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Title Section22 2006-04-22 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES SINGAPORE 85 cents MICA (P) 099/03/2006 online it http business times .iski 1 mm sq April 22 73. 200622 words
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Article, Illustration821 2006-04-22 1 GEORGE JOSEPH - At US$4.4b, the 20% stake will give PSA immediate access to the HK group's China port interests By GEORGE JOSEPH [SINGAPORE] In a stunning development in the ports business, Singapore's PSA International said yesterday it is buying for U554,388 billion a 20 per centSource: - 821 words
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Article, Illustration404 2006-04-22 1 NEIL BEHRMANN - By NEIL BEHRMANN in London VANESSA MAE has been ranked the richest young entertainer in Britain, according to the UK Sunday Times Rich List to be published tomorrow. The 27-year-old Singa-pore-born musician, who became a household name with her electricTHE NEW PAPER - 404 words
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TOP STORIES
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Article, Illustration411 2006-04-22 2 Source: The G The world's busiest airport Even though air travel can be a hassle at times; it is easy to forget that the emergence of reliable and affordable air travel in the 20th century profoundly changed how people work, where they live and where they spend their vacations.Source: The G - 411 words
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462 2006-04-22 2 NANDE KHIN - DBS Vickers sees a post-election rally while Merrill Lynch anticipates a lull By NANDE KHIN [SINGAPORE] General elections have historically had a mixed effect on the Singapore stock market. And in the run-up to the latest election, two research houses have462 words
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Article440 2006-04-22 2 Utac to buy over Thai NSEB for up to USsl7sm UNITED Test and Assembly Centre yesterday said it is buying over NS Electronics Bangkok, a provider of semiconductor testing and assembly services, for up to US$l75 million in cash. It will acquire a 68.45 per cent stake in440 words
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Article, Illustration743 2006-04-22 2 DONALD URQUHART - With 20% of HPH, it's plugged into the HK-based operator's 247-berth 42-port worldwide network COMMENTARY DONALD URQUHART Correspondent WITH the juicy P&O port plum out of reach, expan-sion-minded container terminal operator PSA International has been left with few alternatives for growth. As P&O743 words
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Article, Illustration677 2006-04-22 2 SIOW LI SEN - Bv SIOW LI SEN tSINGAPORE] DBS Bank is losing some of its big guns. "Rainmaker" Stephen Finch, aka Mr Reits. and Yeong Phick Fui, who helped build up DBS's private banking business, coincidentally quit on Monday. Mr Finch, who heads DBS' debt capital677 words
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RAFFLES CONVERSATION
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Article, Illustration1877 2006-04-22 3 RODERICK CLYNE - Paul Taaffe, chairman and CEO of Hill Knowlton, talks to RODERICK CLYNE about the place of public relations in today's economic and political climate RODERICK CLYNE WHAT does a public relations company actually do? In the way a car company makes cars or a breadARTHUR LEE - 1,877 words
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Article580 2006-04-22 3 PUTTING yourself down in a disarming way could well be something they teach in public-relations school. Thus, Peter Gummer, the British chairman of Shandwick, once wrote: "When I started off in public relations, it was a business that people went into because they weren't good580 words
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Advertisement62 2006-04-22 3 Raffles 14 INTERNATIONAL Hotels Resorts The Raffles Conversation is brought to you through a special arrangement with Raffles International Hotels and Resorts. The Traveller's Palm in the Raffles International logo is an apt symbol. Not only has water stored at the base of this palm provided sustenance, the leaves rest62 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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207 2006-04-22 4 SINGAPORE Exchange (SGX) is proposing changes to its derivatives trading Rulebook in an effort to keep abreast of market developments and to widen its reach. "The objective is to update SGX rules to meet key market and regulatory developments," SGX said.207 words
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Article, Illustration535 2006-04-22 4 OH BOON PING - It will acquire 68.45% stake from UBS Capital as part of takeover By OH BOON PING UNITED Test and Assembly Centre (Utac) yesterday said it is buying over NS Electronics Bangkok (NSEB), a provider of semiconductor testing and assembly services,YEN MENG JIIN - 535 words
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282 2006-04-22 4 LESLIE YEE - By LESLIE YEE WITH regional travel on the rise, OCBC Bank has noted an increase in the crossborder use of automated teller machines (ATMs) by its customers, and is making such services even more accessible. Patrick Chew, head delivery, OCBC, said:282 words
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541 2006-04-22 4 WONG WEI KONG - CEO expects profitability to be sustained By WONG WEI KONG STRONG demand for Microsoft's new Xbox game console and other consumer products led contract chip maker Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing to beat market expectations of first-quarter earnings and the company says it is541 words
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Article, Illustration482 2006-04-22 4 R SIVANITHY - STOCKS R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent THIS week will be remembered as the one in which the Straits Times Index rose to new all-time highs, beating the old mark of 2,582 set in January 2000. Over the course of five active trading days, the index482 words
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Article, Illustration402 2006-04-22 5 KALPANA RASHIWALA - Quek Kar Tung leaves, Wendy Low on her way out By KALPANA RASHIWALA FRASERS Centrepoint, the property arm of listed Fraser Neave, has seen some senior management changes. Tong Kok Wing has joined as general manager (investment properties), filling the post vacated by Vivienne402 words
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336 2006-04-22 5 CAPITACOMMERCIAL Trust (CCT), which has signed a deal to buy Raffles City complex for $2.17 billion, yesterday posted a 15 per cent increase in distributable income for the first quarter ended March 31 to $15.4 million. The improvement was on a 10336 words
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463 2006-04-22 5 CONRAD TAN - Judge resorts to questioning witnesses himself By CONRAD TAN AS the stacks of documents grew thicker, the judge's patience wore thinner. Tedious exchanges in court and numerous references to dozens of documents sorely tested the judge on the fifth day of a $3.75463 words
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441 2006-04-22 5 CONRAD TAN - By CONRAD TAN BRIGHT World Precision Machinery, a China-based manufacturer of metal stamping machines, aims to float more than a quarter of its shares on the Singapore Exchange mainboard next week to raise funds for new facilities that will double441 words
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Article, Illustration554 2006-04-22 5 UMA SHANKARI - AGM WATCH Chairman rejects call by group of minority shareholders to unlock value UMA SHANKARI Reporter DESPITE shareholder pressure at Isetan's AGM yesterday, chairman Toshiaki Nakagawa said the company's retail business is vital to its long-term future and he will not lease or554 words
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243 2006-04-22 5 MATTHEW PHAN - By MATTHEW PHAN THE Securities Investors Association (Singapore) will new Model Shareholder Award at its annual SIAS Investors Choice Award night The objective of the award is to highlight a shareholder who is a good role model in terms of "knowing the business, showing concern,243 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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77 2006-04-22 5 SUNNINGDALE Tech expects to remain profitable for the first quarter ended March 31 but warned that net profit may be lower than a year ago. This is due to mainly to a more difficult operating environment, higher-than-expected foreign exchange losses, amortisation of customer-related intangibles77 words
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Article55 2006-04-22 5 THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) yesterday signed an agreement with Platts which will provide the benchmark prices used for the final settlement price for all oil derivatives contracts. It will also officially launch the over-the-counter clearing facility on May 5. Platts provides global price assessment55 words
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PERSONAL INVESTMENT
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Article, Illustration1040 2006-04-22 6 MATTHEW PHAN - Compiled by MATTHEW PHAN Memtech International April 21 doac: 3ft cants JP MORGAN ASIA MGRC EQUITY RESEARCH, April 20 MEMTECH is a maker of keypads for handsets and gets 60 per cent of revenue from Chinese handset makers and 40 per cent from global handset OEMs including Motorola.Source: Bloomberg - 1,040 words
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Article1130 2006-04-22 6 For week beginning Apr 17 SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDER/DIRECTOR TRANSACTIONS Subsantial -Buy No of Prke SHAREHOLDING Trans Shareholder/ Sell Shares Per Before After Stock Date Director Conv '000 Shr S ('000) ('000) Int-Roller 21 Apr-06 Urn Yong Wah Sell 1000 2.16 3692 2.24 2692 1.63 Ace Dynamic 20-Apr-061,130 words
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Article, Illustration1490 2006-04-22 6 TEH HOOI LING - SHOW ME THE MONEY Most of the time, going by a BT study of 2,600 analyst reports TEH HOOI LING Senior Correspondent There are many research reports which are being issued every day. And sometimes, reports published on the same day on the same company1,490 words
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BT INVESTMENT ROUNDTABLE
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Article, Illustration2666 2006-04-22 7 OVERVIEW FUELLED by the flow of hot money into Indonesia's equity and bond markets, the rupiah has been the world's best performing currency this year, gaining nearly 10 per cent against the US dollar in the first three months of the year. But concerns are growingAFP - 2,666 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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Article, Illustration442 2006-04-22 8 CHEN HUIFEN - The unit in Tuas will make powdered products for the US healthcare group By CHEN HUIFEN US healthcare group Abbott yesterday launched a $450 million powder-manufac-turing plant at Tuas that will be its biggest worldwide. "We currently make powder in the US and inLIANHE ZAOBAO - 442 words
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257 2006-04-22 8 OH BOON PING - By OH BOON PING SINGAPORE was named "Best Asian Maritime City" at the annual Christofle Asia Boating Awards yesterday due to its support of boating sports, its yachting facilities and its promotion of yachting events. These, said the organiser Adkom Media, helped257 words
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SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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68 2006-04-22 8 THE Housing and Development Board will offer flat owners at Blocks 88-92 Zion Road new replacement flats in Havelock Road and Ganges Avenue in its latest Selective En bloc Redevelopment Scheme (Sers). There are currently 636 flat owners living in the small housing68 words
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47 2006-04-22 8 THE local process industry part of tiie engineering and environmental services cluster that generates total business spending of $250 million has received a $4.4 million boost to upgrade its capabilities to serve the oil and gas and chemical sectors here.47 words
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42 2006-04-22 8 LEADING express and logistics provider DHL has launched its first Disaster Response Team (DRT) based in Singapore. DRT Asia-Pacific is the first visible product of a disaster management partnership agreement signed with the UN in December 2005.42 words
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Article5670 2006-04-22 8 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS ACMGI Am Income B USD 8.54/ ACMGI Amer Income A EUR 6.93/ ACMGI Amef Income B EUR 6.93/ ?"'c A,nr0 c (S P#r,) ACMGI Europ income Opp AT SGO 14.96/ Star Europe Eqtyf 0.953/ ACMGI Europ mome OppBTSGO 14.94/ Star Euope Bond <■ 1 ACMGI Europ Income5,670 words
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Article, Illustration635 2006-04-22 9 DANIEL BUENAS, CHEN HUIFEN - He will ask PM to set up inquiry panel if opposition keeps accusing govt By DANIEL BUENAS, CHEN HUIFEN HEALTH Minister Khaw Boon Wan yesterday challenged opposition politician Chea Soon Juan to back up with specifics rather than make innuendoes over the government's handling635 words
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263 2006-04-22 9 CHEN HUIFEN - By CHEN HUIFEN THE Flection Meetings Rules were revised yesterday to streamline the application process for election meetings and to empower police officers to institute crowd control and security measures at rallies. Under the new rules, the cut-off time for applications for election263 words
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Article, Illustration623 2006-04-22 9 ROLAND LIM - By ROLAND LIM in Zurich The National Research Foundation (NRF) aims to formalise plans to create integrated research centres (IRC) in Singapore by the end of this year. At a news conference at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, NRF623 words
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Article, Illustration606 2006-04-22 9 CHUANG PECK MING - ELECTION 2006 By CHUANG PECK MING THE Workers' Party (WP) yesterday kicked off the official unveiling of its candidates for the coming general election by blasting the media. WP secretary-general Low Thia Khiang blamed the media—especially television for what he described as "substantial damage"606 words
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201 2006-04-22 9 PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew want the Singapore Democratic Party's (SDP) central executive committee to apologise for remarks made in the latest issue of The New Democrat, the SDP's party newspaper. The remarks are in an201 words
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576 2006-04-22 9 ROLAND LIM - By ROLAND LIM in Zurich FORMER Deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan expects 60 to 65 per cent of Singaporeans to vote for the People's Action Party (PAP) in the May 6 election. "I think the voters will give the PAP a very strong576 words
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394 2006-04-22 9 DONALD URQUHART - By DONALD URQUHART [BATAM] The three littoral states of Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore signed an agreement yesterday to form a Joint Coordinating Committee (JCC) tasked with overseeing the aerial and sea patrols of the Malacca Strait. The three heads of394 words
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MALAYSIA
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566 2006-04-22 10 S JAYASANKARAN - Move seen as a measure to cool the sector, ahead of interest rate hikes By S JAYASANKARAN in Kuala Lumpur IN A rare move, Malaysia's central bank is sending audit teams to domestic banks to monitor the worrying trend of rising consumer debt in566 words
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515 2006-04-22 10 PAULINE NG - By PAULINE NG in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIAN Mining Corporation (MMC) is offering dealers and remisiers incentives to help accelerate its acquisition of Johor Port shares following a mandatory general offer by the company. Dealers and remisiers who assist in procuring acceptances from Johor515 words
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240 2006-04-22 10 [PETALING JAYA] Malaysia's Securities Commission (SC) said on Thursday it had been investigating Hospitech Resources Bhd for possible breaches of securities laws based on information it had received recently, TheStarßiz reported. The SC statement comes a day after the Hospitech board met to voluntarily call240 words
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Article8685 2006-04-22 10 Transaction date: Apr 21 52-Wk Id Last Vol On last Quote GrfMv ON GrVW MM MCaa Mgli L— Code Company Sale *t- r*88> HM* I—> !»>» Saler Cw K Urn 5 1 5716 1st Software 5c 3 unch 21 3 2.5 2.5 3 121 17 5 6 31488,685 words
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INDONESIA
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302 2006-04-22 11 Net income rose to 7.99 trillion rupiah last year from 6.13 trillion rupiah in 2004 Bloomberg [JAKARTA] PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom), the nation's biggest phone company, had a 30 per cent increase in 2005 unaudited profit, President Commissioner Tanri Abeng said. Net incomeBloomberg - 302 words
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237 2006-04-22 11 Reuters [JAKARTA] The head of Indonesia's state electricity company has been named as a suspect in a corruption case, the country's police chief said yesterday. A deputy spokesman for the police said separately that PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) boss Eddie Widiono wasReuters - 237 words
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Article6533 2006-04-22 11 MOST ACTIVE STOCKS VOLUME VALUE (S) PclonoSc 92.071.000 DBSQfP 135.214.536 UTAC US 15c 80.154.000 UTACUSISc 79.063.28S Wee Poh OSc 44,989.000 SingTel 15c 57.6S4.290 Dioiland 1_ 32,640.000 CapttaLand 52,262,400 GlobalTest 10c 31.178,000 UOB 49.835,500 MediaRinq 10c 30.549.000 OCBCBkSOc 43.298.950 Ezvtieatth 5c 29.676,000 Chart SermCond 26c 42.579.565 Chart SemiCond 26c 25.765.0006,533 words
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GREATER CHINA
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596 2006-04-22 12 It weakens to 8.0170 against the US dollar in Shanghai Bloomberg [BEIJING] The yuan fell after Chinese President Hu Jintao failed to outline new measures to let the currency strengthen in a meeting with US President George W Bush. "It's not an inspiringBloomberg - 596 words
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Article, Illustration194 2006-04-22 12 AFP [BEIJING] When Chinese President Hu Jintao put on a baseball cap at the Boeing Company this week, he took up a proud tradition of hat diplomacy that has characterised Sino-US ties for a quarter century. Deng Xiaoping not only pioneered economic reform but also theAFP; AP - 194 words
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532 2006-04-22 12 Background checks, though still inconvenient for many, are now quicker [BEIJING] Biologist Zhu Heng lived out the ordeal that Chinese students dreaded as they faced a United States visa system that ratcheted up security after the Sept 11, 2001, terror attacks.532 words
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BRIEFLY ASIA
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Article60 2006-04-22 12 AFP [SHANGHAI] A seven-hour malfunction in China's only national electronic payment system left millions of people without cash and caused large financial losses, the Shanghai Morning Post said yesterday. China UriionPay, which is responsible for all credit card and ATM transactions around the nation,AFP - 60 words
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84 2006-04-22 12 AP [SHANGHAI] Chinese regulators have approved a plan for Hua Xia Bank to sell a combined 13.98 per cent stake to Germany's Deutsche Bank AG, Deutsche Bank Luxembourg SA, and Sal Oppenheim Jr Cie, the mid-sized Chinese lender said yesterday. Deutsche BankAP - 84 words
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81 2006-04-22 12 Reuters [BOAO, China] A firm under the wing of China's central bank plans to buy control of one of the country's only two hsted brokerages, signalling a step-up in Beijing's efforts to overhaul the loss-making sector. China Jianyin Investment Holding Co, controlled byReuters - 81 words
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93 2006-04-22 12 Reuters [BOAO, China] China should put aside fears of outside domination and throw open its banking sector to foreign competition, the chairman of US investment bank Merrill Lynch's international unit, Kevan Watts, said yesterday. He urged China to relax the ownership limits hemmingReuters - 93 words
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55 2006-04-22 12 AP [TAIPEI] Taiwan will seriously consider implementing the trade incentives rival China proposed at an economic forum held earlier this month, Taiwanese Premier Su Tseng-chang said yesterday. The incentives were announced by China last Saturday after a trade forum in Beijing with Taiwanese businessAP - 55 words
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Advertisement271 2006-04-22 12 '•iATC NOTICES OHM TECHNOLOGIES PTE LTD Co. Rag. No. *****0653 D (In Member's Vol. Liquidation) Final Meeting NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 308 of the Companies Act (Cap. 50) that the Fined General Meeting of the Members of the abovenamed Company will be held at the Office of271 words
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INDIA
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420 2006-04-22 13 SIDDHARTH SRIVASTAVA - High Court says Indian govt acted within its rights in awarding contracts By SIDDHARTH SRIVASTAVA in New Delhi INDIA'S High Court yesterday dismissed a petition by Anil Ambani, one of two brothers who run the huge Reliance group of companies, against the Indian government's420 words
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193 2006-04-22 13 Reuters (MUMBAI] Citigroup extended a run of successful investments in India by selling its 23 per cent stake in the back office unit of India's Infosys Technologies Ltd for US$ll5 million, more than quintupling its money. Infosys, India's second-largest software services company,Reuters - 193 words
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332 2006-04-22 13 Bloomberg [MUMBAI] Premier Airways Ltd, a venture of overseas Indians in the US, plans to start a US$6O million airline in India by November, joining six carriers that have started flights in the country in the past three years. The new airline, Easyair,Bloomberg - 332 words
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Article, Illustration741 2006-04-22 13 PRIYANKA BHARDWAJ - Big US films doing well in India, and vice versa in the US By PRIYANKA BHARDWAJ in New Delhi WITH India's top actress Aishwarya Rai set to act opposite US mega star Will Smith, Hollywood and Bollywood are moving one step closer. The Aishwarya-SmithREUTERS - 741 words
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478 2006-04-22 14 RAVI KANTH - US trade administration changes are another blow By RAVI KANTH in Geneva THE Doha trade liberalisation talks yesterday took on an air of seamless crisis after members gave up chasing the end-April deadline to finalise crucial parameters to cut import tariffs and subsidies478 words
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446 2006-04-22 14 AFP [WASHINGTON] IMF chief Rodrigo Rato warned on Thursday that record oil prices are here to stay and appealed for collective action to rectify widening imbalances in the world economy. "The impact of higher oil (prices) on the global economy hasAFP - 446 words
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Article, Illustration41 2006-04-22 14 [WINDSOR] Queen Elizabeth II receives gifts from well-wishers as she walks along Windsor High Street as part of her 80th birthday celebrations yesterday. She was greeted with loud applause as she met crowds outside Windsor Castle AFPAFP - 41 words
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374 2006-04-22 14 Reuters [CHICAGO] The US economy is strong but price pressures and shortages of skilled labour are on the rise, according to a key business survey. The National Association for Business Economics (NABE) said yesterday far more companies reported rising materials and labourReuters - 374 words
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256 2006-04-22 14 NYT [NEW YORK] Google returned to favour among investors on Thursday as its profit for the first quarter increased 60 per cent, well above expectations. Three months ago. the company disappointed investors, even though its profit grew 82 per cent, and its stock sagged.NYT - 256 words
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832 2006-04-22 14 Top banks post lower Q1 profits on higher rates By OUR CORRESPONDENT in Bangkok THAILAND'S financial sector has started to feel the pain of a slowing economy, with leading banks reporting a slide in quarterly profits amid rising interest rates that are trimming832 words
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WORLD WATCH
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79 2006-04-22 14 AP [SEOUL] Prosecutors released the president of Kia Motors Corp early yesterday, Hyundai Motor Co said, following about 18 flours of questioning related to a bribery probe that has engulfed the Hyundai Motor Group. Chung Eui Sun, Kia's president, answered a prosecution summonsAP - 79 words
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61 2006-04-22 14 AP [LONDON] Pearson pic, the publisher of the Financial Times newspaper, said yesterday it expects a significant increase in profits at the publication this year as circulation improves. Pearson said the Financial Times is performing well with circulation up 4 perAP - 61 words
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71 2006-04-22 14 Reuters [STOCKHOLM] Mobile phone network giant Ericsson yesterday reported first-quarter earnings that were below expectations due to costs from its acquisition of Marconi, new contracts and competition. But it was upbeat on demand for mobile phones, and stuck to its forecast forReuters - 71 words
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109 2006-04-22 14 NYT [DETROIT] General Motors (GM) sharply reduced its loss in the first quarter, providing a much-needed breakthrough for a company battered by accounting missteps and doubts about the fate of its chief executive and of the automaker itself. But analysts expressed concernNYT - 109 words
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75 2006-04-22 14 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] JPMorgan Chase Co, one of dozens of banks investors sued for rigging initial public offerings during the 1990s Internet stock boom, agreed to pay US$425 million to settle the case, the bank said. JPMorgan, the No 3 US bankBloomberg - 75 words
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MOTORING
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Article, Illustration806 2006-04-22 15 SAMUEL EE - The automotive designer is central in a car project as he links management, engineers and the marketing department, says SAMUEL EE DRIVING STYLE SAMUEL EE THE role of design is so important that it accounts for nearly half the value of a car, says Olivier806 words
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Article, Illustration631 2006-04-22 15 SAMUEL EE - Two new variants from two sporty German carmakers have expanded their respective model line-ups with more accessible versions of otherwise higher-priced alternatives. SAMUEL EE drives the Audi A8 3.2 FSI and the BMW 323i SAMUEL EE IT has that same enormous body shell but a smaller engine631 words
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Article, Illustration467 2006-04-22 15 WHO buys a four-cylinder BMW 3 Series? Lots of people, apparently, and one reason usually is that a six-cylinder engine option costs more. But the quintessential BMW should have an inline-six, and the fact that the Munich-based carmaker is the only467 words
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GOLF
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Article, Illustration955 2006-04-22 16 JUSTINE MOSS - For Aaron Baddeley, winning his first PGA Tour Title on Easter Sunday says it all, reports JUSTINE MOSS JUSTINE MOSS GOLF may be a religion for many of the players who make the pilgrimage to the course each day, but there are those who takeAFP - 955 words
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WELLNESS
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Article, Illustration913 2006-04-22 17 PARVATHI NAYAR - This pathway of cell-to-cell communication is particularly relevant to skin cancer, reports PARVATHI NAYAR PARVATHI NAYAR Healthy skin that's smooth and glowing is one of the aspirational must-haves of modern aesthetics. Increasingly, we see many areas of convergence between different approaches to skin research whether scientific,913 words
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Article162 2006-04-22 17 PARVATHI NAYAR - By PARVATHI NAYAR CELLS don't exist in isolation but as collectives that form tissues and organs. For an organ to function as a whole, the cells forming it need to communicate with each other. The biochoafcal mode of communication between cells is called a signalling162 words
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Article, Illustration729 2006-04-22 17 CHEAH UI-HOON - By CHEAH UI-HOON IMAGINE a beauty therapy where your face is treated much like the soles of your feet in reflexology, pressed and kneaded at acupuncture points to clear the meridien channels. It's not exactly the most pampering of facials but, as always in the729 words
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Miscellaneous296 2006-04-22 17 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS ment! (8) 1 Where members sit with girls Cacophony covering soldiers who work in hotels? (12) that run out (5) 9 Alert cops develop muscles Doctor on Eton s playing (9) pitch? (8) 10 Assume there'll be a day to 8 The conditions in America? make a296 words
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SHOPPING
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Article, Illustration1342 2006-04-22 18 CHEAH UI-HOON - Sourcing for unique home accessories and furnishings has just gotten a lot easier, now that interior designers are getting into the retail scene themselves. CHEAH UI-HOON checks out the edge that interior designers and stylists bring when they open shop CHEAH UI-HOON salad Fashion Home Accessories 25/27ARTHUR LEE - 1,342 words
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Article, Illustration1101 2006-04-22 19 GEOFFREY EU - There's more to Down Under than the Great Barrier Reef, a new marketing campaign will have you know. GEOFFREY EU reports GEOFFREY EU IT'S not quite as convenient as popping round to your neighbour's for a quick visit, but Australia is such a favoured travel destination1,101 words
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