The Business Times, 4 December 2008
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Title Section20 2008-12-04 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES Ssl.oo online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg •S* A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION COREGNNOI9B4O2B6BE MICA (P) 197/08/2008 Thursday, December 4,200820 words
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527 2008-12-04 1 SAMUEL EE - SAMUEL EE Lower prices did the trick but demand for new cars is expected to soften again ByS [SINGAPORE] As expected, the COE premium for small cars rebounded sharply from its historic low of $2 a fortnight ago. After poor demand had led527 words
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748 2008-12-04 1 UMA SHANKARI - UMA SHANKARI Gearing improves as developers pare borrowings, increase cash held from divestments By [SINGAPORE] Developers have entered the latest slump in much better shape than they were in during the last property downturn in 2001, a comparison of their cash positions and748 words
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MARKETS DIGEST
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Article47 2008-12-04 1 Inesi lam KL COMP 847.53 +1.78 NIKKEI 225 8,004.10 +140.41 HANG SENG 13,588.66 +182.81 SET INDEX 392.92 +5.60 JAKARTA COMP 1,192.53 +1.17 MANILA COMP 1,905.28 +25.41 SEOUL COMP 1,022.67 -0.53 SHENZHENB 274.86 +12.20 MUMBAI IND 8,747.43 +8.19 11AM EST Cham DOW 8,488.79 +69.70 NASDAQ 1,476.23 +26.4347 words
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Article30 2008-12-04 1 e: Bloomberg SINGAPORE 5.38 MALAYSIA 6.72 HONG KONG 5.00 INDONESIA 16.575 TAIWAN 6.316 JAPAN 1.675 KOREA 9.33 BRITAIN 3.00 US 4.00 CANADA 4.00 SWITZERLAND 2.27 INDIA 13.00 Sourcee: Bloomberg - 30 words
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Article48 2008-12-04 1 US$ (S$ per US$) 1.529 (US$/S$ per 1.491 2.280 EURO (US$/S$/E) 1.269 1.940 Forei' in curreno ier US$ S$ YEN 93.30 61.00 RM 3.640 2.381 HK$ 7.752 5.071 BAHT 35.63 23.30 RUPIAH 12,150 7,948 RENMINBI 6.884 4.504 INDIAN RUPEE 49.94 32.67 A$ 1.554 1.017 NZ$ 1.892 1.23748 words
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Miscellaneous82 2008-12-04 1 SINGAPORE BizlT Lm\ PROPERTY ART OF WAR I INTERNATIONAL Getronics joins race for V Life after DPS won't be Zap for Sun Tzu's strategies! B§on Tapping into the world's MOE outsourcing deal crippling for developers Win an Epson wireless markets page 10 page2B pages projector! pages I I—l International relations82 words
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TOP STORIES
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Article, Illustration767 2008-12-04 2 -AP Three separate survival plans from Chrysler, GM, Ford under review [WASHINGTON] Detroit's Big Three auto executives have ditched their corporate jets for hybrid cars and replaced vague pleas for federal help with detailed requests for as much as US$34 billion in their-AP; AFP - 767 words
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738 2008-12-04 2 RONNIE LIM - RONNIE LIM NEWS ANALYSIS By I [SINGAPORE] It boiled down to a good game plan. With its rival pulling out and the two-horse race called off, Malaysia's YTL Group decided to still dash towards the finish line instead of risking a tougher race738 words
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THREE-MINUTE DIGEST
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64 2008-12-04 2 DEVELOPERS are heading into the present financial storm in a much better shape than they were in during the last property downturn in 2001, a comparison of their cash positions and debt-to-equity ratios then and now shows. In fact, just between Q2 and64 words
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85 2008-12-04 2 AS expected, the COE premium for small cars rebounded sharply from its historic low of $2 a fortnight ago. After poor demand had led to the premium for a certificate of entitlement in Category A for cars below 1,600 cc crashing by more85 words
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55 2008-12-04 2 DETROIT'S Big Three auto executives have ditched their corporate jets for hybrid cars and replaced vague pleas for federal help with detailed requests for as much as US$34 billion in their second crack at persuading Congress to throw their struggling companies a55 words
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61 2008-12-04 2 THE siege at Thai airports and terror attacks in Mumbai cap what now looks set to be one of the bleakest years for oil traders here. Total oil volumes traded in Singapore the world's third biggest energy hub are expected to plunge by61 words
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65 2008-12-04 2 COSCO Corp (Singapore) became the latest shipyard to announce order cancellations with the cancelling of two 57,000 deadweight tonne handymax size dry bulk carriers from a batch of contracts for a total of eight bulkers worth US$3l3 million announced last July. The two65 words
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90 2008-12-04 2 A NEW report, which looks at the potential impact if buyers who bought homes under the deferred payment scheme choose to walk away from their deals, concludes that developers are not likely to be too badly hit even under a 20 per90 words
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58 2008-12-04 2 JUST three years after it opened, a mid-size medical group practice here has folded. Excellence Healthcare, which ran a 22,000 sq ft facility on two floors of Camden Medical Centre, shut up shop on Nov 29 after the partners found it increasingly tough to58 words
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Article, Illustration511 2008-12-04 2 PAULINE NG - PAULINE NG He says that movie star's lawsuit had humiliated him By I in Kuala Lumpur A MALAYSIAN royal family member's abrupt resignation from a "green rubber" company that was sued by Diehard movie star Bruce Willis could make for an awkward511 words
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624 2008-12-04 3 RONNIE LIM - RONNIE LIM Total oil volumes traded here expected to plunge 30-40% this year By [SINGAPORE] The siege at Thai airports and terror attacks in Mumbai cap what now looks set to be one of the bleakest years for oil traders here. Total oil624 words
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Article, Illustration731 2008-12-04 3 Reuters, AP [MELBOURNE] Australia left the door open yesterday to a US$5.9 billion merger between national airline Qantas Airways and British Airways, which sent the Australian carrier's shares up nearly 10 per cent. But the Labor government, which traditionally relies on trade– Reuters, AP; AFP - 731 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article, Illustration458 2008-12-04 4 VINCENT WEE - VINCENT WEE Shipowner paying 80% of contract price of 3 remaining vessels by December By\ COSCO Corp (Singapore) became the latest shipyard to announce order cancellations with the cancelling of two 57,000 deadweight tonne (dwt) handymax size dry bulk carriers from a batchFILE PHOTO - 458 words
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869 2008-12-04 4 VEN SREENIVASAN - VEN SREENIVASAN IN TIMES like these, even the best of intentions can sometimes be brushed aside with cynicism. The $334.5 million purchase of Singapore Food Industries (SFI) by Singapore Airport Terminal Services (SATS) which could balloon to $509 million if the869 words
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809 2008-12-04 5 UMA SHANKARI - UMA SHANKARI Study shows they can weather even 20% default rate by buyers under scheme By A NEW report, which looks at the potential impact if buyers who bought homes under the deferred payment scheme (DPS) choose to walk away from their809 words
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Article352 2008-12-04 5 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Bharti Airtel, India's largest mobile-phone operator, and Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways are among ÜBS AG's top 10 stock picks in Asia for 2009. The list, favouring telecom and financial companies, includes China Mobile and Singapore's United Overseas Bank. MSCI'sBloomberg - 352 words
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502 2008-12-04 7 EMILYN YAP - EMILYN YAP Proposed A5117.5m investments part of move to become a property player By AS PART of its bid to reposition itself as a pan-Asian property player, consumer electronics distributor Thakral Corporation has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with an Australian developer for502 words
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Article, Illustration405 2008-12-04 7 Reuters [BANGKOK] Thailand's top mobile phone operator, Advanced Info Service (AIS), said yesterday it had launched a third-genera-tion (3G) mobile service on its existing network at two shopping centres in central Bangkok. AIS, partly owned by Singapore Telecommunications Ltd, is the first ThaiReuters; BLOOMBERG - 405 words
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649 2008-12-04 7 Reuters [HONG KONG] Asia's fund management industry will see further job cuts in the coming year as a plunge in revenue caused by the global financial crisis forces it to rein in costs, senior executives said yesterday. The industry in Asia, like■ Reuters - 649 words
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221 2008-12-04 7 THEODORA KEE - THEODORA KEE Byl THE global economic downturn has forced Willas-Ar-ray Electronics (Holdings) and Satori Electric to dissolve a 50:50 joint venture that was formed early this year to tap the Chinese electronics components market. Willas-Array said that the global consumer electronics sector has weakened because221 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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61 2008-12-04 7 INFRASTRUCTURE and civil engineering company, OKP Holdings (OKP), has secured a $20.8 million contract from the Land Transport Authority (LTA). The contract was awarded to OKP's wholly owned subsidiary, Or Kim Peow Contractors (Pte) Ltd, and is for drainage works in the North Buona61 words
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74 2008-12-04 7 KHONG Guan Flour Milling sank into the red, reporting yesterday a net loss of $1.58 million for the fiscal first half ended Oct 31, compared with a $2.04 million net profit for the corresponding period last year. The company booked a write-down of $4.3874 words
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67 2008-12-04 7 CHINA Printing Dyeing Holding has filed a claim against its subsidiary, Zhejiang Jianglong Textile Printing Dyeing Co, in a court in China on Dec 1, seeking to recover dividends receivable of 11 million yuan (552.4 million) from Zhejiang Jianglong. China Printing Dyeing was67 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration637 2008-12-04 6 R SIVANITHY - R SIVANITHY STOCKS Straits Times Index sheds early gains in anticipation of Wall Street drop; index propped up by SingTel ALL Street's Tuesday bounce brought some short-cover-ing-assisted respite to the local stock market yesterday, but it's all about anticipating what the US marketBloomberg - 637 words
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Article96 2008-12-04 6 Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch lulti Ind 7 5 3 0 0 0 7 5 3 lanutacturing 73 29 36 10 79 33 46 Commerce 18 16 17 21 17 20 'pt/Stor/Comms 17 11 18 11 :inance 18 13 18 13 Construction 1296 words
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Article113 2008-12-04 6 MAIN SDQ TOTAL MAIN SDQ TOTAL lulti Ind 21.482 21.482 44.452 44.452 lanufacturing 250.132 8.487 258.619 133.253 328 133.581 lommerce 60.286 8.933 69.219 55.676 1.063 56.739 "pt/Stor/Comms 106.367 66 106.433 136.769 13 136.782 :i nance 34.936 34.936 164.523 164.523 lonstruction 25.900 2.353 28.253 1.498 56 1.554 'roperties113 words
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Article101 2008-12-04 6 lapitaLand 2.470 -0.020 lapitaMal 1.550 -0.030 jtyDev 5.200 -0.050 Iosco Corp 0.850 4-0.090 IBS Grp 9.080 -0.100 :&N 2.700 -0.030 Sent Intl 0.400 tO.010 iolden Agri 0.205 IK Land 2.250 -0.050 IMH 16.500 -0.500 ISH 9.300 4-0.020 lardineC&C 9.460 4-0.040 Ceppel Corp 3.770 Ceppel Land 1.310101 words
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Article, Illustration868 2008-12-04 6 LYNETTE KHOO - LYNETTE KHOO China Milk Dec 3 close: $0,355 DMG PARTNERS SECURITIES, Dec 3 IN November, the Chinese government overhauled the entire dairy industry to improve safety at every step of the value chain. From cow breeding to the end product that customers consume. We believe that China Milk: Bloomberg - 868 words
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Article, Illustration505 2008-12-04 6 LARRY WEE - LARRY WEE ANOTHER strong session of 4 per cent gains on Wall Street in overnight trading drew a mixed if not cautious response from currency markets ahead of several expected interest rate cuts later today, and news from the US job front tomorrow: Reuters - 505 words
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Article62 2008-12-04 6 Dec 3 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS -195.00+185.0 BT CADI -*****.00 +64.0 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -20.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 325.07 +1.18 FTSE ST Small Cap 276.88 +3.42 FTSE ST All Share 392.14 +0.81 FTSE ST China Top 170.70 +7.26 FTSE ST China 172.58 +7.02 UOB Catalist62 words
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Article56 2008-12-04 6 VOLUME Golden Aqri 71,748,000 Pacific HC 42,038,000 China Honqxinq 37,527,000 StraitsAsia 34,865,000 Noble Grp 33,495,000 Cosco Corp 33,415,000 RafflesEdu 29,055,000 Yanlord 22,932,000 SingTel 20,459,000 Ezra 19,810,000 VALUE(S) DBS Grp 77,953,650 SingTel 51,031,652 UOB 39,027,760 Noble Grp 30,692,035 Keppel Corp 27,705,136 CapitaLand 27,549,985 Cosco Corp 27,251,560 StraitsAsia 25,603,11056 words
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Article109 2008-12-04 6 CLOSE UP GLD 10US$ 7684 220.0 1.9 China H 10US$ 933 50.4 3.7 UOB 5.05%NCPS 100 8948 36.0 0.4 CIMBAsean40 100US$ 465 26.0 3.8 B Sembawani 420 24.0 6.1 DBS Bk6% NCPS 10 9290 20.0 0.2 ISMSCI India 100 308 19.9 4.4 MS India 10US$ 666 19.9 2: Great109 words
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Article110 2008-12-04 6 CLOSE DOWN OCBC Bk 5.1%NCPS 100 8864-204.0 -2.2 OCBC Bk4.5%NCPS 100 8112-128.0 -1.6 JMH 1650 -76.4 -2.9 Asia Pac Brew 999 -21.0 -2.1 Korea 10US$ 192 -16.8 -5.. SIA 200 1020 -14.0 -1.4 Ascendasreit 123 -11.0 -8.2 lanBNPeCW***** 21 -10.0 -32.3 DBS Gri 908 -10.0 -1.1 OCBC Bk 482110 words
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Article86 2008-12-04 6 Dec 3 CLOSE CHNG FR Dec 2 YR2008 S$ LOW S$ HIGH USS 1.5295 0.03 1.5346 1.3457 Euro 1.9301 -0.04 2.2064 1.8640 Pounds 2.2507 0.96 2.8431 2.2111 AS 0.9800 0.05 1.3251 0.9068 Yen* 1.6459 -0.02 1.6645 1.2619 Rupiah* 0.***** -0.80 0.***** 0.***** Baht* 4.3024 -0.30 4.429986 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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Article, Illustration443 2008-12-04 8 CHEN HUIFEN - CHEN HUIFEN Partners finding it increasingly tough to sustain loss-making business By JUST three years after it opened, a mid-size medical group practice here has folded. Excellence Healthcare, which ran a 22,000 square foot facility on two floors of Camden Medical Centre, closed for good last SaturdayFILE PHOTO - 443 words
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Article, Illustration304 2008-12-04 8 TEH SHI NING - TEH SHI NING By TWO of the four top awards at last night's Singapore Prestige Brand Award (SPBA) 2008 went to homegrown food brands. Food Republic, the food court chain run by the BreadTalk Group, and soya bean drinks and snacksKWONGKC/UANHE ZAOBAO - 304 words
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324 2008-12-04 8 FEH SHI NING - FEH SHI NING By! SINGAPOREANS are riskaverse and most of them do not feel sufficiently informed to make financial decisions, according to a survey by insurance and financial services group Aviva on attitudes to saving. Singapore findings from the global survey, released yesterday, show324 words
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226 2008-12-04 8 NISHA RAMCHANDANI - NISHA RAMCHANDANI By PUMA Singapore expects double-digit growth next year despite the weak retail sector and aims to boost its presence here through more stores and tie-ups. "So far, we are confident that we will grow next year," said Sheryl Wong, general226 words
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305 2008-12-04 8 NISHA RAMCHANDANI - NISHA RAMCHANDANI By THE annual children's charity concert ChildAid has raised a record $506,000 this year, easily topping last year's $450,000. All proceeds will go to The Business Times Budding Artists Fund and The Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund. This year, tickets for both305 words
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395 2008-12-04 9 CHUANG PECK MING - CHUANG PECK MING ByC THE union did not read about CapitaLand's pay cuts in the newspapers; the property and hospitality giant had already discussed its job-saving measures with the union earlier. "The Singapore Industrial and Services Employees' Union (SISEU) appreciates that CapitaLand395 words
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256 2008-12-04 9 NTUC Income will launch a $6 million special assistance scheme to help Incomeshield policyholders cope with premium increases during this financial crisis. From Dec 1, MediShield premiums have been adjusted to match an increase in benefits for Singaporeans. Incomeshield premiums went up by an256 words
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313 2008-12-04 9 ANGAN SHING - ANGAN SHING MND: Move made to relieve overcrowding from housing shortage By THE Ministry of National Development has announced that 10 new sites will be made available to build temporary foreign worker dormitories. They comprise three va- cant state properties and313 words
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381 2008-12-04 9 CHEWXIANG - CHEWXIANG ByC BUSINESS students will get the chance to work with and learn from successful small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) through a new project at NUS Business School. "Right now, everyone wants to work for big multinationals," said Hum Sin Hoon, executive dean381 words
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SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL
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Article, Illustration1174 2008-12-04 10 CHUANG PECK MING - With its FTAs with US, China, India and Japan, Singapore has the major economies and markets covered, writes CHUANG PECK MING SINGAPORE bagged yet another "first" in its aggressive push for free trade deals in October, when it inked the China-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (CSFTA).FILE PHOTO - 1,174 words
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Article147 2008-12-04 10 HOW to make use of free trade agreements. A step-by-step guide to apply for FTA concessions: Find out the product HS (Harmonised System) Code and its corresponding import duty or MFN (most favoured nation) rate from your importer, or the importing customs authority. If147 words
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326 2008-12-04 10 HERE is where you can learn more about free trade agreements: Industry and market-focused FTA seminars These seminars aim to enhance the understanding of FTAs through the sharing of FTA concepts and tools available for the Singapore business community. They are usually conducted jointly326 words
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Article, Illustration446 2008-12-04 11 CHUANG PECK MING - Products manufactured by its plants here are shipped abroad duty free or with reduced tariffs, reports CHUANG PECK MING UNITED States-based Invista is still making polymers and fibres in high-cost Singapore for nylon, spandex and polyster applications, partly because of the country's free trade agreements446 words
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Article, Illustration509 2008-12-04 11 CHUANG PECK MING - FTAs help sharpen Philips 1 competitive edge CHUANG PECK MING ByC PHILIPS Electronics Singapore is one company in Singapore that has become more competitive, thanks partly to Singapore's free trade agreements (FTAs). "The FTAs have helped make trade among FTA members more price competitive," says David Lim, vice-president and chiefFILE PHOTO - 509 words
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Article, Illustration448 2008-12-04 11 CHUANG PECK MING - CHUANG PECK MING By PETER Ng says that Singapore's free trade agreements (FTAs) have helped his company to grow into what it is today a cocoa processor with sales turnover of more than $300 million yearly. And he sees the FTAs continuing to help448 words
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Article, Illustration266 2008-12-04 12 -AFP It says economic crisis hitting polymer demand [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian state energy firm Petronas said yesterday that it has cut production at its petrochemical plants due to lack of demand as the global economic crisis hits. "A lot of petrochemical facilities (worldwide) are-AFP; BLOOMBERG - 266 words
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436 2008-12-04 12 S JAYASANKARAN - S JAYASANKARAN But weary market dulls share response to acquisition of PowerSeraya mßy in Kuala Lumpur SHARES in Malaysian infrastructure company YTL Corporation and its power company YTL Power International showed hardly any vigour yesterday in the wake of the latter's $3.8 billion436 words
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397 2008-12-04 12 ■AFP [JAKARTA] Billionaire Indonesian tycoon Aburizal Bakrie has pulled back from the brink of losing his political and business empire to the global credit crunch, but has come out badly battered, analysts say. Formerly a powerful backer of President Susilo Bambang■AFP - 397 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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Article, Illustration651 2008-12-04 13 Bloomberg, Reuters One-day bond repurchase rate cut by one percentage point to 2.75% [BANGKOK] A day after anti-government protesters ended their crippling siege of Bangkok's main airports, Thailand's central bank cut its benchmark interest rate by the most ever to revive an economy.– Bloomberg, Reuters \; AP - 651 words
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475 2008-12-04 13 ANTHONY ROWLEY - ANTHONY ROWLEY Bankruptcies could rise if banks restrict lending, Jetro warns By in Tokyo JAPANESE firms face the threat of a "vicious circle" of rising bad debt and restricted access to loans developing as the global economy deteriorates, chairman and CEO of475 words
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Article, Illustration509 2008-12-04 13 Reuters RESCUE ROADBLOCKS [WASHINGTON] The investigative arm of the US Congress on Tuesday criticised the Treasury Department's handling of a US$7OO billion bank bailout programme and urged the Bush administration to get it into better shape. The Treasury has yet to address a– Reuters - 509 words
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379 2008-12-04 13 -AP [BRUSSELS] In another sign of the strain that the financial crisis is putting on the European Union (EU), regulators agreed on Tuesday to revise again the guidelines that had been holding up some government aid to banks, after pressure from-AP - 379 words
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GREATER CHINA/INDIA
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Article, Illustration555 2008-12-04 14 NEETA LAL - NEETA LAL By r in New Delhi THE Mumbai massacre will cost the city dear. According to initial estimates, India's financial hub will take a king hit of about 500 billion rupees (5515.1 billion) in commercial transactions while the foreign exchange blowAP - 555 words
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299 2008-12-04 14 NYT [WASHINGTON] American and Indian authorities said on Tuesday there was now little doubt that militants inside Pakistan had carried out the terrorist attacks in Mumbai. Indian officials, saying they had identified three to four masterminds of the deadly assault, stepped upNYT - 299 words
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Article, Illustration576 2008-12-04 14 Bloomberg Sovereign wealth fund explains why it is shunning foreign financial firms [HONG KONG] China Investment Corp chairman Lou Jiwei said he wouldn't "dare" invest the sovereign wealth fund's money in foreign financial firms after losing US$6 billion on stakes in Morgan Stanley andBloomberg - 576 words
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275 2008-12-04 14 -NYT [BEIJING] Chinese officials on Monday issued a higher estimate for the number of children affected by tainted dairy products, saying that as many as six babies might have died and nearly 300,000 were sickened after consuming contaminated milk powder. In its last update,-NYT - 275 words
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Article, Illustration502 2008-12-04 15 Bloomberg 50% reduction comes as the firm's revenue falls 96% through September [NEW YORK] MerriU Lynch plans to cut year-end bonuses in half after more than US$2O billion of losses that forced the US securities firm to sell itself to Bank of America, sources– Bloomberg; REUTERS - 502 words
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Article, Illustration516 2008-12-04 15 JANE MOIR - JANE MOIR By in London CONCERN over Britain's personal debt mountain of nearly £1.5 trillion (553.4 trillion) is growing as job losses escalate and home owners head towards negative equity. The amount owed by consumers through loans, credit cards and mortgages hit £1.44 trillion516 words
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362 2008-12-04 15 Reuters, Bloomberg LATEST US DATA [NEW YORK] US private employers slashed an unexpectedly high 250,000 jobs in November, the most in seven years, while third-quarter labour costs rose less than first thought, in the latest signs that the job market is nowhereReuters, Bloomberg - 362 words
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438 2008-12-04 15 Bloomberg [LONDON] British Prime Minister Gordon Brown put an overhaul of Britain's banking rules at the centre of his legislative programme, part of the government's effort to shield consumers from the worst financial crisis in a century. Queen Elizabeth 11, formally opening Parliament in LondonBloomberg - 438 words
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138 2008-12-04 15 Reuters [MANAMA] Islamic banking can no longer claim immunity from the global financial crisis now that it is hitting the industry's main source of funding and property values in the Gulf Arab region. The industry escaped the immediate fallout from the crisis– Reuters - 138 words
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Article236 2008-12-04 15 Reuters [JAKARTA] A meeting of South-east Asian foreign ministers will now be held in Jakarta later this month following recent political turmoil in Thailand, an Indonesian official said yesterday. Thailand said on Tuesday that it would postpone the Association of South-East Asian Nations' (Asean) summit– Reuters - 236 words
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Article, Illustration737 2008-12-04 16 Reuters Firm reducing riskier finance businesses, reliance on commercial paper [BOSTON] General Electric intends to scale back its hefty finance arm and pay its regular dividend next year. The announcement sent its shares up 13.6 per cent, the sharpest at least since 1981. The USReuters; AP - 737 words
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485 2008-12-04 16 NYT [WASHINGTON] November was yet another brutal month for the nation's retailers, according to new figures that showed stunning sales declines across a broad array of consumer goods. Figures released on Tuesday in the SpendingPulse report, from MasterCard Advisors, showed that sales ofNYT - 485 words
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Article, Illustration570 2008-12-04 16 -NYT AOL ex-CEO said to be in talks to raise US$2B-30b for bid [SAN FRANCISCO] It takes only a glimmer of hope to excite Yahoo shareholders these days. Investors bid up shares in Yahoo by 7 per cent on Tuesday after The Wall-NYT - 570 words
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389 2008-12-04 16 Reuters [WASHINGTON] There is no evidence that brandname drugs given to treat heart and other cardiovascular conditions work any better than their cheaper generic counterparts, US researchers said on Tuesday. The findings run counter to the perception by some doctors and patients that pricier■ Reuters - 389 words
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Article, Illustration546 2008-12-04 16 Reuters [NEW YORK] International markets are a growing source of business for many US companies, but attracting non-US citizens to Corporate America's boardrooms and keeping them there is proving to be tough. Global representation on boards of directors is seen as key for companies■ Reuters; BLOOMBERG - 546 words
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Article, Illustration491 2008-12-04 17 Reuters [MELBOURNE] The young new boss of Australian carrier Qantas Airways Ltd is wasting no time in tackling what his predecessor called the "greatest crisis in aviation history", chasing a merger with British Airways (BA). Alan Joyce, 42, capped his meteoric– Reuters; BLOOMBERG - 491 words
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202 2008-12-04 17 VEN SREENIVASAN - VEN SREENIVASAN By [SINGAPORE] The Singapore Aviation Academy (SAA) has signed a pact with America's MITRE Aviation Institute (MAI) to enhance collaboration on aviation training and research projects. MITRE Corporation, a US government-sponsored research and technical consultancy institution, works closely with the US Federal202 words
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Article, Illustration253 2008-12-04 17 NISHA RAMCHANDANI - NISHA RAMCHANDANI Both adding extra freight flights to move cargo piled up during protest By [SINGAPORE] Singapore Airlines Cargo and DHL Express resumed freight flights from Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi International Airport yesterday and are adding services to cope with cargo that piled up during last_J AFP - 253 words
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378 2008-12-04 17 AFP [BANGKOK] Airlines gradually resumed international and domestic flights to and from Bangkok's main airport yesterday after protesters ended a blockade, with full operations expected today, officials said. The first domestic flight, a Thai Airlines service, landed at Suvarnabhumi international airport at about 2.10pm (0710AFP - 378 words
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267 2008-12-04 17 ■AFP [BANGKOK] As most grumbling holiday-makers wait frustrated in hotels after air-port-based protests stranded them in Thailand, the wealthy are simply slipping out of the "Land of Smiles" by private jet. Charter airline companies are seeing their bookings soar despite the enormous cost, after■AFP - 267 words
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Article2649 2008-12-04 17 TERMINAL 2: The following airlines arrive at/depart AIRLINE CODES: AA American Airlines (AAL), AF Air France (AFR), Al Air India (AIC), AY Finnair Oy (FIN), AZ Alitalia Airlines (AZA), BA British 1'0'" Terminal 2 American Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Airways Public Ltd Co (BAW), BG Biman Bangladesh2,649 words
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Article, Illustration654 2008-12-04 18 -AP Alliance pressed to act amid growing alarm over pirate attacks off Somalia [BRUSSELS] Nato foreign ministers on Tuesday tackled concerns about combatting pirates off the Somali coast where despite a six-week Nato mission attacks continue unabated, leaving the shipping industry reeling and the world-AP; REUTERS - 654 words
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383 2008-12-04 18 Reuters [ATHENS] Somali pirates have turned the Gulf of Aden into a "route of terror" while an international taskforce is doing little more than directing traffic, according to Greek sailors who thwarted a raid on their vessel there. Nikos Tzanetakos, deputy captain– Reuters - 383 words
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Article, Illustration472 2008-12-04 18 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd, Japan's most profitable shipping line, may lower its earnings forecast this fiscal year as daily charter rates for its largest coal and iron ore vessels have tumbled 98 per cent to a record low. "We're reviewing our forecasts," Kenichi– Bloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 472 words
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241 2008-12-04 18 Bloomberg [LONDON] The Baltic Dry Index, a measure of shipping costs for commodities, fell to its lowest in 22 years because of weaker demand for iron ore used in steel. Nippon Steel Corp, the second-largest maker of the metal, asked miners– Bloomberg - 241 words
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337 2008-12-04 18 Reuters [HONG KONG] Hong Kong-based container ship operator Orient Overseas (International) Ltd (OOIL) says that the outlook for the industry next year is grim due to overcapacity and weak demand, as the global financial crisis dampens trade. "The outlook is very pessimistic next year,"– Reuters - 337 words
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Article102 2008-12-04 18 '000 CH Offshore Chuan Hup Hldgs Cosco Corp CWTLtd... Ezra Hldgs First Ship Lease Freight Links Grand Banks laya Hold Ltd KlVentures Keppel Corp MTQ Corp NOL Pacific Shipping Pan-United Corp Rickmers Man Samudera Ship Sembcorp Indust Sembcorp Marine Spore Ship 0.25 0.20 0.85 unch 0.61 0.47 unch unch102 words
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Article33 2008-12-04 18 '000 nt'G Logistics MISC Bhd MISC Foreign Msia Bulk Carrie NCB Holdings Nepline Bhd 0.53 8.50 8.50 2.16 2.32 0.06 -0.01 0.05 unch 0.01 unch 0.01 113 403 500 276 37 9533 words
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Article12 2008-12-04 18 '00 'recious Ship Regional Cont 9.85 5.94 0.20 0.19 4393 197212 words
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Article22 2008-12-04 18 '000 Aboitiz Equity ntl Container Keppel Marine Keppel Prop 5.50 14.50 2.14 unch 0.10 -1.25 -0.06 unch 343 166 4 022 words
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Article23 2008-12-04 18 Evergreen Marine ....16.70 :irst Steamship 28.70 /Van Hai Lines 15.00 fang Ming Marine ..11.20 -0.05 -1.15 -0.50 -0.15 17 8 4 2823 words
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Article39 2008-12-04 18 '000 Cawasaki Hvy Ind ..175.00 -14.00 ***** Cawasaki Kisen 346.00 -7.00 5266 /litsubishi Hvy 355.00 -4.00 ***** /litsui Eng&Sbldg ..120.00 -2.00 6943 /litsui Osk Lines 460.00 -6.00 ***** Jippon Express 407.00 7.00 3702 Jippon Yusen 454.00 -10.00 901739 words
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Article, Illustration1747 2008-12-04 19 Customer relationship management systems can help create stickiness and higher barriers of entry for competitors OVERVIEW AS the global economy plunges, the shipping and logistics industry needs to be even more conscious of how to run their operations as efficiently as possible while alsoBLOOMBERG - 1,747 words
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517 2008-12-04 20 RETAIL investors have endured a series of crises over the last decade, ranging from the Asian financial crisis, the technology bubble, and now this latest and most serious global credit crunch. Almost without exception, the periods prior to each bear phase have seen fund517 words
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Article, Illustration1150 2008-12-04 20 ANDREW JACOBS - ANDREW JACOBS -NYT Analysts say it may have to wait for a rise of personal income first, which will take years By HE DOES not know it yet, but Dang Fu has been tapped to save the Chinese economy. A rud-dy-faced millet farmer-NYT; AP - 1,150 words
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Article, Illustration871 2008-12-04 20 ANTHONY ROWLEY - ANTHONY ROWLEY THE BOTTOM LINE THE causes of the massacre in Mumbai may well extend beyond India's borders, but it is well not to overlook the fact that there are economic and social inequalities in Asia that may have contributed at871 words
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Article, Illustration1323 2008-12-04 21 BEN DE HALDEVANG; SAM KOK WENG - BEN DE HALDEVANG SAM KOK WENG Buyers face two big challenges: learning the company's real condition, and calculating the 'transformation' cost involved By and MANY are predicting dramatic changes to the financial services landscape as we know it in a post-crisis world.REUTERS - 1,323 words
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Article, Illustration880 2008-12-04 21 THOMAS FRIEDMAN - THOMAS FRIEDMAN ■NYT ON FEB 6, 2006, three Pakistanis died in Peshawar and Lahore during violent street protests against Danish cartoons that had satirised the Prophet Muhammad. More such mass protests followed weeks later. When Pakistanis and other Muslims are willing to take■NYT; REUTERS - 880 words
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Article8673 2008-12-04 22 Transaction date: Dec 3 !-wks Tel Low Code Last Sale V C000) lay L Low Bu] .ast Quote yer Seller Div C'vr Net P/E I Cap Hi! Com| >an] Hi: •k 12 3 3148 8Telecom 17 3 5834 A-Sonic 110 100 6389 ABFSG Bond ETF 30.5 12 50008,673 words
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Article1880 2008-12-04 23 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 offer1,880 words
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Article67 2008-12-04 23 52-Wk Tel High Low Code Last Sale Vol fOOO) Day Ih Low Last Quote Buyer Seller Div GrYld Net MCap C'vr P/E $mil Comi .Hii ***** 116 6065 Diamonds 6200 6200 6095 IS DJ US Tech 6097 IS MSCI Spore 6101 IS S&P500 ***** ***** 6170 SPDRS 38567 words
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Article72 2008-12-04 23 52-Wk Tel High Low Code Last Sale Vol Cooo] Day Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap |h Low Buyer Seller C'vr P/E $mil Comi >an< Hii 112 39 6000 AVJennings 15 4 6134 Over&Gen 34 6 6017 StarCruises 283 104 6019 TanChonglnt A42 A8 US8 HK116 4-3 unch72 words
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Article8785 2008-12-04 23 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS AIG Global Investment Corporation (S) Ltd AIGIF Acorns of Asia Balanced Fund!S 1.334/ AIGIF S'pore Bond Fund/A 1.202/ APS Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Alpha Fund!** 0.56/ APS Alpha Fund (USD)!** 0.36/ APS Komaba Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Komaba Global Bond SGD 0.6129/ APS Komaba Global8,785 words
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369 2008-12-04 24 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Index Change Change Change Change Change Change Dec 2 World Index Preliminary 634.1 1.1 -44.0 1.4 -43.6 1.4 -47.1 EAFE Preliminai 614.1 -0.5 -45.2 0.1 -47.3 0.1 -50.. Euroi Prelim inan 874.1369 words
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Article124 2008-12-04 24 As at 9am Dec 3 rf foreign currency: Currencies Bid Offer >ust dollar 0.9740 1.0150 .an dollar 1.2160 1.2310 luro 1.9300 1.9550 IZ dollar 0.8070 0.8250 iterlini ind 2.2620 2.2880 IS dollar 1.5210 1.5380 .ocal dollars to 100 units if foreign currency: Currencies Bid Offer Ihi124 words
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Article162 2008-12-04 24 Dec 3 Xierniqht 1/16 -month 3/4 !-months 13/16 l-months 7/8 Overnight mode: 9/16 IS$ Offer par 1/2 9/16 5/8 Bid days I month > months 3 months d months months 12 months tAu 1.40 2.60 2.70 2.80 3.10 3.20 3.35 Offer 0.90 2.10 2.20 2.30 2.60 2.70 2.85162 words
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Article23 2008-12-04 24 Dec 3 Bid Offer 1-month 1.5267 1.5289 2 months 1.5246 1.5271 3 months 1.5228 1.5253 6-months 1.5171 1.5201 Source: OCBC23 words
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Article305 2008-12-04 24 Dec 3 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT EURODOLLAR FUTURES Dec08 Mar09 Jun09 Sep09 97.9000 98.1850 98.1950 98.1550 6521 ***** 4720 3762 EUROYEN TIBOR FUTURES Dec08 99.115 99.115 Mar09 99.255 99.255 Jun09 99.285 99.295 Sep09 99.340 99.340 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 99.110 99.240 99.285 99.330 99.110 99.245305 words
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Article200 2008-12-04 24 Dec 3 RUBBER Futures (Closing prices) RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Month High Low Close Sett Volume (lots) O/l (lots) Jan 09 122.5 Feb 09 123.0 Mar09 124.5 Apr 09 127.3 May 09 127.3 Jun 09 127.3 122.0 123.0 123.5 125.0 125.0 125.0 122.5 123.5 125.0 134.0 127.3 127.3200 words
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Article463 2008-12-04 24 Dec 3 AS CS Rmb Euro HKS IndRsRu Yen Won RM NZS Pak Rs Peso SS Rand Sfr NTS Baht Pound us: Australia 0.806 4.430 0.507 4.988 32.137 78.179 0.600 9.455 2.342 1.217 50.636 31.635 0.984 6.605 0.778 21.570 22.926 0.431 0.643 Canada 1.241 5.496 0.629 6.189463 words
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Article91 2008-12-04 24 Dec 3 TREASURY BILLS Period Issue code Maturity Yesterday's Bid Hi. Day's [h Low 3-Month BQ*****F 05.03.09 1-Year BY*****V 02.11.09 0.61 0.74 0.60 0.60 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*****A91 words
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Article77 2008-12-04 24 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Dec 2 CRUDE (FOB origin) USS/barrel Close Cham Brent blend (1-Mth F) 46.24 -2.06 WTI (Near Mth) 47.64 -1.58 Dubai (1-Mth F) 45.08 -3.74 Tapis blend 50.25 -3.65 Minas 46.85 -3.65 PRODUCT USS/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha Jet Kerosene 29.45 61.50 -4.55 -3.90 USS/barrel Opec Oil77 words
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Article157 2008-12-04 24 Dec 3 Against SS Currencies Bid Offer Against USS Bid Offer S$IUS$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 0.9827 0.9845 0.6433 0.6436 Canadian dollar 1.2193 1.2214 0.7982 0.7985 Euro 1.9387 1.9417 1.2691 1.2694 NZ dollar 0.8072 0.8090 0.5284 0.5289 Sterlini ind 2.2777 2.2816 1.4910 1.4916157 words
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Article, Illustration520 2008-12-04 28 ONG BOON KIAT - Cable Wireless to expand Asia-Pac operations ONG BOON KIAT The company will invest USsloom and expand headcount By( BUCKING the global downturn trend, British communications firm Cable Wireless (C&W) aims to expand its business in Asia-Pacific by investing around US$lOO million and increasing its 1,500-strong regional workforce by more than520 words
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511 2008-12-04 28 WINSTON CHAI - WINSTON CHAI By TECHNOLOGY investments may be drying up as companies tighten their belts to weather the economic drought but industry players say the area of infocomm security could be an oasis for IT companies looking for scarce streams of end-user spending. "Our Singaporean511 words
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269 2008-12-04 28 JONATHAN GAN - JONATHAN GAN By. AN NTT DOCOMO subsidiary has joined forces with Singapore-based Cellcity to launch Singapore's first digital concierge service across 17 hotel partners within the country. The list of hotels includes major names such as The Fullerton Hotel, The Pan-Pacific Hotel Singapore269 words
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Article, Illustration697 2008-12-04 29 -NYT Finance firms giving up space as they downsize, picture could get worse [NEW YORK] Last year, when the New York real estate market was still frothy, large blocks of office space were hard to come by. Not anymore. Almost 16 million square feet-NYT; AFP - 697 words
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443 2008-12-04 29 Reuters [NEW YORK] Brazil, Egypt, Mexico and China remain some of the best places for property investments as the global financial crisis drags on, real estate mogul Sam Zell said on Tuesday. Those countries have a shortage of affordable housingReuters - 443 words
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463 2008-12-04 29 Reuters [BEIJING] Suffering from a slumping housing market, Chinese developers are scrambling to find new ways to keep the cash flowing in and creditors at bay, with anything from factories to timeshares in their sights. An oversupply of new apartments in an economic– Reuters - 463 words
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Article, Illustration353 2008-12-04 30 Reuters It moves up to first place in survey after being rated third in the past two years [TOKYO] Tokyo takes the top spot for next year's real estate investment prospects among big Asian cities, with many foreign investors seeking opportunities in Japan's beleaguered propertyReuters; AFP - 353 words
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Article226 2008-12-04 30 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Hong Kong's home sales fell 79 per cent last month, the biggest drop since at least 1996, as a recession and a falling stock market hurt demand. The number of residential units changing hands in the city sank to 3,264Bloomberg - 226 words
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304 2008-12-04 30 Bloomberg [MUMBAI] India's worst terrorist attack in 15 years will accelerate a slide in property stocks that have already plunged this year on investor concern about faltering demand, Jones Lang LaSalle Inc's local unit said. The attacks last week on Mumbai'sBloomberg - 304 words
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