The Business Times, 12 October 2012
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Title Section25 2012-10-12 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 12, 201225 words
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820 2012-10-12 1 EMILYN YAP - IFA valuation shows that conglomerate’s businesses may be worth between $11.9b and $16.1b in total By EMILYN YAP [SINGAPORE] Behind the “not compelling but fair” assessment of a Thai offer for Fraser and Neave (F&N) are numbers showing how much the conglomerate820 words
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MARKETS DIGEST
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Article65 2012-10-12 1 HST INDEX 3,032.66 (-1.15) HST INDEX FUTURES 3,032.00 (-1.00) HSIMSCI 346.29 (-1.18) HSIMSCI FUTURES 346.10 (-1.10) US$ S$ US$ (S$ per US$) 1.229 (US$/S$ per 1.602 1.968 EURO (US$/S$/€) 1.287 1.581 Foreign currency per US$ S$ YEN 78.10 63.50 RM 3.070 2.498 HK$ 7.752 6.310 BAHT 30.73 25.01 RUPIAH65 words
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Article49 2012-10-12 1 Thursday Change KL COMP 1,655.47 -3.93 NIKKEI 225 8,546.78 -49.45 HANG SENG 20,999.05 +79.45 SET INDEX 1,294.90 +5.55 JAKARTA COMP 4,284.97 +4.96 MANILA COMP 5,353.47 -16.13 SEOUL COMP 1,933.09 -15.13 SHENZHEN B 583.25 -5.01 MUMBAI IND 18,804.75 +173.65 12 noon EDT Change DOW 13,370.16 +25.19 NASDAQ 3,058.75 +6.9749 words
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Article16 2012-10-12 1 SINGAPORE 5.38 MALAYSIA 6.55 HONGKONG 5.00 INDONESIA 14.387 TAIWAN 5.036 JAPAN 1.475 Source: Bloomberg16 words
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641 2012-10-12 1 NEIL BEHRMANN - After downgrade by S&P, market awaits aid, rides the storm By NEIL BEHRMANN in London EUROPEAN bond, stock and currency markets yesterday shrugged off Standard Poor’s (S&P) downgrade of Spain’s long-term credit rating to almost junk. After tumbling in early trade, the euro and641 words
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TOP STORIES
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Article368 2012-10-12 2 F&N parts tally defines break-up value BEHIND the “not compelling but fair” assessment of a Thai offer for Fraser and Neave are numbers showing how much the conglomerate may be worth in a break-up scenario. As a whole, F&N’s valuation stands at $11.9 billion to $16.1 billion, or368 words
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Article, Illustration515 2012-10-12 2 ANTHONY ROWLEY - Financial sector ‘still not safe’ five years after the outbreak of economic crisis By ANTHONY ROWLEY By in Tokyo INTERNATIONAL Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director Christine Lagarde yesterday issued a call for action in dealing with what she said were formidable challenges facingPHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 515 words
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542 2012-10-12 2 YONNEX LI - By YONNEX LI EJ Insight CHINA’S renminbi pushed past 6.28 per US dollar for the first time in 19 years, re-igniting hopes that it is back on an appreciation track as Beijing seeks to deflect criticism from the United States over its allegedlyEJ Insight - 542 words
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870 2012-10-12 4 NISHA RAMCHANDANI - Group reaping fruits of its labour from acquisition spree of past two years By NISHA RAMCHANDANI [SINGAPORE] Having gone on an acquisition spree in the past two years, India’s Fortis Healthcare is now turning its attention to reaping organic growth from the870 words
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Article, Illustration533 2012-10-12 4 JOYCE HOOI - By JOYCE HOOI [SINGAPORE] StarHub may just bite the bullet and not buy the broadcast rights for the 2013-2016 seasons of the Barclays Premier League (BPL), given the price that its rival SingTel’s mio TV must have paid for the same rights.PHOTO: AP - 533 words
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929 2012-10-12 4 GRACE LEONG - By GRACE LEONG [SINGAPORE] According to lawsuits in the United States, the Pinnacle Notes designed by Morgan Stanley were engineered to fail and others were left holding the pieces. Distributors such as Hong Leong Finance claim that they paid more929 words
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556 2012-10-12 4 S JAYASANKARAN - By S JAYASANKARAN in Kuala Lumpur ASIAN insurance giant AIA Group Ltd has sealed a deal to buy ING’s Malaysian insurance unit for RM5.4 billion (S$2.16 billion) in cash, paving the way for the Dutch financial services firm to begin paring556 words
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332 2012-10-12 4 LEE U-WEN - By LEE U-WEN [SINGAPORE] Two more people have been detained under the Internal Security Act (ISA) for their involvement in terrorism-related activities. The pair Abd Rahim bin Abdul Rahman and Husaini bin Ismail were issued detention orders under the ISA in March and332 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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384 2012-10-12 6 NISHA RAMCHANDANI - Fortis unit to offer 567.45m units at 90 cents each: sources By NISHA RAMCHANDANI RELIGARE Health Trust (RHT), which is seeking a flotation on the Singapore Exchange (SGX), will raise some $511 million as it will list 567.45 million units at 90384 words
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481 2012-10-12 6 MINDY TAN - By MINDY TAN THE latest round of property cooling measures is expected to make its impact felt on the high-end residential sector, with developers facing more overhang in the short term. Prime properties in the core central region (CCR) in particular can481 words
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260 2012-10-12 6 JOYCE HOOI - By JOYCE HOOI DBS Group Holdings has agreed to sell part of its stake in The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) to Ayala Corporation for $757.3 million in cash, the group said yesterday. An investor in BPI since 1999,260 words
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Article, Illustration451 2012-10-12 6 KENNETH LIM - By KENNETH LIM SINGAPORE is an ideal testbed candidate for innovative financial systems such as water markets, financial futures pioneer Richard Sandor said at a lecture yesterday. On the sidelines of the same event, Singapore Exchange (SGX) chief executive Magnus BockerPHOTO: SINGAPORE EXCHANGE - 451 words
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Article, Illustration605 2012-10-12 10 SIOW LI SEN - Bank expects more Indian issuers, even non-bank ones, to tap SGD market By SIOW LI SEN LAST week, Indian Oil Corporation issued $400 million bonds here, becoming the first non-bank Indian corporate to sell Singapore dollar-denominated debt. The deal comes after605 words
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485 2012-10-12 10 KENNETH LIM - Payment expected to be declared in fourth quarter By KENNETH LIM MF Global Singapore plans to declare an interim dividend for creditors in the fourth quarter of this year, in what will be the first payout for creditors of the failed485 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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111 2012-10-12 10 SEMBCORP Industries says its wholly owned urban development business unit, Sembcorp Development, is co-developing a residential project, Gateway, in Binh Duong province, Vietnam. The total project development cost is estimated to be US$165 million. The project will be undertaken over several phases from 2013.111 words
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122 2012-10-12 10 EZRA Holdings’ subsidiary, Emas Offshore Limited, will be transferring its 50 per cent interest in AMC Connector AS (ACAS) to Aker Oilfield Services AS for US$45.5 million. The disposal is in line with its strategy to manage its balance sheet and optimise its122 words
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89 2012-10-12 10 PACIFIC Healthcare Holdings (PHH) said yesterday that it and its subsidiary Pacific Healthcare Specialist Services Pte Ltd (trading as Pacific Healthcare Specialist Centre) have completed a settlement with dental nurse Mardiana Binte Sarifudin, the plaintiff in a sexual harassment suit against the company’s former89 words
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56 2012-10-12 10 GLOBAL Logistic Properties (GLP) said it has agreed to a new US$1 billion credit facility with China Merchants Bank. The 10-year, secured credit facility provides for borrowings at a preferential interest rate for up to US$1 billion for onshore and offshore funding requirements for56 words
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Article, Illustration356 2012-10-12 11 JASMINE NG - One to join as Tiger S’pore MD; the other as group CCO By JASMINE NG AIRLINE industry veteran Ho Yuen Sang has been appointed to lead Tiger Airways Singapore as managing director from Dec 5. Previously chief operating officer of Jetstar Asia, one ofPHOTO: TIGER AIRWAYS - 356 words
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490 2012-10-12 11 Japan, South-east Asia, Australia could deliver better than expected returns Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] Axiom Asia Private Capital, run by former managers of Government of Singapore Investment Corp, said that private-equity investments in Japan, South-east Asia and Australia could deliver better-than-expected returns because investors have been shunningBloomberg - 490 words
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502 2012-10-12 11 LYNN KAN - Panellists advocate good balance sheets, leadership and expansion plans CPA CONGRESS 2012 By LYNN KAN ASIAN corporates can steer into a period of growth next year even though Asia will be towed along into a slowdown by sluggish major economies, said panellists at the CPA Congress502 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration574 2012-10-12 8 R SIVANITHY - STI falls four days in a row; worries persist over slowing China, the debt-laden eurozone and a stagnant US STOCKS R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent THE Straits Times Index yesterday recorded a fourth consecutive loss when it ended at 3,032.66, down 1.15 points for the day.Source: Bloomberg - 574 words
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Article186 2012-10-12 8 MAIN CATL TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 6 6 4 0 0 0 6 6 4 Manufacturing 40 41 52 5 4 9 45 45 61 Commerce 19 18 24 1 1 5 20 19 29 Tpt/Stor/Comms 9 15 16186 words
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Article123 2012-10-12 8 TURNOVER (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 13,920 13,920 61,254 61,254 Manufacturing 353,778 16,793 370,571 212,666 522 213,188 Commerce 116,324 2,302 118,626 119,356 284 119,640 Tpt/Stor/Comms 121,822 10,066 131,888 241,011 3,057 244,068 Finance 24,525 320 24,845 113,494 140 113,634 Construction 82,147 1,055123 words
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Article111 2012-10-12 8 Stock name Close Change CapMallsAsia 1.670 -0.005 CapitaLand 3.180 +0.040 CapitaMall 2.060 -0.020 CityDev 11.570 ComfortDelGro 1.660 -0.005 DBS Grp 14.140 +0.030 F&N 8.890 -0.040 GLP 2.490 -0.010 Genting SP 1.315 -0.010 Golden Agri 0.635 HK Land 5.970 -0.040 IHH Healthcare 1.275 -0.010 JMH 59.580 +1.980111 words
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Article65 2012-10-12 8 Oct 11 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS -349.00-120.00 BT CADI -*****.00 -12.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -35.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 740.67 -0.80 FTSE ST Small Cap 491.59 +0.60 FTSE ST All Share 742.67 -0.31 FTSE ST China Top 200.07 -0.95 FTSE ST China 217.45 -0.91 FTSE ST65 words
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Article55 2012-10-12 8 VOLUME Transcu Grp 82,306,000 Nam Cheong 75,460,000 Thai Beverage 54,679,000 SingTel 49,867,000 Ntegrator 49,855,000 Golden Agri 46,006,000 Contel 43,526,000 IPCO Intl 25,683,000 Olam 25,388,000 Yangzijiang 24,474,000 VALUE($) SingTel 157,242,050 Olam 49,140,340 DBS Grp 40,407,340 Wilmar 33,334,382 F&N 32,009,295 Keppel Corp 29,399,010 Golden Agri 29,269,405 UOB 28,975,565 CapitaLand55 words
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Article, Illustration944 2012-10-12 8 KENNETH LIM - Compiled by KENNETH LIM Nam Cheong Oct 11 close: S$0.25 DMG Partners, Oct 11 NAM Cheong announced yesterday that it has sold a 3,000 dead-weight tonne (dwt) platform supply vessel (PSV) and a 5,000 dwt PSV for a combined US$52.1 million to be delivered within six months. TheseSource: Bloomberg - 944 words
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Article, Illustration604 2012-10-12 8 CURRENCIES Reuters [LONDON] The euro rose yesterday as buying by sovereign investors helped it recover from losses made after Standard Poor’s cut Spain’s credit rating to just above junk. Signals from the International Monetary Fund which has talked tough on theReuters; PHOTO: REUTERS - 604 words
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Article105 2012-10-12 8 BY CENTS CLOSE UP JMH 5958 243.2 3.4 DBXT Nifty 10US$ ***** 115.4 0.9 JSH 3580 98.3 2.3 GLD 10US$ ***** 47.9 0.2 YHS 317 37.0 13.2 Great Eastern 1661 27.0 1.7 DBXT S&P Short 10US$ 3520 22.1 0.5 Lyxor China H 10US$ 1330 20.9 1.3 Hyflux 6% CPS105 words
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Article124 2012-10-12 8 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN DBXT E50 10US$ 3681 -170.7 -3.6 Jardine C&C 4912 -113.0 -2.2 DBXT MSTaiwan 10US$ 1753 -24.6 -1.1 Asia Pac Brew 5267 -12.0 -0.2 DBXT SPASX200 10US$ 3550 -8.6 -0.2 SGX 679 -8.0 -1.2 OCBC Bk BPeCW*****3A 62.5 -7.0 -10.1 UOB 1906 -7.0 -0.4 DBXT MSBrazil124 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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Article, Illustration1050 2012-10-12 12 CHUANG PECK MING - PM Lee hopes that progress on contentious issues won’t take too long By CHUANG PECK MING in Canberra AUSTRALIA and Singapore yesterday said that they want to take the two countries’ already strong links to the next level. But Australia may not be readyPHOTO: KEVIN LIM/THE STRAITS TIMES - 1,050 words
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Article271 2012-10-12 12 SINGAPOREANS are finding fulfilment in a new set of five Cs, going by the results of the latest OCBC Bank's survey. The 5 Cs, summing up the good life in Singapore cash, car, condominium, country club membership and credit card have been overshadowed by a271 words
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788 2012-10-12 12 KALPANA RASHIWALA - Its $331.34m offer is well clear of next highest, $303.68m By KALPANA RASHIWALA FORWARD Land yesterday emerged as the highest bidder in a state tender for a plot at the corner of Jalan Sultan and Victoria Street. The offer for the 0.84788 words
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Article, Illustration503 2012-10-12 12 ONG CHOR HAO - By ONG CHOR HAO COMPANIES here are taking a wait-and-see approach to the economy when it comes to hiring, a survey has showed. Recruitment firm Hudson’s latest report on employment trends released yesterday said that more than half (57.3 per cent) of the 462Source: Hudson Global - 503 words
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281 2012-10-12 12 LYNN KAN - Three of them head S’pore listed companies By LYNN KAN FIVE Singapore businessmen beat 65 other nominees to win the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year (EOY) 2012 award. One of the five will be declared the overall winner and represent Singapore281 words
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MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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Article, Illustration509 2012-10-12 13 PAULINE NG - Firm worth in region of RM1b, says report but analysts appear nonplussed By PAULINE NG in Kuala Lumpur HAVING established an Asean budget airline, Malaysian tycoon Tony Fernandes has indicated a regional insurance company is next in line, as he plans to tapPHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 509 words
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439 2012-10-12 13 Deal could leave Rothschild, others with a severe hit Reuters [LONDON] Indonesia’s powerful Bakrie family have proposed a divorce with London coal miner Bumi p l c t h e g rou p t h e y co-founded with financier NatReuters - 439 words
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359 2012-10-12 13 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia’s factory output shrank for the first time in 13 months in August, although the decline was less than expected, reflecting the weakness in its export markets, official data showed yesterday. The industrial production index fell 0.7 per centReuters - 359 words
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GREATER CHINA/INDIA
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Article, Illustration786 2012-10-12 14 Beijing brands the US tariffs as protectionistic, fears heavy losses AP [BEIJING] China yesterday demanded that Washington repeal steep tariffs on solar panels that Chinese producers fear will shut their equipment out of the American market. The tariffs, upheld onAP; PHOTO: REUTERS - 786 words
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Article, Illustration361 2012-10-12 14 US$18.1 b shortfall due largely to 10.8% drop in exports Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] India’s trade deficit widened to the highest level in more than a year in September as a struggling world economy contributed to a drop in the nation’s exports.Bloomberg; PHOTO: REUTERS - 361 words
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388 2012-10-12 14 Norwegian telco quits over India licensing scandals Reuters [NEW DELHI] Norwegian telecoms group Telenor has dissolved a joint venture with India’s Unitech Ltd, hoping to distance itself from a scandal over the award of operating licences and setting out a new plan to winReuters - 388 words
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255 2012-10-12 14 Bloomberg [MUMBAI] Suzlon Energy Ltd, India’s biggest wind turbine maker, was expected to default on US$209 million of debt yesterday after failing to get an extension on repayments, two people familiar with the matter said. The company had started talks with senior securedBloomberg - 255 words
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335 2012-10-12 14 AFP [TOKYO] China is likely to take “very aggressive” steps to kick-start its slowing economy after a once-in-a-decade leadership shuffle next month, the World Bank’s newly installed chief said yesterday. “In talking with the Chinese authorities, I’m completely convinced that they understand exactly the natureAFP - 335 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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Article, Illustration590 2012-10-12 16 Financial reforms in response to global crisis showing results: Geithner AFP AP [WASHINGTON] The US economy picked up in September despite weak momentum in consumer spending, a Federal Reserve survey of regional economies published on Wednesday showed. In its Beige Book report,AFP; AP; PHOTO: AFP - 590 words
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637 2012-10-12 16 Fed decisions seen as complicating monetary policy Bloomberg [TOKYO] Policymakers from around the world bemoaned the economic threat of strong exchange rates as the US Federal Reserve played down its influence in currency markets. As officials landed in Tokyo for annual meetings of the International MonetaryBloomberg - 637 words
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WORLD
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582 2012-10-12 18 Market share grows to 15.7% in Q3, with 13.8m units shipped Reuters [HONG KONG] China’s Lenovo Group Ltd edged out Silicon Valley icon HewlettPackard to become the world’s No 1 PC maker in the third quarter, according to data released byReuters - 582 words
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252 2012-10-12 18 AFP [SINGAPORE] Global telecom operators are expected to have lost US$23 billion in SMS revenues by the end of 2012 as smartphone users shift to free messaging applications, an industry report said yesterday. Technology research company Ovum forecast the losses would moreAFP - 252 words
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584 2012-10-12 19 Island spat unlikely to hit Japanese economy in short run, says deputy MD Reuters [TOKYO] The Bank of Japan has room to expand monetary stimulus further to achieve its one per cent inflation target by buying a wider range of private assets orReuters - 584 words
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416 2012-10-12 19 Bloomberg [HAMBURG] Sweden’s planned tax cut next year may render its banks, already among the soundest in Europe, even stronger. A nod from the Swedish parliament on the proposed 2013 tax reduction may boost earnings per share at the nation’s largest banks byBloomberg - 416 words
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398 2012-10-12 20 Sale of 30% stake values Direct Line at £2.63b, less than estimate of £3.4b Bloomberg [LONDON] Royal Bank of Scotland Group, Britain’s biggest govern-ment-owned lender, raised £787 million (S$1.55 billion) in an initial public offering of its insurance unit forced byBloomberg - 398 words
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Article, Illustration694 2012-10-12 21 This is biggest gap since May; exports fall to lowest level in six months LATEST US DATA AP AFP [WASHINGTON] The US trade deficit widened in August as exports fell to the lowest level in six months, a worrisome sign that a slowingAP; AFP; PHOTO: AFP - 694 words
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434 2012-10-12 21 Reuters [TOKYO] Softbank Corp, Japan’s third-largest mobile carrier, is in talks to buy a majority stake in US operator Sprint Nextel Corp for more than one trillion yen (S$15.6 billion), said a source with direct knowledge of the matter, as itReuters - 434 words
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558 2012-10-12 21 Woes of other eurozone nations weighing on bloc’s largest economy AP [BERLIN] Europe’s economic outlook darkened further yesterday when top economists slashed their growth forecasts for Germany and warned that public support for financial aid for struggling countries was evaporating. In a jointAP - 558 words
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Article, Illustration575 2012-10-12 21 Reuters [LONDON] Cambridge University passed its first capital markets test with distinction on Wednesday, in a move that bankers say could prompt other UK universities to consider bond issuance. The 803-year-old institution sold £350 million (S$689 million) of bonds at 60bpReuters; PHOTO: JESSICA LEOW - 575 words
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353 2012-10-12 21 Two more years for struggling countries, says Lagarde Reuters [TOKYO] International Monetary Fund managing director Christine Lagarde yesterday said struggling European countries such as Greece and Spain should be given more time to reduce their budget gaps. Both economies are atReuters - 353 words
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439 2012-10-12 24 Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] The Federal Reserve will struggle to end its quantitative easing programme, said Gary Cohn, Goldman Sachs Group Inc’s president and chief operating officer. “I understand what they’re trying to do and I will tell you this, this isBloomberg - 439 words
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467 2012-10-12 26 EDITORIAL IMAGINE a Singapore whose identity has been not so much transformed as hijacked. Citizens make up barely half the population, their economic wellbeing dependent to a large extent on foreign talent at the high end and foreign labour at the low. The economy is growing,467 words
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Article, Illustration764 2012-10-12 26 LEON HADAR - THE BOTTOM LINE LEON HADAR Washington Correspondent IN a clear demonstration of the interaction between the politics of the American presidential election season and US national security and trade policies, President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign has produced television commercials that highlight764 words
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Article, Illustration865 2012-10-12 26 ROBERT SAMUELSON - Demographics, fading productivity signal a long era of stunted growth, spelling instability ROBERT SAMUELSON The Washington Post Writers Group [WASHINGTON] What we are witnessing in Europe and what may loom for the United States is the exhaustion of the modern social order. SinceThe Washington Post Writers Group - 865 words
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Article, Illustration1135 2012-10-12 27 RONALD LING - New IT tools give individuals more choices, help them better manage their health issues and reduce overall costs By RONALD LING The writer is Asia Healthcare leader, PwC INFORMATION technology, and especially mobility, is disrupting and transforming the healthcare industry. A new paradigm of intelligentPHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 1,135 words
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Article, Illustration667 2012-10-12 27 ANTHONY ROWLEY - ANTHONY ROWLEY Tokyo Correspondent THE “growth story” of emerging economies in and beyond Asia is right now beginning to look uncomfortably like just that a story as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank annual meetings get underway in Tokyo this week andPHOTO: REUTERS - 667 words
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368 2012-10-12 27 Lam Wee Shann - LETTER TO THE EDITOR Lam Wee Shann Director (Communications Community) Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore WE refer to Tang Cheong Meng’s letter, “Move of port terminals to Tuas raises questions” (BT, Oct 3). Singapore takes a strategic view of the port368 words
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630 2012-10-12 28 American Airlines owners hoping to slash US$200m off interest payments Bloomberg [NEW YORK] AMR Corp, the airline owner that’s under bankruptcy court protection, is attempting to trim US$200 million of interest expense by forcing investors to sell back US$1.3 billion of securedBloomberg - 630 words
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353 2012-10-12 28 Reuters [PANAMA CITY] The Panama Canal, a key conduit for international trade, moved a record cargo capacity of 333.7 million tonnes though its locks during fiscal year 2012, according to preliminary figures released by its governing authority on Wednesday. The record haul isReuters - 353 words
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509 2012-10-12 28 Reuters [LONDON] Deiulemar Shipping, a major Italian dry freight group, has been declared bankrupt owing more than 500 million euros (S$792 million), an Italian court and the company said on Wednesday, the latest casualty of a worsening freight market crisis. The slump,Reuters - 509 words
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404 2012-10-12 28 NYT [BRUSSELS] It has been more than two years since the ash plume from an Icelandic volcano paralysed European skies and galvanised support for a unified system of air traffic management. But political momentum for an overhaul has stalled even though Europe’s patchworkNYT - 404 words
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Article, Illustration771 2012-10-12 28 AP [FALMOUTH, Jamaica] Tourists emerge by the hundreds from a towering, 16-deck megaship docked at the Caribbean’s newest cruise port. They squint in the glare of the Jamaican sun, peer curiously at a gaggle of locals beyond a wrought-iron fence and then roar outAP; PHOTO: AP - 771 words
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440 2012-10-12 28 Reuters [SAO PAULO] Brazil’s Embraer, the world’s largest maker of regional jets, said on Wednesday that deliveries of commercial and executive jets fell in the third quarter, making it harder for the company to meet its annual targets this year.Reuters - 440 words
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Article251 2012-10-12 28 SGX '000 Oct 11 S$ +/-Vol CH Offshore 0.53 unch 1901 Chuan Hup Hldg 0.26 unch 808 Cosco Corp 0.92 -0.01 4913 s$ Ezra Hldgs 1.12 unch 2318 First Ship Lea 0.12 unch 148 Freight Links 0.07 unch 1239 Grand Banks 0.37 -0.01 28 Jaya Hold Ltd 0.57251 words
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3491 2012-10-12 29 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 Destination3,491 words
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Article3069 2012-10-12 31 Transaction date: Oct 11 52-wks Last Vol Day Last Quote Div Gr Yld Net M Cap High Low Company Sale +/-(‘000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil Company Last Sale Vol Day Last Quote (’000) High Low Buyer Seller 148.5 92.5 AIMSAMPIReit 145 +1.5 195 145 143.53,069 words
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Article184 2012-10-12 32 52-wks Last Vol Day Last Quote Div Gr Yld Net M Cap High Low Company Sale +/-(‘000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil Company Last Sale 4.6 1.3 t Advanced System 1.9 unch 3820 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.9 28.3 Vol Cooo) Day High Last Quote Low Buyer184 words
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Article8341 2012-10-12 32 UNIT TRUST FUNDS UNIT TRUSTS APS Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Alpha Fund Cl A!** AXA Wealth Mgt S'pore Pte Ltd APS Alpha Fund (USD)!** Aberdeen Asset Mgt Asia Limited AXA Wealth Mgt S'pore Pte Ltd Aberdeen Asset Mgt Asia Limited Asian Local dcy SD Bond 0.9801/ FM local Ccy8,341 words
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Article193 2012-10-12 32 52-Wk Last Vol Day Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil Low 41.5 26 Genting HK US$ US32 +0.5 3709 32.5 31.5 32 32.5 2107 Company 228 169 TanChongInt HK211 unch 180 211 211 210 218 4.3 3.3193 words
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Article936 2012-10-12 32 52-Wk Last Vol Day Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 126 114.4 ABF SG Bond ETF 120.9xd +0.9 27 126 120 119 120.5 551.9 128.5 120.4 CIMB APAC Div 100S$D 128.5 126.1 127 103.8 95.8 CIMB936 words
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Article638 2012-10-12 33 Oct 11 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT NIKKEI 225 INDEX FUTURES SPOT 8514.63 8607.42 8514.63 Dec12 8600.00 8620.00 8515.00 8565.00 *****9 *****3 Mar13 8505.00 8535.00 8505.00 8550.00 319 1749 MSCI TAIWAN INDEX FUTURES SPOT 266.65 266.65 264.44 Oct12 266.40 266.60 264.10 264.40 4598 *****4 Nov12 266.20638 words
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373 2012-10-12 33 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Oct 10 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Preliminary 913.9 -0.5 10.1 -0.5 4.8 -0.4 10.6 EAFE Preliminary 723.3 -0.7 6.0 -0.8 1.0 -0.7 6.5 Europe Preliminary 1101.5 -0.5 7.3373 words
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Article, Illustration85 2012-10-12 33 As on 10 October 2012 www.smx.com.sg PRODUCT CONTRACT HIGH LOW CLOSE PRECIOUS METAL GOLD FUT DEC2012 1769.30 1760.10 1765.40 INDIA GOLD (E-GOLD) FUT DEC2012 590.25 587.30 588.80 CURRENCY EUR-USD FUT DEC2012 1.2919 1.2844 1.2905 BASE METAL COPPER FUT DEC2012 8202 8145 8200 INDEX IRON ORE (MBIO) IDX85 words
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Article107 2012-10-12 33 Oct 10 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 lb bushels) Close Previous High/Low Nov 12 1523.25 1550.00 1550.00 1518.00 Jan 13 1523.75 1549.25 1549.00 1518.00 Mar 13 1487.25 1504.25 1505.25 1481.00 May 13 1439.50 1451.50 1453.75 1435.75 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs; US cent/lb) Close Previous High/Low Oct 12 50.17107 words
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Article70 2012-10-12 33 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Oct 10 CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Change Brent blend (1-Mth F) 114.34 1.65 WTI (Near Mth) 91.37 -0.92 Dubai (1-Mth F) 109.67 1.32 Tapis blend 119 2.02 Minas 114.15 2.02 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha 107.28 2.28 Jet Kerosene 132.74 1.56 US$/barrel OpecOil Basket70 words
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Article22 2012-10-12 33 Oct 11 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.2281 1.2292 2-months 1.2281 1.2292 3-months 1.2281 1.2292 6-months 1.2278 1.2289 Source: OCBC22 words
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Article64 2012-10-12 33 Oct 10 Aluminium, 99.7% purity(US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 1980.25 2025.00 3 months 2008.00 2054.00 Copper, Grade A(US$/tonne) Cash 8164.75 8140.00 3 months 8165.00 8145.00 Lead(US$/tonne) Cash 2188.00 2239.75 3 months 2197.00 2251.50 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.00 3 months *****.00 *****.00 Tin(US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.00 3 months *****.0064 words
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Article80 2012-10-12 33 Oct 10 COCOA (£/tonne) Close Prev High/Low Dec 12 1535 1562 1567/1533 Mar 13 1543 1568 1572/1541 May 13 1551 1576 1579/1549 Jul 13 1559 1584 1587/1557 COFFEE(US$/tonne) Close Prev High/Low Nov 12 2098 2066 2107/2067 Jan 13 2102 2074 2107/2068 Mar 13 2116 2087 2121/2083 May 13 213080 words
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894 2012-10-12 33 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 0.7 1 32 -1 47.14 1 Price Best World Intl Ltd W*****5 0.3 1 30 80894 words
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Article470 2012-10-12 33 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 1.006 6.451 0.799 7.965 54.326 98.507 0.802 11.442 3.154 1.256 98.132 42.732 1.262 8.912 0.965 30.096 31.574 0.641 1.027 Canada 0.994 6.410470 words
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Article58 2012-10-12 33 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$) 0.***** 3 mths 0.***** 6 mths 0.***** 0.***** SWAP Mid rates (S$) 0.***** SWAP Mid rates 158 words
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Article137 2012-10-12 33 Oct 11 GOLD(US$/oz) Oct 10 Oct 11 Hong Kong 1770.30 1765.90 Oct 09 Oct 10 London 1763.19 1762.24 1764.41 1763.46 Source: Thomson Reuters Source: Thomson Reuters CAST BAR Oct 11 (S$) Selling Buying Kilobar ***** ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (S$) Selling Buying 1gm 157 70 5gm 444 348137 words
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Article88 2012-10-12 33 Oct 11 TREASURY BILLS Period Issue Maturity Yesterday's Day's code Bid High Low 3-Month BQ*****F 10-Jan-13 0.27 6-Month BS*****W 04-Apr-13 0.29 1-Year BY*****T 02-May-13 0.28 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year N*****0N 0.25 01-Oct-14 102.12 5-Year N*****0Z 2.375 01-Apr-17 108.7488 words
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Article57 2012-10-12 33 Oct 11 KLCE PALM FUTURES (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Sett Av Vol Open Month Range Price Price High Low Done Position Oct 12 2300.0 2279.0 2400.0 2300.0 283 2037 Nov 12 2391.0 2385.0 2453.0 2391.0 509 8052 Dec 12 2450.0 2457.0 2525.0 2442.0 ***** ***** Jan 13 2510.0 2525.057 words
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Article154 2012-10-12 33 Oct 11 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.2616 1.2631 1.0273 1.0276 Canadian dollar 1.2537 1.2551 1.0210 1.0208 Euro 1.5797 1.5817 1.2863 1.2868 NZ dollar 1.0042 1.0055 0.8177 0.8180 Sterling pound 1.9669 1.9691 1.6016 1.6019154 words
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Article121 2012-10-12 33 As at 9am Oct 11 Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Sell Buy Aust dollar 1.287 1.226 Can dollar 1.282 1.221 Euro 1.619 1.542 Sterling pound 2.006 1.929 NZ dollar 1.034 0.985 US dollar 1.248 1.2 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign121 words
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Article154 2012-10-12 33 Oct 11 $S Offer Bid 0vernight 0.03 0.01 1-month 3/8 1/4 2-months 3/8 1/4 3-months 3/8 1/4 Overnight mode: 0.01 US$ Offer Bid 7 days 0.22 0.12 1 month 0.35 0.20 2 months 0.45 0.25 3 months 0.50 0.30 6 months 0.75 0.55 9 months 0.90 0.70 12154 words
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Article, Illustration872 2012-10-12 34 ZEINAB YUSUF SAIWALLA - Homeowners are remaking the balcony, often using plants in the process By ZEINAB YUSUF SAIWALLA [SINGAPORE] Balconies provide a perfect transition between the indoors and the wilderness while adding a marvellous architectural element to an otherwise enclosed space. More homeowners here are making aPHOTOS: ARTHUR LEE, FORMWERKZ ARCHITECTS - 872 words
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Article, Illustration1015 2012-10-12 36 MICHAEL KIMMELMAN - Healthy urbanism results when design goes beyond housing a city’s poorest citizens By MICHAEL KIMMELMAN NYT [OAKLAND, California] When Tassafaronga Village, a mixedincome development, opened here in Oakland two years ago, it replaced a compound of grim, crumbling, low-rise concrete buildings penned inNYT - 1,015 words
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Article, Illustration1563 2012-10-12 39 HELMI YUSOF - YUSOFlooks at how theatre practitioners and arts companies are helping professionals do their jobs better HELMI YUSOF THE women were crying. The men were fuming. The accusations flew: “What do you mean Mother is brain-dead?” “Why didn't the operation succeed?” “Why didn't you warn us aboutJOHN HENG - 1,563 words
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Article, Illustration607 2012-10-12 40 GEOFFREY EU - Still, it is entertaining enough to warrant undivided attention, saysGEOFFREY GEOFFREY EU LOOPER, a sci-fi flick set in 2044 about an assassin who gets rich by killing people transported from the future, has the kind of premise that anyone who’s607 words
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Article, Illustration537 2012-10-12 40 DYLAN TAN - By DYLAN TAN THERE have been multiple big screen adaptations of the 1782 French novel Les Liaisons Dangereuses. The most popular are arguably Stephen Frears' award-win-ning period version Dangerous Liaisons (1988) with Glenn Close, John Malkovich and Michelle Pfeiffer, as well as the more537 words
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Article, Illustration651 2012-10-12 41 HELMI YUSOF - YUSOFchecks out the National Museum’s film retrospective featuring the finest scores of the composer of S’pore’s national anthem HELMI YUSOF HIS daughter Rohana recalls how poorly paid her late father Zubir Said famous for composing the national anthem was for composing numerous film soundtracks in the651 words
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Article, Illustration541 2012-10-12 41 DYLAN TAN - By DYLAN TAN EXPECT to step back in time, literally, when you visit Tanjong Pagar Railway Station now till Sunday as luxury Swiss watchmaker Audemars Piguet celebrates the 40th anniversary by tracing the history of their iconic Royal Oak timepiece there. Singapore541 words
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Article, Illustration554 2012-10-12 41 HELMI YUSOF - By HELMI YUSOF HE stands at just 1.63m tall and weighs a feath-er-light 55kg. But Mavin Khoo is a towering presence in the world dance scene, a heavyweight choreographer who merges classical ballet with traditional Indian techniques to produce hybrid works beloved by audiences and554 words
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Article, Illustration695 2012-10-12 42 CHEAH UI-HOON - By CHEAH UI-HOON A BIG part of hawker food is eating on the quick and cheap, but what if the dishes were made with better, top-notch ingredients? That has been the dream of avid food blogger Leslie Tay for years now, and695 words
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Article, Illustration978 2012-10-12 42 CHEAH UI-HOON - ‘Sustainable philanthropy’ is the name of Mark Weingard’s game, reports CHEAH UI-HOON reportsCHEAH CHEAH UI-HOON IT WAS exactly today 10 years ago when trader and investor Mark Weingard, then 36, confronted death in a directly personal way: he lost his978 words
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Article, Illustration456 2012-10-12 42 CHRISTOPHER LIM - DVD REVIEW By CHRISTOPHER LIM THERE has always been a market for high-definition versions of beautiful but awful movies so folks can wring the most out of their expensive televisions and home-theatre systems. But video also lets audiences see what might have been and this456 words
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Article, Illustration1044 2012-10-12 43 ERIC ASIMOV - US wine producers pushing for labelling transparency deserve kudos even if their efforts are relatively unnoticed, says ERIC ASIMOV NYT PITY the revolutionary who, in a leap of faith, takes a brave and principled stand, possibly at great financial risk and yet nobody seems toNYT; PHOTO: FILE - 1,044 words
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Article, Illustration586 2012-10-12 43 CHRISTOPHER LIM - By CHRISTOPHER LIM AS in the movie industry, which has seen a slew of reboots in the past few years, XCOM: Enemy Unknown seeks to revive a 90s smash hit that was let down by lacklustre sequels. It isn’t exactly a risk-free586 words
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Article174 2012-10-12 43 Ruang Baan Baan exhibition: Thai sculptor, Jakapan Vilasineekul, was the first artist-in-resi-dence at Visual Arts Temenggong (VAAT), and Ruang Baan Baan (Ordinary Stories) showcases the new works he created in the two months there. Using copper, steel, wood and paper as his medium, Jakapan narrates his grandfather’s stories, fondly174 words
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Article141 2012-10-12 43 Salute to Sinatra: Louis Hoover, co-creator and star of the smash hit West End show The Rat Pack, brings his Frank Sinatra tribute show, Salute to Sinatra, to Singapore for three nights only. Ol’ Blue Eyes and jazz fans will not want to miss this. The shows take place141 words
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Article101 2012-10-12 43 EPL Masters 2012 Singapore Cup: Ex-Liverpool FC’s Robbie Fowler, Steve McManaman, Patrik Berger and Stephane Henchoz will face off against ex-Manchester United’s top goal scorer Andy Cole, Ronnie Johnsen and Lee Sharpe once again in an action-packed six-a-side, three-hour indoor tournament. Four teams of legendary stars from the EPL101 words
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Article150 2012-10-12 43 Dim Sum Luxury at Cassia: For one weekend only, you can get a taste of Hong Kong eatery Tim Ho Wan’s famed pork-filled bo luo baos right here in Singapore and without having to queue for hours. Chef Mak Kwai Pui of the one Michelin-star dim sum restaurant in150 words
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Article, Illustration1035 2012-10-12 44 CHEN HUIFEN - Pacific Forest Products’ Jason Chang tells CHEN HUIFEN how he created the ‘super wood of the future’, an eco-friendly timber substitute CHEN HUIFEN STANDING in the work room next to his office, Jason Chang, 60, the managing director of Pacific Forest Products, wasARTHUR LEE - 1,035 words
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