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Title Section20 2007-02-08 1 The Business Times Thursday, February 8,2007 MICA (P) 202/12/2006 online at http://business-times.asial.com.sg A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION SINGAPORE 85 cents20 words
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Genting and Sands start IR headhunt
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Chapter539 2007-02-08 1 Kelly Services, said: "For the startup, it would be important to fill the positions for the senior leaders to decide the structure of the organisation." Anticipating that there could be some level of job hopping or poaching in the future, he added: "Many players in the service industry anticipate that539 words
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Article145 2007-02-08 1 sn 3,236.60 (+13.35) ST INDEX FUTURES 3,240.00 (+12.00) SIMSCI 395.58 (+1.84) SIMSCI FUTURES 397.00 (+2.90) MARKETS Wednesday Change KLCOMP 1.243.57 *6.94 NIKKEI 225 17.292.32 -114 54 HANG SENG 20,***** +24 49 SET INDEX 675.33 +1 70 JAKARTA COMP 1,764.91 +3.62 MANILA COMP 3.232 39 -39.58 SEOUL COMP 1.426.29145 words
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Article, Illustration544 2007-02-08 1 DANIEL BUENAS - Economists expect downtrend to continue this year By DANIEL BUENAS [SINGAPORE] Singapore's strong job creation and economic performance last year has pushed the number of petitions for bankruptcy to the lowest level since 2000, and economists expect the trend to continue this year. The latestSource: MinLaw - 544 words
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Advertisement10 2007-02-08 1 BizlT SMEssetto ramp up use of IP telephony page 2710 words
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Advertisement8 2007-02-08 1 INSIDE Moevenpickto build resort on Sentosa page 38 words
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Advertisement7 2007-02-08 1 INTERNATIONAL property msrtet page 31 8 1117 words
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Advertisement21 2007-02-08 1 WINDOW DRESSING Players risk breaking SGX rules page 2 HOCK LOCK SIEW Where's Creative's next big thing? page 4 HI y21 words
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Article, Illustration635 2007-02-08 2 WONG WEI KONG - 'Marking the dose' considered a form of manipulative trading, says regulator By WONG WEI KONG [SINGAPORE] Market players who engage in windowdressing a common practice in which stocks are bought at higher prices to pad the performance of a portfolio could run theFILE PHOTO - 635 words
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246 2007-02-08 2 AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] A former senior Malaysian politician has been ordered to pay debts of more than US$2 million that he ran up at a British casino, according to reports yesterday. Osu Sukam, once a federal minister, chalked up the debt when theAFP - 246 words
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331 2007-02-08 2 VINCENT WEE - Ministry: progress in Indon talks but some issues remain By VINCENT WEE SINGAPORE has expressed surprise at Indonesian media reports that suggested the two countries have moved closer to signing an extradition treaty. "I am a little puzzled. There has indeed been progress in the331 words
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Article691 2007-02-08 2 'Growth coming from all sides'for ABNAmro ABN Amro Bank is set to repeat last year's sizzling pace of expansion. After a strong 2006, the oldest bank in Singapore needs to hire 250 more staff to augment the current 1,250 headcount as it projects revenues to rise by yet691 words
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111 2007-02-08 3 Bloomberg [GENEVA] Moevenpick Holding AG, which manages hotels in Europe, Asia and the Middle East, plans to develop a new resort with Maxz Universal Development Group on Sentosa Island in Singapore. The resort, based around a *****-era, colonial-style building, will have 186 rooms whenBloomberg - 111 words
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195 2007-02-08 3 Reuters [LONDON] Swiss bank ÜBS Investment Bank said yesterday it had set up a new agriculturals team within its commodities business. "The agriculturals team will focus on the provision of risk management solutions in soft commodities, grains and fibres to institutionalReuters - 195 words
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Article, Illustration674 2007-02-08 3 SLOW LI SEN - ABN Amro to raise headcount as it projects 20% revenue rise By SLOW LI SEN (SINGAPORE! Dutchowned ABN Amro Bank is set to repeat last year's sizzling pace of expansion. After a strong 2006, the oldest bank in Singapore needs to hireSource: Bloomberg - 674 words
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Article, Illustration308 2007-02-08 3 YEN MENG JIIN - By YEN MENG JIIN [SINGAPORE] Staff at Millennium Copthorne (M&C) hotels around the world are being kitted out with these new uniforms created by Singapore designer Allan Ross. The outfits will get their first public exposure on the staff of Orchard Hotel SingaporeYEN MENG JIIN - 308 words
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Advertisement408 2007-02-08 3 IGet The Big Picture With Budget Seminar 2007 28February 2007(Wednesday) ANCHORING SINGAPORE'S FUTURE 9:ooam to 4:3opm Budget 2007 will be unveiled on 15 February 2007. As the Meritus Mandarin Singapore government attempts to strike a balance between sustaining tax Level 6, Mandarin Ballroom revenue collection and keeping direct taxes low408 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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718 2007-02-08 4 ROLAND LIM - HOCK LOCK SIEW By ROLAND LIM H N a recent interview, Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports, and also Second Minister for Information, Communication and the Arts, said that Singapore m needs more innovators to create the next You Tube or Skype,718 words
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230 2007-02-08 4 XFN-Asia ST ENGINEERING Ltd is expected to report next Tuesday that net profit last year rose from 2005 as the defence contractor benefited from strong contributions of its aerospace and electronics divisions, analysts said. Analysts polled by XFNAsia expect the company toXFN-Asia - 230 words
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Article, Illustration573 2007-02-08 4 TEH HOOI LING; BEBITA AW YEONG - By TEH HOOI LING and BEBITA AW YEONG GLOBAL supply chain manager Olam International yesterday announced two joint ventures to source and supply soybean and cotton with China state-owned Chinatex Corporation the first step towards wider cooperation between the two companies. AndYEN MENG JIIN - 573 words
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Article, Illustration252 2007-02-08 4 ARTHUR SIM - It'll partner Amtel to launch 1,000 units by 2010 By ARTHUR SIM The Ascott Group stake in the company, and his son, Daniel Gupta, who owns the remaining 40 per cent stake. Speaking at the press conference yesterday. Ascott Group CEO CameronYEN MENG JIIN - 252 words
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Article, Illustration538 2007-02-08 5 OH BOON PING - Reports by OH BOON PING SINGAPORE Telecommunications (Sing Tel) yesterday said it and its associated firms now have more than 112 million mobile phone users. Singapore's largest company by capitalisation has stakes in telcos in Australia, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, the PhilippinesAFP - 538 words
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Article, Illustration382 2007-02-08 5 SIOW LI SEN - TELECOM WATCH This includes Star Hub's upcoming full-HSDPA service By SIOW LI SEN STARHUB has chosen China's biggest telecom equipment supplier, Huawei Technologies, to upgrade its 3G network. Huawei will provide and support future upgrades of Star Hub's network, including its upcoming fullHSDPA (high-speed382 words
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334 2007-02-08 5 OPTUS, SingTel's subsidiary Down Under, has asked the Australian government for As2oo million (*****.4 million) in funding to help extend the coverage of its 3G mobile network there. Yesterday, the company said the extended network would operate at the 900 MHz spectrum overlaid334 words
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386 2007-02-08 5 AFX SP CHEMICALS, a China-based manufacturer of chlorine, aniline and caustic soda, said it is embarking on a further capacity expansion this year as demand for its products, particularly chlorine, remains strong. The latest expansion drive at the China Fine ChemicalAFX - 386 words
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380 2007-02-08 5 DONALD URQUHART - By DONALD URQUHART ASL Marine Holdings saw its first-half net profit jump 36 per cent, with new facilities in Batam and a new shipyard in China positioning the group for further growth. The integrated marine group saw its net profit rise380 words
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454 2007-02-08 5 CONRAD RAJ - By CONRAD RAJ THE weakness of the greenback caused a foreign exchange loss of $9.7 million for Keppel Corporation's investment associate kl Ventures in its financial second quarter ended Dec 31. 2006. This, in turn, led to net earnings454 words
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Article7395 2007-02-08 6 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS ASM Amro Asset Mgt (S'pore) Star Europe Eqty!" 1 073/ Sot Europe Bond 1 168/ Stat Europe Bal 1231/ Star Asian Tiger Eqly 1 342/ Star Asia Bond 1314/ Stat Asia Balanced 1 105/ Star Global Technology Fund'" 0-212/ Mult) St Fd ***** Star Asu Bond* USD'7,395 words
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Article, Illustration549 2007-02-08 6 MICHELLE QUAH - Directors hopeful of finding solution, says SIAS chief after meeting them By MICHELLE QUAH ISETAN shareholders may get their much-desired dividend payout by the end of this year. Securities Investors Association (SIAS) chief David Gerald said after he met several members of the Isetan boardARTHUR LEE - 549 words
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206 2007-02-08 7 HAN MIN CHUNG - By HAN MIN CHUNG BEDLINEN retailer Friven Co plans to open eight new retail outlets in Asia, company officials told BT yesterday. Friven, which markets bedding and bedlinen under several names including its own name and Perrin de Rossi, also said206 words
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Time Watch aims for 100 new China stores
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Chapter13 2007-02-08 7 It's preparing to open flagship store in S'pore as part of growth strategy13 words
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400 2007-02-08 7 [JAKARTA] Indofood Agri Resources Ltd, the palm oil unit of Indonesia's biggest noodle maker, raised ***** million selling shares and plans to use the proceeds to develop oil palm plantations. The Singapore-listed Indofood Agri, a unit of PT Indofood Sukses Makmur, sold 338400 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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50 2007-02-08 7 NOEL Gifts International reported a 60.7 per cent jump in net profit to $561,000 despite a 6 per cent lower turnover of $6.8 million for the first half ended Dec 31, 2006. Earnings per share for the period stood at 0.55 cents.50 words
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39 2007-02-08 7 GP Batteries yesterday reported an 8.3 per cent drop in earnings to $2.99 million on a 13.7 per cent drop in turnover to $201.56 million for the third quarter ended Dec 31, 2006.39 words
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73 2007-02-08 7 LMA International NV has acquired a further 50 per cent of Australian distributor LMA Pacific Medical Pty Ltd, raising its stake to 80 per cent for US$9.7 million, of which 60 per cent will be in cash and 40 per cent in new73 words
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70 2007-02-08 7 DELONG Holdings Limited said its subsidiary, Delong Steel Limited, has on Feb 7 entered into sale and purchase agreements to divest its entire 100 per cent equity interest in Delong Yuntong Steel International Trading Co Ltd to an independent third party for 54 million70 words
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38 2007-02-08 7 SURFACE Mount Technology reported a 72.7 per cent plunge in earnings to HK510.22 million for the third quarter ended Dec 31, 2006. Turnover slipped 5.7 per cent to HK5631.83 million (*****.1 million).38 words
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63 2007-02-08 7 LINAIR Technologies (Suzhou) Co Ltd has successfully secured a management, supply and installation contract worth 179.75 million yuan (5535.9 million) from Changshu Everbright Material Technology Co Ltd for their new galvanising plant in China. The work is expected to be completed by June 200863 words
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Article41 2007-02-08 7 BRIGHT World Precision Machinery reported a 20.3 per cent rise in net profit to $115.79 million yuan on a 39.8 per cent growth in sales to $449.34 million yuan for the year ended Dec 31,2006.41 words
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Article45 2007-02-08 7 convertible notes PDC Corp Ltd yesterday proposed a convertible notes issue to UK-based Pacific Capital Investment Management Limited to raise up to $50 million. The money raised will be used to finance PDC's venture into agribusiness, corporate uses and for general working capital.45 words
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34 2007-02-08 7 KSH Holdings, a construction and property development group, yesterday said its initial public offer was about 18.9 times subscribed. The company raised net proceeds of about $6.75 million.34 words
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45 2007-02-08 7 THE offer by Tuan Sing (Australia) and Kara Investments for Grand Hotel Group (GHG) closed on Feb 6, with an aggregate holding 0f95.55 per cent. The bidders will proceed with compulsory acquisition of the remaining stapled securities in GHG.45 words
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Article114 2007-02-08 7 ECHO Investment Holding, which is acquiring Landwind Medical, said yesterday its takeover offer has turned unconditional. In a statement, Echo said that as of yesterday it has received valid acceptances (including 169.5 million shares from concert parties) representing a 63.58 per cent stake. This, together with market114 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration934 2007-02-08 8 SECURITIES TRADING SCOREBOARD MAIN SDQ TOTAl Up Down Undi Uo Down Undi Up Down Undi Multilnd 9 6 2 1 0 0 10 6 2 Manufacturing 83 53 79 15 8 24 96 61 103 Commerce 38 20 24 13 4 9 51 24 33 Tpt/Stor/Comms 19 14 6 2934 words
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Article, Illustration541 2007-02-08 8 R SIVANITHY - STOCKS ST Index reaches new peak of 3,236.6; many second-liners also set fresh highs R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent IT WAS banks and property that drove the Straits Times Index for most of last year, and so it was again yesterday when an afternoon play onSource: Bloomberg - 541 words
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Article, Illustration994 2007-02-08 8 MATTHEW PHAN - Compiled by MATTHEW PHAN Sincere Watch Feb 7 dose: S$lJ4 KIM ENG RESEARCH, Feb 7 CORE earnings improving: Sincere delivered a stronger-than-expected 3Q07 revenue growth of 22.9 per cent year-on-year and 34.4 per cent quarter-on-quarter to *****.7 million. This brought 9M07 sales to ***** million, up 16.5 perSource: Bloomberg - 994 words
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Article, Illustration509 2007-02-08 8 LARRY WEE - CURRENCIES LARRY WEE Senior Correspondent THE US dollar continued to post fresh multi-year lows versus Asian favourites yesterday even as currency-watchers debated the outcome of this weekend's G-7 Finance Ministers' meeting. Players reported that despite a belief that the US dollar's descent has beenSource: Reuters - 509 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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Article, Illustration77 2007-02-08 9 THIS year's 12th Annual Raffles Hotel Wine. Food Arts Experience, from now till Feb 11. will feature a number of internationally renowned vintners and Michelin Star-studded chefs. They include chefs Christoph Ruffer. EyvindHellstrom. Alain Passard. Thierry Marx and international wine expert Oz Clarke. Delight in their award-winning77 words
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420 2007-02-08 9 MATTHEW PHAN - INDUSTRY FUNDING Money to fund postgrad training to ensure steady supply of talent By MATTHEW PHAN THE government has set aside $60 million out of the $330 million earmarked for the development of the environment and water industries over the next five420 words
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288 2007-02-08 9 JANICE HENG - By JANICE HENG AN INVESTMENT of $5.6 million will benefit Singapore's precision engineering industry to the tune of $475 million more in revenue and $150 million more in value-add over the next three years. An estimated 2,000 new jobs will also be created. This288 words
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16 2007-02-08 9 KALPANA RASHIWALA - By KALPANA RASHIWALA Hillcourt Tower, said that the 76.05916 words
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22 2007-02-08 9 (Jakarta) "On some of the captured vessels vessels were still in Indonesian waters22 words
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Article, Illustration465 2007-02-08 9 MATTHEW PHAN - Move lets it diversify into feedstocks By MATTHEW PHAN KOLMAR Petrochemicals AG, a Swiss-based trader of petrochemical products, opens its regional headquarters in Singapore today for a new line of business supplying energy-related products like liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), gas oil, fuel oil, naphthaYEN MENG JIIN - 465 words
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Article156 2007-02-08 9 FairPrice products to include trans-fat info NTUC FairPrice said it will change the labels on its range of housebrand products by the end of the year to include a declaration about trans-fat content, and will be reformulating its housebrand range to reduce or eliminate trans-fat content. Asean ministers156 words
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Article, Illustration1037 2007-02-08 10 CHUANG PECK MING - The country's per capita income has soared by nearly 29 per cent yearly and its middle class is growing, reports CHUANG PECK MING CHUANG PECK MING Although china is the world's biggest market because of its population size, when it comes to buying power, RussiaAP - 1,037 words
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Article, Illustration520 2007-02-08 10 CAROLYN NEO - CAROLYN NEO explains why Singapore businesses should take a look at the Russian market and why it is now the right time to venture into it. But she also has some words of caution CAROLYN NEO BY 2050. the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) economies520 words
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352 2007-02-08 10 RUSSIA has a vast market and Russians love electronic gadgets and that's why the country is among the top 10 territories Shiro Corporation will be zooming in on in its venture to expand overseas, says Patricia Ng, the company's general manager. Russia also352 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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224 2007-02-08 11 AFP [LONDON] The European Commission (EC) will propose laws to combat so-called "green crimes", which will be penalised by prison sentences and large fines, the Financial Times reported yesterday. The nine offences listed by the draft directive, a copy of whichAFP - 224 words
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621 2007-02-08 11 Forex issues will be discussed as normal course of business: US official Reuters Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] Finance chiefs from the Group of Seven (G-7) rich nations will discuss foreign exchange rates in the normal course of business this week, a USReuters; Bloomberg - 621 words
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351 2007-02-08 11 Non-Opec supply growth forecast for Q1 and Q2 towered Reuters [WASHINGTON] Opec pumped less oil last month, the US government's Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported on Tuesday. It said Opec production fell to 30.01 million barrels per day (bpd) in January fromReuters - 351 words
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202 2007-02-08 11 Bloomberg [JOHANNESBURG] China may sign a free trade agreement with the countries of the Southern African Customs Union (Sacu), South African President Thabo Mbeki said. "That matter remains on the agenda of both China and Sacu," Mr Mbeki told reporters afterBloomberg - 202 words
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Advertisement53 2007-02-08 11 I I~~" 27 routine: Checking out great 1 Name: Mdm Ng 52 2 r g c= in Chinese newspapers. 1 daughter-in-law, Sammi 1 Enjoy: Shopping, spa and facial. Occupation: Home-makers. Control house- J hold budgets. Concerns: Physical well-being for the family. V I Mnst desired purchase: An all-body massage 153 words
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Article2514 2007-02-08 12 VOl HkJ (••00) AIM Realty 142 -0.01 37 Abrk Bhd 033 unch 89 Acp Industries 161 undi 618 Advance Synergy -0-29 0.01 2689 AdventaBhd .0.80 -0.03 136 Ae Mutti Hldgs 0.38 0 02 235 Affin Holdings -2 14 0.07 ***** Ahmad ZakiRenu 2 59 0.01 103 Ak Corp2,514 words
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Article642 2007-02-08 12 S JAYASANKARAN - It offers to take RHB and RHB Capital private in deal worth more than RMl0b By S JAYASANKARAN in Kuala Lumpur THE tussle for Malaysia's fourth-largest banking group ratcheted up yesterday with EON Capital offering to take both RHB and its 65 per cent642 words
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Article, Illustration343 2007-02-08 12 AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Dozens of activists yesterday called for an end to negotiations between the United States and Malaysia on a free trade agreement (FTA), at a peaceful protest outside the US embassy here. Flanked by security guards and police in riotAFP; AP - 343 words
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457 2007-02-08 12 PAULINE NG - By PAULINE NG in Kuala Lumpur AIRASIA'S Tony Fernandes is growing his business empire. Having transformed Air Asia into the region's largest low-cost carrier, he is now eyeing personal financial services and budget hotels. Yesterday, Tune Money .Com owned by his privately held Tune457 words
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641 2007-02-08 13 More transparency, but more 'creative interpretation' too Reuters (BEIJING] China has embarked on a plan to bring the books of mainlandlisted firms closer to international accounting standards an effort that is set to improve transparency but create profit volatility too. All of China'sReuters - 641 words
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122 2007-02-08 13 Reuters [MUMBAI] Singapore investment agency Temasek Holdings may be in talks to set up a television broadcasting company in India in which it could have a 26 per cent stake, the Business Standard newspaper said yesterday. The newspaper, citing only "sources",Reuters - 122 words
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Article, Illustration450 2007-02-08 13 Corus-like sale likely with US$l4b minimum reserve price, says paper Reuters AFP [MUMBAIJ Hong Kong's Hutchison Telecom may sell its stake in India's Hutchison Essar Ltd through an open auction with a minimum reserve price of about US$l4 billion, the Hindustan Times newspaperReuters; AFP; REUTERS - 450 words
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373 2007-02-08 13 AP [SHANGHAI] A consortium led by China's biggest gold miner, Zijin Mining Group Co, has made a £94.6 million (Ss2B6 million) offer for British copper miner Monterrico Metals Pic, in what may become China's first outright takeover of an overseas listedAP - 373 words
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491 2007-02-08 13 Reuters [NEW DELHI] India expects its fastest growth in almost two decades this fiscal year, underlining the country's growing clout in the world economy as manufacturing and service firms power ahead. In its first official estimate for the current fiscalReuters - 491 words
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Article308 2007-02-08 13 Bloomberg [SHANGHAI] China Minsheng Banking Corp, the nation's only non-state lender in which Singapore investment agency Temasek Holdings has a stake, plans to raise as much as 23.8 billion yuan (554.7 billion) selling shares to select investors to strengthen capital as loans soar. Minsheng willBloomberg - 308 words
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360 2007-02-08 14 Denial follows report that Prince Alwaleed plans to build US$8b park Reuters [LOS ANGELES] Walt Disney Co has denied that it is in talks to build a theme park in Bahrain, following a newspaper report saying Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal wasReuters - 360 words
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Article, Illustration543 2007-02-08 14 CLARENCE MICHAEL - Q-Education to run complex in Abu Dhabi, Gulf region By CLARENCE MICHAEL in Dubai AL QUDRA Holding of Abu Dhabi has signed a jointventure agreement with Singapore education company Learning Vision Holdings to launch Q-Education, with an initial capital of US$l.36 million. Q-Education willFILE PHOTO - 543 words
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ASIA-PACIFIC/WORLD
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537 2007-02-08 15 LATEST US DATA Labour costs for each unit of output rose 3.2% for all of last year AP Reuters [WASHINGTON] US productivity grew at a healthy 3 per cent annual rate in the final quarter, although this critical measure of economic vitality forAP; Reuters - 537 words
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Article, Illustration747 2007-02-08 15 Pandemic a threat to 75% of staff at Fortune 1000 firms Bloomberg Reuters [NEW YORK] Concerns about a lethal flu pandemic are rising among company executives, and companies are beginning to make plans to help their employees and their businesses survive. AccordingBloomberg; Reuters; AP - 747 words
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523 2007-02-08 15 SLOW LI SEN - By SLOW LI SEN OIL prices will decline this year. While this can hurt financial markets, it will be good for the real economies of Asia as it will shift petrodollars in the hands of the few to hundreds of millions of523 words
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Article, Illustration463 2007-02-08 15 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Federal Reserve chairman Ben S Bernanke said restrictions on labour markets and trade "would not be helpful" to eliminating growing wage inequality in the American ■workforce. "Policy approaches that would not be helpful, in my view, are those that wouldBloomberg; AP - 463 words
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WORLD WATCH
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81 2007-02-08 15 Reuters [SAN FRANCISCO] The biggest sexual discrimination case in US history advanced against Wal-Mart Stores Inc on Tuesday when a top court ruled that more than a million women could join a suit charging bias in pay and promotions. The plaintiffs estimate they couldReuters - 81 words
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Article86 2007-02-08 15 Reuters [NEW YORK] Media conglomerate News Corp said yesterday its quarterly sales rose helped by higher Borat box office sales and X-Men DVDs, but profit fell due to one-time gain a year earlier. The company posted a fiscal second-quarter profit of US$B22 million, orReuters - 86 words
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Article66 2007-02-08 15 AFP [PARIS] Worldwide newspaper circulation soared nearly 10 per cent in the five years to 2005, according to a study released here that sharply challenges the widespread notion the print media is moribund. The World Association of Newspapers (WAN) said the number of paid-for daily papersAFP - 66 words
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Article61 2007-02-08 15 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] MGIC Investment Corp, the largest US mortgage insurer, will buy No 3 Radian Group Inc for US$4.9 billion in stock to reduce computer and salary expenses. The new firm aims to cut almost a quarter of its combined cost base toBloomberg - 61 words
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511 2007-02-08 15 Reuters [WASHINGTON] Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke had the largest market impact of any US central banker last year, according to a report on Tuesday that gave Dallas Fed president Richard Fisher the award for hyperbole. The annual survey by Macroeconomic Advisers alsoReuters - 511 words
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Article, Illustration449 2007-02-08 18 Airbus urged to consider interests of staff and regions in which it operates Reuters [PARIS] France on Tuesday called on Airbus to pay close attention to the interests of staff and the regions in which it operates, as French employees protested for the second timeReuters; AFP - 449 words
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221 2007-02-08 18 Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] Boeing Co, the world's second-biggest aircraft maker, said it's confident of keeping its US$15 billion of orders from airlines in India, where most carriers are posting losses on low fares and increasing competition. The planemaker's clients, including JetBloomberg - 221 words
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Article, Illustration585 2007-02-08 18 AERO INDIA SHOW AP AFP [BANGALORE] India kicked off the Bangalore air show yesterday with a spectacular flying display by its air force, seeking overseas partnerships in its quest to match the nation's increasing economic clout with military might. "IndiaAP; AFP - 585 words
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481 2007-02-08 18 AFP [MUMBAI] India's airlines lost USS4OO million in the nine months ended December 2006 as high fuel and aircraft purchase costs hit carriers, and more trouble is ahead, aviation executives said this week. At least half a dozen carriers, including budget airlines, have taken flightAFP - 481 words
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Miscellaneous324 2007-02-08 18 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 1 Buys food, only to become immobilised (3,5) fl| H| 5 Bound to be in season (6) 5 Ml 9 Party with us in Paris if famished (8) —hJ —Lh w^m mm mm 10 Uproar when priest heads HI HI conciliation body (6) 12 Squabbles to get left-overs324 words
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676 2007-02-08 19 EVELYN DUFFY - Expansion of the state's minerals sector may be impeded, they say By EVELYN DUFFY in Perth PORT bottlenecks are being raised as a potential impediment to the expansion of Western Australia's multi-bil-lion dollar minerals sector. One of the state's biggest independent miners, Mount676 words
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418 2007-02-08 19 Bloomberg [SEOUL] Daewoo Shipbuilding Marine Engineering Co workers voted to stop work at the world's third-largest shipyard by backlog unless they are guaranteed a say in the planned sale of a stake by the company's biggest shareholder. About 90 per cent ofBloomberg - 418 words
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Article264 2007-02-08 19 SGX '000 Fcfc SS *4- Vol OiOHilxi! 0l44 unch 1485 Owi Ms HUgs 0.13 unch 785 Casta Corp 2jU OjM 3111 Cwlljmited 063 unch 117 tea Hid® *M 0-23 708 fright Unto tt09 unch 3372 Grand Banks 088 0.01 20 Aaya Hold Ud l**h unch 0 K1 Venules264 words
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Article, Illustration218 2007-02-08 19 AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's coast guard is to step up air and sea patrols of the piracy-prone Malacca Strait and increase its staff by thousands, a report said on Tuesday. Most of the ships of the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA),AFP - 218 words
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264 2007-02-08 19 Bloomberg {DUBAI] Dubai's Jebel Ali Port, the biggest port in the United Arab Emirates, expects its cargo handling capacity to increase by 10 per cent to 12 per cent in 2007, as it seeks to meet demand stemming from the growthBloomberg - 264 words
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188 2007-02-08 19 Bloomberg {ATHENS] Shipowners in Greece, the biggest ship-operating nation, increased orders for new vessels by 40 per cent in January on an improved outlook for dry-bulk freight rates and as companies upgrade tanker fleets, broker George Moundreas Co said yesterday. January's expenditureBloomberg - 188 words
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299 2007-02-08 19 Reuters [SYDNEY] Rescuers airlifted all 10 crew from a mining company ship yesterday after the vessel took on water and began to list in rough seas whipped up by a tropical cyclone off northern Australia. The MV Wunma, owned by Australia's Zinifex Ltd, remained afloatReuters - 299 words
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563 2007-02-08 20 EDITORIAL THE Singapore stock market is into its fifth year of gains. It is only Feb 8,2007, and already prices are up 8 per cent for the year. This brings the rise since 2003 to some 140 per cent. This is unprecedented.563 words
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Article, Illustration934 2007-02-08 20 ANTHONY ROWLEY - The rot set in after Ryutaro Hashimoto challenged the powers of the bureaucracy in the 1990s ANTHONY ROWLEY Tokyo Correspondent WOULD Japan be better off putting the governance of its affairs back into the hands of an elite bureaucracy or mandarinate rather than those ofREUTERS; AP - 934 words
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Article, Illustration770 2007-02-08 20 FRANK CHING - THE BOTTOM LINE FRANK CHING CHINA'S increasing influence in Africa is on display this week as President Hu Jintao makes his third visit to the continent in four years. Hard upon the swing through seven African countries by his foreign minister at the beginning770 words
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Article, Illustration1073 2007-02-08 21 AASIM SAJJAD AKHTAR - The US House of Representatives' call for the end of US military assistance may signal that Musharraf's time is up AASIM SAJJAD AKHTAR By THE passing of legislation in the US House of Representatives calling for a halt to all military assistance toAFP - 1,073 words
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Article, Illustration1109 2007-02-08 21 Dr Roy Ng Kwok Weng; Assoc Prof A Ilancheran - LETTER TO THE EDITOR Dr Roy Ng Kwok Weng Assoc Prof A Ilancheran Obstetricians gynaecologists WE would like to respond to the letter by Dr Martin Huang, "Plastic surgeons have the skill to perform to perform gynae ops" (BT, Dec 15,FILE PHOTO - 1,109 words
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Article10648 2007-02-08 22 SGX MAINBOARD Transaction date: Feb 7 52WV Tel Last Vol Day Last Quote Dtv GrYM Mat MCan High Low Code Company Sale COOP) High Low Buyar SeM«f C»r WE Swll 3.5 I 5716 1st Software 2 susp 81 115 6 3148 8Telecom 9 5 unch 125 9.5 9.510,648 words
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Article, Illustration975 2007-02-08 27 AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY - AMI predicts cheap broadband access and falling notebook prices will drive this, reports AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY SMALL and mediumsized businesses (SMBs) in Singapore are set to significantly ramp up the use of IP (Internet Protocol) telephony services this year, taking advantage975 words
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Article, Illustration433 2007-02-08 27 ROLAND LIM - By ROLAND LIM DESPITE having no gamers and three yet-to-be-launched game titles, homegrown regional online games publisher Infocomm Asia Holdings (IAH) announced on Tuesday that it has scored US$l4.2 million in funds from two new investors, and that it was already considering a433 words
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Article, Illustration545 2007-02-08 27 WINSTON CHAI - By WINSTON CHAI SONY Ericsson has taken the wraps off eight new handsets that are slated to hit local retails shelves this year. An upgraded Cybershot phone and a slimmer Walkman handset are among the key offerings that are expected to bolster the company's545 words
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649 2007-02-08 27 NYT [SAN FRANCISCO] Steven P Jobs, Apple's chief executive, jolted the record industry on Tuesday by calling on its largest companies to allow online music sales unfettered by anti-pi-racy software. The move is a gamble for Apple. Its iPod players and iTunes StoreNYT - 649 words
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204 2007-02-08 28 WEE LI-EN - By WEE LI-EN PROPERTY developer Hiap Hoe will soft-launch its latest freehold luxury residential development, the Cuscaden Royale, today. More than 70 per cent of the 46 units in the freehold estate, which occupies the former Angullia Park site, have already been booked at prices204 words
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Article, Illustration544 2007-02-08 28 CB Richard Ellis Q4 net profit rises 31 Growing office demand pushes quarterly profit to US$125.1m [NEW YORK] CB Richard Ellis Group Inc, the largest commercial real-estate broker by market value, said that fourth-quarter profit climbed 31 per cent on increased demand for office and retail space in the UnitedBLOOMBERG - 544 words
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239 2007-02-08 28 AFP [SINGAPORE] Investment in the Asia Pacific hotel sector is expected to exceed US$7 billion this year, up 33 per cent from U555.25 billion in 2006, an industry group said. New markets such as China, India and Vietnam are expected to seeAFP - 239 words
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633 2007-02-08 28 Downside limited if retail investors stay put, says fund Reuters [LONDON] Investment returns on British commercial property will slow by more than the market expects in the next two years, said one of the UK's biggest property fund managers, which has usedReuters - 633 words
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Article, Illustration704 2007-02-08 29 It will pay 225 pence a share, or £170m in total, for Halladale Group Bloomberg [SYDNEY] Stockland, Australia's second-biggest real estate investment trust, has agreed to buy UK property manager and developer Halladale Group Pic for £170 million (Sssl4 million) its first acquisition inBloomberg; FILE PHOTO - 704 words
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Article2127 2007-02-08 29 PROPFRTYTRANSACTIONS IODGFD BFTWFFN FFR 1 AND FFR ft. 7007 PROJECT NAME/ PROP CONTRACT TENURE BUILHN/IAND PRICE PSF STREET NAME TYPE DATE AREA*CSQ FT) (S$ 000) (S$) District 1 NON-IANDED People's Part Cpbc Apt 99 409 217 531 The Sal O Manna Bay Apt 05/01/2007 99 592 800 1351 The2,127 words
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Article, Illustration424 2007-02-08 30 Statement comes as competition for Reit takeovers in city heats up [LOS ANGELES] Maguire Properties Inc, downtown Los Angeles's largest office owner, dropped plans to consider a possible sale even as the takeover of landlords Equity Office Properties Trust and Mills CorpAFP - 424 words
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506 2007-02-08 30 Reuters [NEW YORK] The board of mall owner Mills Corp will weigh a US$l.56 billion takeover offer from Simon Property Group Inc and Farallon Capital Management, but its deal with Brookfield Asset Management Inc remained intact. Mills said on Tuesday. Despite an accountingReuters - 506 words
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199 2007-02-08 30 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Blackßock Realty Advisors Inc and SG2 Properties, a closely held real estate company, paid about US$3OO million for 51 buildings in New York's Bronx neighbourhood, with 3,600 apartments and 80 stores. All of the residential tenants are in rent-regulatedBloomberg - 199 words
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Article253 2007-02-08 31 KALPANA RASHIWALA - By KALPANA RASHIWALA CITY Developments is expanding its presence in the Thomson/Balestier Road area, having bought The Albany for $65 million or $558 psf of potential gross floor area including an estimated $174,000 development charge. Assuming CityDev buys a strip of adjoining state land, its unit253 words
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Article, Illustration566 2007-02-08 31 ARTHUR SIM - If the IRs are delayed, economic activity will also be held up: analyst By ARTHUR SIM SAND, or the lack of it, could derail the current upswing in the property market. Speaking at a property seminar organised by the Singapore Press Club yesterday, WinstonREUTERS - 566 words
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