The Business Times, 22 July 2006
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Title Section16 2006-07-22 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES SINGAPORE R5 cents MICA (P) 099/03/2006 July 22 23, 2006 online M http://business-times.asial.com.sg16 words
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934 2006-07-22 1 SIOW LI SEN - He'll stay on as long as necessary to help look for successor By SIOW LI SEN [SINGAPORE] Lee Hsien Yang, chief executive officer of Singapore Telecom since 1995, yesterday announced thai he will be leaving the company. Spec- ulation has934 words
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747 2006-07-22 1 VEN SREENIVASAN - US$7.5b move comes weeks after fresh Boeing order and is seen as a sawy bet on technologies By VEN SREENIVASAN [SINGAPORE! Singapore Airlines (SIA) has surprised industry watchers by becoming the first customer to order the brand-new Airbus A 350 XWB-900. Yesterday's order for747 words
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Article134 2006-07-22 1 sti 2,371.37 (-12.17) ST INDEX FUTURES 2.372.00 (-12.00) SIMSCI 281.25 (-1.63) SIMSa FUTURES 282.10 (-1.10) MARKETS Friday Change KLSECOMP 924.72 +8.10 NIKKEI 225 14,821.26 -125.58 HANG SENG 16,464.18 -8.44 SET INDEX 685.71 +16.75 JAKARTA COMP 1,314.58 -ill MANILA COMP 2,241.25 -€.15 SEOUL COMP 1,271.33 -1.97 SHENZHEN B 293.34134 words
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Article, Illustration554 2006-07-22 1 MICHELLE QUAH - By MICHELLE QUAH [SINGAPORE] Accord Customer Care Solutions (ACCS) founder and former chief executive, Victor Tan, 35, was yesterday sentenced to four years and three months' jail for the part he played in the elaborate scam to boost554 words
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Advertisement25 2006-07-22 1 CONVERSATION ARTHUR LEE IN THE BEGINNING WAS A DOT Artist Parvathi Nayar talks about the genesis of her upcoming solo exhibition in Singapore. Page 225 words
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TOP STORIES
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643 2006-07-22 2 CHUANG PECK MING - Lim Kim San led a full life and was a great friend and valued colleague: MM By CHUANG PECK MING [SINGAPORE] Lim Kim San, who died on Thursday, helped changed the fortunes of the ruling People's Action Party and of Singapore, Minister643 words
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Article, Illustration1023 2006-07-22 2 GENEVIEVE CUA - It's back to class for children of the super-rich By GENEVIEVE CUA [SINGAPORE] There they were, in a function room in the Grand Hyatt Hotel a group of young men and women staring into computer screens that blinked exchange rates. It could have been1,023 words
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Article579 2006-07-22 2 SIAS calls for adviser to look at PCCW sale THE Securities Investors' Association (Singapore) has called on the independent directors of Pacific Century Regional Developments to get independent advice on the sale of the firm's 23 per cent stake in Hong Kong telco PCCW. SIAS president David Gerald579 words
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Article, Illustration757 2006-07-22 2 ARTHUR SIM - By ARTHUR SIM [SINGAPORE] Talking to the artist Parvathi Nayar is a surreal experience, not least because of the disconnect between pre-con-ceived ideas of what an artist should be and the person sitting opposite me spewing theories of higher physics. ExplainingCASSANDRA HALE - 757 words
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210 2006-07-22 2 DRAWING is a verb: an installation by Parvathi Nayar is jointly presented by The Business Times and The Arts House, and sponsored by OCBC Bank. "It is part of The Business Times continuing efforts in support of the arts community here," says BT editor210 words
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RAFFLES CONVERSATION
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Article, Illustration1887 2006-07-22 3 AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY - Inspired by the historic moon landing, young Jean-Yves Le Gall went on to become CEO of Arianespace, the world's most successful commercial space transport firm. AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY reports AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY Thursday July 20 came and went without much of a fanfare. Yet on this day, 37ARTHUR LEE - 1,887 words
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Article644 2006-07-22 3 WITH the Discovery space shuttle completing a successful journey into space, the debate on what is a better method of sending payloads and astronauts to reusable vehicles like the Space Shuttle or one-time use rockets like Ariane 5 has been reopened. Arianespace's CEO, Jean-Yves Le Gall,644 words
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Advertisement181 2006-07-22 3 The Raffles Conversation is brought to you through a special arrangement with Raffles J Hotels and Resorts. The Traveller's Palm in I J I I the Raffles Hotels and Resorts logo is an apt I symbol. Not only has water stored at the base of this palm provided sustenance, the181 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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550 2006-07-22 4 SIOW LI SEN - It wants to know if deal was in best interest of minority shareholders By SIOW LI SEN A MINORITY shareholders' champion has called on the independent directors of Pacific Century Regional Developments (PCRD) to appoint an independent adviser to advise on550 words
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193 2006-07-22 4 SINGAPORE Technologies Aerospace, the aerospace arm of Singapore Technologies Engineering, yesterday announced that it had transferred its entire stake in Airline Rotables (UK Holdings) Ltd (ARL UK Holdings) to SAS Component A/S for U5522.5 million through the issue of new shares in SAS193 words
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Article, Illustration534 2006-07-22 4 R SIVANITHY - STOCKS R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent YOU would have to have nerves of steel to have successfully traded in the local market this weeli given that sentiment was largely dictated by the intensity of the fighting in the Middle East, twitches in oil prices,534 words
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Article5874 2006-07-22 4 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS ACMGI Amer Income BT USD 8 46/ ACMGI Amer Income A USD 8421 ACMGI Amer Income BUSO.. 8.42/ A"™ A"*** <*?«•> ACMGI Amer Income A EUR 666/ Star Europe Eqty! 0.911/ ACMGI Amei Incame B EUR 6.661 Star Eirope Bond 1.168/ ACMGI Europ Income Opp AT SGD5,874 words
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Article, Illustration544 2006-07-22 5 ROLAND LIM - Company warns of weaker third quarter on slower consumer demand By ROLAND LIM CHIP foundry Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing yesterday reported second-quarter earnings that came below market expectations and warned of a weaker third quarter. For the three months ended June 30, net income attributable toFILE PHOTO - 544 words
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Article, Illustration698 2006-07-22 5 KALPANA RASHIWALA - By KALPANA RASHIWALA CAPITAMALL Trust (CMT), which currently owns about 14 per cent of private retail property stock in Singapore, is gunning for a bigger share of 30 to 40 per cent. However, it did not give a timeframe for achieving this. The698 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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Article48 2006-07-22 5 AIROCEAN'S former chief executive Thomas Tay was re-elected as a director of the company at its annual general meeting yesterday. Tay, who has been charged with corruption by the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau, is due to stand trial from Aug 25 to Sept 4.48 words
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67 2006-07-22 5 SNF Corp yesterday said that the ongoing probe by the Commercial Affairs Department "do not in any way relate to the operations or financial integrity of the company" and that "as far as the company is presently aware, the investigation relates possibly67 words
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54 2006-07-22 5 ROBINSON Co yesterday announced the appointment of two new directors Noel Trinder, 51, and Christopher Williams, 47. Mr Trinder is the chief executive of PT Matahari Putra Prima's supermarket division in Jakarta, while Mr Williams, a solicitor, holds many directorships, including as a director of54 words
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31 2006-07-22 5 TEMASEK Holdings's deemed stake in MobileOne has increased from 14.16 per cent to 15.02 per cent after a series of transactions by associates and subsidiaries.31 words
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321 2006-07-22 5 JEAN CHUA - By JEAN CHUA FERROCHINA, a manufacturer of heavy-gauge galvanised steel coils, has reported a near 11-fold jump in net profit for the second quarter, thanks to contribution from a new subsidiary in China and a one-time investment gain. For the three321 words
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Article143 2006-07-22 5 SCANDAL-hit Daka Designs has asked for a further extension of time to Aug 31 for the release of its full-year results, saying it needs more time to complete an internal audit. The Hong Kong-based manufacturer of leisure products, whose financial year ended on March 31,143 words
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Advertisement1168 2006-07-22 5 Azeus Systems Holdings Ltd. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Friday, 28 July 2006 at Diamond Room, Lobby Level, Sheraton Towers Singapore, 39 Scotts Road, Singapore *****0 to transact the following business:-" Ordinary Builn—> 1. To receive1,168 words
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PERSONAL INVESTMENT
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Article, Illustration1140 2006-07-22 6 TEH HOOI LING - High dividend payouts high future growth SHOW ME THE MONEY This may be contrary to popular wisdom, but it has been borne out by US studies TEH HOOI LING Senior Correspondent COMPANIES with few investment opportunities pay out a large proportion of their earnings, and thus their future earnings growthAFP - 1,140 words
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Article, Illustration946 2006-07-22 6 MATTHEW PHAN - Compiled by MATTHEW PHAN PHILIPPINES-BASED Cebu Pacific plans to launch a daily Manila-Singa-pore flight using A32o's with effect from late August. The airline will use Singapore's budget terminal and has awarded its ground handling contract to SATS (source: The Straits Times). SingaporePhilippines traffic has been strong, up 24 perSource: Bloomberg - 946 words
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Article1090 2006-07-22 6 For week beginning Jul 17 SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDER/DIRECTOR TRANSACTIONS Subsantial Buy No of Prke SHAREHOLDING Tram Shareholder/ Sell Share! Per iefore After Stock Date Director Con* '000 Shr S 000) <000) Asia Ent 20-Jul-06 Chong Thim Pheng Buy 276 na ***** 5.39 ***** 5.^9 MobileOne 20-Jul-06 Temasek1,090 words
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BT INVESTMENT ROUNDTABLE
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Article, Illustration3255 2006-07-22 7 OVERVIEW WITH three to four years of nearly unprecedented boom times for the container shipping industry behind it, a combination of factors looks set to dampen the environment with freight rates taking their first hit late last year and early this year. High oil prices, land-based infrastructure3,255 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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Article, Illustration394 2006-07-22 8 RONNIE LIM - Phase 1 will have the capacity to store about 9.2 m barrels of crude oil By RONNIE LIM ACTUAL deep tunnelling work for an underground oil storage cavern at Jurong Island estimated to cost $1 billion is set to start soon.Source: JTC - 394 words
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157 2006-07-22 8 THE Ministry of Defence will ease exil control measures for National Servicemen from Aug 1. Operationally-Readj NSmen will no longer be required tc surrender their exit permits upon theii return from overseas trips, and thost who have completed their Operational ly-Ready National Service (ORNS)157 words
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447 2006-07-22 8 WONG WEI KONG - By WONG WEI KONG DEUTSCHE Bank and Indonesian company PT Dianlia Setyamukti (DSM) the two defendants against a claim for the return of shares in Indonesia's gest coal mine are taking different courses of action in their defence against the law suit in447 words
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341 2006-07-22 8 LESLIE YEE - By LESLIE YEE RETURNS from investing in emerging markets could be lower this year and next year but investors should remain invested in these markets, according to Rupert Rucker, product manager, global emerging markets, Schroder Investment Management. Mr Rucker is looking at emerging markets providing341 words
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278 2006-07-22 8 CHEN HUIFEN - By CHEN HUIFEN PHASE one of Fusionopolis, Singapore's iconic science facility, will be ready by October next year and will house the infocomms and media (ICM) cluster for a start, said Minister of Trade and Industry Lim Hng Kiang yesterday. "It will278 words
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Article, Illustration392 2006-07-22 8 WEE LI-EN - TTSH will be the centre for patients if outbreak occurs By WEE LI-EN SHOULD the human cases of bird flu ever spread toSingapore, people will be well prepared. Yesterday saw the first of two days of drills to test the readiness forDESMOND UM/ST - 392 words
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353 2006-07-22 8 VEN SREENIVASAN - Reports by VEN SREENIVASAN THE Singapore Flying College and Singapore Airlines yesterday unveiled a $25 million investment in a second Lear 45 Full Flight Simulator in Queensland yesterday. The simulator, which was officially opened by lan Macfarlane, Australian Minister for Industry, Tourism and353 words
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219 2006-07-22 8 SINGAPORE Aircraft Leasing Enterprise (SALE) has agreed to lease up to eight new Boeing Next-Genera-tion 737 planes to Canadian low-cost carrier West Jet. The long-term-lease deal covers four confirmed deliveries in late 2007 and early 2008, plus four later deliveries219 words
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TRIBUTES
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Article, Illustration3001 2006-07-22 9 Singapore's political and corporate leaders share their memories and pay tribute to the late Lim Kim San Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong's condolence letter to Mr Lim's eldest son Kiat Seng 'MY wife and J are deeply saddened by the demise of your father,3,001 words
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MALAYSIA
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Article, Illustration331 2006-07-22 10 Remark follows claims that his son-in-law is 'power behind the throne' AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi yesterday insisted he makes his own decisions and denied claims his son-in-law Khairy Jamaluddin is the power behind the throne. Former premier Mahathir MohamadAFP - 331 words
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Article7557 2006-07-22 10 Transaction date: Jul 21 52-VW T«l Last Vol Day Last Quota GrOiv Div GrVM Nat MCap High Low Coda Company Sale -W- OOP) High Law »uyr 5a«ar Cw Wt Sn* 4 1 571 1st Software 5c 2.5 2 2.5 10.1 12 6 3148 BTelecom US2c 7 unch 307,557 words
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Article559 2006-07-22 10 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Sou Lian, a buyer at Beryl's Chocolate and Confectionery Sdn in Malaysia, says a sugar shortage means Japanese consumers may not get the company's premium raisin chocolates for the end-of-year holiday season. Selangor-based Beryl's, which exports 60 per cent of its candy, needsBloomberg - 559 words
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310 2006-07-22 10 [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia and Indonesia have agreed to set aside 40 per cent of their respective production of crude palm oil (CPO) in a year for biodiesel, says a report in Malaysia's Business Times. "The Indonesian and Malaysian governments have each agreed to commit six310 words
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INDONESIA
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Article, Illustration377 2006-07-22 11 Price limit to sell to state utility eases power shortages Bloomberg [JAKARTA] Indonesia set a ceiling price for electricity that coal-fired power generators sell to the state utility in a bid to ease power shortages. The government decided on a maximum price of 485 rupiah (eightBloomberg - 377 words
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Article5755 2006-07-22 11 Transaction Date: Jul 21 MOST ACTIVE STOCKS VOLUME VALUE 0) Chart SemiCond 26c 45.757.000 Capita Land 57.432.331 China Sun HK25c 28.312.000 Chart SemiCond 26c 56.171.170 Thai Beveraoe 21.478.000 DBSGfP 33.897.651 PacificCenturv 10c 18.997.000 China Sun HK25c 23,673,415 BriohlWof 17.181.000 UQ8 21.060.590 UTAC ITS 15c 16.757.000 SIASOc 20.388.289 China Milk5,755 words
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215 2006-07-22 11 Bloomberg [JAKARTA] PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara, Indonesia's state power utility, said 59 companies including those from Japan, China, India and South Korea bid to build coal-fired power plants on Java island. It plans to name the winners of the contracts to build powerBloomberg - 215 words
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GREATER CHINA
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402 2006-07-22 12 Strong growth data brings calls to cool boom by allowing yuan to rise AP [BEIJING] China's official exchange rate hit a new high against the US dollar yesterday after strong growth figures released this week prompted calls for Beijing to cool an economicAP - 402 words
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Article, Illustration58 2006-07-22 12 Reuters [HONG KONG] A visitor poses in front of a statue of martial arts icon Bruce Lee on Hong Kong's waterfront. The statue's inauguration ceremony, at the Avenue of Stars tourist spot in Hong Kong on Thursday, marked the 33rd anniversary of the death of the HongReuters; REUTERS - 58 words
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320 2006-07-22 12 Reuters [SHANGHAI] China's Citic Securities, the country's largest brokerage by net assets, yesterday said its net profit rose nearly tenfold to 627.6 million yuan (*****.1 million) in the first half of 2006, buoyed by a recovering stock market. The first-half profit compared withReuters - 320 words
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295 2006-07-22 12 It will oversee storage tanks, buying strategies Bloomberg [BEIJING] China, the world's biggest energy user after the US, plans to set up an agency to oversee the building of an emergency oil stockpile that will provide a buffer against supply disruptions. The proposedBloomberg - 295 words
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381 2006-07-22 12 Amount ballooned from original HK$5.5b to meet demand from banks Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Henderson Land Development Co got the city's biggest loan by a real estate company after increasing the amount twice within a month to meet demand from banks. Hong Kong's No 3 developer, whoseBloomberg - 381 words
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BRIEFLY ASIA
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92 2006-07-22 12 Cathay starts HKBeijing cargo flights Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd, the world's fourth-largest international cargo carrier, plans to start Hong Kong-Beijing freighter flights and increase its Shanghai service as rivals target China for expansion. Hong Kong's biggest airline may also add more cargo flights to southern Europe andBloomberg - 92 words
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117 2006-07-22 12 Reuters [NEW DELHI] Flagship Indian energy firm Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) is in talks over exporting its share of natural gas from Russia's Sakhalin-1 via Royal Dutch Shell's nearby LNG terminal, fcn oil ministry official said yesterday. The move to makeReuters - 117 words
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114 2006-07-22 12 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Chinatrust Commercial Bank chairman Jeffrey Koo Jr resigned after the lender was fined for misusing funds in buying a stake in Mega Financial Holding Co, the bank's parent company said. Charles Lo, the bank's vice-chairman, will replace him. Chinatrust Bank, Taiwan's largestBloomberg - 114 words
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INDIA
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686 2006-07-22 13 SIDDHARTH SRIVASTAVA - Maruti Udyog is latest launching India's first LPG-run compact By SIDDHARTH SRIVASTAVA in New Delhi WITH spriralling oil prices affecting both vehicle makers and consumers in India, this week's launch by top carmaker Maruti Udyog of the country's first LPGpowered compact car, the686 words
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Article, Illustration340 2006-07-22 13 Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said high oil prices and infrastructure bottlenecks will not deter the flow of investments to the nation. "The overall climate for investment has improved and I'm sure it will continue to do so," Mr Singh said inBloomberg; REUTERS - 340 words
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Article2285 2006-07-22 13 VOl General Corp 0.60 unch 74 Jul 21 RM *1- COOP) Genting .24.00 0.20 84 George Kent .0.49 unch 13 ASM Realty 1.46 0.01 644 GHL Systems .0.22 unch 1227 Abric 0.33 0.01 54 Globetronta Tech 0.29 -0.01 688 ACP Industries 0.90 -0.02 21 GlomacBhd 1.23 unch 02,285 words
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542 2006-07-22 13 Bloomberg, AFP AFP [MUMBAI] India's Sensitive Index (Sensex) lost 2.6 per cent after US reports pointed to a slowdown in the world's biggest economy and Indian companies reported mixed quarterly results. The Conference Board's index of leading economic indicators, whichBloomberg, AFP; AFP - 542 words
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674 2006-07-22 13 IHT [PARIS] In a cabin by the entrance to the EXL call centre near Delhi, a guard stands in front of a bank of 10 computer screens, scrutinising footage from 80 CCTV cameras, monitoring the behaviour of staff inside from every angle. AIHT - 674 words
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723 2006-07-22 14 ANDREW MARKS - Technologydominated Nasdaq Composite down 7% from April peak By ANDREW MARKS in New York EARLY in 2006, many on Wall Street believed this would be the year for technology. With expectations running high for strong capital spending on information technology and communications,723 words
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Article, Illustration528 2006-07-22 14 Reuters [BEIRUT] Israel has called up thousands of reserves in a possible prelude to a ground offensive that would expand its 10-day-old campaign against Hezbollah guerillas. Amid mounting world alarm at the crisis, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice plans to leaveReuters; AFP - 528 words
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Article, Illustration468 2006-07-22 14 Reuters, AP [LONDON] Crude oil prices edged firmer above US$74 a barrel yesterday, ending a week-long slide from record highs sparked by the Lebanon conflict, after Israel's army called up reservists. Earlier, prices fell following overnight comments by the US Federal ReserveReuters,; AP; AFP - 468 words
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402 2006-07-22 14 Reuters [WASHINGTON] US authorities on Thursday charged former officers of technology group Brocade Communications Systems with fraud in the first court actions to result from an investigation of corporate stock option grants that has. spread to 80 companies. Federal prosecutorsReuters - 402 words
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394 2006-07-22 14 OUR CORRESPONDENT - By OUR CORRESPONDENT in Bangkok AFTER months of political uncertainty, there may at last be a solution in sight to Thailand's crisis as King Bhumibol Adulyadej yesterday agreed to a proposal by the caretaker government to hold general elections on Oct394 words
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605 2006-07-22 14 ANTHONY ROWLEY - By ANTHONY ROWLEY in Tokyo THE Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) secretary-general yesterday warned the Bank of Japan (BOJ) for the second time this week not to be "too anxious" to raise interest rates following the bank's recent decision to end605 words
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MOTORING
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Article, Illustration934 2006-07-22 15 WILLIAM WHEY - The new Lamborghini Murcielago is a luscious exoticar with great looks and even greater power, says WILLIAM WHEY WILLIAM WHEY THE latest rendition of the Lamborghini Murcielago has the distinctive styling and awesome power that synergise art and acceleration in a package which simply allows your imagination to934 words
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Article, Illustration487 2006-07-22 15 SAMUEL EE - Two very large models from the company with the three-pointed star have been making waves this week but in different ways. SAMUEL EE takes a closer look at the two heavyweights SAMUEL EE IN MOST places, an armour-plated Mercedes-Benz is usually a status symbol. unless it's487 words
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Article, Illustration311 2006-07-22 15 IT HAS to be the ultimate pre-owned car. With only three such cars gliding silently around Singapore, the Maybach is a rare sight. But a used Maybach is even rarer. Now, however, there is one for resale and it can be viewed atARTHUR LEE - 311 words
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GOLF
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Article, Illustration938 2006-07-22 16 JUSTINE MOSS - Four Asian Tour players are hoping to make their mark, writes JUSTINE MOSS JUSTINE MOSS IT HAS been almost four decades since the Royal Liverpool Golf Club last hosted the British Open, and 35 years since an Asian professional golfer had a genuine shot atREUTERS; AFP - 938 words
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WELLNESS
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Article, Illustration674 2006-07-22 17 CHEAH UI-HOON - In Peripheral Arterial Disease, circulation to the lower legs may be impaired, resulting in the loss of a limb, reports CHEAH UI-HOON CHEAH UI-HOON IF YOU thought blood clots could give you only strokes and heart attacks, a surgeon well-versed in vascular disease warns that674 words
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Article, Illustration1037 2006-07-22 17 CHEAH UI-HOON - By CHEAH UI-HOON WHILE the debate rages on about the use of stem cells human and animal in science, skincare companies are introducing botanical stem cells into skincare products. You can find plant cellular treat- ments at at least two places here The Sloane Clinic and1,037 words
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Page 17 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous221 2006-07-22 17 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD DOWN 2 Rooms in which char is often 14 Academic has extra zero put in Across: 1 Stable, 5 Tug-of-war, 9 seen (3,5) it satisfies the mathematicians (5) Crossbar, 10 Tuareg, 11 Mallards, 3 After getting in fellows start to 16 Creative type who could be 12 Eraser,221 words
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SHOPPING
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Article, Illustration729 2006-07-22 18 CHEAH UI-HOON - Say goodbye to conventional kitchens of yesteryear with bulthaup's designs, says CHEAH UI-HOON CHEAH UI-HOON ST REGIS' serviced apartments in Singapore will have them, so do Park Hyatt's apartments in Beijing, and other luxury development projects in Asia like the Ninetree Village by famed British architect David729 words
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Article, Illustration353 2006-07-22 18 CHEAH UI-HOON - CHEAH UI-HOON checks out what the stores at the newly renovated Marketplace at Raffles City have to offer CHEAH UI-HOON THERE are some 50 shops and eateries at the new Marketplace at the basement of Raffles City Singapore, now that it has undergone a $20353 words
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Article, Illustration361 2006-07-22 18 Anthropology's 12 partners bring different ideas to the business IT'S not usual to come across businesses which have more than a handful of partners, for the simple reason that the more parties there are, the more difficult it is to reach a consensus. Except if that business361 words
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PERSONAL SPACE
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Article, Illustration1228 2006-07-22 19 KIIRA GUSTAFSON - The home of indoor decorators Maria Warner and Wong Chiu Man is shaped more by fate than design, discovers KIIRA GUSTAFSON KIIRA GUSTAFSON IN A row of zigzag, walk-up apartments that are more 1940s New York than modern Singapore a five-minute walk from Newton hawker centrePHOTOS: YEN MENG JIIN - 1,228 words
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THE BUSINESS TIMES weekend
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Article, Illustration880 2006-07-22 20 JAIME EE - Forget apple dippers and token salads in fast food joints. Healthy food has gone fast and gourmet in Singapore. JAIME EE checks out some of the newest entrants in town JAIME EE MIX #81-81/82 Raffles City. Tel: 6337 6270 f EVEN if you'reYEN MENG JIIN - 880 words
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Article, Illustration597 2006-07-22 20 JUICED RAWBARS #81-08 Republic Plaza. Tel: 6535 3230 EVEN before MIX came into the picture, this Sydney-based health food shop has been quietly gaining a loyal following who swear by the natural goodness of its made-to-order wraps, salads, juices and smoothies. With four597 words
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Article, Illustration704 2006-07-22 20 ARCHANGEL #03-33 Great World City. Tel: 6836 4424 ARCHANGEL'S tagline may be "leading you into temptation", but rest assured that the path walking on is a pretty healthy one. Expect nothing but home-made artisanal goodness from the folks behind the Saint Pierre group704 words
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