The Business Times, 26 October 2002

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  • 13 1 MITA (P) 010/03/2002 85C THE BUSINESS TIMES weekend SINGAPORE OCTOBER 26-27. 2002 Intern
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  • 303 1 AP, Bloomberg Reuters [WASHINGTON] Orders to US factories for big-ticket durable goods plunged 5.9 per cent in September, the biggest decline in 10 months, the government reported yesterday, providing further evidence that the economy is struggling to mount a sustainable recovery
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  • 657 1  -  It says Mentor failed to satisfy certain material conditions By Wong Wei Kong [SINGAPORE] What had seemed a happy marriage in June has now turned sour, with US firm Banta Corp set to go to court to terminate its proposed acquisition
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  • 713 1  -  SATURDAY SOAPBOX Disclosure practices of companies like Ossia and Mentor Media stffl leave much to b« desired r sivanithy Silence is golden, the saying goes. The maxim certainly applies to libraries and movie theatres. But in a deregulated stock market where shareholders need prompt
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  • 806 1  -  $278 m tax write-back Helped lift profit, but repeat performance in H2 ruled out Byi Conrad Raj [SINGAPORE] Fuelled by a massive $278 million tax write-back, Singapore Airlines lifted net earnings almost five times to $774 million for the six months to
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    • 170 1 motoring Can BMWs new Z4 roadster beat Porsche's baxster? p fi£l4 IN THE NEWS Three honoured as Montblanc Businesswomen 2002. MQE« ■"s« IN THE NEWS 03 HDB resale prices higher across the board. NEXT PAGE US sentiment index down in October, Pg 11 even when you're not trading. i t
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    • 507 2  -  Weaker outlook seen depressing revenue and leading to Q4 loss of USsll4m-USsl 17m Reports by] David Boey CHARTERED Semiconductor Manufacturing yesterday announced its seventh straight quarter of losses and warned that its fourth quarter outlook would be "considerably weaker" than what
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    • 603 2  -  MARKET REVIEW g r sivanithy THERE'S no question that stockmarket risks and uncertainties are high in this deflationary, probably recessionary, environment. Yet you wouldn't know it to look at the market, which seems to have decoupled from Wall Street and is being
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    • 70 2 STI 1,472.13 (+15.23) ST INDEX FUTURES 1,468.00 (+10.00) SIMSCI FUTURES 18£A0 (+2.40) Friday Change KLSECOMP 655.68 -012 NIKKEI 225 M,***** ***** HANG SENG 9.***** 6495 SET INDEX 348.46 +1.87 JAKARTA ('OMP .353.65 +046 MANILA COMP 1.***** +450 TAIPEI WPI 4.***** 1074 SEOIXCOMP ***** +090 SHENZHEN B ***** 459 AI
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    • 70 2 FOREX RATES US$ S$ I S$ (S$ per I S$| 1.775 £(l'S$/S$ per 15.% 2.759 ElRO(l SS/SS/K) 0.978 I 736 YEN 1235 MM RM Si«0._ 2141 HKS 7.799 4;t94 BAHT 43.45 24.4# RIPIAH 9.247 5^10 PRIME RATES SINGAPORE* 5J25 KIJALA LUMPUR 640 HONG KONG 5.125 JAKARTA ».W TAIPEI 6625
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    • 331 2 [SINGAPORE] Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing. a loss-making computer chip maker, thought it could stave off retrenchments at the start of the year but made the "unfortunate but necessary" decision yesterday to lay off 7 per cent of its worldwide workforce. In
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    • 637 2  -  But performance not expected to be sustained By Vince Chong (SINGAPORE] Average valuations of Housing Development Board resale flats in Q3 rose across the board for the first time in more than two years, but property agents are not expecting this to
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    • 59 2 In yesterday's report, "SMRT HI profit up 41% on tax write-back", we erred in saying that SMRT's revenue would have fallen to $208 million if Tibs' contribution was excluded. Revenue would actually have increased to $215 million if Tibs' share is excluded. Also, bus ridership grew to 800,000 a
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    • 675 2  -  The label is likely to remain for a while adding to the cost off shipping, says a brokerage By Beth Jinks [SINGAPORE] Indonesia will retain its costly war-risk zone title "for some time" after seaports across the entire archipelago were declared
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  • in the news
    • 240 3 CREATIVE Technology expects to lose at least US$lO million of Christmas sales revenue because of delays in product shipments caused by the US port lockout earlier this month. And further revenue losses could occur if the situation worsens. The soundcard giant's chief executive, Sim
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    • 525 3  -  Group's USsl.3m operatic profit was at high-end of expectations Reports by Serena Ng lecnnoiogy s shares held steady yesterday after the group posted first-quarter operating numbers that were at the high-end of expectations, although yet another writedown of its investments dragged
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    • 233 3  -  By Angela Tan Kl Ventures Ltd yesterday said joint venture partner McMoßan Exploration Co is not a related party and that it has no intention to be an energy company. In response to a BT article on Thursday, kl said McMoßan
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    • 188 3  -  By Andrea Tan THE Monetary Authority of Singapore yesterday issued new guidelines for substantial shareholders to notify the securities exchange. In a statement on its website, MAS said section 137 of the Securities and Futures Act 2001 now applies to substantial shareholders
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    • 547 5  -  July 16-Sept 30 results beat forecasts thanks to rental growth By Kalpana Rashiwala IN its debut results since listing, Capita Mall Trust (CMT) yesterday reported distributable income for unit-holders of $11.03 million for the July 16-Sept 30 period 5 per cent above CMT's earlier
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    • 248 5  -  Public feedback on proposed changes to be given by Nov 8 By' Wong Wei Kong THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) yesterday said it is revising its listing rules to facilitate the implementing of mandatory quarterly reporting. Companies with a market capitalisation above $20 million
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    • 499 5  -  By Conrad Raj WHILE many lament Japan's current economic malaise, Carlos Ghosn, the Brazilian-born head of car manufacturer Nissan, is confident Japan will not only continue as the world's second largest economic power but that it will recover and grow. This is
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    • 387 6  -  Malaysia has repeatedly said water pacts would be honoured: MFA By* Audrey Tan SINGAPORE said yesterday that comments by a Malaysian minister who reportedly said that Malaysia was considering a new law that could render its water agreements with Singapore null and
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    • 197 6 HEALTHCARE group Becton Dickinson and Johns Hopkins Singapore have joined hands to set up a commercial incubator, Bio Venture Centre, to seed medical technology and biotechnology start-ups. The project, Singapore's first corporate biomedical incubator, will be headed by Cathy Park
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    • 379 6  -  He wants to woo back by Q460,000 who have opted out By I Genevieve Cua INSURANCE cooperative NTUC Income yesterday said it aims to persuade around 60,000 people to opt back into the severe disability plan, Elder Shield, by the fourth quarter. It said
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    • 261 6  -  By Serena Ng OMNI Industries' former president of electronics, Khaw Kheng Joo, has been appointed chief executive officer of Mediaßing.com, joining Omni's founder and Mediaßing executive director Koh Boon Hwee in his quest to turn the loss-mak-ing Internet telephony firm around. BT understands that Mr Khaw
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    • 422 6  -  By Vince Chong A CLASSICAL furniture retailer, a street wear retailer and the woman behind the Guinness advertising campaign featuring George Lam were honoured as Montblanc Businesswomen 2002 yesterday for their accomplishments in the business world. Da Vinci Collections' Doris Phua, 77th Street's Elim Chew, and
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    • IN BRIEF
      • 88 6 KLW Holdings yesterday said it is in the final stage of negotiations with unsecured banks to restructure its existing loans and will keep shareholders informed of further developments. It also said the company was not aware of any reason for the sharp
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      • 59 6 TROUBLED construction firm Chew Eu Hock Holdings yesterday said losses for the 12 months ended 31 July was $60 milhon. Loss for the previous 12 months was $26.8 million. Loss per share widened from 19.7 cents to 44.2 cents. Net tangible assets was
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      • 53 6 U» Ken< Hut act interim pram doubles LOW Keng Huat yesterday said net profit for the six months ended July 31 doubled to $2.5 million. Turnover increased 5 per cent to $85 million. Earnings per share improved to 2.09 cents from 1.01 cents. Net tangible assets per share was unchanged
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      • 79 6 MFS Technology will officially open a new US$l2 million plant in Changsha, China, today. The plant expands its capacity for multi-layer rigid printed circuit boards for both the China and export markets. It said the plant commenced commercial operations in June this year and has
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    • 121 6 Bloomberg [SINGAPORE) CNBC Asia, a financial news television channel part owned by Dow Jones Co, fired 40 workers, or 23 per cent of its staff, as the station tries to cut costs amid falling advertising sales. As many as 90
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    • 429 6 EYE ON THE ECONOMY manufacturing Reuters EXPANSION in Singapore's manufacturing output is likely to have slowed in September from its recent brisk pace, with the buoyant biomedical sector delivering less growth, economists said yesterday. They said there were signs that electronics output
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    • 745 7  -  Tentative climb is first in 2 years; latest URA data also shows office sector still struggling as prices hit 8-year low By. Andrea Tan WHILE private home prices seem to have found their footing with a marginal 0.4 per cent increase in the
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    • 261 7 WITH the growing use of business parks, the Urban Redevelopment Authority has introduced them as a new category under its industrial properties segment. Statistics on business parks, which include science parks, were previously subsumed under single-user factory space and multiple-user factory space. Only available and
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    • 313 7 Investigators rule out design flaw as cause of collapse THE collapse of the rear corridors at a Toa Payoh flatted factory in August was not due to design flaws but mainly the poor construction of the reinforcement bars by the contractor, according to a probe.
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    • 719 8  -  Films making high-value components less hit than consumer electronics makers From, Jennifer Lien in Silicon Valley AS US west coast ports gradually resume operations after a 11-day shutdown, electronics companies are heaving a sigh of relief, but are, meanwhile, preparing alternative plans
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    • 579 9  -  APEC SUMMIT They also condemn terrorist attacks in Indonesia, Philippines and Russia From Jennifer Lien in Los Cabos, Mexico ASIA-PACIFIC Economic george Cooperation (Apec) ministers have endorsed America's proposal for secure trade and travel, and are recommending that Apec leaders adopt
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    • IN BRIEF
      • 93 9 Bloomberg [JAKARTA] The World Bank and other international donors will meet in Jakarta on Nov 1, to assess the country's financial needs in the aftermath of the bomb attack in Bali two weeks ago, the Indonesian government said. The meeting will discuss additional ftinding,''
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      • 77 9 Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesia said yesterday it is making some revisions in its draft 2008 Budget due to weaker economic indicators following the Bali blasts earlier this month, and it expects to announce the changes soon. Chid" Economics Minister Dorodjatun Kuntjoro-Jakti also said that a team
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      • 81 9 AP [JAKARTA] Indonesian police have arrested a second suspect In last month's grenade blast near a house belonging to the US Embassy, authorities said yesterday. Mohammad Thayib was captured on Thursday in a village in Maluku province, Jakarta police chief Makbul Padmanegara said. Thayib
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      • 89 9 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] The volume of online business transactions is picking up in South-east Asia as the Internet becomes more popular, delegates to a technology conference said on Thursday. Malaysia expects half of its seven million users to transact some form of
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      • 67 9 Reuters [HONG KONG] China's Brilliance China Auto Holdings Ltd said yesterday it expected final approval soon from Chinese authorities for a Joint venture with Germany's BMW. Also yesterday, a spokeswoman said the company had decided to schedule a special shareholders' meeting to vote on whether
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    • 376 9 BILATERAL meetings between A pec member economies were going strong here this week, as free trade agreements (FTAs) gain favour as a means towards greater trade liberalisation. Singapore Trade Industry Minister George Yeo on Thursday met Australian Trade Minister Mark Vaile
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    • 314 9 Tackling deficit by cutting expenditure difficult, says Leung Reuters AFP [HONG KONG] Hong Kong will tackle its ballooning budget deficit problem with economy-boosting measures instead of cutting expenditure, Financial Secretary Antony Leung said yesterday. "It would be difficult to implement certain cost-cut-ting measures because that would
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    • 258 9 Reuters [TOKYO] Toshiba Corp and NEC Corp, Japan's two largest chipmakers, yesterday posted improved second quarter results and left fullyear profit targets intact despite sliding revenues, as restructuring benefits kicked in. Although both companies posted net losses for the latest quarter, the red
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    • 467 9 TELCO WOES HK public offered 5% of a global USs3.6Bb sale Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Fewer than 30 people turned up to collect applications for China Telecom Corp's initial share sale in the half hour after HSBC Holdings Pic opened the doors
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    • 459 9 Analysis applaud move to protect market position [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's top mobile telephone firm Maxis Communications yesterday said it would invest more than RMI billion (***** million) to improve network facilities by the end of this year, Reuters reported. Analysts applauded the
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    • 440 10 US regulators want them to provide independent research to investors Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Regulators have told Wall Street brokerage firms that they should fund independent securities research to provide investors with stock analysis without conflicts of interest, according to people familiar with the matter.
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    • 348 10 Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] The Securities and Exchange Commission, split along party lines over who should run a new accounting oversight board, was heading for a showdown last night over the top contenders, former FBI director William Webster and retiring TIAA-CREF teachers' pension fund chairman John
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    • 415 10 Reuters [BALTIMORE) A former currency trader for Allied Irish Banks Pic pleaded guilty on Thursday to defrauding Ireland's largest bank out of nearly US$7OO million and agreed to help investigators in the ongoing probe. John Rusnak, who worked for Allfirst Financial Inc, AlB's US
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    • 349 10 NYT [WASHINGTON) After four years of piling up budget surpluses, the US government spent US$l59 billion more than it collected during the fiscal year just ended, the Bush administration said on Thursday. Though the administration had forecast in July that the deficit might be
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    • 560 10 Plans to simplify the 9,500-page code will come after Nov polls Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] US Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill was once pegged as the cabinet member most likely to depart after the Nov 5 elections but he is making plans for a post-election administration effort to
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    • 564 11 Nikkei and yen gain on talk that Koizumi will soften his stance on steps to deal with NPLs Reuters [TOKYO] Japanese stocks and the yen rose yesterday as speculation grew that Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi would give in to intense pressure from banks and their
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    • 243 11 Bloomberg, Reuters, AP [WASHINGTON] US consumer confidence dropped in October to a nine-year low, a University of Michigan survey showed. The university's final sentiment index fell to 80.6 from 86.1 in September, people with access to the report said. That compared with a preliminary
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    • 407 11 Analysts cite weak demand for merger advice, bond issues NYT [NEW YORK] Citigroup is planning job cuts in its investment banking and corporate banking businesses, with more than 1,000 employees to be dismissed, according to executives who were briefed on the
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    • 202 11 Bloomberg [LUXEMBOURG] Europe's top appeals court handed European Competition Commissioner Mario Monti a third defeat in four months, rejecting his veto of Tetra Laval SA's purchase of rival packaging maker Sidel SA. The decision by the Court of First Instance heightens pressure on Mr
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    • WORLD WATCH
      • 75 11 Bloomberg [BOSTON] Billionaire investor Warren Bufifett will resign as a director of Gillette Co after 14 years because of increasing demands on his time as head of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Berkshire owns about 96 million shares, or 9 per cent of Gillette, making it
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      • 66 11 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] American International Group Inc's third-quarter profit rose as the insurer boosted premiums for business, auto and life insurance policies. Net income climbed to US$l.B4 billion, or 70 US cents a share, from U*****.8 million, or 12 US cents, a year ago.
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      • 64 11 Bloomberg [LONDON] UK economic growth unexpectedly accelerated in the third quarter, helped by the lowest borrowing costs in almost four decades. Gross domestic product rose 0.7 per cent, the government said, from 0.6 per cent in the previous three months. Economists had forecast growth
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    • 97 7 MEMBERS of the Science Park community warming up before taking part in the annual road relay, "Run for your life", organised by Ascendas yesterday. The runners included Ascendas CEO Chong Siak Ching (second from left), Reuters Asia director Phil Beagent (No 24-2). Senfab CEO
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    • 1156 3 c SinGAPORE AIRLinES LIITIITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) ANNOUNCEMENT The Board of Directors of Singapore Airlines Limited wishes to make the foAowmg announcement: 1 UNAUOfTEO HNANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE SOC MONTHS ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER onn 2 I GROUP THE COMPANY IsT 'ET Total Revenue s p5« q S$M
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  • in focus
    • 1099 4  -  Once dismissed as being in a sunset industry, the company has drawn three suitore By Conrad Raj FOR years steel manufacturing in Singapore has been regarded as a sunset industry. And after Nat Steel Ltd disposed of its two electronics subsidiaries
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  • in the money
    • 456 12 MONEY TALK A look at the different ways to arrange the ownership of poNcies that cao have an impact on tax and who sets the proceeds LAST week we mentioned that there are legal implications of how insurance can be arranged. With life insurance, for example,
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    • 1376 12 "PIZZA!" shouted the food-loving four-year-old, as we drove past a huge pizza signboard in front of a shopping centre along Bukit Timah Road. "FREE!" added the more literate six-year-old. "Must be a catch somewhere," thought the worldly-wise mother. Sure enough, making the second pass
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    • 571 12  -  Short-covering cited for improvement in S'pore market By Patrick Peck THIS week, we have a total of 32 opinion changes, with 21 upgrades versus 11 downgrades. Last Monday, health and lifestyle products firm Osim International reported a 53 per cent rise in its net
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    • 1448 13  -  They arise because of investors' subtle weaknesses or partial blindness to reality; even experts aren't immune teh hooi ling The writer isaßT correspondent and CFA charterholder WAS the recent stock market bubble a result of investors' irrationality or foolishness? Or was it due
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 1295 13 SATS My (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) ANNOUNCEMENT The Board of Directors of Singapore Airport Terminal Services Limited (SATS) wishes to make the following announcement: 1. UNAUDITED FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2002 THE GROUP THE COMPANY Apr-Sep Apr-Sep Apr-Sep Apr-Sep §£5 2X] Ch t
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  • What's in style motoring
    • Article, Illustration
      1155 14  -  BMWs new roadster has been described as the most driveable and sporty two-seater soft-top in the premium segment CHRISTOPHER TAN checks out the car in Faro, Portugal CHRISTOPHER TAN THE trouble with sports cars is that they have taken on a lot of baggage since their initial intention.
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    • BRAVE NEW WHIRL
      • 145 14 BENTLEY showcased a non-working model of the Continental GT (above) here early this week and roped in more than 30 orders. Considering that test-drives were not possible with the life-size model, that's an excellent response, and equivalent to Singapore distributor Malayan Motors' threeyear sales
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      • 94 14 MG ROVER has unveiled a 465-horsepower twoseater. Called the MG XPower SV, the car achieved 320kmh with ease at recent tests at the Nardo circuit in Southern Italy as fast as the fastest Ferraris and Lamborghinis. On show at the Birmingham Motor Show,
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      • 173 14 HOW hot is Nissan's 350Z coupe? According to Nissan Motor chief executive Carlos Ghosn (right), very, very hot. In Singapore for a sell-out talk yesterday, Mr Ghosn said sales in Japan have already outstripped the first-year allocation of 4,000 units in two months since
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      • 106 14 SAAB's 9-5 sedan scored the maximum five stars in the US New Car Assessment Program's (NCAP) crash tests for 2002. The top rating was for the driver and front passenger in a frontal impact crash test. In a non-related report published by the Highway Loss Data Institute
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      • 98 14 CITYCAB'S compressed natural gas (CNG) taxis will be called Cinergy to rhyme with "synergy" and "CNG". TTie first car. a Volvo V70 Bi-Fuel stationwagon, will be making its rounds soon. Equipped with a 73-litre main gas tank, as well as two smaller 13-litre tanks, the Volvo
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      • 93 14  -  Compiled by CHRISTOPHER TAN VOLKSWAGEN Group plans to manufacture the Audi A 4 in China to confront the arrival of rival BMW, German newspaper Handelsblatt reported. Audi now makes a version of the mid-range A 6 in China. BMW is expected
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    • 490 14 In the MoNf of The Compomes Act Cop 50 and In the Mo»r of FINEUNK INVESTMENT PTE LTD (In Members Voluntary liquidation) At on Extraordinary General Meeting of the abovenamed Company duly convened and held ot 2 Hoveloci Rood, #06-08 Apollo Centre. Singapore *****3 on 22 October 2002. the following
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  • What's in styte travel
    • 1169 15  -  SERENA NG gets the royal treatment in Rajasthan, home to India's rulers of yore with grand palaces and majestic forts SERENA NG FEW people would visit India if the whole country was rich and developed, a tour operator explained to me recently. The subcontinent would
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    • 611 15  -  By SERENA NG WHAT the pictures of Rajasthan's magnificent forts and palaces can't really show is how the legacy of the former kings called Maharajas continues to live on till this day, especially in the hearts and minds of the people who live in
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  • What's in styte shopping
    • 556 16 JAIME EE checks out some ghoulish offerings SO it's not quite Christmas, but if you're in the mood for celebrating a great American tradition or at least scaring yourself silly while stuffing yourself with sweet things Halloween's just round the corner. While it's not
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    • 957 16  -  Is hope only skin deep? Clinique's Kenneth Marenus explains how the industry is improving on skincare products, with increasingly sophisticated research and development PARVATHINAYAR reports PARVATHI NAYAR HOPE in a bottle, we suspect, deep down, is really what's contained in those jars of creams and lotions
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    • IN STORE
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        123 16 What's new in stores this week They call this the Reserve Lamp. And no wonder, as each of these 26 light bulbs is usable one at a time. Hence, whenever a bulb blows, just use the next one. Plug the socket into any bulb and it lights up
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      • 143 16 IF you're often outdoors but shun the unwelcome effects of the sun, here's something you'll surely warm up to: sunscreen towelettes you can keep close at hand all day. Called Sunswipe, these postcard-size packs are so convenient you can even slip them into your pocket. Besides
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      • 83 16 For those who work in the city and live in an urban jungle, how about this table-top fountain with a country theme. The hummingbird feature accompanied by the sound of the mini-waterfall will "transport" even the most die-hard citydweller to the great outdoors within their own
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      • 127 16  -  CompUedby MIKE CHUA TamtfHn Malt: Wine Fair by Tanglin Market Place (Oct 25-27 at basement 1 atrium); Children's Book Gift Fair by The Tango Mango Bookshop (Oct 25 to Nov 4, level 1 atrium); and Sale of Shoe Soles by 2ft Orthotics (Oct 25 to Nov 3,
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    • 463 16  -  By, JAIME EE THE one question you don't want to ask a Vertu sales assistant is how many free SMS messages you get, nor how many minutes of free talk-time. In fact, you might not want to walk into its space-age premises in the Paragon
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    • 574 17  -  A weekly roundup of events Compiled by CHEAH UI-HOON,AARON LYE Cream of the crop CREAM displays an exhibition of large works in oil on canvas by Australian artist Richard Hassell and strong minimal furniture designed by Berlin-based designers eIS. Singapore-based Hassell's painting, produced over eight years, range from
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    • 817 17  -  Chandrasekaran S presents a collection of drawings that explore the intimate relationships between body and space. By PARVATHINAYAR PARVATHI NAYAR CUBOID forms with legs, animal-hu-man hybrids, mul-ti-limbed figures suggestive of Hindu iconography: these are some of the provocative imagery seen in akasa, the first-ever exhibition of drawings by
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    • 620 17  -  KANNAN CHANDRAN finds Greek tenor Mario Frangoulis waiting in the wings of the contemporary classical hit stage KANNAN CHANDRAN THE years on stage show through in Mario Frangoulis's singing. It might take some time for this to sink in as his exotic looks tend to
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  • Page 17 Advertisements
    • 65 17 Ten pairs of tickets to Mario Frangoulis' private showcase on Oct 30,8pm at Singapore Repertory Theatre are up for grabs when you answer the followingWario Franco*** duets wHh Justin Hayward on his new Aum, Sometimes I Dream True or False? Email your answer by noon Monday, Oct 28 to sg_goodies@sonymusic.com.
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