The Business Times, 14 April 2014

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    25 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES S$1.00 online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg SfCl A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION CO R GN NO *****2868E MCI (P) 085/08/2013 Monday, April 14, 2014
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  • Article
    Lock icon Banks lure savers with more interest
    781 1  -  Lenders face sliding savings growth and falling fixed deposits By SIOW LI SEN lisen@sph.com.sg [SINGAPORE] Savers are finally getting some respect, as banks ramp up their deposit campaigns amid a continued fall in deposits. Banks are paying relatively higher interest rates –with conditions attached,
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  • MARKETS DIGEST
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      57 1 Weekly Change ST INDEX 3,198.22 -14.50 KL COMP 1,852.66 -3.95 NIKKEI 225 13,960.05 -1,103.72 HANG SENG 23,003.64 +493.56 SET INDEX 1,389.16 -2.85 JAKARTA COMP 4,816.58 -41.36 MANILA COMP 6,596.96 +35.76 SEOUL COMP 1,997.44 +9.35 SHENZHEN B 846.25 +11.52 MUMBAI IND 22,628.96 +269.46 DOW 16,026.75 -385.96 NASDAQ 3,999.73 -128.00 S&P
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      21 1 SINGAPORE 5.35 MALAYSIA 5.55 HONG KONG 5.00 INDONESIA 14.967 KOREA 5.036 JAPAN 1.475 KOREA 9.33 INDIA 0.50 Source: Bloomberg
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      49 1 US$ S$ US$ (S$ per US$) 1.248 (US$/S$ per 1.678 2.093 EURO (US$/S$/€ 1.390 1.734 Foreign currency per US$ S$ YEN 101.80 81.60 RM 3.233 2.591 HK$ 7.754 6.215 BAHT 32.30 25.89 RUPIAH 11,405 9,142 RENMINBI 6.211 4.979 INDIAN RUPEE 60.22 48.27 A$ 1.065 0.853 NZ$ 1.152 0.923
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    Lock icon Top private equity operators eyeing little-known Goodpack
    902 1  -  Firm’s appeal due to strong position in a market niche, global network: analysts By ANDREA SOH sandrea@sph.com.sg [SINGAPORE] A little-known Singapore company has attracted the attention of some of the largest global private equity players. Goodpack, which leases steel boxes used in transporting
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      224 1 DINING OUT Alpine cuisine hits a high PAGE 31 BOARDROOM MATTERS One and two-tier governance systems page 5 TOPLINE SMG embarks on new growth chapter PAGE 4 VIEWS FROM THE TOP Raising service standards PAGES 10-11 BT WEBSITES For breaking news, go to businesstimes.com.sg. For personal finance stories, go to
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  • TOP STORIES
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      Lock icon THREE-MINUTE DIGEST
      474 2 Banks lure savers with higher interest SAVERS are finally getting some respect, as banks ramp up their deposit campaigns amid a continued fall in deposits. They are paying higher interest rates but you no longer have to be rich to reap this interest. FRONT PAGE Top private equity
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      Lock icon Enact reforms to counter fickle capital flows: IMF
      660 2 Tharman also warns of continuing herd-like behaviour in markets AFP [WASHINGTON] Increasingly fickle capital flows mean that countries have to implement domestic reforms to protect their stability, the International Monetary Fund’s powerful advisory board said on Saturday. After many emerging economies were
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      Lock icon Lim Hng Kiang’s wife succumbs to cancer
      90 2 [SINGAPORE] Madam Lee Ai Boon, wife of Trade and Industry Minister Lim Hng Kiang, passed away peacefully on Saturday from cancer. She was 60 years old. The wake is held at Singapore Casket and the private funeral will be on Wednesday. A statement
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      Lock icon Shophouse deals continue to languish
      936 3  -  Total value of deals in 2014 predicted to be less than half of last year’s By KALPANA RASHIWALA kalpana@sph.com.sg [SINGAPORE] Shophouse transaction volumes continued to languish for the third consecutive quarter, as demand took a hit following the introduction of the Total Debt Servicing Ratio
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      Lock icon A correction is around the corner
      825 3  -  Momentum will be lost unless earnings beat growth targets WALL STREET INSIGHT By ROB CURRAN US STOCKS plunged into the red for the year last week, and could fall into correction territory this week the first time since 2011. The broad Standard Poor’s 500
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  • COMPANY NEWS
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      Lock icon SMG embarks on new growth chapter
      1363 4  -  Its new management sets fresh ambitions after cleaning up the firm, TOPLINE reportsANDREA ANDREA SOH sandrea@sph.com.sg WHEN Beng Teck Liang first took over the helm of Singapore Medical Group (SMG) in December last year, he found a company caught in a bind. Morale was
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      Lock icon One and two-tier governance systems
      847 5  -  It is unlikely that companies or even other non-profit organisations will follow SMF’s move to a two-tier structure, says WILLIE CHENG SID SINGAPORE INSTITUTE OF D I RECTORS BOARDROOM MATTERS WILLIE CHENG The writer is chairman of the Singapore Institute of Directors IN January 2014,
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      Lock icon Symrise’s Diana deal will close gap with rivals
      517 5 1.3b euro purchase will help expand Symrise’s business Bloomberg [LONDON] Symrise AG’s planned 1.3 billion euro (S$2.2 billion) purchase of French flavours and pet-food additive maker Diana Group helps the German company close the gap on larger rivals Givaudan SA and International
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      Lock icon Selling continues to be flat
      1565 6  -  INSIDE MARKETS By ROBERT HALILI The writer is managing director, Asia Insider Ltd UYING fell while selling among directors was flat for the second straight week, based on Singapore Exchange April 7-11 filings. Twelve companies recorded 20 purchases worth $6.4 million versus four firms with
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      767 6 COMPANY MEETING PLACE DATE TIME Starhub Ltd A StarHub Auditorium 67 Ubi Ave 1 14 Apr 10.00am E #03-01 (South Wing) StarHub Green 14-Apr 10.30am BH Global A The Boardroom 15-Apr 10.00am E 8 Penjuru Lane 15-Apr 11.00am CapitaCommercial A STI Auditorium 168 Robinson Road (Level 9) Capital
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      2275 6 Payment Ex Rec Pay Ann (cts) date date date date 2ndChance aw 2.000 04-Apr 08-Apr 17-Apr 31-Mar 8Telecom bn 0.120 29-Apr 02-May 20-May 04-Apr AdvaHldg ak 0.600 06-May 08-May 23-May 11-Apr 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
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      261 6 Apr 11 BANKS Agricultural Bank Of China 5.50 Agricultural Bank Of China Bangkok Bank Public Co. Ltd 6.00 Bank of China Limited 5.50 Bank of Communications 5.50 ...5.50 ...6.00 ...5.50 Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi ...5.50 Banque Internationale a ...5.75 ...5.50 Chang Hwa Commercial Bank 5.50 China Construction Bank
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      206 5 M V V Nowin its 7 th year, the Emerging Enterprise Award 2014 invites promising startups and aspiring SMEs to embark on the journey to excellence and join the league of past winners. Be empowered and evolve to the next level. Come create ripples of change with us. OYER S$1.4
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      1179 7 SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS LIMITED Incorporated in Singapore. Co. Reg. No. *****2868E Unaudited Results for the Second Quarter ended February 28, 2014 (Extract) Sense of a changing world Making GROUP FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS SPH Reports Second Quarter Net Profit of $81.3 Million Group operating revenue of $278.8 million was $3.4 million (1.2%)
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  • SINGAPORE MARKETS
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      Lock icon What is the US bond market signalling?
      714 8  -  STOCKS R SIVANITHY sivan@sph.com.sg Senior Correspondent THE US bond market has not really figured much in investment deci-sion-making for several years now or in daily market affairs, not since inflation faded from daily vocabulary and not since interest rates were slashed to zero
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      Lock icon Bearish outlook for gold in the second quarter
      563 8  -  COMMODITIES JOYCE LIU The writer is an investment analyst with Phillip Futures. GOLD had impressive gains in firstquarter 2014 on expected technical rebound and unexpected safe-ha-ven demand because of geopolitical tension. In the next quarter, fundamental factors offer a mixed outlook as
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      Lock icon Pound rises on recovery signs, IMF forecasts
      469 8 CURRENCIES Bloomberg [LONDON] The pound rose the most in two months versus the US dollar last week as manufacturing and production data signalled that the UK recovery is on track, boosting bets that the Bank of England will be raising interest rates. Sterling
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      Lock icon RISES
      117 8 BY CENTS CLOSE UP DBXT iBoxxSvEu 5US$ ***** 588.7 1.7 DBXT iBoxxKR 5US$ ***** 345.5 1.9 DBXT AUDCS 5US$ ***** 338.0 1.4 DBXT EONIA 5US$ ***** 329.3 1.4 GLD 10US$ ***** 276.9 1.8 DBXT USDIGInfl 5US$ ***** 242.0 0.7 DBXT iBoxxUSTr 5US$ ***** 229.5 0.9 Lyxor AsiaCS 10US$ 5966
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      125 8 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN SPDR DJIA 10US$ ***** -493.9 -2.4 IS S&P500 ***** -427.8 -1.8 SPDRS S&P 500 10US$ ***** -280.6 -1.2 DBXT MSJAP 10US$ 4271 -258.2 -4.6 Hyflux 6% CPS 10 ***** -224.0 -2.1 DBXT MSUSA 10US$ 4582 -168.4 -2.9 Lyxor Indonesia10US$ 8812 -164.6 -1.5 JMH 6066 -154.7
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      Lock icon BROKERS’ RECOMMENDATIONS
      1594 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 13.83 1.66 1.40 Amtek Engineering Ltd 2.50 2.50 2 0.05 10.91 0.56 0.67 ARA Asset Mgt Ltd 2.29
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      5 8 WEEKLY
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      75 8 Apr 11 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS -2.00-102.00 BT CADI -*****.00 -64.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 733.39 -2.03 FTSE ST Small Cap 544.53 -2.60 FTSE ST All Share 776.49 -1.61 FTSE ST China Top 199.11 -1.01 FTSE ST China 225.89 -0.50 FTSE ST Catalist
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      Lock icon MOST ACTIVE STOCKS
      55 8 VOLUME Albedo 833,368,000 HanKore 660,060,000 Memstar 531,535,000 ICP R 494,007,000 AusGroup 278,534,000 Golden Agri 271,831,000 Charisma Energy 256,304,000 Noble Grp 232,405,000 JES 200,789,000 AddvalTech 192,616,000 VALUE($) DBS Grp 356,559,712 Noble Grp 290,649,350 SingTel 288,595,542 GLP 196,351,997 OCBC Bk 179,115,716 Keppel Corp 171,797,100 UOB 171,396,214 Golden Agri 162,076,570
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      102 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 to
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
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      Lock icon Far from lost in translation
      1104 9  -  S’pore translation firms report slow but steady rise in demand for their services in recent years By LISABELLE TAN lisatan@sph.com.sg IN an increasingly globalised world, greater movements of goods, services and people result in the convergence of cultures and languages in global cities. As firms
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      Lock icon Taking Heart
      429 9 NCIS, Les Amis in patient support programme THE National University Cancer Institute, Singapore (NCIS) is collaborating with the Les Amis Group to conduct a series of cooking classes for cancer patients as part of the new patient support programmes being rolled out under the Health Resource Centre at
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      45 9 DatukLim Hong Tat Group Head, Community Financial Services Chief Executive Officer, Maybank Singapore for being named Retail Banker of the Year 2014 by The Asian Banker! From Mr Rodney Tan, Group Chairman of Cairnhill Group Movenpick Heritage Hotel Sentosa CAIRNHILL GROUP MOVENPICK Heritage Hotel Sentosa
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  • VIEWS FROM THE TOP
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      Lock icon Raising service standards
      4513 10 THIS WEEK’S TOPIC How would you rate service standards in Singapore? What can be done to raise the levels of service excellence and customer satisfaction? Suhaimi Salleh CEO SSA Consulting Group Pte Ltd I’D say service standards in Singapore are acceptable but not fantastic. A lot more
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      222 11 Sustaining wealth Across Generations \^/>) C The Business Times And Coutts Present “Making Succession A Success” Forum Wednesday, 23 April 2014 Straits Room, The Fullerton Hotel By Invitation Only Wealth is burgeoning in Asia; so is the population of ultra-high net worth (UHNW) households. In fact, two of the region’s
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      12 11 A complete list of views from CEOs is also available at http://businesstimes.com.sg
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  • BT-CITIBANK YOUNG INVESTORS' FORUM
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      Lock icon Crowdfunding: exciting tool for start-ups
      821 12  -  The crowdfunding phenomenon is rapidly evolving and will change the startup landscape in positive ways, writesTOM TOM STRODTBECK The writer is founder and CEO of Strodtbeck Co. (www. strodtbeck. co.uk).He is also senior director of international programmes for the National Business Incubation Association, a US-based
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      Lock icon Going goggle-eyed over virtual reality
      1170 12 Startup Oculus VR raised US$2.4m via crowdfunding in 2012 to produce virtual reality gaming goggles, and has now been acquired by Facebook for US$2.3b STARTING YOUNG Bloomberg FACEBOOK Inc’s US$2.3 billion deal for Oculus VR Inc left the 9,522 backers of the startup’s online fund-raising
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      Lock icon Zeti confident M’sia can contain price increases
      537 13 Bank Negara chief says accelerating inflation doesn’t make her nervous Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia’s central bank governor Zeti Akhtar Aziz said the country’s accelerating inflation doesn’t make her nervous and signalled confidence in containing price increases that she said will moderate in 2016.
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      Lock icon Small party clears way for Widodo to run for president
      415 13 Reuters [JAKARTA] A small Indonesian political party has struck a deal with the main opposition party, clearing the way for its popular presidential candidate to run for the top job in July, a senior official of the smaller party said
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      Lock icon UK water ruling set to hit YTL’s earnings
      242 13 [KUALA LUMPUR] YTL Power International Bhd’s future earnings are poised to come under pressure following a recent ruling in the UK on the country’s water services industry, Malaysia’s Business Times reported, quoting a local rating agency. RAM Ratings pointed out the UK’s
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      113 12 Get started now Be a young investor DO you aspire to be a successful young investor? Are you keen on taking the first step towards achieving that? 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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      2619 13 AVIC INTERNATIONAL MARITIME HOLDINGS LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) (Company Registration Number: *****4137N) NOTICE OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of AVIC International Maritime Holdings Limited (the "Company”) will be held at Raffles Town Club, 1 Plymouth Avenue, Dunearn 3,
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  • GREATER CHINA/INDIA
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      Lock icon Investors bet Sun Pharma can restore Ranbaxy to health
      669 14 They point to Sun’s track record of turning around troubled assets AFP [NEW DELHI] On the surf ac e US$3. 2-billion purchase of S un Ph arma s US$3.2-billion purchase of Indian generics rival Ranbaxy, which is in deep trouble with
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      Lock icon BURSA MALAYSIA
      1383 14 VOL Apr 11 RM +/-(‘000) Abric Bhd ('000) Advance Synerg 0.15 unch 208 Adventa Bhd 0.02 Ae Multi Hldgs 0.23 unch 2479 Affin Holdings 3.83 -0.01 219 Ahmad Zaki Res -0.02 Airasia Bhd 2.31 0.01 1527 Alliance Finan 0.15 Aluminium Co 0.67 -0.01 19 Amalgamated In Amcorp Pro
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      Lock icon China says taking action to deal with financial risk
      502 14 Beijing doesn’t agree with all of IMF’s analysis: minister Reuters [WASHINGTON] A senior Chinese official hit back on Saturday at International Monetary Fund (IMF) warnings that China’s economy faced the danger of a hard landing due to poor asset quality, saying
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      1629 14 WATS NOTICES Toll free 1800-289-8822 Email notices@sph.com.sg www.cats.com.sg/notices c&g ey C&G ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION HOLDINGS LIMITED (Incorporated in the Bermuda on 24 September 2004) (Company Registration Number *****) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at Diamond All,
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      3061 15 SINWA SINWA LIMITED (Company Registration Number *****6542H) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Sinwa Limited will be held at 28 Joo Koon Circle, Singapore *****7 on Tuesday, 29 April 2014 at 10.30 a.m. for the
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Tokyo’s decision on nuclear power plants ‘may backfire’
      880 16  -  It could cost PM Abe politically and set back his economic policies: analysts By ANTHONY ROWLEY in Tokyo JAPANESE Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has entered a high-stakes gamble with the decision announced last Friday to restore nuclear power to the nation’s menu
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      Lock icon Tensions over money flows bode poorly for global economy
      375 16 Reuters [WASHINGTON] For a bunch of people who just agreed the global economy is doing better, top officials from the world’s rich and poor nations sound rather worried. For poor nations, the easy monetary policies in advanced economies are leading to
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      Lock icon SEC studying reforms to curb trading in dark pools
      915 18 Move follows concerns that rise in off-exchange deals is reducing pricing quality Reu ters [WASHINGTON] US securities regulators are considering testing a proposed reform that could drive business to major stock exchanges and away from alternative trading venues such as “dark
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      Lock icon Cheap EM stocks lure institutional investors
      638 20 But they are treading with caution in their return to such markets Reuters [LONDON] Institutional investors are being selective in their return to emerging markets (EMs) after a heavy sell-off, as there are too many pitfalls for a long-term portfolio to make a winning
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      Lock icon JP Morgan says it’ll be rational and sensible
      1154 22 After posting poor Q1 results, the bank says it won’t be too aggressive with business lending Reu ters [NEW YORK] JPMorgan Chase Co executives had a clear message for shareholders after reporting declining first-quarter earnings: don’t worry, be happy that the bank
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      Lock icon ECB chief unveils policy to drive down euro
      841 23  -  Central bank could apply quantitative easing to devalue the currency, he says By in London NEIL BEHRMANN in London EUROPEAN Central Bank (ECB) president Mario Draghi has signalled that euro devaluation will be a prime policy to lift the stagnant eurozone economy.
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      Lock icon Ukraine in battle to oust pro-Russian gunmen
      347 23 Reuters [SLAVIANSK, Ukraine] Ukrainian security forces launched an operation yesterday to clear pro-Russian separatists from a police headquarters in the eastern city of Slaviansk, with Kiev reporting deaths on both sides as it combats what it calls an act of aggression by Moscow.
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    • BRIEFING
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        Lock icon Biggest Greek lender plans capital boost
        136 23 Bloomberg [ATHENS] The National Bank of Greece, the country’s biggest lender, is planning to increase its share capital by as much as 2.1 billion euros (S$3.6 billion) to cover a shortfall identified in the national regulator’s stress test, according to a person with knowledge
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        Lock icon EU official challenges major carbon emitters
        157 23 AFP [BRUSSELS] European Climate Commissioner Connie Hedegaard yesterday threw down the gauntlet to major carbon emitters after a UN panel pointed to options to brake surging greenhouse gases in line with global ambitions. “The report is clear: there really is no plan B for
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        Lock icon Europe’s top banks cut staff by 80,000 in 2013
        107 23 Reuters [LONDON] Europe’s largest banks cut their staff by another 3.5 per cent last year and the prospect of a return to pre-crisis employment levels seems far off, despite the region’s fledgling economic recovery. Spurred into action by falling revenue, mounting
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      Lock icon Tax on wages rose in rich countries last year: OECD
      329 24 Reuters [LONDON] Taxes on wages rose across industrialised countries last year, as governments sought to reduce budget deficits blown out by efforts to tackle years of economic weakness following the financial crash. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD),
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      Lock icon Checking the facts: rising new trend in journalism
      905 25 One site has won a Pulitzer Prize for its monitoring of the Obama-McCain race AFP [WASHINGTON] The facts are the focus as part of a trend in journalism spreading from the United States to many other countries. A new wave of factchecking
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      Lock icon Odd French duo pushing Europe to think growth
      1047 26 Reuters One is savvy negotiator while the other is a firebrand who can appease French left [PARIS] One is a balding, bespectacled safe-pair-of-hands known for his negotiating skills; the other a firebrand orator of the French left who made his name riling
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      Lock icon Hollande’s popularity sinks as new PM’s rises
      271 26 AFP [PARIS] Popular approval for French President Francois Hollande has hit a new low of 18 per cent, far below the 58 per cent for his new prime minister Manuel Valls, an opinion poll showed yesterday. The least popular French president for decades,
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      Lock icon Obamas have 21% drop in adjusted gross income
      572 27 They report income of US$481,098 for 2013, according to tax returns Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] US President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, reported adjusted gross income of US$481,098 for 2013, down 21 per cent from last year, according to tax returns released by
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      Lock icon Thai minister sees further cuts to growth outlook
      301 27 Reu ters [WASHINGTON] Thai growth forecasts will probably have to be cut further in the face of ongoing political instability, Thai Finance Minister Kittirat Na Ranong said. Months of anti-govern-ment protests have taken their toll on consumer confidence, consumption and tourism in
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      Lock icon Bitcoin mining slowing down as it gets less profitable
      753 28 High utility bills, declining prices forcing smaller players to quit Bloomberg [PORTLAND] The bitcoin mining rush is sputtering. Speculators, known as miners, use powerful computers to solve complex software problems and verify transactions to unlock new bitcoins. They’re finding that the
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      Lock icon Independence for Scotland: could the US tilt the balance?
      949 29 A strong American statement seen making difference in tight vote WP [LONDON] With support growing for independence just months before Scots decide whether to break up with Britain, outsiders are weighing in with impassioned calls to keep the three-century-old union together.
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      3118 17 AMARA HOLDINGS LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) (Registration No. *****0732N) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at Amara Ballroom 2, Level 3, Amara Singapore, 165 Tanjong Pagar Road, Singapore *****9 on Tuesday, 29 April
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      2300 17 n global invacom completing the picture GLOBAL INVACOM GROUP LIMITED (Incorporated in Singapore) (Company Registration No: *****2428H) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of GLOBAL INVACOM GROUP LIMITED (the "Company”) will be held at Suntec Singapore International Convention Exhibition Centre, Meeting Room
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      1632 18 NOTICES Toll free 1800-289-8822 Email notices@sph.com.sg www.cats.com.sg/notices M#YA Moya Holdings Asia Limited MOYA HOLDINGS ASIA LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) Company Registration No. *****1085G (the “Company") Notice of Annual General Meeting NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the annual general meeting ("ACM") of the Company will be held at
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      1200 18 STAR PHARMACEUTICAL LIMITED Company Registration No. *****0429W (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF 9th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING <s> STAR NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of STAR Pharmaceutical Limited (“the Company”) will be held at Peach Garden 33 OCBC Centre, 65 Chulia Street, #33-01 OCBC
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      2723 19 life SMC ENVIRONMENT HOLDINGS LTD. SMC ENVIRONMENT HOLDINGS LTD. (Company Registration No. *****0042R) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of SMC Environment Holdings Ltd. (the “Company") will be held at Pan Pacific Singapore, Ocean 3, Level
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      3062 19 (Company Registration Number *****5416H) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF THE NINTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Ninth Annual General Meeting of Jiutian Chemical Group Limited (the “Company”) will be held at M Hotel Singapore, Shenton Room, Basement 1, 81 Anson Road, Singapore *****8
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      2798 20 WATO NOTICES 1 Toll free 1800-289-8822 Email notices@sph.com.sg www.cats.com.sg/notices WORLD PRECISION MACHINERY LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) (Company Registration Number: *****9453N) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) of WORLD PRECISION MACHINERY LIMITED (the “Company”) will be held at Suntec
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      2050 21 A5IAPH05 ASIAPHOS LIMITED (Company Registration No. *****0335G) (Incorporated in The Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of AsiaPhos Limited (the “Company”) will be held at PARKROYAL on Beach Road, Ballroom 3, 7500 Beach Road, Singapore *****1, on Wednesday, 30
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      3199 21 r a 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 ("AGM") of DMX TECHNOLOGIES GROUP LIMITED (the "Company will be held at M Hotel, Anson Room 2, Level 2,81
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      1685 22 DeClout Limited a!.1-g/c 8LJH*)+g)H./ O.];C[D[D>>?A5‘ aV/N.+-.+g)LM H/ )IL 8L-(fEHN .K 7H/Jg-.+L‘ NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the annual general meeting (“AGM”) of DeClout Limited (the “Company”) eHEE fL ILEM g) 8gPL* W.)LE_ !g*(g+H/g 7(H)L D "LgNI 8.gM_ 7H/Jg-.+L D=<?>B 6(L*Mgc_ C< $-+HE C[DA g) D[][[
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      1432 23 DeClout Limited b!.1-i/e 9MKI*)+i)I./ P.^<D\E\E??@B4a bW/O.+-.+i)MN I/ )JM 9M-(hFIO .L 8I/Ki-.+Ma NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING 6/FM** .)JM+gI*M NMV/MN )JM O./)Mf) .)JM+gI*M +M,(I+M*‘ iFF Oi-I)iFIcMN )M+1* JM+MI/ *JiFF hMi+ )JM *i1M 1Mi/I/K i* (*MN I/ )JM OI+O(Fi+ Ni)MN EB $-+IF D\EB I**(MN he )JM !.1-i/e b)JM %Circular#a^ MFMO)+./IO O.-e .L
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      3745 24 A f I 1 Toll free 1800-289-8822 I I I m 1 Email notices@sph.com.sg M B B j B il www.cats.com.sg/notices CHINA ENERGY LIMITED (Company Registration No.: *****0060K) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of CHINA
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      2069 25 NOTICES Toll free 1800-289-8822 Email notices@sph.com.sg www.cats.com.sg/notices Everything, plus the kitchen sink Select furniture for your home or showcase your merchandise in CLASS 114 To advertise, call the Print Classified Hotline: 1800-289 9988 KOH BROTHERS GROUP LIMITED (Unique Entity Number: *****0775D) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL
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      1464 26 NOTICES Toll free 1800-289-8822 Email notices@sph.com.sg www.cats.com.sg/notices _=((+=}?-?>??,=@:[(=>`*'*<%.\~: LINDETEVES-JACOBERG LIMITED (the “Company”) (Company Registration No. *****0172G) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 66th Annual General Meeting of Lindeteves-Jacoberg Limited (the “Company”) will be held at 3 Church Street, Level
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      2930 27 v NOTICES Toll free 1800-289-8822 Email notices@sph.com.sg www.cats.com.sg/notices o HORKEW HOR KEW CORPORATION LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) Company Reg. No. *****3415K NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Fifteenth Annual General Meeting of Hot Kew Corporation Limited (the “Company”) will be held at
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      1551 28 wt [«;AT3 NOTICES Toll free 1800-289-8822 Email notices@sph.com.sg www.cats.com.sg/notices INTERNATIONAL PRESS SOFTCOM LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) (Company Reg. No. *****1169E) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Annual General Meeting of INTERNATIONAL PRESS SOFTCOM LIMITED (“the Company”) will be held at 26 Kallang
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      187 28 Value Investing in REITs This book teaches you on: What are REITs and how to invest in them profitably How REITs can generate high and consistent dividends for you 23 real-life case studies which show how you can generate more investment profits with REITs Mistakes which you must avoid when
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      1377 29 mats notices 1 Toll free 1800-289-8822 Email notices@sph.com.sg www.cats.com.sg notices PACIFIC HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS LTD. Company Registration No.: *****0544H (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 The Elizabeth Hotel, Windsor I
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      304 30 J A r 1 r 1 J J r r SAMSUNG NEW 12:45 Tue, 7 January J: Ml Swipe screen lo unlock I I ID 3 Subscribe* now to The Straits Times All-in-One PLUS package for 36 months and receive the new Samsung GALAXY Tab PRO (8.4" Display) LTE only
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      284 31 Wine, O m i-i |_i- 3kSi££ -/f- i JM 2 %r\ ■e •SI it -*v in 8-Glee PlatesH Take an epicurean excursion across continents in the Global Plates of Pleasure 8 gourmet creations designed to encapsulate the essence of destinations of the Pacific Rim that will leave you gleeful. Highlights
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      946 32 Search for missing plane brings satellite firm unaccustomed bit of fame NYT [LONDON] On an enormous electronic map of the globe in the modernist headquarters of a satellite company here, two green hexagons the size of dinner plates hovered off the west coast of Australia,
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      438 32 Within a week, all carriers from LCCT will move to new terminal including AirAsia MALAYSIA Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) has confirmed that the Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (KLIA2) will begin its commercial flight operations on May 2,
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      237 32 SGX '000 Apr 11 S$ +/-Vol Ch Offshore '000 Chuan Hup Hldg 0.26 0.01 48 Ch Offshore Cwt Limited Cosco Corp Cwt Limited First Ship Lea s$ Grand Banks 0.22 0.01 175 Jaya Hold Ltd 0.78 unch 236 K1Ventures ...1 50 Keppel Corp 11.13 0.01 2834 Mercator Lines
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      1661 32 KATS NOTICES Toll free 1800-289-8822 Email notices@sph.com.sg www.cats.com.sg/notices HOLDINGS LIMITED ABR HOLDINGS LIMITED (Company Registration No. *****3023H) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) (“Company”) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 35 th Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at 41 Tampines Street
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      337 32 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across 1 Talk with female, the lady of the house (10) 6 Not the gardener’s favourite little number (4) 10 Turn to celebrity for backing (5) 11 Popular officer on the whole (2,7) 12 Player given an awful roasting (8) 13 Curbs straggling bushes (5) 15 Letter contains
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      3146 33 EnGro BUILDING SUSTAINABILITY ENGRO CORPORATION LIMITED (Company Registration No.: *****2229H) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of EnGro Corporation Limited (the "Company”) will be held at 3 International Business Park, Nordic European Centre, 1 SI Floor,
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      2799 33 UNIVERSAL RESOURCE AND SERVICES LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) (Company Reg. No. *****2303R) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of UNIVERSAL RESOURCE AND SERVICES LIMITED (the “Company”) will be held on 29 April 2014, Tuesday at 9.00 a.m. at 168
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      4853 34 katc notices Toll free 1800-289-8822 Email notices@sph.com.sg www.cats.com.sg/notices I Crrihe I W WWNt TECHNOLOGIES ITO, NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at Singapore Samsung Hub, 3 Church Street, Level 8, Singapore, *****3, Singapore [see Explanatory Note
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      2823 35 4SK cogent holdings limited I (Company Registration No, *****0813D) cogent h o e i n c s limited (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Cogent Holdings Limited ("the Company") will be held at Jurong Country
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      1832 35 JK Pacific Radiance PACIFIC RADIANCE LTD COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER *****9894C NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting ("AGM") of Pacific Radiance Ltd. (the "Company") will be held at 15 Randan Road, Singapore *****3 on Wednesday, 30 April 201A at 10.00 a.m. to transact
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      2617 36 (Company Registration Number: *****0790Z) (Incorporated in Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of KINGSMEN CREATIVES LTD. (the “Company”) will be held at 3 Changi South Lane Singapore *****8 on Tuesday, 29 April 2014 at 11.00 a.m. (the “Annual General Meeting”) for
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      598 36 (Company Registration Number: *****0790Z) (Incorporated in Singapore) NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Extraordinary General Meeting of KINGSMEN CREATIVES LTD. (the “Company”) will be held at 3 Changi South Lane Singapore *****8 on 29 April 2014 at 12 noon (or immediately after the conclusion of
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      182 36 th n Editio 11 14 September 2014 Singapore EXPO Hall 5 11am 10pm Daily Participate in Singapore’s BIGGEST Showcase Of Food Products Sell local international food products to over 250,000 visitors during the September school holiday period! Book Your Space NOW! *Limited Booths Available! For more information, call *****620 or
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      42 37 LIZHONG WHEEL GROUP LTD (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) (Company Registration Number: *****7196C) Blow your own trumpet Buy new musical instruments or put up your old ones for sale in CLASS 72 To advertise, call the Print Classified Hotline: 1800-289 9988
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      3138 37 Combine Will International Holdings Limited Incorporated in the Cayman Islands on 8 October 2007 COMBINE WILL (Registration No. MC-*****3) NOTICE OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) of the Company will be held at 10 Collyer Quay, #27-00, Ocean Financial Centre, Singapore
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      34 38 WAT3 NOTICES Toll free 1800-289-8822 Email notices@sph.com.sg www.cats.com.sg/notices Everything, plus the kitchen sink Select furniture for your home or showcase your merchandise in CLASS 114 To advertise, call the Print Classified Hotline: 1800-289 9988
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      1335 38 GEO ENERGY RESOURCES LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) (Company Registration No. *****1034Z) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at Ocean Room 4 5, Pan Pacific Singapore, 7 Raffles Boulevard, Marina Square, Singapore *****5, on
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      2111 39 R H ENERGY LTD. Registration No. *****0437K (Incorporated in Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of R H Energy Ltd (the “the Company) will be held at 8 Wilkie Road, #03-01 Wilkie Edge, Singapore *****5 on Wednesday, 30 April 2014 at
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      2363 39 Swissco Holdings Limited Company Registration Number: *****4711D (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTCE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of SWISSCO HOLDINGS LIMITED (“the Company”) will be held on Tuesday, 29 April 2014 at 10.00 a.m. at Republic of Singapore Yacht Club,
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      4834 40 katc notices 1 Toll free 1800-289-8822 Email notices@sph.com.sg www.cats.com.sg/notices LINAIR TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED (the “Company”) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) Co. Registration No. *****5699D NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) of Linair Technologies Limited (the “Company”) will be held at 33
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      4097 41 katc notices Toll free 1800-289-8822 Email notices@sph.com.sg www.cats.com.sg/notices Gallant VENTURI^ GALLANT VENTURE LTD. Co. Registration No. *****3179Z (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Gallant Venture Ltd. (the “Company") will be held at Amara Singapore Hotel.
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      34 42 WAT3 NOTICES Toll free 1800-289-8822 Email notices@sph.com.sg www.cats.com.sg/notices '>}!/$})|;[(]!.*\(]$/~\<=<`].[< Get rid of the new neighbours Hire pest control specialists or publicise your services in CLASS 116 To advertise, call the Print Classified Hotline: 1800-289 9988
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      2255 42 OCEAN SKY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) (Company Registration No. *****3225E) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Ocean Sky International Limited (the “Company”) will be held at 300 Tampines Avenue 5, #09-05 NTUC Income Tampines Junction, Singapore *****3
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      3878 43 a? WATS NOTICES Toll free 1800-289-8822 Email notices@sph.com.sg www.cats.com.sg/notices c&c ey sa C&G ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION HOLDINGS LIMITED (Incorporated in the Bermuda on 24 September 2004) (Company Registration Number *****) NOTICE OF SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Special General Meeting of the Shareholders of the Company will
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      3490 44 Week ended: Apr 11 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 Last Vol Week Last Quote 11.5 7 AEM 13.6 10.4 8Telecom M Cap 10.3 6.7 AIMS Property 10.2 +0.5 1333 10.3
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      437 45 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 $mil 35 22 t 3Cnergy 500 Last Vol Week 1.9 0.9 t Advanced System 1 unch 3276 1 0.9 0.9 1 19.5 Net M Cap
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      117 45 Stock name Close Change CapMallsAsia 1.805 CapitaLand 2.920 -0.030 CapitaMall 1.965 CityDev 10.220 -0.100 ComfortDelGro 2.010 +0.010 DBS Grp 16.530 -0.080 GLP 2.560 -0.030 Genting SP 1.315 -0.005 Golden Agri 0.590 -0.005 HK Land 6.780 +0.090 Stock name Close Change HPH Trust US$ 0.660 -0.005 JMH
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      1968 45 Transaction date: Apr 11 HONG KONG Vol HK$ +/-'000 Aeon Credit Vol Angang Steel 5.05 -0.15 ***** Anhui Conch 30.15 -2.35 ***** Anhuiexpresswa 4.37 0.10 7216 Asia Satellite 31.70 0.10 11 Asm Pacific Avic Ihl Aeon Stores Avic Int'L 0.03 Baiyunshan Ph 24.80 -0.70 1472 Bank Of China
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      264 45 52-Wk Last Vol Week Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 62 34.4 AVJennings A62 +2 45 62 60 55 62 3.6 5.6 5 229.5 52 35.5 Genting HK US$ US39.5 +1 ***** 40 38.5 39 39.5 2600.9
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      26 45 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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      664 46 Apr 11 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT NIKKEI 225 INDEX FUTURES SPOT *****.80 *****.97 *****.11 Jun14 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****1 *****6 Sep14 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 17 8599 MSCI TAIWAN INDEX FUTURES SPOT 316.59 316.59 313.67 Apr14 316.50 317.50 313.60 314.90 ***** *****3 May14 316.10
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      373 46 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Apr 11 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Preliminary 1166.0 -0.6 -1.6 -0.7 -2.1 -0.7 -1.0 EAFE Preliminary 930.6 -1.2 -2.7 -1.3 -2.2 -1.2 -1.0 Europe Preliminary 1353.2 -1.2 -0.1
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      471 46 Apr 11 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 5.834 0.676 7.283 56.562 107.121 0.956 9.725 3.037 1.082 90.497 41.599 1.172 9.816 0.822 28.267 30.333 0.560 0.939 Canada 0.974 5.681
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