The Business Times, 29 November 2005
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Title Section17 2005-11-29 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES SINGAPORE 85 cents online at http://business-times.asia 1 .com.sg MICA (F) 089/03/2005 Tuesday, November 29,200517 words
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Article, Illustration771 2005-11-29 1 TEH HOOI LING - No outright call on entire S'pore tech sector yet, but some think it's time to look among sub-sectors By TEH HOOI LING [SINGAPORE] The darkest days may have passed for Singapore's technology sector, but choosing the right sub-sector and the right stocks are still vitallySource: N - 771 words
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Article, Illustration400 2005-11-29 1 ANGELA TAN - By ANGELA TAN [SINGAPORE] Singapore Telecom yesterday unveiled a major corporate restructuring as it gears up for the next phase of growth. The shake-up the company's biggest in six years will see tiie creation of two new chief executive officer posts400 words
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Advertisement28 2005-11-29 1 flpl SME SPOTLIGHT Mil-Corn builds up training centres IBM Singapore's managing director on t how open-source computing is levelling JHmL jjf the playing field for Asia PG21 My*—*'28 words
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Advertisement40 2005-11-29 1 COMMENTARY CPIB should clear air overAirOcean PGS THE REITS REVOLUTION Physical property, stocks orReits?PG28 Challenges facing S'pore market PG 29 Still looking good in the US PG 30 AsiaReits: perils and prospects PG32 v -<#4; 811! llJoiiifi Markets Digest onPg240 words
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Advertisement274 2005-11-29 1 HSBC CEO Stephen Green to succeed as chairman PGI7 < Mlv t &>. a IJL s rrtMDAMICC COMPANIES Qtiiaya chairman passes the torch PG6 If J J-:/• 7 (todew Marie-Antoinette 's passion for Breguet watches is legendary. She was a trendsetter, and if she wore a Breguet, everyone who aspired274 words
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TOP STORIES
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411 2005-11-29 2 ARTHUR SIM - This initiative will help address the issues exposed by the cashback scandal By ARTHUR SIM [SINGAPORE] Some 380 owners of Housing and Development Board (HDB) property were unhappy about valuations on flats they hoped to sell in the past three months. And411 words
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Article, Illustration374 2005-11-29 2 OH BOON PING - Electronics sector output rises 16.4%, fuelled by all-round growth By OH BOON PING [SINGAPORE] Singapore's factory output rose 17.6 per cent year on year in October, with increases in all clusters especially transport engineering, biomedical manufacturing and electronics. Excluding the biomedical374 words
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356 2005-11-29 2 CHEN HUIFEN - By CHEN HUIFEN [SINGAPORE] Singapore's overall business receipts index for services industries went up 12.2 per cent year on year in Q3, affirmihg that last quarter's growth of 7 per cent was a robust one. The Department of Statistics says the double-digit356 words
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Article134 2005-11-29 2 STI 2,308.54 (+12.81) ST INDEX FUTURES 2,309.00 (+12.00) SIMSCI 272.99 (+2.04) SIMSCI FUTURES 272.90 (+1.20) MARKETS Monday Change KLSECOMP 900.14 -4.14 NIKKEI 225 14.986.04 +202.65 HANG SENG 15.100.00 +18.53 SET INDEX 666.69 -3.20 JAKARTA COMP 1.061.06 +6.66 MANILA COMP Closed SEOUL COMP 1,293.74 +0.52 SHENZHEN B 196.41 -139134 words
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Article693 2005-11-29 2 PM lee rolls ou«he wetcome mat for Europe" v PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong has extended an invitation to Europe to be part of Asia's growth and prosperity. And Europe will not exactly be a party-crasher. Noting that ties between Europe and Asia go back centuries, Mr Lee693 words
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Article, Illustration611 2005-11-29 4 CHUANG PECK MING - By CHUANG PECK MING in Paris PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong has extended an invitation to Europe to join the party and be part of Asia's growth and prosperity. And Europe will not exactly be a party-crasher. "Ties between Europe andSTEPHANIE YEOW/ST - 611 words
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Article, Illustration577 2005-11-29 4 MICHELLE QUAH - Opinion makers see govt as the nation's most-trusted institution By MICHELLE QUAH [SINGAPORE] Foreign multinational corporations (MNCs) in China are held to a higher standard of performance than domestic companies, a study of opinion makers in China has found. The study,Source: Edel annual Asia Pacific stakeholder study for 2005 - 577 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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641 2005-11-29 5 KALPANA RASHIWALA - Prudential Tower and Bugis Junction Towers among four buildings included By KALPANA RASHIWALA KEPPEL Land said last night it is setting up a real estate investment trust, K-Reit Asia, that will initially hold four office buildings Prudential Tower (about 10 floors), Bugis Junction641 words
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211 2005-11-29 5 PROPERTY developer GuocoLand Ltd's China subsidiary has successfully tendered for a 143,846 sq m land site in the Putuo District in Shanghai for 1.44 billion yuan (*****.3 million). Wholly-owned GuocoLand (China) was confirmed by the Shanghai Putuo Land Bureau to have won the site in211 words
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554 2005-11-29 5 CONRAD RAJ - HOCK LOCK SIEW By CONRAD RAJ THE recent spate of news surrounding chief executive Thomas Tay of logistics provider Air Ocean Group has once again highlighted issues in the local stock market. The saga started, it seemed, when the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB)554 words
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Article, Illustration676 2005-11-29 6 MICHELLE QUAH - Judicial manager Ernst Young to talk to new investors about their involvement By MICHELLE QUAH THE Citiraya saga may be coming to a close for some. But for others, the work is just beginning. As Citiraya Industries chairman Michael Lim prepares to "hand over the torch"676 words
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245 2005-11-29 6 LESLIE YEE - Eight others are likely to plead guilty: sources By LESLIE YEE ACCORD Customer Care Solutions (ACCS) founder and former CEO Victor Tan, 34, who has been slapped with 99 charges, is claiming trial. The charges against him include cheating Nokia through fake245 words
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Article236 2005-11-29 6 AIROCEAN shares tumbled yesterday in heavy trading. The stock fell 1.5 cents or 12 per cent to close at 11 cents despite the company's chief executive Thomas Tay having reassured investors that he was not under any investigation by the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB). A236 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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41 2005-11-29 6 DBS Treasures Priority Banking yesterday officially opened its newly renovated Raffles Place Centre/Branch. This is the second DBS Treasures Centre/Branch to be opened after renovations. The total number of DBS Treasures centres now stands at five.41 words
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82 2005-11-29 6 EQUIPMENT supplier Autron Corporation posted a net profit of As 3 million (553.7 million) for its first quarter ended Sept 30, 2005, up from As2.l million in the previous corresponding period. Sales revenue and "other revenue" rose to A 560.2 million, up from82 words
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78 2005-11-29 6 FROZEN food and ice-cream maker Youcan Foods International Ltd has been recognised as "China Famous Trademark" which provides the company with the maximum level of intellectual property (IP) protection in China. The "Youcan" trademark will not be allowed to be used by any other78 words
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Article73 2005-11-29 6 TELECOMMUNICATIONS services firm Teledata (Singapore) has warned that its full-year turnover for FY2005 is expected to fall below that of last year and the company is projected to incur net loss close to that of last year. The projected net loss would be attributable to73 words
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38 2005-11-29 6 MAPLETREE Logistics Trust yesterday completed its purchase of 8 Loyang Crescent for 16.5 million. The acquisition costs are fully funded by net proceeds from the private placement of new units of Maple Tree Logistics.38 words
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Article60 2005-11-29 6 MIDAS Holdings, which makes aluminium alloy extrusion products and polyethylene pipes, has set up a wholly-owned subsidiary in Beijing. The subsidiary, Midas Trading (Beijing) Co Ltd, has a registered share capital of US$2.l million and is in the business of import, export and wholesale of60 words
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Article, Illustration311 2005-11-29 7 SIOW LI SEN - IPO WATCH Poor market sentiment was the reason cited for the withdrawal By SIOW LI SEN YET another IPO hopeful, Haojey Technofibre, has shelved plans to go public because of poor market sentiment, says issue manager Westcomb Capital's boss Choo Chee Kong. He said the withdrawal311 words
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Article342 2005-11-29 7 CHEN HUIFEN - Medical equipment firm's turnover could rise 30m yuan By CHEN HUIFEN JUST weeks after listing, Landwind Medical has signed a deal with Siemens that could add at least 30 million yuan (556.3 million) to its turnover next year. The medical equipment distributor has entered into342 words
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338 2005-11-29 7 EXHIBITION and event management specialist Cityneon Holdings and logistics service provider Chasen Logistics Services announced 1 the launch of their initial public offerings (IPO) yesterday. Sesdaq aspirant Cityneon is offering 21 million shares 17.6 million new and 3.4 million vendor units at 25338 words
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280 2005-11-29 7 CHEN HUIFEN - By CHEN HUIFEN BIOTECH company GeneMedix Pic has reported a net loss of £3.75 million (5510.9 million) for the nine months ended August, more than the £3.2 million in the preceding corresponding period. But the British-based firm, which did not280 words
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Article, Illustration397 2005-11-29 7 LESLIE YEE - By LESLIE YEE SINGAPORE'S United Overseas Bank (UOB) is aiming to raise profit contribution from its Thai operations by at least six times over the next five years. Francis Lee, senior executive vice-president (personal financial services and international), expects Thai contribution to397 words
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Article142 2005-11-29 7 Reuters UNITED Overseas Bank plans to raise about US$5OO-$6OO million in hybrid debt, a source familiar with the deal said. This would be "the first hybrid debt issue for UOB and the largest bank capital hybrid Tier 1 deal in Asia this year", saidReuters - 142 words
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Advertisement152 2005-11-29 5 .mi Mi XS f if VV' WITH THE RIGHT SUPPORT, STAYING LEGAL CAN BE VERY REWARDING. In line with IPOS' bid to stay 100% legal, we at the Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (ASME) support the use of legal software. Thus, we would like to encourage all our members152 words
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Advertisement2299 2005-11-29 6 I —V I Commonwealth Bank of Australia Commonwealth Bank p COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA AND CONTROLLED ENTITLES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2005 All amounts are expressed in Australian currency Statements of Financial Performance Directors as at 30 June 2005 GROUP BANK The name of each person holding the2,299 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration501 2005-11-29 8 R SIVANITHY - STOCKS This should be a more effective theme compared to many others that have run in the past 12 months R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent Throughout the run of the past 12 months, various themes have come and gone China, oil and gas, penny stocks,Source: Bloomberg - 501 words
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504 2005-11-29 8 Nande Khin - TRADES TO WATCH Compiled by Nande Khin MORGAN Stanley companies collectively known as Morgan Stanley Entities have emerged as a substantial shareholder of hard-disk component maker Unisteel Technology. The group comprises Morgan Stanley Investment Management Company, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter (Singapore) Holdings, Morgan504 words
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Article, Illustration417 2005-11-29 8 OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES Nov 28 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS +159.00 BT CADI -*****.00 +16.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 All-SG Equities 586.49 +4.32 SG Equities Elect 124.84 +0.35 SG Equities Fin 1701.87 +8.25 SG Equities Prop 702.16 +4.48 SIMSCI 272.99 +2.04 SiMSCI Futures 272.90 +1.20 MOST ACTIVE STOCKS VOLUME SingTel 15c417 words
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Article, Illustration970 2005-11-29 8 UMA SHANKARI - Compiled by UMA SHANKARI ST Engineering Nov 28 dose: 552.65 OCBC INVESTMENT RESEARCH. Nov 28 ST Engineering announced after market close on Friday that it had won a contract worth Ssl2o million from Singapore's Ministry of Defence. Under this contract, STE's aerospace arm ST Aerospace will provide the RepublicSource: Bloomberg - 970 words
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Article, Illustration539 2005-11-29 8 LARRY WEE - CURRENCIES LARRY WEE Senior Correspondent GOLD and the US dollar were in the driver's seat yesterday in Asia, headed (almost inexorably, it would seem) for such key round number targets as US$5OO per ounce and 120 yen at the start of a week whichSource: Reuters - 539 words
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CORPORATE AWARDS
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Article, Illustration1205 2005-11-29 9 MICHELLE QUAH - A new award that recognises exemplary investor relations practices will be given out next year. MICHELLE QUAH reports MICHELLE QUAH GOOD investor relations isn't simply about talking to shareholders. It's about the entire spirit of good corporate governance and corporate disclosure. About going beyond what's mandatory in theFILE PHOTO - 1,205 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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Article563 2005-11-29 10 RONNIE LIM - Traders see a one-third drop in business for this year against 2004 By RONNIE LIM DESPITE a promising third-quarter spurt, oil trading activity here slipped again in OctoberNovember to lacklustre first-half levels. And traders expect business for the full year to be down more than563 words
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Article, Illustration293 2005-11-29 10 UMA SHANKARI - By UMA SHANKARI RAFFLES Hotel's annual charity Christmas tree auction is back for the 14th year running. This year, the theme is "A Christmas Wish". And the auction, on Nov 30, will feature eight spectacular trees sponsored by companies in Singapore. ThePHOTOS: YEN MENG JIIN - 293 words
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340 2005-11-29 10 CONRAD TAN - Lee Lee turns 50, donates $500,000 By CONRAD TAN ONE of Singapore's oldest law firms, co-founded by Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew, celebrated its 50th anniversary yesterday by giving $500,000 to charity. At a reception, Mrs Lee Kuan Yew, who is one of the three founders of Lee Lee, presented340 words
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Article167 2005-11-29 10 SINGAPORE enjoyed a 6.9 per cent jump in visitor arrivals last month, according to figures released yesterday by the Singapore Tourism Board (STB). The island welcomed 744,000 visitors in October, up from 696,000 in the same month last year. Visitor days were estimated to167 words
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Article215 2005-11-29 10 LEADING international service apartment operator The Ascott Group and Bah-rain-based Addax Investment Bank signed an agreement yesterday to launch a cluster of Ascott and Som-erset-branded service residences across the Middle East and North Africa. Under the terms of the memorandum of understanding, Addax will215 words
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142 2005-11-29 10 A GROUP of Singapore businessmen are in China's third-largest city, Tianjin, to network and explore investment opportunities with potential Chinese partners. The businessmen are part of the Singapore Country Exhibition 2005, co-or-ganised by the Association of Small Medium Enterprises (ASME) and Singex Exhibitions, with the142 words
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NEWS ROUNDUP
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Article25 2005-11-29 10 FOLLOWING a restructuring of ownership, Sinova Medical Centre which specialises in medical aesthetics has changed its name to Vida Medical Centre.25 words
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Article45 2005-11-29 10 NEXT year, the government will be giving up to four months of service and conservancy charges rebates, and up to three months of rental rebates to eligible Singaporean HDB households. The rebates will be given in January. March, June, September and December.45 words
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Advertisement225 2005-11-29 11 UOB 4 celebrates the dawn t iV of a new era I'M in Thailand .i s i I 1 f t The United Overseas Bank (UOB) Group celebrated a historical milestone in A subsidiary of United Overseas Bank, UOBT has total assets of Baht 206 Thailand on 28 November 2005225 words
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SMEspotlight
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Article, Illustration1085 2005-11-29 12 MATTHEW PHAN - Aerospace services firm has set up second centre in Manila and will open a third in Tianjin, China. MATTHEW PHAN reports MATTHEW PHAN MIL-COM Aerospace has made more than a few headlines, winning the Enterprise 50 award twice in 2002 and 2003. Its then-CEO DianaARTHUR LEE - 1,085 words
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Article593 2005-11-29 12 OH BOON PING - Its biobags are 100% biodegradeable and compostable By OH BOON PING IMAGINE you're a homemaker washing up the dishes after a meal and trying to dispose of uneaten food. It's likely you'll reach for a plastic bag to hold the waste before you throw593 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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Article922 2005-11-29 14 MATTHEW LYNN - COMMENTARY The euro-area economy needs a dear, pro-growth economic policy. And the ECB needs a leader who can put that message across straight By MATTHEW LYNN Bloomberg DOES European Central Bank (ECB) president Jean-Claude Trichet think interest rates should rise next month? Yes. No. Er,Bloomberg - 922 words
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171 2005-11-29 14 Reuters [SHANGHAI] The surplus in China's international balance of payments grew sharply in the first half of the year, with foreign exchange reserves also up strongly, the country's forex watchdog said in a report yesterday. China recorded a current account surplus ofReuters - 171 words
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Article4578 2005-11-29 14 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS crtl Money Sing DoHai Class B 1.0867/ CM ParvEuope Equity Fund 13/ IM CitiSelect Asia T/t Balanced M7/ niKAI OtiSdect Asia Tit Grow* 1.45/ CitSelectAsaWEnhGrt, 1.3* CitiSelect Global Growth U1/ jar tuopeoai ii*i i cj6 Healthcare Fund 0.98/ Star Asian Tiger Eqty 1.094/ iii Star Asia Bond:4,578 words
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621 2005-11-29 15 PAULINE NG - This follows poor showing of Mesdaq firms, including S'pore's Litespeed By PAULINE NG in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA'S Securities Commission is set to unveil new and tougher guidelines for listing on the Mesdaq Market, as recently listed Singapore e-learning solutions provider Litespeed Education621 words
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316 2005-11-29 15 AP [KUALA LUMPURJ South-east Asian nations will look for foreign investment for a proposed railway line from Singapore to the Chinese city of Kunming that is expected to bolster regional trade, Malaysia's trade minister said yesterday. Rafidah Aziz said feasibility studies to identifyAP - 316 words
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Article2269 2005-11-29 15 vol General Corp .0.40 -0.02 26 Nov 28 RM *1- (-000) Gentinq. 21.00 -0.50 258 George Kent 0.60 -0.01 435 A4M Realty 1.49 unch 3 GHL Systems j0.10 -0.01 1140 Abric .0.31 unch 101 Globetronics Tech 0.29 -0.01 397 ACP Industries .0.65 unch 0 GlomacBhd 1.18 0.01 102,269 words
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Article, Illustration371 2005-11-29 15 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Proton Holdings Bhd shares closed 3.2 per cent lower after a newspaper report said Malaysia's biggest carmaker may post RM7OO million (Ss3l4 million) in pretax loss for the quarter ended September. Proton closed at RM7.45 yesterday, 25 sen lower than Friday'sBloomberg; AFP - 371 words
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115 2005-11-29 15 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's biggest lender, Malayan Banking Bhd, said yesterday it has ended merger talks with financial consultancy BinaFikir Sdn Bhd. "Maybank wishes to announce that it has mutually agreed with BinaFikir Sdn Bhd to cease negotiations on any tie-up with its merchantReuters - 115 words
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GREATER CHINA/INDIA
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606 2005-11-29 16 Firm's cash managed by just one global bank and complex derivatives are avoided Reuters [SINGAPORE] When Chinese firm Lenovo Group Ltd bought parts of IBM's business. this year to become the world's thirdlargest computer maker, it suddenly had cash flows from 67 countriesReuters - 606 words
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267 2005-11-29 16 AP [MUMBAI] Indian shares rose to a record high yesterday, crossing the 9,000 mark for the first time ever with foreign investors snapping up shares of blue chip companies. The Bombay Stock Exchange's benchmark 30-stock index, Sensex, rose as high as 9,005.63 inAP - 267 words
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252 2005-11-29 16 [NEW DELHI] The chairman of Wipro Ltd, a top Indian software exporter, says he is opposed to unionisation of the information technology sector, according to a news report published yesterday. "The unionisation of the sector would certainly be a retrograde step. "It will unnecessarily252 words
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Article, Illustration67 2005-11-29 16 AFP [TOKYOI The cast of Hollywood movie Sayuri, (left to right) Japanese actress Kaori Momoi, Malaysian actress Michelle Yeoh. Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi and Japanese actor Ken Watanabe. smiling for photographers at a press conference here yesterday. The movie, an adaptation of the novel 'MemoirsAFP - 67 words
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422 2005-11-29 16 Disgraced land minister accused of accepting 5m yuan in bribes Reuters [BEIJING] China's disgraced minister of land and natural resources has been charged with accepting bribes, the Beijing News said yesterday, the most senior official ensnared for graft since President Hu Jintao took office.Reuters - 422 words
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409 2005-11-29 16 It is seeking to ban commission rebates and change rules [HONG KONG] Hong Kong's financial regulator is seeking to clamp down on irregularities in the territory's derivative warrants market by proposing a ban on several trading incentives and market practices, says a409 words
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Article, Illustration567 2005-11-29 17 Move contravenes UK code but bank says it consulted major investors Reuters. Bloomberg [LONDON] HSBC stuck to the bank's tradition of promoting company insiders yesterday, naming Stephen Green, group chief executive, to succeed John Bond, its chairman, who will retire next year. Mr Bond, 64,Reuters.; Bloomberg; FILE PHOTOS - 567 words
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228 2005-11-29 17 Bloomberg. AP [NEW YORK] Merck Co, whose earnings have dropped for three straight years, will cut 7,000 jobs and close five factories in a restructuring designed to reduce annual costs by US$3.5 billion to US$4 billion. Chief executive officer Richard Clark, whoBloomberg.; AP - 228 words
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273 2005-11-29 17 Reuters [SYDNEY] A US$4 billion trio of new listings is rushing to market in Australia ahead of the Christmas break, testing investors' seasonal appetite. The two utility infrastructure trusts with assets centred in Victoria and South Australia states and one brand-rich food group comeReuters - 273 words
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484 2005-11-29 17 Prime brokerage revenues at US$5b: Morgan Stanley [LONDON] The world's largest investment banks have seen a sharp increase in revenues from servicing hedge funds, underlining their growing dependence on the new breed of investors for future profits and growth, according to a report484 words
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Article, Illustration224 2005-11-29 17 Clipper Ventures - Round-the-Worid Yacht Race. Leg 3, Race 4, Day 1 Clipper Ventures After Sunday's tumultuous farewell, the fleet soon got back to reality as they headed offshore across the fast flowing Agulhas current Relatively light winds and a confused sea state soon claimed several victims and buckets were reportedly224 words
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Article345 2005-11-29 17 [LONDON] The London Stock Exchange (LSE) is considering merging with OMX, formerly OM Group of Sweden, to create a company with a market value of £2.5 billion (557.26 billion), says a report in the Sunday Observer. The paper said LSE's chief executive Clara Furse345 words
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217 2005-11-29 17 Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] US sales of previously owned homes fell a larger-than-expected 2.7 per cent in October to the lowest level since March, evidence that rising mortgage rates and skyrocketing prices are putting buying out of reach for some. The inventory ofBloomberg - 217 words
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AVIATION
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Article, Illustration326 2005-11-29 18 Move aimed at raising number of Chinese tourists to Indonesia Bernama [JAKARTA] Indonesia's national airline companies have been asked to increase their direct flights to China to boost the number of foreign tourists to Indonesia, state-run Antara news agency reported yesterday.Bernama; AP - 326 words
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357 2005-11-29 18 Private carrier East Star to buy 10 A32o0s on credit AFP [BEIJING] Airbus has signed a 12 billion-yuan (552.5-biilion) deal to sell 10 A 320 jets and lease another 10 to private Chinese carrier East Star Airlines, the two companies said yesterday. The newAFP - 357 words
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140 2005-11-29 18 AFP [ISTANBUL] Turkey has proposed to Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) member countries a project for the joint manufacture of a passenger plane, a senior Turkish official told Anatolia news agency on Friday last week. The proposal was made byAFP - 140 words
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Article220 2005-11-29 18 AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia Airlines may cancel plans to retire its fleet of Boeing 737s and replace them with at least 40 new Boeing or Airbus aircraft, as it seeks ways to cut costs, a report said yesterday. The New Straits Times quoted unnamedAFP - 220 words
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454 2005-11-29 18 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Air Asia Bhd, South-east Asia's biggest budget carrier, posted its fifth quarterly profit after the airline attracted more passengers with low fares and locked in fuel costs with futures contracts. Net income for the first quarter ended SeptBloomberg - 454 words
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212 2005-11-29 18 Bloomberg [TAIPEI] EVA Airways Corp, Taiwan's second-largest airline, is in talks with Airbus SAS on buying aircraft as it upgrades its fleet to meet rising travel demand. "We've always been in talks with Airbus," Nieh Kuo-wei, a spokesman at Taoyuan-based EVA, saidBloomberg - 212 words
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Miscellaneous304 2005-11-29 18 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 1 Considers food shop repri--9 Beauty that is in the outer 10 He is upset in father and P! mother's rhetorical digression 11 Legislation Norwegian capital 12 |H has on linen (4) 14 One in a list of names to cele- I I I I I 16 Will304 words
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TRANSPORT
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Article, Illustration363 2005-11-29 19 Business group says planned £240b spending over 10 years not enough Bloomberg [LONDON] Britain's transport system needs an extra £60 billion (Ssl74 billion) over 10 years in public and private funds to improve aging infrastructure and meet growing demand, the country'sBloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 363 words
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385 2005-11-29 19 Bloomberg [LONDON] The cost of shipping crude from the Middle East to refineries worldwide on 2 million barrel oil tankers may level out after last week's 6 per cent decline as a surplus of tonnage off' sets an increase inBloomberg - 385 words
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231 2005-11-29 19 Bloomberg [AMSTERDAM] Workers at Smit Internationale NV, a Dutch provider of port towing services, have cancelled a planned 48-hour strike after their unions reached a new labour agreement. "We are very pleased about this," Claudia van Andel, a spokeswoman for the Rot-terdam-basedBloomberg - 231 words
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Article287 2005-11-29 19 SGX '000 Ho» 28 SS W- Vol CH Offshore .036 -0.01 237 ChuanHup— .0.81 unch 9604 Ccsco Corporation 2.33 -0.02 1802 CWT Distribution .0.81 -0.01 27 EzraHldgs 1.40 -0.02 223 Freight Unks .0.06 unch 163 Grand Banks Yadit 0.89 unch 0 Java Holdings 1.24 0.01 810 K1 Venture287 words
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EDITORIAL & OPINION
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553 2005-11-29 20 EDITORIAL FOR someone who has managed to antagonise both China and South Korea by actions that can at best be described as insensitive, Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi might be thought to have achieved a minor diplomatic coup in hosting a relatively cordial553 words
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Article, Illustration1080 2005-11-29 20 RAHUL SEN - The Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement provides significant opportunities for its members By RAHUL SEN EARLIER this month, Asia's oldest preferential trade agreement (PTA) signed in 1975 under the aegis of the Economic and Social Commission for the Asia-Pacific (Escap), also known as the Bangkok Agreement,BLOOMBERG - 1,080 words
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Article, Illustration752 2005-11-29 20 PAUL KRUGMAN - THE BOTTOM LINE PAUL KRUGMAN NYT MANY eulogies were published following the recent death of Peter Drucker, the great management theorist. I was surprised, however, that few of these eulogies mentioned his book The Age of Discontinuity, a prophetic workNYT - 752 words
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Article, Illustration1612 2005-11-29 21 PATRICIA YIM - The open computing model has levelled the playing field for South-east Asian nations By PATRICIA YIM THE burgeoning high technology centres in South-east Asia and other parts of Asia owe their impressive growth to the open source movement coupled with the talent and creativityAP, REUTERS - 1,612 words
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615 2005-11-29 21 Philip Hemnell Singapore - LETTER TO THE EDITOR Philip Hemnell Singapore AS an existing shareholder of Genting International, I am perturbed by the company's move to suspend the stock on Clob on Nov 23 and the Singapore Exchange's decision to let suspension continue until the "date of615 words
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FOCUS ON REITS
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Article1254 2005-11-29 28 MICHAEL SMITH - MICHAEL SMITH lists some suggestions to boost Singapore's position as a preferred Reits listing destination MICHAEL SMITH REVISED property fund guidelines issued in October by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) have put Singapore at the forefront of Asian real estate investment trust (Reit) regulations. The latest1,254 words
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790 2005-11-29 28 TRICIA SONG - By TRICIA SONG SINGAPORE property stocks have risen 34 per cent on average so far this year, significantly outperforming the 10 per cent for the Straits Times Index. A few stocks have more than doubled as investors anticipate a rise in capital values for the790 words
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Article, Illustration923 2005-11-29 29 ROGER TAN - ROGER TAN looks at key influencing factors as Singapore moves closer to becoming a regional Reits hub ROGER TAN THREE years after Singapore investors got their first taste of real estate investment trusts (Reits) with the listing of Capita Mall Trust, the investment options have widenedSource: Reuters, SIAS Research; Source: SIAS Research - 923 words
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Article, Illustration878 2005-11-29 30 STUART CROW - With large pension funds and institutional money looking for parking places, the outlook for Reit market remains bright, says STUART CROW STUART CROW THE US market has about 200 Reits currently registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission with an asset value of over US$627Photo: Bloomberg; Source: Nareit - 878 words
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PROPERTY
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Article, Illustration1535 2005-11-29 32 FENG ZHI WEI - FENG ZHI WEI examines the development of and outlook for the fast-growing asset class around the region FENG ZHI WEI ASIA has seen a dramatic growth in real estate investment trusts (Reits) which currently have a market value of about US$3l billion. It was justSource: Jones Leng LaSalle Research - 1,535 words
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