The Business Times, 8 October 2004
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Title Section13 2004-10-08 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES Friday October 2004 online at http^/business-tknesJsial.coiiLsg MITA (P) 023/03/2004 siNGAnMfc«Mr13 words
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Article650 2004-10-08 1 R SIVANITHY - HOCK LOCK SIEW By R SIVANITHY IT'S been some time coming. But as it turns out, it was worth the wait. We're talking about the explosion of interest in covered or structured warrants, an area that several players have tried to inject interest into several times650 words
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Article759 2004-10-08 1 JOYCE KOH - But market players are divided on source of strong interest By JOYCE KOH WARRANTS have become a stockmarket force to be reckoned with, flooding yesterday's lists of top actives and gainers. But retail investors have been warned to stay clear, with sources saying the boom is759 words
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Article133 2004-10-08 1 STI 2,006.19 (-9.85) ST INDEX FUTURES 2,010.00 (-10.00) siMsa 241.10 (-123) SIMSa FUTURES 240.80 (-1.10) MARKETS Thursday Chang* KL5EC0MP >64.16 +2.62 NIKKEI 225 11.354.59 -30.79 HANG SENG *****.73 +50.16 SET INDEX 670.06 +1.55 JAKARTA COMP 849.82 -6.23 MANILA COMP 1.842.68 +1.01 SEOUL COMP ***** -2.12 SHENZHEN 8 dostd133 words
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Article52 2004-10-08 1 TOP STORIES ...PG 2,3 COMPANIES ...PG 4-7 MARKETS PG8 SINGAPORE ..PG 9,10 ECONOMY PG 12 M'SIACO PG 13 MALAYSIA PG 14 INDONESIA PG 14 CHINA PG 15 INDIA PG 16 ASIA-PACIFIC.. PG 17 WORLD pG 17 AVIATION PG 18 SHIPPING PG 19 EDITORIAL ..PG 20,21 STOCKS PG 22,23 LIFESTYLE52 words
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Article214 2004-10-08 1 A COVERED warrant gives the holder the right to buy (call warrant) or sell (put warrant) the underlying stock at a predetermined price in the future. It is issued by a third party that will "cover" the payment or delivery of the shares if the warrants214 words
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TOP STORIES
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Article540 2004-10-08 2 Economists polled expect contraction from Q2 by an annualised 0.8% Reuters [SINGAPORE] Singapore's economy likely shrank in the third quarter after four straight quarters of doubledigit growth as manufacturing cooled following a drop in US high-tech demand, a Reuters poll showed yesterday. AnalystsReuters - 540 words
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Article151 2004-10-08 2 AFP [NEW YORK] New York's main crude oil contract shot to US$53 a barrel for the first time in opening trade yesterday as fears rose for heating oil supplies in the US winter. Light sweet crude for delivery in November spiked at US$53 shortlyAFP - 151 words
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602 2004-10-08 2 CHUANG PECK MING - By CHUANG PECK MING [SINGAPORE] Tight oil supplies could upset global economic growth in the years to come, especially growth in Asia, a senior International Monetary Fund official warned yesterday. The continuing surge in oil prices is already clipping growth, even though602 words
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546 2004-10-08 2 GENEVIEVE CUA - By GENEVIEVE CUA [SINGAPORE] The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) yesterday issued a set of guidelines on the sale of structured deposits (SDs), prompted by concern that disclosure on certain aspects of SDs may be inadequate. SDs are sold by most banks today, some with546 words
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Article556 2004-10-08 2 Media Asia now going for Sesdaq listing HONG Kong-based Media Asia Entertainment Group, whose hopes of listing in Singapore have reportedly been stalled by regulators' concerns about corporate governance, has replaced two executive board members with three independent directors. The mainboard aspirant is also now aiming for a556 words
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726 2004-10-08 3 RAJU CHELLAM - By RAJU CHELLAM [SINGAPORE] As the'semiconductor sector slows, so will sales of capital equipment that semicon companies buy to manufacture chips, says a new study by Gartner Inc. However, the fall in semicon equipment sales will only occur next year, the research firm726 words
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538 2004-10-08 3 GENEVIEVE CUA - Privately managed pension plans likely won't be scrapped, but may be delayed By GENEVIEVE CUA [SINGAPORE] The Central Provident Fund Board is set to release a long-awaited response to its consultation paper on privately managed pension plans (PPPs) this month or early next month538 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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461 2004-10-08 4 VINCE CHONG - Move won't hit restructuring plans, it assures Bu VINCE CHONG AS it shed light yesterday on why it suspended the duties of two directors, construction group Wee Poh Holdings also gave assurance that its decision will not affect the normal operations of the461 words
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Article, Illustration610 2004-10-08 4 SIOW LI SEN - This is the second time it has dropped out of bidding for an Indonesian bank By SIOW LI SEN OCTOBER does not seem a good month for acquisitions for United Overseas Bank (UOB) as it has pulled out from the bid for PTAFP - 610 words
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Article, Illustration683 2004-10-08 5 KENNETH LIM - Two executive board members replaced with 3 independent directors By KENNETH LIM HONG Kong-based Media Asia Entertainment Group, whose hopes of listing in Singapore have reportedly been stalled by regulators' concerns about corporate governance, has replaced two executive board members with three independent683 words
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393 2004-10-08 5 VEN SREENIVASAN - By VEN SREENIVASAN SINGAPORE-based Captive Vision Capital (CVC) has upped its offer for Australia's Sky West Airlines after the Perth-based discount carrier moved to thwart the takeover bid with a As4.l million (Sss million) rights issue. CVC has raised its offer price393 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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119 2004-10-08 5 LABROY Marine Ltd's Singapore subsidiary, Labroy Shipbuilding and Engineering Pte Ltd, has secured four shipbuilding contracts worth US$3B.5 million to build four supply vessels. The vessels are expected to be delivered over a period from December 2005 to June 2006. The company's shipbuilding order book119 words
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107 2004-10-08 5 NATSTEEL Ltd's wholly owned subsidiaries Nat Steel Chemicals Ltd and Nat Steel Resources Pte Ltd have bought a 50.0001 per cent stake comprising 500,002 shares of par value $1 each in the capital of Hup Eng Tat Enterprises Pte Ltd (HET) for about $950,000.107 words
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Article43 2004-10-08 5 IN yesterday's report, "Star Hub prices IPO at lowest of target range", the Ebitda forecasts for the company of $320 million this year and $400 million next year were not provided by ÜBS but were an average of consensus estimates from analysts.43 words
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Article, Illustration796 2004-10-08 6 Move aimed at simplifying cross-border share trading and bolstering liquidity Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Bursa Malaysia Bhd, which runs the country's stock exchange, says it is seeking links with the stock exchanges of Indonesia and Thailand to let investors trade securities listed in theBloomberg; FILE PHOTO - 796 words
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329 2004-10-08 6 JEAN CHUA - By JEAN CHUA FUNG Choi Printing and Packaging Group, an associated company of Fraser Neave Group, aims to-raise $34.7 million through an initial sale of 106 million new shares at 36.5 cents each. The offer of 8 million shares to the public and329 words
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Article3576 2004-10-08 6 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS ■IfntTnffmHBHBBBH Cradk Aakato Am* M«t Ltd CA/M*A5vWon Fundi" 1.08*1.144 AM Ann Amt Mgt (S'por») DKAaMtMgt Star Europe Eqty!" 074/ Shenton Twin Oft 1.460.518 Star Europe Bond 136* If* GnaMM* 7 0897A0.933 Star Europe Dal 1.055/ MwtakiCinPwW I—*****/ Star Asian Tiger Etft 0305/ Shenten Thrift!" 2302/2394 Star Asia3,576 words
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Article, Illustration516 2004-10-08 7 VINCE CHONG - Bigger steel traders better able to compete for stock than rivals: CEO By VINCE CHONG CITING the increasing difficulty of predicting uptrend cycles, mainboard-listed steel trader HG Metal Manufacturing says it is hoping to ride on the oil price spike asFILE PHOTO - 516 words
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422 2004-10-08 7 AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY - By AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY MAINBOARD-LISTED Datacraft, one of Asia Pacific's leading independent information technology (IT) services company, has opened a Global Service Centre (GSC) in Bangalore, India, to provide high-end support to its customers. Datacraft, which recently announced a new corporate identity for422 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration601 2004-10-08 8 LARRY WEE - CURRENCIES The three popular commodity currencies benefit as oil, metals soar to fresh highs again LARRY WEE Senior Correspondent OIL and industrial metal prices again raced to fresh highs at the start of European trading yesterday afternoon, making yesterday's Asian session almost a repeatSource: Reuters - 601 words
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Article, Illustration382 2004-10-08 8 KENNETH LIM - Compiled by KENNETH LIM f THE US Philadelphia Oil Service Sector Index, comprising 15 lead-, tag US oil service companies, lippredated 18 per cent since mid-Au-gust on the back of higher oil prices. I Separately, Keppel Corp and Semb€arp Marine appreciated 20 per cent and 10 per cent respectively.Source: Bloomberg - 382 words
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Article, Illustration548 2004-10-08 8 STOCKS Bloomberg, AFP SINGAPORE stocks fell as oil prices surged above US$52 a,Barrel, raising concern that higher energy costs will slow economic growth and hurt demand for Maoris. Venture Corp and DBS Grqtip Hidings Ltd were among blue chfps thaMfelL The StraitafTimesBloomberg,; AFP; Source: Bloomberg - 548 words
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TRADES TO WATCH
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81 2004-10-08 8 PROGEN chairman and managing director Lee Ee, also known as Lee Eng, bought another 500,000 shares at 17 cents apiece yesterday in a married deal. His direct stake now stands at 28.45 per cent, up from 28.27 per cent. He also has a81 words
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142 2004-10-08 8 NORELCO Centreline substantial shareholder 33Starlight Holdings, whose shares executive chairman and chief executive Koh Pang An are deemed to control, has pared its 29.57 per cent stake to 23.87 percent through the sale of 22 million vendor shares yesterday. No pricing information or details142 words
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102 2004-10-08 8 Labroy unit director buys 50 ,000 shares CHUA Meng Hua, executive director of Labroy Marine subsidiary Beng Kuang Marine, saw his deemed stake in Labroy increase to 0,01 per cent yesterday after 50,000 shares were bought on the open r market at 54 cents apiece. He, did not have any102 words
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Article145 2004-10-08 8 KENNETH LIM - Compiled by KENNETH LIM VARIOUS discretionary accounts under the Morgan Stanley group have been increasing their stake in DMX Technologies Group since the start of the year, and the investment bank is now deemed to be a substantial shareholder of the computer systems integrator. An145 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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418 2004-10-08 9 NANDE KHIN - It also lets them operate round the clock and free up investment capital By NANDE KHIN COMPANIES are increasingly pursuing other benefits through outsourcing, although cost remains a primary focus, said an Ernst Young report. One motivation is to gain a competitive edge by418 words
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Article244 2004-10-08 9 CHEN HUIFEN - By CHEN HUIFEN AT least $7 million in tourist receipts could come from the foreign delegates expected to attend the Global Entrepolis Singapore next week, according to its organisers. The estimated tourism income assumes that at least 3,250 of the 10,000 expected participants are244 words
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174 2004-10-08 10 SINGAPORE and Kuwait will meet in December to discuss ways to boost economic cooperation, and a possible free trade agreement is on the cards. In a joint statement yesterday, the two countries said the first round of talks for the FTA174 words
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418 2004-10-08 10 NANDE KHIN - Report says they need stronger marketing to attract top talent By NANDE KHIN ALTHOUGH there are key advantages to working for Singapore firms, these organisations still need to market themselves better to attract talent, according to a report by Robert Walters, a global418 words
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SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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64 2004-10-08 10 THE Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has named Nanyang T echnologi cal University's Nanyang MBA as South-east Asia's No 1, and among the top ten in Asia. The Nanyang MBA is also the only Singapore representative in 93rd position in the ranking of64 words
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134 2004-10-08 10 REAFFIRMING the aim of concluding a free trade agreement between Korea and Singapore by year-end, the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) said yesterday that the fifth round of negotiations took place from Oct 4-6. "Substantive and intensive" talks were held on market access, services,134 words
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Article85 2004-10-08 10 SENIOR civil servants from Singapore and Malaysia will participate in the two-day 28th Public Services Games beginning today. Held in Kuala Lumpur, the event will include golf and visits by the Singapore delegation to their Malaysian counterparts, said the Prime Minister's Office in a statement yesterday.85 words
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258 2004-10-08 10 SINGAPORE'S biomedical research hub, Biopolis, received a boost yesterday as Nasdaq-listed Isis Pharmaceuticals Inc opened its first research and development (R&D) facility there. The 4,000 sq ft laboratory is the company's first outside the US. It will focus on early-stage drug development for the258 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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784 2004-10-08 12 Survey cites threat of terrorism and high oil price for pessimism Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] US chief executive officers say the economy will grow no more than 2 per cent next year and may even stall, a more pessimistic view than held by economistsBloomberg - 784 words
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447 2004-10-08 12 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] India will take more monetary and fiscal steps to curb inflation, which is within half a percentage point of a three-and-a-half-year high, to prevent growth from slowing in Asia's fourth-biggest economy. "We'll continue to take measured steps both onBloomberg - 447 words
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182 2004-10-08 12 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] The number of Americans filing initial claims for unemployment benefits declined more than forecast last week to the lowest level in a month, suggesting the labour market is improving as the economy strengthens, a government report showed.Bloomberg - 182 words
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MALAYSIA COMPANIES
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Article504 2004-10-08 13 Company selling 700 million shares to buy new planes, say sources Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Air Asia Bhd, South-east Asia's largest discount carrier, plans to sell a 30 per cent stake worth about US$27O million in an initial public offering to buy new planes, people familiarBloomberg - 504 words
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215 2004-10-08 13 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's biggest power firm, Tenaga Nasional, may review its electricity tariffs because of the pressure it faces from rising oil prices, the Malaysian Business Times reported yesterday. The newspaper, quoting Tenaga chief executive Che Khalib Mohd Noh, also said theReuters - 215 words
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Article2325 2004-10-08 13 VOL FS8M 1.10 undi 0 Oct? m *i- CO001 FTEC Resources 0.54 -0.01 3779 Furqan Bus. Org 035 -0.01 1809 A4MRealty 1.41 -0.05 44 Gadang 1.49 -0.10 1265 Abrk .0.51 unch 57 Gamuda 5.00 -0.05 3560 ACP Industries 1.43 unch 64 General Corp 0.52 -0.01 1382,325 words
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215 2004-10-08 13 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Telekom Malaysia Bhd, South-east Asia's second-largest phone company, said its Celcom (Malaysia) Bhd unit has 38 per cent of the country's cellular phone market, according to chief executive Abdul Wahid Omar. Celcom contributes to 37 per cent ofBloomberg - 215 words
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Advertisement148 2004-10-08 13 Bezel, The Watch Collectors' Guild presents, Bringing forward the inaugural International Watch Auction held in Singapore.The event is supported by the Singapore Tourism Board and is part of the Uniquely Singapore program. There are approximately 240 timepieces up for auction and a special inclusion of worldrenowned Jeweler, Scavia, contributing 6148 words
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MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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454 2004-10-08 14 Growth boosted by surging oil and gas exports and higher product prices Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's industrial production grew 10.6 per cent in August from a year earlier as oil and gas exports by companies such as state-run Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) surged andBloomberg - 454 words
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456 2004-10-08 14 Bloomberg [JAKARTA] Indonesian president-elect Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's ability to keep his campaign promises to boost investment and cut the deficit will determine the credit ratings of South-east Asia's largest economy, Standard Poor's and Moody's Investors Service said. Mr Yudhoyono, who takes over on Oct 20,Bloomberg - 456 words
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Article, Illustration358 2004-10-08 14 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's move to raise the prices of petrol and diesel this month will have little impact on the country's inflation, Mustapa Mohamed, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department, said. The impact will be "very minimal", said Mr Mustapa, who isBloomberg; AP - 358 words
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GREATER CHINA
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350 2004-10-08 15 Regulator says it will ease some rules and tighten others Bloomberg [HONG KONG] The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission said it may relax regulations to make it easier for hedge funds to operate in the city of seven millionBloomberg - 350 words
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167 2004-10-08 15 Reuters [TAIPEI] Taiwan's financial regulator said on Wednesday that it will not rule out allowing foreign investors to take a 100 per cent stake in local banks, in order to help internationalise the country's financial industry. "For local banks to achieve sufficient sizeReuters - 167 words
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418 2004-10-08 15 Reuters [HONG KONG] China's economic tightening policy is losing momentum because private companies are turning to the black market for funding, and Beijing will have to introduce more aggressive austerity measures within the next year, says Credit Suisse First Boston. "We expectReuters - 418 words
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INDIA
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Article, Illustration525 2004-10-08 16 Bangalore office will eventually employ 1,500 or 10% of workforce Reuters [BANGALORE] Financial news and information provider Reuters Group pic plans to make Bangalore its biggest employment centre worldwide to become more competitive, executives said yesterday. Reuters plans to locate up to 1,500 people,Reuters; REUTERS - 525 words
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240 2004-10-08 16 Reuters [MUMBAI] Investors snapped up an initial public offering (IPO) from India's top power producer, staterun National Thermal Power Corp Ltd (NTPC), in the first 15 minutes of the offer's opening day, bankers said yesterday. NTPC will use the money from India's second billiondollarReuters - 240 words
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175 2004-10-08 16 Bloomberg [MUMBAI] The business outlook for Indian companies will improve in the second half of the fiscal year, according to rating company Crisil Ltd, which said none of the companies it assesses defaulted on debt in the first six months. It's the firstBloomberg - 175 words
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ASIA-PACIFIC/WORLD
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325 2004-10-08 17 Microsoft is getting ready to take on Google with its own search engine Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Google Inc, the world's most-used Internet search engine, is heading for a confrontation with Microsoft Corp, like the one that Netscape Communications Corp lost in the lateBloomberg - 325 words
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235 2004-10-08 17 Reuters [NEW YORK] The US Securities and Exchange Commission plans to consider rules aimed at barring underwriters from artificially stimulating market demand related to new-stock offerings, the Wall Street Journal reported yesterday. The regulator is also expected to float proposals nextReuters - 235 words
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351 2004-10-08 17 Writedowns reflect reduced value of telecoms business Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Shares of Corning Inc, the world's largest maker of glass used in flatpanel televisions, fell as much as 5.7 per cent in Europe yesterday after the company said it will take a chargeBloomberg - 351 words
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Article, Illustration156 2004-10-08 17 LAT-WP {WASHINGTON] Saddam Hussein did not produce or possess any weapons of mass destruction (WMD) for more than a decade before the US-led invasion last year, according to a comprehensive CIA report released on Wednesday. Saddam intended to someday reconstitute hisLAT-WP - 156 words
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130 2004-10-08 17 Bloomberg [TOKYO] UFJ Holdings, Japan's fourth-largest lender by assets, was barred from lending to new corporate clients in the nation's two biggest cities for six months because it obstructed a government audit of its loans. The lender also faces criminal chargesBloomberg - 130 words
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139 2004-10-08 17 Bloomberg [BRUSSELS] European Union anti-trust regulators will decide whether to approve Oracle Corp's US$7.7 billion bid for People Soft by Nov 9. The European Commission yesterday restarted its investigation into the bid. The resumption of the probe follows a decision byBloomberg - 139 words
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72 2004-10-08 17 Reuters [TOKYO] Japan's top convenience store operator, 7-Eleven Japan, yesterday reported a 7.6 per cent rise in first-half net profit on steady sales of take-out food, but kept its full-year profit target unchanged. Parent Ito-Yokado Co, Asia's second-largest retailing group, posted aReuters - 72 words
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151 2004-10-08 17 Reuters [NEW YORK] Global media conglomerate News Corp on Wednesday said its board of directors approved provisions to enhance shareholder rights as it prepares to fend off opposition to its plans to reincorporate in the United States. The company, which faces a criticalReuters - 151 words
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Article, Illustration714 2004-10-08 18 JEAN CHUA - Surge in shows and concerts open up niche business for freight forwarders By JEAN CHUA [SINGAPORE] With the concert industry growing rapidly in Asia, more opportunities are emerging for the "entertainment logistics" business here, say logistics executives. Freight forwarders in Singapore are working hard at714 words
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Article1830 2004-10-08 18 CITY FU6HT ETA fUgg "P Copmlmw SQ351 0530 SK972 2155 AdaiaMa BA7381 1840 LH9770 2300 QF81 1840 SQ229 2300 Darwtn I52n Ahmcdabad S0461 1400 S0462 0200 —i™ SQ407 0710 IC856 1145 Aimtardam S0323 0615 KL838 2255 K355 1025 AI481 1355 AI480 1240 5Q408 1850 DapantM SQ1411,830 words
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295 2004-10-08 18 Electrical wires found cut inside M'sian Air plane Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian police are investigating a third case in 12 months of suspected sabotage involving a Malaysian Airline plane, after wires were severed in an Airbus A 330. Police said yesterday the planeReuters - 295 words
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312 2004-10-08 18 [LONDON! Richard Branson's budget airline Virgin Express seems likely to disappear from the skies in two years' time under the terms of a long-awaited merger with Belgium's SN Brussels, says a report in The Guardian. The final deal, announced on Wednesday, will312 words
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149 2004-10-08 18 AFP [JAKARTA] Indonesian flag carrier Garuda plans to resume flights to the United States and the Philippines and may open a new route to India next year to meet expected business demand, a report said yesterday. Airline spokesman Bachrul Hakim toldAFP - 149 words
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804 2004-10-08 18 DORON LEVIN - Its move to list flag carrier Air China will inject financial discipline that could head off crises similar to those engulfing some monopolies By DORON LEVIN Bloomberg CHINA hopes to keep its budding airline industry from the pitfalls that tripped up Alitalia, the formerBloomberg - 804 words
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Article, Illustration681 2004-10-08 19 GEORGE JOSEPH - Stricter enforcement of collision regulations and 'speed limits' can enhance safety GEORGE JOSEPH Transportation Editor ARE there too many incidents in Singapore waters? With Wednesday's accident just 5.5 km off Changi, this must be the question the shipping community is asking. There681 words
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Article, Illustration512 2004-10-08 19 M'sian Bulk Carriers interested in the planned block sale if prices are right Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian Bulk Carriers, a shipping company controlled by tycoon Robert Kuok, said it may buy part of a fleet of bulk vessels from the country's largestBloomberg; FILE PHOTO - 512 words
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Article267 2004-10-08 19 SOX '000 007 CH Offshore .0.43 0.02 ***** ChuanHi*) .0.67 0.03 ***** Cosco Investment 1.10 0.03 ***** CWT Distribution .0.55 unch 426 EzraHldgs 1.13 0.03 806 Freight Links 010 unch 255 Grand Banks Yacht 0.82 0.02 27 Jaya Holdings 1.03 -0.01 3975 K1 Venture .0.27 -0.01 5006 KeppelCorp267 words
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Article, Illustration56 2004-10-08 19 {CHERBOURG. France]A container carrying 140 kg of weapons-grade Plutonium is. unloaded from the Pacific Pintail after its arrival from the United States at the Cherbourg harbour on Wednesday. The nuclear waste is being transported from the northwestern French port some 1200 km by road to a plutonium fuelfabricationAP - 56 words
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677 2004-10-08 19 SELVA KUMAR - ADMIRALTY CASEBOOK By SELVA KUMAR DOES the common law impose a duty on a monopoly port authority to provide access to its port on terms that do not unfairly discriminate between users or do not unreasonably disadvantage particular users? This is the question that677 words
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Article552 2004-10-08 20 EDITORIAL THE G7 finance ministers spent much of their time in Washington last weekend trying to convince China that it would be in its own best interests, as well as those of the rest of the world, to adopt a more flexible exchange rate regime as552 words
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Article, Illustration1342 2004-10-08 20 SAID ABDULLAH - The question of what is interest or riba stands in the way of an international standard on Islamic banking SAID ABDULLAH Correspondent SINGAPORE'S position on Islamic banking and finance seems to have shifted from indifference to enthusiasm in becoming an Islamic financial hub. But otherAFP PHOTOS - 1,342 words
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Article, Illustration750 2004-10-08 20 LEON HADAR - THE BOTTOM LINE LEON HADAR Washington Correspondent YOU can expect that any professor of political science or communication, who teaches a course on the relationship between television and politics, will devote his or her introductory class to the first televised encounter in 1969750 words
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Article, Illustration1349 2004-10-08 21 High oil prices are fuelling a boom in the Gulf, with economists hoping that the governments will work to prolong the prosperity NYT THE high price of oil is stoking an economic expansion in many petroleum-producing countries of the Persian Gulf that even persistent concerns about theNYT; AFP - 1,349 words
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210 2004-10-08 21 Tan Kok Tim Singapore - LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Tan Kok Tim Singapore I WOULD like to commend Keppel Corporation for setting up a formal whistleblower system to further strengthen its corporate governance. Is it not proper for all publicly listed companies (PLCs) to have such a system when210 words
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347 2004-10-08 21 Leong Sze Hian Singapore - Leong Sze Hian Singapore I REFER to reports quoting a study titled Credit Cards and Consumer Lending in Asia-Pacific 2003-2005 by the Lafferty Group saying that Singapore is one of the smallest consumer credit markets in Asia. However, it has one347 words
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477 2004-10-08 29 SANGEETHA MADHAVAN - THEATRE By SANGEETHA MADHAVAN "IF people can do symposiums and talks for Shakespeare, so why not for Durrenmatt?" asks Ivan Heng, artistic director of theatre company Wild Rice. Swiss playwright Friedrich Durrenmatt (1921 —1990) might be mandatory reading for European students but is hardly known477 words
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Article, Illustration388 2004-10-08 29 SANGEETHA MADHAVAN - DANCE By SANGEETHA MADHAVAN WHILE American dance may not exactly be in the forefront of cutting-edge dance today lagging behind European contemporary dance in some respects it was fertile ground for many of modern dance's guiding lights and ideas, and the revered AMn Ailey American388 words
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Article, Illustration526 2004-10-08 29 CHEAH UI-HOON - CHEAH UI-HOON checks out some upcoming, 'affordable' sales CHEAH UI-HOON IF you deem anything less than $5,000 as "affordable" where artwork is concerned, then this is a good weekend for art' shopping. It's auction season and locally-organised events like the first "crazy art sale"526 words
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Article, Illustration672 2004-10-08 30 KANNAN CHANDRAN - CONCERT Bond and Maksim are winning new audience with their crossover music, reports KANNAN CHANDRAN KANNAN CHANDRAN THE old masters are not going to be smiling in their graves, I don't think. With all these new artists paying scant attention to reputation, heri.tage and all672 words
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Article, Illustration495 2004-10-08 30 CHEAH UI-HOON - By CHEAH UI-HOON FIRST it was classic meets jazz for brothers Kilian and Tobias Forster and Tim Hahn which amalgamated to become the "Klazz" Brothers. And then the Klazz Brothers went to Cuba, where they went "Kuban". Or rather, classical music went Cuban where Mozart's495 words
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Article, Illustration1292 2004-10-08 31 GEOFFREY EU - GEOFFREY EU reviews period drama Vanity Fair, off-beat comedy The Ladykillers and romantic no-brainer Wimbledon GEOFFREY EU f v J1 EVENGE may be wicked but J| Jf I it's perfectly natural," says I.- M Rebecca Sharp early on in Vanity Fair, director Mira1,292 words
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Article, Illustration1293 2004-10-08 32 GEOFFREY EU - To Robin Tomlin, being caught in the happy collision of art, music and travel has always been an integral part of his life. GEOFFREY EU talks to the jet-setting banker and committed culture vulture GEOFFREY EU WHEN he was only 15 years old,CHRIS LOH - 1,293 words
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Article, Illustration1820 2004-10-08 34 CHEAH UI-HOON - Junior golf has not only caught on in S'pore, but it has also made much headway as parents become more supportive. But more can be done to develop young golfers, reports CHEAH UI-HOON CHEAH UI-HOON WHEN he was just one year plus, Shearn Chua gotFILE PHOTO - 1,820 words
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