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Title Section21 2006-02-06 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES Monday, February 6,2006 SINGAPORE 85 cents online at http://business-times.asia 1 .com.sg wm wmmmmmmmm mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm MICA (P) 089/03/2005 ■NBr~21 words
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Article, Illustration728 2006-02-06 1 MICHELLE QUAH - Trend causes concern smaller firms may not detect poor governance in companies By MICHELLE QUAH [SINGAPORE] Top-tier accounting firms in Singapore have become more stringent in taking on audit clients amid a growing incidence of corporate fraud here, sources said. But manyBLOOMBERG - 728 words
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Article139 2006-02-06 1 MARKETS Wnk Chge STI J431.72 ......+19.64 KLSE COMP 927.85 +13.84 NIKKEI 225 *****.64 ....+198.96 HANG SENG *****.73 -323.41 SET INDEX 747.09 -14.18 JAKARTA COMP ...1244.13 +14.42 MANILA COMP ....2138.71 +16.82 TAIPEI TAIEX 6594.60 +62.42 SEOUL COMP 1333.50 -51.06 SHENZHEN B dosed AUSTALLORD 4832.10 -35.20 DOW JONES *****.62 -113.59139 words
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542 2006-02-06 1 DONALD URQUHART - Sentiment is that Dubai is playing to win at any cost By DONALD URQUHART [SINGAPORE] With exactly one week remaining before P&O shareholders convene to vote on a mega takeover offer for the British ports and shipping group, Singapore terminal operator PSA International542 words
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TOP STORIES
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Article, Illustration104 2006-02-06 2 [SINGAPORE]NearIy 4,ooograssroots leaders and their spouses celebrated yesterday on the Istana Lawn as guests of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his Cabinet at the annual Chinese New Year garden party. The event is held each year to show appreciation to grassroots leaders for theirDESMOND WEE/ST - 104 words
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Article382 2006-02-06 2 MATTHEW PHAN - By MATTHEW PHAN [SINGAPORE] Shook Lin Bok is the top local law firm for Chinese companies listing in Singapore, according to a report by Zero2lPO Venture Capital Research Centre, a Chinese investment advisory firm. The report also noted that the number of Chinese companies listing382 words
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781 2006-02-06 2 LESLIE YEE - NEWS ANALYSIS Market players believe HK is shaping up as key challenger to Singapore's position By LESLIE YEE [SINGAPORE] In July 2002, Capita Mall Trust became the first real estate investment trust (Reit) to successfully list in Singapore. The Hong Kong781 words
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Article647 2006-02-06 2 Reits market: HKsetto challenge S'pore lead HONG Kong is quickly shaping up as a key challenger to Singapore's position as the Asian market leader in Reits, ex-Japan. But opinion is divided as to whether the development of Hong Kong's Reit market will help or hurt Singapore in the647 words
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850 2006-02-06 4 MICHELLE QUAH - Its lead likely to drive more S'pore firms to look abroad in 2006 By MICHELLE QUAH [SINGAPORE] Temasek Holdings has topped the charts for merger and acquisition activity here, securing the two largest cross-border deals for Singapore last year, according to a850 words
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Article, Illustration602 2006-02-06 4 MICHELLE QUAH - COMMENTARY MICHELLE QUAH Senior Correspondent RECENT talk about the growing complexity of audit work and the resulting rise in audit fees has thrown the spotlight on a profession that few outside the industry understand. This unfamiliarity, while lending an edge of mystique602 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article651 2006-02-06 5 R SIVANITHY - HOCK LOCK SIEW By R SIVANITHY COME Feb 24, traders at the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) will be able to try their luck at making money from shifts in fear, greed and depending on your point of view complacency. How? Through a new type651 words
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506 2006-02-06 5 ALEXANDRA HO - Yoma will inject assets, get 86.7% of listed firm's enlarged capital By ALEXANDRA HO SEA View Hotel, having cast around for a new core business for more than two years to avoid being delisted from the Singapore Exchange (SGX), has signed a conditional506 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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91 2006-02-06 5 BIOSENSORS International Group Ltd (BIGL), which makes stents for arteries, has announced an agreement to acquire the remaining 1.3 per cent in Biosensors International Pte Ltd (BIPL), making the latter a wholly-owned subsidiary of BIGL. This comprises 15,000 ordinary shares of Ssl.oo each for91 words
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Article53 2006-02-06 5 OVERSEA-Chinese Banking Corporation has ceased to be a substantial shareholder of LKN-Primefield. According to a disclosure, OCBC has seen its interest in LKN-Primefield fall to 2.72 per cent from 5.03 per cent previously following the sale of 15.2 million LKN-Primefield shares at 0.5 cent each to53 words
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Article, Illustration1345 2006-02-06 7 ROBERT HALILI - INSIDE MARKETS The most significant trade last week, according to ROBERT HALILI, was in MMI Holdings. Oniontech Ltd also saw bullish sentiment ROBERT HALILI, FUND managers were very active in the local market last week, particularly on the buying side as there was accumulation in1,345 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration680 2006-02-06 6 R SIVANITHY - STOCKS R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent A FORTNIGHT ago, this column asked how much longer the market could keep pushing China and oil/gas stocks. The conclusion reached then was that between the two, China probably had more legs to run as a theme because oil/gas680 words
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482 2006-02-06 6 CURRENCIES AFP [HONG KONG] Asian currencies were mixed against the dollar over last week, with the US Federal Reserve's decision to hike interest rates boosting the US unit against the yen while failing to outweigh regional factors in trade against other currencies. JapaneseAFP - 482 words
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471 2006-02-06 6 COMMODITIES AFP [LONDON] World oil prices plunged last week on easing supply concerns, while metals posted fresh historic and multi-year high points, including cop-per-which struck US$5,OOO per tonne for the first time. Among soft commodities, rubber stretched to a 20year highAFP - 471 words
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Article, Illustration1672 2006-02-06 6 Consensus No.of Forecast Mean Fii's recommendation esti- EPS PE target price Company name This wfc last mth mates (cents) (ratio) price Allgreen Properties 2.13 2.22 8 5.36 24.62 1.43 1.31 Ascendas REIT 2.23 2.29 13 11.41 19.20 2.32 2.15 Beyonics Technology 1.50 1.50 2 5.80 7.24 0.48 0.431,672 words
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Advertisement658 2006-02-06 7 „.J L.„ R A FFL E S WINE. FOOD ARTS <sjyiertesux> The 11 Michelin Star Experience RAFFLES HOTEL IS PLEASED TO INVITE YOU TO A WEEK OF WINE, FOOD AND ART THIS FEBRUARY. IN ATTENDANCE WILL BE A TRULY STELLAR CAST OF CHEFS AND VINTNERS. IT IS A DISTINGUISHED LINE-UP658 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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780 2006-02-06 8 OH BOON PING - Some feel eligibility criteria for some schemes ought to be relaxed By OH BOON PING SMALL and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have welcomed the now many schemes to help them grow their business operations but some of them feel the schemes have to be finetuned780 words
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Article, Illustration439 2006-02-06 8 VINCENT WEE - By VINCENT WEE THE contrast could not have been more stark on Saturday night. We went from going all out at over 10 knots of boat speed in nearly 30 knots of wind under reduced mainsail to going on a slow cruise.FILE PHOTO - 439 words
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Article157 2006-02-06 8 DATE/ TIME EVENT VENUE 6 Feb IDSS Public Talk -The IDSS Seminar Room, 3.00pm Challenge of Terrorist Blk S4, Level B4, Recruits From The West Nanyang Technological University 6-7 Feb DW Associates The Power River View Hotel 9.30am Has Shifted From Supplier to Consumerl 8 Feb ISEAS Seminar157 words
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DINING OUT
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Article, Illustration1369 2006-02-06 9 Saint Pierre 3 Magazine Road, #01-01 Central Mall. Tel: 6438-0887 FROM a culinary perspective, there's nothing better than sitting down to a great meal in good company unless of course it comes with a nice environment and impeccable service to match. Not many establishments in Singapore1,369 words
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Advertisement363 2006-02-06 9 Hewitt I I H Developing the Leaders You Need Insights and learnings from companies in the region and globally Wednesday, 22nd February 2006 8.30 am 1.30pm Raffles City Convention Centre (Stamford Road) Hewitt's experience in developing Why is Leadership development so much leaders in the spotlight today? Hewitt's point of363 words
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VIEWS FROM THE TOP
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Article, Illustration3270 2006-02-06 10 THIS WEEK'S TOPIC What are your thoughts on the recommendations of the Tripartite Committee on Employability of Older Workers? Are there other ways to help workers who are near or past the mandatory retirement age of 62? SIXTY-TWO is young, not old. Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew at3,270 words
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Advertisement132 2006-02-06 10 BTCEOse-Gub Members of the BT CEOs e-Cfub are Singapore's top corporate leaders whom BT edtors would like to interact with in an atmosphere of informality and trust This 'dub' is a virtual one; with interaction mainly via e-mail. Each week, we will invite comments from these »4 top executives on132 words
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BT-CITIBANK YOUNG INVESTORS' FORUM
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Article, Illustration732 2006-02-06 12 DANIEL BUENAS - How do Asians view the notion of regret when it comes to making, or not making] investment decisions? DANIEL BUENAS summarises the findings of a Citibank study DANIEL BUENAS: OVER the past few weeks, we've been exploring the Singaporean investment mindset, and we've discovered that we're not as732 words
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Article, Illustration707 2006-02-06 12 UMA SHANKARI - CAMPUS LIFE UMA SHANKARI meets Melissa Loh, the winner of the Ray Heath Memorial Essay contest UMA SHANKARI FIRST year business student Melissa Loh recently lent her voice to the ongoing public debate about the pros and cons of the upcoming integrated resorts (IRs) andYEN MENG JIIN - 707 words
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Advertisement251 2006-02-06 12 Be smart with your finances FANCY becoming the next Warren Buffett or George Soros? Or even the famous Robert Kiyosaki? Then read on. The Young Investors' Forum, part of the BT-Citibank Tertiary Outreach Programme, isn't another dry page out of your financial textbook. To complement our editorial content, we have251 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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Article, Illustration733 2006-02-06 13 Fall in US dollar may encourage more sales to overseas customers NYT [NEW YORK] The freespending days of the American consumer may be nearing an end. The embossed numbers on American consumers' credit cards have worn thin, the housing market shows signs ofNYT; AFP - 733 words
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295 2006-02-06 13 Reuters [LONDON] Global economic growth slowed in January thanks to a weaker pace of expansion in the United States, particularly in the service sector, an indicator based on national surveys of purchasing managers showed last Friday. The All-Industry Output Index for January,Reuters - 295 words
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451 2006-02-06 13 LAT-WP [WASHINGTON! President George Bush plans to propose a US$2.7 trillion budget today that would shrink most parts of the government unrelated to US security while slowing spending on Medicare by US$36 billion during the next five years, according to White House documents.LAT-WP - 451 words
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MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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Article, Illustration606 2006-02-06 14 S JAYASANKARAN - MALAYSIA INSIGHT Govt should allow Tenaga Nasional to hike tariff to send a signal to investors that it is fully committed to GLC reform S JAYASANKARAN KL Correspondent LAST year was not exactly a banner year for Bursa Malaysia. Or for analysts. It606 words
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Article, Illustration384 2006-02-06 14 But government won't interfere in Kiani Kertas issue [JAKARTA] Indonesian Vice-President Jusuf Kalla criticised the Sampoerna family on Friday for the uncertainty it had allegedly caused in the local economy after withdrawing from several investment projects sponsored by the government, the JakartaAP - 384 words
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341 2006-02-06 14 Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesia's economic growth is estimated to have slowed further in the final quarter of last year due partly to weaker consumer spending after a big rise in fuel prices in October, a central bank document showed. The. document submitted to ParliamentReuters - 341 words
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735 2006-02-06 14 AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Proton's new tie-up with Mitsubishi could give Malaysia's troubled carmaker a new lease on life by helping it roll out new models, even if the alliance is looser than hoped for, analysts say. The deal signed on Friday coversAFP - 735 words
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INDIAN EXPANSION
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Article, Illustration1110 2006-02-06 15 ANAND GIRIDHARADAS - Mittal Steel's hostile bid for Arcelor is being portrayed as a corporate clash of civilisations, reports ANAND GIRIDHARADAS ANAND GIRIDHARADAS IHT POLISH plumber, step aside. The new archetype of the threat to Europe is the Indian in pinstripes. Or so it seemed lastIHT; AFP/REUTERS; AFP - 1,110 words
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744 2006-02-06 15 AFP [NEW DELHI] After decades of being stifled by strict foreign exchange controls, corporate India has gone on a shopping spree snapping up companies everywhere from Britain to Korea. Still, the country has no home-based takeover tycoons to rival Kolkata-born "king ofAFP - 744 words
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GREATER CHINA
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537 2006-02-06 16 HKEx will expand committee to at least 28 members, including investors [HONG KONG] Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEx) has revised its controversial plan to impose a six-year term limit on members of the listing committee, the South China Morning Post reported on537 words
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329 2006-02-06 16 AFP [BEIJING] Chinese consumers spent some 190 billion yuan (5538.6 billion) during the week-long Chinese New Year holiday, up 15.5 per cent over the same period last year, the government announced yesterday. Food made up some 25 per cent of the retailAFP - 329 words
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Article, Illustration335 2006-02-06 16 Bank to sell former HQ, estimated to be worth HK$2b [HONG KONG] Hang Seng Bank has appointed Jones LaSalle to handle the tender for its HK$2 billion (*****.5 million) former headquarters in Central, putting it in direct competition with DBS which hasBLOOMBERG - 335 words
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286 2006-02-06 16 [HONG KONG] China approved requests by 31 foreign institutional investors to pour U555.64 billion into yuan-denominated stocks and bonds by the end of 2005 as demand for access to the domestic market heats up, The Standard reported on Saturday. Ultimately the scheme286 words
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Article, Illustration913 2006-02-06 16 NEWS ANALYSIS It miscalculated people's needs when it built West-East pipeline Reuters [SINGAPORE] China faces an unprecedented shortage of natural gas that may take years to alleviate after state planners and energy firms were caught off guard by the pace of demand growthReuters; AFP - 913 words
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INDIA
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328 2006-02-06 17 [NEW DELHI] Directors of nearly 700,000 companies, including all listed, unlisted and private firms, will have to obtain a director identification number (DIN), the Business Standard reported on Saturday. This is required for the Ministry of Company Affairs' e-governance project that will328 words
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Article, Illustration549 2006-02-06 17 Row may fuel a fresh feud between Ambani brothers Bloomberg [\fuMBAI] India's Anil Ambani group has disputed the terms of a gas supply agreement with Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), the nation's largest non-state company, signalling the possibility of a renewed feud between theBloomberg; BLOOMBERG, AFP - 549 words
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267 2006-02-06 17 Reuters [SAN FRANCISCO] Wipro Ltd said on Friday that a five-year computer services deal with General Motors Corp (GM) was far less than the US$3OO million reported a day earlier. Wipro was the only Indian company to be awarded work in the latestReuters - 267 words
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809 2006-02-06 17 AFP [NEW DELHI] India is billing its new jobs scheme that promises every rural family 100 days of work a year as a landmark in its battle against poverty but economists say it faces big hurdles. Chief among them are widespread corruption andAFP - 809 words
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Article3168 2006-02-06 17 Transaction date: Feb 3 For a full listing of the closing prices, log on to BT Online at http://business-times.asla1.com.sg after 11.30pm every trading day HONGKONG HKS '000 Aeon Credit 6.10 unch 82 Aeon Stores 7.60 und> 106 Angang New Steel H 5.45 -0.05 ***** Anhui Conch H .11.003,168 words
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Article, Illustration634 2006-02-06 18 Move is in response to IAEA referring Iran to the UN Security Council AP. Reuters. Bloomberg [TEHERAN] Iran has ended all voluntary cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (lAEA), Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki announced yesterday. The president had ordered theAP.; Reuters.; Bloomberg; Source: Bloomberg; REUTERS - 634 words
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264 2006-02-06 18 Reuters [NEW YORK] The Hoover vacuum cleaner, once a brand so powerful its name became a verb in some parts of the world, has fallen so far out of favour with consumers that owner Maytag Corp may sell the business. Chief executive RalphReuters - 264 words
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272 2006-02-06 18 Reuters [TOKYO] Sony Corp is in discussions to sell sizeable stakes in four "non-core" businesses, including a retail outlet and a French restaurant launched by the late Sony founder Akio Morita, a source close the matter said on Saturday. The fourReuters - 272 words
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389 2006-02-06 18 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Research In Motion Ltd's chances of avoiding the shutdown of its Blackßerry wireless email service in the United States improved last week after decisions by two government agencies, legal experts and analysts said. The US Patent and TrademarkBloomberg - 389 words
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311 2006-02-06 18 Bloomberg [LONDON] BNP Paribas SA, France's largest bank by market value, offered about 9 billion euros (5517.68 billion) for Banca Nazionale del Lavoro SpA (BNL) after Italy's central bank rejected a bid for the Rome-based lender by a local rival. BNP ParibasBloomberg - 311 words
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245 2006-02-06 18 Bloomberg [SYDNEY] Telstra Corp, Australia's biggest telephone company, said it will adopt a pricing policy that will make it more expensive for rivals to rent its copperwire network in the nation's cities, a move that may prolong a standoff with the competitionBloomberg - 245 words
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Article, Illustration490 2006-02-06 18 Rivals planning more rallies this weekend AFP [BANGKOK] Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra urged his supporters to ignore "stupid" protesters yesterday, even as his rivals declared their mass antigovernment rally a victory and vowed to stage new demonstrations. "These are just a few stupid people. Let'sAFP - 490 words
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WORLD
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Article, Illustration688 2006-02-06 19 ANDREW MARKS - WALL STREET INSIGHT By ANDREW MARKS in New York US STOCKS slumped last week as investors were disappointed by earnings from high-profile companies and spooked by inflationary signs in the January jobs report. And Wall Street market analysts see no reason why stocks won't repeatAP - 688 words
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543 2006-02-06 19 NEIL BEHRMANN - By NEIL BEHRMANN in London PENSION fund assets in the 11 major markets grew by 17 per cent to US$l6.4 trillion last year, according to Watson Wyatt's Global Investment Review 2006. Cash from soaring pension fund portfolios have poured into global equities, private543 words
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649 2006-02-06 19 ANTHONY ROWLEY - By ANTHONY ROWLEY in Tokyo JAPAN is in the midst of its half-yearly corporate reporting season and most results so far suggest that the trend towards rising profits enjoyed over the past three years is continuing. Opinions are divided over whether or not improved649 words
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352 2006-02-06 19 Reuters [WASHINGTON] Regulators vowed to start inspecting the riskiest of hedge funds first as the world's hottest investment vehicle over the last few years entered a new world of US government oversight. "Our examiners will take a risk-based approach," said Lori Richards,Reuters - 352 words
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Article, Illustration524 2006-02-06 19 Reuters [LOS ANGELES] Internet retailer Amazon.com left Wall Street puzzling over its strategy and wondering if its long-term investments would pay off. Investors punished Amazon's stock on Friday, sending shares down more than 10 per cent after disappointing earnings, and some on WallReuters; AP - 524 words
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AVIATION
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Article, Illustration494 2006-02-06 20 BAA's method for rationing fuel favours UK carriers by adding costs for rivals, they say Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] The US government and airlines are protesting against BAA pic's method for rationing fuel at London's Heathrow Airport, saying the approach favours UK carriers byBloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 494 words
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159 2006-02-06 20 Bloomberg [JAKARTA] PT Adam Skyconnection Airlines, an Indonesian budget carrier, is in talks to sell a stake to Australia's Qantas Airways, Adam's president director Adam Suherman said. Adam Air, as the Jakarta-based airline is known, said Qantas's chief executive officer GeoffBloomberg - 159 words
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289 2006-02-06 20 AP [IQALUIT, Canada] The world's largest passenger jet is set to make its first trip to North America today where it will undergo coldweather testing in the barren northern Canadian territory of Nunavut. The Airbus A3BO is scheduled to fly from France toAP - 289 words
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Article, Illustration363 2006-02-06 20 AP [MADRID] Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero inaugurated a fourth terminal at Madrid's airport on Saturday a six billion euro (Ssl 1.8 billion) project aimed at turning the international hub into one of Europe's largest. The terminal, designed by architect Richard Rogers, tookAP; REUTERS - 363 words
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455 2006-02-06 20 AFP [NEW DELHI] Left-wing parties yesterday called an urgent meeting after the Indian government ignored their demands to call a halt to the privatisation of airports and voted against Iran over its nuclear programme. The communists, with 61 MPs in tfie 545-member national parliamentAFP - 455 words
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Miscellaneous335 2006-02-06 20 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 10 They may offeMheir visitors an IH experience of renewal (10) HHH 11 Unfortunately churning over I when having motorway food (6) 12 Sat uneasily after dance something needed to settle things |HPH|PL_ 15 Awful earful I received for lack of j ly across river (5) 17 Hi335 words
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SHIPPING
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Article, Illustration787 2006-02-06 21 Boom fuels fears of snarls that delayed deliveries through S California in '04 LAT-WP [LOS ANGELES] Every major container seaport in North America handled more import cargo in 2005 than ever before as trade with Asia continued to swell and importers looked forLAT-WP; BLOOMBERG - 787 words
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Article286 2006-02-06 21 SGX '000 Nb3 S$ W- Vol CH Offshore 0.39 -0.01 1111 ChuanHup 0.40 0.02 2722 Cosco Corporation 1.24 0.08 ***** CWT Distribution 0.90 -0.01 141 Ezra Hldgs 1.98 -0.06 2596 Freight Links 0.06 unch 1985 Grand Banks Yacht 0.92 0.01 605 Java Holdings 1.30 unch 3698 KfVentureT. 0.41286 words
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Article, Illustration555 2006-02-06 21 Reuters. AFP [SAFAGA, Egypt] An officer from the Egyptian ferry which sank in the Red Sea said yesterday the car deck had flooded as crew battled a fire. About 700 people arestill missing from the ferry Al Salam 98, which caught fireReuters.; AFP - 555 words
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342 2006-02-06 21 Reuters [ANCHORAGE, Alaska] Rescue crews refloated a tanker carrying nearly 19 million litres of oil and gasoline on Friday, one day after the vessel ran aground in Alaska's Cook Inlet and caused a small spill, state and Coast Guard officials said. Emergency crews emptiedReuters - 342 words
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240 2006-02-06 21 AP [NEW DELHI] Three large trade unions in India said last week they would take action to stop a decommissioned French warship from entering an Indian shipbreaking yard, unless it is cleared of toxic waste on board. Environmental activists sayAP - 240 words
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146 2006-02-06 21 Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] Great Eastern Shipping Co, India's secondbiggest shipping group, said its third-quarter profit declined 36 per cent as it wrote down the value of some of its ships in compliance with local accounting norms. Great Eastern earned 1.85 billionBloomberg - 146 words
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176 2006-02-06 21 Reuters [LONDON] The British government said it had approved plans by Hong Kong conglomerate Hutchison Whampoa for a new container terminal at Britain's largest container port at Felixstowe, 120 km north-east of London. Transport Minister Derek Twigg said that a container terminalReuters - 176 words
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Article, Illustration761 2006-02-06 28 ROLAND LIM - It heads the first consortium to go public, which includes Singapore Computer Systems, Avanade, Microsoft and Cisco, reports ROLAND LIM ROLAND LIM NOW it gets interesting. Global technology solutions provider EDS says it has joined hands with Singapore Computer Systems (SCS), Avanade, Cisco761 words
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403 2006-02-06 28 NYT [NEW YORK] Soon companies will have to buy the electronic equivalent of a postage stamp if they want to be certain that their email will be delivered to many of their customers. America Online (AOL) and Yahoo, two of theNYT - 403 words
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Article759 2006-02-06 29 RAJU CHELLAM - <you say> Top hardware and software vendors have jumped on an initiative originally mooted by a Singaporean. But will the idea fly? By RAJU CHELLAM THIS is a story that needs to be told. It's about a Singaporean who floated an idea about four years ago.759 words
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63 2006-02-06 29 GERMAN chipmaker Infineon Technologies has appointed Hans-Martin Stech as the new chief financial officer for its Asia-Pacific operations. Based in Singapore, he will be responsible for the company's accounting, tax, finance and treasury, as well as audit activities in the region. Mr Stech was previously63 words
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71 2006-02-06 29 THE Lasalle-SIA College of the Arts has chosen Sony Singapore to be the technology partner for its new city campus located in the Rochor area. To be completed by the end of this year, the school will serve as a showcase for Sony's design,71 words
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78 2006-02-06 29 T-SYSTEMS, the infocomm technology solutions arm of the Deutsche Telekom Group, has announced the appointment of Gladys Wong as its chief financial officer for Singapore. With additional responsibilities for the firm's other businesses in the Asia South region, Ms Wong's charter is to78 words
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Article, Illustration66 2006-02-06 29 'WINSTON CHAI - Compiled by 'WINSTON CHAI SONY has launched its latest entry-level digital camera, the Cybershot S6OO (above). Targeted at the novice user, the new 6-megapixel camera can take up to 460 pictures on a single battery charge. It also features a more powerful flash, capable of66 words
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325 2006-02-06 29 Bloomberg [SAN FRANCISCO] Dell Inc stopped selling its most-ex-pensive digital music players after failing to take market share from Apple Computer Inc's iPod. Dell, the world's largest personal-computer (PC) maker, discontinued three Digital Jukebox players that sell for US$2OO to US$3OO, spokesman Liem NguyenBloomberg - 325 words
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Article, Illustration669 2006-02-06 29 LEE KIM SIANG - Software provides surveillance, recognition and tracking of threats By LEE KIM SIANG DETECTING suspicious activity via security cameras has now been made more efficient and effective with Singapore Technologies (ST) Electronics* latest innovation, which functions as a virtual "brain" to process the information669 words
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Article310 2006-02-06 29 AP [NEW YORK] Companies and individuals heeded last week's warning some may call it "hype" about a file-destroying computer worm known as "Kama Sutra", helping minimise its damage on Friday, security experts said. One Italian city shut down its computers as a precaution, but otherwiseAP - 310 words
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Article, Illustration1321 2006-02-06 30 AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY - Companies are increasingly realising the need to align IT with their business requirements, writes AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY WITH Information Technology (IT) now a critical part of business operations, companies are beginning to ask how they can align their IT investments with theirAFP - 1,321 words
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Article451 2006-02-06 30 BTO (Business Technology Optimisation) software and services can ensure that IT initiatives are focused on the right business outcomes. To do so will require software that automates the governance of, and control over, critical IT processes as well as application quality, performance, and availability. According to451 words
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