The Business Times, 5 November 2007

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    23 1 THE BUSINESS TIME SINGAPORE 85 cents online at http://business-times.asial .com.sg mm A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION COREGNNOI9B4O2B6BE MICA (P) 202/12/2006 Monday, November 5,2007
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  • Article
    Lock icon HK's US$ peg comes under scrutiny
    511 1  -  JANE MOIR But Joseph Yam says no pressure to change policy By in Hong Kong HONG KONG policy-mak-ers have last week been firmly denying claims that there has been a policy shift in the city's currency peg with the US dollar. Monetary chief Joseph
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  • MARKETS DIGEST
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      54 1 Weekly C Change iT Index 3,715.32 -56.23 I COMP 1,397.48 -0.87 IIKKEI 225 16,517.48 +11.85 IANG SENG 30,468.34 +63.12 ;et INDEX 894.34 -0.23 JAKARTA COMP 2,710.62 +86.19 1ANILACOMP 3,758.97 -25.91 ;eoulcomp 2,019.34 -8.72 ;henzhen B 784.17 +32.49 IUMBAI IND 19,976.23+733.06 )OW 13,595.10 -211.60 IASDAQ 2,810.38 +6.19 ;&P 500 1,509.65
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      29 1 SINGAPORE 5.33 MALAYSIA 6.74 HONG KONG 7.50 INDONESIA 15.483 TAIWAN 6.156 JAPAN 1.875 KOREA 9.33 BRITAIN 5.75 US 7.75 CANADA 6.25 SWITZERLAND 4.08 INDIA 12.75 Source: Bloomberg
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      36 1 IS$ (S$ per US$) 1.451 (US$/S$ per 2.082 3.02 :URO(US$/S$/E) 1.447 2.09! 'EN 114.50 79.0I 3.342 2.30. IK$ 7.763 5.352 !AHT 33.99 23.4. IUPIAH 9,138 6,30! IENMINBI 7.457 5.141 INDIAN RUPEE 39.37 27.1 1.088 0.75I
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    Lock icon China rules on offshore listing shrink IPO pool
    1064 1  -  MATTHEW PHAN Bankers are limited to Chinese firms that have restructured prior to Sept 2006 ruling [SINGAPORE] Bankers and lawyers are still grappling with regulations introduced over a year ago in China to limit the number of Chinese companies that could list
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      81 1 Ik BizlT WJ% IPO DINING OUT BlK^ RISK MANAGEMENT Spore PC sales surged V DP World eyes USs4.3b Traditional Chinese EP^S Are CFOs at fault 20% in Q3: IDC \fc f from share sale fare updated for forex fires? PAGE 36 JtT'^^^ PAGE 26 PAGE 16 W PAGE 4 VIEWS
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  • TOP STORIES
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      Lock icon S'pore firms yet to fully tap India's growth: MM Lee
      589 2  -  UMA SHANKARI Inroads made in property, IT parks; new sectors include banking, healthcare By in New Delhi SINGAPOREAN companies can do more to capitalise on the Indian growth story, Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew said as he wrapped up a
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    • THREE-MINUTE DIGEST
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        Lock icon Are CFOs at fault for forex fires?
        67 2 NEWS of SembCorp Marine's potential forex losses have led some to question if the problem is one of competence. The episode has raised the issue of whether chief financial officers lack training to deal with increasingly complex forex and hedging instruments and whether
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        Lock icon Integrating exchanges: McKinsey shows how
        56 2 PROBLEMS of high trading costs, lack of depth, conflicting national agendas and regulatory obstacles make integrating South-east Asia's financial exchanges a daunting task. But it is one that cannot be ignored if they are to survive in the long-term, a recent report in The McKinsey
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        Lock icon Designing research at ST Engineering
        66 2 SINGAPORE Technologies Engineering spends a sum equal to some 7 per cent of revenues on research and development every year. The spending includes customer-funded research, such as when the Singapore Armed Forces, a major customer, pays ST Engg to source and develop specific solutions but
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        Lock icon Singapore tops in job creation: study
        45 2 CHINA and India may have the most jobs because of their large population pool. But on a per 100,000 resident basis, Singapore beats all countries hands down, according to a study by IBM Consulting Services. SINGAPORE NEWS, PAGE 12
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        Lock icon Stretch resources for cancer R&D costs
        69 2 A NEED to balance the economics with the cost of research in the fight against cancer was highlighted at yesterday's opening of the American Association for Cancer Research's centennial conference. Although the range of facilities and capabilities has grown, the expenses involved in cancer
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        Lock icon Richest man rides economic boom
        65 2 THE rise of India stock market has catapulted Mukesh Ambani, the head of the Reliance Group, into the spotlight as the world's richest man. Mr Ambani, 50, chairman of the oil, textile and chemical giant Reliance, is now wealthier than American software czar Bill Gates,
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        Lock icon Singapore PC sales surge 20% in Q3: IDC
        66 2 PRELIMINARY results from an IDC survey shows that strong retail demand boosted the sale of personal computers by 20 per cent in Singapore in the third quarter of this year. This is despite relatively poor sales at this year's Comex trade show.
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      155 2 Korean Products Show 2007 19-21 November 2007 10:00am~5:00pm 0 Singapore Expo Hall 4 First Exhibition in Singapore to showcase Korean branded and World Class products Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics, Hyundai Motor and 80 Top Korean companies KOTRA cordially invites you to a one-on-one business meeting session with exhibitors of the
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  • ENTREPRENEUR INSIGHTS
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      Lock icon Right partners key to business growth
      671 3 Open communication, complementary strengths and similar values are factors essential for healthy investor-entrepreneur ties, writes NISHA RAMCHANDANI The longest journey begins with a single step. And the first step towards a successful investor-en-trepreneur relationship is choosing the right partner. "The main thing is synergy,"
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      Lock icon How to keep the moneymen happy
      1441 3 INSEAD'S PERSPECTIVE Learning and unlearning fundamental challenges of managing investors For new businesses, growth means many challenges in areas such as fund-raising, strategic planning and managing external relationships. And in tackling these challenges, Asian entrepreneurs are at a relative disadvantage, given the short history
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      89 3 f""' RFDIT Si 11 C C p Entrepreneur Insights is brought to you through the collaboration of The Business Times, Credit Suisse and INSEAD. The content is based on the "Growth Challenges for Asian Entrepreneurs" research programme, performed by InnovAsia, the applied business research unit of INSEAD. lM ij £j
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  • FOCUS: RISK MANAGEMENT
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      Lock icon Are CFOs at fault for forex fires?
      810 4 Top finance executives may lack expertise in dealing in increasingly complex instruments, says MICHELLE QUAH NEWS that SembCorp Marine is staring at potential losses of US$3O3 million as a result of unauthorised currency bets by its former finance director has led some to
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      Lock icon Many firms still can't manage risks well: EY survey
      598 4  -  MICHELLE QUAH THE recent SembCorp Marine and Labroy Marine fiascoes have put the spotlight on the importance of effective risk management. In an age when more and more companies are venturing abroad, the magnitude and complexity of risks facing businesses have
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  • SINGAPORE MARKETS
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      Lock icon Another volatile program trading-driven week ahead
      636 6  -  R SIVANITHY STOCKS LAST week's column discussed the high possibility that markets would buy in anticipation of Wednesday's US Federal Open Markets Committee meeting and sell after the expected 25 basis points interest rate cut was announced. This scenario played out exactly as predicted,
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      1081 6 Legends: US$; Rmb; HK$; A) As; Pound; Rupiah; Yen; Euro; AA) Baht; RM; Peso; AAA) Rs; NT$; (ab) Cash/Bonus; (af) Dividend/Distribition; (ai) Final; (al) Final Net; (am) Final Special Tax Exempt (One-Tier); (an) Final Tax Exempt; (ao) Final Tax Exempt (One Tier); (aq) Final Tax Not Applicable; (au)
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      Lock icon Oil closes in on US$100 per barrel on supply fears
      473 6 -AFP COMMODITIES [LONDON] Crude oil prices broke fresh record highs last week, surging above US$96 a barrel for the first time, on worries about tight global energy supplies. Gold futures soared above US$BOO dollars an ounce, a feat last achieved
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      Lock icon Asian units mostly up against US$
      240 6 AFP CURRENCIES [HONG KONG] Asian currencies ended the week mostly higher against the US dollar following a Federal Reserve interest rate cut, with the Australian unit backed to set fresh records, but the yen losing ground. Japanese yen: The yen lost ground slightly in
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      Lock icon BROKERS' RECOMMENDATIONS
      1966 6 Source: Reuters Consensus No. of Forecast Mean Fri's recommendation esti- EPS PE target price This wk Last mth mates (cents) (ratio) price lompany name \dvanced Hldi is Ltd 1.50 1.50 2 4.65 10.22 0.56 0.47 .llco Commercial REIT 1.60 1.60 5.14 19.83 1.53 1.02 .llgreen Properties Ltd 3.10
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      Lock icon STRAITS TIMES INDEX
      4 6 WEEKLY
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      48 6 Nov 2 VALUE CLOSE -282.00 -85.00 BT OB/OS BT CADI -*****.00-312.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -28.00 All-SG Equities 1023.44 -20.54 SG Equities Elect 106.92 -2.39 SG Equities Fin 2558.28 -65.25 SG Equities Prop 1521.45 -33.63 SiMSCI 452.18 11.58 SiMSCI Future 451.40 10.80 PrimePartnersCI 309.04 -4.50
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      Lock icon MOST ACTIVE STOCKS
      51 6 VOLUME Chasen 587,193,000 Diqiland 560,648,000 Yanqzijianq 290,226,000 Memstar 250,917,000 El-Nets 212,477,000 ChinaAElec 181,798,000 Lian Benq 176,941,000 SNF Corp 164,960,000 SingTel 150,375,000 Yonqnam 145,886,000 VALUE(S) DBSGrp 1,201,778,804 UOB 950,261,360 Yanqzijianq 733,570,700 SingTel 605,408,473 SGX 595,160,506 CapitaLand 557,750,045 Keppel Corp 491,289,533 Cosco Corp 439,060,200 SembMar 434,703,021 OCBC Bk 427,638,466
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      104 6 CLOSE UP 2190 220.0 11.2 Jardine C&C GLD 10US$ 7820 203.0 1.8 JMH 3050 174.0 4.1 Asia Pac Brew 1400 80.0 6.1 CoscoCori iDBeCW*****1 222 51.0 29.I IS MSCI India 100 945 50.7 3.8 Sham iriLa Asia 2640 44.8 10.1 JSH 1650 43.5 1.9 SPC 870 35.0 4.2 Golden
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      106 6 Closing prices are in trading currencies, but absolute difference is in Ss. DBS Bk6% NCPS 10 CLOSE DOWN *****-240.0 -2.2 Cifr 1510-120.0 -7.4 Omei iNav 2800-110.0 -3.8 Venture Cori 1320-110.0 -7.7 UOB 2080 -80.0 -3.7 SembMar DBeCW*****9 107 -76.0 -41.5 .re Land 935 -75.0 -7.4 SC Global 525 -60.0
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      Lock icon CURRENCIES Where S$ stands
      86 6 Nov2 CLOSE CHNG FR Nov 1 YR 2007 S$ LOW S$ HIGH USS 1.4497 -0.08 1.5479 1.4453 Euro 2.0976 -0.38 2.1254 1.9913 Pounds 3.0220 -0.40 3.1194 2.9323 AS 1.3323 0.87 1.3523 1.1741 Yen* 1.2632 -0.92 1.3821 1.2285 Rill liah* 0.***** 0.27 0.***** 0.***** Baht* 4.2632 0.11
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  • COMPANY NEWS
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      494 8  -  VINCENT WEE On their own, S-E Asian bourses face serious risks of being left behind PROBLEMS of high trading costs, lack of depth, conflicting national agendas and regulatory obstacles make integrating South-east Asia's financial exchanges a daunting task. But it is one that cannot be
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      Lock icon Single-stock futures set for successful take-off
      712 8  -  R SIVANITHY SIX years after it failed in its maiden attempt at popularising single-stock futures (SSF) trading, the Singapore Exchange (SGX) is ready to try again. On Oct 25, it presented the public with a consultation paper which detailed SGX's plans to launch SSFs
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      1748 8 NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Twenty-Third Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at The Auditorium, 1000 Toa Payoh North, News Centre, Ist Storey, Annexe Block, Singapore *****4 on Wednesday, December 5, 2007 at 10.30 a.m. for the following business: ORDINARY BUSINESS
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      21 8 1 Look out for the SPRING Singapore Supplement on November 7 RK] Yellow Pages Singapore yellow pages* OnthelVi^e? |fl| BBES I
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      1500 9 CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT ft Aided by a robust Singapore economy, our core newspaper and /)=V^L^\ magazine business turned in an excellent performance. This is V^ especially gratifying as our print products demonstrated both resilience and flexibility in the face of threats to traditional L media and ever-changing consumer habits and lifestyles.
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  • SINGAPORE MARKETS
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      Lock icon Portfolios mixed amid choppy sessions
      1451 10  -  TEH HOOI LING STOCKS had a choppy few sessions last week. The Straits Times Index ended 1.5 per cent lower after record high oil prices and weaker US economic data tempered the euphoria sparked by a US interest rate cut. Against the generally weak market
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      Lock icon More sales deals than buys for the first time in 19 weeks
      1241 10  -  ROBERT HALILI INSIDE MARKETS Bearish sentiment prevails with 17 firms recording 73 disposals last week BUYING activity plunged while sales by directors and substantial shareholders remained constant last week based 3n filings to the Singapore Exchange from Oct
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  • COMPANY NEWS
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      615 11  -  I MATTHEW PHAN It spends 7% of revenue on R&D and works with facilities worldwide SINGAPORE Technologies Engineering spends an amount equal to 7 per cent of its annual revenue on research and development every year, says group CEO and president of ST Electronics Seah
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      Lock icon CIH to raise $14.2m from share placement
      307 11  -  VINCENT WEE CHINA Infrastructure Holdings (CIH) is proposing to place out 150 million new shares to a group of investors to raise fresh capital for expansion and working capital. CIH disclosed yesterday that it struck deals on Saturday with six individuals and two
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      Lock icon RECORD FOR A GOOD CAUSE
      130 11 BILL Chua, UOB's executive vice-presi-dent of delivery channels and operations (centre), and Jenny Wong, UOB's executive vice-president and chairman of the bank's staff volunteerism programme (third from left), together with division heads of the bank's delivery channels and operations, filling up the UOB icon with
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      Lock icon What to expect
      157 11 BT Dates of release of Q3 and 9-mth results ended Sept '07 China Lifestyle Nov 5 Del Monte Pac Nov 5 China Aviation Oil Nov 5 China Powerplus Nov 5 SembCorp Ind Nov 6 OCBC Nov 6 China Merchants (Pac) Nov 6 Hi-P Int Nov 6 Sihuan
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      182 11 If you are in any of these situations: V"""^^^^^^. You are entrusted to set up new business in Singapore, either with overseas or local partners, and don't know how and where to begin You want to focus on growing your business, you need a trusted partner to help keep watch
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
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      Lock icon S'pore tops in job creation: study
      859 12  -  CHEN HUIFEN It pips large countries to create 598 jobs per 100,000 residents in '06: IBM survey By CHINA and India may create more jobs because of their large population pool, but on a per 100,000 residents basis, Singapore beats all countries hands down.
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      Lock icon Asean summit set to lure over 1,000 delegates
      163 12 THE Asean Business and Investment Summit in Singapore from Nov 16-18 is expected to attract more than 1,000 government and business leaders from Asean's 10 member countries. The three-day summit will discuss issues such as Asean's future direction, its integration into the
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      Lock icon Stretch resources for cancer R&D costs
      438 13  -  VINCENT WEE Need to tweak economics as Spore moves ahead in research: Khaw A NEED to balance economics with the cost of research in the fight against cancer was highlighted at yesterday's opening of the American Association for Cancer Research's (AACR) centennial conference. Although
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      Lock icon transcosmos buys 35% stake in Mandate
      275 13  -  NISHA RAMCHANDANI JAPAN-BASED marketing chain management company transcosmos has bought a 35 per cent stake in homegrown Mandate Advertising International Pte Ltd for $1.5 million. "We have a strong global strategy, a good portion of the Japanese market and are always trying to expand
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      530 13 q&a Citi Private Bank Philanthropy: The Art of Giving Wisely \jL{ LJ- I iii' ~^^y ik #n "~^f A HHCSt Q Philanthropy is gaining prominence. q Tough questions. Where do you come in? What has sparked this? A Ou r Philanthropic Advisory service can take A Successful entrepreneurs who have
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  • VIEWS FROM THE TOP
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      Lock icon MAKING GOLD OUT OF SILVER
      3825 14 Health is wealth Sanjay Prabhakaran Director, South-east Asia Baxter Healthcare (Asia) Pte Ltd HEALTH is wealth. So, of the four growth segments healthcare and wellness, travel and leisure, financial products and services as well as assistive technology that have been identified, the first is the
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  • DINING OUT
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      Lock icon Traditional Chinese fare updated
      1018 16  -  Jaime Ec NEW MENU Cherry Garden Mandarin Oriental Hotel 5 Raffles Avenue Tel: 6338 0066 Cherry Garden, with its use of Kurobuta pork and cherry wood charcoal for roasting, seems to have created the definitive siew yoke, or roast pork so addictive are these little pink
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      146 16 .««»*SSSjSfiK S« t1*'' Reproduction ofSPH material without licence or permit amounts to an infringement ofSPH's copyright under the law. SPH reserves the right to seek full recourse in respect of such an infringement. "SPH material" includes all SPH publications: newspapers and magazines, in print, electronic or other media. I Have
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      159 17 We're breaking new frontiers by building partnerships, not just buildings. wIJMm "1 Regardless of geographies, partnerships are vital to our growth. Forging strong partnerships with strategic local partners and investors in new markets are crucial to rapid, successful expansion. As one of the largest real estate companies in Asia, Capita
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  • BT-CITIBANK YOUNG INVESTORS' FORUM
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      Lock icon Digesting the annual report sans heartburn
      886 18  -  That 200-page tome given out every year might be thicker than some textbooks. Join CHEN HUIFEN on a walkthrough to get the most out of it HAT does one do with U the annual reports piling up in the mailbox? Chuck them aside, tear
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      Lock icon Grounds for a gourmet success
      982 18 CAMPUS LIFE An innovative idea to use coffee waste as compost to grow oyster mushrooms pays off, writes FELDA CHAY YOU'LL never look at your coffee grounds the same way again. A team of eight students from Republic Polytechnic's Biomedical Science Diploma Programme, with the
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      Lock icon Be smart with your finances
      204 18 FANCY becoming the next Warren Buffett or George Soros? Or even the famous Robert Kiyosaki? Then read on. The Young Investors' Forum, part of the BT-Citibank Tertiary Outreach Programme, isn't another dry page out of your financial textbook. To complement our editorial content, we have
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      46 18 citibank THE Business Times-Citibank Young Investors' Forum is published every Monday in The Business Times. It aims to raise the financial awareness of university and polytechnic students and cultivate a better understanding of business issues. The series is part of BT and Citibank's tertiary outreach programme.
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  • ECONOMY WATCH
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      Lock icon Americans to vote on USs29b bonds
      726 20 Reuters The biggest chunk of the proposed debt issuance in six states is in Texas [NEW YORK] US voters will decide on about US$29 billion of bond issues in tomorrow's ballots, including funding for cancer and stem-cell research, highways and schools. The biggest chunk
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      Lock icon GCC's VAT plan may be delayed further
      279 20 Xinhua [ABU DHABI] A plan by the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to introduce a valued-added tax (VAT) could be delayed further as the GCC states lack consensus on taxation and their currency union, Dubai's Gulf News daily reported yesterday. "Any delay in
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      478 20 -AFP I [WASHINGTON] New IMF managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn will be paid nearly US$5OO,OOO a year tax-free, the International Monetary Fund said on Friday. The IMF released a letter to Mr Strauss-Kahn indicating he would be given a salary of U*****,930 per year,
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      Lock icon France resolves row with ECB over rates
      290 20 Reuters [PARIS] France has resolved its argument with the European Central Bank (ECB) over interest rates and opinions over exchange rates have converged within Europe, France's secretary of state for Europe said on Friday. Speaking to Les Echos daily, Jean-Pierre Jouyet also appeared
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      Lock icon Issue of oil-based gas pricing revisited
      788 20 Reuters NEWS ANALYSIS [DOHA] Record oil prices at more than US$9O a barrel has rekindled the debate about the long-established practice of pricing natural gas off oil, but breaking the link is difficult because of the lack of an easy alternative. Natural gas is
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    671 22 THE International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is actively developing standards for a wide range of areas that will be increasingly important, according to its president Hakan Murby Enerev efficiency disasunergy emciency, aisas ter relief social responsibility, global supply chain securitv information atf^SSc^S safety, ship
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    813 22 TECHNOLOGY these days is global, with most companies aware of what their competitors are doing. But it is still necessary to make sure that when technology is standardised, the resulting standards are truly global, and not merely regionl t Thk isTe iob of the
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  • MALAYSIA
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      742 23  -  PAULINE NG MALAYSIA INSIGHT The new economic corridors may create hundreds of jobs but the challenge lies in ensuring that locals get the bulk of them AT last count, Malaysia has launched three economic corridors with another two on the way. The Iskandar Development Region
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      425 23 [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian company MTrans International Ltd and its partner Hansutta Finance Ltd are bidding for a monorail project in Bangalore, the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka, says a report in Malaysia's Business Times (MBT). The consortium, Asia Infrastructure
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  • GREATER CHINA
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      Lock icon Delay hits China plan to buy HK stocks
      548 24 Bloomberg Govt needs more time to study risks, prepare regulations: Premier Wen [SINGAPORE] Premier Wen Jiabao's comments on a plan to allow Chinese investors to buy Hong Kong stocks may signal a delay in its implementation, analysts said. The government needs to
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      Lock icon HK pollution proves too much for Batman
      319 24 -AFP Movie producers cut Victoria Harbour stunt scene due to poor water quality [HONG KONG] Batman might cut a superhuman figure as he fights off evil-doers to save the world, but Hong Kong's polluted harbour is, apparently, one death-defying stunt too far. Producers
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      437 24 Xinhua [BEIJING] China has seen the use of credit cards spread quickly and reshape its people's shopping habits in the last few years, especially in cities, according to the Nielsen Company. While cash is still the main form of payment, most credit-card holders
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      253 24 -AP [BEIJING] The upcoming Beijing Olympics is more than just a point of pride for China it's such an important part of the national consciousness that nearly 3,500 children have been named for the event, a newspaper reported yesterday. Most of the 3,491 people
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  • INDIA
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      Lock icon Richest man rides economic boom
      757 25  -  SIDDHARTH SRIVASTAVA Mukesh Ambani is known as a rare manager who can see the big picture while keeping track of the minuscule details By in New Delhi THE staggering rise of India's benchmark stock index, the Sensex, beyond the 20,000-mark has catapulted Mukesh Ambani, the
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      821 25  -  THOMAS FRIEDMAN -NYT COMMENTARY U552,500 car will worsen strained road system INDIA is in serious danger no, not from Pakistan or internal strife. India is in danger from an Indi-an-made vehicle: a U552,500 passenger car, the world's cheapest. Tata Motors recently announced that
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      258 25 Reuters [NEW DELHI] India is considering raising fuel prices or cutting duties in a bid to ease the pain of state oil firms hit by the surge in global crude prices, and hopes to agree a package this week, Oil Minister Murli Deora said
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      320 25 Bloomberg Another challenge for the country is to increase farm output: World Bank chief [NEW DELHI] India needs to improve its infrastructure and increase agricultural production if the South Asian nation is to achieve inclusive and sustained growth, World Bank president Robert Zoellick
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  • ASIA-PACIFIC/WORLD
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      Lock icon DP World eyes US$4.32b from share sale
      538 26 Reuters It will launch IPO to pay creditors and spur trading in DIFX [DUBAI] Dubai aims to raise as much as U554.32 billion in the Middle East's largest initial public offering (IPO), selling a stake in container-port operator DP World to pay creditors
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      505 26 Reuters [KARACHI/HONG KONG] Pakistan's state of emergency may shake stocks and rattle creditors when markets open for business today, but the economic fallout from President Pervez Musharraf s move is expected to be limited. Although the economy has grown by an average 7 per
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      181 26 Reuters [ISLAMABAD] Pakistan's government is committed to holding national elections but is undecided when, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said yesterday, a day after it imposed emergency rule to deal with rising militancy and a hostile judiciary. Pakistan had been due to
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      747 26  -  By ANTHONY ROWLEY in Tokyo POLITICAL confusion deepened in Japan yesterday with the resignation of Ichiro Ozawa as leader of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), which recently seized control of the upper house of Parliament and created a deadlock with the
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      398 26 Nov 2 BANKS ABN Amro Bank NY 5.5 Agricultural Bank Of China 5.5 ANZ Banking Group 6 American Express Bank 5.75 Arab Bank PLC 5.5 Banca Di Roma Singapore branch 6.5 Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A 6 Bangkok Bank 6 Bank Julius Baer Co. Ltd(S) 5 Bank
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      2840 26 Transaction date: Nov 2 For a full listing of the closing prices, log on to EST online at http://business-times.asial.com.sg after 11.30pm every trading day Vol ■000 HK$ \eon Credit \eon Stores \ngang Steel \nhui Conch \nhuiexpressway \sia Satellite \sm Pacific !ank Of E Asia Jeida Jade Bird Jeijing
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Ex-treasury chief likely to be Citigroup interim boss
      701 27 -NYT Bank board looking to replace CEO Charles Prince, who is expected to resign [NEW YORK] Citigroup's board is highly likely to name Robert E Rubin, the former treasury secretary and an influential adviser to its embattled leader, as its interim chairman
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      371 27 Bloomberg Payout shows need to curb CEO salaries: panel banking chief [WASHINGTON] Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd says Merrill Lynch Co's U*****.5 million compensation package for former chairman and chief executive officer Stan O'Neal may revive efforts in Congress to
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      364 27 ONCE again the fleet has recorded some good runs over the last 24 hours, with Jamaica topping the list, recording 140 nautical miles and reporting some great spinnaker surfing overnight. Durban 2010 and Beyond was averaging speeds of 14-16 knots whilst Hull Humber reported a
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      827 27  -  ANDREW MARKS WALL STREET INSIGHT Markets rocked by prospect of another US$l Ob write-down By in New York IT seems an interest rate cut from the US Federal Reserve is no match for the prospect of another US$lO billion in write-downs and rumours of
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      459 27 Reuters [NEW YORK] Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway said on Friday that its third-quarter profit rose 64 per cent, as gains from PetroChina Co and other investments helped offset weaker results from insurance, its main business. Net income for the Omaha, Nebraska-based insurance and
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  • AVIATION/SHIPPING
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      Lock icon AirAsia X to sell shares to bring in new investors
      534 28 Bernama These stakeholders have links to countries the carrier is keen to expand to [GOLD COAST] New shares will be issued to bring in the two additional stakeholders for Malaysia's longhaul budget carrier AirAsia X who will be named at
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      622 28 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Air Asia X Sdn, the Malaysian longhaul budget airline that made its maiden flight last Friday, expects to be profitable in a year as economic growth boosts demand for leisure travel. The carrier, which offers tickets at about half
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      Lock icon Japan to OK flights to local airports
      213 28 ■AFP [TOKYO] Japan plans to open up its regional airports to foreign airlines in an effort to increase the flow of tourists from Asia and enhance regional economies, the Transport Ministry said. Japan will ease restrictions over its air routes, allowing foreign carriers
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      Lock icon Sinotrans plans US$1.47b HK IPO
      473 28 Reuters [HONG KONG] China's third-largest dry-bulk shipper, Sinotrans Shipping Ltd, plans to raise up to US$l.47 billion from its Hong Kong share flotation thanks to a global shipping boom, sources familiar with the deal said yesterday. China's unabated demand for the energy and raw materials
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      Lock icon Proposals to stem Penang Port losses
      118 28 Bernama [PENANG] Penang Port Sdn Bhd (PPSB) has drawn up three proposals to help arrest its annual RMI3 million (555.6 million) loss in operating the ferry service between the island and the mainland. A 100 per cent fuel cost subsidy, purchase of passenger boats
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      2309 28 AIRLINE CODES American Airlines (AAL), AF Air France (AFR), Al Air India Finnair Oy (FIN), AZ Alitalia Airlines (AZA), BA British Airways Public Ltd Co (BAW), BG Biman Bangladesh Airlines (BBC), Bl Royal Brur dn Bhd (RBA), BO Bouraq Airlines (BOU), BR EVA Airways Corpn (EVA^
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      300 28 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD across —rrn —15 —1 —p-1 —Js —l —p~^H I Change Conservative leader BBBM I 7 Drink tea with endless plea- P^P^ —P^ sure (7) H 8 Vessels for oceans? (7) M 10 Quiet, shy, empty, twee (5) ——^B II Put off by bomb check (9) 10 l__H"_l 12
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  • SINGAPORE STOCKS
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      230 29 tod name lose lange All. ireen 0.45 1.610 +0.010 Ascendasreit 0.87 2.590 -0.040 Cai iComm 0.50 2.630 -0.040 Cai iLand 4.77 7.900 -0.300 Cai litaMall 0.87 3.540 -0.120 Chart SemiCond 0.53 1.070 -0.030 Ci'Dev 2.69 15.100 -0.300 ComfortDelGro 1.23 1.890 -0.050 Cosco Con 2.34 7.650 -0.200
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      109 29 MAIN Up Down Unch SDQ Up Down Unch TOTAL Up Down Unch Multi Ind 7 9 3 0 0 0 7 9 3 Manufacturing 65 136 37 18 25 14 83 161 51 Commerce 35 34 18 11 11 46 45 20 /St. ,r/C. ims 11 28
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      125 29 TURNOVER C000) MAIN SDQ TOTAL MAIN VALUE C000) SDQ TOTAL Multi Ind 196.571 196.571 915.622 915.622 Manufacturing 2.464.348 602.002 3.066.350 3.417.382 147.032 3.564.414 Commerce 1.029.967 223.129 1.253.096 797.178 66.411 863.589 ,r/( 801.074 13.611 814.685 2.561.200 11.447 2.572.647 Finance 403.946 870 404.816 3.503.793 144 3.503.937 Construction 506.342 141.724
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      8581 29 Week ended: Nov 2 Hi* !-wks Tel Low Code Com| Sale ('OOP) Hii Low Bu] rer Seller C'vr P/E $mil >an] 3.5 2 5716 1st Software 22 8 3148 STelecom 34 17.5 5834 A-Sonic 104 98 6389 ABF SG Bond ETF 30 15.5 1938 AEI Corp 27 14
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      69 29 Hii Low Code Comi Sale COOO] Hii Low Bui Seller C'vr P/E $mi 119 119 6065 Diamonds 6200 5000 6095 IS DJ US Tech 1000 1000 6097 IS MSCI Spore ***** ***** 6101 ISS&P500 ***** ***** 6170 SPDRS 3983 2751 6235 STI ETF 100 3977.9 2762.5 6236 STI
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      2253 29 52-Wk Tel Hiqh Low Code Last Sale Vol COOO] Day Last Quote Low Buyer Seller Div GrYld Net MCa| C'vr P/E $mi Comi Hii 30 11.5 1181 AAGrp 41.5 19 5000 ABR Hldgs 31 23.5 8538 APStrategic 16.5 2 1501 Advanced System 70.5 15 1524 Alantac 22.5 8
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      263 29 STOCK PRICES LEGEND: Straits Times Index Stocks; N Net 2 or Tax-exempted dividend; ct Conditional Trdg; xd ex-dividend cd cum dividend; cri cum right issue cbi cum bonus issue; xri ex-right issue; xbi ex-bonus issue xall ex-all; cdxa cum dividend ex-all co cum offer cdca cum dividend cum
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  • FINANCE & COMMODITIES
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      Lock icon MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INDICES
      368 30 In local curr In S$ In USS %dy %yr dy yr dy yr Index Change Change Change Change Change Change Nov 2 World Index Preliminan 1165.3 -0.8 5.9 -0.7 4.6 -0.7 10.7 EAFE Preliminan 1161.1 -1.2 4.8 -1.1 6.7 -1.0 121 Euro[ Preliminan 1577.6 -0.7
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      127 30 As at 9am Nov 2 of foreign currency: Currencies Bid Offer Aust dollar 1.3220 1.3380 Can dollar 1.5190 1.5370 Euro 2.0830 2.1070 NZ dollar 1.0950 1.1180 Sterlin mnd 3.0010 3.0350 US dollar 1.4430 1.4600 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign currency: Currencies Bid Offer Chi
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      161 30 Nov 2 Overnight 2 1-month 2 7/16 2-months 2 1/2 3-months 2 9/16 Overnight mode: 2 1/4 USS Offer 1 3/4 2 5/16 2 3/8 2 7/16 Bid 7 days 1 month 2 months 3 months 6 months 9 months 12 months SFr 4.65 4.68 4.88 4.86 4.80
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      22 30 Nov 2 STI SIMSCI Nov 462.1 462.1 451.4 Taiwan Nov 371 371 359.3 Source: MF Global (S) Pte. Ltd
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      20 30 Nov2 Bid Offer 1-month 1.4471 1.4483 2-months 1.4441 1.4453 3-months 1.4413 1.4426 6-months 1.4342 1.4356 Source: OCBC
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      Lock icon INTERBANK CURRENCY RATES
      156 30 Nov2 Against SS Currencies Bid Offer Against USS Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.3329 1.3342 0.9194 0.9196 Canadian dollar 1.5337 1.5352 1.0579 1.0582 Euro 2.0973 2.0989 1.4466 1.4467 NZ dollar 1.1053 1.1068 0.7624 0.7629 Sterlim 3.0183 3.0210 2.0819 2.082: US dollar
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      Lock icon SGX DERIVATIVES TRADING Nov 2
      343 30 Wo 1/2 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT URODOLLAR FUTURES 3ec07 Vlar08 Iun08 >ep08 95.255 95.600 95.765 95.850 0 0 0 0 ***** ***** ***** 8034 EUROYEN FUTURES 3ec07 99.170 99.195 Vlar08 99.155 99.160 Iun08 99.140 99.145B iep08 99.095 99.100 3ec08 99.030 99.045 Vlar09 98.980B
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      Lock icon SICOM FUTURES
      288 30 Nov 2 RUBBER Futures (Closing prices) RSS 1 (S cents/kg) Month High Low Close Sett Volume (tonnes) Open Interest Dec 07 Jan 08 Feb 08 Mar 08 Apr/Jun 08 Jul/Sep 08 369.00 373.25 374.75 378.00 382.00 384.50 RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Month Hig Low Sett Volume (tonnes) Open
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      103 30 Wo 1/2 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 Ib bushels) Close Previous High/Low Nov07 1001.75 990.75 1009.50 994.00 Jan 08 1016.75 1006.50 1025.50 1008.50 MarO8 1031.00 1021.75 1038.75 1023.50 May 08 1035.25 1025.50 1043.00 1029.00 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs;Uscent/lb) Close Previous High/Low Dec 07 42.64 42.07 42.75 42.15 Jan
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      Lock icon CRUDE OIL & PRODUCTS
      75 30 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Novl CRUDE (FOB origin) USS/barrel Close Cham Brent blend (1-Mth F) 90.4 0.26 WTI (Near Mth) 93.50 -0.8 Dubai (1-Mth F) 85.15 3.15 Tapis blend 96.55 4 Minas 94.7 4.1 PRODUCT USS/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha Jet Kerosene 88.65 102.10 3.65 1.55 USS/barrel Opec Oil Basket
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      Lock icon INTERBANK CROSS RATES
      467 30 Nov2 AS CS Rmb Euro HKS Ind Rs Ru Yen Won RM NZS Pak Rs Peso SS Rand Sfr NTS Baht Pound USS Australia 0.869 6.856 0.636 7.138 36.196 84.019 1.053 8.341 3.073 1.206 55.896 39.814 1.334 6.070 1.060 29.792 31.258 0.442 0.920 Canada 1.151 7.889 0.731
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      Lock icon GOVERNMENT SECURITIES
      87 30 Nov 2 Period Issue code Maturity Yesterday's Bid Hii Day's [h Low 3-Month BQ*****N 31.01.08 1-Year BY*****A 29.09.08 2.29 2.17 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity code rate Close Bid Day's High Low 2-Year N*****0Z 2.375 5-Year N*****1E 2.500 7-Year NX*****F 3.625 10-Year NY*****F 3.750 15-Year NY*****X 3.125
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      167 30 Nov2 GOLD (USS/oz) Nov 02 Nov 01 GOLD BULLION COINS (S$) Sellim Hong Kong 789.30 791.50 789.80 792.50 Nov02 Oct31 London 796.40 790.30 797.00 790.90 Source: Reuters Hong Kong (S$) Selling Buying 1 oz 1285.07 1153 UBS GOLD LUNAR KINEBAR (S$) Selling Buying 10gm $450.47 369 SILVER Selling
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      76 30 Nov 2 1 mth 4.***** 2.***** 2 mths 4.***** 2.***** 3 mths 4.***** 2.***** 6 mths 4.***** 2.***** 9 mths 4.***** 2.***** 12 mths 4.***** 2.***** SWAP Offer rates (S$) 1 mth 2.***** 2 mths 2.***** 3 mths 2.***** 6 mths 2.***** 9 mths 2.***** 12 mths 2.***** SWAP
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      66 30 Nov 2 KLCE PALM FUTURES (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Sett Av Month Range Price Price Hii Vol Open Done Position Low Nov 07 2820 2921 2926 2910 343 1625 Dec 07 2919 2938 2925 2896 1051 ***** Jan 08 2910 2917 2920 2881 6408 ***** Feb 08 2895 2910
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      70 30 Wo 1/2 Aluminium, 99.7% purity (US$/tonne) Close Previoui Cash 2572.80 2490.80 3 months 2622.00 2541.00 Copper, Grade A (US$/tonne) Cash 3 months 7438.00 7435.00 7506.00 7505.00 Lead (US$/tonne) Cash 3766.00 3 months 3711.00 3596.00 3570.00 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash 3 months *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 Tin (US$/tonne) Cash 3
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      81 30 Wo 1/2 COCOA (£/tonne) Close Prev Hii ih/Low Dec 07 955 961 971/951 Mar 08 980 983 993/976 May 08 992 995 1005/988 JulO8 1005 1007 1018/1005 COFFEE (US$/tonne) Close Pev High/Low Nov07 2334 2373 2389/2310 Jan 08 1931 1954 1956/1915 Mar 08 1868 1889 1897/1850 May 08 1868
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      4788 30 BONDS WARRANTS Pel lode Comi Last Sale +orPrem Expiry Vol Conv Exer Disc Gear- Mths COOP) Ratio Price ing Left S779 ASL Marine Hldg s W*****1 136 12 33 >036 Advance SCT Ltd W*****9 41.5 5 2436 >835 Allgreen RBeCWO ***** 5 -2 1215 #ArianeCorp Ltd W*****9 2.5 -0.5 1971
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  • BizIT
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      Lock icon Asia's first digital media hub set up in S'pore
      680 35  -  AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY IDC Asia to boost digital media and entertainment businesses here SOME of the world's top names in the industry have joined together to set up Asia's first Interactive Digital Centre (IDC Asia) at the Temasek Polytechnic (TP), further
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      655 35  -  ONG BOON KIAT By STILL waiting for US lawmakers to give the green light to its part-Chinese funded buyout, 3Com Corp is steaming ahead with an axercise to improve the quality of its sales channel. The networking equipment vendor will
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      439 35  -  ONG BOON KIAT New system offers multiple direct numbers for staff A NEW voice-call service in Singapore could help cashstrapped small businesses banish call-transfer hell. Announced last Friday, the new system is the result of a collaboration between Panasonic Systems Asia Pacific
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      460 35  -  i WINSTON CHAI By GOOGLE may be the forerunner in Web search and online advertising today but its growing clout may prove to be a double-edged sword. According to a senior executive from rival Fast Search and Transfer (Fast), more and more media companies
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        Lock icon Singapore deepens IT ties with Qatar
        96 35 SINGAPORE has inked a third agreement with authorities in Qatar to boost technology partnerships between the two countries. Under the latest memorandum of understanding inked last week between the IDA (Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore) and ictQATAR, both parties will share technical know-how and
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        86 35 AT&T has named Norihiko Minato as the new head of its subsidiaries in the Asia-Pacific region and Japan. With the appointment, the company's operations in Japan will be integrated under the Asia umbrella while its Indian offices will now form a separate region. Mr Minato will
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        122 35 SONY Ericsson has launched the KBsoi, the latest member of its Cyber-shot line of camera phones. Equipped with a five-megapixel Xenon flash camera, it promises better quality pictures and even comes with a built-in image stabiliser to produce sharper shots. Users can edit their
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        123 35 LG Electronics has taken the wraps off the HT762PZ and HT762TZ, two home theatre systems to appeal to consumers who are looking for both form and function in living room entertainment. Launched under the firm's Design Art family of audio-visual (AY) products, they
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        104 35  -  WINSTON CHAI WOWtv has joined the list of companies that are tuning in to Singapore's emerging Internet television market. The company has launched a new on-demand broadband TV service which can be viewed across different platforms. Consumers can choose to watch the
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      Lock icon Fuji Xerox names new S'pore MD
      170 36 PRINTING and imaging giant Fuji Xerox has promot--3d Bert Wong (below) to the oost of new managing direc;or of its Singapore operaions following the resigna;ion of its former local lelmsman Koh Ching Hong. Mr Koh, who is current.y serving out his notice af;er spending
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      Lock icon S'pore PC sales surge 20% in Q3: IDC
      979 36 he added. Survey shows retail demand for notebooks driving growth, writes AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY PRELIMINARY results from IDC shows that strong retail demand for notebook computers boosted the sale of personal computers by 20 per cent in Singapore to 270,000 units in
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