The Business Times, 8 June 2007
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Title Section22 2007-06-08 1 The Business Times Friday, June 8,2007 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION MICA (P) 202/12/2006 SINGAPORE 85 cents online at http://business-times.asia 1 .com.sg22 words
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Article, Illustration804 2007-06-08 1 KALPANA RASHIWALA - Space at Central fetches record $2,850 psf; 1 Finlayson Green overtakes 1996 high By KALPANA RASHIWALA [SINGAPORE] New record prices have been set for the Singapore office market. Far East Organization is believed to have sold a floor at the 99-year leasehold CentralArthur Lee - 804 words
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539 2007-06-08 1 WEE LI-EN - Number more than trebles to 13 this year By WEE LI-EN [SINGAPORE] More small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have enjoyed blazing growth this year and are being counted among the fastest growing 50 companies in Singapore. While only four SMEs made it539 words
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Advertisement116 2007-06-08 1 HOCK LOCK SIEW Mediaßingcan finally move on PAGE 4 I I pS@3iW|Ej With its bite-sized lessons, the I business fable genre is gaining I popularity with busy execs. I H H In principle Backed by 22 of the Gulf region's wealthiest families and DBS Bank, Singapore's newest bank, Islamic Bank116 words
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Advertisement10 2007-06-08 1 8 I EPICURE j Bowled over by the Aussie truffle10 words
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Advertisement17 2007-06-08 1 RETAIL INVESTING Punt or shop? Hongkongprs prefer stocks PAGE 19 Hilllllll 8"*****1 *****4 Markets Digest, Page 217 words
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Advertisement13 2007-06-08 1 OF THE BOX Sacred Monsters challenges, while Romeo and Juhet is refreshed Cartier13 words
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TOP STORIES
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700 2007-06-08 2 S JAYASANKARAN - Financial position of Megan Media unit 'materially mis-stated' By S JAYASANKARAN in Kuala Lumpur MORE corporate governance headaches are emerging in Malaysia amid scandals that have highlighted the role of auditors and audit committees in preventing accounting shenanigans at listed companies. The latest to700 words
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Shake-up at NTUC Income on the cards
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Chapter227 2007-06-08 2 Three top managers quit, two new hires to be named today that the move to restructure and bring in new blood is part of a plan by Income chief executive Tan Suee Chieh to make the cooperative more dynamic and competitive. Mr Tan, who took over the helm at Income227 words
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Article, Illustration744 2007-06-08 3 MATTHEW PH AN - It's building 2 ice-breakers headed for Barents Sea By MATTHEW PH AN [SINGAPORE] Keppel Offshore and Marine is pursuing contracts to construct oil rigs and other shipping vessels for use in icy Arctic conditions and deep-sea oil and gas operations, as customers744 words
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Article, Illustration755 2007-06-08 3 OUR CORRESPONDENT - Caretaker leader says it will not be funded by Thaksin By OUR CORRESPONDENT in Bangkok MEMBERS of Thailand's officially disbanded Thai Rak Thai party plan to continue the party's political activities in some form or the other, with their main aimREUTERS - 755 words
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Article501 2007-06-08 2 Keppel eyes jobs for vessels in harsh environments KEPPEL Offshore and Marine has depth and ice on its mind as its customers exploit energy reserves in ever more remote locations. Deeper waters mean semi-submersibles, tension leg platforms or other structures are needed and icy regions call for ice-breakers.501 words
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Article132 2007-06-08 2 sn 3,***** (-17.42) ST INDEX FUTURES 3,550.00 (-17.00) siMsa ***** (-237) SIMSCI FUTURES 437.00 (-1.00) MARKETS Thursday Change U. COMP 1.364.41 -7.97 NIKKEI 225 18.053.38 +12-45 HANG SENG 20.800.16 -18.45 SET INDEX 758J3 -0.59 JAKARTA COMP 2,093.81 -M3 MANILA COMP 3,528.79 -41.68 SEOUL COMP 1,753.04 +10JS SHENZHEN 666.07132 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article, Illustration678 2007-06-08 4 ANGELA TAN - HOCK LOCK SIEW By ANGELA TAN YESTERDAY, Singapore-listed Mediaßing, a leading VoIP telephony service provider in Asia, decided to close a somewhat choppy chapter and cash in on its 29.3 per cent stake in Pacific Internet (PacNet), thereby ending the 15 plus month long battleFILE PHOTO - 678 words
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663 2007-06-08 4 LYNETTE KHOO - Connect raises offer to US$11 net in cash for each PacNet share By LYNETTE KHOO INTERNET telephony company Mediaßing accepted a sweetened takeover offer by Connect Holdings for its stake in Pacific Internet yesterday, against market expectations that it might make a counter offer.663 words
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212 2007-06-08 5 ALL 273 condominium units offered yesterday morning under the first phase of Capita Land's maiden Vietnamese residential project were fully booked by the afternoon, the company said yesterday. Indicative prices range from US$l,2OO-US$l,6OO per sq metre. The Vista condominium is in the An Phu212 words
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Article, Illustration597 2007-06-08 5 OH BOON PING - It offers 64.5 cents a share in deal which values the firm at over $100 m By OH BOON PING COURTS Singapore is now the target of a private equity buyout in a deal that values the furniture and appliance retailerFILE PHOTO - 597 words
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362 2007-06-08 5 CONRAD RAJ - By CONRAD RAJ KEPPEL Corporation, the world's largest builder of offshore oil rigs, is getting back in the race after a relatively slow start in securing new orders this year. Its rig-building division, Keppel Fels, announced yesterday that it had secured an order362 words
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Article283 2007-06-08 5 UMA SHANKARI - By UMA SHANKARI PROPERTY group UOL yesterday said it has agreed to buy through a collective sale the freehold Oakswood Heights on Spottiswoode Park Road for $132 million. The price paid for the 63,700 sq ft site works out to $740 per square283 words
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Article, Illustration592 2007-06-08 7 MATTHEW PHAN - It has available debt capacity of about $193 m to fund acquisitions By MATTHEW PHAN MACARTHURCOOK Industrial Reit (MI-Reit) yesterday got a first-time Baa 3 investment grade rating from Moody's, boosting its maximum gearing limit from 35 per cent to 60 per592 words
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273 2007-06-08 7 RETAIL operator Robinson and Company has signed a franchise agreement to open 13 stores of active lifestyle brand Fat Face across Asia in five years. The deal will mark Fat Face's foray into Asia, with its first store slated to open here273 words
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Article449 2007-06-08 7 Beng Kuang wins US$9.5m orders BENG Kuang Marine has secured US$9.5 million in work orders from the subsidiaries of Labroy Marine. The contracts for the provision of corrosion prevention services are due for completion by 2009. They are expected to have a positive impact on Beng Kuang's 2007449 words
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209 2007-06-08 7 LOGISTICS company CWT, which recently raised its borrowings by $65 million partly to fund its pipeline of warehouse projects here and overseas, will place out 55 million new ordinary shares at 83 cents each to raise about $44.? million. The placement,209 words
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Advertisement2129 2007-06-08 6 The BPE Fund 111 is a US$49O million private equity fund that provides buyout/management buyout financing and growth capital for companies in the mid-market sector in Asia Pacific. The BPE Fund 111 invests in growing businesses that require capital for expansion, recapitalisation or to provide liquidity to their shareholders. Primary2,129 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration530 2007-06-08 8 CONRAD TAN - STOCKS Keppel Corp, DBS and F&N among counters weighing the index down CONRAD TAN Reporter THE stock market was pulled in different directions yesterday, with the Straits Times Index (STI) finishing lower after a weak start, despite large gains from some bluechips and stocksSource:Reuters - 530 words
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Article, Illustration615 2007-06-08 8 UMA SHANKARI - Compiled by UMA SHANKARI MacarthurCook Ind Re'rt June 7 dose: $1.35 HSBC GLOBAL RESEARCH, June 7 Macarthurcook portfolio, on an 8.0 per cent cost of equity and an acquisition premium of $0.35 assuming $500 million of acquisitions over FYOB-09 (March) at 7.0 per cent average yield. With aSource:Bloomberg - 615 words
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Article, Illustration471 2007-06-08 8 CURRENCIES AFP [TOKYO] The euro steadied in Asian trade yesterday after slipping back overnight following remarks from the European Central Bank chief who refrained from giving a clear signal of another near-term rise in eurozone interest rates, dealers said. But they saidAFP; AP - 471 words
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Article, Illustration930 2007-06-08 8 SECURITIES TRADING SCOREBOARD MAIN SOQ TOTAL U» Pom Undl Up Dow UiKh Up Down U«dl Multi Ind 5 9 5 0 0 0 5 9 5 Manufacturing 99 61 62 24 11 20 123 72 82 Commerce 41 17 19 J2 1 _7 53 18 26 Tpt/5tor/Comms J7_ 10 15930 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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300 2007-06-08 9 WEE LI-EN - Memorandum of cooperation aims to tap into opportunities there By WEE LI-EN MEMBERS of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore (Icpas) now have a new career option they can practise in Vietnam just by passing an exam in English. The Vietnamese authorities300 words
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Article, Illustration455 2007-06-08 9 UMA SHANKARI - ERC awarded former school site for boutique office complex By UMA SHANKARI THE Singapore Land Authority (SLA) yesterday said it has received strong interest for state properties it put up solely for lease as offices earlier this year. SLA has so far awardedFILE PHOTO - 455 words
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324 2007-06-08 9 New system part of a $26m tie-up with a German firm THE first phase of the Singapore General Hospital's (SGH) neuroscience centre has been completed, with a new non-invasive surgery system already saving lives. The system, Novalis Shaped Beam Surgery, developed by German324 words
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305 2007-06-08 9 THE CPF minimum sum, the Medisave minimum sum and Medisave contribution ceiling will be increased from next month, said the Central Provident Fund Board yesterday. From July 1, the CPF minimum sum will be increased to $99,600 from305 words
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Article, Illustration473 2007-06-08 10 JANICE HENG - But most feel FTA does not affect decision to enter or expand there By JANICE HENG SINGAPORE companies still want to enter India or expand there, according to a survey commissioned by International Enterprise Singapore. But only half of those with business inREUTERS - 473 words
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361 2007-06-08 10 Reuters [SINGAPORE] The hedge fund business is growing far faster in Singapore than elsewhere in Asia, and attracting huge start-up funds, thanks to the favourable tax and regulatory environment, a top ÜBS banker said yesterday. In Singapore, hedge fund assets under managementReuters - 361 words
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Article, Illustration398 2007-06-08 10 RONNIE UM - By RONNIE UM AFTER trying for years, USowned Island Power should finally gain access to the Su-matra-Singapore gas pipeline to bring in its own gas from Indonesia by year-end or early next year. Regulator the Energy Market Authority (EMA) had given an398 words
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371 2007-06-08 10 LYNETTE KHOO - 2,000 professionals from advertising, marketing sectors will attend By LYNETTE KHOO SINGAPORE will host the first-ever World Effie Festival from next year, a global event bringing together leaders in communications and related fields to share their marketing experiences. The inaugural event at Suntec371 words
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FASTEST GROWING 50 SMEs
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Article, Illustration579 2007-06-08 11 WEE LI-EN - wee li-en gives a run down of the top 10 companies in this year's FG50 list WEE LI-EN 1. Global Energy Trading This year's fastest growing company was started in 1993 by parent company Global Energy Group to trade and supply bunker fuels. It has aFILE PHOTO - 579 words
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Article, Illustration603 2007-06-08 13 CHARMIAN KOK - By diversifying its business, HUPSteel has been able to benefit from the strong snowing across three different industries, Charmian Kok reports CHARMIAN KOK LATCHING on to the boom in the oil and gas and offshore engineering industries, homegrown steel stockist HUPSteel Ltd has enjoyed exponential603 words
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Article, Illustration621 2007-06-08 13 CHARMIAN KOK - Charmian Kok looks at how the company transformed itself into one of the leading providers of clinical laboratory information systems in Singapore CHARMIAN KOK SPECIALISATION and staying focused on its core business is what helped IT solutions company Egis transform itself from a small system-integratedARTHUR LEE - 621 words
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Article, Illustration641 2007-06-08 15 SMEs are making their presence felt as they take their place among this year's list of Singapore s fastest growing companies WHILE large companies and multinationals have been well-positioned to reap the rewards from Singapore's robust economic performance in recent years, smaller companies are increasingly641 words
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Article1308 2007-06-08 15 ANG SIEW LIAN - By ANG SIEW LIAN TIME flies, even in the life of taxation. In the blink of an eye, the five-year transition from the full imputation system to the one-tier system for the taxation of companies here will come to an end. By Jan 1, 2008,1,308 words
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Advertisement198 2007-06-08 12 H|B <r^^^^r 7 ti| vv* *^fipl£v £^Tl^ stories of personal determination and corporate achievements. The first industrial hardware company to list on the Singapore Exchange, Hup Steel has gone on to bag numerous accolades culminating in the Fastest Growing SOCsMoation. #-'v ■■•■-■e>.M l W This honour is a strong endorsement198 words
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Advertisement102 2007-06-08 15 Realise Efficient and Effective Clinical Laboratory and Blood Transfusion safer choice Forward Information Management Systems i Congratulations to EGIS HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGIES PTE. LTD. f on being awarded SINGAPORE FASTEST GROWING 50 2007 I 9 P V y Best Wishes from MM] JAPAN TELECOM ■■■■I Softßank Sumitomo Corporation (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.102 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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322 2007-06-08 16 —Bloomberg [JAKARTA] Indonesia's central bank says there is room to reduce interest rates further, after taking advantage of the slowest inflation in six months to cut borrowing costs for the 12th time since May last year. Bank Indonesia, "as expected", reduced—Bloomberg - 322 words
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Article, Illustration674 2007-06-08 16 Bush says US will be actively involved in a post-Kyoto framework Reuters. Reuters, Bloom berg [HEILIGENDAMM, Germany] Leaders of the Group of Eight (G-8) meeting here have agreed to pursue "substantial" cuts in world greenhouse gas emissions, though it falls short ofReuters.; Reuters, Bloom berg; REUTERS - 674 words
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405 2007-06-08 16 Thailand suffered the biggest drop in consumer confidence —Reuters [HONG KONG] Consumers in India are the most upbeat in the world while consumer confidence in Hong Kong is at an all-time high, bucking a dip in global sentiment from six months ago, a—Reuters - 405 words
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464 2007-06-08 16 -AP, Bloomberg [WELLINGTON] New Zealand's central bank surprised markets yesterday by raising its key interest rate to a record high 8 per cent from 7.75 per cent in a move to curb inflation. The Reserve Bank cited strong domestic demand, a buoyant-AP,; Bloomberg - 464 words
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Article2377 2007-06-08 16 VOL 1—7 Ml w- rrnt) A A M Realty 2.72 -031 26 AbricBhd 031 OOI 3* Advance Synergy 031 -OjOI 44S Advent* Bhd 121 -0.01 342 AeMuIti Hldgs .0.32 -002 244 Affin Holdings 2J0 -0X12 1147 Ahmad Zakitaou. .3 42 0.12 3S2 Ax Corp 041 0.06 35 AirasiaBhd2,377 words
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MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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Article, Illustration517 2007-06-08 17 Infection limited to three villages near KL,no human cases reported: officials -Reuters [KAMPUNG PAYA JARAS HILIR, Malaysia] Malaysia has confined bird flu to three villages near its capital as teams of government workers and volunteers cull flocks of chickens and ducks to stamp-Reuters; REUTERS - 517 words
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165 2007-06-08 17 Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesia has no plans to raise the tax on stock transactions, the finance minister said yesterday, remarks that analysts said should quell worries in the bullish Jakarta stock market. Sri Mulyani Indrawati's comments came after media reports suggesting theReuters - 165 words
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328 2007-06-08 17 -Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Proton Holdings Bhd shares pared gains after Germany's Volkswagen AG denied a report it will probably buy a controlling stake in a new unit holding the assets of the unprofitable Malaysian auto maker. Proton stock closed up 10-Bloomberg - 328 words
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294 2007-06-08 17 -Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesia hopes to raise more than US$l billion from selling a 30 per cent stake in the country's third-largest lender, PT Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) Tbk, the state enterprises minister said yesterday. The government hopes to list BNl's-Reuters - 294 words
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INDIA
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504 2007-06-08 18 Exchange-traded contracts, the world's first, will be settled in euros —Bloomberg [DUBAI] Dubai Gold Commodities Exchange (DGCX) will today begin offering the world's first exchange-trad-ed futures contracts in Indian rupees, helping companies and investors hedge against risks. The contracts, linked to the—Bloomberg - 504 words
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345 2007-06-08 18 AFP [NEW DELHI] Corporate India is still in for a tough fight regardless of a government decision this week to push ahead with Chinese-style business-friendly enclaves, rights activists said. Championed by New Delhi as key to luring foreign investors, special economicAFP - 345 words
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Article6597 2007-06-08 18 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS ABN Amro Asset Mgt (S'pore) Stat Europe Eqty'"._ 1.133/ Star Europe Bond 1183/ Star Europe M 1.272/ Star Asian Tiger Eqty 149/ Star Asia Bond 1.3 34/ Star Asia Balanced... 1 143/ Star Global Technology Fund!" ***** Mult) St Fd 0991/ Star Asa BondlUSO) 0.871/ Gt) Multi6,597 words
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GREATER CHINA
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Article, Illustration419 2007-06-08 19 -Bloomberg [BElJlNG] .China should keep its current capital controls and only allow international capital to enter and leave the country using the so-called QFII and QDII investment programmes, a central bank monetary policy adviser said. "China shouldn't relax the current capital controls because our financial-Bloomberg; AP - 419 words
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563 2007-06-08 19 JANE MOIR - Consumer poll reflects buoyant market activity in first quarter By JANE MOIR in Hong Kong HONG Kong consumers are more likely to put any spare money into the stock market than to spend it or put it into a savings account,563 words
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471 2007-06-08 19 SFC denies move is to fend off S'pore competition [HONG KONG] The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) will streamline licensing requirements for brokers, bankers and fund managers, making it easier for global financial institutions to operate in Hong Kong and boosting the471 words
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234 2007-06-08 19 -AFP [BEIJING] More than 9.5 million Chinese teenagers started a tough two-day exam yesterday that will decide if they can go to college, amid concerns that cheating will taint the process, state media said. Nervous youngsters, most of them accompanied by their equally worried-AFP - 234 words
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MIDDLE-EAST
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249 2007-06-08 20 Bloomberg [HEILIGENDAMM, GERMANY] British Prime Minister Tony Blair said he stood by his decision to drop a corruption probe into BAE Systems' sale of arms to Saudi Arabia, saying it would have made a "complete wreckage" of relations with theBloomberg - 249 words
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Article, Illustration462 2007-06-08 20 UAE Central Bank governor rules out any change to his forex policy Reuters [DUBAI] Creating a single currency for six Gulf Arab oil producers could take longer than the initially agreed 2010 deadline, said the United Arab Emirates Central Bank governor yesterday.Reuters - 462 words
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264 2007-06-08 20 -Reuters [DUBAI] Dubai's futures exchange expects to start trading plastics contracts in the third quarter to cater to the rapidly growing petrochemicals market in the Middle East. The Dubai .Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX) is based in the commercial hub of-Reuters - 264 words
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ASIA-PACIFIC/WORLD
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623 2007-06-08 21 It would tie up with other investors in making a bid, says CEO Tierney AP, NYT. Reuters [PHILADELPHIA] The company that owns The Philadelphia Inquirer would be interested in joining a bid to buy Dow Jones Co, The Inquirer reported yesterday. "If there was aAP,; NYT.; Reuters - 623 words
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252 2007-06-08 21 Reuters [NEW YORK] Hedge fund managers are accusing Bear Stearns Cos of trying to manipulate the market in securities based on subprime mortgages, the Wall Street Journal reported in its online edition. The confrontation provides a rare look into the complex tradingReuters - 252 words
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Article, Illustration455 2007-06-08 21 -Reuters [LONDON] British sportswear tycoon Mike Ashley has agreed to take over English Premier League soccer club Newcastle United in a cash deal valuing it at around £134 million (*****.9 million). The takeover of the north east of England club by-Reuters; AP - 455 words
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504 2007-06-08 21 MATTHEW PHAN - By MATTHEW PHAN ALMOST half of corporate and a quarter of private equity sellers in merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions feel they could have extracted more value, after post-completion disputes, warranty claims and other issues, according to a study by KPMG. The survey, only the504 words
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Article, Illustration53 2007-06-08 21 Reuters. AP Euro 2008 official mascots Trix (left) and Flix pose for photographers during the EURO 2008 countdown clock unveiling ceremony in Zurich yesterday. It marked the start of the one-year countdown for the event that will kick-off on June 7.2008 with the opening match in Basel. Switzerland.Reuters.; AP; REUTERS - 53 words
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414 2007-06-08 21 LATEST US DATA Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] Inventories at US wholesalers rose in April while sales increased faster, setting the stage for an increase in production. Stockpiles rose 0.3 per cent, in line with forecasts, after a 0.4 per cent increase in March,Bloomberg - 414 words
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357 2007-06-08 21 —Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Barclays Global Investors is struggling to break into the US$2.4 trillion US pension market because the biggest US retirement-plan managers will not offer exchange-traded funds (ETFs), the company's hottest-selling product. Barclays Global is the world's largest ETF—Bloomberg - 357 words
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248 2007-06-08 22 —Reuters [MILAN] Italian holding company Gruppo Gemina plans to offer as much as 1.2 billion euros (552.5 billion) to buy out Macquarie Airports' stake in Rome's airport operator, sources familiar with the matter said. Shareholders in Gemina, which has 51 per cent—Reuters - 248 words
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375 2007-06-08 22 Airlines say meeting quota will cost them 45b euros —AFP [BRUSSELS] European airlines warned on Wednesday that EU proposals to impose carbon dioxide emissions quotas on carriers from 2011 "will jeopardise" the industry. While describing the proposal as a "positive and innovative step",—AFP - 375 words
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Article, Illustration242 2007-06-08 22 -Reuters [MOSCOW] Russia's flagship carrier Aerqflot will revive a US$2 billion deal to buy 22 Boeing 787 jets, Kommersant business daily reported yesterday, citing industry sources. The deal was frozen in 2006 due to what analysts said was worsening political relations between Moscow and-Reuters - 242 words
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143 2007-06-08 22 —Bloomberg [MOSCOW] OAO Aeroflot, Russia's largest airline, plans to borrow 800 million euros (Ssl.7 billion) to help finance its bid for a 39.9 per cent stake in Italian carrier Alitalia SpA. Four banks, including UniCredit SpA, have been chosen to arrange—Bloomberg - 143 words
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Article, Illustration231 2007-06-08 22 He was hired just months before firm slid into bankruptcy AFP [BUELACH, Switzerland] A Swiss court yesterday acquitted the former chief executive of Swissair, Mario Corti, for his role in the spectacular collapse of one of Europe's leading airlines six years ago. Mr Corti, whoAFP; AP - 231 words
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230 2007-06-08 22 Berna ma [BEIJING] China's aviation industry is expected to carry 16 per cent more passengers in 2007 as more people are travelling, the General Administration of Civil Aviation (GACA) said. The aviation industry will carry a total 185 million passengers andBerna ma - 230 words
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227 2007-06-08 22 Bloomberg [LONDON] Easy Jet Group pic, Europe's second-larg-est discount airline, flew 14 per cent more passengers in May with sales promotions and lower fares. The airline handled 3.35 million travellers last month, compared with 2.94 million a year earlier, Luton, England-based EasyBloomberg - 227 words
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826 2007-06-08 23 SELVA KUMAR - ADMIRALTY CASEBOOK Move follows January grounding of Indian-flagged Desh Rakshak By SELVA KUMAR PORT Phillip sea pilots in Melbourne has ordered all expected transit times of deep draught tankers to be checked to determine if passage through the entrance to the Port Phillip Bay is826 words
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272 2007-06-08 23 Port says it may surpass S'pore to become world's busiest port in 2008 Bloomberg [SHANGHAI] Shanghai Port, China's busiest container harbour, moved 21 per cent more boxes in May from a year earlier, as increasing trade in the world's fastest-growing major economyBloomberg - 272 words
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Article, Illustration164 2007-06-08 23 Bloomberg [DUBAI] Fujairah Port in the United Arab Emirates resumed offshore bunkering and vessel operations after a two-day halt caused by tropical cyclone Gonu. The UAE port, one the world's largest for fuel-oil bunkering along with Rotterdam and Singapore, "started functioning as normal",Bloomberg; AFP - 164 words
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432 2007-06-08 23 —Reuters. AFP [SINGAPORE] Tropical Cyclone Gonu waned further as it moved towards Iran through the Gulf of Oman, but is likely to skirt the Strait of Hormuz. a key shipping lane for oil ship? ments in the region, forecasters said yesterday.—Reuters.; AFP - 432 words
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Article482 2007-06-08 24 EDITORIAL SCANDAL in the charities sector, headlined most prominently by the National Kidney Foundation debacle, is symptomatic of the growing pains of a sector that has long thrived on "cheque book giving". The predominant practice of a donor is simply to write a cheque for a482 words
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Article, Illustration967 2007-06-08 24 Andy Mukherjee - It's time they started investing more boldly or else buyout funds are bound to come a-calling Andy Mukherjee Bloomberg THE world's richest Indian recently lost an opportunity to get even richer. Lakshmi Mittal, who was in the race for Mitsui Co's H controllingBloomberg; PHOTOS: BLOOMBERG - 967 words
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Article, Illustration761 2007-06-08 24 FRANK CHING - THE BOTTOM LINE FRANK CHING LAST week, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe paid respects at Chidorigafuchi cemetery the country's tomb of the unknown soldiers a secular memorial unlike the controversial Yasukuni Shrine. The cemetery, established in 1959, holds the remains of more than 350,000761 words
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1100 2007-06-08 25 ALEX LEE - Moves to encourage the employment of older workers can be augmented by objective hiring practices By ALEX LEE SINGAPORE has one of the fastest ageing populations in Asia. The proportion of people over 65 is expected to nearly treble to 30 per cent by1,100 words
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Article, Illustration659 2007-06-08 25 NASEEM JAVED - Such obscure design works prove the lingering demise of the logo-branding industry By NASEEM JAVED THERE is absolutely nothing wrong with the London 2012 Olympics logo. There is something seriously wrong with the lo-go-driven branding industry at large. As this new logoAP - 659 words
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423 2007-06-08 25 Leong Sze Hian - LETTER TO THE EDITOR Leong Sze Hian I REFER to the report, "Nets defends fee hike against Case" (BT, June 6). The increase in fees from the current 0.35 to 0.55 per cent, to 1.5 to 1.9 per cent, is an increase of423 words
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Article, Illustration751 2007-06-08 32 PARVATHI NAYAR - New setting used to create a visual system of symbols that heightens the drama of the piece, says PARVATHI NAYAR PARVATHI NAYAR HAKESPEARE'S famous plays like Romeo and Juliet may be familiar ones, but over the years have been given a fresh lease of751 words
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Article, Illustration462 2007-06-08 32 STEPHANIE BURRIDGE - By STEPHANIE BURRIDGE THE Singapore dance scene is a growing hub for independent artists and the Forward Moves season, initiated last year by the Singapore Arts Festival as a platform for young Singaporean choreographers, is building a strong following. This year's programme featured new462 words
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Article, Illustration381 2007-06-08 32 TAMMY L WONG - By TAMMY L WONG ONE is Kathak/contemporary dance-trained. The other is a legendary ballerina. Together, they form Sacred Monsters, a ravishing tour de force, described by The Times as "an extraordinary meeting of minds and bodies". British Indian Akram Khan explained in an early381 words
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Article, Illustration503 2007-06-08 32 MELISSA LWEE - By MELISSA LWEE A GOOD arts festival is not just about performances, it's about the coming together of aficionados as well. This year's Singapore Arts Festival (SAF) has done just that by arranging, for the first time, a festival club at The Substation and Timbre503 words
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Article, Illustration273 2007-06-08 32 AMANDA DE GUZMAN - Compiled by AMANDA DE GUZMAN Sacred Monsters: Eminent ballerina Sylvie Guillem teams up with celebrated choreographer Akram Khan to bring together the two classical dance forms of ballet and kathak. Bpm, until June 9, Esplanade Theatre, Tickets $30 to $120.273 words
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Article, Illustration585 2007-06-08 33 GEOFFREY EU - Part three of the heist series is still entertaining, says GEOFFREY EU GEOFFREY EU IT MUST be nice to have friends like Danny Ocean (George Clooney), Rusty Ryan (Brad Pitt) and the rest of Ocean's gang guys who are willing to stake all their585 words
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322 2007-06-08 33 GEOFFREY EU - By GEOFFREY EU MEN In White is writerdirector Kelvin Tong's uniquely Singaporean comic take on everything you didn't want to know about six ghosts who live in an empty HDB apartment right down to their sexual practices and toilet habits. There's322 words
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Article, Illustration283 2007-06-08 33 PARVATHI NAYAR - DVD By PARVATHI NAYAR INSIDER/OUTSIDER glimpses of a city where residents and tourists find, lose or understand love. That's Paris Je T'aime, an anthology film made up of 18 shorts about love in the city of Paris, put together by283 words
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Article, Illustration531 2007-06-08 33 BEN MUNROE - Reviewed by BEN MUNROE A Tribute to Joni Mitchell Various Nonesuch/Warner Rating: C That's Life Russell Watson Decca/Universal Rating: B YOU only have to look at the premise behind the Joni Mitchell tribute album to get an inkling of what it's going to531 words
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Article, Illustration1024 2007-06-08 34 Jaime Ee - It's just like that from France, a top chef and a truffle importer here tell Jaime Ee. Jaime Ee. LOOKS like a black truffle. Smells like a black truffle. Even trained dogs think it's a black truffle. That's because it is a real tuber melanosporum1,024 words
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Article, Illustration497 2007-06-08 34 CHRISTOPHER LIM - By CHRISTOPHER LIM CHATEAU La Lagune has been plagued by inconsistent quality in the past, and its vintages in the 90s never broke the 90-point mark in Robert Parker's ratings, but its current owners have turned that around with an extensive revamp after the French497 words
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Article638 2007-06-08 34 KAREN PAGE ANDREW DORNENBURG - By KAREN PAGE ANDREW DORNENBURG -LAT-WP WE'D bet that some of the best wine and food pairings of your life perhaps port with Stilton cheese, or Sauternes with foie gras have sweet wines to thank for their role in elevating the match. Sweet-LAT-WP - 638 words
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Article, Illustration542 2007-06-08 34 CHRISTOPHER LIM - By CHRISTOPHER LIM SOME may think that pairing wine with the appropriate kind of food is some arcane art, but Beringer's Jerry Comfort has been dispelling that notion for years. The brand ambassador for the Californian winemaker was in town recently to542 words
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Miscellaneous253 2007-06-08 34 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 7 Established trades put in position (7,2) 10 Note leading actor takes the jHT fewest things possible (6) 11 Herb is awfully arrogant (8) 110 I I I r|HtTl 12 Poor singer wants to pack it in 14 Rather good-looking (6) H 16 Fail to answer, yet be253 words
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Article, Illustration797 2007-06-08 35 Melissa Lwee - Successful young mixologist Claire Smith tells MELISSA LWEE how she proved she was not just a novelty act in the cocktailing world Melissa Lwee WHEN Claire Smith graduated from law school in Nottingham Trent, it seemed natural that she would become a barrister.797 words
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Article, Illustration598 2007-06-08 35 MELISSA LWEE - Enter The Arena a $3m club By MELISSA LWEE JUST when we thought that Singapore has had its fill of nightspots, The Arena, a 930-sq-m club, opened its doors last Friday at Clarke Quay. Opened by brothers Richard Lim, 30, and Mike Lim, 27, The Arena is not some sort598 words
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570 2007-06-08 36 jaime ee - off the cuff jaime ee SCENE: Court of law. Location: Not here. Case being tried: Not very sure, because it keeps getting postponed. Witness: Badminton player. Exhibit A: One shuttlecock. Lawyer for plaintiff: someone with the aura of a champion. Lawyer for570 words
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Article, Illustration1809 2007-06-08 36 PARVATHI NAYAR - The business fable genre is gaining popularity with busy executives as it offers fast-to-read bite-sized lessons, writes PARVATHI NAYAR PARVATHI NAYAR /m Mk mm OST CEOs were fixated JJ 1% Mm on results before I mm reaching their ultimate *1 Mm jobs. Once they1,809 words
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