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Title Section25 2013-07-31 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES S$1.00 online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg SfCl A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION CO R GN NO *****2868E MICA (P) 074/08/2012 Wednesday, July 31, 201325 words
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938 2013-07-31 1 KALPANA RASHIWALA - By KALPANA RASHIWALA [SINGAPORE] An all-time record price for executive condominium land has been set for a plot in Jurong, an area which has been starved of new EC supply. Located near Jurong Country Club, the 99-year leasehold plot938 words
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Article, Illustration813 2013-07-31 1 ANDREA SOH - He reopens debate about threat from US and says Saudi Arabia must diversify By ANDREA SOH [SINGAPORE] In a rare public disagreement, reflecting a larger debate, Prince Alwaleed bin Talal the nephew of Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah has warned that the country must reduce813 words
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MARKETS DIGEST
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Article65 2013-07-31 1 GST INDEX 3,245.45 (+8.48) GST INDEX FUTURES 3,245.00 (+9.00) GSIMSCI 370.33 (+0.67) GSIMSCI FUTURES 370.20 (+0.50) US$ S$ US$ (S$ per US$) 1.268 (US$/S$ per 1.535 1.946 EURO (US$/S$/€ 1.327 1.683 Foreign currency per US$ S$ YEN 98.10 77.40 RM 3.227 2.546 HK$ 7.756 6.119 BAHT 31.26 24.66 RUPIAH65 words
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Article48 2013-07-31 1 Tuesday Change KL COMP 1,795.08 -3.70 NIKKEI 225 13,869.82 +208.69 HANG SENG 21,953.96 +103.81 SET INDEX 1,435.44 -18.84 JAKARTA COMP 4,608.49 +28.02 MANILA COMP 6,728.00 +10.34 SEOUL COMP 1,917.05 +17.16 SHENZHEN B 767.31 +7.37 MUMBAI IND 19,348.34 -244.94 12noon EDT Change DOW 15,547.97 +26.00 NASDAQ 3,627.61 +28.4748 words
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Article21 2013-07-31 1 SINGAPORE 5.38 MALAYSIA 6.55 HONG KONG 5.00 INDONESIA 13.180 KOREA 5.036 BRITAIN 1.475 KOREA 9.33 BRITAIN 0.50 Source: Bloomberg21 words
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76 2013-07-31 2 IN a rare public disagreement, reflecting a larger debate, Prince Alwaleed bin Talal the nephew of Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah has warned that the country must reduce its reliance on crude oil exports and diversify its economy, as the US ramps up its production76 words
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66 2013-07-31 2 AN all-time record price for executive condominium land has been set for a plot in Jurong, an area that has been starved of new EC supply. Located opposite Jurong Country Club, the 99-year leasehold plot received a top bid66 words
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69 2013-07-31 2 BARCLAYS Bank investors are alarmed that the bank is raising £5.8 billion (S$11.3 billion) to partially plug a £12.5 billion hole in its balance sheet. The bank’s shares plunged more than 7.5 per cent to 285 pence on news that shareholders69 words
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40 2013-07-31 2 DBS Bank has introduced protection for home buyers against rising interest rates. It said yesterday that the insurance, called Interest Guard, is a “first-of-its-kind mortgage offering to protect homeowners against rising interest rates”.40 words
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45 2013-07-31 2 SMRT Corporation’s first-quarter net profit plunged 55.2 per cent to $16.3 million on higher costs, the group revealed yesterday. Revenue for the same period ended June 30, 2013, inched up 3.5 per cent to $284.8 million.45 words
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50 2013-07-31 2 ELIGIBLE singles can now apply for new two-room flats directly from the Housing and Development Board, which will set aside up to 30 per cent of the two-room flat supply in its latest Build-To-Order (BTO) exercise for them.50 words
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41 2013-07-31 2 AFTER decades of emulating Japan’s export-driven economic miracle, China appears in danger of following it into the same kind of economic coma that Japan is trying to wake up from 20 years later.41 words
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Article, Illustration813 2013-07-31 2 NEIL BEHRMANN - Bank is offering one new share for every 4 held at 185 pence each to raise £5.8b By NEIL BEHRMANN in London BARCLAYS Bank investors are alarmed that the bank is raising £5.8 billion (S$11.3 billion) to partially plug a £12.5PHOTO: REUTERS - 813 words
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Article, Illustration853 2013-07-31 2 JOYCE HOOI - COMMENTARY JOYCE HOOI Correspondent [SINGAPORE] THERE is an apocryphal saying about football being a gentleman’s game that is played by hooligans. This ought to resonate with football fans here, who are inclined to think that none of the parties involved in the English Premier853 words
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577 2013-07-31 2 GRACE LEONG - By GRACE LEONG [SINGAPORE] Five employees of Phillip Securities Pte Ltd were charged yesterday with a total of 40 criminal counts of fraud under the Securities and Futures Act (SFA) for allegedly conducting trades that were against the retail brokerage’s interests. Malaysian Wong577 words
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579 2013-07-31 4 SIOW LI SEN - Interest Guard is an add-on to existing mortgages and caps 3-month Sibor at 1% for the next 3 years By SIOW LI SEN [SINGAPORE] DBS Bank has introduced protection for home buyers against rising interest rates. Called Interest Guard, the bank said yesterday579 words
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303 2013-07-31 4 [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak has confirmed that the tender for the high-speed rail (HSR) link between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore will be open to international bidders. He said that the Malaysian and Singaporean governments are in the process of deciding303 words
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Article, Illustration646 2013-07-31 4 ONG CHOR HAO - Govt measures are achieving their intended outcomes By ONG CHOR HAO THE head of the Real Estate Developers’ Association of Singapore (Redas) has said that Singapore’s real estate cycle is approaching an “important inflexion point”. Chia Boon Kuah said two clear trends are646 words
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Advertisement18 2013-07-31 2 SingTel goes on charm offensive with EPL fans, Page 10 Look out for our insert today. The Economist18 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article, Illustration423 2013-07-31 6 JOYCE HOOI - Earnings plunge 55.2% to $16.3m; next 12 months seen as ‘challenging’ By JOYCE HOOI SMRT Corporation’s firstquarter net profit plunged 55.2 per cent to $16.3 million on higher costs, the group revealed yesterday. Revenue for the same period ended June 30,423 words
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Article298 2013-07-31 6 MALMINDERJIT SINGH - By MALMINDERJIT SINGH HUTCHINSON Port Holdings (HPH) Trust, the first publicly traded container port business trust, reported a 26 per cent drop in net profit to HK$420.5 million (S$69 million) for the second quarter of this year, compared to the corresponding quarter of last298 words
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445 2013-07-31 6 KENNETH LIM - By KENNETH LIM YOMA Strategic Holdings suffered an 80.6 per cent plunge in fiscal first-quar-ter net profit amid slow construction completions and a sharp increase in staff costs. Yoma, a Myanmar property developer, said that earnings attributable to equity-holders dropped to $420,000 in445 words
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483 2013-07-31 6 MALMINDERJIT SINGH - By MALMINDERJIT SINGH PROPERTY developer Tuan Sing Holdings posted a 31 per cent year-on-year rise in net profit to $15.2 million for the second quarter ended June 30, 2013. The net profit attributable to shareholders came on the back of a 13483 words
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Article330 2013-07-31 6 TEO SI JIA - By TEO SI JIA WITH a lower underwriting income crimping its bottom line, United Overseas Insurance’s net profit for the second quarter, ended June 30 slumped 32.1 per cent to $6.82 million from a restated $10.04 million a year ago. This took into account a net330 words
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679 2013-07-31 6 LYNN KAN - By LYNN KAN INVESTORS have backed away from shipping stocks as the market remains afflicted by vessel oversupply, depressed freight rates and counterparty payment defaults. But it is thanks to vessel investments that mainboard-listed Uni-Asia Holdings formerly known as Uni-Asia Finance Corporation pulled679 words
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414 2013-07-31 7 MINDY TAN - Available distributable income better than projection By MINDY TAN MAPLETREE Greater China Commercial Trust (MGCCT) posted available distribution per unit of 1.73 cents for the period March 7 to June 30, beating its forecast of 1.6 cents by 8.3 per cent. Available distributable income beat414 words
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246 2013-07-31 7 ANNABETH LEOW - By ANNABETH LEOW PAPER and pulp manufacturer UPP Holdings, which is pursuing diversification opportunities in Myanmar, has reported a 5 per cent year-on-year dip in sec-ond-quarter net profit to $792,000. The fall in profit attributable to shareholders was despite a246 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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45 2013-07-31 7 BLUMONT Group, which is engaged in investment holding, sterilisation services and property development, yesterday announced plans to raise about $42.67 million through the issue of up to some 861 million one-for-two rights shares priced at 5 cents apiece.45 words
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53 2013-07-31 7 HSR Global is expecting to report a consolidated net loss for the first half of 2013, which will be greater than the loss of about $0.87 million for the corresponding period a year ago. One reason was reduced commission income from the53 words
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33 2013-07-31 7 ROTARY Engineering Limited, an EPC services provider in the oil and gas and petrochemical industry, yesterday announced that it has been awarded $200 million worth of contracts.33 words
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52 2013-07-31 7 SAMUDERA Shipping Line recorded a net loss of US$3.6 million for the second quarter ended June 30, compared with the US$7.4 million profit made during the same period last year. Revenue fell 19.1 per cent to US$104.8 million while cost of sales dropped 13.852 words
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101 2013-07-31 7 LOGISTICS company GKE Corporation posted a net profit of $10.1 million for the full-year ended May 31, 2013, compared with $523,000 a year ago, even though revenue decreased by 25.4 per cent from $35.6 million to $26.5 million, mainly due to the101 words
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Article, Illustration403 2013-07-31 7 CAI HAOXIANG - By CAI HAOXIANG LIFESTYLE products group OSIM International is still very much in the black despite a volatile macroeconomic environment in the second quarter, posting a net profit of $26.1 million for the three months ended June 30, up 16 per cent from $22.5 million403 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration579 2013-07-31 8 R SIVANITHY - ST Index gains 8.5 points, while the broad market posts 195 rises against 202 falls STOCKS R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent THE Straits Times Index managed an 8.48-point rise to 3,245.45 in a mixed session that saw the broad market record 195 rises versus 202Source: Bloomberg - 579 words
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Article73 2013-07-31 8 Jul 30 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS -41.00 -25.00 BT CADI -*****.00 -5.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -4.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 767.03 -0.34 FTSE ST Small Cap 571.94 -4.25 FTSE ST All Share 794.19 +1.12 FTSE ST China Top 202.03 -0.06 FTSE ST China 230.97 -0.30 FTSE73 words
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Article58 2013-07-31 8 VOLUME M Devt 175,412,000 Memstar 139,815,000 Mirach Energy 83,185,000 Unionmet 74,321,000 Soilbuild Const 57,761,000 HanKore 52,700,000 CNA 49,820,000 Golden Agri 45,516,000 HPH Trust US$ 45,303,000 FreightLinks 44,268,000 VALUE($) SingTel 78,760,500 Keppel Corp 59,682,210 DBS Grp 54,695,010 HPH Trust US$ 42,493,539 OCBC Bk 38,399,470 UOB 33,968,430 Wilmar 31,096,36058 words
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Article186 2013-07-31 8 MAIN CATL TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 5 5 3 0 0 0 5 5 3 Manufacturing 42 42 50 9 6 12 51 48 62 Commerce 22 16 24 4 5 3 26 21 27 Tpt/Stor/Comms 18 14 9186 words
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BROKERS’ TAKE
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Article411 2013-07-31 8 OSK-DMG Research, July 30 SINGAPORE’S Ministry of Communications and Information has rejected SingTel’s appeal for an exemption from cross-carrying the Barclays Premier League (BPL). The expected outcome will not hurt SingTel much in the short to medium term as viewing habits take time to change and viewers411 words
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Article, Illustration449 2013-07-31 8 LYNN KAN - Compiled by LYNN KAN July 30 close: $4.39 OCBC Investment Research, July 30 STARHUB Ltd will be able to cross carry the widely-followed BPL live matches for the upcoming 2013 to 2016 seasons. This follows the rejection of rival SingTel’s appeal against the Media Development Authority’s (MDA) directive. However,Source: Bloomberg - 449 words
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Article123 2013-07-31 8 TURNOVER (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 23,470 23,470 89,117 89,117 Manufacturing 498,051 55,436 553,487 163,565 2,717 166,281 Commerce 192,843 68,334 261,177 92,507 3,675 96,182 Tpt/Stor/Comms 167,525 26,706 194,231 199,131 10,557 209,688 Finance 56,147 338 56,485 156,549 156 156,705 Construction 139,402 49,449123 words
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Article114 2013-07-31 8 Stock name Close Change CapMallsAsia 1.990 +0.010 CapitaLand 3.250 +0.020 CapitaMall 2.010 CityDev 10.74 +0.100 ComfortDelGro 1.990 +0.010 DBS Grp 16.79 -0.040 GLP 2.870 -0.030 Genting SP 1.355 Golden Agri 0.545 HK Land 6.750 -0.010 HPH Trust US$ 0.735 -0.020 JMH 56.15 +0.060 JSH 35.15 -0.010114 words
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Article, Illustration465 2013-07-31 8 CURRENCIES Bloomberg [LONDON] Australia’s dollar slid to within one US cent of the weakest in three years after the Reserve Bank (RBA) governor said that there’s still room to cut interest rates and that the currency may depreciate further. The Aussie slumped against allBloomberg; PHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 465 words
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Article111 2013-07-31 8 BY CENTS CLOSE UP DBXT AUD Bonds 5AU$ ***** 58.6 0.3 UOB.ES.1308 2185 34.0 1.6 CombWill 100 77.5 25.0 47.6 DBS Bk 4.7% NCPS 100 ***** 22.0 0.2 Hyflux 6% CPS 10 ***** 20.0 0.2 DBXT MSTaiwan 10US$ 1890 19.0 0.8 DBXT S&P Short 10US$ 2890 13.9 0.4 Star111 words
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Article125 2013-07-31 8 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN DBXT USDIGInfl 5US$ *****-2246.0 -6.3 DBXT DBCBDJUBS 10US$ 2890 -144.4 -3.8 GLD 10US$ ***** -86.2 -0.5 SPDRS S&P 500 10US$ ***** -59.6 -0.3 Jardine C&C 4079 -28.0 -0.7 IS MS India 100US$ 570 -16.5 -2.2 Lyxor China H 10US$ 1299 -13.9 -0.8 SIA 1010 -12.0125 words
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376 2013-07-31 9 LEE MEIXIAN - It says terms of sale, purchase agreement not fulfilled or waived in time By LEE MEIXIAN AFTER running into a series of hitches, Aussino Group’s reverse takeover (RTO) deal with Max Strategic Investments, the energy business of Max Myanmar Group, has finally376 words
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377 2013-07-31 9 ONG CHOR HAO - By ONG CHOR HAO ANOTHER real estate investment trust (Reit) listing is in the works, with Soilbuild Business Space Reit (Soilbuild Reit) filing its initial prospectus yesterday. The business park and industrial property-focused trust will sell 586.5 million units to institutional377 words
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Article, Illustration447 2013-07-31 9 ANDREA SOH - By ANDREA SOH MAINBOARD-LISTED LionGold Corp could list one of its subsidiaries in one to two years time. This is one of several funding options that the gold miner is exploring. The firm is also in talks with private equity players447 words
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Advertisement3497 2013-07-31 9 ASIATIC GROUP (HOLDINGS) LIMITED (Company Registration No. *****9290R) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an extraordinary general meeting (“EGM”) of Asiatic Group (Holdings) Limited (the “Company”) will be held at the Republic of Singapore Yacht Club, 52 West Coast Ferry3,497 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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Article, Illustration643 2013-07-31 10 NG ZHUO YANG - Policies tweaked to help more singles and families buy their first HDB flat Reports by NG ZHUO YANG ELIGIBLE singles can now apply for new two-room flats directly from the Housing and Development Board, which will set asideFILE PHOTO - 643 words
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343 2013-07-31 10 THE Housing and Development Board (HDB) has put 3,861 flats across four projects in Yishun, Sengkang and Bukit Merah up for sale under the July 2013 Build-To-Order (BTO) exercise. It will also offer 218 units of two-room flats in Yishun and Sengkang343 words
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Article, Illustration447 2013-07-31 10 ANNABETH LEOW - Market share of such disks seen hiting 60% by 2017 By ANNABETH LEOW SEAGATE Technology remains committed to investing in Singapore, chief technical officer Mark Re said yesterday at the groundbreaking ceremony for its new research and development (R&D) centre in JTC447 words
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265 2013-07-31 10 JOYCE HOOI - By JOYCE HOOI SINGTEL’S mio TV is offering a deal-sweetener for the English Premier League (EPL) in the form of mio TV GO, a companion app that it is launching today. Available on both Android and Apple devices, the app will give265 words
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468 2013-07-31 10 RONNIE LIM - Rebound in factory output in Q2 also pushed up demand By RONNIE LIM SINGAPORE’S electricity consumption hit an all-time high of 2,653 MWh (megawatt hour) last month, the Energy Market Company (EMC) has just reported, with Dave Carlson, the CEO of the wholesale468 words
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459 2013-07-31 10 RONNIE LIM - By RONNIE LIM JOINT-VENTURE partners Chevron and PetroChina have brought in a team of US engineers to look into their US$500 million worth of upgrading investments for the Singapore Refining Company (SRC) refinery, but are still holding out on the final investment decision.459 words
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314 2013-07-31 10 FINDING ways to bridge the conflicting interests of various stakeholders in arbitration and positioning Singapore as a hub for intellectual property (IP) dispute resolution were among issues discussed at a conference yesterday. Referring to a speech last year by Chief Justice Sundaresh314 words
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MALAYSIA
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Article, Illustration639 2013-07-31 11 Source says it’s to secure water supplies, cater for proposed partners Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] State oil firm Petronas will start up its US$19 billion petrochemicals complex in Malaysia in 2018, the company told Reuters yesterday, signalling a further delay in the country’s largest-everReuters; PHOTO: REUTERS - 639 words
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328 2013-07-31 11 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Sona Petroleum Bhd fell on its debut in Kuala Lumpur after completing Asia’s biggest initial public offering by a so-called blank-cheque company set up to raise funds for acquisitions. The company, which has no assets or track record, closed 11 perBloomberg - 328 words
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495 2013-07-31 11 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Medini Iskandar Malaysia Sdn Bhd, an urban township property developer, plans to list on the local stock exchange in the first half of 2014 in a deal that could raise up to US$800 million, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.Reuters - 495 words
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261 2013-07-31 11 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Ratings agency Fitch cut its outlook on Malaysia’s sovereign debt to negative yesterday, citing gloomier prospects for reforms to tackle the country’s rising debt burden following a divisive election result this year. The revision from a stable outlook adds toReuters - 261 words
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GREATER CHINA
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Article, Illustration787 2013-07-31 12 Economists warn China now looks like Japan in 1989 two years before its crash Reuters [HONG KONG] After decades of emulating Japan’s export-driven economic miracle, China appears in danger of following it into the same kind of economic coma that Japan isReuters; PHOTO: AFP - 787 words
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575 2013-07-31 12 Solar panel curbs to last less than half normal time Bloomberg [BRUSSELS] Planned European Union (EU) curbs on Chinese solar panels would last less than half as long as normal trade protection, marking a victory not just for China but also for Germany, the UKBloomberg - 575 words
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Article, Illustration521 2013-07-31 12 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Li Ka-shing, Asia’s richest man, has scrapped a media briefing following his biggest companies’ interim results announcement this week, breaking with a tradition that goes back at least 15 years. Mr Li, 85, won’t speak to the media after Cheung KongBloomberg - 521 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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Article, Illustration678 2013-07-31 13 Bloom berg [SYDNEY] Australia’s central bank governor Glenn Stevens said that sec-ond-quarter inflation data suggests there’s still room to lower interest rates if required and that he wouldn’t be surprised if the currency dropped further. “We have been saying recentlyBloomberg - 678 words
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Article, Illustration535 2013-07-31 13 Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] There is no economic evidence the US healthcare overhaul is slowing employment, Obama administration officials said, pushing back against Republican characterisations the law is killing jobs. US employers have added about 7.2 million jobs since February 2010, and employment growthBloomberg; PHOTO: AP - 535 words
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511 2013-07-31 13 Recession hurting govt efforts to cut debt: PM Samaras AP [ATHENS] Greece’s prime minister urged European leaders to shift economic policies towards generating growth, as the country’s bailout monitors complained it was making “slow progress” on key long-term reforms. Antonis Samaras warned Greece’sAP - 511 words
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406 2013-07-31 13 Bloomberg [FRANKFURT] Euro-region unemployment probably stayed at a record high last month even as the economy emerged from the longest recession since the single currency’s creation, economists said. The jobless rate remained at 12.2 per cent last month, according to theBloomberg - 406 words
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488 2013-07-31 13 Household spending also slips from a year earlier despite expectations of rise AFP [TOKYO] Japanese factories put in an unexpectedly weak performance in June while household spending also slipped, official data showed yesterday, underscoring the challenge Tokyo faces in kickstarting the world’sAFP - 488 words
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WORLD
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Article, Illustration876 2013-07-31 14 Consumers staying upbeat about job growth outlook; home prices rise LATEST US DATA AP [WASHINGTON] Americans’ confidence in the economy fell only slightly in July but stayed close to a 5-year high. The report shows consumers remain upbeat about the outlookAP; PHOTO: AFP - 876 words
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333 2013-07-31 14 Reu ters [MILAN] Italian mid-sized banks are likely to have to raise more equity to offset capital pressures because of a deep recession and rising bad debts, rating agency Fitch said yesterday. The warning comes a day after the Bank of ItalyReuters - 333 words
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Article, Illustration684 2013-07-31 14 AFP [MADRID] Spain’s recession eased in the second quarter, official data showed yesterday, raising hopes the eurozone’s fourth-largest economy may finally be on the road to recovery. Gross domestic product (GDP) shrank by 0.1 per cent in the three months ended June as boomingAFP; PHOTO: REUTERS - 684 words
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381 2013-07-31 14 Reuters [BRUSSELS] Economic morale in the eurozone reached a 15-month high in July as sentiment improved in the currency bloc’s four largest economies, underpinning Europe’s chances of a gradual exit from nearly three years of economic downturn. The single currency bloc of 17Reuters - 381 words
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572 2013-07-31 14 Bloomberg [LONDON] BP chief executive officer Bob Dudley said that it’s unlikely Europe’s second-biggest oil company will reach a settlement with the US over the Gulf of Mexico disaster as provisions set aside to pay for the spill rose. “It’s highly unlikely weBloomberg - 572 words
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624 2013-07-31 15 Bid strategies enabled it to earn extra fees from power companies Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] JPMorgan Chase Co will pay US$410 million to settle US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) allegations that the bank manipulated power markets in California and the Midwest from 2010 toBloomberg - 624 words
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Article, Illustration730 2013-07-31 15 Reuters [ZURICH] UBS will buy back a fund set up to purge the Swiss bank of toxic assets, drawing a line under a humiliating state bailout in 2008 and raising the prospect of an early increase in dividends. Switzerland’s largest bank byReuters - 730 words
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Article, Illustration618 2013-07-31 15 Reuters [LOS ANGELES] Hundreds of low-wage workers at fast-food chains such as McDonald’s and Wendy’s protested in the streets of New York, kick-starting a week of demonstrations in several major cities demanding the right to unionise and pressing to double the federal minimumReuters; PHOTO: AP - 618 words
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636 2013-07-31 15 Markets seen pressing Fed for better forward guidance on QE AFP [WASHINGTON] The Federal Open Market Committee will wrap up a two-day meeting today with a policy statement that will be closely scrutinised for clues on how quickly the FedAFP - 636 words
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315 2013-07-31 15 Bloomberg [LONDON] UK banks and other financial institutions should be forced to report all online crime, such as card cloning, to law enforcement agencies to tackle a “black hole” of low-level fraud, a panel of lawmakers said. Parliament’s cross-par-ty Home Affairs CommitteeBloomberg - 315 words
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807 2013-07-31 16 Banks, brokers, insurance companies make up 16.8% of index, and are closing in on tech firms at 17.6% Bloomberg [NEW YORK] US financial companies, fuelled by the fastest earnings growth in the Standard Poor’s (S&P) 500 Index, are poised to reclaimBloomberg - 807 words
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Article, Illustration416 2013-07-31 16 Reuters [FRANKFURT] Deutsche Bank AG pledged to cut risky assets from its balance sheet in response to regulatory concerns, as quarterly profit missed expectations after a 630 million euro (S$1.1 billion) hike in litigation reserves. Germany’s flagship lender posted an 18 per cent fallReuters; PHOTO: AP - 416 words
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Article, Illustration445 2013-07-31 16 Reuters [LONDON] Government incentives for affected communities must be followed up by education and job creation to convince a sceptical British public that fracking for shale oil and gas is right, according to a survey of industry professionals. Some 70 per centReuters; PHOTO: REUTERS - 445 words
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600 2013-07-31 16 Schemes that can monetise card data are driving demand WP [WASHINGTON] When federal prosecutors last week charged a group of Eastern European hackers with stealing credit card data from a slew of high-profile companies including Nasdaq, JC Penney and 7-Elev-enWP - 600 words
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477 2013-07-31 16 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] American International Group Inc will return funds to customers of its banking unit and shut their accounts as the Dodd-Frank Act places limits on insurers with deposit-taking units. AIG Federal Savings Bank “will no longer be servicingBloomberg - 477 words
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Article853 2013-07-31 17 DAVID HUGHES - Shipowners must soon spend big money to comply with standards set in 2004 that are even now not entirely clear STRAIT TALK By DAVID HUGHES THIS column has looked at the issue of ballast water management a number of times but I am returning853 words
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Article, Illustration997 2013-07-31 17 US natural gas boom boosting exports to Asia, raising demand Bloomberg [LONDON] The boom in US natural gas supplies is boosting chemical exports to Asia, driving up demand for specialised ships that carry the products and sending freight rates to a five-year high.Bloomberg; PHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 997 words
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612 2013-07-31 18 US authorities say foreign pilots should opt for manual, not automated, controls Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] Non-US carriers landing at San Francisco International Airport, where a plane flown by South Korea’s Asiana Airlines Inc, ploughed into a seawall, must use glo-bal-positioning systems when landing,Bloomberg - 612 words
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Article, Illustration808 2013-07-31 18 Damage to carboncomposite plane can be costly to fix NYT [NEW YORK] The thin plastic skin on Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner is an engineering marvel a mix of carbon fibres and epoxy moulded into large barrel-shaped sections that are then baked at up to 350 degreesNYT; PHOTO: REUTERS - 808 words
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Article, Illustration603 2013-07-31 18 Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] Jet Airways (India) Ltd won approval from India’s investment panel to sell a stake to Etihad Airways, the first share sale by a local carrier to a foreign airline after the nation eased ownership rules. Jet’s planBloomberg; PHOTO: REUTERS - 603 words
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485 2013-07-31 20 EDITORIAL ONE week after ratings agency Moody’s downgraded its outlook on Singapore’s banking sector from “stable” to “negative”, mainly on account of mounting household debt, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) voiced its gravest concern yet about debtors who over-extend themselves: one in 10 borrowers here485 words
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Article, Illustration775 2013-07-31 20 FRANK CHING - THE BOTTOM LINE FRANK CHING The writer is a Hong Kong-based journalist and commentator. Follow him on Twitter: @FrankChing1 THE Chinese constitution says: “The People’s Republic of China is a socialist state led by the working class and based on the775 words
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Article, Illustration982 2013-07-31 20 LEON HADAR - Whichever way he chooses, he is bound to please some and anger others LEON HADAR Washington Correspondent IT has the makings of a political thriller, starring men and women with high IQs and the big egos to match, fighting over one of Washington’sPHOTO: AFP - 982 words
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Article, Illustration1181 2013-07-31 21 KEVIN P GALLAGHER - It has to reform interest rate, exchange rate, financial regulatory regimes first before deregulating its financial system By KEVIN P GALLAGHER The writer is a professor of international relations at Boston University and a regular contributor to The Globalist, where this article initially appeared RUMOUR hasPHOTO: REUTERS - 1,181 words
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Article, Illustration784 2013-07-31 21 DAMIEN WONG - By DAMIEN WONG The writer is general manager, Asean, Red Hat, a provider of open source IT solutions Automobile giant Toyota has long been regarded for their efficient manufacturing and business practices. Having pioneered the use of kaizen principles of “continuous784 words
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373 2013-07-31 26 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Jul 29 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Preliminary 1080.5 -0.6 15.2 -0.5 16.8 -0.6 12.6 EAFE Preliminary 875.4 -0.7 13.0 -0.6 11.6 -0.8 7.6 Europe Preliminary 1252.0 0.1 9.1373 words
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Article471 2013-07-31 26 Jul 30 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 0.933 5.563 0.683 7.036 54.319 93.283 0.890 10.101 2.928 1.134 92.317 39.377 1.150 8.893 0.843 27.198 28.359 0.591 0.907 Canada 1.072 5.964471 words
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Article90 2013-07-31 26 Jul 30 TREASURY BILLS Period Issue Maturity Yesterday's Day's code Bid High Low 3-Month BQ*****W 19-Sep-13 0.26 6-Month BS*****N 24-Jan-14 0.28 1-Year BY*****H 02-May-14 0.28 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year N*****0S 0.25 01-Feb-15 100.04 5-Year N*****0T 0.5 01-Apr-18 98.3490 words
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Article135 2013-07-31 26 Jul 30 GOLD(US$/oz) Jul 30 Jul 29 Hong Kong 1335.70 1335.20 Jul 29 Jul 26 London 1329.25 1317.87 1330.11 1318.67 Source: Thomson Reuters CAST BAR Jul 30 (S$) Selling Buying Kilobar ***** ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (S$) Selling Buying 1gm 122 54 5gm 347 271 10gm 619 542135 words
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Article155 2013-07-31 26 Jul 30 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.1490 1.1507 0.9069 0.9075 Canadian dollar 1.2318 1.2335 0.9728 0.9722 Euro 1.6817 1.6834 1.3273 1.3276 NZ dollar 1.0133 1.0149 0.7998 0.8004 Sterling pound 1.9448 1.9469 1.5350 1.5354155 words
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Article109 2013-07-31 26 Jul 29 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 lb bushels) Close Previous High/Low Aug 13 1367.50 1349.75 1370.50 1328.75 Sep 13 1272.00 1275.25 1276.75 1257.25 Nov 13 1220.00 1228.50 1228.00 1208.50 Jan 14 1225.50 1233.75 1233.00 1214.50 SOYBEAN OIL (60,000 lbs; US cent/lb) Close Previous High/Low Aug 13109 words
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Article70 2013-07-31 26 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Jul 29 CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Change Brent blend (1-Mth F) 107.62 0.53 WTI (Near Mth) 104.42 -0.28 Dubai (1-Mth F) 103.78 -0.17 Tapis blend 114.16 -0.19 Minas 107.26 -0.19 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha 97.14 -0.53 Jet Kerosene 121.58 -0.41 US$/barrel OpecOil Basket70 words
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Article24 2013-07-31 26 Jul 30 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.2670 1.2680 2-months 1.2669 1.2680 3-months 1.2670 1.2681 6-months 1.2669 1.2683 Source: OCBC Source: OCBC24 words
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Article65 2013-07-31 26 Jul-29 Aluminium, 99.7% purity(US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 1748.50 1750.00 3 months 1795.00 1794.50 Copper, Grade A(US$/tonne) Cash 6865.00 6848.00 3 months 6878.00 6862.00 Lead(US$/tonne) Cash 2055.50 2042.50 3 months 2065.00 2050.00 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.50 3 months *****.00 *****.00 Tin (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.00 3 months *****.0065 words
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Article121 2013-07-31 26 As at 9am Jul 30 Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Sell Buy Aust dollar 1.192 1.136 Can dollar 1.258 1.210 Euro 1.720 1.639 Sterling pound 1.982 1.906 NZ dollar 1.041 1.001 US dollar 1.294 1.233 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign121 words
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Article157 2013-07-31 26 Jul 30 $S Offer Bid 0vernight 0.05 0.02 1-month 3/8 1/4 2-months 3/8 1/4 3-months 3/8 1/4 Overnight mode: 0.04 US$ 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 0.55 0.35 9 months 0.65 0.45 12157 words
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Article, Illustration964 2013-07-31 28 TEH HOOI LING - BlackRock MD says Fed’s tapering is a game-changer and has huge ramifications for all asset classes, reportsTEH TEH HOOI LING INVESTORS should diversify their investments and not hide in a single asset class any more as the US Federal Reserve’s tapering is a gamechanger, saidPHOTO: REUTERS - 964 words
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Article, Illustration1288 2013-07-31 28 SANAT VALLIKAPPEN, POOJA THAKUR - Foreign businesses face limited, unsuitable options By SANAT VALLIKAPPEN POOJA THAKUR Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] Sean Danley has spent the past six months scouting office space in Yangon after being sent to establish the Myanmar branch of his US-based employer. He looked in the city’sBloomberg; PHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 1,288 words
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Article, Illustration1042 2013-07-31 27 WELLIAN WIRANTO - The ongoing bearishness about this market offers investors entry opportunities MONEY MATTERS WELLIAN WIRANTO The writer is Asia investment strategist, Barclays IT’S way too easy to be bearish on China right now, with its GDP slowdown, interbank liquidity crunch and, more recently, another soft printSource: Bloomberg and Barclays - 1,042 words
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