The Business Times, 17 March 2007
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Title Section21 2007-03-17 1 SINGAPORE 85 cents MICA (P) 202/12/2006 THE BUISNESS TIMES A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION March 17-18, 2007 online at http://business-times asial.com.sg21 words
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Article, Illustration799 2007-03-17 1 VINCENT WEE - Islanders find new love in luxury pleasure crafts By VINCENT WEE [SINGAPORE] Cruising has become the sixth C. This is the hot story that's emerging from the boat sales figures over the past two years. Driven by a change in government thinking andKINGFISHER MARINE - 799 words
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Article136 2007-03-17 1 sti 3,068.75 (-25.85) ST INDEX FUTURES 3,066.00 (-26.00) SIMSO 377.40 (-333) SIMSO FUTURES 376.60 (-4.40) MARKETS Friday Chang* KL COMP 1,182.30 +1 .89 NIKKEI 225 16,744.15 -116J4 HAMS SING 18.*****0 -MM SETWOBt 671 j05 -3J6 JAKARTA COMP 1.777 J9 +1.53 MANILA COMP *****.25 +18.64 SEOUL COMP 1.427.88 ♦0.95136 words
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Article, Illustration703 2007-03-17 1 CHEN HUIFEN - Council adds clean energy as a new research focus By CHEN HUIFEN [SINGAPOREI The Research, Innovation and Enterprise Council (RIEC) chaired by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has approved $1.08 billion of funding to drive a range of initiatives aimed at developing intellectualJOHN HENG - 703 words
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TOP STORIES
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Article, Illustration515 2007-03-17 2 CHUANG PECK MING - February slide may mean weaker than expected Q1 economic growth By CHUANG PECK MING Source:SE Singapore [SINGAPORE] It was the biggest quarterly drop in more than four years. Singapore's key non-oil domestic exports (NODX) fell 6.6 per cent in February fromSource:SE Singapore - 515 words
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Article, Illustration796 2007-03-17 2 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Dressing for success on Wall Street can get expensive. Consider Christiana Stamoulis, a former investment banker at Goldman Sachs Group, who said in court papers that she spent more than U5563,169 on designer shoes and clothes in 2002.Bloomberg; AP - 796 words
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703 2007-03-17 2 Special tax treatment for foreign firms ends Reuters. NYT, AFP [BEIJING] After more than a quarter-century of mar-ket-oriented economic policies and record-setting growth, China yesterday enacted its first law explicitly protecting private property. China's parliament passed the property rights Bill as its annual sessionReuters.; NYT,; AFP - 703 words
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582 2007-03-17 2 ANNA TEO - By ANNA TEO [SINGAPORE] Doing good is said to be its own reward, but it can provide cash rewards as well and this message is to be given the Philip Yeo treatment. Mr Yeo outgoing chairman of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research582 words
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Article122 2007-03-17 2 IN the report, "Copyright exemption: more items proposed" (BT, March 15), we said schools will be able to bypass control measures that protect video compact discs or digital video discs to make clips for classroom teaching purposes. The exemption applies only to schools that conduct courses in film and122 words
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Article361 2007-03-17 2 Brother of ex-Citiraya CEO charged for role in scandal THE younger brother of NgTeck Lee, former chief executive officer of Citiraya Industries now renamed Centillion Environment and Recycling, was charged in a district court for his role in the scandal. Ng Teck Soon, 34, was slapped with 52361 words
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RAFFLES CONVERSATION
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Article, Illustration2087 2007-03-17 3 S JAYASANKARAN - Nazir Razak's knack for value creation has made CIMB the country's leader in M&A deals. S JAYASANKARAN talks to the CIMB chief S JAYASANKARAN With RMIS4 billion in assets roughly Ss67 billion CIMB group is Malaysia's second largest financial institution, and it is uniquely Malaysian. The group started2,087 words
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Article482 2007-03-17 3 NAZIR Razak sweeps into the conference room, natty in a dark grey pinstripe that's rounded off by a silk tie in mauve and pink. The shoes are polished and he looks relaxed in the way only a man whose company's shares are flying can. They're soaring482 words
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Advertisement61 2007-03-17 3 Raffle? 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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COMPANY NEWS
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221 2007-03-17 4 VEN SREENIVASAN - By VEN SREENIVASAN TIGER Airways has appointed Menzies Aviation as its ground-handling agent in Perth, Western Australia. Menzies will manage all of Tiger's ground-handling services passenger and ramp from Macrh 23, when the airline's services to Perth start. "We are pleased221 words
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Article442 2007-03-17 4 MATTHEW PHAN - IPO WATCH By MATTHEW PHAN VALUETRONICS Holdings, an integrated manufacturer of electronics products, is seeking to raise net proceeds of some $17 million from an SGX mainboard listing. Nearly 4.5 million shares are being offered to the public at 23 cents each, representing a price-earnings442 words
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Article, Illustration515 2007-03-17 4 R SIVANITHY - Trend's your friend until it bends STOCKS R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent WHAT a difference a week makes. At this stage last Saturday, the Straits Times Index had just completed a remarkable comeback, shooting up for four consecutive days and gaining 65 points in the process. Hopes were high that with515 words
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China Bearing moving into higher margin production
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Chapter11 2007-03-17 5 Second plant to focus on making heavy bearings for large vehicles11 words
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Article, Illustration367 2007-03-17 5 CHRISTINA SIM - By CHRISTINA SIM POPULAR Holdings' thirdquarter profits for FY2007 fell to $9.6 million from $10.7 million in FY2006 despite a rise in revenue of 2.2 per cent, from $119.4 million to $122.0 million, the bookstores company announced yesterday. Net assetFILE PHOTO - 367 words
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321 2007-03-17 5 TAMARA MOHANAN KUPPUSAMY - By TAMARA MOHANAN KUPPUSAMY LOCAL construction firm Top Global has proposed a four-for-one rights issue at the price of three cents per share. The company stated that the proposed renounceable, non-underwritten rights issue would raise $8.61 million if fully subscribed.321 words
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283 2007-03-17 5 BENITA AW YEONG - By BENITA AW YEONG MAINBOARD-listed Sinomem Technology, a global engineering technology company, has won a 30-year concession for a wastewater treatment plant in Siping City, China, with a licence to sell the recycled water to industrial users in the city. According to the283 words
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460 2007-03-17 5 Reuters KEPPEL Corp, the world's top oil rig builder, is expanding its water and waste treatment units, betting on strong demand for recycling and other environmentally sound technologies. By investing in environmental engineering, Keppel is likely to offset any future downturn inReuters - 460 words
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Article, Illustration181 2007-03-17 5 Chartered U*****.6 million. STATS ChipPAC posted net income of US$76.B million in 2006. after a loss of U5526.3 million. Mr Chia's pay excludes one million share options granted in 2006 with an exercise price of $1.21, according to the181 words
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247 2007-03-17 5 Seafront Meyer prices start from $1,400 psf Penthouses go for $2,100 to $2,200 psf, sources say CAPITALAND is said to be pricing its freehold The Seafront Meyer condo at prices ranging from about $1,400 psf to $1,800 psf, excluding penthouses, say sources. Sea-facing penthouses, of about 4,000 sq ft, are247 words
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Article353 2007-03-17 5 WBL reiterates support for takeover WBL Corp (Wearnes) has reiterated its support for the proposed takeover of its Singapore-listed subsidiary MFS Technology by its Nasdaq-listed subsidiary Multi-Fineline Electronix Inc (M-Flex). In addition. Wearnes may accept stock instead of cash for the transaction, after taking into account the funding353 words
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Article, Illustration423 2007-03-17 4 WONG WEI KONG - Ex-CEO's younger brother faces 55 charges over scandal By WONG WEI KONG THE corruption case involving Citiraya Industries now renamed Centillion Environment and Recycling was back in focus yesterday when a younger brother of its former chief executive officer Ng Teck Lee was charged inFILE PHOTO - 423 words
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Article, Illustration511 2007-03-17 4 JANICE HENG - Contract awarded by a unit of Norway-listed Sevan Marine By JANICE HENG COSCO Corporation (Singapore) said yesterday that its subsidiary Cosco Shipyard Group has won a US$l7O million contract from Sevan Drilling, a subsidiary of Norwegian-listed Sevan Marine. It is the first drillingFILE PHOTO - 511 words
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PERSONAL INVESTMENT
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Article, Illustration987 2007-03-17 6 UMA SHANKARI - Compiled by UMA SHANKARI China Hongxing Sports March 16 dose: 552.72 DEUTSCHE BANK, March 16 PROXY for China's sporting boom: The sporting goods industry, like China, is developing rapidly and clearly displays the vast potential often ascribed to the market as a whole. China Hongxing, a leading sports goodsSource: Bloomberg - 987 words
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Article, Illustration1251 2007-03-17 6 TEH HOOI LING - SHOW ME THE MONEY TEH HOOI LING Senior Correspondent Business activity moves along nicely, with most business e s making good profits. Suddenly, without warning, conditions change and the bulk of enterprises plunge into the red. Entrepreneurs are largely in the business of1,251 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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417 2007-03-17 7 VINCENT WEE - By VINCENT WEE NATIONAL University of Singapore research professor John Potter wasn't sure about buying a waterfront property at Sentosa Cove. Alter all. he already has a great view of the water because he lives on it aboard417 words
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Article97 2007-03-17 7 Jayakumar returns from India DEPUTY Prime Minister S Jayakumar returns today from a working trip to India. Prof Jayakumar made the trip on March 13 in his capacity as Co-ordinating Minister for National Security, meeting senior Indian officials, including Minister for Defence AK Antony and Minister for External97 words
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167 2007-03-17 7 TETTYANA JASU - By TETTYANA JASU THE National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG), in collaboration with South East Community Development Council (SB CDC), yesterday launched Risk, a film produced by you&s for youths. The 15-minute film was produced by the SE CDC's and the*daugers Of gambling among youngpeopto!*167 words
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Article, Illustration437 2007-03-17 7 CHEN HUIFEN - Goal goes beyond drug or treatment to a whole climate of discovery or innovations By CHEN HUIFEN IT is a long way from reaping the final dividend, but Singapore is heading in the right direction in its biomedical sciences drive,SEYU TZYY WEI/ZAOBAO - 437 words
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Article, Illustration602 2007-03-17 7 RONNIE LIM - By RONNIE LIM SINGAPORE looks a prime candidate for new regional lube expansions by ExxonMobil, the world's biggest oil company, which is planning to meet increased demand from Asia, especially China, its biggest growth market. The republic is already ExxonMobil's biggest lubricantsCHUNG KUN SOON/ZAOBAO - 602 words
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SINGAPORE BUSINESS AWARDS
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Article, Illustration801 2007-03-17 8 CONRAD RAJ - By CONRAD RAJ IT was the biggest event of the year celebrating the achievements of Singapore's business sector the annual Singapore Business Awards organised by The Business Times and DHL. The black-tie affair was also one of the biggest gatherings of the cream of thePHOTOGRAPHS BY JOHN HENG - 801 words
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MALAYSIA
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Article, Illustration731 2007-03-17 10 PAULINE NG - Move seen hiking Net penetration to 75% of households by 2010 By PAULINE NG in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA'S award of four WiMax licences to smaller service providers could boost Internet penetration in the country to 75 per cent of households by 2010, and inAFP - 731 words
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185 2007-03-17 10 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's government has approved in principle the revival of part of a multi-billion-dollar rail link, one of its biggest ever state projects, a spokesman for Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak said yesterday. Malaysia's transport and finance ministries are stillReuters - 185 words
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INDONESIA
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Article, Illustration548 2007-03-17 11 LAUREL TEO - It is acquiring oil palm plantations, has resources to grow further By LAUREL TEO in Jakarta FORMER tobacco giant Sampoerna group is the latest big name to muscle in on Indonesia's burgeoning palm oil and biofuel sectors. Cash-rich after it sold its flagship cigaretteAP - 548 words
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Article5607 2007-03-17 11 MOST ACTIVE STOCKS VOLUME VALUE Thai Beverage 63.538.000 DBS Grp 120.178.550 Delonq 31.856.000 JMH 70.733.265 Cosco Corp 19.388.000 CapitaLand 64.435.051 Yonqnam 18.295.000 UOB 60.556.100 STI3150SGAePW*****7 17.337.000 Cosco Corp 53.598.992 Gen Intl 16.833.000 SingTel 53.278.360 SingTel 16.812.000 JSH 52.703.078 MMI Hldgs 13.037.000 Keppel Corp 41.413.340 Zhongguo Power 12.590.000 HKLand 38.162.3885,607 words
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GREATER CHINA
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Article2503 2007-03-17 12 VOL Mar 16 KM rOOO) ASM Realty 1.66 unch 135 Abric Bhd 033 0.01 461 Acp Industries 1.68 -0.01 171 Advance Synergy 0-29 0.01 358 AdventaBhd .0.85 0.04 23 AeMutti Hldgs 0J3 -0.01 3 Affm Holdings 2-28 0.03 1789 Ahmad ZakiResou 342 -0.03 5 AtcCorp .0.57 -0.01 872,503 words
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Article, Illustration471 2007-03-17 12 AP [BEIJING] China's creation of a company to invest part of its US$l trillion in foreign currency reserves will have no impact on Beijing's substantial holdings of US-dollar-denominated assets, Premier Wen Jiabao yesterday. Speaking at a news conference. Mr Wen also said Beijing mustAP; AFP - 471 words
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458 2007-03-17 12 Reuters [WASHINGTON] The US Commerce Department is prepared to change a de-cade-old policy and impose countervailing duties on non-market economies like China, when the facts merit, a senior official said on Thursday. David Spooner, assistant secretary of commerce for import administration, saidReuters - 458 words
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Article, Illustration358 2007-03-17 12 Bloomberg [SHANGHAI] Ping An Insurance (Group) Co, China's second-biggest insurer, said profit probably surged over 50 per cent last year, boosted by returns from the strongest stock market rally in at least a decade. The company, about 17 per centBloomberg - 358 words
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Article, Illustration345 2007-03-17 12 Central bank to allow more foreign access to domestic futures markets Reuters [BEIJING] China will gradually relax controls over the import and export of gold and allow more foreign access to domestic futures markets, the central bank said yesterday in a lengthy announcementReuters; AFP - 345 words
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INDIA
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Article, Illustration711 2007-03-17 13 SIDDHARTH SRIVASTAVA - Annual volume of illegal punting may reach US$40b By SIDDHARTH SRIVASTAVA in New Delhi OVER the next few weeks, cricket-crazy Indians will be glued to the biggest extravaganza, the World Cup (WC), underway at the West Indies. Equally frenzied will be the public gambling,REUTERS - 711 words
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303 2007-03-17 13 AFP [KOLKATA] The Indian state of West Bengal was paralysed yesterday by a general strike over the killing by police of 14 villagers protesting against forced land purchases to make way for industrial parks. Schools, colleges, shops and offices shut down acrossAFP - 303 words
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ASIA-PACIFIC/WORLD
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Article, Illustration631 2007-03-17 14 SURESH MENON - EU hails efforts on Asean Charter and single market SURESH MENON Foreign Editor THE European Union (EU) and Asean foreign ministers have adopted a "Nuremberg Declaration" to intensify cooperation. They used the 16th meeting of their cooperative body in the German city as a631 words
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393 2007-03-17 14 LATEST US DATA AP. Reuters [WASHINGTON] Consumer inflation spurted higher in February, reflecting rising costs for petrol and big jumps for food, while industrial output rebounded sharply, in large part because of the biggest jump in utility production in 17 years. TheAP.; Reuters - 393 words
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166 2007-03-17 14 Reuters, Bloomberg [BANGKOK! True Corp, Thailand's largest private fixed-line phone operator, said yesterday that it was not about to buy a stake in telecoms group Shin Corp from Temasek. "We have no plan," chief executive Supachai Cearavanont told reporters, referring to marketReuters,; Bloomberg - 166 words
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489 2007-03-17 14 ANTHONY ROWLEY - By ANTHONY ROWLEY in Tokyo JAPAN'S Vice-Finance Minister for International Affairs, Hiroshi Watanabe, claimed yesterday that so-called yen "carry trades" are unwinding only at the margin, and that this does not threaten the stability of financial markets. But with turbulence continuing to impact489 words
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217 2007-03-17 14 NYT Reuters. [BOCA RATON. Florida] Upstart energy exchange Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) surprised financial markets on Thursday by making an unsolicited US$lO billion bid to wrest the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) away from its planned merger partner, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). TheNYT; Reuters. - 217 words
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Article, Illustration513 2007-03-17 14 AP [TOKYO] A solemn Takafumi Horie sat quietly as the judge read out his sentence yesterday two-and-a-half years behind bars for violating securities law. It was a new low for Japan's most famous dot-com mogul, a brash 34-year-old entrepreneur who transformed hisAP - 513 words
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Advertisement668 2007-03-17 14 PROPOSED MERGER OF WILMAR INTERNATIONAL LIMITED ("WILMAR") WITH PPB OIL PALMS BERHAD ("PPBOP"), KUOK OILS GRAINS PTE LTD ("KOG") AND PGEO GROUP SDN BHD ("PGEO") (THE "KG MERGER") DISPENSATION FROM TAKEOVER OFFER WILMAR Wilmar had announced on 14 December 2006 that assuming 100% acceptance of the voluntary general offer for668 words
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MOTORING
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Article, Illustration633 2007-03-17 15 SAMUEL EE - The S8 has the power of a tractor and the nimbleness of a hatchback, says SAMUEL EE SAMUEL EE YOU could say that it all adds up when it comes to the latest super saloon from Audi. Take an A 8 body, slot in a VlO, hook633 words
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Article, Illustration338 2007-03-17 15 SAMUEL EE - By SAMUEL EE ANOTHER Thai-made seven-seat SUV is bound for Singapore and it's called the Chevrolet Captiva. To be unveiled later this month at the Bangkok International Motor Show, it follows in the tyre tracks of the Toyota Fortuner. But unlike the big Toyota, which was introduced here338 words
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Article, Illustration624 2007-03-17 15 GEOFFREY EU - By GEOFFREY EU AS FAR as promotional stunts go, a drive between Paris and Beijing is a guaranteed attention-grabber. After all, it's not the sort of journey that takes place every day. The last publicised one was in 1907 when a French624 words
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Page 15 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous359 2007-03-17 15 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 1 Vehicle needed to organise a IZZE— boxing match (8) 9 Discourage accepting American II II I 'I I I I I I prison vessel (8) 12 Latin is good-in French city! (6) 13 Video shot covering head of I I I T T I J j state's359 words
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GOLF
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Article, Illustration1194 2007-03-17 16 JUSTINE MOSS - It is possible for players, both amateur and professional, to resume playing after a serious injury, writes JUSTINE MOSS JUSTINE MOSS Most people have likely experienced a sudden twinge, muscle spasm or more conventional body ache after a particularly gruelling round of golf. More often than not,1,194 words
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WELLNESS
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Article, Illustration642 2007-03-17 17 CHEAH UI-HOON - Facials nowadays promise to feed your face with anti-oxidants and oxygen, remove lines and wrinkles, tighten and lift skin, and stimulate collagen growth, all the better to make you look younger with. BT Weekend checks out a few of these facials that reverse or slow down ageing. By CHEAH642 words
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Article22 2007-03-17 17 CHEAH UI-HOON - By CHEAH UI-HOON The generak impression is that stuff Maylande International. #03-05. Mandarin Gallery. Meritus Mandarin Hotel. Tel: 6732 383922 words
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Article245 2007-03-17 17 JAIME EE - By JAIME EE MADONNA is said to have a machine in each of her homes, and it's touted as the hottest treatment among Hollywood A-listers who depend on it to maintain their flawless complexions. When all this hype is distilled to a more realistic level for regular245 words
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606 2007-03-17 17 CHEAH UI-HOON - By CHEAH UI-HOON ONE of the modern-day techniques to help a person look younger, minimise lines and wrinkles, are the use of lights and lasers to stimulate collagen growth. Collagen, which is responsible for skin strength and elasticity, breaks down with age. "There606 words
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604 2007-03-17 17 CORINNE KERK - By CORINNE KERK IT sounded almost too good to be true an anti-ageing facial massage that combines three extremely relaxing techniques of lymphatic drainage therapy (LDT). acupressure and craniosacral therapy (CST), all performed using Bulgarian essential oils. Can any woman refuse this? But604 words
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SHOPPING
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Article, Illustration704 2007-03-17 18 CHEAH UI-HOON - The spotlight is on fashion in Singapore, what with a bumper crop of Spring/Summer shows and the 10-day Singapore Fashion Festival coming up next week. CHEAH UI-HOON checks out what's hot CHEAH UI-HOON As much as prints are now in vogue, so is talk about "ecological footprints" in704 words
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511 2007-03-17 18 THE Singapore Fashion Festival is set to continue on its tradition as a launchpad for new designers, and an extension of the global runway showcasing the newest collections hot off the fashion shows in Milan, Paris and New York. Among the headliners this year will511 words
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Article, Illustration644 2007-03-17 18 CHEAH UI-HOON - From the runways of Paris, Milan and Singapore By CHEAH UI-HOON IS SINGAPORE shaping up to be the next fashion destination? Judging by the number of Spring/Summer fashion shows this season, any fashionista would think so. And thanks to the fact that shows are managed professionally and modelled after Paris644 words
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Travel
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Article, Illustration1079 2007-03-17 19 GOH HWEE LENG - The winter months along the French Riviera are anything but quiet with a variety of quirky festivals. GOH HWEE LENG gets a whiff of the action GOH HWEE LENG LEMONS and oranges packed with vitamin C and anti-oxidants, they're versatile fruits that are good for health and usefulPhotos by GOH HWEE LENG - 1,079 words
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THE BUISNESS TIMES weekend
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Article, Illustration1187 2007-03-17 20 GEOFFREY EU - GEOFFREY EU finds out that barbecuing at home is the latest stress-relief strategy for some harried executives GEOFFREY EU FOR some people it's golf, for others it's a day at the spa or an extended session of retail therapy. When Lincoln Wong wants to unwind though,1,187 words
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Article, Illustration692 2007-03-17 20 JAIME EE - A taste of Melbourne in Duxton Hill By JAIME EE THE Melbourne Food and Wine Festival started yesterday but not only in Melbourne. If you poke around Duxton Hill this weekend, you'll find yourself transported to a mini-Melbourne right on the outskirts of Chinatown. Along the cobblestone path outside Broth692 words
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