The Business Times, 10 April 2007

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    22 1 The Business Times Tuesday, April 10,2007 SINGAPORE 85 cents online at http://business-times.asia 1 .com.sg A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION MICA (P) 202/12/2006
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    Lock icon Top govt officials to get 14-33% pay rise
    1276 1  -  First salary revision in seven years will benefit 95% of Singapore's 64,000-strong civil servants, with two-thirds getting 3-5% raise By CHUANG PECK MING [SINGAPORE] The pay of top government officials will rise 14 to 33 per cent as part of a major
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    Lock icon Stocks surge in S'pore and region
    467 1  -  STI rises 54 points, taking its gain over 3 weeks to 11% By OH BOON PING [SINGAPORE] The Singapore market staged a sharp rally yesterday, in line with similar gains across the region. The Straits Times Index (STI) surged 54.14 points to 3,400, taking
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  • TOP STORIES
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      Lock icon Market players turn to flipping office properties
      579 2  -  60 Robinson Road, HB Robinson change hands more than once in a year By KALPANA RASHIWALA [SINGAPORE] It's not just homes that are being flipped for a fast buck these days. The trend seems to have extended to offices, the value of which
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      132 2 sn 3,400.00 (+54.14) ST INDEX FUTURES 3,384.00 (+53.00) siMsa 418.61 (+7.27) SIMSa FUTURES 417 JO (+7.00) MARKETS Monday Chang* Id COMP 1.***** +1144 NIKKEI 225 17.743.76 -2S8 98 HANG SENG Closed SET INDEX 6M.S5 -3.82 JAKARTA COMP 1,913.73 +18.12 MANILA COMP Closed SEOUL COMP 1.501.06 +16.91 SHENZHENS 546.40
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      459 2 Admin Service pay package to be restructured ENTRY-level ministers and senior permanent secretaries will have their salaries adjusted in a few steps and their pay package restructured with a bigger proportion linked to performance. They are among a group of civil servants in the elite Administrative Service who
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      Lock icon Giving a lift to the management exec scheme
      911 4  -  By UMA SHANKARI [SINGAPORE] The government is working not only to narrow the pay gap with the private sector for its management executive officers, it also wants to make the scheme for these officers more attractive to draw more talent into the
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      Lock icon MPs to get GDP bonus, rise in monthly allowance
      249 4  -  Their allowance goes up from $11,900 to $13,200 By CHUANG PECK MING [SINGAPORE] Members of Parliament have not been left out in the latest round of major pay adjustments by the government. Their monthly allowance goes up from $11,900 to $13,200
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      Lock icon Admin Service pay package to be restructured
      950 4  -  20% of salaries derived from GDP bonus pegged to economic growth By CHEN HUIFEN [SINGAPORE] Entry-level ministers and senior permanent secretaries will have their salaries adjusted in a few steps and their pay package restructured with a bigger proportion linked to performance. They
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      Lock icon Civil service pensioners, retired MPs to get $9.6m
      218 4  -  By CHUANG PECK MING [SINGAPORE] The old guard and retired civil servants are not forgotten in the latest pay revision. Some $2 million will be paid to 43 retired Members of Parliament and office holders, while about 2,400 civil service pensioners will
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      Lock icon Shouldn't there be discounts in a formula-based system?
      674 4  -  REACTIONS FROM MPs By CHEN HUIFEN [SINGAPORE] Many Members of Parliament agree with the philosophy of paying top dollar for top talent to run the country. But some disagreed yesterday with the way it is being done. During debate by the House
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  • SINGAPORE MARKETS
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      913 6 SECURITIES TRADING SCOREBOARD MAM SIX) TOTAL Up Dow Uwdi Up Dow Uwch Up Down Umh Multilnd 12 1 4 10 0 13 1 4 Manufacturing 134 25 GO 23 < 20 157 31 «0 Commerce 42 15 20 13 5 3 55 20 23 Tpt/Stor/Comms 29 58 300 32 58
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      Lock icon STI finishes at new record of 3,400
      571 6  - STI finishes at new record of 3 ,400 STOCKS All sectors get a boost from property and Wall Street outlook as index scores a 54-point jump R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent THE start of a new week yesterday brought with it yet another all-time high for the Straits Times Index. All
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      916 6  -  Compiled MATTHEW PHAN MMI Holdings April 9 dose: 551.63 CIMB-GK RESEARCH. April 9 KKR offers 551.65 cash for each MMI share: Precision Capital Pte Ltd (PCPL), a special-purpose company incorporated in Singapore by Kohilberg Kravis Roberts and Company LP (KKR), has proposed to acquire MMI at 551.65 per
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      Lock icon S$ at 9-year highs amid US$ rebound
      531 6  -  CURRENCIES LARRY WEE Senior Correspondent AHEAD of the Monetary Authority of Singapore's semiannual monetary policy statement this morning, the Singapore dollar yesterday recorded a fresh nine-year high of 551.5105 per US dollar, de- spite the latter rebounding elsewhere on strong US jobs numbers
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      5710 7 ifSll noble IQgjJ group NOBLE GROUP LIMITED (Incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 2007 Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at 18th Floor Mass Mutual Tower 38 Gloucester Road (i) Maximum Number of Sharea Hong Kong
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      5710 8 AAAAi KKR I MMI Holdings Limited Precision Capital Pte. Ltd. (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) (Registration Number: *****2772R) (Registration Number: *****4118 D) JOINT ANNOUNCEMENT PROPOSED ACQUISITION OF MMI HOLDINGS LIMITED BY WAY OF A SCHEME OF ARRANGEMENT 1. introduction (b) the sanction of
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  • COMPANY NEWS
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      Lock icon Review 'comply or explain' approach regularly
      737 9  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW By MICHELLE QUAH IN THIS season of annual general meetings (AGMs), there's no document that comes under greater scrutiny than the annual report. Considered by shareholders to be the single greatest source of information about the company they've invested in, the
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      Lock icon Ezra's H1 net profit falls 35%
      370 9 Earnings double year-on-year ex-gains on vessel sales, investments INTEGRATED offshore support and marine services provider Ezra Holdings has reported a 35 per cent fall in net profit to $23.05 million for the six months ended Feb 28, 2007. The first-half earnings which included net
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      Lock icon Yangzijiang launches IPO to raise $601.7m
      336 10  -  By BENITA AW YEONG CHINA-BASED shipbuilder Yangzijiang Shipbuilding yesterday launched its initial public offering of 993,197,000 shares at a maximum offering price of $0.95 per share. The shares offered include 662,197,000 new shares from which Yangzijiang hopes to raise net proceeds of $601.7 million
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      Lock icon More million-dollar employees at ST Engg
      825 10  -  Nine collected at least $1m in 2006, up from seven in 2005 By SIOW LI SEN THE number of million-dol-lar employees at ST Engineering (ST Engg) rose to nine last year, up from seven the year before. And five employees collected more than $1.5
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      Lock icon Armstrong CEO sells 30m shares to institutional buyers
      255 10  -  By OH BOON PING ARMSTRONG Industrial, which makes foams and rubber components for the automotive and electronics sectors, yesterday said that its CEO. Gilbert Ong. has pared his stake in the company following a placement of 30 million shares at 19 cents
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      Lock icon UIC poised to buy rest of UIC Building?
      621 11  -  En bloc deal could value Shenton Way office block at $630m: analysts By KALPANA RASHIWALA MAINBOARD-LISTED United Industrial Corporation is poised to buy the remaining 21 per cent of UIC Building that it does not already own under a collective sale that
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      Lock icon Popular Holdings pays $27.2m for Shelford property
      185 11  -  By OH BOON PING POPULAR Holdings better known for its book stores and publishing arms said yesterday that it has bought 10 residential units at 18 Shelford Road for $27.2 million. The deal took into account various commercial factors including redevelopment potential and
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      259 11 Jennifer Lee named Eu Yan Sang chairman EU Yan Sang International has appointed Jennifer Lee Gek Choo as non-executive chairman. Dr Lee was appointed to the board in July 2000 and has been serving as an independent director since her appointment. She will continue to serve as the
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      5 9 Place your AGM and EGM
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      452 9 t Thank you for supporting our award-winning funds. With 79 awards in 12 years, we are working even harder to win our next ones just for you. At DBS Asset Management ("DBSAM"), we understand that building The Edge-Lipper Singapore Fund Awards 2007 your wealth is important to you and your
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      172 10 i 1 Day Market Risk Management Value-At-Risk (VAR) Masterclass Master Trainer: Professor Benita (PhD Finance, Hebrew University, ranked World Top 100 Universities) 3rd May (Thu) Market Risk Management has become a criticqlfflanagement mechanism in not only financial institutions but also in both pubikrand private sectors with international business exposure. V
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      6 11 Climate change explored like never before
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  • GLOBAL TRADERS' ROUNDTABLE
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      Lock icon Attractive, ideal agri-trading hub
      2838 12 OVERVIEW SINGAPORE has become an Asian trading •hub for agri-commodities, with significant Volumes of natural rubber, palm oil and cocoa •flowing through Singapore hands. Increasingly, this role has extended to other so-called «"soft" commodities such as grains. Being neither a producer nor a major consumer of
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      138 13 FOR THOSE AT THE PINNACLE OF THE GLOBAL TRADING COMMUNITY The Global Trader Summit 2007 (GTS 07) is an elite and exclusive Mr conference for strategic idea generation and high-powered m business networking with those at the pinnacle of international TRADFR i trading. Themed Sustaining Leadership in Global Trading, m
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
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      161 14 SM Goh to visit New York SENIOR MINISTER Goh Chok Tong will visit New York City from today till Thursday to attend the third meeting of the Commission on Growth and Development, which is partly supported by the World Bank. Among the issues expected to be discussed are
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      Lock icon Pulau Ubin granite quarry may reopen
      485 14  -  YESTERDAY IN PARLIAMENT Need to tap local sources as Indonesia extends sand export ban By MATTHEW PHAN SINGAPORE is looking at reopening a former granite quarry on Pulau Übin as part of a wider plan to diversify its sources of building materials. One option
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      Lock icon Khaw allays MPs' concerns over slow ward downgrades
      387 14 PATIENTS who try to downgrade to cheaper lower-class wards at local hospitals are by and large successful, said Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan yesterday. He was responding to MPs' concerns that such attempts take too long, in some cases up to eight
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      Lock icon Flyer a big draw even before it flies
      384 15  -  By BENITA AW YEONG THE Singapore Flyer is already riding high, even though it won't start operating until March next year. Since the giant observation wheel opened for bookings in February, 1,500 have been received from the public. And on top of
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      Lock icon SMEs' main weakness is management gap
      582 15  -  Unlike MNCs, SMEs often have only one exec to handle key tasks: Philip Yeo By JANICE HENG THE main limit to the growth of small and medium enterprises is the "quantity and quality of their managers", Spring Singapore's new chairman Philip Yeo said yesterday
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      2552 14 Cats Notices Notice of Annual General Meeting of Shareholders NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 2007 Annual General Meeting of lONICS EMS, INC. will be held at the Mama Rosa Restaurant located at the Light Industry and Science Park I, Cabuyao, Laguna, Philippines, on Monday, 30 April 2007 at 10:30
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      1017 15 NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting ("AGM") of Lafe Technology Limited (the "Company") will be held at Level 2. The Grande Building. 8 Commonwealth Lane, Singapore *****5 on Thursday. 26 April 2007 at 4.00 p.m. to transact the following businesses: AS ORDINARY
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  • US MASTERS
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      Lock icon Clutch shot eludes a proven winner
      881 16  -  By DAVE ANDERSON NYT [AUGUSTA, Georgia] Tiger Woods, needing an eagle 3 to climb into contention in the Masters, had crushed a driver off the tee of the dogleg-left 510-yard 13th hole, and now he knew that his iron shot would land far behind
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      Lock icon Zach Johnson wins US Masters
      811 16 He has done the impossible in passing and holding off Tiger Woods LAT-WP [AUGUSTA, Georgia] GOLFER Zach Johnson always has been more than the regular guy from lowa that he claims to be. He is a good investment, too. That was true when he paid
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      87 16 THE BUSINESS TIMES-CALLAWAY US MASTERS GOLF Although thara ware to correct entries, the 1 sponsor, Callaway, decided to award the prizes 1 to following participants basod on a lucky draw I carried out at tha Callaway office yesterday: Ist Prize: Sssoo Callaway golf apparel voucher Callaway Big Bertha® 460 Driver
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  • SME spotlight
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      Lock icon Asia Water eyes solid growth
      846 17  -  SMALL CAPS The company is moving towards municipal and industrial projects, while continuing to expand their traditional water purification business, writes JANICE HENG JANICE HENG WITH diversification efforts paying off and a potential 400 million yuan (S 7 8 2 million) contract on the way,
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      Lock icon Small-cap portfolio stays ahead of indices
      493 17  -  By TEH HOOI LING IT seems there's no stopping the good news flowing through to the market. News flows, positive research and earnings reports have all combined to send our small-cap portfolio up a strong 7.1 per cent in the four trading sessions to
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      Lock icon Nordad pins success on family atmosphere
      788 18  -  Owner Damien Pang believes in giving his employees opportunities to prove themselves and be the best they can be, reports TETTYANA JASLI TETTYANA JASLI THE "standard rags to riches story", Nordad managing director Damien Pang selfdeprecatingly calls it. Used car dealer Nordad Pte Ltd
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      Lock icon Logic lies behind Pan Asia's beginning
      623 18  -  By PAMELA CHEW PAN Asia Logistics was established in December 2002 as a result of the partnership between a group of residents in Singapore, local and expatriate, and the German family-owned freight forwarding company, Karl-Heinz Dietrich (KHD). KHD was looking to tap the Asian
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      Lock icon Apro: security with a soul
      984 19  -  While many companies expound on how they put their people first, the reality can often be very different. Apro Asian Protection is one SME that actually walks the talk, reports JANICE HENG JANICE HENG HE security industry may not seem like a warm and personal
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      2254 19 Cats Notices PENGUIN BOAT INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (Company Registration Number: *****0165Z) (Incorporated in Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 2007 Annual General Meeting of the shareholders of the Company will be held on Wednesday, 25 April 2007 at 11.30 am at The Board Room, 18
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  • Cityscape Asia
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      Lock icon Showcase for investment property
      637 20  -  With Cityscape Asia, Singapore becomes the first city outside Dubai to present one of real estate's biggest events. JANICE HENG reports JANICE HENG ONE of real estate's biggest events has gone global, with Cityscape Asia sister exhibition to the established Cityscape Dubai being staged at Suntec
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      Lock icon Crucial stage for Mid-East property market
      1421 20  -  CLARENCE MICHAEL gives an update of the high-profile developments in the Gulf CLARENCE MICHAEL AFTER the high-profile announcements of recent years, the property market in the Middle East has reached a crucial stage with Dubaibased developer Nakheel announcing early deliveries to home owners of
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      Lock icon Malaysian property market on a roll
      1145 22  -  But with so much choice, get your target market right, developers tell PAULINE NG PAULINE NG MALAYSIAN property prices are trending up, fuelling expectations that top-end residential properties in the country's most desired locations are within striking distance of RM2.000 per square foot (SsBBo
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      Lock icon Indian cities that beckon
      1025 22  -  ABHISHEK GUPTA highlights some of the centres of growth for property market players ABHISHEK GUPTA INDIA'S property sector has been on a high-growth curve since the beginning of this decade, in line with the country's average growth in real GDP over the last six years of
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      200 23 Architecture Congress ,OMC www.wac-asia.com The World Architecture Congress features over 18 leading International Architects from China, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Switzerland, Turkey, USA, exploring H ;< j opportunities and challenges confronting architects, designers and planners around the world and '> across Reteil Qftfl I www.rerallclfy-asia.com I Hey from
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  • ECONOMY WATCH
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      Lock icon 'Notable change' predicted for China's March surplus
      436 24 Reuters [BEIJING] A top Chinese trade official yesterday predicted a "notable change" in the country's trade data for March after an unexpected surge in the surplus in the first two months of the year. The surplus in January and February combined tripled from
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      Lock icon US states' tax revenues hit by housing slump
      461 24 Florida takings seen falling for first time since 1970s energy crisis NYT [MIAMI] State tax revenues around the country are growing far more slowly this year and in some cases falling below projections, a result of the housing market slowdown that has
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      Lock icon Japan, India kick off second round of trade talks
      307 24 Asian giants' leaders aim to seal FTA within 2 years AFP [TOKYO] Japan and India yesterday opened a second round of talks on a free trade deal that the Asian giants aim to seal within two years, officials said. The four-day
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      1930 24 Cats Notices HOR KEW CORPORATION LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) Company Reg. No. *****3415K NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Eighth Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at 66 Sungel Kadut Street 1, Singapore *****7 on Thursday, 26 April 2007
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  • INDIA
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      Lock icon Foreign bosses may help India Inc go global
      598 26 More foreigners may run the show as domestic firms gain MNC status [NEW DELHI] While the West has learnt to live with the global brands such as Pepsico and Vodafone being run by India-born executives, Indians too will soon have to accept
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      Lock icon Financial intermediaries may sell foreign stocks
      487 26 Economic Times [MUMBAI] India's policy makers are vetting a proposal to allow financial intermediaries to offer a product that will enable local investors to invest in stocks of foreign companies up to an annual limit of US$5O,OOO. Rules governing outbound foreign investment administered by
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      3278 26 Cats Notices ONIONTECH LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) (Company Registration Number: *****1873E) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Second Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at 168 Robinson Road. #25-01 Capital Tower, Singapore *****2 on 26 April 2007, Thursday, at
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  • GREATER CHINA
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      Lock icon China banks seen tiptoeing onto the world stage
      615 27 Pace, scope of any foreign adventures will be measured Reuters [BEIJING] China's biggest banks may have ballooned in stature and ambition over the past two years, but it could be at least a decade before they become a force to be reckoned
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      Lock icon China Molybdenum in US$886m HK IPO
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      271 27 Fears that regulators may slow flow because of overheating Reuters [SHANGHAI] More than 50 new mutual fund applications are awaiting Beijing's approval, and fund industry sources said yesterday the process may be bogged down by regulators' worries about the stock market overheating. The
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      148 27 Reuters [TAIPEI] Citigroup said it will pay NTsl4.l billion (*****.4 million) for Taiwan's Bank of Overseas Chinese (BOOC), its third Asian purchase in recent months as it looks to boost overseas earnings. Citigroup's US-based chief executive Charles Prince said last month he wanted
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      2837 27 Cats Notices C©> notice of annual general meeting PSC CORPORATION LTD (INCORPORATED IN THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE) (COMPANY REGISTRATION NO. *****0888 M) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Thirty-Third Annual General Meeting of PSC Corporation lid will be held at 348 Jolon Boon lay, Singapore *****9 on Wednesday, 25 April
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      309 28 The Chelsea project will be Qatari Diar's first major European investment Bloomberg Reuters [LONDON] A Qatari real investment company and its partners are buying London's Chelsea barracks from the UK's Ministry of Defence, the group said in a statement. Qatari Diar
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      147 29 AP [BANGKOK] Thailand's embattled prime minister, Surayud Chulanont, will be hospitalised for a medical check-up until Thursday, though initial tests did not show any major problems, his personal physician said. Mr Surayud, 63, abruptly cancelled all his scheduled appointments yesterday to check into
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      581 29  -  Leaders' meeting may ease tensions to launch high-level economic talks By ANTHONY ROWLEY in Tokyo CHINESE Premier Wen Jiabao arrives in Japan tomorrow for a three-day visit that could significantly improve recently strained relations between the two East Asian neighbours. Mr Wen
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      507 30 Central bank chiefs remarks expected to ease way for counter offers Reuters [LONDON] The head of the Dutch Central Bank said regulators would not object in principle to a offer by a rival bidder for ABN Amro even if it meant the
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      288 30 His Berkshire Hathaway is now its largest shareholder Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway bought a 10.9 per cent stake in Burlington Northern Santa Fe to become the largest shareholder at a time when rail stocks were hovering close to their all-time highs. Berkshire
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      2153 32 1 INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL INVESTMENT LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) Co. Reg. No. *****0150N NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 36th Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at Antica V, Level 6, Orchard Parade Hotel, 1 Tanglin Road, Singapore *****5, on
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      482 33  -  Authority also reopens issue for public comment until April 21 By DONALD URQUHART [SINGAPORE] Following a 30-day public and industry consultation process, shipowners have won a small but key delay in the introduction of higher toll charges for transiting the Panama Canal as
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      219 33 Bloomberg [SHANGHAI] Shanghai International Port (Group) Co, operator of China's busiest container port, posted an 18 per cent gain in 2006 profit as demand rose for sea cargo transport. The company forecast earnings will rise this year. Net income increased to 2.96
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      341 33 Bloomberg (HONG KONG] Several hundred workers at a major southern Chinese port have ended a strike after securing a pay raise and receiving clearance to organise a union, news reports and an employee at the port operator said yesterday. Crane operators at
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      185 33 AFP [BEIJING] Rescuers have found the body of a man believed to be a member of a crew of 20 that went missing after their cargo ship sank in waters off of China's east coast, state press reported yesterday. Seventeen rescue
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      397 34  -  THE BOTTOM LINE ANDY MUKHERJEE Bloomberg IS THE US current account deficit getting easy financing because of a lack of Asian debt issuances? It's an important question. Fitch Ratings estimates that China held US$35O billion worth of US Treasury securities at the
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      1063 35 The Straits Trading Company Limited (Company No.: *****0006 D) (Incorporated in Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of members of The Straits Trading Company Limited will be held at Straits Ballroom, Level 2, Rendezvous Hotel, Singapore, 9 Bras Basah Road, Singapore
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      4576 36 I KOH BROTHERS GROUP LIMITED Company Registration No. *****0775 D (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN That the Thirteenth Annual General Meeting of Koh Brothers Group Limited will be held at Oxford Hotel, 218 Queen Street, Singapore *****9 on Friday, 27
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      981 36 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT CAP 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF ORCHID TRANSPORT PTE LTD (MEMBERS'VOLUNTARY WINDING-UP) At an Extraordinary General Meeting of ORCHID TRANSPORT PTE LTD duly convened and held at 200 Cantonment Road, #09-01 South point, Singapore *****3 on 31 March 2007 at 9 a.m.,
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      5080 37 Cats Notices BAKER Technology limited BAKER TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Company Registration No. *****0637 D) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Annual General Meeting of Baker Technology Limited (the "Company") will be held at Nautica 111, Level 2, Republic of Singapore
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      552 38 4 OMO GLOBAL LTD V (J# HWHS (Co. Rag. No. *****4244E) v p* (incorporated In the Republic of Singapore) On IX sM:,: f MNtt »mO«U #t f Date: 10 April 2007 To: Shareholders of GMG Global Ltd Dear Shareholder* ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING TO BE HELD ON FRIDAY, 27 APRIL 2007
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      2722 39 SINGAPORE PETROLEUM COMPANY LIMITED H U (Co Reg No: *****0291N) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) _X Annual ronoral Kilaati rifl Instruments made or granted pursuant to this Resolution and including Shares which may be issued NO lite OT Annual oeneral IVIGCliny pursuant to any adjustments effected under any relevant
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      1945 40 (China Fashion Holdings Limited (Registration no: **********K) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF THIRD ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Third Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at Suite 835-Bth Floor, South Tower, Meritus Mandarin Singapore, 333 Orchard Road. Singapore *****7 on
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      2297 40 KLW HOLDINGS LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) Registered Office 19 Senoko Loop, Singapore *****9 Registration No *****4M1D NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of KLW HOLDINGS LIMITED wiH be held at 19 Senoko Loop, Singapore *****9 on 26 April 2007
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      3128 42 1 s t: ta YANLORO YANLORD LAND GROUP LIMITED Company Registration No.: *****1911K NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Annual General Meeting ("AGM") of Yanlord Land Group Limited (the "Company" or "Yanlord") will be held on Friday, 27 April 2007 at 2.00 p.m. at the
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      4764 45 Cats Notices JKYAMING INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LTD (Company Registration Number *****6353N) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) Notice of Annual General Meeting NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at Mokara Room, Level 1, Copthorne Orchid Hotel Singapore, 214 Dunearn Road, Singapore *****6
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      344 51 Scrapping of Real Property Gains Tax expected to spur stronger demand Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] If a second home in the sun is your thing but a villa in Florida or Tuscany is out of reach, then Malaysia's property developers have something to
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      458 51  -  By ARTHUR SIM CAPITALAND'S The Seafront Meyer, launched last Friday, is already 37 per cent sold at an average price of $1,400-$l,BOO psf. So far, 120 apartments in the 327-unit project have been sold with one penthouse fetching just under $9 million. Barely four months ago,
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      263 52  -  By KALPANA RASHIWALA EDEN Spring in Balmoral Road has been sold for $51 million to TG Development, a boutique developer controlled by the family that runs Tong Garden Group. And Hoi Hup Realty has picked up Charlton Garden at Upper Serangoon Road for $19.8 million.
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