January 17, 2008  
ANEKA TAMBANG: Upgrades Corporate Family Rating to Ba3
Moody's Investors Service has upgraded PT Aneka Tambang 
(Persero) Tbk's corporate family rating to Ba3 from B1.  This 
concludes the review for possible upgrade which commenced on 
October 22, 2007.
 
At the same time, PT Moody's Indonesia has assigned...
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CHINA EASTERN: Says No Further Comment on Air China Tie-Up
China Eastern Airlines said on Tuesday that it would make no 
further comment regarding a tie-up with Air China before any 
detailed proposal, Reuters reports.
 
"The market is waiting to see what Air China can bring to the 
table.  There is no point...
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EXCELCOMINDO PRATAMA: 40 Firms Interested to Buy Stake in Unit
Around 40 companies showed interest in buying PT Exelcomindo 
Pratama Tbk's unit, which specializes in handling all the base 
transceiver station towers that belong to the telecommunication 
operator company, Tempo Interactive News reports.
 
According...
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FORD MOTOR: Appoints Mr. Osborne as New President of AU Unit
Ford Motor Australia appoints a new president as it moves to 
play a bigger role in the automaker's global operations, the 
Australian Associated Press reports.
 
According to the report, Bill Osborne, 47, who is currently the 
chief executive officer...
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JIANGXI COPPER: Will Purchase Parent's Assets to Boost Profit
Jiangxi Copper Co. plans to buy assets from its parent -- 
Jiangxi Copper Group -- to boost faltering profits and asked for 
shares to be suspended in Shanghai and Hong Kong starting 
January 16 pending further announcement, Xiao Yu writes for 
Bloomberg...
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LAFAYETTE MINING: To File Petition for Rehab, Not Bankruptcy
Lafayette Mining Ltd. said that its Rapu Rapu Group is filing a 
petition for rehabilitation, not bankruptcy as reported by the 
media, The Philippine News Agency reports.
 
According to the report, legal counsel of Lafayette Philippines, 
Bayani Agabin,...
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NFC FERTILIZER: Court to Hear Rehab Petition on February 8
The Central Bankruptcy Court of Thailand has ordered a second 
hearing on February 5, 2008, for SC Management Co. Ltd.'s 
petition to put NFC Fertilizer PCL under business 
rehabilitation. 
 
The company's management is one of the shareholders of SC...
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SHIMAO PROPERTY: Moody's Revises Rating Outlook to Negative
Moody's Investors Service has changed the outlook for Shimao 
Property Holdings Limited's Baa3 issuer and bond ratings to 
negative from stable.
 
This rating action follows Shimao's announcement that it has 
acquired new property projects in Hangzhou...
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