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Title Section25 2013-06-06 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES S$1.00 online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg SfCl A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION CO R GN NO *****2868E MICA (P) 074/08/2012 Thursday, June 6, 201325 words
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Article, Illustration641 2013-06-06 1 LYNN KAN - Regulations to save environment may mean huge bills for shipping industry By LYNN KAN [SINGAPORE] The shipping industry is sailing into a storm of mounting costs as new environmental regulations kick in. One of its top leaders fears that it willSource: International Chamber of Shipping - 641 words
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933 2013-06-06 1 ANDREA SOH - S’pore’s neutrality has positioned it at heart of trade; yuan-clearing facility will help By ANDREA SOH [SINGAPORE] The new yuan-clearing facility in Singapore is expected to further cement Singapore’s position as an iron ore trading hub. Already, about one quarter of all933 words
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MARKETS DIGEST
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Article65 2013-06-06 1 HST INDEX 3,243.43 (-47.92) HST INDEX FUTURES 3,244.00 (-48.00) HSIMSCI 365.35 (-4.91) HSIMSCI FUTURES 365.40 (-4.50) US$ S$ US$ (S$ per US$) 1.249 (US$/S$ per 1.533 1.915 EURO (US$/S$/€ 1.308 1.633 Foreign currency per US$ S$ YEN 99.70 79.90 RM 3.084 2.469 HK$ 7.761 6.215 BAHT 30.57 24.48 RUPIAH65 words
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Article48 2013-06-06 1 Wednesday Change KL COMP 1,774.42 -2.32 NIKKEI 225 13,014.87 -518.89 HANG SENG 22,069.24 -216.28 SET INDEX 1,522.66 -32.95 JAKARTA COMP 5,001.22 -20.39 MANILA COMP 6,557.89 -115.58 SEOUL COMP 1,959.19 -30.32 SHENZHEN B 867.11 +1.60 MUMBAI IND 19,568.22 +22.44 12noon EDT Change DOW 15,028.37 -149.17 NASDAQ 3,412.67 -32.5948 words
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Article21 2013-06-06 1 SINGAPORE 5.38 HONG KONG 6.55 HONG KONG 5.00 JAPAN 12.962 TAIWAN 5.036 JAPAN 1.475 SWITZERLAND 9.33 BRITAIN Source: Bloomberg21 words
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Advertisement215 2013-06-06 1 STOCKS Markets’ rally ending? Analysts stay upbeat PAGE 11 ISLAMIC FINANCE AMBITIONS Ways for S’pore to be an Islamic financing hub PAGE 4 NOT MAS REGULATED 2 property firms land in MAS alert list PAGE14 COMPANIES OUE gets green light for Reit listing PAGE 6 ASIA REDUXIt's chow time. Grab215 words
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TOP STORIES
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Article369 2013-06-06 2 Wheels turn for iron ore trading hub THE new yuan-clearing facility in Singapore is expected to further cement Singapore’s position as an iron ore trading hub. Already, about one quarter of all iron ore imports into China is booked through the Republic, according to estimates by ABN Amro369 words
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785 2013-06-06 2 ANDREA SOH - It aims to beat the competition in West by staying ahead of changing rules By ANDREA SOH [SINGAPORE] The Singapore Exchange (SGX) may be holding pole position with its iron ore swaps, but it is not resting on its785 words
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783 2013-06-06 2 TEH SHI NING - Report puts NY, London in front and HK, Tokyo behind By TEH SHI NING [SINGAPORE] Singapore’s future competitiveness will be enough to keep it as the most competitive city in Asia and the third most competitive city globally in 2025, going783 words
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Article, Illustration568 2013-06-06 4 KENNETH LIM - Country can tap its pull for cross-border liquidity management By KENNETH LIM [SINGAPORE] Cross-border transactions and access to the region are among the key selling points for Singapore as an Islamic financing hub, but strong government and industry commitment are also required forPHOTO: ARTHUR LEE - 568 words
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Article, Illustration579 2013-06-06 4 ANTHONY ROWLEY - Focus on raising per capita income, setting up special biz zones By in ANTHONY ROWLEY in Tokyo JAPANESE Prime Minister Shinzo Abe yesterday outlined another chapter in his econom i c s t ra t e g y dubbed “Abenomics” with the latest emphasisPHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 579 words
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Article, Illustration369 2013-06-06 4 Xin hua [NEW YORK] A New York University economics professor says that he doesn’t believe there’s a bubble in the US stock market but one could develop in about two years. “I don’t think today there is a stock market bubbleXinhua - 369 words
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602 2013-06-06 4 Washington wants stiff summits to be a thing of the past AFP [WASHINGTON] The United States hopes the “fast on his feet” style of China’s new President Xi Jinping will loosen the stifling formality of past summits that did little toAFP - 602 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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400 2013-06-06 6 FELDA CHAY - Report says OUE plans to start pre-marketing for the Reit on Monday By FELDA CHAY IN YET another sign that Overseas Union Enterprise (OUE) is close to launching a hospitality and retail real estate investment trust (Reit) initial public offering (IPO), the company400 words
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Article, Illustration373 2013-06-06 6 CARINE LEE - By CARINE LEE MIDAS Holdings’ 32.5 per cent owned company Nanjing SR Puzhen Rail Transport Co Ltd (NPRT), together with consortium partners, has secured a 1.1 billion yuan (S$224 million) metro train contract. It is NPRT’s fourth and largest contract winFILE PHOTO - 373 words
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Article, Illustration530 2013-06-06 6 LEE MEIXIAN - By LEE MEIXIAN UNITED Fiber System (UFS) is starting afresh its bid to acquire Jakarta-list-ed coal miner PT Golden Energy Mines (Gems) through a reverse takeover deal. This follows the termination on May 31 of the original share purchase agreement forSource: Bloomberg - 530 words
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Article, Illustration1314 2013-06-06 11 CAI HAOXIANG - Fund managers too say no signs yet of irrational exuberance By CAI HAOXIANG STOCK markets worldwide have gone up a fair bit in the last four years, especially in the past six months. Worries have surfaced on whether the rally is finally going toPHOTO: REUTERS - 1,314 words
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Article, Illustration568 2013-06-06 12 CAI HAOXIANG - First Eagle recently sold or trimmed its positions in Japanese companies By CAI HAOXIANG THE stock market might be booming, but American value investment firm First Eagle Investment Management, which has US$82 billion of assets under management at end-April, is taking the contrarianPHOTO: REUTERS - 568 words
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371 2013-06-06 12 CAI HAOXIANG - By CAI HAOXIANG COMPANIES seeking to predict their cashflow more efficiently would do well to focus on internal processes and procedures before turning to external technological solutions, a survey of 900 treasurers has found. The Asia Pacific Treasury Barometer survey by Bank371 words
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271 2013-06-06 12 NISHA RAMCHANDANI - By NISHA RAMCHANDANI AIRLINE stocks have seen their share price soar 15 per cent so far this year, outperforming global equity markets, on the back of brighter prospects for the industry. “Markets continue to anticipate better airline financial performance from restructuring efforts,271 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration559 2013-06-06 10 R SIVANITHY - Index falls 1.5% as selling pressure prevails throughout the morning and early afternoon STOCKS R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent AN overnight drop on Wall Street followed by steep falls in Japan and Hong Kong yesterday sent the Straits Times Index (STI) tumbling 47.92Source: Bloomberg - 559 words
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Article73 2013-06-06 10 Jun 5 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS -385.00 -222.00 BT CADI -*****.00 -215.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -39.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 796.08 -10.92 FTSE ST Small Cap 601.49 -1.77 FTSE ST All Share 801.56 -11.02 FTSE ST China Top 207.21 -2.53 FTSE ST China 234.28 -3.78 FTSE73 words
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Article51 2013-06-06 10 VOLUME New Wave 245,419,000 MDR 173,439,000 Innopac 146,201,000 Rowsley 126,856,000 UniFiber 115,286,000 YHM 94,312,000 Yoma 89,800,000 JiutianC 86,878,000 KLW Hldgs 79,469,000 Healthway 77,302,000 VALUE($) SingTel 145,932,442 DBS Grp 113,546,667 Yoma 86,713,765 CapitaLand 68,746,118 UOB 67,736,785 Keppel Corp 66,822,125 Rowsley 57,256,265 OCBC Bk 55,637,450 GLP 54,952,932 Ascendasreit 52,136,96151 words
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Article186 2013-06-06 10 MAIN CATL TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 2 12 0 0 0 0 2 12 0 Manufacturing 28 90 23 3 6 18 31 96 41 Commerce 9 32 22 2 10 3 11 42 25 Tpt/Stor/Comms 6 27 8186 words
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Article993 2013-06-06 10 CAI HAOXIANG - Compiled by CAI HAOXIANG Petra Foods June 5 close: S$4.20 OCBC Investment Research, June 5 PETRA Foods’ share price has dipped by 2.4 per cent since the release of its Q1 2013 results, which were below our expectations. Although this pales in comparison to its year-to-date return of993 words
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Article121 2013-06-06 10 TURNOVER (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 82,154 82,154 127,429 127,429 Manufacturing 503,010 262,331 765,341 185,781 17,867 203,648 Commerce 173,241 109,082 282,323 123,093 9,754 132,847 Tpt/Stor/Comms 128,160 14,492 142,652 262,579 6,009 268,588 Finance 176,994 386 177,380 291,163 177 291,341 Construction 236,270 94,666121 words
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Article116 2013-06-06 10 Stock name Close Change CapMallsAsia 1.935 -0.010 CapitaLand 3.410 -0.080 CapitaMall 2.150 -0.040 CityDev 10.47 -0.380 ComfortDelGro 1.885 -0.020 DBS Grp 16.40 -0.220 GLP 2.730 Genting SP 1.420 -0.015 Golden Agri 0.565 -0.010 HK Land 6.630 -0.180 HPH Trust US$ 0.795 -0.005 JMH 63.53 -0.850 JSH116 words
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Article, Illustration461 2013-06-06 10 CURRENCIES Reuters [LONDON] The yen rose against the US dollar yesterday after new Japanese growth policies fell short of expectations, hitting equities, and as investors awaited clues to future US monetary policy. The dollar was down 0.45 per cent against theReuters; PHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 461 words
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Article111 2013-06-06 10 BY CENTS CLOSE UP Lyxor Indonesia10US$ ***** 358.4 2.8 DBXT S&P Short 10US$ 3020 38.7 1.0 UOB 5.05%NCPS 100 ***** 18.0 0.2 OCBC Bk.ES.1306 1039 11.0 1.1 Civmec 100 10.0 11.1 H Royal 335 7.0 2.1 Creative Tech 258 6.0 2.4 Keppel Corp 1063 6.0 0.6 Rowsley 48 5.0111 words
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Article117 2013-06-06 10 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN JSH 3813 -139.9 -2.9 JMH 6353 -106.1 -1.3 DBXT AUD Bonds 5AU$ ***** -96.9 -0.4 Lyxor MS India 10US$ 1356 -68.7 -3.9 GLD 10US$ ***** -66.2 -0.4 Jardine C&C 4551 -54.0 -1.2 DairyFarm 1262 -48.7 -3.0 DBXT FTChina25 10US$ 2750 -47.5 -1.4 CityDev 1047 -38.0117 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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546 2013-06-06 14 LEE U-WEN - 0.4% drop follows a 0.9% rise the previous year, says MOM report By LEE U-WEN A TIGHT labour market continued to raise workers’ salaries last year, although the growth rate was lower compared to 2011 due to weaker economic conditions, says546 words
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542 2013-06-06 14 GRACE NG - By GRACE NG TWO companies in the overseas real estate business have recently been put on the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) Investor Alert List (IAL). They are Dolphin Capital Asia and Shenton Wealth Holdings. The IAL is a list of unregulated542 words
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527 2013-06-06 14 TEH SHI NING - But being licensed means access to info for reporters, it says By TEH SHI NING YAHOO! News views the new rules requiring online news sites to get licences as “redundant”, given the existing regulations, but the flipside of this is that licensing will pave527 words
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Article, Illustration381 2013-06-06 14 SAMUEL EE - By SAMUEL EE PREMIUMS for Certificates of Entitlement (COEs) yesterday spiked on a combination of price promotions and new model launches. The sales manager of a luxury dealership said: “I would say demand for new cars is still there, cooling measures or no coolingFILE PHOTO - 381 words
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Article, Illustration273 2013-06-06 14 NG ZHUO YANG - By NG ZHUO YANG SOME 142 employees of UBS Singapore spent four days in the past week as game masters, team captains and photographers for the 8th Special Olympics Singapore National Games. In line with the bank’s family-centric approach towards corporate social273 words
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SINGAPORE ACCOUNTANCY CONVENTION
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Article, Illustration885 2013-06-06 15 KAN KWOK LEONG - The drawing up of worldwide accounting standards is gaining momentum, but obstacles remain, reports KAN KWOK LEONG reports KAN KWOK LEONG WITH the global economy still struggling to shake off the effects of the financial crisis of the last decade, there has been a885 words
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MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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637 2013-06-06 16 S JAYASANKARAN - But commentator says ruling party grassroots should decide Najib’s fate By in Kuala S JAYASANKARAN in Kuala Lumpur THE prospect of a challenge to the leadership of Malaysia’s dominant political party, the United Malays National Organisation (Umno), has diminished after top party637 words
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546 2013-06-06 16 PAULINE NG - Solid fundamentals overshadowed by outcry: Maybank By in Kuala PAULINE NG in Kuala Lumpur EVEN as the clamour over the delays to Malaysia’s new budget terminal KLIA2 continues, an investment bank has urged investors to buy shares of its operator, Malaysia Airports546 words
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Article, Illustration394 2013-06-06 16 Reu ters [JAKARTA] Indonesian billionaire Chairul Tanjung has agreed to buy an 80 per cent stake in the country’s second-biggest pay-TV operator, Telkomvision, heating up competition in the emerging pay television market currently controlled by another tycoon, Harry Tanoesoedibjo. JustReuters; PHOTO: REUTERS - 394 words
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305 2013-06-06 16 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Petroliam Nasional Bhd, Malaysia’s state oil company, said first-quarter profit declined 2.7 per cent and full-year earnings will probably be little changed from the previous 12 months. Net income fell to RM20.37 billion (S$8.3 billion) in theBloomberg - 305 words
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GREATER CHINA/INDIA
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Article, Illustration601 2013-06-06 17 HSBC/Markit PMI inches up to 51.2, suggesting that growth is still weak Reuters [BEIJING] Activity in China’s services sector expanded in May but at a pace little changed from the month before, the latest sign that the world’s No 2 economy is strugglingReuters; PHOTO: REUTERS - 601 words
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529 2013-06-06 17 Currency hit by risk aversion and a slew of domestic concerns AFP [NEW DELHI] India’s rupee is flirting with lifetime lows against the dollar as riskwary investors favour the greenback over Asia’s thirdlargest economy which is beset by sharply slower growth, worseningAFP - 529 words
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380 2013-06-06 17 Bloom berg [NEW DELHI] Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s Cabinet approved a nonbinding proposal that would start a conciliation process to resolve a US$2.2 billion tax dispute with Vodafone Group Plc. The decision is the first step towards a resolution whichBloomberg - 380 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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Article, Illustration562 2013-06-06 18 Swan says economy in transition, strong currency making it more challenging AFP [SYDNEY] Australia’s economy grew at a slow-er-than-expected pace in the first three months of the year as the commodi-ties-powered nation faces a painful transition away from its reliance on theAFP; PHOTO: AFP - 562 words
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Article, Illustration442 2013-06-06 18 Stimulus has helped flatten Treasury’s yield curve, he says Bloomberg [SAN FRANCISCO] Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas president Richard Fisher called for a reduction in the Fed’s US$85 billion in monthly bond buying while saying he sees an end toBloomberg - 442 words
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213 2013-06-06 18 AFP [WASHINGTON] The head of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, has warned that the global economy may be slowing more than thought just over a month ago. There are “some glimpses of more somber trends; recent data, for example, suggest some slowdown inAFP - 213 words
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WORLD
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Article, Illustration529 2013-06-06 19 AFP [PASSAU, Germany] Chancellor Angela Merkel pledged 100 million euros (S$163 million) in emergency aid for flood-ravaged areas on Tuesday, as surging waters that have claimed at least 11 lives and forced tens of thousands of evacuations across central Europe bore down towards Germany.AFP; PHOTO: AP - 529 words
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592 2013-06-06 19 It’s too little, says lawyer, citing initial demand of US$50b Re uters [NEW YORK] American International Group Inc (AIG) argued on Tuesday that a proposed US$8.5 billion settlement between Bank of America Corp and investors in Countrywide Financial Corp mortgage-backed securities was not bigReuters - 592 words
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415 2013-06-06 19 Coalition of right-wing politicians launches signature campaign seeking referendum on the issue AFP [GENEVA] A group of right-wing Swiss politicians on Tuesday launched a campaign to defend the country’s cherished banking secrecy, which has come under international pressure amid the fight against taxAFP - 415 words
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Article, Illustration874 2013-06-06 20 Beijing rejects move by Europe, begins probe of wine imports from EU AP Bloomberg [BERLIN] The European Union (EU) says it will impose anti-dumping levies on imports of Chinese solar panels, in a move that could trigger a trade war between twoAP; Bloomberg - 874 words
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252 2013-06-06 20 NYT [WASHINGTON] In a major shake-up of President Barack Obama’s foreign policy inner circle, National Security Adviser Tom Donilon is resigning and will be replaced by Susan Rice, the US ambassador to the United Nations, White House officials said. The planned appointment puts MsNYT - 252 words
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484 2013-06-06 20 April factory orders up 1%, below 1.5% growth forecast LATEST US DATA Reuters Bloomberg [NEW YORK] US companies picked up the pace of hiring in May, but job growth remained sluggish and fell short of economists’ expectations as the goods-produc-ing sector shed payrolls.Reuters; Bloomberg - 484 words
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612 2013-06-06 20 Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] Apple’s first loss against Samsung in a US patent case could mean a ban on imports of some older devices including the iPhone 4, while lessening prospects of the largest smartphone makers ending their legal battles. The USBloomberg - 612 words
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531 2013-06-06 22 Despite reforms, businesses face major hurdles, such as opaque legal framework AFP [NAYPYIDAW] Hundreds of world leaders and industry chiefs met in Myanmar yesterday for Asia’s edition of the World Economic Forum, as the fast-changing nation woos foreign investors following the end ofAFP - 531 words
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Article, Illustration440 2013-06-06 22 Re uters [SYDNEY] James Packer’s Crown Ltd is in talks with a Sri Lankan partner to build a US$350 million hotel and leisure resort in the Indian Ocean island nation, as the Australian gambling tycoon looks to expand his global reach.Reuters - 440 words
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326 2013-06-06 22 Reuters [HANOI] Vietnam, the world’s second-largest rice exporter after India, has lowered export prices of the grain to boost demand as fresh supplies begin to roll in, traders said yesterday. Industry officials expect lower prices to help attract demand from key markets suchReuters - 326 words
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742 2013-06-06 24 7,400, or 50% of current staff, to be added over 3 years AP [SAN FRANCISCO] Apple expects to expand its Silicon Valley workforce by nearly 50 per cent during the next three years, signalling the company’s faith in its ability to keepAP - 742 words
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Article, Illustration679 2013-06-06 24 President’s actions aimed at improving incentives for high-tech innovation Reuters [WASHINGTON] US President Barack Obama took steps on Tuesday intended to curb lawsuits brought by companies, disparagingly called “patent trolls”, that make or sell nothing but specialise in suing others for infringement, andReuters; PHOTO: AFP - 679 words
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730 2013-06-06 24 NYT [NEW YORK] As businesses demand more services to be delivered over the Internet, the titans of technology are stepping up their offerings delivered from data centres afar, so-called cloud computing. IBM announced on Tuesday that it had agreed toNYT - 730 words
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443 2013-06-06 26 EDITORIAL A SPATE of spectacular corporate failures such as Enron, WorldCom and Parmalat about a decade ago led to swift government action to deal with shortcomings in the financial reporting of publicly listed companies. More stringent reporting and disclosure requirements were introduced, most443 words
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Article, Illustration788 2013-06-06 26 FRANK CHING - THE BOTTOM LINE FRANK CHING The writer is a Hong Kong-based journalist and commentator. Follow him on Twitter: @FrankChing1 EIGHTEEN months ago, US President Barack Obama hurled a challenge at China, telling it to behave like a “grown-up” and788 words
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Article, Illustration1125 2013-06-06 26 ANTHONY ROWLEY - Some are hoping for an orderly exit at crunch time but that’s not how bourses work ANTHONY ROWLEY Tokyo Correspondent WARNINGS about the risks in financial markets once the US Federal Reserve starts to unwind its mega-monetary easing are rising toPHOTO: REUTERS - 1,125 words
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Article, Illustration1109 2013-06-06 27 THOMAS MENKHOFF - S’pore is one of the most innovative countries, but its potential for innovativeness needs to be further harnessed By THOMAS MENKHOFF The writer is a professor of organisational behaviour human resources at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University IN 2010, communications expertPHOTO: REUTERS - 1,109 words
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Article, Illustration866 2013-06-06 27 V SHANKAR - By V SHANKAR The writer is group executive director and CEO, Europe, Middle East, Africa and the Americas, at Standard Chartered Bank IWAS recently at the Milken Institute Global Conference 2013 in Los Angeles and, for the first time in itsPHOTO: REUTERS - 866 words
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Article, Illustration672 2013-06-06 28 NISHA RAMCHANDANI - It will launch more North Asia flights and is investing heavily to improve service standards By NISHA RAMCHANDANI DELTA Air Lines will continue to invest in the Asia-Pacific, building up its network, with a focus on North Asia, over the next three to672 words
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449 2013-06-06 28 NYT [TOKYO] As Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner returns to the skies, Japanese pilots are nervous about whether they would receive enough warning about any hazards with the jetliner’s new battery system. Toshikazu Nagasawa, the director at the Air Line Pilots’ Association ofNYT - 449 words
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239 2013-06-06 28 MARIA MALA YOGALINGAM - Partners to jointly run activities, ad campaigns By MARIA MALA YOGALINGAM SINGAPORE Airlines has signed a memorandum of cooperation with Changi Airport Group (CAG) and South African Tourism (SAT) to promote travel to South Africa. Under the agreement, the three parties will jointly239 words
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488 2013-06-06 28 LYNN KAN - By LYNN KAN CONTAINER shipping companies could start making a profit as soon as the second half of 2013, said Nomura in a research note. The investment house said that the H2 recovery will be driven by better Asia-Europe freight rates due to488 words
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295 2013-06-06 28 NISHA RAMCHANDANI - By NISHA RAMCHANDANI BUDGET carrier Scoot hit a rough patch when a game launched to celebrate its first anniversary experienced a technical glitch. Dubbed the “World’s Longest Virtual Flight”, the game requires contestants to board a virtual flight, following which they have to click295 words
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Article231 2013-06-06 28 SGX '000 Jun 5 S$ +/-Vol CH Offshore 0.43 unch 157 Chuan Hup Hldg 0.27 unch 160 Cosco Corp 0.79 -0.01 1609 S$ First Ship Lea Freight Links 0.10 unch 5327 Grand Banks unch unch 0 Jaya Hold Ltd Chuan Hup Hldg K1Ventures...............0.17 unch 6624 Keppel Corp 10.63231 words
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Miscellaneous335 2013-06-06 28 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across 6 One in affair with members of the Government? Documentation is kept here (6,7) 8 Exaggerate having left party (6) 9 Old writer and editor at university talked freely (6,2) 10 Call a boffin his place of work is in here (3) 11 A feature of some335 words
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Article1505 2013-06-06 29 BALISA SHIPPING TRADING PTE LTD 8 Shenton Way, #40-03A, Singapore *****1 Tel: 6345 5700 Fax: 6345 5227 Email: singapore@balisagp.com UEN NO. *****3249E UK CONTINENT SERVICE U.S.A. SERVICE n GLOBAL SERVICE Destination STXPO TBN Antwerp/UK *Loads Singapore, E./W Malaysia, Indonesia MIDDLE-EAST SERVICE CONVENTIONAL, BREAKBULK PROJECT Destination STXPO TBN Camden/New1,505 words
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Article3125 2013-06-06 30 Transaction date: Jun 5 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 10.4 7 AEM --AAT M Cap 188 106 AIMSAMPIReit 166 -1 1341 168 163.5 1663,125 words
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Article248 2013-06-06 31 52-wks Last Vol Day Last Quote Div Gr Yld Net M Cap High Low Company Sale +/-(‘000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil Company Last Sale 2.4 1.3 t Advanced System 1.6 unch 2036 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.7 25.4 Vol Cooo) Day High Last Quote Low Buyer248 words
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Article10898 2013-06-06 31 UNIT TRUST FUNDS UNIT TRUSTS APS Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Asset Mat Pte Ltd APS Alpha FundCl A!** Aberdeen Asset Mgt Asia Limited Aberdeen Asset Mat Asia Limited Asian Local Ccy SD Bond 1.006/ Asian Smaller Cos!" 2.0709/ EM local Ccy Bond 0 9838/ European Opportunities!’’ 1.202/ Global Emerging10,898 words
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Article249 2013-06-06 31 52-Wk Last Vol Day Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil Low 52 30.5 Genting HK US$ US49.5 +0.5 8273 50 48.5 49.5 50 3259.3 Last 260 183 TanChongInt HK240 unch 12 240 234 234 240 4.3 2.9249 words
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Article899 2013-06-06 31 52-Wk Last Vol Day Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 126 107.1 ABF SG Bond ETF Company 143 120.4 CIMB APAC Div 100S$D 137.5 -0.5 0 137.5 137.5 135.5 136.4 114.4 96 CIMB APAC Div 100US$899 words
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Article649 2013-06-06 32 Jun 5 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT NIKKEI 225 INDEX FUTURES SPOT *****.75 *****.42 *****.16 Jun13 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****2 *****0 Sep13 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 8538 ***** MSCI TAIWAN INDEX FUTURES SPOT 293.23 294.01 291.58 Jun13 291.80 293.50 290.60 291.70 ***** *****9 Jul13 287.10649 words
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373 2013-06-06 32 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Jun 4 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Preliminary 1063.6 0.4 13.4 0.4 13.3 0.4 10.5 EAFE Preliminary 872.8 0.9 12.7 0.8 9.2 0.9 6.5 Europe Preliminary 1250.8 0.4 9.0373 words
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Article471 2013-06-06 32 Jun 5 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 0.992 5.874 0.733 7.439 54.172 94.010 0.956 10.700 2.956 1.197 94.432 40.261 1.197 9.465 0.908 28.551 29.298 0.625 0.959 Canada 1.008 5.922471 words
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Article69 2013-06-06 32 Jun 5 (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$) 0.***** 3 mths 3 mths 0.***** 6 mths 0.***** 9 mths 0.***** 12 mths 0.***** SWAP Mid69 words
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Article137 2013-06-06 32 Jun 5 GOLD(US$/oz) Jun 04 Jun 05 Hong Kong 1415.00 1411.00 Jun 03 Jun 04 London 1408.09 1394.72 1409.81 1395.67 Source: Thomson Reuters CAST BAR Jun 05 (S$) Selling Buying Kilobar ***** ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (S$) Selling Buying 1gm 127 57 5gm 362 283 10gm 646 566137 words
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Article92 2013-06-06 32 Jun 5 TREASURY BILLS Period Issue Maturity Yesterday's Day's code Bid High Low 3-Month BQ*****X 05-Sep-13 0.24 6-Month BS*****H 29-Nov-13 0.26 1-Year BY*****H 02-May-14 0.26 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year N*****0S 0.25 01-Feb-15 100.06 100.18 100.02 5-Year N*****0T 0.592 words
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Article57 2013-06-06 32 Jun 5 KLCE PALM FUTURES (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Sett Av Vol Open Month Range Price Price High Low Done Position Jun 13 2334.0 2369.0 2363.0 2334.0 25 1136 Jul 13 2367.0 2395.0 2397.0 2358.0 1487 ***** Aug 13 2373.0 2403.0 2406.0 2364.0 ***** ***** Sep 13 2375.0 2400.057 words
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Article155 2013-06-06 32 Jun 5 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.1966 1.1973 0.9583 0.9588 Canadian dollar 1.2066 1.2072 0.9667 0.9663 Euro 1.6329 1.6333 1.3077 1.3079 NZ dollar 1.0002 1.0004 0.8010 0.8011 Sterling pound 1.9146 1.9152 1.5333 1.5336155 words
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Article109 2013-06-06 32 Jun 4 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 lb bushels) Close Previous High/Low Jul 13 1528.75 1532.50 1533.00 1518.00 Aug 13 1452.00 1458.25 1460.00 1444.00 Sep 13 1360.25 1367.00 1368.00 1351.25 Nov 13 1316.00 1325.50 1324.75 1304.00 SOYBEAN OIL (60,000 lbs; US cent/lb) Close Previous High/Low Jul 13109 words
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Article95 2013-06-06 32 Jun 4 COCOA (£/tonne) Close Prev High Low Jul 13 1528 1507 1532 1500 Sep 13 1530 1510 1533 1503 Dec 13 1531 1511 1533 1504 Mar 14 1529 1509 1530 1503 COFFEE(US$/tonne) Close Prev High Low Jul 13 1876 1884 1892 1871 Sep 13 1904 1914 1920 190095 words
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967 2013-06-06 32 BONDS, WARRANTS EXTENDED SETTLEMENT Prem Expiry Vol Conv Exer Disc Gear-Mths Company Last Sale +or-('000) Ratio Price ing Left (’000) Albedo Limited W*****9 0.9 unch 1500 Ratio Ascendas Reit.ES.1306 Price Asiatravel.com HoldingsW*****7 1 unch 5 1 25 13 Asiatravel.com HoldingsW*****5 2 -0.2 5 1 27 37 Best World Intl Ltd967 words
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Article70 2013-06-06 32 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Jun 04 CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Change Brent blend (1-Mth F) 102.12 0.34 WTI (Near Mth) 93.38 0.05 Dubai (1-Mth F) 98.42 1.07 Tapis blend 105.43 1.14 Minas 99.43 1.44 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha 95.11 2.89 Jet Kerosene 114.50 1.81 US$/barrel OpecOil Basket70 words
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Article22 2013-06-06 32 Jun 5 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.2487 1.2488 2-months 1.2486 1.2488 3-months 1.2486 1.2488 6-months 1.2483 1.2491 Source: OCBC22 words
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Article65 2013-06-06 32 Jun-04 Aluminium, 99.7% purity(US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 1920.00 1897.75 3 months 1946.00 1925.00 Copper, Grade A(US$/tonne) Cash 7423.25 7309.25 3 months 7455.00 7340.00 Lead(US$/tonne) Cash 2246.50 2224.00 3 months 2240.00 2224.00 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash *****.50 *****.00 3 months *****.00 *****.00 Tin (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.00 3 months *****.0065 words
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Article121 2013-06-06 32 As at 9am Jun 05 Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Sell Buy Aust dollar 1.237 1.179 Can dollar 1.235 1.188 Euro 1.678 1.599 Sterling pound 1.956 1.881 NZ dollar 1.029 0.990 US dollar 1.279 1.219 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign121 words
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Article157 2013-06-06 32 Jun 5 $S Offer Bid 0vernight 0.01 par 1-month 3/8 1/4 2-months 3/8 1/4 3-months 3/8 1/4 Overnight mode: 0.05 US$ 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 12157 words
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Article, Illustration1390 2013-06-06 33 STEPHANIE ROSENBLOOM - The most compelling and unnerving of these technologies is biometrics, reports STEPHANIE ROSENBLOOM NYT [NEW YORK] GOOD BYE, plastic hotel room key. So long, wallet. Farewell, camera. These days you don’t need any of the above to unlock a hotel room, buy a mojito or snapNYT; PHOTOS: NYT - 1,390 words
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Article762 2013-06-06 33 PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS FOR DISTRICTS 2 TO 28 WITH CONTRACT DATES BETWEEN MAY 8 AND MAY 14, 2013 PROJECT NAME/ STREET NAME PROP TYPE CONTRACT DATE TENURE BUILT -IN/LAND AREA*(SQ FT) PRICE (S$'000) PSF (S$) District 2 NON-LANDED Duxton Hill Apt 10/05/2013 99 1244 8350 6711 District 4 NON-LANDED The762 words
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292 2013-06-06 34 Xinhua [DHAKA] The Bangladeshi government yesterday signed a deal with a Bangla-desh-Malaysia joint venture to construct an 11 km approach road that links up with the country’s proposed Padma bridge. Bangladesh’s Abdul Monem Limited (AML) and Malaysia’s HCM Engineering Sdn Bhd have formed theXinhua - 292 words
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Article, Illustration678 2013-06-06 34 Chaotic planning system, poor leasing market outweigh building boom Reuters [LONDON] A protest against plans to fell trees for a development near Istanbul’s Taksim Square, the precursor to five days of rioting, reflects the scarcity of open space in Turkey’s largest city,Reuters; PHOTO: AFP - 678 words
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Article, Illustration280 2013-06-06 34 Buying at low capitalisation rates makes exiting hard Bloomberg [LOS ANGELES] Investor demand for top buildings in major US markets is driving property prices so high that returns may be limited, said Jeff Blau, chief executive officer of Related Cos. Buying at lowBloomberg - 280 words
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154 2013-06-06 34 Reuters [MUMBAI] The Blackstone Group is in advanced talks to buy a business park in India’s financial capital Mumbai for about 10 billion rupees (S$220 million), two sources with direct knowledge of the situation said on Tuesday. Indian property fund IL&FS Milestone ownsReuters - 154 words
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Article, Illustration748 2013-06-06 35 Buyers pay dizzying sums for condos up to US$100m for a single penthouse AFP [NEW YORK] While many people scrimp and save to buy their first modest home and others rent for life, New York is seeing a boom in housing construction for theAFP; PHOTO: AFP - 748 words
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390 2013-06-06 35 Bloomberg [SYDNEY] QIC Global Real Estate, the property arm of Queensland state’s asset management company with A$10 billion (S$11.9 billion), plans to buy more US malls after investing in shopping centres in the world’s biggest economy. The unit of QIC Ltd, basedBloomberg - 390 words
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286 2013-06-06 35 Bloomberg [SYDNEY] Federation Centres, the shopping mall operator formerly known as Centro Retail Australia, agreed to sell half stakes in six properties for A$602 million (S$718 million) to investment management firm Challenger Ltd. The properties, in New South Wales, Victoria andBloomberg - 286 words
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Article, Illustration420 2013-06-06 36 Price paid by China Overseas Land unit higher than forecast; foreigners barred from buying homes built on the plots Bloomberg [HONG KONG] The government sold two residential sites on which apartments built can only be purchased by local buyers at a price higherBloomberg; PHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 420 words
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527 2013-06-06 36 Bloomberg [LOS ANGELES] Almost half of US real estate investors expect to buy fewer rental houses in the next 12 months as rising prices make it harder to profit, according to a survey by polling firm ORC International. About 48 per cent ofBloomberg - 527 words
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285 2013-06-06 36 Reuters [HONG KONG] Macau casino Sands China Ltd, controlled by US billionaire Sheldon Adelson, has received approval to transfer land rights for an apartment-hotel tower that allows it to sell shares in a property in the world’s largest gambling centre.Reuters - 285 words
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