The Business Times, 7 October 2006
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Title Section19 2006-10-07 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES ■■r th ANNIVERSARY s> JP A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION SINGAPORE 65 cents MICA (P) 099/03/200619 words
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782 2006-10-07 1 WONG WEI KONG, SIOW LI SEN - Sources familiar with transaction recount some of the factors at play By WONG WEI KONG, SIOW LI SEN fSINGAPORE] It took one month for Temasek Holdings to decide to plough US$l.9 billion into Shin Corp in Thailand. While Shin was already on782 words
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Article, Illustration1011 2006-10-07 1 JAIME EE - By JAIME EE [SINGAPORE] Now showing an action-packed blockbuster of a battle among Singapore's cinema operators as they face off against industry leader Golden Village's latest me-ga-cineplex in a shakeout that hasn't been seen since the *****. In one corner is1,011 words
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Advertisement21 2006-10-07 1 SINGAPORE 85 a RAFFLES TZ CONVERSATION Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh /,.n Khan on cinema and life PAGE 3 t 4 si21 words
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Advertisement20 2006-10-07 1 TRAVEL Game for some serious R&R? PACE IS uMm i ;H": JkiM ■ill 8 *****1 *****4" MARKETS DIGEST PAGE 220 words
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Advertisement85 2006-10-07 1 SHOW ME THE MONEY Three 'difficult' ways to invest in market page 6 srm/K/M motoring Lexus RX4OOh: World's first luxury hybrid SUV page ts^ V■■' .'if-*: •'V•' V v pj *.V. vf£ r- i '''v. 'I'^.' V V;: V" ?>.. :»..r,.?; r v v' A fe*r,> ...w kkt&w" r T:85 words
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Advertisement32 2006-10-07 1 BT's 30th ANNIVERSARY PARTY A night to remember for the staff of The Business Times, its alumni, and guests Catherine Ong Lee Han Shih and Conrad Raj Matthew Phan PAGES 8 932 words
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TOP STORIES
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Article, Illustration518 2006-10-07 2 ARTHUR SIM - Signs of change of plan were already apparent with report of buyout By ARTHUR SIM [SINGAPORE] Keppel Land and Harrah's Entertainment have dropped out of the race to build Singapore's second integrated resort (IR) at Sentosa just days before the deadline forAFP - 518 words
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Article404 2006-10-07 2 ANNA TEO - By ANNA TEO [SINGAPORE] Nearly four decades after it was first formulated, the Peter Principle has become more true than ever before. The scenario where "in a hierarchy, every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence" which education professor Laurence J Peter404 words
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Article, Illustration565 2006-10-07 2 [SINGAPORE] Singapore's property developers gathered for the Mid-Autumn Festival yesterday and once again toasted a better performance in the massmarket segment of the private residential market. The boost, at least one industry veteran predicted, could come from foreigners choosing to make SingaporeARTHUR liE - 565 words
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Article129 2006-10-07 2 sn 2.***** (+7.82) ST INDEX FUTURES 2,653.00 (+7.00) siMsa 317.91 (+1.41) SIMSa FUTURES 319.80 (+1.80) MARKETS Friday Change KLCOMP 979-98 +2.09 NIKKEI 225 16.436.06 -13.27 HANG SENG 17,903.39 4.28 SET INDEX 694.60 -1.12 JAKARTA COMP 1,549.63 +4.65 MANILA COMP 2,560.22 -0.84 SEOUL COMP Closed SHENZHEN B Closed MUMBAIIND129 words
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Article37 2006-10-07 2 IN yesterday's report, "Vantage appoints financial and legal advisers", we wrongly said that Vantage sent a circular to shareholders last Friday. Vantage will be despatching the circular in due course. We are sorry for the error.37 words
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Article639 2006-10-07 2 Ex-ACCS exec jailed for her role in scam. ANOTHER former executive of Accord Customer Care Solutions (ACCS) has been jailed for her role in a massive fraud scandal at the mobile phone repair company. Former group financial controller Kuan Chow King was sentenced to 23 months' jail at639 words
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RAFFLES CONVERSATION
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Article, Illustration2431 2006-10-07 3 VIKRAM KHANNA - 1 Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan talks to VIKRAM KHANNA about his past and future roles, in movies and in life VIKRAM KHANNA AS MOVIE stars go, Shah Rukh Khan is about as larger-than-life as you can get. In India, where popular culture rules supreme andARTHUR LEE - 2,431 words
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Advertisement72 2006-10-07 3 slsPii The Raffles Conversation is brought to you through a special T~"\ tii arrangement with Raffles Hotels and Resorts. The Traveller's I J I I Palm in the Raffles Hotels and Resorts logo is an apt symbol. L lviJ Not only has water stored at the base of this palm72 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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339 2006-10-07 4 WONG WEI KONG - Kuan Chow King, who pleaded guilty, unlikely to appeal 23-month sentence By WONG WEI KONG ANOTHER former executive of Accord Customer Care Solutions (ACCS) has been jailed for her role in a massive fraud scandal at the mobile phone repair company. Former339 words
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Article, Illustration295 2006-10-07 4 LAUREL TEO - It has been steadily expanding its fleet, offshore services By LAUREL TEO EZRA Holdings is expected soon to announce winning a US$3OO million deal to supply a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel to a major oil company, Reuters reported yesterday. QuotingSource: Bloomberg - 295 words
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330 2006-10-07 4 GP Batteries International is taking out two term-loan facilities to raise a total of $131 million to refinance its borrowings. In a statement to the Singapore Exchange, the battery maker said it had signed an agreement with a group of international banks to take330 words
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336 2006-10-07 4 Reuters SINGAPORE is set to launch crude palm nil futures contracts by the end of 2006, trading palm oil of Indonesian origin on the Joint Asian Derivatives Exchange (Jade), an industry official said yesterday. The electronic Jade is a jointReuters - 336 words
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Article, Illustration231 2006-10-07 4 SINGAPORE Exchange staff togged out in their Spanish Pamplona gear brought a wave of colour to Raffles Place on Thursday afternoon. Joined by colourful stilt walkers and bull mascots, this is part of the publicity blitz in the heart of the Cen- tral231 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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59 2006-10-07 4 ISG Asia's subsidiary ISG Asia (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd has filed an action against Malayan Banking in the High Court of Kuala Lumpur for RM344,093.49 (*****,130) plus costs and interest for the fit-out works it did at Malayan Banking's call centre in Shah Alam,59 words
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Article90 2006-10-07 4 WBL Corp has sold its entire 25.07 per cent and 32 per cent stakes in OCBC, Wearnes Walden Management (Singapore) Pte Ltd (OWWMS) and in OCBC, Wearnes Walden Management Ltd (OWWM), respectively. The shares were sold to Tan Bien Chuan and Choong Yoon Kian, who are90 words
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68 2006-10-07 4 UNITED Food Holdings sold one of its slaughtering plants in Jianping, Liaoning province, China on Sept 30. The buyer is Jianping Meat, an independent, unrelated third party, which paid 18.54 million yuan (S$3.7 million) in cash. United Food said the plant was sold because68 words
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70 2006-10-07 4 CHINA Kangda said its IPO was 4.29 times subscribed. The food processing company is selling 100 million new shares at 46 Singapore cents each. At the close of the offer at noon on Thursday, 7,746 valid applications were received for the five million shares70 words
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Article89 2006-10-07 4 MAGNUS Energy Group has completed due diligence on Bridging Resources andSongyuan Yongda Oilfields Exploration and Technology. Completion of the proposed acquisition for all of Bridging Resources and an indirect 75 per cent stake in Songyuan—will be before Oct 14. Magnus can satisfy the $15.1 million price89 words
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349 2006-10-07 4 OH BOON PING - By OH BOON PING CREATIVE Technology may post higher earnings this year, thanks to the recently launched Xmod device, say analysts from Credit Suisse. In a note yesterday, Credit Suisse said the Xmod could raise Creative's net profits by 6 per cent349 words
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Article, Illustration489 2006-10-07 4 R SIVANITHY - Two active tiers and a little in-between STOCKS R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent THE local market has quite rightly been described as consisting of two tiers the top end which includes the banks, property and conglomerates, and the bottom end which encompasses penny stocks and speculatives. There is an in-between, of489 words
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COMPANIES: CHINA STOCKS
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466 2006-10-07 5 JEAN CHUA - Water treatment company ends 13% up; China index gains 2.51 points By JEAN CHUA CHINA stocks were among the most active counters in Singapore yesterday, with water treatment company Epure gaining 13.1 per cent on its first day of trading and other466 words
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Article, Illustration828 2006-10-07 5 Reuters [HONG KONG/SINGAPORE] Mega Chinese share sales and bullish stock markets have boosted warrant trading in Hong Kong and Singapore. And as more Chinese firms list, the two markets may grow by up to 20 per cent next year. Hong Kong is already theReuters; FILE PHOTO - 828 words
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PERSONAL INVESTMENT
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Article, Illustration908 2006-10-07 6 UMA SMANKARI - Compiled by UMA SMANKARI China Sky Chemical Fibre dct 6 dose: 551.17 MERRILL LYNCH, Oct WE INITIATE coverage on China Sky with a "buy" and a price objective (PO) of 551.82. Nylon fibre consumption is expected to continue growing at more than 15 per cent per annum in China.Source: Bloomberg - 908 words
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Article1057 2006-10-07 6 For week beginning Oct 2 SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDER/DIRECTOR TRANSACTIONS Subsantial luy No of Prlca SHAREHOLDING Trans Shareholder/ Soil S harts Par Before Aftar Stodi Data Director Cony '000 Shr S COOP) (MO) Lafe Tech 6-Oct-06 The Grande Grp Buy 473 na ***** 6.70 ***** 6.75 LafeTech 6-Oct-061,057 words
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Article, Illustration1364 2006-10-07 6 TEH HOOI LING - SHOW ME THE MONEY These are the intellectual, physical and emotional approaches TEH HOOI LING Senior Correspondent THERE are a few ways to invest one's money and earn superior returns in the market. Charles D Ellis, one of the leading thinkers inREUTERS - 1,364 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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Article, Illustration423 2006-10-07 7 UMA SHANKARI - Conservatory, water theme, cycling and walking tracks among top ideas from public By UMA SHANKARI AN animal farm. A butterfly garden. A floral maze, a windmill and wind chimes, a showcase of sculptures by international and local art-' ists, a horticultural libraryFILE PHOTO - 423 words
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137 2006-10-07 7 THE Tan Chin Tuan Foundation has appointed YMCA Singapore president Eric Teng as its first chief executive officer. He will manage the foundation and set up a professional secretariat. The foundation, established in 1976 by the late banker and137 words
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885 2006-10-07 7 DANIEL BUENAS - By DANIEL BUENAS CORPORATE Singapore appears to have less qualms now about advertising on gay websites, with some companies even participating in promotions and events to attract what some perceive to be a "trendy and cutting-edge" segment of consumers. While885 words
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545 2006-10-07 7 WEE LI-EN - Allen Gledhill retains top position in IFLR1000 guide Ranked tier one in four categories By WEE LI-EN ALLEN Gledhill (A&G) retained its top position in a survey by the closely watched International Financial Law Review 1000 (IFLRIOOO), a leading international guide to the top law firms in different countries advising545 words
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BT 30th ANNIVERSARY
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Article, Illustration632 2006-10-07 8 SERIOUS but fun that may be the unofficial motto of The Business Times newsroom, but it was a night of pure enjoyment, entertainment and good memories as BTers, BT alumni,' as well as their guests and family, came together to celebrate the paper's 30th birthday last Saturday. MuchPHOTOS BY JOHN HENG; SURESH MENON - 632 words
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Article5335 2006-10-07 9 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS ABAmer Income AT USO 8.62/ ABAmer Income BT USO 8.65/ ABAmer Income A USO 8.63/ AMAinroAmt Mflft (S'pore) A8 Amer Income B USD 8.63/ Star Eisope Eqtyl 0.986/ AB Amer Income A EUR 6A Star Eixope Bond 1.196/ AB Amer Income B EUR 6J/ Kgiiij—-—jj^ggailg^a-^-a StoaoMIwJmotowhiWT" <aKjr5,335 words
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MALAYSIA
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Article, Illustration544 2006-10-07 10 Business, consumer spending may ease with weakening oil revenues Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] The boom days for oil-exporter Malaysia may be fading as crude prices ease, threatening to expose weakening domestic demand and pointing to slower economic growth next year. As South-east Asia's biggestReuters; AP - 544 words
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254 2006-10-07 10 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's stock index rose to the highest in more than six years. Bumiputra-Com-merce Holdings Bhd led gains after state news agency Bernama reported yesterday that the central bank expects inflation to be contained. Stocks extended gains after a governmentBloomberg - 254 words
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236 2006-10-07 10 AP. [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's government is setting up new infrastructure to make Internet surfing cheaper by reducing local reliance on servers in foreign countries such as Singapore and the United States, the national news agency reported yesterday. The creation of the Malaysia Internet ExchangeAP. - 236 words
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INDONESIA
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Article, Illustration574 2006-10-07 11 This week, the haze had also spread 3,600 km to smother islands in the western Pacific AFP [PANGKALAN KERINCI, Indonesia] As thick haze chokes South-east Asia and drifts across the Pacific, the pulp and paper industry, blamed for failing to prevent theAFP; REUTERS - 574 words
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Article6077 2006-10-07 11 Transaction Date: Oct 6 MOST ACTIVE STOCKS VOLUME VALUE Epure 76.453.000 DBS Grp 168.950.480 SingTel 47.596.000 SingTel 116.206.309 Centillion 45.309.000 Capita Land 83.102.197 China Sun 30.613.000 UOB 82.817.334 Chip EngSeng 29.030.000 OCBC Bk 65.880.099 AusGroup 28.572.000 Epure 55.449.055 WeePoh 27.690.000 S|A 45.957.250 China Milk 26.760.000 SPH 44.091.940 Gen Intl6,077 words
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GREATER CHINA/INDIA
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217 2006-10-07 12 AFP [HONG KONG] Leading American economist Milton Friedman yesterday has again lambasted Hong Kong for abandoning laissez-faire economics, mourning "the death of the policy on which the territory's prosperity was built". The 94-year-old Nobel Prize winner's attack in an editorial of the Wall StreetAFP - 217 words
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587 2006-10-07 12 JANE MOIR - 15,000 Oasis HK tickets snapped upfor HK$1.000 long-haul flight By JANE MOIR in Hong Kong COMPETITION for the lucrative Hong Kong to London air traffic is about to take off with the arrival of the first low-cost carrier to offer budget travel on longhaul587 words
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BRIEFLY ASIA
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56 2006-10-07 12 Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] India expects to sign a free-trade agreement with the Association of South East Asian Nations by the end of this year, Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath said. India has offered a revised draft of the pact to theBloomberg - 56 words
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58 2006-10-07 12 Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesia's central bank paid off the final portion of its US$7.B billion debt to the International Monetary Fund on Thursday, concluding the last chapter of the 1997 Asian crisis. The central bank also said that the Fund's post-monftoring programme had come toReuters - 58 words
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62 2006-10-07 12 Bloomberg [MUMBAI] India needs to take measures to encourage wider participation in its 14 trillion rupee (*****.3 billion) debt market, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said yesterday. "Debt markets in India have not quite delivered on expectations," he said. "We need to reform our financialBloomberg - 62 words
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50 2006-10-07 12 [HONGKONG] Next Media will launch a free daily in Taipei next month, reports the South China Morning Post. The Apple Daily and Next Magazine publisher in Taiwan and Hong Kong hopes the tabloid, with 24 pages, will strengthen its market position there.50 words
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Article2249 2006-10-07 12 VOl Gamuda 354 -0.04 788 OO* Ml *4- r»88> General Corp 0.60 0.01 90 Ganting BiS 0.75 2479 A8M Realty 1.40 ureti 0 Gamin Kant ...0.52 unch 71 Abric 031 -0.01 23 GHL Systems .033 <.01 564 ACP Industries 552 unch 76 Globetrot** Tech 0J0 unch 70 Advance2,249 words
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INDIA
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Article, Illustration426 2006-10-07 13 It has lined up US$6.5b in loans to fund possible bid for Corus: report AP [NEW DELHI] India's Tata Group is scouting for more overseas acquisitions, the company's executive director said yesterday as news reports spread that the conglomerate was looking to buy a leading EuropeanAP; BLOOMBERG - 426 words
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290 2006-10-07 13 AP [NEW DELHI] The Tata Group has acquired a 33 per cent stake in South African tea company Joekels, marking the latest in a string of aggressive acquisitions by the Indian business conglomerate over the past year. The deal was executed throughAP - 290 words
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Article, Illustration223 2006-10-07 13 Reuters [NEW DELHI] The Indian government will seek major private sector involvement in a 412.1 billion rupees (5514.3 billion) project to widen 6,500 kilometres of national highways, Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram said on Thursday. Private companies would fund 356.9 billion rupees of the plannedReuters - 223 words
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Article, Illustration438 2006-10-07 14 Oil prices slip under US$60, traders point to abundant US supply Reuters, AP, Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] Oil prices fell below US$6O a barrel in thin trading yesterday as the market discounted hints that Opec would curb production to boost prices. "The market isReuters,; AP,; Bloomberg; Source: Bloomberg - 438 words
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Article, Illustration457 2006-10-07 14 Reuters AFP [LONDON/FRANKFURT] Airbus parent EADS has pledged to consult workers before selling plants or cutting jobs as part of a plan to rescue the planemaker, the works council at EADS said yesterday. Fear? over possible job cuts have triggered a wave ofReuters; AFP; AP - 457 words
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245 2006-10-07 14 Bloomberg, Reuters [TOKYO] North Korea may test its first nuclear bomb this weekend, Japanese Vice-Foreign Minister Shotaro Yachi said in Washington, according to a government official in Japan. "Regarding the nuclear issue, there are several views, but it is possible theyBloomberg,; Reuters - 245 words
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303 2006-10-07 14 Release will include 208 financial records from 2001 AFP [BANGKOK] Thailand's corruption watchdog said yesterday it will publicly release hundreds of financial statements filed by ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra and every minister who served under him. The move is part of an anti-graftAFP - 303 words
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Article393 2006-10-07 14 Bloomberg [FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida] Motorola Inc owes US$45 billion to the founders of a defunct Florida company for stealing their ideas for a vehicle-tracking system, a lawyer for the men said at the start of a trial over trade secrets. SPS Technologies Corp's founders were dupedBloomberg - 393 words
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367 2006-10-07 14 from a year earlier. —AP, Reuters [WASHINGTON] Employers added just 51,000 jobs in September, the fewest in almost a year, while the unemployment rate dropped down to 4.6 per cent —offering a mixed picture of the nation's jobs climate.from a year earlier. —AP, Reuters - 367 words
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MOTORING
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Article, Illustration646 2006-10-07 15 SAMUEL EE - The luxury hybrid SUV, the Lexus RX400h, zooms in on performance, says SAMUEL EE SAMUEL EE BEFORE the arrival of the Lexus RX4OOh, few would have thought that the words "hybrid" and "performance" could be uttered in the same sentence.' As the world's first luxury hybrid SUV, the646 words
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Article, Illustration287 2006-10-07 15 SAMUEL EE - By SAMUEL EE THE $1.4 million Bentley Azure will only glide into Singapore early next year but if you can't wait that long, then Bentley recommends you consider the Breitling Flying B for the time being. Like the previous Breitling watches co-branded with Bentley, this latest model is287 words
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Article, Illustration928 2006-10-07 15 WILLIAM WHEY - By WILLIAM WHEY THERE is no replacement for displacement because engiife size does matter when it comes-to performance. But Singapore isn't a friendly place when it comes to cars with big engines. The road tax structure means that even if a Mercedes-Benz Volkswagen Golf R32 Engine: 3,189ccV6928 words
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GOLF
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Article, Illustration1078 2006-10-07 16 JUSTINE MOSS - Outgoing CEO Louis Martin looks back with satisfaction at how the Asian Tour has grown. Players tell JUSTINE MOSS he will be missed JUSTINE MOSS WHEN the Asian Tour moves into its new headquarters at Sentosa in December, there will most likely be a new name atFILE PHOTO - 1,078 words
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WELLNESS
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Article, Illustration1395 2006-10-07 17 CHEAH UI-HOON - Technological innovations like surgical templates and interactive software ensure the highest degree of safety and precision in implant placement, says CHEAH UI-HOON CHEAH UI-HOON IMPLANT dentistry is set to grow in popularity thanks to improved technology and real-time computer aided work the kind of science commonly found1,395 words
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Article, Illustration1163 2006-10-07 17 NYT MARY Wittenberg, the 44-year-old president of New York Road Runners, is a fast, strong and experienced runner. But she races best, she says, when she runs just behind Witold Bialokur. He can run 10 kilometres in less than 44 minutes, andNYT; FILE PHOTO - 1,163 words
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Miscellaneous313 2006-10-07 17 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD fßO rr 4 Set up-works of deception (5) 5 Part of the plans for promo--1 They re Soon led astray and t j on may end up in the soup (7) g Jack and Edward retired (4) 5 Obliteration is certain after Support h up djnne time /gx313 words
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SHOPPING
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Article, Illustration1645 2006-10-07 18 CHEAH UI-HOON - Who says Singaporeans can't draw? Or design? Or make a mark in fashion? CHEAH UI-HOON talks to local talents who have taken the unconventional path into the fashion market CHEAH UI-HOON Burgundy Palais Renaissance, #03-06/07 Tel: 6235 5718 NOT everyone who wakes up one day and says "IARTHUR LEE; YEN MENG JIIN - 1,645 words
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Article, Illustration494 2006-10-07 18 CHEAH UI-HOON - By CHEAH UI-HOON GOOGLE'S online dictionary defines cult as either a "fad" which is an interest followed with exaggerated zeal, or a group of people (often religious) devoted to beliefs and goals which may be contradictory to those held by the majority of society.494 words
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TRAVEL
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Article, Illustration728 2006-10-07 19 PARVATHI NAYAR - If so, recharge your batteries with a weekend getaway to the upscale JW Marriott Phuket Resort Spa, says PARVATHI NAYAR PARVATHI NAYAR SINCE fighting for the 25th hour is now part of our daily routine, the ideal break seems to be the "lazy activity" holiday.728 words
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Article, Illustration828 2006-10-07 19 NANDE KHIN - By NANDE KHIN STEP past the imposing Frenchinfused colonnade facade of the Raffles Beijing Hotel, through the brass-edged revolving doors into its interior, and you'd almost think you are somewhere in France. From the graceful Beaux Artstyle arches in the lobby, the high windows,828 words
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THE BUSINESS TIMES weekend
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Article, Illustration1892 2006-10-07 20 GEOFFREY EU - Discerning palates looking to up the culinary ante can feast on some fine-dining gems, says GEOFFREY EU GEOFFREY EU Discerning diners are, by definition, more difficult to please, and restaurateurs herer will readily acknowledge that competition is fierce and the search for the fine-dining dollar inYEN MENG JIIN - 1,892 words
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