The Business Times, 3 April 2006

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    17 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES SINGAPORE 85 cents online at http://business-times.asia 1 .com.sg MICA (P) 099/03/2006 Monday April 3,2006
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    Lock icon Only 3 condo projects top $2,000 psf
    867 1  -  Most homes sold in past year stay below mark: study By ARTHUR SIM [SINGAPORE! Much is being made of the stellar prices of high-end condominiums, but the sparkle could be just an illusion. An analysis of prices of high-end residential developments over the
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    Lock icon Thaksin faces move to annul election
    599 1  -  Watchdog alleges lack of privacy for voters in booths By OUR CORRESPONDENT in Bangkok THAILAND'S crippling political crisis appeared far from resolution late last night hours after voters cast their ballots and counting began in a snap poll boycotted by all the major opposition
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    Lock icon MARKETS DIGEST
    135 1 MARKETS Week Chge STI 2533.40 +36.09 KLSE COMP 926.63 +0.54 NIKKEI 225 *****.66 ....+498.79 HANG SENG *****.04 +88.58 SET INDEX. 733.25 +2.40 JAKARTA COMP ...1322.97 +11.60 MANILA COMP ....2195.95 -12.18 TAIPEI TAIEX 6613.97 ....+237.35 SEOUL COMP 1359.60 +38.37 SHENZHEN B 263.85 +8.79 AUSTALLORD 5087.20 +85.60 DOW JONES *****.32
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  • TOP STORIES
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      Lock icon DBS is first S'pore bank to bag Dubai licence
      468 2  -  It will open maiden Middle East branch at Dubai Int'l Financial Centre By UMA SHANKARI [SINGAPORE] DBS Bank has achieved a banking milestone in the Middle East it is the first Singa-pore-based bank to receive a banking licence in Dubai. The
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      Lock icon Genting confident of its Marina IR bid
      629 2  -  It cites vast global network of agents to help sell S'pore By ALEXANDRA HO [SINGAPORE] Never mind that its rivals for the Marina Bay integrated resort have been trumpeting their expertise and tie-ups, basking in the limelight. The Genting Interna-tional-Star Cruises consortium, which
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      Lock icon Stanchart wholesale banking business on a roll
      652 2  -  It taps into China, India's demand for commodities By SIOW LI SEN [SINGAPORE! Standard Chartered Bank's wholesale banking business which contributes the lion's share of the group's profits is on a roll as it focuses on burgeoning trade flows between Africa, the Middle
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      Lock icon THREE-MINUTE DIGEST
      576 2 DBS is first S'pore bank to bag Dubai licence DBS Bank has become the first Singapore bank to secure a banking licence in fast-booming Dubai. The bank said over the weekend it has received approval from the Dubai Financial Services Authority to open its first branch in the
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      Lock icon Japan may see end of zero rate sooner than expected
      667 4  -  Tankan, signs of inflation, election of new PM may prompt BOJ to act by summer: sources By ANTHONY ROWLEY in ioKyo JAPANESE interest rates could be headed for an early rise if, as expected, the Bank of Japan's latest quarterly
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      Lock icon Hopes of Q1 results may lift US stocks
      757 4  -  WALL STREET INSIGHT Absence of profit warnings cheers market as it looks out for jobs data and oil By ANDREW MARKS in New York IF first quarter corporate earnings due to begin trickling out in a fortnight stay at double-digit levels, US
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      102 3 Fares shown are for per person for a round-trip on Business-Class for travel out of Singapore between 3 April 2006 to 31 August 2006. Tickets must be issued within 5 days upon confirmation of booking or by 17 April whichever is earlier. Tickets are non-reroutable, non-endorsable and applicable on TG
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  • SINGAPORE MARKETS
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      Lock icon Can internal dynamics continue to hold sway?
      711 6  -  STOCKS R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent THREE weeks ago, this column pondered the dual conflicting forces at work on the local stock market the support that comes with hopes of a general election rally versus the drag that is Wall Street. The conclusion then
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      1447 6 Payment Ex looks Pay Payment fx looks Pay (ct») data dm tot (rt*) date ctos* date Action Asia 0.50 02-May 05-May 17-May MeibanGrp F 1.00 18-Apt 21-Apt 05-May AEM Evertech y 0.50 iWp 04May 18-May MeibanGrp S 050 18 Ape 21 Apr 05-May Allgreen b MP 04-May 09-May
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      Lock icon Thai baht rises ahead of weekend election
      431 6 CURRENCIES Bloomberg [BANGKOK] Thailand's baht rose in March before an election called by Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra amid pressure for him to resign. Protesters amassed in Bangkok plan to suspend demonstrations until April 7, Pipob Thongchai, one of the protest leaders, said in
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      Lock icon BROKERS' RECOMMENDATIONS
      1733 6 Consensus No.of Forecast Mean Thur's Consensus Mow Thw's recommendation esti- EPS PC target price commendation esti- gS PC target price Company name This wk Last mth mates (cents) (ratio) price Company name This wk Last mth mates (cents) (ratio) pnce (>) Advanced Holdings 1.00 1.00 2 8.95 13.74
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      Lock icon A winning streak for investors
      1386 8  -  TEH HOOIUNG Senior Correspondent ONE only has to be in the market to make money last week, and pretty much for the last three weeks. All except one of our portfolios made gains, and quite eood eains at that. SWU *****0 ai luai. This came
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      Lock icon March stands out for bullish transactions
      1614 8  -  INSIDE MARKETS By ROBERT HALILI THE director and substantial shareholder activity was high last week for the second consecutive week, based on filings on the Singapore Exchange in the last week of March. On the buying side, a total of 28 firms recorded 54
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  • COMPANY NEWS
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      Lock icon S'pore firms eye India for oil exploration
      497 7  -  Interra, S'pore Petroleum on lookout for opportunities By RONNIE LIM INDIA could become a prospective new frontier for Singapore-based oil and gas exploration and production companies which are so far focused on Southeast Asia. Listed Interra Resources, which last week announced significant prospects
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      Lock icon Quotation of taxable book-entry Singapore Government Bonds (Mar 31,2006)
      263 7 NUMBER CLOSING GROSS MATUNTY YEAR RAISED COUPON AMOUNT INTEREST Of DAYS Of PRICES* REDEWTION ISINOODE DATE RATE «m) PAYMENT ACCRUED EXCLUDING YIELD (fcpta) DATES INTEREST ACCRUED INTEREST) (%p.a.) 01.08.2006 N*****1F 2004 13/8 2600.00 1/2 1/8 58 99.48 2.91 SG********** 01.02.2007 N*****0A
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      Lock icon Cloud over SembCorp clears at last
      646 7  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW By CONRAD RAJ FINALLY the albatross of the $olitaire affair has been lifted from the shoulders of SembCorp Industries, one of Singapore's largest conglomerates and a very profitable member of Temasek Holdings. Last week, after 10 long years, SembCorp decided to
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      Lock icon S'pore stock market cap up 11.3% in Q1
      703 9  -  Mixed outlook seen for Q2 as analysts call for caution By SIOW LI SEN SINGAPORE'S stock market capitalisaton has ended the first quarter at $487.2 billion, a strong rise of 11.3 per cent from just three months ago fuelled by gains in
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    • COMPANY BRIEFS
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        Lock icon Ex-chief exec sells 4m Media Asia shares
        91 9 MEDIA Asia Entertainment Group non-executive director and former chief executive Jerry Liu has sold 4 million shares of the company for about $922,000. Mr Liu, who made the sales in the open market at his "own discretion", now has a 2.912 per cent
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        Lock icon Details of Chartered's 7-year bond
        61 9 CHARTERED Semiconductor Manufacturing, which previously announced it would prepay US$3OO million in bank loans by issuing a seven-year bond, said the bonds will be priced at 99.053 per cent of the principal amount and will have an interest rate of 6.25 per cent per annum.
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        Lock icon Hong Leong Asia ups interest in Thakral
        48 9 HONG LEONG Asia said its subsidiary China Yuchai International's Venture Delta Limited has completed the acquisition of a substantial stake in Thakral Corporation. Hong Leong Asia group's aggregate deemed interest in Thakral is now approximately 19.35 per cent, the company said.
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      Lock icon Hyflux buys into Dutch membrane maker
      271 9  -  WATER PLAY Reports by DANIEL BUENAS AFTER selling down two projects in the Middle East recently, water treatment specialist Hyflux Ltd looks to be back on the acquisition trail. It announced over the weekend an acquisition of a 51 per cent equity stake in
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      Lock icon CNA Group buys 51 % of China firm for 60m yuan
      171 9 CNA Group buys 51 of China firm for 60m yuan CNA Group, which deals with advanced integrated control and automation systems for intelligent buildings and facilities, announced yesterday that it will acquire a 51 per cent stake in Beijing Herocan Environmental Engineering Tech (Herocan) for 60 million renminbi (5512.1 million).
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      216 7 Inviting tenders? Call 1800 289 8822 or email notices@sph.com.sg to book your tender notice in our newspapers now. notices SINGAPORE WINDSOR 1 I Company *****5764Z Off I 12 00 6 A "***** The above Invitation is made and accompanied by the prospectus of Singapore Windsor *> t Holdings Limited dated
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      707 9 DBA MPA DOCTOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Master of Professional Accounting A research-based management development programme aimed at enhancing Awarded by Edith Cowan University, Western Australia managerial capacity Accredited by CPA Australia and Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia Supervisor is appointed to support the candidate in the thesis process Designed
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  • VIEWS FROM THE TOP
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      Lock icon SHOWING THE WAY
      3654 10/11 THIS WEEK'S TOPIC I DO not subscribe to the notion that a company only has obligations to its shareholders, for the same reason that I do not believe individuals are only accountable to themselves. Great companies contribute to their employees and to society through innovation, through training,
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      120 10/11 Members of the BT CEOs e-Club are Singapore's top corporate leaders whom BT editors would like to interact with in an atmosphere of informality and trust. This 'dub' is a virtual one, with interaction mainly via e-mail. Each week, we will invite comments from these top executives on various economic
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      21 10/11 HAVE YOUR SAY What do you think of the opinions expressed in these pages? Share your views by writing to btletterOsph.com.sg
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  • DINING OUT
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      Lock icon Appetising, palatable fare
      1401 12 Cafe Swiss Swissotel The Stamford, 2 Stamford Road. Tel: 6431-6156 BEFORE there was The Durian as in The Esplanade there was, well, That Durian. Regular to the Swissotel The Stamford will be familiar with the artwork comprising the cluster of outsized wooden tropical fruit-as-art (with a mangosteen
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      25 12 Citibank cardmembers enjoy 15% discount off total bill 581 Orchard Road Singapore *****3 Tel 6730 3393 Fax 6235 4140 Hilton Website www.singapore.hilton.com Email: harbourgrill.singapore@hilton.com Singapore
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      919 12 CHINA FOOD INDUSTRIES I*£ I i CHINA FOOD INDUSTRIES LIMITED Company Registration No. *****7537 D (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) Notice of Annual General Meeting NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of China Food Industries Limited will be held on 26 April 2006 at 10.30 a.m.
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
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      Lock icon $638 m for Hong Kah Town facelift; 2 MPs to step down
      605 13  -  Two new candidates named by PAP for Sembawang GRC By UMA SHANKARI HONG Kah Town is all set to see some big changes soon. The town will get a $638 million facelift over the next few years and
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      Lock icon Rentokil keen to expand Asia-Pacific business
      377 13  -  By UMA SHANKARI LONDON-listed pest-con-trol and hygiene company Rentokil Initial sees great growth opportunities in Asia as hygiene standards rise. And on a recent visit to Singapore, chief executive Douglas Flynn used Vietnam as an example to illustrate the point. As more multinational companies
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      Lock icon EVENTS LISTING
      145 13 DATE/ TIME EVENT VENUE 1-5 Apr Dandekar Friend A Artrium of the MICA 11.00 am Mumbai Group Exhibition Building, 140 Hill of Indian Contemporary Art Street 3-5 Apr ABS Consulting Seminar Hilton Hotel 9.00 am ISPS Code CSO/SSO Public Training Course 4 Apr Performing Arts on The Play
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      Lock icon New PAP candidate takes to the stage
      289 13 LAWYER Michael Palmer may not be an MP yet, but he had a taste of what it would be like to deliver a ministerial speech yesterday. Mr Palmer, who was one of six new People's Action Party (PAP) candidates introduced last week, was
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      Lock icon S'pore drivers may have to pay RM2O to go into M'sia
      383 13 SINGAPORE drivers may soon have to fork out RM2O (558.77) to enter Malaysia, following a decision by the Cabinet of Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi to implement a new vehicle entry permit system to help raise funds to defray
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      Lock icon Pump prices rise across the board
      272 13 ALL of the four major pump operators in Singapore raised their pump prices over the weekend, resulting in petrol and diesel prices climbing by six and three cents per litre respectively. Oil giant Shell kickstarted the trend on Friday, when it raised its petrol
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      146 13 We arc integrating, transforming, strengthening..... «■< %'< C •> i To better reflect the new dimensions of our business Hitachi Plant Engineering Construction Co., Ltd. has from April 1, 2006 changed its name to HITACHI PLANT TECHNOLOGIES, LTD. ft i j t r J JF* kgUk .m &jy Our name
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  • BT-CITIBANK YOUNG INVESTORS' FORUM
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      Lock icon Making money from money
      715 14  -  Ever fancied trading in forex? OH BOON PING takes you through the paces OH BOON PING CONTRARY to popular belief, currency trading is actually accessible to most investors with the opening of trading accounts easily available online. One forex brokerage that provides just such a service
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      Lock icon Betting on forex trading
      614 14  -  CAMPUS LIFE A young investor tells OH BOON PING how his foreign investments rose from US$300 to US$10.000 OH BOON PING CURRENCY trading may not be common among young investors, but a 25-year-old accountancy graduate has reaped some handsome returns from his forex venture, having boosted
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      251 14 Be smart with your finances FANCY becoming the next Warren Buffett or George Soros? Or even the famous Robert Kiyosaki? Then read on. The Young Investors' Forum, part of the BT-Citibank Tertiary Outreach Programme, isn't another dry page out of your financial textbook. To complement our editorial content, we have
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      192 15 Royal Barge Procession In 2006, come celebrate with us in a Grand Festival of Events to commemorate His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej's sixtieth anniversary of ascession to the throne. snßE&f See the kingdom illuminated in celebration like never before! A splendid array of Grand Events await you in Thailand. Witness
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  • ECONOMY WATCH
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      Lock icon Business confidence, job data show sluggish years for Germany are over
      341 16 AFP [BERLIN] Germany has finally turned the corner and appears to be on the way to regaining its role as the motor of the European economy, analysts say. Clear signs have emerged in recent days that the biggest economy
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      Lock icon US stocks may rise 20% this year: Biggs
      427 16 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Equity strategist Barton Biggs said US stocks may rise more than 20 per cent this year, led by larger US technology companies such as Intel Corp, Cisco Systems Inc and Dell Inc. as capital spending increases. Mr Biggs, a
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      Lock icon US, EU, Brazil in bid to break WTO deadlock
      620 16 They will carry out simulations to study impact of lower trade barriers AP. AFP [RIO DE JANEIRO] The US, the European Union and Brazil agreed on Saturday to draw up detailed forecasts of what would happen if rich countries agreed to
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      Lock icon STOCKS ASIA
      3040 16 Transaction date: Mar3l For a full listing of the closing prices, log on to BT Online at http://business-times.asial .com.sg after 11.30pm every trading day HONG KONG Vol Dream |n tl .0.M -001 162 HK5 4/. 'ooo Dynamic Global 0.04 uncn 0 Easyknit .0.13 unch 2434 Aeon Credit 6.20
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      949 16 JL A Wj AnnAik y-J Limited ANNAIK LIMITED (Company Registration No. *****2066 M) (Incorporated in Singapore with limited liability) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of AnnAik Limited ("the Company") will be held at 135 Pioneer Road, Singapore *****9 on Tuesday, 18
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  • MALAYSIA
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      Lock icon 9th Plan raises vexing questions
      630 17  -  MALAYSIA INSIGHT Construction sector will benefit hugely, but few will quibble about infrastructure projects identified for implementation S JAYASANKARAN KL Correspondent IT HAS to be said that there are a number of good things about the Ninth Malaysia Plan, which was tabled last week. But
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      3055 17 NOTICES Toll free: 1800-289-8822 Email: notices@sph.com.sg j nuv IT SELL :T FIND IT Tele Choice TELECHOICE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (Registration No. *****2072R, Incorporated in Singapore) NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company wHI be held at 51 Cuppage Road 109-01, Starttub
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  • INDONESIA
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      Lock icon Indonesia on alert after attack warnings
      271 18 Security tightened at potential targets in Jakarta and Bali Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesia tightened security in key places after the US and Australia warned of possible attacks against Westerners in the country yesterday, police said. Authorities deployed additional police at potential targets in the capital
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      Lock icon Bids invited for six Indon power units
      167 18 Bloomberg [JAKARTA] PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara, Indonesia's state power utility, sought bids from companies to build six power plants and sell the power to the utility. Listrik Negara invited bids for plants in Central Java, east Kalimantan, North Sulawesi, North Sumatra, Bali and
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      1985 18 ©INTERNATIONAL FACTORS (SINGAPORE) LTD (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) Company Registration No. *****0827 C NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Nineteenth Annual General Meeting of International Factors (Singapore) Ltd will be held in the IFS Boardroom at 7 Temasek Boulevard #10-01 Suntec Tower One
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      1311 18 FERROCHINA LIMITED (Incorporated in Bermuda) (Company Registration No. *****) NOTICE OF SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Special General Meeting ("SGM") of FerroChina Limited ("the Company") will be held at The Fullerton Hotel, Boardroom, Lower Lobby, 1 Fullerton Square, Singapore *****8 on April 26, 2006 at 10.30
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  • GREATER CHINA
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      Lock icon HSBC raises stakes in HK's mortgage war
      388 19 HSBC raises stakes in HK 's mortgage war It extends home loan plan with lower interest rate than its rivals [HONG KONG] Hong Kong's mortgage war between banks looks set to intensify after HSBC extended its aggressive home loan plan to capture lost market share, the South China Morning Post
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      Lock icon Stanley Ho wins approval for revamp
      470 19 [HONG KONGI Lawyers representing the estranged sister of Hong Kong gaming magnate Stanley Ho Hung-sun were barred from entering the family firm's annual general meeting in Macau yesterday, as the remaining shareholders signed off on a restructuring plan pushing Mr Ho's privately held gaming
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      Lock icon Citic Pacific to buy iron ore mines in Australia
      562 19 It'll pay US$415m to buy two projects and spend US$2.5b as capex in 10 years [HONG KONG] Citic Pacific, a state-backed property-to-telecom conglomerate, was quoted by the Standard as saying that it will buy and develop two iron ore projects in
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      27 19 Want the best deal? §1 Invite tenders. Call 1800 289 8822 or email notices@sph.com.sg to book your tender notice in our newspapers now. [•■AT3 NOTICES f I
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      1114 19 Iff BTELECOM INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS CO. LTD. mammm {hiiuiyuißfrU in Bwmuda) -r JfVM NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of the Company w*l be heW at Suntec Singapore International Convention Exhibition Centre, 1 Raffles Boulevard, Meeting Room 307, Level 3. Singapore *****3 on
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  • INDIA
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      Lock icon Americans fancy India jobs
      714 20 Young Americans heading for India to be part of its historic economic expansion AP [BANGALORE] After graduating from Northwestern University last year, Nate Linkon contemplated job offers in Chicago and New York. But he chose a less conventional path and started his career here, in India's
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      Lock icon India voices concern over Google Earth images
      482 20  -  By SIDDHARTH SRIVASTAVA in New Delhi INDIAN authorities are calling for acceptable global standards for satellite pictures of key security installations, joining a growing number of countries at odds with images provided by popular search engine Google. At the heart of the problem
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      2598 20 :*XT^ NOTICES Toll free: 1800-289-8822 Email: notices^'sph.com.sg BUY IT-SEIL IT MND IT EXCELPOINT TECHNOLOGY LTD. (Incorporated In The Republic of Singapore with limited liability) EXCCIOOIIIt (Company Registration No. *****3280 C) Notice Of Fifth Annual General Meeting NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Fifth Annual General Meeting of Excelpoint Technology Ltd
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  • FOCUS: THAILAND ELECTIONS
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      Lock icon Victory may not be enough for Thaksin
      763 21 Street protests likely to continue as opposition remains adamant AFP [BANGKOK] Even a resounding victory for Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra in yesterday's election may not be enough to quell the street protests against him, analysts say. But a clear mandate from voters would
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      Lock icon Army unhappy with protest leader's remarks
      293 21 AFP [BANGKOK] Thailand's army commander has warned that the military was "unhappy" with a speech by an antigovernment protest leader who is accused of insulting the king, Thai media reported yesterday. Media tycoon Sondhi Limthongkul, who has led demonstrations against Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra,
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      739 21 China Sun Bio-chem Technology Group Company Ltd fv) (Incorporated in Cayman Islands with Registration Number: CT-*****9) NOTICE OF SECOND ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Second Annual General Meeting of China Sun Bio-chem Technology Group Company Ltd. will be held at Casuarina Suite A, Raffles Hotel, 1
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      940 21 FERROCHINA LIMITED (Incorporated in Bermuda) (Company Registration N0.*****) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at The Fullerton Hotel, Boardroom Lower Lobby, 1 Fullerton Square, Singapore *****8 on Wednesday, April 26,2006 at 10:00 а.m. to transact the
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  • WORLD
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      628 22 Shareholders of Alcatel will control about 60% of new company Bloomberg. Reuters [PARISI Alcatel SA agreed to merge with Lucent Technologies Inc, creating a company with a combined market value of US$36 billion to compete with Ericsson AB and Cisco Systems Inc. Patricia Russo,
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      227 22 AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] A 1 Jazeera, the Arabic broadcaster which polarised opinion with its war coverage, is promising more "fearless" reporting on Asia with the launch of its new global English-language channel. A 1 Jazeera International is due to go on air by mid-2006,
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      691 24  -  ANALYSIS Oasis Hong Kong Airlines, Asia's first such carrier, set for take-off By VEN SREENIVASAN [SINGAPORE] Asia's and probably the world's first long-haul budget carrier could take to the skies within the next few months. Oasis Hong Kong Airlines, set up last year by
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      221 24 Reuters [MADRID] Spain's Ferrovial said last Friday it was keeping all options open on whether to launch a takeover bid for British airport operator BAA Pic. The construction and services group, whose £8.8 billion (5524.8 billion) takeover proposal has been rejected by BAA,
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      366 24 Reuters [MIAMI] Raw materials from titanium to aluminum alloys are in tight supply, but Boeing Co's suppliers are delivering and the airplane maker's plan to ramp up jet deliveries remains on track, the head of Boeing's commercial aircraft division said. Alan
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      437 24 US$50 price hike the biggest boost since 2000 Bloomberg [CHICAGO] United Airlines, the world's second largest airline, increased US busi-ness-class fares on tickets purchased the same day of travel by US$5O each way, the biggest boost since 2000. Delta Air Lines Inc matched
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      524 25 Shipowner applied for licence but did not complete procedures: official Reuters. AP [DUBAI] A Bahraini cruise boat that capsized off Bahrain's coast killing at least 57 people last week was not licensed to sail, an official said. Interior Ministry spokesman Colonel Tareq
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      409 25 AFP [LE HAVRE, France] France's biggest container port has got even bigger with the launch of a major extension that will help Le Havre compete with Antwerp, Rotterdam and Hamburg in attracting cargo from Asia. "With this new port, Le Havre should
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      3349 25 WATcj NOTICES Toll free: 1800-289-8822 Email: notices@sph.com.sg UUV IT SELl IT FIND IT om mediaring Registration N0.*****4568R (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Extraordinary General Meeting of the shareholders of Mediaßing Ltd. (the "Company") will be held at the Singapore Post Centre, 10 Eunos
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      5026 28 :*AT3 NOTICES Toll free: 1800-289-8822 Email: notices@sph.com.sg BUY IT-SELL IT -FIND IT KIM ENG KIM ENG HOLDINGS LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) (Company Registration Number *****0204 D) NOTICE OF THE SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Seventeenth Annual General Meeting of KIM ENG HOLDINGS
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      277 28 ARNALE PTE LTD (COMPANY NO. *****5459R) (IN MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY WINDING-UP) NOTICE OF FINAL MFFTINr. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to Section 308( 1) of the Companies Act, Cap 50, that the Final Meeting of the Members of ARNALE PTE LTD will be held at 371 Beach Road #16-10 Keypoint
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      270 28 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 and IN THE MATTER OF WANG JIAO VIDEO LASER PTE LTD Company Registration Number *****2444G (In Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Creditors of the abovenamed Company, which is being wound up voluntarily, are required on or before 03
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      3711 29 :*at3 NOTICES Toll free: 1800-289-8822 Email: notices@sph.com.sg I BUY IT SELL IT FIND IT Tele Choice TELECHOICE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (Registration No. *****2072R, Incorporated in Singapore) NOTICE OF EIGHTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Eighth Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at 51 Cuppage
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      249 29 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT (CHAPTER 50) AND IN THE MATTER OF THE SIGNATURE STORE PTE LTD Reg. No. *****9127 C (In Creditors' Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE QF FINAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to Section 308 of the Companies Act, Cap 50, the Final Meeting of
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      3221 30 [*ATci NOTICES Toll free: 1800-289-8822 Email: notices@sph.com.sg BUY IT -SELL IT FIND IT (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) Supply LO. Limited (Company Registration No.: *****0108 D) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Fifth ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of Aqua-Terra Supply Co. Limited (the "Company") will
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      1520 30 BH GLOBAL MARINE LIMITED Co. Reg. No. *****4900H (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at 8 Penjuru Lane, Singapore *****9 on Wednesday, 19 April 2006 at 10.00 a.m. to transact
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      256 30 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CHAPTER 50 ENG TAT DEVELOPMENT PTE LTD Co. Ret No. *****2568 C MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company held on the 27th day of March 2006, the following special resolution was duly passed: 'That the Company be wound
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      1315 31 /g\ NYK GROUP SOUTH ASIA PTE LTD i KTinr A«M rw> V TEL: 6295 0123 \v—ll i il A Aline M 3 11 LINE Fax: 6292 2856 (Ftegkxial sales) 6239 7109 (OPS)/ 6299 5785 (Documentation) NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA TOKYO SD»AKU KASHA. ITD. (C/R NO: **********0E) UK CONTINENT SERVICE U.S.A SERVICE
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      654 31 We hereby announce that effective Ist April 2006, NYK will establish a new company based in Singapore, namely NYK RORO (Asia) Pte. Ltd. NYK RORO (Asia) Pte. Ltd. will take over the entire function of Roro Marketing/Marine Planning and Automative Project divisions currently performed by NYK Bulkship (Asia) Pte.Ltd. We
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      488 35  -  By ROLAND LIM SINGAPORE'S investment in its network infrastructure could help it become a key player in the digital film industry, according to design and graphics software major Autodesk. "Investment into collaborative infrastructure is essential in the digital media and
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      664 35  -  Implementing DOCSIS 3.0 will up broadband speed to 100 Mbps By WINSTON CHAI WHILE local authorities are still mulling over how to build Singapore's next high-speed broadband infrastructure, Star Hub has opted for a network upgrade as its path to Gigabit networking nirvana. Rather
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      959 35  -  <you say> New techniques needed as 'travelling salesman' problem has become bigger and more complex By PATRICIA YIM Globalisation may not be new, but it has reached an unprecedented scale over the past few years. IT services companies, in particular, are
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      424 35  -  By ROLAND LIM CANON Singapore last week unveiled a slew of 15 new digital cameras and camcorders, including a new digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) camera. It officially launched its EOS 30D DSLR ($2,699 with kit lens, $2,499 for the body only), which first
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        114 35 APPLE has released the iPod Hi-Fi, its first attempt at developing a set of speakers for its popular iPod digital music players. Said to be able to produce audiophile-quality sound, the iPod Hi-Fi combines two speakers and a subwoofer into a single
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        Lock icon Maplnfo paves the way with new street database
        87 35 MAPINFO has launched Street Pro Singapore version 3, the latest edition of its digital street database. The product provides high-quality illustrations of the local street network and comes with contextual layers for analysis and map presentation. It also shows postcode boundaries, as
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        98 35 LENOVO has introduced the 3000 NlOO, its first dual-core notebook. Weighing 2.54 kg, the laptop is available in two configurations featuring Intel's Core Duo or Solo processor. Users can also choose between a 14.1-inch.or 15.4-inch wide screen display. Aimed largely at businesses, the Lenovo 3000
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        77 35 BLUE Coat Systems has introduced a new technology to accelerate applications that are delivered across enterprise Wide Area Networks. Called Machs, it uses techniques like bandwidth management, protocol optimisation and object caching to speed up programs such as web applications, file services, e-mail and
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        74 35  -  Compiled by WINSTON CHAI SECURITY tools specialist Ciphertrust has launched a web registry aimed at thwarting phishing attacks on legitimate businesses. Companies that register their websites at http://www.phishregistry.org will receive alerts when attempts to duplicate their portals are detected. The monitoring is done using Cipher
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      1050 36  -  They are hopeful of meeting 30% cost cuts even with one deal, reports AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY THE race to win a $1.5 billion government infocomm tender has moved into the next phase, with each bidding consortium getting a chance to present
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        76 36 A TWO-DAY conference examining the viability of adopting open-source technologies within the enterprise will be staged at the Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel from May 4 to 5. The event will feature discussions on areas like open-source trends, security and legal issues, as
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        110 36 SINGAPORE and Qatar are set to strengthen mutual cooperation in infocomm-related initiatives under a memorandum of understanding (MOU) inked between the two countries last week. The pact was signed by Wu Choy Peng, deputy chief executive officer and government chief information
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        70 36 MOBILE solutions provider Dexterra Inc has appointed Kenny Goh as the regional sales director for its South Asian operations. Based in Singapore, he has been tasked with expanding the firm's profile in the region as well as expanding Dexterra's sales team here. Mr Goh is
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        103 36  -  Compiled by WINSTON CHAI THE Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) of Singapore has expanded the frequency allocation for RFID (radio frequency identification) applications. The IDA will expand the existing bandwidth allocation from 923-925 MHz to 920-925 MHz, effectively doubling the range. With the change, error rates
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      9 36 BOOSTING BROADBAND SPEED Star Hub upgrades network software PG3S
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