The Business Times, 15 April 2002

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    15 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 010/03/2002 SINGAPORE J hterriPt: http://business-times.asial .com.sg MONDAY, APRIL 15, 2002
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    71 1 STOCK MAKKET INDICES Week Change ST! t,7il.76 -2812 SIMSCI FCTCBE_219.70 -4.40 BT-SRI ***** 913 KLSECOMP ***** +14.79 NIKKEI 19,***** ***** BANG SENG _1«.710.48 -***** SET INDEX 379.63 +9.64 JAKARTA COMP_***** +3018 MANILA 1,***** -2752 TAIPEI WPI 8,***** -2450 SEOUL COMP 875.89 -4132 SHENZHEN B ***** -1J9 AUST ALL
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    67 1 FOEEX KATES U8S g$ US$ (S$ per US$) ,1.838 £(l S$/S$ per 1.436 1639 EURO(US$/S$/E). 0882 1.620 DM 1216 1106 VEN" 132.0 71.80 RM 3.800 2.068 HK$ 4244 BAHT 43.56 23.70 RUPWH 9,514 5,176 FUSE BATES SINGAPORE 12S KUALA LUMPUR MO HONG KONG 5125 JAKARTA 39.00 TAIPEI 6726 TOKYO
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    Lock icon UOB Kay Hian ups ante in war of the brokers
    701 1  -  From May 1, its online rates of 0.275% will be the industry's lowest By( Catherine Ong [SINGAPORE] A price war in stockbroking commissions has begun. UOB Kay Hian, the largest broker in Singapore, has launched a counter-offen-sive in response to
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    Lock icon Wall St fears first-quarter earnings could be a killjoy
    652 1  -  Nothing short of solid proof of earnings recovery from firms will satisfy investors: analysts Byi Andrew Marks in New York THE reporting season for US first quarter corporate earnings kicks off this week, and if the just-completed pre-announcement season is any
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    Lock icon Will DBS Vickers' gamble pay off?
    780 1  -  BOCK LOCK SBW By Catherine Ong The Internet is shifting pricing power to customers, as the latest commission war in online equity trading in Singapore bears out. In a span of one week, online commissions have plummetted by about a third to 0.275 per
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    Lock icon SGX hits the road to lure China, India firms to list in S'pore
    686 1  -  Stndy group set np to attract more foreign listings nTiexclusive By Loh Hui Yin [SINGAPORE] There's a mild case of Chinese and Indian fever at the Singapore Exchange (SGX). It held a successful road show in Shanghai
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    Lock icon OCBC may pull plug on Pinetree this week
    646 1  -  Sources say sale process thwarted by owner staying incommunicado BTiajJIIL-UUJ By Serena Ng S [SINGAPORE] The Pinetree Town Country Club may v be placed under receiver- ship as early as this week, as the club owner's main creditor, OCBC Bank, is seriously
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      103 1 DBBPB BT Comment R Shfantthy. Is the ST! being artificially supported? Pg 4 Eddie Toh: S'pore should take M'sian challenge seriously. Pg 9 Car ownership Christopher Tan: Time to change gear. Pg 6 Top Stories Labour unrest rattles Koizumi's reforms. Next yielriam is now Tiger beer's No.l market. Pg 3
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      65 1 S'pore into China-India trade story ViUram Kll,iilll.l Nr\l P.iy,i Singapore Global W'V (lo we nerd international enterprisi :s? Wh.it kind of help can they expect from International Enterprise Singapore in becoming gl<»l>.>l players? And who are those waiting in the f wings to he international enterprises? J t The Business
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      Lock icon Labour unrest rattles Koizumi's reforms
      827 2  -  Kass protests, not seen since late 80s, come amid rising unemployment From, Anthony Rowley in Tokyo JAPAN'S long-suffering labour force has begun to take a more militant stand against rising unemployment, posing a further threat to Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's economic policies. Thousands of Japanese
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      Lock icon S'pore as partner in the Sino-India trade story
      899 2  -  i i comment ECONOMICS Playing broker may not be an attractive proposition anymore vikram khanna QUIZ question: Which is the fast-est-growing bilateral trade relationship in Asia (if not in the world)? Answer: The relationship between China and India. What's more, it's likely
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      190 2 *1 School of Business Management PhD in Business Management HKIIbU Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) Executive MBA MBA in General Management I eQff MBA in Strategic Marketing I pari MBA in Financial Management j Nil Entrepreneurship MBA International MBA University of MBA in Chinese South Australia Master of Science (Marketing)
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  • SINGAPORE companies
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      Lock icon Vietnam is now Tiger beer's No 1 market
      729 3  -  Exclusive With 15% of the country's market, APB is doubling capacity By Conrad Raj IF you think Singaporeans are the biggest guzzlers of the country's national brew Tiger beer, you'll be dead wrong. That distinction goes to the Vietnamese. The nation of
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      Lock icon BIL Int'L to be removed from ASX
      177 3 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] BIL International Ltd will be removed from the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) effective July 1 this year for failure to meet the exchange's amended criteria for admission. BIL has a primary listing in Singapore and has secondary listings in London,
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      580 3 FtoQ/VtfEWOO&QopERS 1 GST The Facts The GST system is conceptually the simplest in the world broad-based, few exemptions, a high registration threshold of $1 million and a low rate of 3%. But is it really? Here are the facts: GST is a 'living' tax. It evolves as businesses reorganise, develop
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  • SINGAPORE markets
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      303 4 OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES Apr 12 VALUE CLOSE IT OMB 395.00 +65.00 WOW -*****.00 +22.00 WlUhyMO -*****.00 -39.00 461.04 +1.99 MMhiBwl 161.16 -1.17 HEpjwfti 1553.45 +13.86 SBEtdMwPwp 434.08 +1.29 r» 219.49 +1.72 WUMrn 219.70 +1.60 Stocks Volume PNEMicron 8c 127,014.000 IPCO 20c 122.320,000 107,526.000 ST&gglOc 52,772.000 Juror* Tech 10c 51.695.000 TPVUSlc
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      Lock icon Analysts bullish on TPV, see more upside for counter
      279 4  -  HOT STOCK/ WARRANT By Ven Sreenivasan LCD screen specialist TPV Technology last week announced that its FYOI net profit rose 30 per cent to U5543.3 million on the back of a 30 per cent rise in turnover to US$l.25 billion. The
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      Lock icon Is the STI being artificially supported?
      784 4  -  STOCKS r. sivanithy IN a well-argued, hard-hit-ting report on the local banking sector issued last Friday, Kim Eng Securities' research chief Seah Hiang Hong raised a very interesting question: Is the Straits Times Index being propped up for reasons unknown? In concluding that Singapore
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      Lock icon Most Asian currencies strengthen against US$
      625 4 Rise comes on shift of focus from Middle East events to domestic issues AFP MOST currencies in the Asia-Pacific region including Japan's yen rose week-on-week against the dollar as the focus shifted from the Middle East crisis to the domestic front. Japanese yen: The
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      139 4 SINGAPORE Land Ltd will go ex-dividend (final dividend of 12.50 cents) on May 22. Last day for buying in on a cum basis is on May 28. Date payable is on June 5. SUPER Coffeemix Manufacturing Ltd will go ex-dividend (first and final dividend 0f0.625 cent tax exempt)
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    Lock icon UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
    2535 4 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS OtiBond Spore A/$ 120V OtiBond S pore B/S 1.231/ Citi Money Sing Dollar Qa> 104/ ABN Amro A«et Mgt (S pore) Cib Pan-Europe Equity Fund 1.0» St* Europe Eqty!* 0.783/ CitSelect Asia Tilt Balanced 1J9 Star Europe Bd 0 966/ CitiSelect Asia Tilt Growth 1.25/ Star Europe
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      221 5 IT T\TI r Tl7¥\ 'thank you' to all our investors. And congratulations is now over, expect other opportunities to open up soon. 11A A MUtJ too, because United Capital Guaranteed Funds 80Plus Watch out for them at www.uobgroup.com/uobam, or calH^l CAPITAL QUARANTEEP FUNDS 6 [■■J Will begin with a higher
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  • TAX reforms
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      Lock icon Car ownership costs: Time to change gear
      677 6  -  Cutting upfront costs will have positive spin-offs, says Christopher tar CHRISTOPHER TAN WHEN it comes to its declared aim of lowering upfront car ownership costs, the government has pretty much been stuck in second gear. The journey started in the early-*****, when Mah
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      Lock icon Allow debate before raising GST
      139 6  -  MAILKTTI Henry Urn Li Shun I REFER to your article "Corporate, income taxes to be cut" by Chuang Peck Ming (BT, April 5). The report said Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong signalled that indirect taxes, such as Goods and Services Tax, would have to
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      Lock icon When S'poreans tick as one in Silicon Valley„
      655 6  -  Cynicism gives way to Joy and a newfbnnd solidarity for S'porean groups brainstorming Ideas for the ERC From Jenifer Lien in Silicon Valley THREE months ago, when the Economic Review Committee (ERC) first asked overseas Singaporeans to weigh in on how to
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  • SINGAPORE news
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      Lock icon Time for HDB to give way and play different role
      171 8  -  MAlLrgff Helen Goh I REFER to your article "Give developers bigger role, cut HDB's: Wing Tai chief' by Kalpana Rashiwala (BT, April 11). I wholeheartedly agree with Edmund Cheng. HDB has met its objectives on home ownership, clearly evident in
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      Lock icon Fair Price trying out new no-frills discount concept
      349 8  -  Two outlets, in Woodlands and Hougang, converted to the new format By, Kalpana Rashiwala SUPERMARKET giant NTUC Fair Price has been quietly experimenting with a new format, a no-frills discount store concept under the name Food Land. Two former Fair Price supermarkets
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      Lock icon Job ads slide eases in March
      234 8  -  on tn^economy jobs By Andrea Tan THE number of newspaper job ads continued to slide in March but the 32 per cent year-on-year fall was less severe than the 69 per cent in February While the four categories remained mired in negative territory, the
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      1132 8 I I Keppel Land Limited I I (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) Notice of Annual General Meeting I ALL MEMBERS ARE CORDIALLY INVITED to attend the Annual General Meeting of the Company which I will be held at 230 Victoria Street #15-05, Bugis Junction Towers, Singapore *****4 on 16
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      1131 8 V VIBROPOWER I CORPORATION LIMITED I (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) I H t ERE y ®»VEN that the 2002 Annual General Meeting of the shareholders of the Company will be held on Friday, 3 May 2002 at 11 Tuas Avenue 16 Singapore *****9 at 10.00 a.m. to transact
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  • REGIONAL news
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      Lock icon Malaysia's RM2.4b city-airport rail link begins service
      262 9 KUALA LUMPUR One-way trip takes 28 minutes and costs RM3S Bloomberg A RM2.4 billion (551.16 billion) Malaysian rail link, delayed by almost a year due to a recession, began service yesterday, halving the travel time between Kuala Lumpur and the main airport to
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      Lock icon Light rail firm faces winding-up petition
      249 9 KUALA LUMPUR Govt agency files plea against Pntra over RMLIb debts Reuters MALAYSIA has moved to wind up a second light rail operator, the New Straits Times reported on Saturday, another step towards the government's plans to take over troubled industry's assets and operations.
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      Lock icon S'pore should take M'sian challenge seriously
      684 9  -  KL STOCKS eddie toh FIRST, it was a sea assault. Next came the air assault. No wonder some Singaporeans feel that Malaysia is staging an economic war when it openly targets shipping companies and airlines in the Republic to migrate north. Singapore should be
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      Lock icon Investor Samsudin to buy 10% of Latitude
      179 9 I KUALA LUMPWf." Bloomberg SAMSUDIN Abu Hassan, once one of Malaysia's bestknown stock market investors, plans to buy 10 per cent of new stock in Latitude Tree Holdings Bhd to help the furniture maker pay for operations. Latitude said it is in talks
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      Lock icon Oil price spike rattles other commodities
      854 10 COMMOPity Weekly Roundup AFP (LONDON] Volatile oil prices dominated world commodity markets last week, buffetted by Middle East turmoil, concerns about disruption to Gulf oil supplies and the ouster of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. Prices spiked up at the beginning of the week after
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        Lock icon Overseas Filipinos remit US$6b
        60 11 AFP [MANILA] Filipinos working overseas remitted U556.23 billion to the Philippines last year, a 3.05 per cent increase from 2000, the government said on Saturday. Some US$3.3 billion was sent home by Filipinos working in North America in 2001, the presidential palace said. However this was
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        Lock icon Penang plans monorail, tram
        51 11 Bernama [PENANG] Penang will introduce the integrated Light Monorail Train (LMT) and Electric Tram Bus (ETB) services in efforts to reduce traffic congestion in the state. Chief Minister Koh Tsu Koon said this was to complement the Butterworth Outer Ring Road and Penang Ring Road projects.
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        Lock icon Accounts of Marcos allies frozen
        89 11 Xinhua [MANILA] A Swiss court has granted a Philippine government petition to reinstate a freeze on bank accounts containing US$l6.5 million held by three alleged cronies of the late former president Ferdinand Marcos. The ruling by the Zurich appeals court, announced on Saturday in Manila,
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        Lock icon Hwa Tai Ind fined RM1m by KLSE
        50 11 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange has reprimanded and imposed a total fine of RMI.IBB million (*****.400) on Hwa Tai Industries Bhd for breaching second board listing requirements and also for being a repeat offender of the exchange's listing requirements. Bernama
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        Lock icon Biotech firms gather in Bangalore
        64 11 AFP [BANGALORE] More than 70 biotech companies are due to showcase their products today in the southern Indian city of Bangalore, which is trying to woo such firms to India's IT capital. Exhibitors representing biotechnology organisations and agencies from Britain, India, Ireland, the Netherlands, Singapore,
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        Lock icon China firms may pay DVD patent fee
        108 11 Bloomberg [BO AO, China] TCL Holdings Co, one of China's biggest appliance makers, said it's willing to pay part of the patent fee demanded by Toshiba Corp and other firms that own the patent rights to digital versatile disc technology. "Since these companies
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        Lock icon Caltex Philippines raises pomp prices
        63 11 Reuters [MANILA] Caltex Philippines, the country's third largest oil refiner, yesterday raised pump prices for the second time in just over a week, blaming higher world crude prices. "Caltex has raised prices by 10 centavos per litre, or less than one per cent, for all
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      Lock icon Battling over vast Indon resources
      697 11  -  Tussles loom as big business groups shift focus to the productive mining, agriculture sectors From I Shoeb Kagda in Jakarta INDONESIA'S vast natural resources have become a new battleground for the big conglomerates as a number of them are fiercely bidding for control over the
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      Lock icon Philippine banks must rotate auditors
      256 11 MANILA Reuters THE Philippine central bank's policy-making Monetary Board has approved a plan to compel banks to change their external auditors every three years following the Enron Corp debacle in the US, deputy central bank governor Alberto Reyes said yesterday. The central bank said most
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      Lock icon KL plans revamp to help smallholders
      197 11 IPOH Bernama THE Primary Industries Ministry will submit a proposal paper to the Malaysian cabinet for a major revamp in the plantation industry to ensure smallholders' future. Its minister, Mm Keng Yaik, said he would prepare the paper after carrying out a study on
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      Lock icon Anger and tears
      34 11 [JAKARTA] An Indonesian Muslim cries during a demonstration against Israel in Jakarta yesterday. Hundreds of people took part in the demonstration to condemn the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories. AFP
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  • REGION world
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      Lock icon Zhu says China no threat vows to keep yuan stable
      630 12 QIONGHAI, China Its reforms and opening up offer opportunities for region, he says Reuters Xinhua CHINESE Premier Zhu Rongji has sought to ease fears that China's growth will come at the expense of its neighbours' well-being. Mr Zhu, addressing an
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      Lock icon China's QI FDI up 27%
      78 12 BEIJING AFP China's foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first quarter of this year increased by 27.5 per cent from the same period last year to US$lO.l billion, state media reported on Saturday. In the same period, in- vestment commitments or 'contracted FDI', which give
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      Lock icon Shell chief's pay doubled in poor yr
      169 12 mLONDON Dow Jones Newswires ROYAL Dutch/Shell Group roughly doubled the pay for its chief, Philip Watts, after a year of falling profits and share prices, reported the UK press on Saturday. Mr Watts' raise was to around £1.6 million (554.2 million) a year
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      Lock icon EC to clamp down on market abuse by analysts
      536 12  -  It calls for strict code of condnct following US probe into Merrill Lynch From Neil Behrman in London THE European Commission (EC) is joining forces with the US Financial authorities to fight market abuse by financial analysts. At a European Union
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      Lock icon Hutchison directors get 20% less bonus
      231 12 HONGKONG Bloomberg HUTCHISON Whampoa Ltd, controlled by Asia's richest man Li Ka-shing, paid almost a fifth less in bonuses to directors in 2001 after profit feU two-thirds because of charges for the drop in value of investments. The company, which has investments ranging from
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    Lock icon BROKERS' RECOMMEMDATIONS
    982 12 Compiled by Thomson Financial I/B/E/S Th #,toc r *onw»nda(lon la #ie average Ota* the racommandallonaautoniltted by analysta loMowfeig the atock. There Is a total o< 29 brok*ra submitting recomiramMlona but not every atocfc la Mowed by ai the 29 broken. Thalr recomjMMjjjjjoraanplacod on a 1 to 5 poMaacale
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  • WORLD news
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      Lock icon Nasdaq wants tighter rules for corporate governance
      256 13 NEW YORK Shareholder approval sought for stock-option plans for a firm's staff Dow Jones Newswires AP THE Nasdaq Stock Market is considering tightening the corporate governance rules for its listed companies. The new rules may require shareholder approval for stock-option plans that involve
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      Lock icon Bush income is US$711,453
      139 13 Reuters [WASHINGTON] US President George Bush and his wife Laura reported income of U*****,453 for 2001 and paid U*****,221 in federal income taxes, according to a copy of their tax return released by the White House on Friday. The Bushes' income included his U*****,935 salary as
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      Lock icon No Fed rate hike seen despite US data
      449 14 WASHINGTON Indicators show economy on track but lacks signs of growth: economists AFX Bloomberg US industrial output continues its upturn after an extended slump but the economy still lacks stronger signs of growth that would spur the Fed to begin raising rates,
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      Lock icon Review urged for analyst bias rules
      276 14 WASHINGTON IPO reports ban will starve markets of key data: brokers Bloomberg A TRADE group representing large brokerages says that the proposed ban on underwriters issuing research reports during initial public offerings will starve markets of key information when it's needed most. The Securities
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      Lock icon SEC challenges Enron bonus plan
      349 14 NEW YORK LAT-WP THE Securities and Exchange Commission last Friday challenged a retention bonus plan for 1,285 key employees at bankrupt Enron Corp, saying the company must provide more disclosure to justify why the payments of as much as US$l3O million are warranted. Enron sought
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      Lock icon Venezuela president is back
      231 14 CARACAS [Venezuela] He retains on the wings of popular uprising AP PRESIDENT Hugo Chavez returned triumphantly to office two days after he was ousted and arrested by Venezuela's military, as he greeted supporters and reclaimed the presidential palace yesterday. "I'm still stupefied. I'm still assimilating," he
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      Lock icon 120,000 millionaires in Switzerland: study
      208 14 AFP [ZURICH] Switzerland has 120,000 millionaires who make up only 3 per cent of taxpayers but own half the country's private wealth, says a study. Two sociologists who interviewed a aampl? of the nation's wealthiest discovered a class with a high self-esteem who often ponder
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      196 13 CR7FTIC CROSSWORD 10 Gathering for a drink, we —J^B__ dence, letters from mean —J^L—JlB__ 28 Move faster on the espJaW 12 He manages to cater for Across: 1 Splitsecond 10 NeDOWN those with a consuming in- vis, 11 Halloween, 12 Outof--2 Cinerama developed in the I t^f st form, 13
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      578 14 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF \|GI LIMITED (IN MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY WINDING UP) NOTICE OF RESOLUTIONS At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the members of the abovenamed Company duly convened and held at I Grange Road •I 1-01 Orchard Building Singapore *****3
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      321 14 inti.vmT&T I Keppel Telecommunications I Transportation Ltd (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF REDEMPTION DATE OF THE I US$lOO,OOO,OOO 2% CONVERTIBLE BONDS DUE I 2002 ("BONDS") I NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to holders of the Bonds ("Bondholders") that the I date of redemption of the Bonds will be
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      285 14 In The Matter Of Tto Companies Art. Cap. 50 Aid la The Matter Of INDOALTOS rn LTD Notice of Cictflwi' Meeting Pusuat To Section 296 Of The C—paniaa Act, Cap. SB NOTICE b kentj giwa that ponaaot to Section 2tt of the Companies Act, Cap. SO, a Meeting of the
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      908 14 ntegra2ooo Ltd (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) purposes MOMMMVMMM 1 the^t^ ed A^ xjnts ****>' 31 December 2001 together with the Reports of the Dvectore and the Audrtors of the Company. (Resolution 1) 2. To re-etect the tafcwung Orectors retomg under Article 91 of the Company's Artides of Association:
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      615 15  -  mUMIAWM GfK Asia estimates that some 130,000 PDAs worth $83m will be sold, up 30% in unit terms and 25% in value, leo bee chte has the details LEO KEE CHYE SINGAPORE can expect to see a huge 30 per
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      765 15  -  Research house Gartner believes PDA-only devices will sell well this year, with sales rising 18% to 15J>m units worldwide By Paul Chan THE worst seems to be over for the handheld sector, which saw shares of Palm Inc and Handspring
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      293 15 HONG KONG will see more than double Singapore's growth in PDA sales this year, according to a recent study by GIK Asia. Hong Kong's dynamic market and competitive pricing policies for PDAs are some reasons for this robust growth. GfK expects 197,000 PDAs
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      641 16  -  Spending on wireless services, infrastructure and equipment will see fastest rise By] Raju Chellam THE Asia-Pacific region (including Japan, China and India) will spend a whopping US$526 billion on telecom services, infrastructure and equipment by 2005, according to a new report from
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        73 16 STARHUB has introduced an Internet upgrade business solution for SMEs. Hie scheme is available up to June 30 and combines "high-speed ADSL availability with substantial deals in IDD 006/018 and mobile services," Star Hub said. "To be eligible, SMEs need to apply for one
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        115 16 SINGTEL has boosted the capacity of Sing Tel DC, Asia's largest Internet exchange, with next-generation ***** Internet routers from Cisco Systems. Sing Tel IX provides Internet connectivity from the Asia-Pacific region to the rest of the world. The new routers win let Sing Tel
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        63 16 ABOUT 60 per cent of organisations are not confident of detecting an intrusion into their systems, and 40 per cent of organisations don't investigate information security incidents. That's from a Global Information Security Survey 2002 by Ernst Young. Ethical hacking is adopted by only 22 per cent
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        84 16 MAINBOARD-LISTED ST Assembly Test Services Ltd (Stats) said it has completed the implementation and testing of myStats, a new enterprise portal which offers a virtual extension to customers' manufacturing operations. "This strategy inriudes a 828 engine based on the RosettaNet standard for electronic sharing of
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        Lock icon New chief at Mercury Interactive
        50 16 NASDAQ-LISTED Mercury Interactive Corp, which provides enterprise testing and application performance management solutions, has appointed Wilson Tan vice-president of sales for the Asia-Pacific. Mr Tan was previously vice-president and managing director for Software AG Asia-Pacific. He is currently chairman of the Singapore IT Standards Committee.
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        30 16 A FREE seminar on "Digital imaging" will be held on April 20 the Grand Plaza HoteL It is organised by Canon Marketing Singapore. For details, visit www.canon.com.sg/seminar.
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        29 16 A SEMINAR on "Photo Shop" will be held on April 25 at the Raffles City Convention Centre. It is organised by Adobe Systems. For details, visit wivw.asia.adobe.com/events.
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        37 16  -  OoaqpfMby Raju Chellam A SEMINAR on "Discover the analytics advantage" will be held on April 24 at the Conrad Centennial Singapore. It is organised by Systems Union Software Pte Ltd. For details, fax *****231.
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      626 17  -  llcomment INFOTECH The CTIA Wireless conference was a breath of fresh air, with the focns not so much on hype as on current limitations and and how ti> mmthmim thflm jennifer lien T| HE Orange County I Convention Centre 1 in Orlando, Florida is a
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      318 17 Reuters [PHILADELPHIA] The major US telcos will post grim Ql results marred by the soft economy, price wars and •slim demand, and carriers ~nwy slash their forecasts for the rest of the year as the sector fails to show signs
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      259 17 Bloomberg [WILMINGTON, Delaware] Hewlett-Packard Co director Walter Hewlett withdrew a request that might protect employees who aid his lawsuit challenging the company's US$l9.2 billion takeover of Compaq Computer Corp. Mr Hewlett's lawyer, Lawrence Ashby, had asked Delaware Chancery Court Judge William Chandler 111 to designate certain
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      1006 18  -  IBM boldly used revenue from patent licences and profits from asset sales to shrink its reported overhead costs. That kind of accounting doesn't fly anymore, damiel lyoms reports DANIEL LYONS IN a world after Enron, murky accounting is punished on Wall Street, and even IBM
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        61 18 SONY Singapore has introduced its new Vaio notebook. The PCG-R5058/P (right) costs $4,499, runs on a Intel P-in mobile processor at 1.13 GHz, comes with 256 MB RAM, 30 GB hard disk, i a DVD-ROM/CD-RW drive, J 12-inch TFT XGA J (1,024 by 768 pixel) M
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        121 18 PANASONIC Consumer Electrics Singapore has unveiled four new audio-visual products. The details: SV-A V 10: This $599 all-in-one doubles up as an MP3 player, an MPEG4 movie camera, a digital still camera, and a voice recorder. It weighs 98 grams, and comes with a 2-inch TFT LCD
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        32 18 MAINBOARD-LISTED Mediaßing.com Ltd has introduced its Voizßridge 3.1, a VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) network interconnect solution for telcos, service providers and broadband ISPs. For details, visit http://techdiv.mediaring.com
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        173 18 ACER Computer Singapore is ready with four new notebooks two under its Travel Mate 630 series (left), and two under its Aspire 1400 series: TM 632 XC: It costs k $3,688, runs on a fck Pentium 4-M processor at 1.6 HPP GHz, comes with 256
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        49 18 ADOBE Systems Inc has announced Frame Maker 7.0, an enterprise authoring and publishing software. It uses XML to share content across the enterprise, and is available in Mac and PC versions. It retails at $1,619 for new users; upgraders pay $409. For details, visit www.aSobe.com.sg.
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        38 18 HOMEGROWN muvee Technologies has unveiled its automated video editing software auto Producer Cobalt. It costs US$7O and transforms raw video input to a finished production in minutes, muvee said. For details, visit www.muvee.com.
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        48 18 COMPAQ Computer has launched its fastest notebook so far. The Presario 2800 (above) runs on a 4-M processor at 1.6 GHz and comes with 128 MB RAM, 40 GB hard disk, 15-inch SXGA display and DVD/CD/RW drive. Prices start at $3,099. For details, call 1800-*****00.
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        84 18  -  Compiled by! Leo Kee Chye bhNy lormerly Acer Communications Multimedia has debuted two products: 2410 MR: This portable mini-rewriter costs $369, offers 24-speed write, 10-speed rewrite, and 32-speed read speeds. It weighs 520 grams and is 14.6 cm wide, 4.2 cm high and 19.8 cm
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      593 19  -  Charles E Phillips of Morgan Stanley says he does not expect mnch of a recovery until Q4 By. Kenneth N Gilpin NYT COMPUTER software stocks have been shrinking in value. Excluding Microsoft, a group of 116 companies tracked by Morgan Stanley has lost 22 per
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      227 19 Bloomberg [HOPKINTON, Massachusetts] EMC Corp, the world's largest maker of computer data-storage systems. is suihfe rival Hitachi Ltd and a subsidiary for alleged infringement on six US software patents. The lawsuit, filed last week in US District Court in Worcester, Massachusetts, seeks an
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      351 19 Reuters [NEW YORK] Computer Associates International (CA) said as far as it knows its executives, and a US$l billion compensation award that they received, is not the focus of federal inquiries regarding the software company's accounting. The company said it has been
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      773 20  -  The waves of entrepreneurship that the US and Japan showed decades ago need to now happen in Singapore joshua koh The writer is chairman. Transcend eßusiness Pte Ltd. WAVES of successful entrepreneurship have brought about great leaps in the two largest economies the United States and
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      798 20  -  It hopes to strike a deal for use of its hotshot new chipset By\ Elisa Williams FOR a guy staring down the barrel of a very big gun, Jen-Hsun Huang, the CEO of Nvidia, seems awfully confident. "Nvidia has transcended being the most
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      227 20 Dow Jones Newswires [NEW YORK] Shares of graphic chip maker Nvidia Corp came under pressure last week over concerns that sales of Microsoft's Xbox game will slow. Brie Ross, an analyst at Thomas Weisel Partners said investors fear Microsoft won't reach its target
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      348 20 Reuters [SEATTLE] Online sales in Ql 2002 grew by nearly 50 per cent over last year to US$l7 billion, powered by a resurgence in the travel segment, Web research firm com Score Networks said. E-commerce was even higher than the
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      301 21 Contributed by Simpson Spence Young DRY bulk prices continue to firm up on the back of purchasing interest. Vessels sold for farther trading BULK CAWEB& ♦Floral Lake: 46,640 tdw bit 95 Mitsui crs 4/30 ts reported sold region U5512,500,000 to Greek buyers. ♦Star An tares: 42,208 tdw bit
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      722 21 S'pore is superior to M'sian port in facilities, efficiency, network: analysts [SINGAPORE] PSA Corporation should be able to withstand and overcome the competition posed by the young Malaysian upstart Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP), shipping executives and analysts say. While PTP has put a dent
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      51 21 [WASHINGTON] Underwater explorer Robert Ballard points to the 18-foot-long model of the RMS Titanic, featured in a new exhibit, 'Icons of the Sea: The Artistry of Ship Modelsat National Geographic's museum, Explorers Hall in Washington. The exhibit includes 15 other models of some of history's most famous ships.
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      278 21 The more than 30 illegal immigrants will be deported to China Reuters [BEIJING] More than 30 Chinese stowaways have been captured by police in north-western Turkey and will be deported to China, state media said. They were the fifth and largest group of Chinese stowaways
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      152 21 [SINGAPORE] The Italian liner shipping subsidiary of Taiwan-based Evergreen group, Lloyd Triestino (LT), is to cooperate with French line CMA CGM. They have announced a slot exchange deal in the trans-Pacific trade. The agreement, still subject to approval by the relevant governmental authorities,
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      704 22  -  LINER SCENE By David Hughes WHILE there are some tentative signs, especially on the Europe-Asia and transPacific trades, of recovery in the liner shipping business most lines are still being very cautious. This is particularly the case on the Atlantic trade where a new space chartering
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        168 31 Australia: Anzac Day Italy: Liberation Day Day April 29 Japan: Greenery Day Mayl Singapore: Labour Day China: Labour Day Germany: Labour Day Hong Kong: Labour Day Italy: Labour Day Norway: Labour Day Philippines: Labour Day Sweden: Labour Day France: Labour Day South Korea: Labour Day Taiwan: Labour Day
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        777 31 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Mr rine Oil Ltd. shows price ranees in US dollars instead of single prices for a more comprehensive description of the market. Prices shown are based on averagesized stem Market movements are indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and the
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        649 32 Oil price spike, higher security costs, temper industry's recovery Reuters [NEW YORK] Wall Street expects major US airlines to report more than US$2 billion in first-quarter losses this week even as the aviation industry steadily recovers from the weak economy and the
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        359 32 Bloomberg [HOUSTON] Continental Airlines Inc raised US round-trip leisure fares by US$2O for the first time since the Sept 11 attacks, prompting rivals including AMR Corp's American Airlines and Northwest Airlines Corp to match on some or all of their routes. A Continental leisure
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        215 32 Reuters [WASHINGTON] In an emergency order, US aviation regulators said they had placed new limits on the use of speed brakes on certain Boeing 737 aircraft. It was the second time in the past year that the Federal Aviation Administration has
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        396 32 70%jnmp makes it 4th largest airline in market value Reuters [NEW YORK] Discount airline Jetßlue Airways Corp's share price rocketed almost 70 per cent in its market debut on Friday, quickly becoming the hottest ticket on the IPO roster this year. The two-year-old
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        388 32 They include biometric identification scanners Bloomberg [NEW YORK] The New York City area's three major airports will install high-technology security equipment, including biometric identification scanners, governors George Pataki pf New York and James McGreevey of New Jersey announced. The governors said they
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          77 32 AFX [LACONIA, New Hampshire] A lawsuit has been filed against Northwest Airlines Inc in a bid to stop the carrier implementing checks on employees' criminal history, which allegedly exceed current federal regulations by up to 10 years. The law Arm ofSeham, Seham, Meltz Petersen
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          54 32 AFP [NEW DELHI] State-run Air India plans to resume services on key routes it abandoned nearly three years ago in a bid to cut losses. Civil Aviation Minister Shahnawaz Hussain said: 'The Bombay-Delhi-Frankfurt-Chicago route will be recommenced soon and later the airline will expand
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      283 33  -  -By Loh Hui Yin THINK global and go for it, aggressively. That is to be the new battle cry for Singapore companies which need to break free of their 'mental' boundaries and look at the world as their global market. To this end, the Singapore government's top
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      1054 34  -  IE Singapore CEO Lee Yi Shyan tells loh mui yin what the new mission of the board essentially means LOH HUI YIN IT'S official. The three Cs are part of International Enterprise Singapore's new charter. No, IE Singapore is not preaching the 3Cs of credit card, car
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      861 36 There are many parallels between climbing mountains and going international both require a spirit of competition and the will to succeed LOCAL mountaineer David Lim likens himself to a concert violinist for whom Singapore is not a big enough st&ge. "I have to internationalise myself," said
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      761 37  -  David Lim •im, mountaineer and corporate motivator ISC TOOLS IE Singapore provides the following tools to help you along your trek to internattonalisatton: THE tough trek up a mountain mirrors the arduous internationalisation path that our companies will undertake to become regional players and ultimately
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      1016 38 Milestones (1983 2001) 1983 JAN: Singapore Trade Development Board (TDB) was set up as the Republic's national agency to develop Singapore as an international trading hub and to promote the export of the nation's goods and services. First overseas trade office opened in Frankfurt Germany. 1984 TDB formed advisory committees
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      82 38 THE IE Singapore brand signature comprises two parts: the "ie" symbol and the Singapore worldmark qualifier underneath. The symbol reflects the pioneering and championing spirit of IE Singapore as it opens possibilities for young and enterprising companies to venture out into the global arena. At the
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      1052 39  -  HQ Link group president Dilys Yong tells david boey how the exhibitions firm taps IE Singapore's market intelligence for its projects and expansion overseas DAVID BOEY HQ LINK'S plan to riches was almost unhinged soon after it was formed in 1989 when it embraced
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      1229 40  -  Food Empire Holdings is one of the rare breed of local small and medium-sized enterprises that have made good overseas, with more than 95% of sales coming from foreign markets. ADELINE CHIA digs into its success story ADELINE CHIA WANTED: Bachelors Because they can adjust
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      1395 41  -  adeume chia finds out how Julia Gabriel grew from a shy child to the charismatic and articulate founder of a speech and drama school, which is spreading its winas in the reaion ADELINE CHIA SHE was the shy child who would call in sick whenever she had
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      1121 44  -  Shinei International managing director P K Tan has some tips to share with Singapore companies on internationalising their businesses Contributed by Tan Ee Lee vice-president, Advisory Banking, Investment Banking Group WHEN the idea of "regionalisation" was just gaining momentum among Singapore entrepreneurs in the *****, Shinei
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      993 45  -  ENOC Singapore executive vice-president Samuel Owen explains to Adeline chia why Singapore is the right place for oil trading and how the Republic helped the Dubai firm set up its first overseas trading office here ADELINE CHIA FEW places in the world come with huge
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      935 46  -  Soundbuzz CEO explains to david boey the vital role TDB played in helping the company establish a firm footing in India DAVID BOEY DIGITAL music service provider, Soundbuzz, has said its India-based unit is expected to ring up sales amounting to some 10 per cent
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      848 47  -  Economy is liberalised, bureaucracy is open and opportunities are plenty, IE Singapore's regional head tells loh hui yin LOH HUI YIN WHO says India is a difficult market to penetrate? Just look at the numerous multinational corporations making handsome profits in many Indian industries in the last few
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      1076 48  -  BIS, with plenty of market information and intelligence resources, helps businesses venture abroad, david boey reports DAVID BOEY WHAT started out as the Singapore Trade Development Board's small in-house library back in the mid-1980s has grown into Singapore's largest collection of business information that has
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      790 49  -  Leo Tameeris, regional manager of the commodity trading firm, explains to loh hui yin the pros and cons of doing business here LOH HUI YIN AMID the flat-screen computers, miles of cables and musty grain samples in plastic bags in Bunge Agribusiness' office in Singapore is a
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      982 50  -  Jack Chia, IE Singapore's senior regional director, talks to loh hui yim about his new mission to help Singapore firms venturing into China LOH HUI YIN ASK Jack Chia what would give him the greatest satisfaction when he finishes his China posting and he will tell you:
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      238 50  -  Adeline Chia HERE are the key initiatives launched by IE Singapore to help Singapore companies expand into China. ♦Network China is a networking platform popular with Singapore-based businessmen interested in expanding their businesses to China. It now boasts of a membership of over 600, more than two-fold increase
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      1394 51 Singapore education providers, equipped with the bilingual advantage, make their mark in China's massive market and plan further expansion in the wake of the country's WTO entry and the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games CHINA is preparing to join the global economic community now that it has
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      850 52  -  Regional directors at IE Singapore's two key Overseas Centres tell DAVID BOEY what they do and what Singapore companies should do in the globalisation drive DAVID BOEY IE Singapore's Overseas Centres form the sharp end of the organisation's drive to help Singapore enterprises pitch themselves to
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      98 33 erpnso Singapore. The same philosophy which has helped us become the No. 1 home healthcare brand in Singapore. Hona Kong ai'G J J v0f! v,rJ0 V7e nt OSIM. take this opportunity to thank IE Singapore for their renewed support CongraM'at-ors .v v r imm wammmmmm OSIM lntern.Ttion.il Ltd Head Office-
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      48 33 Grooming world-class firms Page 2 Climbing a different Everest Page 4 India beckons Pagett The China challenge PagelS Window to the world P»qt 20 Coordinator Loh Hui Yin Sub-editors: PK Suresh, TK Achuthan Artists: Noordin bin Ayob, Jennifer Chua, Gareth Chung, Franis Tan Photographers: Arthur Lee. Chris Loh
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      48 34 Noble grain A member of the Noble Group NOBLE GRAIN (S) PTE LTD extends its congratulations to International Enterprise Singapore on their launch. Singapore (formerly known as the Singapore Trade Development Board) Noble Grain (S) Pte Ltd 2 Nassim Road, Singapore *****0 Tel: 6834 9800 Fax: 6738 8733
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      46 34 jdw Jv CJP International Pte Ltd extends its congratulations to International Enterprise Singapore on their launch. 4 |J Singapore (formerly known as the Singapore Trade Development Board) CJP International Pte Ltd 11 Stamford Road Hex 02-03 Capitol Building Singapore *****4 Tel: 6883 2250 Fax: 6883 2251
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      316 35 rorn^^ strength tostrengthis outoffashion We'd like to congratulate lES on their new identity and also take this opportunity to say "Thank You" for their unwavering support to help make Singapore a leading fashion hub in Asia. !bl Singapore textile and apparel industry has progressed Performance of Singapore Companies substantially over
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      45 36 Qoi+f \HU* Y<h* W*fvr U YCH Group Pte Ltd Extends its Congratulations to International Enterprise Singapore on their launch. Singapore (formerly known as the Singapore Trade Development Board) YCH Group Re Ltd 30 Tuas Road YCH Distripark Singapore *****2 Tel: 6862 2828 Fax: 6861 6366
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      45 36 MMTC TRANSNATIONAL PTE LTD. extends its congratulations to International Enterprise Singapore on their launch. Singapore (formerly known as the Singapore Trade Development Board) MMTC TRANSNATIONAL PTE LTD. 20 Cecil Street #14-03/04 Singapore Exchange, Singapore *****5 Tel: (65) 6538 5313 Fax: (65) 6538 5316 E-mail: info@mtpl.com.sg
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      51 37 sdlbid SABIC ASIA PACIFIC PTE LTD extends its congratulations to International Enterprise Singapore on their launch Singapore (formerly known as the Singapore Trade Development Board) SABIC ASIA PACIFIC PTE LTD An affiliate of Saudi Basic Industries Corporation 9 Raffles Place, #53-02 Republic Plaza Singapore *****9 Tel: (65) *****555 Fax: (65)
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      58 38 >'p 'A* V 1 im *.r I GLENCORE SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. i; v>" I Extends Its Congratulations To I International Enterprise Singapore On Their Launch. i 3 I Singapore (formerly known as the Singapore Trade Development Board) ijjfe ,v I Gtoncore Singapore Pt» Ltd 3 Temasek Ave #25-01 Centennial Tower
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      47 38 Id KOCH KOCH REFINING INTERNATIONAL PTE LTD extends its congratulations to International Enterprise Singapore v on their launch. Singapore (formerly known as the Singapore Trade Development Board) KOCH REFINING INTERNATIONAL PTE LTD 260 Orchard Road #11-01/09 The Heeren Singapore *****5 Tel: (65) 6732 7555 Fax: (65)6835 2025
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      45 39 A *w ACCORD CUSTOMER CARE SOLUTIONS PTE LTD extends its congratulations to International Enterprise Singapore on their launch. Singapore (formerly known as the Singapore Trade Development Board) cord Customer Care Solutions Pte Ltd s| pke6or« Dietri Centre Singapore *****9 Tel: 6410 2600 Fax: 6410 2610
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      47 40 Manufacturing Integration Technology Ltd extends its congratulations to International Enterprise Singapore on their launch Singapore (formerly known as the Singapore Trade Development Board) MANUFACTURING INTEGRATION TECHNOLOGY LTD Blk 5004, #03-12 Ang Mo Kio Ave 5, TECHplace II Singapore *****2 Tel: (65) 6481-0511 Fax: (65) 6481-8955 Email: general@mit.com.sg
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      46 40 (conoco) Conoco International, Inc. extends its congratulations to International Enterprise Singapore on their launch. Singapore (formerly known as the Singapore Trade Development Board) Conoco International, Inc. (Singapore Branch) 80 Raffles Place #15-20 (JOB Plaza 2 Singapore *****4 Tel: (65) 6536 0010 Fax: (65) 6536 0012 www.conoco.com
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      286 42 ,V- ?f \A A,-**, i r~ t S 'I'*' >'" -V rkV^-vC-•' 'tZSSm 'A.*-;:-W *»*■.> vy. Jfes •g? Vi,- V c: V ;?r "'■■>'• '.7 7- .'*s J *j» Z I A V^ jHI ~ft/ L r NOW HAS A NEW NAME AND NEW ROLE. Jj ENTERPRISE SINGAPORE. Think global,
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      51 43 ■in'*' m =x ipszz 1 A. j /'IBT siit ">.'" 'Jgjri f K» |Ept' 4f§jF r IP ii^»K It' are born somewhere. j^ Energising tomorrow's enterprises Sing3pore m Kingsmen tech ltd ASIA PACIFIC BREWERIES ETEX LINE -JJ&WTZ/jVAL. IbciT OfUNISTEEL' ASSOCIATES PTE LTD specialised logistics is our business ■Wlm X venture
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      42 44 mpiL PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL LINES (PTE) LTD extends its congratulations to International Enterprise Singapore on their launch Singapore (formerly known as the Singapore Trade Development Board) PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL LINES (PTE) LTD 140 Cecil Street, #03-00, PIL Building Singapore *****0 Tel: *****133 Fax: *****897
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      40 44 stratech systems limited extends its congratulations to International Enterprise Singapore on their launch Singapore (formerly known as the Singapore Trade Development Board) 2 International Business Rark, Level 6, Tower 2,The Strategy Singapore *****0 Tel: (65) *****188 Fax: (65) *****177 http://www.StratechSystems.com
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      34 45 wilmar Wilmar Trading Pte Ltd 'V. -"V.- V v v 'v' '-'a v x extends its congratulations to International Enterprise Singapore on their launch. Singapore (formerly known as the Singapore Trade Development Board) r-
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      42 45 extends its congratulations to International Enterprise Singapore on their launch. Singapore (formerly known as the Singapore Trade Development Board) IPACS Group of Companies 16A Science Park Drive, #02-01/02, The Pascal Singapore Science Park, Singapore *****8 www.ipacs.com Tel: 6775 2388 Fax: 6778 0080
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      43 46 extends its congratulations to International Enterprise Singapore on their launch Singapore (formerly known as the Singapore Trade Development Board) PWD CORPORATION PTE LTD 2388 Thomson Road, #18-00 Tower B, Novena Square, Singapore *****5 Tel: (65) *****888 Fax: (65) *****188 Email: pwdcorp@pwdcorp.com.sg Website: www.pwdcorp.com.sg
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      45 46 Times Publishing Group extends its congratulations to International Enterprise Singapore on their launch Singapore (formerly known as the Singapore Trade Development Board) TIMES PUBLISHING GROUP International Publishing International Printing Retail Distribution Education Service 1 New Industrial Road, Times Centre Singapore *****6 Tel: *****288 Fax: *****971
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      41 47 TEX LINE ASSOCIATES PTE LTD extends its congratulations to International Enterprise Singapore on their launch Singapore (formerly known as the Singapore Trade Development Board) TEX LINE ASSOCIATES PTE LTD 73 BukitTimah Rd #02-01, Rex House Singapore *****2 Tel: *****988 Fax: *****991/992
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      88 47 LTD extends its congratulations to International Enterprise Singapore on their launch. Singapore (formerly known as the Singapore Trade Development Board) WMC TRADING PTE LTD 10 Anson Road, #20-14 International Plaza Singapore *****3 Tel: (65) 6220 9875 Fax: (65) 6220 9877 Email: wmctrading@pacific.net.sg nera) Nera Electronics (S) Pte Ltd extends its
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      8 48 I PETRO PROGRESS Petro Progress Pte Ltd r
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      45 48 PERTAMINA ENERGY SERVICES PTE LTD extends its congratulations to International Enterprise Singapore on their launch Singapore (formerly known as the Singapore Trade Development Board) I PERTAMINA ENERGY SERVICES PTE LTD j 435 Orchard Road, #17-04 Wisma Atria Singapore *****7 Tel: (65) *****977 Fax: (65) *****487/*****070
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      48 49 nncs making IT happen NATIONAL COMPUTER SYSTEMS PTE LTD extends its congratulations to International Enterprise Singapore on their launch Singapore (formerly known as the Singapore Trade Development Board) NATIONAL COMPUTER SYSTEMS PTE LTD 5 Ang Mo Kio Street 62, NCS Hub Singapore *****1 Tel: *****000 Fax: *****800 www.ncs.com.sg
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      85 49 oMivii M6ld extends its congratulations to International Enterprise Singapore on their launch I j Singapore (formerly known as the Singapore Trade Development Board) OMNI MOLD LTD 51 Joo Koon Circle, Singapore *****9 Tel: *****161 Fax: *****119 Email: postmaster@omni.com.sg http://www.omn i .com.sg 65 q (p Etv«^ Concord Energy Pte Ltd etct&ndA-
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      54 50 APRIL Fine Paper extends its congratulations to International Enterprise Singapore on their launch. i 3 Singapore (formerly known as the Singapore Trade Development Board) 1 3 Kaki Bukit Crescent, 3rd Floor, Kaki Bukit Techpark 1, Singapore *****4 Tel. (65) 6841 4333 Fax: (65) 6842 7519 www.paperone.com pa, 6V Your One
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      47 50 A Member of Intraco Group AGROSIN PTE LTD extends its congratulations to International Enterprise Singapore on their launch. Singapore (formerly known as the Singapore Trade Development Board) AGROSIN PTE LTD 1 Maritime Square #09-63/64 World Trade Centre (Lobby C) Singapore *****3 Tel: 6586 0600 Fax: 6586 0601
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      30 51 I J? BAN JOO COMPANY LIMITED I extends its congratulations to I International Enterprise Singapore I on their launch. I Singapore I (formerly known as the Singapore Trade Development Board)
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      43 51 "7* tong ITEIK^ extends its congratulations to International Enterprise Singapore on their launch I I Singapore (formerly known as the Singapore Trade Development Board) TONG TEIK PTE LTD 7 Temasek Boulevard, #20-02 Suntec Tower One Singapore *****7 Tel: *****282 Fax: *****788 Website: www.rcma-rubber.com
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      58 52 I extends its congratulations to I I International Enterprise Singapore I on their launch. jj I 1 I I I I I H Singapore 1 (formerly known as the Singapore Trade Development Board) wwwJood-^mpire.cm^^ I Food Empire Holdings Limited 101 Geylang Lorong 23, #05-03/04 Prosper House Singapore *****9 Tel: (65)
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