The Business Times, 16 December 2014

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    30 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES S$1.00 S|jh A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION www.businesstimes.com.sg G C ©BTBreakingnews CO REGN NO *****2868E MCI (P) 051/08/2014 I Wednesday, October 8, 2014 Tu sday, December 16
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  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon TT DAILY DIGEST
    238 1 Singapore’s restructuring squeezed more workers out of work in the third quarter, but the workers axed are unlikely to stay jobless for long. While job openings may have eased after four straight quarters of rises, 55 per cent of Singaporeans and permanent residents retrenched in Q2 found
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    27 1 Monday Change STI 3,294.14 -29.99 KL COMP 1,697.31 -35.68 NIKKEI 225 17,099.40 -272.18 HANG SENG 23,027.85 -221.35 SHENZHEN B 1,021.97 -0.13 DOW (11am EST) 17,281.63 +0.80
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  • Article
    Lock icon Developer sales in 2014 likely to be about half of last year’s
    922 1  -  But latest monthly URA data shows brisk sales of executive condominiums By Lynette Khoo lynkhoo@sph.com.sg @LynetteKhooBT Singapore WITH developers’ sales of private condominiums falling 48 per cent in November from a month ago to 412 units and December
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    Lock icon Markets give cautious verdict on Abe’s “landslide” election victory
    870 1  -  Going against expectations, Tokyo stocks plumb four-week low and yen perks up By Anthony Rowley btworld@sph.com.sg Tokyo FINANCIAL markets delivered a highly sober verdict on Monday on what many commentators had hailed as Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s “landslide” election victory
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      117 1 *****4 SECRETS OF STARTUP SUCCESS The importance of being earnest SME/29 HOSTAGE DRAMA COLLECTIVE SALE Peace Centre/Peace Mansion make third en bloc attempt REAL ESTATE 13 Sydney cafe siege is over; 2 people dead and 3 injured: reports GOVT ECONOMY 23 NURTURING A PARTNERSHIP S’pore, Kazakhstan enjoy growing ties in
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  • TOP STORIES
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      Lock icon Layoffs rise in Q3 but workers find jobs fast
      576 2  -  MOM says unemployment stays low and steady By Chuang Peck Ming peckming@sph.com.sg @PeckmingBT Singapore THE ongoing economic restructuring squeezed more workers out of work in the third quarter, but the workers axed are unlikely to stay jobless for long. While job
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      Lock icon Retail sales up 8.1% in October, revved by vehicle sales
      532 2  -  Total retail sales value estimated at S$3.2 billion By Malminderjit Singh msingh@sph.com.sg @MalminderjitBT Singapore RETAIL sales in Singapore increased 8.1 per cent year on year in October, boosted by motor vehicle sales. Excluding motor vehicles, retail sales rose a mere
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      Lock icon Malaysia market dives as foreigners trim holdings
      518 4  -  There are also concerns fiscal deficit targets may not be met due to oil price plunge By Pauline Ng btworld@sph.com.sg Kuala Lumpur AS oil prices continued to slip, foreigners concerned over Malaysia’s fiscal position trimmed equity holdings to push the stock market 2
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      Lock icon Nov industrial production up the most since May 2010
      470 4 LATEST US DATA BLOOMBERG REUTERS Washington INDUSTRIAL production surged in November by the most since May 2010 as US assembly lines churned out more consumer goods and business equipment, signalling manufacturing is bolstering economic growth. The 1.3 per cent gain in
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      Lock icon Yummi Media inks exclusive deal with China cinema chain
      624 6  -  Deal will allow China cinema-goers to watch movie trailers, play games and access rewards via Yummi’s app By Jacquelyn Cheok jaccheok@sph.com.sg @JacCheokBT Singapore GOING to the movies will soon be a universally social and immersive experience, according to Alastair Simpson, chief
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      Lock icon Staying relevant to be future-ready
      658 6  -  By Lee U-Wen leeuwen@sph.com.sg @LeeUwenBT Singapore SHE may have 23 years of experience in the human resource sector under her belt, but Tay Beng Koon’s philosophy in life is that a person can, and should never, stop learning. While her job as director of the
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      16 2 Grow Your Stock Call 1800 289 8822 or e-mail notices@sph.com.sg to place your Mergers Acquisitions Notices
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  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
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      Lock icon Keppel Corp buys back more shares amid stock price drop
      405 7  -  Latest transaction is its biggest daily buyback in a week; total done since Dec 11 is 2.56m shares for S$20.87m By Kelly Tay kellytay@sph.com.sg @KellyTayBT Singapore KEPPEL Corporation on Monday bought back more of its shares its fourth and biggest
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      Lock icon Teo Soon Hoe lauded for his loyalty and commitment to Keppel
      451 7  -  By Malminderjit Singh msingh@sph.com.sg @MalminderjitBT Singapore KEPPEL Corporation’s chairman Lee Boon Yang led the tributes for the group’s senior executive director Teo Soon Hoe, who died on Sunday, describing his service to the company as “legendary”. Dr Lee said
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      Lock icon Vallianz clinches US$97m contract
      306 7  -  By Malminderjit Singh msingh@sph.com.sg @MalminderjitBT Singapore VALLIANZ Holdings has deepened its footprint in the Middle East a lucrative oil market as it secured a time charter contract worth US$97 million with one of the world’s largest national oil companies in the region. The offshore support vessels
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      Lock icon Del Monte Pacific profit plunges 97.9%
      550 8  -  Costs had surged mainly due to the February 2014 purchase of Del Monte Foods in the US By Chan Yi Wen yiwenc@sph.com.sg @ChanYiWenBT Singapore DESPITE soaring revenues, mainboard and Philippines-listed Del Monte Pacific Limited (DMPL), recorded a 97.9 per cent plunge in net profits
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      Lock icon Passenger carriage in November down at SIA, up at SilkAir
      295 8  -  By Kelly Tay kellytay@sph.com.sg @KellyTayBT Singapore SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) will be adjusting capacity to better match market demand, as its systemwide passenger carriage dropped 3.8 per cent year on year in November against a 2.1 per cent reduction in capacity.
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    • IN BRIEF
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        Lock icon Yongnam clinches deals worth S$22.8m
        116 8 CONSTRUCTION firm Yongnam Holdings has secured two contracts worth S$22.8 million a specialist civil engineering contract in Hong Kong, and a mechanical engineering contract for the Trisonic Wind Tunnel in Singapore. The former was secured by Yongnam Engineering (HK), and the latter by Yongnam Engineering
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        Lock icon Sysma bags S$13.5m contract
        67 8 SYSMA Holdings’ wholly-owned subsidiary, Sysma Construction, has secured a contract to erect a two-storey detached house with basement at Ridout Road. The contract is valued at S$13.5 million and construction will take place over 20 months, starting from this month. The contract marks the construction group’s
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        Lock icon Leader Env unit renews loan facilities
        64 8 A WHOLLY-OWNED subsidiary of Leader Environmental Technologies has successfully renewed its loan facilities from China Merchants Bank. This is in respect of a loan amount of not more than 110 million yuan (S$23.3 million) for another one-year tenure starting from Nov 18. This will
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      Lock icon Kori, Ryobi Kiso bag huge government building contracts
      514 9  -  Works are Thomson Line-related; Ryobi also in NEWater plant, Project Jewel deals By Jamie Lee leejamie@sph.com.sg @JamieLeeBT Singapore AT least two construction and engineering firms here have secured sizeable government project contracts. Catalist listing Kori Holdings landed two large contracts for works
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      Lock icon Swiber enters West African market with US$710m deal
      278 9  -  By Malminderjit Singh msingh@sph.com.sg @MalminderjitBT Singapore SWIBER Holdings has broken into the lucrative West African oil market through a field development award, the group announced on Monday. The offshore construction and support services provider to the oil and gas industry secured a
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      Lock icon STI / Catalist
      63 10 STI Catalist Straits Times index Dec 15,2014 3,294.14 -29.99 (-0.90%) Current streak 1 day Day high 3,314.30 Day low 3,285.49 52-week high 3,374.06 (July 31, 2014) 52-week low 2,960.09 (Feb 5, 2014) FTSE ST Catalist index Dec 15,2014 743.02 +2.44 (+0.33%) Current streak 2 days Day high 745.77 Day low
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      Lock icon Wall Street sell-off finally takes its toll
      641 10  -  Banks lead losses; oil-price sensitive stocks such as Keppel Corp and Sembcorp Industries also drag down index TT STOCKS By R Sivanithy sivan@sph.com.sg @RSivanithyBT WALL Street may not have had much of an impact here this year but Monday was an exception with
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      306 10 Stock name Close Change Day high/low 52w high 52w low PE Div yield Mcap Ascendas Reit 235 +3 236/232 250 206 6.1 5937.8 CapitaLand 324 -5 328/323 348 268 16.2 2.5 *****.4 CapitaMall Trust 203 +2 205/200 209 180 5.1 7040.6 CityDev 996 -9 1002/993 1118 860 13.5
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      Lock icon MOST ACTIVE
      35 10 VOLUME IHC 50,475,000 China Env 38,283,000 SIIC Environment 31,070,000 ThaiBev 29,900,000 Equation 29,270,000 Market volume 1,137,289,000 VALUE Keppel Corp 92,904,400 SingTel 73,436,990 DBS Grp 56,031,640 UOB 27,005,980 OCBC Bank 26,536,230 Market value 889,077,000
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      110 10 Most Active Fund Last sale +/-(‘000) Day high/low 52w high/low Buy/Sell Mcap STI ETF 333 -4 140 336/333 343/298 333/334 UETF SSE50China 203 +1 86 203/198 217/140 201/202 63.4 Nikko AM STI ETF 338 -4 62 342/338 422/300 338/340 8.2 DBXT MSINDO us$ US1377 -46 39 1403/1376 1600/1110
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      77 10 Dec 15 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS -525.00 +120.00 BT CADI -*****.00 -185.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -53.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 735.61 -3.76 FTSE ST Small Cap 487.08 -4.12 FTSE ST All Share 789.15 -6.66 FTSE ST China Top 183.77 -0.82 FTSE ST China 220.64 -0.87 FTSE
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      Lock icon STI / FTSE ST All-Share
      35 10 STI FTSE ST All-Share ftse ST All-Share index Dec 15,2014 789.15 -6.66 (-0.84%) Current streak 1 day Day high 793.13 Day low 787.48 52-week high 819.39 (July 31, 2014) 52-week low 722.35 (Feb 5, 2014)
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      Lock icon STI / MSCI EAFE
      33 10 STI MSCI EAFE MSCI EAFE Index Dec 12,2014 1,767.09 -20.30 (-1.14%) Current streak 5 days Day high 1,795.67 Day low 1,767.09 52-week high 1,995.49 (July 3, 2014) 52-week low 1,714.64 (OCt 16, 2014)
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      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING SCOREBOARD
      186 10 MAIN CATL TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 2 11 3 0 0 0 2 11 3 Manufacturing 16 68 30 7 6 10 23 74 40 Commerce 11 29 14 2 7 2 13 36 16 Tpt/Stor/Comms 7 27 6
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      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING TURNOVER
      121 10 VOLUME (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 20,707 20,707 116,997 116,997 Manufacturing 117,069 67,347 184,416 94,678 2,718 97,396 Commerce 48,997 38,316 87,313 60,347 2,641 62,988 Tpt/Stor/Comms 89,913 719 90,632 149,310 266 149,576 Finance 12,782 22 12,804 124,703 6 124,708 Construction 28,367 6,084
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      Lock icon GAINERS
      74 10 BY CENTS CLOSE UP 52w high/low DBXT S&P Short US$ 2287 18.4 0.6 2752/2215 Hotel Royal 374 8.0 2.2 400/296 DBXT CSI300 US$ 912 7.9 0.7 958/613 KepCorp VTePW*****2 29 4.0 16.0 29/9.5 HongkongLand USD 683 3.9 0.4 714/565 BY PERCENTAGE CLOSE UP 52w high/low InterraResW*****8 0.9 28.6 0.2
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      74 10 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN 52w high/low SPDR S&P500 US$ ***** -301.5 -1.1 *****/***** DBXT MSTHAI US$ 1930 -194.0 -7.1 2225/1620 GLD US$ ***** -135.0 -0.9 *****/***** JSH USD 3317 -83.9 -1.9 3810/3006 Lyxor US DJIA US$ 1752 -83.9 -3.5 1824/1570 BY PERCENTAGE CLOSE DOWN 52w high/low BlueSkyPower 9.2 -45.6
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      Lock icon UNUSUAL ACTIVITY
      82 10 VOL CLOSE($) CHANGE ES 1,408.0 0.145 +0.024 +19.84 China Env 38,283.0 0.136 +0.022 +19.30 Lasseters Intl 30.0 0.092 -0.020 -17.86 Tritech 13,993.0 0.152 +0.025 +19.69 CEFC Intl 185.0 0.026 -0.013 -33.33 Delong 469.0 0.240 +0.010 +4.35 ISR Capital 323.0 0.026 +0.005 +23.81 Swee Hong 450.0 0.170 -0.020 -10.53
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    • BROKERS’ TAKE
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        Lock icon Offshore & marine sector
        127 10 Offshore marine sector Neutral Dec 15 close (Ezion): S$1.045 Dec 15 close (Pacific Radiance): S$0.775 CIMB Research, Dec 14 CALLING for an entry point for oil services companies in such a market is akin to having a sword of Damocles hanging over our heads. Cheap has gotten cheaper, while O&M
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        Lock icon PACC Offshore Services Holdings
        145 10 Hold Dec 15 close: S$0.54 DBS Group Research, Dec 12 WITH Brent crude oil falling below US$70 per barrel, we believe the medium-term outlook has become more cloudy now, with several oil majors and rig owners cutting capex plans, reducing dividends and tightening opex. Offshore supply
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        217 10  -  Compiled by Jamie Lee Neutral Dec 15 close (Sheng Siong Group): S$0.68 OCBC investment Research, Dec 12 IN view of expected stimulus in emerging Asean countries such as Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand, regional consumption growth is likely to improve in 2015. This is also backed by the
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        9 10 DATA I 9.00 am HSBC China Manufacturing PMI
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      Lock icon Yen strengthens despite Abe win; euro down
      393 11 TT CURRENCIES REUTERS London THE yen rose on Monday as financial markets shrugged off Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s widely expected election win, while a new low for eurozone inflation expectations kept the bloc’s currency on the defensive. Japan’s Nikkei stock average fell
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    • FOREX RATES
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        471 11 Dec 15 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 0.953 5.099 0.662 6.388 51.663 104.401 0.975 9.058 2.881 1.062 82.577 36.816 1.081 9.529 0.795 25.799 27.019 0.524 0.824 Canada 1.049 5.350
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        Lock icon INTERBANK CURRENCY RATES
        155 11 Dec 15 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.0801 1.0812 0.8239 0.8241 Canadian dollar 1.1331 1.1346 0.8648 0.8643 Euro 1.6319 1.6336 1.2448 1.2451 NZ dollar 1.0164 1.0180 0.7753 0.7759 Sterling pound 2.0619 2.0640 1.5728 1.5732
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        Lock icon US$/S$ FORWARD RATES
        22 11 Dec 15 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.3113 1.3124 2-months 1.3114 1.3125 3-months 1.3114 1.3127 6-months 1.3116 1.3130 Source: OCBC
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    • EQUITY BONDS WARRANTS FUTURES
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        Lock icon SGX DERIVATIVES TRADING
        362 11 Dec 15 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT NIKKEI 225 INDEX FUTURES SPOT *****.49 *****.32 *****.21 Mar15 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****5 *****3 Jun15 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 4 2645 MSCI TAIWAN INDEX FUTURES SPOT 332.02 332.35 330.23 Dec14 332.00 333.10 328.30 332.80 ***** *****1 Jan15 331.60
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        Lock icon BONDS, WARRANTS, PREFERENCE SHARES
        206 11 Most active Dec 15 Prem Expiry Vol Conv Exer Disc Gear-Mths Company Last Sale +or-('000) Ratio Price ing Left DBS MB eCW*****2 11.2 -2.6 6392 0.1 0 6 KepCorp MB eCW*****2 6.9 -0.7 5661 0.2 900 6 FTSEChinaA50 9600 MBeCW*****0 20.5 unch 4570 0.0 3 STI
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        Lock icon MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INDICES
        373 11 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Dec 12 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Preliminary 1246.3 -1.2 5.2 -1.2 5.3 -1.0 1.2 EAFE Preliminary 964.9 -1.6 0.9 -1.4 -4.1 -1.1 -7.8 Europe Preliminary 1341.7 -2.4 -1.0
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    • BANK RATES
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        154 11 Dec 15 $S Offer Bid 0vernight 0.05 0.02 1-month 0.3750 0.2500 2-months 0.4375 0.3125 3-months 0.4375 0.3125 Overnight mode: 0.12 US$ Offer Bid 7 days 0.18 0.08 1 month 0.25 0.15 2 months 0.30 0.20 3 months 0.40 0.20 6 months 0.50 0.30 9 months 0.60 0.40 12
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        Lock icon SIBOR
        36 11 Dec 15 (S$) 1 mth 0.***** 2 mths 3 mths 0.***** 6 mths 0.***** 9 mths 12 mths 0.***** SWAP Offer rates (S$) 1 mth 0.***** 3 mths 0.***** 6 mths 0.***** Source: Thomson Reuters
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        Lock icon GOVERNMENT SECURITIES
        65 11 Dec 15 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year NY*****F 3.75 01-Sep-16 105.40 5-Year N*****0H 1.625 01-Oct-19 100.64 100.70 100.70 10-Year NY*****H 3.000 01-Sep-24 107.25 107.58 107.45 15-Year NY*****E 2.875 01-Jul-29 104.47 104.60 104.60 20-Year NZ*****V 3.375 01-Sep-33 110.25 110.75 110.70
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    • AGRI METALS ENERGY
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        Lock icon COMMODITY FUTURES
        209 11 Dec-12 Price Net change change Last Trade Agricultural Dec-12 CBOT Soybeans (US cents/bu) 1047.25 5.00 0.48% 14/01/2015 CBOT Soybean Oil (US cents/lb) 31.97 0.04 0.13% 12/12/2014 CBOT Wheat (US cents/bu) 627.50 17.25 2.83% 12/12/2014 Dec-12 LIFFE Cocoa (£/tonne) 1909.00 -13.00 -0.68% 12/12/2014 LIFFE Coffee (US$/tonne) 1944.00 6.00 0.31%
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        Lock icon PALM OIL
        53 11 Dec 15 KLCE Palm Futures (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Sett Av Vol Open Month Range Price Price High Low Done Position Dec 14 2154.0 1417 Jan 15 2161.0 2152.0 2166.0 2150.0 686 ***** Feb 15 2186.0 2168.0 2188.0 2154.0 ***** ***** Mar 15 2189.0 2171.0 2190.0 2156.0 ***** *****
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      30 8 3If you're looking to buy or rent an HDB apartment, turn to the Print Classified Properties section. To advertise, call the Print Classified Hotline: 1800-289 9988. Need a room flat?
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      442 9 THE FUTURE OF HUMAN WELL-BEING AND SECURITY Raffles Human Well-being Security Dialogue 2-3 February 2015 The Ballroom, Raffles Hotel, Singapore The Raffles Dialogue will bring together leading thought- and opinion-leaders to vigorously deliberate on key issues through plenary lectures and moderated panel discussions. The dialogue also commemorates the 110th anniversary
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  • REAL ESTATE
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      Lock icon Colliers sees jump in Asian property transactions in 2015
      614 12  -  It cites pent-up demand from both real-estate occupiers and investors due to prior lack of stock By Lee Meixian leemx@sph.com.sg @LeeMeixianBT Singapore REAL estate transactions in Asia will probably increase in 2015, driven by greater supply that is finally starting to
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      Lock icon GIC and Vatika to develop residential projects in India
      250 12 Singapore SINGAPORE’S sovereign wealth fund GIC, through its affiliate, and Indian property developer Vatika Group have established two joint ventures for residential projects on Dwarka Expressway in the northern Indian city of Gurgaon, near New Delhi. The projects, called Sovereign Park
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      Lock icon Peace Centre/Mansion make third en bloc attempt
      484 13  -  indicative price is about S$680 million, which works out to S$1,125 per square foot per plot ratio By Lee Meixian leemx@sph.com.sg @LeeMeixianBT Singapore PEACE Centre/Peace Mansion, a resi-dential-commercial mixed development along 1 Sophia Road in the prime District 9, has been put up
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      Lock icon Greenland biding its time to enter Singapore market
      756 13  -  It plans to do so next year, adding to its growing presence internationally By Lynette Khoo lynkhoo@sph.com.sg @LynetteKhooBT Singapore TO be in the right place at the right time underscores the reason behind Greenland Holding Group’s decision not to enter Singapore this
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      544 14 latest transactions show that they seek controlling stakes as a way to expand their global footprint REUTERS Hong Kong CHINESE financial firms are targeting purchases of distressed banking assets coming on the market in Europe, having been urged by Beijing to expand their reach
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      282 14 BLOOMBERG Melbourne WESFARMERS Ltd and Apollo Global Management LLC have made a joint bid for General Electric Co’s (GE) Australian consumer-finance arm, which may fetch as much as A$1.5 billion (S$ 1.62 billion), people with knowledge of the matter said.
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      1160 15  -  Singapore and Kazakhstan enjoy growing ties in a range of economic fields, says Kazakhstan’s ambassador.BY ambassador.BY VINCENT WEE THE following is an interview with Yerlan Baudarbek-Kozhatayev, Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Republic of Singapore. Question: Singapore and Kazakhstan have enjoyed growing ties in trade,
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      435 16  -  Kazakhstan has plentiful resources with which to build a strong nation. BY VINCENT WEE THE independence day of any nation is one of its most significant holidays, and as Kazakhstan celebrates its 23rd anniversary of gaining independence on Dec 16, it is an occasion to
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      1151 16  -  By Vincent Wee THE Nurly Zhol policy put forward by Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev in his latest state of the nation address is set to mark a major turning point in the development of the Central Asian republic. As Kazakhstan has been briefing its
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      661 17  -  By Vincent Wee KAZAKHSTAN’S innovative G-Global platform has for the first time discussed developing a new paradigm focused on solving global challenges at its latest meeting in Kazakhstan. An international conference titled “A new paradigm of sustainable human development: G-Global A new form of global dialogue”
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      448 17  -  By Vincent Wee FOOD Empire was one of the earliest Singapore companies to go into the Kazakhstan market and is now the leading brand in the coffee-mix industry there. Food Empire’s products are exported to over 60 countries, in markets as diverse as Russia, Ukraine,
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      724 17  -  Expo 2017 will be in Astana and the 28th Winter Universiade in Almaty.BY Almaty.BY VINCENT WEE AS 2014 draws to a close, it brings Kazakhstan a year closer to two big events that are set to take place in the country in 2017.
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      454 18  -  Kazakhstan gains support from the US to obtain membership in the global trade body. BY VINCENT WEE support body.BY VINCENT WEE KAZAKHSTAN'Sambitions to join the World Trade Organization (WTO) w ill g e t a boost as the US lends its support to its
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      443 18  -  By Vincent wee THE creation of the groundbreaking Eurasian Economic Union has primarily been driven by Kazakhstan, with President Nursultan Nazarbayev being the driving force behind the concept. Beginning in the early 1990s, after the collapse of the Soviet Union and in the
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      818 19 Many companies have announced layoffs and are cutting spending plans OIL ROUT REUTERS Los Angeles AFTER leading the US economic recovery out of recession, some of the nation’s top oil states are showing early signs of a slowdown as a result of
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      620 19 BLOOMBERG New York SPECULATORS added to wagers that the slump in oil futures, the worst since the global recession, is ending. Prices kept falling anyway. Money managers raised their netlong position in US crude to the highest in two months
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      1192 20 Some company execs express resentment at public silence and lack of support from other studio chiefs NYT Los Angeles SONY Pictures Entertainment warned media outlets on Sunday against using the mountains of corporate data revealed by hackers who raided the studio’s
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      660 20 Actress in anti-Islam clip wins case, citing death threats BLOOMBERG Los Angeles AN actress who said that she got death threats over a performance used in an anti-Islam YouTube clip has made enemies of Google Inc and Hollywood, which say
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      709 20 NYT New York BIG data is increasingly moving into the mainstream, as companies in every industry begin to combine an abundance of digital data with smart software to analyse it. it is a potential gold mine for software-makers, with analysts
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      458 21 BLOOMBERG London TOP Bordeaux growers need to price 2014 wines so they’re cheaper than mature vintages to revive demand, according to Simon Berry, chairman of London merchant Berry Bros Rudd. Vintners set prices for wines such as the 2013 vintage too
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      480 21 The Week turns its subscribers into advocates NYT New York WHILE many people treat the holidays as the perfect time to give the latest iPhone or video game, some gift givers are opting for a more traditional present this year: a subscription
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      516 21 Russia turns to the S American country to replace imports from Norway but rouble’s slump depresses demand BLOOMBERG Tokyo WHAT does President Vladimir Putin have to do with the price of fish? At least when it comes to salmon, quite a lot.
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      619 21 PetSmart okays US$8.7b buyout following pressure from two hedge funds NYT New York THE biggest private equity deal of 2014 in a year of huge takeovers of cable providers and drug manufacturers is a bet on the lucrativeness of
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      1167 22 Pick-up appears to indicate that the world economy is on the mend and primed for potentially faster growth BLOOMBERG Washington BANK of Japan governor Haruhiko Kuroda is finally getting a pay raise and so, too, are a growing number of workers throughout
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      802 22 BLOOMBERG Beijing WITH the stroke of a pen, China may meet its 2014 economic growth target after all. China’s statistics bureau is predicted to announce the results of its third national economic census this month after a
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      442 22 REUTERS Sydney AUSTRALIA’S government expects its budget deficit to balloon to A$40.4 billion (S$43.7 billion) in the year to June as falling prices for key resource exports and sluggish wage growth blew a gaping hole in tax revenues. Releasing his mid-year budget outlook
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      211 22 REUTERS Shanghai CHINA’S yuan will not fluctuate sharply despite the recent volatility of other emerging market currencies, including the Russian rouble, the central bank’s chief economist, Ma Jun, was quoted as saying on Monday. “Even though there is some
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      265 22 BLOOMBERG Mumbai INDIAN wholesale prices unexpectedly stagnated last month, adding pressure on central bank governor Raghuram Rajan to cut interest rates. The wholesale-price index in November didn’t advance for the first time since July 2009, when it fell 0.31 per cent.
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      698 23 Two dead, three seriously injured in early Tuesday morning dramatic rescue BLOOMBERG REUTERS Sydney POLICE have confirmed that the Sydney cafe siege is over, after storming the premises early on Tuesday morning. Australian broadcaster ABC said that two people died, while another three
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      494 23 AFP Taipei ANTI-BEIJING protesters chanted slogans outside a high-level business meeting in Taiwan on Monday where the founder of China’s e-commerce giant Alibaba called on the island’s youth to start businesses on the mainland. Trade with China is a particularly
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      420 23 AFP Brussels THE European Union said on Monday that its sole aim for Greece is to keep the twice bailed-out country firmly in the eurozone, as Athens battles hostile financial markets spooked by the possibility of early elections. “The only option that
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      573 23  -  His party in talks with Democrats to ensure passage of bill next month By Jeffrey Hutton btworld@sph.com.sg Jakarta A PLANNED vote in Indonesia’s parliament to re-establish direct elections of regional heads next month is shaping up as a potential stepping stone
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      580 26 Abenomics gets benefit of the doubt and a second wind EDITORIAL JAPAN’S general election over the weekend produced few surprises. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was returned to office and has succeeded in retaining his coalition’s two-thirds majority in the lower house of the Japanese parliament. He is now set to
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      853 26  -  TT THE BOTTOM LINE By Yogi Aggarwal Bombay WHEN Russian President Vladimir Putin came for the 15th Annual In-dia-Russia Summit last week, the beleaguered former superpower hoped to gain more than it offered. Though Russia had an impressive list of benefits
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      1404 26  -  The two regional giants are expected to play a major role as Western forces withdraw from Afghanistan. BY HARSH V PANT Afghanistan.BY HARSH V PANT T The writer is professor of international relations at King’s College, London, and the author of India’s Afghan Muddle (HarperCollins);
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      950 27  -  TT COMMENTARY By Andrew Hammond T The writer is an associate at LSE IDEAS at the London School of Economics, and was formerly a UK Government Special Adviser THE annual United Nations climate summit of 194 nations, scheduled to conclude
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      640 27  -  By Kang Wai Geat, Fua Qiu Lin T The writers are, respectively, deputy head of technical standards development advisory and manager of technical standards development advisory at the Singapore institute of Chartered Accountants FOR the past 10 years, Mr Tan’s company had been
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      293 27  -  TT LETTER TO THE EDITOR Lee Kian Leong I CANNOT agree more with Waleed A Hanafi’s comments in his letter “SGX website suffers from information gaps” (BT, Dec 11) and Cai Haoxiang’s article “SGX fixing revamped website after complaints” (BT,
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      981 27  -  Diversity is the very essence of Asia but it has not stopped Asian countries from working together for prosperity and peace. prosperity BY JOHN WEST, STEPHAN RICHTER T This article is sourced from The Globalist, a web portal that focuses on international affairs (www.theglobalist.com); the writers
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      704 28  -  The retail arm of the National Heritage Board has launched a series of lifestyle products in distinctive designs created by 40 Singaporeans By Tay Suan Chiang taysc@sph.com.sg @TaySuanChiangBT WHAT do a T-shirt, a timepiece, a bag, a plush toy, a charm, a vase, a
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      487 28 WP Washington THEY chose a pretty piece for last. Photographer John Tsantes had placed the Seated Princess an opaque watercolour and gold painting that is part of the famed Islamic collection of the Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M Sackler Gallery on his table
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      1233 29  -  Ernestine Fu, youngest venture capitalist in Silicon Valley, shares secrets of her success and how startups in Asia can replicate it. BY MINDY TAN tanmindy@sph.com.sg @MindyTanBT “YOU must be earnest,” quips the young venture capitalist (VC) at Alsop Louie Partners in Silicon Valley, in response
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      1081 29  -  TTTHE VIEW FROM NTU PROFESSORS By Siriwan Chutikamoltham T The writer is senior lecturer and director of banking and finance at Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological university. This is an edited version of an article in The Straits Times on Nov 25, 2014 IN recent
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