The Business Times, 7 March 2005

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  • 15 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES SINGATO^'illf? online at http://business-times.asia 1 .com.sc MICA (P) 089/03/2005 Monday, March 7,2005
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  • 632 1  -  Top performer DBS made record $1b from it in '04 By SIOW LI SEN [SINGAPORE] Buoyant economies at home and in the region boosted local banks' fee and commission income, with DBS the richest of the three, making a record $1 billion in 2004.
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  • 131 1 MARKETS Week Chge STI .2154.55 +19.47 KLSECOMP 885.33 -18.18 NIKKEI 225 *****.05 ....+214.80 HANG SENG *****.78 -426.31 SET INDEX 728.42 -11.62 JAKARTA COMP ...1103.01 +19.63 MANILA COMP ....2124.69 +51.50 TAIPEI TAIEX .6193.62 -14.21 SEOUL COMP 1012.96—+16.01 SHENZHEN B 260.05 +1.00 AUSTALLORD 4201.90 ......+85.50 DOW JONES *****.55 +98.95 NASDAQ
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  • 485 1  -  BT exclusive Asking price $3.4m; house shows signs of hurried exit By JOYCE KOH [SINGAPORE! The former chief executive of troubled Citiraya Industries may have fled the country and is now incommunicado to the police, but Ng Teck Lee still has some unfinished business
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    • 46 1 2, J produce RFID chips in Singapore pgm BTONUNE For the latest financial news, currency movements and a 7-day archive, visit business-times.asia 1 .com.sg This service is available to subscribers from 4am Singapore time (2000 GMT) each day. 'Views From the Top' has been held over
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    • 66 1 COMMENTARY Sharing ownership of new infocomm plan pg3 811 HI HOW TO TAME THE STOCK J* "MARKET Looking for advice and tips from a seasoned market watcher? Then you need look no further. Because this week we start a 12-part series by Business Times senior correspondent RSivani% who wiß show
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    • 11 1 DINING OUT The Aussie chefs are coming PGII MjflkjTW' 11 TwZW^^^^^JmM
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    • 13 1 LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS« Warren Buffett on corporate MVV comment and women's I V
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  • TOP STORIES
    • 841 2  -  WALL STREET INSIGHT US stocks surge despite another climb in oil prices By ANDREW MARKS in New York WALL Street has been waiting for a strong jobs report since last October, and when it finally got one on Friday, traders reacted gleefully,
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    • 477 2 S'pore investors' trades in US stocks jump 25% in Q4 SINGAPORE investors traded US$l5 billion worth of US corporate stocks in the October-December months, according to latest United States Treasury figures. This was up a sharp, 25 per cent from Q3 when Singapore investors, spooked by record high
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    • 740 3  -  But dealings for full year down 22% to US$53b, after 15% drop in 2003 By CHUANG PECK MING [SINGAPORE] Singapore investors appear to have given the thumbs-up to George W Bush's re-election. No longer content with remaining on the sidelines
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    • 719 3  -  COMMENTARY While the proposition is hugely appealing, how it works out on the ground will determine the success of iN2015 KENNETH JAMES Technology Editor 1 M A Chorus Line" it wasn't. But Singapore M\ Computer Society president K C Lee j and his executive
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    • 252 3 BRISBANEES3 VW GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS CRICOS provider code *****J Brisbane Graduate School Of Business (bgsb) Queensland University Of Technology (qui) 00 WW i the average work experience J of our students was 12 years, I i Experienced Managers know the valde of quality Specialised in teaching and research in
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  • COMPANY NEWS
    • 594 4  -  CEO and chairman in war of words over accounts receivables By JOYCE KOH IT'S a case of a war of words at Greatronic Ltd as critical documents become unavailable and the company's auditor, Ernst Young, decides to make a full provision of $1.3
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    • 720 4  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW By R SIVANITHY THE covered warrants segment has certainly exploded into life in the past few months with new instruments being listed every day. In January, for example, warrant volume amounted to $716 million 5 per cent of total
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    • 387 4  -  By JOYCE KOH INFORMATION technology company Ei-nets* plans to bring in a new investor and expand its existing business have hit a snag the company said over the weekend that the investor had been unable to fund the proposed purchase of new
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    • 140 4 [KUALA LUMPUR] Thirteen stockbroking companies, including from neighbouring Singapore, Japan and France, are bidding for five foreign stockbroking licences that have been put up for grabs by Malaysia's Securities Commission, a report said yesterday. The Edge business newspaper said the Securities Commission was
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    • 760 5  -  CORPORATE ANALYSIS Stock is trading at only six times estimated earnings, and company is focusing on higher-margin products, after recording 44% jump in sales last year, reports JEAN CHUA JEAN CHUA AFTER an auspicious debut on the Singapore Exchange on Feb 11 last year when.it shot
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  • SINGAPORE MARKETS
    • 633 6  -  STOCKS R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent AN advertisement for a US trading newsletter uses this slogan to attract subscribers: "The secret to winning on Wall Street is to hold uptrends and sell downtrenders. Trust your own eyes, it's not rocket science!" Judging by the vast divergence
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    • 397 6 CURRENCIES AFP [HONG KONG] Asian currencies ended the week little changed against the US dollar as limited market optimism for the outlook of the US economy grew but positive regional data offset any major slide. Japanese yen: The yen held nearly steady during the week,
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    • 1325 6 Payment Ex Payment El Books Pay ict») tea 4gsa_ issl—4stj —dw— Action Asa 10c 0.50 124% 1741ay *'4% MFS Tech 10c S 1TE 174tar 22-Mar JIMar A«gr»en Prop SOc b 6J0 28% 044% 164% MOILUS5c f US1.00 I64ta 21-Mar 114% Amtek£ngg20c I 2JO 01 Mar (H-Mjr Jfr-Mar NeraBectSc
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    • 446 6 Compiled by Thomson Financial l/B/E/S OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES Mar 4 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS -585.00 +116.00 BT CADI -*****.00 +70.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -59.00 All-SG Equities 554.69 +0.90 SG Equities Elect 142.24 -1.03 SG Equities Fin 1616.35 +1.09 SG Equities Prop 557.04 +5.25 SIMSCI 254.10 +0.01 SiMSCI
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    • 1176 7  -  TEH HOOI LING Senior Correspondent INVESTORS continued to be jittery about the small cap sector Not helping matters were the unveiling of a couple of more cases of suspected wrongdoinjp in that space. Crmsflfniflntlv VIUUBO4UO U UJ, most of our portfolios retreated with the
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    • 996 8  -  INSIDE MARKETS But several deals involving recently listed counters such as Ace Achieve and Anwell bear watching, says ROBERT HALILI ROBERT HALILI DIRECTOR and substantial shareholder activity fell sharply last week with just 52 trades worth $12.2 million, based on filings on the Singapore
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
    • 827 9  -  Co-op out to raise awareness through seminars; financial advisers take cautious stance By ALEXANDRA HO ON paper, it sounds like a good deal. Unlock the value of the property you have spent most of your life paying for by getting a reverse mortgage.
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    • 356 9  -  By CAROLYN QUEK FERROSAN, the company which invented the "beauty in a pill" product Imedeen, wall be expanding its presence in the region, according to Niels de ConickSmith, its chief executive. The Danish company, with its regional headquarters in Singapore, will be introducing three
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    • 179 9 DATE/ TIME EVENT VENUE 8 Mar Singapore Chinese Cham- SCCCI Conference 9.30am ber of Commerce Indus- Room, 2nd Level try Seminar 'Budget 2005 Highlights Understanding its Implications for your Business' 8 Mar ISEAS Seminar on Interna- ISEAS Seminar Room 10.00am tional Migration in South- II, 30 Heng Mui
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    • 704 10  - N is for Nestle as well as Nutrition S'pore unit will manage regional infant nutrition in new business focus By CHEN HUIFEN AFTER decades of being known as a food and beverage company, Nestle now wants to go big on nutrition and is channelling resources into a new organisation created
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    • 147 9 SECURITY AT AIRPORTS WILL SOON BE UNPRECEDENTED, MUCH TO THE RELIEF OF THE 1,800,000,000 PASSENGERS WHO TRAVELLED LAST YEAR. With the NEC Fingerprint Identification System, airports everywhere will be more secure than ever. An evaluation by National Institute of Standards and Technology, on behalf of the U.S. Department of Justice,
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    • 1271 10 Company Formation Foreign Direct Investment Virtual Offices Since 1975 OCRA Worldwide has been providing offshore incorporation and administration solutions for Asian and International businesses. Wb have been at the forefront of corporate and financial Irends in China and lead the field in foreign drect investment Our pioneering spirit, professionalism and
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    • 568 10 IN THE MATTER OF STONEHENGE TELECOM SINGAPORE PTE LTD REGISTRATION NO. *****2675 C (IN CREDITORS 1 VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 308 of the Companies Act. Cap. 50. that a Final General Meeting of the members and creditors of the abovementioned Company will be held at
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    • 356 10 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CHAPTER 50 INTERBREW SINGAPORE INVESTMENT PTE LTD (Company No. 2OOOOO40OM) MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company convened and deemed to be held at Brouwerijplein 1, 3000 Leuven, Belgium on 28 February 2005, the following resolutions were duly passod:
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    • 794 10 FORM 55 (Rule 112) IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE COMPANIES WINDING UP NO. *****4 OF 2002 MEASUREX ENGINEERING PTE LTD NOTICE OF MEETING (GENERAL FORM) Take notice that a meeting of the creditors in the above matter will be held at 10 Collyer Quay, #06-05 Ocean
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  • DINING OUT
    • 1453 11 It's Dining in Oz time, as visiting Australian chefs come to Singapore to spread the gospel of good food. Here's what to expect over the next few weeks Modern Australian Menu by Genevieve Copland from the Lotus, Sydney River Cafe, 41 Robertson Quay, Tel: 6733 4414.
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    • 84 11 Arguably iSST The Finest Oysters In The World Kumamoto is the name of the large bay on the southern most island of Kyushu, Japan, which is famous for its unique breed of oyster. Commonly referred to as the Kumamoto oyster, it gained popularity and a permanent place in the US
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  • BT-CITIBANK YOUNG INVESTORS' FORUM
    • 925 12 The Singapore stock market is, to some, a strange and elusive creature, whose habits and workings often seem too complex to understand. Yet, as unfathomable as it may seem, it is not beyond comprehension. This week, we start a 12-part series by Business Times senior correspondent R
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    • 624 12  -  CAMPUS LIFE KELVIN SAM talks to the winners of the S'pore leg of the Trust-Danone business competition about their winning strategy, business case competitions and studying in French cafes KELVIN SAM THEY spoke with polished ease, their slides shone with professionalism and their business strategy
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    • 251 12 Be smart with your finances 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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  • ECONOMY WATCH
    • 683 13 China forecasts 8% economic growth in 05 More emphasis on building up rural sector and incomes this year: PM Wen Bloomberg [BEIJING] China's Premier Wen Jiabao has announced plans to slow growth in the world's fastest-growing major economy to 8 per cent this year by clamping down on urban infrastructure
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    • 250 13 Reuters [HONG KONG] Hong Kong Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa said yesterday that the city's economy grew by more than 8 per cent in 2004. Mr Tung made his comments in front of journalists as he began a meeting with Chinese Premier
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    • 502 13 Bloomberg [BEIJING] China, the world's fastest growing major economy, will stick with its existing exchange-rate system and won't allow "large scale" appreciation of the yuan against the dollar, the nation's top foreignexchange regulator said. "It's not possible that we will allow the
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    • 410 13 Reuters Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] India's finance minister said on Saturday the government would try to ensure economic growth of over 7 per cent and urged the central bank to maintain benign interest rates, now at threedecade lows, to promote investment. The
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  • MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
    • 599 14  -  MALAYSIA INSIGHT The money saved can be used to improve public transport systems and infrastructure S JAYASANKARAN KL Correspondent OIL prices aren't going to come down any time soon. So Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi might as well begin contemplating some hard choices. Mr Abdullah
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    • 188 14 AFP [JAKARTA] Indonesia's Minister for State Enterprises Sugiharto said yesterday that the financial director of the state oil and gas firm Pertamina will be suspended over suspicion of graft. Speaking to journalists. Mr Sugiharto said effective today, Pertamina financial director Alfred Rohimone will be suspended from
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    • 509 14 Jakarta also dispatches F-16s to back Indon navy in joint patrols Reuters AFP AP [JAKARTA] Indonesia has sent F-16 fighter jets to a disputed border region with Malaysia while President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono plans to visit the area that includes an offshore oil
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    • 217 14 Reuters [JAKARTA] The world's largest instant noodle maker, PT Indofood Sukses Makmur, posted a 37 per cent drop in net profit in 2004 due mainly to foreign exchange losses, the firm said on Saturday. Indofood, controlled by the Salim family through Hong Kong-listed conglomerate
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
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  • GREATER CHINA/INDIA
    • 602 15 He's tipped to join advisory unit of China parliament Reuters (BEIJING] Hong Kong leader Tung Chee-hwa remained silent yesterday on reports that he had quit but indicated he would end the suspense later this week, probably after he is promoted
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    • 650 15 Property boom; more than 80% of sites on new list for residential use Bloomberg [HONGKONG The Hong Kong government added 24 sites to a list of plots for possible auction starting April 1 as developers seek more land for projects amid
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    • 439 15 Reuters Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] Energy-hun-gry India clinched a deal on Saturday to operate a Venezuelan oilfield and import the output as Asia's third largest consumer and the world's No 5 oil exporter vowed to strengthen ties, officials said. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said in
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    • 330 15 Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] India's cabinet has approved a 220 billion rupee (SsB.2 billion) plan to widen highways aimed at improving transport links in Asia's fourthbiggest economy. The 4,000 km project's cost will be shared, with 40 per cent borne by the government
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  • ASIA-PACIFIC/WORLD
    • 353 16 Reuters [NEW YORK] When Warren Buffett needs expertise on underwear, he relies on his second-in-command, CharBe Munger, age 81. 9 Mr Buffett's 24-page letter to shareholders of his Berkshire Hathaway Inc holding company, released on Saturday, was as usual filled with hard-hitting commentary
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    • 652 16 Holding company Berkshire's Q4 earnings climb 40% to US$3.3b Reuters Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Warren Buffett. the world's secondrichest person, last year increased his bet against the US dollar 78 per cent to US$2l.4 billion, resulting in a US$l.B4 billion gain.
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    • 473 16  -  By ANTHONY ROWLEY in Tokyo JAPAN'S determination to re-emerge as a leading player on the international financial stage has been underscored by the announcement last Friday that Mitsu-bishi-Tokyo Financial Group (MTFG) already scheduled to merge with Japan's fourth-largest banking group, UFJ,
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
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  • WORLD
    • 649 17  -  Concern centres on expected weakness in US, Europe, key Asian markets By NIEL BEHRMANN in London SEVERAL brokers have been downgrading HSBC Holdings, despite a 37 per cent surge in profits in 2004 and good growth prospects in China and the rest of Asia.
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    • 362 17 AP [HONG KONG] HSBC Holdings pic has given up on buying a South Korean bank because it is too expensive, and now plans to greatly expand its own branch network in the Asian nation, an HSBC executive said. "We are working
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    • 235 17 AFP [LONDON] The average dog in Britain costs £20,000 (5562,600) to look after over the course of its lifetime, more than a luxury car or round-the-world cruise, a pet insurer said yesterday. In its annual Cost of a Dog report, Churchill
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    • 301 17 LAT-WP [WASHINGTON] Aon Corp, the world's second-largest insurance broker, will pay US$l9O million to settle New York state charges that it and its chief executive deceived clients bringing to more than US$l billion the amount attor-ney-general Eliot Spitzer has wrung from insurance companies
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    • 400 17 MCl's top investor says Qwest offer falls short too Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] Carlos Slim, MCI Inc's biggest investor, says he opposes the company's planned sale to Verizon Communications Inc, adding to pressure on MCI chief executive officer Michael Capellas to negotiate a better deal.
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    • 190 17 Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] McDonald's Corp, the world's largest restaurant chain, may return as much as US$3.2 billion in foreign profit to the US to take advantage of a one-year tax holiday aimed at creating US jobs. The tax liability from the repatriation
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  • Page 17 Miscellaneous
    • 209 17 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD quartered soldiers Lh—-I*|— DOWN 1 Malodorous mineral big momma hairy spider (9) YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION takes one to see (6) 16 Flower carried by a beast to back- Across: 1 Sweepstake, 9 Loco, 10 2 Voltaire's novel, frank and finally ward 17 (8) Tapestries, 11 Unused, 12 Listens, 15
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  • AVIATION
    • 543 18 'Open skies' talks expected to be resumed later this year Reuters [BRUSSELS] The European Union will seek an end to US laws that block foreign airlines from owning US carriers as part of its quest to create a common aviation market
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    • 398 18 AP [LONDON] A British Airways jet that continued on an 11-hour flight from Los Angeles to London after one of its four engines lost power also flew on three engines on a later flight from Singapore to London, the airline
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    • 366 18 Savings will pay for fleet expansion, save jobs: union Reuters [CINCINNATI] Comair pilots have voted overwhelmingly to keep their pay at its current level for the next two years, rejecting a 4.5 per cent increase due in June, union leaders said
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    • 400 18 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:
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    • 511 18 It failed to prevent disruption despite expecting shortfall Reuters [WASHINGTON] Bankrupt US Airways Group Inc had anticipated sudden staffing shortfalls at the height of the December holiday period but failed to act effectively to prevent massive travel disruptions, a government audit found last week. The
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    • 274 18 Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] A Pinnacle Airlines pilot said he was going to "have a little fun" by taking a regional jet up to 41,000 feet before the engines quit and the aircraft crashed, killing both pilots, according to government reports. The pilots were taking the
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  • SHIPPING
    • 839 19  -  Gib company eyes Singapore as bunker trading base By DAVID HUGHES [GIBRALTAR] This small UK overseas territory is set to launch a new initiative to attract investments with a strong emphasis on building up its position as a maritime hub located on
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    • 197 19 AP [OSLO, Norway] A Norwegian-flagged oil tanker caught fire a few kilometres offshore, forcing the ship's crew to evacuate early on Saturday, rescue officials said. While the Fjord Champion tanker burnt, no oil spill had been detected in the water, authorities said. The 28 crew
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    • 359 19  -  New ship starts service on growing S'pore-Aussie trade By DONALD URQUHART [SINGAPORE! Thai-listed container feeder operator, Regional Container Line (RCL), has taken delivery of its largest vessel to date as it expands capacity on the growing Australian trade lane. The regional feeder and
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    • 287 19 [SINGAPORE] John Fred-riksen-controlled tanker company Frontline has strongly denied wrongdoing after being fined 25 billion rupiah (554.4 million), and ordered to pay compensation of 120 billion rupiah by the Indonesian Commission for the Supervision of Business Competition for the way it bought two VLCCs
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    • 223 19 INFORMAL RATE AGREEMENT (IRA) FAR EAST MIDDLE EAST TRADE RATE RESTORATION BUSINESS HAN FOR 2005 In order to maintain a high standard of service to their customers, the member lines of the Informal Rate Agreement (IRA) covering trade from the Far East to destinations in the Middle East wiw» to
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    • 920 21 COMMODITIES: WEEKLY ROUNDUP AFP [LONDON] World oil prices soared last week with Brent crude rocketing to US$53 a barrel here for the first time in its history, and New York testing record levels above US$55 on supply concerns. The Commodities Research Bureau's index of 17
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  • BizIT
    • 709 27  -  Company president aims to grow revenue by two to three times this year By ROLAND LIM AFTER paying his dues for four years in the digital content industry, Colin Binny, executive chairman and president of Sin-gapore-founded broadband content provider M2B World, believes
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    • 263 27  -  By DALENA LEE THE Internet Industry Association of Singapore (IIAS), which was officially launched last week, is kicking off with two nationwide initiatives relating to privacy and offensive content on the Internet. The independent nonprofit organisation, which aims to represent the
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    • 135 27 Reuters [TAIPEI] Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co said on Friday that it may develop new products with HewlettPackard Co, including computer and consumer products, after the firms signed a technology pact. "We don't rule out any kind of products," said a
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    • 1228 28  -  <cool stuff> The Treo 650 and Nokia 9300 show how smartphones can have PC-style Qwerty keyboards and are still pocketable, writes ROLAND LIM ROLAND LIM THE decision on whether a smartphone should have a keyboard, like a PC, seems to split the general public into two
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      • 55 28 DELL has released the 2405FPW, a 24-inch LCD monitor capable of very high 1920x1200 resolution and 12 millisecond response time. The 2405FPW includes a 9-in-l memory card reader and also foatiiroc fniir I T^R 2.0 ports. It retails for $1,923 and is available now.
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      • 86 28 APPLE has released a 6GB version of the popular iPod mini that retails for $438, while the 4GB model is now priced at $348. Both iPod minis now feature increased battery life of up to 18 hours. Apple has also updated its iPod photo models, introducing
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      • 81 28 SINGAPORE-BASED Aztech Systems will unveil a new range of communications and consumer electronic products at the upcoming IT and telecom exhibition CeBIT 2005 this week in Hannover, Germany. One of the new products is the Aztech DSL6OOEVW, which integrates an ADSL modem, router, firewall,
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      • 61 28 NETWORKING specialist SMC has released the SMCWBR14-G router that integrates a 4-port 10/100 Mbps switch with an 802.1 lg Wi-Fi access point. The v SMCWBR14-G is capable of providing Internet access to 253 PCs, and works with Microsoft Windows. Macintosh and Linux operating systems. It is
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      • 78 28 FUJI Xerox Printers has launched its latest A 4 colour laser printer, the DocuPrint C 525 A. The DocuPrint C 525 A features a first-page-out time of eight seconds for monochrome prints and 17 seconds for colour prints. It can print at up to
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      • 72 28 OLYMPUS has released the 7.1 megapixel Camedia C-7070 Wide Zoom. It features a 4X optical zoom lens that starts at a wide 27mm and zooms up to 110 mm. Targeted at advanced users, the magnesium-alloy bodied C-7070 also features a hotshoe for an external flash,
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      • 48 28  -  Compiled by ROLAND LIM SECURITY specialist Check Point has released Eventia Analyzer, a security event management solution designed to assist security administrators in analysing raw security event data to assist them in making security decisions. Pricing begins at US$lB,OOO. Visit www.checkpoint.com for more information.
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    • 483 28  -  By ROLAND LIM TOSHIBA Singapore's computer systems division has released a slew of seven new notebook models, five of them sporting the new Toshiba Easy Guard technology. Toshiba Easy Guard is a package of features that enhance the security, protection, connectivity and
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    • 779 29  -  &lt;we say&gt; To a cellphone user, making it simple to use should count most. The next leap in mobility will come from simplicity RAJU CHELLAM Senior Correspondent CONSIDER this: A whopping 674 million mobile phones were sold worldwide in all of 2004, up some 30
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    • 945 29  -  &lt;you say&gt; Firms turn to ILM strategies as existing storage management practices are not enough TONY LIM THERE'S nothing inherently scary about e-mail messages and database entries. But as their volume grows unabated, the impact on IT can be devastating. Actually, IT organisations face a
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    • <what's up>
      • 88 29 IT and communicatttate exhibition CommunicAsia2005 will be held from June 14-17, 2005, at the Singapore Expo. Incorporated within CommunicAsia2005 will be MobileCommAsia2005, NetworkAsia2005 and SatComm2005, which will feature the latest technologies in mobile networks and applications, networking and satellite communications respectively. Enterpriserr2005, which will be held
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      • 52 29 ANDREW Low has been appointed vice-president of services for Asia-Pacific at Nokia Networks. Based in Singapore, Mr Low comes with 22 years of experience in the IT industry, and had previously been with Sybase. He is responsible for managing Nokia Networks' services business across
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      • 68 29 PAUL Anthony has been appointed the general manager of HP's Imaging and Printing Group (IPG) ami consumer segment in Mr Anthony is for products, v solutions and marketing strategy for all imaging and printing products and supplies for all customer segments. Prior to this appointment,
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      • 49 29 US-BASED IT lifecycle management solution provider, Altiris Inc. has appointed Tom Galantomos as director of strategic alliances. Mr Galantomos had previously been with DHL International, where he was responsible for building regional partnerships in the enterprise and SME markets. He is based in Singapore.
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      • 59 29  -  Compiled by ROLAND LIM US-BASED SRC Software, which specialises in enterprise performance management solutions, has set up its Asia-Pacific headquarters in Singapore. The operations will be led by the company's managing director for Asia-Pacific, Partha Sen. Mr Sen will manage the local business
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    • 787 30  -  BT exclusive It hopes to ride on demand generated by Wal-Mart mandate to its suppliers, reports AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY EUROPEAN semicon giant STMicroelectronics is in the process of shifting its entire global production of radio frequency identification (RFID) chips to Singapore.
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    • 233 30 RFID the bar code of the future RADIO frequency identification (RFID) tags are set to eventually replace bar code strips, once prices come down. These RFID tags come in two forms, passive and active. While both use radio frequency energy to communicate between a tag and a reader, the method
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    • 385 30  -  By ROLAND LIM TWO of the local IT community's best known personalities, Wilson Tan and Willie Cheng, picked up top honours at this year's IT Leader Awards, given annually by the Singapore Computer Society (SCS) to recognise the contributions of outstanding individuals
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    • 239 30 A NEW 10-year infocomm masterplan, dubbed iN2015 for "Intelligent Nation 2015" will identify and map out key technology areas that could best benefit Singapore's industries, economy and society. Announcing this at the Singapore Computer Society annual gala dinner on Saturday, Dr Balaji
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