The Business Times, 24 March 2009
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Title Section20 2009-03-24 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES Ssl.oo online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg mm A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION COREGNNOI9B4O2B6BE MICA (P) 197/08/2008 Tuesday, March 24,200920 words
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Article, Illustration938 2009-03-24 1 ANDREW MARKS - ANDREW MARKS The Geithner gambit Loans/mortgages Banks to decide which assets they want to sell. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp will determine the amount of funding it will guarantee and auction them. Investors can fund 50 percent of the938 words
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680 2009-03-24 1 CHUANG PECK MING - CHUANG PECK MING By [SINGAPORE] During severe market cycles, Singapore must expect to see significant fluctuations in the portfolio value of its investments. This has happened in the current crisis and had happened in 2001, when the equity markets collapsed,680 words
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MARKETS DIGEST
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Article29 2009-03-24 1 SINGAPORE 5.38 MALAYSIA 5.53 HONG KONG 5.00 INDONESIA 16.756 TAIWAN 4.826 JAPAN 1.475 KOREA 9.33 BRITAIN 0.50 US 3.25 CANADA 2.50 SWITZERLAND 0.52 INDIA 12.25 Source: BloombergBloomberg - 29 words
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Article48 2009-03-24 1 lorn lay lange 1 COMP 878.30 +21.48 IIKKEI225 8,215.53 +269.57 1ANG SENG 1 3,447.42 +613.91 ;et index 438.17 +8.53 JAKARTA COMP 1,406.65 +45.76 1ANILA COMP 1,879.09 +45.19 ;eoulcomp 1,199.50 +28.56 ;henzhenb 343.30 +7.93 IUMBAI IND 9,424.02 +457.34 12 noon EDT Change )OW 7,599.12 +320.74 IASDAQ 1,519.11 +61.8448 words
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Article45 2009-03-24 1 IS$ (S$ per US$) 1.508 (US$/S$ per 1.461 2.203 :UR0 (US$/S$/E) 1.371 2.067 Foreign currency per US$ S$ 'EN 95.90 63.60 3.640 2.414 IK$ 7.750 5.140 !AHT 35.21 23.35 lUPIAH 11,585 7,683 lENMINBI 6.833 4.531 INDIAN RUPEE 50.45 33.46 1.429 0.948 IZ$ 1.763 1.16945 words
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Miscellaneous61 2009-03-24 1 PRIME RETAIL Ilit^lVtßiH SME INC SIUSE ÜBS SINGAPORE OFFICE SPACE lon Orchard offers liS O IIH The staff welfare MS^T 1 ÜBS may lay off 10° Rentals continue to fall rent rebates to tenants ¥j^ company r^ \lj private bankers here PAGE 2 PAGE 32 \»iß*t3B» PAGE 13 H PAGE61 words
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Article, Illustration735 2009-03-24 2 KALPANA RASHIWALA - KALPANA RASHIWALA 18% drop in Q1 a precursor to further falls in the rest of the year, says CBRE By Source: C [SINGAPORE] The slide in prime office rents has continued into the first quarter of this year. CB Richard Ellis estimates thatIB Richard Ellis - 735 words
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506 2009-03-24 2 Plan calls for banks' capital ratios to be raised after crisis LEADERS of the Group of Twenty (G-20) largest economies will adopt a global plan for stronger regulation for the world financial system, at their meeting to be held in London506 words
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THREE-MINUTE DIGEST
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85 2009-03-24 2 TREASURY Secretary Timothy Geithner finally unveiled details of the plan that the world has been waiting for. Aimed sharply on buying up the so-called toxic assets that have weighed so heavily on the balance sheets of US banks, it85 words
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55 2009-03-24 2 THE slide in prime office rents has continued into the first quarter of this year. CB Richard Ellis estimates that average Grade A and prime office rental values in Singapore both slipped about 18 per cent in Ql this year over the preceding55 words
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69 2009-03-24 2 ÜBS Singapore will lay off up to 100 private bankers by next month, sources say. Department heads have already told staff to brace themselves as some cuts have to be expected given the current climate, one ÜBS banker told BT. The layoffs69 words
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57 2009-03-24 2 CELESTIAL NutriFoods' external auditors have drawn attention to the possibility of bondholders seeking early redemption of their $235 million convertible bonds, which could have a bearing on its going concern status. Total redemption amount needed, assuming all bondholders exercise their options, was estimated at57 words
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64 2009-03-24 2 THAI energy group PTT Public Company the company that evolved from the privatisation of the Petroleum Authority of Thailand is looking to acquire Straits Asia Resources. A pre-conditional mandatory cash offer unveiled yesterday said the offer will be at 80.7 cents a share.64 words
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62 2009-03-24 2 THE government will pump in $15 billion to $17 billion in building and infrastructure projects in 2010 and 2011 each. This is on top of the $18 billion to $20 billion it is expected to spend this year, said Grace Fu, Senior62 words
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54 2009-03-24 2 PRESIDENT Barack Obama has said there are "flickers of hope" for the recession-hit US economy, noting that mortgage refinancings have significantly increased and interest rates have never been lower. "That promises the possibility at least of the housing market bottoming out and stabilising."54 words
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86 2009-03-24 2 TENANTS at upcoming Orchard Road mall lon Orchard will get rebates of up to 30 per cent of base rentals on top of the 40 per cent property tax rebate from the government that developer Orchard Turn Developments will pass on to all86 words
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619 2009-03-24 2 Belters Greater downside protection than in global stocks, it says [SINGAPORE] Fullerton Fund Management, a unit of Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings, is handing hedge funds a vote of confidence, saying it will allocate more money to the beleaguered productsBelters - 619 words
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Article, Illustration436 2009-03-24 4 SIOW LI SEN - SIOW LI SEN Dept heads tell staff to brace themselves as current climate require cuts: sources By [SINGAPORE] ÜBS Singapore will lay off up to 100 private bankers by next month, sources say. Department heads have already told staff to brace themselvesREUTERS - 436 words
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761 2009-03-24 4 AIG SAGA Its president for South-east Asia says abuse is unfair [SINGAPORE] Leslie Mouat, AlG's president for Southeast Asia, said the "abuse" against employees of the American International Group (AIG) amid furore over bonus payments is "unfair", and he would give up761 words
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Article344 2009-03-24 4 -AP LATEST US DATA [WASHINGTON] Sales of existing homes rose from January to February in an unexpected boost for the slumping US housing market as buyers took advantage of deep discounts on foreclosures. The National Association of Realtors said yesterday that sales of existing homes-AP - 344 words
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STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP
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Article, Illustration1170 2009-03-24 5 Good service involves a top-down culture to deliver clients' wants efficiently, and to anticipate their needs, reports UMA SHANKARI SERVICE excellence is more than just drilling frontline employees into greeting people with a smile. Companies that are acknowledged to provide good service have a top-down culture in1,170 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article, Illustration485 2009-03-24 6 LYNETTE KHOO - LYNETTE KHOO Risk of bondholders seeking early redemption of convertible bonds Reports by CELESTIAL NutriFoods' external auditors have drawn attention to the possibility of bondholders seeking early redemption of their $235 million convertible bonds, which could have a bearing on its going concern status.485 words
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281 2009-03-24 6 CHINA Sun Bio-Chem Technology Group halted trading of its shares yesterday pending an announcement. It is not clear what the announcement would be but the producer of corn starch and modified starch had late last month sought an extension of time from the281 words
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713 2009-03-24 6 OH BOON PING - OH BOON PING THE earnings reporting season is a key event for shareholders as this is their opportunity to know and evaluate the companies' performance and outlook. This is even more so in the current challenging business environment where stockholders need greater clarity713 words
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471 2009-03-24 7 RONNIE LIM - RONNIE LIM Chinese bank said to be 'in due diligence' on Sembcorp's US$l b Oman project By ITS Chinese connections, or "guanxi", may prove a "win-win" for Singapore conglomerate Sembcorp Industries which has been seeking financing over the past few months for the471 words
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Article, Illustration367 2009-03-24 7 / JOYCE HOOI - JOYCE HOOI By THAI energy group PTT Public Company the company that evolved from the privatisation of the Petroleum Authority of Thailand is looking to acquire Straits Asia Resources. A pre-conditional mandatory cash offer unveiled yesterday said that the offer will be atFILE PHOTO - 367 words
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540 2009-03-24 7 Reuters [SINGAPORE] Quant Asset Management, a hedge fund manager that uses computer models to invest, says its assets slid 43 per cent in the past year on fund redemptions, but it is still targeting high returns amid cheap stock valuations. Frank Holle,Reuters - 540 words
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357 2009-03-24 9 CONRAD TAN - CONRAD TAN It hopes to attract more high-speed traders with new Genium platform By THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) is planning to replace its trading engine with an even faster one that it hopes will attract more high-speed traders to the Singapore market. SGX357 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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99 2009-03-24 9 UNIONMET (Singapore) is proposing a two-for-three rights issue at two cents per rights share to raise $4.78 million. It plans to use the funds to strengthen its capital base, support its business development and provide liquidity for business expansion. Separately, the Chinese indium ingot99 words
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85 2009-03-24 9 TRANSCU Group, a life sciences company, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Nanomizer Inc to jointly develop and commercialise the Nano-Emulsion Fuel System for the global market. Under the MOU, Nanomizer will design and develop the technology for the system and other85 words
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114 2009-03-24 9 KOYO International has announced that Koyo Eco Pte Ltd, which is partly owned by its unit Koyo Engineering Pte Ltd, has signed a framework agreement with the Yong Ning county for the Build-Operate-Transfer of a waste water treatment plant in Yong Ning county of114 words
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50 2009-03-24 9 SHARES in Singapore Food Industries (SFI) have been suspended pending delisting, after the takeover offer by Singapore Airport Terminal Services (SATS) closed yesterday. SATS received acceptances amounting to some 149.1 million SFI shares, raising the stake that it controls in SFI to 98.6 per cent.50 words
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Article, Illustration221 2009-03-24 9 Bloomberg [JAKARTA] PT Telekomunikasi Selular, Indonesia's biggest mobile-phone operator, is considering selling bonds this year to fund spending, an official at parent company PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia said yesterday. Telkom, as the parent company is known, plans capital spending of US$2 billion this year, 70Bloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 221 words
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416 2009-03-24 9 JOYCE HOOI - JOYCE HOOI By THE byword for Singapore financial institutions this year is "caution" in the merger and acquisition (M&A) field, according to the latest PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) survey on the outlook for M&A in Asia. The survey also found that 42 per cent416 words
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Advertisement107 2009-03-24 7 SINGAPORE AND KUWAIT t§ NOW CLOSER THAN EVER f Singapore Airlines now flies four times a week to Kuwait. A Experience the Middle East like never before from breathtaking views at the Kuwait Towers, to shopping pleasures at the traditional souks. En route, enjoy KrisWorld, your personal entertainment system, and107 words
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Article, Illustration631 2009-03-24 8 YEN SREENIVASAN - YEN SREENIVASAN STOCKS STI closes at 1,664.08 points, the highest in six weeks in tandem with gains in Hong Kong and Tokyo OPTIMISM that a US Treasury plan for a public-private partnership to remove toxic loans from the banking system will put the financial system631 words
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Article85 2009-03-24 8 Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch lulti Ind 112 2 0 0 0 112 2 lanufacturing 87 21 38 93 24 46 Commerce 32 16 34 18 'pt/Stor/Comms 26 27 :inance 20 20 Construction 11 11 'roperties 33 33 lotels/Rsts jervices 42 11 5085 words
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Article111 2009-03-24 8 MAIN SDQ TOTAL MAIN SDQ TOTAL lulti Ind 34,891 34,891 98,301 98,301 lanufacturing 783,954 8,418 792,372 194,165 366 194,532 lommerce 84,691 18,799 103,490 70,225 2,312 72,537 'pt/Stor/Comms 147,202 240 147,442 184,699 17 184,716 :i nance 42,692 42,692 244,411 244,411 lonstruction 38,691 4,918 43,609 2,690 51 2,740 'roperties111 words
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Article105 2009-03-24 8 lapitaLand 2.200 +0.170 Noble Grp 1.170 +0.080 lapitaMall 1.130 +0.010 OCBCBk 4.720 +0.160 jtyDev 5.250 +0.220 Olam 1.500 +0.090 lomfortDelGrc 1.320 -0.010 S IA 10.000 +0.290 losco Corp 0.820 +0.080 SGX 4.950 +0.230 IBS Grp 8.000 +0.250 SIAEngg 1.620 +0.030 :&N 2.490 +0.200 SMRT 1.590 +0.010105 words
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Article247 2009-03-24 8 CONRAD TAN - CONRAD TAN Water sector DBS GROUP RESEARCH, March 23 WITH banks in China starting to extend credit again, the water sector should soon be splashing with new order announcements after a nine month drought. And this does not take into account China's stimulus efforts, the full impact of247 words
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Article, Illustration211 2009-03-24 8 KEN TAI - KEN TAI CHART POINT REGIONAL markets have turned moderately bullish ahead of the Obama administration's plan to unveil a subsidy programme to help private investors purchase troubled assets from US banks. Markets have been eagerly awaiting the details since last month because the banks' ability211 words
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Article, Illustration512 2009-03-24 8 LARRY WEE - LARRY WEE CURRENCIES WITH the notable exception of the Japanese yen, it was the turn of Asian currencies to score the best gains yesterday, as the US dollar fell further ahead of the announcement of a new plan to deal with512 words
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Article58 2009-03-24 8 Mar 23 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS 453.00 +447.0 BT CADI -*****.00+247.0 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 +46.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 323.70+13.07 FTSE ST Small Cap 254.45+13.49 FTSE ST All Share 394.09+16.10 FTSE ST China Top 150.09+10.45 FTSE ST China 147.52 +10.36 UOB Catalist 66.30 +1.68 SIMSCI 200.5058 words
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Article56 2009-03-24 8 VOLUME China Honqxinq 184,783,000 Chartered R 137,877,000 Golden Aqri 74,228,000 Celestial 42,449,000 Capita Land 42,015,000 Cosco Corp 40,294,000 SinoTechfib 36,620,000 Swiber 33,456,000 ChinaSports 32,759,000 Chart SemiCond 27,531,000 VALUE(S) CapitaLand 89,532,120 DBS Grp 83,563,600 UOB 76,043,130 SingTel 68,664,016 Keppel Corp 57,452,260 SGX 44,201,740 Wilmar 43,674,070 OCBC Bk 37,916,25056 words
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Article109 2009-03-24 8 DBXT FTChina25 10US$ CLOSE UP 1990 150.7 5.3 DBXT MSTaiwan 10US$ 1008 78.4 5.4 China H 10US$ 1035 78.4 5. JMH 1850 75.4 2.8 Jardine C&C 1060 61.0 6.1 UOB 5.05%NCPS 100 9150 50.0 0.5 Con 490 45.0 10.1 UOB.ES.0903 966 43.0 4.7 UOB 979 41.0 4.4 OCBC Bk5.1%NCPS109 words
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Article118 2009-03-24 8 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN DBXT S&P Short 10US$ 8170-241.2 -1.9 GLD 10US$ 9390-128.1 -0.9 JSH 992 -54.3 -3.5 iCBCCai :.93%Pref10 6980 -20.0 -o.: STI 1950BNPePW*****9 63 -14.0 -18.2 OUE 888 -12.0 -1.3 UOBRBePW*****3 105 -11.0 -9.5 DBS BNP ePW*****7 79.5 -7.5 -8.6 STI 1800BNPePW*****0 16.5 -7.5 -31.3 UOB BNP118 words
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Article85 2009-03-24 8 Mar 23 CHNG CLOSE FRMar20 YR 2008/2009 S$ LOW S$ HIGH USS 1.5105 -0.07 1.5579 1.3457 Euro 2.0603 0.18 2.2064 1.8640 Pounds 2.1994 -0.17 2.8431 2.0356 AS 1.0528 -0.89 1.3251 0.9068 Yen* 1.5661 1.81 1.7278 1.2619 Rupiah* 0.***** -1.68 0.***** 0.***** Baht* 4.2790 -0.24 4.4299 4.019085 words
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456 2009-03-24 10 ARTHUR SIM - ARTHUR SIM This is on top of the $18-20b expected to be spent this year, says minister By THE government will pump in $15 billion to $17 billion in building and infrastructure projects in 2010 and 2011 each. This is on top456 words
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Article, Illustration537 2009-03-24 10 TEH SHI NING - TEH SHI NING But inflation hit poorest households hardest last year By SINGAPORE'S inflation rate slowed to a 20-month low in February, when the consumer price index (CPI) rose just 1.9 per cent year-on-year, compared to its 2.9 per cent gain inFILE PHOTO - 537 words
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586 2009-03-24 10 NISHA RAMCHANDANI - NISHA RAMCHANDANI Save $200 on 3-day grandstand pass at $1,188 By IN a nod to the weaker economy, race promoter Singapore GP (SGP) yesterday announced promotional early-bird ticket prices for this year's Formula One event from Sept 25-27. But once these tickets run586 words
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423 2009-03-24 10 CHEW XIANG - CHEW XIANG Feasibility study on Guangzhou project's commercial viability is in the works By in Guangzhou, China KEPPEL Corp is in talks with a Chinese partner to build a "knowledge city" in the southern city of Guangzhou, and a feasibility study423 words
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315 2009-03-24 10 LIEWAIQING - LIEWAIQING By COMPANIES in the rubber industry have to adapt and quickly adjust to the new supply-demand dynamics, given the uncertain economic outlook, said S Iswaran, Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry, yesterday. "The grim outlook is exacerbated by the315 words
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509 2009-03-24 11 CHUANG PECK MING - CHUANG PECK MING YESTERDAY IN PARLIAMENT Authority not lax over sale of high-risk investment products: Hng Kiang By THE Monetary Authority of Singapore's (MAS) move to tweak its regulations is not because it has been "lax" over the sale of high-risk investment509 words
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Article, Illustration425 2009-03-24 11 CHEN HUIFEN - CHEN HUIFEN By THE term "compensation" in the proposed amendments to the Human Organ Transplant Act (Hota) has been replaced by words such as "defraying" and "reimbursing", to ensure that there are no grey areas with regard to Singapore's stance on organ trading. In425 words
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465 2009-03-24 11 SAMUEL EE - SAMUEL EE By PUBLIC transport fare adjustments are based on a formula pegged to changes in the Consumer Price Index and Wage Index not oil prices, Transport Minister Raymond Lim told Parliament yesterday. "Oil prices therefore affect public transport fares only indirectly through465 words
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280 2009-03-24 11 CHUANG PECK MING - CHUANG PECK MING By POLITICAL candidates will have more leeway to promote themselves and their parties on film after Parliament approved an amended law yesterday that eases an 11-year ban. Moving the Films (Amendment) Bill in Parliament, Senior Minister of State280 words
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227 2009-03-24 11 LEE U- WEN - LEE U-WEN By A NEW law passed by Parliament yesterday means that only licensed importers will be allowed to supply construction raw materials such as sand and granite to Singapore. The move comes after the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) Act was amended227 words
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Article, Illustration942 2009-03-24 13 Network Courier helps older staff cope by deliberately redesigning jobs and implementing new technology, reports TEH SHI NING THINK courier services, and speedy despatch riders on motorcycles come to mind. So Patrick Johnson Kandiah, 73, and Tong Yin Jin, 65, hardly seem to fit theJOHN HENG - 942 words
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Article, Illustration751 2009-03-24 14 Furniture maker Lorenzo aims at strengthening its brand name and is confident of weathering the current downturn, reports BRITTANY KHOO AT A TIME when other companies are looking at cutting costs and reducing marketing expenses, furniture maker Lorenzo International is doing the reverse seeingYEN MENG JIIN - 751 words
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Article, Illustration400 2009-03-24 14 CHEN HUIFEN - CHEN HUIFEN By DISTRESSED small and me-dium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can now get a helping hand from the Institute of Management Consultants Singapore (IMCS), which is offering pro bono one-hour services during the economic downturn. Launching the programme yesterday, IMCS, a national body for400 words
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Article, Illustration640 2009-03-24 14 OH BOON PING - OH BOON PING By SINGAPORE food companies looking to expand overseas should seriously consider the franchising route. For it comes with less business risk a plus in the current economic climate and it enhances the brand value overseas, said Albert Kong, CEO of Asiawide Franchise640 words
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1070 2009-03-24 15 TIM FREAR - TIM FREAR Instead of slugging it out alone or selling out to a giant, SMEs can cooperate and share resources By THE world must seem like a pretty lonely place to owners of small and medium enterprises (SMEs), looking at the devastation caused by1,070 words
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Article242 2009-03-24 15 WHETHER you are a sole proprietorship, a partnership, a limited partnership or a private limited company, as long as you are an SME with a good business model, Emerging Enterprise 2009 wants you. A relatively new award on the corporate scene, Emerging Enterprise is a242 words
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Article, Illustration982 2009-03-24 16 Liv Chunlin CEO K&C Protective Technologies Pte Ltd THERE is less business travel and everyone multi-tasks so that we do not have to buy services to get the same projects done. There is ongoing vigilance over expenses like utilities, local transportation, photocopying,STOCK.XCHNG - 982 words
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Miscellaneous12 2009-03-24 13 EYEING GROWTH Furniture maker Lorenzo aims to gain mind share. Page 1412 words
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Miscellaneous104 2009-03-24 16 The topic for next week's SME Voices column is: The Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce Industry (SCCCI) has made helping its SMEs and local business members a top priority during the current downturn. And it intends to do so by upgrading management skills and catering to members' suggestions of dialogue104 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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528 2009-03-24 17 ■AFP, Reuters Significant rise in mortgage refinance points to housing market stabilising [WASHINGTON] President Barack Obama has said there are "flickers of hope" for the recession-hit US economy as his administration readied a big-spending plan to clear toxic assets off banks' books. "Well,■AFP, Reuters - 528 words
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417 2009-03-24 17 Reuters [TOKYO] Big Japanese manufacturers have grown increasingly bleak about business conditions in the last three months, suggesting a key central bank survey due next week could show the corporate mood is at its worst in about 34 years. A government businessReuters - 417 words
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201 2009-03-24 17 Reuters [SEOUL] South Korea's commercial banks are discussing the establishment of a privately run "bad bank" to expand the pool of buyers for their troubled assets, an official from the country's financial watchdog said yesterday. The possible new institution is expected to competeReuters - 201 words
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Article, Illustration548 2009-03-24 17 Bloomberg [PARIS] The news about global manufacturing is so bad, it might be good. As factory production collapses around the world, excess inventories that stand in the way of an eventual recovery are disappearing even faster. That may allow manufacturing to stabilise later this– Bloomberg; AFP - 548 words
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Article, Illustration503 2009-03-24 18 PAULINE NG - PAULINE NG Scheme rebranded to draw foreigners to set up businesses or joint-ventures By in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA plans to ramp up its second home programme to derive more economic spin-offs, noticeably in the area of investments and real estate, where nearly RMS billion (Ss2.lTHE STAR - 503 words
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407 2009-03-24 18 Reuters [MAKASSAR] Indonesian Vice-President Jusuf Kalla said that his ruling Golkar Party could form an alliance with the main opposition party, but the presidential ambitions of party leaders were a potential obstacle. Leaders of political parties have embarked on a series of meetings– Reuters - 407 words
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474 2009-03-24 19 AFP Treasury bonds to remain main vehicle for Beijing's forex investments: official [BEIJING] Beijing will continue to make US Treasury bonds the main investment vehicle for its foreign exchange holdings, an official said yesterday amid fears over the safety of China's assets inAFP - 474 words
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195 2009-03-24 19 Reuters [MUMBAI] Sometimes breaking into laughter, the man accused of being the lone surviving gunman in last year's Mumbai attacks told an Indian court yesterday that he was from Pakistan and wanted legal assistance, officials said. In February, police formally charged Mohammed Ajmal Kasab with– Reuters - 195 words
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323 2009-03-24 19 Reuters [TAlPEl] UMC, the world's second-largest contract chip maker, has ended all unpaid staff leave, its chief financial officer said yesterday, in a sign that the chip sector could be recovering. UMC's announcement came days after a similar announcement by its largerReuters - 323 words
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253 2009-03-24 19 Bloomberg [BEIJING] China and Indonesia agreed on a 100 billion yuan (5522.1 billion) currency swap to ease foreign-exchange shortages and aid bilateral trade, investment and economic growth, the People's Bank of China said. The three-year arrangement can be extended if both sides agree, the centralBloomberg - 253 words
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311 2009-03-24 19 -AFP [BEIJING] China hit out at trade protectionism yesterday, a day after stressing that its veto of Coca-Cola's bid for a local company does not mean that it is hostile to foreign investment. Vice-Finance Minister Li Yong called on the Group of 20-AFP - 311 words
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Article, Illustration670 2009-03-24 19 AFP The world's cheapest car The Tata Nano is being marketed as the affordable car for millions of Indians Price: I Cost saving: US$l,9OO Single windshield wiper; Height: 1.6m (basic model) no air conditioning, radio, Length: 3.1 m TATA power steering Width:AFP - 670 words
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Article, Illustration738 2009-03-24 19 -AP [MUMBAI] The Indian Premier League (IPL) will be held overseas this season because of security concerns since it coincides with the country's general elections. Some players and officials had expressed concerns about playing on the subcontinent after a terrorist attack-AP; AP - 738 words
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Article, Illustration733 2009-03-24 20 Bloomberg Aabar becomes the German firm's biggest shareholder with 1.95b euro deal [STUTTGART] Daimler will raise 1.95 billion euros (Ss4 billion) selling shares to Abu Dhabi's Aabar Investments as the global recession stunts car sales and cash flow dwindles. Aabar's stake will total 9.1Bloomberg; AFP - 733 words
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219 2009-03-24 20 Bloomberg [FRANKFURT] Swiss Defence Minister Ueli Maurer returned his chauffeur-driven Mercedes S-Class in protest as a war of words with neighbouring Germany escalated. Mr Maurer exchanged the Mercedes, manufactured by Germany's Daimler, for a Renault Espace minivan from the government's vehicle fleet, DefenceBloomberg - 219 words
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Article, Illustration424 2009-03-24 20 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] The next "bull-market" rally has begun and there are bargains in every emerging market following a record slump in stocks, Templeton Asset Management's Mark Mobius said. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index has jumped 26 per cent since reaching a four-yearBloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 424 words
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474 2009-03-24 20 Reuters [BANGKOK] Thailand's economy may shrink by 3 per cent this year despite government stimulus measures to limit the impact of a global economic slowdown, Finance Minister Korn Chatikavanij said yesterday. "The contraction of 3 per cent this year has already taken intoReuters - 474 words
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479 2009-03-24 20 Bloomberg [TORONTO] Suncor Energy Inc, the world's se-cond-largest oil-sands producer, agreed to buy Pe-tro-Canada for about Csl7 billion (5520.8 billion) to diversify and gain assets in the North Sea, North Africa and Latin America. Owners of Petro-Canada will receive 1.28 shares of the mergedBloomberg - 479 words
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Article, Illustration714 2009-03-24 21 Reuters [PAßlS] You could call it fashionalism. At a Vivienne Westwood show, buyer Amanda Ware lists new trends she has spotted in London: quirky hats, trendy scarves and British-made designer accessories featuring the Union Jack. Several fashion buyers visiting this month's Paris shows reportedReuters; PHOTOS: REUTERS - 714 words
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724 2009-03-24 21 AP, Bloomberg, AFP He says House move is unconstitutional, he would not 'govern out of anger' [WASHINGTON] President Barack Obama wagered significant political capital on Sunday, signalling opposition to a highly popular congressional drive to slap a punitive 90 per cent tax onAP, Bloomberg, AFP - 724 words
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524 2009-03-24 21 AP Move made to defuse outcry over the payouts [PARIS] Four top executives of Societe Generale have handed back 340,000 stock options that they had been awarded this year to defuse a political firestorm over the payouts, the French bank said on Sunday. TheAP - 524 words
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348 2009-03-24 21 -AP [NEW YORK] Bond-holders of General Motors Corp (GM) warned the US government on Sunday that the struggling carmaker will likely be forced to file for bankruptcy if the debt restructuring proposal they have suggested or one like it is not accepted. In-AP - 348 words
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268 2009-03-24 21 Reuters [NEW YORK] Some of American International Group's biggest rivals have urged US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke to prevent the insurance giant from using the government rescue to win an advantage, particularly by cutting prices, The Wall Street Journal reported. InReuters - 268 words
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Article, Illustration365 2009-03-24 22 -AP Pilot, co-pilot pulled from cockpit confirmed dead later in hospital [TOKYO] A FedEx cargo plane burst into flames after bouncing off a runway in unusually high winds at Tokyo's main international airport yesterday, killing the pilot and co-pilot and closing a major runway-AP; AP - 365 words
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168 2009-03-24 22 Bloomberg [SHANGHAI] Shanghai Airlines Co, the city's second-biggest carrier, won 10 billion yuan (552.2 billion) of credit lines from Bank of Communications Co and Agricultural Bank of China to help finance aircraft purchases. The funds will also increase liquidity, the carrier said in– Bloomberg - 168 words
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Article2606 2009-03-24 22 AIRLINE CODES: AA American Airlines (AAL), AF Air France (AFR), Al Air India (AIC), AY Finnair Oy (FIN), AZ Alitalia Airlines (AZA), BA British Airways Public Ltd Co (BAW; BG Bangladesh Airlines (BBC), Bl Royal Brunei Airlines Sdn Bhd (RBA), BO Bouraq Airlines (BOU), BR EVA2,606 words
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306 2009-03-24 22 AFP [LOS ANGELES] US federal investigators yesterday searched for possible causes of a crash of a small plane that went down in the northern state of Montana killing all 17 people on board, many of them children. "We think that it wasAFP - 306 words
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Article137 2009-03-24 22 -AFP [MELBOURNE] Australian airline Qantas is planning to slash 100 senior executive jobs in response to the slump in global air travel, a report said yesterday. The move would also allow new chief executive Alan Joyce to stamp his authority on the country's largest-AFP - 137 words
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181 2009-03-24 22 Bernama [MELBOURNE] Harvey World Travel boss David Rivers is a lot more confident about the cre-dit-crunched tourism sector than he was two months ago. The emergence of ul-tra-low air fares and cheap holiday packages is restoring a faint heartbeat to Australia's travel industry, according to– Bernama - 181 words
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Miscellaneous368 2009-03-24 22 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Funds set aside for bridges in [~j Pi |i I [4 I RI H7 case of wait (3,5) I II H_HM_ 9 Sweet individual heard to cry I I 9 I /q n I —^J^-^-^^^J^^— 10 A volume that's reduced just I 11 Royal Mail employees368 words
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322 2009-03-24 23 Bloomberg Annual talks over iron-ore prices to stall demand for shipping: survey [LONDON] The Baltic Dry Index, a measure of world trade, will stagnate in the next three months after what is likely to be a record quarter as annual talks over– Bloomberg - 322 words
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Article, Illustration484 2009-03-24 23 Bloomberg [BERLIN] German Transport Minister Wolfgang Tiefensee was due to lay the foundation stone for Europe's longest ship lift yesterday, the first step on a programme of economic stimulus spending that makes inland waterways the surprise winner. More than 1.8 billion euros (553.7– Bloomberg \; BLOOMBERG - 484 words
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Article, Illustration670 2009-03-24 23 ■AP But they're foiled when the vessels take evasive action [TOKYO] Pirates fired roc-ket-propelled grenades and automatic weapons at Japanese, Greek and Hong Kong cargo ships off the coast of Somalia but fled after the ships took evasive manoeuvres, officials said■AP; BLOOMBERG - 670 words
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Article142 2009-03-24 23 Reuters [ISMAILIA, Egypt] Egypt's Suez Canal revenues dipped 26 per cent to US$3Ol.B miUion last month, compared to U*****.7 million a year ago, and down from U*****.4 miUion in January, the Suez Canal Authority said yesterday. The sixth straight decline has brought revenues to theirReuters - 142 words
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TRANSPORT STOCKS
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Article106 2009-03-24 23 '000 CH Offshore 0.26 Chuan Hup Hldgs 0.14 Cosco Corp 0.82 CWTLtd 0.33 Ezra Hldgs 0.65 First Ship Lease 0.38 Freight Links 0.04 Grand Banks unch laya Hold Ltd 0.24 KiVentures 0.13 KeppelCorp 4.90 MTQ Corp unch NOL 1.01 Pacific Shipping 0.16 Pan-United Corp 0.41 Rickmers Mari 0.36 Samudera106 words
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Article36 2009-03-24 23 '000 Int'G Logistics MISCBhd MISC Foreign Msia Bulk Carrie NCB Holdings NeplineBhd PDZ Holdings 0.59 8.35 8.40 2.95 2.79 unch 0.07 0.07 0.20 unch 0.02 0.01 unch unch 50 600 557 1253 11 0 5036 words
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Article20 2009-03-24 23 '000 Aboitiz Equity Intl Container Keppel Marine Keppel Prop 5.40 10.50 unch unch unch 0.25 unch unch 2. 359!20 words
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Article17 2009-03-24 23 Evergreen Marine ....14.50 :irst Steamship 39.70 /Van Hai Lines 15.05 0.10 1.55 0.20 11 8 317 words
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Article37 2009-03-24 23 '000 :awasaki Hvy Ind ..197.00 11.00 ***** :awasaki Kisen 322.00 18.00 9009 /litsubishi Hvy 317.00 13.00 ***** /litsui Eng&Sbldg...168.00 7.00 7555 /litsui Osk Lines 520.00 33.00 ***** Jippon Express 320.00 18.00 2951 lipponYusen 402.00 23.00 *****37 words
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234 2009-03-24 23 Bloomberg [BEIJING] China State Shipbuilding Co and Guangzhou Shipyard International Co gained by the daily limit in Shanghai trading on a report the government will introduce more measures to support state-owned yards. China State Shipbuilding, the listed unit of the country's largest builder,Bloomberg - 234 words
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Article473 2009-03-24 24 THIS will be a momentous week for the dominant partner in Malaysia's ruling coalition, the United Malays National Organisation (Umno), which holds its annual assembly and triennial elections beginning today. This week will also witness a change of leadership as Abdullah Ahmad Badawi steps down as473 words
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Article, Illustration853 2009-03-24 24 ROBERT SAMUELSON - ROBERT SAMUELSON The Washington Post Writers Group It has flourished despite various legislative curbs and remains enormously adaptable AN capitalism survive? No. I do not think it can," said Joseph S chump eter, one of the 20th century's eminent economists, back in 1942. The story of– The Washington Post Writers Group; REUTERS - 853 words
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Article, Illustration810 2009-03-24 24 PAUL KRUGMAN - PAUL KRUGMAN NYT THE BOTTOM LINE OVER the weekend The Times and other newspapers reported leaked details about the Obama administration's bank rescue plan, which is to be officially released this week. If the reports are correct, Tim Geithner, the Treasury secretary, hasNYT - 810 words
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Article, Illustration1372 2009-03-24 25 S. NARAYAN - S. NARAYAN Businesses are not stressed and there is growth in manufacturing By AS RECENTLY as mid-January 2009, the media and analysts in India were sounding confident about an early recovery in the Indian economy. Government spokesmen were hopeful of an overall gross domesticAFP - 1,372 words
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467 2009-03-24 25 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR WE refer to the report, "SGX flags hot spots for company boards" (BT, March 20), by Chew Xiang. ACCA supports the efforts by the regulatory authorities to improve engagement policies and encourage enhanced disclosure from companies listed on the Singapore467 words
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284 2009-03-24 25 THE Singapore Exchange has issued a timely reminder for boards to step up checks on their companies' cash holdings, accounts receivables and off-balance sheet items. As a shareholder of listed companies, I would like to suggest some in-depth measures which284 words
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306 2009-03-24 25 I REFER to the commentary, "Warning sounded but no one heeded" (BT, March 20), by Vikram Khanna. If there is just one reason for the media malaise in uncovering the biggest story of recent times, it has to do with the scant regard newsrooms have306 words
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Article8548 2009-03-24 26 Transaction date: Mar 23 High Low Code Company Sale COOP) High Low Buyer Seller C'vr P/E $mil 9 3 3148 8Telecom 11 2.5 5834 A-Sonic 30.5 12 5000 ABR Hldgs 18 6 1938 AEI Corp 9.5 1 1100 AEM 25 7 2101 APOil 80.5 26.5 5550 ARA 8.58,548 words
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Article1621 2009-03-24 27 High Low Code Company Sale ('000) High Low Buyer Seller C'vr P/E $mil 20 5 1181 s AAGrp 32 13 8538 t APStrategic 4 0.5 1501 s Advanced System 14 2 3480 t Adventus 29.5 10.5 3518 s Afor 19 2 1524 s Alantac 20 3.5 7814 s1,621 words
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Article338 2009-03-24 27 _Hm Low Code Conn Sale fooo) _Hm Low Seller C'vr P/E Slllil 110 100 6389 ABFSG Bond ETF 108 unch 982 427 CIMBAsean40 100US$ US463 +7 167 149 DBS STI ETF 100 166 +6 1994 1682 DBXT FTChina25 10US$ US1990 +100 1008 850 DBXTMSTaiwan 10US$ US1008 +52 5668338 words
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Article245 2009-03-24 27 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 offer245 words
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Article9321 2009-03-24 27 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS AIG Global Investment Corporation (S) Ltd AIGIF Acorns of Asia Balanced FundlS 1.438/ AIGIF Spore Bond Fund/ A 1.196/ APS Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Alpha Fund!** 0.66/ APS Alpha Fund (USD)!** 0.44/ APS Komaba Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Komaba Global Bond SGD 0.5106/ APS Komaba9,321 words
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374 2009-03-24 28 %dy %yr dy yr dy yr Index Change Change Change Change Change Change Mar 20 World Index Preliminary 594.2 -0.2 -12.3 -0.3 -9.0 -0.9 -13.! t EAFE Preliminai 568.5 0.1 -12.4 -0.7 -10.4 -1.3 -14.1 Euro[ Prelim inan 786.1 0.3 -13.8 -0.3 -11.0 -0.9 -15..374 words
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Article60 2009-03-24 28 Mar 23 Delivery Month Opening Range Sett Av Price Price Hi Vol Open Done Position Low AprO9 2114 2120 2131 2102 403 2859 May 09 2040 2084 2101 2040 3196 ***** JunO9 2010 2030 2051 2002 9269 ***** Jul 09 1968 1980 2009 1963 1939 ***** Total o/p:60 words
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Article22 2009-03-24 28 Mar 23 STI SIMSCI Mar 194.0 201.1 200.4 Taiwan Mar 188.7 192.6 192.6 Source: MF Global (S) He. Ltd22 words
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Article19 2009-03-24 28 Mar 23 1-month 1.5072 1.5083 2-months 1.5070 1.5082 3-months 1.5066 1.5079 6-months 1.5064 1.5078 Source: OCBC19 words
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Article77 2009-03-24 28 Mar 23 (US$) (SS) 0.***** 0.***** 6mths 1.***** 9 mths 1.***** 12mths 1.***** 1 mth 2 mths 0.***** 0.***** 3 mths 1.***** 0.***** 6 mths 9 mths 12 mths 1.***** 1.***** 2.***** 0.***** 0.***** 0.***** SWAP Mid rates (S$) 1 yr 1.***** 2yrs 1.***** 3yrs 1.***** 4yrs 2.***** 5yrs77 words
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Article300 2009-03-24 28 Mar 23 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT EURODOLLAR FUTURES JunO9 SepO9 DecO9 Mar10 98.7950 98.7950 98.6300 98.5700 7146 3319 4137 2558 EUROYEN TIBOR FUTURES JunO9 99.420 99.420 SepO9 DecO9 99.460 99.460 Mar10 99.455 99.455 Jun10 99.420 99.420 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 99.420 99.460 99.455 99.420 99.420 99.460300 words
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Article180 2009-03-24 28 Mar 23 RUBBER Futures (Closing prices) RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Month High Low Close Sett Volume (lots) O/l (lots) Apr 09 148.0 May 09 148.0 JunO9 Jul 09 148.0 Aug 09 Sep 09 147.0 148.0 148.0 147.5 148.0 148.0 148.0 147.5 147.0 180 20 20 807 730 831180 words
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Article89 2009-03-24 28 Mar 23 Period Issue code Maturity Yesterday's Bid Day's [h Low Hii 3-Month BQ*****H 25.06.09 1-Year BY*****V 02.11.09 0.34 0.45 0.26 0.26 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity code rate Close Bid Day's High Low 2-Year N*****0E 3.125 5-Year NX*****Z 2.250 7-Year N*****0S 2.875 10-Year NY*****A 4.000 15-Year89 words
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Article129 2009-03-24 28 A s 9am Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Bid Offer Aust dollar 1.0360 1.0670 Can dollar 1.2140 1.2290 Euro 2.0490 2.0730 NZ dollar 0.8410 0.8600 Sterlini ind 2.1770 2.2031 US dollar 1.5050 1.5220 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign currency: Currencies129 words
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Article173 2009-03-24 28 Mar 23 fer Bil Overnight 1-month 2-months 3-months Overnight mode: 3/8 US$ 1/16 7/16 9/16 11/16 Offer PAR 3/16 5/16 7/16 Bid 7 days 1 month 2 months 3 months 6 months 9 months 12 months $Au 0.50 0.65 1.20 1.50 2.00 2.20 2.30 Offer 0.40 0.55 0.90173 words
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Article464 2009-03-24 28 M ar 23 AS CS Rmb Euro HKS IndRsRi Yen Won RM NZS Pak Rs Peso SS Rand Sfr NTS Baht Pound us: Australia 0.862 4.782 0.510 5.424 35.307 81.078 0.671 9.743 2.547 1.234 56.303 33.666 1.055 6.617 0.784 23.640 24.642 0.479 0.700 Canada 1.160 5.549 0.592464 words
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Article162 2009-03-24 28 Ma r 23 GOLD (USS/oz) Mar 23 Mar 20 Hong Kong London CAST BAR (S$) 949.10 956.50 950.10 957.50 Mar 20 Mar 19 952.95 953.80 954.45 955.80 Source: Thomson Reuters R Mar 23 Selling Buying GOLD BULLION COINS 6$) Selling Buying 1 oz 1611.42 1458 UBS GOLD LUNAR162 words
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Article154 2009-03-24 28 M ar 23 Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$fUS$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.0547 1.0558 0.6997 0.7000 Canadian dollar 1.2241 1.2251 0.8121 0.8122 Euro 2.0665 2.0685 1.3710 1.3714 NZ dollar 0.8546 0.8557 0.5670 0.5673 Sterling 2.2019 2.2039 1.4608 1.461 US dollar 1.5073 1.5083154 words
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Article70 2009-03-24 28 Mar 20 Aluminium, 99.7% purity (US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 1423.25 1426.75 3 months 1459.00 1463.00 Copper, Grade A (US$/tonne) Cash 3 months 3919.00 3955.00 3963.00 3999.00 Lead (US$/tonne) Cash 1335.25 3 months 1345.00 1316.25 1325.00 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash 3 months 9893.00 9922.00 9975.00 *****.00 Tin (US$/tonne) Cash 370 words
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Article70 2009-03-24 28 Mar 20 (£/tonne) Close Prev Hii ih/Low May 09 1921 1921 1929/1903 Jul 09 1877 1874 1884/1861 SepO9 1855 1851 1862/1839 Dec 09 1825 1818 1827/1813 COFFEE (US$/tonne) Close Pev High/Low Mar 09 1535 1550 1552/1546 May 09 1560 1565 1590/1553 SUGAR (US tonne) White Close Prev High/Low May70 words
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Article100 2009-03-24 28 Mar 20 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 Ib bushels) Close Previous High/Low May 09 952.00 940.50 953.00 935.25 Jul 09 949.00 940.00 950.00 934.75 AugO9 932.50 927.25 932.00 923.00 SepO9 905.50 902.75 905.50 897.50 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs;Uscent/lb) Close Previous High/Low May 09 32.25 31.89 32.49 31.83 Jul100 words
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Article76 2009-03-24 28 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS MarlO CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Cham Brent blend (1-Mth F) 50.92 1.23 WTI (Near Mth) 51.28 0.15 Dubai (1-Mth F) 48.15 0.51 Tapis blend 52.05 0.60 Minas 51.05 0.60 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha Jet Kerosene 47.22 57.80 0.72 3.90 US$/barrel Opec Oil Basket76 words
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2299 2009-03-24 28 BONDS, WARRANTS EXTENDED SETTELMENT Fel Zode Company Fel lode Company 5058 Advance Modules GrpW*****3 5036 Advance SCT Ltd W*****9 3092 Asia Environment W*****4 1481 #Asia Water Tech Ltd W*****0.... 3816 Asiasons Capital Ltd W*****7.... 3756 Asiatic Grp (H) LtdW*****2 1105 #Asiatravel W*****7 Auston Intl W*****3 5878 Aztech Systems W*****6 19122,299 words
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