The Business Times, 29 September 2010
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Title Section24 2010-09-29 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES S$1.00 online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg S|£l A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION CO REGN NO *****2868E MICA (P) 138/08/2010 Wednesday, September 29, 201024 words
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Article, Illustration1122 2010-09-29 1 MICHELLE QUAH - SLA recovers Ferrari and Lamborghini from two former IT officers who allegedly raised fake invoices for fictitious maintenance services By MICHELLE MICHELLE QUAH [SINGAPORE] In what is perhaps the biggest case of government-sector fraud in recent history here, police have caught and charged aFILE PHOTO - 1,122 words
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Article586 2010-09-29 1 S JAYASANKARAN - UK High Court to decide on rights to prized brand name By S JAYASANKARAN A LEGAL spat has broken out between aviation tycoon Tony Fernandes and Malaysian carmaker Proton Holdings over the rights to the Lotus brand name. Lotus is a wholly-owned and UK-based subsidiary586 words
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Article141 2010-09-29 1 ST INDEX 3,097.35 (-16.11) ST INDEX FUTURES 3,097 (-17) SIMSCI 364.56 (-1.88) SIMSCI FUTURES 365.00 (-2.30) FOREX US$ S$ US$ (S$ per US$) 1.323 (US$/S$ per 1.579 2.089 EURO (US$/S$/E) 1.341 1.774 Foreign currency per US$ S$ YEN 84.20 63.60 RM 3.093 2.338 HK$ 7.760 5.865 BAHT 30.60141 words
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Advertisement285 2010-09-29 1 HUMAN CAPITAL SUMMIT 2010 Focus on Asia’s challenges PAGES 19-23 TOURISM August arrivals just shy of a million PAGE 12 TRANSPORT HUB SSA still going strong at 25 PAGE 26 EXEC MONEY CFA curriculum changes with the times PAGE 36 WHAT IS EXCELLENCE, LUDWIG OECHSLIN? “To understand it, you have285 words
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Article, Illustration587 2010-09-29 2 MICHELLE QUAH, UMA SHANKARI - A Lamborghini and a Ferrari highlighted their taste for life in the fast, flashy lane By UMA MICHELLE QUAH, UMA SHANKARI [SINGAPORE] Little is known about the two Singapore Land Authority (SLA) officers who allegedly made off with $12 million of the statutory587 words
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51 2010-09-29 2 IN what is perhaps the biggest case of government-sector fraud in recent history here, police have caught and charged a former Singapore Land Authority senior employee on 249 counts of cheating it of some $12 million, over the course of two years. FRONT51 words
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Article60 2010-09-29 2 A LEGAL spat has broken out between aviation tycoon Tony Fernandes and Proton Holdings over the rights to the Lotus brand name. Lotus is a whollyowned subsidiary of Proton but the rights to the brand name are owned by a company called Lotus Ventures which,60 words
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53 2010-09-29 2 THE latest flash estimates from National University of Singapore show that prices of non-landed private homes remained flattish in August compared with July. This period would not have shown up the impact of the government cooling measures, which were announced on Aug 30. TOP53 words
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43 2010-09-29 2 RECORD earnings over the next two years are expected to drive most Asian stock markets to record highs, with Singapore’s Straits Times Index seen hitting 4,000 points by end-2012, according to Fundsupermart.com. COMPANY NEWS, PAGE 643 words
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49 2010-09-29 2 THE inaugural Youth Olympic Games and Singapore’s two integrated resorts helped fuel tourist arrivals in August, enabling an 18 per cent year-on-year growth to 996,000. This is the ninth consecutive month of record visitor arrivals for Singapore. SINGAPORE NEWS, PAGE 1249 words
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46 2010-09-29 2 MALAYSIA’S Urban Development Authority will make profitability a greater consideration by reviewing bumiputra quotas and pitching its products to non-Malays. The agency's chief says it can no longer subsidise its bumiputra agenda without considering returns on investment. MALAYSIA/INDONESIA, PAGE 1346 words
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44 2010-09-29 2 CONGRESSIONAL passage of a bill to pressure Beijing to revalue its currency could further harm US-Chinese trade relations already hampered by mutual mistrust and suspicion, US companies invested in China said on Monday. ASIA-PACIFIC/WORLD, PAGE 1844 words
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315 2010-09-29 2 AP [NEW YORK] Americans’ view of the economy turned grimmer in September amid escalating job worries, falling to the lowest point since February. The downbeat report, released yesterday, raises more fears about the tenuous US economic recovery. The Conference Board, based inAP - 315 words
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Article, Illustration525 2010-09-29 4 KALPANA RASHIWALA - NUS flash estimate offers a snapshot before government’s cooling measures Reports by KALPANA RASHIWALA [SINGAPORE] The latest flash estimates from National University of Singapore (NUS) show that prices of non-landed private homes remained flattish in August compared with July. This period wouldSource: - 525 words
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Article, Illustration473 2010-09-29 4 SIOW LI SEN - They also prefer fine wine to art galleries: report By SIOW SIOW LI SEN [SINGAPORE] Singaporeans are not known to be art lovers, and it seems the rich are as Philistine as the hoi polloi. The millionaires in our midst preferSource: Capgemini/Merrill Lynch Financial Advisor Survey, March 2010 - 473 words
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Article, Illustration339 2010-09-29 4 [SINGAPORE] The cooling measures announced by government on Aug 30 to curb speculation in the property market could send out misleading signals, said a property veteran. Wheelock Properties (Singapore) CEO David Lawrence yesterday urged the authorities to be careful about sending out a message in339 words
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639 2010-09-29 4 ANTHONY ROWLEY - But region needs deep policy reforms to sustain growth By ANTHONY ROWLEY in Tokyo ECONOMIC recovery will continue at a fast pace virtually across Asia for the rest of this year, the Asian Development Bank said yesterday in a report upgrading639 words
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566 2010-09-29 4 Proposal will expand banks’ money transfer reports NYT [WASHINGTON] The US Treasury Department on Monday proposed that banks be required to “report international transactions equal to or in excess of US$1,000”, part of an an-ti-terror drive that is rekindling privacy concerns. The expansion inNYT - 566 words
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514 2010-09-29 4 JOYCE HOOI - By JOYCE HOOI [SINGAPORE] As the latest in a string of supernormal feats meeting supernormal profits, Google has topped not one but two lists of the world’s most attractive employers again this year. Ranked number one in both the business and engineering categories514 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article, Illustration554 2010-09-29 6 LYNETTE KHOO - Fundsupermart says earnings may prove to be higher than consensus estimates By LYNETTE LYNETTE KHOO RECORD earnings over the next two years are expected to drive most Asian stock markets to record highs, with Singapore’s Straits Times Index (STI) seen hitting 4,000 pointsREUTERS - 554 words
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254 2010-09-29 6 THE Singapore Mercantile Exchange (SMX) plans to list an iron ore futures contract: the Metal Bulletin Iron Ore Index (MBIOI). This is the exchange’s first index-based derivative. Metal Bulletin is the information and pricing provider for the metal industry. MBIOI is254 words
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121 2010-09-29 6 Reuters [SINGAPORE] Norway-listed marine oil storage and production vessel operator BW Offshore is planning to dual list its shares in Singapore, the CEO of its parent company BW Group Ltd said yesterday. “It has been prepared. Since we have a new structure betweenReuters - 121 words
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Article, Illustration269 2010-09-29 7 IN conjunction with its Inaugural Corporate Governance Week from Oct 4-8, the Securities Investors Association (Singapore) is calling on listed companies here to make a public statement. The statement, which will be published in The Business Times, reads: “As an organisation we are committed to269 words
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453 2010-09-29 7 LYNETTE KHOO - Price of 220 million new shares is about 7% below Monday’s closing price on SGX By LYNETTE KHOO SINGAPORE main-board-listed Midas Holdings has priced its global offering shares for a secondary listing in Hong Kong at HK$5.43 each (S$0.93). The global offering of 220453 words
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Article784 2010-09-29 7 R SIVANITHY - HOCK LOCK SIEW By R SIVANITHY ORDINARY shareholders of the Singapore Exchange (SGX) would be happy with the stock’s sharp rise in recent days, which is most likely in anticipation of good first-quarter results that’s due to be released on Oct 18. However, if784 words
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409 2010-09-29 10 KAREN NG - Electronics group declares first and final dividend of half a cent per share By KAREN NG BEYONICS Technology achieved a 66.7 per cent leap in net profit to $6.94 million for the year ended July 31 (FY10), as higher gross margin and cost409 words
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Article, Illustration586 2010-09-29 10 Bloomberg NOBLE Group Ltd, the commodity supplier backed by China Investment Corp, is seeking to expand its grain and oilseeds business to take advantage of rising global food demand, chief executive officer Ricardo Leiman said. “We want to grow in the Black Sea inBloomberg - 586 words
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325 2010-09-29 10 OCBC Bank has launched its most upmarket credit card to date the OCBC Elite World Card as it seeks to meet the expectations of its growing base of high net worth customers. Alice Goh, the bank’s head of credit cards, said that the time325 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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111 2010-09-29 10 SEMBCORP Marine’s Sembawang Shipyard has secured two floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) contracts worth $75 million in total. The first contract the conversion of a tanker into a floating production unit (FPU) was awarded by BW Offshore. The vessel is expected to be111 words
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83 2010-09-29 10 ST ENGINEERING’S unit, ST Aerospace, has been awarded a contract to buy aircraft and equipment worth $543 million. It will buy 12 M346 aircraft and a ground-based system for training of fighter pilots of the Singapore Air Force in France. Italy's Alenia Aermacchi,83 words
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62 2010-09-29 10 YONGNAM Holdings, a structural steel contractor and specialist civil engineering solutions provider, has announced that the group has been awarded its second contract for the MRT Downtown Line 2 valued at $27.5 million. This will bring the total contract value of projects62 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration592 2010-09-29 8 R SIVANITHY - Broad market sags badly, with 94 rises versus 405 falls excluding derivatives, or just over four falls for each rise STOCKS R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent THE local stock market yesterday came under pressure ahead of an expected sell-off on Wall Street, the indications forSource: Bloomberg - 592 words
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Article186 2010-09-29 8 MAIN CATL TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 4 11 2 0 0 0 4 11 2 Manufacturing 24 130 47 6 12 15 30 142 62 Commerce 14 38 21 2 9 5 16 47 26 Tpt/Stor/Comms 8 28 10186 words
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Article121 2010-09-29 8 TURNOVER (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 28,223 28,223 101,251 101,251 Manufacturing 858,747 63,687 922,434 376,585 5,782 382,367 Commerce 142,204 79,426 221,630 129,000 10,796 139,796 Tpt/Stor/Comms 199,346 4,518 203,864 215,842 479 216,321 Finance 31,950 20 31,970 295,165 3 295,168 Construction 126,688 68,867121 words
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Article110 2010-09-29 8 Stock name Close Change CapMallsAsia 2.180 -0.020 CapitaLand 4.090 CapitaMall 2.030 +0.010 CityDev 12.380 -0.060 ComfortDelGro 1.560 +0.010 DBS Grp 14.180 -0.040 F&N 6.260 +0.040 Genting SP 1.950 -0.070 Golden Agri 0.570 +0.005 HK Land 6.100 -0.100 JMH 45.560 -0.140 JSH 26.900 -0.260 Jardine C&C 39.800110 words
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BROKERS’ TAKE
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Article, Illustration386 2010-09-29 8 Group Sept 28 close: $1.87 OCBC INVESTMENT RESEARCH, Sept 28 NOBLE Group hosted an analyst meeting, during which the group’s recently appointed executive chairman Tobias Brown and CEO Ricardo Leiman shared their vision for the group. Management reiterated its commitment to building the business over the medium- toSource: Bloomberg - 386 words
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Article233 2010-09-29 8 Agri-Resources Sept 28 close: $0.57 CIMB, Sept 28 MAINTAIN “trading buy” and target price of $0.62: We gathered from a recent company visit that production somewhat recovered in Q3 FY10, boding well for earnings. However, this has been tempered by recent setbacks in the group’s efforts to regain233 words
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Article308 2010-09-29 8 LYNETTE KHOO - Sept 28 close: $0.99 DBS VICKERS, Sept 27 Compiled by LYNETTE KHOO RESEARCH In Motion (RIM) launches new tablet BlackBerry PlayBook to compete with Apple Inc’s iPad. The slimmer and lighter Playbook will be available in the US in early 2011 and in other countries in the second308 words
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Article, Illustration504 2010-09-29 8 CURRENCIES Reuters [SEOUL] Most Asian currencies held their ground yesterday in reaction to a report that the Federal Reserve was considering a smaller bond buying scheme than its previous asset purchase plan. Weaker US and Asian shares, as well as a broadly firmReuters; REUTERS - 504 words
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Article64 2010-09-29 8 Sep 28 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS 221.00-283.00 BT CADI -*****.00-306.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 +22.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 766.05 -9.16 FTSE ST Small Cap 565.67 -14.93 FTSE ST All Share 765.45 -5.76 FTSE ST China Top 279.36 -7.26 FTSE ST China 313.76 -5.35 FTSE ST Catalist64 words
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Article60 2010-09-29 8 VOLUME Thai Beverage 310,121,000 Genting SP 169,089,000 *Genting HK US$ 140,615,000 Informatics 84,322,000 UniFiber 81,532,000 TopGlobal 63,264,000 GuangzhaoIFB 51,186,000 China Hongxing 51,025,000 Vallianz Hldgs 46,841,000 JiutianC 44,731,000 VALUE($) Genting SP 332,004,030 DBS Grp 101,164,486 Thai Beverage 86,233,700 UOB 84,009,018 *Genting HK US$ 82,986,258 Keppel Corp 82,776,080 Cosco60 words
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Article118 2010-09-29 8 BY CENTS CLOSE UP DBXT MSJAP 10US$ 3674 182.6 3.9 OCC 3.93% NCPS10 9180 80.0 0.9 DBXT MSEurope 10US$ 4297 64.8 1.2 DBXT S&P Short 10US$ 5061 60.9 0.9 Jardine C&C 3980 60.0 1.5 DBXT AUD Bonds 5AU$ ***** 41.8 0.2 OCBC Bk 4.5%NCPS 100 ***** 28.0 0.3 UOL118 words
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Article115 2010-09-29 8 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN Thai Prime Fd 840-119.1 -9.7 GLD 10US$ *****-111.1 -0.7 DBXT FTChina25 10US$ 3042 -90.0 -2.2 DBXT Nifty 10US$ ***** -64.8 -0.4 DBXT MSKorea 10US$ 5097 -56.9 -0.8 JSH 2690 -34.4 -1.0 UOB 1842 -26.0 -1.4 SIA 1628 -20.0 -1.2 SIA 200 1626 -20.0 -1.2 JMH115 words
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Article87 2010-09-29 8 Where S$ stands Sep 28 CHNG YR 2010 CLOSE FR Sep 27 S$ LOW S$ HIGH US$ 1.3225 -0.01 1.4219 1.3224 Euro 1.7745 0.13 2.0153 1.6886 Pounds 2.0926 -0.20 2.2831 2.0003 A$ 1.2685 -0.02 1.2960 1.1515 Yen* 1.5701 -0.03 1.6080 1.4467 Rupiah* 0.***** -0.03 0.***** 0.***** Baht* 4.3226 0.0687 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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354 2010-09-29 12 NISHA RAMCHANDANI - Ninth consecutive month of record arrivals partly due to YOG and IRs: STB By NISHA RAMCHANDANI THE inaugural Youth Olympic Games (YOG) and Singapore’s two integrated resorts (IRs) helped fuel tourist arrivals in August, enabling an 18 per cent year-on-year growth to354 words
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Article, Illustration292 2010-09-29 12 WINSTON CHAI - By WINSTON CHAI CHINESE telecom equipment maker Huawei is dipping its toes in the hotly contested smartphone market with handsets that promise to give Singaporeans more bang for their mobile buck. This is the first time the company is making a direct play for local292 words
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SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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113 2010-09-29 12 MOU to boost trade between US S’pore THE Singapore Business Federation (SBF) and the Export-Import Bank of the United States (US Ex-Im Bank) have signed a memorandum of understanding to boost trade in goods and services between Singapore and the US. The deal signed on Sept 24 in New York113 words
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51 2010-09-29 12 SINGAPORE and Mauritius signed an air services agreement yesterday to strengthen civil aviation ties. Carriers from the two countries can operate any number of cargo services and up to 14 weekly passenger services between them and beyond, with some restrictions on destinations in third51 words
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540 2010-09-29 12 LYNN KAN - CWT, Portek, Keppel Corp involved in early stages of such projects RUSSIA-SINGAPORE BUSINESS FORUM By LYNN KAN INFRASTRUCTURE investments seemed to be a theme at the Russia Singapore Business Forum (RSBF), with Singapore companies like logistics provider CWT, port developer Portek and540 words
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438 2010-09-29 12 TEH SHI MING - By TEH SHI MING RUSSIA needs to encourage entrepreneurship and innovation to realise the potential of its wealth of resources, Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew said at the Rus-sia-Singapore Business Forum yesterday. And while the BRIC economies (as Brazil, India and China are438 words
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261 2010-09-29 12 NISHA RAMCHANDANI - By NISHA NISHA RAMCHANDANI A KEY area this year for Exploit Technologies a unit of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*Star) will be fostering the creation of spin-off companies. Exploit Technologies is A*Star’s marketing and commercialisation arm. “For 2010, Exploit Technologies261 words
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Article, Illustration356 2010-09-29 12 ARTHUR LEE - By ARTHUR LEE THE Lien Foundation yesterday showcased several colourfully decorated coffins at St Joseph’s Home and Hospice. The “Happy Coffins” campaign is part of the Foundation’s Life Before Death initiative that seeks to highlight the need for better care for the dying. ItARTHUR LEE - 356 words
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445 2010-09-29 12 GENEVIEVE CUA - By GENEVIEVE CUA THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) yesterday issued its response to a consultation paper, which had formalised rules for exempt fund managers. The paper, issued in April, proposed three categories of fund management companies (FMCs) “notified” FMCs which manage up445 words
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MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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582 2010-09-29 13 PAULINE NG - UDA chairman: soaring land costs forcing it to become market-driven to ensure its financial viability in long run By PAULINE PAULINE NG IT CAN no longer subsidise its bumiputra agenda without considering returns on investment, said the head of a Malaysian government agency that582 words
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417 2010-09-29 13 Vice-president meets TPG chief; says focus is on infrastructure Reuters [JAKARTA] Private equity firm TPG is considering investing in Indonesia’s air transport sector, a government official said yesterday, as South-east Asia’s biggest economy seeks billions of dollars to overhaul its infrastructure. BuyoutReuters - 417 words
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333 2010-09-29 13 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia’s stock market has “rediscovered its long-lost mojo”, evidenced by rising trading volumes as a stronger ringgit and economy draw investors, Credit Suisse Group AG said. “We have noticed a distinct shift in the tone of the market over the lastBloomberg - 333 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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Article, Illustration515 2010-09-29 14 Ireland battles to convince investors it can prop up banking sector, cut deficit Reuters [DUBLIN] Standard Poor’s (S&P) warned yesterday that it may cut Ireland’s credit rating again due to the rising cost of recapitalising nationalised Anglo Irish Bank, pushing Dublin’s borrowing costs toReuters; REUTERS - 515 words
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397 2010-09-29 14 It argues against quasi-automatic deficit penalties Bloomberg [BRUSSELS] France sought to blunt German calls for “quasi-automatic” sanctions on debt-laden euro-ar-ea countries as finance ministers squared off over how to patch up the management of the 16-nation euro economy. With Ireland’s worsening fiscal situationBloomberg - 397 words
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294 2010-09-29 14 It touches a 3-year high as consumers expect economic upturn to continue: GfK AFP [FRANKFURT] The German economic recovery and falling unemployment has lifted consumer sentiment to a three-year high in Europe’s biggest economy, the Gfk market research group said yesterday. GfK’s indicator of householdAFP - 294 words
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282 2010-09-29 14 AP [LONDON] Over half the people in some of the world’s biggest economies are opposed to their governments spending money on stimulus programmes, according to a BBC World Service poll published yesterday. The broadcaster said that in its poll of more than 22,000AP - 282 words
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GREATER CHINA
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594 2010-09-29 15 Association says it won’t be bullied into accepting adverse pricing systems Reuters [DALIAN] China reopened its war of words with global iron ore miners yesterday as the spokesman for the country’s big steel mills vowed they would not be bullied intoReuters - 594 words
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Article, Illustration496 2010-09-29 15 Bloomberg AFP [HONG KONG] GOME Electrical Appliances Holdings shareholders voted yesterday to keep Chen Xiao as chairman, rejecting the proposal of billionaire founder Huang Guangyu, who’s fighting from jail to regain control of the company. The investors voted in favour of Huang’s proposalBloomberg; AFP; AP - 496 words
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254 2010-09-29 15 Reuters [WASHINGTON] China is set to leap-frog industrial powers Germany, France and Britain to become the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) second or third most powerful member under plans being discussed to give emerging nations greater influence. The shake-up under discussion byReuters - 254 words
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INDIA
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Article, Illustration470 2010-09-29 16 Meanwhile, a spat is brewing over who should officially open the event Reuters AP [NEW DELHI] Hundreds of athletes arrived in New Delhi for the scandal-hit Commonwealth Games yesterday, setting their sights on winning medals rather than concerns over filthy accommodation, a dengue feverReuters; AP; REUTERS - 470 words
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239 2010-09-29 16 AFP [NEW DELHI] India’s Supreme Court cleared the way yesterday for a verdict on a bitter dispute between Hindus and Muslims over a religious site, raising tension just days before the Commonwealth Games. The Allahabad High Court in the northern state of UttarAFP - 239 words
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Article215 2010-09-29 16 Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] Reliance Power Ltd, owned by billionaire Anil Ambani, plans to increase electricity generation capacity eightfold to 5,000 megawatts in two years. The utility will further raise generation capacity to 25,000 megawatts by 2015, chairman Mr Ambani told shareholders in Mumbai yesterday. RelianceBloomberg - 215 words
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258 2010-09-29 17 Reuters [SYDNEY] Billionaire investor Wilbur Ross said yesterday the healthcare sector and smaller regional banks in the US would be the focus for the next wave of investment in distressed assets. Mr Ross, who made his fortune buying up distressed assetsReuters - 258 words
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330 2010-09-29 17 Action comes a day after Beijing slaps duties on US chicken Reuters [WASHINGTON] The United States on Monday set final duties ranging up to 61 per cent on hundreds of millions of dollars of copper pipe from China in one of severalReuters - 330 words
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Article, Illustration628 2010-09-29 18 If currency bill is passed, China could retaliate against US imports, companies The US Congress is considering legislation that would treat what lawmakers call China’s undervalued yuan currency as an export subsidy. Reuters [WASHINGTON] Congressional passage of a bill to pressure Beijing toReuters - 628 words
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377 2010-09-29 18 Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] The US dollar is “one step nearer” to a crisis as debt levels in the world’s largest economy increase, said Yu Yongding, a former adviser to China’s central bank. Any appreciation of the US dollar is “really temporary”Bloomberg - 377 words
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255 2010-09-29 18 AFP [TOKYO] Japan stuck to its guns yesterday in a row with China over a disputed island chain but also said it was open to high-level talks to defuse the worst spat in years between the Asian powers. Prime Minister Naoto KanAFP - 255 words
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Article, Illustration763 2010-09-29 19 CHUANG PECK MING - Issues of human capital management will be more keenly felt in Asia than elsewhere as the region’s economic recovery takes off, reports CHUANG PECK MING CHUANG PECK MING EVEN when business is down, the hunt for leaders and talent goes on. So is the search forSTOCK.XCHNG - 763 words
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Article, Illustration245 2010-09-29 19 ‘Asia continues to be a key driver of global growth, as it emerges strongly from the recent downturn. A thorough understanding of Asia and its complex human capital challenges will give organisations in the region greater leverage to harness the full potential of their talent and seize245 words
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Article, Illustration2213 2010-09-29 20 Singapore takes up the challenge to attract foreign professionals and to invest heavily in our local workforce to increase its competitiveness This article is contributed by the National Human Resources Division, Ministry of Manpower IN an all-out effort, Singapore is attempting something that appearsFILE PHOTOS - 2,213 words
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Article, Illustration393 2010-09-29 21 CHUANG PECK MING - The Asian Human Capital Award 2010 finalists are from diverse fields, reports CHUANG PECK MING CHUANG PECK MING WHAT do a banker, an information technologist, a gardener, a hotelier and a producer of consumer goods have in common? Each one of this diverse393 words
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Article, Illustration557 2010-09-29 21 CHUANG PECK MING - Accenture India has created an efficient system that successfully matches applicants with suitable jobs, reports CHUANG PECK MING CHUANG PECK MING ACCENTURE India is in a business where talent makes a big difference. Hiring, managing, grooming and keeping people with talent can be a matter of557 words
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Article, Illustration311 2010-09-29 21 ‘The Asian Human Capital Award recognises and showcases organisations which have outstanding employee practices to inspire the rest of Asia. I am pleased with the high quality of the winning entries this year and the variety of programmes to mobilise and motivate those who work in311 words
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Article, Illustration363 2010-09-29 22 CHUANG PECK MING - By CHUANG PECK MING EMPLOYERS struggling to engage their employees must be green with envy at what Wipro has achieved. The Bangalore-based information technology services group’s push for the green cause has made a big connection with its staff, firing their enthusiasm to363 words
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Article, Illustration670 2010-09-29 22 CHUANG PECK MING - Procter Gamble grooms its own talent for leadership positions, reports CHUANG PECK MING CHUANG PECK MING ASIAN students do their homework. So if Procter Gamble is a favourite with graduating students here year after year, the American company must be a great place to work. P&GFILE PHOTO - 670 words
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Article, Illustration514 2010-09-29 22 CHUANG PECK MING - Even the management helps with staff training, reports CHUANG PECK MING CHUANG PECK MING THE management at the National Parks Board has a hand in training its staff and even put in time to conduct classes for them. “The management team, comprising the chief executive officer,514 words
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Article, Illustration570 2010-09-29 22 CHUANG PECK MING - By CHUANG PECK MING WHEN it comes to staff training and development, Standard Chartered Bank puts its money where its mouth is. As the bank tells it: “Standard Chartered believes that learning and development is an ongoing process and a critical component570 words
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304 2010-09-29 22 CHUANG PECK MING - By CHUANG PECK MING YOU can make the connection: staff training, job security and customer satisfaction. When things got real tough last year, Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore kept its employees on the payroll when others would have reached for the axe. Instead, the304 words
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Article724 2010-09-29 23 CHUANG PECK MING - Relentless forces are fundamentally changing how work is done, reports CHUANG PECK MING CHUANG PECK MING WORK is going to be more fun, going by what a study of the future of work shows. You can work where you want and at any time you724 words
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346 2010-09-29 23 CHUANG PECK MING - By CHUANG PECK MING WHAT does it take for Asian companies to succeed in going regional? A global mindset, says a study by Accenture. And what’s that? “I always believe you must be able to squat down and have porridge with everybody as346 words
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Article, Illustration641 2010-09-29 23 That’s when you are in a ‘Hot Spot’ of innovation and productivity THERE are times when ideas and insights from others spontaneously combine with your own in a process of synthesis from which spring novelty and new ideas. These are the moments when significant value641 words
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Article, Illustration867 2010-09-29 23 CHUANG PECK MING - Two management gurus look at what makes for a successful leader in an Asian context. CHUANG PECK MINGreports CHUANG PECK MING THE secret of a successful leader in Asian companies lies in the answer to four questions: Where are we going? How do we867 words
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524 2010-09-29 24 EDITORIAL ONE economic indicator that has certainly been on a roll is the number of visitor arrivals to Singapore, which has just hit a record for the ninth consecutive month in August. It’s not a case of notching up sizzling growth off the524 words
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Article, Illustration1159 2010-09-29 24 OMKAR SHRESTHA - The quality deficit could threaten India’s advances in science and technology and constrain its competitiveness By OMKAR SHRESTHA The writer is a visiting senior research fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies AN EARLY focus on education, with emphasis on mathematics and science,FILE PHOTO - 1,159 words
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Article, Illustration804 2010-09-29 24 ROBERT SAMUELSON - THE BOTTOM LINE ROBERT SAMUELSON The Washington Post Writers Group NO one familiar with the Smoot-Hawley tariff of 1930 should relish the prospect of a trade war with China but that seems to be where we’re headed and is probably whereThe Washington Post Writers Group - 804 words
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Article, Illustration1715 2010-09-29 25 ANTHONY ROWLEY - Few reports have mentioned the extraordinary context in which the recent Sino-Japanese spat has taken place ANTHONY ROWLEY Tokyo Correspondent LITTLE more than three months ago, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao arrived in Tokyo bearing peaceful and seemingly important tidings for Japan in what now seems anAP - 1,715 words
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Article, Illustration915 2010-09-29 25 MATTHEW LYNN - Opening up the Arctic to economic development is risky. There is already geopolitical conflict brewing in the region MATTHEW LYNN Matthew Lynn is a Bloomberg News columnist and the author of “Bust”, a forthcoming book on the Greek debt crisis. The opinions expressed915 words
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Article, Illustration623 2010-09-29 26 JOYCE HOOI - SSA head speaks his mind on the many tasks facing the shipping industry By JOYCE HOOI sulphur fuel looms, Mr Teo had a few choice words about low-sulphur fuel long championed as an en-vironmentally-friendly alternative. “Imagine if every ship uses low-sulphur fuel. To get there,623 words
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Article764 2010-09-29 26 DAVID HUGHES - Association’s milestones mark Singapore’s shipping history STRAIT TALK By DAVID HUGHES TOMORROW the Singapore Shipping Association (SSA) celebrates its first 25 years with an anniversary dinner. For those who weren’t in the shipping industry 25 years ago, and probably also for the rest of764 words
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Article, Illustration482 2010-09-29 27 VEN SREENIVASAN - ‘Touch points’ to be revamped in bid to boost service will be ready by end-2011 By VEN VEN SREENIVASAN [SINGAPORE] Changi Airport Group (CAG) yesterday unveiled a series of initiatives to enhance the experience of passengers and visitors. They include providing personalised serviceBH FILE PHOTO - 482 words
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628 2010-09-29 27 AP [THE HAGUE] More than nine years after Sept 11, intelligence agencies, police and airlines are still trying to balance protecting society from possible terrorism without derailing routines. An anonymous call from a Canadian phone booth forces a Pakistan-bound airliner to make a nine-hourAP - 628 words
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609 2010-09-29 27 Bloomberg [DALLAS] Southwest Airlines Co chief executive officer Gary Kelly, taking on his biggest acquisition ever, is dismantling the carrier’s keep-it-simple strategy in a bid to reignite growth. The largest US low-fare carrier’s decision to buy AirTran Holdings Inc for US$1.4 billion will markBloomberg - 609 words
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Article, Illustration489 2010-09-29 28 SAMUEL EE - Market has strong growth potential with minimum or no competition By SAMUEL EE [SINGAPORE] Few segments in the Singapore vehicle market are free from competition, but STVE believes it has found one the rental of specialised vehicles. “The potential growth of this market isYEN MENG JIIN - 489 words
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Article, Illustration453 2010-09-29 28 Bloomberg [Shenzhen] Billionaire Warren Buffett affirmed his support for BYD Co, saying the Chinese automaker part-owned by his Berkshire Hathaway Inc holding company will be a leader in selling electric cars. “BYD is a young and promising company experiencing dynamic growth,” Mr BuffettBloomberg; AP - 453 words
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427 2010-09-29 28 Reuters [TOKYO] Toyota Motor Corp said it will enter the growing Japanese minivehicle sector next year through a supply deal with unit Daihatsu Motor Co in a move set to intensify competition in the tough domestic market. Under the deal announced yesterday, Daihatsu willReuters - 427 words
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Article387 2010-09-29 28 AP [AMSTERDAM] Spyker Cars, the Dutch owner of the Saab brand, said on Monday it is in talks with BMW about the German company potentially supplying it with parts and technology. Spyker says it “confirms that talks are ongoing” with BMW and it would releaseAP - 387 words
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Miscellaneous313 2010-09-29 27 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across 1 Manage to obtain pass (4,2) 4 Bewildered as rich mum makes personal appeal (8) 10 Help a worker after loan(4,1,4) 11 Sorceress left out of loop (5) 12 Game fish associated with East River (7) 13 Greek hero, as such, is leading American (7) 14 Reflective313 words
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374 2010-09-29 31 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Sep 27 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Index Preliminary 836.2 -0.1 0.4 -0.2 -4.8 -0.1 1.1 EAFE Preliminary 769.2 0.1 -2.0 0.1 -6.7 0.2 -0.9 Europe Preliminary 1123.5 -0.5374 words
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Article132 2010-09-29 31 Sep 28 As at 9am Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Bid Offer Aust dollar 1.2590 1.2970 Can dollar 1.2770 1.2930 Euro 1.7670 1.7880 NZ dollar 0.9630 0.9840 Sterling pound 2.0810 2.1050 US dollar 1.3150 1.3290 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign132 words
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Article177 2010-09-29 31 Sep 28 $S Offer Bid 0vernight 0.03 par 1-month 3/8 1/8 2-months 7/16 3/16 3-months 9/16 5/16 Overnight mode: 0.08 US$ Offer Bid 7 days 0.35 0.25 1 month 0.48 0.28 2 months 0.50 0.30 3 months 0.53 0.33 6 months 0.65 0.45 9 months 0.80 0.60 12177 words
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Article24 2010-09-29 31 Sep 28 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.3229 1.3230 2-months 1.3229 1.3230 3-months 1.3229 1.3230 6-months 1.3229 1.3231 Source: OCBC Source: OCBC24 words
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Article69 2010-09-29 31 PALM OIL Sep 28 KLCE PALM FUTURES (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Last Av Vol Open Month Range Price Price High Low Done Position Oct 10 2750 2759 2763 2745 218 1459 Nov 10 2718 2737 2747 2718 2389 ***** Dec 10 2718 2737 2752 2718 8855 ***** Jan 1169 words
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Article424 2010-09-29 31 Sep 28 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT EURODOLLAR FUTURES Dec10 99.6250 0 8173 Mar11 99.5700 0 3062 Jun11 99.4950 0 1871 Sep11 99.4050 0 461 EUROYEN TIBOR FUTURES Dec10 99.6900 1 3005 Mar11 99.7150 99.7150 99.7150 99.7150 0 1516 Jun11 99.7300 0 3150 Sep11 99.7250 99.7300424 words
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Article137 2010-09-29 31 Sep 28 RUBBER Futures (Closing prices) RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Close Volume O/I Month High Low Sett (lots) (lots) Oct 10 358.5 357.0 358.5 12 Nov 10 359.0 Dec 10 359.0 Jan 11 359.0 Feb 11 359.0 Mar 11 359.0 Apr 11 359.0 May 11 359.0 Jun 11137 words
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Article92 2010-09-29 31 Sep 28 TREASURY BILLS Period Issue Maturity Yesterday's Day's code Bid High Low 3-Month BQ*****W 30.12.2010 0.30 0.28 0.24 1-Year BY*****W 03.05.2011 0.34 0.27 0.27 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year N*****1E 2.500 01.10.2012 104.18 104.23 104.23 5-Year N*****0S 2.87592 words
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Article106 2010-09-29 31 Sep 27 High/Low SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 lb bushels) Close Previous High/Low Nov 10 1128.50 1126.00 1144.00 1122.00 Jan 11 1138.25 1135.50 1153.25 1131.75 Mar 11 1145.75 1142.50 1161.00 1138.75 May 11 1146.75 1144.00 1161.75 1140.00 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs;Uscent/lb) Close Previous High/Low Oct 10 44.58 44.48106 words
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Article77 2010-09-29 31 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Sep 27 CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Change Brent blend (1-Mth F) 77.91 -1.10 WTI (Near Mth) 76.33 -0.12 Dubai (1-Mth F) 76.14 0.43 Tapis blend 85.55 0.65 Minas 78.90 0.65 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha 75.00 1.50 Jet Kerosene 88.30 0.10 US$/barrel Opec Oil77 words
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Article464 2010-09-29 31 Sep 28 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 0.992 6.414 0.715 7.435 43.337 85.769 0.807 10.998 2.964 1.308 82.454 42.240 1.268 6.749 0.945 30.175 29.315 0.607 0.958 Canada 1.008 6.468464 words
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Article85 2010-09-29 31 Sep 28 (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$) 1 mth 0.***** 2 mths 0.***** 3 mths 0.***** 6 mths 0.***** 9 mths 0.***** 12 mths85 words
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Article154 2010-09-29 31 Sep 28 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.2675 1.2677 0.9581 0.9582 Canadian dollar 1.2780 1.2785 0.9661 0.9664 Euro 1.7733 1.7737 1.3405 1.3407 NZ dollar 0.9686 0.9694 0.7322 0.7327 Sterling pound 2.0890 2.0898 1.5791 1.5796154 words
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Article140 2010-09-29 31 Sep 28 GOLD (US$/oz) Sep 27 Sep 28 Hong Kong 1297.90 1288.90 Sep 24 Sep 27 London 1295.40 1297.05 1295.80 1297.45 Source: Thomson Reuters CAST BAR Sep 28 (S$) Selling Buying Kilobar 59,023.34 ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (S$) Selling Buying 1gm 132 55 5gm 375 275 10gm 671140 words
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Article69 2010-09-29 31 Sep 27 Aluminium, 99.7% purity (US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 2260.25 2286.50 3 months 2293.00 2318.00 Copper, Grade A (US$/tonne) Cash 7907.50 7946.00 3 months 7910.00 7945.00 Lead (US$/tonne) Cash 2241.00 2267.50 3 months 2269.00 2296.00 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.00 3 months *****.00 *****.00 Tin (US$/tonne) Cash *****.0069 words
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