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Title Section15 2005-12-01 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES SINGAPORE online at http://business-times.asia 1 .com.sg MICA (P) 089/03/2005 Thursday, December 1,200515 words
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750 2005-12-01 1 LESLIE YEE - BT exclusive Source believes ministry will be amenable to idea following JTC plan to divest property By LESLIE YEE [SINGAPORE] The Housing and Development Board may inject its car parks and shop units into a huge real estate investment trust (Reit).750 words
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538 2005-12-01 1 S JAYASANKARAN - By S JAYASANKARAN in Kuala Lumpur central bank yesterday announced its first interest rate rise in seven years after the economy accelerated in the third quarter for the first time in more than a year to 5.3 per cent. Bank Negara hoisted538 words
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Article137 2005-12-01 1 STI 2,300.25 (-2.63) ST INDEX FUTURES 2,300.00 (-3.00) SIMSCI 272.69 (+0.54) SIMSCI FUTURES 272.40 (-0.20) MARKETS Wednesday Change KLSECOMP 896.13 -2.50 NIKKEI 225 14,872.15 -55.55 HANG SENG 14,937.14 -91.62 SET INDEX 667.75 -2.15 JAKARTA COMP 1,096.64 +14.36 MANILA COMP 2,099.74 -7.62 SEOUL COMP 1,297.44 +18.06 SHENZHEN B 193.81137 words
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Article, Illustration945 2005-12-01 2 WONG WEI KONG - Moves in place to cut costs, improve patient care and transparency By WONG WEI KONG [SINGAPORE] In the four months since it took charge, the new board and management at the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) has made sweeping changes to the way the charityJESSICA LIM/ST - 945 words
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592 2005-12-01 2 MICHELLE QUAH - Details of charity's related-party deals revealed By MICHELLE QUAH [SINGAPORE] The new board of £he tyatiorjaJ Mr ney Foundation (NKFI has decided to write off $6 million for 2004 as a result of findings so far from an independent probe into the592 words
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170 2005-12-01 2 [SINGAPORE] Former National Kidney Foundation (NKF) chief executive officer TT Durai has paid Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) —which he took to court in a failed defamation suit in Ju1y—5357,290 in legal costs and expenses. A letter from his lawyers at Michael Khoo170 words
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Article584 2005-12-01 2 China franchisee takes Informatics to court PROBLEMS continue to pile up at Informatics Holdings, with a franchisee suing the beleaguered education provider for making him part with $240,000 in fees by misrepresenting the potential of the business in China's Hainan province. The legal move comes a day after584 words
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515 2005-12-01 3 CONRAD RAJ - He alleges company distorted China market potential, causing him losses By CONRAD RAJ [SINGAPORE] Problems continue to pile up at Informatics Holdings, with a franchisee suing the beleaguered education provider for making him part with $240,000 in fees by misrepresenting the potential of the515 words
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Article, Illustration473 2005-12-01 3 CONRAD TAN - By CONRAD TAN [SINGAPORE] Singapore's most valuable brands are now worth more than ever. At the Singapore Brand Award 2005 presentation ceremony yesterday, brand consultant Interbrand said the country's 15 most valuable brands are now worth an estimated $9.5473 words
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Article, Illustration502 2005-12-01 3 NANDE KHIN - It can lease back current office space for up to 14 years By NANDE KHIN [SINGAPORE] DBS Bank has agreed to sell its headquarters building in Shenton Way to a Goldman Sachs real estate fund for $690 million, confirming an earlier BT report.502 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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328 2005-12-01 4 VEN SREENIVASAN - By VEN SREENIVASAN FIND a prompt and amicable solution with Wearnes International (1994), taking into account the interest of Wearnes' minority shareholders, the Singapore Exchange (SGX) told WBL Corp yesterday. SGX's call follows recent news that mainboard-listed WBL's stake in Wearnes has risen328 words
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427 2005-12-01 4 SIOW LI SEN - NEW CORPORATE GOVERNANCE BAR Tougher standards say they cannot be SGX members By SIOW LI SEN TOUGHER corporate governance standards that the Singapore Exchange (SGX) has to abide by to ensure its independence are set to put the immediate spotlight on its427 words
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698 2005-12-01 4 MICHELLE QUAH - HOCK LOCK SIEW By MICHELLE QUAH THE slew of new rules announced by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) this week to tighten corporate governance at the Singapore Exchange (SGX) should be applauded for their boldness. But the process shouldn't stop there; the698 words
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Article, Illustration485 2005-12-01 4 MATTHEW PHAN - By MATTHEW PHAN THE Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS), in partnership with main-board-listed Mediaßing, yesterday launched Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phone service at Singapore Changi Airport. CAAS introduced the facility at the departure and transit lounges of both terminals, makingLIAMHE ZAOBAO - 485 words
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24 2005-12-01 4 Data reflects bid rates quoted by SGS primary dealers Source: The Monetary Authority of Singapore24 words
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450 2005-12-01 5 ANGELA TAN - Ongoing talks for restructuring of US$650m debt continue Reports by ANGELA TAN RECEIVERS of Singapore Telecom's, troubled 59.5 per cent owned submarine cable unit C2C are close to concluding the sale of its issued shares as Sing Tel continues to negotiate with450 words
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Article174 2005-12-01 5 SINGAPORE Post yesterday said its executive vice-presi-dent of postal services and administration, William Tan, will be retiring on Dec 31, after 13 years with the company. Mr Tan, 58, was the deputy chief executive officer of Sing Post (then a wholly-owned subsidiary of Singapore Telecom)174 words
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222 2005-12-01 5 OH BOON PING - By OH BOON PING NEWLY-LISTED HLN Technologies, a manufacturer of engineering precision elastomeric and polymeric components, has been appointed by Italy's Brembo as a supplier of technical rubber components for its automobile braking systems. Brembo, which is listed on the Milan Stock Exchange,222 words
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Article, Illustration195 2005-12-01 5 Bloomberg CAPITALAND Ltd. Singapore's biggest developer, said its Capitaßetail Japan Fund will pay 5.3 billion yen (Ss7s million) for its fourth shopping mall and expects its asset base to more than triple in the next three years. Capita Land said the fundBloomberg - 195 words
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Article, Illustration676 2005-12-01 7 R SIVANITHY - Billion-dollar club is up a net 4 at 72 and the STI rebounds 3.8% By R SIVANITHY AFTER a weak October, the market capitalisation of the local stock market rebounded in November, up 3.6 per cent at $420.5 billion thanks to a fallFILE PHOTO - 676 words
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282 2005-12-01 7 VEN SREENIVASAN - By VEN SREENIVASAN AIROCEAN group will not suffer any major writedown of assets or investments by scaling back its China courier service, its chief operating officer said yesterday. "We did not invest in huge infrastructure or assets like trucks or property," Johnson Chong282 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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Article109 2005-12-01 7 TYCOON Oei Hong Leong has made a mandatory cash offer for Jurong Engineering Ltd (JEL) renamed International Capital Investment Ltd to buy all the shares he does not already own. The conditional offer— through Chip Lian Investments is at $2.62 a share. Chip Lian's109 words
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114 2005-12-01 7 AP OIL International announced yesterday that one of its suppliers has failed to make delivery of raw materials due to funding problems. This was despite AP Oil having already made advance payments totalling US$l.62 million to the supplier to expedite the delivery. As a114 words
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Article66 2005-12-01 7 TWO China companies have launched their initial public offers (IPO). Sinopipe Holdings, a plastic pipes and pipe fittings manufacturer and distributor, will be issuing 48 million shares at $0.26 a share, Its offer will close on Dec 14. Marine aquaculture specialist Oceanus Bio-Tech Holdings' IPO66 words
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114 2005-12-01 7 PRINTING and packaging services provider Fung Choi yesterday said it has formed two joint ventures (JV) in China. The first JV— Weilun JV company between its subsidiary Fung Choi Printing and Zhongshan Weilun Trading will engage in the design, manufacture and sale of commercial114 words
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Article51 2005-12-01 7 CHINA-based peanut-products maker Oriental Food Holdings yesterday said its joint secretary and chief financial officer Law Kok Kheng has resigned. Maureen Low will remain as sole secretary of Oriental Food, while Lee Wan Sing, the firm's finance manager will be the interim CFO with effect from51 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration579 2005-12-01 8 R SIVANITHY - STOCKS Index-only strategy may not work at month-ends, or when overseas developments take a turn for the worse R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent EARLIER this week, this column revisited a tried and trusted maxim that has particular applicability in the local market if players stick to the bigSource: Bloomberg - 579 words
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TRADES TO WATCH
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448 2005-12-01 8 UNITED Overseas Bank chairman and chief executive officer Wee Cho Yaw has increased his interest in takeover target United Industrial Corp (UIC) from 4.943 per cent to 4.957 per cent—a shade below the substantial shareholding level of 5 per cent. The 4.957 per448 words
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88 2005-12-01 8 UMA SHANKARI - By UMA SHANKARI TAN Choon Hock, who earlier this month emerged as a substantial shareholder of Sembawang Kimtrans after having bought 16.97 million shares on the open market, has further increased his stake in the logistics company. Over a series of transactions over88 words
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Article, Illustration435 2005-12-01 8 OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES Nov 30 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS 78.00 +52.00 BTCAPI -*****.00 +73.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 +8.00 All-SG Equities 586.34 +2.03 SG Equities Elect 127.09 +2.23 SG Equities Fin 1698.31 +0.01 SG Equities Prop 698.19 +1.80 SIMSCI 272.69 +0.54 SiMSCI Futures 272.40 -0.20 MOST ACTIVE STOCKS VOLUME Wee435 words
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Article, Illustration1052 2005-12-01 8 UMA SHANKARI - Complied by UMA SHANKARI Keppel Corporation Nov 30 dose: $11.70 CIMB-GK RESEARCH, Nov 30 KEPPEL Corp's 53 per cent-owned subsidiary, Keppel Land announced it will be setting up a real estate investment trust, K-Reit Asia. K-Reit will own four prime office buildings for a start, comprising Keppel Towers, GESource: Bloomberg - 1,052 words
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Article, Illustration547 2005-12-01 8 LARRY WEE - CURRENCIES LARRY WEE Senior Correspondent A TBIO of strong US data releases overnight stiffened the back of the US dollar in overnight trading but, in contrast, good news Down Under for Australia yesterday morning failed to boost its currency's fortunes. Ahead of key US jobsSource: Reuters - 547 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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365 2005-12-01 9 RONNIE LIM - Asia to account for 15-20% revenue in the coming decade, from about 8% now By RONNIE LIM FIRST Shanghai, now Singapore. And more manufacturing plants are likely to follow in Asia for US chemical giant Huntsman Corporation. "Our strategy is to continue to grow with365 words
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SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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59 2005-12-01 9 THE Vietnam Chamber of Commerce is organising an investment seminar and exhibition on Vietnam from Dec 6 to Dec 8 at the Suntec International Convention Exhibition Centre. Called Vietnam Day, the event is held in conjunction with the signing of an agreement on Vietnam-Singapore59 words
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44 2005-12-01 9 Shell yesterday cut retail pump prices at its stations by five cents per litre for petrol and three cents per litre for diesel. Following with similar cuts were Esso, Mobil, Singapore Petroleum Company and Caltex.44 words
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Article282 2005-12-01 9 LESLIE YEE - By LESLIE YEE JTC Corporation has appointed foreign banks ÜBS and JP Morgan and property consultants Colliers International and Chesterton International as its advisers in relation to planned property divestments, market sources say. The property consultants are expected to fociis on the tenancy agreements of the282 words
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Article, Illustration186 2005-12-01 9 CHUANG PECK MING - By CHUANG PECK MING in Berlin PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong, who today will be the first Asian leader to meet new German Chancellor Angela Merkel, kicked off an official visit to Germany yesterday with a visit to Parliament in Berlin,STEPHANK YEOW/ST - 186 words
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218 2005-12-01 9 THE Child Aid concert, despite the fact that not a single performer in its line-up has yet reached age 20, is promising to be a night of professional entertainment. Organised in support of The Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund and The Business Times Budding Artist218 words
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397 2005-12-01 10 NANDE KHIN - 92% voted in favour, RTC to apply to courts to sanction scheme By NANDE KHIN THE Raffles Town Club (RTC) saga is finally over. A scheme of arrangement to pay damages to founder members has won a majority vote, allowing the club397 words
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244 2005-12-01 10 THE government said yesterday it will spend $570 million over the next five years upgrading Sembawang Town. The announcement, made by Hawazi Daipi, chairman of Sembawang Town Council and Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Education and Manpower, comes just days after a similar programme for244 words
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349 2005-12-01 10 MATTHEW PHAN - By MATTHEW PHAN MEDIA companies here are venturing into new markets via partnerships with regional counterparts. Yesterday, two local companies moved to partner an Indonesian firm to produce telemovies. And today the Media Development Authority (MDA) joins hands with the Korean Film Council (KOFIC),349 words
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262 2005-12-01 10 ECONOMIC ties between Singapore and Malaysia are at an all-time high, but the two countries must address bilateral issues that continue to plague them, diplomats and academics said yesterday at a roundtable on Singapore-Malaysia relations. According to N Parameswaran. the Malaysian High262 words
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FOCUS: SERVICES
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Article, Illustration1068 2005-12-01 12 MATTHEW PHAN - DESIGN S'pore is not a design hub just yet, says MATTHEW PHAN MATTHEW PHAN AHEART-shaped bar top takes pride of place in the well-lit office. And a spiral shelf lined with books on art and architecture curls around the pink wall of the business manager'sYEN MENG JIIN - 1,068 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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511 2005-12-01 14 LATEST US DATA Overall economy weathers hurricane fallout but labour market takes a hit AP [WASHINGTON] The United States economy grew at a lively 4.3 per cent pace from July through September, the best showing in more than a year. TheAP - 511 words
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Article, Illustration500 2005-12-01 14 Reuters [TOKYO] The US dollar stayed within striking distance of a fresh two-year high around 120 yen yesterday, keeping gains made on data that reinforced expectations US interest rates will keep rising in the near term. The US currencyReuters; BLOOMBERG - 500 words
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638 2005-12-01 14 Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] India's economy grew faster than expected in the quarter ended September as monsoon rains increased harvests for the nation's 600 million farmers and financial services expanded. Gross domestic product expanded 8 per cent in the three months fromBloomberg - 638 words
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283 2005-12-01 14 Bloomberg [SHANGHAI] China's central bank said yuan appreciation would help reduce the nation's trade surplus and capital inflows, alleviate a rapid increase in foreign exchange reserves and ease pressure on the government to curb money supply growth. "Global market expectations of aBloomberg - 283 words
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203 2005-12-01 14 AFP [BANGKOK] Thailand's economy is likely to expand by 5.0 per cent next year, supported by strong exports, improving tourism and falling global oil prices, the finance ministry said yesterday. Exports, which account for more than 40 per cent of Thailand'sAFP - 203 words
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MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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617 2005-12-01 15 PAULINE NG - Carrier attributes 45% jump in costs to higher fuel charges, salaries By PAULINE NG in Kuala Lumpur STATH-OWNED Malaysia Airlines (MAS) plunged deeper into the red in the second quarter ended Sept 30, posting a net loss of almost RM36B million (Ssl6s617 words
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Article, Illustration701 2005-12-01 15 SHOES KAGDA - INDONESIA INSIGHT Indon officers imbibing the right values in training will be good for Indonesia as future leaders SHOES KAGDA Jakarta Correspondent THE news last week from Washington that the United States would restore full military ties with Indonesia after a 14-year lapse701 words
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270 2005-12-01 15 Bloomberg [JAKARTA] Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono ordered state oil company PT Pertamina to share the operations of the Cepu oilfield with ExxonMobil Corp, said Pertamina's president, Widya Purnama. "My president just gave me instructions to jointly operate between Pertamina and Exxon,"Bloomberg - 270 words
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GREATER CHINA/INDIA
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BRIEFLY ASIA
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85 2005-12-01 16 Bloomberg IKUAI LUMPUR] Tanjong Pic, a Malaysian electricity producer and betting group, will buy two power plants in Egypt from a unit of Electricite de France SA for US$3O7 million, almost doubling its power generation capacity. An agreement was reached to buy the plantsBloomberg - 85 words
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117 2005-12-01 16 Reuters. [JAKARTA] Indonesia's largest lender, PT Bank Mandiri Tbk, is planning to set up a separate entity to handle its bad debts next year, its president said yesterday. The plan comes after the bank was hit by a graft case worth hundreds millionsReuters. - 117 words
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79 2005-12-01 16 AP. [KUAIj\ LUMPUR] Malaysia Malaysia's deputy police minister apologised yesterday for inflaming a police abuse scandal by apparently defending the stripping of a Chinese woman at a police station, an act made public by a secretly shot video. Deputy Internal Security Minister Noh Omar saidAP. - 79 words
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75 2005-12-01 16 AP [KUALA LUMPUR] The Malaysian government yesterday vowed to crack down on illegal money lenders and loan sharks amid rising complaints of harassment and intimidation of debtors, including attempts to torch their homes. The government will show "no mercy to illegal money lendersAP - 75 words
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84 2005-12-01 16 Bloomberg [BEIJING] China is a "priority" market for Kazakhstan's oil and the Central Asian state may provide incentives to lure investment by oil companies from the fastest-growing major economy, the Kazakh vice-energy minister said. A 900 km pipeline to China is complete andBloomberg - 84 words
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407 2005-12-01 16 Growing concern in Beijing over foreign involvement in financial sector [HONG KONG] Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), the mainland's largest lender, has frozen talks with two Arab state investors negotiating for a US$l billion stake, amid growing concern407 words
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Article, Illustration49 2005-12-01 16 Reuters [DRANGYARI] A Kashmiri earthquake survivor holding her child during snowfall in Drangyari. 130 km north-west of Srinagar. on Tuesday. Thousands of Kashmiris who survived the devastating Oct 8 earthquake are fighting a grim battle with the harsh Himalayan winter Which has just set in.Reuters - 49 words
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588 2005-12-01 16 More Chinese car makers plan IPOs to fund expansion Reuters. Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Hong Kong's stock market has hosted a record volume of initial public offerings in 2005, headlined by the multi-bil-lion-dollar listings of China Construction Bank (CCB)Reuters.; Bloomberg - 588 words
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341 2005-12-01 16 Reuters [NEW DELHI] Semlndia plans to invest US$3 billion in a semiconductor chip-making factory in India, with technology from America's Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD), officials from the companies said yesterday. AMD will transfer micro processor and logic manufacturing technology to Semlndia, andReuters - 341 words
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ASIA-PACIFIC/WORLD
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Article, Illustration582 2005-12-01 18 Outlook for the sector is less attractive, say analysts Reuters [TOKYO] A rally in hightech shares that has helped send Tokyo shares to fiveyear highs is seen unlikely to last as investors return to sectors that rely more on domestic demand thanReuters; REUTERS - 582 words
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294 2005-12-01 18 Bloomberg, Reuters Reuters [LONDON] A group of private equity firms is acquiring TDC, Denmark's largest phone company, for 76 billion kroner (5520.3 billion). The offer was made by Nordic Telephone Company (NTC), created recently by a group of five private equityBloomberg, Reuters; Reuters - 294 words
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Article, Illustration571 2005-12-01 18 Reuters. Bloomberg [LONDON] Britons should work longer and save harder to avert a looming pensions crisis, a panel appointed to study changes to the retirement benefit system have concluded. The Pensions Commission appointed three years ago proposed raising the age at which people take aReuters.; Bloomberg - 571 words
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WORLD WATCH
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Article97 2005-12-01 18 Bloomberg [LONDON] Lloyd's of London, the world's biggest insurance market, may post its first annual loss since the 2001 terror attacks after the costliest hurricane season on record triggered claims of about £2.9 billion (SsB.s billion). "The chances of the market making a profit inBloomberg - 97 words
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Article98 2005-12-01 18 AP [SAN FRANCISCOI Financier Carl Icahn kept up pressure on Time Warner to restructure itself, saying his group has hired investment bank Lazard Ltd to help it explore strategic alternatives to boost Time Warner's flagging stock price. The billionaire investor opened fire on TimeAP - 98 words
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Article56 2005-12-01 18 AP [TOKYO] Internet retailer Rakuten yesterday said the company has withdrawn its proposal to merge with Tokyo Broadcasting System, signalling the two parties in Japan's latest takeover battle are making peace. The two companies said separately that they have signed a memorandum of understanding to enterAP - 56 words
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89 2005-12-01 18 Reuters [SEOUL! Saudi Arabia may invest up to US$3.5 billion to build a plant in South Korea to process more profitable clean fuels, Seoul's energy ministry said yesterday. In an effort to meet tightening fuel standards throughout Asia, refiners in the region are pouringReuters - 89 words
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Article, Illustration711 2005-12-01 18 ANTHONY ROWLEY - ASIA INSIGHT Reformers do more harm than good when they seek change without ensuring infrastructures are in place ANTHONY ROWLEY Tokyo Correspondent THE path to hell is paved with good intentions, it is said. I was reminded of this the other day while listening711 words
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SINGAPORE BRAND AWARD
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Article252 2005-12-01 19 Conrad Tan - By Conrad Tan THE Singapore Brand Award turns four this year. A collaborative effort between IE Singapore and brand specialist Interbrand, the awards are intended to encourage companies to think about the brands they own as financial assets to be nurtured and protected. The very nature252 words
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Article, Illustration981 2005-12-01 19 NANDE KHIN - NANDE KHIN finds out what goes into the company's recipe for successful branding NANDE KHIN FOR manufacturer and supplier of cocoa ingredient products Petra Foods, its house brands are "the life of the company", declared Chua Koon Chek, president of Petra's consumer division. "Branding is ofARTHUR LEE - 981 words
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Article, Illustration851 2005-12-01 20 CONRAD TAN - Cerebos Pacific is keenly aware of how valuable its brand name is. But it is willing to make changes to keep pace with consumer demands, reports CONRAD TAN CONRAD TAN THINK of Brand's, and what comes to mind are neatly packaged jars of potentYEN MENG JIIN - 851 words
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Article, Illustration865 2005-12-01 21 MATTHEW PHAN - Corporate reputation and branding are vital elements in APB's marketing strategy, reports MATTHEW PHAN MATTHEW PHAN BEFORE you chug your next Tiger Beer, it may be worth taking a few seconds to reflect that Asia Pacific Breweries (APB), owner of Tigei 1 has a brand valued atFILE PHOTOS - 865 words
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Article, Illustration927 2005-12-01 22 WILLIAM J McEWEN - Companies can't build great brands if they ignore their internal customers, WILLIAM J McEWEN explains why employees matter WILLIAM J McEWEN COMPANIES spend a good deal of time and effort and a great deal of money in branding the products and services they sell. They927 words
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Article, Illustration1041 2005-12-01 23 CONRAD TAN - The ability to deliver a relentless, consistent message has been key to Food Empire's brand-building success. CONRAD TAN reports CONRAD TAN FOOD Empire's brands may not be well known here in Singapore, but many of them are household names abroad. Its flagship product, Mac CoffeeYEN MENG JIIN - 1,041 words
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Article, Illustration1087 2005-12-01 24 JACKY TAI - Companies can improve their odds by following the 10 fundamental rules of branding, JACKY TAI has the details JACKY TAI BIG corporations rarely create the next big brand despite their vast financial, technical and marketing resources. Google, eßay, Intel, Nike, Starbucks, Apple, FedEx, Creative,1,087 words
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Article, Illustration1264 2005-12-01 26 Brand valuation plays a key role in business today and a number of evaluation models have been developed for this class of assets IN THE last quarter of the 20th century, there was a dramatic shift in the understanding of the creation of shareholderREUTERS - 1,264 words
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Article, Illustration786 2005-12-01 27 The criteria and methodology for the Singapore Brand Award THE Singapore Brand Award's main aim is to increase the awareness of branding as a strategic business tool and not simply a logo or marketing campaign. Branding is an investment that improves business performance, and if786 words
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279 2005-12-01 27 IE SINGAPORE has been championing branding as a critical internationalisation competency for Singapore companies since the late *****. Over the years, as the agency responsible for helping companies to grow their businesses internationally, it has introduced several initiatives to build awareness and capabilities in branding among279 words
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Advertisement137 2005-12-01 19 Coordinator Conrad Tan Editor. Elaine Koh Sub adHor: leong Sau Ming Artists: Ben Cruz, Jennifer Chua Photographers: Arthur Lee, Yen Meng Jiin I I Asia Pacific Breweries is honoured to be named one of the 15 Most Valuable Singapore Brands by International Enterprise Singapore, for the fourth consecutive year. (wBh"^'137 words
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Advertisement324 2005-12-01 21 Valuable Brands ■<• yBF^ With your support, We now inspire healthy lifestyles all over the world. i Desire We are honoured to receive the" Most Valuable Singapore Brands" /%6\ award for the fourth consecutive year. m. M iGallop Turning Aahs to Oohs worldwide In 2005, OSIM launched five lifestyle products324 words
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Advertisement74 2005-12-01 22 H t f fy* 'if tff r." i KIM fOOK 1«05 Singapore's Most Valuable Brands The Origin of IndulgenS^^ We have two key business divisions Cocoa Ingredients and Branded Consumer. Our brands and our focus i on rem um c ua ave mac e aHHHHBi premium cocoa ingredients under the74 words
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Advertisement75 2005-12-01 24 4- ':M -iv., ■-.'f'- 4?px, Earning the trust i of generations for Since 1985 1 7Q VParS Since 1985 ,/U 7 cai s for over 170 years, generations the world over have trusted BRAND'S* Essence for its goodness. A L bince I t7O Unquestionably, we source only the finest feyA75 words
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Advertisement105 2005-12-01 25 ~'v I H K1 lt» -*,> ~<-• tm- -4S&. •'%'^aH I' v -f;;c-H'| V' i' J|S$P|L I t •■> $M ■si wso&4 ;f^' a# *tn 9HI a." CQ >^, M KV v Bf **y'/".s'+ j :^i International Enterprise Singapore congratulates the winners of the Singapore Brand Award 2005 Sing Tel105 words
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Advertisement99 2005-12-01 26 The brand that Asia trusts. Winner of the Singapore Brand Award With a progressive and innovative approach to r Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), Eu Yan Sang is J® definitely well-positioned as a global healthcare company. Now, with our 4* h consecutive win of the Singapore Brand Award for 2005, this99 words
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AVIATION
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Article, Illustration536 2005-12-01 28 VEN SREENIVASAN - October traffic the slowest singlemonth growth since Jan 2004 By VEN SREENIVASAN [SINGAPORE] In what seems to be. a rather ominous sign for the industry, the International Air Transport Association (lata) yesterday said both passenger and cargo air traffic had shown signs ofAP - 536 words
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279 2005-12-01 28 NYT [WASHINGTON] The United States Transportation Security Administration will announce later this week that passengers will again be able to carry small tools and scissors aboard commercial airplanes, as it tries to focus its security efforts on more serious threats,NYT - 279 words
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311 2005-12-01 28 Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] The state of Kerala in southern India said it plans to start a lowfare airline to tap travel demand by residents working in the Persian Gulf as labourers, becoming the first local government to own a carrier in the country.Bloomberg - 311 words
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126 2005-12-01 28 AP [PARIS] Investigators have examined if bad weather and ice caused a plane crash in Venezuela earlier this year that killed 152 tourists from the French island of Martinique, a French minister said on Monday. Overseas Territories Minister Francois Baroin, speaking on Europe-1AP - 126 words
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322 2005-12-01 28 Bernama [JAKAßTA] PT Garuda Indonesia has been forced to lower the seating-capacity of its flights by 30-40 per cent especially on flights from Australia or Japan to Bali and vice versa due to the declining number of visitors to the island paradise after the secondBernama - 322 words
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442 2005-12-01 28 Bloomberg [BEIJING] China's Premier Wen Jiabao will urge Airbus SAS to give more parts contracts to Chinese manufacturers when he visits the head office of the world's largest maker of commercial planes next week, said a foreign ministry spokesman. Mr Wen willBloomberg - 442 words
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Article385 2005-12-01 28 AIRLINE CODES: AA: American Airlines (AAL), AF Air France (AFR), AI: Air India (AK), AY Finnair Oy (FIN), AZ: Alitalia Airlines (AZA),BA: British Airways Public Ltd Co (BAW), BG Biman Bangladesh Airlines (BBC), BI: Royal Brunei Airlines Sdn Bhd (RBA), BO Bouraq Airlines (BOU), BR EVA385 words
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Page 28 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous168 2005-12-01 28 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD DOWN r victory being an art form (4,5) YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION 2 Journey to Spain for some- 13 jhese birds are back first Across* 1 Tod dress 5 Laodoa 9 thing to eat! (5) down South! (5) Across. 5 Wog. 9 4 rhara? r thp o Rpnch and run168 words
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SHIPPING
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Article, Illustration739 2005-12-01 29 GEORGE JOSEPH - Integrated network spans Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand for a start By GEORGE JOSEPH [SINGAPORE] Global express and logistics services provider TNT yesterday launched an Asia road express service which by 2007 will be able to truck small cargo from Singapore to Chinese cities. TheSource: TNT - 739 words
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420 2005-12-01 29 AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Indonesia's efforts to boost naval and air patrols in the notorious Malacca Strait helped suppress piracy there this year, but any let-up will see the attacks quickly resume, a top official has warned. Pottengal Mukundan, London-based director of theAFP - 420 words
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267 2005-12-01 29 Bloomberg [LONDON] DP World, which is buying Peninsular Oriental Steam Navigation Co (P&O). expects to sell US$2.B billion of Islamic bonds that will be convertible into shares of the company after it holds a planned initial public offering (IPO). The bonds,Bloomberg - 267 words
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Advertisement335 2005-12-01 29 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF CTP GRAPHICS PTE LTD (Company No: *****7816G) (In Members' Voluntary Liquidation) The following Special Resolution was passed by written means by shareholders on 30th November 2005. Resolved that the Company be wound up voluntarily and that335 words
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Advertisement89 2005-12-01 29 p| BBS IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE RF.PITBI.ir OF SINGAPORE Companies Winding Up No. 169 of 2005 In the Matter of the Companies Act (Chapter 50) And In the Matter of PACOM S.E. ASIA PTE LTD (RC No. *****1504E) NOTICE OF WINDING lIP ORDER In the Matter of PACOM89 words
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EDITORIAL & OPINION
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Article515 2005-12-01 30 EDITORIAL -2005 will go down as another year when the Singapore economy defied pat projections. Economists who look back on their forecasts and assertions early in the year might well kick themselves. Having expanded 5.1 per cent in the first nine months and with the manufacturing industry515 words
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Article, Illustration1417 2005-12-01 30 LE-MIN LIM - That seems to be what's happening to China copper trader Liu Qibing, who is untraceable By LE-MIN LIM Bloomberg LIU Qibing, the Chinese copper trader whose wrong-way bets left his government with an estimated US$3OO million in losses, scored 90 out ofBloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 1,417 words
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Article, Illustration745 2005-12-01 30 ROBERT SAMUELSON - THE BOTTOM LINE ROBERT SAMUELSON The Washington Post Writers Group IN 1927, The Jazz Singer the first movie with sound opened. In 1931, Charlie Chaplin, a silent-movie star, said: "I give the talkies six months more." A similar frame of mind now hauntsThe Washington Post Writers Group - 745 words
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Article, Illustration1843 2005-12-01 31 MAK YUEN TEEN - Controls and risk management systems must be balanced so that decision making and the spirit of risk-taking will not suffer By MAK YUEN TEEN THE phrase "governance is not bureaucracy" used in the title of this article originated from an email exchange between the chief financialRli PHOTO - 1,843 words
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384 2005-12-01 31 Kan Shik Lum - LETTER TO THE EDITOR Kan Shik Lum Managing director head Equity capital markets DBS Bank Ltd For and on behalf of Genting International pic I REFER to the letter by Philip Hemnell, "Genting lnt'l minorities lumped with raw deal" (BT, Nov 29), on384 words
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Article3372 2005-12-01 33 FINANCE COMMODITIES MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INDICES in local curr In SI In USS dy yr dy yr dy %yf Nov 23 lnde« Change Change Change Change Change Change World inde* Preliminary 958 1 0.1 12 4 01 10.1 02 6.1 tAFt Preliminary 937 7 0.1 214 0.2 103 023,372 words
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BizIT
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Article, Illustration580 2005-12-01 38 ROLAND LIM - By ROLAND LIM HAVING spent the last two years developing and testing his interactive television platform, The Interactive Channel (TIC), media veteran Robert Chua feels that the tirpe is ripe for him to take it around the world. Speaking to BizlT in an interview,ARTHUR LEE - 580 words
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Article, Illustration917 2005-12-01 38 AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY - Mobinet 2005 results in line with Singapore trends, with OPRS and MMS traffic growing 50-80% yearly, reports AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY A GLOBAL study shows mobile phone users are increasingly comfortable with mobile data services and that 56 per cent of them access theSource: Mobinet 2005 - 917 words
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Article, Illustration531 2005-12-01 38 AP [SAN JOSE] Looking to boost the number of computers whirring away in living rooms, Intel Corp yesterday unveiled its first list of companies whose products are expected to work with the chip maker's upcoming Viiv entertainment PCAP; BLOOMBERG - 531 words
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258 2005-12-01 38 LEE KIM SIANG - By LEE KIM SIANG SIZE does matter. And it was a case of smaller is better as scientists at the Institute for Infocomm Research (I2R) designed the world's smallest broadband antenna. At 25x25x1.5 mm, the antenna is just half the size of the smallest design258 words
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PROPERTY
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918 2005-12-01 39 KALPANA RASHIWALA - Asset ownership seen shifting to Reits as they are more tax efficient By KALPANA RASHIWALA AS the Singapore real estate investment trusts (S-Reits) industry has developed over the past three years, so too have these property trusts been featuring more prominently918 words
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Advertisement227 2005-12-01 39 For Sale by Tender 6 Good Class Bungalows at Peirce Road Total Land Area: 8,904 sqm 95,839 sq ft (Approx) Option to purchase individual unit or combined units 24 Close proximity to Orchard Scotts shopping belt and Central Business District Notable landmarks in the vicinity includes Singapore Botanic Gardens, British227 words
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BEAUTIFUL HOMES
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Article601 2005-12-01 40 ARTHUR SIM - Older apartments in the prime districts cost less but are no less luxurious and certainly more spacious, reports ARTHUR SIM ARTHUR SIM Districts 9, 10, 11 are well-known as home to Singapore's most sought-after residential properties. Having a home in these districts implicitly puts you in the601 words
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Article, Illustration501 2005-12-01 40 ARTHUR SIM - FEATURE HOME OF THE WEEK By ARTHUR SIM LOOKING out from her rooftop terrace, Ng Yuin-Mae, 32, can see huge bungalows nestled in lush vegetation across gently rolling hills. Jokingly, she says: "Maybe when I reach 60 or 70,1 can affordPHOTOS BY YEN MENG JIIN - 501 words
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