The Business Times, 16 March 2006
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Title Section15 2006-03-16 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES SINGAPORE 85 cents online at http://business-times.asial.com.sg MICA (P) 099/03/2006 Thursday, March 16,200615 words
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Article, Illustration865 2006-03-16 1 ALEXANDRA HO, ARTHUR SIM - CapitaLand, CityDev, F&N, GuocoLand, Ho Bee, Pontiac see strong returns from overseas forays By ALEXANDRA HO, ARTHUR SIM [SINGAPORE] Singapore property developers are reaping solid returns from their overseas ventures, with some having done particularly well in the past few years. The865 words
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Article, Illustration619 2006-03-16 1 CHUANG PECK MING - 63,500 jobs created for locals last year a record number By CHUANG PECK MING [SINGAPORE] More jobs than ever were created for local people last year, as the economy picked up speed in the final three months of 2005. Some 63,500 jobs were added for local people, according to theSource: MOM - 619 words
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Advertisement12 2006-03-16 1 fg> THAI CRISIS Thaksin drops hint he may step aside PG 212 words
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Article, Illustration600 2006-03-16 2 MICHELLE QUAH - CAO COURT CASE Court packed to the hilt with reporters, family and friends, as well as CAO and embassy officials By MICHELLE QUAH [SINGAPORE] In one of the most closely watched corporate cases in a decade, the former chief executive of China Aviation600 words
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Article139 2006-03-16 2 Dsn 2,498.02 (-8.68) ST INDEX FUTURES 2,500.00 (-6.00) SIMSCI ***** (-0.18) SIMSCI FUTURES 296.60 (-0.40) MARKETS Wednesday Change KLSE COMP 924.24 -0.13 NIKKEI 225 16,319.04 +80.68 HANG SENG 15,720.36 +200.60 SET INDEX 741.21 +2.58 JAKARTA COMP 1,244.44 -0.94 MAW HA COMP 2.127.91 +6.92 SEOUL COMP 1,333.98 +7.68 SHENZHEN139 words
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Article, Illustration742 2006-03-16 2 By OUR CORRESPONDENT in Bangkok THAI Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra hinted yesterday that he was considering stepping aside and nominating a deputy to lead the country, even as the chief adviser to Thailand's revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej urged all parties toREUTERS - 742 words
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Article490 2006-03-16 2 Stick with us for the IRit's less risky: MGM chief MGM Mirage chief Terrence Lanni believes that his company and its joint venture partner Capita Land, bidding for the Marina Bay integrated resort, would prove the least risky among the four contenders, owing to the depth of its490 words
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Article30 2006-03-16 2 IN the report, "S'porean elected to US academy" (BT, March 1), the executive director of A-Star Bioprocessing Technology Institute is Miranda Yap and not Miranda Yeo. We are sorry30 words
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Article, Illustration638 2006-03-16 3 ALEXANDRA HO - Stick with us for the IR it's less risky: MGM chief He also points to company's prowess in attracting tourists By ALEXANDRA HO [SINGAPORE] Any of the four contenders for the Marina Bay integrated resort (IR) would do a good job upon winning but MGM Mirage's chief Terrence Lanni believesYEN MENG JIIN - 638 words
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503 2006-03-16 3 ARTHUR SIM - Reward scheme crucial to stimulating tourism and visits, it says By ARTHUR SIM in Las Vegas HARRAH'S Entertainment now has 40 million customers signed up on its customer loyalty programme called Total Rewards, and it is hoping more will join if it503 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article, Illustration702 2006-03-16 4 NANDE KHIN - It has shortlisted potential M&A opportunities in various sectors By NANDE KHIN IT-RELATED AEMEvertech Holdings is expecting a better first half for 2006 compared with a year ago on the back of the improved global chip sector, executive chairman Patrick Cheong tells BT. The company702 words
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Article609 2006-03-16 4 CONRAD RAJ - HOCK LOCK SIEW By CONRAD RAJ WHEN the Singapore Exchange (SGX) reprimanded listed company Trek 2000 International for making selective disclosure through the media, one would have thought that was the end of the matter. A couple of weeks after the SGX reprimand,609 words
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486 2006-03-16 5 LESLIE YEE - Strong govt bond markets could be developed, says DBS chief By LESLIE YEE A DAY after saying in Seoul that financing was not a problem for DBS Bank in its bid for Korea Exchange Bank (KEB), CEO Jackson Tai is not486 words
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277 2006-03-16 5 OH BOON PING - By OH BOON PING NERA Telecommunications yesterday reported an 8.3 per cent rise in earnings to $15.5 million and a 30 per cent growth in revenues to $260.6 million for the year ended Dec 31. Likewise, its subsidiary Nera Electronics reported277 words
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341 2006-03-16 5 OH BOON PING - It will be funded through the issue of 375m MDL shares By OH BOON PING MEMORY Devices Limited (MDL), a maker of memory storage products, said yesterday it is buying Taiwan's TwinMOS, which produces memory modules, for US$96.B million. MDL, which was listed last341 words
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Article, Illustration404 2006-03-16 5 SAMUEL EE - Motor sales drive Tan Chong net profit up 31 By SAMUEL EE TAN Chong International's motor division has powered the automotive and property group's net profit 30.6 per cent higher to HK5444.9 million (Ss93 million) for the year ended Dec 31. Revenue for the Hong Kong-listed group rose 14.3 perFILE PHOTO - 404 words
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441 2006-03-16 6 It expects demand for semiconductors used in automative devices to take off Bloomberg UNITED Test and Assembly Center Ltd (Utac), Singapore's second-largest provider of chip-testing services, said it may beat its projection for first-quarter sales growth, helped by demand for chips used in consumerBloomberg - 441 words
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Article, Illustration365 2006-03-16 6 THANKS to contributions from its recently acquired 60 per cent Chinese subsidiary, Precise Media Group (PMG), speed printer Xpress Holdings was able to report a huge increase in interim profits this year compared with the previous corresponding period. For the six months ended JanFILE PHOTO - 365 words
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413 2006-03-16 6 OH BOON PING - By OH BOON PING IN ITS initial coverage of Raffles Medical Group (RMG), investment bank JPMorgan is forecasting a share price of 85 cents a 20.6 per cent jump from yesterday's closing price of 70.5 cents. The JPMorgan analysts expect RMG's three-year revenue and earnings413 words
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302 2006-03-16 6 UMA SHANKARI - By UMA SHANKARI PAPER and pulp company United Fiber System (Unifiber) said yesterday its wholly owned subsidiary Poh Lian Development (PLD) has begun High Court proceedings against its partners in a columbarium project. Among other things, PLD is seeking repayment of a $13.3 million302 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration526 2006-03-16 8 R SIVANITHY - STOCKS STI loses 2,500 level as retail players stay back, badly hit by sharp downturn in second line R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent CHINA stocks staged an impressive comeback yesterday, led by recent listing China Milk, China Petroleum, Pine Agritech and a host of pharmaceutical counters.Source: Bloomberg - 526 words
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Article, Illustration1037 2006-03-16 8 SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDER/DIRECTOR TRANSACTIONS (Disclosures made on Mar 14 and earlier) Subsantial No of Price SHAREHOLDING Trans Shareholder/ Buy I Shares Per Before After Stock Date Director Sell '000 Shr S ('000) C000) Hotel Plaza 14-Mar-06 UOL Ltd Buy 18 na *****4 77.63 *****2 77.63 Vita HIdas 14-Mar-061,037 words
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Article, Illustration895 2006-03-16 8 UMA SHANKARI - Compiled by UMA SHANKARI SembCorp Marine March 15 close: $2.91 CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON, March 15 LABROY Marine, a relatively small Indonesian shipyard managed from Singapore, entered the jack-up rig market with its first two newbuild orders this week. Labroy has capacity for six jack-up rigs. There was scepticismSource: Bloomberg - 895 words
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Article, Illustration535 2006-03-16 8 LARRY WEE - CURRENCIES LARRY WEE Senior Correspondent A COMBINATION of poor US numbers and fresh warning of an imminent US interest rate peak sent the US dollar reeling across a broad front overnight. The release of a 1.3 per cent drop inSoJ&RMm - 535 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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304 2006-03-16 9 MATTHEW PHAN - It marks the first phase in a 185m yuan project in north-east China By MATTHEW PHAN ASIA Environment Holdings said it has signed a 110 million yuan (5522.1 million) deal, the first phase of an estimated 185 million yuan water-supply and wa-ter-treatment304 words
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187 2006-03-16 9 TROUBLED production house Media Stream is selling its entire stake in wholly owned subsidiary Form Kidz Pte Ltd to an individual investor for $175,000 in cash. Media Stream's judicial manager announced yesterday that the company had entered into an agreement on187 words
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279 2006-03-16 9 ROLY International Holdings, an integrated supply chain management and distribution company, yesterday reported a 68 per cent year-on-year slide in net profit to U*****,000 million for its third quarter ended Jan 31. The fall in profit attributable to shareholders was despite revenue rising279 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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68 2006-03-16 9 RFTALIFR F J Benjamin Holdings has entered into a conditional agreement with Italian high fashion brand Valentino SpA, under which Valentino will purchase F J Benjamin's 50 per cent shareholding interest in VB Fashions, a joint-venture vehicle of the two companies. Upon completion68 words
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Article166 2006-03-16 9 SCANDAL-HIT mobile phone services provider Accord Customer Care Solutions (ACCS) yesterday made two clarifications on its full-year financial statements released earlier this month. The clarifications concern the nature of the "reversal of provision for impairment on retention sum payable of $3.25 million" and "reversal of invalid166 words
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78 2006-03-16 9 AUSTRIAN manufacturer ATB Austria Antriebstechnik AG (ATB) has made a mandatory conditional cash offer for mainboard-listed electric motor maker Lindeteves-Jacoberg at an offer price of 16.58 cents a share. The offer comes after ATB exercised a call option to acquire over 75 million shares78 words
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95 2006-03-16 9 LC Development (LCD) yesterday said that it had entered into an agreement on March 10 to sell Huntingdon House, located at South Kensington in London, to Losan Investments, for £31.5 million (SsB9 million). The sale is expected to be completed in95 words
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41 2006-03-16 9 SING Investments Finance Ltd said yesterday that it has established a $300 million medium-term note programme, and that DBS Bank has been appointed to act as the arranger and a dealer under the programme.41 words
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50 2006-03-16 9 SUNSHARE Investments, jointly owned by Telekom Malaysia and its state-owned parent, Khazanah Nasional, has raised its stake in Singapore's Mobile One Ltd to 29.85 per cent from 28.36 per cent. Sun Share purchased the additional stake from the open market on Tuesday.50 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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Article, Illustration455 2006-03-16 10 CHEN HUIFEN - S'pore should position as innovation centre and front office By CHEN HUIFEN SINGAPORE should not worry too much about China and India becoming biomedical science hubs because there is room for many such hubs in the region, says an observer of the globalFILE PHOTO - 455 words
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456 2006-03-16 10 RONNIE LIM - By RONNIE LIM HIGH oil prices haven't as yet made a dent in electricity demand in Singapore. But if crude prices hovering just around US$63 a barrel hit US$7O-80, "we'll see some response", according to Roy Adair, president and CEO of Senoko Power,456 words
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SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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66 2006-03-16 10 PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong has been invited to meet Cuban President Fidel Castro at a Non-Aligned Movement Summit in Cuba in September, according to the Prime Minister's Office. The invitation was delivered by Miguel Angel Ramirez Ramos, special envoy to the president,66 words
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80 2006-03-16 10 INDONESIA'S Centre for Strategic and International Studies, Network Indonesia, and Singapore Technologies Telemedia (ST Telemedia) are holding a business seminar on the "Strategic Impact of Foreign Investment in Indonesia" in Jakarta today. The seminar will update investors and the business community on Indonesia's business80 words
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96 2006-03-16 10 THE University of New South Wales has named Sydney-based architectural firm Johnson Pilton Walker (JPW) as the winner of a competition to design its new campus in Singapore. JPW will work with Singapore-based firm Team 3 to design the Science and Engineering Laboratory96 words
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Article, Illustration341 2006-03-16 10 KALPANA RASHIWALA - By KALPANA RASHIWALA AFTER two earlier attempts at a collective sale in 1997 and 2000, the owners of Duchess Court in the Bukit Timah area are once again teaming up to sell their homes. This time, the price tag is lower, with marketing agent341 words
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316 2006-03-16 10 CONRAD RAJ - ON THE MOVE By CONRAD RAJ FORMER top white collar crime buster Hamidul Haq, 42, has quit the public sector to join the private sector. Mr Haq, who was with the Commercial Affairs Department (CAD) for 12 years between 1988 and 1999, the last316 words
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169 2006-03-16 10 Temasek Holdings will appoint New Zealander Simon Israel as executive director come July 1, 2006. Mr Israel, who was appointed as a board director last year, will "primarily focus his attention on investments in Asia, as well as review our overall investment portfolio, including169 words
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300 2006-03-16 10 UMA SHANKARI - By UMA SHANKARI SINGAPORE'S retail sales index fell unexpectedly in January, decreasing by a seasonally adjusted 3.9 per cent from December last year, according to figures released yesterday by the Department of Statistics. Economists had previously predicted that the index would rise by300 words
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540 2006-03-16 10 GENEVIEVE CUA - By GENEVIEVE CUA JAPANESE equity was the best performing developed market last year. But it may not repeat the robust showing, said Hiroshi Motoki, chief investment officer (Japan) of the AIG Global Investment Group in Tokyo. Japanese equity funds registered for540 words
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SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL
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Article, Illustration1117 2006-03-16 11 CHUANG PECK MING - The Singapore-Panama FTA offers huge opportunities for companies here. CHUANG PECK MING reports CHUANG PECK MING EVEN before Singapore closed a free trade deal with Panama early this month, the gains had already kicked in. More than $100 million of business have been sewn upFILE PHOTO; AP; REUTERS - 1,117 words
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619 2006-03-16 11 CHUANG PECK MING - By CHUANG PECK MING ASK Andrew Powell about doing business in Panama and his reply is: "You will need a quad band phone as Panama uses 850 mhz band only." Otherwise, it's a breeze well, almost to operate in this Central619 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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Article, Illustration507 2006-03-16 12 It strengthens vs US$ after PM Wen rules out further revaluation Bloomberg [BEIJING] China's yuan had the biggest gain since July's revaluation after Premier Wen Jiabao said on Tuesday the market will play a greater role in setting the exchange rate. PressureBloomberg; REUTERS - 507 words
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258 2006-03-16 12 Bloomberg (NEW YORK] US bankruptcy filings rose 10 per cent in 2005 to a record 1.78 million, fuelled by a more restrictive law that went into effect on Oct 17 last year. Business filings surged about 20 per cent in the third quarterBloomberg - 258 words
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209 2006-03-16 12 Bloomberg [TOKYO] The Bank of Japan may raise interest rates from near zero before the country's inflation rate reaches 2 per cent, the upper end of the range the bank sees as stable prices, central bank Deputy Governor Toshiro Muto said.Bloomberg - 209 words
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Article178 2006-03-16 12 Reuters [TOKYO] The Bank of Japan (BOJ) should not start raising interest rates until deflation is completely defeated, senior officials from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) said yesterday. "We would be happy for the BOJ not to raise interest rates untilReuters - 178 words
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584 2006-03-16 12 Regulators sign cooperation agreement Bloomberg [LONDON] The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the UK Financial Services Authority (FSA) said they could jointly oversee publicly traded companies listed on a transatlantic stock exchange. FSA chief executive officer John Tiner and SEC commissioner ChristopherBloomberg - 584 words
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Article, Illustration746 2006-03-16 14 S JAYASANKARAN - SBB's merger with CIMB will create Malaysia's second-largest lender By S JAYASANKARAN in Kuala Lumpur THERE were smiles all round yesterday when officials of Bumiputra-Com-merce Holdings (BCB) and Southern Bank (SBB) held a joint news conference that closes one of the ugliest chapters746 words
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BRIEFLY ASIA
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63 2006-03-16 14 Reuters [MUMBAI] Health workers went door-to-door looking for people with flu-like symptoms in western India yesterday, a day after the country reported its second outbreak of avian influenza in chickens. Officials said that they were checking if the latest outbreak was the deadly HSNIReuters - 63 words
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Article50 2006-03-16 14 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Wharf (Holdings), which owns real estate and ports in Hong Kong, said that its 2005 underlying profit rose 20 per cent on higher income from its malls. Profit excluding a revaluation increased to HK$4.5 billion (Ss93B million). Sales came to HK$l2.5 billion.Bloomberg - 50 words
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Article69 2006-03-16 14 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Morgan Stanley said that its China co-head Zhao Jing is quitting, two months after the departure of the New York-based firm's chief executive officer in the country, source of about 40 per cent of Asian share sales last year. Mr Zhao, who joinedBloomberg - 69 words
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61 2006-03-16 14 AFP [JAKARTA] Indonesia's state energy firm, Pertamina, and ExxonMobil signed a joint operating agreement for the Cepu oil field yesterday, resolving a dispute keenly watched by foreign investors here. Pertamina inked the accord with ExxonMobil's local unit, Mobil Cepu, which was appointed the general managerAFP - 61 words
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Article39 2006-03-16 14 Reulers IIdIWVJ IIWi IVM [JAKARTA] PT Bakrie Telecom Tbk has halved its net loss, thanks to strong customer growth and some tax benefits. Net loss for 2005 came to 144.32 billion rupiah (5525.7 million).Reulers - 39 words
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Article, Illustration684 2006-03-16 14 SHOEB KAGDA - By SHOEB KAGDA in Jakarta US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice yesterday said that American businesses will invest in Indonesia again if the country continues to improve the rule of law and strengthen its democratic institutions. She noted that while theAP - 684 words
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493 2006-03-16 14 Bernama. AP [PUTRAJAYA] Former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad says the increase in oil prices in Malaysia is not too large but he believes that it can be avoided if the government strengthens the ringgit. "I think the hike in oil pricesBernama.; AP - 493 words
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GREATER CHINA
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Article, Illustration605 2006-03-16 15 Rise in exports seen slowing in 5 years as country moves up value chain Reuters [BEIJING] China, its trade policies under growing fire in the US and Europe, is not deliberately cranking up exports, Commerce Minister Bo Xilai said in remarks published yesterday.Reuters; AFP - 605 words
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215 2006-03-16 15 Bloomberg [SHANGHAI] Singapore investment company Temasek Holdings Pte will buy a 10 per cent stake in Sichuan Meifeng Chemical Industry Co to become its third-biggest investor, the Chinese company said in a statement. Temasek will spend 117.9 million yuan (5523.8 million) on the purchase,Bloomberg - 215 words
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648 2006-03-16 15 It gets top bankers to tell lawmakers that deals were fair Reuters (BEIJING] China s bank regulator has roped in top bankers to try to convince critics that Beijing was not selling stakes in the country's financial institutions too cheaply, bankersReuters - 648 words
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120 2006-03-16 15 Reuters [HONG KONG] China Communications Construction Group is looking to raise about US$l billion in an initial public offering (IPO) here, the Financial Times reported yesterday. The Chinese engineering and construction group was believed to have named Merrill Lynch and ÜBS as managers of theReuters - 120 words
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Advertisement2254 2006-03-16 15 TOP GLOBAL LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) Registration No. *****3719Z The Board of Directors of Top Global Limited (the "Company') wishes to notify the shareholders of the Company (the 'Shareholders') that it received a notice of takeover offer from its substantial shareholder, Mr. Yap Siean Sin (the "Offeror")2,254 words
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INDIA
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Article, Illustration577 2006-03-16 16 Mittal will go only to shareholders with its US$23b bid as Arcelor bristles Reuters [NEW YORK] Senior Mittal Steel executives on Tuesday ruled out sitting down face-to-face with their counterparts at Arcelor to persuade them to accept Mittal's US$23 billion hostile bid. Instead,Reuters; AP FILE PHOTO - 577 words
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493 2006-03-16 16 SIDDHARTH SRIVASTAVA - Some observers dub Essar Group's arguments specious By SIDDHARTH SRIVASTAVA in New Delhi JUST as security concerns prevented the takeover of six US ports by Dubai Ports World, Indian interests have raised the spectre of an "unfriendly nation" as they try493 words
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Article5806 2006-03-16 16 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS ACM Amer Income BT USD 8.721 ACM Amer Income A USD L. 8.71 ACM Amef Income B USD 8.71 AMAmroAsset Mgt (S pore) ACM Amer Income A EUR 7.23/ Star Europe Eqty* 0.897 A CM Amer Income 8 EUR 7.23/ Star Europe Bond ACM Europ Income Opp5,806 words
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495 2006-03-16 17 Firm was hobbled by an inadequate accounting and controls system Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] Fannie Mae's "culture of arrogance" led the biggest US mortgage finance company to break accounting rules and overstate earnings by US$lO.B billion, the head of an internal probeBloomberg - 495 words
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Article, Illustration340 2006-03-16 17 By OUR CORRESPONDENT in Bangkok A THAI criminal court yesterday acquitted media reform activist Supinya Klangnarong and the Thai Post newspaper on charges of libel for which Shin Corporation was seeking damages of 420 million baht (5517.4 million). Shin, which when the libel340 words
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819 2006-03-16 17 ANTHONY ROWLEY - Beware the Ides of March or of other months By ANTHONY ROWLEY in Tokyo "BEWARE the Ides (fifteenth day) of March", as the soothsayer urged Julius Caesar in Shakespeare's play of the same name. That fateful date has come and gone. But what we should perhaps beware of is a819 words
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93 2006-03-16 17 Reuters [WASHINGTON] US import prices fell 0.5 per cent in February, as expected, as the cost of imported petroleum, food and industrial supplies all declined, the Labor Department said yesterday. The drop in import prices was the first since November and followedReuters - 93 words
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47 2006-03-16 17 Bloomberg [CANBERRA] John Fairfax Holdings Ltd, Australia's second-biggest newspaper publisher, is one of the most likely takeover targets under a government plan to abolish the nation's media ownership rules, analysts at Goldman Sachs JBWere Pty and three other firms said. —BloombergBloomberg - 47 words
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46 2006-03-16 17 Reuters [FRANKFURT] German stock exchange operator Deutsche Boerse AG said it is looking forward to entering merger talks with pan-European stock exchange Euronext. But it said it did not plan to make an offer for the London Stock Exchange. —ReutersReuters - 46 words
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36 2006-03-16 17 Reuters [SEOUL] Hollywood studio MGM plans to bring its roaring lion trademark to an Asian tiger economy by opening its first overseas theme park in South Korea, officials said yesterday.Reuters - 36 words
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30 2006-03-16 17 Reuters [TAIPEI] BenQ Corp swung to a wider-than-expected Q4 loss on Tuesday, hit by restructuring pains after taking over Siemens mobile unit. —ReutersReuters - 30 words
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530 2006-03-16 17 Reuters [NEW YORK] Goldman Sachs Group reported its quarterly profit soaring by 64 per cent on Tuesday, the largest in the history of the securities industry. The New York-based investment bank leads off what is expected to be another quarter of record resultsReuters - 530 words
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Advertisement575 2006-03-16 17 IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT (CHAPTER 50) AND IN THE MATTER OF OUANTEC REALTY PTE LTD (Company Registration No. *****1506N) (Companies Winding Up No. 137 OF 2005/T) (In Liquidation) NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF MEETING (Under the Order of Winding575 words
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AVIATION
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Article, Illustration616 2006-03-16 18 VEN SREENIVASAN - Smart money seems to be on carrier picking Boeing aircraft, over Airbus products By VEN SREENIVASAN [SINGAPORE] Singapore Airlines could decide on its orders for up to 80 widebodied planes in the next few weeks, according to industry observers. Flight International, citingAFP. BLOOMBERG - 616 words
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Article903 2006-03-16 18 911 F 61 FU HT Miaha SQ43S 0550 SQ436 2030 Aba Dhabi SQ455 1205 SQ456 1300 ?°K -rS 1 *£11 l s®i?s «s$f|| f|f| HI! HmMmi SQ442 2000 gjclg lap liwwj S|®l ilis 8!!i 5Q5421 1245 SQ5422 1340 MF653 2300 'Mi mm mmmi 3 1 aISIS903 words
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156 2006-03-16 18 [SINGAPORE] Singapore Airlines enjoyed better passenger and cargo load factors in February, thanks to strong demand on most routes as the global economy gained strength. The airline filled 76.2 per cent of seats last month, compared with 71.3 per cent in February 2005.156 words
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146 2006-03-16 18 Reuters [LONDON] British Airways Pic will axe 400 jobs by shutting its high street travel agent business and a call centre as it concentrates on online bookings, it said yesterday. BA said it planned to close its Travel Shops business, whichReuters - 146 words
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Article, Illustration583 2006-03-16 18 VEN SREENIVASAN - By VEN SREENIVASAN [SINGAPORE] Changi Airport's third ground handling specialist Swissport has already secured enough business to fill a fifth of the capacity at its new 17,600 square metre state-of-the-art warehouse and has clinched nine airline customers. The Zurich-headquar-tered ground handling specialist583 words
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292 2006-03-16 18 VEN SREENIVASAN - By VEN SREENIVASAN [SINGAPORE] Silk Air has launched a series of direct charter services to Christmas Island. The one-year charter contract with Austasia Airlines comes with an option to extend it for another year. The first weekly flight began on Feb 2. The292 words
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Miscellaneous148 2006-03-16 18 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Ca^'ta S 3 a r C ISaS 15 Chinese character Mao Across: 1 Moreover, 9 Open shop, 3 Doooed Torv leader was uo- moved Wlth terrible dir 9 e (8) 10 Arch 11 lnterference 13 Chair 16 Completely unacceptable re- man, 15 Espial, 16 Asti, 17 Pumps, 7,148 words
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Article, Illustration508 2006-03-16 19 Negotiations are underway and deal will take months to conclude, it says Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] Dubai Ports World, which agreed to sell six US ports to diffuse opposition from American lawmakers, said potential bidders may include private equity firms or terminal operators seekingBloomberg; REUTERS - 508 words
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Article, Illustration795 2006-03-16 19 Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] Evergreen Marine Corp, Hapag-Lloyd AG and nine other container shipping lines expect to raise rates for the sixth consecutive year as demand for Asian goods rises, a trade group said. Other members of the shipping group are Cosco Container LinesBloomberg; FILE PHOTO - 795 words
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464 2006-03-16 19 AP (FLORIDA] Trips on cruise ships remain a popular vacation value and 2006 looks encouraging despite rising fuel prices and media reports focusing on crime and safety problems on vessels, top cruise executives said on Tuesday. With six new ships hitting theAP - 464 words
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434 2006-03-16 19 Reuters [NEW DELHI] Dutch mail company TNT NV expects India's express delivery market to more than double in the next four years, as demand is fuelled by an expanding economy, a more prolific manufacturing sector and rising consumption. "The domesticReuters - 434 words
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Article285 2006-03-16 19 SGX '000 Mar 15 »W- Vol CH Offshore 0.38 0.02 419 ChuanHup .0.35 unch 3329 Cosco Corporation 1.22 0.02 6370 CWT Distribution 1.04 unch 51 Ezra Hldgs 2.41 -0.02 480 Freight Links 0.06 unch 297 Grand Banks Yacht 0.92 -0.01 37 Java Holdings 1.29 0.01 1955 K1 Venture285 words
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EDITORIAL & OPINION
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499 2006-03-16 20 EDITORIAL TWO new pieces of labour legislation in Europe one affecting young employees, the other retirement-age professionals, and both highly controversial show up the range of complex and sensitive employment issues that policymakers need to tackle. For Singapore, faced with the ongoing challenge of ensuring499 words
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Article, Illustration744 2006-03-16 20 ANTHONY ROWLEY - THE BOTTOM LINE ANTHONY ROWLEY Tokyo Correspondent THE decision by the Bank of Japan (BOJ) to end its ul-tra-easy monetary policy has focused attention on what will happen when interest rates rise. This is understandable given that the BOJ has744 words
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Article, Illustration1005 2006-03-16 20 MATTHEW LYNN - Be patriotic —sell high and often In the long term, this makes a nation much richer than barring foreigners from its companies MATTHEW LYNN Bloomberg FRENCH Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin appears to have struck a chord with his calls for "economic patriotism". All around the world, walls are beingBloomberg; AFP - 1,005 words
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Article, Illustration849 2006-03-16 21 JOHN LANCASTER - In hiring villagers, big firms are generating wealth for the poor and profits for themselves By JOHN LANCASTER LAT-WP WITH its open sewers and mud-walled homes, this impoverished farming village of 2,200 in southern India, Cholleru, did not look like fertileLAT-WP; AFP - 849 words
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Article, Illustration948 2006-03-16 21 SAID ABDULLAH - SAID ABDULLAH Correspondent "ARE you hurt by the Prophet's cartoons?' one of my non-Mus-lim colleagues asked me the other day. My unhesitant response was: "Of course any Muslim who loves his Prophet will be hurt." He didn't ask anything further but948 words
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696 2006-03-16 21 DENNY THOMAS - By DENNY THOMAS Reuters [SYDNEY] Australian retiree Stephen Matthews has a luxury problem: What to do with the extra cash the stock market boom has left in his wallet? He's not alone. A share market trading just shy of record levels, a view thatReuters - 696 words
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Article, Illustration570 2006-03-16 27 WINSTON CHAI - It is keen to join discussions on new broadband network, reports WINSTON CHAI WINSTON CHAI A YEAR after moving its regional headquarters to Singapore, network cabling specialist Systimax Solutions is beefing up its local presence with a new product demonstration facility. According to Dr Ispran570 words
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337 2006-03-16 27 Bloomberg [SHANGHAI] Menglan Group Corp, a Chinese company that invests in textiles and information technology, plans to sell a laptop for about 1,500 yuan (Ss3o2) starting in May to tap demand in the nation's rural areas. The Longmeng, which translates to Dragon Dream, computerBloomberg - 337 words
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Article, Illustration455 2006-03-16 27 AFP [TOKYO] Sony Said yesterday it will delay the launch of its Play Station 3 by half a year until November, boosting Microsoft's efforts to win a bigger share of the multi-billion dollar videogame industry. The delay, for technical reasons, will give the companyAFP; AP - 455 words
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Article, Illustration414 2006-03-16 27 ROLAND LIM - By ROLAND LIM MENTION software architecture and service-orient-ed architecture (SOA) often follows. SOA, an IT industry buzzword that has been garnering more attention in recent years, has also become a concept embraced by enterprise software giants. And spreading the SOA gospel here recently was414 words
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Article, Illustration508 2006-03-16 28 AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY - The two companies hope to tap new market segments with the technology By AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY IN A major push to popularise virtualisation in servers and storage machines, VMware has announced a partnership with Intel Corporation that the two companies hope will bring508 words
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707 2006-03-16 28 NYT [NEW YORK] A group of European computer researchers have demonstrated that it is possible to insert a software virus into radio frequency identification tags, part of a microchip-based tracking technology in growing use in commercial and security applications. In a paperNYT - 707 words
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PROPERTY
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648 2006-03-16 29 NANDE KHIN - HDB dwellers form bulk of upgraders; downgrades mostly from private houses By NANDE KHIN MORE than 60 per cent of Singapore households who moved over the past decade shifted to bigger homes, according to a survey released by the Department of Statistics648 words
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Article, Illustration316 2006-03-16 29 GRACE CHONG - By GRACE CHONG THE next time you check into a Millennium Copthorne (M&C) hotel, you may be greeted by the staff who not only remembers your name, but also little details like your wedding anniversary, favourite dish and even your favourite newspaper. This316 words
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Article524 2006-03-16 31 KALPANA RASHIWALA - By KALPANA RASHIWALA ANOTHER property owned by the former boss of troubled electronic waste recycler Citiraya has been put up for auction. Investors who missed out on Ng Teck Lee's bungalow at Paya Lebar Crescent when it was auctioned last month can now bid for524 words
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331 2006-03-16 31 ALEXANDRA HO - By ALEXANDRA HO PRIVATELY held developer Sing Holdings is launching its freehold residential project at Meyer Place this weekend. The project, Meyer Residence, a 19-storey development with 68 units, is located opposite Katong Park. Sing Holdings has set prices between $707 and331 words
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1675 2006-03-16 31 PROJECT NAME/ PROP CONTRACT TENURE BUIU-1N/LAND PRICE PSF STREET NAME TYPE DATE AREA*(SQFT) (SS 000) (St) District 01 NON-LANDED The Sail At Marina Bay Apt 27/02/2006 99 1033 1448 1401 The Sail At Marina Bay Apt 23/02/2006 99 614 7671,675 words
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