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Title Section15 2005-11-18 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES SINGAPORE 85 cents online at http://buslness-times.asial.com.sg MICA (P) 089/03/2005 Friday, November 18,200515 words
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832 2005-11-18 1 ANNA TEO - Govt projects 3-5% growth for 2006 after strong 7% expansion in Q3 By ANNA TEO [SINGAPORE] The economy is on track to grow 5 per cent this year and possibly in 2006 too, after expanding a robust 7 per cent in the832 words
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Article134 2005-11-18 1 STI 2.***** (+7.03) ST INDEX FUTURE 2.263.00 (+7.00) siMsa 268.07 (+1.19) SIMSO FUTURES 267.90 (+1.50) MARKETS Thursday Change K1SEC0MP ***** -2.50 NIKKEI 225 14,411.79 +240.92 HANG SENG 14,787.98 +137.44 SET INDEX 672A3 -2-68 JAKARTA COMP 1.033.28 +7.45 MANILA COMP 2,056.13 -4.62 SEOUL COMP 1,269.35 +2.19 SHENZHEN B 193.01134 words
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635 2005-11-18 1 WONG WEI KONG - By WONG WEI KONG [SINGAPORE] The government has moved to review mandatory quarterly reporting for listed companies an issue that generates fierce debate in the financial community some three years after it was introduced. The Council on Corporate Disclosure and Governance (CCDG), which sets accounting635 words
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Advertisement31 2005-11-18 1 EXECUTIVE LIFESTYLE n. Tfeeing off for business and pleasure n I Miqi y8C^E|5l|H|ti#gH| KIII 4 w| FRANCIS ONG/ST LAST JOURNEY Hundreds mourn passing of banker Tan Chin Tuan. Pg 2 831 words
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TOP STORIES
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Article, Illustration575 2005-11-18 2 CHUANG PECK MING - Electronics exports up a robust 8.5%, non-electronic Exports surge 11% By CHUANG PECK MING [SINGAPORE] After a 3.3 per cent fall in September, Singapore's key non-oil exports (NODX) bounced back strongly in October to grow a seasonally-adjusted 9.9 per cent from aSource: International Enterprise Singapore - 575 words
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Article78 2005-11-18 2 IN "s2m cable ski park to open at East Coast", we reported that TTJ Leisure runs a cable ski park in Batam. The park in Batam is not run by TTJ. In the same report, we said that the East Coast Park's proposed $160 million reyamp includes the ski78 words
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Article, Illustration604 2005-11-18 2 CONRAD RAJ, OH BOON PING - By CONRAD RAJ, OH BOON PING [SINGAPORE] Tan Chin Tuan was remembered at his funeral yesterday as a banker and businessman without equal in his genera*tion. In his eulogy before more than 200 mourners at Mandai Crematorium, former deputy prime ministerLAUFOOK KONG/ST - 604 words
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Article437 2005-11-18 2 MGM, Las Vegas Sands r Genting ahead in IR rftce US investment bank Merrill Lynch expects that, for the Marina Bay integrated resort, US outfits Las Vegas Sands and MGM Mirage each have a 35 per cent probability of winning while Harrah's Entertainment has a 20 per cent437 words
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Article, Illustration706 2005-11-18 3 ALEXANDRA HO - Larger, richer, and highly regulated bidders have upper hand, it says By ALEXANDRA HO [SINGAPORE] Large, wellcapitalised and highly regulated gaming companies have the upper hand in the race to build Singapore's two integrated resorts (IR), says US investment bank MerrillFILE PHOTO - 706 words
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266 2005-11-18 3 SIOW LI SEN - By SIOW LI SEN [SINGAPORE] DBS Bank is proposing to issue US$3 billion in a structured note programme for general corporate use. This allows the bank to sell more structured debt such as the popular equity-linked notes. The bank yesterday lodged the base or266 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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489 2005-11-18 4 LESLIE YEE - DIVIDEND PLAYS Retail tranche of MIIF's 15m shares snapped up in over 10 minutes Reports by LESLIE YEE RISING interest rates did little to put investors off high yield plays, judging by the response to the $435 million secondary equity offering by Macquarie489 words
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270 2005-11-18 4 THE Capital Group Companies is now the single largest shareholder in Suntec Reit with a 6.14 per cent stake. Suntec Reit, whose share price is now around 20 per cent below its highs in early June, seems to have found support from CGC,270 words
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331 2005-11-18 4 CONRAD RAJ - By CONRAD RAJ FILIPINO business tycoon John Gokongwei's offer for 70 per cent of United Industrial Corporation has so far been rebuffed by all save those owning 2.89 million shares or 0.21 per cent of the issued capital of the listed property company.331 words
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Article, Illustration230 2005-11-18 4 MIXED GENERAL OFFERS PSC Corp has garnered an additional stake of about 13 per cent in Tat Seng Packaging Group from its general offer, bringing its interest in the corrugated paper products maker close to 64 per cent. The230 words
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Article, Illustration306 2005-11-18 4 Buyers, including Temasek, pay $1.56 a share, 4.9% off yesterday's closing price OSIM International founder and chief executive officer Ron Sim has placed 25 million of his shares in the company to global institutional investors, including Temasek Holdings. The placement, arranged by JPFILE PHOTO - 306 words
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Article, Illustration704 2005-11-18 4 R SIVANITHY - HOCK LOCK SIEW By R SIVANITHY TAKE a quick look at the accompanying graphic. The upper chart shows the performance of Capita Land's shares in the four weeks since Oct 17, while the lower one depicts the movements of BNP Paribas's April 2006 structuredSource: Bloomberg - 704 words
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363 2005-11-18 4 WONG WEI KONG - By WONG WEI KONG LAWYERS for former MP Lew Syn Pau and Broadway executive chairman Wong Sheung Sze who are accused of breaching the Companies Act said yesterday their clients have not decided yet whether to contest the charges. "We've had some discussions363 words
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Article, Illustration417 2005-11-18 5 ARTHUR SIM - Company cites 'unfavourable developments', higher costs By ARTHUR SIM MAINBOARD-listed LifeBrandz has issued a profit warning, saying it expects to report a loss for its first quarter ended Oct 31. Details will be disclosed when it announces its unaudited financial results. After417 words
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263 2005-11-18 5 ANGELA TAN - By ANGELA TAN JETS Technics International Holdings yesterday warned that it might post losses for the first six months ending Nov 30 due to a fall in orders from its largest customer, delays in some projects and rising raw material costs. The company, which263 words
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365 2005-11-18 5 SIOW LI SEN - By SIOW LI SEN HELPED by maiden contributions from its newly acquired Singapore brokerage CIMB-GK and lower taxes, BumiputraCommerce Holdings Berhad Group (BCHB) yesterday said net profit for the nine months ended Sept 30 rose 45 per cent to RM714.1 million365 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration499 2005-11-18 6 R SIVANITHY - STOCKS More robust regional and European markets read as heralding the start of a year-end rally R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent A CURIOUS logic was at work in yesterday's stock market trading because Japan and Hong Kong closed sharply higher and Europe opened stronger inSource: Bloomberg - 499 words
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TRADES TO WATCH
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435 2005-11-18 6 RICHARD Tay, managing director of alloy wheels and tyre maker and distributor YHI International, yesterday raised his stake in the company. He bought 10 million YHI shares at 36 cents each on the open market, increasing his direct interest in435 words
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90 2005-11-18 6 SOILBUILD Group Holdings' managing director Lim Chap Huat saw his deemed interest in the company increase from 6.96 per cent to 7.14 per cent following an open market purchase of238,000 Soilbuild shares at 32.2 cents apiece by CHL Holdings Pte Ltd, which is90 words
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Article, Illustration431 2005-11-18 6 OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES Nov 17 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS -215.00 -101.00 BT CADI -*****.00 -20.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -21.00 All-SG Equities 577.01 +1.54 SG Equities Elect 119.26 +0.02 SG Equities Fin 1673.39 -2.19 SG Equities Prop 692.46 -3.16 SIMSCI 268.07 +1.19 SiMSCI Futures 267.90 +1.50 MOST ACTIVE STOCKS VOLUME431 words
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Article, Illustration1025 2005-11-18 6 UMA SHANKARI - BROKERS 1 TAKE Compiled by UMA SHANKARI Singapore Exchange Nov 17 dose: 552.68 DBS VICKERS SECURITIES, Nov 17 LAST week, Singapore Exchange (SGX) announced substantial revisions to some of its listing and processing fees. The new fees, effective Jan 1,2006, will apply to all companies seeking a listing or alreadySource: Bloomberg - 1,025 words
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Article, Illustration531 2005-11-18 6 LARRY WEE - CURRENCIES LARRY WEE Senior Correspondent THE buoyant US dollar's fortunes suffered a small reversal yesterday ahead of the weekend catalysed, some suggested, by rumours of an emergency foreign exchange meeting in China. The reversal came after it first hit fresh two-year highs versus the euro, sterlingSource: Reuters - 531 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article, Illustration283 2005-11-18 7 Amaranth may end up with 20.8% after warrant conversion US INSTITUTIONAL investor Amaranth LLC is investing up to US$4.4 million in Stratech Systems in a deal that could give it an eventual stake of 20.8 per cent in the Singapore mainboardlistedFILE PHOTO - 283 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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Article85 2005-11-18 7 SINGAPORE Airport Terminal Services (Sats), the ground services subsidiary of Singapore Airlines, said yesterday that it handled 7.2 per cent more passengers in October than the same period last year. The company handled 2.28 million passengers, up from 2.13 million passengers in October last year.85 words
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139 2005-11-18 7 PDC Corp said yesterday that it received on Nov 14 a statutory letter of demand for payment of $833,966 including interest and legal cost from Maybank's lawyers. This is in relation to a writ of summon from the bank for a claim against the company139 words
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31 2005-11-18 7 CREATIVE Technology Ltd says it has upped the ante for the Zen Neeon series by introducing three high-capacity, skip-free flash memory-based models of 512M8, IGB and 2GB.31 words
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55 2005-11-18 7 LC Development yesterday completed the sale of its office units on the sixth, seventh and eighth floors of UIC Building along Shenton Way. Separately, LC Development's parent company, Lum Chang Holdings, yesterday announced it has completed divesting its units on the upper55 words
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65 2005-11-18 7 JEL Corporation said yesterday the sale and leaseback of JEL Centre was approved by shareholders at an extraordinary general meeting. The company is selling JEL Centre to Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust for 11 million. The property, located at 11 Changi North Way, is a65 words
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Article, Illustration368 2005-11-18 7 MATTHEW PHAN - Recognition given for set-up of world-class operations there By MATTHEW PHAN SEMBCORP Utilities is being awarded the 2005 International Business Award tonight by UK Trade Investment, a British government organisation that helps companies to locate in the UK. The award recognises SembCorp Utilities' "world class368 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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775 2005-11-18 9 NANDE KHIN - Construction reverses 5 quarters of contraction with 0.5% expansion By NANDE KHIN THE strong 7 per cent growth of the economy in the third quarter was powered by a surge in manufacturing led by pharmaceuticals, and boosted by a broad-based expansion across all775 words
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Article, Illustration337 2005-11-18 9 CONRAD TAN - Revolving accounts percentage falls for 9th straight month By CONRAD TAN PEOPLE are using their credit cards more but more responsibly. The proportion of credit card holders who fail to pay their bills on time fell in the third quarter, Singapore's consumer337 words
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Article223 2005-11-18 9 THE Association of South-east Asian Nations and the US have issued a joint vision statement to mark the start of the Asean-US Enhanced Partnership aimed at broadening and deepening cooperation between the regional grouping and the US. The enhanced partnership a product of the AseanUS Post-Ministerial223 words
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155 2005-11-18 10 FIVE Singapore-based companies yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding to form the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Group. The group, supported by the International Enterprise Singapore's International Partners (iPartners) programme, aims to develop projects which help mitigate the adverse effects of global warming.155 words
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Article, Illustration207 2005-11-18 10 TO honour the nation's new generation of outstanding women achievers, Singapore's Women's Weekly magazine gave out The Great Women Of Our Time awards last night, which recognise excellence, leadership and performance across six categories. Trina Liang-Lin, who heads the Asia Fixed Income ResearchARTHUR LEE - 207 words
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Article, Illustration720 2005-11-18 10 NANDE KHIN - Founder members can get up to $1,500 in cash and $1.500 in vouchers By NANDE KHIN AN END to the saga surrounding the Raffles Town Club (RTC) seems to be in sight, with members reacting positively to the club's new proposed scheme ofFILE PHOTO - 720 words
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380 2005-11-18 10 LEE KIM SIANG - By LEE KIM SIANG A $120 million programme is being set up to help develop the infocomm sector and its future employees. The scheme, to be known as the Infocomm Manpower Development Roadmap, was announced yesterday by Senior Minister of State for Information, Communications and380 words
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349 2005-11-18 10 UMA SHANKARI - By UMA SHANKARI FIVE companies hailing from a variety of industries received the Economic Development Board's (EDB) Regional Headquarters Award yesterday. Among them were human resources service provider The GMP Group, IT media company Hardware Zone, iNETest Resources, which develops engineering solutions for349 words
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263 2005-11-18 10 THE red dot design award celebrated its Singapore debut yesterday, the first time the prestigious international competition was held outside its home of Essen, Germany. The ceremony yesterday evening coincided with the opening of the red dot museum, which showcases winners of the263 words
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Advertisement1258 2005-11-18 10 CHINA MERCHANTS HOUMNQS (PACVIQ UMTED Singapore's largest listed toll road company posts 15% rise in net profit in 3Q05 Consolidated Profit and Loss Accounts Group Third quarter ended 30 September Nine-month period ended 30 September 2005 2004 2005 2004 Actual Proforma Change Actual Proforma Change HKS'OOO HKS'OOO HKS'OOO HKS'OOO Revenue1,258 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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Article, Illustration876 2005-11-18 11 Wednesday's weekly sale fails to prevent metal rising to a record Bloomberg [LONDON] China's government may sell another US$4OO million of stockpiled copper to drive down prices and raise funds to cover investment losses by one of its traders.Bloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 876 words
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492 2005-11-18 11 Reuters [LONDON] The big lossmaking short position that a Chinese trader is said to have built up in copper futures will not cause the London Metal Exchange (LME) to melt down, although its brokers could end up out of pocket. Trades onReuters - 492 words
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374 2005-11-18 11 LATEST US DATA Reuters [WASHINGTON] US housing starts fell 5.6 per cent in October as construction of both single-family and mul-ti-family homes slid, while a drop in permits for future groundbreaking "was the largest in more than six years, the government said yesterday.Reuters - 374 words
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403 2005-11-18 11 AP [TOKYO] Many Japanese think-tanks have raised their economic forecasts for the year ending in March, after healthy third-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) data suggested the world's second-largest economy is recovering after more than a decade of stagnation. Japan's major thinktanks now expectAP - 403 words
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290 2005-11-18 11 [JAKARTA] With unemployment on the rise due to the recent economic slowdown, the government must step up reform efforts to attract more labour-in-tensive investments into the country, says a report in the Jakarta Post, citing analysts. Three classical problems that participants of an290 words
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474 2005-11-18 11 Inflows indicate strong vote of market confidence in US assets [NEW YORK/LONDON] Foreign investors poured a record US$lOl.9 billion into US assets in September, according to Treasury data that eased market concerns about funding the US current account deficit and propelled the474 words
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MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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Article, Illustration411 2005-11-18 12 Most reached their 2005 valuations with price increases of 40-50% [KUALA LUMPUR] Plantation shares may consolidate in the short term after their recent price rally on Bursa Malaysia, commodity analysts say. But they add that whether that happens depends on the direction of crude palmSource: Bloomberg - 411 words
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311 2005-11-18 12 Maybank's Q1 profit rises 21 to RM673m Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank), Malaysia's largest publicly traded firm, said yesterday first-quarter profit rose 21 per cent due to higher noninterest income, and it would give shareholders a dividend. Maybank, in the midst of buying a stake in an insurer,Reuters - 311 words
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328 2005-11-18 12 [JAKARTA] The government's plan to establish the world's largest area of oil palm plantations which would also serve as a buffer zone, along the border between Indonesia and Malaysia on Borneo island will in fact lead to economic losses, the Jakarta Post reported328 words
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BRIEFLY ASIA
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55 2005-11-18 12 Reuters [HONG KONG] Top mainland fixed-line carrier China Telecom aims to introduce international strategic investors that may include NTT DoCoMo, France Telecom or Verizon Communications, a Hong Kong newspaper reported yesterday, quoting sources. The Sing Tao Daily said the company sought to enhance management expertise,Reuters - 55 words
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98 2005-11-18 12 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Telekom Malaysia Bhd, said it had filed a legal notice to try and annul a lawsuit decided against it by an international court, calling it unenforceable in the country. In September, an international arbitration court ruled that Telekom's mobile-phone unit, CelcomReuters - 98 words
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46 2005-11-18 12 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Asia's human death toll from avian influenza reached at least 67 after the deaths of two women in Indonesia and confirmation on Wednesday of China's first cases, which prompted Hong Kong to tighten border controls.Bloomberg - 46 words
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GREATER CHINA
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288 2005-11-18 13 Bloomberg [SEOUL] Alibaba.com, China's biggest online retailer and the owner of Yahoo Inc's brand in China, is planning an initial public offering (IPO) in the US in the next "three to five years", chief executive Jack Ma said. An IPOBloomberg - 288 words
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258 2005-11-18 13 AFP [HONG KONG] Beijing has stopped plans to allow foreign newspapers to print in mainland China out of concern they could help foment political unrest, a news report said yesterday. The Financial Times quoted a senior Chinese media regulator as saying Beijing had watchedAFP - 258 words
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540 2005-11-18 13 New rules said to have been circulated to some domestic insurance companies Reuters [SHANGHAI] China's regulators plan to allow mainland insurers to broaden their investments into areas such as asset-backed securities and infrastructure projects, sources close to the situation said this week. ChineseReuters - 540 words
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424 2005-11-18 13 Reuters, Bloomberg [BEIJING] China's biggest bank. Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Co (ICBC) said yesterday fee income in the first 10 months of the year rose 23 per cent from a year earlier to 10.4 billion yuan (552.2 billion). Fee income nowReuters,; Bloomberg - 424 words
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Article, Illustration600 2005-11-18 14 Greater interest among institutions but retail investors more cautious Bloomberg. Reuters [HONG KONG] Hong Kong's government drew at least U5539.2 billion of demand from investors for the city's first sale of a property trust, people involved in the transaction said. Hong Kong individualBloomberg.; Reuters; REUTERS - 600 words
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334 2005-11-18 14 Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] Motorola Inc, the world's second biggest mobile phone maker, will start assembling low-cost handsets in India as a step toward full-fledged manufacturing operations. Motorola will start selling its first "made-in-In-dia" CI 15 mobile handset by mid-December, Allen Burnes, corporateBloomberg - 334 words
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466 2005-11-18 14 This will take place by March to spur govt asset-sale programme: minister [NEW DELHI] India's communist-backed government said it hoped to sell minority stakes in some small state-run firms by the fiscal year-end in March to revitalise its stalled asset-sale programme. Finance466 words
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INDIA
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Article, Illustration642 2005-11-18 15 Bank raising capital as loans in India rise 50% in six months ended Sept Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] ICICI Bank Ltd, India's biggest privately owned lender in which Singapore investment company Temasek Holdings has a 9 per cent stake, will sell 70 billion rupees (552.6 billion)Bloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 642 words
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199 2005-11-18 15 AP [NEW DELHI] In a blow to the country's liberalisation efforts, the Indian government yesterday delayed plans to ease restrictions on foreign investments, apparently because of differences within the Cabinet. Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath said after a Cabinet meeting that a panel ofAP - 199 words
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258 2005-11-18 15 [NEW DELHI] In a strong pointer to India Inc's growing stature globally, as many as 20 Indian companies, including Bharat Forge, Dabur India, Satyam Computer Services and Nagaijuna Constructions, figure in the Forbes list of best small Asian companies. The Asia-Pacific list,258 words
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561 2005-11-18 16 ANTHONY ROWLEY - Nikkei 225 surged as market sensed that authorities' hands are tied By ANTHONY ROWLEY in Tokyo TOKYO stock prices leapt to a new four-and-a-half year high yesterday as a leading international securities firm suggested that they could explode in Japan's new easy-money561 words
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Article, Illustration353 2005-11-18 16 Clipper Ventures - Round-the-World Yacht Race. Leg 2 Race 3 Clipper Ventures AFTER 4,200 miles of transatlantic racing, Liverpool 08 managed to overhaul Uniquely Singapore in the final miles of race 3 yesterday to take fifth place by just three boat lengths. •After days of extremely close racing with often Just353 words
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350 2005-11-18 16 [SYDNEY] The 7 per cent fall in Telstra's share price sparked by this week's dramatic strategic review will not affect the timetable of the Australian company's full privatisation, the Financial Times reported yesterday quoting the government minister in charge of the sale. Canberra plans350 words
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WORLD WATCH
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90 2005-11-18 16 AFP [FRANKFURT] German lender Commerzbank announced a deal to buy real estate financier Eurohypo yesterday and become the second-biggest bank in Germany after Deutsche Bank. The deal was worth 4.6 billion euros (559.2 billion). The bank said it had agreed to buy out itsAFP - 90 words
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80 2005-11-18 16 AP [TOKYO] At least 14 buildings in and around Tokyo, including one hotel, may collapse in a moderate earthquake because the construction firm that designed them failed to comply with legal quake resistance requirements, the government and news reports said yesterday. The company,AP - 80 words
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77 2005-11-18 16 Reuters [LONDON] France's Saint-Gobain will buy BPB Pic for an agreed £3.89 billion (Ssl 1.5 billion) in cash after raising its offer to win control of the British firm's fast-growing plasterboard business. Saint-Gobain said it would pay 775 pence a share, up from itsReuters - 77 words
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57 2005-11-18 16 Reuters [LONDON] Man Group posted a better than expected rise in first half profit yesterday but said the acquisition of Refco's regulated futures brokerage won't boost earnings until April 2007. Man Group said profits before tax rose 59 per cent to US$576 millionReuters - 57 words
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76 2005-11-18 16 Reuters [VANCOUVER] Shareholders of ID Biomedical Corp approved a Csl.7 billion (552.4 billion) takeover bid by GlaxoSmithKline on Wednesday. The company told a special shareholder meeting here that it had received a sufficient number of proxies to approve the deal. Glaxo offered Cs3s forReuters - 76 words
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Article2281 2005-11-18 16 1 1 W- (H8> Gaming 19.70 -0.10 1935 George Kent .0.59 unch 21 ASM Realty 151 unch 0 GHLSystems jO.IO until 10 l tl 13 GtobetronksTeth £37 unch 1536 ACPInAjstnes 0.63 unch 8 GiomacBhd 1 JO -0.02 143 Advance Synergy 032 0.00 56 Gold Bridge Engrg 0.12 unch2,281 words
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235 2005-11-18 16 Reuters [BANGKOK] Thailand is moving fast to ramp up production of an alternative fuel thanks to its large output of crops, such as sugar. The country is fast developing gasohol, a blend of gasoline and plant-based ethanol. The government hopes theReuters - 235 words
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Article, Illustration741 2005-11-18 17 They have 4-year lead in technology that is finally taking off globally NYT [TOKYO] Cellphones here have cash chips that let shoppers swipe them at the register like debit cards. They have crisp colour screens for watching television shows and musicNYT; AFP - 741 words
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246 2005-11-18 17 Reuters [LONDON] Macquarie Bank, which is considering a bid for the London Stock Exchange (LSE), has taken former Deutsche Boerse chief executive Werner Seifert as an adviser, newspaper reports said yesterday. Mr Seifert will be one of several advisers to Australia's biggest bank.Reuters - 246 words
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223 2005-11-18 17 Reuters [LONDON] Woe un2mnkind! The text message is trying to summarise the great poet John Milton and a respected British academic thinks this may be a smart new way to teach literature. A British company offering mobile phones to students has hired John Sutherland,Reuters - 223 words
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352 2005-11-18 17 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] US antitrust regulators approved two big acquisitions by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Nasdaq Stock Market, setting the stage for the creation of two exchanges that will dominate stock trading in the US. The Department of Justice said thatBloomberg - 352 words
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AVIATION
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Article, Illustration633 2005-11-18 18 Problems include regulatory issues, poor infrastructure and many players Reuters [MUMBAI] Indian airlines are expanding operations to feed rapidly growing domestic air travel, but high valuations and tough competition are keeping investors at bay. Last week, Singapore investment company Temasek HoldingsReuters; BLOOMBERG - 633 words
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282 2005-11-18 18 Reuters [TAIPEI] Taiwan's China Airlines Ltd plans to buy a 20 per cent stake in Hong Kongbased China Aircraft Services Ltd (CASL) for HK$5B million (5512.7 million), an executive said yesterday, the latest move in its drive into theReuters - 282 words
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LOG BOOK
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64 2005-11-18 18 AFP [BUSAN, South Korea] Air Asia chief executive Tony Fernandes yesterday expressed strong interest in the South Korean market, saying low-cost carriers could compete with the nation's two big airlines. "I think this is a fantastic market," Mr Fernandes told journalists after attending a meetingAFP - 64 words
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95 2005-11-18 18 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd, the third-most profitable carrier in the Asia-Pacific region, will raise ticket surcharges from next month, the fourth increase this year, to pass on some of the rising fuel costs to customers. The airline won approval from Hong Kong'sBloomberg - 95 words
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39 2005-11-18 18 AP [TOKYO] Authorities launched raids yesterday aimed at Japan's main international airport and several electronics companies over suspected bid-rigging in electrical installation projects at the airport, media reports and company officials said.AP - 39 words
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369 2005-11-18 18 AP [KUALA LUMPUR] A senior Airbus official acknowledged yesterday that Boeing's new, slightly bigger 747 jet will pressure the European jetmaker's A3BO superjumbo but said the move shows its US archrival recognises there is demand for larger planes. "It will increase theAP - 369 words
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229 2005-11-18 18 LAT-WP [WASHINGTON] While airline passengers endure extensive and sometimes invasive security screening, the cargo in the hold just beneath their seats is barely checked, a new federal report says. The report, issued Wednesday by the Government Accountability Office, identifies significant vulnerabilities in the DepartmentLAT-WP - 229 words
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486 2005-11-18 18 Mr Howard raises issue with PM Lee at sidelines of Apec forum in Busan [SINGAPORE] Australian carrier Qantas and Singapore Airlines should work more closely together and maybe even merge one day, Australian Prime Minister John Howard again suggested yesterday. Australia's486 words
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Article, Illustration466 2005-11-18 19 It wants an equal mix of box, dry bulk and energy business over time Bloomberg [TOKYO] Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd, Japan's thirdlargest shipping company, said that it plans to carry more iron ore, oil and other materials to cut its dependenceBloomberg; FILE PHOTO - 466 words
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332 2005-11-18 19 Spokesman mum on financials; operations to begin in Q2 next year Bloomberg HUTCHISON Whampoa Ltd, the world's biggest port operator, will help build and operate 10 container berths in Oman as it expands in the Middle East. The company's Hutchison Port HoldingsBloomberg - 332 words
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Article, Illustration501 2005-11-18 19 Bloomberg [SYDNEY] Patrick Corp, the Australian ports operator defending a A 54.7 billion (Sss.B billion) hostile bid from Toll Holdings Ltd, yesterday reported secondhalf profit dropped 25 per cent as record fuel costs halved earnings at its Virgin Blue airline. NetBloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 501 words
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632 2005-11-18 19 Earnings of LGCs up US$50,000 at US$1.35m a month Bloomberg [OSLO] The cost of shipping liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) on tankers loading 30,000-60,000 cubic metres has risen to a record high because of a shortage of vessels. The market "carriedBloomberg - 632 words
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Article733 2005-11-18 19 SELVA KUMAR - ADMIRALTY CASEBOOK By SELVA KUMAR THE consignee of a cargo of uninsured bananas has lost a court action in England to recover damages from a bank that arrested the vessel carrying them after the bananas had to be destroyed following the arrest. Last Friday, the733 words
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Article518 2005-11-18 20 EDITORIAL THE track record of the current round of World Trade Organisation (WTO) talks has been dismal so far: the Seattle and Cancun meetings ended acrimoniously. Now it looks as if the upcoming Hong Kong ministerial conference is as good as doomed, though there is one518 words
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Article, Illustration768 2005-11-18 20 HARISH MEHTA - THE BOTTOM LINE HARISH MEHTA IN response to high international prices, and a weak US dollar, dairy product exports from the United States are set to increase further after reaching record levels in 2004, says the United Nations Food and Agricultural768 words
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Article, Illustration1289 2005-11-18 20 AASIM SAJJAD AKHTAR - The govt has its work cut out to engineer some semblance of national self-sufficiency By AASIM SAJJAD AKHTAR OVER six years ago, ex-Citibanker Shaukat Aziz was inducted into the cabinet of Pervez Musharraf as finance minister. For most of this time, Mr Musharraf hasAP - 1,289 words
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Article, Illustration1225 2005-11-18 21 JOSHUA KRONGOLD - Foreign investors' appetite for US Treasuries wanes, pushing yields to the highest this year By JOSHUA KRONGOLD Bloomberg THE United States government is growing more dependent on investors from abroad just as their appetite for Treasury securities is waning. Overseas investors, who own half ofBloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 1,225 words
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265 2005-11-18 21 Michelle Ang - LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Michelle Ang Deputy director, communications National Kidney Foundation WE refer to media reports on the transfer of the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) Cancer Fund to the Singapore Cancer Society. Various media reports created the impression that the $4.48 million265 words
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128 2005-11-18 21 George Tang - George Tang Executive Director Group Corporate Communications MUI Properties Bhd WE refer to your report "Malaysian tycoon enters fray on side of Southern Bank boss" (BT, Nov 16). We find this article mischievous, untrue and without any basis. Our acquisition of a 4.03 per cent128 words
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Article, Illustration743 2005-11-18 21 ANDY MUKHERJEE - ANDY MUKHERJEE Bloomberg EGGED on by US Trade Representative Robert Portman, Asia-Pacific ministers toiled furiously this week to produce a text that could end the stalemate in global trade talks. It looks like the entire effort was a big waste of time. Portman's haste isBloomberg; AFP - 743 words
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Article, Illustration1152 2005-11-18 29 PARVATHI NAYAR - Indian film director Shekhar Kapur talks to PARVATHI NAYAR about Hollywood, S'pore's potential as a global media hub and his future projects PARVATHI NAYAR MM OU think you g have jumped, atB tached to a parachute. You manipulate its controls left,YEN MENG JIIN - 1,152 words
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Article, Illustration604 2005-11-18 29 CHEAH UI-HOON - By CHEAH UI-HOON THE year was 1907, and Hungarian adventurer/explorer Aurel Stein, in his 40s, was traversing China's famous Silk Road for the second time when he heard rumours about the discovery of a cave fiiled with ancient manuscripts. "The Caves of the Thousand Buddhas"BRITISH LIBRARY - 604 words
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Article, Illustration627 2005-11-18 30 MATTHEW PHAN - MUSIC By MATTHEW PHAN LAO Jiu: The Musical is better for what it tries to do than for what it actually does, and perhaps that is a good enough effort. There is no real point dwelling on the production's weak points passable,627 words
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Article, Illustration864 2005-11-18 30 PARVATHI NAYAR - CINEMA The latest film in the series does a great job of adapting the book for cinematic needs, unlike the too-linear treatments of the first two, says PARVATHI NAYAR PARVATHI NAYAR SEX Pistols founder Malcolm McLaren at the Beyond 2005 creative summit earlier this week delivered864 words
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Article, Illustration687 2005-11-18 30 PARVATHI NAYAR - By PARVATHI NAYAR NOT figurative but not yet completely abstract, the ink paintings of 2000 Nobel Laureate Gao Xingjian invite contemplation. Titled Gao Xingjian Experience, the show at the Singapore Art Museum (SAM) is the first major retrospective of the writer/painter in Asia.687 words
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Miscellaneous329 2005-11-18 30 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Arancc Montgolfiers (3,3) rj 4On the heather there's bril--7 Food officer to meet you and lj ant (8) me more than once (8) 5 Rode out to fight creating a 9 Emperor wants paintings re- racket (10) turned before start of year (6) 6 strand's colour (6) 10329 words
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Article, Illustration1054 2005-11-18 31 RANDY SEE - RANDY SEE gives some tips on how to start one and the best way of storing the bottles RANDY SEE WHEN your cocktail party small talk drifts into wine collection, a mental image of a cold, dark room complete with wooden racks full of bottles and1,054 words
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Article, Illustration683 2005-11-18 31 GREG WALDRON - By GREG WALDRON THE cliche "good to the last drop" does not necessarily apply to red wine. At the bottom of the last glass poured from most bottles, one will find what is called sediment in wine circles. Despite its name, sediment does not consist of683 words
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532 2005-11-18 31 TOMMY LAM - WINE 101 By TOMMY LAM BORDEAUX is undoubtedly one of the most important and complex wine growing regions in the world. Its wine is known for its remarkable longevity in its great years, the aging potential of Bordeaux's wines is unmatched by any other wines532 words
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616 2005-11-18 32 jaime ee - A God of Fortune hat or a Christmas bow off the cuff jaime ee DEAR People, This is the God of Fortune, and I feel compelled to tell you: That is NOT my hat sitting on top of the "Season's Greetings" arch at the Orchard/Scotts Road junction. My real hat616 words
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Article, Illustration1538 2005-11-18 32 JUSTINE MOSS - JUSTINE MOSS looks at how the game has become increasingly popular as a public relations and networking tool with companies here JUSTINE MOSS THE corporate golf day or how to play 18 holes during office hours and get away with it is big business in Singapore.FILE PHOTO - 1,538 words
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