The Business Times, 28 March 2007

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    20 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES SINGAPORE 85 cents online at http://business-times.asial.com.sg A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBUCATION MICA (P) 202/12/2006 Wednesday March 28,2007
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    Lock icon MNCs roped in to attract business travellers to S'pore
    597 1  -  STB offers to help them organise corporate meetings By VINCENT WEE [SINGAPORE] The Singapore Tourism Board is looking to the many multinational corporations which have set up here to help build up the country's "meetings tourism". The board's new corporate outreach
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    Lock icon S'pore draws global green investors
    784 1  -  Accession to Kyoto Protocol and country's financial standing proving to be plus factors By MATTHEW PHAN [SINGAPORE] International companies looking to fund projects to cut greenhouse gas emissions are coming to Singapore to take advantage of the country's accession to the Kyoto Protocol and its
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    Lock icon MARKETS DIGEST
    130 1 sn 3,234.11 (+29.56) ST INDEX FUTURES 3,234.00 (+30.00) SIMSO 396.67 (+4.67) SIMSO FUTURES 400.00 (+5.80) MARKETS Tuesday Chang* KLCOMP U47.17 +2J5 MKKEI225 17.365.05 -156.91 HANG SENG 19,706.79 -59.06 SETtNOEX 678.57 -047 JAKARTA COMP 1,819.66 +5JI4 MANILA COMP 3.174.75 +24.71 SEOUL COMP 1.453.23 +3.46 SHENZHEN! 519.77 +5.92 MUMBAIIND Closed
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  • TOP STORIES
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      Lock icon S'pore rides high in share of 'super growth' firms
      629 2  -  By SIOW LI SEN [SINGAPORE] It's not just the big publicly listed or Te-masek-linked companies which have benefited from the region's strongly resurgent economies. Privately owned medium-sized Singapore companies are also plugging into the expanding economies of China, India and the
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      Lock icon M'sia awards development rights to major oil hub
      613 2  -  RM1.4b regional petroleum and bunkering facilities planned By PAULINE NG in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA has awarded development rights to a 100-acre (0.4 sq km) reclaimed island in southern Malaysia to Asia Petroleum Hub (APH), which plans to build RMI.4 billion (Ss6l7 million)
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      Lock icon Tampines Court being sold for $405 m: sources
      395 3  -  Far East Frasers Centrepoint team up to buy privatised HUDC estate By KALPANA RASHIWALA [SINGAPORE] Frasers Centrepoint and Far East Organization are teaming up to buy Tampines Court, a privatised HUDC estate, through a $405 million collective sale, BT understands. The price
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      Lock icon HDB resale, mid-segment private home prices seen narrowing
      769 3  -  SC Global's Simon Cheong expects HDB resale values to appreciate By KALPANA RASHIWALA [SINGAPORE] High-end developer Simon Cheong predicts that the price gap between HDB resale flats and the mid-segment of the private housing market will narrow over the next three years
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      782 2 Tampines Court sold for $405m: sources FRASERS Centrepoint and Far East Organization are teaming up to buy Tampines Court, a privatised HUDC estate, through a $405 million collective sale, BT understands. The price works out to about $260 per square foot of potential gross floor area, including development
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      Lock icon Genting to buy Star Cruises' stake in S'pore IR for $255 m
      212 2 Reuters [SINGAPORE] Gaming company Genting International said yesterday it would buy sister firm Star Cruises' 25 per cent stake in their joint Singapore casino project for ***** million. Genting International, listed on the Singapore Exchange, said the acquisition
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  • COMPANY NEWS
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      Lock icon Good outlook for Zhongguo Powerplus
      729 4  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW By VEN SREENIVASAN ZHONGGUO Powerplus Industries is not one of those companies which investors pay close attention to. But two recent and rather interesting developments could put this company, which makes gardening and agricultural equipment such as lawn movers, in the investment
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      Lock icon Tat Hong makes takeover offer for Kian Ho
      184 4 CRANE and heavy equipment supplier Tat Hong Holdings said yesterday it will make a mandatory conditional cash offer for all the remaining shares in Kian Ho Bearings, a retailer and distributor of bearings and seal products, at 26 cents a share. The
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      Lock icon Summit subject of GO, possible reverse takeover
      482 4  -  M&A WATCH Thinkpac offer comes after firm's chairman agrees to $13.5m share sale By WONG WEI KONG THE merger and acquisition theme continues in the small-cap tech sector, with CD and DVD manufacturer and service provider Summit Holdings now subject to a general
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      Lock icon ABN Amro to list tracking certs on eco-themed index
      511 4  -  Firm attracts over 1b euros of assets since index's launch By MATTHEW PHAN New Energy Finance. SINGAPORE could soon see its first structured products with direct exposure to the environmental sector listed here if Dutch bank ABN Amro successfully lists its
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      Lock icon ECS planning Vietnam, India ventures
      410 4 XFN-Asia INFORMATION technology products distributor and services provider ECS Holdings Ltd hopes to gain footholds in Vietnam and India within the next 12 months, ECS chief executive Tay Eng Hoe said. Mr Tay told XFN-Asia in an interview that his company was in discussions with
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      Lock icon ASL Marine secures deals worth $164 m
      153 5 ASL Marine Holdings has secured contracts to construct seven vessels involved in offshore oil and gas as well as port terminal operations, worth a total of $164 million. The integrated marine company will build six units of rotor tugs secured from repeat customers
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      Lock icon SGX system hit by glitch again
      541 5  -  This is second time Sesops trading system has broken down this year By VEN SREENIVASAN CHRISTINE SIM SGX's ageing Sesops trading system broke down again yesterday the second time the glitch has occurred this year. Traders at many local stockbroking houses were unable to
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  • SINGAPORE MARKETS
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      Lock icon US dollar forced through round-number supports
      758 6  -  CURRENCIES Asian currency favourites lead the charge amid bullish regional backdrop LARRY WEE Senior Correspondent Currencies in Asia and Down Under have continued to hog the headlines over the past week, especially after the US dollar was torpedoed by a softer-looking Fed stance last
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      889 6 DAILY SECURITIES TRADING SCOREBOARD MAM SOQ TOTAL By Ue Down Uwd> Ue Down Uwcfc Multilnd 9 2 6 010 936 Manufacturing 130 34 43 17 8 21 147 <3 64 Commerce 48 12 19 7 4 8 55 16 27 Tpt/Stor/Comrm 20 7 12 2 0 1 22 7 13
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      Lock icon BROKERS'TAKE
      97 6 Compiled by *t%f ■Wlt iLI ITjUlilVb clared out of exempt profit; No import duties on approved E Sfigßi No import duty on raw and essential materials used to produce products for export, and no import duty ob items imported for re-ex-port, for five years from the date of the
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      Lock icon Reverse takeover fever despite glitch
      507 6  -  STOCKS R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent A TRADING system malfunction and a sudden, unexpected push on the index's large caps possibly because of early end-of-quarter win-dow-dressing were the main highlights in yesterday's stock market ses- sion. The second line, in the meantime, benefited from reverse takeover
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      Lock icon Work to start on SembCorp's Abu Dhabi project
      512 7  -  It also plans to bid for 40% stake in US$3b Fujairah II project next door By RONNIE LIM SEMBCORP Industries is gearing up to boost its Middle East presence. Next month, it will break ground on expanding the power plant at its
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      Lock icon Labroy expects to win more rig orders
      623 7 Reuters SINGAPORE shipbuilder Labroy Marine said yesterday that it expected to win at least two new orders for construction of offshore oildrilling rigs this year and would expand its yard to build more rigs. Labroy's chief operating officer Ng Khim Kiong told Reuters
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  • COMPANY NEWS
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      Lock icon UOBAM looking to move into China market
      483 8 It is seeking an acquisition or a partner to kickstart Chinese business Reuters SINGAPORE fund manager UOB Asset Management, a unit of United Overseas Bank, said yesterday it is looking for an acquisition or a partner in China to kickstart its business in
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      Lock icon Low Keng Huat profit down 76%
      402 8  -  By TETTYANA JASLI PROPERTY firm Low Keng Huat (Singapore) yesterday reported a 76 per cent fall in net profit for the year ended Jan 31, 2007 but only because there was no one-time gains. Net profit came to $13.1 million, down from $54.6 million
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      Lock icon Boustead's order book hits $400m-mark
      276 8  -  By JANICE HENG ENERGY-related engineering firm Boustead's order book has crossed $400 million for the first time in the company's history, boosted by a $6 million contract for a sugar bagasse biomass system in Indonesia. Boustead's wholly owned subsidiary, PT Boustead Maxitherm Industries, will design,
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      Lock icon COMPANY BRIEFS
      408 8 ST Engg unit gets ship order SINGAPORE Technologies Engineering has secured a contract to build a Platform Supply Vessel worth US$23.5 million through its US shipyard. VT Halter Marine. Construction is scheduled to begin in the second quarter, with delivery scheduled for the fourth quarter next year. ArianeCorp
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
    • Article
      Lock icon American law firm chief on FTA advisers' panel
      234 10  -  Panel also includes accountants and businesspeople By WEE LI-EN US law firm director Samuel Scoles has been appointed by the government to its panel of free trade agreement (FTA) advisers. The panel of advisers was announced at a symposium this month. The
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      Lock icon S'pore seen as attractive place to work: survey
      404 10  -  Declining need to offer premium salaries to attract foreign talent cited By VINCENT WEE SINGAPORE is emerging as an increasingly attractive place to work, according to the results of a recent survey by global consulting firm Watson Wyatt. The survey of 79
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      Lock icon Foreign investors eye hotel sites
      295 10 MORE foreign investors are likely to be in the running for hotel sites here, including one at Tanjong Pagar Rd/Gopeng St launched yesterday by the Urban Redevelopment Authority. The 2.373 sq m site, which has a maximum gross floor area of 19,933 sq m, is
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      Lock icon Peace Centre, Peace Mansions up for collective sale
      250 10 PEACE Centre and Peace Mansions in Sophia Road are for sale through an ex-pression-of-interest exercise at an indicative price of $470 million, in what is one of Singapore's biggest mixed-development collec-tive-sale offerings so far. Steven Ming, director of investment sales at marketing
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      Lock icon BT WINE NIGHT
      69 10 CLINKING of glasses and laughter were heard all round at the BT Wine Night at Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel last night. Guests including AIA general manager Mark O'Dell (above, with his wife) and HG Metal Manufacturing chief executive Wee Piew listened to wine expert Lim Hwee Peng
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      Lock icon Fast-track incubator scheme for water, environment start-ups
      288 10  -  By MATTHEW PHAN START-UPS in the water and environment space have a new avenue of finance a fast-track incubator scheme announced yesterday by Minister for the Environment and Water Resources Dr Yaacob Ibrahim. The Fast-Tech scheme, which has a budget of up to
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      Lock icon Branding helps win deals: survey
      212 10 LOCAL suppliers with a strong brand will get more business from global companies, according to a study on what makes or breaks deals. The study, commissioned by the Singapore Business Federation (SBF), funded by IE Singapore and supported by Spring Singapore. was carried out to
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  • DESTINATION SINGAPORE
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      Lock icon S'pore seeks to boost MICE sector
      943 11  -  VINCENT WEE looks at the factors contributing to the island's attraction for corporates and efforts to woo more of such visitors VINCENT WEE BEING able to do many things at one time in one location is one of the biggest attractions of holding business
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  • ECONOMY WATCH
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      Lock icon Iran cuts US$ foreign reserves to 20%
      464 12 It says its economy can withstand UN sanctions Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Iran has cut the share of dollars in its foreign reserves to a minimum, about 20 per cent as it seeks to hold less of the US currency in response to hostility
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      Lock icon ADB wants Asia to diversify reserves, free exchange rates
      762 12  -  But monetary authorities should 'dip a toe in the water' initially By ANTHONY ROWLEY in Tokyo ASIAN developing countries need to make fundamental shifts in the way they manage their foreign exchange reserves and currency exchange rates, the Asian Development Bank
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      Lock icon China switches from US dollar to euro for Iran oil
      472 12 Japan ready to shift to yen, as Teheran says 60% of its customers switch payment Reuters [BEIJING] China's state-run Zhuhai Zhenrong Corp, the biggest buyer of Iranian crude worldwide, began paying for its oil in euros late last year as
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      Lock icon US can absorb sell-off of Treasuries: Bernanke
      350 12 Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said US markets could probably withstand the effects of a sell-off of Treasuries by foreign investors. "Because foreign holdings of US Treasury securities represent only a small part of total US credit-market debt outstanding, US credit
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  • MALAYSIA
    • BRIEFLY ASIA
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        Lock icon China relaxes import rules for small firms
        70 13 Reuters [BEUING] China will soon allow more companies to freely import a wide range of steel products and machinery equipment as part of a drive to better balance its trade, the Ministry of Commerce said. From April, smaller firms will no longer need
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        Lock icon Porsche stake won't hit Proton talks: VW
        83 13 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Volkswagen AG's talks with Malaysia's Proton Holdings won't be affected by Porsche AG's increased investment in Europe's largest carmaker. Porsche said on Monday that it bought an additional 3.6 per cent of Volkswagen, taking its stake to 30.9 per cent
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        Lock icon Indon nod for private railway investment
        55 13 Bloomberg [JAKARTA] Indonesian Parliament passed a law yesterday allowing private investment in railways, ending state-owned PT Kereta Api's monopoly. The company has held the monopoly rights for the past 61 years after it took over all the railroads a month after the country's independence
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      Lock icon Equity rules for Islamic banks eased
      369 13  -  Foreigners can own 100% of Islamic banks engaged in non-ringgit trade By S JAYASANKARAN in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA yesterday announced a limited liberalisation of its Islamic banking sector by allowing foreigners to own up to 100 per cent of Islamic financial institutions that engage
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      Lock icon M'sian agency revs up biofue sector
      382 13 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's main palm oil agency has leased out three biodiesel plants to palm oil firms to help jump-start the country's fledgling biofuel sector, its chief said yesterday. The Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) has built the RM9O-million (5539.6 million) plants to
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  • INDONESIA
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      Lock icon Indon MPs set to vote on pro-investors law
      636 14 Bill seeks to ease government rules on investors, offer tax benefits Bloomberg [JAKARTA] Indonesia's parliament will vote tomorrow on a law to give tax breaks to investors and ease bureaucratic hurdles to attract companies amid rising competition from India and China. The
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  • GREATER CHINA
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      Lock icon Latest HK food guide aims to save endangered fish globally
      256 15 AFP IHONG KONG] Hong Kong has a new dining guide with a difference one that lists what seafood is environmentally sound to eat and which should be avoided in the interests of conservation. The booklet, which ranks the 60 most
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      Lock icon HK hit by major counterfeit HK$1,000 notes scare
      625 15  -  As many as 500,000 HK$1,000 notes given back to banks daily By JANE MOIR in Hong Kong UP TO half a million HK$l,OOO notes are being returned to banks every day as Hong Kong deals with one of its worst counterfeit currency
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      Lock icon Hitachi to double hard disk production in China
      342 15 Move will save US$300m and take company closer to its customers Bloomberg [TOKYO] Hitachi Ltd, Japan's biggest electronics group, will double hard disk drive production in China this year as part of plans to save US$3OO million and be closer to its
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      Lock icon First China-made MG sports car unveiled
      480 16 Nanjing Auto looking to revive iconic British brand Bloomberg [SHANGHAI] Nanjing Automobile Group Corp rolled out its first made-in-China MG sports car and sedans yesterday as it seeks to revive the iconic British brand. China's oldest carmaker unveiled the MG TF sports car and
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  • INDIA
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      Lock icon Nippon Steel eyeing entry into India through Tata tie-up
      302 17 AFP [TOKYO] Japan's leading steelmaker Nippon Steel is planning to enter the booming Indian market through a tie-up with the country's major conglomerate Tata, a newspaper said yesterday. Nippon Steel, the world's second largest steelmaker after the new Arcelor-Mittal behemoth, would
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      Lock icon Vodafone's deal for Hutch Essar may be delayed
      383 17 Indian government probes Hutchison Telecom's equity structure in firm Reuters [MUMßAl] Vodafone Group pic's deal to buy control of India's Hutchison Essar could be delayed as the government investigates the structure of Hutchison Telecommunication's stake, the Economic Times reported yesterday. The daily
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      Lock icon Bollywood stars the next big thing for game developers
      349 17 AFP [MUMBAI] Indian game developers are rushing to sign Bollywood stars for video games based on their films and lives, viewed by some as the next big earner in an entertainment market driven by movie-mad youth. Only 40 per cent of
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  • MIDDLE EAST
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      758 18 Western oil firms weigh security risks as Iraq prepares to open up oil fields AP [DUBAI] China could be the first to take advantage when the Iraqi government finishes a law opening up its oil fields to international companies. The legislation, expected
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      340 18 Bloomberg [DUBAI] Istanbul's soaring property prices left Dubai's royal family about US$6OO million out of pocket. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum's Dubai Holding agreed to buy a plot of land in Istanbul's Levent district for US$lOO million two years ago in
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      251 18 Bloomberg [DUBAI] Oman has no plans to rejoin talks over the creation of a Gulf single currency, ahead of a meeting of central bank governors in Saudi Arabia next week. "There is no change in our stance," Hamud Bin Sangur al-Zadjali, governor
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      461 19 MD says 20-25% of portfolio may be in region, translating to over US$1.4b Reuters [SHANGHAI] Dubai-based investment firm Istithmar, which has a real estate portfolio worth around US$7 billion mainly in the US is planning big investments in Asia where it has little exposure,
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      218 19 AP [WELLINGTON] GlaxoSmithKline was fined NZ5217,000 (*****,000) for misleading advertising yesterday after two science students found its iconic black currant drink Ribena contained no detectable vitamin C. The multinational company admitted to 15 charges of misleading advertising between 2002 and 2006 in a suit
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      493 19 NYT, Reuters Bloomberg [LONDON] Bob Diamond, head of investment banking at Barclays pic, yesterday said the British bank was in a strong position in its talks on a US$BO billion takeover of Dutch rival ABN Amro. "We are in a
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      600 19  -  Managed float will stay but currency re-peg is 'crazy' By OUR CORRESPONDENT in Bangkok THE Thai currency will remain freely traded without any upper limit, despite market rumours to the contrary, the country's new finance minister said yesterday. The baht
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      699 19 AP [TOKYO! The privatisation of Japan's post office, which doubles as the world's biggest savings bank, was hailed around the globe as a watershed free-market reform that would streamline the world's No 2 economy. But just months before the October kickoff date, a
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      298 19 LATEST US DATA AP [NEW YORK] Consumer confidence fell more than expected in March, sending the widely watched index to its lowest level since November, as Americans became anxious about a runup in petrol prices and stock market turbulence. The New York-based
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      591 20  -  Its compact size lets VW 'touch' a high percentage of its customers By SAMUEL EE AS the first car manufacturer in Singapore to operate its own direct dealership, the Volkswagen Group believes that a small market like the Republic's will be more than just about
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      658 20  -  By SAMUEL EE THE lure of Leng Kee Road is irresistible not only for authorised distributors but parallel importers as well. Five companies which deal in grey imports will establish a major foothold in the traditional motor belt by this time next
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      1364 21 EDB has big plans to make S'pore a leader in the precision engineering industry SINGAPORE'S precision engineering (PE) industry has been giving a strong showing in recent years. Powering this performance were robust demand from the electronics sector, a growing trend towards outsourcing, and overall industry
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      90 21 THE Singapore Precision Engineering Tooling Association (Speta), which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, has led the charge to promote the industry. Singapore's precision engineering sector has seen tremendous development over the past few decades, serving the needs of a customer base that spans the
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      749 22 Initiatives are in place to boost revenues, jobs and value-added in PE sector THE fridge in your home may be a foreign brand, but the compressor inside could be made in Singapore. Small as we are, Singapore produces 10 per cent of the world's household refrigerator compressors.
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      948 24  -  Local firms can ride the outsourcing wave by partnering global players here and in the region, says OH BOON PING OH BOOM PING IN RECENT years, business outsourcing to Asia has been growing by leaps and bounds and this also opens up business partnership opportunities for local players
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      894 25  -  German manufacturer Feinmetall and local firm Nisa turn a long-term partnership into a joint venture. CHRISTINE SIM finds out more CHRISTINE SIM FEINMETALL GMBH, a major manufacturer of precision testing tools for the electronics industry. has chosen Singapore for its first overseas venture, with a
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      1001 26 Its poor image has resulted in a lack of fresh local talent, but industry insiders show TETTYANA JASLI that the PE sector is brimming with opportunities FROM a low-technology and labour-intensive industry serving a few local manufacturing assembly plants, the precision engineering (PE) industry has evolved
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      578 23 I In Celebration of Singapore Precision I I Engineering Tooling Association's I I (SPETA) 25th Anniversary I I Chairman's Message I I Over the past 25 years, SPETA has grown from a small office Institute of Technical Education for their support, contributions I I with limited secretariat support to a
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      1527 27 Q& NOTICFS 1 Jl I i. L-J Toll free: 1800-289-8822 Email: notices'"sph.com.sy ETIKA INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) (Company Registration Number: *****3131Z) PROPOSED RENOUNCEABLE NON-UNDERWRITTEN RIGHTS ISSUE (THE "RIGHTS ISSUE") OF UP TO 68,652,060 NEW ORDINARY SHARES IN THE CAPITAL OF THE COMPANY AT AN ISSUE
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      602 28 7m square-metre tax-free business district is part of airport revamp plan Bloomberg [ABU DHBAI] Abu Dhabi Airports Co, which owns the airport serving the largest of the United Arab Emirates' seven emirates, plans to build a seven million square-metre free-trade zone to
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      379 28 AFP [SYDNEY] The fate of a US$B.9 billion takeover bid for Qantas remained in the balance yesterday after two institutional investors unveiled significant shareholdings in the Australian airline. Deutsche Bank said yesterday it had purchased an 8.4 per cent stoke
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      213 28 AFP [KARACHI] The chairman of Pakistan's national airline has resigned, officials said yesterday, following a European Union safety ban imposed on most of its ageing fleet. Tariq Kirmani, chief of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), had also been under pressure due to the
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      247 28 AFP [FRANKFURT] Air Berlin, Germany's second-biggest airline, unveiled yesterday a deal to buy charter airline LTU for up to 240 million euros (Ss4Bs million), marking a further step in its aggressive expansion in Europe. Air Berlin, Europe's third-biggest low-cost
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      224 28 AFP the Himalayan region, state media refvfTO j^wwwnilißiMpwii yui more than 100 bilMcn yuan (5519.6 billion) over the next three years on 180 projects in Tibet, including the airport in northern Ngari prefecture, Xinhua news agancy said. The airport will be
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      347 29 Bloomberg [FRANKFURT] German authorities working to reopen the Rhine, Europe's busiest commercial waterway, located all of the containers that have halted traffic since sliding off a carrier vessel over the weekend. Two crane ships will start to recover the freight,
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      502 29  -  New berth to help raise box-handling capacity of port to 5m TEUs in 2 years By GEORGE JOSEPH [SINGAPORE] Malaysia's Northport is in the midst of a RMSOO million (Ss22o million) upgrading project and aims to focus on niche port businesses to keep up with
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      368 29  -  By DONALD URQUHART [SINGAPORE] The surging demand for new offshore oil and gas rigs, along with the trend of larger vessels, is driving a related demand for tugs and support vessels as evidenced by ASL Marine Holdings' growing orderbook. The integrated marine company
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      754 29  -  STRAIT TALK By DAVID HUGHES ON a good clear day the Strait of Gibraltar viewed from high up on the Rock looks really impressive. A shiny, silvery narrow waterway cuts through the mountains on the Spanish and Moroccan sides concentrating shipping into narrow lanes as
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      240 29  -  By DONALD URQUHART [SINGAPORE] For the first time, Singapore's key domestic maritime agencies will share personnel and facilities at a new Changi Command and Control Centre located next to the Changi Naval Base, following the ground-breaking yesterday. The new centre is aimed
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      100 29 Ship Registration |#K International Ship Registries (ISR) provides fast Ijy efficient service for registration licensing ships under various flags. Ship Cltisification ■■nmi International Ship Classification (IS Class) is an SH t|H independent organization providing classification services for newbuildings existing vessels as ■■H gMPn9C well as statutory surveys certification on behalf
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  • EDITORIAL & OPINION
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      487 30 EDITORIAL EARLIER this month, 14 villagers in the Indian state of West Bengal were killed in clashes between political activists and police over land acquisition related to the establishment of a special economic zone (SEZ) for a petrochemicals complex. The incident has intensified the controversy surrounding
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      997 30  -  Japan's Yamazaki Mazak is an MNC giant which eschews loans and prefers not to go public ANTHONY ROWLEY Tokyo Correspondent AMONG the Japanese companies that have set up shop in Singapore is Yamazaki Mazak, which operates a futuristicsounding "cyber factory" in Jurong one of just three
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      787 30  -  THE BOTTOM LINE FRANK CHING THE breakdown of the six-party talks last week shows that, despite four years of talks, the United States still lacks a good understanding of North Korea. It also illustrates how Washington does not realise the extent to which
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      1480 31  -  By mid-century, 430 m people or a third of the population will be retirees. But there is no consensus on how to handle that By HOWARD W FRENCH NYT WHEN Chen Rui reached 50, the retirement age for many women here, the career accountant immediately did
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      910 31  -  It is fast becoming the world capital for services that require specialised knowledge ANDY MUKHERJEE Bloomberg THE 25,000-square-foot Mumbai campus of Integreon Managed Solutions is a knowledge spa. Behind locked doors, more than 1,000 people are busy doing everything from drafting contracts for US law
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      464 31  -  LETTER TO THE EDITOR Choo Kok Kiong Chief Financial Officer/Company Secretary Gallant Venture Ltd WE refer to the article "Bintan Lagoon, Gallant units face lawsuit over land" (BT, March 26). We wish to clarify and correct some matters raised in the article. The injunction
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  • EXECUTIVE MONEY
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