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Title Section20 2009-06-29 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 Monday, June 29,200920 words
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Article, Illustration728 2009-06-29 1 KALPANA RASHIWALA - KALPANA RASHIWALA Property consultants report a marked pick-up in leasing deals By [SINGAPORE] The average monthly prime Grade A office rental fell 11 per cent quarter on quarter to $9.50 per square foot (psf) in the second quarter, slower than the 28YEN MENG JIIN; Jones Lang LaSalle Research, 2009 - 728 words
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MARKETS DIGEST
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Article50 2009-06-29 1 >T Index 2,317.95 +44.77 1 COMP 1,075.77 +16.27 IIKKEI225 9,877.39 +91.1 3 1ANG SENG 18,600.26 +679.33 SET INDEX 595.80 +6.82 JAKARTA COMP 2,040.19 +49.72 1ANILA COMP 2,477.44 +79.14 ;eoulcomp 1,394.53 +11.19 iHENZHEN B 486.66 +17.30 IUMBAI IND 14,764.64 +242.75 )OW 8,438.39 -101.34 IASDAQ 1,838.22 +10.75 ;&P 500 918.90 -2.3350 words
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Article29 2009-06-29 1 Bloomberg SINGAPORE 5.38 MALAYSIA 5.55 HONG KONG 5.00 INDONESIA 16.303 TAIWAN 4.776 JAPAN 1.475 KOREA 9.33 BRITAIN 0.50 US 3.25 CANADA 2.25 SWITZERLAND 0.52 INDIA 12.25 Source:Bloomberg - 29 words
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Article45 2009-06-29 1 IS$ (S$ per US$) 1.455 (US$/S$ per 1.647 2.398 EURO (US$,S$/E) 1.403 Foreign currency per US$ 2.042 S$ 'EN 95.90 65.90 3.531 2.426 IK$ 7.750 5.325 !AHT 34.06 23.40 lUPIAH 10,210 7,015 lENMINBI 6.835 4.696 INDIAN RUPEE 48.44 33.28 1.242 0.853 IZ$ 1.554 1.06845 words
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470 2009-06-29 1 UMA SHANKARI - UMA SHANKARI Credit Suisse revises downward its initial estimates for a foreigner exodus By expected," said Ms Song in the report. This also means that private home prices will not be as badly hit as the firm predicted just six months ago. Credit470 words
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Miscellaneous46 2009-06-29 1 BizlT t- 3f CHINA DINING OUT fT COMPANIES Spore firms eyeing China growth seen New menu at Jjf Steady as she software-as-a-service topping 9% in 2011 Gordon Grill A Ml goesatFJß PAGE 28 /SMißlraMl PAGE 16 PAGE 13 PAGE 5 VIEWS FROM THE TOP PAGES 10,1146 words
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TOP STORIES
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Article, Illustration481 2009-06-29 2 CHEW XIANG - CHEW XIANG Allen Gledhill deputy head of restructuring is latest to join By [SINGAPORE] Stamford Law has hired five new partners in the last six months, bucking the trend in an industry that benefited greatly from the financial industry boom in481 words
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THREE-MINUTE DIGEST
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72 2009-06-29 2 THE average monthly prime Grade A office rental fell 11 per cent quarter-on-quarter to $9.50 per square foot in the second quarter, slower than the 28 per cent q-on-q slide in Ql 2009, according to property consulting group Jones Lang LaSalle. The latest72 words
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73 2009-06-29 2 CREDIT Suisse, which predicted in January that 200,000 foreigners and permanent residents might leave Singapore in 2009 and 2010 on the back of job losses, now thinks that the foreigner exodus may not be as bad as it had expected. In a report73 words
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79 2009-06-29 2 STAMFORD Law has hired five new partners in the last six months, bucking the trend in an industry that is now reeling from the global crisis. Ashok Kumar, previously deputy head of restructuring and insolvency at Allen Gledhill, joined Stamford Law79 words
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75 2009-06-29 2 CASH-RICH Singapore investors, who have been picking up bargains on Wall Street after the crash in stock prices, are showing signs of fatigue along with other Asian buyers especially the Japanese. During the first three months of this year, net purchases of75 words
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66 2009-06-29 2 DESPITE the challenging operating conditions, homegrown fashion retail group FJ Benjamin says that it is now fundamentally stronger than it has ever been. "We are a very different company today, compared to what we were during the Asian financial crisis 10 years ago66 words
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58 2009-06-29 2 THE impact of the financial crisis is the most significant risk facing the insurance industry this year, says Ernst Young. Model risk and regulatory intervention are ranked the second and third most significant risks in the firm's second annual business risk report focusing58 words
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81 2009-06-29 2 WITH most of the good news already factored in, Standard Poor's expects the second half of the year to be more challenging for Malaysia's equity market. Even so, it believes the worst of the recession is past, with the first quarter having copped81 words
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75 2009-06-29 2 SINGAPORE firms are expected to show significant interest in adopting SaaS (software-as-a-service) applications provided by third party vendors this year, despite the downturn. Research by IDC shows that the Singapore SaaS market is expected to grow from US$6.4 million last year to US$B.2 million by the75 words
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Article, Illustration555 2009-06-29 2 OH BOON PING - OH BOON PING By [SINGAPORE] Amid the growing popularity of foreign exchange (FX) trading, leading providers chasing a bigger slice of the cake will make their presence felt in a big way at Invest Fair 2009. For instance, third-time participant CMCFILE PHOTO - 555 words
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941 2009-06-29 4 ANDREW MARKS - ANDREW MARKS WALL STREET INSIGHT Market hitting the half-year mark, but investors are holding back By in New York STOCKS battled their way to a near-draw last week after starting off with a big sell-off, leaving bulls and bears arguing over which camp has941 words
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Article, Illustration479 2009-06-29 4 LEE U- WEN - LEE U-WEN By [SINGAPORE] Several senior members of Singapore's Cabinet, including Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, were up and about early yesterday morning to kick off the torch relay of the inaugural Asian Youth Games (AYG). The AYG flame began its two-day journey acrossALBERT SIM/THE STRAITS TIMES - 479 words
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620 2009-06-29 4 CHUANG PECK MING - CHUANG PECK MING By [SINGAPORE] Cash-rich Singapore investors, who have been picking up bargains on Wall Street after the crash in stock prices, are showing signs of fatigue along with other Asian buyers especially the Japanese. During the first three months of620 words
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Article, Illustration486 2009-06-29 4 Reuters [LONDON] Motor racing chief Max Mosley claims he is under pressure to stay on as head of Formula One's (Fl) governing body after opponents rushed to write his obituary following a peace deal last week. "They made the mistake ofReuters; AFP - 486 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article, Illustration780 2009-06-29 5 Despite the downturn, the retail group remains in expansion mode. VEN SREENIVASAN reports DESPITE the challenging operating conditions, homegrown fashion retail group FJ Benjamin says that it is now fundamentally stronger than it has ever been. "We are a very different company today, comparedFILE PHOTO - 780 words
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Article, Illustration707 2009-06-29 7 R SIVANITHY - R SIVANITHY OVER the past two weeks, the issue of how outstanding naked short-sold positions are handled in the local stock market has come under a bit of heightened scrutiny. Specifically, the spotlight has fallen on the fines that the Singapore ExchangeFILE PHOTO - 707 words
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536 2009-06-29 7 ZEINAB YUSUF - ZEINAB YUSUF Its associate firm expects the system to be fully implemented by some retailers by 2010 By THE flip side of a problem in the marketplace is very often a business opportunity. Just ask Eddie Chng, chief executive officer of Equation Corp. To deter536 words
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Article265 2009-06-29 7 COMPANY MEETING PLACE DATE TIME E3 Hldgs E 420 Beach Road, Singapore *****2 29-Jun 10.00am CMZ Hldgs A 168 Robinson Road Capital Tower, 9th Floor FTSE Room, Singapore *****2 29-Jun 2.30pm Transit-Mixed A Connaught Room, Level 2 Carlton Hotel, 76 Bras Basah Road Singapore *****8 29-Jun 10.00am Oriental265 words
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Article, Illustration511 2009-06-29 7 TEH SHI NING - TEH SHI NING By WITH a hand in businesses from forestry and pulp to construction, United Fiber Systems is healthily diversified, CEO Jaka Prasetya says. "Investors typically don't like diversification but, especially in a downmarket, I think diversification works best for us," he511 words
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Article382 2009-06-29 7 Jun26 BANKS ABN Amro Bank NV 5.5 Agricultural Bank Of China 5.5 ANZ Banking Group 6 Arab Bank PLC 5.5 Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A 6 Bangkok Bank 6 Bank Julius Baer Co. Ltd(S) 5 Bank of America NA 5 Bank of China Limited 5.5 Bank of382 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration695 2009-06-29 6 R SIVANITHY - Bullish or bearish here's something for both viewpoints R SIVANITHY STOCKS POSSIBLY the best response to the Obama administration's proposals to expand the US Federal Reserve's powers came from US Senator Chris Dodd of Connecticut who said that giving the Fed more regulatory powers was akin to rewarding a son695 words
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407 2009-06-29 6 -AFP CURRENCIES ASIAN currencies ended last week mostly higher against the US dollar after the US Federal Reserve maintained its stimulative monetary policy aimed at lifting the US economy out of recession. Japanese yen: The yen gained ground last week as the dollar faced-AFP - 407 words
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332 2009-06-29 6 AFP, AP COMMODITIES [NEW YORK] Oil prices fell on Friday as traders booked profits from a strong rally and fretted about lacklustre US consumer spending and new unrest in oil-producing Nigeria. New York's main futures contract, light sweet crude for delivery inAFP, AP - 332 words
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Article1420 2009-06-29 6 Source: Thomson Reuters Lonsensus no. ot i-orecasi mean t-n s recommendation esti- EPS PE target price This wk Last mth mates (cents) (ratio) price lompany name Mlqreen Prope 'erties 3.00 2.58 12 5.21 18.80 0.77 0.99 ,RA Asset Mi 2.00 2.00 2 6.25 9.52 0.64 0.59 ,rmstroni Industrial1,420 words
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Article62 2009-06-29 6 Jun 26 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS -513.00+156.0 BT CADI -*****.00 +16.0 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -51.0 FTSE ST Mid Cap 524.55 +2.93 FTSE ST Small Cap 428.04 -0.92 FTSE ST All Share 565.78 +3.46 FTSE ST China Top 243.06 +1.73 FTSE ST China 237.95 +0.84 FTSE ST62 words
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Article55 2009-06-29 6 VOLUME China Honqxinq 449,252,000 Golden Aqri 387,019,000 Gentinq SP 199,430,000 MDR 156,026,000 Keppel Land 140,165,000 Jade Tech 127,787,000 Midas 124,691,000 Capita Land 120,107,000 UniFiber 110,920,000 SingTel 106,715,000 VALUE(S) DBS Grp 508,073,741 CapitaLand 442,855,323 SingTel 313,032,439 Keppel Land 308,516,420 UOB 257,601,270 OCBC Bk 238,356,575 SPC 216,932,980 SGX 211,350,91055 words
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Article100 2009-06-29 6 BY CENTS CLOSE UP 9296 174.6 1.3 LD 10US$ IMH 2526 139.7 4.0 lardine C&C 1852 102.0 5.8 China H 10US$ 1423 88.7 4. ICBCCai :.93%Pref10 7800 80.0 1.' IK Land 363 53.8 11.3 •ain irm 585 46.6 5.: ISH 1402 46.6 2.3 IOB.ES.0906 1456 36.0 2.5 At ES.0906100 words
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Article130 2009-06-29 6 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN 1322-128.0 -8.8 STXPO 100 UOB 5.05%NCPS 100 9700-100.0 -1.0 DBXT FTVietnam 10US$ 4700 -98.9 -1.4 Omei iNav 1580 -80.0 -4.: DBXT FTChina25 10US! 2550 -72.7 -1.9 ixor Emerc |im |Mkts 1 760 -43.6 -3.: DBXT S&P Short 10US$ 6852 -26.2 -0.3 DBXT Ni 10US$ 9134130 words
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Article83 2009-06-29 6 iere« S$ stands Jun 26 CHNG CLOSE FRJUI125 YR2009 S$ LOW S$ HIGH ISS 1.4552 0.12 1.5579 1.4308 iuro 2.0434 -0.45 2.0732 1.9150 'ounds 2.3990 -0.73 2.4000 2.0356 1.1710 -0.57 1.1816 0.9453 ren* 1.5177 -0.41 1.7278 1.4831 liah* 0.***** -0.18 0.***** 0.***** !aht* 4.2725 -0.10 4.3390 4.1040 'eso* 3.016083 words
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Article, Illustration1350 2009-06-29 8 Buyback, shareholder activity also flat, but the week sees several significant filings by institutional shareholders, reports ROBERT HALILI TRADING was flat last week among directors, with only 19 companies recording 50 trades worth $1.7 million. This was based on filings on the Singapore Exchange from JuneFILE PHOTO - 1,350 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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391 2009-06-29 9 UMA SHANKARI - UMA SHANKARI E&Y ranks model risk and regulatory intervention as next significant risks By THE impact of the financial crisis is the most significant risk facing the insurance industry this year, says Ernst Young (E&Y). Model risk and regulatory intervention are ranked the391 words
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Article, Illustration1087 2009-06-29 9 MICHELLE YEO - MICHELLE YEO Ante upped this year with Japan residency programme award By THIS year's UOB Painting of the Year (POY) has taken off, with entries being judged this week and the results to be announced on Saturday. Will the winner spark a round1,087 words
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Article, Illustration525 2009-06-29 9 LEE U- WEN - LEE U-WEN By LOOKING at our monthly utilities bill, we all know how much a unit of water costs. But what about the actual value of that precious resource? That is a question Len Rodman, a 40-year veteran of the525 words
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Article, Illustration425 2009-06-29 9 TEH SHI NING - TEH SHI NING Tangible results of these activities will be announced today By IT was fitting that the second Singapore International Water Week (SIWW) closed on Thursday night with a dinner party beside Singapore's first city reservoir, the Marina Barrage. Michael Toh,ARTHUR LEE - 425 words
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Article, Illustration3128 2009-06-29 10 Stefanie Yuen Thio - Stefanie Yuen Thio THIS WEEK'S TOPIC Does Singapore need tougher measures to regulate financial institutions here and protect consumers of financial products? If so, what should these measures be, and how could they affect businesses? Loi Pok Yen Group CEO CWT Limited MY brother-in-law works inREUTERS; AFP; FILE PHOTO - 3,128 words
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BT-CITIBANK YOUNG INVESTORS' FORUM
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Article, Illustration1308 2009-06-29 12 Entrepreneurs can find it difficult to start and grow a new business. But temporary staff on fixed-term contracts are a great way to overcome the challenge, says MARTIN PALMER SINGAPORE is suffused with entrepreneurial spirit. Risk-takers raring to start and grow newAFP - 1,308 words
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Article, Illustration1165 2009-06-29 12 CAMPUS LIFE Realising the importance of design, three students tell NG KOK KAI they're honing their skills in a degree course LOOK around you. This newspaper you're holding, the chair you're seated on, the lights above you. Design is all around us. Pervasive and1,165 words
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Article158 2009-06-29 12 FANCY becoming the next Warren Buffett or George Soros? Or even the famous Robert Kiyosaki? Then read on. The Young Investors' Forum, part of the BT-Citibank Tertiary Outreach Programme, isn't another dry page out of your financial textbook. To complement our editorial content, we have158 words
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DINING OUT
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Article, Illustration557 2009-06-29 13 Jaime Ec - Jaime Ec NEW MENU Gordon Grill Goodwood Park Hotel 22 Scotts Road Tel: 6730-1744 SOMETIMES, when you're head chef of a restaurant well-known for hosting big-named chefs armed with an arsenal of Michelin stars you run the risk of having your restaurant known as a venue for visiting557 words
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Article, Illustration621 2009-06-29 13 Geoffrey Eu - Geoffrey Eu NEW RESTAURANT Umami Dining Lounge Social House, 177 River Valley Road #01-30 Liang Court Tel: 6333-1166 OPENING a new eatery in the current economic environment is daunting enough, but modern Japanese restaurant Umami also faces a set of special challenges posed by621 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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Article, Illustration810 2009-06-29 14 ANTHONY ROWLEY - ANTHONY ROWLEY Govt orders freeze on public offerings for parent banking, insurance units By in Tokyo THE privatisation of Japan's mammoth public postal savings, insurance and postal services empire one of the biggest exercises of its kind ever proposed and a symbol ofBLOOMBERG - 810 words
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525 2009-06-29 14 -AFP [FRANKFURT] German banks are facing a firestorm of criticism from the government and industry federations that accuse them of threatening small businesses with their tight-fisted credit policies. More than 16,600 small and medium-sized companies in Germany failed in the first half-AFP - 525 words
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627 2009-06-29 14 -AFP [MELBOURNE] June 28, 2009 (AFP) Australia's banks are thriving as their global peers struggle but stand accused of "gouging" customers to keep themselves in the black, according to analysts. Treasurer Wayne Swan has cited the relative health of the banking sector as one-AFP - 627 words
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Article, Illustration920 2009-06-29 14 -AP They are hoping for consumers to return to old spending patterns [WASHINGTON] Dayne Morris eats out less, cooks at home more. He hunts for online bargains and shops at discount stores. So when will he start spending freely again? "When I get a-AP; REUTERS - 920 words
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Article, Illustration732 2009-06-29 15 PAULINE NG - PAULINE NG MALAYSIA INSIGHT HAT would the country do without its national oil company Petronas, or more to the point, its earnings? Petronas posted a higher revenue of RM264.2 billion (*****.2 billion) for the year to end March 2009 mainly because of bigger sales732 words
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Article2095 2009-06-29 15 Iun26 RM C000) A &M Realty 0.63 \bric Bhd 0.18 advance Synergy 0.15 Adventa Bhd 1.13 AeMuIti Hldgs 0.12 Win Holdings 1.71 Ahmad Zaki Resou 0.78 AicCorp 0.39 \irasia Bhd 1.17 Akn Technology 0.16 alliance Financi 2.32 aluminium Co 1.04 Amalgamated Ind 0.44 Ammb Hldgs Bhd 3.42 Amtel2,095 words
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Article, Illustration493 2009-06-29 15 PAULINE NG - PAULINE NG By in Kuala Lumpur WITH most of the good news already factored in, Standard Poor's (S&P) expects the second half of the year to be more challenging for Malaysia's equity market. Even so, it believes the worst of the recession isREUTERS - 493 words
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316 2009-06-29 15 Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesia's PT Bumi Resources Tbk revised terms for one of three recent acquisitions after investors complained about corporate governance and a market watchdog said valuations were unfair. Bumi, part of the diversified Bakrie group, had planned to buy a 76.7 perReuters - 316 words
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177 2009-06-29 15 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia will announce this week liberalisation measures in the property sector and easing of rules for foreign listings on the stock exchange, a local newspaper reported yesterday. Prime Minister Najib Razak earlier this month said he would make significantReuters - 177 words
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GREATER CHINA
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665 2009-06-29 16 Bloomberg Govt's 4 trillion yuan stimulus package having effect, will aid full recovery [SHANGHAI] China's economy will grow 8 per cent this year and achieve more than 9 per cent annual expansion in 2011, said Cheng Siwei, former vicechairman of the standing■ Bloomberg - 665 words
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146 2009-06-29 16 Reuters [BEIJING] A private Chinese shoe manufacturer is in discussions with French attire maker Pierre Cardin for possible acquisition, a local newspaper reported yesterday. Guangzhou Jiansheng Trading Ltd, once a marketing agent for Pierre Cardin, expected the talks with the French firm to yield aReuters - 146 words
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Article, Illustration107 2009-06-29 16 AFP A WOMAN taking a cable-car ride down to the valley of Taihuai at Wutaishan in China's Shanxi province. The sacred Buddhist mountain ofWutai in China and Italy's Dolomite Mountains were among five new sites named to Unesco's World Heritage List on Friday Unesco said that MountAFP - 107 words
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Article, Illustration519 2009-06-29 16 Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] China lost a dispute at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) brought by the United States challenging the Asian nation's barriers to imports of movies, music and books, a US trade association executive said. "The US largely won the case," Dan Glickman,Bloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 519 words
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353 2009-06-29 16 Reuters [CHICAGO] The potential buyer of General Motors Corp's (GM) Hummer division will begin formal talks with Chinese regulators today in an effort to win approval for its acquisition, The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday. China's Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy– Reuters - 353 words
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230 2009-06-29 16 AFP [BEIJING] China tightened its laws on Saturday on manipulating data and threatened "severe punishment" for officials who alter or falsify government figures, state media reported. An amended version of the law on statistics, which was first adopted in 1983, was passed by the standingAFP - 230 words
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288 2009-06-29 16 AFP [HONG KONG] Hong Kong has still to emerge from the effects of the global economic slowdown despite early signs of returning stability, the city's chief executive Donald Tsang said yesterday. Mr Tsang said that big challenges remained for the city, whoseAFP - 288 words
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INDIA
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Article, Illustration715 2009-06-29 17 AFP, Bloomberg Sale of three models each of the two UK marques begins in Mumbai today [MUMBAI] India's Tata Motors yesterday announced the entry of luxury British marques Jaguar and Land Rover into India, but insisted there were no plans to assemble them in– AFP, Bloomberg - 715 words
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565 2009-06-29 17 AFP Mumbai man among first 100,000 to own world's cheapest car [MUMBAI] When Ratan Tata, the head of India's Tata Motors, said the company was planning to build the world's cheapest car, he could have had in mind Maruti Jaywant BhandareAFP - 565 words
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ASIA-PACIFIC
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Article, Illustration532 2009-06-29 18 ■AP Thousands gather in Bangkok to hear him speak via phone link from abroad [BANGKOK] Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra lamented that he was "really lonely" in self-imposed exile and urged thousands of cheering supporters to help him return to Thailand "to serve■AP; AP - 532 words
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356 2009-06-29 18 -AP [SEOUL] North Korea has threatened to shoot down any Japanese planes that enter its airspace, accusing Tokyo of spying near one of its missile-launch sites. The North has designated a no-sail zone off its eastern coast from June 25 to-AP - 356 words
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458 2009-06-29 19 Britain demands their release, calls arrests 'harassment and intimidation' [TEHERAN] Authorities in Teheran have detained eight local British embassy staff, Iranian media said yesterday, underscoring the hardline leadership's effort to blame post-election unrest on foreign powers, not popular anger. Britain called the arrests458 words
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375 2009-06-29 19 Reuters [ZURICH] Switzerland's ÜBS is to pay 3 to 5 billion Swiss francs (Ss4 to 556.7 billion) in the next two weeks to settle a US tax probe into the bank, Swiss newspaper Sonntag reported yesterday. The United States governmentReuters - 375 words
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380 2009-06-29 19 -AFP Accord to preserve some legal claims against firm: report [WASHINGTON] The US Treasury Department is close to striking an agreement with struggling auto- 1 maker General Motors to 1 preserve some legal claims against the company, The 1 Washington Post reported-AFP - 380 words
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Article, Illustration479 2009-06-29 19 AFP [BASEL] The head of the international body tasked with restoring stability to the world's financial system said on Saturday that the system had improved significantly but was "not out of the woods yet". "We are more or less backAFP; REUTERS - 479 words
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Article, Illustration630 2009-06-29 19 Bloomberg June 29 deadline is 'blackmail', it says in a statement [BERLIN] Porsche SE supervisory board chairman Wolfgang Porsche balked at an ultimatum from Volkswagen AG and the state of Lower Saxony to agree on a blueprint for the merger of theBloomberg; REUTERS - 630 words
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417 2009-06-29 19 Xinhua [LONDON] Record numbers of A-level students in Britain, including thousands with straight-As, will be rejected by universities this summer as applications soar in the recession, according to the Daily Telegraph on Saturday. Research by the daily paper suggests demand forXinhua - 417 words
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Article, Illustration621 2009-06-29 20 -AFP Items available for sale range from Web domain names to concert ticket stubs [WASHINGTON] Like Elvis before him, Michael Jackson is topping the charts in death as in life. And the "King of Pop" is rivalling the "King of Rock 'n'-AFP; AP - 621 words
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633 2009-06-29 20 -AFP [LOS ANGELES] Michael Jackson's death has lifted a veil on the sinister underbelly of fame, with associates of the pop icon hitting out at celebrity-dazzled doctors who funnel powerful narcotics to the stars. Jackson, who died on Thursday aged 50 after collapsing-AFP - 633 words
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Article, Illustration1022 2009-06-29 20 ■AP [LOS ANGELES] Given the secrecy surrounding Michael Jackson's children throughout his life, it's no surprise that there are lingering questions about who will care for them after his death. What is almost certain is this: Their fate will be decided in a courtroom, with■AP; REUTERS - 1,022 words
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Article, Illustration722 2009-06-29 21 -AFP Laden bulk carriers jam ports, but weak exports force lay-up of container ships [SHANGHAI] The scene where Shanghai's river meets the sea is a snapshot of China's battle against the financial crisis as well as the site of the port the-AFP; AFP - 722 words
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423 2009-06-29 21 Bloomberg [LONDON] The Baltic Dry Index, a measure of shipping costs for commodities, posted its biggest weekly drop since April as demand for iron-ore transporters weakened. The index tracking transport costs on international trade routes was unchanged on Friday at 3,703– Bloomberg - 423 words
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414 2009-06-29 21 Bloomberg [SHANGHAI] China Shipping Container Lines Co, the country's second-big-gest box carrier, plans to almost double rates on Asia-Europe routes next month to help offset possible losses on weakening demand. "Companies will raise rates, not because the market has recovered, but because theBloomberg - 414 words
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262 2009-06-29 21 LAT-WP [LOS ANGELES] US airlines are hiking fares as leisure travellers who stayed home amid the economic malaise are getting back in the air. In the past two weeks, carriers have raised domestic plane tickets twice by an average of US$lO toLAT-WP - 262 words
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Article2648 2009-06-29 21 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:2,648 words
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Miscellaneous223 2009-06-29 21 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS ?1 vehicle (7) 25 Simian trained a kelpie (7) 26 Neckwear of cloth (8,6) 7 What might be regarded as analeptic, in toto? (6,9) YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION DOWN 8 Body of writing matter it's a 1 Hot flan overcooked very surprise to overlook (6) Ac!' oss! 1 V^223 words
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Article9012 2009-06-29 22 Week ended: Jun 26 Hi! Low Code Com| )an] Sale Cooo) Hi: Low Bu; ?er Seller C'vr •k P/E Smil 9 3 3148 8Telecom 10 2.5 5834 A-Sonic 29 12 5000 ABRHIdgs 15 5.5 1938 AEICorp 8 1 1100 AEM 23 7 2101 APOil 71 26.5 5550 ARA9,012 words
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Article1696 2009-06-29 23 High Low Code Company Sale C000) High Low Buyer Seller C'vr •k P/E $mil 19 5 1181 sAAGrp 32 12 8538 t APStrategic 4 0.5 1501 s Advanced System 8 2 3480 t Adventus 27.5 8.5 3518 s Afor 13.6 2 1524 t Alantac 19.5 3.5 7814 t1,696 words
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Article398 2009-06-29 23 52-Wk Tel h Low Code Last Sale Vol COOO) Week 111 Low Last Quote Buyer Seller Div GrYld C'vr Net P/E MCap Slllil _Hm Conn _Hm 109 100 6389 ABFSG Bond ETF 107.1 -1.9 905 427 CIMBAsean40 1OOUS$ US646 +13 246 149 DBS STI ETF 100 232 +4398 words
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Article250 2009-06-29 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 offer250 words
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Article92 2009-06-29 23 Capita Land 3.750 -0.020 JMH 25.260 +0.460 SIAEngg 2.840 +0.030 :apitaMall 1.390 +0.010 JSH 14.020 +0.220 SMRT 1.680 +0.010 NtyDev 8.930 +0.130 Jardine C&C 18.520 +0.300 SPH 3.100 +0.020 1.280 Keppel Corp 6.960 +0.210 ST Engg 2.440 +0.010 Corp 1.290 NOL 1.570 +0.050 SembCorp Ind 3.09092 words
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Article100 2009-06-29 23 Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch lulti Ind 9 5 4 0 0 0 9 5 4 lanufacturini 67 93 60 11 15 78 102 75 Commerce 30 29 20 36 34 25 r/O ms 16 21 16 22 :inance 15 14 15 14100 words
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Article106 2009-06-29 23 MAIN SDQ TOTAL MAIN SDQ TOTAL lulti Ind 68.747 68.747 224.713 224.713 lanufacturing 1.549.093 271.198 1.820.291 1.054.876 13.240 1.068.116 Commerce 487.356 24.534 511.890 387.324 12.818 400.142 it/Stor/Comms 618.008 1.995 620.003 960.360 340 960.700 :inance 170.422 170.422 1.241.771 1.241.771 Construction 301.205 17.897 319.102 71.835 338 72.173 ■to] 641.038106 words
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Article2657 2009-06-29 23 Transaction date: Jun 26 For a full listing of the closing prices, log on to BT online at http://business-times.asial.com.sg after 11.30pm every trading day Vol ■000 hk: \eon Credit \eon Stores \ngang Steel \nhui Conch \nhuiexpressway feia Satellite \sm Pacific Sank Of E Asia Seida Jade Bird Jeijing2,657 words
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369 2009-06-29 24 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Index Change Change Change Change Change Change Jun26 World Index Preliminan 695.7 -0.2 2.6 0.2 5.4 0.4 4.. EAFE Preliminai 664.2 0.2 2.3 1.2 6.5 1.4 5.! Euroi Preliminan 902.1 -0.2 -1.0369 words
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Article120 2009-06-29 24 As at 9am Jun26 Singapore dollars to one unit rf foreign currency: Currencies Bid Offer s,ust dollar 1.1620 1.1970 .an dollar 1.2540 1.2690 luro 2.0300 2.0530 IZ dollar 0.9300 0.9490 iterlini ind 2.3780 2.4050 JS dollar 1.4470 1.4630 .ocal dollars to 100 units if foreign currency:120 words
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Article153 2009-06-29 24 Jun26 )vernight I-month '-months 3-months Overnight mode: 3/8 JS$ 3/16 7/16 9/16 11/16 Offer 1/16 3/16 5/16 7/16 Bid Hays I month > months months d months months I I. (All 0.38 0.42 0.75 0.85 1.15 1.70 1.80 Offer 0.28 0.32 0.45 0.55 0.85 1.40 1.50 Bid month153 words
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Article290 2009-06-29 24 Jun2S EURODOLLAR FUTURES Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 99.3000 99.0700 98.7900 98.3900 ***** 3695 4604 2855 EUROYEN TIBOR FUTURES Sep09 99.500 99.500 Dec09 Mar10 99.510 99.510 Jun10 Sep10 DedO Mar11 Jun11 99.500 99.510 99.505 99.515 99.505 99.485 99.430 99.385 99.300 99.240 505 25 20 9656 2694 2475 1043290 words
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Article192 2009-06-29 24 Jun 26 tUBBER Futures (Closing prices) !SS 3 (US cents/kg) /lonth High Low Close Sett Volume (lots) O/l lots) lul 09 166.5 \ug 09 iep 09 DctO9 161.5 \lov09 161.5 Dec 09 161.5 165.0 161.5 161.5 161.5 164.9 164.5 163.5 161.5 161.5 161.5 84 40 44 18 18192 words
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Article87 2009-06-29 24 Jun26 Period Issue code Maturity Yesterday's Bid Hi< Day's |h Low 3-Month BQ*****E 24.09.09 1-Year BY*****W 03.05.10 0.25 0.35 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity code rate Close Bid Day's ah Low Hii 2-Year NX*****H 3.625 5-Year NX*****F 3.625 7-Year N*****0S 2.875 10-Year NX*****W 2.500 15-Year NY*****X 3.12587 words
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Article98 2009-06-29 24 Jun26 (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 Ib bushels) Close Previous High/Low Jul 09 1201.00 1196.00 1209.75 1194.75 Aug 09 1128.00 1127.00 1140.00 1126.00 Sep 09 1046.00 1052.00 1062.00 1042.00 Nov09 991.00 1002.00 1009.25 989.50 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs;llscent/lb) Close Previous High/Low lul 09 36.08 36.54 37.14 35.91 S.ug 0998 words
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Article74 2009-06-29 24 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Jun2S origin! t/barrel Close Cham irent blend (1-Mth F) 69.33 0.29 VTI (Near Mth) 70.28 2.21 iubai (1-Mth F) 68.53 0.53 "apis blend 72.90 0.45 i/linas 70.45 0.45 >RODUCT JS$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha Jet Kerosene 65.45 76.40 -0.5I -0.3I US$/barrel )pec Oil Basket Price 68.0174 words
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Article447 2009-06-29 24 Jun 26 iuro 'en (on 'eso lam 'ouni Australia 0.927 5.505 0.574 6.242 39.014 82.231 0.773 10.358 2.844 1.252 65.523 38.907 1.172 6.448 0.879 26.538 27.432 0.489 0.805 Canada 1.079 5.938 0.619 6.733 42.083 88.702 0.833 11.173 3.068 1.350 70.679 41.968 1.264 6.955 0.948 28.626 29.590 0.527447 words
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Article148 2009-06-29 24 Jun26 Zurrencies Bid Offer Bid Offer >$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.1715 1.1730 0.8053 0.8055 Canadian dollar 1.2635 1.2654 0.8686 0.8690 luro 2.0412 2.0435 1.4032 1.4033 IZ dollar 0.9358 0.9371 0.6433 0.6435 Sterlinc 2.3962 2.3991 1.6472 1.6475 IS dollar 1.4547 1.4562 >$IUS$ to148 words
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Article129 2009-06-29 24 Jun 26 -long Kong .ondon 942.80 933.30 943.80 934.30 Jun 25 Jun 26 935.35 940.20 936.15 941.20 Source: Thomson Reuters CAST BAR (S$) Jun26 Buying Sellim Kilobar "47,269.39" ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (S$) Selling Buying gm jam ugm !0gm JOgm Ougm oz ozUBS Kinebar™ 105.93 300.67 537.14 1011.15129 words
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Article61 2009-06-29 24 ,luminium, 99.7% urity (US$/tonne) Close Previous :ash 1611.75 months 1644.00 1653.25 1685.00 Copper, Grade A (US$/tonne) :ash months 5020.50 5035.00 5118.00 5130.00 .ead (US$/tonne) :ash months 1698.25 1715.00 1720.00 1739.00 lickel (US$/tonne) :ash months *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 'in (US$/tonne) :ash *****.00 *****.00 months *****.00 *****.00 inc, Special61 words
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2637 2009-06-29 24 BONDS, WARRANTS EXTENDED SETTLEMENT Pel lode Company Last Sale Vol Conv Exer +or- ('000) Ratio Price Disc Gear- Mths ing Left Asia-PacificStrategicW*****6 5 1.5 2471 >036AdvanceSCTLtdW*****9 0.5 3092 Asia Environment W*****4 0.5 5816 #Asiasons Capital Ltd W*****7 7.5 0.5 62 !756# Asiatic Grp(H) Ltd W*****2 9.5 !105#AsiatravelW*****7 12 >878Aztech Systems2,637 words
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Article, Illustration772 2009-06-29 27 ONG BOON KIAT - ONG BOON KIAT HTC's Touch Pro 2 oozes power and business-centric goodies By SMARTPHONES are getting more powerful, but harnessing all that computing power to deliver palm-sized applications that work well is no mean feat. Count Taiwanese vendor HTC's new smartphone Touch Pro 2 as772 words
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150 2009-06-29 27 MICROSOFT has announced upgrade details, pricing and availability of Windows 7 for Asia. From June 26, 2009, those who buy a PC from a participating manufacturer or retailer, which runs Windows Vista Home Premium, Business or Ultimate, will receive an upgrade to Windows150 words
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91 2009-06-29 27 THE Media Development Authority (MDA) and a quartet of game firms here -Activate Interactive, Garena Interactive, Infocomm Asia Holdings (lAH Games) and Mikoishi have joined hands to fuel made-in-Singapore games. The group is seeking game proposals which have the potential to be deployed91 words
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61 2009-06-29 27 BROADCASTASIA and CommunicAsia, two of Singapore's largest tradeshows, officially drew 54,354 attendees this year, compared to 62,500 in 2008. Half of the attendees hailed from overseas, according to organiser Singapore Exhibition Services (SES). The inaugural iGov Global Exchange event, held alongside both events, turned61 words
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72 2009-06-29 27 SUN Microsystems and the Singapore Management University's School of Information Systems have inked a deal to promote technologies related to the financial services industry. As part of the deal, Sun is allowing SMU undergraduates free and round-the-clock access to hardware72 words
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73 2009-06-29 27 HEWLETT-PACKARD has appointed Neal Clapper as vice- president and general manager of Enterprise Storage and Servers (ESS) for Asia-Pacific and Japan. She replaces Tony Parkinson, who will be taking up a new assignment within HP. The veteran staffer, who has been with HP since 1980,73 words
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Article, Illustration1090 2009-06-29 28 Analysis shows the SaaS market will grow by 27% while packaged software market growth will increase by just 3% this year, writes AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY SINGAPORE firms are expected to show significant interest in adopting SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) applications provided by third party vendors this year, despite1,090 words
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171 2009-06-29 28 [SAN FRANCISCO] Apple Inc's new entry-level iPhone model costs US$l79 in materials and manufacturing expense, according to a teardown analysis by research group iSuppli. The 16-gigabyte version of the new iPhone 3GS carries a bill of materials of U*****.46 and costs US$6.5O-Reuters - 171 words
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Article, Illustration94 2009-06-29 28 ARMED with the world's first noise-cancelling feature on a media device, as well as other high-end goodies, the new Sony Walkman XIOOO series of MP3 player looks set to take on the flagship models of Apple and other rivals. It comes with a94 words
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Article, Illustration204 2009-06-29 28 PHILIPS last week unleashed a raft of LCD TVs, home theatre systems and iPod docking systems in Singapore, a total of 20 new models. Heading the list is the Cinema 21:9 LCD TV, a 56-inch whopper with a 21:9 cinema proportion, priced at $10,999. Other204 words
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81 2009-06-29 28 THE latest media hub from Linksys by Cisco, the NMH3OO, has all the features of its predecessors except for a pre-installed hard drive. This is meant to offer users the flexibility of choosing the best hard drives for their audio, video and81 words
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Article, Illustration123 2009-06-29 28 THE new Sony Ericsson W995 Walkman phone is a music jukebox that's also a sharpshooter of images and video clips, thanks to a head-turning 8.1-megapixel camera. Besides the high pixel count, it also whets the appetite of gadget lovers with features like123 words
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780 2009-06-29 28 <you say> Such products can be like new, and help organisations save big By CARSTEN AHRENS AN UNCERTAIN economy means hard times for IT budgets, but it need not necessarily mean hard times for your company's IT performance. As IT budgets come under780 words
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Miscellaneous13 2009-06-29 28 <cool stuff> HTC's Touch Pro 2: a mobile bag of tricks PAGE 2713 words
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