The Business Times, 16 April 2009
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Title Section23 2009-04-16 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES Ssl.oo online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg S|]^l A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION CO REGN NO *****2868E MICA (P) 197/08/2008 Thursday, April 16,200923 words
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Article, Illustration804 2009-04-16 1 EMILYN YAP - EMILYN YAP But healthiest quarterly sales in more than a year may not signal sustained recovery By [SINGAPORE] A ray of hope dispelled some gloom in the private home market yesterday when new data showed developers selling 1,220 new units in March. This bringsFILE PHOTO - 804 words
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562 2009-04-16 1 LYNETTE KHOO - LYNETTE KHOO But ex-employee of WBL denies any wrongdoing By [SINGAPORE] In the first civil suit it has ever filed, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is suing a former employee of WBL Corporation for alleged insider trading. Affidavits have been exchanged and562 words
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MARKETS DIGEST
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Article29 2009-04-16 1 Bloomberg SINGAPORE 5.38 MALAYSIA 5.53 HONG KONG 5.00 INDONESIA 16.085 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:Bloomberg - 29 words
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Article46 2009-04-16 1 Inesi lay lange 1COMP 956.68 +2.97 IIKKEI225 8,742.96 -99.72 IANG SENG 15,669.62 +89.46 ;et index Closed JAKARTA COM P 1,593.66 +23.40 IANILACOMP 2,022.49 -14.60 ;eoulcomp 1,333.09 -9.54 ;henzhen b 375.05 +4.51 IUMBAI IND 11,284.73 +317.51 12 noon EDT Change )OW 7,966.93 +46.75 IASDAQ 1,611.16 -14.5646 words
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Article42 2009-04-16 1 IS$ (S$ per US$) 1.504 (US$/S$ per 1.487 2.236 ;URO (US$/S$/E) 1.323 1.989 Foreign currency per US$ S$ 'EN 98.80 65.70 3.617 2.405 IK$ 7.751 5.154 !AHT 35.46 23.58 lUPIAH 10,865 7,226 lENMINBI 6.834 4.545 INDIAN RUPEE 49.83 33.14 1.390 0.92442 words
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Miscellaneous41 2009-04-16 1 PROPERTY P»f^g ANALYSIS ASIAN ASSETS EST'JWrjiM COMMENTARY Millenia Walk signs W/k Sorting out RBS in talks &2jl^^i!^ Convertible bonds: up Parco group lE^^Stfi the Satyam mess with 3 banks good or bad? PAGE 28 yJ££*l_L PAGE 19 PAGE 2 PAGE 541 words
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Article, Illustration361 2009-04-16 2 HSBC, Stanchart and ANZ are said to be in the running [LONDON] Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is in talks with three banks interested in buying its Asian retail and commercial banking assets as it pulls back to core markets,AFP - 361 words
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634 2009-04-16 2 NYT Non-disclosure may cause investors to flee from those judged to be weak [WASHINGTON] The Obama administration has decided to reveal some sensitive details of the stress tests now being completed after concluding that keeping many of the findings secret could sendNYT - 634 words
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Article, Illustration488 2009-04-16 2 ■NYT He pleads guilty in NY probe, to pay USsl2m settlement [NEW YORK] A hedge fund executive has pleaded guilty to securities fraud and is cooperating with New York State Attor-ney-General Andrew Cuomo's investigation of corruption at the state pension fund, according to■NYT; FILE PHOTO - 488 words
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78 2009-04-16 2 A RAY of hope dispelled some gloom in the private home market yesterday when new data showed developers selling 1,220 new units in March. This brings the number sold in Ql 2009 to 2,660 the best quarterly performance since Q3 2007. But could this78 words
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66 2009-04-16 2 IN the first civil suit it has ever filed, the Monetary Authority of Singapore is suing a former employee of WBL Corporation for alleged insider trading. Kevin Lew Chee Fai, former general manager of enterprise risk management at WBL, has denied any breach.66 words
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71 2009-04-16 2 THE Obama administration has decided to reveal some sensitive details of the stress tests now being completed after concluding that keeping many of the findings secret could send investors fleeing from financial institutions rumoured to be weakest. While all of the71 words
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100 2009-04-16 2 IN another sign that the worst of the economic downturn might have passed, Intel said on Tuesday that the personal computer industry had bottomed out in the first quarter of the year. Paul Otellini, Intel's chief executive, said, "The worst is now100 words
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62 2009-04-16 2 THE Singapore Exchange yesterday reported a 45.5 per cent drop in third-quarter net profit, as trading and IPO activity remained muted. Profit for the three months ended March 31 slumped to $55.3 million from $101.5 million a year earlier, but met expectations of62 words
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75 2009-04-16 2 DIVIDENDS were a common concern for shareholders at the annual general meetings of Parkway Holdings and Raffles Medical Group yesterday. Shareholders of Parkway are worried that the group's substantial debt could eat into its cash, leaving a smaller pool for distribution. Over at Raffles75 words
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62 2009-04-16 2 THE number of government-backed loans approved last month hit a record high with 1,415 loans worth $764.1 million getting the nod from participating financial institutions. This has pushed the total amount of loans approved so far past the billion dollar mark, with 2,700 loans62 words
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715 2009-04-16 4 ■AP Its Q1 earnings fall 55% on 26% slide in sales; company expects flat revenue in Q2 [SAN FRANCISCO] In another sign that the worst of the economic downturn might have passed, Intel said on Tuesday that the personal computer industry had■AP - 715 words
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310 2009-04-16 4 Bloomberg LATEST US DATA [NEW YORK] The cost of living in the US unexpectedly fell last month, underscoring Federal Reserve forecasts that prices will be contained in the coming months. The consumer price index decreased 0.1 per cent compared with a 0.1 per centBloomberg - 310 words
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Article, Illustration653 2009-04-16 4 Reuters [ZURICH] ÜBS AG will cut 11 per cent of staff as it tries to stem losses and client withdrawals, its new chief executive said yesterday, warning that Switzerland's largest bank still faces an uncertain future. Oswald Gruebel, the veteran former– Reuters; AFP - 653 words
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Article438 2009-04-16 4 RONNIE LIM - RONNIE LIM MD Neil McGregor steps down, making way for John Ng as chief executive By [SINGAPORE] PowerSeraya is seeing change at the top, four months after Malaysia's YTL Group bought the generating company for $3.8 billion from Temasek Holdings. From today, John Ng, previously438 words
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847 2009-04-16 5 CHEW XIANG - CHEW XIANG CONVERTIBLE bonds after a six-month hiatus are making a comeback. Last month, steel giant ArcelorMittal issued 1.1 billion euros (552.2 billion) of the stuff, more than the 750 million euros originally planned. In the US, another US$2.7 billion in847 words
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Article, Illustration392 2009-04-16 5 JAMIE LEE - JAMIE LEE Slump due to muted trading, IPO activity; dividend of 3.5 cents per share declared By THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) yesterday reported a 45.5 per cent drop in third-quarter net profit, as trading and IPO activity remained muted. Profit for the threeYEN MENG JIIN - 392 words
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Article, Illustration661 2009-04-16 6 CHEN HUIFEN - CHEN HUIFEN AGM WATCH Former worried about its sizeable debt; latter ask for higher payout By DIVIDENDS were a common concern for shareholders at the annual general meetings (AGMs) of Parkway Holdings and Raffles Medical Group yesterday. Shareholders of Parkway, which held its AGM661 words
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645 2009-04-16 6 Bloomberg Shipping line expects first loss in 7 years as economic downturn takes its toll NEPTUNE Orient Lines Ltd (NOL), South-east Asia's biggest container carrier, will increase cost-saving measures as it forecasts its first loss in seven years on slumping– Bloomberg - 645 words
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242 2009-04-16 6 Bloomberg SEMBCORP Industries Ltd's sale of Singapore-dol-lar bonds this month may spur other companies from the city to tap debt capital markets, according to Standard Chartered pic. SembCorp sold $200 million of 5 per cent, five-year notes on April 8, equivalent to about two-thirds– Bloomberg - 242 words
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Article, Illustration591 2009-04-16 8 R SIVANITHY - R SIVANITHY STOCKS Blue chips receive late push in final trading minutes to send STI past 1,900 PENNY-STOCK fever reached near-boiling point yesterday when turnover reached 3.52 billion units worth $1.7 billion, giving an average of 47 cents per unit. Blue chips, in the meantime, wereBloomberg - 591 words
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Article94 2009-04-16 8 MAIN Up Down Unch SDQ Up Down Unch TOTAL Up Down Unch Multi Ind 13 3 2 0 0 0 13 3 2 Manufacturing 143 25 27 15 14 158 31 41 Commerce 47 18 55 23 Tpt/Stor/Comms 20 11 22 11 Finance 22 22 Construction 1994 words
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Article119 2009-04-16 8 TURNOVER ('000) MAIN SDQ TOTAL MAIN VALUE ('000) SDQ TOTAL Multi Ind 36.454 36.454 79.857 79.857 Manufacturing 993.967 103.491 1.097.458 354.598 3.332 357.930 Commerce 448.829 41.974 490.803 88.737 5.946 94.682 Tpt/Stor/Comms 217.049 1.294 218.343 255.563 111 255.673 Finance 55.463 55.463 278.239 278.239 Construction 449.818 26.592 476.410 52.719119 words
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Article113 2009-04-16 8 Stock name Close Cham Capita Land 3.000 +0.080 CapitaMall 1.300 CityDev 6.270 +0.140 ComfortDelGrc 1.370 +0.020 Cosco Corp 1.120 +0.070 DBS Grp 9.150 +0.130 F&N 2.550 +0.120 Gent Intl 0.620 +0.025 Golden Agri 0.385 +0.030 HK Land 2.450 -0.070 JMH 20.680 -1.320 JSH 11.420 +0.120 JardineC&C113 words
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Article, Illustration868 2009-04-16 8 JAMIE LEE - JAMIE LEE Sembcorp Marine April 15 close: $2.13 CIMB-GK RESEARCH, April 15 SEMBCORP Marine (SMM) has received notice that its Norwegian customer, Petropod, has been placed under provisional liquidation in Cayman Islands by its bondholders due to insufficient financing. KPMG has been appointed liquidators. SMM has two contracts868 words
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Article, Illustration510 2009-04-16 8 LARRY WEE - LARRY WEE CURRENCIES AN overnight relapse on Wall Street soured sentiment in currency markets yesterday, lifting the yen and US dollar back up at the expense of currencies such as the Antipodean pair and the euro in Asia. Wall Street's S&P 500 stock index: Reuters - 510 words
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Article61 2009-04-16 8 Apr 15 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS 1382.00+265.0 BT CADI -*****.00 +342.0 BT 10-day MA -*****.00+138.0 FTSE ST Mid Cap 391.82 +9.49 FTSE ST Small Cap 326.51 +19.99 FTSE ST All Share 457.03 +4.55 FTSE ST China Top 188.71 +7.14 FTSE ST China 184.92 +8.25 UOB Catalist 80.0461 words
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Article58 2009-04-16 8 VOLUME Diqiland 240,809,000 China Honqxinq 179,503,000 UniFiber 156,355,000 Chart SemiCond 121,060,000 Golden Agri 115,096,000 Straits Asia 67,425,000 Yonqnam 64,529,000 Cosco Corp 58,538,000 Gent Intl 58,220,000 Celestial 55,925,000 VALUE(S) Capita Land 115,309,495 DBS Grp 102,028,968 Wilmar 78,068,340 Straits Asia 71,124,820 Cosco Corp 63,074,456 OCBC Bk 61,771,335 UOB 57,661,56058 words
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Article109 2009-04-16 8 DBXT S&P Short 10US$ CLOSE UP 7620 189.4 1.7 China H 10US$ 1215 31.6 1.8 DBS Bk6% NCPS 10 9950 30.0 0.3 :it ES.0904 629 29.0 4.8 India Nr 10 1063 29.0 2.8 >han< iLa Asia 1050 25.2 14.1 Venture Con 590 24.0 4.2 DBS.ES.0904 923 21.0 2.3 UOB109 words
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Article113 2009-04-16 8 CLOSE DOWN 2068-198.4 -6.0 JMH GLD 10US$ 8779 -61.6 -0.5 STXPO 100 1264 -36.0 -2.8 S I A 1088 -16.0 -1.4 HKLand 245 -10.5 -2.8 SIA 200 1090 -10.0 -0.9 SembMar 213 -10.0 -4.5 HG Metal W*****0 -6.5 -68.4 OUE 1026 -6.0 -0.6 SPAusnet 100 -6.0 -5.7 BY PERCENTAGE113 words
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Article85 2009-04-16 8 Apr 15 %CHNG CLOSE FR AprH YR SSLOW R2009 S$ HIGH USS 1.5012 0.02 1.5579 1.4308 Euro 1.9894 0.25 2.0732 1.9150 Pounds 2.2429 -0.50 2.2712 2.0356 AS 1.0818 0.90 1.1100 0.9453 Yen* 1.5168 -0.73 1.7278 1.4831 Rupiah* 0.***** -0.21 0.***** 0.***** Baht* 4.2395 -0.09 4.3390 4.104085 words
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Article, Illustration263 2009-04-16 9 NISHA RAMCHANDANI - NISHA RAMCHANDANI Third warehouse brings cost savings, expands newsprint storage capacity By SINGAPORE Press Holdings (SPH) expects to enjoy significant savings from its new $5.5 million eco-friend-ly warehouse. "At a time when companies are cutting back on investments, SPH is positioning itselfSAMUEL HE/THE STRAITS TIMES - 263 words
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255 2009-04-16 9 MICHELLE YEO - MICHELLE YEO By I YONGNAM Holdings which sees Singapore, the Middle East and India as its three strategic driving forces has bagged three new contracts totalling about $40.4 million for the Dubai Metro. This adds to the group's portfolio of several other contracts255 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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69 2009-04-16 9 SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) said yesterday that it filled 62.6 per cent of the space available on its planes for passengers and cargo in March, compared with February's 62.1 per cent and 69.9 per cent a year ago. Passenger load for March69 words
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113 2009-04-16 9 CHINA Aviation Oil (Singapore) Corp Ltd said that the company has signed a deal with China's CNOOC to export jet fuel from the new Huizhou refinery. The 240,000 barrels per day (bpd) plant in southern Guangdong province was launched late last113 words
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106 2009-04-16 9 JAPAN Land said yesterday that the outcome of the lawsuit between its chairman Tetsuo Yamashita and tycoon Oei Hong Leong will not affect its business as it is a private matter between both parties. Mr Oei is suing Mr Yamashita in Singapore106 words
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67 2009-04-16 9 ARTIVISION Technologies Ltd said that chief executive Leong Kwek Choon yesterday gave notice of his intention to resign from his post due to health reasons. His last day as CEO will be on Sept 15, but he will remain as an executive67 words
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447 2009-04-16 10 CHEN HUIFEN - CHEN HUIFEN 1,415 loans worth $764.1 m given the nod in March, pushing total loan amount past $1b By THE number of govern-ment-backed loans approved last month hit a record high with 1,415 loans worth $764.1 million getting the nod from participating financial institutions.447 words
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Article346 2009-04-16 10 JOYCE HOOI - JOYCE HOOI By ACCOUNTANTS in Singapore are fast becoming the beneficiaries of a business environment fraught with uncertainty and fear. According to a survey completed in January by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and the BPRI group, 79 per cent of local respondents expect346 words
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Article, Illustration401 2009-04-16 10 TEH SHI NING - TEH SHI NING By SINGAPORE'S retail sales improved in February after January's 11.8 per cent drop. But they still fell for a fifth straight month, easing 5.7 per cent year on year to $2.4 billion, the latest Statistics Department dataFILE PHOTO - 401 words
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456 2009-04-16 10 JOYCE HOOI - JOYCE HOOI By SINGAPOREANS have long been suspected to be a dissatisfied bunch and now there are numbers to add to that view. In Robert Half's latest survey of finance professionals, Singapore ranks second-lowest worldwide for job satisfaction, with only 53 per cent of456 words
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305 2009-04-16 10 SMEs in the offshore and marine sector are being encouraged by Spring Singapore to develop new markets abroad. Addressing a seminar yesterday organised by the Association of Singapore Marine Industries (ASMI), Spring deputy chief executive Ted Tan said: "The economic crisis has305 words
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201 2009-04-16 10 THE recession presents a "unique opportunity" for those looking to start a business, Minister of State for Trade and Industry and Manpower Lee Vi Shyan said yesterday. "In slow times like these, costs are lower, manpower more available and rental space more readily201 words
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Article, Illustration841 2009-04-16 11 ASEAN-JAPAN FTA CHUANG PECK MING looks at how the free trade pact can help Singapore-based firms to remain competitive, especially in a downturn V HAT can an Asean-Ja-pan Free Trade Agreement do for Singa-pore-based exporters when there is already a Japan-Singapore free trade deal? InREUTERS - 841 words
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Article242 2009-04-16 11 A FREE Trade Agreement (FTA) is a legally binding agreement between two or more countries to reduce or eliminate barriers to trade in, and facilitate the crossborder movement of, goods and services between their territories. FTAs help strengthen the business climate by eliminating or reducing import tariffs, providing242 words
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Article, Illustration120 2009-04-16 11 HOMEGROWN specialty coffee chain operator Ya Kun plans to use the Asean-Japan Free Trade Agreement as a stepping stone into the Japanese market to sell its popular kaya. "We are in the process of tapping the Asean-Japan Comprehensive Economic PartnershipFILE PHOTO - 120 words
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393 2009-04-16 11 A STEP-BY-STEP guide to tariff savings under AJCEP/ JSEPA: 1. Identify the HS classification of your export goods to Japan. 2. Check the applicable tariff rate in Japan without an FTA. Information on Japan's import tariffs are available at www. customs.go.jp/english 3.393 words
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490 2009-04-16 12 Reuters Plan to build up general capital base is speeded up because of financial crisis [MANILA] The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will increase lending to nations in the region by about US$lO billion in the next two to three years in response to the– Reuters - 490 words
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402 2009-04-16 12 Reuters Envoys agree that governments must keep markets open [GENEVA] Envoys to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) agreed on Tuesday that there was no imminent global threat of tit-for-tat protectionist wars with countries slamming down barriers against each other's goods. "The general messageReuters - 402 words
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406 2009-04-16 12 Reuters [UNITED NATIONS] A United Nations summit meeting in June will most likely discuss whether the world should abandon the US dollar as the top reserve currency, a senior UN official said on Tuesday. The president of the UN General Assembly,Reuters - 406 words
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392 2009-04-16 12 LAT-WP Just 13% say they they could live well in retirement [WASHINGTON] The percentage of Americans who believe they have enough money to live comfortably in retirement has plummeted to a record low due to the recession, according to a survey released on■ LAT-WP - 392 words
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Article, Illustration593 2009-04-16 12 -AFP [WASHINGTON] Cutting greenhouse gases by 70 per cent this century would spare the planet the most traumatic effects of climate change, including the massive loss of Arctic sea ice, a study said on Tuesday. Warming in the Arctic would be almost-AFP; AFP - 593 words
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Article, Illustration604 2009-04-16 13 S JAYASANKARAN - S JAYASANKARAN This is due to govt's stimulus package, supportive monetary environment By in Kuala Lumpur IN one of the first public statements on the economy by a senior government official, central bank governor Zeti Akhtar Aziz said yesterday that the MalaysianFILE PHOTO - 604 words
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431 2009-04-16 13 Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesia will sell its first ever global Islamic bond as early as this week, reviving a sale that will test demand in a sukuk market badly hurt by the global financial crisis. After delaying the sale from late lastReuters - 431 words
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414 2009-04-16 13 i PAULINE NG - i PAULINE NG By in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIAN power producer Tenaga Nasional has swung back into the black, posting a RM675 million (*****.4 million) net profit for its second quarter to end-February despite a 7 per cent quarter-on-quar-ter decline in revenue to414 words
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Article, Illustration816 2009-04-16 14 Reuters But economy seen to recover in Q2 as Beijing's stimulus plan kicks in [SHANGHAI] China's listed companies are poised to report their biggest earnings fall in at least 2V2 years, but that could be the beginning of an end for bad– Reuters; AFP - 816 words
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252 2009-04-16 14 Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] Reliance Communications Ltd, India's second-largest mo-bile-phone operator, offered to buy back outstanding notes from its USsl billion in zero coupon convertible bonds due 2012. The Mumbai-based company applied for Indian central bank permission to purchase more than USSSO million of theBloomberg - 252 words
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Article213 2009-04-16 14 Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] Infosys Technologies forecast its first annual drop in dollar sales as customers pare orders during the global recession, sending shares of the Indian computerservices provider to their biggest slump in five years. Revenue in the year ending March 31 will fall 3.1 perBloomberg - 213 words
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237 2009-04-16 14 Reuters [BEIJING] China's foreign exchange reserves, the world's largest stockpile, will continue to grow in a stable fashion, a commerce ministry official said yesterday. Yao Jian, the ministry's spokesman, said the reserves would grow as China continues to draw in foreign investment and– Reuters - 237 words
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140 2009-04-16 14 Reuters [TAIPEI] Taiwan will allow local funds to invest in Chinese futures markets, the latest sign of warming cross-strait ties under a year-old China-friendly administration, a regulatory official said yesterday. Under the new guidelines, Taiwan funds can put up to 10 per centReuters - 140 words
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531 2009-04-16 15 Reuters, AP Sources say eßay could seek substantially more than USs2b for it [SAN FRANCISCO] EBay Inc plans to spin off its Skype unit, acknowledging that the Web telephone service does not fit with the rest of the company, in an indictmentReuters, AP - 531 words
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Article371 2009-04-16 15 JEFF SEGAL - JEFF SEGAL By EBAY has decided to simplify. The company announced on Tuesday that it intends to sell Skype, its Internet calling service, in an initial public offering (IPO) next year. That's good news for its shareholders. Skype never fitted in with eßay's371 words
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564 2009-04-16 15 -AFP Move escalates campaign against former premier [BANGKOK] Thailand revoked the passport of Thaksin Shinawatra yesterday, escalating a campaign against the fugitive former premier and his allies for allege dly inciting deadly anti-government protests. Police said that they were also hunting for the main organisers of-AFP - 564 words
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502 2009-04-16 15 ■IHT It faces sanctions over use of new Web tracking tool [BERLIN] The European Commission on Tuesday threatened Britain with sanctions for allowing an Internet service provider to use a new advertising technology to track the Web movements of customers. The European telecommunications■IHT - 502 words
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Article, Illustration37 2009-04-16 15 REUTERS [WASHINGTON] US President Barack Obama's daughter Malia takes her dog 80, a six-month old male Portuguese water dog, for a walk on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington on April 14REUTERS - 37 words
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331 2009-04-16 15 -Bloomberg [MELBOURNE] Formula One's governing body has upheld a ruling that the Brawn GP cars which won the first two races of the season are legal. The Federation Internationale de rAutomobile (FIA) said yesterday it rejected an appeal by Ferrari, Renault-Bloomberg - 331 words
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238 2009-04-16 15 Reuters [LONDON] Something very strange is happening in the industrial metals complex. Price performance between component metals is becoming increasingly divergent, generating wildly different signals about the state of the global economy. At one end of the spectrum lies copper. This is theReuters - 238 words
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Article, Illustration385 2009-04-16 16 Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] House Democrats are investigating American International Group's role in a campaign to discredit its former chairman and chief executive, Maurice "Hank" Greenberg, in the wake of federal bailouts totalling U*****.5 billion. Edolphus Towns, house oversight and government reform chairman, asked AIG– Bloomberg; AP - 385 words
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436 2009-04-16 16 -NYT [WASHINGTON] A wealthy ÜBS private banking client whose yacht company caters to Russian oligarchs, Kuwaiti royals and other global jet-setters, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to tax fraud, the second American caught in a widening investigation of the Swiss banking giant. The client,-NYT - 436 words
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570 2009-04-16 16 Reuters But US officials fear move may prompt weaker banks to follow suit too soon [WASHINGTON/NEW YORK[ Goldman Sachs Group sold US$5 billion of stock to help fulfil what it called its "duty" to repay a federal bailout, but the governmentReuters - 570 words
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319 2009-04-16 16 Reuters The regulator is looking into Merrill Lynch's USs3.62b of bonus payouts [WASHINGTON] US regulators are reviewing whether Bank of America Corp violated federal securities law by failing to disclose Merrill Lynch Co's plan to pay U553.62 billion of bonuses before the companies merged.Reuters - 319 words
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Article, Illustration110 2009-04-16 16 AP [ENKHUIZEN, The Netherlands] Mannequins are seen at the Zuiderzee Museum here, as a boat enters the harbour. The black silhouettes allude to images of bygone days of the Zuiderzee when women and other family members would wait for their loved ones at sea, a time whenAP - 110 words
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716 2009-04-16 16 ■NYT Other investments that failed to deliver also under scrutiny [NEW YORK] From New York to California, public pension funds staked billions in good times on the highest of Wall Street high-rollers: hedge fund managers and corporate buyout specialists. But for many■NYT - 716 words
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618 2009-04-16 17 Bloomberg Asia-Pac airlines seen making similar decisions as traffic volume sinks rapidly [MELBOURNE] Qantas Airways Ltd, Australia's largest carrier, will cut about 5 per cent of its staff in anticipation of a record loss caused by a drop in busi-ness-class travel.Bloomberg - 618 words
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390 2009-04-16 17 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Singamas Container Holdings Ltd, the world's second-big-gest maker of cargo boxes, said it has received more customers enquiries, indicating that demand may be recovering after it plunged last year. The decline in Shanghai port's container traffic appears to have slowed and SingaporeBloomberg - 390 words
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Article2554 2009-04-16 17 AIRLINE CODES: AA American Airlines (AAL), AF Air France (AFR), A Air India (AIC), AY Finnair Oy (FIN), AZ Alitalia Airlines (AZA), BA British "-vays Public Ltd Co (BAW), BG Biman Bangladesh Airlines (BBC), Bl Royal Brunei Airlines Sdn Bhd (RBA), BO Bouraq Airlines (BOU), BR EVA2,554 words
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269 2009-04-16 17 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd, Hong Kong's largest carrier, will ask staff to take mandatory unpaid leave this year to help save about HK$4OO million (Ss77 million), a company official said. The offer will apply to all Cathay Pacific staff,Bloomberg - 269 words
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Article, Illustration356 2009-04-16 17 VINCENT WEE - VINCENT WEE It opens $20m expanded regional hub in Changi By' TNT yesterday opened its $20 million expanded and re-modelled regional hub at the Changi Cargo Complex, saying that, despite the global slowdown, it has the right solutions for the times. Sounding a confidently356 words
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135 2009-04-16 17 -AP [MOMBASA, Kenya] Somali pirates were back in business on Tuesday, defiantly seizing four more ships with 60 hostages after US sharpshooters rescued an American freighter captain. The freed skipper, Richard Phillips, was set to return to the US yesterday, after reuniting-AP - 135 words
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Miscellaneous414 2009-04-16 17 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Break off and attend to faulty r, —p; —i n; —i n —I 1 it—^H,—^H .<—^H_ —I wiring (4,5) II 9 Coming from galleon with at- I tachment to bill of ex- H__^H__^H__H H__^^ change (7) p° ill II 10 Second present (7) MB HI Hi414 words
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EDITORIAL & OPINION
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537 2009-04-16 18 THE headlines on the Singapore economy yesterday were as bad as they could get: "Government flags 6-9 per cent contraction". If that kind of GDP contraction comes to pass, it will be the worst for the republic in more than four decades. Since537 words
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Article, Illustration1168 2009-04-16 18 STEPHEN S ROACH - STEPHEN S ROACH The current policy that seeks to jump-start demand fails to address root cause of problem By! EBATE rages over the endgame for the Great ReA cession. The broad conI sensus of policy-makers, financial market participants, business leaders and academics concurs thatREUTERS - 1,168 words
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Article, Illustration794 2009-04-16 18 ANTHONY ROWLEY - ANTHONY ROWLEY THE BOTTOM LINE ONE of the casualties of last weekend's cancelled Asean+3 summit in Pattaya was a Japanese plan to secure re-gion-wide agreement on an infrastructure "master plan" for Asia. This was a pity, especially as the political upheaval that disrupted794 words
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Article, Illustration1315 2009-04-16 19 AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY - AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY India's reputation as a place to do business will be coloured by the beleaguered tech company's fate ITH Tech Mahindra winning the bid to acquire a majority stake in beleaguered Satyam Computer Services, the most relieved people involved in the matter wouldAFP - 1,315 words
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Article421 2009-04-16 19 HUGO DIXON - HUGO DIXON By FINANCIAL speculators should brace themselves for tougher regulation. Buried in one of the papers published as part of this month's G-20 summit is a suggestion that their access to credit should be more tightly controlled. That could hit hedge funds, traders working inside banks421 words
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432 2009-04-16 19 Penelope Phoon - Penelope Phoon LETTER TO THE EDITOR WE refer to the article "'Emphasis of matter' alarms sounding regularly" by Joyce Hooi on (BT, April 14). It does not come as a surprise that audit reports for the current reporting season are throwing up some surprises432 words
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Article8831 2009-04-16 20 Transaction date: Apr 15 52-wks Tel |h Low Code Last Sale Vol Cooo) Hi: Day Last Quote Div Gr Yld |h Low Buyer Seller C'vr Net P/E M Cap Sinil Hi! Com| >ari] 8.5 3 3148 8Telecom 11 2.5 5834 A-Sonic 30.5 12 5000 ABRHIdgs 17.5 5.5 19388,831 words
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Article1734 2009-04-16 21 High Low Code Company Sale COOO) High Low Buyer Seller C'vr P/E $mil 20 5 1181 s AAGrp 32 13 8538 t APStrategic 4 05 1501 s Advanced System 14 2 3480 t Adventus 28.5 8.5 3518 s Afor 19 2 1524 t Alantac 19.5 3.5 7814 s1,734 words
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Article359 2009-04-16 21 52-Wk Tel High Low Code Last Sale Vol fooo) Day Ih Low Last Quote Buyer Seller Div GrYld Net MCap C'vr P/E $mil Comi Hi. 108 100 6389 ABFSG Bond ETF 108 unch 982 427 CIMBAsean40 1OOUS$ US529 +4 190 149 DBS STI ETF 100 189 +2 2276359 words
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Article262 2009-04-16 21 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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Article9314 2009-04-16 21 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS AIG Global Investment Corporation (S) Ltd AIGIF Acorns of Asia Balanced Fund!S 1.619/ AIGIF Spore Bond Fund/ A 1.217/ APS Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Alpha Fund!** 0.79/ APS Alpha Fund (USD)!** 0.53/ APS Komaba Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Komaba Global Bond SGD 0.5042/ APS Komaba9,314 words
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362 2009-04-16 22 %dy %yr dy yr dy yr Index Change Change Change Change Change Change ir 14 World Index Preliminary 648.5 -0.1 -4.3 -1.1 -2.0 0.1 -5.8 EAFE Preliminai 621.9 0.7 -4.2 -0.2 -3.7 1.0 -7.4 Euro[ Prelim inan 853.1 1.0 -6.4 -0.2 -4.9 1.0 -8.6 Pacific362 words
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Article122 2009-04-16 22 As at 9am Apr 15 Singapore dollars to one unit rf foreign currency: Currencies Bid Offer s,ust dollar 1.0740 1.1070 .an dollar 1.2280 1.2420 luro 1.9780 2.0010 IZ dollar 0.8670 0.8870 iterlini ind 2.2220 2.2470 JS dollar 1.4920 1.5090 .ocal dollars to 100 units if foreign122 words
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Article151 2009-04-16 22 Apr 15 Xterniqht 1/4 -month 7/16 -months 9/16 l-months 11/16 Overnight mode: 3/16 IS$ Offer 1/8 3/16 5/16 7/16 BJd 1 days I month I months months d months months I I (All 0.42 0.60 1.10 1.35 1.80 2.05 2.25 Offer 0.32 0.50 0.90 1.15 1.60 1.85 2.05151 words
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Article21 2009-04-16 22 Apr 15 STI IIMSCI 223.1 229.0 228.7 "aiwan At 213.8 215.8 214.7 Source: MF Global (S) He. Ltd21 words
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Article20 2009-04-16 22 Apr 15 Bid Offer -month 1.5030 1.5044 1.5029 1.5044 {-months 1.5026 1.5042 >-months 1.5023 1.5041 Source: OCBC20 words
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Article289 2009-04-16 22 Apr 15 EURODOLLAR FUTURES Jun09 Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 98.9500 98.9300 98.7500 98.6550 5439 3001 2967 2288 EUROYEN TIBOR FUTURES Jun09 99.440 99.445 Sep09 Dec09 99.475 99.475 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 DedO Mar11 99.440 99.475 99.445 99.480 99.465 99.430 99.360 99.300 99.255 99.170 50 50 70 50 ***** 4015289 words
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Article179 2009-04-16 22 Apr 15 tUBBER Futures (Closing prices) !SS 3 (US cents/kg) /lonth High Low Close Sett Volume (lots) O/l lots) VlayO9 unO9 lul 09 \ug 09 iep 09 Dct 09 170.5 171.0 171.0 171.0 171.0 170.0 30 37 20 30 745 914 1088 834 940 1136 FSR 20 (US179 words
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Article91 2009-04-16 22 Apr 15 'eriod Issue code Maturity Yesterday's Bid Hi< Day's |h Low I-Month BQ*****W 16.07.09 -Year BY*****V 02.11.09 0.27 0.38 0.18 0.18 0.35 0.35 3OVERNMENT BONDS >eriod Issue Coupon Maturity code rate Close Bid Day's High Low !-Year N*****0E 3.125 i-Year NX*****F 3.625 '-Year N*****0S 2.875 0-Year NYO31OOA91 words
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Article102 2009-04-16 22 Apr 14 (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 Ib bushels) Close Previous High/Low May 09 1036.00 1021.50 1043.50 1015.00 Jul 09 1030.25 1015.75 1037.25 1008.50 AugO9 1006.25 991.00 1010.25 984.00 Sep 09 970.00 954.00 971.50 960.75 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs;Uscent/lb) Close Previous High/Low May 09 36.95 36.06 37.19 35.80 Jul102 words
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Article75 2009-04-16 22 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Apr 14 origin^ t/barrel Close Cham irent blend (1-Mth F) 53.35 1.22 VTI (Near Mth) 49.47 -0.66 )ubai (1-Mth F) 52.27 0.36 "apis blend 55.70 unch i/linas 55.30 0.20 >RODUCT JS$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha Jet Kerosene 49.45 59.95 -1.1! -0.8! US$/barrel )pec Oil Basket Price75 words
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Article447 2009-04-16 22 Apr 15 iuro 'en (on 'eso lam 'ouni Australia 0.876 4.917 0.544 5.577 35.852 78.179 0.711 9.629 2.603 1.245 58.003 34.359 1.082 6.583 0.822 24.309 25.512 0.484 0.720 Canada 1.142 5.616 0.621 6.370 40.948 89.292 0.812 10.998 2.973 1.422 66.248 39.242 1.236 7.518 0.939 27.765 29.138 0.553447 words
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Article149 2009-04-16 22 Apr 15 Zurrencies Bid Offer Bid Offer >$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.0811 1.0828 0.7193 0.7198 Canadian dollar 1.2349 1.2366 0.8216 0.8220 luro 1.9883 1.9906 1.3229 1.3233 IZ dollar 0.8683 0.8698 0.5777 0.5782 Sterlinc 2.2353 2.2375 1.4872 1.4874 IS dollar 1.5030 1.5043 >$IUS$149 words
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Article132 2009-04-16 22 Apr 15 /oz) \pr_ \pr_ Hong Kong .ondon 893.90 888.40 894.90 889.40 Apr 09 Apr 14 878.70 888.15 879.20 889.15 Source: Thomson Reuters CAST BAR (S$) Apr IS Buying Sellini Kilobar "46,477.59" ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (SS) Selling Buying gm jam Ogm !0gm iOgm OOgm oz ozUBS Kinebar™132 words
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Article70 2009-04-16 22 Apr 14 Co iri iiuiii, yy.i (US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 1476.50 1500.25 3 months 1513.00 1535.00 Copper, Grade A (US$/tonne) Cash 3 months 4673.50 4699.00 4529.25 4559.00 Lead (US$/tonne) Cash 3 months 1481.75 1485.00 1397.75 1403.00 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash 3 months *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 Tin (US$/tonne) Cash70 words
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Article, Illustration923 2009-04-16 25 Symantec Internet threat report also shows increased malicious activity in Singapore, reports AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY AROUND 30 per cent of all attacks on Singapore computers and networks last year originated in the US, according to Symantec's latest Internet security report. Singapore rose from 1923 words
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Article303 2009-04-16 25 AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY - AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY By ACCORDING to the Symantec Internet Security Threat Report for the Asia-Pacific, including Japan, (APJ), China was the top country affected by malicious activity within the region during 2008. Some of the highlights of the report include the following: China ranked first303 words
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Article, Illustration578 2009-04-16 25 ONG BOON KIAT - ONG BOON KIAT By CONTACTLESS e-payment, using mobile phones to tap and pay for everyday items and services for instance, is set to get a further leg up with a new government initiative. The Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) yesterday issuedFILE PHOTO - 578 words
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588 2009-04-16 26 Contest now is in applications that can be enabled by a high-speed network, reports WINSTON CHAI INSTEAD of having an adverse impact, the deepening recession may have done the opposite for Cisco Systems, giving its newfound consumer ambition an unexpected boost. While the local588 words
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988 2009-04-16 26 KAREN HO and - KAREN HO and <you say> By JOUKO AHVENAINEN IN 2007, Time magazine coined the term "Meconomy" to describe an economy where consumers are focused on "me, myself and I". Personalisation, customisation and customer centricity are a must to succeed these days, and Facebook with988 words
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Article, Illustration680 2009-04-16 27 Bloomberg Average number of sales per surveyor up for the first time since 2007 [LONDON] The slump in UK house prices eased last month after more than a year of declines lured buyers back into the market, the Royal Institution of CharteredBloomberg; 1 I AP - 680 words
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252 2009-04-16 27 Bloomberg [DUBAI] Abu Dhabi is likely to be the best performing real-estate market in the Middle East and North Africa in the next 12 to 24 months, according to an annual survey by the consulting firm Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. A "balanced"Bloomberg - 252 words
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485 2009-04-16 27 Bloomberg [SYDNEY] Few Australian home borrowers face "negative equity" if property prices fall because tighter lending standards and tax rules encourage households to repay debt faster than in other countries, a central bank official said. "Australian households by and large have more ofBloomberg - 485 words
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Article, Illustration643 2009-04-16 28 KALPANA RASHIWALA - KALPANA RASHIWALA Japanese retail specialist to run hybrid dept store/ shopping centre By MILLENIA Walk mall may soon get the magic it needs to offer the wow factor to shoppers now it has signed Japan's Parco group as a tenant to take643 words
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295 2009-04-16 28 A total of 22 funds closed last quarter, says research firm [SEATTLE] Private equity real estate funds raised US$l3 billion in the first quarter, the smallest amount in five years, as declining asset values deterred investors from committing new capital, Preqin Real Estate295 words
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261 2009-04-16 28 FOR the first time since September last year, the Urban Redevelopment Authority has launched a public tender to sell land. The tender for the 99-year leasehold hotel site at Short Street in the Bras Basah-Bugis district will close on June 10. The261 words
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