The Business Times, 2 August 2007

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    21 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES Singapore 85 cents online at http://business-times.asial.com.sg «_r a Singapore press holdings publication mica (p) 202/12/2006 Thursday, August 2,2007
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    Lock icon Markets slide as US property fears spread
    617 1  -  CONRAD TAN Singapore stocks shed 116 points in face of troubling news from US credit markets [SINGAPORE] Stock markets around the world plunged yesterday following sharp losses in US equities on Tuesday, as the problems which began in the subprime mortgage market there
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    Lock icon Asia boom drawing insurers to set up shop in Singapore
    665 1  -  OH BOON PING 10 new players flock here over past 12 months as govt dangles sweeteners [SINGAPORE] Away from the spotlight, the insurance business in Singapore is buzzing. In the past 12 months alone, close to 10 new players such
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  • MARKETS DIGEST
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      16 1 ST INDEX 3,431.71 (-115.95) ST INDEX FUTURES 3,396 (-117) SIMSCI 423.13 (-14.67) SIMSCI FUTURES 418.20 (-15.70)
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      44 1 fednesday lange 1COMP 1,339.49 -34.22 IIKKEI225 16,870.98 -377.91 1ANG SENG 22,455.36 -729.58 ;et index 833.47 -26.29 JAKARTA COM P 2,256.31 -92.36 1ANILACOMP 3,426.45 -74.75 ;eoulcomp 1,856.45 -76.82 ;henzhen b 762.92 -17.47 IUMBAI IND 14,935.77 -615.22 12N00NEDT Change )OW 13,257.59 +45.50 IASDAQ 2,542.59 -3.68
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      Lock icon PRIME RATES
      29 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:
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      39 1 IS$ (S$ per US$) 1.523 (USS/SS per 2.023 3.081 :URO(US$/S$/E) 1.365 2.079 'EN 117.90 77.40 3.476 2.283 IK$ 7.829 5.141 !AHT 33.81 22.20 lUPIAH 9,330 6,127 1ENMINBI 7.574 4.974 INDIAN RUPEE 40.50 26.59 1.180 0.775 IZ$ 1.321 0.867
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      43 1 BID FOR PRICE-FIXING PROPERTY CORPORATE _> DOW JONES British Airways hit TT^^mmi!- The Majestic RESULTS W\ USssb deal sealed with record fine 'mM m I HH_ uP^orsale SIA Ql operating profit 4 PAGE 3 PAGE 18 lli*l Mlll__!_f_P PAGE 31 Up 69% PAGE 4
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      10 1 Macquarie Bank shares hit by unit's sub-prime woes. Page 27
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  • TOP STORIES
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      Lock icon En bloc sales have peaked, says CapitaLand
      574 2 Bloomberg Property owners must be realistic about what is marketable: CEO [SINGAPORE] Capita Land Ltd, the biggest buyer of en bloc projects in Singapore in the past year, said that such property sales have "peaked", as owners ask for record prices for their
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      Lock icon OCBC Bank launches China operation
      713 2  -  LYNETTE KHOO Based in Shanghai, it will target SMEs and the mass affluent KICKING off a new phase in its China growth plans, OCBC Bank officially launched OCBC Bank (China) yesterday, headquartered in Shanghai. All OCBC branches in China will come under the locally incorporated
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      Lock icon SBS, SMRT apply to council to raise fares
      284 2  -  ARTHUR SIM PUBLIC transport providers SBS Transit and SMRT have applied to the Public Transport Council (PTC) to raise bus and train fares. Energy and manpower costs were cited as some of the reasons for the proposed hikes, according to press statements
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    • THREE-MINUTE DIGEST
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        Lock icon Murdoch wins Dow Jones as media industry reels
        45 2 MEDIA tycoon Rupert Murdoch yesterday won control of Dow Jones Co and its flagship business newspaper The Wall Street Journal in a US$5 billion takeover that ended 105 years of Bancroft family stewardship. TOP STORIES, PAGE 3
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        Lock icon Outlook good for Manufacturing sector
        59 2 PROSPECTS for the manufacturing sector continue to improve, with the key electronics industry primed for recovery in the coming months, according to a leading indicator. The purchasing managers' index (PMI) for July, released yesterday, edged up one point to 53.3 as manufacturers enjoyed growth in
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        Lock icon SIA Q1 net profit falls 26% to $424m
        60 2 SINGAPORE Airlines yesterday posted a 26.3 per cent drop in net profit to $424 miUion for the April-June 2007 period from $575 million a year ago. But last year's first-quarter bottom line was boosted by an exceptional gain of $223 million from
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        Lock icon Bank of Ningbo a key part of OCBC's China plans
        57 2 plans OCBC Bank's stake in Bank of Ningbo, now a shade above 10 per cent, remains an "integral part of its strategy in China", with no hints of being pushed down the priority list even with the launch of OCBC's
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        Lock icon Need to raise healthcare efficiency: Khaw
        43 2 efficiency: SINGAPORE is far from achieving efficiency in health care, especially insofar as making sure providers have the incentive to sell appropriate services at efficient prices, Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan said yesterday. SINGAPORE NEWS, PAGE 11
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        Lock icon Ex-Shanghai party chief faces graft charges
        45 2 THE ousted Communist Party chief of Shanghai faces accusations of graft involving US$595 million and of making one of his mistresses have three abortions, a Hong Kong newspaper under Beijing control, Wen WeiPo, said yesterday. GREATER CHINA, PAGE 14
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        Lock icon SEC grapples with issue of sovereign funds
        54 2 sovereign THE US Securities and Exchange Commission is reviewing the increasing clout of state-controlled investment funds, concerned that they may pursue investments for political reasons. Fund growth and the lack of transparency present "challenges to a regulatory system premised on free markets", it
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      Lock icon Murdoch wins Dow Jones as media industry broods
      813 3 Bloomberg Bancrofts yield after 'soul-searching'; committee to ensure editorial integrity [NEW YORK] Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch yesterday won control of Dow Jones Co and its flagship business newspaper The Wall Street Journal in a US$5 billion takeover that ended 105 years of
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      Lock icon Outlook good for manufacturing sector
      470 3  -  NANDE KHIN July's PMI up one point at 53.3 on jump in new orders [SINGAPORE] Prospects for the manufacturing sector continue to improve, with the key electronics industry primed for recovery in the coming months, according to a leading indicator. The purchasing managers' index (PMI)
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      Lock icon Property firms split over tax from new accounting rule
      481 3  -  MICHELLE QUAH [SINGAPORE] A new accounting rule has put frowns on the faces of some property companies here, as it could mean slimmer bottom lines for them from this financial year. From Jan 1 this year, companies have had to comply
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      372 2 iKßsHiiiliKi__c_siiE Current developments in Financial Reporting Standards 2007 Update Date While international financial reporting standards were expected to remain Friday, 14 September 2007 stable until 2009, we continue to see a number of changes in 2007. We have recently seen the finalisation of two long running projects; the Time accounting
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  • COMPANY NEWS
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      Lock icon SIA Q1 net dips; but operating gain soars
      657 4  -  YEN SREENIVASAN Bottomline figure hit by absence of previous period's exceptional STABLE fuel prices and buoyant demand for air travel helped Singapore Airlines lift its first-quarter operating profit 69.2 per cent or $189 million to $463 million. Group net profit attributable to
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      Lock icon One Raffles Quay: A good deal for buyers
      807 4  -  KALPANA RASHIWALA KEPPEL Land and Cheung Kong (Holdings)' sales of their respective one-third stake in One Raffles Quay (ORQ) to K-Reit Asia and Suntec Reit have generated much interest in the property market, with many seasoned observers saying the deals are underpriced.
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      Lock icon Bank of Ningbo is key to China plans of OCBC
      704 6  -  LYNETTE KHOO OCBC keen to retain its stake in Chinese lender OVERSEA-CHINESE Banking Corp's stake in Bank of Ningbo, now a shade above 10 per cent, remains an "integral part of its strategy in China", with no hints of being
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      Lock icon Revaluation gains bump up UOL's Q2 net
      516 6  -  ARTHUR SIM UOL Group has reported a five-fold jump in sec-ond-quarter net profit to $286.3 million, with a big boost from an unrealised fair-value gain. Its net earnings of $286.3 million for the three months ended June 30 compare with $54.9 million in
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      Lock icon Fair value gains boost OUE net profit for Q2 to $252.6m
      322 6 OVERSEAS Union Enterprise (OUE) saw its net profit jump to $252.6 million for the second quarter ended June 30 from $19.5 million a year ago, boosted by fair value gains on its investment properties, contributions from associated companies and
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      Lock icon Results at a glance
      176 6 Half-year results ended June 2007 une HW COMPANY CURRENT PREVIOUS CHANGE CURRENT PREVIOUS CHANGE CURRENT PREVIOUS CHANGE 1 UOL 362.32 76.21 375.4 347.32 295.15 17.7 45.58 9.60 374.8 2 OUE 329.39 160.43 105.3 81.42 80.74 0.8 167.70 91.00 84.3 3 UTAC 48.80 55.43 -12.0 550.05 342.72
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      Lock icon Centillion's internal controls pass the test
      457 7  -  MICHELLE QUAH Consultants give thumbs up after review, including test of transactions AN independent review has given the thumbs-up to the internal control system put in place by the new management of Centillion Environment Recycling, formerly known as Citiraya Industries. New controls had been
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      Lock icon Utac Q2 profit falls 11% on lower demand
      142 7 Bloomberg UNITED Test Assembly Centre Ltd (Utac), Singapore's second-largest provider of chip-testing services, said second-quarter profit fell 11 per cent. Net income dropped to US$l3.B million, or 0.93 US cents a share, for the three months ended June 30, from US$l5.5 million,
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    • COMPANY BRIEFS
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        Lock icon United Food Q2 profit down 42.6%
        72 7 UNITED Food Holdings' net profit dipped by 42.6 per cent to 26.4 million yuan (555.3 million) for the quarter ended June 30. Revenue fell 12.7 per cent to 719.5 million yuan for the quarter. The China-based company said soya bean processing, which accounts for
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        Lock icon ECS Hldgs earnings rise 17.8% in Q2
        88 7 ECS Holdings announced that net profit for the second quarter ended June 30 rose 17.8 per cent to $6.2 million. Operating profit in Q2 rose 15.3 per cent to $10.6 million compared to $9.2 million in Q2 2006. The infocomm technology solutions provider
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        Lock icon Meghmani Q1 profit down to 83.9m rupees
        56 7 MEGHMANI Organics has reported a drop in net profit to 83.9 million rupees (553.16 million) for the quarter ended June 30, down 7.2 per cent from a year ago. Revenue for the India-based pigments and agrochemicals manufacturer was up 11.5 per cent in
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        Lock icon Meiban posts 144% jump in H1 earnings
        61 7 MEIBAN Group has reported a net profit of $8.2 million for HI 2007, up 144 per cent from a year ago. The company, which produces injection-moulded plastic products, said revenue increased 38 per cent to $287 million for the period. EPS for the
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      Lock icon Datacraft Q3 net profit surges 38%
      486 7  -  AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY DATACRAFT'S strategy of driving revenue while maintaining margins has resulted in another strong quarter. The Singapore-based IT solutions and services company achieved a 38 per cent jump in net profit to US$7.3 million for its third quarter ended June 30, 2007.
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      Lock icon Property companies could be hit by deferred tax provision issues
      1482 9  -  MICHELLE QUAH Revaluation gain on investments to be booked as profit, resulting in tax liability [SINGAPORE] The way in which companies have to account for revaluation gains on their investment properties broadly defined as properties held to earn rent or
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      Lock icon The new income tax expense for companies
      208 9 Accounting changes for property companies FRS 40 on investment property From 2007, yearly changes in the fair value of investment properties must go to the profit-and-loss statement. An upward revaluation will add to the bottomline, while a downward revaluation will eat into earnings.
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      Lock icon M1 customer? You can bid on eBay by mobile
      411 9  -  SIOW Ll SEN MOBILEONE (Ml) customers will be able to bid on eßay, the world's leading online auction market, on their mobile phones from today. The tie-up with eßay lets Ml customers browse and bid for items on the local and
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      Lock icon ETLA launches IPO for SGX mainboard listing
      376 9  -  OH BOON PING It hopes to raise 15.8 m from share sale beginning today HOMEGROWN contract equipment manufacturer ETLA Ltd has launched its initial public offering (IPO) for a mainboard listing. The company yesterday announced an IPO of 38 million new shares at
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      Lock icon SMRT appointed as Dubai's Palm Monorail operator
      192 9 Bloomberg [DUBAI] SMRT Corp, Singapore's subway operator, will run a monorail on Dubai's Palm Island for Nakheel, a developer owned by the Emirate. The contract will cover maintenance and operation of the 1.4 billion dirhams (*****.2 million) project, Nakheel said in an e-mail
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      Lock icon Fibrechem doubles Q2 net profit
      246 9 FIBRECHEM Technologies' net profit more than doubled to HK5144.3 million (5527.7 million) for the second quarter ended June 30. The Q2 earnings which compare with a net profit of HK$59.B million for the previous corresponding period came on the back of an 83.3 per cent
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      920 4 0 DUTECH HOLDINGS LIMITED (Incorporated in Singapore on 2 November 2006) (Company Registration Number: *****6359 C) Invitation in respect of 85,000,000 Invitation Shares comprising 60,000,000 New Shares and 25,000,000 Vendor Shares as follows: (a) 3,000,000 Offer Shares at 550.33 each by way of public offer; and (b) 82,000,000 Placement Shares
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      82 4 This announcement appears as a matter of record only August 2007 0 DuTech DUTECH HOLDINGS LIMITED (Incorporated in Singapore on 2 November 2006) (Company Registration Number: *****6359 C) Invitation in respect of 85,000,000 Invitation Shares comprising 60,000,000 New Shares and 25,000,000 Vendor Shares as follows: (a) 3,000,000 Offer Shares at
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      462 6 Exit Offer for First Engineering Limited by Affinity Precision (S) Pte. Ltd. EXIT OFFER CLOSES AT 5.30 P.M. ON 8 AUGUST 2007 First Engineering Limited to be delisted after Exit Offer closes Our Exit Offer closes at 5.30 p.m. on Wednesday, 8 August 2007 (or such later date as may
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      22 7 GOOD GAINS Let your investors know by advertising your financial results in our newspapers. Call 1800 289 8822 or email notices@sph.com.sg. HI
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  • SINGAPORE MARKETS
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      Lock icon Sesdaq crashes 10%, STI loses 116 pts
      574 8  -  R SIVANITHY STOCKS Banking and property stocks suffer intense selling throughout the day EXPECTATIONS of how Wall Street might perform later in the day continued to drive sentiment in this part of the world yesterday a 155-point loss in the futures contract for
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      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING SCOREBOARD
      84 8 Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch lulti Ind 1 17 0 0 0 0 1 17 0 lanufacturing 216 51 267 Commerce 80 21 101 "pt/Stor/Comms 40 43 :inance 29 30 Construction 22 10 32 >roi lerties 34 36 lotels/Rsts 12 15 jervices 69
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      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING TURNOVER
      119 8 MAIN SDQ TOTAL MAIN SDQ TOTAL lulti Ind 69,513 69,513 215,869 215,869 lanufacturing 936,413 483,0681,419,481 761,387 82,155 843,542 Commerce 506,501 41,749 548,250 207,291 10,714 218,005 ■pt/Stor/Comms 215,534 9,562 225,096 469,750 7,552 477,302 :inance 91,860 633 92,493 963,373 197 963,570 Construction 528,692 256,803 785,495 167,522 39,349 206,872 'roperties
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      Lock icon STRAITS TIMES INDEX STOCKS
      226 8 Jlgreen 0.50 1.680 -0.120 \scendasreit 0.94 2.610 -0.100 lapitaComm 0.53 2.610 -0.050 la pita Land 4.75 7.350 -0.150 :apitaMall 0.94 3.580 -0.180 :hart SemiCond 0.56 1.060 -0.070 jtyDev 2.82 14.800 -0.400 lomfortDelGro 1.40 2.010 -0.060 losco Corp 1.61 4.900 -0.250 Creative Tech 0.18 7.150 -0.050 IBS
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      Lock icon BROKERS' TAKE
      931 8  -  MATTHEW PHAN Telecoms Sector Sing Tel, Aug 1 close: 553.40 Star Hub, Aug 1 close: 552.77 Citigroup Research, Aug 1 SINGTEL has more ammo than Star Hub: Star Hub reports its financial results today, Sing Tel on Aug 14. A stronger A$ and robust associate earnings provide upside
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      Lock icon Yen chalks up three-month highs
      456 8 -AFP CURRENCIES [TOKYO] The yen hit three-month highs against both the euro and the dollar in Asian trade yesterday as growing problems in the US housing market prompted investors to pull out of risky positions, dealers said. They said the Japanese currency also rose sharply
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      Lock icon OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES
      47 8 Aug 1 VALUE CLOSE -1425.00 -81.0C IT OB/OS IT CADI -*****.00-655.0' IT 10-day MA -*****.00-143.0' JI-SG Equities 950.43 -37.9' G Equities Elect 118.74 -7.3 >G Equities Fin 2471.89 -94.0' G Equities Prop 1497.50 -49.2 iMSCI 423.13 14.67 iMSCI Future 418.20 -15.7' rimePartnersCI 253.34 14.6.
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      Lock icon MOST ACTIVE STOCKS
      55 8 VOLUME AscendaslndT 200,125,000 Sapphire 150,144,000 Jasper 144,841,000 Lexicon Grp 91,179,000 Diqiland 81,741,000 Reyphon 77,172,000 Yonqnam 73,440,000 Centillion 66,760,000 Ban Joo 59,911,000 *Star Cruises 51,820,000 VALUE(S) DBS Grp 357,358,556 AscendaslndT 290,164,770 UOB 225,586,120 OCBC Bk 186,363,900 SGX 161,615,350 Capita Mall 142,713,968 Keppel Corp 133,364,504 Capita Land 119,881,960 SIA
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      Lock icon RISES
      112 8 BY CENTS CLOSE UP STI 3600SGAePW*****0 68 27.0 65.9 STI 3600SGAePW*****7 83.5 25.5 44.0 STI 3600SGAePW*****0 96.5 25.5 35.9 STI3500SGAePW*****0 76 21.5 39.4 STI 3500SGAePW*****7 60 18.5 44.6 STI 3700BNPePW*****0 54.5 18.5 51.4 STX PO SGA eCW*****4 27.5 17.5 175.0 STI 3400SGAePW*****7 45.5 17.0 59.6 STI 3600BNPePW*****0 40 16.0
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      Lock icon FALLS
      112 8 Closing prices are in trading currencies, but absolute difference is in Ss. BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN 2320-152.2 -4.1 JMH UOB 2130-120.0 -5.3 Venture Con 1430-100.0 -6.5 China H 10US$ 1630 -91.3 -3.6 GLD 10US$ 6550 -76.1 -0.8 DBS Bk6% NCPS 10 ***** -70.0 -0.6 SGX 925 -65.0 -6.6 SPCSGAeCW/*****0
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      Lock icon CURRENCIES Where S$ stands
      87 8 Reuters Source: Aug 1 CLOSE CHNG FR Jul 31 YR 2007 S$ LOW S$ HIGH USS 1.5215 -0.66 1.5479 1.5033 Euro 2.0788 -0.38 2.0996 1.9913 Pounds 3.0788 -0.22 3.1194 2.9323 AS 1.2911 0.53 1.3411 1.1741 Yen* 1.2912 -1.72 1.3277 1.2285 Rill liah* 0.***** -0.01 0.***** 0.*****
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  • SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL
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      Lock icon ICT is key to financial sector's rise
      607 10 Infocomm technology has to meet the increasingly complex requirements of an expanding financial industry, reports CHU ANG PECK MING INFOCOMM technology has played no small role in Singapore's rise as a financial hub and ICT will remain key in helping to keep that
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      Lock icon i-magination sticks to region as it expands
      498 10 I-MAGINATION Solution, a software provider for enterprise contentment management and business process management, is taking care not to spread itself too thin when it comes to expanding abroad. The company, set up just three years ago in a merger and acquisition involving a
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      Lock icon Integra expects revenues from abroad to increase
      449 10 It is eyeing markets in the Philippines, Taiwan and China OVER half- 57 per cent of homegrown Integro Technologies' sales revenues of $6.5 million for the financial year ending June this year came from overseas, with Malaysia being the biggest contributor. And the
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      Lock icon i-Sprint banks on banking industry to go global
      573 10 HIT on one and you hit them all everywhere. That, along with building up an impressive clientele list, seems to be the strategy i-Sprint Innovations is employing in hitching its fortune to banks to enable the information security software company to go
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
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      Lock icon One third of firms in S'pore employ flexi-work options
      351 11  -  OH BOON PING Study also shows 4.3% wage increase projected this year A THIRD of the companies here have flexi-work arrangements, and most also see this as an effective tool in talent retention, a survey has found. Indeed, more than 70
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      Lock icon Need to raise healthcare efficiency: Khaw
      497 11  -  MATTHEW PHAN Providers must have the incentive to sell suitable services at reasonable prices SINGAPORE is far from achieving efficiency in health care, especially insofar as making sure providers have the incentive to sell appropriate services at efficient prices, Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan
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      Lock icon Lippo Group donates $21m to NUS Business School
      276 11  -  GRACE CHUA THE National University of Singapore's business school has received a record $21 million donation from Indonesia's business conglomerate Lippo Group. The donation, announced yesterday, is the single largest private donation to NUS Business School, and the Lippo Group's first gift
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      Lock icon FairPrice-ExxonMobil retail tie-up pays off
      306 11 AFTER two years of gradual roll-out and $30 million spent on sprucing up the sites, NTUC Fair Price and ExxonMobil yesterday announced that they have completed converting all retail outlets in 74 Esso and Mobil service stations to Fair Price Xpress and Cheers stores. The
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      Lock icon ElderShield supplements soon
      324 11  -  MATTHEW PHAN HEALTH INSURANCE Great Eastern Life to market 2 approved supplementary plans SUPPLEMENTARY plans to beef up Elder Shield, the government's disability insurance scheme for the elderly, will be launched soon. Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan yesterday said that Great Eastern Life will soon market two
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      Lock icon Easier to get an Aviva MyShield policy soon
      486 11  -  CONRAD TAN LIFE insurer Aviva Ltd yesterday unveiled changes to its MyShield medical insurance product, which it said will make it easier for people to get insurance cover. From Sept 1, customers will not need to declare their medical history or undergo
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      Lock icon China economy still in danger of overheating
      393 12 Official report shows industry growth, M 1 money supply continuing to rise [BEIJING] China's economy remains on the brink of overheating following another f 2 months of soaring industrial output and money supply, a central government report said yesterday. By June this year,
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      93 12 Reuters [COOLUM, Australia] The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said yesterday high oil prices have yet to dent economic growth in Asia and it would be raising its economic growth forecast for the region. "We will be upgrading our growth forecast
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      177 12 Bloomberg [MANILA] Resistance by some Asean countries to opening their markets is delaying a planned free-trade agreement between Australia, New Zealand and South-east Asia, Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer says. "We can reach an agreement. We're looking for better access on services," Mr Downer said
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      291 12 -AP Largest assets were two annuities; no stocks or bonds [WASHINGTON] Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke has a complex job manning the world's largest economy, but when it comes to his own finances he keeps it pretty simple. The chairman's financial disclosure form, released on
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  • MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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      450 13  -  LAUREL TEO Govt's success in fiscal reforms also gets thumbs up from IMF INDONESIA'S various for-eign-currency credit ratings may be upgraded because of government efforts to improve finances, as well as the country's improving political fundamentals, said Moody's Investors Service yesterday. The ratings
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      223 13 Bloomberg New rule will force mobile phone firms to buy more locally [JAKARTA] Indonesia plans to enact a rule to force mobile-phone companies, which spend more than 40 trillion rupiah (556.59 billion) a year on expanding capacity, to boost purchases from local companies,
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      163 13 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian Resources Corp, a statebacked property developer, has won a contract to help build a RM2 billion (SsB76 million) transport centre under a government plan to develop the country's northern states. The facility, built with Pelaburan Hartanah Bumiputra Bhd,
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  • GREATER CHINA
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      421 14 Reuters USss9sm in funds involved, as well as sexual misconduct, says HK paper [BEIJING] The ousted Communist Party chief of Shanghai, China's financial heart, faces accusations of graft involving US$595 million and of making one of his mistresses have three abortions, a Hong Kong
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      246 14 Bloomberg Profit hit by lack of one-time gains, cutback in orders [TAIPEI] United Microelectronics Corp (UMC), the world's second-largest maker of customised chips, posted a 19 per cent decline in second-quarter profit on a lack of one-time gains and after customers cut orders to
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      Lock icon Tomb raiders target bones of Li Ka-shing's wife
      243 14 Reuters [HONG KONG] Two mainland Chinese brothers told a Hong Kong court they tried to plunder the grave of the late wife of Asia's richest man, Li Ka-shing, in a failed bid to blackmail him for her bones, a newspaper reported yesterday.
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  • INDIA
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      Lock icon Asia closer to producing major golf winner: Singh
      394 15 Reuters [AKRON, Ohio] India's Jeev Milkha Singh believes Asian golf is desperately close to producing its first major winner in the men's ranks. Singh, 35, feels the continent has unprecedented depth in player strength and that a breakthrough at the highest level
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      234 15 AFP [BANGALORE] Finnish mo-bile-phone maker Nokia yesterday opened a global design studio in India to cement its place as the leader in the world's fastest-grow-ing wireless market. The studio will be located here in Bangalore, known as India's Silicon Valley, and will be
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      447 15 Bloomberg Analysts expect CRR to rise for 4th time this year as price pressures grow [NEW DELHI] India's central bank will probably restrict funds available for lenders for a fourth time this year to curb loan growth and contain inflation. The Reserve Bank
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      143 15 W yt) m^-^^m^T f^ijH 1 FT :s;-:' iff it--**-^z Hi V 9, i i»'Jt' Sing Health A founda ion y vAI >4H FOR CWR. v M FOR NOu r« CORPORATE GAMES WSI i-v H a^a^a^H Come and join us in friendly competition for a good cause. Send a team of
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon SEC grapples with issue of sovereign funds
      405 16 Bloomberg It's concerned some countries may pursue investments for political reasons [WASHINGTON] US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chairman Christopher Cox said the agency is reviewing the increasing clout of government-con-trolled investment funds, concerned that they may pursue investments for political reasons. "The
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      339 16 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Bear Steams Cos, manager of two hedge funds that collapsed last month, has blocked investors from pulling money out of a third fund as global losses from the subprime mortgage crisis spread. The Bear Steams AssetBacked Securities Fund had about US$9OO
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      7667 16 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS ABN AMRO Asset Mgt (S'pore) Star Europe Eqty!** 1.094/ Star Europe Bond 1.189/ Star Europe Bal 1.259/ Star Asian Tiger Eqty 1.546/ Star Asia Bond 1.285/ Star Asia Balanced 1.11/ Star Global Technology Fund!" 0.231/ Multi StFd 1.003/ Star Asia Bond(USD) 0.85/ Gib Multi St USD 1.19/
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  • ASIA PACIFIC/WORLD
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      778 17  -  AL LABITA Re-emergence of China and India in Asia's 'strategic landscape' seen as cause for concern ASEAN foreign ministers yesterday expressed concerns over the rise of China and India in Asia's "strategic landscape" and urged the United States
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      489 17 Reuters [TOKYO] Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, seeking to soothe voter outrage over political corruption that contributed to a devastating election loss over the weekend, has sacked his scandal-tainted farm minister. But politicians and analysts said yesterday's dismissal came too late to help improve the
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      Lock icon BURSA MALAYSIA
      2462 17 Source: Reuters ug 1 iug 1 RM v&M Realty 3.14 vbricBhd 0.31 advance Synergy 0.40 \dventa Bhd 1.70 ve Multi Hldgs 0.31 vffin Holdings 2.55 \hmad Zaki Resou 4.66 UcCorp 0.65 urasia Bhd 1.96 \kn Messaging Te 0.25 \kn Technology 0.94 aluminium Co 1.36 amalgamated Ind 0.62 \minvestment
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      Lock icon Barclays loses ground in bid to buy ABN Amro
      271 17 Bloomberg [LONDON] Barclays pic is losing ground in the battle to buy ABN Amro Holding NY as a drop in the value of its cash-and-stock bid widens the gap with a largely cash bid from banks led by Royal Bank of
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  • AVIATION
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      Lock icon British Airways hit with record fine for price-fixing
      498 18 Reuters [LONDON] British Airways (BA) revealed the biggest fine in its history yesterday as it reached settlements with the US and UK authorities for price-fixing that could cost it up to £350 million (551.07 billion). Europe's third-largest airline said it had agreed
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      784 18 The Washington Post Incorrect adjustment of plane's engines led to Brazil's worst air disaster: sources [WASHINGTON] The authorities investigating the TAM airline crash that killed 199 people in Sao Paulo last month believe pilot error caused the tragedy, according to sources. The finding,
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      2327 18 AIRLINE CODES: AA American Airlines (AAL), AF Air France (AFR), Al Air India (AIC), AY Finnair Oy (FIN), AZ Alitalia Airlines (AZA), BA British Airways Public Ltd Co (BAW), BG Biman Bangladesh Airlines (BBC), Bl Royal Brunei Airlines Sdn Bhd (RBA), BO Bouraq Airlines (BOU), BR
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      Lock icon Qantas ups ticket surcharge on rising fuel costs
      329 18 -Reuters [SYDNEY] Australian airline Qantas Airways Ltd said yesterday it would raise the surcharge on tickets for international flights following a surge in jet fuel prices. Qantas, which is considering restructuring the ownership of key businesses following a failed takeover, said its
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      Lock icon Airbus A3BO gets nod to go on most runways
      261 18 AP [PARIS] European plane manufacturer Airbus said Tuesday its hulking A3BO superjumbo jet has received approval from European and United States authorities to operate on most of the world's runways. The European Aviation Safety Agency and the American Federal Aviation Administration
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      310 18 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS RI|2I [3 I 14-! |5 I |7 I|B I Went over to jazz incorpo- 6 Precise demand (5) ij 9 Pins ribs (7) l__J__L—Pß—P^—Pß— 10 Temple too rundown to be a tribal symbol (5-4) II More elaborate cooking's not rare (7) 11 i^H L 13 Mutual trust
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  • SHIPPING
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      Lock icon HK police forcibly remove protesters from pier
      496 19 Reuters High Court judge to hear application challenging decision to demolish pier [HONG KONG] Hong Kong police yesterday forcibly evicted scores of furious protesters fighting to save a British colonial-era pier, all but ending a months-long stand-off. About 100 officers moved in yesterday
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      Lock icon Four-fold rise likely in China LNG imports
      461 19 Bloomberg [SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE] China, the world's sec-ond-biggest energy user, may increase liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports from Australia four-fold this year as power plants use gas to generate electricity to cut pollution, an official said. Guangdong Dapeng LNG Co, China's only LNG import terminal,
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      Lock icon Cruise giant Carnival wins rights to qe2.com site
      246 19 Reuters [GENEVA] Carnival, the world's largest cruise operator, on Tuesday won exclusive rights to "qe2.com" after the firm that registered the Internet site was found to have no link to its most famous ocean liner. Prime Choice, a web design and site
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    • TRANSPORT STOCKS
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        106 19 '000 CH Offshore Chuan Hup Hldgs Cosco Corp CWTLtd Ezra Hldgs First Ship Lease Freight Links Grand Banks laya Hold Ltd KWentures Keppel Corp Labroy Marine MTQCorp NOL Pacific Shipping Pan-United Corp Samudera Ship Sembcorp Indust Sembcorp Marine Spore Ship Star Cruises 0.91 0.39 4.90 0.94 6.05 0.93 0.10
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        36 19 '000 Int'G Logistics MISCBhd MISC Foreign Msia Bulk Carrie NCB Holdings NeplineBhd PDZ Holdings 1.66 9.90 9.80 4.16 3.02 0.31 2.40 -0.07 unch -0.40 -0.14 unch -0.04 -0.09 20( 184< 1501 221: 5! 391 4(
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        12 19 '00 ■recious Ship Jegional Cont 34.75 32.50 -2.50 -1.25 723 105:
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        11 19 '000 Doil iingamas Cont 95.65 5.69 1.70 -0.07 97( 2101
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        22 19 '000 Aboitiz Equity Intl Container Keppel Marine Keppel Prop 7.00 31.00 2.02 2.75 unch -0.50 -0.02 0.31 705 571 3( 3(
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        22 19 Evergreen Marine ...22.85 :irst Steamship 68.30 /Van Hai Lines 25.50 r"ang Ming Marine...24.60 0.50 1.70 -0.30 0.35 51 1( 31 31
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        37 19 '000 mg 'en :awasaki Hvylnd ..531.00 unch 406N :awasaki Kisen ....1617.00 -30.00 573: /litsubishi Hvy 841.00 -2.00 608& /litsui Eng&Sbldg...670.00 14.00 339V /litsuiOsk Lines ...1830.00 -44.00 937( lippon Express 643.00 -4.00 479( lipponYusen 1189.00 -16.00 617'
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  • EDITORIAL & OPINION
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      498 20 AMIDST the turmoil currently roiling the markets, local economists see reason for optimism in the latest job creation figures from the Manpower Ministry. The numbers appear to provide emphatic confirmation that the Singapore economy is indeed enjoying a growth momentum not seen since the heady days
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      919 20  -  ANTHONY ROWLEY Its creditworthiness is being downgraded by distorted values, irresponsible spending I WAS about to pen a column for this week on an entirely different subject when a headline proclaiming "Goldman Sachs guru warns of (US) war debt failure" caught
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      841 20  -  MATTHEW LYNN THE BOTTOM LINE AS global markets wobbled nervously last week, one thought appeared uppermost in the minds of many investors: If this gets nasty, then Alan Greenspan isn't going to be standing by to bail us out this time. The "Greenspan
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      1618 21  -  MARTIN FAHY Leading firms may soon leap ahead to exploit the extensive educational talent available from offshore delivery centres WITH the growing trend towards focusing on core business capabilities, many companies are outsourcing selected business functions to expert partners who can perform them more efficiently and
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        312 21  -  Simon Ng Yap Peng I READ with interest your report, "Acra seeks public views on audit quality" (BT, July 25). I would like to make the following suggestions on upgrading the quality of accounting and audit, helping to ease the shortage of accountants
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        480 21  -  Janet Tan WE refer to the report, "Only l-in-3 public accountants rated good in Acra review" (BT, July 25). The Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore (ICPAS) applauds the Accounting Corporate Regulatory Authority (Acra) for making public the results of
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      573 21 TSH CORPORATION LIMITED (Company Registration Number: *****3865N) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING ("EGM") of TSH Corporation Limited (the "Company") will be convened on 22 August 2007 at 11.00 a.m., for the purpose of considering and,
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  • SINGAPORE STOCKS
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      8543 22 52-wks Tel High Low Code Last Sale Vol Day Last Quote Div GrYld Net ('000) High Low Buyer Seller C'vr P/E M Cap $mil Company 3.5 2 5716 1st Software 22 6 3148 STelecom 34 20 5834 A-Sonic 103 98 6389 ABF SG Bond ETF 53 21 1500
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      81 22 52-Wk Tel High Low Code Last Sale Vol ('000) Day lh Low Last Quote Buyer Seller Div GrYld Net MCa| C'vr P/E $mi Com Hii ***** 119 6065 Diamonds 5000 5000 6095 IS DJ US Tech 1000 1000 6097 IS MSCI Spore ***** ***** 6101 ISS&P500 ***** *****
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      2246 22 52-Wk Tel High Low Code Last Sale Vol C000) Day Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap |h Low Buyer Seller C'vr P/E $mil Comi >an' Hii 30 13 1181 AAGrp 41.5 18 5000 ABR Hldgs 61 12.7 2319 Adampak 64.5 23 8515 Advanced Hldgs 16.5 1 1501 Advanced
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      261 22 STOCK PRICES LEGEND: Straits Times Index Stocks; N Net 2 or Tax-exempted dividend; ct Conditional Trdg; xd ex-dividend cd cum dividend; cri cum right issue cbi cum bonus issue; xri ex-right issue; xbi ex-bonus issue xall ex-all; cdxa cum dividend ex-all co cum offer cdca cum dividend cum
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  • FINANCE & COMMODITIES
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      Lock icon MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INDICES
      363 23 %dy %yr dy yr dy yr Index Change Change Change Change Change Change Jul 31 World Index Preliminan 1151.9 1.0 4.7 1.3 5.4 1.0 6.! EAFE Preliminan 1154.3 1.4 4.2 1.7 6.2 1.5 7.. Euro[ Preliminary 1557.9 2.0 4.3 2.4 6.8 2.1 8.1 Pacific 1033.1
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      137 23 As at 9am Aug 01 Singapore dollars to one unit rf foreign currency: Currencies Bid Offer Uist dollar 1.2870 1.3030 .an dollar 1.4140 1.4310 luro 2.0630 2.0860 lala< 'sian rim lil 0.4377 0.4385 IZ dollar 1.1470 1.1710 Sterlin iund 3.0630 3.0970 JS dollar 1.5100 1.5270 .ocal
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      160 23 AugOl fer Overnight 2 1-month 2 9/16 2-months 2 9/16 3-months 2 5/8 Overnight mode: 2 3/8 US$ Offer 1 7/8 2 7/16 2 7/16 2 1/2 Bid 7 days 1 month 2 months 3 months 6 months 9 months 12 months SFr 5.28 5.32 5.32 5.33 5.27
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      21 23 AugOl STI ;imsci Aw 433 438.5 418.2 "aiwan Aui 349.5 350.2 333.6 Source: Man Financial (S) Pte Ltd
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      21 23 Aug 01 Bid Offer 1-month 1.5187 1.5197 2-months 1.5154 1.5165 3-months 1.5118 1.5129 6-months 1.5031 1.5043 Source: OCBC
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      277 23 Aug 01 RUBBER Futures (Closing prices) RSS 1 (S cents/kg) Month High Low Close Sett Volume (tonnes) Open Interest SepO7 Oct 07 NOV07 Dec 07 Jan/Mar 08 Apr/Jun 08 334.25 333.50 332.75 332.75 333.50 337.25 RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Month Hig ab Low Sett Volume (tonnes) Open Interest
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      94 23 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 Ib bushels) Close Previous High/Low AugO7 834.00 822.75 838.00 825.50 Sep07 841.25 831.00 846.00 834.00 Nov07 857.50 847.75 862.50 849.50 Jan 08 872.25 862.75 875.00 864.00 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs;Uscent/lb) Close Previous High/Low Aug07 37.76 37.40 37.86 37.39 Sep07 38.03 37.66 38.13 37.70
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      Lock icon CRUDE OIL & PRODUCTS
      78 23 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Jul3l UDE (FOB origin) US! (/barrel Close Cham Brent blend (1-Mth F) 76.65 0.93 WTI (Near Mth) 78.12 1.39 Dubai (1-Mth F) 70.23 0.12 Tapis blend 81 0.2 Minas 78 0.1 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha Jet Kerosene 73.00 86.90 -2.70 -0.15 US$/barrel Opec Oil
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      464 23 AugOl Rm Euro HK! Im Rs Ru| Yen Won RM NZ! Pal Rs Peso Ram NT: Bal it Poum us: Australia 0.904 6.418 0.621 6.634 34.313 79.058 0.999 7.838 2.945 1.119 51.163 38.859 1.290 6.100 1.017 27.861 28.645 0.419 0.847 Canada 1.106 7.098 0.686 7.337 37.949 87.433
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      89 23 Aug 01 Period Issue code Maturity Yesterday's Bid Hi, Day's |h Low 3-Month BQ*****F 01.11.07 1-Year BY*****V 30.04.08 2.38 2.39 2.33 2.33 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
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      76 23 Aug 01 (US$) (SS) 5.***** 2.***** 6 mths 2.***** 9 mths 2.***** 12 mths 2.***** 1 mth 2 mths 5.***** 2.***** 3 mths 5.***** 2.***** 6 mths 9 mths 12 mths 5.***** 5.***** 5.***** 2.***** 2.***** 2.***** SWAP Mid rates (S$) 1 yr 2.***** 2yrs 2.***** 3yrs 3.***** 4yrs
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      60 23 AugOl Delivery Month Opening Range Sett Av Price Price Hii Vol Open Done Position Low Aug 07 2723 Sep 07 2662 Oct07 2626 Nov 07 2650 Total o/p: ***** contracts 2675 2735 2675 2615 2677 2602 2585 2647 2568 2564 2627 2550 Turnover: 9844 lots Market tone: lower
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      138 23 Aug 01 GOLD (USS/oz) Jul 31 Aui 01 Hong Kong London 664.70 659.00 665.70 660.00 Jul 30 Jul 31 662.00 664.35 662.80 664.95 Source: Reuters CAST BAR (S$) Aug 01 Buying Sellini Kilobar "34,767.51" ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (S$) Selling Buying 1gm 5gm 10gm 20gm 50gm l/)Ogm 1
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      68 23 Aluminium, 99.7% purity (US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 2751.00 2698.80 3 months 2691.20 2758.00 Copper, Grade A (US$/tonne) Cash 3 months 8010.00 8162.00 7960.00 7835.00 Lead (US$/tonne) Cash 3105.00 3 months 3106.00 2911.50 2915.00 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash 3 months *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 Tin (US$/tonne) Cash 3 months *****.00
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      79 23 Jul 31 COCOA (Btonne) Close Prev Hii ih/Low SepO7 1018 1013 1018/996 Dec 07 1039 1031 1040/1018 Mar 08 1050 1042 1050/1030 May 08 1059 1050 1050/1041 COFFEE (US$/tonne) Close Pev High/Low JulO7 1820 unch 1822/1787 SepO7 1835 1827 1839/1818 Nov07 1851 1841 1854/1833 Jan 08 1835 1825 1839/1818
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  • PROPERTY
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      928 27 Bloomberg Investment unit forced to sell assets to avoid breaching loan agreement [MELBOURNE] Shares of Macquarie Bank Ltd, Australia's largest securities firm, slumped the most in 5-1/2 years after two of its funds said investors may lose 25 per cent of their
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      446 28 Reuters It is supported by good wages growth, tight labour market, strong demand [WELLINGTON] New Zealand's buoyant housing market remains supported by a tight labour market and does not face a risk of a sharp slowdown, rating agency Standard Poor's
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      573 29 But unlike during 1980s boom, 2006 hikes are confined to urban areas [TOKYO] Japanese land prices jumped 8.6 per cent last year, an official survey showed yesterday, as an economic recovery and continued low interest rates fuel a boom in real estate and
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      Lock icon Full take-up for Taipei 101 in 2 years
      168 29 Reuters [TAIPEI] Taipei 101, the world's second tallest building, will reach full occupancy within two years and aims to break even over the next few years due to rising demand for high-end office space in Taiwan, its operator said yesterday. "We plan
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      222 29 Bloomberg [MADRID] Homeowners in Spain's two largest cities are cutting the prices of their properties after an eight-year boom ended this year, according to real estate website Idealista.com. Here, 32.9 per cent of people with properties on the market lowered their asking prices in the
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      523 30 Reuters It plans significant US investment, expects to double the size of Savills Granite within 12 months [LONDON] UK property services firm Savills pic achieved the first stage of a long-term strategy to expand its presence in the US real estate market yesterday by
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      Lock icon The Majestic expected to fetch in excess of $43m
      534 31  -  KALPANA RASHIWALA Five adjoining projects in Mergui/ Thomson area up for collective sale CATHAY Realty has put The Majestic in the Chinatown area up for sale. And marketing agent Knight Franks expects to receive offers in excess of $43 million for
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  • BizIT
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      411 32 Operator will offer discounted Aztech Home Plug adaptors to all mio TV customers, reports WINSTON CHAI SINGTEL'S move into pay-TV has given a local IT company and a lesser-known networking technology a twin boost. Sources have told BizlT that to complement its mio TV
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      465 32 Reuters [MOUNTAIN VIEW, California] Google is looking to find more links between the searches its users conduct in order to better target advertising, but the company is reluctant to go much further than that in tracking their behaviour. Susan Wojcicki, Google vice-president of
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      Lock icon Asia-Pac/Japan SAP's top performer
      887 33  -  AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY The region's Q2 revenues grew 25% year-on-year in constant currency while the company as a whole grew its revenue by 14%, writes GERMAN software major SAP's Asia-Pacific/Japan (APJ) region is poised to become the No 1 growth engine of the company, according to
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      Lock icon FCC sets US airwaves auction rules
      743 33 Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] US regulators on Tuesday set the rules for the government's biggest auction of wireless airwaves, with Google Inc fighting against carriers such as ATB7T Inc to force the winning bidders to open up the spectrum to more users. The sale may fetch
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      Lock icon Microsoft in talks to resolve patent dispute
      321 33 Bloomberg [CHICAGO] Microsoft Corp, the world's biggest software maker, said it is in "active discussions" to resolve an eight-year patent dispute that had resulted in a US$52l million jury verdict against it. A retrial in the case, scheduled to begin on Monday in
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      Lock icon UniSIM partners Playware to enhance gaming courses
      293 33  -  ROLAND LIM IN a bid to develop more talent in the area of computer gaming software development, SIM University (UniSIM) announced this week that it will collaborate with local digital game developer Playware Studios Asia to enhance the latter's gaming courses. The private
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  • BIZIT-IN'SPIRE ROUNDTABLE
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      2855 34 ADDRESSING TRAINING AND MANPOWER NEEDS OVERVIEW Almost all organisations big or small now recognise that staff training must not be neglected, unless they want to be left behind. But how does one ensure that training initiatives are effective and relevant? This week, BizlT talks to
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