The Business Times, 22 July 2011

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    23 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES S$1.00 online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg S|£l A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION MICA (P) 138/08/2010 CO REGN NO *****2868E Friday, July 22,2011
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    Lock icon Inflation back on radar, risks to growth rise
    712 1  -  MAS raises inflation forecast to 4-5% for the year; growth may touch lower end of 5-7% forecast By CONRAD TAN [SINGAPORE] The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) yesterday raised its inflation forecast for this year and warned of significant risks in the
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    Lock icon Light shines on brightest in corporate governance
    551 1 The SIA group of companies leads pack with 3 awards at SCA gala dinner By LYNETTE KHOO [SINGAPORE] In the spirit of transparency, the latest heroes of corporate governance were publicly lauded last night. The honours were heaped upon 30 publiclisted companies and
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    Lock icon MARKETS DIGEST
    144 1 GST INDEX 3,138.51 (+11.98) G ST INDEX FUTURES 3,137 (+12) G SIMSCI 364.59 (+2.11) G SIMSCI FUTURES 364.60 (+2.40) FOREX US$ S$ US$ (S$ per US$) 1.213 (US$/S$ per 1.617 1.961 EURO (US$/S$/E) 1.424 1.727 Foreign currency per US$ S$ YEN 78.80 65.00 RM 2.994 2.469 HK$ 7.793
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      158 1 EXEC LIFESTYLE Surviving the CD meltdown PAGE 31 WINE Classics of Bordeaux PAGE 35 PROPERTY En bloc sales hit the bumps PAGE Luxe Travel In pursuit of the ultimate vacation Don’t miss this 12-page supplement free with The Business Times today Keep pace with global governance: DPM Teo, Page 4
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      11 1 OPINION Measure of progress beyond GDP PAGES 4 25 *****1 *****4
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  • TOP STORIES
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      Lock icon THREE-MINUTE DIGEST
      667 2 Inflation on radar, risks to growth rise THE Monetary Authority of Singapore yesterday raised its inflation forecast for this year and warned of significant risks in the world economy that could jeopardise Singapore’s growth. MAS now expects inflation of 4-5 per cent for the whole of this year,
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      Lock icon Singapore: a superb link to rest of Asia for South Asian diaspora
      754 2  -  PM Lee highlights Republic’s location at crossroads of trade, talent, capital flows By MALMINDERJIT SINGH [SINGAPORE] For the South Asian diaspora, the road to the rest of Asia and the world may run through Singapore. No wonder then
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      Lock icon Win-win if India allows dutyfree imports from South Asia
      534 2  -  By LEE U-WEN [SINGAPORE] India should allow imports from all its South Asian neighbours to be duty-exempt as this would both build business confidence among investors and significantly boost trade in the region. This is the view of Tarun Das, former
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      Lock icon Moody’s may face HK regulatory action
      499 2 Its July 11 report caused plunge in some firms’ prices [SINGAPORE] Rating agency Moody’s may face regulatory action in Hong Kong for publishing a report on corporate governance at Chinese companies that sent some of their share and bond prices spiralling. Moody’s published a
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      Lock icon SMU prof seeks to measure well-being beyond GDP
      805 4  -  All nations ought to look at subjective well-being, he says By ANNA TEO [SINGAPORE] As countries worldwide add subjective measures of well-being in tracking progress beyond GDP, Singapore is poised to take the lead in Asia on the subject, says a Singapore
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      Lock icon Slow going for en bloc sales, especially those above $100m
      648 4  -  Data shows Jan-June successful selling rate at just 51%, versus 65% in Jan-Dec 2010 By FELDA CHAY [SINGAPORE] Home owners keen to sell their property through an en bloc sale were less likely to be successful in the first half
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      Lock icon Call to keep pace with global governance
      577 4  -  DPM Teo says govt committed to strong framework By LYNETTE KHOO [SINGAPORE] Singapore’s corporate governance framework and practices should keep pace with international developments and the government is committed to putting in place a strong framework, Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean said
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      Lock icon Strong Sing $ pushes MAS into the red
      500 4  - Strong Sing pushes MAS into the red It posts record loss of $10.9b for year ended March 31 By TEH TEH SHI NING [SINGAPORE] The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) posted a record net loss of $10.9 billion for the year ended March 31, 2011, as the strong Singapore dollar
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      Lock icon MAS sees case for big banks to open subsidiary here
      362 4  -  By CONRAD TAN [SINGAPORE] The Monetary Authority of Singapore may encourage any systemically important bank here to set up a local subsidiary, though it continues to support the universal branch model, senior MAS officials said yesterday. “If a bank is
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  • COMPANY NEWS
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      Lock icon Keppel Q2 net profit up 9.3%
      573 6  -  Revenue for the quarter dips 3.7% from a restated $2.38b to $2.29b By JOYCE HOOI KEPPEL Corporation posted a 9.3 per cent increase in net profit for the second quarter ended June 30, 2011, from a restated $352.3 million to $384.9 million. Shareholders will
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      Lock icon ETF risks need to be made clearer
      935 6  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW By JAMIE LEE EXCHANGE-TRADED funds (ETFs) are blooming like mushrooms after rain. But their rapid growth and evolution have now prompted some regulators to consider if ETFs are really as safe as so claimed, particularly with the proliferation of ETFs
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      Lock icon CMA Q2 profit surges; HK listing towards year-end
      829 8  -  Higher revaluation gains boost results; revenue falls after divestment By KALPANA RASHIWALA CAPITAMALLS Asia is looking at finalising its dual listing on the Hong Kong bourse towards year end. The group is also improving its dividend payout to shareholders this year after
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      Lock icon Suntec Reit DPU for Q2 edges up
      313 8  -  Income available for distribution jumps 22.3% to $56.2m By MICHELLE TAN SUNTEC Real Estate Investment Trust’s income available for distribution rose 22.3 per cent to $56.2 million for the second quarter ended June 30. However, distribution per unit (DPU) for Q2 2011 came
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      Lock icon MapletreeLog Q2 net up 25%
      325 8 MAPLETREE Logistics Trust has achieved net property income of $57 million for the second quarter ended June 30, up 24.6 per cent from a year ago. Distribution per unit (DPU) came in at 1.6 cents, against 1.5 cents a year earlier. Gross revenue for the
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      Lock icon Emerging markets outweigh EU in global investor survey
      451 11  -  China emerges as the favoured market among Asia-Pacific investors By CARINE LEE GLOBAL investors have remained broadly cautious on risk assets in July, scaling back positions in eurozone equities and increasing them in every other region including the United States and Asia.
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      Lock icon Broadway Industrial Q2 earnings tumble 64%
      301 11  -  By TEO SI JIA BROADWAY Industrial Group Limited posted a 63.9 per cent fall in secondquarter earnings from $10.33 million the year before to $3.73 million. It cited rising labour and manufacturing costs in China as the main cause. Its net profit for the
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    • COMPANY BRIEFS
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        Lock icon KS Energy wins deal worth about US$32m
        61 11 KS Energy has won a contract worth about US$32 million to provide workover and well services over four years. The pact was sealed between PT Petro Papua Energi, one of its drilling-related subsidiaries, and a major oil company operating in Indonesia. The contract
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        Lock icon China Great Land warns of losses
        64 11 CHINA Great Land Holdings Ltd has issued a profit guidance, warning of losses for the half year ended June 30, 2011. The group said its operating conditions were “more challenging than previously expected”. It cited a slowdown in the Hainan construction market, high costs
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        Lock icon Pan Hong unit’s shares in IPO at HK$1.10 each
        47 11 Reuters SINGAPORE-LISTED Chinese property developer Pan Hong has priced the 300 million offer shares in its Jiangxi-based unit Sino Harbour’s initial public offering at HK$1.10 each. Trading on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange is expected to start today.
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      Lock icon Kitchen Culture eyes Indonesia, HK markets
      365 11  -  Demand for expensive kitchens has risen By STEPHANIE RIADY HIGH end kitchen products purveyor Kitchen Culture Holdings Ltd will soon be expanding rapidly into new markets, particularly in Hong Kong and Indonesia. The company, which already has an established presence in Malaysia and Singapore,
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      154 6 The Board of Directors, management and staff of Petra Foods Limited congratulate our Group Chief Executive Officer MR JOHN CHUANG ON BEING NAMED BEST CHIEF EXECUTIVE A OFFICER SINGAPORE CORPORATE W AWARDS W in the $300 million to less than $1 billion in market capitalisation category 1 Era CELEBRATING SWEET
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      1007 7 THE much anticipated VIP preview of the prestigious Thomson Grand, in the upscale neighbourhood of Upper Thomson, was a tremendous success as it was met with excitement and enthusiasm by discerning buyers and investors. Developer has reserved 100 units for sale by end of this year. Overwhelming response in VIP
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  • SINGAPORE MARKETS
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      Lock icon STI’s rise brings 3-day gain to 60 pts
      613 10  -  But index is still 32 pts lower year-to-date despite yesterday’s 12-pt increase STOCKS R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent THE Straits Times Index (STI) managed to rise for a third consecutive session yesterday, this time by 11.98 points to 3,138.51. This brings its three-day
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      Lock icon STRAITS TIMES INDEX
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      66 10 Jul 21 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS -338.00 +81.00 BT CADI -*****.00 +49.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -34.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 738.34 +0.69 FTSE ST Small Cap 514.49 +2.24 FTSE ST All Share 764.25 +2.60 FTSE ST China Top 245.02 +0.35 FTSE ST China 284.39 +0.36 FTSE
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      Lock icon MOST ACTIVE STOCKS
      56 10 VOLUME Genting SP 130,262,000 Golden Agri 110,061,000 MDR 71,192,000 NexGenSCom 52,788,000 HPH Trust US$ 40,022,000 SingTel 38,424,000 TigerAir 36,903,000 Dyna-Mac 34,971,000 Uni Envtech 34,733,000 Yangzijiang 32,721,000 VALUE($) Genting SP 234,211,665 SingTel 126,338,430 OCBC Bk 106,827,340 Golden Agri 78,994,500 UOB 67,245,220 DBS Grp 59,025,680 CapitaLand 50,899,675 Yangzijiang 45,085,390
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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 5 5 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 Manufacturing 45 55 57 5 4 8 50 59 65 Commerce 29 17 15 5 3 2 34 20 17 Tpt/Stor/Comms 18 11 13
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    • BROKERS’ TAKE
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        Lock icon Keppel Land
        392 10 July 21 close: $3.68 Kim Eng Research, July 21 KEPPEL Land reported a Q2 FY11 net profit of $50.5 million, down 65 per cent from a year earlier. Its H1 FY11 net profit also fell by 33.7 per cent y-o-y to $133.8 million. The weaker earnings came about
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        Lock icon OCBC
        300 10  -  Compiled by LYNN KAN July 21 close: $9.77 DMG Partners Research, July 20 WE ARE forecasting OCBC Q2 FY11 net profit of $607 million, a 3 per cent q-o-q decline. Excluding gains from divestment of non-core assets, core Q1 FY11 net profit would have been $596 million suggesting a
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        Lock icon Glossary:
        137 10 Ebit earnings before interest and tax Ebitda earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation EPS earnings per share FY fiscal/financial year H1, H2 first or second half m-o-m month on month NAV net asset value 9M nine months P/B price/book value (ratio) PE price/earnings (ratio) Q1, Q2, Q3 first,
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      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING TURNOVER
      123 10 TURNOVER (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 32,563 32,563 70,916 70,916 Manufacturing 205,526 11,768 217,294 175,816 194 176,010 Commerce 117,678 35,116 152,794 98,696 5,158 103,854 Tpt/Stor/Comms 217,451 7,666 225,117 330,349 899 331,248 Finance 31,647 20 31,667 266,407 2 266,409 Construction 20,929 10,706
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      Lock icon STRAITS TIMES INDEX STOCKS
      111 10 Stock name Close Change CapMallsAsia 1.450 -0.005 CapitaLand 2.880 -0.010 CapitaMall 1.950 +0.025 CityDev 10.510 +0.240 ComfortDelGro 1.445 +0.015 DBS Grp 14.980 +0.020 F&N 5.980 +0.050 GLP 2.050 +0.040 Genting SP 1.795 +0.015 Golden Agri 0.715 HK Land 6.630 JMH 55.500 -0.500 JSH 32.100 -0.190 Jardine
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      Lock icon Euro rallies on crisis summit proposals
      460 10 CURRENCIES Reuters [NEW YORK] The euro rallied sharply yesterday, reversing losses, on signs that European officials were nearing a deal to bail out Greece with the help of the private sector, though some investors remained uneasy about the prospect of a short-term default. The
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      Lock icon RISES
      111 10 BY CENTS CLOSE UP DBXT AUD Bonds 5AU$ ***** 168.9 0.8 DBXT iBoxxKR 5US$ ***** 146.7 0.9 GLD 10US$ ***** 90.9 0.5 DBXT MSUSA 10US$ 3186 60.6 1.6 DBXT FTVietnam 10US$ 2768 50.9 1.5 DBXT MSAsExJp 10US$ 3422 37.6 0.9 DBXT STGLDv100 10US$ 3008 37.6 1.0 STXPO 100 880
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      Lock icon FALLS
      123 10 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN DBXT Nifty 10US$ *****-126.1 -0.8 DBXT MSKorea 10US$ 6436 -73.9 -0.9 JMH 5550 -60.6 -0.9 Jardine C&C 4668 -32.0 -0.7 JSH 3210 -23.0 -0.6 Lyxor China H 10US$ 1556 -18.2 -1.0 Lyxor Korea 10US$ 568 -13.3 -1.9 DBXT S&P Short 10US$ 4168 -9.7 -0.2 DBXT
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
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      Lock icon Sinopec to open manufacturing plant here
      454 12  -  It will be oil giant’s first lubricants plant investment outside China By RONNIE LIM A SECOND Chinese oil giant, Sinopec, is setting up a manufacturing plant here to capitalise on Singapore’s oil hub connections. It will break ground next Thursday at Tuas South on
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      Lock icon Dell lets the sun in on its cloud IT offerings
      503 12  -  By VICTORIA HO DELL has officially opened a centre here to showcase its cloud IT offerings. The facility is part of 12 such solution centres it has planned worldwide, following its announcement in April to pump in US$1 billion towards
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      Lock icon Sustainability of firms now a trend
      340 12  -  By STEPHANIE RIADY A GROWING number of companies are rethinking the sustainability of their business practices, remarked Patrick Chan from the Singapore Business Federation during Singapore Management University 12th International Conference of the Society for Global Business and Economic Development. The rapid growth of
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      Lock icon Employers’ hiring expectations slip a little
      458 12  -  By MINDY TAN HIRING expectations in Singapore showed a small fall this quarter, with 56 per cent of employers planning to grow their headcount in the coming quarter, compared with 61 per cent in Q2. According to Hudson, a global professional staffing firm, this
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      Lock icon Programme launched to help train SME workers
      394 12  -  By MINDY TAN A NEW programme to help train up to 11,000 workers from SMEs was launched by Minister of State for Trade and Industry and National Development Lee Yi Shyan yesterday. The SME Quality Initiatives to Assist, Nurture and Grow, or SME
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      Lock icon Most S’poreans not well insured: AIA poll
      345 12  -  By LESTER HIO NINE out of ten Singaporeans are underinsured and will be forced to downgrade their living standards should anything happen, according to a recent AIA Singapore survey. The 2011 AIA Singapore Nationwide Protection Survey, conducted between March and June this year,
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      Lock icon Private home subsales rise 10.6% in Q2
      730 12  -  With speculators out, supply chain is more efficient now: Savills By KALPANA RASHIWALA THE number of private homes sold in the subsale market, which is often used as a proxy of speculative activity, rose 10.6 per cent quarter on quarter to 712 units
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  • ECONOMY WATCH
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      Lock icon Japan posts first trade surplus in three months
      589 14 But some say the economy still has some way to go to a full recovery AFP [TOKYO] Japan posted its first trade surplus in three months in June, data showed yesterday, indicating that the world’s third largest economy is recovering more quickly
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      Lock icon Fed making contingency plans to face a default
      521 14 It’s working with Treasury on which cheques to be cleared Reuters [PHILADELPHIA] The US Federal Reserve is actively preparing for the possibility that the United States could default as a deadline for raising the government’s US$14.3 trillion borrowing limit looms, a top
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      Lock icon Floaters dominate Aussie debt issuance
      423 14 Bloomberg [SYDNEY] Sales of floating-rate bonds by Australian companies are making up the biggest percentage of issuance in more than a year as investors seek a hedge against central bank increases in borrowing costs. Borrowers led by Rabobank Nederland’s Australian unit have issued A$2.3 billion
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  • MALAYSIA
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      Lock icon Teoh driven to suicide, rules royal inquiry
      757 15  -  ‘Aggressive and continuous’ questioning caused him to jump to death By S JAYASANKARAN in Kuala Lumpur A MALAYSIAN Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) has ruled that Teoh Beng Hock who was found dead after a fall while in the custody of the Malaysian
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      Lock icon Tenaga posts Q3 loss of RM440.2m
      400 15 It cites higher power generation costs due to shortage of gas, rising coal prices Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Tenaga Nasional Bhd, Malaysia’s biggest electricity producer, reported its first quarterly loss in almost three years after being hurt by higher power generation costs due to a
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      Lock icon Asahi to buy M’sian drinks firm Permanis
      249 15 Reuters [TOKYO] Asahi Group Holdings said yesterday that it will buy Malaysian soft drinks company Permanis for RM820 million (S$332 million), adding to a series of recent deals by Japanese beverage companies looking abroad for new profit drivers. Asahi, which faces a highly
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    Lock icon China factory sector shrinks, 1st time in year
    542 16 Tight monetary policy, slack global demand weighs economy down Reuters [BEIJING] China’s factory sector contracted for the first time in a year in July and at its fastest pace since March 2009, a purchasing managers’ survey showed yesterday, as monetary policy tightening
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    Lock icon Hero Honda’s Q1 profit up 13% to 5.58b rupees
    342 16 Strong demand and volume growth help firm beat forecasts Reuters [MUMBAI] Hero Honda Motors, India’s largest motorcycle maker, yesterday posted a better-than-expected 13 per cent rise in quarterly net profit, driven by strong demand and volume growth. The company, which has
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      1440 16 Keppel Corporation Limited Co Reg No: *****0351N (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) Second Quarter 2011 Financial Statement Dividend Announcement 1. UNAUDITED RESULTS FOR SECOND QUARTER AND HALF YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2011 The Directors of Keppel Corporation Limited advise the following unaudited results of the Group for the second
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Scare in Japan over contaminated beef deepens
      351 17 AFP [TOKYO] A scare over radia-tion-tainted Japanese beef deepened yesterday with the number of cattle thought to have been contaminated and shipped around the country rising to nearly 1,500, reports said. As many as 1,485 beef cattle in nine prefectures are thought to
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      577 17 Blogger stumbles on Kunming shop that looks like real thing Reuters [SHANGHAI] Chinese counterfeiters have had a field-day pumping out knockoffs of Apple Inc’s best-selling iPhones and iPads but one appears to have gone a step further a near flawless fake Apple Store
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      606 17 Canberra considers citizens’ statutory right to sue for invasion of privacy Reuters [SYDNEY] Australia, where Rupert Murdoch started his media empire, may toughen privacy laws following the hacking scandal at his now closed News of the World. The government will release a paper shortly on
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      569 18 LATEST US DATA Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] The index of US leading economic indicators rose at a slower pace in June, signalling that the recovery will be restrained in the second half of the year. The Conference Board’s gauge of the outlook for the
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      653 18 European leaders also considering sweeping expansion of EFSF fund’s role Reuters [BRUSSELS] Europe is willing to let Greece default under a crisis response that would involve a bond buyback, a debt swap but no new tax on banks, EU sources said as eurozone
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      328 18 Net loss of 38 US cents a share, from a profit of US$1.09 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Morgan Stanley, owner of the world’s largest brokerage, reported a second-quarter per-share loss that was smaller than analysts estimated as trading revenue increased from the first quarter. The net loss
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      269 18 Bloomberg [HELSINKI] Nokia Oyj, the Finnish mobile phone maker that is ceding market share to Apple Inc, reported its first quarterly loss since 2009 after handset sales slumped following an accord to shift to Microsoft Corp software. The second-quarter net loss was 368
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      527 20 Auction house sells record £2b of art, antiques worldwide in Jan through June Bloomberg [LONDON] Christie’s International’s first-half sales increased 15 per cent to a record, boosted by auctions of contemporary works by artists such as Andy Warhol. The London-based company was also
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      754 21 Shift in his stance follows his strong opposition to a such an extension Reuters [WASHINGTON] The White House signalled on Wednesday it could support a short-term increase in the US borrowing limit for “a few days” if lawmakers agreed to a broad
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      379 21 Resulting industry leader could face antitrust hurdles Reuters [NEW YORK] Express Scripts Inc will buy rival Medco Health Solutions Inc for US$29.1 billion in cash and stock to create a powerhouse in managing prescription drug benefits in the United States, the companies
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      297 21 Reuters [CHARLOTTE, North Carolina] Narrower loan margins may cut into the profits of three large US regional banks even as they make more loans. PNC Financial Services Group Inc and US Bancorp the fifth and sixth largest US banks beat analyst expectations by setting
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      636 18 JERRY LUM Snr Marketing Director, MBA, CES HP: 8288 0098 View: jerrylum.myweb.sg kitchen culture KITCHEN CULTURE HOLDINGS LTD. (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore on 25 March 2011) (Company Registration No: *****7179D) Placement of 17,000,000 New Shares at $0.30 for each Share, payable in full on application APPLICATION RESULTS The
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  • AVIATION/SHIPPING
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      377 23 The new airline will operate out of Narita Airport Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] All Nippon Airways Co (ANA), Asia’s biggest listed carrier, will form a low-cost airline with Malaysia’s AirAsia Bhd to expand budget-fare services in North-east Asia. ANA will take a 51 per cent
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      323 23 Carrier also in talks with Boeing on ‘painful’ 787 delays Reuters [SYDNEY] Air New Zealand still expects to post a fiscal second-half loss due to high fuel prices and earthquakes in Christchurch and Japan, despite a strong pick-up in its
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      462 23 Reuters [SINGAPORE] Rates for panamax dry bulk carriers on key Asian freight routes are expected to rebound slightly over the next week as in-tra-Asia coal activity drives a short-term recovery. In the capesize market, rates are seen lower because of a slowdown in
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      3392 23 CITY FLIGHT ETA FLIGHT ETD Abu Dhabi KU6457 1300 SQ456 1245 SQ457 1300 EY470 2220 NH6370 2220 VA7470 2220 Adelaide LH9771 1745 9W4082 2225 SQ278 1745 AF8088 2225 VS7278 1745 AY5011 2225 BA7382 2225 JL7893 2225 MU8439 2225 QF82 2225 LH9770 2350 SQ279 2350 VS7279 2350
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      510 23 Bloomberg [RIO DE JANEIRO] Vale SA, the Brazilian miner building a fleet of the world’s largest iron-ore carriers, said the first of its new vessels will go to China after being diverted to Italy on its maiden voyage. The 362-metre Vale
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      157 23 M Singapore College of Insurance INE CLAIMS IN PRACTICE 14 15 September 2011 (9am-5pm daily) Led by Mr Trevor Harrison, a full time maritime arbitrator, mediator and legal consultant in the UK, with Guest speakers Mr Tom Wilson of Braemar Technical Services Pte. Ltd. and Mr Graeme Temple of Braemar
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      504 24 EDITORIAL IT has been a bumpy road for Yingluck Shinawatra so far since the euphoria of her Puea Thai party’s sweeping victory at the July 3 Thai general election. The Election Commission’s (EC) decision to finally endorse her as a member of parliament on
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      802 24  -  THE BOTTOM LINE LEON HADAR Washington Correspondent IF YOU are getting depressed following the never-ending bickering in Washington over extending the debt ceiling and cutting the budget deficits, the continuing legislative deadlock over global trade policy is not going to cheer you up.
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      905 24  -  They are now targeting liquidity, not just inflation, which may lead to a state of conflict By LINDA YUEH in Oxford Linda Yueh is Fellow in Economics at St Edmund Hall, University of Oxford, and an associate of the Globalisation Programme of the Centre for
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      452 25  -  There has been a trend of including subjective elements in national well-being research By ANNA TEO THE idea of going beyond gross domestic product (GDP) in tracking the well-being and progress of society was conceived long before Jigme Singye Wangchuck, former king of Bhutan, decided
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      1943 25 Professor David Chan, director of Behavioural Sciences Institute at the Singapore Management University, who is leading work on subjective well-being here, shares his views below about its relevance for Singapore, particularly in public policy. Q: What is subjective well-being? Subjective well-being refers to individuals’ evaluations and
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  • SINGAPORE STOCKS
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      8307 26 Transaction date: Jul 21 52-wks Last Vol Day Last Quote Div Gr Yld Net M Cap High Low Company Sale +/-(‘000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 21 13.2 8Telecom 14.5 13 15.9 7.8 4.2 3 69.4 12 4.5 A-Sonic 6.9 -0.1 30 6.9 6.7 6.7 6.9
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      1551 27 52-wks Last Vol Day Last Quote Div Gr Yld Net M Cap High Low Company Sale +/-(‘000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 34 23 t 800 Super 24.5 +0.5 8802 25 23 24 24.5 8.4 43.8 5.5 3.7 t AA Grp 3.7 3.7 3.8 17.6 3.6
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      9967 27 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS UNIT TRUSTS APS Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Alpha Fund Cl A!** 1.37/ APS Alpha Fund (USD)!** 1.13/ AXA Life Secure Ascent 2020 Fund 0.*****/0.***** AXA Wealth Mgt S'pore Pte Ltd AXA WM -Talents Fund 0.7/ Aberdeen Asset Mgt Asia Limited American Opp 0.6431/ Asian Credit Fund
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      235 27 52-Wk Last Vol Day Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 56 34 AVJennings A48 +5.5 12 48 42.5 46 51 3.6 7.3 3.8 125 55 21 Genting HK US$ US42 +2.5 ***** 43 39 42 42.5 2765.5
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      884 27 52-Wk Last Vol Day Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 124 108 ABF SG Bond ETF 115 +1 119 115 115 113.5 115 525 1207 872 CIMBAsean40 100US$ US1093 +15 0 1093 1093 1093 1100 43.7
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  • FINANCE & COMMODITIES
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      Lock icon MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INDICES
      374 28 Copyright© 1991 Morgan Stanley Capital International In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Jul 20 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Index Preliminary 907.1 0.6 1.1 0.6 -1.9 0.7 3.5 EAFE Preliminary 771.5 1.3 -3.7 1.2 -4.2
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      Lock icon CRUDE OIL & PRODUCTS
      77 28 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Jul 20 CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Change Brent blend (1-Mth F) 118.24 0.59 WTI (Near Mth) 98.11 0.38 Dubai (1-Mth F) 112.16 1.00 Tapis blend 123.65 1.01 Minas 119.65 0.81 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha 108.56 1.17 Jet Kerosene 131.60 1.00 US$/barrel Opec Oil
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      163 28 Jul 21 RUBBER Futures (Closing prices) RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Close Volume O/I Month High Low Sett (lots) (lots) Aug 11 164 Sep 11 476.0 476.0 476.0 5 401 Oct 11 479.6 479.5 479.5 14 436 Nov 11 487.1 479.0 479.0 39 389 Dec 11 484.6 479.0 479.0
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      121 28 As at 9am Jul 21 Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Sell Buy Aust dollar 1.348 1.272 Can dollar 1.305 1.255 Euro 1.761 1.694 Sterling pound 1.997 1.921 NZ dollar 1.067 1.017 US dollar 1.23 1.183 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign
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      178 28 Jul 21 $S Offer Bid 0vernight 0.02 0.01 1-month 5/16 1/16 2-months 3/8 1/8 3-months 7/16 3/16 Overnight mode: 0.03 US$ Offer Bid 7 days 0.25 0.15 1 month 0.28 0.18 2 months 0.35 0.25 3 months 0.42 0.32 6 months 0.54 0.44 9 months 0.75 0.55 12
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      75 28 As on 20 July 2011 www.smx.com.sg For membership please contact: Ivan Han, DID +65 9098 8455 membership@smx.com.sg PRODUCT CONTRACT HIGH LOW CLOSE PREV CLOSE PRECIOUS METALS Gold Cash Aug-11 1587.3 1587.2 1587.3 1606.1 Silver Cash Sep-11 38.4 38.4 38.4 40.51 CURRENCY Euro-US Dollar Sep-11 1.4215 1.4105 1.4171
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      2563 28 BONDS, WARRANTS EXTENDED SETTLEMENT Prem Expiry Vol Conv Exer Disc Gear-Mths Company Last Sale +or-('000) Ratio Price ing Left Asia-Pacific Strategic W*****6 20.5 1 150 23 6.78 34 ASJ Hldgs W*****1 0.5 -0.1 462 1 4 7 8.40 7 AlliedTech W*****2 1.7 -0.2 18 1 4 28 Asia Water Tech
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      Lock icon CHICAGO BOT
      107 28 Jul 20 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 lb bushels) Close Previous High/Low Aug 11 1378.25 1379.25 1390.75 1373.00 Sep 11 1379.00 1377.00 1389.25 1373.75 Nov 11 1384.00 1382.00 1394.25 1378.50 Jan 12 1393.25 1390.75 1402.50 1388.00 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs; US cent/lb) Close Previous High/Low Aug 11 56.77
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      81 28 Jul 21 TREASURY BILLS Period Issue Maturity Yesterday's Day's code Bid High Low 3-Month BQ*****Z 20.10.2011 0.26 0.22 0.22 1-Year BY*****X 02.05.2012 0.33 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year NX*****Z 2.250 01.07.2013 103.85 103.90 103.88 5-Year N*****0W 1.125 01.04.2016 101.66
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      Lock icon SGX DERIVATIVES TRADING
      466 28 Jul 21 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT EURODOLLAR FUTURES Sep11 99.6200 0 4245 Dec11 99.5100 0 3220 Mar12 99.4500 0 1528 Jun12 99.3850 0 1934 EUROYEN TIBOR FUTURES Sep11 99.6625 0 1332 Dec11 99.6600 99.6600 99.6600 99.6600 0 1392 Mar12 99.6550 0 1823 Jun12 99.6500 0
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      27 28 Jul 21 Open High Sett STI Jul 3137 SIMSCI Jul 362.5 365.9 364.6 Taiwan Jul 304.8 305.6 304.5 Source: MF Global (S) Pte Lid
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      Lock icon INTERBANK CROSS RATES
      462 28 Jul 21 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 1.015 6.914 0.753 8.351 47.643 91.524 0.844 11.303 3.208 1.252 92.274 45.668 1.300 7.365 0.878 30.952 32.042 0.663 1.072 Canada 0.985 6.813
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      85 28 Jul 21 (US$) (S$) 1 mth 0.***** 0.***** 2 mths 0.***** 0.***** 3 mths 0.***** 0.***** 6 mths 0.***** 0.***** 9 mths 0.***** 0.***** 12 mths 0.***** 0.***** SWAP Offer rates (S$) 1 mth 0.***** 2 mths 0.***** 3 mths 0.***** 6 mths 0.***** 9 mths 0.***** 12 mths
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      Lock icon PRECIOUS METALS
      138 28 Jul 21 GOLD (US$/oz) Jul 21 Jul 20 Hong Kong 1598.00 1590.80 Jul 20 Jul 19 London 1595.66 1600.67 1596.43 1601.47 Source: Thomson Reuters CAST BAR Jul 21 (S$) Selling Buying Kilobar 66,781.91 ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (S$) Selling Buying 1gm 150 62 5gm 425 312 10gm 759
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      69 28 Jul 20 Aluminium, 99.7% purity (US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 2506.25 2521.25 3 months 2536.00 2550.00 Copper, Grade A (US$/tonne) Cash 9734.00 9818.50 3 months 9755.00 9840.00 Lead (US$/tonne) Cash 2672.50 2749.00 3 months 2695.00 2770.00 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.00 3 months *****.00 *****.00 Tin (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00
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      Lock icon INTERBANK CURRENCY RATES
      154 28 Jul 21 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.2989 1.3003 1.0715 1.0718 Canadian dollar 1.2800 1.2814 1.0560 1.0562 Euro 1.7262 1.7277 1.4240 1.4241 NZ dollar 1.0373 1.0387 0.8557 0.8562 Sterling pound 1.9598 1.9617 1.6167 1.6170
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      Lock icon US$/S$ FORWARD RATES
      24 28 Jul 21 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.2122 1.2132 2-months 1.2121 1.2132 3-months 1.2121 1.2131 6-months 1.2114 1.2124 Source: OCBC Source: OCBC
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      65 28 Jul 21 KLCE PALM FUTURES (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Sett Av Vol Open Month Range Price Price High Low Done Position Aug 11 3160 3133 3165 3130 360 5621 Sep 11 3156 3131 3167 3130 4006 ***** Oct 11 3153 3130 3164 3128 ***** ***** Nov 11 3150 3129
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      82 28 Jul 20 COCOA (£/tonne) Close Prev High/Low Sep 11 1990 1994 2014/1985 Dec 11 2017 2020 2037/2005 Mar 12 2035 2036 2050/2022 May 12 2041 2044 2055/2028 COFFEE (US$/tonne) Close Pev High/Low Jul 11 2073 2120 2080/2064 Sep 11 2110 2157 2157/2091 Nov 11 2143 2192 2192/2125 Jan 12
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    5526 29 n BALISA SHIPPING TRADING PTE LTD 8 Shenton Way, #40-03A, Singapore *****1 Tel: 6345 5700 Fax: 6345 5227 Email: singapore@balisagp.com UEN NO. *****3249E UK CONTINENT SERVICE U.S.A. SERVICE Destination STXPO TBN Antwerp/UK *Loads Singapore, E./W. Malaysia, Indonesia MIDDLE-EAST SERVICE Destination STXPO TBN Camden/New Orleans/Tampico Destination JIMRISE Muscat/Sharjah/Doha/Dammam JIMFLUSH
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  • executive lifestyle
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      Lock icon Surviving the CD Meltdown
      2322 31  -  While music names such as Sembawang Music and Tower Records have gone belly up, some local music CD stores have found ways to buck the bearish trend and even grow their businesses, reports CHRISTOPHER LIM reports CHRISTOPHER LIM With additional reporting by TAN TECK HENG and
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    • CINEMA
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        Lock icon Reeves steals hearts in heist
        461 32  -  By ENYA LIM WITH his melancholic good looks and brooding on-screen persona, Keanu Reeves is well-suited to the central role of Henry Torne in Henry’s Crime. But those qualities are all that the star of Speed and The Matrix franchise have going for him in
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        Lock icon Bridesmaids kick it up a notch
        583 32  -  Give these cranky bachelorettes wide berth and think Hangover with an all-chick cast, reviews DYLAN TAN reviews DYLAN TAN By DYLAN TAN GIRLS go extremely wild in Bridesmaids, a female ensemble comedy led astray by the influence of its co-producer and Hollywood’s biggest man-child,
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        Lock icon All-you-can-ogle fest
        592 32  -  By GEOFFREY EU SO this is what happens when soft porn meets popcorn. 3D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy is in essence nothing more than a raunchy sex romp, but adding mainstream entertainment value in the form of bawdy humour, comic-book violence and elaborate period costumes gives it
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        509 32  -  DVD REVIEW By TAN TAN TECK HENG “I JUST want to be perfect,” whispers Natalie Portman in the critically acclaimed film, Black Swan. It could have been director Darren Aronofsky saying those very lines himself. An ambitious filmmaker known for embracing lofty subjects such as eastern
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        Lock icon Tuning in to pitch-perfect riffs
        647 33  -  The test of a good song or instrumental piece is the melody that gets stuck in your head and these outings from experimental rock to electronica are not too far off the mark, reviews CHRISTOPHER LIM CD REVIEWS reviews CHRISTOPHER LIM WHEN Battles debuted here
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        Lock icon Standout stand-ups
        599 33  -  By NATALIE KOH TOUTED among three of the largest comedy festivals in the world, The Melbourne International Comedy Festival returns to Singapore for the seventh year. This time, the festival brings a mixture of veteran and new comedians to The Substation. Virginia Lovett, general manager of the Melbourne
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        Lock icon Anime’s the draw
        591 33  -  GAMING REVIEW By CHRISTOPHER LIM JAPANESE anime has a fetish for missiles. There’s no such thing as too many of them. In fact, there are often scenes of utter overkill that involve heroes unleashing ludicrous numbers of missiles to kill one opponent. You get a taste of
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        Lock icon Perry crushes Gaga in MTV video nods
        405 33 Reuters POP singer Katy Perry won a leading nine nominations for the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards on Wednesday, reducing eccentric superstar Lady Gaga to also-ran status with just three nods. Sultry British singer Adele, whose second album 21 is the world’s top-selling
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    • ARTS
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        Lock icon All aboard the highway of the arts
        1093 34  -  The second Causeway Exchange arts fest promises more thrills and spills on the Kuala Lumpur stage, reports CHEAH UI-HOON reports CHEAH UI-HOON ANEW era of Singa-pore-Malaysia relations is dawning where the arts are concerned, at least with the second edition of the bilateral
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        Lock icon Worthy of an Encore!
        572 34  -  By NATALIE KOH CHILDREN’s choirs are a dime a dozen in Singapore, whether the youngsters sing at church or for primary schools vying for gold medals at the bi-annual Singapore Youth Festival. While standards may be flexible for such young voices, the bar is set higher
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        Lock icon Ceramicist shows best works
        401 34  -  By NICHOLAS YEO THE first thing that comes to mind when discussing sculpture would be the monumental bronze Boteros or Ju Mings that adorn the entrances of large office buildings. However, this is not the case for New York-based ceramics sculptor Wee Hong Ling (right), who
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        472 34  -  By NATALIE KOH FACING picnic mats strewn across Fort Canning Park as their owners sipped wine and nibbled on sandwiches, the Singapore Dance Theatre (SDT) pirouetted their way into audience’s hearts in their 17th edition of Ballet Under The Stars, an annual outdoor dance performance, last Saturday
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          Lock icon End of an era for National Stadium
          186 35 When the National Stadium was being torn down between October 2010 and February 2011, only a handful of photographers were granted full access to capture the process. Pho- tographer Chow Chee Yong, was one of them, and 2902 Gallery will be exhibiting 34
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          Lock icon Mexican vignettes of the 1920s
          156 35 Mexican history might be one that not many here are familiar with, but a photography exhibition organised by the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (Nafa) and the Embassy of Mexico, might just change that. Titled Tina Modotti: A New Vision, the exhibition displays a spread
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          124 35 The first of the arts production series, The Studios, by Esplanade Theatre On The Bay, Snails Ketchup is a solo performance inspired by Italo Calvino’s Baron in the Trees, a dark comedy about a dysfunctional family whose son decides to live in the trees to escape his
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          Lock icon Cattle as parables of life
          144 35  -  Compiled by NATALIE KOH Stemming from an odd mix of references from comic strips, traditional Chinese Ink paintings, poster art and Western art history, Baa Baa Black Sheep... by artist Zak Yeo Zhixiong presents a series of paintings that are as contradictory as his inspirations.
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      408 1 CONTENTS: Best managed board PAGE 2 Best CEO PAGES 4, 7 Best CFO PAGES 8, 11 Best annual report PAGE 14 Best investor relations PAGE 16 i'. r. 7? s AT -"> TT» i v -.-V w* iX i* -Sip 1 'jvr ?K '•W J* Aug *>r i* t4M* A
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      122 2 Driven by Grow Sustained th Values SINGAPORE CORPORATE AWARDS RE TE DS Best Investor Relations Award (Silver) for 2011 in the $300 million to less than $1 billion market capitalisation category. We are proud to receive this Award. Having been recipients of the Best Annual Report Award twice in the
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      58 3 wui m Cha^nger SINGAPORE CORPORATE AWARDS 9 /A Anv, HI Mr Loo Leong Thye on being awarded the Best Chief Executive Officer (Companies with less than $300 million market cap) at the Singapore Corporate Awards 2011 From our valued partners: acer canon QLYMPUS /eno i/o Microsoft EPSON brother m TECHNOLOGIES
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      87 4 OVER 2 MILLION 1 MISSION PASSENGER TRIPS DAILY. TO GO THE EXTRA MILE FOR YOU. itm 1 SBSlransit f Wjansit 9 *wm T" !W"7 SB5 Transit SBS8B8BD As Singapore's biggest public transport operator, we are committed to providing you with a safe, pleasant and reliable journey. We believe that by
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      71 6 ONE WITH YOU A culture of responsibility and accountability Committed to good governance and transparency Serving the nation daily for more than 20 years We are honoured to be recognised for excellent standards in corporate disclosure Uflfll SINGAPORE Singapore Corporate Awards CORPORATE Best Annual Report (Sliver) AWARDS JR yi\ V
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      183 6 MEWAH INTERNATIONAL INC is proud to be the winner of BEST ANNUAL REPORT SILVER AWARD (First-Year Listed Companies) at the Singapore Corporate Awards 2011 SINGAPORE CORPORATE AWARDS A —mm OKI A m v Mewah Global Brands, Local Favourites Mewah is a global agri-business focused on edible oils and fats with
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      181 7 BUILDING STRENGTHS, DEFINING DISTINCTION SINGAPORE CORPORATE AWARDS 2011 Best Managed Board GOLD Keppel Telecommunications Transportation Market Capitalisation of $300 million to less than $1 billion SILVER Keppel Land Market Capitalisation of $1 billion and above Keppel aims to be the Provider of Choice for Solutions to the Offshore Marine Industries,
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      78 8 c SINGAPORE CORPORATE AWARDS 2011 Developing Strong Chemistry Worldwide MegaChem is honoured to be a recipient of the Singapore Corporate Awards in the category of "Best Annual Report" (companies with less than $300 million in market capitalisation). MegaChem is a global one-stop specialty chemical solutions provider that offers integrated value-added
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      145 9 sembcorp We believe reporting with clarity, depth and candour is essential. Thank you for sharing our beliefs. At Sembcorp, we strive to give our stakeholders an accurate, coherent and balanced account of our company and performance. This means our annual report goes beyond communicating our financial performance. So we share
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      546 10 Sembcorp Industries Ltd Interra Resources Limited Del Monte Pacific Ltd SingTel Ltd Keppel Corporation Ltd Keppel Telecommunications Transportation Ltd Multi-Chem Limited Mercator Lines (Singapore) Ltd F J Benjamin Holdings Ltdrnesngapore Congratulations to all the stars in corporate governance excellence Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd Boustead Singapore Ltd CapitaRetail China Trust The
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      43 11 4J& SINGAPORE CORPORATE AWARDS 2011 At the 2011 Singapore Corporate Awards, Del Monte Pacific Ltd is honoured to receive recognition for: Best Investor Relations (Gold) Market capitalisation of $300 million to less than $1 billion N C E I S S 1 www.delmontepacific.com
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      57 12 nm SM WM m m& mm -W c SINGAPORE CORPORATE AWARDS 2011 Once again, SPH is honoured to be ranked among the best at the Singapore Corporate Awards 2011 For exemplary practices and standards in the category of Investor Relations (Market Capitalisation of $1 billion above), we have received the
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      283 13 m 08 J* ft =1 W.« 3 BH GLOBAL MARINE LTD Charting New Directions In Excellence BH Global Marine Ltd Is Proud To Win Two Categories At The Singapore Corporate Awards 2011 I ',7 r Best Chief Financial Off icer [Companies with less than $300 million in market capitalisation Best
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      224 15 Financial PR congratulates m *A IF ML s] BH GLOBAL MARINE LTD Availability. Reliability. Valued Partner. BH Global Marine Limited Best Managed Board Silver (Companies with less than $300 million in market capitalisation) Mr Keegan Chua Best Chief Financial Officer (Companies with less than $300 million in market capitalisation) Eu
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      127 16 CHOSEN is proud to receive Gold Award at tpe Singapore Corporate Awards 2011 for Best Annual Report (Market Capitalisation below $300 million) The CHOSEN Group offers integrated manufacturing solutions consisting of product design development, mould design fabrication, precision plastic injection moulding secondary processes, modular assembly, PCB assembly and final product
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