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Title Section17 2006-07-29 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES SINGAPORE 85 cents MICA (P) 099*03/2006 July 23-30, 2006 online at http://fajstness-times a&ial com.sg17 words
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Article, Illustration787 2006-07-29 1 KALPANA RASHIWALA - All things considered, analysts see no looming shortage despite some indications to the contrary By KALPANA RASHIWALA [SINGAPORE] Is the supply of private homes tightening as some developers have been suggesting? Official figures released yesterday showed that the number of private homes available in projectsSource: LRA, HDB - 787 words
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Article, Illustration566 2006-07-29 1 SIOW LI SEN - He breaks news at AGM, even as shareholders heap praise on him By SIOW LI SEN [SINGAPORE] The Opposition should be relieved that Singapore Telecom's outgoing group chief executive Lee Hsien Yang is not interested in politics going by the unabashed admiration that566 words
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TOP STORIES
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Article, Illustration749 2006-07-29 2 ARTHUR SIM - ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN AWARDS The winning designs are of high quality but there's also much similarity By ARTHUR SIM [SINGAPORE] It wasn't too long ago when the urban landscape was blighted by faux-classical architectural confections. Today, these are the epitome of bad taste and the malaise749 words
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Article449 2006-07-29 2 DBS Q2 earnings up 27%; no rise in dividend DBS Group reported a 27 per cent jump in net profit to $603 million for the second quarter ended June 30. Excluding a one-time gain of $54 million from the sale of a Hong Kong office building, DBS's net449 words
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Article, Illustration710 2006-07-29 2 JOHN GEE - SATURDAY SOAPBOX A city that changed more slowly might be a place more loved by those growing up in it JOHN GEE FOR the past four weeks, workmen in a flat below where I live have started drilling around 10 am and continued710 words
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Article, Illustration282 2006-07-29 2 Valuing Bill Gates Source: The Globals Bill Gates recently announced that he will focus on the activities of tils charitable foundation and reduce his involvement in Microsoft, the company he founded in 1975. By taking the company public in 1986, he turned Microsoft into the world's leading software company—andSource: The Globals; Photo,Reuters - 282 words
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RAFFLES CONVERSATION
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Article, Illustration2138 2006-07-29 3 PARVATHI NAYAR - Jazz maestro Jeremy Monteiro, who hits his third decade as a musician next year, talks to PARVATHI NAYAR about his involvement with the S'pore music scene PARVATHI NAYAR f HATED practising the piano, but my mother would force me to do so. One day, I switched onARTHUR LEE - 2,138 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article, Illustration738 2006-07-29 4 LESLIE YEE - First-half profit excluding one-time gain of $54m is $1.07b-up 26% By LESLIE YEE DBS Group reported a 27 per cent year-on-year jump in net profit to $603 million for the second quarter ended June 30. Excluding a one-time gain of $54ARTHUR LEE - 738 words
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432 2006-07-29 4 JEAN CHUA - By JEAN CHUA THE Ascott Group has doubled its net profit for the second quarter of this year, thanks largely to gains of $62.4 million from selling 12 properties to its investment trust and Liang Court Shopping Centre. The serviced-residence arm432 words
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Article, Illustration464 2006-07-29 4 SAMUEL EE - By SAMUEL EE INCREASED train ridership and growing rental and advertising income boosted SMRT Corp's net profit 6.8 per cent to $27.4 million for the first quarter ended June 30. As a result, revenue rose 2.3 per cent year-on-year to $180.2464 words
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Article, Illustration518 2006-07-29 4 R SIVANITHY - STOCKS R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent IF you wanted to describe the week just past in a few words, it would have to be one that saw plenty of volatile, rotational interest with a firm bias. Since trading was probably driven mainly by house518 words
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Article, Illustration478 2006-07-29 4 CONRAD TAN - By CONRAD TAN RAFFLES Medical Group's net profit jumped 38 per cent to $3.8 million for the second quarter, boosted by a rise in the number of patients and new services offered at its hospital and clinics. Revenue for the private478 words
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329 2006-07-29 4 CHEW XIANG - By CHEW XIANG SINGAPORE Food Industries (SFI) yesterday wheeled out a 7 per cent year-on-year net profit growth for the second quarter. Net profit was $7 million, up from $6.5 million previously. Revenues grew 5.9 per cent to $147.2 million. Despite329 words
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603 2006-07-29 5 They include slowing mobile user growth and price competition Reuters [SINGAPORE] The new chief of Singapore Telecommunications (Sing Tel), South-east Asia's biggest telecoms firm, will face formidable challenges: stiff pricing competition, slowing mobile user growth and regulatory changes across much of Asia. LeeReuters - 603 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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40 2006-07-29 5 BH GLOBAL Marine has reported a 50.2 per cent jump in half-year net profit to $5.2 million. For the six months ended June 30, revenue rose 67 per cent to $22.7 million.40 words
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39 2006-07-29 5 SAMUDERA Shipping Line has reported a 84.9 per cent fall in Q2 net profit to $3.5 million. For the three months ended June 30, turnover slipped 2.7 per cent to 168.8 million.39 words
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38 2006-07-29 5 FRAGRANCE Group yesterday posted a 28.3 per cent jump in half-year net profit to $7 million. For the six months ended June 30, turnover climbed 31.7 per cent to $49.5 million.38 words
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44 2006-07-29 5 CHINA Transcom Technologies (CTT) is seeking to acquire Henan Tianhai Electric, a maker of car spare parts in China. Henan Tianhai will provide a profit warranty totalling 60 million yuan (S$l 2 million) for FY2006 and FY2007.44 words
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32 2006-07-29 5 CEI Contract Manufacturing's net profit for the half-year ended June 30,2006 fell 12.9 per cent to $2.47 million. Revenue slipped 0.3 per cent to $35.36 million.32 words
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Article32 2006-07-29 5 SINGAPORE Technologies Engineering said its US company VT Miltope has received a US$6.4 million order from the US Army. Delivery is scheduled to start this month.32 words
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Article47 2006-07-29 5 AUSTRALAND Property Group's first-half net income has slipped to A$89.3 million (S$104 million) from A$89.8 million a year earlier. Sales slid 52 per cent to A$442 million from AS913 million previously, when revenue was boosted by asset sale proceeds of A$342 million.47 words
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Article47 2006-07-29 5 SEMITECH Electronics Ltd said that it has sold 16 million shares, or one per cent, of mDR Limited at five cents a share in the open market. The sale is in line with a plan by the company to divest its non-core assets.47 words
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291 2006-07-29 5 Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] Shares of Asia Pacific Breweries Ltd (APB), whose shares surged to a record on Thursday, dropped 15 per cent after they resumed trading following a brief halt in Singapore. The shares, which were suspended earlier yesterday pending an announcement, fellBloomberg - 291 words
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301 2006-07-29 5 Reuters [HONG KONG] Singapore Exchange Ltd hopes to have up to 20 hedge fluids listed on its bourse by year-end. and is searching as far abroad as Japan, Australia and Europe for candidates, exchange officials said yesterday. Last month, Asia's thirdlargest publicly tradedReuters - 301 words
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PERSONAL INVESTMENT
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Article, Illustration986 2006-07-29 6 MATTHEW PHAN - Compiled by MATTHEW PHAN Singapore Exchange July 28 dose: $3.60 CITIGROUP RESEARCH. July 28 UPGRADE to "hold" from "sell"; We have raised our target price on SGX. to $3.88 from $3.00, based on: FYO7 profits raised 9 per cent to $187 million, assuming $900 million daily turnover (fromSource: Bloomberg - 986 words
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Article1083 2006-07-29 6 For week beginning Jul 24 SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDER/DIRECTOR TRANSACTIONS SubuntUi Buy No of Wn SMAMMOUMMC Tram Shareholder' S«l Slum Par Mar* After Stock Data Director Con* 000 Shr 5 COOP) fOOO) Vita Hldqs 28-Jul06 Chong Thim Pheng Buy 200 na ***** 11.98 ***** 12.05 Asia Pac 27-Jut-061,083 words
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Article, Illustration867 2006-07-29 6 TONY DOLPHIN - No, but it has fallen less than expected in the first half due to rising US rates By TONY DOLPHIN AT THE start eT the year, perts were prepared to bet that the US dollar would fall sharply in 2006. Asian currencies were expected toBLOOMBERG - 867 words
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BT INVESTMENT ROUNDTABLE
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Article, Illustration2123 2006-07-29 7 OVERVIEW GETTING a broadband connection into the home no longer seems to be a luxury. In fact, the government's latest infocomm masterplan is intended to boost household broadband penetration in Singapore from about 50 per cent currently to 90 per cent by 2015. And helping2,123 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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Article435 2006-07-29 8 ARTHUR SIM - Q2 price index up 1 from previous quarter and 1.2% from a year ago By ARTHUR SIM THE resale market for Housing and Development Board (HDB) flats continues to improve. Latest official figures show that HDB'S resale price index rose by one per cent in Q2435 words
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249 2006-07-29 8 LESLIE YEE - By LESLIE YEE THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) warned yesterday that bogus e-mail containing its name, logo and letterhead are being used in a financial scam. The e-mail sent by cyberspace tricksters on the lookout for easy money typically asks recipients249 words
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Article, Illustration380 2006-07-29 8 MICHELLE QUAH - By MICHELLE QUAH A NEW centre of learning for tax issues was launched yesterday with the aim of enlarging Singapore's pool of tax professionals and helping them acquire the complex expertise needed to perform well. The Big Four accounting firms, the Law Society of Singapore380 words
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Article5832 2006-07-29 8 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS ACMGI Amer Income BT USD 8.49/ ACMGI Amer Income A USD 8.45/ ACMGIAmer IncomeBUSD 8.45/ AIM Amro Asset Mgt (S port) ACMGI Airier Income A EUR 665/ Star Ejope E(»!" 0.934/ ACMGI Amer Income B EUR 6.6V Star urope Bond .17V ACMGI Europ Income Opp AT SGO5,832 words
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335 2006-07-29 9 CHEW XIANG - The firm plans to expand production facilities at its 20-ha site in Tuas By CHEW XIANG MERCK, Sharp Dohme Technology Singapore (MSD), a wholly owned subsidiary of global pharmaceutical giant Merck, yesterday unveiled a $100 million expansion of its production facilities here. The335 words
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376 2006-07-29 9 MATTHEW PHAN - By MATTHEW PHAN OVER US$l trillion worth of infrastructure projects are up for grabs in the Arabian Gulf region, and Singapore companies that want to be -part of the action can take advantage of mega-projects like Dubailand and Saudi Arabia's King376 words
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Article, Illustration408 2006-07-29 9 DANIEL BUENAS - By DANIEL BUENAS SINGAPORE'S corporate sector continued to invest heavily abroad in 2004, with total overseas investment rising 8 per cent to a record $327.6 billion, figures released yesterday by the Department of Statistics (DOS) show. Total direct investment which accounted forSource: DOS - 408 words
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402 2006-07-29 9 CHEN HUIFEN - By CHEN HUIFEN JUST introducing a wide range of work-life initiatives will not work for the company if they are irrelevant, do not enhance performance, or make employees insecure about taking part in them, said Manpower Minister Ng Eng Hen. Instead, companies should make sure402 words
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305 2006-07-29 9 AP [SINGAPORE] The nation will not allow outdoor demonstrations during the upcoming annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank (WB), but will set up an indoor venue for registered civil groups, the police chief of staff announced yesterday. SohAP - 305 words
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Advertisement900 2006-07-29 9 CEI CONTRACT MANUFACTURING LIMITED B 1 Company Registration No: *****5114H ANNOUNCEMENT HALF-YEAR FINANCIAL RESULTS 2006 The unaudited results of the Group and of the Company for the financial half year ended 30 June 2006 are as follows: GROUP 2006 2005 $'000 $'000 Revenue 35,358 35,476 (0.3) Cost of sales (26,021)900 words
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MALAYSIA
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440 2006-07-29 10 PAULINE NG - Foreign Minister George Yeo says this is a very significant move By PAULINE NG ASEAN received a boost yesterday with the European Union (EU) indicating its interest to accede to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in what Singapore Foreign Minister440 words
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Article, Illustration260 2006-07-29 10 Assaulted before he addressed crowd; culprit identified AFP Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad, who is locked in a bitter dispute with the new government, was attacked with pepper spray yesterday, his spokesman said. Dr Mahathir was assaulted as he was aboutAFP; Bernama; REUTERS - 260 words
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172 2006-07-29 10 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's official trustee company is having difficulty finding people to whom it can give away RM47I million (Ss2o4 million) in inheritances. Some of the 21,000 cases it is trying to resolve date back to 1921, with estates left by people who diedReuters - 172 words
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254 2006-07-29 10 [KUALA LUMPUR] Bursa Malaysia Bhd is on track to launch regulated short-selling in September, starting initially with just 50 stocks, Malaysia's Business Times quoted the bourse operator's chief executive officer Yusli Mohamed Yusoff as saying. "The framework has been completed and now we're254 words
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Article8118 2006-07-29 10 Transaction date: Jul 28 52-Mfk T«l Last Vol Day Last Quote GrfWv Dtv GrVM MM MCap High Low Code Company Sate +<- '000' High Low «uy»f S«*«r S Cvr WE Sum 4 1 5716 1st Software 5c 2.5 2 25 10.1 12 6 3148 STeiecom US2c 7 78,118 words
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INDONESIA
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Article, Illustration276 2006-07-29 11 The central bank based its estimates on rise in exports, investments Bloomberg [JAKARTA] Bank Indonesia, the country's central bank, said it expects economic growth to accelerate to as much as 6.3 per cent in 2007 as exports and investment in South-east Asia'sBloomberg; AFP - 276 words
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Article5659 2006-07-29 11 Transaction Date: Jul 28 MOST ACTIVE STOCKS VOLUME VALUE Thai Beverage 19.818.000 DBS Grp 72.378.000 Chart SemiCond 26c 19.645.000 SingTel 15c 35.299.310 GenlntUSIOc 19.366.000 SGX1c 33.144.539 STATSChP 25c 14.437.000 CapitaLand 26.588.140 SingTel 15c 13.841.000 UOB 26.583.400 China Sun HK25c 13.589.000 Keppel Corp 50c 25,041,100 MediaRing 10c 10.868.000 Chart SemiCond5,659 words
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276 2006-07-29 11 Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesia's No 3 mobile phone operator, PT Excelcomindo Pratama Tbk, yesterday said its net profit in the first half of the year was 358.49 billion rupiah (5560.9 million), compared with a net loss of 52.8 billion rupiah a year ago.Reuters - 276 words
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GREATER CHINA
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630 2006-07-29 12 The 'divisible by nine' formula has become the central bank's trademark Reuters [HONG KONG] Barely a day goes by in China without a financial innovation here or a regulatory departure there. But in one important field China hews to a seeminglyReuters - 630 words
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637 2006-07-29 12 Some China firms eyeing HK listing, to tap both markets or just the mainland Reuters [HONG KONG] Shanghai relaunched dojnestic share sales after a year-long hiatus only a month ago, and already Hong Kong long the favoured listing venue for Chinese companies isReuters - 637 words
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264 2006-07-29 12 AP [BEIJING] China is trying to tighten control over foreign investors in Internet ventures in a crackdown that a state newspaper said yesterday could see some companies stripped of operating licences. It wasn't immediately clear how the crackdown might affect industry giants suchAP - 264 words
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Article, Illustration107 2006-07-29 12 [HONG KONG] A girl with herface painted as a character from the Japanese comic Angel Sanctuary posing during the Hong Kong Ani-Com, an animation and comic fair that opened at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre yesterday. The comic fair is held as part ofREUTERS - 107 words
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272 2006-07-29 12 Reuters [HONG KONG] Hong Kong has no plans to adjust its currency link with the US dollar, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) said yesterday. The Hong Kong dollar was pushed higher yesterday morning by market speculation thatReuters - 272 words
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398 2006-07-29 12 Bid would make the industry more competitive Bloomberg [BEIJING] China's securities regulator plans to let fund managers compensate employees with shares of their own funds, in an effort to spur returns and make the industry more competitive, according to draft rules.Bloomberg - 398 words
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227 2006-07-29 12 Reuters [SHANGHAI] SMIC, China's biggest maker of made-to-order microchips, posted an unexpected secondquarter profit, but flagged lacklustre revenues as customers are clearing inventories, SMIC's comments on a potential third-quarter slowdown echoed remarks this week by some of its rivals. including Singapore'sReuters - 227 words
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INDIA
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640 2006-07-29 13 SIDDHARTH SRIVASTAVA in New Delhi - Hard for carriers to raise money to fund expansion as stock prices crumble By SIDDHARTH SRIVASTAVA in New Delhi THE collapse of the Indian stock market has taken a toll on the country's civil aviation sector. Flying has become much cheaper with the640 words
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Article, Illustration629 2006-07-29 13 Volume of bonds traded seen dropping by half Bloomberg, AFP AFP [MUMBAI] AS many as half a million employees of Indian banks went on strike yesterday in protest against their employers' plans to farm out work* to private companies. "The strike is against giving outBloomberg, AFP; AFP; REUTERS - 629 words
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240 2006-07-29 13 Reuters [MUMBAI] India's i-flex solutions Ltd said yesterday that quarterly net profit jumped seven-fold on an outsourcing boom, but the result was below market forecasts. "We continue to see rapid growth across the entire portfolio," R Ravisankar, CEO for international operations and business development,Reuters - 240 words
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455 2006-07-29 13 Reuters [WASHINGTON] The Bush administration has decided to impose sanctions on two Indian firms for missile-re-lated transactions with Iran, US officials said on Thursday. The disclosure came after the US House of Representatives late on Wednesday overwhelmingly agreed the United StatesReuters - 455 words
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Article, Illustration268 2006-07-29 13 AFP [NEW DELHI] The grandchildren of one of India's most famous former royals have dragged her to court demanding a share of the family fortune, a report said yesterday. Devraj Singh and his sister Lalitya Kumari have filed a case against their grandmother MaharaniAFP; AFP FILE PHOTO - 268 words
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Article2227 2006-07-29 13 vol General Corp OA 032 207 MM *M W- f888> GenUng J4J0 335 269 George Kent .048 -0.02 9 A&M Realty 1.46 -OjOI 2 GHl Systems 322 -0.01 406 Abric 033 uneh 21 GlobetronicsTedi 333 -0.01 831 ACP Industries.... -089 0.01 32 GtomacBM 1.18 unch 46 Advance Synergy2,227 words
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ASIA-PACIFIC/WORLD
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Article, Illustration692 2006-07-29 14 OUR CORRESPONDENT - Aviation watchdog finds 29 high-risk areas that may delay opening By OUR CORRESPONDENT in Bangkok THAILAND'S much-hyped opening of the new international airport has come under heavy criticism as the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has questioned whether the US$3.5 billion airport willBLOOMBERG - 692 words
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Article546 2006-07-29 14 LATEST US DATA Growth decreases to 2.5% on reduced consumer spending AP. Bloomberg, Reuters [WASHINGTON] The US economy's growth slowed sharply in the second quarter, logging just a 2.5 per cent pace as consumers tightened their belts and spending on home building dived. Inflation,AP.; Bloomberg,; Reuters - 546 words
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599 2006-07-29 14 ANDREW MARKS - By ANDREW MARKS in New York AS the US market goes through a rough and volatile patch with uncertainty over economic growth and interest rates, and the business cycle seeming to have peaked valueoriented money managers say many of the best bargains599 words
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303 2006-07-29 14 Bloomberg [FRANKFURT] Wal-Mart Stores Inc, the world's largest retailer, will retreat from Germany by selling its 85 stores to Metro AG at a US$l billion loss, two months after exiting South Korea. The price of the transaction wasn't disclosed. Wal-MartBloomberg - 303 words
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MOTORING
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Article, Illustration632 2006-07-29 15 SAMUEL EE - VinCar hopes Honda Stream will give Toyota Wish a ran for its money, says SAMUEL EE SAMUEL EE PARALLEL imports are always interesting, but one of the more interesting dealerships in town is VinCar. With showrooms at Automobile Megamart and Alexandra Road, VinCar is not only among632 words
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Article, Illustration548 2006-07-29 15 R AMIR - By R AMIR FOR the longest time, BMW engineers have eschewed the concept of forced induction for their petrol engines. Save for a blip in the Sixties (the predecessor to the 3 Series, the 2002Ti, embraced turbocharging in limited numbers), natural aspiration has been the548 words
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Article, Illustration531 2006-07-29 15 SAMUEL EE - By SAMUEL EE SINGAPORE'S best-selling multi-purpose vehicle has just got better. Two years after it cruised onto our roads with the crossover proposition of a more carlike MPV, the Honda Odyssey has been facelifted and its range expanded. The 2.4-litre engine remains unchanged531 words
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GOLF
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Article, Illustration1024 2006-07-29 16 VEN SREENIVASAN - Home to two of the world's best golf courses, Spring City near Kunming, China, has garnered more than 10 accolades in the last year. VEN SREENIVASAN pays a third visit to the resort VEN SREENIVASAN I FIRST visited Keppel Land's Spring City Golf Lake Resort near Kunming1,024 words
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Article, Illustration432 2006-07-29 16 BESIDES the two courses and a beautiful clubhouse with a lavishly furnished 49-room lodge and F&B outlets, Spring City Golf Lake Resort is home to 230 villas. The first two phases of the project by Keppel some 130 Primrose and Magnolia villas have been432 words
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WELLNESS
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Article, Illustration1078 2006-07-29 17 JUDY CHAPMAN - JUDY CHAPMAN checks out some of Asia's newest and hippest retreats that address the health concerns of stressed out professionals JUDY CHAPMAN M. E D 1 C A L tourism is now the fastest growth area of the spa industry. And why not? An environment1,078 words
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Page 17 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous219 2006-07-29 17 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD DOWN 2 Front position taken by little '"9 >'?/' o n answer P hone YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION man having fans? (5) Wl do (3.3,7) Across: 1 Oilskin, 5 Mermaid, 9 3 Rooms with boxes containing 15 To praise European Union re- Early bird, 10 Sisal, 11 Shackle, 12 letters219 words
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SHOPPING
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Article, Illustration1635 2006-07-29 18 CORINNE KERK - New designer brand stores will be opening at the upmarket mall on Orchard Road. CORINNE KERK reports CORINNE KERK TIME flies and soon it will be three years since the extension at Paragon shopping mall opened to much fanfare and a treasure-ttove of upmarket brands. And that1,635 words
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Article483 2006-07-29 18 MUJI, #04-44/47/48 Opening: End October THE Japanese lifestyle concept "no-brand" brand (Muji stands f6r Mujirushi Ryohin, which means "no brand, good product") is setting up its first standalone store in Singapore. At 4,200 sq ft, the Paragon store is also its largest. It currently has a 4,100 sq483 words
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PURSUITS
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Article, Illustration931 2006-07-29 19 CHEAH UI-HOON - CHEAH UI-HOON A recent visit makes CHEAH UI-HOON wish she remembers more of Chinese history g J O you're one of those peopie who feel 'conM nected' to your roots and embrace China as the Motherland," a colleague observed, shaking her head. This931 words
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Article, Illustration429 2006-07-29 19 CHEAH UI-HOON - By CHEAH UI-HOON FOOD guides seem to be the next big thing now, where travel is concerned. A pity then, that Marshall Cavendish's latest series Not Just A Good Food Guide for six cities are simply pedestrian in termsARTHUR LEE - 429 words
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Article775 2006-07-29 19 GEOFFREY EU - By GEOFFREY EU GRANT Thatcher's eureka moment came at a party in Singapore several years ago when he casually mentioned to a fellow guest that he was leaving for Bangkok the following day. The guest told him that she had the perfect guide to the775 words
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THE BUSINESS TIMES weekend
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Article421 2006-07-29 20 CHEAH UI-HOON - It's an exciting weekend for culinary buffs with two one-of-a-kind dinners being held. CHEAH UI-HOON reports CHEAH UI-HOON APPARENTLY, chefs in Sweden, when they return as champions from culinary competitions, are not only greeted with much fanfare at the airport and media attention, but they also421 words
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Article, Illustration667 2006-07-29 20 Cheah Ui-Hoon - By Cheah Ui-Hoon Expogast 2006 Culinary World Cup Luxembourg, Nov 18-22 ONE of the main reasons why the national teams can't replicate the menus they present in competitions is because the recipes are extremely complex, and you'll seldom find seven chefs of equal skill667 words
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Article, Illustration607 2006-07-29 20 Cheng Kar-Men - By Cheng Kar-Men The HAS Chef 2006 Gala Dinner SINGAPORE will experience its very own "Iron Chef' culinary competition tomorrow night at the Restaurant Association of Singapore's (RAS) gala dinner. The event will highlight the unique multi-cultural characteristics of Singapore's cuisines, and test the607 words
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Article, Illustration446 2006-07-29 20 Noor Aisha - By Noor Aisha IMF-World Bank Gala Dinner BESIDES the smiles of Singaporeans being on parade when the International Monetary Fund-World Bank conference delegates come to town, yet another show item on parade will be Singapore's cuisine. Uniquely Singapore cuisine, especially, and once again, the446 words
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