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Title Section23 2016-12-28 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES S$1.20 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION businesstimes.com.sg fb.com/thebusinesstimes @BusinessTimes CO REGN NO *****2868E MCI (P) 037/12/2016 GWednesday, December 28, 201623 words
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Article206 2016-12-28 1 Bank Negara has reminded financial institutions of their legal obligation to promptly notify the Malaysian central bank of any “significant findings” related to currency speculation. TOP STORIES 4 Land acquisition for the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail project will most likely take place by Q3 next year. TOP STORIES206 words
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Article, Illustration779 2016-12-28 1 Tan Hwee Hwee - Analysts offer clues on which companies private equity investors will go after in the beleaguered sector OUTLOOK 2017 By Tan Hwee Hwee hweetan@sph.com.sg @HweetanBT Singapore PRIVATE equity investors (PEs) have been fishing for opportunities in the beleaguered offshore and marine sector but theSource: Vesselsvalue - 779 words
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900 2016-12-28 1 Michelle Quah - By Michelle Quah michquah@sph.com.sg @MichelleQuahBT Singapore FURTHER changes to the Companies Act are afoot, along with proposed amendments to the Limited Liability Partnerships Act, and the Accountants Act. Notably, the current round of proposed changes covers much-awaited updates to rules governing information on beneficial900 words
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Article, Illustration374 2016-12-28 1 LEE MEIXIAN - It has been a bleak year for industrial property landlords as rentals and prices continued to slide. But from the state landlord JTC’s standpoint, all is going according to plan. Lower occupancy costs mean lower business costs for industrialists, which dovetail with its objectives.. BYSource: LTA - 374 words
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Article26 2016-12-28 1 Tuesday Change STI 2,885.76 +14.71 KL COMP 1,619.68 +2.53 NIKKEI 225 19,403.06 +6.42 HANG SENG Closed SHENZHEN B 1,123.49 +1.89 DOW (10.50 EST) 19,966.48 +32.6726 words
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Article, Illustration752 2016-12-28 2 Anthony Rowley - Government still far from inflation goal as consumer prices follow downward trend By Anthony Rowley btworld@sph.com.sg Tokyo JAPAN’S consumer spending is set to end 2016 on a downbeat note, according to latest data from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and CommunicationsPHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 752 words
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Article, Illustration1346 2016-12-28 2 Amit Roy Choudhury - Devices such as DVR players, WiFi cameras, music systems and routers can be fodder for fiends REVIEW 2016 By Amit Roy Choudhury amit@sph.com.sg @AmitRoyCBT Singapore SINGAPORE entities are no strangers to cybersecurity incidents with even major government sites getting in the crosshairs ofILLUSTRATION: SIMON ANG - 1,346 words
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355 2016-12-28 2 Jacquelyn Cheok - B y Jacquelyn Cheok jaccheok@sph.com.sg @JacCheokBT Singapore AUTONOMOUS vehicles, the Internet of Things (IoT), and enterprise mobile apps have been voted the top three disruptive technologies in 2017 by Asian budding entrepreneurs. Going by a survey by Oslo-based telco Telenor, 37355 words
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535 2016-12-28 4 Pauline Ng - This follows recent crackdown on offshore ringgit NDF (non-deliverable forward) market By Pauline Ng btworld@sph.com.sg Kuala Lumpur FOLLOWING its recent clampdown on the offshore ringgit NDF (non-deliver-able forward) market to curb speculative activities on the currency, Bank Negara has reminded financial535 words
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Article, Illustration561 2016-12-28 4 Tim Culpan - COMMENTARY By Tim Culpan BLOOMBERG WHILE much attention has been focused on Japan’s big ailing companies and their prospects for survival, a few small developments show some promising signs for the country’s future. Kicking off a week in deals, Asahi GlassBLOOMBERG; PHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 561 words
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542 2016-12-28 4 Agency combing through 50m-wide tracts; much of what’s to be acquired will be plantation land Kuala Lumpur LAND acquisition for the Kuala Lum-pur-Singapore high speed rail (HSR) project will most likely take place by the third quarter542 words
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Article, Illustration656 2016-12-28 5 Harsh criticism signals he would likely challenge more than just the institution’s approach to the Middle East once he takes office WP Washington THREE days after the United Nations (UN) adopted a resolution calling onWP; PHOTOS: AFP, REUTERS - 656 words
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COMPANIES & MARKETS
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Article, Illustration702 2016-12-28 6 NISHA RAMCHANDANI - HOCK LOCK SIEW BY NISHA RAMCHANDANI nishar@sph.com.sg @Nisha_BT Restaurant group JUMBO Seafood could prove promising for investors as the chain sharpens its focus on expanding in China and the rest of Asia. While the food-and-beverage (F&B) industry in Singapore is expectedST FILE PHOTO - 702 words
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153 2016-12-28 6 REUTERS Tokyo PANASONIC Corp will invest more than 30 billion yen (S$370 million) in a New York production facility of Elon Musk’s Tesla Motors to make photovoltaic (PV) cells and modules, deepening the partnership between the two companies. Japan’s Panasonic, which hasREUTERS - 153 words
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409 2016-12-28 6 Chai Hung Yin - By Chai Hung Yin chaihyn@sph.com.sg @ChaiHungYinBT Singapore SINGAPORE’S sovereign wealth fund GIC will jointly acquire a 10 per cent stake in HERE, the Open Location Platform company, with Chinese Internet services provider Tencent Holdings and NavInfo, China’s digital maps and409 words
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682 2016-12-28 6 Kenneth Lim - By Kenneth Lim kenlim@sph.com.sg @KennethLimBT Singapore EQUATION Summit is adjusting its capital structure and divesting certain businesses as part of a major restructuring to refocus the company on its proprietary anti-theft technology. There are four major components of the restructuring, which682 words
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210 2016-12-28 6 Angela Tan - By Angela Tan angelat@sph.com.sg Singapore GLOBAL Logistic Properties (GLP) has secured a site in Sagamihara, Greater Tokyo, which it plans to develop over 655,000 square metres of gross floor area at a total investment cost of 133 billion yen (S$ 1.6 billion). GLP210 words
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597 2016-12-28 7 Lynette Khoo - It will develop a massive integrated project with residential apartments, hotel, offices and “tourism space” By Lynette Khoo lynkhoo@sph.com.sg @LynetteKhooBT Singapore YANLORD Land Group said on Tuesday that it has acquired a prime development site on Sino-Singapore Nanjing Eco Hi-Tech Island for597 words
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457 2016-12-28 7 Cai Haoxiang - By Cai Haoxiang haoxiang@sph.com.sg @HaoxiangCaiBT Singapore CHINA Everbright Ltd, the asset management arm of Chinese state-owned China Everbright Group, has increased its stake in Singapore-listed Chongqing developer Ying Li International Real Estate. Disclosures late last Friday night showed China Everbright’s indirect unit, State Alpha,457 words
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Article, Illustration590 2016-12-28 7 BLOOMBERG Tokyo TOSHIBA Corp can’t get past its accounting problems. The Japanese company, which paid a record fine a year ago for its bookkeeping practices, warned that it may now have to take another charge of several billion dollars related toBLOOMBERG; PHOTO: REUTERS - 590 words
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301 2016-12-28 7 REUTERS Dubai ABU Dhabi’s stock market plans to introduce covered shortselling in the first quarter of 2017, its chief executive said on Monday, as it seeks to boost liquidity and attract more foreign investors. In covered shortselling, investors borrow sharesREUTERS - 301 words
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Article, Illustration62 2016-12-28 8 STI Catalist Straits Times Index Dec 27,2016 2,885.76 +14.71 (+0.51%) Current streak 1 day Day high 2,887.58 Day low 2,857.91 52-week high 2,960.78 (Apr 21, 2016) 52-week low 2,532.70 (Jan 21,2016) FTSE ST Catalist index Dec 27,2016 433.37 -3.03 (-0.69%) Current streak 1 day Day high 437.01 Day low 430.8662 words
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Article71 2016-12-28 8 BY CENTS CLOSE UP 52w high/low GLD US$ ***** 172.3 1.1 *****/***** JSH USD 3270 55.0 1.2 3605/2524 DBXT MSEurope US$ 5373 40.5 0.5 5523/4770 Jardine C&C 3964 27.0 0.7 4520/3160 Venture Corp 988 19.0 2.0 1005/765 BY PERCENTAGE CLOSE UP 52w high/low Sinjia Land 9 66.7 3.6 9.9/5.171 words
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Article73 2016-12-28 8 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN 52w high/low DBXT Nifty US$ ***** -50.7 -0.3 *****/***** Hyflux 6% CPS 9420 -25.0 -0.3 *****/9100 DBXT MSAsExJp US$ 3250 -23.2 -0.5 3633/2772 AEI 47 -13.0 -21.7 78/36 Kencana Agri 45 -7.0 -13.5 70/36 BY PERCENTAGE CLOSE DOWN 52w high/low Polaris 0.4 -33.3 -0.2 1/0.373 words
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Article83 2016-12-28 8 VOL CLOSE($) CHANGE Sinjia Land 1,162.0 0.090 +0.036 +66.67 Epicentre 425.0 0.190 +0.070 +58.33 Nippecraft 6,838.0 0.035 +0.004 +12.90 Combine Will 10.1 0.595 +0.075 +14.42 Enviro-Hub 66.1 0.063 -0.017 -21.25 China Great Land 200.2 0.023 -0.010 -30.30 Sabana Reit 5,092.6 0.380 -0.070 -15.56 Mirach Energy 101.5 0.073 -0.02083 words
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Article, Illustration736 2016-12-28 8 Claire Huang - Banks lead the gains; Ezra, Rex and Ezion end the day in the green on higher oil prices TTSTOCKS By Claire Huang huangjy@sph.com.sg @ClaireHuangBT INVESTORS took a pause this festive season, not uncommon in December, particularly when the past year isSource: Bloomberg - 736 words
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Article303 2016-12-28 8 Stock name Close Change Day high/low 52w high 52w low PE Div yield Mcap Ascendas Reit 227 +2 227/224 257 209 6.8 6368.3 CapitaCom Trust 147 +2 147.5/143.5 164 127 5.9 4356.3 CapitaLand 300 +2 301/296 340 280 12 3 *****.7 CapitaMall Trust 188 +1 188/187 225 187303 words
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Article32 2016-12-28 8 VOLUME Ezra 58,542,400 Noble 46,596,900 Equation 32,207,000 Yuuzoo 30,556,200 Spackman 26,300,600 Market volume 600,117,000 VALUE Singtel 33,930,202 DBS Grp 32,220,787 UOB 22,935,426 OCBC Bank 15,387,662 CapitaLand 12,048,313 Market value 356,670,00032 words
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Article77 2016-12-28 8 Dec 27 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS -501.00 +59.00 BT CADI -*****.00 +19.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -50.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 673.67 +5.25 FTSE ST Small Cap 375.59 +0.90 FTSE ST All Share 704.53 +3.82 FTSE ST China Top 158.23 +0.68 FTSE ST China 203.25 +0.99 FTSE77 words
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Article113 2016-12-28 8 Most Active Fund Last sale +/-(‘000) Day high/low 52w high/low Buy/Sell Mcap STI ETF 294 +1 478 294/292 303/254 294/295 DBXT MSRussia US$ US243 -2 81 243/241 253/129 244/245 ABF SG Bond ETF 114.6 cd +0.6 71 114.6/114 120.1/112.1 114.1/114.6 523.1 Nikko AM STI ETF 300 cd +1113 words
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Article, Illustration35 2016-12-28 8 STI FTSE ST All-Share FTSE STAll-Share Index Dec 27, 2016 704.53 +3.82 (+0.55%) Current streak 1 day Day high 704.55 Day low 698.43 52-week high 722.88 (Apr 21, 2016) 52-week low 625.37 (Jan 21, 2016)35 words
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Article, Illustration33 2016-12-28 8 STI MSCI EAFE MSCI EAFE index Dec 26,2016 1,672.79 -1.77 (-0.11%) Current streak 1 day Day high 1,675.00 Day low 1,672.68 52-week high 1,734.72 (Sept 7, 2016) 52-week low 1,492.43 (Feb 12, 2016)33 words
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Article186 2016-12-28 8 MAIN CATL TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 4 4 9 0 1 0 4 5 9 Manufacturing 32 35 21 7 7 15 39 42 36 Commerce 17 14 16 4 3 3 21 17 19 Tpt/Stor/Comms 13 7 6186 words
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Article121 2016-12-28 8 VOLUME (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 4,711 38 4,749 16,151 6 16,157 Manufacturing 37,365 71,848 109,213 28,455 2,708 31,163 Commerce 78,333 14,826 93,159 25,733 190 25,924 Tpt/Stor/Comms 85,562 150 85,712 61,952 13 61,966 Finance 7,696 167 7,863 83,309 23 83,333 Construction121 words
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BROKERS’TAKE
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438 2016-12-28 8 Kenneth Lim - Spackman Entertainment Group BUY Kenneth Lim Target price: S$0.32 Dec 27 close: S$0.192 RHB Research, Dec 27 MASTER, a South Korean crime-action film, opened at the top of the South Korean box office on the first day of its release (Dec 21) and maintained its position throughout the Christmas holidays,438 words
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452 2016-12-28 9 CURRENCIES REUTERS London THE dollar inched higher against the yen and a handful of other major currencies in holiday-thinned trade on Tuesday, with sterling experiencing by far the biggest fall as concerns over next year’s Brexit negotiations continued to weigh heavily. Going into theREUTERS - 452 words
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FOREX RATES
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Article471 2016-12-28 9 Dec 27 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 0.972 4.996 0.688 5.578 48.875 96.625 0.843 8.682 3.219 1.042 75.330 35.803 1.041 10.053 0.739 23.205 25.884 0.585 0.719 Canada 1.028 5.137471 words
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Article155 2016-12-28 9 Dec 27 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.0405 1.0412 0.7187 0.7189 Canadian dollar 1.0700 1.0708 0.7393 0.7390 Euro 1.5122 1.5129 1.0445 1.0446 NZ dollar 0.9985 0.9996 0.6897 0.6902 Sterling pound 1.7776 1.7785 1.2278 1.2280155 words
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Article22 2016-12-28 9 Dec 27 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.4483 1.4489 2-months 1.4482 1.4490 3-months 1.4484 1.4492 6-months 1.4484 1.4496 Source: OCBC22 words
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Article383 2016-12-28 9 Dec 27 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT FTSE CHINA A50 INDEX FUTURES Dec16 *****.00 *****.00 9940.00 9992.50 *****4 *****7 Jan17 *****.00 *****.50 9985.00 *****.00 *****6 *****1 NIKKEI 225 INDEX FUTURES Mar17 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 ***** *****5 Jun17 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 2 359 MSCI TAIWAN383 words
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208 2016-12-28 9 Most active Dec 27 Prem Expiry Vol Conv Exer Disc Gear-Mths Company Last Sale +or-('000) Ratio Price ing Left Equation Summit Ltd W*****2 0.4 unch ***** 1 1 40 2.50 8 DBS MB eCW*****0 7.6 -0.1 847 0.1 1950 7 OCBC BK MB ECW*****6 6.1 0.6208 words
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377 2016-12-28 9 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Dec 26 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Preliminary 1373.9 0.0 7.5 0.0 7.9 0.0 5.8 EAFE Preliminary 1037.7 -0.1 2.4 -0.1 -0.6 -0.1 -2.5 Europe Preliminary 1463.8 0.0 3.6377 words
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Article154 2016-12-28 9 Dec 27 $S Offer Bid 0vernight 0.05 0.01 1-month 0.75 0.625 2-months 0.875 0.75 3-months 1.0 0.875 Overnight mode: 0.35 US$ Offer Bid 7 days 0.90 0.80 1 month 0.95 0.75 2 months 1.00 0.80 3 months 1.10 0.90 6 months 1.40 1.20 9 months 1.60 1.40 12154 words
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Article67 2016-12-28 9 Dec 27 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year NY*****A 4.000 01-Sep-18 104.48 5-Year N*****0Z 1.250 01-Oct-21 97.35 97.42 97.29 10-Year NX*****F 2.125 01-Jun-26 97.77 97.95 97.75 15-Year NZ*****F 2.875 01-Sep-30 102.45 102.60 102.57 20-Year NZ*****X 2.250 01-Aug-36 93.77 94.05 93.6067 words
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AGRI METALS ENERGY
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Article247 2016-12-28 9 Dec-23 Price Net change change Last Trade Agricultural Dec-23 CBOT Soybeans (US cents/bu) 989.00 -5.50 -0.55% 13/01/2017 CBOT Soybean Oil (US cents/lb) 34.60 -0.19 -0.55% 13/01/2017 CBOT Wheat (US cents/bu) 393.50 -3.50 -0.88% 14/03/2017 Dec-23 LIFFE Cocoa (£/tonne) 1816.00 14.00 0.78% 16/03/2017 LIFFE Coffee (US$/tonne) 2103.00 27.00 1.30%247 words
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757 2016-12-28 10 Planned stake sales of major government companies expected to give further boost to bourse BLOOMBERG Hanoi VIETNAM stocks are pricier than their South-east Asian peers for the first time in two years and they are about to become more expensive. “There is room to grow,”BLOOMBERG - 757 words
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Article, Illustration335 2016-12-28 10 BLOOMBERG Tokyo THE initial excitement surrounding Nintendo Co’s debut mobile game, Super Mario Run, appears to be wearing off. The title, released on Dec 15 for Apple Inc devices, was no longer the highest grossing iOS application in any country forBLOOMBERG; PHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 335 words
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632 2016-12-28 10 REUTERS New York FINANCIAL pundits shouted about record high levels for the stock market in 2016, but for actively managed stock mutual funds there was another record, one they would rather keep quiet: the largest amount of net withdrawals everREUTERS - 632 words
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179 2016-12-28 10 Angela Tan - By Angela Tan angelat@sph.com.sg Singapore FORELAND Fabrictech Holdings said on Tuesday that it is in the process of engaging legal advisers to take further action against its former executive chairman, Tsoi Kin Chit, over possible breaches. The China textile company said179 words
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CORPORATE DIGEST
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Article65 2016-12-28 10 LUM Chang Holdings’ subsidiary has sold a London hotel for £13.78 million (about S$24.5 million). On Dec 23, Lum Chang subsidiary Lum Chang Orion agreed to sell 11.4 million shares in Pembridge Palace Holdco to ITC Investment Technology Group Companies. Pembridge Palace owns the freehold interest in65 words
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Article65 2016-12-28 10 GLOBAL Yellow Pages has received approval to construct 225 houses in Queenstown, New Zealand, the company said on Tuesday. The approval will allow its wholly owned subsidiary The Remarkable Residences (TRR) to build on a plot of freehold land of about 38,400 square metres. It is not65 words
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Article114 2016-12-28 10 GROUND-HANDLER SATS has signed a conditional share sale agreement with Malaysia Airlines to acquire a 10 per cent stake in Evergreen Sky Catering Corporation (ESCC) for RM100 million (about S$32.3 million). SATS already owns 15 per cent in ESCC and the deal will boost its stake in the catering114 words
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Article61 2016-12-28 10 HOSPITAL owner RHT Health Trust has ditched rgam Corporation as its investment adviser and tapped Stellant Capital Advisory Services for the job instead, it said on Tuesday. It said it terminated the agreement with RGAM and inked the deal with Stellant "on substantially the same terms". Stellant61 words
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Article123 2016-12-28 10 CIVIL engineering firm Swee Hong has agreed to sell a freehold property at 190A and 190C Choa Chu Kang Avenue 1 for S$3.1 million to a privately held firm run by one of its employees, Hong Ee Corporation, it said on Tuesday. The directors of Hong Ee as123 words
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Article77 2016-12-28 10 A UNIT of energy firm Rex International Holding has secured an extension of a 400 million Norwegian kroner (S$66.5 million) credit facility, Rex said on Tuesday. Lime Petroleum Norway's credit facility from Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken has been extended for two more years from December 2016, Rex said. It77 words
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Article1637 2016-12-28 11 Transaction date: Dec 27 52-Wk Last Vol Day Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low C’vr P/Ep $mil Last Vol Day Div GrYld Net 162 107 AIMS Property 156.5cd unch 5 156.5 156.5 1.8 56.5 149 124.5 AIMSAMP Cap Reit 127.5 -0.5 397 1291,637 words
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Article335 2016-12-28 11 52-Wk Last Vol Day Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low C’vr P/E Last vol Day LOW Div GrYld Net 0.5 0.1 t Advanced Systems 0.2 unch 20 0.2 0.2 5.3 46.5 29.5 t Advancer Global 35 unch 30 35 35 13.9 60.6 LOW335 words
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Article122 2016-12-28 11 52-Wk Last Vol Day Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Counter Sale +/-(’000) High Low C’vr P/E 120.1 112.1 ABF SG Bond ETF 114.6cd +0.6 71 114.6 114 523.1 Last Sale vol 3268 2355 DBXT China50 US$ US2913 +3 8 2919 2913 8 High Day 1388 995 DBXT122 words
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REAL ESTATE
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Article, Illustration710 2016-12-28 12 Some Wenzhou homeowners told they won’t have to pay fee to extend rights to land under their houses NYTIMES Beijing CHINA has clarified for the first time a closely watched issue of land rights that has caused uncertainty for the millions of ChineseNYTIMES; PHOTO: NYTIMES - 710 words
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694 2016-12-28 12 REUTERS Madrid ACCORDING to a Spanish proverb, it is a bad idea to start building a house from the roof. But that is just what a Spanish firm is doing and business is booming. Faced with a lack of available landREUTERS - 694 words
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BANKING & FINANCE
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Article, Illustration1094 2016-12-28 13 Deutsche and Credit Suisse face billions in settlements that will drag on profitability for years BLOOMBERG Frankfurt RELIEF that Deutsche Bank AG and Credit Suisse Group AG cleared legal hurdles is likely to soon give way to concern over a bigger problem: EuropeanBLOOMBERG; PHOTO: REUTERS - 1,094 words
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621 2016-12-28 13 However, credit rating agencies have a less positive outlook REUTERS New York A NUMBER of global fund managers say they are buying emerging market assets for 2017 after the beating the sector has taken since the US election in November, even thoughREUTERS - 621 words
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Article, Illustration473 2016-12-28 13 BLOOMBERG Rome THE European Central Bank (ECB) sees Italian lender Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA needing about 8.8 billion euros (S$ 13.3 billion) of capital to bolster its balance sheet after liquidity deteriorated this month. The calculation is basedBLOOMBERG; PHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 473 words
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232 2016-12-28 13 REUTERS Ankara THREE foreign banks, including one from the United States, are considering entering the Turkish market, possibly as soon as next year, the head of the country’s banking watchdog was quoted as saying. Bank of China began operations this yearREUTERS - 232 words
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ENERGY & COMMODITIES
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942 2016-12-28 14 As producer countries aim to cut production to bring oil prices up to US$58, shale firms may upend Opec’s plans BLOOMBERG London AFTER pulling off the biggest oil-mar-ket deal in a decade, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) facesBLOOMBERG - 942 words
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Article, Illustration892 2016-12-28 14 Its Yamanashi project uses flywheels, solar panels and hydrogen for clean fuel BLOOMBERG Tokyo A PATCH of land in the shadow of Mount Fuji is becoming a testing ground for energy storage, with some of Japan’s leading companies trying toBLOOMBERG; PHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 892 words
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663 2016-12-28 14 REUTERS Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA’S Federal Land Development Authority (Felda) came under mounting criticism on Tuesday for its plan to purchase a stake in Indonesian palm oil firm PT Eagle High Plantations Tbk in what critics have called an overpricedREUTERS - 663 words
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451 2016-12-28 14 BLOOMBERG Seoul THE rally in steel that helped propel Posco shares 55 per cent higher this year may continue for another six months, according to a money manager who bought the stock when it was near a 12-year low.BLOOMBERG - 451 words
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TECHNOLOGY
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Article, Illustration862 2016-12-28 15 Finland’s cheap subscription plans are proving a bane as parents mimic teenage kids in consuming online content AFP Helsinki ON the crowded morning metro in Helsinki, silence prevails. Everyone is hunched over their smartphone screens, reading the news,AFP; PHOTO: AFP - 862 words
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457 2016-12-28 15 BLOOMBERG Beijing CHINA will use all means necessary to protect its information security, including the use of its military, striking a hard line in the country’s first strategic report on cybersecurity. Zhao Zeliang, director general of the bureau of cybersecurity forBLOOMBERG - 457 words
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Article, Illustration1180 2016-12-28 15 WP Washington WHEN the Islamic State was seeking volunteers for a holiday killing spree in Europe, it sent word over its favourite social-media channel: the messaging service known as Telegram. “Christmas, Hanukkah, and New Years Day is very soon,” began a Dec 6WP; PHOTO: AFP - 1,180 words
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379 2016-12-28 15 AFP Bangkok THAI authorities have detained at least nine people on suspicion of hacking, a senior junta official said Monday, following days of disruption to government websites sparked by the passing of a controversial cyber censorship law. Earlier this month, Thailand’sAFP - 379 words
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CONSUMER
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1162 2016-12-28 16 Advertisers grapple with balancing greater reach afforded by online automated advertising with the dangers of bankrolling fake news portals and other toxic sites NYTIMES New York ADVERTISING on the Internet has never been easier. Data and automation increasingly allow companies large andNYTIMES - 1,162 words
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Article, Illustration782 2016-12-28 16 NYTIMES Peekskill, New York JAZZ pianist Elan Mehler hovered over a vinyl-cutting lathe at Masterdisk studios as a mastering engineer laid a blank disc onto the plate and paused for a moment, listening for hints of interference as the bladeNYTIMES; PHOTO: NYTIMES - 782 words
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442 2016-12-28 16 AFP New York NO, Britney Spears is not dead. Yet her fans’ hearts may have skipped a beat on Monday when tweets purportedly from Sony Music Entertainment said “RIP @britneyspears #RIPBritney 1981-2016” and “Britney spears is dead by accident!AFP - 442 words
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Article, Illustration807 2016-12-28 16 AFP Gannan, China GIANT piles of black manure towering over cornfields, while rancid-smelling effluent from thousands of cows spills onto the land this is the price of a glass of milk in China today. Large-scale dairy farms have boomed in theAFP; PHOTO: AFP - 807 words
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TRANSPORT
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785 2016-12-28 17 DAVID HUGHES - At the end of the day, it is the tireless, sometimes thankless, work of dedicated seafarers that makes a difference STRAIT TALK BY DAVID HUGHES IT HAS been an eventful and often difficult year for the shipping industry. For example, the Hanjin Shipping785 words
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562 2016-12-28 17 AFP Sochi, Russia THE main black box of the Syriabound Russian military plane that crashed into the Black Sea with 92 people on board has been found in a massive ongoing search operation, authorities said on Tuesday. “The main black boxAFP - 562 words
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681 2016-12-28 17 AFP Montevideo A CHEAP flight from Paris to Madrid will set you back about US$ 100. But it costs six times that to cover the same distance in Latin America, where lowcost airlines are just taking off. Latin America has longAFP - 681 words
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Article, Illustration1138 2016-12-28 17 NYTIMES New York THE presents have been unwrapped. The batteries have been charged. Chances are, a few of those new gizmos may be designed to make air travel less stressful and more productive. Even so, when it is time toNYTIMES; PHOTO: NYTIMES - 1,138 words
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GOVERNMENT & ECONOMY
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Article, Illustration819 2016-12-28 18 Demonetisation decision has sucked momentum from the movement to roll out GST from April 1 OUTLOOK 2017 BLOOMBERG Mumbai INDIA started 2016 as the world’s fast-est-growing major economy, but at its end theBLOOMBERG; PHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 819 words
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Article, Illustration970 2016-12-28 18 Jeff Hutton - By Jeff Hutton btworld@sph.com.sg Jakarta DURING his distinguished military career, he served in some of Indonesia’s long simmering wars including in East Timor. He was a special-forces commander and so far served four presidents, including as four-star general,PHOTO: ST FILE - 970 words
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Article, Illustration389 2016-12-28 18 REUTERS Beijing CHINA’S space programme must help protect the country’s national security, but China is dedicated to the peaceful use of space and opposes a space arms race, the government said in a policy paper issued on Tuesday. President Xi JinpingREUTERS; PHOTO: ST FILE - 389 words
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256 2016-12-28 18 REUTERS Beijing CHINA appointed Yin Yong, a Har-vard-educated official, on Tuesday as a vice-governor of the People’s Bank of China, replacing Guo Qingping. The State Council announced the promotion of Mr Yin, who has been an assistant governor at the centralREUTERS - 256 words
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Article, Illustration1655 2016-12-28 19 There’s a deeper discontent with the way people are governed, and immigrants are part of the problem BLOOMBERG Washington THE year belonged to people like Bill Heinzelman, a retiree from Wisconsin, and Lucien Durand, a farmer in south-eastern France. TheyBLOOMBERG; PHOTO: AFP - 1,655 words
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Article, Illustration595 2016-12-28 19 REUTERS Beijing CHINA’S industrial sector showed the strongest profit growth in three months in November, suggesting the world’s second-largest economy was improving, although policymakers noted gains were too dependent on rebounding prices for oil products, ironREUTERS; PHOTO: AFP - 595 words
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391 2016-12-28 19 AFP Seoul NORTH Korean leader Kim Jong-Un is planning a “prime-time” nuclear weapons push in 2017 to take advantage of leadership transitions in South Korea and the United States, a high-ranking defector said on Tuesday. In his first press conference sinceAFP - 391 words
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OPINION
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590 2016-12-28 20 EDITORIAL AUSTRALIA’S ruling coalition breathed a collective sigh of relief when credit rating agencies decided not to downgrade the nation’s AAA rating after its Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook report was released a week ago. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s government remains hugely590 words
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Article, Illustration1421 2016-12-28 20 Leon Hadar - Resolved: Trump is serious about trade and that’s troubling His appointment of a leading trade hawk and China basher to a top position portends conflict By Leon Hadar Washington DURING a time of growing geostrategic instability and geoeconomic uncertainty, one of the flourishing industries in Washington these days is thatPHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 1,421 words
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Article, Illustration806 2016-12-28 20 Frank Ching - THE BOTTOM LINE By Frank Ching T The writer is a Hong Kong-based journalist and commentator. Follow him on Twitter: @FrankChing1 AS 2016 draws to a close, China’s economic, political and military posture is higher than ever. It has challenged the United States in the South806 words
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1041 2016-12-28 21 Andrew Hammond - COMMENTARY By Andrew Hammond T The writer is an Associate at LSE IDEAS (the Centre for International Affairs, Diplomacy and Strategy) at the London School of Economics CALLS are growing across Europe for the tightening of border controls in1,041 words
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497 2016-12-28 21 Steve Hanke - COMMENTARY By Steve Hanke T The writer is professor of applied economics at Johns Hopkins University and a member of the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum OMFIF Baltimore VENEZUELA is embroiled in history’s 57th hyperinflation crisis on top of the existing problems ofOMFIF - 497 words
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Article, Illustration1092 2016-12-28 21 YU SHI MING, JUSTIN GOH - An effective URA incentive scheme entails a delicate balance between the objectives of the state and the market, where profit matters. BY YU SHI MING AND JUSTIN GOH BY YU SHI MING, JUSTIN GOH T Yu Shi Ming is an associate professor,1,092 words
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LIFE & CULTURE
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Article, Illustration1107 2016-12-28 23 This comes even as pay and subsidy cuts for govt staff push power, gas, water bills higher NYTIMES Tangier, Morocco BEHIND a tall perimeter wall, studded with surveillance cameras and guarded by Moroccan soldiers, a sprawling new palace for King Salman binNYTIMES; PHOTO: NYTIMES - 1,107 words
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708 2016-12-28 23 NYTIMES New York INTERNATIONAL sports competitions are celebrated for pitting the world’s best players against one another. In international cricket, this ideal is increasingly compromised. In February, the Australian national cricket team will play two matches in 24 hours on different continents:NYTIMES - 708 words
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Article, Illustration491 2016-12-28 23 WP Washington ALL year, it has been a real-time environmental catastrophe. The Great Barrier Reef, an unparalleled ecological treasure that supports all sorts of sea life and a range of human needs, not to mention a huge tourist economy, has seen the largestWP; PHOTO: REUTERS - 491 words
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Page 23 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous332 2016-12-28 23 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across 1 Air transport that’s used by a 0lumberjack (7) 5 One’s restricted by a lack in flavour (7) 9 Has to set out professions of loyalty (5) 10 Phoney gains fare for ocean travel (9) 11 Airman and crew involved in conflict (7,3) 12 Liveliness I found332 words
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EXECUTIVE MONEY
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Article, Illustration1167 2016-12-28 24 Trump’s proposed tax reform of 10% from 35% for companies bringing back profits to the US is getting merger bankers excited NYTIMES New York US PRESIDENT-ELECT Donald Trump has said he would like to create a “tax holiday” so that American companies can bringNYTIMES; debt. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 1,167 words
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Article389 2016-12-28 24 Stanford endowment fund looks for candidates to join team of 16 investment pros BLOOMBERG Boston WANT to work for Stanford University’s endowment? Leave your ego at the door. Stanford Management Co, the non-profit organisation overseeing the university’s US$22.4 billion endowment, is looking for an unspecifiedBLOOMBERG - 389 words
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Article, Illustration614 2016-12-28 24 REUTERS Tokyo TOKYO Electric Power (Tepco) is gauging demand for its first bond offering since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear calamity, with some market participants expecting a sale as early as February, people familiar with the plans said. Once-sceptical investors are now moreREUTERS; PHOTO: REUTERS - 614 words
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Article, Illustration454 2016-12-28 24 BLOOMBERG Beijing THE onshore yuan’s surging trading volume is another piece of evidence that capital is fleeing China at a faster pace. The daily average value of transactions in Shanghai climbed to US$34 billion in December as of Monday, the highestBLOOMBERG; PHOTO: AFP - 454 words
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