The Business Times, 25 August 2009
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Title Section23 2009-08-25 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES Ssl.oo online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg Sj}_l A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION CO REGN NO *****2868E MICA (P) 123/08/2009 Tuesday, August 25,200923 words
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Article, Illustration587 2009-08-25 1 Reuters Central bankers warn against raising interest rates while recovery is fragile [JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming] If there was one message from central bankers gathered at this mountain retreat over the weekend, it was this: don't expect us to raise interest rates anytimeReuters; BLOOMBERG - 587 words
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848 2009-08-25 1 LYNETTE KHOO - LYNETTE KHOO Debt and rights issue to raise HKssb; unit price dives on fears of yield dilution By na Chiu noted that given the scarcity of suburban retail assets up for grabs in Hong Kong, this is a good chance to grow848 words
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MARKETS DIGEST
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Article29 2009-08-25 1 Bloomberg SINGAPORE 5.38 MALAYSIA 5.55 HONG KONG 5.00 INDONESIA 15.394 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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Article45 2009-08-25 1 lorn lay lange I COMP 1,174.49 +10.70 IIKKEI225 10,581.05 +342.85 IANG SENG 20,535.94 +336.92 ;et INDEX 653.20 +8.57 JAKARTA COMP 2,375.87 +41.98 1ANILA COMP 2,859.18 +139.00 ;eoulcomp 1,612.22 +31.24 ;henzhenb 505.19 +5.39 IUMBAI IND 15,628.75 +387.92 12noonEDT Cham )OW 9,554.85 +48.89 IASDAQ 2,027.20 +6.3045 words
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Article42 2009-08-25 1 IS$ (S$ per US$) 1.440 (US$/S$ per 1.648 2.372 :uro (USS/SS/E) 1.430 2.059 Foreign currency per US$ S$ 'EN 95.00 66.00 3.510 2.438 IK$ 7.751 5.384 !AHT 34.03 23.64 lUPIAH 9.990 6.939 lENMINBI 6.831 4.745 INDIAN RUPEE 48.50 33.69 1.194 0.82942 words
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Miscellaneous47 2009-08-25 1 M GLOBAL ECONOMY I PROPERTY I SME Inc JET I INVEST FAIR'O9 Roubini warns of Reserve list site Cadi gets booster 7 JLJyL^I, China stocks look double-dip recession triggered for release shot from HINI fltySffl-K expensive: analysts PAGE 2 PAGE 3 PAGE 10 f ll^i^^^J PAGE 547 words
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TOP STORIES
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576 2009-08-25 2 OH BOON PING - OH BOON PING KPMG feels global decline in income tax rates may come to an end soon By [SINGAPORE] Singapore remains a tax-friendly environment, but a study by KPMG has found that the global decline in top personal income tax rates over the past576 words
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Article, Illustration293 2009-08-25 2 KALPANA RASHIWALA - KALPANA RASHIWALA It'll pay LaSalle Asia Opportunity II SARL $260 m for the hotel By [SINGAPORE] Bursa-listed TA Enterprise Berhad has agreed to buy the Swissotel Merchant Court Singapore for about $260 million from the LaSalle Asia Opportunity II SARL. The acquisition price293 words
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THREE-MINUTE DIGEST
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66 2009-08-25 2 FORTUNE Reit is raising funds totalling close to HK$5 billion (Ss93o million) through debt facilities and a rights issue. The bulk of the HK$l.9 billion gross proceeds from rights issue and a term loan of HK$4BO million will be used to fund66 words
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95 2009-08-25 2 IF there was one message from central bankers gathered at the mountain retreat of Jackson Hole, Wyoming, over the weekend, it was this: don't expect us to raise interest rates any time soon. A series of speakers at the Kansas City Federal95 words
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49 2009-08-25 2 SINGAPORE remains a tax-friendly environment, but a study by KPMG has found that the global decline in top personal income tax rates over the past seven years may end soon, as governments worldwide seek new sources of stimulus spending. TOP STORIES, PAGE 249 words
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54 2009-08-25 2 BURSA-LISTED TA Enterprise Berhad said yesterday it has inked a sale and purchase agreement to buy the Swissotel Merchant Court Singapore for about $260 million from the LaSalle Asia Opportunity II SARL. The acquisition price works out to about $546,200 per room.54 words
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78 2009-08-25 2 FOR the fourth time in about a month, a 99-year leasehold site on the government's reserve list has been triggered for release, as developers seek to replenish their landbanks with suburban condo land after the run-up in home sales. The latest plot is78 words
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84 2009-08-25 2 HIT by impairment and foreign exchange losses, Jaya Holdings' net profit for the full year ended June 30 plunged 99 per cent to just $1.2 miUion from FY2ooB's $149.8 million. Despite a 14 per cent fall in revenue to $263.2 million, gross profit84 words
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63 2009-08-25 2 BEWARE the dragon. That was the view of panellists at a discussion at Invest Fair 2009 organised by Sharelnvestor and The Business Times. Some cautioned that Chinese equities look expensive, while others warned that China's buying or otherwise of US Treasury bonds will have a63 words
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83 2009-08-25 2 THE net worth of Singapore households has fallen only slightly from its peak last year and is still much higher than it was at the start of this decade, according to an analysis by a senior Citigroup economist. This resilience in household wealth is83 words
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76 2009-08-25 2 CHINA outpaced the United States and the UK combined in commercial property sales in the first half of the year, Real Capital Analytics Inc said. China's transactions totalled US$3l.2 billion following a surge in land sales after the government eased credit terms,76 words
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Article, Illustration650 2009-08-25 2 Bloomberg Risks related to ending global fiscal, monetary stimulus [SINGAPORE] Nouriel Roubini, the New York University professor who predicted the financial crisis, said the chance of a double-dip recession is increasing because of risks related to ending global monetary and fiscal stimulus. The global■ Bloomberg; REUTERS - 650 words
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543 2009-08-25 2 Reuters New tax dept chief unveils measures to curb graft [JAKARTA] Indonesia's new tax chief said yesterday he would take a tough stance against tax dodgers in order to raise tax revenues, adding that the largest tax case in South-east Asia's■ Reuters - 543 words
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792 2009-08-25 3 KALPANA RASHIWALA - KALPANA RASHIWALA Developer has undertaken to bid at least $200 psf ppr for Serangoon condo site By [SINGAPORE] For the fourth time in about a month, a 99-year leasehold site on the government's reserve list has been triggered for release, as developers seek792 words
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Article847 2009-08-25 3 Bloomberg Tightened bank lending curbs stock market speculation [NEW YORK] China's plan to slow bank lending is helping curb stock-market speculation as the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index heads for its first monthly drop since December. "The good thing is that the market is worried about it,"– Bloomberg - 847 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article, Illustration689 2009-08-25 4 VINCENT WEE - VINCENT WEE 'Other expenses' like impairment, forex losses shot up to $180.3 m in FYO9 By HIT by impairment and foreign exchange losses, Jaya Holdings' net profit for the full year ended June 30 plunged 99 per cent to just $1.2 million fromFILE PHOTO - 689 words
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300 2009-08-25 4 VINCENT WEE - VINCENT WEE By CHINA-BASED apple juice maker New Lakeside Holdings has posted an 84.9 million yuan (5517.9 million) loss for the full year ended June 30. The loss compares with a net profit of 2.4 million yuan profit for300 words
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Article, Illustration387 2009-08-25 4 TEH SHI NING - TEH SHI NING By RAFFLES Education Corp's net profit for the full year ended June 30 dropped by almost half due mainly to an impairment charge. Net earnings dived 48.3 per cent to $51.1 million from $98.8 million in FY2OOB. TheFILE PHOTO - 387 words
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205 2009-08-25 4 THE customer base for Star Hub's home phone line service, Digital Voice, has hit 200,000, doubling in the span of 10 months. Star Hub offered Digital Voice as a free value-added service to Star Hub TV customers 10 months ago, while Max Online205 words
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196 2009-08-25 4 It changes rating to reflect completion of placement issue MOODY'S Investors Service yesterday changed its ratings outlook for Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust (A-Reit) from "negative" to "stable". Its outlook for A-Reit's "Baal" corporate family and "Baa 2" senior unsecured ratings was changed196 words
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Article, Illustration586 2009-08-25 5 JAMIE LEE - JAMIE LEE Forward PE ratios already more than half that at peak of market By BEWARE the dragon. That was the view of panellists at a discussion at Invest Fair 2009 organised by Sharelnvestor and The Business Times. Some cautioned that Chinese equities look expensive,FILE PHOTOS - 586 words
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357 2009-08-25 5 NISHA RAMCHANDANI - NISHA RAMCHANDANI By RETAILER F J Benjamin Holdings posted a net loss of $2.66 million for the full year ended June 30, 2009, against a net profit of $14.8 million for FYOB. The loss was due to an exceptional charge of357 words
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201 2009-08-25 5 INDIABULLS Property Management, which manages the Indiabulls Properties Investment Trust listed here, has clarified that it might not go ahead with a proposed $200 million rights issue. In a statement, Indiabulls said that it is still in the process of evaluating various201 words
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162 2009-08-25 5 LIFESTYLE group RSH Limited which has snagged the rights to sell Spanish fashion label Bershka in Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand has officially opened its inaugural Bershka store here at lon Orchard. Targeted at mid-teen girls and young adult women, Bershka is one162 words
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715 2009-08-25 6 YEN SREENIVASAN - YEN SREENIVASAN S TROUBLED textile player Ban Joo Co being lifted to new recent heights by a growing reverse takeover (RTO) fever gripping the market? Some market watchers seem to think so. And they may be right. With the China stock fever715 words
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Article199 2009-08-25 6 HELPED by a drop in selling expenses, Gems TV Holdings pared its fourthquarter loss to US$lB million, from US$25 million, for the three months ended June 30. Revenue dropped 22 per cent to U5533.4 million. The loss per share was 1.73 US cents,199 words
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292 2009-08-25 6 CHINA-BASED Sihuan Pharmaceutical is now the target of a takeover offer in a deal that values the company at $458.25 million. In a statement yesterday, the drugs company said that China Pharma intends to make a bid for the remaining shares which it292 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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45 2009-08-25 6 ASIA Water Technology has received a notification from shareholder EGN Nominees for an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) on Sept 23 to oust certain directors from its board. This is the second time that EGN has sought to do so.45 words
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41 2009-08-25 6 GRP Ltd has reported a near 24 per cent drop in net profit to $4.2 million and al5 per cent fall in revenue to $25.3 million for the 12 months ended June 30, 2009.41 words
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Article56 2009-08-25 6 HSU Fu Chi International has cut its losses to 1.2 million yuan (*****,999) for the fourth quarter ended June 30, 2009 from 15.84 million yuan a year ago. Turnover was up 2.9 per cent at 605 million yuan. Full-year net profit rose 33.556 words
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Advertisement5018 2009-08-25 7 VOLUNTARY CONDITIONAL CASH OFFER The tradin9 volume of the Shares has been low, with an average daily trading volume of approximately 182,458 Shares during the 12 months up to 21 August 2009, being the last trading day prior to the Announcement Date. This represents only 0.04% of all the Shares.5,018 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration593 2009-08-25 8 R SIVANITHY - R SIVANITHY STOCKS Property stocks stay mainly firm while banks are the main index movers AFTER losing 86 points in last week's selloff that was supposedly caused by weakness in the China stock market, the Straits Times Index yesterday rebounded 67.47 points to: Bloomberg - 593 words
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Article96 2009-08-25 8 Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch lulti Ind 10 1 6 0 0 0 10 1 6 lanufacturing 121 18 61 12 130 21 73 Commerce 45 10 15 53 11 19 'pt/Stor/Comms 29 10 30 11 :inance 17 10 17 11 Construction 1596 words
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Article116 2009-08-25 8 MAIN SDQ TOTAL MAIN SDQ TOTAL lulti Ind 24.773 24.773 73.249 73.249 lanufacturing 750.521 45.896 796.417 382.507 2.812 385.319 Commerce 235.077 42.151 277.228 95.841 30.060 125.901 "pt/Stor/Comms 196.069 645 196.714 206.139 138 206.277 Inance 38.075 30 38.105 290.725 290.728 Construction 160.729 57.824 218.553 89.052 1.150 90.201 'roperties116 words
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Article105 2009-08-25 8 lapitaLand 3.750 +0.110 lapitaMall 1.570 +0.040 jtyDev 10.300 +0.360 lomfortDelGrc 1.570 +0.050 losco Corp 1.240 +0.040 IBS Grp 12.920 +0.260 :&N 3.940 +0.040 ienting SP 0.950 +0.035 iolden Agri 0.500 +0.020 IK Land 3.850 +0.090 IMH 28.900 +0.500 ISH 16.100 +0.300 lardineC&C 24.200 +0.880 Ceppel Corp105 words
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Article266 2009-08-25 8 CONRAD TAN - CONRAD TAN Technology Sector OCBC INVESTMENT RESEARCH, Aug 24 FOUR of the eight tech companies under our coverage have reported their Q2 2009 results. These four all registered sequential growth in both their revenue and bottom line, driven by seasonality and an improvement in business conditions. However, most266 words
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Article, Illustration214 2009-08-25 8 KEN TAI - KEN TAI CHART POINT THE Straits Times Index may head higher this week; notably some sectors appear oversold. Fortuitously, the STI managed to limit the corrective move at 2,521, above the psychological benchmark of 2,500. The only risk here is that a lower trending: Bloomberg - 214 words
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Article, Illustration508 2009-08-25 8 Reuters CURRENCIES [NEW YORK] The yen fell broadly yesterday while the US dollar slid against commodity currencies such as the Australian and New Zealand dollars as gains in equities and solid US and euro zone economic data boosted risk sentiment. The market refocused on risk-tak-ing– Reuters; BLOOMBERG - 508 words
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Article55 2009-08-25 8 Aug 24 VALUE CLOSE IT OB/OS 416.00+561.C IT CADI -*****.00 +320. IT 10-day MA -*****.00+41.01 TSE ST Mid Cap 597.13+15.5. TSE ST Small Cap 534.66+19.2 TSE ST All Share 641.85+16.9! TSE ST China Top 276.21 +9.2 TSE ST China 273.99 +9.2 TSE ST Catalist 1407.90+27.5' IMSCI 314.5255 words
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Article60 2009-08-25 8 VOLUME GMG Global R 200,087,000 Gentinq SP 139,829,000 BanJoo 108,365,000 Golden Aqri 107,324,000 China Honqxinq 77,980,000 Ezion 62,105,000 Sapphire 56,541,000 Pac Andes 51,392,000 Sinotel Tech 50,804,000 See Hup Seng 42,561,000 VALUE(S) Gentinq SP 131,751,785 DBS Grp 95,567,000 CapitaLand 81,895,730 Wilmar 79,894,894 UOB 77,724,826 OCBC Bk 68,498,500 Golden60 words
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Article102 2009-08-25 8 CLOSE UP iBXT Ni 10US$ 9710 564.2 4.2 iBXT MSKorea 10US$ 4123 260.5 4.' LP 10US$ 9370 172.7 1. lardine C&C 2420 88.0 3.: IMH 2890 72.0 1.: MS India 10US$ 1277 64.8 3. IOB.ES.0908 1670 62.0 3. IOB 1680 54.0 3. LatinAmerica 1 701 46.1 4.: India Ni102 words
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Article113 2009-08-25 8 CLOSE DOWN DBXT S&P Short 10US$ 5980-244.7 -2.8 'met iNav 800-200.0 -20.0 Pair irm 613 -25.9 -2.9 DBXT FTVietnam 10US$ 5186 -11.5 -0.2 Fortune Reit 367 -8.0 -10.5 ;TI2650SGAePW*****9 39.5 -7.5 -16.0 ;TI2450 DBePW/*****1 33.5 -7.0 -17.3 ;TI 2600BNPePW*****9 26.5 -6.5 -19.7 ;TI2500BNPePW*****9 28 -6.0 -17.6 ;TI2800SGAePW*****9 37 -5.5113 words
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Article83 2009-08-25 8 Aug 24 CHNG CLOSE FRAug210 YR SSLOW R2009 S$ HIGH USS 1.4400 0.00 1.5579 1.4308 Euro 2.0604 -0.43 2.0732 1.9150 Pounds 2.3760 0.01 2.4366 2.0356 1.2095 -1.05 1.2171 0.9453 'en* 1.5185 0.70 1.7278 1.4831 Rupiah* 0.***** 0.01 0.***** 0.***** Baht* 4.2328 0.06 4.3390 4.1040 Peso* 2.973483 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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Article, Illustration594 2009-08-25 9 CONRAD TAN - CONRAD TAN Consumer spending could also recover more quickly than in previous recessions By THE net worth of Singapore households has fallen only slightly from its peak last year and is still much higher than it was at the start of this decade, accordingFILE PHOTO - 594 words
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458 2009-08-25 9 TEH SHI NING - TEH SHI NING By OFFICIALS from China and Singapore yesterday recognised the need for two key collaborations Suzhou Industrial Park (SIP) and Tianjin Eco-city to progress by seeking new industries and attracting high-quality investment respectively. These and other issues were discussed during meetings chaired458 words
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Article, Illustration392 2009-08-25 9 RONNIE LIM - RONNIE LIM By I A STRONG March-June performance by its new Singapore subsidiary PowerSeraya helped boost the 2009 financial performance of Malaysia's YTL Power International, with the 3,100 MW Singapore power station contributing 15 per cent of annual gross profit in just those four392 words
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289 2009-08-25 9 RACHEL SIM - RACHEL SIM By FOR the first time, HSBC's Youth Excellence Award for music has been awarded to a group rather than an individual. This year's award has gone to the Orchestra of Music Makers (OMM), which was set up as a volunteer group289 words
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350 2009-08-25 9 NISHA RAMCHANDANI - NISHA RAMCHANDANI By SINGAPORE'S consumer price index (CPI) rose 1.1 per cent in July from June but fell 0.5 per cent year on year, the Department of Statistics (DOS) said yesterday. The year-on-year decline was led by lower costs of transport350 words
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148 2009-08-25 9 SINGAPORE and the United Kingdom signed a protocol yesterday amending their Avoidance of Double Taxation Agreement (DTA). This is the third agreement that Singapore has signed that incorporates a new internationally agreed standard for the exchange of information upon request for tax purposes. Singapore148 words
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Article, Illustration855 2009-08-25 10 With its wireless patient temperature sensors, Cadi Scientific tapped a niche and hit paydirt, reports ZHANG Yl TING THE outbreak of HINI flu has brought in huge orders for Cadi Scientific's consumer thermometer. And interest in the company's signature Smart Sense wireless temperature and locationYEN MENG JIIN - 855 words
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Article, Illustration549 2009-08-25 10 JUSTIN CHAN - JUSTIN CHAN By POWER supplies are not much of a concern here in Singapore but in Uganda, having uninterrupted and constant access to electricity ranks high up in the list of demands that businessmen have, right next to "making money". Cheryl Tong, managing director of549 words
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Article, Illustration1179 2009-08-25 11 From its first shop at Katong Mall, Pinnacle has grown into a one-stop motoring services destination, writes JESSICA CHU, ONG MENG CHING, STELLA TAY VALERIE Tan is a rose in an industry that is more associated with thorns. But she has made her mark inARTHUR LEE - 1,179 words
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Article, Illustration936 2009-08-25 11 Almost three decades ago, Atlas capitalised on market demand for automated vending machines, reports JESSICA CHU, ONG MENG CHING, STELLA TAY IN the late *****, Tan Ju Soon and a handful of local entrepreneurs saw that there would be a greater need for automated vending machines due toARTHUR LEE - 936 words
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Article, Illustration1485 2009-08-25 12 THIS WEEK'S TOPIC: As mentioned by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in his National Day Rally speech, SMEs in the furniture sector have gone from members of a sunset industry to those of a vibrant community by leveraging on the Singapore brand and seeking opportunities abroad. DoCAROLINE CHIA/THE STRAITS TIMES - 1,485 words
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Article, Illustration1083 2009-08-25 13 Small companies around the world tap technology to grow into global players SMALL companies worldwide are transforming themselves into global players by effectively using information technology. And their experiences provide lessons for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore. For example,1,083 words
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376 2009-08-25 13 TEH HOOI LING - TEH HOOI LING By' FOR a fourth consecutive week, small caps outpaced blue chips. In the five trading sessions to yesterday, our small-cap portfolio gained 3.8 per cent, versus a 2.6 per cent advance by the Straits Times Index. Our portfolio had 18376 words
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320 2009-08-25 13 RACHEL SIM - RACHEL SIM By THE Media Development Authority (MDA) has rationalised its video box set certification policy. Under the change, video distributors who submit box sets for classification need affix only one certificate, carrying the highest rating of all the titles, to each box320 words
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Advertisement152 2009-08-25 11 ENTERPRISE 3D Celebrating Singapore's Enterprising Spirit 2009 Published every Tuesday and Thursday this series is part of the Enterprise 50 Educational Project between the E5O partners and the NUS Business School. Pinnacle International and Atlas Vending were among the E5O winners in 2008. The annual E5O ranking is coorganised by152 words
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Miscellaneous102 2009-08-25 12 SME The topic for next week's SME Voices Column is: "What is your opinion on the declaration by major world economies that the worst global recession is over? Do you expect rising orders flowing up until or beyond Christmas? If you are an SME owner or leader, we would like102 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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Article, Illustration613 2009-08-25 14 -Reuters But officials and economists say political uncertainty in Thailand could limit how fast the economy recovers [BANGKOK] Thailand's economy emerged from its worst recession in 11 years in the second quarter, growing 2.3 per cent from the first quarter on a resurgence in-Reuters; AFP - 613 words
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393 2009-08-25 14 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Demand from China, the world's fastestgrowing major economy, is helping pull Japan out of its deepest postwar slump, a top Japanese government economist said. "There's no mistake that China's economic recovery is contributing to a rebound in Japan and other economies in– Bloomberg - 393 words
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599 2009-08-25 14 C CLJVLIC DD 111 11 Reuters Central bankers debate when to end stimulus measures [TOKYO] Policymakers must avoid economic bubbles fostered by expectations that interest rates will remain low, Bank of Japan (BOJ) governor Masaaki Shirakawa said, the text of anC CLJVLIC DD 111 11 Reuters - 599 words
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414 2009-08-25 14 Reuters Business Confidence Monitor positive for Ist time in 2 years [LONDON] British service sector firms see a pick up in business in the coming months but some expect profits to fall amid continued downward pressure on prices, a Confederation of■ Reuters - 414 words
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Article, Illustration821 2009-08-25 14 Bloomberg [LONDON] The UK government is taking too long to set the terms of loan guarantees for carmakers and suppliers after offering £2.3 billion (555.5 billion) as a salve to manufacturers, the industry's top lobbyist said. Seven months after Business SecretaryBloomberg; AFP - 821 words
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Article, Illustration295 2009-08-25 15 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia may not impose a goods and service tax (GST) in its 2010 budget, further delaying plans for its implementation, The Edge Financial Daily said yesterday, citing unidentified sources. One source said that new Prime Minister Najib Razak, who is also– Reuters; AFP - 295 words
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Article, Illustration500 2009-08-25 15 S JAYASANKARAN - S JAYASANKARAN Ong Tee Keat sues businessman over claim of giving him RMlOmfor his party By in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA'S Minister of Transport Ong Tee Keat yesterday filed a staggering RMSOO million (Ss2os million) lawsuit against busi-nessman-politician Tiong King Sing over the latter's claim500 words
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285 2009-08-25 15 Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesia is considering cutting an import duty on raw and white sugar to ease local prices, which have hit records in line with global sugar prices, a senior economic official said yesterday. "That is the most likely step the government can take.– Reuters - 285 words
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517 2009-08-25 15 Reuters [BOJONEGORO, Indonesia] Few things seem to happen at speed in this sleepy Java town where rickshaws ply the streets. But this rural area of rice fields and teak forests is set to be transformed by Indonesia's biggest oil find in– Reuters - 517 words
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505 2009-08-25 16 Bloomberg Commercial property deals total US$3l b in H1 as easy credit boost land sales [BElJlNG] China outpaced the United States and the UK combined in commercial property sales in the first half of the year, Real Capital Analytics Inc (RCA) said.Bloomberg - 505 words
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241 2009-08-25 16 Reuters [BEIJING] Little progress has been made on a new pact to combat global warming, with "commercial and political interests" continuing to prevail, China's senior climate change official said yesterday. The vice-director ofthe National Development and Reform Commission, Xie Zhenhua, said industrialised countries were stillReuters - 241 words
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Article, Illustration720 2009-08-25 16 Reuters [MUMBAI] A poor monsoon threatens to worsen India's already steep fiscal deficit as it spends on food imports and relief for farmers, although the government is seen tapping the bond market only as a last resort to fund any further shortfall. With investors already forced– Reuters; AP - 720 words
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Article, Illustration665 2009-08-25 16 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] China Petroleum Chemical Corp, Asia's biggest refiner, posted a record quarterly profit and forecast a more than 50 per cent gain in ninemonth earnings after the government eased curbs on fuel prices and demand rose. Net income at Sinopec, asBloomberg - 665 words
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221 2009-08-25 16 Reuters [MUMBAI] India's Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), Asia's oldest bourse, yesterday launched an initial public offering (IPO) index to track the value of stocks for two years after listing. The BSE said its IPO index will track companies which have a free-float market capitalisationReuters - 221 words
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416 2009-08-25 17 ANTHONY ROWLEY - ANTHONY ROWLEY Negative trends in consumption, corporate spending, employment persist By in Tokyo RECOVERY in Japan's economy in recent months is likely to be "temporary", a senior official of the country's main opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) warned yesterday as the final416 words
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Article, Illustration634 2009-08-25 17 -AFP Hatoyama's 'sun' could liven up staid role of a PM's wife [TOKYO] The woman who may soon be Japan's first lady, Miyuki Hatoyama, is a former actress turned lifestyle guru with an interest in spirituality who could liven up the staid role-AFP; AFP - 634 words
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273 2009-08-25 17 -AP [CANBERRA] Australia is boosting the powers of its corporate watchdog to include supervision of trading in the financial markets as the country vies with Hong Kong and Singapore to establish itself as regional finance hub. The changes announced yesterday will remove a potential-AP - 273 words
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Article, Illustration545 2009-08-25 17 Reuters [BERLIN] Opel labour leader Klaus Franz called on General Motors (GM) to pick a buyer for its European unit this week, and threatened "spectacular measures" if the US group did not make a decision. On Friday, GM failed to■ Reuters; AFP - 545 words
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Article, Illustration334 2009-08-25 17 [NEW YORK] Warner Chilcott, an Irish drugmaker that specialises in contraceptives and female hormone treatments, will buy Procter Gamble Co's pharmaceuticals business for USs3.l billion, the companies said yesterday. P&G's branded drugs, including osteoporosis treatment Actonel and Enablex for an overactive bladder, have annual334 words
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270 2009-08-25 17 Reuters [TOKYO] The Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) plans to tighten its rules for new listings on the bourse's Mothers market for start-ups from November, a person familiar with the matter said. The TSE, the world's second-largest exchange, set up the Mothers market inReuters - 270 words
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644 2009-08-25 18 -NYT Fewer than half of his top appointees are in place to advance his agenda [WASHINGTON] As President Barack Obama tries to turn around a summer of setbacks, he finds himself still without most of his own team. Seven months into his presidency,-NYT - 644 words
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767 2009-08-25 18 -NYT Increasing Treasury auctions keep chief of public debt busy [WASHINGTON] The brightly illuminated room looks like mission control for a space flight. Seven people, wearing headphones, stare intently at computer screens. Three minutes before the deadline, a disembodied voice exclaims, "We have-NYT - 767 words
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414 2009-08-25 18 Reuters [NEW YORK] Growth, rather than survival, is likely to be the new driver of global asset management deals over the next 12 months, a Jefferies Putnam Lovell report predicts. As markets recover, asset management firms are likely to resume their■ Reuters - 414 words
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156 2009-08-25 18 Reuters [NEW YORK] A Democrat senator was expected on Monday to ask the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to review the stock market's structures, Dow Jones Newswires reported, reviving a debate over the market impact of computer-based trading. Ted Kaufman, a long-time■ Reuters - 156 words
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Article, Illustration786 2009-08-25 18 STEVE SLATER - STEVE SLATER OR Rubens BarricheUo, victory in Valencia was a moment to savour. It came after a five-year absence from the winners circle and for BarricheUo, so long the bridesmaid, never the bride, it was just the tenth victory of a career spanning 281 raceREUTERS - 786 words
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Article, Illustration584 2009-08-25 18 L Bloomberg [SAN FRANCISCO] Facebook Inc plans to expand its staff by as much as 50 per cent this year as it benefits from a surplus of engineers amid the recession, chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg said. "No one else_ L – Bloomberg; AP - 584 words
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Article, Illustration366 2009-08-25 19 YEN SREENIVASAN - YEN SREENIVASAN Passenger, flight and airline numbers at Dammam airport up sharply since Nov By A CONTRACT signed with Saudi Arabia's General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) to co-manage the King Fahd International Airport (KFIA) in Dammam has yielded significant results, Changi366 words
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226 2009-08-25 19 Bloomberg [BANGKOK] Regional Container Lines Pel (RCL), Thailand's biggest publicly traded sea-cargo shipping company, rose to the highest in 10 months in Bangkok trading after its unit signed a loan agreement for as much as US$35 million. Regional Container jumped 6.1 perBloomberg - 226 words
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Article260 2009-08-25 19 YEN SREENIVASAN - YEN SREENIVASAN By JETSTAR Asia will go head-to-head with low-cost rival Tiger Airways when it launches a new service between Singapore and Haikou in December. Jetstar Asia's four-times-a-week service its first services into mainland China starts on Dec 16. It will be operated by260 words
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TRANSPORT STOCKS
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Article107 2009-08-25 19 '000 CH Offshore Chuan Hup Hldgs Cosco Corp CWTLtd Ezra Hldgs First Ship Lease Freight Links Grand Banks laya Hold Ltd KWentures Keppel Corp MTQ Corp NOL Pacific Shipping Pan-United Corp Rickmers Mari Samudera Ship Sembcorp Indust Sembcorp Marine Spore Ship Star Cruises 0.53 0.27 1.24 0.66 1.57 0.57107 words
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Article31 2009-08-25 19 '000 Int'G Logistics MISCBhd MISC Foreign Msia Bulk Carrie NCB Holdings NeplineBhd 1.01 8.84 8.87 3.10 3.00 0.02 unch 0.20 0.08 -0.01 0.05 0.01 182 298 49 322 3 22031 words
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Article17 2009-08-25 19 '000 Aboitiz Equity Intl Container Keppel Marine 7.20 20.00 unch unch 0.50 unch 66 1675 017 words
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Article22 2009-08-25 19 Evergreen Marine ....20.30 :irst Steamship 38.30 /Van Hai Lines 16.70 r"ang Ming Marine...12.25 0.20 0.50 0.70 0.05 6 1 2 1322 words
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Article40 2009-08-25 19 '000 (awasaki Hvy Ind ..251.00 (awasaki Kisen 383.00 Mitsubishi Hvy 375.00 vlitsuiEng&Sbldg...257.00 vlitsui Osk Lines 567.00 Nippon Express 384.00 Nippon Yusen 401.00 'iource: Thomson Reuters 5.00 5.00 8.00 5.00 8.00 6.00 2.00 8017 4914 8363 4237 7818 4563 608840 words
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183 2009-08-25 19 Bloomberg [LONDON] Owners of single-hull oil tankers are waiting for one final rally in rental rates before scrapping the vessels, said Martin Stopford, a director at Clarkson pic, the world's biggest shipbroker. Single-hull tankers will be barred by International Maritime Organisation regulations starting next■ Bloomberg - 183 words
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Article2709 2009-08-25 19 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: Bima, u^,, y ,^u LJ L s (BBC), BI: Royal Brunei Airlines Sdn Bhd (RBA), BO:2,709 words
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Advertisement146 2009-08-25 19 BT/ZUJI Deals of the Week HOUSE a BCf^ DEAL OF THE WEEK ECONOMY CLASS (fr HOTEL (fr BUSINESS CLASS (fr New York $1,351 $171 $5,808 Qatar Airways Qatar Airways DESTINATION ECONOMY CLASS HOTEL BUSINESS CLASS WEATHER (frs) (frs) (frs) Kuala Lumpur $124 (JapanAirlines) AUGE2B ARrS $44 $328 (SriLankanAirlines) Rainy Jakarta146 words
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Miscellaneous389 2009-08-25 19 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across ITo form a relationship on holi- fi [2 13 I[4 [6 I[7 0 day is to succeed (4,3) 5 Support Labour —it's a hard 9 10 Have little money but taste the bitter, for example I l II Standard charge initially pre- 1' I l-: ceding interior389 words
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EDITORIAL & OPINION
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Article448 2009-08-25 20 INVESTORS will surely welcome news that the Singapore Exchange (SGX) might soon implement new rules governing disclosure of shares pledged by controlling shareholders. Despite objections about possible invasion of privacy (mainly from controlling shareholders), it is entirely logical and in the best public interest that these448 words
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Article, Illustration1067 2009-08-25 20 LEON HADAR - LEON HADAR The upbeat mood of central bankers and Wall St investors isn't trickling down to Main Street US FEDERAL Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke and other central bankers meeting at the annual Federal Reserve symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming last week seemed toAFP - 1,067 words
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Article, Illustration764 2009-08-25 20 NEIL BEHRMANN - NEIL BEHRMANN THE BOTTOM LINE ABOUT this time last year, the financial bubble began to pop. Remarkably for many market participants, the subsequent crash already seems to be a distant memory. Bonuses and champagne are flowing once again following the stockmarket surge.764 words
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Article, Illustration2885 2009-08-25 21 Bernanke reflects on the events of the past year, the challenges they posed, the measures taken, and the lessons learnt This is the first part of an excerpt ofthe speech by US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's2,885 words
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518 2009-08-25 21 WE refer to the report "Auditors' failings called to account" (BT, Aug 20). The call by the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (Acra) for professional scepticism and to increase diligence in this uncertain and mixed economic environment is indeed timely518 words
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Article8931 2009-08-25 22 Transaction date: Aug 24 52-wks Tel |h Low Code Last Sale Vol Cooo) Hi: Day Last Quote Div Gr Yld Net |h Low Buyer Seller C'vr P/E M Cap Hi! Com| >an] 15.5 3 3148 8Telecom 8 2.5 5834 A-Sonic 28.5 12 5000 ABRHIdgs 14.5 5.5 1938 AEI8,931 words
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Article1653 2009-08-25 23 High Low Code Company Sale C000) 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 22.5 8.5 3518 s Afor 12.5 2 1524 t Alantac 11 3.5 7814 t1,653 words
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Article428 2009-08-25 23 52-Wk Tel h Low Code Last Sale Vol C000) Day Ih Low Last Quote Buyer Seller Div GrYld Net MCap C'vr P/E $mil _Hm Comi _Hi« 110 100 6389 ABF SG Bond ETF 110 798 427 CIMBAsean40 100US$ US730 +13 274 149 DBS STI ETF 100 265 +6428 words
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Article258 2009-08-25 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 offer258 words
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Article9296 2009-08-25 23 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS AIG Global Investment Corporation (S) Ltd AIGIF Acorns of Asia Balanced Fund!S 1.927/ AIGIF S'pore Bond Fund/ A 1.314/ APS Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Alpha Fund!** 1.02/ APS Alpha Fund (USD)!** 0.7/ APS Komaba Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Komaba Global Bond SGD 0.5153/ APS Komaba9,296 words
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363 2009-08-25 24 %dy %yr dy yr dy yi Index Change Change Change Change Change Change Am 21 World Index Preliminary 773.7 1.4 14.2 1.1 17.2 1.6 17.3 EAFE Preliminai 738.0 1.1 13.7 0.9 18.9 1.4 19.1 Euro[ Prelim inan 1035.3 2.4 13.6 2.3 21.0 2.8 21.1 Pacific363 words
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Article187 2009-08-25 24 Aug 24 KUBBtK Futures (Closing prices) RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Month High Low Close Sett Volume (lots) 0/1 lots) Sep 09 211.0 Oct09 211.0 NOV09 Dec 09 Jan 10 209.0 Feb 10 209.0 210.0 211.0 209.0 209.0 210.0 211.0 210.5 210.5 210.0 210.0 40 20 20 20 444187 words
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Article445 2009-08-25 24 Aug 24 Australia 0.906 5.724 0.586 6.494 40.640 83.701 0.796 10.414 2.940 1.227 69.625 40.577 1.206 6.521 0.889 27.529 28.508 0.508 0.838 Canada 1.104 6.320 0.647 7.171 44.875 92.423 0.878 11.500 3.247 1.355 76.880 44.805 1.332 7.201 0.982 30.397 31.478 0.561 0.925 China 0.175 0.158 0.102 1.135445 words
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Article131 2009-08-25 24 As at 9am Aug 24 Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Bid Offer Aust dollar 1.1970 1.2330 .an dollar 1.3240 1.3400 Euro 2.0520 2.0770 NZ dollar 0.9780 0.9990 iterlini ind 2.3630 2.3900 US dollar 1.4290 1.4460 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign131 words
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Article173 2009-08-25 24 Aug 24 *L Offer Bii Overnight 1-month 2-months 3-months Overnight mode: 1/8 ys$ 1/4 7/16 9/16 11/16 Offer 1/8 3/16 5/16 7/16 Bid 7 days 1 month 2 months 3 months 6 months I. 12 months $Au 0.35 0.39 0.50 0.55 0.80 1.40 1.50 Offer 0.25 0 29173 words
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Article89 2009-08-25 24 Aug 24 TREASURY BILLS Period Issue code Maturity Yesterday's Bid Hi. Day's [h Low 3-Month BQ*****S 26.11.09 1-Year BY*****W 03.05.10 0.30 0.35 0.32 0.29 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity code rate Close Bid Day's High Low 2-Year NX*****H 3.625 5-Year NX*****F 3.625 7-Year N*****0S 2.875 10-Year NX*****W89 words
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Article68 2009-08-25 24 Aug 24 (US$) (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 1 mth 2 mths 3 mths (S$) ...0.***** ....0.***** ....0.***** Imths ]ZZZZZZZZ".'.".W.2A692 2mths 1.***** iWAP Mid rates (S$)68 words
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Article132 2009-08-25 24 Aug 24 /oz) mg ujg -long Kong .ondon 951.20 940.40 952.20 941.40 Aug 21 Aug 20 952.85 940.45 953.65 941.25 Source: Thomson Reuters CAST BAR (SS) Aug 24 Buying Sellini Kilobar "47,205.19" ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (SS) Selling Buying gm jgm Ogm !Ogm JOgm OOgm oz ozUBS Kinebar™132 words
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Article101 2009-08-25 24 Aug 21 (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 Ib bushels) Close Previous High/Low Sep 09 1023.00 999.25 1035.75 998.00 Nov09 973.00 957.00 988.00 951.75 Jan 10 975.75 959.50 989.00 955.00 Mar10 974.75 959.50 985.75 954.75 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs;Uscent/lb) Close Previous High/Low Sep 09 36.33 35.80 36.65 35.40 3d 09101 words
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Article77 2009-08-25 24 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Aug 21 CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Cham Brent blend (1-Mth F) 73.91 -0.10 WTI (Near Mth) 73.45 1.21 Dubai (1-Mth F) 72.20 -0.69 Tapis blend 79.20 -0.70 Minas 76.70 -0.70 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha Jet Kerosene 69.82 78.40 -0.90 -1.45 US$/barrel Opec Oil77 words
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Article158 2009-08-25 24 Aug 24 Against SS Currencies Bid Offer Against US$ Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.2058 1.2066 0.8377 0.8380 Canadian dollar 1.3313 1.3324 0.9249 0.9254 Euro 2.0586 2.0595 1.4302 1.4304 NZ dollar 0.9825 0.9837 0.6826 0.6832 Sterling md 2.3720 2.3729 1.6479 1.6481158 words
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Article61 2009-08-25 24 luminium, 99.7% urity (USS/tonne) Close Previous :ash 1894.00 months 1928.00 1871.75 1906.00 Copper, Grade A (USS/tonne) ;ash months 6270.50 6270.00 6050.50 6049.00 .ead (USS/tonne) iash months 1840.00 1863.00 1796.00 1820.00 lickel (USS/tonne) ]ash months *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 'in (USS/tonne) .ash *****.00 *****.00 months *****.00 *****.00 inc. Special61 words
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Article73 2009-08-25 24 Aug 21 COCOA (Btonne) Close Prev Hii ih/Low SepO9 1872 1833 1885/1819 Dec 09 1882 1849 1890/1835 Mar 10 1881 1854 1888/1839 May 10 1880 1855 1890/1848 COFFEE (US$/tonne) Close Pev High/Low SepO9 1335 1344 1354/1326 Nov09 1358 1367 1380/1350 Jan 10 1377 1385 1400/1372 SUGAR (US tonne) White73 words
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Article27 2009-08-25 24 Aug 24 ten ;ti Aui 2600 2601 2608 ilMSCI Aui 307.6 315.0 314.0 'aiwan Aui 242.5 251.4 249.7 Source: MF Global (S) He. Ltd27 words
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Article299 2009-08-25 24 Aug 24 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT EURODOLLAR FUTURES SepO9 DecO9 Mar10 Jun10 99.6050 99.4300 99.1400 98.7000 6341 2676 2441 3522 EUROYEN TIBOR FUTURES SepO9 99.470 99.470 DecO9 Mar10 Jun10 99.515 99.515 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 99.470 99.515 99.470 99.495 99.525 99.525 99.485 99.445 99.360 99.300299 words
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Article, Illustration258 2009-08-25 27 Bloomberg Research firm says financial crisis has curtailed credit from banks [DUBAI] Dubai mortgage lending fell 77 per cent in the second-quarter this year compared with a year earlier as the financial crisis curtailed credit, according to research firm REIDIN.com. Second-quarter mortgage lending– Bloomberg; AFP - 258 words
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321 2009-08-25 27 [LONDON] Bovis Homes Group pic, a UK house builder, may reverse land writedowns as the country's worst property slump since World War II shows signs of easing, chief executive officer David Ritchie said. Some ofthe £84.1 million (Ss2oo million) of writedowns takenBloomberg - 321 words
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319 2009-08-25 27 Reuters [RIYADH] Prices of steel used in construction projects in Saudi Arabia fell 55 per cent in the year to end-June but the commodity recorded close to a 9 per cent rise since the start of 2009, data from the kingdom's statistics authority showed. Prices■ Reuters - 319 words
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Article, Illustration298 2009-08-25 27 Bloomberg Grant recorded as an investment in an associate, it says [DUBAI] Dubai Holding Commercial Operations Group, a diversified company owned by Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, was "granted" a 30 per cent stake in family-owned retail company Dubai Festival CityBloomberg - 298 words
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361 2009-08-25 27 Reuters [DUBLIN] A tax on Irish property is not a done deal as part of efforts to squeeze the burgeoning budget deficit, Prime Minister Brian Cowen said in an interview. "I'm not wedded to property tax," Mr Cowen told the Sunday Independent:■ Reuters - 361 words
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482 2009-08-25 28 Reuters It has been shortlisted to tender for second phase of Abu Dhabi project [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian builder Sunway Holdings is bidding for foreign and local contracts worth about US$5.7 billion as big spending plans by governments boost construction activity globally. "IncludingReuters - 482 words
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Article, Illustration740 2009-08-25 28 It's just small home projects now if at all NYT [NEW YORK] In pre-reces-sion days, home improvement projects were usually grand, expensive overhauls of kitchens and bathrooms. In this economy, home improvement projects consist of painting the walls and replacing the jiggly toilet handle. "I'm not doing any major projectsNYT; AFP - 740 words
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236 2009-08-25 28 Bernama [PETALING JAVA] IJM Land Bhd, the property development arm of the IJM Group, plans to launch about 20 projects worth over RMI billion (Ss4ls million) during its current financial year ending March 31, 2010. Chairman Krishnan Tan Boon Seng said– Bernama - 236 words
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224 2009-08-25 28 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Hong Kong's sales of new private homes in the first eight months of 2009 may have exceeded those during all of last year, Centaline Property Agency Ltd said. The number of new non-government-built residential units changing hands may haveBloomberg - 224 words
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273 2009-08-25 28 Xinhua [BANGKOK] A leading research organisation in Thailand has said that foreigners now control about 90 per cent of land along the coastlines of the Thai resort island of Phuket, local media reported yesterday. Bangkok Post online quoted the research by the– Xinhua - 273 words
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