The Business Times, 19 July 2003

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    14 1 MITA (P) 024/03/2003 85c THE BUSINESS TIMES weekend SINGA PORE JUIY 19 20. 2003
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  • Article
    Lock icon Home loans market set to buzz again
    773 1  -  EXCLUSIVE Deals worth billions sealed in 2001 are up for grabs again By Siow Li Sen [SINGAPORE] The property loans market is headed for a spot of excitement. Some 20,000 private property loans easily worth tens of billions of dollars are up for
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    Lock icon Champ charges back
    65 1 [SANDWICH, England] Defending champion Ernie Els, who was blown off track on his way to a 78 on Thursday, put himself back in contention of the British Open golf championship Friday with a three-under-par 68. But lurking in the shadows was world number one Tiger Woods, who
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    Lock icon Tech-savvy gays are an untapped market
    694 1  -  eflhinflav 9cnuiiMijr soapbox Studies show gays are not only eariier adopters of technology, they're also wealthier than their heterosexual counterparts raju chellam EARLY this month, Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said the government has begun employing openly homosexual people, even in sensitive jobs. Implicit
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    Lock icon Revamped 'wonder horse' gallops again
    239 1  -  Shares off Intern Resources surge 78% in Just 3 days By\ R Sivanithy [SINGAPORE] When it existed as Van Der Horst, the oil company now known as Interra Resources once rallied from 70 cents to $9 in the space of three months. That was back
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  • Article
    Lock icon Savings habit helps rich kids stay rich
    555 1  -  Bequests, gifts or education play a smal part: study Byi Anna Teo [SINGAPORE] Wealthy parents tend to have wealthy children and it's not because of bequests, financial gifts or good education. According to a US study of some 1,500 parent-child pairs over 30
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      Lock icon US consumer sentiment is looking up
      473 2 ii.in university or Michigan's index up from !um: sources Reuters [NEW YORig A key index of US consumer sentiment improved in early July .mar ket sources said on Friday, and analysts attributed this uptick to recent taxcutsand a Federal Reserve irate cut in late
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      Lock icon Clarification
      32 2 In yesterday's report, "Robin Regalia mortgagee units sold at 30% discount", the former developer of the property was Robinson International Development, not the Grandlink Group, DTZ Debenham Tie Leung has clarified.
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      Lock icon US panel to extend review of Global Crossing deal
      554 2 45-day extension comes as US economic, defence officials remain divided over takeover Reuters [WASHINGTON/SINGAPORE! The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) will extend its review of bankrupt Global Crossing Ltd's plan to sell a majority stake to a
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      Lock icon Tung likely to seek crucial backing from China
      901 2 Beijing's support holds trump card to his survival Bloomberg AS Hong Kong's beleaguered chief executive Tung Chee-hwa prepared for weekend crisis talks starting today in Beijing, Moody's Investors Service said the political crisis may hurt investor confidence and make it more difficult
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  • the raffles conversation
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      2294 3  -  Christopher Chia, chief executive of the National Library Board, is a firm believer in creating something when he joins an organisation and making it better by the time he leaves. He tells PARVATHINAYAR about his experiences in using technology to further the library's cause PARVATHI NAYAR IF he
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      Lock icon The birth of a patent
      467 3 EVEN the most exacting God of Efficiency Drives couldn't have failed to be propitiated: one-hour queues to return library books reduced to zero time. No wonder the Asian Wall Street Journal in 2001 called libraries in Singapore "trend setting" and "historic". < The queue-time elimination
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      62 3 dlljfc Raffld INTERNATIONAL Hotels Resorts The Raffles Conversation is brought to you through a special arrangement with Raffles International Hotels and Resorts. The Traveller's Palm in the Raffles International logo is an apt symbol. Not only has water stored at the base of this palm provided sustenance, the leaves rest
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  • companies
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      Lock icon OCBC well ahead in race for HDB home loans market
      707 4  -  Fu exclusive It books 3 toes more Iras ton nearest rival; retains top position In private loans segment By I Siow Li Sen OCBC Bank has emerged as the number one bank in the HDB home leans market, booking three
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      Lock icon Chartered narrows Q2 losses, beats forecasts
      726 4  -  K posts US$9OmQ2 loss but reports improved capacity utilisation off 55% By' Tang Weng Fai CHARTERED Semiconductor Manufacturing's boss Chia Song Hwee is a modest man. Pity, because among the still-dreary results coming out of Chartered yesterday, there was still something of a silver
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      Lock icon Some new turns to an old story
      680 4  -  marital review r sivanithy THERE was really little to distinguish this week from the several that preceded it a gradual uptrend in blue chips punctuated by the occasional hiccup depending on how Wall Street fared, hectic rotational punting of small caps as traders
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      Lock icon Chia Shi Teck made a bankrupt by High Court
      206 4 SESDAQ-LISTED Heshe Holding's Chia Shi Teck was adjudged a bankrupt by the High Court yesterday. Announcing this yesterday, Heshe said Mr Chia had, as a result, to step down immediately as executive chairman and director of Heshe and as director of
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      73 4 □sn MNJ6 (4.96) ST INDEX FUTURES MM.OO (-3.00) nSIMSCI FUTURES mm 194.90 (-0.70) Friday Change KLSE COMP ***** +0.87 NIKKEI 225 9527.73 +28.87 HANG SENG _10.140.84 +44.12 SET INDEX 493.04 -2.04 JAKARTA (X)MP_525.50 +1* MANILA COMP .1184.99 +10.79 TAIPEI WPI 5587 38 -1113 SEOllCOMP 699.35 -17.13 SHENZHEN B *****
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      81 4 FOREX RATES USS St ISS (SS per USS) 1.763 £(USS/S$ per 1596 2£I3 EUROO/SS/SS/E) 1.122 1.978 YEN 119.0 6750 RM 3.800 2.156 HKS 7.799 4.425 BAHT 4175 2169 RITJAH &3I5 4.718 RENMINBI 8.299 4.709 INDIAN RUPEE 46.25 26i4 AS 154Q 0.874 NZ$ 1.733 0.983 PfOMI RATES SINGAPORE* 515 KL
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    • Article
      Lock icon Fears for banks, insurers as govt bond yields soar
      716 5  -  Analysts differ in views on impact, but say days off record low yields are over By Wong Wei Kong THE bloodbath in the Singapore government bond market this week highlights the reversal in yields that has taken place since the first
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      Lock icon Why is Li Ka-shing floating Fortune Reit in S'pore?
      1202 5  -  corporate analysis The answer may have more to do with DBS Bank's pitch to Cheung Kong, reports Kalpana Rashiwala Kalpana Rashiwala IF you're wondering why Li Kashing's Cheung Kong Holdings is listing its Fortune Reit in Singapore, rather than in Hong
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      Lock icon PCCW shares dive to 4-year low in HK on placement news
      498 5  -  By Kenneth Lim NEWS of a share placement sent shares in Hong Kong telecommunications giant PCCW, an associated company of Singapore-listed Pacific Century Regional Developments (PCRD), plunging to a four-year low yesterday. PCCW's stock plummeted 10.3 per cent, after
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    • corporateroundup
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        Lock icon DBS Thai Dann posts 40% rise in H1 t
        98 5 THINGS continued to improve in Thailand for DBS Group, which will release itsjpwn half-year results cm Aug l. DBS Thai Dana Bank, a subsidiary of DBS Bank, yesterday unveiled a <0.3 per cent year-on-year surge in net profit for thcrftrsthaffto lgtsmfilion
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        Lock icon Average freight rates the Sec NOL
        131 5 SINGAPORE'S largest Orient Lines (NOL), cruissd with wind in its sails in June, posting a 29 per cent year-on-year increase in average freight rates, and a 30 par cent year-on-year increase in logistics revenue to UB9Bl million from US$62 million. NOL said yesterday that
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        Lock icon Bonvests sets eyes on more hotels
        111 5 Bloomberg BONVESTS Holdings Ltd, which runs Starbucks Corp's coffee shops and Burger King Corp's fast-food restaurants in Singapore, said it wants to boy more hotels after it completes the purchase of file city's Sheraton Towers. Bon vests, with hotels in Tunisia and Mauritius, has
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        Lock icon A Koon Hldngs to trade here
        103 5 SHARES in Koon Holdings, a specialist in land reclamation and shore protection work, commence trad-* ing on Sesdaq on Monday in a secondary listing. The« homegrown company had to resort to a primary list-, ing in Australia on July 11 after it failed to
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        Lock icon Grand Central to buy Adelaide hotel
        118 5 HOTEL Grand Central (HGC), with its sights set to "hop-to-it" down-under, announced yesterday that it plans to acquire 548 sq m of freehold land in down-. town Adelaide, South Australia, for A$S.5 million. (556.3 million). Included is an eight-storey, 60 room hotel which HGC
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        Lock icon M1 targets loyal SingTel customers
        95 5 Bloomberg MOBILEONE, Singapore's No 2 cellular-phone operator, said it will try grabbing wKo are" more than 45 years old, high spenders and loyal users from bigger rival Singapore Telecom. Mobile One chief executive Neil MonteOore said a marketing campaign will start in October, when Singapore's.
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        Lock icon Barang Barang expands store
        72 5 BARANG Barang, the lifestyle retail armof Sesdaqlisted KLW Holdings Ltd, spreads its leaves by investing in a bigger store at the newly-renovated Pla- za Singapura shopping malL The new store—which hopes to take advantage of the recently opened North-East Line (NEL) will occupy 8,000 sq ft,
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        Lock icon Tax revenue up 3% this year
        90 5 SINGAPORE'S tax revenue rose 3 per cent in the first five months of this year despite a sluggish economy and a cut in die income tax rate, with a total of $6.7 billion collected, a CNA report said. The rise*! was attributed to the
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  • money personal finance
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      Lock icon Schroder launches a hedge fund for retail investors
      752 6  -  By Genevieve Cua UNFAZED by the lukewarm response to hedge funds so far, Schroder Investment Management is partnering one of the most respected names in the fund of hedge funds business to launch their version of an absolute return product for retail
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      Lock icon Credit line management
      1042 6  -  Getting the most out of your credit line is not just about how much you pay, but also how much you save, says KENNETH LIM KENNETH LIM WITH the banks aggressively marketing their unsecured credit products, it seems like it has never been easier to get your
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    Lock icon FINANCE
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  • money personal investment
    • Article
      Lock icon How to free up cash through loan restructuring
      555 7  -  Genevieve Cua IF you're caught in a cash crunch—perhaps you've tost your Job or you soon need to restructuring is one way to free up :CnsSQOH OT ft COUVcT* fc ~,1 A stances jlnd Ms anility to reply. A bank can fn*
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      Lock icon Valuing your property
      1328 7  -  show me the monev Valuation models developed for financial assets like stocks and bonds can be applied to real assets too but there are major differences teh hooi ling HOW much do you think your property is worth? The usual way to get an answer is to
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      Lock icon Good show by one-month top winners portfolio
      900 7  -  By Teh Hooi Ling THE strong price momentum in SP Corp, iSoftel and Asia Food Properties made the one-month top winners portfolio the top gainer this week, living up to its name for the first time. Construction group SP Corp, formerly known as
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  • news at home
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      Lock icon Consumers' Paradise may be extended
      270 9 THE organiser of Consumers' Paradise 2003 at the Singapore Expo said yesterday that he wants to extend the exhibition for another two days until next Tuesday despite an outstanding payment dispute. Louis Tan said he is willing to foot the entire bill for the two
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    • Article
      Lock icon Hiring demand still in the doldrums
      315 9  -  on the economy By Tay Shi'an NEWSPAPER recruitment ads show that hiring demand is still in the doldrums. During the first half year, the volume of job advertisements in newspapers fell by 10 to 37 per cent from the corresponding months last year. In
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      Lock icon Fraser bags award for hospitality website
      161 9 FRASER Serviced Residences has won two international awards for its website. The international serviced residence chain yesterday announced that it has received the Golden Web Award and the American Design Award from the International Association of Web Masters and Designers. The awards respectively take
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      Lock icon Amex buys travel mgmt firm Rosenbluth
      201 9 AMERICAN Express has signed a definitive agreement to acquire travel management company Rosenbluth International, making it the largest corporate travel management company in the world, according to a company statement yesterday. The transaction is expected to be completed within the next few months, although
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      Lock icon Marine sector needs to grow further
      429 9  -  K must find new products, leverage on technology, expand manpower, go abroad By Leonard Lim THE local marine industry will face increasing competition in the years ahead and needs to leverage on its strengths to help develop Singapore into an international maritime centre, said
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      Lock icon Lufthansa not keen on no-frills arm
      422 9  -  Budget carriers not a threat to major airlines, says chairman By Leonard Lim LUFTHANSA will not be setting up a budget, no-frills arm any time in the future, its outgoing chairman and chief executive officer said yesterday. Juergen Weber also dismissed the notion that
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  • news executive jobs
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      Lock icon Surviving the job search
      985 10  -  Ifs not the best of times to look for a new job, but the right connections and sheer persistence could take you places, says CHUANG PECK MING CHUANG PECK MING THIS is virtually a given now if you want to get a job in these hard
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  • news region
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      Lock icon US Senators want Snow to probe China's monetary policy
      565 11 They say the yuan is 'avtificiaNy undervalued 1 and is partly responsible for US manufacturers 1 woes [NEW YORK] Treasury Secretary John Snow should investigate whether China is hurting the US economy and breaking World Trade Organisation (WTO) and International Monetary
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      Lock icon Retain RMB peg, Morgan Stanley's Roach tells China
      452 11  -  By Vikram Khanna [SINGAPORE] A revaluation of China's currency against the US dollar "would be a serious mistake" and countries which are pressuring Beijing to let the renminbi (RMB) rise are "making China a scapegoat for their weak recoveries". This is the
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      Lock icon Another case of suspect book keeping in China
      445 11 HK-listed China Rare Earth's chairman under investigation AFP [BEIJING] The company of one of China's richest entrepreneurs is under investigation by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) in what appears to be another case of suspect book keeping at a
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    • Article
      Lock icon HK Housing Authority plans asset sale to raise HK$20b
      219 11 Reuters [HONG KONG] Facing expected deficits, Hong Kong's Housing Authority said yesterday it plans to sell an estimated HK$2O billion (554.52 billion) in commercial assets such as shopping malls and car parks. "We have to do the spin-off because we have
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      Lock icon Sale of KLSE shares delayed until early 2004
      156 11 Bloomberg MALAYSIA delayed its plan to turn the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange into a public company through a share sale until "early" next year, said the exchange's chairman, Mohammed Azlan Hashim. "Definitely not by the end of the year. I would imagine
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      Lock icon Everything is Indian but their business
      728 11 Mauritius is a good market but India has been slow to exploit it Reuters [PORT LOUIS, Mauritius] SWITCH on the radio and Hindi pop music floats across the airwaves. Turn on the television and the latest Indian Bollywood film confronts you. Take a stroll
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      Lock icon 3 yrs to complete rail job: MMC
      240 11 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Civil works on Malaysia's multi-billion-dollar rail project, part of the trans-Asia link from Singapore to China, can be completed in three years, Malaysia Mining Corp Bhd (MMC) said yesterday. "We have proposed that we will complete it within 36 months,"
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    • inbrief
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        Lock icon PIP ahead of target
        97 11 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia Mining Corp said its Port of Tanjung Pelepas unit will turn around next year and contribute to group profit in 2005, one year ahead of target "The port has become a major regional transhipment hub and is on course to achieve its
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        Lock icon China shares down 2%
        60 11 Reuters [SHANGHAI] China's shares closed down more than 2 per cent yesterday after a late selling spree triggered by talk that regulators would launch a crackdown on market corruption, brokers said. The Shanghai composite index, grouping hard currency B shares for foreign investors and yuan-denominated A
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        Lock icon Tenaga, UBS unit settle bond dispute
        71 11 AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's utility giant Tenaga Nasional Bhd and investment bank ÜBS Warburg have reached an out-of-court settlement over a dispute related to a 10-year, US$5OO million Yankee bond issue, a report said yesterday. "The terms of the settlement are confidential and neither
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        Lock icon French pullout hits Laos dam
        95 11 Reuters [BANGKOK] The future of a US$l.l billion hydropower dam project in Laos was in doubt after a major French investor pulled out and Thailand saiditmight buy power elsewhere. The decision by state-owned Electricite de Prance to withdraw from the project came a week after
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        Lock icon Malaysian Dy PM's challenges
        102 11 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's incoming prime minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi faces a major test in transforming his country's service culture from its current poor state, businessman Francis Yeoh said yesterday. Mr Yeoh, who is managing director of the diversified power, infrastructure, hotel and property group YTL
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        Lock icon Limits on Taiwan treeds d
        82 11 Bloomberg [TAIPEI] Taiwan freed domestic mutual fUnds to invest as much as they want abroad, 10 days after President Chen Shui-bian said limits on overseas investment in the Taipei stock market will be scrapped. The central bank said if s revoking a rule that limited
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  • world
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      Lock icon Microsoft bucks trend with steady growth
      582 12 Server software, online ad sales push Q4 profit up 25% to USsl.9b LAT-WP [NEW YORK] Microsoft Corp shrugged off a sluggish economy and cautious corporate spending to post higher quarterly profit and sales on Thursday, boosted by double-digit growth in its server software and
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      Lock icon SEC probes options trading procedures at Amex bourse
      305 12 NYT [NEW YORK] The Securities and Exchange Commission has begun a formal investigation of the American Stock Exchange concerning the way it has regulated its options trading floor, it was disclosed on Thursday. The disclosure was made by NASD, which owns the
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      Lock icon Ericsson shares fly on strong results
      506 12 Q2 losses lower than expected after cost cuts; CEO sees profit this year Reuters [STOCKHOLM] Swedish telecoms equipment maker Ericsson sent its shares soaring on Friday with much better than expected second quarter results due to cost cuts and a pledge to return to
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      Lock icon Garfield still going strong at 25
      378 12 AP [ALBANY, Indiana] Cartoonist Jim Davis never imagined that a cartoon tabby cat with the failings of a middle-aged man would appeal to millions. The lasagna-loving Garfield was Davis' second effort, a follow-up to a short-lived strip about a bug named Gnorm Gnat who
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    • inbrief
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        Lock icon PeopleSoft completes JD Edwards buy
        98 12 Bloomberg NYT [NEW YORK] People Soft, which is finding off rival Oracle'* US$6.3 billion hostile bid, completed its US$l.B billion acquisition of JD Edwards Co, farcing Oracle to pay more to persist in its takeover attempt FeopleSoft will pay US$B63 million in cash and issue
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        Lock icon AOL Time Warner to sell CD, DVD business
        97 12 Reuters NYT [NEW YORK] AOL Time Warner, seeking to cut debt yesterday said it plans to sell its CD and DVD manufacturing and distribution business to Cinram International of Canada for US$l.O5 billion. AOL Time Warner has pledged to trim its US$26
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        Lock icon Cisco CED gets 2 million more options
        94 12 Reuters [SAN FRANCISCO] Cisco Systems said Thursday that chief executive John Chambers had been awarded an additional 2 million stock options. A spokeswoman said the grant brings the number of options Chambers received in Cisco's current fiscal year to 4 million. With the
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      Lock icon Beaujolais pins hopes on '03 vintage
      220 12 AFP [LYON] Faced with a slump in sales in the first half of the year, Beaujolais winegrowers are hoping that forecasts of an exceptional 2003 harvest will come true. After three months of extremely hot, dry and sunny weather, harvesting could begin as early
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  • style sports
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      Lock icon Els back in touch with leaders at British Open
      639 13 While Woods begins to loom on the leaderboard, Els sees a chance after his second roun AFP [SANDWICH, England] Defending champion Ernie Els fired himself right back into contention at the British Open yesterday with a battling 68 that could easily
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      Lock icon India aims to regain hockey glory
      450 13 Reuters [NEW DELHI] Hockey, India's national game, is making a comeback after years in the doldrums thanks to a talented young side who are starting to win again in Asian style. Recent impressive victories in tournaments in Australia and Germany have raised hopes of
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      Lock icon Hockey's home is grass, and not astroturf
      701 13  -  frankly speaking Rewind to 1975 World Cup in KL and you will know why walter morala THE last time India won the Olympic gold medal in field hockey, Ronald Reagan was president, the Soviet Union was the evil empire and the sport's leading
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    Lock icon STOCKS ASIA
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  • style motoring
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      Lock icon winsome threesome
      1134 14  -  They have the power and the size but which big Japanese sedan would you buy if you had $120,000? SAMUEL EE checks out three interesting options SAMUEL EE There comes a time when 1,600 cc feels too small and two litres is passe The only way then, is
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      1116 15  -  Women who suffer from stress incontinence can now turn to minimally invasive surgery. CHEAH UI-HOON reports CHEAH UI-HOON ALISON Wong (not her real name), a senior bank manager, used to go through the trouble of arriving at meetings much earlier so she could go to the ladies
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      508 15  -  Compiled by Cheah Ui-Hoon Q. My legs were badly sunburnt on a boating holiday about four, five years ago when I was in my 20s. They were lobster red and were even swollen for a few days (I could barely walk on the first few days after). Having heard
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      46 15 healthtalk Topic: The Long and Short of Your Child's Well-being Time: Tomorrow, 12.30pm to 3pm Venue: Raffles Hospital, Internal Medicine Centre, Level 2 Admission: $10 per person (includes refreshments) For enquiries and registration, please call 6311-1111 by today. Priority will be given to those who register.
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      1123 16  -  Be it vintage objects or fine jewellery, a more personal retail setting seems to set off the merchandise to greater advantage. CORINNE KERK and CHEAH Ul-HOON find out more about how two shops here build their niche markets CORINNE KERK, CHEAH UI-HOON IN the old days, when designers
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      636 16 CHAN Boon Yang, managing director of The Carat Club, is glad he isn't a woman. "Otherwise, I know where all my money will go to!" he declares, gesturing to the trays of sparkling rings, necklaces and earrings in front of him. He's painstakingly explaining, piece by piece,
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        60 16 Siecle, the maker of luxury gold and silver tableware and household linen is holding an exhibition-cum-sale of its latest collection, Fabled Treasures. The new range includes porcelain and decoupage tableware. The French brand's elegant products boast exquisite details and can be viewed and purchased from now till
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        43 16 Look smart with this ladies' French cuff blouse with contrasting hues. Made of comfortable sea island cotton, the impeccable outfit ($169) is complemented by the semi precious stone cufflinks ($99). Available at Alain Figaret at CityLink Mall and Millenia Walk.
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        392 16  -  Compiled by Mike Chua, Corinne Kerk New shops include: Nail Passion (#01-47A) (right): The one-stop shop to get get your nails pampered. Full range of service includes nail extension, acrylic, nail art, paraffin wax, eyebrow shaping and makeup services. Dockers (#Ol-37): The top khaki pant brand in the US
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      1359 17  -  Going out or staying in this weekend? parvathi nayar rounds up recommendations PARVATHI NAYAR performances Whet your appetite Dim Sum Dollies in STEAMING! (today and tomorrow, Bpm with additional 10.30 pm performance today, Jubilee Hall, Raffles Hotel, tickets from Sistic) is an all-out cabaret musical performance, featuring Selena Tan,
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      713 17 wine&dine with weekendßT A+WME Pto Ltd Coliw'»C«f> spread. Highly recommended on the weekday menu Oxferd Hotel Hitachi Tower, #01-17. Tel/fax: 6532 3397 Peninsula Excelsior Hotel, Level 5. Tel *****132 are our Ladies' Bento Lunch and Daily Special Lunch. 218 Queen Street Tel: *****119 Enjoy a selection of international wines with
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      1026 18  -  Bored with the current food scene in S'pore? Three new outlets have sprung up to put a new spin on eating out or dining in. We check them out By. Jaime Ee EAST is East and West is West and ne'er the twain shall meet. When they do,
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      923 18  -  Byi Geoffrey Eu ALTHOUGH Whitebait Kale might make a good name for, say, a local law firm, a new TV series or even an upscale furniture store, it's actually a recently-opened restaurant and gourmet market that has been generating some big time buzz among both
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      415 18  -  By Cheah Ui-Hoon MENTION French food, and you'd think of high-brow Michelin-star restaurants. Mention Italian, and the imagery is a lot more grounded and homey, despite a recent mushrooming of fine Italian dining restaurants in town. And keeping it homey is the main aim
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