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Title Section22 2006-08-24 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES warn th ANNIVERSARY 5> Thursday, August 24,2006 SlNGAPofte Bscents i m i i online at http://business-times.asial.com.sg MICA (P) 099/03/200622 words
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499 2006-08-24 1 DANIEL BUENAS - Employers embrace move, but others feel it may encourage job hopping By DANIEL BUENAS [SINGAPORE] The government plans to introduce new "personalised" employment passes for foreign workers that will be tied to the person rather than a company a move some499 words
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Article, Illustration883 2006-08-24 1 SIOW LI SEN - Ng Teng Fong is 2nd; one third of people in top 40 made their money from property, banking By SIOW LI SEN [SINGAPORE] The richest Singaporeans are the heirs of the late Khoo Teck Puat, followed closely by Ng Teng Fong both of883 words
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Advertisement25 2006-08-24 1 STOCK FOCUS PAGE 9 DEVELOPMENT CHARGE Higher rates may hit en bloc sales page 3 ■Vkt{fir >; %MfA^Kr:'l^^v c H o pah0^^B 9 5 Ifcg-r-lr 'j^H25 words
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TOP STORIES
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Article417 2006-08-24 2 DC hikes could dent en bloc market THE en bloc sale market could take a hit when development charge rates go up on Sept 1, property consultants say. They reckon that DC rates could rise as much as 15-20 per cent for non-landed residential use in prime locations417 words
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544 2006-08-24 2 China, S Korea, Turkey, Mexico to gain from bigger voting rights plan Reuters [WASHINGTON] There is broad consensus among International Monetary Fund member countries that China, South Korea, Turkey and Mexico should get bigger IMF voting rights in a proposal that wasReuters - 544 words
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Article, Illustration699 2006-08-24 2 ANTHONY ROWLEY - As PM, he'll 'refrain from attending' Yasukuni Shrine By ANTHONY ROWLEY in Tokyo JAPANESE Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki yesterday promised to push for a "hotline" to be established among top political leaders in Tokyo, Beijing and Seoul if he succeeds inAFP - 699 words
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432 2006-08-24 2 Reuters [WASHINGTON] The International Monetary Fund faces its biggest test as it pushes to reform itself, giving more power to emerging countries in Asia and elsewhere after decades of US-European dominance. IMF managing director Rodrigo Rato was mandated by the Fund's 184Reuters - 432 words
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Article, Illustration710 2006-08-24 3 ARTHUR SIM - By ARTHUR SIM [SINGAPORE] With three years to go before Las Vegas Sands opens its planned integrated resort at Marina Bay, the company's chairman and chief executive yesterday said that it was already lining up 20 or more MICE (meetings,LIANHE ZAOBAO - 710 words
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909 2006-08-24 3 KALPANA RASHIWALA - EXPECTED RISE IN DEVELOPMENT CHARGES But prime sites may be spared given the luxury housing boom By KALPANA RASHIWALA [SINGAPORE] The en bloc market could take a hit when development charge (DC) rates go up on Sept 1, property consultants say. But much909 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article, Illustration618 2006-08-24 4 WONG WEI KONG - Debate over whether M-Flex should be allowed to withdraw offer By WONG WEI KONG SHARES of MFS Technology dived as much as 33 per cent yesterday, after Nas-daq-quoted Multi-Fineline Electronix Inc (M-Flex) indicated it plans to withdraw its US$5OO million offer forSource: Bloomberg - 618 words
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315 2006-08-24 4 LESLIE YEE - By LESLIE YEE PROPERTY and hotel group UOL Group will exercise its right of compulsory acquisition on all remaining shareholders of Hotel Negara on Sept 23. Yesterday, UOB Asia, on behalf of UOL, sent to Hotel Negara's shareholders a letter on UOL315 words
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664 2006-08-24 4 LESLIE YEE - HOCK LOCK SIEW By LESLIE YEE THE start of this trading week saw OCBC Bank spending close to half a million dollars to buy 31,000 shares in insurer Great Eastern Holdings (GEH). This action appears inconsequential, except that it took place just days664 words
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536 2006-08-24 5 RONNIE LIM - By RONNIE LIM MAGNUS Energy which has just acquired its first producing asset an oilfield in China's Jilin province for which it paid $26.6 million for a 75 per cent stake intends to spend another $4-6 million over the next few536 words
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291 2006-08-24 5 WONG WEI KONG - By WONG WEI KONG BRILLIANT Manufacturing's former executive chairman and MD Harry Koh Soe Khon, who was earlier convicted of insider trading, is back at the company as a consultant. Brilliant said yesterday that it had entered into a consultancy agreement with Mr291 words
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663 2006-08-24 5 MICHELLE QUAH - The decision comes after a three-hour heated EGM, CEO's position in jeopardy By MICHELLE QUAH A GROUP of six disgruntled shareholders of integra2ooo succeeded yesterday in removing the company's CEO and three other directors from the board. But some observers say663 words
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Article, Illustration557 2006-08-24 6 CONRAD TAN - If deal goes ahead, it will change its name to Indofood Agri Resources By CONRAD TAN SESDAQ-listed ISG Asia Ltd is to be acquired by the Indonesian Salim Group conglomerate in a $392.7 million reverse takeover that could transform itBLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO - 557 words
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Article, Illustration366 2006-08-24 6 OH BOON PING - By OH BOON PING THE full value from information technology (IT) can only be harnessed through the right business-IT alignment, said Hsieh Fu Hua, chief executive officer of Singapore Exchange (SGX). He was speaking yesterday at the SMU-HP Leadership Forum held366 words
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282 2006-08-24 6 CHEN HUIFEN - By CHEN HUIFEN AIRWAY masks supplier LMA International said yesterday it has won a patent infringement suit against Germany's Ambu Deutschland, fuelling a rise in its share price during afternoon trading. The patent claim involves a feature used for strengthening masks, which has yet282 words
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347 2006-08-24 6 CONRAD RAJ - CORPORATE RESULTS Record profit of $175.6 million for year ended June 30 By CONRAD RAJ KEPPEL Corporation's investment affiliate, kl Ventures, put on another sterling performance for the financial year ended June 30, 2006, thanks largely to the sale of The Gas Company347 words
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329 2006-08-24 6 CONRAD TAN - Elec Eltek's FY06 net profit up 5.4% By CONRAD TAN ELEC Eltek International Co's net profit inched up 5.4 per cent to US$l3 million for its fourth quarter ended June 30 as its revenue stayed flat. Sales of goods grew just 0.1 per cent to U*****.4 million. The printed circuit329 words
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249 2006-08-24 6 WEE LI-EN - By WEE LI-EN MARINE group Jaya Holdings' net profit jumped 25 per cent to $107.3 million for its full year ended June 30. This was despite a 95 per cent fall in profit contribution from associated companies to $1.07 million from the249 words
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184 2006-08-24 6 JEAN CHUA - By JEAN CHUA FURNITURE maker Koda said yesterday that its fullyear earnings rose 58.5 per cent, helped by higher sales in North America and Europe. The mainboatd-listed company said that net profit for the 12 months ended June 30 came in at US$4.7 million,184 words
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Advertisement105 2006-08-24 4 For a matter of public record 4 0 I YOJ^A STRATEGIC HOLDINGS Yoma Strategic Holdings Ltd. (formerly known as Sea View Hotel Limited) is pleased to announce its relisting on 24 August 2006 on the Singapore Exchange upon the successful completion of the acquisition of Yoma Strategic Investments Ltd for105 words
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Advertisement168 2006-08-24 5 If you are facing any of these: "messy" accounts arising from change of systems staff turnover inability to meet statutory reporting deadlines urgent need to submit financial statements to banks financial institutions need to reconstruct accounts from incomplete records need to extract financial information for a litigation need assistance in168 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration546 2006-08-24 8 R SIVANITHY - STOCKS Broker reports boost trading opportunities for stocks like Gallant Venture and Labroy Marine R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent EQUITY markets everywhere appear to have entered a twilight zone of sorts in which everyone searches for the way out but simply can't find it.Source: Bloomberg - 546 words
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Article, Illustration983 2006-08-24 8 SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDER/DIRECTOR TRANSACTIONS (Disclosures made on Aug 23 and earlier) Subsantial No of Price SHAREHOLDING Trans Shareholder/ Buy I Shares Per Before After Stock Date Director Sell 000 Shr £000) COOP) Ace Dynamics 23-Aug-06 Hendra Harjadi *Buy 200 0.23 8100 S.79 8300 5.93 Sea View 23-Aug-06 Serge983 words
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Article, Illustration998 2006-08-24 8 CONRAD TAN - Compiled by CONRAD TAN Gallant Venture Aug 23 dose SS0.7S KIM ENG RESEARCH, Aug 23 WE INITIATE coverage of Gallant Venture with a "buy" recommendation and a target price of 551.02. We believe Gallant's share price has a significant 36 per cent upside based on its undervalued landbank, stableSource: Bloomberg - 998 words
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Article, Illustration547 2006-08-24 8 LARRY WEE - CURRENCIES LARRY WEE Senior Correspondent A FED official's warning not to rule out further US interest rate hikes helped the greenback to regain some composure, lifting it to a four-week high of 116.84 yen in US trading overnight before running out of steam yesterday.Source: Reuters - 547 words
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STOCK FOCUS
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Article, Illustration1070 2006-08-24 9 R SIVANITHY - Sesdaq-listed CNA Group is low-profile but watch its expansion, says R SIVANITHY R SIVANITHY TWO things strike you immediately about the CNA Group. First, that it has passed largely unnoticed by many people despite the company providing vital services without which many organisations cannot function.1,070 words
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Advertisement216 2006-08-24 9 Region's Premier Showcase for I Components, Assemblies, Electronlcq^^ 1; Production and Display Technologies Over 32,000 trade visitors from 128 countries rsglons gathered the 2005 fair to fulfil thair business Interests ■p through the wide selection of technologies and products. Hf-" Now, with over 500 exhibitors from around the globe, the216 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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310 2006-08-24 10 NANDE KHIN - It aims to recognise firms with operations abroad By NANDE KHIN INTERNATIONAL Enterprise Singapore (IE Singapore) is kicking off its Singapore International 100 Ranking 2007 exercise on Monday with a comprehensive survey aimed at identifying Singapore's top performing companies based on their310 words
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235 2006-08-24 10 NANDE KHIN - By NANDE KHIN THE Economic Development Board (EDB) is launching an advertising blitz to market Singapore's business and investment opportunities to the world. The campaign described by EDB as "bolder and more provocative" is the investment promotion agency's first in about five years.235 words
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SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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59 2006-08-24 10 SINGTEL has put up for tender No 71 Robinson Road, formerly known as Crosby House. The seven-storey leasehold building can be redeveloped into either a new office block or an apartment tower, says marketing agent Credo Real Estate. It is expected to59 words
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Article40 2006-08-24 10 THE SMa School of Management has launched a Professional Diploma in Security Management. It will be awarded by the SMa School of Management, Edith Cowan University, and the American Society for Industrial Security Int'l Singapore Chapter.40 words
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264 2006-08-24 10 THE consumer price index (CPI) for July increased at its largest month-on-month rate this year, up 0.8 per cent on the figure for June. This was due largely to the 2.1 per cent rise in housing costs caused by higher service and264 words
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351 2006-08-24 10 CHEN HUIFEN - It'll refer Indon patients to doctors in Indonesia or S'pore, as required By CHEN HUIFEN DOCTORS in Singapore and Indonesia are now better able to provide joint care to Indonesian patients through a new medical centre in Jakarta. Set up by lAG351 words
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Article, Illustration298 2006-08-24 10 RUCHIKA TULSHYAN - By RUCHIKA TULSHYAN A TEAM of 700 chauffeurs has been recruited to drive the world's top politicians, bankers, economists and others to meetings around Singapore during next month's meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. One of the selected drivers, housewifeCHEW SENG KIM - 298 words
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Article171 2006-08-24 10 PREMIUMS for the certificates of entitlement needed to drive vehicles (COEs) have shot up again, as have the number of bids for them, despite earlier suggestions that the Hungry Ghosts Festival would dampen demand for cars. The COE premium for Category A cars up171 words
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432 2006-08-24 10 CHEW XIANG - By CHEW XIANG WHILE globalisation and the Internet have brought people closer together, the world's biggest corporations still have to respect cultural and regional differences, said Kevin Ruffles, Asia-Pacific president of London-based global corporate management firm Hogg Robinson Group (HRG). HRG mainly handles outsourced432 words
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SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL
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Article614 2006-08-24 11 CHUANG PECK MING - In view of Vietnam's expected WTO entry, S'pore firms should act fast to build on the edge they already have there, says CHUANG PECK MING CHUANG PECK MING SINGAPORE is already a big investor in Vietnam the second largest after Taiwan. Singapore companies have put in some US$7.6614 words
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Article, Illustration522 2006-08-24 11 CHUANG PECK MING - By CHUANG PECK MING SETTING up shop in Vietnam may require a lot of patience. Singapore developer Evan Lim Company spent about a year just to study and understand the country's culture, its way of life and the needs of its people522 words
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Article, Illustration370 2006-08-24 11 CHUANG PECK MING - By CHUANG PECK MING THE Keppel Group has been in Vietnam for more than two decades and it continues to build on its businesses and networks in the country. A pioneer investor in Vietnam's property sector, Keppel Land has pumped v more than370 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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Article, Illustration493 2006-08-24 12 ASEAN ECONOMIC MINISTERS MEETING Members agree to cut non-tariff barriers, widen access to svcs Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Southeast Asian ministers agreed to cut non-tariff barriers to trade and widen access to service industries in the region as they seek to overcome their differences andBloomberg - 493 words
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Article5741 2006-08-24 12 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS I AB Amer Income A EUR 6.69/ AB Amer Income 8 EUR 6.6% ABEurap Income Opp AT SGO 15.13/ ABM Amro Asset Mgt (S port) AB Europ Income Opp BT SGD 15.13/ Star Europe Eqty! 0.965/ AB Europ Income Opp AT EUR 7.5/ Star Europe Bond 1.195/5,741 words
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364 2006-08-24 12 PAULINE NG - By PAULINE NG in Kuala Lumpur ASEAN economic ministers have agreed to Japan's proposal to undertake a study on a comprehensive East Asian economic partnership but the grouping stressed its greater priority is to ink a Comprehensive Economic Partnership (CEP)364 words
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210 2006-08-24 12 AP [KUALA LUMPUR] South-east Asian nations yesterday urged the World Trade Organization (WTO) to resume trade negotiations before the end of 2006, saying breakthroughs must be forged in agriculture and market access. "Asean believes that WTO members must put the process back onAP - 210 words
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MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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Article, Illustration406 2006-08-24 13 LESLIE YEE - Move prompted by govt's lifting of foreign stake cap to 49% from 30% By LESLIE YEE MALAYSIA'S lifting of the foreign shareholding limit to 49 per cent from 30 per cent for new entrants buying into its insurers could prompt Singapore parties like406 words
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197 2006-08-24 13 Bloomberg [JAKARTA] PT Bank Mandiri, Indonesia's biggest lender and PT Nikko Securities Indonesia, may be asked to manage their debtor, PT Great River International, after five directors of the apparel company resigned citing lack of funds. The acting directors, Kristanto Setyadi, D Swantopo,Bloomberg - 197 words
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341 2006-08-24 13 Bloomberg, Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Indonesia faces enormous problems to become competitive due to its social, political and economic challenges, a business leader from the largest Muslim nation of the world said here yesterday. The chairman of PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia and the managing director ofBloomberg,; Bernama - 341 words
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419 2006-08-24 13 2004. Reuters, Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's inflation hasn't been caused by rising demand and is expected to ease later this year, Bank Negara Malaysia governor Zeti Akhtar Aziz said on Tuesday, implying the central bank has room to keep rates unchanged. The impact of rising2004. — Reuters, Bloomberg - 419 words
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GREATER CHINA
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397 2006-08-24 14 Latest draft promises protection for all forms of ownership AP. Reuters [BEIJING] A proposed law that would be the first to protect Chinese private property rights is back before Parliament after being withdrawn earlier this year amid ideological disputes, state media said yesterday.AP.; Reuters - 397 words
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445 2006-08-24 14 Reuters [HONG KONG/MUMBAI] Stock markets in the world's two hottest economies are bouncing back from a savage mid-year rout, but both Chinese and Indian shares look a risky bet. MSCI's India index is up 22 per cent and Chinese stocks haveReuters - 445 words
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BRIEFLY ASIA
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51 2006-08-24 14 Bloomberg [BEIJING] China Netcom Group Corp (Hong Kong) Ltd's first-half profit fell 7.7 per cent. Net income, including connection fees, declined to 7.1 billion yuan (Ssl.4 billion), or 1.07 yuan a share, from a restated 7.7 billion yuan, or 1.17 yuan, a year earlier.Bloomberg - 51 words
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46 2006-08-24 14 Bloomberg [SHANGHAI] China Minsheng Banking Corp's earnings rose 37 per cent in the,first half. Net income increased to 1.73 billion yuan (*****.9 million), or 0.17 yuan a share, from a revised 1.26 billion yuan, or 0.20 yuan, a year earlier.Bloomberg - 46 words
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41 2006-08-24 14 Reuters [HONG KONG] Wharf Holdings Ltd yesterday posted a slight fall in underlying profits for the first half. Underlying profit was HK$l.9O billion (Ss39o million), down one per cent from HK$ 1.92 billion the previous year.Reuters - 41 words
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Article49 2006-08-24 14 AP [SHANGHAI] PetroChina Co's first-half net profit surged 29 per cent from the same period a year earlier. Its net profit in the six months ended June 30 was 80.6 billion yuan (Ssl6 billion), up from 62.4 billion yuan in first-half 2005. —AP*AP - 49 words
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33 2006-08-24 14 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Maxis Communications Bhd's second-quarter net profit rose 13.9 per cent from a year earlier to RM4SO million ringgit (Ssl 95 million). —ReutersReuters - 33 words
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INDIA
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520 2006-08-24 15 PRIYANKA BHARDWAJ - It joins the bidding race for the world's most profitable sweepstakes By PRIYANKA BHARDWAJ in New Delhi INDIA'S biggest lottery firm, Sugal Damani Finlease, has applied for a licence to run Britain's National Lottery. The UK game is the world's largest and520 words
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371 2006-08-24 15 Reuters [MUMBAI] Bigger stacks of glossy magazines are hitting the newsstands in India as an increasing number of foreign titles are launched here, but tough ownership rules and low advertising yields are keeping a lid on profits. The country's large number of English speakers,Reuters - 371 words
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Article, Illustration276 2006-08-24 15 [GLASGOW] Eating curry may be a better cure for headaches than aspirin, The Times reports researchers as saying. The British paper reports that a study funded by the Scottish Executive has found that salicylic acid, the active ingredient in aspirin, occursJACQUELINE PHUA - 276 words
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Advertisement149 2006-08-24 15 THAKRAL CORPORATION LTD (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore on 7 October 1993) (Company Registration No. *****6606E) ANNOUNCEMENT CHANGE OF FINANCIAL YEAR END The Board of Directors of Thakral Corporation lid (the "Company") wishes to announce that the Company has changed its financial year end from 31 March to 31149 words
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Advertisement2515 2006-08-24 15 NOTICES Toll free: 1800-289-8822 Email: notices@sph.com.sg BUY IT-SELL IT-riWO IT IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT (CAP. 50) AND IN THE MATTER OF FIVE STAR MANAGEMENT PTE LTD (In Creditor*' Voluntary Liquidation) (Company Registration No. *****5179 M) NOTICE OF RESOLUTION At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the members of2,515 words
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ASIA-PACIFIC
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631 2006-08-24 16 Firms turn to US, Europe to sell high-risk securities unpopular in Asia Bloomberg [HONG KONG] In the junk bond market, Asian companies are rushing in where the region's investors fear to tread. More than two dozen Asian companies have turned toBloomberg - 631 words
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Article, Illustration628 2006-08-24 16 -LATWP, Reuters [HOLLYWOOD] Paramount Pictures will sever its lucrative 14-year relationship with Tom Cruise, whose recent off-screen behaviour proved to be too much for media boss Sumner Redstone, who disclosed the pending split on Tuesday. "His recent conduct has not been acceptable to-LATWP, Reuters - 628 words
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294 2006-08-24 16 AP [MELBOURNE] Anglo-Australian mining giant BHP Billiton Ltd yesterday said its annual net profit surged 63 per cent, setting a new Australian corporate earnings record thanks to soaring metal prices and insatiable demand from China. It earned U5510.45 billion for the year through June,AP - 294 words
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Article, Illustration746 2006-08-24 16 ANTHONY ROWLEY - ASIA INSIGHT ANTHONY ROWLEY Tokyo Correspondent STRUCTURE is everything. The most grandiose of plans, in everything from governance of a nation to planning a military campaign, can come to nothing without it. Asia's failure to address seriously the issue of Structure for underpinning746 words
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WORLD
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489 2006-08-24 17 LATEST US DATA Crash in home prices and sales can spell big trouble for overall economy AP [WASHINGTON] Sales of previously owned homes plunged in July to the lowest level in 2v* years and the inventory of unsold homes climbedAP - 489 words
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Article, Illustration385 2006-08-24 17 Reuters [SINGAPORE] Assets under management of SG Private Banking in Asia ex-Japan rose 25 per cent to around US$l5 billion in the first seven months of 2006 from a year ago, boosted by rising Asian wealth. Daniel Truchi, chief executive of SGReuters - 385 words
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Article2289 2006-08-24 17 vol General Corp 0.57 -0.01 72 Aug 23 RM ('000) Gentmg .24.50 -0.20 639 George Kent .0.48 -0.01 32 ASM Realty 1.46 0.01 21 GHL Systems .0.23 unch 1532 Abric— .031 -0.01 9 Globetronics Tech 0.30 unch 311 ACP Industries 0.83 0.01 53 GlomacBhd 1.13 unch 1 Advance2,289 words
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344 2006-08-24 17 AP [NEW YORK] A US biotechnology company has developed a new way of creating stem cells without destroying human embryos, billing it as a potential solution to a contentious political and ethical debate. "This will make it far more difficult to opposeAP - 344 words
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288 2006-08-24 17 CLARENCE MICHAEL - From CLARENCE MICHAEL A CONSORTIUM led by the UAE telecoms operator Emirates Telecommunications Corporation (Etisalat) has signed a US$2.9 billion deal with Egypt's National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA) for the third mobile network licence. The consortium which includes Egypt Post, The National Bank288 words
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AVIATION
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Article, Illustration455 2006-08-24 18 CLARENCE MICHAEL - Annual growth will average 7.1% for next 20 years: Global Insight By CLARENCE MICHAEL in Dubai AIRLINES in the Middle East can expect annual traffic growth of 10.7 per cent for the next seven years, followed by a more modest 3.5 per centFILE PHOTO - 455 words
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433 2006-08-24 18 Bloomberg [FRANKFURT] Flughafen Wien AG, manager of Vienna International Airport, said second-quarter profit fell 3.5 per cent as spending on building expansions and new equipment resulted in higher depreciation and interest costs. Net income fell to 21.6 million euros (5543.6 milhon), or 1.03Bloomberg - 433 words
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61 2006-08-24 18 Bloomberg [HONG KONGI Hong Kong Dragon Airlines, which is being bought by Cathay Pacific Airways, said chief executive officer Stanley Hui had resigned. Mr Hui will leave on Aug 29, it said yesterday. Cathay Pacific said on Tuesday that its independent shareholders hadBloomberg - 61 words
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83 2006-08-24 18 AFP [MOSCOW] Investigators have recovered both the flight data recorder and the voice recorder from a Russian passenger jet that crashed in Ukraine killing all 170 people aboard, Interfax news agency reported yesterday. The plane, a Tupolev-154 jet owned by Russia's Pulkovo airlines, wasAFP - 83 words
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Article72 2006-08-24 18 AFP [FRANKFURT] The European aeronautic giant EADS is planning a massive expansion of its activities in India and has earmarked 2 billion euros (Ss4 billion) for investment there over the next 15 years, the Financial Times Deutschland reported yesterday. In addition to orders forAFP - 72 words
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73 2006-08-24 18 Bloomberg [LONDON] BAA pic's London Stansted Airport baggage handlers have cancelled a strike planned for Aug 26 and Aug 28 after Swissport International, their direct employer, agreed to an 11 per cent raise. The plan to strike came a week after airlines cancelled moreBloomberg - 73 words
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396 2006-08-24 18 Fuel prices may soften consumer sentiment Reuters [SYDNEY] Virgin Blue, Australia's second-biggest airline, posted a 12.8 per cent rise in nine-month profit on flying more passengers on a higher average fare, but it said consumer sentiment could soften on rising fuel prices. "Benefits fromReuters - 396 words
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238 2006-08-24 18 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] A total of 2,622 Malaysia Airlines (MAS) employees have opted to leave the company under the Mutual Separation Scheme (MSS) but none of them received compensation of more than RM700.000 (*****,380), the lower house of Parliament was toldBernama - 238 words
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Article2212 2006-08-24 18 CITY FLIGHT ETA FLIGHT ETD SQ143 1S3S SQ146 1640 GA840 1640 GA841 1755 »4?? 11?? 'W si: jgl* 7 —jglg Igg AdalaMa LH9771 1750 AF8088 2215 SQ 435 91% j 04 ffig SQ230 1750 BA7382 2215 Do 1 Q* 63 1345 QB639 _0745 AF8087 1850 QF822,212 words
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Page 18 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous200 2006-08-24 18 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD gun "oecomes 25 Displays tapestry featuring gallery (8) YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION youth s head (6) 8 Frank needs a j ob Take note Across 1 Persona ity( 0 Enter, 11 DOWN (8) Uncertain, 12 Amazement, 13 Artifipc tpkpn hy rriminal law 14 Sausa 9e production makes a Abide, 14200 words
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SHIPPING
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375 2006-08-24 19 Orders for new ships growing faster than older vessels are being retired: shipbroker [ATHENS] Owners of sin-gle-hull tankers that expect booming demand for oil transport to offer protection from a ban on the vessels in 2010 should not expect to be able to375 words
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Article, Illustration480 2006-08-24 19 Reuters [HONG KONG] The world's number-two shipping container maker, Singamas Container Holdings Ltd, expects volume sales to jump 21 per cent in 2006 and margins to improve in the second half as shipping demand picks up. Global trade growth, a significant increase inReuters - 480 words
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Article, Illustration321 2006-08-24 19 Maersk 's market share of US trade down in June Reuters [COPENHAGEN] AP Moell-er-Maersk's container shipping line lost market share in trade to and from the United States in June, data from the Port Import Export Reporting Service (PIERS) showed yesterday. According to the data which was obtained by ReutersReuters; FILE PHOTO - 321 words
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185 2006-08-24 19 AFP [NUEVA VALENCIA] Japanese and US experts were yesterday helping efforts to contain the Philippines' worst oil spill. The authorities have been struggling to get help since the Solar I tanker sank off the central island of Guimaras 12 days ago and dischargedAFP - 185 words
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355 2006-08-24 19 GEORGE JOSEPH - Prosafe purchase follows General Maritime Corp deal By GEORGE JOSEPH [SINGAPORE] BW Group has bought a 15.3 per cent stake in Norwegian FPSO and offshore company Prosafe for an undisclosed sum. The purchase was done through Bergesen Worldwide Ltd, the parent of Bergesen355 words
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242 2006-08-24 19 Bloomberg [AMSTERDAM] The port of Rotterdam's 2.9 billion euro (Sss.B billion) expansion plan may face delays because an environmental lobby groilp will ask a judge to halt the project. The port plans to build a second set of harbour facilities in 2008 to handle importsBloomberg - 242 words
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Article282 2006-08-24 19 SGX WO Aug 23 W- Vol CH Offshore 0.36 unch 9 ChuanHup .0.33 -0.01 270 Cosco Corporation 1.60 0.05 8803 CWT Distribution .0.60 -0.01 118 EzraHkte 2.72 -0.02 266 Freight Links 0.07 unch 607 Grand Banks Yacht .0J8 0.01 20 Jay a Holdings 1.41 -0.01 7391 K1 Venture282 words
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EDITORIAL & OPINION
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Article514 2006-08-24 20 EDITORIAL SINGAPORE can't get enough of them lawyers, that is. Moves are underway to boost their numbers, starting with a second law school, and the easing of entry of overseastrained Singaporean law graduates and foreign lawyers to local practice. Even then, demand will likely outstrip514 words
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Article, Illustration784 2006-08-24 20 ROBERT SAMUELSON - THE BOTTOM LINE ROBERT SAMUELSON AMERICANS are at the end of the credit boom certainly the six-year boom and maybe the 60-year boom. Has any society ever created so many ways for people to go into debt? In 2003, Americans had 1.46784 words
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Article, Illustration1191 2006-08-24 20 NIDTHIA PANNIR CHELVAM, YAP MIOW SEN - The methodology has gone beyond defect control to become part of company culture By NIDTHIA PANNIR CHELVAM, YAP MIOW SEN Wk JH JjV ITH the quirky title m Blackbelt" for its II m li practitioners, it's Ms hard for the mm uninitiated toPHOTOS: BLOOMBERG - 1,191 words
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Article, Illustration760 2006-08-24 21 CHUA HAK BIN, HUANG YI PING - There's a standard set of policies to avoid the kind of financial and political crisis of 1997 By CHUA HAK BIN, HUANG YI PING IT HAS been almost a decade since the East Asian financial crisis. That watershed event has shaped Asian760 words
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225 2006-08-24 21 Yap Teong Liang - LETTER TO THE EDITOR Yap Teong Liang Vice-President The Law Society of Singapore I REFER to your article, "Jeyaretnam should have declined Rasif case: editorial" (BT, Aug 23). On the point of the perception of a possible conflict of interest, it is not uncommon225 words
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Article9868 2006-08-24 22 SGX MAINBOARD Transaction date: Aug 23 52-Wk Tet Last Vol Day Last Quote Oiv GrYtd Net MCao High Low Code Company Sale ('000) High Low Buyer Seller Cvr P/t Smll 4 1 S716 IstSoftware 2 -0.5 15 2 2 2 2.5 8.1 11.5 6 3148 STelecom 7 +0.59,868 words
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708 2006-08-24 27 AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY - Video-on-demand firm will soon sell movies directly over the Net, writes AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY IN A sign that video-on-demand over the Internet, as well as IPTV (Internet protocol TV), is coming of age, the world's biggest chip maker, Intel Corp, has708 words
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Article, Illustration375 2006-08-24 27 AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY - By AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY SINGAPORE, with its high broadband penetration rate, will be among the first few countries in the AsiaPacific region where Anytime TV will launch its vid-eo-on-demand over the Internet service. Craig Zimbulis, Anytime's president and CEO, said375 words
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Article, Illustration562 2006-08-24 28 ROLAND LIM - Razer co-brands product with Microsoft, reports ROLAND ilM reports ROLAND LIM A Singapore-designed mouse is the first cobranded gaming peripheral for Razer, with many more to come. US-based gaming peripherals specialist Razer and software leader Microsoft have jointly launched a Singapore-designed mouse, the first in a series562 words
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Article, Illustration328 2006-08-24 28 Reuters [SAN FRANCISCO] Dell Inc said that chief executive Kevin Rollins continues to enjoy the "full support" of founder and chairman Michael Dell despite suggestions by some analysts that the world's No 1 personal computer maker needs new leadership to revive growth.Reuters - 328 words
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277 2006-08-24 28 Reuters [TOKYO] Google Inc, the world's biggest Internet search engine, said yesterday that it was opening the Japanese-language version of its e-mail service to anyone who wants to sign up. Japan is the third market after Australia and New Zealand in which theReuters - 277 words
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228 2006-08-24 28 Reuters [BEIJING] IBM, the world's biggest computer-services firm, said yesterday it could open four offices annually in second-tier Chinese cities in the coming years to take advantage of robust growth and a deep talent pool. Any expansion would come after IBM'sReuters - 228 words
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Article, Illustration466 2006-08-24 29 ROLAND LIM - New Linux solutions will help it reach target, reports ROLAND LIM ROLAND LIM ENTERPRISE software solution provider Novell expects to grow its business some 50 per cent in the region next year, helped by the release of its latest suite of Linux solutions for enterprises.466 words
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Article, Illustration337 2006-08-24 29 ROLAND LIM - By ROLAND LIM US-BASED enterprise networking vendor Telco Systems announced earlier this week that it has established its Asia Pacific headquarters in Singapore and will be investing US$lO million over the next two to three years to expand its operations in the337 words
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Article, Illustration1106 2006-08-24 29 —AP ANY business traveller who has logged on to a wireless network at the airport, printed a document at a hotel business centre or checked e-mail messages at a public terminal has probably wondered, at least fleetingly, "Is this safe?" Although obsessing about computer security—AP; AP - 1,106 words
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420 2006-08-24 29 AP [SEATTLE] Microsoft Corp is considering discounts or other promotions during the holidays to entice consumers to upgrade their PCs with Windows Vista, even though the new operating system isn't due to hit store shelves until January at the earliest. Any end-of-the-yearAP - 420 words
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PROPERTY
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430 2006-08-24 30 Buyers can share purchase with friends or housing associations Reuters [LONDON] Britain's housing boom may be a blessing for home owners, but with prices trebling in a decade, first-time buyers are being forced to dream up increasingly complex arrangements to get aReuters - 430 words
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Article, Illustration437 2006-08-24 31 ARTHUR SIM - Grace Fu also lauds aesthetic achievements of real estate industry By ARTHUR SIM "A CITY that is purely functional is like food without flavour, keeping us alive without its pleasures", said Minister of State for National Development Grace Fu. Ms Fu was speaking at a437 words
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927 2006-08-24 32 KALPANA RASHIWALA - Key factor is record bid last week for Somerset Central commercial site By KALPANA RASHIWALA THE record price achieved in last week's tender for the Somerset Central commercial plot is expected to lead to an increase of up to 25 per927 words
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1647 2006-08-24 32 PROJECT NAME/ PROP CONTRACT TENURE BUKMUIAND PRICE PSF STREET NAME TYPE DATE AREA'fSQ FT) (S$ 000) (S$) District 1 NON-LANDED Emerald Gdn Apt 08/08/2006 999 1033 1100 1065 The Sail At Marina Bay Apt 10/08/2006 99 2110 2933 1390 The1,647 words
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