The Business Times, 30 July 2003

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    15 1 MITA (P) 024/03/2008 85C THE BUSINESS TIMES SINGAPORE I Internet http://business-times.asial.com.sg WEDNESDAY. JULY 30. 2003
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    Lock icon NTUC targets 50 big firms in pay revamp drive
    507 1  -  exclusive Mm to avert retrenchment and stave off shift to cheaper locations By< Chuang Peck Ming [SINGAPORE] Pre-emptive layoffs? The labour movement is pushing ahead with wage reform before employers can even think of retrenchment. It is focusing on 50 big
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    Lock icon US will rebound to 4% growth, says economist
    600 1  -  And Fed won't raise rates till middle of 2004 Gail Foster Byi Anna Teo [SINGAPORE] Others may speak of the prospects of a US recovery in tentative tones. But to Gail Fosler, the Conference Board's chief economist, there are no ifs or
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    Lock icon Banks can stop home loans at the last minute
    775 1  -  I-11 exclusive But offer letters are cancelled only if there are *very strong* reasons By Siow Li Sen (SINGAPORE] You've got your letter of offer and are well on your way to owning your dream home. But did you know that
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    74 1 □sn UNJI (-6.28) ST MDEX RIYURES 1,583.00 (-12.00) nSIMSCI FUTURES mM ISSJtO (-0.90) Tuesday Change KLSE (X)MP ***** +344 NIKKEI 225 9.***** -5.60 HANG SENG _I0.I98.60 +€3.72 SET INDEX ***** 119 JAKARTA OOMP _511.47 132 MANILA OOMP .*****3 -3153 TAIPEI WP1 *****6 ***** SEOtTLOOMP ***** *453 SHENZHEN B 229.08
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    80 1 FOREX RATES US$ S$ USS (S$ per rs$) 1.763 £(I'SS/8S per 1128 1855 EIROfl'SS/SS/EI. 1.151 2.818 YEN 119J 68.10 RM 3.HUU 2167 HKS 7.799 4 448 BAHT 42.02 2197 RIP1AH 8*00 4.905 RENMINBI 8199 4.714 INDIAN RUPEE 46.14 2632 AS 1.504 0.858 NZ$ 1.699 0.969 PMKRA1ES SINGAPORE* 535 KUALA
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      154 1 INSIDE COMPANIES SembCorp, SembLog shares sink on fraud discovery Pg3 Cycle Carriage interim up 46%; plans $248 m rights Pgs MOTORING Volvo closes in on arch-rival BMW Pgl4 EXEC MONEY Problems of emotional investing Pgi6 The Lang* Datograph. This unmatched technical masterpiece "Made in Germany' is a new Lange milestone
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      Lock icon Consumer confidence takes a knock in July
      460 2 LATEST US DATA Conference Board index suffers unexpected fall as concerns aboat joblessness pile np AP Reuters Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Consumers, nervous about rising unemployment, lost confidence in their economic prospects in July, resulting in a sharp, unexpected drop in sentiment, according to
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      Lock icon Employers under union fire for slow wage reform
      612 2  -  OTOCi Matthias Ym backs gnt call far flexible waft systems, especially in non-union sector Byi Chuang Peck Ming {SINGAPORE] Employers are coming in for a lot of flak for the slow progress of wage reform. And file labour movement is the latest
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      Lock icon Singapore is the 14th most expensive city, says survey
      346 2  -  Tokyo once &gftin tops the EIU ranking while Hong Kong comes fifth By Daniel Buenas [SINGAPORE] Although the cost of living here has dropped, Singapore remains one of the 15 most expensive cities in which to live, according to the latest
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      Lock icon IBM wins US$1.1b deal from ABB Group for IT outsourcing
      539 2  -  Contract spans 14 countries, including S'pore, for 10 years By] Raju Chellam [SINGAPORE] In yet another major global IT outsourcing deal, US giant IBM Corp has just won a US$l.l billion contract from Europe's largest electrical engineering company, ABB Group,
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  • SINGAPORE companies
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      Lock icon SembCorp, SembLog shares sink on fraud discovery
      414 3  -  Brokers concerned about governance as it's SembCorp's second restatement By Wong Wei Kong SHARES in Singapore's SembCorp Industries and its unit, SembCorp Logistics (SembLog), tumbled yesterday, as investors sold the stock after the group cut revenues and profits for the past three years
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      Lock icon Any more bombshells, SembCorp?
      485 3  -  flocksiew^ wong wei kong INVESTORS hate nasty surprises, but the SembCorp group has been dishing them out one after another in recent months. It surely begs the question of how tightly the ship is being run. In the latest instance, discrepancies totalling more than $18 million
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      Lock icon F&N gets shareholders' nod for capital reduction
      411 3  -  It is now planning a $200 m note issue to raise capital By Ven Sreeniwasan FRASER Neave shareholders yesterday gave the green light to a capital reduction plan that will slash the beverage giant's outstanding shares by some 14 per cent. Under the
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      Lock icon Small fry turn heat on big fish
      268 3 OK, so you have just a handful of shares. And your vote doesn't carry as much weight as that of the fellow sitting next to you who has amassed a quarter of a million shares. But who cares! What really matters is that
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      Lock icon DBS offers cheaper home loans to govt staff
      604 4  -  It wins bid to ran scheme by heavily discounting own loan packages By Siow Li Sen DBS Bank last month won the bid to sell home loans to civil servants by undercutting its own packages by almost 100 basis points. A bank
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    • COMPANY Briefs
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        Lock icon SNP set to own over 75% of HK firm
        90 4 SNP Corporation and parties acting in concert with It look 9et to own at least 75 per cent of Hong Kong-baaed Leefung-Asco Printers Holdings. Its unconditional mandatory cash oSw closed yesterday with valid acceptances for 82.7 million sham, or 20.52 par
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        Lock icon Creative unit in
        47 4 CREATIVE Technology Ltd's Malaysian unit Coble Electronics has inked a memorandum of understanding with Kolcj Unlversltl Teknlkal Kebangsaan Malaysia. Under the deal, both will share their experiences in technical education and develop skilled and technical professionals. Cubic runs the largest manufacturing facility for Creative.
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        Lock icon Kwa Chong Seng named to DHS board
        40 4 DBS Group Holdings Lid (DBSH) has appointed Kwa Chang Seng, chairman and managing director cf ExxonMobil Asia-Pacific, to its board of directors. Mr Kwa. 56, is also chairman of Media Corporation of Singapore.
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        Lock icon Singapore Power unit
        49 4 SINGAPORE Power, parent of Singapore Power Telecommunication* (SPT), Mid most of the tatter's 89 staff had either been redeployed within the group or had voluntarily taken early retirement, said Channel NewsAsia. Ten were retrenched. SPTs cable duct leasing operations have been outsourced to sister company PowerGrid.
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      Lock icon CCL plans to raise $248m in rights issue
      504 5  -  Funds to be used to pare debt; company posts 46% rise in first-half net profit By Vince Chong CYCLE Carriage (CCL) yesterday proposed to raise up to $248 million with a one-for-three rights issue, its first in more than 10 years. The
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      Lock icon Dairy Farm H1 profit falls 83%
      469 5  -  Sooth Asian ops, including S'pore, see 28% rise in operating profit By Kalpana Rashiwala RETAILER Dairy Farm International reported an 83 per cent drop in first-half net earnings to US$44 million in the absence of a previous US$225 million exceptional gain from the disposal
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        Lock icon Hotel Plaza posts S2m Q2 lom
        84 5 THE Sars outbreak dragged Wee Cho Yaw's Hotel Plaza group into the red for the second quarter ended June. Net loss was $2 million, or 0.49 cent per share, against net profit of $1.8 million, or 0.45 cent per share, in the previous 02.
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        Lock icon UOL profit slips 13% In Q2
        55 5 PROPERTY group United Overseas Land, also part of the Wee family stable, saw a 13 per cent drop in net profit to $23.7 million for the second quarter ended June. Revenue fell 16 per cent to $96 million. Earnings per share slipped to 3.87
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        Lock icon Mandarin Oriental HI tarns to loss
        60 5 HONG KONG-BASED Mandarin Oriental also took a hard knock. For the six months ended June, it suffered net losses of US$6 million against net profits of US$l2 million previously. Turnover declined to US$243 million from US$272 million previously. Loss per share was 0.75 US
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      Lock icon S&P sees 2.1-15.7% upside for Fortune Reit
      261 5 STANDARD Poor's says Cheung Kong's Fortune Reit (real estate investment trust) could have an upside potential of 2.1 to 15.7 per cent but also warns that rental rates could decline in Hong Kong. "An uncertain Hong Kong economy could prolong deflation risks and
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      Lock icon No plans for Reit yet: HK Land
      499 5  -  Its first-half profit before property revaluations falls 13% to USsB4m By\ Kalpana Rashiwala HONGKONG Land won't follow in the footsteps of Cheung Kong Holdings, saying it has no plans to float a Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) in either Singapore or Hong Kong.
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      Lock icon Australand H1 profit jumps 67% to A$41m
      202 5 HELPED by its apartments division's return to the black, Capita Land's Austra-lian-listed subsidiary Australand Holdings yesterday reported a 67 per cent jump in first-half net profits to A 541.2 million (Ss4B million) and projected a 10 per cent increase in its full-year earnings.
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      91 3 Motors United BMW again introduces the superlative to luxury: the BMW 760U with the new Vl2 engine. Setting new standards in automotive technology, performance and comfort, this striking limousine hat the stee and presence to turn heeds wherevar ft travels. its innovative powar plant features the Performance Motors Limited Performance
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      2096 4 I SOT 1 IDT HOLDINGS (SINGAPORE) LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore with limited liability) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Extraordinary General Meeting of IDT Holdings (Singapore) Limited (the "Company") wiH be held at The Executives' Club, 65 Chulia Street, OCBC Centre. #33-01. Singapore *****3 on Thursday, 21
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  • SINGAPORE markets
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      292 6 OTHER SINGAPORE MOKES Jul 29 VALUE CLOSE IT mn* -374.00 -26.00 ITCUDI -*****.00 -98.00 ITlHayMA -*****.00 -37.00 mmt+Mm 425.06 -1.09 MImMiiIiiI 152.07 -0.85 WpW—Hi 1344.61 -2.37 MfMMiiPnp 395.05 -2.37 194.98 -0.52 MBCIFrt— 196.20 -0,90 MuWVtoHK7c 101,892.000 Frontline 5c 76.453,000 lntWT*5c 27,457.000 RJYuM*10C 25,229,000 IP0020C *****.000 AslaFcxxJ&Prop... 19,118,000 Coaoolrw20c 18,712,000 Chart
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      Lock icon US$ falls on surprise drop in confidence
      600 6 Consumer weakness before business investment picks np is ominous Reuters [NEW YORK] The dollar's gains against the euro and yen eroded yesterday after US consumer confidence for July disappointed investors by falling despite expectations for a gain, setting a gloomy start to a
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      Lock icon Market takes a breather as profit takers cash in
      707 6  -  J i comment STOCKS Brokers also cite nervousness about penny stocks after curbs ven sreenivasan THE market slipped yesterday after a mixed overnight close on Wall Street led local players to cash in some of the profit from the recent uptrend.
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      Lock icon SingTel's 3G network contact may go to Ericsson
      566 7  -  It is said to have pipped Nokia and a Siemens-led group for the $200 m order By Angela Tan SWEDISH telecom equipment maker Ericsson AG may have pipped rivals to emerge the winner of Singapore Telecommunications' multimillion dollar tender to roll out
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      Lock icon S'pore must go for value capability
      461 7  -  Foster: Provide service with unique characteristics By, Anna Teo [SINGAPORE] Instead of trying to succeed by being cost-competitive, small economies like Singapore should go for "value capability" in today's China-cen-tric world, says Gail Fosler, the chief economist of the Conference Board. China is rapidly
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      Lock icon Sumatra to S'pore gas pipeline to be launched on Aug 4
      180 7 Xinhua [JAKARTA] Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri and Singaporean Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong wUI inaugurate 470km long gas transmission pipeline which connects South Sumatra of Indonesia and Singapore on Aug 4, an oil executive revealed on Monday. The inauguration
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      Lock icon Mobile phone penetration tops 80%
      386 7  -  Number of subscribers climbs to &34m in Jnne By' Tang Weng Fai THE local mobile phone market is taking another step closer to saturation, as latest data from the Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) shows that mobile penetration has exceeded 80 per cent for the first
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      Lock icon NTU,Hwa Chong in talent tie-up
      255 7  -  By. Leonard Lim BRIGHT students at Chinese High can soon have a seamless educational experience from secondary to tertiary level. In a milestone initiative, talented students from Hwa Chong Junior College and Chinese High (collectively known as Hwa Chong) will be able to enrol in
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      Lock icon S'pore travellers' top priority is cost
      369 7  -  =M 3 on the economy travel By] Leonard Lim COST is what matters when it comes to travel for a majority of Singaporeans. In a MasterCard poll, the Asian Lifestyle survey, 60 per cent of Singaporeans listed cost as the greatest influence in their
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    1017 7 Transaction date: Jul 29 DfTBRBAlTK CROSS RATES C$ 80 If IKS Mh o»m rm wmi m m Httb Hm 0 00 0* iff 00 Hmt 1 Aastrai* 0.920 5517 0577 5.84 30.6(8 57.69 0.793 7J35 2520 U29 ***** ***** Ui5 4JH 0J93 22J54 27.929 MM 144S Cana4a 1.087 5.999
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      46 7 I THE MONETARY AUTHORITY OF SINGAPORE li y Average Yield Price 1.16% p.a. and 108.268% I of Competitive Applications at Cut-off Allotted Approximately 54% I of Non-Competitive I Applications Allotted 100% K Issue Code N*****0A (Reopened) I ISIN Code 5G********** I Maturity Date 15 October 2005
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  • EDITORIAL & opinion
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      Lock icon Asia's unlikely currency role model: India
      791 8  -  17TT3 bottom line OPINION william pesek jr Bloomberg AS ASIAN nations panic over rising currencies, India remains calm. Its easy-going approach towards strengthening the rupee should be a lesson for the region. The search for economic role models rarely, if ever, leads to India.
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      51 8 'If you want me to talk, I can talk till I am blue in the face. I can give explanations or unsolicited advice on how Asian countries can exert influence over the world.' Malaysia's veteran prime minister, on the limits of his influence after he retires in
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      Lock icon Cleaning up in Manila
      558 8 EDITORIAL JUST as the Philippines looked to be regaining its foothold economically and politically, along comes yet another coup attempt Although this one was peacefully put down within 24 hours, it serves as a sobering reminder of how much Manila still needs to do to fix
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      Lock icon Corporate philanthropy with a digital twist
      1052 8  -  Using technology to empower the masses is a growing phenomenon which promises social restructuring on a worldwide scale in dne course By Shib Shanhar Dangupta DURING the last five years, rapid transition from the industrial economy to the digital economy has witnessed massive corporate
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      Lock icon Case did not advise against AIA offer
      336 8  -  maili rm Seah Seng Choon Executive Director Consumers Association of Singapore (Case) I REFER to the letter "Why so sceptical of AIA, Case?" (Mailbag, July 28). We would like to state that we have never advised affected policyholders not to accept AlA's offer.
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      Lock icon One-hour wait for 'service'?
      200 8  -  Denis Distant Singapore I USUALLY use the various machines at banks to do my banking. But recently, I had to take a queue number and wait my turn. It took 45 minutes before I reached the counter at Standard Chartered Bank in Scotts Road. I had
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      Lock icon A Pleasure Island for families
      234 8  -  Sim Beng Choon Singapore DEREGULATION, night spots, bar-top dancing and nudist beaches will not make Singapore a fun place. Such things may give enjoyment to a few mostly single business stayers. But the bottom line is: No place is a flin place if the whole
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      Lock icon HSBC, Ericsson help boost M'sia's high-tech hub
      495 9 CYBERJAYA, Malaysia The Multimedia Super Corridor has surpassed its targets: DrM AFP BRITISH banking group HSBC and Sweden's telecoms firm Ericsson yesterday launched regional centres here in a boost to Malaysia's bid to become a high-tech hub. Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad launched HSBC's
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      Lock icon Indonesia's economy making big strides: IMF
      484 9 JAKARTA Govt can finance budget, hlmwf of payments if reforms continue, it says Reuters INDONESIA'S decision to end its International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan programme this year shows "tremendous improvement" in the country's economy and the government will be able to finance next year's
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      Lock icon No foreign bank rush to M'sia: HSBC
      449 9 AFP [CYBERJAYA, Malaysia] British banking group HSBC said yesterday a "sudden invasion' of Malaysia by foreign banks is unlikely when the financial sector is liberalised in 2007. Foreign banks might have more operational flexibility but may "not necessarily gain" because there are in
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        Lock icon Hun Sen's party sees victory in polls
        81 9 AP [PHNOM PENH) Prime Minister Hun Sen's party was assured of victory yesterday in general elections, but seemed likely to fall short of the two-thirds majority it needed to govern, forcing it to seek a coalition with hostile rivals. With vote counting completed,
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        Lock icon Jakarta exchange suspends Bumi
        67 9 Bloomberg [JAKARTA] Hie Jakarta Stock Exchange halted trading of PT Bumi Resources' shares because the Indonesian mining company hasn't given enough Information about its proposed purchase of coal miner PT Kaltim Prima Coal. Bumi hasn't provided enough details on the conditions of the proposed transaction, Yose
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        Lock icon 12,000 Indon govt workers to lose jobs
        56 9 Xinhua [JAKARTA] Close to 12,000 Indonesian civil servants will lose their positions due to restructuring early next year, the daily Jakarta Post reported yesterday. "Civil servants who no longer hold structural, managerial positions will be relegated to skills-based functional positions," State Minister for
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        Lock icon At least one bidder still for HK bank
        83 9 Bloomberg (HONG KONG] Arab Banking Corp is in talks with "at least" one party about the possible sale of its 55 per cent stake in International Bank of Asia, the Hong Kong-based lender said in a statement. The statement from International Bank
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        Lock icon San Kyi in good health: Red Cross
        63 9 Reuters [YANGON] Red Cross officials, allowed for the first time to meet detained Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, said yesterday she was in good health and high spirits after two months in government custody. Hie Nobel Peace laureate has been detained
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      Lock icon RM100m fund to promote M'sian brands
      345 9 KUALALUMPUR Companies will be given grants for brand promotion THE government has set up an RMIOO million (5546.1 million) fund to help promote Malaysian brands internationally, the Malajh. sian Business Times reports. International Trade and Industry Minister Rafidah Aziz said the allocation, to be
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      Lock icon China moves to mop up excess liquidity, avert inflation
      453 10 SHANGHAI Central bank raises bill issue to 30b ynan for second consecutive week Reuters CHINA'S central bank is making fresh efforts to drain money from circulation after statistics showed a surge in money supply, fanning worries over potential inflation, bankers said
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      Lock icon Shanghai Land sues chairman Zhou and wife
      253 10 HONGKONG Reuters CHINESE property firm Shanghai Land Holdings Ltd yesterday said it has begun legal proceedings against its chairman arrested tycoon Zhou Zhengyi and his wife Mao Yuping, claiming U5534.2 million. Shanghai Land, a Hong Kong-listed property development firm, said in a statement
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      Lock icon ADB sees East Asia growth picking up from H2
      575 10  -  By Joyce Koh [SINGAPORE] East Asian economies are facing brighter prospects with an expected pick-up in growth for the second half and a stronger showing next year, according to an Asian Development Bank (ADB) report released yesterday. However, this optimistic assessment
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        Lock icon HKEx to open office Beijing
        61 10 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Hong Kong Exchanges Clearing Ltd, which runs the city's financial markets, plans to open an office in Beijing to attract more listings from China. The office "will farther strengthen our communications and relationship with the China Securities Regulatory Commission and other relevant
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        Lock icon Canon plans Beijing marketing centre
        91 10 AFP [BEIJING] Canon, Japan's largest maker of office equipment, plans to set up its Asian marketing centre in Beijing amid ambitious plans to boost its China operations, state media said yesterday. The marketing centre is meant to take over some of the functions currently covered
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        Lock icon Taiwan eases rules on China talent
        92 10 AFP [TAIPEI] Taiwanese authorities on Monday eased restrictions on the import of Chinese science and technology experts as part of the island's efforts to woo talent from abroad. Under the new measures, Chinese personnel engaged in science and technology research or sci-tech management and
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      139 9 We are pleased to announce that with effect from 1 July 2003, the name of SGY Asset Management (Singapore) Limited has been changed to SG Asset Management (Singapore) Ltd. This name change ensures consistency of SG Asset Management's global brand and is part of the Group's strategy to reinforce a
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  • WORLD news
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      Lock icon US banks pay for what they knew
      926 11 NEW YORK Citigroup, JP Morgan helped Enron defraud investors SEC NYT ENRON lied to investors about its financial condition, but it could not have done so without active help from its friendly bankers. And that help constituted fraud. That was the conclusion reached
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      Lock icon China reviewing its yuan peg: Snow
      381 11 MILKWAUKEE He also says the US economy is 'springloaded' to bounce back AFP Reuters US Treasury Secretary John Snow said yesterday that China was considering relaxing its yuan currency trading band and urged the country to do so. During an interview to be aired
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      Lock icon Citigroup gets US$300b custody deal
      161 11 NEW YORK Reuters CITIGROUP Inc, the world's largest financial company, won a contract to service US$3OO billion in assets handled by seven in the Fedaog-Home Ltmti Bank sy*Mfe Cftfgroup beat Bostonbased State Street Corp, the world's largest custodian with US$B.5 trillion in assets, in getting
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        Lock icon Amex's earnings op 11% in Q2
        119 11 Reuters [NEW YORK] American Express Co on Monday reported quarterly earnings rose 11 per cent and full-year earnings would exceed Wall Street expectations as consumers charged more and it gained card customers. Chairman and CEO Kenneth Chenault said he would sacrifice some of this
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        100 11 Bloomberg [LONDON] UK insurer Prudential pic cut its dividend on common shares for the first time since 1914 after profit fell 27 per cent in the six months through June. Operating profit fell to £397 million (Ssl.l billion)or 13.8 pence a share, from £543
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        85 11 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Sharp Corp said fiscal first-quarter profit rose 14 per cent helped by stronger sales of its Aquos televisions, cellular phones with built-in cameras and components. Group net income rose to 14 billion yen (*****.7 million), or 12.74 yen a share, in the
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        117 11 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Hamburger chain McDonald's Corp said 9econd-quarter profit fell 5.3 per cent because at an increase in advertising spending that helped boost sales in the US for the third month in a row. Net income dropped to U*****.9 million, or 37
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        102 11 Reuttrs [TOKYO] More Japanese found work and households stepped up their spending in June, according to data released yesterday. But economists and government officials alike were quick to say the economy was not out of the woods just yet At 5.3 per cent the unemployment rate
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      497 13 NEW YORK Letters may boost rivals' efforts to derail its plan for bankruptcy re vamp Bloomberg WORLDCOM Inc chief executive Michael Capellas was told by SBC Communications Inc three months ago that his company was illegally avoiding millions of dollars in access
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      312 13 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 7 What aristocrats get in vain, H we hear (4,5) j I 8 Hit on the head by furious ~~ta™ 10 A view of the sea in a Saudi 1 Scrupulous and hardworking, WM Hfl[ |_j iHI even if coarse (8) PV flH__pH 12 Chap one may account
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      398 14  -  SM Motors says Volvo XC9O SUV helped drive sales By Samuel Ee AFTER selling a record number of cars last month, Volvo distributor SM Motors is confident of closing the gap on its nearest rival BMW. SM Motors registered 206 units in June, against
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        68 14 MICHAEL Simcoe, 45. has been named GM executive director for Asia-Pacific design, effective Sept 1. He will take on the )ob while remaining responsible tor Holden's design effort as part ofhis regional rote. He joined Holden In 1983 and has been director of design there
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        89 14  -  Compiled by\ Samuel Ee WHAT looks like a Mini Cooper and Cooper S on a trailer have been plying the Orchard Road area. Hie two Minis on a trailer are actually a bus advertisement Their images have been pasted on SBS service No 7 single-decker buses
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      706 15 They can help companies cut costs and improve efficiency KNOWING that you have too much red tape and paperwork is one thing; finding ways to identify and remove excessive paperwork is another. A study conducted by Ernst Young a few years ago found that in
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      293 15 Get your finances rt for touqh times ELIMINATE UNNECESSARY ADMINISTRATIVE AND ACCOUNTING costs TWs executive forum on cost management aims to help you navigate the tough economic climate by sharing tips on how you can manage your business expenditure more effectively through spending controls, managed cash access and automated expense
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      286 16 I Financial Crisis Management r- If you are facing disruptions to operations arising I J WAI ACCOUNTING from any of these: I If you an facto, an, of these: Cash (tow problems I "messy" accounts arising from change of systems staff turnover Shareholders directors' disputes Mb|||ty a sUtutwy llnMm Sudden
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      268 17 Reuters THE Baltic Dry Index fell 3 points to 2203, the Baltic Capesize Index rose 6 points to 2892, the Baltic Panamax Index fell 20 points to 2184 and the Baltic Handymax Index rose 43 points to *****. 'IUUMSAKUiI! New Brisk (built 1995) *****1 dwt delivery Hamburg 8/15
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      245 17 MX '000 J*» a hi CWT Distribution 0.57 -O.OI 44 Chun Hup 0.43 unch 653 CHOffShora 0-28 0.01 5005 Cosco Invostmant —0.37 0.01 ***** FrataMUnks 0.07 -0.01 350 CBHoMnas 0.76 -0.03 80 HoMngs 0.42 -0.01 2667 KappOtCorp 5.40 0-25 1348 KlVantura 0.22 0.01 2445 KnU Tata 0.89 -001
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      856 17 Regional effort needed to tackle growing menace in vital waterway Bernama [SINGAPORE] Australia and other users of the Malacca Straits are prepared to look at assisting Malaysia combat piracy in the busy straits. The offers come as efforts are being made
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      172 17  -  -By\ Beth Jinks [SINGAPORE] Japan s Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) Line has set up satellite environmental protection coordination centres in Singapore, New York and London following its recent widespread implementation of ISO ***** environmental management system certifications. ISO ***** certificates were presented
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      268 17 AFP [COPENHAGEN] The Danish government has ordered an investigation into the true owners of a ferry in which 158 people died after fire broke out on board while it was sailing between Norway and Denmark in 1990, media reports said. Danish investigators
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      32 17 [MONTREAL] The old World War Two Canadian destroyer HMCS Nipigon sinks to the bottom of Ste-Luce-sur-Mer in Canada to finish her life as a play ground for scuba divers. AP
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      281 17 Bloomberg [MIAMI] Royal Caribbean Cruises, the No 2 cruise-line operator, said second-quarter profit fell 16 per cent, less than expected, because it cut prices to sell trips. Net income dropped to U5555.7 million, or 28 cents a share, from U5566.7 million, or
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      785 18  -  STRAIT TALK -By] David Hughes THE latest piracy figures issued by the ICC International Maritime Bureau make grim, if unsurprising, reading. In the first six months of 2003,16 seafarers were killed and the total number of reported attacks was up 37 per cent
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        816 25 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Ma rine Oil Ltd. shows price ranges 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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        531 26 BA LABOUR ROW He warns carrier could go bust if unions block cost catting measures Reuters [LONDON] British Airways chief executive Rod Eddington, who got himself personally involved in negotiations with trade unions in an attempt to end a costly labour dispute,
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        292 26 Reuters [LONDON] BAA pic, the operator of London's Heathrow airport, has warned that it could suffer from dispute that has led to severe disruption at the world's busiest international hub, as it posted a drop in first-quarter profits. Industrial action taken by British Airways
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        152 26 Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] Air India, India's biggest overseas carrier, will make a loss in the year to March 2004 after the carrier cut flights because of severe acute respiratory syndrome, which put people off travelling, the government said. Air India is forecast to
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          108 26 AFP [MANILA] Philippine Airlines (PAL) said it has resumed some of its weekly flights to Hong Kong and Singapore as regional passenger traffic improves following the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (Sars) epidemic. PAL reinstated seven weekly flights to Hong Kong, raising the weekly frequencies
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          90 26 Bloomberg [SEOUL] Asiana Airlines, South Korea s second-largest carrier, expects to make a first-half net loss after Sars and a decline in consumer spending at home curbed demand for travel. Hie airline will post a loss of 38.5 billion won (Sss7 million), compared with a profit
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          92 26 AP [ATLANTA] Delta Air Lines and United Airlines agreed to end their frequent-flyer and lounge marketing relationship after each airline struck similar arrangements with other carriers. In separate statements on Monday, the airlines said award travel must be completed by Feb 29, the same date reciprocal
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        223 26 AFP [BElJlNG] Flag carrier Air China has completed a longawaited merger with two smaller companies, giving it control of 26 per cent of one of the world's fastest growing markets, state media said yesterday. Planes and staff from China Southwest Airlines and Zhejiang
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        68 26 [SHANGHAI] Chinese airline ticketing staff listening to an introduction by United Airlines, during a promotional and introduction session at a hotel in Shanghai. UAL Corp's United Airlines, the world's second-biggest carrier, held nationwide promotion and introduction events in China before it resumes all its flights to China
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        214 26 AFP [TAlPEl] China Airlines, the largest air carrier in Taiwan, may award a contract to British-based RollsRoyce on engine purchases worth about US$3 billion, the Economic Daily News reported yesterday. The report cited unnamed sources as saying that Rolls-Royce offered a more attractive discount
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