The Business Times, 3 September 2004

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  • 14 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES SINGAPORE 85 cents online at http://business-times.asial.com.sg MITA (P) 023/03/2004 Fridas®ntember 3,2004
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  • 1021 1  -  BT Exclusive Billion-dollar SGX companies deliver better returns than property By DANIEL BUENAS [SINGAPORE] Size does matter at least on the local bourse. Those who had bet on Singapore's big blue chips companies with market cap of $1 billion or more would have done better
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  • 131 1 sn 1.940.86 (+11.38) ST INDEX FUTURES 1.943.00 (+8.00) simso 234.73 (+1.74) siMsa futures 234.90 (+1.30) MARKETS Thursday Change KISECOMP 842.04 +13.66 NIKKEI 225 11.152.75 +25.40 HANG SENG 12,999.07 -24.80 SET INDEX 628.78 -0.03 JAKARTA COMP 780.27 +5.18 TAIPEI WPI 5.852.85 -5.29 AUSTALLORD 3.594.70 +13.10 BOMBAY IND 5,198.72 -12.13
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  • 373 1  -  Analysts hail overturning of sodomy conviction By EDDIE TOH I In Kuala Lumpur THE Malaysian stock market shot up on news yesterday that the highest court in the land has overturned the sodomy conviction against Anwar Ibrahim, the country's most famous prisoner. Businessmen and
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  • TOP STORIES
    • 593 2  -  She claims bank failed to consider her needs in its investment advice By GENEVIEVE CUA [SINGAPORE] Stung by what she claims was poor advice, investor Lim Ann Nee is mounting legal action against Citibank in what is expected to be the first test case
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    • 691 2  -  Int'l advisory board lauds its handling of heavy traffic By GEORGE JOSEPH [SINGAPORE] PSA International has scored highly for its service levels and productivity in the eyes of some of the world's top container shipping executives, winning praise for its
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    • 863 2 Power Plus chairman sorry for slip of tongue THE chairman of mainboard aspirant Zhongguo Power Plus may have spoken prematurely in guaranteeing double-digit growth for the next 3-5 years just a day before his company was due to list. Apologising for any confusion his retraction may have caused,
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    • 1030 3  -  Now that he's a free man again, he could change KL's political and business landscape EDDIE TOH KL Correspondent WILL the release of former Malaysian deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim change the political and business That is the question being asked in the Malaysian
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  • COMPANY NEWS
    • 604 4  -  SGX: Firms need to substantiate statements made By KENNETH LIM RHMINISCKNT of Google's disclosure problems before its recent initial public offering, the chairman of mainboard aspirant Zhongguo Power Plus has had to pull the plug on a profit guarantee made public just a day
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    • 318 4  -  By JEAN CHUA LIM Seek Yeow, who is taking his second company public tomorrow, is unfazed by the poor showing of recent initial share sales and believes Zhongguo Power Plus Industries will outperform other listings. Shares of Zhongguo Power Plus, an agricultural equipment manufacturer based
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    • 506 4  -  By KENNETH LIM FOREIGN-BASED companies have overtaken local issuers as a source of initial public offerings this year and are raising more money from investors a trend that is here to stay, say industry observers. When the Monetary Authority of Singapore praised
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    • 481 4  -  By JOYCE KOH MOBILEONE's plan to return up to $115.7 million to its shareholders was hailed by analysts yesterday, but some say it would benefit big shareholders more. Explaining how the move will favour key investors, analysts said the proposed capital reduction cancelling of one
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    • 771 4  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW By WONG WEI KONG IS SMRT Corp too preoccupied with being a listed company to pay sufficient attention to the safety of its customers? It's a fair question to ask, given that four people have fallen on MRT tracks in
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    • 977 5 Billion-dollar club now has 58 members, up from 30 in 1994 THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) has more than doubled in terms of market capitalisation over the past 10 years from $180 billion in 1994 to more than $400 billion this
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    • 495 5  -  By TAILA KRISHNAKUMAR FOR the first time since the Asian financial crisis, the markets of Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore are seeing a synchronised uptick in investment banking activity. Robert Rankin, ÜBS Investment Bank's co-head of corporate finance for Asia who made
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    • 651 6  -  Analysts expect its market share, average selling price to fall By TANG WENG FAI AHEAD of its mid-quarter performance guidance due to be released today, shares of Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing took a knock yesterday as analysts paint a bleaker outlook for the world's third-largest
      Source: Bloomberg  -  651 words
    • 257 6 CET Technologies, a subsidiary of ST Electronics, has won a contract worth some $163 million to provide mobile information services for motor vehicles in Thailand. The deal for ST Electronics, the electronics arm of Singapore Technologies Engineering, is awarded by Knowledge Internet Solutions, a Singapore-based
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    • 540 6  -  It aims to take on Apple, launches 5GB MuVo² player By AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY CREATIVE Technology, which is making a determined bid to become the No 1 player in the MP3 player market, plans to double its product line in this
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    • COMPANY BRIEFS
      • 114 6 Bloomberg SEMBCORP Marine has sold its holdings of bonds backed by the owner of NOL Building to Neptune Orient Lines, the building's tenant. SembCorp Marine sold the mortgage-backed bonds, issued by Chenab Investments, to the shipping line for 5554.3 million. It said that although
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      • 75 6 SUNRAY Holdings, a mainboard-listed maker of specialist medical apparatus, said subsidiary Zust Services is acquiring Grand Most, which distributes gynaecological and other medical equipment. Grand Most is based in Hong Kong and the purchase is expected to boost Sunray's presence in China, since
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      • 66 6 UNITED Fiber System's wholly-owned unit Poh Lian Construction recently entered into an agreement to sell its 30 per cent equity in Pengda Investment and Development Pte Ltd for $486,000. Pengda and its subsidiary company in China are involved mainly in investment holding
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      • 79 6 ESMART yesterday announced the termination of a share swap agreement on the proposed acquisition of the entire issued capital in Flexcomm Ltd from Flexcomm Corporation. Certain conditions under the agreement remained unfulfilled by the stipulated completion date of Aug 31. Both parties Esmart
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      • 119 6 kl Ventures subsidiary Mid Pac Petroleum has completed the acquisition of ConocoPhillips Company's retail gasoline operations in Hawaii. The total consideration was about US$4O million, kl received about Ss76 million from the private placement of its shares on July 5 and some 5569.26 million of
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      • 58 6 BBR Holdings' fully-owned subsidiary Singapore Piling Civil Engineering Pte Ltd (Space) has bagged a $6.9 million contract from the Land Transport Authority (LTA) for upgrading vehicle bridges. And Singa Development, which in turn is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Space, has been awarded an
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      • 73 6 FURNITURE maker Koda Ltd said yesterday that it is rewarding shareholders with a one-for-five bonus issue of up to 18.6 million new shares. The group recently reported a 71 per cent jump in full-year net profit to $3.9 million. The company follows the likes
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    • 494 6 Reuters SHARES in Singapore Telecommunications Ltd leapt to a one-month high yesterday after its Australian and Indian affiliates cut call rates moves that could boost market share and revenues. Shares in South-east Asia's largest telecommunications company ended up by about 2
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    • 682 7  - Henry Goh CEO with a radiant touch Radiance Electronics chief tells how firm gets back its shine By JOYCE KOH HENRY Goh, chief executive of Sesdaq-listed Radiance Electronics, believes in Murphy's Law that is, if something can go wrong, it will. That explains why he doesn't leave anything to chance
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    • 426 7 Credit squeeze in China will hit profit margin, says CEO Bloomberg HYFLUX Ltd, Singapore's biggest publicly traded wa-ter-treatment company, said it plans to expand in India, Thailand and the Middle East, taking advantage of growing demand for water desalination and recycling services.
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    • 247 7 MAINBOARD-LISTED Frontline Technologies' recently acquired IT services subsidiary in India is positioning itself for expansion both in the subcontinent and in the Asia Pacific. This comes as the Indian subsidiary, Accel ICIM Systems and Services, widened its focus on IT infrastructure services to include end-to-end
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  • SINGAPORE MARKETS
    • 525 8  -  STOCKS While the STI moves one way, the rest of the market moves another, relying heavily on house traders R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent IT'S been a regular feature of the local market for some time now -r the Straits Times Index moves one way while
      Source: Bloomberg  -  525 words
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      977 8  -  Compiled by KENNETH LIM MFS Technology Sept 2 close: 550.77 WE visited MFS recently and concluded that its prospects over the next six to months are looking brighter. Its order book has increased by 50 per cent over the last three months and will likely increase further as
      Source: Bloomberg  -  977 words
    • 532 8 CURRENCIES Reuters (SINGAPORE! The Singapore dollar broke out of a two-week range to hit its highest in six weeks yesterday, pushing ahead even as major currencies waited for US employment data for direction. The Singapore dollar rose about one-third of a per cent to a
      Reuters; AFP  -  532 words
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      418 8 OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES Sep 2 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS 234.00 -200.00 BT CADI -*****.00 -54.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 +24.00 All-SG Equities 506.45 +2.18 SG Equities Elect 160.53 -0.37 SG Equities Fin 1600.91_ +11.03 SG Equities Prop 468.84 SIMSCI 234.73 +1.74 SiMSCI Futures 234.90 +1.30 MOST ACTIVE STOCKS VOLUME SingTel
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    • 491 8  -  Compiled by TAILA KRISHNAKUMAR, KENNETH LIM Ace Dynamics chairman raises stake again ACE Dynamics chairman and chief executive Steven Tham continued to see his stake in the diversified group increase with an open-market purchase of 600,000 shares through a nominee account on Wednesday. The shares, bought at
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
    • 578 9  - CapitaLand latest to launch preview at Varsity Park It's releasing 190 units at a lower than expected average $440 psf By ANDREA TAN THE usually quiet Hungry Ghost Month is witnessing a few major previews by developers. Joining the crowd is Capita Land with its 530-unit Varsity Park condominium near
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    • 365 9  -  Market talk is that he'll be joining Centrepoint By KALPANA RASHIWALA LIM Ee Seng is leaving MCL Land and is speculated to be joining Centrepoint Properties. Mr Lim's resignation as MCL Land's managing director was announced by the company yesterday. Neither Mr Lim nor officials
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    • 431 9 SINGAPORE and Malaysia, along with the rest of Asean, will move towards a more tolerant and liberal form of government by 2015, said former Malaysian deputy prime minister Musa Hitam, who is now chairman of Malaysia's leading blue-chip plantations and property group,
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    • 360 9  -  It sees prospects for Ibis brand and backpacking hostel By VINCE CHONG FRENCH hotel group Accor plans to ride on the growth of low-cost airlines for two of its future developments in Singapore economyclass brand Ibis, as well as a new
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    • 406 9  -  Reports by NANDE KHIN ONE of the greatest challenges for Singapore is to reach out to its youth and make them feel rooted to Singapore, said Vivian Balakrishnan, acting minister for community development, youth and sports. Singapore has given its youth
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    • 187 9 S'pore, Indonesian bodies sign MOU THE Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding with the Singapore Business Federation. The MOU will formalise and cement the working relationship between the two organisations. The areas of collaboration spelt out in the agreement are aimed at
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    • 304 9 SINGAPORE'S third annual International Wine and Beer Fair yesterday got off to a roaring start literally. The unmistakable revving sound of Harley-Da-vidson bikes surprised shoppers at Raffles City Shopping Centre when three top executives rode in on the bikes bearing trays of wine glasses. "This
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    • 248 10 THE 20th Asia Pacific Furniture Fair which starts tomorrow at the Singapore Expo will take on a broader lifestyle theme to appeal to the worldwide trend of homeowners pursuing a holistic, rather than piecemeal, approach to home furnishing. For example, one deal on offer
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    • 658 10  -  IN PARLIAMENT He joins PM Lee in urging S'poreans to help build the country's future By CHUANG PECK MING THANKING Members of Parliament for the tributes and praises heaped on him yesterday, former prime minister Goh Chok Tong also took the opportunity to
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    • 400 10 Bill to ban human reproductive cloning PARLIAMENT yesterday passed a bill to ban human reproductive cloning but allowed therapeutic stem cell research on human embryos that are less than 14 days old. "This bill will unequivocally make it clear that we prohibit reproductive human cloning," Senior Minister of
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    • 146 10 THE Economist magazine has apologised unreservedly to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew for defamatory remarks published in its Aug 14-20 th edition. The article, entitled "Temasek, First Singapore, next the world", had called into question Ms Ho
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  • ECONOMY WATCH
    • 1300 11  -  RESEARCHER'S INSIGHT Due to its high dependence on global demand, current happier days may or may not stay beyond 2004, says DANIEL LIAN DANIEL LIAN ON Aug 9, as Singapore turned 39, the government announced a strong upward revision in 2Q04 growth, as well as a
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    • 523 11  -  By ANNA TEO [SINGAPORE] The see-sawing continues. After a disturbing decline in July, the purchasing managers' index (PMI) picked up pace again in August, with new orders, output and imports rebounding strongly. The overall index added 1.5 points to 55 last month,
      Source: SPMM  -  523 words
    • 527 11 Think-tank sees 9% Q3 growth, down from 9.6% in Q2 Reuters [BEIJING] China's economy is likely to slow further in the year through the third quarter as cooling measures kick in. a state thinktank was quoted yesterday as saying, amid debate over whether Beijing
      Reuters; AFP  -  527 words

  • MALAYSIA COMPANIES
    • 383 12  -  Analysts say Rahim may inject his firms into Tanco or help it get contracts By EDDIE TOH in Kuala Lumpur THE fortunes of littleknown Tanco Holdings may improve following the emergence of a well-con-nected businessman involved in the controversial ring road project on
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    • 685 12 She plans to boost its market share and efficiency level [KUALA LUMPUR] Zahaßina Zahari, RHB Securities newly appointed CEO, is all set to take the company to a higher level. If Dr Zahaßina Zahari is as meticulous in running RHB Securities
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    • 180 12 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Mobile phone operator, Maxis Communications Bhd will invest more than RMI billion (*****.2 million) in the next two years to expand its coverage in suburban and rural areas. Its chief executive officer, Jamaludin Ibrahim, said the expansion would include site acquisition
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    • 463 12 [KUALA LUMPUR] There was surprise decline in net profit for a number of Malaysia's largest banking groups during the just-com-pleted quarter, considering the strength of the economy then, reports The Star, citing analysts. However, some analysts say that is not a concern, considering
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    • 154 12 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Telekom Malaysia Bhd, South-east Asia's second-largest phone company, had its local currency rating raised to A from A- by Standard Poor's, the ratings company said. The outlook on the rating is stable. Telekom's foreign currency rating was maintained at A- with a stable
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  • MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
    • 556 13 Sale of electronic goods, chemicals boost trade surplus to RM7.6b Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's exports rose faster than expected in July as manufacturers such as Unisem (M) Bhd shipped more computer chips and other electrical and electronics goods to the United States, Asia
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    • 535 13 Bloomberg {JAKARTA] Indonesia, which has shortlisted Standard Chartered pic, United Overseas Bank Ltd and three other banks to bid for PT Bank Permata, expects the lender to fetch a higher price once the final bids are submitted. The government is seeking minimum bids for
      Bloomberg; AFP  -  535 words
    • 287 13 Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri has become about US$l.6 million richer during her three years at the helm, the government's corruption watchdog reported yesterday. But Ms Megawati, whose wealth has grown by around 15 billion rupiah (552.7 million) to some 75 billion
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    • 617 13 [KUALA LUMPUR] With the launching of the second phase of the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC), the Multimedia Development Corp (MDC) is projecting the creation of some 60,000 high-value jobs in the country by 2008, reports the Malaysian Business Times. At least a fifth
      Source: 2004 Impact Survey; AFP  -  617 words
    • 263 13 SINGAPORE'S leaders have sent their condolences to the family of the late Leonardus Benyamin "Benny" Moerdani, former commander of the Indonesian armed forces, who died last Sunday. The retired general, who is survived by his wife, daughter and five grandchildren, was instrumental in fostering close defence
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    • 489 13 [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia is expected to nab India's dominant position in business process outsourcing in the next five years, reports The Malaysian Business Times quoting management consulting firm AT Kearney. The paper said currently Malaysia is ranked third after India and China
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  • CHINA
    • 640 14  -  EU-China pact adds 27 more markets for the casual Chinese traveller By JEAN CHUA TRAVEL and tourism players expect Chinese tourists to continue visiting Singapore like they have been doing, despite the addition for the first time of 27 European
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    • 505 14 They want to cap Chinese apparel, textile imports Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] US textile makers are preparing to file dozens of trade complaints against China in a bid to cap imports of pants, shirts, towels and other items from the fastest growing apparel exporter, industry
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    • 265 14 AFP [HONG KONG] Hong Kong visitor arrivals rose 54.1 per cent in July to 1.99 million, the highest figure recorded in a single month as the city sees continued growth in travellers from China, the government said yesterday. The figures
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    • 481 14 Beijing calls for cooperation days before HK elections Reuters [HONG KONG] Beijing yesterday called for a new era of cooperation with Hong Kong and invited businesses in the city to take part in major projects for the 2008 Olympics in China's
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    • 231 14 Bloomberg [BEIJING] China's securities regulator plans to change its share-sale approval rules to make it easier for domestic companies to seek overseas listings, an official said. "We are revising the rules in order to make the application procedure and criteria more international," Han Ping,
      Bloomberg  -  231 words
    • 457 14 [BEIJINGI The mainland may sell its shares in two state-owned banks in an unusual move to privatise the government's assets, the South China Morning Post reported. The shares would be sold during the public listing of the Bank of China
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  • INDIA
    • 823 15 IT giants like Infosys, Tata and Wipro are expanding into the multi-billion-dollar consulting arena Bloomberg ON A JULY morning, a dozen engineers from Wipro Ltd, India's third-biggest software exporter, gather at their desks. Vinod Jayaraman is enjoying the sunshine; in a few months, temperatures
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    • 499 15 They aim to impress customers with more locations, get non-English clients Reuters [MUMBAI] The next backoffice job that goes to an Indian outsourcing company may not be moving as far as you think. In a bid to tap new markets and satisfy customers keen
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    • 47 15 [CHANDIGARH, India] An Indian model poses for photographers during the launch of a new cosmetic range in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh on Tuesday. In film-crazy India, models, film stars and famous sports personalities are often used as brand ambassadors to endorse products. AFP
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    • 368 15 Reuters [NEW DELHI! A World Trade Organisation ruling against the US have vindicated developing countries that had argued that rich nations were distorting the global trading system, India said on Wednesday. The European Union and its allies got the go-ahead on Tuesday to impose
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    • 234 15 Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] India's tax revenue rose 20 per cent in the first four months of the fiscal year from a year earlier as companies increased production, boosting incomes, the Controller General of Accounts said on its website. Income from direct and indirect taxation
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    • 212 15 Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] India's communist parties, key allies of the federal ruling coalition, have rejected the government's plans to raise the overseas investment limit in insurance, telecommunications and aviation. The parties said that the plan to raise the limit on overseas investment in insurance companies
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  • ASIA-PACIFIC
    • 571 16  -  Growth driven by manufacturing sector and demand for IT equipment By SHOEB KAGDA in Jakarta FOREIGN direct investment in South-east Asian countries almost tripled in the first quarter of 2004, underscoring the region's attractiveness as a manufacturing base and the growing global
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    • NOTE BOOK
      • 73 16 Bloomberg [MANILA] Globe Telecom, the Philippines' second largest phone company, had the outlook on its Ba2 debt rating changed to "positive" by Moody's Investors Service, indicating the rating company is more likely to raise the rating. Moody's said it changed its outlook on Globe's rating because
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      • 85 16 Reuters [HONG KONG] Hong Kong property transactions fell for the fifth straight month in August after a strong start earlier this year, but deals were slightly higher than the same period a year ago. The total number of sale and purchase agreements for
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      • 79 16 AFP [TAIPEI] Indirect trade between Taiwan and China in the six months to June rose 39.2 per cent from a year earlier on strong demand for electronic parts, machinery and plastic goods, data showed yesterday. For the six-months, Taiwan registered a trade surplus with
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    • 494 16 AP [TOKYO] They obsessively collect comic books, dress up like their favourite cartoon characters and buy all the latest gadgets. Japan's legions of hardcore hobbyists have also done something else: created a big-money market that analysts are calling the "mania" economy. These ardent consumers of
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    • 225 16 Bloomberg PHILIPPINE President Gloria Arroyo ordered government offices to cut travel budgets, as local media criticised her for taking eight family members on an official visit to China. Ms Arroyo, who last month said the nation was in a fiscal crisis, also ordered
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    • 328 16 Arroyo, Hu witness signing of five bilateral agreements AFP [BEIJING] Philippine President Gloria Arroyo and Chinese President Hu Jintao expressed hope on Wednesday for the early establishment of a planned free trade zone linking China and the 10 South-east Asian countries. Meeting
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  • WORLD
    • 505 17 Russian supply disruption threat worsens fears of tight market in run-up to winter Reuters, Bloomberg [LONDON] World crude prices rose yesterday after Russian oil giant Yukos said a Moscow court's decision to effectively freeze its bank accounts threatened its ability to continue
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    • WORLD WATCH
      • 70 17 Reuters [FRANKFURT] The European Central Bank yesterday held interest rates steady, buying itself more time to assess the resilience of the eurozone economy as oil prices remain strong and the lustre on global growth fades. The decision, which was unanimously expected in financial
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      • 139 17 AFP [FRANKFURT] The European Central Bank yesterday upgraded its forecasts for growth of the eurozone economy, insisting that the conditions for growth were still in place, even if runaway oil prices could potentially pose a threat to economic activity in the
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      • 137 17 Bloomberg [SEATTLE] Microsoft Corp, the world's largest software company, increased its commercial paper investment by eight-fold and almost tripled its US government and agency debt holdings as it prepares to pay a US$32 billion one-time dividend. Microsoft also almost tripled its money-market
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      • 135 17 Bloomberg [LONDON] Nokia Oyj, the world's biggest mobile-phone maker, started taking back lost market in the second quarter after it cut prices and introduced cheaper models, market researcher Gartner Inc said. Nokia's global share reached 29.7 per cent in the quarter,
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      • 159 17 Bloomberg [PARIS] The French government raised 4.5 billion euros (559.3 billion) by selling a 9.6 per cent stake in France Telecom and may fetch 600 million euros more in the world's biggest share sale this year. France Telecom sold shares
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      • 102 17 Reuters [SAN FRANCISCO] PepsiCo Inc, the world's No 2 soft drink company, on Wednesday reaffirmed its 2004 profit forecast and named former Kraft Foods Inc executive Irene Rosenfeld, 50, to run its Frito-Lay division. The company, whose brands include Lay's potato chips,
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    • 684 17 LATEST US DATA AP, Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] US worker productivity rose a disappointing 2.5 per cent in the spring, the smallest gain since late 2002. Yesterday's reading by the Labor Department missed economists' estimates for a rise of 2.8 per cent, and was down
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    • 419 17 Reuters [LONDON] JP Morgan Chase Co is in talks with Cazenove to create a joint venture that would effectively combine the British brokerage with the US banking giant, the Financial Times said yesterday. Cazenove and JP Morgan both declined to comment on
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    • 418 17 [LONDON] Hollinger International's auditors, KPMG did not raise concerns with the company's main watchdog committee that management fees paid to Conrad Black and David Radler could violate their fiduciary duties, the Financial Times said, citing a special committee's inquiry. The financial daily said Richard Breeden's
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    • 291 17 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] In a spat with political overtones, billionaire money manager George Soros is seeking an apology from House Speaker Dennis Hastert who he says accused him of taking money from drug cartels. So far, Mr Hastert has refused, saying Mr Soros misunderstood
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  • AVIATION
    • 380 18  -  Philippine airline expects capacity to double after refleeting By AL LABITA in Manila CEBU Pacific Air, which pioneered budget flights in the Philippines, plans to reopen its Singapore-Manila route after it sealed a US$67O million purchase-and-lease deal with French aircraft maker Airbus. "Our refleeting
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    • 411 18 Airline planning to expand its cargo business Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] Air India Ltd, the nation's largest overseas carrier, said its profit for the year ending March 2005 will fall as it decides to leave its fuel surcharge unchanged to avoid adding to the cost
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    • 464 18 AFP, Reuters [MANAMA] Several airlines suspended flights to Nepal after attacks on Arab targets and airline offices in Kathmandu that followed the murder of 12 Nepalese hostages in Iraq. Gulf Air, which operates daily flights to the Nepalese capital, suspended its services for 24
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    • 326 18 Bloomberg IPARIS] In its first set of combined results, recently merged Franco-Dutch airline Air France-KLM doubled its first-quarter net profit as it bounced back from year-ago levels damaged by strikes, the Sars virus and the war in Iraq. The world's largest airline by
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    • 249 18 Bloomberg [SAN FRANCISCO] Boeing Co, the world's second-biggest maker of commercial aircraft, won an order from Air China, the country's biggest overseas carrier, for seven 737-700 jetliners. The purchase by Beijing-based Air China is part of its expansion plan to have
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  • SHIPPING
    • 635 19  -  BT Exclusive Strategy has paid off for long-haul competitors, says group CEO Green By DONALD URQUHART [SINGAPORE] After staging an impressive US$ll9 million turnaround this year, the world's fourth largest container shipping line, Royal P&O Nedlloyd, is changing course to bring a fine focus
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    • 66 19 [ROSKILDE, Denmark] Tourists walking past a replica of a 1.000-year-old Viking vessel in Roskilde. Denmark. Queen Margrethe of Denmark will christen the ship tomorrow and plans are for a crew of 60 men to sail the vessel, which builders say is the world's longest Viking ship
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    • 414 19 Bloomberg (OSLO] Frontline Ltd, the world's biggest oil tanker company by capacity, may be able to charge more for space on ships loading a million barrels of oil or more next year as demand for the fuel grows. "It looks like
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    • 282 19 SGX '000 Scp2 SS W Vol CH Offshore .0.37 -0.01 343 Chuao Hup .0.54 unch 594 Cosco Investment .0.83 -0.01 5060 CWT Distribution .0.50 0.01 36 Ezra Hldgs 1.00 unch 0 Freight Links 0.10 unch 565 Grand Banks Yacht .051 0.01 Java Holdings .0.90 0.01 3347 K1 Venture
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    • 338 19 Bloomberg [JAKARTA] Indonesia is going to build a new port in Ancol, in the northern part of capital Jakarta, to boost exports of automobiles, Trade and Industry Minister Rini Soewandi said. The building of the new port should start soon and it
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    • 180 19 Reuters [AMSTERDAM] Operations at the Rotterdam port will remain unaffected by a financial scandal of a 100 million euro (*****.2 million) bank guarantee that has hit Europe's busiest port, officials said. The port's chief executive Willem Scholten resigned on Monday when the port launched an investigation
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    • 687 19  -  ADMIRALTY CASEBOOK By SELVA KUMAR THE Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) last week severely criticised the master of a passenger vessel for failing to properly plan his passage or take the advice of a local pilot while departing Townsville even though
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  • EDITORIAL & OPINION
    • 474 20 EDITORIAL A RECFNT survey of Australian-listed companies found many complaining about the prohibitive cost of complying with new corporate governance rules. Quarterly reporting, full disclosure, more onerous accounting standards to fulfill these obligations requires the expenditure of considerable resources, which companies say yield little
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    • 1090 20  -  Electronics companies need new models and networks that can flex with the unpredictable CHUE YUIN CHEONG CHAOS theory states that the most unpredictable and seemingly inconsequential events, such as a butterfly flapping its wings, can have a reverberating impact on seemingly unconnected systems, such as hemispheric weather
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    • 708 20  -  THE BOTTOM LINE SHADA ISLAM Baussels Correspondent THE World Trade Organization may have authorised the European Union, Japan and several other countries to impose US$l5O million worth of sanctions against the US for failing to repeal a controversial
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    • 1079 21  -  The retailing giant's success in America, while entrenched in the brilliant management of new technologies, is dependent on low labour costs By JEFF MADRICK NYT ON this Labour Day. it is worth remembering how widely it was once argued that America's new economy would
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    • 959 21  -  By FLOYD NORRIS IHT WAS there ever a board as irresponsible as the one at Hollinger International? A special report of a committee of that board a panel made up of new directors who the report said were not around when Conrad
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    • 560 21 SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST Editorial A UNIQUE Hong Kong arrangement that helps the city maintain its low-tax-ation reputation while assisting those in need is the unofficial contract between the government and the Jockey Club. The basis of this pact is simple:
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  • LEISURE/ARTS
    • 649 29  -  THEATRE By SANGEETHA MADHAVAN WHO is Richard Lee Peng Boon and why is he wearing heavy Chinese opera make-up? "The Mad Chinaman", or Dick Lee as most people know him, is übiquitous these days. The 48-year old half-Peranakan son of Singapore is being beamed into
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    • 893 29  -  CONCERTS KANNAN CHANDRAN looks at why yesterday's music heroes are still able to command top dollars KANNAN CHANDRAN IN the eyes of many in the music industry, they were yesterday's heroes. But when it comes to the box office, they ask for, and get, the
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    • 515 29  -  MUSIC By PY VAN THE Singapore Symphony Orchestra's Gala Concert on Tuesday was billed as "Gil Shaham plays Tchaikovsky" but Shaham played more than Tchaikovsky. It was an evening rich with beautiful and elegant violin music, the air heavy with sentiment and expectation. The
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    • 555 29  -  FILM By GEOFFREY EU IF it weren't for the fact that the title roles are played by likeable ethnic minorities who team together well, Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle might be just another occasionally amusing, thoroughly forgettable stoner movie, consigned
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  • TRENDS
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    • 189 30 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 2 Beat fellow 3 Take oneself off when there's a strike about work (3,2) 16 A roundabout way to come in (9) YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION e alarm must be to start the job 17 Rujn a runaway a ff air on ship (7 Across; 1 Verona, 4 Odometer, 10
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  • PEOPLE/BOOKS
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      1181 31  -  PROFILE Valentino CEO Michele Norsa tells CAT ONG how he intends to make the Italian luxury brand warm and accessible CAT ONG IN last month's edition of Vanity Fair, in a 16-page story on Valentino Garavani, there is a picture of a housekeeper ironing the bedsheets on his
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    • 613 31  -  PROFILE By CONRAD TAN STAND-UP comedian turned crime fiction author Mark Billingham knows a thing or two about crime, having been attacked in a hotel room in Manchester several years ago. "The doorbell rang, and when I opened the door, three masked men
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    • 530 31  -  BOOKS In Praise of Slowness By Girl Honore Published by Harper US$24.95 Reviewed by CHUANG PECK MING SPEED is king in the new economy. We have to think, work and produce faster to get ahead or perish. The obsession with speed is not
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  • executive lifestyle
    • 600 32  -  off the cuff jaime ee THERE are several reasons why I am not the Prime Minister of Singapore: 1. Maroon makes me look really washed out. 2. If a little boy pointed out my white hairs, I would have clubbed him over the head
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    • 1636 32  -  Wondering how to spend the weekends now that a five-day work week has become the norm? CHEAH UI-HOON finds out how five professionals make the most of theirs CHEAH UI-HOON THERE are a few things you don't do on office time have an SMS-fight with your girl/boyfriend, steal
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