The Business Times, 22 May 2007

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    20 1 THE BUISNESS TIMES Tuesday, May 22,2007 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION MICA (P) 202/12/2006 SINGAPORE 85 cents online at http://business-times.asial.com.sg
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    Lock icon URA stops conversion of offices in central area
    750 1  -  By ARTHUR SIM [SINGAPOREI The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URAj has called a halt to all conversion of offices in the central area to curb further depletion of existing stock. In a statement released yesterday, it said this move will take immediate effect
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    Lock icon MARKETS DIGEST
    46 1 ST! 3,***** (+2.09) ST INDEX FUTURES 3,515.00 (+2.00) SIMSCI 433.58 (+0.84) SIMSO FUTURES ***** (+2.60) PRIME RATES SINGAPORE..... 5J3 MALAYSIA 6.74 HONG KONG 7.75 INDONESIA 13.932 TAIWAN... 5.926 JAPAN 1.875 KOREA 9.33 BRITAIN... 5.50 US.. 8.25 CANADA 6.00 SWITZERLAND 4.19 INDIA 12.75 Source: Bloomberg
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    Lock icon Govt hikes full-year growth forecast to 5-7%
    820 1  -  Revision follows expectations that growth will remain robust after Q1's 6.1% pace By DANIEL BUENAS [SINGAPORE] Singapore's economy has outperformed initial estimates to grow 6.1 per cent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2007, despite a slowdown in growth in manufacturing, traditionally one
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  • TOP STORIES
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      Lock icon SingTel dismisses talk of offer for Telkomsel stake
      661 2  -  Setdco Group says it's ready to offer US$1.6 billion for SingTel's 35% share By LAUREL TEO in Jakarta SINGAPORE Telecom has dismissed talk of a US$l.6 billion offer from an Indonesian investor for its 35 per cent stake in that country's biggest
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      Lock icon Singapore construction impresses in Q1
      479 3  -  By DANIEL BUENAS [SINGAPORE] After almost a decade in the doldrums, the construction sector put up its best showlhg in nine years to grow a sizzling 9.7 per cent in the first quarter of this year, according to figures released yesterday by the Ministry of
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      Lock icon China takes US$3b stake in Blackstone
      774 3 Beijing gets entry into private equity dub, Blackstone gains China access Reuters [NEW YORK/BEIJING] China's new state investment agency is taking a US$3 billion stake in US private equity firm The Blackstone Group, a sign of Beijing's eagerness to get a higher return on
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      Lock icon Bumiputra hires PwC to audit Southern Bank
      470 2  -  By S JAYASANKARAN in Kuala Lumpur NEWS that Bumiputra Commerce Holdings (BCH) has hired international accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) to look into the 2005 books of Southern Bank (SBB), which BCH bought last year, dragged the bank's shares down 2.5 per cent yesterday
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      Lock icon Mobile-phone contracts will be revised: Bangkok
      379 2 Bloomberg [BANGKOK] Thailand's government will "renegotiate" contracts of mobilephone providers Advanced Info Service pel, Total Access Communication pel and True Corp after lawmakers said their extended concessions breached rules. Thailand's Council of State, the government's legal advisory body, said the three mobile concessions were
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      Lock icon THREE-MINUTE DIGEST
      547 2 China takes US$3b stake in US firm Blackstone CHINA'S new state investment agency is taking a US$3 billion stake in US private equity firm the Blackstone Group, a sign of Beijing's eagerness to get a higher return on its hoard of currency reserves. China is taking a non-voting
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  • COMPANY NEWS
    • Article
      Lock icon Lessons from Hup Soon's reverse takeover
      636 4  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW By R SIVANITHY THE reverse takeover of Sesdaq's Twinwood Engineering has attracted a fair bit of media and market attention. One reason is that the transformed company, named Hup Soon Global, now boasts blue-chip investment company Temasek Holdings as a shareholder,
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      Lock icon China Lifestyle in US$5m JV with Cocoaland
      315 4  -  By LIN ZHAOWEI SINGAPORE-LISTED China Lifestyle Food Beverages Group, which specialises in the manufacturing and distribution of jelly desserts, candies and marshmallow products in China, yesterday announced a US$5 million joint venture with Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange listed Cocoaland Industry Sdn Bhd, a
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      Lock icon Boardroom tussle at Yellow Pages
      599 4  -  Major shareholder calls for removal of 5 board members By WEE LI-EN A BOARDROOM tussle has broken out at directory publisher Yellow Pages with director and major shareholder Stanley Tan calling for an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) to remove the other high-powered board members. Mr
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      423 4 I THE MONETARY AUTHORITY OF SINGAPORE I TENOR APPROXIMATELY 10 YEARS I TOTAL AMOUNT OFFERED 5GD1,300,000,000 I MINIMUM DENOMINATION SGD 1,000 I MAS' INTENDED TENDER AMOUNT NIL I (NON-COMPETITIVE) I ISSUE CODE NYOIIOOF (Reopened) I ISIN CODE 5G********** I ISSUE DATE/SETTLEMENT DATE 1 JUNE 2007 I MATURITY DATE 1 SEPTEMBER
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  • SINGAPORE MARKETS
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      Lock icon Profit-taking pares STI's gains
      530 6  -  STOCKS Better-than-expected Q1 growth and US consumer confidence lift index by over 20 pts in early trading TEH HOOI LING Senior Correspondent NEWS of a higher-than-expected first quarter economic growth for Singapore and firmer consumer confidence in the US sent the Straits Times Index soaring by
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      927 6 SECURITIES TRADING SCOREBOARD MAM SDQ TOTAL Up Own Undl Up Pomni Uwd» Up Down Uwd> Multi Ind 467 010 4 7 7 Manufacturing 82 81 59 11 17 21 93 98 80 Commerce 27 30 20 5 8 7 32 38 27 Tpt/Stor/Comms 20 12 12 0 2 1 20
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      Lock icon BROKERS' TAKE
      898 6  -  Compiled by UMA SHANKARI Land Transport Sector ComfortDelGro May 21 dose: 552.20 SMRT Corp May 21 dose: Ssl.§4 CREDIT SUISSE. May 17 SHIFTING gears: The government's push to raise public transport ridership from 63 per cent to 70 per cent over the next 10 to 15 years should
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      Lock icon China surprises; peso and rupee top gainers
      551 6  -  CURRENCIES LARRY WEE Senior Correspondent ASIA was again the big focus for currency trading yesterday. following a series of yuan-related measures announced by China after the Asian close last Friday. These, by several accounts, were aimed at ap- peasing US counterparts ahead of
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  • COMPANY NEWS
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      Lock icon Globalstar, SingTel team up to expand coverage in M'sia
      524 7 Sing Tel will operate a Globalstar station at its Seletar site Reuters,Bernama Reuters. [NEW YORK] Californiabased Globalstar Inc, a provider of mobile satellite voice and data services to the government and private sectors, has teamed up with Singapore Telecommunications Ltd (Sing
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      Lock icon Ban Leong group targets new markets
      319 7  -  By TETTYANA JASLI A WEEK removed from the announcement of its 100 per cent acquisition of Australian IT company Audion Innovision Pty Ltd, main-board-listed Ban Leong Technologies Limited has re-affirmed its growth strategies and expansion plans for the future. Early last week, Ban Leong,
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      Lock icon Transport sector expected to post 20% rise in revenue
      488 7  -  Credit Suisse issues 'outperform' on ComfortDelGro, 'neutral' on SMRT By OH BOON PING SINGAPORE'S public transport sector could post a jump of more than 20 per cent in revenue over the next four years, according to Credit Suisse. Its analysts also
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      Lock icon Cosco wins US$202m rig-building job
      473 8  -  Second rig order comes even as yard gets mixed reviews for Q1 results By DONALD URQUHART COSCO Corporation, the Singapore-listed shipyard and bulk carrier unit of China's biggest shipping group, has announced its second offshore rig building contract, as analysts give the group mixed reviews
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      Lock icon COMPANY BRIEFS
      566 8 DBS gets approval for China subsidiary DBS Bank announced yesterday that it has received final approval for local incorporation from the China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC). The new entity will be named DBS Bank (China) Ltd. As a local subsidiary. DBS Bank (China) will be able to offer
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      418 7 Q&A Citi Private Bank Investing in Real Estate; More than Meets the Eye S~ and MfckHe East Q Is investing in real estate difficult? hedging requirements, expectations on returns and your A Real estate is not a single asset class. It is multi-faceted financing needs whether locally or cross-border. Also,
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  • SINGAPORE CORPORATE AWARDS
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      Lock icon Ingredients of good investor relations
      796 10  -  Promoters hope to highlight what makes for good IR through the Best IR Award. MICHELLE QUAH reports MICHELLE QUAH GOOD investor relations (IR) should form the backbone of the corporate strategy adopted by all public companies. Yet not all companies, including those in Singapore, necessarily
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      Lock icon Websites enhance communication
      1081 10  -  By MICHELLE QUAH IN this tech savvy day and age, one of the most useful communication devices a company can possess—to help it interact with and disseminate information to its investors —r is an Internet website. What, then, surprises is that about 10 per cent of companies
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      102 10 The SCA is organised by The Business Times in collaboration with ÜBS and supported by the Singapore Exchange. Other partners are ICPAS, Singapore Institute of Directors, Citigate Deweßogerson i.MAGE, NUS Business School, Hewitt Associates, and Egon Zehnder. Supporting partners are the Investment Management Association of Singapore and the Securities Investors
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
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      Lock icon Wholesale trade index up 4.3% in Q1
      242 12 SINGAPORE'S domestic wholesale trade index rose 4.3 per cent year on year at current prices in the first quarter of 2007, figures from the Department of Statistics show. Excluding petroleum, the rise was 4.7 per cent. And at constant prices the index rose
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      Lock icon Citigroup sees $200m F1 tourism earnings
      554 12  -  Its estimate, higher than govt's $100 m, is based on other host countries' track record By RONNIE LIM SINGAPORE'S Formula One race starting next year could generate tourism earnings of $150-200 million versus the government's $100 million estimate based on the track record of
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      Lock icon SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
      230 12 IBN holds workshop for science teachers FOR two days starting yesterday, the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) is holding its second workshop for science teachers to help them enrich their classroom and laboratory lessons. The workshop will showcase applications of nanobiotechnology, drug delivery and medical services through
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      Lock icon More starting pay for fresh grads
      285 12  -  By CHEN HUIFEN FRESH university graduates joining the civil service can enjoy a hike of between $230 and $620 in their starting pay, as their salaries are adjusted upwards to keep pace with the market. In a statement issued by the Public Service Division
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      Lock icon Two Bills passed to level out playing field for businesses
      537 13  -  YESTERDAY IN PARLIAMENT Gas Bill ensures access; M&As get closer scrutiny in Competition Bill By CHUANG PECK MING PARLIAMENT yesterday passed two Bills meant to pave the way for a more level playing field for businesses. The Gas (Amendment) Bill
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      Lock icon PARLIAMENT BRIEFS
      257 13 Reports of record prices misleading MEDIA reports of record prices for private residential properties have misled home buyers, National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan said yesterday. "While some of these high-priced transactions do take place, I am concerned that such reports may not paint the full picture," he
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      Lock icon Govt cracks down on abuse of SDF subsidy
      357 13  -  By BENITA AW YEONG THE Singapore Workforce Development Agency (WDA) is taking a firm stand against companies and training providers that misuse the Skills Development Fund (SDF). Commonly known as an employer-based scheme to encourage companies to upgrade the skills of their
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      Lock icon SID, SMU jointly launch diploma in directorship
      237 13 THE Singapore Institute of Directors (SID) hopes that directorship will come to be seen just as much a profession as law or accountancy, with its own accreditation framework. So to help get the ball rolling, SID has partnered the Singapore Management University (SMU)
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      202 13 SMI ■13 vLH■ K9 mmmm h r'v *'r f- £i:;: 1 "Excellence Is about discipline, working hard, and doing everything with a good heart and mind r IW o >• to realize the plans one has." Feng Shui grand master Yap Cheng Hai has been instructing students and clients in
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  • SMEspotlight
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      Lock icon Best World eyes China expansion
      1028 14  -  SMALL CAPS MLM firm sees the Chinese market as most significant for its growth, writes LIN ZHAOWEI LIN ZHAOWEI Best World International, a company that has made its name through the direct selling of nutritional supplements, skincare products and healthcare equipment, had a good year
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      Lock icon Ausgroup is portfolio's star
      313 14  -  By TEH HOOI LING WITHOUT a doubt, the star of our portfolio in the past five trading sessions has been Ausgroup. The stock price of the company, which provides engineering construction. maintenance and industrial services to the oil and gas and mining sectors in Australasia, has
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      Lock icon Good staff is the secret to Success
      1028 15  -  Even the best product and the best opportunity have to be driven by the people behind them, writes CHARMIAN KOK CHARMIAN KOK IN THE business of education, Success Resources CEO Richard Tan believes in helping companies and individuals become more competitive and profitable
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      Lock icon Velvet Dragon targets local clubbers
      798 15  -  By BENITA AW YEONG ENERGETIC and brimming with passion for his business, it is no surprise to learn that John Lee owns and runs what was known previously as Club Momo, a wellknown local night spot in Central Mall which now goes by the name
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      Lock icon SME retailers look to long-term financing
      437 16  -  Survey also finds they want to grow and prefer local banks, JANICE HENG reports JANICE HENG SMALL retailers in Singapore are eager to grow, but borrowing levels remain modest, according to the first in a quarterly series of surveys by local business research agency
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      Lock icon UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
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  • ECONOMY WATCH
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      Lock icon Japan aiming to manage foreign reserves safely
      399 17 Reuters [TOKYOI Japan should manage its foreign reserves safely with an eye on securing liquidity and profitability, the nation's top government spokesman said yesterday, sticking to the government's official line on the matter. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuhisa Shiozaki declined to comment on China's
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      Lock icon US faces prolonged slowdown: OECD
      578 17 Investors may avoid risky assets after mortgage lending fallout, says report —Bloomberg, Reuters [PARIS] The US economic slowdown may be sustained as investors shy away from risky assets after the fallout in the subprime lending industry, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said.
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      Lock icon Casinos bring Macau's jobless rate to 10-year low
      232 17 Bloomberg [MACAU] New casinos have fuelled demand for workers, bringing Macau's jobless rate to almost a 10-year low in the first quarter. The unemployment rate for the three months ended March 31 was 3.2 per cent, compared with 4 per cent a
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  • MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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      Lock icon Nexnews to start new business daily
      172 18 —Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Nexnews Bhd. the publisher of Malaysia's Edge business weekly, will start selling a new financial daily today, vying with another newcomer this month to tap gt market that the New Stratts Times Press (Malaysia) Bftd abandoned five years ago, the move
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      Lock icon M'sia hikes civil servants' pay by up to 35%
      545 18  -  Move seen to widen budget deficit from 3.4% of GDP to slightly under 4% By PAULINE NG in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA yesterday agreed to a pay hike of up to 35 per cent for its one mil-lion-odd civil servants from July
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      Lock icon Jakarta to reopen Tommy graft probe
      360 18 AFP [JAKARTA] Indonesia plans to reopen a corruption investigation into the youngest son of former dictator Suharto, the attorney general's office said yesterday. Tommy Suharto has so far escaped trial over allegations that he corruptly amassed millions of dbllars during the three decades that
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  • GREATER CHINA
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      Lock icon F1 track chief fired for buying house with firm's money
      306 20 —Reuters [BEUING] China's Formula One Grand Prix track chief has been fired for using company money to pay for a house and "other illegal behaviour", state media reported yesterday. Yu Zhifei, general manager of the Shanghai International Circuit, had been
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      Lock icon Chinese stocks threaten to create a bubble, says tycoon
      635 20 Investors shrug off interest rate hike and tightening of bank credit Bloomberg, AP [SHANGHAI] Billionaire Lee Shau-kee, chairman of Henderson Land Development Co, said Chinese shares trading on mainland markets are at an "unreasonable" premium to those in Hong Kong, threatening
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      Lock icon Wanted: Top managers for China state firms
      263 20 —Reuters [BEIJING] China is launching a global search for top managers for some of its state firms as part of a drive to bring in more international expertise. The State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (Sasac) said yesterday it was looking for nine
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      1016 20 Cats Notices fu) Bangkok Bank Public Company Limited (INCORPORATED IN THAILAND) Consolidated Balance Sheet As at December 31,2006 Aaseta 2006 BAHt Caah 33,114,861,889 thank nil himj markrt Mr— Domestic items Interest bearing 6488,872,936 Non-interest bearing 9,034,939,467 Foreign iteqis Interest bearing 134,559,898,801 Non-interest bearing 5.378.490,623 Total interbank and mooey market Hon,
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  • INDIA
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      Lock icon Tata unit French firm may buy Visteon
      246 21 —Xinhua [MUMBAI] Indian Tata AutoComp Systems (Taco) and French auto parts maker Valeo are believed to be in preliminary stages of discussions to acquire a stake in New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)-listed ailing automotive supplier Visteon Corporation, news website businessstandard.com reported yesterday. The
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      Lock icon India's Sun Pharma to buy Israel's Tarofor US$454m
      335 21 But deal faces challenge from minority shareholders —Reuters [MUMBAI] India's Sun Pharmaceutical Industries said it had agreed to buy Israel's Taro Pharmaceutical Industries for an equity value of US$23O million, 27 per cent higher than its Friday's close. The announcement drove Sun
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      545 21 Shoppers shun small retailers for mega stores —AFP [NEW DELHI] Brightly-lit and splashed in day-glo colours, new supermarkets sprout each month in India's capital in a sign of rapid economic change that appears to be leading shoppers to shun small, traditional and family-run shops.
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      421 22 With expectations set low, some traders say it is a good beginning Reuters [DUßAl] IntercontinentalExchange's (ICE) new Dubai sour crude oil futures contract saw modest trade in its debut yesterday the first salvo in ICE's battle with the New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex) for
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      311 22 Bloomberg [DUBAI] Tatweer, a unit of government-owned Dubai Holdings, said it would provide one third of a proposed US$54 billion investment in Bawadi, a strip of more than 50 themed hotels in the desert. The company is still considering how to raise the
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      576 23 Japan wants more financial institutions to open Asia HQ in capital Bloomberg. Reuters Reuters [TOKYO] Yuji Yamamoto, Minister for Japan's Financial Services Agency, said the country plans to replicate London's Canary Wharf in an effort to get more financial institutions to set up their Asia
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      384 23 Reuters [LONDON] Formula One's governing body and manufacturers are discussing major technical changes from 2011 to try to make the sport cheaper, greener and more relevant to ordinary road users. A spokesman for the International Automobile Federation (FIA) said on Friday that a discussion
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      293 23 —Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Rupert Murdoch's News Corp may be preparing to walk away from a US$5 billion bid for Dow Jones Co after trying, without success, to win support from the controlling Bancroft family, Pali Research analysts said. News Corp "is increasingly
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        77 23 Bernama [BANGKOK] Thailand's military-installed Cabinet remains shaky with another resignation yesterday as rumours continued on a possible coup. Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont confirmed that PM's Office Minister Prasit Kowilaikul tendered his resignation during their meeting yesterday morning. Mr Surayud told the media that Mr
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        79 23 —NYT [NEW YORK] The wireless phone company Alltel agreed on Sunday night to be sold to a consortium of private equity firms for U5527.5 billion, marking the largest buyout ever in the telecommunications industry. The consortium includes the Texas Pacific Group and the private equity
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        75 23 —Reuters [FRANKFURT] Scandal-battered Siemens has turned to an outsider in its search for a new chief executive, naming a top US healthcare industry executive as its new leader on Sunday. Peter Loescher, 49, the head of global human health at Merck since April
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      498 24 Thurs meeting also to outline airline's strategy in view of new LCCs' entry AFP [SYDNEY] Australian airline Qantas will this week meet with key institutional investors to try to quell shareholder discontent and restore market confidence after a failed takeover bid, reports said yesterday.
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      230 24 Reuters [KUWAIT] Planned new airline Kuwait National Airways said it is in talks with aircraft makers Airbus and Boeing about its fleet requirements but is yet to make a decision. "We are in continued dialogue with all manufacturers but no decision has
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      430 24 Reuters [BERLIN] German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy have not agreed on any definite measures regarding planemaker Airbus's parent firm EADS, the German government said yesterday. Government spokesman Thomas Steg told reporters at a regular news conference that
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      118 24 Xinhua [ABU DHABI] The Dubai-based Emirates Airline, the second largest and most profitable Arab carrier, will soon become the world's largest operator of the Boeing 777 aircraft, local newspaper Khaleej Times reported yesterday. "We have on average one 777 aircraft coming off the
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      722 25 More mills turning to Brazil for iron ore due to lack of nearby suppliers Reuters [HONG KONG] China's booming steel industry should help keep freight rates near record highs as mills turn increasingly to Brazil for iron ore because of a
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      265 25 Reuters [SINGAPORE] New ship construction orders at Japanese yards dropped more than 40 per cent in April versus the previous month; signalling capacity constraints following a wave of orders seen in recent months, industry sources said. In April, a total of 1.082
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      127 25 AFP [SEOUL] South Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering said yesterday that it had won orders worth a total US$l.O5 billion to build 12 container ships for German clients. The new contracts were to build eight vessels for Germany's NV four 8,400-TEU (twenty-foot
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      456 26 EDITORIAL WHEN it comes to tackling emissions of greenhouse gases, political, corporate and scientific opinions are now converging, which is a good sign. But it is also important to be realistic about future energy supplies. A clean environment is seen as being synonymous
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      976 26 His departure comes as the bank gears up to raise US$28b during the next three years to build schools, clinics and roads in the world's poorest countries Bloomberg LOST in the brouhaha over Paul Wolfowitz's tenure at the World Bank is what it means
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      791 26  -  THE BOTTOM LINE By NICHOLAS D KRISTOF NYT AS Paul Wolfowitz is to the World Bank, the US is becoming to the world. We should look at the battle unfolding at the World Bank not as the story of one man falling to earth, but
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      1332 27  -  Trade talks in Washington take place after US imposes steep import tariffs and files lawsuits in WTO against China By ARIANA EUNJUNG The Washington Post ON the eve of high-level economic talks in Washington, Chinese leaders are increasingly bitter about what they see
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      163 27  -  Kung Kuo Woo Geoffrey 1 REFER to the letter "City Spring has exceeded projections in prospectus" by Fai Au Yeung, CEO, City Spring Infrastructure Management Pte Ltd (BT. May 17). As a City Spring unitholder, I was shocked to read the CEO of
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      637 27  -  LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Leong Sze Hian I REFER to the letter from City Spring's CEO, "City Spring has exceeded projections in prospectus" (BT, May 17), in response to the article "Is there value in City Spring forecasts?" (BT, May 16), and
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      431 27  -  Ng Kwong Chong I REFER to the letter "City Spring has exceeded projections in prospectus" by Fai Au Yeung CEO. City Spring Infrastructure Management Pte Ltd (BT, May 17). The fundamental question to ask is whether, since the IPO of City Spring. the trustee-manager, based on
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      637 33 Japan, Germany and China among hot favourites after US home market's collapse —Bloomberg [SINGAPORE/NEW YORK] Investors seeking the cheapest property stocks are buying in Japan, Germany and China after a two-year tumble in shares of US homebuilders. Japanese land prices are rising for the
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      Lock icon Gilstead View sold for $96.5 m
      354 34  -  Price is $1,070 ppr, inclusive of a development charge of $10m By KALPANA RASHIWALA GILSTEAD View has been sold for $96.5 million, which works out to about $1,070 psf of potential gross floor area, inclusive of an estimated $10 million development charge (DC). Jones
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      234 34 PROPERTY and construction group KSH Holdings said yesterday it has clinched three contracts with a combined value of $63.9 million, bringing the total value of contracts it has secured this year to $281 million. With the three fresh contracts, the group's order
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      378 35  -  Wide spectrum of new launches doing well; lifestyle features catch on By ARTHUR SIM PROPERTY developers continue to report healthy sales figures here with a wide spectrum of new property launches doing well. At the top end, Chyau Fwu Development's Parkview Eclat on Grange Road
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      Lock icon Soilbuild to sell penthouses, sky villa via auction
      277 36 SOILBUILD will sell a "sky villa" and two penthouses in its freehold 44-unit Leonie Pare View through an auction by Christie's and Colliers International, the developer said yesterday. "We expect the sky villa and penthouses to appeal to both foreign and local
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      1023 36  -  CapitaLand CEO sees that as the group's strength. KALPANA RASHIWALA reports KALPANA RASHIWALA THE old thinking may be that for property developers, it helps if you have property blood running through your veins, but Capita Land Group president and CEO Liew Mun Leong says the group has
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      264 33 Prime Residential Redevelopment Site at Dist 09 For Sale by Expression of Interest Rivershire at Leonie Hill Scotts Square o rchard Freehold w w£T k d 9 L Land area 5,239.2 sq m (56,394 sq ft) NgeeAnn MP 2003 "Residential" at Plot ratio 2.8 -T3 Road City |5f MRT Height
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      333 34 LARGE PRIME RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT SITE THE GRANGEFORD FOR SALE BY EXPRESSION OF INTEREST Site area 130,982 sqft 99 years leasehold Prominent corner location Plot Ratio 2.8+ HJHHIUIj 200 m from Orchard Road •Upto 36 storeys HBbbihsJm Ideal for iconic residential Unobstructed view of development Orchard Road •High DC Baseline Tel;
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