The Business Times, 25 August 2006

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    Lock icon New Sentosa hotel to offer 20-year stays
    444 1  -  Capella Singapore will have 110 villas and suites By ARTHUR SIM [SINGAPORE] Some guests who check into luxury resorts never want to leave. And now, at Pontiac Land Group's upcoming "ultraluxury" resort on Sentosa, they can choose not to. The Capella Singapore hotel
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    Lock icon Creative scores surprise victory against Apple
    770 1  -  iPod maker to pay Creative US$100m under settlement; S'pore firm to produce iPod accessories By ROLAND LIM [SINGAPORE] Creative Technology has scored a surprise victory in its legal squabble with iPod powerhouse Apple. It was announced yesterday that the US-based giant will pay the
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  • TOP STORIES
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      Lock icon Foreign investors in Batam hit by labour costs, corruption
      793 2  -  But MM believes it can become a success in 2 1/2 to 3 years By NANDE KHIN in Batam [SINGAPORE] Foreign investors in Batam are concerned about labour union activities, corruption and political and economic instability, but Minister Mentor Lee Kuan
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      497 2 Singapore tops Asia in corporate profit growth LATEST Asian corporate results show Singapore leading the pack with a spectacular 60 per cent year-on-year growth in net profit. Australia and China came next, with growth of close to 30 per cent for first-half 2006, said HSBC Global Research COMPANY
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      Lock icon Thai ministry widens Shin sale probe
      547 2  -  All holding companies in Shin deal investigated By OUR CORRESPONDENT in Bangkok THAILAND'S Ministry of Commerce is expanding its investigation into the sale by the family of prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra of Shin Corp, with all companies now holding shares in the conglomerate open
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      Lock icon NTUC Income keen to expand in M'sian market
      338 2  -  By LESLIE YEE [SINGAPORE] Insurer NTUC Income has welcomed the relaxation by Bank Negara Malaysia of the foreign shareholding limit in direct insurers and is keen to expand in the Malaysian market. Last year, NTUC Income failed to secure a takaful licence
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      85 2 IN the report, "Orchard Rd needs revamp to stay relevant after IRs" (BT, Aug 22), we incorrectly referred to Millenia Walk shopping mall as Millenium Walk. We are sorry for the error. In a separate article, "Conner to stay as OCBC chief for three more years: sources" (BT, Aug
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      Lock icon A Creative bite of the Apple
      1066 3  -  Price war among iPod maker's rivals in US puts squeeze on S'pore firm By OH BOON PING [SINGAPORE] Suing Apple was a bold move by Creative Technology. The saga began on May 15 when the Singapore company went to court in a bid to
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      Lock icon The US$l00m question: what next for Creative?
      633 3  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW By ROLAND LIM WHILE some might have expected an out-of-court settlement on the legal tussles between Creative Technology and Apple, it came as a big surprise to most that Creative managed to sort it all out with Apple, and still
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  • COMPANY NEWS
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      Lock icon Singapore tops Asia in corporate profit growth
      680 4  -  Net gains jump 60%, ahead of Australia's and China's: HSBC By SIOW LI SEN LATEST Asian corporate results show Singapore leading the pack with a spectacular 60 per cent year-on-year growth in net profits. HSBC Global Research drew this conclusion in its Asian
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      Lock icon Indofood deal doubles ISG's market value
      460 4  -  By CONRAD TAN ISG Asia's market value doubled yesterday when its shares resumed trading after it announced a $392.7 million deal which will see it absorbed by Indonesia's Salim Group in a reverse takeover. The Sesdaq-listed firm's share price reached a high of 28.5
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      Lock icon Ascott inks deal for 7 Indian properties
      426 4  -  By CHEN HUIFEN THE Ascott Group has marked its maiden foray into India with the signing of a master development agreement to acquire and develop seven properties jointly with The Rattha Group. The deal will see Ascott and Rattha investing about US$22O million
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      Lock icon SGX sees retail investors eyeing China futures
      473 4 Contract provides exposure to China A-share market Reuters [HONG KONG] Retail investors, rather than big institutions. are Jikefy to become the largest users of the first futures contract based on an index-of China's domestic A-shares, a Singapore Exchange executive said on Wednesday. Demand
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      Lock icon Morgan Stanley downgrades SGX to 'equal-weight'
      256 4 Bloomberg SHARES of Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX), the operator of Singapore's securities and derivatives markets, were lowered to "equal-weight" at Morgan Stanley, citing the gains in the shares. The stock was cut from "overweight" by William Wong, Amit Rajpal and Daniel Shum at Morgan
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  • THE CFO INTERVIEW
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      Lock icon Building a unique business model
      1261 6  -  Wong Mun Hoong, in his first job as CFO, tells LESLIE YEE how his investment banking experience has come in useful at Mapletree LESLIE YEE A POSSIBLE listing for Mapletree Investments may be some time away, but this wholly owned subsidiary of Temasek Holdings already
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  • SINGAPORE MARKETS
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      Lock icon US inflation-cum-slowdown fears strike
      507 8  -  STOCKS ST Index sheds 26 points, with DBS and the Jardine group providing the biggest drag R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent IT LOOKS like stock markets everywhere have now gone from buying into the "Goldilocks" economic scenario that was bandied about a few weeks ago to selling,
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      1003 8 SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDER/DIRECTOR TRANSACTIONS (Disclosures made on Aug 24 and earlier) Subsantial Mo of Price SHAREHOLDING Trans Shareholder/ Buy/ Shares Per Before After Stock Date Director Sell '000 Shr > COOP) 000) Sarin Tech 23-Aug-06 Sarin R&D Ltd Buy 195 na ***** 39.07 ***** 39.15 AllcoComm 23-Aug-06 The
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      Lock icon BROKERS' TAKE
      1029 8  -  Compiled by CONRAD TAN Vtta Holdings Aug 24 dose: 550.185 PHILLIP SECURITIES RESEARCH, Aug 24 VTTA has reported a 92.4 per cent drop in full-year net profit, despite revenue only marginally down 1.8 per cent to 5522.9 million from 5523.4 million in the previous year. Revenue from its
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      Lock icon Trade deficit floors NZ$, yuan jawboning goes on
      528 8  -  CURRENCIES LARRY WEE Senior Correspondent THE New Zealand dollar emerged yesterday as the day's worst loser after a horrible trade number. The US currency, in contrast, held its own despite a disappointing housing number overnight, and the jaw- boning from China about
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  • COMPANY NEWS
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      Lock icon ASL's full-year profit jumps 70% as its business grows
      512 9  -  CORPORATE RESULTS Company declares total dividend payout of 2.2 cents a share By MICHELLE QUAH ASL Marine Holdings saw its net income climb 70 per cent in FY2006, thanks to a robust showing in its ship repair, ship building and ship
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      Lock icon Wee Poh reports full-year loss
      363 9  -  Loss of HK$48.31m on HK$83.5m goodwill charge By JEAN CHUA AS a result of a HK$B3.5 million (5517.1 million) goodwill charge arising from a reverse takeover, construction company-turned-watchmaker Wee Poh Holdings yesterday reported a full-year net loss of HK548.31 million. Revenue for the 12 months
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      Lock icon Raffles Education earnings soar 87.5% to $32.3 m
      268 9  -  By OH BOON PING RAFFLES Education Corporation reported an 87.5 per cent jump in earnings to $32.3 million and a 51.6 per cent rise in turnover for the year ended June 30, 2006. Full-year revenue rose to $90.1 million from $59.4 million
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      Lock icon Pang Hong to launch IPO in Q4?
      126 9 Reuters PANG Hong Property, which builds homes and commercial property in southern China, plans to raise $40-50 million in funds for expansion by selling its shares on Singapore's stock market, a source said yesterday. Pang Hong Property Group is expected to float 25
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      Lock icon Two Parkway hospitals get US JCI quality mark
      398 10  -  Gleneagles and Mount Elizabeth win in May and June respectively By CHEN HUIFEN TWO out of the three Singapore hospitals under Parkway Holdings have been awarded the US Joint Commission International (JCI) accreditation, making them the second and third private healthcare providers
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      Lock icon UOB card targets jet-setters
      322 10  -  By CONRAD TAN UNITED Overseas Bank (UOB) will launch a new credit card today aimed at the lucrative market segment of high-income, jetsetting professionals. The UOB Visa Signature Card offers mainly travelrelated benefits, including upgrades to business class on certain routes. Points gained from spending on
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    • COMPANY BRIEFS
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        Lock icon Auston unit MGW in online-game deal
        64 10 AUSTON International Group's subsidiary, M2B Game World (MGW), has signed a four-year deal to offer online games from interactive content developer Two Way TV Australia Ltd to MGW customers here from end-September. Auston said the revenue-sharing deal is not expected to have any material
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        Lock icon Yoma CEO places out 25.5m shares
        48 10 SERGE Pun, CEO of Yoma Strategic Holdings (formerly known as Sea View Ltd), has placed out some 25.5 million shares, representing 6 per cent of the enlarged share capital of Yoma. Mr Pun now holds about 56.9 per cent of Yoma. 4
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        Lock icon BIL Intl's full-year net profit falls 55%
        69 10 BIL International's full-year net profit plunged 55 per cent to US$38.9 million, as revenue slipped 3 per cent to US$333.4 million. The fall in net profit was due mainly to the inclusion in the previous year of a one-time gain from the sale
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        Lock icon LC Development returns to the black
        57 10 LC Development posted a full-year net profit of $7.1 million, reversing a loss of $1.8 million previously, as revenue grew 19 per cent to $90.8 million'. This was helped by higher earnings from the property and hotel sectors. It announced a first and final
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        Lock icon Vita Holdings posts fall in net profit
        61 10 VITA Holdings reported a sharp fall in net profit from $7.3 million to $0.6 million for the full year ended June 30, FY2006. It also saw a 1.8 per cent dip in revenue to $22.9 million. The company said that higher oil prices
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        Lock icon Straits Trading buys stake in Taiko-Straits
        46 10 STRAITS Trading Company Ltd has bought a 30 per cent stake in Taiko-Straits Development Sdn Bhd for $2.5 million. Taiko-Straits is a joint venture between Straits Trading and Taiko Development Holdings Sdn Bhd (formerly known as Taiko Bulking Sdn Bhd).
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
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      Lock icon Tap S'pore law for int'l contracts: Indon dean
      435 11  -  Prof Hikmahanto praises Republic's legal system for dispute resolution By WEE LI-EN EFFORTS to promote Singapore law as the governing law for international commercial agreements have received a boost from a leading Indonesian academic. The dean of the faculty of law at
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      Lock icon Codexis raises $40m for S'pore R&D lab
      340 11  -  By CHEN HUIFEN CALIFORNIA-BASED biotech firm Codexis Inc is raising US$4O million in funding, the bulk of which will be used to finance setting up an R&D centre in Singapore. Codexis, which is privately held, supplies technology and active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) for
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      Lock icon CDC-grassroots unity vital: PM
      498 11  -  By CHUANG PECK MING COMMUNITY Development Councils (CDC) should work hand in hand with grassroots organisations to serve residents well, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said last night. In particular, CDCs must continue to back grassroots leaders in the wards of individual advisers who are frontline
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      Lock icon Local chefs in Culinary World Cup cook-off
      312 11  -  by Arthur Lee THESE chefs will fly the Singapore flag high as they participate in this year's Expogast 2006 Culinary World Cup to be held in Luxembourg in November, widely regarded as the cookery Olympics. The team is lead by Edward Voon, 32,
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      Lock icon MOE committee to review National Education
      232 11 FOCUS groups of people involved in education teachers, parents and the young people themselves are to help a new government committee develop the way National Education (NE) is taught. The Ministry of Education's (MOE) new committee, to be chaired by Minister of State for
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    • SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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        Lock icon Lend Lease wins Somerset site tender
        66 11 THE Urban Redevelopment Authority said yesterday that it has awarded the tender for the Somerset Central site to Lend Lease Retail Investments Pte Ltd. The company submitted the highest bid of $617.2 million or $1,455 per square foot per plot ratio, the highest unit
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        Lock icon Turf Club denies jackpot authorisation
        47 11 THE Singapore Turf Club has clarified that it has not authorised an agent to operate jackpot machines on its premises, although members of the public are said to have received documents bearing the Turf Club's logo stating that it had done so.
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        Lock icon More apply for arts education awards
        60 11 There were 45 per cent more applications for the National Arts Education Award this year, the Ministry of Education says 45 compared to 31 two years ago. The award is presented to primary schools in alternate years. Dunman High School was this year's only
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      Lock icon MOM details new work pass scheme
      252 11 THE Ministry of Manpower yesterday released details of its Personalised Employment Pass (PEP), a scheme announced on Wednesday by Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng to provide eligible foreigners greater flexibility to work in Singapore. The PEP will be available from Jan 1, 2007
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      Lock icon Singapore, China agree to expand Suzhou park project by 15%
      266 11  -  By CONRAD TAN THE Singapore and Chinese governments are to expand their Suzhou Industrial Park (SIP) joint venture by some 15 per cent, buoyed by its success so far. Over the last two years, the 70 sq km industrial park,
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  • ECONOMY WATCH
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      Lock icon China to cut trade surplus by opening up its markets
      256 12 AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] China will reduce its trade surplus by providing a more open marketplace for goods from developing countries, China's Commerce Minister Yi Xiao Zhun said yesterday amid US complaints of unfair trade practices. "We try to provide more
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      Lock icon S Korea, Thailand yet to settle dispute over rice
      576 12 ASEAN ECONOMIC MINISTERS MEETING But other 9 nations have agreed to begin goods tariff cuts by Jan 1 AP [KUALA LUMPUR] South Korea and Asean countries will start cutting tariffs on merchandise trade by Jan 1, 2007, but talks with the
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      Lock icon Asean to study Japan's trade area proposal
      323 12 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Southeast Asian economic ministers and their counterparts from China, South Korea and Japan agreed to study a Japanese proposal for a 16nation free trade area even as China voiced its preference for a smaller grouping. Japan said its proposal for
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      Lock icon Pharma red tape cut
      114 12 AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam will push ahead with adopting common standards for documenting exports of pharmaceuticals, aimed at cutting red tape, by the end of year, officials said yesterday, "So it will make the flow of goods smooth and cost is
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      Lock icon After a hesitant start Bernanke finally gets his message across
      874 12 Reuters [LONDON] The world's most-powerful central banker has had a torrid time communicating with the financial markets but after six months in the job, Ben Bernanke's message is being received louder and clearer. The chairman of the Federal Reserve, Mr
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      Lock icon Bangladesh sees FDI fall 15.6%
      156 12 Reuters [DHAKA] Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Bangladesh fell 15.6 per cent to US$675 million for the year ended June 2006, from US$BOO million the previous year, central bank officials said yesterday. Analysts say political unrest ahead of a parliamentary election due in January 2007
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      Lock icon Foreign policy will centre around economy, says China
      404 12 Development needs will be at forefront, says President Hu in a major speech Reuters [BEIJING] China's foreign policy will focus on boosting the country's economic development as Beijing seeks to take more initiative in diplomacy, Chinese President Hu Jintao said in a
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  • MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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      Lock icon Telekom to spend US$150m in Sri Lanka
      463 13 MALAYSIA INC ABROAD It will also spend US$700m through Excelcomindo to expand in Indonesia Bloomberg [JAKARTA] Telekom Malaysia Bhd, the country's biggest telephone company, plans to spend US$l5O million in Sri Lanka this year, undeterred by risks arising from a civil war, a
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      Lock icon Malaysia's Naza invests in India plant
      190 13 Reuters [MUMBAI] Malaysian car company Naza Automotive Manufacturing Sdn Bhd plans to invest US$259 million in a car making plant in southern India to leverage the small car boom in the country, a newspaper report said yesterday. The firm will soon sign an initial
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      Lock icon Maybank posts 51% increase in Q4 net profit
      351 13 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's biggest lender, Malayan Banking Bhd, reported a higher-than-expected 51 per cent rise in quarterly profit yesterday, boosted by a write-back of bad-debt charges and growth in Islamic banking. "The financial sector will continue to be exciting as well
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      Lock icon M'sian builder wins US$1.7b housing deal in Libya
      156 13 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Libya has nearly doubled, to about US$l.7 billion, the amount of work on a housing township to be done by a subsidiary of Malaysian builder Ranhill Bhd, a source familiar with the matter said yesterday. In January, Ranhill took
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      Lock icon YTL Corp sees Q4 profits surge 63% on business gains
      249 13 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] YTL Corp, Malaysia's' biggest builder, said fourth-quarter profit surged 63 per cent from a year earlier, boosted by gains from its cement and utilities businesses. Net income rose to RM197.7 million (5584.73 million), or 13.7 sen a
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      Lock icon Pertamina's oil capacity to rise 20%
      230 13 Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesia's Pertamina will boost its oil refining capacity 20 per cent by 2012, spending US$ll billion on the sector, its chief said on Wednesday, in a move to cut costly imports. Ari Soemarno, the state energy firm's chief executive officer, told reporters
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    • BRIEFLY ASIA
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        Lock icon Anwar: I have proof of '04 election 'fraud'
        65 13 AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim said yesterday he had evidence proving 2004 general elections were rife with fraud, and that Malaysia was a "sham democracy". He said opposition strongholds were not provided with polling booths and that phantom
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        Lock icon Ericsson to expand Bharti's network
        67 13 Bloomberg [HELSINKI] Ericsson AB, the world's largest maker of wireless networks, won a US$l billion order to expand the wireless network of Bharti Airtel Ltd and provide related services for the biggest mobile-phone company in India. As part of the three-year contract, Ericsson will manage
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        Lock icon BenQ narrows its losses to half in Q2
        58 13 AFP [TAIPEI] BenQ Corp yesterday narrowed its losses in the three months to June as higher non-operating income more than offset a deterioration in its operating figures, particularly its mobile business. BenQ reported a second-quarter net loss of NT$2.5l billion, against a
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  • GREATER CHINA/INDIA
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      Lock icon Hutchison interim profit doubles to HK$19b
      687 14  -  3G losses narrow but expected breakeven pushed to 2007 By JANE MOIR in Hong Kong HONG Kong tycoon Li Flashing's Hutchison Whampoa has doubled first-half profits, thanks largely to the sale of a key port asset to Singapore's PSA International earlier this year. The
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      Lock icon Li Ka-shing to give a third of his wealth to charity
      524 14 He also says he has no plans to retire for now Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Hong Kong billionaire Li Kashing, 78, yesterday said he has no plans to retire and that he will eventually give at least a third of
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      Lock icon India open to more economic zones
      145 14 Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] India won't put any ceiling on the number of special economic zones operating in the country, Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath said. "We are open to increasing the number of special economic zones in the country," Mr Nath told reporters
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      497 14 Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] Tata Tea, which owns the Tetley brand, Tata Sons Ltd and a UK affiliate agreed to pay US$677 million to buy 30 per cent of Energy Brands Inc, also known as Glaceau, which sells 5 million bottles of flavoured
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      417 14 It will buy Bank of America's HKand Macau operations Reuters [HONG KONG] China Construction Bank (CCB), the country's third-largest lender in which Singapore investment company Temasek Holdings has a stake, posted an 18 per cent drop in first-half profit yesterday after its results last year
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      221 14 The casino adds a 3rd floor boosting table numbers AFP [HONG KONG] Sands Macau, the pioneering Las Vegas-style casino that has transformed Macau's gambling industry, claims to be the largest in the world after expanding its gaming rooms, a statement said yesterday. Sands,
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      269 14 [HONG KONG] Fresh from posting record net profit for the first half of 2006, PetroChina, the mainland's largest oil producer, announced on Wednesday it plans to spend U552.74 billion to acquire a 67 per cent stake in various oilfield assets in Kazakhstan
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      573 15 First-round deadline nears; at stake are USs3b of power assets Reuters. Bloomberg [SINGAPORE/MANILA] Several consortia are taking shape to bid for US Mirant Corp's multi-billion-dollar power assets in the Philippines as the deadline for first-round bids nears, people familiar with the matter
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        71 15 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] McDonald's Corp may have put Ralph Alvarez in line to become its next chief executive by promoting him to president and chief operating officer. Mr Alvarez, 51, takes the No 2 job at McDonald's after the resignation of Mike Roberts, who was
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        94 15 AFP [TOKYO] Shinzo Abe, the front-runner to be Japan's next prime minister, is considering setting up a spy organisation similar to the US's Central Intelligence Agency, a report said yesterday. Mr Abe, currently the chief cabinet secretary, is looking at creating an intelligence
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        78 15 Reuters [LONDON] Britain's population has grown to more than 60 million for the first time, official figures showed yesterday, as it expands at its quickest rate since the mid-1960s thanks to immigration from eastern Europe. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the population surged
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      516 15  -  By CLARENCE MICHAEL in Dubai THE Saudi Aramco oil company yesterday announced deals for two refineries. The first deal is with France's Total for the Jubail project and the other with ConocoPhillips and Kellogg Brown and Root (KBR) for the Yanbu project. The
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      685 15 Reuters [SINGAPORE] For Asian executives tired of late-night teleconferences to woo customers on the other side of the planet, good news is at hand: that business is fast becoming less important. The customer of the future is currently in the neighbourhood. Asia has long
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      284 15 AFP [WASHINGTON] Sylvester Stallone and John Cusack are better known as Hollywood stars than as Wall Street investors, but they have become ensnared in a hedge fund lawsuit as calls mount for tougher oversight of the industry. Stallone, who starred in the Rocky and
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      462 15 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] International Business Machines Corp agreed to buy Internet Security Systems Inc for about US$l.3 billion, its fourth software acquisition this month, as computer and services sales fall. Internet Security shareholders will receive US$2B a share in cash, the companies said on
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  • AVIATION
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      444 16 The group posts income of 88m euros on 'sharp capital gains' Bloomberg [AMSTERDAM] Schiphol Group NV, the state-con-trolled operator of Amsterdam's airport that may have an initial public offering (IPO), said its first-half profit rose 8.4 per cent on capital gains on
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      462 16 Bloomberg [DALLAS] The US Justice Department and more than 20 airlines asked a judge to block a flight attendants' strike at Northwest Airlines Corp, saying a work stoppage would disrupt transportation and hurt the economy. The companies and the government filed court papers
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      400 16 Reuters [AMSTERDAM] Dutch police arrested 12 passengers behaving suspiciously on a Northwest Airlines plane bound for India that was forced to turn back to Amsterdam's Schiphol airport on Wednesday. Police arrested 12 of the 149 passengers on Flight 42 to Mumbai, which turned back
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      280 16 Reuters [LONDON] British Airways pic (BA) yesterday called for competition authorities to consider breaking up ownership of twQ key London airports as part of an investigation into UK airports. BA said an Office of Fair Trading (OFT) probe into airport ownership should
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      339 16 Reuters [LONDON] Overhead "no smoking" signs will be replaced by "no mobiles" messages on some planes next year when technology is introduced to make it safe for passengers to use mobile phones in mid-flight. Airlines are seeking ways to police potentially annoying onboard
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      557 17  -  It also gets nod to create 3rd category of membership individual members By GEORGE JOSEPH [SINGAPORE] The Singapore Shipping Association is benefiting from the global shipping boom, with its membership roll seeing unprecedented growth since the formation back in 1985 of its predecessor,
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      468 17 Bloomberg [MANILA] Petron Corp, the largest Philippine oil refiner, said it could tap as much as US$l billion of insurance coverage if it's needed to help clean up the nation's worst ever oil spill. A tanker that Petron hired from
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      781 17  -  ADMIRALTY CASEBOOK By SELVA KUMAR THE time charterer of a tanker that was confiscated and sold by United Arab Emirates (UAE) authorities in 2003 for flouting UN sanctions on Iraqi oil is liable to the vessel's owners under the charterparty even if it did
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      440 17 Reuters [NEW YORK] The backlog of delayed ships in the Panama Canal has caused the daily express transit auction fee to jump to a record high of US$2OO,OOO yesterday, said a Panama Canal Authority official. The backlog swelled to 90 ships from
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      525 18 EDITORIAL IT'S easy to accuse China of not doing its part to correct the huge and growing imbalances in the world economy and, more specifically, its bilateral trade surplus of US$2OO billion with the US. The pressures on Beijing to act more urgently can only increase
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      713 18  -  THE BOTTOM LINE NEIL BEHRMANN London Correspondent NO prizes for guessing the winners of the Iraq, IsraeliHezbollah, Afghanistan, Sri Lankan and random African wars. The Merchants of Death are experiencing boom times. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), which
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      1427 18  -  Conservation, negotiation and transboundary water cooperation will go a long way By KEVIN WATKINS, ANDERS BERNTELL IHT fm am m HisKYisfor Ift U drinking, S f 1 m water is for m M m m righting m MM over,' Mark V m If Twain once
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      1365 19  -  It has now become imperative to integrate financial investigation into overall counter-terrorism strategies globally By ARABINDA ACHARYA, GUNAWAN HUSIN The Aug 10,2006 foiled bombing plot in the UK once again reinforces the importance of financial investigation as an integral part of overall counter-terrorism strategy. Rashid Rauf, the
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      785 19  -  By DAVID G MYERS LAT-WP SAY this much for President George Bush: He is not deaf to the inner whispers of his intuition. "I know there's no evidence that shows the death penalty has a deterrent effect," he reportedly said as Texas governor, "but
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      160 19  -  LETTER TO THE EDITOR Ho Mei Peng Investor Relations Manager CapitaCommercial Trust Management Limited WE refer to the letter by Vincent Chen (BT, Aug 23). We thank Mr Chen for his feedback and keen interest in Capita Commercial Trust (CCT). Capita Commercial Trust Management
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  • THE BUSINESS TIMES SHIPPING TIMES
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  • ARTS
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      817 26  -  PROFILE Mariko Mori's monolith is a celebration of death as a regeneration of life, says PARVATHI NAYAR PARVATHI NAYAR MARIKO Mori is one of the most visible Japanese artists working in the West, and enjoys a wide cult following. The multimedia artist's career began
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      261 26  -  POETRY By KIIRA GUSTAFSON "THE last light/ Eased them as travellers into night. /They did not speak the language though/ They'd lived here forty years ago," writes Vikram Seth, one of the poets featured in this year's Evening of Indian Poetry hosted by the Indian Activities
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      Lock icon Blending gypsy rituals and rich traditions
      578 26  -  MUSIC By AARON LYE FOR some, it may be nothing more than enthralling exotica, a blend of music, dance and performance that stimulates merely by being different, but for the Musafir Gypsies, what they do can truly be called a way of life. Hailing
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      276 26  -  BALLET By KAR-MEN CHENG SAKIKO Oshima ponders about today's society. Why are people more interested in things far away that they see on TV than about what is taking place in front of them? Are we trying to achieve what society is directing us towards
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  • CINEMA/SPORTS
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      542 27  -  This is one unashamedly cheesy snake flick, says PARVATHI NAYAR PARVATHI NAYAR 0 AS 1 say and you'll live." snarls FBI agent I Neville M Flynn (Sam- uel L Jackson) to a young surfer (Nathan Phillips), who is the only witness to a murder. It's
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      455 27  -  By GEOFFREY EU SMELL of Rain, local filmmaker Gloria Chee's languorous debut feature about possibly the loneliest young man in Singapore, is notable for belonging to that cinematic genre where ostensibly nothing ever happens on screen. One sure sign that
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      397 27  -  By GEOFFREY EU ANY movie whose title is a play on words promises to be a little too smart for its own good, and l.ucky Number Slevin certainly qualifies on that score. It lakes a relatively interesting storyline. then spends most of the
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      266 27  -  DVD By UMA SHANKARI THE legend of Casanova the 18th-century Venetian adventurer, writer and womaniser is recreated by Hollywood in this 2005 offering starring Heath Ledger as the titular character and Sienna Miller as his one true love Erancesca. Casanova was known for his ability to seduce
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      705 27  -  By CHEAH UI-HOON ONE of the top attractions for visitors and tourists when they visit cities like New York City and London is to go and watch a live sports game. It could be going to the Yankee Stadium to catch a New
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      587 27  -  By< CHEAH UI-HOON SPORTS marketing is on the up with more events beging sponsor-driven now. instead of being organised by sports organisations themselves, says Daniel Metcalfe. Singapore Sports Council (SSC) high participation and industry development group chief. "With mainstream media getting more fractured
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  • WINE
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      1023 28  -  Eben Sadie is as much a philosopher as he is a talented viticulturist, notes N K YONG N K YONG TWO years ago while visiting Peter Sisseck in the Ribera del Duero region of Spain, I met a young South African wine grower who was
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      289 28 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS 3 However, animation is an art 1 Journalists riding to get exer- f° r L m (^.4) cise (5-2) 4 Why he picks out his food? 5 Track welcomes non-smok- ing supporter (7) 5 Rush around for ear, V morn--9 Mournful English supporter in 9 e xerc
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  • HEALTH
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      1201 29  -  Allergic conditions are the most common problem treated by ENT surgeons here. TAN SU YEN reports on their treatment and new methods to trace the cause of allergies TAN SU YEN THERE are those who wake up and smell the coffee, and then there are those of us
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      922 29 A COUGH that simply won't go away can be very trying both for the victim and for people around the sufferer. Imagine being in full flight at a presentation only to be overcome by a wave of coughing, or inadvertently adding some
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  • executive lifestyle
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      1736 30  -  Does Singapore need a biennale? PARVATHI NAYAR explores what the inaugural Singapore Biennale can do for the island city and its residents PARVATHI NAYAR T'S a mammoth undertaking that opens on Sept 4 and runs for two months, with 95 artists and collectives from 38 countries
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      434 31  -  by Larry Wee We didn't consciously start out with this theme when planning The Business limes' ninth annual watch supplement this year, but we are happy that it has come together as a tribute to some of the finest champions of the watch industry,
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      415 32  -  GENTS' WATCHES LARRY WEE showcases some understated pieces that make a difference LARRY WEE FOR those who prefer discreet timepieces which sit comfortably under a jacket or tux sleeve, here are some of the 2006 offerings to consider. In their own discreet way, A Lange Sohne declares to
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      807 34  -  GENTS' WATCHES And that's lots of attitude as amply demonstrated by these watches, LARRY WEE discovers LARRY WEE WE make room on this page for men's timepieces that grab your attention with their attitude watches, in other words, distinguished by an exceptional sense of artistic, if
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      495 36  -  GENTS' WATCHES LARRY WEE picks OUt a selection with calender and travel functions LARRY WEE IF you like your watch to tell a bit more than just the time, here are a bunch which will do just that, starting with the Patek Philippe Calatrava reference 5396 auto,
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      553 38  -  GENTS' WATCHES These watches will ensure that you'll never run out of 'gas.' LARRY WEE checks them out LARRY WEE JEANRICHARD moves upmarket with an in-house movement cased inside their popular large 42mm Bressel case. Christened the 1665 Alternate, it offers a choice of black,
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      684 43  -  SPORTS AND FUN LARRY WEE checks out some of the best-looking new sports models LARRY WEE HERE we have it, seven of the finest examples we can think of in terms of sporty-looking watches. De Bethune kicks things off in fine fashion with its DB2I Single
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      749 44  -  SPORTS AND FUN Telling time is only half the story as LARRY WEE examines these interesting possibilities LARRY WEE THIS section is specially for the stuff that caught our eye because they offered something special or unusual aside from the usual watch functions we have become
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      2363 48  -  It's not the Da Vinci Code, but no less exciting the true story of one watch-lover's passion. LARRY WEE meets collector Duncan W LARRY WEE IT'S not the Da Vinci Code, and it's not the Louvre, but it's Paris, it's Place Vendome and it's high drama. It's almost
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      552 51  -  SPORTS FUN LARRY WEE looks at sports chronos that are not only ruggedly attractive but also come with useful outdoor features LARRY WEE IF you should fancy a bit of history on your wrist, check out this interesting sports chrono. It has on its underside a sliver of
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      2191 54  -  Soft-spoken and calm, but this master watchmaker insists on the highest standards of horology as SU JIAXIAN finds out SU JIAXIAN KARI Voutilainen is a red-hot champion for independent high horology who made his Baselworld debut in 2005 with the astonishing Masterpiece No 6
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      1080 57  -  NG TJENG JAW jaw reveals the technical genius behind the 75th anniversary Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso A Tryptique NG TJENG JAW WHAT kind of watch would be good enough for the 75th anniversary of Jaeger-LeCoultre's flagship? Well, we can start by telling you that the idea of a three-face
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      3187 58  -  LARRY WEE speaks to the gate-keepers of this proud and respected family-owned watch firm LARRY WEE IN the great scheme of matters horological, ownership of famous brand names routinely changes across the generations. But since 1932 at least, the Stern family has
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      348 66  -  LADIES' WATCHES For women who prefer subtle chic, these classics with just a touch of bling are the perfect answer, says LARRY WEE LARRY WEE OKAY ladies, we promise to keep it light for you. There's bling plus technical excellence for you to peruse at
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      1762 70  -  LARRY WEE hears the latest from watch impresario extraordinaire Max Busser of Opus and Harry Winston fame LARRY WEE HIS machines don't fly, and they may not suit the taste of the conservative, but they always make an in-your-face statement. Yet it wouldn't be fair
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      420 75  -  LADIES' WATCHES Clean lines have plenty of appeal, especially when richly decorated. By LARRY WEE LARRY WEE FOR our women readers who prefer clean straight lines rather than fancy curves on their watches, we submit for consideration a select half dozen that were unveiled at the Swiss fairs
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      1741 76  -  TIMMY TAN investigates and explains the use and application of Swiss quality standards TIMMY TAN IF you find it fascinating to view the movements in high-end watches through their display case backs, prepare for a possible shock should you come across the interiors of some cheaper examples.
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      956 82  -  LIMITED EDITIONS The artistic side of watchmaking can elevate watches to showcases of ingenious creativity, writes LARRY WEE LARRY WEE IN this section, we present some of the art that has become synonymous with fine watchmaking, and some examples of the creativity that watch firms have
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      762 83  -  LARRY WEE explains some of the fascinating mechanisms that make time fly LARRY WEE Perpetual calendars BESIDES telling the time, perpetual calendar watches report the day of the week, the date, the month and (usually, though not always) the phase of the moon as well from small
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      1754 84  -  SU JIAXIAN asks six local collectors for their views on this issue SU JIAXIAN TWO years ago, Singapore hosted what is widely accepted as a seminal horological event in international watch circles in fact, the first of its kind anywhere in the world. The
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      630 86  -  LIMITED EDITIONS Some watches are forever, their appeal timeless, LARRY WEE discovers LARRY WEE WITH the caveat that the label "limited" does not always make a watch sought-after, expensive or easily re-sold, let's launch straight into what we think are some of this year's most outstanding limited editions.
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      647 87  -  LIMITED EDITIONS These contemporary-looking pieces are certainly one of a kind, says LARRY WEE LARRY WEE ALL right folks, we must confess a weakness for handsome blues, which is no doubt what first attracted us to Audemars Piguet's MCI 2 Tourbillon housed in a 47 mm platinum
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      875 88  -  LARRY WEE highlights some very interesting egg timers LARRY WEE THIS has been a year where several firms have announced new M in-house chrono movements. And besides the ones we've previewed for our readers here, we know for sure there's at least one H more well-executed
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      713 89  -  COMPLICATED WATCHES They have all you could ever want in a watch and more, LARRY WEE picks out the uber-complicated masterpieces LARRY WEE NO dedicated watch feature can be complete without highlighting at least a few haute de game (top of the game) masterpieces from the world's most
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      28 31 Cowgiator: Larry Wee Editor Elaine Koh Sub-editors: Michelle tow, Lilian Lee, Judy Louis Artists: Jason Leong (cover), Noordin Ayob, Jennifer Chua Photographer: Arthur lee ■k j /vw *"^s:I
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      60 32 T I I ■Bp > Jr The Tiffany Grand" IN GRAND STYLE |g! d -t l ■■-"r r S*& 'd. gflppP Am*:mm HKaj// <o r i^ 7 T 1 f l M r *>v 6 s M m mm i I.* H r~n 'Jnfl yfl7 V (fl V §IS§ I
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      177 33 v/ 6 \s V' \y i i x WORLD'S FIRST WORLD'S FIRST OFFICIAL WORLD'S FIRST WORLD'S FIRST MECHANICAL STOPWATCH AUTOMATIC TIMEKEEPER FOR BELT DRIVEN WRIST CHRONOGRAPH ACCURATE TO 1/1OOTH CHRONOGRAPH FIA FORMULA ONE TRANSMISSION IN A ACCURATE TO 1/100TH OF A SECOND MOVEMENT MOTOR RACING MECHANICAL WATCH OF A SECOND
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      247 35 The Tourbillon Watch On the 7th of Messidor, Year 9 (June 26, 1801), the Ministry of the Interior of France awarded Breguet a patent for a new type of regulator called lit if* Tourbillon, whereby the entire escapement of Mil Tmßt {flfl) it a watch movement was subjected to permanent
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      78 36 I 1 ¥?•ss» Y -J" 'J:4''■".« J? A 1 .W-V ;>V* *v ?v.'jjg v i; v "A•>y 'v'V«<j.;.jt r r »'<^pV >^aFaSßtti v. _A .i'*. -v '>y ;r s -w* -IMP --JWE^ 'T' Up i R: klw| nih iPfiV mmy i'^P 'tr c3i •rfc PP-" tPi^ v i s*i' v
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      112 37 W aPMy^^^BplPp^ lL SOI 39^0 W W.tC World-Wide Time Control Hours of the world perpetual calendar Pink gold case, GIRARD-PERREGAUX self-winding mechanical movement, sapphire back GP J GIRARD PERREGAOX MANUFACTURE DE HAUTE HORLOGERIE DEPUIS 1791 FJ BENJAMIN Exclusive Distributor and Service Centre: BMI A division of F J Benjamin (Singapore)
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      170 38 vulCain MANUFACTURE DEPUIS 1858 "Vulcain Cricket, the world's FIRST MECHANICAL ALARM-WATCH. Since 1947" wBK S fJ yMBBBB|BBBB > ;>*. Golden Voice A NEW DISTINCTIVE SOUND IT RINGS ALWAYS AT THE RIGHT TIME IN THE RIGHT PLACE wßsOse Golden Voice Unveiling the Golden Voice, a fascinating new chapter in the history
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      106 44 NHC Nouvelle Horlogerie Calabrese y- x* |p^ jjgFjJr thSSSsMR i Vincent Calabrese, Watchmaker '"'iiit iinim|ii t tijgj i ANALOGICA A world premier model with jumping hour and wandering date. Created by Vincent Calabrese, the hours and date are displayed through two analogue windows that wander around, with the date window
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      79 45 LJ :I IPfaWBl W9I L_X^PiSiH^HH^Hi Ihsl^l^li II Mi v BBS^a^R£^-_. •••jx>•■•-it^^aMfti^iifc^s^iittlSlßHlß^B^^^^Mß^^^^w t- 3 fl ft 319S^^I g H. HHHH^B^^^^L;. fl j£jl .^WiiiHHHHHi HBhPW'? T v 'i£% i .BKSfe-- H, iS~~ k fl ■I Timepieces by Louis Vuitton. Speedy automatic chronograph. Watertight to 100 m. 111 \#l II TT It. I
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      26 46/47 *'•■.>*<*» j- Vi' -ajfaNjiy f I I \v!T T ff©fi' ;*'..f ''MBg.MB& *l!®» C J IT- "V $WKBE®&m— -Sfe. '^^HHHH^HH^^^^IH^H^^H^HI^H I r "71 Ai mLW/_1 BP,. I»——^1^11
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      104 49 More than 250 years of uninterrupted history S '4sfljgggt«; 3w a V arfiiT H i $c- f /< »v I chased by hand. Power reserve of over 1 jf 45 hours. Case in 18K pink gold with WMMmjjk" transparent caseback. Glareproofed crystal. Black hands oxidized 18K gold. *****/000R-8954 VACHERON CONSTANTIN
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      114 50 ZENITH SWISS WATCH MANUFACTURE s i tic 6 5 j A "K VST M Whatever does not destroy me makes me |Sf. tf frmpn -l- pSfipCI DEFYCLASSIC s/t+ts'' y, >'/, >'"■ W I V: Power, Innovation a'true Revolution in both and Technology. h()iiscs a of Ef PriwiertfJl^TU^te^ rushed steel case
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      49 51 ARNOLD &.SON MASTERS OF THE LONGITUDE IN LONDON SINGE 1764 THE FOR ADJUSTING THEIR GREENWICH (GMT). White Ensign Red Black (IWEBS.BO3A.KO2B) HAND-CRAFTED IN SWITZERLAND Mechanical hand-wound manufacture movement 7-day power reserve, DST (Daylight function, integrated date magnifier, seconds indication, steel, water-resistant to 66Ofeet. Limited edition of250 pcs worldwide. www.arnoldandson.coni
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      189 52 I Gerd- R L anj, master watchmaker and founder ofCk ronoswiss. Nationalpark Berc LtesjaJen. August 30, 2005, 7.58 a.m. A.f: .U. ■HMMHBIMMr wL\. ai n i 'iMrX »wpy^J^v <*">• 1 ■mw35L~« imt"~~ Ml SBPn V.T- WWlll'll'iflLl I *]jj '•;;v- v 'v 4 'IKS^'-" 4, i flfe y ,1 'W —-*.y
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      131 53 Une Jine C/lrl of jQuxury Perfecting the eloquent art of luxury, CORUM unveils an inspiring collection of flowing artistry. Gracefully crafted in intricate detail, CORUM's master artisans adorn handpainted miniatures with exquisite strokes of brilliance. m Glowing with mythical allure, CORUM Classical Dragon Phoenix celebrates <*?^ the legendary pairing of
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      38 54 jpk m S£v" N v^jj **7j v J-1 A'a^ *Jp< i ii k t Jl W P, dWDPwfc*(tSto^ I i j t JfJIMB ry J|£BAl k ilaiL^^W A^ nHßtf>>.^r" px WBSr l^j^SpWip" ML r T /C^. llj^jl HHHHH
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      221 56 k At I c~% i— EILUX's sophisticated range of elegant watch winders keep your treasured timepieces m always fully wound and in ready-to-wear condition. Even better, its state-of-the-art ftyjl antibacterial Silver lons effectively kills 99% of all known bacteria, fungi and algae to prevent corrosion, disruption of the movement and
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      208 57 "Accuracy is everything when your life hangs on one breath. Diving to such extreme depths, I must be able to trust my equipment with my life. Which is why a dependable timepiece like Ball watch is so important in an environment that features truly adverse conditions." The watch that once
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      50 59 SI D hI Hchfl Bt*- J*)*,;WBm •**.j^ 1 r ilB ■\I \W- '•a&sto.j. -fif' I I ■ininSl t a ics? i I IP i ./Mi. B1 P%>Jm 1/ U BL T^wk 8 WrjnM JjR B*fl *fifc ,;i f *n *i- HI c AKk».' J jhß BB a tJJII WP" wb
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      52 61 hh -jq "s- i. s N jfa| ajar h^^h ...:BP a^B V m w INTRODUCING THE EBEL BRASILIA Ergonomic elegance in fine-brushed and polished stainless steel. Doublesided anti-reflective sapphire crystal. Black "Clous de Paris" guilloche dial with hand-applied Roman numerals. Swiss automatic movement. Black alligator strap. www.ebel.com GBGL THE ARCHITECTS
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      28 63 CONTENTS: Max and his machines P4O What's in a standard? P46 Singapore as watch hub P54-55 A peek at the über-complicated P59 Patek through time P62-63 r yjyf >
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      535 64 s If we'd made the mom phase display any more precise, you'd have been able to see Neil Armstrong's footprints. Shoe size? Portuguese Perpetual Calendar. Ref. 5022: IWC today is proud to present the Portuguese Perpetual As unlikely as it may sound, the hardy Calendar, featuring the world's largest automatic
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      33 66 Oris TTI Titan Divers Carlos Coste Limited Edition. J;""'- t*. High-Mech Goes to New Extremes with the Record-breaking Diver Q ar oS coste fl| H I f i^HE\ /^V/ fife, :^*&s *isS^MlaißaS|lUSuKlUSiaßS|||^H^^^^^^H Hfl
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      120 67 phone: +65 6275 6388 www.glashuette-original.com Henri invited everyone to a very intimate soiree TO CELEBRATE HIS PANOMATICCHRONO BEING VOTED "Watch of the Year 2005". Readers of the German ArmbandUhren and am Sonntag have voted the PanoMaticChrono mJß^r as the watch of the year due to aesthetically il^ functional design and
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      18 68 I i m 4 it!■ A*VrflraMi mrTSlf V~a i i" ni~ PR <ll "T" i Jrj ®J I
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      128 68 BUBEN&ZORWEG The fine Art.of Collecting TIME MOVER COLLECTOR 32 DELUXE TIME MOVER®, the intelligient watch winder with 'sleep phase", adjusts up to 32 watches at once. The Time Mover watch winder collection for fine watches has been created in collaboration with ELMA-renowned experts in watch winding technology. German technical expertise
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      169 74 jpip The new Patravi Travel Tec GMT features multiple time zone functions unique in the history of watchmaking: the third time zone display can be set either eastward J or westward using the new single push-button mechanism for which the patent 1/ is pending. The automatic CFB 1901 chronograph caliber
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      61 75 BLACK KNIGHT.* i < <. ■"•■•(■it 1 I, i i/ A V/ 1\\ f V v <>? 4 v 1 V° 4 v < I I i v HAND-CRAFTED IN SWITZERLAND SWORDFISH* Wide eyed and breathless! Choice of left or right start and stop buttons. Limited edition of 200. www.graham-london.com
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      74 77 M Aidemars Piguet Le maitre de I'horlogerie depuis 1875 THE WATCH OF YOUR LIFE Hi (P?* *rti'»i »1 > r ■p- »yfe j&'mkskMS,laMP,- £j2£ IV\W\a\u\lUiill////////// I B I if ®s>y^ika^Tj'/4&j£ 1 fl I !(»bSBI^^KC^ g »<z E^. i i^ >, j r H v Imtl^ T JaMHPy- 4 ■L. THE
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      187 78 Each of our masterpieces has its own personal fingerprint. glaskllttk '/sa The Lange 1. f M E3 [51 This absolutely unique j m timepiece has probably I m received more awards from t I 0" all corners of the world II"n ~-7 than any other mechanical WE f^p. wristwatch in
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      166 79 The engraving on the balance cock. Ik fk tk I|| w §f| IiJI IpPr /jasF g! gf 14 mm I #Cf I /f SurM *lk, The hand-engraved balance cock. This part in "A. Lange Sohne" movements holds the rear balance-wheel bearing and transforms each watch into a one-of-a-kind masterpiece.. SGE
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      168 81 v l i GENEVE reator dreams utomat: c 18K White Gold with Diamond s i>-7^-w' m' *i |^^^^J|B||Bjjjjj|H[Hrv^ v > jj&kk- v- 4 agp. -'1.. v; •.^M—«MM:>% if rIH lifflA- -7/ If s HKT :ltl/M ■SfSS fci?^pip&fe&. A B ;,v v V B 7 i«^TIBHEBI y/ J u ff J|
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      125 84 Louis Erard JKechanicaf timepiece at uflfforcfaSfe CPrices (Automatic. Chronograph. Date) J&Ej&fc RRP $2,3 Lm AsymetrlquM collection (Automatic. Date) Available at: DICKSON WATCH JEWELLERY SuntecCity Tel: 6336 4871 MOMENTS Cltylink Tel: 6513 0882 Paragon Tel: 6737 6451 Century Square Tel: 6513 0496 Wisma Atria Tel: 6732 8900 NANKING Peninsula SC Tel:
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      86 85 v ff*i iJlaKsiI^HH i^W WlillllHilSUfll Ec' v j|r»^ ~*w flsßy|^9j u >«■ K^| &is?. MR9» •/> 'A- vw wf%w (Mtfi&'ji JSf j Available at: All Watches Wisma Atria Tel: 6733 2823 Cortina Watch Millenia Walk Tel: 6339 1728 Dickson Watch Jewellery Wisma Atria Exclusive Distributor and Service Centre: Tel: 6732
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      222 93 P a Philippe Museum A snapshot of Patek Philippe Museum, Geneva Inaugurated on Nov 8, 2001 after more than two years of extensive renovation, the 1920 building in the Plainpalais district was once a Patek workshop for cases and bracelets More than 2,000 sq m of exhibition space, spread over
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