The Business Times, 21 August 2009
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Title Section20 2009-08-21 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES Ssl.oo online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg SfJl A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION COREGNNOI9B4O2B6BE MICA (P) 197/08/2008 Friday, August 21,200920 words
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877 2009-08-21 1 JOYCE HOOI - JOYCE HOOI Sequential earnings reveal robustness in tough times By [SINGAPORE] For the heavyweights of the Straits Times Index (STI), it may finally be safe to emerge from the bunker, now that the dust from the downturn seems to have settled. A quarter-on-quarter877 words
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MARKETS DIGEST
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Article41 2009-08-21 1 1COMP 1,163.43 +7.9 IIKKEI225 10,383.41 +179.41 1ANG SENG 20,328.86 +374.63 ;et index 640.98 +9.7 JAKARTA COM P 2,328.63 +50.88 IANILACOMP 2,720.18 -40.71 ;eoulcomp 1,576.39 +30.43 ;henzhen b 493.54 +18.37 IUMBAI IND 15,012.32 +202.68 12 noon EDT Cham )OW 9,314.68 +35.5241 words
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Article29 2009-08-21 1 Bloomberg SINGAPORE 5.38 MALAYSIA 5.55 HONG KONG 5.00 INDONESIA 16.218 TAIWAN 4.776 JAPAN 1.475 KOREA 9.33 BRITAIN 0.50 US 3.25 CANADA 2.25 SWITZERLAND 0.51 INDIA 11.75 Source:Bloomberg - 29 words
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Article42 2009-08-21 1 IS$ (S$ per US$) 1.446 (US$/S$ per 1.656 2.395 ;URO (US$/S$/E) 1.423 2.057 Foreign currency per US$ S$ 'EN 94.30 65.20 3.530 2.441 IK$ 7.751 5.360 !AHT 34.03 23.53 lUPIAH 10,050 6,950 lENMINBI 6.832 4.724 INDIAN RUPEE 48.66 33.65 1.203 0.83242 words
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Article740 2009-08-21 1 CONRAD TAN - CONRAD TAN Swiss government divests entire stake to institutional investors, raking in 1.2b franc profit By ing an agreement with the US government to release data on some 4,450 American clients of ÜBS suspected of evading taxes. "GIC did not participate in the740 words
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Miscellaneous62 2009-08-21 1 BOOKS ClI PROPERTY WINE L1 LJ COMMENTARY Hitting the road for a ffiSpEF««EI?. l I\*^M New regulatory Be careful when BLaAAAAIv6' Is the bellwether better political picture 1 t framework for agents buying old bottles M^yJO stock obsolete? PAGE 22 1 |^>^^ PAGE 3 PAGE 26 •^^^^«i PAGE 5 fi62 words
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Article, Illustration506 2009-08-21 2 TEH SHI NING - TEH SHI NING Non-recurring items account for the bulk of loss, says group By [SINGAPORE] Night entertainment group St James Holdings, hit by partygoers' recession-dampened spirits and non-recurring costs, yesterday posted a full-year net loss of $16.3 million. The non-recurring items which accountREUTERS FILE PHOTO - 506 words
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342 2009-08-21 2 AFP, AP, Bloomberg LATEST US DATA [WASHINGTON] In yet another sign that the worst US recession in seven decades is almost over, a forwardlooking economic index rose for the fourth consecutive month in July, a business research group said yesterday. However,AFP, AP, Bloomberg - 342 words
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Article, Illustration455 2009-08-21 2 CHEN HUIFEN - CHEN HUIFEN ÜBS survey reveals Singaporeans are just the sth highest earners in the region By [SINGAPORE] Singapore may be the second most expensive city in Asia after Tokyo, but employees here are only the fifth highest wage earners in the region,ÜBS Prices & Earnings 2009 - 455 words
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Article78 2009-08-21 2 THE Swiss government has sold its entire 9 per cent stake in ÜBS for a tidy profit, less than a year after it poured six billion Swiss francs into the country's biggest bank. The Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) said it did78 words
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65 2009-08-21 2 FOR the heavyweights of the Straits Times Index, it may finally be safe to emerge from the bunker, now that the dust from the downturn seems to have settled. A quarter-on-quarter earnings comparison of 19 blue chip companies by BT found these heavyweights65 words
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81 2009-08-21 2 SINGAPORE may be the second most expensive city in Asia after Tokyo, but employees here are only the fifth highest wage earners in the region, a ÜBS study has found. To indicate wage levels, it looked at how long a person has81 words
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79 2009-08-21 2 NIGHT entertainment group St James Holdings, hit by party-goers' recession-dampened spirits and non-recurring costs, yesterday posted a full-year net loss of $16.3 million. But even excluding the one-time costs, the group still posted a loss of $0.72 million at the operating level for79 words
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38 2009-08-21 2 THE Ministry of National Development said yesterday it will start consultations for a new regulatory framework for the real estate industry a move that was widely welcomed. TOP STORIES, PAGE 338 words
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76 2009-08-21 2 IT WAS an uphill battle against declining demand for many Singapore Exchange-listed Chinese companies or S-chips in the second quarter, but the good news is that the only way to go from the valley now is up. "The bright spot is76 words
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60 2009-08-21 2 THE "easy money" gains in 2009 from the Asia-Pacific equity markets may be over but the recovery in corporate earnings could prompt an upward re-rating, said head of Asia research at Standard Poor's, Lorraine Tan. In a mid-year outlook report, she said the market60 words
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49 2009-08-21 2 REFLECTING the growth in bio-fuel trading in Asia, Trafigura which recently set up a bio-fuel desk in Singapore yesterday signed a US$4B million-a-year deal with South Korea's SK Chemicals to buy half the output of SK's new bio-diesel plant. SINGAPORE NEWS, PAGE 849 words
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46 2009-08-21 2 TAIWAN'S economy shrank 7.5 per cent in the second quarter from a year earlier, improving from a record contraction in the previous quarter and prompting the government to raise its forecast for 2009. ECONOMY WATCH, PAGE 946 words
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574 2009-08-21 2 -AP Doctors take credit for articles written by its consultants [WASHINGTON] British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline used a sophisticated ghostwriting programme to promote its antidepressant Paxil, allowing doctors to take credit for medical journal articles mainly written by company consultants, according to court documents obtained-AP - 574 words
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Article, Illustration438 2009-08-21 3 TEH SHI NING - TEH SHI NING Germany chancellor Angela Merkel retains top spot By [SINGAPORE] Temasek Holdings chief executive Ho Ching has been ranked the world's fifth most powerful woman by Forbes. Rising three places from her eighth place last year, Ms Ho is438 words
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527 2009-08-21 3 UMA SHANKARI - UMA SHANKARI Ministry to launch industry and public consultation exercises from next month By [SINGAPORE] The Ministry of National Development (MND) said yesterday it will start consultations for a new regulatory framework for the real estate industry a move that was widely welcomed. Over527 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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774 2009-08-21 4 LYNETTE KHOO - LYNETTE KHOO Biggest concern now is when Beijing will tighten its monetary policy By IT WAS an uphill battle against declining demand for many Singapore Ex-change-listed Chinese companies, or S-chips, in the second quarter, but the good news is that the774 words
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416 2009-08-21 4 LYNETTE KHOO - LYNETTE KHOO By THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has stopped its investigations into a possible breach of disclosure rules by Bright World Precision Machinery in a proposed takeover offer that has since lapsed. In a filing with the Singapore Exchange (SGX), the group said416 words
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Article, Illustration362 2009-08-21 5 JAMIE LEE - JAMIE LEE Corporate earnings recovery seen becoming more visible towards Q4 By THE "easy money" gains in 2009 from the Asia-Pacific equity markets may be over but the recovery in corporate earnings could prompt an upward re-rating, said the head of Asia research atFILE PHOTO - 362 words
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Article, Illustration904 2009-08-21 5 WONG WEI KONG - WONG WEI KONG FOLLOW the Leader is a game children sometimes play. First a leader is chosen, then the other children all line up behind. The leader then moves around and all the children have to mimic the leader's actions. Any player who messes upBLOOMBERG - 904 words
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411 2009-08-21 7 CHEW XIANG - CHEW XIANG EGM WATCH Latest proposal is to buy interest in Chinese chemicals firm for $7.8m By SHAREHOLDERS of Jade Technologies are meeting this morning to vote on yet another change in the business of the company. The media has been barred411 words
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208 2009-08-21 7 VINCENT WEE - VINCENT WEE By ANOTHER China-based company listed in Singapore is eyeing a dual listing in Hong Kong. Z-Obee Holdings, a mobile communications sector player, yesterday said it is looking into the possibility of seeking a dual primary listing on the Hong Kong bourse. Explaining208 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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70 2009-08-21 7 BAKER Technology Ltd has proposed a renounceable non-underwritten rights issue of up to 328 million warrants at one cent each to raise at least $3.06 million, on the basis of one warrant for every two shares. Each warrant will carry the right to subscribe70 words
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36 2009-08-21 7 CABLE&WIRELESS Worldwide has signed a network connectivity agreement with Singapore Exchange (SGX) that enables Cable&Wireless' financial services customers to get access to SGX's securities and derivatives market data.36 words
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148 2009-08-21 7 THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) is inviting public comments on a proposed amendment to the method by which the final settlement price for SGX MSCI Taiwan Index Futures contracts is calculated. The current final settlement price is the official closing price of the MSCI Taiwan148 words
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70 2009-08-21 7 UNION Steel Holdings has reported net profit of $0.6 million for its fourth quarter ended June 30, 2009, down 89.5 per cent from a year ago, with revenue dropping 14.8 per cent to $83.6 million. For the full year ended June 2009, the70 words
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80 2009-08-21 7 Bloomberg NOBLE Group will more than triple its fleet after it ordered five bulk carriers worth about US$32O million from a unit of Cosco Corp Singapore Ltd and another Chinese shipyard. Cosco Dalian Shipyard will build four 92,500 deadweight-ton bulk ships and China■ Bloomberg - 80 words
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420 2009-08-21 7 By KALPANA RASHIWALA KEPPEL Corporation and Keppel Land are releasing a new batch of 30 units at their Reflections at Keppel Bay condo today at an average price of $1,950 per square foot (psf), assuming buyers will take the deferred payment scheme (DPS).420 words
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559 2009-08-21 7 JAMIE LEE - JAMIE LEE By THEY say knowledge is half the battle. So, with that in mind, head down to Invest Fair '09 at Suntec City this weekend to learn from various well-known speakers how to manage your investments better. Keynote addresses include a559 words
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510 2009-08-21 7 Bloomberg, Reuters [BANGALORE] Bharti Airtel Ltd and MTN Group Ltd extended for a second time talks on a merger that would challenge Vodafone Group pic's push into India and Africa. "No decision or agreement to acquire any snares or implement the potentialBloomberg, Reuters - 510 words
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Article, Illustration624 2009-08-21 6 R SIVANITHY - R SIVANITHY STOCKS Short-covering also plays big part as index rises 36.79 points to recoup some of Wednesday's loss FOR the time being, it looks like China has assumed the mantle traditionally worn by the US stock market, possibly because of the strong computerised trading: Bloomberg - 624 words
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Article95 2009-08-21 6 Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch lulti Ind 9 5 4 0 0 0 9 5 4 lanufacturing 90 31 59 98 36 68 Commerce 34 22 40 25 'pt/Stor/Comms 21 10 23 11 :inance 16 16 Construction 11 13 10 'roperties 33 3395 words
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Article116 2009-08-21 6 MAIN SDQ TOTAL MAIN SDQ TOTAL lulti Ind 15,871 15,871 50,722 50,722 lanufacturing 570,980 32,738 603,718 255,569 2,587 258,156 lommerce 177,306 28,407 205,713 70,781 15,800 86,580 'pt/Stor/Comms 218,967 2,337 221,304 231,508 184 231,692 :i nance 30,952 30,952 218,997 218,997 lonstruction 99,864 10,514 110,378 42,573 207 42,781 'roperties116 words
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Article104 2009-08-21 6 lapitaLand 3.660 +0.100 lapitaMall 1.530 +0.030 jtyDev 9.950 +0.280 lomfortDelGrc 1.540 +0.040 losco Corp 1.200 +0.030 IBS Grp 12.680 +0.100 :&N 3.950 +0.050 ienting SP 0.910 +0.015 iolden Agri 0.485 +0.020 IK Land 3.780 +0.010 IMH 28.300 +0.680 ISH 15.880 +0.620 lardineC&C 23.560 1.300 Ceppel Corp104 words
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Article988 2009-08-21 6 LYNETTE KHOO - LYNETTE KHOO Midas Holdings Aug 20 close: $0,835 OCBC Investment Research, Aug 17 MIDAS Holdings posted Q2 2009 revenue of $37.8 million (-2 per cent y-o-y, +20 per cent q-o-q) and bottom line of $9.4 million (+lO per cent y-o-y, +11 per cent q-o-q). Utilisation came in at988 words
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Article, Illustration505 2009-08-21 6 Reuters CURRENCIES [NEW YORK] The yen edged up against the US dollar yesterday as a rise in the number of US workers filing first-time jobless benefits stoked concern about the strength of an anticipated US economic recovery. Those worries dented earlier optimism that was– Reuters; BLOOMBERG - 505 words
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Article57 2009-08-21 6 CLOSE IT OB/OS 66.00+295.0 IT CADI -*****.00 +208.0 IT 10-day MA -*****.00 +7.00 TSE ST Mid Cap 584.64 +8.71 TSE ST Small Cap 514.08 +9.64 TSE ST All Share 628.21 +9.22 TSE ST China Top 267.36 +5.78 TSE ST China 264.50 +4.96 TSE ST Catalist 1402.11 +19.4157 words
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Article52 2009-08-21 6 VOLUME AusGroup 118,239,000 Golden Aqri 118,100,000 Gentinq SP 90,456,000 Seroja 65,090,000 JiutianC 59,973,000 BanJoo 58,297,000 PEC 56,413,000 Abterra 52,247,000 Transcu Grp 51,804,000 ChinaAniH 47,108,000 VALUE(S) Gentinq SP 82,193,205 DBS Grp 80,545,611 AusGroup 75,085,685 CapitaLand 60,274,458 SingTel 58,129,510 UOB 57,027,420 Golden Aqri 56,756,045 Wilmar 52,948,749 PEC 46,626,160 Seroja52 words
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Article100 2009-08-21 6 CLOSE UP 9220 320.9 2.5 iBXT Ni 10US$ LD 10US$ 9286 141.6 1.1 lardine C&C 2356 130.0 5.8 iMT 1300 110.0 9.2 IMH 2830 98.3 2.5 ISH 1588 89.6 4.1 iBXT FTChina25 10US$ 2854 70.8 1.7 MS India 10US$ 1235 60.7 3.5 iBXT FTVietnam 10US$ 5153 57.8 0.8 China100 words
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371 2009-08-21 8 RONNIE LIM - RONNIE LIM Oil trader to take up half of South Korean firm's new bio-diesel plant's output By REFLECTING the growth in bio-fuel trading in Asia, Trafigura which recently set up a bio-fuel desk in Singapore yesterday signed a US$4B million-a-year deal with South Korea's371 words
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360 2009-08-21 8 JAMIE LEE - JAMIE LEE By THE latest proposal from US Democrat senators to stop banks taking part in the upcoming US carbon emissions market and to ban derivatives is "completely crazy", says Henry Derwent, chief executive of the non-profit association International Emissions Trading Association. Without financial360 words
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Article, Illustration317 2009-08-21 8 JUSTIN CHAN - JUSTIN CHAN By TRAINING is essential and Singapore is committed to helping workers continually develop their skills to meet changing job requirements, Manpower Minister Gan Kim Yong said yesterday. While touring the Institute for Adult Learning to study its efforts to boost Continuing Education TrainingFILE PHOTO - 317 words
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Article, Illustration288 2009-08-21 8 UMA SHANKARI - UMA SHANKARI By THE Asia-Pacific retail industry posted healthy growth despite the global recession that hit last year, according to the sixth edition of the Retail Asia-Paci-fic Top 500. The annual list, compiled by Euromonitor International, ranks the top 500 retail companies inFILE PHOTO - 288 words
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321 2009-08-21 8 RACHEL SIM - RACHEL SIM By A SURVEY by MasterCard Worldwide found that 49 per cent of consumers in Singapore have plans to contribute towards a charitable cause in the second half of the year. Fifty-one per cent of Singaporean women are slightly more inclined towards321 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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Article, Illustration752 2009-08-21 9 Bloomberg Recession drained tax revenue, jobless benefits surged [LONDON] Britain had an £8 billion (5519.1 billion) budget deficit last month, the largest for the month since records began in 1993, as the recession ravaged tax revenue and the cost of unemploymentBloomberg; REUTERS - 752 words
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446 2009-08-21 9 Reuters Economists see the island's economy improving through the rest of 2009 [TAIPEI] Taiwan's economy shrank 7.5 per cent in the second quarter from a year earlier, improving from a record contraction in the previous quarter and prompting the government toReuters - 446 words
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240 2009-08-21 9 Bloomberg [FRANKFURT] The German economy, Europe's largest, may gather strength in the current quarter after unexpectedly emerging from a recession in the previous three months, the central bank said. "In line with the improved global economic setting, the cyclical downward movement of GermanBloomberg - 240 words
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486 2009-08-21 9 Bloomberg Govt says economy is recovering from global recession [MANILA] The Philippine central bank kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged, ending its longest series of cuts since at least 2002 as the government said that the economy is recovering from the global recession. Bangko– Bloomberg - 486 words
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Article459 2009-08-21 9 Reuters [WASHINGTON] A stabilising US financial sector may have freed the White House to trim its 2009 budget deficit projection, but the still-record-breaking figure will not make it easier to sell healthcare reform. President Barack Obama's administration will lower its budget deficit forecast next– Reuters - 459 words
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453 2009-08-21 10 Reuters Uniform agreement aimed at removing key barrier to sector's growth [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian Islamic banks yesterday launched a standard agreement for commodity murabaha deposit accounts between banks and corporates, aiming to remove a key barrier to the sector's growth. The Association of– Reuters - 453 words
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Article, Illustration383 2009-08-21 10 AP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's government plans to ease a decades-old law requiring police permits for public protests, but only for gatherings held in stadiums and other designated places, reports and an official said yesterday. Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said on Wednesday that theAP; BLOOMBERG - 383 words
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327 2009-08-21 10 Xinhua [JAKARTA] Indonesia will need infrastructure investments worth 1,429 trillion rupiah (Ss2o7 biUion), or 3 per cent of its gross domestic product, in the period 2010-2014 to support economic growth of 5-7 per cent per year, a minister said here yesterday. "The government needs to– Xinhua - 327 words
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253 2009-08-21 10 Xinhua [JAKARTA] The World Bank yesterday praised the Indonesian government's achievements in the economic field, that ranked third best in the world after China and India in 2008. Joachim van Amsberg, the Bank's country director for Indonesia, said that the Indonesian– Xinhua - 253 words
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316 2009-08-21 10 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Investors should buy Public Bank Bhd, Carlsberg Brewery Malaysia Bhd and other Malaysian companies with "attractive" dividend yields to ride out the stock market's volatility, RHB Research Institute said. "Dividend yield plays are once again attractive," RHB Research said– Bloomberg - 316 words
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272 2009-08-21 11 Reuters [BEIJING] China's normally secretive Defence Ministry yesterday launched a website (www.mod.gov.cn), in a new bid to allay overseas criticism over its military transparency and the build-up of its armed forces. The site, which also has an English edition (http: eng.mod.gov.cn/), has been long– Reuters - 272 words
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453 2009-08-21 11 Reu- Canberra says the return was routine; calls for calm in relations with China [CANBERRA] Australia's ambassador to China has returned home as relations between the two nations continue to sour, but Canberra denies that he was recalled for emergency talks, despite China mediaReu- - 453 words
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243 2009-08-21 11 Reuters [SHANGHAI] China, the world's largest steel producer and consumer, deepened its investigation into imported steel products from the United States, the Ministry of Commerce said late on Wednesday, in response to complaints from its steel makers. Trade friction between Beijing and Washington hasReuters - 243 words
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Article, Illustration410 2009-08-21 11 -AFP It is using launch of popular Polo models to speed up sales [NEW DELHI] German car giant Volkswagen AG, seeking to tap into India's fast-growing vehicle market, said on Wednesday that it hopes to sell 100,000 cars by 2014 in-AFP; REUTERS - 410 words
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325 2009-08-21 11 -AP [BEIJING] China promised tax breaks and other aid on Wednesday to help small businesses get through the economic slump, a possible lifeline to entrepreneurs who have struggled while its huge stimulus went to state companies. A Cabinet statement promised help to-AP - 325 words
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653 2009-08-21 12 -NYT Many fear that US energy policies will increase petrol prices [HOUSTON] Hot on the heels of the health care protests, another citizens' movement seems to have sprung up in the United States, this one to oppose Washington's attempts to tackle climate change.-NYT - 653 words
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501 2009-08-21 12 Reuters Market concerned about subsidiary's debt repayments [DUBAI] State-owned conglomerate Dubai World has liabilities of US$59 billion, a large proportion of the Gulf emirate's total debt, it was disclosed yesterday. Concerns over how its property subsidiary will manage repayments weigh on the market. The– Reuters - 501 words
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Article, Illustration654 2009-08-21 12 -AFP, neuters [SANTA FE, New Mexico] North Korea is calling for new nuclear talks but wants them directly with the United States, New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson said on Wednesday after a rare meeting with diplomats sent by Pyongyang. "The delegation indicated-AFP, neuters; AP - 654 words
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318 2009-08-21 12 Bloomberg LONDON] Nude Brands Ltd, a cosmetics company founded by the wife of U2's Bono, Ali Hewson, lost a London court bid to block fashion designer Stella McCartney from introducing a new perfume this weekend. Stella McCartney Ltd, a unit of L'Oreal SA,– Bloomberg - 318 words
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238 2009-08-21 12 ■AFP [MELBOURNE] Australia announced yesterday it would begin mass swine flu vaccinations next month, as it fast-tracked an immunisation programme capable of covering its entire population. The process was speeded up after "promising" human trials of a vaccine that were launched■AFP - 238 words
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Article, Illustration595 2009-08-21 13 Reuters Sales up 0.4% in July; government borrowing posts record deficit [LONDON] British retail sales rose twice as fast as expected last month while government borrowing posted a record deficit for July, official data showed yesterday. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said– Reuters; AP - 595 words
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Article475 2009-08-21 13 Bloomberg [LONDON] Rio Tinto Group, the world's third-largest mining company, said first-half profit tumbled 65 per cent after copper, iron ore and aluminium prices fell. Net income declined to US$2.5 billion, from U556.95 billion a year earlier, London-based Rio said yesterday in a statement.Bloomberg - 475 words
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263 2009-08-21 13 -AFP [LONDON] London police have arrested two men in connection with what is thought to be Britain's biggest jewellery robbery, a spokesman said late on Wednesday. Two gun-toting and smartly dressed men walked into an exclusive Graff store in central London and stole-AFP - 263 words
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538 2009-08-21 13 ■AP [ATLANTA] US life expectancy has risen to a new high, now standing at nearly 78 years, the government reported on Wednesday. The increase is due mainly to falling death rates in almost all the leading causes of death. The average life expectancy for■AP - 538 words
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313 2009-08-21 13 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] JPMorgan Chase Co and Goldman Sachs Group Inc have topped a list of the biggest credit-default swaps dealers in a Fitch Ratings survey. Barclays pic, the UK's second-largest lender, was ranked third, while Deutsche Bank AG and Morgan Stanley, both– Bloomberg - 313 words
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Article469 2009-08-21 14 MALAYSIA has said unequivocally that its export-driven strategy can no longer sustain economic growth in the future. It is a conclusion that many other emerging economies have also reluctantly accepted. The solution could lie in giving more purchasing power to the same amount of469 words
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Article, Illustration1024 2009-08-21 14 G PANICKER - G PANICKER The world is split between what scientists and what politicians want to do I ITH less than four months left for a climate deal in Copenhagen, the world is split between what science wants us to do and what nations seemAFP - 1,024 words
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Article, Illustration787 2009-08-21 14 HARISH MEHTA - HARISH MEHTA THE BOTTOM LINE DIRECTOR Robert Kenner and co-producer and investigative journalist Eric Schlosser have collaborated to produce a film, Food Inc. The film lifts the veil on the US food industry to reveal a number of alarming facts. It787 words
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Article, Illustration1239 2009-08-21 15 PASCAL GAUTHERON - PASCAL GAUTHERON Low-cost direct banking and integrated banking propositions will drive Asian banks to build new operating models By BANKERS throughout the world are working hard to restore their balance sheets after the worst financial crisis in 80 years. Yet even during this earlyREUTERS - 1,239 words
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Article, Illustration565 2009-08-21 15 THE fact that Singapore is way ahead of other Asean-member countries is nothing new. However, it is interesting to note that Singapore is not contented with its global scale advancements, wealth and achievements. What is of utmost importance is that565 words
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395 2009-08-21 15 Kuo How Nam - Kuo How Nam LETTER TO THE EDITOR I REFER to the various letters written to the media on unauthorised transactions due to lost or stolen cards. Just how much liability a cardholder should bear for unauthorised transactions is not clear. Card issuers themselves differ on this395 words
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586 2009-08-21 16 Bloomberg CEO outlines airline's Asl.sb savings programme, its most ambitious in 5 years [SYDNEY] Qantas Airways Ltd's Alan Joyce, who founded the carrier's lowcost unit before becoming chief executive officer (CEO), aims to slash Asl.s billion (Ssl.B billion) in costs at Australia's biggestBloomberg - 586 words
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188 2009-08-21 16 Bloomberg [SYDNEY] Australian police are investigating a bomb threat against a Singapore Airlines Ltd flight to Melbourne yesterday, the airline and police said. The carrier's call centre in Mumbai received a telephone call from someone claiming there was a bomb on board– Bloomberg - 188 words
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294 2009-08-21 16 Johor project still subject to approval from authorities [KUALA LUMPUR] MISC Bhd, the world's single largest owner and operator of liquefied natural gas tankers, signed a pact on Wednesday to jointly build an oil terminal at Tanjung Bin, Johor, with Vitol Tank294 words
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Article100 2009-08-21 16 '000 CH Offshore 0.50 Chuan Hup Hldgs 0.27 Cosco Corp 1.20 CWTLtd 0.63 Ezra Hldgs 1.50 First Ship Lease 0.58 Freight Links 0.06 Grand Banks 0.45 laya Hold Ltd 0.44 KiVentures 0.17 KeppelCorp 7.59 MTQCorp 0.68 NOL 1.62 Pacific Shipping 0.25 Pan-United Corp unch Rickmers Mari 0.44 Samudera Ship100 words
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Article37 2009-08-21 16 '000 Int'G Logistics MISCBhd MISC Foreign Msia Bulk Carrie NCB Holdings Nepline Bhd PDZ Holdings 1.04 8.66 8.80 3.15 2.95 0.02 0.09 0.02 -0.14 unch 0.03 0.05 unch unch 67 1 64 114 19 40 383937 words
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Article12 2009-08-21 16 ■oo 'recious Ship Regional Cont 16.00 9.40 unch 2120 0.40 *****12 words
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Article23 2009-08-21 16 Evergreen Marine ....20.50 :irst Steamship 38.50 /Van Hai Lines 16.40 t'ang Ming Marine ..12.65 -0.50 -0.60 -0.60 -0.15 6 1 3 923 words
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Article39 2009-08-21 16 '000 :awasaki Hvy Ind ..251.00 :awasaki Kisen 385.00 /litsubishi Hvy 374.00 /litsui Eng&Sbldg ..257.00 /litsui Osk Lines 567.00 Jippon Express 378.00 Jippon Yusen 399.00 1.00 ***** 9.00 6153 6.00 ***** 3.00 6159 -1.00 ***** -1.00 7084 3.00 643439 words
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Article, Illustration484 2009-08-21 16 Reuters, Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian authorities have put out most of the fires on a tanker carrying 58,000 tonnes of naphtha after it was involved in a collision with a cargo vessel in the Strait of Malacca, a Malaysian official said yesterday. A MalaysianReuters, Bloomberg; REUTERS - 484 words
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363 2009-08-21 16 Reuters [TAIPEI] Taiwan's flagship carrier China Airlines said yesterday that it could return to profitability by the end of the year, beating forecasts, helped by strong demand for its recently added direct flights to China. The airline with a fleet of 46 passenger planes– Reuters - 363 words
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Article2705 2009-08-21 16 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), BR2,705 words
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Article8717 2009-08-21 17 Transaction date: Aug 20 Hi. Low Code Com| >an] Sale Cooo) Hi: Low Buj rer Seller C'vr •k P/E jh 15.5 3 3148 8Telecom 8 2.5 5834 A-Sonic 28.5 12 5000 ABRHIdgs 14.5 5.5 1938 AEI Corp 8 1 1100 AEM 23 7 2101 APOil 84.5 26.5 55508,717 words
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Article1670 2009-08-21 18 High Low Code Company Sale COOO) High Low Buyer Seller C'vr P/E $mil 19 5 1181 s AAGrp 26 12 8538 t APStrategic 4 05 1501 s Advanced System 7.5 2 3480 t Adventus 23 8.5 3518 s Afor 12.5 2 1524 t Alantac 12 3.5 7814 t1,670 words
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Article412 2009-08-21 18 52-Wk Tel h Low Code Last Sale Vol COOO) Day III Low Last Quote Buyer Seller Div GrYld Net MCap C'vr P/E $mil _Hm Conn _Hm 110 100 6389 ABF SG Bond ETF 798 427 CIMBAsean40 1OOUSS 274 149 DBS STI ETF 100 3903 3534 DBXT DJE50 10US$412 words
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Article249 2009-08-21 18 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 offer249 words
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Article9283 2009-08-21 18 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS AIG Global Investment Corporation (S) Ltd AIGIF Acorns of Asia Balanced Fund!S 1.912/ AIGIF S'pore Bond Fund/A 1.31/ APS Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Alpha Fund!** 1.01/ APS Alpha Fund (USD)!** 0.7/ APS Komaba Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Komaba Global Bond SGD 0.5171/ APS Komaba Global9,283 words
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360 2009-08-21 19 %dy %yr dy yr dy yr Index Change Change Change Change Change Change Alll 19 World Index Preliminan 751.1 -0.2 10.8 0.0 14.4 0.1 13.7 EAFE Preliminai 719.8 -0.2 10.9 0.2 16.6 0.4 15.9 Euro[ Preliminan 997.2 0.0 9.4 0.4 16.8 0.5 16.1 Pacific 615.8360 words
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Article132 2009-08-21 19 As at 9am Aug 20 Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Bid Offer Aust dollar 1.1900 1.2260 Can dollar 1.3130 1.3280 Euro 2.0480 2.0710 NZ dollar 0.9700 0.9900 iterlini 2.3790 2.4070 US dollar 1.4390 1.4550 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign currency:132 words
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Article174 2009-08-21 19 Aug 20 $S Offer Bid Overnight 1/4 1-month 7/16 2-months 9/16 3-months 11/16 Overnight mode: 0.15 US$ Offer 1/8 5/16 5/16 7/16 Bid 7 days 1 month 2 months 3 months 6 months 9 months 12 months $Au 0.35 0.39 0.50 0.55 0.80 1.40 1.50 Offer 0.25 0.29174 words
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Article30 2009-08-21 19 Aug 20 Sett ten HI' ID. STI Aw 2536 2536 2555 SIMSCI Am 302.9 308.9 308.0 Taiwan Aui 242.8 246.6 245.3 Source: MF Global (S) He. Ltd30 words
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Article23 2009-08-21 19 Aug 20 I 3» Bid Offer 1-month 1.4455 1.4470 2-months 1.4457 1.4472 3-months 1.4457 1.4472 6-months 1.4460 1.4476 Source: OCBC23 words
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Article182 2009-08-21 19 Aug 20 RUBBER Futures (Closing prices) RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Month High Low Close Sett Volume (lots) O/l (lots) Sep 09 206.0 Oct09 205.8 NOV09 Dec 09 Jan 10 203.5 Feb 10 205.0 205.8 203.5 206.0 205.8 204.0 204.5 203.5 203.0 80 20 60 40 391 776 828182 words
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Article87 2009-08-21 19 Aug 20 Period Issue code Maturity Yesterday's Bid Hi, Day's |h Low 3-Month BQ*****Z 19.11.09 1-Year BY*****W 03.05.10 0.28 0.35 0.22 0.22 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity code rate Close Bid Day's High Low 2-Year NX*****H 3.625 5-Year NX*****F 3.625 7-Year N*****0S 2.875 10-Year NX*****W 2.500 15-Year87 words
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Article97 2009-08-21 19 Aug 19 (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 Ib bushels) Close Previous High/Low SepO9 997.00 995.50 1005.00 979.75 Nov09 958.00 959.00 967.50 940.50 Jan 10 963.00 964.50 972.75 946.25 Mar10 964.75 967.00 974.75 950.75 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs;Uscent/lb) Close Previous High/Low SepO9 36.11 35.94 36.55 35.53 Oct09 36.31 36.14 36.6197 words
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Article77 2009-08-21 19 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Aug 19 CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Cham Brent blend (1-Mth F) 73.24 2.34 WTI (Near Mth) 72.28 3.10 Dubai (1-Mth F) 70.43 0.55 Tapis blend 77.15 0.55 Minas 74.85 0.55 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha Jet Kerosene S9.50 77.30 1.78 0.65 US$/barrel Opec Oil77 words
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Article463 2009-08-21 19 Aug 20 AS ±S. Rmb Euro HKS IndRsRu Yen Won RM NZS Pak Rs Peso SS Rand Sfr NTS Baht Pound USS Australia 0.912 5.680 0.584 6.445 40.458 83.561 0.784 10.368 2.935 1.229 68.886 40.250 1.202 6.616 0.886 27.396 28.290 0.502 0.831 Canada 1.097 6.231 0.641 7.070463 words
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Article78 2009-08-21 19 Aug 20 (US$) (SS) 0.***** 0.***** 1 mth 2 mths 0.***** 0.***** 3 mths 0.***** 0.***** 6 mths 0.***** 0.***** 9 mths 1.***** 0.***** 12 mths 1.***** 0.***** SWAP Offer rates (S$) 1 mth 0.***** 2 mths 0.***** 3 mths 0.***** 6 mths 0.***** 9mths 1.***** 12 mths 1.*****78 words
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Article158 2009-08-21 19 Aug 20 Against SS Currencies Bid Offer Against US$ Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.2013 1.2032 0.8312 0.8317 Canadian dollar 1.3179 1.3199 0.9118 0.9123 Euro 2.0558 2.0582 1.4224 1.4227 NZ dollar 0.9777 0.9794 0.6765 0.6770 Sterling md 2.3937 2.3967 1.6562 1.6567158 words
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Article142 2009-08-21 19 Aug 20 GOLD (USS/oz) Aui 20 Am 19 Hong Kong London 943.10 934.30 944.10 935.30 Aug 19 Aug 18 941.60 937.50 942.40 938.50 Source: Thomson Reuters CAST BAR (S$) Aug 20 Buying Sellini Kilobar "47,084.28" ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (S$) Selling Buying 1gm 5gm 10gm 20gm 50gm 100gm142 words
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Article69 2009-08-21 19 Aug 19 iri iiuiii, yy.i (US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 1914.50 1970.50 3 months 1950.00 2005.00 Copper, Grade A (US$/tonne) Cash 3 months 5983.00 5981.00 6085.00 6080.00 Lead (US$/tonne) Cash 3 months 1790.00 1812.00 1789.50 1810.00 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash 3 months *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 Tin (US$/tonne) Cash *****.0069 words
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Article72 2009-08-21 19 Aug 19 (Btonne) Close Prev Hii ih/Low SepO9 1811 1722 1820/1712 Dec 09 1832 1750 1848/1736 Mar 10 1837 1755 1847/1742 May 10 1838 1755 1836/1745 COFFEE (US$/tonne) Close Pev High/Low SepO9 1364 1360 1374/1357 Nov09 1383 1379 1394/1375 Jan 10 1401 1398 1411/1394 SUGAR (US tonne) White Close72 words
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Miscellaneous496 2009-08-21 22 Hair as a symbol of female power I THE critically acclaimed Pro Rodopi I Art Centre from Bulgaria are coming to I Singapore to be part of The I Substation's 19th birthday celebrations I during SeptFest 2009. Their I performance, Hair (left), is a collage of I physical and emotional496 words
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Miscellaneous354 2009-08-21 24 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS 8 Prince not getting up for a I Punctuation mark perhaps dance (10) too freely used (10) 12 Not too dark? Agreed (4,6) 9 Yes, truly an aspiration (4) 13 Concern about being in 10 Uttered in a death rattle (10) charge in iso |ation (10) II354 words
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Advertisement96 2009-08-21 26 ANNUAL SALE Fri, 21st Sat, 29th August I Our Biggest Sale Ever! 1 «H 248 Top End Wines On Offer V\s-,:^z^>-«.^.Zav^ 1 Attractive Discounts VzfC'-^ (JpTos4% Bordeaux: Ausone, Cheval Blanc, Haut Brion, Lafite, Latour, Margaux, Montrose, Mouton, Palmer, Petrus, etc k Burgundy: DRC, Dujac, Groffier, Leroy, Level 3 Unit 20/21,96 words
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Article, Illustration1603 2009-08-21 28 With sporting events having grown exponentially in Singapore in the past decade, more companies are using the Republic as the launchpad for unique or large-scale sporting events which they plan to roll out in the Asian region. CHEAH UI-HOON reports IT PROJECT manager Lawrence Ang, 45,1,603 words
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Article, Illustration547 2009-08-21 28 CHEAH UI- HOON - CHEAH UI-HOON By BESIDES the private sector, public bodies are also seeing commercial potential in sporting activities. SailSmart, a programme which introduces sailing to young children, could well be the poster programme for local sports entrepreneurship among public institutions. The Singapore Sailing Federation547 words
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Article, Illustration1090 2009-08-21 22 Malaysian political writer Karim Raslan, Blackberry in hand, likes to roam the country getting views from ordinary folks, he tells CLARISSA TAN I OR someone who confesses to being an "old-fashioned" writer preferring to write for the newspapers rather than blog onTARA SOSROWARDOYO - 1,090 words
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Article, Illustration573 2009-08-21 22 CLARISSA TAN - CLARISSA TAN Ceritalah 3: Malaysia, A Dream Deferred By Karim Raslan Marshall Cavendish Pages: 248 Price:Ssl6 Rating: B Reviewed by POLITICAL observers outside of Malaysia can be baffled by the country, which seems to escape any kind of categorisation, even fallback umbrella ones such573 words
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Article, Illustration746 2009-08-21 22 CHEAH UI- HOON - CHEAH UI-HOON By IT was a space that had hosted a fashion exhibition and movie screenings, but last week, at Italian luxury label Prada's one-of-a-kind "tent" in Seoul, the space became a site-specific art installation. Welcome to art in the 21st century, as746 words
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Article, Illustration889 2009-08-21 23 Jane Lee will present her solo exhibition soon. WOON TAI HO finds out about her 'free' style FASHION designer-turned-artist Jane Lee laughs quite a bit when she talks. She says she is happy to have been the winner of the inaugural Singapore Art Prize889 words
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Article, Illustration366 2009-08-21 23 AMANDA DE GUZMAN - AMANDA DE GUZMAN By EVEN for the easily frightened, there's very little to be scared about in H is for Hantu. All the supernatural creatures in this musical are either furry, funny or both. Clearly geared for the younger set, the show366 words
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Article, Illustration877 2009-08-21 23 CLARISSA TAN takes us through the latest art exhibition at the National Museum of Singapore, which showcases the works of old and new artists from Antwerp HE latest art exhibition at the National Museum of Singapore, which is built around the877 words
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Article, Illustration837 2009-08-21 24 Propellerhead and Apple make music software easy, says CHRISTOPHER LIM MANY people already know that you can record an entire music album on the average home computer, but not everyone realises just how easy it is to do. Many aspects of the837 words
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Article, Illustration513 2009-08-21 24 CHRISTOPHER LIM - CHRISTOPHER LIM By WHEN FaWe and FaKoKt 5 were originally released last year they tied in quality for best action-adventure role-playing game. Since then, there have been a whopping five expansion packs for Fallout 3, which makes it a sterling example of how513 words
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Article, Illustration627 2009-08-21 24 CHRISTOPHER LIM - CHRISTOPHER LIM Far Regina Spektor Sire Records Rating: B+ Love Tattoo Imelda May Ambassador Records Rating: B Essential Alison Krauss Alison Krauss Rounder Records Rating: BThe Real Thing Vanessa Williams Concord Rating: C By YOU'VE got to give Vanessa Williams credit for picking herself up627 words
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Article, Illustration1032 2009-08-21 26 Be careful when buying old bottles of wine either at auction houses or from wine merchants, both locally and abroad, says N K YONG ASK a real estate agent what the three most important criteria that influence the price of a property are and you will get1,032 words
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485 2009-08-21 26 AMANDA DE GUZMAN - AMANDA DE GUZMAN By AS Season Two of True Blood rolls around, things are bigger, bloodier and better. Expectations for the first episode were at a fever pitch the debut garnered highest viewer count for HBO since the finale of The Sopranos and True Blood's485 words
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Article, Illustration473 2009-08-21 26 AMANDA DE GUZMAN - AMANDA DE GUZMAN DVD REVIEW By WITH True Blood a wildly popular television drama series that rests on the premise that vampires have "come out of the coffin", making themselves known to human society creator Alan Ball proves that death becomes him. This morbid473 words
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Article, Illustration677 2009-08-21 27 District 9 deftly explores the age-old trope of the alien invasion with one twist it's not the extraterrestrials that have to be feared, says AMANDA DE GUZMAN T takes quite a film to have an audience cheer against its own species. District 9 is677 words
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Article, Illustration480 2009-08-21 27 GEOFFREY EU - GEOFFREY EU By MARGARET Tate (Sandra Bullock) is a high-powered New York book editor with a Type A personality, an aversion to human emotion and colleagues at the office who really detest her. In Andrew Paxton (Ryan Reynolds), she has an assistant/man-slave who subjects himself480 words
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Article, Illustration549 2009-08-21 27 GEOFFREY EU - GEOFFREY EU By CHANNELLING a cringe-worthy persona you'd never want to meet, the British role-playing comedian Sacha Baron Cohen signals his intent early on in Bruno, a mockumentary in which the title character declares rather too enthusiastically: "My plan is to become the biggest gay movie549 words
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