The Business Times, 5 October 2012

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1 8 The Business Times
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    25 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES S$1.00 online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg Sp!l A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION CO R GN NO *****2868E MICA (P) 074/08/2012 Friday, October 5, 2012
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  • Article
    Lock icon Astro completes hat trick of multi-billion ringgit IPOs
    462 1  -  RM3-a-share offer by pay TV broadcaster raises RM4.6b By S JAYASANKARAN in Kuala Lumpur ASTRO Malaysia Holdings yesterday priced its initial public offering at RM3 a share, raising about RM4.6 billion (S$1.85 billion) and making the share offer the third largest in
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    Lock icon Did Romney deliver a knock-out in debate?
    959 1  -  He attacked from the start, forcing Obama on the defensive and scoring crucial points By LEON HADAR in Washington IN the midst of an intense, if not nasty presidential election campaign, Democratic President Barack Obama and his Republican challenger Mitt Romney appeared on
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  • MARKETS DIGEST
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      65 1 GST INDEX 3,086.64 (+9.50) GST INDEX FUTURES 3,087.00 (+10.00) GSIMSCI 352.78 (+1.74) GSIMSCI FUTURES 353.00 (+1.90) US$ S$ US$ (S$ per US$) 1.229 (US$/S$ per 1.611 1.981 EURO (US$/S$/€) 1.295 1.591 Foreign currency per US$ S$ YEN 78.60 63.90 RM 3.054 2.484 HK$ 7.755 6.308 BAHT 30.57 24.87 RUPIAH
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      48 1 Thursday Change KL COMP 1,661.47 +11.72 NIKKEI 225 8,824.59 +77.72 HANG SENG 20,907.95 +19.67 SET INDEX 1,306.63 -0.92 JAKARTA COMP 4,271.46 +19.95 MANILA COMP 5,443.74 +68.22 SEOUL COMP 1,992.68 -3.35 SHENZHEN B Closed MUMBAI IND 19,058.15 +188.46 12 noon EDT Change DOW 13,560.50 +65.89 NASDAQ 3,137.17 +1.94
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      16 1 SINGAPORE MALAYSIA 5.38 6.55 HONGKONG 5.00 INDONESIA 14.493 TAIWAN 5.036 JAPAN 1.475 Source: Bloomberg
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      124 1 THE ROAD LESS TRAVELLED Poised to conquer the world PAGE 11 PROPERTY Book a home and get a book PAGE 33 EXEC CONDOS Market facing potential headwinds PAGE 2 EXEC LIFESTYLE Crafting a beerly sustainable business PAGE 39 Is the global economy heading into another recession? Standard Chartered’s chief economist
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      10 1 PHOTO BY JOSEPH NAIR CHILDREN FOR CHILDREN I PAGE 12
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  • TOP STORIES
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      Lock icon Exec condo market facing potential headwinds
      1241 2  -  Glut looms as supply averages 4,500 units a year, against past take-up of 3,300 By MINDY TAN [SINGAPORE] The executive condominium (EC) market is facing a potential supply glut as the government rolls out a record number of EC sites. A total of 25
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      Lock icon StanChart’s moves offer brief respite from Temasek pressure
      511 2 Temasek pushing for more independent directors: WSJ Reuters [SINGAPORE] Standard Chartered’s move to name four independent directors last week was welcome news for its biggest shareholder, but Singapore sovereign investor Temasek is holding tight to its view that the board is still
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      Lock icon THREE-MINUTE DIGEST
      600 2 Astro IPO values company at RM15.6b ASTRO Malaysia Holdings yesterday priced its initial public offering at RM3 a share, raising RM4.6 billion for the vendors and making the share offer the third largest in the country this year. Astro’s IPO will boost the total sum raised this year
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      Lock icon Private bank websites still not quite up to par
      694 4  -  Global survey shows that many have not kept up with a new generation of clients By GENEVIEVE CUA [SINGAPORE] A comprehensive and fully functional website is by now a basic feature among retail banks, but private banks fall woefully short, a
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      Lock icon CAAS surplus up 15% at $114m
      404 4  -  Income boosted by record traffic and dive in property tax By VEN SREENIVASAN RECORD traffic numbers resulting in higher aviation levy, coupled with a sharp fall in property tax, were largely responsible for a 15 per cent rise in Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore’s
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      Lock icon Jakarta to improve worker pay, curb outsourcing after strike threat
      626 4 Union influence could grow in run-up to 2014 polls after Yudhoyono steps down Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesia said yesterday it would improve worker pay and restrict the use of temporary contracts in the face of a vow by union leaders, who
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      Lock icon Eurozone breakup not all bad, says Capital Economics
      449 4  -  Exiting economies can benefit from plunging currencies By EMILYN YAP [SINGAPORE] Having the eurozone split up may be better than enduring more of the same turmoil, said Capital Economics yesterday, defying conventional pessimism surrounding the break-up scenario. Exiting economies with depreciating currencies
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      180 3 UNSURPASSED. THE BMW M6. A coupe built with award-winning motorsport-inspired technologies has little competition. Just the sound of its BMW M TwinPower Turbo 8-cylinder engine alone is enough to set your adrenaline pumping right before it catapults from 0 to 100 km/h in a mere 4.2 seconds. To handle a
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      180 4 Indulge, it’s on us We’re 36 and want to celebrate with you! Present this copy of The Business Times at Hilton Singapore’s Checkers Deli for a complimentary slice of this celebrated cheesecake. The first 360 readers to do so today and each work day this week will be treated to
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  • COMPANY NEWS
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      Lock icon DBS earnings get boost from GTS business
      589 6  -  Global transaction services revenues jump 62% in H1, profit soars 93%; unit accounts for 21.6% of group profit By SIOW LI SEN DBS’S global transaction services (GTS) business continues to grow by leaps and bounds, and has become a big driver of the
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      Lock icon Emerging-market stocks slide on declining crude oil prices
      510 6 Commodities react negatively to falling China economic data Bloomberg [LONDON] Emerging-mar-ket stocks declined for the first time in five days as falling crude oil prices dragged producers lower and China’s service industries expanded at the weakest pace in more than a year.
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      Lock icon UOB to double loans to region’s small businesses
      451 6  -  It sees strongest lending growth in Thailand, Indonesia By TEH SHI NING UNITED Overseas Bank (UOB) aims to double loans to South-east Asian small businesses by 2015 and expects strongest loan growth to come from Thailand and Indonesia. To tap on an
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      Lock icon ThaiBev: Kindest did not gain at its expense
      559 7  -  It says it wants to correct any potential misconception on the issue By EMILYN YAP KINDEST Place Groups did not benefit from its purchase of Asia Pacific Breweries (APB) shares to Thai Beverage’s disadvantage, the Thai beer maker said yesterday. It was
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    • COMPANY BRIEFS
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        Lock icon ST Electronics wins $166m contracts
        87 7 THE electronics arm of Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd, Singapore Technologies Electronics (ST Electronics), won $166 million in contracts for its rail electronics and satellite communications (Satcom) and sensor solutions in the third quarter. A consortium it led was awarded a 198 million yuan (S$39 million)
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        Lock icon GLP inks new lease agreement with Arata
        95 7 GLOBAL Logistics Properties (GLP) has signed a new lease agreement of about 39,000 square metres with Arata Corporation. Arata, a major Japanese wholesale company, intends to use the space in GLP Settsu in Greater Osaka as a consumer goods distribution centre, from which
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        Lock icon Eastern Hldgs invests $10m in Fullerton fund
        67 7 EASTERN Holdings Ltd has announced an investment of $10 million in the Fullerton SGD Income Fund (FSIF), using dormant funds in its corporate accounts. The FSIF’s investment objective is to generate long-term capital appreciation and/or income for investors in Singapore dollars by investing
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        Lock icon Europtronic issues profit warning for Q3
        67 7 EUROPTRONIC Group has issued a profit warning for the third quarter ended Sept 30. The company attributes its loss for the period to the provision or write-off of the cost of investments in Project Industrial HK Ltd and Shenzhen Project Industrial Ltd, which will
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      Lock icon SC Global’s resort deal falls through
      350 7  -  It had plans to develop 2m sq ft seafront site into villa resort, hotel By MINDY TAN SC Global Development’s recent bid to acquire an overseas resort hotel development has been unsuccessful. The company has been engaged in discussions on “possible investment and equity
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      Lock icon New electronic system for SGX derivatives clearing
      424 9  -  Exchange is first in Asia to use the invoicing system, which will be introduced here next month By CAI HAOXIANG THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) will introduce an electronic invoicing system next month that will help save costs for derivatives clearing firms. Known as
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      Lock icon Vanguard switches ETFs away from MSCI to cut fee
      746 9 Reuters [NEW YORK] Ex-change-traded funds are waging a price war that may save investors money on fees, but cheaper fund choices pose a greater risk because they may rely on new, more-opaque indexes. Vanguard fired the latest volley in the cost-cutting
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  • SINGAPORE MARKETS
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      Lock icon Markets stuck in wait-and-see mode
      583 8  -  Players want to gauge the effectiveness of QE in the US and OMT in Europe STOCKS R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent JUDGING by how trading has developed over the past two to three weeks since central banks in the United States and Europe announced more money-printing
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      66 8 Oct 4 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS 60.00 +240.0 BT CADI -*****.00 +70.0 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 +6.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 743.42 +5.60 FTSE ST Small Cap 497.72 +2.17 FTSE ST All Share 753.88 +2.95 FTSE ST China Top 202.65 +0.68 FTSE ST China 220.29 -1.13 FTSE
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      Lock icon MOST ACTIVE STOCKS
      52 8 VOLUME Contel 144,817,000 Yoma 82,586,000 Golden Agri 77,147,000 Thai Beverage 53,529,000 Nam Cheong 53,246,000 Interra 49,653,000 AusGroup 39,711,000 Oceanus 35,939,000 Rowsley 33,596,000 UPP 32,179,000 VALUE($) F&N 115,265,130 CapitaLand 77,905,490 SingTel 73,356,936 Golden Agri 48,946,105 Yoma 46,725,105 Noble Grp 38,654,048 JMH 33,311,510 Olam 29,926,310 STXOSV 27,990,150 DBS Grp
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      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING SCOREBOARD
      186 8 MAIN CATL TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 7 5 5 0 0 0 7 5 5 Manufacturing 46 45 41 5 10 4 51 55 45 Commerce 27 17 20 1 6 3 28 23 23 Tpt/Stor/Comms 17 10 11
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      Lock icon BROKERS’ TAKE
      978 8  -  Compiled by CAI HAOXIANG Golden Agri-Resources Oct 4 close: S$0.63 OCBC Investment Research, Oct 4 GOLDEN Agri-Resources (GAR), as the second-largest palm oil plantation owner in the world, has been hit by falling crude palm oil (CPO) prices, which recently tumbled following weaker-than-expected demand from China and the
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      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING TURNOVER
      123 8 TURNOVER (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 11,563 11,563 36,193 36,193 Manufacturing 471,814 29,977 501,791 274,228 941 275,169 Commerce 190,263 2,806 193,069 145,382 279 145,661 Tpt/Stor/Comms 107,523 15,582 123,105 174,151 4,660 178,812 Finance 27,119 1,010 28,129 79,033 436 79,469 Construction 78,749 2,331
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      Lock icon STRAITS TIMES INDEX STOCKS
      111 8 Stock name Close Change CapMallsAsia 1.665 +0.010 CapitaLand 3.290 +0.110 CapitaMall 2.020 -0.020 CityDev 11.930 +0.230 ComfortDelGro 1.700 +0.005 DBS Grp 14.410 +0.120 F&N 8.880 -0.010 GLP 2.500 -0.010 Genting SP 1.360 +0.010 Golden Agri 0.630 -0.005 HK Land 6.030 -0.160 IHH Healthcare 1.285 +0.005 JMH
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      Lock icon Euro advances for sixth day against yen
      467 8 CURRENCIES Bloomberg [LONDON] The euro yesterday rose for a sixth day versus the yen, the longest run since March, after European Central Bank (ECB) president Mario Draghi said the currency was irreversible and nations affected by the debt crisis had made progress. The
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      108 8 BY CENTS CLOSE UP DBXT Nifty 10US$ ***** 256.9 1.9 IS S&P500 ***** 158.6 0.9 DBXT E50 10US$ 3804 129.1 2.8 Jardine C&C 4984 124.0 2.6 GLD 10US$ ***** 93.4 0.4 JSH 3617 86.1 2.0 Lyxor AsiaCS 10US$ 5521 79.9 1.2 Great Eastern 1581 41.0 2.7 DBXT MSMSIA 10US$
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      Lock icon FALLS
      121 8 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN JMH 5954 -56.6 -0.8 DBXT S&P Short 10US$ 3471 -33.2 -0.8 HK Land 603 -19.7 -2.6 IS Asia BND 100US 1055 -16.0 -1.2 DBXT MSBrazil 10US$ 535 -14.8 -2.2 DBXT MSTaiwan 10US$ 1809 -14.8 -0.7 Luye Pharma 119.5 -10.0 -7.7 DBXT MSPacExJp 10US$ 455 -8.6
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
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      Lock icon National Stadium’s dome roof to be world’s biggest
      501 10  -  London-based Arup is designing roof to close and open in 25 minutes By LEE U-WEN ONE could well describe it as the crowning glory befitting a stadium of its stature. The new National Stadium at the $1.33 billion Singapore Sports Hub (SSH)
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      Lock icon City Harvest’s Tan allowed to travel
      281 10  -  By ANDREA SOH A THIRD defendant in the City Harvest case has secured permission to go abroad on a bail of $1 million. Tan Ye Peng, vice-presi-dent of the church’s management board, plans to go on a four-day mission trip to Indonesia. He faces
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    • SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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        Lock icon MOF accepts 19 pointers on draft Bill
        146 10 THE Ministry of Finance (MOF) has accepted 19 out of 42 suggestions on the draft Income Tax (Amendment) Bill 2012 which were received during a public consultation exercise held from July 24 to Aug 13. MOF said the remaining 23 suggestions were not
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        Lock icon URA launches white site at Thomson Rd
        130 10 THE Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) launched a white site at Thomson Road/Irrawaddy Road for sale by public tender yesterday, following a commitment it received from a developer to bid at least $211.3 million for it. The land parcel was made available for sale
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        Lock icon SP cable tunnel project gets financing
        111 10 SINGAPORE Power (SP) said its underground cable tunnel project, announced on Sept 17, will be financed in part by loans from DBS, Mizuho Corporate Bank, OCBC, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ and UOB. Its subsidiary, SP PowerAssets, has secured a
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      Lock icon Retail sector SMEs face cashflow challenge
      381 10  -  Double whammy of rental hike, labour crunch on horizon By NISHA RAMCHANDANI SMALL and medium enterprises (SMEs), especially those in the retail sector, need to better manage cash flow against the backdrop of increasing costs and stiffer competition, according to consulting firm Vector Scorecard
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      Lock icon Takeda ramps up R&D in Asia-Pac, eyes new market
      430 10  -  By NISHA RAMCHANDANI JAPAN’S largest pharmaceutical firm, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company, has been making a concerted effort to move out of its traditional strongholds such as Japan and the United States by scaling up investments and research and development (R&D) in the
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      Lock icon IPS-Lintec builds global presence
      688 10  -  By NALENE LYHOR, NGUYEN TO GIANG, YEN PIN The writers are students from NUS Business School EVEN as Brazil prepares to host the 2014 Fifa World Cup, the IPS Group is getting ready for an expected bonanza of infrastructural development contracts in the South American country.
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  • THE ROAD LESS TRAVELLED
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      Lock icon Poised to conquer the world
      1562 11  -  Skin Inc, the young Singapore-based skincare brand, is enjoying exponential growth, bringing it closer to CEO Sabrina Tan’s vision of creating an international label, reports GEOFFREY EU reportsGEOFFREY reportsGEOFFREY EU DEEP in the heart of Macpherson, Sabrina Tan is plotting to take over the world
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  • CHILDREN FOR CHILDREN
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      Lock icon A gift of joy from children to children
      844 12  -  Pupils from 66 schools enjoy an outing at Universal Studios, reports TEO SI JIA reportsTEO reportsTEO SI JIA CHILDREN’S Day came a day early for some 1,255 children yesterday. The group of pupils from 66 schools, all of whom are under the
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      Lock icon BNP Paribas makes $160,000 donation to BT BAF
      579 12 GLOBAL bank BNP Paribas will make a $160,000 donation over the next two years to The Business Times (BT) Budding Artists Fund (BAF) and will join the Little Arts Academy (LAA) as an outreach partner. A cheque was presented yesterday during the
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      Lock icon A time for kids to laugh, play and dream
      407 12 Lee Suet-Fern Managing partner Stamford Law ‘The Children for Children initiative is a wonderful platform for children to learn from one another, to empathise with their less privileged peers and to be cognisant that they too can be involved in helping
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  • MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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      Lock icon M’sia set to cut crude palm oil export tax
      775 13 Ministry also to consider stepping up export of duty-free crude palm oil [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia may cut its crude palm oil (CPO) export tax to between 8 per cent and 10 per cent from the current 23 per cent, a rate
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      Lock icon Kuantan court keeps Lynas licence on hold
      298 13 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] A Malaysian court has kept on hold the licence granted to Lynas Corp Ltd’s controversial rare earth plant by delaying until Oct 10 a decision on whether it will consider judicial reviews to permanently block production. The Australian company said
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      Lock icon Indonesia unfairly tarred by Bumi brush
      390 13  -  REUTERS BREAKINGVIEWS By WAYNE ARNOLD [HONG KONG] Bumi Resources is not a metaphor for Indonesia. The heavily indebted coal miner, currently at the centre of a financial probe and corporate governance spat, has said it may have to sell assets or shares. With coal
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      2396 14 HAI LECK HOLDINGS LIMITED (Company Registration No. *****4461D) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Hal Leek Holdings Limited (the "Company”) will be held at 40 Tuas West Road, Singapore *****9 on Monday, 22 October 2012
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      2031 14 03 CHOSEN HOLDINGS LIMITED Company Registration Number: *****4325C (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF THE FOURTEENTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Fourteenth Annual General Meeting of CHOSEN HOLDINGS LIMITED (the “Company”) will be held on Monday, 29 October 2012, at 17 Woodlands Terrace, Woodlands
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      175 14 In the matter of the Companies Act, Cap 50 And In the Matter of Korea Line (Singapore) Pte Ltd (In Creditors’ Voluntary Liquidation) (Company No.: *****2770C) NOTICE OF FINAL MEETING Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to Section 308 of the Companies Act, Chapter 50, the Final Meeting of the
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  • GREATER CHINA/INDIA
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      Lock icon India govt clears FDI in pensions and insurance
      744 15 But raising caps in these sectors needs MPs’ approval in Parliament in Nov Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s Cabinet unveiled a second wave of policy changes intended to bolster a slumping economy as he seeks to restore faith in
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      Lock icon China firm offers A$830m for control of Aussie copper producer
      549 15 Cathay Fortune’s bid is 17% higher than Discovery’s last price Bloomberg [SYDNEY] A Chinese private equity firm is offering A$830 million (S$1.06 billion) for control of Discovery Metals Ltd, an Australian copper producer with mines in Botswana, in the latest
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      Lock icon Zhang Ziyi sues website in US over Bo link claims
      490 15 AFP [LOS ANGELES] Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi is suing a US-based Chinese online news outlet over claims that she was a prostitute who had sex with former top official Bo Xilai and others, a lawyer said here on Wednesday. The
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      Lock icon Trade secrets theft worsening in biz with China: US
      508 15 Reuters [WASHINGTON] Chinese theft of valuable US trade secrets, often obtained by sophisticated cyber-at-tacks, is becoming a more serious problem, US industry officials said on Wednesday. “This matter requires more attention,” Jeremie Waterman, head of the US Chamber of Commerce’s China
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    • Article
      Lock icon Strong local tourist data as China holiday starts
      360 15  -  By WINNIE LIU EJ Insight A SIGNIFICANTLY high number of Chinese travellers during the early days of the long public holiday shows the economy remains resilient despite slowing growth, easing fears about reduced tourist spending, economists said. “The strong tourism data for
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      1383 16 CHUAN HUP HOLDINGS LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) (Co. Reg. No. *****0572R) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the FORTY-SECOND ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the Company will be held at The Board Room, 390 Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim, Singapore *****5 on 25 October 2012 at
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      615 17 Weak spending on household goods and dining out pulls down sales Bloomberg [SYDNEY] Australian retail sales advanced at half the pace economists forecast in August as weaker demand at household-goods outlets and restaurants offset a rebound in spending at department stores. Sales
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      604 17 Q3 also sees less strip-mall space leased compared to Q2 amid weak demand Reuters [NEW YORK] The nascent recovery at US strip malls stalled in the third quarter as retail sales struggled. But large regional malls continued to rebound, driven by top-quality
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  • WORLD
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      1226 18 South Korea’s small retailers are lobbying lawmakers amid falling sales as competition from hypermarkets heat up NYT [BUPYEONG, South Korea] When sales at his clothing shop began sliding several years ago, In Tae Yeon attributed the drop to a bad economy. But he said he
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      829 19 Six months on, curbs on trading, clearing and investment remain a problem Reuters [LONDON] London launched an offshore yuan currency and bond market to great fanfare six months ago, but the bond side will struggle to develop unless British and Chinese authorities take steps
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      855 19 Bloomberg [DUBAI] Iran’s freefalling currency is turning meat into a luxury, sparking overnight price surges and spurring shoppers to stockpile goods. “Most of my customers just look at products behind the window and pass,” said Behrouz Madani, 42, who
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      896 20 Govt has decided to phase out artificial chemicals in farming in next 10 years AFP [NEW DELHI] The Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, famed for seeking “happiness” for its citizens, is aiming to become the first nation in the world to turn its
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      Lock icon August factory orders fall 5.2%, most in three years
      686 21 Declining business investment, exports have checked economic expansion LATEST US DATA Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] Orders placed with US factories fell in August by the most in more than three years, signalling that slowdowns in business investment and exports restrained the economic expansion.
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      478 21  -  By ANTHONY ROWLEY in Tokyo INTERNET companies continue to drive growth and job creation in the information technology (IT) industry, with fast-rising demand for mobile services helping to boost revenue and investment in research and development (R&D), according to a new report
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      629 21 Agency also cuts its world cereals output forecast for 2012 Reuters [ROME] World food prices rose in September and are seen remaining close to levels reached during the 2008 food crisis, the United Nations’ food agency said yesterday, while cutting its forecast
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      378 21 Reuters [FRANKFURT] European Central Bank president Mario Draghi said yesterday the ECB was primed to buy troubled eurozone bonds when conditions were right and that this had already calmed financial market tension. Speaking at his regular monthly news conference, Mr Draghi
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      466 24 EDITORIAL THE world’s greatest political show will come to an end in about a month and whether Democrat Barack Obama or Republican Mitt Romney would emerge as the winner in the US presidential race on Election Day is still anyone’s guess even after their
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      822 24  - It’s all up for debate if anyone really cares to listen THE BOTTOM LINE GAIL COLLINS NYT SO how are you enjoying Debate Season, people? As compared to the prior Convention Season. Or that little patch in between that has now become known as Reducing Expectations Season. And before that,
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      1204 24  -  Key issues include tackling global financial crises and normalisation of Myanmar’s ties ANTHONY ROWLEY okyo Correspondent TOKYO may not exactly be aiming to “snatch victory from the jaws of defeat” when it hosts the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank annual meetings
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      1143 25  -  Like him, CEOs must recognise the need to operate with a global perspective By KATHRYN YAP The writer is managing partner, CTPartners in Singapore, a top executive search company ON Oct 5, 2011, the world lost a great business icon. Not only did he leave behind
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      754 25  -  By SANJIV DUGGAL The writer is senior portfolio manager for India equities at HSBC Global Asset Management (Singapore). He is also fund manager for the HSBC GIF Indian Equity fund THE Indian government has surprised the markets with a series of measures in
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        167 25 WE refer to the article “Ample local power supply so imports not needed: EMA” (BT, Oct 4). The article’s headline does not accurately reflect EMA’s position on electricity imports. EMA would like to clarify that we are actively looking at the possibility of importing
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        668 25 WE refer to Denis Distant’s letter to the editor, “F&N Capital Reduction Debatable” (BT, Oct 3). We believe that most investors would be aware that in the event of a payment of a significant dividend, the share price of a company is expected
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  • AVIATION/SHIPPING
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      397 27  -  Changes start when Emirates partnership gets the nod from Aussie regulators By VEN SREENIVASAN AUSTRALIAN carrier Qantas has unveiled changes in its services to and through Singapore, which will take effect once its partnership with Emirates is approved by Australian regulators. These include the cancellation of
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      752 27 AirAsia Japan, Peach Aviation, Jetstar Japan find converts AP [NARITA] Japan has a reputation for loving expensive things like overpriced real estate, gourmet melons and luxury brands. But the nation is finally discovering the joy of flying cheap, with the
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      241 27 SGX '000 Oct 4 S$ +/-Vol CH Offshore 0.52 0.01 1329 Chuan Hup Hldg 0.26 0.01 37 Oct 4 S$ First Ship Lea 0.12 unch 667 Freight Links 0.07 unch 325 Grand Banks 0.42 -0.01 5 Jaya Hold Ltd 0.58 0.01 76 K1Ventures 0.13 unch 646 Keppel Corp
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      393 27 Reuters [LONDON] Crude oil tanker earnings on the major Middle East route were weaker on Wednesday as slow business and a surplus of vessel availability took their toll on rate sentiment. The world’s benchmark VLCC export route from the Middle East Gulf
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      365 27 AP [MANILA] The Philippines is proposing that countries in South-east Asian create a regional informationsharing system to better watch waters troubled by territorial disputes, piracy, smuggling and rapid degradation of marine resources. Philippine officials made the proposal on Wednesday at the start of
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      3500 28 BALISA SHIPPING TRADING PTE LTD 8 Shenton Way, #40-03A, Singapore *****1 Tel: 6345 5700 Fax: 6345 5227 Email: singapore@balisagp.com UEN NO. *****3249E UK CONTINENT SERVICE U.S.A. SERVICE n GLOBAL SERVICE Destination STXPO TBN Antwerp/UK *Loads Singapore, E./W. Malaysia, Indonesia MIDDLE-EAST SERVICE CONVENTIONAL, BREAKBULK PROJECT Destination
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      153 27 NOTICE TO TRADE WINTER SEASON CHARGE Singapore/PortKlangtoKolkatta/Haldiaandviceversa With effect from 1 November 2012, we will apply a Winter Season Charge (WSC) of USD 118.00 per TEU on all SOC shipments (laden) from Singapore/ Port Klang to Kolkatta/Haldia and vice versa. This is to enable us to recover the loss in
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      228 27 NOTICE TO TRADE WINTER SEASON CHARGE Singapore/PortKlangtoKolkatta/Haldiaandviceversa With the low water situation during winter, drafts have been cut and this has adversely affected the loading on our vessels. In order to recover the loss in revenue arising therefrom, we will implement a Winter Season Charge (WSC) of USD 118.00 per
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  • SINGAPORE STOCKS
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      3030 30 Transaction date: Oct 4 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 Company Last Sale Vol Day Last Quote (’000) High Low Buyer Seller 146.5 92.5 AIMSAMPIReit 146 +2 703
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      194 31 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 Last Vol Day Last Quote Div Gr Yld Net M Cap High Low Code Company Sale C000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr
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      8354 31 UNIT TRUST FUNDS UNIT TRUSTS APS Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Asset Mat Pte Ltd APS Alpha FuncfCI A!** AXA Wealth Mgt S'pore Pte Ltd Aberdeen Asset Mgt Asia Limited AXA Wealth Mgt S'pore Pte Ltd Aberdeen Asset Mat Asia Limited Asian Local Ccy SD Bond 0.9828/ Asian Smaller Cos'"
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      193 31 52-Wk Last Vol Day Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil Company 41.5 25.5 Genting HK US$ US32 unch 3297 32 31.5 31.5 32 2107 Sale 228 169 TanChongInt HK212 unch 36 212 212 212 219 4.3 3.3
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      989 31 52-Wk Last Vol Day Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 124.9 114.4 ABF SG Bond ETF 119cd -1 2 120 119 119 126 543.2 127.1 120.4 CIMB APAC Div 100S$D 127 126.3 127.2 103.1 95.8 CIMB
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  • FINANCE & COMMODITIES
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      636 32 Oct 4 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT NIKKEI 225 INDEX FUTURES SPOT 8783.13 8865.92 8738.31 Dec12 8745.00 8885.00 8735.00 8840.00 ***** *****9 Mar13 8765.00 8765.00 8760.00 8825.00 143 1126 MSCI TAIWAN INDEX FUTURES SPOT 273.54 274.11 271.65 Oct12 274.00 276.00 271.60 274.50 ***** *****0 Nov12 273.70
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      373 32 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Oct 3 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Preliminary 923.2 0.3 11.3 0.3 6.1 0.0 11.6 EAFE Preliminary 729.4 0.0 6.9 -0.2 2.1 -0.5 7.4 Europe Preliminary 1111.3 0.0 8.3
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      95 32 As on 3 October 2012 www.smx.com.sg PRODUCT CONTRACT HIGH LOW CLOSE VOL (in Lots) PRECIOUS METAL GOLD FUT DEC2012 1782.80 1774.40 1779.90 33 INDIA GOLD (E-GOLD) FUT DEC2012 596.00 592.90 594.25 559 CURRENCY EUR-USD FUT DEC2012 1.2943 1.2895 1.2913 81 BASE METAL COPPER
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      107 32 Oct 3 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 lb bushels) Close Previous High/Low Nov 12 1531.75 1530.50 1543.75 1504.00 Jan 13 1532.25 1533.25 1543.50 1506.25 Mar 13 1501.50 1501.75 1511.00 1473.25 May 13 1464.25 1461.50 1474.50 1435.75 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs; US cent/lb) Close Previous High/Low Oct 12 50.33
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      70 32 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Oct 3 CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Change Brent blend (1-Mth F) 108.84 -3.23 WTI (Near Mth) 87.97 -3.77 Dubai (1-Mth F) 107.38 -1.49 Tapis blend 115.29 -1.32 Minas 110.44 -1.32 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha 103 -2.11 Jet Kerosene 129.44 -1.18 US$/barrel OpecOil Basket
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      22 32 Oct 4 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.2293 1.2295 2-months 1.2293 1.2295 3-months 1.2292 1.2295 6-months 1.2288 1.2291 Source: OCBC
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      64 32 Oct 3 Aluminium, 99.7% purity(US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 2074.00 2078.75 3 months 2102.50 2107.00 Copper, Grade A(US$/tonne) Cash 8285.50 8325.25 3 months 8290.00 8325.50 Lead(US$/tonne) Cash 2295.50 2288.50 3 months 2306.00 2300.00 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.00 3 months *****.00 *****.00 Tin(US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.00 3 months *****.00
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      80 32 Oct 3 COCOA (£/tonne) Close Prev High/Low Dec 12 1564 1599 1599/1555 Mar 13 1568 1596 1596/1560 May 13 1577 1603 1599/1568 Jul 13 1584 1610 1606/1571 COFFEE(US$/tonne) Close Prev High/Low Nov 12 2180 2200 2218/2169 Jan 13 2188 2208 2226/2180 Mar 13 2200 2220 2237/2194 May 13 2211
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      910 32 BONDS, WARRANTS EXTENDED SETTLEMENT Prem Expiry Vol Conv Exer Disc Gear-Mths Company Last Sale +or-('000) Ratio Price ing Left Asia-Pacific Strategic W*****6 4 1 146 488 6.38 19 Conv Ratio Baker Technology Ltd W*****6 1 -0.1 200 1 32 33.00 1 Price Best World Intl Ltd W*****5 0.3 1 30
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      470 32 Oct 4 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 1.008 6.424 0.790 7.927 52.947 98.075 0.803 11.385 3.121 1.245 97.411 42.404 1.257 8.652 0.958 30.004 31.247 0.634 1.022 Canada 0.992 6.374
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      62 32 Oct 4 (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$) 0.***** 3 mths 0.***** 0.***** 9 mths SWAP Mid rates (S$) 0.***** 0.***** SWAP Mid rates 1
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      137 32 Oct 4 GOLD(US$/oz) Oct 04 Oct 03 Hong Kong 1791.00 1783.00 Oct 03 Oct 03 Oct 02 London 1778.34 1778.30 1779.56 1779.05 Source: Thomson Reuters CAST BAR Oct 04 (S$) Selling Buying Kilobar ***** ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (S$) Selling Buying 1gm 158 70 5gm 449 352 10gm
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      90 32 Oct 4 TREASURY BILLS Period Issue Maturity Yesterday's Day's code Bid High Low 3-Month BQ*****X 03-Jan-13 0.29 6-Month BS*****W 04-Apr-13 0.3 1-Year BY*****T 02-May-13 0.28 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year N*****0N 0.25 01-Oct-14 102.12 102.16 102.16 5-Year N*****0Z 2.375
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      57 32 Oct 4 KLCE PALM FUTURES (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Sett Av Vol Open Month Range Price Price High Low Done Position Oct 12 2205.0 2183.0 2205.0 2189.0 19 2576 Nov 12 2257.0 2269.0 2307.0 2236.0 1192 ***** Dec 12 2348.0 2351.0 2404.0 2321.0 ***** ***** Jan 13 2430.0 2439.0
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      154 32 Oct 4 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.2562 1.2570 1.0219 1.0224 Canadian dollar 1.2464 1.2473 1.0145 1.0139 Euro 1.5912 1.5917 1.2944 1.2946 NZ dollar 1.0089 1.0100 0.8207 0.8215 Sterling pound 1.9804 1.9813 1.6110 1.6115
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      121 32 As at 9am Oct 4 Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Sell Buy Aust dollar 1.288 1.227 Can dollar 1.277 1.217 Euro 1.628 1.551 Sterling pound 2.019 1.942 NZ dollar 1.04 0.991 US dollar 1.25 1.202 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign
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      160 32 Oct 4 $S Offer Bid 0vernight 0.02 par 1-month 3/8 1/4 2-months 3/8 1/4 3-months 3/8 1/4 Overnight mode: 0.03 US$ Offer Bid 7 days 0.23 0.13 1 month 0.35 0.20 2 months 0.45 0.25 3 months 0.50 0.30 6 months 0.80 0.60 9 months 0.95 0.75 12
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      879 33  -  Paperback or plastic bag, property developers find novel ways to promote their projects, reports TAY SUAN CHIANG reportsTAY reportsTAY SUAN CHIANG Prospective buyers at Heron Bay, an executive condominium (EC) development not only get a tour of the showflat, but come away from
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      430 34 Call Toll-free 1800-289-9988 To Place Your Classified Advertisements D13 HOUSE FOR SALE JALAN GIRANG Freehold. 2-storey SemI-D Jalan Girang, 3507 sqft, frontage 10m, depth 30m. Regular land. Suits Alteration Addition rebuilt. D13 HOUSE FOR SALE SENNETT 1) Terrace Sennett 1000, 1500, 1800 sqft. MRT. $2M up. 2) Semi-D Braddell $3.xM.
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      94 34 D20 HOUSE FOR SALE THOMSON RIDGE Thomson Ridge Semi-Detached. Freehold. Approx Land 298.3 sqm. Well renovated. Near Thomson Plaza. Valued $4.6M. D25 HOUSE FOR SALE WOODGROVEAVENUE Woodgrove Ave 2-storey bungalow. 6100/ 3800 sqft 5+1. Resort lifestyle. Mins to American Sch. Closing soon! Sale/ rental. Call Chew 9742 1122 D27 HOUSE
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      243 35 D28 HOUSE FOR SALE SELETAR 999 year bungalow Seletar 2 years old. 3.5 storey, 4654/ 7000 sqft. 6+1+1+ roof terrace $5.9M. Zarin 9070 3999 D01 APARTMENT FOR SALE MARINA BAY SUITES Marina Bay Suites. 3 4 rms Luxurious units with private lift. ABSD refund if any. Good Investment Pricing. Call
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      244 35 D05 APARTMENT FOR SALE PEPYS HILL $1090 psf! F’hold. 6340 sqft Duplex Penthse 4-bdrm, spacious living, balconies, panaromic view. 5 mins Pasir Panjang MRT. 9339 4040 Yen D05 APARTMENT FOR SALE THE PEAK The Peak Balmeg. Freehold. 2-bedroom. 990 sqft. Bright windy. Condo facilities. 9009 1821 AY Lim D05 APARTMENT
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      245 35 D09 APARTMENT FOR SALE THE PATERSON Exclusive Freehold 2+maids, spacious, 1206 sqft, high floor. Minutes to ION Orchard/ OFS/ ISS/ GWC. Must view! Patrick 9634 6169 ERA D10 APARTMENT FOR SALE BEVERLY HILL Beverly Hill, 4+1 ensuite, 3778 sqft, renovated, 2 balcony, TV lounge, bar, wet dry kitchen. Lim PL
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      1776 39  -  Craft beer continues its rise in Singapore in spite of rising costs, reports CHRISTOPHER LIM reportsCHRISTOPHER CHRISTOPHER LIM THE next time you nurse a beer at your favourite microbrewery, enjoying what you think is an artisanal brew lovingly brewed inhouse, you might want to think
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        576 40  -  By DYLAN TAN IT’S not often you find a rom-com that gets turned on its head, but Celeste and Jesse Forever does just that and what a treat it is. Funny and touching, it’s a bittersweet hipster love story about the falling out of love.
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        1198 41  -  The choice of the brand name PONT DES ARTS is very pointed, referring to a philosophy bridging art and wine, East and West, says N K YONG N K YONG I SUSPECT that few wine lovers today would be familiar with names
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        741 42  -  Two key performers on the Dans Festival stage this year are over 60. Paco Pena, 70, and Ushio Amagatsu, 63, share what’s it like to still be on the stage at their age, and how their works reflect global influences. Reports by CHEAH UI-HOON
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        629 42 ONE standard image of dancers is of them rehearsing in a studio, surrounded by mirrors. Not for the dancers of Sankai Juku though, who rehearse without mirrors and prefer to follow their flow of consciousness. “I ask the dancers that they try not to cut the
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        918 42  -  By HELMIYUSOF AFTER a 13-year absence from theatre, Jacintha Abisheganaden is returning to tread the floorboards in the musical National Broadway Company. She is playing herself in this tribute to Singapore theatre. And a younger version of herself will also appear on stage, played by
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        521 42  -  Voice Clear And True: New Singapore Plays Volume 1 Edited by Huzir Sulaiman, Lucas Ho and Laremy Lee Checkpoint Theatre, 318 pages $24.90 By HELMI YUSOF LAST weekend, audiences at the National Museum of Singapore were treated to a sublime one-woman play titled Occupation
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      303 42 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across 1 Orders cat’s diet to be changed (8) 6 Original spares may be few and far between (6) 9 A naturally talented spinner (6) 10 Outstanding feature of country spot (8) 11 Quartz watch that doesn’t look for real? (5,3) 12 Union left gets in extremely easily
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      765 43  -  Musicity breaks new ground here by linking tunes, places, saysCHRISTOPHER CHRISTOPHER LIM Musicity sin.musicity.info Rating: B TRUDGING to a physical location to listen to a live gig has traditionally been quite distinct from enjoying an album on your phone or computer. But the line between
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      566 43  -  By CHRISTOPHER LIM SOME might dismiss a game developer adapting a literary and film franchise as recognised and, recently, done to death as Sherlock Holmes, but it also takes guts because only a fool would fail to realise that everyone already has a preconceived image
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        449 43 A dose of contemporary (and political) Malaysian art: Three Malaysian artists are showcasing their works in galleries here this month: Malacca-based Charles Cham at Art 2 Gallery till Oct 24, 140 Hill Street, #01-03, MICA Building, Tel: 6338 8713); Anurendra Jegadeva at The Arts House’s gallery (till Oct
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        187 43 Retrolicious 2012: If the names Wang Chung, Tiffany, Howard Jones and Alphaville all ring a bell, you may want to go for an unforgettable night of 80s pop at this music festival. An on-the-sidelines competition is being held, in which the biggest group of friends to come dressed in
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        85 43 Toy swap over a veggie burger meal: What do you do with toys that your children have outgrown? Try swapping them instead of junking them. VeganBurg is organising a Toy Swap on Wednesday at its premises: VeganBurg The Grandstand, 200 Turf Club Road, #01-32, during its operating hours. Customers
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      159 1 LUXE TRAVEL The Business Times, Friday, October 5, 2012 1 Experiences to treasure Enjoy the high life in exotic destinations Photos: Crystal Cruises, Janice Tay, Ming E. Wong, Rodney Ee, Spindleruv Mlyn zn AIRFRANCE KLM 1 Receive 5,000 Flying Blue Bonus Miles in Premium Economy from Singapore to Europe round
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        626 4  -  Spindleruv Mlyn, where Franz Kafka spent his last years, offers thrilling powder snow slopes without the crowds By Jiahui Tan Sitting by the crackling fire of a cozy bar in Wenceslas Square in Prague, we struck up a conversation with a Taiwanese couple from an
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        835 5  -  France’s lavender country is a treat for MARC CHECKLEY’S senses MARC CHECKLEY’S “INTOXICATING” is a word that aptly describes a sojourn in France. There’s the view from the La Tour Eiffel of course, the rich culinary fare, the labyrinthine museums and the sun soaked beaches fringing
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        803 6  -  Hot springs are varied and aplenty in Gifu, but in Yarimikan, you can have one all to yourself with a flip of the fingers By Janice Tay WE NEVER make it to the rice course. In the two nights that my friends and I spend
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        535 7  -  New luxurious five-star hotels in the country cater to well-heeled travellers By Rodney Ee AFTER decades of isolation, Myanmar is now playing host to a growing wave of luxury tourism. Mr Hean Thant, director of Sun Far Travel and tour Co. one of the largest
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        564 8  -  There are more reasons to take a cruise next year, reports HEIDI SARNA reports HEIDI SARNA IT HAS been a challenging year for the cruise industry after the 4,229-passenger Costa Concordia capsized off the coast of Italy in January and dramatic photos and video footage
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        191 8 For something different, check out the river boats. With a capacity that ranges from 50 to 250 passengers, the newest may come with a small pool or gym, but in general, expect comfortable cabins with private bathrooms, and a lot of outdoor deck space for
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