The Business Times, 25 April 2006

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  • 16 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES Tuesday April 25,2006 SIN(3*PORfSS cents MICA (P) 099/03/2006 online at http://business-times.asia 1 .com.sg
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  • 988 1  -  Deals hit $3.6b in first quarter, led by Temasek's $2b sale of SingTel shares By CONRAD TAN [SINGAPORE] Equity capital market activity in Singapore has surged to a 15-year high in the first quarter of 2006, boosted by several big deals and more
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  • 716 1  -  Sources say Pacific Shipping Trust expected to raise US$100m from IPO By SIOW LI SEN [SINGAPORE] The Teo family's privately owned Pacific International Lines (PIL) one of Asia's biggest shipowners is behind plans for Singapore's first business trust, sources say. The Pacific
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  • TOP STORIES
    • 635 2  -  It alleges funds improperly paid or misused by ex-CEO and some on board By CONRAD RAJ [SINGAPORE! The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is suing its former chief executive TT Durai and some members of its old board, including former chairman Richard Yong, in
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    • 138 2 hsti M 2,***** (-10.95) ST INDEX FUTURES 2,59*40 (-11.00) SIMSCI 308.56 (-0.81) SIMSa FUTURES 307.00 (-1.50) MARKETS Monday Change KISE COMP 943.36 -4.83 NIKKEI 225 16,914.40 -489.56 HANG SENG 16,705.67 -206.48 SET INDEX 771.54 -1.52 JAKARTACOMP 1,442.86 -16.42 MANILA COMP 2,250.48 -12,49 SEOUL COMP 1,430.94 -20.37 SHENZHEN B
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    • 508 2 Asian currencies soar after G-7's remarks THE US dollar slipped to fresh multi-year lows yesterday, after unusually specific currency-related criticism aimed at Asian countries by the G-7 at the weekend. It ended yesterday as much as half a per cent weaker at eight-year lows of 551.5890 and RM3.6485,
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    • 448 2  -  Industry players say access to CPF funds is important By LESLIE YEE [SINGAPORE] The CPF Board is looking at whether to allow members to invest in business trusts under the CPF Investment Scheme (CPF IS). CPF members can already invest up to 35
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    • 291 2  -  By R SIVANITHY [SINGAPORE] Deutsche Bank is launching its third Warrant Star trading game this week to boost interest in warrants and provide traders with a hands-on platform to sharpen their skills. "It's part of our ongoing commitment to promote investor education
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    • 566 4  -  S$ and ringgit hit 8-year highs, although Chinese yuan little moved By LARRY WEE [SINGAPORE] The US dollar slipped to fresh multi-year lows versus a host of Asian currencies yesterday, after unusually specific curren-cy-related criticism aimed at Asian countries by G-7 finance ministers and
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    • 580 4 PM says he'd rather do the right thing than be popular Bernama [KUALA LUMPURI Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said his government's economic policy is not only about "tax and spend" while leaving behind a debt burden to the future
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    • 469 4 Keppel Telecommunications Transportation Ltd Co Reg No: *****0115G (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) 1. UNAUDITED RESULTS FOR THE FIRST QUARTER ENDED 31 MARCH 2006 The Directors of Keppel Telecommunications Transportation Ltd advise the following unaudited results of the Group for the first quarter ended 31 March 2006. GROUP 1Q2006
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  • COMPANY NEWS
    • 610 6  -  AGM WATCH It is a surprise that firms more often than not do not keep detailed minutes WONG WEI KONG Senior Correspondent WHENEVER there are meetings, there usually are minutes. Even social clubs keep records of their meetings for future reference and
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    • 229 6 TV show will promote profession as 'exciting career' CHARTERED accountants in Singapore are looking to raise their profile in the coming years. Members of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore (ICPAS) unveiled plans to do this, at the institute's annual
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    • 718 8  -  HTL, Koda, Man Wah benefit as revenue from abroad grows By UMA SHANKARI SINGAPORE-MADE furniture is beginning to make its mark on the global stage, and three listed furniture players here HTL International, Koda and Man Wah have ridden the wave to
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    • 618 8  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW By LESLIE YEE BANKS have been complaining that the money-lending landscape in Singapore isn't a level playing field. This comes in the wake of the inroads that GE Money has been making with its ezyCash. This product offers unsecured
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    • 723 8  -  Net profit, before one-off items, seen rising 32% for Q1 By CONRAD RAJ HIGH oil prices may be the bane of many but for Keppel Corporation (KepCorp), the world largest oil rig builder, it is a boon and the reason why net
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    • 447 8  -  RESULTS By WONG WEI KONG OSIM International Ltd, a maker of healthy lifestyle products, saw net profit fall 94 per cent in the first quarter of 2006 because of financing costs and lower revenue from recently acquired Brookstone Inc in the US. OSIM,
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    • 430 8  -  By MATTHEW PHAN PCA Technology yesterday reported an 11.8 per cent rise in full-year net profit to US$5.2l million, helped by higher turnover and a disposal gain. A contract manufacturer of electronic components used in handphones, computers and mUsic players, PCA saw its
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    • 305 8  -  By UMA SHANKARI ORNAMENTAL fish breeder Qian Hu saw its net profit for the first quarter of 2006 climb 10.8 per cent once again thanks to its self-bred dragon fish. The company reported yesterday that net profit for the three months
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    • 383 9  -  BRILLIANT HEARING Sum includes $160,000 fine for each of 3 insider trading offences By WONG WEI KONG BRILLIANT Manufacturing's former executive chairman and managing director Harry Koh Soe Khon was fined a total $593,000 and sentenced to one day in jail at the
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    • 449 9  -  ACCS TRIAL By CONRAD TAN FORMER Accord Customer Care Solutions (ACCS) chief executive Victor Tan took to the witness stand yesterday on the sixth day of a $3.75 million civil suit against him and three others linked to the company. Dressed
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    • 195 9 FOLLOWING the sale of its 45 per cent stake in Raffles City, Raffles Holdings yesterday said it is planning a 'clean exit' for its shareholders. It said in a statement that the company "is exploring various options to provide shareholders with a clean
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    • 254 9  -  By AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY PACIFIC Internet (PacNet) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Intel Technology to conduct studies and market trials for a form of mobile wireless Internet access technology. Through the collaboration, PacNet and Intel will look to advance
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    • 360 11  -  Proceeds to fund expansion, potential acquisitions By ALEXANDRA HO SPEED printing company Xpress Holdings is placing 98 million new shares, at 22 cents each, to raise about $21.5 million in net proceeds to fund its expansion and potential acquisitions. "The net proceeds
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    • 375 11  -  Part of fund to be used for purchase of equipment By ALEXANDRA HO TESTING services company Global Testing Corp has announced a proposed'share placement of 245 million shares, comprising 70 million vendor shares and 175 million new shares at 31.25 cents each, to
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    • 436 11  -  By MATTHEW PHAN FORMER Chinese stateowned chemical maker Jiutian Chemical Group has launched its IPO, offering shares at 29 cents each to raise $13.09 million in net proceeds for expansion. The initial public offering of 95 million shares comprises about 55
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    • 239 11 KEPPEL Telecommuications Transport (KepT&T) yesterday announced flat first-quarter net profit of $9.78 million, with earnings per share unchanged at 1.8 cents. Group turnover dipped 3.3 per cent to $24.14 million, due to lower contribution from its logistics operations in Foshan port
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  • SINGAPORE MARKETS
    • 498 10  -  STOCKS Energy-sensitive and property stocks head south as market posts moderate loss TEH HOOI LING Senior Correspondent PROFIT-TAKING, ignited by high oil prices, caused Singapore shares to pull back from record peaks yesterday. The decline, however, was moderate. Energy-sensitive stocks like Singapore Airlines were among
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      867 10  -  Compiled by MATTHEW PHAN Chartered Semiconductor April 24 dm: 551.73 ÜBS RESEARCH. April 21 Chartered reported Q1 results: Sales came in at US$355 million, down 3.2 per cent quarter-on-quar-ter, in line with our estimates. Gross margin reached 26.0 per cent, higher than our estimate of 21.7 per cent.
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    • 427 10 CURRENCIES AFP [TOKYO] The dollar was sharply lower against the yen in Asian trade yesterday after G-7 finance chiefs urged China to make its currency more flexible to help redress global economic imbalances, dealers said. The dollar dropped to 115.65 yen in Tokyo afternoon
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  • GENERAL ELECTION 2006
    • 670 12  -  Low Thia Khiang raises possibility of live TV debates By DANIEL BUENAS WORKER'S Party (WP) sec-retary-general Low Thia Khiang yesterday challenged the People's Action Party party to benchmark itself against governments in other developed countries. Introducing WP's latest parliamentary candidates to the media, Mr Low
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    • 359 12  -  By OH BOON PING COMMUNITY Development, Youth and Sports Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said yesterday he is glad that other opposition parties are not following the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) on the NKF issue. Speaking to reporters after a dinner hosted by the
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
    • 615 13  -  But as a proportion of total workforce, retrenchment rate is lowest in 12 years By ANNA TEO WHILE total retrenchments remained at around precrisis levels last year, the number of people laid off due to relocation of operations overseas rose to a
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    • 315 13  -  By ARTHUR SIM AT $400 million, Lucky Tower will be the largest amount ever paid for a collective sale site. This is the asking price that owners of the 91-unit condominium want for their 25-year-old building. Located on Grange Road, the large 169,188 sq
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    • SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
      • 72 13 SPRING Singapore and the Restaurant Association of Singapore have launched a Food Safety Programme for the food beverage trade, with the support of the National Environment Agency. The programme is based on the worldrecognised Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point standards. The standards will
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      • 77 13 POLYTECHNIC students can look forward to the start of courses related to Intellectual Property (IP) with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding yesterday between the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (Ipos), IP Academy, and all five polytechnics in Singapore. The signing marks the start
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      • 36 13 THE National University of Singapore and the acclaimed Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, have signed an MOU to formalise student and faculty exchanges and collaborative initiatives in research and teaching.
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    • 384 13  -  By CHEN HUIFEN ONE of Japan's biggest and oldest research institutes for science and technology has set up a liaison office in Singapore to seek greater collaboration with researchers here. Riken, short for Rikagaku Kenkyuusho (Institute of Physical and Chemical Research), yesterday
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    • 372 13  -  By GRACE CHONG TO CHERISH the legacy of the late president Wee Kim Wee, a group of community leaders has come together to establish the Wee Kim Wee Legacy Fund. The fund aims to raise $25 million, which will benefit future students
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    • 161 13 THE consumer price index (CPI) rose by 1.2 per cent last month compared to March last year, according to figures released yesterday by the Department of Statistics. The rise was smaller than the median forecast of a 1.5 per cent rise in a Bloomberg survey
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  • SMEspotlight
    • 986 14  -  Green-Tech Egg Industries has come up with new products to make life easier for consumers, reports SIM PING KHUAN SIM PING KHUAN HAVING trouble peeling hard-boiled eggs? Green-Tech Egg Industries thinks it has the answer. Green-Tech intends to be the first company in Singapore to produce ready-to-eat hard-boiled
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    • 247 14 ASIA-PACIFIC businesses are the most upbeat in the world about the 2006 economy, according to a recent HSBC survey conducted with 4,000 businesses in the region as well as in Europe and the Americas. This is largest survey ever undertaken by the bank on
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    • 344 15  -  By TEH HOOI LING INVESTORS who bought into Inter-Roller this time last week will already have gained in two ways. Not only did the share price go up by 4 per cent in the last five trading sessions, Inter-Roller also distributed a dividend of five cents a share
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    • 961 15  -  Ya Kun's kaya toast will mingle with the likes of fillet mignon in Tokyo, reports MATTHEW PHAN MATTHEW PHAN IN November 1997, Ya Kun Kaya Toast, then a little coffee stall near Lau Pa Sat, was evicted with 143 other hawkers from the Telok Ayer
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    • 673 15  -  SMALL CAPS It also aims to grow its event management business By UMA SHANKARI CITYNEON Holdings, a Singapore-based international exhibition and event management company, has been in the Middle East for more than 10 years, and is doing well for itself in the region.
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  • ECONOMY WATCH
    • 706 16 Oil execs say level of increases is not sustainable, prices need moderation Bloomberg [BEIJING] Record prices for crude oil, which has traded above US$75 a barrel, will reduce demand and hurt economies dependent on the fuel, said executives from oil companies including Chevron Corp, the
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    • 571 16 Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] The International Monetary Fund's policy-making committee endorsed a proposal to broaden the fund's role in mediating economic disputes between nations a move that may impinge on responsibilities now held by the Group of Seven nations. The IMF's Monetary and Financial
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    • 458 16 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] The Malaysian ringgit may rise this week on speculation the central bank will increase interest rates for only the third time in almost a decade amid accelerating inflation, a Bloomberg News survey shows. Among 13 investors, strategists and traders surveyed from
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  • MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
    • 677 17  -  Matter shows PM's commitment to overhaul privatisation policy By S JAYASANKARAN in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA'S Ministry of Energy, Water and Telecommunications has directed Tenaga Nasional, the country's premier power producer, to meet with independent power producers (IPPs) to renegotiate electricity purchase agreements seen
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    • 716 17 Govt paints scenarios for different options Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Wisma Putra said the government's decision to scrap the bridge project to replace the Johor Causeway is the best option given the strong public sentiment on the issue. Its Ambassa-dor-At-Large Ahmad Fuzi Abdul
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    • 414 17 Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesia will seek more supplies of crude oil from Saudi Arabia and liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Qatar during President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's first official visit to the Middle East this week, a Pertamina official said yesterday. Mr Yudhoyono
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    • BRIEFLY ASIA
      • 44 17 Bloomberg [MUMBAI] India's Finance Minister P Chidambaram has assured banks there will be adequate funds to meet their demand for loans, said A K Purwar, chairman of the nation's biggest commercial lender, the State Bank of India.
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      • 78 17 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] China's banking assets in March grew 19.2 per cent from a year ago to 39.19 trillion yuan (Ss7.B trillion), the nation's banking regulator said. Assets at China's four biggest state-owned banks Bank of China Ltd, Industrial Commercial Bank of China,
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      • 35 17 Reuters [JAKARTA] A diversified Indonesian company, PT Wijaya Karya, plans to sell 35 per cent of the firm in an initial public offering in mid-2006, a newspaper reported yesterday.
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      • 78 17 Reuters [TAIPEI] BenQ Corp, Taiwan's top maker of mobile phones and computer gear, swung to a loss in the first quarter as the firm faced restructuring pains after it took over Siemens mobile phone unit. The company posted a net loss of NT54.99
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      • 58 17 Bloomberg (SHANGHAI] Haier Electronics Group Co, the Hong Kong-listed unit of China's largest maker of home appliances, will sell its handset unit for HK$42O million (SsB6 million) to the parent company. The purchase aims to turn the Hong Kong-listed company into a flagship
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    • 248 17 Bloomberg [JAKARTA] PT Astra Agro Lestari, Indonesia's biggest publicly traded agriculture company, said first-quarter profit rose 10 per cent, helped by higher palm oil prices. Net income rose to 182.2 billion rupiah (5532.8 million), or 115.7 rupiah a share,
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  • GREATER CHINA
    • 549 18 It's expected to overtake Germany, France, Spain to become 3rd largest Bloomberg [BEIJING] China's travel industry will probably grow 23 per cent this year to become the world's thirdlargest, overtaking Germany, France and Spain, the World Travel Tourism Council said. The travel industry of
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    • 346 18 Beijing keeps tight grip on currency in spot market Reuters [SHANGHAI! China launched a market in currency swaps yesterday, the latest move towards creating a full range of derivative products that Beijing says is a precondition of a more flexible regime for the
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    • 300 18 Reuters [BEIJING] A vice-mayor of Shanghai defended the Chinese commercial hub's treatment of thousands of people who are being forced from their homes to make way for the 2010 World Expo, saying they are paid appropriate compensation. The moving of the 18,000 households
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    • 360 18 AFP [BEIJING] The amount of unsold real estate in China rose 23.8 per cent in the first quarter of 2006 as investment and prices in the booming sector continued to climb, state press said yesterday. The area of unsold property
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    • 582 19 Strong demand for gadgets fuels chip sales at world's top 2 chip makers Reuters [TAIPEI] TSMC and UMC, the world's top two contract chip makers, are set to post solid quarterly profits this week, underpinning a steady recovery helped by robust demand for
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    • 440 19 New rules will prevent companies from misleading investors: report [HONG KONG] The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has tightened the application procedures for real estate investment trusts (Reit) to prevent market manipulation, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported yesterday. A source close
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  • INDIA
    • 520 20 With expanded scope, they created 42% of new posts in Jan and Feb Bloomberg [MUMBAI] Computer software and processing services created more new jobs this year than any other industry in India, which has harnessed its low-cost educated labour to build a
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    • 429 20 [HANOVER, Germany] An influential member of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) on Sunday indicated its support to the Indo-US civil nuclear deal, according to a report in the online edition of the Hindustan Times. "We will be following discussions (on the deal)
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    • 669 20 AFP [BEIJING] Home to onethird of the world's population, China and India are essential factors in the interplay of forces that have driven global oil prices to their current highs. The two Asian giants seem on a path of rapid economic growth that
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    • 744 20  -  By PRIYANKA BHARDWAJ in New Delhi IT IS that time of the year again, the summer months from April to July, when the cola wars, led by PepsiCo and Coca-Cola, begin to simmer. The two cola giants roll out the biggest categories
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  • ASIA-PACIFIC/WORLD
    • 564 21  -  Dubai entity's move is latest in series of purchases by industry players By CLARENCE MICHAEL in Dubai AMIDST intense speculation about a possible bid for Euronext NV, the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) announced that it has increased its stake
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    • 682 21 13 seats are still empty as May 1 dealine nears By OUR CORRESPONDENT in Bangkok THAILAND'S ruling Thai Rak Thai party may not be able to form a government, as a second round of elections has left 13 seats vacant and the May 1
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    • WORLD WATCH
      • 161 21 Bloomberg [LONDON] Lafarge SA the world's biggest cement maker raised an offer to buy out its North American unit to US$3.5 billion and the unit's management recommended shareholders accept the sweetened offer. Under an amended offer for Lafarge North America
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      • 129 21 AP [BERLIN] US investment group Blackstone will buy 4.5 per cent of Deutsche Telekom AG, Europe's biggest phone company, for 2.68 billion (SS$5.3 billion) euros from a government-owned bank, the parties said yesterday. Blackstone has agreed to buy 191.7 million shares in
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      • 151 21 Bloomberg [EDINBURGH] BT Group pic, the UK's biggest phone company, has an agreement with the government to guarantee as much as £12 billion (Ss34 billion) of its pension obligations, according to estimates from RBC Capital Markets. The guarantee would cover only
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      • 115 21 Bloomberg [DOHA] Qatar may build a US$l billion oil refinery in Lebanon, using its record oil and gas earnings to invest in an overseas plant for the first time. State-run Qatar Petroleum International agreed Sunday to study building the refinery, which may
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    • 528 21 Bloomberg [MADRID] Abertis Infraestructuras SA Spain's largest highway operator agreed to buy Italy's Autostrade SpA for 12 billion euros (Ss24 billion) to form the world's biggest owner of toll roads. Autostrade shares rose as much a 9.9 per cent Abertis offered one share
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    • 339 21 AP [SEOUL] Hyundai Motor Co chairman Chung Mong Koo yesterday appeared for questioning by prosecutors about a slush fund scandal engulfing South Korea's largest carmaker. A stern-looking Mr Chung, wearing a pinstriped suit and walking slowly, arrived at the Supreme Prosecutors' Office
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    • 484 21 AP [LUXEMBOURG] Microsoft Corp began a challenge yesterday before the EU's second highest court of the European Commission's (EC) landmark antitrust ruling against it, arguing that the future of innovation in the technology industry was at stake. In its opening statement, Microsoft lawyer JeanFrancois Bellis
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  • AVIATION
    • 676 22  -  NEWS ANALYSIS Latest spikes could put pressure on fares, hurting weaker carriers By VEN SREENIVASAN [SINGAPORE] Could the current upsurge in fuel prices jolt global airlines and extend their lossmaking streak, just when they seemed to be headed towards clearer skies after
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    • LOG BOOK
      • 83 22 Bloomberg [BERUN] Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Europe's second-largest airline, is preparing travel agency Thomas Cook for a possible share sale and isn't negotiating with partner KarstadtQuelle AG to dispose of the business. "There are no talks with KarstadtQuelle regarding a sale of Thomas Cook," Michael
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      • 85 22 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Skymark Airlines Co, ordered last week by Japan's government to improve its maintenance, said it will hire more people to ensure it abides by safety standards and revise the manuals for its upkeep. Japan's largest low-fare carrier will add 29
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      • 88 22 Bernama [MELBOURNE] Business people are being targeted in a crackdown on the amount of baggage carried on to planes. The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (Casa) is encouraging airlines to use their legal authority to limit the weight and size of baggage taken into cabins, the
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    • 246 22 Aeroports de Paris is second biggest operator in Europe Reuters [PARIS] Aeroports de Paris (ADP), the company that runs the French capital's airports, said yesterday it could raise up to 600 million euros (Ssl.lB billion) by issuing new shares in an initial public offering.
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    • 255 22 Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] Kingfisher Airlines Ltd. an Indian carrier owned by the nation's biggest brewer, placed a US$l.l billion order with Airbus SAS for five long-range planes to fly to the US, said the aircraft maker. Kingfisher ordered five Airbus A 340-500 planes, with
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    • 136 22 Bloomberg [SEOUL] Asiana Airlines Inc, South Korea's secondlargest air carrier, increased net income by 29 per cent in the first quarter, helped by a stronger won. Net income rose to 41.3 billion won (5569.8 million), compared with 32 billion won a year
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  • SHIPPING
    • 694 23  -  Sale of stake in port unit to PSA also boosts other port companies' shares By DONALD URQUHART [SINGAPORE] Investors signalled support for the sale of a 20 per cent stake in Hutchison Whampoa's port unit to PSA International with the
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    • 427 23 Kuehne Nagel Q1 profit up 46% It is planning more purchases this year to expand in Europe Bloomberg [ZURICH] Kuehne Nagel International AG, the world's biggest sea-freight company, said first-quarter profit jumped 46 per cent as demand rose and new services helped it gain market share. The shares rose to
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    • 516 23 Reuters [BANGKOK] Precious Shipping, Thailand's largest shipping firm, said yesterday that the next two years would be challenging as rising supply put pressure on freight rates despite demand from steady growth in global trade. However, growing demand from China. India and Middle East, should help
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    • 205 23  -  By AL LABITA in Manila SOUTH Korea's Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction (HHIC) is going full steam ahead to build what would be the Philippines' biggest shipyard, officials said. It signalled a vigorous start with the hiring of 6,000 workers as it begins construction
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    • 416 23 AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Close military cooperation between Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia has dealt a major blow to pirates operating in the Malacca Strait, regional defence officials said yesterday. Malaysian armed forces chief Mohamad Anwar Mohamad Nor said that the situation had improved substantially since the launch
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    • 292 23 S6X '000 Apr 24 SS W- Vol CH Offshore 0.40 -0.01 401 Chuan Hup 0.35 unch 1192 Cosco Corporation 1.37 0.02 ***** CWT Distribution 130 -002 124 Ezra Hldgs 1.73 -0 09 539 Freight Links 0.08 -0.01 3885 Grand Banks Yacht 0.86 -0.02 5 Jaya Holdings 1.33 0
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    • 313 23 Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] The cost of shipping gasoline, naphtha and other petroleum products in Asia rose the most in at least Ave years last week because of demand from Japan. The rate to ship a 75,000 tonne oil-product cargo from the Persian
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    • 121 23 Reuters [SINGAPORE] Berthing operations at Australia's Port of Darwin have been suspended due to the approach of tropical cyclone Monica, a port officer said late yesterday. However, port authorities have yet to decide if port operations will be suspended, the officer said. "At the
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  • EDITORIAL & OPINION
    • 470 24 EDITORIAL ASEAN has come a long way in the last four decades but it still has a long way to go. At an Asean meet in Bali last week, there was a broad consensus that Asean members must deepen and accelerate their integration to stay
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    • 1188 24  -  As the focus turns to industrial manufacturing, the region looks set to recapture past glory By TIGER TONG IN THE past 20 years, China's coastal areas have been in the economic limelight, especially the Yangtze River Delta, Pearl River Delta and Jingjin Area as
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    • 760 24  -  THE BOTTOM LINE SHADA ISLAM Brussels Correspondent IT could turn out to be little more than polite words. But European Union policymakers struggling to build stronger relations with Muslim countries have set themselves a new task: hammering out guidelines which would
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    • 1407 25  -  Gazprom is just one example of the blurring lines between economic and political interests By ANDREW E KRAMER, STEVEN LEE MYERS NYT HERE in the Caucasus, above Sochi, Russia's only subtropical city, an elite ski resort is rising beside the Layura River. The resort,
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    • 421 25  -  LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Denis Distant Singapore I REFER to the report, "Isetan won't sell either building or business" (BT, April 22). As one of the crowd of shareholders who were at Isetan's AGM last Friday, I object to chairman Toshiaki Nakagawa's comment: "The
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    • 192 25  -  G N Setty Australia IT has been nearly ten years since the SGX changed its trading time. Maybe it is now time for a review. It has been my observation that there is hardly any trading of significance till Hong Kong opens at 10am. Most
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    • 731 25  -  By PAUL KRUGMAN NYT FORENSICS are in. If you turn on the TV during prime time, you're likely to find yourself watching people sorting through clues from a crime scene, trying to figure out what really happened. That's more or less what's going
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  • PROPERTY
    • 340 31 Reit buying bulk of Citibank Plaza for HK$18.7b; yield in 4.8%-5.5% range Bloomberg [HONG KONGI Champion Reit, which is selling shares in Hong Kong's Citibank Plaza, plans to offer a yield of as much as 5.5 per cent in its
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    • 299 31 Reuters (LONDON] The introduction of UK and German tax-effi-cient real estate investment trust (Reit) regimes could mean more than US$lOO billion in additional market capital over the next five years alone, and is likely to result in increased capital market activity
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    • 546 32  -  The plot is expected to fetch $6m or $36 psf of potential gross floor area By KALPANA RASHIWALA THE Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) yesterday released an industrial site at Woodlands Industrial Park. The 167,034 sq ft confirmed list site is being sold on a 60-year
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    • 370 32 PROPERTY developers continue to chalk up sales of private homes. Peak Development, part of Wee Cho Yaw's privately held Kheng Leong groujl, did a preview at the weekend for a 24-sto-rey freehold apartment project, The Chuan. BT understands it has sold about 30
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    • 288 32  -  By ALEXANDRA HO SINGAPORE'S biggest industrial landlord, JTC Corporation, continues to report strong demand growth in the net allocation of Prepared Industrial Land and other segments for the first quarter of this year. Thanks to strong growth in demand, the net allocation of
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    • 359 31 BALMORAL ROAD DEVELOPMENT SITE "»o> i- j 9-37 Balmoral Crescent Balmoral View Site area approximately W 51,080 sq ft Plot Ratio 1.6 A/ Height control up to 12 storeys "Vj 'TggpX.• Excellent locality v\ Walking distance to Newton MRT 1/ Close proximity to Orchard Road and other amenities Contact: CB
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    • 248 31 Land 152,250 sf Rectangular I 999-yr LH, GPR 1.4, 5 storeys Within Ikm t0 Nanyang Primary and Raffles Girls Primary I Quiet, overlooking landed estate «kMH Potential for 100 x 2,000 sf apts 100% owners'consent SEE? Closing on 8 May '06 (Mon), 3.00pm HOB Hub Toa Payoh chu (tfy) mht
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    • 229 32 We are hosting an exclusive Investors' Cocktail Reception on Thursday, 18th May at The Grand Hyatt Hotel from 6.30pm You will learn where the property hot spots are right now and how to attract the best tenants. There will also be a presentation on tax matters for non-UK resident landlords
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    • 331 32 FURAMATOWER Freehold Site at Leonie Hill Road |"1 I Site area 33,821 sq ft (approx) [ORCHARD SOMERSETJ rr oEH ORCHARD RD El I Plot Ratio :28:UP to 36 store y s |z| SSF| I Close proximity to Orchard Shopping Belt O CITY 1 g orchard boulevard Walking distance to Orchard
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