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Title Section15 2001-09-04 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 107/03/2001 Internet ittp.//business-times.asial .com.sg/ SINGAPORE TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2001 85C15 words
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Article74 2001-09-04 1 sn U1&51 (-3.61) BT-SRI ***** (-2.08) ST INDEX FUTURES 1,***** (+3.00) smsrr FUTURES 196.40 (+0.10) STOCK MAEKET INDICES Monday Change KLSE OOMP 690.46 +3.29 NIKKEI225 10,409.68 -303.85 HANG SENG 1 &902.64 -187.84 SET INDEX .341.66 +6.08 JAKARTA COMP 432.77 -2.78 MANILA COMP -11.83 TAIPEI WPI 4,454.77 5467 SEOUL74 words
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Article81 2001-09-04 1 FOREX RATES us* s$ L'SS (SS per USS) 1.741 £(l'SS/SS per 1.456 1533 El"RO(l'SS/SS/E) 0509 1.582 DM 1152 1136 YEN 118.8 68.30 R.M 3.800 1183 HKS 7.800 4.480 BAHT 44.14 25.36 Rl'PIAH 9.055 5101 *S$ to 100 units PSDKE BATES SIMiAPORE* 5.80 KUALA LUMPUR 7.67 •JAKARTA 39.00 BANGKOK 981 words
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Article, Illustration620 2001-09-04 1 Eugene Low - S'pore's August PMI up, but compiler advises caution in interpretation By Eugene Low [SINGAPORE] The number of new orders received by Singapore manufacturers rose for the first time in six months in August, raising hopes that the battered manufacturing economy might be onSource: SIPMM - 620 words
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337 2001-09-04 1 Serena Ng - Australian securities watchdog's exec director to become assistant MD By Serena Ng [SINGAPORE] The Monetary Authority of Singapore has appointed a senior Australian government official as an assistant managing director. The de-facto central bank said last night that Shane Francis Tregillis,337 words
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Article, Illustration771 2001-09-04 1 Audrey Tan - Developers' clamour for boost to moribund market succeeds From Audrey Tan in I long Kong THE Hong Kong government yesterday responded to property developers' calls to boost the sagging market it suspended all subsidised government flat sales until end-June next year. And even771 words
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542 2001-09-04 1 Audrey Tan - id exclusive! Regional offices in HKjump 20% in the year to June 2000 From. Audrey Tan in Hong Kong MARKETING itself as "the natural gateway to business in mainland China", Hong Kong has seen a surge in the number of foreign542 words
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Advertisement75 2001-09-04 1 DBBPE Top Stories Bonus cuts delay 'critical year' for insurance policies. Ntxt Page few Boil Revamping of Plaza Singapura to ride on new MRT station. Pg 7 Japan gives spin to bad loans problem. Pg 17 Knowledge Economy eßusiness: Will it cool with the economy? Pg 20 Campus Life E-leaming75 words
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Advertisement63 2001-09-04 1 T~ PI COMMENT W&Zy I Safeguarding of Hotel Sites jjScheme should be scrapped Han Shih, I Air NZ decision likely tomorrow: Helen Clark Economists see S 'pore economy shrinking 0.6%, Next Page sss iiMp .1 w |g 1 ti *st £t s '<* 14 -i* "i it Tank Ameritaine watihes63 words
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739 2001-09-04 2 Genevieve Cua - Exclusive Many life policyholders most keep paying premiums for 2-3 years more; HAS asks if this was highlighted to them By< Genevieve Cua [SINGAPORE] So you think you can soon stop paying premiums on your life insurance plan? Think again. A rude awakening739 words
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Article, Illustration523 2001-09-04 2 Eddie Toh - SMLEEZNITSIA From] Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur SINGAPORE Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew is concerned about the rise of Islamic militancy in Malaysia, Defence Minister Najib Razak said yesterday. Mr Najib said he briefed Mr Lee, who is in Malaysia on a four-day visit523 words
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376 2001-09-04 2 Eugene Low - ■*Mon the economy outlook By] Eugene Low [SINGAPORE] The economy is expected to shrink 0.6 per cent this year, according to economists surveyed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore. More than half of the 29 economists polled in the MAS quarterly survey of professional376 words
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ON THE grapevine
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Article98 2001-09-04 2 A HONG Kong psychiatrist has a simple prescription for people who feel stressed at work do just 70 per cent of what the boss asks, according to Reuters quoting a report in yesterday's iMail. The good doc says stressed workers should tell themselves they can98 words
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Article119 2001-09-04 2 SOME 65,000 Singapore residents have postgraduate qualifications, according to the Department of Statistics. That's a fourfold jump from 13,000 in 1990. Most of the degrees and diplomas—just over a third were obtained in Singapore, down from 44 per cent a decade ago. There were also fewer119 words
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Article117 2001-09-04 2 ON Saturday, we reported that Seatown Corp Ltd was likely to book an extraordinary gain of just over $4 million for the year ended September from the disposal of its can-making factory in Johor. The company has clarified that the $4,033 million represents the "de-consolidation" of past losses that117 words
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SINGAPORE companies
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632 2001-09-04 4 Ven Sreenivasan - Ong Asia advises minority shareholders to wait for advice on voluntary cash offer By Ven Sreenivasan KIM Eng Holdings through its vehicle Rezan Pte Ltd has made a voluntary cash offer to Ong Asia's minority shareholders in what is the final stage632 words
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528 2001-09-04 4 teh hooi ling - lock siew teh hooi ling WITH Cable Wireless Optus in the bag, the top management of Singapore Telecommunications now has to face its next big challenge creating shareholder value out of the acquisition. Going by its share price, Sing Tel has already lost a few billion528 words
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Article, Illustration274 2001-09-04 4 FORMER Hotel Properties man Thio Gim Hock has been made acting chief executive of Target Realty, the former Hong Leong Finance minus its financial services operations. Mr Thio joined the Hong Leong group as executive director of the City Developments subsidiary.274 words
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477 2001-09-04 4 Serena Ng - Higher maintenance and upgrading costs for infrastructure cited for increase By I Serena Ng THE Singapore Exchange will raise monthly rental charges for its Sesops trading terminals by 20 per cent from Oct 1. It cited higher maintainence and upgrading costs.477 words
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Article, Illustration383 2001-09-04 5 Surinder Singh - From I Surinder Singh in Sydney FORMER Sing Tel chairman Koh Boon Hwee has added his voice to industry dismay over moves by Australia's Telstra to double the charges it levies other players for using its network, Australian media reported yesterday. Mr Koh,383 words
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189 2001-09-04 5 Reuters [HONG KONG] Singapore Telecommunications has invited Banks to submit bids for a five-year, US$4OO million bond issue, bankers close to the issue said yesterday. "It's a five-year issue and part of it will be swapped into Singapore dollars. It's about US$4OO million.Reuters - 189 words
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COMPANY Briefs
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53 2001-09-04 5 REED Group Holdings yesterday reported a 41 per cent fall in net profit to $200,000 for the half-year to June 30, despite a 34 per cent rise in turnover to $3.36 million. Earnings per share was 0.1 cent while net tangible assets per share53 words
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54 2001-09-04 5 BROADWAY Industrial Group recorded an interim net loss of $2.17 million for the period ended June 30 a tumble from the previous half-year's earnings of $936,000. Turnover slid 16.5 per cent to $39.7 million. Loss per share was 2.18 cents and net tangible assets per54 words
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Article74 2001-09-04 5 NETWORK Foods International has reported a net profit of $707,000 for the half-year ended June 30, a return to the black after a $1.32 million loss in the year-ago period. However, turnover dipped 8 per cent to $22.6 million. The group also reported an74 words
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96 2001-09-04 5 KEY protagonists in the Inno-Pacific board tussle will have to testify at a court hearing relating to a vote that ousted Melvin Tong as the firm's chairman. Legal sources said yesterday Mr Tong, former managing director Chew Kok Liang and minority shareholder Quah Su-Ling will96 words
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Article111 2001-09-04 5 RATINGS agency Moody's yesterday upgraded Overseas Union Bank's long-term deposit rating from A 1 to Aa2 and the bank's financial strength mark from C+ to B+ following United Overseas Bank's unconditional offer declaration for OUB. OUB's short-term deposit rating is unchanged at Prime-1. This brings the111 words
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59 2001-09-04 5 L&M Group Investments yesterday announced the resignation of chief financial officer Jessie Goh Chwee Cheng, effective Aug 31, as well as continuing discussions with its creditor bank on the restructuring of facilities. This follows the group's directors taking the view that there are reasonable grounds59 words
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334 2001-09-04 5 Beth Jinks - Govt expected to allow SIA to increase its stake to just 35% By Beth Jinks [SINGAPORE] After a day of discussions in the Cabinet, the New Zealand government yesterday postponed its expected decision on whether to allow Air NZ to raise its foreign334 words
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328 2001-09-04 5 Conrad Raj - Hyi Conrad Raj SINGAPORE Airlines' load factor a key indicator of performance sank for the sixth straight month in July amid weakening exports and a global economic slowdown. The overall load factor slid 3.8 percentage points to 70.5 per cent328 words
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SINGAPORE markets
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Article333 2001-09-04 6 Stocks Volume Asia Food&Prop 11.706.CXX) PNEIndlOc 9.524.000 SingTel 15c 9.308.000 FuYuMfglOc 7.617.000 UniFood HK25c 7.318,000 Autron 6,943.000 Econ Intl 20c 6,911,000 UOB 6,019,000 TT Int 15c 4.514,000 Kingboard USIOc 4,315,000 Stocks UOB 68,715,223 DBSGrp 30.003,640 SingTel 15c 18,598,570 Datacraft 10c 13.109,859 VentureMfg25c 12,205.924 Chart Semiconductor 26c 11,304,660 OCBC 8,936,400 SIA333 words
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Article, Illustration577 2001-09-04 6 r. sivanithy - I-I I comment STOCKS r. sivanithy IT'S not often that three major stockmarket indices have identical numerical values but that just might happen if Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index and Japan's Nikkei 225 continue their free fall towards the Dow Jones Industrial577 words
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Article, Illustration174 2001-09-04 6 R Sivanithy - WARRANT WATCH By R Sivanithy LIKE their Singapore counterparts, Malaysian banks have to merge to survive. There was a flurry of interest based on this theme a couple of months ago. But since then, little has been seen or heard, and most bank or finance-related174 words
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Article, Illustration221 2001-09-04 6 Ven Sreenivasan - HOT STOCK By Ven Sreenivasan THE stock of water treatment specialist Hyflux seems to have hit a bad patch. After running up sharply from midApril to end-June, the stock seems to have gradually run out of steam in recent weeks. It closed 3 cents down at221 words
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Article, Illustration533 2001-09-04 6 larry wee - nTlcomment CURRENCIES Watch Wail Street, euro for leads to the greenback's recovery larry wee THE prospect of an eventful week ahead on the European and US fronts found players more than willing to keep their powder dry in Asian trading yesterday, withSource: Reuters - 533 words
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Article3418 2001-09-04 6 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS Aberdeen Asset Mgt Asia Ltd Aberdeen Select Portfolio: American Opport Fd 0.726 0.763 Asian Fixed Income Fd 1.097 1.131 China Opportunities Fd!** 0.862 0.906 ContEuroEqtyFd!** 0.949 0.997 Global MNC Fd 0.637 0 669 Global Technology Fd!** 0.482 0.507 Indonesia Equity Fd!** 0.720 0.757 Japan EqtyFd!** 1 0063,418 words
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SINGAPORE news
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Article, Illustration641 2001-09-04 7 Kalpana Rashiwala - Mall will have direct access to interchange station for North-East line By Kalpana Rashiwala CAPITALAND Commercial plans to revamp its Plaza Singapura mall to take advantage of an expected increase in pedestrian traffic when the Dhoby Ghaut interchange station for the North-EastFILE PHOTO - 641 words
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445 2001-09-04 7 David Boey - Over 2,200 apply; only 1,000 will be invited by e-mail By] David Boey MORE than 2,200 people are vying for the 1,000 invitations available for the second pink slip party, a "career matchmaking event" at the Newsroom Bar in Mohamad Sultan445 words
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199 2001-09-04 7 THE Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore launched the National Infocomm Awards yesterday, positioning them as the highest accolade for infocomm innovation in Singapore, and a replacement for the eAwards. The eAwards, honouring companies that thrive by incorporating e-commerce in their business, started in January last199 words
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342 2001-09-04 7 Teh Hooi Ling - It'll cover against theft, accidental loss or damage By' Teh Hooi Ling IN a local first, Sing Tel Mobile has tied up with Aon Risk Singapore to offer insurance against loss of handphones to SingTel's one million contract customers for a minimum342 words
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Article, Illustration371 2001-09-04 8 Teh Hooi Ling - It had average prime time rating of 4.9% in Aug, against Channel B's 10.4% By 1 Teh Hooi Ling JUST four months after its launch, the Chinese channel of Singapore Press Holdings' television arm has won almost a third of Chineseprogramme viewers in371 words
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Article578 2001-09-04 8 Neil French - Neil French Worldwide Creative Director Ogilvy Mather I REFER to the article "Scam ads giving S'pore a bad reputation?" by Corinne Kerk (BT, Aug 31). It was a well-written piece. This latest rumour that Singapore is seen as "scam-city" is plain errant nonsense. It's just578 words
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333 2001-09-04 8 Vincent Tan Chee Kian Singapore - Vincent Tan Chee Kian Singapore I REFER to the letter "GLCs have their place in the economy" by Phoebe Tan (Mailbag, Sept 3). The issue is not so much of asking the government for protection but more of a gentleman's333 words
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Article235 2001-09-04 8 Alan Shaw - Alan Shaw Executive Vice-President Division Head, Risk Management and Regulatory Singapore Exchange WE refer to the article "CAD declines to say if it is investigating APP" by Ven Sreenivasan (BT, Aug 31). The article reported that "SGX has said it is not investigating Golden Agri".235 words
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138 2001-09-04 8 S Ananth Singapore - S Ananth Singapore I REFER to your article "Reinventing Singapore Inc" by Vikram Khanna (BT, Aug 20). As the PM has said, we have to be non-conformist and entrepreneurial in our outlook. The government must also support those who have failed (and made bankrupt)138 words
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FOCUS property
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Article, Illustration619 2001-09-04 9 lee han shih - I=ll comment PROPERTY Time to scrap the Safeguarding of Hotel Sites Scheme lee han shih LAST week, a policy jointly established by the Ministry of National Development (MND) and the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) saw its fourth anniversary. It is surprising619 words
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414 2001-09-04 9 Andrea Tan - Andrea Tan [SINGAPORE] Property agents yesterday were surprised by news that the Institute of Estate Agents (lEA) plans to revise longstanding commission guidelines. Some agents told BT they are "uncomfortable" with the idea, while others shrugged it off PropNex, one of the larger414 words
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Article, Illustration662 2001-09-04 10 leon hadar - I bottom line OPINION leon hadar The writer is BT's Washington correspondent ABOUT a year ago, when I visited Israel the mood in the country was ecstatic. Following the conclusion of peace accords with Jordan, and the launching of diplomatic relations with several662 words
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Article129 2001-09-04 10 'It's anything but a crisis deja vu.' -PKBun an economist with Credit Suisse First Boston, on the current slowdown in South-east Asia. We will go into any agreement with any devil to overcome the problems we face today and ensure that we save our country.' Chandrika hßtritßtfi129 words
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Article589 2001-09-04 10 EDITORIAL MOW that economic reforms look set to be put back on track with the latest Letter of Intent with the International Monetary Fund, Indonesia must push ahead with both the sale of assets controlled by the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (Ibra) and the privatisation589 words
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Article, Illustration1295 2001-09-04 10 Hoon Hian Teck - Settling down to sedate economic growth rates from the heady ones of yesteryear will take some doing bnt it can be done By\ Hoon Hian Teck The author is associate professor of economics at the Singapore Management University COMPARING the past 36 years withFILE PHOTO - 1,295 words
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684 2001-09-04 10 David DeRosa - COMMENTARY By David DeRosa The writer, president of Deßosa Research Trading, is also an adjunct finance professor at the Yale School of Management and the author of 'In Defense of Free Capital Markets The opinions expressed are his own. Bloomberg EVERY time I hear ArgentineBloomberg - 684 words
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REGIONAL news
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473 2001-09-04 11 Diana Oon Abdullah - Changes underscore M'sian govt's drive to bring back foreign investors From 1 Diana Oon Abdullah in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA'S securities watchdog yesterday eased requirements for new share listings and corporate restructuring exercises. The changes underscore the government's drive to bring back foreign investors. Since473 words
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269 2001-09-04 11 KUALA LUMPUR Bloomberg, Bernama, AFX MALAYSIA will boost efforts to speed up corporate reorganisation to pare debt and improve transparency in an effort to lure back investors, said Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. "I can assure the investors present here today that we are fullyBloomberg,; Bernama,; AFX - 269 words
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165 2001-09-04 11 SINGAPORE UNITED Overseas Bank unit UOB Radanasin Bank has suspended an employee charged with breaking Thai law by allegedly transferring money abroad without Bank of Thailand approval. Sirinra Mahamad, an assistant vice-president, has been suspended pending the outcome of inquiries by the Thai165 words
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LATE Briefs
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Article75 2001-09-04 11 AFX [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's GDP growth may be close to negative this year due to continued weakness in the manufacturing sector, Bernama quoted Institute of Strategic International Studies (ISIS) deputy director Zainal Aznam as saying. He said manufacturing may see another contraction in the thirdAFX - 75 words
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Article61 2001-09-04 11 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia registered a higher trade surplus of RM4.2 billion in July compared with RM4 billion in the same month last year. The 5 per cent rise was due to a higher decline of 21 per cent in imports compared with a 17.8Bernama - 61 words
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61 2001-09-04 11 AFP [BANGKOK] Thai GDP growth in the second quarter of 2001 was almost certainly lower than the first-quarter rate of 1.8 per cent year-on-year, a senior official at the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB), the country's official economic think tank, saidAFP - 61 words
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55 2001-09-04 11 Reuters [HONG KONG] Publisher South China Morning Post (Holdings) Ltd's net profit for the 12 months ended June 30 fell 27 per cent to HK5410.69 million (Ss92 million) from the year earlier, due to a provision of HK5135.9 million on the revaluation of investmentReuters - 55 words
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41 2001-09-04 11 AFX [HONG KONG] First Pacific Co Ltd said it recorded a loss of U5532.5 million in foreign exchange losses during the six months to June period as political instability in its major operating areas undermined currencies.—AFXAFX - 41 words
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424 2001-09-04 12 JAKARTA It will test whether govt has answers to economic woes Reuters INDONESIAN President Megawati Sukarnoputri will unveil the 2002 draft Budget to Parliament on Friday in a crucial test of whether her new government has the answers to mending the country's battered economy.Reuters - 424 words
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230 2001-09-04 12 JAKARTA Bloomberg THE Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (Ibra) said as many as five investors may be keen on buying its stakes in two industrial parks and a shipyard in the Riau Islands after SembCorp Industries Ltd declined to buy them. Ibra had offeredBloomberg - 230 words
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153 2001-09-04 12 HONGKONG Bloomberg CITIC Ka Wah Bank Ltd said former executive vice-presi-dent and alternate chief executive officer Zhang Mingqian, who was under investigation by Hong Kong's anti-corruption watchdog, fell to his death on Sunday. Zhang, who relinquished his position in July after beingBloomberg - 153 words
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Article445 2001-09-04 12 Jockey dob's revenues down 12.4% on the first day of the horse racing season Reuters [HONG KONG] Hong Kong's growing economic woes are beginning to discourage even the territory's vaunted die-hard gamblers, dealing a further blow to government revenues. The Hong Kong Jockey Club rakedReuters - 445 words
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383 2001-09-04 12 BANGKOK Thai daily says GIC wants to see other foreign interest first Reuters AN ambitious plan by the Thai government to lure foreign investors into its equities market has been dealt a blow by the Government of Singapore Investment Corp (GIC),Reuters - 383 words
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498 2001-09-04 13 HONG KONG No heavy selling pressure seen as investors don't expect good results Reuters HONG Kong's beaten down telecoms firm Pacific Century CyberWorks is expected to report one-time accounting items in first-half results that are unlikely to shift bearish investor views. "The results areReuters - 498 words
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421 2001-09-04 13 BOMBAY Delta, Air France and Lufthansa possible choices after SIA pullont: report Reuters INDIA'S Tata group, which just lost Singapore Airlines (SIA) as a partner for a joint bid for Air India, may start a dialogue with Delta Airlines and Air France,Reuters - 421 words
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272 2001-09-04 13 AFP [HONG KONG] Hong Kong's stockbrokers might consider themselves an astute bunch, but it appears even they can fall victim to swindlers promising an easy pay day. a report said yesterday. Forgetting the financial maxim that there is no such thing asAFP - 272 words
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439 2001-09-04 13 Vikram Khanna - SINGAPORE By' Vikram Khanna WHILE China's impending accession to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) is widely welcomed, there is concern among WTO officials about China's implementation of its WTO commitments, according to a trade policy expert. Speaking on Monday at a seminar439 words
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131 2001-09-04 13 AFP [BEIJING] Foreign direct investment in China surged 21.7 per cent in the first seven months of the year from the same period last year, state media reported. Total direct investment in the period from January to July was U5524.2 billion, state-run television saidAFP - 131 words
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FINANCE
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306 2001-09-04 12 C K Lau Refco Singapore - ST lnde*/MSCX STpore Index C K Lau Refco Singapore SINGAPORE shares closed lower yesterday following a slump in regional markets as well as profit-taking on SingTel after its 5 per cent rise on Friday. The benchmark Straits Times Index closed at 1,615.51, a loss of306 words
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247 2001-09-04 12 Daniel Wong Refco Singapore - MSCI Taiwan Index Daniel Wong Refco Singapore TAIWAN stocks fell 1.36 per cent yesterday as banks and insurers started sliding from their high levels last week. The MSCI Taiwan Stock Index shed 2.86 points to end at 207.55, with the turnover at247 words
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Article220 2001-09-04 12 Reuters London THE yen was steady within half a per cent of recent threemonth peaks against the US dollar yesterday as verbal threats of intervention from Japan were offset by repatriation flows before Japan's endSeptember book closing. The euro, meanwhile, shed half a per cent against the greenbackReuters - 220 words
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WORLD news
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527 2001-09-04 14 TELECOM TROUBLES Dutch telecom giant also sees proceeds from asset sales lower than expected Bloomberg, Dow Jones [AMSTERDAM] Telecommunications group KPN, whose planned merger with Belgacom SA collapsed last Friday, has posted a 1.04 billion euro (551.64 billion) first-half loss andBloomberg,; Dow Jones - 527 words
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Article, Illustration380 2001-09-04 14 LONDON It also looks likely to spin off the company in Nov Reuters BRITISH Telecommunications Pic kicked off the demerger of its mobile division BT Wireless yesterday by rebranding it "02" and appointed a new boss to turn around its struggling GermanReuters; FILE PHOTO - 380 words
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291 2001-09-04 14 Conrad Raj - By Conrad Raj [SINGAPORE] The Slovak Republic, which is in Eastern Europe, is now targeting investors from this region to aid in its economic growth. "We are now in our final stages of our privatisation plan and investors here can participate291 words
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165 2001-09-04 14 LONDON Reuters MORE than 700 business executives declared their opposition yesterday to British membership of the European single currency in a two-page advertisement in The Times. The advertisement depicted Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown wearing handcuffs, portraying the loss ofReuters - 165 words
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100 2001-09-04 14 AP [BRUSSELS] Fears that retailers will try to cheat consumers during the introduction of the euro single currency are on the rise, a European Union survey showed yesterday. The poll, carried out during June and July, found that 66 per cent of those askedAP - 100 words
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118 2001-09-04 14 Reuters, AFP [FRANKFURT] Deutsche Bank AG chief executive Rolf Breuer said yesterday his bank was not in talks with Barclays pic, Britain's fourth largest bank, about a merger. "We are not holding merger talks with Barclays," Mr Breuer told journalists at a conference here. WeltReuters,; AFP - 118 words
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Article70 2001-09-04 14 Reuters [TOKYO] Nikon Corp, one of the world's largest makers of equipment used to etch circuitry onto semiconductors, became the latest victim of a slowdown in the chip industry, issuing a profit warning for the business year to next March. Nikon said it now expectsReuters - 70 words
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56 2001-09-04 14 Reuters [LONDON] Officials from the world's leading financial centres will this week check the health of the global financial system for any signs of stress from the economic slowdown. The Financial Stability Forum, set up by the G-7 nations in 1999, will meet inReuters - 56 words
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Article, Illustration496 2001-09-04 15 Stock tumbles 13%, wiping As6.7b from Aussie bank's market valne Bloomberg [SYDNEY] National Australia Bank Ltd has taken a US$l.75 billion charge on its US mortgage unit Home Side Lending Inc, 87 per cent of the bank's estimated 2001 profit. The news triggeredBloomberg; Source: Bloomberg - 496 words
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665 2001-09-04 17 Anthony Rowley - Minister to visit US, UK to convince officials Tokyo serious about problem From, Anthony Rowley in Tokyo JAPANESE banking authorities are about to launch a major public relations assault to persuade key foreign governments that they have realistically assessed the size of the665 words
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371 2001-09-04 17 LONDON Its analysts most have as many 'sell' calls as 'buys' FT HSBC is radically restructuring its investment research in a sign that banks are responding to criticism of the quality of equity analysis. Its analysts will be required to publish asFT - 371 words
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Article, Illustration725 2001-09-04 17 LAT-WP [NEW YORK] The technology sector, already beset with overcapacity and anaemic demand, faces a further threat from deteriorating investor psychology in the wake of the stock market's latest slide, some Wall Street experts say. Investors who saw technology shares plunge to multiyearLAT-WP - 725 words
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320 2001-09-04 17 SEOUL Seoul also plans to cat income taxes by an average 10% Reuters SOUTH Korea said yesterday that Parliament has approved 5.05 trillion won (Ss6.B billion) of extra spending and it plans to cut income taxes by an average of 10 per centReuters - 320 words
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Article, Illustration730 2001-09-04 18 DANA CANEDY - The former US attorney-general may run for governorship but will the past ruin her chances, wonders DAMA CAMEDY DANA CANEDY NYT [MIAMI] IT is a sweltering Labour Day weekend afternoon, but Janet Reno does not seem to mind the heat. She grew up in itNYT - 730 words
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380 2001-09-04 18 NYT [ATLANTA] After being married and divorced five times, Barbara De Angelis is the last person you'd expect to be an expert on relationships. But that's not the way the best-selling author sees it. "I've learned a lot by going through experiences that wereNYT - 380 words
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Miscellaneous321 2001-09-04 18 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS 4 Cut off one dog with another (7) 1 One who dispensed with pay to 5 Put down the papers, conreach for metamorphosis (10) cemed with coming first (7) 6 Some play when caught inside 7 Refuse tea very loudty (5) (4) 8 Attacks that are phased321 words
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Article, Illustration405 2001-09-04 19 It's also close to deal with Sprint for USs4b mobile joint venture in US, says Branson [SYDNEY] UK entrepreneur Richard Branson said yesterday that he planned to buttd Virgin Mobile into one of Australia's fastest growing mobile phone companies. Mr Branson said Virgin405 words
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Article7355 2001-09-04 19 SQXMA1MB0ARP Cr Of mm U«» V«4 D»y Last Quote M» 04* VM MM Cm A»f I—' Cifn Mi W- r—> NK» law lugtr iatm Cw Wl 3 (S MULTI-INDUSTRY 143 35 c AcmaSOc 36 -0.5 61 37.5 35.5 35 36 0.5 19.9 0.7 9.5 62 5 36 417,355 words
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Article, Illustration720 2001-09-04 20 ABDUL RAUF - The new way of doing business will not wane with time, given the pace at which supporting technologies are emerging, says aboulrauf ABDUL RAUF The writer is a business analyst. Despite his rhetoric, he admits to getting more time to canoe in720 words
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758 2001-09-04 20 Anna Teo - It's the govt-linked sector that dominates, says e-learning firm Kyi Anna Teo DISCRETIONARY spending tends to take a back seat when business is slow and jobs are on the line. But a recent poll of Singapore managers suggests that training budgets758 words
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Article, Illustration695 2001-09-04 21 RACHEL ONG - But only traditional universities offer unique student experiences, reports raghelomg RACHEL ONG E-LEARNING institutions may well be the greatest threat to brick-and-mortar universities, says Loughborough University's vice-chancellor David Wallace. And he could be right, given the masses of on-line de- grees and programmes one can find onRICHARD CHNG - 695 words
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Article, Illustration635 2001-09-04 21 Eve Anwar - postfAU'Jß from melbourne By] Eve Anwar The writer is a second-year medical student at the University of Melbourne "THE cost of your education can buy a house," an Australian commented to me as we compared the costs of studying, and, indeed, he was spotFILE PHOTO - 635 words
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Advertisement194 2001-09-04 22 Introducing Inspire the Next Hp HITACHI Inspire the Next V are --»Ao«* hr °**r jL» < 6-o^J^- sSji-s-'— •»*!>irfjliS^' t'-' 1 Uo*** |HH|K,;.v> m att j|§ >; in -II m r 3 q\, c•* .aHi' 1 0 > "M^H jhh^^^|H^p HIHUIBIi IPI ii 11 1 111 'I 1 1 'I194 words
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Article263 2001-09-04 23 Reuters THE Baltic Dry Index (BDI) fell 12 points to 927, the Baltic Panamax Index (BPI) lost 19 points to 959, the Baltic Handymax Index (BHI) dropped 13 points to 7,722 and the Baltic Capesize Index (BCI) was down 16 points to 961. TIME-CHARTER: ♦Szare Szeregi (built 1991)Reuters - 263 words
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Article, Illustration468 2001-09-04 23 Beth Jinks - Pollution conference hears safeguard system most important for SMEs By\ Beth Jinks [SINGAPORE] The chemical transport industry must enforce its own responsible care guidelines or face tough legislation, delegates at the International Chemical and Oil Pollution Conference in Singapore were warned yesterday. While chemicalFILE PHOTO - 468 words
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257 2001-09-04 23 Beth Jinks - Surveyors must remain independent, says presentation By] Beth Jinks [SINGAPORE] Singapore's busiest maritime week began with impressive turnouts at the International Chemical and Oil Pollution Conference and Exhibition and the Asian Forum on Marine Surveying yesterday. The first day of257 words
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274 2001-09-04 23 AFX [SINGAPORE] Neptune Orient Lines is expected to report on Thursday a net profit of US$l6 million-US$33 million for the six months to June, down from US$49 million a year earlier on reduced cargo freight rates and shipment volumes worldwide, analysts said. TheAFX - 274 words
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Article, Illustration759 2001-09-04 24 Concerned by reports of workers in developing world being exposed to toxic materials and other perils, a non-profit group in the US has organised a conference to talk about problems in scrapping old vessels AP [PHILADELPHIA] SENDING old ships offAP; FILE PHOTO - 759 words
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Article6282 2001-09-04 30 THEBUSINESSTIMES age EXPORT ETA ETA Advertiser Vessel Voyage Telephone SIN Dest'n Name Name Number Number To ABIDJAN (ABJ) 2003 Cote D'lvoirc 11/09 16/10 Kien Hung HARMONY CONTAINER HR104S 65 *****33 12/09 24/10 C0SC0 HUMEN BRIDGE 0021W 65-*****00 17/09 20/10 Delmas HYUNDAI GENERAL 333* 65-*****44 To ABU DHABI (AUH)6,282 words
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Article1933 2001-09-04 31 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO Booking/BoUnce Rstls Ship Voy No Etb/Btr Period Fro* To From uuj* m vzmo a 02/1500 < MVi 03/0 H UMO > 02/1700 01/0659 01/0900 ACJ HAMOllA 041A 4/8 00 02/1500 02/1*59 F»#-0C 2A 02/1700 03/0659 01/0900 a 02/T700 01/0659 03/09001,933 words
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Article194 2001-09-04 31 September 3 Canada: Labour Day Vietnam: National Day Holiday United States: Labour Day September 15 Japan: Respect for the Aged Day September 16 Mexico: Independence Day September 23 Japan: Autumnal Equinox Day September 24 South Africa: Heritage Day September 28 Taiwan: Teacher's Day September 30 Festival October 1194 words
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Article808 2001-09-04 31 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Ma rine Oil Ltd. shows price ranges in US dollars instead of single prices for a more comprehensive description of the mar ket. Prices shown are based on average sized stem Market movements are indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change808 words
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Article, Illustration640 2001-09-04 32 Brisbane-based carrier filling 80% of its seats with paying customers Bloomberg [SYDNEY] Virgin Blue is filling about 80 per cent of its available seats with paying customers, a level at which Richard Branson said his Australian discount carrier is profitable. "If we can have loadBloomberg; FILE PHOTO - 640 words
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Article, Illustration46 2001-09-04 32 [CIREBON, West Java] An Indonesian using a welding machine to cut a part of a train to rescue survivors after two trains collided head-on at a station at Cirebon in Indonesia s West Java province. At least 42people were killed in the accident AFPAFP - 46 words
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275 2001-09-04 32 Proposal will give them a 24% pay hike by mid-2004 Bloomberg [SEATTLE] Alaska Airlines pilots voted for a two-year contract extension that raises pay 24 per cent by mid-2004 after counterparts at rival carriers received increases. The Air Line Pilots Association, which representsBloomberg - 275 words
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195 2001-09-04 32 (HANOI) Vietnam wiU start raising subsidised fares for Vietnamese on domestic flights and trimming the cost of high-priced tickets for foreigners from the start of next year, official media reported yesterday. The Thai Bao Kinh Te Vietnam (Vietnam Economic Times) newspaper195 words
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Article, Illustration261 2001-09-04 32 AP [COLOMBO] The Sri Lan kan government has offered financial guarantees to help reduce heavy insurance premiums on airlines flying into the island nation, a news report said. The premiums charged by insurance companies shot up after a rebel attack onAP; FILE PHOTO - 261 words
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273 2001-09-04 32 Purchase, worth 220 m euros, part of fleet expansion plan AFP (HANOI) State-owned Vietnam Airlines has signed a letter of intent to buy five Airbus A 320 jets as part of a major fleet expansion plan, the official VNA news agency saidAFP - 273 words
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101 2001-09-04 32 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Tokyo's international airport at Narita will open its second runway in April next year, a month earlier than planned. This gives airlines the chance to increase flights before Japan's Golden Week vacation period in May. The earlier opening is possible becauseBloomberg - 101 words
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99 2001-09-04 32 Bloomberg [SEOUL] Korean Air filled less cargo space and fewer seats in July because the cooling US economy continued to hurt demand for air services. The airline filled 70.1 per cent of available cargo space in July, down from 77 per cent inBloomberg - 99 words
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90 2001-09-04 32 AFP [HONG KONG] Hong Kong-based Dragonair said yesterday it will resume its operations to the eastern coastal city of Ningbo. "We believe there is sufficient demand in the market for us to resume serving this strategically located port city with two flights a week." startingAFP - 90 words
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Miscellaneous128 2001-09-04 31 Mjl REGIONAL WEATHER 123E^v LEGEND: issued by Meteorological Service Singapore K Thunderstorm A Showers Rain Temperature C—s Wind direction and speed in knots Cloudy Day Weather oo Hazy Wind speed symbols Sea Conditions O Full circle w/o line indicates calm or light and variable winds -j < 1 2m I128 words
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