The Business Times, 12 March 2007
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Title Section20 2007-03-12 1 THE BUISNESS TIMES Monday, March 12,2007 online at http://business-times.asial.com.sg A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION MICA (P) 202/12/2006 SINGAPORE 85 cents20 words
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764 2007-03-12 1 UMA SHANKARI - Civil service push to slash red tape promotes cost savings, cuts waiting times By UMA SHANKARI [SINGAPORE] Regulatory changes by government land agencies over the past five years have saved businesses millions of dollars and cut waiting times by weeks in some cases,764 words
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Article130 2007-03-12 1 MARKETS Week Chge STI 3143.71 64.97 KLCOMP 1188.83 24.15 NIKKEI 225 .........*****.04 -53.89 HANG SENG *****.88 -307.13 SET INDEX 671.17 -7.85 JAKARTA COMP ...1764.58 4.56 MANILA COMP ....3099.82 -40.52 TAIPEI TAIEX 7568.20.. -61.95 SEOUL COMP 1423.58 9.11 SHENZHEN B 483.55 -9.46 AUSTALLORD 5810.20 35.00 DOW JONES *****.32 162.22130 words
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Article, Illustration908 2007-03-12 1 ANDREW MARKS - WALL STREET INSIGHT Strong jobs report reduces chances of US recession but dampens rate cut hopes By ANDREW MARKS in New York STOCKS recovered some ground last week from the previous week's brutal selloff, but the coming week presents a hugeSource: Bloomberg - 908 words
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TOP STORIES
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Article, Illustration704 2007-03-12 2 VIKRAM KHANNA - COMMENTARY VIKRAM KHANNA Associate Editor fJF MMHi EMASEK Foun- dation." Some- how, it sounds ft right. And it could do a lot of good, most of all for communities across Asia but also for Singapore's investment company, Temasek Holdings itself. And for Singapore, too. Imagine a704 words
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Article542 2007-03-12 2 Proton may miss April deadline to find partner THE Malaysian government may miss its deadline to find a partner for Proton Holdings Bhd after Volkswagen AG and General Motors Corp, potential investors for the unprofitable Asian carmaker, said no decision is imminent. The government has said that it542 words
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774 2007-03-12 2 WONG WEI KONG - Strong laws cement its private banking pull, says lender By WONG WEI KONG [SINGAPORE] Singapore's importance as a regional private banking hub is likely to be undiminished even with the development of large domestic markets in China and India and the emergence of774 words
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Article, Illustration42 2007-03-12 4 [SINGAPORE] United Overseas Bank deputy chairman Wee Ee Cheong led 2.000 staff in a charity run and walk yesterday. The UOB Heartbeat event raised $265.000f0r visual arts programmes at Very Special Arts and enrichment programmes at The Children's Aid Society42 words
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255 2007-03-12 4 WEE LI-EN - Specialist fund manager ropes in Greg Seow as non-exec chairman of new outfit By WEE LI-EN [SINGAPORE] Boosting Singapore's status as a financial centre, leading Australia specialist fund manager AMP Capital Investors has chosen to open its new Asian hub here. AMP,255 words
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605 2007-03-12 4 CONRAD RAJ - Recent merger with Teledata has brought in new skill sets, expertise By CONRAD RAJ [SINGAPORE] Hard disk drive distributor eSys Technologies, which is embroiled in a multi-million dollar lawsuit with disk drive manufacturer Seagate Technology, is moving up the value chain by focusing605 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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820 2007-03-12 5 R SIVANITHY - HOCK LOCK SIEW By R SIVANITHY IF YOU'RE bullish on the local market and keen to profit from any extended recovery from the recent blowout, what are some of your options? Medium-to-long-term players would surely look at the dividend yield stocks or "defensive820 words
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Article, Illustration529 2007-03-12 5 NANDE KHIN - It's tying up with S'pore firm to build Sentosa View in Shenyang By NANDE KHIN PROPERTY developer Brothers (Holdings) Ltd and Singapore-based Chee Eng Hang Pte Ltd (CEH Group) are joining hands to build modern terrace houses in Shenyang, China, which are expected529 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration1801 2007-03-12 6 Consensus No.of Forecast Mean Fri's recommendation esti- EPS RE target price Company name Thiswk Last mth mates (cents) (ratio) price Allco Comm REIT 1.33 1.33 6 5.06 24.50 1.50 1.24 Allgreen Properties 2.78 2.22 9 6.30 25.41 1.52 1.60 Allied Technologies 2.50 2.00 2 1.30 9.23 0.15 0.121,801 words
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Article, Illustration657 2007-03-12 6 R SIVANITHY - STOCKS R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent So was it China, the unwinding of the yen carry trade, worries of a rapid US economic slowdown or some cobination of all these that shook up the stock markets a week ago? Also and this is surely657 words
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399 2007-03-12 6 CURRENCIES AFP [HONG KONG] Major Asian currencies fell against the US dollar as Japan saw market gains and the US released strong data on employment. Japanese yen: The yen fell back from three-month highs against the US dollar in the pastAFP - 399 words
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Article, Illustration1450 2007-03-12 7 TEH HOOI LING - TEH HOOI LING Senior Correspondent Stocks in general have yet to make a full recovery from the bruising sessions two weeks ago and early last week. This despite the rebound in the last four tradings sessions last week. Consequently, most of our portfolios continued1,450 words
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Article, Illustration1203 2007-03-12 7 ROBERT HALILI - INSIDE MARKETS Number of firms reporting purchases by directors and substantial shareholders hits 55, the highest weekly total since October 2001 By ROBERT HALILI DIRECTORS and substantial shareholders went on a buying spree last week after the steep market correction in the last1,203 words
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VIEWS FROM THE TOP
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Article, Illustration3031 2007-03-12 8 THIS WEEK'S TOPIC Should Singapore be more selective about giving special tax incentives for certain companies, so it can lower the overall corporate tax rate for all companies? Charles M Ormiston Director, Bain Company EIGHTEEN per cent is already a very low rate; it is important to3,031 words
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PORT OF GIBRALTAR
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Article, Illustration778 2007-03-12 10 JOE HOLLIDAY - Joe Holliday,Minister for Trade and Industry, explains Gibraltar's attractiveness as a maritime business centre JOE HOLLIDAY THE maritime sector in Gibraltar has enjoyed another outstanding year and prospects for 2007 are for continued strong growth in all the main areas which make us the Western Mediterranean's778 words
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Article, Illustration540 2007-03-12 10 DAVID HUGHES - Reports by DAVID HUGHES GIBUNCO group chairman John J Bassadone believes that 2006 was another good one for all aspects of Gibraltar's maritime economy and particularly bunkering which remains the main reason why ships call at the port. "While there was a very slight drop540 words
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Article, Illustration934 2007-03-12 10 CRUISE shipping adviser to the government Tony Davis says that not only are more cruise ships calling at Gibraltar but they are also, on average, getting bigger. Last year 201 cruise ships called, 30 more than in 2005, while by late January it934 words
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698 2007-03-12 10 BUNKER volumes at Gibraltar dipped slightly last year, from 4.09 million tonnes to 3.98 million tonnes but nevertheless, most of the suppliers increased deliveries. The one exception was FAMM which is pulling out of the Gibraltar market. It has been using shoreside698 words
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271 2007-03-12 10 GIBRALTAR is the flag of choice for an increasing number of European shipowners, according to Gibraltar maritime administrator Cliff Brand. As at end-February, 240 commercial ships flew the Gibraltar flag, representing year-on-year growth over the past two years of over 20 per cent.271 words
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DINING OUT
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Article, Illustration1254 2007-03-12 12 DINNER THEATRE The Crystal Mirror At The Padang until April 15 For reservations, call the SISTIC hotline at 6438-555 or go to www.sistic.com.sg. For corporate bookings, call 6535-1262. www. the-crystal-mirror, com THERE'S a new restaurant in town but the menu is fixed, it's1,254 words
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BT-CITIBANK YOUNG INVESTORS' FORUM
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Article, Illustration683 2007-03-12 14 HERMAN PHUA lists eight basic rules that can help you safeguard your stockmarket investments BY almost any measure, 2006 was a rewarding year for investors in Singapore's stock market. After slumping briefly in May, the stock market staged a recovery in the second half to driveJENN CHUA - 683 words
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Article, Illustration928 2007-03-12 14 CAMPUS LIFE JASON LOW speaks to a young, savvy investor who teaches her students more than school curriculum AT 25, while most of her peers are still busy scrambling to climb up the corporate ladder, Laura Oh is already on her way to attaining financial freedom.YEN MENG JIIN - 928 words
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Article203 2007-03-12 14 FANCY becoming the next Warren Buffett or George Soros? Or even the famous Robert Kiyosaki? Then read on. The Young Investors' Forum, part of the BT-Citibank Tertiary Outreach Programme, isn't another dry page out of your financial textbook. To complement our editorial content, we have203 words
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Advertisement46 2007-03-12 14 citibank The Business Times-Citibank Young Investors' Forum is published every Monday in The Business Times. It aims to raise the financial awareness of university and polytechnic students and cultivate a better understanding of business issues. The series is part of BT and Citibank's tertiary outreach programme.46 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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567 2007-03-12 15 Investors attracted to Russian bonds, equities; prospects for appreciation Reuters [LONDON] The Russian rouble, which became convertible last summer, is carving out a place in the foreign exchange (FX) industry as investors are attracted by local bonds and equities, and prospects forReuters - 567 words
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Article, Illustration210 2007-03-12 15 Reuters [GENEVA] Leading farm exporting countries have urged developed states to slash duties on tropical products such as rice, bananas and sugar by at least 85 per cent in any global free trade deal. The Australia-led Cairns Group, whose 19 member states include severalReuters; AP - 210 words
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Article, Illustration295 2007-03-12 15 [CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts] The US needs to develop a national climate change policy, but also recognise that coal and other fossil fuels will remain an important energy source for decades, the chairman and chief executive of General Electric said on Saturday. Setting aReuters - 295 words
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320 2007-03-12 15 AFP [LONDON] The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec), satisfied with the current price of crude oil, is on Thursday expected to maintain its oil output quota, analysts said. With the price of oil trading at around USS6O per barrel in LondonAFP - 320 words
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MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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Article2862 2007-03-12 16 Transaction date: Mar 9 For a full listing of the closing prices, log on to BT Online at http://business-times.asia 1 .com.sg after 11.30pm every trading day HONG KONG vol HKS 000 Aeon Credit 6.84 unch 0 Aeon Stores .9.00 unch 12 Angang Steel 12.00 -0.10 6067 Anhui Conch2,862 words
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Article, Illustration569 2007-03-12 16 Potential partners Volkswagen, GM say no decision is imminent Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] The Malaysian government may miss its deadline to find a partner for Proton Holdings Bhd after Volkswagen AG and General Motors Corp, potential investors for the unprofitable Asian carmaker, saidBloomberg; AFP - 569 words
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285 2007-03-12 16 [KUALA LUMPUR] Scomi Group Bhd, an integrated oil services group, is selling a 19.9 per cent stake in its oil field business to a group of investors led by Standard Chartered Private Equity Ltd for U5599.5 million. At the same time,285 words
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437 2007-03-12 16 AFP [BUKITTINGGI, Indonesia] As Sumatra seeks to pick up the pieces after a deadly quake, the local tourist industry near its epicentre on the Indonesian island is struggling to recover its lustre. The scenic town of Bukittinggi is particularly badly hit, with attractionsAFP - 437 words
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Article, Illustration709 2007-03-12 16 PAULINE HG - MALAYSIA INSIGHT Talking up a volatile market could backfire, events show PAULINE HG KL Correspondent IF THE Malaysian stock market spent most of the intervening years after the financial crisis in a comatose state, market volatility in the past 2 weeks709 words
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Article152 2007-03-12 16 AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia Airlines (MAS) plans to sell off property, including a piece of freehold land and a building from which it currently operates, to the government's pension fund. The sale, worth RMI4S million (5563.2 million), to the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) isAFP - 152 words
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GREATER CHINA/INDIA
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181 2007-03-12 17 Bloomberg [MUMBAI] Reliance Industries Ltd, India's most valuable company, plans to sell a 10 per cent stake to financial and strategic investors, the Business Standard reported, without saying where it obtained the information. Reliance official spokesman Tushar Pania declined to comment. Reliance'sBloomberg - 181 words
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454 2007-03-12 17 EU considers taking dispute settlement to WTO panel Reuters [MUMBAI] European drinks makers are keen to increase their presence in India's fast-growing US$l.B billion alcoholic drinks market, but want better trademark protection and lower tariffs on imported wines and spirits. The EUReuters - 454 words
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Article, Illustration434 2007-03-12 17 Lou Jiwei doing preparatory work on investment agency, says central bank governor Bloomberg [BEIJING] The governor of China's central bank, which oversees the country's US$l.O7 trillion in foreign-exchange reserves, confirmed that a former vice-finance minister will be named to manage part of theBloomberg - 434 words
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298 2007-03-12 17 It'll sell shares in US, Taiwan; support TSMC's buyback Reuters [TAIPEI] TSMC, the world's largest contract chip maker, said on Friday that Philips plans to sell shares it owns in TSMC to help it make an orderly exit from its US$B.5 billion stake inReuters - 298 words
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Advertisement2056 2007-03-12 18 i 2006 Consolidated Financial Statements (in millions of Canadian dollars) CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS as at October 31 2006 2 005 millions, for the years ended October 31 2006 2005 2004 Cash and non-interest-bearinq deposits with banks S 1.317 S 1.310 ISJJT* inCOm j f 7 64Q2,056 words
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Advertisement987 2007-03-12 18 CANON MARKETING (SINGAPORE) PTE., LTD. (In Members' Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE OF FINAL MEETING NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 308(2) of the Companies Act, Cap. 50 that the Final Meeting of Members of the abovenomed Company will be held at 35 Selegie Road, #04-06 Parklane Shopping Mall, Singapore *****7987 words
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ASIA-PACIFIC/WORLD
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613 2007-03-12 19 ANTHONY ROWLEY - They will supply each other with products under excess production By ANTHONY ROWLEY in Tokyo AN agreement signed last Friday between Japan's largest oil refiner, Nippon Oil, and Asia's leading oil producer, PetroChina, to expand cooperation is a further sign that "energy politics" are613 words
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320 2007-03-12 19 AFP [WASHINGTON] The United States switched to daylight saving time early yesterday amid concerns that the earlier-than-usual change could result in some confusion that could spill over into the work week. Clocks were moved an hour forward at 2.00 am yesterday inAFP - 320 words
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Article, Illustration409 2007-03-12 19 Reuters [KUWAIT] Kuwait's Investment Dar and Adeem Investment Co agreed to buy a stake in Aston Martin, the iconic British carmaker made famous by the James Bond spy movies, an Investment Dar official told Reuters. The two companies, which share Kuwait's Efad HoldingReuters; FILE PHOTO - 409 words
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194 2007-03-12 19 AP [ATLANTIC CITY] Shares in the casino company that bears Donald Trump's name rose nearly 8 per cent last Friday on speculation that the casinos are up for sale. Media outlets including CNBC and the website of the Star-Ledger of Newark reported on FridayAP - 194 words
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Article547 2007-03-12 19 STRAITS TIMES INDEX STOCKS Stock name Wt Owa Change Stadium* W| Oom Chang* Stock nam* wt Oom Oianfa Allgreen 0.52 1.600 ->0.030 JSH 2.05 1 3.800 *0.500 STEngg 153 3 260 ,0.020 Ascendasrelt 0.94 2400 +0070 JardineCAC 0.67 12.400 STATSChP 1.17 1.820 CaprtaComm 0.62 2.810 +0.030 JuroogTech 0.05 0.970 -0.015547 words
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SHIPPING/AVIATION
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Article, Illustration911 2007-03-12 20 DONALD URQUHART - It is group's first 6,800 dwt doublehulled bunker tanker from China By DONALD URQUHART [SINGAPORE] For homegrown tanker group Global Energy, the delivery of its first newbuild bunker tanker destined for Singapore port waters from a shipyard in China's Fujian province marks911 words
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221 2007-03-12 20 Bloomberg [LONDON] Danaos Corp; the largest publicly traded container-shipper in the US by market value, agreed to buy four ships from China Shipbuilding Trading for about US$4OO million. The ships, each with a capacity 0f6,800 standard containers, will be built by ShanghaiBloomberg - 221 words
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671 2007-03-12 20 Jetstar brand lets it access traffic flows north of Australia AFP [SYDNEY] Takeover target Qantas is positioning itself for expansion in Asia, with the Australian flag carrier's regional low-cost brand Jetstar set to provide much of the growth, analysts say. Qantas is inAFP - 671 words
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Miscellaneous241 2007-03-12 20 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD pletely (6) 28 I care not about original work (8) (8) 26 What was a performance to be 29 See fit to accept second plan (6) n Ex-soldiers turning up in the precise? (5) 30 "Crafty" little collection (8) course of most evenings (4) YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION DOWN 15241 words
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Article11452 2007-03-12 21 SGX MAINBOARD Week ended: Mar 9 I* l*t Vol Week Last Quote Div GrVtd Net MCap High Urn Code Company Sale *1- ("000) High low »uy«r Mhr Cvt m $m!i 3.5 1 5716 1st Software .2 susp 81 U! 111! f, ete<:0m 9 2042 9.5 8 5 911,452 words
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Article, Illustration664 2007-03-12 27 ROLAND LIM - <we say> It might not lead to a totally new infrastructure ROLAND LIM Correspondent EARLIER this month, the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) announced that it had pre-qualified 12 bidders, consisting of companies as well as consortiums, which will allow them to participate in the664 words
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Article, Illustration333 2007-03-12 27 ROLAND LIM - By ROLAND LIM WHILE analysts are predicting a slowdown in consumer electronics spending this year, the large number of visitors to the consumer electronics fair IT Show 2007 in the past four days must have done their part to try to reverse thisYEN MENG JIIN - 333 words
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246 2007-03-12 27 NYT [SAN FRANCISCO] Palm Inc. the maker of hand-held computers, has hired a top Silicon Valley software designer as it seeks to respond to the challenge posed by Apple's new iPhone. The designer, Paul Mercer, a former Apple computer engineer, began workNYT - 246 words
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Article, Illustration932 2007-03-12 27 WINSTON CHAI - Cheaper offering run on lower-end hardware aimed at first-time PC users By WINSTON CHAI FIVE flavours of Microsoft's latest Windows Vista operating system (OS) are now available to consumers around the world, but a lesser-known sixth version is also making its way around932 words
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Article, Illustration851 2007-03-12 28 AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY - Study predicts a six-fold digital information growth to 988 exabytes by 2010, writes AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY THE Asia Pacific region (APJ), including Japan, generated 670,000 times more digital information last year than that found in all books written by humans throughout history,EMC - 851 words
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Article, Illustration328 2007-03-12 28 WINSTON CHAI - <what's up> Compiled by WINSTON CHAI Examining the impact of Web 2.0 SINGAPORE will play host to an inaugural conference which examines the latest developments in Web technologies and how Asia can fuel the next wave of Internet innovation. Called Nexus 2007, the event will be held at the NTUC328 words
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Article, Illustration424 2007-03-12 29 Arthur Sim - By Arthur Sim THE mantra of the winners of this year's Singapore Business Awards could just be "Connect and Go". All have benefited from the increasing connectedness with the global market Inter-Roller Engineering was just a factory automation and materials supplier before a project for Changi Airport424 words
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Article, Illustration1621 2007-03-12 30 ARTHUR SUM - Ho Bee's Chua Thian Poh has tasted the highs and lows of business and ultimately thrived. He tells ARTHUR SIM of the lessons learned ARTHUR SUM WHILE most 20-somethings were experimenting with bell-bottoms and long hair in the *****, Chua Thian Poh was busy making1,621 words
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Article, Illustration1063 2007-03-12 36 UMA SHANKARI - UMA SHANKARI finds out how Capita Land now sets the benchmark for diversification UMA SHANKARI PROPERTY giant Capita Land, whose China ventures have made many headlines over the past year, makes doing business in the country seem easy. However, Lim Ming Yan, chief executive of Capita1,063 words
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273 2007-03-12 36 UMA SHANKARI - By UMA SHANKARI LIM Ming Yan, who has been heading Capita Land's operations in China for six years, considers the opening of the group's mall in Shanghai the Raffles City Shanghai in 2003 his most significant milestone during his tenure. The project was273 words
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531 2007-03-12 36 Young and well-qualified, they start small businesses which they build up to successful enterprises with an overseas presence THEY are young, educated and prize individual freedom and control over their own careers. With less than $50,000 and with just six months of planning they make531 words
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Article, Illustration1153 2007-03-12 38 OH BOOM PING - Inter-Roller, which supplies airports across the globe with logistics systems, aims to be around for a long time, and it's building its foundations on adaptability and meritocracy, as OH BOOM PING finds out OH BOOM PING IT IS not often that companies here aspire to1,153 words
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Article1023 2007-03-12 38 IE Singapore helps local companies find success abroad by helping them break into new markets GLOBALISATION has become the new playing field, with businesses cutting across geographical boundaries to expand and find new success. Singapore's situation is no different given its small domestic market, its success1,023 words
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Article, Illustration1375 2007-03-12 42 SASKIA SASSEN - Developing an economy of specialised services is key to Singapore overcoming challenges of size and competition, says SASKIA SASSEN SASKIA SASSEN THERE are many ways of achieving a strong position in today's global economy. One could be the biggest in a particular industry (WalMart, Microsoft, GoldmanAFP - 1,375 words
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Article, Illustration1119 2007-03-12 42 RICHARD SCHULTE - A proactive workplace with room for growth and where expectations are managed is best for optimal productivity, says RICHARD SCHULTE RICHARD SCHULTE SINGAPORE is well underway in fulfilling its aspiration to become a global business centre of excellence in the Asia-Pacific region. Part of the1,119 words
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Article, Illustration2285 2007-03-12 43 TEH HOOI LING - He steered Olam International from a single-product exporter in one country to one of the world's leading suppliers of agricultural raw materials spread over 52 countries. TEH HOOI LING gets some insights into the mind of the visionary Sunny Verghese TEH HOOI LING FOR those who have met2,285 words
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Article765 2007-03-12 43 TEH HOOI LING - By TEH HOOI LING WHAT are the qualities required by today's chief executive officers, in order to grow and create value for shareholders in a highly competitive world? "A lot of CEOs are good managers, but not so good entrepreneurs. A good CEO's job is765 words
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Article, Illustration1061 2007-03-12 46 ANGELA TAN CHONG LEE S1ANG - ANGELA TAM and CHONG LEE SIANG examine the implications of the 2 per cent drop in the corporate tax rate ANGELA TAN CHONG LEE S1ANG THE race to the bottom has begun. In today's globalised economy, nations are jostling for capital in an increasingly crowded space.Source Bloomberg; REUTERS - 1,061 words
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736 2007-03-12 46 The tax wars sizing up the competition MUCH has been said about the competition between Singapore and Hong Kong. How does Singapore stack up against its closest competitor and traditional economic rival as far as taxes are concerned? Lowering Singapore's corporate tax rate to 18 per cent brings it just736 words
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Article696 2007-03-12 46 ERNEST KAN - ERNEST KAN provides an overview of the pros and cons of going public to help IPO aspirants make an informed decision ERNEST KAN GOING public is a monumental decision for any company. The process of making an initial public offering (IPO) can be time-consum-ing, costly696 words
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Article, Illustration1174 2007-03-12 47 NITIN PANGARKAR offers some pointers on how companies can avoid the pitfalls of overseas expansion OVER the last 15 years, many success stories feave emerged of Singapore companies venJuring abroad and they include even SMEs auch as Tee Yih Jia Food Manufacturing Co, Mie world's leading1,174 words
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Article, Illustration1024 2007-03-12 47 Growth potential is high with rising global demand for convenience and ethnic foods SINGAPORE'S food and beverage (F&B) sector has long been overshadowed by more high-pro-file industries like electronics and pharmaceuticals. But companies in this business are showing a lot of growth potential, going by1,024 words
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Article, Illustration1111 2007-03-12 51 LAM KOK SHARKS - Update sales and accounting systems early and make use of compliance costs grants to smooth the transition, says LAM KOK SHANG LAM KOK SHARKS THE Goods and Services Tax (GST) was introduced in Singapore a little over 12 years ago, signalling that the longer term fiscalYEN MENG JIIN - 1,111 words
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