The Business Times, 4 April 2011

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    22 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES S$1.00 online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION CO REGN NO *****2868E MICA (P) 138/08/2010 Monday, April 4,2011
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  • Article
    Lock icon Timing of Hyflux option grants questioned
    843 1  -  It’s mere coincidence water plant winning bid came a day after the awards, says firm By LYNETTE KHOO [SINGAPORE] A new report by a global independent research firm has called to question the timing of stock option grants at bluechip water firm Hyflux. And
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    Lock icon Rethink unlikely to derail nuclear plans in region
    838 1  -  Clean nuclear energy, safer design, efficient way to meet higher energy demand cited as favourable factors By NISHA RAMCHANDANI [SINGAPORE] The nuclear crisis in Japan the result of a 9.0 magnitude earthquake and a tsunami ravaging the nation is now held out
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    Lock icon MARKETS DIGEST
    157 1 BT ONLINE BT print subscribers get free access to BT Online at www.businesstimes.com.sg. For more information, e-mail btocs@sph.com.sg or call 6388-3838. MARKETS Weekly Change ST INDEX 3,120.47 +49.63 KL COMP 1,555.38 +39.83 NIKKEI 225 9,708.39 +172.26 HANG SENG 23,801.90 +643.23 SET INDEX 1,064.35 +26.62 JAKARTA COMP 3,707.49 +100.38
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  • TOP STORIES
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      Lock icon PAP looks at just two terms for ministers
      790 2  -  SM Goh gives his take on the party’s renewal process and generals’ recruitment ELECTION WATCH By LEE U-WEN [SINGAPORE] In time to come, a Singapore Cabinet minister may serve no more than two terms in order to give newer lawmakers more opportunities
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      Lock icon Good candidates needed for both PAP, opposition
      709 2  -  WP’s Low welcomes govt view on benefit of strong opposition By FELDA CHAY [SINGAPORE] It is in Singapore’s interest that good candidates come forward and run for election, regardless of whether they are from the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) or opposition parties,
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      Lock icon Likely repeat of Bishan-Toa Payoh PAP team
      455 2  -  Incumbent team may face Chiam See Tong and his team in GRC By TEH SHI NING [SINGAPORE] The People’s Action Party (PAP) is likely to field its incumbent team of five in Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC (group representation constituency), going by Deputy Prime Minister
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      Lock icon THREE-MINUTE DIGEST
      578 2 Rethink unlikely to derail nuclear plans in region THE nuclear crisis in Japan, the result of a 9.0 magnitude earthquake and a tsunami ravaging the nation, is now held out as a cautionary tale for countries keen to build up their nuclear power capabilities. But countries in the
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      Lock icon Bidding war boosts NYSE Euronext
      684 4 Nasdaq bid lifts it 13%, taking gain this year to 32% [NEW YORK] NYSE Euronext has become one of the stock market’s biggest winners in 2011, helped by speculation of a bidding war for the 219-year-old bourse. NYSE Euronext shares have posted the 13th-big-gest gain
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      Lock icon Market gets jobs boost, poised to extend Q1 rally
      784 4  -  Two months of solid jobs growth, brighter economic outlook foster upbeat views WALL STREET INSIGHT By ANDREW MARKS in New York IF AN earthquake, tsunami and nuclear catastrophe, along with political upheaval in the oil-producing Middle East and triple-digit prices for
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      Lock icon ‘Emergency coalition’ likely in Japan to deal with nuke crisis
      766 4  -  By ANTHONY ROWLEY in Tokyo INCREMENTAL signs of progress emerged at the weekend in Japan’s three weeks long battle to contain the crisis at the critically damaged Fukushima nuclear plant on the country’s tsunami-ravaged northeast coast, but major political and
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      Lock icon SIAS blasts Shanghai Asia board over sale of businesses
      919 5  -  Minority shareholders urged to seek EGM By FELDA CHAY THE chief executive of investor rights advocacy group SIAS has lashed out at the board of Shanghai Asia Holdings (SAH), saying that it has not been accountable to minority shareholders as it
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      2006 4 NOTICES Toll free: 1800-289-8822 Email: notices@sph.com.sg l BUY IT- SELL IT- FIND IT OAKWELL ENGINEERING LIMITED (Company Registration No. *****3368H) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Extraordinary General Meeting of the members of Oakwell Engineering Limited (the “Company”) will
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  • SINGAPORE MARKETS
    • Article
      Lock icon Asian units gain a second week
      428 6 CURRENCIES Bloomberg [TAIPEI] South Korea’s won led a second week of gains among Asian currencies as overseas investors poured funds into the region to benefit from higher interest rates compared with those in developed nations. Taiwan’s central bank raised borrowing costs on March 31,
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      Lock icon The importance of charting tools
      583 6  -  COMMODITIES By TIMOTHY MORGE The writer is a CME member and independent trader. He actively trades CME Group products and teaches his trading at www.marketgeometry.com. Visit http://www.cmegroup.com/ to find out more about CME products. FOOD costs are skyrocketing globally. I managed to stalk, plan and
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      Lock icon BROKERS’ RECOMMENDATIONS
      1509 6 Consensus No. of Forecast Mean Fri’s recommendation esti-EPS PE target price Company name This wk Last mth mates (cents) (ratio) price Allgreen Properties 2.73 2.73 11 14.04 7.69 1.32 1.08 Amtek Engineering 1.75 1.75 4 13.81 9.27 1.61 1.28 ARA Asset Mgt 1.75 1.75 4 9.28 18.87 1.82
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      Lock icon Which fear will predominate this week?
      640 6  -  STOCKS R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent LAST Friday, Morgan Stanley Australia’s always-insightful strategist Gerard Minack wrote that the main thing to fear about the US Federal Reserve ending its “quantitative easing” or QE as early as June is the fear of QE ending. Borrowing from
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      Lock icon STRAITS TIMES INDEX
      4 6 WEEKLY
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      66 6 Apr 1 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS 1110.00 +60.00 BT CADI -*****.00 +129.0 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 +111.0 FTSE ST Mid Cap 771.66 +5.55 FTSE ST Small Cap 552.98 +6.11 FTSE ST All Share 769.70 +4.24 FTSE ST China Top 280.76 +3.00 FTSE ST China 310.06 +1.84 FTSE
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      Lock icon MOST ACTIVE STOCKS
      61 6 VOLUME HPH Trust US$ 819,675,000 Golden Agri 320,017,000 Dyna-Mac 303,702,000 Genting SP 299,481,000 NexGenSCom 221,950,000 SingTel 118,378,000 Noble Grp 101,579,000 Infinio 100,505,000 CapitaLand 97,224,000 NOL 87,123,000 VALUE($) HPH Trust US$ 1,018,150,727 Genting SP 612,357,206 IS MSCI India 100 365,369,312 DBS Grp 356,175,646 SingTel 354,019,945 Keppel Corp 336,717,018
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      118 6 BY CENTS CLOSE UP DBXT Nifty 10US$ ***** 560.1 3.5 DBXT MSKorea 10US$ 6325 451.6 6.0 DBXT E50 10US$ 4528 196.8 3.6 DBXT MSEurope 10US$ 4833 152.6 2.6 IS S&P500 ***** 119.8 0.7 GLD 10US$ ***** 104.7 0.6 DBXT FTChina25 10US$ 3260 100.9 2.5 DBS Bk 4.7% NCPS 100
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      113 6 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN DBXT MSJAP 10US$ 3800-102.2 -2.1 DBXT S&P Short 10US$ 4226 -68.1 -1.3 JMH 4382 -40.4 -0.7 HK Land 700 -25.2 -2.8 BMT 530 -25.0 -4.5 CityDev.ES.1104 1148 -22.0 -1.9 JSH 2660 -20.2 -0.6 CityDev 1158 -14.0 -1.2 Lyxor Nasdaq100 10US 928 -12.6 -1.1 STI 3100
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      5 6 WEEKLY
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      Lock icon Biggest upgrades in analysts’ sentiment
      151 8 sentiment VALUE APRIL 1 BID PRICE WEEK-ON-WEEK CHANGE Longcheer 0.295 13.5 5,605 Chemoil Energy 0.448 12.8 12,992 Hi-P 1.180 4.4 15,340 Sunvic Chemical 0.720 4.3 21,600 Dairy Farm 10.748 4.3 10,748 CH Offshore 0.440 2.3 7,480 Bright World 0.575 1.8 10,925 Macquarie Int'l Infrastr 0.610
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      Lock icon Lowest PTB portfolio
      172 8 APRIL 1 WEEK-ON-WEEK. VALUE BID PRICE (S) CHANGE <» Anwell Tech 0.255 8.5 4,233 Sino Techfibre 0.080 6.7 3,040 Sunningdale Tech 0.165 6.5 8,250 China Sky 0.160 3.2 2,720 Fuxing China 0.160 3.2 8,320 Hotung Inveshnent 0.170 3.0 8,160 Pacific Andes 0.345 3.0 17.250 Golden Agri-Resources 0.705
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      Lock icon One-year top losers portfolio gains most
      457 8  -  TEH HOOI LING Senior Correspondent RISK aversion has subsided and money is seeking risk again. All our portfolios advanced, the average gain being 2.1 per cent. That’s higher than the blue chip Straits Times Index’s (STI) advance of 1.6 per cent. The one-year top
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      Lock icon Lowest forward PEs
      160 8 APRIL 1 BID PRICE (S) WEEK-ON-WEEK CHANGE(%) VALUE (S) Longcheer 0.29S 13.5 5,605 Li Heng 0.170 9.7 3,400 Dapai 0.185 8.8 4,995 Low Keng Huat 0.475 8.0 15,675 CSC Holdings 0.145 7.4 7,540 SinoTechfibre 0.080 6.7 3,040 Swiber 0.865 4.8 8,650 Straits Asia Resources 2.580 4.0 12,900
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      Lock icon One-year top losers
      156 8 APRIL 1 WEEK-ON-WE.EK VALUE BIO PRICE (S) CHANGE(%) (S) Annica 0.035 16.7 5,810 Ausgroup 0.380 11.8 14,060 Mirach Energy 0.105 10.5 10,500 MoyaDayen 0.060 9.1 7,500 Reyphon Agriceutical 0.120 9.1 24,000 Sunshine 0.060 9.1 12,000 SinoTechfibre 0.080 6.7 3,040 Ellipsis 0.130 4.0 13,000 Novo Group 0.365 2.8
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      Lock icon Analysts' top recommendations
      170 8 APRIL 1 BID PRICE WEEK-ON-WEEK CHANGE VALUE (S) China Kangda Food 0.110 10.0 2,860 Li Heng 0.170 9.7 3,400 Sino Techtibne 0.080 6.7 3,040 Biosensors 1.210 4,3 24.200 Rotaiy Engineering 0.965 3.8 15,440 China Sky Chemical 0.160 3.2 2,720 Food Empire 0.485 3.2 5,335 First Resources 1.360
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      Lock icon Highest dividend yields
      172 8 APRIL 1 WEEK-ON-WEEK VALUE BID PRICE (S) CHANGE <%) (S) Longcheer 0.295 13.5 5,605 Jaya Holdings 0.595 13.3 3,570 MES Technology Ltd 0.155 10.7 4,185 t SihtfTecliffote 0.080 6.7 3,040 Transpac Indl 2.310 6,0 6,930 Lftotary Engineering 0.965 3.815.440 Silverlake Axis 0.310 3.3 10,230 Elec Eltek Int'l
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      Lock icon Buying by directors plunges as buybacks stay high
      1300 8  -  INSIDE MARKETS By ROBERT HALILI The writer is managing director, Asia Insider Ltd THE buying among directors fell for the second straight week with only 12 companies that recorded 28 purchases worth $2.0 million based on filings on the exchange from March
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  • COMPANY NEWS
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      Lock icon The worth of a board chairman
      683 7  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW By SIOW LI SEN DBS has proposed paying chairman Peter Seah 10 times more for his increased responsibilities in overseeing the group. And on April 28, shareholders will get to vote on the new higher fees for Mr Seah and other
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      Lock icon Keppel FELS gets second Jasper rig order
      456 7 KEPPEL Corporation said yesterday that Jasper Investments has exercised an option with Keppel FELS for a second KFELS B class jackup rig for US$180 million. This is for delivery in May 2013. The single-rig option was given to Jasper a Sin-gapore-based firm which
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      241 7 COMPANY MEETING PLACE DATE TIME Elec Eltek A E STI Auditorium, 168 Robinson Road, Level 9 Capital Tower, 2.00pm Singapore *****2 06-Apr 2.30pm Excelpoint Tech A Grand Mecure Roxy Singapore, 50 East Coast Road, Roxy Square, Frankel Room, Level 3, Singapore *****9 06-Apr 3.00pm FSL A E Marina
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      Lock icon PRIME LENDING RATES
      382 7 Apr 1 BANKS Agricultural Bank Of China 5.5 ANZ Banking Group 6 Arab Bank PLC 5.5 Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. 6 Bangkok Bank 6 Bank Julius Baer Co. Ltd(S) 5 Bank of America NA 5 Bank of China Limited 5.5 Bank of Communications 5.5 Bank of
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      151 7 The supercharger sounds like a modern invention. It was when we invented it in 1921. =9 /-r-N fi c j V- A- v.Carl Benz set the pistons in motion for engine technology, literally, when he invented the internal combustion engine in 1886 along with the automobile. Then in 1921, Mercedes-Benz
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
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      Lock icon Fortredale said to have been sold for $65 million
      478 9 Price for collective sale of Tanjong Rhu freehold site works out to $1,342 psf ppr A COLLECTIVE sale is said to have been inked for the freehold Fortredale at Tanjong Rhu. The price is believed to be about $65 million, which
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      Lock icon Mid-East crisis bigger threat than Japan: IHS
      559 9  -  By LINETTE LIM HIT by two black swans civil unrest in the Middle East and the Japan quake and tsunami in a row, governments and businesses around the world are scrambling to hedge against risks. Just ask Eni. With Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi
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      Lock icon DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED
      1780 9 Payment Ex Books Pay Ann (cts) date close date date Action Asia ak 1.000 06-May 10-May 20-May 25-Feb Adampak Ltd ak 2.000 09-May 11-May 26-May 02-Mar Adv Integrated Mft an 0.330 20-May 24-May 06-Jun 28-Feb AEI Corp an 1.000 06-May 10-May 20-May 23-Feb Allgreen Prop an 5.000 05-May
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      515 9 Gold Stocks Bonds FX Gold C* Commodities FX Crosses FX Options Bonds ETCs CFDs 0 c, vc.c. Bonds FX Commodities FX CFDs s .pG uumuj i/\ Commodities FX crosses FX Options Gold FX CFDs Stocks FTPc ctcc Futures FX CFDs ETFs TL XxG° oV x V Ov 0< XoX$ c,
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  • VIEWS FROM THE TOP
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      Lock icon Able to contribute
      2997 10 THIS WEEK’S TOPIC What can business organisations do to provide more work opportunities for persons with disabilities? Are businesses in Singapore doing enough in this respect? Karin Clarke Regional Director, Singapore and Malaysia Randstad WORKPLACE diversity, meaning a workplace that reflects the broader society, is integral to
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  • BT-CITIBANK YOUNG INVESTORS' FORUM
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      Lock icon Before you start investing
      1153 12  -  you should know your investment objectives, net worth and risk profile, reports TEH SHI NING reports TEH SHI NING IT is a truth widely acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a good investment to marry that
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      Lock icon ‘Discipline key’ to success in trade
      969 12  -  SMU undergrad, 24, tells JERMAINE NG about his portfolio and gives investing tips to budding investors STARTING YOUNG JERMAINE NG WONG Jian-Hui is no stranger to investing: The 24-year-old had his first taste at 18 while assisting his father. The undergraduate, who is pursuing
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      Lock icon Consider a protection plan before starting an investment
      282 12 ASK DR INVEST Q: I graduated and started working a year ago. I’ve managed to save only $3,000 so far. Is this too little to start thinking about investing? A: There is never too little money to start embarking on an investment
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      328 12 Be a young investor DO you aspire to be a successful young investor? Are you keen on taking the first step towards achieving that? Then read on. The BT-Citibank Young Investors’ Forum is no typical page extracted from a financial textbook. This forum will present step-by-step guides on how to
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  • ECONOMY WATCH
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      Lock icon Australia revises cost of cyclone, floods to A$9b
      637 13 Govt hints at tough budget next month as lost coal output alone totals A$6b Reuters [CANBERRA] Massive floods and a cyclone that hit large parts of Australia’s eastern coast this year will cost the economy around A$9 billion (S$11.78 billion), with most
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      Lock icon Latin American countries struggling to control inflation
      407 13 Reuters [MEXICO CITY] Latin America is struggling to contain rising inflation, with policymakers caught between a spike in food prices and a deluge of money from abroad that is pumping up credit markets. From Peru to Brazil and Chile, officials last week voiced
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      Lock icon Fed shouldn’t pull stimulus yet: Dudley
      498 13 Recovery seems better than six months ago but ‘not as good as a month ago’ Bloomberg [SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico] Faster-than-expected payroll growth last month shouldn’t alter the US central bank’s plans to buy US$600 billion in Treasuries through June to prop up the
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      106 13 Finance new opportunities That’s what commercial lenders can do when they’re smart about managing risk.And smart lenders can seed innovative new businesses by working with CME Group,the world’s leading derivatives marketplace.Emerging growth companies and financial institutions around the world come to us to manage virtually every kind of risk.Interest rate
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  • MALAYSIA
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      Lock icon HSBC pips CI MB as top underwriter for sukuk
      683 14 Both say their focus is now managing sales in M’sia for Persian Gulf issuers Bloomberg [JAKARTA] HSBC Holdings plc overtook CIMB Group Holdings Bhd as the top underwriter for Islamic bonds in the final week of the quarter by helping a
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      Lock icon KL wise to accept bigger clout of Chinese yuan
      581 14  -  Yuan remains only credible alternative to US dollar as international reserve currency MALAYSIA INSIGHT S JAYASANKARAN KL Correspondent PRIME Minister Najib Razak may have understated Malaysia’s case considerably when he told Bloomberg last week that while “we maintain that the US
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      Lock icon BURSA MALAYSIA
      1919 14 VOL Apr 1 RM +/-(‘000) A M Realty 0.51 0.02 55 Abric Bhd 0.36 0.01 414 Advance Synerg 0.27 -0.01 2816 Adventa Bhd 2.37 -0.03 305 Ae Multi Hldgs 0.34 unch 256 Affin Holdings 3.55 0.05 830 Ahmad Zaki Res 0.95 0.01 168 Aic Corp 1.12 0.08 0
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      2011 14 WATS NOTICES Toll free: 1800-289-8822 Email: notices@sph.com.sg r• SELL IT• FIND IT I-LAIOA QUALITY CHOICE MODERN IMAGE CHINA HAIDA LTD. (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) Registration No. *****0428C NOTICE OF SEVENTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Seventh Annual General Meeting of CHINA HAIDA LTD. ("the
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  • GREATER CHINA/INDIA
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      Lock icon Google’s China presence faces steady decline
      736 15 Its share of search traffic has fallen to 19.6% a year after its row with Beijing AP [BEIJING] A year after a public spat with Beijing over censorship, Google Inc says its business with Chinese advertisers is growing even as the Internet giant’s share
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      Lock icon Indian filmmakers tap new revenue sources
      385 15 AFP [MUMBAI] Indian filmmakers are targeting the country’s burgeoning cable and satellite television sector as well as the Internet for new sources of income to recover from a two-year slump, experts say. The sale of cable, satellite and music rights, as well as DVDs,
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      Lock icon India on top of cricketing world
      357 15 AFP [NEW DELHI] India yesterday plotted a new era of cricket domination after their stunning World Cup success confirmed their status as the sport’s only superpower. The comfortable sixwicket win over Sri Lanka in Mumbai, India’s first World Cup title since 1983, was also
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      Lock icon Ex-minister and officials charged in 2G case
      649 15 Trial in telecoms licensing scandal set to begin this month Bloomberg [MUMBAI] Executives of three Indian companies, including billionaire Anil Ambani’s Reliance business group, and a former telecommunications minister face charges over a sale of second-generation mobile phone spectrum. Investigators filed charges on
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      134 15 transform your thinking The Oxford Advanced Management and Leadership Programme Intensive 21-day transformational programme for Senior Managers who must dissect 21st century challenges to deliver high impact strategies, innovative thinking and visionary leadership. For preparation, rejuvenation. “The year after the programme, we recorded a profit for the first time in
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Sokol’s exit credit negative for Berkshire: Moody’s
      754 16 His resignation points to governance challenges at Berkshire, it says Bloomberg NYT [SAN FRANCISCO] Berkshire Hathaway Inc executive David Sokol’s resignation points to “governance challenges” at the company and may affect its credit quality, Moody’s Investors Service said. “The recent developments are credit
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      Lock icon US and foreign banks tapped Fed for billions during crisis
      572 16 NYT [NEW YORK] In August 2007, as world financial markets were seizing up, domestic and foreign banks began lining up for cash from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. That Aug 20, Commerzbank of Germany borrowed US$350 million at
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      Lock icon Manila does not rule out rate hike
      310 16 Faster inflation and demands for higher wages could prompt an adjustment: central bank Bloomberg [MANILA] A further increase in Philippine interest rates can’t be ruled out amid faster inflation and demands for higher wages, the island nation’s central bank chief told a group
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      Lock icon Saudis to cut reliance on oil for power
      236 16 Bloomberg [DUBAI] Saudi Arabia, with 20 per cent of world oil reserves, aims to develop renewable energy and nuclear power to cut by half the crude and natural gas it burns to generate electricity, a government official said. The country is seeking
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      Lock icon Crisis-battered Obama plays shrewd long game
      781 17 But it leaves US allies and foes alike uncertain of American bottom lines AFP [WASHINGTON] A crisis-battered presidency has revealed Barack Obama as a sometimes elusive, cards-close-to-the-chest leader, fixed on a political horizon often distant from Washington’s daily partisan brawl. On issues as diverse
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      Lock icon Obama likely to run for re-election
      315 17 Reuters [WASHINGTON] President Barack Obama is likely to announce plans next week to run for re-election and file campaign papers with the Federal Election Commission as early as today, Democratic officials said. Filing with the FEC would allow Mr Obama, a Democrat, to start
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      Lock icon German FDP party chair likely to resign today
      546 18/19 Action a result of Merkel’s coalition partners ugly leadership battle Reuters [BERLIN] Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Free Democrat (FDP) coalition partners face an ugly leadership battle today that should cost Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle his job as party leader and may even shake
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      Lock icon Spain PM will not seek third term in 2012 polls
      702 18/19 Deputy PM is most likely candidate to succeed Zapatero AFP [MADRID] Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, plunging in popularity as he fights an economic crisis, announced on Saturday he will not seek a third term in 2012 elections.
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      348 22 AFP [WASHINGTON] US President Barack Obama said on Saturday a transition to cleaner energy will help create more American jobs as he promoted his new initiative designed to reduce US energy imports by a third. Shifting toward a clean energy economy
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      2263 25 (a unit trust constituted on 5 July 2004 under the laws of the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 2nd Annual General Meeting of the holders of units of Mapletree Logistics Trust (“MapletreeLog”, and the holders of units ofMapletreeLog,“Unitholders”)willbeheldat10a.m.on20April2011atHotelNovotelSingaporeClarkeQuay,PhoenixBallroom2,Level6,177ARiverValleyRoad Singapore *****1 for
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      504 26  -  Speakers at April 14 event include academics, lawyers, industry experts By VEN SREENIVASAN [SINGAPORE] Leading industry players, financiers, lawyers and analysts will gather in Singapore this month for The Singapore Shipping Conference 2011. The event, which is being held in conjunction with The
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      315 26 AFP [ABU DHABI] United Arab Emirates (UAE) special forces has freed an Abu Dhabi-owned ship seized by pirates east of Oman in the Arabian Sea, a military official told state news agency WAM. “A special counter-ter-rorism unit, backed by air force units and in
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      3236 26 CITY FLIGHT ETA FLIGHT ETD Abu Dhabi SQ455 1300 SQ456 1245 --EY473 1955 VA7473 1955 Adelaide LH9771 1745 LH9770 2350 SQ278 1745 SQ279 2350 VS7278 1745 VS7279 2350 Amsterdam LO4031 0545 LO4032 2355 SQ323 0545 SQ324 2355 US5410 0545 US5411 2355 AZ3992 1525 KL835 1525 Athens
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      185 26 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Brunswick Corp, maker of Boston Whaler fishing boats, has forecast sales growth of 25 per cent in China this year as the popularity of boating rises. “We believe the longterm potential in the marine business is larger than anywhere
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      267 26 SGX '000 ss Vol CH Offshore Chuan Hup Hldg Cosco Corp CWT Ltd Ezra Hldgs First Ship lea Freight Links Grand Banks Java Hold Ltd K1 Ventures Keppel Corp Mercator Lines MTQ Corp NOL Pacific Shippi Pan-Unrted Cor Rickmers Mari u Samudera Ship Sembcorp Indus Sembcorp Mann Spore
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      763 26 Reuters [BRUSSELS] The European Union filed an appeal on Friday against an aircraft subsidies ruling just hours after calling it a victory, a tactical move in a transatlantic game of global trade chess. Europe’s appeal came after the World Trade Organization ruled
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      345 26 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across 7 Whiff linked to unrefined town (7) 8 Interest shown around former partner with bill? Not definite (7) 10 Commonplace room for manoeuvre after start of proceedings (9) 11 Drive shown by a graduate in play (5) 12 Director enthralled by two Latin books of old is
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      900 27  -  NEW MENU By Cheah Ui-Hoon Yantra 163 Tanglin Road, #01-28/33 Tanglin Mall Tel: 6836-3088 THERE must be something about the food at Yantra which makes people happy. We were halfway through our late lunch last Wednesday, seated at the quieter section of the restaurant, when
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      8840 28 Week ended: Apr 1 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 21 14.5 8Telecom 17 +0.5 180 17 17 16.5 17.5 7.8 3.6 3.6 81.4 12 4.5 A-Sonic 7 unch 3574 7
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      1756 29 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 $mil 7 4 t AA Grp 4.5 4 5 21.4 4.3 225 130 t APStrategic 169 +9 7 169 166 160 169 100.3 1.5 0.5
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      117 29 Stock name Close Change Stock name Close Change Stock name Close Change CapMallsAsia 1.760 -0.020 CapitaLand 3.340 +0.040 CapitaMall 1.890 +0.010 CityDev 11.580 +0.060 ComfortDelGro 1.570 +0.010 DBS Grp 14.720 +0.080 F&N 6.060 +0.050 GLP 1.920 +0.050 Genting SP 2.060 +0.010 Golden Agri 0.705 +0.015 HK
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      2641 29 Transaction date: Apr 1 HONG KONG Vol HK$ +/-'000 Aeon Credit 6.50 unch 0 Aeon Stores 16.00 unch 1 Angang Steel 10.64 -0.04 ***** Anhui Conch 47.80 -0.85 6553 Anhuiexpresswa 6.27 0.04 2876 Asia Satellite 14.50 unch 114 Asm Pacific 101.50 3.85 749 Bank Of E Asia 32.90
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      186 29 MAIN CATL TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 11 4 3 0 0 0 11 4 3 Manufacturing 102 51 65 11 10 21 113 61 86 Commerce 33 20 23 6 4 8 39 24 31 Tpt/Stor/Comms 28 11 8
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      123 29 TURNOVER (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 153,035 153,035 540,943 540,943 Manufacturing 1,112,910 109,448 1,222,358 1,088,900 7,171 1,096,071 Commerce 517,178 33,922 551,100 533,950 4,739 538,689 Tpt/Stor/Comms 1,525,079 8,141 1,533,220 2,085,501 1,883 2,087,384 Finance 190,235 66 190,301 1,074,988 9 1,074,997 Construction 118,178 12,259
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      26 29 Insiders' trades. Brokers' recommendations. Dividend table. The pages also cover transactions by directors and substantial shareholders. In other words, news you can use. THE BUSINESS TIMES
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      394 30 In local curr In SS In USS dy %yr dy yr dy yr Apr 1 Indek Change Change Change Change Uionge Change World Index Preliminary 933.2 0,9 4.0 0,8 34 0,7 5,0 r EAFE Preliminarv ma 0,9 12 0,5 1,6 I),4 31 Europe Preliminary 1,5
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      121 30 Apr 01 As at 9am Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Sell Buy Aust dollar 1.344 1.268 Can dollar 1.323 1.273 Euro 1.818 1.749 Sterling pound 2.058 1.979 NZ dollar 0.983 0.937 US dollar 1.28 1.231 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign
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      27 30 Apr 1 Open High Sett STI Apr ***** SIMSCI Apr 366.4 369.2 368.4 Taiwan Apr 307.0 308.7 308.4 Source: MF Global (S) Pte. Ltd
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      66 30 Apr 1 Apr KLCE PALM FUTURES (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Sett Av Vol Open Month Range Price Price High Low Done Position Apr 11 3395 3393 3405 3390 112 1807 May 11 3391 3360 3391 3354 2091 ***** Jun 11 3380 3340 3383 3338 ***** ***** Jul 11 3365
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      177 30 Apr 1 $S Offer Bid 0vernight 0.03 0.01 1-month 5/16 1/16 2-months 3/8 1/8 3-months 7/16 3/16 Overnight mode: 0.15 US$ Offer Bid 7 days 0.28 0.18 1 month 0.38 0.28 2 months 0.43 0.33 3 months 0.48 0.38 6 months 0.58 0.48 9 months 0.80 0.60 12
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      23 30 Apr 1 S$ S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.2615 1.2619 2-months 1.2614 1.2619 3-months 1.2614 1.2618 6-months 1.2610 1.2615 Source: OCBC
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      460 30 Apr 1 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT EURODOLLAR FUTURES Jun11 99.6300 0 1029 Sep11 99.5050 0 2875 Dec11 99.3300 0 2023 Mar12 99.0550 0 668 EUROYEN TIBOR FUTURES Jun11 99.6700 0 3257 Sep11 99.6650 99.6700 99.6650 99.6675 0 1221 Dec11 99.6600 99.6650 99.6600 99.6600 0 1941
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      165 30 Apr 1 RUBBER Futures (Closing prices) RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Close Volume O/I Month High Low Sett (lots) (lots) May 11 579.0 579.0 577.7 1 138 Jun 11 569.0 569.0 567.7 4 174 Jul 11 563.7 132 Aug 11 558.0 56 Sep 11 542.0 171 Oct 11 540.0
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      81 30 Apr 1 TREASURY BILLS Period Issue Maturity Yesterday's Day's code Bid High Low 3-Month BQ*****S 30.06.2011 0.26 1-Year BY*****N 01.11.2011 0.34 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year N*****0V 1.625 01.04.2013 102.32 102.35 102.32 5-Year N*****0W 1.125 01.04.2016 99.74 99.82 99.70
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      107 30 Apr 1 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 lb bushels) Close Previous High/Low May 11 1393.75 1410.50 1416.50 1386.50 Jul 11 1404.25 1421.00 1427.00 1396.50 Aug 11 1404.50 1419.25 1420.50 1396.75 Sep 11 1397.00 1406.25 1409.25 1387.25 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs; US cent/lb) Close Previous High/Low May 11 58.68
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      77 30 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Mar 31 CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Change Brent blend (1-Mth F) 116.96 1.62 WTI (Near Mth) 106.73 2.47 Dubai (1-Mth F) 109.82 1.10 Tapis blend 123.25 1.08 Minas 119.65 1.28 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha 108.78 0.61 Jet Kerosene 133.25 0.95 US$/barrel Opec Oil
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      2889 30 BONDS, WARRANTS EXTENDED SETTLEMENT Prem Expiry Vol Conv Exer Disc Gear-Mths Company Last Sale +or-('000) Ratio Price ing Left AFP Properties EW*****8 22 0.5 321 1 10 -11 1.64 55 Asia-Pacific Strategic W*****6 28 4.5 8 1 150 5 6.04 37 ASJ Hldgs W*****1 1 1 4 11 4.50 10
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      464 30 Apr 1 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 1.002 6.773 0.731 8.047 45.967 89.944 0.865 11.284 3.129 1.360 88.159 44.845 1.305 6.998 0.954 30.254 31.322 0.644 1.034 Canada 0.998 6.759
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      111 30 Apr 1 GOLD (US$/oz) Apr 01 Mar 31 Hong Kong 1435.50 1428.80 Mar 31 Apr 01 London 1436.74 1424.44 1437.51 1425.21 Source: Thomson Reuters Source: Thomson Reuters CAST BAR Apr 01 (S$) Selling Buying Kilobar 62,326.43 ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (S$) Selling Buying 1gm 140 58 5gm 396
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      69 30 Apr 1 Aluminium, 99.7% purity (US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 2601.75 2619.00 3 months 2631.00 2648.00 Copper, Grade A (US$/tonne) Cash 9343.25 9413.25 3 months 9360.00 9428.00 Lead (US$/tonne) Cash 2761.00 2738.50 3 months 2698.00 2695.00 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash *****.50 *****.00 3 months *****.00 *****.00 Tin (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00
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    5686 31 n BALISA SHIPPING TRADING PTE LTD 8 Shenton Way, #40-03A, Singapore *****1 Tel: 6345 5700 Fax: 6345 5227 Email: singapore@balisagp.com UEN NO. **********0W UK CONTINENT SERVICE U.S.A. SERVICE Destination STXPO TBN Antwerp/UK *Loads Singapore, E./W. Malaysia, Indonesia MIDDLE-EAST SERVICE Destination STXPO TBN Camden/New Orleans/Tampico Destination SEA PIONEER Muscat/Sharjah/Doha/Bahrain/Dammam
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  • BizIT THE BUSINESS OF INFOCOMM TECHNOLOGY
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      479 33 AFP [SAN FRANCISCO] Google co-founder Larry Page today takes back the reins of the Internet powerhouse he and Sergey Brin created as Stanford University students some 13 years ago. Mr Page is expected to bring an entrepreneurial spirit and a computer engineer’s intensity to
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      754 34  -  They will need new IT infrastructure to meet regulatory reforms, writes AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY writes AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY AGAINST the backdrop of proposed reforms to the Basel Accord on banking regulations, a survey has found that 96 per cent of banks in the Asia-Pacific region
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      438 34  -  By JERMAINE NG SINGAPORE’S online shopping market was worth $1.1 billion last year and this is expected to quadruple to $4.4 billion by 2015, says online payments facilitator PayPal. In a recent survey, PayPal noted that while 1.2 million Singaporean online
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