The Business Times, 21 November 2007

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  • 26 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES Singapore 85 cents online at http://business-times.asial .com.sg mm A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION CO REGN NO *****2868E MICA (P) 202/12/2006 Wednesday, November 21,2007
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  • 796 1  -  CONRAD TAN It will seek international arbitration if all else fails By [SINGAPORE] Temasek Holdings said yesterday it will seek international arbitration if necessary in its fight against the ruling by Indonesia's competition regulator that it breached anti-trust laws there. Temasek's Indonesian
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  • 603 1  -  CHEN HUIFEN Grouping hopes to stay competitive by freeing flow of goods and services By [SINGAPORE] Cheaper goods. A single aviation market. Cross-border recognition of professionals, who can take their skills freely across the region. A harmonised legal regime for e-commerce. These
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  • MARKETS DIGEST
    • 41 1 I COMP 1,371.70 -8.21 IIKKEI 225 15,211.52 +168.96 IANG SENG 27,771.21 +311.04 ;et INDEX 830.05 -1.09 JAKARTA COMP 2,624.86 -21.95 1ANILA COMP 3,540.61 -104.61 ;eoulcomp 1,872.24 -21.23 ;henzhenb 701.38 +7.55 IUMBAI IND 19,280.80 -352.56 1030AM EDT Change 13,053.88 +95.44 IOW
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    • 29 1 Bloomberg SINGAPORE 5.33 MALAYSIA 6.74 HONG KONG 7.00 INDONESIA 15.265 TAIWAN 6.156 JAPAN 1.875 KOREA 9.33 BRITAIN 5.75 US 7.50 CANADA 6.25 SWITZERLAND 4.03 INDIA 12.75 Source:
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    • 39 1 IS$ (S$ per US$) 1.449 (US$/S$ )er 2.059 2.984 IURO(US$/S$/E) 1.474 2.136 'EN 110.40 76.20 3.368 2.324 N<$ 7.781 5.370 !AHT 33.84 23.35 IUPIAH 9,345 6,449 IENMINBI 7.424 5.124 INDIAN RUPEE 39.32 27.14 1.126 0.777 IZ$ 1.315 0.908
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 59 1 MARKETS Sd&f* 1 PROPERTY AEROSPACE IfiSP^l COMPANIES Tech stocks En bloc millionaires Rolls-Royce to assemble UOB told to stop using making comeback to drive market engines in Spore i currency ID system PAGES 3& 48 i «M BE PAGE 3 PAGE 2 i ft" PAGE 6 BUSINESS EXCELLENCE A look
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  • TOP STORIES
    • THREE-MINUTE DIGEST
      • 76 2 EVEN though the Nasdaq stock market index has been brought down to earth of late because of worries about sub-prime mortgages, analysts still like the long-term picture. "People have been saying 'This will finally be tech's year to make a big
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      • 47 2 UOB will have to stop using a currency identification system which is in service at 280 outlets here, after the Court of Appeal ruled that the technology infringes a patent by an Irish company. COMPANY NEWS, PAGE 6
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      • 49 2 THE Singapore Exchange has introduced a new section on its website, listing the companies whose primary listings are elsewhere in a bid to help investors identify those companies who comply with listing rules other than the SGX's. COMPANY NEWS, PAGE 9
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      • 75 2 A 99-YEAR leasehold residential site in Woodlands was found to have drawn a surprising eight bidders when the government tender closed yesterday, with the top bid coming to some $56 million or $232 per square foot per plot ratio. Recent government
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      • 84 2 THE International Monetary Fund has urged Hong Kong to look at ways to reduce anomalies between its money and exchange rate markets to prevent speculative pressure on the territory's currency peg. "The authorities could consider reinforcing the link between changes
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      • 56 2 DIGI.COM and Time dotCom's strategic alliance could unravel days after it was announced. This follows a comment by Lim Keng Yaik, Malaysia's Minister for Energy, Water and Communications, that the ministry planned to pull back licences for previously assigned spectra for better control
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      • 75 2 COMPANIES selling commercial vehicles are excited about an impending revision in the season parking charges for such vehicles at HDB car parks. Currently, if the unladen weight of the vehicle exceeds 1,500 kg, the owner of the commercial vehicle has to
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    • 735 2  -  YEN SREENIVASAN $320 m facility for Boeing, Airbus will be an Asian first By [SINGAPORE] British power systems and engines giant Rolls-Royce yesterday announced plans to invest some $320 million to build a new facility in Singapore to assemble and test the Trent
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    • 814 3  -  ANDREW MARKS Many believe sector has the fundamentals to stay strong By in New York EVEN though the Nasdaq stock market index has been brought down to earth of late because of worries about sub-prime mortgages, analysts still like the long-term
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    • 524 3  -  ARTHUR SIM If just two-thirds buy homes, they may spend $6b: Savills By [SINGAPORE] Around 5,700 homes were sold through collective sales in the first half of this year and the home owners who will have to look for replacement homes are expected to
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    • 143 2 NHGNFGN As part of a leading global network, Fitch Ratings has 15 offices in Asia-Pacific and has assigned more than 1,800 ratings. These ratings cover 17 sovereigns, 415 banks, securities and finance companies, 53 insurance companies, 425 corporates, 188 CDOs, 305 ABS/MBS, 64 project finance and public finance entities. EXTENSIVE
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  • FOCUS: ASEAN SUMMIT
    • 426 4  -  I MATTHEW PHAN Asean Plus 3 want to develop regional liquidity support mechanism, Asian bond market By THE Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean) yesterday released a 10-year work plan to enhance cooperation with China, Japan and Korea. The
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    • 529 4 -AFP First face-to-face talks on the sidelines of EAS JAPANESE Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda and his Chinese counterpart Wen Jiabao yesterday agreed to put their countries' rocky ties behind them and move forward, in their first face-to-face talks. The premiers, meeting on the
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    • 199 4 Reuters CHINA'S Premier Wen Jiabao said yesterday the country's economic growth is set to outstrip 11 per cent this year, but the government is worried over sharply rising prices. "China's economy is expected to grow 11.5 per cent this year," Mr
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    • 197 4 A LONG-delayed free trade agreement between India and South-east Asian nations is expected to be concluded by May 2008 after the last few problems are ironed out, Indian Commerce Minister Kamal Nath said yesterday. He made the announcement after talks with economic ministers
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    • 318 4  -  LYNETTE KHOO It also announces a US$5OO,OOO voluntary contribution to ADF By SINGAPORE has pledged a further $30 million in technical assistance programmes to the Initiative for Asean Integration (IAI) for three years from 2009 to 2011, Prime Minister Lee Hsien
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    • 243 4 AP UN envoy Ibrahim Gambari's address on Myanmar to Asian leaders was cancelled abruptly, but his trip to Singapore was salvaged yesterday by the holding of private meetings to brief the leaders on his negotiations with the junta. The envoy whose planned address today was
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    • 167 4 SI I Public talks by HfO|.o, Thupten Jinpa, principal english translator %\j Iff to HH the Dalai Lama. 11 22-25 Nov 2007 IW~ 22Nov(T1iurs) 7.30pm 9.30pm WJ Overcoming Problems With H H Wisdom Compassion Venue: Amitabha Buddhist Centre M 44Lorong25A,Geylang I #Ql| 4 23Nov(Fri) 7.30pm 9.30pm *l 111 IT HowHaPPyAreYou?
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  • COMPANY NEWS
    • 511 6  -  WEE LI-EN Appeal Court finds the technology infringes the patent of an Irish company By UOB will have to stop using a currency identification system which is used by 180 merchants here, after the Court of Appeal ruled that the technology infringes
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    • 266 6  -  UMA SHANKARI The 17.5 ha integrated development will cost US$5B million By GUOCOLAND yesterday broke ground on a US$5B million development in Vietnam its first project in the country. The 17.5 ha site will be home to The Canary an integrated development which
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    • 330 6 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Neptune Orient Lines Ltd (NOL), operator of South-east Asia's largest container line, fell to the lowest in three months in Singapore trading yesterday as concerns about a US economic slowdown caused Asian shipping stocks to tumble. The company fell
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    • 651 6  -  LYNETTE KHOO DESPITE a looming deadline for Ist Software to find a new business to retain its listing status, the company does not appear any closer to finding a solution. This has left minority shareholders in the unenviable position of wondering what
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    • 413 9  -  MICHELLE QUAH Separate section on SGX website for foreign firms with secondary listings By THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) has introduced a new section on its website, listing the companies whose primary listings are elsewhere in a bid to help investors identify those companies which
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    • 356 9  -  MICHELLE QUAH Multi-currency scheme has been rated'Baal'by Moody's agency By Capita Commercial Trust (CCT), one of Singapore's biggest office landlords, announced yesterday the establishment of a $1 billion multi-currency medi-um-term note (MTN) programme. The programme was established by CCT MTN Pte Ltd a
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    • COMPANY BRIEFS
      • 94 9 RADIANCE Electronics lias proposed to write down its investment in its wholly owned subsidiary Xiptech Holdings Pte Ltd. This will have an approximately 53.8 million impairment sharge to the company together with writing off 3f goodwill of about $5.8 million. According to the company, the
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      • 100 9 EZION Holdings has received a letter of intent from a state-linked Middle East company for the charter of two multi-purpose self-propelled jack-up rigs for a three-year period with an option to extend for two years. The potential value of these charters is about
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      • 43 9 EVERGRO Properties, whose shares are now traded in US dollars, will switch to trading in Singapore dollars, from Nov 29. The change in the trading currency will not affect the share capital of the company, said Evergro.
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    • 402 9  -  AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY Ex-HR chief bought shares before firm's takeover by Sungard By htyt A FORMER executive with e-banking technology vendor System Access has paid a $50,000 civil penalty for insider-trading during the lead-up to the acquisition of the company by Sungard
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    • 624 10 The 2 investments are expected to ramp up its steel production capacity FERROCHINA, a manufacturer of galvanised steel coils in Asia, is planning new investments in China and in Vietnam. The company yesterday announced the signing of two memoranda of understanding (MOUs)
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    • 429 10  -  MATTHEW PHAN Company offers 55m new shares at 36.5 cents each By A FORMER major in the Taiwanese army is bringing his China-based company to list in Singapore. ChungHong Holdings, which provides printed circuit board assembly and OEM services, launched its initial public offering (IPO)
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    • 639 10 New rules also affect banks with non-Thai partners By OUR CORRESPONDENT ii in Bangkok THE Bank of Thailand (BOT) has told local banks to tighten up the way they report their exposure to bad debts, notably United States sub-prime mortgages. The
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  • SINGAPORE MARKETS
    • 920 8  -  LARRY WEE CURRENCIES But some clear winners and losers are emerging on the currency side FINANCIAL market action in Asia yesterday provided yet another timely warning that things could get more volatile as we enter the closing weeks of 2007, but also provided more
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    • 99 8 Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch lulti Ind 5 5 9 0 0 0 5 5 9 lanufacturini 52 110 52 21 17 61 131 69 Commerce 17 39 16 21 45 22 "pt/Stor/Comms 20 12 11 21 13 :inance 16 17 Construction 14
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    • 118 8 MAIN SPQ TOTAL MAIN SDQ TOTAL lulti Ind 28,344 28,344 149,720 149,720 lanufacturing 435,387 93,911 529,298 531,573 16,412 547,985 Commerce 127,298 14,333 141,631 134,241 3,069 137,309 )t/Stor/Comms 129,544 1,639 131,183 403,924 1,236 405,160 :inance 82,843 145 82,988 807,154 36 807,190 Construction 88,560 32,023 120,583 32,905 4,427 37,332
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    • 209 8 illgreen 0.46 1.510 4-0.030 JMH 3.08 27.000 +0.400 SPC 0.60 7.800 \scendasreit 0.84 2.310 JSH 1.86 14.000 -0.600 SPH 3.06 4.560 4-0.060 CapitaComm 0.48 2.320 4-0.040 Jardine C&C 0.99 19.300 +1.300 ST Engg 1.65 3.740 tO.100 Capita Land 4.37 6.700 -0.100 Jurong Tech 0.04 0.555 -0.015
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    • 800 8  -  MATTHEW PHAN Epure International Nov 20 close: $2.00 CITIGROUP, Nov 19 THIRTY-EIGHT per cent profit growth in Q307 to 60 million yuan (5511.7 million), backed by 41 per cent turnover growth to 273 million yuan. Earnings momentum remained robust at 80 per cent quar-ter-on-quarter in Q307 (Q306: 73
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    • 552 8 Bloomberg STOCKS [SINGAPORE] Singapore's stock index rebounded from its lowest level in almost three months amid speculation that the Federal Reserve's quarterly forecast yesterday will suggest the US economy can weather a housing slump. United Overseas Bank Ltd led gains. Stocks also climbed as investors
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    • 4 8 DAILY
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    • 47 8 Nov20 VALUE CLOSE -1350.00 +179.0 BT OB/OS BT CADI -*****.00 -174.0 BT 10-day MA -*****.00-135.00 All-SG Equities 956.11 +2.45 SG Equities Elect 106.64 +3.62 SG Equities Fin 2361.64 +19.31 SG Equities Prop 1366.01 -8.03 SIMSCI 420.05 +4.59 SIMSCI Futures 417.60 +1.50 PrimePartnersCI 255.28 -1.20
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    • 61 8 VOLUME ChinaNTown 74,338,000 LippoMapleT 46,673,000 Yanqzijianq 42,160,000 China Honqxinq 41,716,000 DBS MBL eCWOBO2OI 39,159,000 UOB MBL eCWOBO4O4 31,304,000 Sing Tel 28,641,000 Noble Grp 27,275,000 STI 3600SGAeCW*****0 25,320,000 *Star Cruises 24,022,000 VALUE(S) DBS Grp 321,293,374 UOB 200,031,616 Capita Land 129,081,120 SGX 124,388,519 OCBC Bk 117,758,335 Sing Tel 104,948,048
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    • 105 8 BY CENTS CLOSE UP 1930 130.0 7.2 Jardine C&C China H 10US$ 2160 72.4 ll Venture CorF 1330 70.0 5J JMH 2700 57.9 13 UOB 1960 40.0 2.1 I Cor; 1310 30.0 2J GLD 10US$ 7850 29.0 0.3 BSGr; 1960 20.0 U arkwa^ Hk 426 20.0 4j STI3500SGAePW*****9 59.5
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    • 115 8 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN 1400 -86.9 -4.1 JSH ISMSCI India 100 910 -65.2 -4.7 CoscoCori IBLeCW/***** 122 -30.0 -19.7 OCBC Bk4.5%NCPS 100 ***** -30.0 -0.3 STXPOKW100 332 -22.0 -6.2 SembMar BNPeCW/*****0 103 -22.0 -17.6 Korea 10US 555 -21.7 -2.i Asia Pac Brew 1330 -20.0 -1.5 Great Eastern 1660 -20.0
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    • 86 8 Where S$ stands Nov 20 CHNG CLOSE FRNOV19 YR 2007 S$ LOW S$ HIGH USS 1.4475 -0.10 1.5479 1.4363 Euro 2.1406 -1.11 2.1420* 1.9913 Pounds 2.9884 -0.85 3.1194 2.9323 AS 1.2890 -0.01 1.3555 1.1741 Yen* 1.3129 -0.27 1.3821 1.2285 Rupiah* 0.***** 0.11 0.***** 0.***** Baht* 4.2762 -0.13 4.5700 4.1730
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    • 780 10 EZION HOLDINGS LIMITED (formerly known as Nylect Technology Limited) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) (Company Registration Number: *****4364E) NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Extraordinary General Meeting of EZION HOLDINGS LIMITED (the "Company" and, together with its subsidiaries, the "Group") will be held at
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
    • 510 11  -  UMA SHANKARI Evan Lim's top bid of $56m marginally higher than Frasers Centrepoint's By A 99-year leasehold residential site in Woodlands was found to have drawn a surprising eight bidders when the government tender closed yesterday, with the top bid coming to some
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    • 453 11  -  ARTHUR SIM By NEW executive condominiums (ECs) will be even more attractive now that the resale levy is no longer payable. The Housing and Development Board imposes the levy on those who sell their first flat to buy another from the board. It
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    • 364 11  -  WEE LI-EN It also complains about Income to competition body By THE consumer watchdog in Singapore has been accused of anti-competitive behaviour. Education provider Stansfield College yesterday said in a statement to the media that it has filed complaints with the Competition Commission of Singapore
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    • 356 11  -  NISHA RAMCHANDANI By COMPANIES need to innovate and stay ahead of the curve even as they strive to remain competitive. Doing so will help companies "stay relevant and increase global footprint in order to provide unique solutions to business partners", explained Robert Chandran,
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    • 293 11 THE challenge to putting fair employment practices on the corporate agenda is transforming mindsets, as this is a complex issue that will take time. Discrimination cannot be eradicated simply by prescribing laws, emphasised Ng Eng Hen, Minister for Manpower and Second Minister for Defence, at
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    • 252 11  -  VINCENT WEE By SUNTEC Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre has agreed to sell the business and assets of its subsidiary, Suntec Integrated Media (SIM), for an undisclosed sum. The company yesterday said that the buyer was TMX Show Productions, a newly formed company of
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  • ECONOMY WATCH
    • 443 12 Reuters The bank also suggests possible steps the authorities could consider [HONG KONG] The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged Hong Kong to look at ways to reduce anomalies between its money and exchange rate markets to prevent speculative pressure
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    • 281 12 Bloomberg Government to spend 100 trillion rupiah on building infrastructure [SINGAPORE] Indonesia's economy may grow as much as 7 per cent next year as the government increases spending on roads and ports and commodities exports gain, Coordinating Minister for the Economy Boediono
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  • MALAYSIA
    • 622 13  -  PAULINE NG M'sia plans to pull back licences for previously assigned spectra: minister By in Kuala Lumpur DIGI.COM and Time dotCorn's strategic alliance could unravel days after it was announced. This follows a comment by Lim Keng Yaik, Malaysia's Minister for Energy, Water and
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    • 221 13 Reuters [FRANKFURT] Volkswagen, the world's fourth-largest carmaker, has quit exploratory talks with Malaysia's Proton Holdings over possible cooperation but still plans to build up a production base in South-east Asia. "The Volkswagen group and the Malaysian government have decided not to further
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    • 464 13  -  S JAYASANKARAN By in Kuala Lumpur MULTI-PURPOSE Holdings (MPHB), a property and gaming conglomerate, will team up with a Hong Kong-based private equity fund to take its 55.54 per cent subsidiary Magnum Corporation private by offering minority shareholders an effective RM3.45 a share,
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    • 210 13 Bernama [PUTRAJAYA] Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak yesterday confirmed that Sime Darby Bhd has been given the responsibility to undertake the undersea cable project to transmit power from Bakun across the South China Sea to Peninsular Malaysia. Describing the project as part and
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  • INDONESIA
    • 489 14  -  LAUREL TEO Some expect investment allout, others wait and see By in Jakarta A DAY after Temasek was judged to have fallen foul of Indonesia's antitrust laws, business leaders and analysts remain split over the controversial case. One camp reckons it was
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  • GREATER CHINA
    • 681 15  -  JANE MOIR Feng shui expert files application to preserve assets of HKsloob estate By in Hong Kong THE stage is set in Hong Kong for a feisty probate battle over the fortune of Nina Wang Kum Yu-sum, once Asia's richest woman, and control
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    • 134 15 Reuters [SHANGHAI] Kweichow Moutai, a top maker of traditional Chinese liquor, said yesterday it plans to expand production capacity by 2,000 tonnes of the fiery Maotai drink served at Chinese state banquets. The liquor maker will invest about 700 million yuan (*****.5 million)
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    • 326 15 c) Reuters [BEIJING] China will launch three astronauts into space next year in its third manned rocket flight and broadcast its first space walk live, local media reported yesterday. China in 2003 became only the third country to put a man into space
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    • 423 15 Reuters [HONG KONG] Fast-grow-ing Chinese carmaker Geely Automobile Holdings has signed a contract to try to sell up to US$l.5 billion worth of cars in Russia over five years, but the deal will contribute significantly to profit only starting 2010, it said
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  • INDIA
    • 453 16 Reuters But he is still keen to invest in country, enter the domestic airline market [NEW DELHI] Richard Branson, British billionaire and chairman of the Virgin Group, criticised India on Monday for not making foreign business welcome, saying it was one of the world's most
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    • 384 16 -AP, Reuters [MUMBAI] Tata Motors' ultracheap car will be the least polluting vehicle on Indian roads, the company's chairman said on Monday, refuting criticism that the 100,000 rupee (553,690) car would add to traffic chaos and carbon emission. Ratan Tata said
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    • 7758 16 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS ABN AMRO Asset Mgt (Spore) Star Europe Eqty!** 1.016/ Star Europe Bond 1.229/ Star Europe Bal 1.235/ Star Asian Tiger Eqty 1.655/ Star Asia Bond 1.252/ Star Asia Balanced 1.07/ Star Global Technology Fund!" 0.23/ Multi St Fd 0.955/ Star Asia Bond(USD) 0.864/ Gib Multi St USD
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  • MIDDLE EAST
    • 373 17 AP [DUBAI] Borse Dubai expects to close the deal to take over Nordic stock exchange operator OMX by February, its chief executive said yesterday. "We expect to close the deal by mid to end February," Per Larsson told Dow Jones Newswires. "We
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    • 630 17 Reuters, Bloomberg Investments could come after dust settles on mortgage crisis: governor [DUBAI] The Dubai government agency that bought into Deutsche Bank this year said it could invest in US banks, property and other sectors after the dust settles on a mortgage crisis
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    • 319 17 AFP [WASHINGTON] Lawmakers are striking a note of alarm over reported US plans to sell sophisticated satellite guided bombs to Saudi Arabia, as part of a US$2O billion arms sale. A coalition of 188 members of the House of Representatives
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    • 564 18 -Reuters, Bloomberg LATEST US DATA Building permits fall to 1.178 m unit pace, the lowest level in 14 years [WASHINGTON] US home construction starts were up 3 per cent in October, the biggest monthly gain in eight months but building permits
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    • 301 18 Bloomberg [BEIJING] China, Japan and South Korea, with US$2.6 trillion in foreign-exchange reserves, agreed to create a system for stabilising their currencies during times of crisis. The currency mechanism was one of eight agreements signed yesterday, including those for combating avian flu and
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    • 434 18 Reuters [LONDON] Spiralling fears yesterday about the depth of the global credit squeeze hammered British and Swiss financial firms known to be exposed to the crisis. Banking shares dragged European stock markets lower and some experts said there was no room for
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    • 108 18 QTyRA/TTT VOTTT? I\TOl\/TTI\T ATTMIvTQ MfYW Organised by The Business Times and supported by Singapore Exchange, the Awards are presented to companies and individuals of companies listed on the Stock -DIVIII I\J UIV 1M L/lVlllN rV 1 iwlM OIN\J VV Exchange. You are invited to nominate deserving names for the following
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  • WORLD
    • 496 19 Bloomberg They should observe the same disclosure rules as UK private equity firms: Walker [LONDON] Billionaire Richard Branson and state-run investment funds must conform to the same disclosure rules as UK private equity firms, said David Walker, the former regulator who
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    • 480 19 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] New York law firms are cutting associates for the first time since 2001 as the collapse of the sub-prime mortgage and credit markets has caused private equity deal volume and structured finance work to slow dramatically. Clifford Chance, the world's
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    • 373 19 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] US Securities and Exchange Commission sanctions fell to the lowest level since 2002 after Republican commissioners complained that heavy penalties hurt investors and the agency brought fewer billion-dollar accounting fraud cases. The SEC, led by chairman Christopher
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    • 451 20 Bloomberg Biggest drop in over 2 years follows court order for revision in fuel-mileage rules [NEW YORK] General Motors (GM), the largest US car maker, fell the most in more than two years on concerns that 2008 industry sales may slide
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    • 338 20 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Apple won dismissal of a lawsuit claiming company directors and managers, including chief executive officer Steve Jobs, lied to shareholders about how they backdated option awards to maximise personal profit. US District Judge Jeremy Fogel in San Jose, California dismissed the suit
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    • 399 20 ■LAT-WP [LOS ANGELES] Demand for laptop computers spurred sales and elevated profits at Hewlett-Packard in the fiscal fourth quarter. HP said on Monday that sales of notebook computers grew nearly 50 per cent in the quarter compared with the same
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  • MOTORING
    • 649 21  -  SAMUEL EE HDB said to be reviewing unladen weight level that draws higher fee Reports by COMPANIES selling commercial vehicles are excited about an impending revision in the season parking charges for such vehicles at HDB car parks. Currently, the season
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    • 466 21 THE super expensive Spyker super sports car could be zooming into Singapore very soon and parking itself in the Advance Automobile showroom on Alexandra Road. Spyker is a hand-built car from the Netherlands and its name was last seen prominently this year on a Formula
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  • AVIATION
    • 617 22 Bloomberg Materials supplier Toray may up output to meet demand for Dreamliner planes [TOKYO] Boeing is in talks with Japan's Toray Industries to expand a US$6 billion contract to supply car-bon-fibre sheets for the 8787 Dreamliner, the US planemaker's fastest-sell-ing passenger
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    • 393 22 Bloomberg [LONDON] BAA Ltd, the UK airport operator owned by Spain's Grupo Ferrovial SA, should be allowed to increase fees at London Heathrow and Gatwick airports by as much as 7.5 per cent above inflation over the next five years, the Civil
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    • 214 22 Bloomberg [LONDON] Easy Jet pic, Europe's second-biggest discount airline, increased full-year profit 62 per cent after it trimmed costs and lured business travellers. Net income in the 12 months through September rose to £152.3 million (*****.6 miUion), or 35.58 pence a share, from £94.1 million,
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    • 423 22 Bloomberg It's the 3rd carrier penalised in 2007 for the same reason [WASHINGTON] Delta Air Lines Inc, the third-largest US carrier, was fined US$ll5,OOO for failing to disclose flight delays to consumers when asked, the US Transportation Department said. Half the fine will
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    • 126 22 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Japan Airlines Corp (JAL), the country's second-biggest domestic carrier, said that a possible strike by workers, scheduled to start at midnight, may affect 44 domestic flights, reducing its estimate on Monday of the impact. The strike may cause 43 flight cancellations and
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    • 2359 22 AIRLINE CODES: AA American Airlines (AAI), AF Air France (AFR), AI Air India (AIC), AY Finnair Oy (FIN), AZ Alitalia Airlines (AZA), BA British Airways Public ltd Co (BAW), BG Biman Bangladesh Airlines (BBC), Bl Royal Brunei Airlines Sdn Bhd (RBA), BO Bouraq Airlines (BOU), BR
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  • Page 22 Miscellaneous
    • 241 22 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 21 F°amHyI|eft,1|eft, mistaking poor mark (6) 4 Bombastic duo led off con- 20 Sofa not quite finished right 23 Performers who are a credit fused (1 5) for me (6) to boast about (8) 5 Gave an account of how 22 Good party but sober! (5) 24 Torn
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  • SHIPPING
    • 821 23  -  DAVID HUGHES STRAIT TALK By TWO hundred tonnes of bunker oil does not constitute a big oil spill, one would have thought. But a lot depends on where fate chooses to let such a relatively small amount of this lifeblood of modern civilisation leak
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    • 322 23 Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] Xstrata pic and rival coal producers using Australia's Newcastle port may get allocations for 2008 export capacity based on their rail transportation contracts after failing to agree on a method of sharing capacity. This plan to allocate the
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    • 540 23 Bloomberg Proceeds will fund purchase of new ships, related assets [HONG KONG] China Shipping Container Lines Co, Asia's second-largest cargo-box carrier, may raise as much as US$2.4 billion selling shares in Shanghai to buy ships as the country's booming
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    • TRANSPORT STOCKS
      • 112 23 '000 lov CH Offshore Chuan Hup Hldgs Cosco Corp CWTLtd Ezra Hldgs First Ship Lease Freight Links Grand Banks lava Hold Ltd KTVentures Keppel Corp Labroy Marine MTQCorp NOL Pacific Shipping Pan-United Corp Rickmers Mari Samudera Ship Sembcorp Indust Sembcorp Marine Spore Ship Star Cruises 0.81 0.37 6.45 1.20
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      • 36 23 '000 Int'G Logistics MISCBhd MISC Foreign Msia Bulk Carrie NCB Holdings NeplineBhd PDZ Holdings 1.20 9.70 9.70 5.00 2.96 unch 2.85 unch -0.05 -0.05 -0.10 -0.04 unch -0.01 337 411 342 1185 40 0 187
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      • 12 23 '00 ■recious Ship Jegional Cont 25.75 26.75 -0.75 0.50 608( 48}
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      • 22 23 '000 Aboitiz Equity Intl Container Keppel Marine Keppel Prop 6.70 38.50 1.80 1.60 -0.10 -1.50 -0.06 -0.20 5591 1851 5! 21
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      • 23 23 Evergreen Marine ....27.50 :irst Steamship 69.00 /Van Hai Lines 27.85 fang Ming Marine ..25.70 -0.90 -3.30 -0.15 -1.00 2! i r v
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      • 37 23 '000 :awasaki Hvy Ind ..350.00 15.00 3735! :awasaki Kisen ...1331.00 32.00 1162! /litsubishi Hvy 517.00 19.00 4762! /litsui Eng&Sbldg ..497.00 5.00 1980S /litsuiOsk Lines ...1686.00 29.00 2094! lippon Express 530.00 -7.00 575! lipponYusen 1022.00 13.00 109K
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    • 164 23 Bloomberg [SEOUL] STX Shipbuilding Co, the world's fifth-largest shipyard, plunged in Seoul trading after six executives at a unit were indicted for allegedly stealing technology from a rival. The shipbuilder's shares dropped 7.3 per cent to 53,000 won at the close, the lowest
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  • Business Excellence
    • 511 25 I IN today's fast-changing and interconnected world, enterprises are actively pursuing sustainable growth for long-term survival. Regardless of their industry, size, structure or stage of development, organisations need to enhance their business management capabilities to be successful. Business excellence is about developing and strengthening the management systems
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    • 924 26 Christophe Megel, at-sunrice's CEO, talks to oh boom ping about some of the innovative methods that have helped the noted culinary school win this year's Singapore Quality Class for Private Education Organisation WHAT is cooking? One may know how to cook without knowing the
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    • 1274 28 FIL Holdings MD Cathlyn Leyau tells chen huifem how she and her siblings pooled resources to set up the beauty and spa chain operator and how they ensured standard systems were in place THROUGHOUT the interview with FIL Holdings managing director Cathlyn Leyau, the
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    • 649 30  -  Best World's chief Dora Hoan talks to misha ramchandani about the company's unique business philosophy and how it sees the Asia-Pacific as a platform for global expansion DEVELOPING and maintaining excellence is a journey that Best World International has embarked upon with unwavering commitment,
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    • 919 30  -  OH BOON PING By AT construction firm Shingda, innovation is about keeping things simple, including the way in which new ideas are sourced. "We don't have systems like Balanced Scorecard or complicated flow charts here. As an SME, we have to be
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    • 737 32 Strong product quality and short delivery time are also key strengths for Alcotec Precision, its MD Colin Kua tells oh boom ping HOMEGROWN Alcotec Precision Engineering stands out for its leadership among other qualities that have helped the firm clinch the Singapore Quality Class.
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    • 828 32  -  NISHA RAMCHANDANI By WITH the credo "Make Someone Smile Today", it is hardly surprising that Far East Flora.com lists excellent service, continuous innovation and strong customer relationships as part of its mission statement. In 1978, the initial flowers and gifts department which provided
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    • 783 33 Semiconductor wafer maker SSMC has been mentoring turbocharger service provider Tru-Marine for a year now. This scheme, organised by Spring Singapore, has been beneficial for both firms, reports wee lien ONE company makes semiconductor wafers and the other, services turbochargers. But the two are
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    • 931 34 Centralisation of backroom functions has been crucial in driving down costs and bringing economies of scale, Bill Chua, the global head of UOB's Delivery Channels and Operations, tells LYIUETTE KHOO WIDE-RANGING benefits can be derived from business excellence; some are measurable while others
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    • 279 34 BUSINESS excellence is about progressing on a journey to attain world-class standards of performance. It is a journey without a finishing line, as leading organisations keep raising the bar. Certified organisations benefit in the following ways: Receive feedback By participating in the business excellence initiative,
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    • Business excellence standards
      • 45 34 The Singapore Quality Class (SQC) is the certification for the overall business excellence standard.The SQC provides organisations with a holistic model for managing a business for excellence. It has seven dimensions of excellence, namely, leadership, planning, information, people, processes, customers and results.
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      • 56 34 The Singapore Quality Class for Private Education Organisations (SQC-PEO) is given to private education organisations that have attained a commendable level of performance in managing their organisations. This certification is based on the overall business excellence standard, and is tailored to meet the
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      • 22 34 The People Developer (PD) is the certification for the niche standard for people excellence. The standard provides organisations with a
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      • 25 34 performance through people systems. It covers five dimensions of excellence, namely, leadership, planning, information, people and results.
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      • 41 34 The Singapore Innovation Class (I-Class) is the certification for the niche standard for innovation excellence.The standard enables organisations to develop their innovation management capabilities. It covers six dimensions of excellence, namely, leadership, planning, information, people, processes, and results
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      • 54 34 Spring Singapore The Singapore Service Class (S-Class) is the certification for the niche standard for service excellence.The standard enables organisations to develop their service capabilities to enhance service leadership, service agility, customer delight, and customer experience. It covers six dimensions of excellence, namely, leadership, planning, information, people,
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    • 197 34 ASSESSMENTS for the business excellence certifications and awards are conducted by assessors who are industry practitioners from certified organisations or award winners. Through the assessments, assessors have the opportunity to learn about the good practices of other organisations and how they address the challenges they face
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    • 325 34 The SME Management Action for Results (SMART) Initiative helps small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to develop their business management capabilities and grow their business. According to the annual SME Development Survey conducted by DP Information, increasing competition was cited as a key growth concern by SMEs. The
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    • 838 36  -  oh boom PiniG finds out from Uniseal Waterproof ing's CEO some of the factors that have helped it bag several recent corporate honours THIS year, Uniseal Waterproofing, a provider of waterproofing products and services, has added one more accolade to its collection of awards. The firm successfully
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    • 600 36 THE Business Excellence Mentoring Programme helps small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that have already been certified on the business excellence journey to accelerate their efforts in attaining higher levels of business excellence. Role of mentor and participating SME The mentor is a successful business excellence organisation
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    • 116 25 Customers choose SGP International Management Academy (SIMA) because of our FOCUS in providing high value-add programmes: Our F Faith C°3E5! 0-Openness qpt^ie C Caring j£Jg U-Unity m W&iM S Sharing We are proud to have been awarded the SQC-PEO status and recognised as an educational institution that represents quality and
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    • 172 25 Alcotec is an advanced high technology Precision Engineering Company that specialises in the mechanical engineering of tl-LJ-Ol Automation Projects and the development of Precision (^9i2a==>l HfllVMr -fipT> T T t Z-i-i Hardware Components for the semiconductor and ~~~^T-^ Tjri -1 w electronic industries. T luiiE il'"L Our Areas Of ExPertise
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  • Page 25 Miscellaneous
    • 28 25 CONTENTS: Reaping the rewards of hard work page 28 Providing the best products for all page 30 Doing more with less page 34 Award-winning growth strategies page 36
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    • 169 26 M CAMBRIDGE INSTITUTE fAMBRIBCE EDUCATIONAL CBOLPj-7 Cambridge Institute, a registered private education organisation with the Ministry of Education, Singapore, is acknowledged as a leading school in Singapore. Cambridge Institute consistently delivers quality learning and maintains high academic standards by providing experienced, native teachers, rigorous and continual curriculum, reviews and development,
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    • 1043 27 Wr Congratulations! These are the organisations that achieved certification from 1 October 2006. For the full list of organisations, log on to www.spring.gov.sg Singapore Police Force Crescent Girls' School Sing Health Polyclinics Singapore Prison Service DBS Contact Centre South View Primary School Singapore Sports Council Defence Managemnt Group SPRING Singapore
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    • 142 28 Since our inception as a statutory board 4-0 continuous improvement. The conferment of years ago, the Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura the Singapore Quality Class is a testimony [Muis], also known as the Islamic Religious of our commitment and promise to the Council of Singapore, has remained deeply community. This achievement
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    • 54 29 C^^SINGAPORE I V. QUALITY CLASS •[•li IWj 1^ s^Bo j—l j- i ■M MM BPV!t!t9 Iff WfilßtSl MRM wfc i^sj^aMr *l!i2 c manufacturing plant in Yishun, Singapore UliKlliiKiiiiiiiillilß g^ H VVv I Pressure Monitoring Kits Accessories wtittii a* y^^hi Pulmonary Artery Catheter Sheatfi Introducer set Central Venous Catheters Helping all
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    • 189 31 ©Singapore Police Force A Member of the Home Team II II I WMi i •v rl I w i R 11 ii II I I i:> 1 /^1 V r yri i&i|ji||i|||jii|§fljii£|fi| OUI? SHARED VISION "A Force for tlie Nation" /wf/&B^^s* We are a force for the nation, ensuring the
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    • 184 35 QUALITY. Service. ABOVE AND BEYOND. Celebrating two prestigious awards for the things we value above and beyond everything else Exceptional quality and uniquely individual service are the hallmarks of the Conrad experience. Conrad Centennial Singapore is proud to have been recognised for both in winning the prestigious Singapore Quality Award
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    • 263 37 0 1 at-sunnce* S I at-sunrice Culinary Academy is pleased to be t-^iINGAPORE V. QUALITY CLASS for Private Education Organisations To celebrate, we would like to share a festive message with General Managers, F&B Directors, HR Directors Executive Chefs, Light your CHRDLES today! II HI Ilk I'll II II m
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  • EDITORIAL & OPINION
    • 472 38 PAKISTAN acquired a central role in US global strategy following the terrorist attacks on Sept 11, 2001. But after allowing Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden to escape from Tora-Tora and diverting US military resources to fight a costly war in Iraq, the Bush administration outsourced
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    • 1021 38  -  BURT HERMAN -AP Sakhalin-2 is the world's largest oil and gas project with a USs2ob price tag By BRAVING a new frontier of oil exploration around Russia's remote Sakhalin Island means conquering ice-locked seas, frequent earthquakes and muddy swamps fed by melting snow in the
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    • 745 38  -  LEON HADAR THE BOTTOM LINE AGAINST the backdrop of the warm welcome bestowed by President George Bush on German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy during their recent US visits, American pundits have been celebrating what they
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    • 870 39  -  ROBERT SAMUELSON People vote with their purses and the credit crunch may not just affect the economy but also who wins the presidency DON'T believe all the hype about the "credit crunch". Not yet, anyway. It's supposedly suffocating the economy. True, big banks and investment
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    • 346 39  -  Richard Teng LETTER TO THE EDITOR WE refer to R Sivanithy's commentary, "Make firms give timing schedule with trading halt" (BT, Nov 16). The commentary gives the impression that a company could halt trading at 4.29 pm, release its announcement at 4.55 pm and
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  • SINGAPORE STOCKS
    • 7101 40 Transaction date: Nov 20 52-wks Tel |h Low Code Last Sale Vol ('000) Hil Day Last Quote Div GrYld Net |h Low Buyer Seller C'vr P/E M Cap $mil Hii Com[ 3.5 2 5716 1st Software 22 8 3148 STelecom 34 17 5 5834 A-Sonk 104 98 6389
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    • 70 40 52-Wk Tel High Low Code Last Sale Vol room Day Last Quote Low Buyer Seller Div GrYld Net MCap C'vr P/E $mil Comi Hii 119 119 6065 Diamonds 6200 5000 6095 IS DJ US Tech 1000 1000 6097 IS MSCI Spore ***** ***** 6101 ISS&P500 ***** ***** 6170
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    • 2106 40 52-Wk Tel High Low Code Last Sale Vol cooo; Day Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap ih Low Buyer Seller C'vr P/E Smil Com _Hm 30 11.5 1181 AAGrp 41.5 19 5000 ABR Hldgs 31 22 8538 APStrategic 16.5 2 1501 Advanced System 70.5 15 1524 Alantac 22.5
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    • 200 40 STOCK PRICES LEGEND: Straits Times Index Stocks; N Net 2 or Tax-exempted dividend; ct Conditional Trdg; xd ex-dividend cd cum dividend; cri cum right issue cbi cum bonus issue; xri ex-right issue; xbi ex-bonus issue xall ex-all; cdxa cum dividend ex-all co cum offer cdca cum dividend cum
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  • FINANCE & COMMODITIES
    • 378 41 Nov 19 %dy %yr dy yr dy yr Index Change Change Change Change Change Change Nov 19 World Index Preliminary 1102.9 -1.5 0.2 -1.8 -0.9 -1.5 5.I EAFE Preliminary 1088.5 -1.7 -1.7 -1.8 0.8 -1.5 6.I Euro[ Pre I liminan 1486.6 -2.2 -0.5 -2.4 2.1
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    • 153 41 Nov 20 Zurrencies Bid Offer Bid Offer >$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.2864 1.2880 0.8881 0.8886 Canadian dollar 1.4811 1.4829 1.0225 1.0230 Curo 2.1349 2.1369 1.4739 1.4742 IZ dollar 1.1004 1.1026 0.7597 0.7607 jterlini md 2.9826 2.9851 2.0591 2.0594 IS dollar 1.4485 1.4495
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    • 358 41 Nov 20 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT URODOLLAR FUTURES 3ec07 Vlar08 Iun08 >ep08 95.072 95.665 96.035 96.230 0 0 0 0 ***** ***** ***** 9076 EUROYEN FUTURES 3ec07 99.155 99.160 Vlar08 99.170 99.170 Iun08 99.170 99.170 iep08 99.140 99.140 3ec08 99.085 99.085 Vlar09 99.025 99.030B Iun09
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    • 276 41 Nov 20 RUBBER Futures (Closing prices) RSS 1 (S cents/kg) Month High Low Close Sett Volume (tonnes) Open Interest Dec 07 Jan 08 Feb 08 Mar 08 Apr/Jun 08 Jul/Sep 08 353.00 352.75 353.50 356.75 360.75 363.25 RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Month Hig gh Low Sett Volume (tonnes)
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    • 130 41 As at 9am Nov 20 Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Bid Offer Aust dollar 1.2720 1.2860 Can dollar 1.4660 1.4830 Euro 2.1160 2.1390 NZ dollar 1.0830 1.1060 Sterlini 2.9560 2.9881 US dollar 1.4420 1.4590 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign currency:
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    • 161 41 Nov 20 *i Offer Bid Overnight 1/2 1-month 2 1/4 2-months 2 7/16 3-months 2 1/2 Overnight mode: 1 5/8 US$ Offer 3/8 2 1/8 2 5/16 2 3/8 Bid 7 days 1 month 2 months 3 months 6 months 9 months 12 months SFr 4.80 4.80 5.05
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    • 452 41 Nov 20 iuro ren Ion >eso Earn 'oum Australia 0.869 6.595 0.603 6.913 34.936 83.016 0.981 8.192 2.992 1.169 54.438 38.323 1.287 5.975 0.988 28.743 30.066 0.431 0.888 Canada 1.151 7.593 0.694 7.958 40.222 95.577 1.129 9.432 3.444 1.345 62.675 44.122 1.482 6.879 1.137 33.091 34.615 0.497
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    • 168 41 Nov 20 GOLD (USS/oz) Nov 20 Nov 19 GOLD BULLION COINS (SS) Sellini Hong Kong 786.00 787.50 787.00 788.50 Nov 16 Nov 19 London 789.75 776.10 790.45 776.90 Source: Reuters (SS) Selling Buying 1 oz 1271.16 1140 UBS GOLD LUNAR KINEBAR (SS) Selling Buying 10gm $445.12 365 SILVER
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