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Title Section20 2007-06-15 1 The Business Times > A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION MICA (P) 202/12/2006 Friday, June 15,2007 SINGAPORE 85 cents online at http://business-times.asial.com.sg20 words
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Article, Illustration440 2007-06-15 1 ARTHUR SIM - By ARTHUR SIM [SINGAPORE] A trophy site just off Shenton Way will be put on the Government Land Sales (GLS) programme for second-half 2007. The Marina View site will be the second on the GLS programme that defines a new corridor440 words
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Article986 2007-06-15 1 KALPANA RASHIWALA - Ministry doubles confirmed sites to 14 in second half 2007 and offers 27 plots in reserve list By KALPANA RASHIWALA [SINGAPORE] The government yesterday announced its biggest ever land sales programme in what is seen as a clear signal that it is serious about containing986 words
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Article130 2007-06-15 1 STI 3,***** (+22.21) ST INDEX FUTURES 3,575.00 (+22.00) SIMSCI 439.76 (+2.89) SIMSCI FUTURES 440.90 (+4.80) MARKETS Thursday Change KLCOMP 1,357.18 >4.15 NIKKEI 225 17,842.29 *109.52 HANG SENG 20.867.26 *288.51 SET INDEX ***** *8J3 JAKARTA COMP 2,108.41 *19.81 MANILA COMP 3.628.62 *84.80 SEOUL COMP 1.769.18 *47.19 SHENZHEN B 699.07130 words
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Advertisement11 2007-06-15 1 HOCK LOCK SIEW Is Star Hub scoring an own goal? PAGES11 words
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Advertisement27 2007-06-15 1 fi 4 H arts fest Musictoa gamer's ears MORE REPORTS Analysts eye govt land sales with interest The full slate of sites PAGE 4 I MMITtINA 127 words
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TOP STORIES
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Article, Illustration601 2007-06-15 2 CHOW PENN NEE - It wants to add value to firms in sectors in which it has expertise By CHOW PENN NEE [SINGAPORE] A Middle Eastern private equity fund is sniffing around for listed Singapore companies to invest in. It is searching out "undervalued companies" in sectors where601 words
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Article, Illustration482 2007-06-15 2 MATTHEW PHAN - By MATTHEW PHAN [SINGAPORE] The Republic took a big step two years ago when it legalised landbased casinos, paving the way for the integrated resorts. Now, one gaming firm saying that Singapore could be a model for other Asia-Pacific markets wants theYEN MENG JIIN - 482 words
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Article501 2007-06-15 2 Mid-East equity fund seeks to buy S'pore companies A MIDDLE-EASTERN private equity fund is sniffing around for listed Singapore companies in which to invest. It is searching out "undervalued companies" in sectors where the fund has expertise, so it can help them grow. Sheikh Faisal A1 Thani, founder501 words
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Article, Illustration1281 2007-06-15 4 ARTHUR SIM - Sites include landed housing in small parcels, executive condominium, transitional offices By ARTHUR SIM [SINGAPORE] The latest Government Land Sales (GLS) programme could turn out to be the most interesting in years. Barring a reserve list hotel site at the junction of Jalan1,281 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article655 2007-06-15 5 SIOW LI SEN - HOCK LOCK SIEW By SIOW LI SEN A LOT of emotional football fans are noisy in their criticism of Star Hub's decision to raise its subscription fees for the sports channel by $10 per month but the cable operator may well have calculated655 words
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Article, Illustration556 2007-06-15 5 CONRAD RAJ - Besides SembKim offer, it is seeking more opportunities By CONRAD RAJ dia and analysts yesterday, Toll's managing director Paul Little said: "The acquisition of Sembawang Kimtrans will further enhance Toll's strategic position within the Asian region, especially within the marine556 words
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148 2007-06-15 5 Reuters [SYDNEY] Five bidders including Australia's Transfield Services Ltd and APA Group are on the shortlist for the sale of British utility National Grid's Basslink Pty Ltd, sources close to the deal said yesterday. Singapore's City Spring Infrastructure Trust, Australia's HastingsReuters - 148 words
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Article256 2007-06-15 6 -Bloomberg [BANGKOK] TMB Bank Pel, Thailand's fifth-largest lender, will face a government probe of some of its executives as increasing bad loans compel the bank to sell shares for the second time in less than a year. The finance ministry has asked the nation's-Bloomberg - 256 words
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344 2007-06-15 6 ROLAND LIM - By ROLAND LIM CREATIVE Technology announced yesterday that it intends to delist its shares from Nasdaq to help it reduce costs the second time it has sought to do so. The company said that-it intends to notify the United States Securities and Exchange344 words
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Article, Illustration573 2007-06-15 6 CHARMIAN KOK - Special task force disbanded; no deals yet on asset injections By CHARMIAN KOK CHINA Aviation Oil Singapore (CAO) yesterday announced changes to its management structure. And chairman Lim Jit Poh said the company is talking to shareholders about potential asset injections to boost profit.FILE PHOTO - 573 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration507 2007-06-15 8 R SIVANITHY - STOCKS Index loses momentum in final hour probably because of weakness in US bonds R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent Whatever the case, there were 27 rises versus 10 falls within the ST Index with 12 stocks unchanged. The main drivers this time round were DBSSource: Bloomberg - 507 words
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Article, Illustration919 2007-06-15 8 MATTHEW PHAN - Compiled by MATTHEW PHAN SC Global June 14 dose: $5.60 PNILUP SECURITIES RESEARCH, June 14 SUBSEQUENT to its reverse takeover in 2000, SC Global has become a leading high-end luxury home developer in Singapore. With a market capitalisation close to a billion Singapore dollars, SC Global places itself as919 words
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Article, Illustration514 2007-06-15 8 CURRENCIES AFP [TOKYO] The US dollar struck a new four and a half year high against the yen in Asian trade yesterday on the eve of a key report on US inflation that could add to concerns over higher interest rates, dealers said.AFP; BLOOMBERG - 514 words
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Article, Illustration915 2007-06-15 8 DAILY SECURITIES TRADING SCOREBOARD MAIN SDQ TOTAL Up Down Undt Up Down Undi Up Down Undi *Multi Ind 12 3 3 0 0 0 12 3 3 Manufacturing 111 48 69 21 14 18 132 62 87 Commerce 31 22 28 10 S 10 41 27 J8 Tpt/Stor/Comms 17 13915 words
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434 2007-06-15 10 NISHA RAMCHANDANI - IPO WATCH Maker of plastic pipes, fittings has lodged preliminary prospectus By NISHA RAMCHANDANI FUJIAN Zhenyun Plastics Industry Company, a Chi-na-based group dealing in the design, manufacture and sale of pipes and fittings, has lodged its prelim- inary prospectus with the Monetary Authority of434 words
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Article, Illustration454 2007-06-15 10 Full-year net income dives 39% to HK$6.31b —Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Wheelock Co, a Hong Kong-based real estate developer and department store operator, said profit last year fell 39 per cent as sales declined and it booked reduced gains from property revaluations. Net—Bloomberg; REUTERS - 454 words
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Article368 2007-06-15 10 Olam takes stake in Open Country Cheese OLAM International has bought a 17.04 per cent stake in New Zealand dairy processor Open Country Cheese Company for about $23.8 million. Lereno Bio-Chem to issue 35m new shares LERENO Bio-Chem has proposed to issue up to 35 million new shares368 words
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547 2007-06-15 10 Reuters [HONG KONG] Asian stocks outside of Japan, which have already had multi-year bull runs, will likely deliver additional dou-ble-digit returns over the next 18 months, a senior Manulife Asset Management executive said yesterday. Taiwan and South Korea are among the region's most– Reuters - 547 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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529 2007-06-15 11 CONRAD TAN - By CONRAD TAN FRIENDS Provident International (FPI), a large UKbased life insurance and pension firm, yesterday marked its entry into the Singapore market with the launch of a wealth management product aimed at rich individuals. With an initial investment of at least Ssloo,ooo or US$5O,OOO,529 words
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376 2007-06-15 11 WEE LI-EN - Rajah Tann adds four new lawyers to its stable This follows on the heels of many high-level moves in the legal industry By WEE LI-EN FOLLOWING a series of recent high-level movements among law firms, Rajah Tann (R&T) has strengthened its practice with four new senior additions to its team376 words
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294 2007-06-15 12 ROLAND LIM - The fund will help locals to develop 'casual' computer games By ROLAND LIM THE Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) has set aside $350,000 to fund a scheme to help jump-start the creation of up to 10 new local-ly-developed computer games. Under the294 words
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Article, Illustration357 2007-06-15 12 VEN SREENIVASAN - By VEN SREENIVASAN IF you fancy your chances of winning a Maserati Quattroporte during a round of golf at Tanjong Course at Sentosa, click on to hsbc.com.sg to sign up for the HSBC Golf Challenge 2007 this morning. And you have to357 words
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351 2007-06-15 12 ARTHUR SIM - By ARTHUR SIM THE National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) says it will take on full-time trained social workers to handle the cases of people affected by the casino exclusion measures. The council yesterday set out its plans to adjust its manpower levels according351 words
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375 2007-06-15 12 LIN ZHAOWEI - By LIN ZHAOWEI EVEN chief executives need management training, according to the panel at a roundtable session hosted by the Singapore Institute of Management (SIM) yesterday at the Raffles Hotel. The panel consisted of Hour Glass's co-founder and vice-chairman Jannie Tay and375 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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428 2007-06-15 13 Bloomberg [BANGKOK] Thailand's consumer confidence fell in May to the lowest level in five years*, as a court banned the nation's most popular political party and terrorist attacks worsened in southern provinces. An index of consumer confidence dropped to 71.4 from 72.1 in April,Bloomberg - 428 words
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Article, Illustration444 2007-06-15 13 Statement suggests the central bank may raise interest rates again Bloomberg [SHANGHAI] China's Premier Wen Jiabao said monetary policy needs a "moderate tightening" to prevent the economy from overheating, suggesting the central bank may raise interest rates. Mr Wen did not say whenBloomberg; AFP - 444 words
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253 2007-06-15 13 AFP [BERLIN] Robert Zoellick, the US nominee to head the World Bank, said on Wednesday he was confident he can overcome the "period of turmoil" caused by the scandal surrounding the bank's former head Paul Wolfowitz. "There is no doubt that the institutionAFP - 253 words
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492 2007-06-15 13 Move leads to fresh demands on Capitol Hill for trade action LAT-WP [WASHINGTON] After months of insisting that China allow the market to set the value of its currency or risk damaging the world economy, the Bush administration on Wednesday declined to brandLAT-WP - 492 words
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MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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Article, Illustration536 2007-06-15 14 LAUREL TEO - By LAUREL TEO in Jakarta CROOKED judges and murky court procedures are still posing some of the biggest obstacles in Indonesia's fight against corruption, a panel of senior an-ti-graft officials said yesterday. They added that corruption was still rife throughout theFILE PHOTO - 536 words
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424 2007-06-15 14 PAULINE NG - M'sian consortium eyes construction jobs in US$2.6b Energy City project By PAULINE NG in Kuala Lumpur ENERGY City Qatar Corporation (ECQC), the manager of the Gulfs first dedicated energy business cluster, is prepared to help facilitate the participation of pre-qualified424 words
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219 2007-06-15 14 Reuters [JAKARTA] Chevron Corp, the top oil producer in Indonesia, will launch an enhanced oil recovery project in the Minas field in a bid to boost production, an official at the country's energy watchdog said yesterday. The plan over the next decadeReuters - 219 words
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209 2007-06-15 14 AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia will spend RMIOO million (5544.5 million) on flood prevention measures in the capital Kuala Lumpur after a deluge left parts of the city submerged, reports said yesterday. Constant rainfall late Sunday saw two rivers breaking their banks, while drains overflowedAFP - 209 words
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GREATER CHINA/INDIA
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Article265 2007-06-15 15 Bloomberg [MUMBAI] Goldman Sachs Group, the world's most profitable investment bank, offered to invest in ICICI Financial Services to profit from increasing demand for India's asset management and insurance businesses. Goldman, based in New York, is seeking to buy shares in the Mum-bai-based group,Bloomberg - 265 words
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541 2007-06-15 15 Merchants Securities to raise at least 5b yuan with a listing in Shenzhen: sources Reuters [SHANGHAI/HONG KONG] Merchants Securities Co, the brokerage arm of China's top port operator Merchants Group, has hired Chinese joint ventures of ÜBS and Goldman Sachs toReuters - 541 words
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175 2007-06-15 15 AP [BANGKOK] Ousted Thai leader Thaksin Shinawatra denied reports that he bought a HK$2lO million (5541.5 million) townhouse on Hong Kong's exclusive Peak neighbourhood, his lawyer said yesterday. Dr Thaksin's lawyer and de facto spokesman Noppadol Pattama told The Associated Press that the reportAP - 175 words
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Article, Illustration584 2007-06-15 15 SIDDHARTH SRIVASTAVA - By SIDDHARTH SRIVASTAVA in New Delhi INDIA'S booming US$7O billion construction industry will rise to US$l2O billion by 2010, and by then 90 million workers will be needed to sustain it, according to a leading industry lobby. Currently employing about 30Reuters - 584 words
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MIDDLE EAST
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391 2007-06-15 16 Company expects investment to total more than US$1b by 2012 Reuters [DUBAI] Aref Investment Group, a Kuwait-based company, bought 49 per cent of Sudan Airways as the fund seeks to gain from the African country's plans to become a regional transportation hub. ArefReuters - 391 words
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244 2007-06-15 16 Reuters IDUBAI] The governments of Dubai and Qatar, which have bought into large European companies this year, said they agreed to set up a firm to buy shares in global markets and build a long-term investment portfolio. The official Qatar News Agency reported lateReuters - 244 words
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153 2007-06-15 16 Bloomberg [DUBAI] Global Investment House, Kuwait's biggest investment bank, won a licence to trade equities and manage share sales in Saudi Arabia. The licence was issued by Saudi Arabia's Capital Markets Authority. Global said, without providing further details. The economy of Saudi ArabiaBloomberg - 153 words
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ASIA-PACIFIC/WORLD
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500 2007-06-15 17 Commission also votes to make it more difficult to do naked shorting NYT [NEW YORK] The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted on Wednesday to end price restrictions on short-selling, meaning that investors seeking to sell a share that they do not ownNYT - 500 words
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Article, Illustration436 2007-06-15 17 Bloomberg [CANBERRA] Telstra Corp, Australia's biggest telephone company, said the government must decide to change its rules within weeks if a proposed As4.l billion (555.3 billion) fibreoptic network is to be built. Telstra will invest elsewhere if a decision takes "months rather thanBloomberg; AFP - 436 words
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351 2007-06-15 17 -Reuters [HONG KONG] The fund management arm of Britain's Man Group Pic expects its assets under management in Asia to grow by at least 10 to 15 per cent over the next 12 to 18 months, a senior executive said yesterday. Asia is-Reuters - 351 words
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506 2007-06-15 17 Goldman beats estimates with 1 Q2 earnings rise Asset management and investment banking do well Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Goldman Sachs Group, the world's biggest securities firm, said second-quarter earnings rose one per cent, beating analysts' estimates, led by investment banking and asset management fees. Net income climbed to U552.33 billion,Bloomberg - 506 words
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418 2007-06-15 17 LATEST US DATA AP, Reuters, Bloom berg AP. Reuters. [WASHINGTON] The biggest jump in US petrol prices in six months helped push inflation at the wholesale level higher in May although inflation outside of energy remained well-behaved. The Labor Department reported that— AP, Reuters, Bloom berg; AP.; Reuters. - 418 words
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342 2007-06-15 17 OBITUARY Bloomberg Guy de Rothschild, who revived the French arm of the Rothschild banking dynasty after World War 11, died two days ago at the age of 98. Guy's son, the 64-year-old David de Rothschild, currently runs the global investment bank bearingBloomberg - 342 words
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AVIATION
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Article, Illustration606 2007-06-15 18 Bullish forecast comes despite EU plans to impose carbon dioxide emissions quotas AFP [LONDON] US aerospace giant Boeing forecast on Wednesday that airlines worldwide would take delivery of nearly 30,000 new jets in the next two decades amid surging demandAFP - 606 words
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Article, Illustration584 2007-06-15 18 AFP [DUBAI] Aircraft manufacturers at the Paris Air Show next week will again be wooing carriers from the oil-rich Gulf Arab countries which have become some of the biggest spenders on new jets. The Paris event is one of theAFP; AFP FILE PHOTO - 584 words
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284 2007-06-15 18 Reuters [STOCKHOLM] Scandinavian airline SAS said yesterday that it was discussing the future of its 20 per cent stake in British carrier bmi with Germany's Lufthansa. Around 12 per cent of take-off and landing slots at Britain's crowded Heathrow airport are heldReuters - 284 words
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139 2007-06-15 18 AP [NEW DELHI] Workers of state-owned Indian Airlines yesterday called off their strike that grounded dozens of planes and stranded thousands of passengers at airports across the country, the civil aviation ministry said. The workers, who went on strike onAP - 139 words
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242 2007-06-15 18 Bloomberg [FRANKFURT] Fraport AG's Frankfurt Airport, Europe's third-busiest, handled 0.6 per cent more passengers last month as airlines added flights to the United States. Frankfurt Airport, which ranks behind BAA Pic's London Heathrow and Aeroports de Paris's Charles de Gaulle, servedBloomberg - 242 words
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187 2007-06-15 18 AFP ■(KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's budget carrier Air Asia on Wednesday said it plans to open up a route to the northern Indian city of Amritsar by the end of next year. "I am really limited by the planes and the earliest weAFP - 187 words
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SHIPPING
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Article, Illustration551 2007-06-15 19 DONALD URQUHART - TSA in the past extended the peak season instead of raising surcharges By DONALD URQUHART [SINGAPORE] Surging cargo volumes on the eastbound transpacific trade from Asia to the US has led to an unprecedented move by container lines to jackupFILE PHOTO - 551 words
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707 2007-06-15 19 Reuters [AMSTERDAM] Europe's biggest ports face increasing chaotic congestion and delays in deliveries as they have failed to expand quickly enough to handle booming container imports from Asia. Europe's busiest port of Rotterdam, Hamburg in Germany and Felixstowe and Southampton in Britain haveReuters - 707 words
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757 2007-06-15 19 SELVA KUMAR - ADMIRALTY CASEBOOK By SELVA KUMAR not excluded and, therefore, the safety requirements of the clause should apply without limitation to St Petersburg, the owners said. The arbitration tribunal agreed with the owners, stressing that the replacement of the NYPE form's757 words
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574 2007-06-15 19 Bloomberg [PARIS] The trial of Total SA, Europe's largest oil refiner, and other companies defending their role in a 1999 oil spill concluded on Wednesday with arguments from RINA SpA, an Italian ship safety inspector. Defence lawyers for 15 companiesBloomberg - 574 words
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EDITORIAL & OPINION
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Article472 2007-06-15 20 EDITORIAL THERE has been, to be sure, much hand-wringing about falling birth rates and, at the same time, growing numbers of older people, and their effects on the economy and society, not just in Singapore but across much of the developed world. But establishing a numerical472 words
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Article, Illustration968 2007-06-15 20 LEON HADAR - There is no doubt that the issue of immigration has divided the Republican party and turned many Republican voters against President Bush LEON HADAR Washington Correspondent US President George Bush seems to have quite a lot of fans in Albania. In the townAP - 968 words
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Article, Illustration802 2007-06-15 20 ROBERT SAMUELSON - THE BOTTOM LINE ROBERT SAMUELSON The Washington Post Writers Group THE most important price in the American economy is not the price of oil, computer chips, wheat or cars. It's the price of money interest rates. When rates move, they ultimately affectThe Washington Post Writers Group - 802 words
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Article, Illustration2146 2007-06-15 21 AASIM SAJJAD AKHTAR - In the coming months, if popular pressure is maintained, Pakistani politics could reach something of an historical crossroads By AASIM SAJJAD AKHTAR INCE March 9 when Pakistan's military ruler General Pervez Musharraf fired the chief justice, a popular movement has been in the making. OstensiblyAP - 2,146 words
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147 2007-06-15 21 Khoo Yong Hang - Khoo Yong Hang I REFER to your article "Get friendlier or lose customers" (BT, June 11). I totally agree with your commentary. It doesn't apply only to SingTel's marketing effort. I had a bad experience with Sing Tel customer service, having signed up147 words
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202 2007-06-15 21 Chia Boon Chong - LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Chia Boon Chong Deputy Director Corporate Communications Sing Tel I REFER to the commentary "Get friendlier or lose customers" by Siow Li Sen (BT, June 11). Sing Tel is committed to providing excellent offers and services to our202 words
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Article, Illustration1583 2007-06-15 27 MELISSA LWEE - The image and styling business is booming as corporates and savvy individuals see value in the social graces, reports MELISSA LWEE MELISSA LWEE WHEN you are an aspiring actress like Eunice Chizuko, first impressions are everything. "I'm moving into acting right now, so I meet a lot1,583 words
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Advertisement99 2007-06-15 27 I CINEMA Stretching the silver screen PAGE 28 mOSt Sty, Sh and beaatiful Sunday *****10(1 i ust for brunch and discover al fresco adventures and buffet that'goes beyond, set to a soundtrack of smooth lye )azz. Tsste the glamour, the effervescence and the contemporary I vibe. It's very now. Ifs99 words
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Article, Illustration1075 2007-06-15 28 PARVATHI NAYAR - Cinema exhibitors in Singapore are going all out to widen the conventional movie-and-popcorn experience, reports PARVATHI NAYAR PARVATHI NAYAR INEMAS here need to get creative if they If want to get ahead in the business. So says Suhaimi Rafdi, Call. thay's president of business operations, referring1,075 words
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Article, Illustration594 2007-06-15 28 PARVATHI NAYAR - By PARVATHI NAYAR STAN LEE the writer-ed-itor who created the Fantastic Four does a Hitchcockian cameo in the long anticipated sequel to 2005's Fantastic Four, as a guest who is refused admittance to the wedding of the superheroes. "But I'm Stan Lee," he protests. You have very little594 words
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Article, Illustration618 2007-06-15 28 BEN MUNROE - By BEN MUNROE YOU could say David Garrett's got the lot a natural aptitude for music (at the age of four he became a better violin player than his brother without any lessons); creative parents (mother a professional ballet dancer); stellar education (New York's Julliard);618 words
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Article, Illustration290 2007-06-15 28 DVD By UMA SHANKARI SO MUCH has been said about the biggest and most beloved music festival of them all that it's hard to believe that Julian Temple's documentary Glastonbury would have anything new to say. But from the opening sounds of the footsteps290 words
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Miscellaneous164 2007-06-15 28 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD success^ □OWN just fryit and veg (6-7) YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION 1 One male white died trans- 15 W n,n 9 J o !f'* but i^ h n9 A o 1 Monitoring, 6 Utah. 9 m y w hout heart to support 500 Total. 10 Macedonia. 12 Comrade- -> crsii+c164 words
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Article, Illustration698 2007-06-15 29 MELISSA LWEE - NIGHT OUT Forget tiring cocktail parties, here is a new breed of healthier substitutes that would actually rejuvenate you, reports MELISSA LWEE MELISSA LWEE Anight out does not always have to mean hitting the clubs. Enter a new breed of parties that cater to698 words
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Article, Illustration537 2007-06-15 29 CHRISTOPHER UM - By CHRISTOPHER UM THE Thomas Barton Reserve range of French Bordeaux was officially launched in Singapore on Tuesday by Diageo, which also counts affiliated brand Barton Gustier under its umbrella. Named after Irishman Thomas Barton, pioneering wine maker and founder of Barton Gustier, the537 words
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Article, Illustration458 2007-06-15 29 CHRISTOPHER LIM - Its one-stop service Impressions helps clients plan every aspect of functions By CHRISTOPHER LIM IF YOU ever have a big event to cater for, and want to have not only the best food, but entertainment and decoration as well, Shangri-La offers a onestop458 words
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1115 2007-06-15 29 N K YONG - By N K YONG THE 2006 vintage Burgundy has had an unenthusiastic press and as always I wanted to see for myself. And once again, what I had just tasted gave the lie to the press reports. s I had spent one morning tasting1,115 words
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Article, Illustration833 2007-06-15 30 CHRISTOPHER LIM - Animators and programmers say walls between their industries will likely crumble, reports CHRISTOPHER LIM CHRISTOPHER LIM PLAYING computer games and watching movies may no longer be separate activities in future, judging by the predictions of two leading industry players who visited Singapore last month asFILE PHOTO - 833 words
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Article, Illustration649 2007-06-15 31 PARVATHI NAYAR - The content of 'The Vollard Suite' is suggestive of the artist's colourful lifestyle, writes PARVATHI NAYAR PARVATHI NAYAR HE worst time of my life" is how Pablo Picasso I (1 881-1973) characterised the year 1935, but in many ways it was also649 words
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Article, Illustration336 2007-06-15 31 AMANDA DE GUZMAN - By AMANDA DE GUZMAN ALTHOUGH he was named Young Photographer of the Year 2007 by The New Paper, John Heng's passion for his profession began as a lark. He was flying ultralights similar to hanggliders, but with a propellor attached in Malaysia, andJOHN HENG - 336 words
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Article, Illustration472 2007-06-15 31 AMANDA DE GUZMAN - By AMANDA DE GUZMAN THE first production of Young and Wild, the youth division of theatre company Wild Rice, is clearly the result of a labour of love. The ensemble's passion for the craft and the sense of camaraderie is immediately palpable cast472 words
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Article, Illustration498 2007-06-15 32 CHRISTOPHER LIM - These days, computer games come with intricate orchestral scores and elaborate soundtracks, writes CHRISTOPHER LIM CHRISTOPHER LIM THE hottest ticket at this year's Arts Festival would have to be Play! A Video Game Symphony. Sold out long before its performances tonight498 words
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Article, Illustration492 2007-06-15 32 LINDSAY VICKERY - By LINDSAY VICKERY DON'T be surprised if PC gamers make up the bulk of the audience at Play! A Video Game Symphony a full-blown symphonic treatment of music from the world's most popular video games today and tomorrow. It will be492 words
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Article, Illustration579 2007-06-15 32 PARVATHI NAYAR - By PARVATHI NAYAR PLAYWRIGHT Chong Tze Chien's Wong Kar Wai Dreams is an ambitious project that in its own way is interdisciplinary it seeks to recreate a cinematic language on stage using the devices of theatre. Working with The Finger Players' trademark579 words
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Article, Illustration361 2007-06-15 32 AMANDA DE GUZMAN - By AMANDA DE GUZMAN BOY meets girl. Boy falls in love with girl, then loses girl. Boy tries to win girl back. Imagine this hackneyed formula set to the poetry of Beethoven's Third Symphony (The Eroica) and illustrated with the spellbinding choreography of celebrated361 words
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Article, Illustration366 2007-06-15 32 AMANDA DE GUZMAN - Compiled by AMANDA DE GUZMAN PLAY! A Video Game Symphony: Conducted by Grammy winner Arnie Roth, the Singapore Festival Orchestra performs an acclaimed repertoire derived from popular blockbuster video games. 7.30pm, Until June 16, Esplanade Concert Hall, Tickets $20 to366 words
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