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Title Section21 2007-02-14 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES Wednesday, February 14,2007 JF A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION MICA (P) 202/12/2006 SINGAPORE 85 cents online at http://business-times.asial.com.sg21 words
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Article, Illustration952 2007-02-14 1 WONG WEI KONG - Lender taps supermarket chain's 1.5m customer base By WONG WEI KONG [SINGAPORE] OCBC Bank is tying up with NTUC FairPrice Co-operative to offer no-frills banking products and services at all Fair Price outlets across the island a development that will significantly raiseARTHUR LEE - 952 words
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723 2007-02-14 1 WEE LI-EN - Pact provides economic benefits and is excluded from Competition Act By WEE LI-EN [SINGAPORE] The deal in which Qantas and British Airways (BA) work together is not illegal, the Competition Commission of Singapore (CCS) ruled in its first decision yesterday. Qantas, BA and723 words
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Advertisement56 2007-02-14 1 INVESTMENT ROUNDTABLE j EXEC MONEY Global stocks: room for optimism PAGE 28 COURT RULING Google breached (jQ Q[o newspapers' copyright O PAGE 15 LONDON PROPERTY Prime homes surge at record pace page 15 MOTORING Mulberry ties up withV-Kool distributor PAGE 26 Richburg Motors eyes more parallel import brands page 2656 words
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TOP STORIES
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616 2007-02-14 2 WONG WEI KONG - OCBC-FairPrice and Citibank-SMRT tie-ups prove there's life still in S'pore banking market HOCK LOCK SIEW By WONG WEI KONG OCBC Bank is often labelled "conservative". Yet its tie-up with NTUC Fair Price Co-op-erative (Fair Price) to offer no-frills banking at all Fair Price outlets island-wide is616 words
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334 2007-02-14 2 SAMUEL EE - Cat A hits $5,200 while Cat B comes in at $6,002 By SAMUEL EE [SINGAPORE] Chinese New Year hongbaos came early for car buyers, as premiums for the two main classes plunged in yesterday's tender for certificates of entitlement. Category A for cars below334 words
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Article, Illustration542 2007-02-14 2 MICHELLE QUAH - NKF CIVIL SUIT By MICHELLE QUAH [SINGAPORE] It's finally the end of the road for the longrunning National Kidney Foundation (NKF) civil suit. The suit filed by the new NKF board against its former officers was effectively concluded on Thursday542 words
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Article547 2007-02-14 2 Sin, who is responsible for promoting Singapore's role as a financial centre. SINGAPORE NEWS, PAGE 8 China institute forecasts slower growth in H1 CHINA'S growth would slow moderately in the first half of this year while inflation would rise, a top Chinese government research institute forecast yesterday. The547 words
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Article, Illustration466 2007-02-14 3 VEN SREENIVASAN - Tiger protests against merger By VEN SREENIVASAN [SINGAPORE] Jetstar Asia and its holding company, Orangestar, have won the approval of Singapore's competition regulator for an operational merger with parent Qantas. The Competition Commission of Singapore (CCS) said in a draft decision released yesterday that it believesFILE PHOTO - 466 words
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491 2007-02-14 3 MATTHEW PHAN - Ist open-ended fund in region aims to attain buying power of US$1b By MATTHEW PHAN [SINGAPORE] Prudential pic and Jones Lang LaSalle have set up what they say is the first open-ended pan-Asia-Pacific property fund. Its initial assets are worth over US$6OO million491 words
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Article135 2007-02-14 3 STI 3,149.16 (-21.30) ST INDEX FUTURES 3.151.00 (-21.00) SIMSCI 384.08 (-3.17) SIMSO FUTURES 384.70 (-2.50) MARKETS Tuesday Change KL COMP 1.234J1 +2.44 NIKKEI 225 17,621.45 +117.12 HANG SENG 20.132.25 -461.16 SET INDEX 692.48 -4.98 JAKARTA COMP 1,727.36 -7.10 MANILA COMP 3,233.91 -0.25 SEOUL COMP 1,418.44 +4.15 SHENZHEN B135 words
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Article, Illustration822 2007-02-14 3 MICHELLE QUAH - It is Singapore's international standing, rather than individual corporate earnings, that will really be boosted by a tax cut By MICHELLE QUAH WITH a corporate income tax cut considered all but a given in tomorrow's Budget, speculation has been on the "unknowns" the amount822 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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345 2007-02-14 4 SIHUAN Pharmaceutical Holdings Group Ltd, a company dealing in cardiocerebral vascular drugs in China. announced yesterday the lodging of its preliminary prospectus for a mainboard listing on the Singapore Exchange. The production, sale and development of cardiocerebral vascular drugs form a major part345 words
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Article, Illustration491 2007-02-14 4 SAMUEL EE - Overseas operating gain now make up 42% of total group figure By SAMUEL EE BUSES and taxis generated the bulk of ComfortDelGro's full-year net profit, which rose 21.1 per cent to $244.6 million and included an exceptional gain of $42.1 million. Revenue forFILE PHOTO - 491 words
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531 2007-02-14 4 MATTHEW PHAN - By MATTHEW PHAN A STRONG fourth quarter helped Singapore Technologies Engineering (ST Engg) attain full-year growth in net profits to $445.1 million in 2006, up 12 per cent from the preceding year, as revenues rose 34 per cent to $4.49 billion. Full-year531 words
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Article, Illustration493 2007-02-14 4 ROLAND LIM - By ROLAND LIM REGIONAL Internet service provider Pacific Internet (PacNet) yesterday reported fourth-quarter profits down 71 per cent, despite revenues rising by some 8 per cent. Profits for the fourth quarter came up to US$Bl7,OOO, meaning earnings per share (EPS) of six US493 words
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Article190 2007-02-14 4 OFFSHORE oil and gas industry service provider Swiber Holdings Limited yesterday said it has landed a U*****.6 million project from oil giant Brunei Shell Petroleum Company Sdn Bhd. Swiber said the project is its single largest engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commission (EPCIC) contract and its190 words
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422 2007-02-14 4 MATTHEW PHAN - IPO WATCH By MATTHEW PHAN VALUETRONICS Holdings, a Hong Kong-based electronics manufacturer serving a diverse range of sectors, is seeking to raise at least $10 million from an SGX mainboard listing. The firm serves customers with end products in three segments telecommunications, consumer electronics,422 words
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347 2007-02-14 4 ENTERING its second year as a listed company, China Essence Group yesterday reported a strong set of third-quarter results, with revenue and net profit rising 36 per cent and 28 per cent respectively. Revenue and earnings for the three months347 words
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461 2007-02-14 4 UMA SHANKARI - Announcement comes ahead of its results today By UMA SHANKARI PROPERTY giant CapitaLand yesterday said it will take a 13 per cent stake in a Japan-listed real estate investment trust (Reit) for 3.23 billion yen (about $41 million). Once461 words
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504 2007-02-14 5 RONNIE LIM - The group can save costs by sharing facilities, avoiding duplication By RONNIE LIM 01L rig refurbisher KS Energy (KSE), oilfield equipment suppliers Aqua Terra Supply (ATS) and Sin Soon Huat will be merged by year-end, said Indonesian tycoon Kris Wiluan yesterday. He is chairman and504 words
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307 2007-02-14 5 JANICE HENG - By JANICE HENG FURNITURE maker HTL International Holdings has reported a second consecutive quarter of net profit fall but stays upbeat about achieving a billion-dollar turnover by 2010. The group said yesterday that its net profit for the fourth quarter ended307 words
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Article, Illustration375 2007-02-14 5 TAMARA MOHANAN - By TAMARA MOHANAN KUPPUSAMY EU Yan Sang International announced yesterday a 52 per cent increase in net profit to $4.8 million for its second quarter ended Dec 31, 2006. The Q2 earnings compare with a restated $3.14 million in the previous corresponding quarter.FILE PHOTO - 375 words
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373 2007-02-14 5 WEE LI-EN - By WEE LI-EN GAMING company Lasseters International reported a 76.4 per cent drop in net profit to Asl.B million (Ss2.l million) for the half year ended Dec 31, 2006, citing an unanticipated forced exit from the US online casino market. A new legislation373 words
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Advertisement7 2007-02-14 5 The brilliance of Hitachi lightweight, PC-less projector.7 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration964 2007-02-14 6 LARRY WEE - CURRENCIES Holders of Japanese yen, Australian dollar and British pound lose heart LARRY WEE Senior Correspondent rORRECTIVE moves on several currency fronts this past week have opened up some scope to buy into selected Asian destinations at better levels, though the fate of964 words
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Article, Illustration805 2007-02-14 6 MATTHEW PHAN - Compiled by MATTHEW PHAN Better-than-expected 4Q06: Fullyear earnings surged 59 per cent to almost 510 million yuan (Sslol million), exceeding our forecast by 4 per cent. 4Q06 broke from the previous weaker trend as the management deferred the usual two to three weeks' maintenance shutdown in December to805 words
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Article, Illustration977 2007-02-14 6 SECURITIES TRADING SCOREBOARD MAIN SDQ TOTAL Up Down Undi Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multilnd 95 3 001 954 Manufacturing 54 86 64 10 21 15 64 107 79 Commerce 28 23 28 7 6 8 35 29 36 Tpt/Stor/Comms 9 23 9 1 1 1 10 24 10977 words
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Article, Illustration545 2007-02-14 6 R SIVANITHY - STOCKS R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent BY NOW, traders would have got used to increased volatility in the Straits Times Index (STI), as players wrestle with an incentive to sell based on Wall Street's nervousness regarding US interest rates and an incentive545 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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494 2007-02-14 7 MMI founder Teh may make general offer jointly with successful bidder Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Kohlberg Kravis Roberts Co and Affinity Equity Partners are among the bidders for Singapore's MMI Holdings, which makes parts for computer disk drives, according to three people withBloomberg - 494 words
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434 2007-02-14 7 BENITA AW YEONG - By BENITA AW YEONG AUSSINO Group yesterday reported an 8 per cent year-on-year rise in first-half net profit to $5.26 million and said it is gearing up" For an exciting year ahead. The earnings rise for the designer, distributor and retailer of home434 words
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369 2007-02-14 7 DONALD URQUHART - By DONALD URQUHART BUCKING the industry trend, offshore shipping and shipyard group Jaya Holdings has posted a 47 per cent decline in net profit for the second quarter of FY2007. It said the setback came because of accounting regulations covering revenue generated from369 words
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Article476 2007-02-14 7 Chip Eng Seng's net income, revenues up CHIP Eng Seng Corporation saw its net income for the full-year ended Dec 31, 2006, grow over 30 per cent to $14.7 million, from $11.3 million the year before. Its total revenues were up 65 per cent year-on-year to $165.1 million,476 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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Article308 2007-02-14 8 Creating global Design City THE National Museum of Singapore (NMS), DesignSingapore Council and Vitra Design Museum of Germany have signed a Memorandum of Understanding concerning working together in moves to brand Singapore as a global Design City. The National Museum stands to gain by being elevated to the308 words
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Article, Illustration545 2007-02-14 8 CONRAD TAN - MAS prefers to leave decision to banks' internal Syariah boards By CONRAD TAN BANKS' own advisers are to be left free to say whether their products comply with Islamic law, without intervention by the banking regulator, a senior official of the Monetary Authority of545 words
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Article, Illustration44 2007-02-14 8 Face it, guys. giving a bouquet of dew-drenched roses is the best way to capture your Valentine's heart, but these plush flowers for sale at a stall along Robinson Road may really make her feel all warm andfuzzy inside. ARTHUR LEEARTHUR LEE - 44 words
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343 2007-02-14 8 PAMELA JILL CHEW - New art gallery design contest to be launched Feb 23 By PAMELA JILL CHEW WITH preparations under way for an Architectural Design Competition for the new National Art Gallery, Singapore is a step closer to becoming the leading regional and343 words
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430 2007-02-14 8 ARTHUR SIM - PROPERTY Not meaningful in today's property market he says By ARTHUR SIM PROPNEX will not be copying the move by two estate agencies to guarantee to buy properties they take on if no other purchaser can be found. CEO Mohamed Ismail said430 words
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Article242 2007-02-14 8 UMA SHANKARI - By UMA SHANKARI A TWO-HECTARE industrial site at Tampines Street 92/Simei Avenue was launched for sale by public tender yesterday, with market watchers expecting the plot to attract strong interest. The site is expected to fetch between $12 million and $14 million, or242 words
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Article, Illustration152 2007-02-14 8 DEUTSCHE Bank, which has the largest trading operations in Singapore, has moved to One Raffles Quay, becoming the single-largest tenant there with 280,000 square feet of floor space. The chairman of the German bank's management board, Josef Ackermann in town to celebrate the152 words
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Advertisement379 2007-02-14 8 I Jointly organised /trns RMI by Institute for Mathematical Sciences, NUS Rl«» fcimmrt Joint IMS-RMI Public Lecture Mathematical Aspects of Financial Risk Invited Speaker Professor Hans Fdllmer Humboldt University, Berlin Date Thursday, 15 February 2007 Time 6.30 pm 7.30 pm Venue LT 25, Blk MD7, Faculty of Science 3 Science379 words
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BT INVESTMENT ROUNDTABLE
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Article, Illustration2744 2007-02-14 9 INTRODUCTION FOREIGN capital continues to flow at near record levels into Asian and other emerging stock and bond markets. Is it a boom based on the healthy growth of these economies or is it a liquidity-driven bubble that is destined to burst eventually, creating distress that2,744 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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425 2007-02-14 10 Reuters, Bloomberg [MUMBAI] India's central bank is concerned about accelerating inflation and will use all monetary policy tools to cool price pressures, deputy governor Rakesh Mohan said yesterday. Mr Mohan also said that when an economy undergoes structural changes there could be "micro imbalancesReuters,; Bloomberg - 425 words
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Article, Illustration550 2007-02-14 10 INFLATION WORRIES Report calls for interest rate rise; inflation hits 5-month high in Jan Reuters, Bloomberg [SHANGHAI] China's gross domestic product growth would slow moderately in the first half of this year while inflation would rise, a top Chinese government research institute forecast yesterday. TheReuters,; Bloomberg; AP - 550 words
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183 2007-02-14 10 AFP [WASHINGTON] Top US leaders and business groups warned on Monday that the country will lose prosperity and prestige if Congress fails to renew the government's "fast-track" authority to adopt trade deals. Speaking at the launch of a "Trade for America" coalition, USAFP - 183 words
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Article, Illustration544 2007-02-14 10 Full-year forecast revised to 2.7% highest in 6 years Reuters [PARIS] Europe's economy stormed into 2007 with forecast-trouncing fourthquarter performances from Germany and Italy, putting the euro currency zone as a whole on par with US growth rates. Growth surged toReuters; AFP - 544 words
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607 2007-02-14 10 Bloomberg [LONDON] Crude oil prices, which plunged below US$5B a barrel in New York on Monday after Saudi Arabia told Asian refiners to expect more shipments next month, slipped further yesterday on signs that the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting CountriesBloomberg - 607 words
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MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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Article, Illustration389 2007-02-14 11 Bloomberg, AP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's government, in free trade talks to bolster US$49 billion of two-way trade with the US, said negotiations will continue on 58 issues still outstanding, denying the discussions were "deadlocked". Talks between the South-east Asian nation and theBloomberg,; AP; FILE PHOTO - 389 words
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605 2007-02-14 11 S JAYASANKARAN - But Kuwaiti lender says there're no plans to raise its takeover offer By S JAYASANKARAN in Kuala Lumpur A CORPORATE cat-and-mouse game is being played out in Kuala Lumpur. As the battle to take over financial services group RHB enters its final605 words
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Article254 2007-02-14 11 Manufacturing sector receives RM2O.2b but faces more competition for funds AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia drew a record RM20.2 billion (SsB.B billion) in foreign investments in its manufacturing sector in 2006, but is facing more competition for funds, the government said yesterday. Trade Minister Rafidah Aziz saidAFP - 254 words
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BRIEFLY ASIA
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Article61 2007-02-14 11 Reuters [BANGALORE/BEIJING] Tata Consultancy Services Ltd, India's biggest software services exporter, yesterday said it will modernise the China Foreign Exchange Trade System's (CFETS) trading platform. Beijing is keen to bring more trading in Chinese financial instruments back to domestic markets, but to do so itReuters - 61 words
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Article70 2007-02-14 11 Reuters [LONDON] India's Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd, which is fighting to overturn Pfizer Inc's exclusivity on cholesterol fighter Lipitor, has launched a generic form of the world's best-selling medicine in Denmark. Ranbaxy chief executive Malvinder Singh said on Monday the move marked the beginning of the company'sReuters - 70 words
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Article57 2007-02-14 11 Bloomberg [BANGALORE] Crosslinks Finlease Ltd, part-owned by a director of an Indian low-fare airline, will buy the defunct local car factory of Daewoo Group for 7.65 billion rupees (*****.2 million) to make car parts. Crosslinks won court approval to buy the factory once sought by GeneralBloomberg - 57 words
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37 2007-02-14 11 AFP [HANOI] Indian steel maker Essar has teamed up with two Vietnamese state-owned enterprises to build a US$527 million plant in Ho Chi Minh City, Essar said yesterday.AFP - 37 words
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Article, Illustration394 2007-02-14 11 Reuters, AFP [JAKARTA] A leading Indonesian environmental group has sued an energy firm and President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono over a "mud volcano" that has displaced more than 10,000 people in Java, its chairman said on Tuesday. The torrent of hot mud has been flowing since anReuters,; AFP; REUTERS - 394 words
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Article2535 2007-02-14 11 VOL Feb 13 KM W- C000) ASM Realty 1.42 unch 8 Abnc Bhd .0.40 0.01 409 Acp Industries 1.81 0.09 1649 Advance Synergy 0.3S 0.04 9088 AdventaBhd .0J2 unch 43 Ae Multi Hldgs .0.37 unch 174 Affin Holdings .2.40 0.06 9668 Ahmad Zaki Resou .2.61 0.01 28 AicCorp2,535 words
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GREATER CHINA
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Article, Illustration430 2007-02-14 12 AFP [HONG KONG] Investors dumped stock in Hutchison Telecommunications International Ltd (HTIL) yesterday amid concerns for its outlook after it sold off its prized Indian assets. HTIL, a subsidiary of Hong Kong telecom-to-port conglomerate Hutchison Whampoa, announced on Sunday that it will sell aAFP; Source: Bloomberg - 430 words
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Article, Illustration615 2007-02-14 12 Sellers would be asked to factor in share prices into valuation: report [BEIJING] The central government is planning new rules to regulate the sale of state-owned stakes in listed companies in a move to prevent assets from being sold too cheaply, the615 words
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141 2007-02-14 12 Reuters [BEIJING] China is likely to take further tightening steps to slow property price inflation, two central bank officials said in remarks published yesterday. The China Securities Journal quoted two statisticians from the People's Bank of China as saying Beijing's previous curbs would notReuters - 141 words
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411 2007-02-14 12 He says Honeywell, Boeing items won't aid missile project Reuters [WASHINGTON] President George Bush on Monday paved the way for some Honeywell International and Boeing Co technology exports to China by certifying that they would not be detrimental to the US space industryReuters - 411 words
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197 2007-02-14 12 AFP, Reuters [BEIJING] Nearly 100,000 members of China's ruling Communist Party were punished last year for corruption, but eradicating graft in the near future remains a huge challenge, a senior official said yesterday. "Solving the problem of corruption in a short time isAFP,; Reuters - 197 words
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Article, Illustration60 2007-02-14 12 [ZHENGZHOU] In this photo released by China's Xinhua news agency, an artiste from the Miao ethnic group walks barefoot on the edge of a huge knife during the temple fair of the Spring Festival here, the capital of central China's Henan Province on Feb 12. The steel knifeAF - 60 words
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210 2007-02-14 12 AFP [BEIJING] China suffers the most severe brain drain of any country, raising fears there may not be enough talent and skill around to manage the world's fourth largest economy, state media said yesterday. Out of about one million Chinese thatAFP - 210 words
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INDIA
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519 2007-02-14 13 With big cities near saturation point, telecom firms turn focus to rural India Economic Times [NEW DELHI] Bharti Airtel, in which Singapore Telecommunications (Sing Tel) has a more than 30 per cent stake, and Vodafone are looking at rolling out common networks in ruralEconomic Times - 519 words
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Article, Illustration452 2007-02-14 13 Reuters [NEW DELHI] Ten years after winning the Booker Prize for her first novel, and a decade as one of India's leading social and environmental activists, Arundhati Roy is planning a return to fiction. Roy won the 1997 Booker Prize for herReuters; FILE PHOTO - 452 words
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87 2007-02-14 13 Reuters [MUMBAI] India's Bombay Stock Exchange Ltd (BSE) yesterday declined comment on its progress in selling strategic stakes ahead of a planned initial public offering in May, after sources said the board of the German bourse operator had authorised aReuters - 87 words
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230 2007-02-14 13 It plans to use IPO proceeds to set up services in Mumbai Reuters [HONG KONG] India's Idea Cellular Ltd has started marketing an initial public offering worth up to USSSSO million on the heels of Vodafone's USsll.l billion investment in India's booming mobile phone market.Reuters - 230 words
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Article, Illustration495 2007-02-14 13 Reuters [MUMBAI] Indian businessman Anil Ambani may have lost the multi-billion race to take control of the country's fourth-largest mobile phone company, but the marathon runner is expected to take the setback in stride. Analysts say losing out to British Vodafone's US$ll.l billionReuters - 495 words
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MIDDLE EAST
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392 2007-02-14 14 CLARENCE MICHAEL - Agreement likely to be completed before the end of the year By CLARENCE MICHAEL in Dubai REPRESENTATIVES from Singapore and the Gulf Cooperation Council countries are working out the framework for talks about the proposed free trade agreement (FTA), and the392 words
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157 2007-02-14 14 Reuters [MANAMA, Bahrain] Bahrain Telecommunications Co (Batelco), the Gulf state's second-largest company by market value, is considering three acquisitions in its growth plans, including a share in Saudi Arabia's third mobile licence. Batelco chief executive Peter Kaliaropoulos told Reuters on Monday the firmReuters - 157 words
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ASIA-PACIFIC/WORLD
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568 2007-02-14 15 Bloomberg [BRUSSELS] A Brussels court said Google Inc violated copyright laws by publishing links to Belgian newspapers without permission and ordered the company to remove them, setting a precedent for future cases in Europe. Google, the owner of the world's most-used search engine, mustBloomberg - 568 words
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263 2007-02-14 15 LATEST US DATA Politically sensitive deficit with China rises 15.4% to a record US$232b AP, Reuters [WASHINGTON] The US trade deficit set a fifth consecutive annual record in 2006, reflecting a huge jump in America's foreign oil bill and an all-time highAP,; Reuters - 263 words
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165 2007-02-14 15 Reuters, Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Nasdaq Stock Market Inc said yesterday that quarterly earnings more than tripled, helped by strong trade revenue. Fourth quarter net income was US$63 million, or 43 US cents per share, versus US$l7.l million, or 15 US cents perReuters,; Bloomberg - 165 words
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Article, Illustration470 2007-02-14 15 Reuters [ZURICH] ÜBS, the world's largest wealth manager, reported record full-year profits as its wealth management and investment banking units boomed, hiked its dividend and unveiled a 16 billion Swiss franc (5519.6 billion) share buyback. The Swiss-based group reported full-year net profit of 12.257 billionReuters; AFP - 470 words
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383 2007-02-14 15 Bloomberg [LONDON] The price of prime London homes rose at the fastest pace in at least 31 years in January as wealthy European, Indian and Middle Eastern buyers competed for houses and apartments in Belgravia and Knightsbridge. Prices of houses in central LondonBloomberg - 383 words
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AVIATION
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569 2007-02-14 16 VEN SREENIVASAN - It'll be S'pore's first privately owned and operated freighter airline By VEN SREENIVASAN ISINGAPORE] First, it was low-cost carriers. Then executive charter jets. And now Singapore is poised to see the launch of the first privately owned and operated freighter airline. JettB Airlines569 words
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Article, Illustration565 2007-02-14 16 CLARENCE MICHAEL - UAE's Wallan gets US$75m order for Cessna aircraft By CLARENCE MICHAEL in Dubai NEARLY US$l billion worth of deals were concluded at the recent Middle East Business Aviation (Meba) conference and exhibition in Dubai, it has emerged. The on-site orders rose to touchCLARENCE MICHAEL - 565 words
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512 2007-02-14 16 Indonesian budget carrier also seeks strategic investors Bloomberg [JAKARTA] Adam Skyconnection Airlines said the Jan 1 crash of one of its aircraft will not affect expansion plans as the Indonesian budget carrier will pursue adding 60 planes within five yearsBloomberg - 512 words
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Page 16 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous172 2007-02-14 16 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 7 Serbia ends in dirty campaign Trying porridge before DOWN 9 Superficial Labour leader hit Across: 1 Nephew, 4 Drive off, 9 1 One more concerned with with egg, possibly (11) Maroon 10 Spaniels, 12 Line, 13 n U t? (7) 13 Trying again, just in case (9)172 words
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SHIPPING/AVIATION
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211 2007-02-14 17 Bloomberg [DALLAS] Snow, freezing rain and sleet threatened parts of Illinois, lowa, Indiana and Ohio, the first of a series of storms expected to tangle travel across much of the northern US from lowa to Maine. "There is a huge regionBloomberg - 211 words
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358 2007-02-14 17 Bloomberg [LONDON] British Airways ground workers rejected a proposal to close the airline's £2.1 billion (556.3 billion) pension deficit, raising the possibility of another strike threat at Europe's third-largest carrier. The GMB union, which includes 4,500 baggage handlers and check-in staff, said in aBloomberg - 358 words
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Article, Illustration51 2007-02-14 17 [CHERBOURG, France] The chemical carrier Philippine being battered by heavy seas some 110 km off Roscoff after leaving Rotterdam on Monday. French Marine Nationale sent a helicopter to airlift three crew members injured during the storm The 140-metre-long vessel has now taken shelter in the French port of Cherbourg.AFP - 51 words
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271 2007-02-14 17 Reuters [SINGAPORE] Spot freight rates for the benchmark Asian route were higher compared with week-ago levels, as shipowners took advantage of port congestion in Australia to raise their offers despite thin demand. Spot charter rates for modern panamax tonnages onReuters - 271 words
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293 2007-02-14 17 AFP [BANGKOK) Thailand said yesterday it will not force airlines to move back to Bangkok's old Don Muang airport, which will re-open due to mushrooming problems at the kingdom's new aviation hub. "We will stick to voluntary principles and listen to theirAFP - 293 words
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Article, Illustration528 2007-02-14 17 DONALD URQUHART - Technicians for China yard come from Japan, Korea and Singapore By DONALD URQUHART [SINGAPORE] In preparation for its new offshore rigbuilding focus, Cosco Corporation Singapore has been hiring experienced technical staff from shipyards in Japan, Korea and Singapore for its Chinabased shipyardBLOOMBERG - 528 words
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238 2007-02-14 17 Bloomberg [SYDNEY] The queue of ships waiting to load coal at Newcastle, Australia, the world's biggest coal-export harbour, increased to a record 61, lengthening shipping delays and raising costs for producers and buyers of the fuel. The number of ships queuing outsideBloomberg - 238 words
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234 2007-02-14 17 [SINGAPORE] PSA's Singapore terminals and Jurong Port together handled 2.17 million 20-foot standard containers last month, 11 per cent more than in January the previous year. According to Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore data, PSA handled 2.1 million boxes,234 words
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Article562 2007-02-14 18 EDITORIAL WHEN the US Federal Reserve raised its short term interest rates for the 17th consecutive time in the current cycle last June by 25 basis points to 5.25 per cent, analysts confidently declared that it was the end of the tightening cycle and562 words
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Article, Illustration1585 2007-02-14 19 David Toh Shantini Ramachandra - Our tax law still remains silent on how an amalgamation should be treated for income tax purposes By David Toh Shantini Ramachandra m N THE good old days, the only way that two businesses could merge together, without having to go to court about the matter, wasFILE PHOTO - 1,585 words
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632 2007-02-14 28 With volatility comes the prospect of what investors want: excess returns [LONDON] Investors worry that an end to super-low market volatility could spell the death of the bull run in stocks, but a Barclays Capital study argues that greater volatility is necessary for prolonged632 words
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