The Business Times, 26 July 2010

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    22 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES S$1.00 online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg onlineathttp://www.businesstimes.com.sg onlineathttp://www.businesstimes.com.sg CO REGN NO *****2868E onlineathttp://www.businesstimes.com.sg MICA (P) 123/08/2009 onlineathttp://www.businesstimes.com.sg Monday, July 26, 2010
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    Lock icon Q2 earnings so far lag sizzling GDP growth
    676 1  -  Upcoming results will present clearer picture of S’pore Inc By EMILYN YAP [SINGAPORE] It’s often said that a rising tide lifts all boats, but that has yet to come true in Singapore for corporate earnings, so far at least. While the economy
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  • Article
    Lock icon Global Yellow Pages comes under fire
    913 1  -  Businesses up in arms over payment demand for a service they never asked for By CONRAD TAN [SINGAPORE] Global Yellow Pages, formerly known as Yellow Pages (Singapore), has come under fire from businesses that have received “tax invoices” from a subsidiary of the firm,
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    Lock icon MARKETS DIGEST
    157 1 BT ONLINE BT print subscribers get free access to BT Online at www.businesstimes.com.sg. For more information, e-mail btocs@sph.com.sg or call 6388-3838. MARKETS Weekly Change ST Index 2,973.47 +15.75 KL COMP 1,345.68 +9.03 NIKKEI 225 9,430.96 +22.60 HANG SENG 20,815.33 +565.17 SET INDEX 840.24 +12.70 JAKARTA COMP 3,042.02 +49.57
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      81 1 BizIT S’pore drives robust growth for VMware PAGE 28 SAVING VOLVO Geely faces Volvo challenge PAGE 20 MALAYSIA INSIGHT Review federal-state relations PAGE14 DINING OUT Sophisticated simplicity PAGE A city for cyclists What more can be done to develop a cycling culture in Singapore while ensuring safe and nuisance-free cycling?
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      154 1 THE DEEP DUE WATCH No other watch is engineered quite like a Rolex. The Rolex Deepsea was designed for extreme underwater exploration. An intricate three-piece case architecture, the Ringlock System, enables it to withstand the colossal pressure at depths of up to 3,900 metres. The Deepsea is also equipped with
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  • TOP STORIES
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      Lock icon THREE-MINUTE DIGEST
      575 2 Global Yellow Pages comes under fire GLOBAL Yellow Pages, formerly known as Yellow Pages (Singapore), has come under fire from businesses that have received “tax invoices” from a subsidiary of the firm, asking for payment for a directory-listing service that they never asked for. One business owner has
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      Lock icon Asian, European markets to have say on stress tests today
      700 2 Scepticism expected over the low capital shortfall uncovered AFP [PARIS] European bank stress tests will themselves be tested today when investors return to markets in Europe and Asia with a verdict on an unprecedented bid to restore confidence in the
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      Lock icon Two Jurong Island projects set to raise financing
      469 2  -  India’s GMR and Jurong Aromatics expect to approach banks next month By RONNIE LIM [SINGAPORE] Investors in two delayed, multi-billion dollar projects on Jurong Island one for power generation and the other for petrochemicals expect to go to the financial markets next
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      Lock icon BP showing Hayward the door: sources
      607 2 Reuters [LONDON] BP Plc has decided that chief executive Tony Hayward should step down over his handling of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and his departure could be announced in the coming days, sources close to the company said yesterday. BP’s board will
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      Lock icon More positive reports may boost rally
      959 2  -  Market sentiment seems to be on the mend after a week of some good news WALL STREET INSIGHT By ANDREW MARKS STRONG quarterly results are supposed to boost share prices, especially when they handily beat Wall Street forecasts. For a change of pace, that’s
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      Lock icon Consumer confidence in Q2 takes a tumble
      628 3  -  Singapore trails Vietnam but leads Malaysia, China, Indonesia, Thailand By MAARTEN KALLENBERG The writer is head of Consumer Confidence Index at Insight Asia Research Group [SINGAPORE] Consumers in Singapore remain among the most optimistic in the region despite a drop in consumer confidence
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      Lock icon HDB resale prices should stabilise in a year or so: Mah
      335 3  -  By EMILYN YAP [SINGAPORE] Prices of resale flats should stabilise in a year or so as the Housing Development Board (HDB) releases a record number of new flats into the market. This was according to National Development Minister Mah
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      Lock icon Work on three new gas pipelines to begin soon
      528 3  -  By RONNIE LIM SINGAPORE will start work soon on three new gas pipelines costing an estimated $300 million to $400 million to transport re-gasi-fied LNG (liquefied natural gas) from its upcoming $1.5 billion LNG terminal to power stations and industry. “We
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  • SINGAPORE MARKETS
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      Lock icon Anticipating Wall Street’s performance
      704 4  -  STOCKS R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent LAST week, we focused on an expected rise in the volatility of the Straits Times Index (STI) in anticipation of similar swings on Wall Street. As it turned out, the STI has been bouncing daily in tandem with shifting expectations of
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      Lock icon There’s no recession in currencies
      552 4  -  CURRENCY WATCH By ONG YI LING The writer is investment analyst at Phillip Futures THE first half of 2010 was indeed memorable. In the short six months, we saw equities reaching their highs from their March 2009 lows. We then saw the markets tanking after
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      Lock icon Oil soars to almost US$80, gold rises towards US$1,200
      385 4 COMMODITIES AFP [LONDON] Raw material prices mainly rose last week as traders tracked upbeat US company results and economic data, but some gains tapered off before the publication of European banks’ stress-test results. Seven European banks, among a total of 91
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      111 4 BY CENTS CLOSE UP JSH 2450 153.6 4.8 DBXT FTChina25 10US$ 2974 148.2 3.8 DBXT iBoxxSvEu 5US$ ***** 141.3 0.5 JMH 4124 129.0 2.3 DBXT Nifty 10US$ ***** 122.1 0.8 DBXT CSI300 10US$ 948 108.4 9.1 Jardine C&C 3548 96.0 2.8 Lyxor China H 10US$ 1543 90.5 4.5 STXPO
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      125 4 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN DBXT E50 10US$ 3612-211.3 -4.1 DBXT iBoxxKR 5US$ *****-166.0 -1.1 DBXT AUDMM 5SG$ *****-155.0 -0.7 DBXT FTVietnam 10US$ 4147-115.2 -2.0 GLD 10US$ ***** -90.5 -0.6 UOB.ES.1007 1942 -56.0 -2.8 UOB 1936 -52.0 -2.6 DBS Grp 1440 -40.0 -2.7 DBXT MSWorld 10US$ 250 -28.8 -7.7 SIA
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      Lock icon CURRENCIES
      87 4 Where S$ stands Jul 23 CHNG YR 2010 CLOSE FR Jul 22 S$ LOW S$ HIGH US$ 1.3711 0.09 1.4219 1.3680 Euro 1.7745 -0.73 2.0153 1.6886 Pounds 2.1127 -0.76 2.2831 2.0003 A$ 1.2270 -0.99 1.2960 1.1515 Yen* 1.5740 0.65 1.5951 1.4467 Rupiah* 0.***** 0.08 0.***** 0.***** Baht* 4.2521 -0.06
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      Lock icon BROKERS’ RECOMMENDATIONS
      1548 4 Consensus No. of Forecast Mean Fri’s recommendation esti-EPS PE target price Company name This wk Last mth mates (cents) (ratio) price Allgreen Properties Ltd 2.45 2.55 11 11.17 10.39 1.29 1.15 ARA Asset Management Ltd 1.75 1.75 4 7.33 15.43 1.23 1.13 Armstrong Industrial Corp 1.00 1.00 3
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      4 4 WEEKLY
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      66 4 Jul 23 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS 293.00 -63.00 BT CADI -*****.00 +56.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 +29.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 729.61 +3.37 FTSE ST Small Cap 542.32 +2.03 FTSE ST All Share 733.92 +4.14 FTSE ST China Top 271.22 +2.14 FTSE ST China 301.54 +2.54 FTSE
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      Lock icon MOST ACTIVE STOCKS
      58 4 VOLUME Genting SP 325,833,000 Golden Agri 269,637,000 CapitaLand 148,658,000 Noble Grp 132,563,000 Cosco Corp 119,487,000 Bund Center Inv 117,789,000 China Hongxing 102,976,000 Z-Obee Hldgs 96,956,000 LeaderEnv 94,148,000 Informatics 93,883,000 VALUE($) CapitaLand 570,242,208 Genting SP 390,477,323 DBS Grp 343,930,675 UOB 266,421,614 Wilmar 255,906,260 SingTel 238,150,066 Noble Grp 226,659,700
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      Lock icon Low PE stocks lead as portfolios rise 1%
      1451 8  -  TEH HOOI LING Senior Correspondent IT was a good week in the stock market last week. Stocks were creeping up slowly but steadily, although trading activity could not be said to be hectic. All our portfolios advanced, with the average gain being
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      Lock icon Director buying flat, selling remains low; buybacks down again
      1343 8  -  INSIDE MARKETS By ROBERT HALILI The writer is managing director at Asia Insider Ltd THE buying was flat while the selling stayed low, according to filings of directors’ trades on the Singapore Exchange from July 19 to 23. Buyers outweighed sellers
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      94 4 Phillip Futures inging Global Markets closer to yo Phillip Futures Bringing Global Markets Closer to You www.phillipfutures.com.sg 6538 0500 Brought to you by Phillip Futures Pte Ltd (A member of PtiillipCapitaJ) The above information does riot constitute an investment advice, an offer/solicitation to buy/sell the above mentioned investment produces). Trading
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  • COMPANY NEWS
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      Lock icon SGX gets it right with short-selling rules
      650 5  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW By R SIVANITHY THE wheels that drive disclosure improvements at the Singapore Exchange (SGX) sure grind slowly but thankfully, at least they do grind and in the right direction. It was 10 years ago that we first pondered the issue
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      233 5 6-month/Q2 ended June 2010 COMPANY DATE China Eratat Sports July 26 First Reit July 26 FSL Trust July 26 Raffles Medical July 26 Starhill Global Reit July 26 Broadway Ind July 28 CDL Hospital Reit July 28 China Eratat July 28 Elec Eltek July 28 Great Eastern
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      Lock icon MapletreeLog Q2 DPU up 1.4%
      417 5  -  Amount distributable to unitholders was $30.9 million, up 8% By EMILYN YAP MAPLETREE Logistics Trust (MapletreeLog) yesterday posted improved results for the second quarter on the back of lower property and other expenses as well as borrowing costs. Amount distributable to unitholders in Q2 was
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      Lock icon Keeping a rein on directors
      735 7  -  Unlike the US, Singapore does not have disciplinary mechanisms of enforcement UNTICKING THE BOX By MAK YUEN TEEN Associate Professor Mak Yuen Teen set up the Corporate Governance and Financial Reporting Centre of the NUS Business School in 2003 and led it for the next
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      Lock icon PRIME LENDING RATES
      403 7 Jul 23 BANKS Agricultural Bank Of China 5.5 ANZ Banking Group 6 Arab Bank PLC 5.5 Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. 6 Bangkok Bank 6 Bank Julius Baer Co. Ltd(S) 5 Bank of America NA 5 Bank of China Limited 5.5 Bank of Communications 5.5 Bank of
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      Lock icon COMPANY MEETINGS
      432 7 COMPANY MEETING PLACE DATE TIME PM Data A 135 Joo Seng Road #08-01 PM Industrial Building, Singapore *****3 26-Jul 11.00am Pollux Prop A 11 Changi South Street 3, #04-01 Builders Centre, Singapore *****2 26-Jul 2.00pm Sunray Hldgs A Re!Union, Level 2, Hotel Re! Pearl's Hill, 175A Chin Swee
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
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      Lock icon SMEs need to ‘sell’ more to attract talent
      464 9  -  Consultant says there should no secret about their long-term vision By CHEN HUIFEN MOST SMEs here probably have some attributes that will attract talent, but what’s lacking is a concerted effort to communicate these attributes to the talent they would like to
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      Lock icon Dawn of greater cohesion
      374 9  -  First Light celebrates Singapore’s multi-ethnicity and inclusiveness By RACHEL SIM FOLLOWING the finale of the month-long Orange Ribbon celebrations, more than 3,000 participants gathered to welcome the dawn at a festival held at the iconic Singapore Flyer in the early hours of Saturday. Held as a
      TERRY CHUA (DECO CINE-GRAPHY ASIA) /THE ARTS HOUSE; YEN MENG JIIN  -  374 words
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      Lock icon DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED
      793 9 Payment Ex Books Pay Ann (cts) date close date date Ascendasreit ao 3.370 22-Jul 26-Jul 26-Aug 19-Jul Ascott R Trust ao 1.060 29-Jul 02-Aug 27-Aug 23-Jul Ascott R Trust aq 0.430 29-Jul 02-Aug 27-Aug 23-Jul Ascott R Trust ad 2.040 29-Jul 02-Aug 27-Aug 23-Jul Asiatic Grp an 0.250
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      365 9 Resorts World Sentosa, Singapore 29 30 September 2010 People Strategies for Asia Riding the Wave of Recovery Growth Join distinguished CEOs and thought leaders at Asia’s peer-to-peer C-suite platform on human capital and leadership. Asia’s rapid growth has turned the spotlight on the importance of having outstanding leaders at the
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  • VIEWS FROM THE TOP
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      Lock icon A city for cyclists
      2336 10 THIS WEEK’S TOPIC What more can be done to develop a cycling culture in Singapore while ensuring safe and nuisance-free cycling? Can we learn from the experience of other cycle-friendly countries? James Foo President and Country Manager ABB Pte Ltd IF we view cycling as a
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      12 11 A full 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 Selling through story-telling
      825 12  -  ASUTHOSH NAIR explains the importance of telling your product or solution story and the various ways of doing it effectively ASUTHOSH NAIR The writer is the chief operating officer at GetIT Comms, a company that develops and implements marketing programmes, campaigns and projects for B2B organisations FROM
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      Lock icon Student-run conference a big draw
      740 12  -  AIBC’s second edition covers a wide range of topics related to Asia, say GERTHRINE CHEO and KAREN CHOO CAMPUS LIFE GERTHRINE CHEO ,KAREN CHOO Gerthrine Cheo is a second-year student at the LSE and the co-chairperson of AIBC 2010. Karen Choo is a first-year student
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      271 12 Be smart with your finances FANCY becoming the next Warren Buffett or George Soros? Or even the famous Robert Kiyosaki? Then read on. The Young Investors’ Forum, part of the BT-Citibank Tertiary Outreach Programme, isn't another dry page out of your financial textbook. To complement our editorial content, we have
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  • ECONOMY WATCH
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      Lock icon Battle brewing over expiring Bush tax cuts
      731 13 Issue could shape coming congressional elections and fiscal policy for years to come NYT [WASHINGTON] An epic fight is brewing over what Congress and President Barack Obama should do about the expiring Bush tax cuts, with such substantial economic and political consequences that
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      Lock icon NY Fed’s Dahlgren to direct bank supervision
      584 13 Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] Sarah Dahlgren, who manages assets acquired by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York during the financial crisis, will become its top bank supervisor after the regulatory overhaul enacted this week expanded the central bank’s authority. Ms Dahlgren, 46, will oversee
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      Lock icon Rise in German business sentiment strongest since reunification
      549 13 AFP [BERLIN] Germany’s economy is fast returning to health, but thanks mainly to exports, leaving Chancellor Angela Merkel open to a fresh barrage of criticism from other countries, economists say. On Friday, the closely watched Ifo survey of around 2,500 companies showed
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      Lock icon US economy ‘gradually’ improving: Geithner
      189 13 AFP [WASHINGTON] The US economy is “gradually” improving after the financial crisis, US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said in an interview on NBC News’ Meet the Press programme, which was scheduled to be broadcast yesterday. “I talked to businesses across the country, and I would
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  • MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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      Lock icon Review federal-state relations
      653 14  -  Prolonged tension in federal oppositionruled states could hurt investments MALAYSIA INSIGHT PAULINE NG KL Correspondent TO MANY, the public spat between the chief minister of Penang Lim Guan Eng and state development officer (SDO) Nik Ali Mat Yunus last week was not surprising given that matters had
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      Lock icon Proton-Perodua merger ‘can boost industry’
      614 14 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Merging Proton and Perodua into a single entity will be a step forward to boost the Malaysian automotive industry, according to the Proton Vendors Association (PVA). PVA president Wan Mohamed Wan Embong said it would be timely for both national car manufacturers
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      Lock icon No need to raise rates this year: Bank Indonesia
      270 14 Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesia’s central bank governor-des-ignate said he saw full-year inflation at about 6 per cent, the upper end of Bank Indonesia’s end-2010 target, but reiterated there was still no need to raise rates this year. Darmin Nasution, approved by parliament
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      Lock icon Indonesia will join int’l cocoa body: minister
      206 14 Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesia, the world’s third-largest cocoa producer, will join the International Cocoa Organization (ICCO) this year, Mahendra Siregar, the country’s vice trade minister said on Friday. “We have registered with the ICCO and we are now doing the paperwork. The government will
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      Lock icon BURSA MALAYSIA
      2013 14 VOL Jul 23 RM +/-(‘000) A M Realty 0.58 -0.03 257 Abric Bhd 0.21 0.01 20 Advance Synerg 0.15 unch 1949 Adventa Bhd 3.09 -0.04 117 Ae Multi Hldgs 0.54 -0.01 995 Affin Holdings 3.00 unch 673 Ahmad Zaki Res 0.82 unch 670 Aic Corp 0.65 -0.01 5
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  • GREATER CHINA
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      Lock icon Chinese corporate star’s fall from grace
      772 15 Zijin Mining faces public fury, flak as waste leak kills fish, fouls drinking water AP [BEIJING] A month ago, Zijin Mining Group was a Chinese corporate star, a profitable gold and copper miner with ambitions to further expand abroad. Today, Zijin is an environmental
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      Lock icon Shanghai market should set yuan rate
      394 15 Bloomberg [SHANGHAI] Shanghai’s foreign exchange market should control price setting for China’s yuan, Zhang Jianhua, director of the research department at the People’s Bank of China, said yesterday. “We should develop Shanghai’s foreign exchange market to match expansion of yuan use overseas,” Mr Zhang
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      4029 15 VOLUNTARY CONDITIONAL CASH OFFER by ANZ SINGAPORE LIMITED (Company Registration No.: *****2937W) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) for and on behalf of PEAK RETAIL INVESTMENTS PTE. LTD. (Company Registration No.: *****0755C) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) to acquire all the issued and paid-up ordinary shares in the capital
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  • INDIA
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      Lock icon India set to raise rates again to fight inflation
      608 16 Problem at its worst in a decade, and causing huge discontent, anger AFP [NEW DELHI] India looks set this week to hike borrowing costs for a second time in a month as it battles the highest inflation among the leading Group
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      Lock icon Pakistan minister optimistic on India talks
      330 16 Reuters [LONDON] Pakistan’s Information Minister said on Friday he was optimistic about the prospects for talks with India despite a deadlock at a meeting of the two countries’ foreign ministers earlier this month. “In my view, I think the talks are in the right
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      Lock icon Raw material costs, weak euro hit Maruti’s Q1 profit
      329 16 Reuters [MUMBAI] Maruti Suzuki, India’s top carmaker, reported a surprise 20 per cent fall in net profit in the quarter to June, hit by high raw material costs, an increase in royalty payments and a weakening of the euro which hurt
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      155 16 S'PORE BLOG AWARDS Singapore Blog Awards 2010 Thank you! 10 July 2010 Movida, St James Power Station X w* x y t* r iNr. 1 f U i Pi k v 't t J? i- r !n fi ii FT 41 V. r r fl i j mv m llii
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  • ASIA-PACIFIC/WORLD
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      Lock icon Bomb blast rocks Bangkok, at least 10 wounded
      482 17 Govt spokesman says this shows why govt had maintained state of emergency Reuters [BANGKOK] A bomb exploded here yesterday, wounding at least 10 people, as a ruling party candidate narrowly beat a jailed anti-gov-ernment leader in a by-elec-tion seen as a referendum
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      Lock icon Hun Sen arrives in Singapore for first bilateral visit
      595 17  -  By LEE U-WEN ECONOMIC ties between Singapore and Cambodia, where many Singapore companies are already invested, are set to deepen with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen’s first bilateral visit here at the invitation of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. With a
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      Lock icon 10 footballers to keep your eye on
      1021 17  -  By MALMINDERJIT SINGH IT seems like I have all the time in the world now that the World Cup is over. Too much, if you ask me. But one group of people are working over-time post July 11 footballers’ agents. The period after
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      Lock icon Alonso wins German GP in Ferrari one-two
      342 17 [HOCKENHEIM, Germany] Fernando Alonso led a Ferrari one-two in the German Grand Prix yesterday after denying Brazilian team mate Felipe Massa an emotional victory one year on from a near-fatal crash. While the Spaniard celebrated his second triumph of the season, and 23rd
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      139 17 August Pulses out now! Will the government land scale programme go down in history as one of the boldest moves to control Singapore's property market? Property investments offer potentially large returns for little outlay. We analyse how the asset class has evolved and what it can offer investors. In Impulses,
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  • WORLD
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      439 19 AFP [BRUSSELS] The European Union will hit Iran with tough sanctions against its vital oil and gas industry today in a bid to lure Teheran back to the negotiating table over its disputed nuclear programme. EU foreign ministers will formally approve the sanctions
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      577 21 Company estimates potential global demand at 3,000 to 4,000 units Reuters [PARANAGUA, Brazil] A Brazilian firm has invented a high-tech tarpaulin for bulk carrier ships to load during rain without putting their cargo at risk, potentially slashing turn-around times and shipping costs.
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      452 21 Baltic Dry Index added 25 points, or 1.4%, to 1,826 points on Friday Bloomberg [LONDON] Commodity shipping rates measured by the Baltic Dry Index had their first weekly gain in almost two months on demand to ship grains from North America. The
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      459 21 US probe criticises FAA for being overly collaborative with carriers Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] Northwest Airlines Corp, now part of Delta Air Lines Inc, had a “systemic” failure to comply with federal safety directives and regulators were lax in pursuing enforcement, US investigators found. Northwest
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      299 21 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across 1 Sobbing Tory leader in weak state (11) 9 Feel grief for dead and record traditions (7) 10 Worker housed in modest shack (6) 12 In a cult, turning psychotic (7) 13 Prodigal son before getting servile (7) 14 Sunday setter’s hiding last of clue riddle (5)
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      1239 22  -  NEW RESTAURANT Waku Ghin Casino Level 2 Marina Bay Sands Tel: 6688-8507 or reservation@wakughin.com Dinner only By Jaime Ee YOU know how, when it comes to their favourite meal, some people like to save the best morsels for last. Unintentionally, it’s the same thing at Marina Bay Sands,
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      9329 23 Week ended: Jul 23 52-wks Tel Last Vol Week Last Quote Div GrYld Net M Cap High Low Code Company Sale +/-(‘000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 20 10.5 3148 8Telecom 18 -1 6089 19 18 18 18.5 1.7 10.1 5.8 86.2 10 6 5834 A-Sonic
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      2047 24 52-wks Tel Last Vol Week Last Quote Div Gr Yld Net M Cap High Low Code Company Sale +/-(‘000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 10 5 1181 t AA Grp 5 -0.5 34 5.5 5 5 6 27.8 4.8 225 130 6222 t APStrategic 200 +15
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      115 24 Stock name Close Change CapMallsAsia 2.060 +0.010 CapitaLand 3.880 +0.040 CapitaMall 1.960 -0.020 CityDev 12.020 +0.220 ComfortDelGro 1.550 DBS Grp 14.400 +0.140 F&N 5.750 -0.070 Genting SP 1.210 +0.010 Golden Agri 0.575 HK Land 5.400 +0.050 Stock name Close Change JMH 41.240 -0.160 JSH 24.500 Jardine
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      2683 24 Transaction date: Jul 23 For a full listing of the closing prices, log on to BT online at http://business-times.asia1.com.sg after 11.30pm every trading day HONG KONG Vol HK$ +/-'000 Aeon Credit 6.60 unch 0 Aeon Stores 11.50 unch 108 Angang Steel 11.76 -0.20 ***** Anhui Conch 26.65 0.60
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      186 24 MAIN SDQ TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 10 3 5 0 0 0 10 3 5 Manufacturing 86 72 69 9 11 19 95 83 88 Commerce 35 20 25 8 5 7 43 25 32 Tpt/Stor/Comms 22 17 7
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      861 24 52-Wk Tel Last Vol Week Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Code Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 124 107 6389 ABF SG Bond ETF 119 +4 132 120 110 113.5 119 543.2 886 702 CIMBAsean40 100US$ US880 -4 34 882 872
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      82 24 52-Wk Tel Last Vol Week Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Code Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 56 28 6000 AVJennings A43 +3 21 43 39 40.5 43 3.6 8.1 3.4 112 31 16 6017 Genting HK US$ US22.5 +3.5 *****
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      123 24 TURNOVER (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN SDQ TOTAL MAIN SDQ TOTAL Multi Ind 126,389 126,389 319,825 319,825 Manufacturing 1,384,106 133,188 1,517,294 1,122,930 16,820 1,139,750 Commerce 485,523 60,720 546,243 545,361 10,466 555,827 Tpt/Stor/Comms 577,564 592 578,156 1,074,245 63 1,074,308 Finance 86,314 45 86,359 871,457 5 871,462 Construction 127,104 42,923
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      26 24 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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      374 25 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Jul 23 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Index Preliminary 804.5 0.3 -3.4 0.2 -6.9 0.2 -4.8 EAFE Preliminary 746.2 0.7 -4.9 0.5 -10.1 0.5 -8.1 Europe Preliminary 1089.7 0.1
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      180 25 Jul 23 $S Offer Bid Overnight 0.05 0.03 1-month 3/8 1/8 2-months 7/16 3/16 3-months 9/16 5/16 Overnight mode: 0.15 US$ Offer Bid 7 days 0.40 0.30 1 month 0.60 0.40 2 months 0.65 0.45 3 months 0.70 0.50 6 months 0.90 0.70 9 months 1.10 0.90 12
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      22 25 Jul 23 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.3717 1.3729 2-months 1.3716 1.3728 3-months 1.3715 1.3527 6-months 1.3709 1.3721 Source: OCBC
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      132 25 Jul 23 As at 9am Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Bid Offer Aust dollar 1.2150 1.2520 Can dollar 1.3140 1.3310 Euro 1.7600 1.7810 NZ dollar 0.9880 1.0100 Sterling pound 2.0830 2.1080 US dollar 1.3640 1.3800 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign
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      29 25 Jul 23 Open High Sett STI Jul 2968 2968 2973 SIMSCI Jul 347.5 350.9 350.9 Taiwan Jul 270.5 275.6 274.6 Source: MF Global (S) Pte. Ltd
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      155 25 Jul 23 RUBBER Futures (Closing prices) RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Close Volume O/I Month High Low Sett (lots) (lots) Aug 10 318.4 312.0 316.0 3 635 Sep 10 312.5 587 Oct 10 303.0 335 Nov 10 301.0 395 Dec 10 300.9 554 Jan 11 300.5 269 Feb 11
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      88 25 Jul 23 TREASURY BILLS Period Issue Maturity Yesterday's Day's code Bid High Low 3-Month BQ*****S 21.10.2010 0.30 1-Year BY*****W 03.05.2011 0.35 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year N*****1E 2.500 01.10.2012 104.41 104.45 104.45 5-Year N*****0N 1.375 01.10.2014 102.71 102.78 102.78
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      105 25 Jul 23 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 lb bushels) Close Previous High/Low Aug 10 1017.00 1016.00 1022.00 1012.00 Sep 10 991.00 990.50 997.00 986.50 Nov 10 981.50 979.50 986.75 975.75 Jan 11 989.75 987.50 995.00 983.75 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs;Uscent/lb) Close Previous High/Low Aug 10 39.07 38.90 39.16
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      77 25 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Jul 22 CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Change Brent blend (1-Mth F) 77.41 1.81 WTI (Near Mth) 78.83 2.66 Dubai (1-Mth F) 73.51 -1.07 Tapis blend 79.85 -1.15 Minas 76.60 -1.15 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha 68.77 0.35 Jet Kerosene 85.45 -0.43 US$/barrel Opec Oil
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      2581 25 BONDS, WARRANTS EXTENDED SETTLEMENT Prem Expiry Tel Last Vol Conv Exer Disc Gear-Mths Code Company Sale +or-('000) Ratio Price ing Left 6221 Asia-Pacific Strategic W*****6 40 36.5 21 1 150 -5 5.00 46 6227 ASJ Hldgs W*****1 4 0.5 512 1 4 14 1.75 19 2036 Advance SCT Ltd W*****9
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      465 25 Jul 23 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 0.927 6.072 0.694 6.961 42.042 81.061 0.779 10.737 2.868 1.231 76.596 41.475 1.229 6.665 0.934 28.756 28.895 0.585 0.896 Canada 1.079 6.550
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      85 25 Jul 23 (US$) (S$) 1 mth 0.***** 0.***** 2 mths 0.***** 0.***** 3 mths 0.***** 0.***** 6 mths 0.***** 0.***** 9 mths 0.***** 0.***** 12 mths 1.***** 0.***** SWAP Offer rates (S$) 1 mth 0.***** 2 mths 0.***** 3 mths 0.***** 6 mths 0.***** 9 mths 0.***** 12 mths
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      154 25 Jul 23 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.2282 1.2299 0.8953 0.8958 Canadian dollar 1.3250 1.3268 0.9659 0.9664 Euro 1.7704 1.7724 1.2906 1.2909 NZ dollar 0.9978 0.9995 0.7274 0.7280 Sterling pound 2.1010 2.1033 1.5316 1.5319
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      138 25 Jul 23 GOLD (US$/oz) Jul 22 Jul 23 Hong Kong 1188.30 1199.10 Jul 23 Jul 22 London 1190.40 1195.55 1191.20 1196.55 Source: Thomson Reuters CAST BAR Jul 23 (S$) Selling Buying Kilobar 56,662.92 ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (S$) Selling Buying 1gm 127.33 53 5gm 360.59 264 10gm 644.14
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      70 25 Jul 23 23 Aluminium, 99.7% purity (US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 2009.75 2022.00 3 months 2030.00 2044.00 Copper, Grade A (US$/tonne) Cash 7008.00 6992.75 3 months 7029.00 7010.00 Lead (US$/tonne) Cash 1958.00 1919.50 3 months 1979.00 1940.00 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.00 3 months *****.00 *****.00 Tin (US$/tonne) Cash
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      82 25 Jul 23 COCOA (£/tonne) Close Prev High/Low Sep 10 2297 2273 2305/2254 Dec 10 2178 2157 2183/2139 Mar 11 2152 2136 2160/2121 May 11 2154 2141 2161/2126 COFFEE (US$/tonne) Close Pev High/Low Jul 10 1710 1669 1677/1670 Sep 10 1730 1691 1736/1677 Nov 10 1744 1707 1748/1695 Jan 11
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      66 25 Jul 23 KLCE PALM FUTURES (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Sett Av Vol Open Month Range Price Price High Low Done Position Aug 10 2589 2558 2589 2551 390 5382 Sep 10 2562 2510 2562 2506 2278 ***** Oct 10 2535 2498 2535 2491 9920 ***** Nov 10 2538 2499
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      424 25 Jul 23 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT EURODOLLAR FUTURES Sep10 99.5300 0 1867 Dec10 99.4800 0 1781 Mar11 99.4100 0 1747 Jun11 99.2900 0 2081 EUROYEN TIBOR FUTURES Sep10 99.6650 101 3460 Dec10 99.6975 6 1522 Mar11 99.7125 0 1961 Jun11 99.7000 99.7000 99.7000 99.7125 101
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      1013 28  -  Virtualisation software provider rides on the cloud wave across the Asia-Pacific region, reports AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY VMWARE,whichmakesvirtualisa-tion software and is majority owned by EMC, posted a robust growth of 35 per cent in the Asean region in the second quarter of
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      600 28  -  By RAJU CHELLAM IF you thought cloud-based services are only confined to mundane applications such as e-mail and sales and customer management, think again. Even core functions like production scheduling, order processing, integrated accounting, materials and portfolio management are rapidly moving to the
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      1048 28  -  Convergence of excellence and versatility is increasingly in demand <viewIT> CHRISTOPHER LIM Correspondent ASEXPECT-ED,linesformed outside stores of Apple resellers last Friday and over the weekend as Apple fans queued to snap up iPads and accessories a pattern that’s likely to repeat when all three telcos
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      426 28  -  By MELISSA TAN SINGAPORE firms lead the pack when it comes to the adoption of cloud computing, according to a cloud computing study commissioned by cloud infrastructure firm Savvis. The study surveyed 456 IT chiefs across Singapore, the United States and Britain and
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      905 29  -  The report also noted that cyber-criminals are using technological innovation to their advantage By AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY A NEW Cisco study shows Singapore companies are, by and large, not early adopters of change, especially in the case of security for their
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        84 29 SINGTEL has announced that it is offering customers free mobile browsing on the new 0.facebook.com site. With 0.facebook.com, SingTel customers, especially non-smartphone users, can stay connected faster through this text- only version of Facebook with their friends and family from any mobile Web browser. SingTel
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        Lock icon Sony debuts two new Alpha DSLR ranges
        58 29 SONY announced two latest additions to the Alpha range, the Alpha 390 and the Alpha 290 series. The prices of the new Alpha series range from $699 to $1,199. Consumers can get complimentary additions such as an 8 GB memory stick with every
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        Lock icon New Canon print system at Mt Faber
        54 29 CANON has introduced a print management system to enhance the experience of visitors to Mount Faber and Sentosa. Digital printing systems implemented by Canon will enable Mount Faber to offer photo souvenirs in a variety of creative formats like photo frames, albums, calendars
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        Lock icon HP launches cloudenabled printers
        94 29  -  Compiled by JASLENE PANG HP has recently introduced a line of Web-enabled, cloud print-enabled printers. Its Photosmart Wireless e-All-in-One printer is currently available for $199. The HP ePrint and integrated wireless printer allows users to print lab-quality photos, everyday documents and Web content without using a
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      Lock icon Mobile phones are most sought after
      472 29  -  By JASLENE PANG SINGAPORE Internet users are showing a great interest in mobile phones, says online competitive intelligence service Experian Hitwise. Mobile phones topped the list of electronics search terms by product type, accounting for 49.6 per cent of search traffic in the 24
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      523 29 AFP [ASPEN, Colorado] Top technology and media executives wrapped up a threeday conference here during which they grappled with and left unresolved the question of whether readers will pay for news online. Firmly in the paid camp in the “paid vs free”
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      254 29 Reuters [HELSINKI] Google’s dominant position on the global online search market slipped slightly in the second quarter, as it retreated from the Chinese market, research firm Strategy Analytics (SA) said last Friday. Google’s market share fell to 69.7 per cent in the June quarter
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