The Business Times, 7 October 2013

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  • 25 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES S$1.00 online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg SfCl A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION CO R GN NO *****2868E MCI (P) 085/08/2013 Monday, October 7, 2013
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  • 713 1  -  No short-selling or contra for Asiasons, Blumont and LionGold By KENNETH LIM kenlim@sph.com.sg [SINGAPORE] Singapore Exchange (SGX) will allow the three volatile counters it had suspended to trade today but with curbs. The shares of Asiasons Capital, Blumont Group and LionGold Corp will
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  • MARKETS DIGEST
    • 57 1 Weekly Change ST INDEX 3,138.08 -72.10 KL COMP 1,776.56 +0.40 NIKKEI 225 14,024.31 -735.76 HANG SENG 23,138.54 -68.50 SET INDEX 1,427.72 +10.23 JAKARTA COMP 4,389.35 -34.37 MANILA COMP 6,390.48 +10.67 SEOUL COMP 1,996.98 –14.82 SHENZHEN B 827.64 +1.61 MUMBAI IND 19,915.95 +188.68 DOW 15,072.58 -185.66 NASDAQ 3,807.75 +26.16 S&P
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    • 21 1 SINGAPORE 5.38 HONG KONG 6.55 INDONESIA 5.00 INDONESIA 14.666 TAIWAN 5.036 JAPAN CANADA KOREA SWITZERLAND BRITAIN 0.50 Source: Bloomberg
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    • 49 1 US$ S$ US$ (S$ per US$) 1.246 (US$/S$ per 1.612 2.009 EURO (US$/S$/E) 1.362 1.697 Foreign currency per US$ S$ YEN 97.10 77.90 RM 3.179 2.550 HK$ 7.754 6.222 BAHT 31.30 25.11 RUPIAH 11,528 9,249 RENMINBI 6.122 4.912 INDIAN RUPEE 61.33 49.21 A$ 1.060 0.851 NZ$ 1.205 0.967
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  • 807 1  -  Third-generation members drive $75 million project in Bangalore, India By ONG CHOR HAO ongch@sph.com.sg [SINGAPORE] The Jumabhoy family that founded Scotts Holdings is marking a new chapter in its storied existence, after third generation members teamed up for the first real
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    • 156 1 DINING OUT Warm up to down-home Italian PAGE 24 CEO SPEAKS BreadTalk staying fresh to maintain edge PAGE 9 APEC CEO SUMMIT PM Lee: Encourage govts to curb trade barriers VIEWS FROM THE TOP Employers discuss the new employment measures PAGES 12-13 PAGE 2 BT WEBSITES For breaking news, go
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  • TOP STORIES
    • 741 2  -  Firms today able to seize many lucrative opportunities as they grow, he says APEC CEO SUMMIT Reports by LEE U-WEN in Bali leeuwen@sph.com.sg COMPANIES should encourage their governments to curb barriers to trade instead of asking them for measures to protect
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    • 540 2 US has to continue to be engaged in this region, PM adds [BALI] The fact that the United States has its political system in a gridlock is “not helpful” at a time when many basic long-term policy decisions have to be made,
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    • 516 2 China is top choice for investments in the next 3-5 years [BALI] Despite the uncertain global economic outlook and signs of capital outflows, nearly seven in 10 CEOs in the Asia-Pacific region say they plan to increase their investments in the coming years.
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    • 426 2 SGX unlocks volatile trio, but adds shackles THE Singapore Exchange will allow three volatile counters it had suspended to trade today but with curbs. The shares of Asiasons Capital, Blumont Group and Liongold Corp will resume trading with restrictions against short-selling and taking on new contra positions. FRONT
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    • 837 4  -  Earnings and jobs data, Fed minutes secondary to talks on govt shutdown WALL STREET INSIGHT By ROB CURRAN AFTER another round of Washington-induced volatility, the stock market’s performance this week again hinges on negotiations to end the government shutdown. If Republicans and
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    • 557 4 Case raises greater concern as it’s the constitutional court AFP [JAKARTA] The shock arrest of one of Indonesia’s top judges for alleged bribery has highlighted the failure of efforts to clean up the country’s corruption-rid-dled public institutions and prevent graft at the
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    • 119 2 ALMATY Beijing \v\ Seoul Bangkok Kuala Lumpur Hong Kong Ho Chi Minh Beijing Almaty Hh' 5 times a week Kuala Lumpur Almaty 3 times a week Bangkok Almaty 7 times a week Seoul Almaty 2 times a week Ho Chi Minh Almaty 2 times a week Hong Kong Almaty jJs
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    • 152 5 GAME CHANGERS IN 2010, 234 STUDENTS WHO ATTENDED LESSONS AT THE LEARNING LAB AGED THE PSLE NATIONAL EXAMINATION BY ATTAINING TOP SCORES IN THE 2 80S, 2 70S AND 2 6 0S. AMONG THEM WERE THE TOP TWO SCORERS NATIONWIDE. IN 2011, 295 TLL STUDENTS INCLUDING THE NATION’S TOP THREE
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  • COMPANY NEWS
    • 1821 6  -  INSIDE MARKETS By ROBERT HALILI The writer is managing director, Asia Insider Ltd BERDEEN Asset Management Asia was very active last week with a purchase in City Developments and disposals in Petra Foods and Yanlord Land. There were also several significant corporate shareholder trades
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    • 282 9 Oct 4 BANKS Agricultural Bank Of China 5.50 Agricultural Bank Of China Bangkok Bank Public Co. Ltd 6.00 Bank of China Limited 5.50 Bank of Communications 5.50 ...5.50 ...6.00 Bank of Taiwan Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd ...5.75 Banque Internationale a ...5.50 ...6.00 Chang Hwa Commercial Bank
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    • 377 9 COMPANY MEETING PLACE DATE TIME Asian Micro Hldgs E Raffles Marina 10 Tuas West Drive 09-Oct 10.00am GSH Corp E GSH Centre 11 Changi North Way 09-Oct 3.30pm Mirach Energy E Swissotel Merchant Court S’pore Rosewood Room 20 Merchant Rd 09-Oct 10.00am Cacola Furniture A Hotel Re!@Pearl’s Hill
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    • 1033 9  -  China will be a key part of its expansion strategy, chairman George Quek tells CEO SPEAKS ANDREA SOH sandrea@sph.com.sg A HOT pink ceiling is not what usually greets the eye when looking up in the boardroom. But the BreadTalk group isn’t your typical company
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    • 227 6 Celebrating AVIC MARITIME’S SECOND YEAR LISTING ON THE MAINBOARD OF SINGAPORE EXCHANGE Deltamarin Dynamic Producer Photo: Petroserv AVIC International Maritime Holdings Limited (“AVIC Maritime”) today celebrates our second year of listing on the Mainboard of Singapore Exchange. AVIC Maritime, together with its subsidiaries (the “Group”), is a member of the
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  • SINGAPORE MARKETS
    • 466 8  -  STOCKS KENNETH LIM kenlim@sph.com.sg Correspondent SINGAPORE investors have had a lot to think about over the weekend. On the most immediate, domestic front, the Singapore Exchange’s (SGX) unusual suspension of three stocks on Friday has sent shockwaves into the market, with penny stocks taking
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    • 612 8 CURRENCIES Bloomberg [NEW YORK] The US dollar last week fell for a fifth week, the longest stretch since April 2011, as Congress failed to agree on a way to raise the US$16.7 trillion US debt limit, spurring investors to
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    • 581 8 COMMODITIES AFP [LONDON] Commodity prices diverged last week as traders largely reacted to the US government shutdown and its likely impact on the global economy. Oil: Crude futures gained over the week as the dollar weakened heavily, in particular against the euro. “Oil prices
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    • 1502 8 Consensus No. of Forecast Mean Fri’s recommendation esti-EPS PE target price Company name This wk Last mth mates (cents) (ratio) price AIMS AMP Capital Ind REIT 2.00 2.00 4 9.85 14.82 1.80 1.46 Amtek Engineering Ltd 3.50 3.50 2 0.05 7.67 0.50 0.47 ARA Asset Management Ltd 2.33
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    • 4 8 WEEKLY
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    • 71 8 Oct 4 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS -739.00-166.00 BT CADI -*****.00-308.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -74.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 746.49 -33.66 FTSE ST Small Cap 545.52 -23.38 FTSE ST All Share 767.81 -9.78 FTSE ST China Top 201.89 -1.58 FTSE ST China 228.41 -3.62 FTSE ST Catalist
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    • 52 8 VOLUME YHM 2,063,589,000 IPCO Intl 1,379,651,000 HanKore 1,189,188,000 SingHaiyi 1,122,038,000 Albedo 1,069,272,000 Innopac 825,104,000 Rowsley 391,025,000 Metech Int 358,936,000 GSH Corp 351,804,000 NexGenSCom 304,594,000 VALUE($) UOB 301,986,605 DBS Grp 292,911,817 SingTel 265,024,860 Yangzijiang 244,839,308 Keppel Corp 241,233,962 Blumont 221,749,615 CapitaLand 186,092,155 OCBC Bk 157,969,230 Rowsley 154,209,835 GLP
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    • 120 8 BY CENTS CLOSE UP Great Eastern 1740 35.0 2.1 DBXT FTVietnam 10US$ 2325 31.2 1.1 DBXT Nifty 10US$ 9692 29.9 0.2 DBXT S&P Short 10US$ 2878 29.9 0.8 RH PetroGas 89 23.5 35.9 DBS Bk 4.7% NCPS 100 ***** 20.0 0.2 SATS 345 19.0 5.8 IS MS India 100US$
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    • 120 8 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN Lyxor Indonesia10US$ 7819 -1151.0 -10.6 IS S&P500 ***** -323.9 -1.5 JMH 5390 -299.0 -4.3 Jardine C&C 3462 -287.0 -7.7 SPDRS S&P 500 10US$ ***** -249.2 -1.2 Asiasons 104 -178.0 -63.1 DBXT AUD Bonds 5AU$ ***** -176.2 -0.8 Blumont R 83 -158.0 -65.6 Blumont 88 -155.0
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    • 94 9 Credit Suisse i 1 Uni i I 11 ***** I 111 11 /I .11 J J I 11 J 11 1 1 I I Credit Suisse was there when AirAsia was still just a dream for Tony Fernandes. From an initial $30 million private placement to a $227 million IPO
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
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      324 10  -  By KELLY TAY kellytay@sph.com.sg Taking Heart is a regular column that highlights charitable causes Nutrition for children ONE thousand underprivileged children will chow down healthier meals next year, thanks to a $500,000 donation towards a food fund. CapitaLand Hope Foundation (CHF) has partnered with the People’s Association to
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    • 382 10  -  Move is to see how carpark shortages can be addressed particularly in older estates By KELLY TAY kellytay@sph.com.sg BY END 2015, three HDB estates will sport mechanised parking systems, as part of a pilot project to see how carpark shortages can be
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    • 946 10 Payment Ex Rec Pay Ann (cts) date date date date ABF S'pore Bond ag 2.300 10-Oct 14-Oct 31-Oct 04-Oct Amtek Engg ak 2.000 01-Nov 05-Nov 20-Nov 26-Aug ASL Marine ak 2.000 25-Oct 29-Oct 08-Nov 29-Aug Aspial Corp ay 1.500 19-Sep 23-Sep 05-Nov 14-Aug British and Mal Tr ak
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  • BT-CITIBANK YOUNG INVESTORS' FORUM
    • 1717 11  -  There’s time for employers and governments to work together on creative solutions to the financial challenges of living longer By BEN STEVERMAN Bloomberg SPEND enough time around retirement experts, and the prospect of living longer starts sounding more like a threat than an opportunity.
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    • 923 11  -  Instead of keeping up with the Joneses, just spend a little less than your peers MONDAY MULTIPLE CAI HAOXIANG haoxiang@sph.com.sg Correspondent WHEN thinking about the little question of how to live for the rest of your life, numbers can loom large, especially if you’re
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    • 156 11 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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  • VIEWS FROM THE TOP
    • 3701 12 THIS WEEK’S TOPIC What are your thoughts as an employer on the new employment measures? Can the measures be fine-tuned or improved, and if so, how? V Hariharan CEO Singapore Mercantile Exchange THIS is a welcome development. SMX especially welcomes it, as we are expressly committed to
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    • 256 13 s. A r M. M y m New 2.0-htre turbocharged 4-cylmder petrol engine mi sN 200 220 240 (fit 260 New standard features COLLISION BjEMWI with PARKTRONIC PREVENTION ASSIST and Active Parking Assist ■a i .T ./> y *s r.x, y-*-, mc a 1 l*:.. cv> r. -v ■V i3
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  • MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
    • 618 14 Focus Malaysia now hits newsstands on Friday, a day before the incumbent [KUALA LUMPUR] The fight in the business weekly space is heating up with The Edge fending off a stiff challenge from year-old publication Focus Malaysia, The Star newspaper said. The
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    • 425 14 It will enable firm to meet demand from Asia, the Mid-East [KUALA LUMPUR] Hershey’s, the largest chocolate producer in North America and well-known for its “Kisses” range, is to invest US$250 million in a confectionery plant in Johor, a senior company official has announced.
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    • 227 14 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Japan’s Electric Power Development Co, Itochu Corp and Indonesia’s PT Adaro Energy have further delayed the schedule for securing financing for their US$4 billion coal-fired power plant in Indonesia. The group pushed back the deadline by a year to
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    • 1421 14 VOL Oct 4 RM +/-(‘000) Abric Bhd (’000) Advance Synerg 0.14 unch 1297 0.93 Ae Multi Hldgs 0.22 -0.01 132 Affin Holdings 4.22 -0.06 43 Ahmad Zaki Res 0.94 -0.01 180 Airasia Bhd unch Alliance Finan 5.11 0.06 294 Aluminium Co 0.69 -0.01 23 Amalgamated In unch Amcorp
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    • 469 14 Jump is the highest so far this year; imports up 14.1% [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia’s exports jumped a strong 12.4 per cent year-on-year in August, making it the highest so far this year, The Business Times in Malaysia reported. Imports rose by 14.1 per cent while
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 367 14 green >asia 7-9 November 2013 Singapore EXPO Convention S Exhibition Centre Held alongside INTERNATIONAL SKYRISE GREENERY CONFERENCE KNOWLEDGE, TECHNOLOGY and IDEAS converge at the industry's most highly anticipated event. GreenUrbanScape Asia, the dynamic marketplace for landscape and urban design. Discover over 100 international brands and companies showcasing products and solutions,
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  • GREATER CHINA/INDIA
    • 565 15 Chimelong, a leisure hub on Hengqin, is set to partially open next month Reuters [HENGQIN ISLAND, China] It’s being touted as China’s answer to Orlando, a US$5 billion resort and theme park complete with a mega roller-coaster and a whale shark tank
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    • 322 15 AP [BEIJING] Fog and pollution descended on northern China yesterday, leading to flight cancellations and road closures at a time when millions of Chinese were headed home as a weeklong national holiday neared its end. The haze hanging over a large area of
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    • 290 15 Reuters [NEW DELHI] India’s Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) and Oil India Ltd will tap the expertise of foreign firms to hunt for shale oil and gas in the ener-gy-hungry nation, officials at the two firms said. I n d
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    • 198 15 Reuters [NUSA DUA, Indonesia] Walmart Stores Inc’s retail plans with India partner Bharti Enterprises are “not tenable” and both sides are looking for the best way to move forward, an executive with the US retailer told Reuters. Walmart was expected to make a decision
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    • 296 15 CFO Connect Symposium 2013 The Definitive Annual Event for CFOs The Singapore CFO Institute is proud to bring you its signature event, the CFO Connect Symposium, on 7 November 2013. Co-organised with CPA Australia, this year’s CFO Connect Symposium will unveil original research findings on Stakeholder Communications, Technology (Data Security
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    • 60 15 Making Appointment and 3 Basic Information’s GIVEN ahead is a must! Company Name, Person-In-Charge (Director Owner Name only) and Contact Number. Fax: (65)*****651 sales_enquiries@e-intrasphere.com www.e-intrasphere.com Intrasphere Business Group™ m s s m it m m IntraSphero ITM The Loan and Grant Department 'I 1 IS 1A Mk E It |t|
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  • WORLD
    • 852 18 Cost of living is rising fast in the four biggest developing countries AP [NEW YORK] Brazil, Russia, India and China recovered quickly from the financial crisis five years ago and their spending helped keep a global recession from becoming a global depression. Now they’re
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    • 615 18 House members will drop insistence on Obamacare change Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] The first cracks are appearing in the Tea Party’s push to dismantle the nation’s health law as three House lawmakers with ties to the movement said they’d back a US
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    • 584 19 Recalling furloughed workers could avert layoffs planned by defence contractors Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] The US Defense Department plans to call back most of the civilian employees it furloughed last week under the federal government shutdown, a move that may avert layoffs planned
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    • 665 19 German ace set for 4th straight title after another emphatic win in Korea AFP [YEONGAM, South Korea] Sebastian Vettel stands on the brink of a fourth world title in succession after he powered away from pole position to win a fiery Korean
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    • 188 19 Congratulations to All Participants! FLA (Singapore) would like to acknowledge and applaud the eminent winners and runner ups for the successful establishment of their franchising businesses in Singapore and overseas. i 3 FLA awards 2013 by Franchising Licensing Association (Singapore) FRANCHISOR of the Year 2013 WINNER V MlndChamps Discover the
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    • 1958 20 LION ASIAPAC LIMITED (Co. Reg. No. *****0586R) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF 43RDANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the 43rdAnnual General Meeting of Lion Asiapac Limited (the “Company”) will be held at The Conference Room, 10 Arumugam Road #10-00 Lion Building A Singapore *****7 on
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    • 4957 21 WAT3 NOTICES Toll free 1800-289-8822 Email notices@sph.com.sg www.cats.com.sg/notices Lantrovision (S) Ltd (Company Registration Number *****3374R) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore on 27 June 1992) LanTroVision" NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Lantrovision (S) Ltd ("the Company") will be held at
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    • 334 21 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT CAP. 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF CONNECTIONS HOTEL RESORT MANAGEMENT CORPORATION PTE. LTD. (Company Registration No. *****2348Z) (In Members’ Voluntary Liquidation) At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Members of Connections Hotel Resort Management Corporation Pte. Ltd. duly convened and held at
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  • AVIATION/SHIPPING
    • 664 23 But airlines argue passengers will desert the hub due to impact on fares Bloom berg [LONDON] Heathrow Airport said that proposals capping fees at Europe’s busiest travel hub risk driving away investors, even as airlines led by British Airways argue that passengers
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    • 553 23 Carrier’s early gain will vanish as rivals get their own, or A350 Reuters [OSLO] Norwegian Air CEO Bjoern Kjos was on his way to Thailand last month to celebrate the opening of his budget-airline base, but instead got a lesson in why many low-cost
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    • 403 23 Reuters [BUENOS AIRES] A spike in shipping costs and lower profits resulting from a series of union protests at Argentina’s Rosario port, one of the world’s biggest grain export centres, has raised concerns among the country’s agricultural companies. Strikes by powerful
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    • 234 23 SGX '000 Oct 4 S$ +/-Vol CH Offshore 0.41 -0.01 136 Chuan Hup Hldg 0.27 -0.01 1960 Cosco Corp 0.78 -0.02 1458 s$ First Ship Lea 0.09 unch 40 Freight Links 0.11 -0.01 ***** Grand Banks 0.27 -0.02 20 Jaya Hold Ltd 0.66 unch 321 K1Ventures 0.20 -0.01
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    • 319 23 Reuters [TOKYO] Japan Airlines has asked regulators for a formal review of a government decision to award rival ANA Holdings more than half of new landing slots at Tokyo’s bustling Haneda airport, saying it will crimp future earnings. JAL received
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    • 2418 28 Papua New Guinea Australia New Zealand New Caledonia Fiji all other Pacific Islands Dili (East Timor) Guam (Mariana Islands) Honolulu (Hawaii) SOUTH PACIFIC SERVICE W W W. N G P L J S P. C O M THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO. PTE. LTD. 300 BEACH ROAD #02-02 THE
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    • 1165 23 KATS3 NOTICES Toll free 1800-289-8822 Email notices@sph.com.sg www.cats.com.sg/notices IN THE MATTER OF SECTION 290 OF THE COMPANIES ACT (CAP. 50) AND IN THE MATTER OF DARSHAN OVERSEAS PRIVATE LIMITED (Co. Reg. No: *****2500G) (“Company”) NOTICE OF SPECIAL RESOLUTION FOR MEMBERS’ VOLUNTARY WINDING-UP At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the members
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  • Page 23 Miscellaneous
    • 363 23 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across 1 Alcohol obtained from market in Italy (7) 5 Stroking head of dog coming from hiding (7) 9 Women casually hugging Arab for money (7) 10 Concerned with odd characters in crew I have to take on board (7) 11 Where bishop sits with queen, perhaps he’s
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  • DINING OUT
    • 1227 24  -  Chef Gabriel Fratini offers honest cooking in a place you can almost call home, writesJAIME JAIME EE NEW RESTAURANT Fratini La Trattoria 10 Greenwood Avenue Tel: 6468-2868 Open for lunch and dinner Tues to Sun: 12pm to 3pm; and 6pm to 10.30pm (Closed on Mondays)
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    • 103 24 Wine, Dine Hospitality Highlights WEEK ENDS. Indu Igen ce begins. Laze, graze, forget week days. Gourmets can now give themselves over to pure culinary pleasure all weekend long at Conrad Centennial Singapore. Afternoon Delight Lobby Lounge $45++ per person* 1pm to 5pm (avail. Sat Sun) Oscar's Sunday Amazing Graze $78++
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  • SINGAPORE STOCKS
    • 3202 25 Week ended: Oct 4 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 Last 20 3.1 A-Sonic --AAT Week Last Quote Div GrYld Net 11.5 7 AEM High 188 106 AIMSAMPIReit 146 -4 1629
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    • 331 26 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 $mil Low Company Last 2.4 1.3 t Advanced System 1.5 -0.2 ***** 1.7 1.5 1.4 1.5 23.8 6 4 4 4.1 33.1 ('000) Week Last
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    • 117 26 Stock name Close Change CapMallsAsia 1.930 -0.015 CapitaLand 3.060 -0.020 CapitaMall 1.945 -0.010 CityDev 10.110 -0.140 ComfortDelGro 1.915 -0.025 DBS Grp 16.260 +0.030 GLP 2.860 -0.080 Genting SP 1.425 Golden Agri 0.525 HK Land 6.320 -0.210 Stock name Close Change HPH Trust US$ 0.775 -0.005 JMH
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    • 1925 26 HONG KONG Vol HK$ +/-'000 Oct 4 Vol Aeon Stores Oct 4 Angang Steel 4.70 0.08 ***** Anhui Conch -0.05 Anhuiexpresswa 4.25 -0.02 4697 Asia Satellite 29.35 -0.20 6 Asm Pacific -0.06 Avic Ihl Baiyunshan Ph Bank Of China 3.61 0.01 *****0 Bank Of E Asia 32.80 -0.10
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    • 276 26 52-Wk Last Vol Week Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 61 27 AVJennings A56 -4 61 57 56 56 57.5 3.6 6.3 4.5 207.3 52 31 Genting HK US$ US44 +1.5 ***** 44 40 43.5 44 2897.2
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    • 186 26 MAIN CATL TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 2 12 1 0 0 0 2 12 1 Manufacturing 32 124 26 5 28 4 37 152 30 Commerce 21 49 10 4 13 1 25 62 11 Tpt/Stor/Comms 3 39 3
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    • 123 26 TURNOVER (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 344,996 344,996 450,238 450,238 Manufacturing 2,652,826 773,042 3,425,868 928,082 33,133 961,215 Commerce 1,479,874 1,898,797 3,378,671 464,406 126,794 591,200 Tpt/Stor/Comms 438,402 140,061 578,463 606,255 56,415 662,670 Finance 924,283 6,071 930,354 937,967 2,650 940,617 Construction 1,976,090 2,156,352
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    • 471 27 Oct 4 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 0.975 5.773 0.692 7.313 57.836 108.716 0.916 10.095 2.998 1.137 100.134 40.619 1.175 9.448 0.848 27.746 29.519 0.585 0.943 Canada 1.026 5.923
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    • 137 27 Oct 4 GOLD(US$/oz) Oct 04 Oct 03 Hong Kong 1324.00 1317.00 Oct 03 Oct 04 London 1314.74 1310.63 1315.62 1311.56 Source: Thomson Reuters CAST BAR Oct 04 (S$) Selling Buying Kilobar ***** ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (S$) Selling Buying 1gm 119 53 5gm 337 263 10gm 602 527
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    • 57 27 Oct 4 KLCE PALM FUTURES (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Sett Av Vol Open Month Range Price Price High Low Done Position Oct 13 2347.0 2339.0 2349.0 2329.0 450 3249 Nov 13 2315.0 2315.0 2320.0 2286.0 946 ***** Dec 13 2319.0 2305.0 2319.0 2282.0 ***** ***** Jan 14 2318.0 2309.0
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    • 156 27 Oct 4 US$ Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.1748 1.1760 0.9429 0.9433 Canadian dollar 1.2050 1.2066 0.9679 0.9672 Euro 1.6967 1.6980 1.3618 1.3620 NZ dollar 1.0336 1.0348 0.8296 0.8300 Sterling pound 2.0078 2.0096 1.6115
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    • 109 27 Oct 4 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 lb bushels) Close Previous High/Low Nov 13 1295.00 1288.25 1298.00 1280.00 Jan 14 1295.00 1289.00 1297.75 1281.00 Mar 14 1279.25 1270.75 1280.75 1263.00 May 14 1257.75 1250.50 1260.00 1243.25 SOYBEAN OIL (60,000 lbs; US cent/lb) Close Previous High/Low Oct 13
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    • 95 27 Oct 4 COCOA (£/tonne) Close Prev High Low Dec 13 1694 1663 1699 1664 Mar 14 1678 1644 1682 1645 May 14 1670 1637 1673 1639 Jul 14 1662 1632 1664 1634 COFFEE(US$/tonne) Close Prev High Low Nov 13 1709 1703 1756 1703 Jan 14 1705 1693 1740 1695
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    • 1219 27 BONDS, WARRANTS EXTENDED SETTLEMENT Prem Expiry Vol Conv Exer Disc Gear-Mths Company Last Sale +or-('000) Ratio Price ing Left Asia-Pacific Strategic W*****6 23.5 -14.5 1047 0.0 5 -82 57 Asia-Pacific Strategic W*****6 0.4 1 123 333 71.25 7 Ratio Albedo Limited W*****9 Price AlliedTech W*****1 Disc Ascendas Reit MB ECW*****3
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    • 70 27 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Oct 03 CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Change Brent blend (1-Mth F) 109.18 0.15 WTI (Near Mth) 103.06 1.31 Dubai (1-Mth F) 104.56 1.14 Tapis blend 117.57 1.48 Minas 108.57 1.48 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha 98.53 1.28 Jet Kerosene 122.93 2.07 US$/barrel OpecOil Basket
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    • 22 27 Oct 4 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.2459 1.2467 2-months 1.2458 1.2466 3-months 1.2458 1.2466 6-months 1.2454 1.2462 Source: OCBC
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    • 66 27 Oct-04 Oct-04 Aluminium, 99.7% purity(US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 1799.75 1781.75 3 months 1844.00 1827.00 Copper, Grade A(US$/tonne) Cash 7231.50 7154.00 3 months 7260.00 7185.00 Lead(US$/tonne) Cash 2018.25 2033.25 3 months 2045.00 2060.00 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.00 3 months *****.00 *****.00 Tin (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.00 3 months
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    • 121 27 As at 9am Oct 04 Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Sell Buy Aust dollar 1.203 1.146 Can dollar 1.230 1.183 Euro 1.739 1.657 Sterling pound 2.055 1.976 NZ dollar 1.059 1.019 US dollar 1.272 1.212 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign
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