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Title Section23 2006-09-20 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES ■Vth ANNIVERSARY 3D SINGAPORE 85 cents online at http://business-times.asial.com.sg A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBUCATION MICA (P) 099/03/2006 Wednesday, September 20,200623 words
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683 2006-09-20 1 CHUANG PECK MING - Nations must reach understanding on the issues By CHUANG PECK MING [SINGAPORE] Mounting imbalances among the major economies are threatening international financial stability, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong warned yesterday, saying that financial stability is essential for a stable and open global environment.683 words
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Article, Illustration705 2006-09-20 1 Caretaker Prime Minister in New York at UN meeting; unconfirmed reports of counter-coup By OUR CORRESPONDENT in Bangkok THAI army tanks rolled into the capital yesterday in an apparent coup against caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's government. "We have seized the city ofREUTERS - 705 words
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Advertisement43 2006-09-20 1 MOTORING |a3Klie^^^ t Swift orders for Suzuki Sport pace 19 SUMMIT WATCH IMF's first big surveillance battle: Renminbi PAGE 3 QUOTA REVAMP Concerns remain despite IMF revamp PAGE 4 AT LEISURE Savouring local delights PAGES ASIAN CHALLENGE IMF role under threat PAGE 643 words
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Advertisement16 2006-09-20 1 COMMENTARY Does Citiraya have a viable future? PAGE 8 81Ui I! II Markets Digest, Page 216 words
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TOP STORIES
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Article404 2006-09-20 2 PM Lee calls for urgent restart of global trade talks GLOBAL trade talks must be restarted urgently for the world to avoid an upsurge in protectionism, killing off economic growth.' 'A rising tide of protectionism will leave us worse off. It has happened before; it can happen again,"404 words
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Article, Illustration686 2006-09-20 2 LESLIE YEE - Wall Street heavyweight ups the ante in investing as a principal By LESLIE YEE [SINGAPORE] As part of a global initiative, Wall Street giant Morgan Stanley wants to invest more of its own funds in Asia, be it in infrastructure,YEN MENG JIIN - 686 words
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Article57 2006-09-20 2 IN "Hong Leong Garden Condo enters en bloc market" (BT, Sept 8), we mentioned that the condominium was being tendered out for a minimum of $138 million, or $324 psf of potential gross floor area. The marketing agent, Ivy Lee Realty, has since clarified that the price does not57 words
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Article, Illustration430 2006-09-20 2 SIOW LI SEN - By SIOW LI SEN FORMER Indonesian president Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie yesterday recalled the first time he called Singapore a "red dot", saying that it was to hold up the country as a positive example to young Indonesians. InAFP - 430 words
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Article129 2006-09-20 2 STI 2,538.24 (-13.78) ST INDEX FUTURES 2,538.00 (-14.00) SIMSCI 302.59 (-1.95) SIMSCI FUTURES 302.00 (-2.90) MARKETS Tuesday Change KISECOMP 962.82 -2.73 NIKKEI 225 15,874.28 +7.35 HANG SENG 17.346.70 -40.51 SET INDEX 702.56 -333 JAKARTA COMP 1,485.35 +11.09 MANILA COMP 2,563.66 +61.86 SEOUL COMP 1,373.95 SHENZHEN B 304.36 -10.02129 words
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SINGAPORE 2006
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Article, Illustration755 2006-09-20 3 VIKRAM KHANNA - SUMMIT WATCH VIKRAM KHANNA Associate Editor THE IMF is changing its business model from lending to surveillance, and already we can see the contours of the first big battle shaping up. It relates to exchange rates. In the blue corner is the United States.755 words
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Article, Illustration654 2006-09-20 3 CHUANG PECK MING - Leaders call for Doha Round to be put back on track By CHUANG PECK MING GLOBAL trade talks must be restarted urgently for the world to avoid an upsurge in protectionism killing off economic growth, Singapore, together with theYEN MENG JIIN - 654 words
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Article, Illustration2114 2006-09-20 4 WONG WEI KONG - Some developing countries fear continued underrepresentation By WONG WEI KONG THE concerns some developing countries have over reforms to the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) quota system have not gone away, despite the approval by a large majority at the annual meeting in Singapore for2,114 words
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460 2006-09-20 4 SIOW LI SEN - It'll focus on education and helping women By SIOW LI SEN THE Islamic Development Bank (IDB) is overhauling itself to meet the daunting development challenges facing the Islamic world, where some of the world's poorest countries are among its members. The460 words
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Article, Illustration573 2006-09-20 5 CONRAD RAJ - AT LEISURE CONRAD RAJ Senior Correspondent WITH most of the main work and meetings out of the way, delegates to the meetings of governors of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund were in a more relaxed mood to enjoy the Singapore government's welcome reception hosted byARTHUR LEE - 573 words
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384 2006-09-20 5 CONRAD TAN - By CONRAD TAN LOBBYISTS yesterday called on the World Bank (WB) and International Monetary Fund (IMF) to "go back to basics" and focus on lending for development in poor countries. Representatives of Social Watch, a network of more than 400 non-govern-mental384 words
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IN BRIEF
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Article96 2006-09-20 5 NYT A COMMITTEE of finance ministers that endorsed in principle a plan by World Bank president Paul Wolfowitz to crack down on corruption in the bank's lending on Monday did so, not unreservedly. The ministers added a proviso that the bank's board of executive directors, a separateNYT - 96 words
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61 2006-09-20 5 Bloomberg RUSSIAN Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin said the government spends too much of the revenue from oil and gas, undermining its own efforts to curb inflation and spurring gains in the rouble that are hurting manufacturers. Annual inflation will be about 9 per centBloomberg - 61 words
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79 2006-09-20 5 Bloomberg AUSTRALIA'S economy will continue its 15-year expansion and inflation will moderate, Treasurer Peter Costello said. "The prospect for the Australian economy is as good in the year to come as it has been in the past," Mr Costello said in an interview. The consumerBloomberg - 79 words
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30 2006-09-20 5 AFP HAITI has qualified for an IMF-World Bank programme that could lead to the cancellation of its US$l billion external debt, IMF said. —AFPAFP - 30 words
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Article, Illustration467 2006-09-20 6 AFP INTERNATIONAL Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director Rodrigo de Rato will need all his negotiating skills to secure backing for the next phase of the most ambitious reform at the fund since its creation in the aftermath of World War 11. InAFP; REUTERS - 467 words
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Article, Illustration756 2006-09-20 6 Region still keen on the Chiang Mai Initiative despite voting reforms Bloomberg THE International Monetary Fund's (IMF) decision to give China and South Korea more clout may not be enough to reverse a loss of its influence in Asia. AsianBloomberg - 756 words
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Article, Illustration639 2006-09-20 6 Upbraids reporter after being labelled as hostile to reform Reuters AS befits a leading central banker, Zhou Xiaochuan is usually calm and unflappable. He also smiles a lot. So it was striking when the governor of the People's Bank of China publicly upbraided a reporterReuters; BLOOMBERG - 639 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article, Illustration419 2006-09-20 8 WONG WEI KONG - It will build the hull of the largest drill ship ever, expects to take 16 months By WONG WEI KONG COSCO Corp (Singapore) yesterday announced a new US$l2O million ship contract, the first of its kind for the shipyard and shipping group which isFILE PHOTO - 419 words
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174 2006-09-20 8 LABROY Marine Ltd yesterday said its subsidiary, Labroy Shipbuilding and Engineering Pte Ltd, has clinched four shipbuilding contracts worth US$6O.4 million (Ss96 million), boosting the group's order book to a record 551.35 bil•tol* <*r m mm Tile contracts an furwtlr Tapnwhiiction of four wmtvS174 words
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482 2006-09-20 8 LESLIE YEE - Spread to 10-year govt bond yields at 170 basis points By LESLIE YEE SINGAPORE'S real estate investment trusts (Reits) are at a sweet spot, with the yield spread to 10-year government bond yields being 170 basis points, which is the highest among major Reit482 words
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955 2006-09-20 8 MICHELLE QUAH - HOCK LOCK SIEW By MICHELLE QUAH CITIRAYA Industries' prospects got distinctly brighter this week when its white knight, well-known investor and tycoon Oei Hong Leong, pledged that he would sink in as much money as it would take to get Citiraya back on its955 words
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693 2006-09-20 10 CLARENCE MICHAEL - Dubai branch can help clients tap opportunities in Asian markets: GM By CLARENCE MICHAEL in Dubai DBS Bank can offer Middle Eastern clients access to Asian business networks and provide financial expertise to link them with opportunities in other rapidly growing markets in Asia,693 words
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Article, Illustration375 2006-09-20 10 ARTHUR SIM - By ARTHUR SIM ASCOTT Residence Trust (ART), which was listed in March this year, has raised gross proceeds of $48.4 million from a placement of 44 million new units at $1.10 each. The earlier indicative issue price was $1.08 to $1.16 perFILE PHOTO - 375 words
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387 2006-09-20 10 JEAN CHUA - By JEAN CHUA CONTROLLING shareholders of explosives maker Fabchem China have ceased talks on a potential stake deal with an unnamed party. This came about three months after it said they were in discussions with two parties, which was later narrowed387 words
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414 2006-09-20 11 WONG WEI KONG - But investors should be selective of Chinese water plays: analysts By WONG WEI KONG SHARES of water specialist Hyflux rose yesterday on news that it has received World Bank (WB) funding for its China projects, but analysts say investors should be highly414 words
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Article, Illustration191 2006-09-20 11 SYNEAR Food Holdings is the latest diamond bull sponsor, pledging $100,000 to The Bull Run 2006. Now in its third year, the Bull Run is a charity fun run in the Central Business District to raise funds for children and youths in need.191 words
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307 2006-09-20 11 MATTHEW PHAN - By MATTHEW PHAN PENTON International, whose share trading on Sesdaq is still suspended, is withdrawing from an investment it had made in an Indonesian coal mine last year. It said yesterday that its decision took into consideration "the amount of funds required"307 words
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166 2006-09-20 11 Bloomberg SHARES of Neptune Orient Lines Ltd fell 2.5 per cent after the operator of Asia's fourth-largest container line posted six straight months of decline in average container revenue. The shares dropped five cents to $1.99. The stock has fallen 19 per cent thisBloomberg - 166 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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67 2006-09-20 11 VANTAGE Corp yesterday said its wholly owned subsidiary Vantage Gaming Solutions Pte Ltd has entered into a term sheet with Hong Kong digital entertainment firm Mobitech Holdings. The term sheet allows Vantage Gaming to conduct due diligence checks on Mobitech. Following satisfactory due67 words
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44 2006-09-20 11 CNA Group has been awarded a US$6.5 million project to design and build a customised airport special system for the VIP Terminal at the New Doha International Airport in Qatar. The contract was jointly secured with Takenaka Corp.44 words
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67 2006-09-20 11 FRASERS Centrepoint Trust yesterday announced that its special purpose vehicle Star Topaz has set upasl billion multi-currency secured medium-term note programme. This will allow Star Topaz to issue fixed, floating or fixed and floating notes from time to time, to be arranged by OCBC Bank67 words
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Article41 2006-09-20 11 LIAN Beng Group yesterday announced that it has acquired Smooth Venture Pte Ltd for $1,000 in cash. Lian Beng said it intends to hold its investment in coal mine-related activities in Indonesia under the new subsidiary.41 words
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58 2006-09-20 11 LOCAL market players interested in participating in the Sept 22 listing of China Merchants Bank in Hong Kong can do so via 14 new structured warrants to be issued here. Six issuers Calyon, Citigroup, Deutsche, JP Morgan, Macquarie and Rabobank will offer 12 call58 words
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38 2006-09-20 11 NATSTEEL Ltd's subsidiary Eastern Pretech has subscribed for a further 8,865 shares in Dubai Precast for about 8.87 million dirhams (Ss3.B million). Its equity interest in the associate remains at 45 per cent.38 words
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45 2006-09-20 11 PAN Hong Property Group's 125 million initial public offering shares at 35 cents have been subscribed about two times. Investors include Singapore Warehouse Company, which subscribed for 21.5 million placement shares (17.2 per cent of the total invitation shares).45 words
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Advertisement23 2006-09-20 8 raspHf LISTEN OUT FOR FINANCIAL RESULTS ANNOUNCEMENT Find out more about a company's financial performance through CATS Notices in The Straits Times. I23 words
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Advertisement72 2006-09-20 9 Motor driven lens shift (up/down, left/right) BuHt-in test patterns Motor driven tens shift (up/down) Audio out Lens sh^^^dtfwn^eft/naht} Warp blending board capability* Front interface panel •Warp blending board capability For more information, access our website: http:ffwnww.iany<»4cdp.cotn/angllah/ SANYO Singapore Pte Ltd-Te1:6336-0066 Fax:633B-0518 e-mail: sates@sanyo.»fl a Master Dealers AVScience Marketing Pta Ltd.72 words
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Article, Illustration913 2006-09-20 12 LARRY WEE - CURRENCIES Key topside barriers loom at 118.50-70 yen and 1.2650-70 Swiss francs LARRY WEE Senior Correspondent THE US dollar has made a determined effort to fight back higher over the past fortnight, but it was starting to show some signs of battle fatigue913 words
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Article, Illustration973 2006-09-20 12 SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDER/DIRECTOR TRANSACTIONS (Disclosures made on Sep 19 and earlier) Subsantial No of Price SHAREHOLDING Trans Shareholder/ Buy/ Shares Per Before After Stodt Date Director Sell '000 Shr C000) COOP) Serial Sys 18-Sep-06 Goh Bak Heng Buy 32 0.16 *****9 37.60 *****1 37.61 Popular Hldgs 18-Sep-06 World973 words
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Article, Illustration716 2006-09-20 12 MATTHEW PHAN - Compiled by MATTHEW PHAN Ascendat Rett Sept 19 dose: $2.16 1 CmGROUP RESEARCH. S«pt 18 ASCBNDAS Reit is developing its third property in search of higher yields a partial build-to-suit building for $28.6 million. Located at Changi Business Park, the building will have a gross floor area ofSource: Bloomberg - 716 words
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Article, Illustration534 2006-09-20 12 R SIVANITHY - STOCKS R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent MONDAY'S late push on the Straits Times Index failed to find a followthrough yesterday as regional weakness took its toll, cutting 13.78 points off the index at 2,538.24. Not surprisingly, banks and property stocks which had propped up the index534 words
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BUSINESS EXCELLENCE
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Article, Illustration1051 2006-09-20 13 DANIEL BUENAS - DANIEL BUENAS looks at how Pioneer Electronics aims to become an 'innovative organisation' with a people focus DANIEL BUENAS WHILE the concept of business excellence may be relatively esoteric to some, Pioneer Electronics AsiaCentre (PAC) deputy managing director Seak Poh Leong sums up itsYEN MENG JIIN; Source: Pioneer Electronics Asia Centre Pte Ltd Organisation Development Division - 1,051 words
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Article, Illustration1047 2006-09-20 13 DANIEL BUENAS - By DANIEL BUENAS HOMEGROWN logistics and supply chain management firm YCH Group has a customer list that any company would be proud of it counts global PC giant Dell Computer, Motorola and Canon as just some of its clients. But while management skill,1,047 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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Article451 2006-09-20 14 JEAN CHUA - FOCUS ON FOREIGNERS Move in line with Singapore strategy of attracting foreign talent By JEAN CHUA FOREIGNERS can now borrow up to 90 per cent of a property's value from Maybank, up from 70 per cent previously. The Malaysian bank said yesterday that451 words
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301 2006-09-20 14 SEVEN students from China, India, Indonesia and Vietnam have been awarded full scholarships worth over $400,000 in total to study at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy. The scholarships are sponsored by Capita Land Group, OCBC Bank and Standard Chartered301 words
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362 2006-09-20 14 ARTHUR SIM - By ARTHUR SIM SINGAPORE has become the destination of choice for Indian travellers, knocking the United States off the top spot. According to MasterCard Worldwide's MasterIndex of Consumer Lifestyles Survey for the first half of this year, 28 per cent of362 words
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Article, Illustration387 2006-09-20 14 LESLIE YEE - By LESLIE YEE "l CAN'T remember a time in Asia when things jjp progressing so welh With the economies in Japan, China, South-east Asia and India growing, to paraphrase half of Charles Dickens. it is the best of times," says Alasdair Morrison,YEN MENG JIIN - 387 words
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Article295 2006-09-20 14 MICHELLE QUAH - By MICHELLE QUAH THE Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) is offering a new online resource service to its members, targetted specifically at those from the financial services sector. ACCA yesterday introduced "ACCA Career Pathways Asia Pacific", developed in close collaboration with the UK Securities295 words
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SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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67 2006-09-20 14 SM f Israeli minister discuss economic ties ISRAEL'S Minister of Finance Avraham Hirschson called on Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong at the Istana yesterday. According to Mr Goh's press secretary, Mr Hirschson updated SM Goh on the state of the Israeli economy following the war in Lebanon. Both leaders discussed67 words
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48 2006-09-20 14 SINGAPORE and Kazakhstan have signed an agreement to avoid double taxation and prevent evasion of taxes on income. The accord was signed in Singapore by Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Minister for Education and Second Minister for Finance, and Natalia Korzhova, the Finance Minister of Kazakhstan.48 words
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63 2006-09-20 14 BILCARE Singapore, a subsidiary of Indian pharmaceuticals company Bilcare Ltd, has acquired DHP Ltd. a UK-based clinical trials services provider. Bilcare Singapore acquired 100 per cent of the paid-up equity of DHP for US$5 million through its fully owned UK subsidiary Bilcare (UK) Ltd. DHP63 words
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Advertisement1157 2006-09-20 14 :*at3 NOTICES BUY IT SELL IT FIND IT SEE HUP SENG LIMITED (Company Registration No. *****2208Z) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company will be held at 81 Tuas South Street 5 Singapore *****1 on 6 October 2006 at1,157 words
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MALAYSIA
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Article, Illustration667 2006-09-20 15 PAULINE NG - Enforcement tightened with more prosecutions and IPO rejections By PAULINE NG in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIAN public listed entities and their advisers are treading more carefully these days as the Securities Commission (SC) has demonstrated a greater willingness to flex its muscles. Enforcement has tightened667 words
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513 2006-09-20 15 Iris, Mobif, Kosmo drop 16-27% in heavy volume Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Shares of Iris Corp, Mobif Bhd and Kosmo Technology Industrial Bhd tumbled amid a probe by US and Malaysian regulators into Aeneas Capital Management LP, which was among the largestBloomberg - 513 words
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Article274 2006-09-20 15 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Former Malaysian central banker Azman Hashim made a second attempt to buy out financial group AmcorpGroup Bhd yesterday, signalling another potential consolidation in the domestic banking sector. AmcorpGroup controls AMMB Holdings, Malaysia's fifthbiggest bank in terms of assets, with a 33 perReuters - 274 words
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GREATER CHINA
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Article, Illustration619 2006-09-20 16 Yuan rises on expectations he'll press for faster reform AFP [HANGZHOU] China's yuan hit its highest value since revaluation against the dollar yesterday as US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson arrived here on his first official visit to China amid expectations that he wouldAFP; REUTERS - 619 words
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BRIEFLY ASIA
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61 2006-09-20 16 Bloomberg [SEOUL] Korea Asset Management Corp, a state-run agency set up to liquidate bad debt in South Korea, plans to buy some of China's US$l6l billion of non-performing loans. Korea Asset will form an investment group with South Korean professional investors and seek aBloomberg - 61 words
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Article73 2006-09-20 16 Bloomberg [MUMBAI] Goldman Sachs Group Inc, which ended a 10-year alliance with Indian billionaire Uday Kotak in March, plans to bring US$l billion in investment capital to India over two years. Goldman said it will build its own business in India after breaking up withBloomberg - 73 words
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76 2006-09-20 16 Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesian state-run mining firm PT Aneka Tambang Tbk (Antam) yesterday said it planned to restart its third ferro-nickel smelter, FeNi 3, on Oct 10 after a three-month shutdown for •repairs. Antam shut the smelter in early July to repair a leakReuters - 76 words
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47 2006-09-20 16 Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] United Breweries Ltd, which owns India's biggest beer brand, Kingfisher, plans to spend four billion rupees (S$ 138 million) over the next three years to expand capacity, chairman Vijay Mallya told shareholders at an annual meeting yesterday. The shares surged.Bloomberg - 47 words
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409 2006-09-20 16 Reuters [SHANGHAI/BEIJING] Associates First Capital, a unit of Citigroup Inc, has joined a consortium bidding for a stake in China's Guangdong Development Bank after Carlyle Group decided to leave the consortium, three banking sources said on Monday. Associates First Capital plans toReuters - 409 words
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316 2006-09-20 16 46.1% say economy will continue to overheat in Q4 Bloomberg [SHANGHAI] Chinese bankers' confidence in the economy fell to the lowest level in more than two years, reflecting doubts that government efforts to cool expansion in lending and investment are working, theBloomberg - 316 words
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210 2006-09-20 16 AFP [HONG KONG] The territory's political leader Donald Tsang defended his economic policy yesterday following criticism that he had stepped away from the lais-sez-faire stance many believe has made the city rich. In an open letter to the South China Morning Post newspaper, Mr TsangAFP - 210 words
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396 2006-09-20 17 But govt realises fiscal retrenchment essential to boost economic growth Bloomberg, Reuters [SINGAPORE] Ratings agency Standard and Poors (S&P) yesterday labelled India a "laggard" in keeping its fiscal deficit of 7 per cent or more under control. "It's easy to zero inBloomberg,; Reuters - 396 words
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Article, Illustration638 2006-09-20 17 PRIYANKA BHARDWAJ - Corporations spend 10b rupees a year on grooming staff By PRIYANKA BHARDWAJ in New Delhi THE Indian information technology (IT) industry has realised that in times of stiff competition, a software professional without soft skills has no place. Today, an Indian ITREUTERS - 638 words
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Article5015 2006-09-20 17 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS AB Amer Income BT USD 8.61/ ■Ih'IIBI.dH AB Amer Income A USD... 8.57/ AB Amer Income B USD 8.57/ ABN Amro Asset Mgt (S pore) AB Amef Income A EUR 6.74/ Star Europe Eqty! 0.958/ aB Amer Income B EUR 6.7*1 Star Europe Bond 1.84 AB Europ5,015 words
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ASIA-PACIFIC/WORLD
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592 2006-09-20 18 Amaranth Advisors' bets on natural gas go sour in recent downturn NYT [NEW YORK] Enormous losses at one of the nation's largest hedge funds resurrected worries on Monday that major bets by these secretive, unregulated investment partnerships could create widespread financial disruptions. TheNYT - 592 words
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Article2320 2006-09-20 18 vol General Corp 0.58 -0.02 17 HM W-. COOP) Genting .24.00 -0.50 1441 George Kent .0.50 -0.01 53 AS M Realty 1.41 unch 2 GHLSystems .0.23 -0.01 1755 A b f c 032 24 Globetronics Tech .0.31 undi 258 ACP Industries 0.95 -0.01 562 Glomac Bhd 102 -0022,320 words
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Article, Illustration632 2006-09-20 18 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Millionaires are multiplying in the world's fastestgrowing economies, leading to a potential boon for banks that manage money for the wealthy, according to a report by the Boston Consulting Group. Assets held by the rich in Brazil, Russia, India and China areBloomberg; REUTERS - 632 words
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343 2006-09-20 18 Reuters [LONDON] Europe has vaulted over Asia to become the most popular target for foreign direct investment (FDI), an annual survey showed on Monday. The survey, conducted by IBM Corp, found that European nations attracted some 39 per cent of global FDIReuters - 343 words
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359 2006-09-20 18 August wholesale prices increase slightly by 0.1 US DATA AP, Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] Prices at the wholesale level edged up modestly in August, providing further evidence that inflation pressures are easing. The US Labor Department reported that wholesale prices edged up 0.1 per cent last month as petrol prices fell, helpingAP,; Bloomberg - 359 words
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WORLD WATCH
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44 2006-09-20 18 Reuters [LONDON] Ernst Young yesterday confirmed that US regulators have visited its headquarters here to carry out inspections required under the US Sarbanes-Oxley Act. It said the visit was part of a continuing dialogue with the regulators. —ReutersReuters - 44 words
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Article34 2006-09-20 18 Bloomberg [BOSTON] Billionaire financier Carl Icahn is poised to gain control of one-third of the board of ImClone Systems Inc and push to replace the biotechnology company's management. —BloombergBloomberg - 34 words
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31 2006-09-20 18 Reuters [TOKYO] Toshiba Corp yesterday said it would replace about 340,000 laptop computer batteries worldwide, the third recall of faulty batteries made by Sony Corp. —ReutersReuters - 31 words
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39 2006-09-20 18 Bloomberg [LONDON] ING Real Estate, the world's biggest property fund management company, plans to raise 4.25 billion euros (SsB.s billion) from five new European funds, tapping demand from investors for higher returns.Bloomberg - 39 words
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33 2006-09-20 18 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Motorola Inc has agreed to buy Symbol Technologies Inc for US$3.9 billion in cash to expand into the market for hand-held retail bar code scanners. —BloombergBloomberg - 33 words
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40 2006-09-20 18 Bloomberg [LONDON] BP pic said its Thunder Horse production platform in the Gulf of Mexico won't start until at least the middle of 2008, more than two years behind schedule, because of repair delays.—Bloomberg - 40 words
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MOTORING
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Article, Illustration552 2006-09-20 19 SAMUEL EE - By SAMUEL EE A SMALL, sporty Suzuki looks set to liven up the pocket rocket segment with the launch of the Swift Sport model 10 days ago. Like the Suzuki Swift GTI of the late 1980s and early *****, the new Swift Sport is a552 words
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Article, Illustration617 2006-09-20 19 SAMUEL EE - The hand-held system 'pulls' raw data from the LTA servers and displays it graphically By SAMUEL EE A NOVEL hand-held traffic information system has been developed by a homegrown company to provide 24-hour on-the-road news for motorists. The first of its kind inJOHN HENG - 617 words
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Article, Illustration603 2006-09-20 20 World air cargo may grow 6.1 annually Freighter fleet will increase from 1.789 to 3.563 planes in 20 years: Boeing Bernama [CALGARY] Boeing Co said world air cargo growth is expected to expand at an average rate of 6.1 per cent annually during the next two decades, with a threefoldBernama; REUTERS - 603 words
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225 2006-09-20 20 [SINGAPORE] The UK's Business Traveller magazine has voted the airline group Star Alliance, the Best Airline Alliance at its annual travel awards held in London earlier this week. The 18-member airline group, which includes Singapore Airlines and Lufthansa, said the award is special as225 words
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311 2006-09-20 20 Reuters [MOSCOW] The main private shareholder of Russian airline Aeroflot has signed an agreement to buy 22 Boeing 787 Dreamliners even though the airline itself has made no decision to buy them, a newspaper reported yesterday. Kommersant daily reported that the National ReserveReuters - 311 words
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Article, Illustration880 2006-09-20 20 Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] India's airlines, which will have a combined loss of US$25O million both this year and in 2007 as they cut fares due to rising competition, are looking at various ways to survive an expected shakeout in theBloomberg - 880 words
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Miscellaneous133 2006-09-20 20 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD f 13 WoU t and serious (6) (6) 14 f YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION 2 Arrangements to ensure four propose a short letter about Across: 7 Black spot, 8 Mabel, 10 are protected from creation main changes (8) Decadent, 11 Assist, 12 Hero, 13 3 Almost inclined to be quick133 words
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Article, Illustration611 2006-09-20 21 GEORGE JOSEPH - Expansion important for global economy, says George Yeo By GEORGE JOSEPH [SINGAPORE] Foreign Affairs Minister George Yeo has expressed the Singapore government's support for a proposal to expand the Panama Canal, saying the canal is important for the whole global economy. "The Panama611 words
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900 2006-09-20 21 DAVID HUGHES - STRAIT TALK By DAVID HUGHES THE scene is being set for a major debate within the shipowning community and at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) over minimum manning levels for commercial ships. The recent International Shipping Federation (ISF) Manning and Training Conference provided a900 words
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593 2006-09-20 21 ANALYSIS Reuters THE United States is not expected to require ships calling at its ports to switch to a cleaner-burning, lower-sulphur marine fuel within the next few years due to a lack of demand by ship owners, industry sources and bunker suppliers say. ThisReuters - 593 words
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359 2006-09-20 21 Reuters [SHANGHAI] China will encourage overseas investment in its shipbuilding industry, while capping combined foreign stakes in shipbuilding companies at 49 per cent, official media said on Monday. The government will also require foreign-invested firms to set up technology centres to absorb foreign expertise, theReuters - 359 words
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Article289 2006-09-20 21 SGX '000 frpn ss w- w CH Offshore 4)39 unch 121 Chum Hup .0.32 -0.01 2103 Cosco Corporation 1.63 -0.01 3122 CWT Distribution 0.61 unch 15 EzraHldgs 3.T» -0.07 512 Freighter** .0.07 0.01 1203 Grand Banks Yacht 0.86 -0.01 20 Jaya Holdings 1.39 unch 765 Kf Venture 0.39289 words
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Article536 2006-09-20 22 EDITORIAL THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has finally decided to give a bigger say to four of its members whose quotas are far out of line with their economic standing in the world. The reform, which took place during the annual meetings of the IMF and536 words
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Article, Illustration1469 2006-09-20 22 NORIMITSU ONISHI - He retires with an approval rate of 50 per cent, the highest of any post-war Japanese PM By NORIMITSU ONISHI NYT JUNICHIRO Koizumi swept to power in 2001 promising to "destroy" his ruling Liberal Democratic Party and, by extension, Japan's encrusted post-war order.NYT; AP - 1,469 words
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Article, Illustration725 2006-09-20 22 ANDY MUKHERJEE - THE BOTTOM LINE ANDY MUKHERJEE Bloomberg NOW that the Group of Seven (G-7) industrialised nations is nudging the Internationa] Monetary Fund to adopt a more activist agenda, fault lines have begun emerging within the global community. The G-7 may be pushing theBloomberg - 725 words
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Article, Illustration2197 2006-09-20 23 Excerpts of PM Lee Hsien Loong's speech at the opening ceremony of the IMF-World Bank Annual meetings yesterday THE world is changing faster than ever. The key driver of this change is globalisation. Countries are becoming more closely interlinked with one another, through the cross-bor-der movement ofYEN MENG JIIN - 2,197 words
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Article1216 2006-09-20 30 GENEVIEVE CUA - GENEVIEVE CUA sifts through banks' latest offerings in unsecured lending as the market faces more liberalisation GENEVIEVE CUA RECENT news that the rules on unsecured lending are set to be relaxed has sparked debate on whether this could make it easier for some borrowers to1,216 words
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Article, Illustration1761 2006-09-20 31 SHIV TANEJA - MONEY MATTERS As Asian mutual funds ex-Japan cross the psychologically important US$500 billion mark in assets under management, questions need to be asked if enough is being done to prepare for the next phase of growth By SHIV TANEJA THE good thing about1,761 words
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Article, Illustration731 2006-09-20 32 GENEVIEVE CUA - AIG's American Home Assurance chief Rudi Spaan tells GENEVIEVE CUA where he sees opportunities in insurance GENEVIEVE CUA TRAVEL and personal accident insurance may sound like a mundane and low-margin business, but American Home Assurance Company president Rudi Spaan sees it as a growth area.FILE PHOTO - 731 words
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332 2006-09-20 32 Chua Boon Lee - By Chua Boon Lee Standard Poor's Associate, Fund Services This week, S&P Fund Services looks at real estate Acooitßng to Jones Lang LaSaNe's ialest world reai estate capital report, global drect real estate iroestmertt in the first half of 2006 rose to a332 words
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