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Title Section22 2007-08-01 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES Singapore 85 cents online at http://business-times.asial .com.sg «_v a Singapore press holdings publication mica (p) 202/12/2006 Wednesday, August 1,200722 words
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Article, Illustration804 2007-08-01 1 RONNIE LIM - RONNIE LIM Fund outbids three other rivals to acquire 100% of world's longest undersea power cable for A$ 1.175b [SINGAPORE] The world's longest undersea power cable, which allows Tasmania to buy electricity from the Australian mainland during dry periods, will be bought by City Spring804 words
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550 2007-08-01 1 , MATTHEW PHAN - MATTHEW PHAN Markets are in a 'transitional phase' and LBO opportunities are emerging, says analyst [SINGAPORE] Buyout funds dominated inflow of private equity into Asia ex-Japan for the first half of 2007, nearly tripling year-on-year to U557.46 billion, according to the Asia Private Equity550 words
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MARKETS DIGEST
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Article29 2007-08-01 1 Bloomberg SINGAPORE 5.33 MALAYSIA 6.74 HONG KONG 7.75 INDONESIA 15.240 TAIWAN 5.956 JAPAN 1.875 KOREA 9.33 BRITAIN 5.75 US 8.25 CANADA 6.25 SWITZERLAND 4.30 INDIA 12.75 Source:Bloomberg - 29 words
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Article46 2007-08-01 1 uesday C Change I COMP 1,373.71 +21.30 IIKKEI225 17,248.89 -40.41 IANG SENG 23,184.94 +445.04 ;et INDEX 859.76 -3.82 IAKARTACOMP 2,348.67 +47.12 IANILA COMP 3,501.20 +33.74 ;eoulcomp 1,933.27 +26.56 ;henzhenb 780.40 +6.15 IUMBAI IND 15,550.99 +290.08 12 NOON EDT Change IOW 13,439.84 +81.53 IASDAQ 2,591.68 +8.4046 words
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Article39 2007-08-01 1 IS$ (S$ per US$) 1.512 (US$/S$ per 2.029 3.067 :URO(US$/S$/E) 1.371 2.072 'EN 119.00 78.70 3.454 2.285 IK$ 7.825 5.176 !AHT 33.81 22.36 lUPIAH 9,198 6,084 1ENMINBI 7.567 5.005 INDIAN RUPEE 40.40 26.72 1.148 0.760 IZ$ 1.297 0.85839 words
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Miscellaneous77 2007-08-01 1 KL COMP Tuesday Change 1,373.71 +21.30 NIKKEI 225 17,248.89 -40.41 HANG SENG 23,184.94 +445.04 SET INDEX 859.76 -3.82 JAKARTA COMP 2,348.67 +47.12 MANILA COMP 3,501.20 +33.74 SEOUL COMP 1,933.27 +26.56 SHENZHEN B 780.40 +6.15 MUMBAI IND 15,550.99 +290.08 12 NOON EDT DOW 13,439.84 Change +81.53 NASDAQ 2,591.68 +8.40 ___n WWt77 words
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THREE-MINUTE DIGEST
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56 2007-08-01 2 Murdoch set to seal deal to buy Dow Jones Co EXECUTIVES from Dow Jones have agreed to the major terms of a deal to sell the company to News Corp, a move that would give Rupert Murdoch control of the Wall Street Journal, the Washington post newspaper said on its56 words
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77 2007-08-01 2 CAPITALAND'S second-quarter profit jumped almost six-fold to a quarterly record of $912.6 million, fuelled by fair value and portfolio gains and higher profits from development projects. The figure against $157.2 million for the previous corresponding quarter boosted its half-year net profit from $286.777 words
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58 2007-08-01 2 COSCO Corp Singapore said second-quarter profit rose 58 per cent, thanks to greater shipyard demand and higher margin work. Net profit climbed to $80.4 million, or 3.6 cents a share, in the three months ended June 30, from $51 million, or 2.3158 words
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63 2007-08-01 2 CDL Hospitality Trusts (CDL HT) has reported better-than-projected earnings for the second quarter. CDL HT a stapled group comprising CDL Hospitality Real Estate Investment Trust and CDL Hospitality Business Trust said yesterday its income available for distribution to holders of stapled securities amounted63 words
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67 2007-08-01 2 STANDARD Chartered's private banking unit has launched a suite of financial services aimed at wealthy Australians living in Singapore and the rest of the region. The bank hopes to woo Australian expatriates by offering them services such as tax and estate planning even67 words
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55 2007-08-01 2 INDIA'S central bank yesterday unexpectedly ordered banks to curb lending and investment for the third time this year to soak up cash and keep a lid on inflation. It also held its benchmark interest rate at a five-year high of 7.75 per55 words
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73 2007-08-01 2 CHINA has granted more than US$52 billion in subsidies to its steel industry, violating international trade rules and hurting rival producer nations, according to a report prepared for the US steel industry. US steel companies want China to rein in output, arguing73 words
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387 2007-08-01 2 ANNA TEO - ANNA TEO Record 61,900 net job creation in Q2 much higher than in previous quarters [SINGAPORE] The jobless rate fell to a six-year low of 2.4 per cent in June as the robust economy added a record 61,900 jobs in the387 words
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581 2007-08-01 2 ARUN JOHN - ARUN JOHN Real estate, catering firms among most optimistic in services [SINGAPORE] Companies in both the manufacturing and service sectors remain upbeat about business prospects in the second half of the year, with expectation levels seemingly lower among manufacturers as compared to the previous quarter,581 words
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Article72 2007-08-01 2 Business expecl Business expectations tor the next three and six months INDUSTRY GENERAL BUSINESS I OUTLOOK FOR FORECAST FOR JULY-DEC'07* JULY-SEPT'07 INDUSTRY NET WEIGHTED OUTPUT NUMBERS BALANCE EMPLOYED Electronics +34 +44 +13 Chemicals +2 0 +2 Biomedical manufacturing +10 +41 0 Precision engineering +12 +13 +3 Transport engineering72 words
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Article, Illustration676 2007-08-01 2 NANDE KHIN - NANDE KHIN [SINGAPORE] In response to the evolution of the investment management industry, the Government of Singapore Investment Corp (GIC) has set up its own training school. Dr Tony Tan, deputy chairman and executive director of GIC, yesterday said that it is timely nowJOSEPH NAIR/THE STRAITS TIMES - 676 words
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Article, Illustration690 2007-08-01 3 Bloomberg, Reuters AP, Report says parties have agreed to major terms after tough talks [WASHfNGTON] Executives from Dow Jones have agreed to the major terms of a deal to sell the company to News Corp, a move that would give Rupert Murdoch long-soughtBloomberg,; Reuters; – AP,; REUTERS - 690 words
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349 2007-08-01 3 AP It will oversee investment firms, securities brokers [WASHINGTON] A new regulatory organisation overseeing more than 5,000 investment firms and over 600,000 securities brokers nationwide, combining the monitors of the New York Stock Exchange and the US brokerage industry, began operations on Monday.AP - 349 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article, Illustration767 2007-08-01 4 KALPANA RASHIWALA - KALPANA RASHIWALA H1 earnings soar to S 1.52b, surpassing 1.02 b record profit for whole of 2006 CAPITALAND'S sec-ond-quarter group net profit jumped almost six-fold to a quarterly record of $912.6 million, fuelled by fair value and portfolio gains and higherFILE PHOTO - 767 words
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Article45 2007-08-01 4 CapitaLand S$ MILLION Revenue 935.6 771.7 I 1,572.6 I 1,430.4 Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) 1,224.7 314.6 2,044.2 538.3 Profit after tax and minority interest (PATMI) PATMI (exc unrealised Fair value gains) 912.6 267.2 157.2 1,520.7 286.7 157.2 873.3 286.7 Source: CapitaLand45 words
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335 2007-08-01 4 This maintains a war chest, positioning it to be aggressive on sizeable deals CAPITALAND indicated yesterday it will adopt a conservative gearing strategy to maintain a fat war chest to swoop aggressively on sizeable deals. The group now has financial capacity exceeding $5 billion335 words
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703 2007-08-01 4 WONG WEI KONG - WONG WEI KONG FOOTBALL can be an unpredictable thing. And the outcome of Sing Tel versus Star Hub in the pay-TV stakes of which football is an important element may end up surprising some pundits. The conventional wisdom is that without703 words
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494 2007-08-01 4 CHOW PENN NEE - CHOW PENN NEE HELPED by offshore and marine sector plays, the Singapore stock market emerged unscathed in market capitalisation terms from a month of uncertainties over property and Wall Street. Trading for July ended yesterday with the total market capitalisation494 words
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Article91 2007-08-01 4 Market cap top 10 CURR PREV COMPANY MKTCAP CHNC RANK RANK (S$M) FROM IUL31 JUN29 JUL 31 JUN29 2007 2007 2007 2007 1 1 SingTel *****.2 3.0 2 2 DBSGrp *****.0 1.3 3 3 UOB *****.4 2.3 4 4 OCBCBk *****.3 -0.5 5 5 SIA *****.5 4.291 words
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464 2007-08-01 5 DONALD URQUHART - DONALD URQUHART Company cites higher shipyard demand, higher-margin work COSCO Corp Singapore, the ship-repair and bulk-ship-ping unit of China's largest shipping company, said yesterday that second-quarter profit rose 58 per cent, thanks to greater shipyard demand and higher-mar-gin work. Net profit climbed464 words
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239 2007-08-01 5 Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesia's largest automotive distributor, PT Astra International Tbk, reported yesterday a better-than-expected 41 per cent rise in first-half net profit, thanks to a recovery in vehicle sales. Indonesian vehicle sales jumped over 30 per cent in the first half of 2007,Reuters - 239 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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71 2007-08-01 5 SINGAPORE Technologies Engineering yesterday announced the appointment of Davinder Singh as non-executive director of the company. Mr Singh, 50, is the chief executive officer of law firm Drew Napier. Separately, Singapore Airlines (SIA) announced the retirement of Mr Singh and Banyan Tree chairman Ho71 words
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85 2007-08-01 5 CHIP Eng Seng Corporation Ltd, a construction and property group, will take a 5 per cent stake in listed Vietnamese construction company, Hoa Binh Construction Real Estate Corporation (HBC). The stake in HBC will be the gateway for Chip Eng85 words
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79 2007-08-01 5 SINGAPORE Shipping Corporation (SSC) said that first-quarter profit fell by 29.7 per cent to $2.2 million, from $3.1 million a year ago. Revenue similarly declined by 50.6 per cent to $3.3 million, from $6.6 million in the same three months last year. Profit79 words
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46 2007-08-01 5 ALLCO Commercial Real Estate Investment Trust (Allco Reit) yesterday announced its first acquisition in Japan with the purchase of a 14-storey commercial building in Osaka for 6.5 billion yen. The purchase will be funded entirely by debt, the trust said.46 words
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51 2007-08-01 5 ASCENDAS India Trust (a-iTrust) reported good demand for its initial public offering (IPO). The public offer of 20 million units was about 20.2 times subscribed while the placement shares saw indications of interest representing about 46.2 times the 392.1 million units available, the trust51 words
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Article, Illustration392 2007-08-01 6 ARTHUR SIM - ARTHUR SIM FORTUNE Real Estate Investment Trust has reported a net profit income available for distribution of HK5143.3 million (5527.7 million) for the first half of 2007, up 1.5 per cent from a year ago. Total revenue for the Reit, which holds392 words
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Article, Illustration459 2007-08-01 6 MICHELLE QUAH - MICHELLE QUAH Income available for distribution to holders of stapled securities is 14.8 m CDL Hospitality Trusts (CDL HT) has reported bet-ter-than-projected earnings for the second quarter. CDL HT a stapled group comprising CDL Hospitality Real Estate Investment Trust (H-Reit) and CDL HospitalityFILE PHOTO - 459 words
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283 2007-08-01 6 CAMBRIDGE Industrial Trust (CIT) yesterday reported distributable income of $8 million for the second quarter ended June 30, beating its forecast of $6.8 million. Distribution per unit (DPU) is 1.560 cents for the period, said Cambridge Industrial Trust Management (CITM), the manager of283 words
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Article165 2007-08-01 6 Halt-year results ended June 2007 COMPANY CURRENT PREVIOUS CHANGE CURRENT PREVIOUS CHANGE CURRENT PREVIOUS CHANGE 1 CapitaLand 1520.73 286.74 430.3 1572.61 1430.38 9.9 54.40 10.40 423.1 2 CoscoCorp 122.34 88.59 38.1 868.13 532.94 62.9 5.50 4.02 36.8 3 Fortune Reit 28.09 27.66 1.5 60.41 60.90 -0.8165 words
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274 2007-08-01 6 NISHA RAMCHANDANI - NISHA RAMCHANDANI They will invest $7.26 m for a 30% stake in Radlink Asia PACIFIC Healthcare Holdings and Kuwait Finance House Malaysia (KFHM), a wholly owned subsidiary of Islamic banking leader Kuwait Finance House (KFH), willjointly invest $7.26 million for a 30 per274 words
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248 2007-08-01 6 MATURITY YEAR RAISED COUPON DATE RATE (%p.a.) AMOUNT ($m) INTEREST PAYMENT DATES OF DAYS OF ACCRUED INTEREST PRICES* (EXCLUDING ACCRUED INTEREST) REDEMPTION ISIN CODE YIELD (%p.a.) 11.10.2007 N*****0H 2002 2 5/8 3900.00 1/4 1/10 121 100.03 2.43 SG********** 11.04.2008 N*****0S 2003248 words
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Article, Illustration352 2007-08-01 7 UMA SHANKARI - UMA SHANKARI Al-Nibras Islamic Real Estate Fund pays $286 m for 56 homes KEPPEL Land has sold two apartment blocks in its upmarket Reflections at Keppel Bay to an overseas fund for about $286 million, the developer said yesterday. BT understands352 words
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257 2007-08-01 7 UMA SHANKARI - UMA SHANKARI It wins 10-year mgt contracts for two serviced residences there rHE Ascott Group has won 10-year management conTacts for two serviced residences in Kazakhstan, it an- nounced yesterday. The group will manage the 200-unit Ascott Astana in Kazakhstan's capital city Astana, and257 words
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451 2007-08-01 7 WINSTON CHAI - WINSTON CHAI Pricing for its 3 mobile data access plans to be revised STARHUB is adding a cellular twist to its fat green pipe slogan with a new mobile broadband service that offers the fastest speeds for surfing on the go. Its high-speed451 words
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Article, Illustration606 2007-08-01 8 LARRY WEE - Worst of carry trade rout may be over LARRY WEE CURRENCIES unless one expects to see another carnage on Wall Street IT'S undoubtedly been a week of painful blood-letting in both equity and currency markets, but there were also hints yesterday that the worst of this painful correction may now606 words
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Article229 2007-08-01 8 Changes over the past week YEAR TO DATE JULY 31 '07 HIGH LOW CLOSE CHNG USS vs CURRENCY JPY 119.12 -1.48 124.16 115.13 SGD 1.5115 0.36 1.5479 1.5033* IDR 9220 1.93 9260 8650 THB 33.77 0.45 36.72 33.18 CNY 7.5724 0.13 7.8150 7.5543* MYR 3.4545 1.53 3.5250229 words
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Article102 2007-08-01 8 MAIN Up Down Unch SDQ Up Down Unch TOTAL Up Down Unch Multi Ind 4 12 2 0 0 0 4 12 2 12 Manufacturing 52 134 39 41 55 175 47 Commerce 14 47 20 13 19 60 26 Tpt/Stor/Comms 17 19 17 21 Finance 17102 words
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Article119 2007-08-01 8 MAIN SDQ TOTAL MAIN SDQ TOTAI lulti Ind 51.667 51.667 218.536 218.531 lanufacturini 860.903 312.9321.173.835 720.312 76.011 796.322 Commerce 330.641 67.293 397.934 209.421 22.059 231,481 "pt/Stor/Comms 168.138 9.342 177.480 433.132 6.455 439.58! :inance 64.213 283 64.496 749.573 94 749.66! Construction 215.646 73.896 289.542 88.128 25.168 113,29! 'roperties119 words
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Article232 2007-08-01 8 tod name lose lange loci name lose lange tod name lose lange Jlgreen 0.52 1.800 +0.060 JMH 2.76 24.200 SPH 2.90 4.500 +0.020 \scendasreit 0.95 2.710 JSH 1.73 13.100 -0.100 ST Engg 1.56 3.700 -0.080 lapitaComm 0.52 2.660 +0.040 Jardine C&C 0.78 16.100 -0.400 Semb Corp232 words
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Article, Illustration780 2007-08-01 8 MATTHEW PHAN - MATTHEW PHAN Singapore Banking Sector Phillip Securities Research, July 31 THE monthly statistics bulletin released by the Monetary Authority of Singapore revealed the loan and deposit numbers for June 2007: Total loans amounted to $209.1 billion (+10.3 per cent year-on-year, 2.6 per cent month-on-month; May: +8.7 per cent780 words
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Article, Illustration513 2007-08-01 8 R SIVANITHY - R SIVANITHY STOCKS BANKING and property stocks yesterday pushed the Straits Times Index up 21.37 points to 3,547.66 in a weak session that saw the broad market mainly penny stocks come under considerable pressure throughout the day. For most of the session, the513 words
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Article46 2007-08-01 8 Jul 31 VALUE CLOSE -1344.00-246.00 BT OB/OS BT CADI -*****.00-225.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00-134.00 All-SG Equities 988.33 +3.16 SG Equities Elect 126.07 -1.18 SG Equities Fin 2565.89 +23.00 SG Equities Prop 1546.78 +31.95 SIMSCI 437.80 +3.57 SIMSCI Futures 433.90 -0.30 PrimePartnersCI 267.98 -8.2146 words
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Article54 2007-08-01 8 VOLUME Yonq Xin 154,599,000 Centillion 145,335,000 *StarCruises 100,577,000 Rowsley 60,099,000 Yonqnam 52,388,000 SingTel 42,200,000 Stratech 38,903,000 Lexicon Grp 37,494,000 Jade Tech 37,272,000 StraitsAsia 36,140,000 VALUE(S) DBS Grp 340,219,610 Capita Land 211,833,550 UOB 188,830,500 CityDev 164,154,032 SingTel 146,687,360 Keppel Corp 124,211,000 Yong Xin 123,887,620 OCBC Bk 116,568,026 SIA54 words
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Article105 2007-08-01 8 CCCC RB eCW*****8 CLOSE UP 880 205.0 30.4 CMProi 3600 158.3 29.5 GLD 10US$ 6600 60.5 0.6 Cifr 1520 60.0 4.1 DBS Gr| 2310 50.0 2.2 UOB 2250 40.0 1.8 CIMBAsean40 100US$ 930 30.2 2.2 China H 10US$ 1690 30.2 1.2 Caj Land 750 25.0 3.4 Korea 10US$ 565105 words
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Article105 2007-08-01 8 CLOSE DOWN 3370-140.0 -4.0 Omei |aNav Jardine C&C 1610 -40.0 -2.4 SGX 990 -20.0 -2.0 CoscoCori ;GAeCW***** 122 -18.0 -12.9 StraitsAsia 116 -18.0 -13.4 Labro' larDBeCW*****1 69.5 -16.0 -18.7 JSH 1310 -15.1 -0.8 Cosco Con 515 -15.0 -2.8 CoscoCori iMEReCW***** 195 -15.0 -7.1 Creative Tech 720 -15.0 -2.0 BY105 words
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Article88 2007-08-01 8 iere! S$ stands Jul 31 CHNG CLOSE FR Jul 30 YR 2007 S$ LOW S$ HIGH USS 1.5115 0.20 1.5479 1.5033 Euro 2.0709 0.02 2.0996 1.9913 Pounds 3.0721 -0.10 3.1194 2.9323 AS 1.2981 -0.61 1.3411 1.1741 Yen* 1.2689 0.85 1.3277 1.2285 Rupiah* 0.***** 0.31 0.***** 0.***** Baht* 4.4759 0.3588 words
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Article, Illustration413 2007-08-01 10 CONRAD TAN - CONRAD TAN It's offering full set of local banking and wealth management services to execs STANDARD Chartered's private banking unit has launched a suite of financial services aimed at wealthy Australians living in Singapore and the rest of the region. The bank hopes413 words
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375 2007-08-01 10 SAMANTHA LEE - SAMANTHA LEE Asian Development Bank ranking based on purchasing power parity SINGAPORE'S per capita gross domestic product (GDP) in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms was ranked second among 23 countries in the Asia-Pacific. The PPP indicates the number of units of375 words
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Article, Illustration330 2007-08-01 10 ARTHUR LEE - ARTHUR LEE THE Business Times Budding Artists Fund and The Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund got a boost last night from 12-year old violin prodigy Gabriel Ng. Gabriel, winner of the 2006 HSBC Youth Excellence Award, presented a cheque for $183,587, raised fromARTHUR LEE - 330 words
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383 2007-08-01 12 ARTHUR SIM - ARTHUR SIM JTC's net allocation jumps to 58,200 sq m in Q2 from 6,700 sq m in Q1 NET allocation of JTC's ready-built facilities (RBF) increased 770 per cent in the second quarter of this year to 58,200 sq m, from 6,700 sqmin Ql. And383 words
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475 2007-08-01 12 UMA SHANKARI - UMA SHANKARI At least 60% of GFA must be zoned for office space: URA A 99-YEAR-LEASEHOLD "white" site at Marina View, launched for sale yesterday by public tender, could fetch as much as $1.6 billion, analysts reckon. The site, which can be475 words
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264 2007-08-01 12 CHARMIAN KOK - CHARMIAN KOK By SINGAPORE Press Holdings (SPH) and the National Library Board (NLB) yesterday signed an agreement to digitise The Straits Times archives dating back to 1845. The digitised archival content will be made available to the public at NLB libraries for individual research264 words
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179 2007-08-01 12 SINGAPORE'S first two NEWater plants at Bedok and Kranji will get a new set of membranes, supplied by industrial conglomerates General Electric (GE) and Siemens respectively. The PUB said yesterday it has awarded contracts to GE Water and Process Technologies and Siemens Water Technologies179 words
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Article, Illustration379 2007-08-01 12 CHARMIAN KOK - CHARMIAN KOK POLYTECHNICS are the anchor of Singapore's tertiary education system, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the official opening of Republic Polytechnic (RP) yesterday. With 40 per cent of students in Singapore studying at polytechnics, the educational institutions play aYEN MENG Jll IM - 379 words
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288 2007-08-01 12 GRACE CHUA - GRACE CHUA BIG Four accounting firm Deloitte has been named a market leader in risk consulting services in a report by independent research firm, Forrester Research. Forrester found that Deloitte member firms had "the most significant breadth of risk-services offerings", and,288 words
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Article62 2007-08-01 12 PRESIDENT SR Nathan has appointed John Ng as district judge and Carrie Chan Su-Lin as magistrate to the Subordinate Courts' Bench with effect from today. Judge Ng formerly served as a state counsel and deputy public prosecutor in the AttorneyGeneral's Chambers, while Magistrate Chan was62 words
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58 2007-08-01 12 SINGAPORE'S leading women's rights advocate Noeleen Heyzer has been appointed to head the Bangkok-based UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), according to a Xinhua news report. Ms Heyzer will replace South Korea's Kirn Hak Su, who has held the58 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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Article, Illustration256 2007-08-01 13 -AP [BEIJING] US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson met with Chinese officials yesterday in hopes of defusing congressional demands for sanctions over currency and trade disputes, but a key leader said Beijing already is taking action and is constrained by poverty. Vice-Premier Wu-AP; REUTERS - 256 words
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612 2007-08-01 13 \_r-_l l_> ±V_.J_ i_l V Bloomberg The third such move this year, it will absorb cash and put a cap on inflation [MUMBAI] India's central bank unexpectedly ordered banks to curb lending and investment for the third time this year to soak up cash and\_r-_l l_> ±V_.J_ i_l !____ V – Bloomberg - 612 words
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334 2007-08-01 13 -AFP, AP But they lag behind others in Asia-Pac in living standard: ADB [MANILA] China and India are the new engines of world economic growth, replacing the United States and other developed countries, International Monetary Fund managing director Rodrigo de-AFP,; AP - 334 words
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MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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Article, Illustration577 2007-08-01 14 / S JAYASANKARAN - S JAYASANKARAN Non-interest revenue set to grow, with top bank Maybank especially well placed 50ME time towards the and of 2005, the total assets :>f Malaysian banks crossed the symbolic threshold of RMI trillion (***** billion) more than 350 per centAFP - 577 words
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264 2007-08-01 14 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Sarawak Energy Bhd, Malaysia's second-largest electricity company, said this year's profit may rise to the highest in 14 years after it boosted power prices. Sarawak Energy's net income may climb to more than RM3OO million (*****.3 million) from RM256Bloomberg - 264 words
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384 2007-08-01 14 Reuters Proposal has been accepted, says head of Indon firm [JAKARTA] US sportswear maker Nike Inc has offered to delay severing contracts with two Indonesian shoe firms employing 14,000 people, a Nike executive said yesterday. The head of the local firm said separately that– Reuters - 384 words
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246 2007-08-01 14 Bernama [SYDNEY] The conclusion of negotiations for the Malaysia-Australia Free Trade Agreement (FTA) may take longer than expected as Malaysia cannot agree to Australia's requests which go beyond the World Trade Organisation (WTO) agenda, International Trade and Industry Minister Rafidah Aziz said on Monday. "They– Bernama - 246 words
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Article2441 2007-08-01 14 Jul 31 Jul 31 RM A&M Realty 3.36 AbricBhd 0.34 Advance Synergy 0.45 Adventa Bhd 1.74 AeMuIti Hldgs 0.31 Affin Holdings 2.72 Ahmad Zaki Resou 4.68 Aic Corp 0.61 Airasia Bhd 1.96 Akn Messaging Te 0.24 Akn Technology 0.92 Aluminium Co 1.38 Amalgamated Ind 0.64 Aminvestment Grp 3.562,441 words
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Advertisement347 2007-08-01 14 In today's global economy, tax is increasingly becoming more complex and continue to impact a company's bottomline. This tax burden can be minimised through effective tax planning. Join us for a 2-day forum to gain useful insights from our panel of distinguished tax experts from IRAS, EDB and leading legal347 words
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Advertisement171 2007-08-01 15 Congratulations, Shanghai Asia Holdings! On the Official Opening of the new Aluminium Rolling Mill of Jiangsu Zhongji Lamination Materials Co., Ltd, Jiangyin, China on 1 August 2007 E________j_____T_[ n*infi^E__>_ _j_E_Ea^ '"■l H_l l^^fi V ll BBH I Congratulations by: 111 m z_2______________\ W* __L^^ i iil*jiL*L' L____l i^ft "^^r-"*"* I'Z\171 words
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GREATER CHINA
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481 2007-08-01 16 AFP Busier casino scene; 20,000 card dealers now, but 50,000 needed by 2009-10, says govt [MACAU] A new class of hopeful croupiers has just walked through the door of the Lucky Gaming Training Centre in Macau and already theyAFP - 481 words
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Article, Illustration486 2007-08-01 16 -Bloomberg Incentives violate global trade rules, hurt rival producer nations: report [WASHINGTON] China has granted more than US$52 billion in subsidies to its steel industry, violating international trade rules and hurting rival producer nations, according to a report prepared for the US-Bloomberg; _ I REUTERS - 486 words
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297 2007-08-01 16 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Templeton Asset Management Ltd, an investment company run by Mark Mobius, paid HK5475.9 miUion (5591.9 million) to increase its stake in PetroChina Co two weeks after billionaire Warren Buffett pared his holdings. Templeton bought 39.3 million shares at– Bloomberg - 297 words
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339 2007-08-01 16 AP [HONG KONG] Hong Kong filmmakers yesterday cheered new rules that apparently permit China's southern Guangdong province to choose its own films from the territory without central government approval, expressing hope that it will help revive Hong Kong's distinctive film culture. EyeingAP - 339 words
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INDIA
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Article, Illustration280 2007-08-01 17 Reuters [MUMBAI] An Indian court jailed Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt for six years yesterday for acquiring illegal weapons from gangsters involved in India's worst bombings that killed 257 people in 1993. Dutt, 48, was cleared of conspiracy charges in the serial blasts■ Reuters - 280 words
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208 2007-08-01 17 -AP The 4,000-MW plant will boost the firm's generating capacity five-fold [NEW DELHI] Reliance Energy Ltd has won a bid to build a US$4.9 billion power project in central India that will boost the company's generating capacity five-fold. Reliance Energy, which has a-AP - 208 words
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Article, Illustration315 2007-08-01 17 -AP Plant near Chennai will make 400,000 desktops/yr initially [NEW DELHI] Dell Inc says it has delivered its first "Made in India" computer, with hopes that production here will lift domestic sales in a market that is growing at a 30 per cent rate. The-AP; AFP - 315 words
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144 2007-08-01 17 Reuters [SINGAPORE] Ascendas India Trust which is due to make its Singapore market debut at 2pm today, reported strong demand for its initial offer of units. The trust said in a statement yesterday that its public offer of 20 million units, which excluded unitsReuters - 144 words
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460 2007-08-01 18 Reuters London subsidiary of Bank Sepah 'limited' in action, but not near collapse: bank [BERLIN] US sanctions have hit the European operations of Iran's Bank Sepah hard, despite Teheran's contention that the penalties have had little impact and initial US concernReuters - 460 words
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Article127 2007-08-01 18 Bloomberg [DUBAI] Dubai Financial, a state-owned investment company in the United Arab Emirates, has agreed to pay as much as U*****.4 million for a 60 per cent stake in Taib Bank, boosting its holdings in Bahrain. Dubai Financial, which last month said it signed an■ Bloomberg - 127 words
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269 2007-08-01 18 -AP [DUBAI] The Saudi oil company Aramco is expected to invite companies in August to help develop Manifa oilfield, with a potential production of 900,000 barrels of oil a day, sources familiar with the company's plans said last week. Aramco, the world's-AP - 269 words
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Article7684 2007-08-01 18 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS (VBN AMRO Asset Mgt (S'pore) >tar Europe Eqty!** 1.068/ >tar Europe Bond 1.187/ >tar Europe Bal 1.244/ >tar Asian Tiger Eqty 1.605/ jtarAsia Bond 1.29/ jtarAsia Balanced 1.127/ jtar Global Technology Fund!** 0.234/ Vlulti St Fd 1.003/ Star Asia Bond(USD) 0.851/ Gib Multi St USD 1.19/ Asia7,684 words
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Advertisement78 2007-08-01 18 Allianz Global Investors one of the world's largest asset managers with more Allianz (jjj) than US$l.2 trillion assets under management as at 31 December 2006. G,obal lnvestors company regn. no *****7169Z Jk GAIN FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE |flL_ *v 11 meet dr mobius J§^ Tell us about your "Best Investment Experience78 words
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WORLD
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519 2007-08-01 19 AP LATEST US DATA Spending growth slowest in 9 months on high gas prices, housing slump [WASHINGTON] Americans took a shopping break in June, boosting their spending at the slowest pace in nine months as high gasoline prices and fallout from the housingAP - 519 words
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Article, Illustration591 2007-08-01 19 Bloomberg, NYT Comments come as woes in mortgage market spread [HONG KONG] Stephen Green, chairman of HSBC Holdings, said the US sub-prime and housing markets remain "fragile." Mr Green made the comment at a media briefing in Hong Kong yesterday, even as problemsBloomberg,; NYT; REUTERS - 591 words
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388 2007-08-01 19 NYT Reuters [NEW YORK] At the beginning of the summer, Sowood Capital was a US$3 billion hedge fund run by money manager, Jeffrey Larson, who hailed from the team that built Harvard's endowment into the US$3O billion giant that it isNYT Reuters - 388 words
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478 2007-08-01 19 AL LABITA - AL LABITA It wants the deal inked at the Asean summit in November CHINA yesterday expressed hope that a free trade deal with the 10-mem-ber Asean would be signed during the Asean summit in Singapore in November, Foreign Minister George478 words
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469 2007-08-01 19 -NYT Potential partners include CNBC, says Pearson CEO Scardino [LONDON] Pearson, owner of the Financial Times (FT), says it is talking to a number of potential partners about new ways to display the newspaper's journalism as it weighs the effects of Rupert Murdoch's-NYT - 469 words
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AVIATION
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Article, Illustration452 2007-08-01 20 YEN SREENIVASAN - YEN SREENIVASAN Embraer has so far invested USs4om here, inclusive of a training unit BRAZILIAN jet maker Embraer is lifting its Singapore presence as regional demand looks set to take off. The company has invested US$4O million here, with a US$l3 million trainingFILE PHOTO - 452 words
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Article, Illustration523 2007-08-01 20 YEN SREENIVASAN - YEN SREENIVASAN Its first big centre in Singapore will serve clients in Asia-Pacific GE Aviation yesterday officially opened its first major international parts distribution centre here in Singapore. The 31,300 sq ft facility, costing about Ss4 million to set up, will house some523 words
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505 2007-08-01 20 Reuters [DUBLIN] Ryanair posted a better than expected 20 per cent rise in first quarter net profit yesterday, and said that it would beat its full-year profit goal by cutting capacity at Britain's Stansted airport this winter. Europe's biggest low-cost carrier saidReuters - 505 words
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Article136 2007-08-01 20 Reuters [SYDNEY] Australian airline Qantas Airways may split itself into four operating businesses as it seeks ways to unlock value following a failed takeover, analysts said yesterday. Analysts from two major brokerages have told clients Qantas may create a new aircraft leasing unit and separate its– Reuters - 136 words
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Article2415 2007-08-01 20 CITY FLIGHT ETA FLIGHT ETD Dhaka SQ435 BG86 0550 D85C BG87 1020 5Q436 203C 5Q113 1750 MH608 1725 MH613 1825 MH614 180C 3Q117 1945 MH616 1915 MH607 2025 JL721 195C JL722 2130 SQ118 200C 5Q119 2240 MH610 212C MH609 2340 EK352 2225 5Q5022 1520 SQ5022 084C2,415 words
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Miscellaneous370 2007-08-01 20 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS 7 Hound Marxist problemist —^^r—^ i^HTi —UjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjiiiiiiiH7 —UiiiMP —^H 8 N. European captured Irish leading lady (5) 10 Lengthy complaint made aw- HJ HJ HH HJ I1 HJ HJ HJ ful maid jeer (8) ■■TT~[ 11 Patriotic song puts worker HJ on edge I^H MM I^H HJ370 words
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SHIPPING
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377 2007-08-01 21 Bloomberg Its offer of USs2B4m values company at 20% premium to Friday's closing price [NEW YORK] Bear Steams Cos' private-equity arm took a majority stake in MC Shipping Inc as part of a deal to buy the entire maritime transportation company for US$2B4– Bloomberg - 377 words
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Article730 2007-08-01 21 DAVID HUGHES - DAVID HUGHES STRAIT TALK THERE have been two outspoken speeches by senior figures in the shipping and marine and insurance world in the past couple of weeks that are symptomatic of a widespread feeling that shipping needs to speak up more and not be pushed about.730 words
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Article, Illustration255 2007-08-01 21 Reuters [PANAMA CITY] Panama and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd agreed on Monday to make the Central American country the starting point for some of its tour operations in a bid to boost the cruise operator's presence in the region. The agreement could attract CentralReuters; FILE PHOTO - 255 words
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311 2007-08-01 21 Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] Transocean Inc, the world's largest offshore oil driller, agreed to settle a lawsuit filed against smaller rival Noble Corp over drilling technology patents. Noble, the third-largest offshore driller, can use the technology on a deepwater rig in the Gulf of Mexico, Transocean said■ Bloomberg - 311 words
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389 2007-08-01 21 Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] The rates for hiring medium to long-range tankers to ship diesel and other oil products on Asian routes, which rose last week, may extend gains as fewer vessels are available for charter. The cost of shipping 75,000 tonnes of■ Bloomberg - 389 words
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Advertisement457 2007-08-01 21 ASIAN FEEDER DISCUSSION GROUP (AFDG) NOTICE TO TRADE IMPLEMENTATION OF CRITICAL BUNKER RECOVERY Bunker costs have been increasing for the past months and of late, bunker prices had hit record highs of over USD4OO/MT(forIFO180). Due to these unprecedented increases in bunker costs, the following Members of the Asian Feeder Discussion457 words
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Advertisement225 2007-08-01 21 SOUTH EAST ASIA AND SOUTH ASIA AUSTRALIA TRADE FACILITATION AGREEMENT NOTICE TO TRADE BUNKER ADJUSTMENT FACTOR (BAF) Arising from the regular review of bunker prices, the following Lines in the South East Asia and South Asia Australia Trade Facilitation Agreement wish to inform the trade that with effect from 1225 words
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EDITORIAL & OPINION
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485 2007-08-01 22 NO more sunsets (as in sunset industries, as oil refineries here were once viewed). Now its only sunrise industries, heralding new opportunities. This forward-looking energy policy of Singapore's apparent from recently approved projects like the strategic liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal and underground rock485 words
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Article, Illustration982 2007-08-01 22 LEON HADAR - LEON HADAR Most economists agree the sub-prime crisis signals an end to America's spending spree FOLLOWING the worst week in US stock markets in close to five years, with the Dow declining by more than 4 per cent, officials and lawmakers inAP - 982 words
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Article, Illustration777 2007-08-01 22 FRANK CHING - FRANK CHING THE BOTTOM LINE THERE has been such a long a string of reports about unsafe food, poisonous medicine and chemical-laden toothpaste emanating from China that when the story of fake pork buns stuffed with cardboard surfaced, it was777 words
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Article, Illustration748 2007-08-01 23 IVAN PNG - IVAN PNG Spore must make science and engineering careers compelling enough for young people to stay T M HE government's long-term economic development strategy aims for the manufacturing sector to contribute a quarter of the gross domestic product (GDP). Presently, its contribution is a healthy 28BLOOMBERG - 748 words
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333 2007-08-01 23 LETTER TO THE EDITOR THE Singapore property market "became 2007's hottest global market with prime capital values increasing by 50 per cent (in the first half) fuelled by astounding rental growth and yield compression". So said Jones Lang LaSalle on July 20.333 words
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Article, Illustration1227 2007-08-01 23 HENRY CHU - HENRY CHU LAT-WP Domestic and global retail companies are eyeing the growing purchasing power of millions of middle-class Indians THE phrase "spoiled for choice" is not usually associated with shopping in India. But for two hours a lot longer than they'd intendedLAT-WP; REUTERS - 1,227 words
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SINGPORE STOCKS
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Article8375 2007-08-01 24 Transaction date: Jul 31 »-wks Tel Low Code Last Sale Vol ('000) Hii )ay L Low B'u] .ast Quote yer Seller Div C'vr Net P/E I Cap $mil Hii Low Code Sale ('000) Hii Seller C'vr $mil Hii Com[ i an; Com| Low Bi P/E 3.5 2 57168,375 words
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Article72 2007-08-01 24 52-Wk Tel High Low Code Last Sale Vol Cooo] Day Last Quote |h Low Buyer Seller Div GrYld Net MCap C'vr P/E $mil Comi >an' Hii ***** 119 6065 Diamonds 5000 5000 6095 IS DJ US Tech 1000 1000 6097 IS MSCI Spore ***** ***** 6101 ISS&P500 *****72 words
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Article2243 2007-08-01 24 Hii Low Code Comi Sale roooi Hii Low Bui Seller C'vr P/E >mil 30 13 1181 AAGrp 41.5 18 5000 ABR Hldgs 61 12.7 2319 Adampak 64.5 23 8515 Advanced Hldgs 16.5 1 1501 Advanced System 70.5 9 1524 Alantac 22.5 8 7814 Albedo 46.5 24 5021 Apex-Pal2,243 words
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Article213 2007-08-01 24 STOCK PRICES LEGEND: Straits Times Index Stocks; N Net2 or Tax-exempted dividend; ct Conditional Trdg; xd ex-dividend cd cum dividend; cri cum right issue cbi cum bonus issue; xri ex-right issue; xbi ex-bonus issue xall ex-all; cdxa cum dividend ex-all co cum offer cdca cum dividend cum all213 words
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372 2007-08-01 25 In local curr In S$ In USS %dy %yr dy yr dy yr Index Change Change Change Change Change Change Jul 30 World Index Preliminary 1134.6 0.1 3.1 0.0 3.5 0.1 4.9 t EAFE Preliminan 1138.0 0.1 2.7 0.1 4.4 0.2 5.I Euro[ Preliminary 1527.2372 words
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Article66 2007-08-01 25 Jul 31 KLCE PALM FUTURES (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Sett Av Month Range Price Price Hii Vol Open Done Position Low Aug 07 2750 Sep 07 2670 Oct 07 2645 Nov 07 2625 Total o/p: ***** contracts 2691 2753 2687 2635 2694 2629 2608 2665 2596 2685 2647 257966 words
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Article128 2007-08-01 25 Jul 31 /oz) Hong Kong London 664.70 661.60 665.70 662.60 Jul 30 Jul 27 662.00 662.30 662.80 663.10 Source: Reuters CAST BAR (S$) Jul 30 Buying Sellim Kilobar "34,728.99" ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (SS) Selling Buying Igm 5gm lOgm 20gm 50gm 1/00gm 1 oz 1 ozUBS Kinebar™ 78.11128 words
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Article25 2007-08-01 25 Jul 31 ten Hji Sett STI SIMSCI Am 429.6 436.6 433.9 Taiwan Aui 345.4 354.3 353 Source: Man Financial (S) Pte Ltd25 words
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Article21 2007-08-01 25 Jul 31 Bid Offer 1-month 1.5073 1.5084 2-months 1.5040 1.5052 3-months 1.5006 1.5018 6-months 1.4913 1.4926 Source: OCBC21 words
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Article290 2007-08-01 25 Jul 31 RUBBER Futures (Closing prices) RSS 1 (S cents/kg) Month High Low Close Sett Volume (tonnes) Open Interest Aug 07 Sep 07 Oct 07 Nov 07 Dec 07 Jan/Mar 08 332.00 333.25 331.75 331.75 331.75 333.75 RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Month Hig gh Low Sett Volume (tonnes)290 words
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Article105 2007-08-01 25 Jul 30 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 lb bushels) Close Previous High/Low Aug 07 822.75 815.50 823.50 815.50 Sep 07 831.00 823.75 831.50 824.50 Nov 07 847.75 840.50 848.50 840.00 Jan 08 862.75 856.25 864.00 855.00 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs;Uscent/lb) Close Previous High/Low Aug 07 37.40 36.76 37.45105 words
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Article78 2007-08-01 25 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Jul 30 CRUDE (FOB origin) USS/barrel Close Cham Brent blend (1-Mth F) 75.72 -0.48 WTI (Near Mth) 76.73 -0.21 Dubai (1-Mth F) 70.11 -0.16 Tapis blend 80.8 0.5 Minas 77.9 0.9 PRODUCT USS/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha Jet Kerosene 75.70 87.05 2.25 1 USS/barrel Opec Oil78 words
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Article469 2007-08-01 25 Jul 31 AS CS Rmb Euro HKS Ind Rs Ri Yen Won RM NZS Pak Rs Peso SS Rand Sfr NTS Baht Pound us: Australia 0.925 6.589 0.635 6.814 35.178 80.096 1.036 8.006 3.008 1.130 52.602 39.484 1.317 6.187 1.049 28.572 29.443 0.429 0.871 Canada 1.081 7.121469 words
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Article131 2007-08-01 25 As at 9am Jul 31 Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Bid Offer Aust dollar 1.2900 1.3050 Can dollar 1.4100 1.4270 Euro 2.0610 2.0840 NZ dollar 1.1530 1.1780 Sterlini ind 3.0520 3.0861 US dollar 1.5020 1.5200 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign131 words
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Article160 2007-08-01 25 Jul 31 fei Overnight 2 1-month 2 15/32 2-months 2 1/2 3-months 2 9/16 Overnight mode: 2.40 Jul-30 US$ Offer 1 3/4 2 11/32 2 3/8 2 7/16 Bid 7 days 1 month 2 months 3 months 6 months 9 months 12 months SFr 5.28 5.30 5.31 5.31160 words
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Article76 2007-08-01 25 Jul 31 1 mth 5.***** 2.***** 2 mths 5.***** 2.***** 3 mths 5.***** 2.***** 6 mths 5.***** 2.***** 9 mths 5.***** 2.***** 12 mths 5.***** 2.***** SWAP Offer rates (S$) 1 mth 2.***** 2 mths 2.***** 3 mths 2.***** 6 mths 2.***** 9 mths 2.***** 12 mths 2.***** SWAP76 words
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Article68 2007-08-01 25 Aluminium, 99.7% purity (US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 2698.80 2697.50 3 months 2758.00 2755.00 Copper, Grade A (US$/tonne) Cash 3 months 7960.00 7835.00 7866.00 7750.00 Lead (US$/tonne) Cash 2911.50 3 months 2915.00 2966.00 2970.00 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash 3 months *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****0.00 Tin (US$/tonne) Cash 3 months *****.0068 words
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Article81 2007-08-01 25 Jul 30 Close Prev Hii ih/Low Sep 07 1013 1022 1030/1008 Dec 07 1031 1040 1045/1028 Mar 08 1042 1049 1055/1037 May 08 1050 1057 1063/1047 COFFEE (US$/tonne) Close Pev High/Low Jul 07 1820 1765 1820/1751 Sep 07 1827 1785 1835/1772 Nov 07 1841 1800 1849/1790 Jan 08 182581 words
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Article152 2007-08-01 25 Jul 31 Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.3006 1.3022 0.8806 0.8611 Canadian dollar 1.4220 1.4236 0.9409 0.9414 Euro 2.0715 2.0732 1.3707 1.3709 NZ dollar 1.1646 1.1658 0.7706 0.7709 Sterlini 3.0657 3.0683 2.0285 2.0289 US dollar 1.5113 1.5123 S$/US$152 words
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Article87 2007-08-01 25 Jul 31 Period Issue code Maturity Yesterday's Bid Hii Day's |h Low 3-Month BQ*****F 01.11.07 1-Year BY*****V 30.04.08 2.38 2.39 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity code rate Close Bid Day's High Low 2-Year N*****0Z 2.375 5-Year N*****0A 2.625 7-Year NX*****F 3.625 10-Year NY*****F 3.750 15-Year NY*****N 3.25087 words
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Article336 2007-08-01 25 Jul 31 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT EURODOLLAR FUTURES Sep07 Dec07 Mar08 Jun08 94.700 94.855 95.005 95.080 0 0 0 0 9320 ***** ***** ***** EUROYEN FUTURES Sep07 99.155 99.155 Dec07 99.055 99.065 Mar08 98.945 98.950 Jun08 98.855 98.865 Sep08 98.770 98.770 Dec08 98.670 98.670 Mar09336 words
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