The Business Times, 3 September 2007

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    22 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES Singapore 85 cents online at http://business-times.asial .com.sg < m A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION MICA (P) 202/12/2006 Monday, September 3,2007
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  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon SIA, Temasek buy 24% stake in China Eastern
    1035 1  -  LYNETTE KHOO YEN SREENIVASAN Spore firms to get 3 seats on CEA board By in Shanghai and in Singapore AFTER months of anticipation, Singapore Airlines and Temasek Holdings yesterday inked a deal to buy a combined 24 per cent stake in China
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  • Article
    Lock icon S'pore investors opt for US T-bonds
    589 1  -  CHUANG PECK MING By [SINGAPORE] It's as if they knew it coming. Singapore investors made a big exit on Wall Street in the three months ending June ahead of the sub-prime crisis that sent share prices crashing in August dumping corporate stocks and seeking
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  • MARKETS DIGEST
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      51 1 iT Index 3,392.91 +23.46 ICOMP 1,273.93 +0.41 IIKKEI225 16,569.097 +320.12 IANG SENG 23,984.14 +1062.25 ;et index 813.21 +22.49 JAKARTA COM P 2,194.34 +51.23 1ANILACOMP 3,365.29 +158.35 ;eoulcomp 1,873.24 +81.91 ;henzhen B 743.10 +6.52 IUMBAI IND 15,318.60 +893.73 )OW 13,357.74 -21.13 IASDAQ 2,596.36 +19.67 ;&P 500 1,473.99 -5.38 TSE ,303.30
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      Lock icon PRIME RATES
      29 1 Bloomberg SINGAPORE 5.33 MALAYSIA 6.74 HONG KONG 7.75 INDONESIA 15.***** TAIWAN 5.956 JAPAN 1.875 KOREA 9.33 BRITAIN 5.75 US 8.25 CANADA 6.25 SWITZERLAND 4.23 INDIA 12.75 Source:
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      Lock icon FOREX
      41 1 US$ (S$ per US$) 1.522 (USS/SS per 2.015 3.068 EURO(US$/S$/E) 1.366 2.080 YEN 116.20 76.40 RM 3.502 2.300 HK$ 7.798 5.122 BAHT 34.31 22.54 RUPIAH 9,394 6,170 RENMINBI 7.542 4.954 INDIAN RUPEE 40.95 26.89 A$ 1.214 0.797 NZ$ 1.413 0.928
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  • TOP STORIES
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      Lock icon New role for prominent corporate governance champion
      1005 2  -  MICHELLE QUAH Prof Mak Yuen Teen Mak Yuen Teen to spearhead Watson Wyatt's regional research centre [SINGAPORE] His name is synonymous with corporate governance advocacy in Singapore, his outspoken and incisive remarks have often spurred improvements in governance practices at the highest levels.
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    • THREE-MINUTE DIGEST
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        Lock icon Qatar could pay £15 a share for LSE stake: report
        63 2 REPRESENTATIVES of the Qatari Investment Authority have indicated a willingness to pay as much as £15 a share for Nasdaq's 31 per cent stake in the London Stock Exchange (LSE). Media reports have speculated that Deutsche Boerse, Borse Dubai, ASX
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        Lock icon Firms with June 30 close make $2.4b profit
        52 2 IT has been a rewarding financial year for most Singapore-listed companies as they ride on the strong economy. More than 80 companies that released results for the year ended June 30 raked in a combined $2.4 billion in group profit. COMPANY NEWS,
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        Lock icon Cosco, KepCorp, SIA top Merrill's Sept choice list
        56 2 BLUECHIP counters Cosco Corp, Keppel Corp and Singapore Airlines are Merrill Lynch's most preferred stocks for the month of September. The investment house says that they have high earnings visibility and short-term catalysts, and has recommended them to investors with a short-term
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        Lock icon US private equity firms, hedge funds under tax siege
        72 2 DOZENS of special-interest groups have quietly united in recent months to increase pressure on Congress to pass legislation that would raise taxes on US private equity firms and hedge funds. One move is to close a loophole allowing private equity firms
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        Lock icon Mahathir to undergo heart bypass surgery tomorrow
        55 2 FORMER Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad is scheduled to undergo coronary bypass surgery tomorrow at the National Heart Institute. This will be the second time Dr Mahathir, 82, will be going under the knife since he was stricken with a heart attack in
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        Lock icon WTO to probe alleged illegal China tax subsidies
        64 2 THE World Trade Organization (WTO) has agreed to probe a complaint by the US and Mexico that China illegally subsidises domestic industries through tax reductions, the largest trade case yet against the Chinese government. The US and Mexico accuse China of using
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      Lock icon Wild ride for investors ahead: analysts
      1063 2  -  ANDREW MARKS WALL STREET INSIGHT But they expect rally once sub-prime uncertainty clears ON Wall Street, stock market analysts and money managers see stocks ready to register gains once the considerable cloud of dust kicked up by the turmoil in the world's credit markets
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      Lock icon A deal SIA simply couldn't pass up
      916 4  -  YEN SREENIVASAN COMMENTARY The tough part is having its say in CEA, and deriving value from carrier AFTER months of negotiations, Singapore Airlines (SIA) and its controlling shareholder Temasek Holdings are finally buying into one of China's "big three" carriers. Together, they will
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      Lock icon Qatar could pay £15 a share for LSE stake: report
      386 4 Reuters Dubai, Spore, Qatar could be battling over Nasdaq's stake [LONDON] Representatives of the Qatari Investment Authority have indicated a willingness to pay as much as £15 a share for Nasdaq's 31 per cent stake in the London Stock Exchange
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  • ENTREPRENEUR INSIGHTS
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      Lock icon A win-win tie-up with customers to pip the competition
      1137 3 Regional firms are tapping client feedback at an early stage of their product development cycle for creative ideas, says NANDE KHIN CUSTOMER input and feedback are increasingly becoming a crucial component in the innovation process of Asian companies. Companies from a
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      Lock icon Growing focus on customer experience
      1292 3  -  NANDE KHIN INSEAD'S PERSPECTIVE UNTIL a few years ago, Asian companies have relied on their manufacturing capabilities and, later on, their research and development (R&D) and innovation as well, to enjoy high growth. This was a natural tendency that grew out of a number of
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      87 3 C* RFDITSI 11 C C p Entrepreneur Insights is brought to you through the collaboration of The Business Times, Credit Suisse and INSEAD. The content is based on the "Growth Challenges for Asian Entrepreneurs" research programme, performed by InnovAsia, the applied business research J^ J5 Ijj J\_ Jj unit of
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  • VIEWS FROM THE TOP
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      Lock icon UP OR DOWN?
      3818 6 THIS WEEK'S TOPIC Have you been getting any indications, whether within your organisation or elsewhere in the industry, that the Singapore economy is entering a slowdown phase? How would a US economic slowdown affect Singapore and the region? No signs of slowdown Deb Dutta Vice-President, Asia Pacific
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      99 7 Have you been seen at Oscar's lately? #Make a scene. Make the scene. Step into the spotlight. 0 I Entertain your entourage. You're always the star at Oscar's. JM W^^^ p~;v Savour al fresco adventures, a la carte pleasures and buffet that goes beyond, as well as Singapore's most spectacular
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  • SINGAPORE MARKETS
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      Lock icon All excited about what Bernanke didn't say
      771 8  -  CONRAD TAN STOCKS IF NOTHING else, this week should be more exciting than the last for investors, punters and armchair doomsday prophets alike. Various observers and analysts read different meanings into US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's much-awaited speech last Friday, paying as
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      Lock icon DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED
      1193 8 Payment (cts) Ex Books date close Pay date Payment (cts) Ex date Books dose Pay date Payment (cts) Ex date Books dose Pay date iBRHIdi I 0.500 07-Set 12-Se[ 28-Se[ lotel Proi S,l 26.800 12-Jul 17-Jul tba total Em I 2.300 16-Aiji 21 -Aui 03-Set Ace P; mamics
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      Lock icon Oil rebounds, wheat closes at all-time high
      406 8 -AFP COMMODITIES [LONDON] Oil prices rebounded last week owing to falling US energy reserves and a recovery for global equities after the White House unveiled plans to aid homeowners facing foreclosure. Oil: By Friday, New York's main oil futures contract, light sweet crude
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      Lock icon BROKERS' RECOMMENDATIONS
      1795 8 Reuters Source: Consensus No. of Forecast Mean Fri's recommendation esti- EPS PE target price This wk Last mth mates (cents) (ratio) price Company name \dvanced Holdings Ltd 1.50 1.00 2 4.65 9.68 0.56 0.46 .EM Holdini 2.50 2.00 4.20 3.69 0.23 0.16 .llco Commercial REIT 1.60 1.50 5
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      Lock icon STRAITS TIMES INDEX
      4 8 WEEKLY
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      Lock icon OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES
      46 8 CLOSE 907.00 +731.0 BT OB/OS BT CADI -*****.00 +250.0 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 +90.00 All-SG Equities 932.25 +17.23 SG Equities Elect 121.75 +2.33 SG Equities Fin 2352.99 +45.48 SG Equities Prop 1456.74 +28.30 SiMSCI 418.53 +8.73 SiMSCI Future 419.80 +7.50 PrimePartnersCI 241.59 +6.80
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      Lock icon MOST ACTIVE STOCKS
      57 8 Gen Int R 856,587,000 Liam Huat 475,787,000 Gen Intl 332,006,000 Centillion 320,932,000 Yon. inam 310,842,000 :hi En. 219,653,000 Oculus 203,744,000 LC Dev 166,191,000 CSC Hid. 145,418,000 Sim iTel 140,916,000 VALUE(S) DBSGri 958,478,584 UOB 683,051,055 Sim iTel 506,911,209 OCBC Bk 486,078,952 .and 411,673,144 Kei Con 368,722,242 SGX 327,695,410
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      Lock icon RISES
      102 8 ir China H 10US$ CLOSE UP 1840 243.5 9.5 JMH 2600 228.3 6.1 OUE 1500 150.0 11.1 GLD 10US! 6590 106.5 1.1 Jardine C&C 1570 90.0 6.1 SIA 1900 80.0 4.4 IS MSCI India 100 685 68.5 7.0 CLI RBeCW*****5 140 66.0 89.2 Ezra 590 65.0 12.4 SIA 200
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      Lock icon FALLS
      127 8 Closing prices are in trading currencies, but absolute difference is in Ss. BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN larDBeCW/*****9 10 -49.5 -83.2 .abro' iBS Gri 2000 -30.0 -1.! Land 770 -30.0 -3.! .iam Huat 7 -28.0 -80.' .abro* Marine 198 -26.0 -11.' STI 3600SGAePW*****0 113 -26.0 -18.7 DBS RBeCW/*****0 11 -24.5
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      Lock icon CURRENCIES Where S$ stands
      87 8 Reuters Source: Aug 31 CHNG CLOSE FR Aug 30 YR 2007 S$ LOW S$ HIGH USS 1.5223 0.19 1.5479 1.5033 Euro 2.0801 -0.10 2.0996 1.9913 Pounds 3.0735 -0.22 3.1194 2.9323 AS 1.2538 -0.71 1.3411 1.1741 Yen* 1.3079 0.87 1.3821 1.2285 Rupiah* 0.***** -0.13 0.***** 0.***** Baht*
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      Lock icon Most portfolios rebound stronger than indices
      1472 10  -  TEH HOOI LING SINGAPORE shares rebounded strongly last week after it was reported that the United States will launch a plan to nurse the ailing housing sector. The Straits Times Index edged up 0.7 per cent while the UOB Sesdaq Index climbed 2.5 per
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      Lock icon Buyers outnumber sellers amid sharp fall in trading activity
      1180 10  -  ROBERT HALILI INSIDE MARKETS THE buying by directors and substantial shareholders slowed while the sales activity fell even further last week based on filings on the Stock Exchange in the last week of August. Despite the slowdown in the buying, buyers
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  • COMPANY NEWS
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      Lock icon 85 firms post combined 30% higher gains
      750 9  -  LYNETTE KHOO SGX tops earnings chart; strong results from property, marine companies IT has been a rewarding financial year for most Singa-pore-listed companies as they rode on the strong economy. Some 86 companies that released year ended June 30 results raked in a
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      87 9 Compiled by /BT In the black 76 In the red 10 As of Friday, 86 SGX-listed companies had released their financial results for the full year ended June 2007. They recorded a combined 552.4 billion in group profits. The breakdown is as follows No with profits 76 No
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      Lock icon Full-year earnings
      792 9 Year ended June 2007 Notes: Net profit refers to profit attributable to equity holders. Singapura Fin: Turnover figures are income before operating expenses. SSH Corp: Financial period covers 13 months from May 31,2006 to June 30,2007 since the financial year end changed from May to June. Exchange rate:
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      686 9 YOU may think that The Business Times Weekend is best confined to the walls of your office, but that's where you got it wrong. Comprising an extensive coverage of local and international corporate and economic news as well as lifestyle sections to pique
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      Lock icon Quotation of taxable book-entry Singapore Government Bonds (Aug 31,2007)
      268 9 MATURITY YEAR RAISED DATE COUPON RATE p.a.) AMOUNT ($m) INTEREST PAYMENT DATES OF DAYS OF ACCRUED INTEREST PRICES* (EXCLUDING ACCRUED INTEREST) I REDEMPTION YIELD p.a.) ISIN CODE 11.10.2007 N*****0H 2002 2 5/8 I 3900.00 1/4 1/10 152 100.00 2.60 SG********** 11.04.2008
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    • Article
      Lock icon Competition to supply utilities heating up
      705 11  -  RONNIE LIM THERE will certainly be much more "heat" felt on Jurong Island come 2010 especially by existing cogeneration players there like SembCorp and Keppel Corp when PowerSeraya (Seraya), one of the three biggest generating companies here, starts up its first-time cogeneration (cogen) units.
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      Lock icon Cosco, KepCorp, SIA top Merrill's Sept choice list
      700 11  -  MICHELLE QUAH Chartered, Ml, SPC make up the least preferred stocks in its first monthly pick of money makers BLUECHIP counters Cosco Corp, Keppel Corp and Singapore Airlines are Merrill Lynch's most preferred stocks for the month of September. The investment house
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
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      Lock icon Malays have made dramatic progress: PM
      477 12  -  MICHELLE QUAH But more needs to be done as they face growing challenges of globalisation THE transformation of the Malay/Muslim community has been dramatic in the last quarter of a century but more needs to be done to meet the growing challenges of globalisation,
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      Lock icon PowerSeraya generating future paths
      812 12  -  RONNIE LIM Options include 2nd desalination plant, booster plant for cogneration units ELECTRICITY producer PowerSeraya is looking at more options under its just-announced move to remake itself as an all-round energy player. They include investing in a second desalination plant, a "booster" to extend the reach
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  • DINING OUT
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      Lock icon Steakhouse signature; Prima Tower potpourri
      1322 13  -  NEW RESTAURANT Cheah Ui-Hoon Cheah Ui-Hoon ONE of the newest F&B outlets in Clarke Quay is pandering to the appetite of meat lovers. The Steakhouse is part of the Esmirada group of restaurants, and it's a pretty straightforward concept specialising in steaks. The draw is
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      276 13 BANKRUPTCY ACT (CHAPTER 20) BANKRUPTCY RULES INTHE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE IN BANKRUPTCY Between AMBANK(M)BERHAD (formerly known as AmFinance Berhad and earlier known as MBF Finance Berhad) (Malaysian Reg. No. 8515-D) ...Creditor And LIM BOON PIN (NR1CN0.*****936D) ...Debtor STATUTORY DEMAND UNDER SECTION 62 OF THE BANKRUPTCY ACT
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  • BT-CITIBANK YOUNG INVESTORS' FORUM
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      Lock icon The adventure-seeking investor
      805 14 This week, JASON LOW turns the spotlight on Jim Rogers DUBBED the "Indiana Jones of Finance" by Time magazine, billionaire Jim Rogers first made his name through his partnership in the Quantum Fund, which he co-founded with fellow investing legend George Soros in 1970. The fund gained
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      Lock icon Money, not party, for this undergrad
      944 14 CAMPUS LIFE JASON LOW talks to a 26-year-old who is managing two companies while still in school HENRY Heng is not your ordinary undergraduate. He has been working since secondary school. And he has been running two businesses at a time. The second-year business
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      204 14 FANCY becoming the next Warren Buffett or George Soros? Or even the famous Robert Kiyosaki? Then read on. The Young Investors' Forum, part of the BT-Citibank Tertiary Outreach Programme, isn't another dry page out of your financial textbook. To complement our editorial content, we have
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      46 14 citibank THE Business Times-Citibank Young Investors' Forum is published every Monday in The Business Times. It aims to raise the financial awareness of university and polytechnic students and cultivate a better understanding of business issues. The series is part of BT and Citibank's tertiary outreach programme.
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      120 15 YOU NEED TO SOURCE FROM EMERGING MARKETS. YOU NEED HANS MIEDEMA. When does Agility's Hans Miedema consider a job done? When he successfully executes critical gas turbine shipments for his global energy customer? When he applies Lean Six Sigma Methodology to eliminate defects for his clients in Eastern Europe and
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  • ECONOMY WATCH
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      433 16 Aug3l BANKS ABN Amro Bank NV 5.5 Agricultural Bank Of China 5.5 ANZ Banking Group 6 American Express Bank 5.75 Arab Bank PLC 5.5 Banca Di Roma Singapore branch 6.5 Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A 6 Bangkok Bank 6 Bank of America NA 5 Bank of China
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      Lock icon US private equity firms, hedge funds under tax siege
      505 16 Reuters Loose coalition of interest groups lobbying Congress to raise rates Congress returns from its month-long summer break next week with a number of issues high on its agenda. Among them is whether to close a loophole allowing US private equity
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      Lock icon SGX DERIVATIVES TRADING
      338 16 Aug 31 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT EURODOLLAR FUTURES Sep07 Dec07 Mar08 Jun08 94.472 95.025 95.310 95.400 0 0 0 0 ***** ***** ***** 5206 EUROYEN FUTURES Sep07 99.180 99.185 Dec07 99.155 99.160 Mar08 99.115 99.120B Jun08 99.085 99.085 Sep08 99.020 99.035B Dec08 98.915 98.970B Mar09
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      Lock icon Strauss-Kahn to inherit IMF job with less 'clout'
      609 16 Bloomberg Fund wields little influence with lower lending capacity [WASHINGTON] Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the leading candidate to run the International Monetary Fund (IMF), stands to inherit a job much diminished since record sums were dispatched from Seoul to Sao Paulo a decade ago.
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      Lock icon US economic growth index falls to 27-week low: ECRI
      157 16 Reuters [NEW YORK] A gauge of future US economic growth fell to a 27-week low due to higher jobless claims, lower commodity prices and softer housing activity, a research group said here last Friday. The Economic Cycle Research Institute (ECRI), an
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      Lock icon STOCKS ASIA
      2775 16 Transaction date: Aug3l For a full listing of the closing prices, log on to BT online at http://business-times.asial.com.sg after 11.30pm every trading day Vol ■000 HK$ \eon Credit \eon Stores \ngang Steel \nhui Conch \nhuiexpressway feia Satellite \sm Pacific Sank Of E Asia Seida Jade Bird Seijing Airport
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  • MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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      Lock icon Mahathir to have heart bypass surgery tomorrow
      327 17  -  S JAYASANKARAN FORMER prime minister Mahathir Mohamad is scheduled to undergo coronary bypass surgery tomorrow at the National Heart Institute here. This will be the second time Dr Mahathir, 82, will be going under the knife since he was stricken with a heart
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      Lock icon Jakarta to up toll fees to boost road investments
      281 17 Reulers Tomorrow's hike to create 'certainty for investors': minister [JAKARTA] Indonesia will hike toll road fees across the country tomorrow by around 20-25 per cent as it seeks to encourage more investment in road construction, Public Works Minister Djoko Kirmanto said
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      Lock icon What's in store in Abdullah's Budget?
      586 17  -  S JAYASANKARAN MALAYSIA INSIGHT Cut in corporate tax rate likely to prevent country's slide in competitiveness NEXT Friday, Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, who is also Finance Minister, delivers his 2008 Budget speech before Parliament. What can we expect? This Budget is generally considered
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      Lock icon Indonesia introduces new palm oil export tax
      224 17 Reuters [GIANYAR, Indonesia] Indonesia will introduce a new palm oil export tax scheme from today as it seeks to stabilise cooking oil prices in one of the world's largest palm oil exporters, a government statement said on Friday. Cooking oil prices have jumped
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  • INDIA
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      Lock icon Economy set for more robust growth
      524 18 ■AFP Central bank not likely to ease rates on inflation fears as Q1 GDP grows 9.3% [NEW DELHI] India looks set for another year of strong growth after the economy unexpectedly accelerated by a scorching 9.3 per cent during the first three months, analysts
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      Lock icon India to 'fight back' on tea market
      375 18 ■AFP Aggressive strategy to boost output and regain market share [GUWAHATI, India] India's hard-hit tea industry has launched an aggressive "fight back" strategy to boost production and sales in the face of stiff challenges from rival nations churning out cheaper brews. India is
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      Lock icon Police name 15 over Hyderabad blasts
      201 18 AFP [HYDERABAD] Indian police yesterday named 15 people as suspects in twin bombings here that killed 43 after questioning a man who allegedly confessed to an earlier attack. Four of the 15 suspects in the Aug 25 attacks at an outdoor auditorium and a
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  • GREATER CHINA
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      Lock icon Massive check-up launched on food, product safety
      507 19 Xinhua BEIJING] Beijing will ban ill unlicensed catering outets and celebrity-starred nedical ads by the end of his year, according to the capital's quality and food iafety authorities. The city would focus its [uality check-up on ten dnds of products, includngfood, drugs, home
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      410 19 Bloomberg US and Mexico say tax breaks give unfair advantage to Chinese exports [GENEVA] The World Trade Organization (WTO) agreed to probe a complaint by the US and Mexico alleging that China illegally subsidises domestic industries through tax reductions, the largest trade case
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      250 19 AFP [BEIJING] A mysterious disease affecting China's pig-raising industry has spread, and officials have ramped up vaccine output to cope with a "grim" situation, state media reported. More than 257,000 pigs had been infected with the epidemic, known as blue-eared pig disease, by late August,
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  • ASIA PACIFIC/WORLD
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      665 20 AFP New army chief will lead junta ahead of crucial December general elections [BANGKOK] An intense power struggle has broken out among the top ranks of Thailand's military over who should succeed the nation's junta leader, General Sonthi Boonyaratglin, when he
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      545 20 ■AFP [SYDNEY] Asia-Pacific countries will not agree on binding targets for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions at a major summit here this week, Australian Prime Minister John Howard said yesterday. The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) forum which includes the world's biggest
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      267 20 -Reuters [FRANKFURT] Global economic growth will take a hit as a result of the US sub-prime mortgage crisis, says the chief executive of Deutsche Bank, Germany's biggest bank. "Growth, especially of private consumption in the United States, will suffer because of the housing
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      230 20 Lianhe Zaobao I f'otks property prices hold up Developers I still expected I to report I strong profits mmvmm The Business Times Weekend gets you connected To subscribe, call 6388 3838 or visit www.sphsubscription.com.sg today! For a limited time only. Terms conditions apply. Free calls to fixed lines to Malaysia,
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Bernanke: a steady hand under pressure
      579 21 Reuters NEWS ANALYSIS [JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming] Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke soothed financial markets last week with a pledge at an annual mountain retreat to limit damage to the economy from financial turmoil and parried critics of his understated style by showing a keen
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      666 21 Bloomberg FED CONFERENCE Key rate slash to shield US economy from sub-prime fallout: Feldstein [JACKSON HOLE, WYOMING] Harvard University economist Martin Feldstein said that the United States housing slump threatens a broader recession, and the Federal Reserve should lower interest rates. "The
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      382 21 Reuters Raising rates would have been better, following Taylor Rule [JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming] In rare public criticism of Alan Greenspan, former US undersecretary for international affairs John Taylor said last Saturday that ultra-low Federal Reserve interest rates had stoked the US housing boom
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      537 21 -AFP Bush sees limited govt role but rivals say more to be done [WASHINGTON] The maelstrom engulfing the US housing market and threatening to throw millions onto the streets is moving up the agenda in the race for the country's most prestigious address,
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      1437 21 IN THE MATTER OF IN THE MATTER OF IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 AND AND AND IN THE MATTER OF IN THE MATTER OF IN THE MATTER OF TECHNOLOGY FUND II PTE LTD TECHNOLOGY FUND PTE
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  • SHIPPING/AVIATION
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      469 22 Bernama Intelligence seminar from Wed will boost littoral states' ties to fight terrorism: XL [PUTRAJAYA] Increased cooperation among the littoral states of Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore has reduced the incidence of piracy along the Straits of Malacca dramatically, Malaysia's Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun
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      305 22 Bloomberg 20-ft containers to cost US$4OO more, 40-footers US$6OO more, from Oct 1 [COPENHAGEN] AP Moel-ler-Maersk's shipping line, the world's largest, will raise prices for carrying containers from the Mediterranean Sea to North America and Guam to help restore the division to
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      460 22 AFP [HONG KONG] Airbus's new super jumbo will fly over Hong Kong today, heralding the start of Asia's largest airshow, with the industry set to vie for slices of India's and China's booming markets. The double-decker A3BO is due to pass over
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      245 22 [MILAN] Politicians from all sides in Italy's northern industrial heartland have voiced fierce opposition to any cut in Alitalia's presence at Milan's Malpensa airport under its "survival" plan. Calling the Malpensa retreat a "political attack" by Rome which had tried to sell the
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      2366 22 AIRLINE CODES: AA: American Airlines (AAL), AF: Air France (AFR), Al: Air India (AIC), AY: Finnair Oy (FIN), AZ: Alitalia Airlines (AZA), British Airways Public Ltd Co (BAW), BG Biman Bangladesh Airlines (BBC), Bl Royal Brunei Airlines Sdn Bhd (RBA), BO Bouraq Airlines (BOU), BR EVA
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      140 22 2007 Business Plan As previously advised there will be a Rate Restoration on Ist October 2007. Principals have agreed a quantum of USD 200/TEU for General Cargo Containers and USD 350/TEU for Reefer containers valid from Ist October 2007 to 31st December 2007. High Cube Surcharge The High Cube Surcharge
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      328 22 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Minute in relative mass (6) n —i —i r —ihhr—it r —i c—ie —i r —i 15 4 Many of our men used by American (8) BBBHflfl Bfl Bfl flfl 9 Drawing ship on top of sea __BB__BH_BB^^MB__Bfl_Bß_Bß_ hearsal (8) 12 Brown turning on old mili-
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  • SINGAPORE STOCKS
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      229 23 All. ireen 0.52 1.710 +0.040 JMH 3.13 26.000 1.700 SPC 0.45 5.900 -0.200 Ascendasreit 0.86 2.350 +0.040 JSH 1.94 13.900 +0.200 SPH 2.93 4.340 +0.060 iComm 0.52 2.520 +0.010 Jardine C&C
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      108 23 Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 10 8 1 0 0 0 10 8 1 Manufacturing 108 76 49 22 19 12 130 95 61 Commerce 47 14 22 12 59 20 29 >r/Cc ims 23 13 26 13
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      129 23 TURNOVER ('000) MAIN SDQ TOTAL MAIN VALUE C000) SDQ TOTAL Multi Ind 143,151 143,151 644,874 644,874 Manufacturing 1,918,861 818,391 2,737,252 1,364,955 191,197 1,556,152 Commerce 688,893 52,975 741,868 553,098 12,264 565,362 >r/< 566,189 21,165 587,354 1,610,888 21,687 1,632,575 Finance 231,604 303 231,907 2,540,962 74 2,541,036 Construction 1,033,886 162,344
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      8618 23 Week ended: Aug 31 52-wks Tel High Low Code Last Sale Vol Week Last Quote Div GrYld Net ('000) High Low Buyer Seller C'vr P/E M Cap $mil Company 3.5 2 5716 1st Software 22 6 3148 STelecom 34 17.5 5834 A-Sonic 103 98 6389 ABF SG
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      60 23 Hii Low Code Comi >an' Sale cooo] Hii Low Bui rer Seller C'vr P/E ***** 119 6065 Diamonds 5000 5000 6095 IS DJ US Tech 1000 1000 6097 IS MSCI Spore ***** ***** 6101 ISS&P5OO ***** ***** 6170 SPDP.S 3730 2520 6235 STI ETF 100 US119cd US5000 US1000
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      2191 23 Wk Tel Low Code Last Sale Vol room lay 1 Low Bui .as1 Juote Seller Div C'vr Net P/E /ICaf $mi Hii Comi Hii 30 13 1181 AAGrp 41.5 18 5000 ABRHIdgs 28 25 8538 APStrategic 61 14.1 2319 Adampak 16.5 1 1501 Advanced System 70.5 9 1524
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      247 23 STOCK PRICES LEGEND: Straits Times Index Stocks; N Net 2 or Tax-exempted dividend; ct Conditional Trdg; xd ex-dividend cd cum dividend; cri cum right issue cbi cum bonus issue; xri ex-right issue; xbi ex-bonus issue xall ex-all; cdxa cum dividend ex-all co cum offer cdca cum dividend cum
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  • FINANCE & COMMODITIES
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      Lock icon MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL INTFRNATIONAI INDICES
      372 24 In local curr In S$ In US$ %dy %yr dy yr dy yr Index Change Change Change Change Change Change Alll 31 World Index Preliminan 1137.0 1.3 3.3 1.1 4.4 1.2 5.1 EAFE Preliminan 1134.7 1.6 2.4 1.4 4.7 1.6 5.. Eun Preliminary 1545.4 1.3
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      61 24 Aug 30 Delivery Month Opening Sett Av Range Price Price Hii Vol Open Done Position Low Sep 07 2470 2490 2490 2470 491 2699 Oct 07 2419 2444 2444 2419 1591 ***** Nov07 2390 2420 2420 2389 4284 ***** Dec 07 2389 2400 2401 2384 914 8583 Total
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      20 24 Aug 31 SS 1-month 1.5181 1.5192 2-months 1.5144 1.5156 3-months 1.5114 1.5126 6-months 1.5028 1.5041 Source: OCBC
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      21 24 Aug 31 S$ Fer 1-month 1.5181 1.5192 2-months 1.5144 1.5156 3-months 1.5114 1.5126 6-months 1.5028 1.5041 Source: OCBC
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      153 24 Aug3l Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.2534 1.2547 0.8236 0.8239 Canadian dollar 1.4431 1.4447 0.9482 0.9487 Euro 2.0789 2.0806 1.3660 1.3662 NZ dollar 1.0764 1.0787 0.7073 0.7083 Sterlini ind 3.0668 3.0693 2.0151 2.015. US dollar 1.5219 1.5229 S$IUS$
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      279 24 Aug 31 RUBBER Futures (Closing prices) RSS 1 (S cents/kg) Month High Low Close Sett Volume (tonnes) Open Interest Sep 07 Oct 07 Nov 07 Dec 07 Jan/Mar 08 Apr/Jun 08 325.00 325.50 326.25 325.00 324.50 326.75 RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Month Hig gh Low Sett Volume (tonnes)
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      129 24 As at 9am Aug 31 of foreign currency: Currencies Bid Offer Aust dollar 1.2370 1.2520 Can dollar 1.4320 1.4490 Euro 2.0700 2.0930 Malaysian ringgit* 0.4345 0.4351 NZ dollar 1.0580 1.0810 Sterlini 3.0520 3.0861 US dollar 1.5150 1.5320 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign currency: Currencies
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      162 24 Aug 31 fer Bii Overnight 2 1/4 1-month 2 11/16 2-months 2 3/4 3-months 2 13/16 Overnight mode: 2 7/16 US$ Offer 2 2 9/16 2 5/8 2 11/16 Bid 7 days 1 month 2 months 3 months 6 months 9 months 12 months SFr 5.75 5.75 5.73
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      468 24 Aug3l AS CS Rmb Euro HKS Ind Rs Ru Yen Won RM NZS Pak Rs Peso SS Rand Sfr NTS Baht Pound us: Australia 0.869 6.212 0.603 6.424 33.733 77.387 0.958 7.729 2.884 1.164 49.952 38.337 1.254 5.854 0.992 27.183 28.267 0.409 0.824 Canada 1.151 7.153 0.694
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      170 24 Aug3l /oz) njg njg Hong Kong 666.80 665.00 667.80 666.00 Aug 31 Aug 29 672.30 666.50 672.90 667.10 Source: Reuters (S$) Selling Buying 1 oz 1134.2 1012 UBS GOLD LUNAR KINEBAR (S$) Selling Buying 10gm $398.04 326 SILVER Selling Buying (S$) Sellini Bu London $398.04 326 Selling Buying
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      75 24 Aug 31 1 mth 5.***** 2.***** 2 mths 5.***** 2.***** 3 mths 5.***** 2.***** 6 mths 5.***** 2.***** 9 mths 5.***** 2.***** 12 mths 5.***** 2.***** SWAP Offer rates (S$) 1 mth 2.***** 2 mths 2.***** 3mths 2.***** 6 mths 3.***** 9 mths 3.***** 12 mths 3.***** SWAP Mid
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      88 24 Aug3l Period Issue code Maturity Yesterday's Bid Day's High Low 3-Month BQ*****T 29.11.07 1-Year BY*****V 30.04.08 2.33 2.32 2.28 2.23 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity code rate Close Bid Day's High Low Hi. 2-Year N*****0Z 2.375 5-Year N*****0A 2.625 7-Year NX*****F 3.625 10-Year NY*****F 3.750 15-Year NY*****X
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      56 24 Aluminium, 99.7% purity (US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 2487.20 3 months 2544.00 Copper, Grade A (US$/tonne) Cash 3 months 7536.00 7460.00 Lead (US$/tonne) Cash 3171.00 3 months 3110.00 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash 3 months *****.00 *****.00 Tin (US$/tonne) Cash 3 months *****.00 *****.00 Zinc, Specia al High Grade (US$/tonne) Cash
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      89 24 Aug3l\ SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 Ib bushels) Close Previous High/Low Sep 07 868.00 880.00 868.00 Nov07 882.50 894.00 882.00 Jan 08 898.00 909.00 897.00 Mar 08 907.50 919.00 907.25 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs;Uscent/lb) Close Previous High/Low Sep 07 36.54 36.75 36.40 Oct07 36.79 37.03 36.60 Dec 07
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      67 24 Aug3l COCOA (Btonne) Close Prev Hii ih/Low SepO7 947 Dec 07 966 Mar 08 982 May 08 993 947/933 967/950 983/968 993/979 COFFEE (US$/tonne) Close Pev High/Low SepO7 1664 1675/1659 Nov07 1718 1728/1711 Jan 08 1715 1724/1707 Mar 08 1715 -/1713 SUGAR (US tonne) White Close Prev High/Low Oct
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      78 24 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Aug 30 CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Cham Brent blend (1-Mth F) 71.78 0.34 WTI (Near Mth) 73.51 -0.08 Dubai (1-Mth F) 68.26 1.48 Tapis blend 77.35 1.95 Minas 74.4 2.2 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha Jet Kerosene 73.70 85.65 1.25 1.45 US$/barrel Opec Oil
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      4357 24 BONDS WARRANTS Fel ZodeComi Last Sale Vol Conv Exer +or- ('OOP) Ratio Price Disc Gear- Mths ing Left >am S779 ASL Marine Hldgs W*****1 99 1631 Ace Dynamics W*****7 28.5 >058 Advance Modules Grp W*****3 8 >036 Advance SCT Ltd W*****9 27 1674 Allgreen RB ECW*****0 4.5 >835 Allgreen RBeCW*****6
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      1660 25 m The Business Times Shipping Times UK CONTINENT SERVICE U.S.A SERVICE Destination Destination DURUMATA RTM/ATW/UK STXPO TBN CAM/NFK/SAV/NOL Loads Singapore, E./W. Malaysia, Indonesia Loads E./W. Malaysia, Indonesia MIDDLE-EAST SERVICE F.E./S.E.A. SERVICE Destination Destination DD MASTER DBI/ABU/DOH/BRN/DMM/KWT STXPO TBN INC/BSN PAN BRIGHT JDH/AQA/BJA PAN VOYAGER DBI/ABU/DOH/BRN/DMM/KWT Loads Singapore, E./W. Malaysia, Indonesia
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      534 25 INTERASIA RORO SERVICE VESSEL/VOY I RAMP(KT) I HEIGHT(M) PKG KOI LCB I SIN I JKT STRAITS SUCCESS 25 10 3.2 02/09 04/09 STRAITS SUCCESS 26 10 3.2 06/09 11/09 AUSTRALIAN RORO SERVICE VESSEL/VOY I RAMP(KT) I HEIGHT(M) I L(B SIN I BRI SYD MEL AM FRE BRUSSEL/058 70MT 5.8 18-18/08
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      1287 26 |-|n EASTERN CAR LINER, LTD UL_^^___l SPECIALIZE IN RORO HEAVY LIFT UPTO 450 TONS UmymH^l B VOY Romp(KT) Lillinq(Kl) SIN PKL~ PNN )KI BKK LCB NOZOMI 16 50 09/09 12/09 ESTRELLA ETERNA 149 60 13/09 14/09 17/09 MERLION ACE 4]_ 30 14/09 15/09 COSMIC LEADER 84 40 60 14/09 16/09
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      184 26 BREAKBULK CONVENTIONAL SERVICE DIRECT SERVICE FROM SPORE TO KARACHI VESSEL I VOYAGE I ETA SINGAPORE I ETA KARACHI I SIBI or subs TBA 15-20.09.2007 inducement only CHITRAL or subs TBA 20-25.10.2007 inducement only GenemlAge* SEA-PAC MANAGEMENT PTE. LTD. 70 Anson Road #10-06/08 Xl^V Apex Tower, Singapore *****5 Telephone: 6270 0977
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      778 26 I WEEKLY EXPRESS SAILING SCHEDULE ALSO ACCEPTING TO ALL NORTHERN AND WESTERN ICD POINTS VESSEL VOY I SIN P.KIANG COLOMBO N. SHEVA COLOMBO HOWRAH BR 0065W 28AUG 29 AUG 01 SiP 04 SEP 09 SEP KOTA PERWIRA YPWIII 06 SiP OMIT OMIT 14 SiP 18 SiP RAJIV GANDHI I OII7W
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      3381 27 [VESSEL I VOY I PKL I SIN I KHI I DXB I BAB I DMM I BIK I KHO I IRAN SATTARI PCLB2I2 31/08 01/09 10/09 13/09 14/09 20/09 22/09 24/09 IRAN TABATABAEI PCLB2I3 08/09 09/09 18/09 21/09 22/09 28/09 30/09 01/10 TENTH OCEAN PCLB2IS 19/09 20/09 29/09 02/10 03/10
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      283 27 [Si GLORY NAVIGATION GROUpI I( SINCE 1970 OWNS OPERATES THE YOUNGEST FLEET WITH 1 TWELVE 7,000 DWT TWEEN DECKERS I COVERING THE ENTIRE ASIA PACIFIC PORTS REGULAR WEEKLY SERVICES: m IKAOHSIUNG CHINESE PORTS, HONG KONG TO FROM SOUTHEAST ASIA I SINGAPORE HIAP WOON SHIPPING (S) PTE LTD I 14 ROBINSON
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      818 28 This guide lists the sailing destinations from Singapore. The first date indicates the ETA at Singapore followed by the ETA at the destination. The telephone numbers of the advertisers are provided for your convenience. ETA ETA Advertiser Vessel Voyage Telephone SIN Dest'n Name Name Number Number 07,10 10,10 NGPI PACIFICVOYAGER
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      738 28 ETA ETA Advertiser Vessel Voyage Telephone SIN Dest'n Name Name Number Number 20/10 15/11 Delmas VERONIOUE DEIMAS Z3BW 633ZZ344 To LOBITO (LOB) 2219 Angola 21/09 04/11 Delmas CMA CGM COIOMBIE Z3SW 633ZZ344 To LOME (LFW) 2220 Togolese 11/09 10/10 Delmas URSUIA DEIMAS Z34W 633ZZ344 11/09 ***** Delmas URSUIA DEIMAS 734W
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      804 28 ETA ETA Advertiser Vessel Voyage Telephone SIN Dest'n Name Name Number Number 07/10 11/11 NGPI PACIFICVOYAGER 0011S 63/***** To NHAVA SHEVA (NHS) 2278 India 11/09 18/09 SCI EMIRAIES MARINA Z3SW *****355 To NINGBO (NBO) 2488 China 12/09 24/09 WanHai WAN HAI 315 EOll *****588 19/09 01/10 WanHai NORDWOGE EOl6 *****588
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      1520 28 ETA ETA Advertiser Vessel Voyage Telephone ETA ETA Advertiser Vessel Voyage Telephone SIN Dest'n Name Name Number Number SIN Dest'n Name Name Number Number 29/09 08/10 Delmas ELISA DELMAS Z36W 633ZZ344 To SHIMIZU (SMZ) 2366 Japan 30/09 02/10 PTDjakarta API TOPAZ 149S *****202 16/09 25/09 WanHai WAN HAI 306 066
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      Lock icon IDA studies next-gen Internet applications
      545 29  -  WINSTON CHAI Regulator urging firms to signal their interest in national broadband network LOCAL authorities are going ahead with plans to get a chockful of new applications that can run on Singapore's new ultra highspeed broadband network, despite a delay in developing the final proposal
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      875 29  -  IVAN TAM <you say> Singapore's iN2015 is more a vision, with its ambitious broadband goal eminently achievable by harnessing the most appropriate technology AMERICAN president John F Kennedy once announced before the US Congress that "I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the
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        39 29 NETWORKING giant Cisco Systems has appointed Tom Cheong as its managing director for Singapore and Brunei. As the new helmsman, he will oversee the firm's sales, marketing and channel strategies in the two countries.
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        42 29 SECURITY software maker Symantec has promoted Philip Yeap to vicepresident of marketing for the Asia-Pacific and Japan region. In his new role, Mr Yeap will report to Enrique Salem, Symantec's group president of worldwide sales and marketing.
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        Lock icon Creative has new Zen powerhouse
        75 29 CREATIVE Technology has taken the wraps off its new Zen digital media player. The credit card-sized device comes with a 2.5-inch screen which supports up to 16.7 million colours for playing back photos and videos. It is also the first Creative player to support AAC
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        59 29 TAIWANESE handset maker HTC has launched the P3600i, a new PDA phone designed for mobile professionals. Besides supporting 3G connectivity, the device also supports HSDPA (high speed downlink packet access) for high speed data transfer and Wi-Fi for direct connection to the Internet
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        104 29 NEC has unveiled the VERSA *****, a 13.3-inch notebook supporting Intel's latest Santa Rosa platform. On the performance front, it is powered by Intel's newer Core Duo processors and can be loaded with Microsoft's Windows Vista Business or Vista Home Premium operating systems. Despite
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        70 29 MOBILE device maker Palm will offer a free update for the Windows Mobile 6 operating system to local customers. The upgrade is available as a download and is extended to users of its Treo 750 v and Treo 750 smart phones. The enhancement makes
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        77 29 MAPPING software maker Map King has joined hands with the Singapore Land Authority (SLA) to offer the latter's maps on a series of navigational devices as well as Pocket PC-based handhelds and smart phones. These products made their debut at the COMEX technology fair. This
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      841 29  -  AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY FINNISH mobile phone maker Nokia has signalled its intention of taking on the challenge from Apple's iPhone head-on with its announcement last week of an online music store that will compete directly with Apple's iTunes. Part of the phone maker's
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      829 30 HE BUSINESS OF INFOCOMM TECHNOLOGY Net Gain to provide solution to monitor IT network at Beijing, writes AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY SINGAPOREBASED start-up technology company has won a prestigious IT contract at the Beijing Olympics in 2008, beating some of the world's best known giants. The
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      383 30  -  WINSTON CHAI By MEGA IT shows may be taking place every quarter, but if sales and visitor numbers at the just-concluded Comex 2007 are anything to go by, consumers and exhibitors are not showing signs of roadshow fatigue just yet. Over the last four
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