The Business Times, 5 February 2011
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Title Section12 2011-02-05 1 weekend THE BUSINESS TIMES www.businesstimes.com.sg FEBRUARY 5-6, 2011 S$1.00 MICA (P) 139/08/201012 words
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Article32 2011-02-05 1 budget 2011 PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong says that it is still crucial for workers to upgrade their skills in order to raise productivity and boost real wages. 232 words
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Article36 2011-02-05 1 key number THE January figure of 9 per cent, from December’s 9.4 per cent, is the lowest since April 2009; payrolls rise less than forecast, depressed by winter storms. 336 words
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Article41 2011-02-05 1 share market INVESTORS who run with the hare could pull a few rabbits out of the hat this year. Stockbrokers are projecting a bull run after market gains of nearly a fifth last year. 541 words
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Article32 2011-02-05 1 storm impact THERE have been no confirmed deaths caused directly by the cyclone but Australian officials say the damage is humbling and reminiscent of war zones. 632 words
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598 2011-02-05 1 Emilyn Yap - China’s rise and the increasing internationalisation of its currency gets banks and investors thinking differently By Emilyn Yap emilyny@sph.com.sg Singapore MAO Zedong could be catching up with Benjamin Franklin in the ularitystakes–amongcurrency investors anyway. Investment tools linked to Asian currencieshavegainedtraction recently as theregion’s economies outshine598 words
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Article, Illustration885 2011-02-05 1 Tense standoff over timing of Mubarak’s exit; economy hit while US goes to Plan B Reuters AP AP Cairo TENS of thousands of Egyptians prayed in Cairo’s Liberation Square yesterday for an immediate end to President Hos-niMubarak’s30-yearrule, hopingamillion moreReuters; AP; AFP - 885 words
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Advertisement20 2011-02-05 1 www.businesstimes.com.sg MOTORING The Audi A6 is a road ace L14-15 RAFFLES Jim Hagemann Snabe, co-CEO of German giant SAP 8-920 words
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Advertisement11 2011-02-05 1 WEALTH The downside of leveraged trading 18-19 LIVING Chinatown revisited L2-311 words
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TOP STORIES
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622 2011-02-05 2 Anthony Rowley - Coalition of steel giants will give country greater clout By Anthony Rowley btworld@sph.com.sg Tokyo JAPANESE government ministers yesterday voiced strong support for the proposed megamerger between industry giant Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metals, which would create the world’ssecondbiggeststeelcombine able to compete with growing622 words
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Article, Illustration405 2011-02-05 2 THE 2011 Budget, which is to be delivered on Feb 18, will focus on growing and transforming Singapore’s economy, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Thursday. PM Lee and key leaders from the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) were405 words
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497 2011-02-05 3 Employment increases by 36,000, the smallest gain in four months, after December’s 121,000 jump latest us data| Bloomberg New York THE US jobless rate unexpectedly fell in January to the lowest level since April 2009, while payrolls rose less than forecast, depressedBloomberg - 497 words
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Article, Illustration878 2011-02-05 4 Malminderjit Sin - Arab world is shaken Obama can stir the pot commentary| Malminderjit Sin msingh@sph.com.sg Correspondent THERE are many like Ahmed Mohammed, a 26-year-old surgeon, who have spent the last week lining up against Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. “People are saying we may get killed In the future, they will say these878 words
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558 2011-02-05 5 Pauline Ng - Stockbrokers are projecting a bull run for Malaysian equities in 2011 after gains of nearly a fifth last year By Pauline Ng bt wo rl d @s p h .co m .sg Kuala Lumpur SAVVY investors who run with the558 words
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Article, Illustration508 2011-02-05 5 Lee U–Wen - NZ’s exports of mainly food to S’pore double in 10 years By Lee U–Wen leeuwen@sph.com.sg Singapore ONE could well surmise that Singapore’s decade-long free trade relationship with New Zealand has blossomed largely because of both countries’insatiablelovefor food.According to508 words
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Article, Illustration591 2011-02-05 6 No confirmed deaths caused directly by the cyclone but officials and locals say the damage is humbling. Rescuers, soldiers have yet to make it to ‘ground zero’ due to road closures Cardwell, Australia SMASHED yachts lay stacked like matchwood near a marina, while theAFP - 591 words
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Advertisement57 2011-02-05 2 CONTENTS NEWS Top Stories 2-6 Week In Review 7 Raffles Conversation 8-9 Companies 10 From The Desk Of 11 Singapore 12 World 13-15 Perspective 16-17 Wealth 18-20 Stocks Stats 21 Wealth Insight 20 Househunt 22 Real Estate 23 LIVING CNY L2-3 Dining L4-6 Watches L7 Style L8-9 Travel L10-11 Gadgets57 words
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Advertisement2091 2011-02-05 3 LOSCAM SINGAPORE PRIVATE LIMITED Company Registration No: *****7186K NEWSPAPER NOTICE Notice is hereby given pursuant to Sections 76(10)(h) and 76(12) of the Companies Act, Chapter 50 of Singapore (the “Companies Act”), that at an Extraordinary General Meeting of Loscam Singapore PrivateLimited(the“Company”)deemedtohavebeendulyconvenedandheldon1February2011, the following resolution was duly passed by the Company2,091 words
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WEEK IN REVIEW/WEEK AHEAD
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THIS WEEK Jan 31-Feb 4, 2011
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51 2011-02-05 7 A NEW wave of “recycling” is taking place on Jurong Island. Defunct first-generation biodiesel plants– which becameuneconomical when palm oil prices soared are being revived as new owners upgrade them to make other products such as chemicals used for oil and gas51 words
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68 2011-02-05 7 FEEL-GOOD movies from Hollywood every Christmas may no longer be news, but a homegrown one made for Chinese New Year may just be what jaded viewers need. Filmmaker Phillip Lim and lawyer-author Adrian Tan have come up with a touching, lighthearted romp68 words
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Article, Illustration80 2011-02-05 7 AS Egypt teetered towards a potentially game-changing political clash, stock markets around the world tanked while oil prices shot up on Monday. Around press time, tens of thousands had gathered in central Cairo, calling for a general strike if President Hosni MubarakPHOTOS: AP, AFP - 80 words
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66 2011-02-05 7 MARINA Bay Sands has named George Tanasijevich, its managing director of global development, as interim chief executive, following the resignation of Tom Arasi, who has served as president and CEO since August 2009. His resignation follows the sacking last July of Steven66 words
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66 2011-02-05 7 AN uneasy calm settled over financial markets on Tuesday as immediate fears that the unrest in Egypt would trigger violence elsewhere in the Middle East receded. In Jordan, King Abdullah replaced his prime minister and told his new appointee to “take quick, concrete and66 words
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69 2011-02-05 7 THE $750 million mixed development project that will come up on the Capitol site will include some 60-70 luxury apartments which are expected to be launched in the third or fourth quarter of this year. The consortium developing the project69 words
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44 2011-02-05 7 THE government will do more to stabilise the property market should the occasion call for it, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said in his Chinese New Year address thisyear. “Wewillkeep housing affordable to Singaporeans, especially public housing.”44 words
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46 2011-02-05 7 GOODBYE Tiger, here comes the Rabbit. But don’t expect it to bring tranquility to capital markets. Three out of the past four Rabbit years have been characterised by high market volatility and this one could be bumpy, too.46 words
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56 2011-02-05 7 AHANDFULofdevelopers–including Far East Organization and CapitaLand– will open showflats of residential projects over the long Chinese New Year weekend. Traditionally, showflats are over this period as sales tend to be extremely slow. But this is now changing as more foreigners are buying private56 words
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57 2011-02-05 7 EGYPTIAN President Hosni Mubarak said on Tuesday that he would surrender power in September, angering protesters who want an immediate end to his 30-year rule. The United States called for the transition of power to begin straightaway, stopping short of endorsing Mr Mubarak’s plan to57 words
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50 2011-02-05 7 IT’Sthegood news adrenalinejunkies have waited nearly 11 months to hear. Resorts World Sentosa on Wednesday said that the Battlestar Galactica roller coaster the biggest draw at its Universal Studios Singapore theme park will finally re-open to the public on Feb 21.50 words
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Article86 2011-02-05 7 US DATA Feb 7 Dec consumer credit Feb 9 Crude inventories Feb 10 Initial and continuing claims Wholesale inventories for Dec Jan treasury budget Feb 11 Dec trade balance Feb University of Michigan consumer sentiment SINGAPORE DATA Feb 7 Q1 international reserves EVENTS Feb 986 words
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Page 7 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous335 2011-02-05 7 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across 1 Jobbers in bonds (11) 9 Quiet morning? Don’t you believe it! (4) 10 Fire prevention device? (6,5) 11 Marine detachment (4) 14 Auntie’s sort of curvaceous (7) 16 They’re flat but suitable for climbers, we hear (7) 17 Departures could be set about eleven (5) 18335 words
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Miscellaneous9 2011-02-05 7 SATURDAY with Ludwig ‘Today’s special is carrot salad, sir...’9 words
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THE RAFFLES CONVERSATION
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Article, Illustration2618 2011-02-05 8/9 Kenneth James - Two heads can be better than one, says co-CEO of German giant SAP, Jim Hagemann Snabe. And he has the results to prove it. By Kenneth James kenjames@sph.com.sg WHEN business software leader SAP found itself stumbling during the global slump of 2008-09, it came up with aARTHUR LEE - 2,618 words
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COMPANIES
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Article, Illustration525 2011-02-05 10 Nisha Ramchandani - This prompts some analysts to downgrade the stock; other concerns include integration of new acquisition TFK Corp By Nisha Ramchandani nishar@sph.com.sg Singapore GROUND-handler SATS is expected to face intensifying cost pressures from rising food prices and potential competition from the entry of aFILE PHOTO - 525 words
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Article, Illustration182 2011-02-05 10 THE Jurong Youth Centre of the Singapore Children’s Society has received a new makeover, thanks to the society’s community partner, OCBC Bank. OCBC’sgroupoperationsandtechnology division recently engaged local art education specialist Kamal’s Artshop to design visuals for the centre’s exterior walls. Last month, Kamal’s Artshop182 words
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FROM THE DESK OF
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Article, Illustration1032 2011-02-05 11 Noel Pettitt - Companies today can combine online and traditional offline data in a single location to gain valuable insights into customer behaviour from the desk of Noel Pettitt Area Vice President South Asia Teradata Corporation THE explosion of the online world has given today’s consumers greater control of1,032 words
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SINGAPORE
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Article, Illustration184 2011-02-05 12 Arthur Lee - By Arthur Lee arthurl@sph.com.sg THEY look like ordinary senior citizens in a nursing home. Cheerful and mobile, they eagerly joined in the traditional yu sheng toss to welcome the Year of the Rabbit. All of them are patients of the Assisi Hospice. Members ofARTHUR LEE - 184 words
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1073 2011-02-05 12 Linette Lim - More young Americans and Europeans are heading to Asia for work and executive education By Linette Lim llinette@sph.com.sg ITALIAN Piero Guizetti is an MBA graduate who runs his own consulting firm Guizetti Associates India in Mumbai. Not too long ago, the internationally1,073 words
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WORLD
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488 2011-02-05 13 The problem of rising prices needs to be tackled with great urgency, adds India’s PM Reuters New Delhi India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said yesterday that high headline inflation is beginning to pose a serious threat to India’s high growth plans, in one ofReuters - 488 words
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Article, Illustration439 2011-02-05 13 Bloomberg Moscow NOURIEL Roubini, the New York University professor who predicted the credit crisis, said China and other emerging markets risk a“hardlanding”astheystartraising interest rates to fight inflation. Some “emerging markets are overheating” and as inflation is accelerating, “they are behindBloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 439 words
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496 2011-02-05 13 Reuters Kuala Lumpur PALM oil output and stocks, already lagging robust demand due to rains in top South-east Asia producers, could be made worse should the cooking ingredient become the next target for emerging markets seeking to buy big andReuters - 496 words
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561 2011-02-05 14 Move is the first since October 2008 and follows climb in inflation to a 21-month high Bloomberg Singapore INDONESIA’Scentralbankunexpectedly raised its benchmark interest rate for the first time in more than two years after inflation climbed to a 21-month high. The central bank increased itsBloomberg - 561 words
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327 2011-02-05 14 Reuters Washington FEDERAL Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke on Thursday said it was “unfair”to blame US monetarypolicy for pushing up inflationary pressures in emerging market economies. Some analysts have blamed the Fed’s quantitative easing for flooding the global economy with money and helping toReuters - 327 words
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359 2011-02-05 14 AP Washington FEDERAL regulators have filed insider trading charges against six people they say worked for an “expert networking” firm and passed on confidential corporate information to investors. Expert networks connect analysts and experts with investors seeking information, for a fee. They areAP - 359 words
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Article, Illustration748 2011-02-05 15 FAO Food Price Index rises for seventh month in a row to reach 231 in January, topping the peak of 224.1 last seen in June 2008 Reuters Washington GLOBAL food prices tracked by a United Nations agency hit their highestReuters; REUTERS - 748 words
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Article401 2011-02-05 15 AP Brussels FRANCE and Germany pushed other eurozone countries to sign up for tough measures to limit debt loads, make their economies more productive and stamp out the government debt crisis that has crippled their currency union over the past year. In a joint newsAP - 401 words
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275 2011-02-05 15 Bloomberg London EUROPEAN banks may face a shortfall in capital of as much as 300 billion euros (S$520.8 billion) once national regulators supplement Basel III rules, according to analysts at Societe Generale SA. Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA, CommerzbankBloomberg - 275 words
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PERSPECTIVE
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Article, Illustration1097 2011-02-05 16 / 17 G Panicker - The Arab region meets more than a quarter of the world’s oil needs. The world will have to pay a heavy price for any instability in the crucial Mideast G Panicker btnews@sph.com.sg HAVE oil prices crossed the Rubicon? Earlier, a price spike to US$100AFP - 1,097 words
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Article716 2011-02-05 16 / 17 Muhamad Noor - By Muhamad Noor ~The writer is the executive director of the Apec Secretariat US President Barack Obama offered an inspiring vision in his State of the Union address last week to return the United States to global competitiveness. He stressed the importance of creating716 words
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Wealth
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WEALTH INVESTING
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Article, Illustration1228 2011-02-05 18 / 19 Genevieve Cua - The problem with leveraged investments is that while the upside may seem lucrative, the downside could be unlimited. By Genevieve Cua By Genevieve Cua RECORD low interest rates make debt an attractive proposition, and while warnings abound over the dangers of excessive borrowing,STOCK.XCHNG - 1,228 words
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BROKERS' TAKE
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Article417 2011-02-05 18 / 19 Buy OCBC Investment Research Feb 2 Close: $0.445 LUMPY Q3 FY11 results: United Envirotech Ltd (UEL) posted slightly lumpy Q3 FY11 results, where revenue fell 31.8 per cent y-o-y and 44.4 per cent q-o-q to $12.8 million, with management citing lower engineering income for the period due to417 words
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Article374 2011-02-05 18 / 19 Lynette Khoo - Hold DBS Group Research Feb 2 Close: $2.76 Compiled by Lynette Khoo Q3 FY11 below expectations on higher costs. Group revenue rose 2 per cent y-o-y, driven by aviation revenue (+8 per cent), offset by a drop in contribution from UK (-14 per cent) due to a weaker374 words
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Article, Illustration1167 2011-02-05 20 Margaret Collins - Orders may be executed before a stock rebounds during abnormal trading wealth insight By Margaret Collins Bloomberg WHEN RJ Parsons put stop-loss orders on his 5,000 shares of MannKind Corp, he thought it would protect him from losing a chunk of hisBloomberg; AFP - 1,167 words
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WEALTH REAL ESTATE
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1165 2011-02-05 22 PROJECT NAME/ STREET NAME PROP TYPE CONTRACT DATE TENURE BUILT-IN/LAND AREA*(SQ FT) PRICE (S$'000) PSF (S$) District 1 NON-LANDED Marina Bay Residences Apt 07/01/2011 99 1636 5121 3130 One Shenton Apt 11/01/2011 99 1130 22451,165 words
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Article, Illustration1079 2011-02-05 23 The new property taxes have had no effect in local financial markets and real estate shares have rebounded AP ShanghaiCHINA’Slatestma-noeuvre in its war on inflation new property taxes for two of its biggest cities looks likely to have little impact on wider priceAP; XINHUA - 1,079 words
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MARKETS
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Article118 2011-02-05 21 Feb 2 Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Sell Buy Aust dollar 1.328 1.253 Can dollar 1.307 1.257 Euro 1.79 1.722 Sterling pound 2.089 2.009 NZ dollar 1.022 0.974 US dollar 1.29 1.241 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign currency: Currencies Sell118 words
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Article, Illustration104 2011-02-05 21 YTD change: +0.66% 52-week high: 3,313.61 on Nov 9,2010 52-week low: 2,648.15 on May 25,2010 Source: Bloomberg Bloomberg YTD change: +3.79% 52-week high: 24,988.50 on Nov 8, 2010 52-week low: 18,971.50 on May 27, 2010 Source: Bloomberg Source: Bloomberg YTD change: +4.2% 52-week high: 12,080.50 on Feb 4,Source: Bloomberg - 104 words
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374 2011-02-05 21 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Feb 3 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Index Preliminary 927.0 -0.1 3.3 -0.2 3.2 -0.4 3.7 ‡EAFE Preliminary 825.4 -0.2 3.1 -0.5 3.5 -0.8 3.9 Europe Preliminary 1206.5 -0.3374 words
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Article154 2011-02-05 21 Feb 2 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.2872 1.2882 1.0115 1.0120 Canadian dollar 1.2865 1.2877 1.0109 1.0116 Euro 1.7618 1.7625 1.3844 1.3846 NZ dollar 0.9931 0.9946 0.7804 0.7814 Sterling pound 2.0572 2.0582 1.6165 1.6169154 words
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Article70 2011-02-05 21 Feb 3 COCOA (£/tonne) Close Prev High/Low Mar 11 2191 2213/2177 May 11 2173 2191/2162 Jul 11 2157 2177/2147 Sep 11 2139 2157/2133 COFFEE (US$/tonne) Close Pev High/Low Mar 11 2239 2259/2220 May 11 2268 2287/2249 Jul 11 2280 2300/2263 Sep 11 2288 2307/2285 SUGAR (US tonne) White Close70 words
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Article89 2011-02-05 21 Feb 3 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; USc/60 lb bushels) Close Previous High/Low Mar 11 1435.50 -1452.*****4.00 May 11 1445.75 -1462.*****4.00 Jul 11 1451.00 -1467.*****9.00 Aug 11 1421.25 -1437.*****9.50 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs; USc/lb) Close Previous High/Low Mar 11 58.78 59.69 58.75 May 11 59.30 60.14 59.26 Jul 11 59.7089 words
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Article67 2011-02-05 21 Feb 2 KLCE PALM FUTURES (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Sett Av Vol Open Month Range Price Price High Low Done Position Feb 11 3925 3940 3944 3924 181 2595 Mar 11 3873 3915 3934 3871 1464 ***** Apr 11 3855 3895 3910 3845 6918 ***** May 11 3806 385067 words
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Article75 2011-02-05 21 Feb 3 CRUDE US$/barrel (FOB origin) Close Change Brent blend (1-Mth F) 102.56 0.29 WTI (Near Mth) 90.72 -0.35 Dubai (1-Mth F) 98.15 1.17 Tapis blend 106.65 0.85 Minas 102.65 0.85 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha 95.33 0.00 Jet Kerosene 116.40 0.00 US$/barrel Opec Oil Basket Price75 words
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Article71 2011-02-05 21 Feb 3 Aluminium, 99.7% purity (US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 2513.75 2540.00 3 months 2528.00 2551.00 Copper, Grade A (US$/tonne) Cash 9943.75 9970.00 3 months 9930.00 9945.00 Lead (US$/tonne) Cash 2618.50 2624.50 3 months 2554.50 2540.00 Nickel (US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash *****.00 *****.00 3 months *****.00 *****.00 Tin (US$/tonne)71 words
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Article66 2011-02-05 21 Feb 4 GOLD (US$/oz) Feb 02 Feb 01 Hong Kong 1339.*****9.00 Feb 03 Jan 31 London 1332.*****1.77 1333.*****2.54 Source: Thomson Reuters SILVER Selling Buying Passbook 1 oz 36.69 36.47 Source: UOB PLATINUM Lon (US$/oz) Feb 03 Close Previous PM Fix 1828.00 AM Fix 1826.00 Source: Thomson Reuters PLATINUM NYMEX66 words
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Advertisement50 2011-02-05 1 LivingTHEBUSINESSTIMESWEEKEND|FEBRUARY5-*****BTTHE BUSINESS TIMES WEEKEND FEBRUARY 5-6 2011 DINING Chefs on the move L4-6 STYLE Art of the centrepiece L8-9 CHINATOWN REVISITED Seeing beyond the artifice HEALTH Heart of the matter L13 WATCHES Luxe time L7 TRAVEL Taipei's hustle and flow L10-11 PHOTO: JOHN HENG MOTORING Audi A6: Road ace L14-1550 words
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Article, Illustration1463 2011-02-05 2 / 3 Clarissa Tan - Singapore’s Chinatown may have its artificial side but that’s all right. Besides, you can find dirt if you look hard enough. By Clarissa Tan By Clarissa Tan btnews@sph.com.sg THE Chinatown of Singapore, so the usual complaint goes, is too clean. It is too fake,ALL PHOTOS, EXCEPT THOSE ON THE RIGHT, BY JOHN HENG; FILE PHOTOS - 1,463 words
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DINING
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Article335 2011-02-05 4 / 5 BT Weekend tracks down the latest movements of some of the chefs in town IF YOU’RE planning to dine at Italian eatery Osvaldo any time soon, don’t be surprised to find that the man in charge of the kitchen is not Osvaldo Forlino a cautionary note,335 words
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Article, Illustration495 2011-02-05 6 Geoffrey Eu - By Geoffrey Eu btnews@sph.com.sg ex-Picotin SINCE he arrived here in the early 1990s, Sebastien Reuiller, 42, has been linked to a variety of popular establishments and businesses, just about all of them involving classic French food. From the fine-din-ing establishments L’Aigle d’Or and Les Amis to the RafflesPHOTOS BY YEN MENG JIIN - 495 words
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Article, Illustration474 2011-02-05 4 / 5 ex-Saint Pierre IT TOOK some time for the planets to align, but several months after Paul Froggatt decided to leave his high-profile job as chef de cuisine of the acclaimed Saint Pierre restaurant, he’s found his rightful place among the stars at the two Miche-lin-starred Amber in Hong474 words
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Article, Illustration402 2011-02-05 4 / 5 ex-Canele FROM award-winning pastry chef to bo-na-fide Sugar Daddy that’s what Pang Kok Keong has turned into since leaving his post as executive pastry chef at Canele, the Les Amis group’s successful pastry and bistro chain. Of course, the only bevy of nubile beauties that he’s in402 words
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Article, Illustration305 2011-02-05 4 / 5 ex-Alba JAPANESE chefs cooking in Italian restaurants in Singapore are still a rarity, and while Alba was in existence in Keong Saik Road, it gained a steady following thanks to the cuisine of Seita Nakahara, a Tokyo native who spent four years cooking in Italy before coming to305 words
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Article291 2011-02-05 4 / 5 ‘The economy is good now but it has nothing to do with that it’s more about personal timing and I’m ready to go out on my own.’ Philippe Mouisaac ex-Brasserie Wolf WITH four years of cooking hearty French onion soups and other classic French bistro dishes at Brasserie291 words
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Article211 2011-02-05 4 / 5 Jaime Ee - By Jaime Ee jaime@sph.com.sg ex-Au Petit Salut WHEN Patrick Heuberger decided to leave Au Petit Salut to co-own Les Bistrot du Sommelier in Prinsep Street, Alexander Lozachmeur was tapped to step into his kitchen clogs at the popular French restaurant in Dempsey Village. Now, after slightly more than211 words
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WATCHES
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Article, Illustration595 2011-02-05 7 Dylan Tan - The toniest of timepieces do more than just tell time; they each make their own statement. By Dylan Tan dylantan@sph.com.sg More than meets the naked eye Hublot’s OneMillion $Black Caviar(left) symbolises the fusion of watchmaking and jewellery, tradition and technology, and the seen and unseen. A world first595 words
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Article, Illustration434 2011-02-05 8 / 9 Melissa Lwee - By Melissa Lwee mellwee@sph.com.sg AS THE place where the Original Sin took place, the Garden of Eden is usually associated with the image of lush floral beauty mixed with a healthy dose of sinfulness. So it is hardly surprising that Christofle’s newest Jardin d’EdenCHRISTOFLE PHOTOS: ANJA VAN WIJGERDEN - 434 words
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Article32 2011-02-05 8 / 9 That special dinner you are preparing at home calls for the best cutlery and tableware, and what better way to up the ante than with crystal and silver32 words
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Article, Illustration617 2011-02-05 8 / 9 Corinne Kerk - By Corinne Kerk btnews@sph.com.sg THE Chinese are known for being good at manythings–including,somesay,brow-beat-ing their kids to academic success but for the longest time, the art of glass-making wasn’t one of them. At least, not until an award-winning Taiwanese couple in the movie business turned their617 words
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Article, Illustration677 2011-02-05 8 / 9 Cheah Ui-Hoon - By Cheah Ui-Hoon uihoon@sph.com.sg LONG associated with the table of the aristocrat and the upper crust, where food is served in fine silver, French brand Pui- forcat continues to create extraordinary objects but is keen to remain relevant to today’s lifestyle. Cue the cham- pagne677 words
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Article, Illustration420 2011-02-05 8 / 9 Cheah Ui-Hoon - By Cheah Ui-Hoon uihoon@sph.com.sg -IN THIS day and age, it’s hard to imagine anyone still mouthblowing the glasses you drink from, in any kind of mass production, that is. Granted, given Saint Louis’ premiumposition–andprices–inthecrystalware market, it barely qualifies as “mass”, but still. In keeping with tradition,420 words
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TRAVEL
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Article, Illustration1119 2011-02-05 10 / 11 Corinne Kerk - HUSTLE FLOW Don’t be put off by the masses of people thronging Taipei’s street markets. The stallholders are friendly, the shoppers are happy, and it’s simply the best way to soak in the sights and sounds of Chinese New Year. By Corinne Kerk WE’RE in Taipei, and we’re looking forALL PHOTOS BY CORINNE KERK - 1,119 words
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Article, Illustration452 2011-02-05 10 / 11 Corinne Kerk - By Corinne Kerk btnews.sph.com.sg Le Meridien Taipei 38 Songren Road, Xinyi District, Taipei, 110, Taiwan Z(886) (2) 6622 8000 www.lemeridien.com/taipei IT’S been 10 long years since Taipei saw the opening of an international five-star hotel, so the recent arrival of Le Meridien is a welcome452 words
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GADGETS
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Article, Illustration726 2011-02-05 12 Christopher Lim - No laptop can quite rival the expandability and brawn expandability of a desktop PC. Excellent new models, some of which are on their way here later, are tech triumphs. By Christopher Lim limchris@sph.com.sg Lenovo IdeaCentre B520 (from US$899; local pricing not available) When it comes to all-in-one726 words
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HEALTH
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Article, Illustration928 2011-02-05 13 Michael Lim - What’s the best test to detect blockage of the heart arteries? The answer can be complicated. By Michael Lim THEYbothcamelatewithseri-ous heart disease. Both had had their hearts checked by the injection of a dye into their heart arteries (a coronaryangiography)onthesame dayin January but only one928 words
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MOTORING
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Article, Illustration865 2011-02-05 14/15 K L Tay - The Audi A6 makes inroads into greater ride comfort and road handling with revamped and improved bells and whistles. By K L Tay THE new Audi A6 has been launched and will be available in Singapore from September. For those looking to acquire a vehicle in this segment,865 words
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Article, Illustration510 2011-02-05 14/15 K L Tay - By K L Tay btnews@sph.com.sg THE wheelbase of the new Audi A6 sedan is 69mm longer than the outgoing model, rendering greater legroom for rear passengers even as the overall length of the car has been reduced by 12mm to 4,915mm. The width of the car has510 words
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SPORT
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Article, Illustration573 2011-02-05 16 Lee U-Wen - no holds barred Lee U-Wen leeuwen@sph.com.sg Deputy Foreign Editor EVEN the best scriptwriters in the world would have struggled to craft a story as compelling as the one about to unfold in London this weekend. Fernando Torres, who earlier this week became the mostAP, REUTERS - 573 words
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559 2011-02-05 16 Steve McMahon - kick off with Steve McMahon ~Former Liverpool and England midfielder Steve McMahon is a football expert with ESPN’s Monday Night Verdict, telecast every week at 8pm LIKE every other football fan, I was certainly left flabbergasted at the timing and manner of Fernando Torres’559 words
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