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Title Section15 2005-06-17 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES Friday, June 17,2005 SINGAPORE 85 cents online at http://business-times.asial.com.sg MICA (P) 089/03/200515 words
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Article, Illustration553 2005-06-17 1 RONNIE LIM - By RONNIE LIM [SINGAPORE] Petrol station operators have declared full-scale war with pump prices slashed by over a quarter overnight. Motorists are now enjoying a whopping 26 per cent off, as the discount battle between the petrol chains turns ugly. Indeed, theARTHUR LEE - 553 words
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Article, Illustration837 2005-06-17 1 JOYCE KOH - BT exclusive New waste recycler outfit growing strongly, aims to venture into mobile phone after-market services By JOYCE KOH [SINGAPORE] The management team that walked away from troubled electronic waste recycler Citiraya Industries en masse last year has re-emerged as a formidableCHRIS LOH - 837 words
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Article139 2005-06-17 1 Dsn 2,202.74 (+0.83) ST INDEX FUTURES 2,201.00 (-1.00) siMsa 261 M (-0.07) SIMSa FUTURES 262.60 (+0.30) MARKETS Thursday Change IPSE COMP 896.04 -2.26 NIKKEI 225 11.***** +0.50 HANG SENG 13.833.53 -80.77 SET INDEX 687.16 -031 JAKARTA COMP 1.125.759 +6.180 MANILA COMP 1.999.60 +7.16 SEOUL COMP 1,003.14 +1.20 SHENZHEN139 words
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Advertisement13 2005-06-17 1 INDIA FORAY DBS gains foothold in India's consumer finance market PG4 8 II13 words
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TOP STORIES
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340 2005-06-17 2 But some regions reported rising costs for fuel, building materials Reuters [WASHINGTON] US business activity continued to expand from mid-April through May, and overall price pressures were moderate, although some regions reported rising costs for fuel and building materials, the Federal ReserveReuters - 340 words
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446 2005-06-17 2 ALEXANDRA HO - By ALEXANDRA HO [SINGAPORE] The next stage in the bidding process for Singapore's two integrated resorts with casinos has been put back by up to three months, it was announced .t/V The Singapore toupism Board (STB) quest for Proposals (RFP) the final invitation446 words
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Article604 2005-06-17 2 DBS gains foothold in India's consumer finance market SINGAPORE'S biggest bank, DBS Group, is stepping up its presence in India's consumer market. It's buying a 37.5 per cent stake in Cholamandalam Investment Finance, a part of India's Murugappa Group, for up to $87 million. Cholamandalam has 120 locations604 words
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667 2005-06-17 2 Sime's withdrawal from venture shows issues need to be resolved, lest investors get the wrong signals, says RONNIE LIM Malaysian conglomerate Sime Darby's withdrawal from a Singapore power plant venture must surely set alarm bells ringing. Something must be done and quickly to667 words
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Advertisement29 2005-06-17 2 TELECOM TITAN MB Sunil Bharti Mittal had an unshakeable belief in the future of telecommunications) and brought that future to India. In Raffles Conversation tomorrow H IF/ ■fly WSk29 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article, Illustration362 2005-06-17 4 ALEXANDRA HO - It teams up with Murugappa group to provide retail financing services By ALEXANDRA HO SINGAPORE'S biggest bank, DBS, is increasing its presence in India's consumer market by buying a stake in Cholamandalam Investment Finance, a part of India's Murugappa Group, for up362 words
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541 2005-06-17 4 ALEXANDRA HO - HOCK LOCK SIEW By ALEXANDRA HO THE luxury watch industry here has long been a cosy club. It's dominated by three major players: Cortina Holdings, run by the Lim family; The Hour Glass, the vehicle of the Tays; and Sincere Watch, held by another541 words
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291 2005-06-17 5 INVESTORS snapped up Fortune Reit's private placement new units on Wednesday—with a subscription rate of about four times prompting it to close the order book within the same day of the offer. And the 12 million units under its ATM offer launched291 words
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545 2005-06-17 5 KALPANA RASHIWALA - REITS Offer priced at $1.50 per unit; analysts fear fall in market price Reports by KALPANA RASHIWALA TEMASEK Holdings is selling a 29.5 per cent stake in Capita Commercial Trust. The move nearly doubles the property trust's free float to about 60545 words
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Article, Illustration373 2005-06-17 5 ASCENDAS, the group behind Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust or A-Reit, has launched a private property fund holding IT parks in India. The fund will have an initial portfolio of $350 million with an eventual $800 million target over its seven-year373 words
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416 2005-06-17 6 RAJU CHELLAM - It was named service provider of the year in Asia-Pacific By RAJU CHELLAM SINGAPORE Telecommunications was the republic's sole winner at the Frost Sullivan (F&S) Asia-Pacific Technology Awards that also saw 22 other companies being recognised in a range of technology categories. The416 words
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232 2005-06-17 6 ARTHUR SIM - By ARTHUR SIM PROPERTY developer and construction company Low Keng Huat (LKH) has divested its interests in three hotel properties in New Zealand. The deal involves LKH's wholly owned subsidiaries, Burnet Investments and LKH International, selling their entire stakes in four232 words
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366 2005-06-17 6 CHLOE CHOY, QUAK REN FANG - IPO WATCH By CHLOE CHOY, QUAK REN FANG BAN Leong Technologies which yesterday launched its initial public offering of shares at 22 cents each said that further regional expansion and possible joint ventures are just some of the plans that the company366 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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62 2005-06-17 6 AS part of internal corporate restructuring, ARA Trust Management (Suntec), manager of Suntec Reit, has appointed chief operating officer Yeo See Kiat acting CEO. Mr Yeo takes over from Quek Kar Tung, who re-assumes his role as the ARA Group's director of business development.62 words
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46 2005-06-17 6 THAILAND'S True Corporation has awarded a US$5 million contract to mainboard-listed Datacraft. The contract covers the design and implementation of a nationwide Internet Protocol (IP) MuKi Protocol Isabel Switching (MPLS) network forTrue's portfolio of broadband, wireless, cellular and wireline telephone services.46 words
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Article38 2005-06-17 6 INTKRRA Resources has appointed Steven Lwi Tong Boon as its new chief financial officer. Mr Li. who joined the company in August 2003 as group financial controller, will also sit on Interra's board.38 words
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Article5005 2005-06-17 6 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS Citi Global Healthcare Fund 0.97/ Citi Gib Fin Srvcs Fund '05/ ABH Amro Asset Mgt (S'por.) ««S^P^ZZZZZZII,™ Star Europe Eqty! 0.79V S B Sel Gib Bus Ldrs Ptfl 03(USD) 1.1766/ Star Europe Bond 217 C(t)bood S pore Class Y 0.977/ Star Eif ope Bal 1.097 s B5,005 words
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522 2005-06-17 7 Co-CEO says all instruments have been unwound and no more surprises are in store Reuters TOTAL Access Communication pel (TAC), Thailand's second-largest mobile operator, said on Wednesday its net profit growth would slow in 2005, after being hit by losses from derivative contracts. TACReuters - 522 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration549 2005-06-17 8 R SIVANITHY - STOCKS DBS and OCBC plunge sharply while CityDev, SingLand and KepLand rise in response to CLSA report R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent BANKS took a hit yesterday while property stocks perked up, both apparently in response to a CLSA Asia-Pacific Markets report which expressedSource: Bloomberg - 549 words
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TRADES TO WATCH
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397 2005-06-17 8 AFTER a series of transactions, Arisaig Asean Fund Limited and Arisaig Partners (BVI) Limited have ceased to be substantial shareholders in First Engineering Limited. The firm makes ultra precision moulds and plastic components. Arisaig Asean and Arisaig Partners pared down their397 words
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95 2005-06-17 8 EDDIE TOH, ALEXANDRA HO - Compiled by EDDIE TOH, ALEXANDRA HO FLEUR Enterprises has seen its deemed interest in Interra Resources fall to 8.52 per cent from 13.71 per cent. The change followed the transfer of a block of 10 million shares in Interra to Macquarie Bank95 words
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Article, Illustration437 2005-06-17 8 OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES Jun 16 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS 459.00 -66.00 BTCAPI -*****.00 -1.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 +46.00 All-SG Equities 562.69 +1.02 SG Equities Elect 139.77 unch SG Equities Fin 1568.14 -14.34 SG Equities Prop 552.90 +5.52 SIMSCI 261.88 -0.07 SiMSCI Futures 262.60 +0.30 MOST ACTIVE STOCKS VOLUME Man437 words
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Article, Illustration857 2005-06-17 8 JOYCE KOH - Compiled by JOYCE KOH SembCorp Industries June 16 close: $2.57 JP MORGAN, June 15 WE are raising our June 06 price target for SembCorp Industries (SCI) from $2.46 to $2.96 to reflect our target price upgrade for SembCorp Marine from $2.54 to $2.84. Our new target price alsoSource: Bloomberg - 857 words
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Article, Illustration525 2005-06-17 8 LARRY WEE - CURRENCIES LARRY WEE Senior Correspondent SOFTER than expected US data overnight saved the euro from a third consecutive attempt to push it below the key US$l.2O marker, but it was really the commodity-related currencies which put on the best show yesterday. We are alreadySource: Reuters - 525 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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368 2005-06-17 9 LIZA LIN - Coverage also rises with little change to current premiums: MOH By LIZA LIN PRIVATE insurance companies are prepared to incorporate the changes made to MediShield in their policies, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said yesterday. In a statement, MOH said four insurers368 words
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Article, Illustration495 2005-06-17 9 RAJU CHELLAM - By RAJU CHELLAM COMPUTER giant HewlettPackard Company has set up a high-end research facility in Singapore to work on low-cost technologies that will be used to design and manufacture computer servers for sale worldwide. HP said it will invest US$l2 million overFILE PHOTO - 495 words
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527 2005-06-17 9 CHUANG PECK MING - Economists expect NODX to rise 3.9% from the month before By CHUANG PECK MING AFTER a strong start in the second quarter, Singapore's export growth last month may have lost some of the early momentum. Economists polled yesterday said they expected527 words
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247 2005-06-17 9 COME year-end, vehicle owners will have to fork out between half a cent and six cents more per litre of diesel, as the National Environment Agency (NEA) has decided to make adoption of ultra-low sulphur diesel compulsory from Dec 1. NEA director-general247 words
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SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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79 2005-06-17 9 BBC Prime the BBC's international entertainment channel will be made available to viewers in Singapore through Starhub Digital Cable by the third quarter of this year. BBC Prime offers quality entertainment, with a wide range of programmes that cut across all genres. Some79 words
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90 2005-06-17 9 THIS year a record number of entries over 150 local brands will vie for the Singapore Promising Brand Award (SPBA) 2005 jointly organised by the Association ofSMEsand Uanhe Zaobao. The competition, in its fourth year, is expected to heat up as 20 of these90 words
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Article54 2005-06-17 9 THE Public Utilities Board will call for tenders today to upgrade Choa Chu Kang Waterworks, which supplies potable water to the western part of the island. The project involves the modifying of the water treatment process and the replacing of ageing equipment. Bidders can bid through54 words
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495 2005-06-17 9 SHOP tenants in seven run-down areas will soon have to decide whether to quit or stay put. Many will decide to go, in which case they will be given $60,000. Under the new Restructuring Programme for Shops, tenants in blocks along Sunset495 words
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458 2005-06-17 9 ANNA TEO - By ANNA TEO MORE instances of delays in refunds, late payments, overpayments and other lapses to the tune of over $80 million have been unearthed in ministries and statutory boards, according to the latest report of a parliamentary watchdog committee. The Public Accounts458 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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671 2005-06-17 10 Revamp of risk management systems in effort to meet global standards Reuters [BEIJING] China's banks are revving up for a spending spree tipped to top US$l billion as they overhaul communist-era risk management systems in a bid to convince global investors they areReuters - 671 words
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Article, Illustration409 2005-06-17 10 Problem lies in refining, says Libyan minister Reuters [VIENNA] Opec ministers yesterday said a capacity crunch on crude supplies and refinery bottlenecks meant its latest deal on higher output limits was unlikely to cut oil prices. Speaking after a meeting of theReuters; REUTERS - 409 words
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Article477 2005-06-17 10 LATEST US DATA Reuters Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] US housing starts rose in May. but fell shy of expectations, while a separate report yesterday showed the number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits edged higher. May housing starts increased 0.2 per cent toReuters; Bloomberg - 477 words
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Article, Illustration749 2005-06-17 10 Reuters [BRUSSELS] Political pressure on the European Central Bank to cut interest rates grew on Wednesday when finance ministers demanded a bigger say in policy decisions as the euro zone economy struggles. But ECB President JeanClaude Trichet defended the centralReuters; BLOOMBERG - 749 words
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417 2005-06-17 10 Reuters [BEIJING] China's fixed-asset investment for May grew 28.2 per cent from a year earlier, a higher-than-expected figure that may call into question efforts to rein in spending on property development, roads and factories. The median forecast of five economists polled byReuters - 417 words
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MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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460 2005-06-17 11 But it may shelve sale of M'sian expressway unit if price is not right Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian plantation and property group Kumpulan Guthrie Bhd said it was close to listing an Indonesian unit to cut debt but might drop the planned saleReuters - 460 words
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264 2005-06-17 11 AFP [JAKARTA] Health authorities yesterday reported Indonesia's first human case of bird flu, saying a farm worker had tested positive for the disease that has killed 54 people in Southeast Asia. Tests in Hong Kong found the worker, from SouthAFP - 264 words
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NOTE BOOK
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79 2005-06-17 11 Reuters [MUMBAI] The president of Intel India, the local subsidiary of the world's largest computer chip maker, said yesterday that no decision had yet been made on building a plant in India. "We're still in the evaluation process," Ketan Sampat saidReuters - 79 words
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87 2005-06-17 11 AFP -r [JAKARTA] ConocoPhillips, the third largest US oil producer, is considering giving up its concession on a gas field in restive Aceh province due to security concerns, a report said yesterday. The Bisnis Indonesia newspaper quoted unnamed company sources as saying theAFP - 87 words
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81 2005-06-17 11 AP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia urged the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) yesterday to set up an Islamic bond to fund infrastructure development in poor Muslim nations and foster greater economic integration, a report said. Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, who chairs theAP - 81 words
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84 2005-06-17 11 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Brunei has offered a slice of its gas reserves and made a key pricing concession to pave the way for a methanol project worth almost US$3OO million, sources said. Brunei's government has earmarked 0.5 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of gasReuters - 84 words
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44 2005-06-17 11 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Billionaire Stanley Ho's Melco International Development Ltd may spend as much as HK$2lO million (5545.2 million) to add seven slot-machine outlets in Macau by end-2006, aiming to attract budget gamblers from China. BloombergBloomberg - 44 words
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Article, Illustration374 2005-06-17 11 Bloomberg [JAKARTA] PT Bank Negara Indonesia, aiming to boost consumer lending, may buy a smaller rival and become the nation's sec-ond-largest bank, chief executive Sigit Pramono said. Bank Negara, Indonesia's third-biggest bank, has proposed a takeover of PT Bank Tabungan NegaraBloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 374 words
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495 2005-06-17 11 [KUALA LUMPUR] Former Ban Hin Lee Bank Bhd chairman and CEO Goh Eng Toon and his family are believed to be Salcon Bhd's new major shareholders, says a report in The Star. citing sources. Mr Goh is thought to own 33.3495 words
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GREATER CHINA
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Article, Illustration981 2005-06-17 12 CHINA STOCKS Shares attract applications worth HK$115.7b-5th most popular IPO Reuters. AP [HONG KONG] Bank of Communications Co Ltd (BoCom) attracted orders for about 155 times its initial public offering (IPO) shares on offer to retail buyers, making it one of the most popularReuters.; AP - 981 words
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Article417 2005-06-17 12 Reuters. AFP [SHANGHAI] China's central bank issued rules yesterday on the listing and information disclosure of a much-awaited loan securitisation programme, a scheme that would enable creaky state lenders to clean up their balance sheets. The rules supplement earlier regulations, which Beijing unveiled after authorising inReuters.; AFP - 417 words
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Article221 2005-06-17 12 AP [SHANGHAI] China's central securities clearing house, the Securities Depository Clearing Corp, is facing a possible financial crisis due to the huge debts owed to it by ailing brokerages, a report said yesterday. The state-owned clearing house has recorded losses totaling more than 100 billionAP - 221 words
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Article2301 2005-06-17 12 VOl General Corp ....0.42 -0.01 149 Mil W- C000) Genting 18.S0 -0.10 678 George Kent.. .0.70 -0.01 37 AAMRealty 1.55 unch 9 GHLSysterre .0.25 -0.01 678 Abric -037 -0.01 271 Globetronks Tech 0.45 0.02 1287 ACPIndustries .0.75 -0.03 88 Glomac Bhd 1.48 0.03 458 Advance Synergy2,301 words
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209 2005-06-17 12 Reuters [BEIJING] China's top banking regulator has urged supervision departments within major state-run banks to step up checks on their operations in the second half of the year to help cap a rising trend of financial crime. China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) headReuters - 209 words
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INDIA
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399 2005-06-17 13 [MUMBAI] The Hindujas appear to be closing in on the beleaguered carmaker Fiat India, the Times of India reported. The group is said to be in advanced stages of negotiations with the Italian parent. "Talks are on between the Hindujas and Fiat to buy399 words
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Article, Illustration527 2005-06-17 13 Poor rainfall will dampen rural spending, earnings and capital inflows [NEW DELHI] To the outside world, India's economic growth model might seem dependent largely on world-class software and all-night call centres. But every June, it is reminded of the continuing importance of agriculture toAP - 527 words
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210 2005-06-17 13 Reuters [MUMBAI] Indian mutual funds must shed their reliance on corporate clients and focus on retail investors to expand as a rapidly growing economy boosts household incomes across the country, industry experts said on Wednesday. Retail investment makes up only 35 perReuters - 210 words
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701 2005-06-17 13 Reuters [NEW DELHI] India aims to promote its remote and unspoilt Andaman islands as an exclusive high-end ecotourism destination, partly in a bid to rebuild the islands' economy after last year's tsunami. The Andaman islands, covered in rainforest and palm treesReuters - 701 words
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119 2005-06-17 13 Reuters [MUMBAI] The Indian Cabinet yesterday cleared a proposal to allow foreign funds to buy shares in Indian news publications, but maintained a ceiling for foreign firms and foreign funds at 26 per cent, the information minister said. India lifted a half-century-old ban inReuters - 119 words
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ASIA-PACIFIC/WORLD
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474 2005-06-17 14 Disclosures are so complex that many investors ignorant of balance sheet Reuters. Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] Financial reporting by corporations needs to focus more on communicating with investors and less on "just compliance with the rules," the US Securities and Exchange Commission said on Wednesday.Reuters.; Bloomberg - 474 words
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329 2005-06-17 14 ANTHONY ROWLEY - By ANTHONY ROWLEY in Tokyo A NEW anti-bacterial coating that can help fight the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars) has been discovered by Kobe Steel (Kobelco), one of Japan's leading steelmakers and producers of metal products. It claiiped yesterday that it had discovered the329 words
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379 2005-06-17 14 AP [ROCHESTER, New York] Ending a century-old tradition, Eastman Kodak Co will soon stop making black-and-white photographic paper, a niche product for fine-art photographers and hobbyists that is rapidly being supplanted by digital-imaging systems. Kodak said on Wednesday it will discontinue productionAP - 379 words
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Article, Illustration679 2005-06-17 14 Reuters [LONDON] Rupert Murdoch, the media mogul blamed for sweeping British newspapers off Fleet Street, returned to the London thoroughfare on Wednesday to read the last rites at a ceremony tinged with nostalgia and irony. The afternoon event at the journalists'Reuters; AFP - 679 words
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311 2005-06-17 14 Few workers in low-wage nations have required skills [LONDON] Growth in outsourcing of service jobs from rich countries is likely to be constrained because only one in seven workers in low-wage nations has the skills needed to work for multinationals, reported the Financial Times,311 words
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262 2005-06-17 14 [TOKYO] Japanese companies last year raised more money than they spent on repaying debt for the first time in nine years a sign that corporate confidence in the country is rising, according to a report in the Financial Times. Excluding financial institutions, companies raised262 words
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Article, Illustration233 2005-06-17 14 AP [TOKYO] Railroad and hotel magnate Yoshiaki Tsutsumi pleaded guilty to charges of insider trading and falsifying financial records at the opening of his trial at the Tokyo District Court yesterday, Kyodo reported. Tsutsumi, 71, was once listed by Forbes as the world'sAP - 233 words
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636 2005-06-17 15 Justice Dept says online gambling runs foul of three American laws [LONDON] London's biggest stockmarket flotation for years has been overshadowed by advice from Washington that the four dotcom millionaires behind the venture risk arrest and prosecution in the United States, says a636 words
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Article, Illustration173 2005-06-17 15 AFP [TOKYO] As mobile phones turn ever more into fashion accessories, a Japanese company is offering "costumes" to let users dress up their gadgets as everything from a little bull to a slice of cheese. Vodafone KK, the Japanese arm of British mobile phone giantAFP - 173 words
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227 2005-06-17 15 Reuters [NEW YORK] Pfizer Inc. the world's biggest drugmaker, yesterday agreed to buy Vicuron Pharmaceuticals Inc for US$l.9 billion in cash, in a move to broaden its lineup of anti-infective products. Under the agreement, New York-based Pfizer will pay U5529.10 in cashReuters - 227 words
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376 2005-06-17 15 Contracts include rights to Mr Felt's post-FBI memoirs NYT [NEW YORK] Universal Pictures and Public Affairs have agreed to pay close to US$l million to buy the film and book rights to the life story of W Mark Felt, people involved inNYT - 376 words
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656 2005-06-17 15 Bloomberg [ATLANTA] AT&T Corp, the No 1 US long-distance phone company, plans to install WiMAX equipment in Atlanta to conduct the largest-ever test of a technology that blankets whole cities with Web access. The company, which is being bought by SBC CommunicationsBloomberg - 656 words
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Advertisement108 2005-06-17 15 t" wm AM great companies were once startups. I.Ars vou a startuo that "-''dB vW' ■■■JPBPP«•' Nominations for the IfcMßßlli 2005 eso.startup awards 2005 are now open Recognising Singapore's New Enterprises To be eligible, a company must: be a privately-held enterprise be under 5 years old (from date of incorporation)108 words
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Article, Illustration765 2005-06-17 16 PARIS AIR SHOW IndiGo order for 100 A320s brings to US$13b Indian deals at Paris show Bloomberg. Reuters [LE BOURGET, France] Airbus, the world's largest aircraft maker, won an order for 100 single-aisle A 320 planes valued at US$6 billion fromBloomberg.; Reuters; REUTERS - 765 words
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Article1997 2005-06-17 16 CITY FLIGHT ETA HJCHT UP SK973 1900 Darwin AF8087 1850 Adelaide AF8087 1850 LH9770 2300 BA Z|S1 |£9 BA7381 1850 SQ229 2300 QF81 1850 Davao Ml588 1835 MI588 0640 Ahmedahld SQ443 0830 Delhi S2081 0630 S2082 0900 Amsterdam SQ323 0620 AF8384 2255 5 .9£°? 92i| jfSfl1,997 words
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297 2005-06-17 16 AP, Bloomberg [LE BOURGET] Airbus should not be barred from bidding for US military contracts despite the transatlantic fight over plane subsidies, Boeing Co chairman Lew Piatt said on Wednesday. Asked whether Airbus subsidies were a reason to exclude the companyAP,; Bloomberg - 297 words
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399 2005-06-17 16 AFP [BEIJING] China's aerospace sector is considering building its own large aircraft with a capacity of between 150 and 200 passengers to serve its rapidly growing market, state media said. China has the capability of building an indigenous 'trunk-liner' ofAFP - 399 words
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333 2005-06-17 16 Bloomberg [BERLIN] German cartel regulators searched the offices of TUl's Hapagfly, Thomas Cook's Condor and two other charter air carriers, charging that the businesses jointly cancelled contracts with travel agencies. The companies' employees cooperated with the searches, the Federal Cartel OfficeBloomberg - 333 words
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SHIPPING
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Article, Illustration657 2005-06-17 17 VEN SREENIVASAN - It's seen preparing to reposition itself into a car carrier fleet By VEN SREENIVASAN THH "shrewd sale" of two more of its multi-purpose bulk carriers for some $49 million boosts Singapore Shipping Corp Ltd's (SSCL) cash hoard further as it seeks to reposition itself657 words
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405 2005-06-17 17 AFP. AP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian police have arrested two crewmen from a tanker which was hijacked by pirates earlier this week, saying they believed it was an inside job, according to reports yesterday. Ten Indonesian pirates boarded the tanker off Malaysia's Langkawi island onAFP.; AP - 405 words
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Article, Illustration746 2005-06-17 17 Bloomberg [LOS ANGELES] The California ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, adjacent harbours that form the busiest shipping point in the US, this year will probably reduce the delays that last year left cargo sitting on ships as manyBloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 746 words
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Article292 2005-06-17 17 SGX '000 J—16 W \W CH Offshore .0.37 0.01 709 ChuanHup .0.76 unch 1358 Cosco Corporation 1.88 0.02 3652 CWT Distribution .0.69 -0.01 30 Ezra Hldgs 1.19 -0.02 256 Freight Links 0.08 unch 12 Grand Banks Yacht .0.96 0.03 5 Java Holdings 1.09 unch 441 K1 Venture..- .0.27292 words
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1013 2005-06-17 17 SELVA KUMAR - ADMIRALTY CASEBOOK By SELVA KUMAR AN AUSTRALIAN appeals court has set aside a judgment in which a plaintiff was awarded almost A 5300,000 (*****.173) after she tripped on a coaming (raised edging to keep out water) at an entrance door of a cruise1,013 words
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237 2005-06-17 17 Reuters [OSLO] A key shareholder in Norwegian familyowned shipping group Bergshav Shipholding rejected a takeover plan by Norwegian oil tanker operator Frontline on Wednesday. "My shares are not for sale," chairman Atle Bergshaven said of the approach by Frontline, the world's biggest independent oilReuters - 237 words
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EDITORIAL & OPINION
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512 2005-06-17 18 EDITORIAL A COUPLE of months ago, it would have been easy to spot pundits insisting that the Chinese yuan would be revalued in the first half of 2005. Now, with the end of June around the corner, those voices have gone silent, market512 words
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Article, Illustration762 2005-06-17 18 AL R DIZON - THE BOTTOM LINE AL R DIZON ALL is forgiven. All the debts have been paid. There was a certain biblical ring to it as the G-8 finance ministers meeting in London decided to meet the full cost of writing off some US$4O762 words
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Article, Illustration1283 2005-06-17 18 S JAYASANKARAN - Public Bank is one of the best managed in Malaysia, and just keeps getting bigger S JAYASANKARAN KL Correspondent IF you'd bought 1,000 shares of Public Bank in 1966 and held on, you would have received close to RM300.000 (Ssl 32,000) in dividend payouts while1999 FILE PHOTO - 1,283 words
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Article182 2005-06-17 18 'I'm not suggesting pulling out tomorrow or next month but I want that to be an option. I don't want us to spend an eternity in Iraq.' Howard Coble, a US congressman who once favoured invading Iraq, now calling for the Bush administration to set specific goals182 words
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Article, Illustration1351 2005-06-17 19 KATRIN BENNHOLD - People today want a utilitarian Europe that delivers useful benefits: jobs, a clean environment, foreign policy success By KATRIN BENNHOLD IHT AS European leaders gathered in crisis mode to assess the state of the Union, the real question, senior analysts and policyIHT; REUTERS - 1,351 words
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Article1000 2005-06-17 19 DAVID LEONHARDT, MOTOKO RICH - By DAVID LEONHARDT, MOTOKO RICH NYT US homeowners have made a trillion-dollar bet that mortgage rates will remain near record lows for at least a few more years. But with some interest rates already rising, economists worry that the bet could turn bad. The problemNYT - 1,000 words
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Article592 2005-06-17 27 PARVATHI NAYAR - Director Christopher Nolan has created a credible past story for Batman, says PARVATHI NAYAR PARVATHI NAYAR HE'S a rare Superhero, one who has no superpowers and a decidedly murky persona: consider that he dresses like a bat and acts like a vigilante in dark, dark Gotham City. The592 words
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Article, Illustration517 2005-06-17 27 GEOFFREY EU - By GEOFFREY EU WHEN respected journalist Paul Prior (Matthew MacFadyen) returns to his rural New Zealand hometown after 17 years abroad, he is a reluctant hero having achieved a measure of fame as a war photographer in hot spots around the world. Memories517 words
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Article, Illustration349 2005-06-17 27 NGIAM YING LAN - By NGIAM YING LAN "LIFESTYLE festivals" are in, or so hopes Singapore's IndoChine group which is putting on an inaugural five-day festival here, incorporating chi-chi parties, charity auctions, fashion parades, elegant dinners and a chance to power-schmooze with the region's who's who. The group, which operates349 words
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Article, Illustration1126 2005-06-17 27 Courtesy of Warner Bros CHRISTIAN Bale surveys the vast, impressive skyline of Gotham City, he struggles, briefly, to summon the words to do justice to the moment. A sweep of the arm goes some way to capture the scale of the film set before us.Courtesy of Warner Bros - 1,126 words
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Miscellaneous201 2005-06-17 27 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 26 Ebb and flow restricted, we hear BAs a teacher, lam spinning around end of farm (5) 27 What you see with a PP e around with nervous tension (8) YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION to a shopper! (10) 9 Abb k m the 5 g DOWN nver, then the lake201 words
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ARTS
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Article, Illustration789 2005-06-17 28 CHEAH UI-HOON - Viewers can engage the works of these artists at Asian Traffic showcase, reports CHEAH UI-HOON CHEAH UI-HOON MENTION driving in Jakarta, Delhi, Bangkok or Kuala Lumpur any major Asian city in general and one will usually be greeted with a roll of the eyes and789 words
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Article287 2005-06-17 28 June 17 (Fri) to June 18 (Sat) Singapore Arts Festival: Zheng He Admiral of the Seven Seas By Singapore Chinese Orchestra (Singapore World Premiere) Esplanade Concert Hall, 7.30pm (80 mins with intermission) Tickets: $16, $21, $32, $42, $52 June 17 (Fri) to June 19 (Sun) Esplanade Presents:287 words
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Article, Illustration2162 2005-06-17 29 IN the midst of all the hoo-ha surrounding the integrated resorts and the big casino names vying for a stake, one facet of the local hospitality industry has been steadily developing to pleasant results. We're talking about Singapore's own hotel and resort brands that depart from convention2,162 words
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Article, Illustration460 2005-06-17 29 PARVATHI NAYAR - THEATRE By PARVATHI NAYAR IT'S no longer just doomed love triangles or epic odysseys, artists look for creative material in unusual outposts these days. So why not the corporate world? Or, indeed, corporate histories as presented in Heavenly Bento by post theater (new york/berlin).460 words
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Article, Illustration534 2005-06-17 29 KANNAN CHANDRAN - MUSIC By KANNAN CHANDRAN AN open mind and a spirit of adventure would be helpful when faced with Gumbo Jumbo. This original programme created by The Gogmagogs is a mix of elements going back 10 years or as recently as a few months,534 words
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