The Business Times, 20 April 2005
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Title Section17 2005-04-20 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES Wednesday; April 20,2005 SINGAPORE 85 cents online at http://business-times.asia 1 .com.sg MICA (P) 089/03/200517 words
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Article, Illustration593 2005-04-20 1 ALEXANDRA HO - Sources say bidders such as Tabcorp are including F1 motor racing in resort plans By ALEXANDRA HO [SINGAPORE] Australian gaming company Tabcorp could help bring the king of motor racing events here Formula One. Sources have told BT the idea is part of Tabcorp's593 words
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689 2005-04-20 1 CHUANG PECK MING - The old virtues are valuable but no longer sufficient By CHUANG PECK MING [SINGAPORE] It used to be said that Singapore would never get a casino as long as founding father Lee Kuan Yew is alive. Of course, he's alive and well689 words
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Article138 2005-04-20 1 ST! 2,128.71 (+21.04) ST INDEX FUTURES 2.120.00 (+20.00) siMsa 251.44 (+3.00) SIMSa FUTURES ***** (+3.30) MARKETS Tuesday Change KISECOMP >67.77 +1.11 NIKKEI 225 11.065.86 +127.42 HANG SENG 13.444.09 +88.86 SET INDEX 678.37 +1.47 JAKARTA COMP 1.064.693 +2.504 MANILA COMP 1.834.06 +15.19 SEOUL COMP 932.45 +7.45 SHENZHEN 8 256.66138 words
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Advertisement6 2005-04-20 1 COMPANIES Auditors qualify Greatronic accounts PGB6 words
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TOP STORIES
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539 2005-04-20 2 RAJU CHELLAM - It adds to complexity, costs and management time By RAJU CHELLAM [SINGAPORE] Outsourcing of infotech and business processing work could be going out of favour, according to two studies that suggest big companies are rethinking the concept and bringing operations back in-house. Deloitte Consulting539 words
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Article, Illustration354 2005-04-20 2 WONG WEI KONG - Accolades for editorial, design, print quality By WONG WEI KONG [SINGAPORE] Media group Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) emerged the biggest winner at the fourth Ifra Asia Media Awards, clinching 12 awards given out yesterday evening at a gala dinner in Bangkok. ItsPHOTO: JOYCE FANG/ST - 354 words
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Article715 2005-04-20 2 Auditors doubt Greatronic's going concern status TROUBLED Greatronic received a fresh blow yesterday: its independent auditors, Ernst Young, said that they're unable to issue an opinion on the company's accounts because of conflicting assertions from the former CEO and former chairman. E&Y have also warned of Greatronic's ability715 words
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Article, Illustration450 2005-04-20 2 'If I were the Prime Minister and was challenged like I was challenged on many issues and I was a younger man with lots of energy, I would take everyone on and I will say, 'I will convince Singapore that this is right that450 words
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INTEGRATED RESORTS
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587 2005-04-20 3 ALEXANDRA HO - IMPACT ON TOURISM More tourists choosing to land in China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand By ALEXANDRA HO [SINGAPOREI While Singapore has seen its tourist numbers dwindle, regional rivals have seen theirs grow. International arrivals for China, Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia and Thailand rose significantly587 words
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410 2005-04-20 3 PAULINE NG - By PAULINE NG in Kuala Lumpur SINGAPORE'S decision to go ahead with two huge integrated resorts (IRs) with casinos has major implications for Malaysia and its gaming company Genting. Country rivalry aside, the flow-on benefits from the IRs are likely to be good410 words
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422 2005-04-20 3 SHOEB KAGDA - By SHOEB KAGDA in Jakarta SINGAPORE stands to gain a major slice of Indonesia's outbound tourist trade, as well as attract some of the country's high rollers, with its plans to build two integrated resorts (IRs) at Sentosa and Marina Bayfront, sources422 words
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Article, Illustration672 2005-04-20 4 DANIEL BUENAS - PARLIAMENT Scale of resorts gives clue to what jobs S'poreans can expect from the two projects By DANIEL BUENAS THE two integrated resorts (IRs) could provide about 1,000 casino-related jobs, 3,000 hotel-sector positions and 6,000 jobs in retail, F&B and other sectorsFILE PHOTO - 672 words
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364 2005-04-20 4 CHEN HUIFEN - In its sights is a full range of services, including prevention, early detection By CHEN HUIFEN SINGAPORE is already thinking about the knock-on business its two integrated resorts with casinos will generate. Just a day after the giant projects were given364 words
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Article, Illustration525 2005-04-20 4 'I feel that we need to recharge our tired businessmen and our tired local companies who have been battered by so many successive downturns, as IVe mentioned. We need to change the mood. We need to-create a new buzz in Singapore. And we need to525 words
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623 2005-04-20 4 JOYCE KOH - MARKET REACTIONS By JOYCE KOH MANY stocks related to the upcoming resort and casino developments started rolling again yesterday after their fortunes got burnt on Monday by poor sentiment hitting the regional markets. Almost all the counters believed to benefit623 words
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INTEGRATED RESORTS
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582 2005-04-20 6 ANGELA TAN - Anaiysts also see new projects generating $12b in new banking loans By ANGELA TAN SINGAPORE'S planned integrated resorts, redeveloped business and financial centre (BFC) and revamped Orchard Road shopping belt could inject $10 billion into the economy over the next five years and582 words
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Article, Illustration721 2005-04-20 6 NANDE KHIN - Hospitality industry expects more business for all By NANDE KHIN ESTABLISHED hoteliers, convention and exhibition space operators, and retailers are not worried about the competition that the two integrated resorts (IRs) will pose. Instead, they feel that the competition will raise service standards here,FILE PHOTO - 721 words
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450 2005-04-20 6 GEORGE JOSEPH - By GEORGE JOSEPH THE airline industry has no doubts that plans for two big integrated resorts (IRs) in Singapore would be a big boost for air traffic. "A good attraction brings more tourists, and, obviously, more airline seats into Singapore will450 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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529 2005-04-20 8 MICHELLE QUAH - They say management crisis and alleged fraud case will affect future orders By MICHELLE QUAH GREATRONIC'S ability to continue as a going concern has been called into question by its independent auditors making it just the latest in a litany of bad news for529 words
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496 2005-04-20 8 MICHELLE QUAH - HOCK LOCK SIEW By MICHELLE QUAH THE independent auditors of Greatronic said yesterday that they were unable to express an opinion on the financial accounts of the Sesdaq company a position that naturally drew the attention of some investors, given the recent trouble the496 words
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Article, Illustration514 2005-04-20 8 ANGELA TAN - By ANGELA TAN MOBILEONE yesterday said that net profit fell 14 per cent for its first quarter although it had 7.8 per cent more mobile customers than the year-ago period. For the three months to March 31, Singapore's No 2FILE PHOTO - 514 words
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Article, Illustration234 2005-04-20 8 SHARES of forestry and pulp firm United Fiber System yesterday rebounded 8.5 cents or 36 per cent to 32 cents after the company said there was no basis for the rumours that led to Monday's massive sell-off. Some 108 million Unifiber shares changed hands yesterday,Source: Bloomberg - 234 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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84 2005-04-20 8 VANTAGE Corp. the subject of a takeover bid by businessman Simon Cheong's SC Global Developments, yesterday said it is in talks with various parties on potential business opportunities that could advance the interests of the company. Vantage said it would keep shareholders informed84 words
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93 2005-04-20 8 YEO Hiap Seng said yesterday a claim against a subsidiary of the company. YHS (Singapore), has been settled. The claim was filed by YCH Group on an alleged breach of a logistics agreement by YHS. Yeo Hiap Seng said that an amicable settlement93 words
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Article, Illustration833 2005-04-20 9 KALPANA RASHIWALA - It offers to buy Metro's stake in Ngee Ann City for $86.7m cash By KALPANA RASHIWALA SUNTEC Reit, in which Hong Kong tycoon Li Kashing has a stake, has upped the ante in its battle with German insurer Ergo for twoFILE PHOTO - 833 words
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Article, Illustration229 2005-04-20 9 KALPANA RASHIWALA - By KALPANA RASHIWALA CITY Developments has sold a further 133 units at its City Square Residences freehold condo in Kitchener Road since last Saturday when it officially launched the project, marking the start j>f an advertising campaign. It has raised its average prices by229 words
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516 2005-04-20 11 RONNIE LIM - Two million shares left for public subscription in IPO closing Apr 25 By RONNIE LIM ANOTHER new E&P (exploration and production) related share flotation has been practically snapped up following its launch here yesterday. The company is AusGroup, an integrated engineering services provider supporting516 words
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Article, Illustration608 2005-04-20 11 JOSEPHINE TAY - By JOSEPHINE TAY WHAT do sausages, infant formula and seafood sticks have in common? They all contain soybean protein isolates (SPI), which Pine Agritech Limited hopes to be able to produce more of after its initial public offering (IPO) next month.608 words
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314 2005-04-20 11 WONG WEI KONG - By WONG WEI KONG THERE are enough safeguards to protect the interests of minority shareholders when foreign companies delist from the Singapore Exchange (SGX), the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said yesterday. The central bank was giving a written response to a question from314 words
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Advertisement81 2005-04-20 9 CONGRATULATIONS To Our Exclusive Distributor For SINGAPORE MALAYSIA BRUNEI INDONESIA THAILAND I WAN K.C.HEW MANAGING DIRECTOR Yafriro Celebrer Le Temps ON BEING CONFERRED THE TITLE OF SETIA MAHKOTAJOHOR (SMJ) 1 v; Duli Yang Maha Mulia Baginda Almutawakkil 'Alallah SULTAN ISKANDAR IBNI ALMARHUM SULTAN ISMAIL SULTAN DAN YANG DIPERTUAN BAGI NEGERI81 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration910 2005-04-20 10 LARRY WEE - CURRENCIES Sharp falls in stock and commodity prices call the shots LARRY WEE Senior Correspondent IT was not a pleasant week for those who have been basing their trades on the recently-popular cyclical economic recovery theme, and one which left traders struggling for a910 words
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Article496 2005-04-20 10 KALPANA RASHIWALA - Compiled by KALPANA RASHIWALA Fragrance chairman raises direct interest to 66.91 JAMFS Koh Wee Meng, chairman, CFO and founder of Fragrance Group, continues to buy more shares in the group. Fragrance, a budget hotel chain and boutique residential property developer, was listed on the Singapore bourse earlier496 words
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Article, Illustration436 2005-04-20 10 OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES Apr 19 VALUE CLOSE BTOB/OS -218.00 +65.00 BT CADI -*****.00 +125.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -22.00 All-SG Equities 548.44 +6.22 SG Equities Elect 130.83 +1.45 SG Equities Fin 1619.61 +13.13 SG Equities Prop 556.26 +7.42 SIMSCI 251.44 +3.00 SiMSCI Futures 250.30 +3.30 MOST ACTIVE STOCKS VOLUME UniFiber436 words
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Article263 2005-04-20 10 R SIVANITHY - Compiled by R SIVANITHY Sunningdale Precision April 19 dosing: 77 cents CITIGROUP SMITH BARNEY, April 15 WE are cutting our estimates for 2005-07 by 11-12 per cent for two reasons: Slowdown in global auto market. Volume sales at Ford and GM dropped by 10-13 per cent y-o-y in263 words
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Article, Illustration415 2005-04-20 10 R SIVANITHY - STOCKS R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent AT any one time, it is always possible to see the glass as being half-full or half-empty when looking at the stock market, depending on whether the viewer is an optimist or a pessimist. An optimist might, for example, see415 words
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Article, Illustration306 2005-04-20 10 LIM SAY BOON,KEN TAI - CHART POINT By LIM SAY BOON,KEN TAI OCBC Investment Research WORSE is yet to come for the Straits Times Index. The rebound yesterday is unlikely to be sustained. Any rebound is looking likely to be capped below 2,156, which is a 61.8306 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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383 2005-04-20 12 SIOW LI SEN - Dutch bankers switch their attention from European market By SIOW LI SEN ABN Amro Private Banking is seeking a quantum leap to its Asia Pacific business, given the region's importance as the world's fastest growing market for private banks. In the383 words
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Article, Illustration433 2005-04-20 12 LIZA LIN - By LIZA LIN IT STARTED with 200 runners almost 30 years ago a race in New York's Central Park to promote positive employee morale. Today, the JPMorgan Chase Corporate Challenge has edged ahead to become a front runner in the annual corporate socialFILE PHOTO - 433 words
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284 2005-04-20 12 CAROLYN QUEK - By CAROLYN QUEK INTERNATIONAL Enterprise (IE) Singapore has launched a programme to help Singapore-based companies going international to develop their long-term intellectual property (IP) management. Called "IP for Internationalisation", the programme will help more than 500 companies. An initial $5 million will284 words
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220 2005-04-20 12 THE Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) made available for application yesterday a reserve-list condominium site near the Tanah Merah MRT Station. The 235,480 sq ft site, to be offered on 99-year leasehold basis, has a plot ratio that would allow gross floor area to220 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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Article, Illustration596 2005-04-20 13 Economic benefits expected, though negotiations seen to take some time Reuters [CANBERRA] A free trade deal between China and Australia would generate an extra US$B2 billion in joint economic benefits over 10 years, a study found yesterday as Australia warned negotiations with China couldReuters; AP - 596 words
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466 2005-04-20 13 Annual pace of price rises in March was highest in 7 years Bloomberg [LONDON] Consumer prices in the UK, Europe's second-largest economy, rose at the fastest annual pace in almost seven years in March, driven by higher prices for transport and fuels. TheBloomberg - 466 words
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404 2005-04-20 13 LATEST US DATA Reuters. Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] Housing starts plunged 17.6 per cent in March, marking their steepest drop in more than 14 years, as groundbreaking for both single-family and multi-family homes tumbled, a Commerce Department report showed yesterday. March housing starts fell toReuters.; Bloomberg - 404 words
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Article, Illustration230 2005-04-20 13 AP [HONG KONG] Regional travel experts expect dou-ble-digit growth in Asian tourism this year despite the recent tsunami disaster, a tourism official said on Monday. The industry is still struggling to recover in the Indian Ocean countries that were hitAP; REUTERS - 230 words
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149 2005-04-20 13 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Japan will not escape deflation for at least one or two more years, Mizuho Financial Group chief executive Terunobu Maeda said yesterday at his first press conference as chairman of the Japanese Bankers' Association. Interest rates will notBloomberg - 149 words
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372 2005-04-20 13 AP [BANGKOK] Officials from New Zealand and Thailand signed four deals yesterday as part of a free trade agreement between the two countries. The deals, signed by trade representatives from each country, involve closer economic cooperation, labour and environmental pacts. The economic agreementAP - 372 words
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MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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Article, Illustration639 2005-04-20 14 S JAYASANKARAN - But most say quantum could have been bigger to help small players By S JAYASANKARAN in Kuala Lumpur MAIjVYSIAN businessmen involved in the construction sector have largely welcomed Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's RM2.4 billion (551.04 billion) boost to the beleaguered industry butREUTERS - 639 words
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Article, Illustration341 2005-04-20 14 AP [KUALA LUMPUR] US bookshop chain Borders opened its largest store in the world in Malaysia yesterday, saying the country was chosen because of its diverse culture. The 60,000 sq ft store at Kuala Lumpur's Berjaya Times Square shopping mall carries more than 200,000AP - 341 words
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768 2005-04-20 14 PAULINE NG - By PAULINE NG in Kuala Lumpur BANK Negara is expected to move on the ringgit peg once its relaxation of foreign exchange administration controls to ease current levels of swirling liquidity begins to bear fruit and the level of hot money in the system768 words
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207 2005-04-20 14 AFP [JAKARTA] Indonesian police have arrested three top executives of a private firm linked to a loan fraud scandal at Bank Mandiri, the country's biggest lender, the attorney-general's office said yesterday. The three arrested identified as Cipta Graha Nunsantara's president, director andAFP - 207 words
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NOTE BOOK
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Article78 2005-04-20 14 Bloomberg [MUMBAI] Tata Consultancy Services Ltd, Indian's biggest software maker, said fourth-quarter profit was 4.71 billion rupees (Ssl 78.2 million). The shares fell as much as 8.3 per cent. Sales in the three months ended March 31 were 26.03 billion rupees, the Mumbai-based companyBloomberg - 78 words
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Article111 2005-04-20 14 Bloomberg IJAKARTA] PT Semen Gresik, Indonesia's biggest cement-maker by volume, had a 43 per cent gain in fourth-quarter profit as the lowest interest rates in six years boosted construction in the country and demand for Gresik's products. Net income in the three months endedBloomberg - 111 words
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Article54 2005-04-20 14 Xinhua [BEIJING] China has developed its home-made central processing unit (CPU) chip Godson II equivalent to Pentium 111, announced the Institute of Computing Technology of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) on Monday. Godson II is China's first 64-bit, high-performance processor which supports 64-bit Linux operating systemsXinhua - 54 words
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Article95 2005-04-20 14 Bloomberg IJAKABTA] PT Bank Negara Indonesia, the country's third-largest lender, said it will delay the planned overseas sale of US$3OO million of bonds to the second half of this year after borrowing costs increased. Jakarta-based Bank Negara planned to sell the bonds in the firstBloomberg - 95 words
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Article96 2005-04-20 14 Reuters [SINGAPORE] China has plans to auction a stake of up to 50 per cent in a Shanghai water utility to foreign investors as part of privatisation drive, a source familiar with the plan said yesterday. The sale of a stake in Shanghai WaterworksReuters - 96 words
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Article, Illustration586 2005-04-20 15 JEAN CHUA - CHINA INSIGHT Foreign companies seeking to invest in the media industry will have to live with Beijing keeping a tight rein on them JEAN CHUA Reporter MEDIA is big business. When China said last year that it would allow foreign companies more leeway586 words
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552 2005-04-20 15 K Wah Construction will buy Galaxy for HK$18.4b from businessman Lui Bloomberg, Reuters [HONG KONG] Hong Kong tycoon Lui Che-woo plans to create the city's first publicly traded casino operator by selling a Macau casino to his group's K Wah Construction MaterialsBloomberg,; Reuters - 552 words
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168 2005-04-20 15 Reuters [MACAU] The Macau government collected a record 3.82 billion patacas (Ss7B9 million) in gaming taxes in the first quarter, up 24.1 per cent from the same period last year, the Finance Services Bureau said. Gross revenue casino taxes made up 77.29 perReuters - 168 words
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243 2005-04-20 15 [TAIPEI] Major shareholders in two Taiwanese financial institutions fired the opening shots on Monday in what could be a campaign of merger battles set to dominate the industry over the next two months, says a report in the Financial Times. The government, the largest shareholder243 words
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Article, Illustration61 2005-04-20 15 [MUMBAI] Indian actress Gaytri Jos hi (top left) and models display outfits as part of bridal collections by Indian designers during a so-called Wedding Fashion Show in Mumbai on Sunday. The fashion show was organised by the online matchmaking website Shaadi. com, a site which specialises inREUTERS, AFP - 61 words
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Article, Illustration679 2005-04-20 15 AP [MUMBAI] If you're watching TV in Britain or flicking through a newspaper in Russia or South-east Asia, there's a decent chance the ad that made you pause and laugh was made in India. Indian advertising agencies, graphic design houses and film productionAP - 679 words
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561 2005-04-20 16 This will save financial costs of membership and annual fees Reuters [JAKARTA] A government panel has proposed that Indonesia cease being a member of the Opec oil group and instead become an observer because of the financial costs of membership, a document obtained byReuters - 561 words
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475 2005-04-20 16 Reuters, Bloomberg [DETROIT] General Motors (GM) Corp yesterday posted a quarterly net loss of US$l.l billion, its worst results since the industrial icon skirted bankruptcy in 1992. Its US sales fell as the company lost market share to Toyota Motor CorpReuters,; Bloomberg - 475 words
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Article, Illustration46 2005-04-20 16 [ROME] Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was elected as the new Pope of the world's 1.1 billion Catholics yesterday, sending white smoke billowing from the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel after a conclave lasting little more than 24 hours. AFPAFP - 46 words
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436 2005-04-20 16 Fund wants more reforms in both economies Reuters, Bloomberg [SACRAMENTO] The investment board of Calpers, the largest US pension fund, on Monday approved its annual list of emerging markets in which the fund can invest. China and Russia are notably absent from theReuters,; Bloomberg - 436 words
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305 2005-04-20 16 Bloomberg [LONDON] Futures traders, who bet US$22 million on the outcome of the US presidential election and US$4 million on the Superbowl, and had wagered US$5lO,OOO on predicting the next pope were able Jto call in their bets as white smoke pouredBloomberg - 305 words
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173 2005-04-20 16 Reuters [BANGKOK] Thailand has shelved its ambitious US$7.3 billion plan for an oil "land bridge" after the Dec 26 tsunami made potential investors question its safety and viability, a senior Energy Ministry official said yesterday. "Tsunami risks around where the sea ports wouldReuters - 173 words
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WORLD WATCH
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46 2005-04-20 16 Bloomberg [LONDON] Genting Bhd, Asia's biggest publicly traded casino operator, increased its stake in England-based Stanley Leisure to 19.1 per cent by buying about 1.74 million of Stanley Leisure's shares, according to a Regulatory News Service statement. —BloombergBloomberg - 46 words
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56 2005-04-20 16 AP [NEW YORK] Financial services provider Merrill Lynch Co said yesterday that Q1 earnings fell 3 per cent year-on-year due to challenging market conditions in March. Net income dropped to US$l.2l billion or US$l.2l per share in the January-March period. Net revenue grewAP - 56 words
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45 2005-04-20 16 Bloomberg [BANGKOK] Siam Commercial Bank Pel said Q1 profit fell a less-than-expected 28 per cent because higher interest and fee income helped cover a decline in investment gains. Net income dropped to 4.93 billion baht (Ss2o6 million). BloombergBloomberg - 45 words
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59 2005-04-20 16 Reuters [LONDON] Global pharmaceutical sales grew 6 per cent in the 12 months to February in leading markets, unchanged from the rate recorded a month earlier, healthcare information company IMS Health said yesterday. Sales in 13 leading markets, which account for more thanReuters - 59 words
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53 2005-04-20 16 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Lucent Technologies Inc said fiscal Q2 profit more than quadrupled as increased demand from wireless carriers boosted sales. Net income rose to US$2B2 million from US$6B million a year earlier. Sales for the period ended March 31 rose 6.4 per centBloomberg - 53 words
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61 2005-04-20 16 AP [ATIANTA] The Coca-Cola Co, the world's largest beverage maker, reported an 11 per cent drop in Q1 profit despite a solid increase in sales The results beat Wall Street expectations. For the three months ending March 31, the Atlanta-based company saidAP - 61 words
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Article, Illustration700 2005-04-20 17 Practice of 'gallon pushing' helps firm meet earnings estimates for 8 of 12 quarters [ATLANTA] Coca-Cola misled investors in the late 1990s by failing to disclose a programme meant to artificially boost revenue in Japan, the Securities Exchange Commission said on Monday700 words
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426 2005-04-20 17 US$2b fund invests in basic industries and commodities NYT [NEW YORK] Lehman Brothers has agreed to buy 20 per cent of Ospraie Management, a hedge fund that manages about US$2 billion and invests primarily in basic industries and commodities, sources said on Monday.NYT - 426 words
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Article, Illustration378 2005-04-20 17 He proposes host of new laws to arrest growing problem Reuters [NEW YORK] New York At-torney-General Eliot Spitzer, who has taken on Wall Street, mutual fund managers and the insurers over abuses, is turning his attention to identity theft and computer hacking. Mr Spitzer'sReuters; AP - 378 words
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Article328 2005-04-20 17 Cox News Service [LAS VEGAS] Advanced Micro Devices' (AMD) chief executive Hector Ruiz boosted his company's campaign to become the entertainment industry's preferred technology provider yesterday, announcing a partnership with the Dream Works SKG studio in a speech to broadcasters. "I predict a renaissance inCox News Service - 328 words
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350 2005-04-20 17 NYT [NEW YORK] Martha Stewart, six weeks out of federal prison and still under home confinement, on Monday signed another major deal, this time with Sirius Satellite Radio to broadcast a 24-hour channel featuring lifestyle reports aimed at women. Since Stewart, 63,NYT - 350 words
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263 2005-04-20 17 NYT [NEW YORK] Amid pressure from the Universal Music Group, America Online (AOL) has struck a deal to pay for the use of Universal's music video libraries for its online service, people involved in the deal said. The licensing agreement, expected toNYT - 263 words
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Article, Illustration822 2005-04-20 18 Fuel prices pushing industry towards fifth straight unprofitable year Bloomberg [CHICAGO] AMR Corp's American Airlines, UAL Corp's United Airlines and their competitors are likely to report a combined US$2 billion in first-quarter losses, as a jump in jet-fuel prices pushed the industryBloomberg; BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO - 822 words
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Article385 2005-04-20 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 EVA385 words
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Article, Illustration479 2005-04-20 18 [HONG KONG] US Transport Secretary Norman Mineta got short shrift in Hong Kong yesterday as he urged air industry leaders to back his call for an open skies deal between the US and the Chinese territory. Mr Mineta was accused of making demandsAP - 479 words
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Article, Illustration335 2005-04-20 18 Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] Changi Airport, Asia's sixth busiest, said that it handled 11 per cent more passengers last month because of increased travel demand during the Easter weekend and the week-long school holidays. The airport handled 2.63 million passengers in March, the Civil AviationBloomberg; FILE PHOTO - 335 words
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177 2005-04-20 18 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Air China Ltd, the nation's biggest international carrier, said it began flying between Hong Kong and Hangzhou yesterday, a week after Hong Kong's airport manager invested in an airport in eastern China. Air China's new daily service increases to 12 the numberBloomberg - 177 words
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125 2005-04-20 18 Reuters [LONDON] British Airways said that it would increase flights to India later this year after the Indian and UK governments agreed to open up air services between the two nations. BA, Europe's second-largest airline, said in a statement that it plannedReuters - 125 words
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103 2005-04-20 18 Xinhua [HONG KONG] Cathay Pacific Airways said that it would add services to Frankfurt and Denpasar to further bolster its enhanced summer schedule. There will be three new weekly services to Frankfurt, while four will be added between Hong Kong and Denpasar. With itsXinhua - 103 words
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430 2005-04-20 19 DONALD URQUHART - Proposed maritime strategy to include new shipyards, expansions and university By DONALD URQUHART With an eye ,son explosive shipbuilding and repair growth last year, India is planning to develop gitwo or three major shipbuilding hubs in the country as part of its one trillion430 words
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128 2005-04-20 19 Bloomberg [LONDON] Top Tankers Inc, an Athens-based shipowner whose shares began trading in the US in July, paid US$46O million for 15 vessels that carry dry-bulk commodities such as coal and iron ore, the Athensbased shipbroker Optima said. Top Tankers, which operatesBloomberg - 128 words
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Article, Illustration49 2005-04-20 19 [MARSEILLE, France] Vehicles were set afire as striking French seamen turned violent in the southern French port of Marseille on Monday. Police intervened after some 150 seamen tried to blockade access to the ferry port to protest against reforms in the French shipping registry APAP - 49 words
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920 2005-04-20 19 DAVID HUGHES - STRAIT TALK By DAVID HUGHES TODAY should mark the start of crucial talks on the International Labour Organisation's Consolidated Maritime Labour Convention, which would give the global shipping industry a set of standards relating to employment and working conditions. The920 words
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689 2005-04-20 19 Govt firm to setup electronic futures exchange at Fujairah port Bloomberg [DUBAI] Dubai plans to challenge Singapore in the US$25 billion market for marine oil by setting up an exchange that will allow futures trading in marine oil at the portBloomberg - 689 words
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Article, Illustration233 2005-04-20 19 DONALD URQUHART - By DONALD URQUHART [SINGAPORE] Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) announced the departure of long-serv-ing executive Hans Hickler from the group's logistics division. NOL said Mr Hickler, who is currently the CEO of APL Logistics, has resigned to pursue "another opportunity". The container shipping and logistics group233 words
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Article292 2005-04-20 19 SGX '000 Apr 19 SS Vol CH Offshore 0.35 0.01 325 ChuanHup 0.72 0.01 529 Cosco Corporation 1.73 0.02 3878 CWT Distribution 0.63 unch 5 Ezra Hldgs 1.25 0.01 210 Freight Links 0.08 unch 274 Grand Banks Yacht 1.00 unch 0 Java Holdings 1.07 0.02 386 K1 Venture-292 words
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Article543 2005-04-20 20 EDITORIAL RECENT macroeconomic data once again reveals the negative correlation between high oil prices and economic growth, though oil prices alone are not at fault. There is concern that the US economic imbalances and the weaknesses in European and Japanese economies have been543 words
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Article, Illustration1420 2005-04-20 20 ANAND GIRIDHARADAS - It also proposes to Chinese officials an extension of the energy pipeline to China By ANAND GIRIDHARADAS International Herald Tribune AN INDIAN Cabinet minister has proposed to Chinese officials to extend to China a controversial, and as yet unbuilt, transcontinental pipeline in an attempt to serve bothInternational Herald Tribune; AP - 1,420 words
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Article, Illustration863 2005-04-20 20 CAROLINE BAUM - THE BOTTOM LINE CAROLINE BAUM Bloomberg FROM too hot to too cold, all in a matter of weeks. It wasn't too long ago that the economy was firing on almost all cylinders, the exception being the drag exerted from the soaring trade deficit. TheBloomberg - 863 words
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Article, Illustration2711 2005-04-20 21 The following is the speech made by Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew in Parliament yesterday, on the proposal to develop integrated resorts IAM anti-gambling. As a child in primary school, I saw my father become a problem gambler for several years. I watchedFILE PHOTO - 2,711 words
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516 2005-04-20 29 SAMUEL EE - By SAMUEL EE THE Toyota Corolla Altis continued to be Singapore's most popular car in the first quarter of this year, and not the Nissan Sunny as reported two weeks ago. The Sunny was said to have been the No 1 car with the516 words
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Article, Illustration317 2005-04-20 30 Chua Boon Lee - Indian equity sector review By Chua Boon Lee After busting to a recorihigFi in early Marti the Incfian equity martet experienced a shaqipdhrt. this month. Despite figthei inywmißfe ii tfe domestic fiscri and curat account balance* shares in Mb traded tie setaff in emenjngmarioe& Investors focused on rising global317 words
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Article, Illustration1060 2005-04-20 30 CHOO ENG CHUAN and LIM GEK KHIM - YOU AND THE TAXMAN CHOO ENG CHUAN and LIM GEK KHIM weigh the difficulties of claiming capital allowances on renovation and refurbishment expenses CHOO ENG CHUAN and LIM GEK KHIM By ERNST YOUNG IT may be time for an extreme makeover for your shop or restaurant, thatBy ERNST & YOUNG - 1,060 words
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Article34 2005-04-20 30 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS LEGEND:All prices are indicative;Broadly Diversified; Narowly Focused;$ Lower Risk;^ Low to Medium Risk;& Medium to High Risk;** Higher Risk;open-ended;+Before subdivision of units;After subdivision of units;SP after stock split N.A-Non Dealing Day34 words
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Article, Illustration1224 2005-04-20 31 CHRISTOPHER TAN - Expect at least the following work to be done; otherwise, he is wasting your time and money CHRISTOPHER TAN RECENTLY someone jokingly told me that after seeing so many advisers and reading so many articles in papers and magazines he thinks he can1,224 words
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Article, Illustration799 2005-04-20 31 CHET CURRIER - Some of the best US asset managers warned of an overvalued stock market CHET CURRIER Bloomberg You can't say they didn't warn us. One striking aspect of the recent decline in stock prices is how many top-performing fund managers saw trouble coming. ItBloomberg; REUTERS - 799 words
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389 2005-04-20 31 GENEVIEVE CUA - By GENEVIEVE CUA TRADING newbies will need a lot of handholding and that is just what a new Options Traders' Club of Singapore has set out to do. Club secretary Sein Chew says many course providers do not provide a lot of389 words
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Article, Illustration951 2005-04-20 32 GENEVIEVE CUA - GENEVIEVE CUA talks to the options and markets trainers to find out what their courses seek to do GENEVIEVE CUA FANCY making a million dollars from the stock market? Or becoming a trading wizard by attending a two-day semiAdvertisements for courses to teach people951 words
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Article, Illustration192 2005-04-20 32 Joe DiNapoli - Joe DiNapoli 'Asians in general tend to be high-risk players. Technical analysis tries to quantify risk and allows you to enter and exit markets at low risk. I teach people all over the world, and I find Asians seem to have a cultural disposition towards high risk.192 words
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