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Title Section15 2005-01-26 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES singaporeWch& fSmne at http://business-times.asia 1 .com.sg MICA (P) 023/03/2004 Wednesday January 26,200515 words
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Article, Illustration636 2005-01-26 1 KENNETH LIM - It warns against joining class-action suit in US By KENNETH LIM [SINGAPORE] China Aviation Oil's Beijing-backed parent said yesterday its offer to inject funds into the crippled jet fuel trader is conditional, and that it has never agreed to cover CAO's massive losses. ParentREUTERS - 636 words
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412 2005-01-26 1 GENEVIEVE CUA - By GENEVIEVE CUA [SINGAPORE] Real estate investment trusts tfteitsi) are still hot, a recent qualitative survey by Mercer Investment Consulting suggests. Most of the six fund management firms polled by Mercer in January said Singapore's Reits remain attractive despite the412 words
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Article135 2005-01-26 1 sn 2,065.71 (-8.53) ST INDEX FUTURES 2J79M (+7.00) nsmsa Umii (-0.53) SIMSa FUTURES 249J0 (+0.70) MARKETS Tuesday Chang* KLSECOMP 919.75 -3.58 NIKKEI 225 11.276.91 -12.58 HANG SENG 13.584.06 +197.07 SET INDEX 702.14 *622 JAKARTA COMP 1.026.89 -3.82 MANILA COMP 1.990.29 +24.96 SEOUL COMf 915.10 -8.01 SHENZHEN B 236.91135 words
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Article43 2005-01-26 1 TOP STORIES ...PG 2,3 COMPANIES PG4>6.7 MARKETS PGB SINGAPORE PG 9 ECONOMY PG 10 M'SIA PG 11,12 INDONESIA PG 12 CHINA/INDIA... PG 13 ASIA-PACIFIC ..PG 14 WORLD PG 15 AVIATION PG 16 SHIPPING PGI7 EDITORIAL PG 18 STOCKS PG 20.21 MOTORING PG2743 words
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Advertisement222 2005-01-26 1 WIDENING THE NET Issue managers to be liable TEMASEK DEAL Investment company buys into listed KSTfech RG2 BULL MARKET Asian properties, equities in for a bull run PG6 V I A CHALLENGING HK ■flfj The real danger wont come from S'pore pg 13 I A7SV7SvI^^H E^^fl^l^^lHkTiTill going I I. When222 words
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TOP STORIES
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Article, Illustration543 2005-01-26 2 VEN SREENIVASAN - AVIATION CONFERENCE By VEN SREENIVASAN [SINGAPORF] Asian fullservice legacy carriers are more nimble and ready than their American and European counterparts to meet the competition headon from low cost upstarts, said Singapore Airlines (SIA) chief executive Chew Choon Seng.FILE PHOTO - 543 words
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Article48 2005-01-26 2 IN yesterday's report "S'pore consumer prices up just 1.7% in 2004", we said food prices dipped 0.1 per cent in November 2004. Food prices that month actually rose 0.1 per cent from October 2004 and 2.8 per cent from November 2003. We are sorry for the error.48 words
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Article, Illustration531 2005-01-26 2 RONNIE LIM - Listed company has lately diversified into refurbishing oil rigs and platforms By RONNIE LIM [SlNGAPOßE] Riding on the region's energy boom, Temasek Holdings will pay $8.75 million for a 7.26 per cent stake in mainboardlisted KS Tech, which supplies equipment and refurbishes rigs forFILE PHOTO - 531 words
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Article, Illustration642 2005-01-26 2 RONNIE LIM - BT exclusive By RONNIE LIM [SlNGAPOßE] Global energy titan ExxonMobil is expected to announce by as early as mid-year whether it will build a second worldscale, multi-billion dollar petrochemical cracker in Singapore, BT has learned. The booming Asia-Pacif-ic market would clearly seem to support642 words
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Article645 2005-01-26 2 Issue managers to be liable for prospectus disclosures MANAGERS of share issues will be made liable for prospectus disclosures under changes to the Securities and Futures Act. They will join share issuers and underwriters, which already face criminal and civil liability for any material deficiencies in a prospectus,645 words
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Article, Illustration793 2005-01-26 3 WONG WEI KONG - Proposed changes to SFA reflect developments in financial industry By WONG WEI KONG (SINGAPORE] Share issue managers will be made liable for prospectus disclosures under changes to the Securities and Futures Act. Currently, only issuers and underwriters are liable under the Act.793 words
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Article, Illustration555 2005-01-26 3 RAJU CHELLAM - By RAJU CHELLAM [SINGAPORE] After three years of near-stagnation, companies and governments are ready to beef up infotech spending globally, including the Asia-Pacific region. For the first time, worldwide spending on IT will cross US$l trillion this year, up about 6 perREUTERS - 555 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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528 2005-01-26 4 WONG WEI KONG - It feels its shares will be valued higher on the US board than the SGX By WONG WEI KONG HONG KONG-BASED Giant Wireless Technology is exploring a Nasdaq listing in the US as it believes that investors there may appreciate the stock better, a move528 words
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Article, Illustration603 2005-01-26 4 ANGELA TAN - TROUBLE AT CAO By ANGELA TAN WHILE United Overseas Bank (UOB) and OCBC Bank have pore), th&SSmSm£m**E not mak|> l i *iil!f*i!l«>flWF banks' FY2004 bottomlines, analysts said yesterday. "The amounts are not material in light of both banks' earnings. Even if they have toFILE PHOTOS - 603 words
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Article, Illustration201 2005-01-26 4 JEAN CHUA - By JEAN CHUA SINGAPORE Airlines has announced that it is expecting a' 'baby* a newcomer that will weigh in atZ76-8 tonnes. In a tongue-in-cheek advertisement in The Australian Financial Review newspaper, the airline said: "Parents are delighted... Sgfrill be hdr futur&£as&fe#p." e ew201 words
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695 2005-01-26 4 MICHELLE QUAH - HOCK LOCK SIEW By MICHELLE QUAH WITH the United States moving towards legislating a cap on the liability of accounting firms in financial scandals such as those arising from the Enron debacle investors here need to ask themselves if they are truly695 words
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528 2005-01-26 6 MICHELLE QUAH - But despite Q4 warning, Excelpoint expects to be profitable for full year By MICHELLE QUAH ELECTRONICS components distributor Excelpoint Technology has warned it would not be profitable in the fourth quarter of 2004, with its business hurt by the economic soft landing in528 words
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520 2005-01-26 6 ANGELA TAN - By ANGELA TAN KEPPEL Telecommunications Transportation (Keppel TBiT), which designs and upgrades cable networks, yesterday said its fiscal 2004 net profit rose 88 per cent to $34 million, thanks to gains from the sale of its noncore shipping business. Divestment and closure of its520 words
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Article, Illustration374 2005-01-26 6 JOYCE KOH - By JOYCE KOH LOW interest rates, stronger currencies and higher domestic demand are all main features expected in Asia this year. This is the prognosis by Pu Yonghao, head of Asia regional research and chief regional economist at ÜBS Wealth Management, at aSource: WM Research - 374 words
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Article, Illustration598 2005-01-26 6 SIOW LI SEN - MARKET OUTLOOK Building-related, banking stocks to outperform: Citigroup By SIOW LI SEN ASIAN properties and equities are in for a two to three year bull market and could outperform the rest of the world, powered by liquidity, says Citigroup Private Bank.Source: Bloomberg; Photo: AFP - 598 words
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291 2005-01-26 6 His immediate priority is to grow the business DBS Vickers executive director of group retail business Hui Yew Ping will replace Leong Mun Wai as head of OCBC Securities on Feb 7. Mr Leong resigned earlier this month. OverseaChinese291 words
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Article, Illustration519 2005-01-26 7 KENNETH LIM - Mainboard-listed company to own 87.5% of joint venture firm By KENNETH LIM SEKSUN Corp said its electronics manufacturing services (EMS) arm is merging with a US company to target small-sized customers from across the Pacific. Mainboard-listed Seksun, which derives about 70519 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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Article78 2005-01-26 7 YESTERDAY was another active day for warrant issuers. SGA Societe Generale proposed to issue 50 million European-style call warrants on DBS Group, 25 million call warrants on SembCorp Industries, 21 million call warrants on Singapore Press Holdings, 15 million call warrants on Keppel Land, nine78 words
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60 2005-01-26 7 ST Engineering yesterday announced that its electronics arm, ST Electronics, has raised its stake in payment terminal maker Cadmus Technology from 7.4 per cent to 9.9 per cent. The additional stake was acquired for NZ$ 1.13 million (Ssl .31 million) in cash. The60 words
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42 2005-01-26 7 JARDINE Cycle Carriage Ltd said it has purchased from the market 207,000 shares for 2.1 billion Indonesian rupees (*****,000). The additional shares would increase JC&C's shareholding in Astra from 47.33 per cent to 47.34 per cent.42 words
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48 2005-01-26 7 CHINESE production firm Colorland Animation Ltd said it has established a representative office in Singapore to provide information on the company's activities and promote public awareness. Lai Ka Tim, a director of the firm, has been appointed representative of the new office.48 words
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38 2005-01-26 7 HOTEL Plaza Ltd yesterday announced that it has dissolved Plaza Pacific Hotels Resorts International Ltd, its dormant subsidiary incorporated in the British Virgin Islands. The action follows members' voluntary liquidation proceedings commenced earlier.38 words
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Article79 2005-01-26 7 UNITED Envirotech Ltd said that its wholly owned subsidiary, Novo Envirotech (Guangzhou) Co, has secured an engineering project worth 62 million yuan (S$l 2 million). The contract was awarded by Huizhou Daya Bay Qingyuan Environmental Protection Co. Under the deal, Novo Envirotech Guangzhou will design,79 words
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Article22 2005-01-26 7 COSCO Corp yesterday said that I.awrence Kwan has resigned as its company secretary with effect from Jan 24.22 words
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163 2005-01-26 7 INDEPENDENT IT services and solutions company, Datacraft, has been awarded a US$l.45 million project by Internet Network Part (INP), the Korean government's authorised network installation and communications service provider. The deal will see Datacraft upgrade Internet Network Part's Internet Protocol backbone to 10 gigabits per163 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration890 2005-01-26 8 LARRY WEE - CURRENCIES Is a revaluation really the panacea for all of America's problems? LARRY WEE Senior Correspondent THE US dollar's fortunes failed to improve much over the past one week, thanks to a combination of higher oil prices, a weaker Wall Street890 words
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Article, Illustration513 2005-01-26 8 JOYCE KOH - Compiled by JOYCE KOH Cosco Corp Jan 25 dose: $1.29 (-1 cent) JP MORGAN ASIA PACIFIC EQUITY RESEARCH. Jan 21 WE believe Cosco's current share price has yet to keep up with the anticipated growth in earnings, despite its solid share price performance in the past year. WeSource: Bloomberg - 513 words
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Article, Illustration375 2005-01-26 8 R SIVANITHY - STOCKS R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent THE Straits Times Index may have held up reasonably well this year in the face of Wall Street's weakness but yesterday's 8.53-point loss meant the index at 2,065.71 has now given up all its gains over the past three375 words
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TRADES TO WATCH
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142 2005-01-26 8 TEMASKK Holdings' Fullerton Pte Ltd saw its deemed stake in United Test and Assembly Center (Utac) fall to 4.97 per cent from 5.92 per cent after 8 million shares were sold on the open market in a series of transactions on Jan 17. Fullerton also142 words
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130 2005-01-26 8 MAI N BOARD- LISTE D Nam Lee Pressed Metal Industries is no longer a substantial shareholder of Broadway Industrial Group after it sold 1 million Broadway shares on Thursday last week. Nam Lee, a maker of aluminium products such as frames for container130 words
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90 2005-01-26 8 KENNETH LIM - Compiled by KENNETH LIM PROMINENT investor Wong Fong Fui bought 100,000 shares of Boustead Singapore on Thursday last week and raised his shareholding to 30.15 per cent from 30.11 per cent. The shares were bought on the open market at 66.5 cents apiece.90 words
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Article, Illustration342 2005-01-26 8 LIM SAY BOON - CHART POINT By LIM SAY BOON OCBC Investment Research WHAT you see depends on where you sit. That old saying is pretty relevant when contemplating the Straits Times Index chart at the moment. If you are looking at things from a short-term,Source: Bloomberg - 342 words
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Article, Illustration430 2005-01-26 8 OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES Jan 25 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS -43.00 -131.00 BT CADI -*****.00 -194 1 00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -5.00 All-SG Equities 540.96 -2.13 SG Equities Elect 158.72 -1.94 SG Equities Fin ***** +2.60 SG Equities Prop +0.79 SIMSCI 248.18 -0.53 SiMSCI Futures 249.30 +0.70 MOST ACTIVE STOCKS430 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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Article, Illustration790 2005-01-26 9 DANIEL BUENAS - IN PARLIAMENT Also, licensees who break IDA rules now face stiffer penalties By DANIEL BUENAS IN what is seen by some as a significant development for the telecommunications industry, the Infocommm Development Authority (IDA) is now empowered to order a telecom licensee toBLOOMBERG - 790 words
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277 2005-01-26 9 HIGHER claims and an extended age limit are on the wish list of the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC), in anticipation of changes to the Medishield scheme that the Ministry of Health (MOH) is expected to make. NTUC is also hoping277 words
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Article240 2005-01-26 9 LIZA LIN - By LIZA LIN THE tsunami disaster has shown Singapore, Japan, India and China as joining the usual suspects such as the United States as prime movers in disaster assistance, said Amitav Acharya, deputy director of the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies (IDSS), at240 words
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218 2005-01-26 9 ANDREA TAN - By ANDREA TAN THE property management services sector is slowly shedding its dowdy image but needs to be linked to financial yield to command its rightful status, Premas International CEO Anthony Seah said yesterday. Speaking at Facility Asia 2005, a conference organised by218 words
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369 2005-01-26 9 ANDREA TAN - Their managers, shareholders must get MAS approval By ANDREA TAN REGULATIONS for business trusts appear to be stricter than those for real estate investment trusts (Reits), at least when it comes to managers and shareholders. For a start, directors, managers and significant shareholders369 words
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IN BFIEF
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122 2005-01-26 9 HOME Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng yesterday told Parliament that all the assets, liabilities, staff and contracts of the Commercial and Industrial Security Corporation (Cicso) will be transferred to a new company as part of the statutory board's corporatisation. "The new company will operate122 words
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119 2005-01-26 9 PARLIAMENT yesterday agreed to increase the Civil List the amount of money allocated to the President as head of state by about 5 per cent to around $5.85 million. The President's salary and entertainment expenses were increased to around $2.5 million, from around $2.25 million119 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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Article, Illustration654 2005-01-26 10 This raises the risk of another interest rate increase to avoid overheating Reuters [BEIJING] China's economy accelerated to 9.5 per cent growth in the year through the fourth quarter, exceeding forecasts and raising the risk of another interest rate increase to avoid overheating.Reuters; REUTERS - 654 words
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413 2005-01-26 10 AP, Reuters [WASHINGTON] A widely watched indicator of consumer confidence in the US unexpectedly rose for the second month in a row in January, hinting that the economy would continue to grow in the first half of 2005, a private research group reported yesterday. TheAP,; Reuters - 413 words
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Article, Illustration282 2005-01-26 10 Reuters [PARIS] A top European monetary official has disputed the findings of a survey of central banks that a shift away from the US dollar is taking place. European Central Bank board member Axel Weber said on Monday thatReuters; BLOOMBERG - 282 words
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736 2005-01-26 10 Bloomberg [TOKYO] The Bank of Japan (BOJ) will probably drop its October forecast that consumer prices will have an increase next fiscal year for the first time in eight years, policy maker Atsushi Mizuno said. "We must assume the forecast will be lowered,"Bloomberg - 736 words
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M'SIA COMPANIES
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654 2005-01-26 11 PAULINE NG - Analysts say it should improve efficiency, not add on non-core assets By PAULINE NG in Kuala Lumpur NATIONAL car company Proton needs to work on getting its auto business on a solid footing, increasing its economies of scale and bringing down its operational costs,654 words
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Article, Illustration444 2005-01-26 11 S JAYASANKARAN - By S JAYASANKARAN in Kuala Lumpur SULAIMAN Abdul Rahman Taib, the executive chairman of RHB Capital, Malaysia's third-largest banking group, denied yesterday that his bank was looking to merge its commercial banking operations with those of Commerce Asset Holdings, the country's sec-ond-largest bankingBLOOMBERG - 444 words
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424 2005-01-26 11 [KUALA LUMPUR] Maxis Communications Bhd's 51 per cent-owned Indonesian cellular company will be investing between US$l.3 billion and US$l.B billion over the next five years, with US$7OO million to US$BOO million earmarked for capital expenditure over the next two years. According to424 words
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MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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Article, Illustration474 2005-01-26 12 New cap of 30% of equity aimed at boosting public works funding Bloomberg [JAKARTA] Indonesia's central bank has raised the limit on banks' corporate lending in an attempt to channel increased funding to public works projects and bolster South-east Asia's largest economy. BanksBloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 474 words
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247 2005-01-26 12 Bloomberg [JAKARTA] PT Indofood Sukses Makmur, the world's biggest instant-noodle maker, plans to seek court approval to buy back at par US$2BO million of eurobonds sold by its Mauritius unit, the company said on Monday. The buyback is aimed to reduce tax paymentsBloomberg - 247 words
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Article, Illustration346 2005-01-26 12 AP [KUALA LUMPUR] Struggling to control rampant video piracy, Malaysia's government is proposing mandatory jail sentences for producers, distributors and vendors of bootleg movies and music compact discs. A high level meeting to review the 17-year-old Copyright Act will be held next week toAP; FILE PHOTO - 346 words
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380 2005-01-26 12 Bond prices rise as speculation of ringgit revaluation persists Reuters, AP [KUALA LUMPUR] Offshore funds are still pouring money into Malaysia despite the government's renewed pledge to keep the currency's peg for now. Malaysian bond prices were mostly higher yesterday, boosted by foreignReuters,; AP - 380 words
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GREATER CHINA/INDIA
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Article, Illustration578 2005-01-26 13 It cracks down on irregularities as it moves to improve supervision Bloomberg, AFP [BEIJING] China's banking regulator said it's investigating 157 branches of the nation's four biggest stateowned banks for breaching rules, as it strengthens supervision to bring the industry in line with international standards.Bloomberg,; AFP; AP - 578 words
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320 2005-01-26 13 AFP [NEW DELHI] Renewing the asset sale programme, the Indian government yesterday announced plans to sell shares in two state-run firms to raise US$53O million next fiscal year. "We will sell 10 per cent of Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) and 7.5 per cent ofAFP - 320 words
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Article, Illustration647 2005-01-26 13 JEAN CHUA - CHINA INSIGHT Its sister cities such as Shanghai are growing blips on its radar screen JEAN CHUA Reporter THE simmering competition between Hong Kong and Singapore is brought to the boil again. This time, it's the governor of Guangdong province who said the647 words
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ASIA-PACIFIC/WORLD
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Article, Illustration624 2005-01-26 14 Industry-wide challenge is to cut costs matching rapid price falls Feb 4. Reuters. Bloomberg [TOKYO] Matsushita Electric Industrial Co and Sharp Corp are expected to stand out when Japan's consumer electronics makers unveil earnings over the next two weeks, but a sharpFeb 4. — Reuters. Bloomberg; AFP - 624 words
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WORLD WATCH
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105 2005-01-26 14 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Merck Co, the world's third-largest drugmaker, said fourth-quarter profit tumbled 21 per cent, partly because of the Sept 30 withdrawal of its Vioxx painkiller. Net income declined to US$l.l billion from US$l.4 billion a year earlier, it said in aBloomberg - 105 words
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Article61 2005-01-26 14 Reuters [NEW YORK] KPMG, one of the Big Four accounting firms, yesterday said global revenue rose 14.7 per cent to U5513.44 billion for the year ended Sept 30. The company said revenue rose 7.3 per cent in local currency terms. KPMG LLP, the firm's USReuters - 61 words
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122 2005-01-26 14 Reuters [TOKYO] Nomura Holdings Inc, Japan's biggest securities house, reported a 60 per cent rise in quarterly earnings yesterday, buoyed by IPO fees and investment gains on securities holdings. Heightened competition with online brokerages curbed stockbroking revenues, however, and analysts' consensus estimates showReuters - 122 words
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55 2005-01-26 14 Reuters [SEOUL] Citigroup Inc has expressed interest in buying South Korea's smallest oil refiner, Inchon Oil Refinery Co, for 780 billion won (Ssl .2 billion), Korea Economic Daily said yesterday. The reported value is higher than about 630 billion won offered by China's stateReuters - 55 words
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34 2005-01-26 14 Reuters [FRANKFURT] US investment firm Lone Star is planning to buy a leading bank in Germany and turn itself into a lender, the Financial Times reported yesterday. ReutersReuters - 34 words
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99 2005-01-26 14 Reuters [TOKYO] Japan and Thailand yesterday agreed to renew a currency swap pact, patching up one of the biggest holes in an Asia-wide network designed to ward off the kind of financial crisis that rocked the region in 1997. The sides decided to makeReuters - 99 words
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363 2005-01-26 14 Reuters [SEOUL] Hana Bank, South Korea's fourth-largest lender, in which Singapore investment company Temasek holds a 9.7 per cent stake, reported a stronger-than-expected quarterly net profit yesterday. Hana, along with rival local banks such as Kookmin Bank, has benefited from a recovery inReuters - 363 words
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Article, Illustration341 2005-01-26 14 AFP [BANGKOK] Thailand yesterday adopted an emergency plan to deal with possible human-to-human transmissions of bird flu, days after confirming its first outbreak this year of the disease which has claimed nine lives since late December in nearby Vietnam. The Thai cabinetAFP; REUTERS - 341 words
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468 2005-01-26 14 ANTHONY ROWLEY - By ANTHONY ROWLEY in Tokyo THE foreign ministers of Japan and Singapore agreed yesterday to press for the rapid implementation of a tsunami early warning system in the Indian Ocean. This comes in the wake of the disastrous earthquake and tsunami that468 words
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345 2005-01-26 14 Reuters (MUNICH] German electronic chipmaker Infineon will sell about 40 per cent of its loss-making fibre optics unit to US-based Finisar Corp. It comes two weeks after the sale of the whole unit fell through and two days jafter InfineonReuters - 345 words
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352 2005-01-26 14 NYT [NEW YORK] Google and Yahoo are introducing services that will let users search through television programmes based on words spoken on the air. The services will look for keywords in the closed captioning information that is encoded in many programmes, mainly asNYT - 352 words
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WORLD
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436 2005-01-26 15 Regulator found evidence staff manipulated market in August Reuters, Bloomberg, AFP [NEW YORK] Germany's financial regulator has referred a controversial bond trade Citigroup made last year to prosecutors. German regulator BaFin has told the financial giant that it has evidence that the bank manipulatedReuters,; Bloomberg, AFP - 436 words
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Article, Illustration324 2005-01-26 15 [NEW YORK] The Securities and Exchange Commission was scheduled last night to signal a relaxation of registration requirements for foreign companies which want to escape US corporate governance rules, the Financial Times reported yesterday. William Donaldson, chairman of the US regulator, isAP - 324 words
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462 2005-01-26 15 Reuters [WASHINGTON] The US Budget deficit will reach US$36B billion this year before any war costs are added in, the Congressional Budget Office said yesterday, according to a source familiar with the worse-than-expected numbers. The previous CBO forecast called for a US$34B billionReuters - 462 words
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232 2005-01-26 15 AP [SEATTLE! The Bill Melinda Gates Foundation announced on Monday that it is donating US$75O million to support immunisation programmes in developing countries. The 10-year grant to the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation will be used to buy and distribute vaccines for diseases suchAP - 232 words
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Advertisement292 2005-01-26 15 To advertise call toll-free 1800 289 8822 Email: noticesOsph.com.sc ARROW STRONG ELECTRONICS (S) PTE LTD (In Members' Voluntary Liquidation) Company Reg. No.: *****1853Z NOTICE TO CREDITORS The company referred to in the Notice to Creditors published on 17 December 2004 read as "Arrow Electronics (S) Pte lid". It should have292 words
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Article, Illustration632 2005-01-26 16 VEN SREENIVASAN - AVIATION CONFERENCE Delhi eases rules on foreign players, implements new civil aviation policy Reports by VEN SREENIVASAN [SINGAPORE] After years of inertia, 2005 could be a watershed year for India's aviation sector, thanks to sweeping liberalisation and a new civilFILE PHOTO - 632 words
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Article314 2005-01-26 16 [SINGAPORE] India's Jet Airways will start services to Singapore, Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur by the middle of this year. The carrier's chief executive Wolfgang Prock-Schauer confirmed this on the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Middle East Aviation and Tourism Outlook 2005 conference yesterday. "We will314 words
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262 2005-01-26 16 Bloomberg [MUMBAI] Air India, the nation's biggfcst overseas carrier, will expand its network to Europe, Canada and Australia, as it acquires more aircraft to cater to the rising demand for travel. Air India will fly to cities such asBloomberg - 262 words
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Article1940 2005-01-26 16 O" HJGWT ETA FUWT ETP SK973 1940 SK972 2210 1 Da Hang MI633 2225 MI633 1425 AddaHl AF8087 1855 LH9770 2245 SQ5024 2225 SQ5024 1425 BA7381 1855 SQ229 2245 Darwin AF8087 1855 A***** 2235 LH9771 1855 BA7381 1855 QF81 1855 Qf81 1855 SQ230 1855 Deihi SQ4071,940 words
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Article, Illustration750 2005-01-26 16 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] In January 2003, Wayzata Investment Partners, a US$l.5 billion private equity firm named after the Minneapolis suburb in which it's based, started buying bonds backed by 13 Airbus planes flown by US Airways Group. With memories of theBloomberg; BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO - 750 words
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Article, Illustration706 2005-01-26 17 DONALD URQUHART - Focus to remain on Indon market because of vast size of deposits By DONALD URQUHART [SINGAPORE] Mainboardlisted Sembawang Kimtrans Ltd (SKL) is investing nearly $55 million in Indonesia's fast growing coal logistics business as the sector is expected to be a keyZAOBAO - 706 words
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352 2005-01-26 17 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Cosco Pacific Ltd, a port-operating unit of China's largest shipping company, will spend US$7lB million this year to invest in ports and buy containers as it seeks to expand, analysts said. Cosco Pacific plans to invest US$35O million in container terminalsBloomberg - 352 words
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Article295 2005-01-26 17 SGX '000 Jan 25 SS Vol CH Offshore 0.39 unch 848 ChuanHup 0.68 0.01 2404 Cosco Corporation 1.29 -0.01 4451 CWT Distribution 0.68 unch 276 EzraHldgs 1.06 unch 249 Freight Links 0.10 unch 1958 Grand Banks Yacht 1.01 -0.01 61 Java Holdings 1.06 0.02 822 K1 Venture- 0.27295 words
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217 2005-01-26 17 Bloomberg [MANILA] SembCorp Logistics Ltd, a Singapore-listed company which stores and distributes products for customers, including Procter Gamble Co, will set up a Philippine venture with local business tycoon Lucio Tan. Mr Tan will invest in the venture through Macro Asia Corp, a PhilippineBloomberg - 217 words
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Article689 2005-01-26 17 DAVID HUGHES - STRAIT TALK By DAVID HUGHES WHILE Jan 1 or the Chinese New Year may mark the passing of the years for most of us, the practitioners of marine liability insurance take most notice of Feb 20. That is when "entries" with the mutual insurers,689 words
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570 2005-01-26 17 GEORGE JOSEPH - By GEORGE JOSEPH [SINGAPORE] Singapore is adopting a maritime convention which provides for a higher level of compensation in claims and which will also enhance its attractiveness as a centre for maritime law and arbitration. The Maritime and Port Authority of570 words
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EDITORIAL & OPINION
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Article536 2005-01-26 18 EDITORIAL AS 2004 drew to a close, predictions were rife that a collapse of the dollar was imminent but then, with the turn of the year, the fortunes of the US currency seem to have changed. So why have market perceptions changed so quickly when536 words
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Article, Illustration1160 2005-01-26 18 ANTHONY ROWLEY - Tapping 1,000 experts, the US National Intelligence Council envisages four possible futures ANTHONY ROWLEY Tokyo Correspondent IT will be a brave new world by the year 2020, with China and India emerging as global powers alongside the US and making a technological great leap forwardPHOTOS: REUTERS, AFP - 1,160 words
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Article, Illustration689 2005-01-26 18 DONALD URQUHART - THE BOTTOM LINE DONALD URQUHART Transport Correspondent IF there is one silver lining in the tragedy that Indonesia's Aceh province was cruelly dealt by the Indian Ocean aside from the international outpouring of aid and compassion it was the instant global visibility689 words
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Article, Illustration1257 2005-01-26 19 JAMES BROOKE - Apart from rising costs, the 4,000km trans-Siberian project has to contend with a growing chorus from environmentalists By JAMES BROOKE NYT STRETCHING from Lake Baikal to the Japan Sea, the first trans-Siberian oil pipeline is to run 4,128 kilometres. With a price tag of US$l5.5NYT; BLOOMBERG - 1,257 words
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Article, Illustration817 2005-01-26 19 Narayana Narayana Singapore - LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Narayana Narayana Singapore THE Hock Lock Siew column by R Sivanithy, "Leave options schemes to shareholders" (BT, Jan 24), gives me a late, but still welcome, opportunity to tilt at windmills in the matter of employee stock option schemes (ESOS) which817 words
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192 2005-01-26 19 Denis Distant Singapore - Denis Distant Singapore THE Hock Lock Siew article "Leave options schemes to shareholders" by R Sivanithy (BT, January 24) referred to Asia Pacific Breweries' "phantom share option plan" (PSOP), which replaced the executives share option scheme which expired in July 2004. The PSOP192 words
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313 2005-01-26 19 Charlie Tagy - Charlie Tagy Marketing Communications, Singapore Discovery Centre THE new targets set by the Singapore Tourist Board (STB) are ambitious but certainly achievable if we remain focused. The $2 billion tourism fund (spread over 10 years) sends a strong signal that the government is all313 words
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Miscellaneous212 2005-01-26 19 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 1 6+6 9 food 1 (6) 1 2 Chores are set for a maiden resort with connections (8) YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION Perhaps (9) 16 Racists on exchange get Across 1 white spjrjt g Fjfe 1Q 3 Feminine look freed a part of ♦V n France Constantine, 11 Tear, 14212 words
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Article11268 2005-01-26 20 STRAITS TIMES INDEX STOCKS StadiHMM Wt Qom Owg» Stodi nam* Wt Pom Change Allgreen 50c 0.30 1.100 -0.010 NOL 2.23 3.180 +0.060 BIL Intt US20c 0.48 1.060 -0.010 OCBC 9.94 13.600 -0.100 CapitaLand 1.47 2.240 +0.030 Parkway H 25c 0.71 1.560 -0.010 Chart SemiCond 26c 0.70 0.940 -0.02011,268 words
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Article5973 2005-01-26 21 FINANCE COMMODITIES MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INDICES In local curr In S$ In USS dy yr dy yr dy %yr Jan24 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Index Preliminary 835.1 0.1 73 0J 5.0 0.3 9.2 EAFE Preliminary 769.8 0.1 9.8 0.2 9.8 0.4 141 Europe Preliminary *****5,973 words
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Article, Illustration661 2005-01-26 27 SAMUEL EE - Globamatrix may seek listing and wants to tap the overseas potential of its automotive window film. SAMUEL EE reports SAMUEL EE UK global distributor of V-Kool automotive window film, the biggest player in the roughly $14 million Singapore market, may consider a listing to maximise shareholder value andARTHUR LEE - 661 words
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320 2005-01-26 27 AMONG automotive window film brands. V-Kool is arguably one of the best known. But it is also one of the most expensive. What accounts for the premium? "The V-Kool technology is still unmatchable. There is no product on the market which is clear and yet320 words
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Article, Illustration332 2005-01-26 27 SAMUEL EE - By SAMUEL EE THR Volkswagen Phaeton made a dramatic entrance at its launch last night onstage at the Fsplanade Theatre. In Greek mythology, Phaeton is the name of the sun god Helios' son, so the Grecian setting was entirely appropriate for VW's firstPHOTO BY ARTHUR LEE - 332 words
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Article, Illustration943 2005-01-26 28 JULIANA NG - YOU AND THE TAXMAN JULIANA NG explains the tax issues involved in the use of tax treaties JULIANA NG ERNST YOUNG TRKATY shopping is often touted as an effective tool to lower international tax costs. But it's not as simple as itERNST & YOUNG - 943 words
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Article, Illustration428 2005-01-26 28 Chua Boon Lee - By Chua Boon Lee Standard Poor's associate, fund services THERE aren't many subjects in the funds industry that provoke as much investor ire as the technology, media and telecoms (TMT) sector. Although five years have passed since the tech meltdown of 2000, the passage of time has not428 words
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664 2005-01-26 29 BRUCE PFLAUM - By BRUCE PFLAUM THE past few years have been a powerful, and sometimes painful, reminder of the key truth about selecting asset classes to invest in. What worked yesterday may not work tomorrow. This is, of course, a familiar observation. Yet investors often persist in664 words
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Article, Illustration803 2005-01-26 29 WONG SUI JAU - MONEY MATTERS WONG SUI JAU WITH 2004 behind us, this would be a good time to review investment portfolios. It is also a good time to test how well a portfolio would perform if it is rebalanced regularly. Would it have helped to improve returns in a803 words
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Article, Illustration1037 2005-01-26 30 GENEVIEVE CUA - Managers believe they remain attractive even though some are trading at a premium to their net asset values, reports GENEVIEVE CUA GENEVIEVE CUA SINGAPORE property may have suffered a fairly long bear market in prices, but over the last couple of years, Singaporeans discovered aSource: Bloomberg - 1,037 words
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