The Business Times, 8 November 2004

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  • Article
    Lock icon MARKETS DIGEST
    134 1 MARKETS WMk Chge ST1 .2015.77 +35.08 KLSE COMP 871.4a +10.34 NIKKEI 225 *****.77 ....#290.35 HANG SENG *****.95 ....+440.29 SET INDEX 635.09 -6.93 JAKARTA COMP 893.64 +33.15 MANILA COMP ....1817.52 -1.51 TAIPEI TAIEX 5931.31 ....+225.38 SEOUL COMP 860.68 +25.84 SHENZHEN B 224.11 -3.55 AUSTALLORD 3854.50 +68.20 DOW JONES *****.54
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    44 1 TOP STORIES PG2 COMPANIES... PG 5,7 MARKETS PG 4,6 SINGAPORE PG 10 DINING OUT PG 10-11 ECONOMY PG 13 M'SIA/INDON.. PG 14 INDIA PG 15 CHINA PG 16 WORLD PG 18 AVIATION PG 19 SHIPPING PG 20 STOCKS PG 22-23 BIZIT PG 28-32
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    Lock icon Tycoon rolls Russia unit into US$1b giant
    426 1  -  S'pore businessman adds Dutch rival to his Amtel Tyre By ANDREA TAN [SINGAPORE] Singapore tycoon Sudhir Gupta has big plans for his Russian company. The 46-year-old president of Amtel Tyre is targeting sales of over US$l billion with its latest acquisition of a
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    Lock icon SM Goh to step down as PAP sec-gen
    521 1  -  Party cadres elect new central exec committee By VINCE CHONG [SINGAPORE] Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong will step down as secretary-general of the People's Action Party (PAP), while remaining in its central executive committee (CEC). New leaders will be elected, he told
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  • TOP STORIES
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      Lock icon Stocks in for reality check this week after rally
      715 2  -  WALL STREET INSIGHT Market momentum may be shaken by Fed rate moves, oil prices, earnings By ANDREW MARKS in New York WALL Street had a pleasant week one in which the investment community's choice, President George W Bush, was re-elected decisively;
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      Lock icon THREE-MINUTE DIGEST
      530 2 L&M poised to report loss in FY2004 CONSTRUCTION group L&M Group Investments has issued a profit warning indicating it would report a loss for the year ended Sept 30, due partly to the rise in steel prices. L&M attributed the loss to "cost overruns in several of the
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  • SINGAPORE MARKETS
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      Lock icon Lowest forward PE portfolio lone exception in week of declines
      1165 4  -  TEH HOOI LING Correspondent The post-us election rally which took the Straits Times Index to its four-year high did not quite filter down to the general market While the STI climbed 35 points or 1.8 pa* cent to rad at
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      Lock icon Institutional investors buy strongly
      1114 4  -  INSIDE MARKETS But on the sales side look out for AsiaPharm shares on heavy sales by substantial shareholder IPC, says ROBERT HALILI ROBERT HALILI DIRECTORS and substantial shareholders got off to a positive start in November based on filings by the stock exchange from Nov 1
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      Lock icon Watch the dollar, oil and gold for cues
      745 6  -  STOCKS R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent IF it isn't oil or the economy, it's the dollar. Conventional wisdom from US market experts in the past month has been that "uncertainty" over politics, oil and the economy was what was holding stocks back. Now
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      Lock icon Most Asian units up against US$
      289 6 CURRENCIES AFP [HONG KONG] Asian currencies were mostly up against the dollar last week as markets returned to focus on the US trade and budget deficits after the reelection of George W Bush. Japanese yen: The yen stood at 106.09-11 to the dollar on
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      Lock icon WEEK AHEAD
      82 6 Investor events to watch out for New listing of China Sun Biochem Nov 8 BMT's dividend payment, Nov 9 Australand Prop's dividend payment, Nov 15 Portek's dividend payment, Nov 17 Robinson's dividend payment, Nov 17 ASL Marine's dividend payment, Nov 18 BIL Intnl's dividend payment, Nov 18 Chosen's
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      Lock icon BROKERS' RECOMMENDATIONS
      434 6 Compiled by Thomson Financial I/B/E/S OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES Nov 5 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS -247.00 -53.00 BTCADI -*****.00 -9.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -24.00 All-SG Equities 521.21 -0.22 SG Equities Elect 154.78 +0.01 SG Equities Fin 1607.66 411.23 SG Equities Prop 491.93 +9.44 SIMSCI 241.92 +0.91 SiMSCI Futures
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      Lock icon DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED
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  • COMPANY NEWS
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      Lock icon Blackout periods lacking for brokers
      723 5  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW By R SIVANITHY AS the local financial market shifts from a merit-based to a disclosure-based regime, the use of "blackout" periods to ensure a level playing field is becoming more common. The principle behind this is straightforward people who may have privileged,
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      Lock icon L&M poised to report loss in FY2004
      241 5 CONSTRUCTION group L&M Group Investments has issued a profit warning indicating it would report a loss for the year ended Sept 30, due partly to the rise in steel prices. In a profit warning released to the exchange, L&M attributed the loss to
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      Lock icon MAE Engg halves losses but stays in negative equity
      400 7  -  Interim losses down to $2.5m, but negative equity widens to $7.6m By VINCE CHONG SESDAQ-LISTED MAE Engineering remained in the negative equity situation as it cut its interim losses by more than half to $2.5 million in the period ended Sept
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      Lock icon Action Asia profit slides 42% in Q3
      309 7  -  By VINCE CHONG VIDEO and audio equip-ment-maker Action Asia saw net profit slide 42.4 per cent to $3 million for the three months to Sept 30, 2004, as higher oil and raw material prices took a toll on the company. This was, however,
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      Lock icon Hyflux shares take flight after UAE deal
      408 7 OLIVIA Lum's Hyflux Limited is turning out to be one of the market's best performers in just a few weeks of trades. A month after the listed water treatment specialist unveiled a breakthrough deal in the Middle East, the stock price of the
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      143 5 of Technology is reputable for its curriculum, citing their positive encounters with Curtin's graduates. Source; A questionnaire conducted by SHRI on HR Practitioner's views on educational qualifications. Master of Human^jQ^ Resource Mgt HRM (Recruitment Selection), Conflict Resolution Process, HRM Strategy, Compensation Management! Training Development, Business Research Project Law (Industrial Singapore),
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      492 5 Set your sights on some of the world's most promising IPOs Be the first in line with the United Global IPO Fund The United Global IPO Fund lets you enjoy the potential performance of global IPO placements, pre-IPOs and global post-IPOs easily, in a risk-managed manner. The best thing? Performance
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      353 7 nl Cd tofl-frtt 18M 289 8822 |S£S!3 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CHAPTER 50 USYS TECHNOLOGY PTE LTD MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION At an Extraordinary General Meeting of Members of USYS TECHNOLOGY PTE LTD deemed to be held on Wednesday, 3rd November 2004, the following resolutions were duly passed:RESOLVED:
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      410 7 BI ;|1 jjS^m .7 :^H jj^d|M Although the information in this document has been obtained from sources which Citigroup Asset Management (CAM) believes to be reliable, CAM does not guarantee its accuracy and such information may be incomplete or condensed. All opinions and estimates in this document constitute CAM* judgement
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  • VIEWS FROM THE TOP
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      Lock icon THE ART OF HEDGING
      2559 8 THIS WEEK'S TOPIC How would a sharp decline in the US dollar impact your business, your industry and the economy? The pressure on the US dollar is almost palpable. The US current account deficit keeps rising. Though off their peaks, oil prices remain at prohibitive levels
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      72 8 I BT CEOs e-Club Members of the BT CEOs e-Club are Singapore's top corporate leaders whom BI editors would like to interact with in an atmosphere of informality and trust. Hits club' is a virtual one, with interaction mainly via e mail Each week, we will invite comments from these
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
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      Lock icon S'pore, Thailand to ink MOU on training, logistics
      257 10 PM Lee to visit Thailand and Indonesia this week SINGAPORE and Thailand are due to ink a Memorandum of Understanding on mutual training and logistics support during Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's two-day visit to Thailand this week. Singapore's Ministry of Foreign
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      Lock icon Lego-based learning centre opens
      256 10 SINGAPORE-BASED Crestar Education Group, which provides education services to children and adults, has launched South-east Asia's first child education centre that uses Lego to teach creativity, problem solving and independent thinking. Crestar has been given an exclusive licence by Lego Educational Division the educational arm of
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      Lock icon Celebrating white meat
      388 10  -  FOOD PROMO By Mike Chua The Harbour Grill and Oyster Bar The Hilton Singapore, 581 Orchard Rd, Tel: *****393 THE Harbour Grill and Oyster Bar's nautical-inspired ambience greets its diners like a port of call. The restaurant has been a fixture in the dining scene since 70s,
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      Lock icon EVENTS LISTING
      260 10 DATE/ TIME EVENT VENUE 8 Nov Conference on 'Corporate Hotel International Sin8.30am Risk Management Sue- gapore, The Ballroom ceeding in Turbulent Times' by SAW Centre for Financial Studies, NUS Business School and Association of Corporate Treasurers (Singapore) 8-9 Nov 1st Academy of Principals Raffles City Convention 8.15am Global
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      941 10 ODBS (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) (Company Registration No. *****0306E) To: (1) ALL HOLDERS OF EUROPEAN STYLE CASH SETTLED CALL WARRANTS RELATING TO THE ORDINARY STOCK UNITS OF OVERSEA-CHINESE BANKING CORPORATION LIMITED ISSUED BY DBS BANK LTD ("OCBC Call Warrants") (2) ALL HOLDERS OF EUROPEAN STYLE CASH SETTLED CALL
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      959 10 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF OVERSEAS UNION SECURITIES TRADING PTE LTD (In Members' Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE OF RESOLUTIONS At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company held at 80 Roffles Ploce UOB Plaza 1 #04-00 Singapore *****4 on the 30th day
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      890 10 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF OVERSEAS UNION SECURITIES LTD (In Members' Voluntary liquidation) NOTICE OF RESOLUTIONS At on Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company held at 80 Raffles Place UOB Plaza I #04-00 Singapore *****4 on the 30th day of October
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      17 10 I ij Mil p Fresh jobs everyday Read our newspapers for a fresh catch of jobs everyday!
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  • DINING OUT
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      Lock icon Refreshing palate-pleasers
      1420 11 What do restaurants do to keep themselves interesting to customers? Change menus, of course. We check out what some eateries have been up to. iggy's The Regent Singapore, 1 Cuscaden Road. Tel: 6732 2234 AFTER opening for business two months ago and creating a stir with a unique
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  • BT-CITIBANK YOUNG INVESTORS' FORUM
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      Lock icon Find your own path
      901 12 LAST week, Dara Duguay, director of Citigroup's Office of Financial Education in New York shared some of her experiences in money management This week, world-famous best-selling author and financial self-help guru Robert Kiyosaki speaks with BT's Daniel Buenas on how young people should live, work and
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      Lock icon At the feet of the guru
      554 12  -  CAMPUS LIFE Five students have a quick chat with author Robert Kiyosaki on investing. DANIEL BUENAS reports DANIEL BUENAS LAST Thursday, a group of five lucky students from various polytechnics and varsities gathered at the Singapore Expo to meet author and financial self-help guru
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      Lock icon Be smart with your finances
      204 12 FANCY becoming the next Warren Buffett or George Soros? Or even the famous Robert Kiyosaki? Then read on. The Young Investors' Forum, part of the BT-Citibank Tertiary Outreach Programme, isn't another dry page out of your financial textbook. To complement our editorial content, we have
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      Lock icon Play me the money
      252 12 THE Financial Games is a joint event between SGX and NTU and supported by the BT-Citibank Young Investors' Forum. Targeted at students of polytechnics, universities and even junior colleges, the game aims to raise their financial awareness and provide them with some trading ex- penence. Students
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      60 12 I The Business m lin I m Times-Citibank W I I l|| II fjT Young Investors' I |LJf] I I|\ Forum is published every Monday in The Business Times. It aims to raise the financial awareness of university and polytechnic students and cultivate a better understanding of business issues. The
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  • ECONOMY WATCH
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      Lock icon Time for another Plaza Accord
      1111 13  -  COMMENTARY VIKRAM KHANNA Associate Editor ON Sept 22,1985, a landmark meeting on currencies took place at the Plaza Hotel in New York. The aim of the meeting, which was attended by representatives from the US, Japan, France, Germany and the United Kingdom, was to correct
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      Lock icon S Korean central bank raps govt's weak won policy
      458 13 Reuters [SEOUL] South Korea's central bank yesterday stressed the need to leave the value of the won to the market, criticising a government policy of keeping the currency weak to boost exports. The won hit a four-year high on Friday, as
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      Lock icon Take urgent steps on economy, Arroyo told
      250 13 AFP [MANILA] Former cabinet officials yesterday issued an open letter to President Gloria Arroyo, calling for emergency measures to avoid an economic collapse. The measures suggested include politically risky moves such as raising some taxes, imposing a 3 per cent surcharge on imports
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      Lock icon Bush's economic plans too ambitious: analysts
      809 13 AFP [WASHINGTON] With the outlook fuzzy and the US economy saddled by big deficits, President George W Bush will face a tough road implementing his ambitious economic agenda in a second term, analysts say. Mr Bush, fresh from his re-election victory, has reiterated plans
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  • MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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      Lock icon M'sia to publish names of tax dodgers
      205 14 AFP AP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia will publish the names of tax dodgers in newspapers beginning Jan 1 next year, a report in the New Sunday Times newspaper said. "I must warn all taxpayers that our computer programme has enabled us to trace those
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      Lock icon RM8b of equities transferred to Khazanah
      523 14 [KUALA LUMPUR] Almost all the shares owned by Minister of Finance Inc (MOF) in seven govern-ment-linked companies (GLCs) worth RMB billion (553.48 billion) have been transferred to Khazanah Nasional Bhd, reports the Malaysian Star Bizweek, citing a source. Except for a couple, these transfers
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      Lock icon KLSE: BROKERS' RECOMMENDATIONS
      8 14 Compiled by Thomson Financial I/B/E/S
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      Lock icon M'sian stock market comes alive
      650 14  -  MALAYSIA INSIGHT An easing of crude oil prices offers hope that the KL bourse may cross the 900-point psychological barrier EDDIE TOH KL Correspondent THE Malaysian stock market has come alive following the easing of crude oil prices. The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index last week
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      Lock icon I won't quit, says Indon military chief
      259 14 AFP [JAKARTA] General Endriartono Sutarto has reiterated he will not quit as head of Indonesia's armed forces unless the president asks him to do so, a report said yesterday amid a parliamentary power struggle over the top military job. "I am still and
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      285 14 Call toll-free 1800 289 8822 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT (CHAPTER 50) AND IN THE MATTER OF EVERGREEN INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION (S) PTE LTD (In Members' Voluntary Liquidation) (Regn. No. *****7672 C) NOTICE OF FINAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to Section 308 of the Companies Act,
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  • GREATER CHINA/INDIA
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      Lock icon China is not yet assured of soft landing, says IMF
      571 15 Moves to impose lending curbs have failed to stem investment, it says Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] China's economy is at risk of overheating even amid measures to reduce credit and investment growth and inflation, the International Monetary Fund said. "The Chinese economy
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      Lock icon China to loosen yuan peg in 'gradual and safe' way
      126 15 AFP [BEIJING] China's central bank said it would take a "gradual and safe" approach to loosening the yu-an-dollar peg, following International Monetary Fund (IMF) calls to let the currency float in a wider margin. A spokesman for the People's Bank
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      Lock icon India, EU start talks to forge special partnership
      343 15 Key objective is to foster healthier economic relations Reuters [BRUSSELS] Once written off as the poor cousin of Asian powerhouse China, India is to open talks today to forge a strategic partnership with the European Union, a status so far restricted to
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      Lock icon Energy may become China's largest inflation driver: official
      239 15 Bloomberg [BEIJING] Energy costs may replace food prices next year as the biggest contributor to China's inflation, a government official said, increasing the risk of higher interest rates in the world's fast-est-growing major economy. The central bank, which last month raised its
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      Lock icon India's economic upsurge poised to benefit Asean countries
      338 15 Bernama [NEW DELHI] India's quest to become a world economic power amidst a projected annual growth of 7 to 8 per cent over the next decade, is likely to provide spin-offs to Asean countries under the framework of its own "Look East"
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  • ASIA-PACIFIC/WORLD
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      Lock icon World Com investors win US$2.6b settlement
      464 18 Citigroup decides to settle rather than risk paying US$54b after a trial' Bloomberg [NEW YORK] A federal judge in New York approved a US$2.6 billion settlement of a class-action lawsuit by World Com Inc investors who claimed they were defrauded by Citigroup Inc. The
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      Lock icon Citigroup chief stresses accountability to employees
      370 18 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Citigroup Inc chief executive officer Charles Prince, "embarrassed" and "angry" following the forced shutdown of the company's private bank in Japan, said he's travelling the world to deliver an edict to his employees: "How we do business is just as important
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      Lock icon Boost for Asian bond market with ADB's ringgit bond issue
      685 18  -  By ANTHONY ROWLEY in Tokyo THE drive to establish a pan-Asian bond market will move a step forward this week with the Asian Development Bank's planned launch of Malaysian ringgit bonds the first such issue in Malaysia. The RM4OO million
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      Lock icon Vodafone rings up £22b bill for launch of 3G
      378 18 [LONDON] Vodafone will launch its third generation (3G) mobile phone services at a whopping cost of £22 billion (5567.6 billion) this week, according to a report in The Sunday Observer. At least £100 million will be spent on marketing and advertising
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      219 18 I n C J Be honest, how do you make financial decisions? If your current financial strategy depends At The Fry Group, we believe that a successon which way the wind is blowing, you might ful personal financial strategy depends on a need a helping hand from an expert. clever
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      24 18 Lianhe Zaobao I Growth I I drivers I Ihiptace I I for I I property I I market I I recovery I I I
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  • Page 18 Miscellaneous
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      286 18 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS n —r —riMMB —I —I |g 1 4 The winner is second (8) LA—i—-_LJL__L__J 8 leftfirst,^not«dispirited (B) 11 Daring to accept city runs 13 Resoive to go, using expenses I I I I 1" fIHHB 15 Damned heliports made a 21 One helps an actor with I
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  • AVIATION
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      Lock icon Lion Air to lease Jakarta airport
      308 19 Budget airline will operate at Halim Perdanakusma in early 2006 AP [JAKARTA] Indonesia's top budget airline Lion Air said that it has leased a littleused airport in the capital as part of a bold plan to expand its fleet. The decision to lease Halim
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      Lock icon Latin American airlines look to Asia for survival
      477 19 Forging alliances may also help troubled carriers Reuters [LIMA, Peru] Even before fuel prices skyrocketed, many Latin American airlines were in trouble. Colombia's flagship airline Avianca is broke. Brazil's biggest international carrier Varig is struggling to repay huge debts. Peru's second-largest airline
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      Lock icon Former F1 champ Niki Lauda launches new low-cost carrier
      883 19 [LONDN] It must be disconcerting for passengers to learn that their pilot is best known for his spectacular crashes. But travellers on Niki Lauda's new low-cost airline, Niki, will have to get used to the Formula One champion's clipped Austrian tones
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      Lock icon Northwest to rework US$975m in loans
      305 19 Bloomberg [ST PAUL, Minnesota] JPMorgan Chase Co, Deutsche Bank AG and Citigroup Inc are seeking investors for US$975 million in loans for Northwest Airlines Corp as the fourthlargest US carrier "restructures" debt at higher rates. Northwest will pay interest of 7.5 percentage points more
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      Lock icon UAL plans more cost cuts: reports
      205 19 AFP [CHICAGO] Bankrupt United Airlines is getting ready to seek legal backing for a plan authorising further labour savings, valued at US$725 million a year, according to news reports. The struggling carrier will petition the judge overseeing its Chapter 11 reorganisation for permission to
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      Lock icon AirAsia flies S'pore-Phuket route
      194 19 Bernama [PHUKET] Air Asia is hoping to grab a greater share of the low-cost airline market with the introduction of flights between Thailand's resort island of Phuket and Singapore, the airline's chief executive announced on Saturday. The Thai News Agency reported yesterday that Thassapol Balewelt said
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      Lock icon AIRCRAFT ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES
      385 19 AIRLINE CODES: AA: American Airlines (AAL), AF Air France (AFR), AI: Air India (AK), AY Finnair Oy (FIN), AZ: Alitalia Airlines (AZA),BA: British Airways Public Ltd Co (BAW), BG Biman Bangladesh Airlines (BBC), BI: Royal Brunei Airlines Sdn Bhd (RBA), BO Bouraq Airlines (BOU), BR EVA
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  • SHIPPING
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      309 20 Bloomberg [LONDON] Peninsular Oriental Steam Navigation Co, the UK's largest ferry and port operator, said the number of containers handled at its ports in the third quarter increased 18 per cent, boosted by growth in China, India and Pakistan. Container traffic rose
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      796 28  -  <cool stuff> Have an external hard disk to back up your data, but take precautions or you'll be in for a bad ride, says RAJU CHELLAM RAJU CHELLAM IF you've ever experienced the "Windows screen of death", where your monitor suddenly freezes to a
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        92 28 PALMONE has unveiled a series of offers for their range of handheld devices. The Treo 600 now comes bundled with the Travel Pack, which includes a free 128MB memory card, a vehicle charger and a USB hotsync and recharging cable. Alternatively, the extras can be bundled
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        62 28 MICROSOFT has unveiled a new standalone Microsoft Fingerprint Reader and an "Optical Desktop with Fingerprint Reader" package that includes a keyboard with an integrated fingerprint reader. The fingerprint reader helps reduce password fatigue by replacing user name and passwords with fingerprint recognition. The Microsoft Fingerprint Reader retails
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        86 28 IMATION has just released the Disc Stakka, an automated disc carousel capable of holding up to 100 CDs or DVDs in a unit. The unit is linked to a PC or Mac via USB, and five units can be stacked together to create a tower. Imation claims that
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        97 28 VIDEO communication specialist Tandberg has unveiled three new video communication products. The Tandberg 150 is an Internet Protocol (IP) video phone with an 8.4 inch screen, capable of handling up to 512 kbps. It retails for U552,990. The Tandberg 1500 MXP is a wireless capable device that has
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        62 28 AIGO has launched a new 20 gigabyte (GB) hard disk-based MP3 player that features a 2.2 inch TFT LCD display which can also be used as a digital photo album. The aigo PBBO features an FM radio, built-in MMC/SD card reader, and can record directly from
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        68 28  -  Compiled by ROLAND LIM BROTHER has launched three new flatbed multi-function printers. All three models, the MFC-210C, MFC-410CN and MFC-620CN can print, scan, fax and copy. They also feature memory card slots for all popular memory card formats, and the MFC-620CN features an integrated speaker-phone and answering
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      807 29  -  &lt;you say&gt; ROBERT OH OUTSOURCING has become an in thing and many organisations are looking to outsource the non-core parts of their business so as to be more competitive. Outsource vendors are seen as being able to run these operations more effectively, bringing costs down
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      868 29  -  &lt;we say&gt; Users can make greater use of their smart phones, though many new applications don't need 3G AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY Correspondent OVER the past year or so the mobile phone market has seen a mad scramble by handset makers to make available increasingly powerful devices with
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      521 30  -  Stallman urges S'poreto setup project to run free software in schools Reports by ROLAND LIM FREE software advocate Richard Stallman roared into town last week to deliver another broadside at the commercial software industry. His target this time: software patents. Mr Stallman, founder of
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      514 30  -  By ROLAND LIM THE large-format thin display market, currently dominated by producers of liquid crystal displays (LCD) and plasma displays, has a new challenger. Digital projection market leader InFocus has unveiled, for the first time in Asia, a display sporting new technology that they
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        79 30 THE 3G SAF TechX exhibition will be held on Nov 10-11. The exhibition aims to increase public understanding of the defence technologies that the Singapore Armed Forces is harnessing to transform the army. Thirteen organisations will be taking part at this event at Suntec Singapore
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        52 30 NETWORK service provider Orient Networks has appointed Tan Chee Beng as vice-president of customer services and technical operations. Mr Tan joins Orient Networks from Equant, where his last position held was vice president of global operations and business process consolidation. Mr Tan will be based
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        72 30 THE Disaster Recovery Institute Asia and Spring Singapore are jointly organising a two-day Business Continuity Management Planners' Course on Nov 18-19. The aim of the programme is to enhance organisations' resilience in light of the increased dependency on technology and the increased risks from natural disasters,
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        84 30 GREEN Dot Internet Services (GDIS) announced last week that it will acquire at least 20 per cent of IT publisher Hardware Zone (HWZ) and invest up to $1.5 million in the company. HWZ runs a popular Internet portal that has more than 150,000
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        62 30 EXECUTIVE search firm DP Search has been relaunched, with original co-founders Rosemary Chisholm and Andrew Sansom returning as co-owners. DP Search will focus on executive recruitment in the technology and finance sectors. Ms Chisholm was previously from Kapient while Mr Sansom was from Adeptus Search.
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        67 30  -  Compiled by ROLAND LIM STARHUB'S Digital Voice customers can now surf for free over the weekend. They can connect their voice-enabled cable modem to their PC or Mac and register for Star Hub's Max Online FlexiSurf 1500 service, and then surf for free from
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      262 30 IHT [MADRID] International Business Machines (IBM) presented the Spanish government on Friday with what it called the most powerful computer in Europe, saying it would open a new era in scientific research in Spain. The computer, called Mare Nostrum, will help Spanish researchers
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      188 30 THE School of Information Systems (SIS) at Singapore Management University, one of the co-organisers of last week's talk by free software champion Richard Stallman, has as much as 50 per cent of its syllabus related to free/open source software. Dr Shum Kam Hong,
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      304 30 NYT [TOKYO] Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp (NTT) plans to replace half of its land-line subscriber lines with high-speed, large-vol-ume fibre optics by the end of 2010 to stave off challenges from rival carriers, sources said. The telecommunications giant also
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      745 32  -  In line with worldwide trends, S'pore's software revenues are set to rise to more than $6b in 2005. RAJU CHELLAM reports RAJU CHELLAM AFTER computer hardware and telecommunications, it is now software's turn to be in the high-tech limelight, according to three recent studies that
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      298 32  - SOA the new software mantra By RAJU CHELLAM IN the early days of enterprise software development, the key word was OOP, which stood for Object Oriented Programming. In the 1980s, as software applications began to become complex, everybody did SE, or Software Engineering. And now, as software and services merge,
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      225 33 JH EASTERN NAVIGATION PTE LTD Established in 1960, Eastern Navigation Pte Ltd is a full-fledged marine transportation company with a fleet of 35 tugboats and barges that transports heavy cargo, cranes, machinery and even offshore structures. With two wholly-owned shipyard facilities in Singapore and Batam, Indonesia, ENA's activities include the
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      917 38  -  With almost $5 billion in assets under management, APS is way ahead of other local fund managers and founder Wong Kok Hoi isn't standing still. But fast growth isn't what he's aiming for, he tells SIOW LI SEN SIOW LI SEN FOR APS Asset Management, the issjWe
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      795 40  -  NANDE KHIN finds out more about boutique property developer SB Development's plans to expand overseas NANDE KHIN FOR boutique developer SB Development, catering to a niche property market means that expansion plans will have to move beyond the shores of land-scarce Singapore. "As an SME
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      692 42  -  Hexon Technology MD Henry Lim draws on the timeless advice of Sun Tzu's Art of War for inspiration, as CHEAH UI-HOON discovers CHEAH UI-HOON IN English, the phrase "to read the writing on the wall" doesn't have a positive connotation. But Hexon Technology's managing director Henry Lim and
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      523 44  -  VINCE CHONG finds out more about the Asian company's niche and its future plans VINCE CHONG LOCAL transport shipping .service provider S-Net Freight is going places with turnover expected to soar by at least 40 per cent to $160 million this year. And
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      663 44  -  By ANDREA TAN DON'T get too comfortable. That's what Ronnie Soh constantly reminds himself. And that reminder has served him well. Today, Mr Soh is the head of CentiForce Instruments, a reliability test equipment company that is expected to rake in almost 1
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      803 46  -  From simple distribution of semicon materials, Altus Technologies now also designs and manufactures chip-testing cards.CHEN HUIFEN finds out more CHEN HUIFEN ALTUS Technologies is no stranger to the Enterprise 50. Since taking part in the awards in 2001, it has been improving its ranking year
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      747 47  -  Zeroing in on the India-Singapore shipping route proved lucrative for Orient Express Lines, as JEAN CHUA finds out JEAN CHUA BY focusing on the Indian subcontinent, Orient Express Lines (Singapore) has been able to grow from handling 148 20foot equivalent units (TEUs) in August 1999 to delivering about
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      725 48  -  Atea director Lee Hee Khoon tells NANDE KHIN about the company's plans to expand as well as to acquire new technologies to boost its products ana services NANDE KHIN NESTLED among a row of shophouses in North Bridge Road is one unlikely occupant: Atea
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      471 48 MANY home-grown SMEs have used the E5O awards as a springboard to launch a listing on the Singapore bourse, and one E5O award winner with IPO aspirations this year is integrated systems solutions provider CNA Engineers. CNA, which has already submitted its listing
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      1248 49  -  RHODA VERNER shows how outsourcing can yield many benefits if it's done properly RHODA VERNER WHEN our organisation started to move towards outsourcing recently, I have to confess I thought we were moving too aggressively, and that we didn't have enough learning to be able to
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      674 50  -  there was lunch, a proposal, an acceptance, and thus was born the Enterprise 50 Awards. Ten years on, DANIEL BUENAS talks to E50 creators Willie Cheng and Patrick Daniel DANIEL BUENAS THE Enterprise 50 awards have become a mainstay of Singapore's corporate and business scene, but not
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      876 52  -  The launching of the SME Credit Bureau should help tnem to get loans and grow their business, says DR ALOYSIUS TAY DR ALOYSIUS TAY THREE years ago Vincent Lee approached a bank for financing after he decided to start his own business. Days later he
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      1234 53 The small local market has made overseas growth a top priority MOST of the world's leading companies today operate in various markets. Even if they don't, they operate in large domestic markets that give them economies of scale. For Singapore-based companies, the reality of
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      865 54  -  With changes in regulations, it's now possible to go it alone in China.JANET SHANBERGE and ALLAN SCHULTE examine the options JANET SHANBERGE,ALLAN SCHULTE ACROSS East Asia, and indeed the rest of the world, managers and investors alike are taking note of a changing Chinese landscape. Exports
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      121 37 i' i.' '.f .t *:V#'\ f r A. j H Yv i •&gt; h ''V^'.'fv.;» rv^,/ &gt;'\ v I HSBC's Commercial Banking salutes all the companies in the prestigious E5O I lists on their achievements. As the world's local bank, we share your aspirations I of growth and success. With
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      297 39 Celebrating A Ton Winner 1 fT- I '~V■■*•-&gt; HEXON Celebrating Singapore's Enterprising Spirit HEXON TECHNOLOGY PTE LTD v .v u ty.jLjnfgv- f^J| Mjlilfeirriifi- v i (established Group has over the years, grown to become a leading Hk V world-class group of companies in the sales, &gt; distribution manufacturing of advanced
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      346 41 0* r wf St HMkfe. Jj v 2003 2004 W CNA is proud to receive the prestigious tribute of being lifted among the top 50 most enterprising companies in Singapore, for the third year running. Our vision to become the leading integrated systems solution provider in Singapore and the region
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      262 42 SSS%aiLi [w 111 I 1111 L9A/# II B HI t -.v ComSOC Technology Pte Ltd is a growing fabless Ml IC centre digital TV solution based IB I WINNER 2004 jn the Aug by I We came, we saw, we innovated. I ASIC design service to customers in Singapore. Our
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      447 43 A prestigious endorsement iiir for our dedicated team and business partners i »iii -1 v Mm 4v- fia a A r'A' UHMi '1 &gt; v V .„&gt; &lt;~ Y v LIPICO is honoured to be listed among the elite of Singapore's enterprising companies. Since our inception in 1996, LIPICO has
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      186 44 jy Our VisionrTo be a world class brand of quality timber products and total 3 4 outdoor lifestyle furniture solutions recognised across the globe by 2006. Sitra Holdings (International) Pte Ltd is honoured to be ranked in the Enterprise 50' list for 2004. "This 'Enterprise 50' Award is recognition not
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      130 45 Bm iiniiiiyi'Aj i JBBft|—Bjfl Hfl Offshore Oil A I i 1 'i 1 i ii'V^il^BßWii 1 ■k m K4 Automotive Industry J 'MM^g^ppiBP^*eF^-" 2 0 0 4 r Celebrating Singapore's Enterprising Spirit Furniture Industry 3fear/icsi Co/2araiulations airs* cB cmmMM PRODUCTS Far East Bayer Material Science B (Ifl II TOSHIBA I
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      71 47 BtWgj Technologies i|7 T"J M WMT Global Elastomeric Solutions Provider technology company ■HMHMMH recognises the W j W j« j j V continual the fIV M V IWM m m M need develop technology today. pH jTMpH as Rayco her H||KpUfl a our ■■■Mi on our constantly '~also have been
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      109 48 BINTER CO. PTE LTD celebrates the achievement and is honoured to receive the Enterprise 50 Award again. '*jti "This is achieved with all your partnership and support." Mr Urn Hua Tiong, Managing Director 2 0 0 4 Celebrating Singapore's Enterprising Spirit W-- «^3rS{^^aHi^^N^R." "v 3c' R|kvH BRK J&gt;T*&gt; m mm
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      88 49 nUO S TSOO Our Heartiest Congratulations •&lt; APAC i Security pte Ltd ASSAABUOY LOGIC SYSTEMS PTE lID Security Trminlmg A Ctmsulfncp The World's Leading Lock Group SjWßlsssJ^s^ (Zy Interlogic Systems Pte Ltd Tti&lt; iifht th&lt;( I Iv. VV I tv» ii technology LG KANDEN METAL INDUSTRIES PTE LTD P^RTEK KNOWUOOI
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      356 50 AMARA HOLDINGS LIMITED 'jzJM An Enterprise 50 Award Winner in 1995 IH Singapore Listed in 1997 gH9 Amara Singapore Best Deluxe Hotel 2004 2005 AMARA HOLDINGS LMTED received Die "Enterprise 50" Award in 1995. Amara is an integrated lifestyle group flHs which has established prominent brand namesin hotels, properties, and
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      291 51 t Building The Foundation For jjpJj&gt; TEAM BUILD An E5O Winner .As an integrated service provider in the construction industry, Teambuiid is committed to delivering quality products and services and providing value to our clients. The recognition in being a winner in the E5O Awards will drive us towards providing
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      105 52 Reinforced by a strong intra-Asian Network and powered by a technologically advanced Web-based System, S-Net has made an impact in the global air and ocean freight transportation, logistics management and customs brokerage services. The eso.startup Award gives us greater impetus to better serve our treasured customers by ceaselessly developing and
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      141 52 in our pursuit of excellence f I^^ Celebrating Singapore's Enterprising Spirit Wee Hur celebrates its sth consecutive year of winning the prestigious Enterprise 50Award Our enterprising spirit has indeed driven us to greater heights. We're proud to be an E5O Award winner for the sth year running a feat made
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      244 53 m&gt;j j|j^H| m &mMlm I fl ■I i*|fc universitas 21 mm H ijgp GLOBAL M Hi BUSINESS SCHOOL FOR GLOBAL LEADERS ■■Pw aa l»..fr Ifi H Universitas 21 Global mtmmm is ranked amongst and enterprising young companies. 2004 MM &gt; &gt; &gt; rJ &lt;, %V* 5&gt; &lt;/V *V*L v &lt;-
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      231 55 e a Environmental Technology that is and for UK* is a player build and supply treatment such as pharmaceutical, chemical and automotive. ■■Hflpess lies in our ability to offer customers a global r; a complete range of technology for air pollution WSKBKKM^^^. We have offices in Singapore, China, Germany and
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      190 56 P HLS Electronics Pte Ltd HL We're on a roll 2 O prestigious recognitions in one go! Enterprise 50 Award 2004 [j£ ISO 9001:2000 2 0 0 4 1 2! Certificate SGO4/***** enterprising spirit HLS Electronics, set up in 1996, is a leading one-stop solution provider for recycling and J!Ta©a©©
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      81 57 Entrepreneur ofthtytar "7 .'"■!&gt;4Bf. E?iHsns?l zr A A fl ss Sj&yii£&i£ r ■||fe jaWB» IPL~*V Ban Leong, alSEaysllSgadih fashion For ever y&lt;^rep|^ev&rfaggmjeration &gt;Kban leong mir TECHNOLOGIES PTE LTD Heartiest Congratulations to Ban leong Technlogies Pte Ltd THREE consecutive years' winner of ESO Award fefi&l&S BELK I N. BCMQ, O COMPEX
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      216 60 Rolls-Royce Motor Cars congratulates Mr Karsono Kwee and his team at Trans Eurokars Pte Ltd the* exclusive authorised Rolls-Royce Motor Cars dealer in Singapore on their tremendous achievement in receiving the Enterprise 50 award. We are proud of our partner's success in being recognised for their enterprising spirit by Singapore's
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