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Title Section21 2006-10-02 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES 30 SINGAPORE 85 cents online at http://business-times.asial.com.sg A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION MICA (P) 099/03/2006 Monday, October 2,200621 words
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Article, Illustration583 2006-10-02 1 OUR CORRESPONDENT - Junta issues interim constitution,frees Thaksin aides By OUR CORRESPONDENT in Bangkok THAILAND'S ruling military junta has picked Surayud Chulanont as the country's new prime minister and announced an interim Constitution that reserves considerable powers for the coup leaders. Gen Surayud, swornAFP - 583 words
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Article135 2006-10-02 1 MARKETS Week Chge STI 2568.86 +48.36 KLCOMP 967.55 +2.32 NIKKEI 225 *****.58 ....+492.91 HANG SENG *****.05 -57.60 SET INDEX 686.10 +4.39 JAKARTA COMP ...1534.61 ......+23.79 MANILA COMP ....2556.71 ......+25.06 TAIPEI TAIEX 6883.05 -2.55 SEOUL COMP.. 1371.41 +23.03 SHENZHEN B 323.36 +13.33 AUSTALLORD 5113.00 ....+164.60 DOW JONES *****.07 ....+170.97135 words
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790 2006-10-02 1 WEE LI-EN - Head counts in Singapore are up as firms handle an increase in jobs and claims By WEE LI-EN [SINGAPORE! Foreign law firms in Singapore have been busy putting together arbitration teams and expanding them. About a dozen of the 64 foreign law firms790 words
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Advertisement58 2006-10-02 1 NEW PAGE Starting today, a page devoted to the Middle East PAGE 22 r. Moll: fi'i* BTS 30th Birthday page 3 CHINA STOCKS There has long been a crying need for an index that properly tracks China stocks on the Singapore market. Now, there's one. BT takes a look at58 words
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Advertisement104 2006-10-02 1 I Ji^SDMMGOUT mafll m Nordic food; Guinness fare PAGE 13 COMPANIES Capita Land proposes to delist Raffles Holdings PAGE 6 y, ~l 'ShVr'&y? IRHHHH Achieving a AAA credit rating isn't easy. It takes AAA rating from Standard Poor's and Moody's innovation, perseverance, plus total commitment €506 billion in assets to104 words
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TOP STORIES
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Article, Illustration611 2006-10-02 2 DANIEL BUENAS - Michael Graves is big in both architecture and product design By DANIEL BUENAS [SINGAPORE] As bidders in the race for the Sentosa integrated resort round into the home stretch, Genting International has revealed its architect for the project award-winning American architect and611 words
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Article433 2006-10-02 2 Ex-Kay Hian trader charged with share rigging A FORMER Kay Hian proprietary trader, who was fined in 2001 for stock-market manipulation and whose name was also mentioned in the high-profile Mid-Continent share-rigging trial around that time, is facing fresh charges. BT understands that Eddie Thong Soon Seng, 41,433 words
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Article, Illustration685 2006-10-02 3 DANIEL BUENAS - With 30 years under its belt, S'pore business paper looks to a stronger product By DANIEL BUENAS IT was a party to remember, and one that BTers might still be talking about in 30 years' time. Over 200 people comprising staff,PHOTOS: JOHN HENG - 685 words
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VIEWS FROM THE TOP
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Article, Illustration4000 2006-10-02 4 THIS WEEK'S TOPIC How will the recent political changes in Thailand affect the country and the region? In particular, how will business in the region be affected? THE current political changes in Thailand, though undesirable by Western standards, may turn out to be positive for the long-term stability4,000 words
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Advertisement184 2006-10-02 5 BTCEOse-Chib Members of the BT CEOs e-Club are Singapore's top corporate leaders whom BT editors would like to interact with in an atmosphere of informality and trust This 'dub' is a virtual one; with interaction mainly via e-mail. Each week, we will invite comments from these top executives on various184 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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482 2006-10-02 6 UMA SHANKARI - It offers 6c a share to RHL shareholders to give them a 'dean cash exit' By UMA SHANKARI IN a widely expected move, property giant Capita Land has formally proposed to voluntary delist its subsidiary Raffles Holdings Limited (RHL) from the Singapore Exchange482 words
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576 2006-10-02 6 MICHELLE QUAH - He also faces charges of fraud and insider trading By MICHELLE QUAH A FORMER Kay Hian proprietary trader, who was fined in 2001 for stockmarket manipulation and whose name was also mentioned in the high-profile Mid-Continent share-rig-ging trial around that time, is facing576 words
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Article, Illustration569 2006-10-02 6 UMA SHANKARI - By UMA SHANKARI SINCERE Watch is launching a collection of exclusive watches in Singapore, and chief operating officer Ong Ban says that it is part of the company's plan to stay ahead of the pack, and enhance its customer base. This week. Sincere willARTHUR LEE - 569 words
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532 2006-10-02 6 SIOW LI SEN - HOCK LOCK SIEW By SIOW LI SEN THE upcoming IJSSIQ hilljpn initial public offering (IPO) of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, the nation's largest lender, was a rather fortuitous piece of news for United Overseas Bank. Shareholders of UOB cheered as the Singapore532 words
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1103 2006-10-02 9 MICHELLE QUAH - Players return in Sept as property rally buoys top 2 gaining stocks By MICHELLE QUAH THE end of the double ghost months in late September proved auspicious for the Singapore stock market, with trading activity picking up in the last1,103 words
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Article, Illustration305 2006-10-02 9 NANDE KHIN - By NANDE KHIN MAE Engineering, which is counting on biodiesel production to give it a new lease of life, has formalised its intention to acquire 38 per cent stake in Malaysiabased Lereno Sdn Bhd, which has a special proprietary technology305 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration538 2006-10-02 8 VEN SREENIVASAN - STOCKS Performance of key US indices, softening interest rates and oil prices could inspire more upside VEN SREENIVASAN Senior Correspondent HAVING ended the week almost 2 per cent higher, thanks largely to a dose of end-quarter window dressing, the outlook for the Singapore stock market's538 words
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453 2006-10-02 8 CURRENCIES AFP [HONG KONG] Asian currencies fell against the US dollar last week, as hopes faded for a US interest rate cut later this year. The Thai baht continued to slide following the Sept 19 military coup. JapaneseAFP - 453 words
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Article, Illustration1777 2006-10-02 8 Consensus No.of Forecast Mean Fri's I Consensus No.of Forecast Mean Fffs recommendation esti- EPS PC target price recommendation esti- EPS PE target price Company name This wk Last mth mates (cents) (ratio) price Company name This wk Last mth mates (cents) (ratio) price Advanced Holdings 2.00 2.00 21,777 words
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Article, Illustration1334 2006-10-02 10 ROBERT HALILI - INSIDE MARKETS Sky China Petroleum CFO reduces his holdings by 39% while Arisaig Asean Fund becomes substantial shareholder of Aussino Group, says ROBERT HALILI ROBERT HALILI CORPORATE shareholder activity was high last week with 71 trades worth $18 million based on filings on the exchange1,334 words
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637 2006-10-02 10 COMMODITIES AFP [LONDON] World oil prices see-sawed last week, dunking US$6O per barrel on weakening supply worries, before bobbing above US$64 as concerns resurfaced over Iran. On Friday, the Commodities Research Bureau's index of 17 commodities rose to 304.47 points, compared withAFP - 637 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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142 2006-10-02 11 TICKETS for Child Aid. the charity concert organised by The Business Times and The Straits Times, are on sale today. Tickets, priced at $15, $20 and $30, are available through Sistic. The twonight concert on Nov 29 and 30 will be held at the142 words
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Article266 2006-10-02 11 DATE/ TIME EVENT VENUE 30 Sep-17 The Art of Carrier at the The National Museum Oct National Museum of of Singapore 10.00am Singapore 1 -4 Oct Gelato ICE: Itanium(r) The Matrix, Biopolis 8.00am Conference Expo 2-3 Oct Pacific Conference Grand Copthorne 9.00am Surviving Crisis: Effective Waterfront Hotel Crisis266 words
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Article, Illustration310 2006-10-02 11 VEN SREENIVASAN - By VEN SREENIVASAN ABOUT 50 teams representing companies from Singapore, Hong Kong and elsewhere in Asia will compete head-t'o-head in a unique two-day corporate challenge on Pulau Übin early next year. The Ml Asia Challenge the Asian leg of an international team building exercise willACTION IMAGES/HENRY BROWN - 310 words
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Article, Illustration433 2006-10-02 11 LESLIE YEE - Move comes after bank successfully introduced product to retail customers By LESLIE YEE CITIGROUP is stepping up its product offerings for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with the launch of Unfixed Deposit for corporate clients today. The launch of this product comes in433 words
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Advertisement381 2006-10-02 11 In The Matter Of The Companies Act, Cap. 50 And In The Matter Of Lucky Heng Pte Ltd Company Reg. No. *****8627E (In Voluntary Liquidation) Members' Voluntary Winding Up At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Members of the abovenamed Company duly convened and held at 18 Tuas Basin Link,381 words
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Advertisement1594 2006-10-02 11 :*at^ NOTICES BUY !T SELL IT fl\D IT /m\ ASIAN MICRO HOLDINGS LIMITED V 111 W Company Registration No. *****1052K J (Incorporated in The Republic of Singapore with limited liability) NOTICE IS HBtEBY GIVBI that the Annual General Meeting of ASIAN MICRO HOLDINGS UMfTED ("the Company") will be held at1,594 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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Article, Illustration395 2006-10-02 12 ANTHONY ROWLEY - Markets await Tankan report to see how solid economic recovery really is By ANTHONY ROWLEY in Tokyo CONSUMER prices in Japan rose by 0.3 per cent in August, marking a third consecutive month of increases and prompting recently appointed Economic Fiscal Policy Minister Hiroko395 words
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560 2006-10-02 12 Bloomberg [NEW YORKI The Federal Reserve will probably lower its benchmark interest rate in the first quarter of 2007 as slowing economic growth diminishes inflation pressures, according to economists at Citigroup Inc. The biggest US bank by assets previously forecast theBloomberg - 560 words
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217 2006-10-02 12 AP [BEIJING] The central bank says China's economy should grow by 10.5 per cent this year, state media reported yesterday, even stronger than the 10 per cent predicted recently by the National Bureau of Statistics. The People's Bank of China also projectedAP - 217 words
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DINING OUT
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CHINA INDEX
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Article, Illustration982 2006-10-02 14 JEAN CHUA - China companies represent 5.9% of SGX market capitalisation and the 25 companies of the new index make up about 15% of daily trades on SGX. That validates the need for such an index, reports JEAN CHUA JEAN CHUA THE Prime Partners China Index, which goesPHOTOS: BLOOMBERG - 982 words
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Article, Illustration421 2006-10-02 14 PrimeRartners China Index COMPANY PROFILE YEAR END FUU.YEAR EARNINGS COMPANY MARKET CAP PRO PRICE %***** CURRENT PREVIOUS CH*** (SSM) (S) FROM (SSM) SEPT 29'06 SEPT29"06 DEC 30 *05 DEC W05 AsiaPharm Chemical Products Dec 2005 18.5 14.8 24.8 1 CoscoCorp 3,675.1 1.660 1.080 53.7 Beauty China Wholesales Dec421 words
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Article, Illustration632 2006-10-02 16 R SIVANITHY - But efforts could be stepped up to give the sector greater research coverage, says R SIVANITHY R SIVANITHY THE China segment in the local stock market has certainly come a long way in its six years of existence. When they were first introduced, China stocksSource: PrimePartners - 632 words
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Article, Illustration253 2006-10-02 16 China Sun Bio-chem Technology Group Company Ltd Overview China Sun is a leading modified starch producer in the PRC, in terms of the varieties of modified starch products manufactured for commercial use. We also manufacture corn starch and other corn-based products. Our products are sold through an253 words
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Article, Illustration886 2006-10-02 17 WONG WEI KONG - Weighed against the attractive earnings and share price performance for China stocks are several fundamental issues, points OUt WONG WEI KONG WONG WEI KONG EARNINGS growth and share price gains the majority of the stocks in the Prime Partners China Index have delivered that forFILE PHOTOS - 886 words
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BT-CITIBANK YOUNG INVESTORS' FORUM
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Article, Illustration1042 2006-10-02 18 HERMAN PHUA - It is an inescapable feet that there is a trade-off between the amount of risk an investor is willing to take and the reward he should expect, says HERMAN PHUA HERMAN PHUA RISK is a fundamental part of life. It exists because we are uncertain of the outcome1,042 words
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Article, Illustration781 2006-10-02 18 JAMIE LEE - CAMPUS LIFE Budding film-maker Dion Xu's short film The Letters bags second prize at TBS awards, reports JAMIE LEE JAMIE LEE THE young girl on the bus was about to cry and Dion Xu knew she had to do something. So she whipped out her earphonesARTHUR LEE - 781 words
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MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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Article, Illustration594 2006-10-02 20 S JAYASANKARAN - MALAYSIA INSIGHT Given the latest developments in KL, expect more dirty linen to be washed in public S JAYASANKARAN KL Correspondent THE United Malays National Organisation, Malaysia's ruling party, has decided to defer its party elections, scheduled for next year, to a time after the next594 words
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BRIEFLY ASIA
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Article117 2006-10-02 20 AFP [NEW DELHI] India's Cabinet has cleared a US$3.7 billion package to try to stem farmer suicides in the cotton-growing belt but experts said it may not help those hardest hit by rising debt. The package approved late last Friday provides for loan rescheduling andAFP - 117 words
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84 2006-10-02 20 AP [BEIJING] A new outbreak of the HSNI strain of bird flu killed 985 chickens in China's northern region of Inner Mongolia, a state netos agency reported on Saturday. The discovery in a village near the city of Baotou prompted authorities to destroy 8,990AP - 84 words
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72 2006-10-02 20 AFP [NEW DELHI] India and Pakistan's slow-moving peace process will likely be strained but not derailed by charges that Islamabad's spy agency had a role in the Mumbai train bombings, analysts said yesterday. Indian police said on Saturday that Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency andAFP - 72 words
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Article109 2006-10-02 20 AP [TOKYO] Japan's new Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will travel to Bering and Seoul from Oct 8 in an effort to mend rifts over territorial disputes and visits by his predecessor, Junichiro Koizumi, to a Tokyo war shrine, Kyodo news agency reported yesterday. MrAP - 109 words
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118 2006-10-02 20 Reuters [BEUING] Top Chinese tourist destinations are limiting the number of daily visitors over the week-long National Day holiday, when hundreds of millions of Chinese travel arbund the country, state media said yesterday. To protect the sites from being overrun by tourist hordes, theReuters - 118 words
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435 2006-10-02 20 It plans to spend up to US$100m on purchase Bloomberg [JAKARTA] Qatar Islamic Bank, the largest lender in the Persian Gulf emirate to comply with Muslim Shariah law, plans to spend as much as US$lOO million to buy an Indonesian bank, State EnterpriseBloomberg - 435 words
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Advertisement330 2006-10-02 20 1 n M M M a M C 6 The size of your success is measured by the strength of your desire. i Robert Kiyosaki Author of Rich Dad, Poor Dad The greatest competitive edge of a dynamic company lies in the 1 undivided dedication of its people. Your company330 words
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GREATER CHINA/INDIA
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Article, Illustration742 2006-10-02 21 Analysts link fall of Shanghai party chief to flouting of Beijing's orders AFP [BEIJING] The sacking of Shanghai's Communist Party chief has sent a warning to officials across China that orders from Beijing to rein in their local economies must be obeyed,AFP - 742 words
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Article133 2006-10-02 21 Reuters [BEIJING] Morgan Stanley's star Asia-Patific economist, Andy Xie, has resigned and is expected to embark on a new career elsewhere, the US investment bank and an industry source said yesterday. Mr Xie, whose widely-read reports on the Chinese economy have boosted Morgan Stanley's image inReuters - 133 words
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329 2006-10-02 21 Bloomberg [BEIJING] China will extend its exchange-based trading of the yuan to match the hours when direct dealing between banks takes place, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange said yesterday. Effective Oct 9, exchange-based trading in the yuan will be extended by twoBloomberg - 329 words
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205 2006-10-02 21 Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] India last Friday gave phone companies three more months to comply with investment rules that enhance overseas ownership to 74 per cent, giving Vodafone Group pic and other potential investors the option to own a majority of local companies. "There are concerns overBloomberg - 205 words
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371 2006-10-02 21 [BEIJING] US private equity firm Warburg Pincus will pay the Beijing city government about US$3OO million for a stake of as much as 49 per cent in Wangfujing Department Stores, one of the capital's best-known retailers, reports the South China Morning Post, citing371 words
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MIDDLE EAST
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Article, Illustration397 2006-10-02 22 Firms may be facing difficulty in raising capital ahead of slowing economy [LONDON] Dubai's DP World, one of the world's largest container terminal operators, has shelved plans to float on the London stock market, reinforcing the impression that firms are worried theyBLOOMBERG - 397 words
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527 2006-10-02 22 HABIB SHAIKH - By HABIB SHAIKH in Jeddah IT IS Eastward Ho! in Saudi Arabia as the kingdom rises to secure a place in the global economic sphere. The industrialisation process in the country has accelerated during the past five years. The kingdom's acceptance by527 words
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Article3079 2006-10-02 22 Transaction date: Sep 29 For a full listing of the closing prices, log on to BT Online at http://business-times.asia 1 .com.sg after 11.30pm every trading day HONG KONG Vol Gene ...5.85 urKh ***** HK5 goo Denway Motors .2.82 0.01 ***** Digital China 3.15 0.01 942 Aeon Credit 5.873,079 words
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563 2006-10-02 22 CLARENCE MICHAEL - First UAE-Asia investment forum in S'pore soon By CLARENCE MICHAEL in Dubai REFLECTING the increasing trend in bilateral ties between Singapore and the UAE, two-way trade, which has shown a significant jump of around 60 per cent last year to 5510.39 billion from563 words
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219 2006-10-02 22 AP [MANAMA] A small group of Bahraini youths clashed with riot police who fired tear gas and rubber bullets last Friday as thousands of other protesters demonstrated peacefully to urge the government to stop granting citizenship to migrants ahead of parliamentary elections later this year.AP - 219 words
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ASIA-PACIFIC/WORLD
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Article, Illustration824 2006-10-02 23 New Thai PM A general with democratic credentials Surayud credited with army clean-up in '90s, restoring people's trust AFP [BANGKOK] Thailand's new junta-appointed prime minister is a royal adviser and former army chief who has, ironically, spoken out against a military role in politics in the past. Retired General SurayudAFP; BLOOMBERG - 824 words
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516 2006-10-02 23 AFP [BERLIN] Engineering and electronics giant Siemens is facing heavy criticism in Germany amid accusations it let its mobile phone division die while handing hefty pay rises to top managers. BenQ, the Taiwanese group which acquired the Siemens mobile phone subsidiary last year,AFP - 516 words
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467 2006-10-02 23 Reuters [BRASILIA] Military searchers rappelled down over the weekend to the wreckage of a Brazilian passenger plane that crashed last Friday in remote Amazon jungle with 155 people on board. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said that there wasReuters - 467 words
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1067 2006-10-02 23 ANDREW MARKS - WALL STREET INSIGHT Analysts cautious but expect upward bias to continue By ANDREW MARKS in New York PERHAPS it would have been truly fitting to see the Dow Jones Industrial Average finally break its record high on the last day of the best third1,067 words
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Article884 2006-10-02 24 DONALD URQUHART - Norwegian bank is first foreign bank to offer Chinese vessel mortgages By DONALD URQUHART [SINGAPORE] Pledging to up the competition in China, major Norwegian ship financing bank, Dnß Nor has become the first foreign bank to offer vessel mortgages to owners of Chineseflagged vessels, following884 words
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Article, Illustration458 2006-10-02 24 Reuters [LONDON] The powerful wake created by the Airbus A3BO will force other planes to wait longer before taking off or landing behind one, a major study shows. Busy airports set to see the plane from next year will have to juggleReuters; AP - 458 words
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508 2006-10-02 24 Bloomberg [SEOUL] Daewoo Shipbuilding Marine Engineering Co, the world's second-largest shipyard, raised its target for new orders this year to a record US$l2 billion on increased demand to produce and transport energy goods. The shipyard expects new orders this year will be 20 perBloomberg - 508 words
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226 2006-10-02 24 Bloomberg BRITISH Airways Pic chief executive Willie Walsh said Europe's third-largest airline plans to reach agreement with labour unions and trustees by November on cutting the deficit in its pension fund. The shortfall has widened to £2.1 billion (556.2 billion) from £928Bloomberg - 226 words
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Advertisement156 2006-10-02 24 SOUTH EAST ASIA AND SOUTH ASIA AUSTRALIA TRADE FACILITATION AGREEMENT NOTICE TO TRADE BUNKER ADJUSTMENT FACTOR (BAF) Arising from the regular review of bunker prices, the following Lines in the South East Asia and South Asia Australia Trade Facilitation Agreement wish to inform the trade that with effect from 1156 words
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Miscellaneous207 2006-10-02 24 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 28 K Payment by f rCe 10 8 Vision indeed embraced by YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION shapely figure (8) Across: 1 By-pass, 4 Acquaint, 9 DOWN 12 Fear taking? (12) Sanity, 10 Strident, 12 Laud, 13 2 Pasta cook-Italy's eating a tot 14 Long time with new leader (5) Wells,207 words
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Article, Illustration707 2006-10-02 31 AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY - LCD TVs and mobile phones driving company's regional growth By AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY SAMSUNG Asia Pte Ltd is projecting very fast growth both in Singapore and the South-east Asia/Oceania region. The Singaporebased regional arm of Korean electronics giant Samsung aims to increase707 words
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Article, Illustration314 2006-10-02 31 ROLAND LIM - By ROLAND LIM PERSONAL digital assistant (PDA) pioneer Palm last week unveiled the Treo 750 v, scoring two firsts for the company: it is its first Windows Mobile-based device, as well as its first 3G smartphone. With the Treo 750 v, Palm can now target314 words
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Article62 2006-10-02 31 SOFTWARE giant Oracle reported that new software licence revenues in the Asia Pacific and Japan saw year-on-year growth of 23 per cent for its first fiscal quarter ended Aug 31, 2006, reaching US$lB2 million. The company reported revenues up 30 per cent to US$3.6 billion and62 words
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Article73 2006-10-02 31 CREATIVE Technology has updated its MuVo line of products with the Creative MuVo VIOO, a small and light 2GB MP3 player. The music player can double up as a USB flash storage device for data, as well as a voice recorder. With its new lyrics display73 words
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Article60 2006-10-02 31 NASDAQ-listed IT solutions provider Ness Technologies has appointed Madhujeet Chimni as its senior vice-president and managing director of Ness Asia Pacific. Mr Chimni will be based in Singapore, the company's Asia Pacific headquarters. He was previously the vice-president and managing director of Ness Thailand. Mr60 words
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Article, Illustration99 2006-10-02 31 FUJITSU has launched two new models in its A series line of notebooks, the Lifeßook A3llO and Lifeßook A6OlO. The A3llO comes equipped with a choice of AMD processors—either a dual-core AMD Turion 64X2 processor or an AMD Mobile Sempron 3200+ processor, while the A6OlO comes99 words
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Article, Illustration104 2006-10-02 31 AUDIO peripherals specialist Plantronics has launched the Plantronics Voyager 510-USB headset, its first Bluetooth wireless headset optimised for Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) applications. Designed/or use with enterprise VoIP solutions from Avaya, Cisco, Nortel, it is also compatible with consumer VoIP applications such as AOL, MSN, Yahoo!104 words
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Article88 2006-10-02 31 NETWORKING giant Cisco Systems is now offering businesses its latest Cisco Digital Media System a package of hardware and software products which enables users to share audio and video anywhere over an Internet Protocol network, either "live" or on-demand. The solution comprises three key components Cisco88 words
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Article101 2006-10-02 31 SYMANTEC will hold a technology conference on security on Oct 6 at the Suntec Convention and Exhibition Centre from 8 am to 6 pm. The free public conference will present key issues facing organisations today, such as how companies can insulate themselves from risk, proactively protect their101 words
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Article133 2006-10-02 31 ROLAND LIM - Compiled by ROLAND LIM USB connectivity has now moved into car audio systems, with Blaupunkt's latest Memphis MP66 audio head unit. The unit features a USB 2.0 port that lets you plug in MP3 players and portable hard disk drives, which can then be133 words
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Article, Illustration1989 2006-10-02 32 SUZANNE OOI - VISION FOR INNOVATION By SUZANNE OOI THE National Infocomm Awards presented by the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore and the Singapore infocomm Technology Federation is the only national award that recognises infocomm excellence in organisations. In this special report, BizTT showcases the finalists in the Most1,989 words
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