The Business Times, 23 April 2010
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Title Section23 2010-04-23 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES S$1.00 online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg S|£l A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION CO REGN NO *****2868E MICA (P) 123/08/2009 Friday, April 23,201023 words
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Article, Illustration687 2010-04-23 1 CHEW XIANG - European currency hit as credit default swaps for Greece, Spain and Portugal climb By CHEW XIANG [SINGAPORE] Now could be the time to book that week on the Italian Riviera or a ticket to the famed Bayreuth festival: the euro fell to a seven-yearSource: Bloomberg - 687 words
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513 2010-04-23 1 MICHELLE QUAH - By MICHELLE QUAH [SINGAPORE] Singapore could be looking at its largest listing to date if reports prove true that British insurance giant Prudential is considering a secondary listing of its shares here. The Financial Times (FT) reported yesterday that Prudential is513 words
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Article141 2010-04-23 1 ST INDEX 2,980.69 (+13.04) ST INDEX FUTURES 2,965.00 (+14.00) SIMSCI 355.73 (+1.28) SIMSCI FUTURES 353.40 (+1.10) FOREX US$ S$ US$ (S$ per US$) 1.371 (US$/S$ per 1.543 2.115 EURO (US$/S$/E) 1.342 1.839 Foreign currency per US$ S$ YEN 93.10 67.90 RM 3.196 2.331 HK$ 7.762 5.663 BAHT 32.20141 words
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Advertisement194 2010-04-23 1 EXECUTIVE LIFESTYLE Thriving holiday business PAGE 26 HOCK LOCK SIEW DBS hits the pedal with new boss at the wheel PAGE 5 WINE Blind tasting: A lesson in humility PAGE 31 FESTIVALS Wet and wild start to Thai New Year PAGE 27 HUBLOT GENEVE (J ,1 Wa i i S194 words
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THREE-MINUTE DIGEST
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62 2010-04-23 2 THE euro fell to a seven-year low against the Singapore dollar yesterday, trading at 1.833 at 5.30pm, and is banging on the trapdoors against most major currencies. The Sing dollar is at its highest against the euro since January 2003 and yesterday also hit62 words
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67 2010-04-23 2 SINGAPORE could be looking at its largest listing to date if reports prove true that British insurance giant Prudential is considering a secondary listing of its shares here. The Financial Times reported yesterday that Prudential is lining up a secondary listing67 words
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68 2010-04-23 2 TIGHTER regulation of hedge funds here could be on the cards, after the Monetary Authority of Singapore said yesterday that it would review its rules for the fund management industry. In particular, a coveted exemption from making quarterly reports to the regulator68 words
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54 2010-04-23 2 AFTER years of cherry-picking China growth companies, private equity firm CMIA Capital Partners is now hoping to add Singapore companies into its basket. The fund manager is expanding its geographical mandate to sniff out opportunities in Singapore’s small and medium enterprise space.54 words
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67 2010-04-23 2 DESPITE a near 17 per cent fall in group revenue, Keppel Corp posted a 12.9 per cent year-on-year increase in first-quarter net profit from $285.3 million to $322 million, driven by stellar margins. The group’s earnings per share for the three months ended67 words
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Article49 2010-04-23 2 MAPLETREE Logistics Trust yesterday reported an 8 per cent climb in first-quarter distributable income to $30.8 million from $28.6 million a year earlier. Distribution per unit rose 2 per cent to 1.5 cents from 1.47 cents a year ago. COMPANY NEWS, PAGE 749 words
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56 2010-04-23 2 DEVELOPERS looking to grab a slice of the hospitality pie can now apply for a hotel site at Robertson Quay. The Urban Redevelopment Authority released detailed sale conditions for the 99-year leasehold plot yesterday. The 0.45 hectare site can yield an estimated 35056 words
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96 2010-04-23 2 WITH the European Union looking to begin talks on individual trade deals with Asean countries such as Thailand and Vietnam, the Singapore government is hoping that its own free trade agreement negotiations with the EU would act as a good model. The96 words
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45 2010-04-23 2 THE United States and China have announced new anti-dumping steps against each other over aluminium, nylon and optical fibre, possibly reviving strains over trade and currency that had eased in recent weeks. GREATER CHINA/INDIA, PAGE 1445 words
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Article, Illustration902 2010-04-23 2 US faces repeat of crisis without new rules to rein in industry, he warns Reuters [WASHINGTON] US President Barack Obama scolded Wall Street yesterday for risk-taking that led to the financial crisis and urged the banking industry to stop its “furious efforts”Reuters; AFP - 902 words
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571 2010-04-23 2 JAMIE LEE - By JAMIE LEE [SINGAPORE] Tighter regulation of hedge funds here could be on the cards, after the Monetary Authority of Singapore said yesterday that it would review its rules for the fund management industry. In particular, a coveted exemption from making quarterly571 words
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286 2010-04-23 2 Bernama [MELBOURNE] Australia’s Qantas could be looking for a merger soon. This possibility was flagged by Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce this week in an address to the Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce Association lunch in Sydney, saying the company’s strong balance sheet would putBernama - 286 words
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Article, Illustration851 2010-04-23 4 LYNETTE KHOO - Fund manager plans China agri fund, hopes to list three portfolio companies By LYNETTE KHOO [SINGAPORE] After years of cherry-picking China growth companies, private equity firm CMIA Capital Partners is now hoping to add Singapore companies into its basket. The fund manager851 words
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599 2010-04-23 4 New features seen as powerful anti-Google move AP [SAN FRANCISCO] Facebook wants to pervade the Internet, turning every website into a de facto page at the world’s leading online social network. Facebook rolled out a series of features on WednesdayAP - 599 words
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Article, Illustration736 2010-04-23 4 At least 5 dead, nearly 100 injured; PM calls for security meeting AFP [BANGKOK] A series of suspected grenade attacks rocked parts of Bangkok’s business district yesterday, leaving at least five dead and nearly 100 people injured including foreigners, amid a standoff between groupsAFP; AP - 736 words
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Article, Illustration352 2010-04-23 4 AFP [SHANGHAI] A Chinese tycoon is donating his fortune to charity in a gesture that has cemented the real estate magnate and hotelier’s position as China’s top philanthropist. Yu Pengnian, 88, told a news conference yesterday that he was donating US$470 million inAFP - 352 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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583 2010-04-23 5 JOYCE HOOI - Better earnings, despite 17% revenue fall, helped by strong margins By JOYCE HOOI DESPITE a near 17 per cent fall in group revenue, Keppel Corp posted a 12.9 per cent year-on-year increase in first-quarter net profit from $285.3 million to583 words
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357 2010-04-23 5 NISHA RAMCHANDANI - Raffles City Ningbo, now being built, to be injected into fund By NISHA RAMCHANDANI CAPITALAND announced yesterday that the Raffles City China Fund has raised an additional US$180 million in committed capital, bringing the fund’s capital to US$1.18 billion. In an announcement357 words
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612 2010-04-23 5 SIOW LI SEN - HOCK LOCK SIEW By SIOW LI SEN DBS Group Holdings has been hogging the news for the last six months so much so that the spin doctors at its rivals seem to feel some pressure. A quick count of612 words
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Article422 2010-04-23 7 UMA SHANKARI - Distributable income climbs 8% on lower property expenses and borrowing costs By UMA SHANKARI MAPLETREE Logistics Trust (MLT) yesterday reported an 8 per cent climb in first-quarter distributable income to $30.8 million from $28.6 million a year earlier. Distribution per unit (DPU) rose 2422 words
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Article, Illustration348 2010-04-23 7 EMILYN YAP - By EMILYN YAP FRASERS Commercial Trust (FCOT) yesterday posted a net property income of $23.6 million for the second quarter ended March 31 up 26 per cent from a year ago. This helped boost total distributable income, which rose 167 per cent348 words
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422 2010-04-23 7 Bloomberg [BEIJING] Guocoland Ltd, the developer controlled by Malaysian billionaire Quek Leng Chan, plans to double investment in China property to more than US$9 billion on confidence government efforts to avert a bubble will work. Guocoland, whose projects include shopping malls, apartments, officesBloomberg - 422 words
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362 2010-04-23 7 Reuters [SINGAPORE] China’s New Century Shipbuilding is looking to raise up to US$1.24 billion in its Singapore listing, two sources told Reuters yesterday, the biggest IPO by a Chinese company on the city-state’s exchange. The listing shows that IPOs are making a comeback onReuters - 362 words
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416 2010-04-23 9 LYNETTE KHOO - Yanlord, China Zaino hold 30% upside from current levels: Credit Suisse By LYNETTE KHOO CHINESE companies listed in Singapore also referred to as S-shares or S-chips have staged a rebound from a year ago, shrugging off negative publicity from corporate scandals that have plagued the416 words
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Article291 2010-04-23 9 VINCENT WEE - By VINCENT WEE NEPTUNE Orient Lines’ (NOL) container shipping arm APL yesterday named Gene Seroka, a 21-year veteran of the company, as its new president in the Americas, replacing John Bowe, who is leaving in June. Mr Seroka, 45, was until recently APL’s regional291 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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58 2010-04-23 9 NOBLE Group said that it has bought a 25 per cent stake in Terminales Portuarias del Pacifico (TPP). TPP has been awarded a tender to develop a multi-commodity terminal facility at Lazaro Cardenas Port, on the west coast of Mexico. Construction of the two-phase58 words
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37 2010-04-23 9 COURAGE Marine Group has signed a memorandum of agreement to buy a pre-owned Panamax size vessel for about US$13 million. Delivery of the vessel is expected by Q2 this year.37 words
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Article40 2010-04-23 9 BAKER Technology reported that first quarter net profit fell 60 per cent year-on-year to $2.45 million. Group revenue fell 66 per cent at $6.21 million as projects were postponed during the global credit crunch.40 words
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95 2010-04-23 9 YEO Hiap Seng (Malaysia) Berhad posted a net profit of RM5.62 million (S$2.4 million) for the first quarter ended March 31 compared with a net loss of RM8.73 million a year ago when it had an investment impairment loss of RM7.8 million. Revenue95 words
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58 2010-04-23 9 AZTECH Group posted a 24.8 per cent drop year on year in net profit to $1.56 million for the first quarter, while revenue slid 26.5 per cent to $49.7 million. Subsidiary Aztech Electronics also announced that it has been awarded a contract to58 words
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Article, Illustration261 2010-04-23 9 VEN SREENIVASAN - By VEN SREENIVASAN MAINBOARD-LISTED Lion Teck Chiang is soft-launching its freehold cluster bungalow project at Crescent Road in District 15 this weekend. The $70 million project, called Seven Crescent, comprises 14 bungalows that share common facilities, such as a pool and playgrounds,261 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration602 2010-04-23 8 R SIVANITHY - Index adds 13 points on firm Europe openings, possibly due to resumption of normal air services STOCKS R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent AN UNSURE session yesterday ended with the Straits Times Index (STI) gaining 13.04 points at 2,980.69 but with the broad market recording 187Source: Bloomberg - 602 words
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Article66 2010-04-23 8 Apr 22 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS -15.00 +2.00 BT CADI -*****.00 -47.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -1.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 728.66 -0.79 FTSE ST Small Cap 594.03 -0.95 FTSE ST All Share 739.25 +2.32 FTSE ST China Top 305.38 +2.00 FTSE ST China 317.93 +3.32 FTSE66 words
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Article186 2010-04-23 8 MAIN CATL TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 8 4 4 0 0 0 8 4 4 Manufacturing 65 67 68 4 5 16 69 72 84 Commerce 14 30 28 2 2 9 16 32 37 Tpt/Stor/Comms 11 11 20186 words
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BROKERS’ TAKE
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Article, Illustration456 2010-04-23 8 April 22: $0.635 OCBC INVESTMENT RESEARCH, April 22 FIRST Ship Lease Trust’s (FSLT) Q1 2010 DPU of 1.5 US cents was flat q-o-q but fell 38.8 per cent y-o-y because of a lower payout policy and a larger unit base post-placement. Guidance for Q2 2010 DPUSource: Bloomberg - 456 words
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Article, Illustration440 2010-04-23 8 CONRAD TAN - April 22: $0.505 DBS GROUP RESEARCH, April 22 Compiled by CONRAD TAN CAMBRIDGE Industrial Trust (CIT) declared a Q1 2010 DPU of 1.274 cents, amounting to 25 per cent of our full year forecast. Revenues grew 1.2 per cent y-o-y to $18.6 million as a result ofSource: Bloomberg - 440 words
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Article117 2010-04-23 8 TURNOVER (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 23,575 23,575 115,553 115,553 Manufacturing 548,534 17,276 565,810 349,524 1,203 350,727 Commerce 108,579 22,766 131,345 102,665 5,293 107,958 Tpt/Stor/Comms 134,345 1,423 135,768 252,512 237 252,749 Finance 31,582 31,582 248,782 248,782 Construction 46,082 20,575 66,657 14,544117 words
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Article110 2010-04-23 8 Stock name Close Change Stock name Close Change CapMallsAsia 2.160 -0.030 CapitaLand 3.930 -0.020 CapitaMall 1.890 +0.040 CityDev 11.000 +0.140 ComfortDelGro 1.620 +0.030 DBS Grp 15.360 F&N 4.950 +0.100 Genting SP 0.860 -0.010 Golden Agri 0.600 HK Land 5.210 +0.100 JMH 35.740 -0.240 JSH 20.760 +0.140110 words
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Article, Illustration528 2010-04-23 8 CURRENCIES Reuters [LONDON] The euro fell broadly yesterday after data showing Greece’s budget deficit was worse than previously thought highlighted the market’s hunger for a speedy resolution to its debt crisis. Eurostat revised Greece’s 2009 budget deficit to 13.6 per cent of grossReuters; BLOOMBERG - 528 words
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Article59 2010-04-23 8 VOLUME Baker Tech 113,854,000 GMG Global 83,090,000 Genting SP 64,584,000 Yangzijiang 53,840,000 Golden Agri 43,378,000 Cosco Corp 40,409,000 VibroPower 38,689,000 Z-Obee Hldgs 27,654,000 Pac Andes 26,066,000 Sunningdale 24,812,000 VALUE($) Keppel Corp 89,633,480 Yangzijiang 79,190,660 CapitaLand 74,724,150 Cosco Corp 72,930,540 DBS Grp 69,833,025 OCBC Bk 64,517,260 Baker Tech59 words
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Article112 2010-04-23 8 BY CENTS CLOSE UP DBXT Nifty 10US$ ***** 253.5 1.5 DBXT FTVietnam 10US$ 4625 187.7 3.1 DBXT MSAsExJp 10US$ 2915 48.0 1.2 GLD 10US$ ***** 48.0 0.3 DBXT MSUSA 10US$ 2830 35.6 0.9 Keppel Corp 997 33.0 3.4 Jardine C&C 2940 30.0 1.0 OCBC Bk 4.5%NCPS 100 ***** 28.0112 words
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Article111 2010-04-23 8 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN DBXT FTChina25 10US$ 2978 -56.2 -1.4 JMH 3574 -32.9 -0.7 Great Eastern 1590 -24.0 -1.5 StraitsAsia.ES.1004 208 -20.0 -8.8 STXPO 100 1600 -14.0 -0.9 DairyFarm 690 -12.3 -1.3 Haw Par Corp 619 -7.0 -1.1 SembMar 428 -7.0 -1.6 YangzijiDBSeCW*****8 28.5 -6.0 -17.4 FirstResMBLeCW*****1 11 -5.5111 words
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Article87 2010-04-23 8 Where S$ stands Apr 22 CHNG YR 2010 CLOSE FR Apr 21 S$ LOW S$ HIGH US$ 1.3703 0.21 1.4219 1.3703@ Euro 1.8369 0.08 2.0153 1.8369@ Pounds 2.1157 -0.14 2.2831 2.0845 A$ 1.2742 0.29 1.2960 1.2276 Yen* 1.4690 0.36 1.5927 1.4690@ Rupiah* 0.***** 0.17 0.***** 0.***** Baht* 4.2556 0.2787 words
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378 2010-04-23 10 WINSTON CHAI - By WINSTON CHAI THE Media Development Authority (MDA) has set aside $20 million to subsidise the cost of creating and marketing new titles in the burgeoning digital games market. Under the investment, spread over the next three years, the regulator will co-fund up378 words
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350 2010-04-23 10 EMILYN YAP - Plot, which can yield some 350 rooms, has access to S’pore River promenade By EMILYN YAP DEVELOPERS looking to grab a slice of the hospitality pie can now apply for a hotel site at Robertson Quay. The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) released detailed350 words
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Article, Illustration320 2010-04-23 10 TIMOTHY SEOW - It’ll include energyoriented, medical electronics industries By TIMOTHY SEOW PANASONIC Electronic Devices (PED) will spend $20 million over five years on a research-and-development centre here that will be the first outside Japan to focus on new growth areas such as medical320 words
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250 2010-04-23 10 SINGAPORE residents feel that Singaporeans have become more gracious towards one another over the last year, revealed a survey from the Singapore Kindness Movement (SKM). The survey was carried out among 1,000 Singapore residents aged 15 to 55 earlier this year. Respondents were asked250 words
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Article, Illustration290 2010-04-23 10 IF you don’t want to get around Sentosa on foot and yet don’t have the wheels to do so, you can always turn to Sanyo’s “eneloop bicycle”. It’s an electric bicycle that runs on reusable energy and rents for $16 for the first hour290 words
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491 2010-04-23 10 CONRAD TAN - Globally, the sector contributes 18% of latest net income By CONRAD TAN CITIGROUP’S global transaction services or GTS business is booming in Asia as more companies outsource payment processing and other back-office services to the bank, the unit’s senior executives said yesterday.491 words
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SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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60 2010-04-23 10 DEPUTY Prime Minister and Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean met China’s Vice-President Xi Jinping in Beijing yesterday. Mr Teo and Mr Xi reaffirmed the importance of continued bilateral exchanges in fields such as defence and civil service. This year marks the 20th anniversary60 words
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Article51 2010-04-23 10 ABOUT 890,000 taxpayers had e-Filed their returns by the April 18 deadline a record 94 per cent e-Filing rate, after last year’s 91 per cent. About 61,000 taxpayers filed paper returns. The overall filing rate this year is 88 per cent about the same as last51 words
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61 2010-04-23 10 SINGAPORE Cooperation Enterprise (SCE) signed a collaboration agreement with the government of Nanjing to share Singapore’s experience in urban transport management. SCE will gather a team of experts from the Land Transport Authority to help Nanjing review its urban transport plan, tackle traffic61 words
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30 2010-04-23 10 PANASONIC Asia-Pacific and the Singapore Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee yesterday announced Panasonic as sole presenting partner for the Youth Olympic Games Environment Programme.30 words
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99 2010-04-23 10 BALLOT registration for the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games opens today. Buyers must register at www.singapore2010.sg/tickets or through the ticketing hotline +65 *****010 between 9am today and 11.59 pm on May 9. Each person can register once for the opening ceremony and once for99 words
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381 2010-04-23 10 TEH SHI NING - By TEH SHI NING HALF the working Singaporean population has yet to make financial plans for retirement even though three in five wish to retire by age 60, a new survey by global financial services firm Russell Investments has found. “These findings381 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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Article, Illustration587 2010-04-23 11 Reuters [BRUSSELS] Greece and Ireland had much larger budget deficits last year than expected and the Greek data may be revised further due to its unreliability, the European Union’s statistics office said. “It looks like a terrible situation just got worse,” said Nick Kounis,Reuters; REUTERS - 587 words
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Article, Illustration475 2010-04-23 11 Reuters [TOKYO] Japan’s exports held firm in March in a sign that solid growth in Asia and a rebound in the US economy is fuelling Japan’s export-driven recovery, boding well for first-quar-ter growth. Exports rose 43.5 per cent from a year earlier, led byReuters; REUTERS - 475 words
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554 2010-04-23 11 LEE U-WEN - Negotiator hopes to send strong signal to the region to restart stalled talks By LEE U-WEN [SINGAPORE] With the European Union (EU) looking to begin talks on individual trade deals with Asean countries such as Thailand and Vietnam, the Singapore government is554 words
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259 2010-04-23 11 Bloomberg [BANGKOK] Thailand’s exports rose the most in 20 months in March as overseas demand for electronics and agricultural products helped support an economy threatened by political unrest. Shipments climbed 40.9 per cent from a year earlier to US$16.25 billion last month, CommerceBloomberg - 259 words
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Advertisement917 2010-04-23 11 Corporation Keppel Corporation Limited Co Reg No: *****0351N (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) First Quarter 2010 Financial Statement 1. UNAUDITED RESULTS FOR THE FIRST QUARTER ENDED 31 MARCH 2010 The Directors of Keppel Corporation Limited advise the following unaudited results of the Group for the first quarter ended 31917 words
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Article, Illustration522 2010-04-23 12 S JAYASANKARAN - Move seen as tipping by-election this Sunday in Barisan’s favour By S JAYASANKARAN GT Resources, a firm owned principally by businessman G Gnanalingam, yesterday proposed a RM106 million (S$45.5 million) buyout of loss-making Maika Holdings in a move that could tip theFILE PHOTO - 522 words
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Article, Illustration264 2010-04-23 12 Xinhua [JAKARTA] Indonesia’s state-owned oil and gas firm PT Pertamina will stop importing oil in 2015 as the country’s oil production is targeted to increase to over 1.5 million barrels per day, president director of the firm Karen Agustiawan said here yesterday.Xinhua; FILE PHOTO - 264 words
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296 2010-04-23 12 AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia will buy 12 military helicopters from Eurocopter in a US$500 million deal, an official said here yesterday two years after the plan was shelved due to the financial crisis. In October 2008, the government scrapped a contract awardedAFP - 296 words
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139 2010-04-23 12 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia’s largest nursing school operator, Masterskill Education Group, plans to raise as much as RM779 million (S$334.4 million) from its initial public offering, according to the term sheet obtained by Reuters. The company, which provides medical nursing training services through MasterskillReuters - 139 words
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Article, Illustration218 2010-04-23 12 AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim faced suspension from Parliament yesterday after he was alleged to have “misled” the house by criticising the government’s racial unity slogan. The House passed a motion urging a probe on Anwar for suggesting that the One MalaysiaAFP - 218 words
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GREATER CHINA
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Article, Illustration616 2010-04-23 13 Citigroup forecasts home prices may fall 20% by year-end Bloomberg [SHANGHAI] China’s property stocks fell to the lowest levels in more than a year after the Economic Observer said the State Council has approved a real-estate tax trial in four cities. AndBloomberg; REUTERS - 616 words
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623 2010-04-23 13 They are putting up a big show to build their brands, make right connections AFP [SHANGHAI] Coca-Cola is flying in hip-hop stars, Barclays is bringing English football’s Premier League trophy and General Motors will offer a glimpse of the future as foreignAFP - 623 words
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Article, Illustration277 2010-04-23 14 Co-founder of Sun Microsystems among 6 winners AFP [SEOUL] A popular Chinese actress was named one of the United Nations’ “Champions of the Earth” yesterday for her efforts to encourage people to live a more environmental-ly-friendly lifestyle. Zhou Xun was one of sixAFP - 277 words
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544 2010-04-23 14 Steps could reignite strains over US complaints about undervalued yuan AP Reuters [BEIJING] The United States and China have announced new anti-dumping steps against each other over aluminium, nylon and optical fibre, possibly reviving strains over trade and currency that hadAP; Reuters - 544 words
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Article, Illustration522 2010-04-23 14 Reuters Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] India’s annual food and fuel inflation quickened in the week to April 10, putting upside pressure on the headline inflation and central bank to take action before its next policy review in July. The food price index rose 17.65Reuters; Bloomberg; REUTERS - 522 words
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300 2010-04-23 14 Reuters [BEIJING] China must have a limited nuclear “second strike” force to deter foes from threatening it with atomic weapons, the nation’s main military newspaper said yesterday, in a rare account of Beijing’s nuclear strategy. The commentary in the official Liberation Army DailyReuters - 300 words
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300 2010-04-23 14 Reuters [SHANGHAI] China’s mutual funds realised an 88.5 billion yuan (S$17.8 billion) net loss on their assets in the first quarter, in stark contrast to a record gain in 2009, after investors misjudged the country’s stock market one of the worst performingReuters - 300 words
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373 2010-04-23 14 AFP [NEW DELHI] The US and other Western nations have warned of attacks on foreigners in New Delhi, heightening security concerns in the capital, with shopping areas and busy markets said to be prime targets. Advice issued late Wednesday by theAFP - 373 words
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Article, Illustration446 2010-04-23 15 AP [SEOUL] Hyundai Motor said net profit hit a record high in the first quarter amid a jump in sales and strong performance in China and India. Hyundai, South Korea’s biggest automaker, earned 1.13 trillion won (S$1.39 billion) in the three months endedAP - 446 words
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420 2010-04-23 15 Agency cites quality problems and their impact on profits AP [TOKYO] Moody’s Investors Service yesterday lowered its main debt rating for Toyota Motor Corp, saying the carmaker’s well-publicised quality problems could hurt profits over the long term. The rating agency cut its senior unsecuredAP - 420 words
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362 2010-04-23 15 Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] The Federal Reserve returned a record US$47.4 billion of its income last year to the US Treasury, primarily from interest earnings on its assets, according to the Fed’s annual consolidated financial statements.The amount returned to Treasury last year is US$15.7Bloomberg - 362 words
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245 2010-04-23 15 Reuters [LONDON] Drug companies have lost a legal battle against schemes promoted by Britain’s state health service that encourage doctors to prescribe cheaper medicines. The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI), representing dozens of pharmaceutical firms, had argued that the NationalReuters - 245 words
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534 2010-04-23 15 New legal basis needed for banking regulations to protect economy Reuters [BERNE] A Swiss government commission has proposed allowing UBS and Credit Suisse to keep their key businesses going in case of an insolvency in order to limit theReuters - 534 words
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Article, Illustration758 2010-04-23 16 Net profit of 2.1b Swiss francs in line with analysts’ expectations Reuters [ZURICH] Credit Suisse’s investment banking results failed to match fore-cast-beating gains at US peers, dragging shares down even as the bank won new wealthy clients’ money faster than inReuters; REUTERS - 758 words
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Article, Illustration731 2010-04-23 16 SEC suit politically motivated, allege Republicans NYT [NEW YORK] The US government’s case against Goldman Sachs is about to get its first public airing, in what could be a dramatic preview of the legal battle to come. On Tuesday, the Goldman Sachs traderNYT - 731 words
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408 2010-04-23 16 Reuters [PARIS] France could become the latest country to examine whether Goldman Sachs Group Inc defrauded investors in marketing a mortgage investment product while the hedge fund that played a key role in the deal moved to head off investor concerns. GoldmanReuters - 408 words
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350 2010-04-23 16 AFP Reuters [SYDNEY] Authorities in the United States are probing mining giant BHP Billiton over a US$2.5 million payment related to an exploration project in Cambodia, reports said yesterday. The Australian newspaper and the Sydney Morning Herald both said possible corruption uncoveredAFP; Reuters - 350 words
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469 2010-04-23 16 Reuters [HONG KONG] Within days perhaps even hours of news that Goldman Sachs was facing fraud charges from US regulators, rivals seized on a chance to elbow in front of Wall Street’s most profitable bank. Investment bankers have been lobbying executives at state-owned AgriculturalReuters - 469 words
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282 2010-04-23 17 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] eBay Inc, owner of an e-commerce marketplace and the PayPal payment service, has forecast profit that falls shy of estimates after changes to its main site failed to spur enough growth. Shares fell 6.8 per cent in lateBloomberg - 282 words
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Article483 2010-04-23 17 Commission chairman says ratings agency delayed in responding to document request NYT [WASHINGTON] A congressional panel has issued a subpoena to the credit-rating agency Moody’s Investors Service after the firm failed to promptly respond to its request for documents and e-mail messages, the panel said onNYT - 483 words
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339 2010-04-23 17 Reuters [NEW YORK] Visa Inc will buy CyberSource Corp, a company that helps retailers accept online payments, to boost its business in fast-growing areas such as emerging markets and online commerce. Visa, the world’s largest credit and debit card processor, will pay US$26Reuters - 339 words
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518 2010-04-23 18 EDITORIAL IN the wake of the economic recovery, oil prices have risen more than 70 per cent from last year’s lows, largely driven by Asian demand. Thus, leaving aside a few months of crisis-induced depressed prices, the upward trend which began early this decade appears518 words
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Article, Illustration756 2010-04-23 18 ROBERT SAMUELSON - THE BOTTOM LINE ROBERT SAMUELSON The Washington Post Writers Group IT’S unclear whether the Securities and Exchange Commission can prevail over Goldman Sachs in court. Goldman’s legal obligations in this complex and contested transaction are murky. But whatever happens in court, the complaintThe Washington Post Writers Group - 756 words
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Article, Illustration966 2010-04-23 18 ROBERT D KAPLAN - Beijing’s influence in Asia is spreading but how far can it reach on land and at sea? By ROBERT D KAPLAN CHINA’S blessed geography is so obvious a point that it tends to get overlooked in discussions of the country’s economic dynamismAFP - 966 words
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Article, Illustration1145 2010-04-23 19 OMKAR SHRESTHA - With Biopolis and Fusionopolis, S’pore has created attractive environment for global scientists to conduct research work By OMKAR SHRESTHA The writer is a visiting senior research fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore THE 21st century is widely expected to be the1,145 words
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Article, Illustration1230 2010-04-23 19 MARTIN FACKLER - It’s struggling to deal with recent disclosure that 1-in-6 Japanese lived in poverty in 2007 By MARTIN FACKLER NYT SATOMI Sato, a 51-year-old widow, knew she had it tough raising a teenage daughter on the less than US$17,000 a year she earned from twoNYT; AP - 1,230 words
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312 2010-04-23 19 Narayana Narayana - LETTER TO THE EDITOR Narayana Narayana I REFER to the response of the Ministry of Law (MinLaw) titled “Residents have power to deal with MC members” (BT, April 21) to a letter by Florence Tan titled “Keep members of MC, sales312 words
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Article, Illustration669 2010-04-23 20 Authorities based decisions on flawed data or unfounded fears, say airlines ICELANDIC VOLCANO FALLOUT AP AFP [AMSTERDAM] As airlines struggle to get hundreds of thousands of travellers back home after a week of crippled air travel, questions and recriminations erupted over Europe’s chaoticAP; AFP - 669 words
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276 2010-04-23 20 AFP [SINGAPORE] Singapore companies yesterday scrambled to clear a backlog of cargo including orchids and ornamental fish as Europe opened its airspace after the threat of ash clouds from a volcano eased. One Singapore firm urgently needs a cargo of ship spare partsAFP - 276 words
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548 2010-04-23 20 AP [AMSTERDAM] What should the world brace for if ash clouds wash over European skies intermittently for six months or a year, repeatedly closing airports with just a few hours of warning? The crucial tourist industry will be devastated. Supermarkets will have less out-of-seasonAP - 548 words
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Article276 2010-04-23 20 SGX '000 Apr 22 S$ +/-Vol CH Offshore 0.67 -0.01 1101 Chuan Hup Hldgs 0.30 unch 166 Cosco Corp 1.83 0.03 ***** CWT Ltd 1.01 unch 963 Ezra Hldgs 2.17 -0.03 ***** First Ship Lease 0.64 unch 3070 Freight Links 0.05 unch 24 Grand Banks 0.48 0.01 38276 words
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406 2010-04-23 20 Country is likely storing oil due to weakening demand Bloomberg [LONDON] Iran, Opec’s se-cond-biggest oil producer, added four supertankers to its fleet of vessels storing crude, taking the total to 11 after two others set sail, ship tracking data show. AtBloomberg - 406 words
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Article9011 2010-04-23 21 52-wks Tel Last Vol Week Last Quote Div GrYld Net M Cap High Low Code Company Sale +/-(‘000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 18 4.5 3148 8Telecom 17.5cd +0.5 325 17.5 17 17 17.5 1.7 10.3 5.6 83.8 10 4.5 5834 A-Sonic 7 -0.5 27 79,011 words
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Article9341 2010-04-23 22 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS UNIT TRUSTS APS Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Alpha Fund!** 1.27/ APS Alpha Fund (USD)!** 0.92/ AXA Life Secure Ascent 2020 Fund 0.*****/0.***** AXA Wealth Mgt S'pore Pte Ltd AXA WM -Talents Fund 0.72/ Aberdeen Asset Mgt Asia Limited American Opp 0.6781/ Asian Credit Fund 1.2463/ Asian9,341 words
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Article639 2010-04-23 22 52-Wk Tel Last Vol Day Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Code Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 112 107 6389 ABF SG Bond ETF 109.5 109 111 499.8 876 527 CIMBAsean40 100US$ US873 871 873 34.9 306 180 DBS STI ETF639 words
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365 2010-04-23 23 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Apr 21 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Index Preliminary 883.0 -0.3 6.1 -0.6 2.3 -0.3 4.7 EAFE Preliminary 820.2 -0.2 4.5 -0.6 -1.2 -0.4 1.1 Europe Preliminary 1168.4 -0.9365 words
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Article181 2010-04-23 23 Apr 22 Bid $S Offer Bid Overnight 0.10 0.05 1-month 3/8 1/8 2-months 1/2 1/4 3-months 5/8 3/8 Overnight mode: 0.03 US$ Offer Bid 7 days 0.30 0.25 1 month 0.36 0.26 2 months 0.38 0.28 3 months 0.40 0.30 6 months 0.53 0.43 9 months 0.90 0.70181 words
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Article22 2010-04-23 23 Apr 22 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.3700 1.3714 2-months 1.3700 1.3714 3-months 1.3700 1.3713 6-months 1.3699 1.3714 Source: OCBC22 words
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Article135 2010-04-23 23 Apr 22 As at 9am Apr Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Bid Offer Aust dollar 1.2620 1.3000 Can dollar 1.3660 1.3820 Euro 1.8280 1.8490 NZ dollar 0.9670 0.9880 Sterling pound 2.1060 2.1290 US dollar 1.3670 1.3820 Local dollars to 100 units of135 words
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Article28 2010-04-23 23 Apr 22 Apr Open High Sett STI Apr 2965 SIMSCI Apr 352.4 354.3 353.4 Taiwan Apr 284.5 284.6 284.0 Source: MF Global (S) Pte. Ltd28 words
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Article66 2010-04-23 23 Apr 22 KLCE PALM FUTURES (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Sett Av Vol Open Month Range Price Price High Low Done Position May 10 2494 2515 2518 2494 483 5415 Jun 10 2480 2501 2505 2478 2611 ***** Jul 10 2470 2490 2497 2467 6999 ***** Aug 10 2466 248866 words
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Article371 2010-04-23 23 Apr 22 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT EURODOLLAR FUTURES Jun10 99.6200 0 2960 Sep10 99.4900 0 1936 Dec10 99.2550 0 2511 Mar11 98.9350 0 3209 EUROYEN TIBOR FUTURES Jun10 99.6200 99.6250 99.6100 99.6200 351 4284 Sep10 99.6400 100 3359 Dec10 99.6400 99.6400 99.6400 99.6450 132 1450371 words
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Article168 2010-04-23 23 Apr 22 RUBBER Futures (Closing prices) RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Close Volume O/I Month High Low Sett (lots) (lots) May 10 410.0 Jun 10 390.0 10 Jul 10 365.0 Aug 10 351.4 100 Sep 10 342.0 Oct 10 337.5 TSR 20 (US cents/kg) Volume O/I Month High Low168 words
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Article86 2010-04-23 23 Apr 22 TREASURY BILLS Period Issue Maturity Yesterday's Day's code Bid High Low 3-Month BQ*****W 22.07.2010 0.34 0.29 0.29 1-Year BY*****N 01.11.2010 0.35 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year N*****0A 2.625 01.04.2012 104.07 5-Year N*****0N 1.375 01.10.2014 100.88 7-Year N*****0Z86 words
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Article105 2010-04-23 23 Apr 21 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 lb bushels) Close Previous High/Low May 10 995.50 984.00 1005.00 983.00 Jul 10 1006.00 994.00 1015.50 993.00 Aug 10 1001.75 989.25 1011.25 989.25 Sep 10 986.00 972.25 995.75 972.75 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs;Uscent/lb) Close Previous High/Low May 10 38.90 39.07 39.24105 words
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Article78 2010-04-23 23 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Apr 21 Apr CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Change Brent blend (1-Mth F) 85.20 -0.17 WTI (Near Mth) 82.97 -0.03 Dubai (1-Mth F) 83.78 0.43 Tapis blend 88.95 0.95 Minas 90.20 2.50 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha 83.94 1.28 Jet Kerosene 93.85 0.45 US$/barrel Opec78 words
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Article466 2010-04-23 23 Apr 22 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 0.927 6.346 0.693 7.217 41.323 83.794 0.865 10.305 2.971 1.302 77.978 41.239 1.274 6.899 0.993 29.176 29.933 0.602 0.930 Canada 1.079 6.849466 words
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Article155 2010-04-23 23 Apr 22 Apr Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.2737 1.2750 0.9297 0.9298 Canadian dollar 1.3744 1.3763 1.0032 1.0036 Euro 1.8379 1.8397 1.3415 1.3416 NZ dollar 0.9778 0.9801 0.7137 0.7147 Sterling pound 2.1140 2.1163 1.5431155 words
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Article139 2010-04-23 23 Apr 22 GOLD (US$/oz) Apr 22 Apr 21 Hong Kong 1046.50 1143.30 Apr 21 Apr 20 London 1140.75 1141.55 1141.75 1142.35 Source: Thomson Reuters CAST BAR Apr 22 (S$) Selling Buying Kilobar 54,384.89 ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (S$) Selling Buying 1gm 121.98 51 5gm 345.61 254 10gm 617.39139 words
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Article70 2010-04-23 23 Apr 21 Apr Aluminium, 99.7% purity (US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 2318.50 2352.25 3 months 2351.00 2385.00 Copper, Grade A (US$/tonne) Cash 7723.25 7756.00 3 months 7759.00 7790.00 Lead (US$/tonne) Cash 2292.00 2328.25 3 months 2320.00 2355.00 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.00 3 months *****.00 *****.00 Tin (US$/tonne) Cash70 words
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Article, Illustration1365 2010-04-23 26 AUDREY PHOON - Far from fizzling out, the timeshare industry is experiencing stronger growth than ever, boosted by the Asian market and new technology. AUDREY PHOON reports AUDREY PHOON LIKE many big businesses, the timeshare industry began with a little idea one that belonged to a French hotelier named Paul1,365 words
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Article, Illustration1581 2010-04-23 27 THORN SANTISAKULTARM - Wet wild start to Thai New Year Songkran is not just about water fights but has spiritual roots and celebrates respect for elders. By THORN SANTISAKULTARM By THORN SANTISAKULTARM Thorn Santisakultarm specialises in e-Marketing and is a freelance writer based in Bangkok THAILAND’S reputation as “The Land of Smiles” holdsAFP PHOTOS - 1,581 words
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Article, Illustration605 2010-04-23 28 GEOFFREY EU - Mao’s Last Dancer is about family, forgiveness and feel-good values, says GEOFFREY EU GEOFFREY EU CLASSICALballetandcommunistdoctrinemake for an unlikely combinat i on i n Mao’s Last Dancer, an autobiographical story about a young boy from a rural Chinese community who defies incredible odds (including605 words
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Article, Illustration456 2010-04-23 28 CHRISTOPHER LIM - DVD REVIEW By CHRISTOPHER LIM ANGELS have always been an endless source of mythological fascination, and countless attempts have been made to humanise them, but making one tote a sub-machine gun is a bit much. In Legion, Paul Bettany plays the archangel Michael, who comes to456 words
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Article, Illustration677 2010-04-23 28 GEOFFREY EU - By GEOFFREY EU THE 23rd Singapore International Film Festival (SIFF) may be drawing to a close the closing film tomorrow night is Dear Doctor, a drama with a light touch from Japanese director Miwa Nishikawa but after more than 200 feature films and shorts, there is still677 words
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Article, Illustration488 2010-04-23 28 CHRISTOPHER LIM - By CHRISTOPHER LIM THERE hasn’t been much expansion content for developer BioWare’s recent game franchises like Mass Effect, but this has changed with Dragon Age: Origins Awakening, which starts off medium-sized and gets bigger as you play it. It’s set half a year after488 words
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Article, Illustration591 2010-04-23 29 CHRISTOPHER LIM - Stereophonics is touring its latest album here, reports CHRISTOPHER LIM CHRISTOPHER LIM SINGAPORE is enjoying a wave of bands returning here for their second concerts which is a nice sweet spot because there isn’t as much pressure to perform hit songs, and the relationship591 words
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Article, Illustration852 2010-04-23 29 SAMUEL WONG SHENGMIAO - CHINESE ORCHESTRA By SAMUEL WONG SHENGMIAO The writer is the artistic director of The Teng Company, a lecturer and the author of two books on Chinese music WITH its picture found at the back of a S$50 note, the pipa is considered852 words
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Article, Illustration584 2010-04-23 29 CHRISTOPHER LIM - CD REVIEW By CHRISTOPHER LIM IN TERMS of career visibility, Sade and Skye might seem quite different. Sade’s latest album, Soldier Of Love, was feted in the international press, while Skye’s independently released Keeping Secrets isn’t even available on CD, and needs to be tracked584 words
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Article, Illustration784 2010-04-23 30 MADHVI SUBRAHMANIAN - Ming Wong’s exhibition showcases video re-interpretations based on Singapore’s golden cinema era, writes MADHVI SUBRAHMANIAN MADHVI SUBRAHMANIAN ‘IDO what I do because of where I come from,” says one of the most well-known international artists from Singapore Ming Wong. The boyish, charming and784 words
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Article, Illustration565 2010-04-23 30 NATALIE KOH - By NATALIE KOH SITTING on the edge of a couch in the lobby of the Chinatown hotel that he is staying in, Zhong Chen, a China-born Australian artist, speaks softly and punctuates each sentence with a cheerful smile that crinkles the corners of his eyes. Much565 words
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Article, Illustration707 2010-04-23 30 GEOFFREY EU - By GEOFFREY EU CHICAGO remains one of the most successful members of the musical theatre genre still touring the world today and even now, after umpteen viewings and 35 years after the curtain first went up on the show on Broadway, it still has plenty of707 words
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Article, Illustration168 2010-04-23 30 AFTER six years, Paris-born Chinese cellist Yo-Yo Ma (below) returns to the Singapore stage with The Silk Road Ensemble and this time, a few members of our own Singapore Symphony Orchestra will be joining them on stage. He will be performing for two nights only, in168 words
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Article125 2010-04-23 30 SINGAPORE’S first short dance film, Dvalta-Duality, makes its debut at the Singapore International Film Festival 2010 as the only nomination from Singapore to be selected to be in Dance: In Short, a mix of 14 short dance films from eight countries. The film is directed125 words
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160 2010-04-23 30 NATALIE KOH - Compiled by NATALIE KOH FAMED Italian filmmaker Federico Fellini’s first feature-length colour film, Juliet of the Spirit, is a 1965 surrealist drama film about an Italian housewife, Juliet. Overshadowed by the beauty of her sisters and her mother, she naively visits a psychic who convinces160 words
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Article, Illustration421 2010-04-23 31 CHRISTOPHER LIM - Coming-of-age stories have always been an integral part of science fiction and fantasy literature, but the more popular ones, such as the Harry Potter and Percy Jackson series, tend to be a bit sanitised. Get set, then, for a new wave of sci-fi and fantasy novelists who421 words
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Article, Illustration349 2010-04-23 31 MANY young fictional heroes have led rough lives, like Thomas Cale in The Left Hand Of God, but not that many belong to an actual underclass. Taro san Malia, however, is a most unlikely hero. He lives in the slums on the underside of a great high-tech349 words
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Article, Illustration339 2010-04-23 31 STORIES about schools for magicians usually have a sug-ar-coating that insulates them from the unpleasant realities of modern urban life, with young sorcerers enveloped by a mystical cocoon that protects them. The Magicians, instead, brings modern life into a magical school called Brakebills. An American339 words
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Article, Illustration546 2010-04-23 31 NATALIE KOH - By NATALIE KOH TEN years ago, Wild Rice Productions was set up by local theatre practitioner Ivan Heng, with an important mission in mind. “We wanted to create works that put ourselves and our stories on stage,” says Heng. “Works with a546 words
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