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Fuck-up Business Times lead article error - fuck up journalism, worse than Primary 6

GeylangCheongster

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Wonder what clowns in charge of Business Times

Simple facts also got wrong, quote wrong project for lead article

Of course, Sim Lian still makes lots of money but when they make this kind of mistake, it casts doubt on other allegations that might be true


http://www.businesstimes.com.sg/sub/news/story/0,4574,445854,00.html?

Published July 2, 2011

MND highlights errors in BT report


THE Ministry of National Development (MND) has written to The Business Times, highlighting errors contained in a recent report. The following is the text of its letter:


THE lead article by The Business Times 'Profit margins for DBSS developers 'look high' ' (June 30) on the developer's alleged 76 per cent profit margin was highly irresponsible as it contained serious errors.

2. For example, it quoted a land price of $82,222,000 and a maximum GFA of 721,188 square feet for the DBSS project, Centrale 8. Both figures were wrong. The correct figures are respectively $178,128,000 and 682,385 square feet. This was a huge difference of almost $100 million, resulting in a gross overestimation of the developer's profit and gross profit margin. Based on these figures alone, the profit margin would have been 26 per cent, instead of 76 per cent.

3.But even the reduced estimate was wrong as the article had failed to take into account key cost components such as financing, marketing and administrative costs. These are significant costs and, when included, would have further lowered the profit margin for all the DBSS projects listed in the article.

4.We are disappointed that The Business Times had not thought it fit to verify the facts. The general public rely on and expect responsible and accurate reporting from the mainstream media. It is unacceptable that BT had not exercised due diligence and professional journalism, which resulted in an erroneous and highly misleading report. These errors could have been easily prevented if BT had been responsible in checking the facts, most of which were published materials.

Han Kok Juan
Director (Housing)
Ministry of National Development



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Apology
AS pointed out by the Ministry of National Development, The Business Times cited an erroneous land price figure for Centrale 8 in its report 'Profit margins for DBSS developers 'look high' (BT, June 30). This inflated the gross returns for Sim Lian Group on the project to 75.8 per cent, whereas the actual gross returns according to our estimations should have been 26.5 per cent. The error arose because we inadvertently used the land price for another Sim Lian project called The Premier, which is also in Tampines, instead of the land price for Centrale 8.

We are sorry for the error.
 

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Re: Fuck-up Business Times lead article error - fuck up journalism, worse than Primar

Alamak! Business Times trying to fuck Mr Cow who is now in charge of housing?
 
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