The Business Times, 12 April 2014

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    18 1 weekend THE BUSINESS TIMES www.businesstimes.com.sg APRIL 12-13, 2014 S$1.00 MCI (P) 086/08/2013 Sfh A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION
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    Lock icon Cautious mood at Basel watch fair
    897 1  -  This is despite a record turnout of 150,000 and comes after 2013’s modest growth by the Swiss watch industry By Chuang Peck Ming peckming@sph.com.sg Singapore AT the end of Baselworld 2014 last week, the organisers of the week-long watch show hailed the event as
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    Lock icon SingSung: SingTel’s partnership gambit for mobile data
    793 1  -  By Joyce Hooi joyceh@sph.com.sg Singapore FROM India to the Philippines, people will have smartphones in their hands and cat videos on their minds if SingTel has its way with its regional telco associates. The telco group is using a tie-up with Samsung to
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      62 1 the business www. usinesstimes.com. THE RAFFLES CONVERSATION MICHEL LANDEL, CEO, SODEXO GROUP 8-9 g MOTORING BMW M235i Coupé L15 PERSPECTIVE The moral power of curiosity 27 LIVING IT GREEN L2-4 JV 37 L V5 m A m UUJ wwwwNW 72) Depuis 1775 Classique Hora Mundi 5717 BREGUET BOUTIQUE 2 BAYFRONT
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  • TOP STORIES
    • MARKETS
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        59 2 HSTI 3,198.22 (-5.36) HSTI FUTURES 3,171.00 (-5.00) HSIMSCI 362.54 (-1.36) HSIMSCI FUTURES 358.50 (-2.50) Friday Change KL COMP 1,852.66 -6.86 NIKKEI 225 13,960.05 -340.07 HANG SENG 23,003.64 -183.32 SET 1,389.16 -0.40 JAKARTA 4,816.58 +50.85 MANILA 6,596.96 -41.93 KOSPI 1,997.44 -11.17 SHENZHEN B 846.25 +2.16 MUMBAI IND 22,628.96 -86.37 12
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        Lock icon PRIME RATES
        29 2 SINGAPORE 5.35 MALAYSIA 6.55 HONG KONG 5.00 INDONESIA 14.967 TAIWAN 5.036 JAPAN 1.475 KOREA 9.33 BRITAIN 0.50 US 3.25 CANADA 3.00 SWITZERLAND 0.50 INDIA 14.75 Source: Bloomberg
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        Lock icon FOREX
        49 2 US$ S$ US$ (S$ per US$) 1.248 (US$/S$ per 1.678 2.093 EURO (US$/S$/€ 1.390 1.734 Foreign currency per US$ S$ YEN 101.80 81.60 RM 3.233 2.591 HK$ 7.754 6.215 BAHT 32.30 25.89 RUPIAH 11,405 9,142 RENMINBI 6.211 4.979 INDIAN RUPEE 60.22 48.27 A$ 1.065 0.853 NZ$ 1.152 0.923
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      Lock icon Japan’s Zeon Chemicals to invest $450m more on Jurong Island
      426 2  -  By Ronnie Lim ronnie@sph.com.sg Singapore JAPAN’S Zeon Chemicals is preparing to invest another $450 million on Jurong Island, after inaugurating its pioneer $240 million synthetic rubber plant here yesterday. The expansion includes a second synthetic rubber production line here, as
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      Lock icon COE quota for May-July up 32%
      442 2  -  Higher vehicle deregistrations in Jan-March take total to 12,060 By Samuel Ee samuelee@sph.com.sg Singapore THE new Certificate of Entitlement (COE) quota from May to July 2014 will be about a third larger than the current one, with a 41 per cent increase in COEs
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      Lock icon Audits the world over riddled with problems
      735 4  -  International body’s survey reveals persistent deficiencies in critical audit areas By Michelle Quah michquah@sph.com.sg Singapore SEVERAL years on since the global financial crisis, audits of the world’s largest companies and financial institutions, conducted by the world’s largest audit firms, are still plagued by
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      Lock icon Smartwatches are a hot topic at Baselworld
      562 5  -  Technology still needs refining but it has power to change rules of the game: execs By Chuang Peck Ming peckming@sph.com.sg Singapore SMARTWATCHES were hardly spotted at the just-ended Baselworld 2014, the week-long annual watch show but they were a hot topic of discussion.
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      294 6 WHATEVER FLOATS YOUR BOAT Some of the models on display at the Singapore Yacht Show April 10-13 Vertigo Sailing Yacht Hull material: Aluminium Year: 2011 Length overall: 67.9m Cruisingspeed: 12 knots Guests: 12 Crew: 15 Cabins: 6 Charter (From 225,000 euros per week) Y.CO The Yacht Company
      Photos: Yen Meng Jiin; Photos: Singapore Yacht Show; BT Graphics: Simon Ang  -  294 words
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      Lock icon Fair winds for bigger S’pore Yacht Show
      535 6  -  By Malminderjit Singh msingh@sph.com.sg Singapore THE Singapore Yacht Show is back in town, bigger and more vibrant than before. With Singapore and the region being the new hot markets for the global luxury boat sector, manufacturers have brought their latest designs to town.
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      Lock icon US firm buys local startup for up to US$29m
      872 7  -  Zendesk pays cash and shares for live chat software provider Zopim By Jacquelyn Cheok jaccheok@sph.com.sg Singapore A LOCAL startup that almost folded in its second year of business has been acquired by San Francisco’s customer support company, Zendesk, in a deal
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      48 2 CONTENTS NEWS Top Stories 2-7 Raffles Conversation 8-9 Companies 10-13 S’pore Markets 12 Singapore 14-15 World 16-20 LIVING Living L2-4 Home Garden L5 Stocks Stats 21-25 Perspective 26-27 Crosswords 27 Wealth 28-31 Househunt 30 Real Estate 31 Dining L6-10 Reader’s Promotion L11 Watches L12-13 Motoring L14-15 Sports L16
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      31 2 $1.6 MILLION Estimated Draw on Mon, 14 Apr 2014 at 6.30pm For details, visit www.singaporepools.com.sg P LAYi) Always play with care. responsibly] Do not bet illegally. RGB Reg No: *****0202G m
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      391 7 WATS NOTICES Toll free 1800-289-8822 Email noticesiasph.com.sg www.cats.com.sg/notices IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF AUDIQUATTRO PRIVATE LIMITED Co. Registration No. *****9971E (IN MEMBERS’VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) That an Extraordinary General Meeting of the abovenamed Company held at 3 Anson Road #27-01 Springleaf Tower, Singapore
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      484 7 TEE LAND TEE LAND LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) (Company Registration No. *****0851R) NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Extraordinary General Meeting (“EGM”) of the Members of TEE LAND LIMITED (the "Company”) will be held at Rose Room I II Upper Lobby Level,
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  • THE RAFFLES CONVERSATION
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      Lock icon A people business
      2382 8 / 9  -  It’s all in the details for catering and facilities management giant Sodexo, which plays a crucial supporting role in providing services across a vast universe of business sectors. By Cai Haoxiang haoxiang@sph.com.sg FOR an organisation of Sodexo’s size and reach, it is remarkably little-known in Singapore. Its
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  • COMPANIES
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      Lock icon Cacola shares double on news of RTO deal
      567 10  -  Livestock breeding among businesses of watch-list firm’s target group By Nisha Ramchandani nishar@sph.com.sg Singapore SHARES in Cacola Furniture International, which was put on the Singapore Exchange watchlist last month, more than doubled in price yesterday on news of a reverse takeover (RTO)
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      Lock icon More ripples from CAD penny stock probe
      561 10  -  By Anita Gabriel anitag@sph.com.sg Singapore INNOPAC managing director and chief executive Wong Chin Yong has become the fourth top executive to have his passport impounded by Singapore’s whitecollar crime buster in the probe into possible breaches of securities laws. Mr Wong, who has
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      Lock icon Ezra Q2 profit down 34% in the absence of one-off gains
      454 10  -  By Malminderjit Singh msingh@sph.com.sg Singapore EZRA Holdings has posted a 34 per cent year-on-year decline in net profit for the second quarter ended Feb 28, 2014 to US$19.6 million. This was due in part to a weaker-than-expected performance from
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      Lock icon Grand Banks buying Aussie boat builder
      573 11  -  Bid to free it from SGX watch-list By Malminderjit Singh msingh@sph.com.sg Singapore LUXURY boat manufacturer Grand Banks Yachts announced yesterday that it will be buying Australian boat builder Palm Beach Motor Yacht for up to A$10 million (S$11.7 million) in a deal that could
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      Lock icon Lots of penny activity as STI moves to Jardine’s tune
      727 12  -  STOCKS R Sivanithy sivan@sph.com.sg Senior Correspondent AT ONE end of the size spectrum, we had the Jardine group in focus this week as Jardine Matheson, Jardine Strategic, Jardine Cycle Carriage and Hongkong Land were chiefly responsible for volatility in the
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      Lock icon STI STOCKS
      111 12 Stock name Close Change CapMallsAsia 1.805 CapitaLand 2.920 -0.030 CapitaMall 1.965 CityDev 10.22 -0.100 ComfortDelGro 2.010 +0.010 DBS Grp 16.53 -0.080 GLP 2.560 -0.030 Genting SP 1.315 -0.005 Golden Agri 0.590 -0.005 HK Land 6.780 +0.090 HPH Trust US$ 0.660 -0.005 JMH 60.66 +0.360 JSH 34.61 +0.410 Jardine
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      Lock icon SPH posts 7.5% rise in Q2 earnings to $81.3m
      546 12  -  By Teh Shi Ning tshining@sph.com.sg Singapore SINGAPORE Press Holdings’ (SPH’s) net profit rose 7.5 per cent to $81.3 million for the second quarter ended Feb 28, from $75.6 million a year ago. The results were lifted by a $52.9 million gain
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      Lock icon TOP 20 ACTIVES
      233 12 VOL CLOSE Memstar 364 ZLOSE 802 2 .3 1 .0 76 .9 Caco l a 1 52 1.0 196 2 .9 1 .6 1 23 .1 HanKore 1 32 HanKore 928 12 .7 -0 .3 2 .3 Equation 58 58,192 192 1 .1 -0 .1 8 .3
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      Lock icon TOP GAINERS
      64 12 TOP GAINERS BY CENTS CLOSE UP DBXT iBoxxSvEu 5US$ ***** 155.9 0.4 Jardine C&C 4644 107.0 2.4 DBXT S&P Short 10US$ 2585 68.6 2.2 DBXT EONIA 5US$ ***** 53.6 0.2 JSH 3461 51.1 1.2 JMH 6066 44.9 0.6 DBXT iBoxxUSTr 5US$ ***** 29.9 0.1 DBXT iBoxxSing 5SG$ *****
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      63 12 BY CENTS CLOSEDOWN SPDR DJIA 10US$ ***** -298.1 -1.5 Lyxor Indonesia10US$ 8812 -259.4 -2.3 DBXT Nifty 10US$ ***** -192.1 -1.3 DBXT AUDCS 5US$ ***** -133.5 -0.5 DBXT MSUSA 10US$ 4582 -114.8 -2.0 DBXT iBoxxKR 5US$ ***** -108.5 -0.6 DBXT MSEurope 10US$ 6106 -92.3 -1.2 DBXT MSKorea 10US$ 6361
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      Lock icon TEE International Q3 profit slumps 58.9%
      624 13  -  Non-controlling interests take big chunk of attributable earnings By Lynette Khoo lynkhoo@sph.com.sg Singapore TEE International registered a 58.9 per cent slump in third-quar-ter net profit as non-controlling interests took a bite out of the bottom line. Profit attributable to shareholders was $567,000 for the
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      Lock icon MAS takes supervisory action against bank
      288 13  -  By Siow Li Sen lisen@sph.com.sg Singapore THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has taken supervisory actions against Standard Chartered Bank over the theft of bank statements belonging to some private-banking clients. MAS said yesterday that it has done so over the theft, which occurred
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        Lock icon Lian Beng unit wins tender for Leng Kee Rd property
        69 13 DEVELOPER Lian Beng Group announced yesterday that its 80 per cent owned subsidiary, Wealth Assets, has been awarded the tender for the purchase of a property along Leng Kee Road and Alexandra Road for $46.2 million. This is subject to
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        Lock icon Auditor flags CNA Group’s going-concern issue
        66 13 AN audit report by KPMG has drawn attention to CNA Group’s net current liabilities of $15 million as at Dec 31, 2013, higher than the $1.04 million in the previous year. The “emphasis of matter” report said this indicates the existence of a material
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      1337 11 CHASWOOD RESOURCES HOLDINGS LTD (Company Registration No.: *****1894D) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Annual General Meeting of Chaswood Resources Holdings Ltd will be held at 22 Cross Street, #03-54/61 China Square Central Singapore *****1 on Monday, 28 April
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      31 13 Own cars? m If you're looking for a landed home with a large enough driveway, turn to the Print Classified Properties section. To advertise, call the Print Classified Hotline: 1800-289 9988.
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      390 13 MATS NOTICES IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT (CAP.50) AND IN THE MATTER OF TECHNICAL DESIGN DRAFTING SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED COMPANY REGISTRATION NO. *****1494R (IN MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the above Company duly convened and held at 190 Middle Road #16-08, Fortune Centre, Singapore
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  • SINGAPORE
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      Lock icon R&D fund for boosting port efficiency gets $30m
      387 14  -  MPA and PSA Corp extend tie-up to develop new technologies for container operations By Malminderjit Singh msingh@sph.com.sg COMING on the heels of a mandatory bunkering system to safeguard the Republic’s position as the world’s top bunkering port, the Port of Singapore got
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      Lock icon Cost of catching sports on TV a hot House topic
      457 14  -  By Lee U-Wen leeuwen@sph.com.sg THE soaring cost of watching the Fifa World Cup tournament will be debated when Parliament sits on Monday, the final session before the House takes its usual mid-term break. Four MPs have filed questions on this
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      Lock icon Better protection for thrill-seekers
      348 14  -  By Kara Quek karaquek@sph.com.sg AMUSEMENT rides located in private clubs and residential estates will now be regulated by the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) through the Amusement Rides Safety Act. Such rides include water slides installed at swimming pools in some condominiums and clubs. Their inclusion
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      Lock icon Jan-Feb hotel room rates up slightly, occupancy steadies
      596 15  -  Early STB figures show ARR rising 2.5%; upmarket names doing well but budget sector drops 4.7% By Nisha Ramchandani nishar@sph.com.sg THE local hotel industry started the year on the right footing as average room rates (ARR) edged up slightly in January and
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      Lock icon LTA launches tender for Singapore-KL rail study
      305 15  -  By Lee U-Wen leeuwen@sph.com.sg THE Land Transport Authority (LTA) wants to embark on an engineering feasibility study to look at possible corridors for the Singapore leg of the planned High Speed Rail (HSR) linking the Republic to Kuala Lumpur. In a statement, LTA
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      174 15 Experience Simplistiq’s Natural Skin Renewal Technology at the special price of $128!(U.P $400) Venue: Simplistiq 8A Marina Boulevard #B2-52 Marina Bay Link Mall Singapore *****4 Tel: (65) 6634 4033 Website: www.simplistiq.sg Terms Conditions: Prior appointment required. Promotion valid from 14 April 7 May 2014. Promotion valid at Simplistiq at Marina
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Tech sell-off pulls Nasdaq down 3.1%
      758 16 Investor anxiety threatens to put a chill over market for IPOs NYT New York INVESTORS in the US dumped Internet, biotechnology and other fast-grow-ing companies at a dizzying pace on Thursday, dragging down the rest of the US stock market despite rosy unemployment data
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      Lock icon Security flaw may reach beyond websites
      587 17 Potential for harm could extend to digital devices, warn specialists NYT New York WHEN the Heartbleed bug was disclosed on Monday, the attention focused on the fallout for major Internet companies like Yahoo and Amazon. But security specialists said the potential for harm could
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      Lock icon Heartbleed bug can cause major heartache
      988 17  -  COMMENTARY Amit Roy Choudhury amit@sph.com.sg Technology Editor IT transpires that a programming mistake made way back in December 2011 has led to what could be one of the biggest-ever security breaches on the Internet: the Heartbleed bug. The scary thing is this breach has
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      Lock icon Tax-free programme in Japan draws individuals to stocks
      404 18 Equity slump is not putting investors off Bloomberg Tokyo A SPRING downpour last week wasn’t enough to stop Norito Nagahama heading to a central-Tokyo brokerage to study up on Japanese stocks. “I’m here because I need to learn about investment,” said Mr
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      Lock icon Australia’s north braces for storm stronger that 2011’s Yasi
      449 18 Bloomberg Melbourne RESIDENTS in Australia’s Queensland state are seeking refuge in evacuation centres and stocking up on provisions, bracing for a cyclone that’s stronger than a 2011 storm that destroyed homes and downed power lines. The storm called severe tropical Cyclone
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      Lock icon United among carriers with most complaints in the US
      222 18 Reuters Washington BIGGER isn’t necessarily better when it comes to airlines. American and United, the two largest US carriers, are also tops in customer complaints, a study released by the US PIRG Education Fund shows. The consumer advocacy group found that
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      Lock icon China inflation in March stays below govt target
      520 19 2.4% pace points to room for more stimulus to support slowing economy Bloomberg Beijing CONSUMER inflation in China remained below the government’s target in March while fac-tory-gate deflation deepened, giving Premier Li Keqiang more scope to roll out measures to support growth.
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      Lock icon London’s luxury home owners busy buying out neighbours
      441 19 Residents creating super-sized homes to increase their value Bloomberg London MERGERS and acquisitions are making London’s rich richer. This time, it involves their homes. Some of the city’s wealthiest residents are buying out their neighbours to create super-sized apartments that can double
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      Lock icon Tony Abbott is ‘very confident’ signals detected in search are from MH370
      571 20 Visiting PM to brief China’s Xi Jinping more fully on the investigation Reuters Shanghai AUSTRALIAN Prime Minister Tony Abbott yesterday said he is “very confident” that signals detected in the search for Flight MH370 are from the aircraft’s
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        Lock icon Honda may postpone start-up of Thai plant
        111 20 Reuters Tokyo Honda Motor said yesterday that it may postpone the start-up of a US$530 million manufacturing plant in Thailand as economic and political uncertainty drives carmakers to rethink their investments. The plant in Prachinburi, with an annual capacity of 120,000 vehicles, is
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        Lock icon JPMorgan Chase reports 19% fall in Q1 profit
        101 20 Bloomberg New York JPMorgan Chase Co, the biggest US bank, said first-quarter profit fell 19 per cent on lower fixed-income trading and mortgage revenue, themes that may be repeated across Wall Street next week. Net income declined to US$5.27 billion, or US$1.28
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        Lock icon India’s trade deficit in March hits 5-month high
        116 20 Reuters New Delhi India’s trade deficit hit a five-month high in March as merchandise exports fell for a second straight month, making it tougher for policymakers to lift curbs on gold imports that have helped to narrow the country’s current account gap.
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      Lock icon Wholesale prices up more than forecast
      342 20 LATEST US DATA Bloomberg Reuters Washington PRODUCER prices rose more than forecast in March, led by the biggest gain in the cost of services in four years. Consumer sentiment was also on the upswing. The 0.5 per cent advance in the producer-price index was
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      Lock icon Adrian Mole author dies, aged 68
      170 20 AFP [LONDON] British author Sue Townsend, whose books about awkward teenage diarist Adrian Mole sold tens of millions of copies worldwide, died on Thursday after suffering a stroke, surrounded by her family in Leicester her hometown in central England and the setting for Mole’s
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      31 16 HOW ARE YOU LIVING THE NEW YEAR? DO ONE RANDOM ACT OF KINDNESS DAILY LOVE MORE TRY SOMETHING NEW EVERYDAY SPEND MORE TIME WITH MUM BE A BETTER LISTENER KISS MORE
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      63 19 HOT PROPERTY 021 BUK/T TIMAH qqq unblocked corner yrs £i52(3400) S f. $4^m 4 2700/2300 sf 'T n r J er greenery. Unb, °ck Vuk N rong SI Ave N! Terr 5P 4 m 8 4000s f Lift/RoV^W HOUSES FOR SALE Check this and many other properties in The Straits
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  • SGX
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      Lock icon SGX MAINBOARD
      7964 21 Transaction date: Apr 11 52-wks Last Vol Day Last Quote Div GrYld Net M Cap High Low Company Sale +/-(‘000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 13.6 10.4 8Telecom 11.4cd 11.4 13 6.3 1.1 14.8 54.6 20 3.3 A-Sonic 10.2 -0.3 666 10.3 10.2 10.2 10.3 2.6
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      Lock icon SGX CATALIST
      1958 24 52-wks Last Vol Day Last Quote Div GrYld Net M Cap High Low Company Sale +/-(‘000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 35 22 t 3Cnergy 500 31 31 35 30.5 28.5 19 t 800 Super 26.5 25 27 3.2 3.8 8.3 47.4 5.8 2.8 t AA
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      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING SCOREBOARD
      186 24 MAIN CATL TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 3 8 3 0 0 0 3 8 3 Manufacturing 39 54 40 10 6 5 49 60 45 Commerce 20 19 19 4 6 2 24 25 21 Tpt/Stor/Comms 15 13 10
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      Lock icon BT SHARE INFORMATION SERVICE
      790 24 SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDER/DIRECTOR TRANSACTIONS For week beginning Apr 7 Substantial Buy No of Price ———SHAREHOLDING Trans Shareholder/ Sell Shares Per Before After Stock Date Director Conv '000 Shr ('000) ('000) CFM Hldgs 10-Apr-14 Tan Yeok Meng Sell 1050 0.08 6326 5.83 5276 4.86 Amplefield 09-Apr-14 Yeap Cheng
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      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING TURNOVER
      121 24 TURNOVER (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 11,972 11,972 44,096 44,096 Manufacturing 715,336 121,625 836,961 109,211 4,614 113,824 Commerce 137,283 74,223 211,506 139,923 3,614 143,537 Tpt/Stor/Comms 75,369 3,808 79,177 105,678 451 106,130 Finance 27,349 143 27,492 145,299 36 145,334 Construction 76,257 28,567
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  • MARKETS
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      Lock icon LIFFE
      93 25 Apr 10 COCOA (£/tonne) Close Prev High Low May 14 1862 1881 1872 1857 Jul 14 1869 1887 1880 1864 Sep 14 1870 1888 1880 1865 Dec 14 1861 1875 1868 1855 COFFEE(US$/tonne) Close Prev High Low May 14 2162 2141 2179 2148 Jul14 2158 2133 2174 2144 Sep
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      Lock icon METALS
      69 25 Apr 11 GOLD(US$/oz) Apr 11 Apr 10 Hong Kong 1320.00 1323.00 Apr 10 Apr 09 London 1320.41 1305.60 1320.94 1306.15 Source: Thomson Reuters SILVER Selling Buying Passbook 1 oz 25.40 24.63 Source: UOB PLATINUM Lon (US$/oz) Apr 10 Close Previous PM Fix 1455.00 1435.00 AM Fix 1449.00 1439.00 Source:
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      Lock icon FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES
      118 25 Apr 11 Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Sell Buy Aust dollar 1.200 1.143 Can dollar 1.164 1.120 Euro 1.778 1.694 Sterling pound 2.138 2.056 NZ dollar 1.108 1.066 US dollar 1.276 1.216 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign currency: Currencies Sell
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    • STOCK MARKETS
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        20 25 YTD change: +0.97% 52-week high: 3,464.79 on May 22,2013 52-week low: 2,953.01 on Feb 4,2014 Source: Bloomberg
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        Lock icon Hang Seng Index
        20 25 YTD change: -1.30% 52-week high: 24,111.55 on Dec 2,2013 52-week low: 19,426.36 on June 25,2013 Source: Bloomberg
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        Lock icon Dow Jones Industrial Average
        27 25 YTD change: -2.45% 52-week high: 16,631.63 on April 4,2014 52-week low: 14,444.03 on April 19, 2013 (Chart shows Thursday’s index closing) Source: Bloomberg
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        Lock icon Shanghai Stock Exchange Composite
        21 25 YTD change: +0.69% 52-week high: 2,334.33 on May 29,2013 52-week low: 1,849.65 on June 25,2013 Source: Bloomberg
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        Lock icon Nikkei 225
        19 25 YTD change:-14.31% 52-week high: 16,320.22 on Dec 30, 2013 52-week low: 12,415.85 on June 13,2013 Source: Bloomberg
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      57 25 Apr 11 KLCE PALM FUTURES (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Sett Av Vol Open Month Range Price Price High Low Done Position Apr 14 2650.0 2660.0 2650.0 2650.0 10 1408 May 14 2600.0 2641.0 2642.0 2588.0 1321 ***** Jun 14 2582.0 2615.0 2616.0 2572.0 ***** ***** Jul 14 2560.0 2597.0
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      80 25 Apr 11 TREASURY BILLS Period Issue Maturity Yesterday's Day's code Bid High Low 1-Year BY*****T 31-Oct-14 0.33 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year N*****0W 1.13 01-Apr-16 101.32 101.36 101.36 5-Year NX*****W 2.5 01-Jun-19 105.31 105.40 105.40 10-Year NX*****H 2.750 01-Jul-23
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      155 25 Apr 11 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.1712 1.1723 0.9390 0.9395 Canadian dollar 1.1405 1.1416 0.9149 0.9144 Euro 1.7335 1.7344 1.3898 1.3900 NZ dollar 1.0827 1.0835 0.8680 0.8683 Sterling pound 2.0923 2.0933 1.6775 1.6776
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      101 25 Apr 10 SOYBEANS(5,000 bu min; USc/60 lb bushels) Close Previous High/Low May 14 1482.*****5.*****5.*****6.25 Jul 14 1465.50 1478.00 1478.75 1458.75 Aug 14 1388.75 1394.75 1395.25 1382.25 Sep 14 1275.00 1276.00 1276.25 1267.00 SOYBEAN OIL(60,000 lbs; USc/lb) Close Previous High/Low May 14 42.50 42.91 42.89 42.06 Jul 14 42.68
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      72 25 Apr 10 Aluminium, 99.7% purity (US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 1858.25 1827.00 3 months 1892.00 1857.50 Copper, Grade A (US$/tonne) Cash 6659.50 6626.00 3 months 6655.00 6617.00 Lead (US$/tonne) Cash 2096.75 2074.50 3 months 2112.00 2089.00 Nickel (US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash *****.50 *****.50 3 months *****.00 *****.00 Tin (US$/tonne)
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      337 26 / 27 SATURDAY with Ludwig Can you think of a name other than Titanic II CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across 1 Round we had and hadn’t paid (4) 3 Very useful, home price covering rebuilt lab (10) 8 Mockery made of tryst Eva organised (8) 9 Awkward ridge gets left in waistbelt (6) 10
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        979 28 / 29 Success of Ken Griffin’s unit gives a glimpse of the fortunes made in rapid buying and selling of securities WEALTH INSIGHTS Bloomberg High-frequency trading has been good to billionaire Ken Griffin. His Citadel LLC returned more than 300 per cent in a
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        714 28 / 29  -  Compiled by Kenneth Lim Singapore Exchange Hold OCBC Investment Research April 11 Close: $6.91 THE benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) has rebounded from recent lows, after slipping into negative territory YTD (year to date) as market concerns mounted over the outlook for emerging markets. Recent gains have brought
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        1057 30 PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS FOR SELECTED DISTRICTS WITH CONTRACT DATES BETWEEN FEB 26 AND MARCH 4, 2014 PROJECT NAME/ STREET NAME PROP TYPE CONTRACT DATE TENURE BUILT -IN/LAND AREA*(SQ FT) PRICE (S$'000) PSF (S$) District 1 NON-LANDED Riverwalk Apt Apt 04/03/2014 99 818 1250 1528 District 3 NON-LANDED Ascentia Sky Apt
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        689 31 Americans are also driving less than they did 8 years ago Bloomberg Philadelphia AFTER decades of copying sprawling suburbs by accommodating the car, US cities are starting to tear up their slabs of asphalt. In Philadelphia, construction will begin by July on
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        318 31 AFP New York THE French ambassador to the United Nations lives in a sumptuous, 18-room apartment at one of New York’s most exclusive addresses but not for much longer. Belts are tightening, and the French government has put the stunning Park Avenue
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        458 31 Bloomberg Oslo THE head of Norway’s financial regulator said a rebound in property prices is unwelcome as Scandinavia’s richest nation struggles to contain its record household debt burden. “The recent development in house prices might give some reason for renewed concern as
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      61 1 BT THE BUSINESS TIMES WEEKEND APRIL 12 13， 2014 Living DESIGN Root awakening L5 DINING Travelling chefs L6-7 LIVING IT GREEN Four individuals show how they’re living sustainably for real L2-4 DINING Comeback chefs, fresh faces L8-10 PHOTO: MILITZA MAURY WATCHES Heavy metal at Baselworld L12-13 MOTORING The perfect Mix
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      3030 2 / 3  -  Recycling household waste to re-use as fertiliser, making their own cleaners, soaps and shampoos sustainable living is more than just a catchphrase for these well-meaning individuals. By Tay Suan Chiang By Tay Suan Chiang taysc@sph.com.sg HEDRICK Kwan is like the magazine article you read at the hairdresser’s
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      859 5  -  Brendan Moar discovered his love of gardening at the age of 17 while romping among the azaleas in his family’s garden. By Rachel Loi By Rachel Loi rachloi@sph.com.sg TO landscape architect Brendan Moar, the idea of show gardens is just a little bit peculiar. “They are such a
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      1135 11 The menu at Man Fu Yuan is the restaurant’s attempt to recreate flavours from the past Do you long to re-experience cuisine from a bygone era? Until time-travelling becomes a viable option, from now till end-May, Intercontinental Singapore’s Chinese restaurant, Man Fu Yuan, is offering a
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      617 14  -  The new Volkswagen Golf R is lighter and faster with a specially developed engine. By Samuel Ee By Samuel Ee samuelee@sph.com.sg FOR a few more dollars over the already compet en t G o lf GTI high-performance Golf R t h e high-performance Golf R promises 60 more
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