The Business Times, 21 September 2011

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  • 23 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES S$1.00 online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg S|£l A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION CO REGN NO *****2868E MICA (P) 120/08/2011 Wednesday, September 21,
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  • 643 1  -  Industry affected by Chinese triads, lax regulation: cables By GRACE LEONG [SINGAPORE] Recently released WikiLeaks memos criticise the Macau government for poor oversight of its gaming industry, which US government officials say is influenced by Chinese triads through Macau’s junket operators. While
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  • 817 1  -  Largest shareholder of Swiss bank meets top management in S’pore in wake of rogue trader havoc By JAMIE LEE [SINGAPORE] Despite the politely crafted public statement, the annoyance still comes across. The largest shareholder of UBS, the Government of
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  • 141 1 GST INDEX 2,780.84 (+23.61) GST INDEX FUTURES 2,781 (+24) GSIMSCI 319.37 (+2.96) GSIMSCI FUTURES 319.50 (+3.30) FOREX US$ S$ US$ (S$ per US$) 1.263 (US$/S$ per 1.571 1.984 EURO (US$/S$/E) 1.369 1.728 Foreign currency per US$ S$ YEN 76.50 60.60 RM 3.125 2.474 HK$ 7.794 6.172 BAHT 30.56
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  • TOP STORIES
    • 557 2 GIC hits out at UBS lapses, calls for firm action DESPITE the politely crafted public statement, the annoyance still comes across. The largest shareholder of UBS, the Government of Singapore Investment Corp, has expressed “disappointment” to the board over the lapses relating to the US$2.3 billion loss from
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    • 974 2  -  2011 profit may touch US$6.9b, with Asia-Pac carriers leading the charge By NISHA RAMCHANDANI [SINGAPORE] Robust passenger demand in the first half of 2011 is expected to lift the global aviation industry’s profit for the year US$2.9 billion to a higher-than-expected
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    • 459 4  -  Bank had detailed the steps it took to rectify the problem By SIOW LI SEN [SINGAPORE] OCBC Bank yesterday said it has identified the cause of last week’s four-hour outage to a network device that did not function properly. The bank also detailed the
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    • 727 4 It also puts negative outlook on rating, warns of more cuts Reuters AP [ROME] Standard Poor’s cut Italy’s credit rating yesterday in a surprise move that increased strains on the debt-stressed eurozone and raised pressure on policymakers to take more decisive
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    • 419 4 AP [BRUSSELS] The European Union’s competition commissioner warned yesterday that more than the nine banks that failed the stress tests in July may need to be recapitalised because of the debt crisis. Because of the worsening crisis, the EU should extend looser
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    • 390 4 Chief secretary took flak recently over a protest rally AFP [HONG KONG] Beijing has picked as Hong Kong’s new leader a bureaucrat who is facing a storm of criticism over heavy-handed security imposed for a visit by China’s vice-premier, a
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    • 622 4  -  Cables reveal HoAdelson animosity, different approaches towards Chinese govt By GRACE LEONG [SINGAPORE] Revelations of strained relations between Macau casino tycoon Stanley Ho and Las Vegas Sands (LVS) chairman and CEO Sheldon Adelson, and the different approaches of US casino operators
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    • 131 3 Europe s best airline. 18.8 million voted. One was named. Every year, Skytrax, the world's civil aviation audit and service benchmarking programme, announces the best in the airline business. They do this by simply asking frequent flyers. In 2010,18.8 million passengers were asked to choose their favorite airline in Europe.
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    • 379 4 MA NOTICES IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF HWA EE CONSTRUCTION PTE LTD (IN CREDITORS’ VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) (COMPANY NO: *****6392K) FINAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 308 of the Companies Act, Cap. 50, that the FINAL MEETING of the
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  • COMPANY NEWS
    • 682 6  -  They are against listing terms that appear unfair to minority owners MAN U LISTING By KELLY TAY THE official supporters’ trust of Manchester United has hit out again at the club’s proposed initial public offering, criticising the Singapore Exchange for reportedly allowing
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    • 360 6  -  By JOHN FOLEY SHARES without votes raise hackles. Consider the disquiet around Manchester United’s upcoming listing in Singapore, where new shareholders may be offered a package of vote-lite instruments that will entrench the Glazer family’s control. But while unorthodox, that’s
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    • 448 6  -  By LYNETTE KHOO IT is the market that decides on the commercial merits and attractiveness of an offer, and not the regulators. The Singapore Exchange (SGX) drove home this point yesterday in a regulatory column aimed at explaining the differences
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    • 565 7  -  Move comes at right time as investors look for peace of mind, says exec By SIOW LI SEN DBS Bank will spend $250 million over the next five years to ramp up its private banking business. The investment comes at an opportune
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    • 880 7 Banks scramble to ensure same thing doesn’t happen here Reuters [SINGAPORE] The rogue trades that cost UBS US$2.3 billion have turned attention to certain trading instruments that may carry risks unique to Asia. Banks across the region, which have been busy peddling
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    • 470 9  -  But bearish analysts slash its target price due to disappointing order flow in Q3 By LYNN KAN THE quarter has played out like a tale of Waiting for Godot for STX OSV, as the expected robust order stream for the
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    • 504 9 Many consumers are seeking faster download speeds Bloomberg [BANGKOK] Total Access Communication pcl, Thailand’s second-largest mo-bile-phone carrier, said the regulator may sell licences for third-generation wireless services by as early as the second quarter amid pressure from consumers seeking faster
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    • 405 9  -  By CONRAD TAN OCBC Bank yesterday launched its first branch offering basic banking services within a supermarket. The branch, which spans just 220 square feet inside the FairPrice Xtra hypermart at the Jurong Point shopping mall in the west, is the latest move
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    • COMPANY BRIEFS
      • 70 9 SERIAL System plans to issue 28 million Taiwan Depositary Receipts (TDRs) at an indicative price range of NT$10.98 (46 Singapore cents) to NT$12.75. It has entered into a book building agreement with Fubon Securities for the proposed TDR programme, under which each TDR will represent
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      • 57 9 FITCH Ratings has affirmed Mapletree Industrial Trust’s (MIT) issuer default rating at “BBB+” with a “stable” outlook. This reflects MIT’s granular portfolio with stable operating performance and adequate debt service coverage levels. Favourable economic conditions and positive rental reversion in the Singapore industrial
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    • 363 9  -  By WINSTON CHAI GREEN will be the new colour of choice for Vodafone as StarHub will become the British telecommunications giant’s new exclusive local ally from January 2012. The partnership with Singapore’s second-largest operator will kick in once Vodafone’s long-standing tie-up with
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    • 210 9 ADVANCED Holdings has secured oil gas and petrochemical projects worth $16.8 million. The global supplier of proprietary process equipment and technologies, clean energy solutions and environmental technologies expects to complete these projects in China, Thailand, Saudi Arabia and Singapore by next year. The deals
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    • 130 6 THE SME MAGAZINE PRESENTS STAYINGONCOURSE Making the best of uncertain market conditions With an uncertain world economy and dwindling consumers’ confidence, businesses face huge challenges ahead. Join us for this session as Michael Ma, GroupCEOandFounderofIndoChineGroupshareshisexperienceonhow he turned adversity into advantage by starting up during the Asian financial crisis and weathering
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  • SINGAPORE MARKETS
    • 608 8  -  Index inspired by HK, Shanghai market showing; program trades, eurozone concerns stoke volatility STOCKS LYNETTE KHOO Correspondent FOR a market lacking in local catalysts, recent volatility has been stoked by high-frequency trading and the fluid situation unfolding in the eurozone. Yesterday was no different for
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    • 4 8 DAILY
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    • 66 8 Sep 20 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS -93.00 +61.00 BT CADI -*****.00 +60.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -10.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 637.93 +1.91 FTSE ST Small Cap 436.88 +1.12 FTSE ST All Share 672.78 +4.87 FTSE ST China Top 198.49 +0.61 FTSE ST China 233.94 +1.18 FTSE
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    • 58 8 VOLUME Golden Agri 114,222,000 AusGroup 44,016,000 Genting SP 42,897,000 DMX Tech 42,461,000 ChinaNTown 18,421,000 Sheng Siong 17,938,000 Noble Grp 16,520,000 STXOSV 16,288,000 Artivision 14,718,000 Thai Beverage 12,829,000 VALUE($) Golden Agri 77,658,960 Genting SP 71,336,040 DBS Grp 48,384,700 SingTel 38,848,600 UOB 32,146,940 OCBC Bk 31,394,010 CapitaLand 29,636,005 GLD
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    • 113 8 Stock name Close Change CapMallsAsia 1.295 +0.015 CapitaLand 2.600 +0.080 CapitaMall 1.920 +0.010 CityDev 10.100 +0.290 ComfortDelGro 1.320 DBS Grp 12.330 +0.050 F&N 5.850 +0.130 GLP 1.770 +0.045 Genting SP 1.680 +0.035 Golden Agri 0.695 +0.025 HK Land 5.000 +0.020 JMH 49.760 -0.640 JSH 27.880 +0.080
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    • 186 8 MAIN CATL TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 8 2 3 0 0 0 8 2 3 Manufacturing 47 41 31 2 4 4 49 45 35 Commerce 25 17 16 3 4 2 28 21 18 Tpt/Stor/Comms 19 9 8
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    • BROKERS’ TAKE
      • 416 8 Sept 20 close: $0.39 OCBC Investment Research, Sept 20 AT THE current market cap of $248 million, Roxy Pacific Holdings is trading less than the independent valuation of its hotel asset alone (Grand Mercure Roxy Hotel GMRH), which is $329 million or $590,000 per room a fair
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      • 430 8  -  DMG Partners Securities, Sept 20 Compiled by LYNETTE KHOO SINGAPORE banks, after recent falls, currently trade at about one standard deviation below historical P/B, and are unlikely to perform well in the short term. Since we downgraded the Singapore banking sector in mid-August 2011, the three banks have
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      • 135 8 Ebit earnings before interest and tax Ebitda earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation EPS earnings per share FY fiscal/financial year H1, H2 first or second half m-o-m month on month NAV net asset value 9M nine months P/B price/book value (ratio) PE price/earnings (ratio) Q1, Q2, Q3 first,
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    • 120 8 TURNOVER (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 13,594 13,594 42,861 42,861 Manufacturing 107,508 8,263 115,771 99,442 103 99,545 Commerce 52,737 1,496 54,233 63,782 269 64,051 Tpt/Stor/Comms 85,959 314 86,273 124,459 35 124,494 Finance 12,242 51 12,293 121,924 11 121,935 Construction 15,470 3,958
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    • 447 8 CURRENCIES Reuters [LONDON] The euro pared losses yesterday as investors who sold the shared currency after a cut in Italy’s credit rating bought it back, although it looked vulnerable to renewed selling on any further signs that the bloc’s debt crisis is worsening. Relief
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    • 115 8 BY CENTS CLOSE UP IS DJ US Tech 6020 368.7 5.1 DBXT STGLDv100 10US$ 2641 140.2 4.4 DBXT MSJAP 10US$ 3602 109.9 2.5 DBXT S&P500 10US$ 1918 101.0 4.4 IS S&P500 ***** 68.2 0.4 OCBC Bk 4.5%NCPS 100 ***** 60.0 0.6 DBXT AUDMM 5AU$ ***** 56.9 0.2 DBXT MSKorea
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    • 120 8 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN GLD 10US$ *****-244.9 -1.1 DBXT Nifty 10US$ *****-161.6 -1.2 Lyxor AsiaMT 10US$ 5584-112.4 -1.6 Lyxor AsiaCS 10US$ 5191 -97.2 -1.5 JMH 4976 -80.8 -1.3 DBXT MSEurope 10US$ 3830 -79.5 -1.6 DBXT DBCBDJUBS 10US$ 3661 -75.8 -1.6 DBXT E50 10US$ 3196 -68.2 -1.7 CIMBAsean40 100US$ 938
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
    • 555 10  -  Singapore’s retail and F&B firms tend to focus on quick solutions to drive revenues: survey By CHEN HUIFEN SINGAPORE’S retail and F&B industries are on a par with other major international cities in terms of sales per employee and sales per square foot, but
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    • 332 10  -  Organiser to feature more Grammy winners this year By SAMUEL SAMUEL EE HIGHER artiste management fees and bigger headlining acts have pushed this year’s entertainment budget for the Singapore Grand Prix up by about 20 per cent to nearly $6 million. Race
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    • 489 10  -  By KALPANA RASHIWALA THE cautious land bidding mood among developers has spread to the office segment. An office plot at Robinson Road/Cecil Street next to Capital Tower yesterday drew a top bid from Far East Organization of $311.777 million or $882.03
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    • 254 10  -  By DOLLY CHIA THE new Enabling Masterplan (EM), which is expected to be ready by early 2012, will focus on building progress and development in the disability sector from FY 2012, which starts from April 1, 2012, to FY 2016. A 31-member steering
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    • 531 10  -  By DOLLY CHIA THE fourth edition of “Children for Children” has reached a record participation rate with 1,400 children from low-income families signing up for a day out at Resorts World Sentosa (RWS). This is the largest gathering for the annual event, since its
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    • 302 10  -  By KELLY TAY WITH an increasingly affluent population, rising space constraints, and higher home prices and office space occupancy costs, more people are keeping their paraphernalia in self-storage facilities. Assuming the trend continues, companies in the business of leasing storage space can expect demand for
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    • 284 10 BSAF3 NOTICES IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF NUIDEASBANK PTE. LTD. (CO. REG. NO. *****4604N) (IN MEMBERS’ VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) NOTICE OF FINAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 308 of the Companies Act, Cap. 50 that the Final Meeting of
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  • ECONOMY WATCH
    • 758 11  -  Advanced economies face weak expansion while outlook for emerging regions becoming uncertain By ANTHONY ROWLEY in Washington THE global economy has entered a “dangerous new phase”, with advanced economies facing “weak and bumpy” expansion at best and prospects even for those emerging economies
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    • 400 11 AFP [TOKYO] The Japanese government yesterday unveiled an interim report on a series of measures aimed at preventing the persistently high yen from squeezing the nation’s economy and industry. “The package is aimed at not only cushioning the (yen’s) impact but
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    • 637 11 Bloomberg [BEIJING] US Ambassador to China Gary Locke said the Asian country’s business climate is leading to “growing frustrations” among business and government leaders abroad, planting “seeds of doubt” in the minds of investors. “There is a gap between the goals China identified
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    • 468 11 IHT [FRANKFURT] Declining beer consumption may be contributing to the European debt crisis at least according to a study commissioned by brewers. The conclusion is not as preposterous as it might sound. European drinkers are saving money by quaffing at home rather than in pubs, which
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    • 404 11 It also calls on BOJ to take appropriate, bold policy steps Reuters [TOKYO] Japan’s government maintained its assessment of the economy in September saying a sustained upturn in production and exports continued while flagging risks posed by slackening global growth, the yen’s strength and volatile
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  • MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
    • 601 12  -  Contractors sell off govt tender awards to non-bumis, cable cites ministry study By S JAYASANKARAN By in Kuala Lumpur A LEAKED US diplomatic cable has cited a 2007 internal Works Ministry report that conceded that many bumiputra contractors had misused their
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    • 512 12  -  M’sian carrier denies media reports IPO has been postponed By PAULINE NG in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIAN budget carrier AirAsia yesterday said the listing of its Thai unit this year would proceed as planned, denying media reports of its postponement. Its confirmation that Thai AirAsia
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    • 390 12 Reuters [SINGAPORE] Malaysia’s national power utility Tenaga Nasional bought 105,000 tonnes of Octo-ber-delivery fuel oil and is expected to continue purchasing steady volumes until next year, industry sources said yesterday. This is the firm’s largest import in a single month since it started buying large
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    • 474 12 Reuters [BANGKOK] Thailand’s Siam Cement Pcl agreed to buy 30 per cent of Indonesia’s Chandra Asri Petrochemical Tbk (CAP) for US$442 million in a deal mainly with Singapore investment company Temasek that signals growing competition for South-east Asian petrochemical assets. The acquisitive Thai
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    • 412 12 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] The world’s first sale of yuan Islamic bonds by Khazanah Nasional Bhd may withstand global market turmoil as investors bet on gains in China’s currency and state support for the issuer. Malaysia’s sovereign wealth fund plans to sell 500 million
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  • GREATER CHINA/INDIA
    • 792 13  -  With average ages of 36 to 48 years, they show distinct investment preferences and like to invest overseas By in SHU-CHING JEAN CHEN in Hong Kong ASIA’S wealthy ranks, despite their trademark entrepreneurship, are definitively conservative in personal wealth management, with a particular fondness
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    • 376 13 Reuters [BEIJING] Beijing’s plan to provide financial aid to the European Union is not contingent on Europe supporting a proposal that could protect China from trade sanctions, a Commerce Ministry spokesman said yesterday. “Recognising China’s market economy status and
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    • 690 13 High inflation, more convertible yuan will hasten move Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Expectations for Hong Kong dollar moves against the US currency more than tripled in the past year as investors bet faster inflation and a more convertible yuan will hasten an
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    • 470 13 Reuters [LONDON] India faces inflation of close to 10 per cent in the September-Novem-ber period but price pressure should moderate from December, meaning an 18-month rate rise cycle is near its peak, a deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said
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    • 443 13 Reuters [BEIJING] Bank of China, a big market-maker in China’s onshore foreign exchange market, has stopped foreign exchange forwards and swaps trading with several European banks due to the unfolding debt crisis in Europe, three sources with direct knowledge of the matter
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    • 266 13 AFP [SYDNEY] Energy-hungry India and China have snapped up almost all of Australia’s next big coal field, the northern Galilee basin, three years before production even begins, a report said yesterday. Just 1.2 billion of the more than 20 billion tonnes on offer
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  • WORLD
    • 706 14 They have pledged an additional US$150b this year on their citizens Bloomberg [ABU DHABI] The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) members, are poised to earn an unprecedented US$1 trillion this year, according to the US Energy Department, as the group’s
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    • 481 14 They are suspected of helping US citizens evade taxes Bloomberg [NEWARK] Eight offshore banks are under federal grand jury investigation for facilitating tax evasion by US citizens as part of a probe by the Justice Department. It disclosed the probes on
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    • 677 14 AFP Reuters [WASHINGTON] The United States said yesterday it had launched a case against Chinese duties on imports of US chicken in the World Trade Organization (WTO). In the latest round of trade disputes between the world’s two largest economies,
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    • 434 14 Renting has become a preferred option for many Americans LATEST US DATA AP [WASHINGTON] Builders broke ground on fewer homes in August, a reminder that the housing market remains depressed. The Commerce Department said yesterday that builders began work on a seasonally adjusted 571,000 homes
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    • 579 14 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Billionaire Ted Turner said News Corp chairman and chief executive officer Rupert Murdoch will probably have to leave the helm of his media company after a phone-hacking scandal that began at one of its newspapers. “I think he’s
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  • TransportHUB
    • 1066 19  -  Idea about having armed UN peacekeepers on ships runs into host of hurdles STRAIT TALK By DAVID HUGHES THERE has been a lot of talk about piracy in the past couple of weeks, much of it expressing, yet again, the anger of the shipping
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    • 507 19 Index had risen to its highest level in 9 mths last week Reuters Bloomberg [LONDON] The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates to ship dry commodities, fell for a third session on Monday as slower cargo business and a build
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    • 352 19 Bloomberg Reuters [LONDON] Rental income from shipping Middle East crude oil to Asia, the world’s busiest route for supertankers, fell to this year’s low as Goldman Sachs Group Inc on Sunday said vessel owners are failing to adjust ship supply. Daily
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    • 330 19 Bloomberg Reuters [LONDON] South Korean shipbuilders’ skill in constructing higher-value vessels helped them to win contracts worth almost four times those awarded to Chinese yards, Clarkson Research Services Ltd said. South Korea won US$37.8 billion of orders in the first eight months of 2011,
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    • 810 19 Bloomberg [LONDON] In a year when commodity carriers, oil tankers and container ships have lost money on the biggest trade routes, owners of vessels hauling liquefied natural gas (LNG) are poised for the best rates ever. The cost of hiring tankers to carry
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    • TRANSPORT HUB: AVIATION
      • 544 20 The US planemaker and Cargolux both blame ‘contract issues’ for the delay Reuters [BARCELONA] Boeing Co scrambled to iron out contract problems that forced it to postpone the first delivery of a stretched model of its iconic 747 jumbo jet, driving down
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      • 554 20 Bloomberg [LONDON] British Airways (BA) will begin a tender later this year to evaluate replacements for its 55 ageing Boeing Co 747 jumbo jets, of which it’s the world’s biggest operator, fleet manager Alexander Grant said on Monday in Barcelona. BA will
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      • 501 20 The UK airline faces a bill of up to 55m euros for permits Reuters [LONDON] British Airways (BA) will pay more than any other carrier to comply with CO2 limits under the EU emissions trading scheme (ETS) next year, consultants at Thomson Reuters
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      • 509 20 AFP [SYDNEY] Unions yesterday accused Qantas of “sending out thugs” to intimidate staff as thousands of passengers faced disruptions from strike action by the airline’s ground workers. A nationwide walkout by about 4,000 baggage handlers, caterers, and freight staff in a dispute over pay
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    • TRANSPORT HUB: LAND
      • 436 21  -  Demand for the car has been so strong here that it is sold out until Q1 2013 By SAMUEL EE THIS weekend’s Formula One (F1) race in Singapore has heightened interest in McLaren’s new road car, with local dealer Wearnes Automotive receiving
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      • 339 21 Reuters [TURIN] Fiat SpA has enough liquidity to weather the financial crisis, chief executive Sergio Marchionne said on Monday, confirming its planned investments. “What happens industrially and what happens on the stock market are separate issues. They are totally dissociated,” Mr Marchionne
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      • 506 21 Suzuki’s CEO has offered to buy VW’s 19.9% stake Reuters Bloomberg [FRANKFURT] A full takeover of Suzuki Motor by Volkswagen (VW) is seen as unlikely after the Japanese company sought a divorce from a two-year partnership with Europe’s biggest carmaker that was marred by disagreements.
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      • 380 21 Reuters [WASHINGTON] Carmakers, including Hyundai Motor Co and Subaru, recalled more than 800,000 cars and trucks last week for defects including faulty airbags, according to federal regulators. Separately, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) opened a preliminary defect investigation into 205,661
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      • 354 21 The company’s focus is getting cars to individual buyers Bloomberg [LOS ANGELES] Toyota Motor Corp, Asia’s largest carmaker, expects to start reversing a US sales slide that began in May after Japan’s earthquake as vehicle production rebounds and deliveries
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      • 521 21  -  By SAMUEL EE THE Pirelli P Zero Silver tyre is the first commercial product resulting from Pirelli’s supply of Formula One (F1) and the Italian manufacturer is likely to follow it up with more “colours”. Earlier this month, Pirelli announced that the P
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    • 122 19 Asian Feeder Discussion Group (AFDG) NOTICE TO TRADE PALEMBANG TO SINGAPORE AND VICE VERSA EMERGENCY RECOVERY CHARGE We refer to our press notice dated 10 June 2011 wherein we have notified the trade of the implementation of the following Emergency Recovery Charge (ERC) for all SOC shipments from Palembang to
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
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  • EDITORIAL & OPINION
    • 472 22 EDITORIAL US President Barack Obama’s proposal to shrink the nation’s debt, with roughly half of the money coming from tax increases on the rich and on corporations, together with his new jobs bill to Congress last week, sets the agenda for the rest of
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    • 741 22  -  THE BOTTOM LINE XAVIER VIVES The writer is professor of economics and finance at IESE Business School Project Syndicate CENTRAL bankers and regulators tend to worry that too much competition in the financial sector increases instability and the risk of systemic
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    • 71 26 Sep 19 Sep 19 Aluminium, 99.7% purity (US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 2306.00 2346.50 3 months 2340.50 2380.00 Copper, Grade A (US$/tonne) Cash 8339.00 8671.25 3 months 8364.00 8696.00 Lead (US$/tonne) Cash 2320.00 2384.25 3 months 2301.00 2365.00 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.00 3 months *****.00 *****.00 Tin (US$/tonne)
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