The Business Times, 5 April 2006

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    17 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES Wednesday April 5,2006 SINGAPORE 85 cents online at http://business-times.asia 1 .com.sg MICA (P) 099/03/2006
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    Lock icon Why CityDev dropped that IR bid: Leng Beng
    866 1  -  He also elaborates on CityDev's role as non-gaming partner of Sands By DANIEL BUENAS {SINGAPORE] Singapore property magnate Kwek Leng Beng yesterday explained why City Developments decided to pull out as an equity partner in Las Vegas Sands' bid for the Marina
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    Lock icon Thaksin quits to reunite Thais
    1020 1 He stays as party chief and will be caretaker prime minister until new parliament elects premier By OUR CORRESPONDENT in Bangkok THAI Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra last night announced that he was stepping down from the premiership as a way to help reconcile the divided
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  • TOP STORIES
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      Lock icon Airocean ex-CEO faces graft charge today
      604 2  -  Case believed to be linked to dealings with low-cost airline Jetstar Asia By MICHELLE QUAH [SINGAPORE] The former chief executive of troubled air cargo logistics company Airocean will be charged in court today with corruption. Airocean's board said last night that Thomas Tay, who
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      Lock icon THREE-MINUTE DIGEST
      470 2 Accord to set up SEZs on Batam, Bintan soon SINGAPORE and Indonesia will sign a Framework Agreement to establish Special Economic Zones in Batam and Bintan by the end of this month, said Minister of Foreign Affairs George Yeo yesterday. The deal will help simplify the rules in
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      Lock icon Japan to propose huge Asian free-trade zone
      534 2 Plan to cover 16 nations, including China, India AFP [TOKYO] Japan said yesterday that it would propose the formation of a vast Asian economic free-trade zone that would cover about half the global population and rival the EU and Nafta (North American Free
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      Lock icon Key gauge of S'pore industry in minus territory
      531 2  -  But electronics PMI sees ninth month of expansion By ANNA TEO [SINGAPORE] In the latest sign of a manufacturing slowdown, the purchasing managers' index (PMI) on the slide for four months has slipped into negative territory for the first time in 11
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      Lock icon Accord on setting up Batam, Bintan SEZ soon
      646 3  -  High-level joint steering committee to be headed by VP Jusuf Kalla, SM Goh By SHOEB KAGDA in Jakarta SINGAPORE and Indonesia will sign a Framework Agreement to establish Special Economic Zones (SEZ) on Batam and Bintan by the end of this month,
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      Lock icon MARKETS DIGEST
      139 3 STI 2,532.59 (-16.09) ST INDEX FUTURES 2.531.00 (-14.00) SIMSCI 299.89 (-2.40) SIMSCI FUTURES 299.90 (-1.10) MARKETS Tuesday Change KLSECOMP 931.17 +2.94 NIKKEI 225 17,292.91 40.40 HANG SENG 16,100.09 +36.34 SET INDEX 745.33 +6.66 JAKARTA COMP 1,326.45 -2.86 MANILA COMP 2,194.20 +4.43 SEOUL COMP 1,385.64 +5.89 SHENZHEN B 270.16
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      Lock icon HP veteran and Asia-Pac chief calls it a day
      440 3  -  He wants to focus on 'non-corporate activities' for now By KENNETH JAMES [SINGAPORE] HewlettPackard's (HP) regional chief Paul Chan has decided to bow out of the corporate life and, in the process, leave one of the industry's top regional jobs a
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  • COMPANY NEWS
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      Lock icon MAS fines Trek 2000 $75,000 for rule breach
      503 4  -  Trek says CEO has volunteered to 'personally bear the civil penalty' By WONG WEI KONG IN the first time that it has used a civil penalty against a company for breaching disclosure rules, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has fined thumbdrive
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      Lock icon Wing Tai to sell $100 m of bonds
      138 4 WING Tai Holdings is looking to sell $100 million of five-year bonds at a coupon rate of 4.98 per cent. A company source said that it will be timed to be settled in May when an existing bond matures, but added that
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      Lock icon Toll Holdings offer for SembLog 'not compelling'
      657 4  -  No assurance of Toll getting at least 90% stake: adviser By CONRAD RAJ SFMBCORP Logistics shareholders have been advised that the takeover offer by Australia's largest transport and logistics provider, Toll Holdings, while "adequate", is "not compelling". Early last month. Toll, through wholly
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      Lock icon What is another $4m, Toll?
      586 4  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW By CONRAD RAJ THE minority shareholders of SembCorp Logistics (SembLog) have every right to feel aggrieved for not getting their final dividend of 1.45 cents a share following the takeover of the company by Australia's Toll Holdings. Toll had already warned shareholders
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      Lock icon Joint ownership of Raffles City has synergies
      600 6  -  Investment mandates of CMT, CCT won't change, says Capita Land By LESLIE YEE CAPITALAND says there are synergies to two trusts it manages jointly owning Raffles City, and that joint ownership does not change the investment mandates of Capita Mall Trust (CMT) and
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      Lock icon SPC CEO's salary band moves to $2m level
      523 6  -  High oil prices and demand raised SPC's net profit by 60% for 2005 By RONNIE LIM RECORD high oil prices not only boosted profits at Singapore Petroleum Company (SPC) but also led to a doubling of CEO Koh Ban Heng's salary band
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      Lock icon UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
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      Lock icon Midas in joint venture to make metro trains in China
      415 7  -  It is paying 148.73 m yuan for 32.5% stake in company By UMA SHANKARI MIDAS Holdings is investing 148.73 million yuan (5530.35 million) for a 32.5 per cent stake in a China rail-transport manufacturing company that is being set up.
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      Lock icon Telekom seeks US$300m loan for India acquisition
      552 7 Bloomberg TELEKOM Malaysia, which is planning to double overseas profits by 2009, is seeking a loan of up to US$3OO million to fund its purchase of shares in India's Spice Communications, bankers involved in the deal said. Telekom has hired DBS Group to
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      Lock icon FerroChina forecasts further rise in profit
      304 7 Boost due to purchase of stake in steel processor Reuters FERRO China Ltd, one of Asia's biggest makers of heavy galvanised steel coils, said its recent purchase of shares in a Chinese steel processor would lift net profit by at least 30 per cent
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  • SINGAPORE MARKETS
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      Lock icon Motley stocks in play as index dips
      499 8  -  STOCKS Banks and property feature in 16-point slide in Straits Times Index R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent AFTER rising about 50 points in a week, the Straits Times Index yesterday fell back by 16.09 points to 2,532.59 a drop that was very much in
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      Lock icon TRADES TO WATCH
      1026 8 SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDER/DIRECTOR TRANSACTIONS (Disclosures made on Apr 4 and earlier) Subsantial No of Price SHAREHOLDING Trans Shareholder/ Buy I Shares Per Before After Stock Date Director Sell '000 Stir fOOO) ('000) Fragrance Grp 4-Apr-06 Koh Wee Meng Buy 100 0.81 *****2 71.56 *****2 71.62 Eastern Hldgs 3-Apr-06
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      Lock icon BROKERS'TAKE
      556 8  -  Compiled by UMA SHANKARI Landwind Medical Holdings April 4 dose: $0.46 OCBC INVESTMENT RESEARCH. April 4 LANDWIND Medical Holdings operates as a distributor and manufacturer of ultrasound and radiation imaging equipment in the thriving China healthcare market. Custom ers are end-users like hospitals and clinics in China, and the
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      Lock icon Dollar mixed after soft US manufacturing data
      445 8 CURRENCIES AFP (TOKYO] The dollar was mixed against the euro and yen in Asian trade yesterday after stumbling on softer-than-expected manufacturing data in the US, dealers said. The dollar was at 117.67 yen in Tokyo afternoon trade after 117.65 in New York overnight,
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      Lock icon Near-term support for ST Index at 2,525-2,530
      185 8  -  CHART POINT By YEO KEE YEO KEE YAN, chartist at Kelive Research SINCh our last weekly review, the straits Times Index hit a high of 2,554 on Monday before pulling back to 2,533 yesterday. The price action was within our expectations of a
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  • COMPANY NEWS
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      Lock icon Shangri-La Asia's 2005 profit increases 33%
      327 9 Net income rises to US$151m or 6.13 US cents a share, sales at US$842m Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Shangri-La Asia Ltd, the region's biggest luxury hotel operator, said profit last year increased 33 per cent as sales climbed. Net income rose to US$l5l million, or
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    • COMPANY BRIEFS
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        Lock icon AusGroup bags A$32m contract
        90 9 AUSGROUP Ltd has bagged a A$32 million (S$37 million) contract for the fabrication and construction of an integrated ammonium nitrate manufacturing facility in Western Australia for CSBP Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wesfarmers Ltd. Due for completion in mid-2007, the facility comprises two plants a 500
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        Lock icon Federal sets up joint venture
        116 9 FEDERAL International (2000) Ltd has set up a joint venture, Federal Rampco International Ltd (Federal Rampco), to supply piping materials, chemicals and related products and services to the oil and gas and chemical industries in the Middle East. Incorporated in Korea, Federal Rampco has an
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        Lock icon 160 buses for ComfortDG's Westbus
        111 9 WESTBUS, a western Sydney bus operator and a joint venture between ComfortDelGro and Cabcharge Australia, will be getting 160 buses from the New South Wales government which has decided to spend $74 million over the next three years to acquire them. Funds worth $15 million
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        Lock icon Creditors' meeting for Citiraya subsidiary
        55 9 THE first meeting of the creditors of Citiraya (Singapore) Pte Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Citiraya Industries, will be held at the auditorium of Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce Industry Building on April 26, according to the judicial managers. The statement of proposals will be
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      Lock icon Philippine telcos in for slow revenue growth: Globe
      401 9 Reuters (MANILA] Globe Telecom, the Philippines' second largest phone firm, said yesterday the local industry was likely to see single-digit revenue increases this year partly due to slowing growth in subscribers. To make up for expected weak sales growth. Globe will focus
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      827 9 LEGAL NOTICE FROM U.S. COURT If you bought Royal Ahold N.V. stock before February 24, 2003, you could get a payment from a $1.1 billion legal settlement. A settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit about involved in Fund A and about 40 cents per share for each
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
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      Lock icon Takashimaya S'pore posts record profits
      601 10  -  Its after-tax earnings jump 45% to $23.3 million last year By KALPANA RASHIWALA TAKASHIMAYA Singapore, which operates the island's biggest department store, has achieved another year of record earnings. It posted an after-tax profit of $23.3 million last year an increase of about 45 per
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      Lock icon Website to compare credit cards
      296 10  -  By MATTHEW PHAN CREDIT card users looking for an unbiased comparison of the different cards available here may find it useful to visit Qotion.com, a website officially launched yesterday. On Qotion.com, you can compare the rates, benefits or costs of any of the 135 publicly
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      Lock icon QFBs waive ATM transaction fee
      290 10  -  By LESLIE YEE MOVING to provide greater convenience to their customers, Singapore's five qualifying full banks (QFBs) announced yesterday that they have waived the ATM transaction fee of $0.30 for each successful cash withdrawal at ATMs of the QFB partner banks. Customers of the five
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      Lock icon Q1 property investment sales at $5.7b
      416 10  -  By KALPANA RASHIWALA THE $2.17 billion sale of Raffles City to two real estate investment trusts (Reits) in the Capita Land stable boosted total investment sales of property in Singapore during the first quarter to $5.7 billion. This was over three times the $1.5
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      Lock icon Singapore well cut out to be clinical trial hub
      641 11  -  Air links to rest of Asia give it the edge, says pharma association chief By CHEN HUIFEN CONTRARY to what many people think, being small is no obstacle to Singapore in becoming a hub for clinical trials the testing of newfound
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      Lock icon Animation takes off in Cannes
      122 11 SINGAPORE media companies have announced co-production partnerships with international partners and secured distribution of Singapore-made animation series in several key markets at MIPTV the leading marketplace for television programmes now being held in Cannes, France. Singapore's Big Communication said it has partnered an Australian producer
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      Lock icon CellResearch in talks with cord blood bank
      477 11  -  By CHEN HUIFEN LOCAL biotech firm Cellßesearch Corp is in talks with a global cord blood banking company to offer processing and storage services for stem cells found in the umbilical cord lining. If successful, the tie-up could give Cellßesearch a foothold in
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      Lock icon SpaCare in plans to expand globally
      435 11  -  By CHUANG PECK MING HOMEGROWN spa operator Spa Care International is planning to spend US$5O million in the next five years to open 100 spa outlets in Asia and beyond and make The Aspara, the name for its spas, a global brand name. Having
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      Lock icon New risk analysis system for companies
      238 11  -  By NANDE KHIN FINANCIAL institutions and enterprises can now evaluate and monitor the credit risks of their existing and potential partners and customers in just a day with KiM Finalysis, an artificial intelligence system available on the SME Credit Bureau portal. KiM Finalysis is
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      1226 10 1 i HosenGroup LTD (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) Co. Rag. No.: 2004-*****E NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Hosen Group Ltd. ("the Company") will be held at 267 Pandan Loop, Singapore *****9 on Friday, 21 April 2006 at 11.00 am for the following purposes:
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      945 11 NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting ("AGM") of Lafe Technology Limited (the "Company") will be held at Meeting Room 1. M Hotel. 81 Anson Road. Singapore *****8 on Friday. 21 April 2006 at 4.00 p.m. to transact the following businesses: AS ORDINARY
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  • ECONOMY WATCH
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      Lock icon IMF may raise growth forecast for Asia
      777 12 Official cites higher tech exports to US and Japan; gains in jobs at home Bloom berg ISIEM REAP, Cambodia) The International Monetary Fund may raise its economic growth forecast for Asia as expansion in Japan and the US fuel demand for the region's
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      Lock icon Kookmin targets Asia for growth after KEB purchase
      482 12 Reuters [SEOUL] Kookmin Bank, South Korea's top lender, aims to target Asia's highgrowth emerging markets after agreeing to buy a local rival with a strong overseas network, Kookmin's chief executive said on Monday. Kookmin, Asia's sixthlargest bank by assets outside Japan and
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      2916 12 t DEL MONTE PACIFIC LIMITED (Incorporated in the British Virgin Islands with knited hablity on 27 May 1909) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Del Monte Pacific Limited ("the Company") will be held at Meeting Room 1, Basement 1, M Hotel
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  • MALAYSIA
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      Lock icon Don't jump on bio-diesel bandwagon
      491 13  -  Companies should understand the business first, cautions Rafidah By PAULINE NG in Kuala Lumpur THR frenzied attempt by many companies to jump on the bio-diesel bandwagon without adequately understanding the business is troubling Malaysia's Minister of International Trade Industry (Miti), Rafidah Aziz. Already, 17 companies
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    • BRIEFLY ASIA
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        Lock icon Tokyo bourse may open office in Beijing
        84 13 Bloomberg [TOKYO] The Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) may open an office in Beijing to increase its presence in China. Managers at the world's second largest stock exchange are considering establishing a physical presence in China, but no decision has yet been taken, Yoshihiro
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        Lock icon Shanghai Real Estate to market bond soon
        77 13 Reuters (HONG KONG] Property developer Shanghai Real Estate Ltd plans to price its first global bond worth US$l5O million early next week to buy more land and for general corporate purposes, sources said yesterday. Chinese property firms are raising funds for expansion amid
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        Lock icon Deutsche Bank may raise stake in Huaxia
        77 13 Bloomberg [SHANGHAI] Deutsche Bank AG may increase its stake in China's Huaxia Bank to the maximum allowed, as it seeks to capture a bigger share of China's US$4.7 trillion market. Deutsche Bank, which agreed to buy a 9.9 per cent stake in Beijing-based
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      Lock icon BURSA MALAYSIA
      2370 13 VOL General Corp.- 0.62 0.03 965 »M C000) Genting 24.00 unch 684 George Kent 0.56 unch 114 A* Realty .1.37 unch 1 G HL Systems .0.34 009 *****3 Abnc 0 33 -0.02 20 Globetronics Tech 0.32 unch 1347 ACP Industries 1.11 0 01 1100 ckxnacBhd 1.23 unch 144
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      Lock icon 'It's not KL's policy' to stop water to S'pore
      331 13 Bernama (KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said yesterday that it was not Malaysia's policy to cut off water supply to Singapore. He said the Republic had always raised concerns that Malaysia might do just that. "They have always
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      2341 13 MEDIA ASIA ENTERTAINMENT GROUP LIMITED (Incorporated in Bermuda) (Company Registration Number: *****) w NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING d Tr? .LSOvr t i?* t J the Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at Casuarina Suite B, Raffles Hotel, 1 Beach Road, Singapore *****3 on Friday, 21 April
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  • INDONESIA
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      Lock icon Bumi Resources 2005 profit rises 13% to 1.22t rupiah
      369 14 Bloomberg IJAKARTA] PT Bumi Resources, Indonesia's biggest coal exporter, increased profit 13 per cent last year, less than analysts expected, because of higher fuel costs and interest expenses. Net income rose to 1.22 trillion rupiah (Ss22o million), or 62.98 rupiah a
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      Lock icon Coal firm Gunung Bayan eyes S'pore listing: sources
      207 14 Reuters [SINGAPORE] Indonesian coal producer PT Gunung Bayan plans to sell shares in Singapore next year in an initial public offering (IPO) to raise several hundred million dollars, sources familiar with the matter said yesterday. Gunung Bayan is considering to list here
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      2999 14 MOTICFS L JL 1 L, Toll free: 1800-289-8822 Email: notices@sph.com.sg BUY IT-SELL IT FIND IT fscs V imma rteaaoiaar SINGAPORE COMPUTER SYSTEMS LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) Company Registration Number: *****0071W NOTICE OF TWENTY-SIXTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Twenty-sixth Annual General Meeting of
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  • GREATER CHINA
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      Lock icon Shenzhen's Pied Piper slays a hopeful tune
      348 15 Reuters [SHANGHAI] Shenzhen Development Bank is expected to lure one more foreign partner to buy a minority stake in the lender after securing investments from General Electric and Newbridge Capital, according to a report yesterday. Bank chairman Frank Newman, a former US deputy
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      Lock icon Mirror, mirror, who's the richest of all?
      361 15 [HONG KONG] So just who was the high-flying earner who had to hand over HK$lOl million (Ss2l million) to the tax man last year? The South China Morning Post reported yesterday that talk at the top end of the town was that the
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      Lock icon HK's Sun Light REIT 'to raise HK$3.9b in IPO'
      147 15 Reuters [HONG KONG] Sun Light RFIT, a Hong Kong real estate investment trust, plans to raise HK$3.9 billion (SsBll million) in a domestic initial public offering (IPO), a local newspaper reported yesterday. The Ming Pao daily cited market sources as saying
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      Lock icon SocGen eyes Minsheng stake
      379 15 Temasek discussing doubling its existing 5% stake, say sources Reuters [SHANGHAI] Societe Generate is in talks to buy a 5-10 per cent stake in China's Minsheng Banking Corp, the French lender's latest effort to invest in the China market after several failed attempts. Singapore investment company
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      2452 15 :*ATci £0 NOTICES U y,,.« LL .T.» WD n M Toll free: 1800-289-8822 Email: notices@sph.com.sg BAKER Technology BAKER TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Company Registration No. *****0637 D) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Annual General Meeting of Baker Technology Limited (the
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  • INDIA
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      Lock icon MphasiS mulls EDS bid for majority stake
      282 16 Reuters. AFP (MUMBAI] The board of Indian software firm MphasiS was to meet yesterday to consider a US$3BO million bid for a majority stake from US technology giant EDS, a company spokesman said. MphasiS spokesman Vivek Dayal termed the offer "positive" but said
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      Lock icon FLOWER POWER
      29 16 [KASHMIR] A tulip garden blossoming in Srinagar, India. The horticulture industry in Kashmir generates a revenue of about US$lO million annually, according to Indian business reports. AP
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      Lock icon Mittal hits out at Arcelor's defensive moves
      496 16 Arcelor ups payout will distribute additional 5b euros to shareholders Reuters [PARIS] Mittal Steel criticised defence measures unveiled by takeover target Arcelor yesterday, saying it would press ahead with its US$25 billion offer while adjusting it to offset Arcelor's dividend plans. Arcelor said
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    • Article
      Lock icon Next change – Bollywood, comic-style
      280 16 Next change Bollywood, comic-style AFP (MUMBAI] A magazine version of the successful Bollywood movie formula minus the sex and songs will be launched across Asia this month targeting overseas Indians, the publishers said on Monday. The comic, featuring Indian characters who resemble some of the industry's most popular stars, will
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      1534 16 A CATHAY ORGANISATION HOLDINGS LTD (Incorporated in Singapore) (Company Registration No.: *****0411 M) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING iSSiS'BSSr n 01 Cawny l c--y c*«*« o*h«. Me. ORDINARY BUSINESS 1. To receive and adopt the Audited Accounts for the financial year ended 31 December 2005 together with the Directors' Report
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  • FOCUS: THAKSIN
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      Lock icon Thaksin's fall from grace
      1270 17 Although he has achieved many of his targets, he has lost the support of the middle-class voters who did not benefit from his policies By OUR CORRESPONDENT in Bangkok THAILAND'S self-styled CEO, Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, held an extraordinary general meeting of the country's stakeholders at
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      686 18 Govt signals more concessions in possible talks with trade unions Reuters, AP [PARIS] Hundreds of thousands of students took to the streets of France yesterday for a fresh wave of protests they hope will kill off a youth hire-and-fire law as transport workers and teachers
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      441 18 Reuters. Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Merrill Lynch Co will take a US$l.2 billion first-quarter charge as it switches to new accounting rules for employee stock compensation and modifies existing stock awards. The charge is US$B5O million more than it had expected and will
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      457 18 NYT. Reuters [LIMA] In another move against foreign oil companies, Venezuela's government said on Monday that it had taken control of fields operated by two European energy giants after they challenged new rules that give the state extensive control over 32
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      695 20  -  NEWS ANALYSIS Carrier's new CEO says response to $36m cash call is generally positive By VEN SREENIVASAN [SINGAPORE] Would you put your money on a budget carrier which has changed four local chief executives in under two years, is closely managed by
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      408 20 Travellers rank lost luggage among biggest complaints AP [WASHINGTON] Travellers increasingly are unhappy with US airlines, ranking lost luggage among their biggest complaints, according to an annual survey by university researchers that rates carriers' quality. "They're less on time, they're losing bags
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        89 20 Bloomberg (LONDON] BMI, the UK's third-largest airline, said yesterday profit more than tripled last year after it cut costs and benefited from demand for new routes. Pre-tax profit at the company rose to £10 million (5528.2 million) in 2005 from £2.6 million a year
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        56 20 Bloomberg [TAIPEI] China Airlines, Taiwan's largest air carrier, had an 85 per cent fall in 2005 profit because of higher fuel costs. The company's net income was NT$645 million (5532.1 million), or NT$O.l9 per share, it said yesterday. That compared with NT$4.lB
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        71 20 Reuters [PARIS] Virgin's Richard Branson sprang to the defence of embattled European planemaker Airbus on Monday, saying he was happy with the A 340 and would not join Dubai's Emirates in delaying deliveries of the slow-selling jet. Mr Branson's Virgin Atlantic Airways was a launch customer
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        79 20 Bernama [TIANJIN] As China's civil aviation business rapidly develops, the demand for human resources continues to grow and experts say that China needs at least 240,000 civil aviation specialists in the next two decades, according to a report filed last week by Xinhua. "China's civil
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      429 20 Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] India's government won't oppose Jet Airways (India) Ltd's takeover of Sahara Airlines Ltd, the aviation minister said, clearing the way for the first merger in the nation's air industry in a decade. "I am not concerned about Jet, Sahara,"
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      185 20 AFP [NEW DELHI] Indian civil aviation officials yesterday signed agreements to hand over control of the country's two biggest airports to private groups who plan to make the now run-down facilities world class. The "Operations, Maintenance and Development Agreements" were signed by Airports
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      204 20 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 28 Allergy to cats or dogs? (3,8) 3 A concrete addition to the to 4 Very keen to rise as a singer (4) y 17 Contract made by a group of YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION 5 Such an atmosphere is thin, charming women with a so- Across: 1 Place mat,
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      631 21  -  STRAIT TALK By DAVID HUGHES AFTER a trip on a wooden tourist vessel on Dubai Creek in January, I wrote in this column about my fears regarding the safety of such vessels. So last week's news of the loss of a similar boat in Bahrain
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      280 21 S6X '000 Apr 4 St W- Vol CH Offshore 0.40 -0.01 851 ChuanHup 0.35 -0.01 1323 Cosco Corporation 1.22 unch 5153 CWT Distribution 1.20 0.07 438 EzraHldgs 2.72 0.13 418 Freight Links 0 07 0.01 3008 Grand Banks Yacht 0.88 0.01 5 Jaya Holdings 1.31 -0.01 165 K1Venture
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      544 21  -  Intertanko chief warns of major implications for safety of vessels By DONALD URQUHART [SINGAPORE] A looming serious shortage of experienced officers due to a rapidly expanding shipping industry has major implications for the safety of the entire industry, according to the head
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      471 21 More rigorous approach towards workplace safety needed: union [SINGAPORE] Three shipyard workers died and another three were injured when the boom of a crane collapsed at the PPL Shipyard, a subsidiary of SembCorp Marine, yesterday morning. The dead are a Singaporean and two
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      78 21 DONGNAMA LINE ADDING MORE .VALUE TO OUR SERVICE TPWHS Ifilvlfflif I VlGi wwmm^m9\o to) "4. a' *]7 TT- t W. W--' niiTu, i-tt*.- \*< -''Wtf y*4s3fcvH J?* lifCti yi lilßlflfF I Sjfhs v B Bp^HR rij-jj SRI Iv I 1I jwfi tk tr*r\ DONGNAMA SHIPPING CO.. LTD. I SEVEN MOUNTAIN
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      538 22 EDITORIAL THE controversial plan by the French government to help job creation among the country's youth has unravelled into one of the worst crises of the presidency of Jacques Chirac. After three weeks of clashes during which millions have taken to the streets, there seems
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      1157 22  -  As per capita income shoots up, Indians jam malls and big businesses plan more stores By ABHAY SINGH, SUBRAMANIAM SHARMA Bloomberg BOBBY Gupta says he had never seen a more massive crowd than the one on Jan 26, when Big Bazaar, India's largest
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      733 22  -  THE BOTTOM LINE FRANK CHING AS China and the US prepare for Hu Jintao and George W Bush to hold summit talks on April 20 when the Chinese leader pays his first official visit to Washington since he became president in 2003,
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      1245 23  -  The US, China and India will rule world economy; S'pore, Hong Kong and Shanghai will race to be the global financial centre RAJU CHELLAM IN THE year 2020, Singapore's average GDP (gross domestic product) per capita will be the same as the US, but
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      819 23 NIPPECRAFT LIMITED (incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING To All Shareholders NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at. The Fullerton Singapore, One Fullerton Square, Singapore *****8, on Wednesday, 26th April 2006, at 10.00 a.m. for the
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      1185 23 ASIA WATER TECHNOLOGY LTD. J§sjaWacer/ (Company Registration No. *****0042R) (Incorporated in The Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Asia Water Technology Ltd. (the Company") will be held at Amara Hotel, Connection 4, Level 3,165 Tanjong Pagar Road, Singapore
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      3285 24 Qgi fsJOTir p c Toll free: 1800-289-8822 Email: notices@sph.com.sc Creative Master W Bermuda Limited (Incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 2006 Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at The Board Room of Acma Ltd, 17 Jurong Port Road. Singapore *****2. on
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      820 24 -1 _1 _U ITE Electric Co Ltd Registration No. ********** NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at 1 Harrison Road, #08-01 ITE Electric Building, Singapore *****2 on Wednesday, 26 April 2006 at 9.30 a.m. for the following purposes:As Ordinary Business 1.
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      4398 25 NOTICES Toll free: 1800-289-8822 Email: notices@sph.com.sg BUY IT-SELL IT -FIND IT FfiSTECH H NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Fastech Synergy Ltd NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of Fastech Synergy Ltd (the "Company") will be held on 27th April 2006 at 3:30 p.m. at Esplanade Room 1
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    11033 26 SGX MAINBOARD Transaction date: Apr 4 JJ* Last Vol Day Last Quote GrDtv Div GfYld Net MCap High Low Code Company Sale +<- rOOO) High Low Buyer SeMr O Wt SmS 5 1 5716 1st Software 5t 2 +0.5 46 2 1.5 1.5 2 g 18.5 6 3148
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    6120 27 FINANCE COMMODITIES MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INDICES la lo<*i can In SI la IKS V dy yr rfy yr X d, %yr Af i Indet Change Change ChaoQf Chanqa Oianqa Chanqa the World Inden Preliminary ***** 10 66 09 42 to 12 l tAff Preliminary 1067.1 10 86 I JO
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      366 30 BSA jl MYANMA nH FIVE STAR LINE (Myanmar National Use) Loading lor Yang on vessel vor sin pkl pen pgu CHIN SHWI HAW TOW SID PAGAN 349W SU) IN MALAYSIA: IOUSTEAD SHIPPING AGENCIES KW/PRL 03 *****3 M PEN: 04-*****1S ACCEPTING CONVENTIONAL C6O vesse vor hkg sm i*l MARK STAR 84
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  • THE BUSINESS TIMES SHIPPING TIMES
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  • MOTORING
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      500 32  -  Capacity to be increased, 2 new models to be produced By SAMUEL EE GENERAL Motors Thailand will spend US$lOO million over the next two years on increased capacity and a new production programme at its Rayong plant. Two new models will be
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      435 32  -  By SAMUEL EE THE new Chevrolet Aveo sedan is aimed at Singaporeans who want a car that offers good value and Continental qualities, says General Motors (GM). But what is left unsaid is that the car's relatively low price from $46,000 with COE probably means
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  • EXECUTIVE MONEY
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      1065 34  -  Beware the debts that can pile up, such as home loans, credit card debt and car loans MONEY MATTERS ROY VARGHESE MEDIA reports these days seem to be all positive. But the reality is that our journey is fraught with uncertainties. The weather forecast may
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      688 34 [HONG KONG] Asian stock markets have delivered plump gains so far in 2006, with indices in China and India outpacing the region, but looming risks will create head winds for stocks later in the year. Rising inflationary pressure and higher interest rates in
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      556 35  -  Demand for structured products waning. GENEVIEVE CUA finds out from ÜBS the investment approach of Asia's wealthy GENEVIEVE CUA STRUCTURED products may soon reach a saturation point among private clients, and their popularity may taper off, says Marcel Kreis, ÜBS head of wealth management
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      400 35  -  By Chua Boon Lee By Chua Boon Lee, Standard Poor's Associate, Fund Services EQUITY markets were off to a strong start with many stock benchmarks around the globe scaling multi-year highs in the first three months of 2006. The biggest story of all this quarter was
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      1305 36  -  GENEVIEVE CUA looks at how some of them are making their unit trusts more competitive GENEVIEVE CUA WHEN returns are robust, investors typically pay little attention to fees. But against a backdrop of strong returns in regional and emerging markets, a number of fund managers
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      79 34 mk Ji |l |Ik .M At ÜBS, we dedicate our resources to solving the financial issues that really matter. Yours. Our teams around the world research markets in depth. And our financial advisors devote the time it takes to understand your financial needs and goals in wealth management, asset management
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      21 35 Holding an auction? Call 1800 289 8822 or email notiees@sph.com.sg to book your auction notice in our newspapers now. f s
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