The Business Times, 19 May 2010

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    23 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES S$1.00 online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg S|Sl A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION CO REGN NO *****2868E MICA (P) 123/08/2009 Wednesday, May 19,2010
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  • Article
    Lock icon Tighter EU rules could drive hedge funds here
    604 1  -  By CONRAD TAN [SINGAPORE] The Republic is likely to draw more hedge funds as stricter regulatory oversight of funds in Europe accelerates their shift to fast-growing Asia. Recent proposals by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to tighten the rules for hedge
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    Lock icon S’pore not a top draw for leading retailers
    961 1  -  It lags behind rival Asian cities as survey shows only 39% of top retailers have a presence here By UMA SHANKARI [SINGAPORE] If you thought Singapore was retail paradise, a rethink may be in order. A survey of 294 of the world’s
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    141 1 ST INDEX 2,844.35 (+10.66) ST INDEX FUTURES 2,839 (+11) SIMSCI 338.24 (+1.70) SIMSCI FUTURES 336.50 (+0.20) FOREX US$ S$ US$ (S$ per US$) 1.388 (US$/S$ per 1.448 2.010 EURO (US$/S$/E) 1.240 1.721 Foreign currency per US$ S$ YEN 92.80 66.80 RM 3.215 2.315 HK$ 7.798 5.616 BAHT 32.32
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      124 1 COMPANIES Wilmar denies tax fraud accusations TRANSPORT HUB Saab to widen model range downwards PAGE 32 PREMIUM PROFESSIONALS Opportunities in reinsurance PAGE 17 EXEC MONEY No heroics in investing PAGE 38 PAGE 4 Who’s who in Law A special 12-page section with your BT today Deutsche Bank Worldwide strength has
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      19 1 EMERGING ENTERPRISE 2010 Winners’ evening PAGE 14-15 PROPERTY Call to release office sites to avert supply crunch PAGE 12
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  • TOP STORIES
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      Lock icon Many Asian markets near their peaks, warns ADB
      504 2  -  It suggests capital controls to temper volatile fund inflows into region B y ANTHONY ROWLEY THE Asian Development Bank took the unusual step yesterday of warning investors that many Asian stock and bond markets may be near their top following “massive” inflows
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      Lock icon Soh had just $300K at takeover time
      532 2  -  By CHEW XIANG [SINGAPORE] Businessman Anthony Soh launched a $117 million takeover of Jade Technologies in 2008 with less than $300,000 in cash in hand, the High Court heard this week. He also admitted he flouted securities laws by quietly selling more than
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      403 2 S’pore not a top draw for leading retailers IF you thought Singapore was retail paradise, a rethink may be in order. A survey of 294 of the world’s top retailers has found that just 39 per cent of them are in Singapore a smaller percentage than in rival
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      93 2 IN a news agency report, “Easier to import generic drugs from India” (BT, May 12), Minister for Trade and Industry Lim Hng Kiang was quoted as saying that under the Singapore-India special medicinal product registration scheme, Indian generic drugs which are recognised in countries like the US, Canada, the
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      Lock icon Wilmar Int’l denies tax fraud accusations
      381 4  -  By JOYCE HOOI [SINGAPORE] Wilmar International Ltd has denied allegations that its Indonesian subsidiaries made value added tax (VAT) restitution claims that were “questionable and fictitious”, in a statement released on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) website last night. The statement was made in response
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      Lock icon Thai govt rejects talks to end bloody protests
      578 4 Reuters [BANGKOK] The Thai government dismissed proposed peace talks yesterday to end a nine-week crisis that has killed 67 people and threatened to tear the country apart, calling on thousands of anti-gov-ernment protesters to disperse. As the prospects for official talks unravelled,
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      Lock icon Changes to en bloc rules passed by Parliament
      563 4  -  Stricter conditions for owners trying to restart en bloc sales after failing earlier By CHUANG PECK MING [SINGAPORE] Parliament yesterday passed changes to improve the rules on en bloc sales, but some of the proposals pushed by interested parties were excluded. With
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      Lock icon BMW lands 500 pre-sale orders for latest 5-series
      428 4  -  By LEE U-WEN [SINGAPORE] Some 500 people in Singapore have ordered BMW’s latest 5-se-ries luxury sedan without having even seen the car in person or test-driven it. And for a mid-sized vehicle that costs about a quarter of a million dollars, it
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      Lock icon Electronics tycoon gets 14 years’ jail
      412 4 AP [BEIJING] An appliance retailer who was China’s richest businessman was sentenced yesterday to 14 years in prison for insider trading, bribery and other offences in the latest of a spate of misconduct cases against newly rich Chinese tycoons. Huang Guangyu built Gome Electronics
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      114 3 Over 500,000 people are in the air right now. You know the feeling. Sailing high above the clouds, waiting with childlike anticipation for that screeching of rubber on tarmac. What opportunities will this new place bring? A reunion? A holiday? A new home? We believe in having an open mind
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      201 4 FOR SALE LONDON RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY THE LANDMARK JUST RELEASED Executive apartments 5 mins walk from the heart of Canary Wharf Excellent transport links for London, UK and Europe OTHER INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE INCLUDING INCOME PRODUCING READY PROPERTIES Interested in investing in the London property market? With attractive exchange rates and
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      7 4 Bill proposes more community sentences, Page 12
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  • SINGAPORE MARKETS
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      Lock icon Stronger euro, pick-up in Wall Street boost STI
      588 6  -  After sinking to a low of 2,823.2 points in morning trading, it ends with 10.66 points gain at 2,844.35 points STOCKS VEN SREENIVASAN Senior Correspondent A ROLLER coaster overnight session on Wall Street and continuing uncertainty about the eurozone debt crisis continued
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      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING SCOREBOARD
      186 6 MAIN CATL TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 10 2 6 0 0 0 10 2 6 Manufacturing 61 52 71 6 7 11 67 59 82 Commerce 26 12 19 5 2 4 31 14 23 Tpt/Stor/Comms 19 9 11
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      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING TURNOVER
      121 6 TURNOVER (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 11,486 11,486 43,352 43,352 Manufacturing 222,983 54,997 277,980 187,652 4,487 192,139 Commerce 79,495 5,353 84,848 120,074 1,160 121,234 Tpt/Stor/Comms 99,036 531 99,567 197,327 75 197,402 Finance 18,041 18,041 163,929 163,929 Construction 21,908 6,126 28,034 8,102
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      Lock icon STRAITS TIMES INDEX STOCKS
      110 6 Stock name Close Change CapMallsAsia 2.160 +0.030 CapitaLand 3.610 +0.010 CapitaMall 1.930 +0.010 CityDev 10.520 -0.020 ComfortDelGro 1.500 DBS Grp 14.340 -0.040 F&N 4.850 +0.120 Genting SP 1.000 +0.010 Golden Agri 0.540 HK Land 4.950 -0.010 JMH 35.320 +0.340 JSH 20.000 Jardine C&C 29.440 +0.440 Keppel
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    • BROKERS’ TAKE
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        423 6 Singapore Property OCBC INVESTMENT RESEARCH, May 18 FOR the month of April, property developers launched more non-landed property units than in March, with the number of new launches increasing 11.7 per cent to 1,788 units. New launches in the Core Central Region (CCR) fell 68.9 per cent month-on-month
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        Lock icon Armstrong Industrial Corp
        414 6  -  May 18 close: $0.39 DMG PARTNERS SECURITIES, May 18 Compiled by CONRAD TAN ARMSTRONG Industrial Corp’s Q1 2010 net earnings came in 14.5 per cent above our forecasts. It managed to improve its margins through effective cost management as the increase in its expenses lagged that of
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      Lock icon Euro edges up as aid for Greece comes through
      386 6 CURRENCIES Reuters [LONDON] The euro edged up from the Monday’s four-year low in choppy trade yesterday as investors took heart from news that financial aid for Greece was coming through as planned. Officials said that Greece received a 14.5 billion euro
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      4 6 DAILY
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      66 6 May 18 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS -780.00 +364.0 BT CADI -*****.00 +89.0 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -78.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 690.75 +4.86 FTSE ST Small Cap 540.68 +2.11 FTSE ST All Share 702.63 +3.00 FTSE ST China Top 273.33 +2.25 FTSE ST China 293.35 +0.28 FTSE
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      Lock icon MOST ACTIVE STOCKS
      56 6 VOLUME Golden Agri 67,297,000 Genting SP 51,932,000 Noble Grp 31,778,000 Lereno 30,318,000 KencanaAgri 30,099,000 Ying Li 23,941,000 SoundGlobal 23,368,000 SingTel 20,757,000 NOL 20,177,000 Z-Obee Hldgs 18,610,000 VALUE($) DBS Grp 74,816,240 SingTel 61,079,600 Noble Grp 59,209,350 CapitaLand 52,382,120 Genting SP 51,769,805 Wilmar 51,756,700 NOL 41,254,780 UOB 40,354,920 Golden
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      Lock icon RISES
      114 6 BY CENTS CLOSE UP DBXT Nifty 10US$ ***** 229.0 1.5 DBXT DJE50 10US$ 3542 194.3 4.1 DBXT MSEurope 10US$ 3763 94.4 1.8 JMH 3532 47.2 1.0 Jardine C&C 2944 44.0 1.5 Lyxor China H 10US$ 1470 41.6 2.1 DBXT CSI300 10US$ 875 19.4 1.6 Keppel Corp 920 17.0 1.9
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      Lock icon FALLS
      128 6 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN GLD 10US$ *****-299.8 -1.8 DBXT MSAsExJp 10US$ 2703-115.2 -3.0 DBXT FTChina25 10US$ 2795 -88.8 -2.2 DBXT S&P Short 10US$ 5182 -62.5 -0.9 OCC 5.1% NCPS 100 ***** -50.0 -0.5 DBXT FTVietnam 10US$ 4314 -38.9 -0.6 DBXT MSKorea 10US$ 4576 -29.1 -0.5 DairyFarm 659 -25.0 -2.7
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      87 6 Where S$ stands May 18 CHNG YR 2010 CLOSE FR May 17 S$ LOW S$ HIGH US$ 1.3887 0.48 1.4219 1.3680 Euro 1.7213 -0.33 2.0153 1.7157 Pounds 2.0050 0.41 2.2831 2.0050@ A$ 1.2122 0.97 1.2960 1.2122@ Yen* 1.4976 1.02 1.5927 1.4467 Rupiah* 0.***** 0.23 0.***** 0.***** Baht* 4.2967 0.01
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      166 7 Porsche recommends M©bil n Find out more about the Porsche World Roadshow: www.porsche.com.sg Stop dreaming... Start driving. The Porsche World Roadshow is coming to Singapore. Be one of the first in Asia to drive the all-new Cayenne and Panamera at the Changi Exhibition Centre (CEC). Other highlights include the purist
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  • COMPANY NEWS
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      Lock icon Dull earnings from recent small, mid-cap listings
      535 8  -  But Tiger Airways and China Minzhong stood out as strong exceptions By JAMIE LEE SEVERAL small-cap and mid-cap companies that were recently listed here posted tepid profits for their latest quarters. But major exceptions include Tiger Airways and China Minzhong Food Corporation, which
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      Lock icon SGX inks MOU with Chongqing govt
      235 8  -  By JAMIE LEE SINGAPORE Exchange (SGX) has inked another agreement with a city government in China to boost its supervision of Chinese companies looking to list. While such a cooperation may offer some moral suasion, they may not extend far enough in deterring future
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      Lock icon Arbitration best for Sembcorp, Baker
      641 8  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW By VEN SREENIVASAN WHAT is it about the Sembcorp group and lawyers? Just weeks after parent Sembcorp Industries locked horns with Dutch water company Cascal, its unit Sembcorp Marine is suing PPL Holdings, which is 100 per cent owned by listed Baker
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      Lock icon OUE to launch Twin Peaks next month
      459 10/11  -  Pricing flagged at $2,700-3,200 psf, with one-bedders going for $1.5m By EMILYN YAP OVERSEAS Union Enterprise (OUE) will launch Twin Peaks a project at the site of The Grangeford next month. The property group is also looking to boost its residential portfolio and
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      Lock icon China Fishery buys Peruvian fishmeal firm in US$95m deal
      365 10/11  -  By JOYCE HOOI CHINA Fishery Group announced the US$95 million acquisition of Dorbes Holding Corporation, which owns Pesquera Alejandria SAC (Alejandria), a Peruvian fishmeal firm, yesterday. Through the acquisition, which was carried out through Epesca Pisco SAC, China Fishery’s subsidiary in
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      Lock icon Valuetronics posts nine-fold jump in Q4 net
      281 10/11  -  By FELDA CHAY ELECTRONICS Manufacturing service provider Valuetronics Holdings said yesterday that its fourth-quarter after-tax profit surged more than nine times year-on-year to HK$22 million (S$3.9 million) as orders rose in line with the economic recovery. The rise in orders raised revenue for
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      Lock icon Macarthur gives Peabody the ol’ heave-ho
      273 10/11 Reuters [MELBOURNE] Australian miner Macarthur Coal showed its most ardent suitor, US miner Peabody Energy, the door yesterday, ending a US$3.5 billion bidding race that was chilled by plans for a hefty new mining tax. Macarthur’s shares sank 15 per cent after it rejected
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      Lock icon UOB unveils revamped high-tech Lady’s Card today
      342 10/11  -  Its new mobile application helps members access bank’s privileges By CHAN YUPING UNITED Overseas Bank Limited (UOB) will unveil its revamped Lady’s Card today, with benefits and high-tech features to meet the shifting lifestyle trends of modern women towards travel and connectivity. Well-known
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      Lock icon Guthrie-Santarli JV put in top bid for Yishun DBSS site
      308 10/11  -  By KALPANA RASHIWALA A JOINT venture between Guthrie GTS and Santarli Construction yesterday placed the highest bid for a public housing plot at the corner of Yishun Avenue 11 and Yishun Central under the Housing Development Board’s (HDB) Design Build
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      Lock icon TTJ Holdings unit wins $31.3m of contracts
      320 10/11  -  By OLIVIA HO NEWLY listed structural steel firm TTJ Holdings yesterday announced its wholly owned subsidiary, TTJ Design and Engineering Pte Ltd, has secured new contracts amounting to about $31.3 million. The group clinched these contracts between Jan 16 and April 30, and
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    • COMPANY BRIEFS
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        Lock icon Viking sells Tung Lok, Old Chang Kee stakes
        59 10/11 VIKING Offshore and Marine Ltd said it has sold to Goodview Properties Pte Ltd 20 million shares in Tung Lok Restaurants (2000) Ltd and 10.3 million shares in Old Chang Kee Ltd for a total of $6.99 million in cash. Viking will
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        Lock icon Abterra to review HK dual listing plans
        162 10/11 ABTERRA Ltd said it will review its plans to seek a dual primary listing of its shares on the Hong Kong stock exchange after its FY2009 results failed to meet the listing criteria for mainboard listing. However, it added that it was still
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        Lock icon Utd Envirotech posts four-fold jump in net
        84 10/11 UNITED Envirotech Ltd said net profit grew to $14.9 million for the 12 months ended March 31 from just $3.67 million a year ago, on the back of a 61.3 per cent increase in revenue to $69.1 million. The growth was due to
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        Lock icon Sky One warns of much lower FY10 net
        52 10/11 SKY One Holdings has warned that it expects to report a substantially lower net profit for the fiscal year ended March 31 due to “the continual effects of the global financial crisis”. It is expected to unveil its results around the end
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        Lock icon Unifiber to buy Kutai Chipmill for US$65m
        134 10/11 UNITED Fiber System said that it plans to buy PT Kutai Chipmill for US$65 million through an acquisition of Pacific Global Holding Ltd and Pacific Capital Holding Ltd from Masba Holdings Inc. Kutai is principally engaged in producing and exporting woodchip as raw
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
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      Lock icon New survey shows buyers positive about property
      526 12  -  75% of active property seekers hope to buy a home within next 2 years By UMA SHANKARI THREE out of four potential home-buyers feel that the prices of private homes and resale HDB flats in Singapore are too high, a new survey has
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      Lock icon Ascendas bullish on Asia, plans growth
      352 12 BUSINESS space provider Ascendas will expand over the next five years in many of the 10 Asian countries in which it has a presence, chief executive Chong Siak Ching said yesterday. Speaking at the Cityscape Asia annual exhibition and conference, Ms Chong said there
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      Lock icon Maybank offers a little more for clients above 50
      182 12 MAYBANK Singapore yesterday launched a new savings account for depositors aged 50 years and above, becoming the first in the industry to offer free insurance coverage as well as preferential interest rates for a senior’s account. The rates are currently the
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      Lock icon More expatriates here paid local rates
      410 12  -  By TEH SHI NING EXPATRIATE pay packages could shrink as more multinational companies in Singapore benchmark them against local and foreign rates instead of salaries back home, according to a survey by HR consultancy ECA International. Just over a fifth of expats said that
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      Lock icon SMa unveils plans to boost productivity
      225 12 SINGAPORE Manufacturers’ Federation (SMa) unveiled a series of plans to boost Singapore’s productivity at its 7 8th anniversary dinner yesterday. Speaking at the event, Teo Chee Hean Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence as well as Chair for National Productivity and Continuing Education
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      Lock icon Call to release office sites to avert supply crunch
      612 12  -  By KALPANA RASHIWALA THE time is ripe for government to introduce some sites for office development in the second half 2010 confirmed list to avert a potential supply crunch in future, suggest property consultants. However, while some think these new office
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      Lock icon More community sentences in the pipeline
      326 12  -  Five new types proposed for less serious offences By CHUANG PECK MING MORE community sentences were introduced for less serious offences with the proposed changes in the Criminal Procedure Code Bill tabled in Parliament yesterday. Along with other proposed amendments, five new types of
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      Lock icon Construction firms start to shine
      383 12  -  By FELDA CHAY WHERE they once struggled to even qualify, construction firms are now featuring prominently in the top 10 spots in the 2010 SME Growth Excellence Recognition Awards. Compiled by credit rating agency DP Information Group and HSBC Singapore, five of the top 10
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      Lock icon A legacy that will live on
      587 13 TRIBUTE TO DR GOH KENG SWEE Tan See Leng CEO/MD Parkway Holdings Limited DR GOH is a giant amongst Singapore pioneers. He is someone who has not only made a positive impact on our economy and our country, but also made long lasting contributions
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      Lock icon Theatre of Dreams
      632 13  -  SINGAPORE ARTS FESTIVAL By DYLAN TAN FAIFAI is not your average theatre company. The five-year-old Tokyo-based collective is known to operate far outside the readymade concept of theatre to combine elements of dance, video and music into uniquely imaginative and dreamy productions. Made up of 13 members
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      238 13 Air Astana connects Far South East Asia to Kazakhstan 13 times a week (5 times a week from Beijing, 4 times a week from Seoul, 3 times a week from Bangkok, once a week from Kuala Lumpur). Air Astana serves Kazakhstan from major gateways in South East Asia Beijing, Seoul,
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  • EMERGING ENTERPRISE 2010
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      Lock icon Evening of winners
      594 14  -  By FELDA FELDA CHAY AWARDS ceremonies usually carry the weight of competition, but that was clearly outweighed by the spirit of good cheer, song and dance at the Emerging Enterprise 2010 awards last Friday. Held at the Mandarin Orchard hotel, guests were treated to a plethora of
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      170 14 Congratulations To The Top Winners Of Emerging Enterprise 2010! Kai Square Pte Ltd Emerging Enterprise 2010 Winner Home-grown multimedia surveillance and intelligence specialist providing high-end security to both corporate and end-consumers MAJ Aviation Pte Ltd Emerging Enterprise 2010 Winner Provides specialised aviation services and engineering support to local clients and
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  • ECONOMY WATCH
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      Lock icon Aussie central bank to lift interest rates, ward off inflation
      458 15 Reuters [SYDNEY] Australia’s central bank decided to lift interest rates in May to ward off inflationary pressures, although it could be the last hike for the next few months as worries related to global sovereign debt overtake those concerns. The
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      Lock icon IMF urges govts to hold off tightening until next year
      388 15 Aim is to avoid jeopardising the current global economic rebound Reuters [MILAN] Action by some of the bigger countries in Europe and elsewhere to tighten spending this year could jeopardise economic recovery and they should wait until 2011, a senior
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      Lock icon Japan’s consumer confidence hits 21/2-year high in April
      493 15 Reuters [TOKYO] Japan’s consumer confidence hit a 21/2-year high in April, a government survey showed, in a sign the optimism was spreading. Finance Minister Naoto Kan said the economy continued to recover, although he warned that financial markets have not completely settled
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      Lock icon Britain’s inflation rate hits 17-month high
      352 15 Reuters [LONDON] Britain’s inflation rate jumped more than expected in April to hit a 17-month high, driven by big rises in tax on alcohol and tobacco, as well as women’s clothing and food prices, official data showed yesterday. The Office for National Statistics said
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      1043 15 BEATS "vnr^pc Toll free: 1800-289-8822 Email: notices@sph.com.sg NOTICES Bangkok Bank Public Company Limited (INCORPORATED IN THAILAND) Consolidated Balance Sheet As at December 31,2009 and 2008 Cash Interbank and money market items Domestic items Interest bearing Non-interest bearing Foreign items Interest bearing Non-interest bearing Total interbank and money market items, net
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  • PREMIUM PROFESSIONALS
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      Lock icon Opportunities in reinsurance
      1667 16  -  The lack of insurance coverage in the region presents a challenge and also a huge growth potential, reports TEH SHI NING TEH SHI NING REINSURANCE in Asia has immense growth potential, and Singapore is in a good position to take advantage of this, insurance leaders say. With
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      Lock icon Discovering an interest in insurance
      655 16  -  By TEH SHI NING READING about Hurricane Katrina and the investigations that followed, Tan Si Yng was particularly intrigued by reports of reinsurers’ losses. It sparked an interest in reinsurance, then still unfamiliar territory to the NUS Business student, who was majoring in marketing and
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      Lock icon Learning the ropes in the reinsurance business
      618 16  -  By TEH SHI NING WITH a father who built his career in general insurance, Andy Neo was naturally better acquainted with the industry than most of his peers. “General insurance is so integral to the finance industry, but many do not distinguish it
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  • MALAYSIA
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      Lock icon EON expected to put HLB’s offer to shareholders
      591 17  -  Move likely even though independent adviser views RM5.1b bid as low By S JAYASANKARAN THE board of EON Capital is likely to go ahead and table Hong Leong Bank’s RM5.1 billion (S$2.2 billion) takeover proposal to its shareholders despite its independent financial
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      Lock icon Analysts upbeat about MISC’s VTTI acquisition
      445 17  -  Deal to give MISC access to tank assets at strategic points By PAULINE Kuala PAULINE NG MALAYSIA International Shipping Corporation Berhad’s (MISC) proposal to acquire half of global storage terminal company Vitol Tank Terminal International (VTTI) for US$375 million could result in synergies “beyond
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  • GREATER CHINA
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      605 18 Huawei ZTE rush to soothe spying concerns They are trying to diffuse a row that has seen New Delhi stop their imports Reuters [HONG KONG] Chinese telecommunications giants Huawei Technologies and ZTE are treading familiar ground in their clash with India, scrambling to soothe spying concerns in a tough market
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      341 18 AP [SHANGHAI] US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke and two dozen American businesses are visiting China, aiming to boost clean-ener-gy technology sales as one industry leader announced a fresh contract to supply components for wind turbines. The visit, one of several by US Cabinet
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      491 18 Reuters [BEIJING] China has welcomed a nuclear fuel swap plan that Iran announced after talks with Brazil and Turkey, urging negotiations over the deepening dispute with Teheran. Iran agreed with Brazil and Turkey on Monday to send some of its uranium abroad, reviving a
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      254 18 AFP [BEIJING] China’s ruling communists are cracking down on official corruption in the real estate market, warning of stiff penalties for anyone caught trying to cash in on the property boom, state media said. The government is trying to rein in
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      370 22 Major policy change would crowd many local firms out of the lucrative sector Reuters [NEW DELHI] India’s trade ministry has suggested almost tripling the foreign direct investment cap on defence equipment to 74 per cent, a major policy change
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      173 22 Bloomberg [ZURICH] ABB Ltd, the world’s largest builder of electricity networks, offered to pay about US$1 billion to raise the stake in its separately listed subsidiary in India to 75 per cent to add flexibility for expanding in the region. “The aim
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      433 23 Deal would have been the largest leveraged buyout since July 2007 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] A group of private equity firms led by the Blackstone Group has dropped plans for a US$15 billion bid for Fidelity National Information Services, people briefed on the
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      321 23 Bloomberg [LONDON] Vodafone Group full-year operating profit rose 1.7 per cent as the world’s largest mobilephone company cut jobs and signed network-shar-ing agreements with other operators to lower costs. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) rose to £14.7 billion (S$29.4 billion) from
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      341 23 AFP [SYDNEY] Australia’s proposed 40 per cent tax on mining profits could drive major companies offshore, global credit rating agency Moody’s warned yesterday. By replacing a lower but “complex and variable” royalties regime Moody’s said the Resources Super Profits Tax (RSPT)
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  • WORLD
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      646 24 Conditions attached to rescue package will be worked out in coming days AP AFP [BRUSSELS] EU nations are pushing for deep deficit cuts yesterday to restore confidence in European governments’ ability to tame the debt crisis and keep it from derailing
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      433 24 Senate passes the measure added to a rewrite of financial regulations Reuters Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] The United States would oppose International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout packages to countries that are not likely to repay them under a measure passed by the
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      450 25  -  Greek bailout shows it can work with regional monetary funds in a crisis B y ANTHONY ROWLEY THE Greek crisis has proved that the IMF can work together with regional monetary arrangements in dealing with financial crises, International Monetary Fund first
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      624 25 LATEST US DATA Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Wholesale prices in the United States unexpectedly dropped in April, the second decrease in three months, signalling the global recovery from the worst recession in the post-World War II era has yet to stoke inflation. The 0.1
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      259 25 Efforts by govts to tackle debts could hamper growth AFP [FRANKFURT] German investor confidence has fallen sharply in May, as financial experts see eurozone public debt as a major risk for German business, the ZEW economic research institute said yesterday. The closely
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      478 27 From US$2 in ‘09, Citi has gained 17% to close on Monday at US$3.86 Reuters [BOSTON] Billionaire investor George Soros in the first quarter sold almost all of the 94.7 million shares of recovering financial services giant Citigroup which he had acquired
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      502 27 NYT [NEW YORK] A federal jury in New York reached a verdict on Monday requiring Novartis Pharmaceuticals to pay US$3.36 million to 12 former female sales representatives for discrimination in pay and promotions. Arguments was set to be made yesterday for an award of punitive damages
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      301 27 Reuters [NEW YORK] Warren Buffett is again auctioning a steak lunch to benefit a San Francisco charity, after last year’s bidding failed to generate a record bid for the first time since 2004. The 11th annual auction benefits the non-profit Glide Foundation in San
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      249 25 WINE DINE AND HOSPITALITY A CULINARY HAVEN AT PAN PACIFIC SINGAPORE Discover new additions to popular offerings enhanced with delightful menu selections. Wind down to a luxurious Friday and Saturday night barbecue bonanza at Brunch with sparkling Chandon Brut and Rose or enjoy divine weekend dim sum brunch at HaiTien
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      688 26  -  Entry to new export markets hobbled by over-reliance on handful of industries By ANTHONY ROWLEY JAPAN is losing its economic competitiveness at an alarming rate, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (Meti) says in a sweeping indictment of the country’s sagging performance. According
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      220 26 Radio presenter announces that the monarch had died AFP [LONDON] The BBC apologised “unreservedly” yesterday after a radio presenter jokingly announced that Queen Elizabeth II had died. Disc jockey Danny Kelly, 39, played the national anthem God Save The Queen and
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      163 26 Marks Spencer and Tesco top wine event Bloomberg [LONDON] Tesco plc and Marks Spencer Group plc were yesterday named as the joint leaders among UK supermarkets in the International Wine Challenge 2010, an annual competition that attracted entries from 46 countries. Each picked up 62 awards for their own-label wines.
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  • EDITORIAL & OPINION
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      540 28 EDITORIAL THE Indian economy’s voracious appetite for energy resources brings into sharp focus a recent and critically important verdict by the country’s Supreme Court on natural gas pricing. The ruling relates to a five-year dispute between the billionaire Ambani brothers, Mukesh and Anil,
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      921 28  -  As outside demand will be low, Asia will have to search for stronger domestic driver of growth By ANOOP SINGH The writer is director of the IMF’s Asia Pacific Department AS THE world climbs out of the deepest recession in recent history, Asia
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      765 28  -  THE BOTTOM LINE FRANK CHING The writer is a Hong Kong-based journalist and commentator IN September 2007, when Chinese President Hu Jintao was visiting Australia, he was pleasantly surprised to encounter the then leader of the opposition Labor Party, Kevin Rudd, who
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      1436 29  -  Investors are drawn to region’s underlying economic growth, stable yields, expansion of diverse market segments By NIEL THASSIM The writer is the chairman of the Cityscape Asia Conference 2010, the world’s largest B2B real estate investment and development exhibition and conference. Cityscape Asia is
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      678 29  -  By DAVID PAULY The writer is a columnist for Bloomberg News. The opinions expressed are his own STANDARD Poor’s, Moody’s Corp and Fitch Ratings are getting their comeuppance. Their oligopoly for assigning credit risk on securities around the globe is under ever-fierc-er
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      463 29  -  LETTER TO THE EDITOR Sam Chong Keen Former CEO Sino-Environment I REFER to your Hock Lock Siew commentary, “Nothing at Sino-Env but more questions” (BT, May 17). The commentary concluded that “developments in the past three months have been hardly progressive, except to
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  • Transport HUB
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      Lock icon Tanker rates ‘may more than double’ on floating storage
      478 30 Demand shrinks surplus of tankers competing to haul Mid-East crude Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Supertanker shipping rates may more than double as futures premium encourages traders to use the tankers to store crude, Morgan Stanley said. “With the forward price of crude
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      278 30 SGX '000 May 18 S$ +/-Vol CH Offshore 0.62 -0.01 1878 Chuan Hup Hldg 0.28 unch 315 Cosco Corp 1.57 0.01 ***** CWT Ltd 0.94 0.01 901 Ezra Hldgs 1.92 0.02 5362 First Ship Lea 0.48 unch 1313 Freight Links 0.05 unch 2100 Grand Banks unch unch 0
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      510 30 Reuters [COCODRIE, Louisiana] Energy giant BP said yesterday that it was now able to siphon off about 40 per cent of the oil gushing from a ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico but has not been able to stop the leak, as
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      Lock icon Baltic index falls on slow demand for larger vessels
      438 30 Weak Chinese steel prices put pressure on capesize rates Reuters [LONDON] The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates to ship dry commodities, softened on Monday with slower demand for the larger capesize vessels weighing on overall sentiment. The
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      955 30  -  STRAIT TALK By DAVID DAVID HUGHES PIRACY and specifically that perpetrated by Somali gangs is a big issue for the shipping industry that will not go away. To an extent, it has become the proverbial “elephant in the room”. The industry adjusts, takes some precautions,
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  • TRANSPORT HUB: AVIATION
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      732 31 NYT [NEW YORK] A captain returned to the cockpit after taking a bathroom break and found the first officer facing away from the instruments and talking to a flight attendant. Unnoticed was the fact that the autopilot had disconnected and the plane
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      250 31 Bloomberg AP [LONDON] British Airways is working to restore long-haul flights from London Heathrow airport after a court blocked a strike by cabin crew yesterday. Britain’s High Court ruled on Monday that a planned strike by British Airways cabin crews was unlawful, stopping the
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      566 31 Bloomberg [LONDON] The volcanic ash cloud that has closed European airports for two weeks out of the past five is changing travel habits, leading to a surge in rail and ferry bookings. Richard Branson’s Virgin Trains is reporting increased demand on
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      389 31 It says better system needed to minimise disruption from volcanic ash cloud Reuters AP [GENEVA] European aviation authorities urgently need to revise their airspace rules to minimise disruption from ash emitted by an Icelandic volcano, the airline industry body Iata said yesterday. The
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      326 31 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across 1 Annie perhaps is calm after revision, impressing head of university (7) 5 Demanded medical reforms (7) 9 Smallest one ultimately comes in after all the others (5) 10 Type of move a man might do on a horse? (9) 11 Engaging sidelight fully or partially? (10)
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      705 32  -  New small car being planned will be ‘an aircraft with the wings clipped off’ Reports by SAMUEL EE [SINGAPORE] The expanded line-up of a rejuvenated Saab brand will not include a model that is bigger than the upcoming 9-5 sedan, but will include a
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      272 32 SAAB expects to be profitable in 2012 after breaking even some time in 2011, says the new owner of the Swedish carmaker, Victor Muller, who is also CEO of Spyker Cars of the Netherlands. “We will be profitable when we have a volume of 120,000
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      542 32 It steers clear of industry tie-ups to guard independence Bloomberg [BERLIN] Bayerische Motoren Werke (BMW) is accelerating a shift to bat-tery-powered vehicles, developing lightweight carbon parts and slashing spending as it guards against a wave of consolidation in the auto industry. The moves
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      Lock icon Nissan electric car for 30,000 euros
      304 32 AFP [LONDON] Japanese carmaker Nissan announced on Monday that the company’s Leaf electric car will be sold in Europe for under 30,000 euros (S$51,518) after various government incentives. The Leaf, which stands for Leading, Environmentally Friendly, Affordable, Family car, is billed by Nissan as
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      Lock icon Honda unsure of demand for electric vehicles
      460 32 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Honda Motor Co remains sceptical about demand for electric cars 10 years after it stopped selling its EV Plus battery-pow-ered model, the head of research at Japan’s sec-ond-largest carmaker said. “We lack confidence” in the electric-vehicle business, Tomohiko Kawanabe, president of
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      8849 33 Transaction date: May 18 52-wks Tel Last Vol Day Last Quote Div Gr Yld Net M Cap High Low Code Company Sale +/-(‘000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 18 5.5 3148 8Telecom 16 15.5 16.5 1.7 11.3 5.1 76.6 10 5.5 5834 A-Sonic 7 -0.5 424
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      1642 34 52-wks Tel Last Vol Day Last Quote Div Gr Yld Net M Cap High Low Code Company Sale +/-(‘000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 10 5 1181 t AA Grp 6.5 6 8 36.1 6.3 25 12 8538 t APStrategic 18 +1 105 18 17 17
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      259 34 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 $mil 56 26 6000 AVJennings A44 41 49 3.6 8 3.5 114.6 31 11.5 6017 Genting HK US$ US19.5 +0.5 298 19.5 19.5 19 20
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      365 35 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr May 17 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Index Preliminary 819.7 -1.0 -1.5 -0.9 -5.9 -1.3 -5.1 EAFE Preliminary 753.0 -0.8 -4.1 -1.2 -12.5 -1.5 -11.7 Europe Preliminary 1071.4 -0.1
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      133 35 May 18 As at 9am May Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Bid Offer Aust dollar 1.2070 1.2440 Can dollar 1.3360 1.3520 Euro 1.7090 1.7280 NZ dollar 0.9600 0.9810 Sterling pound 1.9960 2.0190 US dollar 1.3830 1.3980 Local dollars to 100 units of
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      27 35 May 18 Open High Sett STI May 2839 SIMSCI May 336.4 338.4 336.5 Taiwan May 269.9 272.0 270.0 Source: MF Global (S) Pte. Ltd
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      177 35 May 18 $S Offer Bid Overnight 0.03 PAR 1-month 3/8 1/8 2-months 7/16 3/16 3-months 9/16 5/16 Overnight mode: 0.05 US$ Offer Bid 7 days 0.45 0.35 1 month 0.55 0.35 2 months 0.58 0.38 3 months 0.60 0.40 6 months 0.80 0.60 9 months 1.10 0.90 12
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      21 35 May 18 Bid Offer 1-month 1.3878 1.3889 2-months 1.3878 1.3889 3-months 1.3878 1.3889 6-months 1.3876 1.3888 Source: OCBC
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      67 35 May 18 KLCE PALM FUTURES (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Sett Av Vol Open Month Range Price Price High Low Done Position Jun 10 2449 2470 2474 2443 897 6361 Jul 10 2426 2455 2462 2426 2196 ***** Aug 10 2417 2445 2450 2417 4649 9609 Sep 10 2419 2431
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      359 35 May 18 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT EURODOLLAR FUTURES Jun10 99.4300 0 1219 Sep10 99.3000 0 1994 Dec10 99.1600 0 1241 Mar11 99.0000 0 1368 EUROYEN TIBOR FUTURES Jun10 99.6225 259 5662 Sep10 99.6450 99.6450 99.6450 99.6475 200 3101 Dec10 99.6525 100 1661 Mar11 99.6425 0
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      159 35 May 18 RUBBER Futures (Closing prices) RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Close Volume O/I Month High Low Sett (lots) (lots) Jun 10 366.0 366.0 366.0 4 Jul 10 325.0 325.0 325.0 16 Aug 10 300.0 290.0 300.0 42 Sep 10 283.0 283.0 286.0 10 Oct 10 287.0 283.0 287.0
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      88 35 May 18 TREASURY BILLS Period Issue Maturity Yesterday's Day's code Bid High Low 3-Month BQ*****E 19.08.2010 0.29 0.23 0.23 1-Year BY*****W 03.05.2011 0.33 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year N*****0A 2.625 01.04.2012 104.1 5-Year N*****0N 1.375 01.10.2014 101.73 101.92 101.78
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      105 35 May 17 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 lb bushels) Close Previous High/Low Jul 10 941.00 953.50 955.00 937.50 Aug 10 935.25 947.50 948.50 933.50 Sep 10 920.75 931.50 931.50 918.00 Nov 10 916.50 926.25 927.25 911.75 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs;Uscent/lb) Close Previous High/Low Jul 10 37.13 37.51 37.69
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      77 35 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS May 17 CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Change Brent blend (1-Mth F) 75.82 -3.16 WTI (Near Mth) 71.66 unch Dubai (1-Mth F) 79.12 unch Tapis blend 83.10 -2.05 Minas 82.85 -1.80 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha 80.50 unch Jet Kerosene 90.15 unch US$/barrel Opec Oil
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      247 8 RAJAH TANN Lawyers who know Asia The Asian edge from lawyers who know Asia Throughout Asia, our knowledgeour resources, owr insight can be your business advantage. In terms of the quality and scope of our legal and commercial expertise, we have particular strengths in a number of fields, including shipping,
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