The Business Times, 11 October 2013

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    24 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES S$1.00 online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg SfCl A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION CO R GN NO *****2868E MCI (P) 085/08/2013 Friday, October 11,2013
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  • Article
    Lock icon Contingency plans in focus after SingTel fire
    816 1  -  IDA to conduct ‘thorough study’ of incident, even as telco sorts through the mess By JOYCE HOOI joyceh@sph.com.sg [SINGAPORE] SingTel’s engineers spent the day piecing together fibre optic strands by hand amid charred post-fire debris at the telco’s Bukit Panjang facility yesterday. Finding
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  • MARKETS DIGEST
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      65 1 GST INDEX 3,169.91 (+15.07) GST INDEX FUTURES 3,169.00 (+15.00) GSIMSCI 362.72 (+1.57) GSIMSCI FUTURES 362.50 (+1.40) US$ S$ US$ (S$ per US$) 1.252 (US$/S$ per 1.593 1.995 EURO (US$/S$/€ 1.350 1.690 Foreign currency per US$ S$ YEN 97.70 78.00 RM 3.196 2.553 HK$ 7.755 6.194 BAHT 31.45 25.12 RUPIAH
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      48 1 Thursday Change KL COMP 1,775.92 +6.80 NIKKEI 225 14,194.71 +156.87 HANG SENG 22,951.30 -82.67 SET INDEX 1,451.91 +17.25 JAKARTA COMP 4,486.68 +29.24 MANILA COMP 6,435.97 +58.22 SEOUL COMP 2,001.40 -1.36 SHENZHEN B 845.37 +1.66 MUMBAI IND 20,272.91 +23.65 12noon EDT Change DOW 15,035.08 +232.10 NASDAQ 3,748.74 +70.97
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      20 1 SINGAPORE MALAYSIA MALAYSIA 6.55 INDONESIA 5.00 INDONESIA 14.505 TAIWAN 5.036 US 1.475 KOREA SWITZERLAND BRITAIN 0.50 Source: Bloomberg
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    Lock icon US may avert default as Boehner blinks
    661 1 AP [WASHINGTON] US House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner told Republican lawmakers yesterday he will give President Barack Obama a proposal extending the government’s ability to borrow money through Nov 22 but only if he agrees to negotiate over ending a partial government
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      171 1 PROPERTY COV for HDB resale flats hits four-year low PAGE 26 WINE In pursuit of Barolo perfection PAGE 39 COMPANIES Lian Beng Q1 earnings slump 30.9% PAGE 6 IN COURT MFA official charged with baking up claims PAGE 2 BT PROPERTY CLASSIFIEDS BT’s CATS property feature is now available to
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  • TOP STORIES
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      Lock icon THREE-MINUTE DIGEST
      506 2 Contingency plans in spotlight after SingTel fire SINGTEL’S engineers spent the day piecing together fibre optic strands by hand amid post-fire debris at its Bukit Panjang facility. Finding the cause of Wednesday’s fire will preoccupy the firm over the coming weeks. FRONT PAGE US Speaker to offer new
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      Lock icon MFA official charged with baking up claims for tarts
      629 2  -  He allegedly inflated amount of pineapple tarts, wine bought for official trips By MICHELLE QUAH michquah@sph.com.sg [SINGAPORE] The former chief of protocol at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), Lim Cheng Hoe, has been charged in court on 60 counts of
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      Lock icon Shares of Blumont execs hit by forced selling
      726 2  -  By KENNETH LIM kenlim@sph.com.sg [SINGAPORE] Shares of key executives of Blumont Group have come under forced selling as Singapore Exchange (SGX) maintains trading restrictions on the company’s stock and those of two others for a fifth day today. Meanwhile, SGX said it
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      Lock icon Testing renewable energy grid on Ubin
      495 2  -  By ANDREA SOH sandrea@sph.com.sg [SINGAPORE] The Republic took a step towards including renewable energy sources in its future energy mix yesterday with the launch of a micro-grid in Pulau Ubin. The micro-grid, which will be fed with electricity from solar photovoltaic (PV) panels and
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      Lock icon Insurance: aligning agent-consumer interests
      882 4  -  Observers say focus should be on the implementation of BSC framework By CAI HAOXIANG haoxiang@sph.com.sg [SINGAPORE] The decision made by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) not to tinker too much with the commission structure of insurance agents in a recent review shows how difficult the
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      Lock icon Work jointly for growth, peace, stability: PM Lee
      461 4  -  He says he’s happy Asean push for RCEP is making progress EAST ASIAN SUMMIT BY CHUANG PECK MING in Brunei peckming@sph.com.sg PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday urged East Asian states to work together to promote economic growth and maintain peace and
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      Lock icon WEF: KL policies behind brain drain
      555 4  -  M’sia ranked 22nd in ability to develop skilled workforce By S JAYASANKARAN in Kuala Lumpur THE World Economic Forum (WEF) has revealed something most Malaysians already know that affirmative action policies in favour of the bumiputera and a reliance on cheap foreign labour have
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      Lock icon KKR invests RM642m in M’sia helicopter services firm
      445 4  -  By PAULINE NG in Kuala Lumpur GLOBAL investment firm KKR has invested RM642 million (S$252 million) for a “substantial minority equity stake” in Malaysia’s Weststar Aviation Services Sdn Bhd (WAS), an offshore helicopter services company. The injection of funds is expected to
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      133 5 CONGRATULATIONS Yes Star YESTAR INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS COMPANY LIMITED Stock Code: 2393 On its Successful Listing on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited Sole Sponsor and Sole Global Coordinator Joint Bookrunners and Joint Lead Managers iSISSIl HflITONG iSsism HflITONG II IS >°I II CHINA GALAXY INTERNATIONAL
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  • COMPANY NEWS
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      Lock icon Lian Beng Q1 net falls 30.9%
      385 6  -  Bottom line hit by hike in cost of sales, lower other operating income By ONG CHOR HAO ongch@sph.com.sg CONSTRUCTION company Lian Beng reported a 30.9 per cent fall in first quarter earnings to $7.3 million, as higher costs incurred in relation to property sales
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      Lock icon Keppel AmFELS wins US$240m Mexico rig contract
      376 6  -  By MALMINDERJIT SINGH msingh@sph.com.sg KEPPEL AmFELS, a US-based wholly owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M), has won a contract from Central Panuco, a subsidiary of Mexico’s Perforadora Central, to build a KFELS B Class jackup rig worth US$240 million. Parent
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      Lock icon Oil & gas firms prefer S’pore to HK for listing
      483 6  - Oil gas firms prefer S’pore to HK for listing BY RONNIE LIM ronnie@sph.com.sg OIL gas companies seeking a regional presence prefer to list their stocks on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) rather than on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, said a partner at international legal firm Clifford Chance. This is because
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      Lock icon Designated stock saga exposes weaknesses
      977 9  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW By R SIVANITHY sivan@sph.com.sg THE ongoing affair involving the three stocks which the Singapore Exchange (SGX) has categorised as “designated securities”, namely Asiasons, Blumont and LionGold, has highlighted several weaknesses in the system which should be addressed. NTrading curbs by broking firms.
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      Lock icon LionGold calls off talks on Minera offer
      376 9  -  Negotiations end without any liability to each other By ONG CHOR HAO ongch@sph.com.sg THE recent volatility in its share price has caused gold miner LionGold Corp to call off talks over a potential offer for Minera IRL, a Latin American precious metals mining
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    • COMPANY BRIEFS
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        Lock icon STX Pan Ocean cancels US$225m orders
        128 9 STX Pan Ocean Co, South Korea’s largest commodities shipping company, has cancelled US$225 million worth of shipbuilding orders, as part of its rehabilitation efforts while under court protection in Korea. In a release to the Singapore Exchange filed yesterday (where it has a secondary
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        Lock icon Nomura trims stake in Innopac
        56 9 NOMURA Holdings is no longer a substantial shareholder of Innopac Holdings, after having sold 73.51 million of its voting shares in the company at 10 cents apiece. As a result, Nomura’s deemed interest in Innopac’s total number of voting shares has been reduced from 5.64
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      Lock icon Trafigura renews loan facility at US$1.76b
      471 10  -  The facility, which was oversubscribed, was initially launched at US$1.2b By SIOW LI SEN lisen@sph.com.sg COMMODITY giant Trafigura Pte Ltd has renewed its Asian syndicated revolving credit and term loan facility at US$1.76 billion. The facility, which was oversubscribed, was initially launched at US$1.2
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      Lock icon Centurion’s $100m 5.25% notes issue two times subscribed
      231 10  -  By KELLY TAY kellytay@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE’S only listed workers dormitory operator, Centurion Corporation, issued its inaugural $100 million 5.25 per cent notes due 2016 yesterday. The offering was close to two times subscribed. The three-year notes were issued under Centurion’s $300 million, multi-cur-rency
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      Lock icon CapitaLand’s Ascott wins Thai deal
      249 10  -  It will manage 133-unit serviced residence in Sri Racha district By MINDY TAN tanmindy@sph.com.sg CAPITALAND’S The Ascott has extended its footprint to Thailand’s Eastern Seaboard economic region with a contract win to manage a 133-unit serviced residence in Sri Racha district, Chonburi province. Scheduled to
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  • SINGAPORE MARKETS
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      Lock icon Likely temporary US debt deal lifts STI
      546 8  -  Trading session described as generally quiet, with few retail clients participating STOCKS R SIVANITHY sivan@sph.com.sg Senior Correspondent Hopes of a stop-gap solution to the US government’s debt crisis yesterday helped lift the Straits Times Index 15.07 points to 3,169.91, despite selling in ong
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      Lock icon OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES
      73 8 Oct 10 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS -694.0 +269.0 BT CADI -*****.0 +163.0 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -69.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 731.28 +5.69 FTSE ST Small Cap 539.74 +6.62 FTSE ST All Share 770.31 +4.50 FTSE ST China Top 203.48 +1.34 FTSE ST China 230.57 +1.38 FTSE
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      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING SCOREBOARD
      186 8 MAIN CATL TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 9 3 4 0 0 0 9 3 4 Manufacturing 64 33 44 15 2 8 79 35 52 Commerce 24 11 21 10 1 2 34 12 23 Tpt/Stor/Comms 17 12 12
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      Lock icon BROKERS’ TAKE
      1010 8  -  Compiled by Kenneth Lim Sheng Siong Group Oct 10 close: S$0.645 Maybank Kim Eng Research, Oct 10 SHENG Siong is a single-market, single-category supermarket operator in Singapore. As the third-larg-est player in a mature market, there is limited potential for growth on the horizon, barring a significant change
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      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING TURNOVER
      123 8 TURNOVER (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 31,043 31,043 48,961 48,961 Manufacturing 383,267 333,150 716,417 144,439 9,402 153,840 Commerce 220,076 432,524 652,600 110,334 29,957 140,290 Tpt/Stor/Comms 107,907 25,001 132,908 109,944 10,377 120,322 Finance 133,567 623 134,190 120,994 272 121,266 Construction 170,420 419,345
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      Lock icon STRAITS TIMES INDEX STOCKS
      112 8 Stock name Close Change CapMallsAsia 1.965 +0.030 CapitaLand 3.130 +0.010 CapitaMall 1.955 CityDev 10.180 -0.010 ComfortDelGro 1.915 -0.005 DBS Grp 16.370 GLP 2.890 Genting SP 1.465 +0.010 Golden Agri 0.530 +0.015 HK Land 6.370 +0.050 HPH Trust US$ 0.775 -0.010 JMH 55.670 +0.740 JSH 34.500 +0.890
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      Lock icon Dollar at 2-week high after US breakthrough
      571 8 CURRENCIES Reuters [LONDON] The dollar rose yesterday, trading near its highest in two weeks against a basket of currencies on signs of a break in the stalemate in Washington that might avert a potential US debt default. A rise in US 10-year Treasury
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      Lock icon MOST ACTIVE STOCKS
      52 8 VOLUME YHM 411,832,000 ICP 248,115,000 Albedo 245,233,000 Innopac 121,966,000 IPCO Intl 120,263,000 AdvanceSCT 117,594,000 Oakwell Engg 110,181,000 HanKore 102,988,000 Sunmoon 64,201,000 AsiaPhos 58,439,000 VALUE($) Noble Grp 57,623,820 UOB 47,019,607 SingTel 41,625,420 DBS Grp 39,981,350 CapitaLand 31,162,050 Keppel Corp 27,262,180 GLP 27,203,027 Yangzijiang 24,263,120 YHM 24,064,256 HK Land
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      Lock icon RISES
      108 8 BY CENTS CLOSE UP JSH 3450 111.4 2.6 JMH 5567 92.6 1.3 DBXT MSJAP 10US$ 4557 77.6 1.4 Jardine C&C 3560 54.0 1.5 Lyxor Asia EX 10US$ 462 20.0 3.6 DairyFarm 1047 17.5 1.4 DBXT MSINDO 10us$ 1284 12.5 0.8 DBXT S&P500 10US$ 2752 12.5 0.4 IS LC 1-3Y
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      Lock icon FALLS
      127 8 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN SPDR DJIA 10US$ ***** -832.2 -4.3 GLD 10US$ ***** -202.7 -1.3 Hyflux 6% CPS 10 ***** -119.0 -1.1 DBXT MSEurope 10US$ 5470 -68.8 -1.0 IS S&P500 ***** -42.6 -0.2 Lyxor Nasdaq100 10US 1261 -35.0 -2.2 DBXT FTVietnam 10US$ 2352 -22.5 -0.8 SIA 200 1015 -15.0
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      2657 10 WATS NOTICES Toll free 1800-289-8822 Email notices@sph.com.sg www.cats.com.sg/notices IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT (CHAPTER 50) AND IN THE MATTER OF 1. DUNSFOLD RESIDENCES PTE. LTD. Co. Reg. No. *****4882G 2. TAI FENG REALTY (S) PTE LTD Co. Reg. No. *****3350H (IN MEMBERS’ VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) Extract of the minutes
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
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      Lock icon NUS, A*Star to set up centre for studying nutrition in Asia
      375 12  -  $148m facility could draw investments from firms developing products for consumers in the region By JASMINE NG jasng@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE will house the world’s first research centre on nutrition needs of Asians. The planned $148 million facility could also draw
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      Lock icon Firms reap benefits of being consumer-centric
      689 12  -  Retailers adopting CCI see sales, wages rise, low attrition By FELDA CHAY feldac@sph.com.sg RETAIL firms which place greater focus on creating a positive consumer experience are reaping benefits such as low attrition rates and higher revenue, and this trickles down to staff who get
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    • SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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        Lock icon Aslan Pharma secures US$22m funding
        101 12 ASLAN Pharmaceuticals Pte Ltd, a company headquartered in Singapore, said it has raised US$22 million in a Series B financing round. The financing was led by Cenova Ventures and included other new investors Morningside Group and XinChen Ventures. Existing investors BioVeda Capital and Sagamore Bioventures
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        Lock icon DBS launches mortgage app
        86 12 DBS Bank has launched the DBS Home Connect, a mortgage app that helps homebuyers make informed decisions on the go. It addresses key queries about property purchases, including affordability of monthly repayments and down payment expectations, past transacted prices for similar types of property around a
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      Lock icon NUS MBA is Asia’s best and second outside the US: Forbes
      426 12  -  The Princeton Review also ranks programme one of the best from a non-US school By LEE U-WEN leeuwen@sph.com.sg THERE is much reason to cheer for at the National University of Singapore (NUS) Business School these days. Its Master of
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      Lock icon Sports Hub launches dedicated online ticketing system
      401 12  -  Sports Hub Tix will provide variety of options for patrons By LEE U-WEN leeuwen@sph.com.sg THOSE who plan to catch a football match or a concert at the new Singapore Sports Hub next year will have a dizzying list of options available to them
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      Lock icon AVA Food Fund gets $10m boost
      354 12  -  BY LEE MEIXIAN leemx@sph.com.sg ANOTHER $10 million has been added to the third tranche of Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority’s (AVA) Food Fund, boosting the total amount committed to $30 million over three phases so far. Similar to previous tranches, the fund will go towards
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  • MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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      Lock icon Central bank acts to keep rupiah stable
      654 13 Bank Indonesia to regulate currency hedging by firms and individuals [JAKARTA] Bank Indonesia said it will regulate currency hedging by individuals and companies, including state-owned firms, to help stabilise the rupiah. The central bank will require Indonesians and corporations to present documents to
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      Lock icon IT spend by M’sian firms to rise 6.4% this year: Gartner
      352 13 [GEORGETOWN] Information technology spending by Malaysian enterprises is projected to rise 6.4 per cent to RM61.9 billion (S$24.2 billion) this year, according to technology research firm Gartner. Gartner Advisory (Singapore) vice-president Derek Seow said the forecast includes telecommunication services
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      Lock icon Bumi Resources suspended after CIC deal
      288 13 Bourse says more data needed on its share swap deal to settle US$1.3b loan Reuters [JAKARTA] The Indonesian stock exchange said yesterday that it has suspended trading of Bumi Resources after Asia’s biggest thermal coal exporter said that China’s sovereign wealth fund CIC had
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  • GREATER CHINA/INDIA
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      Lock icon China overtakes US as the world’s biggest oil importer
      453 14 US is still biggest consumer with 18.6m bpd while China uses 10.9m AP [BEIJING] China has achieved another worldbeating status its leaders don’t want: Biggest oil importer. China passed the US in September as the world’s biggest net oil importer, driven
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      Lock icon Alipay parent buys 51% of asset manager
      244 14 Bloomberg [BEIJING] The parent of Alipay.com, Chinese billionaire Jack Ma’s online payments operator, will pay 1.18 billion yuan (S$241.3 million) for a controlling stake in an asset manager as he expands investment in financial services. Zhejiang Alibaba E-commerce, controlled by Mr Ma, will
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      Lock icon China’s 9-month growth may exceed 7.5%, says PM Li
      270 14 Bloomberg [BRUNEI] Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has said that the nation’s economic growth probably exceeded 7.5 per cent in the first nine months of the year, a sign that the government will next week report success in arresting a two-quarter slowdown.
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      Lock icon IFC to raise US$1b from rupee-linked bonds
      243 14 Reuters [MUMBAI] The World Bank’s private sector arm, International Finance Corp, plans to launch a US$1 billion ru-pee-linked bond programme within weeks to raise money internationally for private projects in India. IFC officials said the bonds’ maturity had not been finalised but the
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon ECB and PBOC to establish bilateral currency swap line
      698 15 It will bolster access to trade finance in euro area, enhance use of yuan abroad Bloomberg [FRANKFURT] The European Central Bank (ECB) and the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) agreed to establish a bilateral currency swap line, bolstering access to trade
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      Lock icon Bank of England leaves interest rates at record low of 0.5%
      374 15 Bloomberg [LONDON] The Bank of England left its benchmark interest rate and bond-buy-ing plan unchanged yesterday as Britain’s economic recovery showed signs of building momentum. The nine-member Monetary Policy Committee led by Governor Mark Carney kept the key interest
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    • WORLD WATCH
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        Lock icon Teva Pharmaceutical to shed 5,000 jobs
        94 15 Bloomberg [TEL AVIV] Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, the world’s largest maker of generic drugs, plans to eliminate about 5,000 jobs as it accelerates cost reductions amid growing competition for the company’s best-selling product. The restructuring programme will lead to expenses of US$1.1 billion through 2017,
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        Lock icon Ikea to speed up expansion in France
        120 15 Reuters [PARIS] Ikea, the world’s biggest furniture retailer, will accelerate its expansion in France over the next three years, creating 1,200 jobs and giving a vote of confidence in a struggling economy. The Swedish group, known for its low-priced but stylish furniture, said
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        Lock icon Alice Munro wins Nobel Prize in Literature
        134 15 Bloomberg [MUNICH] Alice Munro, the Canadian author who has honed the craft of short-story writing since her first publication in 1950, won the 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature. Ms Munro’s stories often follow ordinary Canadians in small towns not far removed, in feeling,
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      Lock icon JPMorgan taps co-ops to meet bailout rules
      617 15 It borrows US$20b from Federal Home Loan Banks in H1 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] JPMorgan Chase Co, the biggest US bank, is using cheap funding from government-char-tered institutions to meet new regulations designed to ensure it won’t need a taxpayer bailout in any future
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      387 21 Reuters [LONDON] Innovative monetary policies used to fight the financial crisis will remain part of the central bank arsenal even when market conditions normalise, according to a report released yesterday. Instruments such as quantitative easing (QE), long-term bond purchases and forward
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  • AVIATION/SHIPPING
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      426 23  -  Projection for next 2 decades will nearly double freighter fleet, adds Airbus By NISHA RAMCHANDANI nishar@sph.com.sg BOOSTED by fast-growing emerging economies, global air freight traffic is expected to grow at a clip of 4.8 per cent per annum over the
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      307 23  -  By NISHA RAMCHANDANI nishar@sph.com.sg ABU Dhabi-based carrier Etihad Airways has nearly doubled its stake in Virgin Australia Holdings (VA) to 19.9 per cent similar to that held by Singapore Airlines following a series of market purchases of VA shares in recent weeks. This
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      243 23 SGX '000 Oct 10 S$ +/-Vol CH Offshore '000 Chuan Hup Hldg 0.27 unch 345 Cosco Corp 0.80 0.02 3509 Ezra Hldgs 1.22 0.11 ***** First Ship Lea 0.09 unch 300 Freight Links 0.11 unch ***** Grand Banks 0.23 -0.01 10 Jaya Hold Ltd 0.67 0.01 319 K1Ventures
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      547 23 Xin hua [NANJING] Chinese shipbuilders have been sailing towards bankruptcy in recent years, with China trying to consolidate the industry and bail it out from the woe of overcapacity. With delays in deliveries, order cancellations and price decreases for new-ly-built vessels, shipbuilding firms
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      673 23 Boeing may shift some production from Japan to China Reuters [TOKYO] For five decades, Boeing has awarded bigger and bigger shares of its supply contracts to Japanese firms, but that could change after Japan Airlines’ shock defection to Airbus and as the US
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      2389 30 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 THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO. PTE. LTD. 300 BEACH ROAD #02-02 THE
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      493 24 EDITORIAL FINANCIAL advisers would have heaved a sigh of relief at the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s response to the consultation exercise on the Financial Advisory Industry Review (FAIR) recommendations. Since the FAIR panel convened last year, there was much speculation on whether Singapore would go
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      830 24  -  THE BOTTOM LINE AL LABITA The writer is a Manila-based contributor to BT A SLOW-BURNING crisis is threatening to cut short Philippine President Benigno Aquino’s six-year tenure. For one, the mass protest against Mr Aquino’s alleged (mis)handling of 10 billion-peso (S$290-million)
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      986 24  -  With other development institutions around, the Bank is needed now only in few regions ANTHONY ROWLEY Tokyo Correspondent THE World Bank is a bloated bureaucracy employing some 12,000 people in 120 locations around the world. Yet rather than taking an axe to it,
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      1060 25  -  Region-wise, it’s the final chapter for the US, incomplete for the eurozone; in Asia, the story may be just starting By ALEXANDER S FRIEDMAN The writer is the global chief investment officer of UBS Wealth Management and is the chair of the UBS
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      665 25  -  By DOMINIQUE TURPIN The writer is president of IMD and co-director of the Orchestrating Winning Performance programme. He will teach on the Orchestrating Winning Performance programme, which will take place in Singapore from Nov 17 to 22. IT’S official: emerging-market brands
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      912 25  -  By SAJJAD ASHRAF The writer is an adjunct professor at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore and an associate fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. He was Pakistan’s high commissioner to Singapore from 2004 to
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  • PROPERTY
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      854 26  -  But overall prices up 0.2% in Sept, Real Estate Exchange flash figures show By MINDY TAN tanmindy@sph.com.sg CASH-OVER-VALUATION (COV) for resale flats extended their decline last month, shedding another $3,000 to hit $15,000 the lowest level since July 2009, according to flash
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      378 26  -  By MINDY TAN tanmindy@sph.com.sg ORCHARD Road has slipped two spots to become the 27th most expensive retail street in the world, according to Colliers International’s latest survey on global retail rents, raking in rents of US$355.39 per square foot
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      282 28  -  By MINDY MINDY TAN tanmindy@sph.com.sg CITY Developments Limited and Hong Leong Holdings’s The Venue Residences and Shoppes will be launched for sale at about $1,450 per square foot (psf) next Friday. An early-bird discount will be offered on the preview day, Oct
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      Lock icon 2 Tuas sites draw top bids of $88.14, $98.11 psf ppr
      759 28  -  Separately, local engineering firm is selling its premises at Gul Circle By KALPANA RASHIWALA kalpana@sph.com.sg TWO short-lease sites in Tuas South have received top bids of $88.14 per square foot per plot ratio and $98.11 psf ppr. The higher
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      589 28 Reuters [HONG KONG] Wild boar and water buffalo are not an image most people associate with one of the world’s great global financial centres. Yet in Hong Kong, where more than seven million people are packed into just 30 per
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      507 26 Call Toll-free 1800-289-9988 To Place Your Classified Advertisements D10 HOUSE FOR SALE HOLLAND Modern Semi-D 5+1+1 ensuite. Pool lift 4300 sf Ask Below $5.99M F’hold. Andrew 9297 8808 D10 HOUSE FOR SALE HOLLAND PARK Modern GCB. *****/ ***** sqft. 5 bdrm family helper rms. Pool. Samuel 9815 3223 SAVILLS D10
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      131 26 D26 HOUSE FOR SALE SPRINGSIDE PLACE F’hold 3-storey corner terrace. Pool. Land 2928/ 4844 sqft. Designer showhouse condition. 4 rms study family roof terrace. Glynis 9745 8122 D01 APARTMENT FOR SALE EON SHENTON 538 sqft. Sea view. Located in CBD. Near future Tanjong Pagar Waterfront City. Good Investment! Yee Joo
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      453 27 D04 APARTMENT FOR SALE CORALS KEPPEL BAY 4bdrm deluxe. Private lift Limited multi million dollar seafront property. Block 7 Stack 11. 2960 to 3444 sf. Hurry! We have a 2 bdrm Oct Promo! D04 APARTMENT FOR SALE REFLECTIONS AT KEPPEL BAY Reflections, #20-90. Integrated Resort Marina view. 3-bedroom, 1722 sf.
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      175 27 D09 APARTMENT FOR SALE ASPEN HEIGHTS Blk 261. High flr. 3+1. 1324 sf. Pool view. 999 yrs. Vacant. Near MRT. Clinton 9851 2159 D09 APARTMENT FOR SALE CAIRNHILL PLAZA Rarely available! Cairnhill Plaza, 2293 sqft, 3+1. Unblockedview. Nice! In the heart of Orchard!!! Hot Property! Call 9098 8888 CS Chong,
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      173 27 D10 APARTMENT FOR SALE BOTANIC GARDEN VICINITY Freehold. 5+1 rms. 3757 sf. $1xxx psf. Pool/ tennis/ gym. Must Sell! Chandran 9487 0396 D10 APARTMENT FOR SALE D’LEEDON Reopen special!! Attractive pricing!! TOP 2014. 1/2/ 3/ 4 bdrm. Penthse/ gdn hse. Call Developer Sales Team now! Don’t miss D10 APARTMENT FOR
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      190 27 D12 APARTMENT FOR SALE ST. MICHAEL REGENCY St. Michael Regency, 5 bedrooms Penthouse, Unblocked city view! View to offer! For Sale/ rent. Don’t miss! Call Angie Cheong 9477 8617 HSR D13 APARTMENT FOR SALE SANT RITZ 3-Bedrooms Penthouse 1517 sq.ft $11xx PSF. Walk to MRT. Nice view. Value buy! Claire
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      182 27 D22 APARTMENT FOR SALE PARC OASIS 3+1 bedrooms, 1378 sqft. High flr Unblock Chinese Garden, Lake view. negotiable. Near MRT/ Amenities. Alan 8183 3383 D23 APARTMENT FOR SALE PALM GARDENS 2-bedroom 958 sqft. Private lift. Near market/ school/ LRT. Well renovated. Priced to sell! Hurry! Interested please call Choy 8223
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      387 28 Call Toll-free 1800-289-9988 To Place Your Classified Advertisements D15 HOUSE FOR RENT KATONG VICINITY D15 Prime Katong, Meyer Enclave. Classy, corner chic semi-detached, 4000/ 3000 sqft, 4+1 all ensuites, inground pool. *****888 CS Chong, DTZ D16 HOUSE FOR RENT 3A JALAN NIPAH Newly rebuilt semi-d, 3600/5300sf 2sty +attic, 5+1 swimming
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      95 28 D02 OFFICE FOR SALE INTERNATIONAL PLAZA 936 sf. #27-xx F/reno, fitted, tenanted till 06/’14. $2350 psf. Serious seller. Call Anand 9656 9450 D06 OFFICE FOR SALE HIGH STREET CENTRE High flr. 550 sf. Panoramic view. Face river. Below bank value. For rent /sale. Chetan 8484 2979 D08 SHOP FOR SALE
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      1152 29 D27 FACTORY FOR SALE WIN5 YISHUN Yishun WIN5. $430k, 1722 sqft. Innovative design, rare concept, good Corporate image, up to 40 ft access, mins to MRT/ Mall. Miss Tan 9647 7666 D27 SHOP FOR SALE JUNCTION 9 Junction 9 $3000 psf up. Venue $5xxx psf. Royal Square Novena, Onze Tanjong
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      115 29 D16 FACTORY FOR RENT CHANGI BUSINESS PARK Changi Business Park. 6318 sqft. Fully fitted with Pantry, Conference, Director’s room. Near MRT/ Expo. Call Vincent Goh 9099 9930 FOREIGN PROPERTY FOR SALE ISKANDAR F’HOLD LANDED Resort living in Bungalow 6+1 bdrm, built 5526 sf. avail Straits View Res JB gated guarded
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      43 30 FREIGHT FORWARDER urgently needed by shippers Can they find your services here in the Shipping Times? Shippers looking for Warehouse Can they find your services here in the Shipping Times? TO ADVERTISE, CALL JOE WONG AT 9620 1327 THE BUSINESS TIMES Shipping Times
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      11282 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 Global Emerging Markets!** Asian Smaller Cos!” 1.9428/ EM local Ccy Bond .0 9116/ European Opportunities!” 1.2243/
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      854 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 $mil 126 107.1 ABF SG Bond ETF Last 143 125 CIMB APAC Div 100S$D 129.4 129.1 130 114.4 99.2 CIMB APAC Div 100US$ US104 103.5 104 10.9
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  • FINANCE & COMMODITIES
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      595 34 Oct 10 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT NIKKEI 225 INDEX FUTURES SPOT *****.62 *****.31 *****.03 Dec13 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 ***** *****0 Mar14 *****.00 5 307 MSCI TAIWAN INDEX FUTURES SPOT 294.92 295.45 293.39 Oct13 294.00 294.50 291.70 ***** *****4 Nov13 293.50 293.50 292.10 196 200
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      373 34 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Oct 9 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Preliminary 1079.5 -0.1 15.1 -0.1 16.1 -0.3 13.4 EAFE Preliminary 890.0 0.1 14.9 -0.3 14.3 -0.5 11.6 Europe Preliminary 1267.2 -0.4 10.5
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      471 34 Oct 10 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 0.980 5.769 0.699 7.311 58.433 108.711 0.921 10.119 3.013 1.144 99.975 40.684 1.180 9.414 0.859 27.734 29.653 0.592 0.943 Canada 1.020 5.884
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      48 34 Oct 10 (US$) (S$) 1 mth 0.***** 0.***** 2 mths 0.***** 3 mths 0.***** 0.***** 6 mths 0.***** 0.***** 9 mths 0.***** 12 mths 0.***** 0.***** SWAP Offer rates (S$) 1 mth 1 mth 2 mths 2 mths 9 mths 0.***** 12 mths 0.***** Source: Thomson Reuters
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      86 34 Oct 10 TREASURY BILLS Period Issue Maturity Yesterday's Day's code Bid High Low 6-Month BS*****Z 04-Apr-14 0.28 1-Year BY*****H 02-May-14 0.29 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year N*****0W 1.13 01-Apr-16 101.8 5-Year N*****0T 0.5 01-Apr-18 98.23 98.36 98.28 10-Year NX*****H
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      135 34 Oct 10 GOLD(US$/oz) Oct 10 Oct 09 Hong Kong 1310.00 1325.00 Oct 09 Oct 08 London 1301.54 1326.75 1302.44 1327.55 Source: Thomson Reuters CAST BAR Oct 10 (S$) Selling Buying Kilobar ***** ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (S$) Selling Buying 1gm 118 53 5gm 336 263 10gm 600 525
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      57 34 Oct 10 KLCE PALM FUTURES (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Sett Av Vol Open Month Range Price Price High Low Done Position Oct 13 2380.0 2369.0 2390.0 2380.0 58 1785 Nov 13 2372.0 2368.0 2391.0 2363.0 1698 ***** Dec 13 2370.0 2369.0 2394.0 2359.0 ***** ***** Jan 14 2375.0 2370.0
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      155 34 Oct 10 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.1797 1.1812 0.9426 0.9431 Canadian dollar 1.2031 1.2048 0.9619 0.9614 Euro 1.6891 1.6906 1.3497 1.3498 NZ dollar 1.0316 1.0329 0.8243 0.8247 Sterling pound 1.9940 1.9960 1.5933 1.5936
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      109 34 Oct 9 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 lb bushels) Close Previous High/Low Nov 13 1287.75 1288.75 1293.00 1281.25 Jan 14 1284.00 1287.75 1288.75 1278.00 Mar 14 1269.00 1275.75 1275.50 1266.50 May 14 1250.50 1256.25 1257.50 1247.50 SOYBEAN OIL (60,000 lbs; US cent/lb) Close Previous High/Low Oct 13
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      95 34 Oct 9 COCOA (£/tonne) Close Prev High Low Dec 13 1753 1754 1764 1747 Mar 14 1738 1735 1744 1731 May 14 1727 1723 1734 1721 Jul 14 1713 1710 1721 1706 COFFEE(US$/tonne) Close Prev High Low Nov 13 1722 1696 1724 1686 Jan 14 1709 1687 1711 1677
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      1183 34 BONDS, WARRANTS EXTENDED SETTLEMENT Prem Expiry Vol Conv Exer Disc Gear-Mths Company Last Sale +or-('000) Ratio Price ing Left Asia-Pacific Strategic W*****6 27 3.5 420 0.0 5 -84 57 Asia-Pacific Strategic W*****6 Ratio Acma Ltd W*****7 1.1 unch 1595 1 4 65 2.82 33 Price Allied Technologies W*****1 Disc Ascendas
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      70 34 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Oct 09 CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Change Brent blend (1-Mth F) 108.12 -1.63 WTI (Near Mth) 101.29 -2.21 Dubai (1-Mth F) 105.72 0.36 Tapis blend 118.27 0.02 Minas 109.27 0.02 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha 98.94 0.05 Jet Kerosene 123.76 0.59 US$/barrel OpecOil Basket
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      22 34 Oct 10 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.2515 1.2525 2-months 1.2514 1.2525 3-months 1.2514 1.2524 6-months 1.2510 1.2521 Source: OCBC
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      65 34 Oct-09 Aluminium, 99.7% purity(US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 1811.25 1818.25 3 months 1858.00 1865.00 Copper, Grade A(US$/tonne) Cash 7071.50 7211.75 3 months 7099.50 7239.50 Lead(US$/tonne) Cash 2049.00 2065.50 3 months 2075.00 2093.00 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash *****.50 *****.00 3 months *****.00 *****.00 Tin (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.50 3 months *****.00
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      121 34 As at 9am Oct 10 Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Sell Buy Aust dollar 1.208 1.151 Can dollar 1.224 1.177 Euro 1.729 1.647 Sterling pound 2.032 1.954 NZ dollar 1.062 1.022 US dollar 1.274 1.214 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign
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      154 34 Oct 10 $S Offer Bid 0vernight 0.15 0.10 1-month 3/8 1/4 2-months 3/8 1/4 3-months 7/16 5/16 Overnight mode: 0.15 US$ Offer Bid 7 days 0.20 0.10 1 month 0.26 0.16 2 months 0.40 0.20 3 months 0.45 0.25 6 months 0.50 0.30 9 months 0.60 0.40 12
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      1541 35  -  Going ‘Boo!’ is booming business as entertainment outlets and event organisers bank on the draw of ghouls, ghosts and zombies, reports RACHEL LOI reports RACHEL LOI rachloi@sph.com.sg WHETHER it’s tales about Pulau Tekong’s campsites, the Old Changi Hospital or Lim Chu Kang’s cemeteries, Singaporeans have always
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      398 35  -  Compiled by RACHEL LOI, DEBBIE YONG Chat Chat Media’s Cursed Studiosruns on Oct 20, 25, 26, 27, 30 and 31 at Chat Chat Media on 30B Smith Street from 7.30pm to 11pm. Standard tickets cost $48 with an add-on option to skip the queue at $10. Log on
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        450 36  -  B_Y DYLAN TAN dylantan@sph.com.sg StingThe Last Ship It’s been a decade since Sting released his last studio album of original material but it’s clear he hasn’t lost his songwriting touch even after all this time. The Last Ship is a collection of songs from his forthcoming
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        624 36  -  Alfonso (Juar0n’s (z’m'vz'ty is a we11—starred cinematic feat, writes GEOFFREY EU SPACE that elusive final frontier has served the movies well over the years as a real but ever-mysterious backdrop for stories about heroes and monsters, explorers and ex-tra-terrestrials, and all their imagined interplanetary exploits. However,
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        549 36  -  By GEOFFREY EU BLUE Jasmine, a relentless, unflinching portrait of a woman on the verge, begins innocuously enough with the promise of some lightweight interaction, but it isn’t long before we realise that the title character played by Cate Blanchett is more likely to elicit
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        512 36  -  By DYLAN TAN dylantan@sph.com.sg MORE than half a century ago, the late Yasujiro Ozu made Tokyo Story, a movie that went on to become a landmark film not only in Japan but also overseas. The black-and-white family drama appears regularly on critics’ must-see lists and
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        975 37  -  David Puttnam’s illustrious film career segues into being a life peer and roving ambassador for the UK government, writes GEOFFREY EU writes GEOFFREY EU I F there’s such a thing as a born storyteller, Lord David Puttnam would fit the bill rather nicely. After all, he’s
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        845 37  -  By CHEAH UI-HOON uihoon@sph.com.sg VICTOR Tan is known for his beautiful and anatomically realistic wire-shaped human figures, but the sculptor has let his wires take on a life of their own in the last couple of years. He’ll be showing an uncharacteristically abstract collection of
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        471 37  -  BY. CHEAH UI-HOON uihoon@sph.com.sg TODAY, most of us can’t imagine life without the Internet and social media. Certainly not if you’re under 60. Although Internet-related art isn’t a new phenomenon, the Singapore audience will get a concentrated dose of it in a few
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        790 38  -  Ruben Pang uses hands as often as paint brushes to meld hues, writes HELMI YUSOF helmi@sph.com.sg SOME art observers regard Ruben Pang as one of the most exciting young talents to emerge in recent years. And it’s easy to see why. At 23 and just out
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        392 38  -  By HELMI YUSOF helmi@sph.com.sg AGATHA Christie’s classic murder mystery The Mousetrap is a good 60 years old, but feels older than that. And it’s not because the play isn’t a perfectly constructed whodunnit it is Christie, after all. But the premise of six murder suspects trapped
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        Lock icon 1950s HK film company feted in retrospective
        598 38  -  B)’ DYLAN TAN dylantan@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by RACHEL LOI LOST 1950s and 1960s classics from a legendary Hong Kong film studio founded by two Singaporean brothers are making a rare comeback at the National Museum of Singapore. The Story of Kong Ngee retrospective
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        Lock icon Creating a tryst across oceans and continents
        484 39  -  By HELMI YUSOF helmi@sph.com.sg TWO dancers are warming up in a performance space. He shakes his body and drums his bald pate vigorously. She stretches on the floor like a cool cat. They make small talk even as the audience arrives. The warm-up
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        Lock icon In pursuit of Barolo perfection
        960 39  -  Bar010’s wines, which date back to the early 1900s, possess meticulous attention to detail, writes NK YONG NO one seriously interested in fine wine would be unfamiliar with the names Giacomo Conterno and Barolo Riserva Montfortino, the legendary and almost mythical Barolo made by Giovanni
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      • Around Town
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          307 39 Jay Sean: Catch British R&B singer-songwriter and rapper Kamaljit Singh Jhooti, better known as Jay Sean, in his first concert here in Singapore at the Siloso Beach tonight. Sean is the first solo artist of South Asian origin to top the Billboard Hot 100, with his American debut single
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          158 39 Not Quite The Moulin Rouge: Stop by the Alliance Francaise for a night of French music and Broadway tunes next week with Not Quite The Moulin Rouge. In this musical murder mys- tery, four different characters are suspects in a homicide investigation, and use their talents in song and
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          153 39  -  Compiled by RACHEL LOI rachloi@sph.com.sg New Energetics: Inverting the Process: Join local artist Ruben Pang for his second solo exhibition in Singapore at the Chan Hampe Galleries next week. This exhibition features Pang’s latest works, made up of 17 aluminium panels and sculptures, which explore topics such as split
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