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Title Section25 2014-03-31 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES S$1.00 online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg SfCl A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION CO R GN NO *****2868E MCI (P) 085/08/2013 Monday, March 31, 2014G25 words
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Article, Illustration962 2014-03-31 1 JOYCE HOOI - Being planned are underground data centres and a nationwide heterogeneous network By JOYCE HOOI joyceh@sph.com.sg [SINGAPORE] In 2025, Singapore could be largely unrecognisable if plans for the infocomm media (ICM) sector take off. By then, the country could have underground data centres, a revolutionary nationwide962 words
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MARKETS DIGEST
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Article57 2014-03-31 1 Weekly Change ST INDEX 3,172.17 +98.78 KL COMP 1,850.73 +30.25 NIKKEI 225 14,696.03 +471.80 HANG SENG 22,065.53 +628.83 SET INDEX 1,368.90 +8.40 JAKARTA COMP 4,768.28 +68.07 MANILA COMP 6,359.62 +20.36 SEOUL COMP 1,981.00 +46.06 SHENZHEN B 817.69 -6.08 MUMBAI IND 22,339.97 +584.65 DOW 16,323.06 +20.29 NASDAQ 4,155.76 -121.03 S&P57 words
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Article17 2014-03-31 1 SINGAPORE MALAYSIA HONG KONG 5.35 6.55 5.00 INDONESIA 15.303 TAIWAN 5.036 JAPAN 1.475 Source: Bloomberg17 words
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Article49 2014-03-31 1 US$ S$ US$ (S$ per US$) 1.262 (US$/S$ per 1.663 2.098 EURO (US$/S$/€ 1.373 1.732 Foreign currency per US$ S$ YEN 102.10 80.90 RM 3.274 2.594 HK$ 7.758 6.147 BAHT 32.53 25.78 RUPIAH 11,378 9,015 RENMINBI 6.207 4.918 INDIAN RUPEE 60.09 47.61 A$ 1.079 0.855 NZ$ 1.151 0.91249 words
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Article, Illustration585 2014-03-31 1 LEE U-WEN - It invests capital accumulated from generations of hard work: Lim Boon Heng By LEE U-WEN in London leeuwen@sph.com.sg WHENEVER Temasek Holdings opens a new office outside of Singapore, it is “not indicative of some radical shift” in the investment company’s approach, said itsPHOTO: STEPHANIE YEOW/THE STRAITS TIMES - 585 words
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Advertisement110 2014-03-31 1 DINING OUT Well-schooled in British cuisine VIEWS FROM THE TOP Flexi-work: will it work? TOPLINE Fuelling growth momentum for ANZ PAGES 10-11 BOARDROOM MATTERS Preparing for the AGM PAGE 6 PAGE 22 PAGE 6 BT WEBSITES For breaking news, go to businesstimes.com.sg. For personal finance stories, go to btinvest.com.sg. For110 words
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TOP STORIES
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Article498 2014-03-31 2 Charting the infocomm media path into 2025 IN 2025, Singapore could have underground data centres and a revolutionary heterogeneous network, according to a document that will be the basis for an ICM masterplan. FRONT PAGE Temasek not the usual sovereign wealth fund WHENEVER Temasek Holdings opens a new498 words
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Article, Illustration892 2014-03-31 2 ROB CURRAN - Despite possible shocks, it helps that profits-expectations gap is narrowing WALL STREET INSIGHT By ROB CURRAN US STOCKS went nowhere, fast for the week, month, the first quarter but they may not flounder around the flat line for much longer. After thePHOTO: AFP - 892 words
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Article, Illustration243 2014-03-31 2 BT Graphics, Photo: Bloomberg ICM areas of focus Proposed developments Details Infrastructure Strategic sectors Human capital Application Heterogeneous Network (HetNet) Above Ground Box Digital harbour Data marketplace Self-sustaining startup ecosystem Media services for next-generation seniors Computational thinking Professional development Smart Health-Assist UrbanBT Graphics, Photo: Bloomberg - 243 words
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Article, Illustration552 2014-03-31 4 LEE U-WEN - PM Lee: Ratification of landmark deal will take some time Reports by LEE U-WEN in London leeuwen@sph.com.sg THE free trade agreement that Singapore has successfully negotiated with the European Union (EU) will likely only come into force in 2015 at the earliest.PHOTO: STEPHANIE YEOW/THE STRAITS TIMES - 552 words
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327 2014-03-31 4 THE annual Singapore Day celebrations held in a major city each year to bring together overseas citizens and give them a taste of home will continue for the foreseeable future. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office Grace Fu said it served as327 words
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Article, Illustration563 2014-03-31 4 JAIRA KOH - Event raised $115,000 for its four official charities By JAIRA KOH jairakoh@sph.com.sg [SINGAPORE] Eighty five cyclists raced in the third edition of The Business Times Charity Challenge yesterday. Twenty-one teams of four and one individual cyclist assembled on the F1 trackALL PHOTOS: JOSEPH NAIR - 563 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article, Illustration1224 2014-03-31 6 SIOW LI SEN - ANZ Singapore CEO Vishnu Shahaney is in the hot seat, driving the institutional, commercial, retail, wealth and private banking business here, reports SIOW LI SEN TOPLINE reports SIOW LI SEN IT has been a pretty busy three years for ANZ Singapore which saw its revenuesYEN MENG JIIN - 1,224 words
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446 2014-03-31 6 TEH SHI NING - They end 2011 plan for Indian firm to take 25.1% stake BV TEH SHI NING tshining@sph.com.sg OLAM International said on Friday night that Tata Chemicals will no longer be taking a 25.1 per cent equity stake in its fertiliser project in Gabon.446 words
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Article, Illustration906 2014-03-31 6 PENELOPE PHOON - It helps to plan early and to fully engage the board, says PENELOPE PHOON PENELOPE PHOON The writer is executive director of the Singapore Institute of Directors AS we enter the month of April and the annual general meeting (AGM) season, many companies are busy preparingPHOTO: STOCKXCHNG - 906 words
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1642 2014-03-31 7 ROBERT HALILI - INSIDE MARKETS By ROBERT HALILI The writer is managing director, Asia Insider Ltd THE bulk of the significant insider trades last week were purchases in China Environment, Libra Group, The Hour Glass and Global Testing Corporation, while sales by directors fell. The sentiment,1,642 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration743 2014-03-31 8 R SIVANITHY - STOCKS R SIVANITHY sivan@sph.com.sg Senior Correspondent IN January 1994 when the US Federal Reserve unexpectedly raised its federal funds rate to tame what it saw as incipient inflation, it also effectively ended the local market’s “super bull run” of 1993 that had lasted only743 words
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Article, Illustration535 2014-03-31 8 TAN CHEE TAT - COMMODITIES TAN CHEE TAT The writer is an investment analyst with Phillip Futures AMID the Ukraine crisis, we witnessed growing tensions between Russia and Western powers (US and Europe). Friction between the two heavy-weights brought us back to the Cold War535 words
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487 2014-03-31 8 CURRENCIES Bloomberg [TAIPEI] Asian currencies rose last week, with the Indian rupee and the South Korean won completing their biggest gains in six months, as speculation mounted that China will take steps to combat a slowdown in the region’s biggest economy. Chinese PremierBloomberg - 487 words
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Article110 2014-03-31 8 BY CENTS CLOSE UP JMH 6310 956.3 13.7 DBXT Nifty 10US$ ***** 615.7 4.5 DBXT AUDCS 5US$ ***** 561.4 2.3 DBXT USDIGInfl 5US$ ***** 311.6 0.9 DBXT MSKorea 10US$ 6120 285.1 3.8 DBXT AUDCS 5SG$ ***** 267.0 1.1 JSH 3478 249.8 6.0 DBXT FTChina25 10US$ 2785 203.1 6.1 Lyxor110 words
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Article128 2014-03-31 8 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN GLD 10US$ ***** -526.1 -3.2 SPDRS S&P 500 10US$ ***** -311.6 -1.3 DBXT EONIA 5US$ ***** -131.2 -0.5 SPDR DJIA 10US$ ***** -113.5 -0.6 DBXT FTVietnam 10US$ 2901 -77.0 -2.1 DBXT MSUSA 10US$ 4630 -74.4 -1.3 Lyxor Nasdaq100 10US 1433 -69.4 -3.7 Lyxor ThaiSET 10US$128 words
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Article1598 2014-03-31 8 Consensus No. of Forecast Mean Fri’s recommendation esti-EPS PE target price Company name This wk Last mth mates (cents) (ratio) price AIMS AMP Capital Ind REIT 2.00 2.00 3 10.12 13.34 1.66 1.35 Amtek Engineering Ltd 2.50 2.50 2 0.05 10.81 0.57 0.67 ARA Asset Mgt Ltd 2.291,598 words
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Article77 2014-03-31 8 Mar 28 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS 162.00 +92.00 BT CADI -*****.00 +38.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 +16.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 724.27 +4.30 FTSE ST Small Cap 544.01 +1.74 FTSE ST All Share 769.99 +2.74 FTSE ST China Top 199.02 +1.84 FTSE ST China 225.23 +2.05 FTSE77 words
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Article55 2014-03-31 8 VOLUME Albedo 1,244,310,000 Memstar 1,227,394,000 HanKore 773,281,000 AddvalTech 330,296,000 Noble Grp 313,078,000 Charisma Energy 271,047,000 LionGold 252,353,000 Digiland 247,657,000 Global Tech 233,260,000 ICP 228,784,000 VALUE($) DBS Grp 497,223,968 UOB 397,453,471 Noble Grp 365,375,426 SingTel 335,231,624 GLP 199,219,924 OCBC Bk 165,951,820 Genting SP 150,018,925 Keppel Corp 148,021,026 JMH55 words
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Advertisement101 2014-03-31 8 Ask the Commodities Experts Brought to you by Phillip Futures Re Ltd (A member of PhillipCapital) At Phillip Futures www.phillipfutures.com.sg *****500 futures@phillip.com.sg Co. Reg. No; *****5695G 250 North Bridge Road #07-01 Raffles City Tower Singapore *****1 Email: futures@phillip.com.sg The above information does not constitute an investment advice, an offer/solicitation to101 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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Article, Illustration445 2014-03-31 9 KELLY TAY - By KELLY TAY kellytay@sph.com.sg Kids helping other kids ARC Children’s Centre, a daycare facility for children with cancer and other life-threatening illnesses, has received a donation of $13,590 from the pre-schoolers of Kinderland. Under the Kinderland group’s “Little Entrepreneurs” programme, its children aged five to six had auctioned445 words
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Article630 2014-03-31 9 COMPANY MEETING PLACE DATE TIME Asia-Pacific E Antica 1 Level 2) OrchardParade Htl 1 Tanglin Road 31-Mar 11.00am Elite KSB Holdings E 8 Wilkie Road #03-01 Wilkie Edge 31-Mar 10.00am Raffles Education E Phoenix 1 Level 6 Novotel S'pore Clarke Quay 177A River Valley Rd 31-Mar 2.30pm Renewable630 words
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Article, Illustration853 2014-03-31 9 CEO says the company is ready for the challenge Bloomberg SINGAPORE LNG Corp is touting its experience running South-east Asia’s biggest liquefied natural gas terminal as a sign that it can manage a second facility planned for the city-state. John Ng, the company’sBloomberg; FILE PHOTO - 853 words
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Article1918 2014-03-31 9 Payment Ex Rec Pay Ann (cts) date date date date AEI Corp an 0.500 05-May 07-May 15-May 27-Feb AIM ak 0.160 06-May 08-May 20-May 26-Feb AIMS Prop Sec ag 0.090 27-Mar 31-Mar 20-Jun 21-Mar AlliedTech ak 0.500 02-May 06-May 20-May 27-Feb Amara an 1.000 10-Jun 12-Jun 26-Jun 14-Mar1,918 words
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Article286 2014-03-31 9 Mar 28 BANKS Agricultural Bank Of China Agricultural Bank Of China ...5.50 Bangkok Bank Public Co. Ltd 6.00 Bank of China Limited 5.50 Bank of Communications 5.50 Bank of East Asia Bank of China Limited ...5.50 Bank of Communications Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Banque Internationale a ...5.50 BNP286 words
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VIEWS FROM THE TOP
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Article, Illustration5291 2014-03-31 10 THIS WEEK’S TOPIC What has been your organisation’s experience, if any, with flexi-work schemes? What more can be done to promote a flexi-work culture among Singapore firms? Lim Soon Hock Managing Director PLAN-B ICAG Pte Ltd MANY employers and employees are obsessed with face time atPHOTO: AFP - 5,291 words
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BT-CITIBANK YOUNG INVESTORS' FORUM
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Article, Illustration1624 2014-03-31 12 Workers 65 and older are the only group in the US who are increasingly employed or looking for jobs Bloomberg WELVE years after retiring as a telephone repairman, Roger Wood clocks 12 to 15 hours a week at a Lowe’s Cos hardware storeBloomberg; PHOTO: BLLOMBERG - 1,624 words
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Article, Illustration1170 2014-03-31 12 Americans in their prime years for starting a company benefit from having prior work experience STARTING YOUNG Bloomberg LUCAS Kovalcik and Tim Walsh turned their passion for rock climbing into a business. Their success helps show why US entrepreneurship probably is about to getBloomberg; PHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 1,170 words
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MALAYSIA
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Article, Illustration1587 2014-03-31 13 S JAYASANKARAN - Mohamad Nor has retired, but he remains an astute observer of Malaysia’s politics and social, racial and religious issues BY S JAYASANKARAN in Kuala Lumpur HE WAS a confidant of Malaysia’s first two prime ministers and was on nodding acquaintance with the third. In his career,1,587 words
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Article1398 2014-03-31 13 VOL Mar 28 RM +/-(‘000) Abric Bhd (’000) Advance Synerg 0.15 0.01 590 Adventa Bhd 1.14 -0.01 18 Ae Multi Hldgs 0.21 -0.01 115 Affin Holdings 3.90 0.02 1095 Ahmad Zaki Res 0.67 0.01 331 Airasia Bhd 2.53 0.09 5593 Alliance Finan Aluminium Co unch unch 0 Amalgamated1,398 words
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Advertisement124 2014-03-31 13 MANDATORY ENERGY LABELLING SCHEME (MELS) FOR TELEVISIONS MINIMUM ENERGY EFFICIENCY STANDARDS (MEES) FOR CLOTHES DRYERS under the Energy Conserva~on Act Effec~ve from 1 April 2014 Who are affected? Importers, manufacturers, distributors, retailers, property developers, contractors and others who supply televisions and clothes dryers in Singapore What are the NEW requirements?124 words
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GREATER CHINA/INDIA
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Article, Illustration784 2014-03-31 14 90b yuan of assets seized, 300 relatives and allies quizzed in last four months Reuters [BEIJING] Chinese authorities have seized assets worth at least 90 billion yuan (S$18.26 billion) from family members and associates of retired domestic security tsar Zhou Yongkang, who is– Reuters - 784 words
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Article, Illustration713 2014-03-31 14 The 11,000 km route links Chongqing to Germany’s Duisburg AFP [FRANKFURT] One of the world’s longest railways a “modern-day silk road” covers some 11,000 kilometres en route from the Chinese megacity of Chongqing to Duisburg, a key commercial hub in westernAFP; PHOTO: AFP - 713 words
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Article, Illustration861 2014-03-31 14 He warns Beijing to shed its mindset of expansionism Reuters [NEW DELHI] India will get tougher on territorial disputes with China and in its old rivalry with Pakistan if opposition leader Narendra Modi becomes the prime minister in May after aReuters; PHOTO: REUTERS - 861 words
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694 2014-03-31 15 ANTHONY ROWLEY - ‘Asset inflation’ in stock prices has returned, property prices may follow suit BY, ANTHONY ROWLEY in Tokyo A 74 billion yen (S$906.1 million) property deal in one of Tokyo’s prime districts has sparked speculation that a property price boom may be brewing again694 words
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Article, Illustration940 2014-03-31 15 24 such companies have lost US$63b in market value Reuters [NEW YORK] Investors in some of the past year’s hottest US stocks have been given a savage lesson in the risks of so-called “momentum trading”. A group of 24 such companies compiled by CreditReuters; PHOTO: REUTERS - 940 words
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804 2014-03-31 16 Current big five BRICS are experiencing growing pains; MINT, PPICS and CIVETS could lead the next wave AFP [PARIS] For more than 10 years the rise of big emerging markets has re-shaped the global economy, but these are now slowing with maturity,AFP - 804 words
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Article, Illustration756 2014-03-31 16 China slowdown and Japan’s sales tax hike lead to selloff Reuters [LONDON] Japan’s financial markets face a challenging new fiscal year as economic slowdown in its emerging trading partners and a sales tax hike at home push risk-shy investors into cash-likeReuters; PHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 756 words
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435 2014-03-31 16 Reuters [FRANKFURT] The retirement from Daimler’s supervisory board of a combative trade union veteran may smooth management-la-bour relations as the German carmaker tries to cut costs and close a wide profitability gap with its rivals. Erich Klemm steps down as deputyReuters - 435 words
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894 2014-03-31 18 NEIL BEHRMANN - But environmental and domestic political hurdles stand in their way By NEIL BEHRMANN By in London EUROPEAN energy experts and US government energy officials will meet again this week to discuss ways to reduce imports of natural gas and oil from894 words
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468 2014-03-31 18 AFP [BANGKOK] Thais voted yesterday to elect the upper house of parliament in a poll that could hold the key to the fate of the prime minister, who faces possible impeachment for negligence after months of street protests. While the SenateAFP - 468 words
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Article, Illustration887 2014-03-31 18 Reuters [NEW YORK] Rising tension between Russia and the West has rattled the country’s stock and bond markets, but some big money managers see the turbulence as an opportunity. Russia’s equity market has plummeted 18 per cent so far this year. Foreigners dumped the country’sReuters; PHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 887 words
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Article534 2014-03-31 18 MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX Reuters [SEPANG] Lewis Hamilton won the Malaysian Grand Prix with a pole-to-flag victory ahead of Nico Rosberg yesterday in a first Mercedes one-two since they returned to Formula One as a works team in 2010. The 2008 Formula One world champion easily pulledReuters - 534 words
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Article951 2014-03-31 20 Loan growth this quarter set to increase by the most since 2007 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] For all the warnings from the Federal Reserve over excessive risk-taking as loan growth soars to levels last seen just before the crisis, bankers still have 10 trillion reasons to lend.Bloomberg - 951 words
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Article, Illustration440 2014-03-31 20 AFP [BASEL] Switzerland’s recent vote to curtail immigration from the European Union could seriously impact the Alpine country’s booming watch trade, industry insiders warned. Nearly half of all employees in the sector are foreign nationals who either reside in Switzerland or commute across itsAFP; PHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 440 words
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DINING OUT
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AVIATION
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Article, Illustration773 2014-03-31 23 Lack of information about where it went down hampers the ability to find it Reuters AFP [PERTH] The search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 could take years, a US naval officer suggested yesterday, as search and rescue officials raced toReuters; AFP; PHOTO: AFP - 773 words
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466 2014-03-31 23 Govt to decide on probe by parliamentary select committee: minister Xinhua [KUALA LUMPUR] The Malaysian government is expected to appoint an international panel on aviation security along with a parliament select committee to probe overall airline safety, but it downplayed the issueXinhua - 466 words
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449 2014-03-31 23 Bloomberg [TOULOUSE] ANA Holdings Inc gave Boeing Co’s 787 Dreamliner a vote of confidence by ordering 14 more of the jets as part of a US$16.6 billion shopping spree a year after regulators grounded the composite aircraft. ANA’s 70-plane purchase on Thursday tiltedBloomberg - 449 words
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216 2014-03-31 23 Reuters [WASHINGTON] The US Navy’s plan to cancel an order for 29 MH-60 Sikorsky helicopters under a current five-year agreement would trigger termination fees of at least US$250 million and raise the cost of Army helicopters covered by the same contract, a topReuters - 216 words
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Article118 2014-03-31 25 Stock name Close Change CapMallsAsia 1.765 +0.010 CapitaLand 2.820 +0.040 CapitaMall 1.895 +0.005 CityDev 10.020 +0.210 ComfortDelGro 1.955 -0.005 DBS Grp 16.080 -0.010 GLP 2.620 +0.020 Genting SP 1.330 +0.015 Golden Agri 0.580 -0.005 HK Land 6.490 +0.160 Stock name Close Change HPH Trust US$ 0.655118 words
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Article1923 2014-03-31 25 Transaction date: Mar 28 HONG KONG Vol HK$ +/-'000 Aeon Stores Angang Steel 4.89 0.10 5982 Anhui Conch '000 Anhuiexpresswa 4.03 0.16 2066 Asia Satellite unch Asm Pacific 72.30 0.55 271 Avic Ihl 8.75 0.06 Baiyunshan Ph Angang Steel Bank Of China 3.40 0.05 *****8 Bank Of E1,923 words
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Article276 2014-03-31 25 52-Wk Last Vol Week Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 61.5 34.4 AVJennings A55 -3 16 58 55 55 56.5 3.6 6.4 4.5 203.6 52 35.5 Genting HK US$ US39 unch ***** 40 39 39 39.5 2568276 words
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Article186 2014-03-31 25 MAIN CATL TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 11 2 2 0 0 0 11 2 2 Manufacturing 90 62 32 13 15 8 103 77 40 Commerce 41 22 16 4 10 3 45 32 19 Tpt/Stor/Comms 25 15 5186 words
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Article123 2014-03-31 25 TURNOVER (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 123,887 123,887 320,230 320,230 Manufacturing 2,583,361 746,433 3,329,794 670,395 21,634 692,029 Commerce 1,492,971 1,612,262 3,105,233 824,102 65,742 889,844 Tpt/Stor/Comms 375,187 79,378 454,565 653,898 9,679 663,577 Finance 124,659 557 125,216 1,125,440 187 1,125,627 Construction 173,815 346,249123 words
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373 2014-03-31 26 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Mar 28 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Preliminary 1185.5 0.8 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.7 0.2 EAFE Preliminary 943.4 0.7 -1.3 0.2 -0.8 0.6 -0.6 Europe Preliminary 1370.2 0.8 1.1373 words
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Article471 2014-03-31 26 Mar 28 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 1.020 5.752 0.675 7.188 55.679 105.423 0.946 9.906 3.033 1.067 90.732 41.584 1.169 9.842 0.823 28.282 30.141 0.557 0.927 Canada 0.981 5.641471 words
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Article31 2014-03-31 26 Mar 28 (S$) 1 mth 0.***** 2 mths 3 mths 0.***** 6 mths 0.***** 9 mths 12 mths 0.***** SWAP Offer rates (S$) (S$) 1 mth ..0.***** Source: Thomson Reuters31 words
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Article85 2014-03-31 26 Mar 28 TREASURY BILLS Period Issue Maturity Yesterday's Day's code Bid High Low 6-Month BS*****Z 27-Jun-14 0.31 1-Year BY*****T 31-Oct-14 0.34 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year N*****0W 1.13 01-Apr-16 101.22 5-Year NX*****W 2.5 01-Jun-19 104.83 10-Year NX*****H 2.750 01-Jul-2385 words
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Article140 2014-03-31 26 Mar 28 GOLD(US$/oz) Mar 28 Mar 27 Hong Kong 1300.00 1301.00 Mar 28 Mar 27 London 1291.19 1295.52 1292.41 1296.22 Source: Thomson Reuters CAST BAR Mar 28 (S$) Selling Buying Kilobar ***** ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (S$) Selling Buying 1gm 79 50 5gm 315 260 10gm 587 522140 words
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Article61 2014-03-31 26 Mar 28 Mar 28 KLCE PALM FUTURES (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Sett Av Vol Open Month Range Price Price High Low Done Position Apr 14 2722.0 2735.0 2733.0 2706.0 223 1820 May 14 2663.0 2674.0 2703.0 2660.0 5144 ***** Jun 14 2648.0 2655.0 2676.0 2643.0 ***** ***** Jul 1461 words
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Article155 2014-03-31 26 Mar 28 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.1689 1.1699 0.9265 0.9266 Canadian dollar 1.1463 1.1476 0.9089 0.9086 Euro 1.7314 1.7333 1.3724 1.3728 NZ dollar 1.0956 1.0968 0.8684 0.8687 Sterling pound 2.0972 2.0993 1.6623 1.6627155 words
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Article109 2014-03-31 26 Mar 28 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 lb bushels) Close Previous High/Low May 14 1436.50 1436.50 1443.50 1428.25 Jul 14 1407.75 1407.00 1412.50 1400.00 Aug 14 1351.50 1347.50 1355.00 1344.25 Sep 14 1247.00 1248.50 1250.00 1241.75 SOYBEAN OIL (60,000 lbs; US cent/lb) Close Previous High/Low May 14109 words
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Article94 2014-03-31 26 Mar 28 COCOA (£/tonne) Close Prev High Low May 14 1883 1870 1898 1847 Jul 14 1883 1870 1894 1850 Sep 14 1882 1869 1891 1849 Dec 14 1866 1853 1876 1834 COFFEE(US$/tonne) Close Prev High Low Mar 14 2154 2143 2179 2168 May 14 2096 2083 2108 208394 words
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Article70 2014-03-31 26 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Mar 27 CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Change Brent blend (1-Mth F) 107.44 0.75 WTI (Near Mth) 101.33 1.09 Dubai (1-Mth F) 103.93 0.17 Tapis blend 110.91 -0.49 Minas 106.91 -0.49 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha 101.89 0.11 Jet Kerosene 119.59 -0.29 US$/barrel OpecOil Basket70 words
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Article65 2014-03-31 26 Mar-28 Aluminium, 99.7% purity(US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 1716.10 1695.50 3 months 1758.00 1738.00 Copper, Grade A(US$/tonne) Cash 6685.50 6572.00 3 months 6670.00 6561.50 Lead(US$/tonne) Cash 2044.50 2044.75 3 months 2067.00 2067.00 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.50 3 months *****.00 *****.00 Tin (US$/tonne) Cash *****.50 *****.00 3 months *****.0065 words
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Article121 2014-03-31 26 As at 9am Mar 28 Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Sell Buy Aust dollar 1.198 1.141 Can dollar 1.166 1.122 Euro 1.777 1.693 Sterling pound 2.139 2.057 NZ dollar 1.122 1.079 US dollar 1.290 1.229 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign121 words
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