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Title Section23 2007-02-17 1 The Business Times MICA (P) 202/12/2006 SINGAPORE 85 cents A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION February 17-18, 2007 online at http://husiness-times.asia 1 com sg23 words
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Article, Illustration855 2007-02-17 1 WEE LI-EN - Restaurants serving delicacies costing up to $5,000 a table enjoy strong bookings this Chinese New Year season By WEE LI-EN [SINGAPORE] Singaporeans feeling richer and more bullish about the economy are forking out top dollar at restaurants for luxurious family dinners this Chinese NewARTHUR LEE - 855 words
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409 2007-02-17 1 Employers should adopt work-life friendly practices [SINGAPORE] Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has urged Singaporeans, as they gather for tonight's reunion dinner, to keep traditions alive and embrace and strengthen family ties. And he would like employers, for their part, to409 words
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Article, Illustration823 2007-02-17 1 WONG WEI KONG - Caston's clients include some of the biggest banking names in town By WONG WEI KONG [SINGAPORE] Local and foreign banks here give out millions of hongbaos to their customers every Chinese New Year. And for the past 18 years a small localARTHUR LEE - 823 words
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Advertisement11 2007-02-17 1 CULINARY EXPERIMENT V' FW Duck; A dish you wear aniPodtoeat pagem11 words
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Advertisement17 2007-02-17 1 A I RAFFLES |K CONVERSATION Career coach Robin Sharma on how to be world class page 317 words
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TOP STORIES
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456 2007-02-17 2 Statement points to military not prepared to accept Shin Corp deal By OUR CORRESPONDENT in Bangkok THAILAND'S military junta yesterday made its strongest statement yet against Singapore-controlled Shin Corp, saying it wants Thailand's "national assets" back in Thai hands. "Singapore is a456 words
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Article, Illustration7 2007-02-17 2 (Singapore) YEN MENG JIINYEN MENG JIIN - 7 words
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Article, Illustration503 2007-02-17 2 KALPANA RASHIWALA - By KALPANA RASHIWALA (SINGAPORE] Simon Cheong, who is taking over as president of the Real Estate Developers Association of Singapore (Redas), hopes to help the industry body and its members "build Singapore into a global city". The 49-year-old founder, chairmanFILE PHOTO - 503 words
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Article57 2007-02-17 2 IN the article "Prudential and JLL launch Asia-Pac property fund" (BT, Feb 14), we said Prudential and Jones Lang LaSalle have set up a pan Asia-Pacific property fund with buying power of more than $1 billion. We would like to clarify that Prupim Singapore is the fund manager and57 words
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Article131 2007-02-17 2 STI 3,236.93 (-15.56) ST INDEX FUTURES 3,238.00 (-16.00) siMsa 396.04 (-2.08) SIMSa FUTURES 396.30 (-1.50) MARKETS Friday Change KLCOMP 1.262.09 +3.46 IUKKEI225 17.875.65 -21.58 HANG SENG 20.567.91 +29.49 SET INDEX 688.01 -5.85 JAKARTA COMP 1.*****3 -3.958 MANILA COMP 3,***** -45.81 SEOUL COMP 1,448.81 +5.18 SHENZHEN B S3&25 +5.47131 words
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Article654 2007-02-17 2 Robert Kuok tops M'sian rich list, beating Ananda Krishnan SUGAR king Robert Kuok Hock Nien topped the Malaysian Business magazine's 40 Richest Malaysians beating his closest rival T Ananda Krishnan. The magazine in its Feb 16 issue puts Mr Kuok's wealth at RM32.4 billion (S$14.2 billion). The Hong654 words
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RAFFLES CONVERSATION
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Article, Illustration2190 2007-02-17 3 All big things start from humble beginnings, best-selling author and leadership trainer Robin Sharma tells PARVATHINAYAR #f VERY dream starts off really small; that is one Lh of the things that I teach. It is easy to If see a successful person orARTHUR LEE - 2,190 words
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528 2007-02-17 3 ROBIN Sharma shares some of his favourite tips with businessmen on how to achieve world class. Lead without a title A lot of people say "I would be more engaged, more innovative, a better team builder when I get to this528 words
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Advertisement61 2007-02-17 3 Raffles Hotels Resorts The Raffles Conversation is brought to you through a special arrangement with Raffles Hotels and Resorts. The Traveller's Palm in the Raffles Hotels and Resorts logo is an apt symbol. Not only has water stored at the base of this palm provided sustenance, the leaves rest in61 words
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BUDGET '07
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Article, Illustration671 2007-02-17 4 SAMUEL EE - By SAMUEL EE MOTOR vehicle-related revenues have been declining sharply as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) since FY2OOO, and for FY2006 the amount collected is expected to be lower than budgeted by $600 million, according to government figures released yesterday. Motor vehicle-related revenues areSource: Ministry of - 671 words
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345 2007-02-17 4 WEE LI-EN - By WEE LI-EN LAW firms have welcomed the tax exemption announced in the Budget for international arbitration work, saying the savings can be quite substantial. Second Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam said in his Budget speech on Thursday that to position Singapore as345 words
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Article, Illustration532 2007-02-17 4 CHUANG PECK MING - It'll be 4-8% more, and their CPF will also rise by 3-8%: Ng Eng Hen By CHUANG PECK MING THE take-home pay of older lowwage workers will rise by 4-8 per cent thanks to the latest changes in CPF contributions and the532 words
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Article, Illustration412 2007-02-17 4 ANNA TEO - There are no overheating pressures in the economy, it says By ANNA TEO IN terms of macro-econom-ic impact, the FY2007 Budget will be fairly neutral it will not add to, or subtract from, demand pressures in the economy, according to theSource: MOF - 412 words
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1342 2007-02-17 4 POK SOY YOONG - COMMENTARY The Budget shows decisiveness, boldness, resolve By POK SOY YOONG THIS Budget is about blue ocean strategy! The focus is on creating a big leap in value for businesses operating in. from and through Singapore. In a nutshell, the measures in1,342 words
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485 2007-02-17 5 WONG WEI KONG - By WONG WEI KONG THE government's decision to scrap the "80/20" rule when granting tax exemption for non-resident funds will boost Singapore's ambition to become a major funds management hub, industry watchers said yesterday. The government said in Thursday's Budget that it will485 words
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Article, Illustration933 2007-02-17 5 MICHELLE QUAH - Many companies may now pay less tax than sole proprietors and partnerships By MICHELLE QUAH IT is no longer the level playing field it used to be: Singapore's decision to cut its corporate income tax rate to 18 per cent while933 words
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527 2007-02-17 5 UMA SHANKARI - Smaller firms worry GST increase may hit their cash flow By UMA SHANKARI SMALL and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) say the rise in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) and employer CPF contributions could affect their business. But they are optimistic that527 words
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Article440 2007-02-17 5 Daniel Buenas Tan Wen Li - By Daniel Buenas Tan Wen Li TO help provide an additional cushion to the 2 percentage-point increase in the Goods and Services Tax (GST), the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) yesterday announced a $6.1 million GST-Care package to absorb the increase and to provide for440 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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266 2007-02-17 6 BENITA AW YEONG - By BENITA AW YEONG PETRA Foods Ltd has posted a 4.6 per cent increase in net profit for the fourth quarter ended Dec 31. 2006 to US$6.B million, while revenue grew 23.4 per cent to US$l3B.B million year-on-year. This was due mainly to266 words
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Article, Illustration580 2007-02-17 6 CONRAD RAJ - Q4 items help boost 2006 profit to over $1b; utilities and marine dominate By CONRAD RAJ A MORE than three-fold jump in net earnings to $386.31 million for the fourth quarter ended Dec 31, from $90.45 million a year earlier, helped local conglomerate SembCorp IndustriesFILE PHOTO - 580 words
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274 2007-02-17 6 RONNIE LIM - By RONNIE LIM WITH more new petrochemical investors setting up on Jurong Island, SembCorp is investing another $58 million this year in its 815 MW cogeneration plant there to meet increased customer demand. This is one of several new utilities projects it is274 words
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424 2007-02-17 6 UMA SHANKARI - Higher income from hotel ops, property developments By UMA SHANKARI PROPERTY group UOL Group yesterday said that net profit for its 2006 financial year more than tripled to $339.4 million from $100.1 million a year ago. "In 2006, the group424 words
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Article, Illustration516 2007-02-17 6 R SIVANITHY - STOCKS R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent THERE were three features of this week's trading worth talking about first, the strong element of "buy in anticipation, sell on news" that was apparent on Wednesday and Thursday; second, the decoupling of the Straits Times Index (STI) from the broader516 words
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Article, Illustration368 2007-02-17 6 VEN SREENIVASAN - By VEN SREENIVASAN IN a move seen as a possible preparation for future leadership succession at Singapore Airlines (SLA), Ng Chin Hwee, the high-fly-ing president and chief executive of listed Singapore Airport Terminal Services Ltd (Sats) is moving back to368 words
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Article, Illustration433 2007-02-17 7 OH BOON PING - Substrates segment enjoys strong growth; equipment business is volatile By OH BOON PING AEM-EVERTECH Holdings, which makes semiconductor components and equipment. plans to propel its business forward by focusing on its non-equipment business like the fast-grow-ing substrates segment. On Thursday, the company also reported433 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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63 2007-02-17 7 BBR Holdings yesterday reported a net profit of $2.55 million for its financial year ended 31 Dec 2006, a 26 per cent jump from 2005. The company said its revenue for the year was down 18 per cent to $101.163 words
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70 2007-02-17 7 CAPITALAND is selling its entire stake in Samsung Hub for $152.9 million. It is selling seven floors of offices plus two retail units on the ground floor to a unit of Ho Bee Investment for $134.3 million or $1,384 psf of strata floor area,70 words
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Article51 2007-02-17 7 SUN Business Network Ltd said it intends to issue $24.6 million convertible notes to fund its strategic investments. SBN will issue $20 million 3 per cent unsecured notes to Value Capital and two tranches of US$ 1.5 million each to Cornell Capital Partners Offshore,51 words
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36 2007-02-17 7 NIDEC Corp, the world's largest maker of motors for hard-disk drives, received 87.1 per cent acceptances for its $195 million offer to buy Singapore's Brilliant Manufacturing. The offer closed yesterday.36 words
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Article65 2007-02-17 7 Bloomberg FAR Eastern International Bank, a Taiwanese lender, said it is seeking a "strategic alliance" with a financial company and has been in talks with DBS Group. While discussions with DBS have been taking place for the past two to three years, "no conclusionBloomberg - 65 words
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311 2007-02-17 7 CHRISTINE SIM - Revenue dips on lower sales in China, Singapore By CHRISTINE SIM EXCELPOINT Technology yesterday announced a 215 per cent jump in net profit for the full year of 2006. Although overall revenue fell 3.5 per cent, from $753.2 million to $727.0311 words
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182 2007-02-17 7 OFFSHORE vessel specialist Ezra Holdings placed out 15 million shares at $5.18 each yesterday. The price represents a discount of about 2.96 per cent to the volume weighted average price of $5,338 on the full day of Feb 14. Of182 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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Article6452 2007-02-17 8 Transaction date: Feb 16 52-twk T«i Last Vol Day Last Quota Mr GrYM Nat MCap Mgh law Coda Company Sale (HOW HK» Low Bwyar Sa»ar Cw HI W 11.5 6 ii4« 5r8> uoi 105 10 10 105 i.» 10.5 479 34.5 22 5834 A-Sonk 27 +0.5 538 276,452 words
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Article, Illustration534 2007-02-17 8 CHUANG PECK MING - Non-oil exports rebound in Jan with 11 rise Pharmaceuticals, electronics lead increase in shipments By CHUANG PECK MING SINGAPORE'S non-oil domestic exports bounced back in January from a sharp fall the previous month. They rose 11.1 per cent year on year, thanks to stronger shipments of pharmaceuticals and electronics. DomesticSource: Internacional Enterprise S'pore - 534 words
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367 2007-02-17 8 KALPANA RASHIWALA - By KALPANA RASHIWALA THE consortium developing the Marina Bay Financial Centre (MBFC) said yesterday it has exercised its option to buy the rest of the business and financial centre site. The price it will pay the government is $883.8 million, reflecting an effective unit367 words
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140 2007-02-17 8 THE Urban Redevelopment Authority has awarded the tender for a commercial site at the junction of New Bridge and North Canal roads to Kim Eng Properties, the government agency said yesterday. Kim Eng had put in the top bid of $44 million or140 words
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Article6046 2007-02-17 9 Transaction Date: Feb 16 MOST ACTIVE STOCKS VOLUME VALUE PineAqritech 51.541.000 DBS Gfp 175.400.279 Firstimk 41.06&000 Ezra 92.367.450 Gen Inti 40.406.000 UOfi 76.008.409 ChinaErrtSp 39.920.000 OCBCBk 70.673.272 Yooqnam 34.8S8.000 SingTel 67.672.020 Petonq 30.353.000 CapttaLand 52.316.972 Looqcheer 27.746.000 SIA 51.859.800 Unionmet 27.60g.000 Keppel Corp 47.733.316 'StarCruises 26.988.000 KeppelLand 41.068.100 Global6,046 words
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446 2007-02-17 9 RONNIE LIM - It will pave way for Temasek's sale of the three biggest gencos here By RONNIE LIM SINGAPORE'S gas market is set to be fully liberalised by the end of this year. That's the latest target date which the Energy Market446 words
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Article199 2007-02-17 9 READERS of Singapore Press Holdings Limited's (SPH) newspapers The Straits Times, The New Paper, Lianhe Zaobao and My Paper will soon stand a chance to win 10 mobile phones each week if they "Zap it!" using revolutionary mobile phone technology Zap Code. The contest199 words
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MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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Article, Illustration328 2007-02-17 10 Bernama > ■*:> fj .r -''X t'Ws His wealth grew to RM32.4b on strong performance of stocks {KUALA LUMPUR] Sugar king Robert Kuok Hock Nien topped the Malaysian Business magazine's 40 Richest Malaysians beating his closest rival T Ananda Krishnan. The magazine in itsBernama - 328 words
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143 2007-02-17 10 [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian investment firm Camerlin Group Bhd unveiled plans yesterday to hand almost all of its 22.3 per cent stake in Singapore investment house BIL International to Camerlin shareholders. Camerlin said the move would allow it to restructure its own share capital,Reuters - 143 words
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Article280 2007-02-17 10 Indonesia's Q4 GDP expands 6.1 Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesia's economy expanded in the fourth quarter at its fastest annual pace in nearly two years, but full-year growth was lower than the budget target after a big rise in fuel prices, data showed yesterday. South-east Asia's biggest economy grew in Octo-ber-December 2006Reuters - 280 words
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Article194 2007-02-17 10 Reuters [LONDON] The world's biggest integrated tin miner PT Timah Tbk said yesterday there were no interruptions to its tin shipments from Indonesia. "Tin exports are still ongoing. There is no problem with our shipment. We are now working to complete requirements to export tinReuters - 194 words
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Article6885 2007-02-17 10 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS AM Amro Asset Mgt (S'pore) Star Europe Eqty!*' 1.089/ Star Europe Bond 1.183/ Star Europe M 1.248/ Star Asian Tiger Eq* 1351/ Star Asia Bond 132/ Star Asia Balanced 1.122/ Star Global Technology Fund!** 0217/ Mufti St Fd 0.979/ Star Asia BondtlfSO) 0.859/ Ob MM St USD6,885 words
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GREATER CHINA
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Article, Illustration783 2007-02-17 11 More HK, China couples plan to have children as they believe it's lucky AFP [HONG KONG] Hospitals are preparing for a surge of mums-to-be and feng shui masters are consulting their charts as superstitious Hong Kongers seek the best days toAFP - 783 words
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536 2007-02-17 11 JANE MOIR - Move to allow both sides to apply each other's judgments in business disputes By JANE MOIR in Hong Kong A NEW law is being mooted to enable Hong Kong and China's courts to enforce each other's commercial judgments, but lawyers fear it may536 words
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Article, Illustration589 2007-02-17 11 Pains taken to downplay trains' foreign origin AFP [BEIJING] China has chosen the Chinese New Year holidays, when 70 million people will travel by rail, to showcase its first high-speed trains but pains are being taken to downplay the fact that they were made abroad.AFP; APF - 589 words
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256 2007-02-17 11 AP [SHANGHAI] Shanghai's benchmark stock index zipped past the psychological benchmark of3,000 to a new record yesterday, lifted by institutional investors ahead of the start of the "year of the golden pig" traditionally thought to bring prosperity. The Shanghai Composite Index opened at aAP - 256 words
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BRIEFLY ASIA
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107 2007-02-17 11 AFPP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's majority ethnic Malays will have to sign declarations vowing not to pass contracts for projects obtained from the government on to other races, a report said yesterday. Malay contractors who flout the new ruling will have their contractsAFPP - 107 words
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93 2007-02-17 11 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Utama Banking Group Bhd rejected a revised offer for its 33 per cent stake in Rashid Hus sain Bhd from Primus Pacific Partners, opting to extend exclusive talks to sell the stake to Kuwait Finance House. Utama and Kuwait FinanceBloomberg - 93 words
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65 2007-02-17 11 AFP [BEIJING] China's central bank yesterday ordered major commercial banks to set aside more money in reserves in an effort to slow the country's red hot economy, the second such cooling measure 0f2007. The People's Bank of China said the required deposit reserve ratioAFP - 65 words
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100 2007-02-17 11 Reuters [LIMA] Peru and China on Thursday took a first official step toward a free trade agreement that would unite one of giant Latin American metals producer and the world's most voracious consumer. Peru's Foreign Trade and Tourism Ministry said in a statement theReuters - 100 words
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INDIA
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185 2007-02-17 12 AFP [PARIS] Arcelor Mittal, the world's largest steel producer. said on Thursday it had signed an agreement to form a joint venture with a Saudi partner to design and build a seamless steel tube mill in Saudi Arabia. Under the deal signed withAFP - 185 words
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Article, Illustration615 2007-02-17 12 Ranbaxy officials confirmed the raid but said it didn't know reason for it The Economic Times. Reuters [WASHINGTON] It wasn't the best Valentine's Day for Ranbaxy, the Indian pharmaseutical company. US authorities conducted a raid on the New Jersey premises of the Indian companyThe Economic Times. Reuters; BLOOMBERG - 615 words
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290 2007-02-17 12 AFP [MUMBAI] India's Essar conglomerate said on Thursday it would remain a partner in Hutchison Essar after British mobile phone giant Vodafone bought majority control of the Indian cellular company. "We are not going to exit the business. We will rim itAFP - 290 words
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Article910 2007-02-17 12 For week beginning Feb 12 SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDER/DIRECTOR TRANSACTIONS SubuntUI Buy No of Price MUHIHOUHNO Trim Shareholder/ Sal Sham Per Mora Stock Date Director Coov 'BOB StrS TOOO i'OOO) Fragrance Grp 16-Feb-07 Lim Wan Looi 'Buy 25 0.98 *****0 72.52 *****5 72.54 Fragrance Grp 16-Feb-07 Koh Wee910 words
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396 2007-02-17 12 326.9 m shares sold at 65-75 rupees apiece over 4 days Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] India's Idea Cellular Ltd received offers for at least 50 times the US$4B2 million it sought to raise in an initial share sale, which closed three days afterBloomberg - 396 words
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Advertisement1781 2007-02-17 12 I MEDI-FLEX I nm MEDI-FLEX LIMITED Registration No.: *****2754H (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Extraordinary General Meeting ("EGM") of MEDI-FLEX LIMITED (the "Company") will be held at 2 Shenton Way, SGX Centre 1, SGX Auditorium Level 2, Singapore1,781 words
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ASIA-PACIFIC/WORLD
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679 2007-02-17 13 ANALYSIS But some worry immature market may overheat from rapid funds flow Reuters [HANOI] Vietnam is thinking big. After a transformational year for the economy in 2006, investors have barely paused for breath in early 2007 to cash in on one of the world'sReuters - 679 words
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360 2007-02-17 13 AFP [MANlLA] Newly well-off Asians are becoming more and more wasteful as they emulate the West's consumption patterns and the environment is suffering as a result, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said yesterday. Some estimates show that in Asia, the world's exportAFP - 360 words
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294 2007-02-17 13 Net income down 21% to A$1.7b on increased advertising costs Bloomberg [SYDNEY] Telstra Corp is trying to win customers at any cost, analysts at JPMorgan Chase Co and Morgan Stanley said. Net income at Australia's biggest telephone company fell 21 per cent toBloomberg - 294 words
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Article, Illustration71 2007-02-17 13 [A THENS] Visitors observe the 2.300-year-old statue of the Boy ofMarathon or Ephebe ofMarathon at the National Archaeological Museum of Athens. Greek authorities have refused a request by the Louvre to lend the bronze statue to the French museum for a March 23-June 18 exhibition of ancientAP - 71 words
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468 2007-02-17 13 Surayud backtracks after 94 airlines threaten flights halt AFP Bloomberg [BANGKOK] Thailand has backtracked on a plan to turn Bangkok's shuttered Don Muang airport into a second international hub, saying it would study the proposal for six months first. Army-installed Prime Minister SurayudAFP; Bloomberg - 468 words
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World
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347 2007-02-17 14 LATEST US DATA Jan wholesale prices fall by the largest amount in three months AP, Reuters [WASHINGTON] US new home construction plunged to the lowest level in nearly 10 years while wholesale prices fell in January by the largest amount in three monthsAP, Reuters - 347 words
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470 2007-02-17 14 NYT [DETROIT] The Chrysler Group and General Motors (GM) are holding discussions about a joint project that would provide Chrysler with a version of the big Chevrolet Tahoe sport utility vehicle (SUV), people with direct knowledge of the talksNYT - 470 words
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Article, Illustration650 2007-02-17 14 Bloomberg [LONDON] Heston Blumenthal, the UK chef known for serving unusual concoctions such as snail porridge at his Fat Duck restaurant, is taking a step further down the road of culinary experimentation with a dish you wear an iPod to eat.Bloomberg - 650 words
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612 2007-02-17 14 Fed more likely to raise rates, he tells House committee The Washington Post [WASHINGTON] Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke on Thursday rejected a Democratic lawmaker's suggestion that he consider cutting interest rates to bolster the economy. Mr Bernanke, testifying for a second day on CapitolThe Washington Post - 612 words
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Article, Illustration744 2007-02-17 14 NYT [NEW YORK] Facing down stiff competition to win fame and big prize money? Forget singing for Simon Cowell and Paula Abdul. Try sequencing DNA for a panel of technology investors. Yes, something like an American Idol for the technorati may beNYT; AFP - 744 words
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310 2007-02-17 14 AFP [BRUSSELS] The European Commission yesterday lifted its forecast for eurozone growth this year to 2.4 per cent from 2.1 per cent previously on improved expectations for the German and Italian economies. Despite the rosier outlook, this figure would still mark aAFP - 310 words
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MOTORING
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Article, Illustration694 2007-02-17 15 SAMUEL EE - The twin-turbo BMW 335i Coupe has an intoxicating blend of power and poise, says SAMUEL EE SAMUEL EE LIKE a particularly delicious open-faced pineapple tart with its chewy jam and melt-in-the-mouth pastry, the BMW 335 i Coupe can be a highly addictive treat. One taste of694 words
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Article, Illustration723 2007-02-17 15 CY CHEW - By CY CHEW HAVE you outgrown your weekend jaunts to the race track with your buddies? Is the occasional endurance race no longer enough to get your adrenaline pumping? Well, the next thing to do is to experience the thrill of wheel-to- wheel723 words
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Article, Illustration473 2007-02-17 15 CY CHEW - By CY CHEW ONE would think that a brand as iconic as Porsche would need no introduction. But apparently, the German sports car maker itself disagrees. Which is why the Porsche World Roadshow (PWRS) was conceived five years ago. The primary473 words
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Golf
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Article, Illustration1454 2007-02-17 16 JUSTINE MOSS - Lim Siew Ai, who has steadily worked her way up the LPGA field, gives her take on turning pro, writes JUSTINE MOSS JUSTINE MOSS WITH the new LPGA season kicking off this week at Hawaii's Turtle Bay Resort, where Korean player Joo Mi Kim isFILE PHOTO - 1,454 words
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WELLNESS
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Article, Illustration1185 2007-02-17 17 MELISSA HENG - Acid reflux disease may lower your quality of life significantly, reports MELISSA HENG MELISSA HENG IMAGINE swallowing a mouthful of your car battery acid and feeling it burn its way down your throat. That's the kind of sensation Mary (not her real name) feels after eachREUTERS - 1,185 words
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Article, Illustration1069 2007-02-17 17 SHARI ROAN - By SHARI ROAN LAT-WP WITHIN a few years, a pregnant woman might be able to have a simple blood test to determine whether the child she is carrying is afflicted with a number of serious genetic disorders Down syndrome, cystic fibrosisLAT-WP; AP - 1,069 words
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Page 17 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous199 2007-02-17 17 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD I river DOWN |y (7) YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION 1 Sweet face upon doctor before 15 Excellent fish? Ain't cooked! (9) Across: 1 Foolscap, 5 Demand, 9 operation (7) 16 Sixth in examination of little im- T ract j on 10 Dear me, 11 Urio--2 She may be drunkenly elated199 words
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SHOPPING
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Retail revolution
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Article, Illustration593 2007-02-17 18 THE LINK HOME Block 50, Übi Techpark #01-04 Tel: 6737 7503 Open today till 4 pm BY the time you crawl through the heavy traffic, inching bumper-to-bumper towards interminably long red light stops, hemmed in by con- tainer trucks, buses and vansJohn Heng; JOHN HENG - 593 words
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Article, Illustration495 2007-02-17 18 FRIVEN CO 10 Jalan Kilang Tel 6272 3749 Open till 5 pm today FROM manufacturing linens and sheets for the bedroom, Friven Co has also moved into lifestyle retailing with the opening of its first lifestyle concept store in Singapore in495 words
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Article, Illustration411 2007-02-17 18 LORGAN'S DESIGN SOURCE Block 50, 100E Pasir Panjang Road #01-03 Century Warehouse Tel *****796 Closed today for Chinese New Year's eve SIX years after Lorgan Wong moved his vintage furniture shop to Century Warehouse, he expanded it and took up another unitJOHN HENG - 411 words
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Article, Illustration1130 2007-02-17 19 Lapland's log fires, dog sled safaris and snowmobile excursions through forests hold a broad appeal for S'poreans, says GEOFFREY EU IT'S a relatively toasty minus 10 degree Centigrade in the shade on a sunny winter day in Helsinki, but in the pristine, sub-arctic cultural regionPHOTOS BY NICK WMBIEBY/BENTIEY; GEOFFREY EU - 1,130 words
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Article, Illustration2225 2007-02-17 20 JAIME EE - So, is a $5,000 pen cai too rich for your blood? Want to know why some of the ingredients that go into this luxury Chinese stew are so expensive? JAIME EE goes shopping with two of Singapore's top Chinese chefs to find out JAIME EEPHOTOS OF INGREDIENTS AND CHEF LEONG: YEN MENG JIIN - 2,225 words
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