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Title Section15 2006-01-26 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES SlNGAPOft£gs&ents ijonfme at http://business-times.asia 1 .com.sq MICA (P) 089/03/2005 Thursday. January 26.200615 words
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Article, Illustration1036 2006-01-26 1 ARTHUR SIM - Industry players say sellers are focusing on fair prices and buyers are looking for fair value By ARTHUR SIM [SINGAPORE] Property players polled by BT believe the market which collapsed 10 years ago is set for a broad-based recovery following recent signs that stability hasSource: Jones Leng LaSalle Research - 1,036 words
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Article, Illustration572 2006-01-26 1 By OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT in Bangkok THE Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) has so far uncovered no evidence of insider trading in the shares of Shin Corp just before a $3 billion purchase by Singapore investment company Temasek Holdings andSource: Bloomberg - 572 words
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Advertisement9 2006-01-26 1 S'PORE ECONOMY 2005 GDP growth revised to 6% PGI49 words
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Advertisement59 2006-01-26 1 < v A-'-l v IE FORUM S'pore companies giving as good as they get in investments PGI2 TRADE Apec business leaders ready to push free trade PGI4 PROPERTY SLA makes direct sale of Yishun site PG3I BizlT Analysts on key enterprise IT trends PG3O Google's China site to screen search59 words
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Advertisement17 2006-01-26 1 OTHER REPORTS Global Crossing, Indosatastudyin contrasts PG4 Eyes turn to third Thai mobile phone operator pg 417 words
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TOP STORIES
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Article, Illustration646 2006-01-26 2 NANDE KHIN - Main growth drivers last year included IT and HQ services By NANDE KHIN [SINGAPORE] The Economic Development Board's strategy to diversify the services sector is bearing fruit. Although investments in individual services segments fluctuate from year to year, total business spending (TBS)Source: Economic Development Board - 646 words
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Article726 2006-01-26 2 Global Crossing, Indosat a study in contrasts WITH Shin Corp set to be Temasek Holdings' biggest overseas telco acquisition, the performance of two major investments it made earlier in the sector Global Crossing and Indosat have come under the spotlight. And the report card so far is mixed.726 words
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453 2006-01-26 2 LESLIE YEE - By LESLIE YEE [SINGAPORE] Unlisted Singapore insurer Asia General Holdings will be up for sale again probably early next month following the botched acquisition by Malaysia's Southern Bank, sources say. They told BT that Asia General's board of directors met a453 words
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Article137 2006-01-26 2 sn 2,378.64 (+10.32) ST INDEX FUTURES 2,379.00 (+10.00) SIMSO 282.17 (+1.84) SIMSO FUTURES 283.40 (+2.50) MARKETS Wednesday Change KLSECOMP 909.77 *2.79 NIKKEI 225 15,651.00 +2,11 HANG SENG 15.***** -10.18 SET INDEX 762.70 +16.75 JAKARTA COM? U30.12 ♦22.90 MANILA COMP 2,112.49 +9.12 SEOUL COMP 1,342.59 +15.76 SHENZHENS 246.84 +1J2137 words
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Article, Illustration792 2006-01-26 4 WONG WEI KONG - TEMASEK'S TELECOM CONNECTIONS One is in the red, but profitable Indon deal faces uncertainty as well By WONG WEI KONG [SINGAPORE] With Shin Corp set to be Temasek Holdings' biggest overseas telco acquisition, the performance of two major investments it made earlier inAFP PHOTO - 792 words
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625 2006-01-26 4 Analysts expect True to be next foreigners' target Reuters [BANGKOK] The US$l.B7 billion takeover of Thailand's Shin Corp by Singapore's Temasek Holdings is likely to heat up competition in the country's crowded telecoms sector and speed up a long-de-layed liberalisation, analysts said.Reuters - 625 words
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424 2006-01-26 4 AFP [SINGAPORE] Two leading risk evaluators affirmed their highest rating for Temasek Holdings yesterday after the Singapore investment company's foray into Thailand's telecommunications sector. Moody's Investors Service and Standard and Poor's (S&P) both gave the thumbs-up to the purchase of a 49.6 per centAFP - 424 words
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Advertisement325 2006-01-26 2 Budget 2006 Date Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Mr Lee Hsien Loong will deliver his Friday, 24 February 2006 Budget Statement to Parliament on 17 February 2006. Will there be a cut in 9.00 am to I.oopm corporate tax rate? Will there be tax rebates for individuals? How will325 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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758 2006-01-26 6 MICHELLE QUAH - But it says it is not challenging the rationale behind the taxman's move By MICHELLE QUAH ASIA Pacific Breweries (APB) is appealing a recent decision made by the taxman that would cost the brewer millions of dollars in tax credits. The complex issue758 words
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333 2006-01-26 6 R SIVANITHY - By R SIVANITHY THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) yesterday announced it is extending its SGX-MAS research incentive scheme for two more years because of strong demand from listed companies and investors. The SGX said the scheme will continue to be subsidised by the $7.5 million SGX-MAS333 words
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Article, Illustration405 2006-01-26 6 KALPANA RASHIWALA - By KALPANA RASHIWALA PROPERTY developer Hoi Hup, part of Straits Construction Group, is understood to have bagged the 877-year leasehold Kim Yam Mansion, off River Valley Road, for about $63 million through a collective sale. The price works out to405 words
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146 2006-01-26 6 THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) and FTSE/Xinhua Index yesterday announced an agreement to list a futures -contract on the FTSE/Xinhua China A5O Index on the SGX by September. In a joint statement, the two parties said the A5O Index is one of the146 words
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Article613 2006-01-26 6 R SIVANITHY - HOCK LOCK SIEW By R SIVANITHY LOOKING at the numbers, the SGX-MAS Research Incentive Scheme appears to be a success. Some 115 firms signed up for coverage when the scheme was launched in September 2003, a figure which has risen to the present 187, while the613 words
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492 2006-01-26 7 RONNIE LIM - CORPORATE RESULTS Record 'ang pow' of 32 cents per share, including special dividend, to be paid By RONNIE LIM RECORD oil prices plus strong demand, particularly from China and India, saw Singapore Petroleum Company (SPC) turning in dazzling FY2005 numbers, with its492 words
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400 2006-01-26 7 ARTHUR SIM - By ARTHUR SIM CAPITACOMMERCIAL Trust (CCT) will be looking to diversify its portfolio following a year in which its net property income was $84.3 million, up 32 per cent from 2004, due mainly to strong demand for prime office space. CCT says400 words
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287 2006-01-26 7 ALEXANDRA HO - By ALEXANDRA HO SUNTEC Real Estate Investment Trust (Suntec Reit), controlled by Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing, is distributing an income of $22.2 million for its first quarter ended Dec 31. This works out to 1.72 cents per unit, 14 per cent higher than287 words
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Article521 2006-01-26 7 KALPANA RASHIWALA - By KALPANA RASHIWALA KEPPEL Land, which yesterday posted a 37.6 per cent increase in fourthquarter net earnings to $55.5 million and a 17.4 per cent rise in full-year net profit to $155.7 million, will be releasing the first 200 units at the residential block521 words
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332 2006-01-26 9 MATTHEW PHAN - CORPORATE RESULTS By MATTHEW PHAN HELPED by a doubling in sales the result of stronger demand and contributions from an acquired company in Taiwan United Test and Assembly Center (Utac) posted a fivefold jump in fourth-quarter net profit to a record US$2O.l million.332 words
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Article250 2006-01-26 9 LESLIE YEE - By LESLIE YEE CONTINUING to benefit from the global outsourcing trend, mainboard-listed Amtek Engineering achieved a near five-fold jump in net profit to U555.27 million for its second quarter ended Dec 31, 2005. The Q2 earnings, up from US$l.O7 million In the previous corresponding250 words
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419 2006-01-26 9 LESLIE YEE - Mumbai-listed company wants to raise money for its fleet expansion By LESLIE YEE THE Singapore Exchange's (SGX) efforts to woo Indian companies to list here appear to be paying off. Sources said India's fourthlargest shipper of gas and oil, Varun Shipping,419 words
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Article, Illustration423 2006-01-26 9 CONRAD RAJ - By CONRAD RAJ WHILE phone giant Singapore Telecoms mulls over its plans for broadband TV, local entrepreneur Colin Binny has announced plans to launch a 40-channel global broadband TV service in June. The IPTV (Internet Protocol TV) service will be first rolled out to viewersFILE PHOTO - 423 words
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Advertisement270 2006-01-26 6 *jF*% v "i *J*.4r+4 .*-> .7..TT"> HI Amtekffl ■*MB BROAD BASED REVENUE GROWTH ■E»l NET PROFIT UP 54% IN 1H FY2006 '•''-it > MKfl f <P--2Q FY2OQ6 2Q FY2005 Change Turnover USsl47.7m USsl29.6m t 14% I I EBITDA US$ 14.5 m US$ 11.8 m t 23% Net profit US$ 5.3270 words
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Advertisement2219 2006-01-26 8 MJ.I.UlLand Keppel Land Limited Co Reg No: *****0001G (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) UNAUDITED RESULTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2005 At the pre-tax level before exceptional items, Group profit of $183.4 million was 31.1% higher than last The Directors of Keppel Land Limited announce the following unaudited2,219 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration525 2006-01-26 10 R SIVANITHY - STOCKS STI softens by close for a 10-point gain as broker reports help lift Chartered and Utac R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent THE local market yesterday continued its fixation with China stocks and oil and gas plays, but also managed to extend its interest intoSource: Bloomberg - 525 words
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119 2006-01-26 10 Major Sunray shareholder trims stake from 41 to 31 SUNRAY Holdings, which makes medical equipment for women's healthcare, yesterday said its largest shareholder Lionway Assets Limited reduced its stake from 41.02 per cent to 31.16 per cent through a vendor sale of 30 million shares. The shares were sold at119 words
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97 2006-01-26 10 UMA SHANKARI - By UMA SHANKARI MOBILEONE Ltd (Ml) said in a filing to SGX yesterday that Telekom Malaysia has increased its deemed stake in the Singapore telco from 24.74 per cent to 25.19 per cent. The change in shareholding came about after Telekom Malaysia's97 words
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Article, Illustration741 2006-01-26 10 SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDER/DIRECTOR TRANSACTIONS (Disclosures made on Jan 25 and earlier) Subsantial No of Price SHAREHOLDING Shareholder/ Buy/ Shares Per Before After Stock Trans Date Director SeM '000 ShrS fOM| (100) Vita Hldgs 25-Jan-06 Chong Thim Pheng Buy 206 na ***** 1049 ***** 10.57 MobileOne 24-Jan-06 Telekom M'sia741 words
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Article, Illustration937 2006-01-26 10 UMA SHANKARI - Compiled by UMA SHANKARI SMRT Ltd Jan 25 dose: $1.12 OCBC INVESTMENT RESEARCH, Jan 25 SMRT registered 25.8 per cent year-on-year rise in net profit to $30.0 million in 3Q06, which is higher than our projection of $28.1 million. This was mainly due to positive impacts from fareSource: Bloomberg - 937 words
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Article, Illustration518 2006-01-26 10 LARRY WEE - CURRENCIES LARRY WEE Senior Correspondent THE New Zealand dollar enjoyed a fairly decent bounce yesterday after the sharp losses it sustained over the past week, but its US counterpart continued to find gains hard to come by anywhere and especially versus its Asian counterparts.Source: Reuters - 518 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article, Illustration550 2006-01-26 11 SHOEB KAGDA - It plans direct negotiations with Kiani Kertas and its main creditor By SHOEB KAGDA in Jakarta UNITED Fiber Systems (Unifiber), the Singapore listed company that has emerged as the front-run-ner in the battle to acquire Indonesian pulp maker Kiani Kertas, is550 words
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315 2006-01-26 11 MICHELLE QUAH - Changes arise from accounting error at listed HK unit By MICHELLE QUAH SINGAPORE-listed Pacific Century Regional Developments (PCRD) has said that its subsidiary Pacific Century Insurance Holdings (PCIH) has made an inadvertent accounting error causing material mis-state-ments in several of its profit periods last year.315 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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Article118 2006-01-26 11 KEPPEL Fels Limited, the rig building arm of Keppel Corp, yesterday said it has won a US$l4O million rig order from Sinvest ASA's subsidiary. The rig is scheduled for completion in the first quarter 0f2009. This is KepFels' fifth rig order from Sinvest. Sinvest's first118 words
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Article132 2006-01-26 11 GUOCOLAND Limited's wholly owned subsidiary, GuocoLand (China) Limited, yesterday entered a conditional agreement to buy a 94.93 per cent stake in Nanjing Ma Hui Property Development Co Ltd from San Bao Group Co Ltd for 322 million yuan (5564.7 million). This will be payable132 words
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IE FORUM 06
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Article, Illustration509 2006-01-26 12 MATTHEW PHAN - Leading overseas M&As are TLCs, but non-TLCs also have their fair share By MATTHEW PHAN SINGAPORE-BASED companies are giving as good as they get the total stock of outward foreign direct investment (FDI) from companies here hit $180 billion in 2005, having increased atFILE PHOTO - 509 words
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361 2006-01-26 12 MATTHEW PHAN - By MATTHEW PHAN THE privatisation of India's infrastructure gives foreign companies plenty of opportunities, but do not expect smooth sailing there, participants at the IE Forum 2006 were warned yesterday. Companies have spent the last ten years finding out that having a local361 words
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448 2006-01-26 12 OH OOON PING - By OH OOON PING INVESTORS looking to buy into China's state-owned enterprises (SOFs) often face several risks and challenges that emanate from the country's complex legal framework and laws governing foreign investments. These could range from possible restrictions on SOFs' investment activities after448 words
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385 2006-01-26 13 MATTHEW PHAN - 2004 FDI surges to US$37.6b, a doubling from 2003's US$18.7b By MATTHEW PHAN FOREIGN companies are increasingly moving into Japan by merger or acquisition, while the growth in foreign direct investment into that country shot up to U5537.6 billion in 2004 from US$lB.7 billion385 words
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307 2006-01-26 13 OH BOON PING - By OH BOON PING COMPANIES do not always need a strong home base before they venture overseas, says Ocean Sky International chief executive Edward Ang. "This depends on your business model which will tell you whether you need a strong home base or not,"307 words
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Article, Illustration319 2006-01-26 13 OH BOON PING - By OH BOON PING WITH an Indonesian government that aims to clamp down on corruption, investment opportunities there deserve a second look, said Francis Yeoh, managing director of YTL Corporation yesterday. "The new leadership under Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is fighting against corruption. AndBLOOMBERG - 319 words
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Article6319 2006-01-26 13 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS AMI Amro Asset Mgl (S'porc) Star Europe Eqty! 0.874/ Star Europe Bond 1.213/ Star Europe M 1.156/ Star Asian Tiger Eqty 1.15/ Star Asia Bond 1.307/ Star Asia Balanced 1.072/ Star Global Technology Fund!" 0.208/ MultiStFd-... 1.061/ Star Asia Bond(USO) 0.806/ Gib Multi St USD 1.133/ Asia6,319 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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Article372 2006-01-26 14 CHUANG PECK MING - Change from 5.7% is due to DOS's shift of base year to 2000 from 1995 By CHUANG PECK MING SINGAPORE'S economy was growing even faster last year than was previously believed. The figure for economic growth has been revised to 6 per cent from372 words
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Article, Illustration407 2006-01-26 14 Bloomberg HONG Kong billionaire Li Kashing will sell his stake in a Singapore downtown convention centre if its venture with Harrah's Entertainment Inc wins a licence to run a casino in the city-state, said Justin Chiu, Mr Li's executive. Suntec SingaporeBloomberg - 407 words
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487 2006-01-26 14 CONRAD TAN - They commission study on feasibility of Apec-wide FTA By CONRAD TAN BUSINESS leaders from the 21 Apec economies have decided to go it alone if April's round of World Trade Organization negotiations stalls. In the clearest signal yet that it487 words
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445 2006-01-26 14 GENEVIEVE CUA - By GENEVIEVE CUA YOU may recall Fidelity Investments' lavish advertising campaign last year that splashed its name on buses and train stations. But a quiet spell ensued, leading some observers recently to wonder: Has the fund giant quit the scene? Yesterday, Fidelity445 words
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Article, Illustration168 2006-01-26 14 Chen Huifen - By Chen Huifen [ABUDHABI] Global energy needs and water resources were on the agenda when Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew met Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority chairman Sheikh Diab bin Zayed yesterday. During their 45-minute talks. Mr Lee also updated Sheikh Diab on the advances SingaporeDENNIS THONG/ZAOBAO - 168 words
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373 2006-01-26 14 8 entrepreneurs to vie for Ernst Young awards EIGHT finalists have been shortlisted from more than 30 nominees for the Ernst Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards 2005. Now into their fourth year, the awards recognise entrepreneurs in three categories: Emerging Entrepreneur, Business and Industrial, and Lifestyle, Hospitality and Retail.373 words
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Article, Illustration425 2006-01-26 14 CONRAD TAN - $100m the likely cost of the Arts School By CONRAD TAN SINGAPORE'S new dedicated arts school for pre-tertiary students is expected to cost $100 million to develop, a minister said yesterday. The Arts School due to open in January 2008 will boast a range of facilities for dedicated arts education425 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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591 2006-01-26 15 DAVOS FILE Economists express concern over US deficits AFP [DAVOS, Switzerland] Deepening concern about US deficits and a possible oil supply shock are weighing on a world economy that will be driven largely by China during 2006, a panel of leading economists predictedAFP - 591 words
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Article, Illustration299 2006-01-26 15 Bloomberg [DAVOS, SWITZERLAND] Morgan Stanley chief economist Stephen Roach has said that US consumer spending is the "weakest link" in the global economy and will fade this year as the housing market slows. "This is the year to watch outBloomberg; AFP - 299 words
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540 2006-01-26 15 Energy supplies, US economy likely to be key topics AFP [DAVOS, Switzerland] Heavyweights from the overlapping worlds of business and politics gathered yesterday in the Swiss Alpine resort of Davos amid concerns over energy supplies and the United States economy and a scrambleAFP - 540 words
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428 2006-01-26 15 Focus is on winning market access, not cost savings Bloomberg [BERLIN] A majority of chief executive officers plans to invest in China over the next three years to win customers in the world's fastest-growing major economy, a survey by PricewaterhouseCoopersBloomberg - 428 words
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140 2006-01-26 15 Xinhua [BEIJING] China posted a trade surplus of US$lOl.9 billion in 2005, an increase of U5569.9 billion from 2004, director of National Bureau of Statistics Li Deshui said here yesterday. Mr Li made the announcement at a press conference held by the State Council InformationXinhua - 140 words
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MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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Article, Illustration390 2006-01-26 16 Pact with UK group will help Malaysian operator establish itself overseas more quickly Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Vodafone Group pic and Telekom Malaysia Berhad have agreed on a tie-up which aims to boost access to each others' networks for customers travelling abroad as well asReuters - 390 words
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366 2006-01-26 16 [KUALA LUMPUR] Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia Bhd (Stanchart) will apply for Bank Negara Malaysia's permission in the next two weeks to open four new branches, Malaysia's Business Times yesterday quoted its chief executive Shayne Nelson as saying. The new branches will366 words
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Article292 2006-01-26 16 [JAKARTA] Japan's ener-gy-hungry manufacturers are still awaiting a commitment from Indonesia on the future supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) when their contracts expire in 2010, the Jakarta Post reports. Several Japanese businessmen from the influential Nippon Keidanren (Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry) raised the292 words
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Article461 2006-01-26 16 PAULINE NG - By PAULINE NG in Kuaia Lumpur TENAGA Nasional has posted a profit of RM595.6 million for its first fiscal quarter ended Nov 30, 2005 mainly as a result of translation gains of RM362.5 million. Although operating expenses increased by 12.2 per cent to RM4.09 billion,461 words
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458 2006-01-26 16 S JAYASANKARAN - By S JAYASANKARAN in Kuala Lumpur THE controversy over the takeover of Malaysian toll road operator Metramac took another twist yesterday with Muhamad Fawzi Karim, the brother of the plaintiff in the original case, entering the fray to refute statements by tycoon Halim Saad over458 words
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GREATER CHINA
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Article, Illustration536 2006-01-26 17 ANTHONY ROWLEY - Global financial imbalances due to new international division of labour By ANTHONY ROWLEY in Tokyo FURTHER revaluation of the yuan will not solve the problem of global financial imbalances, which are a product of the "new international division of labour", Bank of China assistantREUTERS - 536 words
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274 2006-01-26 17 [HONG KONG] Standard Poor's is changing its view of China's banking sector, the South China Morning Post reported. The credit rating agency's overall outlook is "positive", while it has altered its assessment of the economic risks from "high" to "moderately high" and of the274 words
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400 2006-01-26 17 Reuters [SHANGHAI] Lenovo Group Ltd, the world's third-larg-est computer maker, is likely to post a 40 per cent jump in quarterly profits, fuelled by its US$l.25 billion IBM purchase. Investors hope the firm virtually unknown outside China can transform itself into aReuters - 400 words
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465 2006-01-26 17 Debate over listing local-currency A shares on Shanghai bourse Reuters [HONG KONG] Bank of China's (BOC) US$B billion Hong Kong IPO may be delayed possibly to the second half of 2006 while regulators debate a possible dual listingReuters - 465 words
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444 2006-01-26 17 High asking price discouraged local banks, say sources [HONG KONG] Asia Financial Holdings, which is seeking to sell its wholly owned Asia Commercial Bank for more than HK$3.6 billion (Ss7sl million), picked Taiwan-based Fubon Financial Holding and Malaysian tycoon Quek Leng Chan's444 words
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BRIERY ASIA
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91 2006-01-26 17 Bernama [KUAIJV LUMPURJ Proton continues to dominate the passenger car market, taking 41 percent share of the total sales 0f400,835 units last year while Toyota topped the non-national car category. Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) President Aishah Ahmad said Proton's sales, however, suffered a slightBernama - 91 words
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86 2006-01-26 17 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Pacific Century Premium Developments Ltd, the real estate unit of Hong Kong's PCCW Ltd, plans to build a one billion yuan (Ss2ol million) luxury residential development on land it purchased this week in Beijing. Pacific Century, controlled by businessman Richard Li, paidBloomberg - 86 words
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93 2006-01-26 17 AFP [JAKARTA] The Indonesian government aims to send a million workers abroad annually and wants to double the number of their destination countries, a manpower ministry official said yesterday. Indonesia has long encouraged the sending of semi-skilled and skilled manual workers abroad in aAFP - 93 words
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77 2006-01-26 17 Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] India, Asirf s fourth-largest economy, needs investments of as much as US$l55 billion in power, ports and telecommunications in the next 10 years to boost economic growth, Prirpe Minister Manmohan Singh said. India will need about US$lOO billion investment in power andBloomberg - 77 words
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Article, Illustration658 2006-01-26 18 Single brand companies, like Reebok, allowed to invest up to 51% Reuters. AP [NEW DHLHI] India has further liberalised foreign direct investment (FDI) limits in sectors such as retailing, airports and mining in a bid to attract more longer-term funds into theReuters.; AP; AFP - 658 words
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Article358 2006-01-26 18 Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] India Finance Minister P Chidambaram described the central bank's decision to increase some key interest rates as a "pre-emptive action" and that the move may be reversed if conditions change. India is watching for action, that the US Federal Reserve will take onBloomberg - 358 words
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Article, Illustration437 2006-01-26 18 AP [NEW DELHI] India is looking to this week's visit by Saudi Arabia's king as a chance to lobby for lower prices on the oil it desperately needs to keep fuelling its growth as an economic and military power. For SaudiAP; REUTERS - 437 words
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Advertisement1305 2006-01-26 18 J0F k :»ATci moticfs 1 V1 L< Toll free: 1800-289-8822 Fmail: notices^sph.com sg SUNTEC Real Estate Investment Trust NOTICE OF BOOKS CLOSURE DISTRIBUTION PAYMENT DATE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Transfer Books and Register of Unitholders of Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust ("Suntec REIT") will be closed at 5.001,305 words
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Article, Illustration846 2006-01-26 19 ANTHONY ROWLEY - ASIA INSIGHT Some people believe there's a 'vague abstract national will' at work determined to foil the vision of the 'Koizumi Dynasty' for the future ANTHONY ROWLEY Tokyo Correspondent WHAT do Japan's Livedoor scandal, the arrest of an architect and corporate executives in connection846 words
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Article, Illustration490 2006-01-26 19 Reuters, NYT [SAN FRANCISCO] Steve Jobs could be the 21st century Walt Disney, helping the media giant Mr Disney founded to regain its lost lead in animated films. Walt Disney Co announced on Tuesday it would buy Pixar Animation Studios for US$7.4Reuters,; NYT; AP - 490 words
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614 2006-01-26 19 ANTHONY ROWLEY - ADB,ADM Capital launch US$338m fund that will help companies, banks B y ANTHONY ROWLEY in ioKyo THE Asian Development Bank has joined Hong Kong-based investment firm ADM Capital in launching a US$33B million fund aimed at removing part of the huge legacy of614 words
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Article, Illustration282 2006-01-26 19 AP AFP [TOKYO] The Walkman whose original model was once Sony's signature product will no longer be made in Japan. Sony Corp said yesterday that by the end of March it will close a factory that began producing the Walkman music players inAP; AFP - 282 words
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234 2006-01-26 19 AP [INDIANAPOLIS] Guidant Corp agreed yesterday to be acquired by Boston Scientific Corp for about U5527.2 billion in cash and stock, ending a nearly two-month bidding war against Johnson Johnson for the heart device maker. Natick, Massachusettsbased Boston Scientific and J&J have been competingAP - 234 words
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Article, Illustration590 2006-01-26 20 VEN SREENIVASAN - Change in organiser in 2008 unlikely to affect brand built up over 25 years By VEN SREENIVASAN [SINGAPORE] Singapore will remain the home of the world's third biggest airshow despite a change in organisers in 2008. This is the message conveyedLIANHE ZAOBAO - 590 words
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367 2006-01-26 20 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] MASKargo, which carries Malaysian Airline System Bhd's (MAS) freight, will impose a fuel surcharge on domestic cargo for the first time from Feb 15 to help cover higher oil costs. MASKargo will introduce a levy of 30 sen (13Bloomberg - 367 words
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266 2006-01-26 20 Bloomberg [DALLAS] American Airlines' three largest unions filed grievances against the unprofitable carrier over a plan to pay more than US$76 million to about 1,000 managers. The payments would violate terms of 2003 agreements reached between American, the world's largest airline, and theBloomberg - 266 words
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Article, Illustration406 2006-01-26 20 Its Danish pilots are protesting against job cuts and working conditions AFP [STOCKHOLM] Scandinavian Airlines said it was suing pilot unions in Denmark, Norway and Sweden in the Swedish Labour Court over a wildcat strike by Danish pilots that went into its thirdAFP - 406 words
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149 2006-01-26 20 AFP [SINGAPORE] Airbus will display the world's largest commercial aircraft, the A3BO, in Singapore Airlines (SIA) colours at the Asian Aerospace show here next month, the carrier said yesterday. SIA will be the first airline in the world to operate the European-madeAFP - 149 words
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Miscellaneous246 2006-01-26 20 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Entrance for carriage (9) Employed some edu- ——HHHTarsenic 24 Bail seen posted at the back of I 26 Weapon found regularly in Financial record of money reDOWN 1 Cost of a pair of diamonds (5) (4) YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION 2 Half relent and half retire un- 15 Trifle with246 words
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SHIPPING
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Article, Illustration814 2006-01-26 21 DONALD URQUHART - Global LNG fleet expected to more than double to 400 vessels in 3 years By DONALD URQUHART [SINGAPORE] With the global fleet of liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers set to more than double to nearly 400 vessels within three years, Singaporebased ThomeARTHUR LEE - 814 words
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Article, Illustration408 2006-01-26 21 Reuters [SYDNEY] Toll Holdings Ltd, Australia's biggest land transport firm, will challenge the legality of a decision by the antitrust watchdog to block its US$3 billion bid for the country's top ports operator, Patrick Corp Ltd. "We will vigorously defend ourReuters; BLOOMBERG - 408 words
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348 2006-01-26 21 AP [SYDNEY] Emergency crews rushed to clean up 10,000 litres of fuel oil that fouled mangroves near Australia's Great Barrier Reef after two vessels collided, officials said yesterday. The oil spilled off Gladstone- city in the eastern state of QueenslandAP - 348 words
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Article301 2006-01-26 21 SGX '000 Jan 25 SI ♦<- Vol CH Offshore 0.38 0.01 621 ChuanHup 0.39 unch 962 Cosco Corporation 1.13 -0.02 6277 CWT Distribution .0.83 unch 31 Ezra Hldgs 1.79 0.01 1404 freight Links 0.06 unch 812 Grand Banks Yacht 0.91 unch 0 Java Holdings 1.25 0.01 1233 K1301 words
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Article, Illustration876 2006-01-26 21 It could help Japan ship uncover vital scientific secrets AP [YOKOHAMA, Japan] The Chikyu is studded with superlatives. Completed last year, the ship houses the world's biggest deep-sea drill, sports a high-tech floating laboratory and boasts a hefty 57.3 billion yen (SsBoB.l million)AP - 876 words
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EDITORIAL & OPINION
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Article521 2006-01-26 22 EDITORIAL IT HAS been evident for the past few months that the economic reconstruction of Iraq has been lagging and that the pipeline of international and US money is gradually drying up. Now to compound matters, the Bush Administration seems to have gone back on521 words
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Article, Illustration733 2006-01-26 22 DAVID SANDISON - THE BOTTOM LINE DAVID SANDISON IT IS interesting, and perhaps revealing, to look back at wish lists compiled by us and others in the run-up to prior-year Budgets and tick off those items that have been fulfilled only to find the lists733 words
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Article, Illustration1351 2006-01-26 22 DAN BILEFSKY, ANAND GIRIDHARADAS - MNCs prefer Beijing's ability to attract investment and provide necessary infrastructure By DAN BILEFSKY, ANAND GIRIDHARADAS International Herald Tribune THE beer giant SABMiller made big investments in China and India in the *****, hoping to conquer markets that together have more thanInternational Herald Tribune; AP - 1,351 words
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Article, Illustration1226 2006-01-26 23 CHUE YUIN CHEONG - Successful companies are using innovation and technology to spur growth CHUE YUIN CHEONG Many businesses take a traditional approach to business strategy development. This might include generating volumes of data to analyse customer segments, relative market share and competitive threats. At the same time,FILE PHOTO - 1,226 words
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Article, Illustration820 2006-01-26 23 ROBERT SAMUELSON - ROBERT SAMUELSON The Washington Post Writers Group ALMOST everyone here agrees that Americans ought to "fix the health care system" a completely meaningless phrase despite its popularity with politicians, pundits and "experts". Indeed, it is popular precisely becauseThe Washington Post Writers Group - 820 words
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485 2006-01-26 23 NYT WITH its bonds downgraded to junk and its market share on the ropes, Detroit's auto industry almost looks to be in a free fall. Ford Motor Co's announcement on Monday that after three straight quarters of North American losses, itNYT - 485 words
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Article, Illustration598 2006-01-26 30 ROLAND LIM - Increased use of business intelligence software also among trends this year, reports ROLAND LIM ROLAND LIM up somewhat different visions for this year, some common trends have emerged. One such trend is the adoption of IP (Internet Protocol) telephony by the corporate598 words
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498 2006-01-26 30 Bloomberg [SAN FRANCISCO] Google Inc will this week release a version of its Internet search engine in China that excludes information censored by the Chinese government. The site, Google.cn, won't allow users to submit their own content, such as e-mails and Web logBloomberg - 498 words
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Article374 2006-01-26 30 LEE KIM SIANG - It is developing devices that will help save labour, improve efficiency By LEE KIM SIANG THE Agency for S<jience, Technology and Research (A*Star) is currently'developing two radio frequency identification (RFID) technologies that make possible a whole new range of applications of this fast-growing area. Boon374 words
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Article67 2006-01-26 30 PHILIPS has unveiled the Philips 960 mobile phone featuring a two-megapixel camera, MP3 player and high-quality video recording capability at 30 frames per second. In addition, it also comes with Bluetooth, infrared and USB connectivity options. An SD/MMC card slot offers increased storage capacity. The Philips67 words
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Article68 2006-01-26 30 LINKSYS has announced IP-based telephony offerings such as a PBX (private branch exchange) and phones for residential and small business phone systems. The new Linksys products enable service providers to offer residential'and small businesses a voice service with many of the features found in large business68 words
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Article82 2006-01-26 30 SOPHOS has published its latest report on the top 12 spam relaying countries over the last quarter of2005. Although the United States still heads the chart, it has made significant reductions, and for the first time accounts for less than a quarter of all spam relayed.82 words
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71 2006-01-26 30 PALM Inc is delivering a software update for its award-winningTreo 650 smartphones. The update features performance and reliability enhancements, as well as new functionality for the Treo 650. The Treo 650 Updater 1.20 is available now, and includes numerous enhancements to device performance, voice71 words
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Article78 2006-01-26 30 SAMSUNG Electronics has unveiled its latest hybrid product, the YP-D1 flash multimedia player featuring an integrated two-megapixel camera. It features up to 20 hours of continuous music playback, a built-in FM radio, built-in speaker, and a 1.8-inch colour TFT screen capable of displaying 260,000 colours. The78 words
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Article89 2006-01-26 30 LEE KIM SIANG - Compiled by LEE KIM SIANG BENQ has launched a 19-inch FP93V LCD monitor equipped with an ultra-fast 8 ms response time and a 550:1 contrast ratio. The BenQ FP93V also features a unique base stand which offers a place to store external drives, media players, or89 words
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295 2006-01-26 30 AFP (SAN FRANCISCO] San Francisco has the most wireless Internet "hot spots" in the United States while Seoul topped the list worldwide, an Internet directory, showed on Tuesday. There are 801 "wi-fi" or wireless fidelity points in San Francisco where people with laptopAFP - 295 words
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Article, Illustration489 2006-01-26 30 ROLAND LIM - By ROLAND LIM SINGAPORE'S first commercial wireless broadband access (WBA) service is likely to come from a homegrown start-up partly bankrolled by Creative Technology. QMax Communications, a joint venture between telecom operator Qala Singapore and Creative, said this week that it489 words
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Article, Illustration589 2006-01-26 31 KALPANA RASHIWALA - Centrepoint said to have paid $55m, plans to use site to extend Northpoint By KALPANA RASHIWALA THE Singapore Land Authority (SLA) has sold a site next to Yishun's Northpoint Shopping Centre to the mall's owner, Centrepoint Properties. Centrepoint, which bought the plot directFILE PHOTO - 589 words
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243 2006-01-26 31 Reuters THE 2005 listing boom in Japanese real estate investment trusts (J-Reits) increased competition in the sector, pressuring financing capabilities and creating ripe conditions for credit quality divergence, Standard Poor's (S&P) Ratings Services said in a report published yesterday. In 2005, 13 J-Reits went public,Reuters - 243 words
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