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Title Section14 2005-11-30 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES Wednesday, November 30,2005 SINGAPORE B!rcefits online at http://business-times.asial.com.sg MICA (P) 089/03/200514 words
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893 2005-11-30 1 KALPANA RASHIWALA - Absence of housing sites on confirmed list seen as a plus point for market recovery By KALPANA RASHIWALA [SINGAPORE] In a move viewed as positive for the nascent recovery in the property sector, the government is maintaining a market-led approach in its893 words
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557 2005-11-30 1 DONALD URQUHART - Deal makes buyer world's No 3 port operator behind PSA Int'l By DONALD URQUHART [SlNGAPOßE] The sun is finally setting on the 168-year-old Peninsular Oriental Steam Navigation Co, originally founded to support Britain's colonial empire, after Dubai Ports World agreed557 words
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Article131 2005-11-30 1 sn 2302*8 (-5.66) ST INDEX FUTURES 2303.00 (-6.00) siMsa 272.15 (-0.84) SIMSa FUTURES 272.60 (-0.30) MARKETS Tuesday Change KtSECOMP 898.63 -151 NIKKEI 225 14.927.70 -59.24 HANG SENG 15.02S.76 -71.24 SET INOEX 669.90 +3-21 JAKARTA COMP 1.082.28 +1-22 MANILA COMP 2.***** +1.26 SEOUL COMf 1.***** -1436 SHENZHEN B 193.99131 words
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TOP STORIES
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Article, Illustration739 2005-11-30 2 WONG WEI KONG, EDDIE TOH - Wong, Ong accused of intending to deceive and face 4 charges each By WONG WEI KONG, EDDIE TOH [SINGAPORE] The founder and former chief executive of one-time market darling Informatics Holdings were charged yesterday in relation to the company overstating its profit byWONG KWAI CHOW/ST; FILE PHOTO - 739 words
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Article676 2005-11-30 2 SGX to make changes to comply with MAS standards THE Singapore Exchange said yesterday it will implement tougher corporate governance standards that will include a review of its board to comply with new rules set by the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Under these rules which came as a676 words
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507 2005-11-30 2 LESLIE YEE - It'll be open to suggestions that meet same goals By LESLIE YEE [SINGAPORE] The Monetary Authority of Singapore's regular dialogue and consultation with the financial industry has worked well, and the MAS will now take this a step further by involving the507 words
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Article690 2005-11-30 3 ANTHONY ROWLEY - Economies skated through oil spikes with ease, it says By ANTHONY ROWLEY in Tokyo THE major economies have so far "skated through the energy price shock with relative ease" and can look forward to robust growth with relatively subdued inflation over the next two years,690 words
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191 2005-11-30 3 UMA SHANKARI - By UMA SHANKARI [SINGAPORE] Singapore Petroleum Company (SPC) said yesterday it will introduce ultra-low sulphur diesel (ULSD) at its service stations at no extra cost to motorists. It also said it started supplying bulk ULSD to its domestic commercial and industrial191 words
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572 2005-11-30 3 SIOW LI SEN - Tougher corporate governance will include review of board membership By SIOW LI SEN [SINGAPORE] The Singapore Exchange (SGX) said yesterday it will implement tougher corporate governance standards that will include a review of its board to comply with new rules set572 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article, Illustration791 2005-11-30 4 MICHELLE QUAH - Companies need to tighten controls to avoid damage to stakeholders: PwC By MICHELLE QUAH SINGAPORE companies have reported fewer cases of fraud than their global counterparts in the past two years but the cost of fraud to them isFILE PHOTO - 791 words
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557 2005-11-30 4 MICHELLE QUAH - HOCK LOCK SIEW By MICHELLE QUAH THE criminal charges against former Informatics Holdings chairman Wong Tai and CEO Ong Boon Kheng may not spell the end of troubles for the lossmaking company. In fact, the authorities' refusal to confirm or deny the possibility557 words
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Article, Illustration328 2005-11-30 6 LESLIE YEE - This is the largest such collateralised debt transaction by an Asian manager By LESLIE YEE UNITED Overseas Bank (UOB) and Citibank have closed the largest assetbacked securities (ABS) collateralised debt obligation (CDO) deal by an Asian manager with a deal size of US$l,OO5 billion.328 words
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Article, Illustration446 2005-11-30 6 RONNIE LIM - By RONNIE LIM THE offshore oil and gas market remains strong, with rig-building interest now extending to highervalue, deepwaiter semi-sub-mersibles, says JPMorgan Securities. And this should benefit Keppel Corporation and SembCorp Marine, which already have the lion's share of the global rig-building market. In aKEPPEL FELS - 446 words
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259 2005-11-30 6 ALEXANDRA HO - By ALEXANDRA HO ANOTHER investment property sale has been wrapped up, this time involving the freehold Lincolnsvale in the Novena/Newton area. Mainboard-listed Sim Lian Group's wholly-owned subsidiary, Sim Lian Homes, beat out five other developers for the en-bloc site, with its offer of259 words
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293 2005-11-30 6 CONRAD RAJ - By CONRAD RAJ LOWER prices for its products, higher raw material costs and the general weakness of the greenback took their toll on precision metal stamping company Brilliant Manufacturing in the last financial year ended Sept 30, 2005. Revenue fell 7 per cent to293 words
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Article, Illustration814 2005-11-30 9 ANGELA TAN - NEWS ANALYSIS CFO's additional role will be to take telco to next growth stage overseas By ANGELA TAN IF restructuring is euphemism for closure, cutbacks and layoffs, then one can't help but look more closely at Singapore Telecommunications' latest corporate reshuffle and wonderFILE PHOTO - 814 words
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Article289 2005-11-30 9 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Telecommunications Ltd, South-east Asia's largest phone company, may return as much as 70 per cent more cash to shareholders this fiscal year because of a strong balance sheet, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Asia Ltd said. The brokerage expects Sing Tel, as theBloomberg - 289 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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117 2005-11-30 9 BULK carrier and ship repairer Cosco Corp (Singapore), in line with its strategy to divest all non-core businesses, said its wholly-owned subsidiary Harington Property has granted a purchase option to 3F Investments to sell its properties on Telok Ayer Street for $18.6 million. Harington117 words
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63 2005-11-30 9 KEPPEL Offshore and Marine Ltd's wholly-owned subsidiary Keppel Verolme in Rotterdam has secured about $134 million worth of contracts from Swiss-based Allseas Group SA and Sevan Production AS. The contracts are not expected to have any significant impact on the net tangible assets and63 words
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64 2005-11-30 9 VENTURE Corp, Singapore's second-largest contract electronics maker, has entered into a share purchase and share subscription agreement to acquire 390,000 shares 240,000 existing and 150,000 new units of Scinetic Engineering Pte Ltd for $20.9 million. This represents 60 per cent of the issued share capital of64 words
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90 2005-11-30 9 LOGISTICS and supply chain management firm YCH Group is investing $30 million in a logistics park in Tianjin, China. The company has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Tianjin Port Free Trade Zone Administrative Committee to invest in the YCH Bonded Logistics90 words
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34 2005-11-30 9 AUSSINO, which is involved in the design, distribution and retail of home furnishing products and ladies fashion apparels, has set up a wholly-owned subsidiary in Beijing, called Aussino China.34 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration906 2005-11-30 8 LARRY WEE - CURRENCIES But metals and stocks lead gains again this past week LARRY WEE Senior Correspondent METALS and equities hogged the headlines once again over the past week, though a sharp turnaround in fortunes overnight might also have rattled recently converted US dollar906 words
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504 2005-11-30 8 NANDE KHIN - TRADES TO WATCH Compiled by NANDE KHIN TELEKOM Malaysia and Khazanah Nasional continued to boost their stake in MobileOne Ltd (Ml) through SunShare Investments. SunShare is an 80-20joint venture between TM International, which is wholly owned by Telekom Malaysia, and m Khazanah.Telekom Malaysia is504 words
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Article, Illustration427 2005-11-30 8 OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES Nov 29 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS 26.00 +26.00 BT CADI -*****.00 -93.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 +2.00 AH-SG Equities 584.31 -2.18 SG Equities Elect 124.86 +0.02 SG Equities Fin 1698.30 -3.57 SG Equities Prop 696.39 -5.77 SIMSCI 272.15 -0.84 SiMSCI Futures 272:60 -0.30 MOST ACTIVE STOCKS VOLUME427 words
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Article300 2005-11-30 8 UMA SHANKARI - Compiled by UMA SHANKARI Keppel land Nov 29 dose: 553.92 KIM ENG RESEARCH, Nov 29 KEPPEL Land has proposed to divest $631 million worth of office space through a distribution in specie of 60 per cent of K-Reit Asia units. The impact of the deal is expected to300 words
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Article, Illustration412 2005-11-30 8 R SIVANITHY - STOCKS R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent FROM the looks of it, technical factors could be playing just as big a part in trading as economic considerations. In the US, stocks on Monday fell supposedly because of a drop in retail sales but possibly also because of the proximity412 words
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Article, Illustration221 2005-11-30 8 YEO KEE YAN - CHART POINT By YEO KEE YAN, chartist at Kelive Research THE Straits Times Index eased back marginally from 2,310 during the past week as it approached the downtrend line R-R. The movement was within our range forecast of 2,259 to 2,330 levels that we believe221 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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384 2005-11-30 10 ROLAND LIM - Law enforcement publicity on fraud and tough penalties have helped By ROLAND LIM SINGAPORE has one of the lqwest rates of credit card fraud in the Asia-Pacific re- gion, says MasterCard International. Tim Morris, regional *nead of security and risk management for384 words
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SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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54 2005-11-30 10 NANYANG Technological University has received a $1.5 million donation from well-known arts patron Toh Puan Mahani Idris Daim to establish die first endowed professorship in humanities and social sciences. This donation will be matched dollar-for-dollar by the government, resulting in a total54 words
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48 2005-11-30 10 THE Work-Life Excellence Award, which recognises organisations with effective work-life strategies, is now open for application. Award criteria and application forms can be downloaded at www.wleaward.com.sg and should be e-mailed to mom_worklife@mom.gov.sg. Closing date for submission is Feb 24 next year.48 words
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Article, Illustration271 2005-11-30 10 CHUANG PECK MING - He'll meet new German chancellor in Berlin today By CHUANG PECK MING in Paris A MILITARY band welcomed Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday morning when he called on French President Jacques Chirac at the Elysee Palace. Mr Lee was later guest at a lunchSTEPHANIE YEOW/ST - 271 words
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408 2005-11-30 10 MATTHEW PHAN - By MATTHEW PHAN FOLLOWING,the close of the Media Financing Forum yesterday, 10 media investment companies are meeting one-on-one with film production houses to discuss financing of 34 film projects over the next two days. The 10 companies have a total of about US$25O million408 words
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698 2005-11-30 11 KALPANA RASHIWALA - Three hotel sites in Bencoolen, Novena, Clemenceau areas also on reserve list By KALPANA RASHIWALA THE new sites in the sec-ond-half Government Land Sales programme offer developers an attractive range of choices. Property consultants say the hottest parcel is a 0.72hectare reserve-list plot next698 words
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347 2005-11-30 11 ALEXANDRA HO - By ALEXANDRA HO A SUBURBAN residential site in Woodlands has been launched for developers to trigger its release under the reserve list system of the Government Land Sales Programme. The 99-year leasehold site at Woodlands Avenue 2 and Rosewood Drive has a site area347 words
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168 2005-11-30 11 SINGAPORE and the United States have signed an agreement renewing their commitment to work together to prevent and respond to pandemic influenza and other emerging diseases in South-east Asia. The agreement also establishes the Regional Emerging Diseases Intervention (Redi) Centre as an international organisation with168 words
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239 2005-11-30 11 CASH is the best form of aid from corporate and individual donors when disaster strikes, says a report on disaster management published by the Economist Intelligence Unit. According to the EIU, disaster response experts have advised that one of the best ways239 words
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Article, Illustration360 2005-11-30 11 ARTHUR SIM - By ARTHUR SIM THE Novotel Clarke Quay, formerly the New Otani hotel. will officially open this Friday, about a year after it was bought by US investment bank Lehman Brothers. Managed by the Accor Group, the 402-room hotel is being repositioned as a four-star360 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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Article, Illustration305 2005-11-30 12 AFP [WASHINGTON] One partridge in a pear tree: U*****.99, up 12.9 per cent. Seven swans-a-swimming: U554,200, up 20 per cent. Overall, the cost of the items cited in the holiday song The Twelve Days of Christmas is U5518,348, up 6.1 perAFP - 305 words
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404 2005-11-30 12 LATEST US DATA Reuters. AP INEW YORKI Consumer confidence soared in November as declining petrol prices contributed to a stronger-than-expected feading just before the holiday shopping season. Meanwhile, sales of new US homes shot up unexpectedly in October, climbing 13 per cent to hitReuters.; AP - 404 words
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431 2005-11-30 12 Remarks follow US Treasury report calling for greater appreciation AFP [SHANGHAI] China's central bank reiterated that it had no timetable for full convertibility of the yuan, state press reported Tuesday, a day after the US Treasury stopped just short of naming BeijingAFP - 431 words
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466 2005-11-30 12 S JAYASANKARAN - Loose monetary policy, stretched consumption cited By S JAYASANKARAN in Kuala Lumpur THE Malaysian economy appears robust but "fault lines are beginning to appear", investment giant Goldman Sachs has warned. Among the cracks: stretched consumption, disappointing private investment and a loose monetary466 words
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BRIEFLY ASIA
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76 2005-11-30 13 AP [KUALA LUMPUR] More than 1,200 company directors in Malaysia have been barred from travelling abroad after defaulting on contributions to the state pension fund, the government said yesterday. In an official statement, the Employees Provident Fund said it submitted the names ofAP - 76 words
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68 2005-11-30 13 Bloomberg [JAKARTA] PT Bank Mandiri, Indonesia's biggest lender by assets, said nine-month profit fell 73 per cent as the company set aside more funds to cover bad loans. Net income in the nine months ended Sept 30 fell to 1.23 trillion rupiah (*****.8 million), orBloomberg - 68 words
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93 2005-11-30 13 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian conglomerate Sime Darby reported a 2.2 per cent rise in first-quarter profits yesterday, as gains at its auto, heavy-equipment and oil units were partly offset by lower oil-palm contributions. Sime, one of Asia's oldest conglomerates, posted a netReuters - 93 words
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86 2005-11-30 13 Bloomberg [JAKARTA] Shares of Air Asia Bhd, South-east Asia's biggest discount carrier, rose as much as 1.9 per cent after the airline had its fifth quarterly profit as it carried more passengers, and forecast an increase in full-year earnings. Net income for theBloomberg - 86 words
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63 2005-11-30 13 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Telekom Malaysia Bhd, the country's largest telephone company, said yesterday it doubled quarterly profit as contributions from its cellular units grew and it sold shares in its Indonesian unit. State-controlled Telekom posted net profit of RM776 million (*****.3 million) in theReuters - 63 words
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78 2005-11-30 13 Reuters [HONG KONG] Tycoon Li Ka-Shing's Prosperity Reit aims to raise up to US$246 million after setting the preliminary price range for its planned Hong Kong IPO at HK$2.OO to HK$2.l6 per unit, a source familiar with the situation said yesterday. The price rangeReuters - 78 words
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Article, Illustration561 2005-11-30 13 S JAYASANKARAN - Rise in component prices, margin reductions and provisions cited By S JAYASANKARAN in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIAN state-owned carmaker Proton Holdings has announced a net loss of RM154.3 million (5569.2 million) for its second quarter to September its second consecutive quarterly loss this year andBLOOMBERG - 561 words
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449 2005-11-30 13 PAULINE NG - By PAULINE NG in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA'S Securities Commission (SC) is tightening its qualitative criteria and emphasising a company's suitability for listing as part of its new guidelines for initial public offerings on the Mesdaq market. It has also enhanced the role of directors, promoters449 words
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GREATER CHINA
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382 2005-11-30 14 Deal would be on similar scale to the US$4.2b Kazakh aquisition Reuters China Na.tional Petroleum Corp >{CNPC) is conducting due on the multi-bil-'fion dollar oil and gas assets put up for sale by Argentine energy producer Bridas Corp, a person close toReuters - 382 words
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365 2005-11-30 14 [HONG KONG] There will be 24 derivative warrants based on China Construction Bank Corp (CCB) available to investors according to the South China Morning Post from Dec 5. This will be a record amount for a single company on the first365 words
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502 2005-11-30 14 Bloomberg [BEIJING] China's admission to the World Trade Organization in 2001 didn't include a timetable for allowing greater overseas ownership of banks because there were no takers. This year. Bank of America Corp led investors who committed US$l5 billion to the nation's threeBloomberg - 502 words
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Article, Illustration51 2005-11-30 14 AFP IHONGKONGJ Chinese astronauts Fei Junlong (left) and Nie Haisheng from China's Shenzhou-6 manned space flight waving to spectators as they visited Hong Kong Disneyland on Monday. The two astronauts of China's second manned space flight touched down in Hong Kong on Sunday for a three-dayAFP - 51 words
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353 2005-11-30 14 It is likely to lose money for up to two years: CEO [NEW DELHI] Star Group. News Corporation's television arm in Asia, is unlikely to make any "significant" money in its loss-making Chinese business for up to two years, its chief executive353 words
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INDIA
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334 2005-11-30 15 Toyota chief says Japanese firms are not focusing enough on quality AP [NEW DELHI! The chairman of Toyota Motor Corp said on Monday that car companies in India and Thailand may soon overtake those in Japan because of their increasing focus on quality.AP - 334 words
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Article, Illustration395 2005-11-30 15 Reuters [NEW DELHI] Growing warmth in ties between India and the United States can help offset China's rising economic and military clout in Asia, a top Indian official said on Monday. Ties between India and the United States, once on oppositeReuters; REUTERS - 395 words
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Article, Illustration618 2005-11-30 15 ASHOK KUMAR In Mumbai - INDIA INSIGHT Its pharmaceuticals outsourcing sector has enormous potential ASHOK KUMAR In Mumbai CRAMS or Contract Research and Manufacturing Services has been the buzzword in the Indian pharmaceutical industry for some time. Pharma sector outsourcing or Crams as those in the618 words
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Article, Illustration815 2005-11-30 16 Asian central banks seen piling up gold reserves to avert risk of US$ slide Reuters. Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] Hedge funds, after pushing gold prices to 22-year highs, are looking to China and other Asian central banks as the next big drivers of the metal.Reuters.; Bloomberg; AP - 815 words
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365 2005-11-30 16 Bloomberg [BANGKOK] Prachai Leophairatana, founder of Thai Petrochemical Industry, yesterday lost his final legal battle to regain control of Thailand's biggest defaulter, clearing the way for a state-backed takeover. Thailand's Supreme Court ruled there are no legal grounds for granting Mr Prachai firstBloomberg - 365 words
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Article, Illustration306 2005-11-30 16 Reuters [PARIS] Six of the most opulent hotels in Paris have been fined by French competition authorities for colluding on information used in setting room prices that on average reach more than 700 euros (551,390) a night. France's Competition Council said it hadReuters; FILE PHOTO - 306 words
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WORLD
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Article, Illustration588 2005-11-30 17 New business unit seen generating up to US$6b revenue in 10 years Reuters. Bloomberg [LONDON] BP Pic will double its investment in alternative and renewable energy, creating a business unit that may generate up to US$6 billion in annual revenues within aReuters.; Bloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 588 words
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383 2005-11-30 17 Bloomberg, Reuters Reuters [LONDON] The British government is scrapping rules introduced almost eight months ago that force companies to report on risks to their business. British Finance Minister Gordon Brown announced on Monday that companies would not have to produce an annual, so-calledBloomberg, Reuters; Reuters - 383 words
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Article, Illustration352 2005-11-30 17 Clipper Ventures - Clipper Ventures Round-the-World Yacht Race. Leg 3, Race 4, Day 2 Wr v > v;~ UNIQUELY Singapore raced ahead to be in the second position yesterday. The crew is experiencing fairly light easterly breezes at the moment but trucking along nicety. As they track more south the weather352 words
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Article, Illustration699 2005-11-30 17 PROFILE New role will take a shift in skills for current CEO Green Reuters [LONDON] Stephen Green, who will next year step up to the biggest job in British banking as chairman of HSBC, is a preacher and a lover of Russian literature.Reuters; AP - 699 words
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538 2005-11-30 17 Reuters [DETROIT] Dean Braid does not have a job, but the 49-year-old carworker is not unemployed either. The Michigan native, who once helped develop the V 6 engine for General Motors, was laid off after about 20 years on the jobReuters - 538 words
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Article, Illustration667 2005-11-30 18 CFO stresses need to staunch bleeding; judge raps share buyback AP (NEW YORK] Delta Air Lines Inc, which lost US$2.6 billion in the first nine months of this year, needs the US$3 billion in annual cost savings from its reorganisation plan toAP; BLOOMBERG - 667 words
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Article, Illustration351 2005-11-30 18 Bloomberg [BANGKOK] Thai Airways International PCL, recovering from its biggest quarterly loss in five years, had a 74 per cent profit gain in its fiscal fourth quarter, as it increased fuel surcharges and benefited from the baht's strength. Net incomeBloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 351 words
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279 2005-11-30 18 AFP [JAKARTA] Flag carrier Garuda Indonesia will ask for a rescheduling of US$BOO million of its debt to European and Singaporean creditors later this week, the company's president said yesterday. Garuda president Emirsyah Satar told AFP the proposal would be made in two meetingsAFP - 279 words
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322 2005-11-30 18 It is planning to pay under US$750m in cash and stock Bloomberg [BANGALORE] Kingfisher Airlines Ltd, a six-month old Indian carrier, said that it proposed to buy the nation's third-largest domestic airline for less than the lowest price recommended by a valuer, callingBloomberg - 322 words
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394 2005-11-30 18 Reuters [SHANGHAI] Chinese airlines are jointly negotiating to buy more than ?0 nar-row-body A 320 planes from European aircraft maker Airbus SAS, said sources close to the deal, which should be worth around US$5 billion. The order, expected toReuters - 394 words
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Miscellaneous295 2005-11-30 18 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 1 Spread fertiliser in designer —h —LJ~r--5 Greyhound is a pampered 3 9 Ramsey is sent on a mis- BB HH HE MB 9B 10 Talk about the Italian home 11 11 Precise remedy (8) Hi m £jjj| H 14 Hasty advice to dilatory chess 18 Likely place295 words
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Article, Illustration522 2005-11-30 19 GEORGE JOSEPH - It apparently scored the highest number of votes in Asian category By GEORGE JOSEPH [SINGAPORE] SINGAPORE has been re-elected to the governing council of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) for a seventh term. The election to represent an Asia category inFILE PHOTO - 522 words
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266 2005-11-30 19 Reuters [NAIROBI] Somali pirates have freed a ship and its crew after holding them hostage off the Somali coast for over a month, a maritime official said here on Monday. The Ukranian-owned freighter Panagia and its 22-member Ukranian crew were hijacked on Oct 18Reuters - 266 words
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Article, Illustration330 2005-11-30 19 DONALD URQUHART - Still, govts must be prepared to deal with it: expert By DONALD URQUHART [SINGAPORE] The threat of a terrorist attack in region? al waters has been overhyped, but evidence of elementary maritime terror training means governments must be prepared, a terrorism expert330 words
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Article285 2005-11-30 19 ,'SGX HP '000 wk» aw- vai CH Offshore 0J6 -0.01 187 ChumH«4> .039 (102 MOM Cosco Corporation... 2.34 0.01 1889 CWTDMnbutton AM* 0.03 13 Ezra HkJgi 1J9 -0.01 188 Freight br*t_ 0 06 uoch 30 Grand BankiYacht 0.89 unch 0 JayaHokflnp 122 -0.02 522 K1 Venturt 032 unch285 words
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Article721 2005-11-30 19 DAVID HUGHES - STRAIT TALK By DAVID HUGHES THREE or four years ago, it looked almost certain that German-based classification society Germanischer Lloyd (GL) would merge with the much bigger, Norwegian-based Det Norske Veritas. At that time the future in classification seemed to lie squarely with the big battalions721 words
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Advertisement379 2005-11-30 19 22 MSfl* Asia Pacific Singapore Expo maritime www.apmaritime.com SOUTH EAST ASIA AND SOUTH ASIA AUSTRALIA TRADE FACILITATION AGREEMENT NOTICE TO TRADE BUNKER ADJUSTMENT FACTOR (BAF) from the regular review of bunker prices, the following Lines in the £outh East Asia and South Asia Australia Trade Facilitation Agreement wish to inform379 words
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Article547 2005-11-30 20 EDITORIAL US stocks rallied last week when minutes of the latest Federal Reserve meeting suggested that the interest rate hikes of the past 18 months may be drawing to an end soon. The minutes warned of the dangers of monetary overtightening which traders took as547 words
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Article, Illustration1550 2005-11-30 20 DONALD URQUHART - Other global operators could yet play spoiler, with PSA International a likely candidate DONALD URQUHART Transport Correspondent AS THE contest for the substantial container terminal empire of P&O looks all but done with Dubai Ports World (DPW) set to take homeFILE PHOTO - 1,550 words
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Article, Illustration793 2005-11-30 20 FRANK CHING - THE BOTTOM LINE FRANK CHING CHINA is in the news. On the health pages, one reads that foreign scientists are mystified that China has reported only three cases of human bird flu infections when Vietnam, which has less than a tenth of793 words
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Article, Illustration2196 2005-11-30 21 LIM CHONG YAH - With the IMF hobbled by the Washington Consensus, an AMF could be Asian countries' saviour in times of financial crisis By LIM CHONG YAH A NOT well-known fact is that all the six economies in South-east Asia that were adversely affected by the 1997/98 financialAFP - 2,196 words
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664 2005-11-30 21 Leong Sze Hian - LETTER TO THE EDITOR Leong Sze Hian Singapore -1 REFER to media reports on the setting up of the Com Care database. This database currently has records of 74,000 households that have approached the Community Development Councils, the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore664 words
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496 2005-11-30 29 SAMUEL EE - BT exclusive Owners will get discounts of up to 15% on premiums as well as extra benefits By SAMUEL EE MPV owners will get an average discount of 10 per cent and in some cases as much as 15 per cent on motor496 words
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530 2005-11-30 29 SAMUEL EE - Reports by SAMUEL EE SIME Darby expects to reap economies of scale and grow three of its brands Ford, Peugeot and Land Rover by housing them under one roof. The three marques moved into a new $45 million building at 305 Alexandra Road this530 words
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Article, Illustration326 2005-11-30 29 FORD and Peugeot became the "anchor tenants" of Vantage Automotive Centre when the two brands moved into their groundfloor showrooms this month. Walk into the foyer of Sime Darby's new facility at Alexandra Road and a stunning red Ford GT on the left immediatelyARTHUR LEE - 326 words
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Article, Illustration1121 2005-11-30 30 GENEVIEVE CUA - But a buoyant market has reduced the quantum of paper losses. GENEVIEVE CUA looks at the CPF Investment Scheme's scorecard GENEVIEVE CUA DIRECT investments in stocks are still the proverbial Waterloo for Singaporeans saving for retirement. Stocks were the only asset class that continuedSource: Standard & Poor's fund Services - 1,121 words
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312 2005-11-30 30 GENEVIEVE CUA - By GENEVIEVE CUA MONDIAL Assistance Group aims to expand it§ presence in Asia in both its motor assistance and travel insurance packages, buoyed by the rise in tourism and consumers' growing awareness of the need for insurance. Mondial is no stranger to Asia. As part312 words
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Article612 2005-11-30 30 LAM KOK SHANG - <tax@kpmg> By LAM KOK SHANG THE French made history in 1954 when they introduced the Value Added Tax (VAT). Who would have thought then that VAT would become part of our everyday lives or even a global phenomenon as more countries opt for a612 words
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Article367 2005-11-30 30 Chua Boon Lee - By Chua Boon Lee Impact of strong US dollar The strong US currency so far this year has been a bane for dollar-based investors but a boon for everyone else The largest fate among the traded currencies that are tracked by Standard floor's Included the yen, the euro367 words
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Article, Illustration1286 2005-11-30 31 WONG SUI JAU - MONEY MATTERS Being in cash for 90% of your portfolio restricts your returns WONG SUI JAU THERE are investors who keep 90 per cent of their assets in savings accounts. Very often, these are people who do not wish to take any form of risk1,286 words
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Article, Illustration1208 2005-11-30 32 GEOFFREY EU - Despite his punishing schedule and long working hours in the hospitality industry, Ritz-Carlton GM Octavio Gamarra has somehow managed to create a parallel 'career' as a competitive athlete. For the past 25 years, he has been a triathlete, and a pretty decent one at that, writesARTHUR LEE - 1,208 words
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Advertisement69 2005-11-30 32 Land Rover legendary facts Land Rover has staked its claim as king of the road less travelled for over 50 years. Since the first model was produced in 1947, a staggering 75 per cent of them are still on the road. v i^--i-iv dfeamb|ad|dß|fes, can live thei#^ m A --IP69 words
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