The Business Times, 17 December 2010

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    23 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES S$1.00 online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg Sf!l A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION CO REGN NO *****2868E MICA (P) 138/08/2010 Friday, December 17,2010
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  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon Law firms open doors as opportunity knocks
    930 1  -  They frontload bonuses, open regional offices and ride the arbitration wave By GRACE LEONG [SINGAPORE] Facing increasing competition from foreign law firms, more local law firms this year have begun frontloading annual bonuses into larger monthly salaries to sweeten pay packages a trend
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    Lock icon MARKETS DIGEST
    141 1 GST INDEX 3,147.67 (+0.47) GST INDEX FUTURES 3,142 (+1) HSIMSCI 371.11 (-0.19) HSIMSCI FUTURES 369.70 (-1.20) FOREX US$ S$ US$ (S$ per US$) 1.315 (US$/S$ per 1.557 2.046 EURO (US$/S$/E) 1.322 1.738 Foreign currency per US$ S$ YEN 84.30 64.10 RM 3.140 2.388 HK$ 7.778 5.916 BAHT 30.11
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    Lock icon Good-class bungalows join the party as auctions raise cheer
    754 1  -  By KALPANA RASHIWALA [SINGAPORE] Property auctions went more upmarket this year, with several good class bungalows going under the hammer and a changing breed of buyers bidding to snap up real estate. In all, the value of properties sold at auctions
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      83 1 COMMENTARY Wrestling with the US debt monster FESTIVALS Manila’s time of merrymaking PAGE 27 PROPERTY Developers hold back on luxury projects in Q4 PAGE 9 THE BOTTOM LINE China should heed Deng’s advice on diplomacy PAGE 18 PAGE 19 EXECUTIVE LIFESTYLE Businesses ring in festive cheer I PAGE 26 Sexed
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      10 1 Developers hold back on luxury projects in Q4, Page 9
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  • TOP STORIES
    • Article
      Lock icon THREE-MINUTE DIGEST
      573 2 Law firms open doors as opportunity knocks FACING increasing competition from foreign law firms, more local law firms this year have begun frontloading annual bonuses into larger monthly salaries to sweeten pay packages. As Asia rebounds, some local law firms are speeding up their regional drive to serve
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    • Article
      Lock icon Hedge funds showing more transparency: report
      519 2  -  Most investors also seen to have more negotiating power By LYNETTE KHOO [SINGAPORE] The global hedge fund industry is responding readily to investor requests for greater transparency, according to a new report published by Ernst Young. Investors polled say that they receive absolute performance
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      Lock icon China, India PMs agree to double trade by 2015
      615 2 But there is no apparent breakthrough on many thorny issues AFP [NEW DELHI] China and India’s premiers agreed yesterday to double bilateral trade to US$100 billion by 2015, during talks that otherwise showed no apparent progress on a series of key
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      Lock icon BP investors spooked by oil spill lawsuit
      689 2 Reuters [LONDON] Oil giant BP was the biggest faller on Britain’s blue-chip board yesterday, as investors fretted that a US government lawsuit may mean the cost of its oil spill will be far higher than predicted. Legal experts have said that BP’s US$40
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      Lock icon High Court rules to allow bail for WikiLeaks founder
      368 2 Bloomberg [LONDON] WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange had his bail ruling in Britain upheld on appeal, a setback to UK prosecutors who sought to keep him jailed during an extradition fight with Sweden. The ruling yesterday by the High Court in London
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      Lock icon This China sceptic is a bull for the US
      729 3  -  China will face serious problems in medium and long term, says Deutsche Bank ex-chief economist By ANNA TEO [SINGAPORE] While just about everyone hails the rise of China as the new economic powerhouse, economist Norbert Walter maintains that America, for all
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      Lock icon Healing process to continue for Thailand
      686 3  -  By LEE U-WEN [SINGAPORE] He has survived a bloody street demonstration, numerous legal battles that threatened to derail his political career, a no-confi-dence vote in Parliament, and a global financial crisis. It has been nothing short of an eventful first term so far for
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  • COMPANY NEWS
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      Lock icon Contel buying Solar Silicon Resources in US$1.2b RTO
      574 4  -  AuzMinerals, sole shareholder of Solar Silicon, will own 79% of Contel By TEH SHI NING CHINESE digital media products maker Contel Corporation yesterday announced plans for a US$1.2 billion (S$1.56 billion) reverse takeover (RTO) deal, which will see a Singa-pore-incorporated mining and
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      Lock icon Pan Pacific unit buys Melbourne hotel for $142m
      336 4  -  By NISHA RAMCHANDANI PAN Pacific Hotels Group (PPHG) via its wholly owned subsidiary Success City Pty Limited is buying the Hilton Melbourne Airport Hotel for $141.55 million. In a release to the Singapore Exchange (SGX) yesterday, PPHG a subsidiary of the UOL
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      Lock icon Raffles Med may invest up to $300m in China hospital
      690 4 Reuters [SINGAPORE] Singapore healthcare services firm Raffles Medical is prepared to invest S$200-300 million to build a hospital in China to tap into the growing medical care needs of the world’s most populous nation, its chairman said. Raffles, which has
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      Lock icon Australian leaders not convinced on SGX bid for ASX
      694 4 The deal still needs approval from Treasurer, central bank, watchdogs Bloomberg [SYDNEY] Australia’s lawmakers, including Treasurer Wayne Swan, are still not convinced that Singapore Exchange Ltd’s (SGX) bid for ASX Ltd is in the national interest. The A$7.8 billion (S$10.2 billion)
      Bloomberg  -  694 words
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      Lock icon Poor showing not an indication of TDR bubble: SinoPac
      611 7  -  TDR flurry and lack of follow-through by sponsors blamed for dismal performance By LYNETTE KHOO THERE is no bubble in the Taiwan Depository Receipt (TDR) market, notwithstanding the recent dismal TDR performance, according to SinoPac Securities. Its executive vice-presi-dent of the
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    • COMPANY BRIEFS
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        Lock icon Tay Lim Heng appointed KIE CEO
        80 7 KEPPEL Integrated Engineering Ltd (KIE), Keppel Corporation’s environmental engineering arm, has appointed Tay Lim Heng as its chief executive officer, effective from Jan 1 next year. He will continue to lead the group’s sustainable development business. He will replace Michael Chia, who will move
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        Lock icon Jackspeed names acting chairman
        116 7 JACKSPEED Corporation said that it has appointed Yap Kian Peng as acting chairman and executive director to replace Liew Ham Chow. Mr Yap, 44, will take over the executive roles of Mr Liew, 51, who will remain on the board as a non-executive director. Mr Liew
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        Lock icon Nera gets $6.6m purchase orders
        39 7 NERA Telecommunications Ltd said that it has received purchase orders worth $6.6 million from a global telecom operator for the maintenance of network equipment. It did not disclose the name of the telecom operator.
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      Lock icon Yangzijiang buys shipbuilding facilities
      160 7 YANGZIJIANG Shipbuilding Holdings’ wholly owned subsidiary, Yitian Investments, is buying all of Jiangsu Zhongzhou Marine Equipment (JZME) for 420 million yuan (S$82.5 million). JZME owns shipbuilding facilities of 350,000 sq m yard space and 430m deep water coast line. It also provides fabrication services to Jiangsu
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      Lock icon Fund managers smitten with Asia-Pac markets
      456 7  -  By LYNN KAN THE Asia-Pacific and emerging markets are heavily favoured by fund managers, going by HSBC’s latest survey. In the fourth quarter of 2010, three in four fund managers are overweight on Asia-Pacific ex-Japan and emerging market equities. This compares to the previous
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  • SINGAPORE MARKETS
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      Lock icon STI breaks four-day losing streak
      567 6  -  But index manages to post only a half-point gain amid lacklustre trading STOCKS VEN SREENIVASAN Senior Correspondent LATEwindow-dressingyesterday enabled the Singapore benchmark index to avoid a fifth consecutive losing session. But trading was thin and largely featureless as many market players have already wound down
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      Lock icon STRAITS TIMES INDEX
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      64 6 Dec 16 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS -11.00-207.00 BT CADI -*****.00-104.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -1.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 789.49 -9.41 FTSE ST Small Cap 588.43 -3.84 FTSE ST All Share 780.71 -1.67 FTSE ST China Top 292.64 -1.26 FTSE ST China 329.18 +2.51 FTSE ST Catalist
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      Lock icon MOST ACTIVE STOCKS
      54 6 VOLUME Genting SP 85,716,000 Golden Agri 55,822,000 XinRen 54,661,000 Sunmart 31,388,000 CapMallsAsia 28,302,000 STXOSV 23,621,000 Yamada 22,817,000 Noble Grp 21,024,000 SingTel 19,789,000 Amtek 19,741,000 VALUE($) Genting SP 179,930,820 SIA 91,700,500 DBS Grp 79,660,860 SingTel 61,056,415 Keppel Corp 60,153,480 CapMallsAsia 52,671,750 UOB 52,367,285 SGX 44,429,760 Noble Grp 43,778,094
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      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING SCOREBOARD
      186 6 MAIN CATL TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 3 8 5 0 0 0 3 8 5 Manufacturing 38 65 68 6 5 12 44 70 80 Commerce 8 29 24 2 2 4 10 31 28 Tpt/Stor/Comms 10 23 9
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    • BROKERS’ TAKE
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        Lock icon XinRen Aluminum Holdings
        302 6 Dec 16 close: $0.50 DBS Group Research, Dec 16 XINREN Aluminum is an integrated aluminium manufacturer in China with 275,000-tonne capacity for smelting primary aluminium and 50,000-tonne capacity for fabricated aluminium products. The company was profitable in the last three years. Despite the global financial crisis, the
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        Lock icon Wilmar International
        494 6  -  Dec 16 close: $5.95 Kim Eng Research, Dec 16 Compiled by JOYCE HOOI WE DOWNGRADE our rating on Wilmar to “hold” in view of the risk of margin compression due to pricier raw materials as a result of rising commodity prices. Moreover, we think the company may be
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      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING TURNOVER
      121 6 TURNOVER (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 41,352 41,352 86,342 86,342 Manufacturing 299,964 28,410 328,374 233,504 869 234,373 Commerce 51,236 12,012 63,248 111,548 891 112,439 Tpt/Stor/Comms 94,981 416 95,397 239,282 92 239,373 Finance 20,728 5 20,733 201,925 1 201,926 Construction 25,564 9,541
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      Lock icon STRAITS TIMES INDEX STOCKS
      112 6 Stock name Close Change CapMallsAsia 1.850 -0.060 CapitaLand 3.660 +0.010 CapitaMall 1.920 -0.020 CityDev 13.180 +0.180 ComfortDelGro 1.550 -0.020 DBS Grp 14.120 +0.220 F&N 6.100 -0.060 Genting SP 2.090 -0.040 Golden Agri 0.765 -0.005 HK Land 7.050 +0.200 JMH 43.180 -0.620 JSH 26.120 -0.340 Jardine C&C
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      Lock icon Euro climbs as EU leaders meet
      455 6 CURRENCIES Reuters [NEW YORK] The euro rose yesterday as a European Union summit to discuss the debt crisis got underway, though investors cautioned the currency was vulnerable to a sell-off on lingering eurozone peripheral debt concerns. European leaders sought to paper over deep divisions
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      Lock icon RISES
      103 6 BY CENTS CLOSE UP HK Land 705 26.3 2.9 CityDev.ES.1012 1302 24.0 1.9 DBS Grp 1412 22.0 1.6 CityDev 1318 18.0 1.4 STXPO 100 1330 18.0 1.4 AustlandPG A$ 298 13.0 3.5 DairyFarm 830 10.5 1.0 OCBC Bk 4.5%NCPS 100 ***** 10.0 0.1 OCBC Bk 5.1%NCPS 100 ***** 10.0
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      Lock icon FALLS
      116 6 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN DBXTUSDIGInfl *****-1013.0 -3.2 DBXT FTVietnam 10US$ 3605 -194.5 -3.9 DBXT Nifty 10US$ ***** -88.1 -0.5 JMH 4318 -81.5 -1.4 DBXT FTChina25 10US$ 3110 -72.3 -1.7 GLD 10US$ ***** -71.0 -0.4 DBXT MSINDO 10us$ 1338 -64.4 -3.5 SIA.ES.1012 1512 -62.0 -3.9 Jardine C&C 3630 -56.0 -1.5
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
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      Lock icon Electricity demand remains upbeat, says EMC
      376 8  -  Demand in the first 3 quarters is at its highest in the past 5 years By RONNIE LIM ELECTRICITY demand here “remains upbeat”, says the Energy Market Company (EMC). Demand in the first three quarters of this year was “at its highest in the
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      Lock icon MBS raises $150,000 for art scene
      183 8 MARINA Bay Sands has raised $150,000 from the Sovereign Asian Art Prize gala dinner and charity art auction, held yesterday at the Sands SkyPark. In playing venue host to this celebrated regional art competition, Singapore joins the ranks of China and Australia. This year’s
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      Lock icon PowerSeraya’s profit up despite more rival gencos
      528 8  -  By RONNIE LIM DESPITE increased competition, especially from the two other foreign-owned generating companies here, PowerSeraya now owned by Malaysia’s YTL chalked up a net profit of $336.8 million for the 15-month period ended June 2010, or $165 million more than in its
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      Lock icon Cytos, A*Star extending influenza vaccine venture
      158 8 SWITZERLAND’s Cytos Biotechnology and Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*Star) announced yesterday the extension of their collaboration for the development of a virus-like particle (VLP) based influenza vaccine. Under this revised agreement, Cytos will develop, manufacture and supply A*Star with a Good
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      Lock icon Developers hold back on luxury projects in Q4
      914 9  -  This despite higher buying interest for high-end homes in October, November By UMA SHANKARI DEVELOPERS continued to hold back on launching new luxury projects in the fourth quarter even as buyer interest in such projects grew slightly in October and November. No
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      Lock icon Two A*Star scientists conferred IEEE honour
      156 9 TWO scientists from A*Star’s Institute for Infocomm Research (I2R) Susanto Rahardja and Liang Ying Chang have been awarded the status of “IEEE Fellow” by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in recognition of their research efforts. Dr Rahardja, head of the signal
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      Lock icon Pre-Budget talk draws gamut of suggestions
      428 9  -  Use, impact of 2010 govt schemes not apparent: SBF chief By TEH SHI NING RATHER than adding more measures to boost productivity and innovation, more needs to be done to ensure that existing schemes actually impact companies in the “action year” that will be
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  • ECONOMY WATCH
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      Lock icon US to lead the way in recovery: poll
      745 10 But economists keep a sombre growth outlook for the eurozone and Britain Reuters [LONDON] The United States will lead the rich world’s economic recovery over the next two years while Japan and major European economies flounder by comparison, according to Reuters polls
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      Lock icon Wage growth slumps in the West: UN
      553 10 Average wages still powering ahead in Asia NYT [PARIS] The global financial and economic crisis led to a “considerable slowdown” in the growth of real wages in the West last year, while accentuating gaps between the highest and lowest earners in many countries,
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      Lock icon Brazil to cut taxes to stimulate credit for infrastructure drive
      428 10 Bloomberg [BRASILIA] Brazil will cut taxes and provide incentives to stimulate the domestic corporate debt market and supply longer-term credit for infrastructure investments needed to host the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics. As part of the measures announced on
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      Lock icon Germany poised for broader recovery
      231 10 Bloomberg [PARIS] Germany’s economic recovery will broaden next year as Europe’s largest economy benefits from faster growth in consumer demand and business investment, Standard Poor’s said. Household spending will increase 2 per cent in 2011, compared with 0.5 per cent this year, S&P chief European
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      Lock icon Global trade deal could materialise
      303 10 The head of the WTO is trying hard to revive long-running talks Reuters [OTTAWA] The European Union’s top trade official said on Wednesday there was a real chance that a global trade deal could be reached next year, but only if politicians showed enough will
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  • MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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      Lock icon M’sia market darling making exit
      451 11  -  LCL’s Mid-East reliance proves fatal as boom to bust cycle drains capital By PAULINE NG IT WAS once the poster boy for Malaysian companies in the Middle East, owing to its success in penetrating the interior fit-out (IFO) market during the heady days of Dubai’s
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      Lock icon Indonesia courts visitors with ‘grief tourism’
      612 11 Agencies organise tours to locations of natural disasters Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesia appeals to visitors with tropical beaches, beautiful mountains, spectacular reefs and exotic cultures. But now the country which lies along the Pacific Rim of Fire and suffers from frequent natural disasters such as
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      Lock icon KL sukuk funds upbeat on next year’s outlook
      442 11 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia’s Islamic bond funds say that returns, which fell 40 per cent this year, will improve in 2011 as the government’s US$444 billion development plan attracts international investors and spurs trading. “I’m quite confident we can beat this year’s
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      130 11 Don’t just take our word for it 2010 World Luxury Hotel Awards Pan Pacific Kuala Lumpur International Airport Global Winner in Luxury Airport Hotel category 2010 World Travel Awards Pan Pacific Singapore World’s Leading Business Hotel fourth consecutive win Asia’s Leading Business Hotel fifth consecutive win Pan Pacific Serviced Suites
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  • GREATER CHINA
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      Lock icon Chinese govt more open to some inflation
      644 12 Recent evidence shows Beijing less hawkish about price increases Reuters [BEIJING] China is striding into an era where higher inflation will become a more permanent feature of its economic landscape, a shift that the government, long assumed to have zero tolerance for rising
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      Lock icon Yuan forwards likely to win big in forex market
      479 12 Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] Goldman Sachs Group Inc and Nomura Holdings Inc say yuan forwards are the best way to make money in Asia’s for-eign-exchange market in 2011. Goldman Sachs, Wall Street’s most profitable firm, advises buying two-year non-deliverable contracts, saying the yuan
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      Lock icon Starwood to build 35 new Sheratons by 2013
      355 12 Reuters [NEW YORK] Starwood Hotels will oversee the investment of US$5 billion to build 35 new Sheraton hotels by 2013 half of them in China, the company told Reuters. Most of the money will come from individual hotel developers and owners. Operators
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  • INDIA
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      Lock icon India central bank takes break from rate hike
      571 13 It has been the most aggressive major central bank in Asia, lifting interest rates six times since March Reuters [MUMBAI] The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) left interest rates on hold yesterday but warned inflation was still well above its comfort level
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      Lock icon Supreme Court to oversee telecoms scandal probe
      476 13 Investigating agency told to give monthly progress reports Reuters [NEW DELHI] India’s Supreme Court said yesterday that it would oversee a widening investigation into allegations of corruption in the sale of telecoms licences worth billions of dollars, a scandal touching the heart of
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      Lock icon Videocon plans to sell stake in energy business
      232 13 Bloomberg [MUMBAI] Videocon Industries Ltd, India’s biggest con-sumer-electronics maker, plans to combine its energy assets and sell a stake in the business to help pay debt and fund purchases of oil and gas areas. The company, led by billionaire Venugopal Dhoot, is
      Bloomberg  -  232 words
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Australia unveils pension fund reforms
      426 14 Aim is to slash management fees; consolidation of sector expected Reuters [SYDNEY] Australia unveiled reforms to its A$1.3 trillion (S$1.7 trillion) pension funds industry yesterday, aiming to tackle high management fees in a move that could trigger consolidation in the sector and strengthen the position
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      Lock icon Tokyo cuts corporate tax for 1st time in 12 years
      704 14  -  To boost revenue taxes on the rich, fuel taxes to go up By ANTHONY ROWLEY JAPANESE Prime Minister Naoto Kan’s Cabinet yesterday approved tax reforms that would see corporate taxes cut for the first time in 12 years in order
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      Lock icon US Senate okays US$858b tax plan
      457 14 NYT [WASHINGTON] The Senate on Wednesday approved the US$858 billion tax plan negotiated by the White House and Republican leaders, and House Democrats said they expected to pass the bill yesterday after a final, and seemingly futile, effort to change a provision that benefits
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      Lock icon Aussies have highest rate of skin cancer
      304 14 AFP [SYDNEY] Australia’s sun-worshipping culture means the country’s 22 million people are 13 times more likely to develop skin cancer than the global average, according to a new study released yesterday. The Cancer in Australia 2010 report compiled by a government agency revealed
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      Lock icon No public listing for Twitter yet
      372 14 AP [SAN FRANCISCO] Don’t expect Twitter to be tweeting about an initial public offering (IPO) any time soon. The popular online communications service has raised another US$200 million so it can keep growing without Wall Street’s help. Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers, one of Silicon
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      915 14 MATS NOTICES Toll free: 1800-289-8822 Email: notices@sph.com.sg IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF SUCCESS VENTURES PTE LTD (IN MEMBERS’ VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) CO. REG. NO. *****6238M NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 308(1) of the Companies Act, Cap. 50, that a Final
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  • FOCUS: FACEBOOK
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      895 15 2010 has been a remarkable year for the Facebook CEO, who till now has been a somewhat mysterious figure to the public AP [NEW YORK] BEFORE 2010, Mark Zuckerberg, the 26-year-old co-found-er and CEO of Facebook, was primarily known as a mysterious, sweatshirted figure,
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      436 15 Bloomberg [SAN FRANCISCO] Facebook Inc, the world’s most popular social-network-ing service, is likely to generate 2010 revenue of about US$2 billion, a larger sum than projected earlier, according to three people familiar with the matter. Sales will more than double from 2009,
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      Lock icon Qatar spending US$65b to host World Cup
      1011 16 It aims to transform itself into a global hub to compete with places like Dubai Bloomberg [DUBAI] The stadium where Qatar will host the 2022 World Cup final isn’t built yet. Neither is the city. Getting the Persian Gulf sheikdom ready for the
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      318 16 M WINE DINE AND HOSPITALITY DREAMING OF A GREEN CHRISTMAS In this time of heartwarming reunions and cheerful celebrations, Pan Pacific Singapore spreads wonderful warmth with enchanting epicurean experiences. From delicious take-home goodies to exquisite Japanese dining and an array of International cuisines, thisYuletide will be filled with indulgence and
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon US, China agree to pursue free trade deals
      521 17 Top officials meet to iron out persistent tensions, including value of yuan AFP [WASHINGTON] The United States and China agreed on Wednesday to pursue free trade in areas from agriculture to technology, but Beijing insisted that Washington needed to loosen its own
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      443 17 LATEST US DATA AP [WASHINGTON] Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, the third drop in the past four weeks and a sign that the job market is slowly improving. Weekly claims for jobless aid dipped by 3,000 to a seasonally adjusted 420,000
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      Lock icon S Korea eyes bank levy on foreign debt
      323 17 Reuters [SEOUL] South Korea aims to impose a levy on for-eign-currency borrowings by banks late next year to curb capital inflows and minimise the possible impact from a sudden outflow of capital, senior finance officials said yesterday. They said the government would
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      420 17 Reuters [WASHINGTON] A little loop of genes that give bacteria the power to resist virtually all known antibiotics is spreading quickly and likely to cause doctors headaches for years to come, a Harvard professor predicted on Wednesday. They come on the equivalent
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      585 17 Financial markets keenly awaiting summit outcome AFP [BRUSSELS] European leaders met yesterday, divided on immediate steps to shield the euro from market fears that Portugal and Spain could be the next debt dominoes to fall after massive Greek and Irish bailouts. German Chancellor Angela
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      Lock icon Keep private sector R&D strong
      495 18 EDITORIAL THERE is a bitter-sweet flavour to the just-released report on research and development in Singapore in 2009. The good news is the government’s continuing commitment to this vital aspect of economic growth, despite last year’s difficult economic conditions. Against this, however, is the massive
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      751 18  -  THE BOTTOM LINE FRANK CHING The writer is a Hong Kong-based journalist and commentator A EUROPEAN visitor who arrived in Shanghai last Friday on his sixth visit to China turned on the TV to watch BBC News when, suddenly, the screen went blank.
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      969 18  -  No structural reforms to improve the economy’s growth potential have been made By TITO BOERI The writer is professor of economics at Bocconi University, Milan and director of Fondazione Debenedetti Project Syndicate [MILAN] SILVIO Berlusconi has survived a confidence vote, but his government
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      1050 19  -  The only sound approach to slashing the massive budget deficit is a mix of spending cuts and tax increases By ROGER C ALTMAN, RICHARD N HAASS Roger C Altman is Chair and CEO of Evercore Partners. He was US Deputy Treasury Secretary in 1993-94.
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      848 19  -  ROBERT SAMUELSON The Washington Post Writers Group IT IS becoming clear that the Great Recession has left a deep and possibly lasting scar on the American psyche. From CEOs to ordinary families, we are a nation that is more cautious, more fearful and
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  • AVIATION/SHIPPING
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      403 20  -  Strongest demand for premium seats is on routes to and from Asia By VEN SREENIVASAN [SINGAPORE] The number of passengers travelling on premium seats was up 10.9 per cent in October compared to a year earlier. However, October’s growth was down
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      373 20  -  Arrival marks the takeoff of carrier’s A330 hub in S’pore By VEN SREENIVASAN [SINGAPORE] The arrival of Jetstar’s inaugural non-stop flight from Melbourne to Singapore yesterday marked a milestone in the airline’s efforts to scale up its pan-Asian operations with its hub in Changi.
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      278 20 SGX '000 Dec 16 S$ +/-Vol CH Offshore 0.48 -0.01 64 Chuan Hup Hldg 0.23 -0.01 5 Cosco Corp 2.08 -0.03 7185 CWT Ltd 0.98 -0.01 274 Ezra Hldgs 1.71 -0.03 5990 First Ship Lea 0.45 0.01 312 Freight Links 0.08 0.01 2291 Grand Banks 0.39 -0.05 12
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      714 20 Reuters [PARIS] Engine checks on the world’s largest airliner following last month’s Qantas emergency have scuppered Airbus’s hopes of meeting a target of delivering 20 A380 superjumbos this year. A spokesman said on Wednesday Airbus would deliver just one more aircraft, on
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      373 20  -  By JOYCE HOOI [SINGAPORE] The Minister for Trade and Industry has extended the exemption of liner shipping agreements from Section 34 of the Competition Act for another five years until the end of 2015. Section 34 of the Act prohibits anti-com-petitive agreements. The exemption
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      3339 20 CITY FLIGHT ETA FLIGHT ETD Abu Dhabi KU6457 1230 SQ456 1245 SQ457 1230 EY470 2200 VA7470 2200 Adelaide LH9771 1745 9W4082 2220 SQ278 1745 AF8088 2220 VS7278 1745 BA7382 2220 JL5083 2220 MU8214 2220 QF82 2220 LH9770 2350 SQ279 2350 VS7279 2350 Ahmedabad NH6293 0710 SQ531
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  • SINGAPORE STOCKS
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      8911 21 Transaction date: Dec 16 52-wks Tel Last Vol Day Last Quote Div Gr Yld Net M Cap High Low Code Company Sale +/-(‘000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 21 14.5 3148 8Telecom 18.5 +0.5 370 18.5 18.5 18 18.5 1.7 9.8 5.9 88.6 12 4.5 5834
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      1840 22 52-wks Tel Last Vol Day Last Quote Div Gr Yld Net M Cap High Low Code Company Sale +/-(‘000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 7 4 1181 t AA Grp 5 4 5 27.8 4.8 225 130 6222 t APStrategic 160 156 160 94.9 4 0.5
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      9450 22 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS UNIT TRUSTS APS Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Alpha Fund Cl A!** 1.33/ APS Alpha Fund (USD)!** 1.01/ APS Alpha Fund Cl B SGD!** 1.2/ APS Alpha Fund Cl B USD!** 0.89/ AXA Life Secure Ascent 2020 Fund 0.*****/0.***** AXA Wealth Mgt S'pore Pte Ltd AXA WM
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      Lock icon SGX ETF
      832 22 52-Wk Tel Last Vol Day Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Code Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 124 107 6389 ABF SG Bond ETF 110 109.1 115 502.1 1056 761 CIMBAsean40 100US$ US987 -25 40 1000 987 986 989 39.5 335
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      73 22 52-Wk Tel Last Vol Day Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Code Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 56 38 6000 AVJennings A50.5 +1.5 2 50.5 50.5 50.5 52 3.6 6.9 4 131.5 55 16 6017 Genting HK US$ US42.5 -1 ***** 44
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  • FINANCE & COMMODITIES
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      Lock icon MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INDICES
      374 23 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Dec 15 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Index Preliminary 892.6 -0.2 7.2 0.3 0.9 -0.4 8.1 EAFE Preliminary 804.4 -0.3 2.5 -0.1 -3.2 -0.8 3.6 Europe Preliminary 1175.1 -0.3
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      177 23 Dec 16 $S Offer Bid 0vernight 0.03 PAR 1-month 5/16 1/16 2-months 3/8 1/8 3-months 7/16 3/16 Overnight mode: 0.07 US$ Offer Bid 7 days 0.35 0.25 1 month 0.40 0.30 2 months 0.43 0.33 3 months 0.46 0.36 6 months 0.56 0.46 9 months 0.80 0.60 12
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      24 23 Dec 16 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.3143 1.3152 2-months 1.3143 1.3152 3-months 1.3143 1.3152 6-months 1.3143 1.3153 Source: OCBC Source: OCBC
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      121 23 Dec 16 As at 9am Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Sell Buy Aust dollar 1.341 1.266 Can dollar 1.335 1.284 Euro 1.773 1.705 Sterling pound 2.087 2.007 NZ dollar 1 0.953 US dollar 1.337 1.286 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign
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      Lock icon STOCK INDEX FUTURES
      27 23 Dec 16 Open High Sett STI Dec 3142 SIMSCI Dec 371.0 372.3 369.7 Taiwan Dec 312.2 313.4 312.5 Source: MF Global (S) Pte. Ltd
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      65 23 Dec 16 KLCE PALM FUTURES (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Last Av Vol Open Month Range Price Price High Low Done Position Jan 11 3652 3646 3670 3633 604 6608 Feb 11 3633 3630 3665 3614 3766 ***** Mar 11 3590 3583 3620 3569 6600 ***** Apr 11 3557 3539
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      Lock icon SGX DERIVATIVES TRADING
      411 23 Dec 16 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT EURODOLLAR FUTURES Mar11 99.5400 0 5571 Jun11 99.3900 0 1929 Sep11 99.2400 0 615 Dec11 99.0600 0 403 EUROYEN TIBOR FUTURES Mar11 99.6425 99.6450 99.6425 99.6450 0 1887 Jun11 99.6250 5 1364 Sep11 99.6100 200 1033 Dec11 99.6000 0
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      Lock icon SICOM FUTURES
      154 23 Dec 16 RUBBER Futures (Closing prices) RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Close Volume O/I Month High Low Sett (lots) (lots) Jan 11 469.0 469.0 470.0 6 Feb 11 471.0 466.5 470.5 93 Mar 11 466.5 466.5 469.0 10 Apr 11 470.0 465.5 470.0 34 May 11 470.0 470.0 470.0
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      86 23 Dec 16 TREASURY BILLS Period Issue Maturity Yesterday's Day's code Bid High Low 3-Month BQ*****F 17.03.2011 0.36 1-Year BY*****N 01.11.2011 0.40 0.35 0.35 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year N*****1E 2.500 01.10.2012 103.66 5-Year N*****0S 2.875 01.07.2015 106.60 7-Year N*****0Z
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      Lock icon CHICAGO BOT
      107 23 Dec 15 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 lb bushels) Close Previous High/Low Jan 11 1296.50 1296.00 1314.75 1290.75 Mar 11 1307.75 1306.00 1324.75 1300.75 May 11 1313.75 1310.25 1330.00 1306.00 Jul 11 1316.00 1311.75 1332.00 1308.75 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs; US cent/lb) Close Previous High/Low Dec 10 54.20
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      Lock icon CRUDE OIL & PRODUCTS
      77 23 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Dec 15 CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Change Brent blend (1-Mth F) 92.13 0.65 WTI (Near Mth) 88.45 0.33 Dubai (1-Mth F) 88.05 -0.66 Tapis blend 93.90 -0.25 Minas 90.40 -0.75 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha 91.28 -0.72 Jet Kerosene 102.00 -1.40 US$/barrel Opec Oil
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      Lock icon BONDS, WARRANTS & EXTENDED SETTLEMENT
      2335 23 BONDS, WARRANTS EXTENDED SETTLEMENT Prem Expiry Tel Last Vol Conv Exer Disc Gear-Mths Code Company Sale +or-('000) Ratio Price ing Left 4869 A-Sonic Aerospace W*****0 2 unch 1055 1 3 -9 2.75 0 AFP Properties EW*****8 31.5 -0.5 131 1 10 -5 1.38 59 6221 Asia-Pacific Strat W*****6 33 1.5
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      Lock icon INTERBANK CROSS RATES
      464 23 Dec 16 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 0.992 6.578 0.746 7.675 44.773 89.187 0.831 11.381 3.098 1.340 84.672 43.584 1.297 6.768 0.957 29.468 29.709 0.634 0.987 Canada 1.008 6.634
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      85 23 Dec 16 (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$) 1 mth 0.***** 2 mths 0.***** 3 mths 0.***** 6 mths 0.***** 9 mths 0.***** 12 mths
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      141 23 Dec 16 GOLD (US$/oz) Dec 15 Dec 16 Hong Kong 1392.00 1385.00 Dec 14 Dec 15 London 1397.20 1389.65 1397.95 1390.40 Source: Thomson Reuters CAST BAR Dec 16 (S$) Selling Buying Kilobar 62,749.08 ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (S$) Selling Buying 1gm 141 59 5gm 399 293 10gm 713
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      69 23 Dec 15 Aluminium, 99.7% purity (US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 2305.00 2333.25 3 months 2321.00 2351.00 Copper, Grade A (US$/tonne) Cash 9140.00 9221.50 3 months 9095.00 9165.00 Lead (US$/tonne) Cash 2411.00 2436.50 3 months 2425.00 2450.00 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.00 3 months *****.00 *****.00 Tin (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00
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      Lock icon INTERBANK CURRENCY RATES
      154 23 Dec 16 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.2967 1.2982 0.9866 0.9871 Canadian dollar 1.3075 1.3092 0.9948 0.9954 Euro 1.7378 1.7392 1.3222 1.3224 NZ dollar 0.9675 0.9688 0.7361 0.7366 Sterling pound 2.0454 2.0475 1.5563 1.5568
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      82 23 Dec 15 COCOA (£/tonne) Close Prev High/Low Mar 11 1998 1944 1999/1943 May 11 2012 1960 2013/1960 Jul 11 2028 1976 2029/1978 Sep 11 2033 1983 2023/1982 COFFEE (US$/tonne) Close Pev High/Low Jan 11 1922 1914 1926/1895 Mar 11 1935 1923 1938/1915 May 11 1953 1937 1956/1929 Jul 11
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      Lock icon THE BUSINESS TIMES SHIPPING TIMES
      5850 24 BALISA SHIPPING TRADING PTE LTD 8 Shenton Way, #40-03A, Singapore *****1 Tel: 6345 5700 Fax: 6345 5227 Email: singapore@balisagp.com CR NO. **********0W UK CONTINENT SERVICE U.S.A. SERVICE Destination STXPO TBN Antwerp/UK *Loads Singapore, E./W. Malaysia, Indonesia MIDDLE-EAST SERVICE Destination DING XIANG HAI Camden/New Orleans/Tampico *Loads
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      2631 26  -  Christmas this year will be a well-starred affair, with businesses reporting a 15 to 20 per cent increase in sales and some even expecting it to outstrip Chinese New Year in overall takings, report CHEAH UI-HOON, MELISSA LWEE, CHRISTOPHER LIM, DYLAN TAN and AUDREY PHOON CHEAH UI-HOON,
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    • FESTIVALS AROUND THE WORLD
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        1030 27  -  The annual Grand Marian Procession in Intramuros to celebrate the Virgin Mary’s birthday is both a celebration and a chance for an affirmation of faith, writes JOYCE HOOI Brought to you by Ascott JOYCE HOOI AS the tinsel and wrapping paper frippery of Christmas cheer rushes
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    • CINEMA
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        Lock icon Sexed up Tron reboot still mired in gridlock
        658 28  -  After a 28-year wait, Disney sequel Tron: Legacy may well be the world’s most expensive screensaver but it still cannot find its soul, says DYLAN TAN DYLAN TAN DESPITE the idea of a sequel kicking around for the last decade, the green
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        Lock icon Quirky Tokyo art arena
        531 28  -  By DYLAN TAN A FILM that puts the life of a mentally ill Japanese artist under the spotlight will be shown in Singapore for the first time tomorrow at the Singapore Art Museum’s (SAM) Moving Image Gallery, SAM at 8Q. Yayoi Kusama, one of Japan’s most
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        Lock icon Weighing in on Clay feat
        672 28  -  By GEOFFEY EU IT HAS been almost 30 years since Muhammad Ali last threw a punch in the boxing ring but he still casts a giant shadow over the sport like no one before him or since. The man who called himself The Greatest (and
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        Lock icon Salt peppers spy flick with derring-do
        382 28  -  DVD REVIEW By CHRISTOPHER LIM ACTION heroines aren’t unique in Hollywood, with the likes of Milla Jojovich blowing up zombies and Angelina Jolie raiding tombs. But the spy genre never got a female James Bond or Jason Bourne till Salt. Evelyn Salt, played by
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        Lock icon A long and overdue return
        1545 29  -  Pianist Melvyn Tan takes to the public stage here after more than 30 years, reports CHRISTOPHER LIM CHRISTOPHER LIM MANY local classical musicians leave Singapore to explore opportunities and grow as artists. Many come back. But some don’t, and for too long, pianist Melvyn Tan
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        Lock icon Hallelujah for Boyle’s festive Gift
        620 29  -  CD REVIEWS By CHRISTOPHER LIM THERE are two sorts of Christmas albums these days, not counting those that are just plain awful adventurously eclectic ones, and those that seek to say something new while staying within traditional arrangements. Susan Boyle and Glee fall in the
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        Lock icon All hands on deck for hands-free gaming
        525 29  -  GAMING REVIEW By CHRISTOPHER LIM OTHER than 3-D, there haven’t been any major innovations in motion-controlled gaming since Nintendo launched its Wii console four years ago. Even Sony’s PlayStation Move, launched in September, was an evolution of the Wii concept. Microsoft’s Kinect system
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    • ARTS
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        Lock icon Lust for larger than life
        989 30  -  Sculptor Lorenzo Quinn moulds metal to melt the heart, writes CHEAH UI-HOON CHEAH UI-HOON WHEN Lorenzo Quinn came to Singapore four years ago, he saw the architectural plans and the empty site of the Marina Barrage so had only his artistic instincts of how his
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        Lock icon Lacking full-on gusto
        560 30  -  By LYNN KAN TRY as they might, when Singapore’s three most active companies put on a show plainly titled “3”, they couldn’t muster the gusto of a full-on production. There is some bewilderment at the anaemia of that night, since two of the three works were staged
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        Lock icon Biennale goes Open House
        722 30  -  By GEOFFREY EU OPENNESS in more ways than one will be the prevailing theme at the Singapore Biennale 2011 when contemporary works by artists from 30 countries will be exhibited at four historically significant venues that are of particular relevance to a city in perpetual transition.
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        Lock icon Colony of feted artists
        755 30  -  By WOON TAI HO AS YOU walk in, the place looks like a school without students. It is also eerily quiet. But every room on each floor is taken, and the tenants come in at different times of the day and night. Peek inside each room
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    • WINE
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        Lock icon Break out the bubbly
        1092 31  -  It’s Christmas and what better time to indulge the senses, advises NK YONG NK YONG IT IS Christmas once again when while we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, we also enjoy the warm fellowship of family, good friends and comrades. And that means dinners! The
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        Lock icon Rothschild eyes China vintage
        624 31  -  By MELISSA LWEE WITH the news earlier this September that French luxury label Hermes successfully opened the first boutique for its Chinese brand Shang Xia in Shanghai, the world’s eyes are now focused on the next big French company that has announced expansion plans there Domaines
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      • AROUND TOWN
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          Lock icon Sleeping Beauty
          192 31 MOST of us are familiar with the Sleeping Beauty story as portrayed in the 1959 Walt Disney animated film, which draws as much from Tchaikovsky’s ballet (premiered at Saint Petersburg in 1890) as it does from 17th century author Charles Perrault (of Mother Goose stories). That will be
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          Lock icon A Mine of ideas
          214 31 Sculpture Square’s ONEsingapore Artist Show is in its ninth edition since its inauguration in 2001. This year, artist Delia Prvaeki presents an exhibition called Mine which is a site-specific exhibition invoking a visual imagery of a mine or a certain space where, through mining, many precious
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          Lock icon Ode to mother’s love
          157 31  -  By CHEAH UI-HOON SBin Art Plus celebrates the joy of a mother’s love this month with its first solo exhibition entitled Happyartland, featuring the work of one of Indonesia’s most promising female contemporary artists, Theresia Agustina S or “Tere” as she is known in the art
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    • BOOKS
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        1238 32  -  From coffee-table atlases as big as coffee tables to showbiz fan guides, HOWARD POUSNER says books at Christmas are a horn of plenty HOWARD POUSNER NYT LITTLE-KNOWN fact: Ansel Adams’ work was the subject of the first coffee-table book 50 years ago. But do not blame (or
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