The Business Times, 7 December 2005
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Title Section15 2005-12-07 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES SINGAPORE 85 cents online at http://business-times.asial.com.sg MICA (P) 089/03/2005 Wednesday, December 7,200515 words
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628 2005-12-07 1 DONALD URQUHART - But watchdog warns they are still subject to other parts of the Competition Act By DONALD URQUHART [SINGAPORE] Singapore's newly formed competition watchdog says it will allow container shipping lines to continue to set common freight rates, just as other countries look set to end628 words
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Article137 2005-12-07 1 STI 2,308.35 (-24.26) ST INDEX FUTURES 2,307.00 (-24.00) SIMSCI 272.97 (-3.39) SIMSCI FUTURES 273.10 (-3.40) MARKETS Tuesday Change KLSE COMP 886.47 +0.99 NIKKEI 225 15,423.38 -127.93 HANG SENG 14,990.61 -168.21 SET INDEX 679.16 +19.25 JAKARTA COMP 1,123.44 +2.86 MANILA COMP 2,099.15 -17.15 SEOUL COMP 1,321.06 +5.91 SHENZHENS 190.16137 words
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Article, Illustration130 2005-12-07 1 MOVE over, Crazy Horse mesdames. Genting International, the international arm of Malaysian gaming company Genting Berhad, knows a thing or two about entertainment as well. Yesterday, the company wowed office crowds at Raffles Place as it brought out its Russian dancers as part of itsYEN MENG JIIN - 130 words
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572 2005-12-07 1 CONRAD RAJ - Founder Johnson Chong appointed as acting chief By CONRAD RAJ [SINGAPORE] Th9 AirOcean saga took another turn yesterday, wfth chief executive Thomas Tay giving up his post at the listed freight forwarder following probes by the Singapore authorities. A brief company statement issued572 words
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TOP STORIES
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Article, Illustration781 2005-12-07 2 KALPANA RASHIWALA - Price expectations escalate as bidders line up for close of tender tomorrow By KALPANA RASHIWALA [SINGAPORE] Thirteen years ago, when the Urban Redevelopment Authority offered a plum site above Orchard MRT Station, there was not a single bidder. This time around,781 words
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Article88 2005-12-07 2 IN "First Pacific offer for Del Monte outbid and withdrawn" (BT, Dec 6), we said PricewaterhouseCoopers announced on Monday that the NutriAsia deal had triggered a general offer for all outstanding shares of Del Monte Pacific at 38.fc8 US cents per share. y This is incorrect. The general offer,88 words
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Article528 2005-12-07 2 MMC set to unveil plans to take Johor Port private MMC Corp, a listed vehicle of Malaysian tycoon Syed Mokhtar Al-Bukhary is set to unveil plans to take Johor Port private for more than RMBOO million (***** million) on Friday. Bankers said the move will enable Mr Syed528 words
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Article, Illustration590 2005-12-07 4 S JAYASANKARAN - RM800m deal seen as consolidating Syed Mokhtar's port business By S JAYASANKARAN in Kuala Lumpur A LISTED vehicle of Malaysian tycoon Syed Mokhtar Al-Bukhary is set to unveil plans on Friday to take Johor Port private for more than RMBOO million (***** million)590 words
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390 2005-12-07 4 Central bank to introduce rule by mid-2006 to speed up consolidation in sector Bloomberg [JAKARTA] Indonesia will prevent companies or business groups from owning more than one commercial lender, attempting to spur consolidation of the banking industry, central bank governor BurhanuddinBloomberg - 390 words
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487 2005-12-07 4 DONALD URQUHART - By DONALD URQUHART [SINGAPORE] PSA International and its parent Temasek Holdings have not ruled out a counter-bid for the substantial maritime empire of the Peninsular Oriental Steam Navigation Co (P&O). Both said they are keeping their investment options open. In a487 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article, Illustration561 2005-12-07 5 KALPANA RASHIWALA - Ernst Young's departure will facilitate process: industry observers By KALPANA RASHIWALA ERNST Young's decision to move out of Ocean Building when its lease in the ageing property expires late next year may not be such a bad thing after all for Keppel Land,FILE PHOTO - 561 words
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668 2005-12-07 5 LESLIE YEE - HOCK LOCK SIEW By LESLIE YEE FOUR years on from declaring its ambition to set up an office real estate investment trust (Reit), Keppel Land announced last Monday that it is setting up KReit Asia, which is expected to start trading on the Singapore668 words
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Article, Illustration572 2005-12-07 6 WONG WEI KONG - Mark Mobius' fund acquires 5% stake through share placement By WONG WEI KONG VETERAN fund manager Mark Mobius is bullish on soybean. His Templeton investment group has taken up more than half the shares placed out'by mainboardlisted Celestial NutriFoods, a soybean-based food and beverage products572 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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104 2005-12-07 6 HOTEL Royal is selling its 999-year leasehold property in Sabah to Monaca Jaya Sdn Bhd for RM3 million (Ssl .34 million), through wholly owned subsidiary Prestige Properties Sdn Bhd. The property consists of two blocks of six-storey commercial shophouses with a total land104 words
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Article85 2005-12-07 6 JEWELLERY manufacturer and retailer Aspial Corporation has completed its acquisition of Ee Wang Park at Lorong H.Telok Kurau, after exercising the option to purchase the last three units of the development for $2.17 million In October, it purchased 13 out of the 16 units, at $708,000 per85 words
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61 2005-12-07 6 AFTER its March announcement of a joint venture agreement with Xuzhou V V Cereal Company to incorporate a company known as Wuxi W Super Coffee Company (Wuxi W), Super Coffeemix Manufacturing yesterday said it has completed its capital contribution of U553.92 million to61 words
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34 2005-12-07 6 EZRA Holdings will move its listing from Sesdaq to the mainboard tomorrow. Ezra's activities include providing offshore support vessels and services to the offshore oil and gas industry.34 words
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Article, Illustration769 2005-12-07 6 LESLIE YEE - NEWS ANALYSIS By LESLIE YEE WHILE foreign companies continue to make a beeline for a listing on the Singapore Exchange (SGX), foreign parties have recently been dominating activity on the Singapore mergers and acquisitions (M&A) scene. Last week, the Jardine769 words
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354 2005-12-07 6 LEE KIM SIANG - CORPORATE RESULTS By LEE KIM SIANG TPV Technology, the world's largest PC-monitor manufacturer, achieved record revenue and record net profit for its third quarter ended Sept 30, helped by strong demand for LCD monitors and LCD TVs. Earnings soared by a 78.1 per354 words
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424 2005-12-07 6 SAMUEL EE - It aims to maintain gross profit margin of 26.4% By SAMUEL EE MAKING good its promise to resume growth for FY2006 and beyond, Stamford Tyres yesterday unveiled a 114.2 per cent surge in net profit to $6.5 million for the six424 words
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313 2005-12-07 6 ALEXANDRA HO - By ALEXANDRA HO MCL Land, the subject of a takeover bid by Hongkong Land, is doing some acquisition of its own it clinched a collective-sale residential site at Balmeg Hill for $79.2 million, through its wholly owned subsidiary Maxgrowth Pte Ltd. Just last313 words
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Article, Illustration463 2005-12-07 7 ARTHUR SIM - JTC's proposed divestments within A-Reit's targeted asset classes By ARTHUR SIM ASCENDAS-MGM Funds Management could well be a leading contender for JTC Corporation's industrial properties when these are eventually divested. Tan Ser Pin, CEO of As-cendas-MGM, said that the proposed properties to be divested by JTC463 words
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423 2005-12-07 7 Demand for leather furniture rising in Europe and US Reuters SINGAPORE leather sofa maker HTL expects to double its sales to $1 billion in 3-5 years, propped up by increasing demand for leather furniture in Europe and the US, the company said yesterday.Reuters - 423 words
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216 2005-12-07 7 FRONTLINE Technologies Corporation's China associate, MDCL-Frontline (China), has recently secured $21 million worth of orders from four key customers, including a multi-million dollar outsourcing deal inked with Kodak (China) Ltd. MDCL-Frontline, which is an information technology solutions provider, has also clinched contracts with five216 words
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335 2005-12-07 7 Reuters [SINGAPORE] London-listed Millennium Copthorne Hotels pic (M&C) wants to set up a $1 billion property fund, sources familiar with the matter said, making it the latest firm to tap investor interest in real estate assets. The hotelier, 52-per cent owned byReuters - 335 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration884 2005-12-07 8 LARRY WEE - CURRENCIES Interest rate hikes another key factor behind the week's currency moves LARRY WEE Senior Correspondent INTEREST rate expectations joined soaring metal and equity prices as key determinants for currency market action in a week that has also witnessed an extra-sturdy Singapore dollar884 words
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TRADES TO WATCH
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420 2005-12-07 8 QAF Limited's interest in its associated company, Zhongguo Jilong Limited (Jilong), held through its wholly owned subsidiary, Singfood Investment Pte Ltd, has increased to 22.24 per cent from 21.12 per cent. QAF made the purchase of the shares through the open market. The book420 words
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89 2005-12-07 8 ALEXANDRA HO - Compiled by ALEXANDRA HO SUBSTANTIAL shareholder WBL Corporation Ltd's direct interest in Wearnes International (1994) rose to 94.05 per cent from 93.43 per cent after a series of transactions through open market purchases. WBL Corporation directly holds 186.33 million shares, up89 words
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Article, Illustration429 2005-12-07 8 OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES Dec 6 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS 126.00 -44.00 BTCADI -*****.00 -63.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 +12.00 All-SG Equities 587.66 -5.84 SG Equities Elect 129.31 -2.00 5G Equities Fin 1705.92 -10.57 SG Equities Prop 693.58 -4.94 SIMSCI 272.97 -3.39 SiMSCI Futures 273.10 -3.40 MOST ACTIVE STOCKS VOLUME UniFibeMOc429 words
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Article285 2005-12-07 8 UMA SHANKARI - Compiled by UMA SHANKARI Ace Achieve Infocom Dec 6 close: 13.5 cents CIMB-GK RESEARCH, Dec 6 GROUP order book contracted from 159 million renminbi in September 2005 to 153 million renminbi in October. Management says November's order book will disappoint but is confident of securing a larger project285 words
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Article, Illustration408 2005-12-07 8 R SIVANITHY - STOCKS R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent THE Straits Times Index on Monday was pushed up by about 15 points during the latter stages of trading, so perhaps it should not be that surprising that yesterday it promptly fell back by 24.26 points or 1.04 per408 words
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Article, Illustration210 2005-12-07 8 YEO KEE YAN - CHART POINT By YEO KEE YAN chartist at Kelive Research MARKET activity continued to centre around technology issues. The Straits Times Index probed the 2,340 level but it has since retreated to 2,308 as at yesterday's close. The market's fickleness comes hardly210 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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451 2005-12-07 9 MATTHEW PHAN - SINGAPORE-VIETNAM LINKAGE Two countries in economic connectivity agreement By MATTHEW PHAN VIF.TNAM and Singapore have agreed to set up a pri-vate-public partnership to develop a multi-purpose port at the Cai Mep-Thi Vai facility in South Vietnam. The port project, if linked to Singapore, would451 words
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Article, Illustration169 2005-12-07 9 THE inaugural Wine Night of The Business Times got off to a jovial start, with more than 40 members of the paper's CEO e-Club attending the wine tasting. "We want to put a face to the CEOs in The Business Times's e-Club and to thank themYEN MENG JINN - 169 words
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Article269 2005-12-07 9 ANGELA TAN - S'pore firms can tie up with licensed operators there By ANGELA TAN SINGAPORE companies are to be permitted to set up joint ventures with licensed telecom operators in Vietnam to provide value-add-ed and Internet services, as well as basic offerings like data and mobile services.269 words
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309 2005-12-07 9 PEOPLE who examine trade figures should consider looking at them in a different way, a symposium on trade issues in South-east Asia was told yesterday. Rahul Sen, a fellow at the Institute of South East Asian Studies (ISEAS), said that it might be309 words
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383 2005-12-07 10 OH BOON PING - S P Jain's campus will open in mid-2006 and offer a full-time MBA By OH BOON PING ONE of India's leading business schools, S P Jain, is to open a new campus in Singapore. The new school, which is scheduled to open by383 words
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Article, Illustration288 2005-12-07 10 MATTHEW PHAN - By MATTHEW PHAN KINEMA Entertainment, the Singapore-based media investment firm partially owned by Indonesian businessman Kris Wiluan, has almost completely acquired Infinite Frameworks, a leading Singapore video post-production facility, v Mr Wiluan and Kinema announced yesterday that they had exercised their option to increase their288 words
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424 2005-12-07 10 SIOW LI SEN - By SIOW LI SEN SG Private Banking in Asia is all set for another blockbuster year after recently acquiring a wholesale banking licence in Singapore, it says. Bank executives said at a press conference yesterday that over the next year, SG424 words
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265 2005-12-07 10 SINGAPORE has joined the Global Water Research Coalition (GWRC), tapping in to the experience of 13 research bodies around the world. The PUB will represent Singapore in the coalition, which invited the national water agency to join the exclusive water research network after learning265 words
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289 2005-12-07 10 AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY - By AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY THE Siemens Communications group, a part of {he electrical engineering and electronics giant, has set up an office in Singapore to coordinate procurement in the Asia-Pacific region. There will be 25 people there. The group,289 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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Article, Illustration406 2005-12-07 11 Reuters I BRUSSELS] The EU's trade chief yesterday urged European governments not to tie his hands when he sits down next week for what are likely to be tough negotiations on a deal to free up global commerce. European Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson,Reuters - 406 words
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582 2005-12-07 11 Its free-trade deals are a bid to counter might of China and India: analysts AFP (SINGAPORE! The Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean) may be hobbled politically but the group is forging ahead on the economic front, crafting free-trade and integration deals that analystsAFP - 582 words
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293 2005-12-07 11 LATEST US DATA AP [WASHINGTON] The productivity of American workers shot up at the fastest pace in two years during the July-September quarter, helping to ease fears that inflation pressures were threatening to get out of hand. The Labor Department reported yesterday thatAP - 293 words
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Article, Illustration377 2005-12-07 11 AFP [SEOUL] South Korea's economy is expected to grow 5 per cent in 2006, up from this year's projected 3.9 per cent, thanks to a recovery in consumer spending and brisk exports, the central bank said yesterday. The Bank of Korea saidAFP; AP - 377 words
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273 2005-12-07 11 Priority on poverty eradication and job creation Bloomberg (JAKARTA] Sri Mulyani Indrawati, named Indonesia's new finance minister, promised a more prudent fiscal policy and government spending to encourage investment and create jobs in South-east Asia's largest economy. "My priority is to maintain macroeconomicBloomberg - 273 words
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MALAYSIA
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602 2005-12-07 12 PAULINE NG - Proposals are from S'porean, German and Italian applicants By PAULINE NG in Kuala Lumpur MAIAYSIA has received six proposals to establish biodiesel plants in the country. As a result of widespread interest in alternative fuels, there have been investment proposals submitted by Singaporean, German602 words
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Article, Illustration390 2005-12-07 12 But National Front wins initial count AP [KUALA LUMPUR] A crucial by-election in Malaysia's only opposition-controlled state reached a nail-biting finish yesterday, after an Islamic fundamentalist opposition party disputed what appeared to be a razor-thin victory by Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's ruling coalition. Election officialsAP; AFP - 390 words
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296 2005-12-07 12 Company also discovers gas in waters off Sarawak Bloomberg. AFP [TEHERAN] Petroliam Nasional Bhd, Malaysia's state oil company, cut its stake in a liquid natural gas project at Iran's South Pars field, an Iranian official said. Petronas, as the company isBloomberg.; AFP - 296 words
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INDONESIA
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Article, Illustration691 2005-12-07 13 SHOEB KAGDA - Main challenge is to stimulate economy, stabilise inflation and rupiah, he says By SHOEB KAGDA in Jakarta ONE day after being sworn in as the country's new economic czar, chief economics minister Budiono yesterday moved swiftly to restore market confidence in the government's ability691 words
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394 2005-12-07 13 [JAKARTA] The Indonesian government hopes to be able to save some 50 trillion rupiah (SsB.s billion) in annual fuel subsidy spending in years to come by developing alternative energy sources such as coal, natural gas and bio-mass fuel, the Jakarta Post reported. Towards this end,394 words
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GREATER CHINA
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369 2005-12-07 14 Private players buy control as local govts pushed to exit businesses Reuters [MUMBAI] China's push to sell state assets offers better prospects for private equity firms looking for buyouts next year than in India, where the government has been under pressure to stall sales, fundReuters - 369 words
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220 2005-12-07 14 Reuters [HONG KONG] Hong Kong tycoon Li Kashing's Prosperity Reit said yesterday it had been told by the territory's securities watchdog to require investors to disclose holdings of more than 5 per cent. The move follows news last week that a British hedge fundReuters - 220 words
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Article, Illustration41 2005-12-07 14 AFP [HONGKONG] Fireworks lighting up the sky over Hong Kong Disneyland as the recently opened theme park celebrates the start of the Christmas season with the first lighting of its towering 60-foot Christmas tree. —AFPAFP - 41 words
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568 2005-12-07 14 Move is ANZ's first direct investment in a Chinese lender Reuters [TIANJIN] Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (ANZ), Australia's third-largest lender, yesterday joined a rush of foreign banks into China by signing a deal to buy 19.9 per cent of second-tierReuters - 568 words
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Advertisement1347 2005-12-07 14 SBB Asia General Performance and Value for Customers and Shareholders SBB's Board of Directors has unanimously approved the proposed acquisition of Asia General Holdings Limited, Singapore as it believes this proposed acquisition is in the best interests of SBB, enhancing value for all shareholders as well as bringing broad benefits1,347 words
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INDIA
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593 2005-12-07 15 Outsourcing work now includes high-end jobs like chip design NYT [BANGALORE] The announcement on Monday by Intel, the world's largest chipmaker, and JPMorgan Chase, the global investment banker, that they would outsource significant operations to India is an indication that more complex, high-value workNYT - 593 words
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269 2005-12-07 15 IOC bids for PetroCanada's Syrian assets Reuters [MUMBAI] India's top staterun refiner, Indian Oil Corp (IOC), and Oil India Ltd are jointly bidding for the Syrian oil and gas assets of Pe-tro-Canada, the Financial Express reported yesterday. The move would pit lOC against another state-run Indian giant, Oil and NaturalReuters - 269 words
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BRIEFLY ASIA
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97 2005-12-07 15 Reuters [HONG KONG] A fund set up by US-based Rockefeller Group and China's Sinolink Worldwide Holdings Ltd is seeking up to US$45O million from investors to develop commercial buildings in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. Sinolink chairman Thomas Ou Yaping yesterday said the two partnersReuters - 97 words
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102 2005-12-07 15 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] LG Electronics (M) Sdn Bhd (LGEM), a newly-established local subsidiary of South Korean giant LG Electronics Inc, will not discount the possibility of becoming a public listed company here. "We don't have such plans yet but it is alwaysBernama - 102 words
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Article, Illustration71 2005-12-07 15 AP CHINA'S Prime Minister Wen Jiabao trying on a traditional hat of the elite French military engineers high school Polytechnique during a visit tit the academy in Palaiseau, south of Paris, yesterday. He is also scheduled to visit European Defence Group EADS (European AeronauticAP - 71 words
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132 2005-12-07 15 Bloomberg [MUMBAI] ICICI Bank Ltd, India's biggest privately owned lender, attracted demand for 1.9 times the stock it's offering local investors as part of a share sale aimed at raising 70 billion rupees (552.5 billion) to expand lending. The Mumbai-based bank, which isBloomberg - 132 words
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104 2005-12-07 15 Reuters [KUWAIT] PetroChina is the partner in a planned refinery and petrochemical complex under study between Kuwait and China, an official at state-run Kuwait Petroleum Corp (KPC) said yesterday. Kuwait and China signed an agreement on Monday to study setting up the oilReuters - 104 words
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263 2005-12-07 15 Move will help Matrix access new mfg processes Bloomberg [MUMBAI] Matrix Laboratories Ltd, an Indian maker of drug ingredients, said it plans to buy a controlling stake in a local biotechnology company to gain access to new manufacturing processes. Matrix will buyBloomberg - 263 words
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Advertisement33 2005-12-07 15 Standard Chartered we applaud you on L 4 December 2005 a great run w mis- TOP 10 CORPORATES TOP 10 NON-PROFIT ORGANISATIONS TOP 10 EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS TOP 3 RUNNERS IN THE CEO CHALLENGE33 words
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ASIA-PACIFIC/WORLD
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Article, Illustration772 2005-12-07 16 But more may be needed to check budget deficit, say economists Bloomberg [LONDON] UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown announced tax increases and spending curbs worth £5 billion (5514.6) over four years. Mr Brown, in his prebudget report to Parliament on Monday,Bloomberg - 772 words
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245 2005-12-07 16 AFP [BANGKOK] Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra yesterday withdrew all defamation lawsuits against his staunchest critic, just two days after revered Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej called on public figures to accept fair criticism. Dr Thaksin was demanding two billion baht (5581.6 million) in sixAFP - 245 words
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Article2353 2005-12-07 16 VOL General Corp 0.40 -0.01 162 Dt* MW *1- com Genting 30.00 -0.10 704 George Kent 0.59 unch 24 ASM Realty 147 -0 01 13 GHl Systems 0.10 unch 1292 Abric 031 0.01 25 Globetronics Tech 0.33 0.02 4010 ACP Industries 0.65 0.01 6 GlomacBhd 1.30 0.23 272,353 words
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Article, Illustration362 2005-12-07 16 Clipper Race Weekly Roundup AFTER just over a week of playing coy, the Southern Ocean showed its true colours with a full-on 60-knot storm on Sunday night While not unexpected, this was quite different to the conditions we had faced during the first few days of362 words
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563 2005-12-07 16 BPO COMPETITION Industry employs 112,000, generates US$.1b revenues AFP [MANILA] In a sprawling office in the Philippines' financial district of Makati, a phalanx of Filipinos sit behind computers answering mobile text messages sent in by Americans. The California-based firm, AskMeNow, offers the novel service toAFP - 563 words
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255 2005-12-07 16 AFP [COLOMBO] Global banking giant HSBC formally launched yesterday a US$3l million call centre in Sri Lanka as violence flared in the north of the island, officials said. Sri Lanka beat contenders such as India to secure HSBC's 11th call centre, aAFP - 255 words
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408 2005-12-07 17 Surprise counterbid of US$72 a share could torpedo J&J's takeover [NEW YORK] Boston Scientific surprised Wall Street by moving to torpedo Johnson Johnson's vexed takeover of Guidant with a surprise US$25 billion counterbid that would create the largest maker of heart devices by408 words
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148 2005-12-07 17 Reuters [NEW YORK] Verizon Communications, the second-biggest US telecoms firm, will restructure retirement benefits for 50,000 managers in a bid to save US$3 billion over the next 10 years. Under the plan, managers will no longer earn pension benefits or receive service credits towards healthcareReuters - 148 words
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208 2005-12-07 17 Reuters [SAN FRANCISCO] Intel and STMicroelectronics on Monday said they are working together for the first time to produce a mobile-phone memory chip based on common specifications. The tie-up between the two rival semiconductor companies comes amid increasing competition in the fast-growing market forReuters - 208 words
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Article, Illustration749 2005-12-07 18 Military contractors feet US budget crunch and Pentagon cutbacks Reuters. AFP [NEW YORK] A dogfight over the future of air travel pitting Boeing Co against European archrival Airbus has dominated air shows from Paris to Dubai this year as once-hot military planes lose their sizzle. CommercialReuters.; AFP - 749 words
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462 2005-12-07 18 AFP [SHANGHAI] Promises of aerospace technology transfers that helped Airbus clinch its largest-ever order from China could be the first step towards the Asian nation becoming a jet production hub, analysts said yesterday. A key incentive of allowing China to produce Airbus jetsAFP - 462 words
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403 2005-12-07 18 Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] Air Asia Bhd, South-east Asia's biggest discount carrier, said it has proposed to operate all but three of Malaysian Airline System Bhd's (MAS') domestic routes as part of the government's reorganisation of the network. The review of the domesticBloomberg - 403 words
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251 2005-12-07 18 [SINGAPORE] Air Asia, South-east Asia's biggest low cost airline, is giving away two million free tickets to celebrate its fourth anniversary. The tickets are available for all domestic and regional flights departing from Air Asia's four hubs in Kuala251 words
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130 2005-12-07 18 AFP [SINGAPORE] Travel bookings in Asia are on track to set a new record with growth of 9 per cent tipped for 2005 despite high oil prices and outbreaks of bird flu. a leading ticket reservations firm said yesterday. Bookings in October wereAFP - 130 words
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Miscellaneous192 2005-12-07 18 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 1 A good point following time off for damage (8) up? (3) Across: 1 A bone to pick, 9 Gall, 2 Respectful of lease always be- 15 'pon my soul, it's almost chil- 10 Homeopathic, 11 Jean, 14 Bay ing accepted (8) ly! (3) leaf, 16 Advance, 18192 words
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Article, Illustration780 2005-12-07 19 DAVID HUGHES - But they still retire at an earlier age than officers from OECD countries By DAVID HUGHES in London ASIAN officers are gradually taking over from their OECD country counterparts in the manning of the world's merchant fleet but they are still780 words
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Article712 2005-12-07 19 DAVID HUGHES - S'pore's entry into liner groupings debate will be welcomed By DAVID HUGHES IN comedy, as in container shipping, timing is everything. And if it had wanted to bring wry smiles to the faces of liner shipping executives around the world, announcing a block exemption from712 words
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326 2005-12-07 19 But American forces won't be deployed in Strait Reuters [JAKARTA] The US may donate ships and rubber boats to Indonesia for security patrols in the Malacca Strait, Defence Minister Juwono Sudarsono said yesterday. But he also insisted that Washington would not deployReuters - 326 words
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Article276 2005-12-07 19 SGX PHS< Dect St W- Vol CH Offshore 437 0X11 600 ChuanHup 438 unch 5358 Cosco Corporation 2.33 -0.02 1311 COTDttributtan 041' 0.01 52 EzraHldgi 1/46 0.04 1542 Freight Links 0.06 unch 11 Grand Banks Yacht 0.89 -0.01 91 JayaHokflngs 1.23 unch IBM K1 Venture 0.32 unch 3367276 words
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Article532 2005-12-07 20 EDITORIAL IN recent months, many market insiders have been perplexed by the somewhat schizophrenic character of the Singapore market. The concern arises since, while the Straits Times Index (STI) has risen by as much as 15 per cent this year, and remains at five-year highs,532 words
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Article, Illustration793 2005-12-07 20 SHADA ISLAM - THE BOTTOM LINE SHADA ISLAM Brussels Correspondent EUROPEAN Union trade officials will require nerves of steel at next week's global trade talks opening in Hong Kong. Much to Brussels' alarm, the World Trade Organisation's (WTO) meeting from Dec 13-18 looks set to793 words
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Article, Illustration994 2005-12-07 20 HOMI KHARAS - Give-and-take is the key to success of the global trade talks and benefits for all concerned By HOMI KHARAS EAST Asia has a huge stake in the success of a Doha Development Round of global trade talks. Countries here stand to reapAP; AfP - 994 words
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Article, Illustration1578 2005-12-07 21 STEPHEN ROACH - It doesn't need 9%-plus GDP growth to keep the magic alive 7-8% will do STEPHEN ROACH ABOUT six weeks ago, I threw in the towel on the ever-elusive China slowdown call. In doing so, however, I cautioned that we simply may have beenREUTERS - 1,578 words
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678 2005-12-07 21 Narayana Narayana Singapore - LETTER TO THE EDITOR Narayana Narayana Singapore YOUR corporate analysis article, "What's a listing on SGX worth?" (BT, Dec 3), omits the more crucial rider, "and to whom?" There is, of course, an obvious worth to the Singapore Exchange (SGX) itself in678 words
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Article6202 2005-12-07 23 FINANCE COMMODITIES MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INDICES In local curt In SS In USS dy *f 6f <1* Dt 5 lnde» Change Change Chang* Change Change Ch*nq* Wtjflti Index Preliminary 963 5 -0-2 13 0 0-2 104 -0.1 6.8 EAfr Preliminary 95) 4 0.0 231 03 11.7 03 8.1 Eurcpe6,202 words
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Article, Illustration654 2005-12-07 29 SAMUEL EE - Sales expected to double to 34.000 units this year: senior exec By SAMUEL EE CHEVROLET is the fastest growing brand in Asean and its sales this year will double to 34,000 units, according to John Thomson, vice-president for Chevrolet sales, marketing and aftersales.654 words
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Article, Illustration563 2005-12-07 29 SAMUEL EE - By SAMUEL EE OUTGOING Mini dealer Performance Motors is offering an unprecedented six years of free service and maintenance to anyone who buys the cute cult car from it. The package covers original parts and labour and is over and above theFILE PHOTO - 563 words
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Article1129 2005-12-07 30 GENEVIEVE CUA - Delphi's default has hit the DB Platinum IV Yield Enhancement Fund, which has over $101 million in assets, reports GENEVIEVE CUA GENEVIEVE CUA A "credit event" an euphemism for a bond default or downgrade has hit yet another retail structured fund, requiring investors to decide1,129 words
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Article, Illustration469 2005-12-07 30 GENEVIEVE CUA - One recently launched fund was fully subscribed within 2 weeks By GENEVIEVE CUA A PRIVATE equity fund investing in real estate in China has turned out to be such a big hit among high net-worth individuals that Citigroup Private Bank is exploring469 words
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Article, Illustration186 2005-12-07 30 Chua Boon Lee - By Chua Boon Lee Standard Poor's Fund Services EquHymartoetslnAsean5 AS<W«*dyttlyottltlmtS£AI tMQfltaarflgta (fcGafeThfcp^feprtaiBtypoi^MftMMfeAfita hti i sMI Act onnfrftft fr* bort anwcjt and ten r*bor to Mm I* ftppw 5 >- r:- f Perhaps, not surprising!* the figures paint a (fcmal picture, 'suggestiig that equity South-east Asia haw had Bate186 words
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Article, Illustration1006 2005-12-07 31 MICHAEL PREISS - MONEY MATTERS Investors would do well to follow developments in Dubai and Arab financial markets next year MICHAEL PREISS ASSUME the virtue if you have it not. William Shakespeare's immortal words in Hamlet apply very well to Dubai and what this tiny emirate wants to achieve. SinceFILE PHOTO - 1,006 words
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Article, Illustration1398 2005-12-07 32 ANNA TEO - Financial recruiter Declan O'Sullivan is passionate about martial art Shorinji Kempo, and saving orang utans, writes ANNA TEO ANNA TEO UPON qualifying as a chartered accountant in Ireland, Declan O'Sullivan picked up two rucksacks and headed for Australia, where he became a financial recruiter with MichaelYEN MENG JIIN - 1,398 words
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