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Title Section15 2006-03-30 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES SINGAPORE 85 cents online at http://business-times.asial.com.sg MICA (P) 099/03/2006 Thursday, March 30,200615 words
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Article, Illustration834 2006-03-30 1 ALEXANDRA HO - STB expected to announce winner in mid-year By ALEXANDRA HO [SINGAPORE] All bets are in. And now the government will decide which one will pay off best for Singapore as it starts the process of picking a winner in the race toYEN MENG JIIN - 834 words
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Article, Illustration630 2006-03-30 1 MICHELLE QUAH - But analysts say surge not backed by fundamentals By MICHELLE QUAH [SINGAPORE] Shares of China Aviation Oil (CAO) boldly defied all expectations when they were relisted yesterday changing hands at more than three times the price some pundits had predicted. But amid the ebullience, analystsSource: Bloomberg - 630 words
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Advertisement42 2006-03-30 1 n ARCHITECTURAL opyil AWARDS accolades PG34 UK POLITICS Can Labour govt walk the talk? PG23 PROPERTY BizlT Oracle Asia-Pacific Q3 revenue up PG3I SuVDflfll BRwlitiNLlzl 1 w HSkSN* -19 H BIQSBSI HKIEhIv «fIH^BK3^HIHVi r IMnP'" < |j s xn a WB^mOßml' ■■■■■■■■■■UiHMr r42 words
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Advertisement28 2006-03-30 1 WATCH THAT STOCK Starting today, a weekly column on Singapore-listed companies that we think have the potential for substantial share price movements. 81! ililll Markets Digest Pg 228 words
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678 2006-03-30 2 LESLIE YEE - Besides contributing capital, it's also a stable shareholder By LESLIE YEE [SINGAPORE] The purchase of an 11.55 per cent stake in Standard Chartered Bank is merely the latest chapter in Temasek Holdings' Asian banking investment story. The company will continue to be op-portunity-driven and678 words
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797 2006-03-30 2 ANDREW MARKS - The new Fed chief seems to have the same inflation worries as the old By ANDREW MARKS in New York IF Ben Bernanke, serving as chairman of the Federal Open Market Committee for the first time since taking the reins from797 words
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Article77 2006-03-30 2 IN yesterday's report, "PAP presents 3 more candidates", we said that Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng hinted that at least seven, and possibly 10 or more, women candidates could be fielded by the PAP at the coming general election. Mr Wong did not give a figure for the77 words
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Article, Illustration675 2006-03-30 2 CONRAD RAJ - He'll always be remembered for his foray into Stanchart as a white knight By CONRAD RAJ [SINGAPORE] Following his own business philosophy of "when no one wants it, that's the time to buy", billionaire hotelier and banker Khoo Teck Puat, who diedFILE PHOTOS - 675 words
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Article139 2006-03-30 2 STI 2,520.75 (+7.18) ST INDEX FUTURES 2,521.00 (+7.00) SIMSCI 298.37 (+0.45) SIMSCI FUTURES 298.20 (-0.10) MARKETS Wednesday Change KLSECOMP 932.98 +0.15 NIKKEI 225 16,938.41 +248.17 HANG SENG 15,745.11 -111.47 SET INDEX 724.87 -4.37 JAKARTA COMP 1,322.97 -2.24 MANILA COMP 2,181.58 -5.21 SEOUL COMP 1,332.72 +1.41 SHENZHEN B 263.97139 words
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Article522 2006-03-30 2 S'pore, Dubai may end up as UK port partners A WINNING bid by a three-member consortium, which includes the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation, for Britain's largest domestic port group could see Singapore and Dubai becoming strange bedfellows. The possible sale of Associated British Ports could see both522 words
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Article, Illustration436 2006-03-30 3 KALPANA RASHIWALA - Last year, he snapped up 22 units at The Sail By KALPANA RASHIWALA [SINGAPORE] Singapore businessman Sudhir Gupta, of Russian tyre maker Amtel, continues to invest in luxury homes. Yesterday, he snapped up a Good Class Bungalow at 49A Binjai436 words
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621 2006-03-30 3 DONALD URQUHART - That's what could happen if consortium with GIC wins bid for UK ports By DONALD URQUHART [SINGAPORE] A winning bid by a three-member international investment consortium, including the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC), for Britain's largest domestic port group could see Singapore621 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article, Illustration752 2006-03-30 4 SIOW LI SEN - He's likely to turn on the magic showed when he was head of SingTel By SIOW LI SEN WHEN DBS Group Holdings chairman Koh Boon Hwee holds his first shareholders' meeting today, he may experience a sense of deja vu from the timeFILE PHOTOS - 752 words
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666 2006-03-30 4 VEN SREENIVASAN - HOCK LOCK SIEW By VEN SREENIVASAN IT HAS been a week since the deadline passed for feedback on the Singapore Exchange's (SGX) consultation paper on bid price spreads for locally listed stocks. It will probably be several months before SGX announces a decision. The666 words
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Article, Illustration489 2006-03-30 5 Analysts expect up to 30¢ a share in dividends, double previous payout Reuters SINGAPORE Telecommunications (Sing Tel) may pay as much as $2.82 billion to Temasek Holdings in dividends, boosting the investment company's war chest for regional acquisitions, analysts said. Sing Tel, Asia'sReuters; FILE PHOTO - 489 words
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Article142 2006-03-30 5 Reuters JARDINE Matheson Holdings posted a 31 per cent rise in net earnings to U551,245 billion for 2005, but warned that higher interest rates in some Asian countries and rising oil prices could dampen results this year. The U551.245 billion profit attributable to shareholders was helpedReuters - 142 words
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363 2006-03-30 5 ELECTRONICS industry services provider Ellipsiz has doubled its stake in probe card manufacturing subsidiary SV Probe Pte Ltd (SVPL), paying US$l7 million to make it a fullyowned subsidiary. The additional 50 per cent stake came from SV Probe Holding Ltd (SVPH).363 words
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374 2006-03-30 5 SIOW LI SEN - Reverse takeover of Edison will give vendor 90.4% stake By SIOW LI SEN TELEDATA (Singapore), which has announced a $68 million reverse takeover, is planning a placement to ensure that it retains its listing status. This was disclosed yesterday by Tan Khim374 words
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Article, Illustration462 2006-03-30 7 PAULINE NG - It has stepped up offerings of Islamic banking products and services By PAULINE NG in Kuala Lumpur OCBC Bank (Malaysia) plans to build on its success with structured deposits, a product that has registered sales of more than RMI billion (Ss43B million) since462 words
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214 2006-03-30 7 JEL Corporation said yesterday that its executive chairman and CEO Eric Tan Boon Yong has placed out 15 million shares to several institutional investors. The placement shares were sold at 31 cents each, a discount of about 6 per cent to the214 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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67 2006-03-30 7 A SERIES of transactions by Temasek Holdings-linked companies between July 29, 2005, and March 27, 2006, has left the Singapore investment company with an indirect stake of just 1.18 per cent in medical device maker LMA International, down from 7.11 percent. The transactions67 words
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Article121 2006-03-30 7 HYFLUX's 25 per cent-owned associate Luwei (Pingdingshan) Water Supply Co has clinched a concession to supply 30,000 cubic metres a day of drinking water to Lushan county in China's Henan province for 29 years from 2005. Luwei will build a 30,000 cubic metres per day121 words
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43 2006-03-30 7 ALLCO Commercial Real Estate Investment Trust said its public offer of 14.12 million units was 3.94 times subscribed. The international placement tranche of 306.26 million units attracted strong demand, it added. Trading begins at 2 pm today.43 words
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115 2006-03-30 7 ANWELL Technologies, which is involved in the design, manufacture and sales of integrated optical disc replication systems and peripherals, has entered into a joint venture with New York-listed Global-Tech Appliances Inc to jointly capitalise on opportunities in the global OLED (organic light emitting diode)115 words
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324 2006-03-30 7 Seven-year bond issue expected to be priced this week Reuters [SAN FRANCISCO] Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd, the world's fourth-largest supplier of made-to-order microchips, said on Tuesday that it would prepay US$3OO million in bank loans by issuing a seven-year bond. Singapore-based Chartered said theReuters - 324 words
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STOCK FOCUS
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Article, Illustration1790 2006-03-30 6 TEH HOOI LING - Reorganisation and the company's strategy to unlock shareholders' value to investors bear fruit, writes TEH HOOI LING TEH HOOI LING UNTIL recently, not many investors understood what WBL was all about. Its businesses cover fields as diverse as technology manufacturing, auto distribution, propertyFILE PHOTO; YEN MENG JIIN - 1,790 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration487 2006-03-30 8 R SIVANITHY - STOCKS But Straits Times Index still manages to hit a new six-year high of 2,520.75 R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent BUY in the morning, sell in the afternoon" seems to be the preferred strategy in the local stock market these days perhaps an understandable approach toSource: Bloomberg - 487 words
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Article, Illustration1083 2006-03-30 8 SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDER/DIRECTOR TRANSACTIONS (Disclosures made on Mar 29 and earlier) t Subsantial No of Price SHAREHOLDING T rans Shareholder/ Buy/ Shares Per Before After stodt Date Director Sell 000 Shr ('000) ('QQQ) Stanley Liao PL *ST 2000 na ***** 60.46 ***** 59.13 CWT 29-Mar-06 Lim Soo Seng1,083 words
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Article, Illustration807 2006-03-30 8 MATTHEW PHAN - Compiled by MATTHEW PHAN Elec Eltek International March 29 dose: U552.43 CIMB-GK Research, March 29 Order flow momentum remained strong. E&E continued to operate at high utilisation in the first two months of 3QFYO6, underpinned by the increased manufacturing activities in China. Backlog orders remained healthy at US$3O-40 million,Source: Bloomberg - 807 words
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Article, Illustration502 2006-03-30 8 CURRENCIES Reuters [TOKYO] The dollar steadied yesterday, keeping broad gains made the previous day after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates and signalled that another increase was likely. The Fed boosted rates by a quarter of a percentage point to 4.75 per cent as expected andReuters; REUTERS - 502 words
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SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL
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Article, Illustration1171 2006-03-30 9 CHUANG PECK MING - Moving into the services sector will bring S'pore firms into direct contact with affluent Korean consumers. CHUANG PECK MING reports CHUANG PECK MING SINGAPORE consumers, already hooked on South Korean movies and pop music, appear to be in love with things 1 Korean. Now Singapore1,171 words
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Article, Illustration516 2006-03-30 9 GOLD KILI Trading Enterprise's ginger latte and instant chrysanthemum were a hit with the Koreans at Seoul's Cafe Show last year. Before the year was out, the products of the Singa-pore-based coffee powder maker and distributor were found on the shelves of convenience stores516 words
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Article, Illustration397 2006-03-30 9 THE Korea-Singapore free trade deal, which came into effect last month, is one reason Win Sin is taking a stab at the South Korean market. "The free trade agreement with Korea provides for a favourable platform to export Made in Singapore premium chocolates, compared397 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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523 2006-03-30 10 DANIEL BUENAS, SIM PING KHUAN - Accord will enable partners to develop solutions for homeland security By DANIEL BUENAS, SIM PING KHUAN SINGAPORE and the US have signed a letter of intent (LOI) to work towards a mutual Science and Technology Agreement which will enable both523 words
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Article, Illustration489 2006-03-30 10 MATTHEW PHAN - By MATTHEW PHAN EXISTING business alliances formed by Singapore companies are projected to win nearly $1 billion worth of overseas sales, while new alliances are expected to generate another $500 million worth of foreign contracts, Lee Yi Shyan, CEO of International Enterprise Singapore,489 words
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209 2006-03-30 10 POWER tariffs will drop by 0.53 of a cent per kilowatt hour (kWh) from April to June this year, SP Services said yesterday. The fall is due to lower costs resulting from a stronger Singapore dollar and an adjustment for projected over-collection of209 words
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Article, Illustration421 2006-03-30 11 CONRAD TAN - And rise of GLCs complicates issues further, two academics say By CONRAD TAN GOVERNMENTS today face increasingly complex decisions in balancing the public interest against growing market forces that are sometimes shortsighted, the heads of two top public policy institutions said yesterday. Matters areFILE PHOTO - 421 words
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342 2006-03-30 11 CONRAD TAN - By CONRAD TAN FROM a slow start, Singapore is developing a genuine Islamic alternative to the interest-based banking and monetary system, and yesterday the Republic celebrated the advance with the opening of a two-day Asian conference on takaful, or Islamic insurance. The Republic hopes342 words
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207 2006-03-30 11 THE first financial education roadshow under the national Money Sense financial education programme takes place this weekend at the HDB Hub in Toa Payoh, starting tomorrow with a competition between schools. The three-day roadshow will feature family activities, contests and a full-day seminar on207 words
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396 2006-03-30 12 CHUANG PECK MING - They are among lowest-paid out of 14 countries, with US$125,783 salary By CHUANG PECK MING FINANCE, marketing and human resource directors in Singapore are among the lowest-paid in a recent global survey of 14 countries which include the United States, Germany, Hong Kong, Poland and396 words
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Article, Illustration641 2006-03-30 12 KALPANA RASHIWALA - By KALPANA RASHIWALA MOST of the owners at the 50-unit Pinetree Condominium at Balmoral Park would end up out of pocket if they did a collective sale today, as they had bought their apartments at the peak of the market. So their641 words
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270 2006-03-30 12 R SIVANITHY - By R SIVANITHY THE Singapore-based ISCO Group has been appointed leader of a consortium that will build a US$4.5 billion railway-cum-port network in the Indonesian province of Kalimantan. ISCO's chief executive Freddie Yeo told BT in a recent interview that the project involves building270 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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376 2006-03-30 13 Gutierrez says rising protectionist anger at home could hurt ties Reuters [BEIJING] US Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez warned China yesterday that rising protectionist anger in the US could damage economic ties and urged Beijing to narrow the trade gap. Mr GutierrezReuters - 376 words
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Article, Illustration479 2006-03-30 13 RAVI KANTH - By RAVI KANTH in Geneva THERE will have to be far-reaching concessions by the European Union, the United States, Brazil, and India in the next few weeks if talks on world trade are to avoid collapse, World Trade Organization chiefAFP - 479 words
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MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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619 2006-03-30 14 S JAYASANKARAN - Planned UDA-MRCB merger raises fears it could set back objectives of NEP By S JAYASANKARAN in Kuala Lumpur A LONG-DELAYED plan to create Malaysia's largest property company has been abandoned because of fears that it could undermine the government's social obligations619 words
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237 2006-03-30 14 AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's government will not allow consolidation in the banking sector to continue to the point where only a few mega-banks remain, a report said yesterday. With a second round of mergers in the sector hotly anticipated, Second Finance Minister Nor Mohamed YakcopAFP - 237 words
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262 2006-03-30 14 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Tenaga Nasional Bhd, Malaysia's dominant power supplier, said that the government may allow it to raise electricity prices, rekindling investor interest and paving the way for its first stock sale in 14 years. Tenaga may sell shares equal to 10 perBloomberg - 262 words
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341 2006-03-30 14 Bloomberg [JAKARTA] PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, the nation's biggest telephone company, will delay filing annual results for the third straight year because the company's new auditor is in dispute with its predecessor about who should re-ex-amine the books following a change in accounting rules.Bloomberg - 341 words
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Article2249 2006-03-30 14 vol General Corp .0.58 0.10 4417 Mlfa Ml W- Cm* Genting 24.50 unch 281 George Kent j0.S7 0.02 119 A > M Realty 1.38 001 8 GHl Systems 323 0.03 ***** "PJ* ,-Zl GlobetroniaTech 0.32 unch 257 ACP Industries .1.09 -0.05 1687 GlomacBhd 1.24 unch 244 Advance Synergy2,249 words
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GREATER CHINA
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420 2006-03-30 15 Major projects may need panel's 'policy review' before they can seek approval Reuters. Bloomberg [TAIPEI] Taiwan may require an additional review for all investments in China exceeding US$lOO million or in sensitive technology, in the latest move to prevent economic over-depen-dence on theReuters.; Bloomberg - 420 words
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165 2006-03-30 15 Reuters [SINGAPORE] China has revised its jet fuel pricing system for domestic flights to allow prices to float more freely in line with global crude oil costs, major importer China Aviation Oil (Singapore) Corp said yesterday. The new system, which takes effect on AprilReuters - 165 words
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277 2006-03-30 15 Reuters [BEIJING] Entrepreneurial Chinese are to be given a chance to become the chief executive of their own company in a new reality show similar to US hit The Apprentice, starring tycoon Donald Trump, organisers said yesterday. Win in China, whichReuters - 277 words
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292 2006-03-30 15 Stark contrast with Mao Zedong's anti-capitalist slogans of 1950s and '60s AFP [BEIJING] China's communist cadres must be rich if they want to rise up the party hierarchy, according to the latest batch of the nation's famous political slogans that once insistedAFP - 292 words
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INDIA
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409 2006-03-30 16 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] India isn't prepared to allow more access to hedge funds until they are regulated and disclose their source of capital, said Ravi Narain, chief executive of the National Stock Exchange of India. "It's all driven by KYC (knowBloomberg - 409 words
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285 2006-03-30 16 Bloomberg [MUMBAI] Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd, India's biggest drugmaker, will buy Romania's Terapia for US$324 million to increase sales of generic medicines in Europe. Terapia will be acquired from buyout fund Advent International Corp, Gurgaon, Indiabased Ranbaxy said yesterday. The purchase will giveBloomberg - 285 words
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390 2006-03-30 16 Economists say hike was expected and may not have major impact on markets AFP [MUMBAI] Foreign investors will keep pouring money into India's booming stock market despite a United States interest rate hike that some feared might slow the flowAFP - 390 words
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Article, Illustration47 2006-03-30 16 [MUMBAI] Bollywood stars Preity Zinta (left) and Kajol (right) with designer Manish Malhotra at the Lakme India Fashion Week here on Tuesday. Thirty designers are showing off their ready-to-wear fall/winter collections here before the larger India Fashion Week to be held in New Delhi. AFPAFP - 47 words
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554 2006-03-30 17 Annual report filed after two-week delay caused by accounting errors NYT [DETROIT] Two weeks after it increased its 2005 loss by US$2 billion, General Motors (GM) said on Tuesday that it would restate several years' worth of results for its financing arm,NYT - 554 words
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Article309 2006-03-30 17 Reuters [DUBAI] Some of the US$BO billion in managed funds in the Gulf Arab region, mostly focused on larger markets, will disperse to smaller regional bourses and increasingly head to South-east Asia, asset managers said here yesterday. Speakers at the MEED IPO and AssetReuters - 309 words
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Article, Illustration730 2006-03-30 17 ANTHONY ROWLEY - JAPAN INSIGHT The ADB's report on East Asia's financial development employs a statistical sleight of hand that does the region no good ANTHONY ROWLEY Tokyo Correspondent THE Asian Development Bank has just published a report which in effect rejects the idea that East Asia730 words
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Article, Illustration625 2006-03-30 19 But they risk backlash from public weariness with protests By OUR CORRESPONDENT in Bangkok TENS of thousands of protesters shut down one of Bangkok's key commercial centres yesterday in a final attempt to oust Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra ahead ofAFP - 625 words
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280 2006-03-30 19 AFP [LOS ANGELES] More millionaires live in California than anywhere else in the United States, a survey showed, confirming the Golden State's status as a rich man's paradise. The number of US millionaire households rose by 8 per cent last year to aAFP - 280 words
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406 2006-03-30 19 Reuters [LlVEßPOOL] Liverpool said yesterday that chairman David Moores could sell his majority stake in the 2005 European champions. In a statement to the London stock exchange, the Premier League club said talks were ongoing with a shortlist of potential investors, although aReuters - 406 words
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575 2006-03-30 19 New party plans to redraw Israel's borders through disengagement NYT. AP. AFP. Reuters [JERUSALEM] Israelis voted on Tuesday to bring to power a new, centrist party Kadima, which is committed to another unilateral pullout from the occupied West Bank. Its leader, Ehud Olmert,NYT.; AP.; AFP.; Reuters - 575 words
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Article, Illustration404 2006-03-30 19 Reuters [JEBUSALEM] To Israelis who voted for him, Ehud Olmert seems the best face to put on an uncertain future pragmatic and bureaucratic, a breed apart from the ex-generals and elder statesmen who served as past premiers. Mr Olmert, whose centrist KadimaReuters; BLOOMBERG - 404 words
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Advertisement143 2006-03-30 19 KAIMARINE OFFSHORE PTE LTD Co. Reg. No. *****6406 D (In Member's Vol. Liquidation) Final Meeting NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 308 of the Companies Act (Cap. 50) that the Final General Meeting of the Members of the abovenamed Company will be held at the Office of M/s Wee143 words
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531 2006-03-30 20 Safety board says current plan may not ensure timely spotting of defects Bloomberg [DALLAS] Airbus inspections of some rudders on its planes aren't frequent enough to identify problems with the aircraft, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada said. The agency recommended more inspectionsBloomberg - 531 words
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Article, Illustration333 2006-03-30 20 AP [NEW YORK] A helicopter commuter line the nation's first in more than two decades debuted on Monday, offering passengers the advantages of soaring over street gridlock and bypassing long lines at check-in and security counters. The US Helicopter Corp's service to John F KennedyAP - 333 words
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130 2006-03-30 20 Bloomberg [DUBAI] Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd, controlled by British billionaire Bichard Branson, is keen to expand further into Asia and the Middle East after starting a Dubai, United Arab Kmirates, route. "We'll look at Saudi Arabia, maybe Lebanon," he said after arrivingBloomberg - 130 words
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404 2006-03-30 20 VEN SREENIVASAN - By VEN SREENIVASAN [SINGAPORE] Temasek Holdings has apparently abandoned plans to buy a 30 per cent stake in Vietnam's second largest airline. The online service Air Transport Intelligence (ATI), quoting sources familiar with the deal, reported that Temasek and the airline's owner,404 words
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210 2006-03-30 20 Reuters [LONDON] Spain's Grupo Ferrovial has headed off a potential rival bid for British airports group BAA pic by recruiting Australia's Macquarie Bank to its bidding team. The Spanish construction group, whose £8.8 billion (5524.8 billion) takeover proposal has been rejected by BAA,Reuters - 210 words
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Miscellaneous186 2006-03-30 20 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 28 Ship's brass taking long time (7) 14 Scoundrel's flipping crazy on YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION DOWN port (9) Across: 7 Signature, 8 Bogus, 10 1 Don't consume so much rub- 5 Choose right hies for terminal Wa ,.dance, t1 Ethics. 12 too. 13 bish (7) 1-7 J r Ice186 words
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457 2006-03-30 21 DONALD URQUHART - Many are already denied shore leave, especially those from Vietnam, China and Mid-East By DONALD URQUHART [SINGAPORE] Seafarers, who already face tough security measures at US ports, will soon be required to be fingerprinted upon arrival, according to an457 words
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238 2006-03-30 21 Xinhua [MANILA] The Philippine Coast Guard yesterday stepped up security at sea ports all over the country following a bombing attack in Jolo in southern Philippines. Coast guard spokesman Joseph Coyme said more sea marshals have been sent to sea ports to guardXinhua - 238 words
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Article290 2006-03-30 21 SGX '000 Mar 29 SS +1- Vol CH Offshore 0.41 unch 2620 Chuan Hup 036 0.02 3464 Cosco Corporation 1.22 -0.02 2867 CWT Distribution 1.05 0.01 2083 Ezra Hldgs 2.60 0.04 300 Freight Links 0.06 unch ***** Grand Banks Yacht 0.89 -0.01 2 Jaya Holdings 1.28 -0.02 214290 words
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297 2006-03-30 21 Bloomberg [LONDON] AP MoellerMaersk A/S, the world's largest shipowner, said fullyear profit fell 28 per cent as costs and taxes increased. The company said 2006 profit will fall as much as 15 per cent on lower freight rates. Net incomeBloomberg - 297 words
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Article, Illustration332 2006-03-30 21 Reuters [NEW YORK] Carnival Corp, the world's largest cruise line, on Tuesday lowered its earnings outlook for the second time in a week after a deadly fire damaged its Star Princess ship and forced the cancellation of several cruises. Carnival said theReuters; THE JAMAICA OBSERVER/AP - 332 words
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Article, Illustration514 2006-03-30 21 AP [WASHINGTON] Senators said on Tuesday that the United States must act even more quickly to strengthen security at US entry points after the disclosure that undercover investigators breached security by slipping nuclear material into the US. "There are several gaps in ourAP; REUTERS - 514 words
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297 2006-03-30 21 Bloomberg [MELBOURNE] Tropical Cyclone Glenda, the fourth storm to sweep through Northwestern Australia this year, shut down oil fields and iron-ore export ports, and interrupted loading of liquefied natural gas cargoes. Glenda, which was downgraded in severity yesterday afternoon by oneBloomberg - 297 words
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Advertisement217 2006-03-30 21 Far Eastern Freight Conference (FEFC) Business Plan 2006 At their meeting on 15th March, CEOs of the Member Lines of the FEFC agreed the following FEFC Business Plan for 2006: From Asia (excluding Japan) to North Europe/Scandinavia and Mediterranean 1 st April 2006 A Conference rate increase of USD 200217 words
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Article519 2006-03-30 22 EDITORIAL ONCE again, Taiwan's leaders seem bent on getting their industrialists to diversify their investments away from mainland China. The latest salvo comes from VicePremier Tsai Ing-wen who was defending controversial measures designed to restrict corporate investments on the mainland unveiled last week by Taiwan's519 words
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Article, Illustration759 2006-03-30 22 HARISH MEHTA - THE BOTTOM LINE HARISH MEHTA IS the current Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) system contributing to an epidemic of biopiracy? To look at biopiracy in perspective, a brief look at recent history is necessary. Before 1992, private companies in the759 words
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Article, Illustration917 2006-03-30 22 ROBERT SAMUELSON - Paris needs to adopt policies that lengthen work hours and cut benefits, among other things ROBERT SAMUELSON The Washington Post Writers Group TO ANYONE who cares about Europe's future, the French demonstrations and violent gg street protests against the government's new labour lawThe Washington Post Writers Group; AFP - 917 words
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Article, Illustration937 2006-03-30 23 NEIL BEHRMANN - An elite new business advisory panel can only do so much if Chancellor Brown fails to act on the advice given NEIL BEHRMANN London Correspondent BRITISH Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown has announced that a dozen elite businessmen will be members of anAP - 937 words
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668 2006-03-30 23 Penelope Phoon - LETTER TO THE EDITOR Penelope Phoon Head. ACCA Singapore (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) WE refer to the report by Leslie Yee, "A new breed is running the finances of corporate S'pore" (BT, March 25). The emergence of CFOs with skills outside of668 words
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Article, Illustration688 2006-03-30 23 ALISON TUDOR, TONY MUNROE - By ALISON TUDOR, TONY MUNROE Reuters JAPANESE companies plan a multi-billion-dollar overseas shopping spree this year, but early deals suggest some are overpaying again. Freed of crippling debt burdens, armed with cheap funding and emboldened by a 40 per cent stockmarket rally overReuters; AP - 688 words
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Advertisement98 2006-03-30 23 1 I I c I j|THE MONETARY AUTHORITY OF SINGAPORE J Tenor Approximately 2 years I Total Amount Allotted SGD 1,000,000,000 Amount Allotted to I Non-Competitive Applications SGD 52,371,000 I Of which allotted to MAS Nil I 11 Total Amount Applied SGD 2,097,371,000 I Coupon Rate 1.500% p.a. I Cut-off98 words
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Article10704 2006-03-30 24 SGX MAINBOARD Transaction date: Mar 29 J 2 I* L*« Vol D«y Last Quote GrOiv Div GrYld Nat MCap High UK Cod* Company Sale COM) Wall low luyr Seller Cvr ftl Sm« 5 1 5716 1st Software 5c..; 2 1.5 2 81 ,8 J> 3148 8TetecomUS2c 8 unch10,704 words
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Advertisement3524 2006-03-30 26 STATSChipWkC STATS ChipPAC Ltd. (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) (Company Registration Number *****7932 D) Notice of Twelfth Annual General Meeting n e ln ng AnnUa SfTJ" Meet,n of Chi P PAC Ltd (the "Company" or "STATS ChipPAC") will be held at 10 Ang Mo Kio Street 3, lecnpoint #U4-13,524 words
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Advertisement1978 2006-03-30 26 //A SING INVESTMENTS FINANCE LIMITED /(Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore Company Registration No *****0348 D) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING To All Shareholders NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Sing Investments Finance Limited will be held at 46 East Coast Road #08-01 East Gate, Singapore1,978 words
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Advertisement120 2006-03-30 30 STABILITY one change. But large or small, or change doesn't have to impede IT service delivery. J Think of change as an opportunity for IT to satisfy fluctuating demand while maintaining a stable, productive work environment. With integrated CA software solutions for service management and service availability, you can unify120 words
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Article, Illustration627 2006-03-30 31 AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY - Singapore is among top five markets for the company, writes AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY RIDING on burgeoning growth in Asian economies like India and China, Oracle Corp recorded a 52 per cent year-on-year jump in new licence revenues from applications in itsARTHUR LEE - 627 words
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Article486 2006-03-30 31 New version of the radio technology will be 100x faster Reuters [HELSINKI] The world's largest electronics firms have decided to use Bluetooth wireless technology to send high quality video between devices in the home, two industry associations said on Tuesday. The decision is expected toReuters - 486 words
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388 2006-03-30 31 Grid computing the next big thing ORACLE sees grid computing a computing approach for which a lot of pioneering work is being done in Singapore as one of the next big things in IT. Grid computing is a technique which pools a large number of server and storage units into388 words
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Article, Illustration698 2006-03-30 32 ROLAND LIM - Expert urges banks in the region to adopt layered security solutions By ROLAND LIM WHILE banks in the United States and the United Kingdom implement more security solutions to prevent online fraud, banks in Asia are set to see more attacks698 words
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Article124 2006-03-30 32 NAFTALI Bennett, senior vice-presi-dent of RSA Security, has the following advice for users of Internet banking: "The most important software that users can have today is an up-to-date antivirus and anti-spyware program. Users may also consider using an anti-phish-ing toolbar something that several companies and124 words
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Article, Illustration441 2006-03-30 32 WINSTON CHAI - By WINSTON CHAI IF past results are anything to go by, exhibitors at this year's Infocomm Media Business Exchange (imbX) will be all smiles on the sales front. The mega-event, made up of exhibitions, conferences and meetings, and considered Asia's largest infocomm tradeshow,441 words
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370 2006-03-30 32 Rival Toshiba plans to launch HD DVD player in April AFP [TOKYO] Panasonic said on Wednesday it will start selling its first Blu-ray highdefinition DVD player in North America in September as electronics makers prepare to go to battle over two rivalAFP - 370 words
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274 2006-03-30 32 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Sales of Nand flash memory, used in digital cameras and devices such as Apple Computer Inc's iPod Nano will rise more slowly than forecast because of falling prices, market researcher ISuppli Corp said. Sales of the chips will rise 29 per centBloomberg - 274 words
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216 2006-03-30 32 NYT [TOKYO] Trend Micro Inc, a leading anti-virus software maker, said internal information was leaked on the Internet through a virus-infected computer of a former employee who didn't bother to install the company's own products. The former employee did install the WinnyNYT - 216 words
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Advertisement865 2006-03-30 32 I FRAGRANCE GROUP LIMITED (Incorporated In the Republic of Singapore) > Company Regisfrallon No. *****6666 M NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Fragrance Group Limited will be held on April 18, 2006 at 4.00 p.m. at Orchid Room. Level 2. Hotel865 words
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Article623 2006-03-30 33 SIDDHARTH SRIVASTAVA - The industry is expected to grow by 30% on inflows from NRIs By SIDDHARTH SRIVASTAVA in New Delhi WHILE attention has been focused on the runaway Indian stock markets, another arena that has provided handsome returns to investors is real estate. After remaining dormant for years, real623 words
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1630 2006-03-30 33 PROJECT NAME/ PROP CONTRACT TENURE 4U&J4MAN0 PRICE PSf STREET NAME TYPE PATE AR£A*(SQ FT) (SS'OOO) (SS) District 02 NON-LANDED Icon Apt 10/03/2006 99 581 470 809 Spottiswoode Park Apt 03/03/2006 99 850 275 323 District 03 NON-LANDED Emerald Park Apt 14/03/20061,630 words
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Article, Illustration348 2006-03-30 34 ARTHUR SIM - The winners are SCDA's The Ladyhill and WOHA's The Met condominiums By ARTHUR SIM SINGAPORE architectural firms are gaining international recognition, with SCDA Architects and WOHA leading the way. SCDA's The Ladyhill, a condominium developed by SC Global and GuocoLand, has won the Gjold348 words
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Article170 2006-03-30 34 LISTED MCL Land is officially launching its Mera Spring condominium project in Carlisle Road this weekend starting from $620 per sq ft. The group said in a press statement yesterday that the 129-unit freehold development is expected to attract young professionals who want to live close170 words
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Article, Illustration841 2006-03-30 35 DOMINIC PETERS, NICHOLAS MAK - But rentals stay flat or fall, while niches like high-spec warehouses thrive By DOMINIC PETERS, NICHOLAS MAK INDUSTRIAL property has seen a steady increase in occupancy rates as Singa- pore's manufacturing sector recovers from recent setbacks. The growth in demand for factory841 words
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Advertisement219 2006-03-30 33 LUXURY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT SITE FOR SALE BY TENDER 31 Tomlinson Road locality, ideal for super \AH f\ luxury condominium II development Site area approximately y/ /Forum "7/. QQQ f+ \X /S-J 76,888 sq ft x f V\ St Sh 2Egf n HoM 1 W"!*"• Plot Ratio 2.8 y' noqo |t219 words
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Advertisement79 2006-03-30 33 4JSS, toapayoh west hhm Prominent junction of Balestier Road Jalan Datoh TOA PAYOH LOR I Off Thomson Road PAN ISLAND EXPRESSWAY VPC Land. 22,965 sq fl approx Q JLN DUSUN Front "Commercial Residential", o SITE Plot Ratio 3.0 ■•'-estier ro Rear "Residential", Plot Ratio 2.8 ■S3? X flwimn IMit/«ih i79 words
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Advertisement29 2006-03-30 35 Want the best deal? ®S: Invite tenders. Call 1800 289 8822 or email notices@sph.com.sg to book your tender notice in our newspapers now. WAT-3 NOTICES I s 5 uJ29 words
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Advertisement271 2006-03-30 35 Prime Residential Redevelopment Site in District 15 t Heiwa Court East Coast Road East shoe* Freehold Ho*** m site area 1,896.205q m (20,411 sq ft) H 1 MP 1958 1980 Equivalent Plot Ratio a of 1.372 tr CoMt Rd $tpetrtdri •MP 2003 Plot Ratio of 1.4 (Jtong) Within Ikm to271 words
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Article, Illustration432 2006-03-30 37 Alexandra Ho - By Alexandra Ho IS the property market set to scale greater heights this year, after the recovery seen last year? Will the growth of the residential property market, led by the high-end and luxury segment, filter down to the other segments? And will the high-end residential432 words
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Article, Illustration198 2006-03-30 38 MAP NO BUILDING NAME NET LETTABLE AREA (SQ FT) MAP NO; BUILDING NAME [NET LETTABLE AREA (SQ FT) MAP NO] BUILDING NAME fCT LETTABLE AREA (SQ FT) MAP NOTBUILDING NAME RETAIL J OFFICE RETAIL OFFICE T RETAIL V OFFICE 1 Tanglin Mall 123,000 10 [ForumThe Shopping198 words
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Article, Illustration539 2006-03-30 40 MARGARET THEAN - Buyers now demand a lot more features in their ultimate status symbol, notes MARGARET THEAN MARGARET THEAN THE Singapore dream of owning a landed property looks likely to remain one for many, though those who manage to acquire one whether through windfalls or sheer hard work nowSource: DTZ - 539 words
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Article, Illustration583 2006-03-30 40 JEREMY LAKE - By JEREMY LAKE THE collective sale market has been very active in the last nine months and newspaper headlines reporting landmark sales like Habitat 2 ($103.8 million), Amber Vdte ($lB3 million) and Eng Lok Mansion ($l3B million) ar»a regular occurrence. Owners583 words
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Article, Illustration738 2006-03-30 42 NICHOLAS MAK, MICHELLE TEE - The high-end residential sector is set to build on last year's recovery in volume, say NICHOLAS MAK and MICHELLE TEE NICHOLAS MAK, MICHELLE TEE WHILE Singapore's residential sector did fairly well in 2005 with both the price index and volumes on the uptrend, it was theSource: UCA - 738 words
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Article, Illustration655 2006-03-30 44 LEONARD TAY - Prestigious new 99-year condos are narrowing the price gap with freehold units, writes LEONARD TAY LEONARD TAY WHEN it comes to buying a home in Singapore, it is almost a truism that freehold beats leasehold for capital appreciation and long-term security. This preference has characterised muchSource: REALIS - 655 words
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Article, Illustration559 2006-03-30 46/47 HOUSEHUNT 2006 Current Major Projects Domain 21 99 Yr 3 Kheng Leong Co/low Keng Huat Delta Road 141 Regency Suites FH 3 UQL/low Keng Huat Kim Ti>n Roid 104 Carrlbaan *»M>el Bav 99 Yr 4 Kapoal Land Kennel Bav Dftvt 969 Monterey Part 999559 words
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Article, Illustration1163 2006-03-30 48 COLIN TAN - Buyers are willing to pay a premium for that new condo, even if all they get to see is a showflat, says COLIN TAN COLIN TAN I WONDER if buyers of private condominiums in Singapore realise that they are paying a premium just to1,163 words
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Article, Illustration558 2006-03-30 50 KAREN ONG, YENNY BERLIANNA - An increase in expatriate population has helped the residential leasing market recover in '05, say KAREN ONG and YEENY BERLIANNA KAREN ONG, YENNY BERLIANNA HAVING shaken off the Sars episode in 2003, the residential leasing market has made a strong and steady recovery with leasing transactionsSource: URA,Singapore Department of Statistics,Savills Research and Consultancy - 558 words
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Article, Illustration969 2006-03-30 50 GRACE NG - By GRACE NG THE property market turned around in 2004 and gained momentum last year with sentiment improving across all sectors. This was most evident in the residential sector. As such, property auctioneers expect a decline in the number of mortgagee sales this year. PropertyFILE PHOTO - 969 words
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Article, Illustration1303 2006-03-30 51 Some important things to consider when taking out a home loan DBS Bank recently introduced home loans that can fix interest rates for 10 years. In the last few months, several banks have also increased their board rates, the baseline rates on which home loan packages are pegged.1,303 words
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Article, Illustration1114 2006-03-30 52 CHRIS ARCHIBOLD - CHRIS ARCHIBOLD looks at MNC office occupation in S'pore, HK and Shanghai CHRIS ARCHIBOLD SINGAPORE and Hong Kong have been traditional rivals in many areas, not least in attracting the set up of multinationals. With the draw of China in recent years, Shanghai is anotherFILE PHOTO; Source: James Lang LaSalle Research - 1,114 words
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Article, Illustration635 2006-03-30 54 ELAINE CHEW - Retail on the rise for now A bumper 2005 has given landlords reason to smile but new supply in next 3 to 5 years could dampen the mood, says ELAINE CHEW ELAINE CHEW RETAIL industry players from developers to retailers had a bumper year in 2005. First, there was anSource: URA - 635 words
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Article, Illustration710 2006-03-30 54 ARTHUR SIM - By ARTHUR SIM WHO would have guessed that something as remote and archaic as Baroque style could once again be fashionable? Yet it is. Furniture store SPACE has one of the widest ranges of contemporary designs and it says the Bourgie lamp by Kartell-— a decorative,710 words
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Article, Illustration1029 2006-03-30 55 ANTHONY BARR - ANTHONY BARR takes the pulse of the industrial property sector ANTHONY BARR INDUSTRIAL property sales, an indicator of the health of the sector, have been at a historical high in the last couple of years, pointing to a buoyant market. It is interesting to review theFILE PHOTO; Source: James Lang LaSalle Research - 1,029 words
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Article, Illustration1057 2006-03-30 56 KEVIN STANLEY - The office sector has improved dramatically over the last few years while the industrial sector can do no wrong, writes KEVIN STANLEY KEVIN STANLEY REAL estate is a hot investment class across the world right now and Australia is very much on the radar ofBLOOMBERG; Source: CBRE Research - 1,057 words
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1021 2006-03-30 56 NEIL BEHRMANN - By NEIL BEHRMANN in London AFTER a lull in the past two years, London's residential property market is growing in confidence. Demand and prices of prime apartments and houses in fashionable areas of Kensington, Chelsea, St Johns Wood, Hampstead and Richmond are particularly1,021 words
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