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Title Section23 2009-05-05 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES Ssl.oo online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg S|Sl A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION CO REGN NO *****2868E MICA (P) 197/08/2008 Tuesday, May 5,200923 words
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Article, Illustration836 2009-05-05 1 OH BOON PING - OH BOON PING Buoyant Asian investors bet big on green shoots as caution takes a backseat [SINGAPORE] Asian stocks surged to a seven-month high yesterday, powered by last Friday's US market rally and the growing confidence that the global economy is recovering faster836 words
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MARKETS DIGEST
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Article46 2009-05-05 1 lorn lay lange 1COMP 1,009.36 +18.62 IIKKEI225 Closed IANG SENG 16,381.05 +860.06 ;et index 506.26 +14.57 JAKARTA COM P 1,788.15 +58.57 IANILACOMP 2,137.62 +34.12 ;eoulcomp 1,397.92 +28.56 ;henzhen b 376.36 +11.25 IUMBAI IND 12,134.75 +731.5 12 noon EDT Change )OW 8,378.87 +166.46 IASDAQ 1,746.66 +27.4646 words
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Article29 2009-05-05 1 SINGAPORE 5.38 MALAYSIA 5.53 HONG KONG 5.00 INDONESIA 16.359 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: BloombergBloomberg - 29 words
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Article45 2009-05-05 1 IS$ (S$ per US$) 1.477 (US$/S$ per 1.494 2.207 ;URO (US$/S$/E) 1.331 1.966 Foreign currency per US$ S$ 'EN 99.50 67.40 3.527 2.388 IK$ 7.750 5.247 !AHT 35.21 23.84 lUPIAH 10,505 7,112 lENMINBI 6.821 4.618 INDIAN RUPEE 49.64 33.61 1.359 0.920 IZ$ 1.740 1.17845 words
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633 2009-05-05 1 TEH SHI NING - TEH SHI NING Independent directors go public after disagreement with management [SINGAPORE] A stolen truck carrying accounting records. A mysterious power failure. Missing disk drives. All these were made public by three independent directors (IDs) of China Sun Bio-Chem, who felt633 words
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Miscellaneous56 2009-05-05 1 *_j i JAIME EE FLU OUTBREAK EUROPEAN jfk PROPERTY -lO^^^- ON AWARE Confirmed cases cross AUTO EMPIRE Tfcf^% Office rents in Asia I ykm.&^mZ'wi Just what was all that 1,000 worldwide Fiat seeks financial Jk^i "Jm slump 7.9% in Ql PL big fuss about? page 2 page 2 support page56 words
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TOP STORIES
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760 2009-05-05 2 JAIME EE - JAIME EE THE AWARE SAGA Whatever people hated about the ousted new guard, its stand on women's rights was still the same as Aware's: pro-women FINALLY, it's over. I would say, "Thank God", but then I wouldn't want to be accused of,760 words
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THREE-MINUTE DIGEST
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53 2009-05-05 2 ASIAN stocks surged to a seven-month high yesterday, powered by last Friday's US market rally and the growing confidence that the global economy is recovering faster than expected. The Straits Times Index soared 108 points to 2,028.71, gaining 5.65 per cent by the53 words
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51 2009-05-05 2 A STOLEN truck carrying accounting records. A mysterious power failure. Missing disk drives. All these were made public by three independent directors of China Sun Bio-Chem, who felt these incidents would "severely limit" an independent review of the company's finances. FRONT51 words
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42 2009-05-05 2 HOME Quarantine Orders to combat swine flu came into effect in Singapore yesterday, as the World Health Organization said that the number of confirmed cases worldwide stood at 1,003 from 20 countries. TOP STORIES, PAGE 242 words
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83 2009-05-05 2 THE head of Italy's Fiat has outlined an "interesting" plan to create Europe's biggest carmaker but will need five to seven billion euros (Ss9.B billion to 5513.8 billion) in financial support from governments, Germany's economy minister said. Sergio Marchionne met senior83 words
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62 2009-05-05 2 KINGBOARD Copper Foil said yesterday that it has received an offer from its parent firm to take it private. Parent company Kingboard Laminates, which owns 64 per cent of the copper foil maker, wants to buy the rest of the company through a62 words
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62 2009-05-05 2 THE China buyer who failed to make outstanding payment to MCL Land for 20 units at The Fernhill when the project received its Temporary Occupation Permit recently has sealed a deal to sell 19 of the units. BT understands the price was about62 words
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53 2009-05-05 2 BUSINESS confidence among Singapore's small and medium enterprises has improved, according to a study by business-to-business research firm Kadence Asia-Pacific. The study found that although businesses expect economic conditions to remain poor, they are more positive now than they were six months ago. SINGAPORE53 words
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Article, Illustration697 2009-05-05 2 AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY - AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY Home Quarantine Order comes into effect in Singapore; 3 orders issued [SINGAPORE] Home Quarantine Orders (HQOs) to combat the HINI flu came into effect here yesterday, as the World Health Organization (WHO) said that the number of confirmed cases worldwide stoodREUTERS - 697 words
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443 2009-05-05 2 SIOW LI SEN - SIOW LI SEN [SINGAPORE] While Islamic finance continues to develop, it has been hit by a liquidity crunch. The sector is grappling with the plunge in oil revenues and the impact on many of the Middle East countries. The slump in property prices is another443 words
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Article67 2009-05-05 2 [SINGAPORE] Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong was admitted to Singapore General Hospital yesterday for chicken pox. As chicken pox is caused by the varicella zoster virus, which is transmitted by the airborne route, SM Goh's doctors decided to admit him to an isolation ward.67 words
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Article, Illustration690 2009-05-05 3 Reuters The Italian carmaker needs up to 7b euros in aid from govts: Germany [BERLIN] The head of Italy's Fiat has outlined an "interesting" plan to create Europe's biggest carmaker but will need five to seven billion euros (Ss9.B billion to– Reuters; BLOOMBERG - 690 words
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429 2009-05-05 3 AP, Reuters LATEST US DATA Construction spending up for first time in six months [WASHINGTON] There was another ray of hope yesterday for the distressed housing market: the National Association of Realtors said the volume of signed contracts to buy previously occupied homesAP, Reuters - 429 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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429 2009-05-05 4 JAMIE LEE - JAMIE LEE Deal to involve either cash offer, share swap or a mix of the two KINGBOARD Copper Foil said yesterday that it has received an offer from its parent firm to take it private. Parent company Kingboard Laminates, which owns 64 per429 words
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Article, Illustration738 2009-05-05 4 CONRAD TAN - CONRAD TAN Spore-based bank keen to establish presence there: CEO SINGAPORE'S Islamic Bank of Asia (IB Asia) is "very excited" by the news that Malaysia is opening up its banking sector further to foreign players and will consider takingFILE PHOTO - 738 words
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472 2009-05-05 4 Reuters SINGAPORE'S three banks could post sharp declines in quarterly profits this week as bad debt charges soar, and investors will be keen to see how much market share they are gaining from battered foreign players in Asia. Malaysian banks are also likely– Reuters - 472 words
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571 2009-05-05 4 OH BOON PING - OH BOON PING HOW the mighty have fallen. Last week, Singapore's largest electronics maker Venture Corporation continued to report plunging profits this time by as much as 50 per cent to $27.7 million for the first quarter of 2009, while571 words
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Article, Illustration568 2009-05-05 5 KALPANA RASHIWALA - KALPANA RASHIWALA Price said to be about $1,180 psf, which puts it below the purchase price By THE China buyer who failed to make outstanding payment to MCL Land for 20 units at The Fernhill when the project received its Temporary Occupation PermitYEN MENG JIIN - 568 words
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Article110 2009-05-05 5 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: 1 yuan 550.222 nm-not meaningful Q1 results ended March 2009 NET PROFIT TURNOVER CURRENT I PREVIOUS CHNG CURRENT PREVIOUS (S|m) (SJm)110 words
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452 2009-05-05 5 JAMIE LEE - JAMIE LEE THE chief financial officer and another director of former over-the-counter quoted firm Alphomega Research Group have been ordered by the High Court to buy the shares of the company's former chief executive. The court ruled that former CEO452 words
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291 2009-05-05 5 OH BOON PING - OH BOON PING Popularity driven by investors' shrinking risk appetite INVESTING in managed accounts appears to be getting more popular, as investors' risk appetite continues to shrink, says French bank Societe Generale. According to SocGen director Antoine Broquereau, there is growing interest from291 words
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365 2009-05-05 5 THE beginning of the second half of the reporting season has kicked off with a by-now familiar flurry of profit warnings from listed firms, with several expecting losses. The profit cautions yesterday came mostly from consumer-related businesses, including furniture and textiles. Furniture player Koda Holdings365 words
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211 2009-05-05 5 CNA Group Ltd yesterday claimed that certain ranges of its air purification products can be used to combat the fast-spreading HINI flu that is threatening people across the globe. Leveraging on ultraviolet (UV) technology, the company said that its hospital-grade germicidal UVC211 words
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381 2009-05-05 7 AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY - AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY TOP for the $175 m project is expected in the first quarter of 2010 ASCENDAS Real Estate Investment Trust (A-Reit) has signed a deal with Singapore Telecommunications (Sing Tel) to develop a hightech industrial building at Kirn Chuan Road381 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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129 2009-05-05 7 WILMAR International has announced the acquisition of a 25 per cent interest in Water Enterprises (BVI Associated Company). The stake was bought from Tibet Water Resources for 175 million yuan (Ss3B million). Upon fulfilment of certain conditions, Wilmar has a put option and a129 words
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128 2009-05-05 7 COSCO Corp Singapore, the vessel building unit of China's biggest shipping company, has won an order from Mitsui Ocean Development and Engineering Co to convert an oil tanker into a floating production and storage vessel. The vessel will be delivered to the Japanese company128 words
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Article, Illustration298 2009-05-05 7 MICHELLE YEO - MICHELLE YEO TECHNICS Oil and Gas has announced strong results for its first-half FY2009 ended March 31. The company, which integrates compression systems and process modules for the global offshore oil and gas sector, lifted revenue 47 per cent from $38.6 millionFILE PHOTO - 298 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration571 2009-05-05 6 YEN SREENIVASAN - YEN SREENIVASAN STOCKS The STI leaps past 2,000-point mark as regional stocks surge to their highest levels in over six months IF THIS is a dead-cat bounce, it surely must rank among the most impressive trampoline acts by any lifeless feline. At least that wasBloomberg - 571 words
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Article94 2009-05-05 6 Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch lulti Ind 15 0 2 0 0 0 15 0 2 lanufacturing 106 18 42 14 113 24 56 Commerce 41 16 44 20 'pt/Stor/Comms 28 10 28 10 :inance 20 20 Construction 17 17 'roperties 36 3694 words
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Article105 2009-05-05 6 MAIN SDQ TOTAL MAIN SDQ TOTAL lulti Ind 42,277 42,277 138,185 138,185 lanufacturing 722,127 39,697 761,824 409,740 2,018 411,758 lommerce 291,212 58,891 350,103 138,696 8,911 147,607 'pt/Stor/Comms 228,113 25 228,138 325,137 325,138 :i nance 94,411 94,411 641,180 641,180 lonstruction 108,824 15,400 124,224 18,225 158 18,383 'roperties 169,704105 words
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Article104 2009-05-05 6 lapitaLand 2.970 +0.210 Noble Grp 1.440 +0.140 lapitaMall 1.290 +0.040 OCBCBk 6.470 +0.590 jtyDev 7.300 +0.820 Olam 2.000 +0.230 lomfortDelGrc 1.370 -0.050 S IA 11.200 +0.500 losco Corp 1.100 +0.080 SGX 7.000 +0.730 IBS Grp 10.500 1.000 SIAEngg 2.050 +0.080 :&N 2.950 +0.330 SMP.T 1.530 -0.020104 words
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Article314 2009-05-05 6 JAMIE LEE - JAMIE LEE Capita Commercial Trust (CCT) May 4 close: $0.915 DBS VICKERS SECURITIES, May 4 CCT's distribution income of $45.4 million (27 per cent y-o-y) translated to a DPU (distribution per unit) of 3.24 cents and came in slightly ahead of market and our estimates. Occupancy remained at314 words
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Article, Illustration248 2009-05-05 6 KEN TAI - KEN TAI CHART POINT THE local bourse reversed from a mild correction last week and ended yesterday's session with an impressive 234-point gain. With the index at 2,029, this is the second-best April performance in 45 years. The hot money flows has led toBloomberg - 248 words
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Article, Illustration499 2009-05-05 6 Reuters CURRENCIES [NEW YORK] The US doUar edged up against the euro and yen yesterday as investors took refuge in the currency ahead of a bevy of central bank meetings this week and concerns that some of the largest US banks may need yet– Reuters; REUTERS - 499 words
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Article53 2009-05-05 6 CLOSE IT OB/OS 16.00+292.C IT CADI -*****.00 +278. IT 10-day MA -*****.00 +1.0' TSE ST Mid Cap 405.38+20.5: TSE ST Small Cap 327.54+16.3, TSE ST All Share 483.29+25.5 TSE ST China Top 187.01 +10.3, TSE ST China 182.88 +9.8. IOB Catalist 78.99 +1.6 iMSCI 246.28+ 14.7! iMSCI53 words
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Article59 2009-05-05 6 VOLUME Golden Agri 233,108,000 PSCCorp 135,983,000 Global Voice 135,627,000 China Hongxing 128,137,000 Chart SemiCond 77,115,000 Yangzijiang 61,491,000 Genting SP 61,013,000 Oceanus 57,846,000 AusGroup 54,599,000 Cosco Corp 53,226,000 VALUE(S) DBS Grp 219,179,090 OCBC Bk 149,101,808 UOB 134,462,550 SGX 128,638,895 Capita Land 117,910,750 Sing Tel 111,517,958 Wilmar 99,655,940 Keppel59 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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424 2009-05-05 8 MICHELLE YEO - MICHELLE YEO Companies more optimistic about prospects in April than last Oct: survey BUSINESS confidence among Singapore's small and medium enterprises (SMEs) has improved, according to a study by busi-ness-to-business research firm Kadence Asia-Pacific. The study found that although businesses expect economic conditions to remain424 words
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476 2009-05-05 8 RONNIE LIM - RONNIE LIM China demand hits 90% of what it was before downturn THANKS largely to a recovery in demand in China, Singapore's petrochemical plants returned to near full operating capacity in the first quarter and Q2 promises to be even better. "From a 20-30476 words
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193 2009-05-05 8 THE wealth management arm of ÜBS AG yesterday appointed Carlo A Grigioni as head of key clients in Asia Pacific. Mr Grigioni is currently vice-chairman (wealth management and Swiss bank) and has been in Singapore since 2007. With the newly created193 words
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Article, Illustration321 2009-05-05 8 VICTOR KATHEYAS - VICTOR KATHEYAS In downturn, people may not spend as they used to BRANDS need to communicate an even greater sense of value to people in these uncertain times, says Simon Bolton, chief executive officer of Lon-don-based branding consultancy The Brand Union. While conceding321 words
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SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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73 2009-05-05 8 SINGAPORE Civil Defence Force (SCDF) Commissioner James Tan Chan Seng will retire on May 20 after 42 years with the Singapore Armed Forces and SCDF. Deputy Commissioner Peter Benedict Lim Sin Pang will be appointed commissioner on that date. Mr Tan has been at SCDF's73 words
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56 2009-05-05 8 THE Urban Redevelopment Authority has awarded the tender for a heavy vehicle parking site at Kaki Bukit Road 2 to WTS Development. The company submitted the highest bid of $3.2 million for the 9,126 square metre site. The tender was launched on March56 words
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Article, Illustration1168 2009-05-05 9 MAXIMISING CAPITAL Firms are paying more attention to their ability to access precious liquidity when and where they need it, reports CONRAD TAN ITH credit still scarce and liquidity precious, some companies that do business internationally are turning to their banks for innovative ways to extractAFP - 1,168 words
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Article, Illustration750 2009-05-05 9 LEE U- WEN - LEE U-WEN COMMENTARY V HEN I first met Jitendra Singh last year, just a few months after he became dean of Nanyang Technological University's (NTU) business school, he said he hoped to etch his name in the school's history booksFILE PHOTO - 750 words
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Article, Illustration234 2009-05-05 9 VICTOR KATHEYAS - VICTOR KATHEYAS STANDARD Chartered Bank said yesterday that it will give one-year structured job attachments to more than 100 university graduates under a scheme proposed and supported by the Monetary Authority of Singapore. The Finance Graduate Immersion Programme, which is supportedFILE PHOTO - 234 words
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188 2009-05-05 9 TWELVE eminent scientists are in Singapore for a three-day symposium to discuss issues in developmental, cell and molecular biology that have substantial implications for human health and disease. The symposium, which started yesterday, was organised by A*Star's Institute of Molecular and CeU Biology (IMCB)188 words
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Article, Illustration1104 2009-05-05 10 Dental practice Team GPA believes that patients belong to no one, reports CHEN HUIFEN SINGAPORE has far fewer dentists per head of population than many developed countries, but that's no reason for any dental business here to be complacent, says Wilson Goh, founder of dentalARTHUR LEE - 1,104 words
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354 2009-05-05 10 VICTOR KATHEYAS - VICTOR KATHEYAS It slashes licence fee following request to Pro-Enterprise Panel HAVING read about the health benefits of wine and vinegar, Grace Lim decided to try her hand at making them for her husband, who was in poor health at the time. She354 words
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Article386 2009-05-05 10 TEH HOOI LING - TEH HOOI LING INVESTORS ignored the swine flu, but instead focused on data that the worst may be over for the US economy, and by extension the global economy. The blue-chip Straits Times Index (STI) rocketed 108.43 points or 5.65 per cent to 2,028.71 yesterday, tracking386 words
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Article, Illustration646 2009-05-05 11 Alpha Biofuels collects liquid waste, including used vegetable oil from restaurants and homes, and converts it into bio-diesel to power vehicles, reports BRITTANY KHOO A wish for a greener world through sustainable energy prompted Allan Lim, chief executive officer of Alpha Biofuels, to find aYEN MENG JIIN - 646 words
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Article1427 2009-05-05 12 THIS WEEK'S TOPIC Some analysts have said recently that things will start looking up, and forecast that the economy will bottom out this year. Do you agree? Or perhaps you already see increasing orders from your customers, suggesting an imminent recovery? Oliver Tian CEO, HutCabb Consulting1,427 words
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Miscellaneous8 2009-05-05 10 SME VOICES The future looks promising PAGE 128 words
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Miscellaneous56 2009-05-05 12 jIVIc The topic for next week's SME Voices column is: How will swine flu affect your business, and what business contingency plans do you have to minimise the risk of infection in your company? Please email your comments, with your name, designation and company's name to btclub@sph.com.sg. Mention SME Voices56 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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Article, Illustration748 2009-05-05 13 AP, Bloomberg, Reuters EC also doubles contraction rate of EU, eurozone economies to 4% [BRUSSELS] Europe is suffering "a deep and widespread recession", the European Union said yesterday, estimating that unemployment would rise sharply over the next two years and that– AP, Bloomberg, Reuters; AFP - 748 words
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295 2009-05-05 13 Bloomberg [HELSINKI] Europe should follow the US by subjecting its banks to stress tests in order to restore trust in the financial industry and growth to the economy, Finnish Finance Minister Jyrki Katainen said. "The name of the economic disease is banking■ Bloomberg - 295 words
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Article590 2009-05-05 13 Reuters Net selling in March hits record 1.9 trillion yen [TOKYO] Worsening economic prospects in Japan this year have chased away foreign funds, leaving the country behind Asian peers that are starting to attract new funds from abroad. Japan is grappling with its worst recession– Reuters - 590 words
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519 2009-05-05 13 -NYT [NEW YORK] The results of the bank stress tests to be released by the Obama administration this week are expected to include more detailed information about individual banks assessing specific parts of their loan portfolios than many analysts have been expecting. Using-NYT - 519 words
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604 2009-05-05 13 Reuters But pace of Poland's fall in April faster than in March [PRAGUE] The pace of fall in manufacturing slowed in the Czech Republic and Hungary in April in a sign that recession may be approaching a bottom but activity in Poland, the region's– Reuters - 604 words
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MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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Article583 2009-05-05 14 M'sia's largest buyer of home loans successfully taps bonds of RM4.5b [KUALA LUMPUR] Cagamas Bhd, Malaysia's largest buyer of home loans, will issue a further RM7.5 biUion (553.2 billion) worth of bonds for the rest of this year, following the successful issuance of RM4.5 billion583 words
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348 2009-05-05 14 Of 107 handed out to foreign operators, only 78 are in use [KUALA LUMPUR] The Malaysian government has capped the number of foreign hypermarket licences at 107 until the end of this year, to address the issue of unused licences, Malaysia's Business Times reported.348 words
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Article, Illustration336 2009-05-05 14 AFP [JAKARTA] Indonesia's powerful anti-graft czar was arrested yesterday for masterminding the execu-tion-style slaying of a businessman, in a case that has rattled efforts to tackle deeply entrenched corruption. Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) head Antasari Azhar was declared a suspect after hours of questioning over theAFP; AP - 336 words
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188 2009-05-05 14 ■AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's Olympic council is developing a new sports channel to promote homegrown stars and neglected sports like chess, an official said yesterday. Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) secretary Sieh Kok Chi said the channel would be aired on Malaysia's private cable■AFP - 188 words
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425 2009-05-05 14 -Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesia has no plan to cut liquefied natural gas (LNG) output this year even though its buyers are cutting imports because of the global economic crisis, an official at the energy watchdog said yesterday. In March, BPMIGAS said buyers-Reuters - 425 words
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Article378 2009-05-05 14 [KUALA LUMPUR] Two US-based multinational corporations (MNCs) will be setting up their business process outsourcing (BPO) and shared services centres in the RMIOO million (Ss42 million) Sun Tech Tower in Bayan Baru soon, says a report in a Malaysian newspaper. Citing a source, Starßiz said378 words
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GREATER CHINA/INDIA
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Article, Illustration785 2009-05-05 15 Reuters CLSA's PMI above watershed of 50 for first time since July 2008 [BEIJING] A new survey of Chinese manufacturing provided fresh evidence yesterday that massive fiscal and monetary stimulus is reviving the world's third-lar-gest economy. An index based on a survey ofReuters; AP - 785 words
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290 2009-05-05 15 Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] India's Supreme Court asked the government to provide more information on money held in offshore accounts to evade taxes in response to a petition seeking the repatriation of such funds. The bench, headed by Chief Justice KG Balakrishnan, alsoBloomberg - 290 words
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Article, Illustration778 2009-05-05 15 Reuters But analysts expect positive earnings growth for the year [MUMBAI] A surge of foreign inflows that helped lift Indian stocks 40 per cent in eight weeks may lose steam on questions over valuations and the outcome of national polls, but the economy's prospects– Reuters; Bloomberg - 778 words
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676 2009-05-05 15 -NYT [NEW YORK] After many years of fervent lobbying and deal-making in China, American media companies have little to show for their efforts there and are increasingly shifting their attention instead to India. Media executives still believe that Chinese audiences are-NYT - 676 words
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512 2009-05-05 15 Reuters, Bloomberg [MUMBAI] Activity in Indian factories expanded for the first time in five months in April as a swelling orders pipeline pointed to a tentative recovery, a survey showed yesterday. The ABN Amro Bank purchasing managers' index (PMI), based on a survey ofReuters, Bloomberg - 512 words
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396 2009-05-05 15 Reuters [HONG KONG] Private business activity in Hong Kong continued to shrink in April for a 10th successive month on sluggish global demand, although the decline was the slowest since September, a purchasing managers' survey showed yesterday. The Hong Kong purchasing managers'– Reuters - 396 words
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ASIA-PACIFIC/WORLD
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726 2009-05-05 16 ANTHONY ROWLEY - ANTHONY ROWLEY Top officials at ADB meet highlight the threat downturn poses to Asia's poor FALLOUT from the global financial and economic crisis could see "social and political unrest" erupting in many countries of Asia and elsewhere, Indonesian President Bambang Yudhoyono warned yesterday.726 words
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Article, Illustration454 2009-05-05 16 Reuters [PERTH] Oil rose above US$53 a barrel yesterday, adding to gains of 4 per cent chalked up in the previous session, as positive Chinese economic data fed further hopes the world economy is beginning to recover from a painful recession.– Reuters; BLOOMBERG - 454 words
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491 2009-05-05 16 Bloomberg [SYDNEY] Australia has delayed plans to trade carbon-dioxide emissions by a year to 2011, blaming the economy, while remaining open to reducing greenhouse gases under an international agreement. The decision was made amid signs that the proposal will detract from growth asBloomberg - 491 words
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461 2009-05-05 16 LEE U- WEN - LEE U-WEN [SINGAPORE] The finishing touches have been put in place for Asean and three of its North Asian neighbours to launch an expanded US$l2O billion multi-cur-rency swap fund this year. China, Japan and South Korea agreed on Sunday to their individual contributions461 words
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437 2009-05-05 16 Reuters [BANGKOK] Thai soldiers and police will enforce a five-kilometre "no rally" zone around Asian leaders next month to prevent another disruption at a regional summit it has been trying to host for five months, officials said yesterday. The East AsiaReuters - 437 words
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Article, Illustration506 2009-05-05 16 Bloomberg [ROME] Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi says his 19-year marriage is over, leaving Italy's second-rich-est man facing a distracting divorce a month before European parliamentary elections. "I am worried and upset," he said in an interview with La Stampa newspaper published yesterday. "WeBloomberg; AP FILE PHOTO - 506 words
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WORLD
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626 2009-05-05 17 ■AP.LATWP Employers big and small are slashing hours, imposing once-unthinkable wage cuts [WASHINGTONIAcross the US, workers' earnings are stagnating or, in some cases, declining. For many Americans, the setbacks are all the more troubling because they have lost so much wealth in■AP.LATWP - 626 words
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568 2009-05-05 17 -AP BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY AGM [OMAHA, Nebraska] Billionaires Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger said on Sunday the most important lessons of the recent financial turmoil are that companies should borrow less and build a system that imposes severe disincentives for failure. Berkshire Hathaway's-AP - 568 words
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561 2009-05-05 17 Bloomberg Throwing hat into ring are S Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, Qatar [DUBAI] Gulf leaders are planning to choose the location of a central bank for a single regional currency today, a show of political will that would boost confidence in the– Bloomberg - 561 words
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Article, Illustration722 2009-05-05 17 Reuters Pitfalls in ignoring business model differences, he says [OMAHA, Nebraska] Warren Buffett has attacked the US government's stress tests of 19 large American banks, saying they failed to properly assess the industry's health, and added that he would buyReuters; BLOOMBERG - 722 words
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280 2009-05-05 17 -Reuters [NEW YORK] Bank of America Corp is working on plans to raise more than US$lO billion in fresh capital, even as it and Citigroup launch last-ditch attempts to convince the US government they do not need to bolster their balance sheets,-Reuters - 280 words
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AVIATION
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Article, Illustration914 2009-05-05 18 -NYT Few cancellations so far, but airlines try to accommodate those who won't fly [PARIS] Lufthansa has placed a doctor on board every flight to Mexico; American Airlines has issued cabin crews with medical kits; British Airways is distributing face masks; and Alaska Airways is-NYT; REUTERS - 914 words
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Article2605 2009-05-05 18 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:2,605 words
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273 2009-05-05 18 Reuters [LONDON] The leaders of some of the UK's largest companies have started a revolt against the third runway at Heathrow, citing "responsible citizenship", media reports said. An open letter, signed by 13 business leaders, is expected to question the benefits to– Reuters - 273 words
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343 2009-05-05 18 Bernama First flight closer now; orders stand at 886 from 57 clients [KUALA LUMPUR] The Boeing 787 Dreamliner that will fly later this quarter has moved to the flight line. Fuel testing the first in the next phase of extensive checks the airplane must undergo– Bernama - 343 words
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Miscellaneous194 2009-05-05 18 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS tight grip! (12) DOWN 2 Naive individual names old source of money coming in money in the States (8) stops income varying (6,6) YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION 3 Rework article, ditching part 14 Fault-finding referee ruof it (4) moured to be mad! (10) A"oss: 7. T.^^; B.^^ 4 Men194 words
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SHIPPING
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671 2009-05-05 19 Bloomberg Analysts say move shows firm believes dry-bulk rates have bottomed out [HONG KONG] China Shipping (Group) Co, the nation's second-biggest seacargo company, plans to order dry-bulk ships this year as prices fall on overcapacity concerns and the global recession. "We'll never give– Bloomberg - 671 words
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Article, Illustration347 2009-05-05 19 -LAT-WP [SAN DIEGO] Three major cruise lines that halted visits to Mexico due to the swine flu outbreak released new itineraries last week that re-route the ships to alternative ports or have them spend more time at sea. The itinerary changes last Wednesday-LAT-WP; AFP - 347 words
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Article, Illustration506 2009-05-05 19 -AP A key challenge for him will be Panama Canal's expansion [PANAMA CITY] Conservative supermarket magnate Ricardo Martinelli won Panama's presidential elections in a landslide on Sunday, promising to guide the country through the world economic crisis and an ambitious expansion of the Panama-AP; AFP - 506 words
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TRANSPORT STOCKS
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Article106 2009-05-05 19 '000 :H Offshore Ihuan Hup Hldgs losco Corp ZWTLtd Ezra Hldgs rirst Ship Lease rreight Links jrand Banks laya Hold Ltd <1Ventures <eppel Corp VlTQCorp MOL Pacific Shipping 3an-United Corp Rickmers Mari iamudera Ship iembcorp Indust iembcorp Marine ipore Ship itar Cruises 0.30 0.18 1.10 0.42 0.99 0.39 0.05106 words
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Article36 2009-05-05 19 '000 Int'G Logistics MISCBhd MISC Foreign Msia Bulk Carrie NCB Holdings Nepline Brid PDZ Holdings 0.69 8.60 8.80 3.08 unch 0.03 0.12 unch 0.10 -0.05 0.14 unch unch 0.01 4: 1251 161 1131 121 353136 words
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Article11 2009-05-05 19 '000 Doil iingamas Cont .24.05 ...0.54 1.60 180: 0.06 *****:11 words
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Article16 2009-05-05 19 '000 Aboitiz Equity Intl Container Keppel Marine 5.60 13.25 unch -0.10 0.50 unch 6( 198(16 words
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Article22 2009-05-05 19 Evergreen Marine ....17.65 :irst Steamship 42.80 /Van Hai Lines 15.65 r"ang Ming Marine...12.30 1.15 1.00 0.50 0.60 11 14 6 2922 words
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Article38 2009-05-05 19 ■nnn Yen Vol :awasaki Hvylnd ..213.00 3.00 ***** :awasaki Kisen 393.00 24.00 9035 /litsubishi Hvy 323.00 2.00 ***** /litsui Eng&Sbldg...202.00 2.00 3977 /litsui Osk Lines 591.00 30.00 ***** lippon Express 355.00 4.00 2699 lipponYusen 421.00 19.00 *****38 words
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328 2009-05-05 19 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Hyundai Heavy Industries Co, the world's largest shipbuilder, led advances among South Korean shipyards and shipping lines in Seoul yesterday on expectations of demand for new vessels amid signs that the global economy is recovering. Hyundai Heavy climbed 7.4 per cent,– Bloomberg - 328 words
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384 2009-05-05 19 Reuters Somali pirates came as close as 3 km of cargo vessel [SEOUL] A South Korean Navy destroyer chased Somali pirates from a North Korean cargo ship off the African coast in the country's first such operation abroad, military officers in– Reuters - 384 words
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287 2009-05-05 19 Reuters [PARIS] France intercepted 11 suspected Somali pirates on Sunday after they mistook a French naval ship for a commercial vessel and started heading towards it in preparation for an attack, a Defence Ministry spokesman said. Heavily-armed Somali pirates have stepped up– Reuters - 287 words
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EDITORIAL & OPINION
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494 2009-05-05 20 THE acrimonious saga of the leadership tussle at Aware, the Association of Women for Action and Research, finally came to an end last Saturday, in a dramatic show of the power of passionate activism something not usually evident in mega-doses in Singapore.494 words
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Article, Illustration1004 2009-05-05 20 LEON HADAR - LEON HADAR The fact that he's avoided to push his protectionist agenda can be considered good news IN most of the commentaries marking US President Barack Obama's first 100 days in office there has been almost no mention of the new president'sREUTERS - 1,004 words
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Article, Illustration805 2009-05-05 20 HARISH MEHTA - HARISH MEHTA THE BOTTOM LINE SO the American farm lobby has been successful in removing the swine from the flu and getting the virus called by its scientific label A(H1N1) instead. Last week US farm groups wanted to rename the virus "North805 words
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Article, Illustration1441 2009-05-05 21 PETER COLEMAN - PETER COLEMAN Performing regular fraud risk assessments is the cornerstone of an effective fraud risk management programme THE recent news around investments run by Bernard Madoff and Allen Stanford have led many to speculate that there will be a significant increase in the numberREUTERS - 1,441 words
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Article, Illustration861 2009-05-05 21 -NYT WAGES are falling all across America. Some of the wage cuts, like the givebacks by Chrysler workers, are the price of federal aid. Others, like the tentative agreement on a salary cut here at The New York Times, are the result of discussions-NYT; AP - 861 words
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Article8597 2009-05-05 22 Transaction date: May 4 High Low Code Company Sale C000) High Low Buyer Seller C'vr •k P/E Smil 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 77.5 26.5 5550 ARA 8.5 2.58,597 words
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Article1671 2009-05-05 23 52-wks Tel High Low Code Company Last Sale Vol Day Last Quote Div Gr Yld Net ('000) High Low Buyer Seller C'vr P/E M Cap $mil 52-wks Tel High Low Code Company Last Sale Vol Day Last Quote Div Gr Vld Net C000) High Low Buyer Seller C'vr1,671 words
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Article306 2009-05-05 23 Hii Low Code Comi Sale C000) Hii Low Bm Seller Cvr P/E imil 108 100 6389 ABFSG Bond ETF 107.8 -0.2 982 427 CIMBAsean40 100US$ US547xd 203 149 DBS STI ETF 100 202 +12 2288 1682 DBXT FTChina25 10US$ US2198 3332 3228 DBXT FTVietnam 10US$ US3330 1360 850306 words
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Article253 2009-05-05 23 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 offer253 words
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Article9194 2009-05-05 23 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS |IJNiTTRUSTS^^^^^^n AIG Global Investment Corporation (S) Ltd AIGIF Acorns of Asia Balanced Fund!S 1.657/ AIGIF S'pore Bond Fund/A 1.22/ APS Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Alpha Fund!** 0.81/ APS Alpha Fund (USD)!** 0.55/ APS Komaba Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Komaba Global Bond SGD 0.5148/ APS Komaba9,194 words
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380 2009-05-05 24 In local curr In S$ In USS %dy %yr dy yr dy yr Index Change Change Change Change Change Change May 1 World Index Preliminan 668.7 0.3 -1.3 0.5 0.0 0.2 -2.7 t EAFE Prel liminai 643.8 0.3 -0.8 0.4 -1.4 0.1 -4.1 Euro[ Preliminan380 words
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Article126 2009-05-05 24 A s 9am May of foreign currency: Currencies Bid Offer Aust dollar 1.0750 1.1070 Can dollar 1.2410 1.2560 Euro 1.9550 1.9770 NZ dollar 0.8400 0.8590 Sterlini ind 2.1960 2.221 US dollar 1.4710 1.4870 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign currency: Currencies Bid Offer Chi renminbi126 words
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Article170 2009-05-05 24 May 4 Overnight 1/16 1-month 7/16 2-months 9/16 3-months 11/16 Overnight mode: 1/16 US$ Offer 1/32 3/16 5/16 7/16 Bid 7 days 1 month 2 months 3 months 6 months 9 months >—■. I. $Au 0.33 0.55 0 90 1.10 1.70 2.10 2.30 Offer 0.23 0.45 0.60 0.80170 words
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Article21 2009-05-05 24 May STI SIMSCI Ma' 230.4 245.8 245.0 Taiwan Ma> 235.5 254.5 246.5 Source: MF Global (S) He. Ltd21 words
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Article21 2009-05-05 24 May 4 Bid Offer 1-month 1.4761 1.4777 2-months 1.4758 1.4775 3-months 1.4756 1.4773 6-months 1.4749 1.4769 Source: OCBC21 words
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Article256 2009-05-05 24 May 4 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT EURODOLLAR FUTURES Jun09 Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 99.0550 98.9950 98.7900 98.6650 5785 2464 2087 2735 EUROYEN TIBOR FUTURES Jun09 Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 DedO Mar11 99.450 99.515 99.525 99.500 99.465 99.385 99.340 99.255 ***** 4405 2167 2127 700 281256 words
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Article97 2009-05-05 24 May 4 RUBBER Futures (Closing prices) RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Month High Low Close Sett Volume (lots) O/l lots) JunO9 166.0 Jul 09 Aug 09 Sep 09 Oct 09 NOV09 166.0 169.0 169.0 169.0 169.0 169.0 169.0 20 887 948 812 950 1038 1064 TSR 20 (US cents/kg)97 words
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Article78 2009-05-05 24 May 4 As at 12 noon (S cents/kg) RSS 2 June 2009 253.00 RSS 3 June 2009 252.75 RSS 4 June 2009 249.50 RSS 5 June 2009 245.00 No 1 ADS 274.00 As at 5pm (S cents/kg) 254.00N RSS 2 June 2009 253.00 254.00N 253.75N RSS 3 June78 words
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Article91 2009-05-05 24 May 4 TREASURY BILLS Period Issue code Maturity Yesterday's Bid Hii Day's |h Low 3-Month BQ*****A 06.08.09 1-Year BY*****W 03.05.10 0.20 0.31 0.19 0.19 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity code rate Close Bid Day's High Low 2-Year N*****0E 3.125 5-Year NX*****F 3.625 7-Year N*****0S 2.875 10-Year NY*****A91 words
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Article100 2009-05-05 24 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 Ib bushels) Close Previous High/Low May 09 1102.00 1070.00 1103.50 1060.75 Jul 09 1091.00 1055.00 1095.50 1044.00 Aug 09 1059.00 1023.00 1063.00 1013.00 SepO9 1011.00 980.50 1012.00 985.50 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs;Uscent/lb) Close Previous High/Low May 09 37.43 36.22 37.46 36.00 Jul 09100 words
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Article77 2009-05-05 24 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS May 7 CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Cham Brent blend (1-Mth F) 52.29 1.42 WTI (Near Mth) 52.71 1.76 Dubai (1-Mth F) 49.23 -1.05 Tapis blend 53.35 -1.20 Minas 51.45 -1.20 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha Jet Kerosene 45.17 57.90 unch unch US$/barrel Opec Oil77 words
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Article474 2009-05-05 24 May Rm Euro HK! Im Rs Ru Yen Won RM NZ! Pal Rs Peso Ram NT! Bal it Pouni us: Australia 0.869 5.019 0.553 5.702 36.523 77.291 0.732 9.364 2.595 1.280 59.235 35.368 1.087 6.179 0.835 24.280 25.902 0.492 0.736 Canada 1.151 5.777 0.636 6.564 42.039 88.965474 words
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Article168 2009-05-05 24 May Against SS Currencies Bid Offer Against USS Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: 0.7356 0.7359 Australian dollar 1.0860 1.0875 Canadian dollar 1.2500 1.2517 0.8467 0.8470 Euro 1.9644 1.9667 1.3306 1.3308 NZ dollar 0.8483 0.8497 0.5746 0.5750 Sterling 2.2053 2.2081 1.4938 1.494: US dollar168 words
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Article168 2009-05-05 24 Ma y Hong Kong 892.60 897.40 893.60 898.40 May 01 Apr 30 London 883.80 883.40 885.00 884.60 Source: Thomson Reuters (S$) Selling Buying 1 oz 1479.81 1335 UBS GOLD LUNAR KINEBAR (S$) Selling Buying 10gm $518.95 426 SILVER Selling Buying (s$: Sellim Bui 'ini $518.95 426 Selling Buying168 words
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Article67 2009-05-05 24 Aluminium, 99.7% purity (US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 1504.00 1459.50 3 months 1539.00 1494.00 Copper, Grade A (US$/tonne) Cash 3 months 4604.50 4600.00 4433.25 4431.00 Lead (US$/tonne) Cash 1389.50 3 months 1400.00 1324.00 1330.00 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash 3 months *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 Tin (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.00 367 words
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PROPERTY
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Article, Illustration718 2009-05-05 27 Bloomberg Index measuring the weighted average of house values fell 6.7% from 2008 [SYDNEY] Australian house prices fell by a record annual amount in the three months through March as the nation's first recession since 1991 and surging unemployment sapped demand for– Bloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 718 words
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Article, Illustration505 2009-05-05 27 Reuters [DUßAl] The United Arab Emirates (UAE) said it would grant expatriate homeowners multiple-en-try visit visas enabling them to stay six months at a time if they own properties worth at least one million dirhams (*****,061). Property buyers had been waiting for legislationReuters; BLOOMBERG - 505 words
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391 2009-05-05 27 Bloomberg Union Properties nets 30m dirhams as sales fall, projects get delayed [DUBAI] Union Properties PJSC, the Dubai-based developer that suspended work on a Formula One-themed park, said that first-quarter profit plunged 87 per cent as the global financial crisis hurt real-estate– Bloomberg - 391 words
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327 2009-05-05 27 Reuters [SYDNEY] A US$5 billion Australian pension fund is looking at property development projects in Asia that it believes will allow it to capture future growth when an economic recovery kicks in, its chief executive said yesterday. Hostplus, a pension fund for hospitality– Reuters - 327 words
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348 2009-05-05 27 Bloomberg But small size may not draw interest from bigger builders [HONG KONG] Hong Kong's government will auction a residential building site for the first time in almost a year today, in a test of developers' expectations in Asia's second-most expensiveBloomberg - 348 words
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Article, Illustration624 2009-05-05 28 UMA SHANKARI - UMA SHANKARI Singapore, Hong Kong see steepest fall; leasing activity remains subdued [SINGAPORE] Office rents across Asia sank in the first quarter of this year with Singapore and Hong Kong suffering the sharpest declines a report by CB Richard Ellis (CBRE)624 words
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419 2009-05-05 28 Bloomberg Expected buyer is a Japanese insurer, says report [HONG KONG] American International Group Inc is close to agreeing to sell its Japanese headquarters for about US$l billion, which would mark one of its largest sales of assets to pay off governmentBloomberg - 419 words
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535 2009-05-05 28 LEE HON KIUN - LEE HON KIUN COMMENTARY tern, the DC rate is an average value within a geographical sector. Applying it to a multi-storey development on a specific site, it is also an average value for that development. As building intensifies or535 words
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