The Business Times, 1 December 2012

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  • Title Section
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    15 1 weekend THE BUSINESS TIMES www. usinesstimes.com. g| g| DECEMBER 1-2, 2012 S$1.00| MICA (P) 075/08/2012
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  • Article
    Lock icon Oct bank loans growth picks up
    46 1 LENDING BANK loans growth picked up in October to 17.9 per cent after 10 months of slowing year-on-year growth as demand from both businesses and consumers meant a quicker pace of loan expansion than September’s 16.5 per cent growth. 2
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  • Article
    Lock icon Let the golden goose lay
    37 1 REDAS ANNIVERSARY WONG Heang Fine, president of the Real Estate Developers’ Association of Singapore (Redas), urges the government to allow the recent cooling measures for public housing to take their course. 5
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    Lock icon More older workers hired
    32 1 EMPLOYMENT THE Retirement and Re-employment Act (RRA) sent the employment rate for older men to a new high in June, just six months after it kicked in. 5
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    Lock icon Olam nemesis tosses new bait and challenge
    1021 1  -  Muddy Waters denies being a front for funds and wants Olam to get its debt rated by S&P By Joyce Hooi, Andrea Soh joyceh@sph.com.sg sandrea@sph.com.sg Singapore ANOTHER day, another attack this time from Muddy Waters. It wants Olam to get its debt rated
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  • TOP STORIES
    • MARKETS
      • Article
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        58 2 GSTI 3,069.95 (+24.05) GSTI FUTURES 3,062.00 (+16.00) GSIMSCI 349.70 (+2.45) GSIMSCI FUTURES 348.50 (+1.20) Friday Change KL COMP 1,610.83 +3.51 NIKKEI 225 9,446.01 +45.13 HANG SENG 22,030.39 +107.50 SET 1,324.04 +14.47 JAKARTA 4,276.14 -42.94 MANILA 5,640.45 +6.73 KOSPI 1,932.90 -1.95 SHENZHEN B 608.08 +4.08 MUMBAI IND 19,339.90 +168.99 11.00
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        Lock icon PRIME RATES
        30 2 SINGAPORE MALAYSIA 5.36 6.55 KONG KOHG IHODNESA TAIWAN JAPAN sop '4.U0 5.03* ..475 *CVtA V.35 bail ain 0.5U US 3.2S CNHAPA ?oo 5'/rT7ERLAND os: 1NOIA i*S0 Source: Bloomberg
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        Lock icon FOREX
        48 2 us$ s$ US$ (S$ per US$) 1.220 (US$/S$ per 1.605 1.958 EURO(US$/S$/€) 1.301 1.588 Foreign currency per US$ S$ YEN 82.60 67.70 RM 3.041 2.492 HK$ 7.750 6.351 BAHT 30.68 25.14 RUPIAH 9,610 7,875 RENMINBI 6.226 5.103 INDIAN RUPEE 54.51 44.67 A$ 0.959 0.786 NZ$ 1.216 0.996
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    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon October bank loans growth rises to 17.9%
      669 2  -  DBU loans up 1 .5% over the month to $479.4b; lending to businesses grows 1 .3% to $278.1 b By Teh Shi Ning tshining@sph.com.sg Singapore BANK loans growth picked up in October to 17.9 per cent after 10 months of slowing year-on-year growth
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    • Article
      Lock icon Diverse views on outlook for Olam bonds
      704 4  -  By Siow Li Sen lisen@sph.com.sg Singapore “I DON’T expect bonds to fall; fluctuations, yes, but I don’t expect bonds and distress in the same sentence,” says Sue Goh of her Olam bonds. Yesterday, Olam bonds continued to slide despite the company’s shares stabilising,
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      Lock icon 50 Depths of Muddy Waters
      625 4  -  SATURDAY SOAPBOX Joyce Hooi joyceh@sph.com.sg Correspondent HOW do I love thee, Carson Block? Let me count the ways no, really, let me count them. With your 133-page accounting exposé on Olam and your eight-page comeback to their comeback, you’ve run out of fingers and toes,
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      Lock icon ‘Let cooling measures take their course’
      628 5  -  Redas urges policy-makers not to tighten the demand tap further By Ong Chor Hao ongch@sph.com.sg Singapore LET the golden goose that is the real-es-tate sector continue laying its golden eggs. This was the message from Wong Heang Fine, president of the Real Estate Developers’
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      Lock icon Employment rate for older workers hit new high in June
      576 5  -  By Chuang Peck Ming peckming@sph.com.sg Singapore THE Retirement and Re-employment Act (RRA), which requires employers to offer workers who retire at 62 the option to continue working, has lost no time in making its presence felt. It sent the employment
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      Lock icon Abe vows to end deflation and restore economic growth in Japan
      771 6  -  Debate among leaders of competing parties in Dec 16 general election shows opposing views By Anthony Rowley btworld@sph.com.sg Tokyo THE leader of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), Shinzo Abe, who is widely tipped to become the next prime minister,
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      Lock icon Big Bundestag vote for Greek debt deal
      449 6 AP Berlin GERMAN lawmakers have overwhelmingly backed a deal aimed at trimming Greece’s debt load and keeping the country financially afloat, but Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble insisted it would be irresponsible to raise hopes of more radical debt forgiveness soon. Parliament voted 473-100
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      Lock icon *****, websites know everything about me!
      724 7  -  Some track eyeballs, helping firms to decide where to place important info By Victoria Ho vhoip@sph.com.sg Boston IF the recent US elections taught us anything, it’s that websites know an awful lot about you, and data can be a creepily powerful tool. The Obama
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      Lock icon World’s oldest marathoner at it again
      615 8  -  101-year-old UK-based Fauja Singh, who holds world record for over-90 category, will only run 10km in StanChart race By Malminderjit Singh msingh@sph.com.sg Singapore THE world’s oldest marathoner, 101-year-old, UK-based Fauja Singh, will be running 10km at this Sunday’s Standard Chartered Marathon. With him will
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      Lock icon Republicans reject Obama’s budget plan
      392 8 Bloomberg Washington CONGRESSIONAL Republicans dug in to fight US President Barack Obama’s plan to skirt the fiscal cliff, rejecting his tax-and-spending proposal as the president headed out yesterday to sell it to the American public. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner shuttled among congressional leaders on Thursday
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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 30-35 Show Me The Money 33 House Hunt 34 Real Estate 34-35 LIVING Dining L2-7 Christmas L8-9 CEOs’ Hawker Choices L10-12
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      659 7 IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE Originating Summons No. 1084 of 2012/T In the Matter of Section 210 of the Companies Act, Chapter 50 And In the Matter of Kian Ann Engineering Ltd (Registration No. *****1102H) …Applicant SCHEME OF ARRANGEMENT under Section 210 of the Companies Act,
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  • WEEK IN REVIEW
    • THIS WEEK Nov 26-30, 2012
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        Lock icon Policymakers face a tough juggling act
        44 9 SINGAPORE’S policymakers face conflicting challenges in the year ahead, participants at the 18th Singapore Economic Roundtable agreed. More debatable, though, was the extent to which rising business costs and a stronger Singapore dollar might hurt the economy’s competitiveness.
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        Lock icon China steel sector pays the price of slowdown
        69 9 HE runs a small steel trading company in Tianjin and has seen his revenues shrink from 40 million yuan (S$7.8 million) to 10 million in just under two years. Like many other of China’s 30,000 steel traders, Li is struggling with depleting
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        Lock icon Labour costs bite, but SMEs cling to old ways
        64 9 RISING manpower costs are starting to bite businesses hard, a leading survey of more than 10,000 small and medium enterprises in Singapore shows. While this is to be expected as the labour landscape is repainted and government nudges companies to take
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        Lock icon Ping An eyes legal action following NYT reports
        76 9 CHINA’S second-biggest insurance company has threatened to take legal action against the New York Times for reports that Premier Wen Jiabao’s relatives had accumulated massive wealth, largely through holdings in the firm. Ping An Insurance (Group) Co of China Ltd said it
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        Lock icon Muddy Waters report gives the Olam pot another stir
        71 9 MUDDY Waters finally put its mouth where its money was on Tuesday with a 133-page report on Olam detailing what it claims are the commodity trader’s shortcomings, and recommending a “strong sell”. The report comes a week after the man behind
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        Lock icon Markets borrow a smile from Greek debt deal
        60 9 EUROPEAN stock markets rallied and the euro touched a three-week high after the International Monetary Fund, eurozone nations and the European Central Bank negotiated a debt deal for Greece. The deal helped yields on Greek 10-year bonds to fall to 16.3 per
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        Lock icon Muddy Waters a front, but mud won’t stick, says Olam
        75 9 OLAM International hardened its position against US short-selling firm Muddy Waters on Wednesday, accusing it of acting as a front for hedge funds looking to short the company’s stock. “In my view, Muddy Waters and Carson Block are just small
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        Lock icon Economy remains resilient, but MAS flags some risks
        71 9 EVEN as Singapore’s economy and financial system remain resilient amid uncertainties in the global economy, risks still abound and vigilance is warranted, the Monetary Authority of Singapore has warned in its annual Financial Stability Review. With interest rates here at near-historic lows,
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        Lock icon Olam may slow down after muddy whirlpool
        108 9 SOMETIME between receiving the midnight tinkle that upended his world last Monday and Thursday this week, Olam’s Sunny Verghese blinked just a bit in the face of research firm Muddy Waters’ all-out siege of the commodities trader. Olam’s CEO conceded that the firm
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        Lock icon New foes creep up as Qantas fights old friend
        39 9 IT must be Australia’s strangest corporate war. Qantas Airways has scrapped a major marketing deal with Tourism Australia, claiming that the latter’s boss is trying to unseat the airline’s management.
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        Lock icon Four SMRT bus drivers charged over illegal strike
        33 9 POLICE said yesterday that they had arrested and charged four SMRT bus drivers from China for their role in an illegal strike earlier this week.
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      Lock icon NEXT WEEK Dec 3-7, 2012
      70 9 US DATA Dec 3 Nov ISM manufacturing data Dec 4 Nov auto sales Dec 5 Nov ADP employment report Nov ISM Non-Manufacturing Index Dec 7 Nov unemployment rate SINGAPORE DATA Dec 4 Nov PM I Dec 7 Nov foreign reserves CHINA DATA Dec3 HSBC manufacturing
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
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      296 9 Across 1 Fruit, queen’s choice (8,4) 8 Produce mostly stiff undergarment (7) 9 A gauzy fabric under discussion (2,5) 11 Copper is at home with English style of cooking (7) 12 Revolving handle getting a note to emerge (7) 13 United aware of Everton’s lead (2,3) 14 Band of gold
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      13 9 SATURDAY with Ludwig Glad to hear from you again sir. thanks a trillion
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  • THE RAFFLES CONVERSATION
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      Lock icon Emphasising the local connection
      2133 10 / 11  -  George Tanasijevich, president and CEO of MBS, explains why his organisation does not want to be known as a ‘Las Vegas company’ but rather as a Singapore one that is fully engaged with the community here. By Lee U-Wen By Lee U-Wen leeuwen@sph.com.sg GEORGE Tanasijevich readily
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  • COMPANY NEWS
    • Article
      Lock icon Nov market cap inches up to year’s high
      665 12  -  US fiscal cliff hopes push market value to $860b, up $7.7b By MINDY TAN tanmindy@sph.com.sg Singapore POSITIVE remarks from US politicians on progress being made on the fiscal cliff debate turned the tide around for the Singapore market, which spent most of
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      Lock icon Bharti Infratel set for US$825m IPO
      622 12 Reuters New Delhi BHARTI Infratel Ltd, the telecommunications tower unit of top Indian phone carrier Bharti Airtel Ltd, is set to raise up to US$825 million next month in what would be the country’s biggest initial share offering in two years. Bharti Airtel is
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      Lock icon SPH will stake claim in digital realm
      692 13  -  Opportunities for growth in digital advertisements are always there, says chairman Lee Boon Yang By Cai Haoxiang haoxiang@sph.com.sg Singapore SINGAPORE Press Holdings’ (SPH) online forays are still in their infancy but the company will participate in the digital revolution, chairman Lee Boon Yang
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      Lock icon Robinson Towers’ redevelopment begins
      256 13  -  By Zeinab Yusuf Saiwalla zynabs@sph.com.sg Singapore TUAN SING Holdings has formally begun the redevelopment of Robinson Towers, the annex and the International Factors Building into a single commerical and office development. Tenants were served with termination of lease notices of six months yesterday. The redevelopment is
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      Lock icon Nominees ‘not seeking MIIF board’s control’
      525 14  -  Their sole purpose for wanting to get nominated is to realise value for shareholders, says one of them By Ong Chor Hao ongch@sph.com.sg Singapore THERE is no intention to take control of the board at Macquarie International Infrastructure Fund (MIIF), one of the three
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      Lock icon Hanwell gets nod for sale of Intraco stake to TH Investments
      282 14  -  By Carine Lee carinel@sph.com.sg Singapore HANWELL Holdings has received thumping support from its shareholders for the proposed sale of its 29.87 per cent stake in listed trading firm Intraco Ltd to TH Investments for $19.17 million, or 65 cents
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      Lock icon Religare up as analysts initiate coverage with upbeat calls
      389 14  -  Business trust’s unit closes at 83 cents, up 4.4% for the week By Lee Meixian leemx@sph.com.sg Singapore RELIGARE Health Trust units made a comeback this week as analysts initiated coverage on the business trust with “outperform” and “buy” ratings. The unit
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      Lock icon US fiscal cliff, Greece and Olam set the tone
      983 15  -  STOCKS R Sivanithy sivan@sph.com.sg Senior Correspondent ASUPPOSED easing of US “fiscal cliff” worries, yet another Greek bailout, penny-stock churning, and Rounds 2, 3 and 4 of the Olam International-versus-Muddy Waters saga were the main themes of the week. The Straits Times
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    • Business briefing
      • Article
        Lock icon Bright Orient proposes delisting
        61 15 BRIGHT Orient (Holding) Ltd has submitted a delisting proposal to the Singapore Exchange (SGX) to conduct a voluntary winding up and dissolution of the company. Bright Orient is a cash company and was not able to obtain an exit offer from any of its major shareholders.
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        Lock icon Danamon bid becomes political
        92 15 Reuters The US$7.2 billion bid by DBS Group for Bank Danamon has become political, the governor of Bank Indonesia said yesterday, in his first acknowledgement that the issue is politically sensitive. “We have no further discussion (after the announcement of multiple licence regulation), but we’re asking
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      58 14 Teambuild Construction Group is hiring a Project Manager Total has a position open for a Maintenance Specialist TE Connectivity has a vacancy for a Technical Sales Engineer C. Melchers GmbH Co. is recruiting a Corporate Sales Executive Prima Food is looking for a General Manager (Prima Deli Division) Check out
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      234 15 S33LLON EfiLVW NOTICE OF MEETING OF CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT (CHAPTER 50) AND IN THE MATTER OF IMP INTERIOR MAINTENANCE PRODUCTS PTE LTD Co. Reg. No. *****5162G Notice is hereby given pursuant to section 296 of the Companies Act (Chapter 50) that a meeting of the
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      188 15 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT (CHAPTER 50) AND IN THE MATTER OF ZYKEN INTERNATIONAL PTE. LTD. (IN MEMBERS’ VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) (REGISTRATION NO. *****2161Z) NOTICE OF FINAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, in pursuant to Section 308 of the Companies Act, Cap. 50, that a Final Meeting of the
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      240 15 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT (CAP. 50) AND IN THE MATTER OF MOUNT TRISUL OFFSHORE PTE. LTD. (IN MEMBER’S VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) (Company Registration No. *****3322D) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that it was resolved at an Extraordinary General Meeting of member of the abovenamed company held on 29 November
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  • FROM THE DESK OF
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      Lock icon Playing to the tune of technology
      1251 16  -  Dynamics of the popular music and recording business have changed in recent years due to social media, as well as computer software FROM THE DESK OF Ben Rosen Managing Director The Gunnery IN 2003, when northern English band Arctic Monkeys shared 17 songs from
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Victoria St/Ophir Rd hotel site released on GLS reserve list
      481 17  -  Knight Frank expects top bid of $1,000 to $1 ,1 00 psf ppr By Mindy Tan tanmindy@sph.com.sg A HOTEL site at the junction of Victoria Street and Ophir Road has been made available for application under the reserve list of
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      Lock icon Principles which define Singapore’s international security
      413 17  -  By Lee U-Wen leeuwen@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE is in a position today where it can both safeguard its own sovereignty and security, as well as contribute to regional and international peace and security, says Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean. As far as defence and diplomacy
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      Lock icon Australia honours George Yeo
      221 17 FORMER foreign minister George Yeo has been awarded Honorary Officer of the Order of Australia, one of Australia’s highest honours. The honour was bestowed in recognition of Mr Yeo’s service to Australia-Singapore bilateral relations and the establishment of the Singapore-Australia Free Trade Agreement (Safta). During the
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    • Briefing
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        Lock icon Khaw is keeping eye on waterfront
        105 18 NATIONAL Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan says that he is watching the progress of the ground-up work to spruce up Boat Quay, Clarke Quay and Robertson Quay with interest, with a view to replicating the ideas elsewhere. Disclosing this in his blog yesterday, he
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        Lock icon Howard Shaw gets early release
        46 18 FORMER green activist Howard Shaw was released from prison yesterday four weeks earlier than the 12 weeks that he was sentenced to, for good behaviour. He was among 51 men charged with having paid sex with an underage prostitute in April.
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      Lock icon Red Dot Ventures invests in The Stakeholder Company
      350 18  -  The latter provides software that helps firms to manage complex stakeholder relationships By Andrea Soh sandrea@sph.com.sg HOMEGROWN technology venture capital firm Red Dot Ventures has invested in a second firm in less than a month. It said yesterday that it had invested
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      Lock icon SIA raises money for charity
      121 18 SINGAPORE AIRLINES (SIA) has raised $427,000 for non-profit organisation Community Chest, and the funds will go towards programmes that benefit children with special needs. A pair of limited edition female and male panda toys dressed in SIA’s signature batik motif were produced by SIA. Fund-raising
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Japan’s factory output rises unexpectedly
      506 19 Production of parts for devices including iPhone behind October’s increase Bloomberg Tokyo JAPAN’S factory output unexpectedly rose the most since December on production of parts for devices including Apple Inc’+s iPhone, providing a bright spot in an economy poised to shrink for a second straight
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      Lock icon HK Disneyland turns profitable: report
      364 19 AFP Hong Kong HONG KONG’s struggling Disneyland has posted its first profit since opening seven years ago thanks to an increase in mainland Chinese visitors, a report said yesterday, as it considers opening new hotels. The news will come as a welcome relief for the
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      Lock icon Felda’s Q3 earnings dive 48% on lower crude palm oil prices
      445 19  -  By Pauline Ng btworld@sph.com.sg Kuala Lumpur FELDA Global Ventures Holdings registered a 48 per cent drop in earnings to RM224.5 million (S$90.2 million) in the fiscal third quarter as crude palm oil (CPO) prices slid on weaker demand. While
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      Lock icon EU unemployment hits record high
      508 20 Fiscal crisis and tougher austerity measures deepening region’s economic problems Bloomberg Athens THE euro-area jobless rate rose to a record in October as the fiscal crisis and tougher austerity measures deepened the region’s economic woes. Unemployment in the 17-nation single-currency bloc increased to 11.7 per
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      Lock icon Win a job in supermarket lottery
      300 20 Bloomberg Rome AN Italian supermarket chain is offering customers who spend more than 30 euros (S$47.75) a shot at a lottery with an unusual payoff: jobs. “Our competition is open to everyone, of any age or social class,” said Alessandra Aloisi, human resources manager
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      Lock icon Spain’s November inflation eases as energy prices dip
      188 20 Reuters Madrid SPANISH inflation eased in November thanks to a dip in energy prices but it remained far above the eurozone average, likely raising the cost of state pension rises for an already hard-pressed budget. The European Union-harmo-nised consumer price data showed
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      Lock icon India’s Q2 GDP grows less than forecast
      555 21 Manufacturing almost flat at 0.8%; annual growth headed for lowest level in a decade Reuters New Delhi THE Indian economy extended its long slump in the quarter ended in September, with lower-than-expected growth keeping it on track for its worst year in a
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      Lock icon RBS sale of Indian business to HSBC falls through
      256 21 AFP London BRITAIN’S bailed-out Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) said yesterday that the sale of its Indian retail and commercial activities to HSBC had lapsed, adding it will seek to wind down the operations. “The Royal Bank of Scotland Group announces
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      Lock icon Siemens to cut 4,700 more jobs at Osram
      427 21 Bloomberg Frankfurt SIEMENS AG yesterday announced plans to eliminate an additional 4,700 jobs at its Osram lighting subsidiary to reap one billion euros (S$1.58 billion) in cost savings as the market for traditional light bulbs shrinks. The job cuts, which are focused
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      Lock icon Consumer spending dips in October
      403 22 It falls 0.2% as income growth stalls; decline suggests slower economic growth in Q4 LATEST US DATA Reuters Washington US consumer spending fell in October for the first time in five months as income growth stalled, suggesting slower economic growth in the fourth quarter. The
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      Lock icon EU set to fight Internet tax at summit
      743 22 Reuters Brussels EUROPEAN Union (EU) member states are preparing to fight as a bloc alongside the United States to prevent a move by Russia and countries in Africa to impose a levy on Internet traffic and make it easier to track users’
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    Lock icon SGX CATALIST
    1779 26 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 $mil 21 12.1 t 800 Super 19.6 18.8 19.4 3.3 5.1 5.9 35 4 3 t AA Grp 3.1 2.6 3.5 3 98 20 t APStrategic
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    Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING SCOREBOARD
    186 26 MAIN CATL TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 9 6 2 0 0 0 9 6 2 Manufacturing 58 41 41 3 8 5 61 49 46 Commerce 25 19 22 2 2 4 27 21 26 Tpt/Stor/Comms 26 7 6
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    121 26 TURNOVER (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 60,304 60,304 129,765 129,765 Manufacturing 344,018 138,204 482,222 300,443 1,297 301,740 Commerce 169,819 4,216 174,035 205,828 214 206,042 Tpt/Stor/Comms 295,254 14,904 310,158 444,561 4,523 449,084 Finance 85,296 1,256 86,552 373,629 585 374,214 Construction 49,114 238,442
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  • MARKETS
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      80 27 Nov 29 COCOA (£/tonne) Close Prev High/Low Dec 12 1593 1577 1600/1582 Mar 13 1585 1571 1594/1575 May 13 1591 1578 1600/1582 Jul 13 1597 1583 1605/1590 COFFEE(US$/tonne) Close Prev High/Low Nov 12 1933 1930 1929/1929 Jan 13 1938 1935 1945/1923 Mar 13 1942 1936 1948/1925 May 13 1954
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      68 27 Nov 30 GOLD(US$/oz) Nov 30 Nov 29 Hong Kong 1738.20 1728.50 Nov 29 Nov 28 London 1726.40 1712.24 1727.20 1713.46 Source: Thomson Reuters SILVER Selling Buying Passbook 1 oz 42.07 41.43 Source: UOB PLATINUM Lon (US$/oz) Nov 29 Close Previous PM Fix 1620.00 1589.00 AM Fix 1616.00 1604.00 Source:
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      42 27 Nov 30 kl.CE PALM FUTURES (RM/MT) ov. >>r» l» »n# o. ■jr; it QW ll£e£ i*. >1£> -n *.i «u«> .‘O' t Dn#n a./r Una ..ii 1/1. J3oL ;*3^o llbbi ta>ju A* n /BJDft !ikC !-4U ES Source: Bursa Malaysia
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      88 27 Nov 30 TREASURY BILLS Period Issue Maturity Yesterday's Day's code Bid High Low 3-Month BQ*****N 28-Feb-13 0.25 6-Month BS*****T 30-May-13 0.27 1-Year BY*****X 01-Nov-13 0.27 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year N*****0N 0.25 01-Oct-14 102 5-Year N*****0Z 2.375 01-Apr-17 108.45
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      154 27 Nov 30 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.2721 1.2734 1.0429 1.0432 Canadian dollar 1.2285 1.2302 1.0078 1.0072 Euro 1.5872 1.5886 1.3012 1.3014 NZ dollar 1.0032 1.0043 0.8224 0.8227 Sterling pound 1.9574 1.9592 1.6047 1.6050
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      95 27 www.smx.com.sg PRODUCT CONTRACT HIGH LOW CLOSE PRECIOUS METAL GOLD FUT DEC2012 1725.20 1718.70 1727.20 GOLD FUT FEB2013 1730.30 1720.40 1729.40 INDIA GOLD (E-GOLD) FUT FEB2013 578.30 574.55 579.70 CURRENCY EUR-USD FUT DEC2012 1.3008 1.2941 1.2974 BASE METAL COPPER FUT MAR2013 7957 7816 7948 INDEX IRON ORE (MBIO)
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      103 27 Nov 29 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; USc/60 lb bushels) Close Previous High/Low Jan 13 1448.00 1446.25 1460.00 1441.25 Mar 13 1441.00 1435.00 1450.25 1431.75 May 13 1418.50 1410.50 1423.50 1407.00 Jul 13 1408.25 1401.75 1412.75 1398.25 SOYBEAN/OIL(60,000 lbs; USc/lb) Close Previous High/Low Dec 12 49.77 50.11 50.46 49.70
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      68 27 Nov 29 CRUDE US$/barrel (FOB origin) Close Change Brent blend (1-Mth F) 110.82 1.82 WTI (Near Mth) 87.89 1.27 Dubai (1-Mth F) 107.11 0.56 Tapis blend 114.69 0.72 Minas 107.97 0.72 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha 103 0.5 Jet Kerosene 124.61 -0.39 US$/barrel OpecOil Basket Price 107.46
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      118 27 Nov 30 Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Sell Buy Aust dollar 1.303 1.241 Can dollar 1.258 1.199 Euro 1.621 1.544 Sterling pound 1.995 1.919 NZ dollar 1.037 0.979 US dollar 1.245 1.186 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign currency: Currencies Sell
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      69 27 Nov 29 Aluminium, 99.7% purity (US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 2065.25 1992.00 3 months 2064.00 2000.00 Copper, Grade A (US$/tonne) Cash 7885.25 7747.25 3 months 7899.50 7767.50 Lead (US$/tonne) Cash 2222.50 2185.75 3 months 2222.00 2188.00 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.00 3 months *****.00 *****.00 Tin (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00
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      373 27 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Nov 29 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Preliminary 919.3 0.5 10.8 0.4 4.4 0.6 11.0 EAFE Preliminary 750.2 1.1 10.0 1.1 3.6 1.3 10.0 Europe Preliminary 1133.5 1.2 10.4
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      105 27 Straits Times Index YTD change:+16.01% 52-week high: 3,110.86 on Oct 5,2012 52-week low: 2,606.52 on Dec 20,2011 Source: Bloomberg Hang Seng Index YTD change:+19.51% 52-week high: 22,149.70 on Nov 2,2012 52-week low: 17,821.52 on Dec 19,2011 Source: Bloomberg Shanghai Stock Exchange Composite YTD change: -9.97% 52-week high: 2,478.38
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  • PERSPECTIVE
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      1536 28 / 29  -  Energy evangelist Amory Lovins has a blueprint for how business and society can drive a renewable power revolution. By Anna Teo By Anna Teo anna@sph.com.sg JUST before he stepped out of the room at the Civil Service College, after the interview had wrapped up, Amory
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      758 28 / 29  -  We must be reminded of the risk of despoiling it to the point of no return Anthony Rowley Tokyo Correspondent I “TRAVELLED” to Mars this week, taking with me some 30 other journalists from right across the emerging Asia region.
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  • Wealth
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        1076 30 / 31  -  The fund manager buys and sells securities without having to get client approval for every decision in a discretionary portfolio. ABN has just launched an Asian-focused discretionary portfolio management service. Genevieve Cua gen@sph.com.sg Personal Finance Editor Entrusting a pot of money to a private bank to manage
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        682 30 / 31  -  Compiled Lynn Kan Tat Hong Holdings Buy Maybank Kim Eng Nov 30 Nov 30 close: $1.40 Following our recent conversation with the company, we remain confident on Tat Hong’s long-term fundamentals. In our view, Tat Hong is still in the middle of a multi-year growth cycle. After a
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        Lock icon Khosla not deterred by winds of change
        1448 32 Despite the tough financing environment for clean tech companies, one of the most vocal advocates of such innovation is going ahead with more investments NYT VINOD Khosla crowed about the clean energy industry last year. Three of the biofuel startups in his venture
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        1216 33  -  When a company comes along and sells us a dream, it may turn out to be a nightmare if investors are not so savvy SHOW ME THE MONEY Teh Hooi Ling hooiling@sph.com.sg Senior Correspondent ~The writer is a CFA charterholder WHAT’S the
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        Lock icon Top French wine estate sold to a Chinese
        716 34 The 1 .5m-2m euro property is in the country’s prestigious Saint Emilion area of Bordeaux AFP Bordeaux A CHINESE industrialist has completed the landmark purchase of Chateau Bellefont-Belcier, a leading estate in France’s prestigious Saint Emilion wine-making area, sources involved in the
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        288 34 PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS FOR SELECTED DISTRICTS WITH CONTRACT DATES BETWEEN OCT 31 AND NOV 6, 2012 PROJECT NAME/ STREET NAME PROP TYPE CONTRACT DATE TENURE BUILT-IN/LAND AREA*(SQ FT) PRICE (S$'000) PSF (S$) District 3 NON-LANDED Ascentia Sky Apt 01/11/2012 99 1475 1844 1250 District 5 NON-LANDED Palm Green Apt 02/11/2012
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        Lock icon Eco Sanctuary units a big draw
        420 35  -  200 of 299 units at project with Green Mark Platinum certification released for sale snapped up By Kalpana Rashiwala kalpana@sph.com.sg Singapore ALMOST 200 out of the 299 units released for sale in Eco Sanctuary in Upper Bukit Timah are understood to have been sold,
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        422 35 Bloomberg London LUXURY-HOME prices in central London rose at their slowest rate in more than two years in November as investors delayed purchases ahead of possible new property taxes, according to Knight Frank LLP. The average price of a house or apartment in
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        Lock icon SCA Prop eyes malls from Coles, Woolworths
        351 35 Bloomberg Sydney SCA Property Group, the shopping centre trust spun off by Woolworths Ltd, plans to acquire malls developed by the retailer and rival Wesfarmers Ltd’s supermarket chain Coles Ltd to expand its asset base. SCA Property, which listed on the Australian stock
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      69 1 LivingBTTHE BUSINESS TIMES WEEKEND DECEMBER 1 2 2012 GUEST CHEF Alain Passard: A messiah of greens L6-7 SPRINGING TO HEALTH The future of eating right L2-4 CEOS' HAWKER CHOICES 2012 Kway chap and pig’s organ soup L10-12 PHOTO BY RAWYAL KITCHEN PERSONAL SPACE Strong point of view L14-15 NO HOLDS
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        2597 2 / 3  -  BT Weekend looks at the changing appetite for healthy food in Singapore and challenges that lie ahead for health food restaurants. By Debbie Yong By Debbie Yong debyong@sph.com.sg By Debbie Yong debyong@sph.com.sg EATING healthy has never been more critical. According to statistics shared at the inaugural Worlds
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        Lock icon Raising the standards
        737 4 / 5  -  British Airways takes a scientific approach to high altitude dining. By Cheah By Cheah Ui-Hoon uihoon@sph.com.sg THERE’S food and there’s airplane food; with the latter commonly thought of as plasticky and somehow modified beyond palatable parameters. No wonder then, that airlines have been trying to differentiate themselves
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        1232 6 / 7  -  Alain Passard is a messiah of greens who has, to this day, not strayed from his principles. guest chef By Jaime Ee jaime@sph.com.sg TOMATOES are Alain Passard’s friends. Red ones, green ones, yellow ones, heirlooms, even extinct varietals lovingly resurrected by his gardeners and a
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        1792 8 / 9  -  More shoppers are taking a shine to Christmas fairs instead of malls to find thoughtful, handcrafted gifts for loved ones By Tay Suan Chiang taysc@sph.com.sg By Debbie Yong debyong@sph.com.sg Pop-up Swedish flair Bosign Pop Up Store Kennel, 8D Dempsey Road, #03-03 Dec 1: 11am to 6pm If you
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        Lock icon Inner satisfaction
        2717 10 / 11  -  Eating stewed pig organs might sound like a challenge on an episode of reality TV show Fear Factor but here, it’s a delicacy enjoyed by both young and old. Served either as kway chap or pig’s organ soup, it’s a popular street food that can be found in
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        509 12  -  By Cheah Ui-Hoon uihoon@sph.com.sg Tan Wee Lee Managing director, Crystal Wines GENERALLY, slightly sweet, off-dry white wines would go with most local foods because they don’t overpower them. With kway chap, a medium-bod-ied wine would be the ticket, recommends Tan Wee Lee, managing
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    • GADGETS
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        Lock icon Tough tech
        543 13  -  It is possible to pack brawn and beauty into tech toys too. Christopher Lim looks at top picks from Olympus, Philips and Pioneer Christopher Lim limchris@sph.com.sg Pioneer A3 wireless speaker $399 IT’S telling that what used to be called iPod docks are now increasingly being called just wireless
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    • HOME & GARDEN
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        1299 14 / 15  -  In addition to details that delight, a penthouse on the 33rd floor scores with the scenery from its balconies. By Tay Suan Chiang personal space By Tay Suan Chiang taysc@sph.com.sg IT is a long ride up in the lift to Norman Ho’s home, and apart from
        PHOTOS: YEN MENG JIIN  -  1,299 words
    • GOLF
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        Lock icon Gift guide for golfers
        802 16  -  Gear up for 2013 with the latest golfing equipment that flaunt state-of-the-art design technology and golfwear to beat the heat and up your game. By Justine Moss By Justine Moss btnews@sph.com.sg WITH only a little over three weeks of shopping days until Christmas day, there’s plenty
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    • SPORTS
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        Lock icon It’s do or die for the Lions
        675 17  -  no holds barred Lee U-Wen leeuwen@sph.com.sg Correspondent WHEN it comes to football, Singapore usually has only one way of getting things done the hard way. After a thumping 3-0 win over neighbours Malaysia in the opening group game of the AFF Suzuki Cup
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    • MOTORING
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        601 18  -  The new Audi S8 is a full-sized saloon with full-sized performance. By Samuel Ee By Samuel Ee samuelee@sph.com.sg IT is difficult to convey the excitement that an Audi S8 4.0 TFSI quattro can generate just by looking at it. From its badge, it is clear that
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        590 19  -  Bentley is unveiling its fastest car ever, the Continental GT Speed, at Changi this weekend. By Samuel Ee By Samuel Ee samuelee@sph.com.sg LUXURY and refinement meet blistering performance in the new Bentley Continental GT Speed, the British manufacturer’s fastest production model ever. While it is difficult
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        529 20  -  Several attributes have helped the Mercedes-Benz C-Class to become Singapore’s top model. By Samuel Ee samuelee@sph.com.sg THE last time the brand with the three-pointed star was Singapore’s most popular car, COE premiums were also about this high. Then, it was 1996 and the Mercedes-Benz E-Class was the top
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