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542 2006-09-29 1 Sources say group also poised to clinch M&S rights in Vietnam, and gunning for same in China [SINGAPORE] Retailer Robinson Co is poised for its next wave of expansion. According to industry sources, it has just clinched the franchise for the trendy, mid-range542 words
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Article, Illustration618 2006-09-29 1 ROLAND LIM - It will create up to 3,000 jobs running at full capacity By ROLAND LIM [SINGAPORE] Hard disk drive giant Seagate Technology said yesterday it will spend $1.3 billion over the next four years to build its third recording media plant in Singapore. The618 words
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Advertisement18 2006-09-29 1 RANKING Citigroup wants to stop 'exporting" talent PAGE 2 IHI 8 "887 SraOOCK 11 Martets Digest. Pg 218 words
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TOP STORIES
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Article411 2006-09-29 2 S'pore investors net sellers of US stocks in Q2 SINGAPORE investors have remained in a net-selling mode on Wall Street in April-June, dumping more US shares than they bought in a quarter that saw the Dow rising marginally and the Nasdaq dipping on high energy prices, interest rates411 words
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Article, Illustration808 2006-09-29 2 LESLIE YEE - Bankers will get chance to be entrepreneurial within the group By LESLIE YEE [SINGAPORE] There are so many former Citibankers to be found in financial institutions in Asia that their onetime employer Citigroup says it faces a problem of "exporting talent". Robert Morse,YEN MENG JIIN - 808 words
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Article474 2006-09-29 2 VEN SREENIVASAN - It leases 2 aircraft to Philippine domestic carrier By VEN SREENIVASAN [SINGAPORE] Tiger Airways is headed towards a cross-border tie-up which could ultimately see it owning a stake in a small, but well established, domestic airline in the Philippines. In what appears to be474 words
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Article133 2006-09-29 2 STI 2,567.97 (+10.07) ST INDEX FUTURES 2,568.00 (+10.00) siMsa ***** (+0.87) SIMSQ FUTURES 307.70 (+1.20) MARKETS Thursday Chang* KLCOMP 968.88 +2.56 NIKKEI 225 16.024.85 +76-98 HANG SENG 17.530.57 +9.06 SET INDEX 687.90 -5.13 JAKARTA COMP 1.533.80 +10.74 MANILA COMP ClOMd SEOUL COMP 1371.43 +11.40 SHENZHEN B 315J5 +5.59133 words
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297 2006-09-29 2 LATEST US DATA Reuters [WASHINGTON] A cooling housing market helped slow US economic growth more steeply than expected in the second quarter, the government reported yesterday, while corporate profits grew feebly. Analysts said a slowdown in the pace of expansion could extend into 2007Reuters - 297 words
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Article, Illustration564 2006-09-29 3 CHUANG PECK MING - Trading patterns hit by inflation fears, high energy prices and interest rates By CHUANG PECK MING [SINGAPORE] Investors here remained in a net-sell-ing mode on Wall Street in April-June, dumping more US corporate stocks than they bought in a quarter564 words
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638 2006-09-29 3 MICHELLE QUAH - Conference hears about importance of enforcement By MICHELLE QUAH [SINGAPORE] The key to improving corporate governance and reducing the incidence of fraud and other corporate misdemeanours in Singapore lies in enforcing compliance with existing rules rather than coming up with extra ones,638 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article, Illustration597 2006-09-29 4 ARTHUR SIM - Group's rebranding efforts pay off as it seeks to expand beyond S'pore By ARTHUR SIM JUST weeks before it opens its new store at Vivocity, Tangs, one of Singapore's oldest retailers, has changed its identity. "We don't call ourselves a department storeARTHUR LEE - 597 words
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303 2006-09-29 4 ARTHUR SIM - By ARTHUR SIM CAPITALAND will buy Silver Tower in Cairnhill for $161 million, its second col* lective en bloc sale site in about a year. Including an estimated development charge of $16.5 million, the price works out to $1,107 psf per303 words
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199 2006-09-29 4 Reuters [BANGKOK] Shin Corp said yesterday that Singapore's DBS Bank had declined to subscribe for new shares issued by its consumer finance unit Capital OK, which would dilute its holding to 24.69 per cent from 40 per cent. Shin Corp, which ownsReuters - 199 words
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202 2006-09-29 4 YEO Hiap Seng Ltd (YHS) has hired food industry veteran Marcel Bertaud to break into the North Asian markets of Japan and Korea. The listed food and beverage company yesterday said effective Oct 1, it has appointed Mr Bertaud, 45, as executive202 words
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Article, Illustration758 2006-09-29 6 LESLIE YEE - HOCK LOCK SIEW By LESLIE YEE BIG initial public offerings are good for the Singapore stock market and the financial industry. But just because an IPO is sizeable does not guarantee that investors who get their hands on the IPO shares will makeARTHUR LEE - 758 words
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452 2006-09-29 6 UMA SHANKARI - By UMA SHANKARI AS PART of an aggressive expansion drive, The Ascott Group will spend $60 million to spruce up its portfolio in Singapore adding another 462 units to three properties. And Ascott's chief executive Cameron Ong said his group, together with452 words
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579 2006-09-29 15 NANDE KHIN - IPO FOCUS It seeks $46m to boost output capacity for new, existing products By NANDE KHIN CHINA Kangda Food Co, which makes processed food products, is looking to raise $46 million in its initial public offering in order to579 words
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321 2006-09-29 15 AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY - By AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY MAINBOARD-LISTED Frontline Technologies Corporation's Indian subsidiary, Accel Frontline Ltd, has launched an initial public offering (IPO) for listing on Indian stock exchanges. On offer are about 5.64 million shares which include some 5.18 million new shares at an indicative price of321 words
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331 2006-09-29 15 LAUREL TEO - M'sian firm could launch offer here by end of next month By LAUREL TEO TWO years after it backed off from a listing attempt on the Singapore Exchange (SGX), a Malaysia-based plastic packaging firm has revived its initial public offer (IPO) here. Buoyed by warming331 words
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THE CFO INTERVIEW
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Article, Illustration1325 2006-09-29 10 SIOW LI SEN - Shopping on credit reflects today's lifestyle, Courts' finance director tells SIOW LI SEN SIOW LI SEN TO MOST people, Courts (Singapore) is a megastore selling furniture and electronics. But to those in the financial community, it is regarded as a hire purchase or finance company competing directly withFILE PHOTO - 1,325 words
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326 2006-09-29 10 THE retail industry more often than not hires young people, because the business is best learnt on the job. Doing so also helps to keep costs down, as the business by nature is la-bour-intensive. But what is probably little-known, especially to people outside326 words
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420 2006-09-29 11 OH BOON PING - FirstLink claimed refund of $4.3 m from Creanovate in coal-mining deal By OH BOON PING FIRSTLINK Investments Corporation, whose coalmining deal hit a snag last year resulting in legal suits, has won its case against Creanovate Pte Ltd. In a statement yesterday, First Link said420 words
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306 2006-09-29 11 NANDE KHIN - By NANDE KHIN NOBLE Group, a supply chain manager of agricultural, industrial and energy products, yesterday said it is buying a 10 per cent stake in Precious Metals Australia Ltd's (PMA) Windimurra mine for A 513.5 million (Ssl6 million). It will306 words
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292 2006-09-29 11 CONRAD TAN - By CONRAD TAN PARKWAY Holdings, the largest private hospital operator here, has proposed a $65.7 million special dividend payout and a rights issue. The special cash dividend works out to a net 9 cfents per share. The group which owns the Mount Elizabeth, Gleneagles and292 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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54 2006-09-29 11 KEPPEL Corp's environmental technology division Keppel Seghers has secured a $13.3 million contract to provide equipment design and technical services for a waste-to-energy plant in Changzhou city of China's Jiangsu province. Keppel Seghers said it is also currently undertaking waste-to-energy projects in Changshu, Shenzhen,54 words
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93 2006-09-29 11 STOCK market players keen to profit from movements in the Taiwan stock market can do so on the local exchange from Monday onwards, following the listing of four new structured warrants offered by Societe Generale. The bank, which is among the world's top93 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration530 2006-09-29 12 R SIVANITHY - STOCKS Share price patterns, especially among the Reits and banking stocks, seen as odd R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent SOME might call it "portfolio rebalancing" or perhaps "quarterly window-dressing", although there would be a fair number of observers who would prefer "index rigging" to describe yesterday's price movements,Source: Bloomberg - 530 words
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Article, Illustration411 2006-09-29 12 Deemed Interest; IP: Investment Purposes; SA: Share Allotment; ST: Share Transfer; B/R: Bonus/Rights Issues; OE: Option Exercise; PL: Placement Shares IT: Internal Transfer Compiled by BT OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES Sep 28 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS 28.00 411.00 BTCAPI -*****.00 +18.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 +3.00 All-SG Equities411 words
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Article, Illustration895 2006-09-29 12 UMA SHANKARI - Compiled by UMA SHANKARI Keppel Corporation Sept 28 dose: 5514.80 CITIGROUP RESEARCH, Sept 28 KEPPEL has secured a repeat order for an uhra-deepwater semi-sub-mersible rig for US$3B5 million, due for delivery by the end 0f2009. This rig is similar to the first two semis, Ensco 8500 and EnscoSource: Bloomberg - 895 words
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Article, Illustration525 2006-09-29 12 LARRY WEE - CURRENCIES LARRY WEE Senior Correspondent THE US dollar steadied in Asia yesterday, heartened at least in part by news that Wall Street had hit fresh 2006 highs overnight. Partly because of that, tricky cross-trading plays dominated traders' attention, instead. After first dipping overnight onSource: Reuters - 525 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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Article, Illustration395 2006-09-29 17 MATTHEW PHAN - MOE move will help Primary school students who are weaker in languages, maths By MATTHEW PHAN THE Ministry of Education (MOE) is replacing the current EM3 stream in primary schools with subject-based banding, starting with,the 2008 Primary 5 cohort— a move that will allowRLE PHOTO - 395 words
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480 2006-09-29 17 LESLIE YEE - By LESLIE YEE WELL over half of suggestions from the public for changes to income tax law have been adopted, the Ministry of Finance (MO) said yesterday. The ministry has taken up 28 out of 49 suggestions related to the drafting of the480 words
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299 2006-09-29 17 CONRAD TAN - Investment over 10 years is to develop major R&D centre By CONRAD TAN VESTAS Wind Systems, a leading wind turbine manufacturer based in Denmark, will invest $500 million here over the next jdecade to develop a research and development centre here.299 words
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Article, Illustration371 2006-09-29 17 LEISURE and entertainment in suburban Singapore may never be the same again come next November, with the opening of a round-the-clock retail mall called e!Hub at Pasir Ris. To cost $80 million, the 24-hour entertainment complex will chase the371 words
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283 2006-09-29 17 THE monthly magazine Far Eastern Economic Review (FEER) has had its licence for sale and distribution here revoked by the government. In a statement yesterday evening, the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts (Mica) said it had withdrawn approval for the magazine283 words
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SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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82 2006-09-29 17 PHILIP Yeo, chairman of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research, yesterday became the first Singaporean to receive Harvard Business School's Alumni Achievement Award. The award was instituted in 1968 to recognise graduates "who have contributed significantly to their companies and communities whilst upholding the82 words
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87 2006-09-29 17 THE value of properties sold by auction in the third quarter of this year was $155.4 million the highest figure in seven years, says Colliers International. The latest Q3 figure compares with just $37.4 million in the preceding quarter and $60.8 million87 words
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67 2006-09-29 17 THE Urban Redevelopment Authority yesterday launched a hotel site at Bencoolen Street for sale by public tender, after a developer committed to bid at least $36 million about two weeks ago. The land parcel has a site area of about 0.36 ha and a gross67 words
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SHIPPING
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Article, Illustration537 2006-09-29 18 GEORGE JOSEPH - MARITIME WEEK 2006 Boost gained from opening of rep office by Norway insurer Skuld By GEORGE JOSEPH [SINGAPORE] Singapore's role in marine insurance is growing in tandem with its rise as a premier maritime centre. This is reflected by the more thanFILE PHOTO - 537 words
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376 2006-09-29 18 DONALD URQUHART - By DONALD URQUHART [SINGAPORE] The maritime industry urgently needs to recruit competent people at all levels to offset a growing shortage of personnel, speakers at a wom-en-in-shipping forum said yesterday. Speaking at the opening of the Women's International Shipping Trading Association (Wista) 2006376 words
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523 2006-09-29 18 It raises concern over high gadget, enrolment costs Reuters [NEW YORK] Port operators and freight companies will have to pay up for tightened security checks that will extend full background checks to all workers entering US maritime facilities and vessels by theReuters - 523 words
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321 2006-09-29 18 Reuters [NEW YORK] The largest US Jones Act tanker operator, Overseas Shipholding Group Inc, projects the strongest tanker market growth opportunity to be in gas tankers, chief executive Morten Arntzen said on Wednesday. Earlier this week, OSG agreed to acquire crude oil and petroleumReuters - 321 words
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Article289 2006-09-29 18 SGX '000 S«p2« S$ W- Vol CH Offshore .037 unch 194 ChuanHup 0.32 unch 425 Cosco Corporation 1.62 -0.01 3688 CWT Distribution. 0.60 -0.01 31 Ezra Hldgs .2.87 0.08 884 Freight Links 0.08 0.01 1984 Grand Banks Yadit .035 unch 7 Java Holdings 1.39 -0.02 431 K1 Venture289 words
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702 2006-09-29 18 SELVA KUMAR - ADMIRALTY CASEBOOK By SELVA KUMAR POOR stowage of containers and lack of stabilisation systems were among the factors cited in a report into the loss of 27 containers overboard from the UKflagged ship P&O Nedlloyd Genoa during a trans-Atlantic voyage in rough seas. The findings702 words
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MARITIME WEEK 2006 SPOTLIGHT
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Article, Illustration463 2006-09-29 19 SURENDREN APPAROO - Regional seafaring nations should be better represented on the International Maritime Organisation, says the council's chairman Reports by SURENDREN APPAROO THE school atlases some of us saw as children always had Europe, including Britain, in the centre of the picture. That was till about 40 yearsFILE PHOTO - 463 words
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Article, Illustration566 2006-09-29 19 AMVER is a piece of kit that can be a lifesaver for seafarers in distress. Amver, which stands for Automated Mutual-Assistance Vessel Rescue, is a computerbased global ship reporting system used worldwide by search and rescue authorities. It is sponsored by the United StatesAP - 566 words
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AVIATION
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Article, Illustration563 2006-09-29 20 Planes towed closer to runway for takeoff can cut engine running time, he says Reuters [NEW YORK] Virgin Group chairman British billionaire Richard Branson proposed a plan on Wednesday to cut aviation emissions at busy airports, starting at Lorn don's Gatwick Airport. MrReuters; AFP - 563 words
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Article, Illustration532 2006-09-29 20 Bloomberg [BANGKOK] Bangkok's new Suvarnabhumi airport, built on the reclaimed Cobra Swamp, opened yesterday to full domestic and international traffic, with 800 soldiers on hand to sort and lug baggage when systems fail. Some flights were delayed and luggage was lost or misplaced when the airportBloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 532 words
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305 2006-09-29 20 AFP [HONG KONG] Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific said yesterday that its billion-dollar takeover of Dragonair has been completed and announced a total of 191 jobs were axed. As part of a restructuring, Cathay said 174 staff, mostly office-based in various departments,AFP - 305 words
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464 2006-09-29 20 AP (KUALA LUMPUR] A restructuring plan to turn around flag carrier Malaysia Airlines will fail if the government liberalises the country's aviation industry before 2008, the airline's chief executive officer has warned. Idris Jala told Dow Jones Newswires in an interview earlier this weekAP - 464 words
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242 2006-09-29 20 Bloomberg [SEATTLE] Boeing Co, the world's second-largest maker of airliners, won't speed up production to capture new sales in its effort to avoid production line breakdowns, newly named commercial planes chief Scott Carson said. "In this hot market it would beBloomberg - 242 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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Article, Illustration680 2006-09-29 21 He is against a bill to impose duties on Chinese imports Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said he told two legislators that threatening tariffs is "not the right way to negotiate with China". Mr Paulson metBloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 680 words
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372 2006-09-29 21 Reuters [WASHINGTON! The World Bank's private sector arm, the International Finance Corp, and IBM inked a deal on Wednesday to design a business management website for small to mid-sized enterprises in developing countries and those run by US minorities and women. TheReuters - 372 words
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362 2006-09-29 21 But the market will keep sliding till mid-2007, say economists Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] The US housing market will keep sliding the rest of the year, subtracting about one percentage point from secondhalf economic growth, and will bottom out by mid-2007, David Seiders,Bloomberg - 362 words
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Article, Illustration497 2006-09-29 22 PAULINE NG - A plan to offer professional services overseas is in the works By PAULINE NG in Kuaia Lumpur THERE could be more Malaysian engineers, architects, IT specialists, business consultants and educationists advising companies overseas if a plan to export professional skills is successful. MalaysiaFILE PHOTO - 497 words
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279 2006-09-29 22 [KUALA LUMPUR] Bursa Malaysia's planned reintroduction of short-selling, originally scheduled for today, has been deferred to next month, according to a report in Malaysia's Business Times. "The reason for deferment was to make sure that the systems are running smoothly as well as279 words
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161 2006-09-29 22 [KUALA LUMPUR] ECM Libra Avenue Bhd, a Malaysian stockbrokerage. said it plans to cut its workforce by 23 per cent to reduce costs and improve operations, Bloomberg reported yesterday. Employees have been offered an early retirement programme, which is expected to be161 words
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488 2006-09-29 23 iIDDHARTH SRIVASTAVA - Investments are rising despite market volatility By iIDDHARTH SRIVASTAVA New Delhi DESPITE stockmarket volatility, figures released recently by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) have surprised investment analysts. The percentage of household savings that flowed into shares and debentures in the financial year to March488 words
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335 2006-09-29 23 Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] India will get at least US$52 million each from Bharti Airtel, in which Sing Tel has a stake, and its rivals for airwaves that will allow mobile-phone companies to offer videostreaming and similar high-speed services in theBloomberg - 335 words
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310 2006-09-29 23 Bloomberg [MUMBAI] ICICI Bank Ltd, India's second-largest lender in which Singapore investment company Temasek Holdings has a stake, said companies will require eight trillion rupees (*****.5 billion) of funding over the next three years to finance expansion as economic growth accelerates. The fundingBloomberg - 310 words
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142 2006-09-29 23 Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] India, the world's second-biggest iron ore supplier to China, must restrict overseas sales of the main steel-making ingredient to ensure supply to domestic steel producers, Steel Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said yesterday. The South Asian country, the world'sBloomberg - 142 words
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Article35 2006-09-29 24 Bloomberg INFW DELHI] Mahindra Mahindra Ltd. India's biggest sport-utility vehicles maker in which Singapore investment company Temasek Holdings has a stake, is to buy Jeco Holding AG, a German component makerBloomberg - 35 words
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65 2006-09-29 24 Reuters IHONG KONG) China Merchants Bank, the country's sixth-largest lender, said it increased the size of its Hong Kong initial public offering to US$2.6 billion to account for additional demand for shares. It exercised its "greenshoe" overallotment option to sell 220 million shares atReuters - 65 words
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39 2006-09-29 24 Bloomberg (HONG KONG] Shangri-U Asia Ltd, Asia's largest luxury-hotel operator, and two other companies controlled by Malaysian Robert Kuok will pay HK5588.4 million (*****.8 million) for Novotel Century Harbourview on Hong Kong island. —BloombergBloomberg - 39 words
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473 2006-09-29 24 AFP (SHANGHAI 1 The Shanghai corruption scandal that has seen the fall of the financial hub's top politician widened yesterday, with confirmation that another senior government official had been implicated. Sun Luyi. vice-secre-tary-general of the Shanghai municipal committee, had "seriously violated party discipline"AFP - 473 words
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Article, Illustration386 2006-09-29 24 Officials to study if govt policies are cooling markets; Shanghai may impose more curbs AP [SHANGHAI] China's cabinet has ordered top-level investigations of real estate markets in a dozen cities and provinces, the government said yesterday. Teams of officials from the Ministry ofAP; REUTERS - 386 words
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560 2006-09-29 24 Estimated to have doubled in the second quarter to a 2½ year high of US$480m Reuters [SAN FRANCISCO] Western venture capitalists say the flood of money to China is forcing financiers to overpay for investments, but most think they can find the rare bargainReuters - 560 words
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250 2006-09-29 24 Reuters [BEIJING] Financial regulators across the world need to work together to keep checks on the increasingly powerful US$l.2 trillion hedge fund industry, China's banking regulatory head said in remarks published yesterday. "Regulators in all countries should strengthen the monitoring of hedge fundsReuters - 250 words
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302 2006-09-29 25 Chip increases by 50% computing performance AFP [SAN FRANCISCO] Intel revealed on Wednesday that it was poised to release a powerful new computer chip packed with four microprocessors and the potential to wrest back market share from rival Advanced Micro DevicesAFP - 302 words
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244 2006-09-29 25 Bloomberg [BANGKOK] Bangkok Bank Pel, Thailand's biggest lender, has reached an agreement with China Union Pay Co, allowing Chinese visitors to use their credit and debit cards to buy goods in Thailand, it said today. The agreement will give ThaiBloomberg - 244 words
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Article, Illustration433 2006-09-29 25 Company denies CFO's involvement in probe into boardroom leaks Reuters. AP. Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] Patricia Dunn, the former chairman of Hewlett-Packard Co, said she believed that it was her duty to stem boardroom leaks of sensitive information and that the investigation into theReuters.; AP.; Bloomberg; AFFILE PHOTO - 433 words
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206 2006-09-29 25 AFP [LONDON] Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, reported last week to have died, is alive and hiding in Afghanistan, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said in an interview published in The Times yesterday. "It's not a hunch," Gen Musharraf said, interviewed from aAFP - 206 words
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Article, Illustration616 2006-09-29 26 Speculation is rife that post will be filled by ex-chief of the military AFP. AP [BANGKOK] Thailand's military rulers said yesterday that they had selected a new prime minister to be unveiled at the weekend and kept in office until they restoreAFP.; AP; REUTERS - 616 words
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323 2006-09-29 26 Only borderless regulation can address problem AFP [LONDON] Leading officials from three of the world's most powerful financial regulators have warned in a joint letter that countries must join forces to help contain risks posed by the explosive growth of derivatives trading, theAFP - 323 words
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Article, Illustration241 2006-09-29 26 [BANGKOK] Former Thai Foreign Minister Surin Pitsuwan, a Muslim with wide international respect, yesterday emerged as a possible last-minute candidate to replace Kofi Annan as United Nations Secretary-Gen-eral, ahead of third informal vote on Thursday. Citing "informed sources", Thailand's Nation newspaper241 words
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370 2006-09-29 26 Hedge fund that lost US$6b thinking of shutting down Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Amaranth Advisors, the hedge fund manager that lost US$6 billion betting on natural gas prices, told investors that it may liquidate if it can't find a buyer for some orBloomberg - 370 words
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452 2006-09-29 26 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] The scandal over backdating stock options, used by companies to reward top executives with shares granted at belowmarket prices, has so far cost investors at least US$7.9 billion in market value. More than two-thirds of 117 companies that announced investigations intoBloomberg - 452 words
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Article537 2006-09-29 28 EDITORIAL FINANCIAL markets are well-known for their excesses'. When prices explode, traders and speculators get ahead of themselves, price predictions escalate from the merely sensational to the almost ridiculous, and those late to the party lose out. Thankfully, there's a brighter side to all of this537 words
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Article, Illustration845 2006-09-29 28 ANDY MUKHERJEE - With foresight, Singapore has turned business-continuity services into a tidy business ANDY MUKHERJEE SATYAM Computer Services Ltd, the fourth-biggest Indian computer software company, simulated a tsunami this week. No, the company did not recreate giant ocean waves in the southern city of Hyderabad, whereFILE PHOTO - 845 words
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Article, Illustration807 2006-09-29 28 PAUL SAMUELSON - THE BOTTOM LINE PAUL SAMUELSON PEOPLE on America's Main Street, along with Wall Street bankers and brokers, are terribly confused this autumn. They are uncertain whether six months from now the economy will be in a recession; or, will the Opec-induced spike-ups in prices807 words
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Article, Illustration1197 2006-09-29 29 SHOBHANA CHANDRA, MATTHEW BENJAMIN - As demand elsewhere rises, the share of exports bought by US consumers is falling By SHOBHANA CHANDRA, MATTHEW BENJAMIN Bloomberg El K< >I*l lapan and emerging amund the world are Meaning themsebe* from dependence on the Vmrnran consumer, and economist* sayBloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 1,197 words
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211 2006-09-29 29 I.u Keehong Singapore - LETTER TO THE EDITOR I.u Keehong Singapore I HI I I H to >our report, "I'M I emasek s decisions are commercial IHI. Sept ?7l I think the question posed b> Intlilultnnal In mtnr maga/lne. which you cite in the report, is shallow and211 words
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Article, Illustration1623 2006-09-29 36 PARVATHI NAYAR - Museums and galleries are becoming the venues of choice for corporate events and product launches, reports PARVATHI NAYAR PARVATHI NAYAR brand is launching a new range of jewellery, and so does the conversation in the space that looks like an art gallery which it is. The unusual venue1,623 words
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Article, Illustration599 2006-09-29 37 CHEAH UI-HOON - DANCE Choreographer Boris Eifman has evolved his own dance language from the traditional Russian repertoire, writes CHEAH UI-HOON CHEAH UI-HOON THERE'S no accusing Russian choreographer Boris Eifman of crafting lightweight ballet. In his 30 plus years of experience spanning the old communist Soviet regime to postPerestroika599 words
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628 2006-09-29 37 CHEAH UI-HOON - By CHEAH UI-HOON THE dance scene in Singapore might not have flourished as much as theatre or music these few years, but a new dance company and the Esplanade's newly inaugurated dams Festival are fresh moves which promise to invigorate the space. John Mead's Moving Image628 words
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Article, Illustration681 2006-09-29 37 PARVATHI NAYAR - VISUAL ARTS By PARVATHI NAYAR BELIEF is the title of our inaugural Singapore Biennale. Artistic director Fumio Nanjo has said the use of "seven religious sites as exhibition locations is something never seen before" and serves to distinguish ours from other biennales. Meanwhile,681 words
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Article, Illustration590 2006-09-29 37 SANGEETHA MADHAVAN - THEATRE By SANGEETHA MADHAVAN WHILE local theatre company The Finger Players suddenly became one to watch after playwright Chong Tze Chien came on board, it is not relying on his pen alone. Artistic director Tan Beng Tian and her band590 words
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Article, Illustration1593 2006-09-29 38 TAN SU YEN - Whether they occur in the lung, large bowel or prostate, cancers diagnosed early offer far better survival rates. TAN SU YEN reports TAN SU YEN CANCER should be associated with survival, not death that was the take-home message of a campaign launched by thePHOTOS: JOHN HENG - 1,593 words
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Article, Illustration1034 2006-09-29 38 TAN SU YEN - Breast cancer survivors can look forward to living life to the fullest with breast reconstruction options that are safe and increasingly natural. TAN SU YEN reports TAN SU YEN THERE is good reason for the sustained public education campaign on breast cancer it isJOHN HENG - 1,034 words
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Article, Illustration514 2006-09-29 39 GEOFFREY EU - CINEMA 'Little Miss Sunshine' is a comedy at heart and with heart, says GEOFFREY EU GEOFFREY EU THERE are two basic categories of movie comedies: the formulaic, lowest-common-denominator ones with toilet humour and sight gags galore; and the more low-key, bittersweet ones that514 words
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Article, Illustration377 2006-09-29 39 PARVATHI NAYAR - DVD By PARVATHI NAYAR THE Wachowski brothers' V for Vendetta is adapted, of course, from the famous graphic novel by Alan Moore and David Lloyd, that was written as a response against Margaret Thatcher's England. In the film, Britain is controlled by a377 words
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Article, Illustration574 2006-09-29 39 PARVATHI NAYAR - By PARVATHI NAYAR THE material of Sergio Machado's Lower City isn't new two men love the same woman but it's given a different spin, thanks to locating the story in the gritty streets of Salvador. The woman in question is Karinna (Alice574 words
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1098 2006-09-29 39 N K YONG - By N K YONG WHEN was the last time you had a dessert wine at the end of a good dinner? Dessert wines are one of the casualties of the modern pace of life we do not take the time, or we do1,098 words
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Miscellaneous302 2006-09-29 39 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS middle aged (8) 1 Accidentally catching some- Misty ale, burn off (7) thing perhaps (11) 7 Sneak had opportunities dur--10 Material from the Big Apple ing days gone by (2,6,5) plus western half of London 8 Make great effort during (5) fight (8) 11 Molar? (9) 9302 words
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Article, Illustration724 2006-09-29 40 LARRY WEE - Making Time Special Singapore editions to be launched next Thursday, reports LARRY WEE LARRY WEE IN last month's BT annual watch supplement, we offered a sneak peak at some of the nice watches promised by Sincere's new high horology arm. For those who missed724 words
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