The Business Times, 15 May 2009
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Title Section20 2009-05-15 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES Ssl.oo online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg Sfili A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION COREGNNOI9B4O2B6BE MICA (P) 197/08/2008 Friday, May 15,200920 words
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876 2009-05-15 1 YEN SREENIVASAN - YEN SREENIVASAN Airline divests stake in subsidiary and will distribute it among its shareholders while conserving cash By [SINGAPORE] Singapore Airlines is divesting its 81 per cent stake in listed airport and ground services subsidiary Singapore Airport Terminal Services (SATS). In an announcement made late876 words
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407 2009-05-15 1 RONNIE LIM - RONNIE LIM Appointment of operator for storage facility put on hold By [SINGAPORE] Ripples from the financial crunch have reached all the way underground. JTC Corporation has called off its tender for an operator to run the $890 million Jurong Rock Cavern (JRC) meant to407 words
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MARKETS DIGEST
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Article44 2009-05-15 1 1 COMP 1,011.99 -10.85 IIKKEI225 9,093.73 -246.76 1ANG SENG 16,541.69 -517.93 ;et index 526.55 -26.16 JAKARTA COMP 1,785.00 -66.33 1ANILA COMP 2,264.23 -19.37 ;eoulcomp 1,380.95 -33.57 ;henzhenb 395.51 +1.58 IUMBAI IND 11,872.91 -146.74 12 noon EDT Cham )OW 8,350.60 +65.71 IASDAQ 1,691.42 +27.2344 words
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Article29 2009-05-15 1 Bloomberg SINGAPORE 5.38 MALAYSIA 5.53 HONG KONG 5.00 INDONESIA 16.757 TAIWAN 4.776 JAPAN 1.475 KOREA 9.33 BRITAIN 0.50 US 3.25 CANADA 2.25 SWITZERLAND 0.52 INDIA 12.25 Source:Bloomberg - 29 words
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Article42 2009-05-15 1 IS$ (S$ per US$) 1.466 (US$/S$ per 1.515 2.222 :URO (US$/S$/E) 1.360 1.993 Foreign currency per US$ S$ 'EN 95.50 65.10 3.546 2.419 IK$ 7.750 5.286 !AHT 34.58 23.58 lUPIAH 10,425 7,110 lENMINBI 6.825 4.655 INDIAN RUPEE 49.78 33.95 1.329 0.90742 words
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Miscellaneous67 2009-05-15 1 SONY FINANCIAL MARKETS ARI"S FESTIVAL CORPORATE Suffers first loss US seeks to regulate Welcoming the RESULTS |^^|hJ in 14 years derivatives trading god of the sun Toasting with a PAGE 2 PAGE 2 g|j||j|j||^J3s PAGE 28 half-filled glass PAGE 3 Tmm •^w^t^iH L^^h s j* A** A T I VI67 words
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TOP STORIES
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580 2009-05-15 2 YEN SREENIVASAN - Good for SIA but what about SATS? YEN SREENIVASAN COMMENTARY It is no longer 'mission critical' but is capable of growing beyond SIA By IN May 2004, SIA chief executive Chew Choon Seng told his staff that the company's board had reviewed the role of 81 per centowned subsidiary Singapore580 words
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312 2009-05-15 2 -AP The company will be closing three plants in Japan this year [TOKYO] Sony Corp said it lost 98.9 billion yen (551.47 billion) in the fiscal year through March, its first annual net loss in 14 years, and projected it would lose even-AP - 312 words
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Article, Illustration678 2009-05-15 2 -NYT [WASHINGTON] In its first detailed effort to overhaul financial regulations, the Obama administration on Wednesday sought new authority over the complex financial instruments, known as derivatives, that were a major cause of the financial crisis and have gone largely unregulated for decades.-NYT; REUTERS - 678 words
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THREE-MINUTE DIGEST
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42 2009-05-15 2 SINGAPORE Airlines is divesting its 81 per cent stake in Singapore Airport Terminal Services (SATS) via an in specie distribution. SIA shareholders will receive up to 730 SATS shares for every 1,000 SIA shares held. FRONT PAGE42 words
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43 2009-05-15 2 JTC Corporation has called off its tender for an operator to run the $890 million Jurong Rock Cavern meant to store oil and petrochemicals underground. The move comes as petrochemical investments on Jurong Island face delays. FRONT PAGE43 words
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44 2009-05-15 2 THE Obama administration on Wednesday sought new authority over the complex financial instruments known as derivatives. It asked Congress to move quickly on legislation that would allow federal oversight of many kinds of exotic instruments. TOP STORIES, PAGE 244 words
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63 2009-05-15 2 BANKS belted out strong numbers, rig-builders' figures were in line, while developers went "emo" as poor sales yanked earnings down. As at last night, 276 companies have posted a total of $4.6 billion in net profit for the first quarter ended March63 words
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48 2009-05-15 2 SINGAPORE Telecommunications' fourth-quarter profit may have suffered its steepest drop in recent years after a poor showing by regional associates, but the operator is in no hurry to do more shopping to help turn the tide. COMPANY NEWS. PAGE 448 words
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Article53 2009-05-15 2 HO Bee Investment's first-quarter earnings climbed 43 per cent to $37.3 million as it recognised revenue from residential projects completed in the first three months of the year. Turnover for three months ended March 31 rose 17 per cent to $110 million. COMPANY53 words
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53 2009-05-15 2 TEN finalists have been short-listed for this year's Emerging Enterprise awards and are gearing up for round two. On May 29, the finalists will each face a 30-minute interview with the judging panel, during which they will also present their business plans. SINGAPORE53 words
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56 2009-05-15 2 TATA Group chairman Ratan Tata has said that India's oldest business house may have gone "too far, too fast" in its expansion. Analysts say that the purchases of Jaguar-Land Rover and Corus have created a bigger sea of troubles for the group than anyone56 words
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820 2009-05-15 3 JAMIE LEE - JAMIE LEE Banks can cheer while developers count costs, and future's uncertain By [SINGAPORE] It was a mixed tape of mellow melodies, bubblegum pop and dreary tunes in the last quarter: banks belted out strong numbers, rig-build-ers' figures were in line, while820 words
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359 2009-05-15 3 LYNETTE KHOO - LYNETTE KHOO Adjustments made to impairments will wipe out profits By [SINGAPORE] Beauty China now expects to mark losses for fiscal 2008, instead of the net profit it earlier reported. Major adjustments are being made to the impairment of assets, which359 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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427 2009-05-15 4 OH BOON PING - OH BOON PING 9-month earnings double, helped by bond buy-back gains By HELPED by lower costs and gains by associates, Olam International has reported a 56 per cent year-on-year rise in third-quarter net profit to $87 million, despite revenue slipping 4.8 per427 words
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Article, Illustration734 2009-05-15 4 WINSTON CHAI - WINSTON CHAI The company is proposing a final dividend of 6.9 cents a share By SINGAPORE Telecom's fourth quarter profit may have suffered its steepest drop in recent years after a poor showing by regional associates, but the operator is in noBLOOMBERG - 734 words
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Article, Illustration348 2009-05-15 4 ONG BOON KIAT - ONG BOON KIAT By SINGTEL may have an exclusive hold on the first Google phone, but the second guise of this eye-catch-ing handset will be available for all three operators to sell to consumers here. Taiwan smartphone maker HTC Corp yesterday launched348 words
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618 2009-05-15 4 OH BOON PING - OH BOON PING ON TUESDAY, Noble Group said it was raising net proceeds of about $125.5 million by placing out 84.7 million new shares at $1.52 each. This came in the midst of a bid by the commodities trading618 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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58 2009-05-15 5 STRAITS Asia Resources achieved a 74 per cent jump in net profit to U5535.5 million for the first quarter. This came on the back of a 36 per cent surge in group revenue to U*****.6 million. The company attributed this mainly to higher58 words
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76 2009-05-15 5 C&O Pharmaceutical Technology has reported net profit of about HK529.3 million (555.5 million) for the three months ended March 31, down 32 per cent from a year ago. The group's revenue dipped 10 per cent to HK$l42 million, largely due to lower76 words
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71 2009-05-15 5 DELONG Holdings, a maker of hot-rolled steel coils in China, has announced a net loss of 5.5 million yuan (Ssl.2 million) for the quarter ended March 2009, compared to a 46.3 million yuan gain a year ago. It said the global economic71 words
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71 2009-05-15 5 810-TREAT Technology reported a net loss of 92.8 million yuan (5519.9 million) for its third quarter ended March 2009, compared to a net profit of 71.1 million yuan a year ago. Group revenue decreased by 92 per cent to 29.7 million yuan. The water71 words
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54 2009-05-15 5 KTL Global yesterday reported a 10.3 per cent rise in net profit to $1.68 million, while revenue rose 5.3 per cent to $17 million for the quarter ended March 31. Earnings per share for the quarter stood at 1.05 cents, down from 1.2554 words
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Article50 2009-05-15 5 UNION Steel Holdings said its net profit for its third quarter ended March 31 fell by 48 per cent to $3.2 million, while turnover dropped 14.5 per cent to $78.9 million. For the first nine months, it registered a net loss of $6.6 million.50 words
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Article, Illustration307 2009-05-15 5 EMILYN YAP - EMILYN YAP By SOILBUILD Group yesterday reported net profit attributable to shareholders of $19.11 million for the first quarter ended March 31, 2009 more than three times the $6.21 million it earned a year earlier. Revenue jumped 104 per cent to $64.7 million.307 words
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Article378 2009-05-15 5 UMA SHANKARI - UMA SHANKARI Higher revenue recognition from Vertis and Quinterra help boost earnings By HO Bee Investment's first-quarter earnings climbed 43 per cent to $37.3 million, from $26.1 million a year earlier, as it recognised revenue from residential projects completed in the first three months378 words
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184 2009-05-15 5 JOANNE TANG - JOANNE TANG By RAFFLES Education Corporation said yesterday it is confident of meeting short-term financial obligations in spite of a negative working capital of $201.85 million, as reflected in its Q3 balance sheet. It said this in a clarification to a Singapore184 words
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286 2009-05-15 5 YEN SREENIVASAN - YEN SREENIVASAN By STRONG growth in its overseas interior fitting-out projects jacked up Design Studio Furniture Manufacturer's first-quarter earnings to a record $4.3 million more than two times the year-ago period's $1.69 million. The premier furniture and interior fitting-out specialist's turnover for the286 words
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Article442 2009-05-15 7 SAMUEL EE - SAMUEL EE Bus business revenue slips 8.6% on foreign currency translation effect By COMFORTDELGRO'S net profit for the first quarter ended March 31, 2009, rose 4.6 per cent to $52.5 million, due largely to lower operating expenses incurred. But Ql revenue slipped 4.4 per cent442 words
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Article420 2009-05-15 7 Q1 results ended March 2009 NET PROFIT (S$M) TURNOVER (S$M) CURRENT PREVIOUS CHG CURRENT PREVIOUS CHG 1 ComfortDelGro 52.50 50.20 4.6 716.60 749.60 -4.4 2 HoBeelnv 37.28 26.10 42.8 110.04 94.19 16.8 3 Asia Food Prop 35.41 45.44 -22.1 160.81 195.00 -17.5 4 HLAsia 23.23 30.16 -23.0420 words
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389 2009-05-15 7 RONNIE LIM - RONNIE LIM By DESPITE low oil prices and an estimated 20-30 per cent contraction in the bunker market caused by the global downturn, Chemoil still managed to chalk up first-quarter net profit of US$B.B5 million up 283 per cent from Ql last year389 words
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285 2009-05-15 7 RONNIE LIM - RONNIE LIM By DESPITE slower first-quarter demand by the oil and gas industry, KS Energy (KSE) managed to chalk up Ql net profit of $12.4 million, which was 12.3 per cent up from the corresponding period last year. This came on285 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration547 2009-05-15 6 R SIVANITHY - R SIVANITHY STOCKS The biggest contributors to the Straits Times Index's decline were the three banks STOCKS came under pressure and the Straits Times Index (STI) dropped 63.18 points to 2,122.11 yesterday in the wake of a Wednesday sell-off on Wall Street that sliced 2-3Bloomberg - 547 words
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Article93 2009-05-15 6 Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch lulti Ind 1 12 5 0 0 0 1 12 5 lanufacturing 27 111 44 10 14 31 121 58 Commerce 10 46 14 11 49 18 'pt/Stor/Comms 27 28 :inance 22 22 Construction 17 20 'roperties 3993 words
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Article115 2009-05-15 6 MAIN SDQ TOTAL MAIN SDQ TOTAL lulti Ind 33,980 33,980 88,683 88,683 lanufacturing 676,693 26,826 703,519 345,350 1,154 346,504 lommerce 275,769 13,410 289,179 108,564 3,031 111,595 'pt/Stor/Comms 216,943 1,422 218,365 243,077 71 243,147 :i nance 46,038 46,038 346,714 346,714 lonstruction 103,537 4,370 107,907 16,370 69 16,440 'roperties115 words
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Article106 2009-05-15 6 lapitaLand 3.070 -0.130 lapitaMall 1.310 -0.070 jtyDev 7.500 -0.270 lomfortDelGrc 1.300 -0.020 losco Corp 1.240 -0.060 IBS Grp 11.000 -0.400 :&N 3.250 -0.150 ienting SP 0.730 -0.025 iolden Agri 0.460 -0.015 IK Land 2.670 -0.150 IMH 22.240 -0.120 ISH 12.640 +0.120 lardineC&C 15.580 -0.460 Ceppel Corp106 words
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Article945 2009-05-15 6 LYNETTE KHOO - LYNETTE KHOO Wilmar International May 14 close: $4.27 MACQUARIE RESEARCH, May 14 EVENT: Wilmar's results from the past nine months indicate that it has been able to not only circumvent some of the harshest conditions in credit and commodity markets but it has also continued to maintain strong945 words
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Article, Illustration439 2009-05-15 6 OH BOON PING - OH BOON PING CURRENCIES UNCLE Sam gained considerable ground against major currencies yesterday, as weaker-than-expected US retail sales figures rekindled worries about the global economy. In early trading, the euro sank to its lowest level in almost a week versus the greenback on talkSource: Bloomberg - 439 words
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Article59 2009-05-15 6 CLOSE BT OB/OS 1381.00 -527.0 BT CADI -*****.00 -294.0 BT 10-day MA -*****.00+138.0 FTSE ST Mid Cap 463.47 -12.91 FTSE ST Small Cap 405.43 -11.66 FTSE ST All Share 515.98 -15.18 FTSE ST China Top 218.62 -5.40 FTSE ST China 218.97 -4.96 UOB Catalist 89.01 -3.42 SIMSCI59 words
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Article57 2009-05-15 6 VOLUME Golden Agri 109,799,000 Sino-Env 88,613,000 China Honqxinq 76,156,000 Mercator 67,463,000 China Sports 66,962,000 Abterra 55,078,000 Yanqzijianq 46,544,000 JiutianC 40,627,000 IPCO Intl 40,362,000 Chart SemiCond 39,363,000 VALUE(S) Wilmar 99,184,080 DBS Grp 94,788,120 UOB 90,866,870 SGX 81,290,060 OCBC Bk 73,939,426 Capita Land 70,474,947 Sing Tel 60,813,340 Golden Agri57 words
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Article109 2009-05-15 6 BY CENTS CLOSE UP DBXT S&P Short 10US$ 7194 299.0 2.9 DBXT FTChina25 10US$ 2366 246.2 7.6 :50 10US$ 290 20.5 5.1 OCBC Bk4.5%NCPS 100 8640 20.0 0.2 JSH 1264 17.6 1.0 OCBC Bk5.1%NCPS 100 9580 10.0 0.1 Star Hub 209 8.0 4.0 STATSChP 62.5 6.0 10.6 DBS MBL109 words
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Article114 2009-05-15 6 CLOSE DOWN 1380 -80.0 -5.5 STXPO 100 China H 10US$ 1228 -54.2 -2.9 UOB 1404 -54.Q -3.7 SIA 1160 -52.0 -4.3 GLD 10US$ 9066 -49.8 -0.4 Jardine C&C 1558 -46.0 -2.9 OCBC Bk.ES.0905 662 -45.0 -6.4 fxor Emen [in; Ikts 1 706 -44.0 -4.1 DBS.ES.0905 1090 -42.0 -3.7 SIA114 words
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Article82 2009-05-15 6 May 14 CHNG CLOSE FRMay13 YR SSLOW R2009 S$ HIGH USS 1.4690 -0.48 1.5579 1.4308 Euro 1.9937 -0.01 2.0732 1.9150 Pounds 2.2155 0.08 2.2714 2.0356 AS 1.1003 1.56 1.1177 0.9453 Yen* 1.5405 -1.20 1.7278 1.4831 Rupiah* 0.***** -0.14 0.***** 0.***** Baht* 4.2481 -0.25 4.3390 4.1040 Peso*82 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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467 2009-05-15 8 OH BOON PING - OH BOON PING In the first 4 months of this year, Asia revenue grew 30% By POWER supply maker AEG Power Solutions is bullish on renewable energy and sees a fresh wave of investments in the sector. In an interview with BT, managing467 words
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330 2009-05-15 8 TEH SHI NING - TEH SHI NING They now face a 30-minute interview with judging panel, and will present their business plans By! TEN finalists have been short-listed for this year's Emerging Enterprise awards and are now gearing up for round two. On May 29, the finalists330 words
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432 2009-05-15 8 SAMUEL EE - SAMUEL EE By SHELL will stop offering 92-octane fuel in Singapore to cater to the growing demand for higher grades, just two months after rival Caltex re-introduced this cheapest grade of petrol. From now until end-June, Shell Formula 92 petrol will be phased out432 words
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Article, Illustration402 2009-05-15 8 CHRISTOPHER LIM - CHRISTOPHER LIM By LIKE BT's last Wine Night in January, France was the destination for guests' palates on Tuesday night, but the focus this time was on the Burgundy region. First, however, main sponsor Lexus Borneo Motors took guests through a tour of the latestYEN MENG JIIN - 402 words
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725 2009-05-15 9 Reuters Its importance and liquidity will rise by avoiding over-regulation [SINGAPORE] As regulators in the world's top oil trading hubs move to tighten rules and boost transparency in opaque markets, Singapore may gain importance and liquidity as it stands by– Reuters - 725 words
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Article, Illustration337 2009-05-15 9 LEE U- WEN - LEE U-WEN The SAF will also introduce a new 3rd Warrant Officer rank By THE Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) will raise the retirement age for officers from 45 to 50 by March next year, to retain their leadership abilities and experience longer. Warrant337 words
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367 2009-05-15 9 LEE U- WEN - LEE U-WEN By FRESH from last year's silver medal triumph at the Beijing Olympics, Singapore has already put in place plans to unearth its next medallist for the London Games in 2012. An Olympic Pathway Programme (OPP) has been set367 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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Article, Illustration666 2009-05-15 11 Bloomberg Governing council members at odds on bank's asset purchase programme [BRUSSELS] European Central Bank (ECB) policymakers have clashed over the bank's asset-buying programme less than a week after president Jean-Claude Trichet engineered a truce. Slovenia's Marko Kranjec said on Wednesday the ECBBloomberg; FILE PHOTO - 666 words
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615 2009-05-15 11 Reuters ANALYSIS [NEW YORK] Investors' bets that have fuelled the recent rally in corporate bonds and other riskier markets have been made mostly without the excessive borrowing of the boom years that preceded the Panic of 2008. The enormous leverage– Reuters - 615 words
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Article, Illustration491 2009-05-15 12 S JAYASANKARAN - S JAYASANKARAN Economist says worst is over, expects stronger final quarter By in Kuala Lumpur AN economist has suggested that although Malaysia is likely to see contracting growth this year, a "worst case scenario" of minus 4-6 per cent has become irrelevant, Manokaran Mottain, an491 words
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Article599 2009-05-15 12 PAULINE NG - PAULINE NG Resilience runs counter to cutback expectations By in Kuala Lumpur DESPITE the global financial crisis, passenger arrivals in Malaysia appear to be holding up mainly on the back of an increase in budget travel with only a slight fall of 0.6 per cent599 words
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Article, Illustration379 2009-05-15 12 Reuters [MANADO] Indonesia has opened South-east Asia's largest marine park in the Savu Sea, a migration route for almost half the world's whale species and home to vast tracts of rare coral, the country's fisheries minister said. Environmental groups, The Nature Conservancy and WWF– Reuters; AFP - 379 words
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132 2009-05-15 12 AFP [MANADO, Indonesia] A global meeting on the future of the world's oceans is going on in Indonesia this week with discussions aimed at helping set the stage for December's climate change talks in Denmark. Officials from over 70 countries are meeting hereAFP - 132 words
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Article, Illustration332 2009-05-15 13 Reuters [HONG KONG] Hong Kong is set to revise down its 2009 GDP growth forecast following a weak first quarter and is not optimistic about economic performance in the second quarter, Chief Executive Donald Tsang said yesterday. The government currently forecastsReuters; REUTERS - 332 words
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256 2009-05-15 13 Reuters It calls USs7.3b stake sale a normal market action [SHANGHAI] China Construction Bank said Bank of America would hold its remaining shares in China's second-largest bank for the long term and that the US bank's sale of US$7.3 billion in CCB shares earlierReuters - 256 words
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331 2009-05-15 13 -Reuters But it reckons that growth in 2010 would slip on weak external demand [SHANGHAI] Morgan Stanley raised its forecast for China economic growth to 7-8 per cent from 5 per cent for 2009 but warned the pace will slow next year-Reuters - 331 words
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Article144 2009-05-15 13 j Bloomberg [TAIPEI] Taiwan's economy is past the worst and gradually recovering, Vice-Presi-dent Vincent Siew said at a forum yesterday. "The government acted quickly to respond to the global financial crisis." Export declines have slowed, indicating the economy is improving, he said. The Taiex— j – Bloomberg - 144 words
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INDIA
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Article, Illustration603 2009-05-15 14 -AFP High profile buys of Jaguar-Land Rover and Corus have led to funding problems [NEW DELHI] When India's Tata Group bought British luxury car icons Jaguar and Land Rover and An-glo-Dutch steelmaker Corus, the buys were hailed as signs of the nation flexing its-AFP; 1 AFP - 603 words
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Article, Illustration558 2009-05-15 15 Reuters, Bloomberg Documents obtained give first-hand account of meeting [WASHINGTON] Former US Treasury secretary Henry Paulson gave nine major banks no choice but to allow the government to take equity stakes in them as the Bush administration moved to address turmoil in theReuters,; Bloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 558 words
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272 2009-05-15 15 Reuters [NEW YORK] A day after saying big US banks probably needed to raise only one-fourth the capital demanded by the government, credit rating agency Standard Poor's (S&P) said the banking crisis has "merely entered a new phase" and might not end– Reuters - 272 words
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513 2009-05-15 15 Reuters JPMorgan Chase raises USs2.sb while Amex rakes in USs3b [NEW YORK] In a sign that the two-year-old global credit crisis may be on its way to easing, a growing list of US financial institutions are now able to sell their own bonds– Reuters - 513 words
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Article, Illustration502 2009-05-15 16 -AP Reports say GM will ramp up sales of China-made cars to 50,000 by 2014 [DETROIT] As thousands of General Motors (GM) workers await word on more US plant closures, reports that the company plans to import Chinese-made vehicles to the US have-AP; AFP - 502 words
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294 2009-05-15 16 Bloomberg Firm looks to region's growing middle class for boost as UK flags [LONDON] Prudential Pic, the UK's biggest insurer by market value, said yesterday that first-quarter revenue fell 5 per cent as the global economic slowdown hurt sales in Asia.– Bloomberg - 294 words
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460 2009-05-15 17 -AP BT's Global Services division caused a Q4 loss of nearly Ib, hence the job cuts [LONDON] Telecommunications company BT Group expects to cut another 15,000 jobs in the next year after its Global Services division dragged the company to a Q4-AP - 460 words
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Article, Illustration285 2009-05-15 17 -AP, Reuters [LOS ANGELES] Danny Gokey is dancing off "American Idol", leaving showy Adam Lambert and twangy Kris Allen to duke it out in the finale of the popular Fox singing competition next week. Gokey, the bespectacled 29-year-old church music director and recent widower,-AP,; Reuters; PHOTOS: STAR WORLD - 285 words
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277 2009-05-15 17 Bloomberg LATEST US DATA [WASHINGTON] Prices paid to US producers rose in April as food costs surged, pushing back risks that extended price declines may take root in the economy. The 0.3 per cent increase was more than forecast and followed a– Bloomberg - 277 words
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477 2009-05-15 17 Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] US President Barack Obama wants shareholders to have a greater say in executive compensation as the administration crafts proposals to rein in practices that regulators blame for contributing to the financial crisis. "There is an important interest in ensuring some– Bloomberg - 477 words
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Article306 2009-05-15 17 -NYT The company plans to take care of all but US$l b in debt [NEW YORK] Casino operator MGM Mirage took a major step to stave off bankruptcy on Wednesday when it announced that it would issue US$2.5 billion in stock and bonds as-NYT - 306 words
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Article, Illustration489 2009-05-15 18 -AP [WASHINGTON] Edward M Liddy, the chairman of American International Group (AIG), said on Wednesday that the company would probably need "three to five years" to carry out its restructuring plan and repay the taxpayer money used to bail it out. AIG has-AP; AFP - 489 words
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294 2009-05-15 18 -AP Insider trading among SEC claims, says report [WASHINGTON] The staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission has decided to recommend that the agency bring civil fraud charges against Angelo Mozilo, the former chief executive of mortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corp, according to-AP - 294 words
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643 2009-05-15 18 Reuters AIG first tried to sell AIA in a private transaction for up to USs2ob last year [NEW YORK] Insurance conglomerate AIG is expected to soon begin the process of launching the initial public offering (IPO) of its largest Asian subsidiary, according– Reuters - 643 words
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AVIATION/SHIPPING
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525 2009-05-15 19 VINCENT WEE - VINCENT WEE Boost was due to revenue increase of 27% as operating, vessel day rates rose By [SINGAPORE] Indi-an-owned dry bulk shipping company Mercator Lines (Singapore) had a stellar year, posting a 45 per cent rise in full-year FY2009 net profit to US$75.B525 words
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Article2657 2009-05-15 19 AIRLINE CODES: AA Amencap Airlines (AAL), AF Air France (AFR), Al Air Inda (AC), AY Finnair Oy (FIN), AZ Alitalia Airlines (AZA), BA British i Airways Public Ltd Co (BAW), BG Biman B^Li, ,IL,, I, _dn Bhd (RBA), BO Bouraq Airlines (BOU), BR EVA Airways Corpn2,657 words
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246 2009-05-15 19 VINCENT WEE - VINCENT WEE New weekly direct service set up between Vietnam, US By [SINGAPORE] Neptune Orient Lines container unit APL yesterday took a punt on the relatively still buoyant Vietnamese economy with the launch of a new weekly direct container shipping service linking Vietnam and246 words
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Article, Illustration481 2009-05-15 19 Reuters [KAOHSIUNG] Taiwan's major international port is seeing signs that an export slump is near bottom, with a plunge in container traffic tapering off and workers in this industrial city taking less unpaid leave. The Kaohsiung port the world's eighth busiest– Reuters; REUTERS - 481 words
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TRANSPORT STOCKS
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Article102 2009-05-15 19 '000 CH Offshore Chuan Hup Hldgs Cosco Corp CWTLtd Ezra Hldgs First Ship Lease Freight Links Grand Banks laya Hold Ltd KiVentures Keppel Corp MTQCorp NOL Pacific Shipping Pan-United Corp Rickmers Mari Samudera Ship Sembcorp Indust Sembcorp Marine Spore Ship 0.52 0.23 1.24 0.51 1.29 0.44 0.06 ....unch 0.54102 words
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Article37 2009-05-15 19 '000 bj. Int'G Logistics MISCBhd MISC Foreign Msia Bulk Carrie NCB Holdings NeplineBhd PDZ Holdings 0.79 8.30 8.25 3.16 2.68 0.04 0.12 -0.02 263 -0.05 534 unch 1336 -0.02 473 unch 228 unch 1094 -0.01 *****37 words
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Article12 2009-05-15 19 ■oo ■recious Ship Jegional Cont .16.90 ...8.90 -0.20 ***** -0.95 169812 words
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Article23 2009-05-15 19 '000 >eso Aboitiz Equity Intl Container Keppel Marine Keppel Prop 5.50 16.00 unch unch -0.10 -2.00 unch unch 1835 4798 0 023 words
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Article22 2009-05-15 19 Evergreen Marine ....16.35 :irst Steamship 44.10 /Van Hai Lines 15.80 r"ang Ming Marine...12.00 -0.70 -0.65 -0.30 -0.50 14 6 4 1322 words
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Article42 2009-05-15 19 '000 bj. 'en (awasaki Hvy Ind ..206.00 -8.00 ***** (awasaki Kisen 368.00 -22.00 6208 Mitsubishi Hvy 335.00 -6.00 ***** Mitsui Eng&Sbldg...214.00 -9.00 6069 Mitsui Osk Lines 599.00 -20.00 ***** Mippon Express 378.00 -9.00 2730 MipponYusen 416.00 -20.00 8970 source: Thomson Reuters42 words
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Article, Illustration305 2009-05-15 19 Bloomberg [BEIJING] Chinese airlines will cut 33 plane deliveries this year as a slowing economy and a global travel slump stoke concerns about overcapacity. The nation's aviation regulator will also support acquisitions to help curb competition, Li Jiaxiang, head of the Civil Aviation Administration– Bloomberg - 305 words
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EDITORIAL & OPINION
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Article508 2009-05-15 20 MAS Selamat Kastari's fate is sealed. After the Malaysian authorities finish questioning him, he is likely to be repatriated to Singapore where he will be locked away for a very long time. Of greater interest to all governments in the region will be what he508 words
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Article, Illustration1149 2009-05-15 20 ROBERT BAILEY - ROBERT BAILEY Asia's tourism industry has always rebounded with even greater vitality By HEN crises hit, tourism is often the first casualty. Tourists are the main source of foreign exchange and help create thousands of jobs in many Asian countries. These crisesTHE STRAITS TIMES - 1,149 words
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834 2009-05-15 20 SUSAN TSANG - SUSAN TSANG THE BOTTOM LINE By IS there anyone out there who has not cringed at the prospect of sitting (or, more likely, standing) next to someone suffering some form of nose, throat or chest infection on the MRT? And despite the general834 words
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Article, Illustration1613 2009-05-15 21 AMITENDU PALIT - AMITENDU PALIT Besides the 'usual suspects' of elections past, there are several others in strong jockeying position By THE casting of votes for India's 15th general election ended earlier this week. The exercise lasted almost four weeks over 543 constituencies across 28 states andREUTERS - 1,613 words
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Article767 2009-05-15 21 MARGARET CARLSON - MARGARET CARLSON Bloomberg By WHAT happened in Washington on Wednesday stayed in Washington as Las Vegas went to dig itself out of the hole that President Barack Obama dug for the city earlier this year. About the time that the scoundrels of Wall Street were getting– Bloomberg - 767 words
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Article8769 2009-05-15 22 Transaction date: May 14 High Low Code Company Sale C000) High Low Buyer Seller C'vr •k P/E Smil 8 3 3148 8Telecom 10 2.5 5834 A-Sonic 30.5 12 5000 ABRHIdgs 15.5 5.5 1938 AEI Corp 9 1 1100 AEM 23 7 2101 APOil 76.5 26.5 5550 ARA 8.58,769 words
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Article1612 2009-05-15 23 High Low Code Company Sale COOO) High Low Buyer Seller C'vr P/E $mil 19 5 1181 s AAGrp 32 13 8538 t APStrategic 4 05 1501 s Advanced System 10.5 2 3480 t Adventus 27.5 8.5 3518 s Afor 17.9 2 1524 t Alantac 19.5 3.5 7814 s1,612 words
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Article343 2009-05-15 23 _Hm Low Code Conn Sale COOO) _Hm Seller C'vr P/E Smil 109 100 6389 ABFSG Bond ETF 109 +1 982 427 CIMBAsean40 100US$ US594 -2 232 149 DBS STI ETF 100 214 -8 2366 1682 DBXT FTChina25 10US$ ....US2366 +168 3870 3228 DBXT FTVietnam 10US$....US3870 1360 850 DBXTMSTaiwan343 words
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Article252 2009-05-15 23 STOCK PRICES LEGEND: Straits Times Index Stocks; s Catalist Non-Sponsored; t Catalist; N Net or Tax-exempted dividend; ct Conditional Trdg; xd ex-dividend cd cum dividend; cri cum right issue cbi cum bonus issue; xri ex-right issue; xbi ex-bonus issue xall ex-all; cdxa cum dividend ex-all co cum offer252 words
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Article9220 2009-05-15 23 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS AIG Global Investment Corporation (S) Ltd AIGIF Acorns of Asia Balanced Fund!S 1.767/ AIGIF S'pore Bond Fund/A 1.239/ APS Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Alpha Fund!** 0.89/ APS Alpha Fund (USD)!** 0.61/ APS Komaba Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Komaba Global Bond SGD 0.5135/ APS Komaba Global9,220 words
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378 2009-05-15 24 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Index Change Change Change Change Change Change May 13 World Index Preliminary 680.5 -1.9 0.4 -1.7 1.9 -2.0 0.3 t EAFE Prel liminai 656.0 -1.5 1.1 -1.4 1.9 -1.8 0.. Euroi Prelim378 words
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Article121 2009-05-15 24 As at 9am May 14 Singapore dollars to one unit rf foreign currency: Currencies Bid Offer s,ust dollar 1.0940 1.1280 .an dollar 1.2410 1.2560 luro 1.9750 1.9980 IZ dollar 0.8610 0.8810 iterlini ind 2.2030 2.2290 JS dollar 1.4570 1.4740 .ocal dollars to 100 units if foreign121 words
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Article152 2009-05-15 24 May 14 Xterniqht 1/16 -month 7/16 -months 9/16 l-months 11/16 Overnight mode: 0.08 IS$ Offer 1/32 3/16 5/16 7/16 BJd 1 days I month I months months d months months I I. (All 0.35 0.47 0.85 0 90 1.60 2.00 2.10 Offer 0.25 0.37 0.65 0.70 1.20 1.60152 words
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Article18 2009-05-15 24 May 14 Bid Offer -month 1.4655 1.4667 1.4655 1.4667 {-months 1.4654 1.4667 >-months 1.4651 1.466518 words
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Article291 2009-05-15 24 May 14 URODOLLAR FUTURES unO9 iepO9 DecO9 VlariO 99.2300 99.2050 99.0300 98.9300 4220 2959 2653 3137 EUROYEN TIBOR FUTURES unO9 99.450 99.450 iepO9 99.515 99.515 DecO9 99.520 99.520 VlariO un10 iep10 Dec10 \/lar11 99.450 99.510 99.520 99.450 99.520 99.525 99.495 99.460 99.380 99.335 99.250 22 2 *****291 words
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Article189 2009-05-15 24 May 14 tUBBER Futures (Closing prices) !SS 3 (US cents/kg) /lonth High Low Close Sett Volume (lots) O/l lots) lunO9 ul 09 174.5 \ugO9 174.5 iepO9 174.5 DctO9 174.0 \lov09 174.0 174.5 174.5 166.5 166.5 166.5 168.5 168.0 167.5 167.0 166.5 166.5 210 140 40 150 80 781189 words
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Article446 2009-05-15 24 May 14 iuro 'en (on 'eso lam 'ouni Australia 0.882 5.134 0.553 5.830 37.449 78.417 0.718 9.531 2.667 1.271 60.804 35.944 1.103 6.433 0.834 24.783 26.015 0.496 0.752 Canada 1.134 5.823 0.628 6.612 42.478 88.947 0.815 10.811 3.025 1.442 68.969 40.770 1.251 7.297 0.946 28.111 29.508 0.563446 words
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Article88 2009-05-15 24 May 14 'eriod Issue code Maturity Yesterday's Bid Hi< Day's |h Low I-Month BQ*****E 13.08.09 -Year BY*****W 03.05.10 0.21 0.33 3OVERNMENT BONDS >eriod Issue Coupon Maturity code rate Close Bid Hio Day's cjh Low !-Year N5O61OOE 3.125 i-Year NX*****F 3.625 '-Year N*****0S 2.875 O-Year NY*****A 4.000 5-Year NY*****X88 words
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Article102 2009-05-15 24 May 13 (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 Ib bushels) Close Previous High/Low May 09 1150.00 1137.50 1156.75 1135.00 Jul 09 1128.00 1117.50 1141.00 1112.75 Aug 09 1085.00 1075.00 1096.00 1070.75 Sep 09 1027.00 1023.50 1042.00 1015.75 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs;Uscent/lb) Close Previous High/Low May 09 38.90 39.39 39.84 38.70102 words
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Article75 2009-05-15 24 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS May 13 origin^ t/barrel Close Cham irent blend (1-Mth F) 58.75 0.41 VTI (Near Mth) 58.00 -0.82 iubai (1-Mth F) 58.07 0.55 "apis blend 61.90 0.70 i/linas 60.65 0.90 >RODUCT JS$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha Jet Kerosene 51.17 64.00 1.01 0.11 US$/barrel )pec Oil Basket Price75 words
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Article161 2009-05-15 24 May 14 Zurrencies Bid Offer Bid Offer >$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: 0.7520 0.7524 Australian dollar 1.1021 1.1035 Canadian dollar 1.2502 1.2517 0.8530 0.8534 iuro 1.9925 1.9944 1.3595 1.3598 IZ dollar 0.8668 0.8683 0.5914 0.5920 Sterlinc md 2.2207 2.2231 1.5152 1.5157 IS dollar 1.4656 1.4667161 words
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Article135 2009-05-15 24 May 14 /oz) !ay_ \ay_ Hong Kong .ondon 921.30 923.80 922.30 924.80 May 13 May 12 925.50 919.50 926.50 920.50 Source: Thomson Reuters CAST BAR (S$) May 14 Buying Sellini Kilobar "46,760.07" ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (SS) Selling Buying gm jam Ogm !0gm iOgm OOgm oz ozUBS Kinebar™135 words
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Article, Illustration790 2009-05-15 27 Using charcoal, 2 artists depict figures to meditative, primordial effect, says CLARISSA TAN CHARCOAL, that material made up of compressed living matter from the past stilled life, if you like is the medium of choice in two concurrent art exhibitions at the NUS Museum. The790 words
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Article, Illustration813 2009-05-15 27 ONG SOH CHIN - ONG SOH CHIN By IF you had to pick one piece of furniture to sum up the *****, it would have to be the Panton Chair. Just as no other decade in recent history has had the same kind of impact on contemporary life andPANTON DESIGN, BASEL - 813 words
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Article, Illustration501 2009-05-15 27 R SIVANITHY - R SIVANITHY BOOK REVIEW Gorgeous, Sexy and Rich: Money for Women in Good and Tough Times By Norma Sit Marshall Cavendish Pages: 288 Price $26.75 Rating: A By IT would be fair to say that most women prefer to leave financial501 words
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Article, Illustration526 2009-05-15 27 CHEAH UI- HOON - CHEAH UI-HOON Even When She Forgot My Name Wong Chai Kee Epigram Pages: 182 Price: $15.80 before GST Rating: B+ By THE subtitle to Wong Chai Kee's book -Love, Life andMy Mother's Alzheimer's isn't one, I'd venture, that will compel many526 words
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Article, Illustration654 2009-05-15 28 SINGAPORE ARTS FESTIVAL The month-long festival is off to a fiery start with the opening act 'Helios IF by La Compagnie Malabar, reports CLARISSA TAN THIS evening, sparks will fly and giants will stride across the stage of the Marina Barrage. Colours will blaze and654 words
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Article, Illustration471 2009-05-15 28 AMANDA DE GUZMAN - AMANDA DE GUZMAN By MANY conversations take on a sense of theatre. There are roles of performer and audience, and they are constantly being interchanged. And this was partly the inspiration for Etiquette a work by UK-based avant garde theatre company Rotozaza. "Essentially, it's about471 words
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563 2009-05-15 28 AMANDA DE GUZMAN - AMANDA DE GUZMAN By SINGAPORE Repertory Theatre's Shakespeare in the Park series is the ultimate in simple luxuries. On a breezy night, the pleasures of Shakespeare's ringing prose being delivered outdoors by a capable cast have no comparison; throw in a home cooked563 words
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Miscellaneous508 2009-05-15 28 I BUMIPUTRA Cina is a process-based I physical-theatre performance collaboration kS)L I between writer and playwright Verena Tay and 7 s 'm> I interdisciplinary artist Noor Effendy Ibrahim, 'i Hk exploring the rebirth of a contemporary Wk Singapore-born Chinese woman on the day of the t\ violent death of Lt.508 words
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Article, Illustration617 2009-05-15 29 Angels Demons is a flawed papal murder mystery, reports GEOFFREY EU HAVING cracked The Da Vinci Code a few years back, Harvard professor and noted symbols expert Robert Langdon has proven to be the go-to guy when it comes to murder mysteries involving617 words
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Article, Illustration374 2009-05-15 29 AMANDA DE GUZMAN - AMANDA DE GUZMAN By HENRY Poole is Here is a rare and unusual film. It's a mainstream movie that has co-opted an indie aesthetic with hip, contemporary music and an excess of navelgazing. But director Mark Pellington's (Arlington Road, The Mothman Prophecies) latest outing would374 words
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Article, Illustration760 2009-05-15 29 AMANDA DE GUZMAN - AMANDA DE GUZMAN DVD REVIEW By IN many ways, Australia is a film geek's dream: there's a lot of the epic, sweeping melodrama of Gone With the Wind, thrilling scenes that would be at home in any John Ford western, more than a touch of760 words
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Miscellaneous331 2009-05-15 29 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 4 Scratch game (8) 8 Lived in when engaged (8) jj 9 Leave no doubt it's a period __^J__^J__^^^^J__Ml ML_HH__MH__ 11 Unsuccessful student mak- "fi HI WU HI HI ing fresh start at Rugby (4,3) I^l BB WM WM B 13 Being in the wrong scene, ex- Ml331 words
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Article, Illustration919 2009-05-15 30 Buzzing with fun, f ashion, glamour The Audi Fashion Festival, Singapore's first ever independent fashion festival, lived up to its hype, reports MELISSA LWEE IT MAY not have been, but for a grand total of five days, a little tent outside Ngee Ann City threw recession caution to the wind919 words
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Article, Illustration564 2009-05-15 30 CHRISTOPHER LIM - CHRISTOPHER LIM By SOMEONE has finally done a formal pairing of wine and music. Wine is so often paired with food that it's a combination people take for granted. But instead of just focusing on your taste buds, why not titillate your ears too? Major record564 words
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Article, Illustration1166 2009-05-15 30 ByNKYONG "OLD soldiers never die, they just fade away." That applies to old wines too, however great they have been in their prime. Those of us who collect old "bottles" sometimes forget that. We like to think that great and legendary wines last forever. They1,166 words
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Article, Illustration734 2009-05-15 31 Local jazzman Greg Lyons is asking fans to fund a new album, reports CHRISTOPHER LIM SINGAPORE-BASED jazz saxophonist Greg Lyons is completely fed up with the lack of an album that truly represents him musically. "I have lived out more than half my time734 words
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Article, Illustration488 2009-05-15 31 CHRISTOPHER LIM - CHRISTOPHER LIM By WHAT does the phrase "indie music store" mean in today's music market? Certainly not what it used to. Once upon a time, it meant small physical stores that built fan communities around the music they sold. This dying breed still exists in488 words
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Article, Illustration433 2009-05-15 31 ONG BOON KIAT - ONG BOON KIAT CD REVIEW Cassandra Wilson Closer to You: The Pop Side Blue Note Records Rating: ARenee Olstead Skylark Reprise Records Rating: B- By SCORES of jazz musicians have attempted to recast other music genres in jazz, but only the most elastic, adventurous433 words
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Article493 2009-05-15 31 CHRISTOPHER LIM - CHRISTOPHER LIM By THE only thing worse than a game that doesn't end properly is one that ends prematurely, and that's what Fallout 3 was until Tuesday, when that critical flaw was fixed by the last instalment of a trio of add-on chapters. Fallout 3493 words
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