The Business Times, 12 April 2007

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    20 1 The Business Times online at http://business-times.asial.com.sg A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION MICA (P) 202/12/2006 Thursday, April 12,2007 SINGAPORE 85 cents
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  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon Homes: concern over deferred payment plans
    825 1  -  Fears that such schemes are shifting financing burden from households to developers and builders By SIOW LI SEN [SINGAPORE] Deferred payment schemes said to be one of the factors fuelling the local property market are drawing the attention of the Monetary Authority of Singapore
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    Lock icon PM Lee to donate salary increase for next 5 years to charity
    1033 1  -  He stresses urgency of retaining talent within public sector By DANIEL BUENAS [SINGAPORE] In a gesture to show that the ministerial pay revision is for the future good of the nation. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will donate
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  • TOP STORIES
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      Lock icon S'pore bank CEOs among top 10 earners in region
      716 2  -  Top 50 bankers paid a total of US$83.4m in 2006, survey shows By WONG WEI KONG [SINGAPORE] Top bankers in Australia, Singapore and Hong Kong were the most highly paid in 2006, The Asian Banker Journal says in its inaugural ranking
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      Lock icon Clarification
      93 2 IN "Daka gets partial offer for shares" (BT, April 11), Omega Capital CEO David Tan was quoted as saying that Omega and its client Galleria Resources had shared their future plans for Daka Designs with the Securities Industry Council (SIC). Mr Tan has clarified that they have not shared
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      Lock icon How close neighbours help Indonesian development
      487 2  -  Ex-minister: S'pore, M'sian investments are appreciated By WONG WEI KONG [SINGAPORE] Indonesia needs investments from Singapore. Malaysia and other regional countries because investors from the US or Europe are not particularly interested, says Tanri Abeng, chairman of PT Telkom Indonesia and a former minister
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      Lock icon MARKETS DIGEST
      134 2 STI 3,420.62 (-2.00) ST INDEX FUTURES 3,408.00 (-3.00) SIMSO 420.66 (-0.77) SIMSO FUTURES 418.50 (-1.00) MARKETS Wednesday Change KLCOMP 1,306.22 >0.12 NIKKEI 225 17,670.07 +5.38 HANG SENG 20,449.43 +101.56 SET INDEX 695.10 +5.62 JAKARTA COMP 1.931,04 +5.57 MANILA COMP 3,294.21 10.21 SEOUL COMP 1,513.42 +14.26 SHENZHEN B *****
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      Lock icon M'sian property stocks fly on global interest
      545 4  -  Rosy outlook comes on heels of govt's moves to woo more foreign investors By S JAYASANKARAN in Kuala Lumpur THE prospect of international investors entering Malaysia's property market has sent shares of property firms especially those with land in the Iskandar Development Region
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      Lock icon China beats HK in market cap for first time
      646 4  -  Mainland values hit US$1,8t, boosted by recent listings By JANE MOIR in Hong Kong HONG Kong's bourse experienced a reality check this week as China eclipsed it in terms of market capitalisation for the first time, knocking it back to seventh
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      Lock icon THREE-MINUTE DIGEST
      681 2 M'sian property stocks fly on global interest THE prospect of international investors entering Malaysia's property market has sent shares of property firms especially those with land in the Iskandar Development Region (IDR) in Johor soaring. The standout example is state-owned UEM World, the largest landowner in the region,
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      1211 4 SITRA HOLDINGS (INTERNATIONAL) LIMITED (Company Registration No. *****1237E) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Sitra Holdings (International) Limited ("the Company") will be held at 18 Genting Road, The Blue Building, Singapore *****7 on Friday, 27
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  • COMPANY NEWS
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      Lock icon S'pore banks need to expand globally
      611 5  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW By CONRAD RAJ FKW would argue that the three Singapore banks DBS Holdings, Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation and United Overseas Bank have the size and scale to take on global giants like Citibank, Fortis, Union Bank of Switzerland or HSBC Holdings. Even
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      Lock icon ST Aero open to talks with Boeing
      395 5  -  Report says Boeing looking for foreign partner for repair facility in India By MATTHEW PHAN SINGAPORE Technologies Aerospace said yesterday that it is "open" to talks with Boeing, after a Reuters report said the US plane manufacturer is seeking a foreign partner for
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      Lock icon SPC's Indon field to start production soon
      366 5  -  By RONNIE LIM SINGAPORE Petroleum Company expects oil from its Indonesian Oyong field to start flowing this quarter, with its share amounting to about 6,000 barrels per day (bpd). This'will add to its current output of 2,540 bpd of oil equivalent from its
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      Lock icon Miyoshi Precision forecasts buoyant H2 results
      455 5  -  By OH BOON PING PRECISION metal stamper Miyoshi Precision expects an equally strong set of sec-ond-half financial results, after posting an 81 per cent jump in net profit for the six months ended Feb 28. Earnings for the period were $6.78 million while revenue
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      Lock icon Tat Hong to raise $57m in share placement
      199 5  -  By JANICE HENG CRANE company Tat Hong Holdings has placed out 40 million new shares at $1.46 each to raise net proceeds of about $56.7 million. The placement, which is subject to the in-principle approval of the Singapore Exchange, was done through
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      Lock icon Dubai group takes 10% stake in Sing Hldgs
      244 6  -  By MICHELLE QUAH DUBAI Investment Group (DIG) has taken up a placement of 27 million new shares, or a 10 per cent stake, in Sesdaq-listed Sing Holdings becoming a new substantial shareholder in the property group. Sing Holdings announced yesterday that DIG
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      Lock icon USI set to be Wing Tai's HK flagship
      495 6  -  PROPERTY WATCH Stake in HK associate could double to 40% in share swap By KALPANA RASHIWALA WING Tai Holdings is consolidating its presence in the property market of Hong Kong through a share swap that will make associate company USI Holdings its
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      Lock icon HSBC leases 24-storey annexe to its M'sian HQ building
      429 6  -  By PAULINE NG in Kuala Lumpur HSBC Bank Malaysia has taken a 15-year lease on a 24-storey annexe to its local headquarters, to be designed, built and developed by Malaysia's Quill group of companies. But whether the RMIOO million (Ss44 million)
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      Lock icon HPL stock up 14% on hopes of prime site redevelopment
      457 6  -  By VEN SREENIVASAN THE stock of Hotel Properties Ltd (HPL) shot up 14 per cent yesterday as analysts re-rated the company on expectations that the authorities could revise the plot ratios around the prime Orchard belt where its key properties
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      Lock icon Sitra's prospects brighten with push into Europe
      498 7  -  Recent acquisition opens access to supply sources in Africa and America By TETTYANA JASLI THE future looks bright for Sitra Holdings (International), a locally-based distributor of wood-based products and furniture that listed on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) in November last year. Listing enhanced
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      Lock icon TAC plans first dividend in a decade
      486 7 Reuters [BANGKOK] Total Access Communication, Thailand's second largest mobile phone firm, said yesterday that it plans to pay a dividend on 2007 earnings, its first in a decade. Singapore-listed TAC, controlled by Norway's Telenor, will pay at least 30 per cent of net
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      Lock icon COMPANY BRIEFS
      229 7 TMC withdraws proposed bonus issue TMC Education Corporation has withdrawn its proposed one-for-10 bonus issue. It failed to get, in connection with the issue, Singapore Exchange waiver from a listing manual rule governing the required minimum daily weighted average share price. Nylect plans to place out 16.8m new
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      929 7 SfcO*"CIIK NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at Room 1003, Level 10, NTUC Centre, No. 1 Marina Boulevard, Singapore *****9 on 27 April 2007 at 10.30 a.m. to transact the following businesses: ORDINARY BUSINESS: 1. To
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  • SINGAPORE MARKETS
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      Lock icon HPL takes centrestage as STI weakens
      532 8  -  STOCKS Stock soars 80 cents after broker 'buy' report highlights the company's huge Orchard Road landbank R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent AND on the ninth day, it rested after rising for eight consecutive days and gaining 221 points or 7 per cent in the process
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      908 8 SECURITIES TRADING SCOREBOARD MAIN SDQ TOTAL Up Down Until Uo Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 872 100 972 Manufacturing 60 93 66 15 19 13 75 112 79 Commerce 23 25 29 6 10 5 29 35 34 Tpt/Stor/Comms 18 14 10 12 0 19 16 10 Finance
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      Lock icon BROKERS' TAKE
      783 8  -  Compiled by MATTHEW PHAN SUMMARY and investment case: We initiate coverage of China Energy with an "overweight" rating and a price target of 551.52. China Energy is a play on the rising consumption of dimethyl ether (DME), an alternative fuel currently used as a LPG blendstock but with
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      Lock icon Euro hits record high against yen
      505 8 CURRENCIES Reuters [TOKYO] The euro struck a record high against the yen yesterday due to expectations that the single currency's rate advantage will continue to widen, a view that analysts expect will keep the yen under broad selling pressure. The euro rose to 160.16
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
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      Lock icon Developed countries tried but failed to benchmark salaries
      654 9  -  YESTERDAY IN PARLIAMENT They can't muster political consensus on more realistic salaries: PM Lee By DANIEL BUENAS SINGAPORE is not the only country that benchmarks the pay of its political leaders to the private sector, and it is not true that lower
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      Lock icon Public-mindedness is vital
      937 9  -  COMMENTARY MATTHEW PHAN Reporter PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong's commitment to donate his pay increase for the next five years goes to the heart of the debate over the rise for ministers and civil servants. Before Mr Lee's decision, the debate was, in the main, somewhat narrowly
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      Lock icon Thai tycoon buys 4 floors at Orchard Residences
      462 9  -  Charoen pays $135m or about $3 ,600 psf, targets more acquisitions By KALPANA RASHIWALA and SIOW LI SEN THAI tycoon Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi, who recently purchased 47 of the total 48 apartments at Hoi Hup's Suites Cairnhill for $205 million or about $2,550
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      Lock icon Sultan of Johor to receive honorary degree from NUS
      123 10 SULTAN Iskandar Sultan Ismail of Johor will be in Singapore today and tomorrow at the invitation of the National University of Singapore (NUS). Sultan Iskandar will accept an honorary degree of Doctor of Laws from NUS, in recognition of his leadership
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      Lock icon S'pore is Asia venue for global travel trade show
      412 10  -  By TETTYANA JASLI SINGAPORE'S business travel, meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions (BT-MICE) sector will get a boost when it plays host in October 2008 to the inaugural Asian Edition of the world's largest travel trade show, ITB. ITB Asia 2008, organised
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      Lock icon S'pore to launch global forum on water next year
      465 10  -  Week-long event will showcase water technology business solutions By MATTHEW PHAN SINGAPORE will launch an international water conference in June next year, which it hopes will take on the stature of the World Economic Forum's annual meetings in Davos, Environment and
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      Lock icon SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
      210 10 V K Rajah named Judge of Appeal JUSTICE VK Rajah, a Supreme Court judge, was yesterday appointed a Judge of Appeal in the Court of Appeal. He joins Justice Andrew Phang Boon Leong as the second Judge of Appeal in Singapore's highest appeal court headed by Chief Justice
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      3594 10 Cats Notices J QAF Limited O 1 (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) H (Company Registration No **********) H I NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING I NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Extraordinary General Meeting of QAF Limited (the -Company") I I will be held on 27 April 2007 at
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  • SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL
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      Lock icon Going global: the key to survival
      1199 11  -  Having spread its wings far and wide, the Singapore furniture industry is now worth $1.1 billion, reports CHUANG PECK MING CHUANG PECK MING DONALD Trump probably did not really know where Design Studio comes from when the casino and real estate entrepreneur offers it
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      Lock icon Star Furniture shines overseas
      672 11 VENTURING abroad was a big leap for the Star Furniture Group, which started business in 1981 when brothers Richard Koh and Koh Kian Huat began supplying cus-tom-made furniture for homes in Singapore. And what an eye-opener it has been for the company. "It helped us to
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  • ECONOMY WATCH
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      Lock icon Markets at risk from private buyouts: IMF
      505 12 LBO-acquired firms that become indebted may be more vulnerable AFP [WASHINGTON] A recent orgy of debt-financed corporate buyouts risks destabilising world financial markets, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned on Tuesday. In its latest Global Financial Stability Report, the IMF noted that so-called
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      Lock icon China warns US complaints to WTO could harm ties
      323 12 [BEIJING] New US complaints about China to the World Trade Organization (WTO) could harm trade relations, China said yesterday, but at the same time Beijing signalled further cuts in export subsidies that have also angered Washington. The flurry of comments followed
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      Lock icon Bank of Thailand cuts rates to boost economy
      344 12 Reuters [BANGKOK] The Bank of Thailand (BOT) cut its key policy rate by 50 basis points as expected yesterday, its third and most aggressive reduction this year, to try to revive sharply slowing consumption and flagging economic growth. The cut might help
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      2277 12 Cats Notices LEE KIM TAH HOLDINGS LIMITED (Incorporated in Singapore) Company Registration No. *****0554E NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 25th Annual General Meeting of LEE KIM TAH HOLDINGS LIMITED will be held at the Registered Office, 20 Jalan Afifi #07-01 CISCO Centre 11, Singapore
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  • MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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      Lock icon Lack of incentives deters new IPOs on Jakarta bourse
      447 13 [JAKARTA] The Indonesian stock market has recorded impressive growth both in terms of trading volume and the stock index in recent years, but a lack of new listings could hamper its future growth, Jakarta Post reported quoting investment guru Mark Mobius.
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      Lock icon Excelcom adds one million users in Q1
      232 13 Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesia's third largest mobile phone operator, PT Excelcomindo Pratama, signed on around one million new users in the first quarter, a senior company official said yesterday. The company, owned by Telekom Malaysia, is aiming for 4.5 million news users this year
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      Lock icon Malaysia to launch RM50b refinery, pipeline project
      384 13 Tankers with M-E oil bound for North Asia can skip Malacca Strait AP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia will soon start building two refineries and a pipeline to process and pump oil from the Middle East a major project that could help tankers sidestep one
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      Lock icon BURSA MALAYSIA
      2490 13 VOL April KM *1- C000) ASM Realty 1.98 0.09 362 Abric Bhd 0.32 -0.01 52 Acp Industries 1.78 0.02 391 Advance Synergy 0.39 0.01 3932 AdventaBhd 1.01 0.13 769 Ae Multi Hldgs .0.36 -0.01 234 Affin Holdings 3.S2 0.02 5496 Ahmad ZakiResou 3.75 -0.03 40 AicCorp 0.60 0.01
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    • BRIEFLY ASIA
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        Lock icon India, Thailand may seal FTA by June-end
        86 13 Reuters [NEW DELHI] India hopes to conclude a free trade agreement with Thailand by the end of June that is seen boosting two-way business by an annual 30 per cent. Trade Minister Kamal Nath said yesterday. "We are looking at the end of
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        Lock icon Strong demand for Country Garden IPO
        73 13 Reuters [HONG KONG] Country Garden Holdings is set to price its US$l.66 billion IPO the largest ever offered by a Chinese property developer—at the top of an indicated range after receiving strong •investor demand, sources said yesterday. At the top of the price range
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        Lock icon Danone to sue its Chinese partner
        86 13 Reuters [SHANGHAI] France's Danone has sent notice to begin litigation against the founder of Wahaha, its partner in China, for what it called a breach of contract, the president of Danone's Asia-Pacific operation said yesterday. Danone, maker of LU cookies, Evian mineral water and
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      895 13 f > LIANG HUAT ALUMINIUM LIMITED (Co. Reg. No. *****3779 D) (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 Blk 8, 1* Floor Liang Huat Industrial Complex, 51 Benoi Road, Singapore
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  • GREATER CHINA
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      Lock icon Sotheby's breaks Chinese contemporary art records
      383 14 Four-day HK sales fetch US$135m as hunger for Chinese artwork grows Reuters [HONG KONG] Sotheby's notched up a record for contemporary Chinese art in its Hong Kong spring sales, but the British auction house said prices for top artists could level off this year.
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      Lock icon China and Japan aim to keep ties warm at summit
      471 14 China inks pact to resume rice imports from Japan in symbolic move Reuters [TOKYO] Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao arrived in Japan yesterday for a summit with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe aimed at setting aside rancour over the past and
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      Lock icon JPMorgan China fund JV draws 90b yuan in a day
      199 14 Reuters (SHANGHAI] JPMorgan Chase Co's Chinese fund management venture said yesterday it had received nearly 90 billion yuan (5517.6 billion) of subscriptions to its new equities fund in a single day over 10 times its original sales target. The oversubscription
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      2511 14 Cats Notices QAF Limited Company Registration No. *****0035 D (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 No. 224 Pandan Loop, Singapore *****1 on 27 April 2007 at 10.30 a.m. to
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  • India
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      Lock icon Bharti to sign Wal-Mart deal this month
      164 15 Reuters [MUMBAI] India's Bharti Enterprises said yesterday that it will sign a deal in April with Wal-Mart Stores Inc for a joint venture in cash-and-carry and back-end supply for its retail operations, nearly a month later than previously expected. "The deal will be
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      Lock icon India growing as biotech hub
      525 15 After making cheap vaccines, firms are now moving into research: study Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] India's demand for vaccines has spurred growth in its biotechnology industry, now seen by overseas drugmakers as a lower-cost hub for research and manufacturing, the journal Nature Biotechnology reported on Tuesday. The
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      Lock icon UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
      6802 15 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS AM tan tact Mot (S'pore) Scai Europe Eqty' IjOBI/ Sor Europe Bond 1.172/ Stai Europe M 123* Star Asian Tiger Eqty 135® Sta Asia Bond 1311/ Star Ash Balarad 1.11/ Star Global Technology Fund 1 0.212/ MdtSlFd 0979/ Star Asfcl Bore* USD) 0 86' GbMiitiStUSD 1 165/
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  • MIDDLE EAST
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      Lock icon UAE building boom fuels wood demand
      397 16 Imports from global sources swell 34% to reach 5.2b dirhams in 2005 Bernama [DUBAI] The huge construction boom taking place across the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is fuelling the demand for wood and wood products, giving rise to a market that is seeing unprecedented
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      Lock icon New rule may not boost UAE listings: bank
      180 16 Bloomberg [DUBAI] Family businesses in the United Arab Emirates may not be lured into selling shares to the public even after a law was amended allowing them to retain a majority after listing, Standard Chartered Pic said yesterday. "In the past, these
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      1567 16 I snmM Mor4| M Tnan And How To StayAlrve KB* 1 I'fißavJ?! Cats Notices mm EDMI EDMI LIMITED (Company Registration No. *****1694K) (Incorporated In the Republic of Singapore with limited liability) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of EDMI Limited ("the Company") will be held at The
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      1797 16 1 f EUROPTRONIC GROUP LTD (tncorpovjita <m <Ca Ho MOOM77VQ NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Europtronic Group Ltd (the 'Company') will be held at The Conference Room, 80 Marine Parade Road #16-06, Parkway Parade, Singapore *****9 on Friday, 27 April 2007 at 9:30 am for
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      1694 16 POH TIONG CHOON LOGISTICS LIMITED (Incorporated in Ihe Republic of Singapore) Company Rag No. *****0049H UXMSTKS NOTICf Off ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Thirty-Eighth Annual General Meeting of the Compony will be held at Ficus 2 Room, Jurong Country Club, 9 Science Centre Rood, Singapore *****8
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      3488 17 Cats Notices AS\Apharm ASIAPHARM GROUP LTD (Incorporated in Bermuda) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of AsiaPharm Group Ltd. ("the Company") will be held at Connection 1, Level 3, Amara Singapore, 165 Tanjong Pagar Road, Singapore *****9 on Friday, 27 April 2007,
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      2977 18 m SKY CHINA PETROLEUM SERVICES LTD (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) Co. Reg. No. *****2303R NOTICE OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at No. 1 Marina Boulevard NTUC Centre, Level 8, Room 801, Singapore *****9
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      3827 19 Cats Notices R PlastoForm If* Holdings Limited (Incorporated in Bermuda) Registration No: ***** NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of PLASTOFORM HOLDINGS LIMITED ("the Company") will be held at Suntec Singapore International Convention Exhibition Centre, Meeting Room 205, Level 2,1 Raffles Boulevard,
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  • ASIA-PACIFIC/WORLD
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      Lock icon Thai prime minister gets dean bill of health
      244 20 AP [BANGKOK] Thailand's military-installed prime minister was deemed well enough yesterday to leave a hospital and resume his duties, following three days of medical tests, his personal physician said. Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont, 63, was abruptly admitted to the privately run Bangkok
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      525 20 It'll take pre-tax charge of US$1.3Bb or US$871m after taxes in Q1 Reuters [NEW YORK] Citigroup Inc yesterday said that it would eliminate 17,000 jobs, or 5 per cent of its work force, in a broad restructuring plan designed to
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      505 21 Bid for Philadelphia exchange follows last year's failed attempt for LSE Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Nasdaq Stock Market Inc may acquire the Philadelphia Stock Exchange to expand in options trading after losing the race to create the first transatlantic equity market, an
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      277 21 Cosmonaut cites Microsoft engineer Simonyi, a tourist at the space station AFP [MOSCOW] The world's richest man Bill Gates is considering a possible flight into space, a Russian cosmonaut said from International Space Station yesterday, citing Mr Gate's colleague, current space tourist
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      398 21 INSIDER TRADING TRIAL If convicted, Joseph Nacchio faces jail, fine, forfeit of gains Reuters IDENVER] Joseph Nacchio, the former chief executive of Qwest Communications International Inc who is on trial for insider trading, misled investors and walked away "with a wink and
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      214 21 Reuters [NEW YORK] Commodities investment guru Jim Rogers said on Tuesday that he expects oil prices to hit US$lOO a barrel as part of a larger commodities bull rim that could last another 15 years. With new oil discoveries struggling to keep up with
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      1179 21 CHINA BEARING (SINGAPORE) LTD. (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) Registration No. *****2048E NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Second Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at Carlton Hotel Singapore, Empress One, Level 2, 76 Bras Basah Road, Singapore *****8 on Friday,
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      987 21 I BENG KUANG MARINE LIMITED (Company Registration No. :*****0196M) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Thirteenth Annual General Meeting of Beng Kuang Marine Limited will be held at 55 Shipyard Road, Singapore *****1 on Friday, 27 April 2007 at
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      499 22 M&A WATCH They now agree to 70% shareholder support for arranging finance Bloomberg [SYDNEY] Bankers financing Macquarie Bank Ltd's Asll.l billion bid (5513.9 billion) bid for Qantas Airways Ltd eased conditions for funding the takeover, sources said. Morgan Stanley, Citigroup Inc and Goldman Sachs
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      530 22 Reuters [ROME] Russia's surprise bid for Italy's flagship carrier Alitalia comes as the two countries forge closer ties, but will inevitably face political and business hurdles that could scupper the effort. In a move that took markets and Italy's own transport minister by
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      419 22 Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] Jet Airways (India) Ltd, the nation's biggest domestic carrier, plans to offer 14.5 billion rupees (*****.5 million) to buy Sahara Airlines Ltd today, 10 months after scrapping a higher bid. The airline will submit the
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      137 22 AFP [JAKARTA] Indonesia's transport safety committee yesterday confirmed reports leaked to Australian media that an ill-fated airliner which crash-landed last month was flying too fast when it hit the runway. The Garuda Indonesia Boeing 737 slammed hard onto the runway in Yogyakarta on
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      244 22 Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesian investment company PT Bhakti Investama Tbk is close to concluding a deal to buy a stake in privately owned airline Adam Air, both firms said yesterday. Adam Air, one of about a dozen budget carriers operating in Indonesia,
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      325 22 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 5 Brownie perhaps or a cream Lap LmJ-—— whip (6) 9 Unwitting Iran got upset ad- s~^ mitting nudear (8) i 1 I I 1 I I I I 1 I 10 Small seal sounds like small U 1- swan 12 Get round journalist for tech- 12 I
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      523 23 Box firm hopes to rev up sales this year, helped by capacity growth Reuters [HONG KONG] The world's No 2 shipping container maker, Singamas, hopes to sell 20 per cent more containers in 2007, after capacity increased by about half to 1.25 million
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      433 23 Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] The queue of ships waiting to load at Newcastle. Australia, the world's largest coal-export harbour, lengthened to a record 71, increasing delays and raising costs for producers and buyers of the fuel. The number of ships queuing outside the port in New South
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      289 23 Xinhua [BEIJING] China will implement its first market access regulations for ship manufacturers from Oct 1 this year, in order to halt production of low-quality vessels. Jin Zhuanglong, Vice-Minister of the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence,
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      531 23 Bloomberg [SEOUL] Hyundai Heavy Industries Co, the world's biggest shipbuilder, and its competitors will be able to f keep charging record-high prices foil at least two more years because rising demand has outpaced supply, shipowners said. Executives at Varun
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      140 23 Diners Club Card r.^^*****980 World of Exclusive Privileges Treats Diners Club «^^OT. C om.< g vip^/memanw Good gains Enjoy ,^-<i^ V^^^KV^HIH" MERITUS MANDARIN SINOAPOM This Secretaries' Week (23-27 April), reward your secretary with fine gastronomy and a chance to win $888 worth of dining vourchers. Top of the 'M' Revolving
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      64 23 r»1 n A SALUTE TO OUR SECRETARIES 23 27 April 2007 Salute your secretary with sumptuous feast and 'A Gift of Wellness', which includes a two week membership at St Gregory and a Tea Appreciation session at Tian Fu Teahouse. «y PARKROYAL Park royal on Beach Road. Tel: 65-6298 0011
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      516 24 EDITORIAL CHINESE Premier Wen Jiabao arrived in Tokyo yesterday on what he has described as an "ice-melting" visit after Japanese Premier Shinzo Abe's "ice-thawing" trip. "I hope that Prime Minister Wen will have good memories from this trip," Mr Abe, who has often been portrayed
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      1009 24  -  Complaints to WTO come amid record US trade deficit and China-bashing on Capitol Hill LEON HADAR Washington Correspondent THERE are two ways to approach the latest decision by Washington to file official complaints with the World Trade Organization (WTO) against
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      780 24  -  THE BOTTOM LINE ANTHONY ROWLEY Tokyo Correspondent THERE have been increasing indications recently that something is wrong with the Asian pattern of economic development. What is said to be a "market-led model" sometimes seems to be leading nowhere but in circles, with
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      2121 25  -  It's still a work-in-progress but the prospects are good, PT Telkom chairman Tanri Abeng tells TODD CALLAHAN TODD CALLAHAN BELOW are excerpts from an interview on March 21 with Tanri Abeng, chairman of PT Telkom Indonesia and former minister of state-owned enterprises. Todd
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      1177 25 II I Sinomem SINOMEM TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Registration No *****8107G) tncnpooM In Sinjipott) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of the shareholders of Sinomem Technology Limited (the "Company") will be held at 10Ang Mo Kio Street 65 #06-10, Singapore *****9 on Monday, 30 April 2007 at 2:30 p.m.
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      1795 26 OSIM INTERNATIONAL LTD (Company Registration No. *****4191N) (Incorporated In The Republic of Singapore with Limited Liability) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of OSIM International Ltd ("the Company") will be held at 65 Übi Avenue 1, OSIM Headquarters, Singapore *****9 on Friday, 27 April 2007 at 6.30pm
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      3684 26 Cats Notices ASIA SILK HOLDINGS LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Annual General Meeting of Asia Silk Holdings Limited will be held at Singapore Exchange Limited Auditorium, 2 Shenton Way, #02-02 Podium SGX Centre 1, Singapore *****4 on
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      3812 27 Cats Notices AGVA CORPORATION LIMITED (Company Registration No. *****) (Incorporated in Bermuda) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of AGVA Corporation Limited (the "Company") will be held at Jackson Miller Restaurant. Singapore Swimming Club, 45 Tanjung Rhu Road, Singapore *****9 on Monday,
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      3199 33 Cats Notices PDC CORP LTD Co Reg No. *****5292 D (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) Notice of Annual General Meeting NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Eighth Annual General Meeting of PDC CORP LTD will be held on Friday, 27 April 2007 at 2.00 p.m. at The Pines, Pines
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      3719 34 1 Pacific Century Regional Developments Limited Company Registration No. *****0381N l Notice of 43rd Annual General Meeting NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 43rd Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at Raffles Town Club, Duneam Room 111, Level 1,1 Plymouth Avenue, Singapore *****3 on Monday, 30 April
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      4525 35 Cats Notices KING'S SAFETYWEAR LIMITED Company Registration No.: *****1365E (Incorporated in Singapore with limited liability) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of King's Safetywear Limited ("the Company will be held at Amara Hotel, 165 Tanjong Pagar Road, Connection 2 Level 3, Singapore *****9 on Friday, 27 April
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      3823 36 Cats Notices > DEL MONTE PACIFIC LIMITED (Incorporated in the British Virgin Islands with limited liability on 27 May 1999) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Del Monte Pacific Limited (the "Company") will be held at Meeting Room 1, Basement 1,
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      3373 37 Cats Notices ODEVHTMHN ENERGY GROUP LIMITED DEVOTION ENERGY GROUP LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) (Company Registration Number *****8977 M) Notice of Annual General Meeting NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at Amara Singapore Hotel, Connection 4, Level 3, 165
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  • BizIT THE BUSINESS OF INFOCOMM TECHNOLOGY
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      846 38  -  Integrated resorts could give a fillip to industry in Singapore, writes AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY DESPITE rising wages, the Asia-Pacific is still by far the cheapest region when it comes to salaries of new contact centre agents, according to a new global
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      176 38 Reuters {SHANGHAI] China Foreign Exchange Trade System (CFETS) and Reuters Group pic have launched a new trading system that they say will help to develop the Interbank currency market. Trading of the yuan against foreign currencies on the new system began on
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      445 39  -  He also says energy costs will soon surpass the cost of equipment By WINSTON CHAI DEPLOYING new technology solutions may help local companies achieve greater cost efficiency but Sun Microsystems' IT chief says slashing the electricity bill of power-hungry data centres could
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      328 39  -  By ROLAND LIM FORMER Apple adversary Creative Technology yesterday unveiled three new speakers designed to mate with the übiquitous iPod, including the first iPod accessory speaker to feature its X-Fi sound-enhancing technology. X-Fi is Creative's proprietary technology which makes compressed digital music sound as good
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      416 39 Reuters [SHANGHAI] Baidu.com Inc, often described as "China's Google", has bumped up against an obstacle that the real Google has long grown accustomed to: cybersquatters on its first overseas venture. Beijing-based Baidu, which controls more than half of the Web search
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      345 39 AP [LOS ANGELES] The group behind security measures for next-generation DVDs said on Monday it has fixed a leak that allowed hackers to discover the keys for unlocking movies on HD DVD and Blu-ray discs. Makers of software for playing the
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      298 39 AFP [LONDON] A car driven by a high-tech ghost of laser sensors and computers went on exhibit here yesterday, before it competes against other robot cars in the United States in November. The Volkswagen Passat 2.0 TDI drives using two eye-like laser sensors
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      9 38 BRIGHT FUTURE Sun calls for energy-efficient data centres. PG39
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      1194 39 INTERNET TECHNOLOGY GROUP LIMITED > :< (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) jj (Company Registration No. *****3068K t y -J NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at Boardroom, No. 10 Changi South Lane, #07-01, Singapore *****2 on 27 April 2007 at
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      348 40 Company's problems reflect a wider downturn in market AFP [WASHINGTON] The subsidence plaguing the foundations of the US housing market deepened on Tuesday as America's biggest homebuilder, DR Horton Inc, reported a hefty 37 per cent slump in new home orders.
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      404 40 Bloomberg [SYDNEY] Australia's home-loan approvals climbed for a third straight month in February as rising wages buoyed confidence among property buyers, signalling a nascent housing recovery that may boost economic growth. The number of loans to owner-occupiers to build or buy homes
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      782 41  -  By JOHN SEARS AUSTRALIA'S office markets are enjoying a cyclical upswing in tenant demand on the back of above average global economic growth, and this will continue into 2007. Perth and Brisbane are booming along with global commodity markets while three
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      1214 43 By GREGORY CHAN What is a reverse mortgage? A reverse mortgage is a financial scheme that allows customers to borrow against the value of their property and receive a cash advance from the lender, either in a lump sum or a series of regular payouts.
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      1623 43 PROPFRTYTRANSACTIONS I ODGFD BFTWFFN APRII 3 AND APRII 10 7007 PROJECT NAME/ PROP CONTRACT TENURE BUIIHNAREA PRICE PSF STREET NAME TYPE DATE (SQ FT) (St'OOO) (S$) District 1 NON-LANDED Emerald Gdn Apt 23/03/2007 999 936 1050 1121 The Sail Maniu Bay Apt 22/03/2007 99 1184 2072 1750 The Sail
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      333 44  -  Napier Properties makes formal demand for late completion interest matter going to court By ARTHUR SIM THE collective sale of Eng Lok Mansion appears to have hit another snag. And this time, all the owners could be involved. According to court papers obtained by
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      481 44 Bloomberg [EDINBURGH] Luxuryhome prices in London rose at a record monthly pace in March as Russians and Middle Eastern buyers competed for a smaller number of properties with financiers from the City of London, real estate broker Knight Frank LLC said. The average
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      491 44 ?jil ifli 111 A portfolio of 13 intricately restored shophouses Total built-up area: 66,000 sq ft Within walking distance to Tanjong Pagar MRT Fully tenanted within the Financial District Sale with leaseback at 5% pa (net) Land area: 25,800 sq ft for 3 years BR BHI VI i SERENE HOUSE
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