The Business Times, 30 May 2013
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Title Section25 2013-05-30 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES S$1.00 online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg SfCl A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION CO R GN NO *****2868E MICA (P) 074/08/2012 Thursday, May 30, 201325 words
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Article, Illustration777 2013-05-30 1 TEH SHI NING - With restructuring on its plate, it slips another rung in competitiveness ranking By TEH SHI NING [SINGAPORE] As slow growth and the pains of economic restructuring persist, Singapore has fallen yet another rung to place fifth on the latest global competitiveness rankings compiledSource: IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook 2013 - 777 words
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Article, Illustration899 2013-05-30 1 ANDREA SOH - Deal in US and tie-up in Nigeria kick-start its new asset-light strategy By ANDREA SOH [SINGAPORE] Olam International is hard at work, seeking to reinvent itself. In his first media interview since the firm released the results of its strategic review on899 words
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MARKETS DIGEST
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Article65 2013-05-30 1 HST INDEX 3,367.47 (-38.61) HST INDEX FUTURES 3,367.00 (-39.00) HSIMSCI 377.20 (-4.76) HSIMSCI FUTURES 377.10 (-4.90) US$ S$ US$ (S$ per US$) 1.270 (US$/S$ per 1.505 1.911 EURO (US$/S$/€ 1.287 1.634 Foreign currency per US$ S$ YEN 101.80 80.20 RM 3.074 2.421 HK$ 7.764 6.115 BAHT 30.22 23.80 RUPIAH65 words
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Article48 2013-05-30 1 Wednesday Change KL COMP 1,783.47 +7.31 NIKKEI 225 14,326.46 +14.48 HANG SENG 22,554.93 -369.32 SET INDEX 1,601.61 -17.96 JAKARTA COMP 5,200.69 +24.46 MANILA COMP 7,228.57 +115.35 SEOUL COMP 2,001.20 +14.98 SHENZHEN B 876.26 +3.15 MUMBAI IND 20,147.64 -13.18 12noon EDT Change DOW 15,293.62 -115.77 NASDAQ 3,467.83 -21.0648 words
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Article21 2013-05-30 1 SINGAPORE 5.38 HONG KONG 6.55 HONG KONG 5.00 JAPAN 13.079 TAIWAN 5.036 JAPAN 1.475 SWITZERLAND 9.33 BRITAIN Source: Bloomberg21 words
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Advertisement225 2013-05-30 1 COMPANIES DBS sells S’pore-cleared dim sum bonds CORPORATE RESULTS Old Chang Kee’s curry puffs raking in the dough PAGE 8 PAGE 7 PROPERTY A touch of French flair at Fort Canning PAGE 31 ACCOUNTANCY CONVENTION Keeping up with rising demand PAGE 11 NO NEED TO QUALIFY Ingenieur Double Chronograph Titanium.225 words
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TOP STORIES
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904 2013-05-30 2 VIRGINIE MANGIN - IMF cites concerns about quality of investment, impact on repayment By in VIRGINIE MANGIN in Beijing THE International Monetary Fund and OECD are the latest in a long line of organisations to review downwards their growth forecast for China in 2013904 words
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Article407 2013-05-30 2 S’pore stumbles slightly on road to reinvention AS slow growth and the pains of economic restructuring persist, Singapore has fallen yet another rung to place fifth on the latest global competitiveness rankings compiled by Swiss business school IMD. FRONT PAGE IMF, OECD cut forecasts for China’s growth THE407 words
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Article, Illustration685 2013-05-30 2 ANDREA SOH - By ANDREA SOH [SINGAPORE] If asked to score Olam International on how well it has crossed the turbulent waters of the past few months, chief executive Sunny Verghese would give the firm high marks. “It’s now five months down the road, soPHOTO: YEN MENG JIIN - 685 words
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Article, Illustration480 2013-05-30 2 TEH SHI NING - It has the most consistently competitive economy: IMD By TEH SHI NING [SINGAPORE] Not only has US reclaimed its place at the top of IMD’s global competitiveness ranking, it has also emerged as the most consistently competitive economy since 1997 thanksSource: IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook 2013 - 480 words
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630 2013-05-30 2 MALMINDERJIT SINGH - ICAEW says it’s not because the country has lost its edge By MALMINDERJIT SINGH [SINGAPORE] Singapore’s low productivity levels are the result of low economic growth and also due to short-term business cycle fluctuations, according to a research report. The Institute630 words
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Article, Illustration846 2013-05-30 4 LEE MEIXIAN - Group’s 8,000-sq-ft flagship store will be S-E Asia’s largest By LEE MEIXIAN [SINGAPORE] Encouraged by robust sales in its South-east Asian markets, Giordano International will open this region’s first megastore in Suntec City in July. The casual apparel chain’s 8,000-square-foot flagship store, South-east Asia’s846 words
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Article, Illustration782 2013-05-30 4 NG ZHUO YANG - McKinsey details potential, sees 8% growth as possible though challenging By NG ZHUO YANG [SINGAPORE] Myanmar has the potential to more than quadruple the size of its economy from US$45 billion in 2010 to more than US$200 billion in 2030, says the businessSource: McKinsey Global Institute analysis - 782 words
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425 2013-05-30 4 Biden leaves Brazil tomorrow, the day Xi arrives in Trinidad Tobago for first trip to region Bloomberg [RIO DE JANEIRO] The competition between the world’s two biggest economies for influence in Latin America is on display this week as US Vice-PresidentBloomberg - 425 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article, Illustration433 2013-05-30 5 LEE MEIXIAN - Many developments coming onstream in FY14 By LEE MEIXIAN DESPITE steady revenue and improved gross margins, property and retail group Metro Holdings ended its fiscal fourth quarter with an 81 per cent year-on-year drop in net earnings to $14.9 million. ThisST FILE PHOTO - 433 words
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290 2013-05-30 5 ANDREA SOH - By ANDREA SOH BANKING solution provider Silverlake Axis has unveiled a proposed placement of up to 150 million shares comprising 100 million new shares and 50 million vendor shares at 75 cents each. The 50 million existing shares will come from290 words
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471 2013-05-30 5 ONG CHOR HAO - By ONG CHOR HAO ASIAN Pay Television Trust (APTT), the second-largest listing of the year in Singapore, failed to shine in its trading debut yesterday, with the stock falling 5.2 per cent from its initial public offering (IPO) price of 97 cents. The471 words
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Article, Illustration739 2013-05-30 7 SIOW LI SEN - Its first, the 500m yuan bonds paying 2.5% get orders reaching 2b yuan By SIOW LI SEN DBS Bank has sold its first Singapore-cleared dim sum bonds amid strong demand as investors bet on currency appreciation gains from China, the world’s secondlargest economy. Yesterday,BT FILE PHOTO - 739 words
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481 2013-05-30 7 JOYCE HOOI - By JOYCE HOOI DATA roaming has just become less financially ruinous. StarHub and SingTel have both launched new data roaming services designed to keep travellers out of the poorhouse. StarHub announced a new service called RoamEasy yesterday, and hours later, SingTel unveiled its481 words
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Article, Illustration440 2013-05-30 8 GRACE LEONG - Product efficiency among factors cited for higher gross profit margin By GRACE LEONG OLD Chang Kee’s signature curry puffs and snacks are raking in the dough. The curry-puff maker posted a net profit of $4.98 million on revenue of $65.6 million for theFILE PHOTO - 440 words
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231 2013-05-30 8 CARINE LEE - By CARINE LEE DESPITE a dip in revenue, Singapore-listed Willas-Array Electronics (Holdings) Ltd’s net profit for the year ended March 31, 2013, rose 3 per cent to HK$45.84 million (S$7.45 million), from the preceding financial year’s HK$44.52 million. The Hong Kong-based electronics component231 words
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371 2013-05-30 8 ANDREA SOH - By ANDREA SOH MEDICAL device developer Biosensors International Group’s fourth-quarter earnings rose 9 per cent, even as total revenue remained flat. The group recorded a net profit of US$29.6 million, up from US$27.2 million a year ago. A US$10.4 million371 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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84 2013-05-30 8 PHOTOGRAPHIC and timepiece product distributor GSH Corp said it plans to fund its expansion into property development in China with net proceeds of $246.8 million raised through its renounceable non-underwritten one-for-one rights issue. The company said its rights issue of 4.94 billion new84 words
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96 2013-05-30 8 PT BERLIAN Laju Tankers said that if an appeal against its restructuring plan that was approved by creditors and ratified by the Central Jakarta Commercial Court is allowed by the Supreme Court, the company may be placed into bankruptcy. Creditors of the Indonesian96 words
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46 2013-05-30 8 FREIGHT Links Express Holdings said its $100 million tranche of four-year fixed rate note issue was 13 times subscribed, garnering $1.3 billion in orders. The notes were issued yesterday. The notes were part of its $400 million multicurrency medium-term note programme.46 words
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55 2013-05-30 8 MIDAS Holdings has clinched a RMB420 million (S$86.6 million) contract through its joint venture company Nanjing SR Puzhen Rail Transport. For the contract, awarded by MTR Corporation (Shenzhen), Midas will supply 56 train cars for the Shenzhen Metro Line 4, with delivery slated from55 words
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49 2013-05-30 8 THE subsea division of Ezra Holdings, EMAS AMC, has teamed up with Cecon for pipe laying work in the North Sea. EMAS AMC’s pipelay vessel, Lewek Centurion, will begin work on the 60-km pipeline in the third quarter of this year.49 words
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53 2013-05-30 8 CHASEN Holdings has clinched seven new projects worth $19.3 million. Three were secured through Chasen’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Chasen (Shanghai) HiTech Machinery Services, for a total of $2.9 million. The remaining four deals worth $16.4 million for projects in Singapore and Malaysia came through Chasen’s technical53 words
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44 2013-05-30 8 A CONSORTIUM of Yongnam Holdings, Changi Airport Planners and Engineers and JGC Corporation, has submitted a proposal to the Myanmar government to design, construct, operate and maintain Hanthawaddy International Airport as a public-private partnership for a 30-year concession.44 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration499 2013-05-30 6 JOYCE HOOI - More movements in broader market but almost twice as many losers as gainers; blue chips on losing end STOCKS JOYCE HOOI Correspondent AS markets worldwide returned to worrying about the US Federal Reserve’s next move, the Straits Times Index (STI) beat a retreat yesterday,Source: Bloomberg - 499 words
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Article73 2013-05-30 6 May 29 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS 79.00 -152.00 BT CADI -*****.00 -151.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 +8.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 817.02 -14.88 FTSE ST Small Cap 597.48 -8.89 FTSE ST All Share 828.04 -10.62 FTSE ST China Top 212.44 -3.63 FTSE ST China 243.61 -4.51 FTSE73 words
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Article186 2013-05-30 6 MAIN CATL TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 4 11 0 0 0 0 4 11 0 Manufacturing 44 76 34 11 6 13 55 82 47 Commerce 22 30 16 2 4 6 24 34 22 Tpt/Stor/Comms 9 27 5186 words
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Article123 2013-05-30 6 TURNOVER (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 37,825 37,825 79,094 79,094 Manufacturing 714,162 224,851 939,013 227,703 16,430 244,133 Commerce 681,231 49,736 730,967 169,413 3,566 172,979 Tpt/Stor/Comms 156,741 16,710 173,451 260,981 6,709 267,691 Finance 120,959 2,496 123,455 192,964 1,260 194,224 Construction 374,840 248,291123 words
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BROKERS’ TAKE
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Article, Illustration209 2013-05-30 6 May 29 close: $1.485 DBS Group Research, May 29 TAT Hong Holdings reported FY13 revenue of S$837 million and earnings of S$70 million, which were in line with our forecasts. Revenue grew 16 per cent, driven by stronger tower and mobile crane rental segments, which roseSource: Bloomberg - 209 words
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Article724 2013-05-30 6 LYNN KAN - Compiled by LYNN KAN May 29 close: $0.355 NRA Capital Research, May 29 TUAN Sing (TS) is primarily a property developer, deriving 85 per cent of its group earnings in FY12 from the property segment. Despite the latest property cooling measures, sales of Sennett Residence, which724 words
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Article115 2013-05-30 6 Stock name Close Change CapMallsAsia 1.975 -0.035 CapitaLand 3.600 -0.040 CapitaMall 2.160 -0.040 CityDev 10.89 ComfortDelGro 1.930 -0.025 DBS Grp 17.12 -0.150 GLP 2.850 -0.040 Genting SP 1.470 -0.005 Golden Agri 0.575 HK Land 7.080 -0.250 HPH Trust US$ 0.800 -0.005 JMH 66.31 -0.390 JSH 40.65115 words
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Article, Illustration577 2013-05-30 6 CURRENCIES Reuters [TOKYO] The Australian dollar fell to a two-year low of US$0.9537 yesterday, while the yen strengthened as Japanese stocks fell, capping the US dollar’s gains against a basket of currencies as it hovered near a three-year high. The greenbackReuters; PHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 577 words
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Article56 2013-05-30 6 VOLUME Aussino 344,242,000 YHM 248,219,000 UniFiber 245,770,000 Magnus 182,824,000 Asian Pay TV Tr 172,745,000 GSH Corp 144,420,000 Armarda 138,202,000 Innopac 98,543,000 Contel 96,124,000 CNA 94,064,000 VALUE($) Asian Pay TV Tr 167,150,215 SingTel 131,701,940 DBS Grp 79,340,000 GLP 57,838,385 Keppel Corp 48,066,593 Aussino 40,482,619 CapitaLand 38,698,010 UOB 38,537,75056 words
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Article107 2013-05-30 6 BY CENTS CLOSE UP GLD 10US$ ***** 125.7 0.7 STXPO 100 398 48.0 13.7 DBXT S&P Short 10US$ 2985 47.0 1.3 DairyFarm 1310 35.6 2.2 DBXT MSCHINA 10US$ 1191 21.6 1.4 DBS Bk 4.7% NCPS 100 ***** 20.0 0.2 ShangriLa Asia 1444 8.5 3.7 Lyxor Japan 10US$ 116.4 8.1107 words
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Article122 2013-05-30 6 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN Jardine C&C 4679 -196.0 -4.0 IS S&P500 ***** -76.2 -0.4 DBXT Nifty 10US$ ***** -62.2 -0.4 JMH 6631 -49.5 -0.6 DBXT STGLDv100 10US$ 3052 -31.7 -0.8 HK Land 708 -31.7 -3.4 DBXT MSAsExJp 10US$ 3371 -21.6 -0.5 Hyflux 6% CPS 10 ***** -20.0 -0.2 DBXT122 words
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Advertisement408 2013-05-30 7 INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING OPENS TODAY APPLY NOW TEE Land Limited (“TEE Land” or the “Group”) is a property developer with an established track record in delivering quality and well-designed residential property developments in Singapore. Our property development projects are pre-dominantly freehold in tenure and are targeted at middle-to-high income consumers408 words
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Advertisement466 2013-05-30 8 Reaching The Apex of Sustainability Excellence SINGAP0RE SUSTAINABIMIY AWARDS REGISTRATION CLOSES ON 14 th JUNE 2013 The Singapore Sustainability Awards is an initiative of the Singapore Business Federation which comprises of the Sustainability Business Awards and the Green Technology Awards. Inaugurated in 2009, the awards recognize organizations for their outstanding466 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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512 2013-05-30 9 MARIA MALA YOGALINGAM - Survey shows average bonus projected at 2.3 months By MARIA MALA YOGALINGAM SINGAPORE workers can expect an average of 4.7 per cent pay rise this year, 0.5 per cent less than last year’s 5.2 per cent salary increment. Those working in512 words
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Article, Illustration370 2013-05-30 9 NG SAI YING - By NG SAI YING INUKA, the Singapore Zoo’s polar bear long “adopted” by the Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) Foundation, moved into a larger home yesterday. It was also the day when the foundation, a registered charity and Institution of Public Character supportingPHOTO: RAJ NADARAJAN/THE STRAITS TIMES - 370 words
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387 2013-05-30 9 RONNIE LIM - By RONNIE LIM SINGAPORE gas importer Gas Supply Pte Ltd (GSPL), which gets its piped natural gas from oil/gas wells in Sumatra, has said that its supplies have been unaffected by its exporter PetroChina being reportedly locked out from its wells387 words
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SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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Article65 2013-05-30 9 THE National University of Singapore (Suzhou) Research Institute (NUSRI) marked its opening in Suzhou Industrial Park yesterday by inking memorandums of understanding with Suzhou-based education institutes and companies. It will collaborate with the Suzhou campus of the Renmin University of China to set up a65 words
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52 2013-05-30 9 THE sentencing of former law professor Tey Tsun Hang, who on Tuesday was convicted of corruption in a sex-for-grades trial, has been adjourned to June 3. Chief District Judge Tan Siong Thye had said he needed to deliberate over the submissions made by the prosecution52 words
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285 2013-05-30 9 A BUS depot intended for the use of SBS Transit will be built off Loyang Avenue, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) said yesterday. To be built by 2015, it will be able to accommodate about 500 buses, additions to SBS Transit’s fleet285 words
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Article, Illustration610 2013-05-30 9 LEE U-WEN - FTA will boost flow of cross-border services: DPM By LEE U-WEN MANY Singapore companies are eager to play a role in China’s ongoing urbanisation, said Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam yesterday. Speaking at the opening ceremony of a major trade610 words
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Advertisement26 2013-05-30 9 Hilton Hotel, 581 Orchard Road, Singapore *****3 Thailand/Singapore room (Level 5) June 1 2, 2013 (Sat Sun), 11.00 am 7.00 pm Prices From 1 BR From26 words
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MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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Article, Illustration723 2013-05-30 10 S JAYASANKARAN - Strategists being blamed for BN’s dismal performance in general election By S JAYASANKARAN in Kuala Lumpur THE increasing calls for the removal of Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak’s strategists in the wake of the May 5 general election have raised fresh speculation thatPHOTO: AP - 723 words
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362 2013-05-30 10 [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian tycoon Vincent Tan is looking to sell up to 49 per cent of his 7-Eleven convenience store franchise in a deal that could value the company at US$800 million, Malaysia’s Business Times reported. Mr Tan, founder of Berjaya Corp,362 words
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403 2013-05-30 10 [JAKARTA] The Indonesian government will introduce a package of tax incentives next year to encourage innovation and reduce dependence on imports, said newly appointed Finance Minister Chatib Basri. Starting 2014, tax-reduc-tion schemes will be given to strategic industries producing intermediate goods, the Jakarta403 words
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SINGAPORE ACCOUNTANCY CONVENTION
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Article, Illustration889 2013-05-30 11 KAN KWOK LEONG - Accountancy professionals in Asia have to stay relevant by broadening their skill sets to keep pace with the region’s growth. By KAN KWOK LEONG ByKAN KAN KWOK LEONG AS ASIA’S resilience in the face of a patchy global economic recovery continues to draw capital and889 words
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327 2013-05-30 11 THE Committee to Develop the Accountancy Sector was formed by the Ministry of Finance in December 2008 and tasked to make key recommendations aimed at transforming Singapore into a leading global accountancy hub for the Asia-Pacific region by 2020. Released in 2010, the CDAS final report327 words
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GREATER CHINA
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Article, Illustration648 2013-05-30 12 VIP players drive revenues to new highs after pulling back last year Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Sky 32, an elite oasis of luxury on the 32nd floor of the Galaxy Macau casino, offers commanding views, a waterfall, a bar with vintage single maltBloomberg; PHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 648 words
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264 2013-05-30 12 Reuters [BEIJING] China will next month conduct its first “digital” technology military exercise, state media said yesterday, against growing concern in Washington and elsewhere about alleged Chinese hacking attacks. A brief report by the official Xinhua news agency said the exercise, toReuters - 264 words
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GREATER CHINA/INDIA
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Article, Illustration755 2013-05-30 13 Its stock market has least volatility, best risk-adjusted return: Bloomberg ranking Bloomberg [MUMBAI] India, buoyed by a decline in commodity prices and a government encouraging international investment, is claiming its place as the stock market with the least volatility and the highest returnBloomberg; PHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 755 words
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411 2013-05-30 13 Two PMs pledge to boost defence ties, start bullet train Bloomberg [TOKYO] Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh pledged to increase defence cooperation and push for a deal that would allow the export to India of nuclearBloomberg - 411 words
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295 2013-05-30 13 Bloomberg [BEIJING] Late chairman Mao Zedong’s Red Flag sedans go on sale to the public today after a US$300 million overhaul, pitting the symbol of communist privilege against Volkswagen’s Audi for China’s elite. China FAW Group, which built the first Hongqi –asBloomberg - 295 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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Article, Illustration759 2013-05-30 14 AFP [MADRID] Despite having a bachelor’s degree, five years of professional experience and speaking three languages, Paloma Fernandez has joined the swelling ranks of Spain’s “lost generation” that can’t find work in a grinding recession. The 28-year-old, with a degree in translation,AFP; PHOTO: AP - 759 words
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Article, Illustration532 2013-05-30 14 Number out of work rises 21,000 in May to 2.96m as jobless rate touches 6.9% Bloomberg [FRANKFURT] German unemployment rose more than four times as much as economists estimated in May as the euro area’s sovereign debt crisis and a long winter tookBloomberg - 532 words
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WORLD
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758 2013-05-30 15 Berlin backs Beijing as many German businesses fear fallout from a trade war with China NYT [HONG KONG] Adroitly alternating the threat of a trade war with the lure of its huge import market, China appears to have driven a deep wedgeNYT - 758 words
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193 2013-05-30 15 Reuters [LONDON] Britain’s Financial Ombudsman Service received over two million enquiries and complaints from customers of financial services companies last year, driven by cases relating to the mis-selling of loan insurance. The ombudsman, which settles disputes where financial services companies andReuters - 193 words
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656 2013-05-30 15 New Komeito chief says long-term rates at 1 tolerable Reuters [TOKYO] A recent rise in Japan’s long-term interest rates to around one per cent is within a tolerable range, but it is necessary to avoid a marked further rise in bondReuters - 656 words
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Article, Illustration477 2013-05-30 15 AFP [BANGKOK] Thai soldiers are believed to have shot an Italian photographer who was killed during mass opposition street protests in Bangkok in 2010, an official inquest found yesterday. The probe by a criminal court in the Thai capital, however, wasAFP; PHOTO: AFP - 477 words
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452 2013-05-30 18 US and Japan will continue to do better than euro countries Bloomberg [PARIS] The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) expects global economic growth to accelerate in 2014 with both the US and Japan continuing to outpace the euro area. “TheBloomberg - 452 words
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454 2013-05-30 18 ANTHONY ROWLEY - By ANTHONY ROWLEY in Tokyo BANK of Japan governor Haruhiko Kuroda yesterday issued a call for emerging economies to be allowed to make greater use of capital controls in order to cope with the impact of financial globalisation and with the consequent454 words
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263 2013-05-30 18 AP [GENEVA] The Swiss government announced yesterday that it will let banks circumvent the country’s strict client secrecy laws as part of an effort to end a long-run-ning tax evasion dispute with the United States. Finance Minister Eveline Wid-mer-Schlumpf saidAP - 263 words
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Article, Illustration548 2013-05-30 18 Brussels lays down economic targets for EU nations AFP [BRUSSELS] The European Commission yesterday gave France and Spain extra time to trim their deficits as it laid down economic targets for EU nations that desperately need growth and jobs in the falloutAFP; PHOTO: AP - 548 words
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450 2013-05-30 19 Wearable devices and developments in TV in the works, CEO tells conference Reuters [RANCHOS PALOS VERDES, California] Apple Inc chief executive Tim Cook said yesterday he expects the iPhone and iPad maker would be responsible for “several more gamechangers” and that wearable computersReuters - 450 words
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Article, Illustration767 2013-05-30 20 Slowdown frees up labour, resources for seven LNG plants under construction Reuters [BRISBANE] A downturn in parts of Australia’s once-boom-ing mining sector is having an unexpected silver lining freeing up labour and resources for at least US$190 billion of liquefied natural gasReuters; PHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 767 words
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Article, Illustration830 2013-05-30 21 Trend seen bringing more attention to child-care policies, safety for families AP [WASHINGTON] A record number of American women are now the sole or primary breadwinners in their families, a sign of the rising influence of working mothers, a new studyAP; PHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 830 words
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568 2013-05-30 21 Currency has fallen more than 5% since hitting high in April Bloomberg [BANGKOK] Thailand cut its benchmark interest rate for the first time this year as slowing economic growth bolstered government calls for easing. The baht fell. The Bank of ThailandBloomberg - 568 words
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EDITORIAL & OPINION
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519 2013-05-30 22 EDITORIAL LAWYERS in Singapore have it good. Unlike in the United States where a glut of lawyers had led scores of jobless law graduates to sue their alma maters last year for allegedly misrepresenting their employment prospects, there is apparently a dire shortage here.519 words
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781 2013-05-30 22 SIMON JOHNSON - THE BOTTOM LINE By SIMON JOHNSON The writer is a professor at MIT’s Sloan School of Management and the co-author of ‘White House Burning: The Founding Fathers, Our National Debt, And Why It Matters To You’ Project Syndicate THE recent governance controversy atProject Syndicate - 781 words
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Article, Illustration1046 2013-05-30 22 ANTHONY ROWLEY - Much bigger crisis brewing in the global financial system than just slumping markets ANTHONY ROWLEY Tokyo Correspondent MUCH of the world’s attention has been focused intensely over the past week on the storm in the proverbial teacup being played out in Tokyo’s financial marketsPHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 1,046 words
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Article, Illustration1029 2013-05-30 23 PARAG KHANNA - Adopting this strategy may help in overcoming crises of jobless growth, youth unemployment and income inequality By PARAG KHANNA The writer, a senior fellow at the New America Foundation, is director of the Hybrid Reality Institute and the author of‘The Second World’, ‘How to RunProject Syndicate; PHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 1,029 words
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Article, Illustration929 2013-05-30 23 VIVEK KATHPALIA - By VIVEK KATHPALIA The writer is with Nishith Desai Associates, a legal and tax consultancy with an office in Singapore INDIA’S march into the 21st century has had its share of ups and downs but as an eternal optimist, I can always seePHOTO: REUTERS - 929 words
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AVIATION/SHIPPING
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Article, Illustration559 2013-05-30 24 PAULINE NG - High fuel prices, stiffer competition offset improved passenger traffic By PAULINE NG in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA Airlines (MAS) has encountered turbulence early in the year, posting a loss of RM278.8 million (S$115 million) for the first quarter to end-March, notwithstanding an increase in passengerPHOTO: CAROLINE CHIA/THE STRAITS TIMES - 559 words
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423 2013-05-30 24 NISHA RAMCHANDANI - By NISHA RAMCHANDANI [SINGAPORE] After posting a 2.6 per cent decline in March, the global airfreight market registered a slight growth of 1.4 per cent in April, propped up by Middle Eastern and Latin American carriers. Emerging markets helped to offset a weaker423 words
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410 2013-05-30 24 They will provide loans if owners build vessels in China Reuters [SINGAPORE] Chinese banks have sharply increased loans to global shipowners as European lenders retreat from the market but some are driving a hard bargain: the money often comes with the condition that vessels beReuters - 410 words
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444 2013-05-30 24 ADRIAN WAN - By ADRIAN WAN EJ Insight FEARS of a bird flu epidemic may have eased but low demand is likely to keep plaguing Chinese airlines as officials cut back on meetings and trips, analysts say. The three big carriers China Southern, China EasternEJ Insight - 444 words
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Article235 2013-05-30 24 SGX '000 May 29 S$ +/-Vol CH Offshore 0.46 unch 72 Chuan Hup Hldg 0.27 -0.01 479 Cosco Corp 0.81 -0.01 2069 S$ First Ship Lea 0.13 unch 115 Freight Links 0 46 Grand Banks unch unch 0 Jaya Hold Ltd Chuan Hup Hldq K1Ventures 0.17 unch 1546235 words
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376 2013-05-30 24 Reuters [WASHINGTON] A Boeing programme for an aerial tanker that will refuel other warplanes mid-flight is nearly ready for a major design review likely to occur in July, according to a US Air Force official. The review will pave the wayReuters - 376 words
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Miscellaneous334 2013-05-30 24 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across 5 Idiot the man had to be dressed (7) 7 Toilets by back of store falling apart? (5) 9 Attack male dog taken into home (6) 10 Upcoming party to be given by men very close by (4-4) 11 Plaything direly befouled with soot (3,7) 13 Wartime334 words
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Advertisement85 2013-05-30 25 Shipping lines I Can they seeking reliable I I find your Ipqlstittpartners! “the I Shipping Times? TO ADVERTISE, CALL JOE WONG AT 9620 1327 The Business Times MIL UUJIHUJ IIIVILJ Shipping times PLACE YOUR AD HERE The Business Times Shipping Times CALL JOE WONG AT 9620 1327 PLACE YOUR AD85 words
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Article1489 2013-05-30 25 BALISA SHIPPING TRADING PTE LTD 8 Shenton Way, #40-03A, Singapore *****1 Tel: 6345 5700 Fax: 6345 5227 Email: singapore@balisagp.com UEN NO. *****3249E UK CONTINENT SERVICE U.S.A. SERVICE n GLOBAL SERVICE Destination STXPO TBN Antwerp/UK *Loads Singapore, E./W Malaysia, Indonesia MIDDLE-EAST SERVICE CONVENTIONAL, BREAKBULK PROJECT Destination STXPO TBN Camden/New1,489 words
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Article3164 2013-05-30 26 Transaction date: May 29 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 10.4 7 AEM --AAT M Cap 188 106 AIMSAMPIReit 170.5 -9 3450 179.5 166.5 170.53,164 words
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Article190 2013-05-30 27 52-wks Last Vol Day Last Quote Div Gr Yld Net M Cap High Low Company Sale +/-(‘000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil Last Vol Day Last Quote Div Gr Yld Net M Cap High Low Company Sale C000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E Smil 19.3190 words
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Article10609 2013-05-30 27 UNIT TRUST FUNDS UNIT TRUSTS APS Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Alpha Fund'd A!** Aberdeen Asset Mgt Asia Limited Aberdeen Asset Mgt Asia Limited Global Emerging Markets!** 2.1334/ EIV local Ccy Bond 1 0221/ European Opportunities! 1.2349/ Global China Opportunities USD!** 2.0394/ Global Emerging Markets USD )pportunilies/“ 0 9853/ India10,609 words
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Article270 2013-05-30 27 52-Wk Last Vol Day Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 49.1 25 AVJennings A40 unch 96 43 40 40 42.5 3.6 8.8 3.2 145.8 52 30 Genting HK US$ US50 unch 5829 50.5 49.5 49.5 50 3292.3270 words
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Article938 2013-05-30 27 52-Wk Last Vol Day Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 126 107.1 ABF SG Bond ETF 119 +1 18 119.8 119 118 119.8 543.2 143 120.4 CIMB APAC Div 100S$D 143 141.2 142.1 114.4 96 CIMB938 words
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Article643 2013-05-30 28 May 29 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT NIKKEI 225 INDEX FUTURES SPOT *****.55 *****.28 *****.49 Jun13 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****4 *****3 Sep13 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 2369 ***** MSCI TAIWAN INDEX FUTURES SPOT 296.42 299.67 296.42 May13 296.80 300.10 295.30 298.40 *****8 *****7 Jun13 296.80643 words
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373 2013-05-30 28 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr May 28 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Preliminary 1086.2 1.0 15.8 1.3 16.4 0.7 12.0 EAFE Preliminary 900.3 1.2 16.2 1.1 12.2 0.4 8.0 Europe Preliminary 1289.6 1.3 12.4373 words
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Article471 2013-05-30 28 May 29 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 0.995 5.863 0.743 7.429 53.818 93.891 0.974 10.840 2.941 1.186 94.207 40.609 1.215 9.412 0.931 28.673 28.911 0.636 0.957 Canada 1.005 5.893471 words
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Article66 2013-05-30 28 May 29 (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$) 0.***** 3 mths 3 mths 0.***** 6 mths 0.***** 9 mths 0.***** 12 mths 0.***** SWAP Mid66 words
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Article137 2013-05-30 28 May 29 GOLD(US$/oz) May 29 May 28 Hong Kong 1396.00 1394.00 May 28 May 27 London 1385.78 1393.41 1386.81 1394.18 Source: Thomson Reuters CAST BAR May 29 (S$) Selling Buying Kilobar ***** ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (S$) Selling Buying 1gm 128 57 5gm 362 283 10gm 647 566137 words
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Article92 2013-05-30 28 May 29 TREASURY BILLS Period Issue Maturity Yesterday's Day's code Bid High Low 3-Month BQ*****T 22-Aug-13 0.25 6-Month BS*****H 29-Nov-13 0.28 1-Year BY*****H 02-May-14 0.27 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year N*****0S 0.25 01-Feb-13 99.83 99.96 99.95 5-Year N*****0T 0.592 words
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Article57 2013-05-30 28 May 29 KLCE PALM FUTURES (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Sett Av Vol Open Month Range Price Price High Low Done Position Jun 13 2385.0 2359.0 2398.0 2359.0 308 1959 Jul 13 2402.0 2404.0 2420.0 2398.0 4164 ***** Aug 13 2396.0 2399.0 2420.0 2396.0 ***** ***** Sep 13 2392.0 2393.057 words
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Article156 2013-05-30 28 May 29 US$ Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.2145 1.2152 0.9566 0.9571 Canadian dollar 1.2207 1.2212 0.9618 0.9614 Euro 1.6340 1.6344 1.2870 1.2872 NZ dollar 1.0246 1.0248 0.8070 0.8071 Sterling pound 1.9109 1.9117 1.5051156 words
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Article121 2013-05-30 28 As at 9am May 29 Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Sell Buy Aust dollar 1.243 1.184 Can dollar 1.242 1.195 Euro 1.669 1.590 Sterling pound 1.943 1.869 NZ dollar 1.048 1.008 US dollar 1.296 1.235 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign121 words
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Article157 2013-05-30 28 May 29 $S Offer Bid 0vernight 0.02 par 1-month 3/8 1/4 2-months 3/8 1/4 3-months 3/8 1/4 Overnight mode: 0.07 US$ 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 0.60 0.40 9 months 0.75 0.55 12157 words
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Article109 2013-05-30 28 May 28 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 lb bushels) Close Previous High/Low Jul 13 1509.25 1476.25 1528.50 1472.50 Aug 13 1433.75 1402.50 1448.50 1400.00 Sep 13 1334.25 1300.00 1340.25 1299.50 Nov 13 1288.00 1247.75 1289.00 1249.50 SOYBEAN OIL (60,000 lbs; US cent/lb) Close Previous High/Low Jul 13109 words
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Article95 2013-05-30 28 May 28 COCOA (£/tonne) Close Prev High Low Jul 13 1503 1522 1533 1501 Sep 13 1507 1526 1537 1506 Dec 13 1507 1524 1534 1505 Mar 14 1503 1521 1532 1502 COFFEE(US$/tonne) Close Prev High Low May 13 1890 1922 1910 1890 Jul 13 1922 1952 1950 192095 words
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1098 2013-05-30 28 BONDS, WARRANTS EXTENDED SETTLEMENT Prem Expiry Vol Conv Exer Disc Gear-Mths Company Last Sale +or-('000) Ratio Price ing Left Cooo) Albedo Limited W*****9 Ratio AlliedTech W*****2 Price Asiatravel.com HoldingsW*****7 1 1 25 14 Asiatravel.com HoldingsW*****5 2.2 1 27 38 BakerTech W*****5 Expiry Best World Intl Ltd W*****5 1.5 1 301,098 words
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Article70 2013-05-30 28 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS May 28 CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Change Brent blend (1-Mth F) 104.35 2.38 WTI (Near Mth) 95.05 1.13 Dubai (1-Mth F) 100.56 1.01 Tapis blend 107.21 1.42 Minas 100.91 1.42 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha 95.39 2.17 Jet Kerosene 116.05 1.96 US$/barrel OpecOil Basket70 words
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Article23 2013-05-30 28 May 29 May s$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.2696 1.2697 2-months 1.2695 1.2697 3-months 1.2695 1.2697 6-months 1.2692 1.2700 Source: OCBC23 words
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Article66 2013-05-30 28 May-28 May-28 Aluminium, 99.7% purity(US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 1817.25 1805.50 3 months 1852.50 1840.00 Copper, Grade A(US$/tonne) Cash 7290.75 7269.75 3 months 7323.00 7299.00 Lead(US$/tonne) Cash 2118.00 2067.50 3 months 2119.50 2069.00 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.00 3 months *****.00 *****.00 Tin (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.00 3 months66 words
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Article, Illustration999 2013-05-30 29 Housing costs are rising at the fastest pace since 1990 Bloomberg [BERLIN] Taxi driver Michael Ruedor lived for 20 years in a downtown Berlin apartment close to Checkpoint Charlie before rising rents forced him out. “Only millionaires are in my building now,” Mr Ruedor, 56, saidBloomberg; PHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 999 words
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Article663 2013-05-30 29 PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS FOR DISTRICTS 1 TO 28 WITH CONTRACT DATES BETWEEN MAY 1 AND MAY 7, 2013 PROJECT NAME/ STREET NAME PROP TYPE CONTRACT DATE TENURE BUILT -IN/LAND AREA*(SQ FT) PRICE (S$'000) PSF (S$) District 1 NON-LANDED The Sail Marina Bay Apt 02/05/2013 99 861 1650 1916 V On663 words
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432 2013-05-30 29 FELDA CHAY - Marketing agent puts breakeven cost of Paya Lebar plot at $792 psf By FELDA CHAY A FREEHOLD industrial building off Paya Lebar Road is up for sale by public tender at a reserve price of $37 million. This works out to a432 words
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249 2013-05-30 29 Bloomberg [SEATTLE] Morgan Stanley, the biggest property investor among Wall Street banks before the financial crisis, is trying to raise US$1-3 billion for a new global real estate fund amid appetite for higheryielding investments, said two people with knowledge ofBloomberg - 249 words
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630 2013-05-30 30 GRACE NG - HK, Tokyo, S’pore are top three most expensive Asia-Pac office locations By GRACE NG SINGAPORE’S prime office rents are still among the highest in the Asia-Pacific region, despite being on a downward trend. Commercial real estate consultancy Colliers International ranked Hong Kong, Tokyo and630 words
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306 2013-05-30 30 ONG CHOR HAO - By ONG CHOR HAO MAPLETREE Investments (MIPL) has clinched its first greenfield development project in Hong Kong, to build a logistics facility that could make its way eventually into Mapletree Logistics Trust (MLT). It has been awarded a 226,000 square feet plot at306 words
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363 2013-05-30 30 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Carlyle Group, the world’s sec-ond-largest manager of alternative assets, bought a minority stake in two Chinese shopping malls, seeking to tap a retail property boom spurred by rising domestic consumption. A company advised by Carlyle’s Asia real estateBloomberg - 363 words
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Article, Illustration818 2013-05-30 31 NG ZHUO YANG - Satellite facility of Pinacotheque de Paris museum to open here in 2015 By NG ZHUO YANG KOP Group is helping to develop a satellite facility of famed Parisian museum Pinacothèque de Paris in Singapore, in what could possibly be a game-changer for818 words
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540 2013-05-30 31 KALPANA RASHIWALA - It will pay RM267m for KL mixed development site By KALPANA RASHIWALA OXLEY Holdings is making its first overseas acquisition. The group said yesterday it is buying a Malay-sia-incorporated company that has clinched the rights to acquire a mixed development site540 words
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355 2013-05-30 31 Reuters [TOKYO/MANILA] Philippine property firm Robinsons Land Corp and Japan’s Universal Entertainment Corp said that they ended talks over a planned joint development of a US$2 billion casino resort complex in Manila without a deal. Universal, controlled by billionaire founder Kazuo Okada, hadReuters - 355 words
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