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Title Section17 2009-06-27 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES weekend JUNE 27-28, 2009 Ssl.oo MICA (P) 198/08/2008 S|£l A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION17 words
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Article, Illustration1178 2009-06-27 1 Christopher Lim - Christopher Lim His Beatles' catalogue counterpoised by mountain of debt; promoter faces USssoom liability By limchris@sph.cotn.sg Singapore THE king is dead, his musical legacy untarnished but his business legacy uncertain. For a man who had teetered on the brink of bankruptcy, Michael lackson leftXINHUA; FILE PHOTO - 1,178 words
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Miscellaneous166 2009-06-27 1 mmmW J' 4 \W www.businesstimes.com.sg M I THE RAFFLES CONVERSATION MOTORING WEALTH r>~™ pr TOM PURVES, CEO OF Porsche's outstanding^ggMg 2i Affordable insurance ROLLS-ROYCE CARS 6-7 Panamera LlB-19 :^g for the poor 28-29 FINANCIAL FUTURE 5-pronged push to grow sector Singapore will ride the Asian infrastructure boom, tap the growing166 words
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MARKETS
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Article45 2009-06-27 2 KL COMP 1,075.77 +1.66 NIKKEI 225 9,877.39 +81.31 HANG SENG 18,600.26 +325.23 SET 595.80 +5.20 IAKARTA 2,040.19 -3.98 MANILA 2,477.44 +9.88 KOSPI 1,394.53 +1.80 SHENZHEN B 486.66 +7.32 MUMBAI IND 14,764.64 +419.02 12.00am EDT Chanpe 12.00am EDT Change DOW 8,420.10 -52.30 NASDAQ 1,829.72 +0.1845 words
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Article29 2009-06-27 2 Bloomberg SINGAPORE 5.38 MALAYSIA 5.55 HONG KONG 5.00 INDONESIA 16.303 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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Article45 2009-06-27 2 US$ s$ us$; 1.455 ;us$/s$ ier£* 1.647 2.398 EURO(US$/S$/E) 1.403 Foreign currency per US$ 2.042 S$ 'EN 95.90 65.90 RM 3.531 2.426 HK$ 7.750 5.325 BAHT 34.06 23.40 RUPIAH 10; ,210 7,015 RENMINBI 6.835 4.696 INDIAN RUPEE 48.44 33.28 1.242 0.853 NZ$ 1.554 1.06845 words
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695 2009-06-27 2 Oh Boon Ping - Oh Boon Ping Focus is on attracting investors, wealth protection, maintaining order, improving risk management and building talent By huwenbin@sph.corm.sg Singapore INFRASTRUCTURE investments in Asia is set to grow by leaps and bounds in the coming years and Singapore aims to be at695 words
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531 2009-06-27 2 Vincent Wee - Vincent Wee By vincewee@sph.com.sg Singapore KEPPEL Corp again appears to be using its might to get itself further ahead in the rig-building game, with reports that it is in talks to take a stake in a new shipyard in Brazil apparently shoving rival531 words
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527 2009-06-27 4 Uma Shankari - Uma Shankari Companies implement business continuity plans that were put together during the Sars outbreak in 2003 By shankari@sph Singapore ANOTHER trading room was closed at CIMB-GK Securities' Raffles Place office yesterday and an additional 40 remisiers were sent home, after a second remisier527 words
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Page 2 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous65 2009-06-27 2 NEWS LIVING Top Stories 2-4 DininS Raffles Conversation 6,7 Entertaining L 7 Week in Review 8 Weekend With From The Desk Of 9 Gadge^^ L 9 Companies 10-13 IreE' i -ddt9 Singapore 14,15 Letter From Abroad 16 VV°^ T7^9 shopping LlO.ll Stocks stats 21-25 Home Garden L 12,13 Perspective 26,2765 words
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THE RAFFLES CONVERSATION
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Article, Illustration2162 2009-06-27 6 Yen Sreenivasan - Yen Sreenivasan Through world wars and global recession, Rolls-Royce holds its head high as the standard bearer of ultimate luxury. By YOU can get there in any car. But you only truly arrive in a Rolls-Royce." Tom Purves' passion is obvious. The 60 year-old CEOARTHUR LEE - 2,162 words
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Article317 2009-06-27 6 THE British motoring industry is still vibrant and alive, albeit a very multinational business. And Britain remains the base for technology used in many global marques of today. Tom Purves does not buy the notion of a "Wimbledon Syndrome" in British motoring industry. "We have to317 words
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Article76 2009-06-27 6 Hotels Resorts The Raffles Conversation is brought to you through a special arrangement with Raffles Hotels Resorts. A collection of luxury hotels, Raffles Hotels and Resorts distinguishes itself through the highest standards of hospitality, service and cuisine. Its hotels in Singapore, Beijing, Cambodia, Beverly Hills, Dubai and the Caribbean76 words
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WEEK IN REVIEW/WEEK AHEAD
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THIS WEEK
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46 2009-06-27 7 China and Japan need to undergo extensive industrial restructuring and downsizing to counter the impact of what some analysts say is likely to be a permanent downturn in demand for consumer exports to the US and other advanced economies.46 words
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34 2009-06-27 7 Corporate restructuring specialists are busy for good reason in bad times, as more distressed companies restructure to preserve their business, protect suppliers and keep creditors at bay.34 words
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48 2009-06-27 7 Starhill Global Reit, which owns stakes in Wisma Atria and Ngee Ann City in Singapore, will raise $337.3 million through a rights issue making it the fifth real estate investment trust this year to raise funds by issuing new units.48 words
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44 2009-06-27 7 Yellow Pages was flagged in a going concern notice by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP on Monday. In its report, PwC drew attention to Yellow Pages' unsecured fixed rate bonds amounting to $130 million that are maturing on Sept 30.44 words
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52 2009-06-27 7 Amid signs that a community spread of the HINI virus has begun and cannot be kept at bay much longer-Singapore has decided to modify its strategy. The focus will shift from containing the spread of the virus to mitigating the effects of52 words
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40 2009-06-27 7 After enduring some hard knocks, private equity players are on the hunt again. The difference is that now they have set their sights on defensive sectors, instead of the riskier and cyclical industries.40 words
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51 2009-06-27 7 China Yongsheng, the former Global Ariel, received a public reprimand from the Singapore Exchange on Tuesday for breaching its listing rule on timely disclosures. SGX also noted that there are internal control weaknesses and urged the group to appoint a sponsor as soon as51 words
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37 2009-06-27 7 The economic slowdown offers a chance for infrastructure development to catch up with economic progress, said Environment and Water Resources Minister Yaacob Ibrahim at the Singapore International Water Week on Tuesday.37 words
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58 2009-06-27 7 Hyflux has signed an agreement to build two water desalination plants in Libya, a deal which analysts say could be worth more than $1 billion. It will take a 49 per cent stake in the two plants which have a total design capacity58 words
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46 2009-06-27 7 The US and European Union filed charges of unfair trade practices against China at the World Trade Organization on Tuesday, saying that Beijing was restricting exports of raw materials to give manufacturers in that country a competitive advantage.46 words
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Article, Illustration63 2009-06-27 7 Formula One's world governing body the FIA and eight rebel F1 teams have reached an agreement to avoid a breakaway series next year. As part ofthe agreement, FIA president Max Mosley says he will not now stand for re-election. MRAP - 63 words
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31 2009-06-27 7 Chemoil founder Robert Chandran's family is in talks with top commodity trader Glencore to sell its 51 per cent share in the marine fuel supplier.31 words
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Article35 2009-06-27 7 CIMB Securities yesterday ordered 50 of its remisiers at its Raffles Place office to go on home quarantine after one of them caught the HINI virus from his son.35 words
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35 2009-06-27 7 MOODY'S Investors Service says the outlook for Singapore banks and the Asian banking industry is negative as it expects a substantial increase in non-performing loans amid rising corporate defaults.35 words
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Miscellaneous299 2009-06-27 7 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD across n —[2 I—R ~~14 [5 I k —[7 ~~[g familiar piece of music? 1 Plan curtailed in racing I «j) business type? (2,5) —H H H H— H H— country outwardly has swamp in African city (9) I 1 18 Tea permitted in small showing annoyance (7)299 words
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Miscellaneous101 2009-06-27 7 NEXT WEEK June 29July 3, 2009 US DATA June 30 Consumer Confidence June S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index April Chicago PMI June July! ADP employment change June Construction spending May ISM Index June Pending home sales May Crude inventories 06/26 Auto sales June July 2 Unemployment rate June Average workweek June101 words
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Article, Illustration641 2009-06-27 8 Ralph 'Skip' Boyce - Ralph 'Skip' Boyce Firms need to understand the unique characteristics of the markets and societies which they operate in. FROM THE DESK OF President Boeing South-east Asia THE concept of guan xi, or as literally translated in English, "relationships", is synonymous with Chinese culture but certainly641 words
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COMPANIES
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Article711 2009-06-27 9 Nisha Ramchandani - Nisha Ramchandani It agrees to sell new shares to Triumph Power, Litebay; shareholder EGN Nominees opposes move By nishar@sph.cotn.sg Singapore ASIA Water Technology (AWT) has entered into agreements for a proposed investment and rights issue, it announced last week. It has entered into a subscription711 words
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215 2009-06-27 9 THE Monetary Authority of Singapore's (MAS) US$3O billion currency swap line with the US Federal Reserve has been extended from April 30 this year to Feb 1, 2010, MAS said yesterday. Currency swap lines of US$3O billion each were established last October with215 words
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Article607 2009-06-27 9 Lynette Khoo - Lynette Khoo By lynkhoo@sph.cotn.sg Singapore OIAM International has won the bid for two production plants of a US-based tomato processing group that is under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Ihe acquisition cost of US$39 million is significantly below the potential replacement cost of US$l3O million607 words
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Article, Illustration640 2009-06-27 10 Ronnie Lim - Ronnie Lim NEWS ANALYSIS It's in talks to take over the Ghandran family's 51% stake in mainboard-listed Chemoil. By THE buyer of the Chandran family's controlling 51 per cent stake in mainboard-lis-ted Chemoil touted to be Swiss-headquartered Glencore International can gain a back-doorFILE PHOTO - 640 words
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315 2009-06-27 10 THE court hearing to sanction a proposed scheme of arrangement for TT International is scheduled to be held in the week commencing Aug 17. TT International indicated this timeline one day after it said that trading of its shares would remain suspended till at315 words
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Article, Illustration563 2009-06-27 11 R Sivanithy - R Sivanithy STOCKS sivan@sph.com.sg Senior correspondent lIWESTORS are no doubt tired of talk of green shoots on one hand and brown weeds on the other. But unfortunately there is no escaping these terms which, judging by events this week, may be563 words
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Article113 2009-06-27 11 VOL CLOSE Ihina Hon! 105,688 185 1.5 8.1 ientinj SP 93,030 70 3.0 4.5 50,193 7.5 1.0 15> jolderi 44,916 38 -0.5 -1.7 IOL 37,947 157 5.0 3.3 Land 34,570 230 50 22 lidas 25,231 80 1.5 1.9 Ice-anus ;994 31 1.0 3.3 21,415 375 -2.0 -0.!113 words
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Article97 2009-06-27 11 ]apitaLand 3.750 -0.020 1.390 +0.010 :if 'Dev 8.930 +0.130 :omfortDelGro 1.280 :osco Corp 1.290 IBS Grp 11.660 +0.100 :&N 3.900 +0.020 ientin: SP 0.700 +0.030 iolden Aj ;ri 0.380 -0.005 IK Land 3.630 +0.020 IMH 25.260 +0.460 ISH 14.020 +0.220 lardine C8cC 18.520 +0.300 keppel Corp 6.960 +0.21097 words
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Article52 2009-06-27 11 CLOSE UP IBXT Nifb 10US$ 9134 288.0 21. ;ld ious: 9296 168.8 i.: IMH 2526 66.9 1.' :it> .0906 910 53.0 6.: )aii 585 37.8 4." China H 10US$ 1423 34.9 1." ISH 1402 32.0 l.i Con .0906 700 32.0 4.1 Jardine C&C 1852 30.0 l.i IBS.ES.0907 117652 words
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Article53 2009-06-27 11 CLOSEDOWN iBXTS&P Short! 0US$ 6852 -101.8 -1.1 JOB 5.05%NCPS 100 9700 -90.0 -0.' >me: iNav 1580 -80.0 -4.1 JOB.ES.0907 1440 -40.0 -2/ )CBCCa| ,1%NCPS100 9380 -20.0 -o: iTXPO 100 1322 -20.0 -1.! JOB 1440 -20.0 -1.. JOB.ES.0906 1456 -14.0 -1.1 JOB MBLeCW*****5 75.5 -12.0 -13/ JOB MBL eCW*****453 words
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Article, Illustration313 2009-06-27 11 FANCY walking down Orchard Road in a fully air-conditioned atmosphere? Soon you will be able to online. Twinity, a 3D online world that meshes the real with the virtual, will launch virtual Orchard Road and Marina Bay in the third quarter of 2009.313 words
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251 2009-06-27 12 Joyce Hooi - Joyce Hooi Firm makes provision of $28.2 m for its 18 Shelford, 8 Raja developments By joyceh@sph.com.sg Singapore BOOK retailer Popular Holdings saw its net loss balloon to $32.8 million in its fourth quarter ended April 30, from $5.1 million a year earlier.251 words
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216 2009-06-27 12 FREIGHT Links Express Holdings has reported a 49.9 per cent drop in net profit to $8.8 million for the year ended April 30, down from $17.5 million a year ago. Even though revenue dipped only 1.7 per cent to $137 million, the bottom line216 words
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Advertisement76 2009-06-27 10 THE MONETARY AUTHORITY OF SINGAPORE Tenor Approximately 2 years Total Amount Allotted SGD 2,200,000,000 Amount Allotted to Non-Competitive Applications SGD 113,402,000 Of which allotted to MAS Nil Total Amount Applied SGD 4,699,872,000 Coupon Rate 3.625% p.a. Cut-off Yield Price 0.58% p.a. and on Allotment 106.046% Average Yield Price 0.55% p.a.76 words
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Advertisement1271 2009-06-27 12 V#^L k AT^V^T«T^T-' r< Toll free: 1800-289-8822 wt IVI 111 Iff I-i V Email: notices@sph.com.sg _L *9 _I_ J.VJ *ij www.cats.com.sg CHINA MILK PRODUCTS GROUP LIMITED I ttf Incorporated in the Cayman Islands CHINA MILK (Company Registration Number: CT-*****6) jf PRODUCTS NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN1,271 words
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218 2009-06-27 13 SINGAPORE has been named by the World Bank as one of four cities with best practices in the area of sustainable development. The bank yesterday launched a new urban development programme that aims to help cities in developing countries move towards greater tyCalled Eco2218 words
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Article, Illustration316 2009-06-27 13 Brandon Chew - Brandon Chew Some music stores report brisk sales of his CDs and DVDs By brandonc@sph.com.sg MICHAEL lackson's death has revived demand for his music here. Music retailers Gramophone, HMV, That CD Shop, and Sembawang Music have all reported spikes in sales of316 words
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Article, Illustration357 2009-06-27 13 Michelle Yeo - Michelle Yeo By michyeo@sph.com.sg ICON, a worldwide provider of outsourced development services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries, has moved its Singapore central laboratory to a new home at Loyang Way 10 times larger than the old one at the Synergy357 words
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Article, Illustration415 2009-06-27 14 Teh Shi Ning - Teh Shi Ning Data confounds consensus expectations of a decline and marks a second month of year-on-year growth By tshining@sph.cotn.sg MAY factory output grew 2 per cent, confounding consensus expectations of a decline and marking a second month of year-on-year growth. April's revisedFILE PHOTO - 415 words
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348 2009-06-27 14 Ronnie Lim - Ronnie Lim By ronnie@sph.com.sg HOUSEHOLDS and businesses here will have to pay about 7 per cent more for electricity in the coming luly-September quarter, as higher fuel oil prices spark tariff increases. The household tariff will rise 6.93 per cent or 1.25 cents348 words
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Article, Illustration326 2009-06-27 14 Nisha Ramchandani - Nisha Ramchandani By nishar@sph.cotn.sg AFTER a respite of sorts in April when visitor arrivals dipped 6.1 per cent, arrivals in May echoed the double-digit drops seen in the first quarter of 2009, contracting 13 per cent year-on-year to 730,000. Visitor days in May were alsoAFP - 326 words
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LETTER FROM ABROAD WITH ASCOTT
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Letter, Illustration894 2009-06-27 15 James Ching - James Ching NEW York City needs no introduction, but is extremely diverse. It is probably better understood as smaller neighbourhoods with distinct personalities so let's try to unravel them. Phoebe Buffay's New York Phoebe, who used to busk on the streets of the West Village894 words
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Article, Illustration582 2009-06-27 16 Reuters And Michael Jackson's greatest financial returns may yet come in the wake of his death Los Angeles/New York ALONG with a vast musical legacy and legions of adoring fans, pop superstar Michael lackson leaves behind a mountain of debt and anReuters; REUTERS FILE PHOTO - 582 words
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Article, Illustration637 2009-06-27 16 NYT New York SHE really tried. And for a sex symbol that alone can be like an accomplishment. A scrim of sadness covers Farrah Fawcett's career. Her stardom traced that cautionary Hollywood arc: meteoric fame followed by years spent trying first to overcome it, then, too late, seekingNYT; AP - 637 words
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Article500 2009-06-27 17 Bloomberg Two former aides to Henry Paulson spearhead campaign against 'populist overreaction' Washington WALL Street's largest trade group has started a campaign to counter the "populist" backlash against bankers, enlisting two former aides to ex-Treasury secretary Henry Paulson to spearhead the effort. In memos of confidentialBloomberg - 500 words
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Article, Illustration414 2009-06-27 17 AP Amsterdam The global recession has an upside, at least for people worried about climate change: carbon emissions are growing more slowly than in recent years, Dutch researchers said on Thursday. But they also said that the emissions of developing countries were higher than thoseAP - 414 words
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334 2009-06-27 17 Anthony Rowley - Anthony Rowley By btworld@sph.com.sg Tokyo CONSUMER prices in lapan dropped a record 1.1 per cent in May from a year earlier, raising fears that the world's secondlargest economy may be entering a long period of deflation, something that dogged it throughout the *****. While334 words
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633 2009-06-27 18 Bloomberg LATEST US DATA This is the first increase in three months; incomes surge 1.4%, the most in a year Washington CONSUMER spending rose for the first time in three months in May as incomes jumped by the most in a year, a signBloomberg - 633 words
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266 2009-06-27 18 Bloomberg [BANGALORE] Infosys Technologies Ltd, India's second-biggest provider of software services, said co-chairman Nandan Nilekani resigned after being chosen by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to head a national identi-ty-card project. Mr Nilekani will step down from Infosys's board of directors on luly 9,Bloomberg - 266 words
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Article, Illustration441 2009-06-27 18 AP Beijing DAYS before a deadline abruptly imposed by China, computer makers are scrambling to comply with an order to supply Web-fil-tering software with PCs amid concerns about what it might do to their reputations. Dell Inc, Hewlett-Packard Inc and Taiwan's Acer IncAP; REUTERS - 441 words
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Article178 2009-06-27 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; eri cum right issue cbi cum sonus issue; xri ex-right issue; xbi ex-bonus issue xall ex-all; cdxa cum dividend ex-all co cum178 words
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Article786 2009-06-27 23 SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDER/DIRECTOR TRANSACTIONS For week beginning Jun 22 Trans Date Substantial Shareholder/ Director Buy Sell Conv No of Shares '000 Price Per ShrS Before ('000) After ('000) itock TMC Edu TMC Edu Viz Branz Tsit Wing Tsit Wing Asia-Pac Strategic Jade Tech Oceanus grp Chunghong Hldgs786 words
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365 2009-06-27 24 Jun 25 %dy %yr %dy %yr dy %yr Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Index Preliminai 694.4 0.8 2.5 0.5 4.8 0.3 3.6 EAFE Preliminai 663.0 0.2 2.1 -0.6 5.3 -0.8 4.1 Euroi Preliminai 904.3 -0.6 -0.8 -1.5 4.0 -1.7 2.8 Pacific 583.3365 words
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Article145 2009-06-27 24 Jun 26 lurrencies Bid >$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: \ustralian dollar 1.1715 Offer 1.1730 Bid 0.8053 Offer 0.8055 :anadian dollar 1.2635 1.2654 0.8686 0.8690 'uro 2.0412 2.0435 1.4032 1.4033 IZ dollar 0.9358 0.9371 0.6433 0.6435 jterlini 2.3962 2.3991 1.6472 1.6475 IS dollar 1.4547 1.4562 i$/US$145 words
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Article74 2009-06-27 24 Jun 25J 1 (£/tonne) Close Prev Hi! ;h/Low lul 09 1622 1562 1628/1545 Sep 09 1649 1590 1654/1573 )ec09 1654 1597 1658/1581 vlar 10 1650 1595 1652/1580 :OFFEE (US$/tonne) Close Pev High/Low lul 09 1288 1297 1302/1219 Sep 09 1313 1325 1330/1250 nov 09 1335 1348 1346/1275 SUGAR (US74 words
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Article94 2009-06-27 24 Jun 25|| SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; USc/60 Ib bushels) Close Previous High/Low Jul 09 1196.*****5.*****2.*****0.00 Aug 09 1127.*****2.*****4.*****7.50 Sep 09 1052.*****5.*****3.*****9.00 Nov 09 1002.*****8.*****4.25 992.25 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs; usc/b) Close Previous High/Low Jul 09 36.54 36.44 37.05 36.29 Aug 09 36.70 36.60 37.14 36.45 Sep 09 36.87 36.7694 words
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Article78 2009-06-27 24 Jun 25| :rude ISS/barrel (FOB origin) Close Change Srent blend (1-Mth F) VTI (Near Mth) )ubai (1-Mth F) "apis blend /linas 69.33 0.29 70.28 2.21 68.53 0.53 72.90 0.45 70.45 0.45 •RODUCT ISS/barrel (FOB S pore) Close Change ire] \l aphtha let Kerosene 65.45 -0.50 76.40 -0.30 JSS/barrel )pec78 words
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Article71 2009-06-27 24 Jun 2o[ (us; Iazi_ Jun 26 Jun 25 -long Kong 942.80 933.30 943.80 934.30 Jun 25 Jun 24 .ondon 935.35 936.90 936.15 937.70 Source7 Thomson Reuters SILVER Selling Buying 'assbook 1 oz 20.64 20.41 Source: UOB >LATINUM Lon (US$/oz) Jun 25 Close Previous >M Fix 1176.*****3.00 iMFix 1176.*****5.00 Source:71 words
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Article73 2009-06-27 24 Jun 25| Uuminium, 99.73' mrity (US$/Lonne; Close Previous lash months 1653.25 1685.00 1628.2! 1660.0( lopper, Grade A 3JS$/tonne) lash J months 5118.00 5130.00 5034.5( 5055.0( .ead (US$/tonne; lash months 1720.00 1739.00 1684.7! 1705.0( Nicl 'us: /tonne) lose Previous Cash 3 months Tin (US$/tonne) *****.00 *****.00 *****.01 *****.01 Cash73 words
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Article, Illustration1321 2009-06-27 25 Anthony Faiola - Anthony Faiola LAT-WP Economists say the end of the dollar's dominance appears increasingly inevitable as the current financial crisis accelerates the creation of a new economic order By Washington THE days of calling the US dollar almighty may be numbered. Since World War 11, when the dollar eclipsedLAT-WP - 1,321 words
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Article, Illustration872 2009-06-27 25 William Pesek JR - William Pesek JR Bloomberg PEOPLE don't tend to make lots of money betting against George Soros. The hedge-fund manager has made billions speculating on markets. And so it came as a relief to many when on June 20, Mr Soros told Polish872 words
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Wealth
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WEALTH INVESTING
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Article, Illustration1113 2009-06-27 26 Reuters Commercial firms find insuring the poor is more than good public relations Jakarta SLUM-DWELLER Krustin bin Juri lost everything when floodwaters swept through his home and shop on the banks of Jakarta's filthy Ciliwung river two years ago. But when the next flood hits,Reuters; REUTERS - 1,113 words
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Article699 2009-06-27 26 Lynette Khoo - Lynette Khoo Keppel Land Outperform CIMB June 26 close $2.30 PESSIMISM in the office sector is well known. Focus on asset quality instead: Declining rents, peak cap rates and rising vacancy has already been well anticipated by the investment community, in our view. We estimate current share price699 words
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Article, Illustration695 2009-06-27 27 Agnes T Crane - Agnes T Crane Reuters Those taking the long view shouldn't get distracted from the fact that the financial system is still on life support and, therefore, susceptible to a downturn. By NEW YORK REASONS people give to explain the quick switch-back movements in stocks andReuters; BLOOMBERG - 695 words
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WEALTH REAL ESTATE
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Article, Illustration589 2009-06-27 29 Kalpana Rashiwala - Kalpana Rashiwala Small investors have been active at recent sessions, with savvy bidders also making counter offers By kalpana@sph.com.sg A STRONG showing at auctions this week raised the tally for properties sold under the hammer in the first half-year to $72.4 million just 13 perColliers International Research - 589 words
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Article, Illustration713 2009-06-27 29 Uma Shankari - Uma Shankari By shankari@sph.com.sg CHINA and Australia are seen as good bets in the AsiaPacific for real estate investments, according to two recent reports. A survey of 73 investors, fund managers and fund of funds managers showed that they rank China, Australia and Japan asDTZ Research - 713 words
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Miscellaneous35 2009-06-27 30 fi THE GOOD EARTH Perfectionist farmers make Hokkaido one •y^.A tie most bountiful gardens on Earth >■>"''s o;'( .--,z4:'>-z*■'"■":;.. '^M '-'^^Hi 'SSBSI ?-f£) :V Z */-Z K\ .ZZ Z-- .Z^::ZZ.Zf.;. '*<*? :Z>^'.-- .2 PHOTO: JAIME EE35 words
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Article, Illustration2696 2009-06-27 31 Jaime Ec - Jaime Ec Perfectionist farmers and chefs turn out amazing flavour from superfresh produce in bountiful Hokkaido. By YOU say 'puh-tay-to', I say 'poh-tay-to' but Taku Umemura says, "Try spending 20 years researching and developing the perfect hybrid before you can really call this a potato, mister." Okay,2,696 words
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Article, Illustration1269 2009-06-27 33 Edwin Soon - Edwin Soon From street stalls to shirako, Fukuoka offers a gastronomic tour of Japan. By AMONGST the sister cities of Oakland, Bordeaux and Auckland, Fukuoka in the prefecture of Kyushu, lapan, with a population of 1.3 million, is closest to Singapore. The urban and cosmopolitan Fukuoka cityEDWIN SOON - 1,269 words
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Article, Illustration544 2009-06-27 34 Jaime Ec - Jaime Ec By GONE are the days when you have to pay premium prices for Australian wagyu and pretend to yourself that you are actually dining on the finely marbled beef of a well-massaged lapanese cow. After almost eight years, AVA restrictions on544 words
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Article, Illustration1357 2009-06-27 35 Audrey Phoon - Audrey Phoon guest chef You can't smoke your way through barbecuing there's an art to doing it right, says celebrity chef and barbecue-ologist Robert Rainford. By BAKING. Dehydrating. Sauteing. Pureeing. One can readily understand how these cooking techniques contribute towards producing works of culinary art, but barbecuing?1,357 words
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WEEKEND WITH
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Article, Illustration878 2009-06-27 36 Geoffrey Eu - Geoffrey Eu Christopher Long turned his weekend hobby into a full-time profession, thereby ensuring that work and play are all the same to him. By WEEKEND WITH CHRISTOPHER LONG CO-FOUNDER OF AZIMUTH WATCH IT MIGHT seem just a little unlikely to make the leap fromJOSEPH NAIR - 878 words
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Article, Illustration824 2009-06-27 37 Christopher Lim - Christopher Lim Laptops, as well as desktops, now come in all shapes, sizes and finishes. By PHONE fever may have dominated the reality distortion field at Apple's I Worldwide Developer Conference three weeks ago in San Francisco, but the company also revamped its old aluminium Macßook824 words
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SHOPPING
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Article, Illustration1547 2009-06-27 38 Melissa Lwee - Melissa Lwee Jewellery makers look to Singapore as a shift in the Asian market brings attention to the Republic By IM AVING spent years honing his craft and designing for illustrious personalities such as the late Pope lohn Paul „^^L« II and the actress Monica Bellucci in the1,547 words
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Article, Illustration628 2009-06-27 38 Cheah Ui- Hoon - Cheah Ui-Hoon By FROM five boutiques to 19 in just five years, Harry Winston is definitely on an expansion drive. The iconic American jeweller rolls into town next month, with a flagship salon opening at lon Orchard. About time too, considering that628 words
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HOME & GARDEN
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Article, Illustration1125 2009-06-27 39 Geoffrey Eu - Geoffrey Eu personal space The Lavs took three years to build their dream home, and the result is a two-storey house which is in tune with the tropics open, airy and comfortable, yet modern and practical. By WHEN C C Lav was building a dream house forYEN MENG JIIN - 1,125 words
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HEALTH
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Article, Illustration2350 2009-06-27 40 Cheah Ui- Hoon; Melissa Lwee; Melissa Lwee - Cheah Ui-Hoon Melissa Lwee Melissa Lwee BT Weekend takes a look at spas that go the extra mile when it comes to treatments and service. Auriga Spa Capella Singapore T The Knolls, Sentosa Island S 6591-5023 THERE'S a belief that the moon has an effect on human behaviour,2,350 words
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Article, Illustration823 2009-06-27 41 NYT Cheyenne Woods makes her LPGA debut and is taking steps towards her dream of following her famous uncle into professional golf. New York CHEYENNE Woods' recollection of her first professional golf tournament is understandably fuzzy. She was 19 months old and strapped into aNYT; AP - 823 words
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Article, Illustration1007 2009-06-27 42 Justine Moss - Justine Moss This year's US Open brought a few unfancied names into the process. IN sport, the rise from obscurity can be both a blessing and a curse. After a breakthrough event, athletes can either take the burden of expectation squarely on their shoulders and performAFP, AP - 1,007 words
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MOTORING
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Article, Illustration842 2009-06-27 43 Samuel Ec - Samuel Ec Porsche's new Panamera at first glance looks like a Cayenne SUV that has been flattened by a giant hand. While its appearance will take some getting used to, its drive and comfort are nothing short of outstanding. By RARELY can a Porsche be called beautiful842 words
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Article604 2009-06-27 43 Samuel Ec - Samuel Ec The seat geometry and dynamism of Porsche's first four-door limousine are comparable to the 911. By SO IS the new Panamera more like an upsized 911 or closer to a low-riding Cayenne? In terms of its drivetrain and design, it would seem like Porsche's first604 words
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Article, Illustration514 2009-06-27 44 Samuel Ec - Samuel Ec Hyundai is counting on its latest model, the i3ocw, to furthur boost its rapidly growing sales figures. By T IS not difficult to see why Hyundai has accelerated up the sales charts this year. With its remarkable combination of price and quality, the Korean carmaker has514 words
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