The Business Times, 11 April 2007

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  • 786 1  -  Construction sector puts up its best showing in years By ANNA TEO [SINGAPORE] Economists are not rushing as yet to raise their estimates, but the first-quarter's surprise showing has boosted confidence that GDP growth in 2007 will come in at the top end
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  • 588 1  -  Sources say developer Hoi Hup achieves price of about $2,500 psf By KALPANA RASHIWALA [SINGAPORE] Hoi Hup Realty was supposed to begin previews for its freehold Suites Cairnhill on the former Cairnhill Gardens site about a fortnight ago. But just a
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    • 53 1 Gucci's French owner to PumaiPAfH f EXEC MONEY again? page 53 MOTORING Market share of top 3 motor insurers down again page 31 BANKING Private bankers are hot PAGE 11 k* JJ y*' W* M >d£H^im fl|i .wJWP v^Hb J UM WUI LIANG/THE STRAITS TIMES 8! J 111 Markets Digest
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    • 44 1 civil SERVICE PAY REVISIONS 40% of 48 top earners stay the same page 4 WORLD GOURMET SUMMIT The feasting has begun PAGE 12 CORPORATE RESULTS SGX; Q3 net profit jumps 78% to $89. lm PAGE 7 Thomson Medical: Half-year earnings rise 34.8% PAGE 9
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  • TOP STORIES
    • 420 2 40% of 48 top earners stay the same THE group of 48 top earners to which the salary benchmark for top government officials and ministers is pegged has not changed as much as some people think. Almost two in five of the people in the group have stayed
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    • 590 2  -  Traders see hint MAS could guide S$NEER lower within policy band By LARRY WEE [SINGAPORE] As expected, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said yesterday it will continue to maintain a policy of modest and gradual appreciation of the trade-weighted Singapore dollar or
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    • 53 2 IN "Pulau Übin granite quarry may reopen" (BT, April 10), we said the government would share up to 75 per cent of the price increase in sand and granite to help local construction firms. The sharing arrangement is with all contractors on existing public sector projects, and not just
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    • 133 2 sn 3,422.62 (+22.62) ST INDEX RJTURES 3*411.00 (+27.00) siMsa ***** (+2.82) SIMSa FUTURES ***** (+2.20) MARKETS Tuesday Chang* KLCOMP 1,***** +7.98 NIKKEI 225 17,664.69 -79.07 HANG SENG 20,347J7 +138.16 SET INDEX 689.48 +0.93 JAKARTA COMP 1,925.47 +11.74 MANILA COMP 3.304.42 +10.19 SEOUL COMP 1.499.16 1.90 SHENZHEN B S47.12
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    • 409 4  -  Discussions going on with UOB Kay Hian for months By VEN SREENIVASAN [SINGAPORE] Emirates International Holdings (EIH), a property group linked to the Sharjah royal family, is working towards a listing in Singapore. BT understands the United Arab Emiratesincorporated company, which has paid-up
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    • 1103 4  -  CIVIL SERVICE PAY REVISIONS Benchmark has remained robust since it was modified 7 years ago: Chee Hean By CHUANG PECK MING [SINGAPORE] The group of 48 top earners to which the salary benchmark for top government officials and ministers is pegged has
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    • 348 5  -  Large part of the new plant capacity contracted to customers By RONNIE LIM [SINGAPORE] Shell has announced the first additional plant for its new US$3 billion petrochemical complex, as the oil giant and the Economic Development Board (EDB) continue negotiations with other potential
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    • 433 5  -  If project goes ahead, Petrochemical Corp of S'pore may expand to meet demand By RONNIE LIM [SINGAPORE] More multi-million dollar, higher value-add petrochemical investments are expected on Jurong Island this year from downstream investors capitalising on increased production from new and expanded
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  • COMPANY NEWS
    • 692 6  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW By R SIVANITHY WHEN the Straits Times Index shot up 54 points on Monday to an all-time high of 3,400 and volume traded was a hefty $2 billion, only 5,000 units of the STI Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) changed hands.
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    • 393 6  -  By SIOW LI SEN AMID a hot stock market, Phillip Securities is offering a derivative contract based on the Straits Times Index (STI). In a press release yesterday, Phillip Securities said it is the first local broking house to launch the Phillip Index contracts for
      AP  -  393 words
    • 597 7  -  Exchange announces tax-exempt two cents interim dividend By TEH HOOI LING BUOYED by positive market sentiment and active trading of securities, the Singapore Exchange (SGX) yesterday announced yet another set of record earnings and is rewarding shareholders with a tax-exempt
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    • 536 8  -  Firm wants to buy 60% of Daka shares at $0.0275 a share By MICHELLE QUAH DAKA Designs has received an offer for its shares, just days after its shareholders voted to give it a new lease of life. Galleria Resources, via its financial adviser
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    • 442 8  -  Ascendas plans IT project in India; KepLand to build condo in Vietnam By ARTHUR SIM SINGAPORE property developers continue to invest big in neighbouring countries, with Ascendas and Keppel Land being the latest to increase their foreign investments. Ascendas said yesterday that it plans to
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    • 417 8  -  By ROLAND LIM REGIONAL telecommunications service provider Pacific Internet (PacNet) is currently pursuing an acquisition target "quite aggressively", and will also invest more than US$l2 million in its Philippines operations to start a mobile wireless broadband service. Revealing this in an interview
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    • 189 8  -  By VINCENT WEE UOL Group has entered into a sales-and-purchase agreement for the Pan Pacific hotel brand. The acquisition will fast-track the UOL Group's strategy to become a key player in hotel management in and beyond the Asia-Pacific region. The deal
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    • 338 9  -  Group proposes special dividend to pass on Section 44 tax credits By OH BOON PING THOMSON Medical Centre has reported a 34.8 per cent year-on-year rise in net profits to $4.4 million for the half-year ended Feb 28. Revenue rose 7.8 per cent to
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    • 308 9  -  By OH BOON PING MACQUARIE ME AG Prime (MMP) Reit yesterday said it has entered into agreements to buy seven properties in Tokyo for about $182.5 million. The properties are located in Roppongi, Shibuyaku, Minato-ku and Meguroku, said Macquarie Pacific Star, which
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    • 205 9  -  By OH BOON PING HOTUNG Investment yesterday said a director has filed lawsuits against the company and its chairman over a nomination dispute. Director Cheng ChengPin has sued Hotung and chairman Isamu Sakakibara for discontinuing his nomination and appointment as a nominee
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    • 442 9 Kuroto Fund sells First Engg stake FIRST Engineering yesterday said its substantial shareholder Kuroto Fund has sold its 7.96 per cent stake in the company through the open market. The stake is equivalent to 16.2 million shares in the firm. Alantac in acquisition move CONTRACT equipment maker Alantac
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    • 209 9 GLOBAL BUSINESS SUMMIT for the environment 19-20 APRIL 2007 I SHANGRI-LA HOTEL SINGAPORE The world environment is at a tipping point. Rapid economic growth and industry are major contributing factors to global warming and its effects are unstoppable. B4E, the Global Business Summit for the Environment, will be the first
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  • SINGAPORE MARKETS
    • 954 10  -  CURRENCIES Greenback rebound that follows strong US jobs numbers losing steam LARRY WEE Senior Correspondent YEN crosses and the fresh highs recorded by Asian stock indices have taken centre stage again, while an attempted US dollar comeback last Friday on the back of
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    • Article, Illustration
      679 10  -  Compiled by MATTHEW PHAN Star Hub April 10 close: $2.86 CITIGROUP RESEARCH, April 9 BUY the gift that keeps giving: We see a clear intent to supplement robust FCFs (free cashflows) with appropriate target gearing and continue to return surplus cash to shareholders. Higher estimates and lower WACC
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      947 10 SECURITIES TRADING SCOREBOARD MAIN SDQ TOTAL Up Down Undi Up Down Undi Up Down IHuh Multilnd 10 5 2_ 1 0 0 11 5 2 Manufacturing 73 84 61 19 12 17 92 78 Commerce 32 21 24 7 6 7 39 27 31 Tpt/Stor/Comms 20 12 10 1 2
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    • 504 10  -  STOCKS R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent THE banks took over from property stocks as the main drivers of the Straits Times Index yesterday as the index posted its eighth consecutive rise, this time by 22.62 points to a new all-time high of
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
    • 572 11  -  Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank in the thick of action in hiring game By WONG WEI KONG ANOTHER round of musical chairs is being played out in Singapore's wealth management sector, with private bankers a hot commodity as banks compete to woo Asia's
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    • 460 11  -  Refurbished Seah St hotel will target business travellers By KALPANA RASHIWALA HIND Development, part of the group that once owned the former Imperial Hotel in the River Valley/Jalan Rumbia area, is starting a regional chain of boutique business hotels called Naumi. First off will be
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    • 194 11 Tender for Tampines industrial site closes THE Urban Redevelopment Authority closed the tender yesterday for an industrial site at Tampines Street 92/Simei Avenue. Four bids were received. The highest was $8.69 million or $310.86 per square metre per plot ratio from Hersing Corporation subsidiary Storhub Self Storage. HDB
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    • 157 11 PLAY!, a symphonic extravaganza featuring music from popular blockbuster video games, is coming to Asia for the first time after its sell-out success in the United States and Europe. Sponsored by Singapore Press Holdings (SPH), PLAY! will be performed at the Esplanade Concert Hall
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    • 307 11  -  CITYSCAPE ASIA By JANICE HENG SAUDI-BASED realty company Tanmiyat Investment Group will set up a financial institution in Singapore this year its first move into the financial market. "We plan to launch our financial business here," deputy CEO Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al-Majed said yesterday. The
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    • 237 11  -  By ARTHUR SIM INVESTORS can look forward to more prime sites being released now that the development of Marina Bay has been "accelerated", National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan said yesterday. "Development of the Marina Bay area has accelerated with the sale of sites integral
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    • 222 11  -  By MATTHEW PHAN USING nanofibres more than 200 times thinner than a human hair, scientists from Singapore and Canada hope to make membranes capable of filtering water using much less energy than is needed now. The project, a collaboration between the National
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  • WORLD GOURMET SUMMIT
    • 587 12  -  French chef delights in highly inventive cuisine By GEOFFREY EU LIKE all seriously good chefs, Alain Llorca has a wonderfully imaginative culinary mind, and he puts it to excellent use at his restaurant in the south of France, Le Moulin de Mougins, where
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    • 515 12  - Spanish flair from a young French wonder Romain Fornell's cuisine is Catalan, interpreted from a French perspective By JAIME EE CONSIDERING that young Spanish chefs these days are less likely to saute than to freeze-dry, foam or Gastro-vac, it's nice to find a chef who can do all of these
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    • 409 12  -  Little fanfare but party went like clockwork By JAIME EE THERE was little fanfare at the World Gourmet Summit (WGS) opening reception this year about the only excitement generated was hoping that the cork from the champagne bottle being popped would hurtle towards the ballroom's chandelier for
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    • 160 12 Alain Llorca and Eu Yan Sang Culinary Masterdasses (Today. Oriental Hotel. 9.30am and 3pm) Take your pick of Michelin-star French or healthy Chinese herbal cuisine or enjoy both. Alain Llorca shows a trick or two while the herbal experts
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    • 1081 12 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of the shareholders of the Company will be held at 1 Changi North Street 1 Lobby 2 Singapore *****9 on Friday, 27 April 2007 at 10:00 a.m. to transact the following businesses: ORDINARY BUSINESS: 1. To receive and consider the Directors'
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  • DESTINATION SINGAPORE
    • 1194 13  -  They favour Singapore's excellent infrastructure with a wide range of conference facilities to hold their meetings, reports VINCENT WEE VINCENT WEE AN increasing number of international organisations (IOs) are setting up operations in Singapore thanks to the government's encouragement and, in the process, is diversifying the
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  • ECONOMY WATCH
    • 526 14  -  It may be able to consolidate pacts into region-wide agreement By ANTHONY ROWLEY in Tokyo ASEAN holds the key to untangling the "noodle bowl" of free trade agreements (FTAs) that are proliferating across Asia, president of the Asian Development Bank Haruhiko Kuroda
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    • 358 14 But the talks between 5 economic powers won't produce quick-fix solutions Reuters [WASHINGTON] Secret talks among five economic powers to rebalance the world economy have produced satisfactory results, which will include commitments that will affect policies, the head of the International Monetary
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    • 469 14 Reuters Bloomberg [GENEVA] The US took action at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) yesterday against Beijing for piracy and blocking access for US films, books and software. Charging that China was breaking its 2001 WTO entry agreement, Washington sought consultations with Beijing
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    • 2467 14 VOL w- rm AftMReatty 1.89 0.01 195 AbricBhd 0J3 -0.01 28 Acp Industrtes 1 76 0.01 331 Acfcance Synergy .0.38 -0.01 2079 Adventa Bhd 0J8 -0.01 533 AeMuM Hldgs 0 37 -0.02 428 Affin Holdings 2 bO 0.04 ***** Ahmad Zaki Resou 2 78 -0.05 34 Ak Corp
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  • INDONESIA
    • 613 15 Battling malaria and risking accidents, locals forage for tin deposits in disused mines of Bangka Reuters [SUNGHIN, Indonesia] The coconut palms on the tropical beaches of the Indonesian island of Bangka open up to reveal a landscape so devastated by mining that it bears
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  • MALAYSIA
    • 493 16  -  Limit competition to content and services, says M'sian minister By PAULINE NG in Kuala Lumpur THE country's telcos and celcos have been urged to share their physical infrastructure, and should confine their competition to two areas content and services. To get the ball rolling,
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    • 276 16 They can transfer loans and risk of default to state mortgage firm Cagamas [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia yesterday launched a scheme to help banks manage their capital and credit risk, allowing lenders to transfer loans and the risk of default to the state
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    • 375 16 Bernama [KUALA LUMPURJ Kuwait Finance House Bhd (KFH) is still keen to acquire a stake in RHB Bank if invited by substantial shareholder Employees Provident Fund (EPF) to be a strategic partner. EPF, which has 70 per cent interest in RHB
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    • 1386 16 1 Oriental Century Limited ORIENTAL CENTURY LIMITED (Incorporated in (he Republic of Singapore) (Company Registration No. *****3707R) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Fourth Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at Raffles Hotel Singapore, Casuarina Suite A, Level 3, 1 Beach Road
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  • INDIA
    • 299 17 Revised offer values the German firm at around 1.23 billion euros Reuters [MUMBAI] India's Suzlon Energy Ltd yesterday raised its takeover offer for Germany's REpower Systems AG to 150 euros (Ss3o3) a share, topping an offer from France's Areva, and
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    • 449 17  -  Survey predicts it will overtake China in 2009 in services exports By SIDDHARTH SRIVASTAVA in New Delhi TWO reports have highlighted India's emergence as a service sector powerhouse. A survey by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) says the country's services
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    • 6772 17 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS AIM Amro tact Mgt (S'port) Sor Europe Eqty'" 1.076/ Star Europe Bond 1.17V Star Europe Bal 1-237/ Star Asian Tiger Eqty 1356/ Star Mi Bond 1312/ Star Asa Balanced 1.109* Star Global Technology Fund!" 0213* MufflStFd 0975* Star Aaa Bond(USD) 0867/ GfcMi/tiStUSD 1.165/ Asa Bond Ed A
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  • GREATER CHINA
    • 446 18 Plan to allow domestic institutional investors into more overseas products Reuters [HONG KONGI China will unveil a plan this year to let qualified domestic institutional investors invest in a wider range of overseas products, its top banking regulator said yesterday, expanding a programme that allowed
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    • 390 18 AP [BEIJING] China's national broadcaster has started filming a 40-part series on martial arts icon Bruce Lee, state media reported yesterday, part of an apparent bid to promote Chinese culture in the run-up to next year's Beijing Summer Olympics. Xinhua
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    • 601 18 Analysts urge caution but media see Hu's words as boost for reformists AFP [HONG KONG] Chinese leaders' praise for Hong Kong leader Donald Tsang on his reappointment as chief executive contains veiled warnings for the future, observers said yesterday. Mr Tsang won a
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  • Page 18 Advertisements
    • 2342 18 CATS NOTICES MIDSOUTH HOLDINGS LTD. (Company Registration No. *****2540W) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Sixth Annual General Meeting of Midsouth Holdings Ltd. (the "Company") will be held at Ballroom 3 (Level 2), Sheraton Towers, 39 Scotts Road, Singapore *****0 on Thursday, 26 April
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  • MIDDLE-EAST
    • 543 19 They set up study group, but say the gas-cartel idea isn't yet practical Reuters [DOHA] Leading gas powers on Monday took a small step towards setting up an Opec-style group, but sought to reassure consumer nations it was business as usual for now.
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    • 265 19 Bloomberg [MANAMA] Bahrain plans to allow companies to domicile and sell hedge funds in the Persian Gulf kingdom for the first time. The central bank will change its rules governing mutual funds to facilitate that. Collective investment schemes like hedge funds will
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    • 2971 19 CATS NOTICES r> no ve n a. otmmi*i mm* NOVENA HOLDINGS LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) (Company Registration Number: *****7300 M) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of the shareholders of the Company will be held at 47 Sungei Kadut
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  • ASIA-PACIFIC
    • 599 20 Foreign investors to be given 3 years to meet revised requirements AFP Bloomberg [BANGKOK] The Thai cabinet yesterday approved revised proposals for new foreign business ownership rules which include jail terms of up to five years for violators, Commerce Minister Krirkkrai Jirapaet said.
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    • 385 20 KKR expected to top Wesfarmer's A$19.7b bid Reuters [MELBOURNE] A bidding war is looming for Australia's Coles Group after the company said a consortium led by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) was confident of topping a A 519.7 billion (5524.3 billion) bid for the retailer.
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    • 246 20 Reuters [BANGKOK] Thai prosecutors dropped three lese majeste charges yesterday against ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra that could have put him in jail for 45 years. Police are still investigating a fourth royal insult allegation against Dr Thaksin, but prosecutors said
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    • 2305 20 CATS NOTICES ££3. ADAMPAK [Company Registration No. *****0079 M] (Incorporated In The Republic of Singapore) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of ADAMPAK LIMITED ("the Company") will be held at 6 Loyang Way 4 Singapore *****5 on 26 April 2007, Thursday at 10.00 a.m. for the following
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  • WORLD
    • 437 21 Friendly bid values German sporting goods maker at 5.3b euros AP Reuters [BERLIN] French luxury goods group PPR is buying a 27.1 per cent stake in sporting goods maker Puma AG and plans to make a friendly takeover bid that values the German
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    • 269 21 NYT [AUSTIN] Advanced Micro Devices said on Monday that it would revamp its business plans in the aftermath of a deep decline in first quarter revenue. The chipmaker disclosed that its revenue for the quarter will be about US$l.23 billion, or about US$4OO million
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    • 284 21 AP [NEW YORK] Martha Stewart, founder of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, received total compensation that the company valued at US$2.O6 million, while its CEO. Susan Lyne. received compensation valued at U552.27 million in the year that the media empire enjoyed a rebound in
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    • 364 22 Reuters [NEW YORK] The wealthiest US hedge fund managers and traders became a lot richer last year when five of them took home US$l billion or more each. John Arnold, a newcomer to the exclusive club of top industry earners,
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    • 486 22 Most cuts seen in its consumer and investment banking business NYT [NEW YORK] Charles Prince spent his first two years as chief executive of Citigroup adding more compliance officers and improving the bank's controls after a series of messy scandals.
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    • 291 22 CEO to release details of cost-cutting measures today Reuters [NEW YORK] Citigroup chief executive officer Charles Prince told employees he plans to announce cost cuts today that will make the bank "nimbler" and should help boost revenue. even as he acknowledged "you can't
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    • 2790 21 CATS NOTICES Hsemitech electronics ltd (Reg No: *****2949 M) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at Grand Mercure Roxy Hotel, Roxy 3, Level 4, 50 East Coast Road, Singapore *****9
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    • 5733 23 —i i 1 GREATRONiC GREATRONIC LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) Company Registration No. *****0621N NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREY GIVEN that an Extraordinary General Meeting of Greatronic Limited (the "Company") will be held at Republic of Singapore Yacht Club, 52 West Coast Ferry Road, Singapore
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    • 3434 24 CATS NOTICES #T I A CNA GROUP LTD. <&* I (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) 4 (Company Registration No. *****0449K) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Seventeenth Annual General Meeting of CNA Group Ltd. will be held at Grand Hyatt Singapore, Magnolia 2, Level 3,11 Scotts Road, Singapore *****1
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    • 2450 25 W Notice of Annual General Meeting CHINA ENERSAVE LIMITED ENERSAVE Company Registration No. *****6776 D NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Ninth Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held on 27 April 2007 at 3.30 pm at Peach Garden 33 in The Executives' Club, 65 Chulia Street #33-01
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    • 3258 25 UNITED PULP PAPER COMPANY LIMITED (Company Registration Number: *****0346 M) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Fortieth Annual General Meeting of United Pulp Paper Company Limited will be held at The Conference Room, No. 35 Tuas View Crescent, Singapore
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    • 5813 26 CATS NOTICES NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN thai the Eleventh Annuel General Meeting ol Want Went Holdings Ltd (the "Company")(Company Registration No.: *****7660Z) will be held at Rosewood Room, Level 2, Orchard Hotel Singapore, 442 Orchard Road, Singapore *****9 on 26 April 2007 at 9.00 a.m. to transact the following business:
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    • 3569 27 SWISSCO INTERNATIONAL LIMITED Company Reg. No.: *****1051 D (Incorporated in Singapore) NOTICE OF THIRD ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Third Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at No. 9 Pandan Road, Singapore *****7 on 27 April 2007 at 9.30 a.m. for the purpose
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    • 3117 27 beaufychtna BEAUTY CHINA HOLDINGS LIMITED (Incorporated in the Cayman islands with limited liability) (Company Registration No.: *****4) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Beauty China Holdings Limited (the "Company") will be held at Amara Hotel, Connection One, Level 3,165 Tanjong Pagar
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    • 4648 28 CATS NOTICES unidux UNIDUX ELECTRONICS LIMITED Company Registration No: *****5231K NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Unidux Electronics Limited ("the Company") will be held at 31 International Business Park, #04-03 A Creative Resource. Singapore *****1 on Thursday, 26 April 2007 at 2.30 p.m. for the following
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    • 508 28 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT. CAP. 50 Section 290(2Xb) AND IN THE MATTER OF LABEY PRIVATE LIMITED (In Mem ben' Voluntary Liquidation) (Company Registration No. *****0035K) NOTICE OF RESOLUTIONS At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the members of the above-named company duly convened and held st PKF House.
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    • 608 28 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. SO AND IN THE MATTER OP 1CX123 PTE LTD (In Mambra' Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the creditors of the abovenamed company, which Is being wound up voluntarily, are required on or before the 11th day of May 2007 to
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    • 1929 29 CATS NOTICES J I Tele Choice TELECHOICE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (Registration No. *****2072R, Incorporated in Singapore) NOTICE OF NINTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Ninth Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at 51 Cuppage Road #09-01 Star Hub Centre Singapore *****9 on 27 Apr
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    • 2112 29 J I Tele Choice TELECHOICE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (Registration No. *****2072R, Incorporated in Singapore) NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company will be held at 51 Cuppage Road #09-01, Star Hub Centre, Singapore *****9 on 27 April 2007 at 11.30 a.m.
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    • 5335 30 CATS NOTICES ADVANCED INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING CORP. LTD. ACRA Regtstrebon Number *****5216 C (Incorporated in the RapubNc of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE 19 HEREBY GIVEN mat the Third Annual General Meeting of the Company wiN be held at Keppet Club, Bukit Chermm Road. Singapore *****8 on Friday, 27
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  • MOTORING
    • 733 31  -  However, gross premiums for the entire industry grew 1.4% in 2006 By SAMUEL EE IN a sign that the underlying situation in the motor insurance industry is far from healthy, the combined market share of the top three motor insurers fell
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    • 464 31  -  It expects speedier growth here than in other regions By SAMUEL EE AP BOTH Ferrari and its CEO Jean Todt expect to spend more time in Asia. The importance of Asia is clear because the Italian manufacturer said it expects sales of its
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  • AVIATION
    • 519 32  -  Restrictions kicking in on May 8 in line with ICAO security recommendations By VEN SREENIVASAN [SINGAPORE] If you're thinking about carrying a bottle of mineral water or a 160 ml tube of toothpaste onto a plane, think again. Changi Airport will
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    • 379 32 Profit likely on back of rising air travel demand, cost cuts Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] Jetstar Asia, the Singapore-based budget airline 49 per centowned by Australia's Qantas Airways, said rising demand for air travel in South-east Asia and cost cuts will help it break
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    • 191 32  -  By VEN SREENIVASAN ISINGAPOREI Airbus* executive vice-president of customer services Patrick Gavin has been appointed executive vice-president of engineering at the European planemaker. He replaces Alain Garcia, who will become technical adviser to the CEO before retiring at the end of June. In his new appointment,
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    • 316 32 Bernama [NEW DELHI] Softening its rigidity, the Indian Air Force (lAF) has now agreed to release its pilots to the civil aviation stream in a phased manner in the face of acute shortage being faced by state-owned carriers. In a major
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    • 251 32 Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] Air India, the nation's biggest overseas carrier, removed an Airbus A3lO plane that had blocked a runway after an emergency landing at Delhi airport on Monday and delayed flights. "The plane was removed from the main runway at 5.30
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    • 318 32 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 7 Reading between the lines (4, ■BL_PB_JBB__PBL_JBI^HPB___JHL___PH 8 Discover student with merit LJ Lai Li ImJ LaJ LhJ 10 Inferior position of some driv- I I I I I I I I I ing instructors (4,4) Governess expected girl to be I^H backward (6) 12 Go slow going
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  • SHIPPING
    • 253 33 [HONG KONG] Guangzhou Shipyard International, the mainland's only publicly traded shipbuilder, will take advantage of its substantial cash reserves to invest two million yuan (*****,300) in mainland shipping-related companies at their initial public offering stage, The Standard reported on Monday. Thanks
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    • 949 33  -  STRAIT TALK By DAVID HUGHES THE welfare of seafarers is not something the bunker industry normally has time to get particularly concerned about. But recently I saw the start of a promising initiative in the Middle East's biggest bunker anchorage, one that deserves industry support
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    • 470 33  -  Intertanko aims for two berths on each vessel to attract people to industry By DONALD URQUHART [SINGAPORE] In an attempt to tackle an impending critical shortage of seafarers, global tanker group Intertanko is pushing for an exemption from tonnage taxes for designated cadet
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    • 181 33 Reuters [SINGAPORE] Bulk freight rates for major Asian routes hit a 28-month high yesterday, as demand for time-charter bookings increased and port congestion persisted, tightening available tonnage. Period charter rates for modern panamax tonnages plying the transpacific route were valued at around U5542,000,
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    • 282 33 SGX '000 Apr 10 Vol Ch Offshore .0.44 -0.01 867 Chuan Hup Hldgs .0.34 unch 1240 CoscoCorp .2.91 0.03 5736 Cwt Limited 1.09 0.07 2101 Ezra Hldgs .620 0.40 1093 Freight Unks .0.11 0.02 ***** Grand Banks 1.03 0.02 142 Java Hold Ltd 1.44 unch 386 Kl Ventures
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  • EDITORIAL & OPINION
    • 529 34 EDITORIAL SINGAPORE'S decision to engage the Middle East some three years ago is bearing significant fruit today. And this has come at the most opportune time. The last three years coincided with the rise in crude oil prices and the fast
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    • 767 34  -  THE BOTTOM LINE FRANK CHING CHINA is putting new emphasis on the need to rule the country through law rather than by arbitrary decisionmaking on the part of senior officials. A key reform is to reduce the number of executions. In a report
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    • 933 34  -  Incomplete picture means official forecasts are not credible and fail to guide expectations By ANDY MUKHERJEE Bloomberg A TROUBLING feature of the Indian economy today is the apparent arbitrariness of monetary policy-making and the ripples it causes in asset markets. The short-term instability in
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    • 1195 35  -  With two weeks before the presidential election, many are playing the nationalist, anti-immigrant and anti-globalisation cards SHADA ISLAM Brussels Correspondent SPARE a thought for hapless French voters. With about two weeks left before they go to the polls for the first round of presidential elections, French
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    • 2338 35 CATS NOTICES TECKWAH INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION LTD Company Registration No. *****1105E (Incorporated in Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at 25 Pandan Crescent #05-15 TIC Tech Centre Singapore *****7 on Thursday, April 26, 2007 at 9.00
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  • 5972 37 FINANCE COMMODITIES MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INDICES In local curr In S$ In USS dy yr dy yr dy %yr Apr 9 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Index Preliminary 1139.1 0.2 3.5 0.0 2.5 0.0 3.9 EAFE Preliminary 1158.0 0.3 4.6 -0.2 3.8 -0.3 53 Europe Preliminary
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    • 3939 38 CATS NOTICES wilmar WILMAR INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) (Company Registration No.: *****4785Z) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at Banyan Room, Lobby Level, Shangri-La Hotel, 22 Orange Grove Road, Singapore *****0 on
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    • 5283 39 CATS NOTICES Notice of Annual General Meeting Courage Marine Group Limited (Incorporated in Bermuda) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Second Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at Hilton Singapore, 581 Orchard Road, Singapore *****3 on Thursday, 26 April 2007 at 11 a.m. for the following purposes:
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    • 2708 40 CATS NOTICES THAKRAL CORPORATION LTD (Company Registration No. *****6606E) (INCORPORATED IN THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE WITH LIMITED LIABILITY) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Fourteenth Annual General Meeting of Thakral Corporation Ltd (the "Company") will be held at Riverfront Ballroom, Level 2, Grand Copthorne Waterfront
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    • 3501 41 CATS NOTICES SYNEAR FOOD HOLDINGS LIMITED (Incorporated in Bermuda) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of SYNEAR FOOD HOLDINGS LIMITED (the 'Company') will be held at Peart 2, Level 2, Sheraton Towers Singapore, 39 Scotts Road, Singapore *****0 on Friday, 27 April
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    • 4008 42 CATS NOTICES INTERNATIONAL PRESS SOFTCOM LIMITED SS (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) (Company Reg. No. *****1169E) SOFTCOTTI NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Annual General Meeting of INTERNATIONAL PRESS SOFTCOM LIMITED will be held at 26 Kallang Avenue, Conference Room, Level 2 International Press
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    • 4620 43 CATS NOTICES ASJ HOLDINGS LIMITED (Company Registration No. *****1740N) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Eleventh Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at 10 Penjuru Lane. Singapore *****0 on 25 April 2007 at 9 30 a.m.
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  • Page 44 Advertisements
    • 2220 44 CATS NOTICES CQ BABCOCK&BROWN <jlo STRUCTURED FINANCE FUND Notice of Annual General Meeting NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 2007 Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at Equinox Complex, Level 69,Swissotel The Stamford, 2 Stamford Road, Singapore *****2 on 27 April 2007 at 2pm for the following
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  • EXECUTIVE MONEY
    • 1243 50  -  By ALEXANDER RAGIR and MICHAEL TSANG Bloomberg EMERGING market investors, anticipating the smallest gains in stocks of developing nations since 2003, are snapping up shares that pay dividends. Templeton Asset Management Ltd's Mark Mobius and Emerging Markets Management LLC's Antoine Van Agtmael, who together oversee
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    • 989 51  -  All signs point to the possibility of continued growth for several years By MARSHALL GITTLER WITH several Asian stock markets hitting record highs, investors are once again worried about whether the rally can continue and whether prices can rise further. Today I would like
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    • 409 51 ASIAN equity markets may have shrugged off the fall in February, but Henderson Global Investors fund manager Mike Kerley has turned cautious and is looking to the defensive nature of dividends to underpin value. "We think investing in a fund with a lower volatility
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    • 1364 53  -  Rules may be changing in the niche segment for the mass affluent property market MONEY MATTERS ROY VARGHESE THE title of the Carpenters' hit Yesterday Once More is one way to describe the buzz in the private residential market in Singapore. This week's focus
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    • 620 54  -  Fallout from Thai capital controls caused fund values to drop by up to 8% By GENEVIEVE CUA A SUDDEN one-time revaluation of equity funds invested in Thailand, no thanks to capital controls in the country, has raised the ire of some investors
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