The Business Times, 21 June 2007

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  • 19 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MICA (P) 202/12/2006 Thursday, June 21,2007 SlNtjtfSQßE^&tffits online at http://business-times.asial .com.sg A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION
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  • 810 1 Amount invested so far this year outstrips the $1.9b for the whole of last year By KALPANA RASHIWALA [SINGAPORE] The shortage of office space on the island that has led to spiralling office rents and capital values has at the same time drawn
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  • 131 1 STI 3,628.67 (-0.88) ST INDEX FUTURES 3,629.00 (-1.00) SIMSCI 448.81 (+1.02) SIMSCI FUTURES 448.70 (+0.50) MARKETS Wednesday Change KLCOMP 1.386.27 +9.48 NIKKEI 225 18,211.68 +48.07 HANG SENG 21,684.67 +101.78 SET INDEX 777.10 +13.32 JAKARTA COMP 2,161.07 +18.89 MANILA COMP 3,718.88 +51.74 SEOUL COMP" 1,783.79 -24.06 SHENZHEN B 724.00
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  • 404 1  -  Move comes after string of ventures, acquisitions By ARTHUR SIM [SINGAPORE] GIC Real Estate (RE) will buy Merrill Lynch's flagship London office in a deal worth about £480 million (551.47 billion). GIC RE, which is the property investment arm of the Government
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    • 14 1 HOCK LOCK SIEW Ban Joo placement: why the delay before SGX approval? page 4
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    • 30 1 INTERVIRW On cloud nine FOCUS: PROPERTY For sale: Mountbatten conservation bungalow PAGE 24 Lippo's Riady may build resort atChangi PAGE 25 UK share of Henderson investments slashed PAGE 27 8
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    • 132 1 BizlT Govt to help defray costs of number portability PAGE 28 IPO HIGH China COSCO offer draws record USs2l4b PAGE 3 ty— ;-.f J'Sf £t /K V A X J| I 'w* r ,Afr < v/i v t^# s w'*; VJL'.I I >g mM JUL w j* 4 j^^: i
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  • TOP STORIES
    • 488 2  -  Grouping will engage with S'pore govt on issues affecting Indian companies By VIKRAM KHANNA [SINGAPORE] A new forum to represent Indian companies in Singapore akin to a chamber of commerce was launched yesterday by India's foreign minister, Pranab Mukherjee. The new India Business
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    • 433 2 It is said to have applied for new shares in bank's IPO Reuters [SINGAPORE] Singapore's Temasek Holdings, which wants to raise its stake in India's ICICI Bank, has applied to buy new shares as part of the bank's US$4.9 billion share offer, a
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    • 694 2 New toy for the megarich an Airbus A380 Buyer orders world's biggest plane as private jet AFP [LE BOUBGET, France] Attention hip hop stars and billionaires: the world's biggest airliner, the 73-me-tre-long Airbus A3BO superjumbo, has been ordered by a mysterious buyer for use as a private jet. The order
      — AFP; REUTERS  -  694 words
    • 588 2 Cosco's Shanghai share sale draws record US$214b SHIPPING giant China Cosco Holdings drew US$214 billion of funds to its US$2 billion share sale in Shanghai, a record for subscriptions to a domestic Chinese IPO. The flagship company of China's premier shipping group said yesterday it had priced its
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    • 569 3 A-share offer 106 times oversubscribed —Reuters [SHANGHAI] Shipping giant China Cosco Holdings Co drew US$2l4 billion of funds to its US$2 billion share sale in Shanghai, a record for subscriptions to a domestic Chinese IPO. The flagship company of China's premier shipping group said
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    • 714 3  -  Meanwhile, gencos going ahead with expansion plans By RONNIE LIM [SINGAPORE] The sale of the three biggest gencos by Temasek Holdings created some early buzz in the Singapore stock market as punters tried to pick potential winners from among listed counters, like
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  • COMPANY SMEWS
    • 899 4  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW By R SIVANITHY ON Monday, shareholders of textile firm Ban Joo Co will attend an extraofdinary general meeting (EGM) to vote on a proposal to place out 145 million new shares at 2.5 cents apiece to two private investors. The
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    • 361 5  -  It says deal with expanding hypermarket chain to boost sales By JANICE HENG CHINA Lifestyle Food and Beverages Group has distribution deals with China's two largest foreign hypermarket chains, after announcing an agreement with Taiwan's RT-Mart yesterday. The company's La Bi Xiao Xin
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    • 379 5  -  By NISHA RAMCHANDANI MAINBOARD-listed Hongguo International Holdings Limited has entered into a joint-venture agreement with Brown Shoe Company Inc, one of the biggest footwear companies in the United States. The agreement allows Hongguo to market two of Brown Shoe's trademark
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    • 359 5  -  IPO WATCH By CHOW PENN NEE SUNMART Holdings, which makes spray pumps, aluminium cans and plastic bottles in China, is seeking a listing on the mainboard of the Singapore Exchange (SGX). It said it will use its initial public offering (IPO) proceeds to
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    • 313 7  -  By UMA SHANKARI BOUTIQUE property developer SC Global Developments yesterday said that it expects apartments in the first phase of its justlaunched The Marq on Paterson Hill to fetch an average of $4,000 per square foot (psf). The absolute prices for the units
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    • 417 7 CIT to acquire two properties CAMBRIDGE Industrial Trust (CIT) has identified two properties —120 Pioneer Road and 7 Ubi Close —to be acquired at purchase prices of $26.5 million and $20.5 million respectively. CIT expects to fund the acquisitions by debt or alternative sources. Jade in talks with
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    • 331 7  -  By RONNIE UM FIRST oil production at Indonesia's Oyong field in which Singapore Petroleum Company has a 40 per cent stake has been further delayed to the third quarter, Santos Ltd, the field's Australian operator, said yesterday. SPC has not been
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    • 311 7  -  By DONALD URQUHART OMEGA Navigation Enterprises Inc has announced newbuilding contracts with a South Korean shipyard worth US$22l million for five high specification product/chemical tankers. The Nasdaq- and SGXlisted Greek-based provider of global marine transport services said yesterday it had signed the newbuilding
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    • 444 7 Stretched valuation outweighs strong earnings prospects —Reuters [BANGKOK] Shares in Thailand's Total Access Communication are expected to rise only 5-10 per cent in their local trading debut tomorrow as its stretched valuation outweighs strong earnings prospects for the country's second largest mobile
      —Reuters  -  444 words
    • 702 4  -  Move part of terms set by DBS for injecting funds By OUR CORRESPONDENT in Bangkok TMB, Thailand's fifth-larg-est commercial bank, is to see its entire management team overhauled as part of the conditions set fcy Singapore's DBS Group for injecting funds
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    • 364 7  -  Company attributes drop in FY2007 earnings to rising raw material costs; revenue up 16.9% By: SAMUEL EE RISING raw material costs for its tyre and alloy wheel businesses caused Stamford Tyres' net profit for the full year ended April 30, 2007
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    • 2 5 GOOD GAINS
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  • SINGAPORE MARKETS
    • 541 6  -  STOCKS Late selling of DBS and UOB shares prevents index from chalking up third straight high R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent ALATE, unexpected selldown on bank stocks DBS and UOB thwarted the Straits Times Index's attempt at reaching a third consecutive all-time high yesterday,
      Source: Bloomberg  -  541 words
    • Article, Illustration
      913 6 SECURITIES TRADING SCOREBOARD MAIN SDQ TOTAL Up Down Unth Up Down Uwdi Up Down Undi Multi Ind 12 5 2 0 0 0 12 5 2 Manufacturing 106 66 55 27 14 13 133 80 68 Commerce 37 24 20 15 4 5 52 28 25 Tpt/S tor/Com ms 23
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    • Article, Illustration
      990 6  -  Compiled by MATTHEW PHAN MacarthurCook Ind Reit June 20 dose: 551.40 OCBC INVESTMENT RESEARCH. June 19 NEW kid on the block: We met up with the management of MacarthurCook Industrial Reit (MIReit), the new kid on the block, on Monday. MI-Reit became the fourth listed industrial Reit on SGX
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    • 507 6 CURRENCIES —Reuters ITOKYO] The yen hovered near an all-time low against the euro and a 4-1/2-year low versus the. dollar yesterday as investors felt confident in placing carry trades to take advantage of the low-yielding Japanese currency. Robust global growth, buoyant stocks and renewed
      —Reuters .; REUTERS  -  507 words

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  • SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL
    • 1143 8  -  S'pore offshore support vessel companies are benefiting from the demand sparked by high oil prices. CHUANG PECK MING reports CHUANG PECK MING IT'S boom time again in the offshore support vessel indus--1 try, a sub-sector of the maritime industry. Not since the late 1970s has the
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    • 638 8  -  By CHUANG PECK MING STARTING early hgsitTfctfvantages and today, aflacthree decades in the burtoftffiJCH Offshore has built afwirafreoord of reliability and good ties with customers. A track record the local pioneer in offshore supporting vessels is confident will "pave our way into
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
    • 404 9  -  By SIOW LI SEN THE Strata Titles Board (STB) has not changed the September date for the appearance of objectors to the $500 million Horizon Towers en bloc sale which is after a crucial Aug 11 deadline. Philip Fong, senior partner at
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    • 503 9  -  By LIN ZHAOWEI A TEAM from Singapore charged with developing policy on an increasing elderly population was in Japan recently to pick up tips. Ideas brought back include convenience stores that are designed with wider aisles and rest areas, easy-to-use phones with functions like
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    • 208 9 GERMAN manufacturer Bosch Group will piunp in Ss9o million over the next four years into a new information technology (IT) centre, as part of its efforts to expand into Asia-Pacific. The new centre would provide IT services to more than 200
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    • 387 9  -  Prices have reached their peak, June holidays partly to blame: auto traders By SAMUEL EE COE premiums fell across the board yesterday, partly because buyers feel they have risen as high as they should, and partly because of the June school holidays, say motor
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  • ECONOMY WATCH
    • 519 10 It says the bank's decision does not fully reflect views of developing nations Reuters [BEIJING] China reacted coolly yesterday to a change in the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) currency monitoring policies that have been widely interpreted as increasing pressure on Beijing
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    • 200 10 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's economy may expand 6 per cent for a second straight year in 2008, the government said. "There should be enough momentum in the economy" to repeat this year's projected growth of 6 per cent, Deputy Prime
      Bloomberg  -  200 words
    • 155 10 Reuters [BEIJING] China's consumer price index (CPI) is expected to rise about 3.3 per cent this year, moving above the government target of 3 per cent, the State Information Centre said yesterday. The forecast came after the CPI hit a 27-month high of 3.4
      – Reuters  -  155 words
    • 7940 10 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS UN AMRO Asset Mgt (S'pore) Star Europe Eqtyl" 1147/ Stat Europe Bond 1169/ Star Europe 8al 1 27V Star Asian Tiger Eqty 1 552/ Star Asia Bond -133/ Star Asia Balanced 1147/ Star Global Technology Fund!** 0.234/ MulbStFd 0.991/ Star Asia tondOJSO) 0 865/ ObMuMStUSO 1.186/ Asia
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  • MALAYSIA
    • 449 11  -  They'll start with a US$250m portfolio of seven malls By LAUREL TEO in Jakarta INDONESIAN property developer Gapura Prima group has teamed up with a Malaysian partner in plans to launch a real estate investment trust (Reit) on the Singapore Exchange
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    • 249 11 Bloomberg [MOSCOW] Russian President Vladimir Putin said his country wants to step up trade ties with Malaysia, a growing market for Russian weapons, as he met Malaysia's Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. "Malaysia is one of Russia's main trading partners in Asean," Mr
      Bloomberg; AP  -  249 words
    • 309 11 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's government, seeking a partner for carmaker Proton Holdings Bhd, ruled out selling its entire 43 per cent stake to Volkswagen AG, raising concern that disagreements over control will threaten alliance talks. Volkswagen, the government's preferred partner for unprofitable Proton, wants
      Bloomberg  -  309 words
    • 666 11  -  Rules seen as good but professionals, resources backing up system lacking By PAULINE NG in Kuala Lumpur THE recent spate of financial and accounting irregularities that is proving to be a blight on Malaysia's capital markets has thrown the spotlight on a system with some
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  • GREATER CHINA/INDIA
    • 112 12 -Bloomberg [TAlPEl] Hynix Semiconductor Inc, the world's second-largest memory chipmaker, denied a report that said Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) may buy a factory from the South Korean company. Taiwan's Economic Dai- ly News reported yesterday, without citing anyone, that Taiwan Semiconductor may buy
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    • 224 12 Reuters [BEIJING] China's securities regulator yesterday issued its first set of rules allowing fund managers and brokerages to invest client money overseas under the Qualified Domestic Institutional Investor (QDII) scheme. Notably, the rules will allow money to be channelled into equities in those jurisdictions whose
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    • 557 12  -  Rapid growth may lead to manpower crunch: reports By By SIDDHARTH SRIVASTAVA in New Delhi HIGH-SUSTAINED growth in India is generating huge employment opportunities in the country, and a flow-on effect to many sectors a phenomenon which is increasingly highlighted in reports. The Organisation for
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    • 481 12 Reuters [HONG KONG/SHANGHAI] PetroChina plans to tap a red-hot market to raise US$6 billion in a Shanghai listing, sending its Hong Kong shares up 8 per cent to a record and leapfrogging Royal Dutch/Shell in value. The planned share sale,
      – Reuters  -  481 words
    • 533 12 Move could stem exports temporarily, especially of steel, aluminium products Reu ters [BEIJING] China will remove or reduce tax rebates on nearly 3,000 export categories, including some metals products, textiles, shoes and other manufactured goods, to help reduce its trade
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  • ASIA-PACIFIC/WORLD
    • 583 13 It is in a bid to better compete with US, European and other exchanges Reuters,Bloomb erg [TOKYO] The Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM) will form a panel to prepare itself to become a share-holder-owned entity by the end of 2008
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    • Article, Illustration
      44 13 [ASCOT. England] A woman arrives for the second day of the Royal Ascot horse race yesterday. There was the usual eye-popping array of ladies' hats, while gentlemen stuck to more sober top hats and morning suits. Reuters. AFP Reuters. AFP REUTERS
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    • 156 13 AP [LONDON] BC Partners, a European private equity firm, is buying a controlling stake in Intelsat Ltd for US$4.6 billion, the companies said. The deal announced on Tuesday will give funds advised by BC Partners a 76 per cent stake in Bermu-da-based Intelsat,
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    • 468 13 Bloomberg [GENEVA] ÜBS AG, the biggest money manager for the wealthy, widened its lead over Citigroup and Merrill Lynch last year as rising stock markets attracted new funds, according to consulting firm Scorpio Partnership. Assets under management at the world's top ten wealth
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    • 374 13 AFP. Bloomberg [LONDON] Global media giant News Corp has discussed swapping social networking site MySpace with Internet giant Yahoo in return for a 25 per cent stake in the group, The Times newspaper reported yesterday. The daily paper, which is owned
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    • 468 13 Reuters. AFP. AP [BANGKOK] Thailand will hold general elections in late November, earlier than expected, in a bid to speed up the return to democracy in the kingdom after last year's coup. "The government wants to make elections happen faster, and the elections must
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  • AVIATION
    • 294 14 Delivery to long-haul arm of budget carrier Air Asia to start from third quarter of 2008 -AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] The operator of Malaysia's new Air Asia long-haul budget airline has signed a contract confirming the purchase of 15 widebody A 330-300
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    • 356 14 Bloomberg [PARIS] Boeing Co, the the single-aisle 8737s and world's second-largest com- one 8777-300ER, the com-mercial-aircraft maker, has panies said on Tuesday at won an US$B.B billion or- show. der from International is co ntin 8 on Lease Finance Corp (ILFC), the B7B7
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    • 26 14 [PARIS] A Eurocopter-made Tigre helicopter performs a backward rait during its presentation at the 47th Paris Air Show north of Paris yesterday. -AP -AP
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    • 450 14  -  By VEN SREENIVASAN [SINGAPORE] The 2008 Singapore Airshow has drawn unprecedented interest, and almost all the exhibition space has been taken up way ahead of schedule. The organiser, Singapore Airshow and Events, said only 5 per cent of the space at the 40,000
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    • 259 14 Reuters [TOKYO] Boeing Co has agreed to cooperate with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries on Japan's first passenger jetliner, Japan's biggest machinery maker said yesterday. The news brought the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) project one step closer to commercialisation as Mitsubishi Heavy, which has not
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    • 229 14 Bloomberg [DUBAI] Dubai Aerospace Enterprise, an airport and aviation services company, aims to become a global aerospace, manufacturing and services corporation, chief executive officer Bob Johnson said. "In a little over 10 months we have laid down the foundation for what is
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  • Page 14 Miscellaneous
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  • SHIPPING
    • 257 15 New vessels from Spanish shipyard Navantia a 'massive lift': PM Howard —AP [CANBERRA] Australia has agreed to buy five new military ships from Spain in an Asll billion (5514.3 billion) deal that is set to boost the country's ability to
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    • 310 15 It will build 4 chemical carriers for S'pore firm —Bernama [DUBAI] Dubai Drydocks, a market leader in ship repair and conversions, has concluded an agreement with Singapore-based NavigB to build four mediumrange product tankers, with an option for four more vessels, Emirates News Agency reported.
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    • 137 15 Bloom berg [HONG KONG] Hanjin Heavy Industries Construction Co, the first South Korean company to export ships, has received a contract to build four container vessels valued at 207.8 billion won (***** million). Each ship is designed to carry 3,300 standard 20foot containers and will
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    • 510 15 Reuters [CHICAGO] Within the next 18 months the maritime shipping sector could generate up to 30 initial public offerings (IPOs) due to global demand for everything from coal to consumer goods, an industry financier said on Tuesday. "What's interesting in this
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  • EDITORIAL & OPINION
    • 492 16 EDITORIAL THE Bush Administration's decision to go ahead with its plans to build missile defence facilities in central Europe, despite strong Russian opposition and a counter-offer from Moscow to share a site in Azerbaijan could set the stage for another era of nuclear confrontation. The
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    • 1468 16  -  India's External Affairs Minister shares his views on India's diplomatic priorities for the future VIKRAM KHANNA Associate Editor INDIA'S Minister for External Affairs Pranab Mukherjee talks about the foreign policy priorities of an economically vibrant India. Q: How do you think Singapore and
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    • 786 16  -  THE BOTTOM UNE AL LABITA Manila Correspondent PHILIPPINE President Gloria Arroyo seems ready to push again for a change in the form of government from presidential to parliamentary following the thrashing that the Opposition dealt her senatorial bets in the just-concluded
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    • 828 17  -  Corporate America to focus more on long-term performance and less on short-term strategies of maximising earnings ANTHONY ROWLEY Tokyo Correspondent ***** sanity appeared to creep back into the corWl porate world this week with the move by leading US companies, pension funds and trades
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    • 980 17  -  Swanky cities alone won't ensure a pivotal role in the global economy WILLIAM PESEK JR MOVE over Frankfurt. Forget Paris, Los Angeles and Toronto, too. Asian cities are rapidly surpassing each of, these metropolises as centres for global business. Tokyo, for example, took the
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    • 580 23  -  Full Frontal at the Singapore Arts Festival saw two successful adaptations of full-length plays, writes REMESH K PANICKER REMESH K PANICKER FULL Frontal was conceived as a platform for fledgling directors to explore their craft at the Singapore Arts Festival. And on this maiden rim accomplished
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    • 520 23  -  By CHRIS LIM JEREMY Monteiro's 30th anniversary concert at the Esplanade on Tuesday may have been one of those occasions when the star of the show is overshadowed by one of his guests. Miles Davis alumnus Jimmy Cobbs was on drums, and he
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  • PROPERTY
    • 333 25  -  HG Properties was top bidder for site at Fairy Point Hill in Changi: URA By ARTHUR SIM LIPPO Group's Stephen Riady could be teaming up with Kechapi Pte Ltd to build a resort in Changi. Kechapi is controlled by the Chua Family who
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    • 419 25 Reuters [MUMBAI] The Indian Hotels Co Ltd may take on partners for some of its international properties to free up cash for other acquisitions, a senior company official said. India's largest hotels operator, which owns the Taj group of luxury hotels and resorts,
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    • 192 26 —Bloomberg [DUBAI] Merrill Lynch Co plans to raise funds to invest in real estate and infrastructure, chasing rivals Goldman Sachs Group and Morgan Stanley in offering clients alternatives to takeover funds. "There's no doubt the infrastructure space is an opportunity
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    • 436 26 Increase may be due to banks taking market share from building societies Bloomberg [LONDON] UK mortgage lending unexpectedly rose the most in six months in May, the British Bankers' Association (BBA) said. Net lending climbed to £5.8 billion (5517.74 billion) from a month
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  • BizIT
    • 637 28  -  imbX 2007 Singapore's telco regulator will foot part of the bill for a new system to allow mobile phone users to retain their contact numbers when they switch operators, writes WINSTON CHAI WINSTON CHAI THE government will address one of the prickliest
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    • 350 28  - <what's up> Compiled by WINSTON CHAI EON picks S'pore to be regional HQ IN a further boost to Singapore's digital media ambitions, interactive software provider EON Reality has chosen the Republic to be the location for its newly-minted regional headquarters. As part of the announcement, the company, which specialises in
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    • 97 28 —AFP [SINGAPORE] Internet giant Yahoo yesterday announced partnership agreements with six leading Asian mobile phone operators with a combined subscriber base of nearly 100 million. The agreements, announced on the sidelines of the CommunicAsia 2007 industry fair, focus on the distribution
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    • 558 28  -  By AMITROY CHOUDHURY DIALOGIC Corporation, which provides telcos with equipment for media and signal processing, announced the opening of its new Asia-Pacific regional support centre here. Speaking to BizlT at the CommunicAsia trade show, Dialogic's Jim Machi said the centre, situated at
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    • 573 28  -  By ROLAND LIM THE Media Development Authority (MDA) has upped the ante for the Singapore media industry and now expects it to achieve val-ue-added contribution of $10 billion and add 10,000 new jobs by 2015. Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Information. Communications and the
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    • 539 28  -  By AMITROY CHOUDHURY NOKIA Siemens Networks has enhanced Mi's high speed packet access (HSPA) network, allowing three times higher access speeds. HSPA, also known as 3.5G, is a souped-up 3G network. While 3G offers connection speeds in the region of 384 kilobits per
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    • 720 30 Enterprises looking to upgrade or implement new enterprise applications and solutions as part of their business transformation will inevitably come across the term "Service Oriented Architecture" (SOA). Adding to the SOA story are technology research firms like Forrester Research, which has said that
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    • 379 30 EARLIER in April this year, Cold Storage, part of regional retailer Dairy Farm International. completed a trial for the use of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology in its supply chain. The 12-month trial involved some 20 partners in the supply chain, with
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    • 272 30 EXPLOITING their long-standing partnership, HP offers a comprehensive range of consulting services to help businesses take their SAP environments to the next level by implementing Enterprise SOA (E SOA) and SAP Net Weaver. Net Weaver is an SAP environment that brings together information and
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