The Business Times, 3 December 2003

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    15 1 MUA (P) 024/03/2003 85C THE BUSINESS TIMES SINGAPORE Interret littp://business-times.asial .com.sg WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2003
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  • Article
    Lock icon Brokers in a fix over stock option financing
    706 1  -  They had hard time explaining to clients why they can't provide finance By Siow Li Sen, Taila Krishnakumar [SINGAPORE] Some brokers and remisiers are having a hard time explaining to customers why they can't provide finance for share options, while others were
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  • Article
    Lock icon MARKETS
    74 1 BTI 1,728.96 (-8.79) 8T INDEX FUTURES 1,728.00 (-22.00) BIMSCI FUTURES 211.90 (-1.40) Tuesday Change KLSECOMP ***** +7.24 NIKKEI 225 10.410.15 *6.88 HANG SENG 12,***** -44 76 SET INDEX 646.64 +5.49 JAKARTA COMP .633.73 +3.79 MANILA COMP ..1,336.83 +15.57 TAIPEI WPI 5,911.45 +41.28 SEOUL COMP 807.78 +0.39 SHENZHEN B 272.08
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    Lock icon FINANCE
    76 1 FOREX RATES U8$ S$ l'SS(S$perl'S$) 1.724 S(l SS/S$ p*r 1.718 1961 El RO(l S$/S$/E). 1.197 2.063 YEN 1119.6 63.60 RM UW 2105 HKS 7.764 4.504 BAHT 39.92 23 16 Rl'PIAH H.497... 4.930 RENMINBI 8.299 4.815 INDIAN RI'PEE 45.72 26.53 AS LBS 0.796 NZ$ 1.554 0902 PRIME RATES SINGAPORE* 5.25
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  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon NTUC Income poised to sell Hougang Mall for $185m
    687 1  -  BT exclusive Asian Retail Mall Fund may float Reit after deal: sources By Kalpana Rashiwala [SINGAPORE] Negotiations are at an advanced stage for NTUC Income Insurance Cooperative to sell its NTUC Hougang Mall for about $185 million to the Asian Retail
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    Lock icon Caught in a cultural paradox
    76 1 "In terms of cultural globalisation, you have a pretty interesting paradox. On the one hand, you have the blase globalist or the "Britney Spears-rization'of pop culture; a complete homogenisation of culture. On the other hand, globalisation allows inaccessible cultures to also attain a world stage."
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    Lock icon Pilots nominate two veterans to head union
    545 1  -  Both men have been with Singapore Airlines for almost three decades By Ven Sreenivasan {SINGAPORE] Two veteran Singapore Airlines pilots are in the running to head the company's pilots union. Members of the Airline Pilots Association of Singapore (Alpa-S) yesterday nominated Cpt Mok
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      Lock icon PSA talking to lines over terminal stakes
      488 2  -  Venture with Cosco, worth over $160m, is PSA's first tie-up with foreign firm in its local ops By Donald Urquhart [SINGAPORE] PSA Corporation is in discussion with a number of shipping lines keen on taking a stake in its container terminals here, the
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      Lock icon Progressive bosses are rethinking layoffs, says study
      529 2  -  Companies realise 'engaged' employees vital to bottom line By Chuang Peck Ming [SINGAPORE] Progressive employers worldwide including those in Singapore are moving away from layoffs to employee engagement in meeting the twin challenges of managing rising staff cost and retaining key talent. According
      Source: Towers Perrin  -  529 words
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      Lock icon Stock option financing halt could be smoother
      631 2  -  COMMENTARY Abrupt clampdown confuses market players. This cannot really be a desired outcome, says Wong Wei Kong Wong Wei Kong THE issue of financing stock option, purchases highlights one thing: when a fresh piece of securities legislation is put into action especially when
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    • Article
      Lock icon MMC-Gamuda set to award rail contract to Indian firm
      446 2  -  Ircon to be offered 70% of northern section of project From Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA Mining Corporation (MMC) and partner Gamuda have bagged the country's biggest infrastructure job but will farm out some of the work to an Indian
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  • Innovation Singapore
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Delivering the goods
      1535 3  -  Staff training is more than just getting results from the resources invested. Its success is also measured by what people gain in rewards and job satisfaction. DHL Express Singapore's general manager shares the company's experience with Beth Jinks Beth Jinks F you're a preB ferred employer, I
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      Lock icon Milestones
      390 3 1972 DHL International established as Singapore's first door-to-door international express document delivery company. 1905 DHL Express Singapore becomes first country office in Asean to be ISO 9002 certified. 1997 Afl five DHL entities in Singapore receive ISO 9002 certification. 1999 DHL Express is first air-express company in Singapore to
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      Lock icon Packaging training for the region
      207 3 THE successful adaptation of Spring Singapore's People Developer standard by DHL Express Singapore has led to a regional roll-out of a similar training framework as "best practice" throughout the express delivery group's Asia network. The results and feedback on the progressive and logical formula so
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      103 3 Organisations committed to the People Developer constantly develop their people to better serve customers. They adopt a total approach that engages people for enhancing productivity. And tlllllliilP contributing to business success. Over 1,200 organisations are implementing the standard. About 400 organisations with some T 300,000 staff have ochieved the standard.
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  • SINGAPORE companies
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      Lock icon Chartered expects to cut Q4 loss to US$44m
      428 4  -  Company could turn profitable at gross margin level for 1st time since 2001 By Tang Weng Fai BUOYED by a worldwide semiconductor upturn over the past half-year, wafer maker Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing said it could see the company turning profitable at the
      Source: Bloomberg  -  428 words
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      Lock icon ST Engg expects to win Valuair deal
      219 4 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Technologies Engineering Ltd, which gets half its profit from servicing aircraft, said it will win the maintenance contract from Singapore budget carrier Valuair Ltd when the airline starts operations next year. The company may get the contract in the first quarter
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    • Article
      Lock icon Chip giants signal it's the turnaround season
      711 4  -  HOCK lock siew raju chellam THE world's top semiconductor makers are now putting their money where their mouth is. In just the last fortnight, at least three top chip makers have announced plans to beef up their production capacity. There are also two
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    • Article
      Lock icon Three new IPOs with names that mean business
      454 6  -  Asia Environment, Metal Component En& Superior Fastening Tech launch IPOs today By Kenneth Lim WITH 50 initial public offerings already listed on the local bourse this year, investors may have trouble trying to match a new company's name with what it does.
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      Lock icon Banyan Tree branching out to Mexico and Morocco
      428 6  -  By Daniel Buenas IPO aspirant Banyan Tree Hotels Resorts plans to expand into Mexico and the Moroccan city of Marakesh as it continues to build its global brand name, chairman Ho Kwon Ping said yesterday. Speaking to reporters at the Global Brand
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    • Article
      Lock icon Creditors seek to halt Econ Corp liquidation
      321 6  -  By Kenneth Lim DON'T send the wreckers to Econ Corporation just yet. A group of creditors have asked the courts to halt the debt-ridden construction company's own liquidation attempt and install an interim judicial manager. The High Court today will hear the petition,
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      Lock icon Local banks hot on China credit card market
      618 7  -  They say Citibank's entry into yuan credit cards will give clear direction By Joyce Koh THE first inroad has been made by a foreign bank into China's credit card market a development that sets the pace for local banks as they look
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      Lock icon Tianjin Zhong Xin faces suit in China
      471 7  -  Plaintiff allegedly owed 315.3m yuan in connection with share transfer deal By Wong Wei Kong TIANJIN Zhong Xin Pharmaceutical Group faces legal action in China over a share transfer agreement. Tianjin said yesterday that on Nov 14, it received a writ of summons
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      Lock icon Brilliant net profit triples to $21.3m
      283 7  -  By Taila Krishnakumar BRILLIANT Manufacturing has lived up to its name, notching a 203 per cent jump in net profit this year. It announced a final dividend of 2.4 cents, bringing the full year dividend to a record 4 cents, its highest since listing
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    • COMPANY Briefs
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        Lock icon Maxis denies plans to buy M1
        64 7 Bemama [KUALA LUMPUR] Maxis Bhd has no immediate plans to buy Singapore's second largest cellular company, Mobile One Limited, its chief executive Jamaludin Ibrahim said yesterday. It was reported earlier that Maxis, Australia's Telstra Corp and Singapore's Star Hub were interested in buying Ml
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        Lock icon Asia Pulp deal expected soon
        85 7 Bloomberg INDONESIA'S state-run body charged with recovering money spent bailing out the country's banks five years ago said yesterday that it expects to sell Asia Pulp Paper Co debt with a face value of US$l billion by next week. Asia Pulp, controlled by the Widjaja
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        Lock icon KS Tech sells Hylynx stake for $4m
        66 7 KS TECH Limited has signed an agreement with Labroy Marine Limited to sell KS Tech's entire 47.5 per cent shareholding in Hyiynx Pte Ltd for $4.12 million. Hyiynx is a joint venture company set up by KS Tech, Labroy Marine and John Chen
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        Lock icon Apex-Pal incorporates M'sian unit
        46 7 DOUGLAS Foo's food business Apex-Pal International Ltd said it has incorporated a wholly owned subsidiary, known as Apex-Pal Malaysia Sdn Bhd, in Malaysia. Apex-Pal Malaysia will operate restaurants, kiosks and cafes. The investment will be funded from the proceeds of thp copipanif'alßO.
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    Lock icon UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
    45 4 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS LEGEND: M pnos an indicative except ♦or*;«Ej.»'W' V Broad* NmnMM I ftamjwty hocused; S Lokmt Risk. Lo* to Medium Risk. Medium to Hah Risk. Higher Risk. open-anded; Won subdnriaon of unit* Aftar sufadhnsion of units SPaftarstotfc split N.A-Nor Dealing Day: ••Boor Pnce:Sio9ls
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  • SINGAPORE markets
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      Lock icon BROKERS' TAKE
      581 8  -  Compiled by VEN SREENIVASAN Chartered Semiconductor Dk 2 doting $1.67 CHARTERED raised its revenue guidance for Q403 and expects its net loss to be lower than earlier guidance. Higher demand from the communications sector was cited as the key reason for the better outlook. Of note, Chartered continued
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      Lock icon Market may be headed for retest of 1,800 level
      370 8  -  CHART POINT By LIM SAY BOON LIM SAY BOON MUCH has happened since my last column two weeks ago. But have recent developments, including yesterday's push by the Straits Times Index to an intra-day high of 1,754, negated our view that
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      Lock icon Hedging against more US$ weakness
      898 8  -  A longer view CURRENCIES larry wee LIKE a record that repeats itself ad nauseum, we're obliged to tell readers that the US dollar looks horrible and could be headed even further south, despite the barrage of good news from the US economic front and Wall
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      Lock icon Tough call to sell — or buy—stocks
      612 8  - Tough call to sell or buy —stocks BT comment STOCKS r. sivanithy BY most accounts, investors are unable to find any valid reason to sell stocks anywhere in the world. The economic and earnings outlook is positive, Wall Street's momentum is upward and things may improve further by the turn
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    • TRADES TO WATCH
      • Article
        Lock icon JAL director buys first stake in firai
        70 8 JEN Shek Voon, a director at Japan Asia Limited which has been reported to be a takeover target of businessman Oei Hong Leong, bought his first stake in the company on Nov 28. Mr Jen bought one million shares in JAL at 11
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        Lock icon MPs kin sells lm Metro shares
        74 8 ONG Sioe Hong, a director of Metro Pte Ltd and sister of Metro Holdings managing director Jopie Ong, sold one million shares on the open market yesterday, reducing her direct and deemed stake in the company to 1.67 per cent from 1.83 per cent
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        Lock icon Commerzbank raises Tiong Woon stake
        63 8 COMMERZBANK AG, through Commerzbank Asset Management Asia, increased its 5.77 per cent stake in Tiong Woon Corporation Holding to 6.21 per cent last Friday with an open-market purchase of one million shares at about 51 cents each. Tiong Woon's shares, which are trading cum dividend,
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        Lock icon Futuristic director halves stake
        55 8 FUTURISTIC Image Builder's non-executive director Yoon Jiwon halved his stake in the company on Monday through a private placement of 787,500 shares at 16.5 cents apiece. Mr Yoon retains a 1.25 per cent interest in Futuristic. The counter fell 7.5 per cent or 1.5 cents yesterday
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        Lock icon F&N staff fund buys 27,000 shares
        93 8  -  Compiled by KENNETH LIM THE staff provident fund of mainboard-listed Fraser and Neave bought 27,000 shares yesterday off the open market at about $11.39 apiece. The purchase raised the deemed interests of two F&N directors by virtue of their control of the fund. F&N
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      142 8 OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES Dec 2 VALUE CLOSE BTOB/OS 84.00 +105.00 BTCADI -*****.00 -147.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 +8.00 AM-SG Equities 467.76 -1.80 SG Equities Elect 175.60 +3.55 SG Equities Flu 1453.14 i*! 08 SG Equities Prop 426.68 -6.32 MSCI Singapore 212.27 -1.01 SMSCIFabwM 211.90 -1.40 CI fit) (lacing iiritrs nrr
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  • EXECUTIVE money
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      Lock icon Quit if you don't get value for trail fees
      906 9  -  BT comment YOUR MONEY Fund distributors must deliver value for fees they collect genevieve cua DO you know that when you buy a unit trust, a portion of the fund management fee is shared with the distributor who sells it to
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      1058 9 Transaction date: Dec 2 All-senes Maundes >lyr Short 1 -3yrs Long >3yrs DfTERBAlfK CROSS RATES A$ C$ Mb Euro HK$ ted »s gupiah Yen Won W W»i Pwo SS Band Sfr WTS Baht Pound US$ Australia 0.951 6.050 0.609 5.659 33.328 61.939 0.799 8.714 2.770 1.133 41.762 40.460 1.256
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      Lock icon iFast deal for fund managers raises eyebrows
      611 9  -  By Genevieve Cua AN attempt by an online funds distributor to charge an annual fee for advertising plus "assured coverage" has raised eyebrows. iFast Financial, whose services include retail funds portal fundsupermart, is seeking to get fund managers to fork out $12,000 a
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      234 9 (INCORPORATED IN MALAYSIA) (Company No 5303-W) SOUTHERN BANK'S NINE MONTHS PROFIT SURGES 20% TO RM363 MILLION Profit before tax is up 20% to RM363 million. Return on shareholders' funds is at 12.9%. Earnings per share increased 16% to 22.7 sen. Total assets at RM28.7 billion are up 10%. Operating income
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  • SINGAPORE news
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      Lock icon S'pore a global aerospace hub: P&W president
      389 10  -  S'pore is a key regional engine maintenance centre for Pratt Whitney By Ven Sreenivasan SINGAPORE'S skilled work force, infrastructure and commitment have made the country a global hub for aerospace maintenance, repair and overhaul, a top American aerospace executive said yesterday. The president
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    • Article
      Lock icon Infocomm technology will change manufacturing here
      269 10  -  By Chen Haifen INFOCOMMUNICATION technology will transform Singapore's manufacturing sector in the next five to 10 years, according to Singapore Industrial Automation Association (SIAA) president Colin Koh. More manufacturers will need to adopt infocomm in their distribution networks as a result of globalisation. "Because
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    • Article
      Lock icon QCs helped companies save $1.2b over 3 years
      297 10  -  Firms urged to involve partners from across production chain By Joyce Koh WHEN quality circles (QCs) started -in Japan in the *****, the idea was to involve employees in the improvement of a company's work processes and products. Today, that idea continues
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    • Article
      Lock icon IBM names Janet Ang as Greater China VP
      197 10 IBM Singapore recently announced the appointment of Janet Ang as its vice president in the personal computing division of IBM Greater China. The position, which has been vacant for a while, will be filled by Ms Ang from Jan 1, 2004. Ms
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    1617 10 SICOM FUTURES Dec 2 RUBBER Futures (Ck»m<) prices) RSS 1 (S centsAq) Clos* Volume Open Month High Low Sgtt (tonnes) Interest Jan 04 203.75 Feb 04 203.75 Mar 04 203.75 Apr/Jun 04 208.00 RSS 3 (US centsAq) Volume Open Month High Low Sett (tonnes) Interest Jot 04 rius i%25
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
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      175 10 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 9 A quiet writer gambles with 4 When teft high and 13 An expenenced person used 7 Managers financial respon--16 The bench come to a deci- 11 A doctor, when depressed sion (6) with alternative, is represen--18 The rallying cry is "Work hard 13 20 Rarely taken from
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  • EDITORIAL & opinion
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      Lock icon Progress in China's war on corruption
      773 12  -  THE bottom line OPINION frank ching LAST March, Xiao Yang, the president of the Supreme People's Court, reported that more than 83,000 Chinese officials had been found guilty of corruption in the past five years. In the months since then, the land and resources
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      76 12 'Being attached to America these days is like being in a pen with a wounded bull.' -Rick Mercer Canada s leading political satirist, on social issues that set his country apart from the United States. 'Is this the party of the people or of the millionaires?' -Leonid
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      Lock icon Banking on Brand Singapore
      570 12 EDITORIAL SINGAPORE brands were highlighted in an unexpected way at Monday's opening of the Global Brand Forum when Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew spiritedly addressed potential pilot-management tensions at Singapore Airlines (SIA). Government leaders had recently weighed in with cautions for both the Air Line Pilots'
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      Lock icon Is this the next'must have' for business?
      1113 12  -  Corporate social responsibility is becoming indispensable for improved financial, social and environmental performance By Paul Thompson WHILE corporate social responsibility (CSR) is firmly established in the United States and Northern Europe, it has yet to register little more than a blip on the
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      Lock icon Holistic approach to online banking
      570 12  -  MAIL bag Ee Teck Siew Singapore I HAVE no available statistics on hand, but I believe all the local banks as well as most QFB banks in Singapore have their own online banking portal that supports Internet banking. The services are mainly for traditional banking
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    • Article
      Lock icon There are rules for prompt disclosure
      113 12  -  Charles Sng, Charles Sng, VP, Corporate Communications Singapore Exchange Ltd WE refer to your article "Ensure timely insider disclosure" (Hock Lock Siew, Dec 1, 2003), which claims that there are no rules requiring substantial shareholders to promptly disclose stakeholding changes to the companies. This
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  • REGIONAL news
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      Lock icon Analysts upbeat on KL construction stocks
      514 13  -  IJM and Gamuda lead the pack with healthy order books From Diana Oon Abdullah in Kuala Lumpur CONSTRUCTION stocks are featuring high on the list of stock picks on the KLSE as healthy order books and the possibility of more lucrative contracts ahead fuel
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      Lock icon M'sian Bulk Carriers soar 28% on debut
      316 13 KUALA LUMPUR Bloomberg SHARES of Malaysian Bulk Carriers Bhd, a shipping company controlled by billionaire Robert Kuok and the government, rose more than a third on their debut as investors bet the company will profit from rising freight rates. "It's got the right
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    • NOTE Book
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        Lock icon Malaysian govt to telecast TV films
        60 13 AP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian authorities said yesterday they have nearly completed a series of feel-good documentaries and short films that will be televised nationally to bolster support for the government in upcoming general elections. The state-run National Film Department's announcement fuels speculation that Prime
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        Lock icon Fitch recommends yuan revaluation
        68 13 Reuters [SINGAPORE] A revaluation of the yuan by 10-15 per cent against the US dollar would help China cope with strong growth in credit and investment that risks economic overheating, ratings agency Fitch Ratings said yesterday. Brian Coulton, the head of Asian sovereign ratings at Fitch,
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        Lock icon China sets 7% 2004 growth target
        73 13 Reuters [BEIJING] China has set a growth target of 7 per cent for 2004, the same as it had planned for this year during which the economy is now believed to have grown more than 8 per cent, the China Daily said yesterday. The
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        Lock icon Thailand imposes new property rales
        67 13 AFP [BANGKOK] New rules limiting housing loans in Thailand came into effect on Monday as the central bank acted to curb speculation in the kingdom's strengthening property sector. The Bank of Thailand said commercial banks were now required to limit housing loans to up to
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      Lock icon EPF to invest more in M'sia equities
      447 13 KUALA LUMPUR Planned 1-2% increase may pomp RMlb into the KLSE THE Employees Provident Fund (EPF) is planning to increase its investment in the Malaysian stock market by up to 2 per cent, the New Straits Times reported, citing its chief executive officer
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    Lock icon STOCKS ASIA
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      390 15 LONDON It hits highest level since April 2000 and shows output growth is sparring labour demand Reuters A GLOBAL indicator based on national polls of manufacturers has reached its highest reading since April 2000, showing broad recovery in the sector and employment stabilising
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      349 15  -  US$36m undersea communications link is now up and running By Tang Weng Fai THE national telecommunications incumbents of Thailand, Indonesia and Singapore yesterday announced the commercial launch of a new US$36 million submarine cable linking the three countries. The TIS (Thailand-Indo-nesia-Singapore) cable, with 30
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        62 15 AP [CANBERRA] Maverick lawmaker Mark Latham, 42, won the leadership election of the Labor Party yesterday in a surprise victory that gives the opposition party an aggressive, young leader ahead of next year's national elections. Mr Latham won 47 votes compared to 45 for his
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        71 15 Bloomberg [GENEVA] European Union (EU) tariff exemptions worth 3.9 billion euros (SsB billion) on imports from 12 nations fighting narcotics production are illegal because the measures discriminate against other developing countries, the World Trade Organization (WTO) said. The EU's system of duty-free access for countries
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        73 15 Reuters [CHICAGO] The International Securities Exchange (ISE) said on Monday it has launched the ISE Sentiment Index, a new market indicator which measures the daily call and put activity on the world's largest equity options exchange. By collating the buying decisions of options investors other than
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        52 15 Reuters [PARIS] Vivendi Universal reported its first quarterly net profit yesterday under CEO Jean-Rene Fourtou, driven by its telecoms, pay television and entertainment divisions. It posted a third-quarter net profit of 131 million euros (*****.1 million) compared to a year-earlier loss of 1.23
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      298 15 TOKYO It aims for annual silicon carbide wafer sales of 10b yen by 2010 Reuters, Bloomberg BRIDGESTONE Corp, Japan's biggest tyre maker, will enter the semiconductor wafer business, the company said yesterday. It will start rolling out sample products in the second half of next
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      239 15 HONG KONG Bloomberg MAO Yuping, the wife of a Shanghai property tycoon under arrest in China for fraud, was charged here with stock manipulation and embezzlement involving a real estate company controlled by her husband. Ms Mao, 41, general manager of Hong Kong-listed Shanghai
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      546 16  -  It cites high govt debt and NPLs; warns of more bank failures From Anthony Rowley in Tokyo THE OECD yesterday delivered a highly cautious assessment of Japan's muchlauded economic recovery, pointing to serious deficiencies that persist in the financial system and in government
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      422 16 ATLANTA The market is still down by US$5.1t from the start of the bear market in March 2000 NYT INVESTORS in US stocks have recaptured more than 41 per cent of the market value they lost in the bear market, or
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      417 18 if; y^jpaf Q: Is it true that Private Banking is changing? A Yes. Client needs are evoking as information becomes globally available. At some institutions. Private Banking still consists of a personal banker selling mutual funds. The Private Bankers at The Citigroup Private Bank act as global trusted advisors to
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      663 19  -  Counterbalance Europe's bigger say in forming int'l maritime roles By Donald Urquhart [SINGAPORE] The controversial European tanker phase-out being debated at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) this week is a clear example why there must be greater Asian participation and a concerted
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      294 19 City faces more than US$2b in personal injury claims Bloomberg [NEW YORK] New York City, facing more than US$2 billion in personal injury claims from the Staten Island ferry crash that killed 10 passengers, will seek relief under a federal maritime law
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      280 19 Bloomberg [SEOUL] Daewoo Shipbuilding Marine Engineering Co, the world's sec-ond-largest shipbuilder, said profit may decline next year as the won strengthens, eroding its earnings from overseas orders. The company expects net income of 250 billion won (Ss36o million) next year, chief financial officer
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      138 19 Bloomberg [OSLO] Frontline, the world's biggest operator of tankers that carry 1 million barrels of crude oil or more, said it aims to raise US$5BO million by selling bonds to US investors as part of a plan to split the company. Frontline's newly formed Ship
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        109 19 Bloomberg [LONDON] Peninsular Oriental Steam Navigation Co (P&O), the UK's largest shipping company, sold its remaining 50 per cent stake in its bulk shipping joint venture to partner Eurotower Holdings for US$64 million. P&O will use the proceeds from the sale of its interest
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        71 19 Bloomberg [MUMBAI] Great Eastern Shipping Co, India's biggest non-state shipping line, has signed a contract to add a crude carrier to its fleet as the company faces rising demand. The Aframax-class crude tanker will join the company's fleet of 35 ships and 30 other
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      191 19 Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] Evergreen Marine Corp, P&O Nedlloyd and 11 other shipping lines plan to raise freight rates for carrying non-refrigerat-ed container cargo to Asia from the US, because of rising costs and increased demand from Asian factories. The shipping lines, members of a
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      1048 20  -  STRAIT TALE By David Hughes LAST week International Maritime Organisation (IMO) secre-tary-general elect Efthimios Mitropoulos spoke of the winds of change affecting the UN agency. Mr Mitropoulos is right to signal that fundamental changes are taking place and that IMO will
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        828 27 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Marine 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 average sized stem. Market movements are indicated The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and the
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        556 28 Condit's successor will bring financial discipline to his role: analysts AP [SEATTLE] The man who will lead Boeing Co is known as a tough-minded cost-cutter who is unpopular with employees but lauded by shareholders. Harry Stonecipher, 67, a former president and
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        282 28 Reuters [HONG KONG] Cathay Pacific Airways flew to mainland China for the first time in 13 years yesterday, the first step in its ambitious return to the world's fastest growing aviation market. But with just three round-trips to the Chinese capital
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        217 28 Bloomberg [SYDNEY] Richard Branson's Virgin Group may sell more shares into the Virgin Blue Holdings Ltd initial offer to meet demand and have more shares traded on the Australian Stock Exchange. Virgin Group will maintain a stake of at least
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        353 28 Carrier also hit by weak dollar, analysts say Reuters [LONDON] Shares in Europe's biggest airline, British Airways Pic, fell on Monday on fears that its main London hub, Heathrow airport, would fail to win state backing for a third runway to
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        211 28 AFP [LONDON] The needle nose of a Concorde supersonic aircraft that recently went out of service sold for a record £320,000 (*****.336) at an auction here. The price was nearly 10 times as great as the original asking price of £35,000. A British Airways
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          57 28 Bloomberg [BANGKOK] Thai Airways International, the country's biggest airline, filled 73.9 per cent of available seats with paying passengers in October, unchanged from a year earlier. The figure was down on the previous month when the airline filled 75.8 per cent of its seats,
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          68 28 Reuters [NEW YORK] AMR Corp, the parent of the world's largest carrier American Airlines, said on Monday the percentage of seats filled, or load factor, on its planes rose by 3.1 percentage points in November. Fort Worth, Texas-based AMR said its November load factor was
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          73 28 Reuters [NEW YORK] Continental Airlines said on Monday its November systemwide mainline load factor rose 5.5 points to a record 75.3 per cent from the year-ago period. The Houston-based airline also reported its domestic mainline load factor last month rose 4.5 points to a
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        375 28 Transatlantic accord closer as US makes concessions Bloomberg [BRUSSELS] The European Union is closer to a transatlantic accord on the use of air-passenger data to counter terrorism because the US government has made concessions, a top EU official said. The US has reduced
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        165 28 AP [CANBERRA] Security at Australian airports will be boosted following recent checks by intelligence agents, the government announced yesterday. Transport Minister John Anderson said new measures would include metal detectors at some regional airports and equipment that detects minute traces of explosives on baggage at
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      118 27 5 FOR 7AM 3 Dec 2003 Issued by Meteorological Service Division,NEA LEGEND: Thunderstorm Wind speed symbols -y showers Fu circle w/o line indicates calm or light and variable winds R a j n One half fleche represents 5 knots Cloudy Day L One full fleche represents 10 knots x Hazy
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