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Title Section24 2006-12-14 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES mmth ANNIVERSARY Jb SINGAPORE cents online at http://business-times.asia 1 .com.sg A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION MICA (P) 099/03/2006 Thursday, December 14,200624 words
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890 2006-12-14 1 Penalties for licensing breaches may go as high as $4b, but government has yet to decide on final amount By OUR CORRESPONDENT in Bangkok A THAI television station that Temasek Holdings acquired control of as part of its Shin Corp takeover could face penalties890 words
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713 2006-12-14 1 SIOW LI SEN - Move follows full opening of sector to foreign players By SIOW LI SEN [SINGAPORE] Singapore banks are taking every route possible to get a slice of China's retail banking market which was opened to foreigners this week and not a moment713 words
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Article134 2006-12-14 1 STI 2.884.15 (-9.66) ST INDEX FUTURES 2,880.00 (-10.00) siMsa 350.76(2.53) SIMSQ FUTURES 351.20 (-1.40) MARKETS Wednesday Change KICOMP 1,079.60 -8.82 NIKKEI 225 16,692.93 +55.15 HANG SENG 18,718.19 -188.98 SET INDEX 734.98 -3.27 JAKARTA COMP 1,753.80 -0.78 MANILA COMP 2,835.86 -4.96 SEOUL COMP 1,383.28 +6.30 SHENZHEN B 392.22 -3.72134 words
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Advertisement12 2006-12-14 1 TAKEOVER ■QSR Qantas deal hangs in the balance A page 2 SWJEmP12 words
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Advertisement12 2006-12-14 1 BizlT S'pore IT market poised for 4.8% growth next year PAGE 2612 words
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Advertisement78 2006-12-14 1 COMPANIES Capita Land plans more Raffles City projects PAGE 7 4 U COMMENTARY Roly-anexit worth considering PAGES 8 ill CHINA STOCKS Key shareholders plan to take Roly private PAGE 6 China Energy sells new shares for i $206.5 m page 6 Prices at Marina Bay Residences hit $2,770 psf 'XlUm78 words
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564 2006-12-14 2 ANNA TEO - Rising middle class, inequality, unstable fundamentals mark next stage: report By ANNA TEO [SINGAPORE] Developing countries which today are growing more than twice as fast as high-in-come economies will be the main drivers of the world economy in the next 25 years, with many564 words
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Article, Illustration527 2006-12-14 2 Board likely to approve deal today, says newspaper AP [SYDNEY] Australia's flagship carrier Qantas Airways was reportedly on the brink of being sold last night to a consortium of Australian and US interests, despite the airline's rejection earlier yesterday of theAP; AFP - 527 words
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Article567 2006-12-14 2 Demand for 7,500-15,000 additional homes a year? THERE could be additional demand for 7,500 to 15,000 homes a year —most of them private if the population of Singapore increases by one million over the next 10 years, according to figures worked out by a veteran property consultant. The567 words
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Article130 2006-12-14 2 IN the report "Genting'y IR win to bilatei&L ties" (BT, Dec 13), we said that a high-power team from Singapore, including chief executives of govern-ment-linked companies led by National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan, was given a briefing in Johor Baru on Monday by Malaysian officials on development plans130 words
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Article260 2006-12-14 2 THE FOLLOWING is the lull text of the Federal Reserve statement issued after the US central bank's latest meeting on Tuesday: "The Federal Open Market Committee decided today to keep its target for the federal funds rate at 5-1/4 per cent. "Economic growth has slowed over260 words
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Article, Illustration456 2006-12-14 4 KALPANA RASHIWALA - By KALPANA RASHIWALA [SINGAPORE] Luxury condo Marina Bay Residences is virtually sold out. The highest unit price achieved as of 6pm yesterday was $2,770 psf for a high-floor, three-bedroom apartment, compared with a top price of $2,200 psf recorded onASHLEIGH SIM/ST - 456 words
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430 2006-12-14 4 KALPANA RASHIWALA - That could be scenario if S'pore population rises 1m over next 10 years By KALPANA RASHIWALA [SINGAPORE] There could be additional demand for 7,500 to 15,000 homes a year most of them private if the population of Singapore increases by one million over430 words
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792 2006-12-14 4 KELVIN HAN, ARTHUR SIM - By KELVIN HAN, ARTHUR SIM [SINGAPORE] Rents for Grade A office developments are now close to the record highs set in the 1990s beating even the forecasts of analysts. Moray Armstrong, executive director of office services at CB Richard Ellis (CBRE), says: "CBRE792 words
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Advertisement1320 2006-12-14 4 LOST SHARE CERTIFICATE(B) Notice is hereby givefri that the following share certificates have been reported lostDBS GROUP HOLDINGS LTD (Incorporated in Singapore) Mame Certificate Nos Number of shares Estate of Dr Chan Loo Chun, Deceased *****6 3,811 Estate of Nam Chee Woo, Deceased *****5 526 Estate of Wee Swee Cheng,1,320 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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643 2006-12-14 5 TEH HOOI LING - HOCK LOCK SIEW By TEH HOOI LING IN JULY this year, fund manager Arisaig sold its entire 17.67 per cent stake in supply chain integrator Roly International for 35 cents a share to private equity fund RI Investments. The day before that,643 words
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369 2006-12-14 5 SIOW LI SEN - It says its associate does not engage in monopolistic behaviour By SIOW LI SEN ST TELEMEDIA (STT) has strenuously denied that its Indonesian associate, PT Indosat, engages in monopolistic behaviour with PT Telekomunikasi Selular (Telkomsel), both dominant Indonesian telco players. STT owns some 41369 words
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216 2006-12-14 5 ISETAN (Singapore) Ltd yesterday said it has taken a 45 per cent stake in a new department store in Chengdu, China. The retailer said the remaining 55 per cent stake in the new company formed in China will be held by216 words
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COMPANIES: CHINA STOCKS
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427 2006-12-14 6 JEAN CHUA - Subsidiary Linmark will be bought if delisting is successful Reports by JEAN CHUA THE main shareholders of Roly International Holdings have proposed taking the logistics firm private, and will buy its subsidiary Linmark Group if the delisting of Roly is successful. Chairman Wang427 words
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Article, Illustration408 2006-12-14 6 Proceeds to be used to expand factories on the mainland CHINA Energy, a maker of dimethyl ether (DME), an alternative liquid fuel, is raising $206.5 million in Singapore to expand its factories on the mainland. The company will sell 248.8 million shares at408 words
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276 2006-12-14 6 EPURE International said yesterday it has won two contracts worth about 213 million yuan (5541.9 million) through its subsidiary. The first project that Beijing Sound Environmental Engineering will build is a wastewater treatment system for Tongliao Bibo Water. The project is worth276 words
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Article5126 2006-12-14 6 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS AB Emg Mkls B USD 28fi2/ AB Amer Income AT SGO 13.40 AB Amer Income BT SGO 13-51/ AW Aura AmM Mgt (S'pora) A8 Amer mane AT USD 87V Star Europe Eqty' 1.042/ AB Amer Income BT USD 8.78/ Star Ewope Bond 1216/ Afi Amer Income A5,126 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article, Illustration560 2006-12-14 7 ARTHUR SIM - To be built in India and China, or even Moscow, they could all go into a Reit Reports by ARTHUR SIM CAPITALAND could build another five mega Raffles City developments in the next five years, bringing the total number of "branded" Raffles CityFILE PHOTO - 560 words
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364 2006-12-14 7 Reuters SINGAPORE-listed palm oil refiner Wilmar International plans to bid for Malaysian palm oil producer PPB Group, which the market values at US$l.6 billion, a source close to the deal said yesterday. Both companies are linked to the familyReuters - 364 words
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247 2006-12-14 7 CAPITALAND may be "disappointed" about not winning the coveted Sentosa integrated resort prize but it will not be letting the ideas go to waste. The joint bid by Capita Land and Kerzner International was considered to be the most247 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration544 2006-12-14 8 R SIVANITHY - STOCKS Telco's 16-cent loss largely offset by banking group's 50-cent gain as index sheds almost 10 points R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent SINGAPORE Telecom almost single-handedly provided the impetus for the Straits Times Index between Friday and Tuesday, so it probably came as noSotrce: Uocmbtrg - 544 words
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Article, Illustration1006 2006-12-14 8 SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDEk/DIRECTOR TRANSACTIONS (Disclosures made on Dec 13 and earlier) Subsantial Mo of Price SHAREHOLDING Trans Shareholder/ Buy/ Shares Per Before After Stock Date Director Sell '000 Shr ('000) 000) PineAgri 13-Dec-06 Hu Fabao 'Sell *****0 na *****0 9.75 0 0.00 PineAgri 13-Dec-06 Golden Revenue Inc Sell1,006 words
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Article, Illustration879 2006-12-14 8 UMA SHANKARI - Compiled by UMA SHANKARI Gallant Venture D«c 13 dose: 550.875 CLSA ASIA-PACIFIC MARKETS, Dec 11 GALLANT Venture's (GV) shares as much as doubled on excitement about the company's huge, "bar-gain-basement" book-value land on Bintan Island. Indonesia. Land sales are expected soon, which could re-energise its shares if pricingSource: Bloomberg - 879 words
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Article, Illustration525 2006-12-14 8 LARRY WEE - CURRENCIES LARRY WEE Senior Correspondent CARRY trades once again dominated proceedings in Asian currency tion yesterday after the US central bank left its interest rates unchanged overnight at 5.25 per cent as widely expected, and the Jap- anese yen emerged the worstSource: Reuters - 525 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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468 2006-12-14 9 OH BOON PING - Bank seen to be ready to leverage growth of broad consumer sector By OH BOON PING OCBC Bank has made it to Merrill Lynch's A-list, emerging as one of the latter's highest-conviction stock recommendations. The research house also upgraded OCBC to a "buy"468 words
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414 2006-12-14 9 CONRAD RAJ - By CONRAD RAJ KEPPEL Fels (KepFels), whose parent Keppel Corporation is the world's largest builder of jack-up rigs for the oil industry, is selling its 72 per cent stake in the semisubmersible rig West Berani to its partner, Sea Drill Asia, for414 words
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278 2006-12-14 9 UMA SHANKARI - By UMA SHANKARI SHIPBUILDER Labroy Marine yesterday said it has signed two shipbuilding contracts worth a total of US$5B.9 million, bringing its total outstanding order book value for 2006 to a record $1.9 billion. The contracts are for the building of two units of278 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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67 2006-12-14 9 MAPLETREE Logistics Trust (MLT) has agreed to buy two warehouse-cum-office properties for $28.9 million one from Kingsmen International Pte Ltd at Changi South Lane in Singapore for $13.9 million and another in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia for RM3S million (Ssls million). Both deals have67 words
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39 2006-12-14 9 STRATECH Systems said yesterday it has won a repeat contract from a US government agency. Under the new contract, Stratech's Intelligent Vehicle Access Control System will protect a major secure facility in Kansas.39 words
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43 2006-12-14 9 PENGUIN Boat International has signed a contract with Tian San Shipping to jointly provide high-speed passenger ferry transport services to support major infrastructure projects in and around Singapore waters. The contract is worth an estimated $10 million.43 words
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Article71 2006-12-14 9 HIAP Seng Engineering said yesterday that it has entered into a strategic cooperation agreement with a subsidiary of China National Offshore Oil Corporation, a major oil and gas group in China. Under the pact, both parties will use their respective strengths to collaborate on71 words
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52 2006-12-14 9 I'M Technologies has received approval from the Singapore Exchange to delist. The move follows an offer for the company's shares by Oberthur Card Systems, announced on Oct 11. I'M said a shareholders' meeting will be held to vote on the scheme52 words
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SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL
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Article, Illustration1484 2006-12-14 10 CHUANG PECK MING - Malaysia is both a convenient stop and a good testbed for S'pore F&B operators despite challenges, reports CHUANG PECK MING CHUANG PECK MING MALAYSIA has often been the first port of call for Singapore businesses when they expand overseas. Traders and manufacturers were among the earlyBLOOMBERG - 1,484 words
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Article, Illustration312 2006-12-14 10 MALAYSIANS may spend less than Singaporeans when dining out, but that does not mean that Singaporean restaurant owners can afford to ignore Malaysia's food services sector, according to Ip Yiu Tung, chairman of the Crystal Jade restaurant group. "Compared with Singapore, customer spendingFILE PHOTO - 312 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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661 2006-12-14 11 MATTHEW PHAN - SEC bid to raise bar from US$1m-2.5m affects mostly US onshore investors By MATTHEW PHAN TOUGH new US rules on who can put their money into hedge funds are unlikely to hit Singapore-based funds, their managers told BT yesterday. The United States661 words
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Article, Illustration282 2006-12-14 11 VINCENT WEE - By VINCENT WEE THE chamber at The Arts House last night became a secret chamber where children were transformed into performers for the finale of "Playtime! The Business Times Budding Artists Fund" (BT-BAF) three-day arts camp sponsored by BNP Paribas. The camp aimedYEN MENG JIIN - 282 words
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406 2006-12-14 11 CONRAD RAJ - By CONRAD RAJ ASIA Pacific Breweries, brewers of the worldrenowned Tiger Beer, hopes to enthrall the 300,000 visitors a year that it expects to entice to its brand entertainment centre at St James Power Station with a variety of high-tech animation effects and illusionary406 words
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396 2006-12-14 11 ANNA TEO - By ANNA TEO ONCE the two integrated resorts are operating, Singapore could well afford to cut income taxes even without raising Goods and Services Tax, an economist has suggested. If Macau's experience is anything to go by, from 2010 when the two IRs here396 words
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SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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Article76 2006-12-14 11 A NEW avoidance of double taxation agreement between Singapore and Germany came into effect on Tuesday, replacing the previous agreement which dated back to 1972. The new agreement includes a cut in withholding tax rates on interest from 10 per cent to 8 per cent, and76 words
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Article29 2006-12-14 11 Relations with Antigua Barbuda SINGAPORE and Antigua Barbuda on Tuesday agreed to establish diplomatic relations at ambassador level. The two countries hope this will strengthen and develop friendly relations.29 words
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117 2006-12-14 11 THE Urban Redevelopment Authority yesterday said that a 0.13 ha commercial site at a corner of New Bridge Road and North Canal Road will be put up for sale by public tender within two weeks, after an unnamed developer bid $21.5117 words
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Advertisement156 2006-12-14 11 Clariden Leu Clariden Leu: The name stands for the tradition and innovative spirit of the four Swiss private banks Clariden, Leu, Hofmann and BGP, as well as Credit Suisse Fides. In joining forces, they will continue to guarantee the first-class service their private clients all over the world have come156 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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349 2006-12-14 12 Reuters [NEW YORK] Investments in commodities could increase by another US$5O billion by 2008 and investors are likely to opt for more actively managed exposure than passive portfolios, a Barclays Capital (Bar Cap) survey showed on Tuesday. The UK-based investment bank saidReuters - 349 words
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384 2006-12-14 12 Foreign direct investment rises to record US$9.5b Reuters [HANOI] Vietnam's economy will grow 8.2 per cent this year with record foreign direct investment of US$9.5 billion, government ministers said yesterday. That would suggest a modest slowdown from 8.43 per cent growth in 2005Reuters - 384 words
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Article, Illustration347 2006-12-14 12 AFP [SYDNEY] East Timor is planning to cut red tape and simplify legislation to attract foreign investment and create much-needed jobs, President Xanana Gusmao said. "The challenge incumbent upon all of us is to work together to transform the economyAFP - 347 words
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Article, Illustration427 2006-12-14 12 Results suggest the govt is achieving a gradual economic slowdown Bloomberg [BEIJING] China's industrial production growth stayed close to a two-year low last month, suggesting the government is achieving a gradual slowdown in the world's fastest-growing major economy. Output rose 14.9 perBloomberg; AP - 427 words
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225 2006-12-14 12 Reuters [HONG KONG] Indians are the world's most optimistic consumers, followed by Norwegians and Danes, while Japanese remain cautious despite their recovering economy, a survey by market researcher ACNielsen shows. India set the highest level ever registered in the ACNielsen Global Consumer Confidence IndexReuters - 225 words
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MALAYSIA
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Article, Illustration223 2006-12-14 13 AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia will impose higher toll rates from January for highways into the capital, a junior minister said yesterday, despite strong public outcry and concerns it will fuel inflation. S Veerasingam, deputy domestic trade and consumers minister told AFPAFP; FILE PHOTO - 223 words
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BRIEFLY ASIA
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92 2006-12-14 13 Reuters [MUMBAI] India's Anil Ambani group and US private equity funds are working on a US$l4 billion-plus bid for the Indian mobile phone operations of Hutchison Telecommunications International, the Financial Times reported yesterday. Analysts said existing shareholders in the business may want a higherReuters - 92 words
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140 2006-12-14 13 Reuters [TAIPEI] Chinatrust, Taiwan's top credit card issuer, said yesterday it would prefer to form a strategic alliance with a foreign bank to help it become a regional player rather than take on a private equity investor. Chinatrust Financial Holding* which is 53 per cent ownedReuters - 140 words
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103 2006-12-14 13 AP [BEIJING] US retailer Home Depot Inc signed an agreement yesterday to buy a chain of Chinese home improvement stores and GE Aviation announced a jet engine sale as US and Chinese companies announced deals ahead of a visit to Beijing by USAP - 103 words
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115 2006-12-14 13 Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] India will overtake China next year as the world's fastest-growing major economy on rising consumer and government spending, Credit Suisse's chief Asia economist Dong Tao said. Credit Suisse raised its 2007 growth forecast for India's US$775 billion economy, Asia's fourthBloomberg - 115 words
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129 2006-12-14 13 AFP [BEIJING] US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson arrived yesterday for crunch talks in Beijing at the head of the most high-profile US trade delegation to visit China in recent years. A full one-third of the 15 US Cabinet secretaries are to holdAFP - 129 words
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Article, Illustration509 2006-12-14 13 Chairman shrugs off report of planned tie-up with Volkswagen Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Proton Holdings Bhd Malaysia's biggest carmaker has yet to pick a strategic partner and a report of a planned tie-up with Volkswagen AG was premature, chairman Azlan Hashim said. Proton, which lastBloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 509 words
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GREATER CHINA/INDIA
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539 2006-12-14 14 Ma says he wants to see creation of commodities and currency markets NYT [HONG KONGI Hong Kong's Secretary of Financial Services and the Treasury, Frederick Ma, gave cautious support on Tuesday to the creation of a currency futures market here by the endNYT - 539 words
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Article, Illustration87 2006-12-14 14 [BEIJING] Dog lovers gathering on Tuesday to protest the inhumane treatment of all animals in Kunming, in China's south-west Yunnan province, after a local man stomped on and killedfive puppies barely 25 days old, before eventually being caught by the police. Modern China's burgeoning affection for theAFP - 87 words
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269 2006-12-14 14 Reuters [SHANGHAI] China Life Insurance Co will launch a 28 billion yuan (555.5 billion) A-share offer this month and list them here in January in what would be the second-biggest share sale ever in mainland China. The official China Securities Journal says in a front-pageReuters - 269 words
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354 2006-12-14 14 Aim is to curb credit risk and regulatory arbitrage by banks Bloomberg [MUMBAI] India has introduced limits on loans and investments by banks in non-bank financial companies to curb credit risk arising from record lending in the world's second fastestgrowing major economy. TheBloomberg - 354 words
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MIDDLE EAST
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Article, Illustration382 2006-12-14 15 Economic expansion in 2007 pegged at 2006's 4.9%; in 2008, at 4.8% Bloomberg AP [CAIRO] Economic growth in the Middle East and North Africa will probably remain little changed over the next two years, after reaching a four-year high of 4.9 perBloomberg; AP - 382 words
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EDITORIAL & OPINION
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Article552 2006-12-14 16 EDITORIAL THE US stock market doesn't seem at all worried about inflation, nor is the US Treasury market, and a good number of Fed watchers have pencilled in two to three Fed cuts starting from somewhere around the middle of next year. Yet, once again,552 words
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Article, Illustration801 2006-12-14 16 ROBERT SAMUELSON - THE BOTTOM LINE ROBERT SAMUELSON The Washington Post Writers Group EVER since World War 11, the United States has used its military and economic superiority to promote a stable world order that has, on the whole, kept the peace andThe Washington Post Writers Group - 801 words
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Article, Illustration1211 2006-12-14 16 MICHAEL LEWIS - With the shrewdest and most sophisticated investors armed with essentially unlimited capital, any company that is available to the public is almost by definition an inferior asset By MICHAEL LEWIS Bloomberg ONE of the miracles of Wall Street is its ability to create a classBloomberg; BIOOMBERG - 1,211 words
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Article, Illustration798 2006-12-14 17 ANTHONY ROWLEY - It cannot afford to ignore the fact that its hesitant attitude is putting it at a disadvantage ANTHONY ROWLEY Tokyo Correspondent WHEN Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Education Minister Bunmei Ibuki talk about "beautiful Japan", they are not alluding to theAP - 798 words
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Article, Illustration1291 2006-12-14 17 LEON HADAR - LEON HADAR Washington Correspondent American pundits have been wondering whether the Democrats who will be controlling US Congress for the next two years and the Republican lawmakers who will occupy a minority status on Capitol Hill would be able to cooperate in advancing a1,291 words
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Article283 2006-12-14 17 Leong Sze Hian Singapore - LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Leong Sze Hian Singapore I REFER to media reports that the government has spelt out the fees to be frozen for one year after the Goods and Services Tax (GST) hike, in fulfilment of its pledge to offset the burden of283 words
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699 2006-12-14 17 Dora Ong Kwee Cheng - Dora Ong Kwee Cheng On behalf of the Board of Directors Craft Print International Ltd WE REFER to the letter, "Minority shareholder supports SIAS call" by Tan Bien Chuan of OWWS Ltd (BT, Nov 30), in which reference is made to the699 words
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Article, Illustration801 2006-12-14 18 ANDREW MARKS - But it gives itself wiggle room on possibility of future reductions By ANDREW MARKS in New York ON Tuesday, the US Federal Reserve's Open Market Committee (FOMC) told Wall Street not to expect the short-term interest rate cuts that many investors believe areREUTERS - 801 words
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163 2006-12-14 18 AP [TOKYO] Japan must protect its national interests and key manufacturing technologies by strengthening rules on mergers and acquisitions by foreign companies, a powerful Japanese business lobby said. Nippon Keidanren also called for stock markets to allow companies to adopt a widerAP - 163 words
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380 2006-12-14 18 Wall St expects 30% increase in bonuses Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Lehman Brothers Holdings has awarded its top six managers a total of U5535.9 million in stock for the current year, the first of the billions in bonuses to be paid as WallBloomberg - 380 words
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Article, Illustration563 2006-12-14 18 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Goldman Sachs Group is paying its employees an average of U*****,000 this year, after posting the highest profit ever for a securities firm. The firm set aside US$l6.5 billion for salaries, bonuses and benefits for its 26,467 employeesBloomberg - 563 words
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Article, Illustration580 2006-12-14 18 AP [SAN FRANCISCO] Google employs a lot of brilliant minds, but even smart people have trouble figuring out how much their stock options are really worth. The Mountain View. Cal-ifornia-based company hopes to simplify the task by creating a new online marketAP; AFP - 580 words
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AVIATION
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427 2006-12-14 19 VEN SREENIVASAN - Deal could lead SIA to start services between Dublin and the US By VEN SREENIVASAN [SINGAPORE] Singapore and Ireland have signed an open skies agreement which allows their airlines to fly to each other's country and onwards to thirdcountry destinations. "With this open skies427 words
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358 2006-12-14 19 VEN SREENIVASAN - By VEN SREENIVASAN [SINGAPORE] Singapore Airlines' 25-per-cent held China associate, Great Wall Airlines (GWA), has been cleared to resume its allcargo services following a decision of the US Treasury Department to remove the airline from its list of designated companies. This came358 words
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Article, Illustration729 2006-12-14 19 Meanwhile, police raid EADS offices in insider probe Reuters [TOULOUSE, France] The world's largest airliner, the Airbus A3BO superjumbo, was officially declared safe to fly commercial services on Tuesday, capping six years of development marred by delays in deliveries to airlines. The European AviationReuters; BLOOMBERG - 729 words
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270 2006-12-14 19 Bloomberg [ABU DHABI] Airbus SAS, the world's largest maker of commercial aircraft, expects airlines in the Middle East to spend US$l5O billion on new planes from 2005 through 2025 to tap rising regional demand for air travel. "The Middle East is oneBloomberg - 270 words
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Page 19 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous216 2006-12-14 19 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD cords (7) 8 Upsets philosophy within 72 YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION 1 i++i i< i niaw i~7\ hours! (7) > Across: 1 Understands, 9 Sire. 10 1 Little girl s left to play (7) 13 Look clever and identify plant Executioner, 11 Fell. 14 Amatory, 2 Orchestrate a few changes216 words
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SHIPPING/AVIATION
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Article, Illustration632 2006-12-14 20 DONALD URQUHART - Feasibility, costs, market supply and environmental impact need to be examined first By DONALD URQUHART [SINGAPORE] The Singapore Shipping Association (SSA) says more detailed studies are needed into Intertanko's suggestion that the shipping industry switch to a different type of fuelAP - 632 words
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624 2006-12-14 20 Move will enable it to borrow A$1b for acquisitions in Asia Bloomberg [SYDNEY] Toll Holdings Ltd, Australia's biggest cargo handler, plans to spin off its port and rail units, allowing the company to borrow Asl billion (Ssl.2 billion) to pursueBloomberg - 624 words
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159 2006-12-14 20 Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] PSA International and Jurong Port handled 12 per cent more containers in Singapore last month, the fastest pace of growth this year, helped by growing trade demand. Singapore, the world's busiest container port, handled 2.1 million 20-foot standard containers inBloomberg - 159 words
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Article, Illustration795 2006-12-14 20 People involved say talks picked up after US Airways' bid for Delta NYT [NEW YORK] United Airlines and Continental Airlines have been holding talks on a potential merger, a combination that would create the biggest domestic airline, with a combined value of US$9 billion, peopleNYT; AP - 795 words
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467 2006-12-14 20 Reuters [GENEVA] China is heading to become the first country in the world to operate a totally paper-free ticket system for air travel at home and abroad, the head of the airline industry's global body lata said on Tuesday. But RussiaReuters - 467 words
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174 2006-12-14 20 Bloomberg [DUBAI] Dubai Aerospace Enterprise, a US$l5 billion airport and aviation services company owned by the Persian Gulf emirate, plans to spend as much as US$3 billion to establish an aircraft leasing business. "Whether I build that leasing company fromBloomberg - 174 words
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Article5662 2006-12-14 22 FINANCE COMMODITIES MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INDICES In local can to SS In US J fcdy dy yr dy Nyr D»c1t IndW Oi»oy Chrnnq* Cringe Chant)* mange Change World inde» Preliminary 1087 5 0.1 122 0.1 8.6 02 17.0 t EAfE Preliminary 1083.8 03 it4 04 13.0 OS 21.7 Europe5,662 words
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THE BUSINESS TIMES SHIPPING TIMES
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BizIT
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Article, Illustration572 2006-12-14 26 WINSTON CHAI - Some sectors here will see a double-digit boom, according to new IDC report By WINSTON CHAI WHILE the rest of the region looks set for a boom in technology spending. Singapore's IT market is expected to witness moderate sin-gle-digit572 words
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Article, Illustration412 2006-12-14 26 WINSTON CHAI - By WINSTON CHAI SO much has IT permeated all facets of our lives that even a trip to the humble restroom could soon prove to be a demonstration of high-tech wizardry. One such toilet of tomorrow, now flushing at412 words
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248 2006-12-14 26 Reuters [SEOUL] Daum Communications Corp said yesterday that it has entered a deal with global Web search leader Google Inc as the South Korean Internet portal aims to win back the top spot in the local search ad market. Under the deal, whoseReuters - 248 words
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Article, Illustration493 2006-12-14 27 ROLAND LIM - 200 customers will get unlimited service during one-month trial By ROLAND LIM TRAIL-BLAZING telco Mobile One launched a High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) service earlier this week that, unlike its recently launched HSDPA mobile broadband service, is truly unlimited but493 words
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355 2006-12-14 27 Reuters [AMSTERDAM] Sales at Apple's online music shop iTunes Music Store fell off a cliff in the first six months of 2006, according to a recent survey. Since January, the number of monthly iTunes transactions has declined 58 per cent, while the averageReuters - 355 words
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PROPERTY
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Article, Illustration590 2006-12-14 28 But commercial property is likely to remain strong, says top E&Y official Reuters [NEW YORK] The US housing market is probably in for continuing hard times next year, as mortgage defaults prolong the pain, Gale Anne Reiss, Ernst Young's global director ofReuters; AFP - 590 words
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Article, Illustration522 2006-12-14 29 UMA SHANKARI - Total sales double 2005's high; sentiment still buoyant: CBRE By UMA SHANKARI PROPERTY investments sales this year have hit $26.9 billion to date, surpassing by 51 per cent the historical high of $13.5 billion reached in 2005, according to data released yesterday by property consultancyCompiled by BT - 522 words
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