The Business Times, 5 July 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, July 5, 2013
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  • 954 1  -  Recovery in global stocks helped weather rocky year, but risks still loom By MICHELLE QUAH [SINGAPORE] Temasek Holdings saw the value of its portfolio grow to a record $215 billion at the close of its financial year ended March 31, 2013 a performance it
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  • MARKETS DIGEST
    • 65 1 GST INDEX 3,147.12 (+17.63) GST INDEX FUTURES 3,141.00 (+17.00) GSIMSCI 353.15 (+2.40) GSIMSCI FUTURES 350.80 (+1.80) US$ S$ US$ (S$ per US$) 1.274 (US$/S$ per 1.525 1.943 EURO (US$/S$/€ 1.299 1.655 Foreign currency per US$ S$ YEN 99.70 78.30 RM 3.186 2.501 HK$ 7.753 6.086 BAHT 31.10 24.41 RUPIAH
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    • 46 1 Thursday Change KL COMP 1,771.34 +2.13 NIKKEI 225 14,018.93 -36.63 HANG SENG 20,468.67 +321.36 SET INDEX 1,430.88 -12.69 JAKARTA COMP 4,581.93 +4.78 MANILA COMP 6,464.26 -15.86 SEOUL COMP 1,839.14 +14.48 SHENZHEN B 772.54 +7.99 MUMBAI IND 19,410.84 +233.08 12noon EDT Change DOW Closed NASDAQ Closed
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    • 19 1 SINGAPORE 5.38 MALAYSIA 6.55 TAIWAN 5.00 JAPAN 13.259 TAIWAN 5.036 JAPAN 1.475 KOREA INDIA BRITAIN Source: Bloomberg
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  • 562 1  -  It may announce a renewal of its title sponsorship soon By NISHA RAMCHANDANI [SINGAPORE] Singapore Telecommunications could be returning to the driver’s seat as title sponsor of the 2013 Formula One (F1) Singapore Grand Prix very soon. An announcement regarding the title
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    • 118 1 PROPERTY Deals in Good Class Bungalows could hit $221minQ2 page 28 OPINION How top Asian firms develop good leaders PAGE 24 COMPANIES Shares of regional airlines slump 10% in June PAGE 9 WINE Pairings that can’t go wrong PAGE 39 S’pore music basks in global spotlight EXECUTIVE LIFESTYLE I PAGE
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    • 30 1 S-Reits have fallen by 23 per cent from their recent highs. Is the selling overdone? Are there any Reits worth picking up? Read UOB Kay Hian’s full analysis at www.btinvest.com.sg
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  • TOP STORIES
    • 923 2 Army holds ousted Morsi, rounds up his aides and allies Reu ters AFP Bloomberg AP [CAIRO] Egypt’s chief justice Adly al-Mansour was sworn in as interim president yesterday after the army ousted and detained Mohamed Morsi in an abrupt end to the Islamist’s
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    • 227 2  -  By MICHELLE QUAH [SINGAPORE] Temasek Holdings formulated its wealth added (WA) calculation in 2003, as a means of formalising the discipline of measuring its returns against risk-adjusted hurdles; it is a framework that now drives all its investment and divestment decisions. According to its annual
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    • 517 2  -  Collection exceeds govt forecast, coffers get 1.3t yen tax surplus By in ANTHONY ROWLEY in Tokyo ECONOMIC and political prospects for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe received a further boost yesterday with news that fiscal as well as monetary conditions have begun to improve
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    • THREE-MINUTE DIGEST
    • 535 4  -  Industry group says the move could give firms pause about investing in S’pore By JOYCE HOOI [SINGAPORE] The coalition of Internet heavyweights Facebook, Google, eBay, Yahoo and cloud computing firm Salesforce remain unconvinced about the necessity of the new online news site
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    • 445 4  -  By S JAYASANKARAN in Kuala Lumpur A NEW set of laws has been drafted to replace Malaysia’s repealed Emergency Ordinance (EO) Act, which had provided for detention without trial of individuals suspected of being national security threats. Announcing that the new laws were
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    • 517 4  -  By PAULINE NG in Kuala Lumpur WARY of Johor’s escalating property prices? An investment bank has suggested that homebuyers head back to Klang Valley, where the approval of at least one if not two Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line is pending. Maybank-IB also
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    • 53 2 COMPANY NEWS, PAGE 5 FRONT PAGE COMPANY NEWS, PAGE 6 FRONT PAGE SINGAPORE NEWS, PAGE 10 TOP STORIES, PAGE 2 GREATER CHINA, PAGE 13 TOP STORIES, PAGE 2 INDIA NEWS, PAGE 14 TOP STORIES, PAGE 4 WORLD NEWS, PAGE 18 The best pure-play private bank in Asia. Bank EFG 30
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  • COMPANY NEWS
    • 635 5  -  NeraTel already supplies both licence winners and could win tenders for telco infrastructure By JOYCE HOOI THE impact of the telco licence upset in Myanmar continues to make itself felt on stocks listed here, a week after the Myanmar authorities surprised the market
      Source: Bloomberg  -  635 words
    • 379 5  -  Rest of the world did much better, with 30% jump over same period By KENNETH LIM PRIVATE equity funds focused on the Asia-Pacific lagged their global peers in fundraising during the first half of 2013, according to a study by alternative
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    • 360 5  -  By NELSON LEE FJ BENJAMIN has inked a franchise agreement to open the first standalone Raoul store in Colombo, Sri Lanka, this December, just two months after it sealed a similar deal in China. The franchisee, White Lotus Fashions, is
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    • 706 6  -  Abrupt stepping down includes the chairman, CEO and CFO By LYNN KAN FOUR directors abruptly left the board of First Ship Lease Trust Management (FSLTM) including the chairman, the chief executive officer and the chief financial officer. The sudden en masse departure has left the
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    • 748 6  - Olam Sinarmas warrants: a good study in contrasts HOCK LOCK SIEW By R SIVANITHY WARRANT prices are interesting as they can offer insights into market efficiency, investor perceptions and crowd behaviour. Two company-issued warrants on the local exchange are noteworthy in this respect: those issued by Olam International and Sinarmas
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    • COMPANY BRIEFS
      • 79 6 YANLORD Group has sold 94.3 per cent, or 336 of its 356 apartment units for the third phase of the Yanlord Yangtze Riverbay Town project in the first two days of the launch last week. Yanlord reported an average selling price of 27,223 yuan
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      • 56 6 AGC Industries, a subsidiary of AusGroup Limited, has been awarded a three-year plus three-month extension on its calciner overhaul and maintenance contract with Alcoa of Australia. The estimated value of this extension is A$36 million (S$41.8 million) over the period. With this contract award, AusGroup’s order
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      • 57 6 CORDLIFE Sciences India, the Indian subsidiary of Cordlife Group, has attained accreditation from AABB, a not-for-profit body representing individuals and institutions involved in the field of transfusion medicine and cellular therapies. It has been granted the International Certificate of Accreditation for activities relating to the
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    • 368 9  -  They slump 5% in June while shares of regional carriers fall a sharper 10% By NISHA RAMCHANDANI AIRLINE share prices worldwide slumped 5 per cent last month from the levels in May in line with the broader market, with Asia-Pacific carriers posting the sharpest
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    • 250 9  -  27 effective contracts in H1 worth US$1.01b By LEE U-WEN YANGZIJIANG Shipbuilding announced yesterday that it had secured new shipbuilding contracts for 15 vessels worth a total of US$414 million. As the vessels are scheduled for delivery from 2015 to 2016, they will not have
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    • 519 9  -  Buyer to add two more properties to Viva Industrial Reit By MINDY TAN UNITED Engineers Ltd has proposed plans to divest its mixed-use development UE BizHub East in Changi Business Park for $518 million. Th e g r ou p s
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    • 1356 6 Petra Foods Limited (Company Registration No.: *****3096C) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF REDEMPTION REDEMPTION OFTHE S$52,000,000 4.50 PER CENT. NOTES DUE 2014 COMPRISED IN SERIES 007 (ISIN CODE: SG7Z*****170) (THE “SERIES 007 NOTES”) OF PETRA FOODS LIMITED (THE “COMPANY”) 1. Reference is made to the Company’s notices
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    • 374 7 Forbes r l FORBES GLOBAL CEO CONFERENCE Forbes Global CEO Conference TAKING THE LEAD September 3-5,2013 Bali, Indonesia Confirmed speakers* j x Steve Forbes Chairman Editor-in-Chief, Forbes Media, USA Sam Goi Executive Chairman, Tee Yih Jia Group, Singapore Muhamad Chatib Basri Minister of Finance, Republic of Indonesia, Chairman, Indonesia Investment
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  • SINGAPORE MARKETS
    • 583 8  -  Trading tracks HK market; turnover poor at 1.5 billion units worth $795 million due to US holiday STOCKS R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent SIMILAR to Wednesday, when the Straits Times Index (STI) dropped almost 44 points, trading yesterday was heavily influenced by movements in Hong
      Source: Bloomberg  -  583 words
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    • 73 8 Jul 4 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS -121.00 +470.0 BT CADI -*****.00 +155.0 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -12.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 749.53 +2.90 FTSE ST Small Cap 566.92 +3.91 FTSE ST All Share 772.30 +4.17 FTSE ST China Top 195.88 +1.12 FTSE ST China 227.25 +0.03 FTSE
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    • 56 8 VOLUME Mirach Energy 131,742,000 Innopac 120,324,000 SingHaiyi 100,508,000 Hiap Tong 65,960,000 JiutianC 49,148,000 China Env 41,377,000 HanKore 36,103,000 OKH Global 29,035,000 CCFH 23,669,000 Cacola 21,930,000 VALUE($) SingTel 54,772,550 Mirach Energy 41,124,415 DBS Grp 39,448,800 GLP 25,854,290 Keppel Corp 24,179,200 Hiap Tong 23,091,865 UOB 21,522,885 OCBC Bk 19,296,190
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    • 186 8 MAIN CATL TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 10 2 2 0 0 0 10 2 2 Manufacturing 68 38 25 8 2 14 76 40 39 Commerce 25 9 14 4 3 5 29 12 19 Tpt/Stor/Comms 23 9 6
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    • BROKERS’ TAKE
      • 295 8 July 4 close: S$10.46 CIMB Research, July 3 KEPPEL has secured a KFELS B-class jack-up rig order from PV Drilling Overseas priced at US$210 million and due for delivery in Q1 2015. The price is at a 2 per cent premium (US$5 million) to the B-class rigs secured
        Source: Bloomberg  -  295 words
      • 309 8 July 4 close: S$3.66 OCBC Investment Research, July 4 SINGTEL, despite being widely touted as a front-runner, was not among the two winners of the 15-year telecommunications licences in Myanmar. Instead, Norway’s Telenor and Qatar’s Ooredoo (formerly known as Qatar Telecoms) won these much-coveted licences to roll out telecommunications
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      • 289 8  -  Compiled by ANDREA SOH July 4 close: S$1.09 Maybank Kim Eng, July 4 WE flag further risks in licensing revenue from Terumo, which could cap share price recovery. It’s not time for re-entry; maintain “hold”, sum of the parts-based target price is trimmed to S$1.17. We note in
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    • 123 8 TURNOVER (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 21,232 21,232 36,592 36,592 Manufacturing 211,964 80,858 292,822 88,101 9,093 97,195 Commerce 76,368 61,326 137,694 66,365 5,224 71,589 Tpt/Stor/Comms 64,156 80,049 144,205 104,721 29,149 133,870 Finance 130,000 100 130,100 104,323 44 104,367 Construction 65,550 20,148
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    • 115 8 Stock name Close Change CapMallsAsia 1.855 +0.025 CapitaLand 3.050 CapitaMall 1.960 +0.005 CityDev 10.650 +0.130 ComfortDelGro 1.830 +0.010 DBS Grp 15.740 +0.230 GLP 2.840 +0.090 Genting SP 1.360 +0.010 Golden Agri 0.555 -0.005 HK Land 6.810 -0.070 HPH Trust US$ 0.740 +0.005 JMH 60.310 +0.310 JSH
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    • 438 8 CURRENCIES Reu ters [SINGAPORE] The Taiwan dollar and the South Korean won rose on exporter demand, leading gains among emerging Asian currencies yesterday, although caution over impending US jobs data and worries about political turmoil in Portugal capped their gains. Investors also covered short
      Reuters; PHOTO: BLOOMBERG  -  438 words
    • 104 8 BY CENTS CLOSE UP GLD 10US$ ***** 59.9 0.4 Lyxor Nasdaq100 10US 1192 58.6 4.0 JMH 6031 39.5 0.5 Jardine C&C 4139 38.0 0.9 DBS.ES.1307 1573 24.0 1.5 DBS Grp 1574 23.0 1.5 OldChangK 85 17.5 25.9 UOB 2007 17.0 0.9 CityDev 1065 13.0 1.2 Lyxor EasternEurope1 428 12.7
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    • 133 8 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN DBXT Nifty 10US$ 9635 -598.7 -4.7 Lyxor MS India 10US$ 1258 -43.3 -2.6 DBXT S&P Short 10US$ 3020 -40.8 -1.0 DBXT MSINDIA 10US$ 792 -34.4 -3.3 DBXT MSBrazil 10US$ 428 -31.9 -5.5 DBS Bk 4.7% NCPS 100 ***** -30.0 -0.3 JSH 3620 -24.2 -0.5 Hyflux
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    • 1204 9 CSS CORP ICT SERVICES PTE. LTD. (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) (Company Registration No. *****7176Z) (the “Company”) Registered Office: 8 Temasek Boulevard, #22-03 Suntec City Tower 3, Singapore *****8 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that at an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company duly convened and held at 38 North
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
    • 866 10  -  Premium of Orchard Road rents over regional centres’ falls to 9% in Q2 By MINDY TAN THE rental gap in retail space between the regional centres and Orchard Road continues to narrow with the malls in the regional centres gaining a firmer foothold
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    • 530 10  -  By ANNABETH LEOW CLOSE to half of Singapore companies are looking to hire more staff in the second half of this year, but jobseekers looking at flexi-work arrangements may be disappointed. In a hiring trends report by recruitment and human resources consultancy
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    • 467 10  -  By ANNABETH LEOW WITHIN 5-10 years, you might be able to go into a clothing store carrying your vital statistics on a microchip, design a skirt from cut to pattern, and have it made to measure on the spot. The signs of such a
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    • 411 10  -  By TEO SI JIA FOR the second year running, Singapore has emerged as the best economy in the Asia-Pacific in which to invest. In a survey by Singapore-based political risk consultancy Vriens Partners, South-east Asian nations have emerged as an increasingly attractive pack
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    • 325 10  -  By ANNABETH LEOW MOBILE commerce is big in Singapore. PayPal’s Online and Mobile Shopping Insights study has predicted a S$3.1-billion market for smartphone shoppers by 2015, while information services company Experian’s Marketing Services Mobile Marketing Research study found that more than 60 per cent of
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    • 3443 11 SMRT CORPORATION LTD (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) (Company Registration Number: *****1855H) Notice of Annual General Meeting To: All Shareholders NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Fourteenth Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at NTUC Centre, No. 1 Marina Boulevard, NTUC Auditorium, Level 7, Singapore *****9,
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  • MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
    • 553 12 Bill gives one parent unilateral decision to have offspring converted to Islam Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Some of Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak’s cabinet have spoken out in dissent over a bill that would let a single parent or guardian convert their child to
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    • 492 12 Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesia’s overhaul of tin trading rules that raises minimum purity levels is expected to slash shipments from the world’s top refined tin exporter over the next few months, potentially pushing up prices for the metal used in electronic goods. The
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    • 188 12 Reuters [JAKARTA] Open-pit mining at Freeport McMoRan Copper and Gold’s Indonesian unit, the world’s sec-ond-largest copper mine, is now running at full capacity after a prolonged closure due to an accident at the site, the firm said yesterday. Freeport halted production at the
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  • GREATER CHINA
    • 675 13 Data compiler says it has no time while analysts say their task gets harder Bloomb erg [BEIJING] China suspended the release of indus-try-specific data from a monthly survey of manufacturing purchasing managers, with an official saying there’s limited time to analyse the large
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    • 669 13  -  Family has US$3.6b net worth, buys part of NY’s GM Building By PAULINE CHIOU The writer is a CNN anchor/correspondent and the co-host of ‘World Business Today’ based in Hong Kong. Follow Pauline on Twitter @PaulineCNN. For more business coverage,
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  • INDIA
    • 699 14 Plan, seen by many as vote buying ploy, will raise subsidy bill by 1.1t rupees AFP [NEW DELHI] India’s government on Wednesday approved a vast food welfare programme targeting the nation’s poor as it sought to increase its popularity before national elections next year.
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    • 3113 14 WATS NOTICES Toll free 1800-289-8822 Email notices@sph.com.sg www.cats.com.sg/notices GAYLIN HOLDINGS LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) Company Registration No: *****4068M NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at Raffles Country Club, Albatross Room, 450 Jalan Ahmad
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  • ECONOMY WATCH
    • 535 15 But disunity on how to respond to claims of US surveillance clouds meeting AFP [BERLIN] German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who faces elections in less than three months, and European Union leaders pledged action on Wednesday on tackling mass youth unemployment to help
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    • 419 15 AFP [ATHENS] Germany’s Foreign Minister believes Greece is beginning to see a “silver lining” in its debt turmoil and urged international creditors to recognise its achievements. Mr Guido Westerwelle, holding talks with Greece’s reshuffled government ahead of a European Un-ion-IMF progress report which will
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    • 781 15 Reuters [SYDNEY] For a modern developed nation, Australia is taking a less-travelled path to prosperity. It wants more Australians. An overlooked aspect of the nation’s economic outperformance has been the ability to attract a quarter of a million migrants every year, underpinning demand for
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    • 416 15 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CHAPTER 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF BEAUTIFUL HILL PTE LTD (CO REGNO. *****7098W) (Members’ Voluntary Liquidation) At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Member of BEAUTIFUL HILL PTE LTD deemed to have been duly convened and held pursuant to Section 179(6) of
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    • 461 15 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF MKS SOFTWARE PTE. LTD. (IN MEMBERS’ VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) CO. REG. NO. *****1217N NOTICE OF RESOLUTIONS At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the members of MKS SOFTWARE PTE. LTD. deemed to have been duly convened and held
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    • 449 15 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CHAPTER 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF FORTIS HEALTHCARE GLOBAL II PTE LTD (IN MEMBERS’ VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) (REGISTRATION NO. *****1018G) NOTICE OF MEMBERS’ VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION The following resolutions were unanimously resolved at the Extraordinary General Meeting of Members of the above Company on
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    • 427 15 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CHAPTER 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF (I) RAFFLES CENTRE (PRIVATE) LIMITED (IN MEMBERS’ VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) (REGISTRATION NO. *****0869G) (II) RAFFLES KNOWLEDGE PTE LTD (IN MEMBERS’ VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) (REGISTRATION NO. *****0138D) (III) RAFFLES CORPORATION (THAILAND) PTE LTD (IN MEMBERS’ VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) (REGISTRATION NO.
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    • 422 15 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CHAPTER 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF WORLD IMPACT MINISTRIES LIMITED (IN MEMBERS’ VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) (REGISTRATION NO. *****3233N) NOTICE OF MEMBERS’ VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION The following resolutions were unanimously resolved at the Extraordinary General Meeting of Members of the above Company on 28 June
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  • WORLD
    • 544 16 Located in North Korea’s Kaesong, the complex has been shut since April AP [SEOUL] South Korea’s government said yesterday that it has reached out to North Korea to discuss restarting a jointly run factory park after weeks of testy silence between the
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    • 403 16 AFP [GENEVA] The Swiss government on Wednesday revealed plans to settle a bitter dispute with Washington after lawmakers rejected a deal that would have halted US legal action against banks suspected of stashing cash for American tax dodgers. Rather than a blanket
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    • 493 17 US president vows to supply all information sought by European allies Reuters [WASHINGTON] President Barack Obama sought to allay concerns from German Chancellor Angela Merkel about reported US spying on European allies on Wednesday, and they agreed to hold a high-level meeting
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    • 501 17 Reu ters [SINGAPORE] Brazil is expecting at least 15 billion reais (S$8.43 billion) from any company or group seeking the rights over the country’s largest oil find Libra, which is up for auction in October, an official with the country’s regulator said yesterday.
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    • 192 18 AFP [VATICAN CITY] The Vatican yesterday said it had a budget surplus of 2.2 million euros (S$3.6 million) last year compared to a deficit of 14.9 million euros in 2011 but said cardinals should still cut costs. The committee that
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    • 656 18 Central bank leaves key interest rate at a record low of 0.5 per cent for the third straight month Re uters AFP [FRANKFURT] Eurozone interest rates will stay at the current low levels for as long as needed to support recovery in
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    • 467 18 Reuters [LONDON] British prosecutors say they have extensive evidence against former trader Tom Hayes, the first suspect to come to court following a global investigation into the suspected rigging of interbank lending rates. “To describe (the evidence) as voluminous would be
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    • 377 18 MPC votes against bond buying; keeps rates at 0.5% Reu ters [LONDON] The Bank of England (BOE), at its first policy meeting under new governor Mark Carney, said that a recent rise in bond yields was not warranted by the state of the
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    • 482 18 He calls probe a ‘disgrace’, suggests reporters jailed could get their jobs back AFP [LONDON] Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch branded the British police investigation into phone hacking and bribery by his journalists a “disgrace”, according to a secret recording that contrasts
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    • 1231 16 SOUP RESTAURANT GROUP LIMITED (UEN *****3597Z) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT an Extraordinary General Meeting (“EGM”) of Soup Restaurant Group Limited (the “Company”) will be held at 150 Kampong Ampat, #04-01 KA Centre, Singapore *****4 on 22 July 2013
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    • 3442 17 WILLAS-ARRAY ELECTRONICS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED (Incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Willas-Array Electronics (Holdings) Limited (“the Company”) will be held on July 30, 2013 at 9.30 a.m. at Mandarin Orchard Singapore, Grange Ballroom, Level 5, Main
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    • 522 18 s* *AT3 NOTICES Toll free 1800-289-8822 Email notices@sph.com.sg www.cats.com.sg/notices IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF (1) ACHIEVA COMPONENTS (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED (IN MEMBERS’ VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) (Co. Reg. No. *****7587G) (2) NEWTECH ELECTRONICS PTE LTD (IN MEMBERS’ VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) (Co. Reg. No. *****3426E)
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    • 635 19 / 20 Contributing to Communities Beyond investing, we aim to make a difference in our community in diverse ways. Since Temasek's inception in 1974, we have committed over S$1.5 billion to public and philanthropic causes. These support areas such as education, healthcare, youth development and second chance opportunities. Q( (r~ Wow, Temasek
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    • 1652 21 / 22 m ™9i§ Iplfr v M W‘ a Mm ..'3*' ..■> 2/ f" «Kg ll. a* x;v;.; •^3 &3 JT. /®4' ]f mpm :p3--\ Em ESH Beyond Investing A One generation plants trees, the next generation enjoys the shade. Chinese proverb Active Investor Beyond investing, Tennasek continues to touch lives in
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  • AVIATION/SHIPPING
    • 1013 23  -  Upsizing of containerships has been a steady evolutionary trend, reportsLYNN LYNN KAN The apl Temasek is one of 130 other rare mammoths of its size on the high seas. Less than 3 per cent of ships in the world are sized like APL
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    • 232 23 SGX '000 Jul 4 S$ +/-Vol CH Offshore Chuan Hup Hldg 0.25 unch 40 Cosco Corp 0.75 unch 601 s$ First Ship Lea unch unch 0 Freight Links 0.09 unch 4212 Grand Banks unch unch 0 Jaya Hold Ltd K1Ventures...............0.17 unch 81 Keppel Corp 10.46 0.10 2316 Mercator
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    • 756 23 Bloomberg [LONDON] AP Moeller-Maersk A/S and its two main rivals may have their best chance yet to boost profit, say European shipping investors and banks. The key: joining forces to create the largest container alliance in history. Maersk Line teamed up with Mediterranean
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    • 918 23 Reuters [SINGAPORE] With limousine pick-ups and on-board chefs, Asia’s premium airlines are investing hundreds of millions of dollars on luxury services in a bet on a rebound in business from the wealthy, even as low-cost carriers (LCCs) fly high with
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  • EDITORIAL & OPINION
    • 530 24 EDITORIAL THIS week, Swiss bank UBS AG announced the opening of a gold vault in this city state. It followed the footsteps of Deutsche Bank, which announced its 200-tonne facility in the FreePort just a few weeks back, and JPMorgan, which launched its gold
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    • 774 24  - Users beware handle the Internet with a lot of care THE BOTTOM LINE ROBERT SAMUELSON The Washington Post Writers Group IF I could, I would repeal the Internet. It is the technological marvel of the age, but it is not as most people imagine a symbol of progress. Just the
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    • 1021 24  -  They are adept at harmonising paradoxes and correcting imbalances in the organisation By MANO RAMAKRISHNAN The writer is head, research solutions development, Human Capital Leadership Institute WHEN we ask CEOs in Asia what their key challenges are, many tell us the speed of
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    • 2494 25 OVERVIEW ARE we about to witness a “dash for cash that leads to a crash” now that US Federal Reserve has indicated that it could soon begin tapering its quantitative monetary easing? Or will investors unwind their positions in emerging market currencies and other
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    • 879 26 The Business Times Shipping times Papua New Guinea Australia New Zealand New Caledonia Fiji all other Pacific Islands Dili (East Timor) Guam (Mariana Islands) Honolulu (Hawaii) SOUTH PACIFIC SERVICE W W W. N G P L J S P. C O M VESSEL VOY SIN NOU SUVA BUS MOTHER VESSEL
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    • 1225 27 Shipping Times TOLL MARINE LOGISTICS PERKINS SHIPPING (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD LOYANG OFFSHORE SUPPLY BASE, LOYANG CRESCENT, BLK 103, TOPS AVE 1, #08-01, SINGAPORE *****8. MAILBOX NO. 5013 CR NUMBER: **********0G OPERATOR CODE: PV WEEKLY CONTAINER CONVENTIONAL SERVICE TO EAST TIMOR NORTHERN AUSTRALIA VESSEL VOY ETA SIN ETD SIN ETA DILI
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  • PROPERTY
    • 1035 28  -  This is higher than Q1’s $180.5m; mixed views as to impact of loan curbs on such purchases By KALPANA RASHIWALA AT least $221 million worth of deals in Good Class Bungalow Areas (GCBAs) could have been transacted in the second quarter. This
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    • 1057 30 Gulf state investing billions but foreign developers getting bulk of projects Reuters [DUBAI/DOHA] Qatar’s real estate developers are struggling even as the country embarks on huge infrastructure building plans a warning to investors that despite the billions which the Gulf state is throwing around,
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    • 403 30 Bloomberg [LONDON] UK house prices rose last month to the highest in almost three years as measures by the Bank of England and the government stimulated property demand. Home values increased 0.6 per cent from the previous month to
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    • 459 28 Call Toll-free 1800-289-9988 To Place Your Classified Advertisements WATS D05 HOUSE FOR SALE JALAN MAT JAMBOL Freehold semi-detached. 6 bedrooms, 8 toilets. Huge garden, land 4932 sqft/ approx 5000 sqft. Selling valuation price! Call Said 9379 2453 D10 HOUSE FOR SALE 8 NASSIM HILL F’hold Townhouse 4338 sf 4+1 ensuite.
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    • 75 28 D04 APARTMENT FOR SALE CORALS KEPPEL BAY Corals at Keppel Bay. Limited 1 bdrm and 2bdrm. 657 sqft 926 sqft. Rare! Waterfront living. Near Vivo City /Sentosa. D04 APARTMENT FOR SALE REFLECTIONS KEPPEL BAY $1688 psf! Urgent seller! $26xx sf. 4+1. Partial sea view. MRT. View Sat. SMS Owner 8133
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    • 408 29 D05 APARTMENT FOR SALE BOTANNIA Serious Seller! 3 rm, Mid floor. Sell with Tenancy (End May 2014). Near famous schools. $4300. All welcome. To view, Call Ken 9072-7878 D09 APARTMENT FOR SALE ASPEN HEIGHTS Blk 261. High floor. 3+1. Pool view. 999 years Full facilities. Sell vacant. MRT. Clinton 9851
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    • 159 29 D10 APARTMENT FOR SALE ASTRIDVILLE D.10 Large with loft, 2400 sqft. 3+1+1. Balconies. Freehold. Facilities. Keen seller. Immediate. View To Offer. Lee 9830 4879 D11 21 APARTMENT FOR SALE HILLCREST ARCADIA 1450 sqft. 2 bedrooms. High floor. Renovated. Beautiful view. Premium stack. Tenanted at $4600 per month. Steve 9297 3365
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    • 164 29 D15 APARTMENT FOR SALE THE MAKENA 3+1, 1615 sqft. Rare facing. Full sea view living hall rooms. High flr. F’hold. Jay Ong 9146 6635 D19 APARTMENT FOR SALE THE RIVERVALE 1249 sf. 3+1 Good layout. N.S facing. negotiable. Sat/ Sun 3-5pm by appt!! Felicia 9747 9868 D19 APARTMENT FOR SALE
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    • 187 29 D10 HOUSE FOR RENT PRINCESS OF WALES D.10 Newly reno 2-storey Semi-D. Land 3300 sf/ Built-in 3000 sf. 5+1 maid’s room. P/furn. Near amenities, school, MRT. View to offer. 9336 2830 D10 HOUSE FOR RENT ROCHALIE DRIVE Exclusive Bungalow. 2-storey, inground pool. *****+/ 4800+ sqft. 5 rms 1 maid’s rm.
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    • 149 29 D03 APARTMENT FOR RENT QUEENS 4 bdrms, 1410 sqft, fully furnished. Immediate. High flr, unblocked, nice sea view. MRT. Please call Daniel Chan 9338 4738 OT D04 APARTMENT FOR RENT MARINA COLLECTION Penthouse Marina Collection with private pool. Tenant’s privileged to One 15 Marina Club. Attractive rental. Lippo 6227 4937
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    • 130 30 Call Toll-free 1800-289-9988 To Place Your Classified Advertisements D06 SHOP FOR SALE HIGH STREET CENTRE New listing! High Street Center, 486 sf. Tenanted. Serious seller. Good CBD address. No GST. Russell 9621 8210 KF D09 SHOP FOR SALE LUCKY PLAZA Rare! 1970 sqft. Freehold. Lucky Plaza. Best frontage. MRT, Orchard
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    • 129 30 D14 SHOP FOR SALE MILLAGE Freehold. 172sf. $998K! High traffic. Dual frontage Huge re-development potential. Grab it now! Act fast! Call Kelly 9747 9888 D15 SHOP FOR SALE 66 EAST COAST RD In heart of Katong! Rare Freehold Shophse 775 sf All trades. $3XXX psf. Chong HS 9112 7887 D19
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    • 111 30 D07 OFFICE FOR RENT THE PLAZA 830 sqft, 4 rms. Central aircon. Carpeted. Near CBD/Banks/MRT buses. Ask $5.3k. Immed. D09 SHOP FOR RENT FAR EAST PLAZA Far East Plaza, near concourse, approx 238 sqft, ideal for Hair Extension, Manicure. Call Egna 9455 5202 D13 FACTORY FOR RENT GENTING Genting, Tai
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    • 175 30 FOREIGN PROPERTY FOR SALE LONDON, ENGLAND Invest in London prestigious location. High rental yield. Price starts fr $6xxK. For more information please Call Brenda Koh 9222 2294 FOREIGN PROPERTY FOR SALE OFFICE IN MALAYSIA 3 Tower F’hold SOHO in KL. 5 mins from Twin Twr. Selling RM$800psf up. 15% discount.
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    • 120 30 FOREIGN PROPERTY FOR SALE OFFICE IN MALAYSIA FH SOHO Office Mount Austin, JB. Guarded. DIBS. 5mins to Jusco Tebrau. RM4xxK. Call Ronald 9616 3127. FOREIGN PROPERTY FOR SALE OFFICE IN MALAYSIA Menara MBMR Mid Valley in KL. FH grade A premiuim office suites, old price unit release RM$100K cheaper than
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  • SINGAPORE STOCKS
    • 3031 32 Transaction date: Jul 4 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 188 106 AIMSAMPIReit 165 -2 137 166 164.5 164.5 165 6.5 15.4
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    • 11028 33 UNIT TRUST FUNDS UNIT TRUSTS APS Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Alpha Fund Cl A!** Aberdeen Asset Mgt Asia Limited APS Alpha Fund (USD)!** Asian Local Ccy SD Bond Aberdeen Asset Mgt Asia Limited EM Local Ccy Bond .0 9989/ Asian Smaller Cos!** 1 9383/ China Opportunities 2 7698/ EM
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    • 258 33 52-Wk Last Vol Day Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 49.1 25 AVJennings A40.5 -3 2 40.5 40.5 41.5 44.5 3.6 8.6 3.3 149.9 52 31 Genting HK US$ US44.5 unch 2585 44.5 44 44 44.5 2930.1
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    • 886 33 52-Wk Last Vol Day Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 126 107.1 ABF SG Bond ETF 114 4 114 114 113.5 114 520.4 143 120.4 CIMB APAC Div 100S$D 127.7 129.4 130.3 114.4 99 CIMB APAC
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  • FINANCE & COMMODITIES
    • 631 34 Jul 4 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT NIKKEI 225 INDEX FUTURES SPOT *****.27 *****.02 *****.30 Sep13 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****5 *****4 Dec13 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 6 ***** MSCI TAIWAN INDEX FUTURES SPOT 282.66 282.99 280.84 Jul13 278.50 279.90 275.70 279.10 ***** *****0 Aug13 273.70
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    • 373 34 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Jul 3 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Preliminary 1039.5 -0.4 10.8 -0.2 12.1 -0.4 7.5 EAFE Preliminary 847.9 -0.9 9.5 -0.6 6.9 -0.8 2.6 Europe Preliminary 1189.1 -1.0 3.6
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    • 470 34 Jul4 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 0.957 5.576 0.701 7.058 54.835 90.525 0.908 10.372 2.900 1.170 90.949 39.537 1.160 9.164 0.864 27.337 28.307 0.597 0.910 Canada 1.044 5.824 0.732
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    • 66 34 Jul 4 (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$) 0.***** 3 mths 3 mths 0.***** 6 mths 0.***** 9 mths 0.***** 12 mths 0.***** SWAP Mid
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    • 137 34 Jul 4 GOLD(US$/oz) Jul 04 Jul 03 Hong Kong 1263.00 1259.00 Jul 03 Jul 02 London 1257.34 1248.89 1259.56 1249.95 Source: Thomson Reuters CAST BAR Jul 04 (S$) Selling Buying Kilobar ***** ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (S$) Selling Buying 1gm 116 51 5gm 328 257 10gm 587 513
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    • 90 34 Jul 4 TREASURY BILLS Period Issue Maturity Yesterday's Day's code Bid High Low 3-Month BQ*****W 19-Sep-13 0.26 6-Month BS*****X 27-Dec-13 0.29 1-Year BY*****H 02-May-14 0.28 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year N*****0S 0.25 01-Feb-15 100.08 5-Year N*****0T 0.5 01-Apr-18 97.03
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    • 53 34 Jul 4 KLCE PALM FUTURES (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Sett Av Vol Open Month Range Price Price High Low Done Position Jul 13 2359.0 707 Aug 13 2376.0 2368.0 2386.0 2370.0 2869 ***** Sep 13 2372.0 2365.0 2384.0 2366.0 ***** ***** Oct 13 2365.0 2358.0 2374.0 2358.0 3523 *****
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    • 155 34 Jul 4 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.1595 1.1600 0.9102 0.9105 Canadian dollar 1.2109 1.2116 0.9510 0.9506 Euro 1.6547 1.6549 1.2989 1.2990 NZ dollar 0.9908 0.9912 0.7778 0.7780 Sterling pound 1.9426 1.9429 1.5249 1.5250
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    • 121 34 As at 9am Jul 04 Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Sell Buy Aust dollar 1.185 1.129 Can dollar 1.233 1.186 Euro 1.693 1.613 Sterling pound 1.980 1.904 NZ dollar 1.015 0.976 US dollar 1.298 1.237 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign
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    • 157 34 Jul 4 $S Offer Bid 0vernight 0.04 0.02 1-month 3/8 1/4 2-months 3/8 1/4 3-months 3/8 1/4 Overnight mode: 0.06 US$ 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 0.55 0.35 9 months 0.70 0.50 12
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    • 965 34 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 Conv Acma Ltd. W*****6 Exer Albedo Limited W*****9 Prem Disc Asiatravel.com HoldingsW*****7 0.2 1 25 12 Asiatravel.com HoldingsW*****5 0.5 1 27 36 ing Left Best World Intl Ltd
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    • 109 34 Jul 3 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 lb bushels) Close Previous High/Low Jul 13 1583.50 1573.00 1593.00 1572.75 Aug 13 1441.25 1433.50 1450.00 1432.75 Sep 13 1297.50 1293.75 1308.50 1292.50 Nov 13 1250.75 1242.50 1259.75 1241.75 SOYBEAN OIL (60,000 lbs; US cent/lb) Close Previous High/Low Jul 13
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    • 95 34 Jul 3 COCOA (£/tonne) Close Prev High Low Jul 13 1476 1451 1481 1452 Sep 13 1498 1474 1504 1474 Dec 13 1506 1483 1510 1484 Mar 14 1501 1481 1504 1483 COFFEE(US$/tonne) Close Prev High Low Jul 13 1794 1805 1798 1784 Sep 13 1810 1824 1820 1794
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    • 70 34 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Jul 3 CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Change Brent blend (1-Mth F) 105.84 2.11 WTI (Near Mth) 101.04 1.52 Dubai (1-Mth F) 100.70 1.41 Tapis blend 109.74 1.64 Minas 105.29 1.64 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha 95.28 1.22 Jet Kerosene 118.23 2.21 US$/barrel OpecOil Basket
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    • 22 34 Jul 4 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.2738 1.2740 2-months 1.2738 1.2739 3-months 1.2737 1.2739 6-months 1.2735 1.2737 Source: OCBC
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    • 66 34 Jul-3 Jul-3 Aluminium, 99.7% purity(US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 1763.25 1789.50 3 months 1807.00 1832.50 Copper, Grade A(US$/tonne) Cash 6996.00 6918.00 3 months 6993.00 6910.00 Lead(US$/tonne) Cash 2070.00 2069.25 3 months 2078.00 2078.50 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.00 3 months *****.00 *****.00 Tin (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.00 3 months
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    • 1568 35  -  Independent local artists are going even further than mainstream ones to reach a global audience, reports DYLAN TAN DYLAN TAN I F all the world’s literally a stage, then believe it or not, Singapore music is basking nicely in the glow of the global spotlight.
      PHOTOS: INCH CHUA BY RIOT! RECORDS; THE SAM WILLOWS; THE GREAT SPY EXPERIMENT BY RIOT! RECORDS; I AM DAVID SPARKLE BY ERROL TAN CARACAL BY LEONARD SOOSAY  -  1,568 words
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  • CINEMA
    • 642 36  -  Director Gore Verbinski reunites with shapeshifter Johnny Depp to spit and polish the The Lone Ranger for young ’uns, writesGEOFFREY GEOFFREY EU Resurrecting a beloved fictional character from a 1930s radio show and a 1950s-era TV series while also making him relevant to modern-day
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    • 448 36  -  By DYLAN TAN THE thing about Johnnie To is you’re never quite sure which one is going to show up one moment he’s making violent noir triad thrillers (2005’s Election, 2009’s Vengence and the recent Drug Wars) and the next he’s churning out
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    • 511 36  -  By GEOFFREY EU NO, a political thriller with a difference, is built around the idea that creative thinking and imaginative advertising can be used to influence an election campaign. It’s not such a novel concept these days but in 1988, at the height of Chilean
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  • Page 36 Miscellaneous
    • 318 36 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across 1 Bees do it in sun, getting quite hot (5) 4 May goes round Welsh resort, we hear, with nothing on, just a set of bells (8) 8 Merry Margery, flipping meanie (8) 9 A charmingly old-fashioned Conservative’s brought in to advise (8) 11 Amount of money
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  • MUSIC/ARTS
    • 620 37  -  The soon-to-be conferred Steinway Artist clears more artistic high bars, writesDYLAN DYLAN TAN ALMOST four decades in and sing-er-songwriter Dick Lee still hasn’t stopped reinventing himself. After putting his brand of Singa-pop on the world map with his Mad Chinaman alter-ego; penning hits for
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    • 462 37  - Hotel art fair returns smaller but with more focus By HELMI YUSOF WHEN entrepreneur Rosalind Lim organised the first art fair to be held in hotel rooms in January, she timed it to coincide with Art Stage Singapore, the biggest art fair here. But instead of benefiting from the spillover
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    • 610 37  -  By KELLY TAY SOMETHING old, something new. That encapsulates this year’s Ballet Under The Stars line-up, which will showcase staples from the Singapore Dance Theatre’s (SDT) repertoire, and choreography new to audiences here including a world premiere. Also for the first time, the programme will feature
      PHOTOS: MARK STENNETT, FIONA CULLEN FOR SDT  -  610 words
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    • 48 37 Art Apart Fair opens today and runs till Sunday from 12.30pm and 8.30pm daily at the Parkroyal On Pickering, 3 Upper Pickering St, near Hong Lim Park. Tickets at $10 available at the door or on its website. For more information about the talks and programmes, visit artapartfair.com
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    • 35 37 An Evening With Dick Lee takes place at the DBS Arts Centre of the Singapore Repertory Theatre on Monday July 8th at 8pm. Tickets from $60 available at Sistic. For more details, check www.srt. com.sg
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    • 24 37 Ballet Under The Stars is on from July 19-21 and July 26 28 at Fort Canning Green at 7.30pm. Tickets cost $25 from Sistic
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  • ARTS
    • 674 38  -  Tan Tarn How’s Machine, a cynical play about the impermanence of modern relationships, gets a revival, writesHELMI HELMI YUSOF HAVE modern romances become increasingly ephemeral? Do young people just want to meet, hook up, and then say goodbye? Machine, a cynical play about
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    • 865 38  -  By CHEAH UI-HOON FOR Sherman Ong, one of the key problems with Singapore films is a lack of real identity, not filmmakers. Specifically, it’s the government’s emphasis on “no dialect” and “speak good English” policy which hinders filmmakers from portraying the real Singapore. This
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    • 708 38  -  By HELMI YUSOF THIS week’s appointment of practising artist-academic Dr Susie Lingham to the position of director of the Singapore Art Museum (SAM) suggests “a shift in thinking” among the top brass, says Ms Lingham herself. Where such leadership roles were once
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    • 80 38 Machine plays at the Esplanade Theatre Studio from July 18 to 20 at 8pm. Tickets at $25 available from Sistic Sherman Ong is currently holding a workshop with hearing impaired students for the Abilities in Diversity Art Programme organised by the Community Founda tion of Singapore, which will culminate in
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  • WINE/ARTS
    • 1246 39  -  Whether it’s a rich hairy crab spread or light steamboat, one can’t go wrong with subtle pairings, writesNK YONG NK YONG WHAT do you drink with a crab dish not any old crab but the special “Wong Yaw Hai” from Hong Kong, (literal translation “Golden Oil
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    • Around Town
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        375 39 Alfian Sa’at In The Spotlight:Four plays, free talks and writing workshops mark the first major festival ever dedicated to a living Singapore playwright. It features the premiere of Alfian’s new play Cook A Pot Of Curry and the revival of two of his older plays: The Optic Trilogy, which
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      • 77 39 (un)Necessaries by Sang Taek Oh: The first solo exhibition by Korean artist Sang Taek Oh features surreal photographs of clothes hung on racks against black backgrounds. Each photograph has a painterly quality that evokes the concept of indispensable human desire and longing. The exhibition runs from today to 25
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      • 125 39 Historia SG 2013: The Story of the old Bras Basah Jail: In the mid-nineteenth century, the colonial government in Singapore built a jail at the foot of Fort Canning Hill, where the Singapore Management University resides today. Indian convicts transported to Singapore served their sentences in the prison and
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      • 102 39 NAFA 3D Design Graduation Show, ‘The Awoken Flock’:“The Awoken Flock” derives its name from British artist Damien Hirst’s 1994 pickled lamb (titled “Away from the Flock”), which made audiences the world over rethink the meaning of creating and the dimensions of art. Both diploma and degree graduate students from
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