The Business Times, 31 March 2006
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Title Section15 2006-03-31 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES SINGAPORE 85 cents online at http://business-times.asial.com.sg MICA (P) 099/03/2006 Friday, March 31,200615 words
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Article, Illustration596 2006-03-31 1 KENNETH JAMES - By KENNETH JAMES [SINGAPORE] Much has changed in the six years since the Big Bang of April 1, 2000, when the nation's telecom sector was thrown open, ending a long-stand-ing monopoly and sending shock waves reverberating throughout the entire economy. Singapore's directorgeneral (telecoms) LeongYEN MENG JIIN; Source: IDA - 596 words
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Article137 2006-03-31 1 Dsn 2,521.04 (+0.29) ST INDEX FUTURES 2,521.00 (unch) SIMSO 299.09 (+0.72) SIMSO FUTURES 299.40 (+1.20) MARKETS Thursday Change KLSE COMP 926.97 -6.01 NIKKEI 225 17,045.34 +106.93 HANG SENG 15,880.69 +135.58 SET INDEX 730.99 +6.12 JAKARTA COMP Closed MANILA COMP 2,180.64 -0.94 SEOUL COMP 1,338.14 +5.42 SHENZHEN B 261.91137 words
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981 2006-03-31 1 ANNA TEO - But economy in general should get boost from stronger consumption, business spending By ANNA TEO [SINGAPORE] A cyclical contraction in electronics cannot be ruled out for later in the year, although the economy as a whole is likely to get a981 words
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Advertisement12 2006-03-31 1 pushing mmzm BOUNDARIES Preview of the Singapore Arts Festival pg 32 MSL-^KSI12 words
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Advertisement12 2006-03-31 1 LATEST US DATA Economy grew just 1.7% in Q4 PG 20 812 words
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Advertisement34 2006-03-31 1 MARINA IR UK PORTS Goldman consortium's offer rejected PG2 Cross-listing of shares with M'sia still some time away: SGX PG 2 \VA HIH rfffiffif i iiT t v "JT /V nMI a M 1134 words
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TOP STORIES
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397 2006-03-31 2 DONALD URQUHART - Totally inadequate, it says of the offer from parties that include GIC By DONALD URQUHART [SINGAPORE] Associated British Ports (ABP) Holdings, the UK's biggest domestic port operator, has rejected a £2.2 billion (556.2 billion) takeover offer from an investment consortium that includes397 words
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Article, Illustration548 2006-03-31 2 By OUR CORRESPONDENT in Bangkok ADVANCED Info Services, Thailand's biggest mobile phone operator, yesterday reported its poorest figures for new subscribers in more than two years. pinched by the partial consumer boycott of companies that were sold by Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra toREUTERS - 548 words
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Article556 2006-03-31 2 Sands ups the ante with USs3.6b plan A DAY after Genting International and Star Cruises announced their plan to spend over $5 billion to develop the Marina Bay integrated resort, Las Vegas Sands has topped that —saying yesterday it would invest US$3.6 billion (Sss.B billion). That would make556 words
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Article, Illustration732 2006-03-31 2 ANNA TEO - By ANNA TEO [SINGAPORE] The neighbouring markets of Singapore and Malaysia are unlikely to crosslist stocks "for quite some time", says Hsieh Fu Hua, chief executive officer of Singapore Exchange. The challenge is in forging the "right mindset" in allFILE PHOTO - 732 words
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Article, Illustration598 2006-03-31 3 ALEXANDRA HO - Partner CityDev's M&C hopes to channel Mid-East visitors here By ALEXANDRA HO [SINGAPORE] A day after Genting International and Star Cruises announced their plan to spend over $5 billion to develop the Marina Bay integrated resort (IR), Las Vegas Sands has topped that598 words
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420 2006-03-31 3 ALEXANDRA HO - By ALEXANDRA HO [SINGAPORE] The government might not have made its pick for the winner of the Marina Bay integrated resort (IR) bid yet but stock punters certainly have. Yesterday's trading on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) saw huge play on shares in420 words
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Advertisement54 2006-03-31 2 people r r *i u T includes Fortune 500 companies. Www thopeopki.itwork corn Asm Pacific Executive Search William Green is the CEO of consulting and outsourcing giant Accenture. He considers himself a 'garden variety Accenture employee'. In the Raffles Conversation tomorrow, >|l he talks about what that means in terms54 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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294 2006-03-31 4 SIOW LI SEN - By SIOW LI SEN HYFLUX has managed to rope in the World Bank as a business partner, a move which will help the company increase its business in China and India. Yesterday, the water treatment company said the International Finance Corp (IFC),294 words
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Article, Illustration669 2006-03-31 4 MICHELLE QUAH - Head of trading to be seconded from investor BP By MICHELLE QUAH THE brand new board of directors at China Aviation Oil (CAO), formed just this week to start the scandalhit company on a fresh slate, says it may beFILE PHOTO - 669 words
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671 2006-03-31 4 R SIVANITHY - HOCK LOCK SIEW By R SIVANITHY THESE days, placements are an increasingly common sight in the local stock market. This is to be expected since companies and vendors quite naturally want to capitalise on buoyant sentiment to raise cash (some observers believe a671 words
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639 2006-03-31 4 VEN SREENIVASAN - US$8m stake in cargo airline JV will give it foothold in mainland By VEN SREENIVASAN SINGAPORE'S A-Sonic Aerospace has struck a deal that will give it a significant stake in a cargo airline joint venture in China a US$B million move that could propel639 words
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571 2006-03-31 4 NANDE KHIN - By NANDE KHIN TECHNOLOGY and automotive group WBL Corporation Ltd's Nasdaq-listed subsidiary Multi-Fineline Electronix (M-Flex) is proposing a voluntary conditional offer worth about US$5OO million (*****.2 million) for another of WBL's unit MFS Technology Ltd. If M-Flex succeeds in acquiring Sesdaq-listed571 words
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319 2006-03-31 6 MICHELLE QUAH - By MICHELLE QUAH ASIA Food Properties (AFP) has secured the rights to a sizeable township development project in Indonesia as it finally closes the chapter on its restructuring efforts, and seeks to embark on a new stage of life. The Indonesia-based, Singapore-listed company has entered319 words
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Article, Illustration596 2006-03-31 6 LESLIE YEE - CEO Jackson Tai may get $4-4.75m, COO Frank Wong $3.5-3.75 m By LESLIE YEE DBS Group chiefs Jackson Tai and Frank Wong are likely to see their remuneration fall substantially this year, following the bank's disappointing 2005 results.596 words
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213 2006-03-31 6 BLUE-CHIP food and beverage group Fraser and Neave Ltd (F&N) is planning a stock split to improve the liquidity of its shares. In a statement to the Singapore Exchange (SGX), F&N said yesterday that it is proposing a sub-division of each ordinary share213 words
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584 2006-03-31 7 NANDE KHIN - Bid values Pearl at more than $865 m almost three times its IPO value By NANDE KHIN LOOKS like United Arab Emirates-based oil and gas company Aabar Petroleum cannot wait to get its hands on Pearl Energy. In an announcement584 words
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286 2006-03-31 7 LESLIE YEE - Move could lead to more banks as clearing members By LESLIE YEE THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) is looking to make it easier for banks to become its clearing members. The SGX released a consultation paper yesterday which proposes allowing banks to become SGX clearing286 words
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471 2006-03-31 7 OH BOON PING - By OH BOON PING SINGAPORE Windsor Holdings, a PCB punching mould manufacturer and services provider, has launched its initial public offering (IPO) for a mainboard listing. The company yesterday announced an IPO of 32 million shares 26.4 million new shares and 5.6 million471 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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75 2006-03-31 7 CERAMIC tile maker Eagle Brand Holdings plunged into the red with a net loss of 59.8 million yuan (Ssl 2 million) for the financial year ended Jan 31,2006. It cited lower reversal of provisions and poorer gross margins as among reasons. For the previous75 words
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139 2006-03-31 7 LKN-Primefield Ltd's auditors have drawn attention to the "going concern" basis of its 2005 financial statements. In its auditors' report, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) said the basis adopted assumes the continuing financial support of bondholders, banks and creditors and the group's ability to generate sufficient cash from139 words
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82 2006-03-31 7 WEE Poh's majority shareholder Winning International has achieved a 90 per cent take-up on its share placement offer. Of the 1.3 billion Wee Poh shares made available to the existing shareholders at 0.5 cents per share, Winning sold 1.175 billion shares. The overall82 words
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Advertisement105 2006-03-31 6 f SINGAPORE WINDSOR HOLDINGS LIMITED Company Number V SOR Offer closes The above is made and accompanied by the prospectus of Singapore Windsor A 30 March 2006 (the s Application the Offer may made by way of Application Forms or by way ]BflHK^fi|B^B to the for the Placement printed Application105 words
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Advertisement989 2006-03-31 7 /Yr AXIS SYSTEMS HOLDINGS LIMITED (Incorporated in Bermuda on 29 July 2002) Company Registration Number ***** NOTICE OF SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Special General Meeting of Axis Systems Holdings Limited ('Company") will be held at The Executives' Club, 65 Chulia Street, OCBC Centre #33-01, Singapore989 words
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Advertisement158 2006-03-31 7 WlMiWmMjjj v INDIA > Mji AND V J\ I J Celebrating SINGAPORE IBM CECA: Expanding Opportunities 41.3% increase in bilateral trade in 2005 The Comprehensive Economic Co-operation Agreement (CECA) was signed by Mr. Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of Singapore and Dr. Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India in June158 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration553 2006-03-31 8 R SIVANITHY - STOCKS China stocks fail to shine, with CAO sliding 11.5% to $1.45 after Wednesday's run-up R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent FOR the first time in recent memory, China stocks yesterday failed to make an impression in a trading session, their places in the top 20Source: Bloomberg - 553 words
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Article, Illustration1064 2006-03-31 8 SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDER/DIRECTOR TRANSACTIONS (Disclosures made on Mar 30 and earlier) Subsantial No of Price SHAREHOLDING Trans Shareholder/ Buy/ Shares Per Before After stodt Date Director Sell '000 Shr ('000) fQOQ) Nam Lee 29-Mar-06 Yong Koon Chin *Buy 133 na *****0 53 86 *****3 53 91 Swissco Intl1,064 words
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Article, Illustration867 2006-03-31 8 MATTHEW PHAN - Compiled by MATTHEW PHAN China Sun Bio-Chem March 30 dose: 67.5 cents KIM ENG RESEARCH, March 30 ETHANOL plant construction hits some turbulence: CSBT restarted construction work on its Shenyang ethanol plant in mid-March following the winter break but has experienced unseasonably cold weather that intermittently interrupted work.Source: Bloomberg - 867 words
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Article, Illustration553 2006-03-31 8 CURRENCIES Reuters {LONDON! The euro built on earlier gains against the dollar yesterday, supported by expectations that the European Central Bank will next raise interest rates in May, and a perception that US interest rates may be peaking soon. The dollar hadReuters; REUTERS - 553 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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Article, Illustration375 2006-03-31 10 KALPANA RASHIWALA - But number is down for mortgagee properties put on the block By KALPANA RASHIWALA THE value of properties sold at auctions in the first quarter of this year hit $70.12 million, up more than 80 per cent from the preceding quarter and fromSource: Colliers International - 375 words
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403 2006-03-31 10 ARTHUR SIM - By ARTHUR SIM THE vacancy rate of prime shopping centres in Orchard Road declined to a 14-year low of 3 per cent, boosted by higher consumer spending and tourist arrivals, latest figures for the first quarter of 2006 by Knight Frank show. Average403 words
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293 2006-03-31 10 SIM PING KHUAN - By SIM PING KHUAN MARINE life enthusiasts in Singapore can look forward to the possibility of a new diving hotspot around Pulau Hantu in the near future. A team of environmentalists, marine scientists and dive professionals, led by the Singapore Underwater Federation, is293 words
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Article5738 2006-03-31 10 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS ACMd Amer Income B USD 8 6/ ACMGI Amer Income A EUR 7.14/ »*i IM > cu lu f',, I, -I ACMGI Amef Income 8 EUR 7.14/ 0051/ ACMGI Europ Income Opp AT SGD 14.94/ S f£™ iSlrt 7 ACMGI Eur °P "WW Opp BT SGD 14.94/5,738 words
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Article, Illustration225 2006-03-31 11 MATTHEW PHAN - By MATTHEW PHAN AT a Christie's auction this evening, 21 pairs of classic adidas sneakers that have been redecorated by prominent local artists and designers will go on sale, with all proceeds going to The Business Times Budding Artists Fund. adidas is relaunchingYEN MENG JIIN - 225 words
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Article, Illustration642 2006-03-31 11 UMA SHANKARI - PAP throws down gauntlet as it introduces 3 'post '65' candidates By UMA SHANKARI THE ruling People's Action Party yesterday threw down the election gauntlet to opposition parties, asking them to unveil their candidates so they can be subjected to the same kind of642 words
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268 2006-03-31 11 OH BOON PING - Republic tops three key yardsticks in ISR study By OH BOON PING SINGAPORE has topped a list of 1 neighbouring countries in terms i of most favourable working con- ditions. In a study by Internation- < al Survey Research (ISR), Singa- 1 pore268 words
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Article413 2006-03-31 11 CHEN HUIFEN - By CHEN HUIFEN The challenge for public service today lies in striking a balance between maintaining autonomy at individual agencies while seeking an integrated approach to create a "networked government" that can tackle issues involving multiple organisations, according to Deputy Prime Minister S Jayakumar. Speaking at413 words
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426 2006-03-31 11 CHEN HUIFEN - By CHEN HUIFEN IN a bid to capture more tourist arrivals and to gear up for the expected boom stemming from the integrated resorts, Commonwealth Travel Service Corp Pte Ltd (CTC) yesterday launched a new business entity focusing on inbound travel packaged with healthcare services.426 words
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Advertisement1261 2006-03-31 11 SUNSHINE HOLDINGS LIMITED (Incorporated in the Cayman Islands on 30 September 2004) (Company Registration No. CT-*****5) Invitation in respect of 249,600,000 Invitation Shares of 550.0625 each, comprising 208,000,000 New Shares and 41,600,000 Vendor Shares as follows:(a) 12,480,000 Offer Shares at 550.275 for each Offer Share by way of public offer;1,261 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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Article567 2006-03-31 12 DANIEL BUENAS - UN study says they may have global welfare-reducing effect By DANIEL BUENAS THE economic benefits of Singapore's profusion of bilateral trade agreements could be mitigated by a number of "negative consequences", and may have a net welfare-reducing effect on the global economy, a United Nations report567 words
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587 2006-03-31 12 ANNA TEO - By ANNA TEO [SINGAPORE] East Asia's growth outlook has brightened of late, though risk factors such as high oil prices and rising interest rates are likely to persist for a while, the World Bank says in its latest587 words
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197 2006-03-31 12 Bloomberg [SYDNEY] Prices of oil and other commodities have peaked and will likely fall, cutting export revenue for countries such as Papua New Guinea and Malaysia, said Homi Kharas, chief economist for East Asia and the Pacific at the World Bank. "From what weBloomberg - 197 words
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Advertisement2616 2006-03-31 12 NOTICES Toll free: 1800-289-8822 Email: notices@sph.com.sg BUV IT- SELL IT FIND IT BAN LEONG TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) Company No. *****3898 C NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of BAN LEONG TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED (the "Company") will be held2,616 words
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Advertisement135 2006-03-31 13 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF WINFORTH INVESTMENT PTE LTD (Co. Reg. No.: *****4784Z) (In Members' Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 308 of the Companies Act, Cap. 50 that a final meeting of the members of the above135 words
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MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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Article, Illustration364 2006-03-31 14 Production in both countries being mulled, reports FT [BEIJING] Chinese carmaker Chery is in talks with troubled Malaysian auto group Proton about creating an alliance that would involve manufacturing in both countries, the Financial Times said yesterday. The potential tie-up under discussion would giveBLOOMBERG - 364 words
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431 2006-03-31 14 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] US banking giant Citigroup is ready to buy a Malaysian bank if the country relaxes its foreign-ownership rules. "We would love to be a consolidator in this market and therefore love to buy a bank," Piyush Gupta, head of Citigroup's MalaysianReuters - 431 words
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BRIEFLY ASIA
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76 2006-03-31 14 AFP [MUMRAI] Indian share prices rose 1.1 per cent to another record close yesterday, the fifth-straight trading day of gains led by strong domestic and overseas fund buying, dealers said. They said funds bought software stocks following a rise on the tech-heavyAFP - 76 words
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107 2006-03-31 14 AP [KUALA LUMPUR] Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi is expected to unveil a five-year economic plan in Parliament today that economists and officials say includes up to US$54 billion investment in infrastructure and aims to reduce poverty and spur growth. The 9th Malaysia PlanAP - 107 words
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67 2006-03-31 14 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Indonesia is evaluating a 30-year contract with US firm Freeport-McMoran Copper and Gold Inc but has no plans to shut its huge copper mine on Papua, Vice-President Jusuf Kalla said yesterday. In recent weeks Indonesia has seen violent protests against US miningReuters - 67 words
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Article89 2006-03-31 14 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) plans to outsource an additional RM2 billion (SsBBo million) to external portfolio managers this year as part of its strategy to diversify its investments and support the government's initiative to develop the local capital market. ItsBernama - 89 words
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54 2006-03-31 14 Bloomberg [MUMBAI] ICICI Bank Ltd, India's second-largest lender, raised the rate on deposits made by Indians living overseas by a quarter percentage point effective yesterday. With the increase, the interest rate for a one-year deposit by Indians overseas is 5.15 per cent, the bankBloomberg - 54 words
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35 2006-03-31 14 AFP [JAKARTA] Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has ordered that a national team be formed to deal with violations of intellectual property (IP) rights, a report said yesterday.AFP - 35 words
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GREATER CHINA
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Article, Illustration544 2006-03-31 15 Non-proliferation treaty members should honour obligations: Wen Reuters [CANBERRA] China backs India's peaceful nuclear energy plans but wants nuclear weapon states to honour their obligations under the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty, Premier Wen Jiabao was quoted as saying yesterday. "India is a friendlyReuters; AP - 544 words
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407 2006-03-31 15 Reuters [SHANGHAI] China said yesterday it would give its loss-making brokerages seven more months to restructure, merge or face closure, a move analysts said could leave less than half of the current players standing. China has set the deadline for theReuters - 407 words
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231 2006-03-31 15 Reuters [BEIJING] A Chinese Finance Ministry official has said imposing a fuel tax will be extremely difficult and there is no timetable for such a move, the official Xinhua news agency reported yesterday. Analysts have said Beijing was likely to consider a 20-50 perReuters - 231 words
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Article160 2006-03-31 15 Reuters [TAlPEl] Taiwan's Acer Inc, the world's fourth-largest vendor of personal computers, said fourth-quarter profit fell by a third from a year earlier, when the firm reaped more non-operating income from stock investments. Acer earned a net profit of NT52.102 billion (Ss42o million) forReuters - 160 words
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INDIA
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Article, Illustration770 2006-03-31 16 SIDDHARTH SRIVASTAVA - It goes from hostile to hands off as minister tells Indian official he won't block deal By SIDDHARTH SRIVASTAVA in New Delhi IN what is seen as a significant Luxembourg has softened its stance on Mittal Steel's US$22.B billion takeover bid for Arcelor. IndiaBLOOMBERG; AP - 770 words
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506 2006-03-31 17 Raids come after Kookmin Bank agreed to buy Lone Star's stake in KEB Reuters. Bloomberg [SEOUL] South 1 Korean prosecutors raided local offices of US-based buyout firm Lone Star as part of an investigation into $uspected tax irregularities, j Kang Chan-Woo, a spokesmanReuters.; Bloomberg - 506 words
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400 2006-03-31 17 CLARENCE MICHAEL - From CLARENCE MICHAEL in Dubai A NEW index covering syariah-compliant bonds starts operating on Sunday. The Dow Jones Citigroup Sukuk Index, from Dow Jones Indexes and Citigroup Corporate and Investment Banking, was announced last week at the ninth International Islamic Finance Forum400 words
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Advertisement1175 2006-03-31 17 DMA DMX TECHNOLOGIES (Regn. No.: UF3II6BH) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of DMX Technologies Group Limited (the "Company") will be held at Amara'Hotel Singapore, Level 3, Connection 1.165 Tanjong Pagar Road, Singapore *****9 on Tuesday, 25 April 2006 at 3.00 p.m. for the following purposes: AS1,175 words
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455 2006-03-31 20 They urge Election Commission to disqualify the premier from polls Reuters. AP Bloomberg [BANGKOK] Leaders of a campaign to oust Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra cut short their protest at Bangkok's biggest shopping mall yesterday amid signs of a public wearying of weeks of streetReuters.; AP; Bloomberg - 455 words
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404 2006-03-31 20 LATEST US DATA AP [WASHINGTON] The United States economy hit a soft patch in the final quarter of 2005, growing at an annual rate of just 1.7 per cent, an ominous statistic but for fresher readings that suggest America's business health hasAP - 404 words
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335 2006-03-31 20 ANTHONY ROWLEY - Investors see early move to raise interest rates By ANTHONY ROWLEY in Tokyo JAPAN'S Nikkei 225 average jumped above 17,000 yesterday for the first time in five-and-a-half years as investors moved to anticipate what is now believed likely to335 words
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WORLD WATCH
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Article73 2006-03-31 20 Reuters [LONDON] The Nasdaq Stock Market Inc has dropped its planned £2.4 billion (Ss6.B billion) bid for the London Stock Exchange after the LSE rejected it. But the US exchange left the door open to a tie-up in the future, saying it might make anReuters - 73 words
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62 2006-03-31 20 AP V# [SAN FRANCISCO] Google plans to sell another 5.3 million shares of its prized stock, hoping to raise more than US$2 billion to finance its ambitious plan to expand beyond its Internet-leading search engine. The move comes just two days beforeAP - 62 words
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92 2006-03-31 20 Reuters [NEW YORK] It will take 70 years for there to be as many women as men on the boards of directors of the 500 largest US companies at the pace women are getting such positions, a study by Catalyst, a research group,Reuters - 92 words
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53 2006-03-31 20 AFP [SAN FRANCISCO] Faced with litigation charging that its market-dominating iPod music player deafens users, US-based Apple Computer released volume-capping software on Wednesday. The software update enables people to set "personal maximum volume limits" on iPod nanos and the latest generation iPod portableAFP - 53 words
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Advertisement1230 2006-03-31 20 t —> Haw Par Corporation Limited I (Company Registration Number: *****0437 M) I (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) I NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING I NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Thirty-Seventh Annual General Meeting of the Company will be I held at 80 Raffles Place, 61 st Storey,1,230 words
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Advertisement112 2006-03-31 20 This announcement appears as a matter of record only March 2006 SUNSHINE HOLDINGS LIMITED (Incorporated in the Cayman Islands on 30 September 2004) (Company Registration No. CT-*****5) Invitation in respect of 249,600,000 Invitation Shares of 550.0625 each, comprising 208,000,000 New Shares and 41,600,000 Vendor Shares as follows:(a) 12,480,000 Offer Shares112 words
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AVIATION
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Article, Illustration395 2006-03-31 21 Airlines plan to book each other's customers on their flights: report Bloomberg [WELLINGTON] Qantas Airways Ltd and Air New Zealand Ltd are close to an agreement to merge their flights between Australia and New Zealand to reduce losses, the Dominion Post reported. TheBloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 395 words
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289 2006-03-31 21 Reuters [SHANGHAI] China will raise fuel surcharges for domestic flights by half from April 10, the country's top economic planner said yesterday, moving to help struggling airlines after Beijing raised fuel prices this week. The surcharge for each passenger flying lessReuters - 289 words
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Article, Illustration475 2006-03-31 21 Reuters [SAN FRANCISCO] Qantas Airways is very likely to exercise its option to buy another 50 Boeing 787 Dreamliner jets on top of an existing order of 65 planes, the company's chief financial officer said Wednesday. The airline, the world's eighth-biggest passengerReuters - 475 words
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Article341 2006-03-31 21 AP [MINNEAPOLIS] Northwest Airlines Corp said it hopes to have its new regional jet subsidiary flying as early as June, according to a filing that lays out its plans for the new airline for the first time. The subsidiary will be called Compass AirlinesAP - 341 words
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485 2006-03-31 21 VEN SREENIVASAN - It may lose out to Boeing if nothing's done: top lessors By VEN SREENIVASAN [SINGAPORE] European planemaker Airbus must decide before June whether to refine the specification of its A 350 medium twinjet further or commit to a new, thoroughly upgraded design,485 words
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147 2006-03-31 21 Bloomberg [LONDON] BAA pic, the world's largest airport operator, said that the UK's Civil Aviation Authority should scrap the economic regulation of advertising, long-term parking and for-eign-exchange services at its London airports. The CAA should "consider removing these activities from the regulatory domain thatBloomberg - 147 words
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Article, Illustration416 2006-03-31 22 DONALD URQUHART - Global tanker fleet growing faster than oil shipments: research chief By DONALD URQUHART [SINGAPORE] Oil tanker rates could fall by as much as 25 per cent this year as the global tanker fleet grows faster than oil shipments, the head ofBLOOMBERG - 416 words
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Article215 2006-03-31 22 [SINGAPORE] Singapore intends to accede to the international Bunker Convention by next month. The International Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage (Bunker Convention) is aimed at ensuring that adequate and prompt compensation is available to persons who suffer loss caused by bunker215 words
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Article, Illustration463 2006-03-31 22 Tighter Congress control mooted for approving panel AP [WASHINGTON] The US Congress is looking at new legislative proposals responding to the political firestorm sparked by a Dubai-owned company's bid to take over operations at some major US ports. Measures coming before committees in theAP - 463 words
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95 2006-03-31 22 Bloomberg [LONDON] Clarkson pic, the world's largest shipbroker, posted a 5.6 per cent increase in second-half profit as the company expanded into logistics and gas markets, offsetting a fall in shipping rates. Net income in the six months ended Dec 31 roseBloomberg - 95 words
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Article326 2006-03-31 22 DAVID HUGHES - By DAVID HUGHES in London THE intoxicated master of a vessel which ran aground off Kent and docked later in Hull, has been sentenced to four months' jail for the grounding of his ship and seven months for the drink offence. Romanian national Adrian Fericel, 45, was326 words
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Article284 2006-03-31 22 SGX '000 My 30 SS Vol CH Offshore A40 -0.01 509 Chuan Hup 0.36 urvch 2374 Cosco Corporation 1.21 -0.01 2831 CWT Distribution 1.05 unch 42 Ezra Hldgs 2.60 unch 66 Freight Links 0.06 unch 1674 Grand Banks Yacht .0.88 -0.02 15 Java Holdings. 1.30 0.02 442 K1284 words
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917 2006-03-31 22 SELVA KUMAR - Who is liable for improper stowage of cargo ADMIRALTY CASEBOOK By SELVA KUMAR JUST because the captain of a chartered vessel had supervised the loading and stowage of cargo, that did not mean that responsibility for the stowage, which was contractually the charterers', had shifted to the vessel owners, an917 words
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Advertisement419 2006-03-31 22 tSL ONVIROHUB HOLDINGS LTD (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) Company Reg. No. *****2709E NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT an Extraordinary General Meeting (the "EGM") of the Company will be held at 17 Gul Way, Singapore *****4 on 18 April 2006 at 10.00 a.m. for the purpose of considering and,419 words
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Advertisement267 2006-03-31 23 bT) PT- BflWPflß flBflPI Heartiest congratulations from Eng Lee Shipping Co Pte Ltd to PT Bandar Abadi on the official opening of its GRAVING DOCK at Batam on April 1, 2006. Dry dock size 95m X 29m New building of tugboats barges Marine shafting, bearing, rudder assembly, propeller repair balancing267 words
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EDITORIAL & OPINION
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Article477 2006-03-31 24 EDITORIAL SINGAPORE can take heart but better, also plenty of heed from the findings of two newly-released studies on the global business scene. KPMG's latest study of business costs in nine industrialised countries found Singapore to be the cheapest location, by a stretch, for a range of477 words
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Article, Illustration1438 2006-03-31 24 LEON HADAR - Attempts to broker a peace accord between Israel and Palestine need a good dose of reality LEON HADAR Washington Correspondent THE recent parliamentary election in Israel, which puts centrist party Kadima in the driver's seat, has received less than customary coverage inREUTERS - 1,438 words
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Article, Illustration782 2006-03-31 24 DAVID MASON - THE BOTTOM LINE DAVID MASON SINGAPOREANS know the value of a secure supply of water. Without water, a nation cannot exist. It is part of national defence. The UK is blessed with abundant natural water because of the prevailing Atlantic weather782 words
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Article, Illustration1757 2006-03-31 25 LE-MIN LIM - Foreign insurance companies making a beeline for China's undeveloped market and expensive healthcare system By LE-MIN LIM Bloomberg LU YAHU decided to buy health insurance from American International Group Inc (AIG) four years ago after his mother, a retired factory worker, caught a cold and spentBloomberg; AFP - 1,757 words
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Article, Illustration852 2006-03-31 25 Narayana Narayana Singapore - LETTER TO THE EDITOR Narayana Narayana Singapore SEVERAL issues were raised in your Hock Lock Siew article "Temasek, place out Sing Tel shares to citizens" (BT, March 23) which could be usefully and critically addressed. To start with, the question of whether an issueFILE PHOTO - 852 words
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Advertisement889 2006-03-31 25 KIAN HO BEARINGS LTD (Company Registration No. *****2030N) (Incorporated In The Republic of Singapore with limited liability) Notice of Annual General Meeting NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Kian Ho Bearings Ltd ("the Company") will be held at 5 Changi South Street 3, Singapore *****7 on889 words
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Article10882 2006-03-31 26 SGX MAINBOARD Transaction date: Mar 30 Jf* I«" vol Day Last Quote GfOtv Dtv GrYtd Not MCap H«gti Low Cod* Company Sate COOP) High Low fciyr SolUr Cvr P<t Smll 5 1 5716 IstSoftwareSc 1.5 -0.5 190 1.5 1.5 1.5 2 g.i 18.5 6 3148 8Telecom US2c „810,882 words
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Article6132 2006-03-31 27 FINANCE COMMODITIES MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INDICES In local curr In SS In US$ dy yr dy yr %dy Syr Mar 29 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Index Preliminary 1021.1 0.4 5.3 0.3 3.0 -0.1 5.6 EAFE Preliminary 1040.6 0.5 6.9 0.0 5.0 -0.4 7.6 Europe Preliminary6,132 words
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565 2006-03-31 32 jaime ee - off the cuff jaime ee THERE is every reason for a Singaporean to be concerned about the current political crisis in Bangkok after all, it throws up all kinds of sobering questions. Like, could it lead to prolonged instability in the region? Will there565 words
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Article, Illustration807 2006-03-31 32 PARVATHI NAYAR - PARVATHI NAYAR PARVATHI NAYAR NUDE torsos dancing in brilliant red skirts, the grim spectre of Death conversing with a mortal, music made from vegetable instruments: these are some of the experiences promised by the Singapore Arts Festival (SAF) that returns in June this year. The festival lasts over807 words
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Article, Illustration794 2006-03-31 32 WITH a tagline that reads, "One Season Many Faces", the Singapore Arts Festival (SAF) 2006 promises a multi-faceted array of works from talented creators. BT picks 10 such intriguing and sometimes iconic faces of creativity that you can experience at SAF 2006. Alfrad Hitchcock Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo794 words
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Article, Illustration559 2006-03-31 33 PARVATHI NAYAR - FILM Many of the plot devices in Ice Age 2 wind up feeling slightly tedious, says PARVATHI NAYAR PARVATHI NAYAR ■■B EW of us would have failed to grin at the teaser trailer to Ice Age 2 that featured the squirrel-rat named Scrat on559 words
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Article, Illustration585 2006-03-31 33 GEOFFREY EU - By GEOFFREY EU *«THE movie version of Jonathan Larson's Broadway musical Rent docu- jnents a year or as the catchy open»Jng number puts it, 525,600 minutes *4 in the life of a group of down-but-»Jiot-quite-out residents of a tenement *i)uilding in Lower Manhattan's Alphabet585 words
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Article, Illustration270 2006-03-31 33 JAIME EE - DVD By JAIME EE SO you watched last night's premiere episode of Lost Season 2 and now know what lies in that secret hatch inscribed with the "cursed" numbers that helped Hurley win over a hundred million dollars in a lottery. Of course, if you've been270 words
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Article, Illustration1112 2006-03-31 34 N K YONG - N K YONG tells the fairy-tale story of the legendary Spanish wine and reveals the secret of its success N K YONG THE story of Vega Sicilia in Ribera del Duero is like a romantic fairy tale. It is arguably the only Spanish wine1,112 words
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Article, Illustration464 2006-03-31 35 PARVATHI NAYAR - WORDS FROM THE TOP Kazuto Ogawa, president CEO of Canon Singapore, talks to PARVATHI NAYAR about classics and the importance of the reading habit PARVATHI NAYAR Q. What sort of books do you like to read, which relate to a career in464 words
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Article, Illustration796 2006-03-31 35 PARVATHI NAYAR - They are familiar titles but in 4 glamorous new packagings. PARVATHI NAYAR looks at the Reds from Penguin PARVATHI NAYAR JT"" HE book looks hip. Emblazoned with I blood-red mouth dripping ruby-col- oured liquid, it 6eems ripe for the picking Jis an ideal read for a beach twist796 words
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Article, Illustration831 2006-03-31 35 Kunal Basu, author of Racists, talks to PARVATHI NAYAR and offers a contemporary writer's view on the classics "THE classics inculcated in me an internal architecture of how a great novel should be structured," says Kolkotta-born, US-educat-ed, Kunal Basu. Basu, 49, is the author of three831 words
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Miscellaneous170 2006-03-31 35 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 12 Colour of regular pain pills (4) SOund caused by ro 14 Restore stencilling through ed- r~ll ■■I ends (3-1-3) iting the initials (4) l_pH__Jß|_Jll_J If use stapler incorrectly, may Does rt frisky lob- these (7) drawn (4) YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION 29 Beginning to develop the Cutie, 18 Exonerate,170 words
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Article, Illustration951 2006-03-31 36 LARRY WEE - Making Time LARRY WEE kicks off the first of three features on this year's most exciting pieces from the Basle and Geneva Watch Fairs LARRY WEE BY the time BT readers see this, your writer will be in the thick of things in Basle and951 words
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