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Title Section20 2009-05-01 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES Ssl.oo online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg S|£l A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION COREGNNOI9B4O2B6BE MICA (P) 197/08/2008 Friday, May 1,200920 words
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825 2009-05-01 1 JESSICA YEO; ZEINAB YUSUF - JESSICA YEO ZEINAB YUSUF Ministry of Health sounds orange alert; companies ready to isolate staff, restrict movements By and [SINGAPORE] Corporate Singapore swung into higher gear with business continuity plans as the Ministry of Health (MOH) raised its flu pandemic alert one notch up,825 words
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MARKETS DIGEST
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Article46 2009-05-01 1 lursi lay lange 1COMP 990.74 +23.28 IIKKEI225 8,828.26 +334.49 IANG SENG 15,520.99 +564.04 ;et index 491.69 +8.19 JAKARTA COM P 1,722.76 +78.57 IANILACOMP 2,103.50 +42.45 ;eoulcomp 1,369.36 +30.94 ;henzhen b 365.11 +4.65 IUMBAI IND Closed 12 noon EDT Cham )OW 8,259.48 +73.75 IASDAQ 1,744.10 +32.1646 words
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Article28 2009-05-01 1 Bloomberg SINGAPORE 5.38 MALAYSIA 5.53 HONGKONG 5.00 INDONESIA 16.288 TAIWAN 4.826 JAPAN 1.475 KOREA 9.33 BRITAIN 0.50 US 3.25 CANADA 2.25 SWITZERLAND 0.53 INDIA 12.25 Source:Bloomberg - 28 words
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Article42 2009-05-01 1 IS$ (S$ per US$) 1.474 (US$/S$ per 1.492 2.200 ;URO (US$/S$/E) 1.337 1.971 Foreign currency per US$ S$ 'EN 97.70 66.30 3.555 2.411 IK$ 7.750 5.257 !AHT 35.23 23.90 lUPIAH 10,615 7,200 lENMINBI 6.823 4.628 INDIAN RUPEE 49.88 33.83 1.357 0.92042 words
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590 2009-05-01 1 Bloomberg, AP Obama official says it'll get operating loans and a tie-up with Fiat [WASHINGTON] Chrysler will file for bankruptcy in New York and get as much as US$3.5 billion in operating loans from the US government while it finishes an agreement toBloomberg, AP - 590 words
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Miscellaneous56 2009-05-01 1 if ffSS BANK OF AMERICA f|||< S'PORE STOCKS SIA Qg: f^SJ BOOKS Ken Lewis ousted as April market cap Pilots reach deal c *^w irj I The art of the chairman, stays as CEO f^^ up 12.6% with management l er S T* short story PAGEI2 Jl^ Ju». 1 fcj^56 words
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TOP STORIES
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Article, Illustration269 2009-05-01 2 EMILYN YAP - EMILYN YAP By [SINGAPORE] A rare piece of good news emerged yesterday amid reports of lay-offs in the financial sector Citi Singapore said that it will hire about 200 new graduates this year, adding to the 8,000-plus people that it already employs269 words
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Article, Illustration855 2009-05-01 2 LEE U- WEN - LEE U-WEN SWINE FLU OUTBREAK Red alert may not be far away as globalised Singapore braces for threat By [SINGAPORE] The alert status for the Mexican swine flu in Singapore has been raised one notch from yellow to orange, even though there haveREUTERS - 855 words
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THREE-MINUTE DIGEST
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67 2009-05-01 2 CORPORATE Singapore swung into higher gear with business continuity plans as the Ministry of Health raised its flu pandemic alert one notch up, from yellow to orange. The orange alert indicates that the virus is becoming better adapted to humans but is not yet67 words
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48 2009-05-01 2 CHRYSLER will file for bankruptcy in New York and get as much as US$3.5 billion in operating loans from the US government while it finishes an agreement to align with Italian automaker Fiat, a US administration official said yesterday. FRONT PAGE48 words
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35 2009-05-01 2 SINGAPORE Airlines pilots have agreed to one day's compulsory unpaid leave per month under an interim deal brokered by the Ministry of Manpower. TOP STORIES, PAGE 235 words
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69 2009-05-01 2 SINGAPORE'S calm response to the recession is helping it stand out from other countries, boosting its reputation and drawing in investments and jobs, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong says in his May Day Message. While workers elsewhere are staging angry protests69 words
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41 2009-05-01 2 THE Singapore stock market gained weight in April as "green shoots" emerged in global economic indicators. But analysts say that the near-term outlook hinges on the swine flu outbreak. COMPANY NEWS, PAGE 441 words
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39 2009-05-01 2 COMPANIES in both manufacturing and service sectors are now less pessimistic about business prospects in the coming six months, though sentiment remains negative, government surveys released yesterday showed. SINGAPORE NEWS, PAGE 739 words
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77 2009-05-01 2 FACTORY output in Asian export powerhouses Japan and South Korea picked up in March in another sign that the global slump may be easing, after the Federal Reserve said that the US economic contraction was slowing. A pick-up in consumer spending77 words
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54 2009-05-01 2 CHINA'S economy is perking up but will not be out of the woods until private-sector investment takes up the baton of growth from the government's capital-spending binge. And that, many economists say, is more likely to be a story for 2010 than this year.54 words
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Article56 2009-05-01 2 BANK of America Corp shareholders voted to oust chief executive Kenneth Lewis as chairman of the board on Wednesday after months of mounting criticism of his stewardship of the largest US bank. The bank's board "unanimously" expressed support for Mr Lewis to stay in the56 words
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40 2009-05-01 2 THE integration of Jetstar Australia and Jetstar Asia following the latter's recent shareholder restructuring will result in a stronger pan-Asian low-cost carrier group with the resources to grow aggressively through the Asia-Pacific. AVIATION/SHIPPING, PAGE 1340 words
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549 2009-05-01 2 YEN SREENIVASAN - YEN SREENIVASAN Interim agreement is in line with deal for SIA senior officials By [SINGAPORE] Singapore Airlines pilots have agreed to one day's compulsory unpaid leave per month under an interim deal brokered by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM). The549 words
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307 2009-05-01 2 AP, Reuters LATEST US DATA [WASHINGTON] US consumer spending fell for the first time in three months while income growth slipped for a second straight month, indicating that the economy is still struggling to emerge from the recession. The Commerce Department reported yesterday thatAP, Reuters - 307 words
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587 2009-05-01 3 CHUANG PECK MING - CHUANG PECK MING PM LEE'S MAY DAY MESSAGE But he expects more job losses despite all the measures taken By [SINGAPORE] Singapore's calm response to the recession is helping it stand out from other countries, boosting its reputation and drawing in investments and jobs,587 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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866 2009-05-01 4 TEH SHI NING - TEH SHI NING But broking firms warn that the rally may be running ahead of fundamentals By THE Singapore stock market gained weight in April as "green shoots" emerged in global economic indicators. But analysts say that the near-term outlook hinges on866 words
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580 2009-05-01 4 KALPANA RASHIWALA - KALPANA RASHIWALA Bank facility enables it to refinance debt maturing in July By CDL Hospitality Trusts (CDLHT) has refinanced all of its $297 million existing debt maturing in July this year, after securing a new three-year $350 million bank facility from DBS Bank.580 words
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383 2009-05-01 4 JURONG Technologies Industrial Corp sold its two-storey Tuas factory for $3.53 million at auction on Wednesday. It is expected to lease back the property, at 18 Tuas West Avenue, for three months before moving its operations elsewhere, BT understands. The buyer383 words
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Article178 2009-05-01 4 Notes: Net profit refers to profit attributable to equity holders. Trust Reits: Net profit is income available for distribution and turnover is gross revenue. Exchange rate: US$l =551.520 Rmbl =550.222 nm: not meaningful Q1 results end dei >d March 2009 NET PROFIT TURNOVER CURRENT PREVIOUS CURRENT PREVIOUS178 words
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473 2009-05-01 4 UMA SHANKARI - UMA SHANKARI Contributions from recently acquired properties help push DPU up 25% By CAPITACOMMERCIAL Trust (CCT) said yesterday that its first-quarter distributable income rose 27 per cent to $45.4 million from $35.9 million previously on contributions from recently acquired properties One George473 words
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Article, Illustration410 2009-05-01 4 OH BOON PING - OH BOON PING Soft end-market demand takes toll even though revenue rises q-o-q By VENTURE Corporation yesterday reported a 50.8 per cent plunge in net profit to $27.7 million on a 23 per cent drop in turnover for the three months toFILE PHOTO - 410 words
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Article, Illustration379 2009-05-01 5 TEH SHI NING - TEH SHI NING A final dividend of 2.5 cents a share has been recommended By SINGAPORE Post yesterday reported a 2.5 per cent rise in fourth quarter net profit to $35.3 million, from $34.5 million a year earlier. Revenue fell 2.9 per centFILE PHOTO - 379 words
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333 2009-05-01 5 It had sought authority to issue up to 50% of existing shares THAKRAL Corporation yesterday failed to get shareholders' nod for carte blanche to issue new shares of up to half the number of issued shares. Shareholders voted against a resolution that would have333 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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113 2009-05-01 5 FRASERS Commercial Trust yesterday announced a 52.2 per cent drop in first-quarter distributable income to $5.4 million, from $11.3 million a year ago. Net property income fell 15.5 per cent to $18.7 million, while distribution per unit fell 55 per cent to 0.72113 words
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153 2009-05-01 5 UNITED Food Holdings has posted a 57.3 million yuan (5512.5 million) net loss for the first quarter ended March 31, 2009, against a 16.9 million yuan net profit a year earlier. The result was dragged down by losses on soyabean processing. Group revenue153 words
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69 2009-05-01 5 CHINA-BASED steel company Delong Holdings expects to report a marginal loss for the period ended March 31, 2009, due to volatile demand for steel in China in the first quarter. Further details on the group's financial performance and operations will be available in its69 words
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562 2009-05-01 5 OH BOON PING - OH BOON PING Sharp drop in crude palm oil prices (CPO) caused the plunge By DUE to a sharp drop in crude palm oil (CPO) prices, plantation group Indofood Agri Resources reported a 55 per cent plunge in its Ql net profit562 words
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Article383 2009-05-01 5 OH BOON PING - OH BOON PING By MTQ Corporation has reported a 68 per cent plunge in full-year net profit to $12.1 million, due to a non-recurring gain the previous year. For the 12 months ended March 31, 2009, its revenue went up 6 per cent to $89.87 million,383 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration572 2009-05-01 6 R SIVANITHY - Swine flu takes back seat for now R SIVANITHY STOCKS ST Index gains 3.7 per cent this week after early losses as markets believe threat is manageable given Sars experience IF WALL Street sneezes, the rest of the world catches a cold or maybe flu these days. But Wall Street: Bloomberg - 572 words
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Article91 2009-05-01 6 MAIN Up Down Unch SDQ Up Down Unch TOTAL Up Down Unch Multi Ind 13 0 4 0 0 0 13 0 4 Manufacturing 51 37 62 13 59 45 75 Commerce 25 11 19 31 13 22 )t/Stor/Comms 25 26 Finance 19 19 Construction 11 1591 words
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Article115 2009-05-01 6 TURNOVER ('000) MAIN SDQ TOTAL MAIN VALUE ('000) SDQ TOTAL Multi Ind 37.662 37.662 89.423 89.423 Manufacturing 553.294 32.641 585.935 271.650 2.696 274.346 Commerce 140.088 5.414 145.502 80.019 712 80.732 Tpt/Stor/Comms 179.383 20 179.403 284.962 284.964 Finance 75.281 75.281 465.037 465.037 Construction 41.902 5.263 47.165 5.618 55115 words
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Article114 2009-05-01 6 Stock name Close Cham Stock name Close Cham Capita Land 2.760 4-0.200 Noble Grp 1.300 4-0.030 CapitaMall 1.250 4-0.050 OCBCBk 5.880 4-0.400 CityDev 6.480 4-0.660 Olam 1.770 ComfortDelGro 1.420 4-0.060 S IA 10.700 4-0.400 Cosco Corp 1.020 4-0.055 SGX 6.270 4-0.300 DBS Grp 9.500 4-0.400 SIA114 words
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Article, Illustration914 2009-05-01 6 JOYCE HOOI - JOYCE HOOI China Farm Equipment April 30 close: $0.09 DMG PARTNERS SECURITIES, April 30 NET profit for Ql 2009 decreased by 52.9 per cent y-o-y to 2.2 million yuan (S$481,000). However, Ql 2009 improved compared to Q4 2008's loss of 44 million yuan. This quick recovery came asBloomberg - 914 words
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Article, Illustration496 2009-05-01 6 Reuters CURRENCIES [NEW YORK] The US dollar gained yesterday amid slight safe-haven flows after a government labour report indicated that employment remains weak and that economic recovery was not imminent. Weekly jobless claims decreased in the latest period while continued claims notched a fresh– Reuters; REUTERS - 496 words
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Article57 2009-05-01 6 CLOSE BT OB/OS -276.00+183.0 BT CADI -*****.00+147.0 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -27.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 384.80 +5.73 FTSE ST Small Cap 311.22 +1.79 FTSE ST All Share 457.72+14.86 FTSE ST China Top 176.69 +4.25 FTSE ST China 173.04 +4.46 UOB Catalist 77.37 +1.58 SIMSCI 231.55 +8.5157 words
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Article58 2009-05-01 6 VOLUME Sino-Env 138,834,000 Golden Agri 87,446,000 ChinaZaino 83,079,000 Chart SemiCond 73,738,000 AusGroup 72,305,000 China Honqxinq 71,838,000 Sunmoon 62,005,000 Capita Land 48,966,000 Yanqzijianq 47,149,000 Cosco Corp 44,635,000 VALUE(S) DBS Grp 159,257,530 Capita Land 131,836,250 UOB 11 5,666,320 Sing Tel 112,321,720 OCBC Bk 110,341,510 SGX 71,858,310 CityDev 63,096,195 Wilmar58 words
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Article105 2009-05-01 6 CLOSE UP 7318 542.3 5.3 DBXT Ni 10US$ JMH 2270 218.1 7.0 DBXT MSTaiwan 10US$ 1250 182.7 11.0 DBXT FTVietnam 10US$ 3330 114.9 2.4 Jardine C&C 1428 102.0 7.7 China H 10US$ 1194 70.7 4.2 Cifr 648 66.0 11.3 JSH 1180 58.9 3.5 Cifr ES.0905 622 52.0 9.1 UOB105 words
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Article121 2009-05-01 6 DBXT S&P Short 10US$ BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN 7196-344.8 -3.1 DBS Bk6% NCPS 10 9700-290.0 -2.9 Venture Co 596 -25.0 -4.0 I seta n 298 -20.0 -6.3 M1 147 -8.0 -5.2 STI 2000BNPePW*****0 50 -7.5 -13.0 SGXDBePW*****3A 45 -7.0 -13.5 STI 1900SGAePW*****9 33.5 -7.0 -17.3 landDBePW/***** 26 -6.5 -20.'121 words
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Article84 2009-05-01 6 Where S$ stands Apr 30 %CHNG CLOSE FRApr29 YR2009 S$ LOW S$ HIGH USS 1.4768 0.91 1.5579 1.4308 Euro 1.9680 0.19 2.0732 1.9150 Pounds 2.1972 0.09 2.2712 2.0356 AS 1.0825 -1.33 1.1100 0.9453 Yen* 1.5119 1.76 1.7278 1.4831 Rupiah* 0.***** -1.28 0.***** 0.***** Baht* 4.1871 0.66 4.3390 4.1040 Peso*84 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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Article, Illustration431 2009-05-01 7 r TEH SHINING - r TEH SHINING But sentiment stays negative for business prospects in next 6 months By COMPANIES in both manufacturing and service sectors are now less pessimistic about business prospects in the coming six months, though sentiment remains negative, government surveys released yesterday showed.BLOOMBERG - 431 words
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422 2009-05-01 7 MICHELLE YEO - MICHELLE YEO Prima and Gardenia are among first few scheme participants By SUSTAINABLE manufacturing in Singapore took off yesterday with a pilot project in the food manufacturing sector, bringing together manufacturers, packaging firms, F&B retailers, environmental technologists and waste management outfits. Environment technology firms will422 words
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Article, Illustration432 2009-05-01 7 VICTOR KATHEYAS - VICTOR KATHEYAS Currently there is no renewable energy focused market in any Asian country By SINGAPORE may not be the largest renewable energy market in Asia but it can be the region's renewable energy and carbon credits (RECC) financing hub, says Jotdeep432 words
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306 2009-05-01 7 ZHANG Yl TING - ZHANG Yl TING By COMMUTER satisfaction with Singapore's rail and bus services increased last year, according to the Public Transport Customer Satisfaction Survey 2008. And more people were satisfied with public transport services than in 2007. More than 2,600 regular bus and rail passengers306 words
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253 2009-05-01 7 GENEVIEVE CUA - GENEVIEVE CUA By THE economic downturn and market malaise have dealt a sharp blow to new insurance premiums. Yesterday, the Life Insurance Association (LIA) reported a 77 per cent plunge in single-premium sales in the first quarter to $644 million, compared253 words
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188 2009-05-01 7 By VICTOR KATHEYAS SINGAPORE companies would do well to consider opportunities in Turkey, Singapore Business Federation (SBF) chief executive Teng Theng Dar said yesterday. In particular, they should look at using Turkey's "strategic geographic location, coupled with good trading and business links" to enter the188 words
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257 2009-05-01 7 AN index to measure biodiversity in cities has been named after Singapore in recognition of the island's contribution and leadership in the area. The "Singapore Index on Cities' Biodiversity" or "Singapore Index", for short is intended to help cities evaluate their biodiversity efforts over time.257 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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Article, Illustration814 2009-05-01 8 Reuters Pick-up in consumer spending, record fall in US inventories pushed stocks up [TOKYO] Factory output in Asian export powerhouses Japan and South Korea picked up in March in another sign that the global slump may be easing, after the FederalReuters; BLOOMBERG; Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry AP Graphic - 814 words
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312 2009-05-01 8 Reuters [WELLINGTON] New Zealand's central bank cut interest rates to a record low yesterday and pledged to keep them low for more than a year to fight the country's worst ever recession, scotching talk the easing cycle was near an end. The Reserve■ Reuters - 312 words
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505 2009-05-01 8 NYT Democratic backers say plan would cut deficit by half [WASHINGTON] The House approved a US$3.5 trillion federal budget on Wednesday as Democrats raced to cap President Barack Obama's first 100 days in office by adopting a fiscal blueprint laying out the path for hisNYT - 505 words
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610 2009-05-01 8 Bloomberg, Reuters FOMC keeps March targets of Treasury, housing debt buying [WASHINGTON] Federal Reserve officials left the door open to boosting their emergency programmes to aid financial markets and the US economy even as the worst recession in five decades shows signs ofBloomberg, Reuters - 610 words
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378 2009-05-01 8 -AP [BERLIN] Germany's labour market missed out on a traditional spring recovery in April amid deep economic gloom, and seasonally adjusted unemployment figures rose for the sixth straight month, government figures showed yesterday. The unadjusted jobless rate was unchanged at 8.6-AP - 378 words
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Article, Illustration350 2009-05-01 9 S JAYASANKARAN - S JAYASANKARAN By in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA'S former prime minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, 68, who stepped down in early April, is likely to be offered some key advisory positions, officials close to Prime Minister Najib Razak said yesterday. The officials said that theAFP - 350 words
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Article384 2009-05-01 9 S JAYASANKARAN - S JAYASANKARAN But consensus among private economists was for cuts between 25 and 50 basis points By! in Kuala Lumpur A SECURITIES house based in Singapore has predicted that although Malaysia's central bank, Bank Negara or BNM, elected not to raise rates on Wednesday, it384 words
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Article, Illustration312 2009-05-01 9 RM loans to be used to finance undersea cable from Sarawak [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's biggest power producer, Tenaga Nasional, plans to raise ringgit-denomina-ted loans to finance a US$2 billion submarine transmission line carrying electricity from Sarawak on Borneo to the peninsula, a senior312 words
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666 2009-05-01 9 [PETALING JAVA] There may be some changes in store for the Malaysian equity market as the year-long review of the regulatory framework for listings and fund raising has been completed, according to a report in a Malaysian paper. After some tweaking following a666 words
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262 2009-05-01 9 Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesia's net outflow of capital arising from private sector firms borrowing was less than expected in the first quarter, finance ministry data showed, with lower demand for US dollars reducing pressure on the rupiah. Finance ministry data obtained by ReutersReuters - 262 words
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813 2009-05-01 10 Reuters The catch is that the private sector is sitting on its hands with good reason [BEIJING] China's economy is perking up but will not be out of the woods until private-sector investment takes up the baton of growth from the government's capital-spending binge.Reuters - 813 words
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330 2009-05-01 10 Reuters [BEIJING] China yesterday unveiled new rules governing foreign providers of financial information, demanding that they not furnish domestic clients with information that could destabilise markets or stir up social tension. The rules, which will affect the operations of companiesReuters - 330 words
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Article, Illustration673 2009-05-01 10 -AP, AFP, Bloomberg [MUMBAI] Terrorism was on the top of the agenda as the people of Mumbai voted yesterday in India's month-long elections under the shadow of the deadly attack that rocked the country's financial capital. Yesterday's vote was the third of five-AP, AFP, Bloomberg; AP - 673 words
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Article389 2009-05-01 10 AP Taipei stock index soars 6.7% on hopes of investment flows [TAIPEI] Taiwanese shares surged yesterday after the island's government said it will allow Chinese institutional investors to buy into its stock market. The decision announced on Wednesday is a milestone in Taiwan's rapidly developingAP - 389 words
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ASIA-PACIFIC/WORLD
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755 2009-05-01 11 AFP .Reuters WHO steps up global alert, says pandemic imminent; Mexicans urged to stay home [GENEVA] Governments all over the world braced their populations yesterday for a grim battle with swine flu after the World Health Organisation (WHO) stepped up its global alertAFP; .Reuters - 755 words
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Article, Illustration503 2009-05-01 11 NYT [NEW YORK] Time Warner is inching closer to an untangling of what many consider one of the worst mergers in American corporate history by shedding America Online. Could the company's vast magazine empire under Time Inc, which publishes Sports Illustrated, Time,NYT; AFP FILE PHOTO - 503 words
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479 2009-05-01 11 Reuters It will limit stake to 20%; Q1 earnings down 55% [LONDON] NYSE Euronext cut back its planned investment in a Qatar exchange and unveiled more cost savings as the transatlantic exchange reported a slump in profits amid tough trading conditions. NYSE said netReuters - 479 words
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Article284 2009-05-01 11 wire reports Deaths: 168 in Mexico, eight confirmed as swine flu and rest suspected. One confirmed in US, a 23-month-old boy from Mexico who died in Texas. Sickened: 2,955 suspected and 99 confirmed in Mexico. Confirmed elsewhere: at least 93 in US; 19 in Canada; 13 in Spain;wire reports - 284 words
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Article, Illustration404 2009-05-01 11 AP [SAN FRANCISCO] Yahoo Inc limited co-founder Jerry Yang's 2008 compensation package to his customary US$l salary during his final year as chief executive, a tumultuous reign that unravelled after he rebuffed Microsoft Corp's U5547.5 billion bid to buyAP; BLOOMBERG - 404 words
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352 2009-05-01 11 Reuters [LOS ANGELES] MGM Mirage and Dubai World said on Wednesday they have reached an agreement with lenders on a plan to fully fund their US$B.5 billion City Center joint venture on the Las Vegas Strip. The deal comes after government-ownedReuters - 352 words
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Article, Illustration528 2009-05-01 12 Reuters Ken Lewis stays as CEO but his dominant influence may be waning [CHARLOTTE] Bank of America Corp shareholders voted to oust chief executive Kenneth Lewis as chairman of the board on Wednesday after months of mounting criticism of his stewardship of the largest USReuters - 528 words
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Article, Illustration530 2009-05-01 12 3t343q OBAMA'S FIRST 100 DAYS IN OFFICE [WASHINGTON] President Barack Obama offered cautious hope on the US economy and looked to calm fears about swine flu as he held a major White House news conference on Wednesday to mark his 100 th3t343q; BLOOMBERG - 530 words
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568 2009-05-01 12 NYT Restructuring plans give it big influence in companies' future [DETROIT] In the devastating slump that has forced two of Detroit's car makers to the brink of bankruptcy, the United Automobile Workers union stands to become one of the industry's few winners.NYT - 568 words
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249 2009-05-01 12 Reuters [WASHINGTON] The US Congress on Wednesday approved a non-binding measure that allows lawmakers to seek disclosure of the names of financial institutions that have received emergency loans from the Federal Reserve. The measure also opens the door to a studyReuters - 249 words
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708 2009-05-01 12 Bloomberg Tighter regulations, tax changes may force relocating [LONDON] After helping to move 23 hedge funds to Switzerland from London in the past two years, David Butler describes the flow as a "steady trickle". Now he's bracing for a flood. "Call it theBloomberg - 708 words
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Article, Illustration612 2009-05-01 13 YEN SREENIVASAN - YEN SREENIVASAN Carrier and Aussie counterpart to share resources, tap common strengths By [SINGAPORE] The integration of Jetstar Australia and Jetstar Asia following the latter's recent shareholder restructuring will result in a stronger pan-Asian low-cost carrier group with the resources to grow aggressively through theAFP - 612 words
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503 2009-05-01 13 Rloomberg Many suspend flights as demand drops amid flu [ATLANTA] Delta Air Lines Inc, American Airlines and other US carriers are slashing Mexico fares to as little as US$26O round trip as demand dries up because of the swine flu outbreak. An American– Rloomberg - 503 words
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Article2635 2009-05-01 13 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), BR:2,635 words
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Article, Illustration434 2009-05-01 13 Reuters [SEOUL] Hyundai Heavy Industries, the world's biggest shipbuilder, reported a smaller-than-expected quarterly operating profit due to higher steel prices and losses at its construction equipment business. With the shipping industry undergoing a devastating downturn, Hyundai is being hit by a. – Reuters; BLOOMBERG - 434 words
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356 2009-05-01 13 Rloomberg [WASHINGTON] Boeing Co's delayed 787 Dreamliner has received the Federal Aviation Administration's approval for about 45 per cent of the certification needed to deliver the plane as scheduled next year, the programme's chief engineer said. The company has submitted 60 perRloomberg - 356 words
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Article115 2009-05-01 13 '000 CH Offshore Chuan 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 0.29 0.18 1.02 0 39 0 93115 words
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Article31 2009-05-01 13 '000 nt'G Logistics MISCBhd MISC Foreign Msia Bulk Carrie NCB Holdings Nepline Bhd 0.69 8.50 8.85 2.94 2.68 0.03 0.01 unch 0.35 0.04 -0.01 unch 121 76' 156; 29: 105131 words
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Article12 2009-05-01 13 '00 'recious Ship Regional Cont 12.70 6.90 unch 0.05 6011 93512 words
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Article15 2009-05-01 13 '000 Aboitiz Equity Intl Container Keppel Marine unch 12.75 unch unch 0.50 unch 89115 words
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Article21 2009-05-01 13 Evergreen Marine ...16.50 :irst Steamship 41.80 /Van Hai Lines 15.15 fang Ming Marine...11.70 1.05 2.70 0.95 0.75 2! i: i:21 words
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Article40 2009-05-01 13 '000 Cawasaki Hvy Ind ..210.00 Cawasaki Kisen 369.00 Mitsubishi Hvy 321.00 vlitsui Eng&Sbldg...200.00 vlitsui Osk Lines 561.00 Mippon Express 351.00 MipponYusen 402.00 iource: Thomson Reuters 13.00 2208; 9.00 626; 3.00 1893! 13.00 559! 17.00 216& 11.00 4421 14.00 994!40 words
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Article522 2009-05-01 14 GLOBAL warming is now getting the official attention it deserves, although belatedly. The US, the largest emitter of greenhouse-gas emissions, is working on an ambitious bill to moderate emissions. Clean energy, green jobs, electric and fuel-efficient vehicles, energy-efficient buildings and reduction in energy use are522 words
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Article, Illustration1058 2009-05-01 14 ANTHONY ROWLEY - ANTHONY ROWLEY Income distribution will be crucial in Asia's switch away from an export economic model I HAT about the workers? Few people bother to ask this question now and yet it seems to me to be critical to the great debate in Asia aboutAP - 1,058 words
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Article, Illustration858 2009-05-01 14 CAROLINE BAUM - CAROLINE BAUM Bloomberg THE BOTTOM LINE WHAT would Milton Friedman say? Everywhere you turn, billboards are advertising the failure of capitalism. Not literally, of course, but the equivalent. The view that the current financial crisis is always and everywhere a market failure isBloomberg - 858 words
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Article, Illustration1897 2009-05-01 15 KEIICHIRO KOBAYASHI - KEIICHIRO KOBAYASHI Japan's 1990s experience holds valuable lessons for the US and Europe. The question is. Is the West willing to learn? By BAD debt is the root of the crisis. Fiscal stimulus may help economies for a couple of years but once theBLOOMBERG - 1,897 words
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Article343 2009-05-01 15 MARTIN HUTCHINSON - MARTIN HUTCHINSON By THE advance report of first quarter US GDP was stronger than it looked. It declined overall at a 6.1 per cent annual rate, faster than expected. But consumption turned positive and inventories dropped sharply, while weak government spending which won't be a problem once343 words
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745 2009-05-01 15 EMILY WAX - EMILY WAX WP By IN INDIA, flying footwear is the new hunger strike, overtaking even the trendy Facebook protest as an expression of civil disobedience. In the latest in a string of four shoe-hurling incidents during the month-long elections underwayWP - 745 words
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Article8454 2009-05-01 16 Transaction date: Apr 30 Hi! !-wks Tel Low Code Com| Sale Cooo) Hi: Low Bu] ?er Seller C'vr P/E Smil >an] 8 3 3148 8Telecom 11 2.5 5834 A-Sonic 30.5 12 5000 ABRHIdgs 17 5.5 1938 AEICorp 9.5 1 1100 AEM 23 7 2101 APOil 80.5 26.5 55508,454 words
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Article1683 2009-05-01 17 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 $mil 20 5 1181 s AAGrp 32 13 8538 t APStrategic 2 0.5 t APStrategic R 4 0.5 1501 s Advanced System 11.51,683 words
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Article348 2009-05-01 17 Wk Tel Low Code Last Sale Vol C000) JV Lasi (uote Seller Div C'vr Net P/E Cap >mil _Hm Comi _Hm 108 100 6389 ABFSG Bond ETF 982 427 CIMBAsean40 100US$ 195 149 DBSSTIETF100 2288 1682 DBXT FTChina25 10US$ 3332 3228 DBXT FTVietnam 10US$ 1282 850 DBXT MSTaiwan348 words
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Article255 2009-05-01 17 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 offer255 words
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Article9334 2009-05-01 17 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS I UNIT TRUSTS AIG Global Investment Corporation (S) Ltd AIGIF Acorns of Asia Balanced FundlS 1.605/ AIGIF Spore Bond Fund/A 1.218/ 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 0.5118/9,334 words
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Article131 2009-05-01 18 As at 9am Apr 30 Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Bid Offer Aust dollar 1.0700 1.1020 .an dollar 1.2290 1.2440 Euro 1.9640 1.9860 NZ dollar 0.8340 0.8530 iterlini ind 2.1860 2.211 US dollar 1.4760 1.4920 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign131 words
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Article103 2009-05-01 18 Apr 30 RUBBER Futures (Closing prices) RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Month High Low Close Sett Volume (lots) 0/1 lots) May 09 162.0 JunO9 Jul 09 Aug 09 Sep 09 164.0 Oct 09 162.0 164.0 163.0 163.5 163.0 163.0 163.5 163.5 3 20 588 907 948 812 950 1038103 words
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Article98 2009-05-01 18 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 Ib bushels) Close Previous High/Low May 09 1034.00 989.50 1034.75 986.00 Jul 09 1025.00 983.00 1026.50 978.75 AugO9 1002.25 964.50 1002.50 961.25 SepO9 965.00 931.00 966.25 935.50 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs;Uscent/lb) Close Previous High/Low May 09 35.43 34.90 35.69 34.78 Jul 09 35.7398 words
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Article77 2009-05-01 18 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Apr 29 CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Cham Brent blend (1-Mth F) 50.83 1.49 WTI (Near Mth) 51.12 1.80 Dubai (1-Mth F) 49.70 1.67 Tapis blend 53.95 1.65 Minas 52.05 1.65 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha Jet Kerosene 44.77 57.45 -0.18 0.75 US$/barrel Opec Oil77 words
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Article462 2009-05-01 18 Apr 30 AS Rmb Euro HKS IndRsRu Yen Won RM NZS Pak Rs Peso i« Rand Sfr NTS Baht Pound us: lustralia 0.876 5.029 0.551 5.712 36.762 78.233 0.720 9.456 2.620 1.283 59.314 35.604 1.087 6.213 0.834 24.424 25.965 0.494 0.737 Canada 1.142 5.744 0.630 6.524 41.988462 words
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Article158 2009-05-01 18 Apr 30 Against SS Currencies Bid Offer Against US$ Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.0859 1.0873 0.7369 0.7371 Canadian dollar 1.2402 1.2420 0.8416 0.8420 Euro 1.9702 1.9724 1.3370 1.3371 NZ dollar 0.8464 0.8480 0.5744 0.5749 Sterling md 2.1983 2.2013 1.4918 1.492:158 words
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Article142 2009-05-01 18 Apr 30 (US! f/oz) Apr 30 Apr 29 Hong Kong London 897.40 894.10 898.40 895.10 Apr 29 Apr 28 897.50 889.50 898.50 890.70 Source: Thomson Reuters CAST BAR (S$) Apr 30 Buying Sellini Kilobar "46,077.41" ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (S$) Selling Buying 1gm 5gm 10gm 20gm 50gm 100gm142 words
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Article61 2009-05-01 18 ,luminium, 99.7% urity (US$/tonne) Close Previous :ash 1421.75 months 1457.50 1400.25 1436.00 Copper, Grade A (US$/tonne) :ash months 4371.50 4370.00 4183.00 4185.00 .ead (US$/tonne) :ash months 1326.50 1329.00 1290.00 1292.00 lickel (US$/tonne) :ash months *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 'in (US$/tonne) :ash *****.00 *****.00 months *****.00 *****.00 inc, Special61 words
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Article1011 2009-05-01 21 It's that je ne sais quoi that sets an excellent wine apart, even if it's perceived in only one bottle of a vintage, says N K YONG VERY once in a while, one comes across a bottle which stops you dead in your tracks1,011 words
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Article, Illustration604 2009-05-01 21 CHRISTOPHER LIM - CHRISTOPHER LIM By THE inaugural Beerfest Asia got off to a wobbly start on Wednesday as muddled logistics, a shortage of coupons and sweltering humidity left early festival goers nonplussed. Unlike last year's Singapore Beer Festival an unrelated event there was no air-conditioning604 words
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Article, Illustration986 2009-05-01 21 MELISSA LWEE - MELISSA LWEE By AS the quest for quality dining becomes more pervasive in Singapore, the aperitifs and digestifs are starting to make a comeback as a cool way to start and end an evening. An aperitif, from the Latin word aperire which means "to open"986 words
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Miscellaneous289 2009-05-01 21 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Serious actress in great need 1 r T of new parts (11) MM M mm mm h 9 Polish is taught at this school ___BB__BB__BB__|HL_^B__B 12 Begin an unusual run as top of the bill (4,4) 13 Clear the account and leave [13| 1 5 Periodical289 words
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Article391 2009-05-01 22 PARVATHI NAYAR reviews recent and upcoming anthologies of short stories by literary giants and newcomers to the scene THE art of the short story took a bow in early March when Tobias Wolff won The Story Prize an annual book award established in 2004391 words
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Article, Illustration410 2009-05-01 22 Arthur Miller - Arthur Miller Presence By Penguin Books Pages: 164 Price: $25.50 (w/o GST) Rating: BARTHUR Miller (1915-2005) is famous as the playwright of such masterpieces as Death of A Salesman; less known are his contributions as a short story writer. Presence is a posthumous collection410 words
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Article, Illustration462 2009-05-01 22 Daniyal Mueenuddin - Daniyal Mueenuddin In Other Rooms, Other Wonders By Bloomsbury Pages: 237 Price: $32.95 Rating: B IN Other Rooms, Other Wonders marks the assured literary debut of Pakistani-American writer Daniyal Mueenuddin, who offers vivid insights into Pakistan's multi-layered society from the very rich to the abjectly462 words
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Article, Illustration439 2009-05-01 22 Jay Mclnerney - Jay Mclnerney The Last Bachelor By Bloomsbury Pages: 216 Price: $32.95 Rating: BJAY Mclnerney created a high-profile and very successful writing career out of chronicling what life was like, if you were young, rich and ambitious in New York in the heady 1980s. As he famously439 words
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Article, Illustration355 2009-05-01 22 Kazuo Ishiguro - Kazuo Ishiguro Nocturnes Five Stories of Music and Nightfall By Faber and Faber Pages: 221 Parice: $41.50 Rating: B+ THE five stories that make up Kazuo Ishiguro's Nocturnes have both nightfall and music as leitmotifs. The elegiac quintet looks at the human condition as355 words
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Miscellaneous723 2009-05-01 25 production, which will (World Wide Fund for Nature) tour 30 countries on features the panda on its logo," three continents in explains Mr Kawasaki. Animal LsV 2009. souvenirs and memorabilia from j^m around the globe in the museum's 'Romeo and Juliet' will collection also accompany Kings and W be performed723 words
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Article, Illustration834 2009-05-01 26 CHEAH UI- HOON - CHEAH UI-HOON THEATRE DELVE into the thoughts of a white-collared executive in his or her daily grind; get sucked into the politics of five sisters who prepare a feast of crabs and set up a poetry club; explore the world of dream and sleep; and834 words
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Article, Illustration456 2009-05-01 26 CHRISTOPHER LIM - CHRISTOPHER LIM MUSIC THE Arts Festival is the ideal platform for local musicians to experiment with ideas that wouldn't suit their regular projects, and see how far they can take their art when shorn of commercial constraints. For example, previous Festival Commission pieces have456 words
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Article, Illustration415 2009-05-01 26 UMA SHANKARI - UMA SHANKARI DANCE FOUR years after it was introduced as part of the Singapore Arts Festival, Forward Moves a platform to showcase budding local choreographers seems to be achieving its goals. Back in 2006, Forward Moves featured the talent of little-known choregrapher Kuik Swee Boon, then415 words
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Article, Illustration812 2009-05-01 23 EMILYN ANG - EMILYN ANG Landscapes are synonymous with beauty in art. Are Western style abstracts inspired by Chinese calligraphy enough to reverse the declining fortunes of landscape art in our era? Two artists, Wyn-Lyn Tan and Thomas Yeo, explore the possibilities. By THE first blush of dawn.812 words
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Article, Illustration563 2009-05-01 23 CCORDING to the A English critic, John Ruskin, when love and skill work together, you can pretty much expect a masterpiece. "If it is the love of that which your work represents if, being a landscape painter, it is love of hills and trees that moves you563 words
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Article, Illustration841 2009-05-01 23 CLARISSA TAN - CLARISSA TAN By SLIDING stock markets, gloomy economic forecasts, possible pandemics it really is time to bring on the sun. Vivid, colourful and exuberant, an exhibition of Latin American contemporary art may be just what the doctor ordered to brighten our841 words
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Article, Illustration633 2009-05-01 24 X-Men Origins mostly deals with how Logan becomes the best slicer and dicer this side of a Magimix blender, says GEOFFREY EU A CENTURY is barely the blink of an eye in Wolverine years, so it's hardly surprising that in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, James Logan633 words
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Article, Illustration497 2009-05-01 24 AMANDA DE GUZMAN - AMANDA DE GUZMAN By COULD it be? A Hollywood film that both humanises terrorists and earnestly explores the motives? Alas, it was not meant to be: Traitor hints at such a feat, but proves to be half-hearted in its progressive notions. Battle of Algiers (1966)497 words
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412 2009-05-01 24 GEOFFREY EU - GEOFFREY EU By THE apocalypse may well be upon us but not in the way the filmmakers behind Horsemen intended. From the shamefully contrived opening scene depicting the discovery of a platter of recently-extrac-ted human teeth, through the shambolic plot to the appallingly412 words
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Article, Illustration517 2009-05-01 24 AMANDA DE GUZMAN - AMANDA DE GUZMAN By FIRST-TIME feature film directors and screenwriters Chai Yee Wei and Ho Tzu Nyen may both be headed to the Cannes Film Festival, but that is where their similarities end. You could say they are on opposite sides of the517 words
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Article, Illustration406 2009-05-01 24 AMANDA DE GUZMAN - AMANDA DE GUZMAN By BESIDES critically acclaimed films from each member state of the European Union, the 19th EU Film Festival (EUFF) will feature seven films from seven directors at the School of Art, Design Media at Nanyang Technological University (NTU). "To nurture the talent406 words
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Article, Illustration744 2009-05-01 25 CD REVIEW Shuehli-Ong's new Xenovibes album shows that Singapore has more to export than just mainstream pop artists, says CHRISTOPHER LIM XV 111 King Paths Xenovibes Electric Muse/Fingerfoot Music Productions Rating: A This Is The One Utada Island Rating: B Gentle Love Norihiko Hibino744 words
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Article, Illustration426 2009-05-01 25 CHEW XIANG - CHEW XIANG Ophelie Gaillard CIC Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Michael Costeau Esplanade Concert Hall April 29, Bpm By THE cello, because of its range and timbre, is said to be the closest to the human voice. From that insight has been born an industry of transcriptions for the426 words
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Article, Illustration521 2009-05-01 25 CHRISTOPHER LIM - CHRISTOPHER LIM By FALLOUTS tied with Fable II for our pick of last year's best action role-playing game (RPG), but the former title has remained very much current with a pair of downloadable expansion modules for the Xbox 360 version of the game, which521 words
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Miscellaneous9 2009-05-01 26 ARTS Latin American art that lifts spirits PAGE 239 words
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