The Business Times, 12 April 2005

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  • 15 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES SINGAPORE 85 cents online at http://business-times.asial.com.sg MO (P) 089/03/2005 Tuesday, April 12,2005
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  • 735 1  -  It will base all its private banking business in S'pore By SIOW LI SEN [SINGAPORE] The world's second-biggest private bank is making Singapore its second home after Switzerland so it can get close to the fastest-growing region for the business. Credit Suisse will
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  • 791 1  -  But economists reckon lower end of official 3-5% forecast remains within reach By ANNA TEO [SINGAPORE] Even with the forewarning from the weak February manufacturing numbers, the firstquarter GDP flash estimates still came in poorer than expected yesterday raising questions about
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  • TOP STORIES
    • 409 2  -  New rules to ensure more high-end research investments: MOH By JEAN CHUA (SINGAPORE! Tough new penalties including life in jail have been proposed for abuse of new safety regulations governing biological agents and toxins. The move is aimed at promoting a safety
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    • 138 2 sn 2.***** (-0.36) ST INDEX FUTURES 2.177.00 (+1.00) SIMSO 258.67 (+0.03) SIMSO FUTURES 258.10 (-1.00) MARKETS Monday Change KLSE COMP 869.93 +5.91 NIKKEI 225 11,745.64 -129.11 HANG SENG 13.659.93 -6 79 SET INDEX 694.34 +10.58 JAKARTA COMP 1,105.98 -5.24 MANILA COMP 1,896.72 -9.97 SEOUL COMP 985.94 -6.23 SHENZHEN
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    • 294 2  -  By MICHELLE QUAH [SINGAPORE] Asean's foreign ministers yesterday set out the criteria by which countries other than the Asean+3 would be invited to the first East Asia Summit (EAS) in Kuala Lumpur at the end of the year. The ministers, who met
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    • 557 2 We will survive, says Jetstar's new boss BUDGKT airline Jetstar Asia says rumours of its demise are greatly exaggerated. Boss Ken Ryan has told BT that the carrier is here to stay and will match the competition blow for blow, dollar for dollar. Mr Ryan, who took the
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    • 487 4  -  Move follows Republic's recent beef ing-up of IP protection laws By CHUANG PECK MING [SINGAPORE] America wants Singapore to be its partner in a new and aggressive move to slash the estimated US$5OO billion-a-year global trade in counterfeit goods and pirated
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    • 760 4  -  By VEN SREENIVASAN [SINGAPORE] Budget airline Jetstar Asia says rumours of its demise are greatly exaggerated. Chief executive Ken Ryan told BT that the carrier is here to stay and will match the competition blow for blow, dollar for dollar. "Yes, the competition
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    • 526 2 2005 Financial Reporting Standards Who Should Attend There are substantial changes to Financial Reporting Standards applicable from These seminars are essential for 2005. Many of these changes result from Singapore's adoption of new/revised chief financial officers, financial International Financial Reporting Standards for 2005. KPMG is holding a controllers and others
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    • 1229 2 I PETRi iTECH I I CHINA PETROTECH holdin(» limtteo I I I (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) (Comapny Registration Number *****5397E) I NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING I NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Second Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at Intercontinental Singapore, 80 Middle
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    • 748 4 if Notice of Annual General Meeting Guangzhao Industrial Forest Biotechnology Group Limited a (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore on 12 June 2003) (Company Registration Number *****5430G) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Annual General Meeting of Guangzhao Industrial Forest Biotechnology Group Limited will be held at Connection 1, Level
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  • COMPANY NEWS
    • 552 6  -  Profit hits $97.6m as revenue from core ops rise 5.6% to $203m By WONG WEI KONG MKDIA group Singapore Press Holdings yesterday reported a 9.3 per cent rise in net earnings for its second quarter, beating market forecasts. Net profit for
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    • 441 6  -  At least $1.5m profit in just 5 minutes By R SIVANITHY SHARP-FYFD traders in the structured warrants sector would have made a killing yesterday trading Calyon Financial calls on shares of water treatment firm Hyflux as well as the underlying Hyflux shares themselves. For
      Source: Bloomberg  -  441 words
    • 636 6  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW By R SIVANITHY HISTOBY has a nasty or welcome, depending on your point of view habit of repeating itself in the stock market. And nowhere is this more obvious than in the structured warrant segment. We're talking, of course, about yesterday's inexplicable plunge
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    • 41 6 AllianzGl Global Internet Fund Winner of the Sector TMT Global (3Year) Category* and Best Equity Sector AlliariZ (Hi) Information Technology Fund over 1 Year** Global Investors Source: 'Standard Poor's 2005 Singapore Fund Awards The Edge-Lipper Singapore Funds Awards 2004 companyregn.no *****7169z
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  • SINGAPORE AIRPORT CONSORTIUM
    • 769 7  -  Singapore Airport Consortium has scored successfully in offering its unique one-stop service to its customers, reports CAROLYN QUEK CAROLYN QUEK IT ALL began two years as an idea to gather a group of Singapore-based companies engaged in airportrelated services. These companies would band together and offer overseas
      PHOTOS: ARTHUR LEE  -  769 words
    • 442 7 WHEN the iPartners programme was launched in October 2003, the plan was to inculcate the spirit of partnership among Singa-pore-based companies. "Our goal was for Singaporebased companies to come together and form synergistic alliances to help one another achieve greater success in the international
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    • 153 7 THE Singapore Airport Consortium (SAC) is made up of 14 key Singapore players in the airport industry. Changi Airport Managers Partners (Champs) is the anchor company. The aim of the consortium is to share and combine the companies' experiences and expertise to bid jointly for overseas airport
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    • 730 7 LAUNCHED in October 2003, the International Partners (iPartners) programme is an IE Singapore initiative that acts as a catalyst for the formation of international alliances among Singapore-based companies. By banding together while abroad, our companies can combine their resources and complement their product offerings. Achieving
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  • SINGAPORE MARKETS
    • 540 8  -  STOCKS The former surges 26 cents to all-time high of $3.50; the latter touches new heights with gain of 2.5 cents R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent IF you didn't participate in Unifiber, Hyflux, the Hyflux structured warrants, casino plays and Keppel Land and Singapore Press Holdings
      Source: Bloomberg  -  540 words
    • 139 8 OSIM International's direct stake in takeover target Global Active has jumped to 58.34 per cent, from 40.8 per cent, after receiving acceptances amounting to 25.5 million shares of its mandatory conditional cash offer on Friday. As a result, Osim's offer for
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    • 51 8  -  Compiled by MICHELLE QUAH A SUBSTANTIAL shareholder of Norelco Centreline Holdings has increased its direct interest in the company. Arisaig Asean Fund Limited bought 22.25 million Norelco shares on the open market last Wednesday, raising its stake to 6.02 per cent, from 5.7 per
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    • 730 8 SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDER/DIRECTOR TRANSACTIONS (Disclosures made on Apr 11 and earlier) Subsantial No of Price SHAREHOLDING Shareholder Buy/ Shares Per Before After Stodi Trans Pate Director Sell '000 Shr S ('000) ('000) Cosco Corp 11-Apr-05 Li Mei Sell 100 1.79 204 0.02 104 0.01 Superbowl 11-Apr-05 Teo Ho
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    • 1056 8  -  Compiled by R SIVANITHY Cheung Woh Technologies April 11 dose: 30 cents PHILLIP SECURITIES RESEARCH, April 11 WE expect Cheung Woh's (CW) fullyear earnings for FYOS (February year-end) to decline 57 per cent to $4.9 million, largely due to high steel prices (more than 50 increase in 2004),
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    • 491 8  -  CURRENCIES LARRY WEE Senior Correspondent THE US dollar's gains over the past fortnight were trimmed considerably yesterday, ahead of what might turn out to be unfriendly US releases due out over the course of this week. Locally, the greenback also slid markedly against
      Source: Reuters  -  491 words

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    • 620 9 INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING A Singapore-based oil and gas company engaged in the exploration and production of oil and gas exclusively in Southeast Asia Energising Asia W w. W pearl y J', m PEARL ENERGY LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore on 1 July 2003) (Registration No. *****6127 D) PEARL
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  • COMPANY NEWS
    • 485 10 IPO WATCH Infrastructure fund buying stake in Brussels Airport and other assets Bloomberg [SYDNEY] Macquarie Bank Ltd, Australia's largest securities firm, plans to sell about Ss73o million of shares in a Singaporebased fund. This will be the biggest initial public offering here in
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    • 451 10  -  By MICHELLE QUAH SINGAPORE-BASED Pearl Energy has launched a $77.6 million initial public offer (IPO), making it the first oil and gas exploration and production (E&P) company to list on the Singapore Exchange (SGX). Another local company, Tat Hong
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    • 346 11 Budget carrier says it's open to idea, sees Star as strategic Bloomberg STAR Cruises, the world's third-largest cruise-line operator, is keen to increase its stake in Valuair when the Singapore budget carrier needs more funds to expand its business, according to
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    • COMPANY BRIEFS
      • 61 11 GLOBAL Active chief operating officer Serene Tan, who has given notice of her intention to resign, has sold her entire 10.38 per cent stake to Osim International. The company announced yesterday that she had accepted Osim's mandatory conditional cash offer for
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      • 74 11 BUDGET-HOTEL operator Fragrance Group is going into the property development business through its wholly owned subsidiary Fragrance Land. It said Fragrance Land exercised an option yesterday to buy a 1,116 sq m freehold site at Telok Kurau for $4.6 million. It intends to develop the
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      • 103 11 DIGII AND International says it has referred the winding-up petitions served to its subsidiaries, Digiland Singapore and Digiland Vietnam, to its solicitors for legal advice. It said its subsidiaries intend to oppose the petitions. Digiland itself recently obtained High Court approval to convene a
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      • 72 11 LIAN Beng Group says its wholly owned subsidiary, Lian Beng Construction, has been awarded a $57 million building contract by Tanglin View for sites at Woodlands Drive 16 and 53. The contract is expected to start this month and be completed in 31 months.
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    • 1019 11 ORIENTAL FOOD (HOLDINGS) LTD. Registration No: *****1998 C f (Incorporated in Singapore) ORIENTALFOOD NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of the shareholders of the Company will be held at 18 Cross Street, Bth Floor Marsh McLennan Centre, Singapore *****3 on Thursday, 28
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    • 2111 11 Design STUDIO Design Studio Furniture Manufacturer Ltd NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of DESIGN STUDIO FURNITURE MANUFACTURER LTD (the "Company") will be held at the Registered Office, No. 8 Sungei Kadut Crescent, Singapore *****2 on Wednesday, 27 April 2005 at 10.30 a m for the following
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
    • 284 12  - Orimulsion helps cut costs at PowerSeraya: MD By JEAN CHUA POWERSERAYA says its alternative fuel, Orimulsion, puts it in a position to withstand pricing and supply shocks, which will become more important as the prices of traditional fossil fuels remain high and volatile. "Fuel is about 70 per cent of
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    • 579 12  -  Scope for more cooperation in facing common challenges By CHEN HUIFEN in Kuala Lumpur CLOSER ties between Singapore and Malaysia are more crucial than ever, as both sides face common challenges and concerns in an increasingly globalised world, President SR Nathan said in a speech
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    • 372 12  -  By LIZA LIN SINGAPORE is one step closer to developing itself as a biomedical research hub "the Biopolis of Asia". Three of the world's four largest central lab providers have set up clinical testing facilities in the country with MDS Pharma
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    • 203 12  -  By ALEXANDRA HO ST MICHAEL'S Court, along St Michael's Road and off Upper Serangoon Road, has changed hands through collective sale for $21.62 million. It is the third collective sale this year handled by Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL). The site has been bought
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    • 1420 12 big Semitech Electronics Ltd (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) Company Registration No. *****2949 M NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Semitech Electronics Ltd will be held at Grand Mercure Roxy Singapore Roxy 2 (Level 4) 50 East Coast Road Roxy
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    • 481 12 ACTION ASIA LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) (Company Registration No. *****6715 M) NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Extraordinary General Meeting of ACTION ASIA LIMITED (the Company) will be held at Casuarina Suite A, Raffles Hotel, 1 Beach Road, Singapore *****3, on 29
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
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  • SMEspotlight
    • 643 14  -  SMEs in the banking, communications and manufacturing sectors will boost infotech spending this year, says RAJU CHELLAM RAJU CHELLAM SMALL and medium enterprises (SMEs) that offer products and services in the banking, communications and manufacturing sectors in Singapore and the Asia-Pacific region are set to spend
      REUTERS; Source IDC  -  643 words
    • 1212 15  -  CONNECTING BUSINESS WITH HSBC NANDE KHIN finds out where the opportunities are and how to avoid the pitfalls NANDE KHIN Q: Every global company now has a China strategy. But China is so vast which areas in particular do you think offer Singapore companies the most
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    • 129 15 Tham Poh Cheong, director (China Strategic Networks), International Operations Group of IE Singapore, the lead agency spearheading Singapore's efforts to develop its external economic wing Peter Lim, senior manager of Markets Development (Africa, China, Europe) at Singapore Business Federation, which promotes business opportunities and networking within the business community
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    • 1099 16  -  Even a hijacking incident involving its tug last year did not stop Eastern Navigation from continuing on its course of expansion, DALENA LEE finds out how it kept going DALENA LEE MANY may think that marine towage company Eastern Navigation's chairman, Tan Ser Giam, sailed
      ARTHUR LEE  -  1,099 words
    • 486 17  -  By TEH HOOI LING OUR small cap portfolio beat the UOB Sesdaq Index in the five trading sessions to yesterday, and for the first time extended its outperformance over the second board index to above 30 per cent since October 2003 when the portfolio was set
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    • 808 17  -  SMALL CAPS Advance SCT is looking at record earnings and ways to reward investors, says ANGELA TAN ANGELA TAN THE cyclical nature of the global electronics industry has taken its toll on many companies and has caused some of the big boys to haemorrhage
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    • 1636 14 JASIAP-vWER ASIA POWER CORPORATION LIMITED (Incorporated In the Republic of Singapore) (Co. Reg. No. *****1487 C) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 8 Annual General Meeting of ASIA POWER CORPORATION LIMITED will be held at Training Room 1003, NTUC Centre, 1 Marina Boulevard, Level 10,
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    • 993 14 o 0 mrnnrnrnmimmm KB KINGBOARC COFFER FPU HOLDINGS LIMITED O NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of KINGBOARD COPPER FOIL HOLDINGS LIMITED will be held at sth Floor, Block J, Valiant Industrial Centre, 2-12 Au Pui Wan Street, Fo Tan, Shatin, Hong Kong on Thursday, April 28,
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    • 3286 16 I Notices o« mediaring (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) Regn.No.: *****4568R) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Mediaßing Ltd ("the Company") will be held at Singapore Post Centre, 10Eunos Road 8 #05-30 The Pavilion uheatrette), Singapore *****0 on Wednesday, 27 April 2005 at 2.30 p.m.
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  • Page 17 Advertisements
    • 35 17 fg Lianhe Zaobao I A cluster I I of seven I I industrial s I I cities BB I I central I Liaoning I Jfe. Read our newspapers for a fresh set of jobs everyday!
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    • 1856 17 To advertise call toll-free 1800 289 8822 Email: notices@spb.com.sg A>» SERIAL SYSTEM LTD (Incorporated in Singapore) Company Registration No. *****2071 D NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Serial System Ltd (the "Company") will be held at 8 Übi View #05-00, Singapore
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  • ECONOMY WATCH
    • 237 18 Bloomberg, Reuters [TOKYOI Japan's current account surplus unexpectedly widened in February as income from overseas investments rose and the deficit in services narrowed. The surplus expanded 10 per cent to 1.66 trillion yen (5525.2 billion) from January, seasonally adjusted, the Ministry of
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    • 683 18 Increasing rates to keep apace of US may hasten slowing growth in region Reuters [SINGAPORE] South-east Asian central banks are increasingly under pressure to raise interest rates even as their economies are slowing. For the first time since the aftermath of the Asian financial
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    • 290 18 Bloomberg [JAKARTA] Indonesia may widen its budget deficit forecast for this year to one per cent of gross domestic product because recordhigh oil prices are inflating its fuelsubsidy costs, economy minister Aburizal Bakrie said. Budget forecasts submitted to parliament for debate
      Bloomberg  -  290 words
    • 2458 18 VOt Eraser ft Neave .5.15 005 18 Apr 11 RM W- (-000) F58M 1 18 unch 18 FTEC Resources .0.28 -0.01 259 A4MRealty 163 unch 0 FurqanBus Org .0.32 0.02 1146 Abric .0.39 unch 90 Gadang 140 unch 2235 ACP Industries 102 unch 0 Gamuda 4j6«
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    • 2544 18 nrjTY] KOH BROTHERS GROUP LIMITED (Incorporated in Singapore) KOH BROS Company Registration No.: 1V*****75D NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Eleventh Annual General Meeting of Koh Brothers Group Limited will be held at Oxford Hotel, 21 8 Queen Street, Singapore 1 ***** on Friday, 29
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  • MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
    • 731 19  -  INDONESIA INSIGHT Charismatic leader played key roles after Suharto, but his legacy remains unclear SHOEB KAGDA Jakarta Correspondent ONE of Indonesia's most prominent proreform politicians removed himself from the nation's main political stage over the weekend, leaving history to judge him instead of battling
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    • NOTE BOOK
      • 105 19 AFP IJAKARTAI Indonesian judges yesterday sentenced to 10 years in jail the governor of tsunami-hit Aceh province in a corruption trial that is viewed as an acid test of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's war on graft. Abdullah Puteh, who was arrested prior
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      • 87 19 Bloomberg I JAKARTA) Navy chiefs from Indonesia and Malaysia will meet this week to discuss ways to avoid confrontation over an oil-rich part of the Sulawesi Sea that is claimed by both nations, the Indonesian Navy said yesterday. The talks, scheduled for April
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      • 56 19 Bloomberg [KUAIJ\ LUMPUR] Malaysia's government is close to completing a new automotive policy that will promote "price stability" and investment, Trade and Industry Minister Rafidah Aziz said. The policy will help "promote investment for the long-term viability of the automotive industry", she
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      • 61 19 Reuters IPALEMBAIMG, Indonesia] Indonesia's Pertamina is having cash problems while it waits for the government to reimburse funds the state-oil firm has used to import oil products, the Mines and Energy Minister said yesterday. Purnomo Yusgiantoro said the government owed Pertamina a total of 23
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      • 81 19 (KUALA LUMPUR] Sierra Petroleum (M) Sdn Bhd has entered into an agreement to develop a US$2.4 billion Trans-Southern Thailand Pipeline project in southern Thailand with Top Corp (Thailand) Co Ltd, the Malaysian Business Times reported yesterday. Both companies formed a joint-venture company Sierra Petroleum
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      • 91 19 Rernama |KUAIJ\ LUMPUR] Commerce International Merchant Bankers Bhd (CIMB) has been ranked the leading Asian-based equity underwriter in Asia-Pacific equity deals for the first quarter of 2005. According to Thomson Financial, CIMB underwrote deals worth a total of 8M1.2 billion (*****.8 million) compared to
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    • 384 19  -  By S JAYASANKARAN in Kuala Lumpur A LONG drawn-out salary dispute between Malaysia Airlines and its pilots could well be resolved this week. Since March last year, some 80 MAS pilots have left the company for more attractive packages, especially in new start-up
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  • Page 19 Advertisements
    • 1698 19 Chartered Semiconductor 60 Woodlands Industrial Park D vfl9lTGr6fl Manufacturing Ltd Street 2 Semiconductor manufacturing (Regn. No.: *****3584-K) Singapore *****6 www.charteredsemi.com Tel: (65) 6362 2838 Fax: (65) 6360 4970 NOTICE OF SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING To Be Held On April 28, 2005 To Our Shareholders, You are cordially invited to attend
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  • Page 20/21 Advertisements
    • 2898 20/21 Singapore Press Holdings Limited INCORPORATED IN SINGAPORE COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER *****2868E UNAUDITED RESULTS FORTHE PERIOD ENDED FEBRUARY2B, 2005 PERFORMANCE FORTHE SECOND QUARTER ENDED FEBRUARY 28. 2005 I(*Xi) Results for the Second Quarter ended February 28, 2005 Group 20 2005" 2Q2004 Change SS'OOO SS'OOO Operating revenue Newspaper and magazine 203,262 192,422
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    • 1133 20/21 S. Consolidated Cash Flow Statement for the Half Year ended February 28, 2005 (Cont'd) 2005 2004 SS'OOO SS'OOO Cash Flows from Financing Activities Proceeds from bank loan 22,500 1,500 Repayment of bank loans (103,500) (4,400) Financecosts (11,522) (12,098) Proceeds on issue of shares by Company 22,358 24,108 Net cash (used
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  • GREATER CHINA
    • 397 22 He is aspiring to be a Martha Stewart-like marketing force AP [HONG KONG] His fans own copies of Rush Hour and Shanghai Noon, but now kung fu movie star Jackie Chan wants them to wear his T-shirts, sleep on a bed he designed, shop at
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  • Page 22 Advertisements
    • 3648 22 T fili (LIMITED PETRA FOODS LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) Company Registration Number: *****3096 C NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of PETRA FOODS LIMITED (the "Company") will be held at Grand Hyatt Singapore, 10 Scotts Road, Magnolia 1, Level
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  • GREATER CHINA/INDIA
    • 686 23 In Singh-Wen talks, India, China agree to settle old border dispute peacefully Reuters, Bloomberg, AFP, AP [NEW DELHI] Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh signed an accord here yesterday aimed at ending their decades-old border dispute and
      Reuters,; Bloomberg,; AFP,; AP; REUTERS  -  686 words
    • 396 23 Investors fear profits may be hurt if row escalates Reuters, AP, Bloomberg, AFP ITOKYOJ Anti-Japanese protests in China at the weekend caused concern among investors that corporate earnings could be affected, as some 16,000 Japanese companies are doing business in Japan's biggest
      Reuters,; AP,; Bloomberg,; AFP  -  396 words
    • 180 23 Reuters [NEW DELHI] Indian Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram said on Sunday that foreign direct investment must be allowed in the country's retail sector and that the government was trying to develop a political consensus on the issue. India has allowed foreign investment
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  • Page 23 Advertisements
    • 1196 23 TOTAL AUTOMATION LTD Registration Number: *****1583G (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of the Company will be hetd at 45 Gul Drive. Jurong. Singapore *****2 on Wednesday, 27 April 2005 at 11.00 a m. to transact
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    • 2222 23 INTERNATIONAL PRESS SOFTCOM LIMITED ass (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) SOFTCOm NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Annual General Meeting of INTERNATIONAL PRESS SOFTCOM LIMITED will be held at 26 Kallang Avenue, Conference Room, Level 2 International Press Building. Singapore *****7 on Thursday. 28
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  • ASIA-PACIFIC/WORLD
    • 631 24 Shares rise faster for companies with improved audit committee rankings NYT [NEW YOBK] An audit committee wise in the ways of accounting is a good investment, a new study shows. After reviewing the biographies of board members in the proxy statements of about
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    • 277 24  -  Fonterra withdraws after Philippine firm offers A$1.9b By AL LABITA in Manila PHILIPPINE conglomerate San Miguel Corp (SMC) has virtually clinched Australia's largest listed food firm after New Zealand rival Fonterra withdrew yesterday from their bidding war. "We welcome Fonterra's
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    • 334 24  -  Real estate, construction, energy hold potential By DANIEL BUENAS in Kuwait TALKS between Singapore and Kuwait on a free trade agreement (FTA) are progressing well, and senior leaders from both countries agreed that there was potential to develop economic cooperation in real estate, construction, and
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    • 396 24 Reuters [WASHINGTON] New York Attorney-General Eliot Spitzer on Sunday accused American International Group's (AIG) once powerful chairman of misleading the public about some of the company's dealings and said his investigation will turn on "what we will
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    • WORLD WATCH
      • 61 24 Bloomberg [MOSCOW] TNK-BP, a BP Pic venture and Russia's third-biggest oil producer, said it will challenge tax claims seeking 26 billion rubles (Ssl .5 billion) for the year 2001. TNK-BP recently received a 22 billion ruble claim on top of an initial 4
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      • 60 24 AP [WASHINGTON] Microsoft Corp has agreed to pay Gateway Inc US$l5O million over four years to settle a legal dispute and the companies will work together on the marketing and development of Gateway personal computing products. Gatway will also release all antitrust claims against Microsoft
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      • 69 24 Bloomberg (LONDON] More mutual fund companies will start hedge funds in the next three years to stop managers quitting to join the lucrative US$l trillion alternative investment industry, according to a survey by Investit Intelligence. Pressure to retain managers and generate fee income
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      • 90 24 Bloomberg [JEDDAH] Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, the world's fifth-richest man, agreed to buy the Four Seasons hotel in Toronto, his first acquisition in Canada, to take advantage of an increase in international travel. The prince bought the 380-room hotel, which is located
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  • Page 24 Advertisements
    • 2063 24 To advertise call toll-free 1800 289 8822 Email: notices®sph.com.sg NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Annual General Meeting of TPA STRATEGIC HOLDINGS LTD will be held at 27 Loyang Way Singapore *****8 on Thursday, 28 April 2005 at 9.00 a.m. for the following purposes:AS ORDINARY
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    • 2536 25 noble group linking supply chains globally NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 2005 Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at 18th Floor Mass Mutual Tower 38 Gloucester Road Hong Kong on 28 April 2005 at 2:30 p.m. for the following purposes: AS ORDINARY BUSINESS 1. To receive
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    • 2387 25 SAMUDERA SHIPPING LINE LTD (Company Reg. No. *****8462 C) (Incorporated in the republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Samudera Shipping Line Ltd ("the Company") will be held at Meritus Mandarin Singapore, 333 Orchard Road, Singapore *****7, Reception Hall,
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  • Page 26 Advertisements
    • 5833 26 To advertise call toll-free 1800 289 8822 Email: notices@sph.com.sg BERGER BERGER INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Twelfth Annual General Meeting of the shareholders of the Company will be held on Wednesday, 27 April 2005 at 2:00 p.m. at 22 Benoi Sector
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    • 377 26 IN THE MATTE* OF THE COMPANIES ACT (CHAPTER 50) AND IN THE MATTER OF GLOBAL UNITED LOGISTICS PTE LTD (IN MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) COMPANY REGISTRATION No: *****7976 C Extract of 111* minutes ot the Extraordinary General Meeting of members of Global United Logistics Pte ltd convened and held at 20
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    • 862 26 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CHAPTER 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF TUI CONSULTING ASIA PTE LTD (Co. Reg. No. *****3440K) NOTICE OF RESOLUTIONS FOR MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY WINDING UP (PURSUANT TO SECTION 290) The following resolutions were possed at an Extraordinary General Meeting of TUI CONSULTING ASIA PTE
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    • 5436 27 Notices ecs II X ct» ECS HOLDINGS LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) Company Registration No. *****4760R Notice of Annual General Meeting NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Seventh Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at 19 Kallang Avenue #07-153 Singapore *****0 on 28 April 2005
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    • 222 27 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF CHIA-CHING INVESTMENTS PTE LTD Company No. *****2381K (In Members' Voluntary Winding Up) NOTICE OF FINAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 308 of the Companies Act. Cap SO that the Final General Masting of
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  • AVIATION
    • 454 28 Number of budget flights doubles in four years worldwide Bloomberg [TOULOUSE] Low-cost airlines operate one out of every eight flights worldwide, doubling the number four years ago and putting increased pressure on fullservice carriers. Discount airlines such as Ryanair Holdings in Europe, Jetßlue Airways in
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    • 319 28 AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] The latest in a growing list of airlines, India's privately owned Air Sahara said yesterday it will make its maiden flight to Malaysia on May 15, offering cheap tickets to attract passengers on what is expected to
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    • 208 28 AP [NEW DELHI] Aircraft maker Boeing may grab a US$6 billion purchase order for at least 50 new jets from India's state-owned international carrier, Mr India, a news report said yesterday. Air India plans to buy 50 aircraft and a committee of experts set
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    • 225 28 AP [HONG KONG] Singapore's Valuair Ltd will become the first budget airline to fly to interior Chinese provinces when it begins service to the southwestern city of Chengdu in two weeks, a newspaper reported yesterday. The airline is also planning to add flights to
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    • LOG BOOK
      • 120 28 AP [HONG KONG] Startup airline Macau Eagle Aviation Services said it expects to begin operations this year after completing a sub-licence agreement with Air Macau Co, the territory's only airline. Macau Eagle, whose airline will be marketed under the brand name of
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      • 173 28 AFP [AUCKLAND] A Qantas Boeing 747 and a similar Air New Zealand jet were involved in a near-miss over Auckland International Airport at the weekend, New Zealand's Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) said yesterday. The two jets were unacceptably close and infringed the required
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      • 76 28 Bloomberg [TOKYO] The International Air Transport Association (lATA), which represents 266 airlines globally, asked Narita International Airport Corp to cut landing fees, which are the world's highest, as carriers face rising fuel prices. A reduction of "20 per cent would be appreciated by the
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      • 72 28 Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] Indian Airlines, the country's second-biggest domestic carrier, plans to raise fares by 12 per cent after local oil refiners boosted jet-fuel prices. Government-owned Indian Airlines will increase its fares on April 15, the carrier said in an e-mailed statement. Jet
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  • Page 28 Advertisements
    • 1016 28 1 wnwyyir ENGINEERING LIMITED TWINWOOD ENGINEERING LIMITED Co. Reg. No. ********** (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Twinwood Engineering Limited will be held on April 29, 2005 at 4.00 p.m. at 10 Penjuru Close, Singapore
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  • SHIPPING
    • 570 29  -  German line expects no considerable surplus of tonnage soon By GEORGE JOSEPH ISINC.APORFI Confident of continuing export growth in < hina and other areas in Asia. Hamburg-based shipping company Hapag l.loyd is optimistic it would not faro overcaparity next year with new ships it has
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    • 267 29 ISINGAPORF] The Malaysian Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) said its phase two development is on schedule with 40 per cent more container yard space coming on stream in August as the six-year-old port breaches the one-million-TKU mark for the first time. The container port
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    • 364 29 SGX '000 Apr 11 SS ±L— Vol *f#iaft 0 37 0 01 596 0 75 0 01 21 SS C ate o Corporator) 1 76 0 02 5156 CWT D*Str»tAjT«or» 0 63 unch S i f/reM»dgs 120 G 06 *264 '•e*g*t nnk\ COB -0 01 259 Oend &*r*i
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    • 443 29 Bloomberg (LONDON! The world's fleet of oil tankers grew last year at its fastest pace since the 1970s as owners kept older carriers in service to take advantage of record freight rates, London-based shipbroker Simpson. Spence Young said. The fleet, when
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    • 344 29  -  LETTER TO THE EDITOR John Y Lu ASC chairman WE refer to David Hughes' commentary. 'Hey, so do Asian shippers want it or not'.'' (BT. March 23) in response to an earlier report published on the Asian Shippers' Council (ASC). We appreciate Mr
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    • 138 29 AFP IKUAI.A I.IJMPURI Pirates attacked a Chinese-owned bulk carrier in the Singapore Strait last Friday, a maritime official said yesterday. A gang of pirates in small boats attempted to board the 38,172 tonne bulk carrier early on Friday morning, said Noel Choong. head of
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    • 1837 29 ASIA POOD ft PROPERTIES LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) Company Registration No *****0619R NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Annual General Meeting o< Asia Food Properties Limited (the "Company" or "AFP") will be held on Thursday. 21 April 2005 at 2.00 p.m. at
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  • Page 30 Advertisements
    • 4572 30 To advertise call toll-free 1800 289 8822 Email: notices@sph.com.sg JK YAMING INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LTD (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN thai the Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at Aranda Room. Level 1. Copthome Orchid Hotel Singapore. 214
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    • 2470 30 POH TIONG CHOON LOGISTICS LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) tootfnct Company Reg No *****0049H NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTO IS HERFBY GIVEN that the Thirty Sixth Annual General Meeting of the Company wiN be held at Albi/io Room, Jurong Country Club. 9 Science Centre Road, Singapore *****8
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    • 2504 31 M SELECT CATERING SERVICES LIMITED Re 9' strat on No *****0697Z U (Incorporated in Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 2005 Annual General Meeting of the shareholders of the Company will be held at 18 Cross Street Bth Floor Marsh McLennan Centre Singapore *****3
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    • 2818 31 J* m an m w na a- m Shanghai Asia Holdings Limited Registration No.: *****9262 D (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF FIRST ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the First Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at 39 Scotts Road. Level 2,
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  • EDITORIAL & OPINION
    • 523 32 EDITORIAL SO, is a recession on the cards? For now at least, it appears the answer is "No". Yesterday, the government said Singapore's economy shrank at an annualised rate of 5.8 per cent in the first quarter of 2005, a much bigger quantum than what the
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    • 841 32  -  THE BOTTOM LINE DAVID MASON THE opinion polls about the British general election campaign have it wrong about the leading party. In fact, the Apathy Party is well out in front, with at least 40 per cent of the (non) vote.
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    • 1370 32  -  Medicine prices may soar in a few years as the country can no longer make generic drugs YOGI AGGARWAL THE Indian pharmaceutical industry is at a cusp. Prices of medicines could start rising sharply in three to five years and Indian
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    • 1333 33  -  Astute portfolio managers can profit from the ways that other investors make mistakes By CONRAD DE AENLLE NYT NO ONE ever went broke underestimating people's intelligence, HL Mencken observed. Among managers of a group of mutual funds offered by JP Morgan, a school of thought holds
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    • 351 33  -  LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Tan Kok Tim United Kingdom 1 REFER to the report, "S'pore bets on USsloom alternative energy project" (BT, 7 April). It is encouraging to hear that our government has entered into an agreement with the Rolls-Royce Group to jointly invest
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    • 155 33  -  Angelina Fernandez Director (Communications) Monetary Authority of Singapore I REFER to the letter "More insurance info needed" (BT, April 7). Information is available in the public domain for consumers to evaluate insurance products. For example, the Ministry of Health's website publishes data which can
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  • Page 33 Advertisements
    • 1266 33 Notices Penguin Boat International Limited (Company Registration Number: *****0165Z) Notice Of Annual General Meeting NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 2005 Annual General Meeting of the shareholders of the Company will be held on Thursday, 28 April 2005 at 4.30 p.m. at The Board Room, 18 Tuas Basin Link, Singapore
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  • Page 33 Miscellaneous
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  • PROPERTY
    • 577 40  -  Shift in focus comes as popularity of Main Upgrading Programme wanes By ARTHUR SIM THE Housing Development Board (HDB) will place greater emphasis on improving lifts as it sets new priorities in its budget for upgrading. National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan
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    • 185 40 NATIONAL Development Minister Mah Bow Tan has reassured the public that Housing Development Board flats are safe from earthquakes. He was referring to the latest in a series of tremors that have rocked Sumatra. An earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale
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    • 587 40  -  Average prices have risen to as high as 77,000 baht per sq m, says PHANOM KANJANATHIEMTHAO PHANOM KANJANATHIEMTHAO IN Thailand, the residential market for what in many countries are known as "apartments" is divided into two categories: apartments and condominiums. The difference between the two is
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    • 243 40 A NKW website allowing event organisers and interested parties to check the availability of vacant land plots for short-term rent is now available. The website, www.colliersam.com/sla, is managed by Colliers International Asset Management for the Singapore Authority. There are 24 plots of
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    • 199 40 SINGAPORE architect Timothy Seow and CPG Consultants (CPG-tss) have bagged a US$lOO million twin office tower project in Dubai. The 27-storey Emirates Financial Towers, part of the new Dubai International Financial Centre, will offer 61,300 sq m of gross floor area in an elliptical
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