The Business Times, 23 June 2007
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Title Section21 2007-06-23 1 The Business Time tm A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBUCATION MICA (P) 202/12/2006 SINGAPORE 85 cents online at http://business-times.asial.com.sg June 23-24, 200721 words
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Article, Illustration563 2007-06-23 1 UMA SHANKARI - Merrill Lynch projects rates of $600, with occupancy estimated at above 90% By UMA SHANKARI [SINGAPORE] Hotel room rates here are likely to more than triple to an average $600 by 2015, driven by a shortage of rooms, investment bank Merrill Lynch563 words
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Article136 2007-06-23 1 STI 3,615.38 (-24.11) ST INDEX FUTURES 3,616.00 (-24.00) SIMSCI 446.75 (-2.60) SIMSCI FUTURES 447.20 (-2.20) MARKETS Friday Change KLCOMP 1.391.57 +3.61 NIKKEI 225 18.188.63 -51.67 HANG SENG 21,999.91 +45.24 SET INDEX 772.05 -4 L 15 JAKARTA COVP 2.152.32 -0.02 MANILA COMP 3.701.16 -13.43 SEOUlCOMP 1,770.98 -23,26 SHENZHEN B136 words
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394 2007-06-23 1 Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] Singapore Airlines, Asia's most profitable carrier, has agreed to buy 20 A3SOXWB-900 planes from Airbus valued at US$3.7 billion at list prices. The carrier expects to take delivery of the aircraft, designed for medium to long-haul flights,Bloomberg - 394 words
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Article, Illustration903 2007-06-23 1 ARTHUR SIM - They're willing to bear the relatively higher cost of living By ARTHUR SIM [SINGAPORE] A cappuccino now costs 20 per cent more than it did last year, an increase that has helped make Singapore the fifth most expensive city in AsiaPacific, but903 words
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Advertisement43 2007-06-23 1 Motoring YELLOW PAGES SIAS opposes resolution to unseat directors PAGE 5 The Commonwealth sm, -dy a colonial relic? I think ifs now even more relevant than it has been for a long time y -Outgoing Commonwealth secretary-general Don MdCinnon in the Raffles Conversation43 words
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TOP STORIES
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Article, Illustration686 2007-06-23 2 UMA SHANKARI - Effect on sales hard to determine as tax increase coincides with the Great Singapore Sale By UMA SHANKARI [SINGAPORE] One week before the Goods and Services Tax (GST) increase is due, retailers are reporting that their takings for the month so farARTHUR LEE - 686 words
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Article457 2007-06-23 2 Wheelock buys 10% stake in SC Global WHEELOCK Properties continues to invest in other "stylish developers" this time, it has bought a 10 per cent stake in SC Global Developments. The stake was sold by SC Global chairman and CEO Simon Cheong's Roveron Pte Ltd at $6 per457 words
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406 2007-06-23 2 WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM AFP [SINGAPORE] Political and economic heavyweights will gather here tomorrow for a regional forum that will examine Asia's growing clout and the financial crisis that brought it to its knees a decade ago. Philippines President Gloria Arroyo andAFP - 406 words
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547 2007-06-23 2 NANDE KHIN - Exact number and locations of zones will be made known then, says minister By NANDE KHIN [SINGAPORE! Indonesia will announce in a few weeks* time where the Free Trade Zones (FTZs) will be located within the broader Riau Islands Special547 words
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THE RAFFLES CONVERSATION
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Article, Illustration2392 2007-06-23 3 ANNA TEO - Outgoing Commonwealth secretary-general Don McKinnon, who has even worked as a shepherd, tells ANNA TEO that his farm background has given him a great insight ANNA TEO FOR an organisation that critics have labelled anachronistic and a "club of ex-colonies", the Commonwealth has, in fact,YEN MENG JIIN - 2,392 words
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Advertisement98 2007-06-23 3 Raffles Hotels Resorts The Raffles Conversation is brought to you through a special arrangement with Raffles Hotels Resorts. Ranked second among the world's top hotel brands, in the 2006 Conde Nast Traveler Business Travel Awards, Raffles Hotels Resorts is a collection of luxury hotels that distinguishes itself through the highest98 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article, Illustration413 2007-06-23 4 CHOW PENN NEE - By CHOW PENN NEE SINGAPORE'S accountancy body yesterday welcomed the news that the US regulators might allow non-US companies to file financial results according to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs). "This would ease the cost and time in reporting of financial results for foreign413 words
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163 2007-06-23 4 Reuters [SHANGHAI] China's stock market regulator said yesterday it has approved applications from Bank of Nanjing and Bank of Ningbo to launch initial public equity offers that analysts expect to raise a combined US$l.B billion. The China Securities Regulatory Commission made theReuters - 163 words
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Article, Illustration529 2007-06-23 4 R Sivanithy - STOCKS R Sivanithy Senior Correspondent THREE all-time highs out of five sessions for the Straits Times Index and near-record highs for volume traded in penny stocks. These were the main features of trading in the local market this week, which529 words
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Article247 2007-06-23 5 Koon Hldgs expects to post half-year loss KOON Holdings has warned that it expects to post a loss before tax of $3.5 million to $4 million for the half year ended June 30, as it has incurred losses/provisions due to additional costs arising from a significant increase in247 words
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236 2007-06-23 5 Bloomberg [SEOUL] Barely 11 days after Singapore's DBS Bank said it has ended talks to buy Lone Star Funds' stake in Korea Exchange Bank (KEB), the US buyout firm, founded by John Grayken, raised 1.19 trillion won (Ss2 billion) selling theBloomberg - 236 words
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371 2007-06-23 5 OUR CORRESPONDENT - By OUR CORRESPONDENT in Bangkok SINGAPORE-listed Total Access Communications (TAC), Thailand's secondlargest mobile phone operator, got off to a good start on its debut on the Stock Exchange ofThailand (SET) yesterday, boosting the hopes of the authorities that the SET will371 words
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Article, Illustration619 2007-06-23 4 KALPANA RASHIWALA - $112.1 m deal gives it exposure to local firms which get to hold land longer By KALPANA RASHIWALA WHEELOCK Properties (Singapore) continues to invest in other "stylish developers" this time, it has bought a 10 per cent stake in SC Global Developments. TheFILE PHOTOS - 619 words
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Article, Illustration559 2007-06-23 5 SIOW LI SEN - YELLOW PAGES BOARDROOM TUSSLE David Gerald urges shareholders to vote down ouster motion next week By SIOW LI SEN INVESTOR rights group SIAS has urged shareholders of Yollow Pages to vote down a motion at next week's meeting seeking to throw out allYEN MENG JIIN - 559 words
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337 2007-06-23 5 JANICE HENG - By JANICE HENG INDONESIAN property developer PT Raflesia Matrawisata's land ownership claims against Gallant Venture's subsidiaries have been rejected, according to Gallant yesterday. Gallant shares rose by as much as 7.4 per cent on the news, to a high of $1.30 early yesterday. They337 words
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Advertisement476 2007-06-23 4 :*AT3 NOTICES Toll tree: 1800 289-8822 Email: com sg F2DZ BANK Incorporated in Germany Singapore Branch Singapore Branch: 50 Raffles Place, #43-01, Singapore Land Tower, Singapore *****3 Consolidated Balance Sheet 31.12.2006 31.12.2005 ASSETS In Euro million 1. Cash reserve 1.386 457 2. Debt instruments of public-sector entities and bills of476 words
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Advertisement764 2007-06-23 4 Consolidated Income Statement 2006 2005 In Euro million 1. Interest earned 12,409 11,536 2. Interest expense 10,238 9,342 3. Current income 192 156 4. Income from profit pools and profit transfer or profit sharing agreements 49 5. Commission earned 2,596 2,380 6. Commission expense 1.581 1,352 7. Net gain from764 words
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Advertisement172 2007-06-23 4 Executive Abbointments We are a leading equipment manufacturer for the optical disc industry. We are listed on the main board of Singapore Stock Exchange and expanding fast in overseas markets. We are now looking for energetic candidates to join our team for the following post: Responsibilities: m Work closely with172 words
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PERSONAL INVESTMENT
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Article, Illustration1002 2007-06-23 6 UMA SHANKARI - Compiled by UMA SHANKARI Capita Land June 22 close: $8.05 ABN AMRO RESEARCH, June 20 WE EXPECT a slowdown in Singapore's residential and office real estate business and Capita Land's fund management business represents an added risk. The company is the leading retailer in Singapore but is richly valued,1,002 words
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Article, Illustration1377 2007-06-23 6 TEH HOOI LING - SHOW ME THE MONEY A small investor who does his own research can outdo the big boys TEH HOOI LING Senior Correspondent Here's another reason why a retail invest or who has done his own research can significantly outperform the big funds,Compiled by BT - 1,377 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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Article, Illustration49 2007-06-23 7 EVERTON'S Tim Cahill playing with a group of Singaporean children during a football clinic here yesterday. Cahill and the rest of the Australian national team are in the city-state for a two-week training camp in preparation for the AFC Asian Cup Finals in July APAP - 49 words
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336 2007-06-23 7 CHEN HUIFEN - By CHEN HUIFEN THE two incumbent ElderShield insurers could pay back total rebates amounting to more than $60 million to their policyholders, according to preliminary estimates by the Ministry of Health (MOH). As part of the contract deal which336 words
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Article, Illustration193 2007-06-23 7 BT Bonus issue THIS week, The Business Times Bonus Issue gives parents-to-be another reason to celebrate their joy. Just present this copy of The Business Times Weekend edition at Mothercare at The Centrepoint or Causeway Point and enjoy a 20 per193 words
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515 2007-06-23 7 MATTHEW PHAN - Industrialisation, growing car ownership push up demand By MATTHEW PHAN INDUSTRIALISATION and growing car ownership are pushing up demand for lubricant oils In Asia, according to Shell, which says its fastest growing markets for this segment are in China and Indonesia.515 words
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315 2007-06-23 7 MORE than $3.8 million has gone missing from St John's Home for Elderly Persons in yet another setback for the charity sector. According to a joint statement issued by the home and the National Council of Social Service (NCSS), St315 words
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Advertisement66 2007-06-23 7 Smbedqe The Pulse of SMBs in Asia Today C 11! i 1 11 I('! I\( I; :'ii( >1 l! I li| > I \'l -.1 i; IK "I !'i t>it( l ily ii1I|'!■ri: Y( 1 1 1 ;:|K< Ycl'l ,«l -I'i Ik'l s! I Mi-ri'Wi lu'V. V\tlu c i lic66 words
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MALAYSIA
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Article447 2007-06-23 8 PAULINE NG - Inaugural RM1.25b issue of papers and notes will be launched on Monday By PAULINE NG in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA'S national mortgage agency Cagamas plans to issue RM6O billion (5526.7 billion) in debt papers over 40 years in what is likely to be the biggest447 words
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399 2007-06-23 8 [SARAJEVO] Malaysia has been urged to expand its Islamic banking to Bosnia and Herzegovina due to the rising interest in such products and services, according to the country's first Islamic bank CEO, The Starßiz reported. Amer Bukvic of Bosna Bank International made399 words
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Article4375 2007-06-23 8 GX MAIN BOARD Transaction date: Jun 22 .■aa 8 jib s-s a -a w a r3 -.sts s-t w 20I i IE 2 M „s m o* »i n Sjj S: V "S *j M ,M 5* 15 S aS?*- g it 1 3? "?J T»i 3 5S««przzz==g4,375 words
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330 2007-06-23 8 AP [KUALA LUMPUR] An online financial service company said on Thursday it has obtained approval from Malaysia's central bank to issue pre-paid cards, which are similar to credit cards but have a stored value. Tune Money Sdn Bhd said its no-frillsAP - 330 words
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INDONESIA
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249 2007-06-23 9 It complied with laws in taking Indosat stake AP [SINGAPORE] Singapore Technologies Telemedia yesterday denied any wrongdoing in its investment in Indonesia's second-largest cellular company, PT Indonesia Satellite Corp, or Indosat. "ST Telemedia and its subsidiaries deny any wrongdoing as alleged by Indonesia's BusinessAP - 249 words
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359 2007-06-23 9 AFP [JAKARTA] Indonesian activists on Thursday submitted a complaint against judges who presided over the pollution trial of US mining giant Newmont, alleging they had dozed off during proceedings. The activists said they gave video recordings to the Supreme Court showing judges were "sleeping,AFP - 359 words
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Article6627 2007-06-23 9 Transaction Date: Jun 22 MOST ACTIVE STOCKS VOLUME VALUE Sapphire 479.402.000 DBS Grp 167.642.657 Equation 235.585.000 SC Global 119.035.900 Thai Beverage 174.425.000 UOB 100.398.819 Japan Land 132.262.000 Gen Intl 75.740.895 *StarCruises 122.375.000 *StarCruises 67.857.749 Armarda 96.797.000 CrtvDev 65,632,775 EastqateTech 87.789.000 SingTel 63.980.130 Digiland 79.916.000 OCBC Bk 63,683.176 Gen Intl6,627 words
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GREATER CHINA
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Article2486 2007-06-23 10 VOL Jim 22 KM *1- C000) A M Realty 2.65 unch 18 Abric Bhd 0.30 0.01 89 Advance Synergy 0.35 0.02 2094 Adventa Bhd 1.43 0-06 2513 Ae Mutti Hldgs 0.34 -0.01 67 Affin Holdings 2.38 0.01 858 Ahmad Zaki Resou 3.40 0.06 185 Aic Corp 0.55 unch2,486 words
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511 2007-06-23 10 NYT [STRASBOURG. Germany] eßay is on track to rejoin the online auction business in China this summer, with tight restrictions on sellers to clamp down on sales of counterfeit goods, the company's chief executive said this week. Meg Whitman, chief executive of the— NYT - 511 words
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253 2007-06-23 10 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] The stock exchange of Saudi Arabia, the biggest bourse in the Middle East, is in talks with Hong Kong Exchanges Clearing to encourage companies from the world's biggest oil producer to list in the Asian city. Hong Kong is "theBloomberg - 253 words
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237 2007-06-23 10 Reuters [HUALIEN, Taiwan] Almost 100 Taiwan investors have died and nearly 300 gone missing in China, while their firms are increasingly hit by sudden legal changes, the island's top China policymaker said on Thursday. But many who gathered in this eastern Taiwan cityReuters - 237 words
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Article, Illustration646 2007-06-23 10 It says rich nations use China's goods but still criticise it AP [BEIJING] Developed countries are hypocritical for criticising China's greenhouse gas emissions while buying products from its booming manufacturing industry, the Chinese government said. The comments on Thursday were aimed atAP - 646 words
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620 2007-06-23 10 They are worried the government is mounting new drive to cool the market Reuters [SHANGHAI] China's main stock index tumbled more than 3 per cent yesterday as panicked individual investors dumped large-capi-tal shares, worried that the authorities were mounting a new driveReuters - 620 words
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India
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Article8336 2007-06-23 11 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS ABN AMRO Asset Mgt (S'porc) Star Europe Eqty!" 1.135/ Staf Europe Bond 1 '66/ Stat Europe Bal 1.27/ Star Asian Tiger Eqty 1556/ Sta< Asia Bond 1 328/ Star Asia Balanced 1142/ sot Global Technology fmm" 0.233/ Mult St Fd 0 991/ Star Asia BondfUSD) 0-864/ Gib8,336 words
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Article, Illustration244 2007-06-23 11 Bloomberg [BANGALORE! S. Gopalakrishnan, the billionaire co-founder of Infosys Technologies Ltd, took the helm yesterday as chief executive officer at India's sec-ond-largest computer services provider. Mr Gopalakrishnan, known as Kris, was named the new head of the Banga-lore-based company on April 13. He succeedsBloomberg; REUTERS - 244 words
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Article319 2007-06-23 11 -AFP [BANGALORE] Doctors in southern India said on Thursday that they had performed the first known surgical removal of an extremely rare heart tumour that finds no mention in standard medical text books. A team of surgeons in Bangalore also reconstructed the heart of-AFP - 319 words
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628 2007-06-23 11 Dental tourism up 30% a year as lower costs attract foreign patients The Economic Times [NEW DELHI] American tourist Christina Douglas enjoyed her recent 12-day visit to India. Besides the Taj Mahal what she remembers most is that the country returned her smile– The Economic Times - 628 words
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Advertisement23 2007-06-23 11 Allianz Global Investors one of the world's largest asset managers with more than US$l.2 trillion assets under management as at 31 December 2006.23 words
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ASIA PACIFIC/WORLD
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Article, Illustration722 2007-06-23 12 Both sides agree to swiftly implement February accord on disarmament AFP [SEOUL] US envoy Christopher Hill said yesterday he had "useful and positive" talks on a rare visit to North Korea and the regime was prepared to shut down theAFP; AP - 722 words
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539 2007-06-23 12 Reu ters [NEW YORK] India, Russia, China and Vietnam top the list of the most attractive emerging markets for retailers' investment in 2007, according to a study published on Thursday. While India and Russia have held the top two spots since 2004, China's– Reu ters - 539 words
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Article, Illustration397 2007-06-23 12 Reuters [TOKYO] Japan Airlines Corp aims to speed up work force cuts to improve profitability and will trim 4,300 jobs by April 2009, a year earlier than planned, sources familiar with the matter said. The move comes as the troubled airline,Reuters; AP - 397 words
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340 2007-06-23 12 Reuters [BANGKOK] Deposed Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra plans to sue the military government for the return of the US$l.B billion of assets frozen by an-ti-graft investigators, die Financial Times said yesterday. "It's my money, my family money," he told the newspaper inReuters - 340 words
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376 2007-06-23 12 New rules make it easier to determine money manipulation -Reu ters [WASHINGTON] Changes to the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) guidelines on exchange rate surveillance will make it easier for the fund to determine whether a country is manipulating its currency, an IMF official said on-Reu ters - 376 words
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609 2007-06-23 12 JAMES PRESSLEY - By JAMES PRESSLEY Bloomberg PICTURE a country where the poorest citizens are millionaires. It's a land of private Gulfstreams and yachts big enough to house basketball courts. A place where beach houses, Franck Muller watches and Jimmy Choo shoes are a given. Yet noBloomberg - 609 words
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World
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Article, Illustration252 2007-06-23 13 AP [SAN ANTONIO] AT&T Inc. which will be the exclusive carrier of Apple Inc's much-hyped new iPhone, has hired 2,000 extra workers to staff its compa-ny-owned stores for the launch, a spokesman said on Thursday. The iPhone, a combination cellphone, media playerAP; BLOOMBERG - 252 words
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687 2007-06-23 13 Bloomberg [PAßlS] Rolls-Royce Group pic, the world's second-big-gest aircraft engine maker, is ahead of rivals at the Paris Air Show after winning orders, options and service contracts worth US$l4.4 billion or more, led by demand to supply Airbus SAS planes. Rolls-Royce's primaryBloomberg - 687 words
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Article, Illustration455 2007-06-23 13 Move follows the collapse of Potsdam talks between four major powers Reuters. AFP [GENEVA] The World Trade Organisation (WTO) sought yesterday to rekindle hopes of a global trade deal after talks between four major powers collapsed. All 150 members of the WTOReuters.; AFP - 455 words
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276 2007-06-23 13 AFP [NEW YORK] The new transatlantic stock exchange NYSE Euronext has bid 1.5 billion euros (Ss3.l billion) for Italian stock market Borsa Italiana, matching an offer from the London Stock Exchange (LSE), The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday. NYSE Euronext ,hadAFP - 276 words
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Article, Illustration826 2007-06-23 13 Move leaves Rupert Murdoch's News Corp as only bidder with a US$5b offer NYT [NEW YORK] General Electric Co and Pearson, the British publisher, have decided not to make an offer for Dow Jones Co, owner of The Wall Street Journal, GE saidNYT; AP - 826 words
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MOTORING
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Article, Illustration662 2007-06-23 14 SAMUEL EE - Longer, wider and better-proportioned, the second-generation TT from Audi boasts much improved styling, says SAMUEL EE SAMUEL EE EVEN with a climate that can be best described as either very warm or very wet, the Singapore market has a surprisingly wide range of convertible models662 words
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Article, Illustration613 2007-06-23 14 SAMUEL EE - By SAMUEL EE IT was smooth, round and startlingly bland. The old Citroen Xsara Picasso MPV was shaped like a river pebble and looked twice as nondescript. It was hardly something you would think of naming after the great Spanish master of Cubism, but somehow Citroen613 words
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Article, Illustration805 2007-06-23 14 GEOFFREY EU - By GEOFFREY EU THE world-famous Dakar Rally features plenty of sand en route, but it's no day at the beach by any stretch of the imagination not unless heat exhaustion, sleep deprivation and a gruelling, bone-rattling two-week drive from Portugal to Senegal over some of the805 words
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ARTS FEST
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Article, Illustration788 2007-06-23 15 PARVATHI NAYAR - Dollhouse makes the audience examine issues without getting bogged down by the Victorian setting, says PARVATHI NAYAR PARVATHI NAYAR A BLONDE woman speaks in a breathless falsetto and flounces about the stage with vacuous girlishness, in obvious deference to the man who calls788 words
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Article, Illustration471 2007-06-23 15 JUSTINE MOSS - By JUSTINE MOSS AS IT has taken Taraf De Haidouks about six years of planning and scheduling to make the trip to Singapore, the band members weren't about to waste a minute of their precious stage time. From the moment the musicians strode onto471 words
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412 2007-06-23 15 AFTER a standing ovation and a welldeserved encore, Taraf de Haidouks were in no hurry to go home; the musicians, after going offstage, wound their way through the crowd to continue their concert outside the Jubilee Hall doors. BT spoke to a412 words
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Article, Illustration385 2007-06-23 15 AMANDA DE GUZMAN - Compiled by AMANDA DE GUZMAN Festival Fantasia: Witness the first-ever resident orchestra of the Singapore Arts Festival perform under acclaimed conductor Maestro Chan. 7:3opm, Esplanade Concert Hall, tickets $15 to $60, 105 minutes with intermission. Dollhouse: Mabou Mines' avant-garde385 words
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Advertisement161 2007-06-23 15 >AT3 NOTICES ALEXANDER ALEXANDER PTE LTD (Company Rag. No. *****0133N) (In Member*' Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 308(2) of the Companies Act, Cap 50, that the Final Meeting of the abovenamed Company will be deemed held pursuant to section 179(6) of the Companies Act, Cap 50161 words
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GOLF
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Article, Illustration1292 2007-06-23 16 JUSTINE MOSS - US PGA and European Tours may hold an attraction for Asian players, but they are not a walk in the park, writes JUSTINE MOSS JUSTINE MOSS WHILE achieving winning results is always gratifying, a victory can taste even sweeter when it helps one to leapfrog toFILE PHOTOS - 1,292 words
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WELLNESS
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Article, Illustration913 2007-06-23 17 MELISSA HENG - Study confirms the drug Sorafenib is able to extend a liver cancer patient's life by up to 44 per cent, writes MELISSA HENG MELISSA HENG ATIENTS with liver cancer will soon be given I some welcome respite, thanks to a new life-pro-longing drug that mayFILE PHOTO - 913 words
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Article, Illustration898 2007-06-23 17 MELISSA HENG - By MELISSA HENG TRAVEL to foreign or exotic destinations has its charms. But be warned, it may put you at the risk of certain exotic infections as well as other non-infectious dangers. Travellers should be mindful that the standardFILE PHOTO - 898 words
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293 2007-06-23 17 Reuters [NEW YORK] Having an alcoholic drink with a meal may help reduce the subsequent rise in blood sugar levels, Australian researchers report. This might help explain how moderate drinking reduces heart disease and diabetes risk, Dr Jennie C Brand-Miller of The– Reuters - 293 words
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Miscellaneous222 2007-06-23 17 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 23 Weighty seal almost coming out of ocean with big waves (5,3) 5 Confusedly both Papa and YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION 24 Astutely intriguing getting maiden receive short meas- Across: 1 Career, 4 Narcotic, 8 round MP (8) ure (4-4) Lasses, 9 Townsman, 10 Supere--25 Maiden's assistant? (4) 6 Reveal222 words
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SHOPPING
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Article, Illustration883 2007-06-23 18 MELISSA LWEE - Australian designer Jayson Brunsdon has strong women in mind for his creations, reports MELISSA LWEE MELISSA LWEE INTERVIEWING Australian designer Jayson Brunsdon is like having coffee with a close friend. Over drinks at the lobby of Shangri-La Hotel, the conversation flows easily, and there is plenty883 words
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Article, Illustration612 2007-06-23 18 CHRISTOPHER UM - By CHRISTOPHER UM ERMENEGILDO Zegna will be opening its first store at Capital Tower in the central business district during the second half of this year: This brings to mind two obvious questions why such an aggressive rate of612 words
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Article, Illustration1571 2007-06-23 19 CHEN JINGWEN - Sniff out rare sake lees and fine kitchenware at good prices in traditional stores that Japanese chefs frequent, writes CHEN JINGWEN CHEN JINGWEN JAPAN may be a shopper's paradise for trend-followers with a yen for the latest gadgets or street fashion, but for the hardcore1,571 words
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Article, Illustration890 2007-06-23 20 JAIME EE - Everybody who enjoys cooking dreams of owning the perfect kitchen with designer cabinets and professional standard appliances. But rather than being a slave to social status, three avid home chefs (who just happen to be men) tell us how they have created kitchens that reflect theirARTHUR LEE - 890 words
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Article, Illustration579 2007-06-23 20 AMANDA DE GUZMAN - By AMANDA DE GUZMAN LAN CHEE, Architect TOP architect lan Chee considers the kitchen to be the essence of the Asian home. "Asian living centres around the kitchen," says Mr Chee, seated in his beautifully furnished living room. The space is compelling in its simplicityARTHUR LEE - 579 words
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Article, Illustration571 2007-06-23 20 AMANDA DE GUZMAN - By AMANDA DE GUZMAN DEVIN OTTO KIMBLE WHEN Devin Otto Kimble's wife made scrambled eggs a few weeks ago, his nine-year-old daughter exclaimed: "Mummy! I didn't know you knew how to cook!" For anyone familiar with the Kimble family, her reaction would seemARTHUR LEE - 571 words
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