The Business Times, 12 November 2009
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Title Section20 2009-11-12 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 Thursday, November 12,200920 words
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642 2009-11-12 1 OH BOON PING - OH BOON PING New programme with World Bank to take urbanisation expertise and investments to growing cities By [SINGAPORE] The base is Singapore. The first projects are cities in Mongolia, China and Vietnam. And there's money to be made for642 words
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Article85 2009-11-12 1 IS$ (S$ per US$) 1.387 (US$/S$ per 1.676 2.323 :uro (USS/SS/E) 1.503 2.085 Foreign currency per US$ S$ 'EN 89.90 64.80 3.379 2.437 IK$ 7.750 5.589 IAHT 33.31 24.02 lUPIAH 9,405 6,782 lENMINBI 6.826 4.923 INDIAN RUPEE 46.40 33.46 1.074 0.774 1 COMP 1,270.15 -3.93 IIKKEI225 9,871.68 +0.95 IANG85 words
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Article29 2009-11-12 1 Bloomberg SINGAPORE 5.38 MALAYSIA 5.55 HONG KONG 5.00 INDONESIA 16.631 TAIWAN 4.696 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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Article143 2009-11-12 1 EXTRAORDINARY occasions call for exceptional responses. While The Business Times usually reaches its readers six days a week, from Monday to Saturday, it will produce a special package for them this Sunday as well. In light of the ongoing Apec meet, and given that Saturday143 words
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579 2009-11-12 1 WINSTON CHAI - WINSTON CHAI Offer on set-top boxes has come 3 years too late, it says to its rival By [SINGAPORE] Star Hub's idea for getting around the inconvenience of multiple set-top boxes appears to have been shot down hours before it tabled a formal579 words
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Miscellaneous76 2009-11-12 1 BizlT I PROPERTY r%fTl I OPINION f I CURRENCY Eyeing bonanza in used Mitre Hotel !i*^lß-"*-":3 Obama's world view: V China hints at resumption networking gear market site is sold ffdS f impact on S-E Asia Pv of yuan appreciation PAGE 29 PAGE 32 i^_Ji__l_HL._, PAGE 22 1 PAGE 1876 words
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83 2009-11-12 2 THE base is Singapore. The first projects are cities in Mongolia, China and Vietnam. And there's money to be made for investors and a whole new world of amenities in store for the developing world. A new global urban strategy83 words
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80 2009-11-12 2 STARHUB'S idea for getting around the inconvenience of multiple set-top boxes appears to have been shot down hours before it tabled a formal proposal to arch rival Singapore Telecom. Having invested millions in its own Internet television network for pay-TV, SingTel's prerogative is80 words
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56 2009-11-12 2 THE accelerating pace of urbanisation, its special challenges and the huge appetite for urban projects was what prompted the World Bank to launch an urban strategy, according to Bank president Robert Zoellick. The World Bank officially launched the strategy yesterday at the inaugural Infrastructure56 words
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72 2009-11-12 2 SINGAPORE Telecommunications adds further proof that economic recovery is at hand as its quarterly profits rise for the second time in a row on the back of a strong performance in Singapore, Australia and Indonesia. South-east Asia's largest telco yesterday posted a 10.172 words
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86 2009-11-12 2 SINGAPORE Airlines will enjoy a better second half, thanks to steadily improving yields, rising premium cabin carriage, recovery in fuel hedge positions and increasing numbers of conventions and events, such as the Singapore Airshow and the opening of the integrated resorts. CEO Chew Choon86 words
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66 2009-11-12 2 WITH effect from Jan 1 next year, all real estate investment trusts are required to hold annual general meetings. Under the revised rules announced by the Monetary Authority of Singapore yesterday, Reits will be required to hold an AGM once every calendar66 words
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58 2009-11-12 2 VOLATILE commodity prices have clearly been a bane to plantation players IndoAgri and Golden Agri-Resources, with both reporting lower third-quarter turnover. IndoAgri said its turnover dropped 23 per cent to 2.48 trillion rupiah, while Golden Agri's fell 19 per cent to U*****.79 million for58 words
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61 2009-11-12 2 A CONSORTIUM led by Heeton Holdings is understood to have signed a deal to buy the freehold Mitre Hotel site at Killiney Road for about $121-122 million. The price works out to almost $1,100 per sq ft of potential gross floor61 words
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Article, Illustration1243 2009-11-12 2 VIKRAM KHANNA - VIKRAM KHANNA World Bank chief tells BT about a vision that will change cities By [SINGAPORE] The accelerating pace of urbanisation, its special challenges and the huge appetite for urban projects was what prompted the World Bank to launch an urban strategy, according toARTHUR LEE - 1,243 words
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525 2009-11-12 2 SIOW Ll SEN - SIOW Ll SEN Adviser Stanchart also asks shareholders for support to install STAM as new manager By [SINGAPORE] The arrogance of Global Investments Ltd's (GIL) largest shareholder has spurred some minority shareholders here to rally around the company that is trying to replace525 words
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951 2009-11-12 4 KALPANA RASHIWALA - KALPANA RASHIWALA COMMENTARY Maintaining land supply will help alleviate volatilities in property prices and rents when cycles change suddenly By LAST week, the Ministry of National Development (MND) revealed a slate of eight residential sites that it would sell on the confirmed list951 words
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Article, Illustration726 2009-11-12 4 WINSTON CHAI - WINSTON CHAI Revenue up 5.4%; higher interim dividend of 6.2 cents By [SINGAPORE] Singapore Telecommunications adds further proof that economic recovery is at hand as its quarterly profits rise for the second time in a row on the back of a strong performanceREUTERS - 726 words
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351 2009-11-12 4 Reuters Apple pips Nokia with highest profit in cellphone market [HELSINKI] The world's two largest cellphone makers, Nokia and Samsung Electronics, unveiled on Tuesday their latest rivals to the iPhone as Apple became the top profit generator in the handset industry. Apple overtook NokiaReuters - 351 words
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640 2009-11-12 4 AP Functions: to police banks, protect users, raze failing banks [WASHINGTON] Senate Democrats on Tuesday proposed stripping the Federal Reserve of its supervisory powers and creating instead three new federal agencies to police banks, protect consumers and dismantle failing institutions. The 1,136-page bill,AP - 640 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article, Illustration744 2009-11-12 5 YEN SREENIVASAN - YEN SREENIVASAN CEO Chew Choon Seng paints upbeat picture and points to a recovery By SINGAPORE Airlines will enjoy a better second half, thanks to steadily improving yields, rising premium cabin carriage, recovery in fuel hedge positions and increasing numbers of conventions and events,744 words
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488 2009-11-12 5 VINCENT WEE - VINCENT WEE CAUGHT between a rock and a hard place is the best way to describe SembMarine's recently announced mega expansion plan to build a massive new shipyard in Tuas. While there is clearly a need to integrate operations and expand for the future, there488 words
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223 2009-11-12 5 CHEW XIANG - CHEW XIANG By HYFLUX Water Trust (HWT) yesterday said distributable income for its fiscal third quarter rose 27.9 per cent to $3.49 million from $2.73 million in the year-ago quarter. Available distribution per unit (DPU) was 1.16 cents (Q3FY2OOB: 0.91 cent), in-line with the223 words
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588 2009-11-12 6 LYNETTE KHOO - LYNETTE KHOO MAS mandate seen boosting corporate governance, options for fund raising By WITH effect from Jan 1 next year, all real estate investment trusts (Reits) are required to hold annual general meetings (AGMs). This mandate from the Monetary Authority of Singapore588 words
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293 2009-11-12 6 NISHA RAMCHANDANI - NISHA RAMCHANDANI By THAI Beverage Public, Thailand's largest brewer and distiller, posted a 16 per cent drop in net profit to 1.88 billion baht (5578.3 million) for the third quarter ended Sept 30, 2009. Revenue came in at 21.56 billion baht,293 words
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Article270 2009-11-12 6 SHARES of media group Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) fell as much as 4.9 per cent yesterday before closing 3.9 per cent down on analysts' fears over its strong bid for a mall. But most analysts were upbeat on the fundamentals of the mall. On270 words
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445 2009-11-12 9 OH BOON PING - OH BOON PING Volatile commodity prices hit plantations firms' turnover By VOLATILE commodity prices have clearly been a bane to plantation players IndoAgri and Golden Agri-Re-sources, with both reporting lower third-quarter turnover. IndoAgri said its turnover dropped 23 per cent to 2.48 trillion rupiah,445 words
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362 2009-11-12 9 JOYCE HOOI - JOYCE HOOI By NOBLE Group's third-quar-ter net profit saw an 11 per cent dip year on year to U*****.1 million, in line with an 11 per cent dip in revenue to US$B.4 billion for the same period. Revenue for the362 words
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Article329 2009-11-12 9 9-month and Q3 results ended Sept 2009 9 months ended Sept 2009 3 months ended Sept 2009 1 Noble Grp 666.19 619.85 7.5 30,565.10 41,428.13 -26.2 186.85 210.37 I -11.2 11,822.47 13,248.96 -10.8 2 PacCentuty 233.38 20.66 1,029.6 2.12 2.11 0.1 -3.05 -0.79 nm 0.62 0.67 -7.7329 words
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Article, Illustration362 2009-11-12 10 WINSTON CHAI - WINSTON CHAI But it manages to narrow margin of decline; sales show signs of revival By VENTURE Corporation's net profit took a dive for a third straight quarter in 2009 but the silver lining is that it managed to narrow the marginwr * ___.- ; : mmwi FILE PHOTO - 362 words
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378 2009-11-12 10 LYNETTE KHOO - LYNETTE KHOO By OVERSEA-CHINESE Banking Corporation said it has successfully priced US$5OO million of subordinated notes in an international offering. These US denominated fixed rate notes are expected to qualify as lower Tier 2 regulatory capital. The issue was targeted at institutional and378 words
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365 2009-11-12 10 JAMIE LEE - JAMIE LEE By THE Hour Glass registered a 14 per cent drop in net profit for its fiscal second quarter and signalled that narrowing gross margins will remain a concern. Net profit for the three months ended Sept 30 fell to $6.59 million365 words
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546 2009-11-12 10 SAMUEL EE - SAMUEL EE By l energy costs and government measures helped SBS Transit to offset the temporary fare reduction and post a 27.2 per cent increase in net profit to $10.58 million for the third quarter ended Sept 30, 2009. But third-quarter revenue546 words
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424 2009-11-12 10 UMA SHANKARI - UMA SHANKARI By PROPERTY firm ERA Real Estate saw its Q3 profit jump more than five-fold year-on-year as it sold more homes. Hersing Corporation, its listed parent company, said yesterday in its Q3 financial statement that ERA's af-ter-tax profit for the three424 words
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428 2009-11-12 10 LYNETTE KHOO - LYNETTE KHOO By YANLORD Land Group's net profit for the third quarter ended Sept 30 jumped 10-fold year on year to $91.1 million from $8.8 million. The surge in earnings attributable to equity-holders came on the back of a spectacular rise in residential sales.428 words
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Advertisement320 2009-11-12 7 pArvis AT HOLLAND HILL parvis parvis\ n a courtyard, an enclosed area. 1 In times of yore, the elite class proudly protected the land they owned by arranging their living quarters around their precious parcel of real estate, creating a private space within which they could live as they pleased.320 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration607 2009-11-12 8 R SIVANITHY - R SIVANITHY STOCKS Gains in 3 banks add the most to index as traders turn energies to mainly blue chips, which saw heavy volume STOCK market players yesterday bet on a firm Wednesday for Wall Street, employing the same investment strategyBloomberg - 607 words
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Article100 2009-11-12 8 Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 12 3 3 0 0 0 12 3 3 Manufacturing 72 41 74 79 48 82 Commerce 37 28 39 34 )t/Stor/Comms 22 10 23 10 Finance 16 10 16 10 Construction 11 13 Pro| lerties100 words
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Article117 2009-11-12 8 MAIN SDQ TOTAL MAIN SDQ TOTAL Multi Ind 32,767 32,767 71,027 71,027 Manufacturing 230,110 10,989 241,099 334,869 713 335,582 Commerce 108,964 48,595 157,559 105,832 15,631 121,463 )t/Stor/Comms 136,596 4,677 141,273 226,630 1,043 227,673 Finance 31,496 34 31,530 248,382 248,385 Construction 29,598 1,700 31,298 8,428 36 8,464 Properties117 words
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Article103 2009-11-12 8 lapitaLand 4.090 4-0.060 lapitaMal 1.680 4-0.030 lityDev 10.200 4-0.230 lomfortDelGro 1.550 -0.040 Iosco Corp 1.080 4-0.030 IBS Grp 14.140 4-0.200 :&N 3.830 4-0.080 ienting SP 1.130 4-0.020 iolden Agri 0.460 4-0.005 IK Land 4.790 4-0.060 IMH 30.200 -0.280 ISH 17.280 lardineC&C 24.000 4-1.060 Ceppel Corp 8.290103 words
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Article, Illustration928 2009-11-12 8 CONRAD TAN - CONRAD TAN Singapore Press Holdings Nov 11 close: $3.74 DBS GROUP RESEARCH, Nov 11 SINGAPORE Press Holdings (SPH), in a joint venture with NTUC, submitted the highest bid of $541.9 million (amongst six bidders) for a 25,000-square metre gross floor area (GFA) shopping mall at Clementi, in a: Bloomberg - 928 words
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Article, Illustration546 2009-11-12 8 Reuters CURRENCIES [NEW YORK] The US dollar fell to a new 15-month low against major currencies yesterday, hurt by downbeat official views on the US economy and bullish economic data from China that bolstered risk appetite. Federal Reserve officials said on Tuesday■ Reuters; BLOOMBERG - 546 words
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Article59 2009-11-12 8 Nov 11 VALUE CLOSE IT OB/OS -218.00+392.C IT CADI -*****.00+144. IT 10-day MA -*****.00 -22.0' TSE ST Mid Cap 624.75 +5.2 TSE ST Small Cap 513.54 +4.6' TSE ST All Share 669.96 +7.5 TSE ST China Top 261.63 +2.5 TSE ST China 287.02 +2.9' TSE ST Catalist59 words
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Article59 2009-11-12 8 VOLUME SPH 49,827,000 Golden Agri 40,340,000 SBI Offsh 37,785,000 Gentinq SP 27,743,000 Sing Tel 26,998,000 Straits Asia 24,558,000 Abterra 22,813,000 Teledata 21,831,000 Noble Grp 19,843,000 Ezion 18,445,000 VALUE(S) SPH 186,936,530 DBS Grp 101,015,876 Sing Tel 80,093,334 Capita Land 64,050,110 OCBC Bk 63,152,000 Noble Grp 55,728,340 Straits Asia59 words
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Article105 2009-11-12 8 CLOSE UP iBXT Ni 10US$ ***** 389.5 2.7 LP 10US$ ***** 178.8 1.. lardine C&C 2400 106.0 4.' iBXT FTVietnam 10US$ 5161 102.6 1. Russia 10US$ 383 38.8 7: Emeri |in< |Mkts 1 970 36.0 2. China H 10US$ 1747 34.7 1. India Ni 10 1497 33.0 2. IOB105 words
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Article111 2009-11-12 8 CLOSE DOWN DBXT S&P Short 10US$ 5541 -54.1 -0.7 IMH 3020 -38.8 -0.9 ilA 200 1400 -24.0 -1.7 ilA 1408 -18.0 -1.3 iPH.ES.0911 374 -17.0 -4.3 iPH 374 -15.0 -3.9 Teative Tech 590 -12.0 -2.0 ;GXMBLeCW*****5 7 -12.0 -63.2 ICBC Bk5.1%NCPS 100 ***** -10.0 -0.1 ICBC Bk4.5%NCPS 100 9792111 words
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Article84 2009-11-12 8 Nov 11 %CHNG CLOSE FRNOV10 YR2009 S$ LOW S$ HIGH USS 1.3853 0.23 1.5579 1.3853® Euro 2.0828 -0.14 2.0952 1.9150 Pounds 2.3207 -0.08 2.4366 2.0356 1.2910 -0.31 1.2910# 0.9453 'en* 1.5401 0.34 1.7278 1.4831 Rill liah* 0.***** -0.14 0.***** 0.***** Baht* 4.1619 0.28 4.3390 4.1040 Peso*84 words
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Advertisement1233 2009-11-12 10 TECHNOLOGY LTD ALANTAC TECHNOLOGY LTD. (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) (Company Registration Number: *****1749E) NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Extraordinary General Meeting ("EGM") of Alantac Technology Ltd. (the "Company") will be held at 44 Changi South, Street 1 Singapore *****2 on 30 November1,233 words
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APEC 2009
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Article, Illustration410 2009-11-12 12 EMILYN YAP - EMILYN YAP Initiative could be the next best thing in promoting trade for business sector By COME next year, business leaders closely engaged with the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) will step up efforts to forge a free trade area in the region.410 words
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Article, Illustration441 2009-11-12 12 LEE U- WEN - LEE U-WEN Ministers discuss recovery, reform of financial institutions By THE global economy may currently be experiencing signs of recovery but Asia-Pacific ministers were quick to play down suggestions that the financial crisis is over. Foreign and trade ministers from the 21 Asia-Pacif-icAFP - 441 words
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598 2009-11-12 12 LEE U- WEN - LEE U-WEN US Trade Rep to talk on US and Apec as global trade partners By EVEN though US President Barack Obama has cancelled his planned appearance at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) CEO Summit on Saturday due to a forced598 words
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Article147 2009-11-12 12 INDONESIAN president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is due to arrive today for an official visit, prior to attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders' meeting this weekend. "This is one of President Yudhoyono's first bilateral visits since his inauguration on Oct 20, which Prime Minister Lee Hsien147 words
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Article, Illustration447 2009-11-12 13 TEH SHI NING - TEH SHI NING Strategies needed to get private sector involved to bridge the huge gap By SEVERAL Apec finance ministers and the presidents of World Bank and Asian Development Bank discussed challenges faced and strategies taken in financing post-crisis infrastructural development, at a panel447 words
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449 2009-11-12 13 OH BOON PING - OH BOON PING China's growth pattern, global role cited as reason By WORLD Bank president Robert Zoellick sees the Chinese yuan becoming an alternative to the US dollar in 10 to 15 years as China's economic importance continues to grow. At a summit on449 words
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Article, Illustration376 2009-11-12 13 CHUANG PECK MING - CHUANG PECK MING By PRESIDENT S R Nathan last night hailed his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao's first state visit to Singapore as a significant milestone in the growing ties between China and Singapore. "Although Your Excellency had last visited Singapore in 2002,AP - 376 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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611 2009-11-12 15 RONNIE LIM - RONNIE LIM EDB says some have reserved land at Tembusu, but not started on projects By CHINA Huaneng Group's latest $2 billion clean coal/biomass cogeneration investment on Jurong Island which is expected to shave 10 per cent off customers' utilities bills will611 words
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241 2009-11-12 15 JOYCE HOOI - JOYCE HOOI By THE seemingly unrelated areas of conformance and environmental sustainability will converge at Spring Singapore's Quality and Standards 2009 conference next Tuesday. Organised in conjunction with Singapore International Energy Week, the one-day conference will see the corporate and government sectors discuss how241 words
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Article, Illustration427 2009-11-12 15 VINCENT WEE - VINCENT WEE But it's difficult to tell govts that when people lose jobs By FREE trade is critical to growth but it will be difficult to convince governments of this when people are losing jobs in their economies, said UPS chairman andARTHUR LEE - 427 words
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177 2009-11-12 15 GLAXOSMITHKLINE pic (GSK) will close down Stiefel Laboratories' manufacturing facility in Singapore by 2013 due to under-utilisation, the pharmaceuticals giant said yesterday. The factory had come under GSK's ownership in July this year through its acquisition of the US skincare specialist. About 100177 words
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Article, Illustration195 2009-11-12 15 ARTHUR LEE - ARTHUR LEE By ONE of the most expensive and rare cognacs in the world, retailing at 5520,000 a bottle, was officially launched at Raffles House, Fort Canning last night by the chairman of Remy Martin, Dominique Heriard Dubreuil. Joining her were about 20 high net195 words
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536 2009-11-12 15 RONNIE LIM - RONNIE LIM By OIL and gas-rich Qatar is entering Singapore's petrochemicals industry through state-owned Qatar Petroleum International (QPI). In its first strategic step, QPI is taking stakes in two Shell Chemicals' joint ventures here in a deal worth billions of dollars.536 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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Article, Illustration719 2009-11-12 16 Reuters Interest rates should remain near zero for foreseeable future, they add [ATLANTA] High unemployment and reluctant consumers will likely make an incipient US economic recovery weak and erratic, top Federal Reserve officials said in a string of speeches across the USReuters; REUTERS - 719 words
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648 2009-11-12 16 -NYT [WASHINGTON] A widening gap between data and reality is distorting the government's picture of the US economic health, overstating growth and productivity in ways that could affect the political debate on issues such as trade, wages and job creation. The shortcomings of the-NYT - 648 words
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546 2009-11-12 16 ■NYT It could bring in a billion dollars in the US alone [SAN FRANCISCO] Silicon Valley may have discovered the perfect business: charging real money for products that do not exist. These so-called virtual goods, like a US$l illustration of■NYT - 546 words
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511 2009-11-12 16 Bloomberg Inflation may exceed the 2% target in 2012 [LONDON] The Bank of England raised its forecast for economic growth and said that inflation may exceed the 2 per cent target in 2012 even if policymakers start increasing interest rates from a record low.Bloomberg - 511 words
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Article, Illustration403 2009-11-12 16 Reuters [TOKYO] Japanese greenhouse gas emissions fell 6.2 per cent in the last financial year, the government said yesterday. The report confirms market views that the worst recession in decades would have largely contributed to emission cuts. Greenhouse gas emissions in the first year ofReuters; REUTERS - 403 words
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MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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Article, Illustration643 2009-11-12 17 PAULINE NG - PAULINE NG Malaysia also confirms award of a major rail project to a Chinese firm By in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with China's financial regulator on banking cooperation which officials said is a preludeBLOOMBERG - 643 words
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463 2009-11-12 17 S JAYASANKARAN - S JAYASANKARAN RM 17.8b received in 10mthsvsRM12b for the whole of '08 By in Kuala Lumpur FOR the first 10 months of this year, state-owned trust agency Permodalan Nasional Bhd (PNB) received RM17.8 billion (557.3 billion) from the Malaysian public for investment among the463 words
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390 2009-11-12 17 Reuters Aim is to ensure Indonesia's economic recovery stays on track, says finance minister INDONESIA'S finance minister said yesterday that the country would smooth moves in the rupiah to ensure that the country's economic recovery stays on track. The rupiah is the best performingReuters - 390 words
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331 2009-11-12 17 ■AFP [JAKARTA] Indonesia's police chief was on the defensive yesterday after a key state witness told a court that police had forced him to give false statements implicating the country's top graft fighter in murder. National Police Chief Bambang Hendarso Danuri admitted that■AFP - 331 words
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332 2009-11-12 18 AFP [BEIJING] Chinese scientists artificially induced the second major snowstorm to wreak havoc in Beijing this season, state media said yesterday, reigniting debate over the practice of tinkering with Mother Nature. After the earliest snow to hit the capital in 22 years fell onAFP - 332 words
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Article, Illustration602 2009-11-12 18 Reuters This shows China has firmly put the worst of the global crisis behind it [BEIJING] Chinese factory output growth surged to a 19-month high in October, showing that the world's third-largest economy has firmly put the worst of the global financial crisis behindReuters; REUTERS - 602 words
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201 2009-11-12 18 AFP Foreigners barred from parking funds in time deposits [TAIPEI] Taiwan's financial regulator has barred foreign investors from parking funds in time deposits in a bid to curb "hot money" flowing into the island, authorities said yesterday. The Financial Supervisory Commission saidAFP - 201 words
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685 2009-11-12 18 Reuters Not just US$ but other currencies to be factored into rate [BElJlNG] China sent its clearest signal yet that it was ready to allow yuan appreciation after an 18--month hiatus, saying yesterday that it would consider major currencies, not just the dollar,■ Reuters - 685 words
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Article, Illustration576 2009-11-12 18 Bloomberg They're banking on Delhi's pledge to boost infrastructure [NEW DELHI] Renault SA, DHL Worldwide Express and Wal-Mart Stores Inc plan to expand in India, betting that the government will deliver on a pledge to spend US$5OO billion by 2014 to fill pot-holed roadsBloomberg; AFP - 576 words
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484 2009-11-12 19 Reuters Calls for overhaul of caps set by Obama administration [SEGUIN, Texas] General Motors (GM) could be hurt by pay restrictions on senior executives set by the US government, the carmaker's chairman said on Tuesday, urging an overhaul of the salary caps. EdReuters - 484 words
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374 2009-11-12 19 -AP [NEW YORK] After just three months as head of battered insurer American International Group, Robert Benmosche has threatened to leave his post as he struggles to deal with heavy government oversight and restrictions on what the bailed-out company wants to-AP - 374 words
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557 2009-11-12 20 Goldman, Morgan, JPMorgan paying record USs29.7b in bonuses [NEW YORK] US Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd's plan to revamp financial regulation may do little to rein in Wall Street compensation as Goldman Sachs Group, Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan Chase's investment banks557 words
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359 2009-11-12 20 Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] Companies that use derivatives to hedge their own risk, such as swings in commodity prices, will not receive full exemption from stricter capital and trading rules in proposed US Senate legislation. A draft bill proposed on Tuesday by Senate Banking CommitteeBloomberg - 359 words
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Article, Illustration544 2009-11-12 20 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Goldman Sachs Group CEO Lloyd Blankfein said his bank, America's fifth largest, is easier to manage than its bigger rivals, defending the company against regulators and lawmakers who want to break up the top US lenders. "Our business is very complex, andBloomberg; AFP - 544 words
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433 2009-11-12 20 Reuters, AFP [PHNOM PENH] Cambodia refused a request from Thailand yesterday to extradite fugitive former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra, adding fuel to a widening diplomatic row that threatens to worsen Thailand's political crisis. Cambodia's Foreign Ministry rejected the request just moments after aReuters, AFP - 433 words
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Article231 2009-11-12 20 Reuters He beats Trump, Seacrest with haul of USs7sm [LOS ANGELES] Simon Cowell, the acerbic American Idol judge, is the top earning man on primetime US television with an estimated haul of US$75 million, Forbes.com said on Tuesday. Cowell, 50, beat The Apprentice show– Reuters - 231 words
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Article1664 2009-11-12 20 High Low Code Company Sale ('000) High Low Buyer Seller C'vr P/E Smil 10 5 1181 s AAGrp 25 12 8538 t APStrategic 4 0.5 1501 s Advanced System 7.5 2 3480 t Adventus 20 8.5 3518 t Afor 12.5 2 1524 t Alantac 11 3.5 7814 t1,664 words
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Article402 2009-11-12 20 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 $mil Jiii Comi _Hm 111 101 6389 ABF SG Bond ETF 109.5 807 427 CIMBAsean40 100US$ US802 +4 276 149 DBS STI ETF 100 274 +1402 words
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Article261 2009-11-12 20 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 offer261 words
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372 2009-11-12 21 YEN SREENIVASAN - YEN SREENIVASAN Market is expected to rebound to USslob next year: Frost Sullivan By [SINGAPORE] Although the global downturn has hit the aviation sector hard and reduced demand for pilots, the market for pilot training will recover strongly by next year as demand-supply conditions372 words
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Article, Illustration597 2009-11-12 21 Bloomberg [TOKYO] American Airlines may team up with privateequity company TPG Inc to buy a stake in Japan Airlines Corp as it battles to safeguard ties with Asia's biggest carrier by sales. "We stand ready to invest in JAL," Thomas Horton, chiefBloomberg; REUTERS - 597 words
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387 2009-11-12 21 VINCENT WEE - VINCENT WEE Ship building, repair and conversion offset chartering fall By [SINGAPORE] ASL Marine has reported a halving in first-quarter net profit to $11.8 million, from $23.9 million a year ago, on lower ship chartering revenue. But group revenue for the quarter ended387 words
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Article2785 2009-11-12 21 AIRLINE CODES: AA: Amencao Airlines (AAL), AF: Air France (AFR), AI: Air India iIA a =innair Oy (FIN), AZ: Alitalia Airlines (AZA), BA: British Airarays Public Ltd Co (BAW), BG: Biman Bangladesh Airlines (BBC), Bl: Royal Brur dn Bhd (RBA), BO: Bouraq Airlines (BOU), BR: EVA2,785 words
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Article, Illustration396 2009-11-12 21 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Diana Shipping Inc, a carrier of commodities including iron ore and coal, has said that third-quarter profit fell by half as transport rates declined. Net income sank to US$2B.7 million, or 36 US cents a share, from U5557.6 million, or 77– Bloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 396 words
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Article113 2009-11-12 21 '000 lov :H Offshore Ihuan Hup Hldgs losco Corp ZWTLtd Ezra Hldgs rirst Ship Lease rreight Links jrand Banks lava Hold Ltd <TVentures <eppel Corp Vlercator Lines V1TQ Corp MOL Pacific Shipping 3an-United Corp Rickmers Mari iamudera Ship iembcorp Indust iembcorp Marine ipore Ship itar Cruises 0.69 0.32 1.08113 words
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Article37 2009-11-12 21 '000 Int'G Logistics MISCBhd MISC Foreign Msia Bulk Carrie NCB Holdings Nepline Brief PDZ Holdings 0.98 8.80 8.87 3.12 3.10 unch 0.09 unch -0.01 -0.02 0.05 -0.03 unch unch 74 32 11 185 46 0 123037 words
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Article13 2009-11-12 21 '00 lov ■recious Ship Jegional Cont 19.30 11.40 0.20 0.10 2479 61213 words
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Article23 2009-11-12 21 lov Evergreen Marine ....16.90 :irst Steamship 46.70 /Van Hai Lines 15.70 r"ang Ming Marine...11.85 0.20 0.90 0.10 0.15 9 7 2 623 words
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Article38 2009-11-12 21 '000 lov fen :awasaki Hvylnd ..217.00 1.00 8680 :awasaki Kisen 330.00 5.00 7129 /litsubishi Hvy 313.00 -3.00 ***** /litsui Eng&Sbldg...245.00 3.00 9130 /litsui OsR Lines 540.00 12.00 ***** lippon Express 383.00 -4.00 2842 lipponYusen 327.00 unch *****38 words
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Miscellaneous379 2009-11-12 21 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across I Plum post at the end of the R ~~J2 ~~15 ~~J4 ~~ls ~~[e ~~[7 8 Little work drawing in ab- I II stract style (2,3) g I I 9 Stimulate change seeing hesi- mmi h tation within (8) j Ml II Pressing one bloke once earli-379 words
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505 2009-11-12 22 A THIRD suicide bombing in three days in north-west Pakistan on Tuesday killed at least 36 people. This is an obvious retaliation after Pakistan's army last month began its largest offensive to clear pro-Taleban fighters from South Waziristan, bordering Afghanistan. Since then,505 words
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Article, Illustration842 2009-11-12 22 X KESAVAPANY - Obama 's world view: Impact on S-E Asia X KESAVAPANY Spore anticipates the US leader will come with good news for Asean, East Asia and itself By F CRISES tend to produce great I leaders, the United States is singularly blessed in the crises that produced George Washington, Abraham LincolnAFP - 842 words
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Article, Illustration798 2009-11-12 22 THOMAS FRIEDMAN - THOMAS FRIEDMAN -NYT THE BOTTOM LINE NO matter how many times you hear them, there are some statistics that just bowl you over. The one that always stuns me is this: Imagine if you took all the cars, trucks,-NYT - 798 words
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Article, Illustration833 2009-11-12 23 DAVID FOGARTY - DAVID FOGARTY Reuters Apec leaders will offer no major initiatives to give next month's Copenhagen talks a much-needed push, say analysts By WITH little prospect of any new climate change initiatives emerging at an Apec meeting in Singapore this weekend, the climate agenda mightReuters; AP - 833 words
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Article, Illustration1209 2009-11-12 23 BETTINA WASSENER - BETTINA WASSENER ■IHT By THE global hotel business is in a deep funk, but that has not kept the industry from betting on the one region of the world where growth is strongest: Asia. Hardly a week goes by in the region■IHT - 1,209 words
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Article8863 2009-11-12 24 Transaction date: Nov 11 Hii Low Code Col Sale COOP) Hii Low Bl Seller C'vr P/E Smil 17 3 3148 8Telecom 9.5 2.5 5834 A-Sonic 34 15 5000 ABRHIdgs 15.5 5.5 1938 AEI Corp 8 1 1100 AEM 23 7.5 2101 APOil 93 35 5550 ARA 8 2.58,863 words
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Article9461 2009-11-12 25 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS AIG Global Investment Corporation (S) Ltd AIGIF Acorns of Asia Balanced FundlS 2.09/ AIGIF Spore Bond Fund/ A 1.359/ APS Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Alpha Fund!** 1.09/ APS Alpha Fund (USD)!** 0.79/ AXA Life Secure Ascent 2020 Fund 0.9327/0.9327 AXA Wealth Mgt Spore Pte Ltd AXAWM9,461 words
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378 2009-11-12 26 In local curr In S$ In USS %dy %yr dy yr dy yr Index Change Change Change Change Change Change Nov 10 World Index Preliminan 809.9 -0.1 19.5 0.0 21.1 -0.1 25.6 EAFE Preliminai 759.1 0.0 16.9 0.0 23.5 -0.1 28.1 Eure Preliminan 1092.3 -0.2378 words
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Article131 2009-11-12 26 As at 9am Nov 11 Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Bid Offer Aust dollar 1.2790 1.3180 Can dollar 1.3140 1.3290 Euro 2.0680 2.0910 NZ dollar 1.0220 1.0440 Sterlini ind 2.3090 2.3351 US dollar 1.3790 1.3940 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign131 words
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Article177 2009-11-12 26 Nov 11 Offer Bid Overnight 3/8 1 -month 7/16 2-months 9/16 3-months 11/16 Overnight mode: 0.25 USS 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 0.24 0.32 0.35 0.37 0.60 0.90 1.10 Offer 0.19 0.22177 words
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Article26 2009-11-12 26 Nov 11 STI Nov 2708 2731 2736 SIMSCI Nov 323.6 329.5 329.5 Taiwan Nov 275.9 279.5 279.4 Source: MF Global (S) He. Ltd26 words
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Article22 2009-11-12 26 Nov 11 S! Bid Offer 1-month 1.3865 1.3876 2-months 1.3869 1.3880 3-months 1.3872 1.3883 6-months 1.3876 1.3887 Source: OCBC22 words
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Article63 2009-11-12 26 Nov 11 Delivery Month Opening Range Sett Av Price Price Hii Vol Open Done Position Low Nov 09 2175 Dec 09 2234 Jan 10 2251 Feb 10 2261 Total o/p: ***** contracts 2175 2175 2175 5 85 2215 2238 2205 830 9322 2235 2260 2225 3349 ***** 225563 words
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Article286 2009-11-12 26 Nov 11 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT EURODOLLAR FUTURES Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 99.7100 99.6000 99.3700 99.0300 7445 6896 3874 3237 EUROYEN TIBOR FUTURES Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 99.540 99.540 DedO Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 99.540 99.500 99.535 99.535 99.515 99.455 99.370 99.310 99.310 368 158 120286 words
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Article178 2009-11-12 26 Nov 11 RUBBER Futures (Closing prices) RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Month High Low Close Sett Volume (lots) O/l (lots) Dec 09 248.0 Jan 10 Feb 10 249.0 Mar10 249.0 Apr 10 May 10 250.0 248.0 247.0 248.0 250.0 248.0 249.0 249.0 249.0 250.0 250.5 4 190 30 40178 words
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Article81 2009-11-12 26 Nov 11 Period Issue code Maturity Yesterday's Bid Hii Day's ill Low 3-Month BQ*****N 11.02.2010 1-Year BY*****N 01.11.2010 0.43 0.55 0.36 0.36 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-Year81 words
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Article101 2009-11-12 26 Nov 10 (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 lb bushels) Close Previous High/Low Nov 09 961.50 964.25 968.25 946.00 Jan 10 968.00 972.00 975.00 952.50 Mar10 974.00 978.00 981.00 958.00 May 10 977.50 981.25 983.25 960.00 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs;Uscent/lb) Close Previous High/Low Dec 09 37.56 37.77 37.75 37.12 Jan101 words
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Article78 2009-11-12 26 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Nov 10 CRUDE (FOB origin) USS/barrel Close Cham Brent blend (1-Mth F) 78.48 -0.27 WTI (Near Mth) 79.10 -0.13 Dubai (1 -Mth F) 77.71 0.65 Tapis blend 79.45 0.30 Minas 78.70 0.50 PRODUCT USS/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha Jet Kerosene 74.25 85.10 0.85 0.60 USS/barrel Opec78 words
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Article465 2009-11-12 26 Nov 11 AS CS Rmb Euro HKS IndRsRu ih Yen Won RM NZS Pak Rs Peso SS Rand Sfr NTS Baht Pound US! Australia 0.975 6.358 0.620 7.218 43.217 87.598 0.837 10.779 3.147 1.255 77.530 43.510 1.292 6.859 0.936 30.075 31.020 0.556 0.931 Canada 1.026 6.524 0.636465 words
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Article79 2009-11-12 26 Nov 11 (US$) (SS) 0.***** 0.***** 1 mth 2 mths 0.***** 0.***** 3 mths 0.***** 0.***** 6 mths 0.***** 0.***** 9 mths 0.***** 0.***** 12 mths 1.***** 0.***** SWAP Offer rates (S$) 1 mth 0.***** 2 mths 0.***** 3 mths 0.***** 6 mths 0.***** 9 mths 1.***** 12 mths79 words
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Article157 2009-11-12 26 Nov 11 Against SS Currencies Bid Offer Against USS Bid Offer S$IUS$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.2908 1.2923 0.9312 0.9316 Canadian dollar 1.3244 1.3261 0.9554 0.9559 Euro 2.0840 2.0857 1.5034 1.5035 NZ dollar 1.0283 1.0293 0.7418 0.7420 Sterlini ind 2.3226 2.3244 1.6755 1.6751157 words
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Article136 2009-11-12 26 Nov 11 GOLD (USS/oz) Novii NoviO Hong Kong 1112.20 1096.60 London NovW Nov09 1101.80 1106.85 1102.60 1107.65 Source: Thomson Reuters CAST BAR (S$) Novii Buying Sellim Kilobar "52,997.10" ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (S$) Selling Buying 1gm 5gm 10gm 20gm 50gm 100gm 1 oz 1 oz UBS KineharTM 118.77136 words
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Article70 2009-11-12 26 Nov 10 Aluminium, 99.7% purity (USS/tonne) Close Previous Cash 1925.25 1918.50 3 months 1959.00 1952.00 Copper, Grade A (USS/tonne) Cash 3 months 6506.25 6530.00 6516.75 6539.00 Lead (USS/tonne) Cash 2261.50 3 months 2288.00 2273.25 2300.00 Nickel (USS/tonne) Cash 3 months *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 Tin (USS/tonne) Cash 370 words
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Article, Illustration510 2009-11-12 29 WINSTON CHAI - WINSTON CHAI It aims for threefold improvement in its operating margins By INTERNET giant Yahoo has set its sights on achieving a threefold improvement in its operating margins over the next three years and Asia looks set to take on a much biggerAP - 510 words
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Article, Illustration683 2009-11-12 29 Network Hardware Resale plans to ramp up Singapore HQ operations to fuel its pre-owned business in Asia, reports ONG BOON KIAT THERE may be a stigma attached to buying second-hand gear, but it has not stopped pre-owned networking gear provider Network Hardware Resale (NHR) from683 words
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309 2009-11-12 29 IF Network Hardware Resale (NHR) has been the bane of Cisco Systems, seeing how it undercuts the latter's equipment prices, it has also been a boon in some areas, said NHR CEO Mike Sheldon. "Cisco's sales people view us very much as the 'evil empire.309 words
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220 2009-11-12 29 Reuters [SEOUL] Samsung Electronics said on Tuesday that it would launch its own open mobile platform in December as it tries to make up for a late start in the red-hot smartphone market. Samsung and home rival LG Electronics have been scrambling to make aReuters - 220 words
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Article397 2009-11-12 30 NISHA RAMCHANDANI - NISHA RAMCHANDANI $120 m project will open at Robertson Quay in second quarter of 2010 By MILLENNIUM Copthorne Hotels (M&C) has added a new brand to its portfolio, Studio M, with the first hotel slated to open in Singapore in the second quarter of397 words
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Article, Illustration383 2009-11-12 30 UMA SHANKARI - UMA SHANKARI By THE design for the first public housing project along the upcoming Punggol waterway has been chosen. International architectural firm groupBasia has emerged as winner ofthe Housing Development Board's Punggol Waterfront housing design competition. GroupBasia teamed up with local firm Aedas to come383 words
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Article965 2009-11-12 31 LESLIE YEE - LESLIE YEE COMMENTARY Policymakers can focus on alleviating life's anxieties such as providing low-cost quality education, healthcare coverage By WORK in the real estate sector in Hong Kong but do not cover the residential property market. Nevertheless, like many residents of the Special Administrative Region,965 words
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Article, Illustration788 2009-11-12 31 Reuters [MUMBAI/HONG KONG] Asia's policymakers are sticking with surgical steps to contain asset price inflation, but may soon have to turn to much more aggressive action if property bubbles keep inflating. Authorities in Hong Kong, India, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan in the– Reuters; AFP - 788 words
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Article547 2009-11-12 31 Reuters No underlying fundamentals for sector's performance [LONDON] ING Real Estate has raised concerns that a recent rise in UK commercial property prices could lead to a bubble, possibly causing values to fall again by end-2010, one of its senior executives said on Tuesday. "The– Reuters - 547 words
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Article, Illustration390 2009-11-12 32 KALPANA RASHIWALA - KALPANA RASHIWALA Price works out to almost $1,100 psf ppr for freehold residential plot By A CONSORTIUM led by Heeton Holdings is understood to have signed a deal to buy the freehold Mitre Hotel site at Killiney Road for about $121-122ST FILE PHOTO - 390 words
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403 2009-11-12 32 EMILYN YAP - EMILYN YAP Some firms have gone back to leasing commercial space By HIGH-spec industrial space has lost favour with tenants in the past few months. As office rents plunged, some companies have gone back to leasing commercial space, says Colliers International.403 words
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