The Business Times, 2 July 2010
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Title Section23 2010-07-02 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, July 2,201023 words
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Article, Illustration866 2010-07-02 1 UMA SHANKARI - But govt cooling measures expected to mitigate hikes; resale HDB prices continue to climb By UMA SHANKARI [SINGAPORE] Private home prices in Singapore have now surpassed the former all-time peak they achieved in 1996, official data shows. Flash estimates released yesterday said thatSources: HDB, URA - 866 words
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324 2010-07-02 1 VEN SREENIVASAN - Event will pit corporate golfers against one another at top local courses By VEN SREENIVASAN [SINGAPORE] Golfers from some two dozen top Singapore companies will battle it out on the fairways in the inaugural Business Times Corporate Golf League 2010, which begins in324 words
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882 2010-07-02 1 NISHA RAMCHANDANI - $3.80 a share offer for Singapore healthcare group raises the ante for Khazanah By NISHA RAMCHANDANI [SINGAPORE] Indian group Fortis Healthcare, together with its founders, finally threw down the gauntlet in the form of a $3.2 billion general offer for the three-quarters of882 words
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TOP STORIES
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Article560 2010-07-02 2 Fortis goes surgical with Parkway offer INDIAN group Fortis Healthcare, together with its founders, has finally thrown down the gauntlet making a $3.2 billion general offer for the three-quarters of Parkway Holdings that it does not own. With this, it has countered Khazanah Nasional’s $1.18 billion partial offer560 words
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Article, Illustration647 2010-07-02 2 Measures will now go before Senate after week-long July 4 recess AFP [WASHINGTON] The US House of Representatives gave its final approval on Wednesday to the biggest overhaul of Wall Street rules since the Great Depression of the 1930s, leaving the landmark billAFP; AP - 647 words
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287 2010-07-02 2 LATEST US DATA Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] Manufacturing in the US expanded in June at the slowest pace this year as factories received fewer orders and demand from abroad cooled. The Institute for Supply Management’s manufacturing gauge fell to 56.2 last month from 59.7 inBloomberg - 287 words
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Article611 2010-07-02 2 EMILYN YAP - 99-year-lease sites located at Bedok, Yishun, Jurong West By EMILYN YAP [SINGAPORE] The government yesterday rolled out for sale three plots of land across the island, potentially adding some 1,300 units to the residential supply pipeline. The blitz of sites followed the release611 words
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528 2010-07-02 4 ANTHONY ROWLEY - But China slowdown fears, strong yen worry analysts By in Tokyo ANTHONY ROWLEY CONFIDENCE among Japan’s big manufacturers hit a two-year high in June, according to the Bank of Japan’s latest quarterly tankan survey published yesterday. As a result, the manufacturers say they528 words
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595 2010-07-02 4 S JAYASANKARAN - RM149m lawsuit underscores a newly found ruthlessness in financial litigation By S JAYASANKARAN THE High Court of Malaya handed down a landmark judgment on Wednesday that could set precedents that will radically raise the bar on standards governing private595 words
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701 2010-07-02 4 Company’s goal is ‘developing strategic proactivity’: website Bloomberg NYT [NEW YORK] A man accused by American intelligence of being a “deep-cov-er” Russian spy ran a management consulting company that claimed to have offices in Singapore and Paris. Donald Heathfield lived in aBloomberg; NYT - 701 words
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Article139 2010-07-02 4 ?ST INDEX 2,820.35 (-15.16) ?ST INDEX FUTURES 2,820 (-5) ?SIMSCI 335.52 (-1.80) ?SIMSCI FUTURES 334.30 (-1.80) KL COMP 1,308.76 -5.26 NIKKEI 225 9,191.60 -191.04 HANG SENG Closed SET INDEX Closed JAKARTA COMP 2,874.25 -39.44 MANILA COMP 3,315.26 -57.45 SEOUL COMP 1,686.24 -12.05 SHENZHEN B 559.80 -5.36 MUMBAI IND139 words
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Article, Illustration605 2010-07-02 4 It receives bids from institutions worth around US$50b Reuters AFP [SHANGHAI] Agricultural Bank of China’s (AgBank) Hong Kong share offering has been more than 10 times subscribed by institutional investors, signalling their healthy interest in the dual-market listing that could endReuters; AFP; REUTERS - 605 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article, Illustration510 2010-07-02 6 ARTHUR SIM - Its UK operations comprise 44 casinos, including five in London By ARTHUR SIM GENTING Singapore, which shares have been actively traded over the past few days, said yesterday that it is selling its UK operations to Genting Malaysia Bhd for £340 million (S$719 million). In510 words
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286 2010-07-02 6 WINSTON CHAI - DBS and UOB appointed as dealers and arrangers By WINSTON CHAI UOL Group has become the latest in a string of local companies to seek financing through the introduction of debt issuance programmes. The developer yesterday announced it has set up a new286 words
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422 2010-07-02 6 SIOW LI SEN - It subscribes for 456m new shares costing 1.37b yuan By SIOW LI SEN UNITED Overseas Bank (UOB) has made a further investment in China’s non-listed Evergrowing Bank Co Ltd and expects business ties between the two to deepen. The Singapore banking group has subscribed422 words
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589 2010-07-02 6 R SIVANITHY - HOCK LOCK SIEW By R SIVANITHY STOCKMARKET indices have always had a bad reputation. No one really knows the best way to construct them or which stocks to choose, for that matter and even replacing the old method of price-weighting with market cap-weighting has589 words
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Article, Illustration399 2010-07-02 9 CHAN YUPING - It ups GDP forecast to 10% from 9.2%, lowers China’s to 9.7% from 10% By CHAN YUPING SINGAPORE may emerge as the region’s fastest-grow-ing economy this year, with wage costs picking up as the unemployment rate reverts to pre-crisis levels, says Credit Suisse.FILE PHOTO - 399 words
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465 2010-07-02 9 CHAN YUPING - They are set to lead developed economies in the next 3-5 years, says fund manager By CHAN YUPING EMERGING markets, led by Asia, are bright spots for investors given their strong fundamentals, according to Aberdeen Asset Management. In light of the West’s debt woes, emerging465 words
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440 2010-07-02 10 FELDA CHAY - Turnover from ETFs rose 33 per cent in the year to June 30 to $5.11 billion: SGX By FELDA CHAY A DROP in risk appetite has helped to raise the profile of exchange traded funds (ETFs) on investors’ radar screens. The Singapore Exchange440 words
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Article369 2010-07-02 10 RACHEL SIM - At 24 cents a share, offer is at historical PE of about 4.4 times By RACHEL SIM ES GROUP Holdings yesterday launched an initial public offer (IPO) of 21.2 million new shares for a listing on Catalist. All the shares are for placement. And at369 words
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387 2010-07-02 10 NICHOLAS YEO - Group aims to build awareness, profile in Taiwan and China By NICHOLAS YEO SUPER Group, formerly known as Super Coffeemix Manufacturing, says it has received approvals from the relevant authorities in Taiwan for the offering and listing of up to 40 million387 words
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405 2010-07-02 10 It plans to buy property and Asian stocks Reuters [SINGAPORE] Norway’s sovereign fund aims to double its assets to US$900 billion by 2020 as it starts to invest in property and plans to buy more Asian stocks, its central bank chief said yesterday.Reuters - 405 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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Article117 2010-07-02 10 ROTOL Singapore said trading in its securities will be suspended from today. A de-listing date will be announced by the company in due course. Rotol will be de-listed after the Singapore Exchange (SGX) rejected its application to stay on the main board because it did not117 words
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120 2010-07-02 10 SINGXPRESS has won a tender to buy Foh Pin Mansion in Charlton Road for $21.2 million. SingXpress and partner ACT Holdings will set up a joint-venture company, 80 per cent owned by SingXpress and 20 per cent by ACT, to hold and120 words
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68 2010-07-02 10 CHANGJIANG Fertiliser Holdings plans to spend 7 5 million yuan to ramp up its production capacity in China. The money will be used to buy a factory in Hunan province from Handan Chemical. The two parties signed a memorandum of understanding yesterday. When the68 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration569 2010-07-02 8 R SIVANITHY - ST Index falls 15 points without window-dressing, short-covering support and after European markets open in the red STOCKS R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent WHEN the win-dow-dressing and short-co-vering is completed, the sell i n g ca n resume. That’s what we’ve said in this columnSource: Bloomberg - 569 words
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Article65 2010-07-02 8 Jul 1 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS -323.00 -60.00 BT CADI -*****.00-140.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -33.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 681.77 -3.36 FTSE ST Small Cap 518.69 -6.08 FTSE ST All Share 694.82 -3.95 FTSE ST China Top 257.17 -3.32 FTSE ST China 283.57 -4.29 FTSE ST65 words
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Article186 2010-07-02 8 MAIN CATL TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 4 8 4 0 0 0 4 8 4 Manufacturing 27 78 52 3 7 6 30 85 58 Commerce 12 16 27 1 1 8 13 17 35 Tpt/Stor/Comms 10 21 10186 words
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BROKERS’ TAKE
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Article468 2010-07-02 8 Trading halt (June 30 close: $3.57) DBS GROUP RESEARCH, July 1 WITH the two-day break in World Cup matches prior to the quarter-fi-nals, Parkway Holdings is providing action. Fortis Healthcare has made a voluntary general offer for Parkway at $3.80, conditional upon it securing more than 50 per468 words
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Article527 2010-07-02 8 CONRAD TAN - Compiled by CONRAD TAN July 1 close: $3.80 PHILLIP SECURITIES RESEARCH, July 1 CRUDE oil prices have dropped from the recent high of US$86 per barrel in April to fluctuate around US$70 in May and June due to concerns over the eurozone crisis. With the worries on hurricanes527 words
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Article117 2010-07-02 8 TURNOVER (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 12,541 12,541 53,727 53,727 Manufacturing 217,288 6,086 223,374 144,514 217 144,732 Commerce 78,495 9,575 88,070 83,883 2,359 86,243 Tpt/Stor/Comms 95,072 651 95,723 168,145 92 168,237 Finance 16,289 1 16,290 157,638 157,638 Construction 13,382 19,621 33,003117 words
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Article113 2010-07-02 8 Stock name Close Change Stock name Close Change CapMallsAsia 2.070 -0.040 CapitaLand 3.590 -0.010 CapitaMall 1.860 +0.020 CityDev 10.900 -0.200 ComfortDelGro 1.450 -0.010 DBS Grp 13.760 +0.080 F&N 5.090 -0.060 Genting SP 1.180 +0.010 Golden Agri 0.520 -0.010 HK Land 4.900 -0.080 JMH 35.600 +0.460 JSH113 words
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Article, Illustration510 2010-07-02 8 CURRENCIES Reuters [NEW YORK] The US dollar touched a seven-month low against the yen and a three-month trough against the Swiss franc yesterday as investors grew cautious about the global economy after China’s manufacturing activity slowed. Chinese manufacturing PMI data slowed last month,Reuters; AFP - 510 words
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Article58 2010-07-02 8 VOLUME Genting SP 150,024,000 ChinaAniH 50,927,000 Transcu Grp 37,710,000 K-Green Trust 32,678,000 Golden Agri 32,581,000 NOL 25,716,000 Noble Grp 24,017,000 SoundGlobal 23,622,000 Z-Obee Hldgs 19,555,000 LionAsiapac 17,433,000 VALUE($) Genting SP 178,271,280 DBS Grp 64,568,918 NOL 49,756,200 Noble Grp 40,436,606 CapitaLand 39,749,190 UOB 39,433,220 SingTel 38,072,108 Keppel Corp58 words
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Article111 2010-07-02 8 BY CENTS CLOSE UP DBXT S&P Short 10US$ 5686 145.6 1.9 JMH 3560 64.4 1.3 OCC 3.93% NCPS10 8940 40.0 0.4 DBXT MSINDO 10us$ 1185 32.2 2.0 JSH 2100 25.2 0.9 Lyxor Malaysia 10US$ 739 21.0 2.1 Lyxor China H 10US$ 1480 16.8 0.8 Jardine C&C 3016 16.0 0.5111 words
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Article129 2010-07-02 8 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN DBXT iBoxxKR 5US$ *****-264.6 -1.8 DBXT MSAsExJp 10US$ 2667-152.6 -3.9 DBXT FTVietnam 10US$ 4264 -99.4 -1.6 DBXT Nifty 10US$ ***** -78.4 -0.5 Lyxor Europe 10 US$ 1047 -78.4 -5.1 DBXT MSKorea 10US$ 4328 -56.0 -0.9 GLD 10US$ ***** -56.0 -0.3 DBXT STGLDv100 10US$ 2482 -46.2129 words
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Article87 2010-07-02 8 Where S$ stands Ju1 1 CHNG YR 2010 CLOSE FR Jun 30 S$ LOW S$ HIGH US$ 1.3972 0.34 1.4219 1.3680 Euro 1.7172 0.11 2.0153 1.6886 Pounds 2.0846 0.98 2.2831 2.0003 A$ 1.1710 2.16 1.2960 1.1515 Yen* 1.5809 0.02 1.5927 1.4467 Rupiah* 0.***** 0.34 0.***** 0.***** Baht* 4.3097 0.3687 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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588 2010-07-02 11 RONNIE LIM - Both companies are seeking to add more employees to run their new facilities By RONNIE LIM SINGAPORE’S third-biggest generating company, Tuas Power (TP), and Singapore LNG Corporation (SLNG) both building multi-bil-lion-dollar projects on Jurong Island have embarked on major recruitment drives, including for588 words
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264 2010-07-02 11 AFP [BUCHAREST] The former Romanian diplomat involved in the hit-and-run road accident in Singapore in December will be tried in his native country, Romanian prosecutors said yesterday. Silviu Ionescu, a former charge d’affaires in Singapore, has been indicted for homicide, causing physicalAFP - 264 words
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Article, Illustration307 2010-07-02 11 NICHOLAS YEO - By NICHOLAS YEO THREE more deals have been struck at the 2010 Singapore International Water Week. Under the first deal, ITT Corporation and national water agency PUB will establish a joint research and technology testing programme to develop energyefficient water and wastewaterTHE STRAITS TIMES FILE PHOTO - 307 words
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329 2010-07-02 11 TIMOTHY SEOW - By TIMOTHY SEOW THE first start-up to spring from the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) was announced yesterday with a reminder of the challenges facing life-science start-ups here. Visterra Singapore sister company to Visterra Inc, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts is329 words
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149 2010-07-02 11 THE Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) and the Japan Patent Office (JPO) said yesterday they will extend a Patent Prosecution Highway pilot programme to July 1, 2011. The programme, which began on July 1, 2009, aims to accelerate the processing of patent applications149 words
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SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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114 2010-07-02 11 SINGAPORE’S public transport will switch to distance-based charging from tomorrow. Bus and train fares will be calculated based on the distance travelled and the type of service air-conditioned bus, non air-conditioned bus, express bus, MRT or LRT. With distance-based fares, travellers will no longer114 words
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471 2010-07-02 11 Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] Formula One has sued Speed Drinks Pte for selling a F1 Racing Energy Drink in Singapore, host of the first night race of the world’s most-watched motor sport, asking for damages and for the drinks to be destroyed.Bloomberg - 471 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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516 2010-07-02 12 Monetary policy board likely to raise interest rates next week: economist Reuters [SEOUL] South Korean exports rose more than expected in June to a record, easing some investor doubts about the strength of global demand and reinforcing the market’s view thatReuters - 516 words
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439 2010-07-02 12 Reuters [TOKYO] Average land prices in Japan fell 8 per cent in the year to Jan 1, the biggest drop in more than a decade, a government agency said, in a sign the country’s real estate market is still reeling fromReuters - 439 words
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Article, Illustration1042 2010-07-02 12 Xinhua [HONG KONG] Halfway through 2010, the Asian economy is well into the recovery phase as many economists had predicted; and driven by brisk export growth, the region is leading the global economy out of worst recession in decades. In the midst of aXinhua; AFP - 1,042 words
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MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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Article, Illustration573 2010-07-02 13 PAULINE NG - But dividend to federal government kept at last year’s level of RM30b By in PAULINE NG MALAYSIA’S Petronas has posted a net profit of RM40.3 billion (S$17.4 billion) for its year to end-March, or a decline of 23 per cent from the previous yearREUTERS - 573 words
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315 2010-07-02 13 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia’s state oil firm Petronas may trim overseas exploration and focus more on developing and acquiring discovered oil wells, as it reviews its global expansion strategy. Petronas also plans to list its petrochemicals business later this year, which, sources haveReuters - 315 words
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418 2010-07-02 13 Bloomberg [JAKARTA] Indonesia’s inflation rate climbed for a third month in June as the end of the harvest season crimped food supplies, but the increase may not be sufficient to trigger an inter-est-rate increase next week. Consumer prices rose 5.05 perBloomberg - 418 words
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GREATER CHINA
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Article, Illustration421 2010-07-02 14 Govt curbs on bank lending and property market dampen sentiment Reuters [BEIJING] The pace of Chinese manufacturing growth slowed in June as government steps to cool the property market and curb bank lending combined with a faltering global recovery to dampen sentiment. Two indexes basedReuters; REUTERS - 421 words
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300 2010-07-02 14 Bloomberg [BEIJING] At least nine Chinese provinces and cities will raise minimum wages by as much as a third after Premier Wen Jiabao called for measures to head off growing worker unrest in the world’s third-largest economy. Beijing is increasing the lowest monthlyBloomberg - 300 words
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130 2010-07-02 14 AP [BEIJING] A Google search feature was blocked in China yesterday, the company said as it awaited Beijing’s decision on whether to renew its operating license amid tensions over censorship. Mainland users were unable to use the search giant’s “suggest” feature, which offers possible resultsAP - 130 words
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INDIA
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371 2010-07-02 15 However, PMI remains above 50 for the 15th straight month in June Reuters [BANGALORE] Indian manufacturing growth cooled in June after a surge in activity the prior month, mainly due to slowing production and rapidly easing input price pressures, a survey showed yesterday. TheReuters - 371 words
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258 2010-07-02 15 Reuters [NEW DELHI] India’s food price inflation eased to its lowest annual growth this year, dampened by a weakening base effect, while the fuel price rise was slightly lower than the previous week, government data yesterday showed. The food price indexReuters - 258 words
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201 2010-07-02 15 Bloomberg [MUMBAI] India loan pricing regulations in effect from yesterday will push up borrowing costs and force some companies to turn to foreign or non-bank lenders for working capital, according to GMR Group. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) rules that banks mustBloomberg - 201 words
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Article, Illustration312 2010-07-02 15 AFP [MUMBAI] Tata Motors is to assemble its lowest-price Land Rover model in India to make it more affordable in an increasingly competitive South Asian market, The Times of India said yesterday. The daily quoted unnamed sources as saying that theAFP; AFP FILE PHOTO - 312 words
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ASIA-PACIFIC
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786 2010-07-02 16 New prime minister may call early elections after the agreement is unveiled today, report says Reuters [SYDNEY] Australia’s government and key mining companies are reported to have agreed to a compromise on a mining “super tax”, which could open the way for newReuters - 786 words
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ASIA-PACIFIC/WORLD
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Article, Illustration795 2010-07-02 17 Positive sentiment growing among fund managers as economy rebounds Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] South Korea’s largest fund managers are growing more bullish on the nation’s stocks even as overseas investors sell, helping the benchmark Kospi index post one of only two gains among the 20 biggestBloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 795 words
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467 2010-07-02 17 AP [BANGKOK] Spa treatments, dinner with the prime minister, speedy lines at the airport. These are just a few of the ways the Land of Smiles is showing its gratitude to export customers that it has designated “Thailand’s Best Friends”. The campaign isAP - 467 words
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282 2010-07-02 17 AFP [HANOI] Vietnam’s recovering economy grew by 6.4 per cent in the second quarter, just shy of the government’s full-year target of 6.5 per cent, official data showed yesterday. The April to June estimate compared with 4.5 per cent in the same periodAFP - 282 words
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Article, Illustration721 2010-07-02 18 Reuters NYT [FRANKFURT] A European Central Bank tender eased fears over eurozone banks and financing yesterday, padding banks’ repayment of almost half a trillion euros in emergency loans, another step in the battle to return bank-to-bank lending to normal. Banks borrowed 111.2 billion eurosReuters; NYT - 721 words
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741 2010-07-02 18 One says that it’ll take years to return to pre-recession credit levels Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] Federal Reserve policymakers expressed caution about the outlook for the US recovery and bank lending without backing any new steps by the central bank to stimulate growth. Atlanta Fed president DennisBloomberg - 741 words
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Article, Illustration382 2010-07-02 18 Reuters [BERLIN] It was a dark day for Chancellor Angela Merkel, but perhaps a new dawn for a kilt-wearing politician named David McAllister who some believe could rise to the very top of German politics one day. Ms Merkel suffered a serious setback onReuters; REUTERS - 382 words
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Article, Illustration712 2010-07-02 19 LEE U-WEN - It is threatening to suspend teams if it senses any government interference; is that overkill on its part? COMMENTARY LEE U-WEN Acting Deputy Foreign Editor FIRST it was France, followed shortly by Nigeria. And now, British lawmakers are demanding answers as toAP; REUTERS - 712 words
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500 2010-07-02 20 EDITORIAL AFTER several months of gruelling negotiations, US lawmakers agreed on a financial reform compromise bill that will land on President Barack Obama’s desk for his signature in a few days. There is no doubt that the new legislation was to have500 words
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Article, Illustration763 2010-07-02 20 ROBERT SAMUELSON - THE BOTTOM LINE ROBERT SAMUELSON The Washington Post Writers Group ALMOST everyone wants the world’s governments to do more to revive ailing economies. No one wants a “double dip” recession. The G-20 Summit in Toronto was determined to avoid one. InThe Washington Post Writers Group - 763 words
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Article, Illustration1042 2010-07-02 20 ANTHONY ROWLEY - This hardly seems time to withdraw stimulus, the consequences of which are far from clear ANTHONY ROWLEY Tokyo Correspondent THE policy actions taken by the Group of 20 advanced and emerging economies (G-20) since the financial crisis and economic recession struck two yearsAFP - 1,042 words
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Article, Illustration1265 2010-07-02 21 ANANDH HARIDH - America must do more to overcome its cost disadvantages and be cost competitive across multiple sectors By ANANDH HARIDH The writer is a former investment banker and hedge-fund manager based in Singapore WHENNobelPrize-winningeconomist Paul Krugman writes an entire column making the case forAFP - 1,265 words
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Article, Illustration889 2010-07-02 21 WILLIAM PESEK JR - WILLIAM PESEK JR The writer is a Bloomberg News columnist. The opinions expressed are his own ONLY in a world that’s truly out of whack is Japanese debt a haven. Ten-year bonds issued by the industrialised nation with the biggest889 words
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Article, Illustration522 2010-07-02 22 It adds that WTO ruling on aircraft subsidies will not stand in the way Reuters AFP [PARIS] Airbus said that it was moving forward at “full speed” in talks with European governments over funding for the A350 jetliner and denied that this wasReuters; AFP; BLOOMBERG - 522 words
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342 2010-07-02 22 NISHA RAMCHANDANI - By NISHA RAMCHANDANI [SINGAPORE] Logistics company DHL has joined hands with The Logistics Institute Asia Pacific of the National University of Singapore (NUS) to launch the $3 million Sustainable Supply Chain Centre of Asia Pacific (SSCCAP), an initiative aimed at boosting sustainable342 words
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192 2010-07-02 22 VEN SREENIVASAN - Finnair to start SingaporeHelsinki flights next May By VEN SREENIVASAN [SINGAPORE] Finland’s Finnair, which pulled out of Changi three years ago, will be back soon. Changi Airport Group (CAG) announced yesterday that Finnair will start daily non-stop flights between Singapore and Helsinki from May 2011. The flights to the Finnish192 words
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398 2010-07-02 22 Deal acknowledges Pentagon emphasis on high-tech now AP [WASHINGTON] Boeing is buying combat engineering firm Argon ST for about US$775 million, reflecting a shift by defence contractors seeking to accommodate a Pentagon that now wants high-tech intelligence tools as much or more thanAP - 398 words
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Article, Illustration477 2010-07-02 22 Maersk rejects shipments, China Cosco has surcharge Bloomberg [HONG KONG] AP MollerMaersk A/S, the world’s largest container line, is rejecting some shipments and retrieving cargo-boxes from customers more quickly to help offset a shortage of the containers. “There are hundreds of little things thatBloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 477 words
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Article3059 2010-07-02 22 CITY FLIGHT ETA FLIGHT ETD Abu Dhabi SQ457 1230 SQ456 1250 EY470 2220 Adelaide LH9771 1745 9W4082 2230 SQ278 1745 AF8088 2230 VS7268 1745 BA7382 2230 JL5083 2230 MU8214 2230 --QF82 2230 LH9770 2350 SQ279 2350 VS7279 2350 Amsterdam SQ323 0605 SQ7366 2315 US5410 0605 LO40323,059 words
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Article8828 2010-07-02 23 Transaction date: Jul 1 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 7.5 3148 8Telecom 15.5 unch 153 15.5 15.5 15 15.5 1.7 11.7 5 74.2 10 5.5 58348,828 words
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Article1769 2010-07-02 24 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 5 4.5 5.5 27.8 4.8 24 13 8538 t APStrategic 20 unch 113 20 19 17.51,769 words
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Article9389 2010-07-02 24 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS UNIT TRUSTS APS Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Alpha Fund!** 1.13/ APS Alpha Fund (USD)!** 0.81/ AXA Life Secure Ascent 2020 Fund 0.*****/0.***** AXA Wealth Mgt S'pore Pte Ltd AXA WM -Talents Fund 0.62/ Aberdeen Asset Mgt Asia Limited American Opp 0.5803/ Asian Credit Fund 1.2506/ Asian9,389 words
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Article767 2010-07-02 24 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 $mil 116 107 6389 ABF SG Bond ETF 112 111.8 116 511.3 883 632 CIMBAsean40 100US$ US837 -3 29 837 835 838 843 33.5 306767 words
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Article78 2010-07-02 24 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 $mil 56 27.5 6000 AVJennings A42 -3 7 42 42 42 46 3.6 8.3 3.4 109.4 31 13 6017 Genting HK US$ US19 unch 353678 words
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374 2010-07-02 25 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Jun 30 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Index Preliminary 771.3 0.3 -7.3 -0.2 -10.6 0.2 -10.1 EAFE Preliminary 714.8 -0.3 -8.9 -0.7 -15.2 -0.2 -14.7 Europe Preliminary 1028.4 0.2374 words
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Article180 2010-07-02 25 Jul 1 $S Offer Bid Overnight 0.08 0.03 1-month 3/8 1/8 2-months 7/16 3/16 3-months 9/16 5/16 Overnight mode: 0.03 US$ Offer Bid 7 days 0.55 0.35 1 month 0.60 0.40 2 months 0.65 0.45 3 months 0.70 0.50 6 months 0.90 0.70 9 months 1.10 0.90 12180 words
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Article22 2010-07-02 25 Jul 1 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.3996 1.4007 2-months 1.3993 1.4005 3-months 1.3991 1.4003 6-months 1.3984 1.3996 Source: OCBC22 words
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Article132 2010-07-02 25 Jul 1 As at 9am Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Bid Offer Aust dollar 1.1680 1.2040 Can dollar 1.3090 1.3250 Euro 1.7030 1.7230 NZ dollar 0.9540 0.9750 Sterling pound 2.0820 2.1070 US dollar 1.3910 1.4070 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign132 words
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Article29 2010-07-02 25 Jul 1 Open High Sett STI Jul 2815 2815 2820 SIMSCI Jul 337.8 337.9 334.3 Taiwan Jul 252.3 253.3 249.0 Source: MF Global (S) Pte. Ltd29 words
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Article73 2010-07-02 25 Jul 1 KLCE PALM FUTURES (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Sett Av Vol Open Month Range Price Price High Low Done Position Jul 10 2423 2411 2427 2411 259 4079 Aug 10 2398 2370 2398 2368 2304 ***** Sep 10 2365 2346 2370 2342 6981 ***** Oct 10 2351 233173 words
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Article424 2010-07-02 25 Jul 1 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT EURODOLLAR FUTURES Sep10 99.3450 0 2758 Dec10 99.2250 0 2396 Mar11 99.1500 0 1421 Jun11 99.0400 0 2053 EUROYEN TIBOR FUTURES Sep10 99.6500 99.6525 99.6500 99.6500 85 3843 Dec10 99.6600 99.6600 99.6600 99.6575 0 1372 Mar11 99.6600 99.6600 99.6600424 words
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Article134 2010-07-02 25 Jul 1 RUBBER Futures (Closing prices) RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Close Volume O/I Month High Low Sett (lots) (lots) Jul 10 338.5 Aug 10 310.0 310.0 310.0 40 Sep 10 305.5 305.5 305.5 10 Oct 10 305.0 Nov 10 305.0 Dec 10 305.0 Jan 11 305.0 Feb 11134 words
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Article88 2010-07-02 25 Jul 1 TREASURY BILLS Period Issue Maturity Yesterday's Day's code Bid High Low 3-Month BQ*****E 30.09.2010 0.32 1-Year BY*****W 03.05.2011 0.35 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year N*****1E 2.500 01.10.2012 104.60 104.65 104.65 5-Year N*****0N 1.375 01.10.2014 102.58 102.68 102.6888 words
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Article105 2010-07-02 25 Jun 30 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 lb bushels) Close Previous High/Low Jul 10 948.50 947.25 973.00 945.00 Aug 10 931.00 931.50 954.00 927.50 Sep 10 912.00 919.00 935.75 907.75 Nov 10 902.50 912.00 928.50 898.25 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs;Uscent/lb) Close Previous High/Low Jul 10 37.66 35.93 37.68105 words
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Article77 2010-07-02 25 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Jun 30 CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Change Brent blend (1-Mth F) 75.30 0.08 WTI (Near Mth) 75.66 0.13 Dubai (1-Mth F) 73.77 -0.73 Tapis blend 80.15 -0.45 Minas 77.65 -0.95 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha 70.31 0.07 Jet Kerosene 86.35 -0.85 US$/barrel Opec Oil77 words
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2253 2010-07-02 25 BONDS, WARRANTS EXTENDED SETTLEMENT Prem Expiry Tel Last Vol Conv Exer Disc Gear-Mths Code Company Sale +or-('000) Ratio Price ing Left Asia-Pacific Strategic W*****6 4 unch 50 1 15 -5 5.00 46 4085 ASJ Hldgs W*****1 3.5 0.5 200 1 4 7 2.00 19 2036 Advance SCT W*****9 0.5 12,253 words
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5460 2010-07-02 26 BALISA SHIPPING TRADING PTE LTD 8 Shenton Way, #40-03A, Singapore *****1 Tel: 6345 5700 Fax: 6345 5227 Email: singapore@balisagp.com CR NO. **********0W UK CONTINENT SERVICE U.S.A. SERVICE Destination STXPO TBN Antwerp/UK *Loads Singapore, E./W. Malaysia, Indonesia MIDDLE-EAST SERVICE Destination STXPO TBN New Orleans/Camden *Loads E./W.5,460 words
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Article465 2010-07-02 25 Jul 1 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 0.891 5.670 0.682 6.513 38.983 75.901 0.740 10.274 2.714 1.227 71.570 38.862 1.171 6.448 0.897 26.964 27.102 0.561 0.836 Canada 1.122 6.360465 words
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Article85 2010-07-02 25 Jul 1 (US$) (S$) 1 mth 0.***** 0.***** 2 mths 0.***** 0.***** 3 mths 0.***** 0.***** 6 mths 0.***** 0.***** 9 mths 0.***** 0.***** 12 mths 1.***** 0.***** SWAP Offer rates (S$) 1 mth 0.***** 2 mths 0.***** 3 mths 0.***** 6 mths 0.***** 9 mths 0.***** 12 mths85 words
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Article154 2010-07-02 25 Jul 1 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.1702 1.1714 0.8360 0.8362 Canadian dollar 1.3124 1.3143 0.9376 0.9382 Euro 1.7157 1.7174 1.2257 1.2259 NZ dollar 0.9538 0.9551 0.6814 0.6818 Sterling pound 2.0863 2.0883 1.4904 1.4907154 words
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Article139 2010-07-02 25 Jul 1 GOLD (US$/oz) Jun 30 Jul 01 Hong Kong 1242.00 closed Jun 29 Jun 30 London 1237.85 1243.15 1238.35 1244.15 Source: Thomson Reuters CAST BAR Jul 01 (S$) Selling Buying Kilobar 59,710.28 ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (S$) Selling Buying 1gm 133.75 56 5gm 379.85 279 10gm 678.38139 words
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Article72 2010-07-02 25 METALS Jun 30 Aluminium, 99.7% purity (US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 1951.25 1919.25 3 months 1977.50 1947.00 Copper, Grade A (US$/tonne) Cash 6483.50 6462.50 3 months 6515.00 6494.00 Lead (US$/tonne) Cash 1725.75 1969.00 3 months 1750.00 1720.00 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.00 3 months *****.00 *****.00 Tin (US$/tonne) Cash72 words
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Article84 2010-07-02 25 Jun 30 COCOA (£/tonne) Close Prev High/Low Jul 10 2503 2540 2559/2495 Sep 10 2374 2379 2391/2366 Dec 10 2205 2212 2229/2200 Mar 11 2171 2180 2189/2169 COFFEE (US$/tonne) Close Pev High/Low Jul 10 1699 1667 1702/1660 Sep 10 1731 1701 1737/1684 Nov 10 1731 1705 1735/1685 Jan 1184 words
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Advertisement31 2010-07-02 26 Importers looking for Warehouse Can they find your services here in the Shipping Times? THE BUSINESS TIMES TO ADVERTISE, CALL JOE WONG AT 9620 1327 MC UUJIIMCJJ I IIVILJ SHIPPING TIMES31 words
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Article552 2010-07-02 28 jaime ee - off the cuff jaime ee IDON’T mean to alarm the public unnecessarily, but after the story broke about Russian spies posing as ordinary Americans living in the suburbs, I can no longer look at my neighbours with a straight face. Like the woman spy with552 words
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Article, Illustration1673 2010-07-02 28 GEOFFREY EU - While some fine-dining restaurants here have banned the practice, others have adopted a flexible and gradual approach, reports GEOFFREY EU GEOFFREY EU FOR many years it has been standard procedure in Singapore for diners to take their own bottles of Bordeaux and Burgundy1,673 words
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Article, Illustration815 2010-07-02 29 JEVON TAN - France’s Festival of Music, held every June 21, features free concerts by musicians from all over the world. JEVON TAN reports JEVON TAN The writer is a full-time engineering student based in Paris for the past five years FROM the raucous cacophonies of drums, guitarsPHOTOS BY JEVON TAN; AP, AFP - 815 words
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Article, Illustration744 2010-07-02 30 DYLAN TAN - Garish set and tacky production value let down Voyage de la Vie. By DYLAN TAN DYLAN TAN FROM the gaming tables to the theme park and upmarket eateries, Resorts World Sentosa has many ways of making you part with your money.744 words
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Article, Illustration637 2010-07-02 30 GEOFFREY EU - By GEOFFREY EU FOR a small-town girl yet to graduate from high school, Bella Swan has more than the usual assortment of teenage issues to deal with. Such as being the heroine in a blockbuster romance-fantasy movie series, and the object of desire for a637 words
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Article, Illustration244 2010-07-02 30 THE Maritime Silk Route connected China to Arabia for centuries, allowing cultural as well as commercial exchange between the two countries. “From China to Arabia: Ancient Treasure Ships and the Great Oman Voyage” features rare treasures from the 9th Century to the 16th Century that were244 words
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Article137 2010-07-02 30 THE Singapore Lyric Opera Children's Choir and Youth Choir will be joining voices in their rendition of The Sound Of Music tomorrow evening. These young talents will be showing off their versatile voices with familiar tunes such as The Sound of Music; Oliver; One Day More137 words
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Article116 2010-07-02 30 I’MQUISITIVE is a graduate exhibition from SIM-RMIT University’s Bachelor of Design (Communication Design) students that invites the public to engage their five senses through ‘5 sense worth’, a journey of exploration to rediscover how being inquisitive can ignite creativity. The exhibition area has been divided into116 words
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Article97 2010-07-02 30 NATALIE KOH - Compiled by NATALIE KOH LEARN how to write a 20-minute play in 24 hours from award-winning playwright Bryan Tan. The one-hour session offers tips on how to write a good script and is held in conjunction with TheatreWorks’ 24-Hour Playwriting Competition 2010 and the South East District97 words
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Article, Illustration595 2010-07-02 30 DYLAN TAN - By DYLAN TAN WITH a powerhouse cast that would make a big-budget summer blockbuster blush, the stars (pun intended) should have aligned for Shanghai. Yet two years after filming wrapped, it's still indefinitely shelved after an international release scheduled for late last year suddenly595 words
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Article974 2010-07-02 31 N K YONG - It’s too easy to get caught up in the mob hysteria which descends on en primeur buying, similar to that at auctions, says N K YONG N K YONG THE feverish Bordeaux 2009 “campaign” is drawing to a close after five weeks of increasingly974 words
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Article, Illustration891 2010-07-02 31 CHRISTOPHER LIM - The Stanley Clarke Band The Stanley Clarke Band Heads Up B The Imagine Project Herbie Hancock Hancock BHubris Slivovitz Moonjune B+ Joined At The Hip Pinetop Perkins, Willie ‘Big Eyes’ Smith Telarc B CD REVIEW By CHRISTOPHER LIM SUCCESS can be a891 words
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Article, Illustration690 2010-07-02 31 CHRISTOPHER LIM - By CHRISTOPHER CHRISTOPHER LIM DORIAN Prince’s parents thought he was crazy when, at seven, he told them he wanted to learn the piano, because children of poor coal miners in South Wales didn’t do that sort of thing. He didn’t listen, and today Prince, 56, is690 words
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Article, Illustration820 2010-07-02 32 WOON TAI HO - Cai Guo Qiang holds his first exhibition in Singapore Head On. WO ON TAI HO speaks to the artist known for his explosive and dramatic installations WOON TAI HO AT AN exhibition by Cai Guo Qiang, expect nothing less than theatrical drama of the surreal kind.YEN MENG JIIN - 820 words
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Article, Illustration930 2010-07-02 32 CHEAH UI-HOON - By CHEAH UI-HOON TWO artists, with an 11-year age gap, graduate from the same art institute in the United Kingdom in the early 1960s. They go on to further their art education in the United States, and return to their respective countries to develop930 words
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Article, Illustration600 2010-07-02 32 NATALIE KOH - By NATALIE KOH The World Cup fever has infiltrated our lives, from the sound of vuvuzelas incessantly buzzing from TV sets in the evenings, to the introduction of elaborately designed dishes that resemble soccer fields in restaurant menus. And now, it has evenST FILE PHOTO - 600 words
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Article, Illustration711 2010-07-02 33 CHEAH UI-HOON - Light Editions’ Chris Yap talks to CHEAH UI-HOON about the works that his new gallery will feature CHEAH UI-HOON PHOTOGRAPHY as art gets a boost, with the opening of another gallery here dedicated to photographic works. Light Editions Gallery, a 1,000 sq ft space at Tanjung Pagar Distripark,YEN MENG JIIN - 711 words
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Article, Illustration699 2010-07-02 33 DYLAN TAN - By DYLAN TAN COMEDY doesn't immediately come to mind when you think of the French, better known as purveyors of the finer things in life food, wine, cheese save maybe the recent on- and off-field antics of their national football team at the WorldTHE COMEDY CLUB ASIA - 699 words
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Article, Illustration656 2010-07-02 33 CLARISSA TAN - By CLARISSA TAN WHEN British and Chinese schoolchildren dance together in a stage performance, it’s not difficult to tell which is which, is it? What sounds like stereotyping is nevertheless at least in the strongly visual, highly physical world of dance quite accurate.BELINDA LAWLEY - 656 words
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Article, Illustration609 2010-07-02 33 NATALIE KOH - By NATALIE KOH This season of The Studios runs from July to September. It Appears That… will be held at the Esplanade Theatre Studio on July 9 10. Tickets are available at Sistic and Esplanade Box Office at $25. GUERILLA Gardening, which is609 words
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Miscellaneous315 2010-07-02 31 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across 1 Confused mess left in ship (7) 5 Although shy, flush out graduate first (7) 9 Porous quality of original sealskin protecting Oriental (9) 10 Recluse, one splitting opposing sides (5) 11 Poem used with hesitation in old Greek theatre (5) 12 Silent parent’s opportunity (9) 13315 words
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Advertisement75 2010-07-02 34 Stage 1 12 August 2010 90 lucky draw winners will be invited to the CIMB Preferred Singapore Golf Challenge, Serapong Course, Sentosa Golf Club. Stage 2 16 October 2010 Top 2 players get to compete in the CIMB Preferred Golf Challenge Grand Final, Blue Canyon Country Club, Phuket. Stage 375 words
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