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Title Section17 2008-12-02 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES ssi.oo online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg a Singapore press holdings publication coregnnoi9B4o2B6Be mica(p)l97/08/2008 Tuesday, December 2,200817 words
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527 2008-12-02 1 RONNIE LIM - RONNIE LIM Fuel oil prices and wholesale electricity prices down since Oct By [SINGAPORE] After surging through the year, the price of fuel oil used by power stations and, consequently, wholesale electricity prices here have fallen since October, latest figures show. This527 words
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Article, Illustration881 2008-12-02 1 KALPANA RASHIWALA - KALPANA RASHIWALA Analysis of Q3 caveats by DTZ points to new trends relating to subsales, foreign buying, HDB upgraders By [SINGAPORE] Three classic signs of a Singapore property downturn have emerged in the third quarter a slide in subsales and foreign buying,URA Realis, DTZ Research - 881 words
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MARKETS DIGEST
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Article42 2008-12-02 1 1 COMP 848.43 -17.71 IIKKEI225 8,397.22 -115.05 IANG SENG 14,108.84 +220.60 ;et index 390.92 -10.92 JAKARTA COMP 1,223.13 -18.42 1ANILA COMP Closed ;eoulcomp 1,058.62 -17.45 ;henzhenb 259.89 +9.11 IUMBAI IND 8,839.87 -252.85 11AM EST Cham )OW 8,421.01 -408.03 IASDAQ 1,452.65 -82.9242 words
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Article25 2008-12-02 1 Bloomberg Singapore 5.38 malaysia 6.72 hong kong 5.00 INDONESIA 16.575 taiwan 6.316 KOREA 933 BRITAIN 3.00 CANADA 4.00 Switzerland 2.27 n|m 1300 Source:Bloomberg - 25 words
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Article46 2008-12-02 1 IS$ (S$ per US$) 1.521 (US$/S$ per 1.528 2.325 :URO (US$/S$/E) 1.270 1.931 Forei' in curreno ier US$ S$ 'EN 95.10 62.50 3.629 2.386 IK$ 7.750 5.095 !AHT 35.74 23.49 lUPIAH 12,350 8,119 lENMINBI 6.879 4.522 INDIAN RUPEE 50.06 32.91 1.551 1.020 IZ$ 1.865 1.22646 words
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Miscellaneous33 2008-12-02 1 STOCKS *-'££tl£xkmmz CHINA THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS China hands take the pulse of a giant The first of an incisive three-part series by the Nanyang Business School Business Times Roundtable PAGE 17 Mm33 words
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Miscellaneous36 2008-12-02 1 SME INC CURRENCIES ART OF WAR I Healthy staff, Chinese yuan takes Zap for Sun Tzu's strategies! §E§9!i healthy bottom lines a hammering Win an Epson wireless PAGE 10 PAGE 4 projector! PAGE 7 I I—l36 words
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TOP STORIES
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387 2008-12-02 2 ANNA TEO - ANNA TEO Average projected 4.2% basic pay rise for 2009 below last year's 5.1%, but better than expected By [SINGAPORE] Business sentiment may have tumbled in recent months, but apparently a good one-third of companies polled last month will387 words
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Article, Illustration423 2008-12-02 2 KALPANA RASHIWALA - KALPANA RASHIWALA By [SINGAPORE] For the second consecutive quarter, Malaysians continued to be the largest group of foreign buyers (including permanent residents or PRs) of private homes here. They bought 201 private homes, or accounted for 22 per cent of the423 words
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THREE-MINUTE DIGEST
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100 2008-12-02 2 THREE classic signs of a Singapore property downturn have emerged in the third quarter: a slide in subsales and foreign buying but a bigger share of HDB upgraders in the private home buying pie. Property consultancy DTZ's analysis of caveats for private100 words
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63 2008-12-02 2 AFTER surging through the year, the price of fuel oil used by power stations and consequently wholesale electricity prices here have fallen since October, latest figures show. This reinforces recent government indications that Singapore electricity prices could come down in the January-March63 words
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84 2008-12-02 2 BUSINESS sentiment may have tumbled in recent months, but apparently a good one-third of companies polled last month will go ahead with 2009 wage increases, quantum unchanged. Overall, a Mercer survey of 233 Singapore clients found an average projected84 words
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82 2008-12-02 2 GERMANY is mounting a 30 biUion euro (SssB billion) rescue of stricken state lender BayernLß in one of the biggest emergency bailouts in Europe since the global financial crisis began. Yesterday, the state of Bavaria said it would inject 10 billion euros into82 words
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64 2008-12-02 2 TEMASEK Holdings' whoUy owned subsidiary, Ambrosia Investments, is in talks to sell its majority stake in Singapore Food Industries. Singapore investment company Temasek owns 69.87 per cent of SFI, according to Bloomberg data. Temasek's total stake is valued at about $321 million,64 words
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70 2008-12-02 2 SINGAPORE'S first-generation biodiesel plants are back in business again thanks to the slide in palm oil prices to levels two years ago. Australia's Natural Fuel Ltd, which completed its US$l3O million facility on Jurong Island in end-2007, is set to70 words
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47 2008-12-02 2 INFLATION in Thailand, South Korea and Australia plunged in November in sync with a global retreat, giving central banks room to slash interest rates to soften the blow from the worst financial crisis in decades. ECONOMY WATCH, PAGE 1447 words
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69 2008-12-02 2 THE year that began with a bang for Ratan Naval Tata, chairman of India's largest private sector conglomerate the US$2B.B billion Tata group, whose turnover is equivalent to 3.2 per cent of the country's gross domestic product is all set to69 words
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Article, Illustration348 2008-12-02 3 EMILYN YAP - EMILYN YAP By [SINGAPORE] The Business Times' comprehensive coverage of the financial turmoil plus its new-look weekend edition saw its average daily sales reach an all-time high of over 35,800 copies in September. The paper's paid circulation for the month348 words
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519 2008-12-02 3 Reuters Rescue adds to list of walking wounded that includes IKB, Hypo, Commerzbank [MUNICH] Germany is mounting a 30 billion euro (SssB billion) rescue of state lender BayernLß in one of the biggest emergency bailouts in Europe since the global financial crisis began.– Reuters - 519 words
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Article, Illustration359 2008-12-02 3 All the President-elect's men and women -AFP [CHICAGO] Barack Obama yesterday nominated his erstwhile political foe Hillary Clinton as his secretary of state, as he rolled out a muscular national security team rich in global political star power. "In this uncertain world, the time has come for a new beginning-AFP - 359 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration582 2008-12-02 4 R SIVANITHY - R SIVANITHY STOCKS Index loses 2.4 per cent after last week's late, narrowly focused window-dressing push PERHAPS not surprisingly, the Straits Times Index (STI) yesterday failed to follow through from last week's late window-dressing push, instead dropping 42.34 points or 2.4 perBloomberg - 582 words
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Article90 2008-12-02 4 Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch lulti Ind 7 6 2 0 0 0 7 6 2 lanufacturing 33 54 50 36 62 56 Commerce 15 16 15 15 19 17 )t/Stor/Comms 11 18 11 19 ■inance 11 17 11 17 instruction 'roi lerties90 words
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Article99 2008-12-02 4 MAIN SDQ TOTAL MAIN SDQ TOTAL lulti Ind 33,791 33,791 98,497 98,497 lanufacturing 185,674 24,008 209,682 111,758 796 112,554 lommerce 62,096 2,839 64,935 49,816 562 50,378 'pt/Stor/Comms 82,139 23 82,162 114,802 114,807 :i nance 31,267 31,267 165,880 165,880 lonstruction 9,903 130 10,033 466 467 'roperties 54,802 54,80299 words
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Article106 2008-12-02 4 CapitaLand 2.590 -0.180 CapitaMal 1.680 -0.020 CityDev 5.380 -0.400 Cosco Corp 0.720 4-0.010 IBS Grp 9.080 -0.320 :&N 2.800 -0.040 Sent Intl 0.395 iolden Agri 0.215 -0.010 IK Land 2.450 4-0.050 IMH 17.600 -0.200 ISH 9.450 -0.130 lardineC&C 9.890 -0.570 Ceppel Corp 3.930 -0.270 Ceppel Land106 words
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Article278 2008-12-02 4 LYNETTE KHOO - LYNETTE KHOO Healthcare Sector CIMB-GK Research, Dec 1 THAILAND'S political unrest has taken a toll on its hospitality industries as well as position as a medical tourism destination. We believe the biggest beneficiaries will be Parkway Holdings and to a certain degree, Raffles Medical. Parkway's hospitals in Singapore278 words
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Article, Illustration261 2008-12-02 4 KEN TAI - KEN TAI, CHART POINT THE Straits Times Index (STI) remains trapped in wave b of the Wave-4 down-leg. Yesterday's close does not suggest otherwise, but we did note some positive signals. Firstly, index heavyweights like DBS, UOB, Jardine Matheson, SIA and Capita Land are holdingELIVE Research - 261 words
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Article, Illustration520 2008-12-02 4 LARRY WEE - LARRY WEE CURRENCIES FEARS of more weak US data and a whole series of in-terest-rate cuts combined to bring the US dollar and Japanese yen back to favour during Asian currency trading yesterday, while the Chinese yuan suffered one of the sharpest one-dayReuters - 520 words
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Article61 2008-12-02 4 Ded VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS -498.00 -18.00 BT CADI -*****.00 -74.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -50.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 329.45 -1.94 FTSE ST Small Cap 276.65 +0.51 FTSE ST All Share 402.14 -8.14 FTSE ST China Top 161.85 -1.00 FTSE ST China 164.27 -0.42 UOB Catalist61 words
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Article60 2008-12-02 4 VOLUME Golden Agri 216,961,000 IndoAgri 35,335,000 Noble Grp 32,506,000 Straits Asia 30,755,000 Sing Tel 22,969,000 Cosco Corp 19,683,000 Keppel Corp 17,575,000 MiddleEastD 15,561,000 SembMar 15,026,000 China Hongxing 13,244,000 VALUE(S) Keppel Corp 71,188,100 DBS Grp 60,738,980 Sing Tel 57,525,538 Golden Agri 47,270,080 UOB 38,615,380 Capita Land 34,479,070 Noble60 words
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Article109 2008-12-02 4 CLOSE UP OCBC Bk 5.1 %NCPS 100 9050 40.0 0.4 Haw Par Con 355 18.0 5.3 SIA 200 1054 16.0 1.5 Pair irm 410 15.2 2. S I A 1054 14.0 1.3 UOB 5.05%NCPS 100 8912 12.0 0.1 Asia Pac Brew 1020 10.0 1.0 CerebosPac 292 10.0 3.5 Creative109 words
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Article115 2008-12-02 4 CLOSE DOWN 7948 -79.1 -0.7 GLD 10US Jardine C&C 989 -57.0 -5.4 UOB 1270 -48.0 -3.6 Thailand 10US 240 -41.1 -10.1 Cit> 538 -40.0 -6.! ChasenHId* 13.5 -36.5 -73.0 DBS Gri 908 -32.0 -3.. JMH 1760 -30.4 -1.1 Kei Con 393 -27.0 -6.4 SGX BNP eCW*****3 44.5 -24.0 -35.0115 words
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Article83 2008-12-02 4 Dec1 %CHNG CLOSE FRNOV28 YR2008 S$ LOW S$ HIGH USS 1.5260 -1.09 1.5346 1.3457 Euro 1.9296 0.65 2.2064 1.8640 Pounds 2.3088 0.64 2.8431 2.2111 AS 0.9791 1.41 1.3251 0.9068 Yen* 1.6222 -2.35 1.6645 1.2619 Rupiah* 0.***** -0.68 0.***** 0.***** Baht* 4.2685 -0.51 4.4299 4.0190 Peso* 3.130383 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article, Illustration393 2008-12-02 5 JAMIE LEE - JAMIE LEE Move aimed to unlock shareholder value and optimise returns, says Singapore investment company By TEMASEK Holdings' wholly owned subsidiary, Ambrosia Investments, is in talks to sell its majority stake in Singapore Food Industries (SFI). Singapore investment company Temasek owns 69.87FILE PHOTO - 393 words
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Article, Illustration560 2008-12-02 5 LYNETTE KHOO - V Day: good time to fall in love with stocks? LYNETTE KHOO If market bottoms in '09, it is likely to be in mid-Feb: Saxo By IF you're wondering when it will be a good time to buy stocks, mark this date on your calendar: Valentine's Day next year. "It'sJENNIFER CHUA - 560 words
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358 2008-12-02 5 LYNETTE KHOO - LYNETTE KHOO By SAXO Capital Markets, which wants to expand its footprint in Asia, has appointed Kazuaki Takabatake as its new chief executive officer to oversee its Asia-Pacific operations. Mr Takabatake was previously deputy CEO of Saxo Capital Markets, the Singapore-based subsidiary of Danish358 words
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Article374 2008-12-02 5 VINCENT WEE - VINCENT WEE By SINGAPORE Technologies Engineering's marine unit, ST Marine, sealed a $30 million design, construction and outfitting contract to build a 68-metre seismic survey vessel for Swire Pacific subsidiary Swire Pacific Offshore Operations (SPO). SPO is one of the world's most established offshore support374 words
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Article, Illustration688 2008-12-02 6 KALPANA RASHIWALA - KALPANA RASHIWALA A SERIES of aborted divestments by Singapore property groups lately highlights the challenges of relying on asset sales in the current environment. Last weekend's edition of BT featured two stories on the same page, on Singapore's two biggest listed property groups688 words
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349 2008-12-02 6 THAKRAL Corporation has redesignated Inderbethal Singh Thakral as the group's executive director for distribution business. Prior to his latest appointment, which took effect yesterday, Mr Inderbethal Singh was non-execu-tive director. He was also formerly the group's chief executive. His latest appointment had349 words
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508 2008-12-02 6 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Islamic banking is gaining ground with non-Muslims worldwide due to its strict lending principles, Singapore's third-largest lender OCBC said yesterday, reflecting industry efforts to transcend religious beliefs to gain market share. Syariah finance is a blend of Islamic economics– Reuters - 508 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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127 2008-12-02 7 Bloomberg CAPITALAND Ltd, South-east Asia's biggest developer by sales, said it will acquire a 58.3 per cent stake in Peace Base Investments Ltd, which has a site slated for mixed development in Shenzhen, China. Capita Land's two units and an unnamed third party– Bloomberg - 127 words
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Article80 2008-12-02 7 STAMFORD Tyres Corporation warned yesterday that the group expects to report a loss for its second financial quarter ended Oct 31, 2008. It, however, expects to be profitable for the first half of the current financial year. While the group's business operations remained sound80 words
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Article100 2008-12-02 7 PALM oil giant Wilmar International yesterday said it has completed a three-way joint venture arrangement with two other partners, Ukrainian trading company Delta Exports and Russia's Nizhny Novgorod Fats Oils Group. Wilmar said it transferred a 50 per cent interest in a joint Delta-Wilmar business100 words
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57 2008-12-02 7 DBS Group has appointed former Standard Chartered Bank Singapore chief executive Euleen Goh as a non-executive director with effect from yesterday. Ms Goh, 53, who also sits on the boards of Singapore Airlines and the Singapore Exchange, previously held various senior positions at Stanchart57 words
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26 2008-12-02 7 ENGINEERING firm Tritech Group has won $7.84 million in contracts from the Land Transport Authority for the Marina Coastal Expressway project.26 words
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69 2008-12-02 7 ING Wholesale Banking (ING) has appointed Mathew Welch as managing director and head of financial institutions (FI) for Asia, effective yesterday. Based in Singapore, he will be responsible for building ING's FI business across the Asia Pacific region. He joins ING from Temasek69 words
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Article, Illustration389 2008-12-02 7 ANGAN SHING - ANGAN SHING Main reason for the insurance is to give investors comfort, says the company By ABALONE supplier Oceanus Group has become the first company here to insure its biological assets in China. Oceanus, the world's largest land-based industrialised producer of premium Japanese abalones, hasi FILE PHOTO - 389 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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573 2008-12-02 8 RONNIE LIM - RONNIE LIM Natural Fuel's Ist-gen plant will make first commercial delivery to Asian client soon By SINGAPORE'S first-genera-tion biodiesel plants are back in business again thanks to the slide in palm oil prices to levels two years ago. Australia's Natural573 words
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362 2008-12-02 8 CHEWXIANG - CHEWXIANG Global survey finds IPO exit strategy 'all but unattainable' By JUST over half of successful entrepreneurs here say the environment for entrepreneurship in Singapore has improved in over the past 10 years, according to a report published yesterday by Barclays Wealth and362 words
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Article, Illustration425 2008-12-02 8 TEH SHI NING - TEH SHI NING By DESIGNSINGAPORE has set aside $10 million over the next two years "to help the design sector ride through this downturn and be in a better position for the upturn", Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts Lee Boon Yang425 words
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265 2008-12-02 8 THEODORA KEE - THEODORA KEE Some overcharged in the consumer association's survey By IN a survey of 30 jewellery retailers here, the Consumers Association of Singapore (Case) has found five that failed its test for gold fineness and eight that overcharged customers. The body said yesterday265 words
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Article281 2008-12-02 8 NOOR AISHA - NOOR AISHA By DESPITE the current uncertainties and low oil prices affecting the oil and gas sector, Singapore sees good long-term prospects for itself in this industry, the Economic Development Board said yesterday. EDB's director of Transport Engineering Sia Kheng Yok pointed out that "Singapore281 words
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297 2008-12-02 8 ANGAN SHING - ANGAN SHING By ATOS Origin, the worldwide information technology (IT) partner for the Olympic Games, will be the main IT partner for the inaugural Youth Olympic Games (YOG) here in 2010. The Singapore Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee (SYOGOC) and Atos Origin will297 words
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SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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59 2008-12-02 8 THE Health Sciences Authority (HSA) signed a memorandum of understanding yesterday with the UK's Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency. Under the pact, the two bodies will exchange information and cooperate on projects involving medical products and devices. HSA signed an MOU with59 words
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80 2008-12-02 8 THE Ministry of Finance (MOF) yesterday named the members of a Committee to Develop the Accountancy Sector (CDAS), set up to conduct a fundamental review of Singapore's accountancy sector. Headed by Tote Board chairman and former KPMG managing partner Bobby Chin, the 14-strong committee comprises80 words
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Article, Illustration1137 2008-12-02 10 Going by the accounts of SME recipients, a workplace health programme need not be that expensive, reports CHEN HUIFEN THIS year's list of the Singapore Health Award recipients revealed a glaring truth: most were multinational companies or government agencies, with just a handful of SMEs.1,137 words
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Article, Illustration706 2008-12-02 11 Transcu's proprietary transdermal drug delivery systems are soon approaching commercialisation, reports CHEN HUIFEN WHEN Akihiko Matsumura's mother was being treated for a terminal illness, she received injections that were not only painful but left her body covered with marks. The grief may have passed, but the experienceJOSEPH NAIR - 706 words
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1954 2008-12-02 12 THIS WEEK'S TOPIC The government has urged companies to "cut costs to save jobs", instead of "cut jobs to save costs". While the former is desired, do you think it would be easier said than done for SMEs in general? What has been your1,954 words
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Article260 2008-12-02 13 po IO DEC 1 '08 Ausgroug 0.300 Best World I 0.235 I Bonvests 0.460 Celestial Nutrifoods 0.700 China Essence I 0.955 I China Honqxinq 0.710 China Sky 1.020 Courage Marine I 0.345 I CSE Global 0.847 Datapulse 0.155 DMX 0.090 Ezra I 0.508 I FJ Benjamin I 0.789260 words
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229 2008-12-02 13 TEH HOOI LING - TEH HOOI LING By SOME of the most bombed-out stocks last week returned with a vengeance, giving credence to the theory that stocks which have been bashed down the most severely because of a spate of bad news could also be a candidate for a229 words
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516 2008-12-02 13 Study shows that, in Q4, 56% of businesses expect worse prospects next year, reports CHEN HUIFEN USINESS confidence among A local small and medium enterprises has fallen sharply in the fourth quarter of 2008, according to a survey |by research specialist Kadence Asia Pacific.516 words
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Miscellaneous8 2008-12-02 10 GLOOMY OUTLOOK Confidence flagging among SMEs Page 138 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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Article, Illustration746 2008-12-02 14 Reuters, Bloomberg This gives their central banks room to cut interest rates and avert recession [BANGKOK] Inflation in Thailand, South Korea and Australia plunged in November in sync with a global retreat, giving central banks room to slash interest rates to soften– Reuters,; Bloomberg - 746 words
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591 2008-12-02 14 AFP, Reuters [HANOI] Worried foreign business groups warned yesterday that Vietnam, a darling of foreign investors until a year ago, now faces "a perfect storm" of challenges amid the global economic turmoil. The communist government must drive forward long-stalled reforms or risk dropping further behindAFP,; Reuters - 591 words
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545 2008-12-02 14 Bloomberg [SYDNEY] Asian money market rates rose as banks hoard cash amid concerns that a deepening global recession will make it harder for companies to repay debt. The Tokyo three-month interbank offered rate, or Tibor, rose a 16th day to 0.883 per cent,– Bloomberg - 545 words
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Article, Illustration1136 2008-12-02 14 Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] The US once exported jobs. Now, it is exporting unemployment. America's deepening recession, which has cost 1.2 million jobs so far this year, is taking a heavy toll overseas. Shrinking consumer demand for imports and less need for outsourcing– Bloomberg; AFP - 1,136 words
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567 2008-12-02 15 Bloomberg Bakrie cites deal reached to offload USs647m of its existing debts [JAKARTA] PT Bumi Resources, Asia's biggest exporter of power-station coal, fell in Jakarta trading yesterday as the scrapping of a divestment plan by its biggest investor increased the uncertainties surrounding– Bloomberg - 567 words
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402 2008-12-02 15 Bloomberg [JAKARTA] Indonesia's inflation slowed to a five-month low, giving the central bank scope to keep interest rates on hold for a second straight meeting. Consumer prices increased 11.7 per cent in November from a year earlier, after gaining 11.8 per cent in– Bloomberg - 402 words
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411 2008-12-02 15 [KUALA LUMPUR] Bank Negara Malaysia has offered to relax ownership rules for selected foreign financial firms as it seeks to encourage mergers in the local insurance industry, according to a report in Malaysia's Business Times. These foreign institutions are allowed411 words
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298 2008-12-02 15 Bloomberg [JAKARTA] The Asian Development Bank said it can "significantly" increase lending to Indonesia, its biggest client, to help Southeast Asia's largest economy cope with a global liquidity crunch. The ADB is in talks with Indonesia's government to raise the US$7OO million it– Bloomberg - 298 words
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315 2008-12-02 16 -AFP, Reuters [SHANGHAI] China can weather the financial storm because the economy has no major bubbles while a year of policy adjustments have tamed the property market, a top central bank adviser said in comments published yesterday. The economic slowdown is a-AFP,; Reuters - 315 words
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647 2008-12-02 16 -Reuters, AP [MUMBAI] Indian investigators said yesterday that the militants who attacked Mumbai had months of commando training in Pakistan, raising the risk of heightened tension between the nuclear-armed neighbours, as recriminations mounted at home. The fallout prompted a second top politician from the-Reuters, AP - 647 words
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Article, Illustration683 2008-12-02 16 NEETA LAL - NEETA LAL He may not be able to claim insurance compensation for attack on hotel By in Mumbai THE year that began with a bang for Ratan Naval Tata, chairman of India's largest private sector conglomerate the US$2B.B billion Tata group,AP - 683 words
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235 2008-12-02 16 Reuters [BEIJING] China yesterday lifted its controls on food prices, the latest sign of how drastically the country's priorities have shifted from earlier this year when it was focused on fighting inflation. China froze price increases on a wide range of– Reuters - 235 words
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294 2008-12-02 16 Bloomberg [MUMBAI] Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh lifted a seven-month ban on futures trading in natural rubber, soya bean oil, potatoes and chickpeas after inflation in India slowed to a six-month low. "The ban is over and there is no move on our part– Bloomberg - 294 words
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Article247 2008-12-02 16 Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] General Motors Corp, the US carmaker that faces the risk of running out of cash, will go ahead with its investment plans in India, notwithstanding a slowdown in the local market. "Emerging markets are the obvious growth areas for the auto industry,"– Bloomberg - 247 words
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471 2008-12-02 16 Reuters [SHANGHAI] China's three trillion yuan (***** billion) insurance industry was largely insulated from the US sub-prime crisis that battered AIG and other foreign firms, but the fallout poses the toughest challenge in a decade as profits tumble and demand for insurance products– Reuters - 471 words
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Article, Illustration3120 2008-12-02 17 OVERVIEW DESPITE being the world's fastest growing economy and having protected financial markets, China too has been hit hard by the global financial crisis. In the first of a three-part Nanyang Business School-Business Times Roundtable Series, key China experts from Nanyang Technological University's business school3,120 words
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Article, Illustration514 2008-12-02 18 ANTHONY ROWLEY - ANTHONY ROWLEY But it may not cut interest rates at this stage, as effects may not permeate By in Tokyo THE Bank of Japan's (BOJ) Policy Board will hold an emergency meeting today to find ways of easing a credit crunch that is rapidly514 words
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483 2008-12-02 18 Reuters It will finance its unsolicited offer with cash and equity [TAIPEI] Privately held Pacnet is offering US$42O million for Telecom Corp of New Zealand's AAPT, Australia's No 3 phone group, as it looks to round out its Asia-wide telecoms network, a source close– Reuters - 483 words
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290 2008-12-02 18 Reuters [PARIS] Carmakers reported tumbling sales across Europe and Asia yesterday, taking fresh hits in the fight against plunging consumer confidence on the world's car lots. "The financial crisis and the weaker economy is now hitting the auto market with full– Reuters - 290 words
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Article, Illustration700 2008-12-02 18 GREG LOWE - GREG LOWE By in Bangkok THAILAND'S political deadlock, which has led to an eight-day blockade of Bangkok's two airports by the an-ti-government People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD), is unlikely to be resolved even if the Constitutional Court orders the ruling PeopleBLOOMBERG - 700 words
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384 2008-12-02 18 Bloomberg LATEST US DATA [WASHINGTON] Manufacturing in the US contracted in November at the fastest pace in 26 years, putting American factories at the forefront of a global industrial slump emanating from the lack of credit. The Institute for Supply Management's– Bloomberg - 384 words
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475 2008-12-02 18 Reuters [DOHA] World economic growth will slow to one per cent in 2009 from 2.5 per cent this year as the financial crisis bites and the global economy may even contract if stimulus packages prove too little too late, a– Reuters - 475 words
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Article, Illustration566 2008-12-02 19 JANE MOIR - JANE MOIR Govt-guaranteed credit facility for carmakers, suppliers included in requests By in London BRITAIN'S car industry is warning of hefty closures and job losses unless the government intervenes to prop up the market. Leaders from the industry are to meet with BusinessREUTERS - 566 words
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686 2008-12-02 19 Bloomberg People of the 4 big emerging economies seen spending more [HONG KONG] The best hope to keep the global economy growing may be people like Wei Yufang. A peasant who farms a small plot beside the mudbrown Huaihe River in central– Bloomberg - 686 words
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OSEA2008
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Article, Illustration896 2008-12-02 20 Oil gas sector firms must be ready to innovate and invest even if demand remains flat, reports moor aisha THE current squeeze gripping the global oil industry has led to a reduced demand and consequently falling margins for many companies. Oil prices fell896 words
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Article, Illustration600 2008-12-02 21 Its new deepwater design is just one of the many technology initiatives that offshore leader Keppel O&M constantly pursues FUNDAMENTALS in the offshore industry remain intact in spite of the current slowdown in new rig orders as a result of the global financial meltdown. World600 words
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311 2008-12-02 21 NOOR AISHA - Oil gas sector show grows 80% despite gloom NOOR AISHA By OSEA 2008, Asia's biggest oil and gas exploration and production industry exhibition, kicks off today, even as the industry faces new challenges, from volatile oil prices to the need for alternative sources of gyEstablished in 1976, the biennial event311 words
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Article301 2008-12-02 22 NISHA RAMCHANDANI - NISHA RAMCHANDANI By [SINGAPORE] The Association of Aerospace Industries Singapore (AAIS) will be launching the inaugural Aerospace Supplier eXchange (ASK) a regional conference-cum-exhibition next year, with the aim of raising the profile of Tier 3 and 4 aerospace suppliers in Singapore that serve the OEM301 words
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389 2008-12-02 22 NISHA RAMCHANDANI - NISHA RAMCHANDANI Carriers to post loss for 2008 and profits in 2009 and 2010, says ICAO chief By [SINGAPORE] In a surprisingly bullish forecast, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is betting that airlines will be able to pull out of the red389 words
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Article, Illustration325 2008-12-02 22 Bernama [BANGKOK] Cargo operators affected by the closure of two Bangkok airports are switching to land transportation to export their goods to the rest of the world through facilities in Penang and Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA). The move came as operators– Bernama; — »--»— I AP - 325 words
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Article459 2008-12-02 22 -AP [BANGKOK] Airlines were flying dozens of empty planes out of Bangkok's international airport yesterday as the authorities struggled to clear it of protesters to reopen international links and move 100,000 travellers stranded by the crisis, the airport said. Some 30 planes had been flown-AP - 459 words
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Article164 2008-12-02 22 Bloomberg [TOULOUSE] US airlines that pared seating capacity about 10 per cent this year may deepen the cuts in 2009 to ensure the industry makes its first profit in a recession. The pullback at big carriers including Delta Air Lines and American Airlines may– Bloomberg - 164 words
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Article2647 2008-12-02 22 AIRLINE CODES: AA: American Airlines (AAL), AF: Air France (AFR), Al: Air India (AIC), AY: Finnair Oy (FIN), AZ: Alitalia Airlines (AZA), BA: British Airways Public Ltd Co (BAW), BG: Biman Bangladesh Airlines (BBC), Bl: Royal Brunei Airlines Sdn Bhd (RBA), BO: Bouraq Airlines (BOU), BR:2,647 words
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Miscellaneous245 2008-12-02 22 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD teeth at the front stuffed J__^^J__^^J—L H—^^——^^—^^— II to be arty (8) H^ LJ 26 Unhappy about walk that may be printed in newspaper (5,2) 6 Three Magi bowled over in a 22 Like some rock genius, trou--27 Actress's final performance secluded place (9) bled about nothing (7)245 words
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Article, Illustration672 2008-12-02 23 -NYT Chemical tanker latest ship to be hijacked in Gulf of Aden [BERLIN] Somali pirates firing automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenades hijacked yet another ship in the Gulf of Aden last Friday, this time seizing a chemical tanker. A German military helicopter-NYT; AFP - 672 words
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292 2008-12-02 23 -AFP [TOKYO] Japan's shipping industry would incur more than US$lOO million in extra costs if its vessels change their routes to avoid rampant piracy off Somalia, an industry group said yesterday. Some Japanese ships have taken a route around the Cape of Good. -AFP - 292 words
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Article506 2008-12-02 23 Bloomberg [CAIRO] Egypt denied that international shippers were avoiding the country's Suez Canal, the waterway that carried a tenth of the global seaborne trade in 2007, after an escalation in piracy off east Africa. "We have not been notified by any shipping company that they are– Bloomberg - 506 words
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476 2008-12-02 23 Reuters [OSLO] Bulk shipping company Golden Ocean posted a bigger-than-expected rise in its underlying third-quar-ter net profit yesterday, and said it aimed to reduce, postpone or refinance its US$l.6 billion shipbuilding programme. Though profit beat expectations, partly because much of Golden Ocean's fleet– Reuters - 476 words
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Article, Illustration493 2008-12-02 23 -LATWP Decrease in trade, competition from Panama to blame [LOS ANGELES] The slowdown in international trade has left the docks at the United States' biggest seaport complex quieter than they've been in years. Some workers, particularly non-union "casuals" at the Los Angeles and Long-LATWP; FILE PHOTO - 493 words
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325 2008-12-02 23 Bernama [PENANG] Penang Port is carrying out a rebranding exercise which will see it enhancing its facilities and services to clients while positioning its entire port operations under a new image. Penang Port Sdn Bhd's (PPSB) MD Ahmad Ibnihajar said the entire– Bernama - 325 words
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TRANSPORT STOCKS
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Article117 2008-12-02 23 '000 to CH Offshore CChuan Hup Hldgs CCosco Corp CWT Ltd 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 0.26 0.21 0 72 0 33117 words
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Article41 2008-12-02 23 '000 led MS Vol nt'G Logistics MISC Bhd MISC Foreign Msia Bulk Carrie NCB Holdings Nepline Bhd PDZ Holdings 0.54 8.45 8.40 2.16 2.38 0.06 0.08 -0.05 -0.15 unch -0.02 unch -0.01 -0.01 20 203 2198 155 25 140 6041 words
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Article16 2008-12-02 23 '00 led to lit Vol ■recious Ship Jegional Cont 9.30 .5.50 0.05 -0.05 521! 29!16 words
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Article15 2008-12-02 23 '000 led HKC- Vol Ctoil ungamas Cont 12.14 0.58 -0.18 0.02 42 6( 110(15 words
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Article25 2008-12-02 23 '000 )gc1 Peso Vol Aboitiz Equity Intl Container Keppel Marine Keppel Prop 5.50 15.50 unch unch unch unch unch unch 1006 171 0 025 words
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Article25 2008-12-02 23 led NTS Vol evergreen Marine ...16.85 :irst Steamship 32.05 /Van Hai Lines 15.95 fang Ming Marine ..12.10 0.55 0.45 0.60 0.40 2! II 3!25 words
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Article42 2008-12-02 23 '000 lee 'en (awasaki Hvy Ind 200.00 -4.00 ***** (awasaki Kisen 389.00 5.00 5222 Mitsubishi Hvy 377.00 -10.00 ***** l/litsui Eng&Sbldg ..131.00 1.00 5527 vlitsuiOsk Lines ....506.00 -1.00 ***** Nippon Express 416.00 -11.00 2714 JipponYusen 508.00 -9.00 5156 iource: Thomson Reuters42 words
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517 2008-12-02 24 THE world's attention in the past week has understandably been on the terror attacks in Mumbai, the financial heart of India, and on the civil unrest in Bangkok that has shut down Thailand's main international airport and choked off its tourist trade. But in517 words
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Article, Illustration1338 2008-12-02 24 YOGI AGGARWAL - A defining event in Mumbai 's history YOGI AGGARWAL Fear continues in city, but govt and businesses see little impact on investor confidence THERE are defining moments in a city's history when acts of devastation or heroism change how its residents feel about themselves and their place in a once-familiarXINHUA - 1,338 words
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Article, Illustration807 2008-12-02 24 PAUL KRUGMAN - PAUL KRUGMAN -NYT THE BOTTOM LINE RIGHT now, there's intense debate about how aggressive the US government should be in its attempts to turn the economy around. Many economists, myself included, are calling for a very large fiscal expansion to keep-NYT - 807 words
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Article, Illustration1613 2008-12-02 25 DAVID SANDISON - DAVID SANDISON Once certain issues are sorted out, the country will become a brilliant location for both managers and their funds By THERE is no doubt that there has been an unprecedented surge in interest in Singapore as a fund management location over the pastDESMOND WEE/THE STRAITS TIMES - 1,613 words
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Article, Illustration737 2008-12-02 25 NICHOLAS TAN - NICHOLAS TAN By DESPITE the current economic environment, there is little doubt that the new wired world gives small to mid-sized enterprises (SMEs) unprecedented opportunities to reach new markets and new customers across the globe. The global reach of smaller companiesAP - 737 words
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Advertisement146 2008-12-02 26 Our Readers Aren't Just Numbers, But Key Figures The Business Times is Singapore's leading financial daily targeted at a powerful and influential audience of key decision-makers and movers and shakers with high purchasing power and an affluent standard of living. Of course, it doesn't hurt that our daily readership has146 words
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Article8645 2008-12-02 27 Transaction date: Dec 1 High Low Code Company Sale COOO) High Low Buyer Seller C'vr P/E $mil 12 3 3148 8Telecom 17 3 5834 A-Sonic 110 100 6389 ABFSG Bond ETF 30.5 12 5000 ABR Hldgs 19.5 6 1938 AEI Corp 14.5 1 1100 AEM. 31 7 21018,645 words
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Article1839 2008-12-02 28 STOCK PRICES LEGEND: Straits Times Index Stocks; s Catalist Non-Sponsored; t Catalist; N Net or Tax-exempted dividend; ct Conditional Trdg; xd ex-dividend cd cum dividend; cri cum right issue cbi cum bonus issue; xri ex-right issue; xbi ex-bonus issue xall ex-all; cdxa cum dividend ex-all co cum offer1,839 words
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Article62 2008-12-02 28 _Hu Low Code Comi Sale '000) _H|< Low Bu' Seller C'vr P/E $mil ***** 116 6065 Diamonds 6200 6200 6095 IS DJ US Tech 6097 IS MSCI Spore 6101 IS S&P500 ***** ***** 6170 SPDRS 385 158 6009 STI ETF 3698.8 3386.7 6010 STI ETF IOPV US***** US6200cd62 words
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Article78 2008-12-02 28 52-Wk Tel High Low Code Last Sale Vol COOO) Day Last Quote lh Low Buyer Seller Div GrYld Net MCap C'vr P/E $mil Comi >an' Hii 112 40 6000 AVJennings 20.5 4 6134 Over&Gen 34 6 6017 StarCruises 283 104 6019 TanChonglnt A43 A8 US8 HK116 -0.5 unch78 words
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Article8960 2008-12-02 28 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS AIG Global Investment Corporation (S) Ltd AIGIF Acorns of Asia Balanced FundlS 1.348/ AIGIF Spore Bond Fund/ A 1.207/ APS Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Alpha Fund!** 0.56/ APS Alpha Fund (USD)!** 0.37/ APS Komaba Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Komaba Global Bond SGD 0.6055/ APS Komaba8,960 words
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360 2008-12-02 29 %dy %yr dy yr dy yr Index Change Change Change Change Change Change Nov 28 World Index Preliminan 667.9 0.7 -41.0 0.3 -41.5 0.3 -44.1 EAFE Preliminai 641.9 1.1 -42.7 0.4 -45.7 0.4 -48.2 Euri Preliminan 905.9 0.9 -41.3 -0.2 -48.4 -0.2 -50.8 Pacific 527.0360 words
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Article131 2008-12-02 29 As at 9am Dec 1 Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Bid Offer Aust dollar 0.9730 1.0140 Can dollar 1.2110 1.2250 Euro 1.9070 1.9290 NZ dollar 0.8180 0.8360 iterlini md 2.3090 2.3350 US dollar 1.5050 1.5220 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign131 words
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Article172 2008-12-02 29 Dec 1 Overnight 1-month 2-months 3-months Overnight mode: 1/8 USS 1/4 11/16 3/4 13/16 Offer 1/8 7/16 1/2 9/16 BJd 7 days 1 month 2 months 3 months 6 months 9 months 12 months $Au 1.50 2.50 2.70 2.80 3.10 3.30 3.40 Offer 1.00 2.00 2.20 2.30 2.60172 words
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Article23 2008-12-02 29 Dec 1 Bid Offer 1-month 1.5193 1.5205 2 months 1.5171 1.5185 3 months 1.5148 1.5162 6-months 1.5086 1.5105 Source: OCBC23 words
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Article62 2008-12-02 29 Dec 1 Delivery Month Opening Range Sett Av Price Price Hii Vol Open Done Position Low Dec 08 1630 Jan 09 1614 Feb 09 1608 Mar 09 1612 Total o/p: ***** contracts 1603 1650 1586 315 2771 1615 1670 1593 1812 ***** 1628 1675 1597 7482 ***** 161762 words
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Article305 2008-12-02 29 Dec 1 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT EURODOLLAR FUTURES Dec08 Mar09 Jun09 Sep09 97.8325 98.0750 98.0800 98.0550 6674 ***** 4967 3587 EUROYEN TIBOR FUTURES Dec08 99.125 99.140 Mar09 99.210 99.250 Jun09 99.265 99.265 Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 99.120 99.210 99.265 99.140 99.235 99.290 99.325 99.325305 words
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Article195 2008-12-02 29 Dec 1 RUBBER Futures (Closing prices) RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Month High Low Close Sett Volume (lots) O/l (lots) Jan 09 132.0 Feb 09 133.5 Mar09 135.0 Apr 09 138.0 May 09 138.0 Jun 09 138.0 131.7 133.2 134.7 132.0 132.0 132.0 129.0 130.0 132.5 133.0 133.0 133.0195 words
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Article89 2008-12-02 29 Dec 1 Period Issue code Maturity Yesterday's Bid Day's [h Low Hii 3-Month BQ*****F 05.03.09 1-Year BY*****V 02.11.09 0.58 0.73 0.47 0.47 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity code rate Close Bid Day's High Low 2-Year NX*****T 4.625 5-Year NX*****Z 2.250 7-Year N*****0S 2.875 10-Year NY*****A 4.000 15-Year89 words
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Article104 2008-12-02 29 Nov 28 (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 Ib bushels) Close Previous High/Low Jan 09 883.00 886.00 884.00 871.00 Mar 09 891.00 894.00 891.00 879.00 May 09 900.00 903.75 900.00 888.50 Jul 09 908.00 913.00 908.00 900.00 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs;Uscent/lb) Close Previous High/Low Dec 08 32.58 32.50 32.50 32.00104 words
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Article77 2008-12-02 29 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Nov 28 CRUDE (FOB origin) USS/barrel Close Cham Brent blend (1-Mth F) 50.70 -2.36 WTI (Near Mth) 54.43 0.49 Dubai (1-Mth F) 48.80 -0.56 Tapis blend 55.40 -0.60 Minas 52.00 -0.60 PRODUCT USS/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha Jet Kerosene 34.00 69.20 -0.77 -0.90 USS/barrel Opec Oil77 words
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Article449 2008-12-02 29 Dec 1 luro ren ton 'eso Earn 'ouni Australia 0.802 4.436 0.508 4.998 32.281 79.639 0.613 9.289 2.340 1.202 50.763 31.433 0.981 6.510 0.781 21.504 23.044 0.422 0.645 Canada 1.248 5.534 0.634 6.235 40.272 99.352 0.765 11.588 2.919 1.500 63.328 39.214 1.224 8.122 0.974 26.827 28.748 0.526449 words
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Article157 2008-12-02 29 Dec 1 Against SS Currencies Bid Offer Against USS Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 0.9802 0.9815 0.6446 0.6451 Canadian dollar 1.2230 1.2243 0.8043 0.8046 Euro 1.9304 1.9320 1.2695 1.2698 NZ dollar 0.8147 0.8167 0.5358 0.5368 Sterlini 2.3238 2.3259 1.5282 1.5287 US157 words
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Article138 2008-12-02 29 Dec 1 GOLD (USS/oz) Nov 28 Dec 01 Hong Kong London 813.70 805.30 814.70 806.30 Nov27 Nov28 813.75 811.40 815.75 813.90 Source: Thomson Reuters CAST BAR (SS) Dec 01 Buying Sellini Kilobar "42,261.79" ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (SS) Selling Buying Igm 5gm IOgm 20gm 50gm lOOgm 1 oz138 words
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Article69 2008-12-02 29 Nov2B\ luminium, 99.7 jrity (USS/tonne) Co Close Previous Cash 1726.00 1745.00 3 months 1772.00 1791.00 Copper, Grade A (USS/tonne) Cash 3 months 3595.00 3620.00 3666.00 3696.00 Lead (USS/tonne) Cash 3 months 1094.50 1103.00 1094.50 1105.00 Nickel (USS/tonne) Cash 3 months *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 Tin (USS/tonne) Cash *****.0069 words
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538 2008-12-02 32 Reuters Developers told to review projects not launched or unsold [DUBAI] Dubai is witnessing an increase in defaults on high-end properties as financing conditions worsen and is likely to see smaller developers merge, a member of the Gulf Arab trade hub's financial crisis committee said" – Reuters - 538 words
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Article, Illustration515 2008-12-02 32 -AP [CAIRO] The Dubai state developer building palmshaped islands off the city's coast said on Sunday it has cut about 15 per cent of its staff amid a work slowdown the clearest sign yet that the Gulf's property boom is hurting from the-AP; mami..M REUTERS - 515 words
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Article, Illustration514 2008-12-02 32 NISHA RAMCHANDANI - NISHA RAMCHANDANI It aims to extend reach in Eastern Europe and the Asia-Pacific By [SINGAPORE] The Ascott Group is working on extending its reach in Eastern Europe and the Asia-Pacific through its Citadines brand. The Singapore-head-quartered group, which operates the Ascott, Somerset andASCOTT - 514 words
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Article255 2008-12-02 32 Reuters [LONDON] Real estate used to be the ultimate allweather asset class, with low correlation to volatile stocks and unexciting bonds. But in today's debt-starved market, property is not the safe haven it once was. Trusted property market tenets have been deformed by an– Reuters - 255 words
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Article, Illustration510 2008-12-02 33 Reuters Mortgage lenders told that arrears policies must match FSA requirements [LONDON] British lender Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) yesterday said that it would not repossess the homes of mortgage customers who default until six months after they first fall into arrears. RBS, owner– Reuters; AFP - 510 words
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Article, Illustration401 2008-12-02 33 -Reuters It is at the lowest level since the series began 10 years ago [LONDON] British mortgage approvals fell in October to match their lowest level since the series began a decade ago, data showed yesterday, putting further pressure on policymakers to get banks lending again.-Reuters; REUTERS - 401 words
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187 2008-12-02 33 Reuters [LONDON] House prices in England and Wales fell by 1.1 per cent in November to take them 8.1 per cent lower year-on-year, property consultancy Hometrack said in its monthly survey yesterday. The pace of monthly decline eased slightly from October's 1.3– Reuters - 187 words
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