The Business Times, 15 September 2009
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Title Section20 2009-09-15 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES Ssl.oo online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg Sf^l A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION COREGNNOI9B4O2B6BE MICA (P) 123/08/2009 Tuesday, September 15,200920 words
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Article, Illustration641 2009-09-15 1 -AP Don't count on any more bailouts, he tells financial institutions [WASHINGTON] President Barack Obama sternly warned Wall Street against returning to reckless and unchecked behaviour that had threatened the nation with a second Great Depression. Even as he noted the US economy-AP; AFP - 641 words
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MARKETS DIGEST
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Article28 2009-09-15 1 Bloomberg SINGAPORE 5.38 MALAYSIA 5.55 HONG KONG 5.00 INDONESIA 16.345 TAIWAN 4.776 JAPAN 1.475 KOREA 9.33 BRITAIN 0.50 US 3.25 CANADA 2.25 SWITZERLAND 0.52 INDIA 11.75Bloomberg - 28 words
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Article48 2009-09-15 1 Source: lorn lay lange 1COMP 1,203.36 -4.92 IIKKEI225 10,202.06 -242.27 1ANG SENG 20,932.20 -229.22 ;et index 694.32 -13.49 JAKARTA COM P 2,382.70 -33.24 IANILACOMP 2,821.73 -49.10 ;eoulcomp 1,634.91 -16.79 ;henzhen b 516.23 +4.45 IUMBAI IND 16,214.19 -50.11 12 noon EDT Cham )OW 9,582.14 -23.27 IASDAQ 2078.52 -2.3848 words
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Article45 2009-09-15 1 IS$ (S$ ier US$) 1.425 (US$/S$ ier£) 1.658 2.364 ;UR0 (US$/S$/E) 1.455 2.075 Foreign currency per US$ S$ 'EN 90.60 63.60 3.506 2.459 IK$ 7.750 5.437 !AHT 33.94 23.81 lUPIAH 9,940 6,973 lENMINBI 6.829 4.791 INDIAN RUPEE 48.71 34.17 1.167 0.818 IZ$ 1.432 1.00545 words
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933 2009-09-15 1 KALPANA RASHIWALA; UMA SHANKARI - KALPANA RASHIWALA UMA SHANKARI Cooling measures to curb speculation; move likely to hit sales, dampen prices By and [SINGAPORE] After two recent warnings that it was keeping a close eye on things heating up in the private housing sector, the government yesterday933 words
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Miscellaneous44 2009-09-15 1 *|?f SMEInc PROPERTY W"l7 J ECONOMYWATCH INVESTIGATION Reaping rewards Orchard Road retail X KJfr 1 Bubble, toil and trouble Jurong Tech's 100 m of planned growth rents continue slide Lip lessons not learnt doubtful assets PAGE 9 PAGE 29 BlL^i^l PAGE 12 PAGE 344 words
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82 2009-09-15 2 AFTER two warnings that it was keeping a close eye on things heating up in the private housing sector, the government yesterday announced cooling measures to "temper the exuberance in the market and pre-empt any speculative bubble from forming". The Confirmed List82 words
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69 2009-09-15 2 JURONG Technologies Industrial Corp was carrying more than $100 million in doubtful or non-existing assets on its balance sheet months before it went into judicial management, an investigation has found. That allowed the company to report a respectable financial position for the quarter to Sept69 words
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38 2009-09-15 2 IN a preliminary opinion, the independent financial adviser has deemed Advanced Technology Investment's bid for Chartered Semiconductor to be "fair and reasonable" based on its financial terms. COMPANY NEWS, PAGE 438 words
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80 2009-09-15 2 ARMED with a war-chest of US$5OO million from a US-based private equity firm, the former founders of Pearl Energy have re-emerged to launch their new Singapore-based company KrisEnergy which will again focus on oil and gas exploration and production in South-east Asia. Like the former80 words
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68 2009-09-15 2 EVEN as Singapore gears up to impose tighter regulations on the local private education industry by year's end, legislation alone cannot be seen as the solution to all problems. A strong regulatory framework, while necessary, "is not a panacea", said Senior Minister of State for68 words
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78 2009-09-15 2 SENIOR fund managers around the world are saying that the financial crisis still isn't over, despite the improving economic data. Over 150 leading institutional investors from more than 15 countries, with over US$2.B trillion of equity funds under management, were interviewed over the78 words
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80 2009-09-15 2 BEIJING filed a World Trade Organization complaint yesterday over new US tariffs on Chinese tyres, stepping up pressure on Washington in the latest in a series of trade disputes. The Chinese complaint to the WTO triggers a 60-day process in which the two80 words
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55 2009-09-15 2 PRIME Orchard Road rents fell 3 per cent quarter-on-quarter to $32.90 per square foot per month in Q3 2009, a new report from CB Richard Ellis shows. This is in line with the 2.9 per cent quarter-on-quarter fall in prime Orchard Road rents seen55 words
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695 2009-09-15 2 KALPANA RASHIWALA - KALPANA RASHIWALA COMMENTARY With interest rates at a low, investors have few options other than property By hand. The authorities were mindful of being moderate with any measures for now. After all, if they overdo it, it may kill the recovery in695 words
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688 2009-09-15 2 UMA SHANKARI - UMA SHANKARI Move clearly aims to deflate speculative property bubble By [SINGAPORE] Measures announced in Parliament yesterday to cool down the private residential property market are expected to reduce home sales and dampen rising prices. In particular, the Monetary Authority of Singapore's688 words
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473 2009-09-15 2 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Istithmar World, the Dubai sovereign wealth fund, is halting investments as part of a restructuring effort after spending more than US$25 billion this decade on stakes ranging from a yacht marina to luxury retailer Barneys New York, according to people familiar with the– Bloomberg - 473 words
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596 2009-09-15 3 CHEW XIANG - CHEW XIANG Company carried these on its balance sheet when it was technically insolvent By [SINGAPORE] Jurong Technologies Industrial Corp was carrying more than $100 million in doubtful or non-existing assets on its balance sheet months before it went into judicial management, an investigation has596 words
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614 2009-09-15 3 S JAYASANKARAN - S JAYASANKARAN Bloomberg Sale of govt-linked companies to private businesses is unlikely, however by in Kuala Lumpur THE sell-down of shares in three government-linked companies (GLCs) controlled by state agency Khazanah Nasional last week has prompted speculation only partly correct that the: Bloomberg - 614 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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312 2009-09-15 4 JAMIE LEE - JAMIE LEE Independent adviser Deutsche Bank's opinion based on financial terms By THE independent financial adviser (IFA) has deemed, in a preliminary opinion, that Advanced Technology Investment Company's bid for Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing is "fair and reasonable" based on its financial terms. Deutsche312 words
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407 2009-09-15 4 NISHA RAMCHANDANI - NISHA RAMCHANDANI < By WILMAR International has sufficient access to funds to invest in and operate its business, the company says, following the decision by the World Bank's investment arm, the International Finance Corp (IFC), to suspend new investments in the palm oil sector.407 words
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Article, Illustration423 2009-09-15 4 SIOW LI SEN - SIOW LI SEN By SINGAPORE Technologies Telemedia (STT) yesterday moved a step closer to buying over Eircom, the struggling Irish telecommunication firm. STT, which has honed its telecommunications know-how in Asia, is banking on its industry expertise to make aBLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO - 423 words
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639 2009-09-15 4 JAMIE LEE - JAMIE LEE THE talking point in Advanced Technology Investment Company's bid for Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing is not the offer, but the manner in which disclosure issues were handled in the near four months leading up to the deal. BT was tipped off in639 words
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357 2009-09-15 4 JOYCE HOOI - JOYCE HOOI By CHINA Flexible Packaging Holdings delivered lower revenue wrapped in plunging profits for its Q3 and nine months ended July 31. Net profit dropped 74 per cent for both the quarter and nine months, to 9.8 million yuan (Ss2.o4m) and 22.9357 words
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669 2009-09-15 5 RONNIE LIM - RONNIE LIM US private equity firm to invest up to USssoom in oil-gas exploration, production company By managing director and CEO; Christopher Gibson-Robinson, its main technical man and Richard Lorentz, who was in charge of business development were planning to start all over again, following669 words
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Article, Illustration400 2009-09-15 5 YEN SREENIVASAN - YEN SREENIVASAN By LISTED ice cream and frozen food maker Youcan Foods International Ltd's Hanzhou unit is leasing a factory property partially owned by its executive chairman and chief executive, Dai Tianrong, for its subsidiary Youcan Hangzhou. The deal to leaseFILE PHOTO - 400 words
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219 2009-09-15 5 VINCENT WEE - VINCENT WEE By INDIA-focused dry bulk shipping company Mercator Lines (Singapore) made a notable diversification into the bigger bulker segment of the market with the delivery of its first post-Panamax vessel last weekend. The Jiangsu New Yangzijiang Shipyard-built ship has been chartered in for five219 words
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Article, Illustration519 2009-09-15 7 FELDA CHAY - FELDA CHAY Group plans to expand its earnings base, grow its business overseas By I INFRASTRUCTURE and civil engineering group OKP Holdings is aiming to raise up to $12.75 million from a proposed one-for-four rights issue of warrants. It has also proposed a one-for-two bonusFILE PHOTO - 519 words
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Article, Illustration392 2009-09-15 7 WINSTON CHAI - WINSTON CHAI By CONTRARY to some market watchers' views that the iPhone is bad for business, Singapore Telecommunications' consumer chief insists that the operator has gained from its exclusive bite of the coveted Apple handset. Earlier this month, Denmark's Strand Consult became the392 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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57 2009-09-15 7 WEE Hur Holdings Ltd has secured a $47.9 million project from Housing Development Board (HDB). The project covers mainly the construction of new lift shafts, and upgrading of existing lift shafts and lift lobbies to existing HDB blocks over nine precincts. The contract57 words
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83 2009-09-15 7 ASIA Tiger Group said its investment in Think Environmental Ltd, a UK-based waste management company, has not only commenced operation of its waste management site in Northamptonshire in early August this year but also managed to fulfil orders for the next three years. The83 words
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43 2009-09-15 7 STAMFORD Tyres' net profit attributable to equity-holders for the first quarter ended July 31 plunged 72.2 per cent year on year to $905,000 on tough business conditions as total revenue fell 22.7 per cent to $69.6 million.43 words
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223 2009-09-15 7 CHEW XIANG - CHEW XIANG By JADE Technologies one-for-two rights issue was almost three times subscribed, the company said yesterday. The issue of 566.6 million shares saw valid acceptances and excess applications totalling about 1.6 billion shares, or 282 per cent of the rights shares. The223 words
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Article, Illustration582 2009-09-15 6 R SIVANITHY - R SIVANITHY STOCKS SGX among index stocks to weaken; market sentiment also hit by expectations of Wall Street fall NEWS of fresh antispeculative property measures such as banning property developers from absorbing interest payments for customers yesterday sent property stocks into a tailspin and addedBloomberg - 582 words
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Article94 2009-09-15 6 Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch lulti Ind 5 10 1 0 0 0 5 10 1 lanufacturing 28 109 57 11 12 32 120 69 Commerce 12 39 20 17 44 24 'pt/Stor/Comms 32 33 :inance 20 20 Construction 11 13 'roperties 4094 words
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Article116 2009-09-15 6 MAIN SDQ TOTAL MAIN SDQ TOTAL lulti Ind 32,458 32,458 70,318 70,318 lanufacturing 415,732 36,860 452,592 241,906 2,422 244,328 Commerce 231,068 18,140 249,208 109,384 4,437 113,821 "pt/Stor/Comms 158,331 5,536 163,867 218,440 1,357 219,797 :i nance 30,109 30,109 200,826 200,826 Construction 153,868 234,301 388,169 38,951 4,928 43,879 'roperties116 words
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Article102 2009-09-15 6 lapitaLand 3.720 -0.150 Noble Grp 2.260 -0.040 lapitaMal 1.720 -0.040 OCBCBk 7.740 -0.090 jtyDev 10.240 -0.840 Olam 2.320 -0.060 lomfortDelGro 1.610 -0.010 SGX 8.580 -0.150 Iosco Corp 1.250 -0.030 SIA 12.960 -0.500 IBS Grp 12.920 -0.180 SIA Engg 2.570 -0.050 :&N 3.980 -0.030 SMRT 1.670 ienting102 words
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Article274 2009-09-15 6 JOYCE HOOI - JOYCE HOOI Ezra Holdings Sept 14 close: $1.89 DBS GROUP RESEARCH, Sept 14 EZRA announced last Friday new and renewal charter contracts for three existing anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels. These are long-term charters of 5Vz to six years each. The combined value is worth US$l52 million.274 words
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Article, Illustration289 2009-09-15 6 KEN TAI - KEN TAI CHART POINT THE Straits Times Index (STI) broke above the key resistance at 2,700 but failed to hang on to its hard-earned gains, suggesting the market is still undergoing a corrective phase. For most of last week, blue-chips attempted to rally, pushing theBloomberg - 289 words
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Article, Illustration391 2009-09-15 6 -AFP CURRENCIES [TOKYO] The US dollar fell to a sevenmonth low close to the key 90-yen level in Asia yesterday as a pullback on Wall Street and lower US bond yields prompted investors to put their money elsewhere. The US doUar slid to 90.19-AFP - 391 words
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Article58 2009-09-15 6 CLOSE IT OB/OS -47.00 -25.OC IT CADI -*****.00-282.0i IT 10-day MA -*****.00 -5.0i TSE ST Mid Cap 607.56 -13.5 TSE ST Small Cap 541.74 -15.9' TSE ST All Share 649.37 -11.3 TSE ST China Top 277.65 -7.4 TSE ST China 277.43 -7.71 TSE ST Catalist 1382.01 -65.958 words
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Article58 2009-09-15 6 VOLUME Sapphire 230,225,000 Gentinq SP 169,782,000 Sinotel Tech 97,141,000 Golden Agri 76,226,000 Abterra 74,055,000 UniFiber 59,252,000 Capita Land 39,860,000 China Honqxinq 39,361,000 Ocean us 36,885,000 Allqreen 30,805,000 VALUE(S) Gentinq SP 180,182,940 Capita Land 149,093,640 DBS Grp 87,186,095 CityDev 66,044,160 Sinotel Tech 63,482,220 Chart SemiCond 62,303,450 UOB 48,040,92058 words
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Article102 2009-09-15 6 CLOSE UP 3180 256.5 6.0 IMH iBXT S&P Short 10US$ 5950 64.1 0.8 IQB 5.05%NCPS 100 9960 30.0 0.3 ICC 5.1% NCPS 100 9750 20.0 0.2 India Ni 10 1416 17.0 1., ICBC Bk4.5%NCPS 100 9390 10.0 0.1 izra 189 9.0 5.0 iKP 72.5 8.5 13.3 •ain 584 7.1102 words
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Article109 2009-09-15 6 CLOSE DOWN 1024 -84.0 -7.6 At At ES.0909 1024 -84.0 -7.i GLD 10US$ 9750 -76.9 -0.6 SIA 1296 -50.0 -3.7 SIA 200 1302 -42.0 -3.1 SIA.ES.0909 1296 -40.0 -3.0 Jardine C&C 2334 -30.0 -1.3 Venture Cor| 909 -30.0 -3.; HKLand 406 -27.1 -4.5 DBXT FTVietnam 10US$ 5430 -25.7 -0.3109 words
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Article85 2009-09-15 6 Sen 14 CHNG CLOSE FR Sep 11 YR SSLOW R2009 S$ HIGH USS 1.4258 -0.22 1.5579 1.4226 Euro 2.0730 0.10 2.0758 1.9150 Pounds 2.3575 0.79 2.4366 2.0356 1.2211 0.47 1.2315 0.9453 ren* 1.5702 -0.32 1.7278 1.4831 Rupiah* 0.***** 0.03 0.***** 0.***** Baht* 4.1991 -0.27 4.3390 4.104085 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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754 2009-09-15 8 LEE U- WEN - LEE U-WEN YESTERDAY IN PARLIAMENT New regulatory body formed; but don't consider tighter rules a 'panacea': Iswaran By EVEN as Singapore gears up to impose tighter regulations on the local private education industry by year's end, legislation alone cannot be seen as the solution to754 words
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85 2009-09-15 8 REVENUES of private hospitals in the April-June quarter were largely unchanged from Q2 last year, suggesting that the impact of the global recession and HINI on the healthcare industry was not as bad as it was first projected, according to Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan. While85 words
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91 2009-09-15 8 SOME 600 people die of influenza-related illness in Singapore yearly, according to estimates. Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan, who disclosed this, also reported that 18 deaths due to the new HINI flu have been recorded so far in Singapore. "The underlying cause of death91 words
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64 2009-09-15 8 THE income ceiling for buying a new HDB flat, last revised 15 years ago, will remain at $8,000. National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan gave two reasons for this: the coverage of housing subsidies stays high, at about 8 out of 10 households; the64 words
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Article, Illustration377 2009-09-15 8 TEH SHI NING - TEH SHI NING By AMERICAN companies here are less pessimistic about their business outlook, and are hopeful of a 2010 comeback, a recent survey by the American Chamber of Commerce in Singapore (AmCham Singapore) has found. "Singapore respondents are still negative, but377 words
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Article, Illustration115 2009-09-15 8 RAY Ferguson (third from left), Standard Chartered's regional chief executive for Singapore and South-east Asia, celebrating yesterday with senior colleagues at Stanchart's Six Battery Road office the bank's deal with England's Liverpool Football Club to become its main sponsor for four years startingSTANCHART - 115 words
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201 2009-09-15 8 THE Biopolis Shared Facilities (BSF) of the Biomedical Sciences Institutes (BMSI), Agency for Science, Technology Research (A*Star), has signed a memorandum of understanding with Ger-man-based Carl Zeiss Microlmaging. At the signing ceremony yesterday, it was announced that the BSF Advanced Microscopic Imaging Laboratory will be201 words
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33 2009-09-15 8 WASEDA University yesterday opened the Waseda Bioscience Research Institute in Singapore (Wabios) in Biopolis. Wabios will focus its research in the areas of bioimaging, bioengineering, biophysics and nano-biotechnology.33 words
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59 2009-09-15 8 SC Global Developments has enlisted British racing champion Danny Watts to race for it in the upcoming Porsche SC Global Carrera Cup Asia 2009, at the 2009 Formula One Sing Tel Singapore Grand Prix. Watts has achieved multiple podium finishes, including in the59 words
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Article45 2009-09-15 8 THE Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority, Singapore (Acra) is hosting the International Forum of Independent Audit Regulators (IFIAR), from Sept 14 to Sept 16. Some 80 representatives from over 30 jurisdictions will attend the closed-door meeting to discuss global issues.45 words
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Article, Illustration773 2009-09-15 8 CHEN HUIFEN - CHEN HUIFEN But society calls for better patient communication By THE Medical Protection Society (MPS) said that it is unlikely to raise the professional indemnity fees for doctors in Singapore next year, but urged them to beef up their communication skills to ward773 words
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Article, Illustration644 2009-09-15 9 Interior fitting specialist Design Studio does not see itself as just a furniture maker but as a solution provider, reports BRANDON CHEW AS an interior fitting specialist and furniture manufacturer, Design Studio is as expansive and protean as its products. What began as aARTHUR LEE - 644 words
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548 2009-09-15 9 PHILIP KERPAN KWEE - PHILIP KERPAN KWEE PRO-ENTERPRISE CHANGES By AT a biannual dialogue meeting between the Singapore Vehicle Traders Association (SVTA) and the Land Transport Authority in September 2007, members of the SVTA had lamented about the high cash outlay motor traders have had to dish out548 words
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384 2009-09-15 9 TEH HOOI LING - TEH HOOI LING By A NUMBER of factors some international, some local conspired to drag down prices of Singapore stocks, and by extension our small cap portfolio. The continued weakness in the US dollar, the strengthening of the Japanese yen, trade dispute between US384 words
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Article, Illustration1117 2009-09-15 10 The success of Orient Express Lines (Singapore) stems from its focus on establishing the Indian subcontinent-Singapore shipping route, write ABIGAIL CHONG, COLIN LIM and AMANDA TAN SINCE its founding in 1999, Orient Express Lines (Singapore) Pte Ltd has come a long way towards establishing itself1,117 words
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Article, Illustration923 2009-09-15 10 Machine rental house Aver Asia provides a 24-hour technical hotline and a round-the-clock emergency response team for free on-site services, report TOBIAS CHEN, JOYCE KAY and ERVIN LIM XCELLENT Service!' ex- claimed Edmund Cheok, business support manager of Aver Asia (S) Pte Ltd, whenYEN MENG JIIN - 923 words
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Article, Illustration1581 2009-09-15 11 THIS WEEK'S TOPIC Multinational firms are warming up to social media tools, and leveraging on them to engage customers and other stakeholders. Adoption of social media platforms (such as Facebook, Twitter and blogs) among SMEs, however, appears to be limited to those operating in the IT,BLOOMBERG - 1,581 words
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Miscellaneous97 2009-09-15 11 SME We are extending the deadline for last week's topic: "With the momentum for this year's Singapore F1 race building up, what is it about the event that most excites you personally or commercially?" If you are an SME owner or leader, we would like you to share your views97 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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Article, Illustration986 2009-09-15 12 Bubble, toil and trouble lessons not learnt -AP As long as returns are high, investors will dip their toes into the next big thing [NEW YORK] This time is different. That's what people argue every time a bubble inflates, and what they think every time they are chastened by its-AP; REUTERS - 986 words
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Article, Illustration509 2009-09-15 12 MICHELLE QUAH - MICHELLE QUAH Investors concerned leverage that caused original problem has not been reduced By [SINGAPORE] Senior fund managers around the world are saying that the financial crisis still isn't over, despite the improving economic data. Over 150 leading institutional investors from more than: FTI Consulting, Inc - 509 words
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Article, Illustration474 2009-09-15 12 -AP [WASHINGTON] One year after Wall Street teetered on the brink of collapse, seven out of 10 Americans lack confidence that the federal government has taken safeguards to prevent another financial industry melt-down, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll. Even more 80 per-AP; REUTERS - 474 words
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252 2009-09-15 12 ■AFP [LONDON] The former deputy head of the Bank of England (BOE) said yesterday he was "astounded" that the US government did not step in to halt the collapse of Lehman Brothers 12 months ago. On the one-year anniversary of the■AFP - 252 words
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Article457 2009-09-15 12 Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] The US recovery may be the slowest since World War II to regain all the ground lost during the recession, even if economists' more optimistic forecasts for expansion turn out to be right. The slump this time was so deep, said JPMorgan ChaseBloomberg - 457 words
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Article, Illustration504 2009-09-15 13 PAULINE NG - PAULINE NG Project could boost builders' order books, kick-start sluggish economy By in Kuala Lumpur A PROPOSED extension to a key Malaysian rail transit network estimated to cost RM7 billion (552.84 billion) inched closer with the planned route alignment set to be displayedBLOOMBERG - 504 words
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Article, Illustration503 2009-09-15 13 Reuters But alternative sectors such as steel are still enticing [KUALA LUMPUR] China's surging shares have led CIMB-Principal Asset Management to pare exposure to the booming market and some of its sectors such as cars, a senior executive of Malaysia's second largest fund manager said. "We– Reuters; FILE PHOTO - 503 words
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Article, Illustration350 2009-09-15 13 Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesia's state oil firm Pertamina may retain its exclusive right to supply and distribute subsidised oil products next year, a regulator said yesterday, beating out interest from several international oil firms. Royal Dutch Shell Pic and Malaysia's Petronas were among the– Reuters - 350 words
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254 2009-09-15 13 -AFP [BANDA ACEH, Indonesia] Muslims who commit adultery can be stoned to death under a new sharia law approved yesterday by lawmakers in Indonesia's staunchly Islamic province of Aceh. The law which also criminalises offences including rape, the consumption of alcohol and gambling was-AFP - 254 words
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GREATER CHINA/INDIA
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Article, Illustration573 2009-09-15 14 AP, Reuters Prompt response shows urgency that China attaches to maintaining exports [BEIJING] Beijing filed a World Trade Organization complaint yesterday over new US tariffs on Chinese tyres, stepping up pressure on Washington in the latest in a series of trade disputes.AP, Reuters; AFP 1 - 573 words
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407 2009-09-15 14 Bloomberg Government may raise USssb from selling the rights [NEW DELHI] India, the world's second largest wireless market by users, said that it will start accepting bids for licences to offer high-speed services on Dec 7, a move that may help boost revenue■ Bloomberg - 407 words
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248 2009-09-15 14 i.— j oj Bloomberg [BEIJING] The China Securities Regulatory Commission will consider proposals on Sept 17 from seven companies planning initial public offerings (IPOs) on the nation's new start-up board. The seven, including Nanfang Ventilator Co, are the first batch of companiesi.— j oj – – Bloomberg - 248 words
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233 2009-09-15 14 Reuters [BElJlNG] China's sovereign wealth fund is in talks to take a minority stake in power company AES Corp, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the matter. The possible deal is part of wide-ranging discussions aimed at building anReuters - 233 words
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Article, Illustration431 2009-09-15 14 Bloomberg [LONDON] Alibaba.com Ltd, the operator of China's biggest trading website, is attracting more sellers from Europe and has 1.4 million users in the region after increasing its marketing amid the recession. Its stock has almost quadrupled in Hong Kong trading this year and now, Yahoo!Bloomberg; ■ BLOOMBERG - 431 words
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315 2009-09-15 14 ■AFP [TAIPEI] Taiwan plans to sign an agreement with China in October that will allow some of the mainland's huge pool of liquidity to start flowing into the island's stock market, local media said yesterday. Representatives from the two sides could■AFP - 315 words
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ASIA-PACIFIC/WORLD
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551 2009-09-15 15 Bloomberg US$l m packages 'easy to get' as commodities demand explodes [SINGAPORE] Global banks are engaged in a hiring boom for commodity traders as they add staff to benefit from surging metals and energy prices, offering US$l million packages for top employees, recruitersBloomberg - 551 words
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267 2009-09-15 15 -Bloomberg, Reuters [COLOMBO] Sri Lanka's economic growth accelerated for the first time in four quarters as the end of the island's 26-year civil war spurred reconstruction projects and increased consumer demand. Gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 2.1 per cent in the second-Bloomberg, Reuters - 267 words
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Article, Illustration461 2009-09-15 15 Bloomberg [LONDON] Trades Union Congress general secretary Brendan Barber urged Prime Minister Gordon Brown to restrain bonus pay for UK bankers, saying millions of workers are suffering in the recession as executives reap rewards. "Bumper bonuses are an obscene joke when itBloomberg - 461 words
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237 2009-09-15 15 -AFP [LONDON] Basic salaries for executives at Britain's top companies jumped 10 per cent last year despite the worst financial crisis in decades, a report said yesterday. Although bonuses were lower, the wages of executives rose at more than double the rate-AFP - 237 words
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Article, Illustration535 2009-09-15 15 Reuters They are banding together to cut costs in shrinking market [TOKYO] Japan's NEC Corp will take over the cellphone operations at Casio Computer and Hitachi as the struggling sector bands together to cut costs and survive a fast-shrinking market. The move will– Reuters; AFP - 535 words
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Advertisement1199 2009-09-15 15 g oceanus GROUP OCEANUS GROUP LIMITED (Incorporated in Republic of Singapore) (Registration No.: *****5793 D) NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Extraordinary General Meeting of Oceanus Group Limited (the "Company") will be held at Banyan Room (Level 21), Centennial Tower Centre, 3 Temasek Avenue, Singapore1,199 words
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WORLD
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Article, Illustration646 2009-09-15 16 Bloomberg Central banks urged to consider offering emergency funds to limit systemic risk [LONDON] Central banks should coordinate global oversight of derivatives clearinghouses and consider offering them access to emergency funds to limit systemic risk, according to the Bank for International Settlements. Regulators are pushingBloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 646 words
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585 2009-09-15 16 Reuters But continuing rise in job losses worries officials [BRUSSELS] The euro zone is emerging from recession, the European Commission said yesterday, although it kept a gloomy overall forecast for 2009 while data showed job losses across the region still rising and sapping growth.Reuters - 585 words
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548 2009-09-15 16 Bloomberg, Reuters [LONDON] UK banks are less than halfway through posting £240 billion (***** billion) of losses on loans and securities, a reflection of the country's economic weakness, according to Moody's Investors Service Ltd. British banks are likely to record £130Bloomberg, Reuters - 548 words
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Article, Illustration618 2009-09-15 16 AFP [WASHINGTON] American anger at the cost of propping up the US economy will not force President Barack Obama to row back on his ambitious health care reform plans, the White House said. On the defensive after Saturday saw the first big anti-ObamaAFP - 618 words
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602 2009-09-15 16 Bloomberg, Reuters Country too reliant on commodities, say economists [LONDON] Amble devaluation will not solve Russia's economic problems as the world's largest energy exporter faces "a very difficult next couple of years", said the chief economist at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.Bloomberg, Reuters - 602 words
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Article, Illustration762 2009-09-15 17 STEVE SLATER - STEVE SLATER With 4 races to go, one wonders when the gloves will come off for a final title battle between Barrichello and Button. By ALMOST every driver on the starting grid will tell you that the Italian Grand Prix gives you moreREUTERS - 762 words
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Article, Illustration675 2009-09-15 17 Reuters Group may bring forward traditional Q3 trading update [LONDON] British bid target Cadbury is set to beef up its defence against Kraft this week as CEO Todd Stitzer addresses investors and it ponders an early third-quarter update, analysts andReuters; REUTERS - 675 words
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515 2009-09-15 17 ■AFP [PARIS] France's most politically-charged trial of the decade begins in a week but the explosive case is already playing itself out in the court of public opinion. Former prime minister Dominique de Villepin, the suave diplomat best remembered for leading■AFP - 515 words
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Article, Illustration371 2009-09-15 17 -AP [NEW YORK] Moving to reinvigorate some ageing corners of its domestic theme parks, Walt Disney announced plans over the weekend to modernise its Star Tours rides and greatly expand Fantasyland at Walt Disney World in Florida. Disney's theme parks, a US$ 11.5-AP; BLOOMBERG - 371 words
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AVIATION
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Article, Illustration838 2009-09-15 18 Bloomberg JAL stock takes off on news; airline may also expand code-share with AA [TOKYO] American Airlines, the world's sec-ond-largest carrier, may buy equity in Japan Airlines Corp to prop up an ally that forecasts its fourth loss in five years, two– Bloomberg; REUTERS - 838 words
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148 2009-09-15 18 Reuters [HONG KONG] Asia's airports and container lines will be the focus of mergers and acquisitions (M&As) and initial public offerings (IPOs) in the region's industrials sector in the near term as governments look to reduce deficits and shipping lines consolidate, a top Citigroup– Reuters - 148 words
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Article, Illustration188 2009-09-15 18 NISHA RAMCHANDANI - NISHA RAMCHANDANI By [SINGAPORE] Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Air India have put in place a new frequent flyer programme agreement which will mean greater choice and value for customers. KrisFlyer members are now able to earn KrisFlyer miles when they fly with Air India188 words
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304 2009-09-15 18 -AFP I [MANILA] A faulty radar that delayed thousands of passengers at the Philippines' main airport should have been replaced four years ago, a senior aviation official said yesterday. Operations were back to normal following Sunday's disruption at the airport in Manila, but officials conceded-AFP I - 304 words
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Article, Illustration600 2009-09-15 18 Bloomberg [MUMBAI] Jet Airways (India) Ltd, seeking to regain customer confidence following a five-day strike by its pilots, said that it would cut local fares by 50 per cent for three days starting yesterday. "With these new low, limited-time fares, we hope■ Bloomberg - 600 words
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Miscellaneous357 2009-09-15 18 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across 7 Worried about foreign curren- I I H BJ3 BH I BJS IHi cy in the borders of Thailand BM BH B^B^B^B HI BH HB BH 9 Best form of defence HJ BH BJ 10 Load of study following back M HJ H HJ massage (6) H357 words
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SHIPPING
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263 2009-09-15 19 VINCENT WEE - VINCENT WEE Slowing momentum suggests recovery reaching a plateau By [SINGAPORE] Container throughput continued to rise by 2.5 per cent month-on-month to 2.28 million twen-ty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) last month, although the slower rate of increase from the 5.6 per cent rise the preceding263 words
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Article, Illustration535 2009-09-15 19 Bloomberg But hike is not enough to save carrier from its first loss in 23 years [TOKYO] Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK), Japan's largest shipping line, has raised rates on container services to the US from Asia after slashing its supply of ships. The– Bloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 535 words
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Article, Illustration243 2009-09-15 19 VINCENT WEE - VINCENT WEE By [SINGAPORE] Robbers have struck again at the outside port limits anchorages just off Tanjung Ayam on the east coast of Johor, attempting unsuccessfully to board two vessels in the early hours of yesterday morning. According to the ReCAAP Information243 words
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TRANSPORT STOCKS
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Article107 2009-09-15 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 0.57 0.32 1.25 0.63 1.89 0.61107 words
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Article36 2009-09-15 19 '000 Int'G Logistics MISCBhd MISC Foreign Msia Bulk Carrie NCB Holdings NeplineBhd PDZ Holdings 0.96 8.90 8.72 3.10 3.01 unch 0.09 -0.02 unch -0.07 -0.05 -0.05 unch unch 52 5 213 108 4 0 166036 words
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Article12 2009-09-15 19 '00 ■recious Ship Jegional Cont 17.80 11.20 -0.40 -0.30 3409 259712 words
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Article25 2009-09-15 19 '000 iep14 Peso Vol Aboitiz Equity Intl Container Keppel Marine Keppel Prop 7.20 22.50 unch unch -0.10 0.25 unch unch 101 1605 0 025 words
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Article17 2009-09-15 19 Evergreen Marine ...19.65 :irst Steamship 38.40 /Van Hai Lines 17.35 -0.70 -0.70 -0.05 5 2 117 words
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Article44 2009-09-15 19 '000 Jl Yen Vol Kawasaki Hvy Ind ...232.00 Kawasaki Kisen 396.00 Mitsubishi Hvy 359.00 Mitsui Eng&Sbldg...247.00 Mitsui Osk Lines ....589.00 Nippon Express 383.00 Nippon Yusen 390.00 Source: Thomson Reuters -8.00 ***** -1.00 6299 -9.00 ***** -7.00 3479 -2.00 ***** -7.00 2607 2.00 *****44 words
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Article643 2009-09-15 19 Bloomberg [DALLAS] FedEx Corp rose to an 11-month high in New York trading after the second largest US pack-age-shipping company said that first-quarter profit topped its forecast. Earnings for the quarter ended Aug 31 will be 58 US cents a share, the Memphis, Tennessee-based companyBloomberg - 643 words
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500 2009-09-15 20 WITH its corporatisation and restructuring now complete, Singapore's iconic Changi Airport has now moved forward into a new era as a profit-orientated entity driven by national interest. It is not an easy mix. The corporatisation of Changi Airport, which saw the regulatory functions hived off500 words
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Article, Illustration1321 2009-09-15 20 LEON HADAR - LEON HADAR His ability to make hard choices on issues will have major impact on US' position globally US PRESIDENT Barack Obama's dramatic address to a joint session of Congress last week, during which he implored lawmakers to back his sweepingAFP - 1,321 words
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Article, Illustration780 2009-09-15 20 ROBERT SAMUELSON - ROBERT SAMUELSON LAT-WP THE BOTTOM LINE AMERICANS cannot, it seems, have a candid national conversation on health care. President Barack Obama's speech the other night was a brilliant performance, and it may improve prospects for congressional passage of his "reform". But noLAT-WP - 780 words
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Article, Illustration1884 2009-09-15 21 FRIEDRICH WU, PAN RONGFANG; WANG Dl - FRIEDRICH WU, PAN RONGFANG WANG Dl Not quite yet China is in no position to challenge the pre-eminent role of the US dollar in the near future By and m ITH the rapid economic ascent of China in the new millennium, the explosionREUTERS - 1,884 words
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Article, Illustration858 2009-09-15 21 WILLIAM PESEK JR - WILLIAM PESEK JR JAPAN has about a year to pass the Warren Buffett test. That's when Berkshire Hathaway Inc's Eitan Wertheimer, who calls himself Mr Buffett's "travel agent" for finding opportunities outside the United States, aims to get the Sage of Omaha to Japan.858 words
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Article8845 2009-09-15 22 Transaction date: Sep 14 High Low Code Company Sale C000) High Low Buyer Seller C'vr •k P/E Smil 165 3 3148 8Telecom 95 25 5834 A-Sonic 31 12 5000 ABR Hldgs 145 55 1938 AEI Corp 8 1 1100 AEM 23 7 2101 APOil 93 265 5550 ARA8,845 words
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Article1639 2009-09-15 23 High Low Code Company Sale COOO) High Low Buyer Seller C'vr P/E $mil 16 5 1181 s AAGrp 26 12 8538 t APStrategic 4 0.5 1501 s Advanced System 7.5 2 3480 t Adventus 20 8.5 3518 s Afor 12.5 2 1524 t Alantac 11 3.5 7814 t1,639 words
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Article409 2009-09-15 23 52-Wk Tel h Low Code Last Sale Vol COOO) .h^Low Last Quote Buyer Seller Div GrYld Net MCap C'vr P/E $mM _Hm Comi _Hm 110 100 6389 ABFSG Bond ETF 109 -0.9 762 427 CIMBAsean40 100US$ US748 -11 274 149 DBS STI ETF 100 272 4195 3534 DBXT409 words
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Article255 2009-09-15 23 STOCK PRICES LEGEND: Straits Times Index Stocks; s Catalist Non-Sponsored; t Catalist; N Net or Tax-exempted dividend; ct Conditional Trdg; xd ex-dividend cd cum dividend; cri cum right issue cbi cum bonus issue; xri ex-right issue; xbi ex-bonus issue xall ex-all; cdxa cum dividend ex-all co cum offer255 words
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Article9334 2009-09-15 23 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS AIG Global Investment Corporation (S) Ltd AIGIF Acorns of Asia Balanced Fund!S 2.029/ AIGIF Spore Bond Fund/A 1.341/ APS Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Alpha Fund!** 1.08/ APS Alpha Fund (USD)!** 0.76/ APS Komaba Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Komaba Global Bond SGD 0.5105/ APS Komaba Global9,334 words
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364 2009-09-15 24 %dy %yr dy yr dy yr Index Change Change Change Change Change Change Sep11 World Index Preliminary 792.2 0.1 16.9 0.0 20.0 0.4 21.1 t EAFE Preliminai 758.7 0.2 16.9 0.4 23.9 0.8 25.! Euro[ Prelim inan 1068.0 0.5 17.2 0.5 25.5 0.8 27.2 Pacific364 words
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Article122 2009-09-15 24 As at 9am Sep 14 Singapore dollars to one unit rf foreign currency: Currencies Bid Offer s,ust dollar 1.2120 1.2480 .an dollar 1.3080 1.3230 luro 2.0600 2.0830 IZ dollar 0.9900 1.0120 iterlini ind 2.3550 2.3820 JS dollar 1.4170 1.4330 .ocal dollars to 100 units if foreign122 words
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Article157 2009-09-15 24 Sep 14 Xterniqht 0.08 -month 7/16 -months 9/16 l-months 11/16 Overnight mode: 1/16 IS$ Offer 0.03 3/16 5/16 7/16 Bid 1 days I month I months months d months months I I. (All 0.35 0.35 0.48 0.50 0.75 1.20 1.30 Offer 0.25 0.25 0.28 0.30 0.55 0.80 0.85157 words
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Article18 2009-09-15 24 Sep 14 Bid Offer -month 1.4249 1.4262 1.4251 1.4263 {-months 1.4252 1.4265 >-months 1.4256 1.427018 words
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Article190 2009-09-15 24 Sep 14 tUBBER Futures (Closing prices) !SS 3 (US cents/kg) flonth High Low Close Sett Volume (lots) O/l lots) 3d 09 211.0 Mov09 Dec 09 Ian 10 208.0 =eb 10 210.0 Vlar 10 211.0 208.0 210.0 209.0 209.0 208.9 208.0 208.0 208.0 20 24 40 20 422 555190 words
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Article87 2009-09-15 24 Sep 14 'eriod Issue code Maturity Yesterday's Bid Hi< Day's |h Low I-Month BQ*****X 17.12.2009 -Year BY*****W 03.05.2010 0.34 0.40 0.28 0.28 3OVERNMENT BONDS >eriod Issue Coupon Maturity code rate Close Bid Day's High Low !-Year NX*****H 3.625 I-Year NX*****F 3.625 '-Year N*****0S 2.875 0-Year NX*****W 2.500 5-Year87 words
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Article100 2009-09-15 24 Sep 11 (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 Ib bushels) Close Previous High/Low Sep 09 984.50 973.50 990.00 962.50 Nov09 903.00 926.50 932.00 897.50 Jan 10 910.00 933.50 939.75 904.50 Mar10 915.50 938.75 941.50 908.50 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs;llscent/lb) Close Previous High/Low Sep 09 33.36 33.70 33.75 33.30 3d 09100 words
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Article75 2009-09-15 24 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Sep 11 origin^ t/barrel Close Cham irent blend (1-Mth F) 70.06 -0.17 VTI (Near Mth) 69.34 -2.69 iubai (1-Mth F) 69.53 -0.42 "apis blend 70.70 -1.10 i/linas 73.45 -0.50 >RODUCT JS$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha Jet Kerosene S7.95 75.90 0.2; -0.3I US$/barrel )pec Oil Basket Price75 words
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Article464 2009-09-15 24 Sep 14 AS Rmb Euro HKS IndRsRi Yen Won RM NZS Pak Rs Peso i« Rand Sfr NTS Baht Pound USS Australia 0.929 5.854 0.589 6.644 41.761 85.211 0.777 10.502 3.005 1.228 70.980 41.568 1.222 6.437 0.891 27.999 29.099 0.517 0.857 Canada 1.077 6.303 0.634 7.153 44.965464 words
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Article154 2009-09-15 24 Sep 14 Against SS lurrencies Bid Offer Against USS Bid Offer >$IUS$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.2212 1.2227 0.8571 0.8574 'anadian dollar 1.3148 1.3166 0.9228 0.9233 iuro 2.0735 2.0757 1.4553 1.4556 IZ dollar 0.9947 0.9959 0.6981 0.6984 jterlini ind 2.3625 2.3650 1.6581 1.6585154 words
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Article133 2009-09-15 24 Sep 14 /oz) ;ep_ ;ep_ Hong Kong .ondon 996.70 993.70 997.70 994.70 Sep 10 Sep 11 993.00 1007.70 993.80 1008.90 Source: Thomson Reuters CAST BAR (S$) Sep 14 Buying Sellini Kilobar "49,199.67" ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (SS) Selling Buying gm jam Ogm !0gm iOgm OOgm oz ozUBS Kinebar™133 words
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Article61 2009-09-15 24 ,luminium, 99.7% urity (US$/tonne) Close Previous :ash 1812.75 months 1845.00 1822.25 1854.00 Copper, Grade A (US$/tonne) :ash months 6235.25 6250.00 6278.00 6294.00 .ead (US$/tonne) :ash months 2042.50 2065.00 2092.50 2115.00 lickel (US$/tonne) :ash months *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 'in (US$/tonne) :ash *****.00 *****.00 months *****.00 *****.00 inc, Special61 words
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Article282 2009-09-15 24 Sep 14 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT EURODOLLAR FUTURES SepO9 DecO9 Mar10 Jun10 99.7050 99.5750 99.3650 99.0500 4206 4941 3654 3811 EUROYEN TIBOR FUTURES SepO9 DecO9 99.535 99.535 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 99.530 99.468 99.510 99.540 99.535 99.520 99.480 99.395 99.335 2042 2013 2282 words
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Article, Illustration914 2009-09-15 27 ARTHUR LEE - ARTHUR LEE COMMENTARY Reviewing some of the rules would help to rein in runaway prices in the private property market By HALF-a-million dollars is a lot of money for the average young couple, but even this was not sufficient for a new five-roomFILE PHOTO - 914 words
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Article, Illustration649 2009-09-15 27 Reuters USslsb worth of IPOs flowing into HK in next few months [HONG KONG] Chinese real estate developer Glorious Property hopes to raise over US$l.5 billion in an IPO, joining a rush of companies seeking to list in a rebounding stock market andReuters; BLOOMBERG - 649 words
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Article, Illustration487 2009-09-15 29 UMA SHANKARI - UMA SHANKARI But competition for limited availability drives up Q3 prime suburban rents 0.7% By PRIME Orchard Road rents fell 3 per cent quar-ter-on-quarter to $32.90 per square foot per month (psf pm) in Q3 2009, a new report from CB Richard Ellis (CBRE): CBRE Research - 487 words
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Article, Illustration801 2009-09-15 29 Reuters [SEOUL/LONDON] Asian property investors, including sovereign wealth funds with large war chests, are on a shopping spree for choice office buildings in global capitals, striking while there are bargains to be had. They have set their sights on property in central business districts– Reuters; BLOOMBERG - 801 words
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Article, Illustration790 2009-09-15 28 JTC's eco-friendly drainage system reduces the amount of pollutants in the water, improving the quality in reservoirs downstream SUSTAINABLE development has become a growing imperative and across the world, governments and corporations are investing more than ever in new technologies to reduce pollution and energy790 words
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