The Business Times, 5 April 2013

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    25 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES S$1.00 online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg SfCl A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION CO R GN NO *****2868E MICA (P) 074/08/2012 Friday, April 5, 2013
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  • Article
    Lock icon Aggressive BOJ easing takes markets by storm
    955 1  -  Strong signal to keep long-term interest rates low; monetary base to double in 2 years By in ANTHONY ROWLEY in Tokyo THE Bank of Japan’s Policy Board did all that was expected of it and more yesterday at its first meeting under new
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    Lock icon Stocks steady ahead of tense M’sia poll
    540 1  -  Locals seem to be net sellers while foreign investors are buying as election battle approaches By PAULINE NG in Kuala Lumpur CONSIDERING predictions that Malaysia’s 13th General Election (13GE) will be the closest fought since independence, its stock market has been remarkably serene
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  • MARKETS DIGEST
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      Lock icon FOREX
      65 1 HST INDEX 3,307.80 (-13.97) HST INDEX FUTURES 3,289.00 (-14.00) HSIMSCI 375.30 (-1.21) HSIMSCI FUTURES 372.40 (-2.10) US$ S$ US$ (S$ per US$) 1.242 (US$/S$ per 1.504 1.868 EURO (US$/S$/€ 1.279 1.588 Foreign currency per US$ S$ YEN 95.60 76.90 RM 3.083 2.482 HK$ 7.763 6.250 BAHT 29.38 23.65 RUPIAH
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      Lock icon MARKETS
      46 1 Thursday Change KL COMP 1,688.46 +3.06 NIKKEI 225 12,634.54 +272.34 HANG SENG Closed SET INDEX 1,528.46 +7.94 JAKARTA COMP 4,922.61 -58.85 MANILA COMP 6,783.72 -31.58 SEOUL COMP 1,959.45 -23.77 SHENZHEN B Closed MUMBAI IND 18,509.70 -291.94 12noon EDT Change DOW 14,563.41 +13.06 NASDAQ 3,214.29 -4.31
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      Lock icon PRIME RATES
      23 1 SINGAPORE MALAYSIA MALAYSIA HONG KONG HONG KONG 500 INDONESIA JAPAN TAIWAN KOREA JAPAN 1.475 KOREA CANADA BRITAIN 0.50 US Source: Bloomberg
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      162 1 LUXE TRAVEL Stunning adventures, decision-free vacations PAGES 25-30 COMPANIES CDL puts 60 Sunshine Plaza strata office units on the market PAGE 4 EXEC LIFESTYLE Singapore showcase at Milan Design Week PAGE 48 UXE TRAVE tunning adventures, ecision-free vacations AGES 25-30 The winners: (from left) Tan Suee Chieh, Outstanding Chief Executive
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      26 1 BT PROPERTY CLASSIFIEDS BT’s CATS property feature is now available to BTO subscribers. To subscribe to BT Property Classifieds, email cats8@sph.com.sg PAGES 40-43 8 *****1 *****4
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  • TOP STORIES
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      Lock icon THREE-MINUTE DIGEST
      393 2 Aggressive BOJ easing takes markets by storm THE Bank of Japan’s Policy Board did all that was expected of it and more –yesterday at its first meeting under new governor Haruhiko Kuroda, announcing sweeping new monetary easing measures that surprised and delighted financial markets. FRONT PAGE Stocks steady
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      Lock icon ‘People before profits’ motto wins this year’s SBA
      1019 2  -  RMG and Income chiefs show revenue at all costs is not the only way to success SINGAPORE BUSINESS AWARDS By FELDA CHAY [SINGAPORE] It isn’t always the case that successful firms are only those that focus on maximising profits. Two winners of
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      Lock icon Najib sees 2/3 BN majority if no infighting
      541 3  -  Senior members of Umno agree, recalling big damage to ruling coalition in last GE By in S JAYASANKARAN in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Najib Razak said yesterday that he was “cautiously optimistic” about regaining his Barisan Nasional’s (BN) two-thirds parliamentary majority,
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      Lock icon Maybank to push Islamic banking here
      697 3  -  It’ll re-engage CPF, HDB on Syariah-compliant home loans By SIOW LI SEN [SINGAPORE] Maybank Singapore is planning to launch more Islamic retail banking products here including home loans and car loans as part of its strategy to be the leading regional Islamic finance bank.
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      Lock icon Tablets/smartphones replacing PCs? Not quite yet
      552 3  -  By LYNN KAN [SINGAPORE] The PC is far from being replaced by tablets and smartphones, say experts from Deloitte’s technology, media and telecommunications team in a pithy annual publication on 16 market trends, which will have consequences for mobile advertising. Although “bellwether” Singapore is
      Source: GSMA Asia Pacific Mobile Observatory 2011, Nielsen Digital Consumer Survey 2011 and Deloitte LLP  -  552 words
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      Lock icon Time to ground airline alliances, says Etihad CEO
      507 3  -  By VEN SREENIVASAN [SINGAPORE] Legacy airline alliances have outlived their usefulness, according to James Hogan, president and CEO of Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways. “The traditional airline alliances have evolved into slow-to-respond, bureaucratic organisations which struggle to deliver added value to their member
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      Lock icon Deutsche Bank under probe over derivatives portfolio
      365 3 German regulators studying charges of incorrect valuation Reuters [FRANKFURT] Germany’s Bundesbank and financial watchdog Bafin are conducting an in-depth probe of Deutsche Bank’s accounts over allegations that it failed to correctly value a derivatives portfolio, sources familiar with the investigation said. Two of
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  • COMPANY NEWS
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      Lock icon CDL puts 60 Sunshine Plaza units on market
      609 4  -  It aims to fetch above $1,900 psf for the units on an individual basis By KALPANA RASHIWALA CITY Developments Limited (CDL) is said to have put all its 60 strata office units at Sunshine Plaza in the Middle Road area on the
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      Lock icon ST Electronics adds $151m of orders in Q1
      232 4  -  By KENNETH LIM THE electronics arm of Singapore Technologies (ST) Engineering clinched contracts worth about $151 million in the first quarter of the year, the diversified defence and engineering contractor said yesterday. ST Electronics’ new-or-ders book includes $65 million of contracts in
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      Lock icon MIIF plans to hive off cable TV stake via IPO
      445 4  -  Fund is seeking a minimum of $494m for sale of 47.5% stake in TBC to APTT By LEE MEIXIAN MACQUARIE International Infrastructure Fund’s (MIIF) cable television stake looks on track to be the first of its four assets to go,
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      Lock icon Yoma joins bid for Myanmar phone licence
      374 4  -  It forms JV with Jamaica’s Digicel, Soros’s Quantum for telecom foray By ANDREA SOH YOMA Strategic Holdings has joined Jamaican mobile phone network provider Digicel Group and investment vehicle Quantum Strategic Partners in a consortium to bid for a mobile phone licence in
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      Lock icon Amara makes plans for Myanmar hotel project
      346 5  -  It signs MOU with Myanmese company to build hotels and other real estate By CARINE LEE INTEGRATED lifestyle group Amara Holdings Ltd is expanding its chain of hotels to Myanmar with a proposed joint venture to develop and operate a business hotel in
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      Lock icon Sunlight doubles amid placement
      247 5  -  By KENNETH LIM SHARES of Sunlight Group Holding more than doubled in value amid a major stock placement. The maker of electrical equipment yesterday saw its stock climb 5.7 cents to close at 9.7 cents its highest level in more than five years. The counter, in
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      Lock icon Allied to get 209.6m yuan for Suzhou plant
      231 5  -  By KENNETH LIM ALLIED Technologies will receive 209.6 million yuan (S$42 million) in cash from Changqiao township in Suzhou for the compulsory acquisition of the precision stamper’s factory. The factory, which is being claimed by the local government for housing settlements, must
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      Lock icon Asian firms put US$ bond issues on hold
      272 5 Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] Asian firms paused sales of US dollar-de-nominated bonds as Hong Kong and China markets shut for a public holiday. Debt risk in the region rose. Issuers from Asia outside of Japan last sold US currency notes on March 27, the
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      Lock icon Metro warehouse to be sold for $39.8m
      340 5  -  By TEO SI JIA METRO Holdings has entered into an option to sell its warehouse at 100H Pasir Panjang Road to OC Land for $39.8 million. The deal was brokered by DTZ. Its research arm had pegged the freehold property’s latest open market
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      Lock icon Imminent sale of Park Hotel Clarke Quay
      476 8  -  Buyer tipped to be Ascendas Hospitality Trust; price around $300 million By KALPANA RASHIWALA PARK Hotel Clarke Quay is expected to be transacted imminently and talk in the market is that the price is around $300 million. Industry watchers say the buyer is
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      Lock icon Overseas success eludes most Asean firms
      367 8  -  Only 23% hit financial targets despite surge in investment By MARIA MALA YOGALINGAM DESPITE a 60 per cent increase in outbound investment by Asean companies in the past decade, only 23 per cent have fulfilled their revenue and profit expectations for their international business
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      Lock icon Good demand in Asia for US$ bonds
      624 8 Investment grade deals plenty despite expected drop IFR HIGH-GRADE investors in Asia are facing potentially very few gains as the value of the bonds they hold is likely to drop soon on the back of an expected rise in US Treasury yields. “We
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  • SINGAPORE MARKETS
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      Lock icon Weak US market drags STI down
      584 6  -  Liquidity hit by market holiday in HK; low-priced stocks see rotational punting STOCKS R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent WALL Street’s Wednesday slide, reportedly because of a weak privatesector jobs report, brought pressure to bear on the local stock market yesterday, while the closure of Hong
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      73 6 Apr 4 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS 138.00 -198.00 BT CADI -*****.00 -117.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 +13.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 826.09 +1.35 FTSE ST Small Cap 579.08 -1.53 FTSE ST All Share 816.59 -2.55 FTSE ST China Top 221.02 -1.44 FTSE ST China 249.84 -1.98 FTSE
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      Lock icon MOST ACTIVE STOCKS
      56 6 VOLUME SingHaiyi 465,248,000 MDR 237,844,000 Albedo 127,388,000 Albedo W*****9 106,103,000 Magnus 96,609,000 WE Hldgs 80,482,000 Innopac 77,392,000 IPCO Intl 62,003,000 Equation 59,742,000 Golden Agri 59,019,000 VALUE($) SingTel 87,457,965 DBS Grp 62,842,388 OCBC Bk 38,288,237 Golden Agri 33,608,815 ISDN Hldgs 32,894,650 Keppel Corp 31,208,960 UOB 28,239,800 Thai Beverage
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      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING SCOREBOARD
      186 6 MAIN CATL TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 3 7 6 0 0 0 3 7 6 Manufacturing 24 71 41 6 13 10 30 84 51 Commerce 16 29 18 5 7 2 21 36 20 Tpt/Stor/Comms 13 16 9
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      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING TURNOVER
      123 6 TURNOVER (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 28,058 28,058 54,692 54,692 Manufacturing 448,671 298,164 746,835 170,451 12,386 182,838 Commerce 148,062 229,789 377,851 78,081 13,854 91,935 Tpt/Stor/Comms 100,572 14,074 114,646 169,018 5,368 174,386 Finance 95,037 265 95,302 163,801 127 163,928 Construction 104,162 41,345
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      Lock icon BROKERS’ TAKE
      985 6  -  Compiled by CAI HAOXIANG Ascendas Reit April 4 close: S$2.69 Maybank Kim Eng Research, April 4 THE industrial Reit run looks over and we downgrade Ascendas Reit (A-Reit) to “hold” on valuations. It was our last “buy” among industrial Reits. A-Reit has been our conviction “buy” since we
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      Lock icon STRAITS TIMES INDEX STOCKS
      114 6 Stock name Close Change CapMallsAsia 2.020 -0.030 CapitaLand 3.520 -0.030 CapitaMall 2.130 -0.010 CityDev 11.21 -0.050 ComfortDelGro 1.920 DBS Grp 15.98 -0.020 GLP 2.580 -0.060 Genting SP 1.485 -0.010 Golden Agri 0.565 -0.010 HK Land 7.420 -0.120 HPH Trust US$ 0.835 -0.005 JMH 65.51 -0.250 JSH
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      Lock icon Euro slides vs US$ on ECB chief’s comments
      470 6 CURRENCIES Reuters [NEW YORK] The euro dropped to its lowest level in more than four months against the US dollar yesterday after European Central Bank (ECB) president Mario Draghi highlighted the downside risks to the eurozone economy, suggesting that the bank could
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      Lock icon RISES
      110 6 BY CENTS CLOSE UP DBXT MSJAP 10US$ 4203 121.7 2.4 DairyFarm 1192 24.8 1.7 JSH 3955 23.6 0.5 Lyxor LatinAmerica 1 754 16.1 1.8 SPH.ES.1304 457 15.0 3.4 ISDN Hldgs 67 14.5 27.6 OCBC Bk 5.1%NCPS 100 ***** 13.0 0.1 Straits Trdg 390 10.0 2.6 Lyxor Europe 10 US$
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      Lock icon FALLS
      131 6 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN DBXT Nifty 10US$ ***** -300.5 -2.3 GLD 10US$ ***** -291.8 -1.5 DBXT AUD Bonds 5AU$ ***** -187.5 -0.8 DBXT MSTHAI 10US$ 2195 -111.7 -3.9 DBXT MSKorea 10US$ 5720 -86.9 -1.2 IS MS India 100US$ 596 -78.2 -9.6 DBXT FTVietnam 10US$ 2550 -49.7 -1.5 DBXT FTChina25
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      598 7 The Needs of Our Time 4 April 2013 -eJSL This speech was given by Mr Tan Suee Chieh, Chief Executive, NTUC Income, on the occasion of his receiving the Outstanding CEO of the Year Award at the Singapore Business Awards 2013 at Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore. In 1844, the modern co-operative
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
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      Lock icon PM Lee welcomes Kerry’s role in US pivot to Asia
      462 9  -  Secretary of State praises Republic as a ‘superb partner’ By in JOYCE HOOI in Washington, DC PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong met US Secretary of State John Kerry yesterday and expressed the hope that the latter’s experience in South-east Asia
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      Lock icon IE S’pore opens centre in Yangon
      423 9  -  Greater interest in Myanmar evident from 5 deals signed By LIM JIA YING ECONOMIC ties between Singapore and Myanmar have deepened with the opening of an International Enterprise (IE) Singapore Overseas Centre in Yangon and the inking of several business pacts. Three agreements and
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      Lock icon IDA rolls out SaaS solutions for 6 sectors
      462 9  -  By AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY SIX sectors are the first beneficiaries of the government’s high impact, sector specific SaaS (Software as a Service) solutions. Announcing this yesterday, Minister for Communications and Information Yaacob Ibrahim said these customised SaaS solutions will enable companies from
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      Lock icon IBN chief made Materials Research Society fellow
      205 9 JACKIE Y Ying, executive director of the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN), has been welcomed into the folds of the Materials Research Society (MRS) as a 2013 fellow. Her appointment as an MRS fellow comes in recognition of her substantial contributions to
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      Lock icon Disney closing games developer LucasArts; S’pore staff affected
      389 9  -  By GRACE NG DISNEY’S Lucasfilm is shutting down its video game development division, LucasArts, affecting its offices in both San Francisco and Singapore. “After evaluating our position in the games market, we’ve decided to shift LucasArts from an internal development to a
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      Lock icon Singapore Prestige Brand Awards beckons SMEs
      300 9 THE 2013 edition of the Singapore Prestige Brand Awards (SPBA) was officially launched yesterday at the SPH Auditorium. Now 12 years in the running, the SPBA recognises Singaporean companies that have demonstrated outstanding efforts in branding. The awards are jointly organised by the Association
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  • MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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      Lock icon Indonesia hints at fuel price hike this month
      869 10 Government may also restrict use of subsidised oil in some areas Bloomberg [JAKARTA] Indonesia may still need to raise fuel prices to reduce the government’s energy budget, supplementing plans to restrict the use of subsidised oil as early as June, according to
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      Lock icon US oil firm makes natural gas discovery off Malaysia
      278 10 Newfield plans further drilling in the region in the third quarter Bloomb erg [HOUSTON] Newfield Exploration Co, the US oil producer exploring the sale of offshore assets, had what it called the “largest conventional exploratory success” in its history with a
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      Lock icon External fund managers helping EPF invest its assets
      417 10 11 outsourced as part of diversification strategy: chairman [KUALA LUMPUR] The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) has outsourced RM57.67 billion (S$23.12 billion), or 11 per cent, of its total investment assets to external fund managers as part of its diversification strategy, Malaysia’s Business
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  • GREATER CHINA/INDIA
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      Lock icon Rahul fails to impress in key speech to business
      671 11 Reuters [NEW DELHI] Rahul Gandhi, the scion of India’s Ne-hru-Gandhi dynasty and a contender for prime minister in 2014, yesterday offered a broad vision of 21st century India in his first major speech to business leaders that critics called vague and
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      Lock icon China mobilises to fight new bird flu; Japan, HK on guard
      377 11 Reuters [BEIJING] China said yesterday that it was mobilising resources nationwide to combat a new strain of deadly bird flu that has killed four people, as Japan and Hong Kong stepped up vigilance against the virus and Vietnam banned
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      Lock icon 3 Guangdong towns raise growth targets
      521 11 Stepped-up goals contrast with lower, more sustainable targets for country Bloomberg [BEIJING] Three towns in China’s export hub of Guangdong province raised annual growth targets by as much as 5 percentage points as they seek to counter local weakness while other regions aim for
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  • ECONOMY WATCH
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      Lock icon Slowing services sector may dampen US economic growth
      554 12 Fall in manufacturing in March and jobs market lull point to challenges ahead Bloomberg AFP [WASHINGTON] There are signs that indicate the economic recovery in the US, the world’s largest economy, might meet with challenges along the way. Service industries expanded in
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      Lock icon Thailand on brink of energy crunch
      530 12 Temporary factory shutdown points to long-term impact Reuters [BANGKOK] The annual maintenance shutdown of gas fields in Myanmar does not normally make headlines in Thailand, but this year it shows the failure of Thai electricity generation to keep up with economic growth. Government electrici-ty-saving
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      Lock icon Eyes on US budget for clues to end of QE3
      595 12 Congress deal on spending cuts would pave the way Reuters [NEW YORK] Investors trying to assess when the Federal Reserve will start to trim its economic stimulus via massive asset purchases would do well to track any progress Washington makes
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      1136 12 S WATO NOTICES Toll free 1800-289-8822 Email notices@sph.com.sg www.cats.com.sg notices M BH GLOBAL MARINE LIMITED (Company Registration Number: *****4900H) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Extraordinary General Meeting of BH GLOBAL MARINE LIMITED (the "Company") will be held in
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      816 12 HLN TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore on 26 February 2004) (Company Registration No. *****2180C) NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Extraordinary General Meeting of the shareholders of HLN Technologies Limited (the “Company”) will be held on 29 April 2013 at 4:00 p.m.
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      184 12 In The Matter of The Companies Act, Cap. 50 And In The Matter of SINOSTAR ENERGY PTE LTD (Co. Reg. No. *****8185W) NOTICE OF CREDITORS’ MEETING PURSUANT TO SECTION 296 OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to Section 296 of the Companies Act, Cap.
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      2706 13 UMS HOLDINGS LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) (Company Registration No. *****0340R) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of UMS Holdings Limited (the “Company“) will be held at 25 Changi North Rise, Singapore *****8 on Monday, 29 April 2013 at 10.00
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      2338 13 JARDINE CYCLE CARRIAGE LIMITED (Co. Reg. No.: *****0092R) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the 44th Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at Ballroom 1, Lobby Level, Mandarin Oriental, Singapore, 5 Raffles Avenue, Singapore *****7 on Friday,
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Aussie retail sales show surprising surge in Feb
      615 14 Australian dollar rises on largest monthly sales growth since 2009 Reu ters [SYDNEY] Australian retail sales surged by the most in three years in February, blowing away expectations in the clearest sign yet that consumer demand is responding to lower interest rates.
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      Lock icon At Barclays, revenue superseded service: report
      510 14 It says there was an over-emphasis on short-term performance WP [LONDON] Barclays, Britain’s sec-ond-largest lender by assets, became too complex to manage, with a culture that rewarded sales at the expense of clients, according to a report commissioned by the bank. Focusing pay on
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      333 14 In The Matter of The Companies Act Cap. 50 And In The Matter of FON-FISCHER PTE LTD CompanyRegistrationNo:*****7165H(In Members’Voluntary Liquidation) MEMBERS’VOLUNTARY WINDING UP At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Member of the abovenamed Company duly convened and held at 10 Loyang Way 4, Singapore *****3 on 29 March 2013
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      617 16 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT (CAP. 50) AND IN THE MATTER OF YING SHEN PTE. LTD. (IN MEMBERS’ VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) COMPANY REGISTRATION NO. *****7135K NOTICE OF RESOLUTIONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT AT AN EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF THE COMPANY DULY CONVENED AND HELD AT 20 ANSON ROAD,
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      2224 19 YH I YHI INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) (Company registration no. *****7455H) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of YHI International Limited (the “Company”) will be held at No. 2 Randan Road, Singapore *****4 on 26 April 2013 at
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      167 21 In the matter of the Companies Act (Chapter 50) And In The Matter Of JHI Marketing (Asia Pacific) Pte Ltd (In Liquidation) (Company Registration No. *****1913W) (Companies Winding Up No. 67 OF 2012/C) NOTICE OF FIRST CREDITORS’ MEETING Notice is hereby given that a meeting of creditors of the abovenamed
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      494 22 EDITORIAL MANY within and outside Malaysia would have breathed a collective sigh of relief when they listened to Prime Minister Najib Razak announcing the dissolution of Parliament two days ago. Primarily, it was because the die was finally cast; the announcement
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      756 22  -  THE BOTTOM LINE FRANK CHING The writer is a Hong Kong-based journalist and commentator. Follow him on Twitter: @FrankChing1 THE Economist magazine noted on the eve of Xi Jinping’s first overseas trip as China’s president, when he visited three African countries:
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      943 22  -  Mentoring programmes also vital to building up tomorrow’s business leaders By MARK BILLINGTON The writer is Regional Director for the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) in South-east Asia THE modern chief financial officer (CFO) has a different
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      775 23  -  ROBERT SAMUELSON The Washington Post Writers Group THE bailout of Cyprus if it can be called that bore all the trappings of Europe’s standard response to its economic crisis. The last-minute, melodramatic rescue was complex, contentious and controversial. Decisions were taken that, for now,
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      529 25  -  Forget the pina coladas. For your next trip, challenge yourself on an expedition into the dramatic wilderness of Iceland’s remote interior. ByKAN KWOK LEONG ByKAN KAN KWOK LEONG IF you’ve had your fill of five-star beach resorts, Miche-lin-starred eateries and designer hotels, then it might
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      773 26  -  After several years spent rebuilding its finances, Dubai has once again become a must-visit city for the jet-set crowd. ByKAN KWOK LEONG BY KAN KWOK LEONG IT’S hard to keep an ambitious city down. Four years after the bursting of a property bubble turned Dubai into a
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      96 26 BETWEEN May and September, the heat in Dubai will probably be too overbearing for most. But the rest of the year offers more moderate weather, generally warm and sunny with occasional rain. Serious shoppers should plan their trips during the annual Dubai Shopping Festival, which
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      591 28  -  Australia’s most Asian city offers jaded travellers a refreshing twist to urban life Down Under. ByKAN KAN KWOK LEONG IT may not have the flash of Sydney or the culture of Melbourne, but Darwin’s role as entry point to the Australian outback and its geographic proximity
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      241 28 NO visit to the Northern Territories is complete without making the trek to Kakadu, which at almost 22,000 sq km, is the largest national park in Australia and a Unesco World Heritage Site. Set in sacred Aboriginal land in the Northern Territory of Australia and a few
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      757 29  -  Time-starved luxury travellers are turning to specialised travel operators who create unique travel experiences without their customers having to lift a finger. ByKAN KWOK LEONG BY KAN KWOK LEONG THE bewildering array of travel options these days while a boon for some, can be a burden for time-challenged,
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      281 30  -  The Nowhere but Sajima house is an architectural delight for travellers who appreciate the beauty of elegant design. By kan kwok leong ByKAN KAN KWOK LEONG LOCATED in a small fishing village about an hour’s drive from Tokyo, the exquisitely designed vacation residence Nowhere but Sajima house is
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      164 30 In this modern house Watch the sea from every room Nowhere is somewhere The above haiku (a Japanese poetry style) is a review of the Nowhere but Sajima house that can be found on Hotel Haiku, a travel website that lists hotels around the world in an exceptionally
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      429 31  -  Increase attributed to China’s growing economy, expanding intra-Asian trade By MARIA MALA YOGALINGAM ASIA-PACIFIC carriers recorded 4.5 per cent growth in international passenger demand in February compared to the previous year, according to the International Air Transport Association (Iata). Continuing improvements in
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      258 31 AFP [MADRID] International Airlines Group, the owner of Iberia and British Airways, said it has reached an agreement with plane maker Boeing to buy 18 of its currently grounded 787 Dreamliners. The move is a show of confidence in the plane, which
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      603 31 Beijing aircraft supermarket caters to wealthy Chinese AFP [BEIJING] Gleaming new helicopters and small planes worth millions of dollars are on show at Beijing’s first “aircraft supermarket”, but some wealthy private buyers will still face curbs when taking to the skies. “Selling airplanes in China
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      598 31 NYT [HONG KONG] The waters of the South China Sea surrounding Hong Kong have borne an uncommon sight this week: a growing crowd of hulking cargo ships bobbing aimlessly in the haze as their frustrated crews, captains, agents and owners
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      431 31 Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] Indian taxpayers have given state carrier Air India US$1.7 billion in bailout funds over the past four years, but the airline now says that it lacks cash to buy spare parts. This has grounded 16 aircraft. Without the
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      220 31 SGX '000 April 4 S$ +/-Vol CH Offshore '000 Chuan Hup Hldg 0.28 0.01 161 s$ CWT Ltd Vol CH Offshore First Ship Lea unch Freight Links Chuan Hup Hldg Grand Banks 0.01 Jaya Hold Ltd Cosco Corp K1Ventures -0.01 Keppel Corp 11.30 -0.02 2762 Mercator Lines...........0.12 unch
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  • SINGAPORE STOCKS
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      3104 34 Transaction date: Apr 4 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 5.8 3 A-Sonic --AAT Vol Day Last Quote (’000) High Low Buyer Seller Div Gr Yld C'vr 164 106
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      226 35 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 Last Vol Day Last Quote Div Gr Yld Net M Cap High Low Company Sale (‘000) High Low Buyer Seller Cvr P/E Smil 3.3
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      10518 35 UNIT TRUST FUNDS UNIT TRUSTS APS Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Alpha Fund Cl A!** Aberdeen Asset Mgt Asia Limited Aberdeen Asset Mgt Asia Limited Asian Local Ccy SD Bond 0.9987/ Asian Smaller Cos'" 2 0055/ EM Local Ccy Bond 0.998/ European Opportunities 1 1 1715/ Global Emerging Markets 1
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      245 35 52-Wk Last Vol Day Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil Company 46.5 30 Genting HK US$ US44.5 -0.5 1943 44.5 44 44 44.5 2930.1 Sale 260 181 TanChongInt HK250cd 248 254 4.3 2.8 8.4 5034.8 DISCLAIMER: All
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  • FINANCE & COMMODITIES
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      618 36 Apr 4 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT NIKKEI 225 INDEX FUTURES SPOT *****.22 *****.54 *****.97 Jun13 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****0 *****4 Sep13 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 11 1679 MSCI TAIWAN INDEX FUTURES SPOT 285.27 285.69 284.02 Apr13 285.40 285.80 283.20 ***** *****0 May13 2 6
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      373 36 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Apr 3 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Preliminary 1019.3 -0.6 8.6 -0.5 8.1 -0.5 6.8 EAFE Preliminary 841.8 -0.3 8.7 -0.1 5.8 -0.1 4.5 Europe Preliminary 1224.3 -1.0 6.7
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      471 36 Apr 4 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 1.058 6.458 0.814 8.084 57.097 101.636 0.995 11.710 3.210 1.244 102.406 42.898 1.293 9.642 0.989 31.155 30.590 0.692 1.041 Canada 0.945 6.106
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      66 36 Apr 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$) 0.***** 3 mths 3 mths 0.***** 6 mths 0.***** 9 mths 0.***** 12 mths 0.***** SWAP Mid
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      135 36 Apr 4 GOLD(US$/oz) Apr 03 Apr 04 Hong Kong 1579.00 1579.00 Apr 02 Apr 03 London 1582.50 1570.39 1583.65 1571.61 Source: Thomson Reuters CAST BAR Apr 04 (S$) Selling Buying Kilobar ***** ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (S$) Selling Buying 1gm 139 62 5gm 394 309 10gm 704 618
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      92 36 Apr 4 TREASURY BILLS Period Issue Maturity Yesterday's Day's code Bid High Low 3-Month BQ*****S 27-Jun-13 0.24 6-Month BS*****X 04-Oct-13 0.25 1-Year BY*****X 01-Nov-13 0.26 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year N*****0S 0.25 01-Feb-13 100.1 100.11 100.10 5-Year N*****0T 2.375
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      59 36 Apr 4 KLCE PALM FUTURES (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Sett Av Vol Open Month Range Price Price High Low Done Position Apr 13 2380.0 2371.0 2380.0 2380.0 20 801 May 13 2370.0 2388.0 2384.0 2351.0 1338 ***** Jun 13 2380.0 2396.0 2394.0 2360.0 ***** ***** Jul 13 2379.0 2401.0
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      156 36 Apr 4 US$ Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.2928 1.2942 1.0412 1.0415 Canadian dollar 1.2222 1.2238 0.9848 0.9843 Euro 1.5878 1.5892 1.2788 1.2789 NZ dollar 1.0390 1.0403 0.8368 0.8372 Sterling pound 1.8671 1.8690 1.5038
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      121 36 As at 9am Apr 04 Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Sell Buy Aust dollar 1.325 1.262 Can dollar 1.249 1.190 Euro 1.628 1.551 Sterling pound 1.910 1.837 NZ dollar 1.076 1.016 US dollar 1.263 1.203 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign
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      107 36 Apr 3 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 lb bushels) Close Previous High/Low May 13 1380.25 1394.00 1397.25 1375.50 Jul 13 1357.75 1374.50 1376.75 1352.25 Aug 13 1326.75 1342.00 1343.50 1321.50 Sep 13 1271.25 1285.00 1282.75 1265.00 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs; US cent/lb) Close Previous High/Low May 13 49.15
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      922 36 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 Conv Albedo Limited W*****9 1.2 -0.2 *****3 Exer Asiatravel.com HoldingsW*****7 3 1 25 15 Asiatravel.com HoldingsW*****5 3.3 1 27 39 BakerTech W*****5 16.9 -0.4 877 1 27 -1
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      70 36 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Apr 03 CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Change Brent blend (1-Mth F) 108.64 -2.00 WTI (Near Mth) 94.37 -2.59 Dubai (1-Mth F) 106.87 -0.83 Tapis blend 115.4 -0.33 Minas 110.1 -0.93 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha 99.11 -0.94 Jet Kerosene 123.31 0.14 US$/barrel OpecOil Basket
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  • PROPERTY
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      982 40  -  Given rising energy costs and improvements in technology, LED lighting has become an increasingly attractive option for new buildings, reports LISA-ANN LEE reports LISA-ANN LEE AS the use of energy-efficient lights becomes more widespread, new hospitality player Dorsett Hotel and Residences stakes its claim to being South-east
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      1012 42 Over investment in Atlanta, Phoenix, Las Vegas markets amid low mortgage rates Bloomberg [LOS ANGELES] Landlords seeking the highest returns for single-family homes should hit the road as rental rates weaken in Atlanta, Phoenix and Las Vegas, where institutional investors have flooded
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      531 40 D04 HOUSE FOR SALE COVE DRIVE Cove Dr. Sentosa. *****/ 8035 sqft. Colonial style design. Can park up to 10 cars. 4 bdrms ensuite. Facing golf course. $33M negotiable D04 HOUSE FOR SALE SENTOSA CORAL ISLAND 2½ storey Bunglw Sentosa Coral Island with private berth pool. 9360/ 9900 sqft, 6+1.
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      389 41 D19 HOUSE FOR SALE CHARLTON ROAD New Launch! Freehold Cluster House Charlton Road. 3½-storey. 5 bedrm/ lift/ Kovan MRT/ Mall. Call for VVIP Preview. Linda Chong 9108 6026 D19 HOUSE FOR SALE HOUGANG Semi-D w roof terr. Build in 3212sf.Nice reno. Koi Pond/Gazebo. Mins Kovan MRT. 9229 6731 Laraine D19
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      157 41 D20 HOUSE FOR SALE UPPER THOMSON ROAD Huge 2-storey attic Corner Terrace. 4300 sqft. 4+1. Beautiful/ quiet/ amenities/ mall. $5.3M. 9731 1339 Woo D26 HOUSE FOR SALE SPRINGLEAF Semi-d 10m x 45m. South. Potential for A&A/ bunglw. Freehold. Cul-de-sac. www.*****783.com D28 HOUSE FOR SALE SELETAR VICINITY Freehold 2-sty semi-d. Orig
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      178 41 D09 APARTMENT FOR SALE SOPHIA RESIDENCE Sophia Residence. 3 bdrm. 1087 sqft. $2000 psf. TOP End 2013. Dhoby Ghaut MRT. All Reasonable Offer Will Be Considered. D09 APARTMENT FOR SALE THE IMPERIAL The Imperial 4+1, 2050 sqft. Freehold. MRT. Supemarket. Resort living. Full facilities. Quality finishes. $3.XM. Vacant. Ronald 9298
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      171 41 D10 APARTMENT FOR SALE THE GRANGE 2303 sqft. 4+1 rms. Nicely renovated. High floor. Unblock view. Near Orchard. www.*****783.com D10 APARTMENT FOR SALE VOLARI Volari 2+1. 1324 sqft. New! High floor. Spacious. Balcony. Private lift. Best buy! Also for rent. Robin 9002 5801 D10 APARTMENT FOR SALE STEVENS DRIVE Serious
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      173 41 D13 APARTMENT FOR SALE BARTLEY RIDGE Bartley Ridge New Launch! 1-bedroom $6xxK. 2-bedroom $8xxK. 3-bedroom $1.1xxM. 4-bedroom $1.15xxM. Don’t miss this opportunity D13 APARTMENT FOR SALE BARTLEY RIDGE Earlybird disc. Cheapest in D13. High rental yield. High upside potential. NS orientation. 2 mins to MRT. Near Maris Stella/ Cedar Primary.
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      126 42 Call Toll-free 1800-289-9988 To Place Your Classified Advertisements D16 APARTMENT FOR SALE OPTIMA Tanah Merah 3+study Penthouse. 2324 sqft. High ceiling. MRT. Only $2.25M. Grab! Carol 9186 0850 DTZ D16 HOUSE FOR SALE GUAN SOON 3 storey corner terrace Guan Soon (near airport/ Simei MRT). 4+1 (ensuite). Park 3 cars.
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      122 42 D23 APARTMENT FOR SALE PARK NATURA FH. 1528 sf. Face greenery. Unblocked. Quiet 2+1. Landed living with condo facilities. Vacant. Beauty World/ MRT. $1.5M up. D26 APARTMENT FOR SALE SEASONS PARK High floor. Unblocked view. 3 bdrms. 1292 sqft. Near Anderson Primary, Amenities. Serious seller. D10 HOUSE FOR RENT ROCHALIE
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      123 42 D11 21 HOUSE FOR RENT DUNEARN ROAD Rebuilt. 6500/ 9500 sqft. 4-levels, with pool. Opposite MRT, Botanic Gardens. Rental $25K. 9863 5635/ 9727 2996 Owner D11 21 HOUSE FOR RENT LORNIE 18 Cluster bungalow with home lift. Fantastic layout. Resort style. 4600sqft. 4+1+1 rms. 2-year lease. 6296 6036/ 9670 0518
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      119 42 D26 HOUSE FOR RENT PRESIDENT GARDENS President Gardens 5 bedroom terrace. Fully aircon. MRT. $4480. Direct bus to town. Visit singaporerealtordrquek.com D01 APARTMENT FOR RENT MARINA BAY RESIDENCES Lovely 3-bedroom. 2 baths. Spacious, high floor, stunning views. Partially furnished. S$11,500. Immediate. Chiang Ming Yu, 9459 8108 DTZ D09 APARTMENT FOR
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      110 42 D11 21 APARTMENT FOR RENT SETIA RESIDENCES 3562 sqft. 4+1. Above #10 floor. Partial furnished. MRT. 1km Anglo Chinese School. Available in May. www.lowjerry.com D11 21 APARTMENT FOR RENT SYMPHONY HEIGHTS 3+1. 1335 sf. High floor. P/furn. Full facilities. Unblocked. Avail immediately. Siva 9106 3766 D20 APARTMENT FOR RENT FABER
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      492 43 D01 SHOP FOR SALE HONGKONG STREET HongKong Street. Rare Freehold CBD 4-storey shophouse. 5900 sqft at $13.5m neg. Walk to Clarke Quay/Raffles Pl MRT. Weng See 9833 1387 D03 SHOP FOR SALE OUTRAM Freehold 4sty shop Outram. 6800sqft, Tiong Bahru Mrt. Prime area, heavy human traffic, suits backpacker, F&B. Call
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      245 43 D15 SHOP FOR SALE SOHO LIFE Soho Life for Rent or Sale. Freehold/ New, 366 sf/ Parking Corner Shop/ Main Road/ Facilities/ Own Toilet/ Good Yield. 9012 0561 D20 SHOP FOR SALE NEW PROJECT LAUNCH Star buy! shops/ restaurant/ F&B/ supermarket/ residential in mixed development. Near MRT. Good frontage/ human
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      242 43 D03 OFFICE FOR RENT ONE COMMONWEALTH One Commonwealth. Nicely fitted office with attached bath. 1432 sqft. Near C’wealth MRT. D08 SHOP FOR RENT JALAN BESAR PLAZA Jln Besar Plaza. 2nd flr, 107sqm. (whole/ half unit) Near lift lobby escalator. 5 mins to MRT. Low rental. Call Owner 9673 5051 D11
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      200 43 FOREIGN PROPERTY FOR SALE ASTAKA IN MALAYSIA Astaka JB Iskandar High-end mixed devt. 1 min fr. JB CIQ. FH. Fr. RM900 psf. Early Bird Discount! Preview Sat 6/4/2013 2-4pm FOREIGN PROPERTY FOR SALE DETACHED FACTORY IN MALAYSIA S/Storey Detached Fty/ Warehse with front 2-sty office/ showrm at Nusa Cemerlang. FH.
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  • WINE
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      1230 44  -  However illustrious the name on the label, one has to wait for the right time to pull the cork, says NK YONG NK YONG AN oft-repeated question that is not easy to answer is “When is the wine ready to drink?”. There are two major factors
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  • ARTS
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      774 45  -  HBO’s hit show now has its own art exhibition, with the works up for sale tomorrow, report HELMI YUSOF SARA YAP FIRST there was the book; then the HBO cult series; now the art. The terrific, thundering medieval saga Game of Thrones now
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      780 45  -  By CHEAH UI-HOON EVER since retiring from his teaching job, and having exhibited all around the world, Malaysia abstract artist Yusof Ghani finds that he’s less hung up about his art-making –like form and composition and more willing to go with his emotion and flow. “Maybe
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    • Around Town
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        235 45 War Requiem: In celebration of English composer Benjamin Britten’s 100th anniversary, the Singapore Symphony Orchestra will perform one of his greatest works. Conducted by Lan Shui and Lim Yau, War Requiem features two orchestras, two choirs and three soloists, and is interspersed with the setting of poems by anti-war
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        233 45 Salute to Kuo Pao Kun: Fans of local theatre are in for a treat. In a tribute to popular theatre doyen Kuo Pao Kun, four internationally acclaimed directors have come together to stage experimental theatre pieces that will explore his play Lao Jiu. The directors Danny Yung, Li Liuyi,
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        95 45 Mudra Cultural Society presents Classical Elegance: A Mohiniyattam recital with live orchestra presented by Dr Neena Prasad and her seven-member team from Sougandhika Centre for Mohiniyattam in Chennai, India. Mohiniyattam is one of the most lyrical dance forms that epitomises the best exposition of lasya or feminine grace. TRCC
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        96 45 So Sorry About Little India: South Indian comedy group Evam Stand-Up Tamasha will be here in Singapore for the first time. Join them for a light-hearted evening at their show, which pokes fun at “everything Indian”, with topics ranging from cricket to Mustafa Centre. Alliance Francaise Theatre from tonight
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        79 45  -  Complied by SARA YAP ONE Fighting Championship Kings and Champions: Come for an adrena-line-pumping evening at this mixed martial arts championship, which features a title fight between last year's ONE FC lightweight world champion Kotetsu Boku and Japanese fighter Shinya Aoki. Singapore Indoor Stadium tonight at 7pm. The event
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      Lock icon Art duo poke fun at India’s obsessions
      713 46  -  Jiten Thukral and Sumir Tagra’s exuberant art tackles issues ranging from consumerism to migration to safe sex to bureaucratic myopia, says HELMI YUSOF HELMI YUSOF LOOKING at a large Thukral and Tagra painting can make you feel like you’ve been dropped into a
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      335 46  -  By HELMI YUSOF HOW to live with 6.9 million people on a small island? One experimental play attempts to answer the question that’s been on the minds of Singaporeans for the past two months. Amid the brouhaha over Singapore’s projected population size in
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      609 46  -  By HELMI YUSOF THERE is nothing you can trust in the all-women murder-mystery 8 Women the characters tell plenty of lies, and the furniture and rooms move about as they please. The plot staggers as if drunk towards a destination, only to reverse or show
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      313 46 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across 1 Range for cooking crumpets (8) 6 Wish to throw gentleman in river (6) 9 Thanks poet for herald’s costume (6) 10 Chapter owns tatty blue robe for priest (8) 11 Officer after lover for dance (8) 12 Military display also includes advanced bike races (6) 13
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  • CINEMA/MUSIC
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      609 47  -  Using a multi-thread approach, the storytelling in The Place Beyond the Pines is never dull, says GEOFFREY EU GEOFFREY EU THERE are many things to admire in The Place Beyond the Pines, a darkly ambitious, emotion-charged and powerfully evocative tale in three parts about lives
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      466 47  -  By DYLAN TAN If Woody Allen tried to make Fatal Attraction it might play out like the wickedly twisted and funny In The House. Based on Spanish writer Juan Mayorga’s play The Boy In The Last Row French filmmaker Francois Ozon has plenty of fun
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      597 47  -  GAMING REVIEW By CHRISTOPHER LIM CINEMATICS impart the sort of grandeur that can turn a passable story into a game that wows as a package. Developer Irrational Games evidently wasn’t content with that compromise for BioShock Infinite. The shooting game tells a yarn that’s cleverer
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      585 47  -  CD REVIEWS By CHRISTOPHER LIM The Orchestrion Project Pat Metheny Nonesuch Rating: B+ Trust Pat Metheny to turn a concept on its head. Electronic sequencers, which allowed musicians to programme entire songs without actually performing them, had their heyday in the 80s but fell out of
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      1548 48  -  A group of young furniture designers will present their works at Singapore Lah! The Unity in Diversity Showcase at the Milan Design Week. TAY SUAN CHIANG finds out what they hope to achieve at the fair TAY SUAN CHIANG FURNITURE designers know that if they want
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      563 1 THE buzzwords among corporations today are productivity and innovation. The concepts, however, are not new, and certainly not to the four winners of this year’s Singapore Business Awards. Each of them has made his mark by adopting innovative approaches to business that
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      1719 2  -  Raffles Medical Group executive chairman Loo Choon Yong tells feldachay how he grew the company to what it is today BUSINESSMAN OF THE YEAR FELDA CHAY IT was 1976. Loo Choon Yong had just graduated from medical school, and was adamant that he would start
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      500 2  -  By FELDA CHAY HERE is a titbit about Loo Choon Yong that only family and those who work with him would know: The 64-year-old executive chairman of Raffles Medical Group (RMG) dreams about the hospital in his sleep. He cannot help it. Used
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      1692 4  -  NTUC Income CEO Tan Suee Chieh led the insurer through two shake-ups to become a retailer of ‘honest insurance’, OUTSTANDING CEO OF THE YEAR reportsFELDA FELDA CHAY NTUC Income’s chief executive Tan Suee Chieh, 53, has shown himself to be a revolutionary leader whose watch
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      421 4  -  By FELDA CHAY ASK any chief executive to set up an account on social networking site Facebook and one would likely get a straight no for an answer. Not NTUC Income’s Tan Suee Chieh, however. For those who do not yet know, he has had
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      2116 8  -  Build brands by telling consistent, emotional stories, advertising guru Tham Khai Meng tells cai haoxiang OUTSTANDING CHIEF/SENIOR EXECUTIVE (OVERSEAS) OF THE YEAR CAI HAOXIANG A MAN opens the door of a capsule on the edge of space and sees Earth, a big, blue marble a
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      1745 9  -  Its products are now sold in more than 50 countries including China, reportsFELDA THE ENTERPRISE AWARD FELDA CHAY THE year was 1987. David Teo was flying to Hong Kong for a work trip for Fuji Offset Plates Manufacturing, where he was CEO. Super Group did
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      388 9  -  By FELDA CHAY THOSE who are wondering how the Super Group came to be so entrenched in Myanmar where its 3-in-1 coffee sachets are a common sight in mom-and-pop shops will be surprised to know that it started from a chance encounter with
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      1185 12  -  SELENA LINGgives an overview of Singapore’s labour market, and the likely implications of the policy to tighten the inflow of foreign workers SELENA LING The writer is OCBC’s head of treasury research and strategy THE Singapore economy enjoys an enviable labour market. With the
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      848 13  -  The current restructuring effort is necessary, but potential pitfalls lurk. IRVIN SEAHexamines what they may be IRVIN SEAH Irvin Seah is senior economist at DBS Bank THE Singapore economy is at a crossroads. The coming years will be defining ones for the country as it continues
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      884 14  -  Wage subsidies are not new to Singapore but Francis tan feels that the proposed Wage Credit Scheme has an unconventional element and may result in four positive outcomes, though its effectiveness over the longer term remains to be seen FRANCIS TAN Francis Tan is a
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      607 14 AS SINGAPORE undergoes economic restructuring and businesses come to terms with the ongoing weak demand from key trading partners, there is growing urgency to explore opportunities in alternative markets. More companies are turning to emerging and frontier markets in Asia, Africa, Latin America, Central and
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      1279 16  -  CHEONGshares how firms can tap a larger talent pool by adopting flexible work arrangements CYNTHIA CHEONG Cynthia Cheong is director for work-life at Employer Alliance, a network of over 1,400 companies that support work-life integration EVERY winner of a Singapore Business Award will have a story
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      934 16  -  Hiring locals can be tough for some industries. STELLA provides some tips on how to attract and retain them STELLA TANG Stella Tang is director of Robert Half Singapore MANPOWER issues are generating much debate within Singapore’s business community. While there is certainty over the
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      182 1 Lim Ming Yan CONTENTS:A leader like no other PAGE 4 The next leg of productivity growth PAGE 12 An elegant proposal worth considering PAGE 14 The benefits of flexi-work PAGE 16 Supplement Coordinator: Felda Chay Copy editors: George Joseph, Chiang Yin Pheng Sub-editors: Leong Sau Ming, Lilian Lee Cover design:
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      138 3 Dr Loo ChoonYong Executive Chairman Raffles Medical Group The Board of Directors, Management and Staff of Raffles Medical Group congratulate our Executive Chairman Dr Loo Choon Yong on being awarded The BuSineSSMan of The Year aT ThE SinGapoRE BuSinESS awaRdS 2013 He had a vision simple but clear: to open
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      598 5 The Needs of Our Time 4 April 2013 -eJSL This speech was given by Mr Tan Suee Chieh, Chief Executive, NTUC Income, on the occasion of his receiving the Outstanding CEO of the Year Award at the Singapore Business Awards 2013 at Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore. In 1844, the modern co-operative
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      33 14 DR LOO CHOON YONG Executive Chairman OUR HEARTIEST CONGRATULATIONS TO DR LOO CHOON YONG On being awarded the Businessman of the Year at The Singapore Business Awards 2013 THANK YOU FOR YOUR GUIDANCE
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      237 15 Congratulationsto the winners of the Singapore Business Awards 2013 BUSINESSMAN OF THE YEAR OUTSTANDING CHIEF/SENIOR EXECUTIVE (OVERSEAS) OF THE YEAR THE ENTERPRISE AWARD Dr Loo Choon Yong Executive Chairman Raffles Medical Group OUTSTANDING CEO OF THE YEAR Tan Suee Chieh Chief Executive Officer NTUC Income For his entrepreneurial spirit and
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      36 17 DR LOO CHOON YONG Executive Chairman OUR HEARTIEST CONGRATULATIONS TO DR LOO CHOON YONG On being awarded the Businessman of the Year at The Singapore Business Awards 2013 THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OVER THE YEARS
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      33 19 DR LOO CHOONYONG Executive Chairman Raffles Medical Group OUR HEARTIEST CONGRATULATIONS TO DR LOO CHOONYONG On being awarded the Businessman of theYear at The Singapore Business Awards 2013 THANKYOU FORYOUR SUPPORT OVER THEYEARS
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