The Business Times, 7 April 2008

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  • Title Section
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    23 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES Singapore 85 cents online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg mm A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION CO REGN NO *****2868E MICA (P) 122/12/2007 Monday,April7,2ooB
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  • Article
    Lock icon More Japanese MNCs expect S'pore operations to be profitable
    703 1  -  CHUANG PECK MING But high labour costs pushing many to mull plant relocation to nearby countries: Jetro survey By [SINGAPORE] In a year when fewer Japanese multinational corporations in Asia were likely to make money, more Japanese operations in Singapore were
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  • MARKETS DIGEST
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      55 1 Weekly Change 3,155.56 +123.66 >T Index 1 COMP 1,221.98 -36.43 IIKKEI 225 13,293.22 +472.75 IANG SENG 24,264.63 +978.68 ;et index 824.80 -0.37 JAKARTA COMP 2,277.09 -200.50 1ANILA COMP 2,983.04 +27.02 ;eoulcomp 1,766.49 +64.66 iHENZHEN B 540.45 -26.84 IUMBAI IND 15,343.12 -1028.17 )OW 12,609.42 +393.02 IASDAQ 2,370.98 +109.80 ;&P 500
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      29 1 Bloomberg SINGAPORE 5.33 MALAYSIA 6.74 HONG KONG 5.25 INDONESIA 15.850 TAIWAN 6.316 JAPAN 1.875 KOREA 9.33 BRITAIN 5.25 US 5.25 CANADA 5.25 SWITZERLAND 3.77 INDIA 12.25 Source:
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      39 1 IS$ (S$ per US$) 1.384 (USS/SS ier 2.003 2.771 :URO(US$/S$/E) 1.572 2.175 EN 102.30 73.90 3.193 2.308 H<$_ 7.790 5.630 IAHT 31.68 22.89 UPIAH 9,220 6,663 ENMINBI 7.018 5.072 INDIAN RUPEE 40.01 28.91 1.092 0.789 IZ$ 1.273 0.920
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    Lock icon Broad-based rally not in sight yet: analysts
    841 1  -  LYNETTE KHOO Recent rebound does not signal a V-shape recovery By [SINGAPORE] In just a short span of three weeks, the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) has staged an impressive rebound, recovering over 360 points, or some 13 per cent, from its lows
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
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      57 1 %£fc BAHRAIN BizlT VIEWS FROM DINING OUT Jflf «B J i GRAND PRIX Talent management THE TOP The pleasures of J/pmJ: W Felipe Massa storms a key priority Ways to promote a healthy Italian cuisine J^Hfi^H §(r to victory page 23 page 34 workforce pages 10 11 page 13 1
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  • TOP STORIES
    • THREE-MINUTE DIGEST
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        Lock icon Travel demand for June holidays surges 10%
        69 2 DEMAND for overseas travel during this year's June holidays is up by about 10 per cent overall from last year, travel agencies said. This is especially so for travel to the US, with many here taking advantage of the weaker greenback. Dynasty Travel,
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      • Article
        Lock icon Jade Tech now a designated stock after bid aborted
        77 2 SGX yesterday declared Catalist-listed Jade Technologies a designated security, prohibiting any selling of the shares unless the seller can show he holds sufficient quantities. SGX said the condition was not applicable to shares that have been bought on contra, adding the
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        Lock icon Analysts staying upbeat on construction stocks
        86 2 DESPITE the upward cost spiral of raw materials such as steel and granite, analysts believe strong orders from both the public and private sectors will underpin the construction industry. In its investment seminar over the weekend, OCBC Investment Research highlighted the growth prospects in
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      • Article
        Lock icon KhattarWong appoints 3 new litigation partners
        64 2 LAW firm KhattarWong has appointed three new partners to boost its litigation practice, in anticipation of an increased need for its services as a result of the US sub-prime market meltdown. The firm has hired former Rajah Tann Partners Irving Choh and Chua Beng
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      • Article
        Lock icon US moves may be too late to tame recession
        77 2 IF history is a guide, US government efforts to combat recessions often come too late to do much good. Furthermore, such efforts can sow the seeds for the next downturn. The news last Friday that the economy shed 80,000 jobs in
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        Lock icon Yudhoyono under pressure to seek new central bank head
        77 2 INDONESIA'S president faces a key decision this week: the appointment of a new central bank governor who can tackle inflation and restore the reputation of an institution that has been buffeted by scandals. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, whose two previous nominations
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        Lock icon Boom in Taiwan property if Ma keeps China vow
        65 2 TAIWAN'S property market is set to take off if president-elect Ma Ying-jeou can improve relations with mainland China and stimulate the island's sluggish economy, say analysts. Market watchers expect a 20 per cent increase by year-end, with some saying that there
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        Lock icon India hosts Africa summit, with eye on raw materials
        73 2 INDIA will host the leaders of several African nations this week as resource-hungry New Delhi seeks to fuel its booming economy and raise its profile in global affairs. Three days of talks with the Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria, South Africa
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    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon June sees 10% increase in overseas holiday makers
      585 2  -  lOANNE CHIEW and LIM WEN JUIN Travellers are going to the US to take advantage of the weaker dollar By [SINGAPORE] Demand for overseas travel during this year's June holidays is up by about 10 per cent overall from last year, travel
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      Lock icon G-8 warns of 'major incidents' if food price hikes not fixed
      675 2  -  ANTHONY ROWLEY i- i Ministers pledge to double aid for Africa by 2010 By i in Tokyo SURGING food prices could provoke "major incidents" in the developing world unless the problem is tackled quickly and effectively, French minister Alain
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  • ENTREPRENEUR INSIGHTS
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      Lock icon Racing ahead of the competition
      1016 3 Binter Co keeps an eye on growth by introducing Singaporeans to the Formula Drift race and setting up an online tyre portal, reports NISHA RAMCHANDANI LOCAL outfit, Binter Co, seems bent on providing Singapore with new experiences whether it is the inaugural Formula Drift, or
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      76 3 Brought to you by Credit Suisse Tjgaa Since 1856, we have focused on bringing new perspectives to our clients. Understanding the past, but shaped by the future. Always looking at opportunities and challenges from a different point of view. Providing you with the information you need to give you a
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  • Article
    Lock icon Jade Tech now a designated stock after bid aborted
    632 4  -  CHEW XIANG Investors prohibited from selling unless they show they hold sufficient quantities By SGX yesterday declared Cat-alist-listed Jade Technologies a designated security, prohibiting any selling of the shares unless the seller can show he holds sufficient quantities. SGX said the
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  • Article
    Lock icon Analysts staying upbeat on construction stocks
    520 4  -  LYNETTE KHOO By DESPITE the upward cost spiral of raw materials such as steel and granite, analysts believe strong orders from both the public and private sector will underpin the construction sector. In its "Building Blocks for Growth" investment seminar over the weekend, OCBC
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    Lock icon Olam looking to expand by acquiring firms
    280 4 Reuters SINGAPORE-BASED agriculture products supplier, 01am International, plans to start new businesses and acquire companies which would contribute about 40 per cent of revenue growth in the next six years. The company, which supplies ingredients to some of the world's top food firms
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      2035 4 :^^y SembCOrp Sembcorp Marine Ltd m (Incorporated in Singapore) fTldriri^ (Company Registration No. *****0098Z) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the 45 th Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held on Tuesday, April 22, 2008 at 11.00 a.m. at 29 Tanjong Kling Road, Singapore
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  • SINGAPORE MARKETS
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      Lock icon The fine line between confidence, complacency
      725 6  -  R SIVANITHY STOCKS THERE'S a fine line between confidence and complacency and markets are currently treading dangerously close to it the US Federal Reserve's actions may have calmed some nerves for now, but there is the very real likelihood that Wall Street has moved
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      Lock icon DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED
      1496 6 Legends US$; Rmb; HK$; As; Pound; Rupiah; Yen; (SS) Euro; Baht; RM; (See) Peso; I""") Rs; NTS; (ag) Dividend/Distribition; (ah) Final; (aj) Final Tax Exempt; (ak) Final Tax Exempt (One Tier); (am) First and Final Tax Exempt; (an) First and Final Tax Exempt (One Tier); (aw) Interim Tax
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      Lock icon Asian units down, but cap seen for US$
      170 6 -AFP CURRENCIES [HONG KONG] Asian currencies ended last week mostly lower against the dollar, but dealers said worse-than-expected US jobs data could cap the greenback's upswing. Japanese yen: The yen slipped to three-week lows against the dollar last week amid easing worries
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      Lock icon Dollar and tight supplies impact prices
      126 6 -AFP COMMODITIES [LONDON] Volatility gripped commodity markets last week as traders reacted to the dollar's performance and stretched global supplies of raw materials, analysts said. Maize prices struck his- toric highs of US$6 a bushel after the US government forecast a drop in production.
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      Lock icon BROKERS' RECOMMENDATIONS
      1777 6 Source: Reuters Consensus No. of Forecast Mean Fri's recommendation esti- EPS PE target price This wk Last mth mates (cents) (ratio) price Company name advance SCT 2.50 2.50 2 7.15 4.34 0.50 0.31 .llco Comm REIT 2.25 1.75 5.74 14.29 1.10 0.82 .II' ireen Pro lerties 2.22 2.22
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      Lock icon STRAITS TIMES INDEX
      4 6 WEEKLY
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      52 6 CLOSE 1071.00+216.0 BT OB/OS BT CADI -*****.00 -1.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00+107.0 FTSE ST Mid Cap 783.12 +0.18 FTSE ST Small Cap 654.80 +2.07 FTSE ST All Share 799.78 -2.45 FTSE ST China 477.98 -5.32 UOB Catalist 151.68 -0.80 SiMSCI 393.35 -1.62 SiMSCI Future 391.10 0.30 PrimePartnersCI
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      Lock icon MOST ACTIVE STOCKS
      59 6 VOLUME :hinaEnen 398,132,000 UniFiber 302,343,000 Jade Tech 250,531,000 Golden A< iri 250,274,000 240,238,000 Yam jzijiani 223,615,000 :oscoCori IBLeCW/*****3 212,751,000 China Honi jxini 191,216,000 lobleGri 174,001,000 Sini iTel 160,782,000 VALUE(S) iBSGri 961,404,389 SGX 666,239,344 Sini iTel 635,901,150 UOB 480,189,011 i Land 442,852,807 OCBC Bk 441,613,451 Con 414,654,740 Cosco
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      Lock icon RISES
      113 6 Closing prices are in trading currencies, but absolute difference is in Ss. CLOSE UP ***** 2100.0 17.9 BMT DBS MBL iCW*****3 741 219.0 42.0 iBSG 1984 142.0 7.7 ir China H 10US$ 1700 124.5 5.6 SGX 890 115.0 14.8 DBSMBLiCW/*****0 652 104.0 19.0 1216 98.0 8.8 SGXMBLJCW*****0 335 85.0
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      Lock icon FALLS
      98 6 CLOSE DOWN 8958-486.8 -3.8 GLD 10US$ JMH 2976-284.9 -6.5 Jardine C&C 1730-208.0 -10.7 JSH 1626-102.3 -4.4 Venture Cor| 1046 -60.0 -5.4 India Ni 10 1627 -59.0 -3.5 OUE 1346 -54.0 -3.9 STI 3100SGAePW*****9 23 -46.5 -66.9 StraitsAsia 289 -42.0 -12.7 CIMBAsean40 100US$ 928 -38.7 -2.9 BY PERCENTAGE CLOSE DOWN
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      90 6 Wh lere! S$ stam ids Apr 4 CLOSE I CHNG FR Apr 3 YR 2008/07 S$ LOW S$ HIGH uss 1.3841 -0.01 1.5479 1.3757 Euro 2.1744 -0.85 2.2064 1.9913 Pounds 2.7690 -1.06 3.1194 2.7258 AS 1.2689 -0.17 1.3555 1.1741 Yen* 1.3507 -0.35 1.4484 1.2285 Rupiah* 0.***** -0.04 0.***** 0.*****
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    • COMPANY NEWS
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        Lock icon Cancelled Optus deal a blow to SingTel
        776 7  -  SIOW LI SEN EARLY last week, newspapers here carried small reports on a cancelled project of Optus, the Australian unit of Singapore Telecommunications. They said that as a result of the Australian government termination, the Asl6 million (Ssxx million) which Optus had already
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        237 7 Auric Pac E The Belvedere, 4th Floor, Grand Tower Meritus Mandarin Singapore, 333 Orchard Road, Singapore *****7 Apr 7 10.00am MobileOne A Marina Mandarin Singapore, Level 4, Grand Tower, Mandarin Court D, 333 Orchard Road, Singapore *****7 Apr 8 3.30pm Meiban Grp A Siglap Room, Level 3, Grand
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      Lock icon Cautious week seen after US job data
      1463 8  -  TEH HOOI LING CAUTION will return to the market this week after the US announced last Friday the biggest monthly decline in the job market in five years. Meanwhile, fears of further weakness among banks and brokerages in the US lingered. Latest US
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      Lock icon Buying dives to 92 purchases from 177; selling little changed
      1425 8  -  ROBERT HALILI INSIDE MARKETS Fund managers bearish for second straight week; buyback activity drops By INSIDER buying by directors and substantial shareholders plunged while sales activity remained relatively unchanged last week, based on filings on the Singapore Exchange from March
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      291 7 T rang mahal J celebrates the World Gourmet Summit with EXOTIC SEASONS OF INDIA, J 7-13 April 2008 Experience the beauty and vibrancy of the different seasons in India, with a mouth watering array of culinary delicacies for Winter, Spring, Summer, Rain, Autumn, and Frost. Ujk Lunch, 12.00-2.30pm $42 ++per
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      1645 7 ffl CHANGTIAN PLASTIC CHEMICAL LIMITED [Incorporated in Bermuda] NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Changtian Plastic Chemical Limited (the "Company") will be held at Enterprise, Level 4 of Raffles City Convention Centre at 2 Stamford Road, Singapore *****2 on 29 April
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
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      Lock icon France keen on attracting more S'pore investors
      492 9  -  CHUANG PECK MING Changes being introduced to make economy more business friendly By SINGAPORE companies, which are making their presence felt in many parts of the world through their direct investments, are still slow in making inroads in Europe France, iyThe country, which
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      Lock icon KhattarWong appoints 3 new litigation partners
      273 9  -  MICHELLE QUAH By I LAW firm KhattarWong has appointed three new partners to boost its litigation practice, in anticipation of an increased need for its services as a result of the US subprime market meltdown. The firm has hired former Rajah Tann Partners, Irving
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      Lock icon Show Me The Money Vol 3, 4 hit the shelves
      515 9 EVER since the first volume of Business Times senior correspondent Teh Hooi Ling's book Show Me the Money was published in 2004, some investors have been waiting for subsequent volumes. The wait is now over. Volume 3 and Volume 4
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      130 9 M oim^ T/ CLUB CHINOIS proudly presents MIKUN To many Japanese, Hotel de Mikuni in central Tokyo is perhaps the country's best-known name in French cuisine. Its chef owner is none other than its namesake, Kiyomi Mikuni, one of Tokyo's highest rated chefs today. Those who have experienced Chef Mikuni's
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  • VIEWS FROM THE TOP
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      Lock icon Work hard, play hard
      4224 10 THIS WEEK'S TOPIC How does your organisation promote physical and emotional well-being in the workplace? What more can companies do to ensure a healthy Singapore workforce? Neil Montefiore CEO M 1 WE certainly believe that companies can help promote physical and mental well-being at the workplace
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      2752 11 Q China New Town Development Company Limited China New Town Development Company Limited (Incorporated as a business company limited by snares under the laws of the British Virgin Islands) 3t (Incorporated as a business company limited by shares under the laws of the British Virgin Islands) aim* mm town piviLopmiMT
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  • DINING OUT
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      Lock icon Gunther's treats and some tea tips
      1074 12  -  f Lim Wen Juin Phe World Gourmet Summit may be a convention of top dining names from around the world, but local restaurants also have a platform o show that they can hold their own against the best. BT finds out what some of
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      175 12 L Authentic n J Pakistani Experience j m 7 to 13 April 2008 W Relish the best of Pakistani cuisine when guest chefs of internationally renowned Salt 'n Pepper Village Restaurants in Lahore and Karachi share their culinary brilliance for lunch and dinner in Tiffin Room at Raffles Hotel. Immerse
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  • DINING OUT WITH citibank
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      Lock icon Satisfying a curious character
      680 13  -  JAIME EE POWER Lunch By MASSIMILIANO Sponzilli may be new to Singapore as the Italian Trade Commissioner, but true to his job and his new posting, he is ever eager for a culinary cultural exchange. "I have spent most of my life in foreign countries, in
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      Lock icon Rustic Pakistani fare makes comeback
      545 13  -  Cheah Ui-Hoon PROMOTION The Authentic Pakistani Experience riff in Room, Raffles Hotel. Tel: 6412 1816 April 7-13 -\FTER last year's well-received promotion 3f Pakistani cuisine at the Tiffin Room, the tustoric eatery once again hosts renowned Pakistani chefs, for a seven-day promotion. This time round,
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      20 13 Brought to you by citibank c'fa P^h® I ZZ, jh Your Citibank guide to gourmet pleasures this week J 1/
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      30 13 mLmdmMWm Please refer to citibank.com.sg for full details. Indulge in over 700 gourmet pleasures with your Citibank credit card. For more gourmet treats, visit: citibank.com.sg ppl Mobile Gourmet !&!J citibank.com.sg/singapore/gpmobile
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  • BT-CITIBANK YOUNG INVESTORS' FORUM
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      Lock icon Belt up for green bandwagon ride
      965 14 In a follow-up to last week's introduction to the types of investing opportunities available in the green industry, SERENE CHEONG speaks to investors about their views on such investments, with a specific focus on the green energy sector FROM floods and snowstorms in Asia
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      Lock icon Meeting the billionaire next door
      744 14 CAMPUS LIFE A group of NUS students who lunched with investment mogul Warren Buffett share their experience with JASON LOW THEY called it an "adventure of a lifetime" and a "dream come true". As cliche as this may sound, it was the real deal for
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      Lock icon Be smart with your finances
      204 14 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 14 cftTbank 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 US moves may be too late to tame recession
      834 15 AP Of 8 postwar recessions, only once was stimulus package passed before recession ended [WASHINGTON] If history is a guide, US govarnment efforts to combat recessions often some too late to do much good. Furthermore, such efforts can sow the seeds
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      Lock icon Growing alarm over euro-dollar outlook
      561 15 AFP European industry eyeing facilities in US, E Europe to cut production costs [FRANKFURT] The strong euro is ringing alarm bells in the boardrooms of big European industrial groups as they look to reduce vulnerability to high eurobased production costs by setting up facilities in
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      Lock icon PRIME LENDING RATES
      398 15 Apr 4 BANKS ABN Amro Bank NV 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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      Lock icon Lehman sees banks, others writing down US$400b
      357 15 Reuters [NEW YORK] Financial institutions worldwide will write down as much as US$4OO billion for bad debts by the end of this year, Lehman Brothers strategists said. They said that competing estimates of writedowns of up to US$l.2 trillion seem implausible. If Lehman
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      Lock icon Cash injections not bailing out banks, bad managers: ECB
      307 15 ■AP [BRDO PRI KRANJU, Slovenia] The head of the European Central Bank said last Friday that the billions of euros it has pumped into financial markets to ease a credit crunch had not bailed out failing banks or bad managers. ECB
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      133 15 Experience a myriad of V?V* exquisite traditional Cantonese cuisine I VMI that will linger on J|fl <f£* j Bk Ininifsf II tsla v r ,1 ill j wMnBH N EH If you are in any of these situations: jm You are entrusted to set up new business in Singapore, either
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  • MALAYSIA
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      Lock icon Abdullah paying the price of 22 years of Mahathirism
      645 16  -  S JAYASANKARAN MALAYSIA INSIGHT But positive trends such as genuine multiracial polity are emerging from the election THE results of Malaysia's general election almost a month ago have proved to be an eye opener in more ways than one. The first
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      Lock icon Abdullah attacks Mahathir over calls to resign
      303 16 AP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's embattled prime minister launched a bitter attack yesterday on his predecessor, long-time premier Mahathir Mohamad, marking a new low in relations between the nation's two most prominent political figures. Dr Mahathir has repeatedly accused Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
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      1621 16 i BENG KUANG MARINE LIMITED (Registration No.: *****0196 M) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Beng Kuang Marine Limited (the "Company") will be held at The Arena Country Club, Level 2, 511 Upper Jurong Road,
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      1267 16 OSk HONG FOX CORPORATION LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) <™P Sy (Co. Reg. No.: *****0468N) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Fortieth Annual General Meeting of HONG FOX CORPORATION LIMITED will be held at the Company's Registered Office at 300 Beach Road #41-00,
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  • INDONESIA
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      Lock icon President under pressure to seek new centra bank head
      593 17 Reuters Move to appoint chief econ minister seen as political in run-up to '09 polls [JAKARTA] Indonesia's president faces a key decision this week: the appointment of a new central bank governor who can tackle inflation and restore the reputation of
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      Lock icon Indonesia port workers threaten to go on strike
      372 17 Reuters [JAKARTA] Workers at Indonesia's state-run port operator will go on strike this week if the government passes a shipping bill aimed at opening operations to the private sector, a union leader said on Friday. The indefinite strike at Indonesia's 112 ports
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      123 17 Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesians will vote in parliamentary elections on April 5 next year, the election commission said on Saturday. Indonesia will hold separate parliamentary and presidential elections in 2009. No date has been set for the presidential poll which along with the parliamentary
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  • GREATER CHINA
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      605 18 ■AFP Analysts expect 20% rise by end-2008 if president-elect can mend mainland ties [TAIPEI] The property market in Taiwan is set for a boom if president-elect Ma Ying-jeou can improve relations with mainland China and stimulate the island's sluggish economy, analysts
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      219 18 ■AP [TAIPEI] Taiwan's vice-president-elect will hold informal discussions with China's leader at a trade forum on the mainland in the highest-level meeting ever held between the two historic rivals, an official said yesterday. Vincent Siew will not discuss any sensitive political issues when he meets
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      207 18 -Reuters [TOKYO] China has begun a system which will allow companies and people from North Korea to open bank accounts in China to settle business transactions in yuan, Japan's Nikkei business daily reported yesterday. The new system, which the Nikkei said
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      435 20 -Heaters China wealth fund also says it will not exert influence or steal technology [NEW YORK] China Investment Corp (CIC) will not buy a controlling stake in any company or use its investments to exert influence or steal technology, said CIC
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      394 20 Reuters [MIAMI] China's growing wealth is good for the world, and there will come a time when the influence of the United States shrinks to the level of its share of the world population, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said on Friday.
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      285 20 AP [BEIJING] New Zealand's prime minister will sign a goundbreaking free trade agreement today with China, the rising economic giant's first such pact with a developed country. Prime Minister Helen Clark, who arrived in Beijing yesterday, will also be one of
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      Lock icon India hosts Africa summit with eye on raw materials
      469 21 ■AFP Its business ties with continent trailing, with bilateral trade under half of China's [NEW DELHI] India will host the leaders of several African nations this week as resource-hungry New Delhi seeks to fuel its booming economy and raise its profile
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      318 21 Bloomberg India firm targets overseas investors keen on property [MUMBAI] Saffron Asset Advisors, which manages two Euronext-listed property funds, aims to raise as much as US$5OO million from overseas investors for real estate in India, betting that a growing economy would keep demand buoyant. The Saffron India
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      278 21 Bloomberg [MUMBAI] India will spend US$3OO billion over the next 5-7 years on oil exploration and production, said MS Srinivasan, the Oil Ministry's top official. The exploration and production business will become a US$5.2 trillion industry in the next 5-7 years, he told
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      2390 21 SHINING CORPORATION LTD (Registration No. *****4729G) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING W I^^XB NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Eighth Annual General Meeting of SHINING J^TTcrTlTri n r- i c <= CORPORATION LTD will be held at 11 Changi South Street 3, #04-01 Builders Centre, umx ici.nNui.ubic:> Singapore *****2 on
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      325 22 -AFP Record prices blamed on US economic woes, refining scarcity, soft greenback TEHERAN] Opec secretary-general \bdullah al-Badri has rejected calls from oil consuming states for an increase in the cartel's crude output, saying that non-fundamental factors were to blame for current high prices.
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      4327 22 WHEELOCK T KA A™ PROPERTIES J—'L» YA V wheelock properties (Singapore) limited Better by Design lma international n.v. (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) (Incorporated with limited liability in the Netherlands Antilles on July 28,1998) (Company Registration No. *****1797H) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE OF INFORMATION MEETING NOTICE IS
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      Lock icon Thailand rules out selling rice from stockpile
      386 23 Bloomberg jovt has no plans to :ut rice exports as upplies suffice, says :ommerce minister [BANGKOK] Thailand, the world's biggest rice exporter, ruled out selling some of the two million tonnes of the grain it has stockpiled as global prices rise to records.
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      193 23 Reuters [TOKYO] Japan's opposition leader signalled yesterday that his party would approve the government's latest nominee for central bank chief. Democratic Party leader Ichiro Ozawa's comments suggested that a tussle over who to appoint as Bank of Japan (BOJ) governor, which has
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      478 23 ■AFP Kimi Raikkonen finishes second with Robert Kubica third [MANAMA] Brazilian Felipe Massa stormed to victory here yesterday for his second successive victory in the Bahrain Grand Prix and answer his mounting bank of critics as his Ferrari team celebrated a comfortable one-two with Kimi
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      484 23 Bloomberg [LOS ANGELES] Charlton Heston, the Oscar-winning actor who played some of the most famous roles in Hollywood history including Moses parting the Red Sea, Michelangelo painting the Sistine Chapel and Ben-Hur driving a Roman chariot, has died, his family said. He was 84. Heston
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      1715 23 THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 T3" HI >Multi#Chem (INMEMBERS'VOLIMARYLIQUIDATION) M The Hole Solution Provider NOTICE IS HEREBY GR/EN THAT the Creditors of WW the abovenamed Company are required within thirty days thereof to send in their names and addresses MULTI-CHEM LIMITED and the partoulare of their debts or claims and
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  • WORLD
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      903 24  -  ANDREW MARKS WALL STREET INSIGHT rhe course of the week all comes town to Q1 earnings eporting season By/ in New York ON one hand, there seems relief that an outright crisis in the financial system appears to have been averted, as
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      592 24 Reuters, IHT [ZUßlCH] Swiss bank ÜBS might be back on a more stable track after billions of dollars in writedowns and capital hikes, the president of the Swiss banking regulator EBK was quoted as saying yesterday. "The dimension of the recent losses
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      252 24 Bloomberg Microsoft may nominate board slate and take case to investors [NEWYORK] Microsoft Corp has said Internet company Yahoo's directors risk facing a proxy battle and a lower bid if they fail to agree to terms in three weeks. If the directors refuse to negotiate,
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      2738 24 Transaction date: Apr 4 For a full listing of the closing prices, log on to BT online at http://business-times.asial.com.sg after 11.30pm every trading d; Vol ■ooo 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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      126 24 Stock name Close Change Caj i Land 6.900 +0.100 Caj iMall 3.420 -0.120 Citi 12.160 -0.240 Cosco Cor| 3.600 -0.120 DBS Gr| 19.840 +0.020 FSN 4.920 -0.060 Gent Intl 0.625 -0.005 HKLand 4.190 -0.030 JSH 16.260 -0.760 Jardine CSC 17.300 -0.700 tod name lose lange Kei
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      105 24 Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 14 3 1 0 0 0 14 3 1 Manufacturing 108 87 42 19 11 14 127 98 56 Commerce 34 33 14 10 41 43 22 >r/Cc ms 15 13 14 15 15 Finance 24
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      124 24 TURNOVER C000) MAIN SDQ TOTAL MAIN VALUE ('000) SDQ TOTAL Multi Ind 183.288 183.288 688.103 688,103 Manufacturing 2,560, 132 388,883 2,949,015 1.862.379 68,230 1.930.609 Commerce 488,587 4,713 493,300 875,876 813 876,689 ir/< 521.420 1.517 522,937 1,533,630 352 1.533.982 Finance 257,676 257,676 2,644.411 2,644.411 Construction 471.590 68,160 539.750
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      2621 25 Vincent Wee: What are the particular challenges faced in transforming business processes in the shipping industry? Shyam R Mamidi: Increasing customer demand for greater reliability of shipment dates, improved door-to-door visibility, end-to-end integrated multi-modal service excellence at lower costs are driving shipping companies to transform the
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  • SHIPPING/AVIATION
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      343 26 Bloomberg This comes in the wake of a 29 per cent gain in fees last week [LONDON] Rates to transport crude oil from the Caribbean on Aframax tankers may rise in the days ahead after a 29 per cent gain last week, shipbroker Galbraith's
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      259 26 Reuters Will likely cost the oil and ship industry billions of dollars [LONDON] The world's top maritime body agreed tough new limits on ship fuel pollutants at a week-long meeting that ended last Friday, an industry source said. The United Nations' International Maritime Organisation
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      234 26 AP [NEW DELHI] The construction of a major port in eastern India threatens one of the world's largest mass nesting sites for endangered sea turtles, environmental activists said on Saturday as they called for the authorities to halt the project immediately.
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      290 26 Bloomberg [TORONTO] An Air Canada policy requiring pets to be shipped as cargo rather than checked baggage at double the cost to owners is "unreasonable", the Canadian Transportation Agency said in striking down the practice. The federal agency last Friday gave Air Canada,
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        101 26 '000 CH Offshore Chuan Hup Hldgs Cosco Corp CWTLtd Ezra Hldgs First Ship Lease Freight Links Grand Banks lava Hold Ltd KlVentures Keppel Corp MTQCorp NOL Pacific Shipping Pan-United Corp Rickmers Mari Samudera Ship Sembcorp Indust Sembcorp Marine Spore Ship 0.59 0.36 3.60 0.79 2.24 1.15 0.07 unch 1.40
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        36 26 '000 Int'G Logistics MISCBhd MISC Foreign Msia Bulk Carrie NCB Holdings NeplineBhd PDZ Holdings 0.72 9.00 9.00 4.22 3.16 0.23 0.14 unch unch 0.20 0.10 0.02 -0.03 0.01 31 601 367 190 15 4 8
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        13 26 ■oo lEL 'recious Ship Regional Cont 24.00 24.00 0.10 -0.20 737 33
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        11 26 '000 Doil iingamas Cont 48.80 2.12 1.50 -0.06 1648 1872
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        22 26 '000 Aboitiz Equity Intl Container Keppel Marine Keppel Prop 6.90 32.00 2.40 unch -0.10 -0.50 unch unch 889 237 223 0
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        22 26 >eso Evergreen Marine ....28.35 :irststeamship 72.30 /Van Hai Lines 27.40 t'ang Ming Marine...23.30 -0.65 1.80 -0.50 0.10 16 4 5 5
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        38 26 '000 (awasaki Hvy Ind ..247.00 -5.00 ***** (awasaki Kisen 997.00 unch 5354 Mitsubishi Hvy 465.00 -12.00 ***** Mitsui Eng&Sbldg...292.00 1.00 ***** MitsuiOsk Lines ...1279.00 6.00 7320 Mippon Express 613.00 -1.00 2568 MipponYusen 962.00 -5.00 5941 iource: Reuters
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      438 26 AFP [BANGKOK] More than 160 nations have agreed to discuss ways to reduce rapidly growing greenhouse gas emissions from air and sea travel, in an early move towards a new global warming treaty. The accord cleared the first hurdle in following up
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      2401 26 AIRLINE CODES: AA American Airlines (AAL), AF Air France (AFR), Al Air India (AIC), AY Finnair Oy (FIN), AZ Alitalia Airlines (AZA), BA British Airways Public Ltd Co (BAW), BG Biman Bangladesh Airlines (BBC), Bl Royal Brunei Airlines Sdn Bhd (RBA), BO Bouraq Airlines (BOU), BR
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      301 26 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS 7 Phoney is prompt on debts HE HK IT* HT' Hll 10 Dispensed remedy, usually PM__HH__^M__||M__HH__HH_HH|_HH tune (10) hj h^b^hi m hji h^ w rent (6) —^J—^J—^^^^^^J 14 Dodgy sort with nude, most HJ| 9JHHHJ H H IHH^^I r l -:...ir t-:-i lx--:l. Hll 17 Place in
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      78 27 H ft I'll s.a^^s la Designed to encourage a new corporate lifestyle, the Maritime Centre is exclusively pj dedicated to housing businesses and corporations of the maritime world. Easily accessible, ITffff strategically located and with excellent facilities on offer, this heart of Dubai Maritime pS^I City is destined to be
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      9091 28 Week ended: Apr 4 Mi Low Code Com| Sale ('OOP) Hii Low Bi Seller C'vr P/E $mil 5716 1st Software 22 6.5 3148 STelecom 28.5 8.5 5834 A-Sonic 110 99.5 6389 ABF SG Bond ETF 30 12 1938 AEI Corp 26 7.5 1100 AEM 42 19.5 2101 APOil
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      79 28 Wk Tel Low Code Last Sale Vol (001 /eek Low Lasi (uote Seller Div Net P/E ACap Smil _Hm Com _Hm Bjv C'vr 200 116 6065 Diamonds US200d 250 6200 5000 6095 IS DJ US Tech 1000 1000 6097 IS MSCI Spore ***** ***** 6101 ISS&P5OO ***** *****
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      2148 28 Hii |h Low Code Comi >an' Sale COOO) Hii Low By rer Seller C'vr P/E Snii 30 11.5 1181 s AAGrp 41.5 18 5000 sABRHIdgs 31 18.5 8538 s APStrategic 16.5 2.5 1501 s Advanced System 38 19.5 3518 s Afor 70.5 12 1524 s Alantac 22.5 8.5
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      262 28 STOCK PRICES LEGEND: Straits Times Index Stocks; s Catalist Non Sponsored; t Catalist; N Net 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
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      362 29 %dy %yr dy yr dy yr Index Change Change Change Change Change Change Apr 4 World Index Preliminan 1032.7 0.3 -8.8 0.2 -9.8 0.5 -6.I EAFE Preliminan 990.5 0.3 -11.6 0.4 -9.7 0.8 -5.' Euro[ Preliminary 1373.5 0.6 -11.0 0.7 -9.7 1.1 -5.' Pacific 835.5
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      125 29 A. s 9am A Pr4 )i foreign currency: lurrencies Bid Offer »jst dollar 1.2540 1.2680 .an dollar 1.3690 1.3850 luro 2.1570 2.1810 IZ dollar 1.0770 1.0990 jterlin mnd 2.7480 2.7770 JS dollar 1.3780 1.3930 .ocal dollars to 100 units rf foreign currency: Currencies Bid Offer :hi
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      20 29 Ap r STI ;iMSCI A| 391.4 393.4 391.1 "aiwan Apr CLOSED Source: MF Global (S) Pte. Ltd
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      157 29 A Pr A Against SS lurrencies Bid Offer Against US$ Bid Offer >$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.2661 1.2677 0.9155 0.9157 Canadian dollar 1.3754 1.3776 0.9945 0.9951 luro 2.1738 2.1764 1.5718 1.5721 IZ dollar 1.0866 1.0881 0.7857 0.7860 jterlim 2.7696 2.7730 2.0026 2.0030
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      307 29 Ap r4 l OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT iURODOLLAR FUTURES lunO8 >epO8 3ecO8 VlarO9 97.540 97.640 97.540 97.460 0 0 0 0 ***** ***** 7730 ***** EUROYEN FUTURES lunO8 99.240 99.245 iepO8 99.325 99.330B 3ecO8 99.345 99.350 VlarO9 99.340 99.340 lunO9 99.290B >epO9 99.220B 3ecO9 99.155B
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      287 29 Apr 4 RUBBER Futures (Closing prices) RSS 1 (S cents/kg) Month High Low Close Sett Volume (tonnes) Open Interest May 08 Jun 08 Jul 08 Aug 08 Sep 08 Oct/Dec 08 392.50 390.75 388.75 388.75 386.75 388.75 RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Month Hig gh Low Sett Volume (tonnes)
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      103 29 Apr 4 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 Ib bushels) Close Previous High/Low May 08 1277.00 1257.00 1279.00 1257.00 Jul 08 1294.00 1276.00 1297.00 1275.00 Aug 08 1287.00 1268.00 1287.00 1271.00 Sep 08 1262.00 1238.00 1262.00 1262.00 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs;Uscent/lb) Close Previous High/Low May 08 56.61 55.37 56.70
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      77 29 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS A P r3 CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Cham Brent blend (1-Mth F) 103.47 3.66 WTI (Near Mth) 104.22 -0.63 Dubai (1-Mth F) 97.23 1.6 Tapis blend 110.25 1.7 Minas 102.3 2.3 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha Jet Kerosene 98.95 130.10 1.45 3.7 US$/barrel Opec
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      464 29 Apr Rmb Euro HK! Ind Rs Rui Yen Won RM NZ! PakRs Peso Rand Sfr NT: Baht Pound us: Australia 0.920 6.425 0.582 7.133 36.630 84.418 0.937 8.923 2.924 1.165 57.568 38.233 1.267 7.129 0.923 27.848 29.002 0.457 0.916 Canada 1.087 6.981 0.633 7.750 39.800 91.723 1.018
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      89 29 Apr 4 Period Issue code Maturity Yesterday's Bid Hi, Day's |h Low 3-Month BQ*****X 03.07.08 1-Year BY*****A 29.09.08 0.70 0.79 0.65 0.58 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity code rate Close Bid Day's High Low 2-Year N5O51OOF 2.625 5-Year N*****0V 1.625 7-Year NX*****F 3.625 10-Year NY*****F 3.750 15-Year
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      74 29 Apr 1 mth 2.***** 1.***** 2 mths 2.***** 1.***** 3 mths 2.***** 1.***** 6 mths 2.***** 1.***** 9 mths 2.***** 1.***** 12 mths 2.***** 1.***** SWAP Offer rates (S$) 1 mth 1.***** 2 mths 1.***** 3 mths 1.***** 6 mths 1.***** 9 mths 1.***** 12 mths 1.***** SWAP Mid
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      59 29 A P r4 Delivery Month Opening Range Sett Av Price Price Hii Vol Open Done Position Low Apr 08 May 08 3272 Jun 08 3305 Jul 08 3302 Total o/p: ***** contracts 3285 3287 3299 3266 3297 3305 3262 3295 3302 3260 Turnover: 3982 lots Market tone: Higher
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      139 29 Apr 4 GOLD (USS/oz) Apr 03 Apr 02 Hong Kong 898.30 888.80 899.30 889.80 Apr 02 Apr 03 890.60 906.30 891.50 907.20 Source: Reuters London CAST BAR (S$) Apr 04 Buying Sellini Kilobar ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (S$) Selling ***** Buying Igm 5gm lOgm 20gm 50gm lOOgm 1
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      70 29 Apr 4 Aluminium, 99.7% purity (US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 2902.00 2860.80 3 months 2953.00 2910.00 Copper, Grade A (US$/tonne) Cash 3 months 8809.00 8670.00 8686.50 8550.50 Lead (US$/tonne) Cash 2928.00 3 months 2940.00 2948.00 2960.00 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash 3 months *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 Tin (US$/tonne) Cash 3
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      696 33 APC sets 50 growth target in Singapore Power and cooling equipment maker to launch more solutions in Asia over two years, reports ONG BOON KIAT FRESH from setting up a new 25,000 sq ft Singapore facility, power and cooling equipment maker APC has set its sights on doubling its growth
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      275 33  -  ONG BOON KIAT By WHILE the rising power and cooling demands in data centres worldwide may whet APC's appetite, the rising prices of lead and copper two important components in APC's backup power equipment could be dampeners. Fuelled by both problems on
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      866 33  -  WINSTON CHAI THE BIZIT INTERVIEW By IF HISTORY is any guide, John Schwarz has reason to cheer this year while most of his counterparts are frowning in the face of a US-led economic slowdown. After all, it is in times of financial adversity that businesses
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        Lock icon HTC adds a designer's touch to charity
        84 33 HTC has enlisted the help of Singapore designer Nic Wong to add flair to a range of smart phones it is putting up for sale in the name of charity. The designer edition of the HTC Touch, is now open for bidding on
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        67 33 STORAGE specialist NetApp will hold a conference focused on next-generation data centre technologies at the Raffles City Convention Centre on April 17. Called NetApp Evolution 2008, the event will feature presentations from industry experts and end user companies on topics such as storage virtualisation as
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        80 33 WIMAX Forum Congress Asia will be held at the Suntec Convention Centre from April 9 to 10. The two-day conference and exhibition is the official event of the Wimax Forum industry group and it focuses on the latest developments around the Wimax broadband technology. It
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        88 33  -  WINSTON CHAI STUDENTS from the region are putting their Java programming skills to the test at Sun Microsystems' Java Jive Challenge 2008. The local leg of this competition, which is also supported by the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore and the ITE, opened last week and
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        836 34 Deloitte study also suggests that global telcos seize opportunities in sector weakened by sub-prime crisis, writes AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY TALENT management will be an important area of focus for Singapore's Infocomm industry as it continues to expand in tandem with the economy over
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        Lock icon Pioneering media technology to be on display at Youth Olympics
        449 34  -  AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY By SINGAPORE'S Infocomm Technology (ICT) expertise and infrastructure will be used to good effect to deliver pioneering media initiatives during the 2010 Youth Olympics Games, (YOG), according to Shariq Barmaky of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Singapore. One of
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        442 34  -  ONG BOON KIAT By CALL them very big iPod docking stations that you can sweat over. A new range of exercise equipment from US gym equipment maker Life Fitness, which can let exercise buffs play their favourite video and music from iPod players, as well as
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          Lock icon Adobe goes 2.0 with Lightroom
          81 34 ADOBE has introduced the beta version of its Photoshop Lightroom 2.0 software. A digital imaging tool for professional photographers, the updated edition offers improved features such as support for two monitors and an enhanced library module for organising and filtering photos. In addition, it now
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          94 34 INFOCUS has launched the INB3, a new high-definition (HD) projector aimed at home theatre buffs. It supports full HD output at a resolution of 1080 p. Coupled with the DLP DarkChip4 technology from Texas Instruments, the projector claims to be able to produce life-like colours with
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          126 34 EPSON has taken the wraps off the AcuLaser C2BOON and C2BOODN, two new additions to its family of colour laser printers. The new offerings boast a print resolution of 1,200 dpi (dots per inch) and print speeds of 20 full colour pages a minute and
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          83 34 SONY has incorporated Bluetooth connectivity into its latest range of Walkman media players. With this feature, the new NWZ-AB2O can be linked wirelessly to Bluetooth-enabled headphones and devices such as home theatre systems and car stereos. It boasts a large 2.4-inch QVGA screen and supports
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          87 34  -  WINSTON CHAI SAMSUNG is whetting the appetites of home theatre enthusiasts with the release of its first Blu-ray home theatre system. The HT-BD2 claims to a world's first and boasts the ability to support high-definition 1080p playback and 7.1 channels of high-quality surround sound. Audio formats
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        459 34  -  WINSTON CHAI By THE high-performance computing market is cornered by hardware tech titans like IBM, Hewlett-Packard and Silicon Graphics, but a Singaporean minnow is hoping to stamp its mark on this premium technology segment. Instead of offering supercomputers or high-end servers, homegrown start-up
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