The Business Times, 2 October 2009
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Title Section20 2009-10-02 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES Ssl.oo online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg SfCl A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION COREGNNOI9B4O2B6BE MICA (P) 123/08/2009 Friday, October 2,200920 words
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Article, Illustration872 2009-10-02 1 KALPANA RASHIWALA - KALPANA RASHIWALA 15.9% q-o-q jump in Q3 could mark the end of one of the shortest downcycles ever By [SINGAPORE] Property cycles seem to be getting shorter and with sharper price swings, mirroring the trend in general economic cycles. In one of the quickestURA, Jones Lang La Salle - 872 words
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740 2009-10-02 1 WINSTON CHAI - WINSTON CHAI Major coup for Sing Tel, which also gets ESPN to cross over By [SINGAPORE] Singapore Telecommunications outbid Star Hub to scoop up the exclusive broadcast rights for the next three seasons of the English Premier League (EPL). To complete its crushing740 words
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MARKETS DIGEST
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Article44 2009-10-02 1 KLCOMP 1,208.35 +6.27 NIKKEI 225 9,978.64 -154.59 HANG SENG Closed SET INDEX 726.91 +9.84 JAKARTA COMP 2,477.97 +10.38 MANILA COMP 2,829.02 +28.20 SEOUL COMP 1,644.63 -28.51 SHENZHEN B Closed MUMBAI IND 17,134.55 +7.71 12 noon EDT Cham DOW 9,570.02 -142.23 NASDAQ 2,072.57 -49.8544 words
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Article29 2009-10-02 1 Bloomberg SINGAPORE 5.38 MALAYSIA 5.55 HONG KONG 5.00 INDONESIA 16.470 TAIWAN 4.776 JAPAN 1.475 KOREA 9.33 BRITAIN 0.50 US 3.25 CANADA 2.25 SWITZERLAND 0.53 INDIA 11.75 Source:Bloomberg - 29 words
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Article47 2009-10-02 1 US$ (S$ per US$) 1.410 (US$/S$ per 1.599 2.254 EURO (US$/S$/E) 1.459 2.057 Foreign currency per US$ S$ YEN 90.00 63.80 RM 3.462 2.455 HK$ 7.750 5.497 BAHT 33.49 23.75 RUPIAH 9,615 6,820 RENMINBI 6.827 4.842 INDIAN RUPEE 47.78 33.89 A$ 1.134 0.804 NZ$ 1.383 0.98147 words
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Miscellaneous92 2009-10-02 1 END OF AN ERA AMERICA'S JBmmW^ WINE LAWSUIT Bank of America CEO WEALTHY Great wines that Oei Hong Leong stepping down The only man who didn't l ravish the senses settles with Citi RAGE 17 lose much RAGE 16 B"^ RAGE 33 RAGE 2 EXECUTIVE LIFESTYLE Living in sync ji92 words
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TOP STORIES
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Article, Illustration649 2009-10-02 2 UMA SHANKARI - UMA SHANKARI HDB resale prices are now at their highest level ever By [SINGAPORE] The Housing and Development Board (HDB) is stepping up its supply of new flats to meet increased demand for public housing. The news came as flash estimates showed649 words
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591 2009-10-02 2 JAMIE LEE - JAMIE LEE Most of the money will help pay off Peace Mark's debt to three banks By. [SINGAPORE] Singapore's largest watch retailer Sincere Watch has received a $112.7 million cash offer from a consortium largely made up of a unit of luxury591 words
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520 2009-10-02 2 MICHELLE QUAH - MICHELLE QUAH Tycoon had sued bank over $1b in forex trading losses By [SINGAPORE] Business tycoon Oei Hong Leong has settled his multi-million-dol-lar lawsuit with Citigroup "amicably" and says he will continue to work with the bank again. The terms of the settlement520 words
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THREE-MINUTE DIGEST
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73 2009-10-02 2 PROPERTY cycles seem to be getting shorter and sharper, mirroring general economic cycles. In one of the quickest upturns in recent years, the official private home price index jumped 15.9 per cent quarter-on-quarter in Q3 this year. The four quarters of price drops that preceded73 words
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Article54 2009-10-02 2 SINGAPORE Telecommunications outbid StarHub to scoop up the exclusive broadcast rights for the next three seasons of the English Premier League. To complete its crushing victory, SingTel also managed to wipe out the bulk of StarHub's sports programming by convincing anchor tenant ESPN Star Sports54 words
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53 2009-10-02 2 SINGAPORE'S largest watch retailer Sincere Watch has received a $112.7 million cash offer from a consortium largely made up of a unit of luxury group LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, a private equity arm of Standard Chartered, and former owner Tay Liam Wee. TOP53 words
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95 2009-10-02 2 THE Housing and Development Board is stepping up its supply of new flats to meet increased demand for public housing. The news came as flash estimates showed that prices of resale HDB flats rose 3.2 per cent in Q3. The price increase comes95 words
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Article52 2009-10-02 2 SINGAPORE investors who bought Lehman Minibonds can expect to recover part of their original investment in the next few months, after the receivers in charge of unwinding the structured notes reached a settlement this week that gives them full control of the underlying assets. TOP STORIES,52 words
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68 2009-10-02 2 WITH the global credit crunch, how companies manage their cash and extract the best value from it has taken on paramount importance. Yet, a KPMG survey of over 250 Singapore-based companies found that cash management practices here are still too narrowly focused, missing68 words
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63 2009-10-02 2 K-REIT Asia's $620 million cash call on Wednesday night caught the market by surprise, and its units fell as much as 6.8 per cent or eight cents soon after trading began yesterday. The counter recovered slightly to close at $1.12, 5.1 per cent or63 words
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Article51 2009-10-02 2 INTERNATIONAL agencies such as the World Bank and Asian Development Bank have a market of some US$l.l billion for infocomm technology companies and Singapore companies are in a strong position to capture a big slice of the market, says a study. SINGAPORE NEWS, PAGE51 words
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54 2009-10-02 2 A 50 per cent-owned unit of oil and gas company SapuraCrest Petroleum has bagged RM347 million worth of contracts to install pipelines for Australia's Apache Energy, bringing the oil firm's gross order book to RM7 billion, the highest of any oil and gas company in54 words
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Article, Illustration627 2009-10-02 4 LYNETTE KHOO - LYNETTE KHOO Economic situation more stable but challenges remain By [SINGAPORE] The government is considering whether to extend the Jobs Credit scheme and will make a decision soon, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said yesterday. An outcome of the review may beMUGILAN RAJASEGERAN/THE STRAITS TIMES - 627 words
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785 2009-10-02 4 CONRAD TAN - CONRAD TAN Investors likely to recover a part of their original investment By1 [SINGAPORE] Singapore investors who bought Lehman Minibonds can expect to recover part of their original investment in the next few months, after the receivers in charge of unwinding the structured notes785 words
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594 2009-10-02 4 /EN SREENIVASAN - /EN SREENIVASAN It pegs Changi's revenue yield cap to passenger numbers By\ [SINGAPORE] The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore has spelled out new fee-setting rules for the recently corporatised Changi Airport Group (CAG) to ensure that airport charges remain competitive. Under a new comprehensive pricing594 words
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Article, Illustration710 2009-10-02 4 Bloomberg Up to 200,000 people took part in the parade [BEIJING] The People's Republic of China marked its 60th anniversary yesterday, staging a parade through the heart of Beijing to demonstrate the country's rising global influence. President HuBloomberg; REUTERS - 710 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article, Illustration704 2009-10-02 5 WINSTON CHAI - WINSTON CHAI i AP LAST weekend saw the 6-1 drubbing of English Premiership minnow Hull City by soccer giant Liverpool. In a cruel coincidence played out yesterday in the local telco scene, the Reds landed an equally crushing blow on its archrival in ai AP - 704 words
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Article, Illustration607 2009-10-02 5 LEE U- WEN - LEE U-WEN COMMENTARY BARELY 60 hours after telco giants StarHub and SingTel braced themselves for battle, it was the latter that had its arm raised as it secured the prized exclusive rights to air English Premier League matches from next607 words
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Article, Illustration709 2009-10-02 7 MICHELLE QUAH - MICHELLE QUAH Most still focused on managing inventory rather than ways to release cash: survey By WITH the global credit crunch, how companies manage their cash and extract the best value from it has taken on paramount importance. Yet, a KPMG survey of over 250709 words
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379 2009-10-02 8 EMILYN YAP - K-Reit slides 5.1 after $620m cash call EMILYN YAP Nomura sees rights issue lowering cost of capital for any acquisitions ahead By I K-REIT Asia's $620 million cash call on Wednesday night caught the market by surprise, and its units fell as much as 6.8 per cent or eight cents379 words
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274 2009-10-02 8 CHEW XIANG - CHEW XIANG By SWING Media Technology Group wants to place out 75 million new shares at 5.4 cents apiece to raise up to $3.95 million. The company said yesterday that it has engaged DMG Partners Securities to find subscribers. The price274 words
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Article, Illustration577 2009-10-02 8 LYNETTE KHOO - LYNETTE KHOO By I HENGYANG Petrochemical Logistics is on its way to become the first Chinese firm to list on the Catalist board. It is offering 18 million new invitation shares at 38 cents apiece, and will be sponsored byARTHUR LEE - 577 words
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532 2009-10-02 8 LYNETTE KHOO - LYNETTE KHOO By THE court hearing on the Monetary Authority of Singapore's case against a former employee of WBL Corp resumed yesterday, starting with the cross-ex-amination of an expert witness for MAS. Defence lawyer challenged Christopher Chong on the assumptions that the market532 words
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Article, Illustration294 2009-10-02 8 OH BOON PING - OH BOON PING By I WBL Corporation is open to divesting part of its core businesses if the valuations and timing are right, said its chief executive yesterday. However, Tan Choon Seng added that there are no plans to do so now,FILE PHOTO - 294 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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69 2009-10-02 8 OLAM international has raised the issue size of its recently launched 6 per cent convertible bonds due 2016 by US$lOO million, taking it US$5OO million. All of the extra convertible bonds will be placed with Breedens Investments, a substantial shareholder of 01am and an69 words
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Article63 2009-10-02 8 ST ENGINEERING'S electronics arm, ST Electronics, has been awarded a contract worth about $34 million by the Singapore Civil Defence Force to transform the emergency call-taking and despatch system in its operations centre into a new generation command and control system. Work will63 words
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51 2009-10-02 8 SINGAPORE Press Holdings said that Philip Pillai has stepped down as a director and a member of the audit committee with effect from Sept 30. He resigned from the board to take up his new appointment as Judicial Commissioner in the Supreme Court of51 words
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68 2009-10-02 8 ASIA Pacific Breweries has issued $100 million of fixed rate notes under its $1 billion multi-currency medium-term note programme established in April. The notes mature on Octl, 2014. The interest rate is fixed at 3.55 per cent per annum payable semi-annually. Net proceeds will68 words
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Article72 2009-10-02 8 THE bid to take Sihuan Pharmaceutical private by China Pharma was declared unconditional yesterday after the offerer received valid acceptances amounting to 91.35 per cent of the total issued shares of the company, including the 76.62 per cent stake that was originally held by China Pharma.72 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration579 2009-10-02 6 R SIVANITHY - R SIVANITHY STOCKS Poor US data, closure of Hong Kong and China exchanges cut into market's liquidity, direction THE closure of the Hong Kong and China markets yesterday for China's National Day celebrations robbed the local market of some liquidity and direction, butBloomberg - 579 words
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Article97 2009-10-02 6 MAIN Up Down Unch SDQ Up Down Unch TOTAL Up Down Unch Multi Ind 4 10 3 0 0 0 4 10 3 Manufacturing 18 105 54 14 11 22 119 65 Commerce 45 18 50 20 )t/Stor/Comms 26 28 Finance 16 16 Construction 15 17 1097 words
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Article122 2009-10-02 6 TURNOVER ('000) MAIN SDQ TOTAL MAIN VALUE ('000) SDQ TOTAL Multi Ind 53.142 53.142 41.288 41.288 Manufacturing 502.942 41.550 544.492 210.042 2.023 212.065 Commerce 134.794 27.668 162.462 127.407 10.208 137.614 )t/Stor/Comms 145.533 7.197 152.730 251.503 1.795 253.298 Finance 24.803 32 24.835 93.810 93.813 Construction 95.852 92.428 188.280122 words
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Article113 2009-10-02 6 Stock name Close Cham Capita Land 3.660 -0.060 CapitaMall 1.870 4-0.020 CityDev 10.140 -0.180 ComfortDelGro 1.580 -0.030 Cosco Corp 1.170 -0.030 DBS Grp 13.020 -0.260 F&N 3.920 -0.050 Genting SP 1.100 -0.020 Golden Agri 0.435 4-0.005 HK Land 4.380 4-0.030 JMH 32.400 4-2.000 JSH 17.480 4-0.520113 words
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Article, Illustration857 2009-10-02 6 CONRAD TAN - CONRAD TAN Singapore banks CIMB-GK RESEARCH, Oct 1 PREFER property to banks at this point. The recession in Singapore is over. Empirically, equity markets always rally first, before the unemployment rate peaks. The first stage of the rally is liquidity-driven. Eventually, low-interest rates spur consumption and asset inflation857 words
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Article, Illustration495 2009-10-02 6 CURRENCIES [NEW YORK] The US dollar rose against the euro yesterday, boosted by comments from a top European Union official who said that the region's finance ministers would discuss the single currency's recent appreciation before a Group of Seven meeting on Saturday. WaningREUTERS - 495 words
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Article64 2009-10-02 6 Oct 1 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS -583.00-496.00 BT CADI -*****.00-267.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -58.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 614.16 -4.26 FTSE ST Small Cap 539.35 -10.34 FTSE ST All Share 653.77 -4.32 FTSE ST China Top 275.49 -3.50 FTSE ST China 287.06 -1.73 FTSE ST Catalist64 words
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Article59 2009-10-02 6 VOLUME Sapphire 90,925,000 Golden Aqri 76,810,000 Transcu Grp 73,634,000 Li Henq 54,867,000 Compact 47,284,000 Gentinq SP 46,991,000 Star Hub 39,675,000 Uni Envtech 36,001,000 SwinqMedia 32,293,000 RafflesEdu 30,948,000 VALUE(S) SingTel 96,840,420 Star Hub 81,233,280 Wilmar 64,164,376 Gentinq SP 51,974,920 Noble Grp 46,807,110 CapitaLand 42,380,580 DBS Grp 37,875,120 Golden59 words
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Article104 2009-10-02 6 CLOSE UP JMH 3240 281.8 6.6 OCBC Bk4.5%NCPS 100 9800 220.0 2.3 DBXT MSEuroi 10US$ 4229 128.2 2.2 DBXT Ni 10US$ ***** 90.2 0.' GLD 10US$ 9881 78.9 0.6 JSH 1748 73.3 3.1 MS India 10US$ 1426 35.2 1.: OCC5.1% NCPS 100 9796 16.0 0.2 CIMBAsean40 100US$ 775 9.9104 words
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Article112 2009-10-02 6 CLOSE DOWN DBXT FTVietnam 10US$ 5377 -98.6 -1.3 STXPO 100 1306 -40.0 -3.0 Jardine C&C 2392 -38.0 -1.6 DBS Gr| 1302 -26.0 -2.0 SIA 1354 -24.0 -1.7 UOB 1656 -22.0 -1.3 OCC3.93% NCPS10 7980 -20.0 -0.3 DBXT FTChina25 10US$ 2895 -18.3 -0.4 Cifr 1014 -18.0 -1.7 SIA 200 1344112 words
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Article86 2009-10-02 6 Wh lere S! i$ stands 0ct1 %CHNG CLOSE FRSep30 YR2009 S$ LOW S$ HIGH uss 1.4108 -0.18 1.5579 1.4082 Euro 2.0562 0.41 2.0897 1.9150 Pounds 2.2597 0.36 2.4366 2.0356 AS 1.2416 0.13 1.2433 0.9453 Yen* 1.5678 0.26 1.7278 1.4831 Rupiah* 0.***** -0.39 0.***** 0.***** Baht* 4.2132 -0.04 4.3390 4.104086 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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Article, Illustration552 2009-10-02 10 CHUANG PECK MING - CHUANG PECK MING S'pore firms in good position to win big slice of international agencies' awards By INTERNATIONAL agencies such as the World Bank and Asian Development Bank represent a market worth some US$l.l billion to infocomm technology companies and Singapore outfitsBLOOMBERG - 552 words
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339 2009-10-02 10 TEHSHI NING - TEHSHI NING By industry, workers in entertainment arts, and recreation were happiest By CIVIL servants are happier than private sector employees, says a survey by local online jobs portal JobsCentral. The August poll of 5,460 working adults in Singapore on their job satisfaction levels,339 words
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424 2009-10-02 11 RONNIE LIM - RONNIE LIM But contingency measures are in place by pipeline operator PowerGas By I PIPED Indonesian gas supplies from South Sumatra which currently accounts for over one-third of Singapore's needs have not been disrupted by Wednesday's 7.6-magnitude earthquake in West Sumatra, sources said. This424 words
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Article, Illustration144 2009-10-02 11 SITIZALIZA WARTI - SITIZALIZA WARTI By YOU don't need a reason to look fabulous. Whether you're looking for a complete closet overhaul, a statement piece, or just accessories to update your style, here's a piece of good news for you! In conjunction with The Business Times' 33rd birthday144 words
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Article, Illustration382 2009-10-02 11 KALPANA RASHIWALA - KALPANA RASHIWALA Rose Shop taking off with 24 items for a start By JAPANESE retailer Takashimaya has created an exclusive line of themed merchandise to be sold at its Singapore store. The line, dubbed Rose Shop (the rose has traditionally been a symbolYEN MENG JIIN - 382 words
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Article, Illustration926 2009-10-02 11 JAMIE LEE profiles the two winners of the Manufacturing Excellence Award THE winners of the Manufacturing Excellence Award GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Singapore and Panasonic Factory Solutions Asia Pacific Pte Ltd have been lauded for their efforts in building long-term sustainability. For GSK Singapore, which has a staff strength of926 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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Article, Illustration681 2009-10-02 12 ANTHONY ROWLEY - ANTHONY ROWLEY Economies with heavy govt stimulus face risk of fiscal crises, it warns By in Istanbul LED by Asia, the global economy is recovering faster than expected from the financial system crisis and recession, the IMF said yesterday. But atAFP - 681 words
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435 2009-10-02 12 Reuters [TOKYO] Japanese business morale has improved for a second quarter in a row and big firms said raising cash has become easier, paving the way for the Bank of Japan to join peers in phasing out some of its emergency aid.Reuters - 435 words
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502 2009-10-02 12 ■NYT [HONG KONG] Companies that import solar panels to the United States are facing up to US$7O million in unexpected tariffs. The bill comes at a time when the industry is already struggling and could hurt both foreign solar panel makers and foreign■NYT - 502 words
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374 2009-10-02 14 S JAYASANKARAN - S JAYASANKARAN Award to install pipelines raises firm's gross order book to RM7 billion By! in Kuala Lumpur A 50 per cent-owned unit of oil and gas company SapuraCrest Petroleum has bagged RM347 million (Ssl42 million) worth of contracts to install pipelines for Australia's374 words
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Article, Illustration368 2009-10-02 14 Reuters, AP [PADANG, Indonesia] Rescue teams struggled yesterday to reach scores of people trapped under debris and survivors pleaded for aid after a powerful quake hit the Indonesian city of Padang, possibly killing thousands. The 7.6 magnitude quake struck the bustling port city of– Reuters, AP; I AP - 368 words
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GREATER CHINA
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Article, Illustration691 2009-10-02 15 Bloomberg But wealth boom widens income gap further [BEIJING] At China's newest Gucci store, in Shijiazhuang, snakeskin purses sell for the equivalent of U554,390, about twice the city's per capita annual income. Next door at Brooks Brothers, button-down shirts go for US$l9O. "Shijiazhuang– Bloomberg; AFP - 691 words
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WORLD
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Article, Illustration638 2009-10-02 16 Reuters Combined net worth of 400 richest fell 19%t0U551.27t from USsl.s7t [NEW YORK] The su-per-rich are getting poorer with the 400 wealthiest Americans, hurt by sagging capital and real estate markets, losing US$3OO billion of net worth in the past year, according to theReuters; BLOOMBERG - 638 words
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334 2009-10-02 16 -NYT [NEW YORK] The future of CIT Group, one of America's largest lenders to small businesses, was in doubt on Wednesday as the firm sought a deal with bondholders that would help it avert a collapse and preserve the federal government's-NYT - 334 words
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Article, Illustration492 2009-10-02 17 LAT-WP Weary and frustrated, forced to spend ever more time meeting lawyers, he steps down NEW YORK] Bank of America chief executive Kenneth Lewis, whose relentless deal-making drove the largest US bank to heights of astonishing profitability and then to the brink of collapse,LAT-WP; REUTERS - 492 words
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805 2009-10-02 17 ANDREW MARKS - ANDREW MARKS By in New York WORRIES about a major correction in US stocks have faded for now at least thanks to an encouraging wave of new merger and acquisition (M&A) announcements by major American companies. On Monday, Abbott Laboratories, the drug805 words
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Article429 2009-10-02 17 Reuters, AP LATEST US DATA It registers the biggest increase in nearly 8 years in August [WASHINGTON] US consumer spending rose at its fastest pace in nearly 8 years in August, but the number of workers filing new claims for jobless benefits rose last week, indicating aReuters, AP - 429 words
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488 2009-10-02 18 -AP Precautions by mariners and warships in area help thwart hijacks [NAIROBI] Pirates have resumed their daring attacks on shipping vessels after weather off the Somali coast improved, a maritime official said on Wednesday, but warships in the area and precautions taken by mariners-AP - 488 words
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455 2009-10-02 20 THE global airline industry has committed itself to achieving carbon-neutral growth by 2020, and 50 per cent absolute reduction in carbon emissions by 2050. Industry body lata is focusing on improved technology, effective operations, efficient infrastructure and positive economic measures to achieve its455 words
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Article, Illustration1004 2009-10-02 20 ZHANG WEI- WEI - ZHANG WEI-WEI -IHT How it changed within one generation from being poverty stricken to a global force By BEIJING is celebrating the 60th anniversary of the People's Republic and the fanfare will undoubtedly irk those whose ideological inclinations do not tolerate a "Communist country"-IHT; AP - 1,004 words
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Article, Illustration774 2009-10-02 20 FRANK CHING - FRANK CHING THE BOTTOM LINE MORE than three decades after China adopted a policy of "reform and opening up," it continues to be almost as opaque as ever where political decision-making processes are concerned. This is because the "opening up" applies only774 words
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Article, Illustration936 2009-10-02 21 ANTHONY ROWLEY - ANTHONY ROWLEY This is no time to be advocating a policy of getting the good times rolling again by restarting the money game [ISTANBUL] THE great and the good finance ministers, central bankers and financial regulators along with the greedy and the grasping commercialAFP - 936 words
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Article, Illustration932 2009-10-02 21 SANCHITA BASU DAS - SANCHITA BASU DAS By! ASEAN, as one of the most dynamic and fastest growing regions in the world, presents a vast potential for business investment. It represents a market of 583 million people with a combined GDP of US$l.5 trillion. Global trade of US$l.7 trillionAFP - 932 words
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Article8805 2009-10-02 22 Transaction date: Oct 1 High Low Code Company Sale COOP) High ■ow Buyer Seller C'vr P/E $mil 17 3 3148 8Telecom 9.5 2.5 5834 A-Sonic 31.5 12 5000 ABRHIdgs 15.5 5.5 1938 AEI Corp 8 1 1100 AEM 23 7 2101 APOil 93 26.5 5550 ARA 8 2.58,805 words
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Article1634 2009-10-02 23 High Low Code Company Sale ('000) High Low Buyer Seller C'vr P/E $mil 13.5 5 1181 s AAGrp 25.5 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 t1,634 words
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Article406 2009-10-02 23 52-Wk Tel h Low Code Last Sale Vol COOP) Day Ih Low Last Quote Buyer Seller Div GrYld Net MCap C'vr P/E $mil _H|« Comi -tjil 110 100 6389 ABFSG Bond ETF 110xd unch 783 427 CIMBAsean40 100US$ US775 +7 274 149 DBS STI ETF 100 267xd unch406 words
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Article259 2009-10-02 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 offer259 words
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Article9360 2009-10-02 23 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS AIG Global Investment Corporation (S) Ltd AIGIF Acorns of Asia Balanced Fund!S 2.054/ AIGIF Spore Bond Fund/ A 1.352/ APS Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Alpha Fund!** 1.08/ APS Alpha Fund (USD)!** 0.77/ APS Komaba Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Komaba Global Bond SGD 0.5094/ APS Komaba9,360 words
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Article130 2009-10-02 24 As at 9am Oct 1 Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Bid Offer Aust dollar 1.2350 1.2720 Can dollar 1.3100 1.3250 Euro 2.0520 2.0750 NZ dollar 1.0110 1.0320 Sterlini 2.2400 2.2641 US dollar 1.3990 1.4160 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign currency:130 words
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Article176 2009-10-02 24 Oct 1 fer Bii Overnight 5/16 1-month 7/16 2-months 9/16 3-months 11/16 Overnight mode: 5/16 US$ Offer 3/16 3/16 5/16 7/16 Bid 7 days 1 month 2 months 3 months 6 months 9 months 12 months $Au 0.32 0.35 0.38 0.42 0.70 1.10 1.25 Offer 0.22 0.25 0.28176 words
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Article289 2009-10-02 24 Oct 1 EURODOLLAR FUTURES Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 99.6400 99.3850 99.0400 98.6550 7067 5923 3313 2887 EUROYEN TIBOR FUTURES Dec09 99.505 99.510 Mar10 99.555 99.555 Jun10 99.565 99.565 Sep10 99.535 99.535 DedO 99.460 99.460 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 99.495 99.545 99.550 99.525 99.460 99.505 99.535 99.535 99.520 99.460289 words
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Article178 2009-10-02 24 Oct 1 RUBBER Futures (Closing prices) RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Month High Low Close Sett Volume (lots) O/l lots) Nov 09 Dec 09 Jan 10 Feb 10 Mario Apr 10 219.0 218.0 218.0 218.0 218.0 219.0 60 60 60 515 831 791 517 670 80 TSR 20 (US178 words
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Article87 2009-10-02 24 Oct 1 Period Issue code Maturity Yesterday's Bid Hi' Day's |h Low 3-Month BQ*****N 31.12.2009 1-Year BY*****W 03.05.2010 0.34 0.39 0.28 0.28 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity code rate Close Bid Day's High Low 2-Year NX*****H 3.625 5-Year N*****0N 1.375 7-Year N*****0S 2.875 10-Year NX*****W 2.500 15-Year87 words
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Article102 2009-10-02 24 Sep 30 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 lb bushels) Close Previous High/Low Nov 09 927.00 917.00 931.25 906.50 Jan 10 933.50 922.50 937.25 912.00 Mar10 933.50 922.50 937.00 913.25 May 10 928.00 917.75 931.75 910.00 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs;Uscent/lb) Close Previous High/Low Oct 09 33.97 3347.00 34.23 33.16102 words
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Article77 2009-10-02 24 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Sep 30 CRUDE (FOB origin) USS/barrel Close Cham Brent blend (1-Mth F) 66.65 1.48 WTI (Near Mth) 70.32 3.66 Dubai (1-Mth F) 66.24 1.43 Tapis blend 71.85 1.20 Minas 68.80 1.65 PRODUCT USS/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha Jet Kerosene 61.00 72.50 -0.95 0.40 USS/barrel Opec Oil77 words
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Article133 2009-10-02 24 Oct 7 Hong Kong London 989.40 998.00 990.40 999.00 Sep 30 Sep 29 999.65 990.50 1000.45 991.50 Source: Thomson Reuters CAST BAR (S$) Oct 01 Buying Sellim Kilobar "48,972.83" ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (SS) Selling Buying Igm 5gm lOgm 20gm 50gm lOOgm 1 oz 1 oz UBS Kinebar™133 words
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Article157 2009-10-02 24 Oct 1 Against SS Currencies Bid Offer Against USS Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.2420 1.2443 0.8816 0.8820 Canadian dollar 1.3148 1.3173 0.9333 0.9337 Euro 2.0549 2.0584 1.4586 1.4590 NZ dollar 1.0183 1.0200 0.7228 0.7230 Sterlini md 2.2517 2.2556 1.5983 1.5981157 words
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Article, Illustration582 2009-10-02 27 SIX months ago, Paul Coleman and Mette Kristine Oustrup moved from France to Singapore to set up a social enterprise called Qi-Global, which focuses on environmental issues. The aim is to give Asia a bit of a nudge in the right eco-direction, which Mr ColemanARTHUR LEE - 582 words
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Article, Illustration511 2009-10-02 27 Michael Culme-Seymour Photographer, MCS Lifestyle Photography MAMIT, a tiny, inaccessible village tucked away in the highlands of Indonesia's Irian Jaya island, is not a place that sees many visitors. Yet it bears scars from a couple of the rare occasions that the village hosted outsiders: aYEN MENG JIIN; MICHAEL CULME-SEYMOUR - 511 words
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Article, Illustration489 2009-10-02 27 Natsumi Tomita Artist WHILE most youths her age are embarking on careers in the corporate world, Natsumi Tomita has chosen a path for herself that involves regularly rummaging through rubbish. But she's just as ambitious as her peers, if not more so the young artistPHOTOS: YEN MENG JIIN - 489 words
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Article, Illustration373 2009-10-02 27 Rachel Teng and Leo Lee Owners, Dopo Industries OUITE appropriately, it was a recycled idea that led to the start of Rachel Teng and Leo Lee's green corporate gift business. The couple, both 29, were travelling in Europe two years ago when they came across aPHOTOS: YEN MENG JIIN - 373 words
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Article, Illustration603 2009-10-02 28 GEOFFREY EU - GEOFFREY EU Taking Woodstock is more a stage setter than the record of a cultural milestone, says IT was the summer of 1969, and though nobody fully realised it at the time, America was in the throes of a revolution. Public opinion had turned603 words
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445 2009-10-02 28 GEOFFREY EU - GEOFFREY EU By GIVEN the current preference for 3-D over 2-D when it comes to kid-friendly animated fare, a movie in which it rains three meals a day including cheeseburgers, pancakes, pizza, crispy bacon and multiflavoured scoops of ice cream would seem445 words
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489 2009-10-02 28 GEOFFREY EU - GEOFFREY EU By AT the start of Funny People, George Simmons (Adam Sandier) is at the top of his game and master of his domain, which because he's a Hollywood movie star extends to just about the whole world. He has a mansion overlooking489 words
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Article, Illustration771 2009-10-02 28 ADVERTORIAL An active supporter of the arts, global sponsor Credit Suisse is giving support to the renowned Orchestra's Asia tour for the second time When Alan Gilbert taps the podium to signal the first bars of Brahms' violin concerto here on Oct 19, heAP PHOTO - 771 words
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Article, Illustration689 2009-10-02 29 CD REVIEW Porcupine Tree and Muse aren't afraid to aim high, says CHRISTOPHER LIM The Resistance Muse Warner Rating: B+ The Incident Porcupine Tree Roadrunner Rating: A Cobra Starship Hot Mess Decaydance Rating: C THE grunge movement of the 1990s made it anathema to689 words
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Article, Illustration508 2009-10-02 29 CHRISTOPHER LIM - CHRISTOPHER LIM GAMING By CAR-racing games have long been a reliable way to indulge in the sensation of speed without incurring the wrath of the law or suffering a real crash. But they remain gratifying only if they feature a current selection of cars508 words
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Article, Illustration757 2009-10-02 30 The Ninth ARTSingapore will be smaller than last year. WOON TAI HO talks to the woman behind the event, which promises to deliver a great deal for such a compact art fair DESPITE the sluggish world economy, this year's ARTSingapore will see 60 exhibitors, not a757 words
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Article, Illustration581 2009-10-02 30 WOON TAI HO - WOON TAI HO Byl THE SWEDISH-born Richard Winkler is sensitive about being called a Balinese artist, although much of his acclaim has come from his paintings of the Indonesian island. His art is collected in the United States, Europe and by prominent personalities in Asia, particularly581 words
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Article, Illustration563 2009-10-02 30 AMANDA DE GUZMAN - AMANDA DE GUZMAN By THE commonly held perception of a mask is that it is an element of disguise, used to hide or divide a person's identity. With his solo exhibition, Los Peregrinos, Mexi-can-American artist David Gremard Romero presents a dissenting opinion. "The way563 words
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Article, Illustration553 2009-10-02 31 Whether you prefer a work that's more conceptual or if you just like rhythm, the upcoming da:ns Festival at The Esplanade promises to have something for everybody who likes movement. CHEAH UI-HOON reports AT the Singapore Arts Festival, contemporary Belgian dancer/choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui created553 words
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Article, Illustration457 2009-10-02 31 THINK of tap dancing, and Gene Kelly and Fred Astair come to mind? Or perhaps Shirley Temple with her shiny black shoes, golden ringlets and megawatt smile? A quarter of a century ago, it might have been OK to identify tap with those dancing film stars,457 words
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414 2009-10-02 31 AMANDA DE GUZMAN - AMANDA DE GUZMAN By ROB Becker's comedy Defending the Caveman is the longest-running play in the Broadway history, and remarkable insight or brilliant dialogue have nothing to do with it. Rather, the prime suspect for the show's longevity is its sheer ordinariness,414 words
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Article, Illustration362 2009-10-02 31 By AMANDA DE GUZMAN THE sounds of paint cans against metal dustbins are usually considered torturous. However, when an exceedingly talented cast of performers and a whole lot of ingenuity is thrown into the equation, one man's trash becomes another man's362 words
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Article, Illustration502 2009-10-02 32 The rich and the famous may have descended upon Singapore in large numbers last weekend but MELISSA LWEE questions why many of them did not come out and play? WITH the likes of Beyonce, Black Eyed Peas, No Doubt, The Backstreet Boys, Travis, Chaka Khan502 words
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Article, Illustration840 2009-10-02 33 Dharma is the tool for this uneven place of moral haziness for this author. PARVATHI NAYAR reports ON the face of it, it's an absurd proposition: that the study of a lengthy Sanskrit text written thousands of years ago can shed light on the workings840 words
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Article, Illustration1043 2009-10-02 33 N K YONG - N K YONG By ONCE in a while, one comes across a wine which stops you in your tracks. With a few friends I was running through some young burgundies and I came across a bottle I had saved for just such an occasion1,043 words
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Article, Illustration485 2009-10-02 33 China Underground Zachary Mexico Soft Skull Press Pages: 306 Price: $32.10 Rating: B Reviewed by CHRISTOPHER LIM ONE might be tempted to write off a pop-culture survey of China written by a Caucasian American man who has only lived there full-time for a couple of485 words
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Miscellaneous559 2009-10-02 31 Interpretations of penal code January 2009, Suwage made use of aU available Impact of elemental shifts Living life as the end nears STPI's new exhibition features 51 new artworks print" and PaPer"making expertise to create an THE duality of forces and DIRECTED by Richard Philip created by leading contemporary Indonesian559 words
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Miscellaneous345 2009-10-02 32 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ■nmLyi^LyLj^B TT M*® Across 7 Unsteadiness shown when 1 It's back to the accounts book sick during holiday (11) to write in 'Paid' (11) 8 Yet it may be part of a genera 8 Pretty smart? Hardly (5,6) hospital (7,4) 11 Port that's a credit to the 9345 words
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