The Business Times, 9 September 2013

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  • 25 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES S$1.00 online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg SfCl A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION CO R GN NO *****2868E MCI (P) 085/08/2013 Monday, eptember 9, 2013
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  • 964 1  -  New listing rules for mineral, oil and gas firms seen attracting more of them to S’pore By ANDREA SOH sandrea@sph.com.sg [SINGAPORE] New mainboard listing rules for mineral, oil and gas (MOG) companies are expected to add impetus to their alreadygrowing cluster
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  • MARKETS DIGEST
    • 57 1 Weekly Change ST INDEX 3,048.35 +19.41 KL COMP 1,723.80 -3.78 NIKKEI 225 13,860.81 +471.95 HANG SENG 22,621.22 +889.85 SET INDEX 1,336.25 +41.95 JAKARTA COMP 4,072.35 -122.74 MANILA COMP 5,974.62 -100.55 SEOUL COMP 1,955.31 +28.95 SHENZHEN B 823.40 +6.45 MUMBAI IND 19,270.06 +650.34 DOW 14,922.50 +112.19 NASDAQ 3660.01 +70.14 S&P
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    • 20 1 SINGAPORE MALAYSIA MALAYSIA 5.38 6.55 5.00 INDONESIA 13.755 TAIWAN BRITAIN JAPAN US KOREA 9.33 BRITAIN 0.50 Source: Bloomberg
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    • 49 1 US$ S$ US$ (S$ per US$) 1.279 (US$/S$ per 1.560 1.994 EURO (US$/S$/E) 1.312 1.678 Foreign currency per US$ S$ YEN 99.60 77.90 RM 3.323 2.599 HK$ 7.756 6.065 BAHT 32.38 25.32 RUPIAH 11,175 8,739 RENMINBI 6.120 4.786 INDIAN RUPEE 65.52 51.24 A$ 1.094 0.855 NZ$ 1.259 0.985
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  • 713 1  -  PM Abe’s argument that the city is ‘safe’ wins the day By in ANTHONY ROWLEY in Tokyo A TRIUMPHANT Tokyo won the right to host the 2020 Olympic Games by a decision of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Buenos Aires on
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    • 152 1 TECH BUBBLE? Entrepreneurs unfazed by last week’s startup buyouts PAGE 2 BizIT Tata Comms adds vroom to F1 team DINING OUT New chef de cuisine at Les Amis PAGE 25 INDONESIAN BANKS Unclear M&A rules may erode value PAGE 4 PAGE 32 BT WEBSITES For breaking news, go to businesstimes.com.sg.
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  • TOP STORIES
    • 468 2  -  At parity with cost of production in some mines, they’ll rise in mid-long term By ANDREA SOH sandrea@sph.com.sg [SINGAPORE] Coal prices may be in danger of slipping towards a four-year-low, but having reached parity with the cost of production in certain mines, Accenture is
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    • 1340 2  -  Entrepreneurs unfazed even after three startup buyouts last week By JACQUELYN CHEOK jaccheok@sph.com.sg [SINGAPORE] Local entrepreneurs confidently rebuffed talk of an imminent tech bubble in Singapore even after three buyouts in five days last week. SGEntrepreneurs.com (SGE) a tech startup and entrepreneurship
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    • 524 2 SGX drills deeper into the pool of MOG firms NEW listing rules for mineral, oil and gas companies are expected to add impetus to their already-growing cluster on Singapore Exchange. FRONT PAGE Tokyo’s successful Olympic bid seen boosting economy A TRIUMPHANT Tokyo won the right to host the
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    • 796 4  -  Uncertainty, risk of failure likely to erode value of some lenders: analysts By JEFF HUTTON in Jakarta INDONESIA’S opaque foreign ownership rules that may leave takeover bids for domestic banks in limbo for years have curbed an important source of capital.
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    • 932 4  -  Market also focused on Sept 18 Fed decision on tapering WALL STREET INSIGHT By ROB CURRAN THIS week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is likely to remain frozen around the 15,000 level. The blue chip index of stocks has stayed within a per
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    • 434 4  -  By ANDREA SOH sandrea@sph.com.sg [SINGAPORE] Oil and gas exploration and production firm Ramba Energy has received an offer from Jakar-ta-listed Sugih Energy for a 51 per cent stake in the firm. Sugih Energy, an Indonesian energy producer, will make a
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  • COMPANY NEWS
    • 1247 6 Payment Ex Rec Pay Ann (cts) date date date date ABR Hldgs aw 1.000 28-Aug 30-Aug 18-Sep 19-Aug Advanced Hldgs aw 0.300 30-Aug 03-Sep 13-Sep 26-Aug AIMS AMP Capital Ind REIT ct 1.650 02-Aug 06-Aug 20-Sep 25-Jul Amtek Engg ak 2.000 01-Nov 05-Nov 20-Nov 26-Aug Asian Pay TV
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    • 1159 6  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW By CAI HAOXIANG haoxiang@sph.com.sg AFTER the drama of the last two weeks, the takeover of China Minzhong by food giant PT Indofood Sukses Makmur is as good as a done deal. In just three days of trading last week, Indofood
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    • 215 6 COMPANY MEETING PLACE DATE TIME CNA Group Ltd E Traders Hotel Singapore Function Rm Temasek IV 1A Cuscaden Road 12-Sep 10.00am Enviro-Hub Hldgs E 3 Tuas Avenue 2 13-Sep 10.00am Mencast Hldgs E 42E Penjuru Road Mencast Central 13-Sep 2.00pm Fortune Real Est E Level 5 Hutchison House
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    • 1784 8  -  INSIDE MARKETS By ROBERT HALILI The writer is managing director, Asia Insider Limited UYING fell for the second straight week while the selling among directors remained flat based on filings on the Singapore Exchange in the first week of September. Buyers outweighed sellers with 17
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    • 279 8 Sep 6 BANKS Agricultural Bank Of China 5.50 Bangkok Bank Public Co. Ltd ...5. Bank of China Limited 5.50 Bank of Communications 5.50 Bank of East Asia ,50 Bangkok Bank Public Co. Ltd ...6, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Bank of China Limited Banque Internationale a ,50 Barclays Bank
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    • 54 8 GREAT MUSIC. GREAT FUN. TRUE CLASS. N WI SINGAPORE’S FASTEST GROWING MORNING SHCW VJ rv/ FM klSS92 All the great songs m one place f f w r r r j r f in IN THE MORNING WEEKDAYS 6-10AM facebook.com/kiss92fm www.kiss92.sg Download the KISS92 mobile app now! KISS92 is part
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    • 126 9 IN THE VERY HEART OF SHANGHAI Standing tall beside Jing An Kerry Centre in the Central Business District, on West Nanjing Road, is a thriving 450,000 sq metre hub of art, entertainment, and business that pulsates with boundless energy. Here you will find over 500 rooms with spectacular views, the
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  • SINGAPORE MARKETS
    • 651 10  -  STOCKS R SIVANITHY sivan@sph.com.sg Senior Correspondent IF the US Federal Reserve really does taper its monetary stimulus at this month’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting as many expect, will stock markets rise, thus proving markets are able to efficiently price in bad news
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    • 637 10 CURRENCIES Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] Asian currencies fell last week, led by the Indonesian rupiah’s decline to a four-year low, on concern that signs of a US economic recovery will back the case for a reduction in stimulus that has fuelled emerging-market
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    • 676 10 COMMODITIES AFP [LONDON] Oil prices won support last week from fears of a US-led military strike against Syria, while commodity market traders reacted also to uncertainty over the timing of the Federal Reserve’s stimulus tapering. On Friday, United States President Barack Obama and
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    • 1457 10 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 9.40 1.80 1.46 Amtek Engineering Ltd 3.50 3.33 2 0.05 7.34 0.51 0.46 ARA Asset Management Ltd 2.57 2.57
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    • 4 10 WEEKLY
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    • 73 10 Sep 6 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS -277.00 +47.00 BT CADI -*****.00 +55.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -28.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 740.65 +1.43 FTSE ST Small Cap 537.38 -0.41 FTSE ST All Share 749.56 +1.87 FTSE ST China Top 193.16 +1.04 FTSE ST China 221.39 +0.34 FTSE
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    • 54 10 VOLUME Albedo 1,725,405,000 HanKore 1,019,998,000 YHM 858,753,000 EMS Ener 750,769,000 IPCO Intl 727,048,000 SingHaiyi 545,716,000 Oakwell Engg 532,518,000 Rowsley 448,082,000 Mirach Energy 426,758,000 Armarda 347,206,000 VALUE($) ChinaMinzhong 349,880,285 SingTel 319,554,624 DBS Grp 247,638,962 Rowsley 247,612,850 Mirach Energy 210,274,275 UOB 198,877,391 Keppel Corp 174,952,878 OCBC Bk 162,678,682 CapitaLand
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    • 118 10 BY CENTS CLOSE UP DBXT Nifty 10US$ 8790 639.3 6.0 DBXT AUDCS 5US$ ***** 167.5 0.7 IS S&P500 ***** 144.5 0.7 SPDRS S&P 500 10US$ ***** 134.3 0.6 Lyxor China H 10US$ 1392 97.2 5.8 DBXT FTChina25 10US$ 2825 95.9 2.7 DBXT FTVietnam 10US$ 2206 86.9 3.2 DBXT AUD
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    • 126 10 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN Lyxor ThaiSET 10US$ ***** -969.2 -6.1 GLD 10US$ ***** -332.4 -1.9 DBXT MSINDO 10us$ 1112 -80.6 -5.4 DBXT iBoxxSing 5SG$ ***** -69.0 -0.6 DBXT E50 10US$ 4412 -63.9 -1.1 Straits Trdg 382 -55.0 -12.6 JSH 3217 -35.8 -0.9 IS Asia BND 100US 961 -33.2 -2.6
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
    • 1110 11  -  Pan Asia Logistics blends both for a competitive edge that is maintained through cost advantage and customer orientation By DONG LU, LAI YEAN KUAN GRACE, TAN WEISONG The writers are students ofNUS Business School SUPERB geographic connectivity makes Singapore home to some 7,000 logistics companies. The 20-odd
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    • 119 11 CHIEF executives and senior management of banks in Singapore were among 1,000 banking executives planting trees at a National Parks Board (NParks) “tree bank” along Marina Coastal Drive on Saturday. These were part of 400 trees that will be planted as part of the celebrations by
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  • JAPAN BUSINESS REPORTS
    • 732 12 Strengthening Japan ASEAN Relations In commemoration of the 40 th Anniversary of Japan and ASEAN relations and Singapore's role in the growth of Southeast Asia The vision of ASEAN’s founding members: the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and Singapore, continues to drive growth across the Asian region. Established in 1967, the
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    • 473 12 Haneda Airport has aimed to be a benchmark of efficiency and ease of travel for passengers since the company was established in 1953. The airport recently won the World’s Best Domestic Airport Award at the 2013 Skytrax World Airport Awards in Geneva, Switzerland.
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    • 510 12 Established in 1999 as a joint venture between Mizuho Financial Group and Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co. Ltd., DIAM has become one of the largest asset management companies in Japan. The company has assets under management of 124 billion USD (as of
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    • 453 12 In Japan’s leasing and financing Industries, Century Tokyo Leasing Corporation (TCLease) has developed Into a leading company. TC-Lease has been active In the Singaporean market for over three decades and Is strengthening Its position within the Industry as a comprehensive financing services company. “We established
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    • 517 12 Singapore is strengthening its reputation as a regional partner for Japanese Corporations. Topcon Corporation, a leading Japanese ophthalmic and optometric instruments manufacturer has recently established a collaboration with The Institute for Infocomm Research (I2R), a member of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research’s
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    • 424 13 PET (Polyethylene terephthalate) bottles and containers are used throughout today’s food and beverage and packaging Industries. As environmentally friendly products, PET products consist of carbon, oxygen and hydrogen and the plastic resin Is lightweight, strong, odourless and can be shaped Into almost any modern design
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    • 435 13 Established in 1885, Fujikura delivers solutions to the telecommunications, energy, electronics, automotive and other industries. As one of Japan’s largest producer of electric wires, cables, optical fiber and related products, Fujlkura’s extensive product range and dedicated solutions have enabled the company to successfully
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    • 408 13 Nishimura Asahi A Leading Law Firm Countries throughout Southeast Asia are becoming increasingly important consumer markets for Japanese companies. As Southeast Asia continues to show signs of robust growth, Singapore is continuing to attract Japanese companies,v and regional investors are keen to invest in Japanese companies with an international presence.
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    • 482 13 Singapore is reinforcing its status as a regional maritime hub. The city-state’s port is the world's second-busiest in terms of total shipping tonnage and demand for maritime related services continues to grow. With increasing numbers of vessels arriving in Singapore, Fuji Trading is committed
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    • 443 13 Fuji Oil is revolutionizing the soymilk market. The company’s ‘Soy Renaissance’ is based on the company’s ‘Ultra Soy Separation’ (USS) manufacturing method which creates ‘low-fat soymilk’ and ‘soymilk cream’. USS separates the raw ingredient soy, using a similar process to that used to separate raw milk and
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    • 417 13 The integration of the ASEAN region by 2015 will lead to the emergence of a united Asian community. Article one of Asia University’s regulation stands as a testament to the university's vision to play a future role within the region: ‘The mission of this
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  • VIEWS FROM THE TOP
    • 3460 14 THIS WEEK’S TOPIC Are the needs of Singapore’s older generation being sufficiently addressed in policy and practice? What more needs to be done? Lance Tay Chief Executive Officer Tokio Marine Life Insurance Singapore ONE of the challenges that will become more startling in a rapidly ageing
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  • BT-CITIBANK YOUNG INVESTORS' FORUM
    • 1867 16  -  Bonds are a popular way for companies and govts to borrow money from investors, who generally regard them as less risky, reports CAI HAOXIANG reports CAI HAOXIANG haoxiang@sph.com.sg ONE month ago, as Singapore celebrated its National Day, Japan celebrated a dubious national milestone. On Aug 9,
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    • 1089 16  -  Yields on Singapore bonds are becoming sexier thanks to the US Fed. CPF members will benefit MONDAY MULTIPLE CAI HAOXIANG haoxiang@sph.com.sg Correspondent THE paltry yields of the safest bonds in the world tend to attract only the most conservative investors. But looking at it
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    • 334 18 / 19 m City Developments Limited YEARS ■^TRUST^ IT TAKES MORE THAN BRICKS AND MORTAR TO BUILD ONE OF SINGAPORE’S LARGEST PROPERTY AND GLOBAL HOTEL CONGLOMERATES m fili J* o* af. jJF riJJ 'CW ft If#/ N fl m i J^rjrjr *S fcV ■s iN m 8 m lljjlllv 1 s si
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    • 477 20 City Developments Limited YEARS, “STRUSPa A MILESTONE WORTH CELEBRATING A CELEBRATION WORTH SHARING -4 •H3 t r»s& For illustration only ■nffir SlsSL* One Shenton District 1, Shenton Way 3BR, 4BR, Sky Suite and Sky Villa units available Immediate occupation mu ECHELON i 1 ROBERTSON QUAY s w sUwi Echelon District
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  • MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
    • 494 21 Bloomberg [LONDON] Reduced shipments of tin by Indonesia, the biggest exporter of the metal, is a warning to the nickel and bauxite markets that the country may go ahead with ore shipment restrictions, according to Barclays plc. PT Timah, the
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    • 1434 21 VOL Sep 6 RM +/-(‘000) A M Realty 0.95 unch 245 Abric Bhd (*000) Advance Synerg 0.14 unch 260 Adventa Bhd unch Ae Multi Hldgs 0.20 -0.01 652 Affin Holdings 4.22 0.03 333 Ahmad Zaki Res Airasia Bhd 2.50 -0.08 ***** Alliance Finan 0.14 Aluminium Co 0.67 unch
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    • 837 21 All eyes on govt’s moves to whittle down fiscal deficit to 3% by 2015 [KUALA LUMPUR] The recent decision to trim the fuel subsidy was the first salvo in the Malaysian government’s effort to bring down the fiscal deficit and all
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    • 545 21 International Islamic Liquidity Mgt wants to ensure secondary market for sukuk Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Primary dealers of the International Islamic Liquidity Management Corp (IILM) said that after enjoying healthy demand for its recent debut Islamic bond, efforts were shifting to expand the distribution network of
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  • GREATER CHINA/INDIA
    • 653 22 The country’s economy shows signs of stabilisation after slowing in nine of the past 10 quarters Reuters [BEIJING] China’s exports rose more than expected in August, boosted by improving demand for the country’s goods in major markets and adding to evidence that the world’s
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    • 709 22 But actual pace of expansion will be higher, he adds Bloomberg [SHANGHAI] China’s government may cut the country’s annual growth target to 7 per cent next year, although the actual pace of expansion will be higher, said Fan Jianping, chief economist at
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    • 522 22  -  By PAULINE CHIOU Pauline Chiou is a CNN anchor/correspondent and the co-host of World Business Today based in Hong Kong. Follow Pauline on Twitter@PaulineCNN. For more business coverage, go to www.cnn.com/business IT WOULD be an understatement to say Raghuram Rajan has a plate of
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    • 399 22 Re uters [BEIJING] China’s premier Li Keqiang wants his plan to turn more Chinese into city dwellers to be “humani-ty-centred”, focusing on quality of life and the environment, and driven by job creation, the official China Daily newspaper reported yesterday. Mr Li, who
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    • 234 22 AFP [NEW DELHI] A US-based website offering onions at heavily discounted prices in India has seen an “overwhelming” response as consumers there reel from sky-rocketing prices of the vegetable. Groupon, which offers cut-price deals on everything from shoes to restaurant meals, offered onions at
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  • WORLD
    • 388 23 AFP [OSLO] Norway, which goes to the polls today, is an island of prosperity in Europe, with so much money that it literally doesn’t know what to do with it. The Nordic country faces an embarrassment of riches
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    • 618 23 Already, developers report that the cost of land in the most desirable areas is double what it was two years ago. NYT [MINNEAPOLIS] A few months ago, Michael Felix’s phone started ringing again after four years of silence. Mr Felix is
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    • 807 23 Capital spending reflects improving corporate confidence Reuters [LONDON] Growing merger and acquisition (M&A) activity and increasing investment suggest that firms are finally putting their massive cash piles to work, a trend which is likely to give equity markets another leg-up towards the end of
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    • 499 23 Analysts forecast 10% annual growth in coming years AFP [BANGKOK] At a high-tech factory in the world’s fastest growing auto production hub, industrial robots and white-suited workers put the finishing touches to hundreds of cars rolling off the assembly line each day. It could be
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    • 555 23 Reuters [MONZA, Italy] Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel won the Italian Grand Prix at a canter yesterday to move 53 points clear of Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso in the Formula One (F1) championship after six victories from 12 races. The triple champion, who
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    • 767 24 Demand so great that Seoul could have issued a bond five times the size Reu ters [SINGAPORE] South Korea is hot and it knows it. To prove it, Seoul has just issued a US$1 billion 10-year bond that highlights just how
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    • 441 24 Reuters [CANBERRA] Australia’s incoming conservative government promised yesterday to reboot a stalled mining boom and revive an appetite for investment after leader Tony Abbott swept into office on a platform to scrap a mining tax and run a stable administration. Mr Abbott’s
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  • DINING OUT
    • 1295 25  -  The pedigree of Sebastien Lepinoy and pastry chef Cheryl Koh results in hit-after-hit on your plate, writesJAIME JAIME EE jaime@sph.com.sg NEW CHEF Les Amis 1 Scotts Road, #02-14/16 Shaw Centre Tel: 6733 2225 Open for lunch and dinner Mon to Sat: 12pm to
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    • 585 25  -  By Debbie Yong debyong@sph.com.sg Pidgin Kitchen Bar 7 Dempsey Road, #01-04 Tel: 6475 0080 LOCAL chef-owner Adrian Ling has set himself a high bar with Pidgin, a reboot of his three-year-old Franco-Asian restaurant, Pamplemousse. The 60-seater, which re-opened last month with a new
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  • SHIPPING/AVIATION
    • 984 26 Cuts likely to affect airlines this autumn, despite a strong summer season Reuters [WASHINGTON] Having enjoyed a relatively strong summer travel season, US hotels and airlines face a potential hit this autumn as the nation’s defence industry and government departments rein in
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    • 510 26 Bloomberg [LONDON] The Baltic Dry Index, a measure of commodity shipping costs, had its biggest weekly gain since August 2010 as strengthening demand to haul cargoes from iron ore to grains lifted freight rates. The gauge advanced 5.7 per cent to 1,352
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    • 240 26 SGX '000 Sep 6 S$ +/-Vol CH Offshore 0.42 0.01 75 Chuan Hup Hldg 0.28 0.01 180 Cosco Corp 0.72 0.02 3762 s$ Ezra Hldgs 0.85 0.01 5185 First Ship Lea CH Offshore Freight Links 0.11 unch ***** Grand Banks 0.33 0.01 15 Jaya Hold Ltd 0 28
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    • 805 26 S3DIXON REKA HEALTH PTE. LTD. (Co. Reg. No. *****9108R) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) LOST CERTIFICATE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the following original share certificate held in the name of Tembusu Growth Fund II Ltd has been reported lost or destroyed and that a duplicate share certificate is
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    • 567 26 Doing Business, The New Normal ARE U IN? A market upheaval is in progress and it is already challenging the way we traditionally do business. This breed of entrepreneurs called ‘technopreneurs’ are fast changing the business landscape, from crowd-funding to how they ‘disrupt’ the market and expeditiously grow their companies.
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  • Page 26 Miscellaneous
    • 337 26 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across 1 Way, we hear, found by Fred’s partner to get source of flavouring (4,6) 6 Undisturbed river fringing lake (4) 9 Not all escape traders in ancient city (5) 10 Fellow wanting coffee and wine given servile attention (9) 12 Base team near big house, reportedly it’s
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  • SINGAPORE STOCKS
    • 3435 27 Week ended: Sep 6 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 Company Last Sale Vol ('000) 188 106 AIMSAMPIReit High Low Buyer Seller Div GrYld C'vr Net 75 57 ASL Marine M
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    • 282 28 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 $mil Last 2.4 1.3 t Advanced System 1.5 +0.2 ***** 1.7 1.4 1.4 1.5 23.8 Week Last Quote Div Gr Yld 5.4 4.7 4.9 5
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    • 115 28 Stock name Close Change CapMallsAsia 1.845 +0.030 CapitaLand 2.960 -0.010 CapitaMall 1.850 CityDev 9.910 ComfortDelGro 1.855 -0.010 DBS Grp 16.190 +0.090 GLP 2.750 Genting SP 1.335 +0.005 Golden Agri 0.560 +0.010 HK Land 6.300 -0.090 Stock name Close Change HPH Trust US$ 0.735 +0.005 JMH 53.000
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    • 1989 28 Transaction date: Sep 6 HONG KONG Vol HK$ +/-'000 Aeon Stores '000 Angang Steel 5.07 -0.13 ***** Anhui Conch Anhuiexpresswa 4.03 -0.03 1171 Asia Satellite 29.50 unch 4 Asm Pacific 0.10 Bank Of E Asia 31.55 unch 1989 Beida Jade Bir 0.55 -0.01 2576 Beijing Airpor 5.09 -0.01
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    • 264 28 52-Wk Last Vol Week Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 58 27 AVJennings A53.5 -4.5 55 54 53 51 54.5 3.6 6.5 4.3 198.1 52 31 Genting HK US$ US38.5 -2 ***** 41 37 38 38.5 2535
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    • 186 28 MAIN CATL TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 12 2 2 0 0 0 12 2 2 Manufacturing 95 64 25 16 10 9 111 74 34 Commerce 31 33 14 12 1 3 43 34 17 Tpt/Stor/Comms 25 17 2
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    • 1018 28 52-Wk Last Vol Week Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 126 107.1 ABF SG Bond ETF 114 unch 61 114 111 112.1 114 520.4 143 124.3 CIMB APAC Div 100S$D 132.7cd +3.6 5 132.7 132.7 132.5
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    • 123 28 TURNOVER (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 409,429 409,429 339,696 339,696 Manufacturing 2,309,296 608,774 2,918,070 1,092,223 39,257 1,131,480 Commerce 981,075 2,761,413 3,742,488 382,280 170,553 552,833 Tpt/Stor/Comms 539,553 99,580 639,133 645,889 41,946 687,835 Finance 359,425 9,330 368,755 703,824 3,687 707,511 Construction 1,304,481 1,029,444
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  • FINANCE & COMMODITIES
    • 600 29 Sep 6 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT NIKKEI 225 INDEX FUTURES SPOT *****.41 *****.13 *****.52 Sep13 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****7 *****1 Dec13 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 ***** ***** MSCI TAIWAN INDEX FUTURES SPOT 288.96 288.96 287.53 Sep13 287.60 289.50 287.40 288.70 ***** *****7 Oct13 287.00
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    • 373 29 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Sep 6 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Preliminary 1080.3 0.2 15.1 -0.1 17.2 0.5 12.4 EAFE Preliminary 886.8 0.1 14.5 0.1 13.4 0.6 8.7 Europe Preliminary 1269.8 0.4 10.7
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    • 472 29 Sep 6 Sep A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 0.957 5.596 0.697 7.092 59.915 102.190 0.910 9.997 3.039 1.152 95.734 40.668 1.169 9.313 0.863 27.305 29.605 0.586 0.914 Canada 1.045
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    • 109 29 Sep 6 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 lb bushels) Close Previous High/Low Sep 13 1437.00 1423.00 1440.00 1422.00 Nov 13 1367.75 1367.50 1377.50 1355.50 Jan 14 1365.25 1364.25 1374.50 1353.25 Mar 14 1343.00 1343.75 1351.00 1331.75 SOYBEAN OIL (60,000 lbs; US cent/lb) Close Previous High/Low Sep 13
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    • 70 29 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Sep 05 CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Change Brent blend (1-Mth F) 113.87 0.23 WTI (Near Mth) 108.36 1.26 Dubai (1-Mth F) 108.95 0.39 Tapis blend 123.21 0.35 Minas 114.61 0.35 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha 105.33 -0.28 Jet Kerosene 126.56 -0.19 US$/barrel OpecOil Basket
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    • 22 29 Sep 6 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.2786 1.2790 2-months 1.2785 1.2789 3-months 1.2784 1.2789 6-months 1.2781 1.2786 Source: OCBC
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    • 66 29 Sep-06 Sep-06 Aluminium, 99.7% purity(US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 1777.00 1751.05 3 months 1824.00 1798.00 Copper, Grade A(US$/tonne) Cash 7131.25 7079.25 3 months 7160.00 7108.00 Lead(US$/tonne) Cash 2135.25 2109.50 3 months 2151.00 2124.00 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.50 3 months *****.00 *****.00 Tin (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.00 3 months
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    • 49 29 Sep 6 (US$) (S$) 1 mth 0.***** 0.***** 2 mths 0.***** 0.***** 3 mths 0.***** 0.***** 6 mths 0.***** 0.***** 9 mths 0.***** 0.***** 12 mths 0.***** 0.***** SWAP Offer rates (S$) 1 mth 1 mth 2 mths 2 mths 0.***** 9 mths 12 mths Source: Thomson Reuters
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    • 156 29 Sep 6 Sep Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.1690 1.1698 0.9143 0.9146 Canadian dollar 1.2219 1.2224 0.9557 0.9557 Euro 1.6779 1.6787 1.3123 1.3125 NZ dollar 1.0151 1.0157 0.7939 0.7941 Sterling pound 1.9937 1.9949 1.5593
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    • 95 29 Sep 6 COCOA (£/tonne) Close Prev High Low Sep 13 1714 1715 1720 1698 Dec 13 1700 1704 1707 1684 Mar 14 1680 1684 1685 1669 May 14 1678 1682 1684 1664 COFFEE(US$/tonne) Close Prev High Low Sep 13 1740 1735 1761 1744 Nov 13 1764 1760 1777 1761
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    • 1262 29 BONDS, WARRANTS EXTENDED SETTLEMENT Prem Expiry Vol Conv Exer Disc Gear-Mths Company Last Sale +or-('000) Ratio Price ing Left Asia-Pacific Strategic W*****6 28 24 ***** 0.0 5 -87 58 Asia-Pacific Strategic W*****6 ...............0.5 0.4 584 1 123 217 78.00 8 Exer Albedo Limited W*****9 Prem Disc Ascendas REIT.ES.1309 Expiry Ascendas
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    • 90 29 Sep 6 TREASURY BILLS Period Issue Maturity Yesterday's Day's code Bid High Low 3-Month BQ*****W 19-Sep-13 0.24 6-Month BS*****E 07-Mar-14 0.27 1-Year BY*****H 02-May-14 0.28 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year N*****0S 0.25 01-Feb-15 99.98 5-Year N*****0T 0.5 01-Apr-18 96.84
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    • 136 29 Sep 6 GOLD(US$/oz) Sep 06 Sep 05 Hong Kong 1377.00 1393.00 Sep 05 Sep 06 London 1369.16 1386.78 1370.16 1387.57 Source: Thomson Reuters CAST BAR Sep 06 (S$) Selling Buying Kilobar ***** ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (S$) Selling Buying 1gm 127 56 5gm 361 282 10gm 645 565
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    • 57 29 Sep 6 KLCE PALM FUTURES (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Sett Av Vol Open Month Range Price Price High Low Done Position Sep 13 2412.0 2432.0 2420.0 2411.0 246 1631 Oct 13 2419.0 2447.0 2462.0 2419.0 1502 ***** Nov 13 2416.0 2444.0 2461.0 2414.0 ***** ***** Dec 13 2413.0 2444.0
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    • 121 29 As at 9am Sep 06 Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Sell Buy Aust dollar 1.193 1.137 Can dollar 1.241 1.194 Euro 1.717 1.636 Sterling pound 2.032 1.954 NZ dollar 1.033 0.994 US dollar 1.306 1.244 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign
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    • 157 29 Sep 6 $S Offer Bid 0vernight 0.01 -0.01 1-month 3/8 1/4 2-months 3/8 1/4 3-months 3/8 1/4 Overnight mode: 0.01 US$ Offer Bid 7 days 0.22 0.12 1 month 0.28 0.18 2 months 0.40 0.20 3 months 0.45 0.25 6 months 0.50 0.30 9 months 0.60 0.40 12
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  • Page 30 Advertisements
    • 43 30 FREIGHT FORWARDER urgently needed by shippers Can they find your services here in the Shipping Times? Shippers looking for Warehouse Can they find your services here in the Shipping Times? TO ADVERTISE, CALL JOE WONG AT 9620 1327 THE BUSINESS TIMES Shipping Times
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    • 18 30 USE THIS SPACE TO SELL CALL JOE WONG AT 9620 1327 TO ADVERTISE The Business Times Shipping Times
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  • Page 31 Advertisements
    • 156 31 mporters coking for Warehouse Can they find your services here in the Shipping Times? TO ADVERTISE, CALL JOE WONG AT *****327 II FREIGHT FORWARDER urgently needed by shippers Can they find your services here in the Shipping Times? TO ADVERTISE, CALL JOE WONG AT 9620 1327 a m Highlight Your
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    • 18 31 USE THIS SPACE TO SELL CALL JOE WONG AT 9620 1327 TO ADVERTISE The Business Times Shipping Times
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  • BizIT THE BUSINESS OF INFOCOMM TECHNOLOGY
    • 1191 32  -  With a global deal in place, the telco is now the official connectivity supplier to the Mercedes team, reports AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY reports AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY amit@sph.com.sg WI T H S i n g a pore’s unique Formula One (F1) night race coming
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    • 213 32 CRIMSONLOGIC, a provider of eGovernment solutions and services, has appointed IT industry veteran Saw Ken Wye as the company’s chief executive officer. Previously vice-president for public sector (Asia) at Microsoft, Mr Saw will be responsible for growing customer relationships, expanding CrimsonLogic’s footprint and enhancing sales in
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    • 987 32  -  By ADELINE TAN DELL may not be the biggest player in the server market but it is the only major vendor to have gained revenue growth in the last five quarters. Over the period, global server revenue shrank in four of these five
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    • 868 32  -  40% smartphone users are keen to receive ads: study By VICTORIA HO SINGAPORE’S smartphone demographic is fairly untapped for location-based ads, although a good proportion is keen to receive more, according to a survey conducted by the Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) and mobile
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    • 849 33  -  Native ad spending hit US$1.6b in 2012 and is seen rising to US$2.8b by 2014 By VICTORIA HO SOON, effective advertising will start to be opted in that’s right, consumers will ask to be advertised to, say academics at the Wharton School, University
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    • 543 33  -  It gives better quality medical images and shortens scan time By ADELINE TAN MOUNT Alvernia Hospital has unveiled a digital MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) solution that not only improves the quality of the medical images scanned, but also shortens the scanning time while providing
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    • 418 33  -  By ADELINE TAN AN automated warehousing system that uses robots to store and extract goods was unveiled at the official opening of Texas Instruments’ (TI) Product Distribution Centre (PDC) in Singapore last Thursday. Upgraded at the cost of $12.8 million, the 20,000 square
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  • Page 33 Advertisements
    • 1974 33 COMPACT METAL INDUSTRIES LTD (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) (Company Registration No. *****0009H) NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT an Extraordinary General Meeting of Compact Metal Industries Limited (“Company”) will be held at Orchard Grand Court, 131 Killiney Road, Singapore *****1 on 24 September 2013
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  • Page 34 Advertisements
    • 388 34 1 A HEETON’S 10 th YEAR OF LISTINGfoN SGX I t i t 1/ I f t I I /if i 55' t 0 t t trm s' (ifc I m P! WKSt«’ t HEETON t fr K il In r f a K 1 r J Sfr m i
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