The Business Times, 11 December 2008
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Title Section23 2008-12-11 1 THE BUSINESS TIME Ssl.oo online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg «P* A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION CO REGN NO *****2868E MICA (P) 197/08/2008 Thursday, December 11,200823 words
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Article, Illustration666 2008-12-11 1 ONG BOON KIAT - ONG BOON KIAT Singapore aims big with billion-dollar media hub at one-north By [SINGAPORE] Locals could be rubbing shoulders with movie stars and Hollywood bigwigs at the one-north cluster in the near future. And films like box-office hit 300, part of a newJOSEPH NAIR - 666 words
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MARKETS DIGEST
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Article45 2008-12-11 1 Inesi iam KLCOMP 854.66 +19.49 NIKKEI 225 8,660.24 +264.37 HANG SENG 15,577.74 +824.52 ;et INDEX Closed JAKARTA COMP 1,315.90 +49.78 MANILA COMP 1,938.82 +3.75 ;equlcqmp 1,145.87 +40.03 ;henzhen B 292.95 +4.19 MUMBAI IND 9,654.90 +492.28 11AM EST Cham DOW 8,763.81 +72.48 NASDAQ 1,564.81 +17.4745 words
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Article28 2008-12-11 1 Bloomberg SINGAPORE 5.38 MALAYSIA 6.51 HONGKONG 5.00 INDONESIA 16.830 TAIWAN 6.316 JAPAN 1.675 KOREA 9.33 BRITAIN 2.00 US 4.00 CANADA 4.00 SWITZERLAND 2.07 INDIA 13.00 Source:Bloomberg - 28 words
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Article42 2008-12-11 1 IS$ (S$ per US$) 1.502 (US$/S$ per 1.481 2.224 ;UR0 (US$/S$/E) 1.297 1.948 Foreign currency per US$ S$ 'EN 92.60 61.60 3.617 2.408 N<$ 7.751 5.161 !AHT 35.43 23.59 lUPIAH 10,925 7,275 1ENMINBI 6.860 4.568 INDIAN RUPEE 49.04 32.65 1.520 1.01242 words
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800 2008-12-11 1 KALPANA RASHIWALA - KALPANA RASHIWALA Q4 sees them crash by up to 20% in some cases as tenants call the shots By [SINGAPORE] Landlords may be frowning but those looking for office space have reason to cheer. After climbing steadily for nearly four years, average Grade800 words
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Page 1 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous11 2008-12-11 1 4- |8t BNPParibastogo on hiring spree A 1 L. PAGE 411 words
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Miscellaneous30 2008-12-11 1 CHINA Exports in reverse after 7 years of growth PAGE 2 High-end projects take a knock, suburban condos edge higher PAGE 28 ING to raise USs67sm for fund PAGE 2730 words
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Miscellaneous8 2008-12-11 1 BIZIT Cost efficiencies the key concern PAGE 268 words
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Miscellaneous19 2008-12-11 1 ART OF WAR I Zap for Sun Tzu's strategies! £§on Win an Epson wireless projector! page 6 I I—l19 words
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68 2008-12-11 2 LANDLORDS may be frowning but those looking for office space have reason to cheer. After climbing steadily for nearly four years, average Grade A and prime office rental values in Singapore are estimated to have slipped about 20 per cent in the fourth68 words
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68 2008-12-11 2 LOCALS could be rubbing shoulders with movie stars and Hollywood bigwigs at the one-north cluster in the near future. And films like Frank Miller's box office hit 300, part of a new wave of films that rely extensively on state-of-the-art digital movie studios,68 words
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80 2008-12-11 2 CHINA'S exports fell for the first time in seven years, more evidence that recessions in the US, Europe and Japan are driving its economy into a slump. Exports declined 2.2 per cent in November from a year earlier, while imports80 words
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89 2008-12-11 2 AMID the gloomy headlines about impending job losses, BNP Paribas Wealth Management stands out with its plans to hire 100 more people next year for Asia, of which 80 will be based in Singapore. Of the 80, 30 new hires will be senior89 words
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62 2008-12-11 2 A DECLINE in Mobile One's profits may not translate to a lower dividend payment for financial year 2008. Market analysts are in fact expecting the operator to maintain or even better its payout from last year. Ml has said it expects to register a62 words
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53 2008-12-11 2 LIFESTYLE company RSH Limited has entered into a $4.3 million joint venture with French luxury group LVMH to launch beauty and cosmetics chain Sephora in Singapore. The first store, measuring about 3,200 sq ft, will open in Ngee Ann City next week. COMPANY53 words
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62 2008-12-11 2 THE Ministry of Trade and Industry yesterday said that it would be suspending the Confirmed List for its industrial government land sales programme for the first half of 2009 while a total of eight sites will be available under the Reserve List with62 words
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67 2008-12-11 2 FOR years, billions of dollars of speculative capital poured into China every month. Now those flows may be reversing, complicating the central bank's efforts to push down market interest rates to aid the economy. To prevent outflows of money from pushing up67 words
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52 2008-12-11 2 THREE hundred cashed-up Chinese will visit the US next month to seek bargains in the plunging American real estate market, a tour organiser said yesterday. The itinerary will include major US cities such as New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco. PROPERTY,52 words
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651 2008-12-11 2 Figures are horrifying, says chief economist of a bank in Shanghai [HONG KONG] China's exports fell for the first time in seven years, more evidence that recessions in the US, Europe and Japan are driving its economy into a slump.651 words
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369 2008-12-11 2 Economists also cut 2008 growth forecast to 2.2% [SINGAPORE] A marginal rebound, followed by two negative quarters in the first half of 2009 that's how economists see Singapore's GDP growth panning out in the months to come. For the full year, the forecasts369 words
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Article, Illustration530 2008-12-11 4 SIOW LI SEN - SIOW LI SEN French bank plans to hire 100 more staff for Asia, of which 80 will be Spore-based By [SINGAPORE] Amid the gloomy headlines about impending job losses, BNP Paribas Wealth Management stands out with its plans to hire 100 more people530 words
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Article529 2008-12-11 4 ■AP Mining giant also planning to sell 'significant assets' [SYDNEY] Rio Tinto Group, one of the world's largest miners, will cut 14,000 jobs worldwide and reduce capital investment as part of new measures to reduce its debt amid waning demand for iron ore and other■AP - 529 words
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Article, Illustration508 2008-12-11 4 THEODORA KEE - THEODORA KEE NUS young women leaders hear it from the best By [SINGAPORE] Sixteen years ago, Fang Ai Lian's husband passed away. Her two children were then five and twelve. Like every mother, she wanted to give them the best in life, so she immersed herself508 words
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Article378 2008-12-11 4 AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY - AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY High double-digit number of staff let go in revamp of Consumer Lifestyle division [SINGAPORE] The effects of the global downturn have begun to pinch Dutch electronics and lighting giant Royal Philips Electronics NY and its effects are being felt in Singapore. The378 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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481 2008-12-11 5 WINSTON CHAI - WINSTON CHAI This despite expecting a fall in its net income due to keen competition Reports by A DECLINE in Mobile One's profits may not translate to a lower dividend payment for financial year 2008. Market analysts are, in fact, expecting the operator to maintain481 words
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Article, Illustration219 2008-12-11 5 THE senior executive who played a key role in sealing Singapore Telecommunications' iPhone dealership has resigned three months after the launch of the coveted device. In a regulatory filing last night, Sing Tel said that Quek Peck Leng, executive vice-president of its consumer business, has tendered219 words
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428 2008-12-11 5 LYNETTE KHOO - LYNETTE KHOO By DESPITE earnings woes surrounding Delong Holdings, some bondholders still found value in converting their bonds into Delong shares. Delong Holdings said yesterday that a holder of the group's 1.53 billion yuan (*****.5 million) of US dollar settled zero coupon convertible bonds428 words
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456 2008-12-11 5 EMILYN YAP - EMILYN YAP SHAREHOLDERS who invested in Thakral Corporation during better times are losing sleep over the company's current state of affairs. Closing at 3.5 cents a share yesterday, many are fretting: how much lower will the counter fall? The same question456 words
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Article, Illustration408 2008-12-11 6 UMA SHANKARI - UMA SHANKARI It has embarked on $4.3 m venture with LVMH to launch Sephora in Spore By LIFESTYLE company RSH Limited has entered into a $4.3 million joint venture with French luxury group LVMH to launch beauty and cosmetics chain Sephora in Singapore. The first408 words
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203 2008-12-11 6 ARTHUR SIM - ARTHUR SIM By ADDVALUE Communications (AVC), a subsidiary of Addvalue Technologies, has announced that it has secured a design and supply contract with Inmarsat Global Ltd. It will expand Inmarsat's maritime product family, Fleetßroadband, with an entry-level, globally deployable terminal for small vessels.203 words
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359 2008-12-11 6 LYNETTE KHOO - LYNETTE KHOO By CHINA Kunda Technology Holdings has, through its wholly owned subsidiary Kunda Mould (Shenzhen) Co Ltd (SZ), exercised an option to acquire moulding plant and equipment assets from Shenzhen Kunda Precision Mould Co Ltd (SP). The net book value of plant359 words
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269 2008-12-11 6 NISHA RAMCHANDANI - NISHA RAMCHANDANI By HIT by foreign exchange losses arising from its overseas subsidiaries, Stamford Tyres Corporation reported a net loss of $2.26 million for its second quarter ended Oct 31, 2008, against a net profit of $1.32 million for the year-ago comparative269 words
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459 2008-12-11 7 EMILYN YAP - EMILYN YAP No material impact on Q3 and special audit is being arranged, it says JURONG Technologies Industrial Corp said on Tuesday that alleged irregularities in its accounts will not have material impact on its third-quarter results. And despite the allegations, it also459 words
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309 2008-12-11 7 LEE U- WEN - LEE U-WEN By DBS Vickers Securities and Reliance Money are teaming up to facilitate trading in global commodity exchanges for Indian companies. As part of the deal, Reliance Money India's largest broking house, which is part of the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group will309 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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63 2008-12-11 7 ARA Asset Management (Singapore) Ltd, the manager of Fortune Reit, sold 2,075,000 units in the real estate investment trust (Reit) on Dec 9. The units were received as payment of the base fee component of the company's management fee at an average price63 words
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24 2008-12-11 7 KSH Holdings has requested for a trading halt from 9am today pending the release of an announcement.24 words
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32 2008-12-11 7 FOLLOWING the resignation of CFO Chu Sui-Lung Leo, Medtecs International Corp has appointed Wilfrido Candelaria Rodriguez, an executive director of the company, as CFO with immediate effect.32 words
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101 2008-12-11 7 HUAN Hsin Holdings has released a statement to clarify media reports concerning wholly-owned subsidiary Shanghai Vi Hsin Industry Co. According to media reports, Shanghai Vi Hsin suspended production over a month ago and has not paid its workers their salaries. Huan Hsin101 words
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53 2008-12-11 7 THE compulsory acquisition of remaining shares in Singapore Computer Systems (SCS) by NCS's wholly-owned subsidiary, Computer Systems Holdings, will be completed tomorrow, after which SCS will be delisted. NCS is 100 per cent-owned by Sing Tel and is acquiring all remaining shares of SCS at53 words
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Article59 2008-12-11 7 HO Bee Investment announced yesterday that the sale of the industrial property Frontech Centre at No 15 Jalan Kilang Barat has been terminated as purchaser AG Frontech Pte Ltd failed to complete the purchase within the 21 days' notice served on Nov 17. AG Frontech59 words
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Article, Illustration297 2008-12-11 7 NISHA RAMCHANDANI - NISHA RAMCHANDANI By CHAIRMAN Chew Hua Seng's direct stake in mainboard-listed Raffles Education Corp has increased to 32.34 per cent from 9.76 per cent, following the distribution of shares from a family trust. Humble Trust is a family trust that was set upFILE PHOTO - 297 words
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Article, Illustration545 2008-12-11 8 R SIVANITHY - R SIVANITHY STOCKS NEWS of a HK$lOO billion (5519.4 billion) stimulus package for the Hong Kong business community lifted the Hang Seng Index 5.6 per cent yesterday and with it, the Straits Times Index by 67.12 points to 1,821.7.Bloomberg - 545 words
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Article88 2008-12-11 8 Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch lulti Ind 12 1 2 0 0 0 12 1 2 lanufacturing 92 36 38 10 99 38 48 Commerce 28 22 31 14 26 'pt/Stor/Comms 23 23 Inance 27 27 Construction 11 11 'roperties 21 21 lotels/Rsts88 words
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Article113 2008-12-11 8 MAIN SDQ TOTAL MAIN SDQ TOTAL lulti Ind 50,140 50,140 136,607 136,607 lanufacturing 573,205 18,634 591,839 278,437 740 279,177 Commerce 118,045 20,173 138,218 103,430 3,623 107,052 "pt/Stor/Comms 177,962 95 178,057 263,581 13 263,593 :i nance 59,974 59,974 418,062 418,062 Construction 63,583 2,920 66,503 4,270 37 4,307 'roperties113 words
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Article107 2008-12-11 8 lapitaLand 2.860 +0.160 lapitaMall 1.500 +0.100 jtyDev 6.180 +0.270 losco Corp 1.110 +0.160 IBS Grp 9.990 +0.420 :&N 2.870 -0.030 ient Intl 0.420 +0.020 iolden Agri 0.250 +0.025 IK Land 2.690 +0.190 IMH 17.240 +0.860 ISH 9.400 +0.400 lardineC&C 10.300 +0.310 Ceppel Corp 4.500 +0.450 Ceppel107 words
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Article908 2008-12-11 8 r LYNETTE KHOO - r LYNETTE KHOO Conglomerates OCBC INVESTMENT RESEARCH, Dec 10 CONGLOMERATES, with higher liquidity, have not been spared the global equity rout. Historical trends point us to investing in diversified companies like Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) and Singapore Technologies Engineering as a pair to ride out the anticipated difficult908 words
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Article, Illustration550 2008-12-11 8 LARRY WEE - LARRY WEE CURRENCIES ASIAN stocks and currencies parted company with Wall Street yesterday, recording decent gains despite news of overnight losses on Wall Street in Tuesday trading. Both the Japanese yen and the US dollar fell across a broad currency front yesterday, marking: Reuters - 550 words
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Article54 2008-12-11 8 Dec 10 VALUE CLOSE IT OB/OS 513.00+171.C IT CADI -*****.00+185. IT 10-day MA -*****.00+52.0i TSE ST Mid Cap 348.87 +9.3 TSE ST Small Cap 296.96 +8.6 TSE ST All Share 432.13+15.0! TSE ST China Top 193.50+10.2. TSE ST China 196.43+11.3: OB Catalist 76.35 +0.6 iMSCI 222.20 +7.854 words
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Article59 2008-12-11 8 VOLUME Golden Agri 136,622,000 Sing Tel 51,118,000 Cosco Corp 48,468,000 China Honqxinq 45,274,000 China Sports 42,276,000 SembMar 42,197,000 IndoAqri 39,961,000 Yanqzijianq 39,432,000 Noble Grp 38,873,000 UniFiber 37,022,000 VALUE(S) DBS Grp 187,599,958 Sing Tel 137,021,618 Keppel Corp 86,159,230 SGX 73,021,970 UOB 71,951,865 OCBC Bk 71,760,768 SembMar 67,525,170 Capita59 words
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Article103 2008-12-11 8 CLOSE UP LP 10US$ 7675 154.6 1.4 IMH 1724 129.1 5. China H 10US$ 1112 108.1 6. ISH 940 60.0 4.. ICBC Bk5.1%NCPS 100 8840 60.0 0. ICBCCai 5.1%NCPS 100 8500 50.0 0.' :50 10US$ 252 46.5 14.' Con 450 45.0 11.1 iBS Gri 999 42.0 4.. lUE 1200103 words
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Article86 2008-12-11 8 Wh lere S! stands Dec 10 %CHNG CLOSE FRD«9 YR2008 S$ LOW S$ HIGH uss 1.5020 0.18 1.5346 1.3457 Euro 1.9461 -0.35 2.2064 1.8640 Pounds 2.2189 0.20 2.8431 2.2111 0.9880 -0.37 1.3251 0.9068 'en* 1.6226 0.35 1.6645 1.2619 Rupiah* 0 ***** 0.09 0.***** 0.***** Baht* 4.2429 0.09 4.4299 4.019086 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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Article, Illustration464 2008-12-11 9 Most countries in Asia record rises between 2000-2007 BUCKING the regional trend, household liability as a percentage of household income fell between 2000 and 2007 in Singapore. According to the MasterCard Worldwide Index of Consumer Purchasing Priorities survey, only Singapore and Japan464 words
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593 2008-12-11 9 VINCENT WEE - VINCENT WEE Studies highlight oil prices, supply chain complexity By THE results of two Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) studies commissioned by two major logistics providers point to a trend of decreased manufacturing in Asia of the kind that it has relied on593 words
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275 2008-12-11 9 JONATHAN GAN - JONATHAN GAN By A poll conducted by the Sin-gaporean-German Chamber of Industry and Commerce (SGC) has found that 92.1 per cent of respondents anticipate that the current financial crisis will affect the demand for their companies' products or services in the next six275 words
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391 2008-12-11 9 UMA SHANKARI - UMA SHANKARI For H1 next year, Reserve List will have 8 sites with a total of 15 hectares By THE Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) yesterday said that it would be suspending the Confirmed List for its industrial government land sales (GLS)391 words
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486 2008-12-11 9 LEE U- WEN - LEE U-WEN Spore firms open to hiring senior-level contract staff By THE job market today may be tough if you're looking for full-time work, but a contract position could well be your next best option amid the current economic downturn. According to a new486 words
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415 2008-12-11 9 ANGANSHING - ANGANSHING By ELECTROLUX, a global design and innovation leader in appliances for home and professional use, has set up its Asia-Pacific headquarters here. The Electrolux Design Innovation Centre, as it is called, spans more than 23,000 square feet at Jackson Square. Electrolux415 words
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Article, Illustration125 2008-12-11 9 SINGAPORE Buddhist Lodge president Lee Bock Guan (second from right) presenting a cheque for $1 million yesterday to Professor Wang Gungwu, chairman of the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (Iseas), as President SR Nathan [left] and Iseas director X Kesavapany look on. Iseas is establishing the125 words
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189 2008-12-11 9 NANYANG Technological University's (NTU) Nanyang Business School (NBS) has forged an unprecendented alliance with the Jakarta city government. Under the memorandum of understanding (MOU), the Jakarta city government will develop human resource and management talent by enrolling its most promising staff in NBS'189 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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695 2008-12-11 10 ANTHONY ROWLEY - ANTHONY ROWLEY Measures by governments can only cushion against fallout: World Bank By in Tokyo STIMULUS measures announced by China and other East Asian nations to counter the global economic downturn can only "cushion" these economies against its full impact but cannot695 words
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Article, Illustration608 2008-12-11 10 Reuters [TOKYO] Japanese core machinery orders dropped and orders from abroad tumbled abruptly in October, underlining a record decline in global manufacturing and pointing to a deep and long recession in Japan. Annual wholesale price inflation slowed further in November as oil and– Reuters; AP - 608 words
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549 2008-12-11 10 LATWP [WASHINGTON] The United States' worsening economy will continue to haemorrhage jobs next year, prolonging a deep recession that will not recover until at least 2010, forecasters at Chapman University said on Tuesday. The US unemployment rate is expected to climb fromLATWP - 549 words
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379 2008-12-11 10 Bloomberg [BEIJING] The central banks of China, Japan and South Korea have agreed to meet in 2009, starting regular consultations to ensure currency stability in Asia, the People's Bank of China said yesterday. The agreement comes ahead of this week's summit■ Bloomberg - 379 words
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513 2008-12-11 11 Reuters It will sell palm biodiesel at pumps, lobby IPPs to burn palm oil as fuel [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia yesterday said that it would aim to convince independent power producers (IPPs) to boost the use of palm oil as a fuel, but industry– Reuters - 513 words
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187 2008-12-11 11 ■AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's reputation for being ridden by corruption is harming the country's prospects, Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said yesterday as a new an-ti-graft body was tabled in parliament. Mr Abdullah also tabled legislation that will appoint a nine-member panel to advise the■AFP - 187 words
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Article256 2008-12-11 11 -AFP [JAKARTA] Australia will contribute about US$65O million to a stand-by facility, should Indonesia need support to weather the global economic crisis, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said yesterday. Mr Rudd made the announcement during a visit to Indonesia's resort island of Bali to co-host regional talks-AFP - 256 words
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Article, Illustration451 2008-12-11 11 PAULINE NG - PAULINE NG By CHRISTMAS came early this year for Francis Yeoh Seok Ping, and it wasn't in the form of valuable Orchard Road real estate or a multi-billion dollar power plant. Instead, a gift of a limited edition art book of Michelangelo's LaAFP - 451 words
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678 2008-12-11 12 Reuters Crisis threatens to send money flowing out as quickly as it poured in [SHANGHAI] For years, billions of dollars of speculative capital poured into China every month. Now those flows may be reversing, complicating the central bank's efforts to push down marketReuters - 678 words
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362 2008-12-11 12 Reuters, AFP [BEIJING] China's top leadership wrapped up a three-day strategy meeting yesterday with a pledge to ramp up public spending and cut taxes to promote domestic demand in the world's fourth-largest economy. The Central Economic Work Conference, judging that the economy was heading into– Reuters, AFP - 362 words
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361 2008-12-11 12 -Reuters [TOKYO] Alliance partners Nissan Motor Co and Renault are delaying vehicle production projects in India, where a slowing economy has taken a toll on sales of cars and trucks. Japan's No 3 automaker is reviewing a wide range of projects in the pipeline-Reuters - 361 words
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759 2008-12-11 13 Reuters Analysts note rising bad debts, cooling housing market, big debtors going bust [SYDNEY] Australian banking, dominated by four local lenders, has been a virtual bystander to the collapse of banks overseas, partly because it never strayed far from home in the firstReuters - 759 words
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350 2008-12-11 13 Bloomberg LATEST US DATA [NEW YORK] Inventories at US wholesalers fell in October by the most in seven years as the biggest drop in demand ever caused companies to scale back. The 1.1 per cent decline in the value of stockpiles was larger than forecast and– Bloomberg - 350 words
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Article, Illustration459 2008-12-11 13 Reuters [TOKYO] Sony Corp's US$l.l billion savings plan for its electronics division is not enough and further restructuring is needed, analysts said, even as its shares edged up 1.1 per cent in a broad rally of Japanese stocks. The maker of Bravia flat TVs and■ Reuters; AFP - 459 words
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578 2008-12-11 14 NYT Move to get temporary change in tax laws to get money from govt [WASHINGTON] Biotechnology industry executives planned to visit Congress yessterday to ask for a temporary change in the tax law that would let mo-ney-losing companies get cash fromNYT - 578 words
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Article, Illustration614 2008-12-11 14 Reuters [POZNAN, Poland] Tropical forests and coal plants may get money to curb greenhouse gases under a United Nations-led carbon market from 2013 if climate negotiators meeting in Poland can defuse criticism of the present scheme. Senior officials from about 190 countries have– Reuters; AFP - 614 words
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280 2008-12-11 14 AFP [POZNAN, Poland] Of all the countries, Sweden does the most in tackling emissions of greenhouse gases while Saudi Arabia does the least, according to a barometer published yesterday by watchdogs at the United Nations climate talks here. But the annual Climate Change PerformanceAFP - 280 words
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679 2008-12-11 14 Reuters [TOKYO] Japan's homemakers have made an art of living frugally in one of the world's most expensive countries, and they are now pruning spending further as the economy plunges into what could be a long recession. For many of Japan's 17 million■ Reuters - 679 words
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Article, Illustration538 2008-12-11 14 Reuters [LONDON] Financial market turbulence is buffeting insurers and reinsurers but they are well placed to weather the recession, with potential to rebound strongly as the global economy recovers, Swiss Re said on Tuesday. But predicting that market uncertainty would continue intoReuters; FILE PHOTO - 538 words
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684 2008-12-11 15 Reuters Cash-rich major steelmakers looking to swallow smaller rivals weakened by global financial crisis [LONDON] The US$BOO biUion steel industry may be on the verge of a new merger wave in which cash-rich majors look to swallow smaller rivals weakened byReuters - 684 words
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Article, Illustration633 2008-12-11 15 Reuters Report triggers a near 4% slide in crude futures on Nymex on Tuesday [WASHINGTON] Global oil demand will contract this year and next for the first time since the early 1980s as the world economy slows to a near standstill, the USReuters; Graphics adapted from Reuters - 633 words
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Article, Illustration725 2008-12-11 15 -LAT-WP [WASHINGTON] In times of policy disarray, Washington turns to a "czar". President Richard Nixon appointed the first energy czars, John Love and later William Simon, in the wake of the 1973 petrol shortage. Congress mandated a drug czar during the crack cocaine epidemic-LAT-WP; AFP - 725 words
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395 2008-12-11 15 Reuters [NEW YORK] Already waning US demand for natural gas will decline even further as the country's chemical industry cuts production and lays off workers in response to the deepening global economic slump. The chemical industry, a keystone of the US economy,– Reuters - 395 words
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Article507 2008-12-11 16 WHAT a difference six months can make in the oil market! In July, with crude prices approaching US$l5O a barrel, there was talk that they were headed for US$2OO, even as economic dark clouds were gathering. The theory was supply just could not keep pace with507 words
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Article, Illustration891 2008-12-11 16 ANTHONY ROWLEY - ANTHONY ROWLEY If Asian nations trade more with one another, a new industrial matrix could emerge THE Chinese character for crisis implies the presence of 'danger' and scarcely a day passes now without fresh evidence that Asia is in danger of followingAP - 891 words
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Article, Illustration761 2008-12-11 16 YOGI AGGARWAL - YOGI AGGARWAL THE BOTTOM LINE INDIA is in election mode. National Parliament elections are to come next April, at the end of the government's five-year term. This week, results of elections to five state assemblies widely touted as a "semi-final" to the general election761 words
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Article, Illustration1050 2008-12-11 17 MICHAEL M GRYNBAUM; VIKAS BAJAJ - MICHAEL M GRYNBAUM VIKAS BAJAJ An extremely cautious approach by investors reflects concerns that a global recession could deepen next year By and HEN was the last time you invested in something that you knew wouldn't make money? In the market equivalent of shovellingXINHUA - 1,050 words
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Article, Illustration926 2008-12-11 17 WILLIAM PESEK - WILLIAM PESEK Bloomberg By WHY does Goldman Sachs run your government? After seven-plus years in Asia, I'm no longer startled by this question. It was posed to me yet again recently this time by Kuala Lumpur taxi driver Sumit Kotari. "What's wrong withBloomberg; REUTERS - 926 words
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286 2008-12-11 17 Robert Stone - Robert Stone LETTER TO THE EDITOR I REFER to the article "More options granted as shares hit historic lows" (BT, Dec 9). There is a much larger issue that needs to be addressed than the granting of options in unethical ways. This is the whole system286 words
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Article, Illustration550 2008-12-11 18 Source says one foreign party has even offered to take control of the port [KUALA LUMPUR] MMC Corp Bhd, an operator of ports and power plants, may sell part of Malaysia's second largest container port to fund expansion plans, according to a550 words
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Article, Illustration138 2008-12-11 18 ■AP [PANAMA CITY] The Panama Canal Authority has signed a group of loans totalling US$2.3 billion to finance the expansion of the waterway. Panamanian President Martin Torrijos called the loans a sign of confidence in the management of the canal, which was handed■AP; XINHUA - 138 words
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399 2008-12-11 18 -NYT [PAßlS] Airlines in North America are expected to shift from huge losses to a modest profit next year, the industry's leading organisation predicted on Tuesday, but carriers in Europe and Asia will be moving in the other direction as losses-NYT - 399 words
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308 2008-12-11 18 Bloomberg [ATLANTA] Delta Air Lines Inc, the world's biggest carrier, signed a creditcard agreement that boosts cash by US$l.O5 billion and said that it cut US$lOO million from the cost of meshing operations with newly acquired Northwest Airlines. Delta will be "solidly profitable"Bloomberg - 308 words
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213 2008-12-11 18 Bloomberg [LONDON] The Baltic Dry Index, a measure of shipping costs for commodities, rose for a second consecutive day on increased spot purchases of iron ore to make steel. Cash prices for iron ore imported to Qingdao Port in China, the world'sBloomberg - 213 words
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Article2591 2008-12-11 18 AIRLINE CODES: AA American Airlines (AAL), AF Air France (AFR), AI Air India (AIC), AY Finnair Oy (FIN), AZ Alitalia Airlines (AZA), BA British Airways Public Ltd Co (BAW) BG Biman Banri™^ "Hes (BBC), Bl Royal Brunei Airlines Sdn Bhd (RBA), BO Bouraq Airlines (BOU), BR2,591 words
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Article106 2008-12-11 18 '000 CH Offshore Chuan Hup Hldgs Cosco Corp CWTLtd Ezra Hldgs First Ship Lease Freight Links Grand Banks laya Hold Ltd KWentures Keppel Corp MTQCorp NOL Pacific Shipping Pan-United Corp Rickmers Mari Samudera Ship Sembcorp Indust Sembcorp Marine Spore Ship Star Cruises 0.26 0.20 1.11 0.36 0.74 0.52 0.04106 words
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Article32 2008-12-11 18 '000 Int'G Logistics MISCBhd MISC Foreign Msia Bulk Carrie NCB Holdings Nepline Brid 0.53 8.60 9.00 2.15 2.31 unch unch unch 0.90 unch 0.01 unch 66 56 1021 869 44 032 words
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Article12 2008-12-11 18 ■oo ■recious Ship Jegional Cont 10.90 5.90 0.70 unch 898( 223112 words
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Article20 2008-12-11 18 '000 Aboitiz Equity Intl Container Keppel Marine Keppel Prop 5.50 15.50 unch unch unch 0.25 unch unch 15! i20 words
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Article22 2008-12-11 18 Evergreen Marine ....16.50 :irst Steamship 33.45 ManHai Lines 16.40 r"ang Ming Marine ..11.35 0.70 2.15 0.70 0.70 31 14 8 4622 words
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Article40 2008-12-11 18 '000 (awasaki Hvylnd ..191.00 6.00 ***** (awasaki Kisen 394.00 27.00 ***** Mitsubishi Hvy 403.00 11.00 ***** i/litsui Eng&Sbldg ..135.00 7.00 ***** I/litsui Osk Lines 550.00 52.00 ***** Jippon Express ....400.00 -1.00 3233 JipponYusen 528.00 32.00 ***** 'iource: Thomson Reuters40 words
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Miscellaneous359 2008-12-11 18 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Is getting in support to 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 Firm rule about the French j I'l'' 9 Oriental vessel is a mile in 9 length (6) 10 Crude acting, so lacking in __HH__M I H_^B_M H__BH__ ar returned (4) 13 They359 words
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Article8781 2008-12-11 19 Transaction date: Dec 10 High Low Code Company Sale ('000) High Low Buyer Seller C'vr P/E $mil 12 3 3148 STelecom 17 3 5834 A-Sonic 110 100 6389 ABF SG Rind FTF 30.5 12 5000 ABR Hldqs 19 6 1938 AEI Corp 14.5 1 1100 AEM 30 78,781 words
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Article581 2008-12-11 20 52-wks Tel |h Low Code Last Sale Vol COOO) Hii Day Last Quote Div GrYld Net |h Low Buyer Seller C'vr P/E MCap $mil Hii Col 20 9 1181 s AAGrp 32 16 8538 s APStrategic 5.5 1 1501 s Advanced System 38 12.5 3518 s Afor 26.1581 words
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Article656 2008-12-11 20 52-Wk Tel h Low Code Last Sale Vol fOOO) Day lh Low Last Quote Buyer Seller Div GrYld Net MCap C'vr P/E $mil _Hm Com _Hm ***** 116 6065 Diamonds 6200 6200 6095 ISDJUSTech 6097 ISMSCI Spore 6101 ISS&P500 ***** ***** 6170 SPDRS 385 158 6009 STI ETF656 words
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Article782 2008-12-11 20 STOCK PRICES LEGEND: Straits Times Index Stocks; s Catalist Non-Sponsored; t Catalist; N Net or Tax-exempted dividend; ct Conditional Trdg; xd ex-dividend cd cum dividend; cri cum right issue cbi cum bonus issue; xri ex-right issue; xbi ex-bonus issue xall ex-all; cdxa cum dividend ex-all co cum offer782 words
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Article8871 2008-12-11 20 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS AIG Global Investment Corporation (S) Ltd AIGIF Acorns of Asia Balanced FundlS 1.365/ AIGIF Spore Bond Fund/A 1.191/ APS Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Alpha Fund!** 0.58/ APS Alpha Fund (USD)!** 0.39/ APS Komaba Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Komaba Global Bond SGD 0.5774/ APS Komaba Global8,871 words
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368 2008-12-11 21 In local curr In S$ In USS %dy %yr dy yr dy yr Index Change Change Change Change Change Change Dec 9 World Index Preliminan 673.5 0.3 -40.5 0.1 -41.0 0.2 -43.1 EAFE Preliminai 643.0 1.2 -42.6 0.9 -45.4 1.0 -47.1 Euro[ Preliminan 919.4 1.5368 words
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Article122 2008-12-11 21 As at 9am Dec 10 Singapore dollars to one unit if foreign currency: Currencies Bid Offer \ust dollar 0.9800 1.0110 Can dollar 1.1850 1.1990 iuro 1.9330 1.9550 IZ dollar 0.8080 0.8250 iterlini ind 2.2070 2.2310 IS dollar 1.4940 1.5100 .ocal dollars to 100 units if foreign122 words
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Article156 2008-12-11 21 Dec 10 Xiernight 1/16 -month 13/16 !-months 15/16 l-months 1 Overnight mode: 9/16 IS$ Offer PAR 9/16 11/16 3/4 Bid I days I month > months 1 months a months 1 months 12 months tAu 0.60 1.90 2.50 2.60 2.90 3.00 3.10 Offer 0.30 1.40 2.00 2.10 2.40156 words
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Article22 2008-12-11 21 Dec 10 STI IIMSCI Dec 214.0 225.0 221.6 "aiwan Dec 170.3 179.7 178.1 Source: MF Global (S) Pte. Ltd22 words
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Article24 2008-12-11 21 Dec 10 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.5006 1.5021 2 months 1.4998 1.5014 3 months 1.4980 1.4996 6-months 1.4948 1.4966 Source: OCBC24 words
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Article62 2008-12-11 21 Dec 10 lelivery lonth Opening Sett Av Range Price Price Hii Low Vol Open Done Position }ec 08 1580 Ian 09 1585 :eb09 1591 War 09 1590 rota I o/p: ***** contracts 1583 1583 1570 70 1204 1603 1603 1565 1197 ***** 1595 1605 1560 5460 ***** 159462 words
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Article304 2008-12-11 21 Dec 10 URODOLLAR FUTURES Dec08 Vlar09 un09 >ep09 98.0425 98.3000 98.3550 98.3250 5799 ***** 4161 2891 EUROYEN TIBOR FUTURES Dec08 99.110 99.110 Vlar09 99.210 99.230 Iun09 99.275 99.275 ,ep09 99.310 99.310 Dec09 Vlar10 Iun10 >ep10 99.100 99.210 99.275 99.310 99.105 99.235 99.265 99.310 99.300 99.205 99.145 99.120304 words
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Article198 2008-12-11 21 Dec 10 RUBBER Futures (Closing prices) RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Month High Low Close Sett Volume (lots) O/l (lots) Jan09 110.5 Feb 09 113.5 Mar09 116.5 Apr09 119.5 May 09 122.0 Jun 09 122.0 110.0 111.5 113.0 117.0 117.2 117.2 110.5 113.5 116.5 119.0 119.5 120.0 80 28198 words
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Article88 2008-12-11 21 Dec 10 Period Issue code Maturity Yesterday's Bid Hii Day's |h Low 3-Month BQ*****Z 12.03.09 1-Year BY*****V 02.11.09 0.67 0.79 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity code rate Close Bid Hie Day's igh 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-Year NY*****X88 words
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Article100 2008-12-11 21 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 lb bushels) Close Previous High/Low Jan 09 813.00 820.50 827.00 811.00 Mar 09 818.25 825.50 830.00 817.00 May 09 827.75 835.00 838.00 827.00 Jul 09 837.75 845.50 851.00 836.00 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs;Uscent/lb) Close Previous High/Low Dec 08 29.54 29.48 30.10 29.45 Ian100 words
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Article77 2008-12-11 21 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Dec 9 CRUDE (FOB origin) USS/barrel Close Cham Brent blend (1-Mth F) 44.37 -0.19 WTI (Near Mth) 42.15 -1.75 Dubai (1-Mth F) 41.17 1.30 Tapis blend 44.45 0.75 Minas 40.05 -0.45 PRODUCT USS/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha Jet Kerosene 30.65 58.30 3.90 0.30 USS/barrel Opec Oil77 words
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Article444 2008-12-11 21 Dec 10 Australia 0.827 4.515 0.507 5.101 32.270 71.897 0.609 9.174 2.380 1.208 51.661 31.760 0.988 6.666 0.793 22.007 23.313 0.444 0.658 Canada 1.209 5.460 0.613 6.169 39.027 86.951 0.737 11.094 2.878 1.461 62.478 38.410 1.195 8.062 0.959 26.614 28.195 0.537 0.796 China 0.222 0.183 0.112 1.130444 words
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Article76 2008-12-11 21 Dec 10 1 mth 1.***** 0.***** 2 mths 1.***** 0.***** 3 mths 2.***** 0.***** 6 mths 2.***** 1.***** 9 mths 2.***** 1.***** 12 mths 2.***** 1.***** SWAP Offer rates (S$) 1 mth 1.***** 2 mths 1.***** 3 mths 1.***** 6 mths 1.***** 9mths 1.***** 12 mths 2.***** SWAP Mid76 words
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Article153 2008-12-11 21 Dec 10 Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 0.9875 0.9890 0.6579 0.6583 Canadian dollar 1.1944 1.1959 0.7957 0.7961 Euro 1.9472 1.9492 1.2973 1.2975 NZ dollar 0.8174 0.8189 0.5446 0.5451 Sterlini 2.2227 2.2255 1.4808 1.481 US dollar 1.5010 1.5023 S$/US$153 words
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Article158 2008-12-11 21 Dec 10 GOLD (USS/oz) Dec 10 Dec 09 GOLD BULLION COINS (SS) Sellim Hong Kong 778.70 768.10 779.70 769.10 Dec 09 Dec 08 London 767.80 772.50 769.80 774.50 Source: Thomson Reuters (SS) Selling Buying 1 oz 1313.96 1180 UBS GOLD LUNAR KINEBAR (SS) Selling Buying 10gm $460.10 378158 words
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Article67 2008-12-11 21 Aluminium, 99.7% purity (USS/tonne) Close Previous Cash 1466.50 1472.50 3 months 1512.00 1520.50 Copper, Grade A (USS/tonne) Cash 3 months 3171.80 3200.00 3290.00 3315.00 Lead (USS/tonne) Cash 3 months 958.00 970.00 999.50 1010.00 Nickel (USS/tonne) Cash 3 months 9278.00 9400.00 9202.00 9325.00 Tin (USS/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.00 367 words
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Article67 2008-12-11 21 Dec 9 (£/tonne) Close Prev Hii ih/Low Dec 08 1756 1732 1760/1718 Mar 09 1556 1558 1581/1537 May 09 1555 1559 1576/1544 Jul 09 1566 1570 1580/1555 COFFEE (USS/tonne) Close Pev High/Low Jan 09 1900 1864 1905/1820 SUGAR (US tonne) White Close Prev High/Low Mar 09 308.2 307.2 309.5/301.367 words
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Article2694 2008-12-11 21 BONDS WARRANTS Fel lode Company Last Sale Vol Conv Exer +or- ('000) Ratio Price 'rem Expiry Disc Gear- Mths ing Left >058 Advance Modules GrpW*****3 >036 Advance SCT Ltd W*****9 6 susp 0.5 unch 30 1 1 17 87 156 1.50 1150 14.00 44 20 S092 Asia Environment W*****4 22,694 words
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Article, Illustration674 2008-12-11 25 WINSTON CHAI - Film funds soar past billion mark in S'pore WINSTON CHAI ASIA MEDIA FESTIVAL 2008 War chest to be used to fund films, TV series and related spin-offs, reports SOME credit lines may have been cut with the financial sector meltdown but the funding stream for movies and animation projects is674 words
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294 2008-12-11 25 MARISSA LEE - MARISSA LEE MDA signs MOUs with Korean, Chinese entities By SINGAPORE media firms are stepping up ties with their counterparts from Korea, China and Australia. At the Asia Media Festival event yesterday, the Media Development Authority (MDA) signed memorandums of understanding (MOU) with the294 words
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Article, Illustration526 2008-12-11 26 ONG BOON KIAT - ONG BOON KIAT 5,000 free software subscriptions to be offered from Dec 17 By IN a software giveaway move similar to a Microsoft initiative last month, open source software vendor Red Hat this week announced it will be giving away 5,000 subscriptions of a526 words
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252 2008-12-11 26 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Lenovo Group Ltd, China's biggest personal-computer maker, expects PC companies to consolidate "soon" because of the global slump in stock prices, chief executive officer William Amelio said. "With equity values down significantly, there will be consolidations in this industry," Mr Amelio– Bloomberg - 252 words
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Article, Illustration774 2008-12-11 26 AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY - AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY Firms to adopt a centralised IT approach next year: Unisys By SINGAPOREAN and Asia-Pacific businesses will focus on technologies that can deliver measurable return on investments and cost efficiencies via an increasingly centralised IT approach in 2009, according to Unisys IT predictions.774 words
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963 2008-12-11 26 VINCENT TOH - VINCENT TOH <you say> By AS THE size of mobile handsets has shrunk, so have mobile network operators' revenues from voice services, unfortunately. According to Informa's Mobile Advertising: Cutting Through the Hype report in 2007, voice services accounted for 81.7 per cent of operators' total mobile963 words
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Article471 2008-12-11 27 Bloomberg New fund will double its Asia-Pac private-equity investments [HONG KONG] ING Groep NY, the largest Dutch financial company, plans to double investments in privateequity real-estate funds in the Asia-Pacific region as pension funds sell holdings to meet asset allocation targets. ING Real Estate– Bloomberg - 471 words
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Article, Illustration420 2008-12-11 27 Bloomberg [SYDNEY] Australian home-loan approvals increased in October for the first time in nine months after the central bank slashed borrowing costs to encourage property buyers back into the market. The number of loans granted to build or buy homes and apartments rose 1.3– Bloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 420 words
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228 2008-12-11 27 ■AFP [BEIJING] Three hundred cashed-up Chinese will visit the United States next month to seek bargains in the plunging American real estate market, a tour organiser said yesterday. The itinerary will include major US cities such as New York, Los Angeles and■AFP - 228 words
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205 2008-12-11 27 AFP [SHANGHAI] China's urban property prices rose 0.2 per cent year-on-year (yoy) in November, lower than the 1.6 per cent rise in October and the slowest growth in more than three years, according to official figures. Prices in 70 major cities across the countryAFP - 205 words
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322 2008-12-11 27 Reuters [LONDON] Real estate professionals think that the performance of property investments will lag behind other asset classes next year, a survey conducted at the Thomson Reuters' Global Property Outlook conference showed on Tuesday. In a poll of around 150 market observers, analysts– Reuters - 322 words
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563 2008-12-11 27 Reuters Swift global price slide creates slew of opportunities [LONDON] Equity-rich investors have enough firepower to revive the world's catatonic property market but only if they stop hiding behind forecasts and make the most of their temporary advantage over debt-driven peers,– Reuters - 563 words
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303 2008-12-11 27 Reuters [LONDON] The global property derivatives market is likely to keep growing despite the financial crisis, as fund managers and property firms seek to better manage their real estate risks, observers said on Tuesday. The fledgling market, which offers over-the-counter trading mainly in swaps based– Reuters - 303 words
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1093 2008-12-11 28 KALPANA RASHIWALA - KALPANA RASHIWALA High-end prices fall 12-28%, while mass market projects climb 1-7%: study By [SINGAPORE] Fresh data on home transactions compiled by Credo Real Estate confirms that prices of high-end housing projects have fared far worse than suburban condo prices between1,093 words
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579 2008-12-11 28 -Reuters [HONG KONG] Hong Kong's big developers have been in denial mode for the last week, countering grim forecasts of more property price slides with upbeat messages. But faced with recession, looming job cuts and rising mortgage rates, few in the city believe-Reuters - 579 words
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