The Business Times, 9 January 2007
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Title Section22 2007-01-09 1 THE BUISNESS TIMES SINGAPORE 85 cents online at http://business-times.asia 1 .com.sg A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBUCATION MICA (P) 202/12/2006 Tuesday, January 9,200722 words
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Article, Illustration1042 2007-01-09 1 MICHELLE QUAH - Opening day of kidney foundation's civil suit proves to be as dramatic as many have expected By MICHELLE QUAH [SINGAPORE] Lawyers for the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) brought a wave of accusations against the charity's former chief executive officer T T Durai yesterdayWONG KWAI CHOW/ST - 1,042 words
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593 2007-01-09 1 OUR CORRESPONDENT - But minister says he will present draft law to Cabinet By OUR CORRESPONDENT in Bangkok FOREIGN investors yesterday asked Thailand's armyappointed interim government to put off plans for new rules that would amend foreign ownership laws, saying they could force investors593 words
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TOP STORIES
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Article, Illustration205 2007-01-09 2 MICHELLE QUAH - NKF CIVIL SUIT By MICHELLE QUAH [SINGAPORE] The first day of hearing into the NKF case was not without its light moments. Defence lawyer Chia Boon Teck stood up midway to protest at Senior Counsel K Shanmugam's continuous reference to Mr Chia's clients former NKF chairman205 words
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384 2007-01-09 2 GEORGE JOSEPH - Company to buy 20 single-aisle aircraft each from Boeing and Airbus By GEORGE JOSEPH '[SINGAPORE] Singapore [Aircraft Leasing Enterprise •(SALE) under its new owner Bank of China has •placed its largest-ever or[der for planes, worth as •much as US$2.B billion Jbased384 words
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423 2007-01-09 2 RONNIE LIM - Firm actively trading from other Asian offices By RONNIE LIM [SINGAPORE] A veil of silence continues to hang over a probe into US$Bl million of losses by a trader at Mitsui Oil Asia (MOA) in Singapore. MOA itself has since stopped trading, but423 words
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453 2007-01-09 2 WONG WEI KONG - Q1 gain at $112.3 m; 2007 core earnings expected to be satisfactory By WONG WEI KONG (SINGAPORE] Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) yesterday reported a 14.1 per cent rise in first-quarter net earnings, boosted by stronger investment income and a positive operating environment. Net453 words
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Article659 2007-01-09 2 Top execs of Asian financial firms embrace disclosure TOP executives of Asian financial institutions have come to embrace disclosure, but market reporting standards in the region still have some way to go to reach international best practice, according to a study by PricewaterhouseCoopers. TOP STORIES. PAGE 3 Speculators659 words
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Article133 2007-01-09 3 STI 3,000.00 (-29.04) ST INDEX FUTURES 3,004.00 (-30.00) SIMSCI 364.05 (-4.74) SIMSCI FUTURES 364.20 (-3.80) MARKETS Monday Change KLCOMP 1,113.02 -7.38 NIKKEI 225 Closed HANG SENG 20,029.66 -181.62 SET INDEX 633.82 +5.63 JAKARTACOMP 1,813.39 19.16 MANILA COMP 2,952.32 -44.07 SEOUL COMP 1,370.81 -14.95 SHENZHEN B 450.79 +8.93 MUMBAIIND133 words
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Article, Illustration433 2007-01-09 3 UMA SHANKARI - Owners are now asking for some $500-600 psf more than what they paid By UMA SHANKARI [SINGAPORE] Speculators are looking to make a quick buck from reselling units at the red-hot One Shenton just days after the project was launched. Both investors and agents433 words
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Article, Illustration695 2007-01-09 3 WONG WEI KONG - But market reporting standards have yet to reach international best practice By WONG WEI KONG [SINGAPORE] Top executives of Asian financial institutions have come to embrace disclosure, but market reporting standards in the region still have some way to go to695 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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758 2007-01-09 4 MICHELLE QUAH - HOCK LOCK SIEW By MICHELLE QUAH COMMODITIES trader Noble Group recently announced the resignations of its non-executive chairman and one of its non-executive directors. Explaining the move, it said the decision was reached "amicably and by mutual agreement", as a result of758 words
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Article, Illustration280 2007-01-09 4 DANIEL BUENAS - He ceases to be substantial shareholder of firm By DANIEL BUENAS BUSINESSMAN Oei Hong Leong, seen by some market watchers as an investor with the Midas touch, has disposed of his entire 6.78 per cent stake in property developer SC280 words
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Article6309 2007-01-09 4 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS AM tan AM Mgt (S'pore) Star Europe Eqty)** 1.0471 Star Europe Bond 1.182i Star Ewape Sal 1224 Star Asian Tiger Eqty 1.296. Sbr Asa Bond Star Asia Manad T -iii^MTiiii.idiiarBiiirTi-ffirfiiMmrtTii Star Asia "!!>« 0 .857, GfcMufcStU5D no AaaBortwA I Asia BondFdB m AsiaTig Eoy Fd A KO6,309 words
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336 2007-01-09 5 WEE LI-EN - By WEE LI-EN MEDI-FLEX, which has issued a profit warning, has lowered the placement price of some 300 million new shares to be issued to Top Glove Corporation Bhd (TG) from seven cents to four cents. The Malaysian subscriber requested336 words
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376 2007-01-09 5 PAULINE NG - Quill Capita closes 17% above its retail offer price By PAULINE NG in Kuala Lumpur QUILL Capita Trust (QCT) made an impressive debut on the Malaysian stock exchange yesterday, opening at 92 sen or 9.5 per cent higher than its retail offer376 words
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Article, Illustration508 2007-01-09 5 SIOW LI SEN - New device will allow free calls from cellphones and free Net access By SIOW LI SEN SINGAPORE Telecommunications (Sing Tel) today embarks on an aggressive strategy of using its fixedline dominance to grab market share in mobile phone and Internet services, targeting everyPHOTOS: YEN MENG JIIN - 508 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration562 2007-01-09 6 R SIVANITHY - STOCKS SGX-Construction Index bucks the trend with 13 per cent rise, even as ST Index tests 3,000 support R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent IN YESTERDAY'S column, we suggested two things could feature in trading during the early part of this week the Straits Times Index could562 words
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Article, Illustration1006 2007-01-09 6 SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDER/DIRECTOR TRANSACTIONS (Disclosures made on Jan 8 and earlier) Subsantial No of Price SHAREHOLDING Trans Shareholder/ BuyI Shares Per Before After Stock Date Director Sell '000 Shr S COOP) ('000) Matex Intl 8-Jan-07 Chua Geok Koon ST 3620 na 3620 5.08 0 0.00 Breadtalk 8-Jan-07 Chen1,006 words
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Article, Illustration938 2007-01-09 6 UMA SHANKARI - Compiled by UMA SHANKARI OSIM International Jan 8 close: 551.43 CIMB-GK RESEARCH. Jan 8 OSIM has recalled 3,000 of its new toning belts (uZap Mini) after two caught fire while being charged. No injuries have been reported. The company explained that under certain conditions, the lithium-ion batteries in938 words
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Article, Illustration520 2007-01-09 6 LARRY WEE - CURRENCIES LARRY WEE Senior Correspondent CURRENCY players here started their first full week of 2007 trading on a radically different note from the close of last year, jolted by a much stronger than expected US jobs number, increased speculation of a hike in Japanese interest520 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article, Illustration631 2007-01-09 7 Time to sell assets, says Faber, who rightly forecast US stock crash in 1987 Bloomberg [MANILA] Marc Faber, publisher of the Gloom, Boom Doom Report, predicts that global assets are poised for a "severe correction" and says it is time to sell. "In theBloomberg; FILE PHOTO - 631 words
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Article759 2007-01-09 7 SGX in talks with BSE SINGAPORE Exchange, responding to a BT report of being shortlisted for possible* acquisition of a stake in Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), yesterday said that it is in "preliminary discussion" with BSE on a "number of possibilities", although it did not give further details.759 words
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297 2007-01-09 7 DANIEL BUENAS - By DANIEL BUENAS CONFIRMING earlier market speculation, engineering and property group Guthrie GTS is now the subject of a takeover offer by a group of investors which include Anthoni Salim and Putra Masagung, the executive chairman of Guthrie. The offeror, Alam297 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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Article, Illustration305 2007-01-09 8 WEE LI-EN - Lim Soo Ping replaces Chuang Kwong Yong as Auditor-General By WEE LI-EN THE Prime Minister's Office has announced a new Audi-tor-General and members of the Council of Presidential Advisers (CPA). Lim Soo Ping, 56, deputy secretary at the Ministry of Information, Communications and the305 words
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Article164 2007-01-09 8 THE picture looks rosy for movie buffs at Ang Mo Kio and Pasir Ris, with the opening of two Cathay cineplexes. Cathay Cineplex AMK Hub, which will have eight screens and 636 seats, opens at Ang Mo Kio in May. And Cathay Cineplex Downtown East,164 words
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Article, Illustration436 2007-01-09 8 KALPANA RASHIWALA - Owners of building sticking to $51 m reserve price By KALPANA RASHIWALA OWNERS of the freehold Concorde Residences in Thomson Road near the junction with Balestier Road are hitting the en bloc trail again after an unsuccessful attempt last year. And436 words
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249 2007-01-09 8 Reuters [MANILA] Filinvest Land Inc said yesterday that the Government of Singapore Investment Corp (GIC) will not sell part of its stake in the Philippine property developer as part of a US$l7O million share offer. The GIC originally planned to sell upReuters - 249 words
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Article225 2007-01-09 8 SCCA hails setting up of second law school THE Singapore Corporate Counsel Association (SCCA) said yesterday it welcomes the setting up of a second law school in the Singapore Management University (SMU). However, it would like to see both law schools "encourage and look into postgraduate legal education225 words
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SME spotlight
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Article, Illustration1125 2007-01-09 9 NANDE KHIN - Prima Taste is enthusiastically playing the role of Singapore's culinary ambassador. NANDE KHIN reports NANDE KHIN ASK a foreigner—even one who has been to Singapore what Singapore cuisine is, and he will be hard pressed to define it. Some might say it isYEN MENG JIIN - 1,125 words
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Article, Illustration547 2007-01-09 9 NANDE KHIN - Apple products reseller expects sales to rise 35% By NANDE KHIN AFOR Pte Ltd, the company behind the Apple store at Wheelock Place and the recently opened outlet at Suntec City, sees strong growth this year and hopes to expand regionally by next year. "The547 words
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Article303 2007-01-09 9 TEH HOOI LING - SMALL CAPS By TEH HOOI LING THE past few weeks have been good for the Singapore market, and especially smaller stocks. Our small-cap portfolio climbed 7.5 per cent compared with prices on Dec 11, 2006. Its performance exceeded that of the Straits Times Index, up303 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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548 2007-01-09 10 With worst of slump over, GDP seen growing faster Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] The homebuilding industry is about to stop hurting the US economy and later this year may start to help it. The housing demand that is beginning to stir may be unleashing fasterBloomberg - 548 words
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Article, Illustration576 2007-01-09 10 But ECB chief warns policy-makers, upbeat on growth, to remain alert Bloomberg. Reuters [BASEL] European Central Bank (ECB) president Jeanulaude Trichet said he is Optimistic Europe and Asia rill be able to withstand a [lowing US economy and lolicy-makers must be [eady to actBloomberg.; Reuters; AFP - 576 words
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432 2007-01-09 10 NYT [WASHINGTON] Families earning more than USsl million a year saw their federal tax rates drop more sharply than any group in the country as a result of President George W Bush's tax cuts, according to a new congressional study. The study,NYT - 432 words
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345 2007-01-09 10 Supply bottlenecks curbing GDP growth, he warns Reuters. Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] Prime Minister Manmohan Singh yesterday promised a less restrictive foreign exchange regime for India but said infrastructure constraints, were holding back growth. Last year a panel appointed by the centralReuters.; Bloomberg - 345 words
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360 2007-01-09 10 Reuters [BASEL, Switzerland] The flexibility of China's currency will increase along with growth in its trade surplus, though the pace of appreciation will depend on market conditions, China's central bank governor said on Sunday. Asked if the Chinese yuan would appreciate moreReuters - 360 words
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MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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368 2007-01-09 11 AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia yesterday unveiled a RMSOO million (Ss2lß million) fund to prop up businesses affected by disastrous floods which have forced tens of thousands to flee their homes. Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said he was confident that the monsoon chaosAFP - 368 words
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Article, Illustration507 2007-01-09 11 PAULINE NG - The two areas in south Johor will become 'foreign land', he says By PAULINE NG in Kuala Lumpur FORMER prime minister Mahathir Mohamad yesterday criticised a proposal for two passport-free zones at the southern tip of Malaysia as making those areas "foreign land". "It becomesAFP - 507 words
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215 2007-01-09 11 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Proton Holdings Bhd, Malaysia's largest carmaker, needs fresh leadership to return to profit, said former premier Mahathir Mohamad, who set up the company more than two decades ago. "They need to have a change of management." Dr Mahathir. an adviser toBloomberg - 215 words
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Article, Illustration286 2007-01-09 11 Reuters [JAKARTA] A 14-year-old boy has tested positive for bird flu in Indonesia, the country's first case of the virus in almost two months, a Health Ministry official said on Sunday. The boy, from Tangerang in West Java, was hospitalised in Jakarta afterReuters; AFP - 286 words
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348 2007-01-09 11 Bloomberg [JAKARTA] Industrial Commercial Bank of China, the nation's biggest lender by assets, may pay 90 billion rupiah (5515.3 million) to buy PT Bank Halim Indonesia in its first overseas acquisition. ICBC plans to buy a 90 per centBloomberg - 348 words
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Article2467 2007-01-09 11 VOL jwi m w- row) A4M Realty 1.46 -0.02 3 AbncBhd 031 unch 40 Acp Industries 132 -0.04 240 Advance Synergy 0-23 unch 473 AdventaBhd .0.90 unch 0 Ae Multi Hldgs 337 -0.02 115 Affin Holdings 135 -0 05 1009 Ahmad Zaki flaou 2A3 0.08 157 AJc Corp2,467 words
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GREATER CHINA
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Article, Illustration60 2007-01-09 12 AN armed police officer stands on duty near the excavated remains of a tomb dating back to the West Han Dynasty in Liuan. northern China's Anhui Province, on Sunday. Uncovered during the construction of a highway last year, the tomb has yielded lacquer wares Jade wares, pots andAP - 60 words
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570 2007-01-09 12 Move a bid to curb unlisted parent firms' power over private shareholders Reuters [SHANGHAI] China will push firms harder to list all their assets on the stock market in a bid to curb the power of unlisted parent firms over private shareholders, analystsReuters - 570 words
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BRIEFLY ASIA
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61 2007-01-09 12 Bernama [PUTRAJAYA] No decision has been made on the proposed merger between Utusan Melayu (M) Bhd and the New Straits Times Press Bhd (NSTP), Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said yesterday. He said the proposed merger of the newspapers depends onBernama - 61 words
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71 2007-01-09 12 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian conglomerate Sime Darby Bhd has put on hold talks to buy a stake in oil services firm Ramunia Holdings Bhd, Sime said yesterday. Responding to a stock exchange query over a newspaper report that the deal was likely toReuters - 71 words
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85 2007-01-09 12 Bloomberg [MELBOURNE] RioTinto Group and BHP Billiton Ltd, the world's second and third-largest iron-ore miners, declined to confirm or deny a report that they had bid for a controlling stake in Indian miner Sesa Goa Ltd. Japan's Mitsui Corp wants to sell itsBloomberg - 85 words
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82 2007-01-09 12 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Sepang International Circuit Sdn Bhd (SIC) is aggressively promoting the Malaysian Formula One (Fl) Grand Prix throughout Malaysia and neighbouring countries to secure a full house of 120,000 spectators for the Sepang Circuit race this year. Revenue from ticket sales hasBernama - 82 words
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64 2007-01-09 12 AP [BEIJING] General Motors and Ford said yesterday their sales in China's booming car market jumped last year. General Motors said it sold 876,747 vehicles in China last year, up 32 per cent from 2005. Sales of Ford-brand cars, like the Ford, Lincoln,AP - 64 words
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698 2007-01-09 12 But cosmetic and casualwear sellers still to recover [HONGKONG] Despite Chief Executive Donald Tsang Yam-kuen's claim that Hong Kong's economic situation is the best in almost 20 years, with the benchmark Hang Seng Index (HSI) hitting record highs, great differences in the performance698 words
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196 2007-01-09 12 Xinhua [BEIJING] The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) has started investigations into fund misappropriation issues of 17 listed companies. The 17 companies have failed to recover 9.2 billion yuan (Ssl.Bl billion) of debt by their controlling shareholders before an end-2006 deadline, a spokesman for theXinhua - 196 words
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493 2007-01-09 12 Reuters [SHANGHAI] China Life Insurance Co is likely to jump around 60 per cent when it begins trading in Shanghai today as investors race to buy into the country's biggest life insurer, analysts said. China Life raised 28.32 billion yuan (555.58 billion)Reuters - 493 words
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427 2007-01-09 12 Reuters [SHANGHAI] Shanghai's benchmark stock index jumped 2.49 per cent yesterday as the two largest banks stabilised after Friday's big falls and a wide range of other sectors saw enthusiastic buying. The 0.5 percentage point hike in bank reserve requirements announced on Friday,Reuters - 427 words
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ASIA-PACIFIC/WORLD
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Article, Illustration936 2007-01-09 13 NYT [NEW YORK] Robert Nardelli's unceremonious departure from Home Depot may spell the end of the era of supersized pay packages for chief executives of public companies, but a new refuge for lavish compensation and private jets is emerging elsewhere. FlushNYT; BLOOMBERG - 936 words
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WORLD WATCH
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86 2007-01-09 13 AP [HELSINKI] Nokia Corp sold 40 million smart phones in 2006 and more than 850 million people worldwide now use its mobile handsets, the company said yesterday. CEO OUi-Pekka Kallasvuo said that last year 90 million smart phones were sold worldwide. He said heAP - 86 words
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145 2007-01-09 13 Reuters [DETROIT] Nissan MOtttt- Co expects US auto sales to fall nearly 4 per cent this year, Dominique Thormann, its senior vice-president for finance in North America, said on Sunday, offering a weaker outlook than many analysts. Sales of cars andReuters - 145 words
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75 2007-01-09 13 NYT [NEW YORK] The Highbridge Capital Management hedge fund is set to announce that it has taken a major equity stake in the energy business of the Louis Dreyfus Group, the old-line commodities trading firm, in a deal worth about US$1 billion. Highbridge Capital,NYT - 75 words
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Article, Illustration434 2007-01-09 13 NYT [NEW YORK] Richard Stengel, the managing editor of Time, took his wife and kids out to dinner on Friday night. As historic moments go, not a big deal, but it does reflect a seismic change. Time magazine, which has been coming out every Monday forNYT; AP - 434 words
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323 2007-01-09 13 Bloomberg. Reuters [LONDON] Nasdaq Stock Market Inc yesterday urged London Stock Exchange investors to accept its offer for the UK market. The bid represents a "full and fair price". Nasdaq said in a Regulatory News Service statement. Nasdaq said its realistic offerBloomberg.; Reuters - 323 words
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372 2007-01-09 13 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] First Pacific Co will buy the Philippine government's stake in the country's biggest phone company even without the funding support of NTT DoCoMo Inc, chief executive Manuel Pangilinan said. The Philippine government gave First Pacific's MetroBloomberg - 372 words
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Article, Illustration562 2007-01-09 13 Green says he will focus on strategy while CEO leads management team Reuters [LONDON] HSBC chairman Stephen Green plans to run the bank as a "double act" with chief executive Michael Geoghegan, who would lead its management team to deliver theReuters - 562 words
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MIDDLE EAST
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Article, Illustration551 2007-01-09 14/15 Saudi Arabia unveils more supply cuts next month to stabilise market Reuters [LONDON] Oil prices climbed over US$57 a barrel yesterday as Russian crude supplies halted through a pipeline that meets a fifth of Germany's demand and as top exporter Saudi ArabiaReuters - 551 words
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431 2007-01-09 14/15 Draft law will pave way for production sharing agreements AFP (LONDON] Iraq is preparing to allow foreign companies to exploit its oil reserves. The Independent on Sunday newspaper said, citing a draft law expected to come before the Iraqi parliament soon. TheAFP - 431 words
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389 2007-01-09 14/15 Reuters IBASEL] If the sharp fall in oil prices continues, it could create problems for the Saudi economic policy, the central bank governor said on Sunday. "The macro policy is not going to be affected at the current level of theReuters - 389 words
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332 2007-01-09 14/15 Bloomberg [DUBAI] Economic growth for the United Arab Emirates will slow this year on lower oil prices and an expected decline in Opec output which will trim export earnings in the second-largest Arab economy, the National Bank of Abu DhabiBloomberg - 332 words
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INDIA
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389 2007-01-09 14/15 The British telco has appointed Ernst Young to conduct due diligence AFP. Reuters INEW DELHI] Britain's telecoms giant Vodafone will go through the books of India's mobile phone operator Hutchison Essar as it moves into position to buy a controlling stake in the company,AFP.; Reuters - 389 words
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678 2007-01-09 14/15 SIDDHARTH SRIVASTAVA - By SIDDHARTH SRIVASTAVA in New Delhi FOR the past several weeks the Indian telecom sector has been abuzz with a bidding war for Hutchison Whampoa's 67 per cent stake in its Indian unit, which is the country's fourth biggest mobile phone business, with over 22678 words
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Article, Illustration408 2007-01-09 14/15 AFP [WASHINGTON] A top US business lobby group is to launch a probe into counterfeiting in India's film industry and hold a global summit in China to highlight intellectual property rights abuses^. The world's two most populous nations are already on the "priority watchlist"AFP; ASP - 408 words
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AVIATION
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Article, Illustration434 2007-01-09 16 UAE's Etihad Airways to start daily service to Australia this year Reuters. Bernama [CANBERRA] Australia's Transport Minister said yesterday that the Asll billion (Ssl3 billion) sale of Qantas Airways would not trigger a rethink on giving Singapore Airlines access to lucrativeReuters.; Bernama; BLOOMBERG - 434 words
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321 2007-01-09 16 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Landing and parking charges at airports in Malaysia have not been increased for 25 years and are the lowest in the region, according to Malaysia's airport owning company It hoped that this had helped both the national carrier, MalaysiaBernama - 321 words
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524 2007-01-09 16 MISSING INDON JET AP. Bloomberg. AFP [MAKASSAR, Indonesia] US experts were studying satellite images of Sulawesi island yesterday for signs of a jetliner that disappeared a week ago with 102 people on board, an embassy offiNavy ship headed to the area to takeAP.; Bloomberg. AFP - 524 words
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307 2007-01-09 16 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Airport Authority Hone Kong, Operator of AsJgkV third-busiest its Zhuhai Airport venture plans to more than double passenger traffic by 2010. Zhuhai Airport plans to increase the number of passengers it handles to 1.5 million from 640,000 in 2005Bloomberg - 307 words
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199 2007-01-09 16 Xinhua {SHANGHAI] Pudong International Airport in Shanghai. China's leading metropolis, handled 17.15 million passengers from overseas last year, up 9.4 per cent year-on-year and beating other Chinese airports. The Pudong Entry and Exit Frontier Inspection Station said the figure included a record 9Xinhua - 199 words
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Miscellaneous231 2007-01-09 16 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 1 Accusation in glib eloquent 4 Spotted having kiss in tobog- 8 Dared to have used this capi- —PW 18 Recorder found main point ken^door (8) 24 Had nothing more than stew 25 Thus, say, am finding raw ma- U 26 Mistakenly up most of BBSS 1 Pointless231 words
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Article, Illustration406 2007-01-09 17 GEORGE JOSEPH - Kuah Boon Hwee's position of group CFO is filled by Edmond Cheng By GEORGE JOSEPH [SINGAPORE] PSA International has appointed its group chief financial officer Kuah Boon Hwee as its South-east Asia and Singapore Terminals' chief executive officer. Mr Kuah, a former406 words
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Article275 2007-01-09 17 SGX '000 Jan 8 SS Vol Ch Offshore .0.44 <M>1 1213 Oman Hup Hldgs .032 -0.01 2350 CoscoCorp .2.50 0.07 4433 Cwt Limited .0.63 -0.01 100 Ezra Hldgs .4.32 0.04 576 Freight Unks .0.09 0.01 5943 Grand Banks 0.88 -0.01 60 Java Hold Ltd 147 -0.02 757 K1275 words
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Article, Illustration59 2007-01-09 17 THE Swedish ship Gotheborg firing her eight cannons in port waters as a salute to Singapore on her arrival recently. The vessel a full-scale replica of an 18th-century merchant vessel is docked at the Promenade at Vivo City and will leave on Jan 14 for Sweden via59 words
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290 2007-01-09 17 Bloomberg [SHANGHAI] Shanghai, China's busiest container harbour, moved 20 per cent more containers last year, as the nation's increasing trade boosted demand for sea traffic. Shanghai port's volume rose to 21.7 million 20-foot standard boxes in 2006, the local authority said inBloomberg - 290 words
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Advertisement225 2007-01-09 17 VJliA&elmsen Maritime Services is proud to hold a Naming Ceremony for M/VTortugas 'f^ a y> 9 January 2007,11 am at Pasir Panjang Wharf Berth 1 Chfrwnan ofWilh. Wilhelmsen ASA, MrWilh Wilhelmsen will officiate at the ceremony Lady Sponsor: Mrs Mette Ramberg "TORTUGAS" is the 6th vessel in a series of225 words
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EDITORIAL & OPINION
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Article532 2007-01-09 18 EDITORIAL ONE of the recommendations by the Iraq Study Group fISG) was that the Bush administration engage Iran as part of an effort to bring stability to Iraq where Teheran enjoys influence on leaders of the Shi'ite majority. Indeed, in the aftermath of the publication of532 words
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Article, Illustration1285 2007-01-09 18 TIGER TONG - The mutual influence of the Hong Kong and Shanghai markets on each other will be the key By TIGER TONG IN 2005: -8.3 per cent, one of the worst in the world. In 2006:130.4 per cent, one of the best in the world. TheAP; Source: Bloomberg - 1,285 words
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Article, Illustration788 2007-01-09 18 NEIL BEHRMANN - THE BOTTOM LINE NEIL BEHRMANN London Correspondent FOUR years ago, a few weeks before the Iraq war, global stock markets were steeped in gloom. Despite exceptional values, shares were shunned and broker and investment bank employees around the world were being laid off in788 words
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Article, Illustration1279 2007-01-09 19 LEON HADAR - Under the leadership of Nancy Pelosi, Democrats will be able to check the power of Republican President George W Bush LEON HADAR Washington Correspondent Americans were celebrating a historic breakthrough when Democratic Representative Nancy Pelosi was elected as the nation's first female Speaker of the HouseAP - 1,279 words
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868 2007-01-09 19 WILLIAM PESEK - By WILLIAM PESEK Bloom berg WE ALL start January pledging to kick this or that bad habit. It's always a tough promise to keep, and how much more so when the bad habit is decades old, like Asia's addiction to boosting growth byBloom berg - 868 words
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Article998 2007-01-09 19 Christopher Chong - LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Christopher Chong Chairman, Audit Committee Xpress Holdings Limited I REFER to the BT articles "Xpress fails to get extension of time to hold AGM" (Jan 4) and "Xpress Holdings: cause for concern?" (Hock Lock Siew column. Jan 5). I regret that there998 words
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200 2007-01-09 19 Lim Bee Khim - Lim Bee Khim. Lim Bee Khim. Acting Director Corporate Communications Ministry of Trade and Industry WE refer to the article, "S'pore's 2005 investments abroad fall 35%", by Chuang Peck Ming (BT, Dec 29). He cited a Japan External Trade Organisation (Jetro)200 words
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Article, Illustration1443 2007-01-09 20 STEPHEN VOSS MARK SHENK - Abnormal temperatures that disturb energy demand are here to stay, say analysts By STEPHEN VOSS MARK SHENK Blame it on global warming. Recordbreaking temperatures in the US and Europe are reducing fuel demand and contributing to the biggest fluctuations in oil in more than aAFP; Source:Bloomberg - 1,443 words
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826 2007-01-09 20 BARRY HATTON - By BARRY HATTON AP AN ENERGY crunch that chokes fuel supplies, dims the lights at homes and workplaces, and ravages Western economies may no longer be the stuff of 1970s history books. It could be a vision of theAP - 826 words
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Article10351 2007-01-09 21 SGX MAINBOARD Transaction date: Jan 8 524* Tel Last vol Day LaftQuota Dt* GrVW MM MCap Wtfi low Coda Cawpaay Sato +<- COOP) High Law tuyar Sdhr Cvr WI So* 3.5 1 5716 1st Software 2 susp 81 115 6 3148 {{Telecom 9.5 +05 1175 10 9 910,351 words
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Article5750 2007-01-09 22 FINANCE COMMODITIES SGX DERIVATIVES TRADING OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/MT EURODOLLAR FUTURES Mar07 94 670 0 7610 Jun07 94*10 0 9669 Sep07 94.975 0 7827 Dec07 95 105 0 2071 EUROYENrUTURFS Mar07 99.320 99.320 99 300 99 305 1400 ***** Jun07 99 200 99.200 99 185 99.190 509 *****5,750 words
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PROPERTY
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Article, Illustration654 2007-01-09 26 KALPANA RASHIWALA - Six bungalow plots awarded, with new benchmark price set at $1,308 psf By KALPANA RASHIWALA THE latest condo site being offered by Sentosa Cove Pte Ltd (SCPL) could fetch as much as $1,100 to $1,200 per square foot of potential gross floor area,654 words
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Article, Illustration326 2007-01-09 26 Reuters [HONG KONG] Office rents in Hong Kong's Central district are the most expensive in the world after London's West End, and the booming financial sector could push them even higher, property consultants Colliers International said yesterday. At just below HK$96O (Ssl9o)Reuters - 326 words
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325 2007-01-09 27 It would reduce demand for big houses and limit speculation Xinhua [BEIJING] A leading economist has proposed that the Chinese government institute property taxes to restrain real estate speculation and curb rocketing housing prices. Owners should pay an annual property tax to the government basedXinhua - 325 words
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Article, Illustration734 2007-01-09 27 Reuters [SINGAPORE] Zhong Sheng Jian has made his fortune selling apartments to Chinese yuppies, thanks, in part, to the humble kitchen sink. Mr Zhong's firm, Yanlord Land Group, has caught the eye of foreign investors because it is one of the better-known names amongReuters; FILE PHOTO - 734 words
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