The Business Times, 20 August 2010
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Title Section17 2010-08-20 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES S$1.00 S$1.00 online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg S|Sl A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION MICA(P)123/08/2009COREGNNO*****2868EFriday,August20,2010 MICA(P)123/08/2009COREGNNO*****2868EFriday,August20,2010 MICA(P)123/08/2009COREGNNO*****2868EFriday,August20,201017 words
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Article, Illustration847 2010-08-20 1 LYNETTE KHOO - Top stockpickers and most accurate forecasters in BT-StarMine Awards made their bullish calls early By LYNETTE KHOO [SINGAPORE] Walls were closing in on all sides early last year for sell-side analysts as they battled poor market sentiment and the847 words
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Article143 2010-08-20 1 ST INDEX 2,946.77 (+27.40) ST INDEX FUTURES 2,940 (+28) SIMSCI 347.14 (+2.37) SIMSCI FUTURES 345.90 (+2.00) FOREX US$ S$ US$ (S$ per US$) 1.354 (US$/S$ per 1.552 2.101 EURO (US$/S$/E) 1.279 1.731 Foreign currency per US$ S$ YEN 85.80 63.40 RM 3.134 2.315 HK$ 7.771 5.740 BAHT 31.58143 words
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774 2010-08-20 1 JOYCE HOOI - By JOYCE JOYCE HOOI [SINGAPORE] The Keppel Group may have played a role in a string of events that eventually led to the ongoing dispute between Sembcorp Marine (SembMarine) and PPL Holdings (PPLH) over a 15 per cent stake in PPL Shipyard.774 words
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TOP STORIES
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872 2010-08-20 2 KALPANA RASHIWALA - Extending dual-envelope tenders will encourage innovative design and architecture: focus group By KALPANA RASHIWALA [SINGAPORE] Singapore may have a greener tinge and a vastly more interesting skyline, if the suggestions contained in the final reports by two focus groups for Concept Plan872 words
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563 2010-08-20 2 MICHELLE QUAH - By MICHELLE QUAH [SINGAPORE] Global accounting standard setters are proposing changes that could affect just about every single company with an operating lease on its books. The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), based in the UK, and the Financial Accounting Standards Board563 words
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Article434 2010-08-20 2 And the awards go to... bulls with a sense of timing WALLS were closing in on all sides early last year for sell-side analysts as they battled poor market sentiment and the nagging scepticism surrounding the independence of their research. But many sell-side analysts have proven to be434 words
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212 2010-08-20 4 [SINGAPORE] Due to road closures for the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) this weekend, BT INVEST Fair 2010 participants and others who want to go to Marina Bay Sands (MBS) have to either use shuttles, public transport or stick to212 words
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442 2010-08-20 4 LYNN KAN - Green transport a top priority in concept plan reports By LYNN KAN [SINGAPORE] Switching to environmentally-friendly transport won’t mean more pain and discomfort, if the suggestions in reports by two government-appointed focus groups are anything to go by. In fact, frequent public transport commuters442 words
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Article, Illustration471 2010-08-20 4 VICTORIA HO - He gives information to CPIB regarding the company’s former assistant GM By VICTORIA HO [SINGAPORE] The Apple bribery case took another turn yesterday when the executive chairman of the Singapore company named in the action voluntarily stepped down from his duties forBUSINESS TIMES FILE PHOTO - 471 words
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Article, Illustration485 2010-08-20 4 CHEN HUIFEN - By CHEN HUIFEN [SINGAPORE] Business sentiment among SMEs here has picked up slightly, but many of them are still cautious about capital expenditure in the next six months, according to the latest study by the Singapore Business Federation (SBF) and DP Information Group.Source: DP Information Group, Singapore Business Federation - 485 words
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Article530 2010-08-20 4 S JAYASANKARAN - By S JAYASANKARAN THE Malaysian ringgit rose to a 13-year high against the US dollar yesterday following the easing of rules to allow the currency to be used for settling cross-bor-der trades. At 5pm, the ringgit traded at 3.1330/1370 to the US dollar, up from530 words
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292 2010-08-20 4 NYT [NEW YORK] Stanley F Druckenmiller, the hedge fund titan who led George Soros’ famous bet against the British pound, told clients on Wednesday that he was quitting the business and shutting down his investment firm, Duquesne Capital, after 30 years. MrNYT - 292 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article, Illustration649 2010-08-20 5 VEN SREENIVASAN - CEO Tony Davis, Indigo and Ryanasia sold 40% of their holdings By VEN SREENIVASAN ARE key shareholders including the chief executive bailing out of Tiger Airways? That was the question that some shareholders of the budget airline were left pondering yesterday after CEO TonyREUTERS - 649 words
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723 2010-08-20 5 VEN SREENIVASAN - HOCK LOCK SIEW By VEN SREENIVASAN COULD cash-rich Boustead Singapore be the saviour of once high-flying trading firm TTI International? In a move which surprised some market watchers, Boustead emerged as a “white knight” to rescue troubled TTI’s stalled flagship Big Box project.723 words
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230 2010-08-20 5 Reuters OIL and gas infrastructure services firm Rotary Engineering said it is expanding its horizon to building, owning and operating oil storage terminals in South-east Asia and the Middle East. The firm has done early engineering and design work onReuters - 230 words
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342 2010-08-20 6 JAMIE LEE - He will work in close partnership with Temasek chief exec By JAMIE LEE TEMASEK Holdings has hired a former CEO candidate of Bank of America (BOA) to oversee its interests in the financial services and strategic engagements in the Americas. Gregory Curl, an342 words
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508 2010-08-20 6 GRACE LEONG - Loan conditions restrict dividend payout for now By GRACE LEONG SHAREHOLDERS of Genting Singapore won’t be receiving dividend payouts from now through 2011 due to restrictions in a $4 billion bank loan it took to build its flagship Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) even508 words
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200 2010-08-20 6 Reuters [BANGKOK] Second-half profit at Kim Eng Securities, Thailand’s largest stockbroker, could be “surprisingly” better than the first if recent stock trading volumes are sustained, its chief executive said yesterday. Daily turnover on Thailand’s resurgent stock market has swelled to anReuters - 200 words
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Article, Illustration568 2010-08-20 7 CONRAD TAN - It is aimed at those with $1m or more in assets, especially overseas clients By CONRAD TAN UNITED Overseas Bank (UOB) has launched a swanky new branch for rich customers at Marina Bay Sands, as part of plans to expand its business568 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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78 2010-08-20 7 Reuters CITIGROUP has named its Malaysian retail bank head Paul Hodes as Asia-Pacific head of wealth management products for its regional consumer bank in a bid to boost sales of investment products to wealthy Asians. Mr Hodes will also lead sales of traditionalReuters - 78 words
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100 2010-08-20 7 FALMAC Ltd said it has agreed to place 24.91 million new shares to Global Investment Initiative Singapore Pte Ltd at five cents each, amounting to $1.25 million. The placement represents about 13.5 per cent of the total number of issued shares. The price is100 words
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135 2010-08-20 7 HO Bee Investment Ltd said that its subsidiary, Ho Bee Developments, has agreed to sell two investment properties for a total of $144.42 million. TG Building, a four-storey warehouse located at 222 Tagore Lane, was sold for $33 million. This translates to135 words
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Article84 2010-08-20 7 CAPITAMALL Trust Management, the manager of CapitaMall Trust (CMT), has announced that CMT MTN intends to issue two series of notes comprising $150 million fixed rate notes at an interest rate of 2.85 per cent yearly due 2014 and $150 million fixed rate notes with an84 words
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139 2010-08-20 7 Reuters SRI Trang Agro-Industry, a Thai rubber planter, plans to raise as much as S$252 million in a dual listing in Singapore, IFR Asia reported yesterday. The Thai group has launched a roadshow and is offering 280 million new sharesReuters - 139 words
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351 2010-08-20 7 NISHA RAMCHANDANI - Unlike FY09, FY10 has no huge forex, impairment losses By NISHA RAMCHANDANI JAYA Holdings has posted a net profit surge to $103.72 million for the year ended June 30, 2010, up from just $1.2 million for FY2009. Net profit included restructuring costs351 words
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BT-STARMINE AWARDS
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Article, Illustration1044 2010-08-20 8 LYNETTE KHOO - CIMB’s head of research Kenneth Ng tells LYNETTE KHOO how standing firm on inner convictions when picking stocks has paid off By LYNETTE KHOO IF the presumption of a herd instinct is anything to go by, sticking out like a sore thumb must be a knee-shaking experience.ARTHUR LEE - 1,044 words
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Article, Illustration683 2010-08-20 8 CONRAD TAN - By CONRAD TAN THE 2008-09 financial crisis was a big test for Kim Eng Securities stock analyst Pauline Lee. Ms Lee, who looks at more than a dozen locally listed stocks but is best known for her coverage of the banks and the SingaporeYEN MENG JIIN - 683 words
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Article, Illustration835 2010-08-20 8 TEH SHI NING - By TEH SHI NING HIS first love was civil engineering, but the blossoming of a new one investing led to an unusual career switch. It wasn’t uncommon for engineering graduates to join the finance industry in those days. But Pang ChinARTHUR LEE - 835 words
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Article, Illustration890 2010-08-20 9 LYNETTE KHOO - Daiwa Capital Markets’ Chris Sanda, a veteran analyst and top earnings estimator, shares his view with LYNETTE KHOO on what it requires to be a good analyst LYNETTE KHOO WHEN it comes to earnings forecast, the answers are not always found in the excel spreadsheets890 words
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Article, Illustration1271 2010-08-20 9 LYNETTE KHOO - StarMine award-winning analysts tackle issues such as the independence of research and the selective coverage of stocks, reports LYNETTE KHOO LYNETTE KHOO BEING a sell-side analyst is no easy feat, with hardly a pat on the back when investors make money but lots of flak when one1,271 words
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726 2010-08-20 9 LYNETTE KHOO - By LYNETTE KHOO FUND managers value honest and independent analyst reports that offer a different viewpoint. But they feel that such reports are few and far between. Of course, underscoring that assessment is what they perceive to be a potential conflict of interest between726 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration646 2010-08-20 10 VEN SREENIVASAN - Market spotlight on situational second-liners and speculative penny stocks STOCKS VEN SREENIVASAN Senior Correspondent SIGNS of a recovery in Wall Street futures helped Asian markets clamber to higher ground yesterday. But caution was still the rule of the day, with most of theSource: Bloomberg - 646 words
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Article66 2010-08-20 10 Aug 19 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS -433.00 +93.0 BT CADI -*****.00 +140.0 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -44.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 723.24 +5.56 FTSE ST Small Cap 540.38 +5.01 FTSE ST All Share 727.59 +6.58 FTSE ST China Top 267.63 +3.09 FTSE ST China 300.13 +4.36 FTSE66 words
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Article52 2010-08-20 10 VOLUME Informatics 127,991,000 Oceanus 116,663,000 TigerAir 83,471,000 Genting SP 81,327,000 UniFiber 77,813,000 Enzer 53,281,000 Healthway 46,778,000 StyleMerc 45,223,000 Adventus 36,754,000 Golden Agri 30,768,000 VALUE($) TigerAir 159,115,585 Genting SP 124,192,678 CapitaLand 109,107,470 Wilmar 87,526,340 SingTel 81,781,000 DBS Grp 65,067,114 UOB 53,617,516 Oceanus 39,471,380 OCBC Bk 35,858,056 Noble Grp52 words
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Article186 2010-08-20 10 MAIN CATL TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 9 4 4 0 0 0 9 4 4 Manufacturing 70 37 90 8 10 14 78 47 104 Commerce 25 13 28 2 4 6 27 17 34 Tpt/Stor/Comms 22 7 12186 words
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Article121 2010-08-20 10 TURNOVER (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 22,827 22,827 53,682 53,682 Manufacturing 391,929 35,380 427,309 274,051 3,538 277,589 Commerce 192,241 105,610 297,851 129,682 16,849 146,532 Tpt/Stor/Comms 183,127 78 183,205 330,392 11 330,403 Finance 18,207 25 18,232 168,942 3 168,945 Construction 101,403 19,021121 words
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Article112 2010-08-20 10 Stock name Close Change CapMallsAsia 2.110 CapitaLand 4.050 +0.110 CapitaMall 1.970 +0.030 CityDev 11.940 +0.320 ComfortDelGro 1.540 +0.020 DBS Grp 14.100 +0.080 F&N 5.560 +0.020 Genting SP 1.530 -0.020 Golden Agri 0.565 -0.010 HK Land 5.500 +0.100 JMH 41.740 +1.340 JSH 24.300 +0.900 Jardine C&C 33.820112 words
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Article, Illustration498 2010-08-20 10 CURRENCIES Reuters [NEW YORK] The US dollar fell to near a 15-year low against the yen yesterday, after weak US economic reports fuelled concerns about the strength of the US economic recovery and pushed US bond yields lower. The most recent releaseReuters; REUTERS - 498 words
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Article110 2010-08-20 10 BY CENTS CLOSE UP DBXT Nifty 10US$ ***** 266.6 1.7 JMH 4174 181.3 3.3 JSH 2430 121.8 3.8 DBXT FTChina25 10US$ 2958 97.4 2.5 GLD 10US$ ***** 96.1 0.6 Jardine C&C 3382 66.0 2.0 CityDev 1194 32.0 2.8 DBXT MSINDO 10us$ 1255 28.4 1.7 SIA 200 1570 26.0 1.7110 words
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Article117 2010-08-20 10 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN DBXT USDIGInfl 5US$ ***** -62.2 -0.2 DBXT S&P Short 10US$ 5297 -43.3 -0.6 OCBC Bk 5.1%NCPS 100 ***** -20.0 -0.2 OmegaNav 241 -20.0 -7.7 GentingSBNPeCW*****9 34 -9.5 -21.8 DairyFarm 743 -8.1 -0.8 Haw Par Corp 591 -8.0 -1.3 GrandBanks 40 -6.0 -13.0 TigerAir 192 -6.0117 words
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Article87 2010-08-20 10 Where S$ stands Aug 19 CHNG YR 2010 CLOSE FR Aug 18 S$ LOW S$ HIGH US$ 1.3514 0.18 1.4219 1.3472 Euro 1.7372 0.46 2.0153 1.6886 Pounds 2.1076 0.45 2.2831 2.0003 A$ 1.2140 0.67 1.2960 1.1515 Yen* 1.5832 0.28 1.5987 1.4467 Rupiah* 0.***** 0.20 0.***** 0.***** Baht* 4.2779 0.0787 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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356 2010-08-20 11 RONNIE LIM - EPC contract of up to $850m expected to be awarded this month By RONNIE LIM CONSTRUCTION of the long-stalled $1.2 billion Island Power project will finally get underway next quarter, once an estimated $800 million to $850 million engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) deal356 words
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431 2010-08-20 11 EMILYN YAP - By EMILYN YAP SINGAPORE’S prime industrial, retail and office properties offer some of the most attractive returns in the world, according to a new study by DTZ. The property consultancy launched a set of fair value indices yesterday, derived by forecasting the returns commercial property431 words
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Article, Illustration485 2010-08-20 11 LEE U-WEN - By LEE U-WEN ONE of Singapore’s long-est-running executive development programmes recently marked its 30th birthday, with over a thousand executives having passed through its doors. The Singapore Institute of Management (SIM) runs the Job of the Chief Executive (JOCE) course485 words
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Article, Illustration681 2010-08-20 11 LEE U-WEN - COMMENTARY LEE U-WEN Deputy Foreign Editor IT’S a sight that no Olympic host nation would be proud of: images of half-empty stadiums and arenas that are beamed around the world. The inaugural Youth Olympic Games (YOG) is now nearly halfway through. Yet, as world records andSPH-SYOGOC/SEYU TZYY WEI - 681 words
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Article, Illustration938 2010-08-20 11 CHAN ZIHUI EMMA, PHAM QUYNH TRANG,TYE MEI PENG - PowerPlus’ heavy machinery has won plaudits around the world By CHAN CHAN ZIHUI EMMA, PHAM QUYNH TRANG,TYE MEI PENG The writers are students of the NUS Business School THE belief that there are opportunities in even the bleakest of economies is how Derrick Ong managed to938 words
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256 2010-08-20 11 THE competition authority yesterday ruled that the Singapore Medical Association (SMA) fee guidelines infringe the Competition Act, after a year-and-a-half review. The Competition Commission of Singapore (CCS) said that price recommendations by trade and professional associations are possibly harmful to consumers because they256 words
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Article, Illustration853 2010-08-20 12 As the economic recovery picks up pace, it is becoming common once again to see financial results leaping sharply upwards in this or that sector. But for some companies, a steady stream of small improvements has proved itself to be the best way of getting853 words
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Article, Illustration965 2010-08-20 12 Within each of the highend industries such as oil and gas, petrochemical and semiconductor manufacturing, there area slew of supporting sectors which provide basic but vital services to front-end players. One of these is the surface engineering sector, which provides coating solutions for increasing the efficiency965 words
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Article, Illustration976 2010-08-20 13 Naturallyderivedherbalprod-uctshavealwayshadaplaceclose to the hearts of the health-conscious. According to World Health Organisationestimates,theglobalmarketforherbal products stands at more than RM760 billion and is expected to reach as much as RM190 trillion by 2050. As can be expected, companies specialising in these popular, healthful products are benefiting from the976 words
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Article, Illustration864 2010-08-20 13 The property sector around the region has been under the spotlight this year as prices shot up in the wake of the recession, and much of the attention has gone to major city centres like Singapore, Hong Kong or Kuala Lumpur. But property is also showing864 words
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541 2010-08-20 14 Wood-based products are everywhere, yet comparatively little is known about the industry and its major players. One of those players is Evergreen Fibreboard Bhd, the largest producer of medium-density fibreboard (MDF) in the Asia-Pacific region outside of China yet, despite its size and strong financials, a541 words
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Article, Illustration476 2010-08-20 14 Last year, the Malaysia-based Zhulian Corporation reported a RM102 million profit before tax, a growth of 8 percent since FY2008. Zhulian was not the only company to beat the recession with good results, but it is one of the very few companies of its kind to476 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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Article, Illustration652 2010-08-20 14 ADB predicts Asians will assume role of middle classes in US, Europe by 2030 Reuters AFP [NEW DELHI] Consumer spending in Asia, powered by the emergence of a rising middle class in China and India, is likely to reach US$32 trillion by 2030,Reuters; AFP; BLOOMBERG - 652 words
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385 2010-08-20 14 Reuters [LONDON] British retail sales volumes rose nearly three times faster than expected in July, official data showed yesterday. In another piece of good news, a 38 per cent annual surge in corporation tax receipts pushed public borrowing down sharply. The upbeatReuters - 385 words
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417 2010-08-20 14 Country risks foreign currency liquidity ‘shock’: adviser Bloomberg [HANOI] Vietnam’s currency dropped for a fourth straight day yesterday to a record low after an adviser to the prime minister said that the country risks a foreign currency liquidity “shock”. “The most significant macro financialBloomberg - 417 words
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MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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648 2010-08-20 15 Markets improving as regions start to create more uniform syariah standards NEWS ANALYSIS Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Split by an age-old rivalry stemming from the fight for market share and differences in syariah interpretation, Islamic banking hubs Malaysia and the Middle East have struggled to workReuters - 648 words
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Article, Illustration338 2010-08-20 15 AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Environmentalists have won a victory in the battle to prevent a coal-fired power plant being built in Malaysian Borneo, with a minister yesterday rejecting the plan due to environmental concerns. Sabah state environment minister Masidi Manjun reportedly said thatAFP - 338 words
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235 2010-08-20 15 Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesia expects Japan’s Inpex Corp to start construction of a US$10 billion floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant next year in the Timor Sea, energy watchdog BPMigas said yesterday. The plant is expected to come onstream in 2016 with initialReuters - 235 words
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169 2010-08-20 15 AFP [JAKARTA] South Korea’s biggest tyre producer Hankook Tire plans to invest US$1.2 billion to build a manufacturing plant in Indonesia, a report said yesterday. The Seoul-based company aims to start construction at the end of the year and produce 15 millionAFP - 169 words
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GREATER CHINA/INDIA
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380 2010-08-20 16 Most loans will be serviced with cash flow, won’t pose systemic risk Reuters [BEIJING] China yesterday played down the risks involved in a wave of borrowing by local governments, saying officials were tackling a debt problem that could destabilise the country’s financialReuters - 380 words
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148 2010-08-20 16 Bloomberg [BEIJING] China, the biggest smelter of copper, may shut plants that violate environmental rules, as the government tightens regulations after a series of industrial accidents led to waste spilling into rivers and seas. Copper smelters will need to spend two years in reorganisationBloomberg - 148 words
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Article, Illustration258 2010-08-20 16 Reuters [HONG KONG] China Mobile is banking on a leadership change and value-add-ed services like music downloads to reignite growth, after reporting quarterly earnings that beat expectations but were still sluggish. The company earned 57.64 billion yuan (S$11.5 billion) in the six monthsReuters; AFP - 258 words
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309 2010-08-20 16 Concessions given on most major demands to allow tax reform to go ahead Reuters [NEW DELHI] India’s finance minister on Wednesday offered concessions on most major demands by states on legislation needed to allow an ambitious tax reform to take effect from next April.Reuters - 309 words
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208 2010-08-20 16 AP Reuters [SHANGHAI] CNOOC Ltd, the smallest of China’s three main state-owned oil companies, said yesterday that its net profit more than doubled in the first half of the year, swelled by higher prices and a stimulus-linked surge in production. TheAP; Reuters - 208 words
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INVESTFair 2010 Conference
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Article286 2010-08-20 17 The INVESTFair 2010 Conference opens today at the Marina Bay Sands Convention Centre a maiden venture by The Business Times and ShareInvestor, to deepen financial sector investment knowledge. Some of the region’s leading corporate leaders and experts in the financial markets will present their insights on286 words
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Article, Illustration516 2010-08-20 17 OVERVIEW OF COMPANY Singapore-grown Amara Group is an integrated lifestyle group engaged in hotel management and investment, property development and investment and specialty restaurants and food services. The company was listed on the SGX Sesdaq in 1997 and later on the Singapore Exchange mainboard in 2000. Its516 words
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Article, Illustration769 2010-08-20 17 PETER MCGUIRE - Singapore, with its pro-business environment and robust regulatory framework, is well positioned to become an international launch pad for commodity traders venturing into Asia, says PETER MCGUIRE PETER MCGUIRE The writer, managing director of CWA Global Markets Pty Ltd, is a strategic consultant with theBLOOMBERG - 769 words
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Article, Illustration1130 2010-08-20 18 ROY A VARGHESE - Go for solid fundamentals, actively managed allocation of shares, ETFs and mutual funds focused on Asian equities, says ROY A VARGHESE Exposure to Asian equities in a globally diversified managed portfolio will be a crucial ingredient in the medium to long term as long as valuation,Source: MSCI, Thomson Financial, AMP Capital Investors - 1,130 words
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Article, Illustration609 2010-08-20 18 Multi-sector, Multi-geography Asian Real Estate Company Over the last 10 years, CapitaLand has grown from a Singapore-centric company into an international real estate company with a market capitalisation of S$ 17 billion and group managed real estate assets of S$49.8 billion. The company's real estate and hospitality portfolio, which609 words
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Article, Illustration1138 2010-08-20 19 KELVIN TAY - There may be a visible slowdown in housing starts and construction towards the end of this year, KELVIN TAY believes KELVIN TAY The writer is chief investment strategist Singapore, at UBS Wealth Management. THRUST centre stage as a result of the decline inREUTERS - 1,138 words
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Article, Illustration554 2010-08-20 19 OVERVIEW OF COMPANY SINGAPORE TECHNOLOGIES ENGINEERING LTD (ST Engineering) is one of the largest defence and engineering groups in Asia, and ranks among the largest companies listed on the Singapore Exchange. It provides innovative solutions and services to the aerospace, electronics, land systems and marine sectors. Incorporated in554 words
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Article, Illustration821 2010-08-20 20 VASU MENON - Make sound, well researched choices, have a strategy to grow wealth systematically, then act with cautious optimism, says VASU MENON VASU MENON The writer is vice-president, Wealth Management Singapore at OCBC Bank. IN recent years, global equity markets have been extremely volatile. The US sub-primeAFP - 821 words
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Article, Illustration527 2010-08-20 20 OVERVIEW OF COMPANY Sapphire's principal activities are in the production of vanadium and steel products, trading of minerals and investments in mining and resource-related businesses. Sapphire's manufacturing arm is helmed by its Sichuan-based subsidiary, Neijiang Chuanwei Special Steel (Special Steel), which produces vanadium pentoxide (V2O5) flakes and527 words
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Article, Illustration1010 2010-08-20 21 KEVIN SCULLY - The short bottomed ‘V’ is wishful thinking given the magnitude of the crisis, KEVIN SCULLYcontends KEVIN SCULLY Kevin Scully is executive chairman ofNRA Capital Pte Ltd WE’VE all heard about the alphabet economics of the Global economy from short bottomed “V” in 2009 to aBLOOMBERG - 1,010 words
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Article, Illustration1132 2010-08-20 21 GABRIEL YAP - By GABRIEL YAP The writer retired from stockbroking to go into philanthropy. He is involved with Charities Aid Foundation, Australia, a not-for-profit donor funds management business. He is also a founding board member of DanaAsia (www.danaasia.org), a foundation specialising in social andREUTERS; BLOOMBERG - 1,132 words
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Article, Illustration1307 2010-08-20 22 TEH HOOI LING - Aside from South-east Asian bourses, it appears that deep value is beginning to emerge in the European markets, says TEH HOOI LING TEH HOOI LING EARLIER this year, when the organising committee for the INVESTFair 2010 Conference was deciding on a theme for the conference,1,307 words
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Article, Illustration696 2010-08-20 23 ANTHONY ROWLEY - Ozawa preparing to challenge Kan for leadership of ruling party By ANTHONY ROWLEY JAPANESE political heavyweight Ichiro Ozawa is expected to announce as early as next week whether he will make a bid to topple Naoto Kan as prime minister and asAFP - 696 words
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245 2010-08-20 23 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] HSBC Holdings Plc should turn over internal reviews of fraud and other operational risks at Bernard Madoff’s business from 2006 and 2008, a New York judge has ruled. US Bankruptcy Judge Burton Lifland, in an Aug 17 ruling, asked theBloomberg - 245 words
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425 2010-08-20 23 LATEST US DATA Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] The index of US leading indicators rose in July for the second time in four months, extending a see-saw pattern that indicates slower growth through the end of the year. The 0.1 per cent gain in the NewBloomberg - 425 words
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358 2010-08-20 23 Bloomberg [LONDON] Foreigners who invested in Iceland before its 2008 economic collapse may end up losing US$58.5 billion, Iceland’s Finance Minister said yesterday. “The losses of foreign parties because of what happened isn’t fully clear, but it will probably not be lessBloomberg - 358 words
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Advertisement171 2010-08-20 23 WINE DINE AND HOSPITALITY lis 'Lilm Uncover the wholesome goodness of mooncakes packed in intricately designed boxes For reservations information, please call 6739 6577 or email f&breservation@orchardhotel.com.sg HUATING !U® Restaurant Level 2 442 Orchard Road Singapore *****9 Tel (65) 6734 7766 Fax (65) 6733 5482 enauii)'@orchardhotel.coni.sg www.orchardhotel.com.sg ORCHARD HOTEL SINGAPORE171 words
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499 2010-08-20 24 EDITORIAL JUST over a decade ago, fixed-income instruments were shrugged off by many retail investors as staid assets where returns accrued too slowly. But a series of regional and global crises have whetted the appetite for stability. Recent issues by corporates including CapitaLand,499 words
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Article, Illustration751 2010-08-20 24 LEON HADAR - THE BOTTOM LINE LEON HADAR Washington Correspondent CAN the US Federal Reserve do more to stimulate the stagnant American economy? And should it? Questions along these lines are being raised in Washington and Wall Street following last week’s policy meeting of the751 words
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Article, Illustration901 2010-08-20 24 DON TAPSCOTT - Net Gen norms the new culture of work Research shows firms that embrace such practices perform better than those which don’t By DON TAPSCOTT WHETHER we like it or not, we are living in the digital age where new rules are made and changed by those who have grown upST FILE PHOTO - 901 words
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Article, Illustration997 2010-08-20 25 BILL FISCHER - It must move from being the world’s factory to being a world-class innovator or lose its global competitive advantage By BILL FISCHER The writer is professor of technology management at IMD business school in Lausanne, Switzerland. He directs IMD’s Mastering Innovation Globally programme,REUTERS - 997 words
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Article, Illustration911 2010-08-20 25 WU ZHIJIAN - Beijing may slow it down as it’s widening rich-poor gap and causing environmental damage, among others By WU ZHIJIAN The writer runs the website www.chinatells.com OVER the last two decades, China has seen phenomenal growth. Such growth has boosted the confidence of the ChineseREUTERS - 911 words
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Article430 2010-08-20 25 Colin Tan - LETTER TO THE EDITOR Colin Tan Company secretary Wilmar International Limited WE refer to the commentary, “Should Wilmar have called a trading halt?" (BT, Aug 17) and wish to respond as follows 1) Wilmar International Limited did not request for a suspension of trading of its430 words
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Article, Illustration712 2010-08-20 26 Refiners may be lured to produce more even as output outpaces demand Reuters [LONDON] Oil products held on tankers at sea have posted the year’s first build in volumes as refinery production outpaced flattening demand, potentially luring refiners to produce evenReuters; BLOOMBERG - 712 words
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Article3041 2010-08-20 26 CITY FLIGHT ETA FLIGHT ETD Abu Dhabi SQ457 1300 SQ456 1320 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 LO40323,041 words
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274 2010-08-20 26 Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] Transocean Ltd, the world’s largest offshore oil driller, has won an appeals court ruling that revives its patentinfringement lawsuit against shipping company AP Moeller Maersk A/S over a way to drill wells. The US Court of Appeals for the Federal CircuitBloomberg - 274 words
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321 2010-08-20 26 But ministry’s plan may be shot down in a referendum Reuters [ZURICH] The Swiss defence ministry is proposing to spend as much as five billion Swiss francs (S$6.5 billion) to finance an unpopular plan to buy 22 new fighter jets, Swiss TVReuters - 321 words
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187 2010-08-20 26 AFP [EDINBURGH] Pilots in Scottish airspace have been warned of the potential danger posed by a vulture which flew off from a public display and failed to return, air traffic controllers said on Wednesday. Gandalf, a seven-year-old female Ruppell’s Griffon vulture, was performingAFP - 187 words
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363 2010-08-20 26 Bloomberg [LONDON] The cost of delivering Middle East crude oil to Asia, the world’s busiest route for supertankers, fell for a second day because of an oversupply of ships. Charter rates for very large crude carriers, or VLCCs, hauling Saudi Arabian crudeBloomberg - 363 words
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Article278 2010-08-20 26 SGX '000 Aug 19 S$ +/-Vol CH Offshore 0.53 unch 698 Chuan Hup Hldg 0.26 unch 25 Cosco Corp 1.55 unch 7614 CWT Ltd 0.89 unch 906 Ezra Hldgs 1.85 0.01 5007 First Ship Lea 0.41 0.01 560 Freight Links 0.06 0.01 ***** Grand Banks 0.40 -0.06 1278 words
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Article9015 2010-08-20 27 Transaction date: Aug 19 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 20 12.5 3148 8Telecom 18.5 +0.5 181 18.5 18.5 18.5 19 1.7 9.8 5.9 88.6 12 6 58349,015 words
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Article1945 2010-08-20 28 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 9 5 1181 t AA Grp 5 5 6 27.8 4.8 225 130 6222 t APStrategic 187 +2 1 187 187 1751,945 words
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Article9478 2010-08-20 28 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS UNIT TRUSTS APS Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Alpha Fund Cl A!** 1.17/ APS Alpha Fund (USD)!** 0.86/ APS Alpha Fund Cl B SGD!** 1.15/ APS Alpha Fund Cl B USD!** 0.85/ AXA Life Secure Ascent 2020 Fund 0.*****/0.***** AXA Wealth Mgt S'pore Pte Ltd AXA WM9,478 words
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Article785 2010-08-20 28 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 $mil 124 107 6389 ABF SG Bond ETF 118 unch 2 118 118 115 117.9 538.6 917 710 CIMBAsean40 100US$ US917 +12 80 917 916785 words
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Article77 2010-08-20 28 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 $mil 56 36.5 6000 AVJennings A45.5cd 43 3.6 7.7 3.6 118.5 31 16 6017 Genting HK US$ US28 +0.5 7302 28.5 27.5 28 28.5 1843.777 words
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374 2010-08-20 29 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Aug 18 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Index Preliminary 804.8 0.0 -3.3 -0.2 -7.8 0.0 -4.2 EAFE Preliminary 746.6 -0.1 -4.9 -0.3 -10.5 -0.1 -7.0 Europe Preliminary 1092.4 -0.4374 words
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Article180 2010-08-20 29 Aug 19 $S Offer Bid Overnight 0.03 par 1-month 3/8 1/8 2-months 7/16 3/16 3-months 9/16 5/16 Overnight mode: 1/16 US$ Offer Bid 7 days 0.37 0.27 1 month 0.49 0.29 2 months 0.55 0.35 3 months 0.60 0.40 6 months 0.80 0.60 9 months 1.00 0.80 12180 words
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Article23 2010-08-20 29 Aug 19 Bid Offer 1-month 1.3530 1.3542 2-months 1.3529 1.3542 3-months 1.3528 1.3541 6-months 1.3524 1.3537 Source: OCBC Source: OCBC23 words
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Article132 2010-08-20 29 Aug 19 As at 9am Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Bid Offer Aust dollar 1.2020 1.2380 Can dollar 1.3080 1.3230 Euro 1.7210 1.7410 NZ dollar 0.9560 0.9770 Sterling pound 2.0940 2.1190 US dollar 1.3440 1.3600 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign132 words
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Article29 2010-08-20 29 Aug 19 Open High Sett STI Aug 2928 2941 2940 SIMSCI Aug 343.5 347.9 345.9 Taiwan Aug 278.0 279.9 279.6 Source: MF Global (S) Pte. Ltd29 words
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Article66 2010-08-20 29 Aug 19 KLCE PALM FUTURES (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Sett Av Vol Open Month Range Price Price High Low Done Position Sep 10 2715 2742 2742 2700 711 6325 Oct 10 2620 2647 2653 2609 2659 ***** Nov 10 2570 2595 2604 2567 ***** ***** Dec 10 2563 258366 words
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Article421 2010-08-20 29 Aug 19 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT EURODOLLAR FUTURES Sep10 99.6525 0 1149 Dec10 99.5950 0 2777 Mar11 99.5300 0 2542 Jun11 99.4250 0 2454 EUROYEN TIBOR FUTURES Sep10 99.6600 200 3733 Dec10 99.6950 0 1823 Mar11 99.7100 0 2043 Jun11 99.7175 250 2882 Sep11 99.7150421 words
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Article144 2010-08-20 29 Aug 19 RUBBER Futures (Closing prices) RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Close Volume O/I Month High Low Sett (lots) (lots) Sep 10 336.8 334.0 336.0 171 Oct 10 337.0 Nov 10 337.0 335.0 337.0 50 Dec 10 337.0 332.0 337.0 55 Jan 11 336.0 20 Feb 11 335.0 Mar144 words
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Article88 2010-08-20 29 Aug 19 TREASURY BILLS Period Issue Maturity Yesterday's Day's code Bid High Low 3-Month BQ*****F 18.11.2010 0.28 0.22 0.22 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*****1E 2.500 01.10.2012 104.30 5-Year N*****0N 1.375 01.10.2014 103.01 103.15 103.1588 words
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Article106 2010-08-20 29 Aug 18 Aug SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 lb bushels) Close Previous High/Low Sep 10 1035.25 1045.25 1049.00 1026.25 Nov 10 1030.75 1042.00 1046.75 1023.50 Jan 11 1037.50 1048.50 1053.00 1030.00 Mar 11 1040.25 1050.25 1054.50 1033.50 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs;Uscent/lb) Close Previous High/Low Sep 10 40.86 41.59106 words
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Article77 2010-08-20 29 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Aug 18 CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Change Brent blend (1-Mth F) 75.79 -1.56 WTI (Near Mth) 75.28 -0.40 Dubai (1-Mth F) 74.42 -0.29 Tapis blend 81.25 -0.45 Minas 76.45 -0.45 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha 73.55 1.50 Jet Kerosene 86.15 1.40 US$/barrel Opec Oil77 words
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2348 2010-08-20 29 BONDS, WARRANTS EXTENDED SETTLEMENT Prem Expiry Tel Last Vol Conv Exer Disc Gear-Mths Code Company Sale +or-('000) Ratio Price ing Left 6221 Asia-Pacific Strategic W*****6 39 1 150 1 4.79 45 6227 ASJ Hldgs W*****1 3.5 1 4 15 1.86 18 2036 Advance SCT Ltd W*****9 0.5 1 87 24002,348 words
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5532 2010-08-20 30 BALISA SHIPPING TRADING PTE LTD 8 Shenton Way, #40-03A, Singapore *****1 Tel: 6345 5700 Fax: 6345 5227 Email: singapore@balisagp.com CR NO. **********0W UK CONTINENT SERVICE U.S.A. SERVICE Destination STXPO TBN Antwerp/UK *Loads Singapore, E./W. Malaysia, Indonesia MIDDLE-EAST SERVICE Destination STXPO TBN New Orleans/Camden *Loads E./W.5,532 words
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Article465 2010-08-20 29 Aug 19 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 0.923 6.087 0.701 6.966 41.474 80.376 0.769 10.516 2.809 1.259 76.678 40.345 1.214 6.543 0.935 28.619 28.305 0.578 0.896 Canada 1.083 6.594465 words
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Article85 2010-08-20 29 Aug 19 (US$) (S$) 1 mth 0.***** 0.***** 2 mths 0.***** 0.***** 3 mths 0.***** 0.***** 6 mths 0.***** 0.***** 9 mths 0.***** 0.***** 12 mths 0.***** 0.***** SWAP Offer rates (S$) 1 mth 0.***** 2 mths 0.***** 3 mths 0.***** 6 mths 0.***** 9 mths 0.***** 12 mths85 words
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Article154 2010-08-20 29 Aug 19 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.2126 1.2144 0.8962 0.8967 Canadian dollar 1.3136 1.3155 0.9708 0.9713 Euro 1.7302 1.7319 1.2787 1.2788 NZ dollar 0.9630 0.9645 0.7117 0.7122 Sterling pound 2.1000 2.1024 1.5520 1.5524154 words
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Article137 2010-08-20 29 Aug 19 GOLD (US$/oz) Aug 19 Aug 18 Hong Kong 1229.90 1222.50 Aug 18 Aug 17 London 1224.30 1225.85 1225.20 1226.60 Source: Thomson Reuters CAST BAR Aug 19 (S$) Selling Buying Kilobar 57,333.81 ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (S$) Selling Buying 1gm 128.4 53 5gm 364.87 267 10gm 651.63137 words
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Article70 2010-08-20 29 Aug 18 Aug Aluminium, 99.7% purity (US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 2103.25 2131.00 3 months 2105.00 2141.00 Copper, Grade A (US$/tonne) Cash 7368.75 7359.25 3 months 7390.00 7382.00 Lead (US$/tonne) Cash 2095.75 2102.00 3 months 2123.00 2130.00 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.00 3 months *****.00 *****.00 Tin (US$/tonne) Cash70 words
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Article82 2010-08-20 29 Aug 18 COCOA (£/tonne) Close Prev High/Low Sep 10 2072 2077 2094/2068 Dec 10 2025 2034 2050/2020 Mar 11 2039 2049 2065/2037 May 11 2052 2065 2078/2050 COFFEE (US$/tonne) Close Pev High/Low Sep 10 1712 1744 1754/1705 Nov 10 1753 1786 1796/1745 Jan 11 1766 1799 1803/1766 Mar 1182 words
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Miscellaneous332 2010-08-20 32 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across 1 I’d pass him stumbling towards centre of vessel (9) 8 vessel from Orient with spinach being transported (9,4) 11 Proscribed cricketer returned with pair (5) 12 Quick breathing (5) 13 Baron ate uncooked meat (5) 16 To do with set of principles Ruby found in California332 words
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Article, Illustration1032 2010-08-20 32 N K YONG - Pool resources and share bottles; or head for retailers’ tastings, says N K YONG N K YONG THE frenetic and bull-market nature of the recent 2009 Bordeaux en primeur campaign has raised again the question of who the great wines are for. With Lafite andBLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO - 1,032 words
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Article, Illustration580 2010-08-20 32 LEE KIM SIANG - By LEE KIM SIANG AT long last, a game has been made that does justice to the Transformers franchise. Transformers: War for Cybertron is the game fans have been waiting for. Set in the era before the Transformers crash-landed on Earth, players will find580 words
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Article, Illustration536 2010-08-20 32 CHRISTOPHER LIM - Reviewed by CHRISTOPHER LIM PREQUELS are the safe ground most game tie-in novels tread because they don’t meddle with plot continuity. Drew Karpyshyn has more creative room because he’s written the Mass Effect game universe he’s committing to novels, but he’s still taken a risk536 words
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Article, Illustration687 2010-08-20 33 CHRISTOPHER LIM - Play Den adds music to its intimate theatre repertoire, reports CHRISTOPHER LIM CHRISTOPHER LIM MUSIC soundtracks are commonplace in theatre and fullblown musicals sing their dialogue, but instruments rarely shoulder the narrative burden by themselves. For the opening project of Play Den Productions’ 2010 season, however, a687 words
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Article, Illustration131 2010-08-20 33 IF you missed American artistes The Click Five and local artistes Inch Chua and Nathan Hartono at Celebration Marina Bay last week, do not worry as there are plenty more music performances coming your way. Celebration Marina Bay features the largest number of live performances in131 words
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169 2010-08-20 33 CLOSER ties are set to be made between Singapore and our nearest neighbour, Malaysia, in the form of theatre, film and visual arts. CausewayEXchange, a new annual festival, begins next Thursday at The Arts House, and promotes the exchange of art, ideas, creativity and business opportunities169 words
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Article162 2010-08-20 33 NATALIE KOH - Compiled by NATALIE KOH THE National Cancer Centre Singapore’s Run For Hope annual charity race is back to raise funds for cancer research. To make this year’s run more exciting, Run For Hope has added an online charity auction for this good cause. There are162 words
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Article, Illustration494 2010-08-20 33 NATALIE KOH - By NATALIE KOH HIGHLY acclaimed thespian Bai Yan, who was awarded Television Corporation of Singapore’s (TCS) “Lifetime Achievement Award” in 1996, might have retired 14 years ago, but his name is still one that many Singaporeans, even those from the younger generation, recognise.494 words
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Article, Illustration471 2010-08-20 33 NATALIE KOH - CD REVIEW By NATALIE KOH BEFORE its gig at SINGfest earlier this month, the Hail the Villain band was virtually unknown in Singapore. Even those who heard the four-man band at SINGfest probably had it knocked out of their heads by the more well-known,471 words
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Article, Illustration786 2010-08-20 34 CHEAH UI-HOON - M’sian-born S’pore artist Kumari Nahappan’s solo show is the curtain raiser with an exhibition of abstract sculptures and paintings, reports CHEAH UI-HOON CHEAH UI-HOON SINGAPORE artist Kumari Nahappan hasn’t had a solo exhibition or been part of a group exhibition here for the pastTERENCE TAN - 786 words
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Article, Illustration534 2010-08-20 34 NATALIE KOH - By NATALIE KOH PERFORMING in New York, where the audience is one of the most well-versed in the performing arts, and receiving a warm response is a dream come true for many dancers around the world. But for the dancers of Amrita Performing Arts, a Cam-bodia-based534 words
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Article, Illustration545 2010-08-20 34 CHEAH UI-HOON - By CHEAH UI-HOON THE force of colour is what hits you first in Swiss artist Paul Husner’s paintings. Then your eyes are drawn to the composition with the many Balinese symbols acting like signposts guiding your eyes, and forming your interpretation of the work. AnFRANS JANSEN - 545 words
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Article, Illustration679 2010-08-20 34 LYNN KAN - By LYNN KAN CHOREOGRAPHY is a slippery routine, changing during rehearsals and production in a way that is supposed to lead to a final state of completion. Symptoms of this shape-shifting peeked through in Kuik Swee Boon’s new work Man In The Centre, whichROBIN CHEE - 679 words
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Article, Illustration633 2010-08-20 35 DYLAN TAN - Action film The Expendables is poised to be the sleeper hit of the summer, says DYLAN TAN DYLAN TAN LAUGH all you want about the geriatric beefcake museum that’s the cast of The Expendables because the joke’s definitely not on the movie’s actor-writer-director Sylvester633 words
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Article, Illustration1221 2010-08-20 35 JAKE COYLE - By JAKE COYLE [PARIS] It may seem backward to travel to one of the most beautiful cities in the world to sit in the dark. In Paris, there are seemingly endless rues and quais and museums and cafes to explore, which means visitorsAP - 1,221 words
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Article, Illustration360 2010-08-20 35 CHRISTOPHER LIM - DVD REVIEW By CHRISTOPHER LIM MOVIES about maverick military groups have been the rage this year, with the likes of The A-Team and The Expendables grabbing the headlines. The Losers, however, stands out from the pack by being the only one based on a comic series. The360 words
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Article, Illustration575 2010-08-20 35 DYLAN TAN - By DYLAN TAN SUPERHERO movies are ambitious projects and if there’s any proof you’ll need a decent budget to make a credible one, City Under Siege is it. Its US$12 million budget is nothing to balk at sure, it’s minuscule by Hollywood terms but575 words
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Article, Illustration1491 2010-08-20 36 CHRISTOPHER LIM - Singapore’s comics scene is set to grow but not in retail, artists and store owners tell CHRISTOPHER LIM CHRISTOPHER LIM TURNING comics into movies has long been a money-making machine for Hollywood, and while Singapore’s comic industry doesn’t look set to receive the same kind ofFILE PHOTO - 1,491 words
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