The Business Times, 17 November 2009
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Title Section20 2009-11-17 1 The Business Times Ssl.oo online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg Sf^l A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION COREGNNOI9B4O2B6BE MICA (P) 123/08/2009 Tuesday, November 17,200920 words
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812 2009-11-17 1 CHUANG PECK MING - CHUANG PECK MING It should be offered to fit and satisfactory performers; one-off payment mooted for those who miss out By [SINGAPORE] Two years before the law on re-employ-ing older workers comes into play in 2012, the picture is already falling into focus. Among812 words
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937 2009-11-17 1 KALPANA RASHIWALA - KALPANA RASHIWALA By [SINGAPORE] The number of private homes that developers launched and sold in October slowed to their lowest levels since housing sales began their revival in February, according to latest official figures. While the outcome was expected,937 words
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MARKETS DIGEST
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Article94 2009-11-17 1 us$ S$ US$ (S$ per US$) 1.385 (US$/S$ per 1.674 2.319 EURO (USS/SS/E) 1.498 2.076 Foreign currency per US$ S$ YEN 89.60 64.60 RM 3.362 2.427 HK$ 7.750 5.594 BAHT 33.21 23.97 RUPIAH 9,365 6,760 RENMINBI 6.827 4.928 INDIAN RUPEE 46.10 33.28 A$ 1.070 0.773 NZ$ 1.343 0.969 KL94 words
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Article29 2009-11-17 1 Bloomberg SINGAPORE 5.38 MALAYSIA 5.55 HONG KONG 5.00 INDONESIA 15.758 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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Miscellaneous35 2009-11-17 1 HOCK LOCK SIEW SME INC PROPERTY SPECIAL FEATURE Shareholders mattery but Infinio waiting TWonewßTO Quality and employees matter more to bloom m^tmL projects in Punggol Standards 2009 PAGE 2 PAGE 11 PAGE 39 PAGES 22-2935 words
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TOP STORIES
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THREE-MINUTE DIGEST
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84 2009-11-17 2 TWO years before the law on re-employing older workers comes into play in 2012, the picture is already falling into focus. Among the key draft guidelines announced yesterday: re-employment should be offered to those who are medically fit and had performed at least satisfactorily; the84 words
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Article57 2009-11-17 2 THE number of private homes that developers launched and sold in October slowed to their lowest levels since housing sales began their revival in February, according to latest official figures. While the outcome was expected, the big question is how long it will take for home57 words
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66 2009-11-17 2 PETER Seah, a former banker has been made a DBS Group Holdings director, an appointment which has been speculated for some time. In particular the talk has been that current DBS chairman Koh Boon Hwee soon will step down to be succeeded by Mr66 words
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59 2009-11-17 2 JAPAN'S economic growth rate spurted unexpectedly to 1.2 per cent, or at close to double the forecast pace, in the third quarter compared to the preceding three months. But economists said the leap in growth which was the strongest in two years59 words
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51 2009-11-17 2 A FIGHT for control of MacArthurCook Industrial Reit has broken out after Cambridge Industrial Reit, a 9.76 per cent unitholder, yesterday said it opposes a recapitalisation exercise and is calling a meeting to oust MI-Reit's present manager and install itself instead. COMPANY NEWS, PAGE51 words
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56 2009-11-17 2 PROPERTY agency HSR International Realtors said yesterday it plans to list on Singapore Exchange through a reverse takeover. Husband-and-wife team Patrick Liew and Kellie Lim, who own 100 per cent of HSR, will sell their entire stakeholding to Catalist-listed Wepco Ltd for56 words
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824 2009-11-17 2 WONG WEI KONG - WONG WEI KONG FEW things in the corporate world stir more controversy than the shareholders versus employees debate. In good times, when there is more to go around, the issue simmers below the surface, only to break out into the open in times of824 words
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Article, Illustration464 2009-11-17 2 SIOW Ll SEN - SIOW Ll SEN By [SINGAPORE] Peter Seah has been appointed to the board of DBS Group Holdings, sparking talk that he will soon replace chairman Koh Boon Hwee. Mr Seah, who is currently chairman of the Singapore Technologies group and Sembcorp Industries, was president464 words
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Article, Illustration569 2009-11-17 2 Reuters, Bloomberg [BEIJING] US President Barack Obama yesterday told Chinese students that he did not fear their nation's rise, ahead of talks on trade imbalances and currency strains that underline the sometimes tense embrace between the two giants. He told hisReuters,; Bloomberg; AFP - 569 words
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Article, Illustration722 2009-11-17 4 ANTHONY ROWLEY - ANTHONY ROWLEY But economists say leap in growth is likely to be short-lived By in Tokyo JAPAN'S economic growth rate spurted unexpectedly to 1.2 per cent, or at close to double the forecast pace, in the third quarter of this year comparedBLOOMBERG - 722 words
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Article, Illustration533 2009-11-17 4 CONRAD TAN - CONRAD TAN Region needs deeper, broader financial integration By [SINGAPORE] Asia needs much deeper and broader financial integration to reduce its vulnerability to external shocks and volatile flows of capital, Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang said yesterday. While trade links within533 words
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632 2009-11-17 4 Reuters, AP, Bloomberg LATEST US DATA [WASHINGTON] US retail sales grew more than expected last month as vehicle sales bounced back from a deep slump, but non-car sales edged up just slightly, suggesting consumers remain cautious. Other data yesterday showed inventories atReuters, AP, Bloomberg - 632 words
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Article, Illustration637 2009-11-17 4 AP, Reuters, Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] General Motors (GM) will begin paying back US$6.7 billion in US government loans next month and could pay off that full amount as early as 2010, five years ahead of schedule, CEO Fritz Henderson said yesterday.AP, Reuters, Bloomberg - 637 words
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362 2009-11-17 4 CHUANG PECK MING - CHUANG PECK MING By [SINGAPORE] CBF? It's an abbreviation NTUC president John de Payva repeatedly used yesterday in a welcome speech at a seminar hosted by the government, employer representative and the labour movement. No, it does not stand for Confederacao Brasileira362 words
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284 2009-11-17 4 [SINGAPORE] While the purpose of the new guidelines is to promote re-em-ployment of older workers, they also provide for employment assistance payment (EAP). But a key member of the workgroup that drafted the guidelines said they don't want to dwell too much on this,284 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article, Illustration815 2009-11-17 5 CHEW XIANG - CHEW XIANG By Cambridge Industrial Trust against plan to recapitalise; offers itself as replacement A FIGHT for control of MacArthurCook Industrial Reit (MI-Reit) has broken out after Cambridge Industrial Trust, a 9.76 per cent unitholder, yesterday said it opposes a recapitalisation exercise and815 words
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Article, Illustration500 2009-11-17 7 VEN SREENIVASAN - VEN SREENIVASAN By IN a definite sign that economic recovery is kicking in, Singapore Airlines posted some of its strongest load factor numbers in October, with cargo load hitting a two-year high. Despite carrying 10 per cent fewer passengers than a year earlier,FILE PHOTO - 500 words
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Article349 2009-11-17 7 OH BOON PING - OH BOON PING By OLAM International has bought more almond orchards that belonged to collapsed Australian company Timbercorp, making Olam the world's second-biggest supplier of almonds. In a statement, the commodity supplier said it has agreed to buy 3,853 ha of planted almond orchards around349 words
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736 2009-11-17 7 LYNETTE KHOO - LYNETTE KHOO NEWS ANALYSIS They should seek EGM to replace executive directors if firm is to be saved By IF you are a passenger in a car with a reckless driver, what would you do? Replace the driver. And that is probably736 words
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634 2009-11-17 8 OH BOON PING - OH BOON PING Long-term outlook positive; palm oil set for correction by year's end By ALTHOUGH commodity prices have moved up sharply in recent months, the rebound appears to be a double-edged sword, going by the mixed bag of third-quarter financial results634 words
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180 2009-11-17 8 Bloomberg [MOSCOW] Keppel Offshore Marine Ltd may offer a liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply contract to OAO Gazprom when its exclusive British Gas deal ends, chairman Choo Chiau Beng said. "Maybe in the future Gazprom has a possibility of supplying LNG to Singapore,"– Bloomberg - 180 words
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Article, Illustration479 2009-11-17 9 UMA SHANKARI - UMA SHANKARI The property firm's owners will sell their entire stakeholding to Catalist-listecl Wepco for $40m By PROPERTY agency HSR International Realtors said yesterday it plans to list on Singapore Exchange (SGX) through a reverse takeover (RTO). Husband-and-wife team Patrick Liew andFILE PHOTO - 479 words
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248 2009-11-17 9 SPH Magazines and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) have teamed up to bring a fresh new look to the MPA's quarterly trade publication Singapore Nautilus, the first revamped issue of which was launched yesterday. SPH Magazines has been appointed the publishing248 words
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180 2009-11-17 9 SOME roads will be closed for a limited time for the SGX Bull Charge 2009 this Friday. Motorists are advised to take note of and avoid affected junctions between Collyer Quay and Marina Boulevard. People intending to travel along the affected roads180 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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105 2009-11-17 9 A JOINT venture company involving Asia Environment Holdings Ltd and Dayen Environmental Ltd working on a build-operate-transfer project in China has started arbitration proceedings against the municipal government of Pizhou City. The joint venture Pizhou Penyao Water Pte Ltd was formed by the two105 words
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Article55 2009-11-17 9 AUSGROUP said that the group has won a As34 million (Ss44 million) contract for the onshore painting and insulation for Woodside's Pluto LNG Project. The contract was awarded to AGC Industries Pty Ltd, AusGroup's Australian subsidiary, which will undertake the works for the Pluto LNG55 words
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374 2009-11-17 9 LYNETTE KHOO - LYNETTE KHOO By THE High Court has slapped fines on the chairman of AP Oil International and a group employee for separate breaches ofthe Securities and Futures Act (SFA). Ho Leng Woon, AP Oil chairman and managing director, was fined $150,000374 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration620 2009-11-17 6 R SIVANITHY - R SIVANITHY STOCKS Buying targets mainly banks and propels Straits Times Index up 56.62 points to 2,783.85 in moderate volume A7O-POINT rise in the December futures contract on the Dow Jones Industrial Average, a 1.7 per cent rise in Hong Kong's Hang: Bloomberg - 620 words
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Article91 2009-11-17 6 MAIN Up Down Unch SDQ Up Down Unch TOTAL Up Down Unch Multi Ind 15 1 1 0 0 0 15 1 1 Manufacturing 97 31 64 12 105 38 76 Commerce 40 21 44 24 Tpt/Stor/Comms 29 30 Finance 26 26 Construction 14 15 10 Properties91 words
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Article118 2009-11-17 6 MAIN SDQ TOTAL MAIN SDQ TOTAL Multi Ind 44,703 44,703 64,955 64,955 Manufacturing 520,818 22,598 543,416 332,266 1,615 333,882 Commerce 139,322 23,271 162,593 133,450 7,160 140,610 )t/Stor/Comms 122,097 5,372 127,469 170,467 1,227 171,694 Finance 53,159 53,159 376,511 376,511 Construction 54,047 8,414 62,461 16,942 300 17,242 Properties 184,446118 words
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Article111 2009-11-17 6 Stock name Close Cham Capita Land 4.230 4-0.100 CapitaMall 1.700 4-0.020 CityDev 10.400 4-0.380 ComfortDelGro 1.550 -0.010 Cosco Corp 1.150 4-0.050 DBS Grp 14.560 4-0.420 F&N 3.940 4-0.060 Genting SP 1.130 Golden Agri 0.455 -0.005 HK Land 4.880 4-0.060 JMH 30.700 4-1.000 JSH 17.380 4-0.220 JardineC&C111 words
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Article, Illustration905 2009-11-17 6 Ezra Holdings Nov 16 close: $2.06 UOB-KAY HIAN, Nov 13 OVER FY2OIO to FY2012, Ezra Holdings is set to see its next leg of growth, driven by its new deepwater subsea services segment and a second fabrication yard in Vietnam. We expect earnings in FY2012 to double from: Bloomberg - 905 words
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Article, Illustration12 2009-11-17 6 Pegged: Any yuan appreciation is seen weakening the US dollar APAP - 12 words
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524 2009-11-17 6 Reuters [NEW YORK] The US dollar extended losses against the yen, briefly dipping to a session low, after data showed an index of manufacturing activity in New York State fell by more than expected in November. A report showing a bigger-than-ex-pected increase in US– Reuters - 524 words
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Article60 2009-11-17 6 Nov 16 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS 155.00+398.0 BT CADI -*****.00 +268.0 BT 10-day MA -*****.00+15.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 641.49+15.15 FTSE ST Small Cap 526.29+11.69 FTSE ST All Share 681.99+14.27 FTSE ST China Top 267.90 +6.63 FTSE ST China 293.91 +5.71 FTSE ST Catalist 1325.37 +7.24 FTSE60 words
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Article57 2009-11-17 6 VOLUME Yanqzijianq 85,653,000 Genting SP 64,805,000 JiutianC 50,012,000 China Milk 46,131,000 Golden Agri 44,394,000 Yinq Li 39,356,000 Otto Marine 39,246,000 BanJooWlll222 36,408,000 Teledata 34,634,000 Memstar 34,477,000 VALUE(S) DBS Grp 106,193,572 UOB 105,523,120 OCBC Bk 102,307,686 Yanqzijianq 97,554,600 Capita Land 93,894,011 Genting SP 73,286,760 Keppel Land 61,333,880 Sing57 words
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Article110 2009-11-17 6 BY CENTS CLOSE UP ***** 498.5 3.3 DBXT Ni 10US$ GLD 10US$ ***** 264.5 1.8 JMH 3070 138.5 3.4 MS India 10US$ 1498 108.0 5. UOB 1994 98.0 5.2 DBXT FTChina25 10US$ 3259 92.8 2.1 STXPO 100 1422 86.0 6.4 UOB.ES.0911 1958 84.0 4.5 DBXT FTVietnam 10US! 5354 81.7110 words
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Article117 2009-11-17 6 DBXT S&P Short 10US$ CLOSE DOWN 5530 -63.7 -0.8 OCC3.93% NCPS10 8210 -30.0 -0.4 Asia Pac Brew 1190 -20.0 -1.7 STI2500 DBePWI ***** 15.5 -11.5 -42.6 OCBC Bk5.1%NCPS 100 ***** -10.0 -0.1 UOB 5.05%NCPS 100 ***** -10.0 -0.1 STI2850BNPePW*****0 30.5 -9.5 -23.8 TPV 91.5 -8.5 -8.5 DBS MBLePW/*****2 10.5117 words
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Article82 2009-11-17 6 Where S! i$ stands Nov 16 %CHNG CLOSE FRNOV13 YR2009 S$ LOW S$ HIGH uss 1.3861 0.05 1.5579 1.3853 Euro 2.0765 -0.56 2.0952 1.9150 Pounds 2.3159 -0.15 2.4366 2.0356 AS 1.2942 -0.46 1.2942* 0.9453 Yen* 1.5499 -0.34 1.7278 1.4831 Rupiah* 0.***** -0.27 0.***** 0.***** Baht* 4.1750 -0.20 4.3390 4.104082 words
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Advertisement591 2009-11-17 9 Cambridge Industrial Trust ("CIT") holds nearly 10% of MI-REIT units at a price of up to 550.40 each. It is the largest unitholder in MI-REIT. Cambridge Industrial Trust Management Limited ("CITM"), the manager of CIT, assesses the value of each MI-REIT unit at 1.1 CIT units, or approximately 550.479 at591 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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299 2009-11-17 10 TEH SHI NING - TEH SHI NING By CONSUMER sentiment recovered further in the past quarter as Singaporeans reported improved job prospects and a greater readiness to spend, the latest on Nielsen's Consumer Confidence Index shows. Singapore's index leapt nine points to 96 in the third299 words
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352 2009-11-17 10 LEE U- WEN - LEE U-WEN SM Goh, Russian DPM Sobyanin co-chairing inter-govt body By FRESH details were released yesterday about the new high-level Singa-pore-Russia commission that will allow both countries to explore and promote broad-based cooperation. Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong was appointed one of the co-chairs352 words
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SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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176 2009-11-17 10 SINGAPORE and Finland yesterday signed a protocol to incorporate the new internationally agreed standard for the exchange of information for tax purposes upon request in their standing agreement for the avoidance of double taxation. The protocol was signed by Permanent Secretary ofthe Ministry of Finance176 words
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81 2009-11-17 10 SPHERE Exhibits, a wholly owned subsidiary of Singapore Press Holdings (SPH), will be launching its inaugural Christmas fair at Suntec Convention Halls 401-402 from Nov 20 to 22. Admission is free and the show opens from 11 am to 9pm daily. The81 words
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230 2009-11-17 10 CENTRAL Provident Fund members will continue to receive 2.5 per cent a year interest on savings in their Ordinary Account for the first three months of next year. The CPF board said yesterday the interest rate as derived from those230 words
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356 2009-11-17 10 TEH SHI NING - TEH SHI NING By SINGAPORE and Vietnam's strong bilateral ties are complemented by deepening economic ones, President SR Nathan said last night at an Istana banquet hosted in honour of visiting Vietnamese President Nguyen Minh Triet. Mr Nguyen's state visit is the culmination of "a356 words
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Article, Illustration304 2009-11-17 10 ARTHUR LEE - ARTHUR LEE By THE open space at Raffles Place MRT Station was yesterday "planted" with 1,000 sunflowers to spread the message "Bringing Sunshine to the Sunset Years". Dover Park Hospice hopes that by this Sunday when its inaugural Sunday Family Walk kicks off, the entire grassyARTHUR LEE - 304 words
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605 2009-11-17 10 RONNIE LIM - RONNIE LIM Daniel Yergin sees ideal range at US$55-$BO a barrel By A US$lOO oil price will derail the still-fragile global economic recovery, warns internationally-renowned energy expert Daniel Yergin. Prices, he said, should ideally range between US$55 and US$BO a barrel605 words
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347 2009-11-17 10 FELDA CHAY - FELDA CHAY By THE National Research Foundation (NRF) has embarked on a mid-term review to determine the strategic thrust for Singapore's research and development investment over the next five years, said NRF chairman Tony Tan yesterday. Speaking at the Cancer Science Institute (CSI)347 words
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Article, Illustration1439 2009-11-17 11 SMALL CAPS New multimedia firm eyes hotels and e-commerce businesses. CHEN HUIFEN reports HAVING successfully transformed the company from an education services provider to a new media firm, Infinio Group CEO Jeffrey Soong now wants stakeholders to think of it as a garden1,439 words
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Article, Illustration583 2009-11-17 11 CHEN HUIFEN - CHEN HUIFEN Aspiring entrepreneurs get tips on how to start their own business By ELIM Chew, the founder of apparel and accessory firm 77th Street, lamented the difficulty she had to face in persuading people to attend a seminar on how to have a millionaireFILE PHOTO - 583 words
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Article, Illustration891 2009-11-17 12 ANG SWEE HOON - ANG SWEE HOON A brand must communicate a distinctive image to its customers By IT IS not uncommon for people to equate more with better. The wealthier we are, the better off are our lives. The more working experience we acquire, the more in demandBLOOMBERG - 891 words
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Article420 2009-11-17 12 TEH HOOI LING - TEH HOOI LING By SMALL cap stocks finally turned around after three weeks of decline. Still, their rebound trailed behind that of the blue chips. Our small cap portfolio edged up 2.6 per cent in the five trading sessions to yesterday. This compared with420 words
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1193 2009-11-17 13 Jan G Vistisen Director Executives' Global Network Singapore Pte Ltd IF following recent months' development in how companies have experienced the recent crisis has made just one thing absolutely clear, then it is the fact that there is not "one" economy, but many,1,193 words
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Miscellaneous105 2009-11-17 13 Next week's topic: "At a recent business forum, some industry participants suggested that a government-run venture capital arm could perhaps be set up to invest solely in local SMEs to help them tide over financing woes. Do you think this will work?" If you are an SME owner or leader,105 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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718 2009-11-17 14 Reuters The investment fund's comment drives bullion to record highs [SYDNEY] Central banks will be net buyers of gold this year as they diversify away from the US dollar, marking a reversal of a decades-old trend, global commodities investment fund Blackßock said■ Reuters - 718 words
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Article, Illustration483 2009-11-17 14 AFP lt will bolster China's economy, he tells finance forum [BEIJING] International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn yesterday reiterated that a stronger yuan would help bolster China's economy, amid mounting pressure on Beijing to let the currency rise. In a speech to aAFP; BLOOMBERG - 483 words
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Article, Illustration363 2009-11-17 14 -AFP [TOKYO] Bank of Japan governor Masaaki Shirakawa warned yesterday that a long period of very cheap credit in the United States and other developed countries could pose a risk to the world economy. "Monetary easing in advanced economies has stimulated capital inflows-AFP - 363 words
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240 2009-11-17 14 Reuters [BEIJING] The safeguard provision that China agreed to as a condition for joining the World Trade Organization in 2001 should be enforced, US trade officials said yesterday, despite Chinese pressure for the US to reduce trade actions on its products. US Trade Representative– Reuters - 240 words
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Article776 2009-11-17 14 Reuters ANALYSIS Contingent capital is not a panacea for banks [WASHINGTON] REGULATORS love it. Bank executives fear it. Many investors have no clue what it is. Meet contingent capital, a tricky kind of bond intended to insulate large financial institutions when extreme risk-taking goes bad.Reuters - 776 words
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359 2009-11-17 14 Reuters Data shows US consumer sentiment souring in early Nov [ABU DHABI] A Federal Reserve official said yesterday that the US economy still faced "significant weaknesses" and urged policymakers to allow large financial institutions to fail if needed. "We still have significantReuters - 359 words
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Article, Illustration469 2009-11-17 15 S JAYASANKARAN - S JAYASANKARAN It plans to offer 35m shares to local and institutional investors in Thailand By in Kuala Lumpur SHARES of CIMB Group Holdings jumped almost 3 per cent to RM13.28 apiece after Malaysia's largest investment bank announced plans for aREUTERS - 469 words
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Article, Illustration446 2009-11-17 15 Bloomberg Shares surge after report of Hong Leong Bank link [KUALA LUMPUR] Affin Holdings Bhd, a Malaysian bank part-owned by Hong Kong's Bank of East Asia Ltd, said that it is not in any merger talks, denying a media report which triggered the stock's_ ____ „___ _____£~ – Bloomberg - 446 words
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249 2009-11-17 15 Bloomberg [JAKARTA] Indonesia's rupiah, Asia's best-performing currency this year, isn't overvalued and gains will help curb increases in consumer prices, International Monetary Fund senior resident representative Milan Zavadjil said. Indonesia has fared better than its neighbours during the global economic slump,Bloomberg - 249 words
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Article499 2009-11-17 15 PAULINE NG - PAULINE NG By in Kuala Lumpur BASED on its lagging contribution to the services sector, it may be years before Johor catches up with its central cousins, its strategic location next to Singapore, Asean's biggest services hub, notwithstanding. Kuala Lumpur and Selangor are Malaysia's current indisputable499 words
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619 2009-11-17 16 -AFP Project aims to cut corruption, improve distribution of state benefits [NEW DELHI] India's 1.16 billion people are each to receive their own identity number under a monumental plan designed to cut corruption and improve distribution of state benefits. The project modelled-AFP - 619 words
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Article, Illustration331 2009-11-17 16 -AFP [SHANGHAI] US President Barack Obama had a chance yesterday to compare notes with Chinese officials on one of his administration's major investments that is doing better here than at home: General Motors (GM). At the start of talks with-AFP; BLOOMBERG - 331 words
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310 2009-11-17 16 [BEIJING] China needs to stick to a "moderately loose" monetary policy next year as government stimulus wanes and private investment and external demand remain weak, the State Information Centre said. The central bank should "fine-tune" liquidity with open-market operations and avoid adjusting interest310 words
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353 2009-11-17 16 Bloomberg, Reuters [TAIPEI] Taiwan and China signed an agreement to widen access to each other's banks, insurers and brokerages as relations between the former adversaries reach their warmest since a civil war ended in 1949. The agreements were signed yesterday– Bloomberg, Reuters - 353 words
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780 2009-11-17 16 LAT-WP [BEIJING] The US and Chinese economies the world's largest and the fastest-growing major economy, respectively have become inextricably intertwined, locked in a kind of co-dependency that neither side thinks is particularly healthy, but which for the moment neither will move to break.LAT-WP - 780 words
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Article, Illustration910 2009-11-17 17 Reuters ANALYSIS Robust economic outlook, cheaper valuations offset rising but weak won [SEOUL] South Korea's stock market has been the clear winner this year over rival Japan and looks set to keep outperforming in 2010, despite a rising won currency, due to aReuters - 910 words
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561 2009-11-17 17 Reuters They have raised USs4ob through issuing stock, bonds [TOKYO] The likely US$l5.5 billion share issuance by Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and Hitachi Ltd is the latest blow to Japan's long-suffering investors, but it won't be the last. Japanese companies have already raised■ Reuters - 561 words
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Article, Illustration576 2009-11-17 17 -AFP [CANBERRA] Prime Minister Kevin Rudd made an emotional apology yesterday to half-a-million "Forgotten Australians" who faced sexual abuse, violence and forced labour in childcare homes over a period of decades. Victims among the 1,000 people who packed Parliament House for the address burst into-AFP; REUTERS - 576 words
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203 2009-11-17 17 Xinhua [JAKARTA] Six ofthe member countries ofthe Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) would bring their tariff to zero for all merchandises on Jan 1, 2010, a statement from the Asean Secretariat said yesterday. The six countries were Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia,– Xinhua - 203 words
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282 2009-11-17 17 Reuters [SEOUL] Samsung Life, South Korea's largest life insurer, said it was aiming to go public in the first half of next year and planning to pick lead managers in December. The company would be joining a series of planned■ Reuters - 282 words
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770 2009-11-17 18 -AP Leadership will be determined not by elections but over a closed-door dinner [PARIS] The European Union has battled long and hard for this moment: the imminent choice of its first president. To get there, the EU strong-armed Irish voters, brushed aside hostile-AP - 770 words
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Article, Illustration535 2009-11-17 18 -Reuters, Bloomberg [LONDON] Formula One champions Brawn will compete as Mercedes Grand Prix next season after the German carmaker announced a takeover yesterday along with the sale of their stake in McLaren. Daimler and Abu Dhabi fund Aabar Investments are paying about £110 million (*****-Reuters, Bloomberg; AP - 535 words
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280 2009-11-17 18 Reuters [LONDON] The British government will this week outline legislation allowing consumers to group together to claim damages from financial institutions that mislead customers over financial products, a government source said yesterday. The Financial Services Authority (FSA) will also beReuters - 280 words
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498 2009-11-17 18 Reuters Some are setting their sights on infrastructure assets [AMSTERDAM] The super rich are fast realising that bets on bridges and wind mills can provide steady long-term returns and offer them an alternative that's safer than equity and often more exciting than government– Reuters - 498 words
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247 2009-11-17 18 Reuters [DUBAI] The second tranche of Dubai's US$2O billion bond programme will be issued by the end of the year, a member of Dubai's financial crisis committee said yesterday. Dubai sold US$lO billion of bonds to the United Arab Emirates (UAE)■ Reuters - 247 words
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655 2009-11-17 19 -LAT-WP They may face stiff penalties for failing to disclose fees paid to placement agents [SACRAMENTO, California] Amid a growing public uproar over the way it invests its money, the California Public Employees' Retirement System is expected to toughen its six-month-old policy-LAT-WP - 655 words
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Article, Illustration461 2009-11-17 19 Reuters Christie's, Zachy's, Sotheby's bidders pay top dollar [NEW YORK] In perhaps another sign of a recovering economy, millions of dollars worth of wines and spirits sold at three different auctions in New York over the weekend. At Christie's almost US$3 million worthReuters; AFP - 461 words
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475 2009-11-17 19 -AP Yahoo to offer mail, messenger service in Arabic next year [SHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt] Egypt will apply for the first Internet domain written in Arabic, its information technology minister said on Sunday at a conference grouping Yahoo's co-founder and others to discuss-AP - 475 words
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Article, Illustration52 2009-11-17 19 AP [LONDON] Pianist Mitsuko Uchida pictured here with her Commander ofthe Order ofthe British Empire (CBE) after receiving the award from Britain's Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace in London earlier this month. Uchida, 60, is an acclaimed interpreter ofthe works of Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, DebussyAP - 52 words
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260 2009-11-17 19 AFP [LONDON] Spain's central bank wants a third of the country's 45 savings banks to be quickly absorbed by stronger institutions as part of radical reform ofthe sector, a report said yesterday. Bank of Spain governor Miguel Fernandez Ordonez saidAFP - 260 words
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573 2009-11-17 19 Reuters ANALYSIS Trying to distinguish speculative from commercial positions is difficult and could be harmful [LONDON] THE distinction between speculative and commercial positions in commodity futures is often blurred and can be misleading. That was the answer from fund managers to a question on■ Reuters - 573 words
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QUALITY AND STANDARDS 2009
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Article, Illustration608 2009-11-17 21 Help is at hand for local firms to comply with other countries' standards and requirements, reports joyce hooi WITH "energy efficiency" and "alternative energy sources" becoming the new corporate and government catchphrases, Spring Singapore is fast becoming a conduit for the ensuing dialogue between the608 words
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Article, Illustration816 2009-11-17 22 When Heng Chiang Gnee was SAC chairman he started new accreditation schemes for conformity assessment bodies, reports emilyim yap EXTERNAL certifiers go around companies to make sure that their processes and systems are up to mark, before they award the firms with International Organization for StandardizationARTHUR LEE - 816 words
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Article, Illustration864 2009-11-17 23 Seah Khen Hee spent over 20 years improving standards in a formerly wild and unfettered industry, reports emilyim yap SINGAPORE'S bunkering industry was so unfettered in the early 1980s that Seah Khen Hee nicknamed it "the wild wild east". Mr Seah would be familiar withARTHUR LEE - 864 words
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Article, Illustration660 2009-11-17 25 Its S'pore lab achieved accreditation in Feb, reports joyce hooi IN its bid to go up to bat against the big boys, Geo-Chem Far East is turning to accreditation for a home run. Late last year, the chemicals inspection and testing company, part of the Geo-ChemYEN MENG Jll IM - 660 words
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Article, Illustration1252 2009-11-17 26 S'pore sets up an energy policy framework, with govt agencies roped in to encourage the sustainable use of energy, reports feldachay NEED some light? Flick the switch. Feel like watching TV? Hit the "on" button. Energy in Singapore comes so easily that it is hard1,252 words
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Article, Illustration1002 2009-11-17 27 Agrolex ensures that its lab is certified compliant with the principles of good laboratory practice, feldachay reports YOU are what you eat, goes the saying. Few, however, would know the amount of research that Agrolex does to make agrochemicals like fertilisers, pesticides and herbicides that1,002 words
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Article, Illustration707 2009-11-17 28 ACES and one of its members are recognised for their effort working diligently on standardisation policies, reports joyce hooi WHILE some doctors and lawyers spend their time after office hours playing golf, a few hundred engineers have been using that same time to workARTHUR LEE - 707 words
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Article, Illustration783 2009-11-17 28 JOYCE HOOI - JOYCE HOOI By ALAN Bryden could tell you a thing or two about quality standards in fact, he could tell you quite a few things. The most pressing thing the immediate past secretary-general ofthe International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has been telling people about783 words
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465 2009-11-17 29 THE 2009 Apec meetings that concluded in Singapore over the weekend yielded much that was positive and reassuring, but also raised some questions and challenges for the future. The meetings' organisers have a lot to be proud of: By all accounts, Singapore465 words
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Article, Illustration1159 2009-11-17 29 The greatest danger to the world economy would be a Sino-American trade war By JEAN-PIERRE LEHMANN US PRESIDENT Barack Obama is making his first visit to Beijing. It is arguably his most important international "rendezvous". There is a lot at stake. China's "threat" toREUTERS - 1,159 words
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Article, Illustration800 2009-11-17 29 SHADA ISLAM - SHADA ISLAM THE BOTTOM LINE EUROPEAN Union leaders celebrated the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall last week, paying moving tributes to the men and women who helped reunite Germany and end the tragic east-west division of800 words
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Article, Illustration1095 2009-11-17 30 CATHERINE WONG ME I LING - CATHERINE WONG ME I LING The region still lags far behind China and India in terms of registered Clean Development Mechanism projects By OUTH-EAST Asia must seize rising appetite for new Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) marI kets, but make it work I for its developmentalREUTERS - 1,095 words
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Article, Illustration845 2009-11-17 30 LEON HADAR - LEON HADAR US LAWMAKERS have been drawing plans on how to reform financial regulations and prevent another deadly meltdown, more than a year after the economic crisis started. At the centre ofthe debate on Capitol Hill has been the role that the US845 words
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586 2009-11-17 31 VEN SREENIVASAN - S'pore, EC, 6 others agree to allow airlines cross-border ownership, free access to capital By VEN SREENIVASAN [SINGAPORE] SINGAPORE has joined hands with the European Commission and six states to sign a document that sets goals for economic liberalisation for the aviation industry,586 words
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418 2009-11-17 31 VINCENT WEE - VINCENT WEE [SINGAPORE] Global logistics company DHL has made Singapore its latest centre of excellence, serving the Asia-Pacific region, to better tap the big potential in the 260 billion euro (***** billion) oil and energy logistics industry. The centre, located in Changi South,418 words
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Article2855 2009-11-17 31 AIRLINE CODES: AA American Airlines (AAL), AF Air France (AFR), Al Air India (AIC), AY Finnair Oy (FIN), AZ Alitalia Airlines (AZA), BA British Airways Public Ltd Co (BAW), BG Biman Bangladesh Airlines (BBC), Bl Royal Brunei Airlines Sdn Bhd (RBA), BO Bouraq Airlines (BOU), BR2,855 words
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Article, Illustration285 2009-11-17 31 Bloomberg By ownership and control would increase annual GDP in the 12 economies by 0.86 per cent (U5567.6 billion), generate 1.5 million jobs and reduce average fares 22 per cent. The full text of the multilateral statement of policy principles can be found at■ Bloomberg - 285 words
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Article181 2009-11-17 31 Reuters [PARIS] European aerospace group EADS unveiled a 77 per cent drop in third-quar-ter core earnings yesterday, as it battled a downturn in civil aviation and the damaging effect of the weak dollar along with delays to its A4OOM programme. EADS beat forecasts– Reuters - 181 words
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Article112 2009-11-17 31 '000 lov :H Offshore Ihuan Hup Hldgs losco Corp ZWTLtd Ezra Hldgs -irst Ship Lease rreight Links jrand Banks lava Hold Ltd <TVentures <eppel Corp Vlercator Lines VlTQCorp \|rx Pacific Shipping 3an-United Corp Rickmers Mari iamudera Ship iembcorp Indust iembcorp Marine ipore Ship itar Cruises 0.70 0.31 1.15 0.73112 words
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Article38 2009-11-17 31 '000 lov Int'G Logistics MISCBhd MISC Foreign Msia Bulk Carrie NCB Holdings Nepline Brief PDZ Holdings 0.95 9.00 8.86 3.17 3.12 unch 0.09 -0.02 0.19 0.02 0.06 unch unch -0.01 94 231 109 395 6 0 34338 words
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Article13 2009-11-17 31 ■oo lov ■recious Ship Jegional Cont 19.30 10.90 0.30 -0.30 2796 193113 words
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Article12 2009-11-17 31 '000 lov Doil iingamas Cont .38.90 ...1.54 -0.95 901 -0.01 *****12 words
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Article22 2009-11-17 31 '000 Aboitiz Equity Intl Container Keppel Marine Keppel Prop 8.70 21.25 unch unch 0.10 -0.25 unch unch 97' 3! i i22 words
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Article22 2009-11-17 31 Evergreen Marine ....17.45 :irst Steamship 49.80 /Van Hai Lines 15.80 r"ang Ming Marine...12.05 0.65 1.45 0.25 0.30 11 12 2 822 words
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Article43 2009-11-17 31 '000 lov fen Kawasaki Hvy Ind ..207.00 -5.00 ***** Kawasaki Kisen 289.00 -9.00 ***** Mitsubishi Hvy 302.00 -5.00 ***** Mitsui Eng&Sbldg...236.00 -3.00 5064 Mitsui Osk Lines 530.00 4.00 ***** Nippon Express 376.00 -12.00 2786 Nippon Yusen 305.00 2.00 ***** Source: Thomson Reuters43 words
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Miscellaneous214 2009-11-17 31 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across 1 What's needed to leave a ship 11 Telling niece off for her acu- J__^^__HB__JM^_JBB__|M 27 Disciplinarian in term at school (8) 28 Suitable primate to cover n one in job (8) 12 Black tie designs never oraerea .\/-5) YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION rj_,., n 14 Photograph new branch214 words
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Article8909 2009-11-17 32 Transaction date: Nov 16 High Low Code Company Sale ('000) High Low Buyer Seller C'vr P/E $mil 17 3 3148 8Telecom 15.5 unch 690 16 15.5 15.5 16 5 0.7 28.2 74.2 9.5 2.5 5834 A-Sonic 7 +0.5 40 7 6.5 6.5 7.5 3.6 34.5 34 15 50008,909 words
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Article1695 2009-11-17 33 52-wks Tel ligh Low Code Company Last Sale Vol Day Last Quote Div Gr Yld Net ('000) High Low Buyer Seller C'vr P/E MCap Smil 10 5 1181 s AAGrp 25 12 8538 t APStrategic 4 0.5 1501 s Advanced System 7.5 2 3480 t Adventus 20 8.51,695 words
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Article394 2009-11-17 33 Hii Low Code Com Sale ('000) Hii Low Bu. Seller C'vr P/E Smil 111 101 6389 ABF SG Bond ETF 815 427 CIMBAsean40 100US$ 280 149 DBS STI ETF 100 4627 3534 DBXT DJE50 10US$ 3259 1682 DBXT FTChina25 10US$ 5819 3228 DBXT FTVietnam 10US$ 2768 2246 DBXT394 words
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Article251 2009-11-17 33 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 offer251 words
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Article9358 2009-11-17 33 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS AIG Global Investment Corporation (S) Ltd AIGIF Acorns of Asia Balanced FundlS 2.109/ AIGIF S'pore Bond Fund/A 1.362/ APS Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Alpha Fund!** 1.11/ APS Alpha Fund (USD)!** 0.8/ AXA Life Secure Ascent 2020 Fund 0.*****/0.***** AXA Wealth Mgt S'pore Pte Ltd AXAWM -Talents9,358 words
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367 2009-11-17 34 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Index Change Change Change Change Change Change Nov13 World Index Preliminary 812.1 0.3 19.8 0.3 21.1 0.5 25.: EAFE Preliminai 762.5 0.0 17.5 0.2 23.5 0.4 28.: Euroi Prelim inan 1101.4 0.2367 words
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Article131 2009-11-17 34 As at 9am Novl6 Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Bid Offer Aust dollar 1.2540 1.2930 Can dollar 1.3070 1.3230 Euro 2.0500 2.0750 NZ dollar 1.0020 1.0250 Sterlini 2.2890 2.3171 US dollar 1.3890 1.4060 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign currency: Currencies131 words
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Article28 2009-11-17 34 NoviS ten Hii Sett STI Nov 2778 2778 2781 SIMSCI Nov 326.2 334.6 333.5 Taiwan Nov 279.1 283.8 283.6 Source: MF Global (S) He. Ltd28 words
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Article172 2009-11-17 34 Novl6 fer Overnight 1-month 2-months 3-months Overnight mode: 1/8 ys$ 1/16 7/16 9/16 11/16 Offer 3716 5/16 7/16 BJd 7 days 1 month 2 months 3 months 6 months 9 months 12 months $Au 0.25 0.28 0.35 0.37 0.60 0.90 1.10 Offer 0.20 0.22 0.25 0.27 0.50 0.70172 words
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Article20 2009-11-17 34 NoviS Bid Offer 1-month 1.3849 1.3864 2-months 1.3853 1.3868 3-months 1.3855 1.3871 6-months 1.3859 1.3875 Source: OCBC20 words
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Article61 2009-11-17 34 Nov 16 Delivery Month Opening Sett Av Range Price Price Hi Vol Open Done Position Low Dec 09 2271 2311 2327 2270 1052 6153 Jan 10 2286 2325 2340 2285 4713 ***** Feb 10 2310 2336 2359 2305 9604 ***** Mar10 2323 2344 2369 2318 1628 7460 Total61 words
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Article293 2009-11-17 34 Nov 16 EURODOLLAR FUTURES DecO9 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 99.7150 99.6200 99.4050 99.0550 5058 7796 4646 3587 EUROYEN TIBOR FUTURES DecO9 99.495 99.495 Mar10 Jun10 99.535 99.535 Sep10 Dec10 99.505 99.505 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 99.490 99.535 99.505 99.490 99.520 99.535 99.535 99.475 99.390 99.330 99.330 75 36 3806293 words
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Article169 2009-11-17 34 Novl6 RUBBER Futures (Closing prices) RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Month High Low Close Sett Volume (lots) 0/1 lots) Dec 09 252.9 Jan 10 Feb 10 254.3 Mario Apr 10 256.0 May 10 257.0 252.5 253.7 256.0 257.0 252.9 253.0 254.3 255.0 256.0 257.0 25 72 20 100 TSR169 words
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Article82 2009-11-17 34 NoviS TREASURY BILLS Period Issue code Maturity Yesterday's Bid Hi< Day's |h Low 3-Month BQ*****V 18.02.2010 1-Year BY*****N 01.11.2010 0.44 0.55 0.46 0.39 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 2.50082 words
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Article100 2009-11-17 34 Nov13 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 Ib bushels) Close Previous High/Low Nov09 984.00 982.25 1000.75 980.50 Jan 10 987.00 990.00 1009.00 983.50 Mar10 992.25 995.75 1013.25 989.00 May 10 995.75 998.75 1015.00 993.00 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs;Uscent/lb) Close Previous High/Low Dec 09 38.61 38.37 38.65 37.80 Jan 10100 words
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Article76 2009-11-17 34 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Novl3 CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Cham Brent blend (1-Mth F) 76.28 -0.33 WTI (Near Mth) 76.34 -0.40 Dubai (1-Mth F) 77.26 -0.95 Tapis blend 79.40 -0.35 Minas 78.70 -0.35 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha Jet Kerosene 74.95 83.40 -0.75 -1.95 US$/barrel Opec Oil Basket76 words
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Article464 2009-11-17 34 Nov 16 AS CS Rmb Euro HKS IndRsRi Yen Won RM NZS Pak Rs Peso SS Rand Sfr NTS Baht Pound us: Australia 0.978 6.379 0.624 7.241 43.074 87.502 0.837 10.790 3.141 1.254 77.986 43.503 1.294 6.884 0.941 30.062 31.030 0.558 0.934 Canada 1.023 6.525 0.638 7.407464 words
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Article83 2009-11-17 34 Novl6 Nov 12 (US$) (SS) 1 mth 0.***** 0.***** 2 mths 0.***** 0.***** 3 mths 0.***** 0.***** 6 mths 0.***** 0.***** 9 mths 0.***** 0.***** 12 mths 1.***** 0.***** SWAP Offer rates Nov 12 (S$) 1 mth 0.***** 2 mths 0.***** 3 mths 0.***** 6 mths 0.***** 9 mths83 words
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Article152 2009-11-17 34 Novl6 Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.2936 1.2952 0.9343 0.9344 Canadian dollar 1.3230 1.3251 0.9555 0.9560 Euro 2.0747 2.0771 1.4984 1.4985 NZ dollar 1.0311 1.0326 0.7447 0.7450 Sterling 2.3174 2.3205 1.6737 1.6741 US dollar 1.3846 1.3861 S$IUS$ to152 words
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Article139 2009-11-17 34 Novl6 GOLD (USS/oz) Nov 13 Nov 16 Hong Kong 1107.80 1128.40 London Nov 12 Nov 13 1110.25 1112.45 1111.05 1113.25 Source: Thomson Reuters CAST BAR (S$) Nov 16 Buying Sellim Kilobar "53,569.55" ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (S$) Selling Buying 1gm 5gm 10gm 20gm 50gm 100gm 1 oz 1139 words
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822 2009-11-17 37 ■LAT-WP Actors, sports stars and writers are just some of the rich and famous selling off their luxurious homes [LOS ANGELES] Former University of Southern California tailback turned New Orleans Saint Reggie Bush has listed his Hollywood Hills home at U555,099,000. The tri-level■LAT-WP - 822 words
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354 2009-11-17 38 UMA SHANKARI - UMA SHANKARI Punggol Sails and Punggol Ripples will have a total of 1,078 new flats By THE Housing Development Board (HDB) yesterday launched new build-to-order (BTO) projects at Punggol with a total of 1,078 flats. And four more BTO projects354 words
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Article, Illustration471 2009-11-17 38 Bloomberg [LONDON] UK home seUers reduced asking prices in November for the first time in three months as demand for property dwindled before the Christmas holidays, Rightmove Pic said. Average prices fell 1.6 per cent to £226,440 from October, when theyBloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 471 words
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338 2009-11-17 38 Reuters [BEIJING] Housing prices in China will keep rising next year, helped by a renewed surge in bank lending and stronger inflationary expectations, the government's top think tank said yesterday. However, the property market may ebb slightly and stabilise in■ Reuters - 338 words
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277 2009-11-17 38 By FELDA CHAY THE Victoria Theatre and Victoria Concert Hall are set for makeovers to help restore their "old world charm" while "re-energis-ing them to meet modern functional demands", the National Arts Council (NAC) said yesterday. The 149-year-old venues are expected to close from277 words
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