The Business Times, 7 August 2007
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Title Section22 2007-08-07 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES Singapore 85 cents online at http://business-times.asial .com.sg mm A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION MICA (P) 202/12/2006 Tuesday, August 7,200722 words
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Article, Illustration583 2007-08-07 1 CONRAD TAN - CONRAD TAN Singapore STl's 3.7% fall is sharpest among major markets in the Asia-Pacific [SINGAPORE] Stock markets around the region were savaged yesterday as the troubles which started in the US sub-prime mortgage market continued to spread. The Straits Times Index (STI) fell 127.05Jacqueline Phua&Gareth Chung - 583 words
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823 2007-08-07 1 SIOW LI SEN - SIOW LI SEN It is small and not likely to affect earnings, banks say [SINGAPORE] With fears swirling around the US sub-prime market, OCBC Bank and United Overseas Bank yesterday stepped in to provide more details of their exposure823 words
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MARKETS DIGEST
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Article45 2007-08-07 1 londay lange ICOMP 1,290.90 -44.52 IIKKEI 225 16,914.46 -65.40 IANG SENG 21,936.73 -601.71 ;et INDEX 815.87 -21.86 JAKARTA COM P 2,189.11 -80.68 IANILACOMP 3,256.99 -95.25 ;eoulcomp 1,855.05 -21.75 ;henzhen B 796.44 +13.05 IUMBAI IND 14,903.03 -235.37 12NOONEDT Change )OW 13,265.72 +83.81 IASDAQ 2,515.00 +3.7545 words
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Article29 2007-08-07 1 Bloomberg SINGAPORE 5.33 MALAYSIA 6.74 HONG KONG 7.75 INDONESIA 15.620 TAIWAN 5.956 JAPAN 1.875 KOREA 9.33 BRITAIN 5.75 US 8.25 CANADA 6.25 SWITZERLAND 4.47 INDIA 12.75 Source:Bloomberg - 29 words
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Article39 2007-08-07 1 IS$ (S$ per US$) 1.516 (USS/SS per 2.043 3.097 :URO(US$/S$/E) 1.382 2.094 'EN 117.70 77.70 3.467 2.287 IK$ 7.829 5.165 !AHT 33.89 22.36 IUPIAH 9,305 6,139 IENMINBI 7.559 4.987 INDIAN RUPEE 40.44 26.68 1.167 0.770 IZ$ 1.314 0.86739 words
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Page 1 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous36 2007-08-07 1 W HORIZON TOWERS CLIPPER RACE SME SPOTLIGHT i |k Buyers sue sellers SaSSHIW^HI Building Asean bonds Invigorating the l |ju S| forsBoom-slb SmTH^ through yachting conventions industry PAGE 3 '-^Ski' OK Eft- PAGE 3 PAGE 1036 words
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TOP STORIES
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THREE-MINUTE DIGEST
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47 2007-08-07 2 THE figure of 6.5 million used for planning purposes has been doing the rounds for some time now, but Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew indicated yesterday that Singapore was unlikely to touch that population level. TOP STORIES, PAGE 347 words
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59 2007-08-07 2 SINGAPORE Computer Systems yesterday reported a 90.3 per cent jump in second-quarter earnings, helped by increased revenues from its higher-margin IT business solutions segment. For the three months to June 30, SCS recorded a net profit of $2.3 million, against $1.2 million59 words
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65 2007-08-07 2 STOCKS listed on the Singapore Exchange can now be traded directly via the Internet by the global clients of Saxo Bank, a fast emerging online trading platform provider whose clients now number about 80,000. Saxo Capital Markets, the Singapore subsidiary of Saxo Bank A/S65 words
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74 2007-08-07 2 SINGAPORE Petroleum Company said yesterday it has gained a foothold in China's oil and gas market through its first exploration and production project there. It has acquired 100 per cent of a 4,961 sq km offshore block in the Pearl River Mouth74 words
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76 2007-08-07 2 IT IS getting more expensive for expatriates to live in Singapore, with differences in cost of living between other regional capitals like Hong Kong becoming narrower, according to the latest survey carried out by global HR management firm, ECA International. From 2076 words
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60 2007-08-07 2 CONTROVERSY has erupted in Sri Lanka over alleged tender manipulation for the Colombo South Container Terminal in which PSA International is said to be a bidder. Sri Lanka's Sunday Times newspaper quoted unnamed sources as saying the tender process had been manipulated to favour60 words
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64 2007-08-07 2 UNITED ENGINEERS has achieved an average price of $1,300 per square foot after discounts for The Rochester, a 99-year leasehold condo in the one-north precinct. The price a new benchmark for District 5 easily exceeds the $900 psf average achieved earlier64 words
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Article, Illustration774 2007-08-07 2 R SIVANITHY - Different this time? Be very afraid R SIVANITHY COMMENTARY Real culprit is complacency fed by a 4-year liquidity-driven bull market ACCORDING to conventional wisdom, the source of the problem in stock markets all over the world is the rapid deterioration in the US credit market caused by the sub-prime mortgage774 words
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Article, Illustration679 2007-08-07 2 AFP, Reuters Bloomberg, Its higher bid likely to beat offer from Barclays [LONDON] Belgian-Dutch financial services group Fortis yesterday cleared the way for its plan to buy parts of rival ABN Amro, as its shareholders in Belgium and the Netherlands gave their approval.AFP,; Reuters; Bloomberg,; REUTERS - 679 words
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583 2007-08-07 3 MATTHEW PHAN - MATTHEW PHAN He said that while Spore wants to grow, 5.5 m is more probable to reach [SINGAPORE] The figure of 6.5 million used for planning purposes has been doing the rounds for some time now, but Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew583 words
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347 2007-08-07 3 VINCENT WEE - VINCENT WEE CLIPPER RACE [SINGAPORE] A yacht is now a crucible for pub-lic-private enterprises as well as for regional cooperation. The Singapore and Asean crew of the Uniquely Singapore Clipper, which will be taking part in the Clipper 07-08 Round the World Yacht Race,347 words
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Article, Illustration432 2007-08-07 3 MICHELLE QUAH - MICHELLE QUAH [SINGAPORE] The Horizon Towers saga has taken a new twist, with the thwarted buyers of the Leonie Hill property moving to claim up to $1 billion from the sellers. After the Strata Titles Board (STB) threw out an applicationFILE PHOTO - 432 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration563 2007-08-07 4 R SIVANITHY - R SIVANITHY STOCKS Banks and penny stocks the worst hit, as ST Index suffers another three-digit loss PERHAPS not surprisingly, given Wall Street's Friday performance, the bottom fell out of the stock market yesterday as prices collapsed across the board in response to the US's growingBloomberg - 563 words
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Article88 2007-08-07 4 MAIN Up Down Unch SDQ Up Down Unch TOTAL Up Down Unch Multi Ind 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 Manufacturing 205 15 38 243 20 Commerce 71 24 95 Tpt/Stor/Com ms 38 41 Finance 29 30 Construction 21 11 32 Properties 33 3588 words
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Article126 2007-08-07 4 TURNOVER ('000) MAIN SDQ TOTAL MAIN VALUE C000) SDQ TOTAL lulti Ind 38,691 38,691 161,226 161,226 lanufacturing 400,446 165,826 566,272 425,096 36,058 461,154 Commerce 381,821 23,832 405,653 116,789 5,218 122,006 'pt/Stor/Comms 152,831 4,556 157,387 331,154 3,746 334,899 :inance 83,486 11 83,4971,076,214 3 1,076,217 Construction 227,625 52,813 280,438126 words
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Article226 2007-08-07 4 Jlgreen 0.50 1.620 +0.010 \scendasreit 0.97 2.580 -0.070 lapitaComm 0.54 2.560 -0.060 la pita Land 4.80 7.150 -0.250 :apitaMall 0.95 3.500 -0.160 :hart SemiCond 0.62 1.120 -0.020 jtyDev 2.75 13.900 -0.800 lomfortDelGro 1.43 1.980 -0.020 losco Corp 1.67 4.900 -0.060 Creative Tech 0.17 6.600 -0.350 IBS226 words
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Article194 2007-08-07 4 UMA SHANKARI - UMA SHANKARI Singapore Land Aug 6 close: 559.00 Kirn Eng Research, Aug 6 STEADY performance: Sing Land saw a net profit increase of 29 per cent year-on-year to $62 million for IHO7 and 21 per cent quar-ter-on-quarter to $33.9 million for 2Q07. We have increased our full-year forecast194 words
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Article, Illustration563 2007-08-07 4 Kehve Research CHART POINT j Source: FOLLOWING the market rout last week, many die-hard bulls were wondering last Friday whether it was safe to step back into the water. After all, the US sub-prime mortgage issue has been lingering for months, while theKehve Research; NextVIEW - 563 words
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Article, Illustration524 2007-08-07 4 LARRY WEE - LARRY WEE CURRENCIES THE rush to seek safe-refuge destinations in financial markets yesterday boosted low-yield-ers like the Japanese yen and the Swiss franc, while inflicting the day's heaviest losses on high-yielders like the New Zealand dollar. News last Friday of another awful 2-plus per cent: Reuters - 524 words
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Article45 2007-08-07 4 Aug 6 VALUE CLOSE -2347.00-526.00 IT OB/OS IT CADI -*****.00-599.00 IT 10-day MA -*****.00-235.00 ll-SG Equities 916.60 -36.23 G Equities Elect 117.04 -3.88 G Equities Fin 2325.77-118.93 G Equities Prop 1430.78 -64.42 iMSCI 406.91 15.79 iMSCI Future 402.90 14.30 TimePartnersCI 247.69 9.9245 words
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Article57 2007-08-07 4 VOLUME FHTK Hldqs 191,883,000 Yonqnam 54,923,000 Jasper 48,151,000 El-Nets 45,485,000 *StarCruises 37,134,000 DBS MBLeCW*****9 35,980,000 SingTel 30,661,000 HLG 29,231,000 UOB MBL eCW*****5 28,975,000 STI 3400 DBePW*****1 25,674,000 VALUE(S) DBS Grp 489,690,200 UOB 315,875,300 OCBC Bk 196,104,150 Capita Land 114,293,202 SingTel 104,502,361 Keppel Corp 83,863,600 CityDev 60,627,900 SIA57 words
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Article109 2007-08-07 4 BY CENTS CLOSE UP 6650 121.2 1.2 GLD 10US$ STI 3600SGAePW*****0 100 40.5 68.1 STI 3450SGAePW*****0 63 31.5 100.0 STI 3600SGAePW*****7 112 31.0 38.3 STI 3500SGAePW*****7 88 28.0 46.7 STI 3600SGAePW*****0 120 24.0 25.0 STI 3500SGAePW*****0 97.5 22.5 30.0 STI 3700BNPePW*****0 72 20.5 39.8 STI 3400SGAePW*****7 64.5 20.0 44.9109 words
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Article111 2007-08-07 4 CLOSE DOWN 2240-227.3 -6.3 JMH UOB 1970-130.0 -6.2 Jardine C&C 1480-110.0 -6.9 DBS Gri 2090-100.0 -4.6 JSH 1280 -90.9 -4.5 Cifr 1390 -80.0 -5.4 DBS Bk6% NCPS 10 ***** -80.0 -0.7 China H 10US$ 1560 -75.8 -3.1 B Sembawam 1100 -60.0 -5.2 Kej :l Cor| 1290 -60.0 -4.4 BY111 words
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Article84 2007-08-07 4 iere! S$ stands Aug 6 CHNG CLOSE FR Aug 3 YR 2007 S$ LOW S$ HIGH USS 1.5155 0.18 1.5479 1.5033 Euro 2.0950 -0.74 2.0996 1.9913 Pounds 3.0921 -0.04 3.1194 2.9323 AS 1.2985 0.06 1.3411 1.1741 Yen* 1.2879 -1.02 1.3277 1.2285 Rui liah* 0.***** 0.40 0.*****0.*****® Baht* 4.4731 0.2784 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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654 2007-08-07 5 CHOW PENN NEE - CHOW PENN NEE But GE says all Great Link Choice funds performing with no losses GREAT Eastern Holdings (GEH) a subsidiary of OCBC Bank- said four of its funds have exposure to collaterised debt obligations (CDOs). But it said "policyholders should not be654 words
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332 2007-08-07 5 ROLAND LIM - ROLAND LIM Revenue up 26.4%, boosted by business solutions segment SINGAPORE Computer Systems (SCS) yesterday reported a 90.3 per cent jump in second-quarter earnings, helped by increased revenues from its higher-mar-gin IT business solutions segment. For the three months to June 30,332 words
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496 2007-08-07 6 TEH HOOI LING - TEH HOOI LING With SaxoTrader, Spore investors can gain direct access to 21 global exchanges STOCKS listed on the Singapore Exchange can now be traded directly via the Internet by the global clients of Saxo Bank, a fast emerging online trading platform provider whose496 words
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209 2007-08-07 6 UMA SHANKARI - UMA SHANKARI CELESTIAL NutriFoods yes;erday said net profit for ;he second quarter ended June 30, 2007, fell 8.3 per ;ent to 98.5 million yuan 5519.7 million) from 107.4 nillion yuan a year ago. Profit figures, the compaly said, were hit by the209 words
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326 2007-08-07 6 LYNETTE KHOO - LYNETTE KHOO By Earnings jump to $55.1 m; group to pay special dividend BOLSTERED by strong trading volumes across the regional stock markets and divestment of financial assets, Kirn Eng Holdings saw its net profit for the second quarter ended June 30 more326 words
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297 2007-08-07 6 DONALD URQUHART - DONALD URQUHART RICKMERS Maritime Singapore's third shipping trust which was listed in May this year posted net profit of US$2.B million for its first financial period from March 30 to June 30. Rickmers, managed by Rickmers Trust Management, was constituted on March 30 and297 words
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Article473 2007-08-07 6 Halt-year results ended June 2007 lune Rff COMPANY CURRENT PREVIOUS CHANGE CURRENT PREVIOUS CHANGE CURRENT PREVIOUS CHANGE 1 Great Eastern 277.90 188.60 47.3 4521.10 3829.30 18.1 59.00 40.00 47.5 2 Kim Eng Hldgs 93.07 40.69 128.7 260.92 166.80 56.4 15.81 3 Celestial 36.82 38.17 -3.5 164.75473 words
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694 2007-08-07 6 LYNETTE KHOO - LYNETTE KHOO AS foreign banks scramble to gain access to the growing household savings in China estimated to be worth some $3.1 trillion, the latest to jump on to the bandwagon of local incorporation there was OCBC. Its move to launch694 words
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Article, Illustration463 2007-08-07 7 RONNIE LIM - RONNIE LIM It acquires 100% of a 4,961 sq km block off Pearl River Basin in deal with CNOOC SINGAPORE Petroleum Company said yesterday it has gained a foothold in China's oil and gas market through its first exploration and production (E&P)463 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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59 2007-08-07 7 KEPPEL Corp has secured two contracts worth $150 million in total, it said yesterday. One contract, to build two platform supply vessels, was awarded to Keppel Singmarine. The other, to modify and extend the life of a semi-submersible, went to Keppel AmFELS Inc.59 words
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60 2007-08-07 7 KEPPEL Land will pay 309 million yuan (5561.9 million) for a 24 ha site in Shenyang, China, the company said yesterday. KepLand will build a residential township development which could yield up to 5,400 homes on the site. The first phase of the township,60 words
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64 2007-08-07 7 COURTS (Singapore), Singapore's largest furniture, electronics and IT retailer reported a 73.6 per cent increase in its net profit to $1.3 million for the first quarter ended June 30, 2007, up from $734 000 over the same period last year, mainly due to64 words
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Article55 2007-08-07 7 UNITED Industrial Corporation (UIC) yesterday said it has set up an executive committee with effect from August 3 to "speed up the company's decision-making process". Mr Wee Cho Yaw is the committee's chairman. The committee will have limited authority to approve certain investment, acquisition and/or55 words
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63 2007-08-07 7 SWIBER Holdings, a service provider to the offshore oil and gas industry, said that it has acquired 100 per cent of North Shipyard (Pte) Ltd for $10.3 million. The acquisition price is paid in cash financed through internal resources. The purchase marks the company's63 words
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96 2007-08-07 7 BENG Kuang Marine is proposing a share split of each ordinary share into three shares. The company believes that the proposed share split will further improve the market liquidity of the shares over time as the reduced price of each board lot will make96 words
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66 2007-08-07 7 CHINA Precision Technology, a China-based integrated manufacturing services provider for the electronics and automotive industries, said its net profit for the second quarter ended June 30, 2007, rose 21.8 per cent to 29.1 million yuan (554.4 million) from 23.9 million yuan a year earlier66 words
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292 2007-08-07 7 Duo also discussing upstream exploration, production projects SINGAPORE Petroleum company has upped its stake in Australia's Cue Energy Resources to 6.75 per cent and had informal talks with the company on how they can better cooperate on upstream exploration and production projects. "It's292 words
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Advertisement260 2007-08-07 6 RICKMERS MARITIME (Business Trust Registration Number: *****03) NOTICE OF BOOKS CLOSURE DISTRIBUTION PAYMENT DATE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Transfer Books and Register of Unitholders of Rickmers Maritime will be closed at 5.00 p.m. on 22 August 2007 for the purposes of determining each Unitholder's entitlement to Rickmers Maritime's260 words
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Advertisement1464 2007-08-07 7 Hie Lantern Private Equity China IPO Fund ("the Fund") offers: Exposure to Private Equity the China IPO sectors via the LPX® Buyout TR Index 1 the IPOX China 20 Index 2 Step-up Protection Mechanism 3 which seeks to protect the NAY of the Fund at a Protected Amount 4 Potential1,464 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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470 2007-08-07 8 VINCENT WEE - VINCENT WEE Forum participants from minister to Al Jazeera chief reiterate message BRANDING may be important, but content is still king. This is the common theme underpinning the messages emanating from the Global Brand Forum. From Minister of State for Trade and Industry470 words
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290 2007-08-07 8 GENEVIEVE CUA - GENEVIEVE CUA GROSS premium income of the general insurance industry rose 14 per cent in the first six months, but underwriting profits fell due to a steep rise in motor claims. General Insurance Association president Derek Teo reiterated his warning that motor premiums must290 words
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194 2007-08-07 8 LYNETTE KHOO - LYNETTE KHOO TITAN Petrochemicals Group Ltd, a Hong Kong-based oil trader and tanker operator, was the first to step forward with a $50,000 contribution to Child Aid Concert, a children's charity concert organised by The Straits Times and The Business Times. "Our194 words
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Article, Illustration437 2007-08-07 8 KALPANA RASHIWALA - KALPANA RASHIWALA PEARLBANK Apartments in the Chinatown area and Mitre Hotel off Killiney Road have been launched for sale. And on Friday last week, MCL Land said it had bought Dynasty Garden Court 1 in Sixth Avenue for $80 million or $1,160 per437 words
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588 2007-08-07 9 ARUN JOHN - ARUN JOHN This is largely due to weaker currencies and lower inflation in other Asian cities IT is getting more expensive for expatriates to live in Singapore, with differences in cost of living between it and other regional capitals like Hong Kong588 words
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387 2007-08-07 9 GENEVIEVE CUA - GENEVIEVE CUA Two partners to commit USslsom to seed start-ups A NEW partnership is seeking to invest in Asian hedge fund start-ups, alleviating the difficulty that start-ups face in raising capital. Asia Alternative Asset Partners (Caymans) Ltd (Triple A Partners) has tied up387 words
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Article, Illustration565 2007-08-07 9 BT-TANGS NATIONAL DAY JOINT PROMOTION BT readers can get even more from Tangs' Summer Must-Haves sale THERE'S yet one more reason to celebrate the splendour of National Day. Come Aug 9, readers of The Business Times can get an exclusive welcome at Tangs, in565 words
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Article, Illustration799 2007-08-07 10 SAMANTHA LEE - SAMANTHA LEE CEMS founder Edward Liv aims to invigorate the MICE industry across Asia, writes IT'S easy not to notice all the hard work that goes into a big exhibition. Everything runs so smoothly that you take it for granted. But the task of putting togetherARTHUR LEE - 799 words
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364 2007-08-07 11 TEH HOOI LING - TEH HOOI LING By THERE was no escaping the tsunami of selling in the stock market globally except perhaps for those in China. All but one of the stocks in our portfolio declined. The only stock standing firm was leather sofa-maker HTL which actually364 words
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Article, Illustration560 2007-08-07 11 OH BOON PING - OH BOON PING Its comprehensive services put it ahead of most competitors, writes LIKE many manufacturing companies, ETLA Ltd provides contract manufacturing services except that it delivers the machines used to make the end-products instead. "Our key products include components, modules, sub-sys-tems and complete560 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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361 2007-08-07 12 Bloomberg Companies deterred from borrowing locally by five-year high interest rates [NEW DELHI] The World Bank arm that invests in companies said funding for India, its biggest recipient, will surpass last fiscal year's record US$l billion as interest rates at a■ Bloomberg - 361 words
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Article148 2007-08-07 12 Reuters [BEIJING] China's consumer price index (CPI) is likely to grow by less than 4 per cent for all of 2007 as food price increases are expected to ease in the coming months, a statistics official said. Yao Jingyuan, chief economist of the■ Reuters - 148 words
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MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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221 2007-08-07 13 Bloomberg [JAKARTA] PT Bank Mandiri, Indonesia's largest lender, plans to auction 2.3 trillion rupiah (Ss2l2 million) of bad loans in September after the government last year changed rules to allow state banks to write off or sell bad debt. "Thirty-three loans are readyBloomberg - 221 words
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235 2007-08-07 13 -AP [LANGKAWI] Malaysia's national car maker Proton may open assembly facilities in Egypt to help it penetrate Africa and the Middle East, a top company official said yesterday. Proton sells models such as the GEN. 2 and Savvy in African countries, including-AP - 235 words
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334 2007-08-07 13 Xinhua [JAKARTA] Indonesia's state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina will likely sign a joint venture agreement with its Malaysian and Vietnamese counterparts later this month to jointly explore and develop hydrocarbon resources, local press said yesterday. Pertamina and Malaysia's Petronas and PetroVietnam recently had– Xinhua - 334 words
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505 2007-08-07 13 LAUREL TEO - LAUREL TEO Spores AVA says Indon imports available in Republic are safe to eat INDONESIA has asked China to explain its abrupt ban on all Indonesian seafood and aquatic products, and may seek to hold bilateral talks on the matter. The Fisheries and505 words
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INDIA
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Article, Illustration439 2007-08-07 14 Reuters The first cash-and-carry facility is targeted to open by the end of 2008 ;NEW DELHI] Wal-Mart stores Inc and India's Bharti Enterprises yesteriay said they had signed an squal joint venture for Indian cash-and-carry and retail back-end operations. The joint venture, to be– Reuters; BLOOMBERG - 439 words
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208 2007-08-07 14 Reuters [CHENNAI, India] An Indian court rejected yesterday a challenge by Swiss drug firm Novartis to Indian law that denied patents for minor improvements to known drugs. The court here rejected the challenge saying it had no jurisdiction on whether Indian patent laws complied– Reuters - 208 words
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Article7665 2007-08-07 14 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS ABN AMRO Asset Mgt (S'pore) Star Europe Eqty!** 1.075/ Star Europe Bond 1.195/ Star Europe Bal 1.25/ Star Asian Tiger Eqty 1.536/ Star Asia Bond 1.288/ Star Asia Balanced 1.111/ Star Global Technology Fund!" 0.231/ MultiStFd 1.003/ Star Asia Bond(USD) 0.849/ Gib Multi St USD 1.19/ Asia7,665 words
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Advertisement94 2007-08-07 14 Allianz Global Investors one of the world's largest asset managers with more Allianz (jjj) than US$l.2 trillion assets under management as at 31 December 2006. G,obal lnvestors company regn. no *****7169Z t^f EVERYTHING CHANGES sL Bear markets have always been temporary. And so have bull markets. J* JIL ■Jit tii94 words
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GREATER CHINA
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303 2007-08-07 15 Bloomberg Task force had missed a June deadline to come up with revamp plan [SHANGHAI] Central Huijin Investment Co, a government investment arm, said it has not decided on the bailout of Agricultural Bank of China, weakest of the four-biggest state-owned banks, according– Bloomberg - 303 words
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Article, Illustration309 2007-08-07 15 ■AP [BEIJING] NBA star Yao Ming was getting married at an upmarket Shanghai hotel yesterday in front of 100 relatives, with an equal number of security guards expected to work the event, media reported. After the ceremony and dinner■AP; _l AP - 309 words
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247 2007-08-07 15 Bloomberg Police seize lender with deals in every Chinese province [SHANGHAI] Chinese police closed an underground bank that carried out 4.3 billion yuan (*****.8 million) worth of unlawful de-posit-taking and lending in every province in the country since last year. The illegal bank– Bloomberg - 247 words
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Article108 2007-08-07 15 J_ Reuters [SHANGHAI] JPMorgan's China fund management joint venture yesterday said that it aims to raise US$l billion for its first overseas investment fund under China's Qualified Domestic Institutional Investor (QDII) scheme. The fund will focus its investments on financial markets in Asia, excluding Japan andJ_ ______ Reuters - 108 words
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Article286 2007-08-07 15 Reuters It is the first Chinese insurer to win regulatory approval to invest in H shares, red chips [SHANGHAI] Sino Life Insurance Co Ltd has become the first Chinese insurer to win regulatory approval to invest part of its assets in the Hong Kong■ Reuters - 286 words
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MIDDLE EAST
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334 2007-08-07 16 Xinhua [KUWAIT CITY] A senior Kuwaiti oil official on Sunday played down the current hike in the price of the country's crude oil, saying it was caused by growing global economy and politi- cal tensions. Nawal Al-Fezeih, an assistant undersecretary in the Ministry of Oil– Xinhua - 334 words
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Article, Illustration563 2007-08-07 16 Bloomberg Funds to be spent in 4 years for building business in Asia, acquisitions, capital [BANGKOK] Bahrain's AlBaraka Banking Group BSC, the world's fourth-largest Islamic financial services provider, will spend as much as US$3OO million to woo customers in India and China– Bloomberg; I REUTERS - 563 words
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201 2007-08-07 16 Bloomberg [ABU DHABI] Abu Dhabi, the largest of seven sheikhdoms that make up the United Arab Emirates (UAE), would have a higher sovereign rating were it not for geopolitical unrest in nearby Arab countries, Moody's Investors Service said. A deteriorating security situation in Iraq,Bloomberg - 201 words
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ASIA PACIFIC / WORLD
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Article, Illustration667 2007-08-07 17 Bloomberg Warren Spector headed fixed income and asset management, the source of the firm's woes [NEW YORK] Bear Steams ousted co-president Warren Spector after credit-market losses and eroding investor confidence at the sec-ond-largest underwriter of securities tied to the slumping US housing market. The– Bloomberg - 667 words
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436 2007-08-07 17 Reuters [LONDON] Dutch chemicals group Akzo Nobel has won access to Imperial Chemical Industries' books after raising its indicative bid for the British maker of Dulux paints to £8 billion (5524.6 billion). The two firms said yesterday that Akzo,■ Reuters - 436 words
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473 2007-08-07 17 y ANTHONY ROWLEY T- I - y ANTHONY ROWLEY T- I Bj THE Ist Asia-Pacific Water Summit, scheduled to be held in Japan's Oita prefecture in December, will aim to get political leaders firmly behind the need to deal with a looming water crisis in the region. One of473 words
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Article2381 2007-08-07 17 lug RM C000) \&M Realty 2.98 \bricBhd 0.30 \dvance Synergy 0.37 \dventaBhd 1.57 \eMulti Hldgs 0.28 \ffin Holdings 2.60 \hmad Zaki Resou 4.76 Me Corp 0.55 Mrasia Bhd 1.91 \kn Messaging Te 0.25 \kn Technology 0.96 Muminium Co 1.28 Amalgamated Ind 0.58 \minvestment Grp 3.56 \mmb Hldgs Bhd2,381 words
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391 2007-08-07 17 Reuters [SYDNEY] Australian banks are following their US competitors in raising money in Japan, tapping the largest pool of savings in the world and drawing in a new group of investors eager to diversify by going offshore. US issuers haveReuters - 391 words
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Advertisement171 2007-08-07 17 A piece of Singapore history amidst lush tropical landscape An exciting new luxury resort hideaway amongst lush tropical gardens awaits you on the hills of Sentosa Island. A unique blend of colonial and contemporary architectural styles, the Amara Sanctuary Resort offers a world of difference, just minutes from the heart171 words
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AVIATION
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403 2007-08-07 18 -AP Group says move is discriminatory to other carriers, warns it may hurt tourism KUALA LUMPUR] The In;ernational Air Transport \ssociation yesterday blast--3d Malaysia's move to cut departure tax at its two oudget airline terminals, raying it was discriminatory to other-AP - 403 words
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411 2007-08-07 18 -Bloomberg [WELLINGTON] Shares of Auckland International Airport Ltd, New Zealand's busiest airport, had their biggest decline in two years on concern the government will block a Dubai-based company from acquiring a controlling stake. The company's stock fell after Trade-Bloomberg - 411 words
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Article, Illustration396 2007-08-07 18 YEN SREENIVASAN - YEN SREENIVASAN SOME 500 Donald Trump wannabes have so far registered for Silk Air's giant Monopoly Challenge. Building on the property fever in Singapore, SilkAir last week unveiled its first "Silk Air Monopoly Challenge 2007", offering Singaporeans the396 words
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261 2007-08-07 18 Reuters [TOKYO] Japan Airlines Corp's (JAL) first-quarter loss narrowed by two-thirds, helped by increases in revenue on international routes and efforts to cut labour costs, the company said yesterday. The result put the restructuring airline Asia's biggest by revenue slightly ahead inReuters - 261 words
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Article2310 2007-08-07 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), BR2,310 words
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Miscellaneous220 2007-08-07 18 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD I I I A t~\\ leader (ID) M MM Mm mh mh mh mh disgust (6) MM MM MM MM nn rlpcL- C\ Ci\ P^^B UM UtfbK V! V) U7 I I I I I I I I I 1 gency is immoral (8) 28 Notice an abstainer's220 words
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SHIPPING
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Article, Illustration556 2007-08-07 19 DONALD URQUHART - DONALD URQUHART Claims of tender manipulation to favour some bidders: report [SINGAPORE] Controversy has erupted in Sri Lanka over alleged tender manipulation for the Colombo South Container Terminal in which PSA International is said to be a bidder. The over US$5OO million project toBLOOMBERG - 556 words
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Article, Illustration356 2007-08-07 19 Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] The cost of shipping coal, iron ore and other dry-bulk goods has risen to a record, boosted by gains in bigger vessels and a longer line of ships waiting to load at Australia's Newcastle, the world's biggest coal– Bloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 356 words
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364 2007-08-07 19 Reuters [SHANGHAI] Top global shipping container maker China International Marine Containers confirmed yesterday it had agreed to buy a stake worth HK$l.l3 billion (Ss2l9 million) in Enric Energy Equipment Holdings. The deal, if successful, would be the first purchase of■ Reuters - 364 words
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TRANSPORT STOCKS
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Article102 2007-08-07 19 '000 lug. CH Offshore Chuan Hup Hldgs Cosco Corp CWTLtd Ezra Hldgs First Ship Lease Freight Links Grand Banks laya Hold Ltd KiVentures Keppel Corp Labroy Marine MTQCorp NOL Pacific Shipping Pan-United Corp Samudera Ship Sembcorp Indust Sembcorp Marine Spore Ship 0.86 0.37 4.90 0.90 5.80 0.92 0.10 1.05102 words
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Article32 2007-08-07 19 '000 Int'G Logistics MISCBhd MISC Foreign Msia Bulk Carrie NCB Holdings Nepline Bhd 1.62 9.75 9.75 3.90 2.94 0.27 -0.04 -0.05 -0.05 -0.20 -0.06 -0.04 5( 127' 167! 289' 4} 23:32 words
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Article12 2007-08-07 19 '00 ■recious Ship Jegional Cont 33.50 32.50 -1.25 -1.00 205! 45112 words
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Article12 2007-08-07 19 '000 Doil iingamas Cont .90.30 ...5.09 -4 40 -0.24 1711 152!12 words
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Article22 2007-08-07 19 '000 Aboitiz Equity Intl Container Keppel Marine Keppel Prop 6.60 29.50 1.80 2.00 unch -0.50 -0.06 -0.24 697' 50: 1( 1(22 words
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Article19 2007-08-07 19 Evergreen Marine ....23.25 :irst Steamship 71.50 Wan Hai Lines 24.10 fang Ming Marine ..25.30 -0.35 -0.30 -0.70 -0.8019 words
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Article37 2007-08-07 19 '000 :awasaki Hvy Ind ..531.00 -3.00 1669! :awasaki Kisen ...1681.00 17.00 608! /litsubishi Hvy 814.00 -23.00 4226! /litsui Eng&Sbldg .727.00 17.00 3099} /litsuiOsk Lines ...1862.00 18.00 909! lippon Express 640.00 12.00 283! lipponYusen 1220.00 20.00 476i37 words
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464 2007-08-07 19 Bloomberg [LONDON] The cost of shipping Middle East oil to Asia, the busiest market for supertankers, may fall for a fifth consecutive week as the supply of vessels exceeds cargoes and refineries wait for crude prices to drop. The supply of■ Bloomberg - 464 words
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379 2007-08-07 19 Reuters [SINGAPORE] Asian spot freight rates for intra-Asian clean tanker loadings rose yesterday as traders jumped into the market to try to move jet fuel from the region to the US West Coast. Rates for mediumranged (MR) tankers– Reuters - 379 words
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261 2007-08-07 19 Babcock Brown acquires Italian port operator for A$92m Bloomberg [SYDNEY] Babcock Brown Infrastructure Group, an Australian owner of ports, gas and power lines, bought a majority stake in Terminal Rinfuse Italia SpA for As 92 million (*****.4 million), its fourth port acquisition in 18 months. The acquisition of the 50.3Bloomberg - 261 words
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483 2007-08-07 20 SINGAPORE is an acknowledged leader in transport management but its policy on diesel-melled cars is increasingly looking antiquated. While the Republic's Certificate-of-Entitlement (COE) quota system to control vehicle growth and its Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) system to manage vehicle usage have set the483 words
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Article, Illustration756 2007-08-07 20 THANG D NGUYEN - THANG D NGUYEN Indonesia must step up moves to improve its investment climate to retain foreign players By IF you want to solve a problem, the first step is to acknowledge it exists. But sadly, this is not the case with someAFP - 756 words
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Article, Illustration785 2007-08-07 20 AL LABITA - AL LABITA THE BOTTOM LINE FROM fostering intra-regional economic ties when founded 40 years ago, Asean has grown into a potent force to reckon with in the realm of geo-politics. Its sphere of influence now transcends its borders. At the just-concluded 14th785 words
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Article, Illustration975 2007-08-07 21 WILLIAM PESEK JR - WILLIAM PESEK JR Bloomberg In one of the biggest ironies of global finance, America may now be the one to put the global economy in peril GREETINGS from Coolum, Australia, where Apec finance ministers just wrapped up a most illuminating meeting. Apec■ Bloomberg; AP - 975 words
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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186 2007-08-07 21 WE refer to Simon Ng's letter "4 ways to lift audit, governance standards" (BT, Aug 2). The suggestions Mr Ng raised are useful and we will most certainly take them into consideration. We thank Mr Ng for his invaluable feedback and support. As the regulator of186 words
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222 2007-08-07 21 I REFER to your report "Property companies could be hit by deferred tax provision issues" (BT, Aug 2). Numerous publicly listed companies that are not pure property companies have substantial property holdings in their books and have not revalued their properties for quite222 words
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Advertisement649 2007-08-07 21 Kingsmen KINGSMEN CREATIVES LTD. (Company Registration No. *****0790Z) (Incorporated in Singapore) NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Extraordinary General Meeting ("EGM") of Kingsmen Creatives Ltd. ("the Company 1') will be held at 3 Changi South Lane, Singapore *****8, on 22 August 2007 at 10.30 a.m.649 words
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SUB-PRIME WHIRLPOOL
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Article, Illustration814 2007-08-07 22 Reuters Fallout from the US sub-prime crisis continues to inflict damage on financial and stock markets The unravelling US sub-prime mortgage market is causing other markets to fray around the edges faster than anyone expected. As the Federal Reserve convenes for its latest meetingReuters; AP - 814 words
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Article, Illustration949 2007-08-07 22 NYT In difficulty: The very innovation that made mortgages so easily available a process known on Wall Street as securitization is creating an obstacle for troubled borrowers. As they try to restructure their loans, they are often thwarted by strict protections put in place forNYT; BLOOMBERG - 949 words
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Advertisement66 2007-08-07 22 i<udkr^^ ft. .Ai^i^fl '^ivmim 11 Hr h BUY/SELL Zt ROLEX/PATEK PHILIPPE BREGUET/PIAGET/AP VACHERON IWC JAEGER •#Ol-45A Peninsula Plaza *****155 (ffi»*M) •#O2-90K People's Park Complex 6327 4628 #S«f) •#Ol-45 Theßencoolen 6333 1921 P^Mf JSKPP) •#Ol-51 Orchard Plaza 6836 3272 (J3,tT]S*.4'^) •#Ol-46 Peninsula Plaza 6334 8919 (ffi^^cM) •#Ol-44 People's Park Centre 653366 words
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Advertisement10 2007-08-07 22 Lianhe Zaobao I Beijing I Shanghai I express air service10 words
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Article8415 2007-08-07 23 Transaction date: Aug 6 High Low Code Company Sale ('000) High ■ow Buyer Seller C'vr P/E $mil 3.5 2 5716 1st Software 11 6 3148 STelecom 34 20 5834 A-Sonic 103 98 6389 ABF SG Bond ETF 53 21 1500 ACE Dynamics 30 15.5 1938 AEI Corp 278,415 words
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Article72 2007-08-07 23 Hii |h Low Code Comi >an' Sale Cooo) Hii Low Bui rer Seller C'vr P/E $mil ***** 119 6065 Diamonds 5000 5000 6095 IS DJ US Tech 1000 1000 6097 IS MSCI Spore ***** ***** 6101 ISS&P500 ***** ***** 6170 SPDP.S 3730 2480 6235 STI ETF 100 3761.672 words
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Article2216 2007-08-07 23 52-Wk Tel High Low Code Last Sale Vol C000) Day Last Quote |h Low Buyer Seller Div GrYld Net MCap C'vr P/E $mil Comi >an< Hii 30 13 1181 AAGrp 41.5 18 5000 ABR Hldgs 61 12.7 2319 Adampak 64.5 23 8515 Advanced Hldgs 16.5 1 1501 Advanced2,216 words
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Article261 2007-08-07 23 STOCK PRICES LEGEND: Straits Times Index Stocks; N Net 2 or Tax-exempted dividend; ct Conditional Trdg; xd ex-dividend cd cum dividend; cri cum right issue cbi cum bonus issue; xri ex-right issue; xbi ex-bonus issue xall ex-all; cdxa cum dividend ex-all co cum offer cdca cum dividend cum261 words
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374 2007-08-07 24 In local curr In S$ In US$ %dy %yr dy yr dy yr Index Change Change Change Change Change Change Aug 03 World Index Preliminan 1133.3 -0.6 3.0 -0.4 4.0 -0.4 5.1 t EAFE Preliminan 1131.2 -0.7 2.1 -0.3 4.6 -0.2 5.7 Euroi Preliminary 1526.4374 words
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Article60 2007-08-07 24 AugO6 Delivery Month Opening Sett Av Range Price Price Hii Low Vol Open Done Position Aug 07 2635 Sep 07 2577 Oct 07 2557 Nov07 2535 Total o/p: ***** contracts 2596 2635 2610 2540 2583 2500 2480 2561 2441 2458 2535 2426 Turnover: 5378 lots Market tone: lower60 words
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Article21 2007-08-07 24 AugO6 STI SIMSCI Aui 417.5 418.6 402.9 Taiwan Aw 338.5 345.6 343.2 Source: Man Financial (S) Pte Ltd21 words
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Article22 2007-08-07 24 n X AugO6 Bid Offer 1-month 1.5112 1.5126 2-months 1.5079 1.5094 3-months 1.5045 1.506 6-months 1.4954 1.497 Source: OCBC22 words
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Article157 2007-08-07 24 AugOe Against SS Currencies Bid Offer Against US$ Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.2983 1.2999 0.8569 0.8572 Canadian dollar 1.4361 1.4380 0.9479 0.9483 Euro 2.0931 2.0952 1.3815 1.3817 NZ dollar 1.1524 1.1543 0.7606 0.7612 Sterling md 3.0953 3.0985 2.0430 2.043: US157 words
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Article347 2007-08-07 24 Augoe OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT EURODOLLAR FUTURES SepO7 DecO7 MarO8 JunO8 94.805 95.045 95.210 95.270 0 0 0 0 5768 9540 ***** ***** EUROYEN FUTURES SepO7 99.165 99.165 DecO7 99.085 99.110 MarO8 99.000 99.015 JunO8 98.925 98.940B SepO8 98.840 98.845B DecO8 98.750 98.755 MarO9 98.660347 words
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Article277 2007-08-07 24 Augoe RUBBER Futures (Closing prices) RSS 1 (S cents/kg) Month High Low Close Sett Volume (tonnes) Open Interest Sep 07 Oct 07 Nov 07 Dec 07 Jan/Mar 08 Apr/JunO8 334.75 334.25 333.50 333.50 334.25 338.00 RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Month High Low Sett Volume (tonnes) Open Interest Sep277 words
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Article131 2007-08-07 24 A= 9am Aug 06 Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Bid Offer Aust dollar 1.2910 1.3070 Can dollar 1.4280 1.4450 Euro 2.0880 2.1110 NZ dollar 1.1440 1.1680 Sterlini 3.0880 3.1221 US dollar 1.5110 1.5280 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign currency: Currencies131 words
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Article163 2007-08-07 24 AugOS fer Bii Overnight 2 1/4 1 -month 2 9/16 2-months 2 9/16 3-months 2 5/8 Overnight mode: 2 1/4 US$ Offer 2 1/8 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 5.32163 words
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Article466 2007-08-07 24 AugO6 AS Rmb Euro HKS Ind Rs Ru Yen Won RM NZS Pak Rs Peso i« Rand Sfr NTS Baht Pound USS Australia 0.904 6.479 0.620 6.710 34.659 79.749 1.009 7.914 2.971 1.126 51.774 38.961 1.299 6.112 1.017 28.193 29.041 0.419 0.857 Canada 1.106 7.167 0.686 7.423466 words
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Article174 2007-08-07 24 Aug 06 GOLD (USS/oz) Aw 06 Aui 03 GOLD BULLION COINS (S$) Sellini Bui rim Hong Kong London Hong Kong 671.60 664.50 672.60 665.50 AugO3 AuaO2 London 669.70 663.60 670.50 664.20 Source: Reuters paj veiling puymg 1 oz 1141.69 1019 UBS GOLD LUNAR KINEBAR (S$) Selling Buying 10gm174 words
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Article76 2007-08-07 24 AugO6 (US$) (SS) 5.***** 2.***** 1 mth 2 mths 5.***** 2.***** 3 mths 5.***** 2.***** 6 mths 5.***** 2.***** 9 mths 5.***** 2.***** 12 mths 5.***** 2.***** SWAP Offer rates (S$) 1 mth 2.***** 2 mths 2.***** 3mths 2.***** 6 mths 2.***** 9 mths 2.***** 12 mths 2.***** SWAP76 words
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Article87 2007-08-07 24 Augoe Period Issue code Maturity Yesterday's Bid Mi Day's |h Low 3-Month BQO7131Z 09.11.07 1-Year BY*****V 30.04.08 2.42 2.43 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity code rate Close Bid Hie Day's igh 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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Article69 2007-08-07 24 Aug 03 Aluminium, 99.7% purity (US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 2583.80 2660.20 3 months 2645.00 2720.00 Copper, Grade A (US$/tonne) Cash 3 months 7804.00 7670.00 8001.00 7875.00 Lead (US$/tonne) Cash 3366.00 3 months 3320.00 3263.00 3235.00 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash 3 months *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 Tin (US$/tonne) Cash *****.0069 words
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Article79 2007-08-07 24 03 COCOA (£/tonne) Close Prev Hii ih/Low SepO7 976 991 1001/975 Dec 07 1003 1017 1027/1002 Mar 08 1017 1031 1041/1017 May 08 1026 1040 1048/1025 COFFEE (US$/tonne) Close Pev High/Low SepO7 1835 1829 1845/1825 Nov07 1852 1843 1860/1844 Jan 08 1835 1827 1843/1828 Mar 08 1820 1807 1822/181479 words
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Article96 2007-08-07 24 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 Ib bushels) Close Previous High/Low Aug07 839.00 831.00 841.00 834.00 Sep07 844.75 838.25 850.00 840.50 Nov07 861.00 854.50 866.50 857.00 Jan 08 874.25 868.00 878.00 871.00 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs;Uscent/lb) Close Previous High/Low AugO7 37.35 37.43 37.44 37.25 SepO7 37.59 37.64 37.72 37.4996 words
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Article77 2007-08-07 24 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Aug 03 CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Cham Brent blend (1-Mth F) 75.14 -0.84 WTI (Near Mth) 75.40 -1.45 Dubai (1-Mth F) 69.69 0.6 Tapis blend 80.6 0.85 Minas 77.9 1 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha Jet Kerosene 72.55 86.70 0.05 1.35 US$/barrel Opec Oil77 words
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Article2542 2007-08-07 24 BONDS WARRANTS 140 32 47 15 315 103 13 5 27 5 47 5 17 12 17 18 23 5 13 24 5 30 5 38 53 33 IE IE 715 45 18 26 5 63 46 5 30 5 24 5 42 32 15 36 15 5 25 52,542 words
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PROPERTY
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Article, Illustration299 2007-08-07 28 Bloomberg Average prices in London will jump 48% on shortage of properties: report [LONDON] UK house prices will increase 40 per cent over the next five years because of a shortage of properties, a report by the National Housing Federation said. TheBloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 299 words
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170 2007-08-07 28 Reuters [LONDON] ING Real Estate said yesterday it had bought a shopping centre near Stockholm from Swedish family-owned real estate firm CA Fastigheter for around 140 million euros (*****.5 million). The company, one of the world's biggest property fund managers, said■ Reuters - 170 words
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293 2007-08-07 30 Reuters The fund will invest in mature assets in major European economies [LONDON] Deutsche Bank's real estate arm RREEF said yesterday it had raised more than two billion euros (555.73 billion) for a fund investing in European infrastructure, continuing its push into the specialist– Reuters - 293 words
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152 2007-08-07 30 Reuters [HONG KONG] Chinese property developer Zhong An Real Estate Holdings plans to raise about HK$4 billion (*****.8 million) in an initial public offering of shares in Hong Kong, a newspaper reported here yesterday. The South China Morning Post cited a sourceReuters - 152 words
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283 2007-08-07 30 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Supported by high occupancy rates at its two shopping malls, Hektar Asset Management Sdn Bhd, the manager of Hektar real estate investment trust (Hektar Reit), yesterday reported a revenue of RM18.6 million (SsB.3 million) for the second quarter ended June this■ Bernama - 283 words
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Article98 2007-08-07 30 Reuters [HONG KONG] Chinese property developer Country Garden Holdings said it bought four land sites in China's Guangdong, Tianjin, Anhui, and Inner Mongolia for 1.09 billion yuan (Ss2lB million). The developer said in a statement late on Sunday that the sites, with a total– Reuters - 98 words
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202 2007-08-07 30 Reuters [LONDON,] Irish private property company Quinlan Private said yesterday it had bought a landmark office complex in Amsterdam for 200 million euros ($418.4.2 million) to kickstart its 430 million-euro Western European Office Fund. The 360,000 square feet Atrium office complex was bought– Reuters - 202 words
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Article, Illustration366 2007-08-07 31 KALPANA RASHIWALA - KALPANA RASHIWALA All 366 units sold at $900 to $1,600 psf in benchmark price for District 5 UNITED Engineers has achieved an average price jf $1,300 per square foot JDsf) after discounts for The Rochester, a 99-year leaseliold condo in the :me-north precinct. The priceI FILE PHOTO - 366 words
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182 2007-08-07 31 Reuters [LONDON] Australian property group Goodman said yesterday it had issued £800 million (552.5 billion) of commercial mortgage backed securities (CMBS) to refinance debt held by its Arlington Business Park Partnership. Defying the most turbulent credit market in several years, Goodman said■ Reuters - 182 words
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Article, Illustration377 2007-08-07 32 UMA SHANKARI - UMA SHANKARI Crowne Plaza Changi to open next April, expects 65-75% occupancy AIRPORT hotels normally cater to transit and transient travellers, but the upcoming Crowne Plaza Changi Airport is casting its net wider. The USS6O million hotel plans to aggressively target the corporate and377 words
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