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Title Section17 2006-01-24 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES SINGAPORE 85 cents online at http://business-times.asia 1 .cofn.sg MICA (P) 089/03/2005 Tuesday, January 24,200617 words
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Article, Illustration826 2006-01-24 1 MANJUSHA DEVI - Thai conglomerate seen as unique opportunity to gain exposure to country's growing communications sector, says Temasek By MANJUSHA DEVI in Bangkok SINGAPORE investment company Temasek Holdings yesterday put an end to months of speculation by announcing that it will buy 49.6 per826 words
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Article, Illustration601 2006-01-24 1 CHUANG PECK MING - But it slips four rungs in global ranking: survey By CHUANG PECK MING [SINGAPORE] The typical top executive in Singapore collected pay and perks of more than US$l million last year for the first time, as the strong economy boosted performance bonusesSource: Towers Pemn - 601 words
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Advertisement10 2006-01-24 1 A A CORPORATE governance Sias chief paints dismal picture PG610 words
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Advertisement23 2006-01-24 1 SINGAPORE MANUFACTURING Investments ill *06 hit $8.5b PG4 |V i?j w f^yi^will mj i ij 'lll^H^HMHtiHiMHili^Hi^H^HlillHl *^^^^^^B^^^B^^^^^^^IBJI^BIIBHBMHHiHHHNBMiHMBVOMBHi!HHHHHNIHjiIIBIHIIBIij||HNjHHjHIQHHINHMHiiIIHIHiHHBiijj|ij|||||||iHIBijHijiHMKIiIHIIn 8 HI Market* Digtft Pfl 423 words
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Advertisement13 2006-01-24 1 GB& Stocks stir as oil prices soar Livedoor president > ARPFSTED W¥~: i jip13 words
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Advertisement34 2006-01-24 1 SME SPOTLIGHT Tipsonjmuiting independent directors pgii MORE REPORTS Commentaiy: Will the buyer reap the gains? pg2 Temasek has no plans to sell AIS to Sing Tel pg 2 Analysis: Behind theTemasek-Shin deal pg 2134 words
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TOP STORIES
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Article599 2006-01-24 2 WONG WEI KONG - COMMENTARY By WONG WEI KONG THE Shinawatra and Damapong families look like clear winners in the sale of Shin Corp, the biggestever deal in the Thai stock market. The jury, though, is still out on Temasek Holdings, which is leading investors to buy the599 words
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Article, Illustration1074 2006-01-24 2 SIOW LI SEN - Investments MD says GO waivers do not mean it's selling Shin's other listed units By SIOW LI SEN [SINGAPORE] Temasek-has no intention of selling its newly acquired Thai telco unit Advanced Info Service (AIS) to Singapore Telecommunications, and neither is itAFP - 1,074 words
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Article, Illustration411 2006-01-24 2 VEN SREENIVASAN - Temasek will now become partner in Thai AirAsia By VEN SREENIVASAN [SINGAPORE] It really does look like Tony Fernandes will have to live with a Singapore partner in Thailand. Temasek's takeover of the Thai prime minister's family's stake in Shin Corp effectively makes411 words
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Article508 2006-01-24 2 Manufacturing investments in S'pore hit $8.5b NEW investments from Asia-Pacific countries such as-China, India, Australia and New Zealand helped lift investment commitments in Singapore's manufacturing sector to $8.5 billion in 2005, exceeding expectations and investments the year before. And on a cautiously upbeat note, the Economic Development Board508 words
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Article, Illustration554 2006-01-24 4 CHUANG PECK MING - EDB aims to sustain level this year despite global uncertainties By CHUANG PECK MING [SINGAPORE] New investments from Asia-Pacific countries such as China, India, Australia and New Zealand helped lift investment commitments in Singapore's manufacturing sector to $8.5 billion in 2005, exceeding expectations andSource: EDB - 554 words
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Article, Illustration641 2006-01-24 4 MATTHEW PHAN - Lessons from management guru in person By MATTHEW PHAN [SINGAPORE] With a career that includes 35 years consulting with General Electric, the world's largest private company, and serving as an aide to legendary leader Jack Welch and his successor, Jeffrey Immelt, Indian strategist and author Ram Charan can expect people641 words
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Article, Illustration413 2006-01-24 4 ANTHONY ROWLEY - LIVEDOOR SCANDAL Takafumi Horie allegedly provided false info on corporate deals By ANTHONY ROWLEY in Tokyo TAKAFUMI Horie was arrested last night along with four of his colleagues on the order of prosecutors for allegedly providing false information about corporate dealings. The latestPHOTOS: AP, REUTERS - 413 words
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Article157 2006-01-24 4 IN our report yesterday, "Foreign buyers clinch 44% of top-end homes", we said that foreign nationals including permanent residents accounted for 44.1 per cent of private-home buyers in the high-end segment last year. The Urban Redevelopment Authority yesterday pointed out that the correct figure is 31 per cent. It157 words
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Article138 2006-01-24 4 sn 2,364.97 (-23.94) ST INDEX FUTURES 2,365.00 (-25.00) SIMSCI 280.16 (-2.57) SIMSa FUTURES 279.60 (-2.70) MARKETS Monday Change KISECOMP 902.51 -2.90 NIKKEI 225 15.360.65 -336.04 HANG SENG 15,464.77 -197.31 SET INDEX 750.28 +2.58 JAKARTA COMP 1,200.13 -22.76 MANILA COMP 2,099.51 -8.74 SEOUL COMP 1,297.43 -27.35 SHENZHEN B 241J7138 words
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Advertisement202 2006-01-24 4 LU CENTRAL BANKING: CC THE WAY FORWARD TOMMASO PADOA-SCHIOPPA I Chairman of the lASC Foundation (International Accounting Standard Committee) O President of No re Europe (Paris) m Chair KISHORE MAHBUBANI Dean, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy FRIDAY, 3 FEBRUARY 2006, 3.30 PM Level 8, Plenary Room OLee Kuan202 words
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Advertisement20 2006-01-24 4 SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL How are Singapore companies doing abroad and who's leading the pack? Find out in BT's special focus tomorrow20 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article, Illustration697 2006-01-24 5 RONNIE LIM - But oil-linked counters like SPC, Keppel Corp rally as crude hits US$69 By RONNIE LIM OIL prices are set to scale new heights this week, surpassing last August's record U5570.85 a barrel. Traders expect the spike after crude continued its run-up yesterday to US$69,AP - 697 words
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689 2006-01-24 5 R SIVANITHY - HOCK LOCK SIEW By R SIVANITHY IT IS exactly two weeks since this column warned of the dangers of rising complacency in stocks, especially since Wall Street appeared increasingly vulnerable to earnings shocks and the US bond market's yield curve was still689 words
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Article, Illustration385 2006-01-24 6 LESLIE YEE - It finds many S'pore firms not fully compliant with voluntary code By LESLIE YEE MANY Singapore companies appear not to be keen on full compliance with the voluntary Code of Corporate Governance (CCG) issued by the Ministry of Finance, according to findings by the Securities Investors385 words
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533 2006-01-24 6 TEH HOOI LING - BRIGHTER STOCKMARKET OUTLOOK By TEH HOOI LING UNZA Holdings, an independent manufacturer of personal care and household products in South-east Asia, yesterday re-started plans for its initial public offering (IPO) by lodging its preliminary prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). Unza is533 words
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605 2006-01-24 6 CONRAD TAN - By CONRAD TAN DiESPITE the upbeat note on the economy, the Singapore stock market is likely to post a smaller increase this year, say analysts. And some are bullish on consumer stocks. Key drivers of the benchmark Straits Times index (STI) mainly605 words
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Article, Illustration407 2006-01-24 6 Bloomberg BANYAN Tree Holdings Pte, which runs luxury resorts, is reviving a US$2OO million initial share sale that was shelved after a tsunami devastated coastal regions of South and Southeast Asia, bankers familiar with the plan said. Banyan Tree is seeking to sell the sharesBloomberg; FILE PHOTO - 407 words
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342 2006-01-24 6 R SIVANITHY - By R SIVANITHY JOINT Asian Derivatives Pte Ltd, a company set up by the Singapore Exchange (SGX) and the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) to launch a Joint Asian Derivatives Exchange (JADE) later this year, has signed a memorandum of understanding342 words
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268 2006-01-24 6 WBL Corporation (WBL) has finally decided to delist subsidiary Wearnes International (1994) Ltd (Wearnes) from Sesdaq and will call an extraordinary general meeting of the latter's shareholders to get their approval for the proposal. But the issue is academic since WBL, which owns more268 words
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Article, Illustration150 2006-01-24 6 FOR the second year running, the Singapore Press Holdings Foundation has donated $200,000 to 20 charitable organisations that provide services for needy children and youths. Yesterday, SPH Foundation chairman Tony Tan handed out 20 cheques of $10,000 each to representatives of the beneficiariesALBERT SIM/ST - 150 words
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Article, Illustration381 2006-01-24 7 LEE KIM SIANG - US$5m acquisition of manufacturing plant and sales assets comes with two popular brands By LEE KIM SIANG SPREADING its regional wings further, mainboardlisted Petra Foods said yesterday it has acquired the confectionery businesses of Nestle Philippines. In an announcement, Petra said it has reached inprincipleFILE PHOTO - 381 words
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239 2006-01-24 7 SINGAPORE Technologies Electronics Ltd has set up a wholly owned subsidiary, Stelcomms Pte Ltd, through ST Electronics (Info-Comm Systems) Pte Ltd (STEEInfoComm). Stelcomms will concentrate on communications systems for homeland security agencies in the AsiaPacific region. It will partner Lardosa Investment, a Dutch company, in239 words
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229 2006-01-24 7 OCCAM International, a subsidiary of mainboardBsted heart stent manufacturer Biosensors International, is suing US-based Advanced Cardiovascular SyStetfrSlfic (ACS) and the latter's parent, Guidanl Corp, for more than U5526.5 million. Biosensors said in a statement yesterday that Occam which is based in the Netherlands had filed229 words
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Article, Illustration303 2006-01-24 7 Reuters NEPTUNE Orient Lines, the world's sixth-biggest container liner, carried 5 per cent more containers on its ships in December than a year earlier, helped by strong trade between Asia and the rest of the world. NOL said in a statement yesterdayReuters; FILE PHOTO - 303 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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163 2006-01-24 7 EASYKNIT International Holdings said yesterday that Koon Wing Yee has resigned and ceased to be president, chief executive officer and executive director of the company. In December last year, Easyknit, confirming press reports on the inquiry of Hong Kong's Insider Dealing Tribunal on Mr163 words
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Article92 2006-01-24 7 BIO-TREAT Technology, a wastewater treatment specialist, has clinched a 500 million yuan (S$ 100.5 million) build-operate-transfer project in Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province. The latest project, which involves the construction of a wastewater treatment plant capable of treating up to 150,000 cubic metres of wastewater per92 words
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69 2006-01-24 7 COSCO Corporation (Singapore) announced yesterday that its subsidiary Cosco Shipyard Group (CSG) had secured four contracts totalling US$12.95 million. CSG is China's largest ship-repair group. Cosco expects a positive contribution to its earnings from the contracts announced yesterday but these contracts are not expected to69 words
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72 2006-01-24 7 BH Global Marine, a procurement specialist for marine products, achieved a milestone in its plan to penetrate the China marine market with the acquisition of Yorkshire Marine Offshore and its marine equipment distributorships, agency contracts and China customer contracts for S$700,000. Yorkshire's current order book72 words
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68 2006-01-24 7 VICPLAS International announced yesterday that its 50 per cent owned joint venture company. Forefront Medical Technology, a manufacturer of medical devices, has received the Pioneer Certificate from the Ministry of Trade and Industry for the manufacturer of laryngeal masks. With the pioneer status, Forefront68 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration534 2006-01-24 8 R SIVANITHY - STOCKS Wall Street's tumble on Friday on earnings concerns echoes in the region R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent LAST week, it was a case of Japan sneezing and the rest of Asia catching a cold. Yesterday, the cold emanated not from Japan but fromSource: Bloomberg - 534 words
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129 2006-01-24 8 THE takeover offer by shipping magnate Ow Chio Kiat for Singapore-listed hotel and property group Stamford Land closed yesterday with Mr Ow's Maritime Properties securing valid acceptances in respect of 1.754 per cent of Stamford Land's share capital. Meanwhile,129 words
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56 2006-01-24 8 LESLIE YEE - by LESLIE YEE AIRCRAFT engineering firm A-Sonic Aerospace has increased its deemed interest in scandal-hit Airocean Group. Last Thursday, a related company of A-Sonic, Janco Strategic Biz, purchased 3.958 million shares of Airocean in the open market, thereby raising its stake from 10.1756 words
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Article, Illustration733 2006-01-24 8 SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDER/DIRECTOR TRANSACTIONS (Disclosures made on Jan 23 and earlier) Subsantiai No of Price SHAREHOLDING Shareholder/ Buy/ Shares Per -More After Stodc Trans Date Director Sefl HI ShrS fOOO) £000) Stamford Land 23-Jan-06 Ow Chio Kiat *Buy 1400 0.30 *****7 21.14 *****7 21.30 Com Design 20-Jan-06 ProVest733 words
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Article, Illustration913 2006-01-24 8 UMA SHANKARI - Compiled by UMA SHANKARI The Ascott Group lan 23 dase;tS rants KIM ENG RESEARCH. Lan 23 RESULTS were slightly below expectation. Earnings fell 19 per cent year-on-year to $41.9 million while turnover surged 86 per cent to $444.1 million, due to smaller exceptional gains. Excluding one-off gains, operatingSource: Bloomberg - 913 words
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Article, Illustration544 2006-01-24 8 LARRY WEE - CURRENCIES LARRY WEE Senior Correspondent A WEEK ago. the yen slid when Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 stock index tumbled, and yesterday in Asia, it was the turn of the US dollar to get punished by a nasty Wall Street sell-off last Friday. Traders saidSource: Reuters - 544 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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Article, Illustration433 2006-01-24 9 MATTHEW PHAN - The Republic, along with China, tops survey of 12 Asian countries on that count By MATTHEW PHAN NEARLY all Singaporeans 99 per cent think their country needs to be more inventive, says Eye on Asia, a survey of 4,400 urban Asians inYEN MENG JIIN - 433 words
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Article, Illustration231 2006-01-24 9 CHEN HUIFEN - By CHEN HUIFEN in Qatar MINISTER Mentor Lee Kuan Yew yesterday met Qatar's Second Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy and Industry Abdullah A 1 Attiyah yesterday. Over 45 minutes, the two discussed ways.to strengthen bilateral ties. Mr Lee said he found MrDENNIS THONG/ZAOBAO - 231 words
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300 2006-01-24 9 DELIVERY time for overseas packages is now shorter and less of a hassle, thanks to a new express courier service by Sing Post. Speedpost Express, which taps the delivery network of DHL Express, allows for shorter delivery time and pre-Customs clearance. Under300 words
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Article, Illustration396 2006-01-24 9 UMA SHANKARI - Opposition party 'waved objections away' on manifesto By UMA SHANKARI MANPOWER Minister Ng Eng Hen yesterday said that he was "disappointed" with the Workers' Party's response to his comments last week that there were "time bombs" in the opposition party's manifesto. Last Saturday, Dr396 words
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488 2006-01-24 10 CONRAD TAN - It's regional hub for various services, Hng Kiang tells Abac delegates By CONRAD TAN SINGAPORE can act as a gateway to Asean for businessmen from outside South-east Asia, by taking advantage of its position as a hub for various services in the region, said488 words
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Article, Illustration41 2006-01-24 10 Malaysia s King, accompanied by President SR Nathan, inspecting a guard of honour at the Istana yesterday. Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Ibni Al-Marhum Tuanku Syed Putra Jamalullail is on a state visit at the invitation of Mr Nathan. ALBERT SIM/STALBERT SIM/ST - 41 words
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255 2006-01-24 10 TRANSPORT and communication costs fell 2.2 per cent last year due to lower car prices, according to the Department of Statistics (DOS). On the whole, however, last year's consumer price index (CPI) inched up 0.5 per cent over the previous year.255 words
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Article6515 2006-01-24 10 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS AM Amra Assat Mgt (S'pora) Star EiropeEqly!" 0.869/ Star Europe Bond 1.201/ StarEuropeBal 1146/ Star Asian Tger Eqty 1.124/ Stai Asa Bond' 131V Star As*a Balanced 1.065/ Stt Global Technology Fuid'** 0-208/ Mult SI Fd 1.061/ Star Asia Bond(US0) 0.806/ Gfc Mutt) St USD 1.133/ Asia Bond6,515 words
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SMEspotlight
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Article804 2006-01-24 11 MATTHEW PHAN - Local firms are increasingly finding the UK an attractive place to invest in, says MATTHEW PHAN MATTHEW PHAN THE United Kingdom is increasingly an attractive place for Singaporean companies to invest in, at least according to UK Trade Investment (UKTI), the British government agency in charge804 words
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Article815 2006-01-24 11 LEE KIM SIANG - By LEE KIM SIANG TAKING advantage of the tremendous opportunities and rate of growth on the Indian sub-continent, Orient Express Lines Singapore has made the region its primary focus of operations. Incorporated in 2001, the company's main function is to service the feeder activity815 words
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Article, Illustration1533 2006-01-24 11 MATTHEW PHAN - By MATTHEW PHAN THE board of directors plays a critical role in the corporate governance of a listed company, and no less important is the. place that independent directors have. How can an SME, which may not have the exposure or professional network of largerFILE PHOTOS - 1,533 words
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Article, Illustration699 2006-01-24 12 SMALL CAPS Company also looking for growth outside obstetrics and gynaecology market. UMA SHANKARI reports MA I N B 0 A R D LISTED Sunray Holdings, which makes medical equipment for women's healthcare, is all set to benefit from an expected increase inARTHUR LEE - 699 words
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Article, Illustration925 2006-01-24 12 KALA ANANDARAJAH - By KALA ANANDARAJAH THIS fourth article in this series looks at how a complaint can be initiated by a small or medium-sized enterprise, and touches on the powers of investigation of the Competition Commission of Singapore (CCS). This follows the earlier articles on how theREUTERS - 925 words
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370 2006-01-24 12 TEH HOOI LING - By TEH HOOI LING IT has been a volatile past week, with the Straits Times Index and the UOB Sesdaq Index eventually ending a respective 1.5 per cent and 2.6 per cent lower for the five trading sessions to yesterday. Given the difficult trading environment,370 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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Article, Illustration972 2006-01-24 13 2005 growth likely to top 9%, driven by surging trade surplus, investment Bloomberg [SHANGHAI] China probably overtook France as the world's fifth-largest economy in 2005 as a record trade surplus and surging investment drove the fourth straight year of more than 9Bloomberg; AFP - 972 words
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233 2006-01-24 13 Reuters [BEIJING] China's central bank is pushing for wider use of non-cash instruments in 2006 for making small and large payments to meet the needs of the mainland's developing economy, state media said yesterday. "In the first half of 2006, we must set upReuters - 233 words
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Article, Illustration795 2006-01-24 13 Slew of products offers tailor-made hedging strategies Reuters [HONG KONG] From South Korea to the Philippines, Asian issuers of offshore bonds are increasingly protecting themselves against currency spikes as hedging becomes affordable and financial market volatility increases. Companies in the region have traditionally borrowedReuters; AFP - 795 words
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Article, Illustration657 2006-01-24 13 Bloomberg [MANlLA] The Philippine budget deficit fell to a four-year low in 2005, raising the prospects of a credit rating upgrade that would help lower the cost of repaying the nation's debt. The shortfall was down to 146.5 billion pesos (554.5 billion),Bloomberg; AP - 657 words
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MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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Article, Illustration855 2006-01-24 14 S JAYASANKARAN - It could shake up ownership of redistributive businesses By S JAYASANKARAN in Kuala Lumpur SWEEPING new proposals to increase bumiputra (indigenous Malaysians but largely ethnic Malay) participation in the services sector have sparked concern among the country's business community, including its large foreign investorFILE PHOTO - 855 words
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269 2006-01-24 14 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Talk is rife that national carmaker Proton may revive an alliance with Mitsubishi Motors after having severed ties in 2004 and two auto analysts said such a move may not be bad after all. "It is likely and there is no harmBernama - 269 words
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Article2411 2006-01-24 14 VOL Jan 23 KM ('000) ASM Realty 1.40 unch 0 Abric 0.30 -0.01 31 ACP Industries 0.66 unch 17 Advance Synergy 0.21 -0.01 62 Adventa .0.27 unch 0 AE Multi.. 0.24 -0.02 89 Affin Hldgs 1.58 -0.01 172 Ahmad Zaki Res 1.19 -0.02 16 AlCCorp 1.11 -0.04 12,411 words
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Article, Illustration491 2006-01-24 14 PAULINE NG - By PAULINE NG in Kuala Lumpur KHAZANAH Nasional is sitting on a large paper gain of nearly HKS4I3 million ($B7 million) a result of its investment in Parkson Retail Group (PRG). Through Pangkor Investments its wholly owned subsidiary in the Cayman Islands Khazanah two-and-a-halfSource: Bloomberg - 491 words
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355 2006-01-24 14 Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesia's largest telecoms firm PT Telkom wants to hike local fixed-line tariffs by up to 30 per cent and cut national long-distance call rates by 18.6 per cent, a local newspaper reported yesterday. PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk had put the proposal to theReuters - 355 words
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BRIEFLY ASIA
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Article65 2006-01-24 14 Reuters [TAIPEI] General Electric Co's consumer lending unit will buy 10 per cent of Taiwan's small private Cosmos Bank for US$B6 million and plans to raise its stake to 24.9 per cent, the two companies said yesterday. The acquisition comes as Taiwan tries toReuters - 65 words
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Article90 2006-01-24 14 AP [KUALA LUMPUR] The Malaysian judiciary is considering changing the way cases are handled so that legal technicalities cannot be used to secure acquittals of criminal suspects or dismissals of civil suits, the chief justice has said. "The aim is to do justice and notAP - 90 words
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Article93 2006-01-24 14 Reuters [HONG KONG] CNOOC Ltd yesterday said it plans to pump about 9 per cent more oil and gas in 2006 to help sate China's robust energy demand, as analysts predicted another solid year for the country's top offshore oil and gas producer on the backReuters - 93 words
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Article75 2006-01-24 14 Reuters [TAIPEI] The world's biggest contract maker of laptop PCs, Quanta Computer, yesterday said it will acquire a 40 per cent stake in a Taiwan global positioning system (GPS) firm through a share swap. Quanta said it will become the largest shareholder in Royal TekReuters - 75 words
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Article75 2006-01-24 14 AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's national oil corporation Petronas yesterday announced that a gas subsidiary will supply liquefied natural gas to Japanese power company Shikoku Electric for 15 years from 2010. Malaysia LNG signed a confirmation of intent with Shikoku on Friday in a deal that willAFP - 75 words
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Article77 2006-01-24 14 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Public Bank. Malaysia's No 3 lender, said fourth-quarter profit rose 15 per cent as an increase in lending and contributions from fee-biased income countered a rise in bad loans. Net income rose to RM391.1 million (Ssl69 million), or 11.89 sen aBloomberg - 77 words
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Article76 2006-01-24 14 Reuters [BEIJING] China's State Grid Corp, the top power grid operator, forecast an 18 per cent rise in profit this year due to increased electricity sales and transmission, the China Securities Journal said yesterday. The company posted 14.39 billion yuan (552.9 billion) in profitReuters - 76 words
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GREATER CHINA
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Article, Illustration607 2006-01-24 15 It suggests China will allow increased exchange rate flexibility: traders Bloomberg, Reuters [BEIJING] China's yuan had its biggest decline since the country revalued the currency last year, suggesting the central bank will allow increased exchange rate flexibility. The currency slid, paring gains madeBloomberg,; Reuters; Source: Bloomberg - 607 words
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Article, Illustration479 2006-01-24 15 Reuters [TAIPEI] Taiwan Premier Frank Hsieh, stepping down with the rest of his Cabinet, issued a warning to President Chen Shuibian yesterday that his policies were not in sync with the wishes of the people. Mr Hsieh, the fourth premier to quit inReuters; AFP FILE PHOTO - 479 words
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480 2006-01-24 15 [HONG KONG] The flurry of fund-raising exercises at China Gas Holdings shows no sign of abating, with the mainland-based piped gas supplier returning to the debt market with a 20 billion yuan (Ss4 billion) bank facility, the South China Morning Post quoted480 words
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Article, Illustration443 2006-01-24 15 Reuters [TAIPEI] The world's top two contract chip makers, TSMC and UMC, are set to post strong quarterly profits on pre-Christmas demand, and analysts expect stable margins this year on hot demand for consumer gadgets. "We are having a good start in theReuters; BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO - 443 words
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208 2006-01-24 15 [HONG KONG] Managers of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) will be allowed to accumulate shares through new placements as a means to enhance corporate governance and motivate staff performance, the South China Morning Post reported. But their investment must not result in a controlling208 words
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179 2006-01-24 15 Reuters [TAOYUAN, Taiwan] Taiwan's second-largest memory chip maker, Nanya Technology Corp, yesterday reported a sharp 69 per cent drop in quarterly net profit after a fall in chip prices, worse than market expectations. A recovery in the memory chip market appears distant, analysts said,Reuters - 179 words
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391 2006-01-24 15 Former execs had embezzled at least 592m yuan Bloomberg. AP [SHANGHAI] Guangdong Kelon Electrical Holdings Co. China's biggest refrigerator maker, said a probe found that former executives had inflated sales and embezzled at least 592 million yuan (Ssl 18.4 million). Kelon may have toBloomberg.; AP - 391 words
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INDIA
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Article, Illustration578 2006-01-24 16 Talks on oil refining investments seen dominating Saudi monarch's visits Bloomberg [DUBAI] Saudi Arabia, the world's biggest oil exporter, may direct increased output towards China and India as the world's fastestgrowing markets compete for supplies. Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah visits theBloomberg; AFP - 578 words
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344 2006-01-24 16 But govt yet to finalise investment rules: official [MUMBAI] Top companies including Tata Power, Reliance Energy, Torrent and Essar Power are planning to set up independent power transmission grids as the government is likely to open the sector for private participation,344 words
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460 2006-01-24 16 The Economic Times [MUMBAI] The opportunities in the Indian infrastructure sector are attracting global investors by the dozen. The latest is a private equity fund, founded by three former senior executives of Morgan Stanley. The fund proposes to invest US$5OO million in the IndianThe Economic Times - 460 words
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476 2006-01-24 16 They seek alliances with broking firms for easy access The Economic Times [MUMBAI] Foreign banks want a piece of the pie in the booming equity business in India. Encouraged by the rising stockmarkets, foreign banks such as Socirale (SocGen), BNP Paribas, Standard CharteredThe Economic Times - 476 words
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377 2006-01-24 16 Bloomberg [MUMBAI] Tata Steel Ltd, India's third-biggest steelmaker, posted a 15 per cent drop in third-quarter profit, its first drop in 18 quarters, as raw material costs rose and competition from China lowered prices. Its shares fell. Profit fell to 7.53Bloomberg - 377 words
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506 2006-01-24 17 Expected deal would help Toshiba tap China's US$54b nuclear reactor project Bloomberg [TOKYO] Toshiba Corp will acquire British Nuclear Fuels pic's (BNFL) Westinghouse Electric Co power plant unit for almost US$5 billion, the Financial Times said, citing a person close to the talks. ABloomberg - 506 words
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451 2006-01-24 17 LATEST US DATA Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] An index of US leading indicators released yesterday pointed to a slower pace of economic growth in three to six months. The Conference Board's index for December rose 0.1 per cent after November's revised 0.9 per cent increase. EconomistsBloomberg - 451 words
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165 2006-01-24 17 Reuters [TOKYO] Japanese police raided the offices of Yamaha Motor Co yesterday after the government filed a criminal complaint' against the company over its sale to China of small helicopters that officials said could have military uses. Japan has repeatedly expressed concernReuters - 165 words
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WORLD WATCH
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68 2006-01-24 17 Reuters [NEW YORK] Earnings projections for top companies are dropping as more fourth-quarter profits are reported, with basic materials and telecommunications industries now expected to turn in the worst performances. With 100 of the S&P 500 companies having reported earnings thr6ugh Jan 20,Reuters - 68 words
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126 2006-01-24 17 [LONDON] Terry Smith, head of moneybroking giant Collins Stewart Tullett, would be interested in spearheading a buyout of the Financial Times if it was put up for sale by parent company Pearson, says a report in the London Sunday Observer. Mr Smith's126 words
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131 2006-01-24 17 Reuters [NEW YORK] US No 2 grocery chain Albertson's Inc is close to approving a deal to be bought by a consortium in a cash-and-stock deal worth around US$9.6 billion, a source familiar with the matter said on Sunday. While a deal was expectedReuters - 131 words
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95 2006-01-24 17 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Lloyd George Asset Management Group, a Hong Kong-based investment firm with more than US$ll billion of assets, said it opened its first office in Japan as a step toward boosting investments in the nation fourfold to US$2 billion within two years.Bloomberg - 95 words
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123 2006-01-24 17 Reuters [NEW YORK] Cal Dive International Inc yesterday said it had agreed to' acquire Remington Oil and Gas Corp for US$l.4 billion, paying a premium of more than 20 per cent for access to oil and gas properties in the GulfReuters - 123 words
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Article, Illustration575 2006-01-24 17 Reuters [TOKYO] Like high-tech warriors armed with notebook PCs, cell phones and fresh ideas, Tokyo's "Hills Tribe" of young entrepreneurs sweep down on a complacent corporate empire, wreaking havoc but creating a dynamic "New Japan". .That, at least, was how someReuters - 575 words
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270 2006-01-24 17 Reuters [SINGAPORE] Merrill Lynch has poached Shamus Hassan, a dealmaker for Morgan Stanley, to head its Asia resources investment banking, the latest in a series of high-profile defections from the bank in Asia, a person familiar with the matter said yesterday. Mr Hassan isReuters - 270 words
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Article, Illustration505 2006-01-24 17 He also defends firm's anti-takeover provision Reuters [LONDON] Rupert Murdoch said on Sunday News Corp needed to do more to take advantage of strong growth in global broadband and Internet use, and defended the media conglomerate's controversial anti-takeover provision.Reuters - 505 words
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Article, Illustration481 2006-01-24 18 YEN SREENIVASAN - Well-developed infrastructure and professional workforce key selection factors By YEN SREENIVASAN [SINGAPORE] Engine and turbine systems specialist Rolls-Royce has opened a regional procurement headquarters in Singapore to handle the management of suppliers in South Korea, Taiwan, Malaysia, India and Singapore. The move toFILE PHOTO - 481 words
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529 2006-01-24 18 Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] The shares of Jet Airways (India) Ltd, the nation's biggest domestic airline, fell to their lowest in more than two months after profit declined for a second straight quarter. The shares plunged as much as 8.9 per cent,Bloomberg - 529 words
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168 2006-01-24 18 YEN SREENIVASAN - By YEN SREENIVASAN [SINGAPORE] Qantas-controlled Jetstar Asia touched down in Bangalore yesterday, making it the first foreign low-cost carrier to fly to the Indian IT hub in Karnataka. Jetstar will operate four flights a week between Changi and Bangalore's International Airport using its A 320 aircraft.168 words
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221 2006-01-24 18 Bloomberg [ROME] Alitalia SpA, Italy's biggest airline, may be forced to cancel or delay about 250 flights as workers stage a fifth day of protests over longer shifts and decreasing job security. The airline said the disruptions to about a third ofBloomberg - 221 words
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Article, Illustration508 2006-01-24 18 But Bali bombings, high oil prices erode earnings AFP [JAKARTA! Struggling Garuda Indonesia said its losses narrowed in 2005 due to improved cost efficiencies but earnings were hard-hit by bombings on Bali and high oil prices. The flag carrier's losses declined 17.14 per centAFP - 508 words
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Article557 2006-01-24 18 SH RJfHT fTA PyCNT |T0 AUMmW IV5D1A 1735 m i?8 $0442 2000 i«! gg bngtlort 0750 isgrar jjj j J lllij HH lljjj III Cap* Town 5QI7rT5705 GK MI5M 1918 MI5M 0905 Owwad. OW 0M0 0404 OW m 13S m {Kmc WW 2355 UAB96 0H5 W557 words
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Miscellaneous194 2006-01-24 18 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD DOWN the first (8) Across: 1 Long jump, 5 Boxcar, 8 1 Deny a saying is wrong (7) 16 Hired veh J cle u th L at a^ s Buyout, 9 Intended, 10 l^nneret, 2 A possessive type (5) comes Wlth a backseat driver 1 Twinge 12 Sanserif,194 words
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Article, Illustration669 2006-01-24 19 There are fears ailing sector would go under if govt imposes new curbs AFP [ALANG, India] India's struggling shipbreakers fear doom for their industry if tighter environmental laws are introduced in the wake of the controversy over an asbestos-laden French aircraft carrier. AAFP - 669 words
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385 2006-01-24 19 Container volume up 19% to record 16.2m TEUs Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Shenzhen handled a record number of containers in 2005, keeping its ranking as the world's fourth-busiest port, after rising trade increased cargo shipments through the southern Chinese city. Hutchison Whampoa Ltd, ChinaBloomberg - 385 words
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Article, Illustration351 2006-01-24 19 AP [LONDON] Some passengers on the Queen Mary 2 cruise ship are threatening not to get off the ship at its next port of call to protest a last-minute change in the itinerary, the vessel's operator said on Sunday. The ship, the world's largest and mostAP - 351 words
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409 2006-01-24 19 Reuters [SYDNEY] Australia's biggest port operator. Patrick Corp Ltd, said it would seek to break up its Pacific National rail business with Toll Holdings Ltd, saying the 50:50 joint venture had become "dysfunctional". Patrick said yesterday it would make an application to theReuters - 409 words
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Article273 2006-01-24 19 *000 J—23 St +<■ Vol CH Offshore -038 -0.01 176 Chum Hup 0.38 -0.01 2589 Coico Corporation 1.15 -0.01 7382 CWT Distribution .0.83 -0.01 26 EzraHldgi 1.71 unch 1891 Freight Unto .006 0.01 700 Grand Banks Yacht 0.91 unch 23 JayaHoklingi 1.24 -0.02 619 K1 Venture 032 -0.01273 words
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Article526 2006-01-24 20 EDITORIAL ONE of the world's leading management consultancy firms, McKinsey Co, listed what it described as "some facts and predictions to make you think" in its quarterly e-newsletter. Take computers, for instance. The computational capability of an Intel processor, as measured in instructions per second526 words
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Article, Illustration735 2006-01-24 20 THANG NGUYEN - THE BOTTOM LINE THANG NGUYEN THE huge numbers of new shopping malls, apartment buildings and hotels being built in Jakarta and other big cities in Indonesia may give the impression that the investment climate in the country is improving. In turn, this also gives735 words
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Article, Illustration1066 2006-01-24 20 LEON HADAR - The Bushies 'did Iraq' because they could and nobody can force US troops to withdraw yet LEON HADAR Washington Correspondent Americans overwhelmingly lack confidence that Iraq will have a stable government in place within the next year, and more than halfREUTERS - 1,066 words
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Article, Illustration1422 2006-01-24 21 MANJUSHA DEVI - By MANJUSHA DEVI in Bangkok THAI LAND'S worst-kept secret was revealed yesterday when Singapore's Temasek Holdings said it will acquire a majority stake in Shin Corp pic and aims to synergise the group's operations. Cash-rich Temasek is buying the 49.6 per cent stake from the familyAP; AFP - 1,422 words
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239 2006-01-24 21 Ong-Chew Peck Wan, Lim Bee Khim - LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Ong-Chew Peck Wan, Lim Bee Khim WE refer to the commentary dated Jan 18, titled "Singapore may well have missed chance for best IR", by Wong Wei Kong. The commentary noted the companies that have decided not to bid239 words
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535 2006-01-24 21 Narayana Narayana Singapore - Narayana Narayana Singapore YOUR article, "CityDev should cast more light on IR race pullout" (BT, Jan 19), ends on the egregious note that "CDL should provide its shareholders a more in-depth explanation on why it is pulling out of bidding for535 words
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760 2006-01-24 28 Move by shopping centre firm signals another step for Thailand's fledgling Reit market Reuters [BANGKOK] Thai shopping centre firm Central Pattana pel plans to sell three Bangkok office blocks into a listed property fund worth at least US$l3O million as it adopts an "assetReuters - 760 words
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291 2006-01-24 29 SEB-Immoinvest sees withdrawals of 100m euros in one day AFP [FRANKFURT] The snowballing crisis in the German open-ended property fund sector appears to have claimed another victim, with SEB Immobilien-In-vestment saying yesterday that one of its funds had also seen heavy withdrawals lastAFP - 291 words
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706 2006-01-24 29 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Henderson Investment Ltd shares had their biggest one-day decline in more than eight years after shareholders last Friday vetoed a buyout offer from its parent, Henderson Land Development Co. Shares in Henderson Investment a real estate, gas and hotel investorBloomberg - 706 words
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Article, Illustration444 2006-01-24 30 KALPANA RASHIWALA - Vivienne Tan is said to be retiring after 14 years with the group By KALPANA RASHIWALA CENTREPOINT Properties' retail stalwart Vivienne Tan is leaving the property group after 14 years. Ms Tan, who is in her fifties, is officially said to be retiring. SheFILE PHOTO - 444 words
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Article, Illustration402 2006-01-24 30 JONES Lang LaSalle (JLL) has made two key appointments. Former Singapore country head Terence Tang has returned to the fold, this time to head the group's investment sales business for the whole of China, and academic Chua Yang Liang has taken up the post402 words
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