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Title Section20 2009-10-14 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES Ssl.oo online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg S|d^l A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION COREGNNOI9B4O2B6BE MICA (P) 123/08/2009 Wednesday, October 14,200920 words
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Article, Illustration814 2009-10-14 1 CHUANG PECK MING - CHUANG PECK MING 6-month extension to help employers cope before more targeted measures kick in By [SINGAPORE] The Jobs Credit scheme has served its purpose and kept retrenchment numbers low, but the government will not abruptly yank it away fromMUGILAN RAJASEGERAN/THE STRAITS TIMES - 814 words
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661 2009-10-14 1 MICHELLE QUAH - MICHELLE QUAH Electronic voting based on 'one-share, one-vote' is fairer, says the company By [SINGAPORE] The Singapore Exchange's (SGX) annual general meeting yesterday saw the company being the first here to introduce electronic poll voting for all its resolutions. It661 words
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MARKETS DIGEST
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Article43 2009-10-14 1 uesi lay lange 1COMP 1,233.51 +0.18 IIKKEI225 10,076.56 +60.17 IANG SENG 21,467.36 +168.01 ;et index 746.67 -5.19 JAKARTA COM P 2,471.99 +15.31 IANILACOMP 2,930.09 -0.88 ;eoulcomp 1,628.93 -10.88 ;henzhen b 519.67 -0.33 IUMBAI IND Closed 12 noon EDT Cham )OW 9,889.50 +3.7043 words
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Article29 2009-10-14 1 Bloomberg SINGAPORE 5.38 MALAYSIA 5.55 HONG KONG 5.00 INDONESIA 15.473 TAIWAN 4.776 JAPAN 1.475 KOREA 9.33 BRITAIN 0.50 US 3.25 CANADA 2.25 SWITZERLAND 0.52 INDIA 11.75 Source:Bloomberg - 29 words
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Article45 2009-10-14 1 IS$ (S$ ier US$) 1.398 (US$/S$ >er£) 1.577 2.205 ;URO (US$/S$/E) 1.478 2.066 Foreign currency per US$ S$ 'EN 90.10 64.40 3.391 2.425 IK$ 7.750 5.542 !AHT 33.33 23.84 1UPIAH 9,455 6,762 1ENMINBI 6.826 4.881 INDIAN RUPEE 46.14 33.00 1.103 0.789 IZ$ 1.358 0.97145 words
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Miscellaneous43 2009-10-14 1 TRANSPORT HUB EXECUTIVE MONEY COMPANIES jTN DEALMAKERS LTA Academy aims to Wealthy in Asia-Pac OCBC confirms m Spore lawyer among Asia's be knowledge hub hit harder talks with ING top 25 M&A lawyers PAGE 23 PAGE 34 PAGE 5 1 feft PAGE 943 words
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TOP STORIES
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THREE-MINUTE DIGEST
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73 2009-10-14 2 THE Jobs Credit scheme has served its purpose and kept retrenchment numbers low, but the government will not abruptly yank it away from employers. Instead, the scheme has been extended for another six months though its payouts will be stepped73 words
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60 2009-10-14 2 THE Singapore Exchange's annual general meeting yesterday saw the company being the first here to introduce electronic poll voting for all its resolutions. It also issued Investor Guides to its shareholders, to help them in preparing for an AGM and60 words
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68 2009-10-14 2 SINGAPORE'S two pay-television rivals will lock horns on the soccer pitch once more in their bid to snap up broadcast rights for the Fifa 2010 World Cup tournament. Singapore Telecommunications has confirmed that it will be looking to add68 words
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55 2009-10-14 2 THE unemployment rate will stay up for some time even with the economy bouncing back, according to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. In the near term, the unemployment rate may well rise beyond the 3.3 per cent posted in the second quarter, he said55 words
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61 2009-10-14 2 SHARES of Malaysian carmaker Proton Holdings gained 1.5 per cent to RM4.07 yesterday on market speculation that the company may be taken over. At least three parties have been identified as interested DRB-Hicom, the Naza auto group and Proton's management, whose chairman Nadzmi61 words
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70 2009-10-14 2 OCBC Bank has confirmed that it is in talks with Dutch bank ING over a potential acquisition, following reports it is bidding for ING's Asian private banking assets. Separately, OCBC said yesterday it will spend 2.2 billion yuan (Ss4sl million) to raise its70 words
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62 2009-10-14 2 SINGAPORE Exchange defended chairman JY Pillay's $750,000 annual salary yesterday when a shareholder questioned whether his pay should track SGX's performance, which suffered during the market slide. SGX director Low Check Kian said that unlike the chairmen of other stock exchanges,62 words
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64 2009-10-14 2 OFFICE trust K-Reit Asia said yesterday that its third-quarter distributable income rose 18 per cent on the back of positive rental reversions. Distributable income for the three months ended Sept 30 rose to $18 million, from $15.2 million a year ago. Distribution64 words
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62 2009-10-14 2 MANY private banking clients are still cautious, but the stash of cash built up during the financial crisis is gradually returning to financial markets, according to senior private bankers at Credit Suisse. Most customers, however, are still reluctant to make investments that tie62 words
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462 2009-10-14 2 WINSTON CHAI - WINSTON CHAI Bidding now open; results expected to be announced in next six months By [SINGAPORE] Singapore's two pay-television rivals will lock horns on the soccer pitch once more in their bid to snap up broadcast rights for the462 words
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Article, Illustration456 2009-10-14 2 WINSTON CHAI - WINSTON CHAI SingTel's exclusive reign over, iPhone prices may fall By [SINGAPORE] Mobile One has finally been given a bite at the iPhone, a move which breaks Singapore Tele communications's year-long stranglehold on the coveted touch-screen handset. The iPhone will go onAFP FILE PHOTO - 456 words
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Article353 2009-10-14 4 CHUANG PECK MING - CHUANG PECK MING JOBS CREDIT SCHEME One reason is that jobless numbers tend to lag behind economic recovery By [SINGAPORE] The unemployment rate will stay up for some time even with the economy bouncing back, according to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. In the near353 words
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428 2009-10-14 4 S JAYASANKARAN - S JAYASANKARAN 3 parties interested; DRB-Hicom seen as leading contender By! in Kuala Lumpur SHARES of Malaysian carmaker Proton Holdings gained 1.5 per cent to RM4.07 yesterday on market speculation that the company may be taken over. At least three parties have been428 words
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Article, Illustration567 2009-10-14 4 SIOW LI SEN - SIOW LI SEN Private bank's Asia chief promises replacement hiring By [SINGAPORE] Not even a month into his job, Nick Pollard, chief executive of RBS Coutts Asia, is dealing with a major challenge patching a hole left byYEN MENG JIIN - 567 words
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766 2009-10-14 4 FELDA CHAY - FELDA CHAY Lower payouts not expected to spark unemployment spike By [SINGAPORE] The decision to extend the Jobs Credit Scheme (JCS) by six months beyond December is no surprise and reflects the government's cautious approach to the sustainability of economic recovery, economists say. "The move766 words
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447 2009-10-14 4 Reuters Potential curbs would limit oversupply in gambling market and help profits [HONG KONG] Macau's move to review gaming rules in the world's fas-test-growing gambling market could brighten the outlook for casino stocks as potential curbs would help profits by limiting oversupply, analysts said– Reuters - 447 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article, Illustration566 2009-10-14 5 CONRAD TAN - CONRAD TAN Bank also spending 2.2b yuan to raise Bank of Ningbo stake to 15.1% By OCBC Bank has confirmed that it is in talks with Dutch bank ING over a potential acquisition, following reports it is bidding for ING's Asian private banking assets. Meanwhile, aFILE PHOTO - 566 words
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Article, Illustration382 2009-10-14 6 JAMIE LEE - JAMIE LEE Shareholder asks why annual salary is not tied to SGX performance By SINGAPORE Exchange (SGX) defended chairman JY Pillay's $750,000 annual salary yesterday when a shareholder questioned whether his pay should track SGX's performance, which suffered during the market382 words
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619 2009-10-14 6 MICHELLE QUAH - MICHELLE QUAH SINGAPORE Exchange (SGX) has blazed a trail for other companies here by being the first to have full poll voting for all its resolutions at its annual general meeting (AGM). In tough economic times as these, where shareholder engagement is619 words
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Article, Illustration557 2009-10-14 6 RONNIE LIM - RONNIE LIM It expects to benefit from cost sharing, economies of scale Byf SINGAPORE-listed exploration and production (E&P) player Ramba Energy has roped in Chinese oil giant PetroChina for technical assistance in its search for oil and gas at the recently acquired Lemang Block557 words
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Article, Illustration372 2009-10-14 6 [JAKARTA] Straits Asia Resources said that it expects to meet its 2009 coal output target of nine million tonnes by offsetting a shortfall at its Indonesian mine in other ways, and may allocate US$3OO-400 million for long-term mining acquisitions. Straits Asia, a Singa-pore-listed372 words
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149 2009-10-14 6 Bloomberg BIOSENSORS International Group Ltd, the Singaporebased maker of medical devices such as catheter systems and blood pressure equipment, plans to issue bonds and detachable warrants to refinance maturing debt. A group of "anchor investors" will buy or find buyers for $27.5 million of 8.5– Bloomberg - 149 words
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399 2009-10-14 7 UMA SHANKARI - UMA SHANKARI Net property income up 29% over Q308; trust eyes more local, regional acquisitions By OFFICE trust K-Reit Asia said yesterday that its third-quarter distributable income rose 18 per cent on the back of positive rental reversions. Distributable income for the399 words
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171 2009-10-14 7 STARHUB and Mobile One appear to subscribe to the notion that the way to their customers' hearts could be through their stomachs. The two operators have joined hands with Singapore Press Holdings' mobile search platform Rednano Mobile to offer a171 words
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286 2009-10-14 7 Bloomberg NOBLE Group Ltd, the Hong Kong-based supplier of raw materials from soybeans to sugar and steel, may close US$l.B billion in loans this week, according to two people with direct knowledge of the matter. A revolving US$l.2 billion loan in equal– Bloomberg - 286 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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56 2009-10-14 7 ST Engineering's marine arm, ST Marine, has been awarded a $108 million contract by The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) for the logistics management of the RSN's warehouses at its Changi and Tuas Naval Bases. The six-year contract commenced on Oct 1 with56 words
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36 2009-10-14 7 ASIA Tiger Group has proposed to change its name to The Think Environmental Co Ltd to reflect its strategic focus on investments in the green and renewable energy space.36 words
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51 2009-10-14 7 DEUTSCHE Bank has received approval-in-principle to become a bank clearing member of the Central Depository (CDP) on Singapore Exchange (SGX). This will allow it to offer third-party clearing services for SGX and expand its existing suite of custody and related products in51 words
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Article, Illustration96 2009-10-14 7 ARTHUR LEE IN STUNNING red cycling gear with helmets on, these four "space-cyclists" waltzed down Orchard Road during lunch-time yesterday. Their mime-like motions amused passersby. Curious onlookers were left wondering whether they were promoting the latest in cycling attire, membership to a new fitness club or an– ARTHUR LEE - 96 words
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Advertisement1653 2009-10-14 6 AFOR Limited AFOR LIMITED (Company Registration No.: *****2930G) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Afor Limited (the "Company") will be held at 1 Plymouth Avenue, Raffles Town Club, Dunearn 1, Level 1, Singapore *****3 on1,653 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration677 2009-10-14 8 OH BOON PING - OH BOON PING CURRENCIES Prices soar as investors still look to commodities as a hedge against inflation COMMODITIES continue to be the name of the game, as gold and oil soared to fresh highs at the US dollar's expense. Yesterday, the yellow677 words
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Article227 2009-10-14 8 Changes since Dec 31,2008 YEAR TO DATE OCT 13'09 HIGH LOW CLOSE CHNG USS vs CURRENCY JPY 90.00 -0.67 101.45 87.11 SGD 1.3985 -2.22 1.5579 1.4082 IDR 9455 -12.86 ***** 9425 THB 33.32 -4.02 36.31 33.31 CNY 6.8275 0.07 6.8560 6.8190 MYR 3.3920 -1.71 3.7370 3.2195 CURRENCY227 words
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Article101 2009-10-14 8 Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch lulti Ind 7 7 3 0 0 0 7 7 3 lanufacturing 64 47 74 16 66 49 90 Commerce 21 23 25 25 28 30 "pt/Stor/Comms 16 12 13 17 12 15 ■inance 12 12 instruction 12101 words
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Article109 2009-10-14 8 MAIN SDQ TOTAL MAIN SDQ TOTAL lulti Ind 103,016 103,016 87,120 87,120 lanufacturing 458,661 35,297 493,958 255,890 2,548 258,438 Commerce 155,360 54,871 210,231 136,080 15,138 151,219 ■pt/Stor/Comms 151,814 12,003 163,817 201,736 3,355 205,091 :inance 35,834 30 35,864 133,092 133,095 Construction 181,949 2,992 184,941 31,466 105 31,571 'roperties109 words
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Article98 2009-10-14 8 lapitaLand 3.930 -0.060 Noble Grp 2.570 +0.010 lapitaMall 1.660 -0.030 OCBC Bk 7.650 -0.030 lityDev 9.900 -0.020 Olam 2.640 +0.050 lomfortDelGrc 1.610 -0.020 SGX 8.490 -0.010 losco Corp 1.200 +0.020 SIA 14.160 +0.260 IBSGrp 12.980 -0.020 SIA Engg 2.690 -0.040 :&N 3.880 SMP.T 1.730 ienting SP98 words
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Article, Illustration747 2009-10-14 8 JOYCE HOOI - JOYCE HOOI Mobile One Ltd Oct 13 close: $1.90 DBS GROUP RESEARCH, Oct 13 Ml announced yesterday that it would bring iPhone to Singapore in the later part of 2009. We understand that Star Hub could still be in talks with Apple. It is possible that Ml could747 words
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Article, Illustration558 2009-10-14 8 R SIVANITHY - R SIVANITHY STOCKS IT'S not often that a day in which $1.3 billion worth of business gets done is described as "insipid" and "boring" by brokers who spent most of their time twiddling their thumbs and fighting to stay awake. Yesterday however, was558 words
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Article62 2009-10-14 8 Oct 13 VALUE CLOSE IT OB/OS -500.00 -63.0C IT CADI -*****.00 +4.0' IT 10-day MA -*****.00 -50.0' TSE ST Mid Cap 622.22 +0.4! TSE ST Small Cap 537.39 -0.6i TSE ST All Share 657.09 -2.3, TSE ST China Top 276.62 +0.1 TSE ST China 292.73 -2.4! TSE62 words
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Article55 2009-10-14 8 VOLUME UniFiber 114,464,000 Gentinq SP 71,496,000 Transcu Grp 69,212,000 ChinaTaisan 68,437,000 Golden Agri 47,855,000 Ziwo 44,196,000 Gallant 42,523,000 EcoWise 41,250,000 GuocoLeisure 38,051,000 Hoe Leonq 36,335,000 VALUE(S) Gentinq SP 80,855,890 Chart SemiCond 59,248,800 Sing Tel 48,544,290 Olam 47,717,520 DBS Grp 46,135,082 UOB 32,815,644 CityDev 30,385,760 Capita Land 29,397,71055 words
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Article111 2009-10-14 8 CLOSE UP ***** 409.5 2.7 DBXT Ni 10US$ iLDIOUSj ***** 166.3 1.2 India Ni 10 1635 105.0 6.9 DBXT FTVietnam 10US! 5542 102.0 1.3 LatinAmerica 1 788 81.1 7.9 Emen |in< |Mkts 1 957 79.7 6.3 ilA.ES.0910 1432 44.0 3.2 ilA 200 1422 34.0 2.4 DBXT S&P Short 10US$111 words
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Article111 2009-10-14 8 CLOSE DOWN 2960-123.0 -2.9 IMH DBXT FTChina25 10US! 3014 -62.9 -1.5 ISH 1738 -50.3 -2.0 lardine C&C 2550 -50.0 -1.9 ICBC Bk4.5%NCPS 100 9550 -38.0 -0.4 UOB 1660 -14.0 -0.8 HKLand 464 -11.2 -1.7 'enture Con 930 -11.0 -1.2 'BL Con 460 -10.0 -2.1 reat Eastern 1332 -8.0 -0.6111 words
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Article82 2009-10-14 8 Oct13 CLOSE CHNG FR0O12 YR SSLOW R2009 S$ HIGH USS 1.3985 0.02 1.5579 1.3915 Euro 2.0658 -0.26 2.0897 1.9150 Pounds 2.1989 0.33 2.4366 2.0356 1.2670 -0.21 1.2670* 0.9453 ren* 1.5539 -0.28 1.7278 1.4831 Rupiah* 0.***** -0.19 0.***** 0.***** Baht* 4.1978 -0.07 4.3390 4.1040 Peso* 3.0088 -0.3082 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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66 2009-10-14 9 THE Public Utilities Board (PUB) yesterday said that its wholly owned subsidiary PUB Consultants has clinched a $2.3 million contract from Saudi Arabia's National Water Company to act as an independent auditor assessing the management contractor for Riyadh city's water and water services. The66 words
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47 2009-10-14 9 THE University of California, Santa Barbara and Singapore's Institute of Microelectronics have forged a "green electronics" research collaboration agreement to develop ultra-efficient nano-scale transistors and explore their circuit-level functionality. Researchers hope to achieve energy efficiency by reducing power leakage in electronic products.47 words
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93 2009-10-14 9 THE Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) has given six Economist Service Awards to outstanding economics students from the National University of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University and Singapore Management University. At the presentation ceremony, Trade and Industry Minister Lim Hng Kiang urged students to93 words
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85 2009-10-14 9 MANPOWER Minister Gan Kirn Yong will visiting Tangshan in China's Hebei province from tomorrow until Saturday as economic adviser to the Strategic Cooperation Framework (SCF). The SCF was signed by International Enterprise Singapore and the Tangshan municipal government last year to enhance economic collaboration85 words
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Article, Illustration480 2009-10-14 9 RONNIE LIM - RONNIE LIM When new partner PetroChina comes on board, plant will get support it needs By SINGAPORE Refining Company's (SRC) shelved US$4OO million clean gasoline and cogeneration plant on Jurong Island is expected to get the go-ahead shortly, once new partner PetroChina comesAFP - 480 words
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Article338 2009-10-14 9 NISHA RAMCHANDANI - NISHA RAMCHANDANI By S&W Fine Foods International, which produces and markets processed and fresh fruit and vegetables, is looking to grow its fresh foods business. "People are interested in fresh fruit and vegetables in particular as they seek a healthier lifestyle," said Richard Blossom,338 words
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Article, Illustration526 2009-10-14 9 LYNETTE KHOO - LYNETTE KHOO By ALLEN Gledhill managing partner Lucien Wong has been named among Asia's top 25 M&A (merger and acquisition) lawyers by the Asian Legal Business (ALB), the only Singapore lawyer to join the prestigious list of in-demand dealmakers. Specialising in526 words
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Article, Illustration507 2009-10-14 10 CONRAD TAN - CONRAD TAN Customers remain reluctant to tie up cash in longer-term investments By MANY private banking clients are still cautious, but the stash of cash built up during the financial crisis is gradually returning to financial markets, according to senior private bankers at Credit507 words
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415 2009-10-14 10 JOYCE HOOI - JOYCE HOOI By PROMPTING one of the rare occasions Singaporeans will wish they were in Russia, the latest Mercer survey has found that employees in countries such as Finland, Brazil and Russia have among the highest number of statutory holidays.415 words
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Article, Illustration387 2009-10-14 10 CHEN HUIFEN - CHEN HUIFEN By SINGAPORE will spend about $10 million over the next five years to development a medical technology (medtech) industry, identified as a new growth area. The investment will come from the industry, the Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology (SlMTech) andTAN LH/UANHE ZAOBAO - 387 words
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THE WAY FORWARD
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Article, Illustration1633 2009-10-14 11 The economic crisis has thrown up critical issues, such as the usefulness of fair value accounting, reports MICHELLE QUAH THE current economic crisis has thrown the spotlight on the integrity of financial reporting: many blame the accounting profession for not giving fair warning of the crisis1,633 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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622 2009-10-14 12 Bloomberg Statistics point to growing diversification among nations [LONDON] Central banks flush with record reserves are increasingly snubbing US dollars in favour of euros and yen. The greenback has already suffered its biggest two-quarter rout in almost two decades. Policymakers boosted– Bloomberg - 622 words
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318 2009-10-14 12 Reuters [KARACHI] Pakistan's gross domestic product (GDP) growth is expected to remain unchanged at 2 per cent in the 2009-10 fiscal year, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said. That is sharply lower than the government's GDP growth target for this July-June fiscal year,Reuters - 318 words
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Article, Illustration439 2009-10-14 12 Reuters As a compromise, it proposes extending taxes for 15 months [BRUSSELS] The European Commission has proposed extending anti-dumping duties on EU imports of Chinese and Vietnamese shoes for at least 15 months in a compromise to appease Beijing and global shoe makers, a– Reuters; REUTERS - 439 words
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418 2009-10-14 12 [WASHINGTON] Even as the United States tentatively rises from its recessionary depths, many small and midsize American businesses are still struggling to secure bank loans, impeding their expansion plans and constraining overall economic growth. Most banks expect their lending standards to418 words
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518 2009-10-14 12 Reuters Region's turnaround from recession looks set to continue [HONG KONG] Asia's economic recovery is on a firmer footing than three months ago, with China set to easily reach its 8 per cent growth target this year and expand 9– Reuters - 518 words
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Advertisement728 2009-10-14 12 Friven Co. FRIVEN CO. LTD. Company Registration Number: *****0473E NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Extraordinary General Meeting of Friven Co. Ltd. (the 'Company") will be held at 5 Jalan Kilang, Singapore *****5 on 30" October 2009 at 10:00 a.m. for the purpose of considering728 words
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447 2009-10-14 14 PAULINE NG - PAULINE NG Hub will support its networks in offices, R&D, manufacturing sites in 85 countries By in Kuala Lumpur PHARMACEUTICAL and consumer healthcare multinational Glaxo SmithKline (GSK) plans to spend an additional RM6O million (5524.7 million) on top of the RMII447 words
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Article, Illustration550 2009-10-14 14 Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesia's next government plans to prioritise pushing through new laws on compulsory land acquisitions to help speed up desperately needed infrastructure development, a top government economic adviser said yesterday. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who is due next week to unveil his Cabinet forReuters; REUTERS - 550 words
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INDIA
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529 2009-10-14 15 Unemployment high prices, corruption, utility shortages to influence outcome [MUMBAI] India's ruling Congress Party faced its first electoral test yesterday since victory at national polls in May, with voters in three states delivering their verdict on rising food prices and job529 words
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391 2009-10-14 15 Bloomberg Investors are betting on increasing energy demand in the nation [NEW DELHI] Indiabulls Power Ltd, a utility partly owned by billionaire Lakshmi Mittal, got more than 64.8 billion rupees (Ss2 billion) of bids, or 5.8 times the shares in its initial– Bloomberg - 391 words
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Article, Illustration484 2009-10-14 15 Reuters [MUMBAI] India's festival season has triggered a jump in gold sales, but imports for the year are still likely to halve from last year, a top official at HDFC Bank said on Monday. September had seen a sudden rise in demandReuters; REUTERS - 484 words
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575 2009-10-14 16 Reuters Among the provisional winners are BHP Billiton and Cairn India [NEW DELHI] India's auction of oil and gas exploration blocks met a tepid response as the economic slump, valuations and a corporate battle over the sale of gas from Reliance Industries' field deterred– Reuters - 575 words
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Article, Illustration621 2009-10-14 17 Reuters Two countries on the verge of signing a tentative gas supply agreement [BEIJING] Russia and China bolstered their close but increasingly imbalanced relationship yesterday when Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin ushered through deals worth US$3.5 billion and looked to signReuters; REUTERS - 621 words
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359 2009-10-14 17 Reuters [SHANGHAI] A Bank of China (BOC) executive will take up a senior post at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), a person with direct knowledge of the situation said yesterday, as China seeks more power in the Washingtonbased agency. Executive vice-president Zhu– Reuters - 359 words
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Article, Illustration681 2009-10-14 17 HKsl.3b figure tops presale estimate of HK$95O million [HONG KONG] Sotheby's, the world's largest publicly traded art-auction house, raised HK$l.3 billion (***** million) in its Hong Kong sale recently, helped by mainland Chinese buyers dominating every category, setting records for furniture and Chateau PetrusAP - 681 words
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Article, Illustration46 2009-10-14 17 IN the report "Rare blue diamond sets Asian record" (BT, Oct 9), the accompanying picture was incorrect. Reproduced on the left is the correct photo of the 8.74-carat blue diamond that fetched a record HK$43.B million at a Sotheby's auction in Hong Kong.46 words
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552 2009-10-14 18 Reuters With values running 25% below peak, they can't charge full fees [NEW YORK] Hedge funds have rallied from last year's stunning losses, yet hundreds of managers face some tough decisions in the coming weeks. The fund industry suffered one of its worst years– Reuters - 552 words
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Article, Illustration697 2009-10-14 18 RICHARD VINES - RICHARD VINES Bloomberg Former 3-Michelin-star Pierre Koffmann returns to the stove By I [LONDON] Temporary structures are nothing new in London. The Millennium Dome was one, as was the London Eye. On a less grandiose scale, we now have a pop-up restaurant onBloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 697 words
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571 2009-10-14 18 -NYT [NEW YORK] Bank of America's board has voted to reveal the legal advice that the bank received in its merger with Merrill Lynch late last year. The stunning reversal, approved by the board last Friday, removes a significant-NYT - 571 words
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273 2009-10-14 18 Bloom- berg [TOKYO] The Michelin Guide said that it gave top billing to six traditional restaurants in Japan's ancient capital of Kyoto and one French eatery in Osaka in its debut coverage of the cities that pays homage to local– Bloom; berg - 273 words
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67 2009-10-14 18 Reuters [DUBAI] Banks in the United Arab Emirates are facing a liquidity shortfall of up to US$ll billion and are suffering from bad debt due to unsecured lending, a Standard Chartered executive said yesterday. Shayne Nelson, the bank's chief executive in the Middle East, told– Reuters - 67 words
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Article104 2009-10-14 18 AFP [PARIS] Eurotunnel, the operator of the rail link between Britain and France, said yesterday it would be a buyer for the high-speed line to London being put up for sale by the British government. "We are candidates, obviously, to buy High Speed One, firstlyAFP - 104 words
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103 2009-10-14 18 Bloomberg [PARIS] Businesses and governments need to invest at least US$2.4 trillion between now and 2050 to capture carbon-dioxide emissions from power plants and factories and pump them underground, the International Energy Agency (lEA) said. The funding is required to develop 3,400Bloomberg - 103 words
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61 2009-10-14 18 Bloomberg [BANGKOK] Thai Cabinet approved more than 230 billion baht (559.63 billion) of projects, Finance Minister Korn Chatikavanij said. The additional projects bring the total investment planned under a three-year plan to boost economic growth to 1.3 trillion baht, from the 1.06 trillion bahtBloomberg - 61 words
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Article177 2009-10-14 18 Reuters, Bloomberg, AP [MELBOURNE] Australian publisher Fairfax Media has named Roger Corbett, former chief of top supermarkets group Woolworths Ltd, as chairman, ending a battle over the post stoked by the group's biggest shareholder. Mr Corbett is now deputy chairman of the group, publisher of– Reuters, Bloomberg, AP - 177 words
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604 2009-10-14 19 -NYT Q3 earnings forecast to be sharply lower, but problems seem to be easing [NEW YORK] After several quarters of multibillion-dol-lar write-offs, the troubles for many of the big US banks may be starting to ease and even show signs of-NYT - 604 words
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Article, Illustration342 2009-10-14 19 [NEW YORK] Lazard CEO Bruce Wasserstein's illness has raised questions about the M&A advisory firm's leadership and succession plan, sending its shares lower. Lazard late on Sunday said Mr Wasserstein had been hospitalised for an irregular heartbeat. It called his condition "serious" but342 words
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187 2009-10-14 19 Bloomberg [AMSTERDAM] Royal Philips Electronics unexpectedly posted a profit in the third quarter as operating earnings at the consumer unit more than doubled. Net income at Philips, Europe's biggest consumer-electronics maker, rose to 174 million euros (***** million) from 57 million euros– Bloomberg - 187 words
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Article, Illustration399 2009-10-14 19 -NYT Disney takes plunge even as retailers turn cautious The chain's traditional approach of displaying row after row of toys and apparel geared to Disney franchises will be given a high-tech make-over and incorporated into a new array of recreational-NYT; BLOOMBERG - 399 words
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Article767 2009-10-14 20 DAVID HUGHES - DAVID HUGHES STRAIT TALK It'll take some doing, with the economic downturn but the renewed focus on training is well placed By TWO news items about seafarers' pay have crossed my desk recently. Lengthy negotiations over pay on flag-of-conven-ience ships came to a conclusion a couple of767 words
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101 2009-10-14 20 JURONG Port said yesterday its container throughput in September fell 32.63 per cent to 64,000 twen-ty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), from 95,000 TEUs a year earlier. But September's figure was about 8.5 per cent higher than that in August, when the port handled 59,000 TEUs. August's101 words
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196 2009-10-14 20 THE third Sea Asia Conference and Exhibition will be held at a new location in 2011 Marina Bay Sands. The integrated resort, which opens next year, will boast not just a luxury hotel, casino, retail and F&B, but also five196 words
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751 2009-10-14 20 CHARLES BURGESS - Changes in the industry will put pressure on clubs By CHARLES BURGESS MARINE insurance has long been slated as a major growth business for underwriters in the Asia-Pacific. With more than half of the world's merchant fleet owned or controlled by owners751 words
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Article, Illustration366 2009-10-14 20 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Japan Airlines Corp (JAL), seeking its fourth state bailout since 2001, denied a report which said that chief executive officer Haruka Nishimatsu will step down as the carrier is restructured. Mr Nishimatsu will quit "to clarify management responsibility" and– Bloomberg; REUTERS - 366 words
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354 2009-10-14 20 Bloomberg [LONDON] The surplus of supertankers competing to ship two million-barrel cargoes of crude from the Middle East rose in the past week with more ships available for hire. There are 20 per cent more vessels for hire than cargoes for delivery over the nextBloomberg - 354 words
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712 2009-10-14 21 -AFP Low costs, skilled returning workers give it the edge for smaller vessels [CHITTAGONG] When Bangladeshi labourer Abdul Karim was laid off from his shipbuilding job in Singapore because of the global recession, he did not expect to find the same sort of-AFP - 712 words
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324 2009-10-14 21 Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] Chinese banks should play a bigger role in helping the world's shipping industry, stricken by record order books and in "desperate" need of capital, said an executive at Nordea Bank AB, the biggest loan coordinator. World shipyards have seen their orderBloomberg - 324 words
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369 2009-10-14 21 Bloomberg [WARSAW] A tender to seU Poland's two state-owned shipyards this year was legal, the head of the state industrial development agency said after claims by the anti-corruption office that the government favoured one investor. "There was no corruption on the part ofBloomberg - 369 words
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Article, Illustration689 2009-10-14 21 -NYT Ship still at sea under navy control with 4 crew retained [MOSCOW] The eight men who were said to have commandeered a cargo ship in the Baltic Sea in July were locked up weeks ago. They were declared pirates, hunted down by-NYT; AFP - 689 words
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296 2009-10-14 21 Bloomberg [ATHENS] Louka Katseli, Greece's new minister for economy, competitiveness and shipping, met with workers and management at Piraeus Port Authority SA on Monday as the dock's union staged a further strike in protest of Cosco Pacific Ltd's takeover of some terminal operations at– Bloomberg - 296 words
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Article107 2009-10-14 21 '000 CH Offshore Chuan Hup Hldgs Cosco Corp CWTLtd Ezra Hldgs First Ship Lease Freight Links Grand Banks laya Hold Ltd KiVentures Keppel Corp Mercator Lines MTQ Corp NOL Pacific Shipping Pan-United Corp Rickmers Mari Samudera Ship Sembcorp Indust Sembcorp Marine Spore Ship 0.69 0.32 1.20 0.66 1.99 0.60107 words
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Article36 2009-10-14 21 '000 Int'G Logistics MISCBhd MISC Foreign Msia Bulk Carrie NCB Holdings NeplineBhd PDZ Holdings 0.90 9.00 8.90 3.10 2.99 unch 0.09 0.01 -0.09 -0.10 -0.01 -0.01 unch unch 229 211 291 494 10 0 58836 words
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Article12 2009-10-14 21 ■oo 'recious Ship Regional Cont .20.80 .12.30 0.30 1157: -0.20 448;12 words
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Article22 2009-10-14 21 '000 Aboitiz Equity Intl Container Keppel Marine Keppel Prop 7.70 21.75 unch 1.40 -0.10 unch unch 0.40 530 701 0 39022 words
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Article18 2009-10-14 21 Evergreen Marine ...18.05 :irst Steamship 44.50 /Van Hai Lines 16.35 t'ang Ming Marine...12.35 -0.15 -0.70 -0.25 -0.0518 words
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Article41 2009-10-14 21 '000 Kawasaki Hvy Ind ..233.00 Kawasaki Kisen 370.00 Mitsubishi Hvy 340.00 Mitsui Eng&Sbldg...235.00 Mitsui Osk Lines 560.00 Nippon Express 351.00 Nippon Yusen 359.00 Source: Thomson Reuters 2.00 9593 5.00 5632 3.00 ***** 3.00 3153 -8.00 9914 -5.00 2678 -9.00 811641 words
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Article, Illustration872 2009-10-14 22 -NYT Spending seen to increase by 6% in 2010 but won't make up for '09 dip [NEW YORK] As the economy begins to shift gears from dismal to slightly improved, the travel industry sees some reason for hope but not much. The US-NYT; AFP - 872 words
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Article2684 2009-10-14 22 AIRLINE CODES: AA American Airlines (AAL), AF Air France (AFR), AI Air India (AIC), AY Finnair Oy (FIN), AZ Alitalia Airlines (AZA), BA British Airways Public Ltd Co (BAW), BG Biman Bangladesh Airlines (BBC), Bl Royal Brunei Airlines Sdn Bhd (RBA), BO Bouraq Airlines (BOU), BR2,684 words
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Article, Illustration362 2009-10-14 22 Reuters [AL-AIN, United Arab Emirates] Air Asia's longhaul, low-cost unit has no plans to sell an equity stake in the carrier, its head said on Monday. Air Asia X chief executive Azran Osman-Rani had said in August that the unit– Reuters - 362 words
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Article642 2009-10-14 22 Bloomberg, Reuters Qatar Airways CEO suggests upgrade for short-haul A 320 [DOHA] Airbus SAS should offer new engines on its short-haul jetliner models to fend off a challenge from Bombardier Inc and stay ahead of Boeing Co, according to Qatar Airways, which has 220Bloomberg,; Reuters - 642 words
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Miscellaneous399 2009-10-14 22 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across 10 Youth's progress upwards HB_HH_BH_HB_BB_H I when receiving state aid MO 11 Possible result of road rage 111 when one's stuck in traffic otic, cease going back (7) M M,- H h M 15 Think British priest will beat- _BH_M I M__MH__ traded to temptress (7) 17399 words
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Article, Illustration504 2009-10-14 23 SAMUEL EE - SAMUEL EE It has boosted collaboration with established institutions on joint programmes and research By THE LTA Academy aims to be a global knowledge hub in land transport and it says that one indication of progress towards this goal is its reach, in504 words
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Article, Illustration713 2009-10-14 23 SAMUEL EE - SAMUEL EE By ANOTHER supercar brand is up for grabs, with a few parties hoping to represent the McLaren marque here. Earlier this year, half a dozen parties were aggressively bidding for the Ferrari franchise. But the Italian prancing horse, which had been associated713 words
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700 2009-10-14 23 NYT [WASHINGTON] Driving is getting a lot safer, although no one is quite sure why. The risk of dying in a traffic accident has dropped nearly 18 per cent since 2005, including a drop of 7 per cent inNYT - 700 words
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504 2009-10-14 24 IF THE preparatory talks on climate change in Bangkok are any guide, there is little chance that anything useful will come out of the Copenhagen meeting in December. Delegates from more than 180 nations met last week to try to work out the shape of a504 words
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Article, Illustration1032 2009-10-14 24 CLIVE MCDONNELL - CLIVE MCDONNELL Two factors will drive change in relative value of H-shares over their A-share counterparts By IT IS exactly three years since H-shares in Hong Kong last traded at a premium to their A-share counterparts in China. Since then, they have traded atAP - 1,032 words
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Article, Illustration737 2009-10-14 24 FRANK CHING - FRANK CHING THE BOTTOM LINE ALMOST every week brings new signs of China's rise, with a commensurate increase in its soft power as well as in its economic, political and military clout. Last week saw Beijing hosting an unprecedented international media summit,737 words
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Article, Illustration1429 2009-10-14 25 ANTHONY ROWLEY - ANTHONY ROWLEY The message from Istanbul is that the problem hasn't ended but simply migrated from the private to the public sector in Istanbul THINGS were "back to normal" in one sense at this year's annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and WorldAFP - 1,429 words
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Article, Illustration771 2009-10-14 25 FARHANA NAKHOODA - FARHANA NAKHOODA By SINGAPOREANS can look forward to even more affordable, accessible and quality health care in the future. High on the agenda of our healthcare authorities and agencies, this commitment was reiterated by the republic's leader recently. At the recent launch of Duke-NUS Graduate771 words
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Article8792 2009-10-14 26 Transaction date: Oct 13 52-wks Tel |h Low Code Last Sale Vol COOP) Hi; Day Last Quote |h Low Buyer Seller Div Gr Yld C'vr Net P/E M Cap Hil Coi 17 3 3148 8Telecom 95 25 5834 A-Sonic 33 12 5000 ABR Hldgs 155 55 1938 AEI8,792 words
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Article1654 2009-10-14 27 52-wks Tel ligh Low Code Company Last Sale Vol Day Last Quote Div Gr Yld Net C000) High Low Buyer Seller C'vr P/E M Cap $mil 125 5 1181 s AAGrp 25.5 12 8538 t APStrategic 4 05 1501 s Advanced System 75 2 3480 t Adventus 201,654 words
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Article406 2009-10-14 27 Hi. Low Code Comi Sale COOP) Hi. Low Big Seller C'vr P/E imil 110 100 6389 ABFSG Bond ETF 110 unch 790 427 CIMBAsean40 100US$ US790 +6 274 149 DBS STI ETF 100 270 unch 4317 3534 DBXT DJE5O 10US$ US4226 DBXTDJE50Sh 10US$ US3081 1682 DBXT FTChina25 10US$406 words
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Article253 2009-10-14 27 STOCK PRICES LEGEND: Straits Times Index Stocks; s Catalist Non-Sponsored; t Catalist; N Net or Tax-exempted dividend; ct Conditional Trdg; xd ex-dividend cd cum dividend; cri cum right issue cbi cum bonus issue; xri ex-right issue; xbi ex-bonus issue xall ex-all; cdxa cum dividend ex-all co cum offer253 words
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Article9343 2009-10-14 27 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS AIG Global Investment Corporation (S) Ltd AIGIF Acorns of Asia Balanced Fund!S 2.071/ AIGIF Spore Bond Fund/^- 1.353/ APS Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Alpha Fund!** 1.09/ APS Alpha Fund (USD)!** 0.78/ AXA Life Secure Ascent 2020 Fund 0.*****/0.***** AXA Wealth Mgt Spore Pte Ltd AXAWM -Talents9,343 words
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373 2009-10-14 28 In local curr In S$ In US$ %dy %yr dy yr dy yr Index Change Change Change Change Change Change Oct12 World Index Preliminary 810.3 0.6 19.6 1.0 20.8 0.6 24.6 t EAFE Preliminai 768.4 0.7 18.4 0.9 23.3 0.6 27.1 Euro[ Prelim inan 1103.4373 words
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Article131 2009-10-14 28 As at 9am Oct 13 Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Bid Offer Aust dollar 1.2560 1.2880 .an dollar 1.3430 1.3590 Euro 2.0530 2.0770 NZ dollar 1.0220 1.0450 jterlini ind 2.1960 2.2221 US dollar 1.3890 1.4050 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign131 words
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Article180 2009-10-14 28 Oct 13 $S Offer Bid Overnight 1-month 2-months 3-months Overnight mode: 1/4 US$ 5/16 7/16 9/16 11/16 Offer 1/4 3/16 5/16 7/16 Bid 7 days 1 month 2 months 3 months 6 months 9 months 12 months $Au 0.32 0.35 0.38 0 40 0.70 1.10 1.25 Offer 0.22180 words
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Article83 2009-10-14 28 Oct 13 Period Issue code Maturity Yesterday's Bid Hi< Day's |h Low 3-Month BQ*****H 14.01.2010 1-Year BY*****W 03.05.2010 0.41 0.44 0.35 0.33 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity code rate Close Bid Day's High Low 2-Year NX*****H 3.625 5-Year N*****0N 1.375 7-Year N*****0S 2.875 10-Year NX*****W 2.500 15-Year83 words
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Article157 2009-10-14 28 Oct 13 Against SS Currencies Bid Offer Against US$ Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.2669 1.2688 0.9064 0.9069 Canadian dollar 1.3494 1.3513 0.9654 0.9659 Euro 2.0652 2.0677 1.4776 1.4780 NZ dollar 1.0291 1.0308 0.7363 0.7368 Sterling md 2.2040 2.2065 1.5769 1.577:157 words
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Article, Illustration912 2009-10-14 31 -NYT They pay a set amount each year until the investor dies [NEW YORK] When financial markets began to plummet two years ago, many retirees faced the very real prospect of outliving their money. As a solution, many academic researchers have long-NYT - 912 words
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Article, Illustration1142 2009-10-14 32 THOMAS KAEGI - THOMAS KAEGI What investors should do in these uncertain times is to adopt a disciplined, consistent approach that is well-suited to their personal circumstances THE global investment climate has improved since the collapse of the credit markets in 2008 with the evident green shoots ofFILE PHOTOS - 1,142 words
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717 2009-10-14 33 -NYT Oct 15 deadline is part of crackdown on those hiding cash to evade taxes [NEW YORK] Many Americans dread April 15, the deadline for filing their income tax returns. But some well-heeled people are trembling over another looming tax day: Oct 15.-NYT - 717 words
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Article, Illustration922 2009-10-14 34 'Asian investors are more aggressive in their profiles and tend to allocate to volatile assets. In a down market their wealth tends to drop more/ Kong Eng Huat, Merrill Lynch Globed Wealth Management's head of South Asia advisory Asia-Pacific's high net worth individuals harder hit922 words
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Page 34 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous9 2009-10-14 34 MONEY MATTERS Core investment principles still hold PAGE 329 words
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