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Title Section19 2006-08-08 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES warn th ANNIVERSARY JD MICA (P) 099/03/2006 Tuesday, August 8,2006 SINGAPORE 85 cents online at http://business-times.asial.com.sg19 words
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576 2006-08-08 1 RONNIE LIM - Request for proposals to build terminal to be called next year By RONNIE LIM [SINGAPORE] Singapore will import liquefied natural gas (LNG) from around 2012 most likely from Australia.and Qatar —to diversify its energy supplies and ensure it is not overreliant on any single576 words
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Article137 2006-08-08 1 Dsn 2,***** (-2.67) ST INDEX FUTURES £435.00 (-4.00) SIMSO ***** (+0.31) SIMSO FUTURES 291.20 (+0.10) MARKETS Monday Change KLSE COMP 938.48 +0.49 NIKKEI 225 15,154.06 -345.12 HANG SENG 16.953.55 +65.75 SET INDEX 705.35 +2.07 JAKARTA COMP 1,403.49 +14.14 MANILA COMP 2,378.63 +16.03 SEOUL COMP 1,289.54 -14.97 SHENZHEN 8137 words
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Article, Illustration809 2006-08-08 1 UMA SHANKARI - Drawing shoppers to a mall and helping retailers boost revenue are good for a Reit's bottom line By UMA SHANKARI [SINGAPORE] Rents in shopping centres are on the way up, but the burden is also on mall managers toYEN MENG JIIN - 809 words
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Advertisement31 2006-08-08 1 ANALYSIS Why Doha doesn't matter PAGE 23 I Rechar 9 in 9 l -v a t4<l I Singapore's drive to rebrand, remake, retrain I A National Day special section in BTtomomm31 words
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TOP STORIES
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410 2006-08-08 2 KALPANA RASHIWALA - Temasek unit in talks with Embassy Group on logistics development By KALPANA RASHIWALA [SINGAPORE] Temasek Holdings unit Mapletree Investments continues to fan out its network in the AsiaPacific region. The latest market talk is that it is in discussions with India's Embassy Group410 words
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Article, Illustration660 2006-08-08 2 S JAYASANKARAN - Malaysian prime minister tells his side of story in interview By S JAYASANKARAN in Kuala Lumpur AFTER weeks of silence in the face of unrelenting attacks on his leadership by his predecessor Mahathir Mohamad, Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi660 words
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432 2006-08-08 2 GENEVIEVE CUA - By GENEVIEVE CUA [SINGAPORE] The Life Insurance Association is looking at conducting a "mystery shopping" exercise in a bid to improve sales standards and the quality of the "fact-find" performed by its agents. LIA president Jason Sadler said a work-group has been432 words
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Article609 2006-08-08 2 Banks poised for slice of moneylenders' pie BANKS are in line for a National Day present. Under proposed new rules, they will be able to lend unsecured credit to people earning as little as $20,000 a year—up to now the preserve of moneylenders. The proposed changes could give609 words
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Article, Illustration713 2006-08-08 3 Pipeline leak forces closure, taking out 8% of US output AP, Reuters [ANCHORAGE, Alaska] Oil company BP has indefinitely shut down the United States' biggest oilfield after finding a pipeline leak, removing about 8 per cent of US oil production andAP,; Reuters; Source: Bloomberg; AFP - 713 words
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631 2006-08-08 3 SIOW LI SEN - Proposed new rules to let them give unsecured credit to those earning $20,000 a year By SIOW LI SEN [SINGAPORE] Banks are in line for a National Day present. Under proposed new rules, they will be able to lend unsecured credit to people631 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article866 2006-08-08 4 LESLIE YEE - HOCK LOCK SIEW By LESLIE YEE JUST over four years since Capita Mall Trust (CMT) pioneered the creation of Singapore's real estate investment trust (Reit) sector with its successful listing in mid-July 2002, there appears much to cheer in this sector. Today, Singapore has Reits866 words
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Article447 2006-08-08 4 CONRAD RAJ - By CONRAD RAJ SEMBCORP Industries, the world's second largest rigbuilder, yesterday reported a 15.6 per* cent rise in second-quarter net profit to $86 million, in line with market expectations. The $86 million profit attributable to shareholders took into account a net loss of $369,000447 words
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Article, Illustration556 2006-08-08 4 MICHELLE QUAH - By MICHELLE QUAH DIRECTORS of integra2ooo have responded to shareholder allegations of mismanagement reported in BT yesterday, giving examples of how they have always done their duty and acted in the best interests of shareholders. But as they did so, .a group of six556 words
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Article214 2006-08-08 4 CHEW XIANG - By CHEW XIANG KEPPEL Offshore Marine (Keppel O&M), through Keppel Fels, has secured a Brazilian contract worth US$27O million totiesign and build a drilling rig. The semi-submersible rig order from drilling contractor Queiroz Galvao Perfuracoes is Keppel O&M's first to be deployed in Brazilian214 words
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Article262 2006-08-08 4 CHEW XIANG - By CHEW XIANG ACHIEVA, which distributes and sells IT and electronic products, yesterday announced a first-half net profit of $1.66 million, up 23 per cent year-on-year. Earnings per share rose 22 per cent to 0.33 cents up from 0.27 cents. Revenue fell 5 per262 words
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Article148 2006-08-08 4 SINGAPORE Press Holdings (SPH) has bought back 1.21 million shares from the open market for a total of $4.7 million. The media group bought the shares for $3.88 each yesterday the same price as the counter's closing price on Friday. Yesterday's buy-back is SPH's second148 words
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581 2006-08-08 5 GENEVIEVE CUA - Morgan Stanley did not quantify future value of GEH: UK fund manager By GENEVIEVE CUA A UK-BASED minority shareholder in Great Eastern Holdings has taken issue with the recommendation of the independent adviser on the cash offer for GEH by OCBC,581 words
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396 2006-08-08 5 SAMUEL EE - By SAMUEL EE YHI International is on a roll with its tyre distribution business accelerating to post an 86.7 per cent jump in net profit to $11.0 million for the second quarter ended June 30, 2006. Second quarter turnover grew 19.2 per396 words
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329 2006-08-08 5 WEE LI-EN - BY WEE LI-EN AIRPORT logistics systems provider Inter-Roller Engineering reported record turnover and profit after tax for the first half. It also declared a Q2 one-tier tax-exempt dividend of 1.5 cents a share based on its higher number of post-share split329 words
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341 2006-08-08 5 JEAN CHUA - By JEAN CHUA SGX-LISTED Macquarie International Infrastructure Fund (MIIF) has reported a better-than-expected net income of $45.6 million for the first half of the year and will be looking to boost its investments in Asia to more than half of its341 words
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502 2006-08-08 7 TEH HOOI LING - Rig refurbishing and leasing business proves lucrative By TEH HOOI LING KS ENERGY Services is on a roll. Yesterday the group, which provides capital equipment and parts to the oil and gas industry, reported an 83 per cent jump in its first502 words
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424 2006-08-08 7 OH BOON PING - By OH BOON PING EVEN though full-year net income is expected to be lower, Hi-P International said it will benefit from a strong pipeline of new wireless telecommunications projects and a cut in overseas headcount. At a results briefing yesterday, the company424 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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47 2006-08-08 7 HYFLUX has penetrated the Indian market, saying it will invest in a 15,000 cubic metres/day high grade industrial water plant at Hebbal, Bangalore. The project value is $17.1 million and the treatment plant will provide high grade water to industries.47 words
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30 2006-08-08 7 WILMAR International shares resume trading today. The company said yesterday that its compliance placement of 375 million shares has been well received by institutional investors.30 words
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55 2006-08-08 7 SINCERE Watch said that net profit for its first quarter ended June fell 63.9 per cent year-on-year to $2 million. This was due to an unrealised foreign exchange gain of $4.5 million, against a gain of $4.5 million previously, said Sincere. Revenue grew 16.655 words
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51 2006-08-08 7 PROPERTY company Chip Eng Seng's net profit for the first six months of 2006 fell 58.3 per cent to $2 million due to timing differences in the recognition of revenue and profit from development projects. Revenue grew 30.4 per cent to $77.151 words
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38 2006-08-08 7 ASIA Water Technology's net profit for the half year ended June 30 grew 34.2 per cent to 21 million yuan ($4.15 m). Revenue rose 7.3 per cent to 171.1 million yuan.38 words
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36 2006-08-08 7 OAKWELL Engineering announced yesterday that net profit for the six months ended June 30 climbed 61.3 per cent to $1.3 million as revenue grew 39.4 per cent to $70 million.36 words
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32 2006-08-08 7 SURFACE Mount Technology (Holdings)'s first quarter net profit fell 24.9 per cent to HK$2l.l million ($4.3 million). Revenue rose 14.7 per cent to HK5703.3 million.32 words
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31 2006-08-08 7 ADVANCED Holdings' net profit for the six months ended June 30 fell 43.1 per cent to $1.2 million, while revenue declined 15.3 per centtoslo.4million.31 words
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38 2006-08-08 7 MFS Technology reported yesterday that net profit for its third quarter ended June 30 fell 84 per cent to $1.04 million. Revenue also fell by 8 per cent to $71.9 million.38 words
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Article50 2006-08-08 7 CHINA Food Industries warned it will provide for the potential loss of about $8.8 million for the half year ended June 30,2006. The board will be conducting an internal review and may consider appointing an external auditor to assist in the review, if necessary.50 words
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36 2006-08-08 7 SEMBAWANG Kimtrans' net profit for the six months ended June 30,2006 hit $34 million, compared to $7.81 million a year ago. Turnover rose 28 per cent to $53.24 million.36 words
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Article37 2006-08-08 7 LAFE Technology Limited yesterday reported net profit for the second quarter ended June 30, 2006 rose 24 per cent to US$2.5l million. Revenue rose 15 per cent to US$lB.BO million.37 words
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20 2006-08-08 7 AZTECH Systems was conferred the International Headquarters Award from the Economic Development Board yesterday.20 words
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329 2006-08-08 7 JEAN CHUA - By JEAN CHUA CHINA Milk Products Group has reported a 58 per cent jump in first-quar-ter net profit, as it sold more pedigree bull semen, a product which gave it higher margins. China Milk, which produces bull semen, cow329 words
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219 2006-08-08 7 OH BOON PING - By OH BOON PING DESPITE a drop in revenue, Tele Choice International, a provider of telecommunications services and solutions, posted a 16.5 per cent rise in net income to $4.1 million for the three months ended June 30. Sales during the quarter dropped 15219 words
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Advertisement705 2006-08-08 5 wilmar WILMAR INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (Incorporated in Singapore on 14 August 1999) (Company Registration No. *****4785Z) OFFER AND INTERNATIONAL PLACEMENT OF 375,000,000 ORDINARY SHARES (THE "PLACEMENT SHARES") IN THE CAPITAL OF WILMAR INTERNATIONAL LIMITED AT SSO.BO PER BHARE TO INVESTORS, INCLUDING INSTITUTIONAL AND OTHER INVESTORS IN SINGAPORE, SUBJECT TO THE OVER-ALLOTMENT705 words
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Advertisement98 2006-08-08 5 This announcement appears as a matter of record only August 2006 wilmar WILMAR INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (Incorporated in Singapore on 14 August 1999) (Company Registration No. *****4785Z) I OFFER AND INTERNATIONAL PLACEMENT OF 375,000,000 ORDINARY SHARES (THE "PLACEMENT SHARES") IN THE CAPITAL OF WILMAR INTERNATIONAL LIMITED AT Sso.Bo PER SHARE TO98 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration550 2006-08-08 6 TEH HOOI LING - STOCKS Investors reckon that some high-flying stocks may not measure up to expectations TEH HOOI LING Senior Correspondent AS THE results season draws on, investors are bracing themselves for a possibility of some of the high-flying stocks falling short of expectations. Already, there have beenSource: Bloomberg - 550 words
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Article, Illustration1032 2006-08-08 6 SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDER/DIRECTOR TRANSACTIONS (Disclosures made on Aug 7 and earlier) Subsantial No of Price SHAREHOLDING Trans Shareholder/ Buy/ Shares Per Before After Stock Date Director Sell 000 Shr ('000) ('000) Boustead S'pore 7-Aug-06 Wong Fong Fui Buy 2400 1.30 ***** 26.68 ***** 27.63 Vrta Hldgs 4-Aug-06 Chong1,032 words
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Article, Illustration920 2006-08-08 6 UMA SHANKARI - Compiled by UMA SHANKARI Singapore Land A»| 7 dose: SS&4S OCBC MVESTRUVT RESEARCH, Aug 7 SINGAPORE Land (Sing Land) has reported its 2Q06 results with net profit down 9 per cent year-on-year to 5525.8 million, on the back of a 38 per cent year-on-year improvement in sales toSource: Bloomberg - 920 words
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Article, Illustration559 2006-08-08 6 LARRY WEE - CURRENCIES LARRY WEE Senior Correspondent A SOGGY outcome for US jobs last month delivered yet another blow to the US dollar on Friday, exactly one week after US second-quar-ter growth in GDP came in well under expectations at 2.5 per cent.Source: Reuters - 559 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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Article, Illustration415 2006-08-08 8 WEE LI-EN - Online scheme will help alert consumers to identity theft By WEE LI-EN CONSUMERS will soon be able to get information on their credit records online like credit providers by using their Sing Pass to authenticate their identification. The scheme, to be launched by CreditFILE PHOTO - 415 words
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Article, Illustration351 2006-08-08 8 MELISSA LWEE - By MELISSA LWEE ASIAN corporations are taking a more hands-on approach when it comes to charity work, a CEO forum in Singapore was told yesterday. Instead of simplying donating money, many companies are sending their employees abroad to take an active role in351 words
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215 2006-08-08 8 TMC Education Corporation said yesterday that Monash University with whom it had a agreement which allowed the Singapore education provider to offer Monash courses has decided not to enroll any further students for the courses. The change took effect yesterday. Monash and TMC have215 words
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Article, Illustration524 2006-08-08 9 RONNIE LIM - Aussie, Qatar gas fields identified as sources for Singapore facility By RONNIE LIM FOUR Australian gas fields and one in Qatar have been identified as the top five potential LNG suppliers to Singapore, says a Tokyo Gas Engineering (TGE)-led consortium that is advisingREUTERS - 524 words
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336 2006-08-08 9 EDDIE TOH - By EDDIE TOH IN A surprise move, the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) has emerged as a substantial shareholder ofPantai Holdings a listed medical group that has been the subject of political scrutiny in Malaysia. GIC recently acquired more than one million336 words
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Article, Illustration55 2006-08-08 9 SINGPOST is issuing a set of four stamps to commemorate this year's National Day. On the stamps are pictures of skyscrapers, youths, the container port and multi-cultural dances, to reflect the theme of this year's National Day Parade. "Our Global City, Our Home". The stamps55 words
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220 2006-08-08 9 OLDER and unskilled workers remain the target group for the government, said Manpower Minister Ng Eng Hen yesterday at the Ministry of Manpower's National Day observance ceremony. Dr Ng told union leaders and civil servants that while last year's strong employment performance has220 words
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SMEspotlight
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Article, Illustration843 2006-08-08 10 CHEW XIANG - Founder Clarence Tan tells CHEW XIANG what he learnt from his previous setback and how he plans to grow his newest baby CHEW XIANG THE story of Clarence Tan is a powerful parable of those madcap days when the dotcom boom was careening ahead at fullYEN MENG JIIN - 843 words
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Article, Illustration895 2006-08-08 10 KRITI SINGH - Kenetics tailors a one-stop RFID solution for customers By KRITI SINGH "WE are using technology to enhance efficiency," said Ken Wong, president and CEO of Kenetics Innovations Pte Ltd when asked to explain his company's main aim. Kenetics is a regional leader in security and risk management,YEN MENG JIIN - 895 words
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Article312 2006-08-08 11 TEH HOOI LING - By TEH HOOI LING STOCKS in our small-cap portfolio turned in a mixed bag of performance, but with losses slightly exceeding overall gains. Consequently, our portfolio slid 0.9 per cent. This compared with a gain of 0.9 per cent for the UOB Sesdaq Index and a 0.6312 words
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Article, Illustration970 2006-08-08 11 NANDE KHIN - SMALL CAPS Strong demand for consumer electronics products such as DVD controllers, digital set-ups and LCD panel TV sets will boost earnings for the semicon testing service provider, writes NANDE KHIN NANDE KHIN GLOBAL Testing Corporation (GTC) is counting on strong demand for consumer electronics970 words
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Article, Illustration979 2006-08-08 12 CHARLOTTE YEN, KEOY SOO EARN - Operating an international franchise is highly challenging. CHARLOTTE YEN and KEOY SOO EARN look at what is involved CHARLOTTE YEN, KEOY SOO EARN HAVE you been thinking about expanding your business overseas? Or you may know of business owners who had opportunities presented to them byFILE PHOTO - 979 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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Article970 2006-08-08 13 While Treasury bond traders rejoice, the stock market is on edge LATWP UNLESS Federal Reserve policymakers want to risk triggering the equivalent of a major earthquake in global financial markets today, they will halt their two-year-long credit-tightening campaign. But the glee that the ideaLATWP - 970 words
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Article, Illustration605 2006-08-08 13 Foreign investors fear backlash as officials voice protectionist issues Reuters [BElJlNG] China is becoming more choosy about foreign investment as policy makers worry that excessive capital spending could send the world's fourthlargest economy spinning out of control. Now that it sits atopReuters - 605 words
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MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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Article, Illustration516 2006-08-08 14 PAULINE NG - It gives customers up to RM 100.000 at marginally lower rates By PAULINE NG in Kuala Lumpur SINGAPORE'S OCBC Bank is launching a new flexible financing option in Malaysia that will offer qualified customers up to RMIOO.OOO (5543,340) in non-collateralised cash at rates marginally lower516 words
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217 2006-08-08 14 Reports reckon RM600m withdrawn suffered loss AP [KUALA LUMPUR] The Malaysian government ordered the country's main pension fund to tighten guidelines for people to make withdrawals yesterday following reports that some Malaysians incurred huge losses after putting their savings into bad investments. Prime Minister AbdullahAP - 217 words
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Article, Illustration611 2006-08-08 14 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] A smoke haze over Malaysia from forest fires in Indonesia and Borneo could worsen because tropical storms gathered in the region may trigger strong winds and dry weather, the Malaysian weather office says. The winds are expectedBloomberg; AFP - 611 words
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348 2006-08-08 14 Reuters [JAKARTA] US oil major ConocoPhillips is expected to produce natural gas in 2010 from its working area of block A in Indonesia's Aceh province, mines and energy minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro said yesterday. Indonesia, Asia Pacific's only Opec member, which has far more gasReuters - 348 words
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BRIEFLY ASIA
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67 2006-08-08 14 AP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia will plan new policies to monitor hill slopes and prevent landslides that have killed dozens of people in recent years, officials said yesterday. Works Minister Samy Vellu said a National Slope Master Plan would be completed by 2008AP - 67 words
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65 2006-08-08 14 AFP [BEIJING] Chinese officials can no longer appoint their spouses, children or other close relatives to senior positions on their staff, state media said yesterday, citing new regulations. The rules, issued by the ruling Communist Party, bar both government and party bureaucrats from hiringAFP - 65 words
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52 2006-08-08 14 Bloomberg [BEIJING] China may consume 5 per cent more crude oil this year as growth boosts demand and reliance on imports of the fuel increases, the government said. Oil use may increase to 320 million metric tons this year, the Ministry ofBloomberg - 52 words
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66 2006-08-08 14 Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesian police said yesterday that the government had banned Islamic militants from travelling to the Middle East or elsewhere to fight Israel. The comments came after the self-styled head of the Jakarta-based Asean Muslim Youth Movement said more than 200 militants hadReuters - 66 words
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GREATER CHINA
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Article, Illustration539 2006-08-08 16 If it does, it will be the first H-share to be a constituent stock of the index [HONG KONG] China Construction Bank (CCB), which raised US$9.2 billion in a Hong Kong listing last year and has Singapore investment company Temasek HoldingsBLOOMBERG - 539 words
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311 2006-08-08 16 [BEIJING] China's securities regulator will grant the first margin trading licences to domestic brokerages within the month as reforms accelerate and the market prepares for the introduction of more sophisticated financial products, says a report in the South China Morning Post. Citic Securities,311 words
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257 2006-08-08 16 Bloom berg [BEIJING] Chinese regulators will subject the country's banks to intensified checks in a bid to "strictly control the valves of credit". a top banking official said in remarks released late on Sunday. Jiang Dingzhi, vice chairmanBloom berg - 257 words
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441 2006-08-08 16 Reuters [SHANGHAI] More than 100 billion yuan (Ss2o billion) of fresh bank equity could hit the mainland stock exchanges mostly Shanghai over the next 18 months, analysts estimate. That could raise banks' share of the value of the domestic stock marketsReuters - 441 words
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Article, Illustration514 2006-08-08 16 Shares soar 21.6% to HK$4.95 on buyout hopes Reuters [HONG KONGI Shares of Giordano International Ltd surged up to 21.6 per cent yesterday, as the stock resumed trading after the bargain fashion chain confirmed it had been approached by suitors Fast Retailing Co Ltd.Reuters; FILE PHOTO - 514 words
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252 2006-08-08 16 Bloomberg [BEIJING] China, the world's second-largest energy user, plans to shut projects that pollute the Bohai Sea to protect the environment. China wants at least 80 per cent of waste discharged in the Bohai area, in the country's north, to be treatedBloomberg - 252 words
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INDIA
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397 2006-08-08 17 It reckons 40% of revenues will come from its enterprise arm after 2007 [NEW DELHI] Looking beyond the voice segment, the country's largest mobile operator, Bharti Tele-Ven-tures is in talks with about 10 global long distance carriers for bilateral agreements for its enterprise397 words
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391 2006-08-08 17 Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] Carlsberg A/S, which makes the Tuborg and Baltika brands of beer, is considering setting up a unit in India to sell its brew in the world's secondmost populous nation, a market vacated by Foster's Group Ltd last week. CarlsbergBloomberg - 391 words
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486 2006-08-08 17 The Economic Times [NEW DELHI] India Inc is fast losing its corner-room stickiness. And we are seeing the rise of a breed of restless honchos with fast-declining longevity in companies. Gone are the days when a top management executive boasted of hisThe Economic Times - 486 words
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Article, Illustration605 2006-08-08 18 Talks fail over fees for rivals to access high-speed fibre network Bloomberg [SYDNEY] Australian teleco Telstra Corp yesterday scrapped plans to build a As3.l billion (553.7 billion) high-speed Internet network after failing to agree with the competition regulator on access fees for rivals. Talks withBloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 605 words
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436 2006-08-08 18 Reuters [NEW YORK] A further spike in oil prices resulting from a broader Middle East conflict would drag the slowing US economy into recession more easily now than a year ago. Standard Poor's said yesterday. The credit ratings agency said it believes theReuters - 436 words
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Article433 2006-08-08 18 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Mitsubishi Corp has become the biggest shareholder of Hokuetsu Paper Mills Ltd as the paper manufacturer seeks to thwart a US$l.4 billion hostile takeover by bigger rival Oji Paper Co. Mitsubishi, Japan's biggest trading house, yesterday bought 50 million new Hokuetsu shares for 30.4Bloomberg - 433 words
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Article, Illustration581 2006-08-08 18 OUR CORRESPONDENT - By OUR CORRESPONDENT in Bangkok IN WHAT could be another problem for Thailand's caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, the country's AuditorGeneral's office has asked the Finance Ministry to explain why the sale of the Shinawatra family's Shin Corp stake to581 words
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342 2006-08-08 18 Reuters [SEOUL] Hyundai Motor Co, South Korea's top auto maker, posted a worse-than-expected 37 per cent drop in quarterly net profit on weaker domestic sales. It was also hit by a strong local currency and high raw material costs. However, operating profitReuters - 342 words
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WORLD WATCH
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52 2006-08-08 18 AFP [LONDON] Rupert Murdoch is to launch a free London evening newspaper, to be called thelondonpaper, on Sept 18. The paper will break the monopoly on London evening titles held since 1980 by the Evening Standard, published by Associated Newspapers. Free newspapers make inroads in Europe,AFP - 52 words
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87 2006-08-08 18 Bloomberg [LONDON] Deutsche Boerse AG, operator of the Frankfurt stock exchange, said its offer for Euronext NV is more valuable than one from NYSE Group Inc and called for "equal footing" when shareholders vote. Frankfurt-based Deutsche Boerse said its offer values each Euronext shareBloomberg - 87 words
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72 2006-08-08 18 Reuters [BALTIMORE] The US Energy Department yesterday unveiled rules that spell out how the government will dole out up to US$2 billion in loan guarantees for novel clean energy-producing concepts like wind and solar. Projects eligible for the funds, set aside by energyReuters - 72 words
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59 2006-08-08 18 Reuters [FRANKFURT] Europe's biggest telecoms group Deutsche Telekom could be forced to cut its 2007 forecasts later this year after tough markets and a weak showing at its US mobile unit push second-quarter earnings lower. It is expected to post a 3 per centReuters - 59 words
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498 2006-08-08 19 NEIL BEHRMANN - Mid-East crisis, oil price hike fuel selling by investors, say traders By NEIL BEHRMANN in London CONCERNS about the Middle Eastern crisis, oil price surge, inflation, rising interest rates and an eventual global economic slowdown, have precipitated sizeable outflows of funds from498 words
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Article, Illustration712 2006-08-08 19 Buyout fund pays up to US$300m for 40% stake NYT [NEW YORK] Since the death in 1990 of the legendary publisher Malcolm S Forbes, his four sons and a daughter have sold his cherished assets here and there his private jet, theNYT - 712 words
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624 2006-08-08 19 Reuters [PARIS] With growing public concern about global warming, the green buzz is everywhere, and for JCDecaux it's starting to pay off. Europe's biggest outdoor advertising company is installing solar-powered bus shelters in Los Angeles, collecting rain water to wash streetReuters - 624 words
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530 2006-08-08 19 ConocoPhillips to return oilfields in 2007 after 45 years Reuters [DUBAI] Dubai has joined those oil producers tightening their grip on energy assets, with a deal to take control of its offshore oilfields. The Gulf Arab emirate will take over the fieldsReuters - 530 words
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448 2006-08-08 19 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Kohlberg Kravis Roberts Co's (KKR) purchase of Royal Philips Electronics's semiconductor unit last week ended a 10-day stretch of U5546.7 billion worth of deals, almost a fifth of all leveraged takeovers this year. The world's biggest buyout firmBloomberg - 448 words
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Article, Illustration659 2006-08-08 20 Still struggling to regain customers lost to ANA on domestic routes Reuters [TOKYO] Japan Airlines Corp (JAL), Asia's fourthbiggest airline by market value, reported a hefty quarterly loss yesterday as increased fuel costs wiped out boosts from surcharges and restructuring of internationalReuters; AP - 659 words
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252 2006-08-08 20 AFP [BANGKOK] Flag carrier Thai Airways International will move all its domestic flights to Bangkok's new international airport on Sept 15, two weeks ahead of the official opening, officials said yesterday. Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra ordered the newAFP - 252 words
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483 2006-08-08 20 It is first China firm to do so because of weak demand Bloom berg [BEIJING] Air China Ltd. the nation's largest international carrier, will cut its domestic share sale by about 40 per cent to 4.5 billion yuan (SsBBB.B million) amidBloom berg - 483 words
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206 2006-08-08 20 AFP [BEIJING] China's Shenzhen Airlines has hired 40 Brazilian pilots, one of the largest foreign batches to be employed in the Chinese aviation industry, state media said yesterday. They will be paid triple the salary of Chinese pilots, which amounts to a little moreAFP - 206 words
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Miscellaneous235 2006-08-08 20 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 4 A drawer of 17 Painfully noisy in the grain di- __JBBL_jBB>_JBBL_JBB__JI^B__M vision (3-9) l[^H 20 Introduce objectives to for the hunt to live within its income 23 A44)d t be It ted —M ——M —M the point (5) 25 In which I combine style and elegance (4)235 words
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Article, Illustration521 2006-08-08 21 DONALD URQUHART - It will expand its Dominican Republic port and eyes Greek transshipment hub By DONALD URQUHART [SINGAPORE] While still busy integrating its recently acquired P&O terminal network, Dubai Ports (DP) World remains on its steady course of global expansion with a US$2OOREUTERS - 521 words
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353 2006-08-08 21 Fees track fleet expansion while costs rise modestly Anderi mar Shipping News [LONDON] Tsakos Energy Navigation reports net revenue less voyage expenses of U*****.88 million in the six months to June, up from U*****.52 million in the same period last year. Partly theAnderi mar Shipping News - 353 words
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96 2006-08-08 21 Reuters [SHANGHAI] Shanghai International Port (Group) is likely to buy a minority stake in a container terminal in Zeebrugge, Belgium, company officials said yesterday. AP Moeller-Maersk has agreed in principle to sell a stake in the terminal, but the size and price areReuters - 96 words
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63 2006-08-08 21 Bloomberg [MANILA] International Container Terminal Services Inc, the largest port operator in the Philippines after the government, said second-quarter profit rose 16 per cent as it handled more cargo containers overseas. Net income rose to 477 million pesos (5514.6 million) from 411 million pesosBloomberg - 63 words
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70 2006-08-08 21 Reuters [DUBAI] The US$24B million IPO of United Arab Emirates shipping firm Gulf Navigation Co has been around 30 times oversubscribed, sources close to the deal said yesterday. The offer of 910 million ne\v shares at one dirham each closed later yesterday, having openedReuters - 70 words
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65 2006-08-08 21 Bloomberg [JOHANNESBURG] Ships have been turned away from South African ports because of a shortage of fuel due to the scheduled shutdown of two coastal oil refineries, Business Report said. The shortage has pushed up marine fuel by US$4O to about US$3BO aBloomberg - 65 words
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481 2006-08-08 21 Reuters [SINGAPORE] Rates for oil tankers carrying clean fuel from Asia to the United States rose yesterday and may climb 15 per cent soon on expectations that BP's closure of its Prudhoe Bay oilfield in Alaska, the biggest in the US, willReuters - 481 words
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240 2006-08-08 21 Xinhua [PHNOM PENH] A master plan for a navigating system along Mekong River has been reached between Cambodia and Belgium, local weekly newspaper Business Press reported yesterday. The plan is to form a legal navigating framework acceptable to the countries along the Mekong River andXinhua - 240 words
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Article517 2006-08-08 22 EDITORIAL ONE thing is certain: the coming US mid-term elections are going to be anything but boring. At stake will be the control of the US Senate and the House of Representatives in which the Republicans enjoy a slim majority now. With public opinion polls517 words
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Article, Illustration1283 2006-08-08 22 ERIC PFANNER - Europeans read 19 million out of about 28 million free papers distributed worldwide By I ERIC PFANNER NYT WHEN Metro International, a publisher of free newspapers, moved into France in 2002, established competitors cried foul, and some of their workers took to the streets.NYT; BLOOMBERG - 1,283 words
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Article, Illustration767 2006-08-08 22 HARISH MEHTA - THE BOTTOM LINE HARISH MEHTA THE United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has long been at odds with many health-conscious consumers over its reluctance to test US cattle for mad cow disease. So it came as no surprise when the USDA announced last767 words
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Article, Illustration1353 2006-08-08 23 STEPHEN ROACH - Despite stiff resistance to the Doha agenda for five years, there have been powerful gains in world trade in the same period By STEPHEN ROACH TOO much has been made of the apparent failure of the Doha Round of trade liberalisation. It does not spellAP; Source: AF, Morgan Stanley Research - 1,353 words
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Article, Illustration742 2006-08-08 23 PAUL KRUGMAN - By PAUL KRUGMAN NYT THESE are the dog days of summer, but there's a chill in the air. Suddenly really just in the last few weeks people have starting talking seriously about a possible recession. And it's not just economists who seem worried. GoldmanNYT; AP - 742 words
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577 2006-08-08 23 Prof Lim Chong Yah - LETTER TO THE EDITOR Prof Lim Chong Yah Albert Winsemius Chair Professor of Economics Nanyang Technological University I WOULD like to react to the excellent and thought-pro-voking article by Malcolm Borthwick on IMF reform (BT, Aug 3). True, the voting system in the IMF577 words
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Article, Illustration465 2006-08-08 29 ARTHUR SIM - Rises for Q2 2006 at 13.5% q-o-q and 44.4% y-o-y, says JLL By ARTHUR SIM TIGHT supply of prime office space in Singapore continues to push up rentals, with latest figures from Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) showing an increase of 13.5AFP - 465 words
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351 2006-08-08 29 AL LABITA - By AL LABITA in Manila ROBUST earnings of operating units led by a joint venture with Singapore Telecom almost doubled the first-half after-tax profit of listed Philippine conglomerate Ayala Corp. In a statement yesterday to the Philippines Stock Exchange, the company said net income351 words
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Article, Illustration400 2006-08-08 30 New policy will regulate overseas institutions and individuals Xinhua [BEIJING] China's new policy on overseas investment in the property sector aims to shut the gates on hot speculative money from overseas, a spokesman for the Ministry of Construction said here yesterday. "China's land resources areXinhua; AFP - 400 words
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408 2006-08-08 30 Reuters [SHANGHAI] China Vanke Co Ltd. the country's biggest listed property developer, yesterday said it had taken over smaller rival Narada Real Estate Co in a deal that could herald a wave of consolidation in the sector. Vanke said it had bought 60 perReuters - 408 words
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342 2006-08-08 30 Reuters [LONDON] London's landmark Covent Garden market piazza, including the market itself, has been sold for £421 million (551.26 million), the joint owners of one of the city's biggest tourist attractions said yesterday. Capital Counties, a subsidiary of Liberty International pic, bought 31Reuters - 342 words
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