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Title Section21 2006-11-22 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES JD Wednesday, November 22,2006 SINGAPORE 85 cents online at http://business-times.asial.com.sg A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION MICA (P) 099/03/200621 words
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726 2006-11-22 1 KALPANA RASHIWALA - Redevelopment of en bloc sites set to squeeze supply, but there could be mitigating factors By KALPANA RASHIWALA [SINGAPORE] The redevelopment of collective sale sites sold in the past two years could shrink the supply of apartments in 10 sublocations in the726 words
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Article140 2006-11-22 1 STI 2,802.88 (+31.47) ST INDEX FUTURES 2,803.00 (+31.00) siMsa 341.61 (+3.96) SIMSa FUTURES 341.90 (+3.40) MARKETS Tuesday Change KLCOMP 1.036.16 +2.64 NIKKEI 225 15.734.14 +&20 HANG SENG 19.008.30 +53.67 SET INDEX 724.64 -1.73 JAKARTA COMP 1.681.34 -2.67 MANILA COMP 2.825.41 -17.90 SEOUL COMP 1.405.90 +3.69 SHENZHEN B 357.56140 words
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622 2006-11-22 1 RONNIE LIM - Mitsui employee in trouble after wrong bets on naphtha futures By RONNIE LIM [SINGAPORE] Local markets have been shaken by another «rogue shock the tiilrd "after the Nick Leeson affair at Barings and the scandal at China Aviation Oil (CAO). This time, a trader622 words
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TOP STORIES
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Article, Illustration380 2006-11-22 2 WEE LI-EN - Accolades also go to Coffeemix's David Teo, RSH's Jagdev Singh Gill By WEE LI-EN JSINGAPORE] UOB banking magnate Wee Cho Yaw yesterday received a major award for his contributions Jo the banking sector. He was presented with the inaugural Credit Suisse-Ernst Young LifetimeARTHUR LEE - 380 words
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557 2006-11-22 2 WONG WEI KONG - Rivals agree not to hire S'pore lenders' staff, says report By WONG WEI KONG No poaching Signs usually apply to highly prized and endangered Species. But private bankers appear to be falling into that category too, as fierce competition for scarce557 words
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Article513 2006-11-22 2 40% of small-biz owners will hand control to managers IN a break away from Asian tradition, a significant 40 per cent of Singapore small business owners say that the reins of their company will be handed over to professional managers. Only one in five (22 per cent) will513 words
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511 2006-11-22 2 CONRAD TAN - Shortage of risk management talent a problem: report By CONRAD TAN [SINGAPORE] Asian banks face greater challenges than their US and European counterparts in meeting new regulatory requirements under the Basel II framework, according to a new report. The report, commissioned511 words
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Article, Illustration664 2006-11-22 3 NANDE KHIN - Only 22% will pass company on to children, survey finds By NANDE KHIN [SINGAPOREI Forty per cent of Singapore smallbusiness owners say that control of their companies will be handed on to professional managers. In a break from tradition, only664 words
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488 2006-11-22 3 [DUBAI] Nasdaq Stock Market Inc may consider raising its bid for the London Stock Exchange if the LSE recommends an offer at a higher price or a rival bid emerges, the president of Nasdaq International said yesterday. Nasdaq, which holds a488 words
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425 2006-11-22 3 Freight forwarders lament lack of security; prime minister disappointed [KUALA LUMPUR] Monday's multi-mil-lion-dollar robbery of microchips in Penang, considered the country's biggest heist, would damage Malaysia's investment climate, freight forwarders warned yesterday. "It will create a negative image about Malaysia among investors.425 words
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Article, Illustration668 2006-11-22 4 KALPANA RASHIWALA - By KALPANA RASHIWALA The Cairnhill area Ihas seen more than 10 en bloc ■•sales in the past two years the ♦greatest number for any sublocation in a prime district, accordting to CBRE's analysis. This implies the area shouldARTHUR LEE - 668 words
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326 2006-11-22 4 More private developers to be allowed to build, sell public homes Reuters •[SINGAPORE! Minister for National Development Mah Bow Tan said he saw no signs of the property market price gains were sttff3aSdy confined to the high-^KU^xu^y 5r u. JMV segment and theseReuters - 326 words
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482 2006-11-22 4 JEAN CHUA - War 'not ruled out' if Iran insists on making N-weapons By JEAN CHUA in Abu Dhabi THE Middle East and the rest of the world needs the United States as a "stabilising force", without which the world would be a482 words
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163 2006-11-22 4 Bloomberg [TEHERAN] Iran signed an agreement on Monday for the construction of a US$3OO million refinery in Singapore, Iranian Deputy Oil Minister Mohammad Reza Nematzadeh said at an oil and gas conference here yesterday. Iran will hold a 30 per cent stakeBloomberg - 163 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article, Illustration316 2006-11-22 6 ARTHUR SIM - By ARTHUR SIM THE waterfront lifestyle is set to get a boost from Keppel Land's $30 million Marina@Keppel Bay, slated for completion at the end of next year. The marina on Keppel Island will be able to accommodate almost 200 yachts, with316 words
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477 2006-11-22 6 WONG WEI KONG - False rumour on Internet about CAD raid had sent shares diving in 2004 By WONG WEI KONG A MAN accused of posting false information on the Internet about a police raid on a locally listed IT company in 2004 was acquitted yesterday477 words
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375 2006-11-22 6 CONRAD TAN - By CONRAD TAN MEDICAL device maker LMA International has sued European rival Ambu in the Netherlands for alleged patent frifringement involving the design of its laryngeal mask airway products. The suit comes three months after LMA won a similar legal action against Ambu375 words
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728 2006-11-22 10 R SIVANITHY - HOCK LOCK SIEW By R SIVANITHY ONE of the biggest misconceptions among retail investors when they consider trading warrants is that issuers bet against the investing public, and thus make money at the public's expense. Thanks to the educational efforts of the Singapore728 words
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374 2006-11-22 10 MATTHEW PHAN - By MATTHEW PHAN SOCIETE Generale (SG) yesterday announced the launch of call warrants on three stocks OverseaChinese Banking Corporation (OCBC), Singapore Press Holdings (SPH), and the Singapore Exchange (SGX), while Deutsche Bank said that it was issuing call warrants on Neptune Orient Lines (NOL). For374 words
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Article5106 2006-11-22 10 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS AB Amer Income A USD f-6# Z AB Amer Income B USO f.6» DWS AB Amef Income A EUR 6-79/ OWS ABN Amro Asset Mgt (S'pore) AB Amef Income B EUR 6.79/ 0W5 Star Euope Eqty!** 1-017/ AB Europ kicome Opp AT SGD 15.02/ DWS Star Eixope5,106 words
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675 2006-11-22 11 DANIEL BUENAS - But stock faces sharp downside of 30 per cent if company loses By DANIEL BUENAS MERRILL Lynch has tipped Genting International as having a 7 5 per cent chance of winning the Sentosa integrated resort bid, although the investment bank report675 words
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Article174 2006-11-22 11 IPO WATCH Reuters THE order book for the initial public offering of Indonesian conglomerate Lippo Group's property trust is five times covered, a source close to the deal said yesterday. The source also said that the deal would be priced today. Jakarta-listed Lippo Karawaci, oneReuters - 174 words
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266 2006-11-22 11 ASCENDAS Real Estate Investment Trust (A-Reit) yesterday said it will develop a partial build-to-suit distribution facility at Changi LogisPark (North) with Zuellig Pharma as its anchor tenant. The proposed project is expected to cost about 5532.5 million with completion slated for early266 words
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443 2006-11-22 11 ByOUR BANGKOK CORRESPONDENT - By ByOUR BANGKOK CORRESPONDENT SINGAPORE-LISTED Total Access Communications Pic (TAC), Thailand's second largest mobile phone operator, yesterday said it was putting off its planned listing on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) as it tries to comply with regulatory issues involved with delisting443 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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39 2006-11-22 11 COSCO Corporation yesterday said that Temasek Holdings' deemed stake has been pared from 8.99 per cent to 7.52 per cent following a series of transactions by Temasek-linked companies including DBS and SIA.39 words
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61 2006-11-22 11 MEGHMANI Organics has clarified that its managing director's statement in yesterday's BT that the company's Q3 revenue is "very likely" to cross the one billion rupee (S$34.8 million) mark was made in the context of the revenue Meghmani achieved in the past two quarters. Revenue61 words
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34 2006-11-22 11 THE Asia Insurance Company Ltd has bought 994,000 shares in Jurong Cement on the open market, boosting its direct interest from 4.9 per cent to 7.14 per cent.34 words
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60 2006-11-22 11 ALLGREEN Properties has granted an option on the sale of a unit at its Cairnhill 1 Residences project to Funfare Trading Ltd, which is fully owned by Allgreen director Kuok Oon Kwong. The 18th floor unit is being sold at a net price60 words
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82 2006-11-22 11 UIC director Pang Cheng Lian is buying a unit at The Regency Tiong Bahru. The sale price for the 12th floor unit is about $1.2 million under a deferred payment scheme. There was a 2 per cent discount for UIC directors and82 words
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Article26 2006-11-22 11 ASIAMEDIC chief executive officer Victor Chua Beng Khoon has resigned, effective Nov 17. Executive director Andi Solaiman is acting CEO.26 words
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68 2006-11-22 11 CREATIVE Technology said its chairman and CEO Sim Wong Hoo will donate his own car, a Lexus LS43O, as the grand prize for the lucky draw at a charity drive. The company starts its marketing and promotion campaigns from Nov 24 to68 words
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52 2006-11-22 11 ADVANCE SCT Ltd says it has placed up to 44 million new shares, about 20 per cent of its total shares, at 50.25 cents each to raise $21.3 million net for future strategic investments and for working capital. UOB Kay Hian is the52 words
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27 2006-11-22 11 PENGUIN Shipyard International is to build four 36-metre aluminium crewboats for two ship owners. The contracts are worth around $20 million.27 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration503 2006-11-22 8 R SIVANITHY - STOCKS Index jumps 31 points following market recoveries in Japan, Hong Kong and Europe R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent THE Straits Times Index yesterday regained 31.47 of the 42 points it lost on Monday, thanks mainly to recoveries first in Japan, then Hong Kong, followedSource: Bloomberg - 503 words
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Article, Illustration948 2006-11-22 8 SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDER/DIRECTOR TRANSACTIONS (Disclosures made on Nov 21 and earlier) Subsarrtial No of Price SHAREHOIWNG Trans Shareholder/ Buv/ Shares Per Beta* After < Stock Date Director Sell 000 Shr < f—) T000) Innovalues Prec 21-Nov-06 Goh Lenq Tse Buy 100 0.85 ***** 14.86 ***** 14.|2 GoodpackLtd 21-Nov-06948 words
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Article, Illustration912 2006-11-22 8 MATTHEW PHAN - Compiled by MATTHEW PHAN Thai Beverage PCL Nov 21 dose: 550.255 CITIGROUP RESEARCH, Nov 20 Initiate with a "sell/low risk (3L)" rating; target price 550.24: Thai Beverage is the largest listed beverage stock in Asia ex-Japan. Thailand is the third largest Asian market for alcohol consumption (per capita)Source: Bloomberg - 912 words
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Article, Illustration514 2006-11-22 8 CURRENCIES Reuters [TOKYO! The yen inched towards a record low against the euro yesterday, pressured by expectations that the Bank of Japan will raise interest rates only slowly. The yen had got a brief lift after BOJ deputy governor Toshiro Muto told JijiReuters; BLOOMBERG - 514 words
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COMPANIES: CHINA STOCKS
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582 2006-11-22 9 CONRAD RAJ - Deal involves backdoor listing of firm if it hits profit target in December By CONRAD RAJ A CHINESE company is the latest suitor for financially troubled media production company Media Stream Ltd. The proposal involves a backdoor listing of Weifang Tonglu Food Co, a582 words
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221 2006-11-22 9 MATTHEW PHAN - By MATTHEW PHAN FIBRECHEM Technologies has clinched a three-year contract to supply microfibre synthetic leather to a Chinese company. It will provide at least 450,000 yards of such leather to XiangDa, a distributor of shoe leather in Quanzhou, Fujian province, every month beginning December221 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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Article, Illustration457 2006-11-22 12 DANIEL BUENAS - It plans to have 34 F&B outlets on Sentosa that will serve int'l cisines By DANIEL BUENAS KERZNER International, which has joined forces with Capita Land to bid for the Sentosa integrated resort, will spend $2 billion maintaining and refurbishing its457 words
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290 2006-11-22 12 THE owners of Shunfu Ville, an HUDC estate off Marymount Road, are considering seeking an en bloc sale. But unlike the earlier en bloc sales of Amberville and Waterfront View, which involved privatised former HUDC estates, Shunfu Ville has yet to be290 words
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359 2006-11-22 12 ARTHUR SIM - PROPERTY MATTERS By ARTHUR SIM THE Hong Leong Group has emerged as the highest bidder for a hotel site in Mohamed Sultan Road. Its bid of $45.8 million is about $10 million or 30 per cent more than the second359 words
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Article, Illustration309 2006-11-22 12 THE Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) says that since announcing it would offer incentives for lighting up buildings in the CBD and Marina Bay in March, one application has already been granted. The incentives are in the form of an additional 2 per cent gross floor309 words
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452 2006-11-22 12 DANIEL BUENAS - Foreign wholesale trade rises 7.6% vs 17.4% in Q2 2006 By DANIEL BUENAS GROWTH in Singapore's overall domestic wholesale trade slid to 8.7 per cent year on year in the third quarter, from 18.1 per cent in Q2, according to latest452 words
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288 2006-11-22 12 WEE LI-EN - By WEE LI-EN GOOD design can meet unidentified needs and create new demand and markets, Design Singapore's international advisory panel (lAP) said yesterday. The panel also said new designs change the basis of competition,- delivering a "multiplier effect" to businesses through new288 words
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SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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55 2006-11-22 12 THE Urban Redevelopment Authority yesterday released details of an industrial site at Sin Ming Lane, paving the way for developers to apply for it to be put up for tender. The 5.13 ha site has a gross plot ratio of 2.5 and a55 words
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81 2006-11-22 12 THE Fort Canning Tunnel is slated to open in January 2007 after three years of construction work. The 350-metre tunnel will provide direct access for cars travelling from Marina Centre and the New Downtown to the Orchard area. A special mining method,81 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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Article, Illustration587 2006-11-22 13 Investments and exports push Q3 performance 3.5% higher than Q2 Reuters Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Hong Kong's economy grew a seasonally adjusted 3.5 per cent in July-September from the previous quarter its best performance in three years as investment surged and exportsReuters; Bloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 587 words
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434 2006-11-22 13 Reuters [SINGAPORE] Platinum jumped the most in almost 20 years over 11 per cent and hit a record high of U551,395 an ounce yesterday as funds poured money into the precious metal, driven by talk about the launch of an exchangetraded fund (ETF). PurchasesReuters - 434 words
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249 2006-11-22 13 Bloomberg [BEIJING] The yuati rose, snapping a six-day decline, on speculation currency gains are needed to keep exports from widening a record trade surplus and fuelling growth in the world's largest foreign exchange reserves. China should change the focus of economic growth so theBloomberg - 249 words
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607 2006-11-22 13 ANTHONY ROWLEY - Nikkei plunges nearly 2.5% on govt's decision By ANTHONY ROWLEY in Tokyo THE Japanese government will downgrade its assessment of the country's economy in its monthly report for November because of weak personal consumption, Japanese media reports said at the weekend. The news hit the607 words
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Article, Illustration597 2006-11-22 14 Comment comes a day after Peugeot denies it's buying govt's stake AP Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's government is open to selling its stake in lossfriaking national carmaker Ptoton to any qualified investor, a senior official said yesterday, a day afterAP; Reuters; AFP - 597 words
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198 2006-11-22 14 [SINGAPQRE] The London Business School Alumni Club Malaysia is hosting a conference in Kuala Lumpur next Monday with the aim of fostering greater cooperation between the business leaders of Singapore and Malaysia. Titled "Malaysia-Sin-gapore Businesses, expanding in Asia: New challenges and opportunities", the event198 words
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228 2006-11-22 14 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Umno Youth official Mukhriz Mahathir has expressed regret over his remark about Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's keynote address when opening the Umno General Assembly last week. In a two-paragraph statement yesterday, he said: "I accepted the disapproval of the Honourable DatukBernama - 228 words
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BRIEFLY ASIA
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64 2006-11-22 14 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Bumiputra-Commerce Holdings Bhd (BCHB), Malaysia's second-largest lender, hasn't sought central bank approval for talks to buy AMMB Holdings Bhd, responding to a report that said it plans to acquire the smaller bank. BCHB "has neither sought nor obtained any such approval",Bloomberg - 64 words
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58 2006-11-22 14 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Kuala Lumpur was picked as one of the four broadcast centres around the world for Al-Jazeera English over Hong Kong and Singapore, its managing director Nigel Parsons said yesterday. Mr Parsons said the choice of Kuala Lumpur was made for "soundBernama - 58 words
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66 2006-11-22 14 AFP [BEIJING] US investment bank Goldman Sachs will buy a 9.98-per-cent stake in China's biggest auto glass maker for 890 million yuan (*****.3 million), state press reported yesterday. Fuyao Glass Industry Group will issue 111.28 million new shares at about a dollarAFP - 66 words
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61 2006-11-22 14 Reuters [SYDNEY] Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (ANZ) said yesterday it has acquired a 19.9 per cent stake in China's Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank, paying US$252 million. The investment is ANZ's second in China after it bought 19.9 per cent ofReuters - 61 words
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313 2006-11-22 14 Four candidates submitted by Yudhoyono Reuters [JAKARTA] An Indonesian parliamentary commission will select two new central bank deputy governors next week out of four candidates submitted by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, the central bank governor said on Monday. They will replace MamanReuters - 313 words
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264 2006-11-22 14 Bernama [SERDANGI Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi yesterday kept his cards close to his chest when answering questions on the possibility of a Cabinet reshuffle following the appointment of Umno Information Chief Muhammad Muhammad Taib as a senator last week. "Can you tellBernama - 264 words
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INDIA
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Article, Illustration513 2006-11-22 15 Both nations sign bilateral investment protection deal Reuters Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] India and China will work to raise their bilateral trade to US$4O billion by 2010, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said yesterday after talks with visiting Chinese President Hu Jintao. "President HuReuters; Bloomberg; AP - 513 words
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147 2006-11-22 15 Reuters [MUMBAI] The board of Indian steel maker Tata Sljeel Ltd will meet here tomoVrow where it may consider a revised offer for AnglpDutch steel-maker Corns Group, the Economic Times reported yesterday. "Speculation was rife in investment banking circles that the Tatas wouldReuters - 147 words
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340 2006-11-22 15 Bloomberg [BANGALORE] Infosys Technologies Ltd, India's second-biggest computer services provider, will sell a US$l.6 billion stake in the US on behalf of shareholders in the biggest overseas equity offering by an Indian company. The company will sell 30 million American depositary receipts,Bloomberg - 340 words
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Article242 2006-11-22 15 Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] ICICI Bank Ltd, in which Singapore investment company Temasek Holdings has a stake, is seeking a US$l billion loan, the largest ever for India's biggest bank by market value, to meet rising lending needs, bankers asked to provide the facility said. The bankBloomberg - 242 words
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GREATER CHINA
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452 2006-11-22 16 Venture will be its first major move into generation sector overseas [BEIJING] China Southern Power Grid, the smaller of the nation's two power distributors, has agreed to spend US$9OO million on Vietnam's largest power generation project, marking its first large foray452 words
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Article, Illustration53 2006-11-22 16 [&EIJ1NG] Macau tycoon Stanley Ho (third from left) celebrating his 85th birthday with his daughters (from left). Daisy. Pansy. Maisy and Josie. and son Lawrence a ng a ceremony in which he donated HK$2.5 million (S$500.000) to a charity in Hong KongREUTERS - 53 words
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Article, Illustration349 2006-11-22 16 She wants to be raid interest on US$8m award AFP [HONG KONG] A Hong Kpng banker who won back US$B million from a Latin dance champion and her husband for prepaid lessens she never took has demanded she also be paidAFP - 349 words
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129 2006-11-22 16 Reuters [BEIJING] Heavy machinery maker Caterpillar Inc said yesterday it is moving its Asia-Pacific headquarters to Beijing from Tokyo. The move follows similar moves by other companies such as International Business Machines Corp (IBM) that are positioning themselves to take advantage of China sReuters - 129 words
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244 2006-11-22 16 Demand driven by urbanisation, ready mortgages, growth Reuters [BEIJING] The outlook for the Chinese residential property market in the medium to long term is positive despite inevitable volatility in some cities in the short run. Fitch Ratings said yesterday. Urbanisation, the availability ofReuters - 244 words
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350 2006-11-22 16 [HONG KONG] A gold depository at Hong Kong International Airport at Chek Lap KOk is in the final planning stages, Airport Authority (AA) chairman Victor Fung said on Monday. "The gold depository would enhance Hong Kong's status as an international350 words
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275 2006-11-22 16 Reuters [BEUINGI US private equity firm Carlyle is investing US$2O million in Time Share Advertising Communication Co, a Chinese outdoor advertising company founded in June 2005, the firms said yesterday. The deal is the latest in a series as the coffers of privateReuters - 275 words
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509 2006-11-22 17 CLARENCE MICHAEL - Sungwon ties up with Dubai Properties to build projects in region By CLARENCE MICHAEL in Dubai SOUTH Korea's Sungwon Corporation has entered into an alliance with Dubai Properties, a Dubai Holding arm, to invest over US$l.2 billion in property development in the Middle509 words
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Article, Illustration483 2006-11-22 17 A 'progressive' nationalisation of workforce intended AFP [DUBAI] The president ol me United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced plans to gradually replace Asian workers with nationals to redress the huge demographic imbalance in his booming oil-rich country. Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed A1AFP; REUTERS - 483 words
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Article, Illustration464 2006-11-22 17 AFP [TEHERAN] Almost 10 years after an EU ban rocked the industry, Iran's pistachio suppliers are looking forward to a bumper year and hoping to consolidate their position as the top exporter of one of the world's choicest nuts. Pistachios are of considerableAFP - 464 words
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485 2006-11-22 17 AFP [KUWAIT CITY] Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) member Kuwait, which discovered large reserves of natural gas earlier this year, plans to start commercial production by the end 0f2007, a top oil executive said on Monday. "We expect to start gasAFP - 485 words
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Article, Illustration850 2006-11-22 18 Talk of US bourse bypassing Europe to head directly for Asia AP [NEW YORK] Nasdaq chief executive Robert Greifeld is undeterred by the London Stock Exchange's (LSE) rejection of a US$5.l billion unsolicited bid to buy Europe's biggest equity market. He hasAP; Source: Reuters Masdaq - 850 words
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475 2006-11-22 18 Reuters [LONDON] Shortly after arriving as finance director at Standard Chartered four years ago, Peter Sands said his bank was probably the most invisible company, relative to its size, among UK blue-chips. Rapid profit growth and a series of bold deals haveReuters - 475 words
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342 2006-11-22 18 SINGAPORE is now ranked the 37th most expensive office district in the world, up from 43rd spot in the last ranking done in May this year. Occupancy cost for prime office space in Singapore rose by US$l7 to U5552.19 per square foot per342 words
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Article, Illustration383 2006-11-22 18 Bloomberg [LONDON] Pablo Picasso the auction world's toppriced artist was a loser in this season's New York sales as buyers opted for Gustav Klimt, who was more in the news. November impressionist and modern sales raised a record U*****.3 million, said Sotheby's.Bloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 383 words
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56 2006-11-22 18 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Bank of America Corp will buy US Trust, the private-banking unit of Charles Schwab Corp, for US$3.3 billion in cash to better compete for wealthy clients against Citigroup Inc and JPMorgan Chase Co. The acquisition will create aBloomberg - 56 words
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43 2006-11-22 18 Bloomberg [LONDON] Standard Chartered pic, the UK bank that makes two-thirds of its profit in Asia, said Kai Nargolwala, 56, will take charge of risk management and special assets after Peter Sands was named chief executive officer.Bloomberg - 43 words
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75 2006-11-22 18 Bloomberg [PARIS] France, the US and five other nations signed a 10 billion euro (Ss2o billion) agreement to build an experimental nuclear-fusion reactor that one day could replace conventional nuclear power plants. The US, South Korea, China, India. Japan, Russia andBloomberg - 75 words
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65 2006-11-22 18 AFP [HANOI] Asia Commercial Bank (ACB). Vietnam's largest private bank, made a solid debut on the Hanoi stock exchange yesterday after the successful listing of 110 million shares. The bank's stock opened at 105,000 dong a share at the Hanoi Securities Trading Centre andAFP - 65 words
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60 2006-11-22 18 Bloomberg [SYDNEY! Australia's anti-trust regulator Graeme Samuel rejected calls to intervene in a spate of media transactions, saying concern of the deals curtailing competition is based on "introspective navel-gazing". Media proprietors Rupert Murdoch, James Packer and Kerry Stokes have led US$6.7 billionBloomberg - 60 words
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53 2006-11-22 18 AFP [SAN FRANCISCO] Internet campaigners on Monday welcomed a California court ruling that protects service providers and online publishers against defamation lawsuits for posting content written by someone else. The California Supreme Court overturned a lower court decision in aAFP - 53 words
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Article, Illustration874 2006-11-22 19 DONALD GREENLEES - The country is getting more attractive as a call centre destination, reports DONALD GREENLEES DONALD GREENLEES IHT [MANILA] AS INDIA moves more upmarket in outsourcing, the Philippines is fast gaining a share of the cus-tomer-contact call centre business. It might be low-end and low-margin, but forIHT; FILE PHOTO - 874 words
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Article, Illustration465 2006-11-22 20 Aircraft was overweight by as much as 5.5 tonnes, client says Bloomberg AFP [PARIS] Airbus SAS, the world's largest maker of commercial planes, said that it had reduced the weight of its A3BO superjumbo enough to meet its promises to customers. TheBloomberg; AFP; AP - 465 words
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Article, Illustration618 2006-11-22 20 Bloomberg [SEOUL] Korean Air Lines Co, the biggest international cargo carrier; ordered 25 Boeing Co planes, its largest purchase, as air traffic in the Asia-Pacific region outpaces the rest of the world. The carrier plans to buy 15 passenger aircraft and 10 freighters. forBloomberg; AFP - 618 words
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296 2006-11-22 20 AP Reuters [HONG KONGI Cathay Pacific Airways said yesterday that it would begin codesharing with newly acquired Hong Kong Dragon Airlines on their flights to .several Chinese and Asian destinations in December. This will give Cathay customers greater access to the Chinese gatewayAP; Reuters - 296 words
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218 2006-11-22 20 Bloomberg [LONDON] The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), the United Kingdom's aviation regulator, said that it will end regulation of long- haul air fares because of increased airline competition. From Dec 1, the CAA will stop regulating long-haul fares other than from the UKBloomberg - 218 words
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Miscellaneous182 2006-11-22 20 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD (8) YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION gined plane (4,4) 14 Bewitches me twice round Across: 7 Simulate, 9 Enigma, 10 3 The Bear\o era adapted to the section's the lifts (10) Dice n inflection, 12 Meanly, 14 such an organism (8) 16 Divinity is the subject of study Reloaded, 15 Slight,182 words
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Article, Illustration679 2006-11-22 21 DONALD URQUHART - EC ushering in a new environment for liner shipping, says Asian Shippers' Council By DONALD URQUHART [SINGAPORE! The debate over what, if anything, should replace the block anti-trust exemption for liner shipping conferences continues, with stakeholders submitting their comments on a EuropeanREUTERS - 679 words
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416 2006-11-22 21 Shipping line acts in response to 4 accidents this year Bloomberg [TOKYO] Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd, Japan's second-largest shipping line, said it will retrain 6,000 seamen, revise operating manuals and reinforce old vessels to improve safety after four accidents thisBloomberg - 416 words
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282 2006-11-22 21 AFP [MANILA] A barge carrying debris from the Philippine's worst-ever oil spill has sunk in rough seas off the southern island of Mindanao, officials said yesterday. The barge sank on Monday night off Misamis Occidental province carrying 59,000 sacks of rock and sand,AFP - 282 words
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Article272 2006-11-22 21 SGX 000 Ho» 21 SS +1- Vol CH Offshore .0.40 i™h ~962 ChuanHup 0.31 unch 1891 Cosco Corporation .2.01 0.02 5749 CWT Distribution .0.57 -0.02 132 Ezra Hldgs 3.56 unch 976 Freight Links 0.08 0.01 295 Grand Banks Yacht .0.86 unch 51 Java Holdings 1.42 0.02 1037 K1272 words
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321 2006-11-22 21 Chemical tanker sustains damage, but crew unhurt AP [TOKYO] A Japanese submarine collided with a civilian vessel carrying chemicals during exercises off southern Japan yesterday, causing some damage but no injuries, officials said. The Maritime Self-Defence Forces submarine brushed against a tanker carrying chemicals asAP - 321 words
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Article, Illustration681 2006-11-22 21 DAVID HUGHES - By DAVID HUGHES [LONDON] A move to make the entire world merchant fleet switch from residual to the much more expensive distillate fuel made considerable headway at a recent meeting in Oslo of a working group on air pollution of the International MaritimeAFP - 681 words
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460 2006-11-22 22 EDITORIAL THE number of times Singapore officials including the prime minister, minister mentor and senior minister have been visiting the Middle East in the last couple of years is one index of the increasing importance of that region to Singapore. Alongside China and460 words
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Article, Illustration1060 2006-11-22 22 LEON HADAR - The conventional wisdom is that this team of Wise Men (and one woman) will eventually come up with a policy that will advance a realistic approach to protect US global interests LEON HADAR Washington Correspondent IF THE Man from Mars were to land inAP - 1,060 words
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Article, Illustration774 2006-11-22 22 FRANK CHING - THE BOTTOM LINE FRANK CHING LESS than two months after Junichiro Koizumi stepped down as prime minister, China-Japan relations have improved dramatically and, according to a senior Chinese official, are again "back on track". While there were no high-level visits during774 words
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Article, Illustration887 2006-11-22 23 ANAND GIRIDHARADAS - The battle between India and Brazil for steelmaker Corus highlights the growing domination of emerging economies By ANAND GIRIDHARADAS IHT Global deal-making used to be dominated by the usual pinstriped suspects in places like New York, London and Tokyo. But it could be aIHT; AFP - 887 words
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Article, Illustration900 2006-11-22 23 FRED HIATT - By FRED HIATT LAT-WP JAPAN has embarked on a path no developed nation has ever followed of sustained and inexorable population decline. Japan won't be alone, of course. Italy, Russia, South Korea and many others also will get smaller. The United States is the exception amongLAT-WP; REUTERS - 900 words
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397 2006-11-22 23 Tay Boon Sun - LETTER TO THE EDITOR Tay Boon Sun for Director, Corporate Development Housing Development Board I REFER to the letter "High time to rethink home loan policies", by Mr Leong Sze Hian (BT, Nov 9). HDB continues to provide concessionary interest rate loans397 words
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Article, Illustration756 2006-11-22 30 SAMUEL EE - It's expanding while current industry leader is consolidating By SAMUEL EE COMFORTDELGRO'S rapid expansion in recent years has resulted in a steadily growing geographical footprint and much-needed economies of scale. Its strong progress since the merger of the Comfort Group and DelGroFILE PHOTOS - 756 words
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Article, Illustration389 2006-11-22 30 SAMUEL EE - By SAMUEL EE CHEVROLET is giving new meaning to the term "roadshow" with its latest showroom on wheels. Called Chevrolet on Tour, this mobile showroom is actually a 24-foot box lorry that opens up into a showroom complete with a green Chevy Spark minicar389 words
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Article, Illustration1036 2006-11-22 31 LAT-WP ELITE private investors are buying up companies at a record pace, in a deal wave that is raining riches on Wall Street, but also might be raising the risk of a financial bust to follow. On Monday, investors led by BlackstoneLAT-WP; AP - 1,036 words
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Article, Illustration885 2006-11-22 31 GENEVIEVE CUA - Banks say principles that would apply to market investments can apply to charity as well, reports GENEVIEVE CUA GENEVIEVE CUA THE younger generation of Asia's wealthy is beginning to embrace philanthrophy and that is set to change the approach to giving in a profound way885 words
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276 2006-11-22 31 GENEVIEVE CUA - By GENEVIEVE CUA EMERGING markets have recovered to "exuberant" levels, but the run-up is rational from a long-term perspective, says v independent research firm BCA. The MSCI Emerging Markets index looks headed for a fourth straight year of double-digit returns, even after sharp falls in276 words
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Article, Illustration1066 2006-11-22 32 ROY VARGHESE - With signs of prosperity ahead, it makes good sense to have a globally diversified investment portfolio to keep higher cost of living at bay MONEY MATTERS ROY VARGHESE AS THE year winds down, it's time to take stock of the issues on the horizon and1,066 words
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Article, Illustration745 2006-11-22 32 CHET CURRIER - CHET CURRIER WHICH is the better mutual fund buy right now: A bond fund or a money market fund? That is a basic sort of question that may confront an investor in any financial season. It gets extra tricky whenever the745 words
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