The Business Times, 9 March 2006
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Title Section17 2006-03-09 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES SINGAPORE 85 cents online at http://business-times.asia 1 .com.sq MICA (P) 099/03/2006 Thursday, March 9,200617 words
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Article, Illustration487 2006-03-09 1 ARTHUR SIM - Some US$2b of industrial property in region will go into portfolio By ARTHUR SIM [SINGAPORE] Mapletree Investments the unlisted property arm of Temasek Holdings plans to launch a second real estate investment trust (Reit) in 2007 and is negotiating to buy more than US$2487 words
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711 2006-03-09 1 ANNA TEO - In S'pore, 2 exec search firms are jostling for top spot By ANNA TEO [SINGAPORE] The economic upturn of the past two years and the pressing need to fill more jobs have fuelled an emerging new trend outsourcing the recruitment process. Other711 words
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Advertisement18 2006-03-09 1 COMPANIES Bonus share issues: boon or bane? PG 5 ii mi B^B7lB1 T *****4 Markets Digest Pg 418 words
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Advertisement27 2006-03-09 1 NEW JOB Ttemasek appoints first chief financial officer i PROPERTY Not all en bloc sales fetch high prices PG 34 liF||^^^^ggjjp^|Ejp|jEs?p^^^^^^Mp%. 4 ml ri ~~~T~ T m*Jm27 words
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TOP STORIES
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439 2006-03-09 2 RONNIE LIM - Concord expects to complete project by end-2007 By RONNIE LIM [SINGAPORE] Singapore is seeing its first "greenfield" refinery investment in a long time and surprisingly, not by a multinational corporation but a homegrown oil trader. Concord Energy yester- day announced that439 words
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501 2006-03-09 2 ON BOON PING - Paper will be available from Tuesday to Saturday, starting June 1 Byi ON BOON PING [SINGAPORE] Media group Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) is launching a free Chinese morning newspaper Singapore's first on June 1. The paper, to be available daily from Tuesday to Saturday, will501 words
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Article, Illustration592 2006-03-09 2 DANIEL BUENAS - More than 55% of 110,800 new jobs went to S'poreans and PRs By DANIEL BUENAS [SINGAPORE] The employment market sizzled last year, with a record number of new jobs benefiting Singaporeans "across the board", Manpower Minister Ng Eng Hen said yesterday.Source: MOM - 592 words
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Article528 2006-03-09 2 Temasek names its first chief financial officer TEMASEK has appointed Leong Wai Leng as its first chief financial officer. Ms Leong, 50, who stepped down as deputy chief executive at Raffles Holdings last November following the completion of the group's divestment of its entire hotel business to US-based528 words
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Article, Illustration435 2006-03-09 4 Leong Wai Leng likely to have hands full with Temasek's fast growth By Slow U SEN [SINGAPORE] Temasek has appointed Leong Wai Leng its first chief financial officer. Ms Leong, 50, who stepped down as deputy chief executive at Raffles435 words
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699 2006-03-09 4 GENEVIEVE CUA - Issue features in case involving the estate of ex-Sime Darby chairman By GENEVIEVE CUA [SINGAPORE] If you are wealthy with homes in more than one country, your country of domicile could be a pivotal issue in the division of your estate even if you699 words
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Article138 2006-03-09 4 Dsn 2,502.60 (+13.45) ST INDEX FUTURES 2,503.00 (+13.00) siMsa 295.56 (+0.93) SIMSa FUTURES 294.60 (-1.30) MARKETS Wednesday Change IPSE COMP 913.53 -1-68 NIKKEI 225 15.627.49 96.53 HANG SENG 15.493.09 -109.27 SET INDEX 723.86 -14.50 JAKARTA COMP 1,233.5% -12.655 MANILA COMP 2,099.26 -22.65 SEOUL COMP 1,314.05 -2.62 SHENZHEN B138 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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540 2006-03-09 5 WONG WEI KONG - They are generally welcomed, but could hold negative implications as well By WONG WEI KONG THE recent results season has seen a host of bonus share issues free stock distributed to a company's existing shareholders. Buoyed by strong earnings, various companies announced bonus issues540 words
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Article, Illustration505 2006-03-09 5 MICHELLE QUAH - By MICHELLE QUAH CHINA Aviation Oil's (CAO) former chief executive Chen Jiulin is set to plead guilty next week to six of the 15 criminal charges levelled against him, Deputy Public Prosecutor Daniel Koh revealed at a preliminary hearing yesterday. This suggestsBLOOMBERG - 505 words
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235 2006-03-09 5 UMA SHANKARI - By UMA SHANKARI SESDAQ-LISTED Advanced Holdings has proposed a two-for-one split of the company's shares which will raise the number of issued shares from 129.43 million to about 258.87 million. Advanced's managing director Kar Wong said that the proposed stock split will increase the235 words
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Article617 2006-03-09 5 TEH HOOI LING - HOCK LOCK SIEW By TEH HOOI LING THERE have been no fewer than four sales of major assets by companies listed on the Singapore Exchange in the last 12 months. Just this week, SembCorp Industries announced that it has decided to sell its 60 per617 words
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151 2006-03-09 5 Bloomberg SHARES of Mobile One Ltd (Ml), the smallest of three mobile-phone companies in Singapore, rose yesterday, headed for their highest close since their debut as analysts speculated that Telekom Malaysia Bhd was raising its stake. Ml stock gained 4.7 per centBloomberg - 151 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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100 2006-03-09 5 HLN Technologies' wholly owned subsidiary, HLN Micron Pte Ltd, has entered into a non-binding memorandum of understanding with the shareholders of Promax Precision Engineering Pte Ltd to acquire a majority stake in Promax. The latter is in the business of manufacture and sale100 words
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91 2006-03-09 5 SUPER Coffeemix Manufacturing Ltd said it has subscribed 706,000 shares for cash as an initial capital in Sentosa Land Pte Ltd (SLPL), representing the company's 35.30 per cent shareholding in SLPL. SLPL is a joint-venture investment holding company formed between the company and various joint-venture91 words
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64 2006-03-09 5 NEWLY listed Star Pharmaceutical, which manufactures and sells prescription drugs, yesterday reported record revenue and net profit. Net profit for 2005 climbed 21.2 per cent to 48.3 million yuan (S$9.8 million) from a proforma 39.9 million yuan, while revenue increased 26.3 per cent to 116.564 words
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51 2006-03-09 5 HOTEL Negara said United Overseas Bank has agreed to restructure its $26.5 million banking facilities to the company. The restructured facilities for an aggregate principal amount of $23 million for a term of five years will be due for repayment on Dec 15,51 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration543 2006-03-09 6 R SIVANITHY - STOCKS New all-time highs for Jardine group and late push on some index-linked stocks help STI reverse 14-point loss R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent IT has been said before in this column but it bears repeating one of the best strategies investors can adopt inSource: Bloomberg - 543 words
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Article, Illustration1005 2006-03-09 6 SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDER/DIRECTOR TRANSACTIONS (Disclosures made on Mar 8 and earlier) Subsantial Mo of Price SHAREHOLDING SufecwtM Mo o* Mm SHAREHOLDING T rare Shareholder' Buy/ Shares Per Before After Tram Shareholder/ Buy 1 Shares Pw Before After Stodi Date Director Sell 000 Shr S TOOO) COOP) Stock Date1,005 words
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Article962 2006-03-09 6 UMA SHANKARI - Compiled by UMA SHANKARI Ascott Group March 8 close: $1.05 ÜBS INVESTMENT RESEARCH, March 7 ASCOTT Group is currently the largest serviced residence operator globally outside the United States, with about 15,000 keys spread across 40 cities in 17 countries. Management aims to increase the number of keys to962 words
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Article, Illustration538 2006-03-09 6 LARRY WEE - CURRENCIES LARRY WEE Senior Correspondent CENTRAL banks have hogged the attention in currency markets this week. Several of them have held meetings to decide on interest rates, with largely expected 0.25 per cent increases confirmed by the central banks ofSource: Reuters - 538 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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548 2006-03-09 7 ANGELA TAN - Stake in Indian mobile phone firm said to have cost 15b rupees By ANGELA TAN TEMASEK is buying a stake of just under 10 per cent in an Indian mobile phone company from the Tata group, for which it is believed to be paying548 words
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197 2006-03-09 7 SINGAPORE Exchange (SGX) is seeking public comment on a proposed framework for the listing of hedge funds. In a statement yesterday, SGX said because hedge funds have different risk characteristics compared with other investment funds, a robust framework is needed. It is197 words
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Article, Illustration462 2006-03-09 7 LESLIE YEE - Salary bands up $0.5m-$1m despite 59% dip in profits By LESLIE YEE DBS Group's head honchos Jackson Tai and Frank Wong received big pay rises last year a year in which profits at the Singapore bank fell 59 per cent it462 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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Article, Illustration571 2006-03-09 8 DANIEL BUENAS - YESTERDAY IN PARLIAMENT Eng Hen: Crucial to help Singaporeans 'save for a secure retirement' Reports by DANIEL BUENAS THK Central Provident Fund (CPF) Roard has formed an international CPF Advisory Panel (CAP) to advise on broad strategies to enhance the retirement adequacyFILE PHOTO - 571 words
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325 2006-03-09 8 THE government is setting aside a new bursary of $800 per year to help Beedy university students defray education costs. Education Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam announced yesterday. Mr Tharman, who was answering concerns raised by MPs on the cost of education and the recent university325 words
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443 2006-03-09 8 LESLIE YEE - By LESLIE YEE BANKS can expect to move further along the path of outsourcing many functions to specialists while focusing on their core strengths, said Sunny Baneijea. global banking leader of IBM's business consulting services. According to US-based Mr Banerjea. "banks443 words
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102 2006-03-09 8 EVEN as Singapore's banks move to the five-day clearing week come May 15. transfers between accounts in the same bank can still be done on Saturdays at all three local banks DBS Bank, United Overseas Bank (UOB) and OCBC Bank. For DBS,102 words
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188 2006-03-09 8 THE Elections Department has made and corrected errors in the numbering of 22 polling districts in the Buldt Panjang, Holland-Bukit Timah and Tanjong Pagar electoral divisions. They were wrongly numbered as a result of human error and technical glitches, Elections Department head Lee Seng Lup188 words
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233 2006-03-09 8 IN a further sign of the recovering property market, the Urban Redevelopment Authority's (URA) successful public auction of 11 parcels of unrestored conservation shophouses yesterday not only drew strong bidding, but the prices fetched were also higher than those in the last auction in233 words
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Article, Illustration254 2006-03-09 8 WOMEN in Singapore are making strides towards so-cio-economic parity with men, according to research by MasterCard International. Singapore registered a 37 per cent rise on the latest gender equality index, from a score of 61.27 to 84.02. This was far ahead of theFILE PHOTO - 254 words
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400 2006-03-09 8 AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY - By AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY THE annual infocomm manpower survey for last year shows that 111,400 people were employed in the infocomm sector in Singapore the highest ever and represents a 3.1 per cent rise over the 108,000 people employed in 2004. The400 words
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Article, Illustration583 2006-03-09 9 MATTHEW PHAN, UMA SHANKARI - Manufacturers here can earn carbon credits to sell to other countries By MATTHEW PHAN, UMA SHANKARI BUSINESSES here are unlikely to face increased costs from Singapore's accession to the Kyoto Protocol on climate change, but may benefit from new investment opportunities, it emerged yesterday. TheREUTERS - 583 words
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309 2006-03-09 9 MATTHEW PHAN - By MATTHEW PHAN PROJECTS valued at US$l5 billion are being planned for the Greater Mekong subregion, which includes Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, and the province of Yunnan in China, a development forum was told yesterday. John Cooney, director of the infrastructure division309 words
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218 2006-03-09 9 THE JP Morgan Corporate Challenge, a 5.6 km road race for busy corporate citizens, will take place here on April 26 and is expected to draw more than 10,000 runners from 300 companies. For many companies, it will be a good opportunity for218 words
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247 2006-03-09 9 PREMIUMS for all categories of certificates of entitlement rose yesterday amid concern about next year's smaller COE quota. The first COE tender for Quota Year 2006 which starts with April's first open-bidding exercise will have between 4 and 21 per cent fewer COEs. And247 words
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ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR
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Article441 2006-03-09 10 DANIEL BUENAS - The finalists of this year's Ernst Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards are marked by their innovative spirit By DANIEL BUENAS TENACITY, risk-taking and vision. These are just some of the traits that the finalists of the Ernst Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards cite441 words
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Article, Illustration1127 2006-03-09 10 CONRAD TAN - By CONRAD TAN CHRISTOPHER Borch may have grown up working for others, but today he works for no one but himself. As executive director and president of Micro-Mechanics the company he founded 23 years ago he is one of the finalists in theYEN MENG JIIN - 1,127 words
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Article, Illustration761 2006-03-09 10 OH BOON PING - By OH BOON PING TO enjoy health and business success, harmony is key, according to Best World International, a direct seller of cosmetics, nutritional supplements and skincare products. Indeed, that's also the management philosophy that its chairman Doreen Tan and chief executive Dora HoanFILE PHOTO - 761 words
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Article, Illustration867 2006-03-09 10 CHEN HUIFEN - By CHEN HUIFEN STEVEN Fang's definition of success is quite different from what one would expect from a corporate head honcho. "When a taxi driver tells me, 'You know, your company helped save my grandson' that to me, would be the ultimateYEN MENG JIIN - 867 words
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Article, Illustration670 2006-03-09 11 OH BOON PING - Sunningdale Tech puts behind its dark days. OH BOON PING reports OH BOON PING WHEN Ng Boon Hoo started Sunningdale Plastic back in 1984, it was just a five-man operation with three refurbished injection moulding machines. Turnover in the first year was less than aARTHUR LEE - 670 words
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Article, Illustration603 2006-03-09 11 IT all began in 1985. Ho Kwan Ping, chairman of Banyan Tree Hotels and Resorts, decided to buy a contaminated piece of land for future development while walking along a beach in Phuket with his wife. Mr Ho who is one of the finalistsFILE PHOTO - 603 words
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Article, Illustration724 2006-03-09 12 DANIEL BUEMAS - DANIEL BUENAS puts the spotlight on the world's first company to automate video editing software DANIEL BUEMAS STEPPING into muvee Technologies' offices reminds one of the heady>days of the dotcom boom a little disorganised, a little informal, and plenty creative. The homegrown company is theYEN MENG JIIN - 724 words
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Article, Illustration634 2006-03-09 12 UMA SHANKARI - By UMA SHANKARI VIKAS is Sanskrit for "growth", and the word seems to describe both eSys Technologies as well as its founder and chairman Vikas Goel, 35. Due to Mr Goel's focused entrepreneurial spirit, in less than six years, eSys Technologies hasFILE PHOTO - 634 words
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Article, Illustration728 2006-03-09 14 NANDE KHIN - Inspired by the Chinese thinker, Tor Lam Huat, the man behind Ginvera and Bio-essence skincare, has bounced back from bankruptcy, NANDE KHIN reports NANDE KHIN MORE than 20 years ago when Tor Lam Huat, the present chairman of LD Waxson, decided to set upARTHUR LEE - 728 words
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Advertisement250 2006-03-09 12 I Hi Kg MICRO-MECHANICS (HOLDINGS) LTD. i ERNST YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRIAL nn ilßinTr Tmm i I ins m& '-v People Make Everything Happen Micro-Mechanics At Micro-Mechanics, we're fond of saying, Micro-Mechanics designs, manufactures and 'People make everything happen'. People with markets a wide ran 9250 words
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Advertisement440 2006-03-09 13 bestworld The BEST of both WORLDS L,fe at its best Congratulatons to Dr. Dora Hoan Dr. Doreen Tan for being selected as The Ernst Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards 2005 Finalists for Lifestyle, Hospitality Retail 'n^wyr IT .L^_i; >.;■-.«>;T£i-f\it |J f Hplf: ■■ill J i m f, ij» -1440 words
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Article6381 2006-03-09 14 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS ABN Amro Asset Mgt (S'porc) Star Europe Eqty!** 0.904/ Star Europe Bond 1.173/ Star Europe Bal 1.156/ Star Asian liget Eqty 1.146/ Star Asia Bond 1.305/ Star Asia Balanced 1.063/ Star Global Technology Fund!" 0.209/ MultiStfd 1.041/ Star Asia BondfUSD) 0802/ Gib Multi St USD 1.159/ Asia6,381 words
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SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL
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Article, Illustration958 2006-03-09 15 CHUANG PECK MING - Russia may seem far and a tough market to break into but the hurdles can be overcome. CHUANG PECK MING reports CHUANG PECK MING FIRST the Chinese dragon, then the Indian tiger. Now Singapore Inc is going after the Russian bear. And as in the caseYENMENG JIIN - 958 words
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Article, Illustration590 2006-03-09 15 DOUGLAS FOO, founder and chief executive of Apex-Pal International, has been doing his homework and laying the groundwork in the past three years to start a sushi chain in Russia. His efforts are about to bear fruit. Mr Foo expects to open his firstFILE PHOTO - 590 words
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Article361 2006-03-09 15 INTERNATIONAL Enterprise Singapore has identified four promising sectors for Singapore companies to venture into in Russia: Automotive. Russia produced 1.1 million cars in 2004. The growing number of foreign car makers in Russia Opel, Ford, Kia, Hyundai, Toyota and Volkswagon, for example coupled with the361 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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562 2006-03-09 16 Expectation grows bank will end its cash-dumping and zero-rates policy AP [TOKYO] Bank of Japan (BOJ) board members headed for their mostwatched meeting in years yesterday amid growing expectation that the central bank would scrap its five-year-long super-easy monetary policy. Jitters amongAP - 562 words
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Article, Illustration574 2006-03-09 16 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Japan's bank lending rose for the first time in more than nine years, signalling an expansion of credit that may help the world's second-largest economy grow. Bank lending rose 0.2 per cent in February from the same month aBloomberg; REUTERS - 574 words
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394 2006-03-09 16 AFP [BANGKOK] The Bank of Thailand yesterday raised its key interest rate by a quarter point to 4.5 per cent, saying high oil prices still posed the risk of raising inflation. The rate hike was in line with market expectations and causedAFP - 394 words
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283 2006-03-09 16 Reuters [BRUSSELS] The European Union took its first step towards a common energy policy yesterday, aiming to speak with one voice to foreign suppliers while forging a competitive gas and electricity market within the bloc. The executive European Commission presented a paperReuters - 283 words
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253 2006-03-09 16 Reuters [WASHINGTON] The International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday that its executive board agreed to take immediate steps to address the IMF's projected income shortage for the financial year ending 2007. In a statement, the IMF said its board agreed on aReuters - 253 words
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MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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Article, Illustration397 2006-03-09 17 SHOEB KAGDA - Marketing director Ari Soemarno is main candidate tipped to take helm By SHOEB KAGDA in Jakarta INDONESIA yesterday moved to revive its oil and gas sector by shaking up the management of state oil and gas company Pertamina, following sharp criticism from President Susilo Bambang YudhoyonoBLOOMBERG - 397 words
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468 2006-03-09 17 S JAYASANKARAN - CEOs said to have met at least twice last week after long tussle By S JAYASANKARAN in Kuala Lumpur [KUALA LUMPUR] After all the sound and fury, the stage could be set for a peaceful takeover of Southern Bank (SBB) by Malaysia's468 words
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Article357 2006-03-09 17 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Khazanah, Malaysia's state investment arm and parent of TIME dot Com Bhd, is preparing to combine the telecommunications firm with unlisted broadband provider Jaring Communications, a source said yesterday. The combination of the two state-controlled companies comes in response to theReuters - 357 words
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Article, Illustration1002 2006-03-09 17 PAULINE NG - By PAULINE NG in Kuala Lumpur EVERYONE knew Idris Jala, the new managing director at Malaysia Airlines, had his work cut out for him, but has he bitten off more than he can chew? Losses for the airline's nine-month fiscal year came1,002 words
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GREATER CHINA/INDIA
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Article, Illustration504 2006-03-09 20 Police mount vigil across the country amid fears of sectarian violence Reuters. AFP [VARANASI, India] Armed police mounted vigil at temples and public places across India yesterday and leaders appealed for calm as Hindu groups called for aReuters.; AFP; AP - 504 words
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Article2381 2006-03-09 20 VOL Mar* MM W- (1W0) A& MRealty 139 undi 15 Abhc 530 -0.01 25 ACP Industries 5.72 unch 147 Advance Synergy .0.18 0.01 86 Adwenta...... 0.27 unch 217 AE Mutti .036 -0.02 61 Affin Hldgs 1.59 -0.01 269 Ahmad Zaki Res 1.77 -0.03 74 AlCCorp .0.88 -0.01 162,381 words
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449 2006-03-09 20 vote likely after Arcelor deal: Mittal Steel boss Reuters {PARIS] The Mittal family could consider giving up its voting majority in the world's biggest steel group following the planned purchase of Luxembourgbased rival Arcelor, Mittal Steel's chairman was quoted as saying yesterday. "AfterReuters - 449 words
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573 2006-03-09 20 Reuters [BEIJING] Without firing a bullet, China can force Taiwan to its knees in a week with a massive trade war in the event the self-ruled island formally declares statehood, a prominent Chinese economist said. Many analysts say ChinaReuters - 573 words
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308 2006-03-09 20 Bloomberg, Reuters [NEW DELHI] Pakistan and Iran will build a gas pipeline linking the two nations, even if India backs out pf the US$7.4 billion project, Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said. The energy link, labelled the "Peace Pipeline" by Iran,Bloomberg,; Reuters - 308 words
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ASIA-PACIFIC/WORLD
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Article, Illustration786 2006-03-09 21 Shin Corp shares fall 6.9% to 44 baht, biggest drop in over two years AFP. Reuters. Bloomberg [BANGKOK] Thai stocks fell yesterday as protesters threatened to boycott nearly 100 companies and prod- ucts associated with Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra,AFP.; Reuters.; Bloomberg; AFP - 786 words
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476 2006-03-09 21 NYT [NEW YORK] Alan Greenspan, the former chairman of the US Federal Reserve, has agreed to sell his memoir for an advance of more than US$B.5 million, according to people involved in the negotiations. That sum will be the secondlargest advance ever paidNYT - 476 words
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189 2006-03-09 21 NYT [SAN FRANCISCO] Two large shareholders sued Hewlett-Packard (HP) on Tuesday, contending that a US$2l.4 million severance package for Carly Fiorina, its former chief executive, violated the company's policy on executive compensation. The lawsuit, filed in US District Court here by the pension fundsNYT - 189 words
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612 2006-03-09 21 LAT-WP. AP [NEW YORK] Wall Street has watched thousands of companies go public over the years. Yesterday, its oldest institution the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) got its turn, with shares being offered to investors for the first time. After nearly 214LAT-WP.; AP - 612 words
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Article, Illustration873 2006-03-09 21 ANTHONY ROWLEY - ASIA INSIGHT As Beying gets serious in curbing runaway growth, Japanese exports are at risk ANTHONY ROWLEY Tokyo Correspondent K K T'S not China now I it's Japan," a prominent foreign banker in Tokyo remarked to me the other day. He then873 words
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Advertisement523 2006-03-09 21 r »AT-^ NOTICES NETWORK FOODS INTERNATIONAL LTD (Incorporated m the Republic of Singapore) (Registration no: *****0195W) NOTICE FOR DATE FIXED FOR COURT HEARING TO APPROVE SCHEME OF ARRANGEMENT On 28 February 2006, a meeting (the "Court Meeting") ot the Scheme Shareholders (as defined in the Schedule below) of Network Foods523 words
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AVIATION
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590 2006-03-09 22 Security concerns won't stop aviation investment drive, says Mineta Reuters [WASHINGTON] The Bush administration will push ahead with a proposal to ease limits on foreign investment in US airlines, despite some Congressional pressure to slow down the plan or withdraw it,Reuters - 590 words
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470 2006-03-09 22 AFP [PARIS] European aerospace group EADS yesterday reported a sharper-than-expected 39 per cent rise in its net profit, lifted by record deliveries last year at its Airbus unit and a 289 million euro (***** million) accounting boost. It madeAFP - 470 words
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Article891 2006-03-09 22 CITY FUSWT ETA FUCWT CTP IE1H S04SS 1205 SH55 1560 RSBfiR m \k AIM—«a>a< SQ442 2000 SSSSBS V Sfirim 0W U <3F149 0455 3F3866 084C QB867 0455 ;s m 8?ii B Sen B«gawan 1245 $q BI422 1340 VT307 Hip SQTO1 2230 1650 Brisbane EK433 0150 SQ255891 words
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327 2006-03-09 22 AP [KUALA LUMPUR] Loss-making national carrier Malaysia Airlines plans to sell about 30 aircraft, including a dozen jumbo jets, as part of a business turnaround plan, The Star daily reported yesterday. The final list of aircraft will be drawn up when MalaysianAP - 327 words
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Article, Illustration349 2006-03-09 22 AFP [HONG KONG] Cathay Pacific Airways, Asia's second largest airline, yesterday posted a sharper-than-ex-pected fall of 25.3 per cent in annual profits which analysts blamed on rising fuel costs that offset a solid boost in sales. The Hong Kong flag carrier saidAFP - 349 words
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228 2006-03-09 22 AP [STOCKHOLM] Authorities evacuated parts of an airport to south-western Sweden on Tuesday after masked gunmen robbed a passenger plane that had just landed from London and left a suspicious package that police said looked like a bomb. Stunned passengers waitingto disembark theAP - 228 words
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Page 22 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous175 2006-03-09 22 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD DOWN bling (9) Across: 1 Potentates, 9 Beta, 10 1 fools Labour leader gomg in 2 After brKjge treasure port (9) Albeit 12' Settees r I 7 /c\ 14 Dire oil disaster and America s 15 Section, 16 Shred, 17 Bane, 18 m if' u frantic (9) Riga,175 words
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SHIPPING
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Article, Illustration381 2006-03-09 23 Jakarta says action shows troop readiness to counter attacks in Malacca Strait AP [BATAM] -Indonesian marines launched an anti-ter-rorism drill in the Strait of Malacca yesterday, storming a ship to free hundreds of passengers held hostage by men posing as Islamic militants. Fifteen servicemen pretendingAP - 381 words
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251 2006-03-09 23 Reuters [CANBERRA] A North Korean cargo ship that led the Australian navy on a fourday sea chase is to be destroyed despite its captain being acquitted of heroin smuggling charges, police said. The navy chased the 4,000-tonne freighter Pong Su for 1,100 kmReuters - 251 words
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Article, Illustration254 2006-03-09 23 DONALD URQUHART - By DONALD URQUHART [SINGAPORE] An Australian-based cruise ship arrived safely at Port Klang earlier this week after spending nearly 30 hours stranded in the southern Malacca Strait following engine problems. The P&O Cruises ship Pacific Sky was forced to anchor in the Malacca StraitFHi PHOTO - 254 words
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345 2006-03-09 23 Reuters [WASHINGTON] Twenty-four people disappeared from cruise ships between 2003 and 2005 and 178 passengers reported being sexually assaulted, a Congressional panel heard on Tuesday. Among those who disappeared were an elderly VietnameseAmerican couple who fled their native land as "boatReuters - 345 words
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Article, Illustration519 2006-03-09 23 DONALD URQUHART - By DONALD URQUHART [SINGAPORE] SembCorp Marine subsidiary PPL Shipyard yesterday unveiled the first of a series of 13 state-of-the-art jack-up drilling rigs based on an in-house design for its joint venture company Kristiansand Drilling Pte Ltd. Kristiansand is a singlepurpose joint venture company formed between519 words
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324 2006-03-09 23 Bloomberg [LONDON] Shipowners spent a record US$l.l billion on new supertankers in February as rising orders for container ships and gas tankers in the past two years limited dock space at yards, according to EA Gibson Shipbrokers Ltd. Nine so-called very large crudeBloomberg - 324 words
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162 2006-03-09 23 PSA unit buys 21 stake in Indian shipping JV, says ONGC official Reuters [MUMBAI] An arm of Singapore's PSA International has bought a 21 per cent stake in a shipping venture floated by India's Oil and Natural Gas Corp Ltd (ONGC) and the Shipping Corp of India Ltd (SCI). PSAReuters - 162 words
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159 2006-03-09 23 AP [JERUSALEM] Israel's Transport Ministry has found the second officer on an Israeli cargo ship responsible for an accident last year in which seven Japanese fishermen were killed, officials said on Tuesday. The ministry's findings will become part of the trial beingAP - 159 words
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Article287 2006-03-09 23 S6X '000 Marl 5$ Vol CH Offshore .0.37 -0.01 632 ChuanHup 0.37 -aoi 1512 Cosco Corporation 1.18 -0.01 2655 CWT Distribution 1.03 0.01 30 Ezra Hldgs 2.37 -0.07 577 Freight Links 0 06 unch 209 Grand Banks Yacht 0.91 -0.01 11 Java Holdings 1.28 -0.01 441 Kf Venture287 words
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EDITORIAL & OPINION
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510 2006-03-09 24 EDITORIAL THE decision by Singapore to join the Kyoto Protocol will open up opportunities for companies, provide a fillip to new environmental technologies, and be a net positive for consumers as well. Under the Protocol, which was agreed in 1997 and went into510 words
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Article, Illustration1287 2006-03-09 24 PETER G GOSSELIN - Analysts warn that more training will not stop the outsourcing of jobs to other countries By PETER G GOSSELIN LAT-WP WHEN US President George W Bush met with a group of business.school students in the Indian city of Hyderabad last week, he cameLAT-WP; AP - 1,287 words
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Article, Illustration759 2006-03-09 24 G PANICKER - THE BOTTOM LINE G PANICKER WHEN US President George W Bush starts talking about ethanol, Opec should listen. Instead of splurging billions on their small populations and going on buying binges abroad, its members should set apart funds to finance research into, yes,759 words
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Article, Illustration983 2006-03-09 25 LEON HADAR - Post-9/11 US policies have messed up the Middle East with worse to come LEON HADAR Washington Correspondent WHEN future historians start to discuss the first decade of the 21st century and the dramatic events that unfolded in that era, starting with the Sept 11,2001 terroristNPFWi PHOTO - 983 words
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725 2006-03-09 25 DANIEL WAGNER - By DANIEL WAGNER IHT BORROW and spend fiscal policies are very much in vogue among governments and consumers, the global housing bubble has reached unprecedented proportions and many of the world's stock markets are so hyper-inflated that investors seem to have forgotten the basicIHT - 725 words
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Article, Illustration823 2006-03-09 25 JEFF NESMITH - By JEFF NESMITH PAUL Ware says he watched helplessly for years while major retail chains used his patented system of electronically processing credit card transactions. Ware believed his rights were being violated every time a credit card slid through the slotAFP - 823 words
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125 2006-03-09 25 Ong-Ang Ai Boon, Mrs - LETTER TO THE EDITOR Ong-Ang Ai Boon, Mrs Director The Association of Banks in Singapore WE refer to the letter "Clarify restricted use of Nets" by Denis Distant (BT, March 2). We wish to clarify that customers can continue to use their125 words
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Article10787 2006-03-09 26 SGX MAINBOARD 52-Wk Til Last Vol Day Last Quote GrOiv Div GrYW Net MCap High low Coda Company Sal* ('000) High tow luyar SaMr Cvr P/E Swli 5 2 5716 IstSoftwareSe 2 unch 929 2.5 2 2 2.5 8.1 18.5 6 3148 8TelecomUS2c 7 -0.5 280 7 710,787 words
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Article6008 2006-03-09 27 FINANCE COMMODITIES MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INDICES tolocalcw laSS MUSS dy %yr N X yr %4y %yr ind»K Chang* Oungt Chujt Q*»na* Chang* Ch^gt World indo Pretimnary 996 J A3 3.0 -0.5 1.4 -0.7 33 t EAFE PreHmmary 1C083 -0.6 3.6 -1.1 23 -13 43 Europe Pietomnary Pacific 9091 -0.66,008 words
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BizIT
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Article, Illustration528 2006-03-09 31 WINSTON CHAI - Local sales of SAS's BI software in Singapore grew 20 per cent last year, writes WINSTON CHAI WINSTON CHAI WHILE banks have always been the sweet revenue spot for business intelligence (BI) software maker SAS Institute, in Singapore it could be the public528 words
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268 2006-03-09 31 AP [SAN FRANCISCO] Intel Corp said on Tuesday it would introduce powerful new processors for desktop, laptop and server computers this year, as the world's largest computer chipmaker tries to head off gains from its much smaller arch-rival. Santa Clara-based Intel dominatesAP - 268 words
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Article, Illustration483 2006-03-09 31 ROLAND LIM - By ROLAND LIM BARELY two after establishing its global R&D headquarters in Singapore, San Diego-based gaming peripherals vendor Razer will unveil its first gaming audio system the development of which was led by its R&D team here at the electronics trade show CeBIT in Hannover,483 words
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281 2006-03-09 31 Reuters [SAN DIEGO] Microsoft Corp extended an olive branch to some of its harshest critics on Tuesday by proposing a way for Internet users to "cut and paste" live Web data across different sites, just as they can between computer programs. Ray Ozzie, Microsoft's chief technicalReuters - 281 words
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Article, Illustration468 2006-03-09 31 MIKE CHUA - No need to be tech-sawy to operate it By MIKE CHUA WHEN technology takes a step forward, it is often a giant leap for the end-user in more than one sense. It can mean that the consumer benefits in a big468 words
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PROPERTY
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243 2006-03-09 32 Sales to be on a limited scale, restricted to commercial sites Bloomberg [HONQ KONG] Hong Kong's government may consider restarting scheduled land auctions, the first in almost four years, restricting them to commercial and business building sites, said Housing, Planning and Lands Secretary MichaelBloomberg - 243 words
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Article, Illustration569 2006-03-09 32 Bloomberg [EDINBURGH] Savills pic, the best-performing UK property stock last year, said profit fell 1.8 per cent in 2005 after staff bonuses rose by about a fifth and a one-time gain on a property sale wasn't repeated. Net income last year wasBloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 569 words
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487 2006-03-09 33 KALPANA RASHIWALA - The Arc sees strong foreign interest; Yishun houses also launched this week By KALPANA RASHIWALA BS Capital's The Arc at Draycott luxury apartment project and Allgreen Properties' The Shaughnessy cluster housing development in Yishun are being officially launched this weekend, marking the start487 words
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1696 2006-03-09 33 PROJECT NAME' PROP CONTRACT TENURE BUKHWW® PRICE PSF STREET NAME TYPE DATE ABEA«(SQFI) (SS'OOO) (SS) District 1 NON-LANDED People's Park Cpix Apt 20/02/2006 99 409 160 391 The Saii At Marina Bay Apt 17/02/2006 99 2034 2280 1121 The Sail At1,696 words
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776 2006-03-09 34 Market is segmented and upswing confined to selected projects, say property watchers HOMEOWNERS thinking about cashing in on their properties through the hot collective sale market should not assume that every sale would fetch handsome returns. Property consultants say that despite the776 words
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Article, Illustration733 2006-03-09 34 Foreign investors have to brave a tangle of red tape Reuters [MUMBAI/HONG KONG] Property funds are knocking on India's door, with an estimated US$2 billion in annual investment waiting to risk notorious red tape to win a slice of a booming economyReuters; AFP - 733 words
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