The Business Times, 9 January 2006
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Title Section15 2006-01-09 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES SINGAPORE 85 cents online at http://business-times.asial.com.sg MICA (P) 089/03/2005 Monday, January 9,200615 words
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Article, Illustration746 2006-01-09 1 TEH HOOI LING - Fees soar to $144m as proceeds top $6b last year By TEH HOOI LING [SINGAPORE] 2005 may not be the best of years for IPO investors, but it was definitely a bumper year for issue managers. A record of more than $6 billion in746 words
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Article133 2006-01-09 1 MARKETS Week Chge STI 2420.74 +73.40 KLSE COMP 911.67 +11.88 NIKKEI 225 *****.21 ....+316.78 HANG SENG *****.44 ....+468.01 SET INDEX 747.34 +33.61 JAKARTA COMP ...1222.25 +59.61 MANILA COMP ....2133.79 +37.75 TAIPEI TAIEX 6694.82 ....+146.48 SEOUL COMP 1412.78 +33.41 SHENZHEN B .213.64 +4.49 AUSTALLORD 4736.40 +27.60 DOW JONES *****.31133 words
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Article, Illustration410 2006-01-09 1 KENNETH JAMES - By KENNETH JAMES [SINGAPORE] When Creative Technology launched its omnibus video player-cum-photo viewer-cum-MP3 player, the Zen Vision:M, early last month, chairman Sim Wong Hoo declared: "When people see the Zen Vision:M, they tell us it's incredibly cool." Cool? Isn't that410 words
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416 2006-01-09 1 ANNA TEO - Executives see inflation rate rising by at least 1 But more than half surveyed feel they could not raise prices By ANNA TEO [SINGAPORE] Worldwide, inflation is expected to go up this year, but prices aren't. Nearly half of some 5,000 executives surveyed late last year by consulting Arm McKinsey416 words
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Advertisement25 2006-01-09 1 YOUNG INVESTORS' Jc scorpion within pgio Record 2005 for legal advisers PG9 Foreign law firms eat into local M&A pie in 2005 PG9 8 ll25 words
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Advertisement89 2006-01-09 1 (RBCECMY SEC chief favours I 4 ingl I disclosure PG2 VIEWS FROM THE TOP Competition Act: How Active? K8 E Simulated terror drill onMRT Yesterday, Singapore conducted mock terrorist attacks on its transport system reminiscent of the July bombings on London's subway trains in the city-state's biggest-ever civil emergency exercise.89 words
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Advertisement9 2006-01-09 1 COMMENTARY Will the penny stock revival be broad-based? PG49 words
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TOP STORIES
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Article, Illustration503 2006-01-09 2 SEC chief sets up public meeting next week to consider proposed measure Reuters [WASHINGTON] Moving to dump the jumble of tables and footnotes that now passes for US corporate executive pay disclosure, Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Christopher Cox said on FridayReuters; BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO - 503 words
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Article545 2006-01-09 2 Foreign funds still hot on Asian equities FOREIGN funds are expected to continue to pour money into Asian equities in the first quarter. Most fund managers remain bullish after a year in which investors pumped money into foreign funds specialising in Asia, boosting values of equities. India accounted545 words
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Article, Illustration966 2006-01-09 3 SIOW LI SEN - EMERGENCY EXERCISE Move part of exercise Northstar V, a multi-agency civil exercise Reports by SIOW LI SEN [SINGAPORE] The government has developed a plan to help with business continuity in the event of a terrorist attack, Mohamad Maidin Packer Mohd, Senior Parliamentary Secretary,YEN MENG JIIN - 966 words
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572 2006-01-09 3 Design of MRT system, involving civilians are major plus points [SINGAPORE] Singapore's MRT system and civil emergency exercise yesterday got the thumbs up from lan Johnston, chief constable of the British Transport Police. Mr Johnston, who has been through similar572 words
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Article, Illustration271 2006-01-09 3 GP GIRARD-PERREGAUX I hope 2006 will be a time where all the good happenings begin because life is always a circle, with down- turns as well. I hope that 2006 will be the turning point for everyone to join another new circle. It is my wish for 2006271 words
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Advertisement402 2006-01-09 2 Credit Derivatives Credit where credit's due Dates Appropriately defined as the oldest risk prevalent in any financial (and 9-10 February 2006 non-financial) transaction, credit risk is increasingly being viewed as an asset 9.00 am to 5.00pm class. The introduction of credit derivatives helps institutions both financial and non-financial to manage402 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article, Illustration424 2006-01-09 4 NEIL BEHRMANN - Global investors ignoring economic and geopolitical risks, for now By NEIL BEHRMANN in London FOREIGN funds are expected to continue to pour money into Asian equities in the first quarter. Most fund managers remain bullish after a year in which investors pumped moneySource: Reuters Dow Jones Indices - 424 words
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704 2006-01-09 4 R SIVANITHY - HOCK LOCK SIEW By R SIVANITHY FOUR days into the New Year and the Straits Times Index has already gained 73 points or 3.1 per cent. First, the play centred on property, technology and telcos earlier in the week; last Thursday, it was the banks and704 words
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Article, Illustration524 2006-01-09 5 R SIVANITHY - Up from $1.5b in 2004 to $10.8b in 2005, with volume peaking in Oct By R SIVANITHY TRADING in structured warrants in Singapore last year surged to $10.8 billion more than seven times the' $1.5 billion done throughout 2004. In dollar terms, daily warrant turnoverSource: Deutsche Bank - 524 words
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481 2006-01-09 5 Dow Jones CDL Properties, a unit of Singapore property group City Developments Ltd, is poised to raise $200 million via three and five-year bonds before the week is over, kicking off Singapore's first corporate bond deal for this year, banking sources said.Dow Jones - 481 words
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290 2006-01-09 5 Bloomberg [JAKARTA] P T Bank Mandiri, Indonesia's biggest lender, rejected a proposal by Singapore's United Fiber System Ltd to buy Indonesian pulp maker P T Kiani Kertas, leaving the Sampoerna family as the key bidder. Mandiri, the biggest domestic creditor of Kiani Kertas,Bloomberg - 290 words
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319 2006-01-09 5 Reuters [SINGAPORE] A listing of local assets by power and gas distributor Singapore Power Ltd (Sing Power), may be delayed further due to weak demand for the initial public offering (IPO) of its Australian unit and as the government first prepares to privatise powerReuters - 319 words
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618 2006-01-09 5 TEH HOOI LING - Top underwriter for IPOs, equity offerings and Sing dollar bonds By TEH HOOI LING DBS Group has maintained its dominant position in the Singapore capital markets, topping the underwriter leagues for initial public .offerings, all Singapore equity offerings and Singapore dollar bonds, according618 words
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Advertisement1140 2006-01-09 5 HG METAL MANUFACTURING LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) (Company Registration No. *****2660 D) Registered Office No. 30 Jalan Buroh, Jurong Town Singapore *****6 NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at No. 28 Jalan Buroh,1,140 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration690 2006-01-09 6 R SIVANITHY - STOCKS R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent AT the start of each new year, it's customary to try and pick out forthcoming trends that investors might keep an eye out for, shifts in behaviour that could occur as the year unfolds that might prove useful690 words
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486 2006-01-09 6 CURRENCIES AFP [HONG KONG] Asian currencies rose against the US dollar last week amid speculation that the cycle of US interest rate rises is drawing to a close. Japanese yen: The yen stood at 116.08-11 to the dollar on late Friday in Tokyo,AFP - 486 words
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Article, Illustration1608 2006-01-09 6 Consensus tkurf Forecast Mean Fri's recommendation esti- EPS PE target price Company name TMswfc Lastmth mates (cents) (ratio) price Allgreen Properties 2.22 2.00 9 5.49 23.68 1.43 1.31 Ascendas REIT 2.29 2.43 14 11.21 17.39 2.30 2.00 Beyonics Techn 1.50 2.00 2 5.80 6.90 0.48 0.42 Biosensors International1,608 words
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Article408 2006-01-09 6 Payment Ex Books Pay Payment Ei Books Pay lets) date f «t*t« lets] dftg dost ds|t_ Aberdeen UK 10p F 1 58 14-Oac 1»0st 01-Nb NamUtlOc f IJO OW* Q9-M) 2B-Ftb AfrtrBWBrtM EE 2-flO 01-Hb OW 15-Ftb Permarttetoa Pac 10c l_ 050 20-C*c 23-Otc WW APBBmwf f m408 words
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473 2006-01-09 6 COMMODITIES AFP {LONDON] Almost all commodities saw their prices boosted in the first week of 2006 by keen global demand, as investors returned in force following the Christmas and New Year holiday. The price of copper hit another historic record and sugar struckAFP - 473 words
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Article, Illustration1063 2006-01-09 7 TEH HOOI LING - TEH HOOI LING Senior Coffesoooctent IH "HE strength ,o|the market apMllaa taken many by surprise. In the first cent to 2 42P.74 1 whlfji riftfltinari THb star of the jportfolio last week was Flactecih,which surged 54 percent to 28.5 cents. Other strong performers included GMG1,063 words
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Article, Illustration1342 2006-01-09 7 ROBERT HALILI - INSIDE MARKETS Buyback activity also lacks lustre but OCBC is one notable player, reports ROBERT HALILI ROBERT HALILI TRADING was flat in the first week of the new year with only 40 trades worth $2.2 million, based on filings on1,342 words
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VIEWS FROM THE TOP
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Article, Illustration1150 2006-01-09 8 THIS WEEK'S TOPIC Has the Competition Act 2004 been effective in moderating anti-competitive behaviour by companies? Is your company affected by such behaviour many area? The Competitor Act of 2004 was structured to restrict anti-oprapetitivs behaviour and abuse of dominant by mCilffpolies, and to make1,150 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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Article723 2006-01-09 9 SIOW LI SEN - Clifford Chance the world's top law firm in mergers and acquisitions By SIOW LI SEN CLIFFORD Chance is not only the world's top law firm in mergers and acquisitions, it also dominates the business in Singapore, having advised on some of Temasek's mega deals in723 words
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Article179 2006-01-09 9 DATE/ TIME EVENT VENUE 9 Jan SUA Lunch talk on'A Singapore Exchange 12.00pm Conversation with George Auditorium, Level 1 Soros' 11 Jan EAI Seminar on China's Blk AS5, level 4, EAI 3.30pm Growth and South-east Conference Room, Asia's Future NUS, 7 Arts Link 11 Jan ISEAS Seminar on179 words
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649 2006-01-09 9 SIOW LI SEN - By SIOW LI SEN ALLEN Gledhill last year was the leading local law firm in advising Singapore mergers and acquisitions but it slipped to rank third in the overall table of legal advisers in a year when business was just649 words
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Advertisement232 2006-01-09 9 fc?SMU SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY V B The Master of Science Programmes in 7 Programme Features The programmes are designed to equip graduates with indepth knowledge in their selected discipline for a career in academic research or teaching or as a professional practitioner The MSc programmes in Economics and Finance are232 words
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BT-CITIBANK YOUNG INVESTORS' FORUM
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Article, Illustration635 2006-01-09 10 Daniel Buenas - By Daniel Buenas INVESTING, like economics, is a blend of science and art The serious investor would do well to remember that markets do not always behave rationally, and that sometimes, our hearts win over our minds when making decisions. A story from an episode of635 words
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Article, Illustration975 2006-01-09 10 MATTHEW PHAN - CAMPUS LIFE Aspiring director Chang Yee Yeo talks to MATTHEW PHAN about his experiences working in New York MATTHEW PHAN NEW York: one of the few places in the world you could bump into Woody Allen or Uma Thurman while walking through the park to975 words
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Article206 2006-01-09 10 FANCY becoming the next Warren Buffett or George Soros? Or even the famous Robert Kiyosaki? Then read on. The Young Investors' Forum, part of the BT-Citibank Tertiary Outreach Programme, isn't another dry page out Of your financial textbook. To complement our editorial content, we have206 words
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Advertisement47 2006-01-09 10 ciTibank The Business Times-Citibank Young Investors' Forum is published every Monday in The Business Times. It aims to raise the financial awareness of university and polytechnic students and cultivate a better understanding of business issues. The series is f>art of BT and Citibank's tertiary outreach programme. jj47 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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526 2006-01-09 11 Other countries are also seeing flattening or inverted yield curves NYT [NEW YORK} In late December, interest rates oi two-year US Treasury notes rose iigher than rates on 10year notes. This yield curve inversion, as the phenomenon is known, sent the stock market intoNYT - 526 words
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493 2006-01-09 11 Study shows they pushed down yield on 2-year Treasury note in H1 2005 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Speeches by Federal Reserve policy makers often send investors in thewrong direction, the central bank's top adviser says. Interestrates after a Fed speech tend to move inBloomberg - 493 words
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Article, Illustration689 2006-01-09 11 LAT-WP [CHICAGO] President George W Bush and VicePresident Dick Cheney led about two dozen administration officials in fanning out around the country on Friday to tout their economic stewardship, but new economic data gave them only lukewarm evidence of good times. Hours before MrLAT-WP; AP - 689 words
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327 2006-01-09 11 Reuters [SEOUL] South Korea and the US are close to announcing the start of free trade negotiations, South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon said on Saturday. The two countries are at the last stages of discussions on launching theReuters - 327 words
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Advertisement39 2006-01-09 11 Lianhe Zaobao I Nine Days of I I Consecutive Gains- I I I which are I ■■IT A f I performers I I amongst i I theSTI I I component I I stocks? I I mmmmh* I I I39 words
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MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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Article, Illustration684 2006-01-09 12 Bernama [JAKARTA] Billionaire investor George Soros says the period of speculating in currencies is over. On a brief visit here late last week, he was asked by The Jakarta Post whether he still found it attractive to speculate against theBernama; REUTERS FILE PHOTO - 684 words
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Article, Illustration715 2006-01-09 12 PAULINE NG - MALAYSIA INSIGHT Apprehension over lack of civil liberties and prejudice against non-Muslim minorities PAULINE NG KL Corresponded IT'S a new year but not necessarily a year of new beginnings for Malaysia, which is carrying a great deal of 2005's baggage into 2006. The most notable715 words
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359 2006-01-09 12 BI rate could be raised by 0.25 pt, lowest in 5 months Bloomberg [JAKARTA] Indonesia's central bank may raise its key interest rate by the smallest amount in five months after inflation slowed in December and the rupiah gained. Bank Indonesia (BI) mayBloomberg - 359 words
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182 2006-01-09 12 AP [KUALA LUMPURJ Malaysia's state-owned power utility Tenaga Nasional Bhd plans to start laying submarine cables by the end of this year to export power to neighbouring Indonesia by 2008, a news report said on Saturday. The project is estimated toAP - 182 words
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GREATER CHINA
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582 2006-01-09 13 They're fighting its attempt to take control of Guangdong bank [HONG KONG] Rival investors are lobbying fiercely to thwart a Citigroup-led consortium's ground-breaking attempt to take majority control of Guangdong Development Bank (GDB), says the South China Morning Post. Ping An Insurance and a group582 words
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403 2006-01-09 13 Reuters [BEIJING] China's efforts to revive its sickly stock markets are likely to work only if "poor quality" listed companies are eliminated from trading, a leading economic official said on Saturday. Since April, China's stock market regulators have pushed companies listed on the twoReuters - 403 words
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Article, Illustration45 2006-01-09 13 [SHENYANG. CHINA] The first group of Chinese women traffic police officers take their oath prior to taking up their posts in Shenyang, northeastern China's Liaoning province on Saturday, as security measures are stepped up ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year holidays. AFPAFP - 45 words
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531 2006-01-09 13 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Franklin Templeton's Jack Lin arrived in Shanghai in 2003 to set up one of China's first international fund management companies. He has since started a single mutual fund that's raised about US$BO million a tiny fraction of the US$453Bloomberg - 531 words
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Article3115 2006-01-09 13 Transaction date: Jan 6 For a full listing of the closing prices, log on to BT Online at http://business-times.asial .com.sg after 11.30pm every trading day HONG KONG v* HKS W- H0» Aeon Credit 6.05 unch 0 Aeon Stores .7.70 unch 0 Angang NewStee) H.... 433 unch 6518 Anhui3,115 words
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171 2006-01-09 13 Bloomberg [BEIJING] China's brokerage companies will be required to provide more financial details to the regulator and limit their trading in stocks amid tighter oversight of theyj/dustry, according to the China Securities Regulatory Gomjnission. The government has stepped up supervision of the country'sBloomberg - 171 words
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INDIA
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Article, Illustration685 2006-01-09 14 Commercial plots sold at three times the price barely 18 months ago [MUMBAI] It's not just the Mumbai's Sensex stock index that is breaking all records. Land sale at the suburban business district Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) on Friday has also set aBLOOMBERG - 685 words
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502 2006-01-09 14 Reuters. AFP [NEW DELHI] India. Asia's third-largest oil consumer, finally firmed up on Friday stalled plans to build a strategic crude oil reserve by 2015, aiming to bolster its energy security as imports rise, officials said. The cabinet approved a proposal to buildReuters.; AFP - 502 words
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816 2006-01-09 14 NEWS ANALYSIS But after several false starts, things are finally starting to move Reuters INDIA looks set at last to get one asset sale off its books before the fiscal year ends in March, but progress on the rest of the government'sReuters - 816 words
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295 2006-01-09 14 AP [HYDERABAD] The prime minister on Saturday launched a dual citizenship programme for all Indians who emigrated to other countries after 1950, and said it may grant voting rights to Indians temporarily working in Gulf Arab states. About 25 million pfltole of Indian originAP - 295 words
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ASIA-PACIFIC/WORLD
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Article779 2006-01-09 15 ANDREW MARKS - WALL STREET INSIGHT Strong momentum shown last week expected to carry over into the beginning of this week By ANDREW MARKS in New York COMING off a weak December, Wall Street analysts are wondering whether US stocks could turn around the negative momentum that779 words
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333 2006-01-09 15 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Mark Stahlman, an analyst at Caris Co, trumped competitors on Wall Street with his prediction Google shares will hit US$2,OOO. Mr Stahlman's estimate is more than triple the closest target of US$6OO set earlier this week by Safa Rashtchy atBloomberg - 333 words
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Article, Illustration94 2006-01-09 15 [CHICAGO] Action in the soybean pit and other markets slowed to a crawl as the presence of President George W Bush, who toured the Chicago Board of Trade on Friday, awed even old hands at the exchange, which has been doing business since 1848. The presidentAP - 94 words
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456 2006-01-09 15 AP. NYT [DETROIT] Despite General Motors' problems in the US market, its worldwide sales were at their highest level in 27 years last year, thanks to growth in Asia and Latin America. "Getting outside of the US market we had a goodAP.; NYT - 456 words
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475 2006-01-09 15 ANTHONY ROWLEY - By ANTHONY ROWLEY in Tokyo CHINA and Japan will hold talks in Beijing today, focusing on their dispute over s oil and gas reserves in the East China Sea, and on the deteriorating overall relationship between the two countries. The Japanese475 words
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200 2006-01-09 15 AP [HANOI! Vietnam has boosted the minimum wage of employees at foreign-in-vested companies in a move expected to quell a recent wave of labour strikes involving tens of thousands of workers. An increase of between 25 to 42 per cent will take effectAP - 200 words
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Article, Illustration550 2006-01-09 15 Clipper Ventures - Round-the-World Yacht Race Leg 4, Race 5,Day 8 Clipper Ventures THE wind has filled in a little for the fieetnow, with most yachts getting 5 to 10 knots of wind from the south er south-south-east, which will allow them to keep their spinnakers filled and the boats moving steadily.550 words
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AVIATION
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Article, Illustration596 2006-01-09 16 Company to move HQ to cut costs; govt not to interfere in airline management [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia Airlines (MAS) managing director Idris Jala will brief his middle and senior management staff on Wednesday on the national carrier's business turnaround plan. The planBLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO - 596 words
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Article565 2006-01-09 16 CITY FUfcMT ITA HJWT tTP raaa35 —;jg i m m Amsterdam l| ij P"' j 1B11 j^** 1 raa i a* msb iMNfcwo M7W0 11« MH01 1J45 Cap* Town 1 SQ478 0215 Ml Chiang Mai TRIM 2330 1645 Chicjtoo UAM5 2355 UA896 0645 m *m m*565 words
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321 2006-01-09 16 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] The New York region's three major airports had a record number of passengers pass through their gates last year, according to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The Port Authority estimated that almost 100 million passengers usedBloomberg - 321 words
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268 2006-01-09 16 Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] Jagson Airlines Ltd, an Indian airline which flies to northern tourist destinations, said it will buy an estimated US$l billion worth of planes made by Airbus, the world's biggest passenger plane maker, for its expansion. Jagson is in discussions to buyBloomberg - 268 words
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618 2006-01-09 16 NYT [WASHINGTON! Hie crew of an Israeli jumbo jet that got lost In a rainstorm at Kennedy International Airport last July apparently did not know that one of the taxi ways was closed for reconstruction, resuWngln a nearground celfision. --The chief IsraeliNYT - 618 words
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265 2006-01-09 16 Reuters [PARIS] Air France-KLM said it was not eyeing a stake in airline Garuda Indonesia, rejecting comments from a senior Jakarta official who said the French carrier and others had expressed interest. r "We are not interested and Garuda has not approached us,Reuters - 265 words
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Page 16 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous215 2006-01-09 16 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ly^lO^ 2 Its contents are strikingly 14 No iron but it irons out YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION alike (8) bumps in the kitchen (7-3) Across: 1 Lends a hand, 6 Curb, 9 3 First clue, cut end off one 16 Proclaimer had less than one imperative, 10 Fair, 13 Atingle,215 words
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SHIPPING/TRANSPORT
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Article, Illustration55 2006-01-09 17 [DUNKIRK. France] French Gendarmes walking by the hull of the Maltese cargo ship Sichem Pandora at Dunkirk port in northern France after it was impounded on suspicion of colliding with a trawler that sank in the English Channel on Thursday. French maritime police said five crew members were missingAFP - 55 words
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401 2006-01-09 17 DONALD URQUHART - SS Norway could be sold to Indian or Bangladeshi ship breakers By DONALD URQUHART [SINGAPORE] Star Cruises' beleaguered SS Norway cruise ship, which suffered a boiler explosion in 2003 killing eight crew, may soon be heading to the scrap yard after attempts to sell401 words
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602 2006-01-09 17 Reuters [SINGAPORE! Most Asian marine fuel suppliers are unable to meet stricter standards that require a lower percentage of water in bunker fuel, creating a premium for parcels that meet the grade, industry sources said. Under the new international specifications, whichReuters - 602 words
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238 2006-01-09 17 Reuters [LONDON] A second strike this month by about 4,000 London Underground staff was scheduled to start yesterday in protest against new work rosters. The RMT union said emergency talks with London Underground (LU) to prftveolthe action on Friday night had failed andReuters - 238 words
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Article275 2006-01-09 17 S6X '000 Jit St w- Vol CH Offshore .0.38 -0.01 315 ChuanHup.., 0.40 -0.01 4071 Cosco Corporation 2.33 0.01 6591 CWT Distribution <0*2 00)1 38 EzraHldgs 1*0 unch 1172 Freight Units -J).06 0.01 210 Grand Barks Yadft- 0.86 -0.02 7 Jaya Holdings 1.26 -0.01 442 K1 Venture 034275 words
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258 2006-01-09 17 AFP [SEOUL! South Korea will retain its position as the world's largest shipbuilder despite a tie-up between French engineering giant Alstom and Norwegian company Aker Yards, industry officials and analysts said. The French conglomerate and Aker laid plans last Wednesday to createAFP - 258 words
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Advertisement256 2006-01-09 17 If IiVCrSQf V x J Freight Links Express Group is proud to celebrate 25 years of excellence as one of Singapore's premier logistics management companies. Covering over 700 destinations, and i**|| with mdre than 120 freight forwarding agents in its worldwide network, Freight Links Express Group is poised for stellar256 words
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Article6272 2006-01-09 19 FINANCE COMMODITIES MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INDICES In M an la ft la Utt <ty *|ff %d|T %r Itn 6 Indw Chang* Chang* Chang* Changa dun— Onf MMMhHHftwf 9J2.2 04 1M M 1M M IK t tAfI Pieliminary 9M 03 Mi 04 174) 14 ItS I mope Prelim«tary ***** 056,272 words
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Advertisement115 2006-01-09 25 New Zealand 1 I TRADE*ENTERPRISE ,W I Expression of Interest (EOI) InfoComm Research Modeling Projects I EOI are called for two InfoComm projects. Project 1 is the development of a modeling tool to allow the capture of relevant information about InfoComm multinational corporations and components of their value chains. I115 words
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Article, Illustration802 2006-01-09 25 ROLAND LIM - <we say > IDA should mandate and fix the interconnection rates between telcos regardless of whether they are SBOs or FBOs ROLAND LIM Reporter LAST September, the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) auctioned off a new series of phone numbers, to be used only for Internet802 words
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856 2006-01-09 25 BRAD GRAY - <you say> By BRAD GRAY IMAGINE that your telephone conversations are sometimes overheard by other people, and that your calls are frequently disconnected, forcing you to redial, even when you're on important long distance business calls. Imagine also that you need to buy special856 words
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Article, Illustration303 2006-01-09 25 LEE KIM SIANG - By LEE KIM SIANG NEC has unveiled a mobile phone that it says is the world's slimmest clamshell equipped with a megapixel camera. The tri-band i-mode enabled N4l2i. launched in Singapore last month, boasts dimensions of only 47.9 mm (width) x 101.5 mm (height)303 words
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Article68 2006-01-09 25 LEE KIM SIANG - Compiled by LEE KIM SIANG MICROSOFT Singapore announced last week the launch of Student Exclusive in Singapore, a global student select software programme. Under the programme, primary, secondary and junior college students have the opportunity to purchase a copy of Microsoft Office Professional Edition 2003 at68 words
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Article89 2006-01-09 25 LG HAS unveiled its latest handset, the S5OOO, which features a 1.3-megapixel camera with built-in flash, Bluetooth connectivity and USB capabilities. It features a 1.77-inch LCD screen with 65,000 colour OLED and a one-touch camera access button. According to LG, the phone offers up to89 words
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Article104 2006-01-09 25 QUANTUM has introduced a new family of disk-based backup and recovery appliances designed to meet the needs of small-to-medium enterprises, workgroups and remote offices. The DX3OOO offers up to 5.6T8 of storage while the DXSOOO offers up to 14.4T8 of usable capacity. The new products are104 words
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Article, Illustration118 2006-01-09 25 FUJITSU has announced the launch of two new LifeBook N models the N6220 and N3520.The LifeBook N6220 packs a 17-inch screen with a wide viewing angle and allows users to record TV programmes directly onto the notebook. The LifeBook N3520 sports a 15.4-inch display and features118 words
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78 2006-01-09 25 CREATIVE has launched ZenCast. the new application for accessing, creating and transferring thousands of audio and video blogs for select Creative Zen MP3 players. ZenCast Organizer, specifically designed by Creative, seamlessly integrates podcasts and video blogs with select Zen players or a PC. Users can subscribe78 words
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Article92 2006-01-09 25 USERS of Microsoft's popular MSN Messenger instant messaging program can now access it while on the move with the new Pocket MSN service. In addition, users can also access their Hotmail accounts, and visit the MSN website. Pocket MSN delivers an always-on experience that92 words
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168 2006-01-09 25 Reuters [LOS ANGELES] Online retail spending rose 25 per cent during the 2005 holiday season to US$l9.6 billion, tracking firm comScore Networks said. Com Score, which estimates that online retail sales make up 6 per cent of all retail spending in the United States,Reuters - 168 words
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Article, Illustration785 2006-01-09 26 AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY - Frost study shows firms going for IP-based solution to tackle problem, reports AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY MEETING customer expectations and improving service levels are the top challenges of contact centres in Singapore, a new study shows. The study, by ITSource: Frost & Sulivan - 785 words
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257 2006-01-09 26 THE traditional contact centre model in which one agent is expected to resolve all customer issues is giving way to a seamless distributed network of expertise within the enterprise, according to Avaya. Speaking to BizlT, Avaya's MD for the Asean region, Tom Cheong, said the257 words
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Article, Illustration81 2006-01-09 26 LEE KIM SIANG - Compiled by LEE KIM SIANG SIEMENS Business Services Singapore has appointed Pek Yew Chai as managing director of Siemens Business Services Pte Ltd. On his new appointment in SBS, Mr Pek said: "I am looking forward to expand our customer base, leveraging on our rich81 words
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Article59 2006-01-09 26 THE International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium has announced that its 2006 Resource Guide for Today's Information Security Professional. Global Edition will include information security resources from both the Europe/Middle East/Africa and Asia-Pacific regions. The free 130-plus-page guide is set to be released next month.59 words
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72 2006-01-09 26 ENTERPRISEIT2OO6, the only enterprise technology show in Asia, will return to the Singapore Expo from June 20-23. To be held in conjunction with Communic Asia2oo6, Asia's most established and comprehensive info-comms event, EnterpriselT2oo6 bills itself as the one-stop sourcing platform for all enterprise IT72 words
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Article64 2006-01-09 26 SUN Microsystems announced last week that the Sun Fire T2OOO server has won the "Most Innovative Server" award in the Systems category in Info World's 2006 Technology of the Year honours. The Sun Fire T2OOO with unique Cool Threads technology is the industry's first eight-core, 32-thread64 words
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Article, Illustration78 2006-01-09 26 New appointments at AMI Partners ACCESS Markets International (AMI) Partners Inc, a global leader in actionable market intelligence on SMEs, has expanded its senior management team with the hiring of Raju Chellam (above), former BizIT editor of The Business Times. As vice-president for the Asia-Pacific, Mr Chellam will play a78 words
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299 2006-01-09 26 Reuters [LAS VEGAS] Consumer electronics makers and computer companies, once battling for supremacy in the digital home, now say the lines are blurring as the much-heralded convergence of technologies gains momentum. Computer makers increasingly are migrating from the desktop to home theatres withReuters - 299 words
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