The Business Times, 16 July 2002

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    17 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES Interne?: http://business times.asia 1 .com.sg SI N GAPORE TUESDAY. JULY 16. 2002 MITA(P) 010/03/2002
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  • Article
    Lock icon Dow dives 260 points at noon EST
    87 1 LATEST 1 Reuters [NEW YORK] Wall Street stocks plummeted in morning trading yesterday, falling a hefty 3 per cent 0r270 points. By 12 noon New York time, the Dow Jones industrialswasstill26o points down at 8,423.60. "The market tone remains nervous and nasty," said
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    Lock icon MARKET SUMMARY
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  • Article
    Lock icon Panel proposes CPF to be scaled back
    1084 1  -  Aim is to retain but without wage rigidities By, Anna Teo [SINGAPORE] A refocused scheme that retains the fundamental aims of providing for retirement, healthcare and home ownership, but at a basic level, and without imposing wage rigidities. This sums up the proposals
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    Lock icon Property players relieved affordability not severely cut
    870 1  -  By] Kalpana Rashiwala [SINGAPORE} Developers and others in the property industry heaved a sigh of relief at yesterday's longawaited announcement of recommendations on the use Central Provident Fund (CPF) savings. The general view is that the measures are not as bad as was
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  • Article
    Lock icon A fine balancing act
    964 1  -  commentary The proposals, which retain the main pillars of the CPF scheme, are realistic, says THkraa Vikram Khanna ANYBODY expecting a radical revamp of Singapore's Central Provident Fund system may be disappointed by yesterday's proposals by the Economic Review subcommittee. However, radicalism was never a serious
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    Lock icon Yeo Ning Hong to retire as PSA's executive chairman
    448 1  -  By 1 Beth Jinks [SINGAPORE] PSA Corporation's executive chairman Yeo Ning Hong is retiring and will be succeeded by local businessman Stephen Lee, who has been appointed non-executive chairman. Newly-affirmed group president Ng Chee Keong will take on the added role
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      100 1 MORE REPORTS Market ambivalent towards proposals, Pg 2 Lee Han Shih: First step on the road to free up CPF, Pg 3 n»owiiiu« report, Pg 5 m Rnd out to a special focus, Knowledge Management Asia 2002, on Pages 18-22 ?*i y|H I V IHP i* Kg ■KJ H ff
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  • CPF review
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      Lock icon Market ambivalent towards proposals
      1234 2  -  But analysts say changes positive for finance sector by Ven Sreenivasan [SINGAPORE] Bank and property stocks drifted sideways in listless trading yesterday as the market reacted with ambivalence to the proposed changes to the Central Provident Fund scheme. Although analysts and brokers were relieved that the
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    • Article
      Lock icon Reduced CPF ceiling seen adding to top earners' tax bill
      705 3  -  This could farther harden workers in the 50-56 age group By] David Boey EMPLOYEES aged 50 to 55 are set to be hardest hit by the proposed changes to the Central Provident Fund (CPF) scheme. A slew of proposals will
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      Lock icon Home buyers may need to fork out more cash
      430 3  -  Byi Andrea Tan HOME buyers planning to service the bulk of their mortgages with CPF funds while outlaying minimal cash could be hurt by the proposed CPF changes. Goldman Sachs analyst Sharmini Rajasingham said a small group of home buyers may
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      Lock icon Only the first step on a long CPF road
      608 3  -  comment tig PROPERTY Policy to minimise mktaJnbte lmp&ct lee han shih DONT rush out just yet to buy a home, now that the bad news on the Central Provident Fund has turned out to be not so bad alter all. There's
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      Lock icon Little impact seen on housing loan market
      793 4  -  Proposed GPF cap won't pose any major problem to home buyers, say bankers, analysts Byi Quak Hiang Whai BANKERS and analysts generally agreed yesterday that the proposed caps on the use of Central Provident Fund money for housing will have little impact on
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    • Article
      Lock icon The lowdown on actove CPF members
      272 4 Dbtrfoution by monthly wage level and age group as at Dec 31,2001 <200 5.878 2.128 790 596 840 975 922 819 305 836 1 13 890 1 09 ao-a» 3.428 tw > Mt I mr j 1.199 1.410 1368 no t«i 2 14*2 i.u
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      Lock icon Contributions to Medisave to rise 1 percentage point
      320 4  -  By 1 David Boey MEDISAVE contribution rates are likely to go up by one percentage point once the Central Provident Fund (CPF) contribution rates are restored, going by recommendations released yesterday by the Economic Review Committee's members who looked at the retirement
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      Lock icon Those buying HDB flats with subsidised loans not affected
      583 4  -  Byi Andrea Tan MOST public-fiat buyers won't be affected by the recommended Central Provident Fund changes aimed at encouraging prudent withdrawals for housing. The Economic Review Committee's sub-committee on policies related to taxation, the CPF system, wages and land said yesterday
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      Lock icon Contributions to Special Accounts set to go up
      526 4  -  ByE Serena Ng SINGAPOREANS* contributions to their Central Provident Fund Special Accounts look likely to go up again following proposals aimed at further building their nest eggs and helping more people meet the CPF minimum sum for retirement. Yesterday, the ERC subcommittee
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      Lock icon Panel highlights need for low-cost pension plans
      489 4  -  It says privately manage plana should be an option By l Genevieve Cua THE Government should facilitate the provision of lowcost privately managed pension plans to CPF members, as this addresses the current problem of high investment costs. This was the recommendation of
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    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Refocusing the CPF system
      3474 5 We reproduce below the Executive Summary of the Economic Review Committee's subcommittee report on "Refocusing the CPF system for enhanced security in retirement and economicflexibility THE CPF (Central Provident Fund) system is fundamentally sound. Since its introduction in 1955, CPF has provided Singaporeans with a framework
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  • SINGAPORE companies
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      Lock icon SingTel could gain from WorldCom woes
      740 6  -  Telco getting more enquiries from US company's customers Byt Angela Tan SINGAPORE Telecommunications Ltd is receiving more enquiries from potential customers in the wake of the accounting scandal that threatens to bankrupt US telco giant World Com. "We have received lots of enquiries from
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      Lock icon Links Island H1 net profit dives 74%
      186 6 LINKS Island Holdings, whose shares have been suspended for almost two years, yesterday said its interim net profit fell 74 per cent to $396,000 while turnover slumped 48 per cent to $5.7 million. The land reclamation and dredging firm last month warned that
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      Lock icon SIA's June load factor up strongly to 74.1%
      385 6  -  Surge aided by export recovery, school holidays By Conrad Raj SINGAPORE Airlines' June load factors, especially cargo, rebounded strongly from the previous month's low, due largely to the export recovery and the school holidays which saw more families travelling abroad. The overall
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      Lock icon Chartered, Stats may post lower Q2 losses: analysts
      553 6 Reuters SINGAPORE'S semiconductor firms are likely to narrow their second quarter losses, thanks to recent inventory restocking in the communications and consumer segments, but the second half of 2002 could be a washout. A Reuters poll of five analysts showed Chartered Semiconductor
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    • Article
      Lock icon SET listing may lead to a more efficient market
      572 6  -  !t9tT lock siew harish mehta ONCE again there is talk of listing the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) on its own Bangkok bourse. The idea was bandied about a couple of years ago and was then left to a committee to
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      Lock icon Nera Electronics makes offer of 90m shares at 33c each
      443 7  -  Contract manufacturer aims to raise $29.7 m By Serena Ng LISTED Nera Telecommunications' contract manufacturing subsidiary Nera Electronics (NEL) yesterday launched its initial public offering of 90 million shares at 33 cents each to raise a total of $29.7 million.
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      Lock icon OKP launches IPO of 22m shares
      340 7  -  Proceeds from the 20C shares estimated $&5m Byy Vince Chong OKP HOLDINGS (OKPH), which specialises in road construction and maintenance, launched its initial public offering (IPO) of 22 million shares at 20 cents each yesterday. The Sesdaq IPO, in the wake of a construction
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      Lock icon Guthrie is preferred bidder for 75.97% stake in WNI
      401 7  -  Stake in Indon firm owning office building and hotels will cost USss&3m Fromi Shoeb Kagda in Jakarta SINGAPORE-LISTED Guthrie GTS has been picked as the preferred bidder for a 75.97 per cent stake in Indonesia's PT Wisma Nusantara International (WNI). In
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    • COMPANY Briefs
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        Lock icon ANZ is SembCorp Marine adviser
        78 7 SEMBCORP Marine yesterday annminowi that merchant bank ANZ Singapore has been appointed to advise independent directors on the move by parent SembCorp Industries to take the shipyard private. It also announced that the Securities Industry Council has confirmed that the following board members of SembCorp
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        Lock icon New Courts store at Parkway Parade
        38 7 LISTED ftirniture and household products retailer Courts Singapore is taking up some 17,000 sq ft of retail space at Parkway Parade Shopping Centre. Hie new outlet is expect to open in September.
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        Lock icon Parkway unit enters Brunei venture
        89 7 PARKWAY Holdings, through subsidiary Gleneagles International, has tied up with Brunei's Jerudong Parte Medical Centre Sdn Bhd to set up a joint venture, Gleneagles JPMC Sdn Bhd. Gleneagles has a 75 per cent stake in the venture, which has a [Mid up capital of B$100,000(S$100,000)
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        Lock icon FJB rights issue 90.4% taken up
        82 7 FJ Benjamin has received applications for 283.4 million warrants, representing 99.4 per cent of the total rights issue erf 285 million warrants offered to shareholders. This included acceptances for 270 million warrants and excess applications for some 13.4 million warrants. Part of the 15
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      428 6 i Embarking on an initial public offering (IPO) Is a major milestone for companies, requiring the IPO candidate to comply with the listing regulations, and thereafter, the continuous listing requirements of the Singapore Exchange These regulations and requirements have recently been subject to review and change, in tandem with the
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      405 7 I irj[ I Initial Public Offering I I 72,000,000 Placement Shares by way of placement, comprising: I a 62,000,000 Placement Shares at $0.33 for each Placement Share for applications by way I I of Placement Share Application Forms; H I I I I C* I (b) 1,000,000 Placement Shares at
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  • SINGAPORE markets
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      300 8 OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES Ju« 15 VALUE CLOSE ■TOtADS 109.00 -25.00 WMW -*****.00 -105.00 IflMylW -*****.00 +11.00 NMt+Mm 432.09 .1.44 W!piwB»d 140.90 -2.98 IQBpJIwHi 1424.05 *1.24 419.56 -2.79 ■OTflwynn 201.82 -0.29 MWCIfahw 202.50 -O.lQ Darco 5c 117,051,000 Datacrart 10c 17,109,000 Aspnetcen 2.5c 16,223,000 BIL Ind US20c 14,985,000 HTL25C 14,936,000 NewWave 5c
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      Lock icon Interest in CapitaLand seems to be fizzling out
      282 8  -  HOT STOCK/ WARRANT By Ven Sreenivasan WITH the excitement generated by its successful property trust launch fizzling out, interest in Capita Land shares seem to be going the same way. The counter closed four cents down at $1.53 yesterday back to where
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      Lock icon Darco sprints while market staggers
      732 8  -  i comment STOCKS r. sivanithy THE latest initial public offer may have captured the imagination of traders yesterday, but there are three more important considerations from the broad market's point of view. First, how much worse will things get on Wall Street? Second, what will
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      Lock icon US$ continues slide amid fears of Wall St woes
      597 8  -  -I I comment CURRENCIES Test of key 115 yen support now squarely in traders' sights this week larry wee THE greenback continued down an increasingly slippery slope yesterday, after a horrible fall in US consumer sentiment totally eclipsed decent retail sales
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  • Article
    Lock icon UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
    2660 8 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS Com Global Irrtotec index Fd 0 295/ Com Global Energy Index Fd 0.901/ Com Global Travel Index Fd 0.712/ MM Amro tad Mgt (S'pore) Com S pore Bond Fund/ A 104V Star Europe Eqty" 066V Star Europe Bd 1047/ Credft Agricoto Aaaet Mgt S'pore Ltd Star Europe
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  • SINGAPORE news
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      Lock icon Risk-based ranking for insurers coming
      637 9  -  MAS also working on guidelines to strengthen corporate governance By i Siow Li Sen THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is developing a ranking for insurers as part of its risk-based supervisory approach in regulating the industry. Directors on the board of insurers will also
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      Lock icon Singapore to train Chinese govt officials
      109 9 SINGAPORE will work with China to train Chinese officials in public administration and public service reforms, the government said yesterday. The Singapore Civil Service College (CSC) said the agreement marked "another milestone in the area of training and development" between the two countries. The
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      Lock icon Business arrivals from key markets down 11%
      359 9  -  Byl Adeline Chia BUSINESS travel from all major markets in May fell over the same month last year except for China, which rose 9 per cent, according to the Singapore Tourism Board (STB). Total business-related traffic from the top 12 markets dropped 11
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      276 9 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 30 AND IN THE MATTER OF SIMPATICO PTE LTD (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 26 Baysbore Road 001-04 Singapore *****2 at 11.00
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  • FOCUS property
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      Lock icon US serviced-apartments operator eyes Hong Kong market
      620 10 It plans to convert HE Maui commercial building to apartments [HONG KONG] United States-based Oakwood Worldwide is planning to expand in Hong Kong and other parts of Asia to compete with deluxe hotels and local developers for a piece of the burgeoning serviced-apartments
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      202 10 INVESTMEN^■^■■■■■|| Residential Investment Opportunity v SHAN MANSION 1 For enbloc investment or I r- l Lt>Tltll ~T NOAO as redevelopment site l J j~^ Site Area 21,051 sq ft f n Tenure Freehold 51 J Building :22 units of 3-bedroom apartments I I MP 1998 Residential 2.8 TENDER CLOSING: Tbes,
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  • SINGAPORE news
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      Lock icon Retail sales index fell 8.1% in May
      344 11  -  on the economy retail sales By Vince Chong SINGAPORE'S retail sales index stayed in negative territory year on year for a seventh straight month in May, when it slid 8.1 per cent. This followed a 3.5 per cent year-on-year decline in April and
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      Lock icon House-hunters hold back
      410 11  -  Weekend new home sales affected as buyers waited for CPF changes Byy Vince Chong HOME buyers remained cautious at the weekend, although some were expected to rush into buying in anticipation of Central Provident Fund (CPF) changes announced yesterday. Before the Economic Review Committee's announcements yesterday, there
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      472 11 SPECIAL INTERESTS m Sen It. The Straits Times Classified. Classifications 52-86. Ftad L&SU Advertisement Audi conquers the World's Toughest Race 3 years in a row History was made at the 70 year-old racing of Le Mans this year. The Kristensen sweep for took Le Mans, FRANCE-In front From the start,
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  • EDITORIAL & opinion
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      Lock icon Bickering mars Taiwan democracy
      780 12  -  mtu* 1 bottom line OPINION frank ching The writer is a Hong Kong-based journalist and commentator MORE than two years after political power was transferred from the Kuomintang (KMT) to the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), both the ruling elite and the former powerholders continue to trade
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      Lock icon IN OTHER WORDS
      35 12 'Each generation only does it once to themselves. A great many geriatrics in Florida did it twice, but they've completely forgotten the first time.' -Bcbßvtara economist, on America's 1990 New Economy hype
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      Lock icon Investing in Riau
      578 12 EDITORIAL BEFORE this week is out, Indonesia is expected to mark the creation of its 34th province when Parliament passes a bill to establish Propinsi Kepulauhan Riau (Riau Islands Province). While Indonesia has added six new provinces since the passage of the Regional Autonomy Law in 1999,
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      Lock icon Japanese-style bubbles Just watting to burst
      1001 12  -  A couple of thousand points off the Dow could be on the cards fYorrii Anthony Rowley in Tokyo Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the World. THE late, great Irish poet William Butler Yeats used those words at
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      Lock icon Important to resolve border issues early
      367 12 COMMENTARY South China Morning Post THE placing of a marker at the western end of the land border between China and Vietnam is a symbolic step on the road to the normalisation of relations between the two countries. Relations between the two countries have
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  • REGIONAL news
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        Lock icon China posts 7.8% growth in H1
        84 13 Dow Jones AP [BEIJING] China's economy grew by 7.8 per cent in the first half of the year from the same period last year to U*****.9 billion thanks to a strong trade performance and continued state spending, the government said yesterday. State Statistics Bureau
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        Lock icon Bankruptcies hit record high in HK
        68 13 AFP [HONG KONG] Personal bankruptcies in Hong Kong hit a record high of over 10,000 in the first half of this year, more than double the total for the whole of last year, government figures showed yesterday. A total of 10,173 personal bankruptcies were
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        Lock icon Tycoon Yang admits facing probe
        70 13 Dow Jones AP [HONG KONG] Tycoon Yang Bin, chairman of agricultural conglomerate Euro-Asia Agricultural (Holdings) Co, has admitted facing investigations by mainland authorities, but says he has not evaded taxes. Mr Yang, named China's second-wealthiest man last year by Forbes magazine, said he was among
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        Lock icon 15-year jail term sought for Tommy
        34 13 Reuters [JAKARTA] Prosecutors yesterday demanded former president Suharto's favourite son Tommy be jailed for 15 years for masterminding a murder, possessing illegal arms and evading a graft conviction.—Reuters
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      Lock icon Thaksin gets flak over bullish baht remarks
      440 13 BANGKOK Thai central bank says exchange rate policy is its business AFP THAILAND'S central bank chief Pridiyathorn Devakula Monday rebuked Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra for making bullish comments on the baht which has rallied to its highest level for two years. "The prime
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      Lock icon SC gives nod for sale of PTP stake to M'sia Mining
      421 13  -  Listed firm will buy 50.1% of Johorport from Seaport From Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur THE Securities Commission has given the green light to tycoon Syed Mokhtar Al-Bukhary to sell a majority stake in his Port of Tanjung Pelepas
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      Lock icon Suharto's family made millions from arms deals: paper
      311 13 JAKARTA Suharto's daughter Tutnt made USs3som from markups on imports AP THE family of former dictator Suharto pocketed hundreds of millions of dollars in the 1990s through huge markups on arms imports for the Indonesian military, a media report said yesterday. A
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      Lock icon India prepares full response to Kashmir slum massacre
      376 14 JAMMU. India Pahistaa, ia staaMfwith India, swiftly condemns the attach which MHed 27 Reuters INDIA, condemning an attack on a Kashmir slum that killed 27 as "terrorism in its most naked form", said it would give Its full reply on Monday, as
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      Lock icon Investors rush to apply for BOC (HK) shares
      616 14  -  Possible index inclusion, 5% discount, tycoons' backing are draws From I Audrey Tan in Hong Kong THOUSANDS of Hongkongers queued at bank branches yesterday to apply for Bank of China (HK)'s shares, drawn by a 5 per cent discount for retail players,
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    Lock icon FINANCE
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  • WORLD news
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      Lock icon It's a hangover, economy is strong: Bush
      168 15 Reuters (BIRMINGHAM, Alabama] US President George W Bush yesterday said the United States was suffering a "hangover" from an economic binge, but that the country's economy was fundamentally strong. "In order for us to have the security we aU want, America must get
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      Lock icon Coke to report stock options as expenses
      213 15 NYT THE Coca-Cola Co, breaking ranks with the vast majority of American companies, said on Sunday that it would change its accounting so that its earnings reflect the value of the stock options it grants to executives and other employees. That move, which
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    • WORLD Watch
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        Lock icon &2% rise in US goods inventories
        125 15 AP. Reuters [WASHINGTON] US companies boosted stocks of unsold goods in May, marking the first increase in their inventories in 16 months, a sign that the economic recovery is making businesses feel more comfortable about replenishing supplies. Stockpiles of goods on shelves and backlots
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        Lock icon WorldCom may file for bankruptcy
        53 15 Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] World Com Inc is expected to file the biggest bankruptcy in US history this week amid fraud lawsuits from banks, USA Today reported. Chief executive officer John Sidgmore said he is still working out four possible scenarios for the company, two of which
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      729 23  -  Problems at PSA's Belgium subsidiary componnded by rapid growth By 1 Beth Jinks [SINGAPORE] Delays caused by "teething problems" at Hesse Noord Natie's (HNN) Antwerp terminals should be ironed out by September, the newly merged and PSA Corpora-tion-acquired terminal operator says. Mainlines
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      195 23 [SINGAPORE] PSA Corp's container terminal venture in Fuzhou handled a record 42,000 TEUs last month, a 36 per cent increase over the same month last year. This growth pushed the Fuzhou Qingzhou Container Terminal's (FQCT) first half volumes up 20 per cent over
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        239 32 Discount carrier to offer flights at half the normal fares AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian no-frills airline Air Asia plans to go regional with cheap flights to Asian cities from next year, a report said yesterday. The small carrier, which currently flies within
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        198 32 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Japan Airlines, Asia's biggest airline, and Japan Air System expect profit to rise by almost a third in their first full year as a merged carrier as cost cuts start to take effect, the companies said in a release. Japan Airlines
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        220 32 Dow Jones Newswires [HONG KONG] Air cargo volumes in June soared by 25 per cent year on year due to the improved economic environment, but passenger traffic fell 7.0 per cent, possibly on delayed travel plans because of the
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