The Business Times, 13 March 2006
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Title Section17 2006-03-13 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES SINGAPORE 85 cents online at http://business-times.asia 1 .com.sg MICA (P) 099/03/2006 Monday, March 13,200617 words
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Article, Illustration498 2006-03-13 1 KALPANA RASHIWALA - Foreign buyers now include Europeans, Americans, Australians, Mainland Chinese and Indians: study By KALPANA RASHIWALA [SINGAPORE] Total transactions of private apartments and condos in the traditional prime districts 9,10 and 11 soared to a sixyear high of 3,774 units last year, reflectingSource: URA Realis, DTZ Research Feb '06 - 498 words
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649 2006-03-13 1 ARTHUR SIM - 30% of world's organisers will hold functions here By ARTHUR SIM in Atlantic City WE can build it but will they come? A survey by Harrah's Entertainment and Keppel Land's marketer and operator of convention centre venues, SMG, reveals that merely having the649 words
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Article136 2006-03-13 1 MARKETS Week Chg* STI 2496.73 +3 JO KLSECOMP 921.96 +5.03 NIKKEI 225 *****.63 ,._+***** HANG SENG *****.05 -356.95 SET INDEX 728.18 -25.21 JAKARTA COMP ...1247.42 -13.85 MANILA COMP ....2103.37 -27.00 TAIPEI TAIEX .6490.68 -62.98 SEOUL COMP 1320.07 -8.88 SHENZHEN B .242.86 _.-8.17 AUST ALLOW) 4849.40 -12.70 DOW JONES136 words
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TOP STORIES
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674 2006-03-13 2 DONALD URQUHART - Emirates Shipping seen to be missing link in Dubai's maritime chain By DONALD URQUHART [SINGAPORE] Swimming against the twin currents of a deepening industry downturn and a trend towards consolidation, a new container shipping line with possible links to Dubai is674 words
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Article, Illustration755 2006-03-13 2 MICHELLE QUAH - His role is growing as cross-border deals increase By MICHELLE QUAH JSINGAPORE] You may not 4stve heard of him before, Ut he is fast becoming one the most important individuals in any organisation. companies become Jiore global, and interna--4smal deals become more $«i)Mjionplace.-th.e corpodevelopment officer755 words
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Article39 2006-03-13 2 IN our report, "The Picturehouse returns" (BT, March 10), we wrongly said that The Cathay's main cinema hall would be named the Grand Cafe Cinema. It should be the Grand Cathay Cinema. We are sorry for the error.39 words
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Article538 2006-03-13 2 BCB Southern poised to unveil friendly takeover BUMIPUTRA-Commerce Holdings and Southern Bank have agreed to a RM6.6 billion (552.9 billion) takeover after a marathon, nine-hour meeting of Southern's board on Saturday. The board decided in favour of BCB's final bid of RM4.35 a share, up from its original538 words
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Article, Illustration623 2006-03-13 3 S JAYASANKARAN - Final bid of RM4.35 a share approved by Southern board, say bankers By S JAYASANKARAN in Kuala Lumpur THE shares of Killinghall, Southern Bank (SBB) and Bumiputra-Commerce Holdings (BCB) may be suspended today ahead of an announcement detailing a friendly RM6.6 billion623 words
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Article, Illustration644 2006-03-13 3 KALPANA RASHIWALA - Total transactions jump 57% to hit five-year high By KALPANA RASHIWALA [SINGAPORE] The number of sub-sale deals, often seen as a gauge of speculative activity in the property market, posted bigger increases in sales volumes for the more expensive categories of private ApartmentsSource: URA Realis, DTZ Research Feb '06 - 644 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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798 2006-03-13 4 AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY, ROLAND LIM - One-year free basic wireless access for customers could hit smaller telcos By AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY, ROLAND LIM REACTION to the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore's (IDA) public announcement of the details of the proposed wireless broadband network (WBN) has. been quietly cautious among798 words
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Article678 2006-03-13 4 WONG WEI KONG - HOCK LOCK SIEW By WONG WEI KONG TWO weeks and counting, and there is still no bidding war for Pacific Internet (PacNet). For major shareholder Vantage Corp, the signs ar£ looking increasingly unfavourable. Late last month, Mediaßing, a listed provider of Internet phone services in the region,678 words
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Article, Illustration403 2006-03-13 5 ANGELA TAN - Move seen as a precursor to UOB cutting its stake in OUE By ANGELA TAN UNITED Overseas Land Ltd (UOL) and Overseas Union Enterprise Ltd (OUE), companies controlled by United Overseas Bank (UOB) chairman Wee Cho Yaw, said over the weekend thatFILE PHOTO - 403 words
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Article, Illustration319 2006-03-13 5 ANGELA TAN - It buys 20% of Lai Fung Holdings for $135m in cash By ANGELA TAN PROPERTY group CapitaLand Ltd yesterday confirmed that it has agreed to buy 20 per cent of Hong Kong-listed real estate developer Lai Fung Holdings for $135 million in cash. Under the agreement,319 words
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191 2006-03-13 5 SINO Land and Singapore's Capita Land plan to build a 760-room hotel in an industrial district of Sha Tin which the Planning Department says has the potential to be converted into commercial use, the South China Morning Post reported on191 words
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174 2006-03-13 5 MAPLETREE Logistics Trust (MapletreeLog) has bought an industrial warehouse building in Fanling, Hong Kong, for HK$ll3 million (5523.5 million). The purchase will be funded entirely by debt, said its manager, Mapletree Logistics Trust Management Ltd, yesterday. The agreement is structured as a sale and174 words
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213 2006-03-13 5 Bloomberg CHARTERED Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd, the world's third-largest customised chipmaker, was upgraded to "buy" at Deutsche Bank as higherend products, including chips for Microsoft Corp's Xbox 360 game player and Advanced Micro Devices Inc, help earnings. "Chartered finally seems to be on theBloomberg - 213 words
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Advertisement1923 2006-03-13 4 NOTICES BUY IT SELL IT-FIND IT OVERSEAS UNION ENTERPRISE LIMITED jEMFa (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) lIR IK (Company Registration Number: *****00S0E) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Forty-Third Annual General Meeting of Overseas Union Enterpnse Limited will be held at Meritus Mandarin Singapore,1,923 words
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Advertisement44 2006-03-13 4 ANOTHER FREEHOLD RESIDENTIAL SITE NEAR ORCHARD TURN NO. 23 ANGULUA PARK Site area 3,328.6 sq m (38,510 sq ft) Exclusive neighbourhood Plot Ratio 2.8 36 storeys Walking distance to Orchard MRT Station Single owner For Sale by Tender Closing: Tuesday, 11 April 2006, 4.00pm44 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration671 2006-03-13 6 R SIVANITHY - Wall Street drag GE expectations less volatility STOCKS R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent ONE of the key features evident on the stock exchange last week was how much less volatile trading became as the days passed. In the previous week and in the early part of last week, double-digit gains for671 words
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505 2006-03-13 6 CURRENCIES AFP [HONG KONG] Asian currencies ended the week lower against the dollar on expectations of further US rate rises with the latest US jobs data expected to provide support for the greenback. Japanese yen: The yen ended the week lower against theAFP - 505 words
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Article, Illustration1708 2006-03-13 6 Consensus No.of Forecast Mean Frfs recommendation esti- EPS PE target price Company name This wk Lastmth mates (cents) (ratio) price Advanced Holdings 1.00 1.00 2 8.95 12.% 1.46 1.16 Allgreen Properties 2.11 2.13 9 8.23 17.00 1.44 1.40 Ascendas REIT 2.39 2.39 13 11.41 18.06 2.32 2.06 Aussino1,708 words
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Article, Illustration1319 2006-03-13 7 TEH HOOI LING - TEH HOOI LING Senior Correspondent IS the market back to its old bi-polar ways? The UOB Sesdaq Index has recorded its fourth down week in five, while the Straits Times Index" chalked up its fourth positive week in five. In the last few weeks, the correction seen1,319 words
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Article, Illustration1170 2006-03-13 7 ROBERT HALILI - INSIDE MARKETS The sentiment is positive so far, with net buy totals of 20 companies and trades worth $6.6 million, reports ROBERT HALILI ROBERT HALILI THE buying by directors and substantial shareholders was strong for the second consecutive week, with 29 firms1,170 words
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VIEWS FROM THE TOP
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Article, Illustration3785 2006-03-13 8 THIS WEEK'S TOPIC Is the proposed trading board for start-ups a good idea? What steps should be taken to ensure its success? THIS new proposal to set up a board for startups in Singapore is a bold and innovative move and I can see how it could3,785 words
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DINING OUT
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Article, Illustration1131 2006-03-13 10 Min Jiang at one-north 5 Rochester Park. Tel: 6774-0122 WHILE it's conceivable to say I never met a Peking duck I didn't like, the one that I still think of fondly would be the one that presented itself to me at the Grand1,131 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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Article, Illustration614 2006-03-13 11 KALPANA RASHIWALA - Latest freehold plot at Skyline Angullia expected to fetch at least $100 m By KALPANA RASHIWALA PROPERTY agents continue to rush launches of prime residential sites. Cashing in on its recent successful sale of Angullia Mansion, DTZ Debenham Tie Leung is releasing anotherFILE PHOTO - 614 words
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404 2006-03-13 11 Bernama [KOTA TINGGI] Malaysia and Singapore have achieved agreement in principle on a number of issues under negotiations, including the construction of a straight bridge to replace Causeway, Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar said yesterday. He said that the date forBernama - 404 words
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401 2006-03-13 11 AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY - By AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong said yesterday that the People's Action Party (PAP) will start introducing its new general election candidates within a week or two, and there could be as many as 20 of them.401 words
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Article, Illustration812 2006-03-13 12 JURENA CHAN - CAMPUS LIFE Lina Soho tells JURENA CHAN why she's in love with ships, the sea, and the whole marine lifestyle JURENA CHAN TALK about the sea, and Lina Soho's eyes sparkle. This is no surprise, of course after all, the third officer of a shipYEN MENG JIIN - 812 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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Article, Illustration679 2006-03-13 13 ANTHONY ROWLEY - Some say it's a premature rate hike, heralding bouts of deflation By ANTHONY ROWLEY in Tokyo JAPANESE authorities will be watching stock, bond and foreign exchange markets very closely this week to see whether last week's decision by the BankREUTERS - 679 words
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511 2006-03-13 13 Reuters [LONDON] Six of the world's top trading powers made little headway last Saturday in removing long-standing hurdles to a global trade deal, but reaffirmed a commitment to conclude a key part of the pact by the end of April.Reuters - 511 words
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286 2006-03-13 13 Tokyo may switch to economic pact once free trade deal is reached AFP [TOKYO] The Japanese government has decided to resume stalled talks with the Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean) over signing a free trade deal from next month, as otherAFP - 286 words
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Article, Illustration632 2006-03-13 14 PAULINE NG - MALAYSIA INSIGHT It offers honeymooning, golfing, angling and lifestyle attractions at a few hours' hop PAULINE NG KL Correspondent LAST month, Pacific Asia Travel Association or Pata described South Korea as a new tourism "superpower". Swelling numbers of Koreans travelling abroad breached the632 words
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Article3171 2006-03-13 14 Transaction date: Mar 10 For a full listing of the closing prices, log on to BT Online at http://business-times.asial.com.sg after 11,30pm every trading day HONG KONG vol H« 000 Aeon Credit 6 JO unch 70 Aeon Stores A10 unch 0 Angang New Steel H 6.65 0.20 ***** Anhui3,171 words
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Article, Illustration338 2006-03-13 14 Money goes into a trust fund, used to improve transport AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak has denied accusations that hundreds of millions of dollars saved from higher petrol prices would be used for corporate bailouts, reports saidAFP; AP - 338 words
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298 2006-03-13 14 Say 'go to hell, Exxon' in oil block row, if necessary AFP [JAKARTA] A senior legislator yesterday urged the Indonesian government to rule in favour of state energy firm Pertamina in its dispute with US giant ExxonMobil over who should operate anAFP - 298 words
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296 2006-03-13 14 AP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's No 3 mobile phone operator, DiGi.Com, failed to win a lucrative third-generation mobile phone licence because it is foreign owned, a newspaper reported yesterday, citing a minister. The March 3 decision to bypass DiGi and handAP - 296 words
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GREATER CHINA/INDIA
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587 2006-03-13 15 ASHOK KUMAR - Foreign and local funds wait for a correction to enter the Indian market By ASHOK KUMAR NOTWITHSTANDING the seemingly stretched valuations, the Indian stock markets roll on juggernaut-like. The occasional hiccup, known in market parlance as a correction, is getting increasingly short-lived. On the587 words
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Article, Illustration647 2006-03-13 15 AFP [PARIS] The international luxury goods sector is on the brink of an unprecedented growth spurt, buoyed by the emergence of a new class of wealthy clients from China, Russia, India and Brazil.In just a few years, the major luxury goodsAFP - 647 words
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Article, Illustration753 2006-03-13 15 SIDDHARTH SRIVASTAVA - From SIDDHARTH SRIVASTAVA in New Delhi INDIA'S status as a base for low-cost high-tech manufacturing, research, backend support and a big market for such products received a considerable fillip recently. Following the footsteps of other technology majors, Apple Computer has decided to setFILE PHOTO - 753 words
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181 2006-03-13 15 AP [BEIJING] Bank of China, in which Singapore investment company Temasek Holdings has a stake, recorded a 33 per cent rise in net profits last year compared with 2004, a state-run newspaper reported yesterday, citing the bank's president. State-owned Bank ofAP - 181 words
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393 2006-03-13 15 [HONG KONG] India and China will be leading the growth of Asia's grocery retail sector, the South China Morning Post reports accounting firm KPMG as saying. The study, released last Friday, also found that food, mainly fresh food in wet markets, would393 words
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238 2006-03-13 15 Reuters [MUMBAI] Reliance Communications Ventures Ltd (RCVL), a holding firm for Reliance's telecoms business, yesterday unveiled a restructuring plan aimed at fully owning its operating arms, including Reliance Infocomm. RCVL, which listed on March 6, was spun off to shareholders of energy conglomerate RelianceReuters - 238 words
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736 2006-03-13 16 Violence, economic damage, electoral gridlock are the biggest worries IBANGKOK] Pressure is mounting for a settlement of Thailand's political crisis, with observers saying yesterday that they are concerned about the prospect of violence, economic damage and electoral gridlock. An anti-government movement that emerged last736 words
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Article, Illustration437 2006-03-13 16 Reuters (PARIS] French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin yesterday prepared to defend his unpopular labour reforms after riot police stormed the historic Sorbonne university in Paris to end a protest over the new law. He was scheduled to give a major television interviewReuters; AFP - 437 words
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423 2006-03-13 16 Reuters [ABU DHABI] The Dubai Ports furore will colour foreign investors' perceptions of the United States and affect future investment decisions, the United Arab Emirates' central bank governor said yesterday. The governor's comments were the first from a senior UAE officialReuters - 423 words
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934 2006-03-13 16 ANDREW MARKS - WALL STREET INSIGHT By ANDREW MARKS in New York WITH a flood of economic data coming in this week likely to show continued economic growth and inflation under control, Wall Street traders and stockmarket strategists are striking a cautiously bullish tone, and are likely934 words
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305 2006-03-13 16 Reuters [LONDON] US exchange Nasdaq may offer London Stock Exchange Pic (LSE) investors a partial share alternative to its 950 pence (552.70) per share cash offer to woo them to its bid, said sources familiar with the situation yesterday. The move which could yetReuters - 305 words
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AVIATION
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423 2006-03-13 17 Industry still 'aches' for consolidation to cut excess capacity, US Airways CEO Reuters IPIIOkNIX) A reduction in capacity at US airlines lessens the need for airline consolidation. but the merger of former US Airways and America West may be a model for other carriersReuters - 423 words
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Article, Illustration352 2006-03-13 17 IDAI.I.ASI US Airways (iroup Inc chief executive Douglas Parker said he rejecU>d a U*****,000 bonus earned last year and won't consent to such a reward unUl his newly merged airline becomes profitable. Mr Parker. 44. said in an interview on Friday that it wouldBLOOMBERG - 352 words
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244 2006-03-13 17 AFP ISYDNFY] Australia's newest airline Ozjet, backed by former Minardi Formula One boss Paul Stoddart, announced yesterday that it was suspending scheduled services because of a lack of support. Ozjet began flying "budget business class" services between Sydney and Melbourne at the end of NovemberAFP - 244 words
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276 2006-03-13 17 Reuters [NRW YORK] Eleven of the world's major airlines, including British Airways. Deutsche Lufthansa, Singapore Airlines and Japan Airlines Corp. have been sued by a Tanzanian firm accusing them of conspiring to fix fuel price surcharges for cargo flights. Three cargo carriers were alsoReuters - 276 words
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Article125 2006-03-13 17 Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] Deccan Aviation Ltd, which operates India's largest low-fare air carrier, has delayed plans to sell shares in an initial public offering. The air carrier has been advised by bankers to sell the shares in late April or May, managing director G R GopinathBloomberg - 125 words
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Article, Illustration569 2006-03-13 17 Reuters (Mil AN) When Andy Harrison made the transition from cars to airlines, he entered a landscape of intense competition, rapid growth and soaring costs. Despite holding a private pilot's licence, it was not his love of flying or a high profile thatReuters; BLOOMBERG - 569 words
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Miscellaneous324 2006-03-13 17 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 8 A joke may backfire it's dot- H H JH 9 Fish move uncertainly leaving —UgJ——^—L_J——-L_J IH 11 A university asked for some |j j j i j I i musical entertainment (6) Hf Ifll tHf IH 12 Aloof in manner but engaged 13 A proverbial sort of324 words
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SHIPPING
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Article, Illustration1223 2006-03-13 18 US govt study finds safety problems not limited to foreign ports AP [WASHINGTON] Lapses by private port operators, shipping lines or truck drivers could allow terrorists to smuggle weapons of mass destruction into the United States, according to a governmentAP; AFP - 1,223 words
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544 2006-03-13 18 Bloomberg [SYDNEY] Toll Holdings Ltd, Australia's biggest freight company, has gained regulatory approval for its A 54.3 billion (Sss.l billion) hostile takeover bid for Patrick Corp after agreeing to new conditions. Toll last week also bid up to Ssl.4 billion forBloomberg - 544 words
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217 2006-03-13 18 AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian police have crippled four gangs of pirates preying on ships in the Malacca Strait in ongoing operations to maintain security in the waterway, local media said yesterday. Deputy Inspector-Gen-eral of Police Musa Hassan was quoted as sayingAFP - 217 words
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Article283 2006-03-13 18 S6X '000 M» 10 W- Vol CH Offshore 0.3S 0.01 353 ChuanHup .0.37 0.01 1165 Cosco Corporation 1.20 unch 5390 CWT Distribution 1.03 -0.01 32 Ezra Hldgt 3.31 -0.01 274 FreightUnks 0.06 0.01 326 Grand Banks Yacht .0.91 0.01 30 Jaya Holdings 139 0.01 222 Kl Venture 039283 words
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Article110 2006-03-13 18 Reuters [HONG KONG] Hong Kong port throughput, including seaborne and river cargoes, increased 4 per cent to 230.1 million tonnes in 2005 from the year before, the Census and Statistics Department said late on Friday. Of the total, inward and outward port cargo grewReuters - 110 words
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Article, Illustration954 2006-03-13 25 AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY - Symantec report shows a marked increase in cybercrime threats, reports AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY ANEW report on Internet security threats shows a major shift in the objective of computer hackers. While past attacks were designed to destroy data, today's attacks are increasinglySource: Syn Corporation - 954 words
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Article, Illustration497 2006-03-13 25 WINSTON CHAI - Reports by WINSTON CHAI MERIDEA Financial Software is banking on a looming Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) mandate to grow local sales with its promise of more secure Net banking at a fraction the cost of competing solutions. The Finnish497 words
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293 2006-03-13 25 AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY - By AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY SPAM made up 50 per cent of all monitored e-mail traffic in the second half of last year, According to the Internet Security Threat report by Symantec. This is a decrease from the first six months 0f2005 when 61293 words
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Article, Illustration254 2006-03-13 25 ONCE a bank has deployed the firm's 2FA product, a Java-based mobile application will be distributed to customers via the cellular network, much like how ring tones and games are downloaded to the handset today. The program then serves as the second verification tool when users need254 words
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386 2006-03-13 25 ROLAND LIM - By ROLAND LIM SINGAPOREANS just can't get enough of technology products, judging from the 650,000 people estimated to have thronged the halls of Suntec City over the last four days to check out IT Show 2006, the first consumer electronics show of the386 words
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Article, Illustration108 2006-03-13 25 CANON has appointed three new senior executives for its business imaging solutions (BIS) division in Singapore. Lim Kok Hin, previously based in Canon Malaysia, will now oversee sales and marketing of business imaging hardware and software solutions in his new role as senior director for108 words
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67 2006-03-13 25 THREE local technology companies have been honoured at the recent Asia-Pacific ICT Awards in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Polymorph Technologies Pte Ltd walked away with the top prize in the "general applications" category with its Accpol BPM enterprise software product. CrimsonLogic Pte Ltd and CEO-Match (SG)67 words
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57 2006-03-13 25 EMERSON Network Power has appointed David Shao as the regional director of its channels business in South-east Asia. In his new capacity, Mr Shao will be responsible for all of Emerson's IT channel strategies in the region. He was previously the regional and country manager57 words
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Article47 2006-03-13 25 Briefing by HP Microsoft HEWLETT-PACKARD and Microsoft will jointly conduct a breakfast briefing entitled 'Creating business value through collaboration' on March 21 and 28. The event will feature presentations on how businesses can improve their operational efficiencies with tools from Microsoft. For enquiries, please call 6374 7919.47 words
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Article68 2006-03-13 25 WINSTON CHAI - Compiled by WINSTON CHAI EC-Asia International, a manufacturer and distributor of DRAM and flash memory products, has appointed Ang Ah Sin as its sales and marketing director. In his new role, Mr Ang will spearhead the firm's channel and product strategies as well as strategic68 words
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Article, Illustration438 2006-03-13 26 WINSTON CHAI - Products include new smartphones, notebooks and digital projectors By WINSTON CHAI COMPUTER giant HewlettPackard is sharpening its focus on Asian consumers with its latest range of fea-ture-packed gadgets, including a new smartphone that has been customised specially for the region. The iPaq438 words
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80 2006-03-13 26 NETWORKING gear maker D-Link has launched the DI-634M wireless router. Based on Multiple Input Multiple Output (Mimo) technology, the device is capable of achieving speeds of up to 108Mbps. In addition, the device features a packet prioritisation engine to ensure smooth connections for bandwidth-sensitive applications such80 words
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Article, Illustration74 2006-03-13 26 BENQ has launched the CPI2O, claimed to be the world's first wireless digital projector. It features built-in 802.1 la/b/g wireless connectivity support which allows users to switch between different notebooks during presentations without the need for cables. The 1.3 kg CPI2O also incorporates a real-time74 words
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Article, Illustration75 2006-03-13 26 PIONEER has introduced a new range of internal DVD multi-writers with Atapi interface for Windows-based PCs. Available in beige, silver and black, the DVR-AIIXL series employs the company's new disc-resonance stabiliser to allow for stable write and read operation with high accuracy. In addition, the75 words
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Article, Illustration93 2006-03-13 26 TAIWANESE handset manufacturer Dopod has taken the wraps off its flagship smartphone for the local market. Based on Microsoft's Windows Mobile 5.0 operating system, the Dopod 577W features quad-band network connectivity with additional support for Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, infrared and USB. It sports a large93 words
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Article, Illustration85 2006-03-13 26 WINSTON CHAI - Compiled by WINSTON CHAI MOTOROLA has launched the RAZR V3x, a sleek 3G handset weighing a mere 125 grams. The new multimedia powerhouse features a two-megapixel camera capable with 8x zoom and 64M8 of internal memory. Sporting a 2.2-inch QVGA display, it85 words
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Article, Illustration790 2006-03-13 27 ROLAND LIM - Investing in such companies will help reduce Xilinx's risk exposure says CEO By ROLAND LIM SEMICONDUCTOR chip maker Xilinx is betting that Jthe Asia-Pacific region will continue to drive its growth and is putting down the money to fund start-ups. Revealing this790 words
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Article, Illustration902 2006-03-13 27 TAN KONG CHEOK - <you say> Users of refilled cartridges have helped create an industry that is currently worth US$6.5 billion By TAN KONG CHEOK A RECENT commentary in these pages posed the question: "Do refilled (printer) cartridges spell real savings or hidden costs?" and suggested thatFILE PHOTO - 902 words
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Article, Illustration326 2006-03-13 27 WINSTON CHAI - By WINSTON CHAI A HOMEGROWN company is aiming to cash in on the proliferation of wireless gadgets with a new offering which promises data backup over-the-air. Called the Wi-Drive, the product allows up to eight users to share an external hard disk wirelessly, making326 words
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Article423 2006-03-13 28 AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY - Companies are using AD and AM tools to ensure that their software runs error-free 365 days a year, says AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY COMPANIES are increasingly finding out that software critical to its business needs to be error-free and up and running 24 hours a423 words
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Article, Illustration689 2006-03-13 28 NANYANG Technological University's Centre for IT Services (CITS) recent embarked on a virtual campus project to deliver e-services. Specifically, NTU wanted to enable students and faculty to communicate, interact and learn anywhere, anytime. The university was recently ranked among the689 words
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Article, Illustration652 2006-03-13 28 CITIGROUP, the leading global financial services company that has some 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 100 countries, uses both application delivery (AD) tools and application management (AM) tools to keep its IT systems healthy and in652 words
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