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Title Section17 2005-02-24 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES SINGAPORE 85 cents online at http://business-times.asia 1 .com.sg MICA (P) 023/03/2004 Thursday, February 24,200517 words
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610 2005-02-24 1 ALEXANDRA HO - Harrah's will hold at least 70%, KepLand up to 30% By ALEXANDRA HO [SINGAPORE] After much speculation, Keppel Land has finally shown its hand. It is teaming up with US gaming giant Harrah's Entertainment to submit concepts for integrated resorts that610 words
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Article135 2005-02-24 1 sn 2,136.42 (-10.31) ST INDEX FUTURES 2,137.00 (-9.00) siMsa 253.83 (-1.46) SIMSa FUTURES 253.80 (-1.50) MARKETS Wednesday Change KLSECOMP 899.68 -5.07 NIKKEI 225 11,500.18 -97.53 HANG SENG 13,957.94 -132.58 SET INDEX closed JAKARTA COMP 1,102.92 +3.013 MANILA COMP 2,042.78 +50.51 SEOUL COMP 968.43 -9.37 SHENZHEN B 260.84 +9.58135 words
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Article, Illustration709 2005-02-24 1 JOYCE KOH - Listing of DMS unit in the balance; Motorola says letter of intent not a binding commitment By JOYCE KOH [SINGAPORE] Accord Customer Care Solutions (ACCS), which announced on Tuesday that its 2004 profits more than doubled to $47 million, revealed yesterday that revenues for theFILE PHOTO - 709 words
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316 2005-02-24 1 R SIVANITHY - By R SIVANITHY [SINGAPORE] Brokers have turned ultra-cautious on former market darling Accord Customer Care Solutions (ACCS), the mobile phone servicer that has been very much in the news after it lost a lucrative Nokia contract and the Commercial Affairs Department moved in to316 words
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Advertisement12 2005-02-24 1 M CEO's NOTEBOOK Views on life and insurance from Great Eastern CEO12 words
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Advertisement8 2005-02-24 1 S'PORE-SAUDI TIES Cooperation agreement signed PGI2 8 ll8 words
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Advertisement110 2005-02-24 1 flflCf Hyflux earnings surge 37% J PG7 CORPORATE REPORTMG SGX companies struggje to beat the clock PG3 I v the world today? aijypf v 'I K\ ■Ep II Sillw 1 Reverso Grande GMT New horizons open with W Joeger-LeCoultre Colibre 878. The A front dial, showing the home-time, patented large110 words
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TOP STORIES
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551 2005-02-24 2 ROLAND LIM - It is charging local video calls at same rate as local mobile voice calls By ROLAND LIM [SINGAPORE] Singapore Telecommunications has upped the ante in the 3G stakes by offering mobile subscribers local video calls at the same rates as local mobile voice551 words
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346 2005-02-24 2 Consumer prices edge up by 0.1 in January LATEST US DATA Reuters Bloomberg AP [WASHINGTON] Consumer prices in the United States edged up a tiny 0.1 per cent last month as energy costs went down significantly for the second straight month, sending a price-stability message that was at odds withReuters; Bloomberg; AP - 346 words
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Article537 2005-02-24 2 SMRT looking to expand into retail sector SMRT Corporation is branching into non-core business areas and the sector it is most keen to develop is retail, said its chairman. Choo Chiau Beng. Mr Choo was speaking yesterday at the launch of Raffles Xchange, a 2,600 sq m retail537 words
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863 2005-02-24 3 TEH HOOI LING - Many still find shortened deadline a challenge, say accountants By TEH HOOI LING [SINGAPORE] Some 220 companies, or more than half the 393 Singaporelisted companies with Dec 31 fiscal year-ends, have yet to report full-year results with only six863 words
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Article89 2005-02-24 3 IN the report "Semicon stocks fall on broad front as chip glut worsens" (BT, Feb 23), we quoted recommendations from OCBC Securities, based on an e-mail received from a reprer sentative of OCBC Securities. The recommendations and information were in fact collated from other sources, and not specifically issued89 words
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Article, Illustration413 2005-02-24 3 LIZA LIN - By LIZA LIN [SINGAPORE] SMRT Corporation is branching into non-core business areas and the sector it is most keen to develop is retail, said its chairman, Choo Chiau Beng. Mr Choo was speaking yesterday at the launch of Raffles Xchange, a 2,600 sqCAROLINE CHIA/ST - 413 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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382 2005-02-24 4 WONG WEI KONG - It is benefiting from China's appetite for commodities and other products By WONG WEI KONG SPURRED by the growth of the Chinese economy, Noble Group, which trades in a wide range of goods, has chalked up a year of record revenue and profit. The382 words
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Article, Illustration603 2005-02-24 4 SIOW LI SEN - Earnings of $73.3 m get $12.3 m boost from UOL dividends By SIOW LI SEN WEE Cho Yaw's Haw Par Corp saw net profit rise 47 per cent to $73.3 million in 2004 after getting a boost from the recent unwinding ofFILE PHOTO - 603 words
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632 2005-02-24 4 DONALD URQUHART - HOCK LOCK SIEW By DONALD URQUHART THERE is a certain degree of irony in the stellar results turned in on Monday by mainboard-listed bulk shipping company, Cosco Corporation (Singapore) Ltd. Although posting record profits up 173 per cent year-on-year to $66.2632 words
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271 2005-02-24 4 NANDE KHIN - By NANDE KHIN WATER purification and wastewater treatment solutions provider Asia Water Technology is set to become the latest water-related player to list here. The Singapore-based company with key operations in China launched an initial public offer (IPO) yesterday271 words
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Advertisement170 2005-02-24 4 At Mont' Kiara Kiaraville's Singapore Launch An overwhelming response! We wish to thank a!! parties who attended our Exhibition at the Marriot Hotel on the 19th and 20th February. Due to the overwhelming response to our seminar, we apologise if we have been unable to attend to your enquiry. So170 words
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CEO'S NOTEBOOK
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Article, Illustration1767 2005-02-24 5 ROLAND LIM - Having spent three decades in insurance, Great Eastern group CEO Tan Beng Lee shares with ROLAND LIM his lifelong passion for it ROLAND LIM DON'T let the unassuming manner of Tan Beng Lee, group chief executive of Great Eastern Holdings, make you think he's someone who wouldCHRIS LOH - 1,767 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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716 2005-02-24 6 ANGELA TAN - It is optimistic it will turn profit which could see dividend payout By ANGELA TAN STARHUB yesterday said fourth quarter losses narrowed from a year ago after all lines of businesses grew and the telco is optimistic it will be profitable this year, which716 words
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465 2005-02-24 6 RAJU CHELLAM - By RAJU CHELLAM IN the midst of the semicon gloom, here's some positive news: Singapore-based semicon equipment maker Asti Holdings saw full-year profit after tax and minority interests jump to $17.8 million, up 222 per cent from $5.5 million a year ago. The Sesdaq-listed465 words
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Article406 2005-02-24 6 Fut year results 12 months ended Dec2004 I EARNWGStSS* 1 TURNOVER (SSM) 1 EPSRHiTS) COMPANY QJRRBff PREVIOUS %CHG CURRBff PRBflOUS %CHG CUWENT PWEVKXfi %CHG SunBusiness 73.49 -538 nm 113.83 2139 4311 16.10 -157 nm SCS 27.77 -33.02 nm ***** 418.93 22 ;j 18.02 -21.42 nm Knfloari 22.07 1554406 words
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560 2005-02-24 7 JOYCE KOH - Group proposes one-for-two bonus issue; order book stands at $234 m By JOYCE KOH STOCK market darling Hyflux Ltd delivered a healthy set of full-year results yesterday even as the company said that China and the Middle East will be its growth drivers560 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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Article36 2005-02-24 7 OVERSEA-Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC) said yesterday that its two wholly-owned subsidiaries Bukit Investments Limited and Phoenix Holdings Limited were dissolved on Feb 22, 2005. They have ceased to be subsidiaries of the bank.36 words
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Article42 2005-02-24 7 UNITED Industrial Corporation (UIC) said it has completed the divestment of 75 per cent in UIC Printing Packaging (UICPP) to KHL Printing for $2.78 million. With the divestment, UICPP has ceased to be a subsidiary of UIC.42 words
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423 2005-02-24 7 KALPANA RASHIWALA - By KALPANA RASHIWALA HOTEL Properties Ltd (HPL) yesterday posted a full-year group net profit of $21.4 million, up from $4.7 million in 2003 on the back of strong contributions from its hotel business. And it is rewarding shareholders with a 2.5cents per423 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration546 2005-02-24 8 R SIVANITHY - STOCKS Three-day loss this week amounts to just 1.5%; weakness in the second line more broad-based R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent Given that the Straits Times Index had risen slightly over 100 points since the start of the year, the knocks of theSource: Bloomberg - 546 words
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Article, Illustration839 2005-02-24 8 R SIVANITHY - Compiled by R SIVANITHY BEAUTY CHINA Feb 23 dose: 91.5 cents (+0.5 cents) UOB-KAY HIAN. Feb 23 DOWNTREND of profit margin: Gross margin declined from 66.1 per cent in FY03 to 63.7 per cent in FY04 and operating profit margin decline even more sharply from 42.4 per centSource: Bloomberg - 839 words
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Article, Illustration421 2005-02-24 8 OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES Feb 23 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS -223.00 -103.00 BTCAPI -*****.00 -125.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -22.00 All-SG Equities 554.44 -2.54 SG Equities Elect 146.21 -5.53 SG Equities Fin 1619.55 -10.94 SG Equities Prop 549.42 -1.76 SIMSCI 253.83 -1.46 SiMSCI Futures 253.80 -1.50 MOST ACTIVE STOCKS VOLUME Venture421 words
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Article, Illustration494 2005-02-24 8 LARRY WEE - CURRENCIES LARRY WEE Senior Correspondent THE US dollar was tugged in opposite directions yesterday, correcting off overnight lows on a denial of Asian reserve diversification but held down by sharply higher commodity prices. The closely watched Commodities Research Bureau (CRB) index of commodity pricesSource: Reuters - 494 words
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TRADES TO WATCH
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95 2005-02-24 8 SCHRODER Investment Management Group's deemed stake in MCL Land has increased from 5.513 per cent to 5.548 per cent after a series of purchases by Schroder Investment Management Singapore on behalf of clients last Friday. Schroder Investment Management Group comprising Schroder Investment Management and95 words
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115 2005-02-24 8 IN a separate announcement, Schroder Investment Management Group's deemed stake in SembCorp Industries fell from 5.974 per cent to 5.921 per cent after 968,000 shares were sold on behalf of clients on Monday. Last week, SembCorp reported a 39 per cent rise in net115 words
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Article, Illustration126 2005-02-24 8 IPCO International yesterday said that Chng Gim Huat (below), a substantial shareholder, has raised his stake from 5.87 per cent to 6.05 per cent after buying 1.5 million shares on the open market on Tuesday. No pricing information was disclosed. MrChng has been raising his stake126 words
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115 2005-02-24 8 JEAN CHUA - Compiled by JEAN CHUA LEE Kim Tah Investments has increased its deemed stake in Lee Kim Tah Holdings from 57.95 per cent to 57.97 per cent after 113,000 shares were bought on the open market on Tuesday. The company also has a115 words
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Advertisement1311 2005-02-24 9 RESULTS 04 noble Year ended 31 December 2004 '43* group Today S 3.nswcr to tomorrow S growth (Incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability) FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Turnover Net profit Gross profit Return on average Net profit for 2004 increased increased increased equity for 2004 by by by was 96% 367% 171%1,311 words
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BLUE CHIPS
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Article, Illustration826 2005-02-24 10 WONG WEI KONG - Investors remain cool despite its buoyant profit, strong order book and planned capital reduction, reports WONG WEI KONG WONG WEI KONG STRONG earnings, impressive order books and a capital reduction ingredients for what should be a sure formula to get the market excited about826 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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Article, Illustration467 2005-02-24 12 DANIEL BUENAS - Move lays new groundwork for closer ties across range of areas By DANIEL BUENAS in Riyadh SINGAPORE and Saudi Arabia have signed a general agreement on cooperation (GAC) a move that lays the groundwork for enhanced relations in a range of areas. TheCHEW SENG KIM/ST - 467 words
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530 2005-02-24 12 KAREN HO, MICHELLE QUAH - By KAREN HO, MICHELLE QUAH MONEY broker Prebon Yamane's injunction to stop more than 50 of its brokers from joining rival BGC Partners has been thrown out by the High Court. Justice Lai Kew Chai made the decision and also ordered Prebon to pay530 words
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364 2005-02-24 12 RONNIE LIM - By RONNIE LIM SINGAPORE'S tough intellectual property and environmental protection laws have attracted another high-tech investor to build a new high-tech plant here rather than in China, where the market is. Japan's Kureha Chemical Industry plans a US$lOO million super engineering plastics facility that364 words
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290 2005-02-24 12 SAMUEL EE - By SAMUEL EE THE Government Parliamentary Committee (GPC) for Transport has recommended a change in the formula used to cap any adjustments in public transport fares, in response to the transport minister's request to examine the fare review mechanism. Since 1998, the "CPI X"290 words
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Article300 2005-02-24 12 JEAN CHUA - By JEAN CHUA SINGAPORE'S Consumer Price Index edged up 0.9 per cent in January from a year earlier, with education and stationery costs increasing the most, 2.6 per cent. On a month-on-month basis, the index rose 0.3 per cent from December 2004 as all300 words
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Article145 2005-02-24 12 CERTIFICATES of entitlement (COEs) in Category A cars below 1,600 cc eased $41 to $18,159 in yesterday's tender. But Cat B for cars above 1,600 cc rose $358 to $16,891. And Cat E -the open category posted the biggest jump, rising $699 to145 words
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SINGAPORE FOCUS: SERVICES
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Article, Illustration1039 2005-02-24 13 CAROLYN QUEK - EDUCATION France's top business school picks Singapore as site of its Asian campus, over Japan, China and India by CAROLYN QUEK FRANCE'S top business school, Essec, reached a point three years back when it felt that it was ready to go global. But it felt that1,039 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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Article, Illustration666 2005-02-24 14 Both say they have no plans to divert forex reserves from dollars to euros Reuters Bloomberg [TOKYO] Japan and South Korea said yesterday that they had no plans to divert their massive foreign currency reserves, the world's largest, out of dollars and into euros.Reuters; Bloomberg; REUTERS - 666 words
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Article2323 2005-02-24 14 vol FSBM 123 -0.02 305 Nfca Ml w- (HW FTEC Resources jOJt -0.01 510 FurqanBus.Org. AM -0.01 2078 ASM Realty 1.65 unch 0 Gadang 1.43 unth in Abnc 0 57 "0-01 267 Gamuda 5.45 unch 1533 ACP Industries 1.15 0.01 12 GeneralCorp .0.49 -0.01 115 Advance2,323 words
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367 2005-02-24 14 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] The World Bank boosted its aid budget for poor nations over the next three years to US$34 billion from US$23 billion, the biggest increase in two decades. The funding rise is for the Washington-based global lending organisation's InternationalBloomberg - 367 words
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326 2005-02-24 14 Reuters [BEIJING] China's foreign exchange regulator has unveiled steps to curb short-term debt incurred by importers, the latest step to relieve upward pressure on the yuan. Importers who need to pay US$5OO,OOO or more but have sought to delay the payment by overReuters - 326 words
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519 2005-02-24 14 Exports rise just 3.2% as demand for high-tech products slows down Reuters [TOKYO] Japan's trade surplus shrank for the first time in two months on a year-on-year basis in January, highlighting slowing demand for high-tech products that hasReuters - 519 words
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M'SIA
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589 2005-02-24 15 PAULINE NG - It was picked over Subang for its infrastructure and connectivity By PAULINE NG in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA will fast track the construction of a pur-pose-built RMIOO million (5542.8 million) terminal for low cost carriers (LCCs) at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA),589 words
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612 2005-02-24 15 S JAYASANKARAN - By S JAYASANKARAN in Kuala Lumpur THE prospectus issued by Bursa Malaysia yesterday ahead of a putative March 18 listing may have set a new price benchmark on the 45-year-old Malaysian bourse. The former Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange offered 166 million new shares612 words
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130 2005-02-24 15 [KUALA LUMPUR] Energy, Water and Communications Minister Lim Keng Yaik has disputed claims made by a private company that it has won a deal to privatise water supply in Pahang, the Malaysian Business Times reported yesterday. Dr Lim maintained his position that no new130 words
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GREATER CHINA
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Article, Illustration298 2005-02-24 16 AP [BRUSSELS] US President George W Bush and European leaders settled simmering differences about Iraq but plunged into a troublesome new dispute over the lifting of an arms embargo against China. Mr Bush warned that the US Congress might retaliateAP; AFP - 298 words
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307 2005-02-24 16 AP [HONG KONG] A top Chinese official here said Beijing is willing to go along with the people's choice of the territory's next leader, newspapers reported yesterday, a remark that challenged the popular belief that China's communist rulers will handpick the nextAP - 307 words
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459 2005-02-24 16 Stiff competition intensified by China rivals such as SMIC Reuters [SINGAPORE] Small Southeast Asian players such as Ist Silicon (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd and Silterra Malaysia Sdn Bhd are struggling to gain market share in an industry facing cut-throat competition, especially with theReuters - 459 words
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NOTE BOOK
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40 2005-02-24 16 Reuters (SHANGHAI] China's regulator has given approval for six insurers to buy domestic stocks directly, a move that could pump up to US$4.B billion into the country's beleaguered bourses, state media said on Wednesday. —ReutersReuters - 40 words
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88 2005-02-24 16 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Telekom Malaysia Bhd, Malaysia's most valuable phone firm, is planning to cut its workforce and offering a voluntary redundancy scheme, company sources said on Wednesday. The state-controlled firm expects about 10 per cent of its 30,000 staff to take upReuters - 88 words
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Article77 2005-02-24 16 Xinhua [BEIJING] Bank of China (BOC), a leader in the country's aggressive banking reform efforts, said it has appointed a US financial expert as its chief credit officer. Lonnie Dounn from the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) became the first foreigner to work inXinhua - 77 words
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Article76 2005-02-24 16 [HONG KONG] Morgan Stanley is being sued by its former Hong Kong-based head of research for Asia and Japan over four years' worth of cancelled stock options, the South China Morning Post reported yesterday. Robert Vaudry, who resigned after 13 years with the investment bank in76 words
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63 2005-02-24 16 Bloomberg [BEIJING] Internet search engine operator Sina Corp, which could face a hostile takeover by Shanda Interactive Entertainment, is hoping to defeat Shanda's advances by giving shareholders the right to buy US$l5O worth of new stock at half the market price for every existingBloomberg - 63 words
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INDIA
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Article, Illustration322 2005-02-24 17 Indian Oil still keen to own French unit after China makes competing offer [MUMBAI] Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), the largest domestic refiner, believes it is in exclusive talks to acquire Maurel Prom of France, according to a report in the Financial Times. A compromiseBLOOMBERG - 322 words
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Article139 2005-02-24 17 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Warburg Pincus LLC, a global venture capital and buyout firm, has invested about US$l billion of equity in Indian companies and has made more than three times its investment in mobile telephone company Bharti Tele-Ventures Ltd. "We have seen phenomenal stories inBloomberg - 139 words
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413 2005-02-24 17 Bloomberg Reuters [NEW DELHI] Nokia Oyj, the world's biggest mobile phone maker, Ericsson AB and Alcatel SA will be among phone equipment makers that will invest as much as US$BOO million in India, the world's fastestgrowing mobile phone market. TheBloomberg; Reuters - 413 words
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ASIA-PACIFIC/WORLD
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Article, Illustration753 2005-02-24 18 ANTHONY ROWLEY - ASIA INSIGHT Reform could see political power that controls military concentrated in relatively few hands ANTHONY ROWLEY Tokyo Correspondent JAPAN is marching at an accelerating pace towards the revision of its post-war "pacifist" Constitution, but not all of Japan's neighbours are753 words
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Article, Illustration567 2005-02-24 18 AFP [TOKYO] As Japan produces fewer children and more retirees, toymakers are designing new dolls designed not for the young but for the lonely elderly companions which can sleep next to them and offer caring words they may never hear otherwise.AFP - 567 words
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433 2005-02-24 18 Rumours of fresh takeover battle send M&S shares up Reuters [LONDON] Entrepreneur Philip Green denied rumours he was planning a fresh bid for Marks Spencer on Tuesday after shares in the UK's top clothing retailer rose on speculation of a fresh takeoverReuters - 433 words
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259 2005-02-24 18 AFP [WASHINGTON] Asians made up a quarter of the 34.2 million foreign population in the United States last year, with children of immigrants wealthier and better educated than their parents, fresh data from the US Census Bureau showed on Tuesday. The foreign-bornAFP - 259 words
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WORLD
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Article, Illustration746 2005-02-24 19 RONNIE LIM - Surge triggered by late-winter cold snap in US, Europe and falling dollar By RONNIE LIM [SINGAPORE] Snowfalls and the falling dollar lifted oil past US$5l a barrel to a four-month high yesterday after officials warned that a continued slide in the greenback will keepSouce: Reuters - 746 words
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313 2005-02-24 19 WORLDCOM FRAUD Testimony bolsters govt case CEO knew of false accounting Bloomberg Reuters [NEW YORK] A former World Com Inc employee told jurors on Tuesday that she delivered documents to the personal assistant of exCEO Bernard Ebbers, on trial for securities fraud, that showedBloomberg; Reuters - 313 words
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Article79 2005-02-24 19 Reuters [TOKYO] Sony Corp said yesterday it would stop making personal digital assistants (PDAs) for Japan in July, completing its withdrawal from a market hit by multi-functional cellphones and casting a shadow over the tools' growth potential. The move was widely expected after the electronicsReuters - 79 words
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Article54 2005-02-24 19 AFP [LONDON] British Prime Minister Tony Blair has been given a £5,000 (S$ 15,527) salary hike, as part of a general pay raise for senior civil servants. The British leader said in a written statement to Parliament on Tuesday that his salary would rise fromAFP - 54 words
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Article93 2005-02-24 19 Bloomberg [SEATTLE] Novell Inc, a seller of network software and consulting services, said first-quarter profit jumped 39-fold because of a legal settlement with Microsoft Corp. Net income rose to U*****.2 million in the quarter ended Jan 31 from US$lO.l million a year earlier, Novell saidBloomberg - 93 words
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Article98 2005-02-24 19 Bloomberg [LONDON] Deutsche Boerse AG, facing opposition from some shareholders over its proposed takeover of London Stock Exchange pic (LSE), doesn't expect to give investors a vote on the transaction, chief executive officer Werner Seifert said. Deutsche Boerse, Europe's biggest stock exchange by marketBloomberg - 98 words
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Advertisement1253 2005-02-24 19 BANK OF NEW ZEALAND Annual Report For The Year Ended 30 September 2004 BANK OF NEW ZEALAND AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES All amounts are expressed in New Zealand currency. STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL As at 30 September 2004 PERFORMANCE Consolidated Fof Y ear ended 30 September 2004 ""SI1,253 words
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AVIATION
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Article, Illustration560 2005-02-24 20 VEN SREENIVASAN - Despite losing the Subang bid, it will still work on the new terminal By VEN SREENIVASAN HAVING lost its bid to clinch Subang, Air Asia wants to make the proposed low-cost terminal in Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) into an efficientFILE PHOTO - 560 words
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104 2005-02-24 20 Bloomberg [MICHIGAN] Northwest Airlines Corp, the fourth-largest US carrier, said it applied for permission to expand services to India, where it currently flies only to Mumbai. The St Paul, Minnesota-based carrier said in a statement that its priority is service from Minneapolis/St Paul International AirportBloomberg - 104 words
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217 2005-02-24 20 Bloomberg [WELLINGTON] Air New Zealand first-half profit was probably little changed after the company increased fare charges because of rising fuel costs and rivalry crimped earnings on Australian routes. Net income was probably NZ$lO4 million (Ssl22 million) in the six months ended DecBloomberg - 217 words
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Article, Illustration566 2005-02-24 20 It feels move would put shareholders' interests above the UK industry's [LONDON] THE British government is gravely worried about any move defence company BAE Systems might make to sell its stake in European civil aircraft manufacturer Airbus, according to a report in566 words
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347 2005-02-24 20 Bloomberg WASHINGTON] Two Saudi Arabian Airlines pilots lost a US Supreme Court appeal that claimed their US flying licences were unfairly revoked on grounds they were a security threat. The pilots, who said they were not terrorists and had "untarnished"Bloomberg - 347 words
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494 2005-02-24 20 Reuters [LOS ANGELES] Boeing Co on Tuesday agreed to sell off a key part of its commercial jet-building operations and a rocket engine unit in two separate deals worth about US$2 billion. The deals come as Boeing tries to sellReuters - 494 words
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Article, Illustration838 2005-02-24 21 DONALD URQUHART - It reports no shallows at the entrance after surveying the epicentre of the recent earthquake By DONALD URQUHART [SINGAPORE] A British Royal Navy hydrographic vessel has found no evidence of changes in depth at the busy entrance to the Malacca StraitsST - 838 words
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244 2005-02-24 21 Reuters [OSLO] Norway-listed Jinhui Shipping and Transport Limited reported an over five-fold leap in fourthquarter pretax profit on Monday amid high freight rates and ship sales, and said its market remained strong. Pretax profit at Jinhui Shipping, controlled by Hong Kong's JinhuiReuters - 244 words
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Article305 2005-02-24 21 SGX '000 Feb 23 SS *1- Vol CH Offshore 0.38 0.01 1114 Chuan Hup 0.71 -0.01 3895 Cosco Corporation 1.41 -0.01 5862 CWT Distribution 0.67 -0.02 29 Ezra Hldgs 106 unch 287 Freight Links 0.09 unch 15 Grand Banks Yacht 108 -0.01 90 Jaya Holdings 1.09 0.02 1550305 words
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Article, Illustration47 2005-02-24 21 [BURELA. SPAIN] The ship Siempre Cansina, sinking near the coast of Burela. north-western Spain, on Tuesday. Spanish rescue services were searching the frigid waters of the north Atlantic for eight men who went missing after their fishing boat was swamped, a rescue official said. AFPAFP - 47 words
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513 2005-02-24 21 Bloomberg [OSLO! Frontline Ltd, the world's biggest oil tanker company, said fourth quarter profit surged sevenfold to a record on higher oil demand as it boosted its stake in General Maritime Corp. Net income jumped to U*****.2 million, or U556.66 a share, fromBloomberg - 513 words
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282 2005-02-24 21 AP (PANAMA CITY] Shipping companies from 12 European countries and the Americas are to take part in Panamax 2005, an air-na-val exercise based around a hypothetical terrorist attack, the fourth in recent years. An official source said that the exercise "tests not only Panama,AP - 282 words
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175 2005-02-24 21 [SINGAPORE] DUBAI Ports International (DPI) said yesterday it completed the acquisition of CSX World Terminals for U551,142 billion. The transaction was financed from a US$l.45 billion loan facility arranged and underwritten by Deutsche Bank, it said. The acquisition of the international terminal business of175 words
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249 2005-02-24 21 Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] Oil-tanker rates for shipping 2 million barrels of crude from the Persian Gulf, little changed at two-month highs, may rise further as charterers booked vessels for March amid limited supplies. "There are still plenty of cargoes still outstanding for next month,"Bloomberg - 249 words
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116 2005-02-24 21 [SINGAPORE] Star Cruises Ltd, the world's third-largest cruise line operator, said its Q4 net loss narrowed to U5537.2 million for the three months ended Dec 31, from US$l39 million in 2003. For the year, the group incurred a net loss of US$9 million116 words
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EDITORIAL & OPINION
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Article511 2005-02-24 22 Kyoto a modest step EDITORIAL THE global climate treaty that came into force last week is a small step towards the more ambitious goal of averting an ecological disaster because of global warming. The Kyoto Protocol is intended to reverse climate change by reducing emissions of six gases, most importantly511 words
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Article, Illustration754 2005-02-24 22 ROBERT SAMUELSON - THE BOTTOM LINE ROBERT SAMUELSON The Washington Post Writers Group IT'S always necessary to do the maths. By this, I mean that US journalists need to measure politicians' promises against underlying realities, as represented by numbers. But many reporters detest math. This mathsThe Washington Post Writers Group - 754 words
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Article, Illustration1312 2005-02-24 22 DOMINIQUE DWOR-FRECAUT - The govt committed itself to reducing it last July; for credibility, it must honour its word By DOMINIQUE DWOR-FRECAUT WE FIND it difficult to share in India's pre-Budget fever. The Indian Budget will reflect government priorities that have been made abundantly clear byBLOOMBERG - 1,312 words
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Article, Illustration1373 2005-02-24 23 BENJAMIN LOH - Disaster management must look beyond immediate reconstruction and enhance development down the road By BENJAMIN LOH ARE countries affected by the recent tsunami disaster trading an ounce of misery now for a pound of suffering later? Although countries have access to liquid funds suchREUTBtS - 1,373 words
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Article, Illustration386 2005-02-24 23 Thomas Ling Min Sing Singapore - LETTER TO THE EDITOR Thomas Ling Min Sing Singapore AS the casino debate intensifies, Singaporeans must realise what the debate must lead to. The proponents and opponents of the casino stand so far apart that they are as distant and as diametricallyFILE PHOTO - 386 words
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Article1173 2005-02-24 23 STRAITS TIMES INDEX STOCKS Stock mm W Obk ftui Stwfc —m W On Iimiui Allgreen SOc 029 1.080 0020 WOL 2.40 1540 ♦0.020 BIL Intl US20c 049 1120 +0.010 OCBC 960 ***** CapitaLand 154 2.420 *0.020 Parirway H 25c 0.72 1*40 -0.030 Chart SemiCond 26c 082 1.140 4)010 People's food1,173 words
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Miscellaneous219 2005-02-24 23 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD help 1 Not too bad as a swimmer when inflated! (7) author (6) YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION 2 Summary written in bizarre 14 Fee for work that's sky-high! (8) MivQrl m Q 15 (5) 16 useful if V° u warn the vol- ftSS 10 ?R? 'i? 3 A stuttery way219 words
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Article4428 2005-02-24 24 SGX MAINBOARP Transaction date: Feb 23 -ae^Se— S A m!T u. SfS."t StS 25.5 5 5716 1st Software 5t 6 c 34.5 15.5 3148 8TelecomUS2c 17 .1 2012 18 17 17 iff -ve 24.3 31 16 1 500 366 395 39 "J 91 97 06 ]33 132 294,428 words
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Article5806 2005-02-24 25 FINANCE COMMODITIES MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INDICES tetaolc»«T tott toUSt *<* %y *<** %*r %r f*^ 22 IndM Ofnge Chang* Change Oaoji Own— Chang* World Indei Preliminary 860 f. -03 10 -05 42 01 01 < EAFE Preliminary rSJJ -04 3J -0,1 1.1 05 15 Europe Prefrmnary ***** -05 435,806 words
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Article, Illustration753 2005-02-24 30 AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY - BT exclusive Top Indian IT company also plans to double its staff and consolidate its Asia Pacific operations here, reports AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY NIIT, one of India's top information technology (IT) companies, plans to double the amount of business it does from753 words
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162 2005-02-24 30 ROLAND LIM - By ROLAND LIM THE Singapore Infocomm Technology Federation (SiTF) says it will hold a forum next Tuesday, March 1, on the business outlook for the infocomm technology (ICT) sector. Targeted at management personnel in the infocomm industry, the ICT Business Outlook Forum,' which162 words
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360 2005-02-24 31 Residential rentals expected to climb 20% in next two years Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Housing prices in Hong Kong may climb 45 per cent in the next two years as rebounding economic growth drives property demand, fuelling gains in property shares, according toBloomberg - 360 words
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Article, Illustration333 2005-02-24 31 ANDREA TAN - By ANDREA TAN THE Ascott Group, the service residence arm of property giant Capita Land, has secured a contract to manage a new 152-unit service residence in south Jakarta. Somerset Berlian is part of the twin-tower Permata Berlian Residences development in the prime333 words
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245 2005-02-24 31 FRASER Serviced Residences yesterday announced a reshuffling of its management staff for its regional properties. Fraser is the service residence arm of conglomerate Fraser and Neave and has properties in Singapore, Shenzhen, Seoul, Manila, London, Glasgow and Paris. "The moves are part of245 words
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Article, Illustration594 2005-02-24 32 KALPANA RASHIWALA - Law firm will leave UOB Plaza 1; it could save $1 psf in monthly rents By KALPANA RASHIWALA LAW firm Khattar Wong Partners (KWP) is moving from UOB Plaza 1 in the prime Central Business District to Mac Donald House in theFILE PHOTO - 594 words
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Article, Illustration537 2005-02-24 32 ANDREA TAN - By ANDREA TAN NOW that the Chinese New Year is over, developers are gearing up to release their projects. Coming up this weekend is City Developments and Trade Industrial Development's Pare Emily, while Hongkong tycoon Li Ka-Shing is slashing prices at537 words
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