The Business Times, 25 January 2013

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    25 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES S$1.00 online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg SfCl A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION CO R GN NO *****2868E MICA (P) 074/08/2012 Friday, January 25, 2013
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    Lock icon Govt casts a cold eye on shops, office space
    935 1  -  It says it won’t hesitate to introduce cooling measures if commercial sector overheats By FELDA CHAY [SINGAPORE] The sudden burst of activity in the commercial property sector has caught the government’s eye, and indications are that it may extend cooling measures
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  • MARKETS DIGEST
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      65 1 GST INDEX 3,248.39 (+17.16) GST INDEX FUTURES 3,248.00 (+17.00) GSIMSCI 364.82 (+1.34) GSIMSCI FUTURES 365.40 (+2.00) US$ S$ US$ (S$ per US$) 1.228 (US$/S$ per 1.583 1.943 EURO (US$/S$/€) 1.330 1.633 Foreign currency per US$ S$ YEN 89.30 72.70 RM 3.041 2.477 HK$ 7.753 6.314 BAHT 29.83 24.29 RUPIAH
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      46 1 Thursday Change KL COMP Closed NIKKEI 225 10,620.87 +133.88 HANG SENG 23,598.90 -36.20 SET INDEX 1,449.09 +9.89 JAKARTA COMP Closed MANILA COMP 6,117.27 +24.74 SEOUL COMP 1,964.48 -15.93 SHENZHEN B 832.96 -9.03 MUMBAI IND 19,923.78 -102.83 11am EST Change DOW 13,856.92 +77.59 NASDAQ 3,147.30 -6.37
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      21 1 SINGAPORE 5.38 HONG KONG 6.55 HONG KONG 5.00 INDONESIA 14.004 BRITAIN 5.036 JAPAN 1.475 KOREA 9.33 Source: Source: Bloomberg
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    Lock icon Not Santa Claus, but see the results: PM Lee
    916 1  -  By LEE U-WEN [SINGAPORE] In the span of one hour last night, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong changed the tone of the by-election discussion, using the constituency as a microcosm to illustrate the larger Singapore story. This by-election was not merely
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      81 1 EXEC LIFESTYLE Third time’s the charm at Art Stage S’pore PAGE 40 WINE Idyllic heart of Burgundy PAGE 36 PROPERTY Commercial property fervour spreads to auctions PAGE 26 COMMENTARY India’s barking up the wrong tax tree PAGE 24 8 *****1 *****4 BT's CATS property feature is now available to BTO
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  • TOP STORIES
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      Lock icon THREE-MINUTE DIGEST
      380 2 Govt monitoring shops, office space THE sudden burst of activity in the commercial property sector has caught the government’s eye, and indications are that it may extend cooling measures to this sector if transactions rise above what it deems to be the comfort level. FRONT PAGE HSBC China
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      Lock icon HSBC China flash PMI hits 2-yr high
      550 2  -  Jan sub-indexes for output, new orders, employment improve, signalling better times ahead By VIRGINIE MANGIN in Beijing CHINA’S manufacturing expanded at its fastest clip in two years, bolstering hopes that economic growth will accelerate for a second straight quarter. The preliminary reading of
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      Lock icon Consumers see slightly lower inflation this year
      607 2  -  By TEH SHI NING [SINGAPORE] Singapore consumers expect inflation to edge down as the global economy weakens, says the latest SKBI-MasterCard Singapore Index of Inflation Expectations report. An online poll of a representative sample of 400 local consumers in December produced a composite
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      Lock icon Apple misses revenue forecast, shares drop 10%
      917 4  -  Shares of suppliers in Asia, such as Foxconn, also hit, losing 2.9-6% By VICTORIA HO [SINGAPORE] Apple took a battering after it posted the slowest profit growth since 2003 and the weakest sales increase in 14 quarters, hit by higher costs and stiffening
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      Lock icon I will play a constructive role in parliament: RP chief
      516 4  -  By LEE U-WEN [SINGAPORE] At his second and final rally of the Punggol East by-election campaign last night, Reform Party (RP) chief Kenneth Jeyaretnam gave a blow-by-blow account of his track record in demonstrating why he was the best person
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      Lock icon LTA to make life easier for bus and train passengers
      585 4  -  By ONG CHOR HAO [SINGAPORE] Close to $700 million will be spent on three new government initiatives to improve access to transport nodes such as MRT stations and bus interchanges, and to reduce noise pollution from trains. The first of
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      Lock icon Japan’s trade deficit at record 6.9t yen
      603 4  -  Second consecutive annual deficit deals blow to its global financial standing By ANTHONY ROWLEY in Tokyo JAPAN suffered a record annual trade deficit of 6.9 trillion yen (S$94.5 billion) in 2012 as exports slid and imports surged, according to official data released yesterday.
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      458 2 Singapore Budget 2013 Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, will deliver his Budget Statement in Parliament on Monday, 25 February 2013. Date Tuesday, 5 March 2013 Time 8:30am to 5.00pm Join us at our Budget 2013 Seminar where our tax professionals will discuss the impact of
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  • COMPANY NEWS
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      Lock icon Mapletree Commmercial Trust’s Q3 DPU up 16.7%
      363 5  -  Growth in all assets drives revenue higher than forecast By MINDY TAN MAPLETREE Commercial Trust (MCT) posted a distribution per unit (DPU) of 1.667 cents for its third quarter ended December 2012, up 16.7 per cent from a year ago and 26.5 per
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      Lock icon Fortune Reit posts higher Q4 DPU; NPI rises 27.7%
      417 5  -  By CARINE LEE FORTUNE Real Estate Investment Trust (Fortune Reit) yesterday posted a fourth-quarter net property income (NPI) of HK$206.89 million (S$32.74 million). This was 27.7 per cent higher than a year ago, as total revenue increased 25.7 per cent year
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      Lock icon KepCorp dishes out Keppel Reit shares in dividend
      620 5  -  2012 dividends total 72.4 cents, including in-specie payout By LYNN KAN KEPPEL Corporation has announced a special dividend in specie distribution of Keppel Reit units, even as it reported weaker fourth-quarter results. A quieter period of rig deliveries during the quarter in
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      Lock icon Citi bucks equities trend and keeps bet on bonds
      547 6  -  Weak global growth this year means fixed income will still be in vogue By CAI HAOXIANG EQUITIES may be in fashion amid calls that the bond market is in a bubble, but Citi Private Bank is taking the contrarian view, urging
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      Lock icon Tiger Airways returns to the black in third quarter
      869 6  -  It posts $2m profit, its first quarterly profit in 7 quarters By VEN SREENIVASAN TIGER Airways posted its first quarterly profit in seven quarters, thanks to stronger passenger numbers, fatter yields and an uptick in load factors. The Singapore Airlines budget
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      Lock icon SNF directors accused of securities violations
      370 6  -  By GRACE LEONG NINE individuals, including four directors of electronics distributor SNF Corp which was the subject of an investigation in 2006 by the Commercial Affairs Department (CAD) have been charged with violating the Securities and Futures Act and the Companies Act. In the
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      Lock icon JB Foods soars on news of deal with Popiah King
      484 9  -  Tee Yih Jia taking 16.67% stake in cocoa ingredient producer By LEE MEIXIAN POPIAH King Sam Goi yesterday sent shares of JB Foods surging after taking a bite into the cocoa ingredient producer. The stock rose 8.5 cents, or 27
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      Lock icon Olam’s bond rights issue subscribed 1.1 times
      293 9  -  Both bonds and warrants start trading on Jan 31 By KENNETH LIM COMMODITIES trader Olam International wrapped up its US$750 million rights issue of bonds with detachable warrants yesterday with a subscription representing 110 per cent of the amount offered. The issue gave
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      Lock icon Halcyon Agri launches IPO for Catalist listing
      539 9  -  Placement shares priced at $0.36 apiece, at top end of indicative range By ANDREA SOH TAKING advantage of improved investor sentiment, rubber processor Halcyon Agri yesterday launched its initial public offering (IPO) for a Catalist listing, becoming the second firm to do so
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      Lock icon Yangzijiang gets more Seaspan orders
      312 9  -  By TEO SI JIA YANGZIJIANG Shipbuilding has boosted its order books with contracts valued at US$360 million from repeat customer Seaspan Corporation. The latter has exercised its options for four additional 10,000 20-ft equivalent units (TEU) container vessels after placing orders for seven such vessels
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      200 6 STPROPERTY Singapore Property News More new MRT lines to be built by 2030 /■''X r —jurong v mu 0b< V and Yishun stations MM SOkm (by 2030) Jurong Region Lin 20km (by 2025) Existing rail lines LTA Masterplan 2008 rail lines LTA Masterplan 2013 rail lines Source: land Transport Authority
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      483 7 Placement now open Closing January 30, 2013, 12.00 noon HALCYON AGRI CORPORATION LIMITED (Company Registration No.: *****4595D) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore on 7 April 2005) About Halcyon Agri Corporation Limited A midstream Natural Rubber producer, specialising in the production and marketing of natural rubber for the global tyre
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  • SINGAPORE MARKETS
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      Lock icon ST Index rises to two-year high
      624 8  -  New names in actives list as penny stocks continue to bask in traders’ limelight STOCKS R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent THE penny stock merry-go-round continued yesterday as traders swung in and out of stocks, emboldened by a 17.16point rise in the Straits Times Index (STI)
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      73 8 Jan 24 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS -58.00 +21.00 BT CADI -*****.00 +58.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -6.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 800.05 +2.33 FTSE ST Small Cap 557.32 +1.15 FTSE ST All Share 799.01 +3.75 FTSE ST China Top 228.93 +3.16 FTSE ST China 262.54 +3.81 FTSE
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      Lock icon MOST ACTIVE STOCKS
      53 8 VOLUME MDR 453,010,000 YHM 395,683,000 ICP 306,198,000 MDR W*****5 157,573,000 IPCO Intl 123,230,000 Geo Energy 105,391,000 Annica 81,738,000 Digiland 77,115,000 JB Foods 74,664,000 ChinaNTown 70,403,000 VALUE($) SingTel 105,445,789 DBS Grp 92,947,958 Geo Energy 63,517,420 F&N 60,294,090 HK Land 58,669,818 CapitaLand 41,580,200 GLP 37,338,405 Midas 34,150,600 Wilmar 33,662,550
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      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING SCOREBOARD
      186 8 MAIN CATL TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 7 7 2 0 0 0 7 7 2 Manufacturing 63 47 36 8 7 12 71 54 48 Commerce 20 26 19 2 2 8 22 28 27 Tpt/Stor/Comms 22 7 13
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      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING TURNOVER
      121 8 TURNOVER (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 15,628 15,628 44,915 44,915 Manufacturing 518,220 460,949 979,169 338,058 5,989 344,047 Commerce 256,217 36,084 292,301 115,343 1,782 117,125 Tpt/Stor/Comms 171,117 10,568 181,685 243,073 3,569 246,641 Finance 57,857 148 58,005 182,319 63 182,382 Construction 253,285 406,591
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      Lock icon BROKERS’ TAKE
      847 8  -  Compiled by LYNN KAN Tiger Airways Holdings Jan 24 close: $0.765 DBS Group Research, Jan 24 TIGER Airways put in a good showing, led by Tiger Singapore. Q3 2013 revenue grew 47 per cent y-o-y to $248 million, led by Tiger Singapore (up 35 per cent to $173
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      Lock icon STRAITS TIMES INDEX STOCKS
      111 8 Stock name Close Change CapMallsAsia 2.140 -0.020 CapitaLand 3.940 +0.050 CapitaMall 2.130 -0.060 CityDev 11.26 -0.020 ComfortDelGro 1.875 +0.005 DBS Grp 14.64 +0.180 F&N 9.550 GLP 2.720 -0.020 Genting SP 1.440 -0.005 Golden Agri 0.625 HK Land 8.020 +0.210 IHH Healthcare 1.360 JMH 64.00 +0.500 JSH
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      Lock icon Yen weakens after minister’s comments
      461 8 CURRENCIES Bloomberg [TOKYO] The yen yesterday fell for the first time in four days against the dollar after Japanese Deputy Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said its decline isn’t over and a level of 100 against the US currency wouldn’t be a concern. The yen dropped
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      Lock icon RISES
      112 8 BY CENTS CLOSE UP Jardine C&C 5057 91.0 1.8 JMH 6400 61.4 0.8 DBXT SPASX200 10US$ 3945 31.9 0.7 DBXT MSJAP 10US$ 3798 30.7 0.7 Great Eastern 1673 30.0 1.8 HK Land 802 25.8 2.7 DBXT MSINDO 10us$ 1531 20.9 1.1 DBS Grp 1464 18.0 1.2 Venture Corp 810
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      Lock icon FALLS
      127 8 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN DBXT MSKorea 10US$ 6032 -116.6 -1.6 GLD 10US$ ***** -106.8 -0.5 DairyFarm 1213 -25.8 -1.7 STXPO 100 627 -19.0 -2.9 Hyflux 6% CPS 10 ***** -14.0 -0.1 DBXT MSCHINA 10US$ 1284 -13.5 -0.8 JSH 3865 -13.5 -0.3 IS Asia BND 100US 1080 -9.8 -0.7 Lyxor
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
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      Lock icon Chip Eng Seng offers top bid of $794 psf ppr for Yishun site
      622 10  -  That is 9.5% more than closest contender for mixed development plot By KALPANA RASHIWALA A UNIT of Chip Eng Seng Corporation has placed the top bid for a mixed commercial and residential development site at the corner
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      Lock icon Asia still Singapore’s investment hotspot
      491 10  -  Within region, China, Malaysia, Indonesia are top destinations By LEE MEIXIAN EMERGING markets, particularly those in Asia, continued to drive Singapore’s direct investments abroad (DIA) in 2011, with such investments within Asia growing 6.5 per cent over 2010. This rate of growth was faster than
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      Lock icon S’pore firms honoured for their contributions to China
      411 10 THREE Singapore companies were presented the inaugural “Top 10 Asean Companies in China” award yesterday for their economic and social contributions to China. CapitaLand, Keppel Land China and UOB China are among the 10 firms from South-east Asia that bagged the award,
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      Lock icon Contour Energy opens S’pore R&D centre
      382 10  -  Facility supports US firm’s development of next-gen fluorine-ion batteries By NISHA RAMCHANDANI US-BASED Contour Energy Systems Inc has set up a research and development (R&D) centre in Singapore to facilitate the development of its next-generation fluorine-ion batteries (FIB). Located in Westpark Biz Central in
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      Lock icon Tata Comm’s $250m bond sale sees $3b orders
      429 10  -  It is 5th Indian firm to tap SGD market in past few months By SIOW LI SEN IT seems investors can’t get enough of Indian bonds. Yesterday, Tata Communications’ $250 million three-year bond sale received over $3 billion in orders. Two weeks
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      Lock icon Second consultation soon on LNG import framework
      523 10  -  By RONNIE LIM SINGAPORE will kick off shortly a second consultation round with industry players on the framework for future liquefied natural gas imports here, said Senior Minister of State for Trade Industry and National Development Lee Yi Shy an. Following the Energy
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      Lock icon WDA launches new A&T qualifications
      252 10  -  By TEO SI JIA THE Singapore Workforce Development Agency (WDA) has introduced three new Workforce Skills Qualifications for employees in the assembly and test (A&T) sector to upgrade their skills. The qualifications, rolled out with the help of industry partners, aim to train 1,500 workers
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  • MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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      Lock icon Jakarta drops plan to curb coal exports
      618 11 Govt eyes 144.6t rupiah revenue from mining this year, up from 123.5t in 2012 Bloomberg [JAKARTA] Indonesia is abandoning a proposal to boost the lowest coal prices since 2010 by banning exports of lower-quality grades. The world’s largest exporter of thermal coal had
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      Lock icon Rothschild’s proposed Bumi chairman King expects to win vote
      438 11 Bloomberg [LONDON] Wallace King, proposed by Nathaniel Rothschild as the new Bumi Plc chairman, expects to win enough backing from shareholders next month to oust incumbent Samin Tan as a battle for control of the Indonesian coal venture rages. “We will
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      Lock icon Carton makers hit hard by minimum wage law: report
      463 11 [KUALA LUMPUR] Makers of brown carton boxes in Malaysia will have to cut jobs and possibly relocate their business to another country if employers’ burden is not eased as the minimum wage law came into force more than three weeks ago.
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  • GREATER CHINA/INDIA
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      Lock icon China to boost marine sector, creating 2.6m jobs by 2015
      727 12  -  Total output of the marine economy set to account for 10% of GDP by 2015 By JEFF PAO EJ Insight in Hong Kong CHINA plans to give a huge boost to its marine economy by stepping up investment in the
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      Lock icon Bank hotlines in crackdown on wealth products
      257 12 CBRC orders them in Shanghai for easy customer reporting Bloomberg [SHANGHAI] Shanghai’s banking regulator is requiring lenders to open telephone hotlines for customers to report staff attempting to sell unauthorised wealth management products as China cracks down on illegal soliciting. The Shanghai branch
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      Lock icon India relaxes investment rules
      178 12 Reuters [MUMBAI] India’s central bank yesterday relaxed some of the investment rules for foreign institutional investors (FIIs) buying into Indian debt as part of a long-expected US$10 billion increase in corporate and government debt limits. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) notified the limits on government
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      Lock icon RBI has some policy room to spur growth: govt aide
      571 12 Central bank seen cutting rate cycle in a measured manner Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] India’s central bank has some room to ease policy to spur growth even as elevated consumer price inflation complicates the situation, said Raghuram Rajan, the top adviser
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      Lock icon Higher tax for India’s ‘very rich’ may be on the cards
      273 12 Reuters [NEW DELHI] The Indian government should consider higher taxes for the “very rich”, Finance Minister P Chidambaram said in comments that could worry India’s tycoons, many of whom say such a move would stifle entrepreneurship in Asia’s third-largest
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  • ECONOMY WATCH
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      Lock icon Skilled Spaniards roughing it out in Britain
      838 14 There are no jobs at home so they end up working in salad bars and restaurants Bloomberg [LONDON] Carlos Hernandez Sonseca studied six years for a bachelor’s degree and couldn’t find a job near his home outside Madrid when he graduated in 2011.
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      Lock icon Polish economy struggles under strained finances
      916 14 Local communities feel the pinch of falling tax revenues Reuters [PABIANICE, Poland] The Polish town of Pabianice is broke. The mayor is selling off property to raise cash but still cannot afford to fix the paving stones and the local hospital has racked up
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      Lock icon South Korea’s growth slowest in 3 yrs at 2%
      361 14 Central bank blames drop in investment, lacklustre exports AP [SEOUL] South Korea’s economy grew 2 per cent in 2012, its weakest performance in three years, and is not expected to rebound strongly this year, the central bank said yesterday. The Bank
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      Lock icon Rise in Viet inflation steepest in 4 months
      361 14 Reu ters [HANOI] Vietnam’s annual inflation in January quickened to 7.07 per cent, while prices increased 1.25 per cent from December, the sharpest monthly gain in four months, consumer price index (CPI) data released yesterday showed. Prices are expected in February to
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      25 14 INDIAN REPUBLIC DAY SPECIAL High Commissioner T.C.A. Raghavan on India’s Constitution and major landmarks this year Singaporean’s four-wheel journey to India GET YOUR COPY TODAY
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  • WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM
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      Lock icon Businesses face a US$5t challenge
      883 15 That’s the extra revenue the world’s top 1,200 firms need to find each year Reu ters [DAVOS, Switzerland] Business leaders in Davos have plenty to worry about, from the eurozone crisis to global geopolitical upheavals, but at heart their problem is simple: how to find
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      Lock icon All’s well now, claim banks, but the public isn’t convinced
      1026 15 Share rebound may be hiding a crisis still threatening lenders Reuters [DAVOS] Leaders of the world’s largest banks have gone some way to persuading investors that their industry’s near-death experience is over, even though the general population still doesn’t trust
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      Lock icon Revealing challenges – but few solutions
      1088 15  - Revealing challenges but few solutions By STEVEN DAVIDOFF NYT THE important and self-important of global finance are again gathering at the annual World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland this week. This year, the mandatory reading should be two recent reminds from JPMorgan Chase and the US Federal Reserve that
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      554 17 Yields on short-term debt, which were down, are creeping up, reflecting concerns of uncertainty Reuters [LONDON] As Silvio Berlusconi’s pre-election media blitz intensifies, so do fears of a costly detour from Italy’s road back to economic strength. Yields on short-term
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      824 18 Even bears say it’s time funds shifted asset preference back to equities Reuters [LONDON] One of the big investment shifts of our day may be at hand regardless of how global markets actually perform this year. What’s already known as the “The
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      77 18 VICTORIA AZARENKA (right) of Belarus and Li Na of China presenting creations at The Orchestra of Thai Silk fashion show in the beach resort city ofHua Hin last month. Australian Open defending champion Azarenka yesterday beat American teenager Sloane Stephens 6-1 6-4 to set up a final tomorrow
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      308 18 Minister who quit abruptly last week may be questioned AFP [YANGON] Myanmar has launched a probe into alleged high-level corruption in its telecommunications ministry, officials said yesterday, following a vow to tackle graft in the former junta-ruled country. The government’s Bureau of Special
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      267 18 Reuters [NICOSIA] Cyprus went on the offensive over allegations that it was a money laundering hub, as lawmakers planned missions to Europe to dispel claims that it handled dodgy cash for rich Russians. The tiny Mediterranean island, waiting for a multi-billion euro bailout after
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      654 20 Limits to be placed on biggest farms, in bid to cut spending on agriculture Reuters [BRUSSELS] Europe’s wealthiest landowners, including Britain’s Queen Elizabeth and Spain’s Duchess of Alba, will see deep cuts to their future farm subsidies under proposals from members of the
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      236 20 AP [MADRID] Spain’s unemployment rate shot up to a record 26.02 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2012, leaving almost six million people out of work, the National Statistics Institute said yesterday. The rate rose from 25.02 per cent in the
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      590 20 AFP [TOKYO] Japan’s resource-hungry companies in Algeria and beyond cannot contemplate withdrawing from Africa, despite the national trauma engendered by the Sahara hostage siege that claimed at least nine Japanese lives, experts say. Africa’s abundance of commodities and burgeoning markets
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      650 22 Dec PMI points to downturn ending in the first half Reuters [LONDON] The eurozone economy took a step closer to recovery this month as the rate of decline in the bloc’s private sector eased more than expected, a business survey showed yesterday. The survey
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      443 22 Bloomberg [FRANKFURT] Commerzbank AG, Germany’s sec-ond-biggest bank, will cut 4,000 to 6,000 jobs over the next four years to reduce costs and meet its profit goals. The job reductions will apply to all units worldwide with the retail bank having “significant overcapacity”,
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      608 22 It is cleared of claims of negligence, misrepresentation Reuters [BOSTON] A federal jury on Wednesday gave Goldman Sachs Group Inc a sweeping legal victory in the US$580 million sale of Dragon Systems Inc to Lernout Hauspie, saying that the Wall Street bank was not
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      388 22 Bloomberg [LONDON] Citigroup Inc chief executive officer Michael Corbat said he expects the environment for investment banking will remain “challenging” and weigh on compensation. “People recognise the times we are in, these are challenging times,” Mr Corbat, 52, said in an interview with Bloomberg Television’s
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      444 23 AFP [PARIS] European aircraft maker Airbus is wary that problems which have grounded rival Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner could also delay the commercial launch of the A350 airliner that Airbus hopes will get it back into the long-haul game, EADS sources say. “Certification authorities,
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      732 23 [WASHINGTON] The top two US aviation regulators said that they don’t know what led to battery flaws that prompted them to ground Boeing Co’s 787, and defended their decision to not let the plane fly until the cause is found. US Transportation Secretary
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      243 23 SGX '000 Jan 24 S$ +/-Vol CH Offshore Chuan Hup Hldg 0.29 0.03 4742 Cosco Corp 0.96 unch 6069 s$ Ezra Hldgs 1.22 0.03 ***** First Ship Lea 0.13 unch 2472 Freight Links 0.07 unch 3255 Grand Banks unch unch 0 Jaya Hold Ltd 0.71 0.01 5473 K1Ventures
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      485 23 It plans to double fleet to cash in on low prices Bloomberg [BANGKOK] Thoresen Thai Agencies, Thailand’s second-largest shipping firm, will buy vessels to take advantage of the cheapest prices since 2003 even as commodity rates slump. The company aims to raise as
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      568 23 Investor confidence in the industry grows as airlines’ finances improve Bloomberg [NEW YORK] US airport debt is on pace to beat the US$3.7 trillion municipal market for the longest stretch in at least two decades as carriers’ finances improve and a
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      547 23 Reuters [TOKYO] All Nippon Airways, which currently has the biggest fleet of Boeing Co 787 Dreamliner jets, may have to scale back its next two-year plan as it weighs the mounting cost o f t h e new a i rcra f
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      497 24 EDITORIAL THE lights will not go out in Singapore, the generating companies here always assure. And they should never. Any disruption or cut to power supplies here could see MRT services grinding to a halt, and so also production and operations across
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      779 24  -  THE BOTTOM LINE FRANK CHING The writer is a Hong Kong-based journalist and commentator. Follow him on Twitter: @FrankChing1 THE territorial dispute between China and Japan over a group of islands in the East China Sea continues to worsen, with US Secretary of
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      951 24  -  Instead of increasing rates, it should simply widen the tax base and close loopholes By NEETA LAL The writer is a New Delhi-based senior journalist SHOULD India’s “super rich” be required to pay more income tax? Though the idea mooted by C Rangarajan,
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      1196 25  -  Too-big-to-fail banks are far from gone despite years of reform efforts By ANDREW G HALDANE The writer is executive director, financial stability, Bank of England HAVE we solved the “too-big-to-fail” problem? No. That is not my pessimistic verdict; it is the market’s. Prior to the crisis,
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      803 25  -  ROBERT SAMUELSON The Washing ton Post Writers Group THERE was a make-believe quality to US President Barack Obama’s second inaugural address, as if all that’s required to solve serious problems are the intelligence to produce proper policies and the political grit to get them
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        303 25 I REFER to the letter by Temasek, “Temasek: Olam buy was during credit squeeze” (BT, Jan 22) on my article “Olam’s finance still far too opaque” (BT, Jan 19) First, it was never said or implied that Temasek did not achieve support for their sub-underwriting fee
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        161 25 WE refer to the article “No U-turn as clock ticks for developers” by Mindy Tan (BT, Jan 24). We wish to point out that there is no restriction to sell all the units in Reflections at Keppel Bay, which was developed by Keppel Bay
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      833 26 Four adjoining shophouses on North Bridge Road fetch $15 million [SINGAPORE] The recent revival of interest in commercial properties has extended to the auctions market. DTZ’s auction on Tuesday drew a packed house, and four adjoining freehold shophouses on North Bridge Road in the
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      487 28  -  Already in Shanghai and Frankfurt, Capri is going to more cities in Asia, Europe By FELDA CHAY [SINGAPORE] It has just been four months, but Capri by Frasers Hospitality, a serviced apartmenthotel hybrid located in Changi City, has seen good traction. Occupancy rates
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      431 28  -  The systems are for another 80 blocks in Punggol Eco-Town By MINDY TAN [SINGAPORE] The Housing Development Board (HDB) has awarded a tender to Sunseap, a solar system developer, to lease three mega-watt-peak (MWp) solar photovoltaic (PV) systems for another 80 HDB
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      1064 30 Interest in storage among homes and businesses in New York remains robust, say operators NYT [NEW YORK] THEIR Day-Glo stripes light up blocks. Their cheeky billboards line highways. They are even the subject of shows on cable television. Although self-storage facilities have become
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      447 26 Call Toll-free 1800-289-9988 To Place Your Classified Advertisements D04 HOUSE FOR SALE COVE DRIVE Cove Dr. Sentosa. *****/ 8035 sqft. Colonial style design. Can park up to 10 cars. 4 bdrms ensuite. Facing golf course. $33M negotiable D04 HOUSE FOR SALE SENTOSA Sandy Island. Best facing with privacy, 8077/ 7828
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      99 26 D13 HOUSE FOR SALE JALAN GEMBIRA Post Measures price!!! 2-Storey Inter Jln Gembira 883/ 1400 sqft. Renovated. Great potential!!! MRT. Must view. Lawrence Tan 9231 8470 D15 HOUSE FOR SALE FRANKEL Cul-De-Sac. When lifestyle is important why compromise!! D/storey Tropical detached. 5200 sqft Absolute beauty. Dorcas 9791 9028 APPC D15
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      267 27 D15 HOUSE FOR SALE WOO MON CHEW Land rebuild 9100 sqft. approx. Freehold. Great location. Pensy 9099 4889/ 9188 0009 D17 HOUSE FOR SALE CORNER TERRACE Freehold. 2-storey Corner Terrace. Rebuilt in 2005! Land 3938 3396 sqft built in. Master room at ground floor! Brenda 8118 3448 GPS D17 HOUSE
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      215 27 D19 HOUSE FOR SALE SERANGOON GARDENS Serangoon Garden 2-storey Semi-d attic. A&A. Full renovation, luxury pool, balcony. 5300/ 4500 sqft. $6.5M. 9671 2955 Goh D19 HOUSE FOR SALE SERANGOON GARDENS Value Buy! 2½-storey Semi-D. Move-in cond. 2680/4732 sqft. 5 ensuites 1. Steven 9115 5370 D19 HOUSE FOR SALE TERRACE Freehold
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      231 27 D27 HOUSE FOR SALE INGGU ROAD North Haven Inter Corner Terrace 1628 4239 sqft up. TOP! Beach. Resort living. $2.32M up! D27 HOUSE FOR SALE JALAN MATA AYER $200k below est. bank val. 953yrs. 2½ sty Semi-d Land 3274 sf, SE, 5 rms, park 2 cars. $3.18m neg. NS Expressway
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      220 27 D02 APARTMENT FOR SALE SPOTTISWOODE SUITES Rare! Luxurious Freehold Condo. Fringe of CBD. Cosmopolitan Living! A1 Investment! Grab Now! D03 APARTMENT FOR SALE THE ANCHORAGE 1647 sq.ft. 3+1 bedrooms. Freehold. Nicely renovated. Opposite IKEA. Selling with tenancy. Serene 9636 3406 D04 APARTMENT FOR SALE THE BERTH BY THE COVE (1)
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      218 27 D09 APARTMENT FOR SALE EMILY RESIDENCE Emily Residence. 980 sqft. 2 bedrooms. Freehold. Pool view!! $1.7M. Tenanted. Near MRT. Call The Dewi 9755 1758 D09 APARTMENT FOR SALE INSPIRA PH 2250 sf, duplex with private jacuzzi, unblock view of MBS, fireworks river. Bright. Walk to Clarke Quay, Orchard. Tenanted. Anjana
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      123 28 Call Toll-free 1800-289-9988 To Place Your Classified Advertisements D10 APARTMENT FOR SALE GALLOP GREEN Freehold Townhouse 4,349 sf 4+3. Apt with Patio 5+1 3757sqft. Luxury living. Walk to Botanic Garden D10 APARTMENT FOR SALE GOODWOOD RESIDENCE Rare grd flr. High ceiling. 3854sf. 20 ha grd with 80% landscaping. $9.6M. Chris
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      134 28 D10 APARTMENT FOR SALE THE FORD HOLLAND Town-house. 3294 sqft. Freehold. 4+1 bedroom. Opposite Holland Village. Very nice unit. $4.9M. Contact The Dewi 9755 1758 D11 21 APARTMENT FOR SALE LINCOLN RESIDENCES Cheapest Development Newton! Freehold. 1884 sqft. 4 bedrms. Choice units Avail. MRT/ shop mall/ 1km ACS. Lyndy 9633
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      122 28 D13 APARTMENT FOR SALE DAISY SUITES Braddell. Cool,creative living! Pte pool! High ceilings! Only 25 Freehold units in landed estate! Auto parking! Near MRTs! $9xxK up! Elsie 9636 1929 D13 APARTMENT FOR SALE DAISY SUITES Freehold. Private pool. MRT. High ceiling. High end finishing. 2/ 3 rms/ 3 4-rm penthouse.
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      117 28 D15 APARTMENT FOR SALE PEBBLE BAY Open House. Pebble Bay. 2337sqft. 4+1. Renovated Bay view! Valued $3.5M. Saturday 26 Jan 2013, 10am-12pm. Leslie Chan 8200 0070 D15 APARTMENT FOR SALE ST PATRICK’S RESIDENCES ST Patrick’s Residences. TOP 1st Quarter. 2-4rm/ Penthouse. Freehold. Developer Sale. VVIP from $13XX-$15XX psf. Mabel 9667
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      103 28 D19 APARTMENT FOR SALE FONTAINE PARRY 2 bedroom, 915 sqft. Pool view. High floor, North South facing. Breezy. Hurry! Jimmy 8118 2299 D19 APARTMENT FOR SALE LAKEVIEW 3+1 rooms, 1615 sqft. Bright breezy, unblocked view. Conveniently located near MRT/ schools D19 APARTMENT FOR SALE THE QUARTZ 3+1, 1206 sqft, High
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      260 29 D22 APARTMENT FOR SALE PARC OASIS High rental yield! Value for Parc Oasis 3+1. 1227 sqft. Renovated. Cosy. Greenery view. Mins MRT. Don’t miss this! Lawrence Tan 9231 8470 D22 APARTMENT FOR SALE THE LAKESHORE 3+ utility. 1141 sqft. Very high floor. Full pool view, no west sun. Sell vacant.
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      244 29 D05 APARTMENT FOR RENT BOTANNIA APARTMENT West Coast Pk for Rent fr Owner. 3 bdrm, 1227 sf, high flr, pool view, f/furn (dishwasher, high quality mattress etc) MRT Immed $4.5K Owner 8511 9586 D05 APARTMENT FOR RENT VARSITY PARK 3+1, 1475 sqft. F/furn, greenery, sea. Near NUS, Japanese School. Expat’s
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      247 29 D19 APARTMENT FOR RENT CHERRYHILL 3+1. 1300 sf. High flr, f/furn, reno. Walk to MRT, clear view. 1st week March. $3.8K. AV 9627 1362 D01 OFFICE FOR SALE RAFFLES PLACE Grade A Office for Sale, *****sqft. Whole floor. Next to MRT. Rental yield 4.5%. Don’t miss! Call now 9101 6433
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      245 29 D18 SHOP FOR SALE JALAN MASJID Ground Floor, Busy crowd. Jln Masjid Kembangan Court. Opposite Very busy Coffeeshop. F’hold, 710 sqft. $1.4M. 8188 8555 D19 FACTORY FOR SALE NEW INDUSTRIAL ROAD Freehold! Lifestyle Light Industrial Factory at New Industrial Road. Near MRT. Good investment! 9784 2707 Kensy (Savills) D19 FACTORY
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      254 29 D07 OFFICE FOR RENT THE PLAZA 398 sqft office with 1 room good views. Mins walk to Amenities/ MRT. Asking $2500 negotiable D09 SHOP FOR RENT MIRAGE TOWER Beauty Spa Salon, #01-08, 80 Kim Seng Road. Prime location. 1173 sf. Toilet. Child Care/ Others. Owner 9786 8266 D11 21 OFFICE
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      64 30 Call Toll-free 1800-289-9988 To Place Your Classified Advertisements WAT3 FOREIGN PROPERTY FOR SALE BUKIT INDAH IN MALAYSIA From RM1.2M. Semi-D Cluster in Bukit Indah JB, gated, furnished. Near Shopping Mall. Selling Fast! Don’t miss! Inihati +65 8299 3286 FOREIGN PROPERTY FOR SALE APARTMENT IN THAILAND ONLY $80K onwards Central Bangkok
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      52 30 FOREIGN PROPERTY FOR SALE ISKANDAR IN MALAYSIA Iskandar Freehold Landed. 5 minutes to CIQ, 5 bedrooms, Semi-Detach, Pool, tennis. S$660K. Clifford Yap 8299 3888JLL FOREIGN PROPERTY FOR SALE PARAGON SUITES IN MALAYSIA From $2XXK up Freehold Condo JB. 3 mins to CIQ. Sea view. Future Medical Hub/ Shopping Mall. Cindy
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      357 30 CENDEX CENTRE 120 LOWER DELTA ROAD area: 2250/4500/9000 sq ft Corporate Image with S Mins, to Tiong Bahru MRT/AYE/ECP/CTE y Million Fittings y Ample Parking Lots (600 Lots), Panoramic View $70 per car lot For Sale $1000 psf/Rental $4.20 psf Full commission to Agent Interested Call: *****778 *****341 ATI =00
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  • SINGAPORE STOCKS
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      3047 33 Transaction date: Jan 24 52-wks Last Vol Day Last Quote Div Gr Yld Net M Cap High Low Company Sale +/-(‘000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil Last Vol Day Last Quote 11 6.6 AEM --AAT M Cap 159.5 98.5 AIMSAMPIReit 157.5 unch 781 157.5 155 157
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      Lock icon SGX CATALIST
      208 34 52-wks Last Vol Day Last Quote Div Gr Yld Net M Cap High Low Company Sale +/-(‘000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil Last Vol Day Last Quote Div Gr Yld Net M Cap High Low Company Sale ('000) High Low Buyer Seller C'vr P/E Smil 3..
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      Lock icon UNIT TRUST & FUNDS
      10459 34 UNIT TRUST FUNDS UNIT TRUSTS APS Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Alpha FundCl A!** Aberdeen Asset Mgt Asia Limited APS Alpha Fund (USD)!** 1.14/ Aberdeen Asset Mgt Asia Limited EM Local Ccy Bond Asian local Ccy SD Bond 0.7893/ Global Emerging Markets!** Asian Smaller Cos''* 1 8914/ EM Local Ccy
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      Lock icon GLOBALQUOTE
      249 34 52-Wk Last Vol Day Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil Last 43.5 30 Genting HK US$ US42.5 -0.5 9058 43 42 42 42.5 2798.4 Vol 249 181 TanChongInt HK245 +3 183 245 245 241 245 4.3 2.9
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      Lock icon SGX ETF
      860 34 52-Wk Last Vol Day Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 126 107.1 ABF SG Bond ETF 119 -1 8 119 119 118 119 543.2 134.1 120.4 CIMB APAC Div 100S$D 134.1 134.6 135.6 111.7 95.8 CIMB
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  • FINANCE & COMMODITIES
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      Lock icon SGX DERIVATIVES TRADING
      629 35 Jan 24 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT NIKKEI 225 INDEX FUTURES SPOT *****.11 *****.74 *****.11 Mar13 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****4 *****8 Jun13 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 15 2741 MSCI TAIWAN INDEX FUTURES SPOT 277.18 277.18 274.18 Jan13 277.10 277.50 273.30 276.00 ***** *****5 Feb13 276.90
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      Lock icon MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INDICES
      373 35 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Jan 23 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Preliminary 979.0 -0.1 4.3 -0.2 4.4 -0.2 4.0 EAFE Preliminary 806.4 -0.1 4.1 -0.2 3.7 -0.2 3.2 Europe Preliminary 1199.9 0.2 4.6
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      Lock icon SMX MARKET UPDATE
      94 35 As on 23 January 2013 www.smx.com.sg PRODUCT CONTRACT HIGH LOW CLOSE PRECIOUS METAL GOLD FUT FEB2013 1694.30 1683.50 1687.00 INDIA GOLD (E-GOLD) FUT FEB2013 574.10 571.25 572.15 CURRENCY EUR-USD FUT MAR2013 1.3326 1.3295 1.3320 BASE METAL COPPER FUT MAR2013 8167 8134 8126 INDEX IRON ORE (MBIO) IDX
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      Lock icon CHICAGO BOT
      107 35 Jan 23 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 lb bushels) Close Previous High/Low Mar 13 1437.00 1451.75 1458.00 1432.00 May 13 1426.75 1439.25 1446.25 1421.50 Jul 13 1419.75 1430.75 1438.00 1414.50 Aug 13 1394.50 1404.75 1409.75 1390.50 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs; US cent/lb) Close Previous High/Low Mar 13 52.03
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      Lock icon CRUDE OIL & PRODUCTS
      70 35 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Jan 23 CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Change Brent blend (1-Mth F) 112.79 0.61 WTI (Near Mth) 94.85 -1.22 Dubai (1-Mth F) 107.9 0.29 Tapis blend 118.11 0.10 Minas 114.71 0.10 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha 107.83 1.83 Jet Kerosene 128.95 0.19 US$/barrel OpecOil Basket
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      Lock icon US$/S$ FORWARD RATES
      22 35 Jan 24 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.2279 1.2280 2-months 1.2279 1.2280 3-months 1.2279 1.2280 6-months 1.2278 1.2279 Source: OCBC
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      Lock icon LONDON METALS
      65 35 Jan 23 Aluminium, 99.7% purity(US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 2039.50 2038.50 3 months 2076.00 2075.50 Copper, Grade A(US$/tonne) Cash 8073.00 8102.50 3 months 8103.00 8133.00 Lead(US$/tonne) Cash 2361.50 2315.00 3 months 2370.00 2325.00 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.00 3 months *****.00 *****.00 Tin (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.00 3 months
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      Lock icon LIFFE
      80 35 Jan 23 COCOA (£/tonne) Close Prev High/Low Mar 13 1447 1443 1454/1431 May 13 1453 1448 1460/1438 Jul 13 1461 1456 1465/1446 Sep 13 1470 1463 1475/1455 COFFEE(US$/tonne) Close Prev High/Low Jan 13 2012 1988 2001/1963 Mar 13 1962 1938 1963/1937 May 13 1978 1955 1979/1952 Jul 13 1988
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      Lock icon BONDS, WARRANTS & EXTENDED SETTLEMENT
      894 35 BONDS, WARRANTS EXTENDED SETTLEMENT Prem Expiry Vol Conv Exer Disc Gear-Mths Company Last Sale +or-('000) Ratio Price ing Left Asia-Pacific Strategic W*****6 4 1 146 724 4.55 16 Conv Asiatravel.com HoldingsW*****7 4.9 -0.1 20 1 25 18 Asiatravel.com HoldingsW*****5 5.2 0.2 117 1 27 42 BakerTech W*****5 Prem Best World
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      Lock icon INTERBANK CROSS RATES
      470 35 Jan 24 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 1.051 6.532 0.790 8.143 56.593 101.096 0.938 11.219 3.194 1.249 102.572 42.676 1.290 9.517 0.979 30.502 31.332 0.664 1.050 Canada 0.952 6.215
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      Lock icon SIBOR
      66 35 Jan 24 (US$) (S$) 1 mth 0.***** 0.***** 2 mths 0.***** 0.***** 3 mths 0.***** 0.***** 6 mths 0.***** 0.***** 9 mths 0.***** 0.***** 12 mths 0.***** 0.***** SWAP Offer rates (S$) 0.***** 3 mths 3 mths 0.***** 6 mths 0.***** 9 mths 0.***** 12 mths 0.***** SWAP Mid
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      135 35 Jan 24 GOLD(US$/oz) Jan 24 Jan 23 Hong Kong 1688.00 1701.00 Jan 23 Jan 22 London 1685.04 1692.46 1686.26 1693.23 Source: Thomson Reuters CAST BAR Jan 24 (S$) Selling Buying Kilobar ***** ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (S$) Selling Buying 1gm 149 66 5gm 423 332 10gm 756 663
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      Lock icon GOVERNMENT SECURITIES
      90 35 Jan 24 TREASURY BILLS Period Issue Maturity Yesterday's Day's code Bid High Low 3-Month BQ*****V 25-Apr-13 0.24 6-Month BS*****F 25-Jul-13 0.26 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-14 101.84 5-Year N*****0Z 2.375 01-Apr-17 108.4
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      Lock icon PALM OIL
      59 35 Jan 23 Jan 23 KLCE PALM FUTURES (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Sett Av Vol Open Month Range Price Price High Low Done Position Feb 13 2410.0 2412.0 2418.0 2390.0 439 6873 Mar 13 2439.0 2444.0 2459.0 2426.0 6348 ***** Apr 13 2463.0 2465.0 2488.0 2450.0 ***** ***** May 13
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      Lock icon INTERBANK CURRENCY RATES
      154 35 Jan 24 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.2896 1.2898 1.0503 1.0504 Canadian dollar 1.2268 1.2277 0.9998 0.9992 Euro 1.6325 1.6329 1.3296 1.3298 NZ dollar 1.0323 1.0330 0.8408 0.8413 Sterling pound 1.9430 1.9435 1.5825 1.5828
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      Lock icon FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES
      121 35 As at 9am Jan 24 Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Sell Buy Aust dollar 1.323 1.260 Can dollar 1.257 1.198 Euro 1.672 1.593 Sterling pound 1.981 1.905 NZ dollar 1.068 1.008 US dollar 1.253 1.194 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign
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      Lock icon INTERBANK RATES
      161 35 Jan 24 $S Offer Bid 0vernight 0.01 par 1-month 3/8 1/4 2-months 3/8 1/4 3-months 3/8 1/4 Overnight mode: 0.05 US$ Offer Bid 7 days 0.22 0.12 1 month 0.28 0.18 2 months 0.40 0.20 3 months 0.45 0.25 6 months 0.65 0.45 9 months 0.80 0.60 12
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  • WINE
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      Lock icon Idyllic heart of Burgundy
      1281 36  -  A visit to a Burgundy vineyard is a must for wine lovers who want to get to the essence of appreciating both its red and white delights, writes NK YONG writesNK writesNK YONG THE perceived wisdom is that Burgundy is difficult to comprehend, with all its
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      266 36 TOPICS SPEAKERS STPROPERTY SEMINAR mb PROPERTY INVESTMENT STRATEGY FOR YEAR OF THE SNAKE n V <1 tv i 1 L i a STProperty.sg SEARCH NOW With the government's latest cooling measures, the Eurozone crisis, the US fiscal cliff and the low global interest rate; how will this affect YOU and
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  • MUSIC/PURSUITS
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      Lock icon Non-violent options
      555 37  -  By CHRISTOPHER LIM FREEDOM is all the rage in role-playing games (RPGs) these days: the liberty to wander aimlessly, the licence to kill at will, and opportunities to fall in and out of love. But the genius of Dishonored is the rare freedom to not kill. You play
      PHOTOS: ARKANE STUDIOS  -  555 words
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      Lock icon Summing up Mutemath
      829 37  -  The New Orleans rockers score full marks performing live, writesCHRISTOPHER CHRISTOPHER LIM IX years ago, not many people knew what to make of Mutemath after the New Orleans rock band hit the spotlight with its take on the iconic Transformers movie theme It was familiar, yet wildly
      PHOTOS: MAX ROPER, COLIN GRAY  -  829 words
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      Lock icon Different strokes
      782 37  -  By CHRISTOPHER LIM IN a musical world where hip hop reigns, what’s a young classical musician to do to stay relevant? Wear shorter skirts, play in halls dominated by spinning disco balls, and anything else necessary to connect with with the average teenager? But what about staying true
      PHOTOS: DIETER EIKELPOTH, FELIX BROEDE  -  782 words
  • Page 37 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
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      338 37 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across 1 Waste energy to operate fiddle (6) 4 Posh car following street buggy (8) 10 Outlaw posed scruffily keeping challenge to return (9) 11 Having celebrity, this person is caught in passing craze (5) 12 Right-wing American somehow reckoned to ditch Obama at first (7) 13 Cajun
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  • ARTS/BOOKS
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      Lock icon Glimpses of an afterlife
      569 38  -  BOOK REVIEWS By CHRISTOPHER LIM SUCH is our fundamental fascination with mortality and what lies beyond, that every time someone peeks behind the veil during a near-death experience (NDE), people latch on to their stories for dear life. Credibility varies greatly. Mostly, readers are either already
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    • Around Town
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        Lock icon Music
        258 38 Laneway Festival: Indie Rock Festival St Jerome’s Laneway is back with a line-up that includes British rock quartet Alt-J, as well as Gotye (right) and Kimbra of 2012 breakout hit. The Meadow, Gardens by the Bay tomorrow from noon to midnight. Tickets from Sistic at $145. Call 6348-5555 or
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        Lock icon Outings
        237 38  -  Compiled by SARA YAP Tao Te: Hungarian choreographer Ferenc Feher uses dance to express the Chinese philosophy of achieving harmony in one’s life. This event is part of the line-up for the M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2013. Esplanade Theatre Studio from tomorrow to Jan 27, from 8pm to 8:40pm.
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      Lock icon A click in time
      950 38  -  Two renowned photographers, Hiroshi Sugimoto and John Clang, who opened their exhibitions separately on Wednesday, discuss the art of remembering, writesHELMI YUSOF writesHELMI writesHELMI YUSOF THEY are both originals in the world of photography. As Asian men working in New York, they’ve made their mark in
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      Lock icon Singapore River feted in murals
      496 38  -  By SARA YAP THINK Singapore River and the foreigner-centric eateries and pubs along Boat Quay and Robertson Quay come to mind. A new exhibition hopes to change that with a string of Singapore-centric murals that will give locals a reason to stop and look at
      PHOTOS: SINGAPORE RIVER ONE, ZHOU JIXUAN  -  496 words
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  • CINEMA
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      Lock icon Reel-life contenders
      852 39  -  True yarns of history’s greatest manhunt and the trials of a male virgin are weaved into Oscar-nominated gold in Zero Dark Thirty and The Sessions writes DYLAN TAN writesDYLAN writesDYLAN TAN TRUST The Hurt Locker’s Kathryn Bigelow not to succumb to making a typical Hollywood war film. Her
      PHOTOS: COLUMBIA, FOX SEARCHLIGHT PICTURES  -  852 words
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      Lock icon Sci-fi redux out on disc
      406 39  -  DVD/BLU-RAY REVIEWS By CHRISTOPHER LIM Looper (DVD) Rating: B+ MIND-BENDING Looper just begs to be rewatched on DVD. The story about a time-travelling hitman, Joe, who visits the past in order to change the future, looks very different on a second viewing once you know
      PHOTOS: FILE  -  406 words
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      Lock icon Clay feet of a deified leader
      601 39  -  By GEOFFREY EU WRITER-DIRECTOR Paul Thomas Anderson has made a career out of movies about troubled, imperfect souls, and they don’t come any more magnificently flawed than the character portrayed by Joaquin Phoenix in The Master, a cinematic dissertation that takes place in the
      PHOTOS: THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY  -  601 words
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  • executive lifestyle
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      Lock icon Third time’s the charm
      2364 40  -  Eighteen Singapore galleries at the third Art Stage Singapore help shape the region’s most buzz-worthy art fair, reportCHEAH UI-HOONandHELMI YUSOF reportCHEAH reportCHEAH UI-HOONandHELMI YUSOF IF Art Stage Singapore made a brash and bold debut three years ago, opening with a bang which fizzled out a bit
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      341 40 THERE are more than 50 arts events taking place concurrently with Art Stage. But here are five you shouldn’t miss. The Collectors Show: weight of history Singapore Art Museum at 71 Bras Basah Road Truly stunning Asian artworks belonging to international collectors converge at the Singapore
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