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Title Section24 2006-10-26 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES online at httrW/hiKinpc<;-tirrw»* a<ial mm cn A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION MICA fP) 099/03/2006 SINGAPORE 85 cents Thursday, October 26,2006 124 words
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Article, Illustration694 2006-10-26 1 ANNA TEO - MAS reckons Progress Package led turnaround By ANNA TEO [SINGAPORE] Domestic consumer spending, which has been weak for a while, appears to have staged a strong turnaround, thanks perhaps to the buoyant job market of late. The retail sector, for instance, has had several sluggish quarters,Source: MAS estimates - 694 words
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Article132 2006-10-26 1 STI 2,714.66 (+23.05) ST INDEX FUTURES 2,714.00 (+23.00) SIMSCI 328.24 (+3.68) SIMSCI FUTURES 327.10 (+2.30) MARKETS Wednesday Change KLCOMP Closed NIKKEI 225 16,699.30 -81.17 HANG SENG 18,157.94 +4.53 SEJ 'NOEX 732.80 +4.27 JAKARTA COMP Closed MANILA COMP 2,678.72 +53.20 SEOUL COMP 1,371.43 +4.93 SHENZHEN B 333.73 -1.28 MUM8AIIND132 words
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Article, Illustration570 2006-10-26 1 DONALD URQUHART - By DONALD URQUHART [SINGAPORE] After more than four months of industry rumours, Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) said yesterday it has appointed a new group president and chief executive. Thomas Held, a former chairman and CEO of Euro-pean-based Schenker, one of the world's570 words
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492 2006-10-26 2 JANE MOIR - Schmitt diverted US$l94.5m of clients' money into dummy companies By JANE MOIR in Hong Kong THE MAN behind Hong Kong's biggest hedge fund collapse has been jailed for four-and-a-half years for diverting U*****.5 million of clients' money into dummy companies he controlled. Charles492 words
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Article, Illustration448 2006-10-26 2 ANNA TEO - Strong spillover from financial to business services By ANNA TEO [SINGAPORE] For every dollar Singapore banks spent outsourcing non-core activities in the past five years, 93 cents went to local firms and only seven cents flowed overseas. A similarlySource: MAS estimates - 448 words
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Article645 2006-10-26 2 Rolex tribute for ten who made a difference THE five winners of the 12th Rolex Awards for Enterprise were announced yesterday, at a press briefing attended by over two dozen members of the local and international media. The awards ceremony will be held at the Esplanade Concert Hall645 words
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Article, Illustration660 2006-10-26 3 MATTHEW PHAN - A great honour for S'pore to host awards ceremony, says Tommy Koh By MATTHEW PHAN [SINGAPORE] The five winners of the 12th Rolex Awards for Enterprise were announced yesterday, at a press briefing attended by over two dozen members of the local660 words
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604 2006-10-26 3 WONG WEI KONG - DBS seen leading Q3 profit growth, UOB a bit higher, and OCBC profit falling By WONG WEI KONG [SINGAPORE] Just how much of the overall pick-up in loans growth and interest rates the local banks have managed to work into604 words
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Advertisement113 2006-10-26 3 BLACKROCK MERRILL LYNCH INVESTMENT MANAGERS JOIN FORCES. I THE NEW POWERHOUSE IN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT. M Blackßock and Merrill Lynch Investment Managers have merged, creating one of the world's most powerful investment management firms. As Blackßock Merrill Investment Managers we our a an even greater we we i performance |fl range113 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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417 2006-10-26 4 VEN SREENIVASAN - Longer-term growth prospects main concern with more competition By VEN SREENIVASAN SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) is expected to post secondquarter earnings of $300-350 million, following the $343 million profit it chalked up for the July-Sep-tember quarter last year. The figures for Q2 earnings are417 words
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Article, Illustration711 2006-10-26 4 VEN SREENIVASAN - HOCK LOCK SIEW By VEN SREENIVASAN SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) must have some pretty good reasons for spending US$36O million on the luxurious new seating and sleeping arrangements it has just unveiled for its cabins. So what are those reasons? The new Givenchy-designed cabins featuringFILE PHOTO - 711 words
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Article6108 2006-10-26 4 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS AB Amer Income AT USD 161/ ABAms Income BT USD 8.64/ AB Amer Income A USD 8.6/ ABN Amro Asset Mgt (S pore) AB Amer Income B USO 8.6/ Star Europe Eqty! 0.99* AB Amer Income A EUR 635/ Star Europe 8ond 1. 7* A8 Amer Income6,108 words
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Article, Illustration745 2006-10-26 6 LAUREL TEO - They issue buy calls on counters like Robinson, Metro, Sincere Watch By LAUREL TEO WITH the macro-economy performing strongly, analysts are now saying that the outlook is just as rosy for the retail sector. From department stores like the Robinsons group and Metro745 words
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244 2006-10-26 6 TIMBER-related Chuan Soon Huat Industrial Group Ltd yesterday warned that its results for the third quarter ended Sept 30 would be hit by an extraordinary loss from its Indonesian subsidiary, PT Cemerlang Selaras Wood Working. This follows a "significant write-down of timber244 words
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Article, Illustration704 2006-10-26 8 LAURELTEO - And now, Fumihiko Konishi is launching an IPO in S'pore, reports LAUREL TEO LAURELTEO ACK in 1968, a young Japanese chemist on his maiden voyage to see the world decided he liked the look of South-east Asia, and stayed on for four years in Singapore when he obtained aYEN MENG JIIN - 704 words
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Article302 2006-10-26 8 CONRAD RAJ - By CONRAD RAJ SEMBCORP Shipyard, a wholly owned subsidiary of SembCorp Marine, has secured a $30 million contract from Norway's Neptune Marine Oil Gas Ltd for the upgrading and reactivation of a drillship, the Neptune Explorer. The contract represents Phase II of upgrading and reactivation302 words
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274 2006-10-26 8 ARTHUR SIM - By ARTHUR SIM KEPPEL Land sold about 600 housing units here in the first nine months of the year roughly the same number it sold in the whole of 2005. And projects including Caribbean at Keppel Bay, Park Infinia and The Belvedere274 words
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412 2006-10-26 8 WEE LI-EN - She details part ex-CEO played in misstating profits By WEE LI-EN FORMER Informatics group financial controller Cecilia Tong was yesterday crossexamined in court following her evidence against the private-education company's former chief executive, Ong Boon Kheng. She had earlier detailed the part Ong had412 words
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Article366 2006-10-26 8 CONRAD TAN - By CONRAD TAN SINGAPORE Petroleum Co's third-quarter net profit plunged 78 per cent to $23.2 million after the group took a hit from steep falls in refining margins and crude oil prices. Revenue for the quarter stayed flat at $2.24 billion, while cost of366 words
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Article, Illustration613 2006-10-26 12 Construction accounts for just 35% of revenues Reuters SINGAPORE construction and real estate firm Sim Lian Group expects to generate most of its revenue from property development within five years, as it roughly doubles the num- ber of individual homes it builds. Diana Kuik,Reuters; FILE PHOTO - 613 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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52 2006-10-26 12 ASCOTT Residence Trust yesterday reported net distributable income of $14.3 million for the period from its listing date of March 31 to Sept 30 2 per cent higher than forecast at the time of listing. Distributable income per unit was 3.14 cents—0.06 cent above the52 words
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49 2006-10-26 12 CAPITALAND has increased the size of an earlier $350 million 10-year convertible bond issue to $430 million, it said yesterday. It had granted issue manager JPMorgan an over-allotment option to issue up to an additional 150 million worth of the bonds.49 words
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41 2006-10-26 12 UNITED Industrial Corp (UIC) director and major shareholder John Gokongwei has increased his deemed stake in UIC from 31 per cent to 31.54 per cent by way of a married deal, the company said yesterday.41 words
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Article37 2006-10-26 12 PACIFIC Century Regional Developments (PCRD) has appointed its chief financial officer Peter Allen, 51, as group managing director. He is also an executive director of Hong Kong's phone company PCCW.37 words
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38 2006-10-26 12 STRAITS Trading Co said a subsidiary of its hotel management arm Rendezvous Hotels has been appointed by Australia's Grand Hotel Group to manage three hotels in Sydney, Brisbane and Canberra,38 words
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53 2006-10-26 12 TOSHIBA yesterday increased its stake in homegrown portable flash memory drive inventor Trek 2000 International from 10.3 per cent to 15.3 per cent. As part of an option signed early this year, Toshiba can increase its stake up to 19.5 per cent at53 words
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38 2006-10-26 12 HO BEE Investment has signed contracts to acquire two light industrial buildings off Upper Paya Lebar Road for 11.1 million. Ho Bee wants to redevelop the site into a single industrial building.38 words
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Advertisement2004 2006-10-26 9 I»V«y JI Land Keppel Land Limited Co Reg No: *****0001G (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) 1. UNAUDITED RESULTS FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2006 and also from the Group's new trading projects in Singapore, India and Vietnam. In addition, profit from The Directors of Keppel Land Limited2,004 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration510 2006-10-26 10 R SIVANITHY - It's banks and property again STOCKS Straits Times Index lifted by 23 points to end above the 2,700 level for the first time R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent WALL Street's strength over the past two sessions gave rise to yet another spirited showing on the local stock market yesterday, during whichSource: Bloomberg - 510 words
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Article, Illustration994 2006-10-26 10 SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDER/DIRECTOR TRANSACTIONS (Disclosures made on Oct 25 and earlier) Subsantlal No of Price SHAREHOLDING Trans Shareholder/ Buy/ Shares Per Before After Stock Date Director Sell '000 Shr COOP) fOOO) UIC 25-Oct-06 Telegraph Dev Ltd *Buy 7510 na *****5 31.00 *****5 31.54 Midas Hldgs 25-Oct-06 Gay Chee994 words
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Article, Illustration908 2006-10-26 10 CONRAD TAN - Compiled by CONRAD TAN AsiaPharm Group Oct 25 dose: 550.605 DBS VICKERS SECURITIES, Oct 25 ASIAPHARM has acquired the patents, pr6cess technology, manufacturing licence and distribution networks for CMNa, a cancer treatment injection drug, for 80 million yuan (Ssl6 million). Once the drug is approved for use inT* Source: Bloomberg; -KTJJl yu Sourer Bloomberg - 908 words
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Article, Illustration539 2006-10-26 10 LARRY WEE - CURRENCIES LARRY WEE Senior Correspondent THE Thai baht and Australian dollar led gains versus the US dollar in Asian currency trading yesterday, ahead of a US central bank meeting which is widely expected to leave current shortterm US interest rates unchanged at 5.25Source: Reuters - 539 words
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Advertisement156 2006-10-26 11 ERNST YOUNG ness Award -hm^ Emerging Entrepreneur Of The Year Ernst Youns presents the Ernst Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Singapore 2006 Finalists jWMSffigMW Consratulations to these eisht finalists whose pursuit of entrepreneurial excellence serves as an inspiration Lifestyle Consumer Services Entrepreneur Of The Year for aspiring entrepreneurs of tomorrow.156 words
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COMPANIES: CHINA STOCKS
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412 2006-10-26 13 JEAN CHUA - It had acquired rights to make a chemical sensitiser for radiotherapy Reports by JEAN CHUA ASIAPHARM shares gained as much as 8.85 per cent yesterday, after the company said on Tuesday that it had bought rights to make a chemical sensitiser for radiotherapy412 words
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Article, Illustration243 2006-10-26 13 SINO Techfibre has contributed $100,000 towards The Bull Run 2006, a charity event organised by the Singapore Exchange (SGX). The group's chief executive, Li Wenheng, presented the cheque to SGX chief executive Hsieh Fu Hua at a ceremony to mark Sino Techfibre'sLIANHE ZAOBAO - 243 words
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315 2006-10-26 13 RECENT listing Epure International has started a joint venture to manage the operations of water and waste-water treatment plants in Shanghai. The venture agreement, signed by Epure subsidiary Beijing Sound Environmental Engineering, is for an initial period of 20 years315 words
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SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL
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Article, Illustration836 2006-10-26 14 CHUANG PECK MING - Five years on, Network China continues to help Singapore businessmen venturing into the Chinese market. CHUANG PECK MING reports CHUANG PECK MING Network china was launched in November 2001 by then deputy prime minister Lee Hsien Loong and former chairman of the Chinese People's836 words
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Article232 2006-10-26 14 NETWORK China's membership has grown steadily from 330 in November 2001 to 1,300 today. Since it was rolled out five years ago, Network China has hosted and supported more than 130 seminars, missions and networking events, attracting over 20,000 participants, according to Yew Sung Pei, secretary-general of232 words
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180 2006-10-26 14 Regional Representative for Shandong Province Ee Tai Ting, chief executive officer of FHTK Holdings Ltd. FHTK is a global player in the fresh produce business with an extensive distribution and market network. In 1998, FHTK entered the plantation and dehydration business in180 words
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Article330 2006-10-26 14 Regional Representative for Changzhou David Teo Kee Bock, chairman and managing director of Super Coffeemix Manufacturing Ltd. Listed Super Coffeemix's principal activities include manufacture and distribution of instant coffee, non-dairy creamer, instant cereal flakes and convenient food products such 3s instant noodles and potato chips. It has manufacturing330 words
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Article89 2006-10-26 14 Regional Representative for Fuzhou SamGoi, executive chairman of Tee Yih Jia Food Manufacturing Pte Ltd. TYJ is a food and beverage group with operations in Singapore, Malaysia, USA, Europe and China. Regional Representative for Guangdong Province Patrick Lee Kwok Kie, executive chairman of Sing Lun Holdings Ltd. Sing89 words
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Article92 2006-10-26 14 Source: International Enterprise Singapore Regional Representative for Chongqing Clement Tang, director of Sino Agri-Trade Pte Ltd. Mr Tang has vast business experience in the Chinese municipality of Chongqing as well as other parts of China. Sino Agri-Trade's associate company. Great Wall Investments Pte Ltd, has been operating aSource: International Enterprise Singapore - 92 words
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Article133 2006-10-26 14 International Enterprise Singapore Launched by thendeputy prime minister Lee Hsien Loong and former chairman of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Li Ruihuan in Nov 2001. Launch of first Network China Business Directory in 2002. Keynote address By Li Lanqing, former vice-premier of State Council ofInternational Enterprise Singapore - 133 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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319 2006-10-26 15 PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong arrives in China today for a summit to celebrate the 15th anniversary of AseanChina relations. The summit takes place in Nanning, Guangxi province, from Oct 30-31. Today, he visits the Guangdong provincial capital of319 words
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SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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41 2006-10-26 15 THE government has appointed Anil Kumar Nayar as Singapore's next ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium, with concurrent accreditation to the European Commission and the Kingdom of Netherlands. He will assume the post on Nov 27.41 words
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81 2006-10-26 15 MINISTER of Commerce and Industry of the government of West Bengal Nirupam Sen called on Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong at the Istana yesterday. The SM's press secretary said that Minister Sen updated Mr Goh on the latest economic developments in West Bengal81 words
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67 2006-10-26 15 THE Singapore Compact will present the Inaugural Distinguished Lecture with Mark Moody-Stuart, chairman of the United Nations Global Compact Foundation, delivering his insights on "Why am I a Social Responsibility Champion" on Nov 2 at Raffles Hotel Jubilee Hall. The67 words
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Article, Illustration360 2006-10-26 15 WEE LI-EN - One of the three winners will represent Singapore By WEE LI-EN THE eight finalists of the Ernst Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards (EOY) were announced yesterday. Ernst Young said that this year saw more nominations from the lifestyle and consumer services industry, unlike360 words
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Article, Illustration604 2006-10-26 16 SIOW LI SEN - Visiting top official also praises local firm for helping the bank improve By SIOW LI SEN BANK of China (BOC) and strategic investor Temasek Holdings are discussing further areas of cooperation, said a top official of the bank yesterday. "This morning, I met Ho Ching604 words
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473 2006-10-26 16 Both electronics, pharmaceuticals seen underpinning production pick-up Bloomberg JSINGAPORE'S industrial «production growth probably accelerated in September as drug manufacturers 'and chipmakers boosted •output to meet overseas de4mand. Manufacturing, which for a quarter of •Singapore's US$llB billion "economy, rose 5.9 per cent ♦fromBloomberg - 473 words
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483 2006-10-26 16 Reuters tthe biggest contract electronics manufacturer, on ♦Tuesday posted a quarterly 'profit against a year-earlier 4 loss and said that demand *was accelerating across vir«tually all its businesses. The company forecast •revenue for the current quarter of US$5.l billion to •US$5.3 billion, inReuters - 483 words
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Article, Illustration303 2006-10-26 16 ARTHUR SIM - By ARTHUR SIM SHELDON Adelson. soon to be Singapore's leading figure in die meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions (Mice) business with his Marina Bay Sands integrated resort, has been named one or the most influential people in the tradeshow industry by Tradeshow Week magazine.FILE PHOTO - 303 words
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214 2006-10-26 16 RETAILERS that aim to attract families can now boast an official "pro-family" business mark, under a national accreditation programme launched yesterday for businesses seeking to flaunt their family-friendly credentials. The mark aims to "identify and distinguish businesses that have successfully adopted and implemented pro-famfly.214 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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566 2006-10-26 18 Macro-economy heading for soft landing, says top economic planner Reuters [SHANGHAI] China's economic tightening measures will cause growth in 2007 to fall below 10 per cent, the first time since 2002, the country's top economic planner said in a report published yesterday. The NationalReuters - 566 words
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455 2006-10-26 18 Bloomberg [BEIJING] Investment growth in China's real estate industry accelerated in the first nine months of the year, according to the nation's top planning agency, indicating that central government cooling measures have yet to take.effect. Property investment rose 24.3 per cent, or 2.1Bloomberg - 455 words
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Article, Illustration449 2006-10-26 18 ANTHONY ROWLEY - By ANTHONY ROWLEY in Tokyo JAPAN'S trade surplus rose strongly during September, signalling that the economy is still buoyed by demand in the US and elsewhere, and pointing to strong growth in the nation's third-quarter GDP. TRr a e&ijJ per centAFP - 449 words
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342 2006-10-26 18 AFP [BANGKOK] Thailand's post-coup government said yesterday that the ecdnomy could grow by up to 5 per cent next year under a proposed "sufficiency economy" model, which it insisted was not against free trade. "Economic growth of 4-5 per cent, whichAFP - 342 words
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286 2006-10-26 18 AP Reuters [SEOUL] South Korea's economy grew 4.6 per cent in the tnird quarter from the same period last year, boosted by strong capital investment and robust exports, the Bank of Korea said yesterday. The results for the three months ended SeptAP; Reuters - 286 words
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MALAYSIA
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347 2006-10-26 19 Major groups have presence already; low-cost countries pose competition Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] New foreign direct investments (FDI) from Japan to Malaysia may slow down from now since many major Japanese corporations had already established their operations in the country and the toughBernama - 347 words
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Article, Illustration465 2006-10-26 19 But ex-politicians, business people, citizens turn up AFP [KUALA LUMPUR], Malaysia's ex-premier Mahathir Mohamad was shunned by the country's political elite yesterday at an annual Hari Raya Aidil Fitri gathering at his home, while his son defended the former leader's campaign against theAFP - 465 words
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BRIEFLY ASIA
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52 2006-10-26 19 AFP [NEW DELHI] India's new foreign minister, Pranab Mukheijee, yesterday said double-digit growth rate and peace with Pakistan were his immediate priorities, adding: "Our objective is to have sustained economic growth in the range of 9-10 per cent (in the next year) and higher growthAFP - 52 words
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60 2006-10-26 19 AP [TAIPEI] United Microelectronics Corp, the world's second-biggest contract chipmaker by revenue, yesterday said its net profit for the third quarter totalled NT$B.59 billion (Ss4 million), up from NT$2.l7 billion for the same period last year. Third-quarter revenue was NT527.85 billion, up 18.1 perAP - 60 words
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Article47 2006-10-26 19 Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] Titan Petrochemicals Group Ltd, China's largest oil supertanker owner, has opened the first phase of its Nansha oil storage terminal in Guangdong, the company said in a statement. The new facility holds up to 410,000 cubic metres of fuel oil.Bloomberg - 47 words
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54 2006-10-26 19 Reuters (SHANGHAI] China Life Insurance Co will set up with its parent a property insurance company worth a total investment of one billion yuan (Ssl99 million). This will be the first time the country's biggest life underwriter expands into the non-life insurance business, saidReuters - 54 words
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67 2006-10-26 19 Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] Hero Honda Motors Ltd, India's largest motorcycle maker, said second-quarter profit fell 9.2 per cent, the first drop in six quarters, as raw material costs rose and it offered discounts to win customers. Net income fell to 2.16 billion rupeesBloomberg - 67 words
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255 2006-10-26 20 AFP [SHANGHAI] London's iconic black cab will soon cruise the streets of China after the specialty British carmaker agreed to a Chinese joint venture in Shanghai, a statement said yesterday. China's Geely Holding Group and Britain's Manganese Bronze Holdings inked the agreementAFP - 255 words
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492 2006-10-26 20 Talk of takeover bid pushes up Far Eastern's share price by 6.8% [HONG KONG] UK-based banking giant HSBC Holdings is rumoured to be acquiring Taiwan-based Far Eastern International Bank, prompting the target lender's share price to climb 6.8 per cent on Tuesday492 words
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Article, Illustration41 2006-10-26 20 [BEIJING] Construction workers sitting under a billboard promoting the upcoming China-Africa summit in Beijing. The three-day Forum of China-Africa Cooperation will be heldfrom Nov 3 to 5 and will promote trade and relations between China and African nations AFPAFP - 41 words
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217 2006-10-26 20 [NEW DELHI] Faced with increasing instances of work permits for India being rejected on security considerations, China is planning to take up the matter with the Indian government during the visit of its President Hu Jintao here in the third week217 words
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241 2006-10-26 20 AFP [HONG KONG] Macau has become the world's top gambling destination, analysts said yesterday, after the latest earnings figures from the southern Chinese territory showed it had topped Las Vegas' famous Strip. The upbeat estimate was made after the tiny city posted figuresAFP - 241 words
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443 2006-10-26 20 The State Council will consider its proposal Reuters [SHANGHAI] The northern Chinese -city of Tianjin has applied to establish the country's third stock exchange in a race to catch up to Shanghai and Shenzhen as a mainland financial centre, fund managers and officialsReuters - 443 words
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207 2006-10-26 20 Bloomberg [BEIJING] China will allow securities companies that buy stakes in futures companies to act as brokers for stock-index futures, an official at China's securities regulator said. Some Chinese securities companies have completed such investments, Huang Yuncheng, deputy directorgeneral of the regulator's futuresBloomberg - 207 words
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Article, Illustration516 2006-10-26 21 He is also confident that inflation can be contained within 5 per cent mark Reuters, Bloomberg [STANFORD, California] Indian Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram said on Tuesday he saw no need to lower the Indian government's stakes in state-run banks, and added that theReuters,; Bloomberg; AP - 516 words
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279 2006-10-26 21 Key crude and fuel units still running, says official Reuters [AHMEDABAD/MUMBAI] Reliance Industries Ltd has shut a few units at its 660,000 barrel per day (bpd) refinery in western India after a fire broke out at a secondary hydrotreater, a top companyReuters - 279 words
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289 2006-10-26 21 Bloomberg [LONDON] The financing of Tata Steel Ltd's acquisition of Coras Group Pic is wreaking havoc in the derivatives market. Mumbai-based Tata blindsided traders when it decided to borrow as much as US$6.l7 billion through its non-invest-ment-grade Coras unit to fund theBloomberg - 289 words
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Article, Illustration486 2006-10-26 22 CLARENCE MICHAEL - Most of US$395b 5-year funding needs have to come from Arabs: report By CLARENCE MICHAEL in Dubai THE Middle East and North African region's cumulative investment requirement in the energy sector for the next five years has shot up to US$395 billion, 52BLOOMBERG - 486 words
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426 2006-10-26 22 Comments push Saudi unit down to near US$ peg level Reuters [RIYADH] The Saudi riyal slipped versus the US dollar on Tuesday after the central bank dismissed as baseless speculation that it would revalue the kingdom's currency. The riyal rose to a five-and-a-half-month highReuters - 426 words
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319 2006-10-26 22 Bloomberg (ABU DHABI] Abu Dhabi National Energy Co, which invests in power and water desalination plants, plans to borrow US$9.5 billion over 18 months to finance expansion in the Middle East, Europe and Russia, its chief executive officer, Peter Barker Homek said. Created lastBloomberg - 319 words
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430 2006-10-26 23 LATEST US DATA Annual price drop in Sept biggest on record, reflecting lukewarm housing market in US AP [WASHINGTON] Sales of existing homes in the United States fell for a sixth straight month in September and the median sales price dropped on anAP - 430 words
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Article, Illustration834 2006-10-26 23 ANTHONY ROWLEY - ASIA INSIGHT ANTHONY ROWLEY Tokyo Correspondent DOES the fate of the world's financial markets lie not as generally supposed along Washington's Constitution Avenue, in the hands of US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke, but in Tokyo's Nihombashi district where the Bank of Japan834 words
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385 2006-10-26 23 AP [LAS VEGAS] Observers say the recently enacted US law that bans gambling online could cut into the number of entrants to the planet's richest card game the World Series of Poker. The number of players in the tournament,AP - 385 words
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Article, Illustration611 2006-10-26 24 Company cites Russian authority's refusal to let plane fly over its territory AFP, Reuters [HONG KONG] The maiden flight of Oasis Airlines, Hong Kong's much-talked-about first long-haul budget airline, was cancelled yesterday after Russia refused to let it fly over its territory, theAFP,; Reuters; AFP - 611 words
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257 2006-10-26 24 AP [CHICAGO] Boeing Co, the No 2 commercial airplane maker behind Airbus SAS, said yesterday its third-quarter earnings fell 31 per cent, hurt by a hefty charge for pulling the plug on in-flight Internet service Connexion. But higher jet sales helped the company'sAP - 257 words
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88 2006-10-26 24 China to buy 2 ,900 new jets by 2025 AFP [SHANGHAI] The Chinese aviation market will buy nevly 2,900 new airplanes worth US$2BO billion by 2025, US aircraft maker Boeing said yesterday. Compared to the situation now, this will lead to more than a tripling of the total civilian ChineseAFP - 88 words
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69 2006-10-26 24 AP [SHANGHAI! Two top executives at China Eastern Airlines, China's third largest carrier, have been detained in a corruption probe, the company said yesterday. Tong Guozhao and Wu Jiuhong, both deputy general managers, were "assisting in the investigation", the airline's secretary of theAP - 69 words
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105 2006-10-26 24 AFP [HONG KONG] Hong Kong's flag carrier Cathay Pacific said yesterday it will launch a twice-weekly freighter service between Hong Kong and Beijing from Nov 15 after gaining approval from the Chinese government. Ron Mathison, Cathay Pacific director and general manager for cargo, saidAFP - 105 words
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458 2006-10-26 24 1,330 staff being laid off will result in US$31m in Q3 costs Reuters [MONTREAL] Bombardier Inc said on Tuesday that it will lower production of its regional jets by a third and cut 1,330 jobs in Montreal and Belfast, or almost 5 perReuters - 458 words
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218 2006-10-26 24 Reuters [MOSCOW] Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday urged Russian airplane makers to speed up the creation of a state aviation holding company in a bid to boost safety standards in the nation's ailing civil aviation sector. "One should not economise on the safetyReuters - 218 words
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Miscellaneous378 2006-10-26 24 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 1 Beat Germany? There's the SB problem! SB HIT 'HM H HH 3 Pictures a slip up by comedi- 8 Mother and child given fruit (6) Unfortunately true in negative 9HB[ H IB M H iH Annual that might be okay or fIBHI H W Hjj|H[ |Hf 12378 words
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SHIPPING
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Article, Illustration616 2006-10-26 25 Increased demand for vessels pushes order book up to US$l2.4b Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] Hyundai Heavy Industries Co and other South Korean shipyards received a record US$l2.4 billion worth of orders in the third quarter in 2006, helped by increased demand for vessels that carryBloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 616 words
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Article, Illustration428 2006-10-26 25 Box traffic seen rising; but little impact for tankers Reuters [NEW YORK] More and bigger container ships are expected to sail to the US East Coast from Asia if the Panama Canal expansion goes ahead as planned, some ship owners said onReuters; AFP - 428 words
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145 2006-10-26 25 Bloomberg [OSLO] Siem Offshore Inc, a Nprwegian owner of vessels that transport supplies to offshore oil platforms, ordered six vessels worth US$475 million from Kieven Verft AS to expand its fleet. The contract for so-called Anchor Handling Tug Supply vessels with the NorwegianBloomberg - 145 words
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Article317 2006-10-26 25 Reuters [MOSCOW] Russia's top container shipping firm, the Far East Shipping Company (Fesco), plans to float shares on the London Stock Exchange in spring or autumn 2007, a senior company official told Reuters on Monday. "We're looking at two possible timetables for the offering,Reuters - 317 words
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592 2006-10-26 25 NYT [NEW ORLEANS] When the Norwegian Sun docked in New Orleans on Oct 15, the Big Easy's ship had finally come in, in more ways than one. Having deferred its arrival in the Crescent City for about a year, the ship's docking atNYT - 592 words
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211 2006-10-26 25 AP [TOKYO] Japan's coast guard mobilised helicopters to rescue crew members of two ships that ran aground at a northeastern Japanese port, an official said yesterday. All 20 Filipino crew members of the Panamanian-registered Ellida Ace were rescued early yesterday andAP - 211 words
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EDITORIAL & OPINION
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519 2006-10-26 26 EDITORIAL IN ITS drive to shape itself into a hub for asset and wealth management, Singapore offers a plateful of incentives that other jurisdictions should find hard to beat. Fund registration is simple and relatively speedy. There are numerous incentives for fund management activities. Firms519 words
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Article, Illustration755 2006-10-26 26 ROBERT SAMUELSON - THE BOTTOM LINE ROBERT SAMUELSON WHEN he died in 1848, John Jacob Astor was America's richest man, leaving a fortune of US$2O million that had been earned mainly from real estate and fur trading. Despite his riches, Mr Astor's business was mainly a755 words
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Article, Illustration1378 2006-10-26 26 KEITH BRADSHER - Vietnam has gone from war to communism to quasi-capitalism to become Asia's second-fastest-growing economy with 8.4% growth last year that trailed only China's By KEITH BRADSHER NYT NEARLY four decades ago, South Vietnamese leaders mapped out their battle plans inside the presidential palace here. WhenNYT; REUTERS - 1,378 words
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Article, Illustration794 2006-10-26 27 FITRIAN ARDIANSYAH, NAZIR FOEAD - The scale of the fires, and the haze they lead to, require consolidated efforts by both govts and society By FITRIAN ARDIANSYAH, NAZIR FOEAD FOREST fires and haze have caused major problems in Indonesia and its Asean neighbours in the past 10 years.REUTERS - 794 words
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77 2006-10-26 27 Kirpal Singh - Kirpal Singh Singapore I AGREE entirely with the observations of Lee Ping Shih ("Ouster not Robinson's way", BT, Oct 19). The removal—done at the instance of a foreign shareholder of a highly regarded Singapore individual, highly respected, proficient in every respect, is a precedent77 words
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172 2006-10-26 27 S Subramanyan - LETTERS TO THE EDITOR S Subramanyan Singapore I READ with interest your report "Plan to merge Air India. Indian on track" (BT, Oct 20). A merger of these two state-owned airlines should have come 10 years earlier, but better late than never. Perhaps the172 words
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Article10060 2006-10-26 28 SGX MAINBOARD 52-Wk Til lot Vol Day last Quota Mv GrYM Mat MCac W0i low Coda Company Sale COOP) Htfi Low Buyer Sa«er CV WE SmS 3 5 1 5716 1st Software 2.5 2 23 10.1 113 6 3148 STetacom _.7 7 7 5 < 9 2.7 7.410,060 words
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Article, Illustration650 2006-10-26 33 WINSTON CHAI - It will be the sole source of video-on-demand Hollywood programming, says WINSTON CHAI WINSTON CHAI Singapore-based entertainment firm Anytime has clinched a major licensing deal to provide Hollywood blockbusters and interactive entertainment via the Internet to millions of television viewers in India. The deal650 words
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691 2006-10-26 33 NYT [LOS ANGELES] One of Hollywood's top five talent agencies has created an online unit devoted to scouting out up-and-coming creators of Internet content particularly video and finding work for them in Web-based advertising and entertainment, as well as inNYT - 691 words
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686 2006-10-26 33 AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY - By AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY SEAGATE Technology, the world's largest disk drive maker, yesterday announced fiscal first quarter sales in Asia up a whopping 40 per cent as electronics manufacturers in the region snapped up its hard drives for their686 words
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Article, Illustration522 2006-10-26 34 ROLAND LIM - It retains all of Opentech's staff, appoints founder Caritor Asia's CEO By ROLAND LIM FOLLOWING its Ss2o million acquisition of homegrown enterprise IT solutions provider Opentech Corp earlier this year, USbased IT software and services company Caritor Inc has made the company522 words
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178 2006-10-26 34 AFP [TAIPEI] Taiwan's Acer Inc said yesterday it is confident of attaining its goal of bumping rival Lenovo and becoming the world's number three personal computer brand in 2007. "Our business direction over the last few years has clearly beenAFP - 178 words
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280 2006-10-26 34 Reuters [LOS ANGELES] Sony Corp said on Tuesday its digital projection system is market ready after tests conducted by an entertainment industry advisory board, and the company expects to announce new deals to install the systems in movie theatres in coming weeks. The SXRDReuters - 280 words
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612 2006-10-26 34 Reuters [SEATTLE] Microsoft Corp will begin a coupon programme this week for personal computer buyers to upgrade to the new Vista operating system when it premiers next year in an effort to avoid a drop-off in PC sales over the holidays and aheadReuters - 612 words
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299 2006-10-26 34 AP [SAN JOSE, California] A Norwegian hacker known for cracking the copy-protection technology in DVDs claims to have unlocked the playback restrictions of Apple Computer Inc's iPod and iTunes music products and plans to license his code to others. The move by JonAP - 299 words
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Article, Illustration474 2006-10-26 34 Bloomberg [SAN FRANCISCO] Apple Computer Inc's iPod will dominate the digital media device market in the next 12 to 18 months even as Microsoft Corp introduces a competing music player, according to a Jupiterßesearch report. The iPod won't lose "significant" sales among US portable mediaBloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 474 words
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Article, Illustration920 2006-10-26 35 SIDDHARTH - KepLand among foreign developers pouring investment into Bangalore By SIDDHARTH SRIVASTAVA in New Delhi BANGALORE was voted the best city to live in in a recent nationwide survey, given its cosmopolitan culture, plentiful jobs'and pleasant weather. Not surprisingly, the information technology (IT) hubFILE PHOTO - 920 words
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580 2006-10-26 37 CLARENCE MICHAEL - Proceeds from sale will be used to further expand KHl's portfolio By CLARENCE MICHAEL in Dubai SAUDI billionaire Prince A 1 Waleed bin Talal's Dubaibased Kingdom Hotel Investments (KHI) has announced a partial sale of its minority shareholding in Fairmont Raffles Holdings580 words
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1679 2006-10-26 37 PROJECT NAME/ PROP CONTRACT TENURE 8WJ-INAAND PRICE P5F STREET NAME TYPE DATE AREA'(SQFT) (SS'OOO) (SS) District 01 NON-LANDED The Sail At Marina Bay Apt 13/10/2006 99 592 646 1091 The SaH At Marina Bay Apt 10/10/2006 99 883 812 9191,679 words
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579 2006-10-26 38 JEAN CHUA - It's up a notch from last year after rentals rise 13% By JEAN CHUA ORCHARD Road has become the world's 13th most expensive shopping street up a notch from last year after rental rates in the area rose more than 13579 words
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Article226 2006-10-26 38 Bloomberg LEND Lease Corp, Australia's largest property developer, is seeking a Ss66o million loan to build a shopping mall in Singapore, a banker involved in the transaction said. The company hired Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp and HSBC Holdings pic to arrange the four-year loan. The banksBloomberg - 226 words
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Article193 2006-10-26 38 DAPENSO Building on Cecil Street has been put up for sale at an indicative price of $60 million. The site is 11,030 sq ft, has a plot ratio of 11.2 and is zoned for commercial use. Marketing agent Colliers International's director for investment sales Ho193 words
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143 2006-10-26 38 A SMALLISH freehold residential site on the East Coast is up for collective sale by tender. Marketing agent Knight Frank said yesterday the price for Heiwa Court is at least $10.5 million, or $367 per square foot per plot ratio, including a143 words
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