The Business Times, 3 April 2009
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Title Section23 2009-04-03 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES Ssl.oo online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg Ss\ A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION CO REGN NO *****2868E MICA (P) 197/08/2008 Friday, April 3,200923 words
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844 2009-04-03 1 UMA SHANKARI - UMA SHANKARI Landmark ruling also redefines roles of sales committees, Strata Titles Board By [SINGAPORE] The minority owners of Horizon Towers have finally won the fight to block the $500 million collective sale of the development, ending a battle that lasted more844 words
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Article, Illustration529 2009-04-03 1 Re uters, AP, AFP, Bloomberg [LONDON] World leaders agreed to a trillion-dollar deal yesterday to combat the deepest economic downturn since the Great Depression. The Group of 20 (G-20) leaders called for stricter limits on hedge funds, executive pay, credit-rating companiesRe uters, AP, AFP, Bloomberg; REUTERS - 529 words
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Miscellaneous47 2009-04-03 1 fK# J^jj arts budget airline watch thefts recovery >^M Julian Schnabel's Orangestar Jerry Ec slapped with HOPES |w| I personal style restructured again another 12 charges STI surges 5.9% Governance and Transparency Index for Singapore listed companies ■SffiySUJgj^ 1 Find out how your mRHjgSHM I ompany ranks47 words
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THREE-MINUTE DIGEST
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101 2009-04-03 2 THE minority owners of Horizon Towers have finally won the fight to block the $500 million collective sale of the development, ending a battle that lasted more than two years. The Court of Appeal yesterday dismissed the en bloc sale after several owners101 words
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63 2009-04-03 2 WORLD leaders agreed on a trillion-dollar deal yesterday to combat the deepest economic downturn since the Great Depression. The Group of 20 leaders called for stricter limits on hedge funds, executive pay, credit-rating companies and risk-taking by banks. But they sidestepped the question63 words
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82 2009-04-03 2 AN improvement in US economic numbers ignited hopes yesterday that a recovery could be taking shape and sent the Straits Times Index up 101.08 points, or 5.9 per cent, to a three-month high of 1,803.34. The rise was in tandem with gains elsewhere, led82 words
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77 2009-04-03 2 IT'S no mean feat to stand out from 677 companies, but five firms did so with their high levels of corporate governance and financial transparency at the 2009 CPA Forum yesterday. Sing Tel took top spot on the newly-launched Governance and77 words
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70 2009-04-03 2 ACCOUNTING experts have warned once again of the need for more vigilance against financial fraud, saying that if 2008 was bad, this year could be much worse. Auditors and audit committees were told, at a forum yesterday, that the key challenge facing them now70 words
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52 2009-04-03 2 SUNSHINE Holdings has been requested by banks to appoint an adviser to conduct a financial review, with a view to restructuring a term loan from the syndicate lenders. And pending the appointment of an adviser, the company has proposed a standstill arrangement with52 words
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Article52 2009-04-03 2 DESPITE rising retrenchments and painful wage cuts, Singapore's job market appears to be holding up. Sixty-one per cent of 752 executives across different sectors polled by recruitment firm Hudson in February said that they plan to keep headcount steady at their companies. SINGAPORE NEWS,52 words
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66 2009-04-03 2 CHINA'S leaders, increasingly concerned about the nation's US$74O billion of US Treasuries, are making it easier for trading partners and consumers to do business in yuan. The People's Bank of China has agreed to provide 650 billion yuan (Ssl43 billion) to Argentina,66 words
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Article, Illustration579 2009-04-03 2 R SIVANITHY - R SIVANITHY US data, G-20 optimism help fuel powerful Asian rally By [SINGAPORE] An improvement in US economic numbers ignited hopes yesterday that a recovery could be taking shape and sent the Straits Times Index up 101.08 points, or 5.9 per cent, to a579 words
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325 2009-04-03 2 Reuters 25-basis-point reduction brings main rate to 1.25% [FRANKFURT] The European Central Bank shocked financial markets by cutting its main interest rate by a smaller-than-expected 25 basis points yesterday, taking it to a new low of 1.25 per cent. It also loweredReuters - 325 words
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Article, Illustration699 2009-04-03 4 EMILYN YAP - EMILYN YAP GOVERNANCE AND TRANSPARENCY INDEX Five win accolades for going beyond the minimum expected standard By [SINGAPORE] It's no mean feat to stand out from 677 companies, but five firms did so with their high levels of corporate governance and financial699 words
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787 2009-04-03 4 S JAYASANKARAN - S JAYASANKARAN Fallout between shareholders at EON sparks change By in Kuala Lumpur A MANAGEMENT shakeup has emerged in EON Capital, Malaysia's eighth largest lender, amid a fallout between the bank's principal shareholders over how the bank should beef up its capital structure.787 words
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713 2009-04-03 4 YEN SREENIVASAN - YEN SREENIVASAN $35m deal will see them buying out all other shareholders By [SINGAPORE] Singaporebased discount carrier group Orangestar Investment Holdings, which operates Jetstar Asia and Valuair, is undergoing another restructure. And this time, Qantas and Singaporean travel entrepreneur Dennis Choo Teck Wang are713 words
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219 2009-04-03 4 Bloomberg LATEST US DATA [WASHINGTON] Orders placed with US factories rose in February for the first time in seven months, reflecting a rebound in demand for construction machinery, computers and air conditioning equipment that signals the worst of the manufacturing slumpBloomberg - 219 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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574 2009-04-03 6 LYNETTE KHOO - LYNETTE KHOO Accounting experts warn of more fraud cases creeping in during bad times By ACCOUNTING experts have warned once again of the need for more vigilance against financial fraud, saying that if 2008 was bad, this year could be much worse. Auditors and574 words
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Article, Illustration230 2009-04-03 6 FORMER Cortina Holdings employee Jerry Ec was slapped with another 12 charges yesterday relating to watch thefts from the company from as early as November 2006. This brings the total number of charges against him to 24. Yesterday's charges involved 15 watches worthFILE PHOTO - 230 words
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830 2009-04-03 6 WONG WEI KONG - WONG WEI KONG THE recent spate of corporate and accounting scandals here has thrown up widespread debate over what more can be done to rein in companies and those who run them. Indeed, it is a worrying time for corporate governance830 words
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335 2009-04-03 7 LYNETTE KHOO - LYNETTE KHOO Company requested to appoint E&Y as adviser for financial review By SUNSHINE Holdings has been requested by banks to appoint an adviser to conduct a financial review, with a view to restructuring a term loan from the syndicate lenders. And pending335 words
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502 2009-04-03 7 LYNETTE KHOO - LYNETTE KHOO By TROUBLED Chinese companies have found themselves among the lowest ranked in the Governance Transparency Index (GTI) released yesterday. But while doubts continue over the quality of governance among S-chips (Chinese companies listed in Singapore) following the emergence of some S-chip scandals, the502 words
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MARKETS DIGEST
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Article46 2009-04-03 7 lursi lay lange 1COMP 905.07 +20.89 IIKKEI225 8,719.78 +367.87 1ANG SENG 14,521.97+1,002.43 ;et index 442.96 +12.87 JAKARTA COM P 1,499.73 +37.98 IANILACOMP 1,982.88 +15.60 ;eoulcomp 1,276.97 +43.61 ;henzhen b 356.85 +3.90 IUMBAI IND 10,348.83 +446.84 12 noon EDT Change )OW 8,022.53 +260.93 IASDAQ 1,613.25 +61.6546 words
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Article29 2009-04-03 7 Bloomberg SINGAPORE 5.38 MALAYSIA 5.71 HONG KONG 5.00 INDONESIA 16.542 TAIWAN 4.826 JAPAN 1.475 KOREA 9.33 BRITAIN 0.50 US 3.25 CANADA 2.50 SWITZERLAND 0.53 INDIA 12.25 Source:Bloomberg - 29 words
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Article42 2009-04-03 7 IS$ (S$ per US$) 1.513 (US$/S$ per 1.454 2.200 ;UR0 (US$/S$/E) 1.326 2.006 Foreign currency per US$ S$ 'EN 99.20 65.50 3.617 2.390 IK$ 7.751 5.121 !AHT 35.40 23.39 lUPIAH 11,525 7,616 lENMINBI 6.833 4.515 INDIAN RUPEE 50.28 33.22 1.420 0.93842 words
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228 2009-04-03 7 THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) has reprimanded water treatment group Dayen Environmental for a host of breaches, including late and inadequate disclosures. It has also directed it to appoint an independent auditor, in consultation with the exchange, to investigate the circumstance surrounding significant transactions228 words
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230 2009-04-03 7 ONG BOON KIAT - ONG BOON KIAT By THE auditors of Guangzhao Industrial Forest Biotechnology Group have steered clear of expressing an opinion on the group's 2008 financial statements, citing a host of material uncertainties which could cast serious doubts on its going-concern status. First, Moore Stephens230 words
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325 2009-04-03 9 TEH SHI NING - TEH SHI NING Trust gets $50m for refinancing, CES unit gets $60m for repayment By REAL estate business trust Ascendas India Trust (a-iTrust) and construction and property group Chip Eng Seng Corporation have secured loan facilities of $50 million and $60 million325 words
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263 2009-04-03 9 NISHA RAMCHANDANI - NISHA RAMCHANDANI By I SERVICE residence owner-operator The Ascott Group, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Capita Land, will continue to expand over the coming years. "We will continue to expand our presence to more cities to further strengthen Ascott's leadership position,"263 words
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Article, Illustration511 2009-04-03 8 Reuters STOCKS Rise stems from hopes that US economy has bottomed; financial and materials sectors the biggest gainers [HONG KONG] Asian stocks shot to a three-month high yesterday, building a three-day rally on hopes that the United States economy has bottomed. The financial and materialsReuters; REUTERS - 511 words
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Article89 2009-04-03 8 MAIN Up Down Unch SDQ Up Down Unch TOTAL Up Down Unch Multi Ind 13 2 3 0 0 0 13 2 3 Manufacturing 94 24 37 11 98 29 48 Commerce 38 15 39 21 )t/Stor/Comms 29 31 Finance 22 22 Construction 13 16 Properties 3289 words
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Article115 2009-04-03 8 TURNOVER C000) MAIN SDQ TOTAL VALUE C000) SDQ TOTAL MAIN Multi Ind 32,858 32,858 112,638 112,638 Manufacturing 558,806 8,735 567,541 202,433 226 202,659 Commerce 95,101 13,494 108,595 104,712 1,609 106,321 Tpt/Stor/Comms 184,020 90 184,110 279,047 279,055 Finance 64,246 64,246 416,453 416,453 Construction 29,071 692 29,763 3,838 15115 words
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Article114 2009-04-03 8 tod name lose lani Capita Land 2.600 +0.250 CapitaMall 1.330 +0.070 CityDev 5.700 +0.560 ComfortDelGrc 1.340 +0.020 Cosco Corp 0.910 +0.090 DBS Grp 9.000 +0.550 F&N 2.640 +0.110 Gent Intl 0.555 +0.040 Golden Agri 0.290 +0.015 HK Land 2.380 +0.080 JMH 19.200 1.180 JSH 11.800 +2.010114 words
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Article, Illustration900 2009-04-03 8 CONRAD TAN - CONRAD TAN Property sector DMG Partners Securities, April 2 URA's advance figures showed pri-vate-home prices plummeting 13.8 per cent q-o-q in Ql 2009, returning to HI 2007 levels. This also represented the biggest quarterly slide in the data's 34-year history. On a y-o-y comparison, prices were down 20.8Bloomberg - 900 words
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Article, Illustration517 2009-04-03 8 LARRY WEE - LARRY WEE CURRENCIES IT was another day of ugly losses for both the US dollar and Japanese yen yesterday, when overnight gains on Wall Street were succeeded by even more expansive gains in Asian bourses. Better-looking March data from the US housing sectorReuters - 517 words
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Article51 2009-04-03 8 CLOSE IT OB/OS 669.00 +267.C IT CADI -*****.00 +266. IT 10-day MA -*****.00 +67.0I TSE ST Mid Cap 351.74+16.41 TSE ST Small Cap 267.24+13.5 TSE ST All Share 426.71 +23.2 TSE ST China Top 160.86+11.11 TSE ST China 155.84+10.61 IOB Catalist 69.17 +1.5 IMSCI 217.64+11.91 IMSCI Futures51 words
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Article56 2009-04-03 8 VOLUME China Honqxinq 107,016,000 Golden Aqri 91,334,000 Chart SemiCond 67,595,000 Capita Land 66,327,000 RafflesEdu 64,010,000 Gent Intl 62,257,000 Cosco Corp 56,904,000 SingTel 47,331,000 ChinaAniH 35,742,000 StraitsAsia 29,428,000 VALUE(S) CapitaLand 168,031,531 DBS Grp 130,506,290 UOB 125,920,360 SingTel 120,654,792 SGX 84,441,310 OCBC Bk 69,967,700 Keppel Corp 66,781,278 Cosco Corp56 words
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Article100 2009-04-03 8 CLOSE UP ISH 1180 304.1 20.5 IMH 1920 178.5 6. China H 10US$ 1118 118.0 7. lardine C&C 1280 116.0 10.' IOB 1048 68.0 6. IOB.ES.0904 1052 60.0 6.' Con 577 59.0 11.. IQB 5.05%NCPS 100 9320 58.0 0.' At 570 56.0 10. iBS Gr| 900 55.0 6. BY100 words
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Article86 2009-04-03 8 iere« S$ stands Apr 2 %CHNG CLOSE FR Apr 1 YR 2008/2009 S$ LOW S$ HIGH ISS 1.5070 1.04 1.5579 1.3457 iuro 2.0037 0.45 2.2064 1.8640 'ounds 2.1990 -0.42 2.8431 2.0356 1.0650 -1.29 1.3251 0.9068 ren* 1.5176 1.43 1.7278 1.2619 lupiah* 0.***** 0.39 0.***** 0.***** !aht* 4.2619 0.53 4.429986 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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Article, Illustration390 2009-04-03 10 KALPANA RASHIWALA - KALPANA RASHIWALA Sim Lian pays $25m for property, expected to enjoy at least 6% yield By FURNITURE and IT retailer Courts Singapore has sold its 30-year-old freehold store in Upper Bukit Timah Road for $25 million. But it will lease back theARTHUR LEE - 390 words
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389 2009-04-03 10 ZEINAB YUSUF - ZEINAB YUSUF By ALMOST 10 years ago, the Singapore government announced a concerted biomedical initiative, identifying the sector as a key economic pillar and aspiring to make the country a biomedical hub. But with more than $1.8 billion389 words
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361 2009-04-03 10 CHEW XIANG - CHEW XIANG By SINGAPORE'S tax environment is ranked 10th in the world and fourth in Asia, according to the 2009 edition of Forbes Asia's Tax Misery and Reform Index. The "misery" calculates on an inverted scale whether a jurisdiction's tax policy attracts361 words
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Article391 2009-04-03 11 LEE U- WEN - LEE U-WEN Hudson survey finds 61% of executives planning to keep staff strength steady By DESPITE rising retrenchments and painful wage cuts, Singapore's job market appears to be holding up. Some 61 per cent of 752 executives across different sectors polled by recruitment firm391 words
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365 2009-04-03 11 TEH SHI NING - TEH SHI NING By SINGAPORE'S manufacturing sector shrank a seventh straight month in March, according to the latest Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) released yesterday. But the rate of contraction eased March's overall reading of 47.1 was 2.1 points up from that in February.365 words
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204 2009-04-03 11 SINGAPORE'S Alexandra Health will partner Indonesia's Ministry of Health to provide training to healthcare professionals in Indonesia and increase preparedness to fight infectious diseases in the region. Temasek Foundation will channel a total of $2.44 million towards the Temasek FoundationAlexandra Health technical assistance programme,204 words
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211 2009-04-03 11 MICHELLE YEO - MICHELLE YEO By EFFORTS by Singapore Press Holdings to stake its claim in cyberspace have paid off, with its websites attracting record numbers of page views and unique visitors last month. Data from Nielsen's Site Census shows that SPH's Internet strategy of investing and occupying211 words
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Article191 2009-04-03 11 THE Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) has reappointed Alan Chan chairman of its board of directors. Mr Chan, who is chief executive of Singapore Press Holdings (SPH), remains URA chairman for a further three years from April 1. Six other board members have also been reappointed191 words
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325 2009-04-03 11 ARTHUR SIM - ARTHUR SIM By THE Urban Redevelopment Authority says that a reserve list hotel site in Short Street has received a committed bid of $8.8 million from an unnamed developer and the site will now be put up for public tender. The trigger price325 words
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322 2009-04-03 11 VICTOR KATHEYAS - VICTOR KATHEYAS By AVERY Strategic Investments (ASI), a Morgan Stanley-controlled property venture, has launched Avery Lodge, a six-storey "upmarket" foreign worker dormitory at Jurong. The $100 million project includes a canteen, mini-mart and gymnasium, with a clinic to be opened later. On a two-hectare322 words
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Article, Illustration1100 2009-04-03 12 The findings of the recently released GTI show that many firms still have much work to do. EMILYN YAP reports THE first results from the Governance and Transparency Index (GTI) are out. And while some larger companies did well, others put in just enough effortSTOCK.XCHNG - 1,100 words
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Article, Illustration780 2009-04-03 12 LYNETTE KHOO - LYNETTE KHOO By GO beyond the financial reporting rulebook and give shareholders the extra information they find useful, urged Chaly Mah, president of CPA Australia's Singapore division. "There needs to be a significant mindset change by the managements, boards, CFOs and preparers ofFILE PHOTO - 780 words
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541 2009-04-03 12 LYNETTE KHOO - LYNETTE KHOO By RECENT cases of corporate fraud have triggered the age-old question about the role of auditors and whether the scope of their work includes the onerous responsibility of detecting and deterring fraud. President of CPA Australia Singapore division Chaly Mah,541 words
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Article, Illustration905 2009-04-03 13 LYNETTE KHOO looks at how SingTel excels in the various aspects of corporate governance and disclosure measures TRUE to its standing as Singapore's largest listed company and South-east Asia's largest telco, Sing Tel has been crowned No 1 on the Governance and Transparency Index905 words
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Article, Illustration817 2009-04-03 13 CHEW XIANG - CHEW XIANG By AS the securities market regulator as well as a listed company in its own right, the Singapore Exchange (SGX) is expected to take the lead in corporate governance. To its credit it has responded more than amply, ranking among the top five817 words
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Article, Illustration650 2009-04-03 13 JOYCE HOOI - JOYCE HOOI By KEPPEL Corporation and its subsidiary Keppel Telecommunications and Transportation (Keppel T&T) have more in common than ownership. Their efforts to build strong boards characterised by a high level of independence and full disclosure of the appointment process are650 words
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GTI RANKING
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5061 2009-04-03 14 Governance and Transparency Index (GTI) Issue 1 1 SINGTEL 80 14 94 2 SMRT CORPORATION LTD 3 KEPPEL TELE &TRAN 85 68 3 9 88 77 3 SINGAPORE EXCHANGE LIMITED 5 KEPPEL CORPORATION LIMITED 6 DBS GROUP HOLDINGS LTD 7 SINGAPORE AIRPORTTRMLSVCSLTD 8 KEPPEL LAND LIMITED 8 SINGAPORE POST LIMITED5,061 words
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Article, Illustration807 2009-04-03 15 TEH SHI NING finds out how seriously the company, ranked second in the GTI index, takes transparency RUST is a very important word to our organisation," says Saw PhaikHwa, SMRT Corporation's president and chief executive. As a core value, trust steers SMRT's corporate governance practices,807 words
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Article, Illustration606 2009-04-03 16 Bloomberg, Reuters Main danger is that banks and investors refrain from betting on recovery, he says [WASHINGTON] US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has said that there are "encouraging signs" that financial markets are recovering and expressed confidence in the response of global policymakers toBloomberg, Reuters; AFP - 606 words
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397 2009-04-03 16 -AFP [OSLO] The economic crisis hitting the European Union caused the bloc's carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to drop 6 per cent last year, Oslo-based research institute Point Carbon says. The EU's 27 member states, which take part in the bloc's emissions-AFP - 397 words
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559 2009-04-03 18 PAULINE NG - PAULINE NG Nation undergoes a change of guard today By in Kuala Lumpur NAJIB Razak will be sworn in as Malaysia's sixth prime minister today, with people anxiously waiting to see whether he will steer the country towards a progressive future559 words
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GREATER CHINA
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Article, Illustration722 2009-04-03 20 Bloomberg Concern grows over USs74ob holding of US Treasuries as greenback weakens [HONG KONG] China's leaders, increasingly concerned about the nation's US$74O billion of US Treasuries, are making it easier for trading partners and consumers to do business in yuan. The People'sBloomberg; I AFP - 722 words
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Advertisement2204 2009-04-03 21 w A MAIS NOTICE OF \SH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING lee metal group ltd Co. Reg. No. *****5439 C NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at No. 7, Tuas Avenue 16, Singapore *****4 on Tuesday, 21 April 2009 at 10.00 am to2,204 words
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INDIA
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Article, Illustration329 2009-04-03 22 AFP Hundreds join Bank of America amid search for buyer for graft-tainted firm [NEW DELHI] As many as 13,000 employees may have quit India's grafttainted outsourcing giant Satyam with some poached by clients and others leaving to work for rivals or otherAFP - 329 words
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235 2009-04-03 22 -AFP [MUMBAI] Bollywood film producers are going on indefinite strike from this weekend, after failing to resolve differences with multiplex owners over their share of box-office takings. The move is likely to hurt India's US$2.l billion a year Hindi-language movie industry, which-AFP - 235 words
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Advertisement1475 2009-04-03 22 A WATS NOTICES smuflN Sihuan Pharmaceutical Holdings Group Ltd. (Company Registration No. *****) (Incorporated in Bermuda on 26 April 2006) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting (the "AGM") of the Company will be held at Amber Room, Level 3, Grand Mercure Roxy1,475 words
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Article, Illustration283 2009-04-03 23 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Las Vegas Sands, controlled by billionaire Sheldon Adelson, said it may resume building in Macau "in this calendar year" on optimism casino revenue is picking up. "We have to get construction back to work as quickly as possible," Stephen Weaver, AsianBloomberg; REUTERS - 283 words
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248 2009-04-03 23 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Citigroup is seeking bidders for its Japanese asset management unit, four people familiar with the matter said. The New York-based bank started the auction process to sell Nikko Asset Management Co this week and invited bids from Japanese banks including MizuhoBloomberg - 248 words
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880 2009-04-03 23 Reuters Traders face complicated fee structure known as 'maker-taker' [NEW YORK] US exchanges are racing to trim trading fees, with the latest flurry of cuts helping accelerate the erosion of market share at Nasdaq Stock Market and others in the old guard. The top fourReuters - 880 words
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428 2009-04-03 23 -Reuters New Century seeks US$l b for alleged audit negligence [MIAMI] Accounting giant KPMG was hit with a bil-lion-dollar lawsuit on Wednesday over claims that its "grossly negligent audits" helped trigger the collapse of a top sub-prime mortgage lender at the start of-Reuters - 428 words
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G-20 SUMMIT
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Article, Illustration631 2009-04-03 24 ANTHONY ROWLEY - ANTHONY ROWLEY Japan unveils USs22b plan while ADB boosts facility to draw USslsb of new money By in Tokyo WORLD leaders launched a series of moves yesterday aimed at stemming the dramatic collapse in world trade that is plunging global economies into recession.AFP - 631 words
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356 2009-04-03 24 -AFP [ADDIS ABABA] Africa yesterday called for tighter controls of the global financial markets to avert further effects of the economic crisis that are adversely affecting the world's poorest region. In a joint document to be presented to the Group of 20-AFP - 356 words
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701 2009-04-03 24 AP US and Europe have longstanding clash of economic beliefs [VIENNA] Europeans and Americans don't always see eye to eye and how to solve the global financial crisis is no exception. Across a continent long accustomed to big government and high taxes, many Europeans areAP - 701 words
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Article200 2009-04-03 24 ■NYT [LONDON] Finally, an answer to the question consuming protocol watchers and tabloid reporters here: What did the Obamas give Queen Elizabeth II on Wednesday when they arrived at Buckingham Palace? An iPod. An Obama aide reported that the queen was given an iPod■NYT - 200 words
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51 2009-04-03 24 "In my view, the most important issue is that we agree, also with the British and the Americans, on the principle that no financial market product, no financial market participant and no financial market can remain without regulation and without supervision. That is the actual51 words
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Article48 2009-04-03 24 "You never recover before the cleaning up of the banking sector has been done. The US is rightly insisting on stimulus and the EU rightly insisting on regulation. They are not yet moving quickly enough in doing the cleaning up of the financial system."48 words
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26 2009-04-03 24 "I've never seen this much support around the world, this much cooperation this early in a crisis, I think, in history."26 words
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Article33 2009-04-03 24 "Countries that do not stick to agreements must be named. The communique needs to set out very concrete steps. The summit must delineate the new architecture of financial markets."33 words
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Article39 2009-04-03 24 "Our (French and German) objective is simple. We demand results in London, we want concrete results. In the results, we want the principle of new regulation to be a major objective This is not negotiable."39 words
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Article27 2009-04-03 24 "I am absolutely confident that this meeting will reflect enormous consensus about the need to work in concert to deal with these problems."27 words
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Article38 2009-04-03 24 "We are within a few hours, I think, of agreeing a global plan for economic recovery and reform, and I think the significance of this is that we are looking at every aspect."38 words
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Article37 2009-04-03 24 "I think there are countries who understand the importance of fiscal mobilisation and there are some countries that do not. Which is why, I believe, Germany has come up with their views."37 words
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41 2009-04-03 24 "If anything, leaders should overact at this point. I think there would be a risk of underacting. Let's assume that we need dramatic action, let's do it I would like to see it across the G-20."41 words
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56 2009-04-03 24 Reuters "The only thing that I hope for is that the presidents meeting here have the maturity to understand that every day that passes without a solution for the crisis, more people will suffer. Everybody knows what to do, we just have to– Reuters - 56 words
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Article, Illustration654 2009-04-03 25 Reuters Agency also hopeful that Congress will soon give it more borrowing power [WASHINGTON] The head of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC) on Wednesday expressed cautious optimism that the US banking industry is improving. "I see some glimmers of hope. I'm cautiously■ Reuters; AFP - 654 words
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506 2009-04-03 25 -Reuters, NYT [NEW YORK] Fears that a major US automaker could seek bankruptcy protection are causing auto parts suppliers to demand quicker payments from the manufacturers, exacerbating problems for the already hard-pressed car makers. General Motors Corp and Chrysler LLC are racing-Reuters, NYT - 506 words
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382 2009-04-03 25 Bloomberg Poll finds Chinese meals to be more popular than Indian [LONDON] Chinese meals are more popular than Indian ones in the UK, according to research by Mintel that challenges assertions that Britons' favourite food is curry. A total of 83 per cent of– Bloomberg - 382 words
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Advertisement1035 2009-04-03 25 VyV\ULTISTAR f HOLDINGS LIMITED NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Multlstar Holdings Limited (the "Company") will be held at 114 Lavender Street #03-02 Mock Seng Building Singapore *****9 on Tuesday, 28 April 2009 at 10.00 a.m. to transact the following business: AS ORDINARY BUSINESS 1. To1,035 words
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Article, Illustration636 2009-04-03 26 Reuters Airline faces pension deficit of over Cs3b, tough talks over labour contracts [CALGARY] Air Canada's new top executives may get a few months to solve thorny labour contract and pension deficit issues as the recession bites before they■ Reuters; BLOOMBERG - 636 words
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271 2009-04-03 26 Bernama [SEPANG] Low-cost carrier Air sia, which took off on its inaugural flight to Tianjin yesterday, plans to fly to Chengdu and Xian this year as part of its expansion into China. Air Asia group chief executive officer Tony Fernandes said theBernama - 271 words
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311 2009-04-03 26 VINCENT WEE - VINCENT WEE By SEMBCORP Marine is building on its reputation in the repair and maintenance of liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers by signing a contract with BG LNG Services. SembMarine yesterday said its Sembawang Shipyard unit won the contract to repair, refurbish, upgrade and provide311 words
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222 2009-04-03 26 JESSICA YEO - JESSICA YEO By TAIWAN is banking on a transformation of the Taoyuan International Airport into an aerotropolis to double passenger and cargo volumes. This would then mark a return to the airport's heyday, said Taoyuan County Magistrate Eric Liluan Chu yesterday at222 words
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Article, Illustration247 2009-04-03 26 Bloomberg [TOULOUSE] Airbus SAS pried into employees' bank accounts in Germany from 2005 through 2007 to discern whether employees had improper links with suppliers. The prying was discovered after Airbus Germany's current top management, in December 2008, launched an internal audit to discover whether– Bloomberg; AFP - 247 words
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58 2009-04-03 26 Bloomberg [DUBAI] Emirates Airline, the biggest Arab carrier, offered employees unpaid leave for as long as six months starting in May, the company said in an e-mail statement yesterday. The airline added that recruitment had proved "highly successful in meeting our operational requirements" in theBloomberg - 58 words
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TRANSPORT STOCKS
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Article124 2009-04-03 26 '000 CH Offshore Chilian Hup Hldgs Cosco Corp CWT Ltd Ezra Hldgs First Ship Lease Freight Links Grand Banks laya Hold Ltd KlVentures Keppel Corp MTQ Corp NOL Pacific Shipping Pan-United Corp Rickmers Man Samudera Ship Sembcorp Indust Sembcorp Marine Spore Ship Star Cruises 0.27 0.16 0.91 0 36124 words
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Article33 2009-04-03 26 '000 nt'G Logistics MISC Bhd MISC Foreign Msia Bulk Carrie NCB Holdings Nepline Bhd 0.64 8.45 8.55 3.24 unch unch unch 0.05 0.25 0.06 unch unch 274 157 470 2911 0 033 words
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Article12 2009-04-03 26 '00 ■recious Ship legional Cont 10.60 5.60 0.40 0.20 6855 88012 words
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Article12 2009-04-03 26 '000 ipjl Doil Lingamas Cont 21.00 ..0.48 2.70 3375 0.03 *****12 words
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Article22 2009-04-03 26 '000 Aboitiz Equity ntl Container Keppel Marine Keppel Prop 5.60 12.75 2.10 unch 0.10 0.50 0.10 unch 301 273 7 022 words
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Article22 2009-04-03 26 Evergreen Marine ....15.70 :irst Steamship 40.45 /Van Hai Lines 15.30 rang Ming Marine...11.60 0.75 0.15 0.45 0.50 28 6 5 4722 words
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Article36 2009-04-03 26 '000 Lawasaki Hvy Ind ..205.00 9.00 ***** Lawasaki Kisen 331.00 17.00 ***** /litsubishi Hvy 328.00 22.00 ***** /litsuiEng&Sbldg...172.00 7.00 5945 /litsui Osk Lines 513.00 16.00 ***** Jippon Express 326.00 14.00 4141 lipponYusen 416.00 26.00 *****36 words
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Article2637 2009-04-03 26 AIRLINE CODES: AA American Airlines (AAL), AF Air France (AFR), Al Air India (AIC), AY Finnair Oy (FIN), AZ Alitalia Airlines (AZA), BA British Airways Public Ltd Co (BAW), BG Biman Bangladesh Airlines (BBC), Bl Royal Brunei Airlines Sdn Bhd (RBA), BO Bouraq Airlines (BOU), BR2,637 words
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Advertisement4444 2009-04-03 27 w [SATS JL^I V^>/ JL JLV^JLjIJ Toll free: 1800-289-8822* Email: notices@sph.com.sg» www.cats.com.sg REYOUNG PHARMACEUTICAL HOLDINGS LIMITED (Incorporated in Bermuda) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of REYOUNG PHARMACEUTICAL HOLDINGS LIMITED (the "Company") will be held at Meeting Room 307, Level 3, Suntec4,444 words
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Advertisement2986 2009-04-03 27 CHINA HONGXING SPORTS LIMITED (Incorporated In Bermuda on 21 April 2005) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at Meeting Room 202, Level 2, Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Raffles Boulevard, Suntec City, Singapore2,986 words
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Article521 2009-04-03 28 WITH confidence a prime casualty of the current financial crisis, winning back and retaining investor trust must surely rank as a key priority for all issuers. And the heart of the confidence issue is how firms approach the question of disclosure. The basic tenet521 words
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Article, Illustration936 2009-04-03 28 ROGER COHEN - ROGER COHEN The vulnerability of the US is coming into focus, a vulnerability that's not confined to economics By PAX Americana, unlovely but effective, has endured for more than 60 years, the consequence of the post-war development of the United States as a EuropeanREUTERS - 936 words
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Article, Illustration836 2009-04-03 28 YOGI AGGARWAL - YOGI AGGARWAL THE BOTTOM LINE THE chickens are coming home to roost for Indian companies that borrowed heavily in international markets for expansion or for foreign acquisitions during the market boom. Now they find they either have to roll over foreign borrowings836 words
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1260 2009-04-03 29 KEOY SOO EARN .1 IZrM M - KEOY SOO EARN .1 IZrM M^" Companies ready to acquire distressed companies or businesses at distressed valuations in this crisis may reap significant gains in the future By and RbN nij Wl world economy and the surge in low returns filed by companies in their latest1,260 words
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Article, Illustration445 2009-04-03 29 PIERRE BRIAN^ ON - PIERRE BRIAN^ON By "HEY'RE holding the short end of the stick. Lower-income families, the poor, the unemployed whose ranks are swelling, will be hit hardest by the brutal force of the global recession. European governments are asking them to wait for better days. Yet aAP - 445 words
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412 2009-04-03 29 WE refer to the announcement by the National Council of Problem Gamblers on the implementation of the family exclusion orders which seeks to ban problem gamblers from the two casinos in Singapore. This measure hardly addresses the problem of gambling addiction as there412 words
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782 2009-04-03 29 I REFER to the article "Keen on 2-year no-pay leave? SIA asks staff (BT, March 26, 2009). Please allow the Association to clarify a few points. In that article, the SIA spokesman, Stephen Forshaw, was quoted as saying: "The expiry of pilot contracts782 words
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Article8478 2009-04-03 30 Transaction date: Apr 2 Hi! !-wks Tel Low Code Com| Sale Cooo) Hi: Low Bu] ?er Seller C'vr •k P/E Smil >ari] 9 3 3148 8Telecom 11 2.5 5834 A-Sonic 30.5 12 5000 ABRHIdgs 17.5 6 1938 AEICorp 9.5 1 1100 AEM 23.5 7 2101 APOil 80.5 26.58,478 words
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Article1620 2009-04-03 31 52-wks Tel ligh Low Code Company Last Sale Vol Day Last Quote Div Gr Yld Net ('000) High Low Buyer Seller C'vr P/E M Cap $mil 20 5 1181 s AAGrp 32 13 8538 t APStrategic 4 05 1501 s Advanced System 14 2 3480 t Adventus 29.51,620 words
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Article330 2009-04-03 31 _Hm Low Code Conn Sale COOO) _Hm Seller C'vr P/E JMJ 108 100 6389 ABFSG Bond ETF 108 982 427 CIMBAsean40 1OOUS$ IIS510 +21 180 149 DBS STI ETF 100 180 +8 2124 1682 DBXT FTChina25 1OUS$ IIS2048 DBXTFTVietnam10US$ US1036 850 DBXTMSTaiwan 1OUS$ US1026 6080 5220 DBXT Nifty330 words
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Article262 2009-04-03 31 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 offer262 words
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Article9407 2009-04-03 31 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS AIG Global Investment Corporation (S) Ltd AIGIF Acorns of Asia Balanced FundlS 1.52/ AIGIF Spore Bond Fund/A 1.208/ APS Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Alpha Fund!** 0.72/ APS Alpha Fund (USD)!** 0.47/ APS Komaba Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Komaba Global Bond SGD 0.5112/ APS Komaba Global9,407 words
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Article125 2009-04-03 32 As at 9am Apr 2 )f foreign currency: lurrencies Bid Offer lust dollar 1.0510 1.0830 .an dollar 1.1990 1.2140 luro 2.0020 2.0250 IZ dollar 0.8510 0.8700 iterlini ind 2.1860 2.2110 JS dollar 1.5110 1.5280 .ocal dollars to 100 units if foreign currency: Currencies Bid Offer :hi125 words
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Article150 2009-04-03 32 Apr 2 Xterniqht 1/16 -month 7/16 -months 9/16 l-months 11/16 Overnight mode: 1/16 IS$ Offer par 3/16 5/16 7/16 BJd 1 days I month I months months d months months I I. (All 0.45 0.60 1.20 1.50 1.90 2.20 2.30 Offer 0.35 0.50 0.90 1.20 1.60 1.90 Bid150 words
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Article21 2009-04-03 32 Apr 2 STI IIMSCI 206.5 216.9 215.2 "aiwan At 201.0 203.9 203.5 Source: MF Global (S) He. Ltd21 words
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Article22 2009-04-03 32 Apr 2 SS Bid Offer 1-month 1.5129 1.5143 2-months 1.5128 1.5143 3-months 1.5128 1.5143 6-months 1.5127 1.5143 Source: OCBC22 words
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Article283 2009-04-03 32 Apr 2 EURODOLLAR FUTURES Jun09 Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 98.8900 98.8800 98.7150 98.6500 5206 2191 2087 2338 EUROYEN TIBOR FUTURES Jun09 99.425 99.425 Sep09 Dec09 99.440 99.440 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 DedO Mar11 99.420 99.440 99.420 99.455 99.450 99.435 99.375 99.315 99.270 99.185 448 50 20 ***** 4015 2226283 words
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Article187 2009-04-03 32 Apr 2 (UbbbK Futures (Closing prices) !SS 3 (US cents/kg) /lonth High Low Close Sett Volume (lots) O/l (lots) Vlay 09 un 09 lul 09 \ug 09 >ep 09 Dct09 155.0 155.0 155.0 154.0 154.5 153.5 100 40 180 180 120 749 831 1059 966 940 1030 rSR187 words
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Article99 2009-04-03 32 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 Ib bushels) Close Previous High/Low May 09 952.00 unch 959.75 943.00 Jul 09 951.50 950.50 958.00 941.75 Aug 09 936.50 936.00 942.50 933.00 SepO9 907.00 906.50 913.25 901.75 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs;Uscent/lb) Close Previous High/Low May 09 33.50 33.62 33.67 33.17 lul 0999 words
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Article74 2009-04-03 32 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Apri origin^ t/barrel Close Cham irent blend (1-Mth F) 47.52 -0.2: VTI (Near Mth) 48.44 -0.9! iubai (1-Mth F) 47.14 -0.1. "apis blend 50.80 -0.8! i/linas 49.20 -0.7I >RODUCT JS$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Chanqi Naphtha Jet Kerosene 47.22 56.75 -1.0! -0.7! US$/barrel )pec Oil Basket Price 46.6574 words
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Article446 2009-04-03 32 Apr 2 Iuro ren ton 'eso Earn toum Australia 0.884 4.813 0.531 5.459 35.417 81.182 0.699 9.400 2.547 1.238 56.732 33.853 1.066 6.600 0.808 23.457 24.936 0.484 0.704 Canada 1.132 5.447 0.601 6.178 40.081 91.873 0.791 10.638 2.883 1.401 64.203 38.312 1.206 7.469 0.914 26.545 28.220 0.548446 words
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Article149 2009-04-03 32 Apr 2 Zurrencies Bid Offer Bid Offer >$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.0654 1.0666 0.7043 0.7045 Canadian dollar 1.2056 1.2071 0.7970 0.7973 luro 2.0049 2.0073 1.3254 1.3258 IZ dollar 0.8601 0.8625 0.5686 0.5697 Sterlinc 2.1993 2.2017 1.4539 1.4542 IS dollar 1.5127 1.5140 >$IUS$149 words
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Miscellaneous476 2009-04-03 35 Offerings from young filmmakers PREPARE yourself for the upcoming Singapore International Film Festival by getting familiar with some young and local filmmaking talents. First Take, a monthly programme, showcases work from such up-and-comers. Coffee: Black/Rich Ho/7 min/2008/PG Coffee: Black is about a man at a cafe who does everything in476 words
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Article, Illustration1748 2009-04-03 40 PHOTOS While Singapore's fashion festival draws its share of critics, supporters feel that it's a step in the right direction, reports MELISSA LWEE NEXT month, London's enfant terrible Gareth Pugh and grand dame Vivienne Westwood will be in town to serve up a round of glamourYEN MENG JIIN; FILE PHOTO; REUTERS - 1,748 words
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Article, Illustration918 2009-04-03 35 Collectors of Chinese art have reason to be optimistic because of the large interest generated at auctions worldwide, says CLARISSA TAN BEN Kong is always on the trail, sniffing for clues that will lead him to the right people, avoiding red herrings and918 words
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Article, Illustration459 2009-04-03 35 MELISSA LWEE - MELISSA LWEE By THEY may have performed in a play set in blistering cold Sicilia but the cast of The Winter's Tale certainly brought some extra warmth to sunny Singapore last week. So "hot" were they that they warranted not one, but two afterlOHN HENG - 459 words
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Article, Illustration312 2009-04-03 35 AMANDA DE GUZMAN - AMANDA DE GUZMAN By IMMORTALISED by hiphop hits such as Busta Rhyme's Pass the Courvoisier and P Diddy's The Courvoisier Part 2, this brand of cognac has become inextricably linked with the decadence of the ghetto fabulous lifestyle, with its bling312 words
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Article, Illustration988 2009-04-03 36 Painter and filmmaker Julian Schnabel relishes the freedom he has to create great art in all its forms, reports GEOFFREY EU NOT many people have had their pyjamas auctioned online for charity, but for the painter and filmmaker Julian Schnabel who has a habit of attending988 words
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Article, Illustration771 2009-04-03 36 CLARISSA TAN - CLARISSA TAN By EAST and West, ancient and modern, abstraction and reality never the twain shall meet, it seems. However, one world-famous artist, almost 90 years old, has dedicated his life to bringing together seeming opposites. Now he has donated over 100 of his paintings to771 words
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Article, Illustration1257 2009-04-03 37 Director Sam Mendes embraces the apparent contradictions of The Winter's Tale, making it all the more beautiful for its crankiness, says CLARISSA TAN NO GETTING around it, William Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale can be a very weird play. There are great shifts in place and time1,257 words
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Article, Illustration600 2009-04-03 37 CHEAH UI- HOON - CHEAH UI-HOON By THE musical stage in Singapore is getting more crowded these days as homegrown chamber music groups step up to offer a wider variety of music. The Chamber Opera Society, formed in 2007, is serving up baroque opera and early music offerings, while600 words
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Article464 2009-04-03 37 AMANDA DE GUZMAN - AMANDA DE GUZMAN By MEMBERS ONLY, a two-man play starring Daniel Jenkins and Lim-Yu Beng, is about the love that dare not speak its name. WeU, sort of. "What's interesting about it is, guys don't usually talk about their relationships," says Trade Pang, the director464 words
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Article, Illustration585 2009-04-03 38 CINEMA Shinjuku Incident may be Jackie Chan's star vehicle, but it is also a study of Japan gangland culture and illegal immigration from China, says GEOFFREY EU SHINJUKU Incident may be a star vehicle for Jackie Chan, but it is also a serious and surprisingly585 words
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Article, Illustration463 2009-04-03 38 AMANDA DE GUZMAN - AMANDA DE GUZMAN By SO it seems Stuart Townsend -whose last starring role was in 2002's Queen of the Damned is doing something besides being Charlize Theron's long-term arm-candy. He makes his directorial debut with Battle of Seattle, an earnest and passionate, if occasionally misguided463 words
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Article, Illustration527 2009-04-03 38 JAIME EE - JAIME EE DVD REVIEW By IT goes without saying that nobody watches Twilight to study the concept of vampirism or the mythology of an undead race supposedly created by some pre-indus-trial societies to explain the mysteries of death. People or rather the earth's entire527 words
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Article, Illustration529 2009-04-03 38 JAIME EE - JAIME EE TV SERIES By IF Twilight is vampires for teeny boppers, then True Blood is strictly for adults sans all that googly-eyed longing looks between Edward and Bella, this one shines with a razor sharp edge and is way more entertaining. Why the sudden529 words
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Article, Illustration1048 2009-04-03 39 WINE A medium-quality wine can prove to be exceptionally delightful despite being neglected in vintage reports, writes N K YONG A FEW evenings ago, I found a bottle of Chateau Palmer 1991, which I felt needed drinking as at 18 years of1,048 words
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Article, Illustration575 2009-04-03 39 CD REVIEW Scream Chris Cornell Interscope Records Rating: C Just Go Lionel Richie Island Records Rating: C By ONG BOON KIAT MUSICIANS should be applauded for tearing down proven formulae, but not when those attempts merely lead to them creating new cliches. The latest albums from575 words
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Article, Illustration472 2009-04-03 39 LEE KIM SIANG - LEE KIM SIANG GAMING By MENTION Killzone 2 and first-person shooter (FPS) fans will inevitably bring up the infamous trailer shown way back at 2005's Electronic Entertainment Expo. Back then, critics and fans were awed by the graphics but sceptical that it was actual472 words
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Miscellaneous9 2009-04-03 40 PROFILE On trail of great Chinese art PAGE 359 words
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