 million by issuing medium-term notes (MTNs) paying fixed annual interest of 4 per cent. This is the second tranche of a $1 billion multi-curren-cy MTN programme APB set up in255 words
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Article, Illustration452 2010-01-08 7 JAMIE LEE - Tan Chan Too quits as exec chairman, will stay as an exec director By JAMIE LEE FRESH from an upheaval of its board, HG Metal Manufacturing has found its chief executive in the form of Hartawan Holdings’ CEO Chng Hee Kok. In452 words
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555 2010-01-08 7 KALPANA RASHIWALA - By KALPANA RASHIWALA KEPPEL Land is taking a 42 per cent stake in a waterfront township project in Ho Chi Minh City that will include about 4,700 homes with a potential gross floor area of about 10.76 million square feet and which will take about555 words
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290 2010-01-08 7 FELDA CHAY - By FELDA CHAY SINO Construction said yesterday it has won a 110 million yuan (S$22.5 million) contract to build a residential project in Daqing, a city in China’s Heilongjiang province. Work under the contract awarded by Daqing Municipal Government Housing Provident Fund is expected290 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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78 2010-01-08 7 UNITED Fiber System said Poh Lian Construction Pte Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary, has been awarded a building contract from the GuocoLand for a 12-storey condominium development at Bukit Timah Road. The contract sum is $191 million and construction will take 30 months78 words
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70 2010-01-08 7 TRANSCU Group said its chief executive’s application to stay the seizure of his shares has been adjourned by the courts here for further evidence to be filed. The next hearing is scheduled for Feb 4. The case first arose when CEO Akihiko Matsumura had his70 words
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193 2010-01-08 7 WONG SU-JIN - By WONG SU-JIN TEE International has chalked up a more than doubling of its net profit from $2.1 million to $4.5 million for the half year ended Nov 30, 2009. Revenue, however, fell 22.4 per cent to $35.4 million from $45.6 million due193 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration606 2010-01-08 8 R SIVANITHY - Weighed down by weakness in Hong Kong and expectations of a soft Thursday for Wall Street, STI drops 17 points STOCKS R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent THE tiredness exhibited by the local market on Wednesday proved to be a precursor of things to come as prices fell yesterdaySource: Bloomberg - 606 words
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Article66 2010-01-08 8 Jan 7 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS 1086.00 -138.0 BT CADI -*****.00 -65.0 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 +109.0 FTSE ST Mid Cap 716.88 +0.58 FTSE ST Small Cap 569.50 -2.25 FTSE ST All Share 722.23 -3.43 FTSE ST China Top 294.96 +1.98 FTSE ST China 305.25 -1.54 FTSE66 words
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Article186 2010-01-08 8 MAIN SDQ TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 4 10 3 0 0 0 4 10 3 Manufacturing 49 64 86 6 8 12 55 72 98 Commerce 25 27 19 3 5 7 28 32 26 Tpt/Stor/Comms 9 24 10186 words
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BROKERS’ TAKE
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Article, Illustration386 2010-01-08 8 Jan 7 close: $1.00 OCBC INVESTMENT RESEARCH, Jan 7 ASL Marine (ASLM) saw an increase in the number of ship conversion jobs in Q1 FY2010 and we think it is likely that such jobs will hold up given the sustained interest in offshore units on stableSource: Bloomberg - 386 words
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Article559 2010-01-08 8 JOYCE HOOI - Jan 7 close: $19.90 AMFRASER SINGAPORE, Jan 7 Compiled by JOYCE HOOI WE are retaining our “buy” call for United Overseas Bank (UOB). Our Gordon Growth-derived fair value of $23.77 per share assumes a sustainable ROE of 15 per cent and terminal growth rate of 3 per559 words
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Article121 2010-01-08 8 TURNOVER (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN SDQ TOTAL MAIN SDQ TOTAL Multi Ind 116,732 116,732 209,879 209,879 Manufacturing 534,928 17,587 552,515 345,480 1,304 346,784 Commerce 172,756 19,141 191,897 131,907 2,890 134,797 Tpt/Stor/Comms 220,600 6,342 226,942 363,708 1,229 364,936 Finance 42,064 42,064 324,317 324,317 Construction 110,460 7,449 117,909 24,895121 words
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Article113 2010-01-08 8 Stock name Close Change Stock name Close Change CapitaLand 4.230 -0.030 CapitaMall 1.840 -0.010 CityDev 11.560 -0.140 ComfortDelGro 1.620 -0.020 Cosco Corp 1.290 +0.030 DBS Grp 15.320 -0.180 F&N 4.370 -0.010 Genting SP 1.240 -0.030 Golden Agri 0.585 +0.010 HK Land 4.780 -0.090 JMH 30.460 +0.460113 words
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Article, Illustration534 2010-01-08 8 CURRENCIES Reuters [LONDON] The yen fell against the US dollar and other currencies yesterday after Japan’s new finance minister said that he wanted it to weaken more, stirring talk that the government may be more inclined to stem any sharp yen rise.Reuters; BLOOMBERG - 534 words
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Article57 2010-01-08 8 VOLUME Golden Agri 178,287,000 Genting SP 174,111,000 Healthway 141,288,000 Ying Li 131,921,000 GMG Global 101,861,000 Gallant 79,961,000 NOL 72,074,000 RafflesEdu 50,745,000 Cosco Corp 49,224,000 UniFiber 46,966,000 VALUE($) Genting SP 216,414,240 Keppel Corp 143,523,226 NOL 130,066,150 Golden Agri 104,279,720 DBS Grp 100,060,100 UOB 86,581,740 Ying Li 85,210,680 SingTel57 words
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Article113 2010-01-08 8 BY CENTS CLOSE UP GLD 10US$ ***** 154.9 1.0 STXPO 100 1520 86.0 6.0 DBXT Nifty 10US$ ***** 68.4 0.4 JMH 3046 64.2 1.5 Keppel Corp 869 27.0 3.2 Kep Corp.ES.1001 865 24.0 2.9 Lyxor MS India 10US$ 1572 20.9 1.0 DBS Bk 6% NCPS 10 ***** 20.0 0.2113 words
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Article121 2010-01-08 8 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN DBXT FTVietnam 10US$ 4767 -73.9 -1.1 DBXT MSKorea 10US$ 4803 -64.2 -0.9 DBXT FTChina25 10US$ 3150 -61.4 -1.4 SIA.ES.1001 1450 -46.0 -3.1 CityDev.ES.1001 1160 -44.0 -3.7 SIA 1444 -32.0 -2.2 Jardine C&C 2694 -26.0 -1.0 DBS.ES.1001 1532 -24.0 -1.5 Straits Trdg 404 -22.0 -5.2 OCBC121 words
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Article87 2010-01-08 8 Where S$ stands Jan 7 CHNG YR 2010 CLOSE FR Jan 6 S$ LOW S$ HIGH US$ 1.3963 -0.06 1.4044 1.3955 Euro 2.0058 -0.13 2.0133 2.0031 Pounds 2.2242 0.56 2.2687 2.2242 A$ 1.2843 -0.70 1.2768 1.2617 Yen* 1.5061 0.41 1.5188 1.5047 Rupiah* 0.***** -0.38 0.***** 0.***** Baht* 4.2127 -0.1087 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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Article, Illustration480 2010-01-08 9 UMA SHANKARI - LTA, Sentosa roll out measures to raise accessibility as they prepare for IR opening By UMA SHANKARI SENTOSA and the Land Transport Authority (LTA) are spending $300 million to bolster infrastructure, widen roads and put new trains on the island’s monorail tracks asAP - 480 words
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249 2010-01-08 9 TEH SHI NING - By TEH SHI NING SINGAPORE consumers are now far more bullish on market and economic prospects than they were in mid-2009, but spending is likely to remain prudent, going by recent market surveys. The latest consumer confidence index compiled by MasterCard jumped to 79.4 for249 words
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Article, Illustration505 2010-01-08 10 FELDA CHAY - Vital to safeguard biodiversity and to develop sustainably as population grows By FELDA CHAY CITIES worldwide should come together to collaborate and share solutions on developing sustainably and safeguarding biodiversity as the world population increases rapidly, said National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan on505 words
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Article, Illustration483 2010-01-08 10 JOYCE HOOI - By JOYCE HOOI SINGAPORE needs to set about converting its vehicle population to use natural gas if it wants to speed up what Robert A Hefner III calls the “Grand Energy Transition”, Mr Hefner said yesterday. The founder and owner of natural gas firmFILE PHOTO - 483 words
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Article343 2010-01-08 10 NISHA RAMCHANDANI - Figure makes up 80% of grants given to MFIs by the Ministry of Health By NISHA RAMCHANDANI MEDIFUND disbursed $59 million to needy patients in 2008, $9.5 million more than the year before, according to the Medifund Assistance annual report for FY2008 ended March343 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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696 2010-01-08 11 They set the capital standards, judge loan values, and tell firms to avoid risks FINANCIAL REFORM Reuters [WASHINGTON] As US Senator Christopher Dodd attempts to seal his legacy by pushing through sweeping financial reform legislation this year, the real changes thatReuters - 696 words
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331 2010-01-08 11 Reuters [BERLIN] German retail sales fell unexpectedly in November, data showed yesterday, anchoring expectations for an annual decline in the sector for 2009 and underlining a dim outlook for the months ahead. Preliminary figures from the Federal Statistics Office showed thatReuters - 331 words
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Article, Illustration576 2010-01-08 11 Dodd’s impending retirement reduces reformer’s clout Reuters [WASHINGTON] Senator Christopher Dodd made himself a lame duck on Wednesday, reducing his clout in the US Senate as an advocate for tighter financial regulation but also liberating himself from political pressures with consequences that are difficultReuters; AP - 576 words
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Article, Illustration512 2010-01-08 11 A$ rises across the board; trade deficit narrows, imports fall Reuters [SYDNEY] Australian retail sales surged past all expectations in November to record the biggest increase in eight months, adding to the chance of a fourth straight rise in interest rates next month. TheReuters; REUTERS - 512 words
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315 2010-01-08 11 Reuters [SHANGHAI] The labour market in the United States is improving and the economy is close to the point when the unemployment rate will start to fall, a top US Federal Reserve official said yesterday. James Bullard, president of the StReuters - 315 words
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481 2010-01-08 11 Bloomberg [SYDNEY] Central bankers plan to hold a session with representatives of financial firms to discuss regulation at a Bank for International Settlements (BIS) meeting this weekend, according to two Group of Seven central bank officials. The BIS meetings, held in Basel,Bloomberg - 481 words
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MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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521 2010-01-08 12 S JAYASANKARAN - Successful merger will create RM110b bank, Malaysia’s fourth largest By S JAYASANKARAN HONG Leong Bank (HLB) may be poised to make a voluntary general offer for the assets and liabilities of EON Capital which include EON Bank, Malaysia’s seventh smallest bank.521 words
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Article, Illustration408 2010-01-08 12 PAULINE NG - By PAULINE NG BANKING on the growing demand for healthier beverages, two Malaysian brands, Drinho and Ho Yan Hor, are collaborating to create a new segment in the premium “ready-to-drink” herbal tea market. Drinho and Ho Yan Hor have formed an alliance toFILE PHOTO - 408 words
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Article326 2010-01-08 12 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia’s exports unexpectedly dropped last November as sales of crude oil and natural gas fell while electronics shipments grew at a slower pace. Overseas shipments fell 3.3 per cent from a year earlier to RM50.1 billion (S$20.6 billion) after gaining aBloomberg - 326 words
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201 2010-01-08 12 Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesia will replace some of the board of directors at state oil and gas firm Pertamina but president director Karen Agustiawan will remain in the top job, the state enterprises minister said. “We want to accelerate the growth of the oil and gasReuters - 201 words
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INDIA
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634 2010-01-08 13 Global automakers plan to use more local parts and make India an export base Reuters [NEW DELHI] As global automakers boost their presence in the thriving Indian market, they will turn the country into a stage for novel experiments in lowering productionReuters - 634 words
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523 2010-01-08 13 Reuters [NEW DELHI] India’s food price inflation eased slightly in late December, but analysts said a rise in fuel prices may elevate headline inflation, maintaining pressure on the central bank to tighten monetary policy. The food price index rose 18.22 per centReuters - 523 words
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248 2010-01-08 13 Reuters [NEW YORK] Pfizer Inc has struck a collaboration deal with India’s Strides Arcolab Ltd that will significantly expand the generics business of the world’s largest drugmaker. The deal, in which the terms were not disclosed, is expected to deliverReuters - 248 words
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GREATER CHINA
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714 2010-01-08 14 Move to tighten liquidity said to be aimed at curbing excessive bank loans Reuters Bloomberg [SHANGHAI] China’s central bank surprised the market yesterday by raising the auction yield of its three-month bills for the first time since mid-August. The People’s Bank ofReuters; Bloomberg - 714 words
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265 2010-01-08 14 Reuters [SHANGHAI] Japan’s Nomura Holdings and London-based Ashmore Group are bidding for a stake in China’s SYWG BNP Paribas Asset Management Co, seeking a foothold in the country’s US$400 billion mutual funds market, people with direct knowledge of the matter said. The 33Reuters - 265 words
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Article, Illustration434 2010-01-08 14 Reuters [TAIPEI/BEIJING] The United States has cleared a sale of advanced Patriot air defence missiles to Taiwan despite opposition from China. A Chinese military official proposed countering the US sale by sanctioning US firms that sell arms to the islandReuters - 434 words
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FOCUS: RETURN OF THE NATIVES
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Article, Illustration1569 2010-01-08 15 Return of high-profile scientists signals major strides at narrowing gap with technologically advanced nations NYT [BEIJING] SCIENTISTS in the United States were not overly surprised in 2008 when the prestigious Howard Hughes Medical Institute in Maryland awarded a US$10 million research grant to aNYT; FILE PHOTO - 1,569 words
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ASIA PACIFIC
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Article, Illustration716 2010-01-08 16 Booming TV sales, price recovery in memory chips seen driving revenue Reuters [SEOUL] Samsung Electronics’ strong estimates signal a promising year for the consumer electronics industry and offer investors yet another reason to pile into technology stocks. Samsung is riding a strong price recoveryReuters; REUTERS - 716 words
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284 2010-01-08 16 Reuters [SEOUL] South Korea’s Posco, the world’s No 4 steelmaker, yesterday said it plans to produce 32 million tonnes of crude steel this year, compared with under 30 million tonnes estimated in 2009. The country’s top steelmaker, meanwhile, will wrap upReuters - 284 words
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Article, Illustration892 2010-01-08 16 Reuters [LAS VEGAS] Television manufacturers are banking on 3D TVs for their next sales boost, with sets capable of adding that extra visual dimension expected to hit US store shelves in force by the middle of 2010. Top TV makers including SonyReuters; AP - 892 words
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342 2010-01-08 16 It also launches 3D television, personal Internet device Reuters [LAS VEGAS] Sony Corp said flat-screen televisions, electronic readers and Blu-ray video players helped its US holiday season sales top expectations, in a rare sign of encouragement for the Japanese conglomerate. The company alsoReuters - 342 words
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WORLD
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449 2010-01-08 17 Venture with Qatar Petroleum is biggest energy project in the Gulf in 3 years Bloomberg [DOHA] Exxon Mobil Corp and state-controlled Qatar Petroleum have agreed to build a US$6 billion plant to produce chemicals for export to Asia, the biggest energy project announcedBloomberg - 449 words
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395 2010-01-08 17 Reuters [LONDON] A former British Cabinet minister who called for a secret ballot on Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s future admitted that his surprise move had failed, but newspapers said the plot had still weakened the Labour leader. However, an opinion pollReuters - 395 words
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Article, Illustration51 2010-01-08 17 [TOKYO] Children enjoying the HD (high-definition) image of a polar bear at Asahiyawa Zoo in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, at the Sony Building in Tokyo’s shopping district of Ginza. Visitors will be able to watch the 3D (three-dimension) HD images of animals at Japan’s northernmost zoo until Jan 17.AFP - 51 words
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466 2010-01-08 17 Warning is based on members’ output level in November Reuters [LONDON] The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) may be facing large rises in oil inventories in the next six months unless members step up their compliance with agreed outputReuters - 466 words
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Article, Illustration599 2010-01-08 18 Prospects of rival bid recede; slightly sweetened offer will win, analysts say Reuters [LONDON] Cadbury shares dipped below Kraft Foods’ £10.6 billion (S$23.6 billion) bid price for the first time yesterday as prospects of a rival bid receded and analysts reckonedReuters; AFP - 599 words
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455 2010-01-08 18 Reuters [MOSCOW] Negotiations between Russia and Belarus over the supply of Russian oil for this year have broken down after talks in Moscow, Belarus state news agency BelTA reported on Wednesday, quoting an unnamed source in the Belarussian delegation. Russia briefly cut oil suppliesReuters - 455 words
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341 2010-01-08 18 Bloomberg [LONDON] The Bank of England pledged to spend the rest of its £200 billion (S$444.9 billion) bond purchase programme as policymakers sought to ensure the economy’s escape from the recession. The Monetary Policy Committee, led by governor Mervyn King, kept theBloomberg - 341 words
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Article, Illustration316 2010-01-08 18 Reuters AP [LONDON] One of the BBC’s highest-paid television personalities yesterday announced that he is leaving the broadcaster, 15 months after he was caught up in a scandal over lewd prank phone calls. Talk show host Jonathan Ross said that he had decided notReuters; AP - 316 words
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Article, Illustration542 2010-01-08 18 It installs billboard showing the US president in its coat NYT [WASHINGTON] A garment company in New York known for publicity stunts has seized the attention of the Obama administration. The Weatherproof Garment Co installed a billboard in Times Square on Wednesday showing US PresidentNYT; REUTERS - 542 words
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469 2010-01-08 19 VINCENT WEE - Singapore Maritime Foundation also has a new chairman By VINCENT WEE AT the Singapore Maritime Foundation (SMF)’s annual cocktail evening last night, some 200 maritime leaders kicked off the year with fresh hope and a new chairman at the helm. They469 words
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Article, Illustration690 2010-01-08 19 But mostly, tighter airport security leaves travellers late NYT [CHICAGO] As he arrived at O’Hare International Airport on Wednesday, Dennis Weyrauch, a passenger, described two hours of waiting and scrutiny at the airport in Amsterdam before his plane took off: as happenedNYT - 690 words
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Article3055 2010-01-08 19 CITY FLIGHT ETA FLIGHT ETD Abu Dhabi EY470 2200 SQ456 1245 Adelaide LH9771 1740 9W4082 2215 SQ268 1740 AF8088 2215 VS7268 1740 BA7382 2215 --JL5083 2215 QF82 2215 LH9770 2350 SQ269 2350 VS7269 2350 Amsterdam LO4031 0610 AZ3993 2250 SQ323 0610 KL838 2250 US5410 0610 LO40323,055 words
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482 2010-01-08 19 Reuters Bloomberg [TOKYO] Japan Airlines (JAL) is likely to post a net loss of US$13.3 billion this financial year due to a huge restructuring charge, the Nikkei business daily reported yesterday, dragging down shares of the ailing carrier by 8 per cent.Reuters; Bloomberg - 482 words
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466 2010-01-08 20 EDITORIAL AMID the sometimes schizophrenic prognostications about the economy in the coming year, one key point is often overlooked: the game has changed. It’s not the same economy anymore. It’s not that economists and other pundits don’t recognise how close the world came to a second466 words
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Article, Illustration818 2010-01-08 20 LEON HADAR - THE BOTTOM LINE LEON HADAR Washington Correspondent IT has been close to a decade since 9/11, which gave birth to the so-called “War on Terror” as well as two never-end-ing and costly military quagmires in Iraq and Afghani-stan-Pakistan as well as mini-quagmires818 words
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Article, Illustration1000 2010-01-08 20 WU ZHIJIAN - All the arguments the West has advanced for a revaluation of the currency are flawed By WU ZHIJIAN The author runs www.chinatells.com, a Web portal covering China’s economic policies IN THE last six months, China’s foreign exchange policy has frequently been in the news.REUTER - 1,000 words
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Article, Illustration1107 2010-01-08 21 NICK BUNKLEY - Union at troubled GM plant recognises its real enemy ‘foreign competition’ By NICK BUNKLEY FOR the better part of three decades, the car plant in Lordstown, Ohio was a seemingly endless source of trouble for General Motors (GM). In the 1970s, the factory’s 7,000 workersAFP - 1,107 words
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162 2010-01-08 21 Lawrence Wong - LETTER TO THE EDITOR Lawrence Wong Executive vice-president Head, listings Singapore Exchange WE refer to the report “Privatisation drains $8.3b from bourse” (BT, Jan 4). The report said that the $2.84 billion raised through initial public offerings (IPOs) was just162 words
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Article, Illustration922 2010-01-08 21 WILLIAM PESEK JR - WILLIAM PESEK JR The writer is a Bloomberg News columnist. The opinions expressed are his own IF many of us could have turned around the moment we entered 2010 and made obscene gestures at 2009, we would have. After theREUTERS - 922 words
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Article9048 2010-01-08 22 Transaction date: Jan 7 52-wks Tel Last Vol Day Last Quote Div Gr Yld Net M Cap High Low Code Company Sale +/-(‘000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 18 3 3148 8Telecom 17 +0.5 665 17 17 16.5 17.5 5 0.6 30.9 81.4 9.5 2.5 58349,048 words
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Article1763 2010-01-08 23 52-wks Tel Last Vol Day Last Quote Div Gr Yld Net M Cap High Low Code Company Sale +/-(‘000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 10 6 1181 s AA Grp 7 6 8.5 6.7 25 12 8538 t APStrategic 17 15 16 100.3 4 0.5 15011,763 words
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Article9396 2010-01-08 23 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS UNIT TRUSTS AIG Global Investment Corporation (S) Ltd AIGIF Acorns of Asia Balanced Fund!& 2.229/ AIGIF S'pore Bond Fund✓^ 1.386/ APS Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Alpha Fund!** 1.22/ APS Alpha Fund (USD)!** 0.87/ AXA Life Secure Ascent 2020 Fund 0.*****/0.***** AXA Wealth Mgt S'pore Pte Ltd9,396 words
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Article453 2010-01-08 23 52-Wk Tel Last Vol Day Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Code Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 111 107 6389 ABF SG Bond ETF 110 108.5 110 502.1 843 427 CIMBAsean40 100US$ US840 +3 150 843 840 833 838 33.6 297453 words
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Article261 2010-01-08 23 52-Wk Tel Last Vol Day Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Code Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 56 20 6000 AVJennings A51.5 51.5 52.5 3.6 6.8 4.1 134.1 31 6 6017 Genting HK US$ US25 -0.5 4010 26 25 25 25.5261 words
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365 2010-01-08 24 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Jan 6 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Index Preliminary 849.0 0.2 25.3 0.1 25.6 0.1 29.7 EAFE Preliminary 800.2 0.3 23.3 -0.1 26.4 0.0 30.5 Europe Preliminary 1146.0 0.1365 words
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Article180 2010-01-08 24 Jan 7 $S Offer Bid Overnight 1/4 1/8 1-month 7/16 3/16 2-months 9/16 5/16 3-months 11/16 7/16 Overnight mode: 1/8 US$ Offer Bid 7 days 0.23 0.18 1 month 0.28 0.23 2 months 0.35 0.25 3 months 0.37 0.27 6 months 0.53 0.43 9 months 0.90 0.60 12180 words
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Article22 2010-01-08 24 Jan 7 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.3954 1.3967 2-months 1.3957 1.3971 3-months 1.3960 1.3974 6-months 1.3968 1.3982 Source: OCBC22 words
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Article184 2010-01-08 24 Jan 7 RUBBER Futures (Closing prices) RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Close Volume O/I Month High Low Sett (lots) (lots) Feb 10 300.5 769 Mar 10 301.0 614 Apr 10 302.0 450 May 10 304.5 304.5 304.5 10 730 Jun 10 307.0 306.1 304.5 20 650 Jul 10 304.5184 words
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Article89 2010-01-08 24 Jan 7 TREASURY BILLS Period Issue Maturity Yesterday's Day's code Bid High Low 3-Month BQ*****V 08.04.2010 0.57 1-Year BY*****N 01.11.2010 0.59 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year NX*****H 3.625 01.07.2011 104.43 104.47 104.41 5-Year N*****0N 1.375 01.10.2014 100.23 7-Year N*****0S89 words
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Article106 2010-01-08 24 Jan 6 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 lb bushels) Close Previous High/Low Jan 10 1050.50 1052.25 1058.50 1042.75 Mar 10 1059.00 1061.00 1068.25 1051.00 May 10 1063.00 1064.75 1072.00 1055.50 Jul 10 1066.75 1068.50 1076.00 1059.25 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs;Uscent/lb) Close Previous High/Low Jan 10 40.67 40.71 41.01106 words
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Article77 2010-01-08 24 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Jan 6 CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Change Brent blend (1-Mth F) 81.05 0.87 WTI (Near Mth) 83.19 1.29 Dubai (1-Mth F) 80.25 0.30 Tapis blend 83.55 0.20 Minas 82.50 0.20 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha 82.05 -0.05 Jet Kerosene 90.25 0.10 US$/barrel Opec Oil77 words
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Article132 2010-01-08 24 Jan 7 As at 9am Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Bid Offer Aust dollar 1.2790 1.3160 Can dollar 1.3430 1.3600 Euro 2.0000 2.0230 NZ dollar 1.0250 1.0470 Sterling pound 2.2220 2.2480 US dollar 1.3850 1.4020 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign132 words
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Article29 2010-01-08 24 Jan 7 Open High Sett STI Jan 2910 2911 2909 SIMSCI Jan 352.1 354.1 349.9 Taiwan Jan 300.5 302.1 298.7 Source: MF Global (S) Pte. Ltd29 words
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6667 2010-01-08 25 BALISA SHIPPING TRADING PTE LTD 8 Shenton Way, #40-03A, Singapore *****1 Tel: 6345 5700 Fax: 6345 5227 Email: singapore@balisagp.com CR NO. **********0W GLOBAL SERVICE CONVENTIONAL BREAKBULK UK CONTINENT SERVICE U.S.A SERVICE Destination STXPO TBN RTM/ANR/TIL Loads Singapore, E./W. Malaysia, Indonesia MIDDLE-EAST SERVICE Destination STXPO TBN6,667 words
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Article66 2010-01-08 24 Jan 7 KLCE PALM FUTURES (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Sett Av Vol Open Month Range Price Price High Low Done Position Jan 10 2600 2580 2605 2580 274 1849 Feb 10 2620 2610 2640 2605 2409 ***** Mar 10 2651 2630 2667 2628 9429 ***** Apr 10 2675 264166 words
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Article350 2010-01-08 24 Jan 7 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT EURODOLLAR FUTURES Mar10 99.6900 0 ***** Jun10 99.4600 0 7482 Sep10 99.0950 0 3111 Dec10 98.6800 0 2894 EUROYEN TIBOR FUTURES Mar10 99.5950 99.5950 99.5900 99.5900 57 3959 Jun10 99.6300 40 1709 Sep10 99.6500 0 1666 Dec10 99.6400 0350 words
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Article466 2010-01-08 24 Jan 7 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 0.949 6.286 0.640 7.139 42.092 85.008 0.854 10.449 3.103 1.249 78.086 42.193 1.285 6.751 0.947 29.338 30.493 0.577 0.921 Canada 1.054 6.624466 words
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Article77 2010-01-08 24 Jan 6 COCOA (£/tonne) Close Prev High/Low Mar 10 2261 2275 2265/2250 May 10 2272 2288 2278/2262 Jul 10 2247 2265 2251/2242 Sep 10 2215 2233 2216/2211 COFFEE (US$/tonne) Close Pev High/Low Jan 10 1339 1315 1329/1321 Mar 10 1381 1357 1385/1358 May 10 1412 1388 1415/1390 SUGAR (US77 words
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Article155 2010-01-08 24 Jan 7 US$ Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.2838 1.2857 0.9203 0.9208 Canadian dollar 1.3532 1.3547 0.9700 0.9702 Euro 2.0067 2.0089 1.4385 1.4387 NZ dollar 1.0278 1.0291 0.7368 0.7370 Sterling pound 2.2240 2.2265 1.5943155 words
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Article138 2010-01-08 24 GOLD (US$/oz) Jan 06 Jan 07 Hong Kong 1124.70 1132.00 Jan 06 Jan 05 London 1136.40 1124.50 1137.20 1125.50 Source: Thomson Reuters CAST BAR Jan 07 (S$) Selling Buying Kilobar "54,502.59" ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (S$) Selling Buying 1gm 121.98 51 5gm 346.68 254 10gm 619.53 508 20gm138 words
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Article69 2010-01-08 24 Jan 6 Aluminium, 99.7% purity (US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 2342.75 2268.25 3 months 2377.00 2302.00 Copper, Grade A (US$/tonne) Cash 7630.50 7450.25 3 months 7660.00 7485.00 Lead (US$/tonne) Cash 2652.75 2493.00 3 months 2680.00 2522.00 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.00 3 months *****.00 *****.00 Tin (US$/tonne) Cash *****.0069 words
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Article, Illustration940 2010-01-08 27 CLARISSA TAN - All’s right with the world, and with the New Year, as there are some interesting poetry collections we can look forward to, says CLARISSA TAN CLARISSA TAN Every day is afresh beginning, Listen my soul to the glad refrain. THESE two lines by Susan Coolidge,JONTY WILDE; MICHAEL WOODS; KEN AUTREY; BERT NIENHUIS - 940 words
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Article, Illustration592 2010-01-08 27 MARK BEECH - By MARK BEECH Mark Beech writes for Bloomberg News and is the author of ‘The Dictionary of Rock and Pop Names’ [LONDON] JP Morgan Jr wore them. So did Napoleon III and David Bowie. A tailored suit from London’s Savile Row typically592 words
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Article, Illustration995 2010-01-08 28 CLARISSA TAN - A Dutch banker is bringing Bolivian baroque to Singapore, a culmination of events that have also involved a Polish priest and a famous UK period ensemble, reports CLARISSA TAN CLARISSA TAN YOU know how it is. One minute, you are looking at the asset sheet of oneAMIT LENNON - 995 words
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Article, Illustration548 2010-01-08 28 AMANDA DE GUZMAN - By AMANDA DE GUZMAN HARESH Sharma and Alvin Tan have been working together for two decades. And it shows. Tan, the founder and artistic director of the Necessary Stage (TNS), and Sharma, the company’s resident playwright, share the kind of dynamic borne out of yearsFILE PHOTO - 548 words
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Article, Illustration212 2010-01-08 28 AMANDA DE GUZMAN - Compiled by AMANDA DE GUZMAN America The Gift Shop Phillip Toledano (England) Jan 13–24, 2010, 10am 10pm ION Art Gallery, Level 4, ION Orchard Admission free www.americathegiftshop.com www.mrtoledano.com Asian premiere THIS whimsically subversive installation by English artist Phillip Toledano asks and answers the question:212 words
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Article, Illustration363 2010-01-08 28 TO mark the start to the new year, The Singapore Mint has launched a host of coins, gifts and collectibles for the festive season. Headlining these treasures is an exclusive range of coins and medallions bearing the majestic Lunar Tiger design to welcome363 words
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Article110 2010-01-08 28 AMANDA DE GUZMAN - Compiled by AMANDA DE GUZMAN PART of the Women in Arts Festival 2010, Latitudes in Transit is an exhibition that celebrates the diverse expressions of womanhood. All the artists live their own realities and face and process those realities through art. The 15 pieces by women110 words
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Article, Illustration632 2010-01-08 29 AUDREY PHOON - The integrated resort aims to be a dining hub with four celebrity chefs and more than 60 F&B outlets, reports AUDREY PHOON AUDREY PHOON THEworld’smoststarred chef, Joel Robuchon, may have overlooked Singapore when choosing locations for his first few Asian outposts, but he’s aboutBLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO; YEN MENG JIIN - 632 words
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Article1065 2010-01-08 29 N K YONG - By N K YONG I WOULD like to take the liberty of beginning this column this week by thanking my readers, in particular those (complete strangers to me) who have come up to me at gatherings, meetings or dinners to greet me in person1,065 words
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Article, Illustration590 2010-01-08 30 GEOFFREY EU - Invictus is Eastwood’s latest addition to socially responsible cinema, says GEOFFREY EU GEOFFREY EU RUGBY, reconciliation and the rebirth of a nation are the topics of the day in Invictus, Clint Eastwood’s latest contribution to serious, socially responsible cinema. It helps that he had aBLOOMBERG - 590 words
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Article, Illustration503 2010-01-08 30 CHRISTOPHER LIM - By CHRISTOPHER LIM WHILE game-console companies dip their toes in the fine art of selling games directly to gamers over the Internet, Windows PC gamers have been enjoying that convenience for years thanks to the online game store Steam. For example, you can buy a limited number of503 words
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Article, Illustration441 2010-01-08 30 AMANDA DE GUZMAN - By AMANDA DE GUZMAN IT is a testament to the cast and crew of It’s Not Me, I Swear! (C’est pas moi, je le jure!) that the project makes a seriously troubled 10-year-old who shares philosophical views with the likes of Camus’s Merseault or Dostoevsky’s441 words
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Article, Illustration372 2010-01-08 30 CHRISTOPHER LIM - DVD REVIEW By CHRISTOPHER LIM THE danger of a Hong Kong movie being re-made into a Hollywood thriller is the number of copycats that follow the formula in the hopes of replicating that success. So when Infernal Affairs got made into The Departed in 2006372 words
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Article, Illustration697 2010-01-08 31 CHRISTOPHER LIM - Lambert and Boyle shine while Allen sweetly bores, says CHRISTOPHER LIM CD REVIEW CHRISTOPHER LIM RISING above the controversy surrounding the results of the latest round of Singapore Idol, what’s clear is that musical talent-spot-ting shows do manage to let the cream rise to the697 words
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Article, Illustration1528 2010-01-08 32 LIM SIO HUI - Not yet, say industry pros, as they come together with initiatives to strengthen Singapore’s design culture and community. By LIM SIO HUI By LIM SIO HUI UNLESS you’re too young to remember, designers never used to enjoy the superstar status Philippe Starck and Milton Glaser areTHE DESIGN SOCIETY - 1,528 words
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