The Business Times, 4 September 2008

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    25 1 The Business Times Singapore 85 cents online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg «v a Singapore press holdings publication co regn no *****2868E mica (p) 197/08/2008 Thursday, September 4,2008
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  • Article
    Lock icon CFO musical chairs leaves firms breathless
    1041 1  -  OH BOON PING RACHEL SIM Big rise in CFOs quitting their jobs can hurt quality of financial reporting process By and [SINGAPORE] Just one chief financial officer (CFO) quit a listed company yesterday. Given the astounding turnover of CFOs in recent days, that made
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    Lock icon COE premium for small cars plunges below $10,000
    401 1  -  SAMUEL EE Bookings remain slow as dealers grapple with weak market sentiment By [SINGAPORE] The cost of a certificate of entitlement for a small car plunged yesterday as the market remained weak. Category A for cars below 1,600 cc crashed to $9,501,
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    Lock icon Insights that MATTER
    195 1 The new BT Weekend When the revamped Business Times Weekend hits the streets on Sept 6, readers will find insights and views offered not just by our usual pool of journalists, but by corporate movers and shakers as well. We are starting a new BT Weekend column
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  • TOP STORIES
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      Lock icon US$5.2b loss stares airlines in the face
      678 2  -  YEN SREENIVASAN lata forecasts bleak times from 'toxic' combo of expensive oil, falling demand By [SINGAPORE] The global airline industry will post a combined loss of US$5.2 billion this year based on an average crude oil price of US$ll3 per barrel (pbl) or
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      Lock icon Ailing Tang gets day's jail as judge invokes mercy
      522 2  -  JAMIE LEE Short sentence for retail magnate caught in organ trading storm By [SINGAPORE] Tang Wee Sung, former executive chairman of retailer C X Tang, served a day in jail yesterday and was fined $17,000 in total for trying to buy
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    • THREE-MINUTE DIGEST
      • Article
        Lock icon CFO musical chairs leaves firms breathless
        103 2 JUST one chief financial officer quit a Singapore listed company yesterday. Given the astounding turnover of CFOs in recent days, that made it a quiet day in the market. On Sept 1, six CFOs had either quit listed companies or taken up new appointments.
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        Lock icon Bleak outlook for airlines: US$5.2b loss this year
        53 2 THE global airline industry will post a combined loss of US$5.2 billion this year based on an average crude oil price of US$ll3 per barrel or US$l4O for jet fuel, according to the latest forecast of the International Air Transport Association. TOP
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        Lock icon Temasek, GIC dominate world's largest SWF deals
        81 2 TEMASEK Holdings and the Government of Singapore Investment Corp have been involved in five of the ten biggest deals involving sovereign wealth funds on record, according to the latest estimates by Thomson Reuters. Singapore's two state-owned funds have poured billions into US and
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        Lock icon Capita Land reaps $163 m gain from Beijing property sale
        66 2 CAPITALAND has entered into a share purchase deed for the sale of its indirect wholly owned subsidiary Hua Lei Holdings, which indirectly owns 100 per cent of Capital Tower Beijing. Capita Land said it will obtain net cash flow of
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        Lock icon See Hup Seng retains CEO fined for insider trading
        56 2 SEE Hup Seng yesterday said its board has "unanimously" decided to retain the services of its CEO and executive director, Yap Sew, who was ordered by the Monetary Authority of Singapore on Monday to pay a civil penalty of $50,000 for
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        Lock icon Charities Act to be tightened with proposed amendments
        60 2 THE government is tightening up on fund-raisers and institutions of a public character with more proposed amendments to the Charities Act. The amendments would empower the Commissioner of Charities to gather information on fund-raisers other than charities and call for inquiries and
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        Lock icon US$ hits 7-month high on cheaper crude, rate bet
        49 2 THE dollar rose to the highest level against the euro in almost seven months as crude oil fell and traders speculated that the Federal Reserve's monetary policy would help the US economy outperform Europe and Asia. ECONOMY WATCH, PAGE 10
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        Lock icon Coca-Cola to buy China juice maker for HK$l7.9b
        63 2 COCA-COLA Co offered to buy China Huiyuan Juice Group Ltd for HK$l7.9 billion (S$ 3.3 billion) to become the biggest juice maker in the most populous nation. The world's biggest soft-drinks maker will pay HK512.20 a share in cash, triple the closing
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        Lock icon HK home transactions slump 60% to two-year low
        47 2 THE value of Hong Kong home transactions fell 60 per cent to the lowest in more than two years in August, signalling that the city's property market may be poised for its biggest decline since 2003. PROPERTY, PAGE 30
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      Lock icon Far and wide
      35 4 Thomson Reuters Destination of major investments by GIC and Temasek this year* VALUE (USsm) US 7,280.0 Japan 721.8 Italy 592.1 Finland 191.8 Netherlands 175.0 Indonesia 147.7 India 30.6 Total 9,139.0 *untilAug2B,2ooB Source:
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      Lock icon Swinging it
      133 4 fen largest sovereign wealth fund investments this year* DEAL VALUE I INVESTOR TARGET (USSm) ANNOUNCEMEN 1 6,880 GIC Citigroup, US Jan 15 2 5,340 Dubai World (UAE), ZAO Roskommunenergo (Russia) OGK-1 (Russian power company) JuM 3 4,000 Berkshire Hathaway (US), Kuwait Investment Authority Dow Chemical, US JuMO 4
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      Lock icon Temasek, GIC dominate world's largest SWF deals
      473 4  -  CONRAD TAN Reuters. The Spore units invest a combined US$9.l b, 47% more than a year ago By [SINGAPORE] Temasek Holdings and the Government of Singapore Investment Corp (GIC) have been involved in five of the 10 biggest deals involving sovereign wealth funds
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      Lock icon Agreement reached on draft investment guidelines
      238 4 -RevI ters [SANTIAGO] Global sovereign wealth funds said on Tuesday that they had reached a preliminary agreement on a draft set of principles and practices to guide their investments. The International Working Group of Sovereign Wealth Funds (IWG), which consists of 26 state-owned funds,
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      Lock icon Growth forecasts get another trimming
      431 4  -  ANNATEO Construction sector, financial services buck trend but GDP predictions bleak By [SINGAPORE] While they have slashed their forecasts of manufacturing and overall GDP growth, economists are apparently looking to better numbers in the construction sector and financial services this year. The Monetary Authority of
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      Lock icon Major hedge fund with Lehman link hits the wall
      665 4 -Reuters, Bloomberg News revives fears over financial services industry [NEW YORK] US stock index futures plunged yesterday as news of the demise of a hedge fund partly owned by Lehman Brothers rekindled worries about the outlook for the beleaguered financial services
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    • MARKETS DIGEST
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        Lock icon PRIME RATES
        29 4 Bloomberg SINGAPORE 5.38 MALAYSIA 6.72 HONG KONG 5.25 INDONESIA 15.827 TAIWAN 6.316 JAPAN 1.875 KOREA 9.33 BRITAIN 5.00 US 5.00 CANADA 4.75 SWITZERLAND 3.72 INDIA 13.75 Source:
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        42 4 1 COMP 1,085.38 -1.61 IIKKEI225 12,689.59 +80.12 IANG SENG 20,585.06 -457.40 ;et index 649.93 -9.58 JAKARTA COMP 2,116.00 -43.05 1ANILA COMP 2,750.03 +41.78 ;eoulcomp 1,426.89 +19.75 ;henzhenb 375.23 -3.12 IUMBAI IND Closed 12NOON EDT Cham )OW 11,434.12 -82.80 IASDAQ 2,326.22 -23.02
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        Lock icon FOREX
        40 4 IS$ (S$ per US$) 1.439 (US$/S$ per 1.769 2.545 iURO (US$/S$/E) 1.441 2.073 'EN 108.90 75.70 3.436 2.388 IK$ 7.809 5.428 !AHT 34.44 23.94 lUPIAH 9,207 6,400 lENMINBI 6.847 4.759 INDIAN RUPEE 43.97 30.56 1.210 0.841 IZ$ 1.479 1.028
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  • COMPANY NEWS
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      Lock icon Bio-treat: stuck between a rock and a hard place
      723 5  -  YEN SREENIVASAN CHINA water treatment specialist Bio-Treat Technology expects earnings for the current financial year to be higher than the previous year, thanks to the absence of bad debt provision and higher revenue stream from its completed wastewater treatment projects. Just
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      Lock icon CapitaLand reaps $163m gain from Capital Tower Beijing sale
      434 5  -  ARTHUR SIM Net cash flow of $498 m; plan to redeploy capital for more developments By CAPITALAND has entered into a share purchase deed for the sale of its indirect wholly owned subsidiary Hua Lei Holdings, which indirectly owns 100 per
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      Lock icon See Hup Seng retains CEO fined for insider trading
      651 6  -  ANGELA TAN Yap wasn't employee then; his good work in building company appreciated by board By SEE Hup Seng yesterday said its board has "unanimously" decided to retain the services of its CEO and executive director, Yap Sew, who was ordered
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      Lock icon STI and FTSE ST Index Series review results out next week
      158 6 SINGAPORE Press Holdings, Singapore Exchange and FTSE Group will announce the results of the first review of the component stocks of the Straits Times Index and the 19 other indices in the FTSE ST Index Series after the market
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      Lock icon ICPAS launches ACA programme
      244 6  -  NOOR AISHA By THE Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore (ICPAS), in collaboration with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), yesterday launched the Associate Chartered Accountant (ACA) qualification for aspiring accountants. The programme is seen as a way to mitigate the
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      Lock icon Swiber to sell and lease back 5 support vessels
      461 6  -  VINCENT WEE USs22sm deal will involve three AHTS vessels, two DSVs By SWIBER Holdings will sell and lease back five offshore support vessels for US$225 million as it continues its as-set-light expansion gyThe deal, brokered by Norwegian ship leasing arranger RS
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      Lock icon Shangri-La sees drop in occupancy on weak economy
      583 6 Bloomberg H1 profit dips 15% to USsl3s.7m, first fall in 4 years [HONG KONG] Shangri-La Asia Ltd, the region's biggest luxury-hotel operator, may book fewer rooms this year as rising airfares and a slumping world economy hurt tourism. "It is generally considered
      Bloomberg  -  583 words
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      Lock icon Jurong Tech sets up joint venture in India
      365 7  -  CHOW PENN NEE It will hold 60% of JV with consumer electronics design group Semindia By SINGAPORE'S Jurong Technologies Industries Corp (JTIC) is making its foray into India through a joint-ven-ture agreement with Banga-lore-headquartered consumer electronics group Semindia. The joint venture, to
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    • COMPANY BRIEFS
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        Lock icon Innotek CEO's contract not to be renewed
        157 7 INNOTEK said yesterday that the company and Steven Campbell, its chief executive officer, have agreed that Mr Campbell's employment contract will not be extended when it expires on Dec 31, 2008. InnoTek said Mr Campbell had assumed his role as CEO and director
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        Lock icon IPCO Int'l may post loss in Q1
        65 7 IPCO International warned yesterday that a loss is anticipated for the first quarter ended July 31, 2008. The company said it is in the midst of finalising the results and full details of the group's consolidated financial statements will be announced in due
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        Lock icon Hartawan unit to sell Jurong shophouse
        62 7 HARTAWAN Holdings has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Whitehouse Holdings Pte Ltd, had entered into an option agreement to sell a shophouse unit at Jurong East Street 13 for $4.8 million to Bon Investment Pte Ltd. The option of sale has been exercised
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      Lock icon Peter Lim raises stake in FJ Benjamin
      383 7  -  ARTHUR SIM $3.9 m purchase takes his holding in retailer to 16.58% By FORMER "remisier king" Peter Lim has forked out $3.9 million to raise his stake in retailer FJ Benjamin from 14.12 per cent to 16.58 per cent. Mr Lim ranked Singapore's
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  • SINGAPORE MARKETS
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      Lock icon A return to business as usual
      573 8  -  R SIVANITHY STOCKS Yesterday's session again marked by weaker prices and tracking of Hong Kong market THE phrases "bear trap" and "sell into strength" sprang to mind when observing yesterday's stock market action, two unwelcome phrases from the point of view of those who
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      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING SCOREBOARD
      94 8 Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch lulti Ind 3 8 3 0 0 0 3 8 3 lanufacturing 35 79 57 14 40 84 71 Commerce 16 28 20 20 34 23 )t/Stor/Comms 11 19 11 20 ■inance 22 22 instruction 12 'roi lerties
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      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING TURNOVER
      104 8 MAIN SDQ TOTAL MAIN SDQ TOTAL lulti Ind 15,451 15,451 89,963 89,963 lanufacturing 202,249 10,984 213,233 179,910 888 180,798 lommerce 76,773 8,008 84,781 106,005 2,268 108,272 'pt/Stor/Comms 83,703 81 83,784 217,419 15 217,435 :i nance 31,067 31,067 289,091 289,091 lonstruction 37,992 14,965 52,957 4,019 194 4,213 'roperties
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      Lock icon STRAITS TIMES INDEX STOCKS
      107 8 lapitaLand 4.280 -0.170 Olam 1.960 -0.160 lapitaMall 2.750 -0.030 S IA 15.360 -0.280 JtyDev 9.920 -0.480 SGX 6.250 -0.150 losco Corp 2.100 -0.200 SIAEngg 2.530 -0.020 IBS Grp 17.800 -0.300 SPH 4.140 -0.020 :&N 4.310 +0.010 ST Engg 2.860 -0.010 Sent Intl 0.500 -0.010 SembCorp Ind
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      Lock icon BROKERS' TAKE
      861 8  -  CHOW PENN NEE Commodities Sector OCBC Investment Research, Sept 3 OUTPERFORMING the broad market: Commodities performed well in Q2 2008. Corporate earnings for Q2 2008 were relatively mixed. Compared with last year, fewer companies reported earnings growth, and in general, many succumbed to inflationary cost pressures and saw
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      Lock icon Asian units drift lower against dollar
      442 8 Reuters CURRENCIES [SINGAPORE] Most Asian currencies drifted lower yesterday as the dollar held firm against major currencies, with a continued slide in the South Korean won sparking suspected official intervention. The won initially slipped to 1,158.7 per dollar, down 2 per cent from Tuesday's
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      Lock icon STRAITS TIMES INDEX
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      58 8 Sep 3 VALUE CLOSE IT OB/OS -607.00-170.0C IT CADI -*****.00-151.0i IT 10-day MA -*****.00 -60.0' TSE ST Mid Cap 613.39 -8.0: TSE ST Small Cap 510.85 -4.6i TSE ST All Share 668.26 -11.51 TSE ST China Top 332.87 -7.0i TSE ST China 330.59 -9.5: IOB Catalist 115.58
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      Lock icon MOST ACTIVE STOCKS
      59 8 VOLUME Noble Grp 33,215,000 Golden Agri 31,204,000 Sing Tel 25,894,000 Capita Land 18,710,000 UniFiber 17,056,000 Cosco Corp 15,453,000 Olam 14,030,000 BBR Hldqs 13,865,000 CoscoCorpMßLeCWo9o2o3 13,820,000 Synear 13,802,000 VALUE(S) UOB 103,006,790 Sing Tel 93,083,813 Capita Land 79,811,490 Keppel Corp 64,691,135 DBS Grp 61,708,780 Noble Grp 58,962,387 OCBC Bk
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      Lock icon FALLS
      107 8 CLOSE DOWN 7810-126.5 -1.1 LD 10US$ China H 10US$ 1429 -83.4 -3.! At 992 -48.0 -4.i lardine C&C 1784 -40.0 -2.2 Cor| 966 -32.0 -3.2 iBS Gr| 1780 -30.0 -1.7 I A 1536 -28.0 -1.8 Venture Cor| 923 -27.0 -2.! i PC 504 -26.0 -4.9 .hani .a Asia 1398
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      Lock icon CURRENCIES
      85 8 Wh lere S! stands Sen 3 CHNG CLOSE FRScp2 YR2008 S$ LOW S$ HIGH uss 1.4397 -0.44 1.4542 1.3457 Euro 2.0717 0.27 2.2064 2.0474 Pounds 2.5486 0.17 2.8431 2.5486® AS 1.1903 0.40 1.3251 1.1903® Yen* 1.3251 -0.53 1.4484 1.2619 Rupiah* 0.***** -0.36 0.****** 0.***** Baht* 4.1767 -0.44 4.4299 4.0190
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
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      Lock icon Charities Act to be tightened with proposed amendments
      479 9  -  JAMIE LEE More power for Commissioner to query fund-raisers and IPCs By THE government is tightening up on fund-raisers and institutions of a public character (IPCs) with more proposed amendments to the Charities Act. The amendments, which follow an earlier round last
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      Lock icon S´pore to host global conference in Oct as Fusionopolis opens
      289 9 WORLD urban leaders and globalisation experts will converge on Singapore for the landmark conference, Futuropolis 2058, next month. The two-day event from Oct 21-22 is organised as part of the opening of Fusionopolis, a week-long celebration of Singapore's science and
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      Lock icon Lenders must ensure borrowers can afford instalments when due: MAS
      281 9  -  SIOW LI SEN By LENDERS must make sure that home loan borrowers can afford their instalments when they fall due, says the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Financing schemes that allow home buyers to make a 20 per cent downpayment and
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      Lock icon Bosch opens research and technology centre at NTU
      230 9 THE Bosch Group yesterday officially opened its Research and Technology Centre (Asia-Pacific) at Nanyang Technology University (NTU), as part of its plan to establish its regional headquarters for research and advance engineering in Singapore. One of the primary focus areas for the
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      Lock icon GET YOUR BLOOD RACING
      78 9 WITH three weeks to go before Formula One cars start burning rubber on local streets, title sponsor Sing Tel wants to heat up the cyber highway with its new interactive Grid Girls website. Made up of more than 200 video clips, the portal profiles the 20
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      Lock icon Easier to blow the whistle on cartels now
      368 9  -  NISHA RAMCHANDANI By THE Competition Commission of Singapore (CCS) plans to enhance a leniency programme to encourage whistle-blowing on cartels. A cartel is defined as an agreement between suppliers of an item or service to limit supply and/or fix the price. This
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      Lock icon Networking opportunities galore at this year's anime festival
      167 9 BESIDES showcasing the latest anime from Japan, this year's Anime Festival Asia 2008 (AFA2OOB) will give international businesses and anime-related companies and organisations a chance to network and participate. The festival expected to attract more than 80,000 visitors -will involve six experience
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  • ECONOMY WATCH
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      Lock icon US$ hits 7-month high on cheaper crude, rate speculation
      569 10 Bloomberg Analysts see new up cycle for greenback as Europe, Japan and other Asian nations slow [NEW YORK] The dollar rose to the highest level against the euro in almost seven months as crude oil fell and traders speculated that the
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      Lock icon Drop in demand seen sending oil below US$100
      652 10 Reuters [LONDON] Oil prices should extend their nearly 30 per cent slide and dip into double digits for the first time in five months as the US oil sector seems to have escaped severe damage from Hurricane Gustav, analysts said on Tuesday.
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      Lock icon Australian growth slows to 2.7%
      352 10 -AFP [SYDNEY] Australia's economy grew at its slowest pace in almost four years in the three months to June, official data showed yesterday, but Treasurer Wayne Swan said it was still performing solidly. Growth was 0.3 per cent over the previous quarter, with the annual
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  • MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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      Lock icon Telekom wins RM 11.31b M'sian broadband project
      538 11  -  S JAYASANKARAN Award ends RMlBb rival bid from firm partly owned by Pahang state govt By in Kuala Lumpur THE government's award of a RM11.31 billion (554.7 billion) nation-wide, highspeed broadband project to Telekom Malaysia (TM) on Tuesday will ensure a highgrowth business
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      Lock icon Maybank aborts Panin buy
      246 11 Reuters Indonesia's Ministry of Finance blocks deal, saying it doesn't meet foreign investment rules [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's largest lender, Maybank, has dropped a plan to buy a controlling stake in an Indonesian insurer after protracted negotiations. "Maybank would like to inform that due to unavoidable circumstances
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      Lock icon BURSA MALAYSIA
      2206 11 >ep 3 RM ('000) A&M Realty 0.41 \bric Bhd 0.17 Advance Synergy 0.09 Adventa Bhd 0.93 AeMuIti Hldgs 0.19 Affin Holdings 1.79 Ahmad Zaki Resou 0.70 AicCorp 0.43 \irasia Bhd 1.05 Akn Technology 0.39 Alliance Financi 2.72 Aluminium Co 1.02 Amalgamated Ind 0.46 \mmb Hldgs Bhd 2.96 Amtel
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      Lock icon Indonesian House passes amendment to income tax law
      211 11 Xinhua [JAKARTA] The Indonesian House of Representatives on Tuesday endorsed an amendment to the income tax law aimed at boosting economic activities by providing lower rates and more incentives to businesses, a paper said here yesterday. The new law stipulates that the
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      Lock icon Bank Islam eyes M&As in M'sia, Indonesia
      450 11 -Reuiers [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian syariah lender Bank Islam is on the hunt for merger and acquisition opportunities at home and in neighbouring Indonesia to boost its market share, its managing director said yesterday. Bank Islam, Malaysia's oldest syariah lender which began business in
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      Lock icon KPC's coal operations back to normal
      173 11 Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesian coal miner PT Kaltim Prima Coal (KPC) said operations at its mining area had returned to normal since late Tuesday after local officials opened up the mining pits, company officials said yesterday. Local forest rangers shut a road leading to its
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  • GREATER CHINA
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      Lock icon Coca-Cola to buy juice maker for HK$l7.9b
      522 12 Bloomberg Acquisition expected to double its share of China market to around 20% [HONG KONG] Coca-Cola Co offered to buy China Huiyuan Juice Group Ltd, for HK$l7.9 billion (553.3 billion) to become the biggest juice maker in the most populous nation. The world's
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      Lock icon Wal-Mart picks HK for Asia regional HQ
      289 12 ■Xinhua Office will manage operations, develop business in Asia [HONG KONG] World superstore giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc announced here yesterday the establishment of its new Asia regional headquarters in Hong Kong. Vicente Trius, president and chief executive officer for Wal-Mart Asia, said that
      ■Xinhua  -  289 words
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      Lock icon Wen warns of winter hardship in quake zone
      238 12 -AFP [BEIJING] Premier Wen Jiabao has warned winter will bring hardship for people in China's quake zone, as he indicated the confirmed death toll from the disaster was over 80,000, state media reported yesterday. On a trip to southwest Sichuan province on
      -AFP  -  238 words
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      Lock icon China may raise poverty line, doubling aid recipients
      303 12 -AP [BEIJING] China may raise its poverty threshold to double the number of people eligible for government help as income gaps reach their widest level in three decades, state media reported yesterday. A possible proposal to raise the income line below which
      -AP  -  303 words
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      Lock icon China set to repeat Olympics dazzle at Paralympics
      582 12 -AFP [BEIJING] Still basking in the glory of staging a successful Olympics, China is about to step into the limelight again with what promises to be a dazzling Paralympics in which its athletes will dominate. With more than 4,000 athletes from around
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  • INDIA
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      Lock icon GM opens second India plant
      510 13 AP [TALEGAON, Maharashtra] General Motors Corp (GM) opened a second plant in India on Tuesday, boosting its production capacity from 85,000 to 225,000 vehicles a year. The factory is part of GM's aggressive push into emerging markets, which have helped cushion the beleaguered car giant
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      Lock icon Tatas poised to relocate Nano project
      622 13  -  NEETA LAL Move will delay launch of the world's cheapest car, keenly awaited by car enthusiasts the world over By in New Delhi IN what may well be an ominous precursor to a total pullout from Singur in India's Left-ruled state of West Bengal,
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      Lock icon Progressive Indian tycoon Birla dies at 89
      477 13 -AP Cause of death was age-related ailments and pneumonia [NEW DELHI] XX Birla, the patriarch of a renowned Indian industrial empire, died last Saturday at his home in Calcutta. He was 89. The cause was age-rela-ted ailments and pneumonia, his family said. His
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  • ASIA-PACIFIC
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      Lock icon InBev planning sale of Korean brewer Oriental
      372 14 Reuters Non-core business could fetch USs2b to help pay for Anheuser-Busch [HONG KONG/NEW YORK] Belgian brewer Inßev NY is planning to put its South Korean beer business up for sale, sources said on Tuesday, in an effort to shed a non-core asset and
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      Lock icon Abu Dhabi invests more in Hollywood
      407 14 -NYT [NEW YORK] Last September, Abu Dhabi Media Co, an arm of the government of the United Arab Emirates, reached a US$l billion deal to make movies and video games with Warner Bros, the big Hollywood studio owned by Time Warner. A year later,
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      Lock icon MUFG to merge lending unit with Acorn: report
      217 14 Reuters [TOKYO] Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group will merge its consumer finance business with Acorn Co after raising its stake in the lender, a newspaper reported yesterday, boosting the share price of both companies. Japan's biggest banking group will announce the merger scheme
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      8685 14 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS AIG Global Investment Corporation (S) Ltd AIGIF Acorns of Asia Balanced FundlS 1.938/ AIGIF Spore Bond Fund/ A 1.339/ APS Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Alpha Fund!** 0.83/ APS Alpha Fund (USD)! A 0.58/ APS Komaba Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Komaba Global Bond SGD 0.9797/ APS
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon WHOSE LIPS?
      80 15 THIS image obtained from the The Victoria and Albert Museum in London shows the original artwork of the Rolling Stones' iconic red lips and tongue logo. The museum said on Tuesday that it had bought the original artwork at an auction in the US. It paid U5592,500 (*****,000)
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      Lock icon US card issuers set to rack up substantial credit losses
      598 15 Reuters More cardholders expected to default on payments [NEW YORK] US credit card delinquencies are rising and the credit card issuers could be in for a lot of agony. Expectations that cashstrapped consumers and businesses will default on their credit
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      Lock icon School district sues JPMorgan over derivatives
      304 15 Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] JPMorgan Chase Co colluded with a financial adviser to reap more than US$l million in excessive fees on a 2003 derivative deal with the Erie City School District in Pennsylvania, according to a federal lawsuit file by the district. The suit alleges
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      Lock icon UBS, Credit Suisse to hold more capital against assets
      516 15 Bloomberg Swiss regulator in talks with them on what to include for new ratio [ZURICH] ÜBS AG and Credit Suisse Group AG will have to hold more capital in reserve against their assets following sub-prime-rela-ted losses, the head of Switzerland's Federal
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  • ASIA-PACIFIC/WORLD
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      Lock icon Thousands press on for removal of Thai PM as utility strike flops
      670 16 AFP, Reuters Foreign minister quits, adding more pressure on PM Samak [BANGKOK] A strike meant to pile pressure on Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej fell flat yesterday, but thousands of protesters besieging his offices refused to back down
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      Lock icon Murdoch yearns to buy New York Times: Vanity Fair
      346 16 Reuters [LOS ANGELES] Rupert Murdoch yearns to buy The New York Times and toyed with acquiring a sizable minority stake in Bloomberg News, Vanity Fair's Michael Wolff reports in an October 2008 article. The News Corp chairman and chief executive has
      – Reuters  -  346 words
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      Lock icon Oil firms tally damage from hurricane, prepare to resume production
      615 16 -AP [HOUSTON] Initial inspections of the Gulf Coast's extensive energy complex confirmed on Tuesday that Hurricane Gustav was nowhere near as destructive as Katrina and Rita three years ago, but resumption of production and refining may be a few days
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      Lock icon UK recession set to fuel rise in crime
      515 16  -  JANE MOIR By in London HISTORIC crime reduction in the UK may be poised for a U-turn as the country heads towards a recession and offences such as theft and smuggling look likely to rise, politicians warn. As Britain heads towards recession,
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      Lock icon Factory orders rise 1.3% in July, on demand for metals
      440 16 Bloomberg LATEST US DATA [WASHINGTON] Factory orders in the US increased more than forecast in July, as demand grew for metals and construction materials. The 1.3 per cent gain in bookings followed a revised 2.1 per cent increase in June
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  • FOCUS: TOURISM
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      Lock icon The menace of mass tourism
      1637 17 LAT-WP DID you find someplace for your vacation this summer where you could get away from it all and immerse yourself in nature, or whatever it is that you like to do with a free week or two? I didn't think so. It's getting harder
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      Lock icon Welcome to Bavaria's open-air 'thousand-star' hotel
      550 17 AFP [BAD KISSINGEN, Germany] Welcome to the Bad Kissingen Hotel, where there is no room service, no bed, no wi-fi in fact, no room at all. Here in what is officially one of Germany's weirdest hotels, you sleep in a field. It is laid
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  • AVIATION
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      Lock icon Bombardier shares set to outperform Boeing's even more
      753 18 Bloomberg Rising fuel prices are driving orders for the aircraft maker's turboprop planes [TORONTO] Bombardier Inc, the world's third-largest commercial aircraft maker, may widen its share performance gap over Boeing Co with turboprop planes. The higher fuel prices that hurt sales of
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      Lock icon AIRCRAFT ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES
      2530 18 AIRLINE CODES: AA: American A AF: Air France (AFR), At Air India Finnair Oy (FIN), AZ: Alitalia Airlines (AZA), Airways Public Ltd Co (BAW), BG E Airlines (BBC), Bl Royal Brur _dn Bhd (RBA), BO Bouraq Airlines (BOU), ways Corpn (EVA), CA: Air China (CCA), CB:
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      Lock icon Vote by Boeing workers may decide Dreamliner schedule
      598 18 Bloomberg [SEATTLE] Boeing Co, the world's second-largest commercial aircraft maker, is betting that more than a third of its machinists will accept a combined offer of pay and bonuses, averting a strike that would stop production and further delay the 787 Dreamliner.
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      Lock icon American may delay China flight
      211 18 -AP [FORT WORTH, Texas] American Airlines has asked federal regulators for permission to delay its launch of new nonstop service between Chicago and Beijing for a year, citing the high price of jet fuel and other obstacles. American, the largest US airline, filed its request
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      Lock icon United drops fee plan for coach meals
      146 18 Bloomberg [DALLAS] United Airlines dropped a plan to charge as much as US$9 for meals in the coach cabin of some overseas flights, citing "candid feedback" from customers. United, the second-larg-est US carrier, had intended to offer food for sale aboard trips to
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  • SHIPPING
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      Lock icon Philippine official quits amid probe into ferry tragedy
      587 19  -  ALEC ALMAZAN Top maritime official says move not linked to sinking in which over 700 died By in Manila THE Philippines top maritime official has resigned amid an investigation into a tragic sinking of a passenger ferry which threatens to undermine the
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      Lock icon KL sends navy, commandos to Gulf of Aden
      273 19 Xinriuu Priority is to protect its vessels, sailors in region: DPM Najib [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia has sent its navy vessels and commandos to the Gulf of Aden to protect its vessels currently sailing in the region, a local newspaper reported yesterday. Deputy
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    • TRANSPORT STOCKS
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        100 19 '000 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 0.56 0.35 2.10 0.65 1.61 1.11 0.06 0.99
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        Lock icon KLSE
        31 19 '000 Int'G Logistics MISCBhd MISC Foreign Msia Bulk Carrie NCB Holdings NeplineBhd unch 8.65 8.65 3.48 unch 0.13 unch unch 0.10 -0.02 unch unch 0 4 654 2171 0 35
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        12 19 '00 ■recious Ship Jegional Cont 18.10 15.80 -0.40 unch 165! 7!
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        10 19 '000 Doil iingamas Cont 25.25 1.74 -0.70 -0.02 126(
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        21 19 '000 Aboitiz Equity Intl Container Keppel Marine Keppel Prop 7.30 29.00 2.50 1.20 unch 1.00 unch -0.38 1* 55! 21
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        22 19 Evergreen Marine ....16.10 :irst Steamship 56.00 ManHai Lines 16.40 r"ang Ming Marine ..14.00 -0.95 -3.20 -0.15 -0.70 23 4 3 11
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        37 19 '000 :awasaki Hvy Ind ..234.00 -2.00 1192! :awasaki Kisen 693.00 -26.00 807! /litsubishi Hvy 538.00 12.00 3918! /litsui Eng&Sbldg ..208.00 -11.00 ***** /litsuiOsk Lines ...1204.00 -34.00 9751 lippon Express 502.00 5.00 6161 lipponYusen 828.00 -8.00 957:
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      Lock icon Truckers in Argentina extend port blockades
      234 19 Reuters Exporters call for urgent action to protect grains trade [BUENOS AIRES] Argentine grains truckers said on Tuesday they would extend a six-day-old pay protest against leading exporters to the port of Quequen, deepening a strike that threatens to disrupt shipments. The truckers' protest
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      Lock icon Maersk unit sees firm ship prices ahead
      301 19 Reuters [SINGAPORE] Shipbuilding prices in Asia are likely to stay firm in the next 12 to 18 months, given high costs and firm demand, but will soften in two to three years, an official for Danish broker Maersk said yesterday. "Demand for all
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      Lock icon Workers end strike at two major ports in Panama
      288 19 Reuters [PANAMA CITY] Workers ended a strike at two major ports at opposite ends of the Panama Canal on Tuesday and canal authorities said the day-long walkout did not noticeably disrupt shipping through the waterway. Crane operators and harbour towage workers
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      Lock icon Russia's biggest port may boost grain capacity
      318 19 Bloomberg [MOSCOW] OAO Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port, Russia's largest harbour, may boost capacity at its grain terminal after shipments almost doubled in August from a year earlier. Expansion at the Black Sea port, which handles about 20 per cent of Russian seaborne trade,
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  • BizIT
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      Lock icon Telstra Int'l eyes 30% revenue growth in S'pore
      726 20 It also plans to ramp up Spore headcount by up to 20% in next two years, reports ONG BOON KIAT TELSTRA International, the managed network services arm of Australian telecom giant Telstra, expects its Singapore revenue to grow by about 30 per
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      Lock icon Windows-based phone on track: Sony Ericsson
      285 20 Reuters [HELSINKI] Sony Ericsson on Monday denied rumours that its first mobile phone powered by Microsoft's operating system would miss the key Christmas sales period. Sony Ericsson introduced the Xperia 1 model in February, saying it would start to sell the phone in the
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      Lock icon Reviewers take a shine to Google's Chrome
      390 20 Bloomberg [TAIPEI] Google Inc's new Internet browser received mixed reviews ranging from "cool" to "rough" from technology columnists at The New York Times, Wall Street Journal and USA Today. Google's Chrome, available to the public since Tuesday in a test version, is a
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      Lock icon Disney pins Blu-ray hopes on favourites
      481 20 -NYT [LOS ANGELES] Walt Disney Co is dispatching Pinocchio, Snow White and a team of other characters in its effort to accelerate consumer adoption of next-gen-eration DVD technology. Disney, like other media companies, is counting on high-definition Blu-ray discs and companion technology that connects
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      Lock icon Dell set to unveil mini-notebook computer
      182 20 -Reuters [SAN FRANCISCO] Dell Inc is poised to announce a new mini-laptop computer later this week, a source familiar with the company's plan said on Tuesday, confirming a Wall Street Journal story. The source said the Dell "mini" would be a low-priced computer that
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      Lock icon Local mobile start-up gets US$10m boost
      620 21  -  WINSTON CHAI Buzz City to use new funding from South Africa media firm for its global expansion By HOMEGROWN start-up Buzz City has taken another step towards becoming the Google of the mobile world by clinching a cash injection of US$lO million for its
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      Lock icon Google browser is aided by Microsoft antitrust limits
      299 21 Reuters [SEATTLE] Google Inc's new Chrome Web browser may get a boost from the efforts of US states to bar Microsoft Corp from abusing its dominance in the market. Under the terms of its settlement of a US antitrust case, Microsoft, the
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      Lock icon Microsoft to slash Xbox 360 price in Japan
      424 21 -Reuters [TOKYO] Microsoft Corp said it will slash the price of its Xbox 360 game consoles in Japan by up to 29 per cent, below Nintendo Co's Wii and Sony Corp's PlayStation 3, in a bid to jumpstart its sluggish sales. Demand
      -Reuters; AP  -  424 words
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      Lock icon Apple set to 'rock' with debut of new iPods
      346 21 Reuters [BOSTON] Apple Inc is expected to unveil new iPod music players and possibly price cuts at a media event next Tuesday but may not launch a long-awaited update to its Macßook laptop computers until a later date. Apple, which also
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      Lock icon Time for a reality check on utility computing
      806 21  -  HAROLD AINSWORTH <you say> Several obstacles to overcome for its purest form to emerge By ■HE term "utility computing" evokes the idea that all sorts of computing resources are plug-and-play, pay-as-you-use commodities just like electricity. In utility computing, customers do not own
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  • EDITORIAL & OPINION
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      Lock icon Meeting challenges confronting investors
      487 22 THESE are difficult times for investors, when market volatility while relatively tamer on a monthly basis has ratcheted up from its lowest point in early 2007. The coast is far from clear. Forecasts of a market recovery are almost uniformly pushed back as the credit crunch
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      Lock icon Misreading America's economic report card
      901 22 There are long-term threats that are not being addressed by either presidential candidate JUST last week, the US Census Bureau released its annual study of household incomes, poverty and health insurance often called the nation's "economic report card". Its hard numbers seemed to confirm how
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      Lock icon A nation of good soldiers but poor commanders
      793 22  -  ANTHONY ROWLEY THE BOTTOM LINE A JAPANESE friend observed recently that Japan is a nation of "excellent foot soldiers but poor commanders". The truth of his comment was brought home to me this week, when first a small army of workers arrived
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      Lock icon Pakistan on brink of chaos, anarchy
      1241 23  -  RAJSHREE JETLY Zardari's PPP and Sharif's PML-N are gambling their country away in a high stakes contest for political power By N AUG 18, in the Oface of an impeachment threat, Pervez Musharraf resigned as president of Pakistan, holding to the very end that
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      Lock icon Shop around for the next bubble ... just get out before it bursts
      956 23  - Shop around for the next bubble just get out before it bursts MATTHEW LYNN Bloomberg DOT-COMS? Done that. Property? Oil? Corn? Been there, got the T-shirt and nursed the losses, as well. One thing we know for sure about today's global economy is that there is always an investment bubble
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  • SINGAPORE STOCKS
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      6596 24 Transaction date: Sep 3 52-wks Tel |h Low Code Last Sale Vol ('000) Hi 1 Day Last Quote Div GrYld Net |h Low Buyer Seller C'vr P/E M Cap $mil Hii C01 5716 1st Software i I 21 5 6 5 5834 A-Sonic 110 100 6389 ABF SG
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      70 24 f»k Tel Low Code Last Sale Vol COOP) Low Last (uote Seller Div Cvr Net P/E Cap mill Hi. Comi Hi. Big ***** 116 6065 Diamonds 6200 6200 6095 IS DJ US Tech 6097 ISMSCI Spore 6101 ISS&P5OO ***** ***** 6170 SPDRS 398.3 277 6009 STI ETF 3977.9
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      Lock icon SGX CATALIST
      1797 24 52-Wk Tel High Low Code Last Sale Vol fOOO] Day Last Quote |h Low Buyer Seller Div GrYld Net MCap Cvr P/E $mil Comi >an' Hii 20 11.5 1181 s AAGrp 30.5 15 5000 sABRHIdgs 32 18 8538 s APStrategic 10 2 1501 s Advanced System 38 17.5
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      Lock icon CLOB INTERNATIONAL
      203 24 STOCK PRICES LEGEND: Straits Times Index Stocks; s Catalist Non-Sponsored; t Catalist; N Net or Tax-exempted dividend; ct Conditional Trdg; xd ex-dividend cd cum dividend; cri cum right issue cbi cum bonus issue; xri ex-right issue; xbi ex-bonus issue xall ex-all; cdxa cum dividend ex-all co cum offer
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  • FINANCE & COMMODITIES
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      361 25 %dy %yr dy yr dy yr Index Change Change Change Change Change Change Se| World Index Preliminan 965.8 0.5 -14.7 0.6 -16.3 0.2 -15.8 EAFE Preliminai 911.4 0.4 -18.7 0.2 -21.0 -0.2 -20.5 Euro[ Prelim inan 1262.6 1.0 -18.2 0.9 -21.6 0.5 -21.1 Pacific 770.7
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      131 25 As at 9am Sep3 Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Bid Offer Aust dollar 1.1880 1.2020 Can dollar 1.3340 1.3490 Euro 2.0680 2.0920 NZ dollar 0.9710 0.9920 iterlini ind 2.5400 2.7190 US dollar 1.4260 1.4420 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign currency:
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      169 25 Sep3 Bid Offer Overnight 3/4 1-month 1 2-months 1 1/8 3-months 1 3/16 Overnight mode: 5/8 US$ Offer 5/8 7/8 1 1 1/16 Bid 7 days 1 month 2 months 3 months 6 months 9 months 12 months $Au 2.40 2.60 2.82 3.00 3.18 3.28 3.35 Offer 2.30
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      22 25 Sep3 ten STI SIMSCI Aui 341.3 342.2 334.6 Taiwan Aui 258.6 259.8 254.5 Source: MF Global (S) He. Ltd
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      22 25 Sep3 Bid Offer 1-month 1.4359 1.4373 2 months 1.4340 1.4354 3-months 1.4321 1.4336 6 months 1.4268 1.4284 Source: OCBC
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      157 25 Sep3 Against SS Currencies Bid Offer Against US$ Bid Offer S$fUS$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.1881 1.1898 0.8262 0.8267 Canadian dollar 1.3400 1.3414 0.9319 0.9321 Euro 2.0722 2.0743 1.4410 1.4413 NZ dollar 0.9722 0.9738 0.6761 0.6766 jterlini ind 2.5440 2.5467 1.7691 1.7695 US
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      291 25 Sep3 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT EURODOLLAR FUTURES SepO8 DecO8 MarO9 JunO9 97.1100 96.9950 ***** ***** ***** 5662 EUROYEN TIBOR FUTURES SepO8 99.165 99.165 DecO8 99.170 99.170 MarO9 99.230 99.230 JunO9 SepO9 DecO9 Mar10 Jun10 98.915 98.915 99.155 99.170 99.220 98.915 99.155 99.170 99.210 99.180 99.135
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      290 25 Sep3 RUBBER Futures (Closing prices) RSS 1 (S cents/kg) Month High Low Close Sett Volume (tonnes) Open Interest Oct 08 Nov 08 Dec 08 Jan/Mar 09 Apr/Jun 09 Jul/Sep 09 417.75 413.75 412.00 410.50 412.00 413.50 RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Month High Low Sett Volume (tonnes) Open Interest
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      466 25 Sen 3 AS CS Rmb Euro HKS IndRsRi Yen Won RM NZS Pak Rs Peso SS Rand Sfr NTS Baht Pound us: Australia 0.887 5.659 0.573 6.453 36.339 76.091 0.900 9.492 2.840 1.222 63.579 38.579 1.189 6.489 0.922 26.321 28.463 0.467 0.826 Canada 1.128 6.381 0.647 7.277
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      90 25 Sep3 TREASURY BILLS Period Issue code Maturity Yesterday's Bid Hi, Day's |h Low 3-Month BQ*****T 04.12.08 1-Year BY*****N 04.05.09 1.01 1.20 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity code rate Close Bid Hig Day's igh Low 2-Year NX*****T 4.625 5-Year N *****0V 1.625 7-Year N*****0S 2.875 10-Year NY*****A 4.000
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      136 25 Sep3 GOLD (USS/oz) Sep 02 Sep 03 Hong Kong London 805.60 793.90 806.60 794.90 Sep 01 Sen 02 817.15 796.85 818.75 798.05 Source: Reuters CAST BAR (S$) Sep 03 Buying Sellim Kilobar ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (S$) Selling ***** Buying 1gm 5gm 10gm 20gm 50gm 100gm 1 oz
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      103 25 Sep2\ SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 Ib bushels) Close Previous High/Low Sep 08 1301.50 1332.00 1305.00 1265.00 Nov 08 1298.50 1324.00 1302.00 1256.00 Jan 09 1315.50 1341.50 1318.00 1275.00 Mar 09 1327.75 1353.75 1330.00 1289.50 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs;Uscent/lb) Close Previous High/Low Sep 08 52.03 53.40 52.05 51.00
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      76 25 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Sep2 CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Cham Brent blend (1-Mth F) 107.51 -2.32 WTI (Near Mth) 110.32 -0.55 Dubai (1-Mth F) 103.50 -7.57 Tapis blend 114.05 -8.00 Minas 109.05 -8.00 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha Jet Kerosene 100.55 124.67 -9.22 -8.09 US$/barrel Opec Oil Basket
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      77 25 Sep3 (US$) (SS) 2.***** 1.***** 1 mth 2 mths 2.***** 1.***** 3 mths 2.***** 1.***** 6 mths 3.***** 1.***** 9 mths 3.***** 1.***** 12 mths 3.***** 1.***** SWAP Offer rates (S$) 1 mth 0.***** 2 mths 1.***** 3 mths 1.***** 6 mths 1.***** 9 mths 1.***** 12 mths 1.*****
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      59 25 Sep3 Delivery Month Opening Sett Av Range Price Price Hi Low Vol Open Done Position Sep 08 2450 Oct 08 2508 Nov08 2509 Dec 08 2510 Total o/p: ***** contracts 2417 2515 2433 2433 2541 2425 2451 2550 2433 2457 2554 2445 Turnover: ***** Market tone: Higher 55
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      69 25 Sep 2 Aluminium, 99.7% purity (US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 2644.50 2654.80 3 months 2695.00 2705.00 Copper, Grade A (US$/tonne) Cash 3 months 7294.00 7260.00 7330.00 7305.00 Lead (US$/tonne) Cash 1895.00 3 months 1909.00 1924.50 1935.00 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash 3 months *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 Tin (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00
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      73 25 Sep2 COCOA (Btonne) Close Prev Hii ih/Low SepO8 1546 1602 1590/1534 Dec 08 1557 1618 1613/1545 Mar 09 1556 1617 1604/1544 May 09 1549 1610 1580/1545 COFFEE (US$/tonne) Close Pev High/Low SepO8 2227 2223 2239/2195 Nov08 2253 2247 2270/2221 Jan 09 2249 unch 2266/2225 SUGAR (US tonne) White Close
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      3260 25 BONDS WARRANTS Tel Code Company Last Sale Prem Expiry Vol Conv Exer Disc Gear- Mths +or- ('000) Ratio Price ing Left 2058 Advance Modules GrpW*****3 6 susp 2036AdvanceSCTLtdW*****9 0.5 #ArianeCorpLtdW*****9 0.5 unch 250 9092 Asia Environment W*****4 17 4481 Asia Water Tech Ltd W*****0 ..18.5 3816 #Asiasons Capital Ltd W*****7
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  • PROPERTY
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      575 29 Reuters Old sense of cosy camaraderie gone as companies fight over investors [LONDON] The mood will be more competitive than convivial when Europe's largest property firms gather for one of their biggest annual meetings this week, as they battle to survive the
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      378 29 Reuters [TOKYO] JPMorgan Chase Co said it expects Japan's beleaguered property market to rebound and will use staff gained from its acquisition of Bear Steams to develop its real estate financing business. "There is a lot of interest in buying real estate right now
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      265 30 Reuters [BEIJING] China's banking regulator has urged lenders to stress-test the impact of a cooling real estate market and to set aside more cash to cover potential losses from property loans, local media reported yesterday. "Banks must closely monitor changes in
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      442 30 Bloomberg Home prices in the city down 4.4% between end-June and August [HONG KONG] The value of Hong Kong home transactions fell 60 per cent to the lowest in more than two years in August, signalling that the city's property market may
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      1242 30 PROPFRTY TRANSACTIONS WITH CONTRACT DATFS BFTWFFN AUG 18ANDAUG *****8 STREET NAME TYPE DATE AREA*(SQ FT) (S$'000) (S$) District 1 MON-LANDED fhe Sail Marina Bay Apt 19/08/2008 99 678 696 1027 District 3 MON-LANDED Itl Green Cdo Itl Green Cdo Itl Green Cdo Dutram Rd Queens Apt Apt Apt Apt
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      479 31 Reuters USsl.sb or more to be invested in China over the next few years [SHANGHAI] Morgan Stanley is raising US$lO billion for a global property fund and plans to put US$l.5 billion or more of that into China, shrugging off concern about
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      1019 32 Hand injuries such as CTS, trigger finger and deQuervain's tenosynovitis cause much pain but they can be treated, says EMILYN YAP WE WRING our hands when we are anxious, lend a hand when we are helpful and try our hand at something new when we
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