The Business Times, 14 April 2007
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Title Section25 2007-04-14 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES weekend SINGAPORE 85 cents A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION MICA (P) 202/12/2006 online iit http'fljusiwsvtimos.jsi.i 1 torn sq April 14 IS, 200725 words
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350 2007-04-14 1 JANICE HENG - StarHub Mobile is second and APL is fourth in D&B study By JANICE HENG [SINGAPORE] Singapore firms are among the AsiaPacific region's top companies by return on equity (ROE), according to a Dun Bradstreet (D&B) study released yesterday. Of the 1,000350 words
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645 2007-04-14 1 PAULINE NG - Measures include fast-lane approval for projects involving foreign investors By PAULINE NG in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA yesterday announced a package of incentives to boost the property sector, including shortening the approval time for projects involving foreign investors to as little as four645 words
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Advertisement47 2007-04-14 1 afcjJL l SINGAPORE 85 cents **™*W i Tim Lankester, the contrarian watcher page recipes that f s**f: w you can try Ut y Ur L i II I MOTORING Samuel Ee checks out two upmarket hatchbacks the Audi A3 Sportback and the BMW 116 i page 1747 words
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TOP STORIES
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541 2007-04-14 2 VINCENT WEE - Creating a better work environment linked to sustaining a business By VINCENT WEE [SINGAPORE] Roaring economies and increasing competition for talent make the results of this year's Hewitt Best Employers Award even more significant. It's not rocket science, but employers realise541 words
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Article, Illustration443 2007-04-14 2 VINCENT WEE - By VINCENT WEE [SINGAPORE] If there was a premier address for berthing a boat in Singapore, it would be One Degree 15 Marina. The waiting list for the 130 berths in the already completed Phase 1 of the project is unheardARTHUR LEE - 443 words
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466 2007-04-14 2 ANNA TEO - Most countries not experiencing unusually rapid home price hikes Reports by ANNA TEO [SINGAPORE] The rapid run-up in housing prices across the Asia-Pacific of late may continue for some time yet, but by and large, prices have not gone grossly out of line466 words
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Article132 2007-04-14 2 sn 3,***** (+0.90) ST INDEX FUTURES 3,361.00 (+1.00) SIMSCI 415.07 (+0.57) SIMSa FUTURES ***** (+1.00) MARKETS Friday Change KL COMP +1.01 NIKKEI 225 17,363.95 -176.47 HANG SENG 20.340.97 -39.24 SET INDEX Oostd JAKARTA COMP 1,941.15 +10.76 MANILA COMP 3,217.07 -6.15 SEOUL COMP 1.520.78 -4.83 SHENZHEN B 547.12 +0.59132 words
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430 2007-04-14 2 [SINGAPORE] Economic growth across Asia-Pacific will slow this year to 2004-2005 levels, with risks on the downside, says the International Monetary Fund (IMF). But the region's electronics industry prospects are broadly positive in the medium term. The IMF which recently marked down430 words
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Article589 2007-04-14 2 GuocoLand to pump US$1.3b in Beijing prime site GUOCOLAND, the local listed arm of Malaysian billionaire Quek Leng Chan, plans to spend a whopping US$ 1.3 billion on a 106,000 square metre site in a prime area of Beijing, in what may be the single biggest investment by589 words
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RAFFLES CONVERSATION
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Article, Illustration1714 2007-04-14 3 VIKRAM KHANNA - Why is China riskier than Indonesia? Does official development aid do any good? And what was it like to work with Margaret Thatcher? Development economist and educationist Tim Lankester talks to VIKRAM KHANNA VIKRAM KHANNA DURING a luncheon talk last month organised by the Singapore International Foundation,ARTHUR LEE - 1,714 words
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Article582 2007-04-14 3 FOR two-and-a-half years, from 1979 to 1982, Sir Tim Lankester served as a private secretary to British prime minister Margaret Thatcher. As an insider, he has some vivid stories of the "Iron Lady", who it turns out, also had a softer side. "It was an582 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article, Illustration630 2007-04-14 4 CONRAD RAJ - PROPERTY WATCH Site to yield gross floor area 5 times the size of Ngee Ann City mall By CONRAD RAJ GUOCOLAND. the local listed arm of Malaysian billionaire Quek Leng Chan, plans to spend a whopping US$l.3 billion on a 106,000 square metre630 words
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457 2007-04-14 4 KALPANA RASHIWALA - Deal prices Shenton Way property at $600m By KALPANA RASHIWALA UNITED Industrial Corporation (UIC) yesterday announced it had inked a deal to buy UIC Building at Shenton Way under a collective sale that prices the property at $600 million, or $870 per square457 words
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130 2007-04-14 4 NTUC Choice Homes and Wing Tai began selling their Casa Merah condo near Tanah Merah MRT Station yesterday at a net average price of $588 per square foot, after a 12 per cent discount. Yesterday's preview was open to130 words
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Article, Illustration524 2007-04-14 6 R SIVANITHY - STOCKS R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent A NEUTRAL observer of the Singapore stock market this week could be forgiven for thinking that the entire economy and market are driven by two things property and the cheapest penny stocks. Never mind that Singapore has a524 words
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270 2007-04-14 6 JANICE HENG - By JANICE HENG AN unresolved tax matter at Yeo Hiap Seng Ltd (YHS) has not affected the audit opinion of its financial statements for the year ended Dec 31,2006. In the company's annual report, the auditors, PricewaterhouseCoopers, signed off by270 words
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474 2007-04-14 6 ROLAND LIM - By ROLAND LIM TEMASEK Holdings has successfully taken control of semiconductor test and assembly service provider STATS ChipPAC (Stats), with the takeover bid boosting its stake in the company to 67.6 per cent as of yesterday. Based on the acceptance level for the offer474 words
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Article, Illustration399 2007-04-14 6 OH BOON PING - US$150m deal may make it more efficient for firm to carry out its plans By OH BOON PING NUTRIASIA Group has bought out partner San Miguel Corp in the holding company of Singaporelisted food and drink group Del Monte Pacific for US$l5OAFP - 399 words
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Article96 2007-04-14 7 Bloomberg [HONGKONG] Richard Li, chairman of PCCW Ltd, spent HK$267 million (Sss2 million) this week to raise his stake in the company, according to a filing with the Hong Kong stock exchange. He bought 22 million shares at an average price of HK$4.7l each,Bloomberg - 96 words
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353 2007-04-14 7 SIOW LI SEN - It will buy waste water treatment firm Memstar for $98.4m By SIOW LI SEN FINANCIALLY troubled Media Stream has found another potential suitor Chinese company Memstar Pte Ltd, which is involved in waste water treatment. Media Stream, which is under judicial management and has been353 words
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Article199 2007-04-14 7 US$7.1 m new orders for Koda KODA won US$7.1 million of new orders at five international furniture shows in the first quarter of this year. The confirmed orders, for delivery in the next four to five months, boosted its order book to US$21 million. Audit opinion of U199 words
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PERSONAL INVESTMENT
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Article, Illustration953 2007-04-14 8 MATTHEW PHAN - Compiled by MATTHEW PHAN Swiber Holdings April 13 close: $1.39 CAZENOVE, April 12 WE INITIATE coverage of Swiber Holdings with an "outperform" recommendation. Our fair value of $1.61 (with 23 per cent upside) is based on a 2008 PE ratio of 12 times. Swiber is a niche offshoreScource: Bloomberg - 953 words
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Article1143 2007-04-14 8 For week beginning Apr 9 SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDER/DIRECTOR TRANSACTIONS Subsantial Buy No of Price SHAREHOLDING Trans Shareholder Sell Shares Per Before After Stock Date Director Conv 000 Shr ('000) C000) AEICorp 12 Apr 07 The Nassim Fd Buy 500 na ***** 5.60 ***** 5.82 Beyomcs Tech 121,143 words
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Article, Illustration1561 2007-04-14 8 TEH HOOI LING - SHOW ME THE MONEY TEH HOOI LING Senior Correspondent VALUING a company is not easy. Especially a company like United Fiber System (UFS), which has had many false starts and is yet to generate a steady flow of income. To compound the situation, there1,561 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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548 2007-04-14 9 GENEVIEVE CUA - By GENEVIEVE CUA NTUC Income has declared a bonus of $309 million the equivalent of $754 million in sum assured for its traditional life policies. The bonus declaration is its strongest over the last five years, thanks to robust returns on the life fund's underlying548 words
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407 2007-04-14 9 GENEVIEVE CUA - And it'll all be done at its own wealth management campus in S'pore By GENEVIEVE CUA ÜBS has raised the bar for the competition by setting up its own wealth management campus in the picturesque and historic Command House, through which it407 words
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SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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45 2007-04-14 9 Bloomberg PSA International and Jurong Port handled 12 per cent more containers in March. The tally was 2.29 million 20-ft equivalent units, compared with 2.05 million a year earlier, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore said. —BloombergBloomberg - 45 words
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54 2007-04-14 9 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Airport Terminal Services (SATS), the catering and ground-handling unit of Singapore Airlines, handled more passengers in March as economic growth in the region spurred demand for air travel. The tally was 2.54 million passengers. But flights handled declined 0.7 per cent toBloomberg - 54 words
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Article7800 2007-04-14 9 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS AAN Amro Asset Mgt (S'pore) Star Europe Eqty'" 1 089/ Star Europe Bond 118/ Star Europe BS 1 247/ Star Asian Tiger Eqly 1361/ Star Asia Bond 1 316/ Star Asia Balanced 1 109/ Star Global Technology Fund'" 0J12J Mult) St Fd 0979/ Star Asia BonddJSO) 07,800 words
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316 2007-04-14 10 VINCENT WEE - By VINCENT WEE PLAYERS in the business events sector will finally get some formal recognition, with the launch of the Singapore Tourism Board's (STB) inaugural Business Events Awards yesterday. The awards will be held annually in early August. The Singapore Exhibition and Conference Bureau316 words
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368 2007-04-14 10 JANICE HENG - But they must work with govt agencies as transparency is an issue there: D&B By JANICE HENG SINGAPORE companies have an advantage in the Middle East because the island's business community is well-regarded there, says the CEO of Dun Bradstreet368 words
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417 2007-04-14 10 HONG Leong Group is said to have wrapped up a deal to buy only one of the adjacent Meyer Road properties owned by Delia Suantio Lee of Lee Foundation, instead of both properties as indicated under an earlier conditional417 words
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Article9307 2007-04-14 10 Transaction date: Apr 13 52-Wk Til Last Vol Day Last Quote Dtv GrYW Net MCao High low Code Company Sato *1- C000) High Low Buyer Sailer Cvr ?H Smll 35 2 5716 1st Software 2 susp 81 II 5 6 3148 STelecom 10 5cd unch 229 10.5 10.59,307 words
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INDONESIA
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Article, Illustration538 2007-04-14 11 Minister says it is also ready to push ahead with civil service reforms AFP [WASHINGTON] Indonesia's strong economic expansion and increased political stability will allow the government to focus on reforms pushed for by restless foreign investors, its economic minister said on Thursday. MinisterAFP; FILE PHOTO - 538 words
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Article6821 2007-04-14 11 Transaction Date: Apr 13 MOST ACTIVE STOCKS VOLUME VALUC FHTK Hldgs 860,912,000 China Honqxinq 149.538,300 Thakral 484,442,000 UOB 127.745.3S0 MDR DBSGfp 118.773.830 AddvalTech 83,494,000 OCBCBk 7S.920.450 Thai Bewrage 81.405.000 Thakral 58.262,125 Abterra 62.702.000 StA 48,641.190 CSC Hldgs 59.417.000 KeppetCorp 47.662.004 Armarda 56.370.000 CapitaLamd 42.905.940 GKEInt S3.778.000 Semb Corp Ind6,821 words
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MALAYSIA
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334 2007-04-14 12 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's sec-ond-smallest lending group Affin Holdings Bhd said yesterday it was still in stake-sale talks with Hong Kong's Bank of East Asia "We are still in discussions, fine-tuning the various points to be agreed between the two parties," AffinReuters - 334 words
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Article, Illustration324 2007-04-14 12 Economists say drop in exports is the result of currency's strength Reuters AP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia is not worried that its strengthening ringgit is affecting exports, Second Finance Minister Nor Mohamed Yakcop said yesterday, adding that he expected the currency to be stable. Data lastReuters; AP - 324 words
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Article, Illustration44 2007-04-14 12 [KUALA LUMPUR] Finalists for Miss Malaysia Universe 2007 pose for photographers during a press presentation at a hotel here on Thursday, April 12. The winner will represent the country for the grand final in Mexico City on May 30 APAP - 44 words
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BRIEFLY ASIA
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111 2007-04-14 12 Reuters [TAIPEI] Taiwan presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou yesterday said that if elected he would triple the proposed volume of Chinese tourists to the island. Mr Ma, former Taipei mayor and likely candidate for the main opposition Nationalist Party (KMT) in the MarchReuters - 111 words
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91 2007-04-14 12 AFP [JAKARTA] A surprise Indian missile test forced an Indonesian airliner packed with passengers to turn around mid-flight and head home, the foreign ministry in Jakarta said yesterday. The Garuda Indonesia jet, full of Muslim pilgrims en route to Saudi Arabia, hadAFP - 91 words
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74 2007-04-14 12 Xinhua [BEIJING] China's tax revenue reached 1.1 trillion yuan (*****.9 billion) in the first quarter of 2007, up a hefty 230 billion yuan, or 25.5 per cent, on the same period last year, said the State Administration of Taxation yesterday. The industrial sectorXinhua - 74 words
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293 2007-04-14 12 AP [KUALA LUMPUR] Many Malaysian businesses seem to be ignoring the government's warnings against computer piracy, despite recent raids that have led to the seizure of hundreds of unlicensed software copies, an official said yesterday. Domestic Trade Ministry officers have confiscated illegal software andAP - 293 words
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Article2526 2007-04-14 12 VOL Apr 13 *M COOP) ASM Realty 1.90 -0.01 28 Abric Bhd .0 33 unch 27 Acp Industries 1.91 0.03 664 Advance Synergy 0.38 -0.01 6601 Adventa Bhd .0.97 0.02 133 Ae Multi Hldgs 0.36 unch 271 Affin Holdings .2.55 0.02 4618 Ahmad Zaki Resou 2 76 unch2,526 words
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INDIA
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499 2007-04-14 13 Earnings higher than expected but growth forecast to slow sharply AFP (BANGALORE] Indian software giant Infosys yesterday posted a higher-than-expected 70 per cent jump in fiscal fourth-quarter net income but forecast growth to slow sharply in the year ahead. The Bangalore-based company,AFP - 499 words
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Article267 2007-04-14 13 India's top credit card issuer targets the rich segment The Economic Times [BANGALORE] In a bid to woo the creme-de-la-creme of the country, ICICI Bank, in which Singapore's Temasek Holdings has a 9 per cent stake, plans to roll out the Signature brand from theThe Economic Times - 267 words
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287 2007-04-14 13 Bombay bourse to sell 41 stake to 20 investors [MUMBAI] The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) is selling 41 per cent stake to 20 investors, including domestic and foreign financial institutions, for about US$3B4 million the biggest private placement of equity ever in the country, according to a report in the287 words
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315 2007-04-14 13 Analysts say bank will raise headcount at its Indian BPO unit or acquire a new company [MUMBAI] Nearly 85 per cent of the 9,500 jobs that Citigroup says it will move to lowcost destinations may come to India, the Business Standard315 words
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Article, Illustration73 2007-04-14 13 [BANGALORE] Australian cricketer Brett Lee was in Bangalore on Thursday for a promotional campaign. Lee, the brand ambassador of Timex Watches, met the winners of the "Timex Meet with Brett" consumer promotion contest. The fast bowler, who plays in the band Six Out, has beenAFP; Reuters - 73 words
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GREATER CHINA
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Article, Illustration643 2007-04-14 14 AFP (KYOTO] Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao took his milestone Japan visit to Kyoto yesterday, sipping tea and mingling with the public as he tried to add a human touch to warming political relations. After two days of highprofile politics inAFP - 643 words
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549 2007-04-14 14 JANE MOIR - Many tenants forced to quit their premises, policy-makers take flak By JANE MOIR in Hong Kong DESPITE stellar returns. Hong Kong's first securitisation of public assets into a Reit is proving a major headache for policy-makers and further divestments are looking unlikely in the549 words
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237 2007-04-14 14 AFP [BEIJING] The United States expects to reach a "meaningful agreement" with China by May on the liberalisation of aviation, the US Transportation Secretary Mary Peters said. "We want to reach meaningful agreement about having full and open liberalisation of aviation," MsAFP - 237 words
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Article, Illustration472 2007-04-14 14 HK FILM AWARDS Veteran director up for two films in both best movie and best director categories AP [HONG KONG] It's Johnnie To versus Johnnie To at the Hong Kong Film Awards this year. The veteran Hong Kong director will be a formidable opponent atAP - 472 words
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ASIA-PACIFIC/WORLD
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430 2007-04-14 16 Love hurts and costs big for celebrities Sports and entertainment stars make huge payouts when they divorce: Forbes AFP [WASHINGTON] Falling in-love costs nothing but falling out, for celebrities like basketballer Michael Jordan and pop crooner Neil Diamond can cost a fortune. Jordan and Diamond are each paying out anAFP - 430 words
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Article, Illustration535 2007-04-14 16 NYT [WASHINGTON] Paul D Wolfowitz's tenure as president of the World Bank was thrown into turmoil on Thursday by the disclosure that he had helped arrange a pay raise for his companion at the time of her transfer from the bank toNYT; AFP - 535 words
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Article, Illustration82 2007-04-14 16 [BASEL] World number one tennis player Roger Federer of Switzerland at the unveiling of a giant replica stamp during the launch of a Swiss postage stamp bearing his portrait in Basel earlier this week. To commemorate Federer's record-breaking streak at the top of the ATP world rankingsAFP - 82 words
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304 2007-04-14 16 G-7 ministers expected to issue upbeat statement Reuters [WASHINGTON] Finance chiefs from rich nations were expected to offer reassurances later yesterday that dangers from rising US mortgage defaults and high-risk hedge funds globally were manageable and not a threat to expansion. Group ofReuters - 304 words
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243 2007-04-14 16 LATEST US DATA AP Reuters [WASHINGTON] The US trade deficit improved for a second month as oil imports fell sharply and the politically sensitive deficit with China narrowed to its lowest point in nine months. The gap between what America sells abroad and whatAP; Reuters - 243 words
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WORLD WATCH
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Article105 2007-04-14 16 Reuters [TOKYO] Morgan Stanley will buy 13 hotels and two property management units from Japanese airline All Nippon Airways for US$2.4 billion in the biggest hotel transaction in Asia, the US investment bank said yesterday, making it the largest hotel owner in Japan. TheReuters - 105 words
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Article49 2007-04-14 16 Reuters [BOSTON] General Electric (GE) reported higher first-quarter earnings yesterday, with strong demand for heavy equipment driving the infrastructure segment, while the GE Plastics business weighed on industrial results. GE said net earnings rose to US$4.5l billion from U554.44 billion a year earlier.—ReutersReuters - 49 words
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79 2007-04-14 16 AP [NEW DELHI] Top trade representatives from six key member-nations of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) have proposed a new year-end deadline to complete negotiations on a treaty to liberalise global commerce, a joint statement said. The WTO's Doha round of negotiations, have stalledAP - 79 words
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70 2007-04-14 16 AFP [SEOUL] South Korea's Samsung Electronics yesterday said net profit during the three months to March fell 15 per cent from a year earlier due to weak chip prices. In the first quarter the company made a net profit of 1.6 trillion won (552.6AFP - 70 words
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61 2007-04-14 16 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Sotheby's, the world's second largest seller of art, paid chief executive officer William Ruprecht a US$5.3 million stock award in 2006 for meeting performance targets. Mr Ruprecht, 51, who runs the only large publicly traded auction house, earned US$2.B million inBloomberg - 61 words
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MOTORING
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Article, Illustration765 2007-04-14 17 SAMUEL EE - Singapore has always been a predominantly sedan market but in recent years, the compact hatchback has been growing in popularity. Now, more upmarket hatchbacks are also appearing on the scene. SAMUEL EE drives two of them SAMUEL EE Jf OU could call the original Mercedes-Benz m A-Class the765 words
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Article, Illustration459 2007-04-14 17 A SMALL hatchback with rear-wheel-drive may be rarer than a 10-year-old kid with a long attention span but both are equally welcome although the former is a lot quieter. While BMW Asia is still deciding whether or not to introduce the BMW 1 Series459 words
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Article, Illustration490 2007-04-14 17 SAMUEL EE - By SAMUEL EE CABRIOLETS with retractable hardtops are now so common that almost every major manufacturer has one such model in its line-up, with the canvas roof ripped off for the more practical alternative of steel and/or glass. So now that the novelty of the490 words
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GOLF
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Article, Illustration1131 2007-04-14 18 JUSTINE MOSS - A hole-in-one has something to do with skill and everything to do with luck, writes JUSTINE MOSS JUSTINE MOSS LAST week, amateur golfer Elsie McLean took careful aim with her selected club (a driver) on the 100-yard par-3 fourth hole at the Bidwell Park course1,131 words
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423 2007-04-14 18 AP [REUNION. Florida] Annika Sorenstam has 69 LPGA Tour victories, 10 major titles and one of the largest fan followings in women's golf. No doubt, she will be missed. Sorenstam with- drew from the Ginn Open on Thursday because of a rupturedAP - 423 words
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Miscellaneous304 2007-04-14 18 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 A man of the church invites R I R I R I [4 I [5 I [7 I lg 6 Notnira in to 9 Talking lions will be closely inves- 9— 13 Vessel from China of Taiwan (5) Bjjj^ 15 Alarms caused by struggles ■1^ across304 words
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WELLNESS
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Article, Illustration1220 2007-04-14 19 CHEAH UI-HOON - Labels you're supposed to read them, but how much do yòu reaĺy understand? What do you know about the properties of nutritional supplements and fòds? BT WÈKEND gets the lowdown from two experts By CHEAH UI-HOON IF YOU'RE big on supplementing your diet with anti-oxidants, vitamins and minerals,1,220 words
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361 2007-04-14 19 CHEAH UI-HOON - By CHEAH UI-HOON YOU'RE running on a treadmill and feel pain in your chest, so you stop. Then the pain goes away and you feel normal. But was it just a blip on a bad running day? Maybe not. Chest pains like361 words
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749 2007-04-14 19 MELISSA HENG - Loads of info but what does it really mean? By MELISSA HENG IT happens to the best of us. You pick up a slice of fruit cake at the bakery section of the supermarket, take a quick look at the wrapper, and note that it contains only 220 calories. "That's749 words
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Article720 2007-04-14 19 Ah Hoi's Kitchen Poolside, Traders Hotel (above TanglinMaU). TeL *****373 Savour Sri Lankan chilli and black pepper crabs, lobster vermicelli, steamed garoupa, honey glazed ginger chicken and other local fare. The new Magnificent 7 menu brings back fond memories. Its menu Includes dishes such as braised720 words
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SHOPPING
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Fine art of living in the past
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Article, Illustration469 2007-04-14 20 CHEAH UI-HOON - By CHEAH UI-HOON THOSE with an eye for antiques would know that fine Japanese antiques are a rarity here. But now, you can find a small selection of antique cabinets and tableware at Wacha, opposite Front Row and a few doors down fromYEN MENG JIIN - 469 words
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Article, Illustration555 2007-04-14 20 CORINNE KERK - Two new Japanese lifestyle stores give a glimpse of fine Japanese products for the home and hearth By CORINNE KERK SOMETIMES, things can turn up in the unlikeliest of places. Like Japanese-inspired furniture and homeware in the quiet, mostly residential Kim Yam Road555 words
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Article, Illustration407 2007-04-14 20 CORINNE KERK - By CORINNE KERK CALLING all globe-trotting fashionistas and stylemeisters fancy travelling with a piece of Alexander McQueen? Now, you can do so with luggage created by the talented British fashion designer and made by specialist travel bag maker, Samsonite. Launched last month,407 words
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TRAVEL
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Article, Illustration1441 2007-04-14 21 GOH HWEE LENG - GOH HWEE LENG strolls through the Gothic wonderland in the French Riviera and breathes in the history behind its fairy-tale chateaus GOH HWEE LENG NCE upon a time, a rich American art- ist and his beautiful wife visited a little Vtown in the French jm Riviera. As MariePHOTOS BY GOH HWEE LENG - 1,441 words
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The Business Times weekend
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Article, Illustration2266 2007-04-14 22 JAIME EE - Try out these recipes from the experts at WGS and you could soon be the talk of your dinner party circle, says JAIME EE JAIME EE SO YOU'VE already had a taste of some top chefs' cooking since the World Gourmet Summit (WGS) kicked off2,266 words
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