The Business Times, 23 June 2008

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    22 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES Singapore 85 cents online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg «v a Singapore press holdings publication coregnnoi9B4o2B6Be mica (p) 122/12/2007 Monday, June 23,2008
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  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon Earthquake insurance underpriced in Singapore, say reinsurers
    629 1  -  SIOW LI SEN EMILYN YAP 'Nat cats' global trend is increasing losses due to higher population density By and [SINGAPORE] Buildings in Singapore may not have adequate earthquake insurance or reinsurance cover. So if a major quake hits, there could be losses all
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    Lock icon ERP helps business, says LTA
    772 1  -  SAMUEL EE Congestion, if left unchecked, will have negative impact on the economy By help businesses to remain competitive. Congestion also adversely impacts family life as people spend more time on the roads." When asked about the effectiveness of the higher ERP rates, given that
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  • MARKETS DIGEST
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      54 1 Weekly C 3,001.81 Change +22.25 iT Index 1 COMP 1,206.67 -22.68 IIKKEI 225 1 3,942.08 -31.65 IANG SENG 22,745.60 +153.30 ;et INDEX 768.90 -13.74 JAKARTA COMP 2,371.78 -26.64 IANILA COMP 2,578.57 +23.82 ;eoulcomp 1,731.00 -16.35 iHENZHEN B 475.54 -31.36 IUMBAI IND 14,571.29 -618.33 )OW 11,842.69 -464.66 IASDAQ 2,406.09 -48.41
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      Lock icon PRIME RATES
      29 1 Bloomberg SINGAPORE 5.33 MALAYSIA 6.72 HONG KONG 5.25 INDONESIA 15.317 TAIWAN 6.316 JAPAN 1.875 KOREA 9.33 BRITAIN 5.00 US 5.00 CANADA 4.75 SWITZERLAND 3.91 INDIA 12.25 Source:
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      37 1 IS$ (S$ ier US$) 1.366 (US$/S$ )er 1.973 2.695 ;URO (USS/SS/E) 1.556 2.126 'EN 107.80 78.90 3.260 2.386 IK$ 7.807 5.715 !AHT 33.49 24.51 lUPIAH 9,260 6,779 1ENMINBI 6.880 5.036 INDIAN RUPEE 42.97 31.46 1.049 0.768
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
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  • TOP STORIES
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      Lock icon SingTel, StarHub against tighter broadband rules
      844 2  -  WINSTON CHAI Enough competition, says Sing Tel; apply rules only to new networks: Star Hub By [SINGAPORE] Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) and Star Hub have both given the thumbs-down to a proposed set of government regulations which could force them to split up their current
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      Lock icon M'sian border petrol stations to have 'foreigner' pumps
      304 2 -AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia announced plans yesterday to set up separate pumps at its border petrol stations to sell fuel to foreigners at market rates so that only locals can benefit from subsidised petrol. The new pumps will target Singaporeans and Thais
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    • THREE-MINUTE DIGEST
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        Lock icon Scandal-hit firm? It'll take time to rebuild reputation
        36 2 IT TAKES about three and a half years on average to rebuild a company's reputation after a scandal, according to findings by Weber Shandwick. TOP STORIES, PAGE 4
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        Lock icon Big regional quake likely within 30 years
        49 2 A TOP earth scientist predicts that an earthquake measuring 8.8 or 8.9 on the Richter scale is likely to strike South-east Asia within 30 years and will almost certainly cause tremors that would affect the region, including Singapore. TOP STORIES, PAGE 4
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        Lock icon Analysts' views mixed over H2 GLS list
        50 2 THE government land sales programme for the second half of this year has triggered mixed responses from property analysts. While some read the moderate supply as a plus for property prices, others feel it reaffirms the weak market sentiment. COMPANY NEWS, PAGE 5
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        Lock icon Asean coal equities looking good
        39 2 WHILE Asean coal equities have outperformed the broader market, the upcycle could yet last longer and be stronger than expected, says Goldman Sachs, initiating an "attractive stance" on the sector. COMPANY NEWS, PAGE 7
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        Lock icon Sales of Dakota Residences encouraging
        60 2 HO Bee Investment and NTUC Choice Homes have sold 80 units at Dakota Residences over the weekend. They have so far released 122 units in the 348-unit project at an average price of $970 per square foot lower than the $1,000 to $1,100 psf Ho
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        Lock icon Despite tough talk, Fed may not raise rates
        63 2 THE tough talk on inflation from US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke and his colleagues is unlikely to lead to a boost in interest rates at least for now, economists say. Base rates will likely be held steady at 2.0 per cent
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        Lock icon M'sia Insight: Bursting conspiracy bubbles
        41 2 THERE seems to be an increasing trend towards conspiracy theories and finding scapegoats in Kuala Lumpur these days. And the latest, going by remarks uttered over television, relates to Petroliam Nasional, or Petronas. M'SIA/INDONESIA, PAGE 21
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        Lock icon Saudis will up oil production if necessary
        34 2 SAUDI Arabia is willing to produce more oil if customers need it, the kingdom's oil minister said yesterday without citing any specific output increase. ASIA-PAC/WORLD, PAGE 26
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        Lock icon The gloom on Wall Street could turn worse
        65 2 INVESTORS are anticipating the coming week with foreboding, given the resurgence of credit market woes weighing on the financial sector and the entire economy, as well as the persistent strength of oil and other commodity prices, which has at best left the
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        Lock icon Major pension plans hedge by buying US dollar
        44 2 MAJOR US corporate pension plans, managing around US$l.3 trillion, are hedging their foreign asset positions by buying the US dollar. They have also been dumping equities and putting more money in alternative investments. WORLD, PAGE 27
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      Lock icon Big regional quake likely within 30 years
      617 4  -  LEE U-WEN Spore almost sure to be affected, says top earth scientist By [SINGAPORE] A top earth scientist predicts that an earthquake measuring 8.8 or 8.9 on the Richter scale is likely to strike South-east Asia within the next 30 years and will
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      Lock icon Scandal-hit firm? It'll take time to rebuild reputation
      913 4  -  ANNATEO It takes about 3 1/ 2 years to restore name, credibility and confidence: report By [SINGAPORE] A company gets embroiled in a scandal. And much as the CEO would want things to blow over in a jiffy, it takes about three
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  • COMPANY NEWS
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      Lock icon When 'no comment' can mislead investors
      901 5  -  CONRAD TAN THE recent excitement over reports that shipyard operator Cosco Corp has been awarded six new orders for drilling rigs from Norwegian oil services company Sevan Marine serves to show the challenges companies face when dealing with market rumours and sensitive information. Often,
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      Lock icon Analysts' views mixed over H2 GLS list
      617 5  -  LYNETTE KHOO Generally, they welcome more sites on the reserve list By THE Government Land Sales (GLS) programme for the second half of this year has triggered mixed responses from property analysts. While some read the moderate supply as a plus for property
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      Lock icon JES bags two new contracts worth US$248m
      481 7  -  VINCENT WEE By GROWING Chinese shipbuilder JES International has announced two new contracts for four dry bulk carriers and a crude oil tanker worth almost US$25O million, bringing orders to just over US$4OO million for the year to date. JES will build four
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      Lock icon Asean coal equities looking good
      472 7  -  LYNETTE KHOO Indonesian firms to benefit most as price rally continues, says Goldman By WHILE Asean coal equities have outperformed the broader market, the upcycle could yet last longer and be stronger than expected, says Goldman Sachs, initiating an "attractive stance" on the sector. Its
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  • SINGAPORE MARKETS
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      Lock icon Oil prices, inflation to call the shots this week
      605 6  -  CONRAD TAN STOCKS STOCKS here and elsewhere in Asia are headed into the new week on a decidedly negative note, after sharp losses in US equity markets on Friday and little good news expected on the horizon. Inflation, oil prices and
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      Lock icon Asian units rise as prospect of US rate hike recedes
      547 6 -AFP CURRENCIES [HONG KONG] Major Asian currencies ended last week mainly up against the US dollar as a US inter-est-rate hike was seen as less likely, and ahead of a Federal Reserve meeting. Japanese yen: The yen last week rebounded
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      Lock icon DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED
      576 6 Legends: US$; Rmb; (a) HO; A) As; (aa) Final Interest Income; (ab) Final Fully Franked; (ac) Final Capital; (ac) Cash/Bonus; (ag| Dividend/Distribution; (ah) Final; (ai) To be announced; (aj) Final Tax Exemp; |ak) Final Tax Exempt (One Tier); (am) First and Final Tax Exempt; (an) First and Final
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      Lock icon Oil rockets to new heights; gold gains from weak dollar
      313 6 AFP COMMODITIES [LONDON] Oil prices raced to all-time highs of almost US$l4O a barrel last week despite Saudi plans to increase output. A weak US currency pushed up demand for crude and metals as they became cheaper for foreign buyers,
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      Lock icon BROKERS' RECOMMENDATIONS
      1774 6 Source: Reuters Consensus No. of Forecast Mean Fri's recommendation esti- EPS PE target price This wk Last mth mates (cents) (ratio) price Company name Advance SCT 2.50 2.50 2 7.15 3.99 0.50 0.28 Allco Comm REIT 2.50 2.25 5.49 14.39 1.05 0.83 Alii ireen Proi lerties 2.50 2.45
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      Lock icon STRAITS TIMES INDEX
      4 6 WEEKLY
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      56 6 Jun 20 VALUE CLOSE -1034.00 +1.0C IT OB/OS IT CADI -*****.00 -31.0' IT 10-day MA -*****.00-104.0i TSE ST Mid Cap 739.68 -2.1 TSE ST Small Cap 637.49 +0.6 TSE ST All Share 761.93 +1.2 TSE ST China 440.95 +0.1 OB Catalist 145.93 +0.7' IMSCI 368.51 +1.9. IMSCI
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      Lock icon MOST ACTIVE STOCKS
      60 6 VOLUME China Honqxinq 269,843,000 Chasen 236,366,000 Golden Agri 225,757,000 Oceanus 219,279,000 Sing Tel 146,212,000 Jade Tech 107,747,000 Li Henq 100,229,000 ChinaTaisan 99,031,000 AsiaTiqer R 93,806,000 DBS DBeCWOBIOI3 92,172,000 VALUE(S) Sing Tel 542,283,420 DBS Grp 444,296,358 Capita Land 373,641,243 SGX 307,162,284 Keppel Corp 294,757,581 UOB 284,180,442 Cosco Corp
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      Lock icon RISES
      99 6 CLOSE UP 8898 427.4 3.6 LP 10US$ IMH 3064 128.4 3.2 il Fund 166 51.0 44.3 China H 10US 1585 43.7 2.1 ndoAi 278 41.0 17.3 filmar 500 36.0 7.: •air irm 545 34.1 4.: i Land 608 28.0 4.: IA 200 1506 22.0 1. 'enture Co 970 20.0
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      Lock icon FALLS
      133 6 Closing prices are in trading currencies, but absolute difference is in Ss. CLOSE DOWN 680 -70.0 -9.3 Straits Trdi India Ni 10 1385 -63.0 -4.4 StraitsAsia 350 -45.0 -11.4 IS MSCI India 100 621 -42.3 -4.8 ISH 1700 -41.0 -1.7 STX PO DB eCW*****5 25 -36.5 -59.3 GuocoLand Ltd
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      82 6 iere! S$ stands Jun 20 CHNG CLOSE FRJun19 YR2008 S$ LOW S$ HIGH ISS 1.3650 0.42 1.4542 1.3457 iuro 2.1291 -0.28 2.2064 2.0474 'ounds 2.6945 0.08 2.8431 2.6568 1.3015 -0.32 1.3235 1.2349 'en* 1.2675 0.30 1.4484 1.2641 iiah* 0.***** 0.10 0.***** 0.***** laht* 4.0844 0.49 4.4299 4.0750 •eso* 3.0813
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  • SINGAPORE MARKETS
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      Lock icon Volatility still the key word
      1519 8  -  TEH HOOI LING THE end is not nigh. The stock market got clobbered last Friday as ballooning oil prices and fresh worries about the financial sector dragged Wall Street indices to their lowest levels in three months. The Dow Jones industrial average sank more than
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      Lock icon Directors at Bonvests, Ho Bee, Sim Lian, Yangzijiang pick up shares
      1297 8  -  ROBERT HALILI INSIDE MARKETS By THE stock market remained depressed last week with the Straits Times Index rising a mere 22.3 points to close at 3,001.81 on Friday, leaving the bourse down by nearly 6 per cent this month.
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
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      Lock icon Singapore Centre in Shanghai to promote relations
      402 9  -  LYNETTE KHOO It's the fifth to be opened after London, Guangzhou, Chengdu and Los Angeles By THE Singapore government opened a centre in Shanghai over the weekend, bringing its agencies under one roof. Singapore Centre Shanghai consists of Contact Singapore, the Economic Development
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      Lock icon One-off bonuses few among unionised firms: NTUC chief
      311 9  -  LYNETTE KHOO BY ONLY about 60 out of some 1,000 unionised companies in Singapore have given the one-off special bonus as recommended by the tripartite National Wages Council so far, according to Labour Chief Lim Swee Say. Some 40,000 workers from the
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      Lock icon Sales of Dakota Residences encouraging
      400 9  -  KALPANA RASHIWALA By A CLOSELY watched property market preview has yielded encouraging results amidst the current subdued market conditions. Ho Bee Investment and NTUC Choice Homes have sold 80 units at Dakota Residences over the weekend. The developers have so far released 122 units in
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  • VIEWS FROM THE TOP
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      Lock icon Manage costs, boost productivity
      2417 10 THIS WEEK'S TOPIC: How are businesses coping in this inflationary environment? What public measures would you suggest to mitigate the painful effects of inflation here? Goh Chong Theng General Manager, Singapore Rabobank International PROFIT-ORIENTED companies will inevitably pass on rising costs to their customers to preserve
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  • INTERNATIONAL WATER WEEK
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      Lock icon Think water, think Singapore
      848 12 Singapore International Water Week will put the Republic on the global radar screen, reports chuaimg peck miimc THIS week will see more than 5,000 policy makers, industry leaders and experts descended upon Singapore to share and celebrate success stories in tackling one of the biggest problems
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      Lock icon Making Singapore a hydrohub
      1259 14  -  chuaimg peck miimc Singapore launches a multi-faceted exercise to anchor the growth of the water industry worldwide, reports STRATEGICALLY located, Singapore is within easy reach of several key cities in the Asia-Pacific. This makes it a good base for many activities in the region. And the
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      Lock icon PUB's four-tap strategy pays off
      749 15 It has ensured not just a diversified source of water supply, but also one that's sustainable for generations to come, reports chuamg peck Mime IT'S IRONIC. Despite being surrounded by water, Singapore has to import water for drinking. Ever since becoming a newly independent nation
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      Lock icon Pioneering work in water solutions
      326 15  -  CHUANG PECK MING By A MAIN event in the Singapore International Water Week a week-long gathering of experts in the water world and celebration of their achievements hosted by Singapore is the presentation of the first Lee Kuan Yew Water Prize. The $300,000 award, generously
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      190 14 POSSIBLE: Reclaiming water with our unique liquid-filtration systems that use hollow-fiber membranes. Fresh water is essential to every life and livelihood, which is why the Earth's dwindling supply of this precious liquid is a problem shared by all. Asahi Kasei is dedicated to finding a solution, but alas, we cannot
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  • DINING OUT
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      Lock icon Rising Chef on way to fine vintage
      853 16 RESTAURANT REVAMP Sage, The Restaurant 7, Mohd Sultan Road Tel: 6333-8726. Open for dinner Tuesday to Sunday. Lunch on Wednesday to Friday. Closed on Monday. IN the Singapore context, going into the restaurant business is notoriously tough. It's hard enough with deep pockets,
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      844 17  -  JAIME EE POWER Lunch By HOW'S this for adventurous eating: a plate of stir-fried flies with vegetables in oyster sauce. A food challenge for participants in Fear Factor*? No, just an everyday lunch in a kampong enjoyed by Bert Wong while he was growing up. "One
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      571 17  -  Cheah Ui-Hoon LUNCH MENU Cassis 7 Rochester Park Tel: 6872-9366 TWO months after it opened with just dinner service, French restaurant Cassis has started serving lunch as well. Executives who drop by now have a choice of two or three courses for $36
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  • BT-CITIBANK YOUNG INVESTORS' FORUM
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      Lock icon How oil price hikes hit consumers
      970 18 SERENE CHEONG explores the economic repercussions of crude oil price rises on everyday products and the overall cost of living THE current crude oil price rally has already hit consumers worldwide as rising raw material prices filter down to endusers of everyday products that
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      46 18 citibank THE Business Times-Citibank Young Investors' Forum is published every Monday in The Business Times. It aims to raise the financial awareness of university and polytechnic students and cultivate a better understanding of business issues. The series is part of BT and Citibank's tertiary outreach programme.
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  • ECONOMY WATCH
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      Lock icon German 'economic miracle' marks 60 years
      672 19 AFP With fuel and food prices rising sharply now, it may be timely to think back [FRANKFURT] Sixty years ago this week, Germany took the first steps from amid the rubble of World War II that set it on a path to becoming Europe's
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      626 19 -AFP [WASHINGTON] The tough talk on inflation from US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke and his colleagues is unlikely to lead to a boost in interest rates at least for now, economists say. Even as central bank officials step up hawkish rhetoric,
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      Lock icon Japan economic expansion already over, say top execs
      175 19 AFP -[TOKYO] The majority of Japan's top executives have said an expanding phase of the nation's economy has already been over, a poll showed yesterday. The Asahi Shimbun daily carried out its latest biannual survey between May 29 and June 12, covering
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  • MALAYSIA
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      Lock icon S'pore, HK eye Islamic finance pie
      666 20 Reuters Both to compete more strongly with frontrunner M'sia in Islamic bonds [SINGAPORE/HONG KONG] Malaysia, Asia's biggest Islamic finance market, can expect growing competition from Singapore and Hong Kong, which are raising their game to tap Middle East funds keen on investing in the
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      Lock icon Sleepy Sabah now a star in political crisis
      407 20 -AFP [KOTA KINABALU] The sleepy state of Sabah, better known for its rainforests and orangutans, has taken centre stage in a battle to determine who rules Malaysia. Far from the nation's capital and political centre, a tiny Sabah component party in the
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  • MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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      573 21  -  S JAYASANKARAN MALAYSIA INSIGHT Petronas is neither hiding accounts nor squandering assets; central bank chief quit Khazanah board to head off conflict THERE seems to be an increasing trend towards conspiracy theories and finding scapegoats in Kuala Lumpur these days. And the latest, going by remarks uttered
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      530 21 'Orphaned' by parents' poverty ■AP [JAKARTA] Yulianto's parents are still alive, but the 13-year-old has spent half his life in an orphanage. Looking down at the ground, he quietly explains why: His mom and dad are too poor to feed him and put him through school. Yulianto is far from
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  • GREATER CHINA
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      Lock icon China hikes energy despite demand fears
      564 22 ■AFP Move could spark higher demand by relieving shortages, analysts say [JEDDAH] China's decision to hike prices for petrol, diesel and electricity has won praise from the United States despite fears it could spark increased demand, analysts say. China became the latest Asian nation
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      82 22 AFP [BEIJING] Rickshaw driver-turned-walking billboard for the Olympics, Sun Dingguo, gazing at the National Stadium in Beijing. He is one of a number of Chinese Olympics 'madmen' who has dropped everything to perform eye-catching stunts ahead of the Aug 8-24 Games. The 30-year-old rewarded
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      Lock icon Hong Kng joins carbon trade, promises to cut emissions
      768 22 ■AFP But analysts see no serious reduction in greenhouse gases Department said that it had set up the legal framework to allow projects that could sell on their reductions in carbon emissions. "These projects will help further reduce Hong Kong's greenhouse
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      Lock icon Fuel price hike meant to stabilise supplies: analysts
      327 22 ■AFP [SHANGHAI] China's sudden move to raise fuel prices will prevent shortages before the Olympics, but it is unlikely to bring down world oil prices or slow down the country's manufacturers, analysts said. The Chinese government announced last week it would make
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      Lock icon HK towers join Asia's major lights-out campaign
      337 22 Xinhua [HONG KONG] Over a hundred buildings in Hong Kong, including some landmark skyscrapers, joined at least 70 other cities across Asia to turn their lights off for an hour on Saturday evening in a major lights-out campaign. Wim Chang and Kimmie Yip
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      100 22 lapitaLand 6.080 +0.360 lapitaMa 3.020 -0.070 jtyDev 10.320 +0.040 Iosco Corp 3.340 -0.030 IBS Grp 19.100 -0.140 :&N 4.560 +0.120 Sent lntl 0.590 -0.005 IK Land 4.250 ISH 17.000 -0.320 larc lineC&C 16.600 -0.100 KeppelCorp 11.360 +0.100 KeppelLand 5.200 +0.070 NOL 3.290 +0.020 Noble Grp 2.300
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      102 22 Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 7 10 1 0 0 0 10 Manufacture 82 92 59 20 10 15 102 102 74 Commerce 26 30 24 31 38 32 r/C. ims 21 11 10 22 14 Finance 13 20 15 20
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      121 22 MAIN SDQ TOTAL MAIN SDQ TOTAL Multi Ind 121.315 121.315 516.635 516.635 Manufacturing 1.459.760 245.680 1.705.440 1.232.780 23.396 1.256.176 Commerce 207.985 234.180 442.165 331.050 88.560 419.610 ]t/Stor/Comms 531.964 8.637 540.601 1.412.841 3.244 1.416.085 Finance 139.814 236 140.050 1.297.636 56 1.297.692 Construction 138.175 115.157 253.332 40.190 6.571 46.761
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  • INDIA
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      Lock icon Central bank may take action to curb inflation
      608 24 ■Reuters It could raise its key lending rate as early as this week, say economists [NEW DELHI] India's central bank is likely to tighten monetary policy soon, after the Finance Ministry said on Saturday it expected the monetary authority to take action
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      831 24 NYT Farming slowdown forcing it to turn to global markets [JALANDHAR, India] With the right technology and policies, India could help feed the world. Instead, it can barely feed itself. India's supply of arable land is second only to that of the
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      Lock icon Indians fear repeat of 1990s as inflation soars
      549 24 ■AFP [NEW DELHI] With inflation shooting to a dizzying 13-year high, Indians are wondering whether they're watching a rerun of an old horror movie they'd rather not see again. Last Friday, inflation raced to 11.05 per cent from 8.75 per cent a
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      2747 24 Transaction date: Jun 20 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 Vol ■000 hk: \eon Credit \eon Stores \ngang Steel \nhui Conch \nhuiexpressway feia Satellite \sm Pacific Sank Of E Asia Seida Jade Bird Jeijing
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  • MIDDLE EAST
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      Lock icon Record oil prices fuel demand for big luxury cars
      427 25 Reuters Fuel efficiency not an issue amid rising revenues, subsidised petrol [DUBAI] Luxury sports cars, gas-guzzling SUVs, even tank-like Hummers all jostle for space on Gulf highways, their owners buoyed by record oil prices that have forced some motorists to ditch
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  • ASIA-PACIFIC/WORLD
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      Lock icon Saudi will up oil production if necessary
      512 26 -AP It will produce more than the current 9.7 m bpd if needed by customers [JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia] Saudi Arabia is willing to produce more oil if customers need it, the kingdom's oil minister said yesterday without citing any specific output increase. Saudi
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      Lock icon Barclays faces 50m euro Qatari fraud claim
      141 26 Reuters [LONDON] Claims from a senior member of the Qatari royal family over an alleged 50 million euro (Sslo6 million) fraud at Barclays could flare up again just as the UK bank seeks to raise funds from Qatar, a newspaper said. The Sunday
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      367 26 THE fleet's recent progress has been respectable as the teams benefit from Force five southerly winds and most teams have managed to cover over 200 nautical miles in the past 24 hours. Joff Bailey, Race Director, says, "The winds for the next 24 hours
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      Lock icon Fretful market may take a turn for the worse
      1040 26  -  ANDREW MARKS WALL STREET INSIGHT Investors anxious as financials face massive writedowns By in New York YOU know things are going badly on Wall Street when traders start talking wistfully about the Bear Steams debacle in late-March, those days leading up
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      Lock icon Philippines ferry sinks, only four survive
      379 26 AFP [MANILA] A ferry with more than 700 people on board listed and sank in just 15 terrifying minutes in the typhoon-battered seas of the central Philippines, one of only four survivors said yesterday. The captain of the 23,824-tonne Princess of the Stars "gave
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      Lock icon FBI to probe UBS in tax evasion case
      289 26 -AFP [GENEVA] The US Federal Bureau of Investigation has made a formal request to travel to Switzerland to probe a multi-million-dol-lar tax evasion case involving top Swiss bank ÜBS, a news report said yesterday. The move follows the confession of former ÜBS
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      402 26 Jun 20 BANKS ABN Amro Bank NY 5.5 Agricultural Bank Of China 5.5 ANZ Banking Group 6 American Express Bank 5.75 Arab Bank PLC 5.5 Banca Di Roma Singapore branch 6.5 Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A 6 Bangkok Bank 6 Bank Julius Baer Co. Ltd(S) 5 Bank
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Major pension plans hedge by buying US dollar
      552 27  -  NEIL BEHRMANN They also pump cash in hedge funds, commodities and private equity By in London MAJOR US corporate pension plans, managing around US$l.3 trillion, are hedging their foreign asset positions by buying the US dollar. They have also been dumping equities
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      Lock icon Iran denies withdrawing assets from Europe amid sanctions
      406 27 Reuters [TEHERAN] Iran's economy minister yesterday played down reports Teheran was withdrawing assets from Europe in the face of tightening sanctions over its nuclear programme. Hossein Samsami, acting economy minister, also said the sanctions were not having a major impact on the
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      Lock icon Apple's success due to more than Steve Jobs
      198 27 Reuters [SAN FRANCISCO] The thought of Apple Inc without chief executive Steve Jobs spooks many investors, but his absence might not spell long-term disaster for the innovation machine behind the iPod and iPhone. The issue came into focus early last week after
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      Lock icon New wave of trouble threatens US financial sector after sub-prime debacle
      219 27 LAT-WP [WASHINGTON] Increasing struggles by consumers and businesses to make payments on a variety of loans, not just mortgages, are setting off a new wave of trouble in the financial sector that is battering even institutions that had steered
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  • FORMULA ONE
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      Lock icon Ferrari's Felipe Massa wins French Grand Prix
      550 28 AP He overtook Raikkonen with 32 laps to go and won by 17.9 seconds [MAGNY COURS, France] Felipe Massa of Ferrari won the French Grand Prix yesterday and moved top of the overall standings after his third Fl victory of the season. Massa
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      Lock icon Magny-Cours racing circuit bids to retain French Grand Prix
      533 28 ■AFP [MAGNY-COURS, France] The Mag-ny-Cours motor racing circuit on Friday unveiled plans for a major redevelopment of its site and facilities in a bid to retain the French Grand Prix. After months of rumours about the future of the French race,
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      Lock icon Renault team keeps on trying despite stalling
      554 28 ■NYT [NEW YORK] Renault became the first road-car manufacturer to win the Formula One championship as a full team owner and designer and builder of its chassis and engine. It also won the title again the next year. But as Renault returned for
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      90 28 ii»*r_ _ff?lTffl^ lllftl-OflL I 1-4 Lianhe Zaobao J..«in_ SHOW- ___> ■i____.l_r „rand nev. I ___£■"< lIKIJ M m Starting 9 June 2008 J. fl T _jl Tl 5 every Monday to Friday v*^ TaA ff Fl Fl 6am to ioam L" l* k L»i y_i'l K/^>v r^\ 111 a^^Mfc^i* 1
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  • TRANSPORT
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      Lock icon Britain to study major rail network expansion
      362 29 Reuters [LONDON] Britain wiU consider building five new main rail lines in a strategic review that could lead to the biggest railway expansion in more than a century to try to cope with booming demand, Network Rail said on Saturday. The railway infrastructure
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        103 29 '000 lun CH Offshore Chuan Hup Hldgs Cosco Corp CWTLtd Ezra Hldgs First Ship Lease Freight Links Grand Banks laya Hold Ltd KWentures Keppel Corp MTQ Corp NOL Pacific Shipping Pan-United Corp Rickmers Mari Samudera Ship Sembcorp Indust Sembcorp Marine Spore Ship 0.64 0.38 3.34 0.87 2.67 1.27 0.07
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        32 29 '000 lun Int'G Logistics MISCBhd MISC Foreign Msia Bulk Carrie NCB Holdings NeplineBhd 0.87 8.40 8.25 3.62 unch 0.20 0.02 -0.15 0.05 unch unch -0.02 331 13) 40 107' I 2!
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        11 29 ■recious Ship Jegional Cont 22.90 23.00 0.60 1.50 2373 611
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        6 29 '000 toil .43.40 -0.15 114!
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        23 29 '000 Aboitiz Equity Intl Container Keppel Marine Keppel Prop 6.80 30.50 unch unch unch -1.00 unch unch 68 r 33( i i
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        19 29 Evergreen Marine ....24.60 :irst Steamship 57.30 ManHai Lines 24.30 r"ang Ming Marine ..21.00 -0.60 -0.70 -0.50 -0.90 1
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        39 29 '00 '000 lun 'en :awasaki Hvylnd ..312.00 -11.00 ***** :awasaki Kisen ...1004.00 -20.00 6404 /litsubishi Hvy 554.00 -14.00 ***** /litsui Eng&Sbldg ..356.00 -9.00 ***** /litsuiOsk Lines ...1480.00 1.00 ***** lippon Express 496.00 -2.00 3431 JipponYusen 987.00 -6.00 6367
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      Lock icon Manila to open 4th air terminal next month
      298 29 Bloomberg [MANILA] Manila will open its fourth airport terminal early next month after a six-year delay caused by legal wrangles. Cebu Air Inc, the nation's second-largest carrier, Air Philippines Corp and PAL Express will use the terminal for domestic flights, Transport Secretary
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      Lock icon Baltic index falls on less China iron ore imports
      384 29 Bloomberg Demand for ships also cut as farmers protest in Argentina [LONDON] The Baltic Dry Index, a measure of shipping costs for commodities, had its first decline in three days on reduced demand for iron ore in China, the world's largest
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      Lock icon US Air Force may seek new bids for refuelling jets
      632 29 Reuters Audit report faulting award to Northrop will delay project, says outgoing chief [WASHINGTON] The ousted head of the US Air Force said on Friday that he expected the service to seek new bids for midair refuelling aircraft from Boeing
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      2465 29 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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      375 29 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD across mmwr- —____r 7He might scale the apples J£| B I |^j' |J[ and pears for you (9) I^^ 8 It could describe Bardot mi- I I tially (she's French) (5) BE WM WM WM UW WM WM IB 10 Brass trumpets blown (8) WM WM BM Bl
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  • SINGAPORE STOCKS
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      7239 30 Week ended: Jun 20 52-wks Tel |h Low Code Last Sale Vol Week Last Quote Div GrYld Net ('000) High Low Buyer Seller C'vr P/E M Cap $mil Hi! Com| )anj 5716 1st Software 22 6.5 3148 STelecom 28 5 8 5 5834 A-Sonic 110 100 6389 ABF
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      69 30 _H|< Low Code Comi Sale COOP) _H|< Low Bui Seller C'vr P/E imil 200 116 6065 Diamonds 6200 6200 6095 IS DJ US Tech 1000 1000 6097 IS MSCI Spore ***** ***** 6101 ISS&P500 ***** ***** 6170 SPDRS 398.3 288 6009 STI ETF 3977.9 3013.7 6010 STI ETF
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      2063 30 Hii Low Code Comi Sale COOP] Hii Low Bu1 Seller C'vr P/E >mil 23.5 11.5 1181 s AAGrp 41.5 15 5000 s ABR Hldgs 31 18 8538 s APStrategic 16.5 2.5 1501 s Advanced System 38 19 3518 s Afor 70.5 12 1524 s Alantac 22.5 8.5 7814
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      216 30 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 offer
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  • FINANCE & COMMODITIES
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      Lock icon MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INDICES
      360 31 %dy %yr dy yr dy yi Index Change Change Change Change Change Change Jun 20 World Index Preliminan 1002.2 -1.2 -11.4 -1.2 -14.2 -0.9 -9.I EAFE Preliminai 946.2 -1.5 -15.6 -1.1 -16.1 -0.8 -11.1 Euro[ Preliminan 1275.9 -1.6 -17.3 -1.1 -17.9 -0.8 -13.! Pacific 849.2
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      123 31 As at 9am Jun 20 Singapore dollars to one unit rf foreign currency: Currencies Bid 't Offer Uist dollar 1.2920 1.3070 .an dollar 1.3400 1.3560 luro 2.1100 2.1340 IZ dollar 1.0340 1.0560 iterlini ind 2.6850 2.7150 JS dollar 1.3620 1.3770 .ocal dollars to 100 units it
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      158 31 Jun 20 Xternight 7/16 -month 1 1/16 !-months 1 1/8 I-months 1 1/4 Overnight mode: 5/16 IS$ Offer 5/16 15/16 1 1 1/8 Bid 7 days I month > months 3 months d months months 12 months tAu 2.95 2.70 2.85 100 130 3.55 3.80 Offer 2.85 2.60
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      22 31 Jun 20 STI IIMSCI Jun 366.7 371.3 368.5 "aiwan Jun 309.5 311.7 306.1 Source: MF Global (S) Pte. Ltd
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      21 31 Jun 20 Bid Offer -month 1.3633 1.3648 !-months 1.3612 1.3628 i-months 1.3594 1.3611 i-months 1.3546 1.3564 Source: OCBC
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      154 31 Jun 20 Against SS lurrencies Bid Offer Against USS Bid Offer >$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.3016 1.3031 0.9533 0.9535 Canadian dollar 1.3452 1.3469 0.9852 0.9855 luro 2.1244 2.1266 1.5559 1.5560 IZ dollar 1.0410 1.0425 0.7624 0.7628 aterlini 2.6931 2.6960 1.9724 1.9726 IS
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      371 31 Jun 20 URODOLLAR FUTURES >ep08 Dec08 Vlar09 un09 96.865 96.525 96.345 96.155 0 0 0 0 ***** ***** 6379 2376 EUROYEN FUTURES iep08 99.120 99.125 Dec08 99.025 99.025 Vlar09 98.885 98.885 Iun09 98.750 98.760B >ep09 Dec09 Vlar10 Iun10 99.120 99.015A 98.865A 98.730A 98.645A 98.575A 99.125 99.030 98.880
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      283 31 Jun 20 (UBBER Futures (Closing prices) ISS 1 (S cents/kg) /lonth High Low Close Sett Volume (tonnes) Open Interest lul 08 <\ug 08 >ep 08 3ct/Dec 08 Ian/Mar 09 <\pr/Jun 09 439.00 435.50 431.50 427.50 428.50 430.25 RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Month Hig sb Low Sett Volume (tonnes)
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      103 31 Jun 20 (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 lb bushels) Close Previous High/Low Jul 08 1532.50 1545.50 1568.00 1522.51 Aug 08 1535.00 1548.00 1568.00 1526.01 Sep 08 1515.50 1528.00 1546.00 1506.01 Nov 08 1509.00 1521.50 1540.00 1499.01 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs;Uscent/lb) Close Previous High/Lov\ ih/Low lul 08 63.88 64.12 65.05
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      Lock icon CRUDE OIL & PRODUCTS
      76 31 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Jun 19 origin] t/barrel Close Cham irent blend (1 -Mth F) 133.61 0.9 VTI (Near Mth) 132.14 -4.32 )ubai (1 -Mth F) 130.62 2.37 "apis blend 143.35 3 i/linas 139.7 2.95 >RODUCT JSS/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha Jet Kerosene 128.77 167.00 3.22 3.1 USS/barrel )pec Oil
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      443 31 lun 20 lustralia 0.968 6.559 0.613 7.443 40.968 88.285 1.027 9.810 3.108 1.250 64.119 42.245 1.302 7.567 0.991 28.963 31.925 0.483 0.953 Canada 1.034 6.779 0.633 7.693 42.341 91.245 1.062 10.139 3.212 1.292 66.268 43.662 1.346 7.821 1.025 29.934 32.995 0.500 0.985 Ihina 0.152 0.148 0.093 1.135
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      89 31 Jun 20 'eriod Issue code Maturity Yesterday's Bid Day's High Low l-Month BQ*****E 18.09.08 -Year BY*****N 04.05.09 0.59 0.95 30VERNMENT BONDS >eriod Issue Coupon Maturity code rate Close Bid His Day's igh Low !-Year N*****0F 2.625 i-Year N *****0V 1.625 '-Year NX*****F 3.625 0-Year NY*****A 4.000 5-Year NY*****X
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      Lock icon PALM OIL
      62 31 lun 20 lelivery lonth Opening Range Sett Av Price Price Hi Vol Open Done Position Low lul 08 3528 Hug 08 3532 >ep 08 3545 3d 08 3544 rota I o/p: ***** contracts 3538 3547 3520 3545 3548 3520 3551 3557 3525 3558 3556 3529 Turnover: 9262 Market
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      133 31 Jun 20 /oz) lun lun Hong Kong London 898.60 890.10 899.60 891.10 lun 20 lun 19 905.10 903.80 906.10 904.80 Source: Reuters CAST BAR (S$) lun 20 Buying Sellini Kilobar "42,445.83" ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (SS) Selling Buying Igm 5gm lOgm 20gm 50gm lOOgm 1 oz 1 oz
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      70 31 Jun 20 minimum, 99.7 jrity (US$/tonne) Co Close Previous Cash 3093.50 3026.80 3 months 3140.00 3073.00 Copper, Grade A (US$/tonne) Cash 3 months 8600.00 8435.00 8496.00 8330.00 Lead (US$/tonne) Cash 1858.00 3 months 1880.00 1790.00 1811.00 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash 3 months *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 Tin (US$/tonne) Cash
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      78 31 Jun 20 (£/tonne) Close Prev Hii ih/Low lul 08 1688 1663 1693/1650 iep08 1666 1654 1669/1640 Dec 08 1625 1611 1628/1600 War 09 1593 1580 1596/1568 IOFFEE (USS/tonne) Close Pev High/Low lul 08 2365 2267 2380/2270 iep08 2360 2258 2370/2255 Mov08 2325 2233 2339/2238 Ian 09 2270 2204 2275/2218
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      5044 31 BONDS WARRANTS Fel Zode Comi Last Sale Vol Conv Exer ['000) Ratio Price Disc Gear- ing ffth's Left +or>058 Advance Modules GrpW*****3 6 >036 Advance SCT Ltd W*****9 3 ArianeCorp Ltd W*****9 OS )092 Asia Environment W*****4 16 1481 Asia Water Tech Ltd W*****0 18.5 S816 #Asiasons Capital Ltd WO*****
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      Lock icon Google eyes business sector growth
      761 36 It aims to double enterprise product business in Spore and Asia, reports ONG BOON KIAT GOOGLE Inc has set a goal to more than double annual sales of its budding Google Search Appliance (GSA) and Google Apps Premier Edition product lines in Singapore and Asia.
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        108 36 D-LINK has introduced the DNS-313, a single bay SATA (Serial Advanced Technology Attachment) product designed to allow users to store and access their digital content across different locations. It can accommodate a SATA hard drive which offers storage capacities of I,OOOGB or more, and can also
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        Lock icon Canon livens up new photo printers
        117 36 CANON has incorporated a colourful and toy-inspired design into its latest series of compact photo printers. The new Selphy CP77O and CP76O are touted to be highly portable and features an improved user interface. The CP77O for example, comes with a bucket-like storage case,
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        Lock icon Nokia's latest business smart phones
        117 36 I I NOKIA has taken the wraps off the E7l and E66, the latest additions to its E series line of smart phones for business users. The two new handsets are designed to allow users to access their corporate e-mail on the go. The E7l
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      Lock icon Tandberg testing ATM kiosk video link solution
      805 37 Link will enable offsite clients to interact with bank staff, reports AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY BY the end of this year, customers of two local banks could be interacting with bank staff over a high-quality video link from remote ATM locations around the island
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      Lock icon HP still gains from first SOEasy deal
      489 37  -  WINSTON CHAI It will be one of the computer suppliers for the deal: sources By DESPITE losing out to rival EDS International in the government's first mega outsourcing deal, Hewlett-Packard (HP) still stands to benefit from the billion-dollar contract. According to Adrian Koch,
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        Lock icon New Thai member for Conexus alliance
        107 37 THAI operator True Move has become the latest addition to the Conexus Mobile Alliance, a grouping of regional telcos which includes Singapore's Star Hub and NTT Docomo in Japan. With the addition, Star Hub's local customers may soon see their existing roaming perks being
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        Lock icon NEC names new regional head
        84 37 NEC's regional subsidiary has appointed Kiyofumi Kusaka its new chief executive officer. Before taking the helm at NEC Asia, Mr Kusaka was the general manager of the international solutions promotion division at the company's headquarters in Japan. He also served as the president of NEC's
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        Lock icon Online ads have pros and cons: study
        114 37 A NEW regional survey by market research firm IDC has revealed that Internet advertising may be a good platform to convey information to consumers, but it is less effective in getting them to commit to a purchase. Sixty per cent of the respondents
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        Lock icon SingTel joins regional broadcast trade group
        83 37 Sing Tel has become one of the two new patron members of CASBAA (Cable Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia), a regional trade group made up of major broadcasters and equipment providers. This follows the company's foray into the pay-television business with the launch of
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        Lock icon New regional chief for Sabre
        72 37 SABRE Airlines Solutions has appointed David Chambers as its new regional vice-president of the Asia-Pacific region. Based in Singapore, he will oversee the company's client management functions across all its Asian business units. He was formerly with Unisys as the partner of its global transportation
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        Lock icon S'pore Expo to host AV tradeshow
        87 37 SINGAPORE Expo is set to play host to even Tech, a audio-visual (AY) tradeshow targeting AY installation and integration businesses, on June 25 and 26. The republic is the second destination for the show, with the first being staged in Scotland earlier this year.
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      Lock icon An era comes to an end at Microsoft as Bill Gates retires
      444 37 ■AFP Bill Gates will have his last official day of work this Friday, but stays chairman. [SAN FRANCISCO] Bill Gates, a Harvard University dropout who ushered in the home computer age and made billions of dollars along the
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      Lock icon New apps, business needs drive changes in corporate networks
      1098 38 ENTERPRISE NETWORKING TRENDS Video, SaaS and workplace mobility will have a big impact on corporate networks, reports ONG BOON KIAT VIDEO, software-as-a-service (SaaS), and workplace mobility are emerging as key drivers that will shape the next generation of corporate networks. The
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      Lock icon Ultrafast network standard takes its time, for now
      306 38  -  ONG BOON KIAT MOST of the adoption of IOGbE today is seen in the backbone or core of large enterprises or inside data centres, observed Amol Mitra, director of marketing, Asia Pacific and Japan, HP Pro Curve. Indeed, the industry's fastest enterprise
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      Lock icon New network preps Chinese broadcaster for Olympics
      331 38 CHINA Central Television (CCTV), China's national TV broadcaster which boasts a viewership of 1.1 billion, has entered the final stretch of work to get its new 159m-high Television Cultural Centre (TVCC) ready for the Beijing Olympic Games, which begin on Aug 8. When
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