The Business Times, 14 April 2008

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    23 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES Singapore 85 cents online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg a Singapore press holdings publication co regn no *****2868E mica (p) 122/12/2007 Monday.April 14,2008
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  • Article
    Lock icon Tough going for firms selling shares
    689 1  -  CHEW XIANG Low proportion of public tranche shares in IPOs a clear sign of weak demand, say industry players [SINGAPORE] It is still a tough market for companies hoping to sell shares, although sentiment on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) has improved after the lows
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    Lock icon Pledge to clean up capitalism in 100 days
    799 1 G-7 MEETING Recommendations by Financial Stability Forum to be followed [WASHINGTON] Policymakers pledged over the weekend to purge capitalism of the excess that caused the latest crisis in financial markets. It is a tall order, made taller when governments of the Group
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  • MARKETS DIGEST
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      56 1 Weekly Change 3,126.87 -28.69 ST Index KL COMP 1,246.79 +24.81 NIKKEI 225 13,323.73 +30.51 HANG SENG 24,667.79 +403.16 SET INDEX 827.10 +2.30 JAKARTA COMP 2,303.93 +26.84 MANILA COMP 2,940.98 -42.06 SEOUL COMP 1,779.71 +13.22 SHENZHEN B 558.78 +18.33 MUMBAI IND 15,807.64 +464.52 DOW 12,325.42 -284.00 NASDAQ 2,290.24 -80.74 S&P
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      29 1 Bloomberg SINGAPORE 5.33 MALAYSIA 6.74 HONG KONG 5.25 INDONESIA 16.050 TAIWAN 6.316 JAPAN 1.875 KOREA 9.33 BRITAIN 5.00 US 5.25 CANADA 5.25 SWITZERLAND 3.76 INDIA 12.25 Source:.
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      42 1 US$ S$ 1.358 US$ (S$ per US$) (USS/SS )er 1.975 2.683 EURO(US$/S$/E) 1.582 2.149 YEN 101.90 75.00 RM 3.152 2.321 HK$ 7.789 5.734 BAHT 31.62 23.28 RUPIAH 9,188 6,764 RENMINBI 6.999 5.152 INDIAN RUPEE 39.93 29.39 1.071 0.788 NZ$ 1.250 0.920
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
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      44 1 tßizlT COMMENTARY HJIL DINING OUT VIEWS FROM THE TOP ST Electronics CEO pay: shouldn't share If Passionate How effective are AGMs eyes ICT projects price performance be "i #1 a*)oU* seafo°d in Singapore? PAGE 48 a factor? PAGE 7 PAGE 15 PAGES 12 &13
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  • TOP STORIES
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      Lock icon Earnings fears fuelled by GE's profit shortfall
      834 2  -  ANDREW MARKS WALL STREET INSIGHT All eyes on IBM and 7 other Dow index components' profit reports this week AFTER GE's surprise miss, Wall Street's fears turn from the credit crisis to profit shortfalls. Now it's earnings' turn to shake the Street. Wall
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      Lock icon Seletar Aerospace Park tenants hazy about future
      648 2  -  YEN SREENIVASAN By^ [SINGAPORE] Some unhappy incumbent operators at Seletar Aerospace Park are grumbling about facilities being taken away and poor communication by authorities who are developing the 300-hectare aerospace park. Several tenants who spoke to BT said they feared their days in
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    • THREE-MINUTE DIGEST
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        Lock icon Edward Soeryadjaya sues business associates in S'pore
        61 2 INFLUENTIAL Indonesian businessman Edward Soeryadjaya has sued four parties in the Singapore High Court over a botched deal worth tens of millions of dollars. Among those he is taking legal action against are Sandiago Uno, a trusted employee of his brother, Edwin Soeryadjaya,
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        Lock icon Q1 private equity deals in Asia jump but value drops
        64 2 THE Asia-Pacific, ex-Japan, saw a larger number of private equity investments in Ql 2008, but the sums invested have decreased. A total of 195 private equity deals with a value of more than US$l.67 billion were made, compared to 183
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        Lock icon Environment faces another threat: global recession
        36 2 A GLOBAL recession could hurt investments in environmental companies and pose a short-term obstacle to tackling climate change, says UN Environment Program executive director Achim Steiner. SINGAPORE NEWS, PAGE 14
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        Lock icon Be cautious in response to inflation: economist
        45 2 POLICYMAKERS should not overreact to rising inflation, which is largely commodities driven, according to eminent economist Nicholas Stern. However, there are some worrying long-term trends that could keep upward pressures on prices, he said. ECONOMY WATCH, PAGE 22
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        Lock icon Sub-prime lesson for China: go slow on market liberalisation
        74 2 THE Chinese banking regulator and commercial lenders said at the weekend that they had learned from the US sub-prime crisis that market liberalisation should be gradual and banks should spread investments among multiple markets. Liv Mingkang, chairman of the China Banking
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        Lock icon Worst over for UBS, says CEO
        42 2 ÜBS CEO Marcel Rohner said in an interview with Swiss newspaper SonntagsZeitung that the Swiss bank is over the worst of its problems and is strong enough to manage its risks and positions. ASIA-PACIFIC/WORLD, PAGE 38
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        Lock icon US flight cancellations put new strain on economy
        45 2 THE grounding of thousands of flights is disrupting cargo, mail and other crucial business for financially strapped US airlines, and that means painful new strains on an economy teetering on the edge of recession. AVIATION/SHIPPING, PAGE 40
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        Lock icon ST Electronics gunning for new ICT projects
        68 2 ST ELECTRONICS says it is targeting a number of major infocomm technology (ICT) projects in the coming months, to sustain the growth momentum that propelled the company past a $1 billion turnover milestone last year. It is now laying the groundwork for a
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      Lock icon Edward Soeryadjaya sues four associates in S'pore
      955 4  -  MICHELLE QUAH He sues them over a deal to inject granite quarry business into a firm he owned [SINGAPORE] Influential Indonesian businessman Edward Soeryadjaya has sued some business associates in the Singapore High Court over a botched deal worth tens of millions of
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      172 2 /<H\^/ Visit the largest event in Asia that showcases the latest trends in real estate, architecture, >^f Cj\/ urban planning and design from around the world. >SS3S Cityscape Asia 2008 features an 8,000 sqm exhibition and two parallel conferences where you can: v^^^SwS! Network with more than 6,000 international and
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      419 4 SECRETARIES' WEEK AT RAFFLES HOTEL Even the boss is rewarded. 21 to 25 April 2008 Treat your dedicated secretary to lunch at Raffles Hotel and be rewarded for your show of appreciation! When your lucky secretary wins the grand prize of a luxurious one-night stay at Raffles Hotel complete with
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      1510 4 ADVANCE MODULES GROUP LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) (Registration No. *****1776E) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of ADVANCE MODULES GROUP LIMITED will be held at Connection 4, Level 3, Amara Hotel, 165 Tanjong Pagar Road, Singapore *****9 on 30
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  • RISING ASIA
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      Lock icon How to preserve wealth for future generations
      1313 5 Estate planning is today becoming a complex issue that requires professional help, says CHEN HUIFEN FOLKLORE and parables tell of diminishing wealth over generations. In the holy book, there is one of a prodigal son who squandered away his inheritance and had to
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      93 5 Making more possible ABNAMRO Private Banking This is the third of a fortnightly series brought to you by ABNAMRO Private Banking imimL<* <**-* J 7 mm HL~J 1" a^ ViHQ You have an uncanny ability to spot an opportunity. And we are confident we can help you fully exploit those
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  • SINGAPORE MARKETS
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      Lock icon It's probably time to go defensive
      696 6  -  R SIVANITHY STOCKS SO, THEY guessed wrong. Friday's large push in Singapore, Hong Kong and in early European trading which was undoubtedly aided by generous amounts of short-covering came because traders in this part of the world guessed that Wall Street would end higher
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      1931 6 'aymem (cts) Ex date Books close Pay date iTelecom Intl bn 0.123 06-Ma^ 08-Ma^ 22-Ma^ action Asia ak 0.500 06-Ma> 08-Ma^ 20-Ma^ \da ak 0.700 05-Ma^ 07-Mai 23-Ma^ )ak bh 0.550 05-Maj 07-Maj 23-Maj advance Hldi ak 0.750 28-A[ 30-14-Ma) advance SCT ak 1.000 06-Ma) 08-Ma^ 23-Ma) igva
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      Lock icon Oil prices strike record high above US$112
      149 6 -AFP COMMODITIES [LONDON] Commodity prices mainly rose last week, led by crude oil. The price of New York oil rocketed to a record-high U*****.21 per barrel on Wednesday after the US government announced heavy falls to its energy stockpiles. By Friday, New York's
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      Lock icon BROKERS' RECOMMENDATIONS
      1983 6 Source: Reuters Consensus No. of Forecast Mean Fri's recommendation esti- EPS PE target price This wk Last mth mates (cents) (ratio) price Company name \dvance SCT Ltd 2.50 2.50 2 7.15 4.27 0.50 0.31 Jlco Commercial REIT 2.25 1.75 5.74 14.37 1.10 0.83 .II' ireen Pro jerties Ltd
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      Lock icon STRAITS TIMES INDEX
      4 6 WEEKLY
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      51 6 April VALUE CLOSE 105.00-112.00 BT OB/OS BT CADI -*****.00+137.0 BT 10-day MA -*****.00+10.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 779.16 +9.82 FTSE ST Small Cap 654.22 +4.14 FTSE ST All Share 793.92+13.39 FTSE ST China 460.84+10.57 UOB Catalist 147.03 +0.53 SiMSCI 389.38 8.41 SiMSCI Future 388.00+ 12.10 PrimePartnersCI 153.70
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      Lock icon MOST ACTIVE STOCKS
      56 6 VOLUME Jade Tech 661,569,000 UniFiber 521,793,000 ChinaEnerqy 297,377,000 Cosco Corp 260,626,000 Synear 199,132,000 CoscoCorpM BLeCWOBO7O3 165,122,000 Golden Agri 158,959,000 China Honqxinq 138,565,000 Yanqzijianq 134,684,000 JiutianC 124,764,000 VALUE(S) Cosco Corp 796,625,150 UOB 547,897,123 DBSGrp 522,517,424 SGX 504,444,411 Capita Land 379,552,604 Keppel Corp 368,046,781 Sing Tel 358,620,580 OCBC Bk
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      104 6 BY CENTS CLOSE UP ***** 6000.0 43.5 BMT GLD 10US$ 9142 249.9 2.1 UOB 2080 60.0 3.0 OCBCBk4.5%NCPS 100 ***** 40.0 0.4 Tri-M 73.5 36.5 98.6 Thai Prime Fd 752 35.3 3.6 HK Land 444 34.0 6.0 ndo, iri 239 31.0 14.! SPC 724 30.0 4.3 CIMBAsean40 100US$ 948
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      115 6 Closing prices are in trading currencies, but absolute difference is in Ss. CLOSE DOWN 293 -67.0 -18.6 :osco Con ilA 200 1544 -64.0 -4.0 ;gx 828 -62.0 -7.0 ;GXMBLiCW*****0 279 -56.0 -16.7 I A 1570 -50.0 -3.1 IMH 2940 -48.9 -1.2 :oscoCori iMBLiCW/***** 93 -45.0 -32.6 i Land 647
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      Lock icon CURRENCIES Where S$ stands
      86 6 Apr 11 CLOSE CHNG FR Apr 10 YR 2008/07 S$ LOW S$ HIGH USS 1.3585 -0.01 1.5479 1.3546 Euro 2.1509 0.31 2.2064 1.9913 Pounds 2.6787 0.42 3.1194 2.6730® AS 1.2686 -0.13 1.3555 1.1741 Yen* 1.3338 1.31 1.4484 1.2285 Rill liah* 0.***** -0.10 0.*****0.*****® Baht* 4.2991 0.05
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      Lock icon Investors nervously await US numbers
      1520 8  -  TEH HOOI LING THE volatile ride in the market has not reached the end yet as investors nervously await a slew of corporate earnings as well as economic reports in the US. So far, news from the US earnings front has been grim with a
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      Lock icon Surge in buying and selling activities; fund managers still bearish
      1442 8  -  ROBERT HALILI INSIDE MARKETS Buybacks remain lacklustre with eight firms making 28 repurchases DIRECTOR and substantial shareholder activity rose last week with 43 companies recording 120 purchases and 25 firms with 87 share sales, based on filings on the Singapore
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  • COMPANY NEWS
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      Lock icon Robinson set to be taken private
      227 7  -  CHOW PENN NEE By SINGAPORE'S oldest retailer is a step closer to being delisted from the Singapore Exchange (SGX). Al-Futtaim announced late last Friday night that it had acquired about 90.27 per cent of Robinson, paving the way for the Middle East investor to
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      Lock icon CEO pay: shouldn't share price performance be a factor?
      586 7  -  R SIVANITHY SHOULD company bosses whose shares have performed worse than the broad market have their pay docked because of poor performance? AGM season is upon us and rather than attending these meetings perfunctorily or simply to savour the gastronomic freebies
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      Lock icon Private equity deals up in Q1
      474 7  -  EMILYN YAP But the value of such deals in Asia ex-Japan has come down from year ago By THE Asia-Pacific, excluding Japan, received a larger number of private equity investments in the first quarter of this year, but the sums invested have decreased, according
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      Lock icon SGX may post $103m net
      102 7 Reuters SINGAPORE Exchange is expected to report its smallest profit in four quarters as new listings plunged and trading volumes slowed. SGX is expected to post a net profit of $103 million for its third quarter ended March, a poll of four analysts showed. That
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      Lock icon F&N gets boost from buy calls
      427 11  -  EMILYN YAP Market not fully recognising value of property arm, says Kirn Eng; it sets $6 target price By SHARES of Fraser Neave have received a boost after two "buy" recommendations from Kirn Eng Research and DBS Vickers. Its shares surged 18 cents or
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      Lock icon Bio-Treat: US$4.2m claimed by Abax 'not significant'
      321 11  -  CHOW PENN NEE By 810-TREAT has come out to defend its disclosure practices, which were questioned by BT last Friday. The BT article had pointed out that Bio-Treat was slow in disclosing a US$4.2 million lawsuit brought on by Hong Kong-based fund Abax
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      Lock icon No opinion from external auditors, says Asiasons
      256 11  -  CHOW PENN NEE By EXTERNAL auditors for Asiasons Capital, formerly known as Integra2ooo Ltd, have not expressed an opinion on the company's financial statements for FY2007. The company announced on Saturday that its independent auditors, Moore Stephens, could not express an opinion because
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  • VIEWS FROM THE TOP
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      Lock icon TRANSPARENCY AND DIALOGUE
      2673 12 THIS WEEK'S TOPIC: Are AGMs in Singapore living up to the expectations of shareholders and the companies themselves? If not, what more needs to be done? Karl Mouantri Managing Director BPM Partners Asia-Pacific Pte Ltd HAVING worked for the last 13 years in Asia-Pacific with multinational as
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      149 13 We believe long-lasting relationships are built on trust. Last year, we published our yields for the benefit of our customers. We're glad we did it, so we're doing it again. Year on year, we deliver attractive yields because of our consistent investment performance and cost effectiveness. This year is no
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
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      Lock icon Environment faces another threat: global recession
      299 14 Reports by MATTHEW PHAN A GLOBAL recession could hurt investments in environmental companies and pose a short-term obstacle to tackling climate change, according to United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) executive director Achim Steiner. "We have to be aware of the potential damage that might
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      Lock icon Senoko Power joins UN green network initiative
      216 14 SINGAPORE generating company Senoko Power is one of only five corporations worldwide among the founders of a new UN initiative. The Carbon Neutral Network is a web-based information exchange for entities that want to cut greenhouse-gas emissions to zero. And Senoko is carrying
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      Lock icon U of Nevada to set up campus in Middle East
      435 14  -  LEE U-WEN UNLV's second int'l campus in UAE could open as early as 2010 By TWO years after opening its first international campus in Singapore, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) is expanding overseas again this time, in the
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      246 14 Global Survey of 4,741 Executives in 83 Countries Identifies Talent Management as the Most Critical People Challenge Today and in the Future Managers rated improving leadership development and managing work-life-balance as other urgent priorities. This report provides ranking and analysis of 17 HR challenges and suggests specific actions to address
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  • dining OUT with citibank
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      Lock icon Passion and palate for seafood
      833 15  -  JAIME EE POWER Lunch By GIVEN his fondness for seafood, one would think that Canadian-born Gregory Wade grew up on the banks of Nova Scotia, reeling in fresh salmon while broiling lobsters on top of a makeshift barbecue or some variation of this image. Not
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      610 15  -  Jaime E& SEASONAL MENU Japanese Dining Sun Kyushu Promotion April 15 to June 9 #02-01 Chijmes. Tel: 6336-3166 (Also available at Sun's other outlets) HOW nice it is to live in Japan, where the obsession for the best quality ingredients can see ideological fights breaking out
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  • DINING OUT
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      681 16  -  Ch&ah Ui-Hoon NEW EATERY 12x12 Cafe Suntec City Galleria #01-002 3 Temasek Boulevard Tel: 6333 9774 IF there's one company that simply oozes creative juices, it's the Spa Esprit group. First, it had the spa at that time, blazing ahead of the industry by trimming brows
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      Lock icon Fusion of French cooking and Japanese flavour
      453 16  -  DANNY TAN WORLD GOURMET SUMMIT By THESE days it's not uncommon for chefs to borrow techniques and ingredients from other cultures. Even the most vociferous of French chefs are not above enhancing their dishes with, say, a squeeze of quintessential Japanese yuzu or
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      2566 16 m^^ SAMUDERA SHIPPING LINE LTD F/^^\\ TOP GLOBAL LIMITED (C<""P»ny Registration No. *****84«2C) /■■■mUJ L "v. -sa (Incorporated in Singapore with limited liability) IUE^B jßi "Sp 3R PR. 4* ~m WJ^^F NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING ■|Y> nf* I nn«| IMITrn NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting
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      5197 17 XT'l7l I I SUNNINGDALE TECH LTD I MCL Land t m El (Company Registration No. *****8621R) I Jt^Wm Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore MCL LANDJUMITCD Ug ELECTRIC CO LTD notice of annual general meeting (incorporate Singapore) (Incorporated In the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Thirteenth
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  • BT-CITIBANK YOUNG INVESTORS' FORUM
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      Lock icon Principles behind equity investing
      922 21 With escalating prices of goods hogging the headlines recently, stock or equity investing may be one way to hedge or protect against inflation, writes WAN SENG KEONG HISTORICALLY, stocks have achieved higher returns than bonds or cash over the long term. Stocks are also seen as
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      Lock icon Staking their futures on science
      795 21 CAMPUS LIFE Past experience in carbon trading game helps NTU students win futures trading contest, reports CRYSTAL NEO KNOWLEDGE in biotechnology and environmental science may not be the perfect formula to win a futures trading competition. But three students ■have shown that even environmental science
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      Lock icon Be smart with your finances
      204 21 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 21 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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      687 22  -  VIKRAM KHANNA Mostly commodities driven; but changing diets is a worrying trend, says economist By [SINGAPORE] Policymakers should not overreact to rising inflation, which is largely commodities driven, according to eminent economist Nicholas Stern. However, there are some worrying long-term trends that could
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      419 22 Reuters Rising protectionism should not be fed by fear and mistrust [WASHINGTON] Countries that receive investments from government-owned wealth funds should not discriminate against them nor allow fear and mistrust to feed rising protectionism, the OECD said on Saturday. These wealth funds, with assets above
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  • MALAYSIA
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      765 23  -  PAULINE NG MALAYSIA INSIGHT And more shocks can be expected, with the end of Anwar's ban tomorrow m HAT a difference a weekend can make. Just a little over a month after Malaysia's March 8 general election (GE), the aftershocks from the electoral earthquake are still
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      582 24 Bernama Party leadership needs 'transition' of power' for comeback: Umno VP [KUALA LUMPUR] Umno will fade away and cannot make a comeback anymore if no immediate changes are made to the leadership, party vice-president Muhyiddin Yassin said. "If the changes are not made
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      Lock icon Anwar marks end of political ban this week
      210 24 -AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim this week celebrates his official return to the political stage, as a ban from public office expires a decade after he was sacked as deputy prime minister. The lifting of the ban marks the
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      93 24 Bernama [KEPALA BAT AS, Malaysia] The government has not made a decision on the RMB billion (553.45 billion) Kuala Lumpur-Singapore bullet train project, said Second Finance Minister Nor Mohamed Yakcob. "The project has yet to materialise," he said yesterday after presenting financial aid to
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  • INDONESIA
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      715 25 Reuters Syariah-compliant products seen getting a boost from new law [JAKARTA] The head of HSBC Indonesia, the No 2 foreign bank in the country by assets, said he expects strong growth in the bank's business due to rising demand for Islamic financial products
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      874 25 OMCfumgKee jtffcj Old Chang Kee Ltd. Company Registration No. *****6190W (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at The National University of Singapore Society, Kent Ridge Guild House, 9 Kent Ridge
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      2097 25 C/khb KIAN HO BEARINGS LTD (Company Registration No. *****2030N) (Incorporated In The Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Kian Ho Bearings Ltd ("the Company') will be held at 5 Changi South Street 3, Singapore *****7 on Tuesday, 29
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  • GREATER CHINA
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      Lock icon Court hears appeal in HK's 'milkshake murder' trial today
      544 26  -  JANE MOIR American jailed in 2005 for killing husband to appeal against life sentence By in Hong Kong ONE of Hong Kong's most sensationalist murder trials is set to keep the city riveted as Nancy Kissel returns to court today to
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      343 26 ■AFP [SYDNEY] The route for the Australian leg of the Olympic torch relay has been changed after the spectacle attracted angry pro-Tibet protests in Europe, an official said yesterday. Organisers of the flame's two-day stop in the national capital Canberra have already said that, while
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      605 27 27 Meeting between Hu and incoming Taiwan VP heralds improving relations [BOAO, China] Chinese President Hu Jintao says he is thinking deeply about improving relations with Taiwan, state-run media reported yesterday, one day after an icebreaking meeting between the rivals that have
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      432 28 Reuters And banks must spread investments in multiple markets, forum told [BOAO, China] The Chinese banking regulator and commercial lenders said at the weekend that they had learned from the US sub-prime crisis that market liberalisation should be gradual and banks should spread
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      395 28 Apr 11 BANKS ABN AmroßankNV 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 of America
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      Lock icon China Mobile seeking to acquire small stakes in global telcos
      321 28 Reuters [BEIJING] China Mobile, the world's largest mobile phone operator, said on Saturday that it was seeking small stakes in global telecom firms because controlling stakes had become too expensive. Although minor holdings would give China Mobile only limited sway
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      Lock icon ICBC cautious with overseas expansion
      283 28 Reuters It keeps its purse strings tight when seeking acquisitions [BOAO, China] Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) said on Saturday that it is super-cautious when choosing acquisition targets abroad because it knows it is a new hand in the global financial market. A
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      444 28 Xinhua [BOAO, China] Economists and executives participating in the Boao Forum for Asia on Saturday highlighted the uncertainties of China's real estate industry, which they said might experience a rational cooling at best or a painful reshuffle this year. Many agreed 2008 would be a quieter
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      3903 27 KTsm3a*tßißlHiS ACCPAC Care is the technical support programme for Sage ACCPAC ERP users. It is unsurpassed support starting from a listening ear, to understanding your needs, and giving you complete peace of mind to manage your business. ACCPAC Care is helmed by veterans who have been supporting over 1,000 users,
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      203 28 JM I YM^TTW-TTVE^EE^^B D Michelin Stars, 2 Chef Extraordinaires, 1 Week of Culinary Bliss highlights Discover the flair of much-lauded French chefs Stephane Carrade (2 Michelin-starred) and Eric Dequin (1 Michelin-starred) at Global Kitchen J4 19 April as part of the World Gourmet Summit. Embark on a gastronomic experience with
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      5135 29 mmmmmnm^m^^i fi 3S ilSl X ASA GROUP HOLDINGS LTD cpQ un| n MO Q |fci||TCn (Company Registration No. *****8258 M) LUO riULUI INVJIO LI Ml I tU (Incorporated in Singapore with limited liability) (incorporated in the Republic of Singapore] Company Registration No. *****4760R Notice of Annual General Meeting NOTICE IS
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      3341 30 FULL APEX {HOLDINGS) LIMITED SUNIHINI HOLDINGS LIMITED SUNSH,NEHO-LD,Nas LIMITED ™L APEXJHOLDiNGS) LIMITED (Incorporated in the Cayman Islands) (Company Registration N0,07-*****5) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of FULL APEX (HOLDINGS) LIMITED (the "Company") will be held at
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      5686 31 UNIHED SSSS3KSSSSSS? umm> II ViYONG KIN I I straits asia resources limited NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN rhoi Ihe Annual General Meeting ol rhe Company w.ll be held ar YONG KIN INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LTD. Copthorne King's Hotel Singapore, 403 Havelock Road, Singapore *****2, Prince 2 Room
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      5113 32 EziOn Holdings Limited (Incorporated in The Republic of Singapore) V^^ I L^^ E I XV al^^l (Formerly known as Nylect Technology Limited) Company Registration No. *****4364E S^B NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Ezion Holdings Limited ("the Company') will be held at No. FUJI OFFSET PLATES
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  • INDIA
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      Lock icon Bharti plans retail stores of three sizes
      624 33 Reuters But JV with Wal-Mart faces lack of real estate and high land prices [BARCELONA] Bharti Enterprises is planning a "threepronged" launch on India's retail scene together with world leader Wal-Mart Stores Inc but a short supply of real estate is proving a
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      Lock icon Enough rice stocks, so India may ease export controls
      523 34 Reuters Anxiety will subside in coming months as extra crops boost supplies, say analysts [MUMBAI] Rice prices may have peaked after doubling this year and India, which curtailed exports to strengthen domestic supply, is likely to ease some controls on overseas
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      Lock icon India bans cement exports, may put curbs on steel
      354 34 Reuters [NEW DELHI] India has banned export of cement from Friday and was considering a similar move for steel, Trade Minister Kamal Nath confirmed on Saturday, as the government aims to calm inflation. "We have issued a notification last night banning
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      3477 33 «f& FIBRECHEM TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED FibreChGPl (Incorporated in Bermuda) China Sunsine Chemical Holdings Ltd. ■TOO5!!T!W?1¥t!9T??11'195TOB H »|S4UX (Company Registration No.: *****9470N) s v h s i n k (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) i NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of FibreChem Technologies Limited (the Company") will
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      2614 34 Financial One Corp. (Incorporated in the Cayman Islands on 10 March 2006) (incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability) ComPany H"QWndton Number: CF-*****6 V!# Holdings Limited (Company Registration No. *****) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Financial One Corp. (the "Company") will
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  • MIDDLE EAST
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      Lock icon Inflation in Gulf hard to control: UAE
      456 35 Bloomberg, Reuters Imports expensive as most currencies are pegged to falling greenback [WASHINGTON] The US dollar's decline is making it harder for Persian Gulf nations to control inflation, said United Arab Emirates Central Bank governor Sultan Bin Nasser al- Suwaidi. The UAE and
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      Lock icon Yale backs away from Abu Dhabi arts institute plan
      306 35 -AP Move follows its refusal to grant degrees in UAE capital [NEW YORK] After more than a year of talks, Yale University has backed away from its plan for an arts institute in Abu Dhabi, involving Yale's art, music, architecture and
      -AP  -  306 words
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      Lock icon Japan, Russia in talks for 'new level of ties'
      591 36  -  ANTHONY ROWLEY Moscow discussions will also prepare ground for Japan PM's Russia visit By in Tokyo JAPAN'S Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura will hold talks in Moscow today with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov and other Russian government ministers, to raise Russo-Japan
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      Lock icon EU to meet biofuel goal, but won't touch food
      246 36 Reuters [BRDO, Slovenia] The European Union can meet its 2020 target to get one-tenth of all transport fuel from biofuels without adding to soaring food prices and harming rainforests, the EU's environment chief said on Saturday. EU leaders agreed on the
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      3363 35 Food Empire Holdings Limited SSt^f \A\J Company Registration No: *****1282G A C *l^(lncorpon.tedintheßepubUcofSingapore) tOO 6 tMpiPG JADASON ENTERPRISES LTD Company Registration No.: *****3898K Notice of Annual General Meeting (incorporated Singapore lmm w) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING w^l™™^^^^ N^ CE h '?H Hr, EBr gi h hyp that T", AnT
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      3850 36 4^f CHINA ENERSAVE LIMITED Company Registration No. *****6776 D HftUttwH^MMUm^mmMMlfl ENERSAVE (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) J NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 12th Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held atf NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Tenth Annual General Meeting of the Company will be
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon JC Flowers made US$3b offer for Bear Steams
      653 37 Bloomberg Move came before JPMorgan's US$2 a share bid but failed to get Fed backing [NEW YORK] JC Flowers Co offered to pay US$3 billion for a 90 per cent equity stake in Bear Steams one day before JPMorgan Chase agreed to
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      29 37 I WKW4'eMUo9l3.oom Lianhe Zaobao With sharp fall in share price of Cosco, what are the prospects for marine industry? easmiMoAßlß Cfk. tkt vi^kt «tw{fwww.snoi .an jobs cars property shops
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      2703 37 CHINA PRINTING DYEING HOLDING LIMITED KINERGY LTD. :'^f, (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) (Company Registration No. *****0021 D) Registration no. <!UU!>ll Hb4b (Incorporated in Singapore with limited liability) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Third Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held
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  • ASIA-PACIFIC/WORLD
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      Lock icon The worst is over for UBS, says CEO Rohner
      640 38 Reuters Changes planned include splitting chairman's office into committees [ZURICH] Swiss bank ÜBS is over the worst of its problems and is strong enough to manage its risks and positions, the group's chief executive was quoted as saying yesterday. "We are
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      351 38 -AP [LOS ANGELES] Charlton Heston, one of the last lions of Old Hollywood, was remembered at his funeral here last Saturday as devoutly religious and patriotic a man who was an imposing figure both in his politics and on the big screen. Heston
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      Lock icon Philippines may delay asset sales as demand weakens
      283 38 Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] The Philippines may delay plans to sell government assets, including a stake in food and beverage company San Miguel Corp, as the global economic slowdown and credit squeeze sap investor appetite, Finance Secretary Gary Teves said. The government will instead
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      Lock icon Tactics pay off for Uniquely Singapore, Nova Scotia
      383 38 NOVA SCOTIA and Uniquely Singapore's tactical moves north have paid off and they stand to pull out a bigger lead over the rest of the Clipper 07-08 fleet and benefit further from their gamble before the six yachts behind them get the
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      Lock icon STOCKS ASIA
      2747 38 Transaction date: Apr 11 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 day \eon Credit \eon Stores \ngang Steel \nhui Conch \nhuiexpressway \sia Satellite \sm Pacific Sank Of E Asia Seida Jade Bird Jeijing Airport Seijing Ent
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      124 38 Stock name Close Chani Stock name Close Chani Stock name Close Chani Cai i Land 6.470 +0.100 Kei Con 10.500 +0.360 ST Em 3.440 -0.030 Cai iMall 3.570 +0.120 Kei Land 5.920 iembCort Ind 4.110 +0.080 Cit' 11.920 +0.420 NOL 3.200 +0.050 SembMar 3.510 -0.040 Cosco
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      108 38 MAIN Up Down Undi SDQ Up Down Uncli TOTAL Up Down Unch Multi Ind 3 13 2 0 0 0 3 13 2 Manufacturing 92 92 52 12 18 16 104 110 68 Commerce 24 31 24 32 39 32 'St. >r/c ms 14 17 11 15
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      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING TURNOVER
      125 38 TURNOVER ('000) MAIN SDQ TOTAL VALUE C000) SDQ TOTAL MAIN Multi Ind 148,338 148,338 616,043 616,043 Manufacturing 2,015,339 769, ,325 ,784,664 1,500,415 61,294 1,561,709 Commerce 280,789 10,393 291,182 355,509 1,587 357,096 r/C( 609,059 926 609,985 1,644,711 239 1,644,950 Finance 224,346 77 224,423 1,987,451 1,987,457 Construction 651,053 70,823
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      Lock icon IMF urged to keep a closer eye on economy
      693 39 It's also told to provide emergency aid to poor states if food crisis worsens [WASHINGTON] World finance officials on Saturday urged the International Monetary Fund to keep closer tabs on the global economy in the hope future crises like the one
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      Lock icon US commodity boom hurts food banks
      655 39 -AFP Higher cost of goods amid slump forcing more to go to them [WASHINGTON] Soaring commodity prices, while a boon to American farmers, have left US food banks scrambling for donations amid a spike in demand with the economic downturn forcing more people to
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      Lock icon Cadbury should swallow Hershey or be swallowed
      708 39 [LONDON] As Cadbury Schweppes moves closer to being a pure confectionery company by selling its North American Dr Pepper drinks unit, industry analysts say it should now pull off a merger deal before it becomes a target. Cadbury's shareholders on Friday approved the
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      Lock icon A lawn mower to the biggest wheat farmer
      604 39 Reuters [SYDNEY] Twenty-four years ago Australian Ron Greentree was mowing lawns for a living. This year he will plant wheat on an area the size of Hong Kong, and good rains combined with high prices could bring him a Asloo million (Ssl26
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  • AVIATION/SHIPPING
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      Lock icon Heathrow woes damaging to London, says minister
      391 40 AFP [LONDON] The shambles at Heathrow Airport's new Terminal 5 has damaged the British capital and is costing the city international business, the minister for London said in an interview on Saturday. Heathrow's operator BAA had to take responsibility for London's lost business
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      Lock icon BA delays second move to Terminal 5 till June
      224 40 Bloomberg [LONDON] British Airways (BA) will delay shifting more flights to London Heathrow airport's Terminal 5 following the chaotic opening of the building last month. A plan to move most long-haul services to the £4.3 billion (Ssl 1.5 billion) concourse will
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      Lock icon US flight cancellations put new strains on economy
      758 40 AP Stricter scrutiny of carriers' compliance with safety rules to spell more troubles [WASHINGTON] It is not just angry passengers who are suffering. The grounding of thousands of flights is disrupting cargo, mail and other crucial business for financially strapped US airlines,
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      Lock icon American geared for normal schedule
      235 40 LAT-WP [LOS ANGELES] American Airlines said it expected to resume a normal schedule later yesterday, ending a series of flight cancellations the airline made to inspect its MD-80 jetliners for compliance with federal safety rules. The airline said it cancelled 200 flights on Saturday as
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      Lock icon France warns pirates from Somalia
      100 40 AFP [PARIS] France's defence minister warned on Saturday that Paris would not tolerate extortion attempts, after French military secured the release of 30 hostages from a luxury boat off Somalia and seized half a dozen pirates. "This is the first time a country has decided
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    • TRANSPORT STOCKS
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        110 40 '000 >r 11 Vol CH Offshore Chuan Hup Hldgs Cosco Corp CWTLtd Ezra Hldgs First Ship Lease Freight Links Grand Banks laya Hold Ltd KiVentures Keppel Corp MTQ Corp NOL Pacific Shipping Pan-United Corp Rickmers Mari Samudera Ship Sembcorp Indust Sembcorp Marine Spore Ship Star Cruises 0.63 0.37 2.93
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        39 40 '000 11 M$ Vol Int'G Logistics MISCBhd MISC Foreign Msia Bulk Carrie NCB Holdings NeplineBhd PDZ Holdings 0.76 9.25 8.95 4.34 3.28 0.21 0.14 0.02 0.25 -0.05 -0.06 0.06 0.01 -0.01 116 336 195 2055 172 195 93
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        16 40 '00 >r 11 Baht Vol 'recious Ship Regional Cont 23.30 23.90 -0.10 -0.10 1298 10
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        15 40 '000 >r 11 HK$ Vol Doil iingamas Cont 45.50 2.43 2.10 -0.04 1647 5372
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        22 40 '000 Aboitiz Equity Intl Container Keppel Marine Keppel Prop 6.80 31.50 2.50 unch unch unch unch unch 1204 956 268 0
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        26 40 ,pi 11 NT! Vol Evergreen Marine ....31.30 :irst Steamship 76.80 /Van Hai Lines 28.25 t'ang Ming Marine...25.00 0.60 1.40 0.10 0.30 26 5 9 16
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        42 40 '000 11 Yen Vol (awasaki Hvy Ind ..229.00 5.00 ***** (awasaki Kisen 972.00 17.00 5839 Mitsubishi Hvy 444.00 7.00 ***** Mitsui Eng&Sbldg...285.00 5.00 8895 Mitsui Osk Lines ...1246.00 15.00 7876 Mippon Express 588.00 11.00 4503 MipponYusen 968.00 25.00 5173 source: Reuters
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      Lock icon AIRCRAFT ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES
      2436 40 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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      300 40 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS I Men are endlessly mad with Pj I [2 I |3 I [4 I [5 I [6 j showing wisdom (9) g—^ 10 Irish following Troubles, mi- J^M tially laconic (5) I^HI I 1 It's used for dodgy smoking PB P^ II 11 11 12 Philosopher takes
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  • SINGAPORE STOCKS
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      Lock icon SGX MAINBOARD
      9057 41 Week ended: Apr 11 !-wks Tel Low Code Last Sale Vol ('000) Seek Low Bi .as1 Quote Seller Div C'vr Net P/E I Cap $mil Com| Hii 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
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      69 41 _Hm Low Code Com Sale COOP) _Hm Low Bu' Seller C'vr P/E $mil 200 116 6065 Diamonds US200cd 250 6200 6200 6095 IS DJ US Tech 1000 1000 6097 IS MSCI Spore ***** ***** 6101 ISS&P500 ***** ***** 6170 SPDRS US6200 US1000 US***** US***** 60 100 100 100
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      2126 41 Hi. Low Code Comi >an' Sale Cooo) Hi. Low Bu1 rer Seller C'vr P/E >mil 30 11.5 1181 s AAGrp 41.5 16 5000 s ABR Hldgs 31 18 8538 s APStrategic 16.5 2.5 1501 s Advanced System 38 19.5 3518 s Afor 70.5 12 1524 s Alantac 22.5
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      Lock icon CLOB INTERNATIONAL
      266 41 STOCK PRICES LEGEND: Straits Times Index Stocks; s Catalist Non Sponsored; t Catalist; N Net or Tax-exempted dividend; ct Conditional Trdg; xd ex-dividend cd cum dividend; cri cum right issue cbi cum bonus issue; xri ex-right issue; xbi ex-bonus issue xall ex-all; cdxa cum dividend ex-all co cum
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      372 42 In local curr In S$ In USS %dy %yr dy yr dy yr Index Change Change Change Change Change Change April World Index Preliminan 1016.2 -0.7 -10.2 -0.7 -12.8 -0.7 -7.! EAFE Prel liminan 973.1 -0.3 -13.2 -0.4 -12.8 -0.4 -7.! Euro[ Preliminan 1345.8 -1.2
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      131 42 As at 9am April Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Bid Offer Aust dollar 1.2590 1.2750 Can dollar 1.3270 1.3430 Euro 2.1310 2.1550 NZ dollar 1.0770 1.1010 jterlin mnd 2.6700 2.7000 US dollar 1.3520 1.3670 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign currency:
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      159 42 Apr 11 $S_ Offer Bid Overnight 1/2 1 -month 1 2-months 1 1/8 3-months 1 1/4 Overnight mode: 1/2 US$ Offer 3/8 7/8 1 1 1/8 Bid 7 days 1 month 2 months 3 months 6 months 9 months 12 months SFr 2.85 2.90 2.95 2.95 2.85 2.85
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      21 42 Apr;; STI SIMSCI Apr 381.7 388.6 388 Taiwan A| 337.9 343.7 342.7 Source: MF Global (S) Pte. Ltd
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      22 42 Apr 11 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.3555 1.3567 2-months 1.3533 1.3546 3-months 1.3521 1.3535 6-months 1.3489 1.3504 Source: OCBC
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      152 42 Apr 11 Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.2676 1.2689 0.9335 0.9338 Canadian dollar 1.3381 1.3399 0.9854 0.9860 Euro 2.1482 2.1503 1.5820 1.5824 NZ dollar 1.0860 1.0877 0.7998 0.8004 Sterlim ind 2.6813 2.6838 1.9746 1.9750 US dollar 1.3579 1.3589
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      349 42 Apr 11 EURODOLLAR FUTURES Jun08 Sep08 Dec08 Mar09 97.505 97.690 97.610 97.595 0 0 0 0 ***** ***** 9505 ***** EUROYEN FUTURES Jun08 99.195 99.200 Sep08 99.255 99.265 Dec08 99.290 99.300B Mar09 99.300 99.305 Jun09 99.265 99.270B Sep09 99.210B Dec09 99.150B Mar10 99.190 99.250 99.285 99.300 99.265
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      286 42 Apr 11 KUbbbK 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 08 384.50 380.50 375.75 375.50 375.50 375.50 RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Month Hig gh Low Sett Volume (tonnes)
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      102 42 April (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 lb bushels) Close Previous High/Low May 08 1332.50 1356.00 1356.00 1328.00 Jul 08 1349.25 1372.75 1370.00 1344.00 Aug 08 1338.00 1360.00 1352.00 1334.00 Sep 08 1304.50 1318.00 1312.00 1298.00 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs;Uscent/lb) Close Previous High/Low May 08 59.94 60.17 60.20 59.50 Jul
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      74 42 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Apr 10 CRUDE (FOB origin) USS/barrel Close Cham Brent blend (1-Mth F) 108.15 unch WTI(NearMth) 110.03 -0.54 Dubai (1-Mth F) 102.78 2.42 Tapis blend 116.6 2.75 Minas 107.15 2.3 PRODUCT USS/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha Jet Kerosene 101.32 140.10 1.44 3 USS/barrel Opec Oil Basket Price
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      464 42 April Rm Euro HK' Ini Rs Ru Yen Won RM NZ! Pal Rs Peso Ram NT: Bal it Poum us: Australia 0.947 6.535 0.590 7.273 37.279 85.779 0.951 9.114 2.943 1.167 58.965 38.784 1.268 7.264 0.937 28.303 29.522 0.473 0.934 Canada 1.056 6.899 0.623 7.678 39.358 90.562
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      84 42 April Period Issue code Maturity Yesterday's Bid Hii Day's |h Low 3-Month BQ*****W 10.07.08 1-Year BY*****A 29.09.08 0.71 0.81 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity code rate Close Bid Day's High Low 2-Year N*****0F 2.625 5-Year N*****0V 1.625 7-Year NX*****F 3.625 10-Year NY*****F 3.750 15-Year NY*****X 3.125 20-Year
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      76 42 April (US$) (S$) 2.***** 1.***** 6 mths 1.***** 9 mths 1.***** 12 mths 1.***** 1 mth 2 mths 2.***** 1.***** 3 mths 2.***** 1.***** 6 mths 9 mths 12 mths 2.***** 2.***** 2.***** 1.***** 1.***** 1.***** SWAP Mid rates (S$) 1 yr 1.***** 2yrs 1.***** 3yrs 2.***** 4yrs 2.*****
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      58 42 Apr 11 Delivery Month Opening Range Sett Av Price Price Hii Vol Open Done Position Low Apr 08 May 08 3460 Jun 08 3480 Jul 08 3499 Total o/p: ***** contracts 3445 3450 3473 3412 3454 3500 3425 3470 3509 3431 Turnover: 9409 lots Market tone: Higher 251
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      128 42 Apr 11 Hong Kong London unav 925.00 unav 926.00 Apr 10 April 926.40 922.55 927.10 923.25 Source: Reuters CAST BAR (SS) Apr 11 Buying Sellini Kilobar "43,430.23" ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (SS) Selling Buying Igm 5gm lOgm 20gm 50gm lOOgm 1 oz 1 oz UBS Kinebar™ 97.37 276.06
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      56 42 Aluminium, 99.7% purity (USS/tonne) Close Previous Cash 3040.20 3 months 3090.00 Copper, Grade A (USS/tonne) Cash 3 months 8793.00 8650.00 Lead (USS/tonne) Cash 2961.50 3 months 2967.00 Nickel (USS/tonne) Cash 3 months *****.00 *****.00 Tin (USS/tonne) Cash 3 months *****.50 *****.00 Zinc, Specia al High Grade (USS/tonne) Cash
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      82 42 Apr 11 (£/tonne) Close Prev Hii ih/Low May 08 1414 1380 1418/1397 Jul 08 1437 1405 1440/1417 Sep 08 1353 1315 1354/1329 Dec 08 1325 1289 1326/1305 COFFEE (USS/tonne) Close Pev High/Low May 08 2239 2242 2271/2236 Jul 08 2270 2270 2304/2263 Sep 08 2271 2270 2303/2266 Nov 08
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      3110 42 BONDS WARRANTS el lode Company Last Vol Conv Exer Sale +or- ('000) Ratio Price Disc Gear- Mths ing Lef1 >835 Allgreen RBeCW*****6 0.5 -0.5 200 0.5 218 1 )092 Asia Environment W*****4 17 -2 25 1 38 3 3.15 16 1481 #Asia Water Tech Ltd W*****0 19 -1 5 1
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      478 46  -  ONG BOON KIAT Good IP protection framework here draws Indian telco equipment maker By DRAWN by Singapore's robust legal framework for the protection of Intellectual Property (IP), Bangalore-based telecom equipment maker Ordyn Technologies has announced plans to set up a research and development
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        115 46 ASUS is promising mobile road warriors the best of both worlds with its new M 930 smart phone. At first glance, the handset resembles a normal candy-bar phone but a simple flip transforms it into PDA mode, complete with a full Qwerty keyboard and an
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        111 46 HEWLETT-PACKARD is hoping to make more of a fashion statement with its new dv3ooo consumer notebook. The laptop is the company's first 13.3-inch offering and comes with a new "mesh imprint" design to spice up its exterior. The dv3ooo offers a widescreen display as
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        163 46 SAMSUNG has introduced five new additions to its SyncMaster line of LCD monitors. The SyncMaster 2493HM and 2693HM are touted to be the centrepieces of home digital entertainment with a dynamic contrast ratio of 10,000:1 and a screen resolution of 1,900 x 1,200. The
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        92 46  -  WINSTON CHAI STARHUB has launched a new flat-rate plan to allow users to cap their daily spending when using their phone for e-mailing and surfing overseas. The pay-per-day roaming plan does not require a monthly subscription and a $30 ceiling will be imposed for all
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      806 47  -  AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY Firms in region cite new legislation on emission norms as driving reason Byi NEW environmental regulation has put Green IT firmly on the agenda of CIOs (chief information officers) in Europe and North America, and now the issue is starting
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        Lock icon New regional MD at Brother
        86 47 BROTHER International has named Takeo Shimazu as its new MD for its subsidiaries in the South-east Asia region. Mr Shimazu joined the firm in 1985 and subsequently rose through the ranks to take on a number of management positions. Prior to his promotion, he was
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        73 47 EMC has named Joe Ong as its new country manager fo: its Singapore subsidiary. He takes over from former heat Richard Price, who has taken on a new position with EM( as its director of commercial and channel sales, as well a: partners and alliances
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        Lock icon Ordyn names new Senior VP
        87 47 ORDYN Technologies has appointed Idris Vasi as its senior vice-president for global sales and alliances for its newly minted Singapore headquarters. In his new role, he will oversee the company's partnership as well as channels development efforts here and drive sales growth through selected strategic
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        85 47  -  WINSTON CHAI THE Singapore Computer Society (SCS) has unveiled a new council to oversee its operations and activities for this year. Wilson Tan, group CEO of Singapore Post, has been re-appointed as the president of SCS. Alphonsus Pang from the Ministry of Defence, Angie Monksfield from
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      Lock icon ST Electronics eyes ICT projects
      729 48 It is targeting two major education sector contracts on the local front, ONG BOON KIAT finds out more AIMING to sustain the growth momentum that propelled the company past a $1 billion turnover milestone last year, ST Electronics says it is targeting a number of
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      253 48  -  ONG BOON KIAT Hewlett-Packard a 'likely' partner again: ST Elec By ST ELECTRONICS has set its sights on the next Standard ICT Operating Environment (SOE) project the SOE for Schools tender. But this time, it wants enter the race as a
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      807 48  -  KENNETH JAMES By MICROSOFT Corp, which will provide the software smarts for the $1.3 billion SoEasy mega-project, is fully committed to ensuring that the final product will indeed make it easy for Singapore's civil servants to interact and communicate productively,
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