The Business Times, 24 May 2006
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Title Section15 2006-05-24 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES SINGAPORE 85 cents online at http://business-times.asial.com.sg MICA (P) 099/03/2006 Wednesday, May 24,200615 words
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Article, Illustration683 2006-05-24 1 R SIVANITHY - But S'pore brokers warn the worst may not be over By R SIVANITHY [SINGAPORE] Regional stock markets stabilised yesterday after Wall Street held its ground overnight and most European markets opened firmer. But Singapore brokers warned against complacency, saying the worst may not beSource: Bloomberg - 683 words
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Article135 2006-05-24 1 STI 2,429.55 (+12.86) ST INDEX FUTURES 2,430.00 (+13.00) SIMSCI 290.49 (+2.06) SIMSa FUTURES 290.60 (+2.90) MARKETS Tuesday Change KLSECOMP 926.56 +1.05 NIKKEI 225 15,599.20 -258.67 HANG SENG 15,864.56 -*-59.04 SET INDEX 727.21 +2.77 JAKARTACOMP 1,326.26 +17.21 MANILA COMP 2,264.36 -93.62 SEOUL COMP 1,329.86 -8.73 SHENZHEN B 298.98 -15.97135 words
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717 2006-05-24 1 SIOW LI SEN - It welcomes the challenge their activism brings By SIOW LI SEN [SINGAPORE] More and more hedge funds are expected to show up among the top 30 shareholders of the Singapore Exchange (SGX) company, as these highly leveraged funds like investing in717 words
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Advertisement10 2006-05-24 1 t PROFILE John Thain, the revolutionary CEO at NYSE PGI910 words
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TOP STORIES
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820 2006-05-24 2 ANTHONY ROWLEY - It expects growth of major economies to hit 3.1% this year By ANTHONY ROWLEY in Tokyo EVEN as Asian stocks take a beating in face of a global sell-off in equity and commodity markets, a senior OECD official suggested that investors could be820 words
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Article570 2006-05-24 2 $1 Om fund to boost S'pore fly-cruise business THE Singapore government has set up a $10 million Fly-Cruise Development Fund to tap Asia's growing leisure cruise industry. Cruise passengers in the Asia-Pacific region are projected to grow by more than 40 per cent to 1.5 million by 2010.570 words
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601 2006-05-24 2 ROLAND LIM, BRYNA SIM - Remaining 6,400 staff will stay with combined company Bv ROLAND LIM, BRYNA SIM [SINGAPORE] Hard disk giant Seagate Technology wrapped up its US$l.9 billion acquisition of rival Maxtor yesterday with an announcement that it will slash 6,400 jobs there by early next year.601 words
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Article518 2006-05-24 4 Shareholders also vote down merger proposal in favour of NYSE offer AP Reuters AFP [AMSTERDAM] Euronext, the pan-European stock market operator, yesterday rejected a new merger offer by Deutsche Boerse, a day after saying it favoured a bid by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).AP; Reuters; AFP - 518 words
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430 2006-05-24 4 MOOR AISHA - TOURISM DRAWS Aim is to tap Asia's growing leisure cruise industry By MOOR AISHA [SINGAPORE] The government has set up a $10 million Fly-Cruise Development fund (FCDF) to help Singapore tap Asia's growing leisure cruise industry. "Cruise passengers in the Asia-Pacific region are430 words
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Article, Illustration596 2006-05-24 4 VEN SREENIVASAN - By VEN SREENIVASAN [SINGAPORE] Asia's richest national golf Open Tournament just became richer, thanks to the backing of one of the world's most prominent financial groups. The Barclays group yesterday confirmed that it would be the title sponsor of596 words
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388 2006-05-24 4 NEIL BEHRMANN - By NEIL BEHRMANN in London A CONSORTIUM comprising Goldman Sachs, Singapore's GIC Special Investments and Canadian investment house Borealis Infrastructure Management has raised its bid for Associated British Ports (ABP). The offer on the table is £2.44 billion (557.3 billion)388 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article605 2006-05-24 6 WONG WEI KONG - HOCK LOCK SIEW By WONG WEI KONG A SIZZLING hot IPO market is often taken as good news for the stock market. But this may not always be the case. At particular points of the market cycle, hot IPOs (initial public offerings) may actually be a605 words
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Article, Illustration488 2006-05-24 6 LESLIE YEE - Ningbo Commercial Bank stake deal targeted for June completion By LESLIE YEE OCBC Bank said yesterday it has received approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore and the China Banking Regulatory Commission to buy 12.2 per cent of China's Ningbo CommercialARTHUR LEE - 488 words
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Article5620 2006-05-24 6 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS ACMGI Amer Income A EUR 6.5& ACMGI Amef Income B EUR 6.561 ACMGI Europ Income Opp AT SGD 15.37/ AIM Amro Asset Mgt (S pore) ACMGI Europ Income Opp BT SGD 15.37/ Star tjroptbftl 0 899/ ACMGI Ei*op Income Opp AT EUR 7.54/ Star El*ope Bond 1.5,620 words
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342 2006-05-24 8 LESLIE YEE - It aims to increase market share to double digit from 3-5% now By LESLIE YEE UNITED Overseas Bank (UOB) is starting a publicity drive to beef up its bancassurance business, as part of its plan to increase market share in Singapore from the current342 words
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243 2006-05-24 8 SINGAPORE Shipping Corp Ltd (SSC) posted a 1.1 per cent year-on-year rise in fourth-quarter net profit to $7.96 million, helped mainly by an exceptional gain from the disposal of vessels. But revenue from continuing operations for the three months to March 31, 2006,243 words
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Article, Illustration308 2006-05-24 8 ROLAND LIM - It launches sports content service for mobile phones By ROLAND LIM REGIONAL telco group Bridge Mobile Alliance (BMA), which counts Singapore Telecom as one of its founding members, yesterday said that it was eyeing the possibility of an initial public offering (IPO)308 words
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218 2006-05-24 8 OH BOON PING - By OH BOON PING DESPITE a 20.86 per cent year-on-year rise in turnover to $20.09 million, Jade Technologies Singapore still found itself in the red for its first half-year ended April 1, 2006. But the maker of integrated-circuit lead frames managed to slash its218 words
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Article496 2006-05-24 8 GRACE CHONG - CITIRAYA TRIAL By GRACE CHONG STATEMENTS recorded by the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) did not accurately reflect her true intentions because of translation disparities, accounts clerk Joanna Aw Meng Choo told a court yesterday. The misrepresentations allege she knew of "no stock movement" of496 words
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307 2006-05-24 8 YONG WEI KONG - By YONG WEI KONG PACIFIC Andes (Holdings) Ltd, a global seafood supplier, yesterday said fullyear earnings rose 66.4 per cent due to strong demand for frozen fish and the success of its vertical integration efforts. Net profit for the financial year ended March307 words
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330 2006-05-24 9 Largest S'pore IPO since 1993 garners 1 time oversubscription INVESTOR demand for stock in Thailand Beverage has outweighed the number of shares on offer, Reuters said in a report yesterday, citing sources. But, said the news agency, weak sentiment was taking the shine off330 words
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204 2006-05-24 9 KRITI SINGH - By KRITI SINGH OLAM International Ltd has secured a five-year USS3OO million syndicated loan facility. Lead arrangers for the loan were DBS Bank, Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, Rabobank International, Standard Chartered Bank and The Royal Bank of Scotland, Singapore branch. Standard Chartered Bank204 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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52 2006-05-24 9 SINGAPORE Press Holdings (SPH)bought back on Monday 1.79 million of its own shares at prices averaging about $4.09 a share. The market acquisition, representing 1.14 per cent of SPH's issued share capital as at the date of the share buy-back resolution, cost about52 words
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90 2006-05-24 9 INFORMATICS Holdings said yesterday that the Arbitration Tribunal has dismissed legal claims of about US$3.5 million against the company brought by Computerage Nigeria Ltd. The tribunal's orders include: award of US$279,000 to Informatics for its counterclaim of sub-franchise fees with interest; Computerage having to account90 words
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113 2006-05-24 9 CONSTRUCTION-BASED group PDC Corp has highlighted changes to its income statement made after the release of its unaudited financial statement for the year ended Dec 31, 2005. The changes contained in its audited results include turnover for the group increasing to $408,000 compared to113 words
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67 2006-05-24 9 CSE Global said its chairman, CEO and CFO had informed the company that they had increased their personal stakes in the company through open-market purchases. The chairman has increased his interest by 2 million shares to 0.6 per cent, the CEO about67 words
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35 2006-05-24 9 LKN-Primefield has appointed Wong Hong Ren, a director of the company since Feb 22 this year, as a non-executive chairman in place of Lim Kong Chong, who resigned on May 15.35 words
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Article, Illustration253 2006-05-24 9 SIOW LI SEN - By SIOW LI SEN THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) is leading the charge in promoting investor relations (IR) and as part of this effort it is pushing to set up an association for IR practitioners. Past surveys and a study by the Business School of253 words
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236 2006-05-24 9 EASYKNIT International Holdings Ltd, a Hong Kong-based cotton garment exporter, is seeking a voluntary delisting from the Singapore Exchange due to the low trading volume and costs of keeping a secondary listing in Singapore. "The board has considered the benefits of the shares being236 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration894 2006-05-24 10 LARRY WEE - CURRENCIES US$ still in trouble, euro and yen attract good demand, but A$ shaky LARRY WEE Senior Correspondent IF somebody wanted a good vindication of the old stock market advice "Sell in May and go away .the past week's sharp losses would894 words
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Article, Illustration1031 2006-05-24 10 SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDER/DIRECTOR TRANSACTIONS (Disclosures made on May 23 and earlier) Subsantial No of Price SHAREHOLDING Trans Shareholder/ Buy I Shares Per Before After Stock Date Director Sell '000 Shr COOP) ('000) Semb Kimtrans 23-May-06 Kimtrans S'pore PL Buy 197 na ***** 22.11 ***** 22.16 SembKimtrans 23-May-06 Tan1,031 words
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Article271 2006-05-24 10 UMA SHANKARI - Compiled by UMA SHANKARI KS Energy May 23 ckn: f? OCBC RfVESFMENT RESEARCH, May 23 OIL price is still up 40 per cent year-on-year in spite of recent price weakness. The combination of high oil prices, rig replacement needs and higher newbuild prices at established rig builders should271 words
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Article, Illustration401 2006-05-24 10 R SIVANITHY - STOCKS R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent INTRADAY short-sellers must have had a field day yesterday, although given the wild swings posted by the benchmark Straits Times Index, getting the timing right would have required as much luck as skill the index opened with a 15-point gain, promptly401 words
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Article, Illustration252 2006-05-24 10 YEO KEE YAN - CHART POINT By YEO KEE YAN chartist at Kelive Research THE Singapore stock market succumbed to further weakness as Asian bourses were hit by more bouts of selling. The Straits Times Index tumbled 77 points and probed the 200-day moving average (major support) at 2,404252 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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Article, Illustration743 2006-05-24 11 KALPANA RASHIWALA - PROPERTY One is an en bloc offer at $110.6m, the other a hotel plot from URA By KALPANA RASHIWALA EVEN as some market watchers wonder if developers' appetite for land will be hit by the stockmarket rout, new sites continue743 words
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190 2006-05-24 11 GIC Real Estate (GIC RE), the real estate investmentarm of Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC), said yesterday that it has sold a 29-storey office building with a retail podium in Hong Kong for HK52.375 billion. (Ss4B6 million). The building, called 181190 words
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347 2006-05-24 11 GRACE CHONG, SIM PING KHUAN - By GRACE CHONG, SIM PING KHUAN SINGAPOREANS are no longer country bumpkins when it comes to the arts. More locals, especially the young, now readily embrace the arts, according to the latest National Arts Council (NAC) survey. In just a decade, attendance347 words
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Article, Illustration79 2006-05-24 11 [SINGAPORE] SEX and speed turn men on. And come November they will get their share, when Big Boyz Toyz returns from Nov 30 to Dec 3. In response to exhibitor requests, entry will be free this year. There will be 100 exhibitors, and luckyARTHUR LEE - 79 words
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480 2006-05-24 12 UMA SHANKARI - POLITICAL WATCH Separate polls at municipal and parliamentary levels urged By UMA SHANKARI PANELISTS at a post-mor-tem of the recently concluded general election in Singapore last night called for reforms in the electoral system with separate polls at the municipal and parliamentary levels. Ho Khai480 words
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235 2006-05-24 12 Reuters CHEE Siok Chin, a defeated candidate in the recent polls and sister of Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) leader Chee Soon Juan, has filed an application with the High Court to annul the results of the May 6 parliamentary election, sayingReuters - 235 words
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Article, Illustration346 2006-05-24 12 KRITI SINGH - By KRITI SINGH GLOBAL Trader certificates were presented yesterday to over 50 international trading firms by Minister for Trade and Industry Lim Hng Kiang, in recognition of their status as global traders under International Enterprise (IE) Singapore's Global Traders Programme (GTP).FILE PHOTO - 346 words
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Article142 2006-05-24 12 INFLATION, as measured by the consumer price index (CPI), rose 1.1 per cent in April compared with the same month last year. Against the preceding month, the April CPI was up 0.5 per cent. The biggest year-on-year increase of 3.3 per cent was posted by142 words
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Article209 2006-05-24 12 CHEN HUIFEN - By CHEN HUIFEN SINGAPORE-BASED Novartis Institute for Tropical Diseases (NITD) will get a US$2O million funding boost through a partnership arrangement that involves the private and public sectors. The funds—to be injected by an alliance that includes the Economic Development Board, UK's Wellcome Trust and209 words
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11th WORLD HR CONGRESS
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Article, Illustration1127 2006-05-24 13 GRACE CHONG, SIM PING KHUAN - Moving in that direction with SHRI's help, it is creating a S'pore brand for local HR industry, say GRACE CHONG and SIM PING KHUAN GRACE CHONG, SIM PING KHUAN JERHMY is satisfied. Today, he negotiated a settlement with the labour unions, quelling unrest and1,127 words
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Advertisement79 2006-05-24 13 As the only national professional body for HR practitioners, SHRI is dedicated to promoting and maintaining high standards of professionalism in human resource management and development. At SHRI, we put the Human in human resources. Because we understand that in any organisation, 111 people are the biggest assets. i I79 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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Article, Illustration715 2006-05-24 14 Yen rises as outlook on sovereign rating raised from stable to positive Reuters [TOKYO] Japan's economic recovery won recognition yesterday when ratings agency Standard Poor's (S&P) raised its outlook on the country's long-term sovereign rating to positive from stable, sending the yen higher.Reuters; AP - 715 words
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Article2377 2006-05-24 14 vol Gamuda .3.60 -0.10 979 M« foil) General Corp 0.60 0.02 81 Genting 24.20 0.60 1373 ASM Realty 135 unch 22 George Kent .....0.65 0.06 299 AWe 031 30 GHL Systems 0.23 0.02 ***** ACP Industries 0.94 0.02 306 Gtobetromcs Tech .0.32 0.01 1255 Advance Synergy 0.21 0.012,377 words
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258 2006-05-24 14 AFP [HONG KONG] Hong Kong's economy expanded briskly on a broad front in the first quarter, driven by robust external trade, a pick-up in consumer spending, and a continued surge in investment, officials said yesterday. "While external trade continues to boom,AFP - 258 words
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438 2006-05-24 14 Reuters [TOKYO] The Bank of Japan will adjust interest rate levels gradually while guarding against the risks of excessive monetary easing, BOJ governor Toshihiko Fukui was cpioted as saying by the Nihon Keizai Shimbun financial daily. "We need to avoid theReuters - 438 words
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755 2006-05-24 14 GDP rises 0.4%, 2005 growth revised to 1% Bloomberg [FRANKFURT] Consumer spending led growth in the German economy, Europe's largest, in the first quarter, giving the European Central Bank (ECB) more leeway to raise interest rates. Gross domestic product, the value of allBloomberg - 755 words
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316 2006-05-24 15 AFP [KUAI.A LUMPUR] Malaysian carmaker Perodua has overtaken its lumbering competitor Proton to becoYne the nation's leading manufacturer thanks to a nifty new model, industry experts said yesterday. The development is the latest blow for Proton which is struggling to survive in theAFP - 316 words
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Article, Illustration521 2006-05-24 15 State support won't vanish overnight but won't continue indefinitely AP Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's national carmaker Proton must find a "powerful" foreign partner to remain in business, a government leader said yesterday, warning that it cannot expect indefinite and unconditional state support. Deputy PrimeAP; Reuters; AFP - 521 words
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206 2006-05-24 15 AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia will set up a special court to handle complaints on infringement of copyright and trademark, officials said yesterday in a move triggered by trade talks with the United States. The United States said earlier this yearAFP - 206 words
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335 2006-05-24 15 Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said yesterday the country would pay off ahead of schedule US$7.B billion outstanding from a rescue package provided by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in the Asian financial crisis. Antara state news agency quotedReuters - 335 words
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BRIEFLY ASIA
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51 2006-05-24 15 Bloomberg [TAIPEI] Prosecutors visited Chang Hwa Commercial Bank's head office yesterday as they probed a legislator's accusation that President Chen Shui-bian's son-in-law was involved in insider trading. Prosecutors visited the offices of chairman Chang Po-shin, president Chen Chen-jau and senior vice-president James Chen, a spokesmanBloomberg - 51 words
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55 2006-05-24 15 Reuters [SHANGHAI] Bank of Communications, China's fifth-largest lender, reported a 42.7 per cent increase in first-quarter earningsyesterday, powere<fby robust loan growth. BoComms, which is 19.9 per cent owned by HSBC Holdings, earned 2.9 billion yuan (SssBo million) in the first threeReuters - 55 words
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42 2006-05-24 15 Reuters [BEIJING] China yesterday said it hoped the US would start relaxing its curbs on exports of high-tech products to China, responding to signs from Washington that it could be willing to abandon some controls. —ReutersReuters - 42 words
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70 2006-05-24 15 Bloomberg [BEIJING] Agricultural Bank of China, the nation's troubled fourth-largest lender, won't be broken up to redistribute its bad loans and begin restructuring, central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan said. "There is no such plan," Mr Zhou said yesterday, referring to a May 21Bloomberg - 70 words
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58 2006-05-24 15 Reuters [SHANGHAI] HSBC Jintrust Fund Management Co Ltd, A joint venture in which HSBC Holdings owns 49 per cent, said yesterday it had raised US$367 million by selling its first fund product in China. HSBC Jintrust Fund, which began sales in early April,Reuters - 58 words
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70 2006-05-24 15 Reuters [BEIJING] China vowed yesterday to stop suspected economic criminals fleeing abroad, days after local media raised hopes that a fugitive accused of masterminding a smuggling ring could be deported from Canada. According to official data, about 800 suspected economic criminals had escapedReuters - 70 words
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79 2006-05-24 15 Reuters [BEIJING! China will raise retail gasoline and diesel prices by a larger-than-expected J 0-11 per cent from today, the second hike this year, in a move that could help boost refining margins but dampen domestic demand. The rises mean the retailReuters - 79 words
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77 2006-05-24 15 Reuters [MUMBAI] Indian drug maker Cipla Ltd has received tentative approval from the US Food and Drug Administration for generic AIDS drug nevirapine in the tablet form, according to an FDA statement. Also, Sun Pharma Ltd has received tentative approval for ondansetronReuters - 77 words
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71 2006-05-24 15 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] One of Asia's top terror suspects, who is hiding in Indonesia, is unlikely to flee the country because regional police are keeping a close watch for him, Indonesia's police chief said yesterday. Indonesian police raided a militant safehouse on JavaReuters - 71 words
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42 2006-05-24 15 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] China's software piracy rate fell four percentage points to 86 per cent last year thanks to efforts such as using legitimate software on government computers, the Business Software Alliance said. —BloombergBloomberg - 42 words
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GREATER CHINA
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439 2006-05-24 16 Firms to be allowed to use shares to pay for acquisitions Bloomberg [SHANGHAI! China's plans to let companies use stock when making acquisitions will boost takeovers and speed up consolidation in the world's fastest-growing major economy, some analysts and bankers said on Tuesday. "TheBloomberg - 439 words
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416 2006-05-24 16 Country's largest lender moves closer to planned US$l2b share sale in HK Bloomberg [SHANGHAI] China's social security fund has invested 10 billion yuan (Ss2 billion) in Industrial Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), moving the nation's largest lender closer to a plannedBloomberg - 416 words
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312 2006-05-24 16 Bloomberg [SHANGHAI/HONG KONG] China Telecommunications Group, which controls the nation's biggest fixed-line operator, plans to spin off a unit for an initial public offering in Hong Kong. The group plans to list an engineering and telecommunications services unit, Wang Xiaochu, chairmanBloomberg - 312 words
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Article, Illustration213 2006-05-24 16 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Bank of China is expected to price its IPO, worth up to US$9.B billion, at or near the top of its indicated range, but turbulent global markets could have curbed retail oversubscription levels. The Beijing-controlled lender, whichBloomberg; AFP - 213 words
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372 2006-05-24 16 Reuters [WASHINGTON] The United States has no immediate plans to j negotiate a free tradeppact with Taiwan, but is eager to discuss other ways to expand economic ties, a top US trade official told reporters on Monclay i "Let me justReuters - 372 words
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487 2006-05-24 16 Bank's investment said to be worth HK$780m Reuters [HONG KONG] HSBC Holdings will take a stake in Shui On Land Ltd as part of the Chinese property developer's IPO next month, at a time when government steps to cool China's propertyReuters - 487 words
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INDIA
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Article, Illustration588 2006-05-24 17 Merchant bankers say pricing has to fall sharply to attract investors Reuters [MUMBAI] Billion of doUars of initial public offerings (IPOs) lined up by Indian companies face an uphill task attracting demand as India's two-year bull run wilts amid a globalReuters; REUTERS - 588 words
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470 2006-05-24 17 Number soars to 25,000 from some 3,000 2 years ago [MUMBAI] The aura associated with working for multinational companies (MNC) is largely dimming, with more foreign nationals opting to work with domestic IT majors, fondly called the Indian MNCs, says Business Standard. The domestic470 words
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441 2006-05-24 17 Bloomberg [BANGALORE] Intel Corp, the world's biggest computer-chip maker, said it is in talks with the Indian government on setting up a factory in India. "We're not prepared to announce any new plans for that today," Paul Otellini, chief executive officerBloomberg - 441 words
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515 2006-05-24 17 It closes 3.3% up at 10,822.78, halting a 3-day, 14% slide Bloomberg [MUMBAI] India's Sensitive index rose, halting a threeday, 14 per cent slide, as some investors judged the fall to be excessive. "It's a good opportunity to buy," said UK Sinha, chairman of UTIBloomberg - 515 words
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Article, Illustration345 2006-05-24 18 Rivals vow to resume protests, dub his return to power a ploy Reuters [BANGKOK] Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra formally took back the reins of power yesterday, chairing a Cabinet meeting almost two months after he came under fire from critics andReuters; AP - 345 words
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467 2006-05-24 19 Regulators also call for probe on execs following US$10.8b in accounting errors Bloomberg INFW YORK] Federal investigators will recommend limits on Fannie Mae's mortgage holdings following US$lO.B billion in accounting errors by the largest source of money for US home loans, accordingBloomberg - 467 words
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377 2006-05-24 19 WINSTON CHAI - 40% rate puts S'pore in top 20 with lowest piracy By WINSTON CHAI [SINGAPORE] Going against the upswing in software piracy rates in the Asia-Pacific region, the use of bootleg programs here has dropped to its lowest level in recent years. According to a report377 words
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237 2006-05-24 19 NYT [NEW YORK] Wal-Mart Stores Inc expects to soon get approval from federal regulators to enter banking, but its victory will come at a high cost, a top executive told a bankers' conference on Monday. "It has been a lot more effort than weNYT - 237 words
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Article, Illustration385 2006-05-24 19 Marks Spencer profit falls 11% in the absence of one-time gain Bloomberg [LONDON] Marks Spencer Group, the UK's largest clothing retailer, said annual profit fell 11 per cent as a one-time gain from selling its finance unit wasn't repeated. Net income dropped to £523.1 million (551.55 billion) in the yearBloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 385 words
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267 2006-05-24 19 Bloomberg [SAN FRANCISCO] Sun Microsystems will fire workers to boost profits and plans to announce details by end-July, chief financial officer Michael Lehman said yesterday. "We are now ready to resize the company," Mr Lehman told investors during a JP Morgan technologyBloomberg - 267 words
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Article, Illustration714 2006-05-24 19 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] John Thain, the chief executive officer of NYSE Group Inc, has done more to transform the 214-year-old institution in his two-year tenure than any of his predecessors. He still risks faliing behind rivals. NYSE Group, owner of the New York Stock Exchange, onBloomberg; AP - 714 words
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340 2006-05-24 19 Reuters [SEOUL] South Korea's antitrust watchdog said yesterday it had rejected an objection lodged by Microsoft Corp over a ruling that the company should unbundle its media player and messaging service from Windows software. The world's biggest software company was ordered in December byReuters - 340 words
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564 2006-05-24 20 VEN SREENIVASAN - Easy connections, single journey for passengers using Jetstar Asia, Valuair By VEN SREENIVASAN [SINGAPORE] Qantas is integrating its low-cost offshoots so that passengers can travel from Jakarta to Singapore and onwards to Bangalore in one seamless journey using just one ticket and564 words
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Article2152 2006-05-24 20 CITY FLIGHT ETA FUGHT ETD Delhi S2081 0630 S2082 0910 CQ4S6 1300 SQ407 0715 IC860 0925 Adalaida LH9771 1750 LH9770 2345 °Z*° SQ408 1855 SQ230 1750 SQ229 2345 Amstardam L***** 0630 AZ3993 2255 1640 GA841 1755 SQ323 0630 KL838 2255 900 AZ3992 1530 L***** 2345 22,152 words
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Article, Illustration363 2006-05-24 20 VEN SREENIVASAN - By VEN SREENIVASAN [SINGAPORE] Changi Airport has trumped Hong Kong to clinch the "Airport of the Year" title at the Skytrax World Airport Awards 2006 for the first time. The Airport of the Year award is a result of the world's largestFILE PHOTO - 363 words
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463 2006-05-24 20 Bloomberg [LONDONJ BAA pic, the world's largest airport operator, may return £750 million (552.23 billion) to investors as part of a plan to fend off a takeover., Details of the return of cash will be contained in a letter to shareholders, BAA,Bloomberg - 463 words
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360 2006-05-24 20 AP [MINNEAPOLIS] Northwest Airlines would be able to lay off roughly 700 ground workers under a tentative agreement with their union, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers said on Monday. The exact number of layoffs won't be known until theAP - 360 words
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Miscellaneous276 2006-05-24 20 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD thug was outlawed (5,4) 8 Where to find the brave final10 Stepping stones to reason 11 Criticise a show, we hear (6) Hi |HV jHj AH 12 Originator of intrigue in the 3 New crusades for old vehicles 15 Leav4 very little time to re- I I J276 words
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Article, Illustration705 2006-05-24 21 DONALD URQUHART - Call to rethink strategy as many security issues appear to be local police problems By DONALD URQUHART [SINGAPORE] A new report on Malacca and Singapore Straits security identifying smaller coastal vessels as being most at risk of attack has led some experts705 words
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Article743 2006-05-24 21 DAVID HUGHES - STRAIT TALK By DAVID HUGHES THE annual meeting of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and its sister organisation, the International Shipping Federation (ISF), held in Washington a couple of weeks ago; marked the end of an era for the two shipowners' representative organisations.743 words
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495 2006-05-24 21 Reuters [MUMBAI] An initial public offering by Indian discount carrier Deccan Aviation has struggled to find takers, raising questions on the viability of the low-cost airline model in an increasingly crowded market. The offering, which was to close yesterday, comprises a fresh issueReuters - 495 words
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Article, Illustration489 2006-05-24 21 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Boeing Co, the world's second-largest commercial-aircraft maker, will begin taking orders for a larger version of its planned 787 Dreamliner jet within the next year, spurred by demand from Middle Eastern airlines. "My guess is that it will beBloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 489 words
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305 2006-05-24 21 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd, Asia's second-most profitable carrier, will raise ticket surcharges by as much as 22 per cent, its first increase this year, to help cover higher jet fuel costs. The Hong Kong-based airline will charge passengers on long-haul flightsBloomberg - 305 words
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Article281 2006-05-24 21 SGX '000 May 23 St W- Vol CH Offshore 335 -0.01 103S ChuanHup- .032 -0.01 2399 Cosco Corporation 1.31 0.06 ***** CWT Distribution 1,16 -0.02 164 Ezra Hldgs 3.48 0.03 402 Freight Links 0.07 unch 1666 Grand Banks Yacht .0.83 unch 0 Java Holdings 1.38 0.03 224 K1281 words
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Article, Illustration659 2006-05-24 22 SAMUEL EE - Petrol-electric technology is best solution for next 10-20 years: Toyota Reports by SAMUEL EE WHEN the first Toyota Prius was launched in Japan in late 1997, chief engineer Satoshi Ogiso was a worried man. Petrol-electric hybrid technology was being introduced for the very first time659 words
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363 2006-05-24 22 TOYOTA wants to offer smaller and cheaper hybrid cars for sale but the paradox is that they are more expensive to develop. As a result, it has been easier to introduce costly petrolelectric hybrid technology in larger, premium models like the Lexus RX4OOh and363 words
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Article, Illustration552 2006-05-24 22 SAMUEL EE - By SAMUEL EE ASIA will continue to be an important growth region for Honda, going by the announcements in the operational plans unveiled at the Japanese carmaker's 2006 mid-year press conference. Honda Motor Co president and CEO Takeo Fukui last week outlined his company's futureFILE PHOTO - 552 words
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Article, Illustration826 2006-05-24 23 Matthew Phan - By Matthew Phan THE value of Singapore's trading industry boggles the mind, especially when one considers the finite number of companies involved, and the small number of actual traders each company typically employs. Offshore physical trades booked in Singapore grew to US$225 billion in 2005,826 words
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Article, Illustration1372 2006-05-24 24 GAIH SEOW KEE - While nuclear power, hydropower and coal will be important in meeting global energy demand, fossil fuels will continue to be the mainstay, writes GAN SEOW KEE GAIH SEOW KEE GLOBAL energy demand is expected to climb by almost 50 per cent in the next 25 years, asSource: Bloomberg - 1,372 words
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Article, Illustration775 2006-05-24 25 MATTHEW PHAN - Singapore Pulp exists purely to help Cellmark's Indonesian client sell its produce, MATTHEW PHAN reports MATTHEW PHAN "THE market volume for traded pulp is very big, but most of it knows where it is going." So says Fredrik Anderson, managing director of Singapore775 words
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Article, Illustration1318 2006-05-24 26 MATTHEW PHAM, SIM PIMG KHUAN - Oil trading provides Thailand's largest domestic oil producer an opportunity to do so. MATTHEW PHAN and SIM PING KHUAN report MATTHEW PHAM, SIM PIMG KHUAN OIL is an industry many governments want in on; whether for reasons of national security or the giant profitsAFP - 1,318 words
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873 2006-05-24 27 MATTHEW PHAN - Duferco Asia tells MATTHEW PHAN what it's like in the steel trade MATTHEW PHAN "THE steel trade is done out in the field. The trader needs to be a relationship manager and have a holistic view of the business and a complete picture of the873 words
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Article, Illustration777 2006-05-24 28 MATTHEW PHAN - Its pace of economic development makes the region the fastest growth segment for the heavy equipment manufacturer, MATTHEW PHAN reports MATTHEW PHAN "ONR of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you" Caterpillar might be known to some by its steel-toed stompers, but the777 words
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Article, Illustration534 2006-05-24 28 MATTHEW PHAN - By MATTHEW PHAN WHILE chemical traders are "physical traders" who rely on "intuition" and are "personality-oriented, listening types" and "not screen traders", PC-based instant messaging is fast becoming a tool of the trade, managing director of Interchem 2000 Group Gerry Yeap says. Traders dislike534 words
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Article, Illustration929 2006-05-24 29 LYNN NG - In times of market volatility, a commodity bank will be able to assist a client in structuring transactions such that risks are minimised, says LYNN NG LYNN NG THE rising price of commodities is a double-edged sword that fuels long-term investment interest but also generatesFILE PHOTO - 929 words
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Article529 2006-05-24 30 EDITORIAL ALTHOUGH some emerging markets stabilised yesterday, over the previous 10 days they saw their biggest sell-off since the Asian crisis of 1997-98. What, it may be asked, is going on? The Morgan Stanley Capital International Index, which tracks shares in 26 emerging markets around the529 words
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Article, Illustration818 2006-05-24 30 LEON HADAR - THE BOTTOM LINE LEON HADAR Washington Correspondent THE conventional historical narrative of US President George W Bush's foreign policy has traced the ascendancy of the neoconservative ideologues in his administration to the Sept 11, 2001 attacks on the818 words
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Article, Illustration1096 2006-05-24 30 NEIL BEHRMANN - It's a mixed bag as the dollar slide boosts exports and jobs in Asia at the expense of Europe NEIL BEHRMANN London Correspondent Alarm bells are ringing in Europe and Japan because US dollar devaluation is hurting exporters, economies and jobs. Long awaited revivalsAFP - 1,096 words
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Article, Illustration846 2006-05-24 31 HIDEYUKI SANO - Finding it hard to get yen funds, they use swaps, exchanging dollars for yen in Libor market By HIDEYUKI SANO Reuters FOREIGN banks in Japan are having trouble raising yen funds as the Bank of Japan (BOJ) mops up theReuters; REUTERS - 846 words
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701 2006-05-24 31 BARANI KRISHNAN - By BARANI KRISHNAN Reuters THE week-long sell-off in commodities has erased many millions of dollars in recent profits, but investors who had warmed to the asset class will not park their money forever in bland bonds or money market funds. Another roundReuters - 701 words
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Article, Illustration879 2006-05-24 31 ANDY MUKHERJEE - ANDY MUKHERJEE Bloomberg INVESTING in Indian stocks should now carry the Surgeon General's warning. Last week's 11 per cent decline in the Mumbai stock exchange's Sensitive Index had at least five investors in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad seeking medicalBloomberg; AFP - 879 words
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Article, Illustration1380 2006-05-24 38 ROY VARGHESE - MONEY MATTERS What should be their strategy in the face of a weaker US dollar and signals that rate hikes are coming to an end in the US? ROY VARGHESE IT has been a relatively calm year for investors so far. Global equities, including Asian stocks,Source: Bloomberg; Source: ipac - 1,380 words
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Article, Illustration429 2006-05-24 38 R SIVANITHY - By R SIVANITHY HOW would you profit from a falling stock market? One way would be to borrow scrip and "go short", selling shares first before buying them back later at a lower price. This, however, assumes availability of the scrip for the429 words
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Article, Illustration1244 2006-05-24 39 GENEVIEVE CUA - Banker Wendy Lim's best investment decision was to start saving early. She tells GENEVIEVE CUA how she plans to build up her retirement kitty GENEVIEVE CUA SHK is on track towards her retirement kitty of $1.8 million from which she could draw anARTHUR LEE - 1,244 words
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Article785 2006-05-24 39 CHET CURRIER - By CHET CURRIER Bloomberg [LOS ANGELES] From a long-term investor's point of view, the recent uproar over inflation in the financial markets is no cause to panic. In the next little while the inflation statistics may look a bit worse than expected, as did Wednesday'sBloomberg - 785 words
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Article, Illustration315 2006-05-24 39 Chua Boon Lee - By Chua Boon Lee Standard Poor's Associate, Fund Services WE thought it would be interesting to spotlight the asset managers linlced to the Big Three local banks this week. This analysis focuses on retail funds that span the different asset classes excluding insurancelinked and capital protected fonds.315 words
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Article, Illustration1272 2006-05-24 40 GENEVIEVE CUA - Financial advisory firms see further increase in their assets under administration. GENEVIEVE CUA looks at their performance GENEVIEVE CUA JHjk BOUT four years ago when jßfc the first financial advisory jm Sk (FA) licences were given M out, many believed FA serm m vices would1,272 words
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