The Business Times, 18 January 2006
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Title Section13 2006-01-18 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES Wednesday, January 18,2006 SINGAPORE 85 ceßfr .com.sg MICA (P) 089/03/200513 words
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773 2006-01-18 1 MICHELLE QUAH - Stricter regulations in response to calls for greater corporate governance driving rise: professionals By MICHELLE QUAH [SINGAPORE] Fees for audit work here could climb 10-20 per cent this year as accounting firms grapple with a deluge of new financial reporting standards (FRSs)773 words
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Article136 2006-01-18 1 STI 2,376.96 (-24.24) ST INDEX FUTURES 2,379.00 (-24.00) SIMSCI 282.49 (-2.22) SIMSO FUTURES 282.90 (-2.60) MARKETS Tuesday Change KLSECOMP 907.52 >0.99 NIKKEI 225 15,805.95 -462.08 HANG SENG 15,576.20 201.52 SET INDEX 750.73 -1.27 JAKARTA COMP 1,212.87 -22.39 MANILA COMP 2,154.30 ___+1fc54 SEOUL COMP 1,389.58 -32.21 SHENZHEN B 224.36136 words
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Article, Illustration651 2006-01-18 1 OH BOON PING - Profit turnover, credit strength improved: DP, E&Y By OH BOON PING [SINGAPORE] The improving economy has boosted revenue and profit for Singapore's top 1,000 companies and 500 SMEs, according to the latest Singapore 1000 (S1000) and SME 500 rankings. The rankings651 words
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TOP STORIES
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Article, Illustration533 2006-01-18 2 ANTHONY ROWLEY - Swoop prompted by suspicion of stock price manipulation By ANTHONY ROWLEY in Tokyo TOKYO stocks plunged yesterday following a raid on the offices and home of an Internet whizzkid promoted by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi as a symbol of the bold newAFP - 533 words
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Article71 2006-01-18 2 IN our commentary yesterday, "Central bank's wrong medicine", we said that Bank Danamon has indicated that it may have to lay off aboili 4,000 workers this year. The correct figure is 400. And in our report the same day, "Ho Bee's Baywater Collection will be ready for launch in71 words
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Article622 2006-01-18 2 IR probity checks tough on the privacy-conscious THE amount and extent of information that applicants must reveal when bidding for a gaming licence in the United States, Australia, and now most likely, Singapore, is staggering. In effect, gaming commissions require hopefuls to lay bare their own and their622 words
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684 2006-01-18 2 UMA SHANKARI - Boost from Dec surge; performance beats 4-6% predictions Reports by UMA SHANKARI [SINGAPORE] Singapore's non-oil domestic exports (NODX) for last year expanded by a healthy 8.2 per cent beating most estimates, which predicted 4-6 per cent growth. The 2005 NODX figure684 words
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509 2006-01-18 2 China, HK account for 16.5% of NODX, US just 14.4% [SINGAPORE] China and Hong Kong together accounted for more of Singapore's non-oil domestic exports (NODX) in 2005 than the US, traditionally a larger trading partner. Trade figures released yesterday by509 words
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Article, Illustration611 2006-01-18 3 ALEXANDRA HO - Casino applicants must reveal huge amount of confidential data By ALEXANDRA HO [SINGAPORE] It has jokingly been called a "strip show", but it's no laughing matter the staggering amount and extent of information that applicants must reveal when applying for a gaming licence611 words
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580 2006-01-18 3 WONG WEI KONG - COMMENTARY By WONG WEI KONG JUST two local entities are left in the contest to build Singapore's first integrated resort (IR) with a casino at Marina Bay, after City Developments Ltd (CDL), controlled by property tycoon Kwek Leng Beng, pulled out580 words
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Article, Illustration825 2006-01-18 3 It says there are high risks in US housing market Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] Government of Singapore Investment Corp, which manages more than US$lOO billion of foreign reserves, said it may buy real estate in India and Brazil for the first time toBloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 825 words
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431 2006-01-18 3 RONNIE LIM - By RONNIE LIM [SINGAPORE] Prices of crude oil and products, like kerosene and diesel, are starting to run up, say industry officials here, as anxiety builds over the "double whammy" of disruptions to output in Nigeria, Africa's largest pil producer,431 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article, Illustration848 2006-01-18 4 KALPANA RASHIWALA - But this year's figure may fall 12%, says JPMorgan By KALPANA RASHIWALA AVERAGE earnings per share (EPS) of seven Singapore property groups in 2005 will rise by about 35 per cent but are likely to fall 12 per cent this year,FILE PHOTO - 848 words
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Article, Illustration432 2006-01-18 4 ALEXANDRA HO - By ALEXANDRA HO PUNTERS punished City Developments yesterday a day after it announced its withdrawal from an equity partnership with Las Vegas Sands for the Marina Bay integrated resort (IR) bid. CityDev's shares skidded 30 cents, or 3.4 per cent, toSource: Bloomberg - 432 words
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Article, Illustration433 2006-01-18 4 ARTHUR SIM - Available DPU of 1.84 cents, 8.9% higher than forecast By ARTHUR SIM MAPLETREE Logistics Trust (MLT) is looking to acquire $500 million of assets over the next six months, which Mapletree Logistics Trust Management Ltd (MLTML) chief executive Chua Tiow Chye saysFILE PHOTO - 433 words
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804 2006-01-18 4 VEN SREENIVASAN - HOCK LOCK SIEW By VEN SREENIVASAN DEL Monte is one of those names that everyone knows, yet it hardly catches the eye. At least that seems to be the case with the Singapore-listed unit. The shares of Del Monte Pacific Ltd have been drifting804 words
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384 2006-01-18 5 MICHELLE QUAH - It cites costs incurred from scaling back China, France businesses By MICHELLE QUAH THERE seems to be little reprieve for trouble-stricken Airocean: the company warned yesterday of a possible loss for its financial third quarter ended Dec 31, 2005, and of continued384 words
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288 2006-01-18 5 CONRAD RAJ - By CONRAD RAJ SYSTEMS integrator Datacraft Asia, despite some painful lessons in China, has not lost faith in the country but will refocus its business there to deal directly with multinationals. Chief executive William Padfield, who disclosed this at a media lunch yesterday,288 words
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349 2006-01-18 5 ROLAND LIM - By ROLAND LIM LOCAL telco Mobile One (Ml) yesterday announced that it was trialling a new wireless broadband access (WBA) technology which it might use to offer consumers wireless broadband access by year-end. Its latest trial the fourth WBA technology trial it has349 words
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304 2006-01-18 5 MOBILEONE Ltd (Ml), which is announcing its 2005 results today, may report a 14 per cent year-on-year growth in fourth-quarter net profit, says Merrill Lynch. But the US research house says eyes will be on the outlook guidance accompanying the mobile operator's304 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration921 2006-01-18 6 LARRY WEE - CURRENCIES This scenario is expected even if things are not often a one-way ride LARRY WEE Senior Correspondent THIS time last year, just about everybody said the US dollar was headed for the Deep South. They were awfully wrong: It chalked up921 words
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Article502 2006-01-18 6 MICHELLE QUAH - by MICHELLE QUAH More MCI Land shareholders accept HKL general offer MORE shareholders of MCL Land have accepted the general offer of $1.75 a share from Hong Kong Land Holdings (HKL). HKL has received valid acceptances amounting to a total of 3.1 million shares. These shares included502 words
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Article, Illustration419 2006-01-18 6 OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES Jan 17 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS 338.00 -231.00 BT CADI -*****JOO -187.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 +33.00 AH-SG Equities 611.61 -4.90 SG Equities Elect 124.47 -1.49 SG Equities Fin 1738.33 -13.33 SG Equities Prop 752.44 -6.24 SIMSCI 282.49 -2.22 SiMSCI Futures 282.90 -2.60 MOST ACTIVE STOCKS VOLUME419 words
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Article256 2006-01-18 6 MATTHEW PHAN - Compiled by MATTHEW PHAN ST Engineering Jan 17 close: $2.94 Kim Eng Research, Jan 17 ST Engineering's Marine division announced that the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will build a fourth Fisheries Survey Vessel (FSV) with VT Halter Marine. The FSV is valued at about US$3O256 words
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Article, Illustration399 2006-01-18 6 R SIVANITHY - STOCKS STI rose 100 points in 11 days, then lost half of gain R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent A NON-STOP rise for two weeks, then five consecutive days of weakness. Such has been the "feast and famine" performance of the Straits Times Index over the past three weeks,399 words
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Article, Illustration352 2006-01-18 6 YEO KEE YAN - CHART POINT By YEO KEE YAN, Kelive Research THE Straits Times Index did perform well in the first two weeks of 2006 but its performance has since eased from 2,440, the level that is just seven points shy of our technical352 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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422 2006-01-18 7 MICHELLE QUAH - MM's offer is 16.8% premium over Mentor's share price before bid By MICHELLE QUAH SHAREHOLDERS of takeover target Mentor Media have been advised to vote in favour of the bid made by MM Holdings, and take the cash consideration that it is offering.422 words
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Article137 2006-01-18 7 JEL Corp units get two new dealerships CONSUMER goods distributor JEL Corporation (Holdings) Ltd has secured two new distributorships. Its Middle East unit has been appointed by IBM as the authorised distributor for Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Azerbaijan. Its Far East unit was appointed by Sime137 words
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207 2006-01-18 7 Bloomberg [SAO PAULO] Keppel Corp, the world's largest maker of shallow-water oil rigs, is among six groups that bid for contracts to build US$l.3 billion of oil and gas tankers for Petroleo Brasileiro, Brazil's state-con-trolled oil company. The company's transportation unit, Transpetro, willBloomberg - 207 words
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361 2006-01-18 7 VEN SREENIVASAN - By VEN SREENIVASAN SINGAPORE-BASED budget carrier Tiger Airways will set up a second base, outside Singapore, this year, according to its chief executive Tony Davis. "We are currently in talks with a number of parties (around the region) and are very361 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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391 2006-01-18 8 MATTHEW PHAN - It announces 2 schemes to enhance S'pore as trade hub By MATTHEW PHAN SINGAPORE Customs yesterday announced two new schemes to strengthen the country's effort to become a trading and logistics hub. The first is TradeXchange an online interface that simplifies the regulatory processes of import391 words
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Article, Illustration310 2006-01-18 8 CHUANG PECK MING - By CHUANG PECK MING in New Delhi INDIA wants Singapore to help it set up free trade zones as part of the Comprehensive Economic Agreement (Ceca) that the two countries signed six months ago, says Indian Minister of Commerce and Industry KamalRAKESH SAHAI/ST - 310 words
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268 2006-01-18 8 ANNA TEO - YESTERDAY IN PARLIAMENT By ANNA TEO CONTRACT hiring continues to grow, with the number of workers on contracts of less than a year rising to 100,900 in 2004, or 4.9 per cent of employment, according to figures given in Parliament. There were 59,400268 words
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Article5231 2006-01-18 8 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS ACM Amer kaw BT USO 8 74/ ACM Amer Income A USO 8.71/ ■m (u > (f'njj«i ACM Amcr Income B USO 8.71/ STf n 00/ ACM Amer Income A EUR 7.1* Star Euraro Bond ~"l20* ACM Amer Income B EUR 7.1* sS Euraoe W 161 ACM5,231 words
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426 2006-01-18 10 LEE KIM SIANG - Measure part of plans to ensure business continuity By LEE KIM SIANG SINGAPORE is stepping up its fight against the threat of terrorism with the introduction of SMS text-mes-sage alerts for the business community as part of plans for ensuring business continuity in the426 words
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Article166 2006-01-18 10 MINISTER Mentor Lee Kuan Yew will be visiting the Middle East from today till Jan 25. He will first visitDoha in Qatar, followed by Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates from Jan 23. Mr Lee will meet leaders of the two countries, including166 words
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376 2006-01-18 10 RONNIE LIM - By RONNIE LIM POWERSERAYA reckons that coal can be a viable ajternative fuel for producing electricity. "Coal remains very much an option. It's just a question of timing and strategy," managing director Neil McGregor said on Monday. "We've done an economic study and completed376 words
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344 2006-01-18 10 CONRAD TAN - By CONRAD TAN SINGAPORE needs to attract more post-doctoral students to boost its research and development muscle, according to National Research Foundation (NRF) chairman Tony Tan. At the sixth annual symposium of the SingaporeMIT Alliance (SMA) yesterday, Dr Tan said such a move would344 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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605 2006-01-18 11 China's expected to grow, US consumption to pick up Bloomberg {LONDON] World oil demand will accelerate throughout 2006 as China's imports grow and US consumption picks up from late last year, when hurricanes and mild winter weather curtailed use, the International EnergyBloomberg - 605 words
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223 2006-01-18 11 Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] India's economy is expected to expand 7-7.5 per cent in the fiscal year ending March 31, in line with the central bank's forecast, Finance Minister P Chidambaram said. "All available projections for the current fiscal year point to the possibility ofBloomberg - 223 words
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359 2006-01-18 11 They save 40% of income, double the world average AP [SHANGHAI] The frugal Chinese had a record 14 trillion yuan (Ss2.B trillion) in personal savings by the end of 2005, as families socked money away to pay for schooling, health care and housing, theAP - 359 words
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Article, Illustration204 2006-01-18 11 Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesia's rupiah is expected to keep strengthening this year on capital inflows, which could help ease inflation and lead to lower interest rates starting in the third quarter, the central bank's senior deputy governor said. Miranda Goeltom's remarks came after the rupiahReuters; AFP - 204 words
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Advertisement1421 2006-01-18 13 Special Advertising Feature When Business Becomes Pleasure Savvy meeting planners have long known that Singapore is A' -$m 9 mL more than just a destination for exhilarating retail therapy and L I. J f equally thrilling gourmet expeditions. a wtgeM For years now, Singapore has been on the top of1,421 words
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MALAYSIA
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509 2006-01-18 14 PAULINE NG - Move will create investment banking group to rival M'sian leader CIMB By PAULINE NG in Kuala Lumpur GOVERNMENT-CON-TROLLED Avenue Capital Resources and ECM Libra are to merge in a RM2BO million (Ssl23 million) deal that would create an investment banking group509 words
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Article, Illustration293 2006-01-18 14 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's government received applications from seven brokerages seeking to become investment banks by taking advantage of new rules announced last year. The applicants paid a combined RMBO million (5534.8 million) in deposits with one brokerage paying for two discount houses, theBloomberg; AFP - 293 words
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206 2006-01-18 14 AP [KUALA LUMPUR] Financial institutions in Malaysia are owed a whopping RM3.12 billion (551.36 billion) by car loan defaulters. But confiscating the 52,000 vehicles would pose a bigger headache because there would be no place to store them, a news report said yesterday. TheAP - 206 words
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301 2006-01-18 14 [KUALA LUMPUR] Financially troubled Malaysian Airline System Bhd (MAS) should consider selling its five-star Four Seasons Resort in Langkawi to help meet funding needs, Malaysia's Business Times reports analysts as saying. MAS, in trying to nurse itself back to profitability, will need some RM3301 words
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Article, Illustration392 2006-01-18 14 S JAYASANKARAN - By S JAYASANKARAN in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIAN tycoon Azman Hashim has proposed taking Amcorp group, his listed financial services and property firm, private in a deal that will cost him at least RM6O9 million (***** million). The news of the proposed transaction wasBLOOMBERG - 392 words
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Article2305 2006-01-18 14 vol General Corp .0.43 unch 249 1 W- Ctm Genting 21.70 0.20 963 George Kent .0.58 -0.01 93 ASM Realty 1.44 -0.01 6 G HI Systems 0.13 unch 5470 Abric 0.31 -0X11 91 Globetronics Tech .0.34 0.02 2416 ACP Industries .0*7 -0.02 83 GlomacBhd 1.13 unch 54 Advance2,305 words
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INDIA
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Article, Illustration406 2006-01-18 15 Satyam stake will help IBM cut costs by sending more work to India Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] Satyam Computer Services Ltd, India's fourth-biggest software company, denied it plans to sell a stake to International Business Machines Corp (IBM), the world's biggestBloomberg - 406 words
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310 2006-01-18 15 AP [BANGALORE] Talks between the striking employees and the management of Toyota Motor Corp's Indian subsidiary have failed, both sides said yesterday. Nearly 1,550 of the 2,350 workers at the Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd factory near Bangalore went on strikeAP - 310 words
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667 2006-01-18 15 Bloomberg [MUMBAI] India state-run lenders Bank of Baroda and Andhra Bank started selling shares on Monday to raise as much as 24 billion rupees (*****.9 million) to meet growing demand for loans in an economy expanding at 7.5 per cent a year. Bank ofBloomberg - 667 words
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Article, Illustration504 2006-01-18 15 A one-hour session today will help recalculate indexes Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] Reliance Industries, India's biggest non-state company, may have its share price pared by 22 per cent after splitting off phone, power and financial services units to settle a dispute inBloomberg; Source: Bloomberg - 504 words
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GREATER CHINA/INDIA
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Article, Illustration487 2006-01-18 16 Capital's ambitious development plan underlines keen rivalry with Shanghai Reuters. [SHANGHAI] Beijing is planning to build a Disneyland, a newspaper said yesterday, in the latest salvo of an ongoing duel between China's capital and Shanghai to build the nation's first world-classReuters. - 487 words
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BRIEFLY ASIA
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81 2006-01-18 16 Reuters [HONG KONG] Hutchison Telecommunications International Ltd said yesterday its India joint venture Hutchison Essar Ltd has completed the acquisition of Indian mobile networks operator BPL Mobile Cellular Ltd for US$l.l6 billion. Hutchison Telecom, the emerging markets cellphone arm of Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing'sReuters - 81 words
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119 2006-01-18 16 Reuters [HONG KONG/SHANGHAI] China's largest financial conglomerate, China International Trust and Investment Corp (CITIC), moved yesterday to streamline its investment banking business to beef up its cross-border capabilities in the face of increased foreign competition. CITIC arm and China's top brokerage CITIC SecuritiesReuters - 119 words
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74 2006-01-18 16 Reuters [MUMBAI] India's largest private refiner, Reliance Industries Ltd, plans to pay US$33.B million for a 25 per cent stake in a proposed 60,000-bpd refinery in Yemen, the Hindu Business Line newspaper reported yesterday. The refinery is being developed by Ras Issa RefineryReuters - 74 words
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90 2006-01-18 16 AFP [MANILA] Indonesia's Lippo Group and partners from Hong Kong and Austria are investing some three billion pesos (Ss93 million) to recapitalise a Philippine bank under a deal struck with the Manila government, company officials said yesterday. Hong Kong-based investment bank AO Capital Partners,AFP - 90 words
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Article68 2006-01-18 16 AFP [BEIJING] China National Petroleum Cdrp (CNPC), the country's largest oil group, plans to double its overseas business volume by 2010 as part of an ambitious growth strategy, a company statement said yesterday. CNPC, the parent company of Hong Kong-listed PetroChina, aims to pump atAFP - 68 words
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78 2006-01-18 16 AP [SHANGHAI] Huawei Technologies Co, China's biggest telecommunications equipment maker, saw its global sales jump 40 per cent last year to US$B.2 billion, the company reported. The company, based in the southern city of Shenzhen, said its overseas sales accounted for U554.75 billionAP - 78 words
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76 2006-01-18 16 AP [BEIJING] China said yesterday that 32 outbreaks of bird flu last year killed 154,600 poultry and led to the culling of more than 22.5 million birds as the country fought to curb the spread of the virus. Farmers received more thanAP - 76 words
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463 2006-01-18 16 This would ensure country's economic, financial security AP [SHANGHAI] The government must keep its status as the majority shareholder of state banks to ensure China's economic and financial security, a senior official said in remarks published yesterday. Meanwhile, a mid-sizedAP - 463 words
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Article, Illustration283 2006-01-18 16 Reuters [TAlPEl] Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian said yesterday he had accepted the resignation of Premier Frank Hsieh in a long-ex-pected Cabinet reshuffle after the ruling party's crushing defeat in December local government elections. Under Taiwan's political system, the democratically elected president appointsReuters - 283 words
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422 2006-01-18 16 But court says commission can save its resources [HONG KONG] The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) came under at-, tack on Monday from the sister of casino boss Stanley Ho for chasing minor breaches that resulted in paltry fines while dismissing a422 words
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271 2006-01-18 16 Reuters [HONG KONG] Chinese chain store operator TrustMart is looking for a buyer in a deal that could be worth around US$2 billion and consolidate a fastgrowing and ferociously competitive retail sector, a source said yesterday. US-based Wal-Mart Stores Inc, the world's biggestReuters - 271 words
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282 2006-01-18 16 Reuters [SHANGHAI] The finance arms of China's major industrial firms could invest at least six billion yuan (Ssl.2 billion) in domestic stocks, official media said yesterday, as part of a drive to divert more funds into the troubled markets. TheReuters - 282 words
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ASIA-PACIFIC/WORLD
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509 2006-01-18 17 40.OOO claims stopped, half due to suspected organised crime [LONDON! Fears that organised crime gangs are targeting the UK government's £16 billion (5546.3 billion) tax credit system were heightened on Monday after ministers admitted there had been a surge in fraudulent claims,509 words
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379 2006-01-18 17 NYT [NEW YORK] Takeover talks have faltered between a consortium of buyout firms and Affiliated Computer Services a technology outsourcing company based in Dallas, Texas according to sources involved in the negotiations, and the deal is now in jeopardy. The transaction, which wouldNYT - 379 words
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255 2006-01-18 17 Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] HSBC Holdings Pic, Development Bank pf Philippines and Banco De Oro Universal fanlrare inviting lenders to join a US$25O million loan for San Miguel Corp as it seeks to buy a stake in Del Monte Pacific Ltd, aBloomberg - 255 words
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WORLD WATCH
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74 2006-01-18 17 Bloomberg [BEIJING] Turkey's avian influenza crisis is adding impetus to a global campaign aimed at arresting the lethal virus and may spur countries to increase financial aid, a World Bank official said. Avian flu has killed four people in Turkey this year. AsBloomberg - 74 words
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91 2006-01-18 17 Bloomberg [MOSCOW] Shares of OAO Lukoil,Russia's biggest oil producer, had their biggest jump in more than a year after the company last week said that higher prices and production spurred record earnings in the third quarter. Lukoil shares rose US$4.B5, orBloomberg - 91 words
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77 2006-01-18 17 AFP [LONDON] At least six high-ranking managers at German-US car giant DaimlerChrysler have been suspended over bribery allegations linked to the UN oil for food programme in Iraq, the Financial Times said yesterday. In a report published in October, DaimlerChrysler was one more thanAFP - 77 words
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55 2006-01-18 17 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] HSBC Holdings appointed Simon Cooper as president and chief executive in South Korea to replace Rick Pudner. Mr Cooper, who starts his new role in April, joined the London-based lender in 1989, HSBC said. He currently heads corporate andBloomberg - 55 words
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94 2006-01-18 17 Bloomberg [LONDON] NTL Inc raised its offer for Virgin Mobile Holdings to £919 million (552.6 billion) a month after the mobile-phone company rejected a previous bid from the cable-television provider as too low. Virgin Mobile's minority shareholders would get 372 penceBloomberg - 94 words
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Article, Illustration530 2006-01-18 17 They will have to publish all perks and compensation Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] The US Securities and Exchange Commission met yesterday to vote on a proposal to increase disclosure of hidden executive pay amid criticism from investors that companies often overpay management. SEC.Bloomberg; BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO - 530 words
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Article, Illustration451 2006-01-18 17 Reuters [LONDON] Pitching for awards has joined pitching to companies as a mainstay of an investment banker's job, as the array of gongs awarded to banks by trade magazines increases every year. The International Financing Review (IFR) hosted 1,500 bankers, companyReuters; AP - 451 words
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568 2006-01-18 18 Reuters {PARIS] Airbus outsold Boeing in 2005 with 1,055 net orders, it said yesterday, capping a record year for both marked by fierce price competition and strong demand from Asian and budget airlines. Airbus almost tripled the 366 net orders it had capturedReuters - 568 words
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Article, Illustration703 2006-01-18 18 VEN SREENIVASAN - Culture of constant change and innovation helps it weather crises, says book Reports by VEN SREENIVASAN [SINGAPORE] Singapore Airline owes its unrivalled success in the commercial aviation business to its consistent and coherent strategy of aligning its core competencies and organisationalARTHUR LEE - 703 words
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Article398 2006-01-18 18 [SINGAPORE! Selling down its stakes in SIA Engineering Company and Singapore Airport Terminal Services would be a legitimate downsizing strategy for Singapore Airlines as it seeks to cut costs, reduce organisational complexity, and improve focus on its core airline business. Associate Professor Nitin Pangarkar who heads the398 words
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301 2006-01-18 18 VEN SREENIVASAN - by VEN SREENIVASAN SINGAPORE will offer new incentives for airlines which help boost Changi as a hub, Minister of State for Finance and Transport Lim Hwee Hua said yesterday. In a speech at the annual airport reception, Mrs Lim said the government had301 words
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116 2006-01-18 18 AP [CANBERRA] A Qantas Airways Boeing 747 airliner flying to Los Angeles returned to Sydney yesterday after an engine caught fire minutes after takeoff, media reported. Passengers heard an explosion from one of the jumbo jet's two right wing engines, Australian Broadcasting CorpAP - 116 words
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Miscellaneous292 2006-01-18 18 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD er in America (6) 8 MB 1 A gem to talk bird not turkey 13 One who has lost the match 14 Impassive but strong when touring first troops (6) 19 She's found in something ne»- iW 20 Man turns up in fish paint (6) 23 It was292 words
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385 2006-01-18 19 DONALD URQUHART - Tokyo conference pledges support for moves to enhance straits security By DONALD URQUHART [SINGAPORE] Representatives of 14 countries, including the US, China, Japan and the UK, have urged further measures to tighten up the security of the seagoing containerised supply chain.385 words
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863 2006-01-18 19 DAVID HUGHES - STRAIT TALK By DAVID HUGHES THE mutual liability insurers for the international shipping industry, the so-called protection and indemnity (P&I) clubs, have not been having an easy time recently. That they are being squeezed in several different ways comes across clearly in Lloyd's863 words
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Article114 2006-01-18 19 Bloomberg [JAKARTA] PT Berlian Laju Tanker, Indonesia's biggest shipping company by market value, said it plans to sell shares overseas. "The company is planning to list the stock overseas, but that is still in discussion stage," corporate secretary Kevin Wong said in a statement releasedBloomberg - 114 words
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331 2006-01-18 19 Reuters [STRASBOURG. France] The European Parliament is set to reject a plan to open up EU port services to greater competition which has sparked violent demonstrations and mass walkouts by dockers, lawmakers said yesterday. The draft rules prompted workers at ports around EuropeReuters - 331 words
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Article524 2006-01-18 20 EDITORIAL WHAT will happen to the US dollar in 2006 is probably the biggest guessing game in the currency markets. Many economists suggest that this will be the year the greenback will face its moment of truth namely, that it will cease to resist the laws of524 words
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Article, Illustration781 2006-01-18 20 SHADA ISLAM - THE BOTTOM LINE SHADA ISLAM Brussels Correspondent EUROPEAN Union (EU) policymakers describe the unexpected mood of confidence sweeping across the 25nation bloc as the "Merkel factor". Germany's new Chancellor Angela Merkel, they say, has not only given a much-needed psychological boost to her country's781 words
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Article, Illustration1033 2006-01-18 20 ANTHONY ROWLEY - Japanese companies suffer from low growth, poor branding and baulk at acquisitions ANTHONY ROWLEY Tokyo Correspondent THE sight of three leading Japanese electronics firms huddling together for protection against the likes of once upstart South Korean rival Samsung may have surprised thoseREUTERS - 1,033 words
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Article, Illustration1805 2006-01-18 21 MARK LANDLER - German industry is on the mend, growth is quickening and consumer spending is rising By MARK LANDLER NYT Germany, after four years of stagnation, is showing signs of reclaiming its role as the economic engine of Europe. And much of the credit goesNYT; AFP - 1,805 words
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401 2006-01-18 21 Ang Hao Yao - LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Ang Hao Yao I REFER to the commentary, "The plight of minority shareholders" (BT Jan 11), by prominent corporate governance academic Mak Yuen Teen. Prof Mak accurately points out several areas in which minority shareholders get the short end of401 words
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424 2006-01-18 21 Leong Sze Hian - Leong Sze Hian I REFER to media reports about a scholar who was sued by PSA Corporation for repayment of his NUS scholarship monies, because he failed subjects which he eventually passed (TNP. Dec 8. 2005). This case may be sending the424 words
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Article6196 2006-01-18 23 FINANCE COMMODITIES MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INDICES in local curr In SS In USS dy Syr dy yr *dy *yr Jan 16 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Index Preliminary 995.2 0.0 16.7 03 11.9 00 11J t EAFE Preliminary 991.7 0.0 28.4 0.3 16-2 0.0 16.1 Europe6,196 words
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Article, Illustration649 2006-01-18 24 SAMUEL EE - Car costs up to $8,000 less than petrol-driven E200 Kompressor, thanks to green rebate, reports SAMUEL EE SAMUEL EE THE first Mercedes-Benz E-Class passenger car powered by compressed natural gas (CNG) has been sold, and it costs up to $8,000 less than a normal E2OO649 words
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Article, Illustration591 2006-01-18 24 SAMUEL EE - They are Merc and Peugeot; the latter stays on top with just two models By SAMUEL EE IT'S a tiny market and two brands dominated the open-top segment last year. Together, they made up almost half of all convertibles sold in Singapore. The two marques591 words
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Article245 2006-01-18 25 OH BOON PING - By OH BOON PING ON the whole, 2005 was a good year for businesses here. With a strong recovery in the economy and rising consumer optimism, many of the winners of this year's Singapore 1000 (S1000) and SME 500 Awards experienced better sales and profits245 words
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Article, Illustration792 2006-01-18 25 OH BOOM PING - Its Asia president Peter Tan talks to OH BOOM PING about the company's expansion plans OH BOOM PING FOR Nasdaq-listed Flextronics, a provider of electronics manufacturing services (EMS), India's booming technology and telecom industries provide a key growth opportunity for the company, thanks toARHTUR LEE - 792 words
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Article, Illustration688 2006-01-18 26 OH BOON PING - OH BOON PING finds out why trust is such a great motivator at Allegro Manufacturing OH BOON PING THINK outsourcing, and low cost immediately comes to mind. But outsourcing of manufacturing functions is also about quality and trust, says Way Tu, chief executive officer of Allegro Manufacturing, aBLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO - 688 words
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839 2006-01-18 28 The DP Credit Rating system quantifies the probability of a company defaulting within a given time frame CLOSE to three in five companies from the top 1,000 companies ranked by turnover have an investment grade credit rating, according to data from the latest Singapore 1000839 words
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Article, Illustration924 2006-01-18 29 OH BOOM PINO - Used car dealership Car Times has grown from a $30m operation in 2001 to one with a turnover of $120 m last year. oh boom ping reports OH BOOM PINO THESE days, many car dealership businesses thrive on the sale of new cars, thanks to consumers'ARTHUR LEE - 924 words
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Article919 2006-01-18 30 WINSTON NGAN SELVAMALAR MANOHARAN - WINSTON NGAN and SELVAMALAR MANOHARAN explain why it is both relevant and practical for SMEs WINSTON NGAN SELVAMALAR MANOHARAN GOOD corporate governance is not rocket science. Neither is it solely the responsibility of national leaders. It is simply honest and transparent dealings by every owner, manager and employee919 words
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Article, Illustration919 2006-01-18 32 their robust sales and healthy financials, Singapore's top SMEs their mark on the corporate landscape SINGAPORE'S top-tier SMEs have come a long way, going by data from the latest SME 500 publication put out by DP Information Group. Long seen as the poorer cousins onREUTERS - 919 words
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Advertisement214 2006-01-18 32 "It's all because of your support." 4 Car Times Awarded Singapore 1000 Highest Sales/Turnover Growth: Retail After picking up the much sought after Enterprise When asked about the rapid growth at Car Times, Mr Loo said cn r n nnrnnnnr nf iu n n/mn Lj nr that hard work, honesty,214 words
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Article, Illustration1559 2006-01-18 38 GENEVIEVE CUA - Putting options strategies to good use is what a US-based educator aims to teach investors in its seminars. GENEVIEVE CUA finds out GENEVIEVE CUA HOW would you like to make money whether the market rises or falls? Or, protect your investments against market downturns? Or, makeYEN MENG JIIN - 1,559 words
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907 2006-01-18 38 R SIVANITHY - Novel instrument for stock investors CFD INVESTING WITH A DIFFERENCE Contract for differences contains elements of individual stock trading and gearing benefit of derivatives. R SIVANITHY explains R SIVANITHY JB M HEN it comes to parII m ticipating in the H M m stock market, most V m M m907 words
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Article420 2006-01-18 38 GENEVIEVE CUA - By GENEVIEVE CUA GREAT Eastern Life has launched the first endowment plan that is based on a structured fund, with a capital guarantee and returns linked to a basket of indices. GE's new "High 6" plan is a single premium non-participating plan linked to six420 words
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Article, Illustration990 2006-01-18 39 RAY BARROS - By RAY BARROS AS WE go into 2006, it is an opportune time to review what I wrote in 2005 on the United States stock market. I held the view that a long-term bull market terminated in December 1999 (DJIA)/March 2000 (S&P). A sideways market could beSource: Ray Barms; AFP - 990 words
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Article, Illustration327 2006-01-18 39 Chua Boon Lee - Singaporenjomiciled funds By Chua Boon Lee, Standard Poor's Associate; Fund Services The mix of Singapore-domiciled funds has undergone a significant shift in the past year, with a noticeable tilt towards equities. Based on the reported figures provided to S&B the aggregate size of all locally domiciled funds (excluding327 words
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Article, Illustration1184 2006-01-18 40 CHEAH UI-HOON - Fanny Lai deals with a very different kind of corporate animal in the workplace. The executive director of the Singapore Zoo tells CHEAH UI-HOON why she exchanged power suits for more rugged wear CHEAH UI-HOON IMAGINE having a boardroom meeting right next doorARTHUR LEE - 1,184 words
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Article28 2006-01-18 40 The powerful engines are dust and water-proofed, so they are as comfortable crossing a river or desert as they are hurtling around a racetrack.28 words
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