The Business Times, 11 February 2012

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    21 1 weekend THE BUSINESS TIMES www. usinesstimes.com. g| g| FEBRUARY 11-12, 2012 S$1.00| MICA (P) 121/08/2011 sp!l A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION
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  • Article
    Lock icon DBS makes record $3b profit
    34 1 MAJOR MILESTONE DBS Group posts unexpectedly strong fourth-quarter results, pushing its full year 2011 earnings to a record $3.04 billion, the highest ever profit for a Singapore bank. 2
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    Lock icon Cut CPF rates from age 55: unions
    31 1 workers’ wish THEY welcome higher employer contribution rates for older workers, stressing that businesses can tackle the extra costs with some smart planning. 4
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    Lock icon CapitaMalls Asia Q4 net down 40%
    30 1 EARNINGS EASE DROP is mainly due to a restated profit of $342 million for Q4 2010, following an accounting change for one property. 12
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    Lock icon BG Group eyeing American LNG
    20 1 STURDY SUPPLY IMPORTS from Louisiana will supplement supply starting in 2014 from Queensland, Australia. 17
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    Lock icon Falling Jan imports sour the China story
    895 1  -  Its current account surplus shrank in 2011, cutting reliance on external demand, but import blues struck in Jan By Shu-Ching Jean Chen btworld@sph.com.sg enterprises, he said. –With additional reporting from Reuters Hong Kong CHINA is still a long way from rebalancing its economy,
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    Lock icon 1 brand to rule them all?
    1055 1  -  The story of how BMW conquered the market here By Joyce Hooi joyceh@sph.com.sg Singapore AT the $65 million Performance Motors Ltd (PML) monolithic homage to luxury on Alexandra Road, posters with the number “1” dominate the walls a constant reminder to employees of why
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  • TOP STORIES
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon DBS posts record $3b profit for 2011
      775 2  -  Final dividend of 28 cents a share proposed, bringing full-year payout to 56 cents, unchanged from 2010 By Siow Li Sen lisen@sph.com.sg Singapore DBS Group Holdings has posted unexpectedly strong fourth-quarter results, pushing its full-year 2011 earnings to a record $3.04 billion the
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    • MARKETS
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        Lock icon PRIME RATES
        29 2 SINGAPORE 5.38 MALAYSIA 6.55 HONG KONG 5.00 INDONESIA 14.627 TAIWAN 5.036 JAPAN 1.475 KOREA 9.33 BRITAIN 0.50 US 3.25 CANADA 3.00 SWITZERLAND 0.50 INDIA 14.75 Source: Bloomberg
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        Lock icon STOCKS
        58 2 HSTI 2,960.00 (-21.17) HSTI FUTURES 2,960 (-21) HSIMSCI 340.48 (-2.58) HSIMSCI FUTURES 340.10 (-2.60) Friday Change KL COMP 1,561.66 -3.66 NIKKEI 225 8,947.17 -55.07 HANG SENG 20,783.86 -226.15 SET 1,112.91 -4.26 JAKARTA 3,912.39 -66.59 MANILA 4,783.52 +13.90 KOSPI 1,993.71 -20.91 SHENZHEN B 614.31 +5.74 MUMBAI IND 17,748.69 -82.06 11am
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        Lock icon FOREX
        49 2 FOREX US$ S$ US$ (S$ per US$) 1.257 (US$/S$ per 1.579 1.985 EURO(US$/S$/E) 1.325 1.666 Foreign currency per US$ S$ YEN 77.70 61.80 RM 3.038 2.416 HK$ 7.757 6.170 BAHT 30.85 24.54 RUPIAH 8,990 7,151 RENMINBI 6.297 5.009 INDIAN RUPEE 49.69 39.53 A$ 0.936 0.744 NZ$ 1.207 0.960
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      Lock icon Start cutting CPF rates only at age 55, say unions
      655 4  -  Policy change won’t affect profitability much, as such costs can be planned By Nisha Ramchandani nishar@sph.com.sg Singapore UNIONS welcomed the idea that higher employer Central Provident Fund (CPF) contribution rates for older workers could be on the way, stressing that
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      Lock icon S Dakota tribe sues beer makers
      293 4 AP Lincoln, Nebraska A NATIVE American tribe sued some of the world’s largest beer makers on Thursday, claiming that they knowingly contributed to devastating alcohol-related problems on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in the state of South Dakota. The Oglala Sioux Tribe of South
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      Lock icon S’pore firms urged to spread out into Asia
      334 6  -  Republic’s strategic location gives it an edge in seizing growth opportunities in regional emerging markets By Jasmine Ng jasng@sph.com.sg Singapore ECONOMIC uncertainty is no excuse for inaction, said Trade and Industry Minister Lim Hng Kiang yesterday, urging Singapore companies to capitalise on
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      Lock icon Tan Chuan-Jin optimistic on re-employment initiatives
      563 6  -  Singapore soon to experience rise of Silver Tsunami By Chuang Peck Ming peckming@sph.com.sg Singapore WITH the Re-Employment Act only going into its second month, it’s still too early to tell if the roll-out will be trouble-free. But Minister of State for Manpower Tan Chuan-Jin
      LIM SIN THAI/THE STRAITS TIMES  -  563 words
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      Lock icon Debt cloud from crisis: SGX director
      615 7  -  Need for financial systems that can combine stability with sustainability By Anthony Rowley btworld@sph.com.sg btworld@sph.com.sg Tokyo THE “orgy of debt” that led to the global financial crisis is over now but the impact lives on in terms of a massive debt overhang that has
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      Lock icon The business of love
      700 8  -  While retailers expect a good Valentine’s Day, restaurants are less optimistic this year By Lesley Teoh lesteoh@sph.com.sg Singapore CHOCOLATES and flowers remain perennial favourites among couples celebrating Valentine’s Day, while dinner at a fine-din-ing establishment is a must, according to a Kraft Foods survey released last
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      Lock icon Exclusive trip to Anfield nets $21,000 for charity
      742 8  -  BT’s Budding Artists Fund, The New Paper’s Project Helping Hands to benefit By Jamie Lee leejamie@sph.com.sg Singapore AN exclusive charity trip organised by The Business Times and Standard Chartered Bank to experience Liverpool football and its heritage has raised a total of
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      61 2 CONTENTS NEWS Top Stories 2-8 Week in Review 9 Raffles Conversation 10-11 Companies 12-15 From The Desk Of 16 Singapore 17-18 World 19-22 Stocks Stats 23-27 Perspective 28-29 Wealth 30-32 Wine 33 Househunt 34 Real Estate 35 LIVING Dining L2-4 Valentine’s Day L5-7 Style L8-9 Home Garden L10-11 Clipper Race
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      57 6 Check out these positions and seven hundred more in CATS Recruit Executive Appointments in The Straits Times now! Bayer is looking for an Consumer Care Singapore, Region Controller Marks Spencer has vacancies for Department Managers OpenLink has a position open for an Accountant Panasonic is recruiting a Customer Support Specialist
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  • WEEK IN REVIEW/WEEK AHEAD
    • THIS WEEK Feb 6-10, 2012
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        Lock icon Restructuring pain unavoidable
        44 9 BUDGET 2012 is unlikely to spare companies the pain of restructuring where it is necessary for Singapore’s economy to gear up for the future. Fiscal measures benefiting all companies were rolled out three years ago to combat the global financial crisis.
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        Lock icon Global metal exchanges eye China market
        56 9 METAL exchanges are taking comfort in China’s gradual warming up towards derivatives for hedging purposes, with some expected to woo the world’s biggest consumer of key commodities. China approved a pilot programme in September that allows three of its futures brokerage firms to trade
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        Lock icon Airlines hunt for funds with new aircraft on the way
        61 9 THE global commercial aviation industry is facing a huge credit crunch as almost US$100 billion worth of aircraft are due for delivery in the coming year. The primary cause for this is the turbulence that Europe’s big banks which have
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        Lock icon Why SMEs don’t bite the productivity carrot
        63 9 IF Budget 2012 is to prioritise Singapore’s long-term transformation into a productivity-driven economy, then schemes meant to push companies in that direction need improving, participants at BT’s recent pre-Budget roundtable said. While recognising that such measures take time to bear fruit, they stressed
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        Lock icon Asian mandatory convertible bond may make debut
        42 9 CONDITIONS for convertible issuance in Asia are so attractive now that doors may have opened for weaker credits, and the region could even see its first hard mandatory structure this year, industry observers told BT.
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        Lock icon Jobs look for graduates at campus career fairs
        69 9 AS a career fair at one university here draws to a close and a similar fair kicks off at another, it appears that jobs are chasing Singapore’s graduates. There are some 3,000 openings available at the Nanyang Technological University campus career fair,
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        Lock icon Older workers may get CPF wish; costs a worry
        89 9 IT is a change that the labour movement has been pushing for, but one which employers and businesses have resisted. Now, a hike in employers’ Central Provident Fund contribution rates for older workers seems firmly on the cards, with the clearest
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        Lock icon Suu Kyi’s cautious note amid rush to Myanmar
        57 9 THE prospect of an open-for-busi- ness Myanmar has been enough to see business delegations from Japan, China and the West beating a path to Yangon. But there will be no easy pickings. Asked for her advice to foreign investors, Nobel Laureate Aung
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        Lock icon Singapore banks submit objections to Volcker Rule
        60 9 SINGAPORE banks have made their objections to the Volcker Rule which prohibits proprietary trading. DBS Group Holdings, OCBC Bank and United Overseas Bank have submitted their objections to the so-called Volcker Rule, saying that it would impinge on their business outside the US
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        Lock icon Ship firms hike freight rates to stay afloat
        57 9 MAJOR shipping lines are raising freight rates to chase away their low-freight, low-earnings blues. On the back of a pre-Chinese New Year rate rally, carriers will charge at least US$750 extra per stand-ard-sized container on the busiest Asia-Europe lane with effect from
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        Lock icon Costs will rise, but CPF move makes sense: firms
        48 9 WHILE concerns abound about the short-term issues such as rising costs surrounding a widely expected increase in employers’ Central Provident Fund contribution rates for older workers, such a move would make sense from a long- term view, companies say.
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      Lock icon NEXT WEEK Feb 13-17, 2012
      93 9 US DATA Feb 14 Jan retail sales Jan export and import prices Dec business inventories SINGAPORE DATA Feb 15 Dec retail sales Feb 16 Q4 final GDP Feb 17 Jan non-oil exports EVENTS Feb 13 US President Barack Obama releases 2013 budget proposal Bank of
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    • Miscellaneous
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      366 9 Across 1 Place to make rocket? (10) 6 Mister in India holding a woman’s item of clothing (4) 9 Fellow’s tied in knots, getting high (5) 10 Tried fire fighting, very scared (9) 12 Near to hospital rooms (7) 13 The woman left francs where one might put things? (5)
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      8 9 SATURDAY with Ludwig ‘Sorry, I’m out for lunch...’
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  • THE RAFFLES CONVERSATION
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      Lock icon Bearish guru
      2418 10/11  -  Widely followed investment guru John Mauldin talks to Vikram Khanna about the big risks facing the markets Vikram Khanna vikram@sph.com.sg ‘BY nature, I’m an optimist, but when I look at the data, I just can’t ignore what it tells me, says John Mauldin, a best-sell-ing author who is
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  • COMPANIES
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      Lock icon CapitaMalls Asia Q4 net falls 40% to $205m
      455 12  -  Results show profits falling after restatement of 2010 figures; final dividend of 1.5 cents per share declared By Mindy Tan tanmindy@sph.com.sg Singapore CAPITAMALLS Asia (CMA) yesterday posted net profit of $205.4 million for its fourth quarter, a 40 per cent year-on-year drop
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      Lock icon SBS Transit profit falls 32.4% to $36.7m
      436 12  -  By Samuel Ee samuelee@sph.com.sg Singapore HIGHER fuel and staff costs slowed down SBS Transit in 2011, with its net profit for the full year ended Dec 31 sagging 32.4 per cent to $36.7 million. But SBST’s full-year revenue crept up 4.2 per cent
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      Lock icon Thumbs-up for Olam’s Titanium buy
      496 12  -  By Felda Chay feldac@sph.com.sg Singapore COMMODITY firm Olam International’s latest acquisition of Nigerian candy and biscuit maker Titanium Holding Company received the nod of approval from most analysts, who say that the move fits in with its strategy to move further upstream. Some, however, observed
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      Lock icon Electronics retailer Pertama’s Q2 earnings inch up to $2.77m
      407 13  -  Harvey Norman-controlled retailer’s sales higher but distribution, selling expenses surge By Jamie Lee leejamie@sph.com.sg Singapore PERTAMA Holdings yesterday posted a 5 per cent rise in net profit for the second quarter amid higher sales. The consumer electronics wholesale and retailing company
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      Lock icon Tax writeback lifts Chuan Hup’s Q2 profit
      303 13  -  By Kenneth Lim kenlim@sph.com.sg Singapore A TAX writeback nudged diversified investment company Chuan Hup Holdings to a modest increase in second-quarter net profit. Singapore-based Chuan Hup, which also holds investments in marine services and property, said net profit attributable to shareholders gained 4.6
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      Lock icon Slow shipping sector drags ASL’s Q2 net down 24%
      265 13  -  By Lynn Kan lynnkan@sph.com.sg Singapore SHIPYARD ASL Marine Holdings reported $7.6 million in net profit for the second quarter ended Dec 31, 2011, down 24.3 per cent from $10 million in the year-ago period. Net profit for the first six months
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      Lock icon AVJennings H1 earnings plunge on poor consumer sentiment
      302 13  -  By Nisha Ramchandani nishar@sph.com.sg Singapore RESIDENTIAL property developer AVJennings saw net profit plunge to A$3.32 million (S$4.5 million) for the half-year ended 31 Dec 2011, down from A$ 10.56 million, on the back of poor consumer sentiment as well as weak conditions
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      Lock icon Players cash out a bit as Greece stays jittery
      958 14  -  STOCKS Ven Sreenivasan ven@sph.com.sg Senior correspondent SINGAPORE stocks snapped a three-day winning streak yesterday as players took some money off the table amid continuing uncertainties about the Greek bailout plan. Another factor weighing down stocks was the move by some broking
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    • Business briefing
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        Lock icon SingTel Group’s mobile customer base reaches 434m
        45 14 SINGTEL announced that it has posted another quarter of strong mobile customer growth. Its total mobile customer base grew 13 per cent or 50.8 million from a year ago to reach 434 million as at Dec 31, 2011.
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        Lock icon Singapura Finance Q2 net profit falls 56% to $1.2m
        79 14 SINGAPURA Finance saw its net profit drop 56 per cent to $1.2 million for its second quarter ended Dec 31, 2011, from $2.7 million the year before. It said the weaker performance was attributable to lower interest income due to a
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        Lock icon ABR to sell off 51% stake in Emirada for $100m
        51 14 ABR Holdings and its wholly owned unit, Swensen’s of Singapore (1996) Pte Ltd, have inked a deal to sell off their entire 51 per cent stake in Emirada, which invests in the chocolate and confectionery business, for $100 million in
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        Lock icon SATS buys out subsidiary Aerolog from YCH
        75 14 SATS Ltd said it has acquired 540,000 ordinary shares, representing a 30 per cent interest in the capital of Aerolog Express Pte Ltd (AEPL), for $80,227 from YCH Group Pte Ltd. The consideration was arrived at on a willing buyer willing seller basis,
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        Lock icon Nam Lee posts 66% gain in Q1 net profit to $3.4m
        69 14 NAM Lee Pressed Metal Industries turned in a net profit of $3.4 million for the first quarter ended Dec 31, 2011 up 66 per cent from the $2.1 million a year earlier. Its revenue grew 41 per cent to
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        Lock icon HUPSteel’s Q2 earnings up 19% as revenue rises
        84 14 HUPSteel Ltd’s net profit for the second quarter ended Dec 31, 2011, grew 19 per cent to $2.3 million, from $1.9 million the year before. The group said its profits increased in tandem with its revenues, which jumped 44 per cent to
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      Lock icon Tiger’s Jan load factor falls with capacity surge
      383 15  -  By Ven Sreenivasan ven@sph.com.sg Singapore A SURGE in capacity saw Tiger Airways filling just 75 per cent of its seats last month systemwide, down from 84 per cent a year earlier. On a month-to-month basis, the January load factor was also below
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      Lock icon Swissco’s stake in Swiber below 5%
      216 15  -  By Cerelia Lim lcerelia@sph.com.sg Singapore MARINE logistics and support services group Swissco Holdings has ceased to be a substantial shareholder of Swiber Holdings. On Tuesday, Swissco Holdings, through wholly owned Swissco International, sold two million shares in Swiber in the open market, further paring
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      356 15 ENHANCE YOUR WORK PRODUCTIVITY Who should attend: Marketers, communication managers, administrative personnel, business owners, entrepreneurs, brand managers and account executives Register at jobs.st701 .com/seminars ST701 Workshops Guerrilla Marketing Tuesday, 14 Feb 2012, SPH News Centre (9am to 5.30pm) What you will learn: The 200 tools of Guerrilla Marketing The difference
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  • FROM THE DESK OF
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      Lock icon Bringing about energy efficiency
      1060 16  -  Given their prolific growth, it is good public policy and good business to reduce the electrical consumption of data centres FROM THE DESK OF Philippe Arsonneau Senior Vice-President, Asia Pacific and Japan Schneider Electric, IT Business IN our daily lives, we never think twice before switching
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  • SINGAPORE
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      Lock icon BG Group eyeing liquefied natural gas from America
      686 17  -  Move will supplement supply starting in 2014 from Queensland, Australia By Ronnie Lim ronnie@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE’S LNG aggregator, BG Group, intends to bring in liquefied natural gas from the US to help fuel power stations and industries here. This will supplement LNG exports
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      Lock icon Designs that improve lives on show
      426 17 SINGAPORE is the first country to host INDEX: Award 2011, an exhibition that showcases winning entries from various fields with the common aim of improving the lives of people. The biennial INDEX: Award comes in five categories: Body, Home, Work, Play and Community. Each
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      Lock icon Maybank relaunches business credit card
      232 17 MAYBANK Singapore has relaunched its Business Platinum MasterCard with an industry first a feature that allows companies to have their company logo and name on a business credit card. The “exclusive logo personalisation” feature is aimed at helping companies develop their brand name, and is
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      Lock icon Great Eastern out to engage clients online
      479 18  -  Its new portal provides information, advice on health and wellness By Bryan Koh bryankoh@sph.com.sg GREAT Eastern is changing the way it looks at life insurance through an industry-first integrated Live Great programme, said Chris Wei, Great Eastern Holdings’ Group CEO. To help customers,
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      Lock icon Polys, ITEs up fees for PRs, int’l students
      406 18 COURSE fees at polytechnics and the Institutes of Technical Education (ITEs) here will increase significantly for permanent residents (PRs) and international students in academic year 2012, to differentiate the privileges enjoyed by citizens over foreigners. A joint statement from the five polytechnics
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      Lock icon HSBC names new private bank CEO
      147 18 AMIT Gupta has been appointed chief executive for South-east Asia, HSBC Private Bank, with effect from Feb 13, the bank announced yesterday. Mr Gupta joined HSBC in India in 1992 and held the roles of senior economist, head of derivatives and head of sales
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Treasury mulling small US bank stakes sale
      255 19 Bloomberg Washington THE US Treasury Department is considering selling stakes and allowing mergers involving banks in the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), an Obama administration official said yesterday. The Treasury is also weighing the restructuring of some of about 370 remaining TARP banks
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      Lock icon US lawmaker faces insider trading probe
      424 19 House committee chairman allegedly profited by trading on privileged info Reuters Washington THE chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Spencer Bachus which oversees the US banking and financial services industries is under investigation for possible violation of insider trading laws, The Washington Post
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      Lock icon Japanese shareholder moves ahead in suit against Wynn
      414 19 Wynn may have to give up access to financial papers Reuters Hong Kong WYNN Resorts Ltd, the US$15 billion gaming empire of Las Vegas tycoon Steve Wynn, may be forced to give its biggest shareholder access to its financial papers, a US
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      Lock icon Euro ministers demand more from Greece
      730 20 Further measures include finding an extra 325m euros in savings, passing the cuts through a divided Parliament AP Bloomberg Brussels JUST hours after Greece gave in to painful new job and spending cuts, European ministers declared on Thursday that Athens didn’t go far enough
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      Lock icon Dec US trade gap widens to US$48.8b
      527 20 LATEST US DATA Reuters AP Bloomberg Washington THE US trade deficit widened slightly more than expected in December, and the bilateral trade deficit with China last year soared to a record high US$295.5 billion. The monthly trade gap swelled to US$48.8 billion as
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      Lock icon Spain reforms labour to fix unemployment
      171 20 AP Madrid SPAIN’S new conservative government approved sweeping labour market reforms yesterday as part of a drive to retool a sick economy and solve Europe’s worst unemployment nightmare. The decree gives companies hiring incentives such as cheaper severance packages and offers tax breaks to
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      Lock icon HK sees serious worker shortfall by 2018
      588 21 About 17% of its population will be at least 65 years old by then, compared with 13% per cent last year Bloomberg Hong Kong HONG Kong will face a shortfall of 22,000 workers with higher education by 2018 as the city’s population ages,
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      Lock icon Economy giving a boost to Obama
      665 21 Bloomberg Washington A BRIGHTENING economic picture is improving President Barack Obama’s re-election prospects, even as the pace of the nation’s recovery from financial crisis remains a vulnerability for his campaign. Public approval of Mr Obama’s performance in office in the Gallup Organization’s daily tracking
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      Lock icon US$2.3m payback from US financial giants
      532 22 They reimburse California after probe finds they used taxpayer funds to pay fees to lobbyists Bloomberg San Francisco CITIGROUP, JPMorgan Chase Co and 15 other underwriters reimbursed California US$2.3 million last year after a regulatory probe found they used taxpayer funds to pay fees
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      Lock icon Citigroup iPad bill-pay app users charged twice
      507 22 NYT New York CITIGROUP’S effort to become “the world’s digital bank” has encountered a snag. A technical bug caused Citigroup, the nation’s fourth largest bank by deposits, to double the charge for customer payments in recent months. Some customers using their iPad to
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      Lock icon India industrial output growth in December lags forecasts
      226 22 Reuters New Delhi INDIAN industrial production growth slowed sharply in December, its slowest pace in two months, adding to pressure on the central bank to start cutting interest rates to help stimulate an economy that is headed for its slowest growth in
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    8387 23 Transaction date: Feb 10 52-wks Last Vol Day Last Quote Div GrYld Net M Cap High Low Company Sale +/-(‘000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 19 11.5 8Telecom 14 +1.5 14 14 12.8 12.8 14 7.8 4.4 2.9 67 9.5 4 A-Sonic 5.4 +0.4 174 5.5 5.2
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    Lock icon SGX CATALIST
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    Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING SCOREBOARD
    186 26 MAIN CATL TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 5 9 1 0 0 0 5 9 1 Manufacturing 58 86 37 5 12 9 63 98 46 Commerce 16 35 18 3 6 5 19 41 23 Tpt/Stor/Comms 10 23 6
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    Lock icon BT SHARE INFORMATION SERVICE
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    121 26 TURNOVER (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 37,901 37,901 82,544 82,544 Manufacturing 552,273 206,312 758,585 305,341 5,822 311,162 Commerce 323,078 36,257 359,335 250,312 2,390 252,702 Tpt/Stor/Comms 257,016 45,093 302,109 291,031 7,501 298,532 Finance 27,862 9 27,871 146,522 2 146,524 Construction 337,873 110,751
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      80 27 Feb 9 COCOA (£/tonne) Close Prev High/Low Mar 12 1454 1469 1470/1427 May 12 1468 1486 1484/1444 Jul 12 1485 1502 1501/1462 Sep 12 1494 1512 1511/1472 COFFEE(US$/tonne) Close Prev High/Low Mar 12 1950 1878 1974/1885 May 12 1930 1890 1950/1895 Jul 12 1949 1914 1969/1915 Sep 12 1974
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      71 27 Feb 10 GOLD(US$/oz) Feb 10 Feb 09 Hong Kong 1728.00 1741.30 Feb 09 Feb 09 Feb 08 London 1748.49 1733.96 1749.30 1734.73 Source: Thomson Reuters SILVER Selling Buying Passbook 1 oz 42.66 42.00 Source: UOB PLATINUM/ Lon (US$/oz) Feb 09 Close Previous PM Fix 1659.00 1647.00 AM Fix 1665.00
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      53 27 Feb 10 KLCE PALM FUTURES (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Sett Av Vol Open Month Range Price Price High Low Done Position Feb 12 3093.0 550 Mar 12 3127.0 3141.0 3141.0 3117.0 2029 7670 Apr 12 3126.0 3131.0 3142.0 3118.0 ***** ***** May 12 3126.0 3130.0 3140.0 3119.0 5583 *****
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      77 27 Feb 10 TREASURY BILLS Period Issue Maturity Yesterday's Day's code Bid High Low 3-Month BQ*****F 10-May-12 0.34 1-Year BY*****W 01-Nov-12 0.33 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year N*****0H 0.250 01-Feb-14 99.94 5-Year N*****0W 1.125 01-Apr-16 102.64 GOVERNMENT BONDS 10-Year NX*****X
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      154 27 Feb 10 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.3431 1.3442 1.0686 1.0691 Canadian dollar 1.2594 1.2605 1.0020 1.0025 Euro 1.6654 1.6660 1.3250 1.3251 NZ dollar 1.0407 1.0423 0.8280 0.8290 Sterling pound 1.9843 1.9854 1.5787 1.5791
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      82 27 As on 9 February 2012 www.smx.com.sg PRODUCT CONTRACT HIGH LOW CLOSE VOL (in Lots) PRECIOUS METAL GOLD FUT APR2012 1752.40 1731.40 1741.00 249 CURRENCY AUD-USD FUT MAR2012 1.0763 1.0739 1.0757 16 EUR-USD FUT MAR2012 1.3324 1.3236 1.3292 6434 BASE METAL COPPER FUT MAR2012 8784 8559 8769 2057
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      103 27 Feb 9 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; USc/60 lb bushels) Close Previous High/Low Mar 12 1227.50 1231.50 1247.50 1222.75 May 12 1236.00 1240.00 1256.00 1231.50 Jul 12 1245.75 1249.75 1265.75 1241.00 Aug 12 1244.00 1248.00 1262.50 1243.00 SOYBEAN/OIL(60,000 lbs; USc/lb) Close Previous High/Low Mar 12 52.54 52.58 53.08 52.44
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      75 27 Feb 9 CRUDE US$/barrel (FOB origin) Close Change Brent blend (1-Mth F) 117.72 1.93 WTI (Near Mth) 99.84 0.92 Dubai (1-Mth F) 114.43 1.29 Tapis blend 125.27 1.56 Minas 124.07 1.56 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha 112.11 1.44 Jet Kerosene 131.50 0.10 US$/barrel Opec Oil Basket Price
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      118 27 Feb 10 Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Sell Buy Aust dollar 1.374 1.309 Can dollar 1.277 1.228 Euro 1.687 1.623 Sterling pound 2.01 1.933 NZ dollar 1.068 1.018 US dollar 1.266 1.218 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign currency: Currencies Sell
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      69 27 Feb 9 Aluminium, 99.7% purity (US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 2251.50 2214.00 3 months 2289.00 2253.50 Copper, Grade A (US$/tonne) Cash 8737.50 8554.25 3 months 8760.00 8580.00 Lead (US$/tonne) Cash 2190.75 2147.75 3 months 2222.00 2181.00 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.00 3 months *****.00 *****.00 Tin (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00
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      Lock icon MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL INT'L INDICES
      373 27 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Feb 9 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Preliminary 890.8 0.0 7.3 0.2 4.3 0.1 8.4 EAFE Preliminary 733.5 0.3 7.5 0.5 5.6 0.3 9.7 Europe Preliminary 1102.8 0.3 7.4
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      87 27 Straits Times Index YTD change: +11.85% 52-week high: 3,227.28 on Aug 1,2011 52-week low: 2,521.95 on Oct 5,2011 Source: Bloomberg Shanghai Stock Exchange Composite YTD change: +6.94% 52-week high: 3,067.46 on Apr 18,2011 52-week low: 2,132.63 on Jan 6,2012 Source: Bloomberg Hang Seng Index YTD change: +12.75% 52-week high:
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  • PERSPECTIVE
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      Lock icon Opportunities abound despite euro crisis
      1075 28  -  We need to look behind the headlines and below the macro-economic perspective in order to identify the best opportunities. By Mark Dixon By Mark Dixon ~The writer is CEO of Regus, a provider of flexible workspace IT’S not been an inspiring start to 2012, to
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      807 28  -  Robert Samuelson The Washington Post Writers Group “The past is a foreign country: They do things differently there.”– L P Hartley, English novelist IT MUST now be obvious that, economically speaking, we’re in another country. Things we once took for granted no
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        1009 30/31  -  Which asset classes serve as good hedges against inflation and deflation? A recent study provides some surprising answers. By Genevieve Cua By Genevieve Cua gen@sph.com.sg CONVENTIONALwisdom says that equities and gold can serve as hedges against inflation, but the latest annual research from Credit
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        752 30/31  -  Compiled by Lynn Kan Industrial Real Estate Investment Trusts (Reits) Overweight OCBC Investment Research Feb 10 INDUSTRIAL Reits continued to turn in encouraging sets of results for the financial quarter ended December 2011, in line with our expectations. Robust y-o-y growths of 4.3-14.4 per cent in net property
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        978 32  -  2012 looks set to be a tricky year. Stay invested, diversified and remember, timing is everything. By David Poh ~The writer is regional head of asset allocation and discretionary portfolio management, Societe Generale Private Banking (Asia Pacific) THE 1998 Asian Financial Crisis and the
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        855 33 Wine produced there destined for hotels, restaurants and bottle shops across China as the Chinese develop posh tastes AFP Pokolbin, Australia THE coal-rich hills of Australia’s Hunter Valley have long fed China’s steel furnaces but the winemaking region is riding a fresh boom as the
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        536 34  -  Most cite impact of Additional Buyers Stamp Duty on purchase of properties By Mindy Tan tanmindy@sph.com.sg Singapore DEVELOPERS’ sentiments of the market have weakened compared to last quarter, particularly in the residential sector, in large part due to the impact of the Additional Buyers Stamp Duty
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        269 34  -  By Michelle Tan michtyz@sph.com.sg Part of the Penang state government’s efforts to implement its affordable housing scheme for residents in the state, the 11,800-unit project will be developed in five stages over 10 to 15 years. Poised to be the first green development in
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        283 34 PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS FOR SELECTED DISTRICTS WITH CONTRACT DATES BETWEEN JAN 11 AND JAN 17, 2012 PROJECT NAME/ STREET NAME PROP TYPE CONTRACT DATE TENURE BUILT-IN/LAND AREA*(SQ FT) PRICE (S$'000) PSF (S$) District 1 NON-LANDED One Shenton Apt 16/01/2012 99 1163 2000 1720 District 5 NON-LANDED Hundred Trees Apt 13/01/2012
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        220 34 Singapore THE first executive condominium with a Vista Home concept which maximises views, lighting a n d v e n t il a t i o n w ill b e launched in Punggol New Town next Saturday. With 728 units spread across 12
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        1312 35  -  Agents report increase in number of viewings, sellers becoming more receptive to offers By Kalpana Rashiwala kalpana@sph.com.sg Singapore AFTER being in deep freeze for several weeks, the bungalow market has started to thaw. This may be due to the firmer stockmarket and seeming improvement
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        2784 2/3  -  There’s more to a restaurant than just being wowed by a chef’s cooking prowess. A growing band of newbie restaurateurs set out to show that dining is just part of a complete social experience By Cheah Ui-Hoon uihoon@sph.com.sg By Melissa Lwee-Ramsay mellwee@sph.com.sg >>CLUB CULTURE Club Street Social 5
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        535 5 An experience, whether it is an outing, a vacation or a special meal, is something unique to the couple Reuters FORGET cards, flowers, and chocolates, most singles want a special experience rather than a gift for Valentine’s Day and although the economy is stagnating, most
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        1467 6 / 7  -  Pamper your Valentine with a unique and unforgettable experience at these venues By Debbie Yong debyong@sph.com.sg By Rachel Loi rachloi@sph.com.sg The Lighthouse (above) JUST when you thought dining at The Lighthouse, the gorgeous fine dining restaurant daintily perched on the top of the historic Fullerton Hotel, could not
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        998 8 / 9  -  As PARCO next NEXT welcomes its third batch of designers, how has the fashion incubator done so far? Melissa Lwee-Ramsay finds out Melissa Lwee-Ramsay IF indeed the adage “third time lucky” holds true, then the latest designers to go through the PARCO next NEXT incubator programme
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        523 8 / 9 With 18 new labels to choose from, the latest instalment of the PARCO next NEXT programme, here are two with lots of promise: Lion Earl Founded by fashion design graduate Lionel Low and architecture undergraduate and freelance designer Hariz Lim LION EARL is a
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        543 8 / 9  -  BT Weekend looks at two other home-grown labels to watch out for in 2012 By Melissa Lwee-Ramsay Ana Vu Ana Boutique, 86 Club Street IT’S been more than a decade, but better late than never for Australian stylist and retailer Anh Vu. Thanks to
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        527 8 / 9  -  Carryall JAMES http://www.carryalljames.com/ mellwee@sph.com.sg IT isn’t easy finding the right bag for a man. Or so believe the founders of CarryallJAMES a new home-grown bag label that aims to fill a void in the men’s accessories market. “When it comes to men, often you find bags
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        1070 10 / 11  -  Elgar Kwek’s 1960s-era terrace house represents a step back in time and a bit of a time warp. By Geoffrey Eu personal space By Geoffrey Eu btnews@sph.com.sg WH E N y o u r e named after a famous composer, there’s an irrational expectation from your parents and
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        791 12  -  Keppel ambassador Celina Chan and fellow crew member Sherlyn Chen look ahead to the challenges while enjoying their return home. By Vincent Wee By Vincent Wee btnews@sph.com.sg FOR Keppel ambassador Celina Chan, her arrival in Singapore was literally on a high as she
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        904 13 Pet owners now demand high-quality, eco-friendly and safe products for their four-legged family members AP LIKE many pet owners, customers at April Lawrence’s pet bakery and boutique in central Iowa want the best for their four-legged family members. That means high-quality, safe and eco-friendly products, from organic
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        780 14  -  New drug discoveries are creating a big paradigm shift in how some blood cancers are being treated today. By Cheah Ui-Hoon By Cheah Ui-Hoon uihoon@sph.com.sg WITH the acceleration of new drug discoveries and targeted drugs such as those for cancer, more and more diseases which used
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        449 15  -  Wooing is easy when you have these gizmos to do all the sweet talk for you. By Christopher Lim By Christopher Lim limchris@sph.com.sg Nokia Lumia 800 $775 without contract There are some people who say they only use Nokias, but what many of them mean is
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        610 16  -  Expect some degree of controversy, flaring tempers as Manchester United and Liverpool lock horns again no holds barred Lee U-Wen leeuwen@sph.com.sg Correspondent FOR the third time in as many months, Manchester United and Liverpool arguably the two biggest rivals in the Barclays Premier
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        455 16  -  kick off Jason de la pena with IN my humble opinion, there are four things to know before tonight’s massive Barclays Premier League (BPL) clash between the two titans of English football Manchester United and Liverpool. Four issues that make it all the more
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        1073 17  -  From the US PGA to the Asian Tour, no-name players have made good starts to the 2012 season. By Justine Moss By Justine Moss btnews@sph.com.sg WHEN Robert Rock sank the winning putt on the 18th hole at the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship recently, the
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        706 18  -  The Infiniti FX50 is actually a sporty car with limousine-like comfort. By Samuel Ee samuelee@sph.com.sg SPORT-UTILITY vehicles are often considered rugged or macho but rarely do they project a cool image. Unless it’s the Infiniti FX. This large crossover from the luxury nameplate owned by carmaker Nissan is
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        767 19  -  With its smooth powertrain and handling abilities, the fuel-sipping BMW ActiveHybrid 5 always has torque to spare. By Samuel Ee By Samuel Ee SPECS BMW ActiveHybrid 5 Engine 2,979cc inline-6 turbocharged Gearbox 8-speed Steptronic automatic transmission Max power 306 hp 5,800 rpm Max torque 400 Nm 1,200-5,000 rpm
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        597 20  -  The new Porsche 911 is more enjoyable after a major redevelopment, with almost 90 per cent of the components being new. By Samuel Ee By redevelopment, Samuel Ee samuelee@sph.com.sg FASTER and more driveable, yet more fuel efficient and comfortable. It could be a disingenuous sales pitch, except
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