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Title Section25 2008-06-26 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES SINGAPORE 85 cents online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg mm A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION CO REG NNO *****2868E MICA (P) 122/12/2007 Thursday, June 26,200825 words
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Article, Illustration939 2008-06-26 1 GENEVIEVE CUA - GENEVIEVE CUA Report projects region's wealth market growing at 7.9% annual clip to USsl3.9t in 2012 surpassing Europe as world's second wealthiest region By [SINGAPORE] Asia and the emerging markets captured the top 10 rankings in terms of the fastest growing wealthy population inCapgemini Lorenzcuive analysis, 2008 - 939 words
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489 2008-06-26 1 SIOW LI SEN - SIOW LI SEN Move could bolster Spore as commodities hub, rival SGX By [SINGAPORE] India's leading commodity exchange, the Multi Commodity Exchange of India (MCX), is starting a new commodity exchange in Singapore and has even begun hiring people. A source489 words
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MARKETS DIGEST
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Article29 2008-06-26 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:Bloomberg - 29 words
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Article44 2008-06-26 1 1 COMP 1,209.11 +8.83 IIKKEI225 1 3,829.92 -19.64 1ANG SENG 22,635.16 +179.14 ;et index 778.42 +14.67 JAKARTA COMP 2,341.36 -24.02 1ANILA COMP 2,510.80 +35.93 ;eoulcomp 1,717.79 +6.95 ;henzhenb 495.78 +12.48 IUMBAI IND 14,220.07 +113.49 12N00N EDT Cham )OW 11,854.65 +47.22 IASDAI 2,403.44 +35.1644 words
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Article39 2008-06-26 1 IS$ (S$ per US$) 1.368 (US$/S$ per 1.969 2.692 iURO (US$/S$/E) 1.557 2.129 'EN 108.00 79.00 3.265 2.387 IK$ 7.806 5.708 !AHT 33.59 24.56 lUPIAH 9,248 6,762 lENMINBI 6.865 5.020 INDIAN RUPEE 42.84 31.32 1.046 0.765 1.323 0.96739 words
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Miscellaneous62 2008-06-26 1 Jf^7| LIVEABLE CITIES CREDIT CRISIS COMPANIES BE INSPIRED I —I J Leaders pledge to Analysts backtrack on Equity deals knocked Zap for daily inspiration. ,4 keep dialogue alive 'worst is over' claims back to 10-year low Win a pair of Zegna i^^k IB PAGEI° PAGE 15 PAGE 2 Sunglasses! PAGE62 words
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Miscellaneous15 2008-06-26 1 PROPERTY YTL's Sentosa villas to start from $12m PAGE 28 in! L M^nWitfiffit^^l li I15 words
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THREE-MINUTE DIGEST
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65 2008-06-26 2 TOTAL investment sales of Singapore real estate, a gauge of developers' and investors' medium- to long-term confidence in the property sector, have dipped to $3.7 billion so far this quarter (up to June 20), or 58 per cent lower than the Ql 2008 figure65 words
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45 2008-06-26 2 CAPITALAND has acquired its third Malaysian retail asset, buying nearly 62 per cent of the total retail area of Sungei Wang Plaza, located in the Kuala Lumpur city centre, for RM595 million (Ss2so million). COMPANY NEWS, PAGE 545 words
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51 2008-06-26 2 UOL Group plans to spend up to $500 million over three years acquiring hotels in the US, Australia and throughout Asia, in expectation of a boom in global travel, said UOL's president and chief executive Gwee Lian Kheng. COMPANY NEWS, PAGE51 words
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56 2008-06-26 2 ASIATIC Group has secured a 99-year power-supply contract worth potentially US$475 million. The contract its single largest power-supply deal in Cambodia is expected to boost group revenue by US$4.B million a year, or US$475 million over 99 years, once the power plant is fully operational56 words
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78 2008-06-26 2 THE first-ever East Asia Summit conference on liveable cities might have ended yesterday, but the journey for all 16 countries in the bloc is only just beginning. Singapore, which hosted the two-day event, will set up an informal network of like-minded cities78 words
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70 2008-06-26 2 THE global economy is coming to a halt, the Munich-based Ifo economic research institute said on Tuesday, amid slowdowns in Western Europe, the US and China. Ifo's World Economic Climate indicator fell to its lowest level in more than six years in the70 words
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70 2008-06-26 2 INDONESIA'S parliament has voted to review the government's fuel price hike after 21 people were injured in violent student-led protests, officials and police said yesterday. MPs voted late on Tuesday to review the 30 per cent price rises announced despite angry opposition70 words
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81 2008-06-26 2 INDIA'S central bank signalled that it will keep raising borrowing costs after unexpectedly lifting interest rates for the second time in two weeks and telling lenders to keep more cash in reserve. The Reserve Bank of India increased the repurchase rate81 words
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55 2008-06-26 2 THE High Court has dismissed an appeal by minority owners of Gillman Heights Condominium to stop its en bloc sale. This means the $548 million sale of the development to Capita Land, Hotel Properties and two private funds is set to55 words
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807 2008-06-26 2 LYNETTE KHOO - LYNETTE KHOO Only 14 issues worth USs2.4sb concluded by Spore-domiciled firms so far this year By [SINGAPORE] With the poor market sentiment discouraging many Singa-pore-domiciled companies from raising funds in the equities market, the number of equity deals in the first half this807 words
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213 2008-06-26 2 NY stock prices free, in real time, and on Google Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] Google Inc, owner of the most popular Internet search engine, will publish free re-al-time quotes for companies on the New York Stock Exchange, offering data once reserved for investors with brokerage accounts. Google Finance users will be ableBloomberg - 213 words
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Article, Illustration556 2008-06-26 4 CHUANG PECK MING - CHUANG PECK MING MM Lee recounts interplay of history and technology that defines nation's successful approach By [SINGAPORE] What do the Japanese invasion of Singapore, a Malaysian threat, and faith in technology have in common? They shape Singapore's successful water policy today. TheJOHN HENG - 556 words
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Article, Illustration924 2008-06-26 4 KALPANA RASHIWALA - KALPANA RASHIWALA Price mismatch expected to keep volume of deals low By [SINGAPORE] Total investment sales of Singapore real estate, a gauge of developers' and investors' medium- to long-term confidence in the property sector, have dipped to $3.7CBRE Research - 924 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article, Illustration520 2008-06-26 5 PAULINE NG - PAULINE NG Acquisition enables creation of pure-play Malaysian retail Reit by year end By in Kuala Lumpur CAPITALAND has acquired its third Malaysian retail asset, buying nearly 62 per cent of the total retail area of Sungei Wang Plaza, located in the Kuala LumpurBLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO - 520 words
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548 2008-06-26 5 Reuters It anticipates huge growth in the hospitality industry SINGAPORE developer UOL Group said yesterday that it will spend up to $500 million over three years acquiring hotels in the United States, Australia and throughout Asia, in expectation of a boom– Reuters - 548 words
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Article, Illustration371 2008-06-26 6 CHOW PENN NEE - CHOW PENN NEE By The Cambodia deal is expected to boost group's revenue by USs4.Bm a year ASIATIC Group, which describes itself as an emerging player in the regional energy and power industry, said it has secured a 99-year power-supply con- tract worth potentially US$475371 words
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386 2008-06-26 6 KALPANA RASHIWALA - KALPANA RASHIWALA By A UNIT of SEB Asset Management has made its first investment in Singapore's industrial property market. It is buying a new hi-tech industrial building at Übi Avenue 1 from an associated company of Boustead Singapore for $200 million. The386 words
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390 2008-06-26 6 JAMIE LEE - JAMIE LEE Indonesian firm unable to fulfil obligations By WATER-treatment company Dayen Environmental Ltd's foray into Indonesia's energy sector has hit a snag. In December last year, Dayen entered into a mining rights agreement (MRA) with Indonesia's PT Modal Investasi Mineral (MIM), a390 words
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Article, Illustration355 2008-06-26 6 CONRAD TAN - CONRAD TAN I By FREIGHT Links Express Holdings has reported a 39.9 per cent rise in net profit to $17.5 million for the year to end-April, on the back of higher revenue and significant profit from an associated company in Malaysia. Sales increased355 words
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Article668 2008-06-26 6 ARTHUR SIM - ARTHUR SIM METRO Holdings, once considered a blue chip on the stock exchange here, has not been in the Top 50 list (in terms of market cap) in a long time and mostly has not been on the radar screen of investors. But of late,668 words
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Article, Illustration221 2008-06-26 7 DESIGNED by UK-based James Park Associates (JPA) and manufactured for Singapore Airlines by Koito of Japan, each spacious, leather-upholstered seat is 30-inches wide and reclines to a ful-ly-flat bed so you get all the comforts of home 30,000 feet in the221 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration592 2008-06-26 8 R SIVANITHY - R SIVANITHY STOCKS Most of the gains chalked up by index stocks and blue chips as STI rises 24.5 points HETHERitwas half-yearly window dressing come early, or short-covering, or expectations of a benign Wall Street Wednesday session, or all of the above, yesterday's 24.46-point bounce: Bloomberg - 592 words
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Article94 2008-06-26 8 Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch lulti Ind 7 4 5 0 0 0 7 4 5 lanufacturing 52 56 58 60 64 66 Commerce 15 14 29 19 18 34 )t/Stor/Comms 22 24 :inance 18 19 Construction 10 13 'roperties 16 15 1094 words
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Article121 2008-06-26 8 MAIN SDQ TOTAL MAIN SDQ TOTAL lulti Ind 26.651 26.651 141.892 141.892 lanufacturing 258.182 56.126 314.308 198.105 8.199 206.304 Commerce 39.340 24.939 64.279 85.331 8.285 93.616 "pt/Stor/Comms 70.582 11.384 81.966 195.210 4.747 199.958 :i nance 34.164 160 34.324 338.277 38 338.315 Construction 18.369 12.353 30.722 4.312 902121 words
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Article112 2008-06-26 8 tod name lose lani lapitaLand 5.720 -0.030 lapitaMal 2.970 4-0.030 jtyDev 10.840 4-0.360 Iosco Corp 3.270 4-0.060 IBS Grp 19.060 4-0.320 :&N 4.530 4-0.080 Sent Intl 0.585 IK Land 4.120 -0.030 ISH 16.160 -0.200 lardine C&C 16.900 4-0.220 Ceppel Corp 11.100 -0.060 Ceppel Land 5.160 4-0.040112 words
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Article, Illustration792 2008-06-26 8 LYNETTE KHOO - by LYNETTE KHOO Marine Sector DBS Group Research, June 25 IRON cost pressure: The newswire reported that BHP Bilton and Rio Tinto and the Chinese steelmakers have settled on an annual price increase of 85-96 per cent for iron ores from Australia, confirming earlier rumours on similar magnitude: Bloomberg; ■: Bloomberg - 792 words
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Article, Illustration521 2008-06-26 8 LARRY WEE - LARRY WEE CURRENCIES THE Australian dollar and the Chinese yuan recorded fresh 2008 highs in Asia yesterday, on a day when the US dollar found itself torn between weaker overnight data and the possibility of a more hawkish Fed. News on Tuesday night that US consumerSource: Reuters - 521 words
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Article51 2008-06-26 8 CLOSE -694.00 -15.0C IT OB/OS IT CADI -*****.00 +65.0i IT 10-day MA -*****.00 -69.0' TSE ST Mid Cap 734.32 +3.3 TSE ST Small Cap 630.93 +1.1 TSE ST All Share 757.32 +5.1 TSE ST China 436.92 +4.2 OB Catalist 144.78 +1.8, IMSCI 367.11 +3.7 IMSCI Futures 368.0051 words
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Article61 2008-06-26 8 VOLUME AsiaTiqer 49,669,000 Golden Agri 34,787,000 Jade Tech 29,608,000 China Honqxinq 27,951,000 Sing Tel 24,566,000 ChinaNTown 20,449,000 DBS DBeCWOBIOI3 20,212,000 Li Henq 15,905,000 Straits Asia 15,299,000 Noble Grp 14,825,000 VALUE(S) DBS Grp 136,231,840 Keppel Corp 93,195,412 Sing Tel 91,176,710 UOB 85,481,760 Capita Land 76,095,748 SGX 60,482,730 Straits61 words
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Article102 2008-06-26 8 CLOSE UP China H 10US$ 1570 41.0 1.9 IOB 1898 40.0 2.. lit 1084 36.0 3.. iBS Gr| 1906 32.0 1. iBS MBLJCW*****0 546 26.0 5.' lardine C&C 1690 22.0 1. India Ni 10 1350 20.0 1. itraitsAsia 335 18.0 5. 'enture Con 972 17.0 1.: ICBC Bk 833102 words
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Article114 2008-06-26 8 CLOSE DOWN lanBNPeCW***** 31.5 -36.5 -53.7 Korea 10US! 444 -32.8 -5.1 reat Eastern 1730 -30.0 -1.7 Kei MBLJCW*****3 423 -30.0 -6.6 IndoAi 258 -29.0 -10.1 ISH 1616 -27.3 -1.2 Kei SGAeCW/*****1 36.5 -23.0 -38.7 lux 315 -20.0 -6.0 UOBMBLiCW*****0 564 -16.0 -2.8 Teative Tech 642 -13.0 -2.0 BY PERCENTAGE114 words
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Article83 2008-06-26 8 lun 25 CLOSE CHNG FRJun24 YR2008 S$ LOW S$ HIGH USS 1.3675 -0.02 1.4542 1.3457 Euro 2.1300 -0.15 2.2064 2.0474 Pounds 2.6966 -0.39 2.8431 2.6568 AS 1.3071 -0.24 1.3235 1.2349 Yen* 1.2667 0.03 1.4484 1.2641 Rupiah* 0.***** -0.08 0.***** 0.***** Baht* 4.0699 0.25 4.4299 4.0750 Peso*83 words
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366 2008-06-26 9 VINCENT WEE - VINCENT WEE Move suggests it is gearing up for expansion into higher-value deals By SOON after its Oslo-listed associate EOC's first big charter contract for a floating production storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) on Monday, Ezra said yesterday it has established a $500 million366 words
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Article, Illustration345 2008-06-26 9 RONNIE LIM - RONNIE LIM By MARINE fuels supplier Chemoil Energy has added a third barge in Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates, to help it cater to growing demand in the world's third largest marine fuels port. With its sales volumes there rising to nearly 100,000 tonnes345 words
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Article265 2008-06-26 9 CONRAD TAN - CONRAD TAN By NATSTEEL has restructured two subsidiaries in a move that it says will position its environmental services business for further growth. The subsidiaries are NSL OilChem Services or NOCS, a wholly owned unit that treats, recycles and disposes of used oil, and Hup Eng265 words
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510 2008-06-26 9 CONRAD TAN - CONRAD TAN Singapore office will continue to expand, says new president By SEE-SAWING financial prices will not affect long-term interest in Asian equities or real estate investment, according to Nomura Singapore's president Seiichiro Miyaoka. This year's Nomura Asia Equity Forum in Singapore, the510 words
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288 2008-06-26 9 JAMIE LEE - JAMIE LEE By WHEN projects managed by Singapore companies fail, the No 1 reason is a poor understanding of what's expected, according to a survey by ESI International. The 79 respondents from homegrown companies also cited bad scheduling and risk controls as two other factors288 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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68 2008-06-26 9 SCORPIO East Holdings' net profit rose to $2.9 million for the year to end-April from $0.8 million a year earlier. Its revenue increased 13 per cent to $25 million. The entertainment service provider said that its performance was driven by healthy returns from68 words
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89 2008-06-26 9 KS ENERGY Services' wholly owned unit Atlantic Oilfield Services (AOS) has received a US$l3 million letter of intent and an advance payment of U*****,500 from Dubai firm Thani Tunisia El-Jem to supply and manage a land rig for one year. The rig, the89 words
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52 2008-06-26 9 NOBLE Group, a commodities trader, plans to invest US$3OO million in a sugar and ethanol mill in Brazil's Sao Paulo state, according to Reuters. The mill, which will have the capacity to crush some 8 million tonnes of sugarcane, will start operations in52 words
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72 2008-06-26 9 SINGAPORE Computer Systems (SCS) said that Indonesia's PT Astra Graphia (ASGR) has agreed to buy SCS's 51 per cent stake in their joint venture, PT SCS Astragraphia Technologies, for $12.87 million. ASGR is a subsidiary of PT Astra International. SCS said the72 words
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66 2008-06-26 9 STAMFORD Tyres Corp's net profit fell 35 per cent to $7.6 million for the year to end-April, due to higher raw material costs. Total revenue rose 11 per cent to $328.7 million, but operating expenses increased even more rapidly. The tyre distributor said66 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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Article, Illustration554 2008-06-26 10 LEE U- WEN - LEE U-WEN New policy institute can be a platform to facilitate sharing of experiences: Mah By THE first-ever East Asia Summit conference on liveable cities might have ended yesterday, but the journey for all 16 countries in the bloc isJOHNHENG - 554 words
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Article398 2008-06-26 10 CHEW XIANG - CHEW XIANG Fund plans to focus on treatment plants in north China By MALAYSIA'S Amlnvestment Bank and Konzen Group, a water treatment company headquartered here, yesterday launched a US$32O million water fund touted as Asia's first for private investors. The AmKonzen Asia Water Fund will398 words
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CONFERENCE BRIEFS
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63 2008-06-26 10 PUB, Singapore's national water agency, yesterday signed two memoranda of understanding with two Bahrain government agencies the Electricity and Water Authority and the Ministry of Works. The first is to do with enhancing water distribution efficiency and water conservation. Under the second MOU, PUB63 words
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45 2008-06-26 10 SINGAPORE and the United Arab Emirates yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding on environmental and water cooperation. Under the agreement, the two countries will collaborate on environmental protection, water research, capacity building and raising environmental awareness through public education.45 words
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70 2008-06-26 10 THE International Desalination Association yesterday gave out two inaugural IDA Fellowships to Salah Ibrahim al-Khamis, from Saudi Arabia and Jorge Arroyo of the Texas Water Development Board. Both will have an eight-week attachment with PUB and will each get US$lO,OOO. PUB will sponsor their70 words
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52 2008-06-26 10 CDM, an infrastructure and environment engineering firm, has set up a global Technical Centre for Integrated Water Management and Urban Planning to be based here. The centre will promote the application of advanced planning models and information systems for better understanding of52 words
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53 2008-06-26 10 SEMBCORP Industries and the Nanyang Technological University's Environment and Water Research Institute (NEWRI) have signed an agreement to develop water and waste water treatment technology. NEWRI will conduct the research with industry guidance from Sembcorp. The technologies will be tested at its53 words
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Article, Illustration266 2008-06-26 10 THE emergence of new waterborne pathogens and a famine driven by the lack of water for irrigation these are the two biggest fears of the inaugural winner of the Lee Kuan Yew Water Prize, Andrew Benedek. And these are certainly fears he hoped would266 words
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299 2008-06-26 10 EMILYN YAP - EMILYN YAP By THERE is plenty of scope for public-private partnerships (PPPs) in urban redevelopment in cities at various stages of growth, including Singapore, the World Cities Summit heard yesterday. Rapid urbanisation in Asia means many of its cities will need greater299 words
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312 2008-06-26 10 RONNIE LIM - RONNIE LIM By ELECTRICITY tariffs here continue to climb on the back of ever-rising oil prices. Households face the unwelcome prospect of another 5 per cent hike 4.98 per cent to be exact in electricity rates for the July-September quarter, Singapore Power subsidiary312 words
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379 2008-06-26 10 JOYCE HOOI - JOYCE HOOI By AFTER failing to get shortlisted for NUS's University Town project, Plenary Group, a public-private partnership (PPP) firm, is back with a vengeance. The four-year-old Mel-bourne-based firm announced the launch of its regional headquarters in Singapore yesterday, with former Australian prime379 words
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282 2008-06-26 10 NISHA RAMCHANDANI - NISHA RAMCHANDANI By THE biggest challenge for local companies is to stay competitive internationally and grow in tough conditions brought on by a tight labour market and the rising cost of fuel and raw materials, outgoing Singapore Business Federation (SBF) chairman Stephen Lee282 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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378 2008-06-26 11 -AFP Ifo's World Economic Climate indicator hits its lowest in more than six years [FRANKFURT] The global economy is coming to a halt, the Munich-based Ifo economic research institute said on Tuesday, amid slowdowns in Western Europe, the United States and China. Ifo's-AFP - 378 words
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Article, Illustration420 2008-06-26 11 -AP [WASHINGTON] After anaemic growth in 2008, Wall Street economists expect US economic growth to accelerate next year, according to a survey released on Tuesday by a financial industry trade group. The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (Sifma) survey found-AP; AFP - 420 words
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808 2008-06-26 11 Reuters [LONDON] Alex Patelis, a 37-year old economist at Merrill Lynch, suggested to a group of financial journalists recently that it would be hard for them to write about inflation because they had never really experienced it. That was not entirely true a– Reuters - 808 words
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515 2008-06-26 12 S JAYASANKARAN - S JAYASANKARAN Allegations a desperate attempt to taint his political image, says DPM By in Kuala Lumpur DEPUTY Prime Minister Najib Razak yesterday dismissed a statutory declaration linking his wife Rosmah Mansur to the horrific and widely publicised murder of515 words
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Article, Illustration252 2008-06-26 12 AFP [JAKARTA] Indonesia's former central bank governor could face life imprisonment after being charged Wednesday with embezzling US$ll million in bank funds, prosecutors said. Burhanuddin Abdullah was arrested in April by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) which has launched a series of investigationsAFP - 252 words
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242 2008-06-26 12 -AFP [JAKARTA] Indonesia's parliament has voted to review the government's fuel price hike after 21 people were injured in violent stu-dent-led protests, officials and police said yesterday. MPs voted late on Tuesday to review the 30 per cent price rises announced despite-AFP - 242 words
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Article, Illustration517 2008-06-26 13 JANE MOIR - JANE MOIR Frederick Ma says decision based only on health reason; no successor named yet By in Hong Kong A HONG Kong minister has resigned for health reasons, leaving a key government slot vacant. Frederick Ma, Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, hasBLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO - 517 words
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318 2008-06-26 13 JOYCE HOOI - JOYCE HOOI By and JAMIE LEE [SINGAPORE] Temasek Foundation said it has donated 552.5 million to a China MBA programme that aims to boost business education standards among Chinese universities in the western-interior. The programme, which was launched yesterday in Beijing, links five of318 words
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Article, Illustration723 2008-06-26 13 NYT That's what you'll find listed on some Chinese restaurant menus for 'cocktail' IN PREPARATION for the Olympic Games later this summer in Beijing, the Chinese government has released an official list of suggested English translations for Chinese dishes, a road map through idiosyncratic nomenclature thatNYT - 723 words
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433 2008-06-26 13 Reuters Trading to begin with 'pre-import' China fuel oil futures [HONG KONG] The Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange (HKMEx) is targeting take-off in the first quarter of next year, starting with Chinese fuel oil contracts, organisers said. The exchange, which still■ Reuters - 433 words
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Article2209 2008-06-26 13 Iun25 RM COOO) ASM Realty 0.69 \bric Bhd 0.15 advance Synergy 0.10 Adventa Bhd 1.15 AeMuIti Hldgs 0.24 Affin Holdings 1.87 Ahmad Zaki Resou 0.77 AicCorp 0.51 \irasia Bhd 0.80 Akn Technology 0.44 alliance Financi 2.86 aluminium Co 1.03 Amalgamated Ind 0.48 tamb HldgsBhd 3.20 Amtel Holdings 0.642,209 words
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Advertisement107 2008-06-26 13 If you are in any of these situations: ■■4^^~^i You are entrusted to set up new business in Singapore, either with overseas or local partners, and don't know how and where to begin You want to focus on growing your business, you need a trusted partner to help keep watch107 words
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INDIA
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Article, Illustration487 2008-06-26 14 Bloomberg Two interest rate rises in last fortnight may not be enough to temper 13-year high inflation [NEW DELHI] India's central bank signalled that it will keep raising borrowing costs after unexpectedly lifting interest rates for the second time in two weeksBloomberg - 487 words
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222 2008-06-26 14 Bloomberg [BANGALORE] Idea Cellular Ltd, India's fastest-growing major mo-bile-phone carrier, will buy Spice Communications Ltd in cash and stock to compete against Bharti Airtel Ltd in the world's sec-ond-largest wireless market. Idea, controlled by Indian billionaire Kumar Mangalam Birla, will■ Bloomberg - 222 words
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258 2008-06-26 14 Bloomberg They will make movies and content for TV, the Internet and mobile phones [NEW DELHI] Indian billionaire Anil Ambani will form a joint venture with actor Amitabh Bachchan to make movies and content for television, the Internet and mobile phones. Reliance Big Entertainment Ltd■ Bloomberg - 258 words
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Article8450 2008-06-26 14 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS AIG Global Investment Corporation (S) Ltd AIGIF Acorns of Asia Balanced FundlS 2.134/ AIGIF Spore Bond Fund/ A 1.321/ APS Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Alpha Fund!** 0.96/ APS Alpha Fund (USD) 0.7/ APS Komaba Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Komaba Global Bond SGD 0.9594/ APS Komaba8,450 words
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WORLD
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706 2008-06-26 15 Bloomberg Some say they were wrong in recommending to buy bank stocks; others cut ratings [NEW YORK] Wall Street analysts who only weeks ago were telling investors to buy bank stocks because the worst of the credit crisis was over are now flip-flopping.■ Bloomberg - 706 words
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366 2008-06-26 15 -IHT [LONDON] NYSE Euronext agreed on Tuesday to buy a 25 per cent stake in the Qatar securities market, tapping into the petrodollar wealth and faster growing economy of the Middle East and gaining a lead in the race against its British and-IHT - 366 words
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Article, Illustration730 2008-06-26 16 Reuters It will offer existing shareholders £4b worth of shares at a discount [LONDON] British bank Barclays raised £4.5 billion (5512.2 billion) from investors including Qatar and Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui and aims to use half the cash to rebuild capital and half toReuters; REUTERS - 730 words
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Article, Illustration486 2008-06-26 16 Clipper Ventures THE lighter winds have finally had an effect on the leading teams and they slowed down overnight but not to the same extent as the teams further down the leader board. Qingdao, New York and Hull Humber battled overnight in lighter winds and onceClipper Ventures - 486 words
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402 2008-06-26 16 Reuters [WASHINGTON] Crude oil production from non-Opec countries will not be able to keep up with growing global demand in the next few years, forcing oil-consuming nations to rely more on the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries for supplies, the US Energy InformationReuters - 402 words
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Article, Illustration463 2008-06-26 16 JAMIE LEE - JAMIE LEE But transparency on who are placing the bets is needed By [SINGAPORE] Former IMF managing director Rodrigo de Rato rejected ideas of regulating commodity speculation but called for a greater level of transparency that would reveal who are placing the bets. While463 words
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Article662 2008-06-26 16 ROB COX - ROB COX By IN the old days, snake-oil salesmen would win clients over by publicly sipping their own medicine. Wall Street could try a similar tactic with rights issues. While common in Europe, where they've been used to recapitalise Royal Bank of Scotland, Societe Generate and662 words
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329 2008-06-26 16 Reuters LATEST US DATA [WASHINGTON] US durable goods orders held steady last month, but sales of new single family homes fell, government data showed yesterday, highlighting a weak economy as the Federal Reserve met to ponder interest rates. New orders for long-last-ing US manufactured goods■ Reuters - 329 words
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Article, Illustration436 2008-06-26 17 ■AFP 'Heathrow hassle' could drive clients from London, warns business group [LONDON] Heathrow Airport should operate fewer flights to reduce the "Heathrow hassle" factor threatening the city's prosperity, a top London business organisation said yesterday. Alternatively, the size of Heathrow the world's busiest■AFP; REUTERS - 436 words
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Article2493 2008-06-26 17 AIRLINE CODES: AA American Airlines (AAL), AF Air France (AFR), Al Air India (AIC), AY Finnair Oy (FIN), AZ Alitalia Airlines (AZA), BA British Airways Public Ltd Co (BAW), BG Biman Bangladesh Airlines (BBC), Bl Royal Brunei Airlines Sdn Bhd (RBA), BO Bouraq Airlines (BOU), BR2,493 words
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253 2008-06-26 17 Bloomberg [LONDON] Ryanair Holdings pic, Air France-KLM Group, Deutsche Lufthansa AG and Easy Jet pic are the European airlines most likely to survive as surging fuel costs and slowing economies send more carriers bankrupt, Davy Stockbrokers said. "The current oil-price-driven crisis could wellBloomberg - 253 words
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416 2008-06-26 17 Bloomberg [ATLANTA] Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines pilots agreed on a tentative joint contract and on a plan to create a single union seniority list, clearing a hurdle in a merger that will create the world's largest carrier. Union negotiators sent the■ Bloomberg - 416 words
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300 2008-06-26 17 Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] BOC Aviation, Asia's biggest plane leasing company, said the risk of airlines returning aircraft may increase this year as global travel growth slows. "When we get to the end of the summer period, that is the dangerous time– Bloomberg - 300 words
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Miscellaneous395 2008-06-26 17 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS 5 Go through green channel n—^—^k—^—^ —I f?i —I p —I f* 10 Sextet to include dissonant BJ jflj jflj I v bar for tremulous effect (7) mm mm 11 Shark traps Rex Black in river II I WM BB BB 12 Complaint that rouge's H^ HH395 words
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Article, Illustration744 2008-06-26 18 Little or no response renders alert useless in face of terror attacks, says study [SYDNEY] A terrorism alert system installed in thousands of merchant ships after the Sept 11, 2001 attacks is flawed because it does not immediately notify local security authoritiesST/FILE PHOTO - 744 words
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385 2008-06-26 18 ALEC ALMAZAN - ALEC ALMAZAN It threatens to halt shipbuilding ops after fatal accidents By in Manila THE Philippines has ordered Korean shipbuilder, Hanjin Heavy Industries Corp-Philippines to halt construction activities at its Philippine shipyard and threatened to stop shipbuilding operations as well following a series385 words
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422 2008-06-26 18 Reuters [NEW ORLEANS] Container ship company Global Ship Lease Inc is still planning to spend US$l billion on new ships in the next 18 months and can still use its business model to obtain financing, despite the global credit crunch, the company's top executiveReuters - 422 words
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204 2008-06-26 18 Xinhua [ATHENS] Greece's shipping sector revenues is expected to grow by 8 per cent this year, according to a report revealed by the National Bank of Greece on Tuesday. The report, focusing on the outlook of global shipping, said net shipping revenues totaled 17– Xinhua - 204 words
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TRANSPORT STOCKS
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Article108 2008-06-26 18 '000 lun CH Offshore Chuan Hup Hldgs Cosco Corp CWTLtd Ezra Hldgs First Ship Lease Freight Links Grand Banks laya Hold Ltd KlVentures Keppel Corp MTQ Corp NOL Pacific Shipping Pan-United Corp Rickmers Man Samudera Ship Sembcorp Indust Sembcorp Marine Spore Ship Star Cruises 0.64 0.38 3.27 0.85 2.83108 words
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Article38 2008-06-26 18 '000 nt'G Logistics MISC Bhd MISC Foreign Msia Bulk Carrie NCB Holdings Nepline Bhd PDZ Holdings 0.85 8.45 8.25 3.70 unch unch unch -0.02 0.15 0.05 0.10 unch unch unch 604 13 299 367 0 0 038 words
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Article12 2008-06-26 18 '00 'recious Ship Regional Cont 22.80 20.10 0.10 -0.60 2219 87012 words
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Article22 2008-06-26 18 '000 Aboitiz Equity ntl Container Keppel Marine Keppel Prop 6.70 29.50 2.42 unch unch -0.50 -0.02 unch 1938 245 10 022 words
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Article23 2008-06-26 18 Evergreen Marine ....25.00 :irst Steamship 51.70 /Van Hai Lines 25.00 rang Ming Marine ..20.70 0.15 2.10 0.50 0.20 10 9 4 823 words
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Article40 2008-06-26 18 '000 Kawasaki Hvy Ind ..316.00 -3.00 ***** Kawasaki Kisen 996.00 9.00 4909 Mitsubishi Hvy 547.00 -12.00 ***** vlitsui Eng&Sbldg ..353.00 -3.00 ***** Vlitsui Osk Lines ...1502.00 17.00 9579 Mippon Express 512.00 15.00 5195 MipponYusen 1017.00 34.00 8683 iource: Reuters40 words
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MPA MARITIME ROUNDTABLE
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Article, Illustration3217 2008-06-26 19 Vincent Wee: Do you see Asia as the new frontier for the maritime industry? If so, in what ways? Pek Hak Bin: It is likely that growth in shipping will remain concentrated in Asia. New infrastructure is easier to develop in the Asia-Pacific. Planning3,217 words
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Advertisement39 2008-06-26 19 The M PA Roundtable is a quarterly series brought to you by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore. This Roundtable the second in this series-gathers expert KA P A viewpoints on maritime /V 1 I and technology. SINGAPORE39 words
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465 2008-06-26 20 IT was a sign of the times that, after years of apparently fruitless negotiations, China and Japan last week managed to cobble together an agreement on joint development of oil-and-gas (O&G) fields in the East China Sea to which both lay claim. But it is465 words
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Article, Illustration1126 2008-06-26 20 ANTHONY ROWLEY - A novel idea to rule the world that doesn 't wash ANTHONY ROWLEY Fred Bergsten's grand notion of a G-2 does not accord with cultural or geopolitical reality SOME change of course in US foreign policy is normal around the time of a presidential election but ideas that are beingREUTERS - 1,126 words
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Article, Illustration788 2008-06-26 20 FRANK CHING - FRANK CHING THE BOTTOM LINE WHEN China first launched its economic development programme 30 years ago, it realised that it would have to learn from the West, in particular from the United States, while Chinese officials attempted to run a market economy.788 words
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Article, Illustration1759 2008-06-26 21 NICHOLAS KWAN - NICHOLAS KWAN Other than some catch-up tightening, Asian central banks should increasingly look for support of new, non-monetary tools By FROM Korea to India, consumer price inflation (CPI) has been rising since mid-2007. Driven by record high prices of oil and food, inflation in manyAFP - 1,759 words
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Article7117 2008-06-26 22 Transaction date: Jun 25 Hii !-wks Tel Low Code Coi Sale ('OOP) Hi i ■ow Bi Seller C'vr P/E $mil 5716 1st Software i I 28 5 8 5 5834 A-Sonic 110 100 6389 ABF SG Bond ETF 30 12 1938 AEI Corp 24.5 6.5 1100 AEM 417,117 words
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Article69 2008-06-26 22 _Hm Low Code Comi Sale COOP) _Hm Low _Buj Seller C'vr P/E Smil 200 116 6065 Diamonds 6200 6200 6095 IS DJ US Tech 1000 1000 6097 IS MSCI Spore ***** ***** 6101 ISS&P5OO ***** ***** 6170 SPDRS US200 US6200xd USIOOOxd US*****xd US***** 250 60 70 100 10069 words
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Article1871 2008-06-26 22 Hii Low Code Comi Sale COOP] Hii Low By Seller Cvr P/E Smil 22 11.5 1181 s AAGrp 41.5 15 5000 sABRHIdgs 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 s Albedo1,871 words
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Article206 2008-06-26 22 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 offer206 words
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359 2008-06-26 23 %dy %yr dy yr dy yr Index Change Change Change Change Change Change Jun24 World Index Preliminan 995.3 -0.2 -12.1 -0.2 -14.8 0.1 -10.3 EAFE Preliminai 939.4 -0.5 -16.2 -0.2 -16.9 0.1 -12.4 Euro[ Preliminan 1265.8 -0.7 -18.0 -0.3 -18.7 -0.1 -14.4 Pacific 844.6 0.0359 words
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Article127 2008-06-26 23 A. s 9am junx Singapore dollars to one unit rf foreign currency: Currencies Bid Offer s,ust dollar 1.3000 1.3160 .an dollar 1.3420 1.3590 luro 2.1170 2.1420 IZ dollar 1.0290 1.0520 iterlini 2.6790 2.7110 JS dollar 1.3600 1.3760 .ocal dollars to 100 units if foreign currency: Currencies127 words
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Article176 2008-06-26 23 Jun 25 Bid fer Overnight 1/4 1-month 1 1/16 2-months 1 1/8 3-months 1 1/4 Overnight mode: 3/16 USS Offer 1/8 15/16 1 1 1/8 Bid 7 days 1 month 2 months 3 months 6 months 9 months 12 months $Au 2.80 2.70 2.85 3.00 3.28 3.50 3.75176 words
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Article24 2008-06-26 23 Jun2s ten Hii Sett >TI ilMSCI Jun 362.5 368.2 368 'aiwan Jun 301.3 305.6 305.2 Source: MF Global (S) He. Ltd24 words
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Article22 2008-06-26 23 Jun 25 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.3646 1.3667 2-months 1.3627 1.3649 3-months 1.3608 1.3631 6-months 1.3553 1.3578 Source: OCBC22 words
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Article152 2008-06-26 23 jums Zurrencies Bid Offer Bid Offer >$IUS$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.3063 1.3087 0.9559 0.9562 Canadian dollar 1.3488 1.3516 0.9870 0.9876 iuro 2.1274 2.1306 1.5567 1.5568 IZ dollar 1.0330 1.0351 0.7559 0.7563 jterlini ind 2.6900 2.6942 1.9684 1.9686 IS dollar 1.3666 1.3686 >$/US$152 words
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Article353 2008-06-26 23 Jun 25 URODOLLAR FUTURES iepO8 DecO8 VlarO9 unO9 96.890 96.560 96.365 96.150 0 0 0 0 ***** ***** 6280 2322 EUROYEN FUTURES >epO8 99.040 99.140 DecO8 99.055 99.060 VlarO9 98.940 98.945 lunO9 98.815B >epO9 98.725B DecO9 98.655B Vlar10 lun10 99.040 99.055 98.940 99.140 99.050 98.935 98.815 98.720353 words
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Article268 2008-06-26 23 Jun 25 KUBBtK Futures (Closing prices) RSS 1 (S cents/kg) Month High Low Close Sett Volume (tonnes) Open Interest Jul 08 Aug 08 Sep 08 Oct/Dec 08 Jan/Mar 09 Apr/Jun 09 447.00 445.00 440.50 436.50 437.50 439.50 RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Month High Low Sett Volume (tonnes) Open268 words
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Article102 2008-06-26 23 Jun 24 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 Ib bushels) Close Previous High/Low Jul 08 1501.00 1515.00 1526.50 1492.50 Aug 08 1504.00 1517.00 1529.00 1496.00 Sep 08 1492.00 1505.00 1512.00 1481.00 Nov08 1491.00 1502.50 1516.50 1481.00 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs;Uscent/lb) Close Previous High/Low Jul OS 63.10 63.27 63.90 62.76102 words
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Article75 2008-06-26 23 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Jun24 CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Cham Brent blend (1-Mth F) 136.63 0.06 WTI (Near Mth) 137.09 0.92 Dubai (1-Mth F) 131.13 0.67 Tapis blend 143.65 0.05 Minas 139.65 unch PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha Jet Kerosene 130.67 165.80 0.35 1 US$/barrel Opec Oil Basket75 words
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Article451 2008-06-26 23 Jun 25 iuro 'en (on 'eso lam 'ouni Australia 0.968 6.564 0.614 7.463 40.952 88.416 1.032 9.925 3.121 1.264 64.858 42.592 1.307 7.627 0.997 29.039 32.114 0.486 0.956 Canada 1.033 6.778 0.634 7.706 42.289 91.302 1.066 10.249 3.223 1.306 66.976 43.983 1.350 7.876 1.029 29.987 33.162 0.502451 words
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Article88 2008-06-26 23 Jun 25 Period Issue code Maturity Yesterday's Bid Day's High Low 3-Month BQ*****E 25.09.08 1-Year BY*****N 04.05.09 0.46 0.93 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity code rate Close Bid Hio Day's cjh Low 2-Year N5O51OOF 2.625 5-Year N *****0V 1.625 7-Year NX*****F 3.625 10-Year NY*****A 4.000 15-Year NY*****X88 words
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Article77 2008-06-26 23 Jun2S 6 mths 1.***** 9 mths 1.***** 12 mths 1.***** SWAP Mid rates (Ss) 1 yr 2.***** 2yrs 2.***** 3yrs 3.***** 4yrs 3.***** syrs 3.***** 7yrs 3.***** 10yrs 3.***** 12 yrs 3.***** 15 yrs 4.***** Source: Reuters (US$) (SS) 2.***** 1.***** 1 mth 2 mths 2.***** 1.***** 3 mths77 words
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Article59 2008-06-26 23 jurns Delivery Month Opening Sett Av Range Price Price Hi Low Vol Open Done Position Jul 08 3487 Aug 08 3493 Sep 08 3502 Oct08 3515 Total o/p: ***** contracts 3553 3553 3484 3535 3544 3484 3538 3554 3490 3542 3557 3497 Turnover: 9262 Market tone: Lower 160559 words
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Article136 2008-06-26 23 jun 2s GOLD (USS/oz) Jun 24 Jun 25 Hong Kong London 888.60 888.70 889.60 889.70 Jun 23 Jun 24 879.50 882.95 880.50 883.45 Source: Reuters CAST BAR (SS) Jun 25 Buying Sellini Kilobar 41,990.01 PAMP GOLD BARS (SS) Selling ***** Buying Igm 5gm lOgm 20gm 50gm lOOgm 1136 words
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Article69 2008-06-26 23 Jun 24 Aluminium, 99.7% purity (US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 3051.20 3092.20 3 months 3100.00 3141.00 Copper, Grade A (US$/tonne) Cash 3 months 8509.00 8350.00 8565.00 8400.00 Lead (US$/tonne) Cash 1805.00 3 months 1825.00 1844.80 1865.00 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash 3 months *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 Tin (US$/tonne) Cash *****.0069 words
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Article78 2008-06-26 23 Jun 24 (£/tonne) Close Prev Hii ih/Low Jul 08 1709 1705 1717/1709 SepO8 1675 1674 1688/1673 Dec 08 1635 1634 1644/1633 Mar 09 1603 1602 1612/1602 COFFEE (US$/tonne) Close Pev High/Low Jul 08 2358 2361 2391/2329 SepO8 2335 2336 2369/2309 Nov08 2309 2306 2338/2285 Jan 09 2284 2278 2304/226678 words
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Article, Illustration622 2008-06-26 27 The former revamps its senior positions in Asia while the latter loses its regional business intelligence chief, reports WINSTON CHAI THE acquisitive streaks of enterprise software titans Oracle and SAP have led to a shake-up in their regional ranks. At Oracle, a revamp has622 words
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Article915 2008-06-26 27 G JOSLIN VETHAKUMAR - G JOSLIN VETHAKUMAR <you say> Spore can enhance Web-based learning by integrating related technologies By WITH technology delivering an explosion of content through multiple channels of communication, the emphasis is now more on innovation and imagination than on mere information. So, where is education915 words
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210 2008-06-26 27 AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY - AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY By EIGHT teams from around the world will move on to the "knock-out round 2" of The Star Challenge @Fusionopolis, the first-of-its-kind competition to foster the development of the world's next-generation multimedia search technology. The challenge is organised210 words
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757 2008-06-26 27 ONG BOON KIAT - ONG BOON KIAT By SINGAPORE will have the highest number of personal computers (PCs) per 1,000 persons in Asia-Pacific by 2012, according to Gartner. In a study released this week, the research firm projected that there will be about 4.5 million757 words
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Article, Illustration424 2008-06-26 28 KALPANA RASHIWALA - KALPANA RASHIWALA Sandy Island villas are being designed by Italian architect Claudio Silvestrin By MALAYSIA'S YTL Corp will launch later this year 18 luxury waterfront villas at Sandy Island on Sentosa Cove and prices are expected to start from $12 million for424 words
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379 2008-06-26 28 ARTHUR SIM - ARTHUR SIM By THE Urban Redevelopment Authority has released an industrial site at Übi Avenue 4 through the reserve list of the Government Land Sales Programme. The move follows the award of a nearby industrial site at Übi Avenue 4/Übi Road 2379 words
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Article, Illustration580 2008-06-26 29 MICHELLE QUAH - MICHELLE QUAH Judge says minority owners did not provide adequate reasons to stop sale BY THE High Court has dismissed an appeal by minority owners of Gillman Heights Condominium to stop its en bloc sale. This means that the $548 million sale of theFILE PHOTO - 580 words
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