The Business Times, 5 December 2007

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  • 26 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES Singapore 85 cents online at http://business-times.asial .com.sg mS* A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION CO REGN NO *****2868E MICA (P) 202/12/2006 Wednesday, December 5,2007
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  • 834 1  -  KALPANA RASHIWALA Developers, consultants predict 10-20% hikes for this segment in 2008, high-end gains seen tapering to 0-10% [SINGAPORE] As the year draws to a close, developers and property consultants are cautiously optimistic about prospects for the Singapore property market next year
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  • 631 1  -  CONRAD RAJ TUSSLE AT TANGLIN CLUB Campaign is by members opposed to removal of the club's treasurer [SINGAPORE] The tussle at the Tanglin Club has taken on a new twist, with a faction opposing a move to sack the club's
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
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  • TOP STORIES
    • 498 2  -  ARTHUR SIM Developers rely on sustainable market for roll-outs, he says [SINGAPORE] Property developers here are in it for the long term and want the government to know that they are not taking the current buoyant market for granted. Speaking
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    • 552 2  -  MICHELLE QUAH Survey of CEOs finds limited supply having negative effect on economies [SINGAPORE] A strong accountancy profession will play a key role in a country's growth and development but a shortage of qualified professionals in certain parts of the world is an
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    • THREE-MINUTE DIGEST
      • 72 2 THE government intends to remake the Ophir Road/Rochor Road corridor into an exciting commercial node that will complement the Marina Bay area. "This area could be developed as a mixed-use corridor featuring offices, hotels and other supporting uses, connecting the established commercial
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      • 50 2 IS Singapore Airlines heading for a costly bidding battle for China Eastern Airlines? That's the question many in the market are asking after rival Air China's parent, China National Aviation Corp, raised its stake in the Shanghai-based carrier. COMPANY NEWS, PAGE 4
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      • 56 2 FRESH from acquiring a menswear company, Startech Electronics is proposing a rights issue of warrants to fund the expansion of its fashion business in China. The company, which is changing its name to Vashion Group, also announced yesterday the appointment of a new chief
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      • 59 2 ELECTRONICS production grew at a slower pace in November, even though the overall manufacturing sector is still on its expansion trail. The month's purchasing managers' index was 53.8, after October's reading of 52.9. However, the key electronics PMI fell to 53.7 down from 54.9 in October,
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      • 49 2 WITH sovereign wealth funds such as those operated by Singapore and China coming in for criticism from certain quarters, Asian countries may need to find new vehicles for promoting intra-regional investment, a prominent Singapore academic suggested yesterday. ECONOMY WATCH, PAGE 15
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      • 85 2 IN the same way a shopping mall needs a big-name store to be its "anchor tenant" so as to help draw in customers for the other stores, Malaysia could be looking for Singapore itself to be "anchor tenant" in its new development zone in
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      • 66 2 THE business travel market in China is maturing faster than expected, says American Express, with more companies taking a more structured approach to managing their travel and entertainment expenses. In its latest China business travel survey, American Express Business Travel finds
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      • 47 2 THE three-pointed star and the distinctive grille are still prominent features, but the most significant change to Mercedes-Benz design over the past few decades has been the introduction of "emotion", says Peter Pfeiffer, the Mercedes Car Group's senior vice-president for design. MOTORING, PAGE 34
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    • 544 3  -  UMA SHANKARI Plans not firm but it intends the area to complement Marina Bay development SINGAPORE] The government intends to remake the 3phir Road/Rochor Road corridor into a commercial centre that will complenent the Marina Bay area, Vh'nister of State for Nationil Development
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    • MARKETS DIGEST
      • 16 3 AST INDEX 3,527.87 (+6.31) AST INDEX FUTURES 3,522 (+6) ASIMSCI 426.53 (+2.65) ASIMSCI FUTURES 425.10 (+1.40)
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      • 45 3 uesday 1,415.81 lange -3.53 1COMP IIKKEI225 15,480.19 -148.78 1ANG SENG 28,879.59 +221.17 ;et index 833.34 +2.22 JAKARTA COM P 2,752.94 +26.02 1ANILACOMP 3,644.45 +17.57 ;eoulcomp 1,917.83 +15.40 ;henzhen b 696.58 -8.02 IUMBAI IND 19,529.50 -73.91 12AM EDT Change 13,280.19 -34.38 )OW IASDAQ 2,627.51 -9.62
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      • 29 3 Bloomberg SINGAPORE 5.33 MALAYSIA 6.74 HONG KONG 7.00 INDONESIA 15.361 TAIWAN 6.156 JAPAN 1.875 KOREA 9.33 BRITAIN 5.75 US 7.50 CANADA 6.25 SWITZERLAND 4.11 INDIA 12.75 Source:
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      • 42 3 USS SS US$ (S$ ier US$) 1.447 (USS/SS per 2.067 2.990 EURO(US$/S$/E) 1.467 2.122 YEN 110.30 76.20 RM 3.344 2.311 HK$ 7.792 5.384 BAHT 33.85 23.39 RUPIAH 9,294 6,422 RENMINBI 7.398 5.112 INDIAN RUPEE 39.43 27.25 1.142 0.789 NZ! 1.311 0.906
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    • 387 3  -  UMA SHANKARI [SINGAPORE] City Developments' upcoming mixeduse project along Beach Road will cost some $2.5 billion in all including the land cost of some $1.69 billion the company's chairman Kwek Leng Beng said yesterday. Mr Kwek was speaking to reporters after signing the
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  • COMPANY NEWS
    • 508 4  -  VEN SREENIVASAN Talk sparked by CNAC's higher stake in Shanghai-based carrier IS Singapore Airlines (SIA) heading for a costly bidding battle for China Eastern Airlines (CEA)? That's the question many in the market are asking after rival Air China's parent, China National
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    • 286 4  -  CHOW PENN NEE OSIM is strengthening its reach in the South Korean market by tying up with LG International Corporation to market and sell its products at LG's stores. OSIM Korea, an affiliate of OSIM International Ltd, has a
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    • 403 4  -  OH BOON PING It also appoints new COO with extensive East Asia experience FRESH from acquiring a menswear company, Startech Electronics is proposing a rights issue of warrants to fund the expansion of its fashion business in China. The company,
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    • 540 4  -  CONRAD TAN BEST World International is buying a direct selling business in China for a net $3.9 million, just months after it set up its own subsidiary there. Best World, which sells health supplements and skincare products in Asia through direct-selling networks,
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    • 578 4  -  I SIOW LI SEN THIS year's Financial Stability Review by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) contained rather sober reading, despite the data on strong economic growth. The MAS's view, released on Monday, is that this year's financial market turmoil has clouded the outlook
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    • 461 4  -  OH BOON PING INVESTMENT bank Credit Suisse has named DBS Bank and United Overseas Bank (UOB) among its top stock picks on the Asian banking scene. In a report, its analysts say they are positive on South-east Asian economies like
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    • 418 8  -  NISHA RAMCHANDANI It aims to have 2.5 m IBCs by 2010 from the 1.6 m it now owns LOCAL packaging solutions provider Goodpack aims to grow by developing its presence in new and existing markets, expanding its stock of containers and boosting its market share in
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    • 497 8  -  PAULINE NG NEWS that Malaysian casino company Genting had acquired a stake in the UK listed Rank Group drew a relatively neutral response from investors yesterday even as analysts professed surprise at its decision. Shares of Genting gained 10 sen to RM7.80 yesterday
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    • 255 8  -  UMA SHANKARI CAPITALAND could double the number of homes it is building in Vietnam to about 6,000 units in the next three years from about 2,800 homes now chief executive Liew Mun Leong told reporters in Vietnam yesterday. The Vietnam market also presents
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    • COMPANY BRIEFS
      • 65 8 CHINA Yuchai International has appointed its new CFO, Ho Tuck Chuen, as a director of the company. Mr Ho began his duties as CFO on Nov 15. The previous CFO, Philip Ting, has stepped down as a director although he will continue with his
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      • 66 8 SINGAPORE Telecommunications and Singapore Exchange (SGX) yesterday launched a high-speed service for financial institutions with direct connectivity to SGX derivatives and data platforms. SingTel's eXchange36o service offers high bandwidth connectivity with near-zero latency which is required for computerised trading. The service will enable traders
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      • 31 8 CONSTRUCTION firm BBR Holdings has won a $189.6 million contract from Singapore's Urban Redevelopment Authority. The project is expected to be completed in 2010. Reuters
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      • 38 8 FREIGHT Links Express Holdings reported a 60 per cent increase in net profit for the half year ended Oct 31 to $2.97 million. Revenue rose 12 per cent to $69.2 million.
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  • SINGAPORE MARKETS
    • 613 6  -  R SIVANITHY STOCKS YOU know that interest in stocks per se has dwindled considerably when the top volume, gainers and percentage gainers lists are liberally peppered with warrants. Such was the case yesterday as momentum in the local stock market slowed to a crawl, traders apparently
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    • 104 6 MAIN Up Down Unch SDQ Up Down Unch TOTAL Up Down Unch lulti Ind 6 8 4 0 0 0 6 8 4 lanufacturini 92 41 64 10 13 14 102 54 78 Commerce 29 19 21 35 21 24 "pt/Stor/Comms 17 12 19 13 :inance 13
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    • 117 6 MAIN SDQ TOTAL MAIN SDQ TOTAL lulti Ind 12,067 12,067 67,086 67,086 lanufacturing 306,479 54,824 361,303 328,038 12,524 340,562 Commerce 53,759 7,910 61,669 85,115 1,708 86,823 'pt/Stor/Comms 81,704 407 82,111 255,565 170 255,735 :inance 72,251 72,251 406,957 406,957 Construction 27,780 21,269 49,049 12,488 6,948 19,436 'roperties 59,890
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    • 227 6 Stock name Wt Close Change Stock name Wt Close Change Stock name Wt Close Change Allgreen 0.46 1.550 JMH 3.10 27.900 -1.900 SPC 0.57 7.600 +0.250 Ascendasreit 0.82 2.320 -0.010 JSH 2.04 15.800 -0.700 SPH 3.03 4.640 +0.020 CapitaComm 0.45 2.260 +0.030 Jardine C&C 0.98 19.700
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    • 492 6 01am International Dec 4 close: 552.98 CLSA, Dec 3 A RECENT chat with Olam's management helps to make more sense of its move to own plantation assets instead of confining itself to just its low-risk supply chain management core business. Recent Q3 operational results were stronger than expected,
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    • 546 6 Reuters CURRENCIES Rising tensions in money market prompt risk cutbacks [LONDON] The Japanese yen gained against the dollar and higher-yielding currencies yesterday as concerns about credit turmoil and escalating tensions in the money market prompted investors to cut back risky positions. Liquidity
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    • 4 6 DAILY
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    • 49 6 Dec 4 VALUE CLOSE -202.00 +262.0 BT OB/OS BT CADI -*****.00 +88.0 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -20.00 All-SG Equities 968.06 +7.59 SG Equities Elect 104.39 +3.12 SG Equities Fin 2459.56 +23.46 SG Equities Prop 1367.08 -2.91 SIMSCI 426.53 +2.65 SIMSCI Futures 425.10 1.40 PrimePartnersCI 258.44 +3.27
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    • 56 6 VOLUME Uni-Asia 41,707,000 DBS MBL eCW*****2 31,844,000 HyfluxWaterT 29,271,000 Sinostar 26,544,000 SingTel 26,361,000 PineAqritech 25,709,000 HsuFuChi 24,167,000 Yanqzijianq 19,705,000 China Honqxinq 18,748,000 Sky Petrol 17,790,000 VALUE(S) DBS Grp 134,666,900 Capita Land 102,115,750 UOB 101,586,900 SingTel 99,918,450 OCBC Bk 59,115,200 SGX 56,140,000 S I A 46,565,050 Uni-Asia 41,100,805
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    • 102 6 BY CENTS CLOSE UP GLD 10US$ 7880 86.8 0.8 Korea 10US$ 575 50.6 6.5 Venture Con 1320 50.0 3.9 Uni-Asia 119 40.5 51.6 S I A 1810 40.0 2.3 SIA 200 1800 30.0 1.7 UOB 2020 30.0 1.5 ioodi W*****6 75 25.0 50.0 GuocoLand Ltd 555 25.0 4.7 SPC
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    • 112 6 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN 2790-274.8 -6.4 JMH JSH 1580-101.3 -4.2 OCBC Bk4.5%NCPS 100 ***** -30.0 -0.3 Jardine C&C 1970 -20.0 -1.0 CoscoCori iBNPeCW/***** 166 -16.0 -8.8 Cai Land 680 -15.0 -2.2 STXPOKW100 304 -14.0 -4.4 Yam |ziiiaSGAeCW***** 18.5 -13.0 -41.3 K-Reit 231 -12.0 -4.9 SPCDBeCW/*****0 39.5 -12.0 -23.3 BY
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    • 86 6 Dec 4 CLOSE CHNG FR Dec 3 YR 2007 S$ LOW S$ HIGH USS 1.4480 0.16 1.5479 1.4363 Euro 2.1212 0.03 2.1639 1.9913 Pounds 2.9964 -0.61 3.1194 2.9323 AS 1.2662 0.86 1.3555 1.1741 Yen* 1.3134 -0.03 1.3821 1.2285 Rupiah* 0.***** -0.18 0.***** 0.***** Baht* 4.2769 0.21
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
    • 591 12  -  OH BOON PING Key electronics PMI falls 1.2 points to 53.7 from 54.9 in October ELECTRONICS production grew at a slower pace in November, even though the overall manufacturing sector is still on its expansion trail. The month's purchasing managers' index (PMI) a barometer of manufacturing
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    • 376 12  -  WEE LI-EN Court rules that evidence procurred through entrapment is admissible A DISCIPLINARY court yesterday suspended three lawyers who had touted for conveyancing work, after ruling that entrapment evidence against the trio was admissible. In separate cases, a private investigator obtained evidence through video and
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    • 216 12 PROBLEM gambling and harmful addictions are to be examined by an international advisory panel for the National Addictions Management Centre (NAMC) and the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) which convenes in Singapore from today until Friday. The panel, which will analyse global trends
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    • 271 12 Site near future MRT station expected to fetch $65-70 psf ppr THE Urban Redevelopment Authority has released a site at Playfair Road near the future Upper Paya Lebar MRT Station, and which is on the reserve list of the Government Industrial Land
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    • 393 13  -  WINSTON CHAI Chairman Lam steps down with 9 other members; Lenovo chief on new board AS part of a 10-member reshuffle of its board of directors, the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) has appointed a new chairman and roped in
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    • 448 13  -  MATTHEW PHAN THE exhaust is clean and the drive is smooth. And the handling of the massive Mercedes-Benz is as light as that of a much smaller car. Nothing but the tone of the engine indicates that a diesel unit not a petrol one sits
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    • 7750 13 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS ABN AMRO Asset Mgt (S'pore) Star Europe Eqty!** 1.044/ Star Europe Bond 1.228/ Star Europe Bal 1.246/ Star Asian Tiger Eqty 1.718/ Star Asia Bond 1.251/ Star Asia Balanced 1.081/ Star Global Technology Fund!" 0.232/ Multi St Fd 0.936/ Star Asia Bond(USD) 0.864/ Gib Multi St USD
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  • ECONOMY WATCH
    • 495 14  -  ANTHONY ROWLEY Sovereign wealth iinds facing political heat, says Singapore academic WITH sovereign wealth funds such as those operated by Singapore and China coming in for criticism from certain quarters, Asian countries may need to find new vehicles for promoting intra-regional
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    • 457 14 Reuters [SEATTLE] Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco president Janet Yellen said on Monday that worsening financial conditions and weaker-than-ex-pected economic data have raised downside risks to the economic outlook. "Since the October FOMC meeting, financial conditions have deteriorated, and we have seen
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    • 461 14 Reuters, Bloomberg But central bank denies it has changed policy [BANGKOK] The Thai central bank has abandoned the managed float of the baht it adopted in 1997 and reverted to using a basket of currencies, a report in The Nation newspaper said yesterday but
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  • INDONESIA
    • 138 15 Reuters [JAKARTA] PT Bank Danamon Tbk, Indonesia's fifth-largest lender, said yesterday that it is aiming to increase lending by more than 20 per cent next year. Vera Eve Lim, Danamon's chief financial officer, told an investor forum that even though inflation may come
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    • 619 15 Bloomberg It's increasingly tapping wealthier citizens in order to fund rising deficit [JAKARTA] Indonesia, which has the second-high-est bond yields in the Asia-Pacific region, plans at least three sales of lo-cal-currency debt to individual investors, turning to wealthier citizens to fund a
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    • 270 15 Bloomberg State utility to distribute low-energy lamps and use cheaper power plant fuel [JAKARTA] PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara, Indonesia's state utility, expects to cut power subsidies by 3.8 trillion rupiah (Sss9l million) next year by distributing low-energy lamps and using cheaper fuel at power
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  • MALAYSIA
    • 642 16  - Johor IDR: S'pore as 'anchor tenant' LYNETTE KHOO Republic is best candidate to help lure other partners M'sian official [SINGAPORE] In the same way a shopping mall needs a big-name store to be its "anchor tenant" so as to help draw in customers for the other stores, Malaysia could be
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    • 362 16  -  LYNETTE KHOO [SINGAPORE] In a bid to forge stronger educational links through collaborations from school to university levels, Singapore and Malaysia yesterday signed the first govern-ment-to-government memorandum of understanding (MOU) on education cooperation. The MOU formalises existing collaborations and provides opportunities for greater
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    • 582 16  -  S JAYASANKARAN LOW-PROFILE Malaysian businessman Ibrahim Mohammad Nor is attempting to acquire a significant interest in The Malay Mail, one of Malaysia's oldest newspapers, which has been struggling to cope with plummeting sales and financial losses. Industry officials familiar with the
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    • 168 16 AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] A Malaysian firm is producing a low-cost computer which it hopes will bridge the digital divide by reaching elderly users and those in rural areas, a report said yesterday. The easy-to-use "Mak-Chik" computer or "aunty" in the Malay language,
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  • INDIA
    • 251 17 Marks Spencer shortlists Indian partners: report Reuters It seeks out Lodha Co, is in talks with Trent Ltd and Mahindra Group MUMBAI] Marks Spencer pic has shortlisted at least ;hree potential venture partners for India and will Inalise its plans within a month, the Economic Times "eported yesterday, citing unnamed
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    • 567 17 Bloomberg Rupee's gains make targets abroad more affordable for Indian companies [MUMBAI] Overseas acquisitions by Indian companies may rise to a record next year as a rallying rupee and a slowdown in the US provide funds and targets for Mahindra Mahindra and Ranbaxy
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    • 456 17 -Reuters [NEW DELHI] Capping retail prices of fuels to contain inflation is not a good idea and India will have to raise them if global crude remains high, the deputy chairman of its planning commission said yesterday. India is yet to hike
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    • 335 17 ALBEDO LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) (Registration No. *****5118 M) NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Extraordinary General Meeting of Albedo Limited (the "Company") will be held at 10 a.m on 21 December 2007 at 2 Corporation Road #06-06 Corporation Place Singapore *****4
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  • GREATER CHINA
    • 473 18  -  DEXTER LEE More firms have policies to control spending on travel, entertainment: Amex [SINGAPORE] The business travel market in China is maturing faster than expected, says American Express, with more companies taking a more structured approach to managing their travel and
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    • 159 18 -AFP [BEIJING] Hong Kong actor Andy Lav has topped a poll of the most desirable Chinese men in the eyes of foreign women, state media in China reported yesterday. Lav edged out martial arts star Jet Li, with both of
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    • 419 18 -AP Reports say site for theme park may be on island in Yangtze [SHANGHAI] Shanghai is awaiting approval of mainland China's first Disneyland, and the theme park could be built on an island in the Yangtze River, according to reports in the mainland and
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    • 348 18 Reuters [SHANGHAI] Top China steelmaker Baosteel is weighing a bid to counter BHP Billiton's US$l25 billion takeover offer for Rio Tinto Group, Baosteel Chairman Xv Lejiang told a Chinese business newspaper. "We are considering (a bid). The possibility of a takeover plan going ahead
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    • 416 18 -AP Company may raise up to USs2oom to fund expansion plan [SAN FRANCISCO] Facebook has raised US$6O million from Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing, adding to the list of financial heavyweights backing the online hangout's rapid growth. Mr Li, 79, will receive
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    • 2324 19 'While consumers have a responsibility to implement preventative measures to protect their identities and private information, so do the institutions they deal with.' GeoffHay don 'Of concern is the fact that a significant proportion of respondents do not take the necessary basic steps to protect
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    • 720 20 -AP But surprising re-assessment says Iran continues to enrich uranium [WASHINGTON] US intelligence agencies, in an unexpected reversal, say they have concluded that Iran halted its nuclear weapons development programme four years ago in a concession to international pressure. The assessment says Iran
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    • 391 20 AP New US report on Iran also helps push prices lower [LONDON] Oil prices fell yesterday on speculation that Opec oil ministers could increase production during a meeting later this week. A new US intelligence report concluding that Iran halted its
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    • 241 20 ■AFP [DOHA] Leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have decided to keep pegging their currencies to the sliding dollar, Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem al-Thani said yesterday. "Right now, the policy is to stick to the dollar The GCC
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    • 622 21 AP BALI CONFERENCE UN Adaptation Fund has just USs67m for task World Bank says will cost billions [BALI] Victims of climate change, real and potential, appealed yesterday for a vast increase in international aid to protect and compensate them for rising seas, drought
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    • 253 21 Bloomberg [BALI] Cobbling a global treaty to slow the planet's warming may require an unprecedented agreement between the United States and China, the world's largest greenhouse gas polluters. Delegates, lawmakers and scientists from 187 countries gathering in Bali.for the next two weeks
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    • 347 21 Bloomberg Action group urges US lawmakers to act on climate change [NEW YORK] A number of US companies, including Ford Motor and General Electric, have agreed to voluntarily reduce gases that contribute to global warming as politicians meet this week to
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    • 649 22 AFP, Reuters Flooding threatens 136 port cities-38% in Asia, with 27% in deltas: OECD study [PARIS] Asia's massive delta cities have most to fear from catastrophic storm floods driven by climate change, according to an OECD report published here yesterday. Of 136 port
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    • 252 22 ■AP [NEW YORK] Local governments and school districts in Florida scrambled on Monday to assess the damage to their investment portfolios from subprime mortgage loans, as the credit crisis reached into pockets of the investment world previously thought to be out of
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    • 260 22 Vincent Wee THE boats are experiencing a brief respite in the weather at the moment as they wait for a high-pressure system with relatively lighter winds to pass over the fleet. The Uniquely Singapore clipper remains in fourth place, just 64 miles behind the leaders and keeping up
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    • 360 22 Reuters [HANOl] State-run Vietcombank will raise at least US$6OO million after setting a starting price for the auction of a 6.5 per cent stake a sale that should kickstart stalled bank privatisations in an economy growing at more than 8 per cent. Fund
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    • 238 21 Only the best will V BE IN THE SPOTLIGHT AT i THE SINGAPORE BUSINESS I Awards 2008 BUSINESSMAN OF THE YEAR AWARD OUTSTANDING CHIEF EXECUTIVE AWARD OUTSTANDING CHIEF SENIOR EXECUTIVE (OVERSEAS) AWARD ENTERPRISE AWARD NOMINATE THE WINNERS NOW. THE SINGAPORE BUSINESS AWARDS BUSINESSMAN OF THE YEAR AWARD OUTSTANDING CHIEF SENIOR
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    • 409 23 10-member panel chaired by former CAAS director-gen Wong Woon Liong [SINGAPORE] A new 10-member advisory board has been set up to chart the strategic direction of the Singapore Aviation Academy (SAA). The SAA Advisory Board, which was launched yesterday by CAAS direc-tor-general and
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    • 272 23 USsl.7b order lifts airline's total list of 737-900ERsto122 [KUALA LUMPUR] Boeing yesterday confirmed a previously unidentified Lion Air order for 22 Next-Gener-ation 737-900ER (Extended Range) airplanes. Jakarta-based Lion Air's order was placed during the second quarter of 2007 and was listed
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    • 284 23 Reuters [CANBERRA] Up to one in three plane crashes occur when the pilot does not know which way is up, an Australian aviation safety report has found, with even the most experienced pilots vulnerable to the problem. Known as spatial disorientation, the problem will affect
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    • 253 23 Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] US airline flights with chronic delays fell for the second consecutive month after regulators threatened to fine carriers that didn't adjust schedules to improve on-time arrivals. Such flights plunged 75 per cent in October, the US Transportation Department said on Monday.
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    • 646 23 Bloomberg It seeks foothold in market dominated by rival Boeing [TOKYO] Airbus SAS, the world's largest commercial planemaker, plans to order more than 5 per cent of parts and material for its new A3 50 aircraft from suppliers in Japan, seeking a
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    • 2440 23 AIRLINE CODES: AA: American Airlines (AAL), AF: Air France (AFR), Al: Air India (AIC), AY: Finnair Oy (FIN), AZ: Alitalia Airlines (AZA), BA: British Airways Public Ltd Co (BAW), BG: Biman Bangladesh Airlines (BBC), Bl: Royal Brunei Airlines Sdn Bhd (RBA), BO: Bouraq Airlines (BOU), BR:
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    • 352 23 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS is 3 lunstic (bj 9 How to accommodate the BJ BJ BJ Tories for the weekend? BJ BJ BJ HH ■■VJ lous (5-5) hh H^ HH H^ H^^lH 11 The origin of Cambridge BB__H^H^^H___HB__H^B^HB__B^HB__ 14 Very quiet and holy mission 17 Stop oddly legitimate re- BJ BJ
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  • SHIPPING
    • 344 24 Bumi Armada's FPSO vessel will deploy off Nigeria; cost of work not revealed [SINGAPORE] Keppel Shipyard yesterday completed the upgrade and modification of a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel for Malaysian offshore support vessel charterer Bumi Armada, a repeat customer. A
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    • 712 24  -  DAVID HUGHES STRAIT TALK T SEEMS only yesterday that Bill O'Neil stepped down as secretary-general of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and Efthimios Mitropoulos took over as head of this Lon-don-based specialist United Nations agency. But in fact it has been four busy years, and
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    • 120 24 -AFP [HANOI] Vietnam will next week launch its first ocean ferry service for passengers and cars between a northern port near Hanoi and the southern hub of Ho Chi Minh City, a company official said yesterday. An Italian-made ship that can carry 1,000 passengers
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    • 738 24 ■NYT [NEW YORK] J Richard Steffy, who made his living as an electrical contractor until he was 48, then cast security aside to pursue his passion, studying shipwrecks, and become a leading expert in the field, died last Thursday in Bryan, Texas. He was
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    • 287 24 Bloomberg [MUMBAI] Commodity shipping costs will rise to a record in 2008 before falling as the number of vessels outpaces demand, Baltic Exchange chairman Michael Drayton said. Freight rates for dry-bulk commodities including grain, iron ore and coal have gained this
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    • TRANSPORT STOCKS
      • 112 24 '000 lee CH Offshore Chuan Hup Hldgs Cosco Corp CWTLtd Ezra Hldgs First Ship Lease Freight Links Grand Banks lava Hold Ltd KTVentures Keppel Corp Labroy Marine MTQCorp NOL Pacific Shipping Pan-United Corp Rickmers Mari Samudera Ship Sembcorp Indust Sembcorp Marine Spore Ship Star Cruises 0.88 0.39 6.75 1.17
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  • EDITORIAL & OPINION
    • 456 25 A RECENT study by McKinsey Co drew timely attention to a major shift in international financial markets. It noted that financial power, long concentrated in the West, has now dispersed mainly to oil-rich economies as well as Asian countries. A significant proportion of the assets
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    • 1033 25  -  SHADA ISLAM The reform treaty fails to ensure a clear-cut division of power among three top EU jobs IT WAS supposed to simplify and streamline the European Union. But with only a few days to go before the new EU
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    • 809 25  -  FRANK CHING THE BOTTOM LINE IT may not come as a total surprise, but the starkness of the report is still a shock. A recent Pew Global Attitudes survey of 45,000 people has revealed that China's support for free trade was the highest
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    • 942 26  - Private equity 's new path to profits SUVIR VARMA PARK CHUL JOON AFP Corporate managers should learn from investor activists the discipline and urgency to become first-rate value creators By and PRIVATE equity investors in search of hot business properties in Singapore are confronting a hard truth: for years to
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    • 897 26  -  ANDY MUKHERJEE THE commodity that poses the biggest threat to long-term prosperity in Asia isn't oil, it's water. It isn't so much the likelihood of Asian cities running out of fresh water that should bother the region's policymakers as the bigger danger
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    • 8520 27 ligh >-wks Tel Low Code Company Last Sale Vol (*000) High lay Last Quote Low Buyer Seller Div C'vr Net P/E I Cap Smil Hil »-wks Tel Low Code Comi Last Sale Vol Hi. Day < |h Low Bi Quote Seller Div C'vr Net
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    • 257 27 STOCK PRICES LEGEND: Straits Times Index Stocks; N Net2 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 all
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    • 364 28 %dy %yr dy yr dy yr Index Change Change Change Change Change Change Dec 3 World Index Preliminary 1138.7 -0.3 3.5 -0.1 2.3 -0.2 8.: t EAFE Preliminan 1129.2 -0.5 2.0 -0.2 4.6 -0.3 10.: Euro[ Preliminary 1541.3 -0.6 3.2 -0.4 6.1 -0.5 12/ Pacific
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    • 62 28 Dec Delivery Month Opening Range Sett Av Price Price Hii Low Vol Open Done Position Dec 07 2907 2880 2920 2880 161 2413 Jan 08 2912 2882 2942 2882 1703 8600 Feb OS 2926 2889 2949 2887 5436 ***** Mar 08 2927 2891 2952 2888 2289 *****
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    • 22 28 Dec STI SIMSCI Dec 423.2 426.8 425.1 Taiwan Dec 335 338.5 336.5 Source: MF Global (S) Pte. Ltd
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    • 22 28 Dec 4 s: Bid Offer 1-month 1.4420 1.4433 2-months 1.4392 1.4405 3-months 1.4371 1.4385 6-months 1.4302 1.4317 Source: OCBC
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    • 158 28 Dec 4 Against SS Currencies Bid Offer Against US$ Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.2660 1.2677 0.8752 0.8757 Canadian dollar 1.4394 1.4413 0.9951 0.9956 Euro 2.1214 2.1235 1.4666 1.4669 NZ dollar 1.1030 1.1052 0.7625 0.7635 Sterling md 2.9889 2.9918 2.0663 2.0667
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    • 353 28 Dec EURODOLLAR FUTURES DecO7 MarO8 JunO8 SepO8 EUROYEN FUTURES 95.055 95.810 96.305 96.575 0 0 0 0 7198 ***** ***** 6812 DecO7 99.140 99.140 MarO8 99.170 99.175B JunO8 99.180 99.185 SepO8 99.155 99.165 DecO8 99.105 99.135 MarO9 99.085 99.085 JunO9 99.025B SepO9 98.955B EUROYEN LIBOR FUTURES
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    • 279 28 Dec 4 RUBBER Futures (Closing prices) RSS 1 (S cents/kg) Month High Low Close Sett Volume (tonnes) Open Interest Jan 08 FebO8 Mar 08 Apr/Jun 08 Jul/Sep 08 Oct/Dec 08 346.00 347.50 349.25 353.50 356.00 357.75 RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Month Hig gh Low Sett Volume (tonnes) Open
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    • 131 28 As 9am Dec 4 Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Bid Offer Aust dollar 1.2620 1.2770 Can dollar 1.4390 1.4560 Euro 2.1120 2.1370 NZ dollar 1.0960 1.1200 Sterlini ind 2.9750 3.0091 US dollar 1.4410 1.4580 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign currency:
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    • 161 28 Dec 4 fer Bii Overnight 3/8 1 -month 2 5/16 2-months 2 1/2 3-months 2 9/16 Overnight mode: 3/4 US$ Offer 1/4 2 3/16 2 3/8 2 7/16 Bid 7 days 1 month 2 months 3 months 6 months 9 months 12 months SFr 4.88 5.40 5.25 5.22
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    • 447 28 Dec Australia 0.880 6.477 0.597 6.821 34.515 81.360 0.965 8.076 2.927 1.147 53.674 36.874 1.267 5.937 0.988 28.283 29.634 0.424 0.875 Canada 1.137 7.364 0.679 7.755 39.243 92.505 1.098 9.183 3.328 1.305 61.026 41.925 1.440 6.750 1.124 32.157 33.693 0.482 0.995 China 0.154 0.136 0.092 1.053
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    • 172 28 Dec GOLD (USS/oz) Dec 04 Dec 03 GOLD BULLION COINS (S$) Sellim Hong Kong 787.00 784.00 788.00 785.00 Nov30 Dec 03 London 782.30 787.20 783.00 787.90 Source: Reuters (S$) Selling Buying 1 oz 1286.14 1154 UBS GOLD LUNAR KINEBAR (S$) Selling Buying 10gm $450.47 370 SILVER Selling
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    • 91 28 Dec 'erioi Issue code laturity resterday's Bid lay's Low Hi, 3-Month BQ*****Z 06.03.08 1-Year BY*****A 29.09.08 2.06 2.09 2.1 2 2 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity code rate Close Bid Day's High Low 2-Year N*****0Z 2.375 5-Year N*****1E 2.500 7-Year NX*****F 3.625 10-Year NY*****F
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    • 73 28 LONDON METALS Dec 3 lumimum, 99.' jritv (US$/tonne) Co Close Previous Cash 2404.00 2448.20 3 months 2459.00 2500.00 Copper, Grade A (US$/tonne) Cash 3 months 6753.00 6800.00 6960.50 7000.00 Lead (US$/tonne) Cash 2962.00 3 months 2954.00 3067.00 3060.00 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash 3 months *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 Tin
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    • 77 28 Dec 3 Close Prev Hii ih/Low Dec 07 971 951 972/946 Mar 08 997 979 997/972 May 08 1010 993 1010/987 JulO8 1024 1008 1024/1001 COFFEE (US$/tonne) Close Pev High/Low Jan 08 1753 1803 1801/1711 Mar 08 1773 1806 1801/1736 May 08 1791 1822 1810/1750 JulO8 1804 1817/1764 SUGAR
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    • 104 28 Dec 3 (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 Ib bushels) Close Previous High/Low Jan 08 1078.75 1080.00 1080.50 1068.50 Mar 08 1097.50 unch 1099.00 1086.00 May 08 1106.25 1106.00 1107.00 1095.50 Jul 08 1108.75 1107.00 1109.50 1098.50 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs;Uscent/lb) Close Previous High/Low Dec 07 45.42 45.64 45.42 46.13
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    • 76 28 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Dec 3 CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Cham Brent blend (1-Mth F) 87.76 -0.5 WTI (Near Mth) 89.55 0.83 Dubai (1-Mth F) 82.85 -0.83 Tapis blend 93.1 -0.85 Minas 91.2 1.15 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha Jet Kerosene 91.92 111.35 -0.68 -1.65 US$/barrel Opec Oil
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  • MOTORING
    • 694 33 When the design chiefs of the top two German luxury carmakers were in Singapore recently, SAMUEL EE spoke to them to find out the philosophy that goes into shaping the looks and technology of each Mercedes-Benz and BMW THE three-pointed star and the distinctive grille are still
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  • EXECUTIVE MONEY
    • 795 34  -  MARK HULBERT -NYT Contrarian analysis points to further gains in the near term following the recent stockmarket turmoil DON'T be too upset by the stock market's recent decline. It may have been painful, but it's probably just a stumble by a bull market
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    • 677 34  -  GENEVIEVE CUA FOR MOST asset managers, growth is a good thing. But for hedge funds, growth can be a double-edged sword. A survey of hedge fund managers has found that the issues of greatest concern are those surrounding the significant inflows
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    • 958 35  -  JOSEPH CHONG MONEY MATTERS Facts and figures from markets show that waiting for a significant property price correction in Singapore in the next three years could be futile GLOBAL equity markets have been volatile in the past few months. Losses on sub-prime mortgages have morphed into a
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