The Business Times, 12 October 2010
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Title Section78 2010-10-12 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES S$1.00 MICA (P) 138/08/2010 CO REGN NO *****2868E Tuesday, October 12, 2010 S$1.00 online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg MICA (P) 138/08/2010 CO REGN NO *****2868E Tuesday, October 12, 2010 S$1.00 MICA (P) 138/08/2010 CO REGN NO *****2868E Tuesday, October 12, 2010 S$1.00 MICA (P) 138/08/2010 CO REGN NO *****2868E78 words
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Article, Illustration658 2010-10-12 1 CHRISTOPHER LIM - Studio sinking roots deeper with its first purpose-built facility outside US By CHRISTOPHER LIM [SINGAPORE] The Force will grow stronger here next year when Lucasfilm Singapore starts putting up an eight-floor building at Fusionopolis that it will move into in 2012. The facility’s658 words
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Article, Illustration848 2010-10-12 1 EMILYN YAP - Some analysts taken by surprise over leg of swap involving Keppel Towers, GE Tower By EMILYN YAP [SINGAPORE] Keppel Land and its unit K-Reit Asia have agreed to an asset swap with transaction values totalling almost $2 billion. Keppel Land is selling itsPhotos: Keppel Land - 848 words
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Article140 2010-10-12 1 ST INDEX 3,163.41 (+10.07) ST INDEX FUTURES 3,161 (+10) SIMSCI 371.32 (+1.19) SIMSCI FUTURES 370.80 (+1.50) FOREX US$ S$ US$ (S$ per US$) 1.307 (US$/S$ per 1.593 2.083 EURO (US$/S$/E) 1.392 1.820 Foreign currency per US$ S$ YEN 82.10 62.80 RM 3.105 2.375 HK$ 7.758 5.934 BAHT 30.06140 words
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Advertisement229 2010-10-12 1 HOT STOCKS Biosensors soar on wings of Autumn Eagle PAGE 10 SME INC Tackling waste the green way PAGE 16 PROPERTY New buzz in high-end condo market PAGE 4 SALARIES Expectations for 2011 pay hikes moderate PAGE 14 PwC’s Gautam Banerjee Flying the flag for Singapore LEADERS’ PERSPECTIVE PAGE 24229 words
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TOP STORIES
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Article584 2010-10-12 2 KepLand, K-Reit shuffle assets in $2b swap KEPPEL Land and its unit K-Reit Asia have agreed to an asset swap with transaction values totalling almost $2 billion. Keppel Land is selling its one-third stake in Phase One of Marina Bay Financial Centre to K-Reit for $1.427 billion. It584 words
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Article, Illustration789 2010-10-12 2 GRACE LEONG - AEM-Evertech’s Ang Seng Thor fined, barred from board seats for 5 years By GRACE LEONG [SINGAPORE] A former executive of Singapore-listed AEM-Evertech whose whis-tle-blowing resulted in his own conviction for bribery and corruption received what his attorney called a lenient sentence because789 words
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440 2010-10-12 2 Bloomberg [BEIJING] China’s foreign exchange reserves, the world’s largest, may have climbed to a record US$2.5 trillion, adding fuel to complaints that the nation’s currency intervention is undermining the global economic recovery. Currency holdings rose about US$48 billion in the third quarter, accordingBloomberg - 440 words
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Article67 2010-10-12 2 IN our report “New SME productivity scheme by Spring” (BT, Oct 9), we said that the Singapore International Chamber of Commerce (SICC) would be one of two Enterprise Development Centres to start running the Productivity Management Programme in November. It should, in fact, be the Singapore Chinese Chamber of67 words
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Article, Illustration680 2010-10-12 4 KALPANA RASHIWALA - The price is almost double that for an identical unit sold in 2006 By KALPANA RASHIWALA [SINGAPORE] There seems to be a bit more buzz at the high-end condo market again. SC Global is understood to have sold a penthouse at TheYEN MENG JIIN - 680 words
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Article, Illustration677 2010-10-12 4 ANTHONY ROWLEY - By ANTHONY ROWLEY in Washington THIS year’s annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank closed on a downbeat note on Sunday as Bank of Japan governor Masaaki Shirakawa predicted that the US and Europe probably face a long andBLOOMBERG - 677 words
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570 2010-10-12 4 RONNIE LIM - By RONNIE LIM [SINGAPORE] With the sharp increase in electricity demand here outstripping supply, the Energy Market Authority has decided to up the cap on electricity prices to 60 per cent of total Singapore supplies next year. This is570 words
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530 2010-10-12 4 Reuters [HONG KONG] China’s series of policy-tightening measures to prevent a property bubble from bursting will likely speed up sales of some projects as prices in top-tier cities fall, analysts and industry executives say. Since April, China has announced a range ofReuters - 530 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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433 2010-10-12 6 JAMIE LEE - By JAMIE LEE THERE has been no exit offer from FM Holdings, which has been forced to delist from Catalist by the Singapore Exchange. The company has also rejected the option of liquidation, and will be delisted on Oct 13, it433 words
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658 2010-10-12 6 LYNETTE KHOO - It will use $1.7b for expansion and the rest to repay loans, redeem shares By LYNETTE KHOO OWING to strong demand, Global Logistic Properties (GLP) has priced its initial public offer at $1.96 a share, the top end of658 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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85 2010-10-12 6 CONSTRUCTION group Lian Beng has reported a 107 per cent rise in net profit attributable to shareholders to $10.92 million for its first quarter ended August 2010 from $5.28 million a year ago. This was achieved on the back of a 3285 words
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85 2010-10-12 6 DARCO Water Technologies said that it has filed on Oct 7 a criminal defamation suit against Chen Kuai, the former general manager of its subsidiary Darco Engineering Taiwan (DET), for making defamatory statements about the group. On April 28, Darco initiated an investigation into85 words
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569 2010-10-12 6 R SIVANITHY - HOCK LOCK SIEW By R SIVANITHY MANAGEMENT consultants McKinsey have done a fair amount of research on the accuracy of analyst forecasts and their findings, although not entirely surprising, are somewhat sobering. In a recent quarterly survey, McKinsey reported that analysts are typically over-optimistic,569 words
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405 2010-10-12 10 LYNN KANN - Chinese pte equity investor buys 29.5% stake in firm making cutting-edge stent HOT STOCKS By LYNN KANN SHARES of stent maker Biosensors International Group were flying high yesterday on the wings of an Eagle. At the start of the trading day, the company405 words
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476 2010-10-12 10 FELDA CHAY - Acquisitions and expansions to bolster its financial position By FELDA CHAY SHARES of Advance SCT (ASCT) rose 11.1 per cent yesterday to close at five cents, with 25.9 million shares changing hands after the company’s expansion announcements at the weekend. The metal trading476 words
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238 2010-10-12 10 VEN SREENIVASAN - By VEN SREENIVASAN IF you are looking for liquidity and a broad base of shareholders, perhaps no one comes close to computer peripherals maker Digiland International. Going by the company’s own announcement, some 99.6 per cent of its shares were held238 words
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360 2010-10-12 10 NISHA RAMCHANDANI - By NISHA RAMCHANDANI BUDGET carrier Tiger Airways flew 17 per cent more passengers in September than it did a year back, despite technical issues with two aircraft from its Singapore fleet that resulted in flight cancellations. Tiger handled 464,000 passengers for the month,360 words
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402 2010-10-12 13 JOYCE HOOI - Deal covers work on firm’s passenger ships that cruise in the Far East By JOYCE HOOI SEMBAWANG Shipyard has scored its first big break in the cruise ship sector through its first long-term contract with a cruise shipoperator Carnival Corporation plc, the world’s largest cruise402 words
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324 2010-10-12 13 JOYCE HOOI - By JOYCE HOOI KEPPEL Seghers has won an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract worth about 187.3 million euros (S$340.8 million) for the second phase of an ener-gy-from-waste (EFW) project in the United Kingdom. This contract called Runcorn II was awarded by Viridor EFW324 words
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Article, Illustration631 2010-10-12 13 LYNN KAN - By LYNN KAN IN a bid to diversify its vessel holdings, Pacific Shipping Trust (PST) has secured charters for two new 24,000-tonne multi-pur-pose vessels (MPPs) valued at US$30 million each. The ships will be leased for 10 years to Xiamen Ocean ShippingSource: Pacific Shipping Trust - 631 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration555 2010-10-12 12 R SIVANITHY - ST Index halves gains to end 10 points up; market advance-decline score stands at 235-187 STOCKS R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent A HINT of uncertainty was evident in trading here yesterday as to whether Wall Street on Monday might post a delayed reaction toSource: Bloomberg - 555 words
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Article66 2010-10-12 12 Oct 11 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS 72.00 -46.00 BT CADI -*****.00 +32.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 +7.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 783.84 +5.56 FTSE ST Small Cap 584.65 +2.46 FTSE ST All Share 782.57 +3.01 FTSE ST China Top 290.85 +2.62 FTSE ST China 325.07 +3.12 FTSE66 words
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Article186 2010-10-12 12 MAIN CATL TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 7 6 4 0 0 0 7 6 4 Manufacturing 67 45 90 7 8 14 74 53 104 Commerce 22 23 29 3 7 6 25 30 35 Tpt/Stor/Comms 11 15 18186 words
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Article121 2010-10-12 12 TURNOVER (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 31,412 31,412 91,642 91,642 Manufacturing 559,212 54,626 613,838 514,957 6,898 521,855 Commerce 244,849 24,120 268,969 131,669 5,013 136,682 Tpt/Stor/Comms 111,307 2,396 113,703 206,966 124 207,090 Finance 18,630 18,630 173,132 173,132 Construction 57,128 10,009 67,137 13,004121 words
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Article108 2010-10-12 12 Stock name Close Change Stock name Close Change CapMallsAsia 2.250 CapitaLand 4.200 CapitaMall 2.140 -0.010 CityDev 12.500 +0.100 ComfortDelGro 1.520 DBS Grp 14.460 +0.040 F&N 6.310 +0.050 Genting SP 2.020 +0.040 Golden Agri 0.605 +0.030 HK Land 6.630 +0.060 JMH 47.700 +0.300 JSH 27.340 +0.060 Jardine108 words
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Article, Illustration514 2010-10-12 12 CURRENCIES Reuters [NEW YORK] The US dollar was little changed against the euro and yen yesterday, as traders booked profits on their bets against the greenback after failing to take out key resistance levels. Sentiment towards the dollar remained broadly bearish, however, asReuters; BLOOMBERG - 514 words
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Article58 2010-10-12 12 VOLUME MDR 301,096,000 Golden Agri 196,909,000 Serial Sys 147,610,000 Genting SP 106,794,000 GMG Global 101,876,000 *Genting HK US$ 63,446,000 Biosensors 62,320,000 China Hongxing 53,135,000 Yamada 45,325,000 Cosco Corp 40,772,000 VALUE($) Genting SP 216,121,520 Wilmar 135,507,560 Golden Agri 118,504,895 IndoAgri 84,500,360 Cosco Corp 78,068,660 Keppel Corp 71,010,748 Biosensors58 words
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Article109 2010-10-12 12 BY CENTS CLOSE UP GLD 10US$ ***** 185.6 1.1 DBXT CSI300 10US$ 1065 48.4 3.6 DBXT MSJAP 10US$ 3779 47.0 1.0 DBXT SPASX200 10US$ 3305 44.4 1.0 Lyxor China H 10US$ 1680 43.1 2.0 JMH 4770 39.2 0.6 DBXT FTChina25 10US$ 3220 30.1 0.7 DBXT Nifty 10US$ ***** 30.1109 words
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Article123 2010-10-12 12 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN Jardine C&C 3876 -84.0 -2.1 DBXT S&P Short 10US$ 4909 -68.0 -1.0 DBXT FTVietnam 10US$ 3719 -45.7 -0.9 UOB.ES.1010 1856 -24.0 -1.3 STXPO 100 1466 -16.0 -1.1 SIA 1606 -14.0 -0.9 SIA 200 1606 -12.0 -0.7 UOB 1856 -12.0 -0.6 Lyxor India Nifty 10 1839123 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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Article, Illustration576 2010-10-12 14 CHUANG PECK MING - 17 per cent of 3,000 professionals don’t see any salary rise next year: poll By CHUANG PECK MING EVERYTHING seems to be going great for Singapore professionals on the job front, yet they are not looking to a big pay rise next year. “SalarySource: Berkley - 576 words
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459 2010-10-12 14 AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY - By AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY THE Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry needs to adopt new energy-efficient technologies in the coming decade as it would otherwise run the risk of being unable to contribute to growing the global economy, according to a new study. The459 words
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291 2010-10-12 14 NISHA RAMCHANDANI - EPIC Bio, a joint venture with Temasek Life Sciences Ventures, will develop vaccines against flu By NISHA NISHA RAMCHANDANI US-BASED biopharmaceutical company Emergent Biosolutions Inc has teamed up with Temasek Life Sciences Ventures to launch EPIC Bio, a research and development291 words
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309 2010-10-12 15 WINSTON CHAI - Investment of $51 m makes Singapore the group’s biggest production base By WINSTON CHAI FCI Microconnections has invested $51 million on a second manufacturing plant here to make Singapore its largest production site globally. The size of its new Changi North production facility is309 words
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Article, Illustration447 2010-10-12 15 TEH SHI NING - Institute will also have incubator to help S’pore start-ups grow in China market By TEH SHI NING NATIONAL University of Singapore (NUS) will set up a research institute in Suzhou Industrial Park (SIP) to deepen expertise and connections in China and positionTHE STRAITS TIMES FILE PHOTO - 447 words
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SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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40 2010-10-12 15 WINCHEER Investment has won the tender for a 22,744 sq metre residential site in Petir Road. The Urban Redevelopment Authority awarded the 99-year leasehold site to Wincheer as it was the highest bidder.40 words
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68 2010-10-12 15 MCDONALD’S will invest $200,000 in the further education of 10 employees. The restaurant managers and employees will go for a nine-month advanced diploma programme in food and beverage management, followed by a 12-month degree programme in business management. At the end of the programme, they68 words
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569 2010-10-12 15 GRACE LEONG - Joint venture law firm to build practice group for the region By GRACE LEONG SINGAPORE law firm Arfat Selvam Alliance LLC is joining forces with US law firm Duane Morris LLP to expand its presence in Asia a result of the569 words
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Article, Illustration951 2010-10-12 16 CHEN HUIFEN - CEO Monica Tung is confident of doubling the company’s revenue as its sludge-eating bacteria tablet, Trap Care, takes off locally and overseas, reports CHEN HUIFEN CHEN HUIFEN MONICA Tung is 62 and John Lee is 65. And they candidly declare that “we areARTHUR LEE - 951 words
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Article, Illustration779 2010-10-12 17 STACEY JANINE CHONG, LOUIS CHIN,LEMOUSHMI DEVI - Companies like Tru-Marine enable goods to be delivered to ports on time By STACEY JANINE CHONG, LOUIS CHIN,LEMOUSHMI DEVI The writers are students of NUS Business School NINETY per cent of world trade is transported all over the world by ships, which in turn rely on turbochargersFILE PHOTO - 779 words
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Article, Illustration654 2010-10-12 18 NATASHA BTE MOHAMED ISMAIL, RINUS DIBIYA KUSWARA KOE, FELICIA TAN YU LIN - In order to grow in the industry, Wah Loon Electrical Engineering is looking to expand beyond Singapore By NATASHA BTE MOHAMED ISMAIL, RINUS DIBIYA KUSWARA KOE FELICIA TAN YU LIN The writers are students of NUS Business School ITS projects have been as varied654 words
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Article, Illustration980 2010-10-12 18 KEITH LAI WEI XUAN, ENDI ASMIRA, GOH SUAT LYNN - Star Controls is a people-focused company which values both its customers and employees By KEITH LAI WEI XUAN, ENDI ASMIRA, GOH SUAT LYNN The writers are students of NUS Business School SPEND some time at Star Controls Engineering Co Pte Ltd and you will soon realiseYEN MENG JIIN - 980 words
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434 2010-10-12 18 TEH HOOI LING - By TEH HOOI LING YONGNAM provided the biggest boost to our small-cap portfolio in the past five trading sessions. Its 13 per cent surge helped lift the portfolio 1.6 per cent. That beat the Straits Times Index’s 0.2 per cent advance and the 0.5 per434 words
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Article, Illustration860 2010-10-12 19 CHEN HUIFEN - Though beneficial in the long run for small firms, transition may prove to be a pain in the short term, reports CHEN HUIFEN CHEN HUIFEN THE Singapore Financial Reporting Standards (SFRS) for Small Entities may yield cost benefits to small businesses in the longer term, butFILE PHOTO - 860 words
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640 2010-10-12 19 CHEN HUIFEN - By CHEN HUIFEN IT USED to take staff at local bakery chain Awfully Chocolate about three hours every night to consolidate its cake orders. Now, orders from its multiple outlets are captured real-time into a central IT system so it takes640 words
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Article, Illustration1872 2010-10-12 20 THIS WEEK’S TOPIC As Singapore’s services sector posts steady growth most recently seen in an 8.5 per cent year-on-year rise in business receipts in Q2 are you finding it increasingly challenging to hire and retain staff? If so, what alternatives have you tried, and how well do1,872 words
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Article1002 2010-10-12 20 JÖRG DIETZEL - JÖRG DIETZEL dispels three branding myths that he has encountered when conducting branding clinics or when teaching strategic brand management to SME leaders COMMENTARY JÖRG DIETZEL The writer is a brand consultant who runs his own consultancy in Singapore and the region. He teaches strategic1,002 words
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Advertisement66 2010-10-12 18 Celebrating Singapore´s Enterprising Spirit 2010 This series is part of the Enterprise 50 Educational Project between the E50 partners and the NUS Business School. Wah Loon and Star Controls were among the E50 winners in 2009. The annual E50 ranking is co-organised by The Business Times and KPMG, sponsored by66 words
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Advertisement109 2010-10-12 20 Voices Next week’s topic: “Hong Kong legislators have backed a minimum wage law, sparking debate in Singapore about the pros and cons of such a policy here. Do you think Singapore should have a minimum pay law? From an SME perspective, how would such a move be beneficial or detrimental?”109 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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Article, Illustration372 2010-10-12 21 Reuters [MANILA] The Philippine central bank believes keeping a market-determined foreign exchange rate and a build-up in foreign reserves are appropriate responses to a strengthening peso currency, the central bank governor said. World financial leaders and central bankers tried to defuse currency tensions duringReuters; BLOOMBERG - 372 words
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482 2010-10-12 21 Bloomberg [SYDNEY] Australian home-loan approvals climbed in August for a second-straight month, adding to the case for the central bank to resume raising interest rates. The number of loans granted to build or buy houses and apartments gained one per cent to 47,540Bloomberg - 482 words
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684 2010-10-12 21 Fed can’t afford to do nothing with inflation below target and jobless figure high: analysts Reuters [WASHINGTON] The US Federal Reserve runs the risk of diminishing returns from its next round of money printing to amplify the subduedReuters - 684 words
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Advertisement105 2010-10-12 21 Our focus on promoting standards of governance, efficiency and quality has gained recognition from FTSE. Malaysia has now been promoted to FTSE's "Advanced Emerging Market" status from its "Secondary Emerging Market" status. So, if you are looking for an investment destination with high standards of quality and growth potential, look105 words
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EMERGING ASIA
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Article, Illustration1257 2010-10-12 22 Low US$ and rush of foreign money spark fears of trade war and capital controls AP [MUMBAI] IPrediany,forcasin T’S boom time in Asia, only Premal Udani, who runs an Indian apparel exporting company, says he has little to show for it. A surging tide of foreignAP; AFP - 1,257 words
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Article, Illustration646 2010-10-12 22 Mah Sing’s speedy turnaround translates to higher sales Mah Sing Group managing director Leong Hoy Kum is a man in a hurry. Likewise the property group he helms. “From the day we acquire the land, we will launch (a project) within three to six months,”he declares. A646 words
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Advertisement2538 2010-10-12 22 VIZ BRANZ LIMITED Company Registration No. *****1631K (Incorporated In The Republic of Singapore) Notice of Annual General Meeting NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of VIZ BRANZ LIMITED ("the Company") will be held at Mandarin Orchard Singapore, Mandarin Court, 35th Floor, Orchard Wing, 333 Orchard Road, Singapore2,538 words
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MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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591 2010-10-12 23 PAULINE NG - Govt identifies sites in Johor, Negeri Sembilan, Penang for new projects By PAULINE NG in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA is planning a new retail experience which involves establishing emporiums in clusters in the city outskirts to draw shoppers and create new “power centres”591 words
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271 2010-10-12 23 Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] Malaysia’s industrial output growth quickened in August, an advance that may ease as a cooling global economy crimps demand for the nation’s goods. Production at factories, utilities and mines rose 4 per cent in August from a year earlier afterBloomberg - 271 words
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286 2010-10-12 23 Reuters [SINGAPORE] Indonesia is in talks with Vietnam and Thailand for govern-ment-to-government arrangements for rice imports, while the Philippines, the world’s biggest importer, may enter the market next month or in December, officials said yesterday. “We would like to import under aReuters - 286 words
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607 2010-10-12 23 S JAYASANKARAN - By S JAYASANKARAN in Kuala Lumpur SHARES in Malaysian construction and infrastructure firm Mudajaya Group Bhd (MGB) moved almost 2 per cent higher to RM4.48 apiece here yesterday on an analyst’s report that the Securities Commission (SC) had essentially cleared the firm of any607 words
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Article, Illustration1604 2010-10-12 24 ANNA TEO - PwC’s Gautam Banerjee thinks and speaks in terms of the needs and interests of Singapore and believes in creating value for clients and staff, reports ANNA TEO ANNA TEO GROWING up in Mumbai, Gautam Banerjee used to live next door to an apartment that housed1,604 words
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593 2010-10-12 25 It may increase its holdings in more emerging-market currencies Bloomberg [NEW YORK] China is moving to add more emerg-ing-market currencies to its foreign-exchange reserves, a strategy central banks around the world are following to diversify their US$8.7 trillion in holdings. “We can diversify moreBloomberg - 593 words
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338 2010-10-12 25 Reuters [HONG KONG] Sihuan Pharmaceutical Holdings Group, China’s largest cardio-cerebral vascular drugmaker, seeks to raise up to US$741 million through its Hong Kong initial public offering, according to a term sheet. It marked the latest in a flurry of stock offerings in theReuters - 338 words
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Article, Illustration406 2010-10-12 25 CNOOC to pay US$1.1b for US oil gas stake Reuters [NEW YORK] China’s top offshore oil producer CNOOC Ltd has agreed to pay US$1.1 billion for a 33 per cent stake in a US shale oil and gas field, testing the market for the first time since its 2005 failedReuters; BLOOMBERG - 406 words
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Article, Illustration444 2010-10-12 26 AFP [NEW DELHI] Delhi’s Commonwealth Games suffered its first positive drugs test yesterday, leaving the women’s 100m with potentially a third different winner, as India braced itself to hail a new track queen. Nigeria’s 100m gold medallist Osayemi Oludamola, who only inheritedAFP; AP - 444 words
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367 2010-10-12 26 It has projects worth 100b rupees and has bid for 25,000 km of roads, says chairman Bloomberg [MUMBAI] Billionaire Virendra Mhaiskar said his IRB Infrastructure Developers plans to build US$1 billion of roads each year as India accelerates investment in highways, ports andBloomberg - 367 words
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322 2010-10-12 26 Bloomberg [MUMBAI] India’s two largest stock exchanges will allow investors to put in bids for shares before bourses open to reduce price swings. The National Stock Exchange, India’s biggest, and the Bombay Stock Exchange, Asia’s oldest, will introduce a 15-minute session during which buyBloomberg - 322 words
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172 2010-10-12 26 Bloomberg [MUMBAI] India, the sec-ond-biggest grower of cotton, halted registration of shipping contracts after Cargill Inc, Louis Dreyfus Commodities and rivals filled the quota set by the government 10 days after bookings opened. Traders applied for permits to ship 5.5 million bales,Bloomberg - 172 words
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Article, Illustration500 2010-10-12 27 AP [JOHANNESBURG] Nelson Mandela failing classes, fussing over his children, fighting with his wife. This is not the anti-apart-heid icon of Long Walk to Freedom, Mr Mandela’s 1995 autobiography. Conversations with Myself, which goes on sale today in 22 countries and 20 languages fromAP; AFP - 500 words
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548 2010-10-12 27 Bond yields rise at talk of measures to help business cope with surge in baht Reuters [BANGKOK] Thailand may impose a tax on bonds to slow foreign inflows, the government said yesterday, as it grapples with a surge in the baht againstReuters - 548 words
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423 2010-10-12 27 Reuters [LONDON] Reported fresh attempts to outdo BHP Billiton’s US$39 billion bid for Canadian group Potash Corp look unwieldy, analysts said, suggesting the world’s biggest miner still has the field to itself. Bernstein analyst Paul Galloway said that getting the financial cloutReuters - 423 words
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450 2010-10-12 29 Move comes after IMF chief says it is willing to extend bailout loans [LONDON] Credit-default swaps on Greece fell to the lowest level in four months after the International Monetary Fund said it may be willing to extend bailout loans. Contracts on Greek450 words
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Article, Illustration412 2010-10-12 29 [MANILA] Philippine President Benigno Aquino yesterday ordered that charges be filed against Manila’s police chief and three other law enforcement officials over their handling of a deadly bus hijacking in August. Mr Aquino also called for lesser charges against Manila MayorAFP - 412 words
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Article, Illustration554 2010-10-12 29 [STOCKHOLM] Peter Diamond and Dale Mortensen of the US and British-Cypri-ot Christopher Pissarides yesterday won the 2010 Nobel Economics Prize for work on why supply and demand do not always meet in the labour market and elsewhere. The prize highlights one aspect ofAP, AFP - 554 words
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326 2010-10-12 29 [BRUSSELS] Language divided Belgium faces a decisive week as a French-speaking leader yesterday mooted a break-up ahead of a deadline set by the king to resume marathon talks to form a government. “The situation is very serious,” Elio Di Rupo, head of the Francophone326 words
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Article, Illustration897 2010-10-12 33 Washington meetings showcase growing influence of emerging markets Reuters [WASHINGTON] Emerging market finance leaders came to the centre of Western power this weekend and dispensed advice to the world’s richest nations. Three years into a financial crisis spawned in the United States, advanced nations areReuters - 897 words
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375 2010-10-12 33 Reuters [SEOUL] The South Korean won fell back from earlier gains after hitting a more than five-month high against the US dollar yesterday, following a local media report on the possibility of a withholding tax on bond investments by foreigners.Reuters - 375 words
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330 2010-10-12 33 Reuters [WASHINGTON] Much higher capital standards are needed for the financial industry to be a source of economic growth over the long-run, a top US Federal Reserve official said. International bankers this weekend warned a global crackdown on bank oversight could undermine a fragileReuters - 330 words
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584 2010-10-12 30 Uncertainties over emissions rules limiting their ability to raise capital Reuters [MELBOURNE] Asia-Pacific companies are worried that tougher laws on greenhouse gas emissions will hit financial performance and uncertainties on the issue are already limiting their ability to raise capital, a surveyReuters - 584 words
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Article, Illustration337 2010-10-12 30 AFP [SEOUL] Hundreds of researchers at a UN global climate change body met in South Korea yesterday to discuss reform after embarrassing errors in a landmark report dented the organisation’s credibility. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) started a four-day session inAFP - 337 words
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297 2010-10-12 30 Reuters [SINGAPORE] Saudi Arabia, Opec’s top oil exporter, will keep full contracted volumes of crude supply in November to at least six term buyers in Asia, steady with October levels and as expected by most traders, sources with refiners said yesterday. TheReuters - 297 words
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Article, Illustration673 2010-10-12 31 Republicans’ donors could be oil interests or foreign-owned firms, he claims NYT [PHILADELPHIA] With his party facing losses in next month’s election, President Barack Obama pressed his argument on Sunday that the opposition is trying to steal the election with secret special-interest money,NYT; AFP - 673 words
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Article673 2010-10-12 31 STEVE SLATER - F1 COMMENTARY By STEVE SLATER The writer is an F1 race commentator on STAR Sports’ coverage of the Formula One THE Red Bull walkover at Suzuka on Sunday, where neither McLaren nor Ferrari could match their pace, was rightly regarded as one of the best races of673 words
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487 2010-10-12 34 EDITORIAL THE ongoing Commonwealth Games in New Delhi have undoubtedly been the most controversial edition of the so-called “friendly games” for countries which were once part of the British Raj. Despite getting seven years to prepare for the event, the organising committee487 words
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Article, Illustration724 2010-10-12 34 SHADA ISLAM - THE BOTTOM LINE SHADA ISLAM Brussels Correspondent AS it struggles to assert its flagging global influence, the European Union should switch the focus from politics to what it does best: trade, investments, transfer of technology, and export of consumer norms and724 words
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Article, Illustration1040 2010-10-12 34 LEON HADAR - Fed to the rescue in US economic recovery But if it does more QE, then the US could be accused of doing what it says China is doing LEON HADAR Washington Correspondent EVEN the most cheerful forecaster looking to a speedy American economic recovery from the Great Recession would haveREUTERS - 1,040 words
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Article, Illustration1116 2010-10-12 35 YOGI AGGARWAL - With over 600m people dependent on agriculture, India must balance conflicting demands to give its poor a decent deal YOGI AGGARWAL The writer is a Mumbai-based journalist who contributes regularly to BT IT WAS a watershed moment for India’s agricultural system when the country’s Supreme CourtAFP - 1,116 words
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Article, Illustration834 2010-10-12 35 WILLIAM PESEK JR - WILLIAM PESEK JR The writer is a Bloomberg News columnist. The opinions expressed are his own NOBEL Peace Prize folks have done something even past winner Barack Obama hasn’t: take on China. Good for them for shining a spotlight on human rights in834 words
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415 2010-10-12 35 Yeo Kim Thye - LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Yeo Kim Thye Director, airport operations Changi Airport Group I REFER to “Growling passengers could give up on Tiger” (BT, Oct 6) and wish to clarify the reference to the Flight Information Display System (FIDS) at Changi415 words
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275 2010-10-12 35 Denis Distant - Denis Distant I REFER to the article, “With more algos, does SGX need circuit breakers?” (BT, Oct 11). Many a time have I raised in your letters page the need for the Singapore Exchange to introduce circuit breakers, but to no avail275 words
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Article, Illustration886 2010-10-12 36 European airlines pushing EU to slow growth of Mid-east rivals Bloomberg [PARIS] Air France-KLM Group is teaming up with Europe’s biggest airlines to push for European Union action to slow the encroachment of Emirates and other Gulf carriers, saying the region’s status as anBloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 886 words
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Article, Illustration366 2010-10-12 36 It retains right to the EasyJet name for up to 50 years Bloomberg [LONDON] EasyJet Plc has resolved a brand licence dispute with founder and biggest shareholder Stelios Haji-Ioannou, giving Europe’s second-largest discount airline greater freedom to boost revenue through marketing deals with other travelBloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 366 words
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Article2972 2010-10-12 36 CITY FLIGHT ETA FLIGHT ETD Abu Dhabi SQ455 1230 SQ458 1410 Adelaide LH9771 1745 LH9770 2350 SQ278 1745 SQ279 2350 VS7268 1745 VS7279 2350 9W4081 1820 AF8087 1820 BA7381 1820 JL5084 1820 MU8213 1820 QF81 1820 Ahmedabad NH6292 1900 SQ530 1900 Amsterdam SQ323 0605 AZ3993 00252,972 words
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282 2010-10-12 36 AP [MOJAVE, California] Virgin Galactic’s space tourism rocket SpaceShipTwo achieved its first solo glide flight on Sunday, marking another step in the company’s eventual plans to fly paying passengers. SpaceShipTwo was carried aloft by its mothership to an altitude of 45,000 feet andAP - 282 words
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201 2010-10-12 36 AFP [SYDNEY] A computer glitch that shut down check-in services for Australia’s Virgin Blue last month, stranding thousands, cost the airline up to A$20 million (S$25.7 million, it said yesterday. The carrier’s national reservations, check-in and boarding systems crashed on Sept 26,AFP - 201 words
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3395 2010-10-12 37 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.3,395 words
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Miscellaneous337 2010-10-12 36 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across 1 Places that attract men getting married (7,5) 9 An early experience of a setter’s design (9) 10 Relative value finally found in Mediterranean city (5) 11 No-one gets disheartened with income from this sort of music (3,3) 12 Doctor protecting source of tropical fish (8) 13337 words
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193 2010-10-12 38 AFP [DUBAI] The Gulf emirate of Dubai, home to the biggest port in the Middle East, yesterday opened a Dubai Logistics Corridor aimed at easing the flow of shipments between sea and air ports in the trade hub. The new facility linksAFP - 193 words
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381 2010-10-12 38 Reuters [ST PETERSBURG, Russia] Russia is set to build a new export terminal worth US$300-US$500 million and capable of shipping 18 million tonnes of coal a year via the Barents Sea, the head of the Lavna Trading Port Company told Reuters. The newReuters - 381 words
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398 2010-10-12 38 It is seeking oil and gas assets to expand its business Reuters [HONG KONG] Hong Kong-listed Brightoil Petroleum (Holdings) Ltd said yesterday that its global bunker sales network will be completed in a year and it is seeking oil andReuters - 398 words
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Article9153 2010-10-12 40 Transaction date: Oct 11 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 $mil 21 13.5 3148 8Telecom 18.5 -0.5 200 19 18.5 18.5 19 1.7 9.8 5.9 88.6 12 5 58349,153 words
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374 2010-10-12 42 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Oct 8 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Index Preliminary 845.7 0.1 1.6 0.1 -3.8 0.2 3.4 EAFE Preliminary 772.5 -0.2 -1.6 -0.2 -5.3 -0.1 1.9 Europe Preliminary 1133.0 -0.1374 words
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Article22 2010-10-12 42 Oct 11 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.3067 1.3078 2-months 1.3067 1.3078 3-months 1.3067 1.3078 6-months 1.3066 1.3078 Source: OCBC22 words
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Article152 2010-10-12 42 Oct 11 RUBBER Futures (Closing prices) RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Close Volume O/I Month High Low Sett (lots) (lots) Nov 10 389.3 381.0 389.3 27 Dec 10 389.0 389.0 389.0 20 Jan 11 391.0 390.5 391.0 50 Feb 11 391.5 391.5 391.5 10 Mar 11 393.5 393.5 393.5152 words
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Article84 2010-10-12 42 Oct 11 TREASURY BILLS Period Issue Maturity Yesterday's Day's code Bid High Low 3-Month BQ*****S 13.01.2011 0.29 0.27 0.24 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 104.13 104.16 104.16 5-Year N*****0S 2.875 01.07.2015 109.3284 words
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Article105 2010-10-12 42 Oct 8 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 lb bushels) Close Previous High/Low Nov 10 1135.00 1065.00 1135.00 1062.00 Jan 11 1145.00 1075.00 1145.00 1072.00 Mar 11 1153.25 1083.25 1153.25 1080.00 May 11 1157.25 1087.25 1157.25 1083.75 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs;Uscent/lb) Close Previous High/Low Oct 10 46.22 43.79 47.10105 words
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Article77 2010-10-12 42 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Oct 8 CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Change Brent blend (1-Mth F) 84.82 0.67 WTI (Near Mth) 82.78 1.31 Dubai (1-Mth F) 80.06 -2.67 Tapis blend 89.20 -2.90 Minas 82.45 -3.00 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha 80.00 -2.00 Jet Kerosene 93.60 -1.80 US$/barrel Opec Oil77 words
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2348 2010-10-12 42 BONDS, WARRANTS EXTENDED SETTLEMENT Prem Expiry Tel Last Vol Conv Exer Disc Gear-Mths Code Company Sale +or-('000) Ratio Price ing Left 4869 A-Sonic Aerospace W*****0 2.5 -0.5 57 1 3 -8 2.40 2 6221 Asia-Pacific Strategic W*****6 39 1 150 17 4.15 43 6227 ASJ Hldgs W*****1 2.5 1 42,348 words
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Article132 2010-10-12 42 Oct 11 As at 9am Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Bid Offer Aust dollar 1.2560 1.2870 Can dollar 1.2800 1.2950 Euro 1.8000 1.8200 NZ dollar 0.9710 0.9920 Sterling pound 2.0720 2.0950 US dollar 1.3040 1.3190 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign132 words
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Article27 2010-10-12 42 Oct 11 Open High Sett STI Oct 3161 SIMSCI Oct 369.0 372.3 370.8 Taiwan Oct 289.4 291.1 287.1 Source: MF Global (S) Pte. Ltd27 words
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Article66 2010-10-12 42 Oct 11 KLCE PALM FUTURES (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Last Av Vol Open Month Range Price Price High Low Done Position Oct 10 2900 2900 2900 2900 3 148 Nov 10 2905 2929 2950 2895 2755 8302 Dec 10 2903 2930 2940 2886 ***** ***** Jan 11 2900 292966 words
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Article383 2010-10-12 42 Oct 11 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT EURODOLLAR FUTURES Dec10 99.6800 0 7615 Mar11 99.6400 0 1712 Jun11 99.5950 0 1754 Sep11 99.5250 0 1416 EUROYEN TIBOR FUTURES Dec10 99.6925 0 2786 Mar11 99.7175 0 1454 Jun11 99.7400 0 2574 Sep11 99.7350 350 947 Dec11 99.7300383 words
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Article464 2010-10-12 42 Oct 11 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 0.995 6.557 0.706 7.626 43.652 87.713 0.807 10.987 3.052 1.309 84.680 42.871 1.285 6.751 0.947 30.268 29.550 0.617 0.983 Canada 1.005 6.591464 words
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Article85 2010-10-12 42 Oct 11 (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$) 1 mth 0.***** 2 mths 0.***** 3 mths 0.***** 6 mths 0.***** 9 mths 0.***** 12 mths85 words
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Article154 2010-10-12 42 Oct 11 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.2842 1.2860 0.9828 0.9833 Canadian dollar 1.2911 1.2924 0.9880 0.9882 Euro 1.8191 1.8211 1.3921 1.3925 NZ dollar 0.9815 0.9827 0.7511 0.7514 Sterling pound 2.0818 2.0842 1.5932 1.5937154 words
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Article138 2010-10-12 42 Oct 11 GOLD (US$/oz) Oct 08 Oct 11 Hong Kong 1333.30 1350.40 Oct 07 Oct 08 London 1331.90 1347.65 1332.90 1348.00 Source: Thomson Reuters CAST BAR Oct 11 (S$) Selling Buying Kilobar 60,557.72 ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (S$) Selling Buying 1gm 136 56 5gm 385 282 10gm 688138 words
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Article71 2010-10-12 42 Oct 8 Oct 8 Aluminium, 99.7% purity (US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 2385.75 2291.75 3 months 2420.00 2325.00 Copper, Grade A (US$/tonne) Cash 8304.00 8086.75 3 months 8310.00 8100.00 Lead (US$/tonne) Cash 2243.75 2181.00 3 months 2272.00 2209.00 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.00 3 months *****.00 *****.00 Tin (US$/tonne)71 words
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Article82 2010-10-12 42 Oct 8 COCOA (£/tonne) Close Prev High/Low Dec 10 1870 1840 1874/1828 Mar 11 1892 1862 1896/1851 May 11 1910 1881 1913/1870 Jul 11 1927 1897 1931/1886 COFFEE (US$/tonne) Close Pev High/Low Nov 10 1655 1621 1657/1590 Jan 11 1687 1653 1689/1623 Mar 11 1710 1677 1713/1647 May 1182 words
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Article, Illustration519 2010-10-12 43 Govt may introduce rent-to-own subsidised housing to curb prices: paper [HONG KONG] The number of secondary home sales in 10 of Hong Kong’s biggest private housing estates jumped 79 per cent last week, underscoring optimism that the government won’t accelerate a crackdown on propertyREUTERS - 519 words
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317 2010-10-12 44 Bloomberg [TAIPEI] Taiwan will tighten its taxation of vacant land from next year after property prices surged, fuelling concern that a real estate bubble was forming. The government will tax all idle land at a rate from one per cent and exemptions willBloomberg - 317 words
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277 2010-10-12 44 S&P believes there is room for average selling prices to adjust downward Reuters [HONG KONG] China’s property developers may face further price cuts of up to 10 per cent in major cities in the next 12 months. Despite the sector volatil- ity andReuters - 277 words
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Article, Illustration377 2010-10-12 44 TWO resort projects on idyllic islands are being offered for sale to individual investors one each in the Maldives and Cambodia. The Maldives project will be launched for sale in London, Hong Kong, and Singapore this November and December by Jones Lang377 words
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Article, Illustration327 2010-10-12 44 KALPANA RASHIWALA - By KALPANA RASHIWALA TANG Wei Leng a star investment sales property consultant until she left the business more than three years ago is rejoining the industry. Colliers International yesterday announced her appointment as an executive director and head of department for investment327 words
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Article, Illustration409 2010-10-12 45 EMILYN YAP - Tenants at the $87m project so far come from the private and public sectors By EMILYN YAP CLEANTECH One the first building to take shape at the CleanTech Park ecobusiness centre is 50 per cent let ahead of its completion in December next year.ARTIST IMPRESSION - 409 words
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254 2010-10-12 45 KALPANA RASHIWALA - By KALPANA RASHIWALA FAR East Organization is said to have sold 76 units at The Lanai, a 999-year leasehold condo in the Hillview area, at a preview that started last Saturday. The units sold include a bulk deal. Prices at254 words
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318 2010-10-12 45 FELDA CHAY - By FELDA CHAY THE Housing and Development Board (HDB) is putting up for sale today a public housing site at Upper Serangoon Road under the Design, Build, and Sell Scheme (DBSS) the third piece of land to be sold under the scheme318 words
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