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Title Section17 2006-02-01 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES online at http://business-times.asia 1 .com.sq MICA (P) 089/03/2005 SINGAPORE 85 cents Wednesday, February 1,200617 words
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628 2006-02-01 1 SHOEB KAGDA - S'pore was country's top foreign investor in 2005 with 203 approved projects valued at US$3.93b By SHOEB KAGDA in jaicana INDONESIA'S growing economy and stable political climate are drawing more Singapore-based companies to set up operations in this vast archipelago, but they are treading cautiously628 words
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Article120 2006-02-01 1 MARKETS Tuesday Change KLSECOMP Closed NIKKEI 225 16,649.82 +98.59 HANG SENG Closed SET INDEX 762.63' +6.48 JAKARTA COMP Closed MANILA COMP 2,145.39 +13.48 SEOUL COMP 1,399.83 +15.27 SHENZHEN B Closed MUMBAIIND 9,919.89 +70.86 At 11 am EST Change DOW !ft879.» -20.57 NASDAQ 2.297.03 -9.75 PRIME RATES SINGAPORE 5.25120 words
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Article, Illustration737 2006-02-01 1 SALE OF SHIN CORP [BANGKOK] Amid mounting criticism about the way Shin Corp Pic was sold to Singapore's Temasek Holdings, the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) of Thailand on Monday gave the children of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, Panthongtae and Pinthongta, onePHOTOS: THE NATION. ST - 737 words
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Advertisement17 2006-02-01 1 ,r\ COMPANIES Jl I Noble Group on the lookout for major acquisition TwM m*m fill s^srisrsooocK 1117 words
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Article, Illustration686 2006-02-01 2 AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY - Major plan to ramp up infrastructure offers massive opportunities for foreign firms By AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY [SINGAPORE] India's highly successful IT (information technology) services industry has come up with a major plan to ramp up the country's creaky infrastructure, which ifYEN MENG JIIN - 686 words
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Article549 2006-02-01 2 Noble Group on lookout for billion dollar acquisition NOBLE Group is on the lookout for a major acquisition, potentially as big as US$l billion, its chief executive Richard Elman told BT. Said Mr Elman: "I'd be very interested in a port infrastructure. I'd be very interested in energy549 words
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Article, Illustration548 2006-02-01 2 ARTHUR SIM - Keppel Bay project to be launched in fourth quarter By ARTHUR SIM [SINGAPORE] Keppel Land and Harrahs Entertainment's integrated resort architect Daniel Libeskind will design a 1,000 unit condominium at Keppel Bay for Keppel Land. The first phase of 200-units will beYEN MENG JIIN - 548 words
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Article, Illustration629 2006-02-01 2 CHEN HUIFEN - By CHEN HUIFEN [SINGAPORE] Singapore companies are seen to be a few steps behind multinational companies in their understanding of the cultural differences in China, according to a human resource specialist, and this could be in part due to theirSource: Cendam Mobility - 629 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article, Illustration890 2006-02-01 3 TEH HOOI LING - It is in a position to make a US$1b investment says its chief executive By TEH HOOI LING NOBLE Group, a global supply chain manager, is on the lookout for a major acquisition, potentially as big as US$l billion, its chief executiveARTHUR LEE - 890 words
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755 2006-02-01 3 WONG WEI KONG - HOCK LOCK SIEW By WONG WEI KONG IT SEEMS like a joke in poor taste. But just before Chinese New Year eve, China and China-linked companies on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) issued a barrage of profit warnings that should set investors thinking. It smacks755 words
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Article, Illustration778 2006-02-01 3 OH BOON PING - MMI to ride on HDD growth, NLA on green pallet growth By OH BOON PING STRIKING a contrarian note, analysts at Credit Suisse have recommended mainboard-listed MMI Holdings as one of its favourite stocks that could exhibit significant upside potential given the right778 words
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6988 2006-02-01 4 Graham Owens - By Graham Owens 1 Qian Hu Corporation Ltd Dec2004 54 40 94 88 6 2 Raffles Holdings Ud Dec2004 55 35 90 82 8 3 SingTel Ltd 1 Mar 2005 54 j 35 89 84 5 4 Singapore Tech Engineering Lid Dec 20046,988 words
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Article, Illustration1200 2006-02-01 5 PENELOPE PHOON-COHEN, GRAHAM OWENS - A record number of 644 companies are surveyed in the 2005 CTI; overall scoring improves, with 263 firms achieving 'pass mark' By PENELOPE PHOON-COHEN, GRAHAM OWENS IN THE fourth and final edition of the 2005 Corporate Transparency Index (CTI), ornamental fish breeder Qian Hu maintainedFILE PHOTO - 1,200 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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152 2006-02-01 6 SESDAQ-LISTED restaurant chain operator ABR Holding has acquired a 73 per cent stake in homegrown Oishi Japanese Pizza chain for $800,000. ABR and Oishi said yesterday the partnership will transform the local pizza chain with its four outlets into a regional food152 words
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Article, Illustration615 2006-02-01 6 CLARENCE MICHAEL - Participating firms get good response for products and high-class services CLARENCE MICHAEL From in DuDai SINGAPORE'S medical companies which participated in the Arab Health 2006 exhibition in Dubai received an encouraging response for their products and services. The Jan 22-25 show attractedTOM CARPENTER - 615 words
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504 2006-02-01 6 MATTHEW PHAN - By MATTHEW PHAN TO better ride the wave of water, waste water and oil and gas projects originating in South-east Asia, Citect a global provider of software that monitors the efficiency of engineering systems has set up a regional office504 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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Article, Illustration502 2006-02-01 7 Job-to-applicant ratio, spending by households climb in December Bloomberg [TOKYO] Japan has a job for everyone who wants one for the first time in 13 years. The job-to-applicant ratio in December advanced to 1 from 0.99 in November, the statistics bureauBloomberg; REUTERS - 502 words
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314 2006-02-01 7 It fell to minus-0.5 per cent of disposable income last year Bloomberg [NEW YORK] The personal'savings rate in the US dropped below zero last year for the first time since the Great Depression as Americans spent more than they earned. TheBloomberg - 314 words
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Article, Illustration511 2006-02-01 7 Reuters,Bloomberg Reuters, [MANILA] Philippine Finance Secretary Margarito Teves yesterday said that the government will raise the sales tax rate by two per cent to 12 per cent today to bring in more revenues and narrow its budget deficit. ButReuters,Bloomberg; Reuters,; AFP - 511 words
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412 2006-02-01 7 Reuters [SYDNEY! Australian businesses borrowed at the fastest pace in almost two decades in December, but a slowdown in the growth of consumer and housing credit suggested consumption ended last year on a soft note. Data on private sector credit released yesterday provided more evidenceReuters - 412 words
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Article, Illustration492 2006-02-01 7 Policy moves 'may depend on data about the economy' Reuters [NEW YORK] As the US Federal Reserve meets for a last rate hike and policy statement of the Greenspan era. Wall Street economists polled by Reuters think the FedReuters - 492 words
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MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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686 2006-02-01 8 PAULINE NG - Yes, say ailing firm's execs, adding it can bring firm back to profitability By PAULINE NG in Kuala Lumpur AILING MAE Engineering believes it has found a lifeline in a form of bio-diesel suitable for use in cold climates and which meets686 words
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385 2006-02-01 8 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Johor Corp, a state-owned real estate company in Malaysia, and Siraj Capital Ltd of Saudi Arabia agreed to establish two funds that will invest in properties, palm oil and the oil and gas industry. The real estate investment fund (Reit), withBloomberg - 385 words
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Article, Illustration466 2006-02-01 8 [JAKARTA] The central bank should keep a watchful eye on investors wishing to acquire a number of underfinanced banks so as to screen out former bankers and foreign investors with questionable records and reputations, the Jakarta Post reported an analyst as saying.BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO - 466 words
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381 2006-02-01 8 [KUALA LUMPUR] After serving as public trustee for 85 years, cash-rich Amanah Raya Bhd (ARB) now wants to venture into the domestic and international capital markets in an effort to diversify its business and boost its fund size, says a report in Malaysia's381 words
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153 2006-02-01 8 [JAKARTA] The government plans to crank up the powers of the country's an-ti-money laundering watchdog amid the global fight against the crime, the Jakarta Post reported on Monday. According to a draft on the revision of Law number 25/2005 on money laundering, the153 words
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BRIEFLY ASIA
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84 2006-02-01 8 AP [JAKARTA] Former separatists in Aceh could form a political party and the Indonesian province would retain most of the revenue from its natural resources, under draft laws aimed at cementing a peace deal in the tsunami-ravaged region. The ex-rebels will also be permitted toAP - 84 words
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66 2006-02-01 8 AP [MOSCOW] China's state-owned Chery Automobile Co will assemble its cars in Russia under an agreement with the Avtotor automaker, the Kommersant business daily reported yesterday. Separately, the two companies planned to invest up to US$2OO million in a plant with capacity ofAP - 66 words
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93 2006-02-01 8 Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] Mahindra Mahindra Ltd, India's biggest maker of tractors and sport-utility vehicles (SUVs), posted a record profit in its third quarter after selling the truck unit and gaining from demand for Scorpio SUVs and Aijun tractors. Net income rose 75 per centBloomberg - 93 words
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66 2006-02-01 8 AFP [TOKYO] Japan's top cosmetics maker Shiseido said yesterday its net profit in the nine months to December jumped by 77.1 per cent thanks in part to a growing market in China. The cosmetic giant reported a net profit of 24.3 billion yen (*****AFP - 66 words
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71 2006-02-01 8 Bloomberg [BANGKOK] Shamil Bank BSC, a Bahrain-based lender, is offering a US$lOO million fund that is compliant with Islamic law to invest in real estate such as homes in China, the world's fourth-largest economy. The fund, called Shamil China Realty Modaraba, will invest inBloomberg - 71 words
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Article68 2006-02-01 8 AFP [SHANGHAI] Shanghai, China's commercial hub and wealthiest city, recorded its 14th straight year of double-digit economic growth in 2005, state press reported yesterday. Strong exports saw Shanghai's gross domestic product (GDP) expand by 11.1 per cent to 912.5 billion yuan (*****.7 billion) in 2005, theAFP - 68 words
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GREATER CHINA
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497 2006-02-01 9 [HONG KONG] New international accounting standards adopted in Hong Kong last year have ushered local company reports on to the same playing field as their global peers but they have also opened a side door for listing candidates that has put the497 words
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244 2006-02-01 9 [HONG KONG] Police are hunting four tomb raiders who fled after they were caught attempting to break into the grave of tycoon Li Ka-shing's wife, the South China Morning Post reported. They were spotted at 11pm on Chinese New Year244 words
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692 2006-02-01 9 Complicated shareholder structure makes consensus difficult [HONG KONG] The long-de-layed HK$6 billion (Ssl.3 billion) initial public offering (IPO) by China Minsheng Bank, the mainland's only privately controlled lender in which Singapore investment company Temasek Holdings has a 4.55 per cent stake, is again692 words
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Article, Illustration34 2006-02-01 9 [HONG KONG] Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse, dressed in Chinese traditional new year outfits, posing with a child during the celebration of Chinese New Year at Hong Kong Disneyland. APAP - 34 words
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Article, Illustration891 2006-02-01 9 NEWS ANALYSIS Economists see central bank easing curbs on market makers so they can hold more foreign exchange Reuters [SHANGHAI] China is scrambling to find new ways to prevent an explosion in its foreign exchange reserves from wrecking its efforts toReuters; REUTERS - 891 words
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502 2006-02-01 9 Regulator tells banks to handle risks without help Bloomberg [SHANGHAI] China's top banking regulator urged domestic lenders to further cut their non-performing loans and improve returns without relying on government bailouts. Banks should lower their bad loan ratio to below 5 perBloomberg - 502 words
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INDIA
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468 2006-02-01 10 GVK-led group indicated for Mumbai airport upgrading Bloomberg AFP [NEW DELHI] India picked GMR Infrastructure Ltd, which is partnered by Fraport AG, to modernise New Delhi airport and a group led by GVK Industries Ltd for the upgrading of Mumbai airport. The GMR-led group,Bloomberg; AFP - 468 words
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Article, Illustration905 2006-02-01 10 WILLIAM PESEK JR - COMMENTARY By WILLIAM PESEK JR Bloomberg IF you want to shock an audience of businessmen, make this argument: 20 years from now, India's rise will be more impressive than China's. Talk about making a social blunder in a crowded room. The conventional wisdom is thatBloomberg; AFP - 905 words
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339 2006-02-01 10 Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] Hero Honda Motors Ltd, India's biggest motorcycle maker, said its Q4 profit may rise about 20 percent as raw material prices continue to decline and demand increases for its motorcycles and scooters. "I don't see any risk of sayingBloomberg - 339 words
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835 2006-02-01 10 ANDY MUKHERJEE - COMMENTARY By ANDY MUKHERJEE Bloomberg IT'S six times more difficult to get a seat at Chukka Ramaiah's academy in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad than to secure an undergraduate place at Harvard University. And Ramaiah doesn't even offer a degree. He's a tutorBloomberg - 835 words
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604 2006-02-01 11 Reuters [NEW YORK] It's hard to celebrate a profit of nearly $11 billion when almost no one wants you to enjoy it. Exxon Mobil Corp on Monday fulfilled the corporate fantasy of reporting the most profitable year in US history, only toReuters - 604 words
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Article, Illustration308 2006-02-01 11 Round-the-World Yacht (Race 6 2,720 nautical miles) Clipper Ventures IT has certainly been an interesting 24 hours on Monday. Cardiff continue to track to the east-north-east and have yet to show any gains, whilst the rest of the fleet have been tacking to the north, crossing eachClipper Ventures; Compiled by BT - 308 words
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390 2006-02-01 11 Bloomberg, Reuters, AFP Reuters, AFP [LONDON] Russia and China have agreed to join the US, UK, France and Germany in backing the referral of Iran's nuclear programme to the United Nations Security Council at a meeting tomorrow of the InternationalBloomberg, Reuters, AFP; Reuters,; AFP - 390 words
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480 2006-02-01 11 Turnaround comes after a difficult 2005 for many electronics firms AFP [TOKYO] An improving global economy and stabilising prices have led to surprisingly strong earnings for Japanese electronics makers, bringing cheer to an industry th&t has been mired in restructuring. Toshiba yesterday reported its netAFP - 480 words
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Article, Illustration548 2006-02-01 11 AFP [HOUSTON] Former Enron chiefs Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling went on trial Monday for fraud and conspiracy over the multi-bil-lion dollar meltdown of the energy giant in 2001. Lay, 63, and Skilling, 52, have denied the charges, which carry long prison terms, andAFP; REUTERS - 548 words
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431 2006-02-01 11 Top exec also holds US$473m worth of Wachovia stock NYT [NEW YORK] Wallace Malone, who became Wachovia's vice-chairman just 15 months ago after selling it South Trust Bank, was to receive a golden parachute worth about US$l35 million yesterday when he wasNYT - 431 words
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WORLD WATCH
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66 2006-02-01 11 AFP [TOKYO] Japan's Fuji Photo Film said yesterday it will slash s,ooojobs worldwide and shift production of digital cameras to China as it weathers tough competition. The world's No 2 photo film maker will cut I,ooojobs in Japan and another 4,000 abroad byAFP - 66 words
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Article66 2006-02-01 11 Bloomberg [MANILA] Japan mobile phone operator NTT DoCoMo has paid US$44O million for a 7 per cent stake in Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co (PLDT). DoCoMo acquired the shares from its affiliate NTT Communications, PLDT said, adding that DoCoMo may buy more stock ifBloomberg - 66 words
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45 2006-02-01 11 Reuters [LONDON] After 14 years ranked as the most expensive city in the world for expatriates, Tokyo has been knocked off the top spot by Norway's capital Oslo, the bi-annual survey by the Economist Intelligence Unit showed. —ReutersReuters - 45 words
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66 2006-02-01 11 Bloomberg [BANGKOK] PTT Exploration Production Pic, Thailand's second-biggest natural gas producer, reported a 34 per cent gain in fourth-quarter profit on increases in production, prices and sales. The company announced a five-for-one stock split. Net income rose to 6.82 billion baht (Ss2B4 million) from 5.1Bloomberg - 66 words
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60 2006-02-01 11 Bloomberg [LONDON] British phone company Cable Wireless (CBtW) said CEO Francesco Caio will step down at the end of March as it reorganises to address declining profitability. John Pluthero, an executive director of the UK business, was named joint group managing director and chairmanBloomberg - 60 words
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84 2006-02-01 11 Bloomberg [BANGKOK] Thailand's commercial banks will from March 6 raise fees charged on the use of cheques in an effort to increase use of electronic payment systems and reduce costs, members of the Thai Bankers Association said yesterday. The fee charged on eachBloomberg - 84 words
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34 2006-02-01 11 Reuters [CHICAGO] Kraft Foods on Monday said it would cut up to 8,000 more jobs, or 8 per cent of its workforce, within three years. ReutersReuters - 34 words
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AVIATION
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Article, Illustration587 2006-02-01 12 Net income surges 96% to 10.2b yen as it benefits from slump at rival JAL Bloomberg [TOKYO] All Nippon Airways Co (ANA), Asia's sec-ond-largest airline by sales, almost doubled its thirdquarter profit from a year earlier, after it won passengers from Japan AirlinesBloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 587 words
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Article, Illustration325 2006-02-01 12 AP [BANGALORE] Deccan Aviation Ltd, which started India's first budget airline, Air Deccan, hopes to sell its shares to the public by March if it gets regulatory approval, its founder said on Monday. The company has filed papers with theAP - 325 words
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LOG BOOK
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91 2006-02-01 12 Bloomberg [FRANKFURT] The world's airlines will probably post slowing passenger-traffic growth this year after 2005's 7.6 per cent gain, the International Air Transport Association (lata) said. Freight and passenger traffic will rise by between 5 per cent and 6 per cent this year,Bloomberg - 91 words
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92 2006-02-01 12 AP [HANOI, Vietnam] An Air India flight with 157 people aboard made an emergency landing in Hanoi after the pilots reported problems with the plane's pressure system and air conditioning, an official said yesterday. No one was injured when Flight A 1349, which wasAP - 92 words
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93 2006-02-01 12 AFP [BANGKOK] Thailand's national carrier Thai Airways said yesterday a 10-year deal for managing Bangladesh's second international airport had been delayed for at least one month. Bangladesh's Civil Aviation Authority was due to hand over the Shah Amanat International Airport in the southeastern cityAFP - 93 words
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Article, Illustration404 2006-02-01 12 NANDE KHIN - Appointment raises representation of A-Sonic's interests By NANDE KHIN [SINGAPORE] The change of guard at troubled air cargo logistics company Airocean Group is complete following the appointment of Janet Tan, CEO of A-Sonic Aerospace, as executive chairman from last Saturday. The appointment has404 words
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237 2006-02-01 12 NANDE KHIN - By NANDE KHIN [SINGAPORE] Singapore Technologies Marine (ST Marine), the marine arm of ST Engineering, has won a contract to build two transport vessels specially designed to ship components of Airbus's supeijet A3BO to the French port city of Bordeaux. The deal,237 words
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Miscellaneous156 2006-02-01 12 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD prevent it (6) 2 Article compiled from Fran- tigations (9) YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION co/Anglo/German articles (6) 16 Patching torn headgear (8) Across: 1 Misery, 4 Schedule, 9 3 Official record holders (10) 17 Invite trouble because of ap- Adrift, 10 Crackers, 12 Tiny, 13 4 Currently it gives safety-for156 words
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SHIPPING
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Article, Illustration884 2006-02-01 13 DAVID HUGHES - STRAIT TALK The emirate ought to be seen as a complementary centre to Singapore By DAVID HUGHES in London By coincidence, I happened to be in Dubai last week, just as the bidding war between PSA and UAE-based DP World for P&O started toREUTERS - 884 words
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335 2006-02-01 13 Aim is to cut diesel-fueled vessel emissions by 20% Reuters [SAN FRANCISCO] Union dock workers on Monday launched their first campaign to reduce air pollution from vessels calling at ports along the US West Coast, joining a wider global effort to curbReuters - 335 words
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Article283 2006-02-01 13 SGX '000 in 17 St vd CH Offshore .0.39 0.01 1979 Chuan Hup .0.39 0.01 2231 Cosco Corporation 1.13 J.02 8613 CWT Distribution .0.90 0 06 3492 Ezra Hldgs 1.92 0.05 1749 Freight Unks 0 06 0.01 75 Grand Banks Yacht .0.90 unch 0 Java Holdings 1-28 0.04283 words
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301 2006-02-01 13 Reuters [RIYADH] Saudi Arabia's National Shipping Company (NSCSA) will increase its share capital by half and float a 30 per cent stake in its National Chemicals Transport Company (NCTC) subsidiary, it said yesterday. NSCSA set no timeframe for the planned flotation of theReuters - 301 words
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122 2006-02-01 13 AFP [TAIPEI] Three more Taiwanese fishing boats hijacked off Somalia last year were released with their 62 crew-at the weekend, an official here said on Monday. The vessels the Cheng Ching Feng, the Hsin Lien Feng 36, and the Feng Rong 16 wereAFP - 122 words
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217 2006-02-01 13 AFP [CHERBOURG, France] A chemical tanker was listing badly in the English Channel after colliding with a bulk carrier early yesterday, maritime authorities in France's northwestern region of Brittany said. Two British coast guard helicopters rescued 22 crew members from the tanker, whichAFP - 217 words
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Article, Illustration700 2006-02-01 13 AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] In her heyday she was the most glamorous ship on the seas, plying the transatlantic route and celebrated as the pride of France and one of the last of the classic ocean liners. But the SS Norway launched inAFP - 700 words
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EDITORIAL & OPINION
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532 2006-02-01 14 EDITORIAL DESPITE almost 10 years in power, Australian Prime Minister John Howard is giving every indication that he intends to seek a fifth term at the next election due in 2007. Clearly, the 66-year-old leader is on a roll. More voters prefer him as532 words
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Article, Illustration1434 2006-02-01 14 JOHN WARD ANDERSON - 'Anonymous resumes' are being used by more French companies to combat racism By JOHN WARD ANDERSON LAT-WP WHEN the prime minister of France wanted a powerful, unimpeachable voice to recommend how to endjob discrimination in the country, he turned to Claude Bebear, an outspokenLAT-WP; BLOOMBERG - 1,434 words
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Article, Illustration736 2006-02-01 14 ROBERT SAMUELSON - THE BOTTOM LINE ROBERT SAMUELSON The Washington Post Writers Group NO-maiTs reputation is safe at his retirement, and so it is with Alan Greenspan's. History's verdict will await subsequent events that reveal the long-term consequences of his 18 years as chairman of the Federal Reserve. ButThe Washington Post Writers Group - 736 words
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Article, Illustration1878 2006-02-01 15 JENNY ANDERSON - A slew of US banks have started to follow Australia's Macquarie Bank's infrastructure investment strategy By JENNY ANDERSON NYT IN late 2004, Goldman Sachs advised the city of Chicago on the US$l.B3 billion sale of a 99-year concession for its Skyway toll road. For its work,NYT; PHOTOS: BLOOMBERG - 1,878 words
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