The Business Times, 28 November 2014

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    28 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES S$1.00 S|jh A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION www.businesstimes.com.sg O DoBlBreakingnews CO REGN NO *****2868E MCI (P) 051/08/2014 I Wednesday, October 8, Friday, November 28, 2014G
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    24 1 Thursday Change STI 3,340.96 -8.70 KL COMP 1,829.91 -12.26 NIKKEI 225 17,248.50 -135.08 HANG SENG 24,004.28 -107.70 SHENZHEN B 986.60 -2.51 DOW Closed
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    Lock icon DAILY DIGEST
    231 1 The cooling measures in the property sector have had a clear drag on demand in housing loans, yet private home prices simply have not fallen enough, data from the Monetary Authority of Singapore suggested on Thursday. TOP STORIES 2 Opec ministers met on Thursday to decide whether to
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    Lock icon MAS lays out risks for Singapore private debt
    773 1  -  But central bank stress tests show they do not pose systemic danger By Jamie Lee leejamie@sph.com.sg @JamieLeeBT Singapore THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) on Thursday laid out the potential strains on highly indebted corporates and households in Singapore, just a day
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    Lock icon Newcomers feature among E50 winners
    585 1  -  By Mindy Tan tanmindy@sph.com.sg @MindyTanBT Singapore ALMOST half the winners honoured at the Enterprise 50 Awards dinner were fresh faces, upping the ante at what has become one of the most prestigious award evenings on the corporate calendar. While there are more than a few
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  • TOP STORIES
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      Lock icon Private property prices still elevated: MAS
      690 2  -  This could mean call to roll back cooling measures premature FINANCIAL STABILITY REVIEW Reports by Jamie Lee leejamie@sph.com.sg @JamieLeeBT Singapore THE cooling measures in the property sector have had a clear drag on demand in housing loans, yet private home prices simply have not
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      Lock icon Demand for SME loans to grow at slower pace in quarters ahead: MAS
      370 2 DEMAND for loans to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) is expected to grow at a slower pace than in recent quarters, due to more “challenging economic conditions” in the short term, the Monetary Authority of Singapore said
      Source: MAS  -  370 words
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      Lock icon Buy-and-hold strategy in Asian bonds creates resilience
      435 2 THE Asian bond market is likely to be more resilient than the global markets despite it being less liquid because bond investors in the region tend to buy bonds and hold them to maturity, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said on Thursday.
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      Lock icon Oil prices hit fresh lows as Opec begins pivotal meet
      672 3 12-member cartel under pressure from Venezuela and Ecuador to cut output AFP Vienna OPEC ministers met on Thursday to decide whether to slash oil production amid a glut in global supplies, sending crude prices to new lows ahead of their
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      Lock icon Natas and travel agents toil to find common ground
      824 3  -  By Nisha Ramchandani nishar@sph.com.sg @Nisha_BT Singapore THE National Association of Travel Agents Singapore (Natas) is trying to address the concerns flagged by some of its members, as 24 travel agencies make plans for a travel fair in March to rival the
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      Lock icon Cashflow major challenge to profitability for S’pore firms: poll
      606 4  -  On collections and late payment, the Republic also a laggard in the region By Siow Li Sen lisen@sph.com.sg @SiowLiSenBT Singapore ALMOST one in three companies here say adequate cash flow remains a main challenge to profitability, a survey has found. The
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      Lock icon BOJ backs inflation drive with pay rise for its top executives
      697 4  -  By Anthony Rowley btworld@sph.com.sg Tokyo THE Bank of Japan (BOJ) is setting an inflationary “good example” by raising the salaries of its most senior executives, including that of governor Haruhiko Kuroda, in a move which it hopes will counter
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      Lock icon Q3 revenue in business services sector up 1.1%
      307 4  -  By Claire Huang huangjy@sph.com.sg @ClaireHuangBT Singapore TAKINGS in the business services sector rose 1.1 per cent in the third quarter over the second quarter of 2014, the latest Business Receipts Index for Services Industries showed. And they were up 3.3 per cent
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      Lock icon More security features for SingPass by Q3 of 2015
      400 4  -  By Chan Yi Wen yiwenc@sph.com.sg @ChanYiWenBT Singapore A TWO-FACTOR authentication (2FA) feature will be introduced to the Singapore Personal Access (SingPass) by the third quarter of 2015, the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) said on Thursday. This is to enhance
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  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
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      Lock icon Tiger shareholders okay rights issue and sale of Aussie stake
      527 6  -  Group is divesting remaining 40% interest in Tigerair Australia to devote resources to Tigerair Singapore By Nisha Ramchandani nishar@sph.com.sg @Nisha_BT Singapore SHAREHOLDERS of beleaguered budget carrier Tiger Airways overwhelmingly voted in favour of both the divestment of its 40 per
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      Lock icon Linc Energy finds evidence of oil in Australia’s Arckaringa Basin
      461 6  -  By Andrea Soh sandrea@sph.com.sg @AndreaSohBT Singapore LINC Energy has found evidence of oil in the Arckaringa Basin in southern Australia with its first exploration well, in what the firm sees as a big step forward in its plans. The firm
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      Lock icon Genting outlook boosts bets against gaming firm
      625 6 BLOOMBERG Singapore ANALYSTS are the least optimistic about Genting Singapore plc in a year as slumping casino revenue from high-rollers curbs earnings prospects for the second-worst performing stock on the city’s benchmark gauge. The difference between Genting’s share price and analysts’ predictions for
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      Lock icon UOL’s OneKM mall opens officially this Sunday
      604 7  -  Paya Lebar mall garners 93% pre-commitment lease By Lynette Khoo lynkhoo@sph.com.sg @LynetteKhooBT Singapore UOL Group, which is officially opening its newest mall OneKM this Sunday, said it has garnered close to 93 per cent of pre-commitment lease for the mall at a time
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    • IN BRIEF
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        Lock icon £200m facilities for GuocoLeisure unit
        77 7 GLH Hotels, GuocoLeisure’s wholly owned subsidiary in England, has executed an agreement with DBS Bank for the provision of £200 million (S$409 million) term and multi-currency revolving facilities. Part of the funds will go towards its intended full redemption of an outstanding £138 million in
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        Lock icon Boustead hosting Retail Investor Days
        79 7 BOUSTEAD Singapore will be hosting its Retail Investor Days on Dec 10 at 9.30am (for retail investors who are new to Boustead) and on Dec 11 at 9.30am (for retail investors who are already familiar with Boustead and want business updates and a financial review).
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      Lock icon STI / Catalist
      63 8 STI Catalist Straits Times index NOV 27,2014 3,340.96 -8.70 (-0.26%) Current streak 1 day Day high 3,355.62 Day low 3,340.96 52-week high 3,374.06 (July 31, 2014) 52-week low 2,960.09 (Feb 5, 2014) FTSE ST Catalist index NOV 27,2014 784.83 -8.33 (-1.05%) Current streak 1 day Day high 795.27 Day low
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      Lock icon Eyes on last trading day of November
      656 8  -  Thursday’s relatively quiet session could be followed by a large push as some funds close their books for the year TTSTOCKS By R Sivanithy sivan@sph.com.sg @RSivanithyBT AFTER Tuesday’s spike in volume up to a 2014 high of S$1.8 billion –which came largely thanks
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      Lock icon STI STOCKS
      307 8 Stock name Close Change Day high/low 52w high 52w low PE Div yield Mcap Ascendas Reit 231 -2 233/229 250 206 6.2 5836.7 CapitaLand 332 unch 334/331 348 268 16.6 2.4 *****.2 CapitaMall Trust 197.5 -1.5 199.5/197 209 180 5.2 6849.9 CityDev 995 -4 998/987 1118 860 13.5
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      35 8 VOLUME IHC 81,155,000 ThaiBev 68,829,000 SIIC Environment 43,235,000 WE 34,280,000 Charisma Energy 31,914,000 Market volume 1,392,786,000 VALUE SingTel 100,852,528 DBS Grp 55,697,075 ThaiBev 45,792,270 Suntec Reit 43,290,720 OCBC Bank 40,232,150 Market value 1,011,101,000
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      113 8 Most Active Fund Last sale +/-(‘000) Day high/low 52w high/low Buy/Sell Mcap IS MS India US$ US782 +2 2435 783/778 790/541 779/783 97.8 UETF SSE50China 175 -1 321 177/173 177/140 175/176 54.7 Lyxor CRBNonEny US$ US233 -2 124 233/233 261/228 233/235 24.9 STI ETF 339 +2 98 339/338
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      77 8 Nov 27 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS -176.00 -93.00 BT CADI -*****.00 -67.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -18.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 755.06 -0.86 FTSE ST Small Cap 515.63 -2.25 FTSE ST All Share 804.08 -2.00 FTSE ST China Top 191.76 -0.77 FTSE ST China 225.88 -1.45 FTSE
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      Lock icon STI / FTSE ST All-Share
      35 8 STI FTSE ST All-Share ftse ST All-Share index NOV 27,2014 804.08 -2.00 (-0.25%) Current streak 1 day Day high 806.93 Day low 804.08 52-week high 819.39 (July 31, 2014) 52-week low 722.35 (Feb 5, 2014)
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      Lock icon STI / MSCI EAFE
      33 8 STI MSCI EAFE MSCI EAFE index NOV 26,2014 1,848.79 +6.53 (+0.35%) Current streak 4 days Day high 1,849.16 Day low 1,840.92 52-week high 1,995.49 (July 3, 2014) 52-week low 1,714.64 (Oct 16, 2014)
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      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING SCOREBOARD
      186 8 MAIN CATL TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 2 7 5 0 0 0 2 7 5 Manufacturing 34 47 40 8 10 8 42 57 48 Commerce 15 17 18 2 7 5 17 24 23 Tpt/Stor/Comms 11 19 9
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      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING TURNOVER
      121 8 VOLUME (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 11,205 11,205 55,378 55,378 Manufacturing 241,714 44,434 286,148 119,234 3,192 122,426 Commerce 61,806 57,190 118,996 87,257 2,435 89,692 Tpt/Stor/Comms 97,286 1,561 98,847 172,836 580 173,416 Finance 11,607 1,413 13,020 146,501 292 146,794 Construction 16,385 36,241
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      Lock icon GAINERS
      74 8 BY CENTS CLOSE UP 52w high/low JMH USD 6200 116.7 1.5 6460/4934 JSH USD 3578 114.1 2.5 3810/3006 Jardine C&C 4204 74.0 1.8 4901/3330 Hyflux 6% CPS ***** 40.0 0.4 *****/***** DBXT MSCHINA US$ 1348 31.1 1.8 1401/1119 BY PERCENTAGE CLOSE UP 52w high/low Acma Ltd W*****7 0.4 100.0
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      74 8 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN 52w high/low GLD US$ ***** -50.6 -0.3 *****/***** SPDR DJIA US$ ***** -15.6 -0.1 *****/***** Lyxor Russia US$ 301 -9.1 -2.3 416/293 DBS Bk 4.7% NCPS ***** -9.0 -0.1 *****/***** Yuuzoo 51 -8.5 -14.3 95/26 BY PERCENTAGE CLOSE DOWN 52w high/low Joyas Intl 2.7 -40.0
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      Lock icon UNUSUAL ACTIVITY
      80 8 VOL CLOSE($) CHANGE Advance SCT 28,600.0 0.002 +0.001 +100.00 Pavillon 169.0 0.120 +0.037 +44.58 Wilton Resources 9,163.0 0.091 -0.006 -6.19 Renewable Energy 1,605.0 0.031 -0.004 -11.43 Asia Fashion 842.0 0.087 +0.016 +22.54 Amplefield 13,675.0 0.008 +0.001 +14.29 Eucon 605.0 0.010 -0.003 -23.08 Captii 270.0 0.043 +0.005 +13.16 Yuuzoo
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    • BROKERS’ TAKE
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        98 8 BUY NOV 27 Close: S$0.735 Target price: S$1.26 dmg Research, Nov 27 WE initiate coverage on IPS Securex (IPS) with a S$1.26 target price representing an 86.7 per cent upside, thus we recommend a BUY. IPS is one of Singapore’s leading providers of integrated security solutions. As political
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        Lock icon Mermaid Maritime
        126 8 ADD Nov 27 close: S$0.35 Target price: S$0.45 CIMB Research, Nov 27 AT 93 per cent of our September FY2014 forecast (Q4 at 29 per cent), FY2014 core net profit of US$44.4 million (+196 per cent year on year) was slightly below our expectations but broadly in line
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        225 8  -  Compiled by Claire Huang BUY Nov 27 close: S$2.55 Target price: S$3.03 OCBC Research, Nov 27 STABILITY is ComfortDelGro’s (CDG) key strength thus far for FY2014 and we think its ability to remain so is attractive. CDG’s results for all three quarters in FY2014 came in within our expectations
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        7 8 DATA I 8.30am Singapore bank lending
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      Lock icon Dollar falls on growth doubt as yen rises
      414 9 CURRENCIES BLOOMBERG Tokyo THE dollar fell against the yen for a third day, the longest streak in a month, after data raised concern that the US economic recovery has plateaued. The yen rose versus most of its 16 major peers as trading
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    • FOREX RATES
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        472 9 NOV27 Nov 27 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 0.967 5.281 0.688 6.670 53.219 104.649 1.010 9.438 2.879 1.087 87.573 38.608 1.116 9.421 0.827 26.553 28.199 0.545 0.860 Canada 1.034
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        Lock icon INTERBANK CURRENCY RATES
        155 9 Nov 27 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.1152 1.1162 0.8600 0.8605 Canadian dollar 1.1527 1.1536 0.8894 0.8890 Euro 1.6213 1.6220 1.2503 1.2505 NZ dollar 1.0256 1.0267 0.7909 0.7915 Sterling pound 2.0485 2.0493 1.5798 1.5799
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        22 9 NOV 27 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.2972 1.2978 2-months 1.2971 1.2977 3-months 1.2971 1.2978 6-months 1.2971 1.2978 Source: OCBC
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    • EQUITY BONDS WARRANTS FUTURES
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        Lock icon SGX DERIVATIVES TRADING
        374 9 NOV 27 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT NIKKEI 225 INDEX FUTURES SPOT *****.49 *****.85 *****.48 Dec14 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 ***** *****6 Mar15 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 309 5306 MSCI TAIWAN INDEX FUTURES SPOT 341.73 344.60 341.73 Nov14 340.30 344.90 340.20 343.15 ***** ***** Dec14 340.70
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        Lock icon BONDS, WARRANTS, PREFERENCE SHARES
        211 9 Most active Nov 27 Prem Expiry Vol Conv Exer Disc Gear-Mths Company Last Sale +or-('000) Ratio Price ing Left DBS MB eCW*****2 12.4 0.4 7164 0.1 0 7 Rowsley Ltd W*****3 4.2 -0.1 3021 1 18 23 Ezion MB eCW*****4 6.5 -1.3 1800 0.4 155 6
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        Lock icon MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INDICES
        373 9 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Nov 26 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Preliminary 1288.0 0.1 8.7 -0.1 8.0 0.2 5.1 EAFE Preliminary 1000.4 0.0 4.6 0.1 -0.8 0.4 -3.5 Europe Preliminary 1406.3 0.0 3.8
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    • BANK RATES
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        154 9 Nov 27 $S Offer Bid 0vernight 0.10 0.05 1-month 0.4375 0.3125 2-months 0.4375 0.3125 3-months 0.4375 0.3125 Overnight mode: 0.10 US$ Offer Bid 7 days 0.18 0.08 1 month 0.27 0.15 2 months 0.30 0.20 3 months 0.40 0.20 6 months 0.50 0.30 9 months 0.60 0.40 12
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        36 9 NOV 27 (S$) 1 mth 0.***** 2 mths 3 mths 0.***** 6 mths 0.***** 9 mths 12 mths 0.***** SWAP Offer rates (S$) 1 mth 0.***** 3 mths 0.***** 6 mths 0.***** Source: Thomson Reuters
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        Lock icon GOVERNMENT SECURITIES
        67 9 Nov 27 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year NY*****F 3.75 01-Sep-16 105.57 105.64 105.57 5-Year N*****0H 1.625 01-Oct-19 100.74 100.73 100.70 10-Year NY*****H 3.000 01-Sep-24 106.68 106.80 106.45 15-Year NY*****E 2.875 01-Jul-29 103.29 20-Year NZ*****V 3.375 01-Sep-33 109.01 108.65 108.65
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    • AGRI METALS ENERGY
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        Lock icon COMMODITY FUTURES
        212 9 NOV-26 Price Net change change Last Trade Agricultural Nov-26 CBOT Soybeans (US cents/bu) 1047.00 -4.00 -0.38% 14/01/2015 CBOT Soybean Oil (US cents/lb) 33.48 0.06 0.18% 12/12/2014 CBOT Wheat (US cents/bu) 562.00 10.50 1.90% 12/12/2014 Nov-26 LIFFE Cocoa (£/tonne) 1929.00 34.00 1.79% 12/12/2014 LIFFE Coffee (US$/tonne) 2095.00 0.00 0.00%
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        Lock icon PALM OIL
        57 9 NOV 27 KLCE Palm Futures (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Sett Av Vol Open Month Range Price Price High Low Done Position Dec 14 2212.0 2205.0 2212.0 2162.0 516 3824 Jan 15 2229.0 2239.0 2234.0 2195.0 1106 ***** Feb 15 2230.0 2240.0 2236.0 2199.0 ***** ***** Mar 15 2238.0 2243.0
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      Lock icon S Korean derivatives boom as stocks fall short
      639 10 Sales of derivatives have set an annual record in the first 10 months of 2014 BLOOMBERG Hong Kong SALES of derivatives tied to global stock markets in South Korea have set an annual record in the first 10 months of 2014, as
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      Lock icon Mermaid rides on shallow water fields
      565 10  -  By Malminderjit Singh msingh@sph.com.sg @MalminderjitBT Singapore OIL price declines may not affect the fortunes of offshore and marine companies engaged in shallow-water activity as well as those concentrated in the production phase. Mermaid Maritime’s latest set of results reflects that this analysis may be
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      Lock icon Keong Hong posts 10.1% fall in FY14 profit
      293 10  -  By Malminderjit Singh msingh@sph.com.sg @MalminderjitBT Singapore SINGAPORE’S homegrown building construction group Keong Hong Holdings on Thursday reported a 10.1 per cent drop in full-year net profit to S$19.7 million, from S$21.9 million for the same period last year. This was despite the
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  • BANKING & FINANCE
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      Lock icon Talk of market top as Shanghai index hits three-year high
      879 11 Good chance it is at a peak right now as there’s too much investor euphoria, says China strategist BLOOMBERG REUTERS Shanghai THE surge in Chinese equity trading that coincided with market peaks in 2009 and 2010 is back after the
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      Lock icon Syariah risk rules seen lifting Indonesia banks
      685 11 BLOOMBERG Jakarta INDONESIA’S Islamic banks say new rules acknowledging the lower risk of profit-sharing loans will help revive industry growth from the slowest pace on record. The Financial Services Authority is introducing reserves ratios that will vary depending on banks’ risk profiles and
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      Lock icon Japanese investors in biggest buying spree of Asian stocks, bonds
      893 11 BLOOMBERG Hong Kong JAPANESE investors are buying Asian assets like never before as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s policies make the yen a lucrative means to fund bets on regional growth. A net 1.82 trillion yen (S$20.1 billion) flowed into stocks
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  • ENERGY & COMMODITIES
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      Lock icon Oil price slide to boost profits at S’pore crackers
      536 12  -  Borouge says that’s because of cheaper feedstock the price of naphtha is tied to oil’s By Andrea Soh sandrea@sph.com.sg @AndreaSohBT Singapore FALLING oil prices will boost profitability for naphtha-based petrochemical crackers such as those in Singapore, compared to crackers in the
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      Lock icon China’s strategic oil reserves seen at 30 days, double official figure
      593 12 REUTERS Beijing CHINA is estimated to be holding double the amount of crude in its strategic reserves than its official plan has revealed, as the world’s top energy consumer takes advantage of a dive in prices to strengthen its
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      469 12 BLOOMBERG Jakarta INDONESIA’S finance ministry plans to propose a fixed petrol subsidy of 1,000 rupiah (11 Singapore cents) to 2,000 rupiah a litre, said a government official who asked not to be identified because the discussions are private. The ministry will submit
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      484 13 BLOOMBERG New York UBER Technologies Inc investors contend that the car-booking service is worth as much as US$40 billion more than Twitter Inc and as much as Delta Airlines Inc. While that is a big valuation, it may be justified by the size of
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      286 13 AFP Seoul THAT selfie stick in your hand. A harmless memorymaker? Or a potentially chaos-inducing electromagnetic radiation emitter? In South Korea, it seems, it could be both and anyone selling an unregistered version could face a US$27,000 fine or up to
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      663 13 Shares of electronics company surges most in almost 6 years as he makes US$8b in proposed deals, including a stock buyback BLOOMBERG Seoul LEE Jae Yong is putting his stamp on Samsung Group after his father’s hospitalisation with US$8 billion in proposed deals, including a
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      523 14 City traffic, parking shortage, better Web access are prompting many to shop at e-tailers REUTERS Mumbai PUT off by snarled city traffic and a shortage of parking, more Indians are shopping for groceries online, helping e-tailers like Bigbasket.com and Localbanya.com turn in
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      360 14 AFP Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIANS have a passionate love affair with their lip-smacking cuisine rich curries, succulent fried chicken, buttery breads and creamy drinks –but it is increasingly an unhealthy relationship. Malaysia is South-east Asia’s fattest country, where a nationwide foodie culture is feeding mounting
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      511 14 It has also closed stores in Japan, made management changes in India BLOOMBERG Shanghai WALMART Stores Inc, the world’s largest retailer, dismissed about 30 senior executives in China amid a restructuring in Asia that includes store closures in Japan and management changes in
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      702 15 Growth in airborne shipments is luring the region’s biggest cargo airlines BLOOMBERG Hanoi ON a rainy night in Ho Chi Minh City, a half dozen ground handlers in reflective vests grunt and yell as they jockey an aluminium container onto the
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      298 15  -  By Malminderjit Singh msingh@sph.com.sg @MalminderjitBT Singapore PSA Group chairman Fock Siew Wah was conferred a Belgian national distinction on Thursday. Mr Fock was bestowed the award of “Commander of the Order of the Crown” from King Philippe of Belgium for his merit, dedication and
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      488 15 AFP Detroit CHINA is the new El Dorado for US carmakers looking to develop sales of their luxury brands, which globally are lagging behind German and Japanese competitors. General Motors, the largest US carmaker, already sells more cars in China each month
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      330 15 REUTERS Tokyo TOYOTA Motor Corp said on Thursday it would recall 57,000 vehicles globally to replace potentially deadly air bags made by Takata Corp, in a sign that a safety crisis around the Japanese auto parts maker is far from contained.
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      725 18 Seven-day repurchase rate falls 10 basis points to 3.22% in Shanghai; further cuts in interest rates seen BLOOMBERG Beijing CHINA’S central bank refrained from selling repurchase agreements for the first time since July, loosening monetary policy further as a report
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      649 18 REUTERS Mumbai ANTICIPATING data out on Friday will show weakening economic growth, India’s finance ministry will argue for an interest rate cut, but bankers and company executives say the key to recovery lies in how fast Prime Minister
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      407 18 Tourists from 43 countries can apply online and pick up their visas on arrival AFP New Delhi TOURISTS travelling to India from 43 countries including the US will no longer have to queue at their local consulates to obtain visas after New Delhi
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      821 18 Most bankable schemes should be financed by private firms, ministers told REUTERS Jakarta NEEDING some US$450 billion for Indonesia’s infrastructure by 2019, new President Joko Widodo has ordered ministers to give private investors first pick of money-making projects rather than let state
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      425 18 AFP Strasbourg THE European Parliament voted overwhelmingly for the break-up of Google on Thursday in a largely symbolic vote that nevertheless cast another blow in the four-year standoff between Brussels and the US Internet giant. In a direct challenge to Google, Members
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  • REAL ESTATE
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      829 19  -  Cushman’s 10.9% estimated growth in Grade A office rental value here this year highest among 13 markets By Kalpana Rashiwala kalpana@sph.com.sg @KalpanaBT Singapore SINGAPORE offers the strongest office market fundamentals for Grade A office space among core Asia-Pacific markets, in terms of rental
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      Lock icon UEM Sunrise hopes Aussie devt will take up slack
      455 19  -  By Pauline Ng btworld@sph.com.sg Kuala Lumpur UEM Sunrise is counting on an inaugural development in Australia to achieve targeted sales of RM2 billion (S$ 776 million) this year as property transactions slump at home, particularly in Iskandar Malaysia. With buyer sentiment
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      688 19 BLOOMBERG Sydney FOREIGNERS who illegally buy homes in Australia should face higher fines, a parliamentary committee has said, calling on authorities to better police existing rules. The current A$85,000 (S$94,564) fine for foreigners breaching the rules, “seen by many as simply the
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      Lock icon Top bid for GLS site with new building rules beats expectations
      491 19  -  Offer for Serangoon plot of S$276.8m is 15% higher than the next highest bid By Lee Meixian leemx@sph.com.sg @LeeMeixianBT Singapore ASSET Legend, believed to be a unit of Li Ka-shing’s Cheung Kong Holdings, has put in the highest tender
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      1241 20 New York City’s biggest commercial landlords are shelling out for the first time since the recession to deck the halls with lavish installations NYT Mount Vernon, NY INSIDE a warehouse on an industrial stretch of road here, workers holding bunches of red
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      668 21 University of Chicago’s Department of Ecology and Evolution works out of digs designed to be energy efficient NYT New York WHEN Joy Bergelson was planning the new field station here for the University of Chicago’s department of ecology and evolution,
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      286 21 BLOOMBERG Tokyo MITSUBISHI Estate Co, Japan’s biggest developer, announced plans to redevelop part of Marunouchi in central Tokyo, the country’s most expensive business district. The area of at least 11,240 sqm consists of three office buildings, the company said in a statement on Thursday.
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      317 21 BLOOMBERG Tokyo RE/MAX Holdings Inc, the franchiser of real estate brokerages about to begin operating in Japan, plans to use housewives and retirees to take advantage of a housing market recovery. The company, based in Denver, will start its business in Japan on
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  • VEHICLES
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      776 22 ith certificate of entitlement premiums on the rise, would-be car buyers have been adopting a wait-and-see approach. But not Mr Gunnasegaran Kaliannan, 42, a media consultant. He took the plunge and bought a brand new eight-seater Toyota Estima 2.4 five months ago for
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  • LIFESTYLE
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      469 23  -  Planning a road trip for your next vacay? Here, a checklist of what to do before you pick up your rented wheels. BYALISACHOPARD ALISA CHOPARD Get insured Besides personal insurance, buy car insurance from the rental company and make sure it covers these three areas: damage to third-party
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  • OPINION
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      579 24 EDITORIAL ON Thursday, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) exerted its influence from behind closed doors in Vienna, but even the all-powerful 12-nation group must be aware of how the walls are closing in on it. The world might
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      610 24  -  THE BOTTOM LINE By Robert Samuelson THE WASHINGTON POST WRITERS GROUP WE AMERICANS pride ourselves on not having a “welfare state”. We’re not like Europeans. We’re more individualistic and self-reliant, and although we may have a “social safety net” to protect people against unpredictable personal and
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      1315 24  -  With the risk of catching the disease high the diagnosis of Ebola, its treatment and care should be left only to teams of well-trained providers. BY MANISHA JUTHANI-MEHTA BY providers.BY MANISHA JUTHANI-MEHTA T The writer is an associate professor and director of the infectious
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      839 25  -  COMMENTARY By Simon Johnson T The writer is a professor at MIT’s Sloan School of Management and the co-author of ‘White House Burning: The Founding Fathers, Our National Debt, And Why It Matters To You’ PROJECT SYNDICATE Washington THE US Federal Reserve System
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      472 25  -  TT LETTER TO THE EDITOR Bey Mui Leng (Ms) Director (corporate communications) Monetary Authority of Singapore WE refer to “SMCCA faces hurdle in membership drive” (BT, Nov 4) and “MTP will lower liquidity, raise listing cost: SMCCA” (BT, Oct 16). Under Singapore’s
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      862 25  -  The easiest way to thwart retailers’ enticements as you peruse the shopping aisle isn’t to try to resist what you want; it’s to be thankful for what you have.BY DAVID DESTENO have.BY DAVID DESTENO NYT THE Thanksgiving week heralds the holiday shopping season. Once
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    1700 26 MONTREAL 10 120 29/7 30/7 4/8 MONTREAL 10 120 29/7 30/7 4/8 EASTERN CAR LINER, LTD SPECIALIZE IN RORO HEAVY LIFT INTRA-ASIA SERVICE VOY Ramp(KT) Lifting(KT) SIN PKL KUC KK JKT SUR MALAYSIA STAR 40 50 8/12 9/12 13/12 15/12 KAISA 2 60 10/12 12/12 14/12 DEL SOL
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      737 27  -  Intoxicating brew of sex and violence Forget crass heartland comedies and gratuitous shots of Marina Bay Sands and the Merlion. Three homegrown directors make you rethink what local films are all about with a showcase of their edgier works next week at the Singapore
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      530 27  - Tough choices with dreadful consequences By Rachel Loi rachloi@sph.com.sg @RachelLoiBT IF YOU had to choose, whom would you execute: A prostitute or a loan shark? An overcharging doctor or a corrupt politician? Either way, someone must die with each decision you make. With that dark premise in his debut feature
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      484 27  -  By Lisa Fratini lfratini@sph.com.sg HOPING to test the boundaries of Singaporean films and their audiences is what drives director Han Yew Kwang, who debuts his film Rubbers next week. A sex comedy not a genre that local film directors have really explored
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  • MUSIC CINEMA
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      697 28  -  Jeremy Monteiro’s new Christmas album is his first in two decades and comes on the back of a bittersweet year. BY DYLAN TAN FESTIVE JAZZ BY DYLAN TAN dylantan@sph.com.sg @DylanTanSYBT SINGAPORE’S hardest-work-ing jazz musician has gone the extra mile yet
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      505 28  -  CINEMA By Geoffrey Eu VERY Good Girls is a coming-of-age tale that takes place over the course of a transformative New York summer, when two best girlfriends experience the trials and tribulations some life-defining and others less so that typically befall the average American teenager
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      541 28  -  By Dylan Tan dylantan@sph.com.sg @DylanTanSYBT PANG Ho-cheung is one of Hong Kong’s sharper filmmakers with his comedies, which often double as social commentaries on the fast (and often shallow) lives of urbanites. He is also one of the few remaining established directors not
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      759 28  -  CONCERT By Lisa Fratini lfratini@sph.com.sg WHEN American psychedelic rock band The Flaming Lips rolled into Singapore four years ago for its first concert here, it left its mark with a wacky combination of colourful confetti, giant stage props, strange costumes and
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  • ARTS
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      652 29  -  TheatreWorks is looking for playwrights in the white-collar workforce.BY THEATRE workforce.BY HELMI YUSOF helmi@sph.com.sg @HelmiBT EVER wanted to try your hand at writing a play? Leading theatre company TheatreWorks is holding a playwriting course next week to attract potential playwrights just like you.
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      550 29  -  By Helmi Yusof helmi@sph.com.sg @HelmiBT MYTH, mirth and mayhem make Wild Rice’s adaptation of Chinese epic Monkey Goes West one of the funniest and most satisfying rides in Singapore theatre this year. It is the latest of the company’s annual pantomimes and possibly its
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      595 29  - Relatable relationships and just the way we happen to go By Rachel Loi rachloi@sph.com.sg @RachelLoiBT WHEN a play opens and the main character is already dead on stage with a funeral in process, it becomes clear that a lesson on life is about to follow. Thankfully, in the hands of
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      469 29  -  By Helmi Yusof helmi@sph.com.sg @HelmiBT IN the tradition of dystopian tales like Blade Runner and 1984, Teater Ekamatra’s new play Paradise conjures a post-apocalyptic world populated by factory workers slaving away to produce a new form of energy to sustain their lives. Written by award-winning playwright
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  • CITY LIFE
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      Lock icon An awakening for Sims Drive?
      633 30  -  Three F&B outlets in the quiet enclave look forward to many more people settling in soon and drumming up business for them.BY them.BY RACHEL LOI rachloi@sph.com.sg @RachelLoiBT SLEEPY Sims Drive is in the middle of nowhere just behind Aljunied, but not quite part of Geylang.
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        325 30  -  By Tiong Li Cheng DINING EVENT Seafood From The Heart with Peter Kuruvita GOING the extra nautical mile is W Singapore Sentosa Cove’s latest collaboration with Australian celebrity chef Peter Kuruvita. In line with the hotel’s environmental and sustainability commitments, The Kitchen Table will feature an ocean-friendly
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        193 30  -  By Lisa Fratini Makan Makan at the Sultan IT’S a rare thing to be able to spoil yourself with appetising food and do good at the same time, which is why food pop-up fund-raiser Makan Makan at the Sultan will be a unique opportunity for both. Organised
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        277 30  -  By Lisa Fratini 4th Rendezvous with French Cinema SOME of the most exciting and critically acclaimed films France has to offer are making their Singapore debut at the 4th Rendezvous with French Cinema. This year’s film festival lines up 16 contemporary French films, ranging from fast-paced thrillers to comedies.
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        202 30  -  By Rachel Loi HotelQuickly www.hotelquickly.com GOT a year-end trip planned, but haven’t settled on your accommodation? Don’t fret just yet, because it’s not always the early bird that gets the worm. At least not when it comes to users of the app HotelQuickly a last-minute hotel-booking app that only
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        172 30  -  By Helmi Yusof Singapore Art Fair THE brand-new Singapore Art Fair takes place this weekend at the Suntec City Convention Exhibition Centre. It brings together art from the Middle East, North Africa, South and South-east Asia otherwise known as the Menasa region. Among the 60 galleries showing their best
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  • WINE
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      1243 31  -  A tasting of iconic Barossa Shirazs also reveals several new gems.BY gems.BY NK YONG IT has been a long time since I last tasted a whole bunch of Australian Shiraz wines. Which prompted me to attend the “Barossa Valley Treasures” Masterclass at The Wine
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      365 31 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across 7 Bad weather is restricting team playing very unwelcome message (8) 9 A part of the face beginning to glow, in pain (6) 10 Film actress opposite H. Keel in 1953, significant time (1-3) 11 Violent duo out to get a transfer of power (10) 12 Still
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      580 1  -  In the 20 years of Enterprise 50’s existence, winners such as Tee Yih Jia Food Manufacturing, Tat Hong Holdings and Petra Foods have gone on to big things including overseas expansion and public listing. including overseas expansion and public listing. BY BY MINDY TAN HAT is
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      1225 2  -  Borden Company does not rest on its laurels but is continually developing and adapting its products. BY VIVIEN SHIAO vshiao@sph.com.sg @VivienShiaoBT IT IS a product that most Singaporeans associate with relief, comfort and home Eagle Brand medicated oil. it has not only stood the test of time,
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      149 2 ENTERPRISE Celebrating Singapore's Enterprising Spirit 2013 for 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 V .•i ■V T iij If: >. I s r=r« m •USSSZ T.-- s 1 PAYA LEBAR SQUARE NTUC WAREHOUSE We Build To Inspire Seiko Architectural is the proud recipient of the 2014 Prestigious Enterprise 50 Award 7
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      77 5 is honoured to win the prestigious AWARD Thank you to our clients, partners and all Sunrayians for making this possible. Your one-stop solution provider Mr. Tan Teng Huat, Chairman Mdm Connie Wu, CEO for all architectural and interior fit-out works Resorts World Sentosa Mr. Tan Choon Huat, COO ESPA, Singapore
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