[external] First oil at Phillipines' Galoc field by earliest end-May - Reuters - Tue 12:54 am
SINGAPORE, May 12 (Reuters) - The Phillipines' newest oilfield, Galoc, will come on stream at the earliest by the end of May, more than a month behind target, equity producer Otto Energy said in a release on Monday.

[external] Singapore Hot Stocks-Chartered Semi soars on M&A talk - Reuters - Tue 12:10 am
SINGAPORE, May 12 (Reuters) - Contract chipmaker Chartered Semiconductor surged 7.6 percent to a four-month high of S$0.92 with over 15 million shares traded on speculation of a possible bid for the firm, dealers said.

[external] China yuan slips offshore, shares fall after quake - Reuters - Mon 11:53 pm
SINGAPORE, May 12 (Reuters) - The Chinese yuan slipped in offshore forwards trading on Monday and Shanghai stocks fell after a strong earthquake struck in southwestern China's Sichuan province.

[external] China yuan slips in offshore forwards after quake - Reuters - Mon 11:24 pm
SINGAPORE, May 12 (Reuters) - The Chinese yuan slipped in offshore non-deliverable forwards against the U.S. dollar after a strong earthquake in southwestern China's Sichuan province.

[external] Singapore Hot Stocks-HG Metal hits record high after strong H1 - Reuters - Mon 10:58 pm
SINGAPORE, May 12 (Reuters) - HG Metal Manufacturing Ltd , which makes steel products, gained as much as 6.2 percent to an all-time high of S$0.43 after the the firm more than tripled its half-year net profit, dealers said.

[external] TPL issues mandate to raise project loan - KFH - Reuters - Mon 10:38 pm
KUALA LUMPUR, May 12 (Reuters) - Petrochemical maker TPL India Singapore Pte Ltd has given a mandate to Kuwait Finance House to arrange an Islamic project financing, the first of its kind in Singapore, the Gulf lender said on Monday.

[external] Stocks rise as yen eases, Aussie banks eye M&A - Reuters - Mon 10:32 pm
SINGAPORE, May 12 (Reuters) - Stocks recovered earlier losses on Monday, with Japan rebounding as the yen fell against the dollar and boosted exporters, and Sydney rising 1 percent on optimism over a potential bank takeover.

[external] Singapore Hot Stocks-Noble soars as Citi lifts price target - Reuters - Mon 10:26 pm
SINGAPORE, May 12 (Reuters) - Noble Group gained as much as 6.2 percent after Citigroup raised its share target price to S$3.50 from S$2.39 and upgraded its earnings estimates for the commodities trader in 2008 and 2009.

[external] Singapore Hot Stocks-First Resources up after Citigroup note - Reuters - Mon 7:57 pm
SINGAPORE, May 12 (Reuters) - First Resources rose as much as 6.2 percent after Citigroup said in a broker note it expects the firm to post a strong first-quarter net profit.

Earlier Headlines

All times are Singapore Time (GMT+8)

· [external] Stocks sag on economic uncertainty, sky-high oil - Reuters - Mon 6:55 pm
· [external] Singapore Hot Stocks-Ascendas REIT in focus after property buy - Reuters - Mon 4:07 pm
· [external] Cantor expands in Singapore, targets hedge funds - Reuters - Fri 1:37 am
· [external] Stocks skid on record high oil, euro slumps - Reuters - Thu 10:54 pm
· [external] Singapore Hot Stocks-SembMarine up on Q1 profit, outlook - Reuters - Thu 10:49 pm
· [external] UMC's April sales rise 4.8 pct on chip recovery - Reuters - Thu 10:09 pm
· [external] Taiwan's UMC says April sales up 4.8 pct y/y - Reuters - Thu 9:54 pm
· [external] SK Energy buys 1H June gasoline at $4.50 premium - Reuters - Thu 8:22 pm
· [external] Singapore Hot Stocks-Banks down after earnings, US selloff - Reuters - Thu 7:22 pm
· [external] Stocks skid on record high oil, dollar rises - Reuters - Thu 5:30 pm

· [external] New Issue-F&N Treasury issues S$ 75 mln 1-yr Bond - Reuters - Thu 5:28 pm
· [external] Singapore's Hisaka opens up 13 pct in market debut - Reuters - Thu 5:07 pm
· [external] Singapore Hot Stocks-SembMarine in focus after profit rise - Reuters - Thu 4:44 pm
· [external] NYMEX crude nears intraday record, in sight of $124 - Reuters - Thu 4:29 pm
· [external] STOCKS NEWS ASIA-Shares may fall on U.S. inflation worries - Reuters - Thu 3:06 pm
· [external] ASX substantial shareholding notices - May 8 - Reuters - Thu 12:15 pm
· Singapore banks cite global turmoil as profit falls - AFP - Thu 6:17 am
· Singapore Airlines raises fuel surcharge - AFP - Thu 6:15 am
· [external] Singapore bank earnings slow; U.S. clouds outlook - Reuters - Thu 2:51 am
· [external] KORAIL, Truba Alam set guidance on bond sales - Reuters - Thu 2:37 am

· [external] Singapore's SembCorp Marine Q1 net rises 24 pct - Reuters - Thu 2:17 am
· [external] JPMorgan nabs ex-Goldman banker in commodities push - Reuters - Thu 1:59 am
· [external] WRAPUP 1-Singapore bank earnings slow, outlook murky - Reuters - Thu 1:48 am
· [external] Singapore Airlines increases fuel surcharge - Reuters - Thu 1:47 am
· [external] Singapore bank earnings slow, outlook murky - Reuters - Thu 1:28 am
· [external] Singapore's StarHub Q1 net profit up 14.5 pct - Reuters - Thu 1:16 am
· [external] UPDATE 1-JPMorgan nabs ex-Goldman banker in commodities push - Reuters - Wed 11:46 pm
· Hong Kong Poised to be Hub for Asia's Growing Wine Trade - AsiaPulse - Wed 10:50 pm
· [external] Oil floats near record, dollar's gains capped - Reuters - Wed 10:36 pm
· [external] OCBC Q1 profit falls 4 pct, sees growth opportunities - Reuters - Wed 9:54 pm

· [external] Singapore's DBS says sees no large CDO provisions - Reuters - Wed 9:03 pm
· [external] Singapore's OCBC says Q1 net profit falls 4 pct - Reuters - Wed 9:03 pm
· Techpro Electronics Launches Coprotector - World's 1ST - AsiaPulse - Wed 8:50 pm
· [external] Singapore Hot Stocks-Noble revisits record high ahead of Q1 - Reuters - Wed 8:13 pm
· Appeal to Asean to Help Cyclone-Hit Myanmar - AsiaPulse - Wed 7:42 pm
· [external] Singapore Hot Stocks-Anwell's Brazil deal lifts tech stocks - Reuters - Wed 6:31 pm
· [external] Singapore's DBS Q1 profit slips, outlook murky - Reuters - Wed 6:01 pm
· [external] Singapore Hot Stocks-DBS in focus after Q1 profit - Reuters - Wed 4:26 pm
· [external] Singapore's DBS Q1 net down 2 pct, less-than-feared - Reuters - Wed 3:49 pm
· [external] STOCKS NEWS ASIA-Shares seen gaining with resource stocks - Reuters - Wed 3:48 pm