The Business Times, 11 April 2012

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  • 25 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES S$1.00 online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg S|£l A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION CO R GN NO *****2868E MICA (P) 120/08/2011 Wednesday, April 11, 2012
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  • 541 1  -  KL could raise floor price for foreigners purchasing homes By PAULINE NG in Kuala Lumpur SINGAPOREANS looking to buy properties in Malaysia may see the bar raised. Malaysia is mulling a two-fold increase to the floor price of residential
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  • 695 1  -  Group CEO says that the telco is looking at VoIP-based app to reclaim its leaking SMS revenues By JOYCE HOOI [SINGAPORE] SingTel is mulling over beating the WhatsApps and Vibers of the world at their own game. The telco has not ruled out coming
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  • MARKETS DIGEST
    • 110 1 GST INDEX 2,982.44 (+22.34) GST INDEX FUTURES 2,967 (+22) GSIMSCI 341.90 (+2.02) GSIMSCI FUTURES 339.30 (+2.00) us$ s$ US$ (S$ per US$) 1.261 (US$/S$ per 1.587 2.000 EURO (US$/S$/E) 1.308 1.650 Foreign currency per US$ S$ YEN 81.10 64.30 RM 3.075 2.438 HK$ 7.765 6.159 BAHT 30.95 24.54 RUPIAH
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    • 29 1 SINGAPORE MALAYSIA b.SS HONG KONG r j 00 INDONESIA 14.702 TAIWAN 5.036 JAPAN KOREA 9.33 BRITAIN 0,50 US 3.25 CANADA 3.00 SWITZERLAND INDIA Source: Bloomberg Source: Bloomberg
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    • 33 1 TRANSPORT HUB Cyclists, young drivers in insurers’ focus PAGE 35 EXECUTIVE MONEY How key regional markets fared in Q1 and their prospects for this year PAGE 56 Booming market for vintage timepieces~PAGE 55
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    • 13 1 COMPANIES Investors bet Genting perps will do a Hyflux PAGE 6 *****1 *****4
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    • 145 1 OPINION Estate planning: Private bankers or lawyers? PAGE 42 Josephine Komara has transformed the ancient craft of Indonesian batik with her haute-couture fabrics. She trusts in a unique blend of antiquity and modernity. It’s a belief shared by Julius Baer. We trust in fresh thinking when it comes to individual
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    • 9 1 COMMENTARY Rationale behind the wage shock therapy PAGE 4
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  • TOP STORIES
    • THREE-MINUTE DIGEST
      • 55 2 SINGTEL is mulling over beating the WhatsApps and Vibers of the world at their own game. The telco has not ruled out coming up with a voice over Internet protocol (VoIP)-based app of its own to reclaim some lost mobile communication territory, its group CEO
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      • 45 2 SINGAPOREANS looking to buy properties in Malaysia may see the bar raised. Malaysia is mulling a two-fold increase to the floor price of residential properties purchased by foreigners in a bid to prevent prices from spiralling too rapidly.
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      • 36 2 THE continued surge in demand for mobile data has prompted the government to auction its 4G wireless spectrum next year, two years before the expiry of the current rights in 2015.
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      • 33 2 THE iconic McDonald’s Place at King Albert Park has been sold for $150 million to Oxley Holdings, which plans to jointly redevelop it with three other listed companies.
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      • 60 2 GENTING Singapore’s retail perpetual securities offering is expected to be hot as investors hope for some Hyflux magic, said dealers. But some analysts are less than enthusiastic about Genting’s latest sale which will raise some $500 million (or up to $700 million, depending
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      • 65 2 BUMITAMA Agri wrapped up its initial public offering yesterday amid strong response, buoyed by upbeat views of palm oil prices. “The placement itself was approximately 30 times subscribed With the close of the public offer, we are seeing similar overwhelming response,” said Cheah Le
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      • 56 2 A 0.63 hectare industrial site at the junction of Sims Drive and Aljunied Road drew a whopping 14 bids, and a top bid of $43.4 million, or $255.44 per square foot per plot ratio by Fragrance Biz Space, in spite of the new conditions
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    • 797 2  -  Consumer mobile appetite prompts regulator to make early plans By VICTORIA HO [SINGAPORE] The continued surge in demand for mobile data has prompted the government to auction its 4G (fourth generation) wireless spectrum next year, two years before the expiry of
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    • 400 2  -  SSi REUTERS BREAKINGVIEWS v*. By JEFF GLEKIN [MUMBAI] India’s offshore tax grab is bad news for Mauritius. Some investors on the island have responded to the country’s crackdown on tax avoidance by shifting their operations to Singapore. Yet while the city-state is a
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    • 407 4  -  By VEN SREENIVASAN [SINGAPORE] Singapore Airlines (SIA) is not diverting any of its North Asian flights in response to an impending test-firing of a rocket by North Korea in the coming days. “We are not re-routing any of our flights,”
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    • 374 4  -  Three other listed companies join up to develop King Albert Park site By TEH SHI NING [SINGAPORE] The iconic McDonald’s Place at King Albert Park has been sold for $150 million to Oxley Holdings, which plans to redevelop it jointly with three other
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    • 830 4  -  COMMENTARY By TEH SHI NING PROFESSOR Lim Chong Yah’s radical proposal on Monday for a wage revolution not unlike the 1979 one he was central to drew criticism from disbelieving economists and businesses who saw it as impractical “economic suicide”. It is
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    • 514 4  -  The chain must sell its childcare centres to G8 for $24.6m By KELLY TAY [SINGAPORE] Local childcare centre chain Cherie Hearts Group International Pte Ltd was wrong in purporting to terminate its business acquisition contract with Australia-based G8 Education Ltd. So said High Court
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    • 103 5 Best SME Bank We owe it all to you Best SME Banking International Excellence in Retail Financial Services Awards The Asian Banker-2012 Best ASEAN SME Bank Asian Bankingand Finance-2011 Best SME Bank in Singapore Global Banking Finance Review- 2012 Alpha Southeast Asia 2010, 2011 Best SME Bank for Working Capital
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  • COMPANY NEWS
    • 564 6  -  But some analysts reckon existing shareholders stand to lose By SIOW LI SEN GENTING Singapore’s retail perpetual securities offering is expected to be hot as investors hope for some Hyflux magic, said dealers. But some analysts are less than enthusiastic about Genting’s
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    • 157 6 Reuters [SINGAPORE] Singapore-listed Chinese multimedia firm KXD Digital Entertainment Ltd, which has been caught in a police investigation, said its interim judicial managers plan to step down and the Singapore Exchange (SGX) had asked it to start delisting procedures as soon as possible.
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    • 552 6  -  +By LYNETTE KHOO THREE employees at Sinotel Technologies have cheated the China-based telecommunications company of 105.4 million yuan (S$21 million) through unauthorised fictitious purchases. The funds were purportedly used to pay for 4G R&D equipment and software at one of the Chinese
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    • 363 9  -  Underwriter DBS says response ‘overwhelming’ as offer closes By KENNETH LIM BUMITAMA Agri wrapped up its initial public offering yesterday amid strong response, buoyed by upbeat views of palm oil prices. “The placement itself was approximately 30 times subscribed With the close of
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    • 540 9 The US$1.4b offer will be biggest in Asia this year Reuters [NEW DELHI] The undersea cable unit of India’s Reliance Communications has received “in principle” approval from the Singapore stock exchange for its about US$1.4 billion share sale, said a
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    • COMPANY BRIEFS
      • 97 9 KLW Holdings said it is unable to issue an opinion on the adequacy of the internal controls of the company addressing financial, operational and compliance risks in its FY11 annual report. The in-house internal auditor has resigned in the second half of
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      • 56 9 K-REIT Asia Management, the manager of K-Reit Asia, has appointed three independent directors: DCG Capital founder and managing director Daniel Chan, former CFO of NOR Offshore Ltd Lee Chiang Huat, and Lor Bak Liang, who was executive vice-president and head of asset management (Asia)
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    • 405 9 Decision on banking mandates likely on or around April 24 Reuters [SINGAPORE] CVC Capital Partners has set a Friday deadline for banks hoping to play a role in Formula One’s (F1) Singapore IPO, sources told Reuters yesterday, in a sign that the
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    • 272 9  -  By TIMOTHY LOH FIRST Ship Lease Trust (FSL Trust) has renegotiated charter terms for two product tankers, TORM Margrethe and TORM Marie, which were leased to a wholly owned subsidiary of Denmark’s TORM. The new terms state that the bareboat charter rates for
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    • 603 10  -  Growth drivers cited include expected earnings turnaround By VEN SREENIVASAN INVESTMENT house JP Morgan has upgraded Tiger Airways to overweight, citing potential earnings recovery as operations take off in Australia, Indonesia and Singapore. “Tiger Airways’ share price has rebounded by 19 per cent and
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    • 203 10  -  By Carine Lee TIGER Airways carried 455,000 passengers last month, down 19 per cent from March 2011. The budget carrier said yesterday that the March fall in passenger numbers was due to Tiger Airways Australia operating at reduced capacity and on a limited schedule compared
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    • 102 10 AFP [NEW DELHI] India’s Bharti Airtel yesterday said it had become the first company in the country to offer high-speed Internet services using fourth-generation (4G) telecommunications technology. The company said high-speed wireless broadband “has the potential to transform India” and to provide
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  • SINGAPORE MARKETS
    • 593 8  -  ST Index gains 22.34 points but turnover remains low and heavily skewed in favour of penny stocks STOCKS R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent THE Straits Times Index (STI) managed a 22.34-point rebound yesterday to 2,982.44, most probably in anticipation of a similar, short-cover-ing-led bounce
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    • 186 8 MAIN CATL TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 13 1 2 0 0 0 13 1 2 Manufacturing 64 42 37 12 3 7 76 45 44 Commerce 29 17 17 1 4 5 30 21 22 Tpt/Stor/Comms 19 16 6
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    • 119 8 TURNOVER (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 18,195 18,195 84,096 84,096 Manufacturing 312,362 75,716 388,078 170,943 1,974 172,917 Commerce 389,125 20,449 409,574 95,618 933 96,551 Tpt/Stor/Comms 154,026 28,237 182,263 113,044 8,123 121,167 Finance 22,199 22,199 166,191 166,191 Construction 409,578 14,853 424,431 19,664
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    • 110 8 Stock name Close Change Stock name Close Change CapMallsAsia 1.575 +0.010 CapitaLand 3.040 +0.030 CapitaMall 1.800 +0.005 CityDev 10.920 +0.190 ComfortDelGro 1.530 +0.025 DBS Grp 13.260 -0.010 F&N 6.680 +0.110 GLP 2.120 +0.010 Genting SP 1.685 +0.020 Golden Agri 0.795 HK Land 5.990 +0.090 JMH 51.940
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    • 4 8 DAILY
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    • 66 8 Apr 10 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS -91.00 +178.0 BT CADI -*****.00 +118.0 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -9.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 689.39 +1.69 FTSE ST Small Cap 466.97 +3.26 FTSE ST All Share 722.35 +4.80 FTSE ST China Top 225.70 +1.65 FTSE ST China 253.74 +1.92 FTSE
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    • 57 8 VOLUME HLH Grp 292,262,000 SingXpress 193,652,000 TT Intl 185,683,000 Ntegrator 109,199,000 Interra 107,392,000 MDR 101,532,000 JEL Corp 87,237,000 UPP 85,281,000 Sin Heng 60,463,000 S i2i 59,113,000 VALUE($) DBS Grp 91,614,600 Keppel Corp 55,765,763 Interra 44,797,885 Genting SP 43,539,710 Noble Grp 40,370,700 Golden Agri 34,164,065 Yoma 31,498,015 UOB
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    • 465 8 Hotel Properties (S$1.935) Coiling for breakup The counter has been trading near its 200d-EMA since the end of last month, a sign that a bullish reversal may be in the offing. A break above the $2.00 level would signify further upside. The higher-high pattern
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    • 523 8 CURRENCIES Reuters [LONDON] The yen hit a one-month high against the US dollar yesterday after the Bank of Japan opted not to loosen monetary policy further, and the currency looked likely to hold its gains in the near term as concerns about US
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    • 108 8 BY CENTS CLOSE UP DBXT AUD Bonds 5AU$ ***** 337.3 1.5 JMH 5194 118.5 1.8 Asia Pac Brew 3400 100.0 3.0 GLD 10US$ ***** 83.2 0.4 DBXT USDIGInfl 5US$ ***** 70.6 0.2 DBXT S&P Short 10US$ 3740 39.1 0.8 UOB 1843 33.0 1.8 DairyFarm 1067 21.4 1.6 DBXT MSEurope
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    • 128 8 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN Lyxor ThaiSET 10US$ ***** -509.4 -3.6 DBXT MSKorea 10US$ 5825 -204.2 -2.7 DBXT Nifty 10US$ ***** -90.8 -0.7 STXPO 100 752 -71.0 -8.6 DBXT FTChina25 10US$ 2701 -46.7 -1.4 DBXT MSJAP 10US$ 3703 -37.8 -0.8 DBXT MSTHAI 10US$ 1822 -29.0 -1.2 OCBC Bk.ES.1204 880 -20.0
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
    • 515 11  -  Top bid of $255.44 psf ppr despite new conditions on strata sub-division By MINDY TAN A 0.63 hectare (ha) industrial site at the junction of Sims Drive and Aljunied Road drew a whopping 14 bids, and a top bid of $43.4 million, or
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    • 445 11  -  Development largest integrated business park in Singapore By MICHELLE TAN SINGAPORE’S largest integrated business park development, Changi City, is set to breathe new life into the East following its official launch yesterday. Jointly developed by Ascendas Land (Singapore) and Frasers Centrepoint, the development which
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    • 374 11  -  By EVE YEO COMPANIES from Australia and New Zealand are likely to establish a greater foothold in Singapore as they hire Asian executives from surrounding countries. As these companies expand their operations here and then elsewhere in Asia, they will get a
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    • 441 12  -  The code will better protect consumers against misleading ads when it takes effect on July 9 By KELLY TAY PRIVATE education institutions (PEIs) in Singapore will soon have to do away with posters boasting “100 per cent student satisfaction!” thanks to a new advertising
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    • 161 12 It’ll study staff engagement and impact on performance THREE organisations have come together to conduct an annual survey on organisational effectiveness, in a bid to create benchmarks which companies can compare performance against. The three organisations are Human Capital Singapore (HCS), Thought Perfect and Genos Interna-
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    • 263 12  -  By JASMINE NG AS more Singaporeans fret about retirement funds, one insurer has launched a product aimed to address that worry. Aviva last month launched MyRetirement, which offers guaranteed returns of between 1.14 per and 2.38 per cent a year and monthly payouts for
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    • 3536 13 g£ SC GLOBAL DEVELOPMENTS LTD (Company Registration Number: *****2459K) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Thirty-Fourth Annual General Meeting of SC Global Developments Ltd will be held at Topaz Opal Room, Sheraton Towers, 39 Scotts Road, Singapore *****0, on Thursday, 26 April 2012 at 2.30
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    • 2051 13 SUPER GROUP LTD. (Company Registration No. *****1696K) (Incorporated in Singapore with limited liability) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Super Group Ltd. (“the Company”) will be held at 2 Senoko South Road, Super Industrial Building, Singapore *****6 on Friday, 27 April
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    • 2487 14 Q M DENTAL GROUP (SINGAPORE) LIMITED (Registration No. *****0507R) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at 180 Kitchener Road, #B1-13/14 City Square Mall Singapore *****9 on Thursday, 26 April 2012
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    • 2510 14 Ill SEE HUP SENG LIMITED (Company Registration Number *****2208Z) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of See Hup Seng Limited ("the Company") will be held at 81 Tuas South Street 5, Singapore *****1 on Thursday, 26
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    • 3312 15 DMX TECHNOLOGIES GROUP LIMITED (Incorporated in Bermuda on 29 October 2001) (Company Registration No. *****) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting (the "AGM") of DMX TECHNOLOGIES GROUP LIMITED (the "Company") will be held at M Hotel, Anson 3, Level 2,81 Anson Road,
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    • 2147 16 ANCHUN INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LTD. (Incorporated in Singapore on 29 October 2009) (Company Registration Number *****0277C) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Anchun International Holdings Ltd. (the “Company”) will be held at Room 203, Level 2, Suntec Singapore, International Convention Exhibition Centre,
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    • 3111 17 MANUFACTURING INTEGRATION TECHNOLOGY LTD (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) (Company Registration No. *****0075N) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Manufacturing Integration Technology Ltd (the “Company”) will be held at Ficus 3, Level 2, Jurong Country Club, 9 Science Centre Road,
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    • 1884 17 CEREBOS PACIFIC LIMITED (Incorporated in Singapore) (Registration No *****4186H) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Thirtieth Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel, Riverfront Ballroom, Level 2, 392 Havelock Road, Singapore *****3 on Friday, 27 April 2012 at
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    • 2415 18 WATS NOTICES Toll free 1800-289-8822 Email notices@sph.com.sg www.cats.com.sg/notices EUROPTRONIC GROUP LTD (Company Registration Number *****9775K) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of EUROPTRONIC GROUP LTD (the “Company”) will be held at The Conference Room, 80 Marine
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  • ECONOMY WATCH
    • 621 20 Still a long way to go for US economy to recover fully from credit crisis Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke called for new steps to curb “shadow banking” operating beyond standard oversight while saying the economy has far to go before
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    • 442 20 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Ace Ltd chairman and CEO Evan Greenberg says regulators in the US and Europe are stymieing private-sector growth as he expands the Swiss insurer’s operations in Asia and Latin America. “In the US and much of Europe, we face an unrelenting
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    • 1194 20 x* KATS NOTICES Toll free 1800-289-8822 Email notices@sph.com.sg www.cats.com.sg/notices ff it II ft H it Superior Multi-Packaging Limited H] (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) (Company Registration No. *****2249R) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Thirty-Third Annual General Meeting of Superior Multi-Packaging Limited will be
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    • 1571 20 QAF Limited Company Registration No. *****0035D (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at No. 224 Randan Loop, Singapore *****1 on 26 April 2012 at 10.30 a.m. to transact the following
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  • MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
    • 513 21  -  RM1.5b complex will boost capacity nearly fourfold to 38b pieces when completed in 2021 By PAULINE NG in Kuala Lumpur ONE of Malaysia’s leading glove makers is proposing to build a mega integrated glove manufacturing complex with a potential output of 24.5 billion
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    • 167 21 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian and Indonesian pension funds, which have a combined US$192 billion of assets, say plans to increase holdings of Islamic bonds are being hampered by a shortage of investment-grade sukuk. Kuala Lumpur-based Employees Provident Fund and Kumpulan Wang Persaraan, Malaysia’s two
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    • 406 21 Improving global economy increases demand for goods Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] Malaysia’s industrial production growth accelerated to a 20-month high in February and exporters boosted shipments to China and Japan as an improving global economy increased demand for the country’s goods. Production at factories, utilities
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  • GREATER CHINA
    • 586 22 Analysts expected US$1.3b deficit; data supports prospects for a soft landing Reuters [BEIJING] China returned to an export-led trade surplus in March, heralding the prospect that the global economy may be passing its low point in the current cycle and lifting overseas orders just
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    • 534 22  -  By RAY CHAN EJ Insight [HONG KONG] Economists believe China should relax its monetary stance this year, despite a slight rebound in the country’s headline inflation figure, but they hold different views on the timing of further easing amid uncertainties in food and
      EJ Insight; REUTERS  -  534 words
    • 363 22 AFP [BEIJING] China has tightened regulations governing forced land expropriations in a bid to put a lid on what has become an explosive social issue and one of the country’s biggest sources of unrest. Authorities have for years tried to address the issue of government-backed
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  • INDIA
    • 402 23 New plan unfairly discriminates against foreign firms, premier told Reuters [WASHINGTON] Global business groups urged Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday to rescind new government rules for technology purchases that they said unfairly discriminate against foreign firms and potentially violate World
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    • 434 23 Reuters [MUMBAI] The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is likely to reduce its repo rate for the first time in three years in an attempt to lift sagging economic growth, even as high oil and food prices remain a
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  • Page 23 Advertisements
    • 1934 23 notices Toll free 1800-289-8822 Email notices@sph,com.sg www.cats.com.sg/notices Far East Group Limited (Company Registration No.:*****0096C) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore on 18 March 1964) NoticE oF ANNuAL GENErAL MEEtiNG NoticE iS HErEBY GiVEN that the Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at 112 Lavender Street #04-00 Far
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  • FOCUS: HYUNDAI
    • 2207 24 Korean carmaker sparing no expense to shed old image and move upmarket and create a luxury halo around its name Reuters [SEOUL] H Kwang-teak recently spent US$310 on a haircut and beauty care at a salon in Seoul’s upscale Cheongdamdong district before splashing out US$1,100 at a
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  • WORLD
    • 762 25  -  Market hopes unrealised, yen reverses weakening trend By ANTHONY ROWLEY in Tokyo THE Bank of Japan (BOJ) yesterday disappointed market hopes of a further easing in monetary policy despite growing signs of distress in Japan’s corporate sector, as the yen reverses the weakening trend it
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    • 987 25 Reuters [SINGAPORE] Depending on where you look, Asia’s inflation is either benign or stubbornly hot. China’s March inflation rate stayed below Beijing’s 4 per cent target and appeared to be on a softening trajectory, and South Kor e a 20-month low. But
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    • 560 26 CEO says he is prepared to take ‘painful steps’ to revive the company Reuters [TOKYO] Sony Corp forecast a record US$6.4 billion net loss for the business year just ended, double earlier forecasts and a fourth straight year of losses, inflated by writing off
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    • 707 26 AP [WASHINGTON] While economists mostly shrugged off news that US hiring slowed in March as a one-month aberration warped by warm weather, investors appeared worried on Monday, sending the Dow Jones industrial average down 131 points. It was the first day
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    • 309 26 Approval for pay TV giant comes a year after deal proposed Reuters [MELBOURNE] Australia’s largest pay-TV firm Foxtel extended its dominance yesterday when the competition watchdog cleared its US$2 billion takeover of smaller regional rival Austar United Communications, nearly a year after the
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    • 930 27 Price is stunning for an apps-maker without any significant revenue Reuters [SAN FRANCISCO] Facebook will pay US$1 billion in cash and stock for Instagram, a two-year-old pho-to-sharing application developer, in its largest-ever acquisition just months before the No 1 social media website is expected
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    • 782 28 Recent moves on collateral could have dangerous knock-on effects: economists Reuters [FRANKFURT] The European Central Bank’s (ECB) decision to give the eurozone’s national central banks the power to ban certain types of collateral being used by banks to get loans has ignited fears that
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    • 547 28 Reuters [MADRID] Spain’s banks may need more capital if the economy deteriorates, the head of the central bank said yesterday, reflecting growing concerns that some might not survive a recession that may be made worse by the government’s austerity drive. Spanish lenders
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    • 480 28 Reuters [MADRID] Spain is considering charging the rich for healthcare as it reforms its highly regarded and deeply indebted public health system, Economy Minister Luis de Guindos said on Monday, as the country struggles to show it can rein in its
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    • 763 29 The fund buys both physical wine and futures directly from negotiants Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Brian Mota didn’t find it easy to give up the familiar turf of private equity for wine investing. Mr Mota, 38, had been evaluating more conventional investment opportunities at WallerSutton
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    • 450 30 At prevailing sales pace, wholesalers had enough goods to last 1.17 months LATEST US DATA Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] Inventories at US wholesalers rose more than forecast in February as companies tried to keep pace with stronger demand. The 0.9 per cent advance in stockpiles
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    • 419 30 Bloomberg AFP [LONDON] European stocks tumbled, extending a three-week decline for the region’s benchmark index, after a US report showed employers in the world’s largest economy added fewer jobs last month than forecast. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index dropped 2.3 per cent to
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    • 61 30 [NEW YORK] Detail of a painting by Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood at the opening of an exhibition of Woods’ artwork, ‘Faces, Time and Places’, at the Symbolic Collection in New York. The show opens before Woods’ second induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of
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    • 347 30 Reuters [TOKYO] Britain and Japan yesterday agreed to jointly develop and build defence equipment, the first time since World War II that Japan has concluded a wea-pons-building deal with a country other than the US. The announcement came at the start of a tour
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    • 256 30 Reuters [LONDON] Europe’s biggest bank, HSBC, is in talks to sell up in Pakistan and offload retail banking in Korea, part of its withdrawal from countries where it lacks scale or struggles to make a profit. HSBC said it was discussing the
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    • 559 31 Corporate notes gain for 12th quarter in Q1, outperforming government debt Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] A record A$38 billion (S$49 billion) payout on maturing debt from Australian governments this quarter may support rallies in higher-yielding assets including corporate notes. The federal government is
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    • 593 31 Merkel, Sauer report rising sales and growing exports Bloomberg [BERLIN] For Merkel, happiness is a warm gun. The rifle maker, with no relation to Angela Merkel, hails from the same former communist east as the German chancellor. It sells arms that can carry the price
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    • 2050 25 IfiL WATS NOTICES AEM HOLDINGS LTD. Registration Number: *****6417D (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 2012 Annual General Meeting of the members of the Company will be held at 52 Serangoon North Avenue 4 Singapore *****3 on Thursday, 26
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    • 1761 27 Notice Of Eighth Annual General Meeting YOUCAN FOODS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (Incorporated In The Republic of Singapore with limited liability) (Company Registration No. *****1338W) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Youcan Foods International Limited (“the Company”) will be held at 168 Robinson Road, Capital Tower Level 9,
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    • 1227 28 mma notices Toll free 1800-289-8822 Email notices@sph.com.sg www.cats.com.sg/notices <=(+~?-:';&}$=._),{,)~,);,.$^,_ WORLD PRECISION MACHINERY LIMITED (Incorporated in Singapore) (Co. Reg. No: *****9453N) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of WORLD PRECISION MACHINERY LIMITED (the "Company”) will be held at Suntec Singapore International Convention Exhibition
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    • 2227 29 THAI BEVERAGE PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED (Company Registration No. **********342) (Registered in the Kingdom of Thailand as a public company with limited liability) April 10, 2012 Re: Invitation to the 2012 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders To: All Shareholders of Thai Beverage Public Company Limited Enclosures: 1. Copy of the Minutes
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    • 2273 30 'S* WAT3 NOTICES Toll free 1800-289-8822 Email notices@sph,com.sg www.cats.com.sg/notices NORDIC Group Limited NORDIC GROUP LIMITED (Incorporated in Singapore) Registration No. *****7399N NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of the members of the Company will be held at 8 Wilkie Road #03-01 Wilkie
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    • 2959 31 BEATS NOTICES Toll free 1800-289-8822 Email notices@sph.com.sg www.cats.com.sg/notices ELECTRIC GROUP ITE ELECTRIC CO LTD Registration No. *****1457Z (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting ("AGM”) of the Company will be held at Republic of Singapore Yacht Club,
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    • 104 32 The power of vision. Set the pace. The new Audi A4. Power is the ability to see beyond. The new Audi A4’s stunning LED daytime running lights will let you see further than the rest, and ensure others see you. Progressive design 4 times more efficient See everything in daylight
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  • TransportHUB
    • 891 33  -  A new shipping confidence survey finds a rise in Feb to its highest level since last May STRAIT TALK By DAVID HUGHES THE shipping papers have been full of reports of shipping companies in financial straits in recent weeks while other stories have focused
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    • 241 33 Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] Contai-ner-shipping lines may need to raise about US$20 billion in short-term funds this year as they contend with unprofitable freight rates and rising fuel prices, according to Alphaliner. Operators may also have to sell shares to meet planned debt repayments
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    • 255 33 SGX '000 Apr 10 S$ +/-Vol CH Offshore 0.40 0.01 488 Chuan Hup Hldg unch unch 0 Cosco Corp 1.12 0.02 5177 s$ Ezra Hldgs 1.13 0.01 3440 First Ship Lea 0.22 0.01 284 Freight Links 0.06 unch 1063 Grand Banks 0.18 -0.02 4 Jaya Hold Ltd 0.55
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    • TRANSPORT HUB: AVIATION/SHIPPING
      • 713 34 It will eliminate planes circling over airports, save fuel and reduce delays NYT [SEATTLE] Captain Mike Adams demonstrated what the future will look like at the nation’s airports as he pulled back on the throttles of his Boeing 737 flight simulator, setting the engines on
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      • 234 34 Bloomberg [DUBAI] Oman Air, the sultanate’s state-owned carrier, posted a loss of 110 million rials (S$306.2 million) last year as fuel-price increases hit earnings, the company said. “The results for the year were impacted by 38 per cent increase in the fuel
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      • 724 34 Reuters [PARIS] France’s highest court could annul a verdict against national oil giant Total over a devastating 1999 oil spill off the Brittany coast, a legal source said last Friday. Total, currently battling to cut off a gas leak at its North Sea Elgin
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      • 496 34 Capacity slashed as owners idle vessels after rates slumped Bloomberg [LONDON] Ship owners are anchoring the most commodity carriers since at least 2008 after the biggest slump in rates for more than a decade, cutting capacity just as Brazilian farmers prepare for
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      • 537 34 AP [BOSTON] Even at a sturdy 70 tonnes, the North Atlantic right whale is no match for the huge ships that cross its path carrying cargo, passengers and the threat of lethal collisions. Now, a new app for the iPad or
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    • TRANSPORT HUB: LAND
      • 565 35  -  Industry back in the black, but personal injury accidents up 18% since 2008 Reports by SAMUEL EE [SINGAPORE] Personal injury accidents involving cyclists and young drivers are two critical issues facing the motor insurance industry, said the General Insur- ance Association of Singapore (GIA).
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      • 249 35  -  By SAMUEL EE [SINGAPORE] Volkswagen’s second showroom and workshop officially opens today at Kampong Ampat along MacPherson Road. The second Volkswagen Centre Singapore takes over the former Mazda showroom and will offer full sales and af-ter-sales services. The three-storey facility has a gross floor
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      • 323 35 [SINGAPORE] Online insurer DirectAsia.com has come up with a new low mileage car insurance scheme. This novel product gives policyholders who drive less than 8,000 kms a year 10 to 15 per cent off the usual premium. DirectAsia says the discount depends on the driver’s
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    • 1510 35 x* KAT3 NOTICES Toll free 1800-289-8822 Email notices@sph.com.sg www.cats.com.sg/notices DAPAI INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS CO. LTD. (Incorporated in Bermuda) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Dapai International Holdings Co. Ltd. (the ‘Company’) will be held at Hopea Room, Crowne Plaza Hotel Changi Airport,
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    • 1501 35 aUti ASTI HOLDINGS LIMITED (Company Registration No. **********) (Incorporated in Singapore with limited liability) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of ASTI Holdings Limited (“the Company”) will be held at Blk 25, Kallang Avenue, #06-01, Kallang Basin Industrial Estate, Singapore *****6 on
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    • 1464 36 WATS NOTICES Toll free 1800-289-8822 Email notices@sph.com.sg www.cats.com.sg/notices JKi LHT HOLDINGS LIMITED Company Registration Number: *****3094E (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of LHT Holdings Limited (“the Company”) will be held at 27 Sungei Kadut Street
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    • 1826 36 JADASON ENTERPRISES LTD (Company Registration No. *****3898K) (Incorporated in Singapore with limited liability) Notice of Annual General Meeting NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Jadason Enterprises Ltd (the “Company”) will be held at Room 206, Level 2, Suntec Singapore International Convention Exhibition Centre, 1 Raffles Boulevard,
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    • 4802 37 NOTICES Toll free 1800-289-8822 Email notices@sph.com.sg www.cats.com.sg/notices UE E&C LTD. (Company Registration Number: *****5048D) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) Notice of Annual General Meeting NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Second Annual General Meeting of UE E&C Ltd. (the “Company”) will be held on Thursday, 26 April 2012 at
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    • 108 38 WATS NOTICES i Toll free 1800-289-8822 Email notices@sph.com.sg www.cats.com.sg/notices }\&]-/?~[=~=\'+,<:-*);\<\?[?]'_ m i -7-^ SST Need a helping hand to move up to the Main Board? Communicating your future plans to grow the business is an integral part of inviting the public to invest in your company. Placing a Notice in
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    • 1634 38 SHANGHAI ASIA HOLDINGS LIMITED Registration No.: *****9262D (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF 8 th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 8" 1 Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at Sheraton Tower Singapore, 39 Scotts Road, Level 2, Ballroom 4, Singapore *****0
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    • 3564 39 WATS NOTICES Toll free 1800-289-8822 Email notices@sph.com.sg www.cats.com.sg/notices CHINA INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED (Company Registration No. *****) (Incorporated in Bermuda) (the “Company”) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of China International Holdings Limited (“the Company”) will be held at Concorde Hotel Singapore, Concorde
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    • 1888 40 WATS NOTICES Toll free 1800-289-8822 Email notices@sph.com.sg www.cats.com.sg/notices Company Registration No. *****9059G (Incorporated In the Republic of Singapore) Notice of ANNuAl GeNerAl MeetiNG NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Eleventh Annual General Meeting of mDR Limited (“the Company”) will be held at The Chevrons, 48 Boon Lay Way, Singapore *****1
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    • 1751 40 ptens Global Co Reg No: *****0230M Notice of Annual General Meeting NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Pteris Global Limited will be held at 28 Quality Road, Singapore *****8 on 25 April 2012, Wednesday at 3:00 p.m. for the following purposes: AS ORDINARY BUSINESS To consider
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    • 25 40 GOOD GAINS Let your investors know by advertising your financial results in Singapore Press Holdings newspapers. Call 1800 289 8822 or email notices@sph.com.sg. BSA1H NOTICES
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    • 2809 41 GLOBAL TESTING CORPORATION LIMITED (Incorporated in Singapore) (Registration No. *****9582R) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at the Sheraton Towers Singapore, Ballroom 4, Level 2, 39 Scotts Road, Singapore *****0 on Friday, 27 April 2012 at
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  • EDITORIAL & OPINION
    • 464 42 EDITORIAL CHINESE Premier Wen Jiabao’s criticism last week that China’s large, state-owned commercial banks profit too easily because of their dominance in the financial sector is a welcome acknowledgement of a serious obstacle to economic reforms. But it remains unclear how far and
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    • 766 42  -  THE BOTTOM LINE By FRANK CHING The writer is a Hong Kong-based journalist and commentator. Follow him on Twitter: @FrankChing1 IN the old days, when Japan was the world’s second largest economy, American officials used to describe the US-Japan relationship as “the
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    • 913 42  -  Choosing the right practitioner to plan and implement the trust is as important as deciding who and how to bequeath your wealth By GURBACHAN SINGH The writer is is managing partner, KhattarWong LLP NEARLY one in six Singaporean households has a net worth in
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    • 1154 43  -  The world may be heading into a kind of economic situation not seen before By JOERGEN OERSTROEM MOELLER The writer is visiting senior research fellow, Institute of Southeast Asia Institute. He is also adjunct professor Singapore Management University Copenhagen Business School THE jury is still out
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    • 982 43  -  The risk is that, as the short-term funding pressure comes off, governments’ determination to push through unpopular reforms will flag REUTERS BREAKINGVIEWS By HUGO DIXON Reuters EWARE the “F” word. The European Central Bank (ECB) and, to a lesser extent, the zone’s political leaders
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    • 1843 44 kCHINA S&L. V^TAISAN (Company Registration No. *****1863D) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of China Taisan Technology Group Holdings Limited will be held at Eagle’s View, 2nd level of Seletar main club lobby, Seletar Country Club,
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    • 2052 44 FIRST RESOURCES LIMITED (Company Registration No. *****5931M) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) RESOURCES NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of First Resources Limited (“the Company”) will be held at Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre, Meeting Room 203, Level 2,
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    • 2012 45 WATS NOTICES Toll free 1800-289-8822 Email notices@sph.com.sg www.cats.com.sg/notices ADVANCED SYSTEMS AUTOMATION LIMITED (Company Registration No. *****0740M) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Twenty-Sixth Annual General Meeting of ADVANCED SYSTEMS AUTOMATION LIMTED (the “Company”), will be held at Blk 25,
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  • SINGAPORE STOCKS
    • 2764 46 Transaction date: Apr 10 52-wks Last Vol Day Last Quote Div Gr Yld Net M Cap High Low Company Sale +/-(‘000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil Last Vol Day Last Quote Div Gr Yld 123 92.5 AIMSAMPIReit 115.5 +0.5 313 123 115 115.5 117 1.7 11.7
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    • 7106 47 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS UNIT TRUSTS APS Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Asset Mat Pte Ltd APS Alpha Fund Cl A!** AXA Wealth Mgt S'pore Pte Ltd APS Alpha Fund (USD)!** Aberdeen Asset Mgt Asia Limited 1.01/ Aberdeen Asset Mgt Asia Limited Asian Local Ccy SD Bond ....1.0012/ EM Local Ccy
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    • 188 47 52-Wk Last Vol Day Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 46 25.5 Genting HK US$ US38.5 +0.5 5946 38.5 37.5 38 38.5 2535 Vol 205 168 TanChongInt HK189cd 190 199 4.3 3.7 6.3 3806.3 STOCK PRICES LEGEND:
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  • FINANCE & COMMODITIES
    • 610 48 Apr 10 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT NIKKEI 225 INDEX FUTURES SPOT 9583.36 9648.12 9509.72 Jun12 9545.00 9665.00 9510.00 9545.00 ***** *****4 Sep12 9630.00 9630.00 9555.00 9545.00 16 3045 MSCI TAIWAN INDEX FUTURES SPOT 274.54 275.92 272.30 Apr12 272.70 275.90 271.70 272.60 ***** *****3 May12 272.70 47
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    • 99 48 As on 9 April 2012 www.smx.com.sg PRODUCT CONTRACT HIGH LOW CLOSE VOL (in Lots) PRECIOUS METAL GOLD FUT JUN2012 1649.70 1637.70 1643.80 176 CURRENCY AUD-USD FUT JUN2012 1.0240 1.0203 1.0240 1412 EUR-USD FUT JUN2012 1.3090 1.3056 1.3128 2171 BASE METAL COPPER FUT MAY2012 8370 8186 8200 2207
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    • 76 48 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Apr 9 CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Change Brent blend (1-Mth F) 122.17 unch WTI (Near Mth) 103.20 unch Dubai (1-Mth F) 119.35 unch Tapis blend 129.86 unch Minas 129.86 unch PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha 116.39 unch Jet Kerosene 135.02 unch US$/barrel OpecOil Basket
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    • 22 48 Apr 10 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.2608 1.2609 2-months 1.2607 1.2608 3-months 1.2604 1.2606 6-months 1.2592 1.2595 Source: OCBC
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    • 64 48 Apr 5 Aluminium, 99.7% purity(US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 2072.25 2053.35 3 months 2109.00 2093.00 Copper, Grade A(US$/tonne) Cash 8382.00 8358.50 3 months 8361.00 8350.00 Lead(US$/tonne) Cash 2059.00 2006.50 3 months 2059.50 2012.50 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.00 3 months *****.00 *****.00 Tin(US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.00 3 months *****.00
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    • 80 48 Apr 5 COCOA (£/tonne) Close Prev High/Low May 12 1421 1398 1437/1389 Jul 12 1426 1409 1442/1399 Sep 12 1431 1417 1449/1407 Dec 12 1436 1422 1455/1413 COFFEE(US$/tonne) Close Prev High/Low May 12 1987 1991 1996/1977 Jul 12 2005 2010 2015/1997 Sep 12 2020 2028 2029/2014 Nov 12 2015
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    • 1235 48 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 2 1 150 280 20.00 25 Baker Technology Ltd W*****6 2.6 1 32 12 11.92 7 Best World Intl Ltd W*****5 0.6 -1.4 60 1 30 70 30.00
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    • 470 48 Apr 10 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 1.027 6.495 0.786 7.990 52.762 94.395 0.835 11.727 3.164 1.257 93.366 44.098 1.297 8.121 0.945 30.402 31.842 0.649 1.029 Canada 0.973 6.322
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