The Business Times, 20 January 2006
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Title Section15 2006-01-20 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES SINGAPORE 85 cents online at http://business-times.asial.com.sg MICA (P) 089/03/2005 Friday, January 20,200615 words
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Article, Illustration56 2006-01-20 1 The crew of Singapore's entry in the Clipperßound-the-World Yacht Race is stopping over on the island before pushing on with the next leg of the race just before Chinese New Year. Read about the gruelling sea adventure that is making waves for the Singapore name. Pages 10 andP K SURESH; INGRID ABERY/HOTCAPERS.COM - 56 words
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Article537 2006-01-20 1 ANTHONY ROWLEY - Systems upgrading will prevent future shutdowns B y ANTHONY ROWLEY in Tokyo THE Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) recovered its balance yesterday as it became clear that panic selling on Wednesday was triggered by the exchange's advance warning that it would have to close early to537 words
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Article, Illustration732 2006-01-20 1 MANJUSHA DEVI - Signs point to Temasek as buyer in biggest takeover by a foreign company in Thailand By MANJUSHA DEVI in Bangkok THAILAND'S finance minister and central bank chief yesterday confirmed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has sold his telecommunications empire and all signsBLOOMBERG - 732 words
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Advertisement84 2006-01-20 1 JL jHL ANWAR RESPONDS He challenges Halim's vers on °f Metramac affair THE RAFFLES CONVERSATION K good quality people living in difficult conditions and manning risks that's Olam's core competence. Sunny Verghese, CEO of Olam International 35®^ in The Business Times tomorrow j I jflJv SmM3r tx susmss Tws 184 words
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Advertisement12 2006-01-20 1 SGX LISTING Adam Air eyes main board PGS Markets Digest Pg 312 words
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Advertisement18 2006-01-20 1 EXECUTIVE LIFESTYLE The high-definition TV revolution pg 33 SHIPPING Malacca Strait stays on risk list PG 21 jjjjjß18 words
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Advertisement459 2006-01-20 2 OT M We are honoured that Capita Land's properties are recognised by industry professionals, At Capita Land, we believe in building for people. Every project that we embark on, whether jgr residential or commercial, local or overseas, is guided by Capita Land's vision to move beyond developing mere functional spaces459 words
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TOP STORIES
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Article137 2006-01-20 3 STI 2,378.52 (+19.22) ST INDEX FUTURES 2.379.00 (+19.00) SIMSCI 282.11 (+1.58) SIMSCI FUTURES 281.60 (+2.30) MARKETS Thursday Change KLSECOMP 902.70 +1.38 NIKKEI 225 15,696.28 +555.10 HANG SENG 15,670.42 +189.21 SET INDEX 744.98 +8.58 JAKARTA COMP 1,230.06 +36.86 MANILA COMP 2,109.08 16.37 SEOUL COMP 1,360.64 +7.73 SHENZHEN B 250.20137 words
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Article, Illustration623 2006-01-20 3 S JAYASANKARAN - Latter defends Daim, denies alleged criminal misappropriation By S JAYASANKARAN in Kuala Lumpur FORMER deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim yesterday blasted tycoon Halim Saad for dragging his name into a controversy over the takeover of Malaysian toll road operator Metramac. Mr Anwar, now onAFP - 623 words
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Article505 2006-01-20 3 Simon Cheong buys 6 bungalows for $35m ENTITIES controlled by Simon Cheong of SC Global Developments have bought six Good Class Bungalows along Peirce Road for $35 million, sources say. The -price works out to an average of $365 per square foot based on the freehold site's total505 words
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Article, Illustration471 2006-01-20 4 KALPANA RASHIWALA - Price for Peirce Rd properties works out to an average of $365 psf By KALPANA RASHIWALA [SINGAPORE] Entities controlled by Simon Cheong of SC Global Developments have bought six Good Class Bungalows (GCBs) along Peirce Road for a total of $35 million, sourcesFILE PHOTO - 471 words
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Article, Illustration817 2006-01-20 4 DONALD URQUHART - DONALD URQUHART Correspondent WITH PSA International's hat now in the bidding ring for Britain's P&O'Group and a two-week hiatus in the process for PSA to do due diligence, analysts, armchair pundits and journalists appear to have too much free time on their hands.817 words
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400 2006-01-20 4 LESLIE YEE - Headcount of 450 on par with London as bank's biggest outside Zurich By LESLIE YEE [SINGAPORE] Credit Suisse private bank (CS) increased its staff headcount in Singapore by 50 per cent last year up from 300 at end-2004 to 450 at the end400 words
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489 2006-01-20 4 RONNIE LIM - By RONNIE LIM A NEW player has joined Singapore's $3 billion-plus wholesale electricity market. And the entry of Cana-dian-Australian-backed Diamond Energy has opened up a new business front. Diamond, a privatelyowned boutique energy services company, is the first to secure a "wholesale" trading licence489 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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223 2006-01-20 5 UNITED Overseas Bank's Thai unit is well positioned to become a significant player in the Thai financial sector, Thai Finance Minister Thanong Bidaya said yesterday. Speaking at the inauguration of the newly integrated bank, United Overseas Bank (Thai) PCL, Dr Thanong also pointed223 words
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607 2006-01-20 5 VEN SREENIVASAN - In meantime, it welcomes any investor that can help it grow now By VEN SREENIVASAN ADAM Air, one of the most profitable privately held airlines in Indonesia, is eyeing a mainboard listing on the Singapore Exchange within a couple of years. Adam Air president-di-rector607 words
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Article, Illustration579 2006-01-20 5 R SIVANITHY - HOCK LOCK SIEW By R SIVANITHY THEY say a picture is worth a thousand words. If so, then the accompanying graphic should speak volumes. It depicts the performance of Flextech Holdings' shares in the first four trading days of this month aSource: Bloomberg - 579 words
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Article, Illustration503 2006-01-20 6 MICHELLE QUAH - Lawyers believed to have made request because foreign subsidiary involved in transaction By MICHELLE QUAH case involving an al►teged breach of the Companies Act by former Member >6f Parliament Lew Syn Pau ►Jould be transferred to the High Court from the Subordinate503 words
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203 2006-01-20 6 CITIRAYA Industries, currently under judicial management, says the Singapore Exchange (SGX) -has granted its application to extend the deadline for it to report its financial results. Citiraya said yesterday that SGX had granted the company an extension of time to report its full-year FY2005203 words
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601 2006-01-20 6 KALPANA RASHIWALA - Move comes after Centrepoint trails in bid for adjacent site By KALPANA RASHIWALA OCBC Bank yesterday said it will explore possibilities for its Specialists' Shopping Centre/Hotel Phoenix property, a day after Centrepoint Properties failed to clinch the former Glutton's Square site next to Specialists'601 words
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396 2006-01-20 6 ARTHUR SIM - PROPERTY FOCUS By ARTHUR SIM CAMBRIDGE Reit is finally gearing up for an initial public offering, with sources saying it is about to lodge its preliminary prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore. The real estate investment trust is managed by Cambridge Real396 words
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350 2006-01-20 6 ARTHUR SIM - By ARTHUR SIM MAPLETREE Logistics Trust (MLT) has raised $111.3 million from the sale of new shares through private placement to institutional investors to fund the acquisition of further properties. The private placement of 115.943 million units was close to four times subscribed350 words
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301 2006-01-20 6 ALEXANDRA HO - By ALEXANDRA HO DESPITE plunging sales and an operating loss, Keppel Land subsidiary Dragon Land haS swung back into the black for the year ended 2005 thanks to exceptional gains. The mainboard-listed developer of property in China which became a subsidiary of Keppel Land last301 words
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485 2006-01-20 6 LESLIE YEE - CEO says prudent to retain cash with interest rates rising By LESLIE YEE SESDAQ-LISTED Wearnes International's decision not to pay a final dividend for its financial year ended Sept 30, 2005, came under fire from a minority shareholder at its annual485 words
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Article, Illustration529 2006-01-20 7 OH BOON PING - Dream of US$1b revenue for company within five years-from last year's S$100m By OH BOON PING OIL gas firm Federal International could be looking at a quantum leap in revenue if its latest major shareholders have their way to US$l billion withinYEN MENG JIIN - 529 words
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Article204 2006-01-20 7 TIGER Airways has had its temporary permit extended by the Philippines Civil .Aeronautics Board (CAB), allowing the Singapore budget airline to keep its flights between Manila (Clark) and Macau for another seven days. Whether Tiger can continue with the route past next Friday will depend on the204 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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65 2006-01-20 7 ADVANCED Holdings Ltd said yesterday it will place 17 miHion new shares at 89 cents each to raise net proceeds of about $14.7 million to expand its business. The placement represents about 15.1 per cent of its share capital. BNP Paribas Peregrine (Singapore) Ltd65 words
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58 2006-01-20 7 MRIBAN Group yesterday warned that its 2005 sales will be lower than 2004, citing as a reason weaker demand for its products. As a result, its profitability for the full year ended Dec 31, 2005 will be affected. The full extent is being assessed.58 words
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61 2006-01-20 7 MOBILRONF (Ml) has partnered Singapore Airlines Ltd to offer Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer miles to their customers via the Sun Perks Programme, Ml's customer loyalty programme. Ml customers have an option to convert their Sun Perks points to KrisFlyer miles. Every61 words
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86 2006-01-20 7 CHINA Aviation Oil (CAO) said major industry players continued to offer strong support for its jet fuel tenders. Its wholly owned subsidiary, China Aviation OH Trading Pte Ltd, closed its latest physical jet fuel tender for deliveries in March to April 2006, and received86 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration524 2006-01-20 8 R SIVANITHY - STOCKS ST Index recoups 19 points, after 6 consecutive sessions of losses; play on oil and gas stocks resumes R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent THE Japanese stock market managed a fairly decent rebound yesterday, thus helping the Straits Times Index recoup 19.22 of the 66Source: Bloomberg - 524 words
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Article489 2006-01-20 8 MICHELLE QUAH - By MICHELLE QUAH NutriAsia's Del Montestake tops 60% WITH the deadline nearing on NutriAsia Pacific's offer for Del Monte Pacific shares, more Del Monte shareholders have throwu in j their acceptances. Wednesday saw shareholders holding some 49 million Del Monte shares accepting NutriAsia's offer. This' raised NutriAsia's489 words
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Article, Illustration421 2006-01-20 8 OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES Jan 19 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS 96.00 +130.00 BT CADI -*****.00 +206.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 +10.00 All-SG Equities 612.01 +4.98 SG Equities Elect 123.97 +1.27 SG Equities Fin 1732.26 -2.03 SG Equities Prop 755.21 +6.28 SIMSCI 282.11 +1.58 SiMSCI Futures 281.60 +2.30 MOST ACTIVE STOCKS VOLUME421 words
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Article, Illustration983 2006-01-20 8 MATTHEW PHAN - Compiled by MATTHEW PHAN Mobile One Jan 19 dose: $2.23 OMB-GK RESEARCH. Jan 19 'ANG POW' pay-out: FYOS net profit is in line with CIMB-GK and market expectations. Results were characterised by: a higher-than-expected dividend payout; and poor operational performance. Returning cash: Ml proposed a gross DPS of 20.3Source: Bloomberg - 983 words
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Article, Illustration511 2006-01-20 8 LARRY WEE - CURRENCIES LARRY WEE Senior Correspondent THE New Zealand dollar or Kiwi came under heavy attack yesterday, hurt by talk that Japanese investors already unnerved by recent losses in the Japanese stock market may be persuaded to unload their holdings of high-yielding New Zealand dollar-denominatedSource: Reuters - 511 words
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Advertisement121 2006-01-20 9 i A l t fc?SMU SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY I *i. i s -ft-' r v HHBI rH jf'H iK jl fim «mr—ll ft- V BK^^EMHfl^iHI Special thanks to our partners Design Environment Group, Architects NCS Pte Ltd Obayashi Corporation Cisco Systems (USA) Pte Ltd KNTA Architects OCBC Bank IBM Singapore121 words
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KEPPEL.CLIPPER – ROUND THE WORLD
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Article, Illustration1187 2006-01-20 10 Keppel Corporation - It's a battle against the elements, but BT journalist and Singapore Clipper crew member VINCENT WEE says ocean racing can also be a source of great joy This series brought to you by Keppel Corporation Till* finish of tho race from Fremantle to Singapore capturesP K SURESH - 1,187 words
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Article, Illustration975 2006-01-20 10 P K SURESH - By P K SURESH SINGAPORK, one of the two Asian cities to partner with the Clipper Round-the-World Yacht Race, is increasingly optimistic that the republic's involvement in one of the world's most prestigious sail events will pay off economically in the long975 words
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Article, Illustration1009 2006-01-20 11 P K SURESH - The intrepid sailors in the Clipper Round-the-World Yacht Race are bracing themselves for the toughest part, reports P K SURESH P K SURESH THE Clipper Round-the-World Yacht Race, with 10 countries competing in a gruelling journey of 35,000 nautical miles, is almost halfwayP K SURESH - 1,009 words
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Advertisement151 2006-01-20 11 Recently ranked among the top three livable communities on the planet by the UN, Whistler BC is home to the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. Nita Lake is Whistler's only lakefront boutique hotel, and is located close to the Olympic Downhill course. Offering 5-star fully furnished suites, Nita Lake promises to151 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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Article, Illustration570 2006-01-20 12 ANNA TEO - SINGAPORE'S PHARMACEUTICAL DRIVE CombinatoRx sets up global R&D centre here with Bio*one Capital By ANNA TEO A NEWLY Nasdaq-listed bio-pharmaceutical company with a proprietary method of developing new medicines from existing drugs has chosen Singapore for its venture into infectious diseases. Boston-based Combinatoßx Inc aREUTERS - 570 words
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Article, Illustration501 2006-01-20 12 ALEXANDRA HO - By ALEXANDRA HO JUST a day after putting in the highest bid for the former Glutton's Square site at Somerset, privately held Far East Organization yesterday unveiled details of another project a 200,000 square foot mall at Central, above the Clarke Quay MRTFILE PHOTO - 501 words
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556 2006-01-20 12 RAVI KANTH - By RAVI KANTH in Basle NOVARTIS, the Swiss pharmaceutical giant, said yesterday that its Institute for Tropical Diseases in Singapore made "outstanding progress" by discovering two compounds to target multi-drug resistant tuberculosis. It also broke new ground in understanding the ge-nome-sequencing of dengue virus556 words
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527 2006-01-20 12 CHUANG PECK MING - From CHUANG PECK MING in Kolkata SENIOR Minister Goh Chok Tong has stayed the course while others, including Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew, had given up on India and he is happy to be proven right today as India's economy begins to527 words
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411 2006-01-20 12 CHEN HUIFEN - By CHEN HUIFEN in Doha QATAR Foundation, a non-profit body behind the country's flagship Education City, is looking at Singapore as a model, in its efforts to encourage talent from the region to study and live there. The foundation's vice-president, Abdullah411 words
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Article338 2006-01-20 12 UMA SHANKARI - By UMA SHANKARI TWO big labels in American clothing Gap and Banana Republic are making their way to Singapore. Homegrown fashion retailer FJ Benjamin announced yesterday that it has struck a franchise deal with a subsidiary of Gap Inc, under which it will hold the338 words
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Advertisement241 2006-01-20 13 Congratulations to CREATIVE on winning Overall Best In Show at the Largest Consumer Electronics Show (Las Vegas) JMBfe Creative continues to provide features that [the competition's] users can only dream about... 9 9 CNET.com, December 2005 6 This is the most powerful endorsement I J^SSSS^s. one can have our industry241 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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444 2006-01-20 14 Manufacturing, employment expanded in last few weeks Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] Increased manufacturing and employment helped the US economy expand in the final weeks of last year, with competition and lower energy costs hqjding down price increases in some areas, the Federal Reserve saidBloomberg - 444 words
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Article, Illustration283 2006-01-20 14 AP [RENO, Nevada] The US trade deficit is a bigger threat to the domestic economy than either the federal budget deficit or consumer debt and could lead to "political turmoil", billionaire investor Warren Buffett has warned. "Right now, the rest of theAP - 283 words
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Article375 2006-01-20 14 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's economy will expand at a faster pace this year as global demand for electronics rise and higher oil prices lift commodities exports, the Malaysian Institute of Economic Research said. The private think-tank maintained its current year growth forecast for Southeast Asia'sBloomberg - 375 words
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MALAYSIA
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Article, Illustration566 2006-01-20 15 PAULINE NG - CEO Foo resigns; his move follows several staff changes at the bank By PAULINE NG in Kuala Lumpur THE merchant banking arm of Malaysia's Alliance Bank, which is partly controlled by Singapore's Temasek Holdings, is set to see a management shake-up. SourcesTHE STAR - 566 words
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324 2006-01-20 15 AP [KUALA LUMPUR] Two Malaysian financial services groups announced a merger yesterday to create one of the largest investment banks in the country ahead of scheduled financial liberalisation in 2007. ECM Libra Bhd said it will sell its brokerage and other business unitsAP - 324 words
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BRIEFLY ASIA
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78 2006-01-20 15 AFP [MANILA] The Asian Development Bank yesterday said it has set up a US$33B million fund with a Hong Kong-based firm that will invest in financially distressed but potentially viable South-east Asian companies. The limited partnership fund with ADM Capital, the second in aAFP - 78 words
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Article81 2006-01-20 15 Reuters [SHANGHAI] Inßev, the world's biggest brewer by volume, yesterday said it planned to increase its stake in a Chinese brewer, further strengthening its foothold in the world's top beer market. Inßev will pay 124.9 million yuan (5525.3 million) to increase its stake in ZhujiangReuters - 81 words
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Article72 2006-01-20 15 Bloomberg [SHANGHAI] Baosteel Group Corp, China's biggest steelmaker, and Magang (Group) Holding Co agreed to buy raw materials together and cooperate in technology development to lower costs. The partnership will cover marketing and investment planning, they said, without giving details. China plans to force steelmaker mergersBloomberg - 72 words
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GREATER CHINA
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Article, Illustration597 2006-01-20 16 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Hong Kong may attract as many as 10 initial public offerings of real estate investment trusts (Reits) this year as A*sian investors catch up with counterparts outside the region in buying the products, according to lawyer Angela Lee. "Hong KongBloomberg; AFP - 597 words
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448 2006-01-20 16 Bloomberg [SAN FRANCISCO] Analysts, fund managers and traders in China and India are taking the Chartered Financial Analyst exams in growing numbers and have some of the highest pass rates in the world as demand for the certification grows. About 54Bloomberg - 448 words
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474 2006-01-20 16 Refiner China Petrochemical Corp also mulling bid for BP's Russia venture Bloomberg [HONG KONG] China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) and India's Oil Natural Gas Corp (ONGC), the nations' biggest oil companies, may be among bidders for a US$3 billion venture in Russia operated byBloomberg - 474 words
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INDIA
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Article, Illustration445 2006-01-20 17 Breakaway lawmakers claim majority in Indian state's legislature AP [BANGALORE] The state government for India's high-tech heartland of Karnataka was on the brink of political collapse yesterday after a group of lawmakers walked out of the ruling coalition. Even as both government supporters and breakaway lawmakersAP - 445 words
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200 2006-01-20 17 Reuters [NEW DELHI] India's booming information t9chnology and call centre industry launched a database for its workforce on Wednesday that it hopes will boost data security after reports of theft surfaced last year. The sector directly employs a million people, andReuters - 200 words
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305 2006-01-20 17 Reuters [SINGAPORE] Royal Dutch Shell was to sign a broad agreement yesterday with India's Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) for potential joint operations in India and abroad, the Financial Times reported. The paper said Europe's second-largest energy group would sign a memorandumReuters - 305 words
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Article6446 2006-01-20 17 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS AM Antra Aiul Mgt (S'port) Star Inapt Eqty!" 0.875/ Star Europe Bond 1.211/ Star Europe Bal 1.153/ Star Asian Tiger Eqty 1.148/ Star Asia Borx) 1.317/ Star Asia Balanced 1.076/ Star Global Technology Fundi** 0.214/ MultiStFd 1.061/ Star Asia BondUJSD) 0.805/ Gib Multi St USD 1.133/ Asia6,446 words
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ASIA-PACIFIC/WORLD
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467 2006-01-20 18 It now plans to increase the capacity of its trading system AFP [TOKYO] It may be Asia's top bourse at the heart of the world's number two economy, but the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) has been caught by surprise amid a surge inAFP - 467 words
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456 2006-01-20 18 LIVEDOOR BROUHAHA Reuters [TOKYO] The scandal enveloping deal-maker Livedoor Co may prompt Japan to stall the liberalisation of merger and acquisition laws, crimping foreign investment in the world's sec-ond-largest economy, bankers and researchers said. Concerns centre on the possibility of further delays in long-awaitedReuters - 456 words
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Article, Illustration361 2006-01-20 18 Reuters [TOKYO] Japanese Internet portal operator Ltvedoor Co may have helped knock off US$3OO billion of shareholder value in Tokyo's stock market this week, but the company's flamboyant president still has his fans. As prosecutors searched his company on suspicions of spreading falseReuters; AFP - 361 words
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WORLD
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662 2006-01-20 19 CLARENCE MICHAEL - Exchange also plans to introduce 40 contracts, including petrochemicals BV CLARENCE MICHAEL in Dubai FUEL oil futures are to begin trading on the Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX) by the end of June. An official at the Dubai Metals and Commodities662 words
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481 2006-01-20 19 Reuters [NEW YORK] Citigroup Inc. the largest US bank, said on Wednesday it was launching its own electronic stock-trading network, a move that could potentially divert trading volume away from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Nasdaq Stock Market Inc. Another electronic communications networkReuters - 481 words
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Article, Illustration393 2006-01-20 19 LATEST US DATA Reuters [WASHINGTON] US housing starts fell 8.9 per cent in December as single-family house construction tumbled, pointing to further cooling after a five-year real estate boom, a government report showed on Thursday. But a separate report suggestingReuters; BLOOMBERG - 393 words
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454 2006-01-20 19 Reuters. Bloomberg [SEATTLE] Apple Computer and eßay on Wednesday joined Yahoo and Intel on the list of tech heavyweights that failed to live up to investor expectations for their outlooks. Shares of Apple and eßay fell in af-ter-hours trade on Wednesday. ButReuters.; Bloomberg - 454 words
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Article, Illustration661 2006-01-20 20 VEN SREENIVASAN - Tickets for these 6-10 hour flights to be on sale in middle of this year By VEN SREENIVASAN [SINGAPORE] Qantas' budget carrier, Jetstar, plans to start the world's first longhaul low-cost flights early next year, initially with Airbus 330-200 aircraft, then upgradingFILE PHOTO - 661 words
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Article, Illustration419 2006-01-20 20 AFP [BANGKOK] Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra yesterday insisted that Bangkok's new international airport would open in June as scheduled, after a construction worker was killed in a fire at the site. "One person died in the fire and threeAFP - 419 words
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223 2006-01-20 20 AFP [SHANGHAI] Spring Airlines, a privately owned carrier aiming to tap China's budget travel market, has partnered with pioneering Malaysian low-cost carrier Air Asia, state press reported yesterday. "The airline has started cooperation with Air Asia to develop new routes and projects,"AFP - 223 words
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318 2006-01-20 20 VEN SREENIVASAN - Batavia Air buys the aircraft as it modernises its fleet By VEN SREENIVASAN [SINGAPORE] In what appears to be a coup of sorts, Airbus has managed to get a small foothold in the fastgrowing Indonesian domestic low-cost carrier market with the sale318 words
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421 2006-01-20 20 Bloomberg [BERLIN] Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Europe's sec-ond-biggest airline, said 2005 operating profit rose 44 per cent, beating its forecast, on rising demand for air travel. The shares rose the most in more than three months. Operating profit, or sales minus operating expenses excluding gainsBloomberg - 421 words
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458 2006-01-20 21 AFP Reuters [STRASBOURG, France] The European Parliament voted on Wednesday to reject an EU bill to open port services to greater competition, after the bill sparked violent protests by dock workers this week. The lawmakers voted by 532 to 120, with 25AFP; Reuters - 458 words
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382 2006-01-20 21 AFP [NEW DELHI] India has ordered pollution watchdogs to check if an asbestos-lad-en French warship set to enter its waters contains more than permissible limits of the hazardous material, officials said on Wednesday. The announcement by Environment Minister A Raja came twoAFP - 382 words
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999 2006-01-20 21 SELVA KUMAR - ADMIRALTY CASEBOOK By SELVA KUMAR A Sydney court has dismissed with costs the appeal of a shipowner held vicariously liable for the negligence of a local harbour pilot who was onboard a bulk carrier that hit a wharf while berthing in Port Kembla in New999 words
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Article, Illustration627 2006-01-20 21 DONALD URQUHART - Panel notes huge improvements made but says it's too early to assess security efforts BT exclusive By DONALD URQUHART to budge on the war and terrorism classification for the Malacca Strait, London underwriters have rejected months of intensive lobbying byFILE PHOTO - 627 words
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523 2006-01-20 22 EDITORIAL RUMOURS in early January that China was about to diversify its huge currency reserves subsided almost as quickly as they started, with little obvious upside effect on the Chinese yuan so far. But even if currency traders have largely given up betting523 words
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Article, Illustration757 2006-01-20 22 HARISH MEHTA - THE BOTTOM LINE HARISH MEHTA INDIA'S US$2 miliion project to create the so-called Traditional Knowledge Digital Library, which will document the country's traditional medical knowledge in five foreign languages, is a modest and belated attempt to stop bio-pirates. This undertaking to document Ayurvedic757 words
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Article, Illustration1102 2006-01-20 22 HOWARD W FRENCH - Protests in rural areas are becoming common and so is the use of force to put them down By HOWARD W FRENCH NYT BY DAY, this small village in the midst of China's industrial heartland seems to be a picture of normalcy:NYT; AP - 1,102 words
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Article, Illustration962 2006-01-20 23 ANDY MUKHERJEE - Good fiscal behaviour; fiscal rectitude will help it emulate China's recent growth rates ANDY MUKHERJEE Bloomberg FITCH Ratings wants the Indian government to stop dipping into the cookie jar of household savings to finance its spending habit. Good fiscal behaviourBloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 962 words
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Article, Illustration803 2006-01-20 23 ROBERT SAMUELSON - ROBERT SAMUELSON The Washington Post Writers Group LET US now praise the newest edition of Historical Statistics of the United States, whose five volumes and 1,781 tables are about to hit libraries and universities all over the country. We study history for many reasons:The Washington Post Writers Group - 803 words
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533 2006-01-20 23 Narayana Narayana - LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Narayana Narayana YOUR report "CityDev pulls out of race for Marina IR" (BT, Jan 17) calls to mind that, when bids were invited for the Marina IR, 14 hopefuls originally "expressed their intent". This provoked the flippant thought533 words
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Article100 2006-01-20 23 Fax your letters to 6319-8277 or email them to btletterOfph.cofn.s9 or write to: The Business Times,SPH Ha 1000 Toa Payoh North, Podium Level 3, Singapore *****4. We need your full name, address and telephone number for verification. Please use temperate language, and bear in mind libel laws.100 words
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Article, Illustration626 2006-01-20 30 PARVATHI NAYAR - FILM Memoirs of a Geisha scratches only the surface of a multi-layered world, says PARVATHI NAYAR PARVATHI NAYAR THE success of Arthur Golden's 1997 bestseller could be explained using the metaphor of the kimono, wound in layers around a geisha's nubile body, which concealed yet626 words
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Article, Illustration514 2006-01-20 30 CHEAH UI-HOON - SHORT STORIES By CHEAH UI-HOON SO this is what post-post-modern Indian writing could be like contemporary and universal, with j\ist enough of the occasional cultural reference so you know that you're reading Indian writing and not Indian travel writing. Smell of an Evening is a debut514 words
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Article, Illustration605 2006-01-20 30 JAIME EE - COOKBOOK By JAIME EE YOU could call Chef Chan Kwok a winning chef. Last year, he not only was named Asian Ethnic Chef of the Year at the World Gourmet Summit (WGS) awards, but the restaurant he heads Orchard Hotel's Hua Ting was also named605 words
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Miscellaneous171 2006-01-20 30 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 22 churdf(4) t0 fndW° k 0 W YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION 23 A device for lifting one Across: 1 Private, 5 Sea-pigs, 9 27 The compiler fool to catch 23 Mediaeval, 25 Lookout. 26 Enthe French disease! (7) r 27 Nemes,s 28 ->o A while? (8) 6 Got up to171 words
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Article, Illustration394 2006-01-20 31 MATTHEW PHAN - THEATRE By MATTHEW PHAN CONNECT the Dots, a play culled from 21 of Singapore's celebrated and banned literary works, found favour in Hong Kong last Friday as part of the City Festival's Spotlight Singapore programme. The play is not new, but takes some of394 words
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Article, Illustration783 2006-01-20 31 PARVATHI NAYAR - ART The Hermes S'pore gallery currently has the spotlight on Yann Kersale. PARVATHI NAYAR finds out more about the brand's arts programme and the artist's installations PARVATHI NAYAR ART is sometimes referred as the fine arts suggesting a level of aesthetic refinement and association withARTHUR LEE - 783 words
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Advertisement496 2006-01-20 31 Vote for your Story of the Year Ihey featured prominently in 2005: integrated resorts, JTC, the Jetstar-Valuair merger. From the more than 6,000 stories written by BT journalists last year, we shortlist these three for their crisp writing, succinct presentation and the impact they created among i readers. If one496 words
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Article1083 2006-01-20 32 N K YONG - The wines described below are not trophy wines, not collectibles. They are very good wines in their class, not particularly expensive, except perhaps for the Masseto, but with the potential to become very fine wines. The point is to buy them young and cellar them yourself, says N1,083 words
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Article, Illustration720 2006-01-20 32 Producing HD documentaries Keiko Bang, president, Bang Singapore Pte Ltd "TO get that first chunk of project money is the hardest for any documentary, so this gives us a great boost." Keiko Rang, president of Rang Singapore Pte Ltd, is referring to the US$l5 million deal720 words
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593 2006-01-20 33 jaime ee - What's the definition of 'openness'? off the cuff jaime ee I AM writing this in the interest of openness, especially after Soros said last week that Singapore is not an open society. Which of course prompted a ministry spokesman to nibut that if that was true, Mr Soros would not593 words
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Article632 2006-01-20 33 PARVATHI NAYAR - PARVATHI NAYAR looks at the paradigm shift created by high-definition TV and profiles three players who are at the cutting edge of the HD movement in S'pore PARVATHI NAYAR AI'AKADKiM shift is an exciting, uncommon occurence when; a fundamental aspect of the playing field changes. The632 words
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Article, Illustration683 2006-01-20 33 "Ill) content is a key component of our library," says Jonathan Foo. coprosident, Six-Six-Fight Pte Ltd, talking of the; revolutionary content management company he helped <»s--tablish in December last year. Six-Six-Fight, capitalised at $15 million, is a partnership between Furopean683 words
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Article, Illustration648 2006-01-20 33 "III) is a strong format that offers a toUilly different visual experience for today's audience it's the way of the future." believes Mike Wiluan, managing director of Infinite Frameworks Pte l.td, the company referred to as "Singapore's leadingPHOTOS BY ARTHUR LEE - 648 words
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Advertisement121 2006-01-20 35 a F.P. Journe? The journey and vision of a revolutionary watchmaker r ik The Horological J Alchemist F.P. Journe Invenit et Fecit H -transforms brass into gold H|ijpi The Height of Sophistication The Sonnerie Souveraine that is protected by 10 patents SINCERE -the-WATCH SPECIALIST presents %Sonnerie Souveraine Jjpßj -> Be121 words
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Article, Illustration482 2006-01-20 36 F.P. Journe Invenit et Feeit transforms brass into gold From April 2004. every F.P. Journc Invenit et Fecit chronometer will feature mechanisms fully crafted in 18carat rose gold a fitting evolution for this luxury maker of chronometers. Francois-Paul Journe's handwound mechanical wristwatches, basal on mechanical principles <482 words
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Article, Illustration265 2006-01-20 36 Sonnerie Souveraine The grand-strike elockwatch is the m< >st ex )mple\ of the h< >rological ereatk mis. l"he greatest difficult} in its construction is to achieve full clock-watch capability from the limited energy in a wristwateh. without compromising on the sound ami reliability of the chime.265 words
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Article, Illustration381 2006-01-20 36 The journey and vision of a revolutionary watchmaker Francois-Paul Journe has a gaze as uncompromising and steady as the stature of the most cxaetingly made mechanical watch. And it is his zeal tor watchmaking that has allowed his Geneva-based brand, to bloom like a rare flower381 words
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Article, Illustration479 2006-01-20 36 iy" Hirth of Francois-Paul Journc in Marseille 1972 Fntrv into the Watch maker's Sehool of Marseille 1976 Diploma from the Watchmaker's Sch«K)l of Paris 1978 Begins working in his uncle's antique watch restoration workshop 1952 Completes his first tourhillon pocket watch with constant-force device 1985 Sets479 words
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