The Business Times, 15 April 2013

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    25 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES S$1.00 online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg SfCl A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION CO R GN NO *****2868E MICA (P) 074/08/2012 Monday, April 15, 2013
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    Lock icon Jack-up rigs: Chinese make presence felt
    989 1  -  Their share of the global market is now about 30%, up from just 5% some 10 years ago By LYNN KAN [SINGAPORE] First Dalian Shipbuilding, now China Rongsheng Heavy Industries. This year could be remembered as when Chinese shipbuilders-turned-offshore builders sealed more jack-up rig
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  • MARKETS DIGEST
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      57 1 Weekly Change ST INDEX 3,294.19 -5.59 KL COMP 1,698.53 +9.88 NIKKEI 225 13,485.14 +651.50 HANG SENG 22,089.05 +362.15 SET INDEX 1,527.32 +37.79 JAKARTA COMP 4,937.21 +11.14 MANILA COMP 6,891.43 +164.29 SEOUL COMP 1,924.23 -3.00 SHENZHEN B 789.66 +16.35 MUMBAI IND 18,242.56 -207.67 DOW 14,865.06 +299.81 NASDAQ 3,294.95 +91.09 S&P
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      20 1 SINGAPORE MALAYSIA HONG KONG 5.38 INDONESIA 5.00 TAIWAN 13.308 TAIWAN 5.036 JAPAN 1.475 KOREA 9.33 BRITAIN Source: Bloomberg
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      49 1 US$ S$ US$ (S$ per US$) 1.238 (US$/S$ per 1.537 1.903 EURO (US$/S$/E) 1.306 1.617 Foreign currency per US$ S$ YEN 99.30 80.20 RM 3.041 2.456 HK$ 7.762 6.270 BAHT 29.03 23.44 RUPIAH 9,712 7,844 RENMINBI 6.192 5.001 INDIAN RUPEE 54.53 44.05 A$ 0.949 0.766 NZ$ 1.162 0.938
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    Lock icon Banks not meeting short-term debt, liquidity management needs: poll
    493 1  -  Survey shows these are critical areas where Asian firms need support By SIOW LI SEN [SINGAPORE] As Asian companies expand internationally and their banking needs grow more complex, they find that banks are coming up short in the two critical areas
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      253 1 BizIT Oracle seeks to be top SaaS player in region PAGE 40 HOCK LOCK SIEW Catalist’s image needs a makeover PAGE 4 YOUNG INVESTORS’ FORUM A fundamental look at value PAGE 12 VIEWS FROM THE TOP When the flight is just right PAGES 10 11 BT WEBSITES For breaking news,
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  • TOP STORIES
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      Lock icon Making the most of Myanmar reforms
      1697 2  -  Singapore’s long-standing ties with the Golden Land stand it in good stead to reap first-mover advantages, but rival economic powerhouses are digging deep into their war chests to snap up deals By JASMINE NG The writer is part of a team of final-year journalism
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      487 2 Jack up rigs: Chinese make presence felt FIRST Dalian Shipbuilding, now China Rongsheng Heavy Industries. The year 2013 could be remembered as when Chinese shipbuilders-turned-offshore builders sealed more jack-up rig deals than Singapore’s Keppel Corporation and Sembcorp Marine, the de facto hegemons in jack-up rigs and who had
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      Lock icon Another reminder to doubt China data
      379 2  -  REUTERS BREAKINGVIEWS By PETER THAL LARSEN CHINA’S trade figures are now part of the country’s growing list of suspicious statistics. Exports to Hong Kong jumped 93 per cent year-on-year in March, according to IHS Global Insight, even as shipments to the rest of the
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      Lock icon Correction
      42 2 IN “A card up their sleeve” (BT, April 9), we wrongly described an amount of US$805 billion as MasterCard’s revenue from Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa. It should have been gross dollar volume, not revenue. We are sorry for the error.
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      Lock icon Earnings expectations may stymie any new Dow high
      933 3  -  WALL STREET INSIGHT By ROB CURRAN THE Dow Jones Industrial Average is within reach of another milestone at 15,000, but earnings season expectations may be too high to fell the record this week. The calendar is teeming with first quarter reports from
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      Lock icon Singapore yards can beat effects of labour curbs
      543 3  -  They can keep their edge by shifting to intellectual property intensive model By LYNN KAN [SINGAPORE] Singapore rigbuilders lose out to Korean or Chinese rivals in not having a large pool of labour, but analysts think that they could have a winning
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      145 3 To be enterprising is to excel. The 6th annual Emerging Enterprise Award, which is now open for nomination, encapsulates just that by challenging SMEs to test their mettle and push the frontiers. A strategic platform that opens new doors, the accolade will empower the winners to raise the bar in
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  • COMPANY NEWS
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      Lock icon Catalist’s image needs a makeover
      943 4  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW By R SIVANITHY ONE of the biggest problems if not the biggest facing the Singapore Exchange’s second board that is known as Catalist is that it has always been viewed as being somehow inferior to the main board and therefore less worthy
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      Lock icon Teho buys water equipment firm for up to $2.5m
      358 4  -  By JOYCE HOOI TEHO International Inc is buying Seanly Technical Singapore (Seanly) for up to $2.5 million, the company said over the weekend. Seanly is a trader of reverse osmosis desalination products and other wa-ter-related equipment used in ships and other
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      Lock icon PRIME LENDING RATES
      290 4 Apr 12 BANKS Agricultural Bank Of China Agricultural Bank Of China ...5.50 Bangkok Bank Public Co. Ltd 6.00 Bank of China Limited Bangkok Bank Public Co. Ltd Bank of Communications 5.50 Bank of China Limited ...5.50 Bank of Taiwan ...5.50 Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi ...5.75 Banque Internationale a
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      Lock icon Director trades surge, buybacks fall
      1652 7  -  INSIDE MARKETS By ROBERT HALILI The writer is managing director, Asia Insider Limited DIRECTOR activity has surged, with 22 companies recording 53 transactions worth $29.1 million based on filings with the exchange from April 8 to 12. The figures were sharply up from the previous
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      403 5 SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS LIMITED Incorporated in Singapore. Co. Reg. No. *****2868E Unaudited Results for the Second Quarter ended February 28, 2013 (Extract) GROUP FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Change /;< 1H 2013 $’000 1H 2012 $’000 Change GROUP CASH FLOWS 2Q 2013 $’000 2Q 2012 $’000 Operating revenue 282,183 298,451 (5.5) 604,275 630,857
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  • SINGAPORE MARKETS
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      Lock icon Markets’ reliance on QE most worrying
      723 6  -  STOCKS R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent LA S T w e e k s co l umn picked Wall Street as the world’s number one safe haven, the default market for big money to park itself in times of trouble. As it turned out, US
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      Lock icon Yen’s slide stops short of 100-per-dollar; kiwi rises
      476 6 CURRENCIES Bloomberg [NEW YORK] The yen stopped just short of 100 to the US dollar last week, a level it hasn’t reached in four years, as it slid after the Bank of Japan announced unprecedented stimulus measures on April 4 to end
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      1325 6 Consensus No. of Forecast Mean Fri’s recommendation esti-EPS PE target price Company name This wk Last mth mates (cents) (ratio) price AIMS AMP Capital Ind REIT 2.00 2.50 3 8.90 18.82 1.72 1.66 Amtek Engineering Ltd 3.25 3.25 4 0.05 8.22 0.61 0.52 ARA Asset Management 2.57 2.57
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      4 6 WEEKLY
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      73 6 Apr 12 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS -347.00 +43.00 BT CADI -*****.00 -61.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -34.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 838.08 +4.78 FTSE ST Small Cap 584.27 -1.32 FTSE ST All Share 816.51 -2.07 FTSE ST China Top 220.37 +0.22 FTSE ST China 249.53 +1.01 FTSE
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      Lock icon MOST ACTIVE STOCKS
      52 6 VOLUME SingHaiyi 1,055,243,000 Digiland 913,433,000 AdvanceSCT 829,700,000 Contel 639,757,000 WE Hldgs 619,978,000 Innopac 384,819,000 MDR 368,793,000 ICP 365,095,000 Transcu Grp 343,177,000 Albedo 326,246,000 VALUE($) GLP 489,993,126 SingTel 293,302,719 DBS Grp 228,285,564 Keppel Corp 198,187,139 CapitaLand 191,207,751 UOB 146,901,230 OCBC Bk 136,497,026 ISDN Hldgs 133,865,350 Wilmar 131,254,695 SPH
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      Lock icon Oil prices hit 8-month low; gold slumps
      489 6 COMMODITIES AFP [LONDON] Brent crude oil sank last week to an eight-month low, hit by the poor outlook after a raft of demand forecast downgrades and in line with the stronger US dollar, analysts said. Precious metal gold meanwhile dived under US$1,500 per
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      117 6 BY CENTS CLOSE UP DBXT AUD Bonds 5AU$ ***** 255.7 1.1 DBXT MSJAP 10US$ 4399 216.7 4.1 DBXT MSEurope 10US$ 5037 144.9 2.4 DBXT E50 10US$ 4130 125.0 2.5 DBXT MSKorea 10US$ 5658 91.6 1.3 IS S&P500 ***** 73.0 0.4 DBXT MSTHAI 10US$ 2258 54.5 2.0 GLD 10US$ *****
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      128 6 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN Hyflux 6% CPS 10 ***** -265.0 -2.4 JMH 6481 -256.3 -3.1 JSH 3840 -132.5 -2.7 DBXT FTVietnam 10US$ 2510 -87.9 -2.8 DBXT S&P Short 10US$ 3113 -79.2 -2.0 DBXT MSAsExJp 10US$ 3249 -70.6 -1.7 Jardine C&C 5080 -58.0 -1.1 Lyxor MS India 10US$ 1324 -52.0
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      5 6 WEEKLY
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
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      Lock icon SAILING BEAUTIES
      153 8  -  TEXT AND PHOTO BY JOHN HENG OVER the weekend, Singapore's Marina Bay Reservoir was graced by eight gigantic Extreme 40's catamarans (double hulled boats), helmed by some of the world's best sailors. Those who turned up at the free entry event were rewarded with sights of these gorgeous
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      2430 8 Payment Ex Rec Pay Ann (cts) date date date date 8Telecom Int'l bn 0.114 24-Apr 26-Apr 10-May 05-Apr Action Asia ak 0.700 10-May 14-May 28-May 04-Mar Advanced Hldgs ak 0.300 03-May 07-May 22-May 11-Apr Adv Integrated Mfg ak 0.160 06-May 08-May 20-May 04-Mar AEI Corporation an 1.000 02-May
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      Lock icon 6 units up for bulk sale at 8 Nassim Hill
      368 8  -  Developer gets feelers from prospective buyers for units kept as investment property By JASMINE NG SIX freehold residences at 8 Nassim Hill have been put on the market for bulk sale with a price tag of $58 million to $59
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      712 8 COMPANY MEETING PLACE DATE TIME Challenger Tech A 1 Ubi Link, Challenger TecHub 15-Apr 10.00am Megachem A 11 Tuas Link 1 15-Apr 10.00am StarHub A StarHub Auditorium E 67 Ubi Avenue #03-01 (South Wing) 15Apr 10.00am StarHub Green 15-Apr 10.30am Vallianz A 12 Intl Business Park #03-02 Swiber@IBP
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      961 8 DELONG HOLDINGS DELONG HOLDINGS LIMITED (Company Registration. No. *****5215G) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Delong Holdings Limited will be held at Capital Tower, 168 Robinson Road Level 9, Singapore *****2 on Tuesday, 30 April
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  • VIEWS FROM THE TOP
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      Lock icon When the flight is just right
      3578 10 THIS WEEK’S TOPIC Have airlines improved their service to business travellers over the years, and if so, how? Is there more they can do? Which flights and/or airlines have come closest to providing what you would consider the perfect business flight experience? Nick Foley
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      1283 11 ADVERTORIAL Great service is its own best reward Douglas Chew finds out what makes this year’s Singapore Service Excellence Medallion winners the gems of the service industry in respective key organisation service attributes: Wing Tai Retail for Service Leadership, DFS Galleria for People Practices, Brother International for Service Innovation, and
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      11 11 For the complete list of views from CEOs, go to http://businesstimes.com.sg
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  • BT-CITIBANK YOUNG INVESTORS' FORUM
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      Lock icon A fundamental look at value
      1501 12  -  Calculations such as ROE, quick ratio and free cash flow can help an investor understand a company, says CAI HAOXIANG HOW do you judge whether a stock is a good buy? Newbie investors usually come across two schools of thought: technical analysis and fundamental analysis.
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      Lock icon Giving startups a leg-up in hiring
      1275 12  -  Experienced recruiter offers tips on how they should go about finding the right talent, reports CAI HAOXIANG STARTING YOUNG reportsCAI reportsCAI HAOXIANG WHEN starting a business, entrepreneurs often have to do everything themselves. It is difficult to find others to work for low pay
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      156 12 Get started now Be a young investor DO you aspire to be a successful young investor? Are you keen on taking the first step towards achieving that? The BT-Citibank Young Investors’ Forum is no typical page extracted from a financial textbook. This forum will present step-by-step guides on how to
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  • MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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      Lock icon M’sian secondary home market to remain slow in H1
      710 13 Buyers prefer new project launches with scheme in which developer bears interest on loans until property is completed [KUALA LUMPUR] Demand in Malaysia’s secondary property market is expected to remain slow during the first half of this year, a reflection of
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      Lock icon Indonesia wants to scrap regional rubber deal aimed at price support
      442 13 Jakarta says agreement with M’sia and Thailand to trim exports has not served its purpose Reuters [BANGKOK] Indonesia, the world’s second largest producer of rubber, wants fellow producers Thailand and Malaysia to abandon a pact to trim exports of
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  • GREATER CHINA/INDIA
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      Lock icon Bird flu spreads with cases in Henan, Beijing
      1162 14 Good news is, there is no evidence of sustained human to human transmission Bloomberg AP [BEIJING] Bird flu has spread to China’s Henan province, which is next to Beijing, following an announcement on Saturday that a seven-year-old girl had become the first
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      Lock icon BURSA MALAYSIA
      1457 14 VOL Apr 12 RM +/-(‘000) VOL Advance Synerg 0.14 0.01 28 Adventa Bhd 0.69 Ae Multi Hldgs 0.23 unch 215 Affin Holdings 3.49 unch 177 Ahmad Zaki Res 0.76 0.01 437 Airasia Bhd 2.84 unch 2477 Alliance Finan 181 Aluminium Co 0.14 Amalgamated In 28 Ammb Hldgs Bhd
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      Lock icon India seeking US, Canada funds to finance deficit
      478 14 Reuters [NEW DELHI] India’s finance minister will seek to drum up foreign investment from the United States and Canada this week to fund a record high current account deficit, even as policymakers debate the risks of over-reli-ance on foreign investors to finance
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      1112 14 CCM GROUP LIMITED (Company Registration Number: *****6763W) (Incorporated in Singapore with limited liability) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) of CCM Group Limited (the “Company”) will be held at Peach Garden Orchid Country Club, 1 Orchid Club Road, #02-35 Social Club
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Germany puts brakes on EU banking union
      512 15 Treaty change needed for bank closure rules, says finance minister Reuters [DUBLIN] Germany said European banking union will require changes to European Union (EU) law, in a call that could slow completion of the plan designed to underpin the euro currency. Speaking after
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      Lock icon IE Singapore in matchmaking role
      520 15  -  Reports by JASMINE NG [SINGAPORE] Singaporean firms looking to do business in Myanmar must acquaint themselves with the importance of relation-ship-building. This is where International Enterprise (IE) Singapore plays the role of a facilitator to help companies find the necessary connections in Myanmar. Ng Cheong
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      Lock icon Just Myanmar will do
      241 15 ‘Myanmar’ is used to refer to the culture, people, language [SINGAPORE] Myanmar, with its historical, business and legal complexities, has come up with a surprisingly easy adjective to describe its culture just Myanmar. “We use the word ‘Myanmar’ to refer to our culture, our people and
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      Lock icon EU closer to tax evasion clampdown deal
      785 15 Nine countries back an initiative for automatic sharing of bank details Bloomberg Reuters [BRUSSELS] The European Union moved closer to an agreement on a coordinated clampdown on tax evasion as a total of nine countries backed an initiative for automatic sharing of bank
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      Lock icon Alonso wins drama-packed Shanghai race
      407 16 AFP [SHANGHAI] Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso won a drama-packed Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai yesterday, well ahead of the Lotus of Kimi Raikkonen and Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton. The reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel came home fourth after adopting a different tyre strategy, while his Red Bull
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      Lock icon Abe’s TPP initiative faces strong headwinds at home
      796 16  -  Opposition to Japan joining pact is likely to mount in coming months By ANTHONY ROWLEY in Tokyo AFTER 100 days in office, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has signalled that he is in a hurry to achieve his policy objectives by announcing
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    • WORLD WATCH
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        Lock icon Bankers see watered down EU trading tax
        148 16 Reuters [LONDON] Bankers are confident that they can persuade the European Union that its proposed financial trading tax poses enough risks to struggling economies and banks to warrant being watered down. Their campaign against the tax, which will be imposed by 11 of
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        Lock icon Aussie PM to boost education spending
        88 16 Bloomberg [CANBERRA] Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard proposed to boost spending on education by A$14.5 billion (S$18.8 billion) over six years in what she called the biggest overhaul of education funding in 40 years. The move, announced ahead of a federal election to be
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        Lock icon Thatcher supporters plan library, museum
        104 16 AFP [LONDON] Admirers of late British prime minister Margaret Thatcher are planning to create a new library and museum in London to celebrate her legacy and shape the future of conservative politics. Backers revealed late Saturday that they aim to raise £15 million (S$28.5 million)
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      Lock icon US, China to set up cyber security group
      381 18 Move comes amid accusations of data theft by both countries AFP [BEIJING] China and the US, which are embroiled in a bitter dispute over hacking, have agreed to set up a cybersecurity working group, US Secretary of State John Kerry said. “All
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      Lock icon US vows to defend Japan from N Korea’s threats
      781 18 Kerry warns Chinese leaders that stakes for global, regional security are high AFP [TOKYO] US Secretary of State John Kerry told Japan yesterday the United States would protect it from North Korea’s threats, after securing a commitment from China to rein
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      Lock icon Showdown looms in Italy’s political drama
      742 19 Talks on presidential election may help end deadlock on creation of new govt AFP [ROME] Italy’s political leaders finally face a week of reckoning after nearly two months of disarray caused by a general election that left no clear winner but showed anger against
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      Lock icon South Korea’s own Iron Lady is battle-ready
      882 20 Through the current standoff with North Korea, she dispels doubts about a female president NYT [SEOUL] Her mother was shot by an assassin. Her father, a staunchly an-ti-Communist dictator, was similarly killed. And she survived a vicious razor attack to the face. Nobody
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      Lock icon Gold as a safe haven getting a solid shake
      831 22  -  Market is jittery after European Central Bank’s demand that Cyprus sell its gold holdings By in NEIL BEHRMANN in London A SUDDEN gold price slump on Friday has raised questions about the metal’s safe haven status. European Central Bank’s (ECB) demand
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      Lock icon G-20 to mull paring of debt to 90% of GDP
      622 24 Fallout of advanced economies’ monetary easing on emerging markets also on agenda Reu ters [DUBLIN] Financial leaders of the world’s 20 biggest economies meeting this week in Washington will consider a proposal to cut their public debt over the longer
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      Lock icon EU, Japan begin trade talks to get economies back on track
      565 26 But considerable differences are in the way, including cultural ones AFP [BRUSSELS] The EU and Japan begin a first round of talks today on one of the world’s biggest free trade accords, part of a push to boost growth
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      Lock icon JPMorgan results pile more pressure on CEO
      1187 28 Jamie Dimon already faces vote that could strip him of chairman’s role Reuters [NEW YORK] JPMorgan Chase Co chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon, who came through the financial crisis relatively unscathed, is suddenly looking a little less secure. The top US bank by
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      249 15 Broadcasts sia2013 CommniBhsia2013 [ntErnriSEMT2II13 The 10 th International Information Technology Exhibition Conference for the Enterprise 1 Level 4 5 Basement 2, Level 1 3 18-21 June 2013 Marina Bay Sands, Singapore 'Asia’s largest showcase of a complete digital convergence in infocomm, entertainment and broadcasting industries Witness and source for the
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      2159 16 wt [«;AT3 NOTICES Toll free 1800-289-8822 Email notices@sph.com.sg www.cats.com.sg/notices Notice of Annual General Meeting NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of the Unitholders of Forterra Trust (the “Trust” and Unitholders of the Trust, “Unitholders”) will be held at The Ritz-Carlton Millenia Singapore, 7 Raffles Avenue, Singapore *****9
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      2203 18 >r WAT3 NOTICES Toll free 1800-289-8822 Email notices@sph.com.sg www.cats.com.sg/notices BEST WORLD INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (Company Registration No. *****6030Z) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting ("AGM”) of Best World International Limited (the “Company”) will be held at the
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      2581 20 WATS NOTICES Toll free 1800-289-8822 Email notices@sph.com.sg www.cats.com.sg notices SHANGHAI TURBO ENTERPRISES LTD. (Company Registration No. CT-*****4) (Incorporated in the Cayman Islands) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Shanghai Turbo Enterprises Ltd. (“the Company”) will be held at Samsung Hub Level
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      621 21 Asia Dragon Assets Limited Business Company Number: *****81 In Voluntary Liquidation Notice is hereby given that in accordance with the British Virgin Islands Business Companies Act, 2004 (as amended), the voluntary liquidation of Asia Dragon Assets Limited commenced on 2 April 2013 and that Alison Watson of 21 Collyer Quay
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      23 22 GOOD GAINS Let your investors know by advertising your financial results in our newspapers. Call 1800 289 8822 or email notices@sph.com.sg. WATS NOTICES
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      1224 23 WAT3 NOTICES Toll free 1800-289-8822 Email notices@sph.com.sg www.cats.com.sg/notices ADVENTUS HOLDINGS LIMITED Company Registration No. *****1072R (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at Raffles Town Club, 1 Plymouth Avenue, Singapore *****3
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      1532 23 CONTEL CORPORATION LIMITED (Co. Registration No. *****) (Incorporated in the Bermuda) (the “Company”) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of CONTEL CORPORATION LIMITED (the “Company”) will be held at 80 Robinson Road, #10-01A, Singapore *****8 on Tuesday, 30 April 2013 at 3.00
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      3188 25 DEL MONTE PACIFIC LIMITED (Incorporated in the British Virgin Islands with limited liability on 27 May 1999) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Del Monte Pacific Limited (the “Company”) will be held at M Hotel Singapore, Shenton Room, Basement 1, 81
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      1844 26 Far East Group Limited (Company Registration No.:*****0096C) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore on 18 March 1964) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at 112 Lavender Street #04-00 Far East Refrigeration Building Singapore *****8 on Tuesday,
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      2686 27 HEALTHWAY MEDICAL CORPORATION LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) (Company Registration Number *****8625C) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the sixth Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) of Healthway Medical Corporation Limited (the “Company”) will be held at The National University of Singapore Society, Kent Ridge Guild
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      2757 28 NOTICES Toll free 1800-289-8822 Email notices@sph.com.sg www.cats.com.sg/notices Teledata TELEDATA (SINGAPORE) LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) (Company Registration No. *****0922M) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Annual General Meeting of Teledata (Singapore) Limited (“the Company”) will be held at SAFRA Jurong Club, Evergreen Room
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      2306 29 W SunVic Chemical SUNVIC CHEMICAL HOLDINGS LIMITED (Company Registration No. *****6502E) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at Orchard Room, Level 4. Raffles City Convention Centre, 80 Bras Basah Road,
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      1954 30 CCFH LTD. (Incorporated in Singapore) (Registration No. *****0473E) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of the Company (“AGM”) will be held at Raffles City Convention Centre, Bras Basah Room, 80 Bras Basah Road, Singapore *****0 on Tuesday, 30 April 2013 at 10.00
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      1465 30 Toll free 1800-289-8822 Email notices@sph.com.sg www.cats.com.sg/notices r NOBEL DESIGN HOLDINGS LTD Company Registration No. *****4591E (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Annual General Meeting of NOBEL DESIGN HOLDINGS LTD (the “Company”) will be held at 16 Tai Seng Street,
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      2635 31 (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) (Company Registration No. *****1631D) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of SHC Capital Asia Limited (the “Company”) will be held at Goodwood Park Hotel, 22 Scotts Road, Singapore *****1 on Tuesday, 30 April 2013 at 2.30
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      2630 31 KINGSMEN CREATIVES LTD. (Company Registration Number: *****0790Z) (Incorporated in Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of KINGSMEN CREATIVES LTD. (the “Company”) will be held at 3 Changi South Lane Singapore *****8 on Tuesday, 30 April 2013 at 11.00 a.m. (the “Annual
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      1015 32 It is accelerating strategy to tap Asian growth as Europe stands still Bloomberg [COPENHAGEN] As Europe’s economic slowdown reshapes global trade patterns, the world’s biggest container line is accelerating its strategy to tap Asian growth by starting a new direct route to
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      491 32 AFP [RIO DE JANEIRO] Embraer, the world’s third largest commercial aircraft maker, wants to boost its presence in the lucrative defence sector, with strong support from Brazil’s government. The company aims to increase its sales in the sector by 25 per
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      717 32 Govt ban on ‘dhows’ plying Somalia route choking industry AFP [MANDVI, India] Shailesh Madiyar forlornly surveys the giant shipyard in the Indian port of Mandvi. A place synonymous with wooden boat-building for centuries, it now lies largely deserted. “Four years ago, around 20
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      235 32 SGX '000 Apr 12 S$ +/-Vol CH Offshore 0.48 0.01 117 Chuan Hup Hldg 0.27 -0.01 419 Cosco Corp 0.90 unch 1237 CWT Ltd Ezra Hldgs 1.08 0.02 9498 First Ship Lea Freight Links 0.08 unch 2273 Grand Banks unch unch 0 Jaya Hold Ltd 0.65 -0.01 121
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      320 32 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across 1 Flee, pocketing diamonds after a mischievous adventure (8) 5 Army chaplain having no right on board in a suit (6) 10 Doctor bored with antisocial drug (8,7) 11 Member must have pluck to suggest a practical joke (3-4) 12 Unknown number fired from outside, non-stop (7)
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      907 33  -  By Jaime Ee NEW RESTAURANT Bacchanalia 23A Coleman Street Tel: 6509 1454 Open for dinner only from Tuesday to Friday from 6pm to 1am. Saturday and Sunday: 11am to 5pm IT references the God of Wine and sits in the headquarters of secretive men who won’t
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      701 33  -  By Debbie Yong NEW RESTAURANT Tim Ho Wan #01-29A Plaza Singapura 68 Orchard Road Tel: 6251 2000 NOW that all has been said about the long queues and the sell-out BBQ pork buns at Tim Ho Wan, it’s time to address the
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      3544 34 Week ended: Apr 12 52-wks Last Vol Week Last Quote Div GrYld Net M Cap High Low Company Sale +/-(‘000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 15 11.4 8Telecom 13.6cd +0.6 1295 13.6 12.8 13.3 13.6 10.6 0.8 11.2 65.1 Last Sale Vol 11 7 AEM --AAT
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      308 35 52-wks Last Vol Week Last Quote Div Gr Yld Net M Cap High Low Company Sale +/-(‘000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil Last 4.6 1.3 t Advanced System 1.8 unch ***** 1.9 1.7 1.7 1.9 28.6 Week Last Quote Div Gr Yld Net M Cap High
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      117 35 Stock name Close Change CapMallsAsia 2.020 +0.025 CapitaLand 3.550 +0.020 CapitaMall 2.240 +0.040 CityDev 11.290 +0.020 ComfortDelGro 1.920 DBS Grp 15.670 +0.020 GLP 2.810 +0.040 Genting SP 1.440 -0.015 Golden Agri 0.565 HK Land 7.520 +0.120 Stock name Close Change HPH Trust US$ 0.845 -0.005 JMH
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      2093 35 Transaction date: Apr 12 HONG KONG Vol HK$ +/-'000 Aeon Credit 8.60 unch 0 Aeon Stores '000 Angang Steel 4.66 -0.10 9423 Anhui Conch Anhuiexpresswa 4.20 -0.04 440 Asia Satellite 29.00 0.15 8 Asm Pacific 0.20 Bank Of E Asia 30.05 unch 1649 Beida Jade Bir 0.29 -0.01
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      272 35 52-Wk Last Vol Week Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 50 25.5 AVJennings A37 +2 42 40 35 37 38 3.6 9.5 3 96.3 46.5 30 Genting HK US$ US44 unch ***** 44.5 42.5 43.5 44 2897.2
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      186 35 MAIN CATL TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 10 6 1 0 0 0 10 6 1 Manufacturing 64 84 36 13 14 11 77 98 47 Commerce 29 33 18 7 14 1 36 47 19 Tpt/Stor/Comms 19 24 5
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      1046 35 52-Wk Last Vol Week Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 126 107.1 ABF SG Bond ETF 119.1 +1.1 24 119.2 118 118.5 119.1 543.7 136.8 120.4 CIMB APAC Div 100S$D 136.1 137.1 138 111.7 95.8 CIMB
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      123 35 TURNOVER (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 377,245 377,245 382,592 382,592 Manufacturing 2,503,112 1,265,058 3,768,170 926,664 41,268 967,932 Commerce 1,581,041 1,208,635 2,789,676 468,105 89,596 557,701 Tpt/Stor/Comms 494,672 68,990 563,662 727,441 26,569 754,010 Finance 470,058 706 470,764 675,193 273 675,466 Construction 646,661 166,268
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      26 35 Insiders' trades. Brokers' recommendations. Dividend table. The pages also cover transactions by directors and substantial shareholders. In other words, news you can use. THE BUSINESS TIMES
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      625 36 Apr 12 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT NIKKEI 225 INDEX FUTURES SPOT *****.25 *****.25 *****.86 Jun13 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****3 *****6 Sep13 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 13 3880 MSCI TAIWAN INDEX FUTURES SPOT 282.73 282.97 280.51 Apr13 282.10 282.50 279.80 280.00 ***** *****9 May13 281.70
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      373 36 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Apr 12 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Preliminary 1037.6 -0.6 10.6 -0.6 9.9 -0.6 8.6 EAFE Preliminary 863.0 -0.5 11.4 -0.5 8.2 -0.5 6.9 Europe Preliminary 1215.6 -0.9 6.0
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      471 36 Apr 12 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 1.066 6.527 0.807 8.182 57.483 102.374 1.047 11.909 3.205 1.224 103.554 43.494 1.305 9.417 0.983 31.578 30.597 0.686 1.054 Canada 0.938 6.121
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      67 36 Apr 12 (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$) 3 mths 0.***** 3 mths 6 mths 6 mths 0.***** 9 mths 0.***** 12 mths 0.***** SWAP
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      140 36 Apr 12 GOLD(US$/oz) Apr 12 Apr 11 Hong Kong 1567.50 1567.80 Apr 11 Apr 12 London 1565.46 1503.90 1566.23 1504.65 Source: Thomson Reuters CAST BAR Apr 12 (S$) Selling Buying Kilobar ***** ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (S$) Selling Buying 1gm 139 62 5gm 396 310 10gm 707 620
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      88 36 Apr 12 TREASURY BILLS Period Issue Maturity Yesterday's Day's code Bid High Low 3-Month BQ*****H 11-Jul-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-13 100.16 5-Year N*****0T 2.375 01-Apr-17 100.08
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      53 36 Apr 12 KLCE PALM FUTURES (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Sett Av Vol Open Month Range Price Price High Low Done Position Apr 13 2305.0 601 May 13 2348.0 2327.0 2348.0 2318.0 2032 8129 Jun 13 2367.0 2345.0 2367.0 2336.0 ***** ***** Jul 13 2369.0 2357.0 2374.0 2349.0 5399 *****
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      155 36 Apr 12 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.3047 1.3055 1.0539 1.0544 Canadian dollar 1.2238 1.2240 0.9886 0.9885 Euro 1.6172 1.6176 1.3063 1.3065 NZ dollar 1.0655 1.0663 0.8607 0.8612 Sterling pound 1.9032 1.9037 1.5373 1.5376
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      108 36 Apr 12 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 lb bushels) Close Previous High/Low May 13 1413.00 1402.00 1419.00 1399.50 Jul 13 1379.25 1368.25 1383.75 1365.25 Aug 13 1339.25 1331.00 1342.75 1329.75 Sep 13 1273.25 1267.25 1276.75 1266.00 SOYBEAN OIL (60,000 lbs; US cent/lb) Close Previous High/Low May 13
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      94 36 Apr 12 COCOA (£/tonne) Close Prev High Low May 13 1504 1488 1509 1481 Jul 13 1504 1488 1512 1481 Sep 13 1514 1499 1521 1494 Dec 13 1520 1505 1529 1500 COFFEE(US$/tonne) Close Prev High Low May 13 2030 2006 2043 2002 Jul 13 2069 2048 2079 2046
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      1011 36 BONDS, WARRANTS EXTENDED SETTLEMENT Prem Expiry Vol Conv Exer Disc Gear-Mths Company Last Sale +or-('000) Ratio Price ing Left Asia-Pacific Strategic W*****6 4 1 146 669 4.88 13 Albedo Limited W*****9 Ratio Exer Asiatravel.com HoldingsW*****7 1 -2 1 1 25 15 Asiatravel.com HoldingsW*****5 1.3 -2 1 1 27 39 Disc
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      70 36 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Apr 11 CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Change Brent blend (1-Mth F) 104.98 -0.82 WTI (Near Mth) 93.22 -1.25 Dubai (1-Mth F) 102.62 -0.38 Tapis blend 110.72 -0.54 Minas 104.82 -0.54 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha 94.67 -2.33 Jet Kerosene 118.74 -0.65 US$/barrel OpecOil Basket
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      22 36 Apr 12 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.2379 1.2380 2-months 1.2378 1.2380 3-months 1.2377 1.2383 6-months 1.2373 1.2388 Source: OCBC
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      66 36 Apr 12 Apr Aluminium, 99.7% purity(US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 1818.75 1864.50 3 months 1853.50 1898.00 Copper, Grade A(US$/tonne) Cash 7374.90 7579.00 3 months 7406.50 7610.00 Lead(US$/tonne) Cash 2025.50 2059.00 3 months 2049.00 2084.00 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.00 3 months *****.00 *****.00 Tin (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.00 3
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      121 36 As at 9am Apr 12 Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Sell Buy Aust dollar 1.336 1.273 Can dollar 1.254 1.195 Euro 1.662 1.583 Sterling pound 1.943 1.869 NZ dollar 1.104 1.042 US dollar 1.264 1.204 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign
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      157 36 Apr 12 $S Offer Bid 0vernight 0.08 0.03 1-month 3/8 1/4 2-months 3/8 1/4 3-months 3/8 1/4 Overnight mode: 0.05 US$ Offer Bid 7 days 0.22 0.12 1 month 0.28 0.18 2 months 0.40 0.20 3 months 0.45 0.25 6 months 0.60 0.40 9 months 0.75 0.55 12
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    2771 37 BALISA SHIPPING TRADING PTE LTD 8 Shenton Way, #40-03A, Singapore *****1 Tel: 6345 5700 Fax: 6345 5227 Email: singapore@balisagp.com UEN NO. *****3249E UK CONTINENT SERVICE U.S.A. SERVICE n GLOBAL SERVICE Destination STXPO TBN Antwerp/UK *Loads Singapore, E./W. Malaysia, Indonesia MIDDLE-EAST SERVICE CONVENTIONAL, BREAKBULK PROJECT Destination STXPO TBN Camden/New
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      1027 40  -  New data centre here to ensure data sovereignty and offer customers flexibility, writesAMIT ROY CHOUDHURY writesAMIT writesAMIT ROY CHOUDHURY ORACLE’Stransitioninto a maj or S aa S (software as a ser vice) player in the region got a major boost with the
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      558 40  -  The S4’s Group Play links multiple units without WiFi, 3G, 4G By NG SAI YING A RECENT Singapore media preview introduced two long-awaited Samsung devices: the Galaxy S4 and the Galaxy Note 8.0. Leveraging on previous successful editions, both devices are packed
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