The Business Times, 23 February 2002

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  • Title Section
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    8 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES weekend 85C FEBRUARY 23-24, 2002
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    Lock icon Review of HDB role underway: Balakrishnan
    815 1  -  Comprehensive retook will take at least a year or two, says minister of state By Kalpana Rashiwala [SINGAPORE] A comprehensive review of the role of the Housing Development Board is currently underway but two key tenets that of encouraging home ownership and that it
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    Lock icon GIC will hit $25b target for managers by 2003
    785 1  -  But it assures fund managers it can surpass that figure if J it warranted Reports by Serena Ng [SINGAPORE] The Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) expects to hit its target of placing out $25 billion in funds for external management
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    Lock icon Becoming an entrepreneurial society...
    875 1  -  SATURDAY SOAPBOX What and yang razali kassim SENIOR Minister Lee Kuan Yew spoke on Feb 5 of the need for an entrepreneurial culture in Singapore. The most significant aspect of his speech was perhaps the modification of his long-standing view about the role of nurture in
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    Lock icon Schroders, OCBC win six fund awards each
    339 1 UOBAM comet third hi 2001 Investment Fund Awards [SINGAPORE] Schroder Investment Management and OCBC Asset Management last night collected six awards each at the 2001 Investment Fund Awards, with UOB Asset Management coming in a close third with five awards. Schroders once again
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    Lock icon Key US lobby urges Asean FTA on Bush
    439 1 [WASHINGTON] A prominent US business group urged the Bush administration yesterday to beat China to the punch in creating a free trade area with the 10member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean). China is seeking to boost its economic and political clout
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  • in the news
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      Lock icon Resilience to Wall St slide turns into rout
      578 2  -  MARKET R E V I EW r sivanithy THE local stock market this week displayed its best and worst qualities initial strong resilience to Wall Street's weakness, which may have lulled players intoa false sense of security, followed by a sudden sell-off
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      Lock icon MARKETS
      73 2 Dsn 1,690.16 (-41.67) 700.02 (-19.23) ST MOEX FUTURES 1,682.00 (-51.00) Fl SIMSCI FUTURES mm 211 to (-6.50) Friday Change KLSECOMP 710.61 -178 NIKKEI 228 *****.78 +6116 HANG SENG __10,664.94 -***** SET INDEX ***** -1017 JAKARTA COUP -Closed MANILA COMP 1196J8 -47.06 TAIPEI WPI 5.***** -4617 SEOUL COMP 792.00 >418
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      Lock icon FINANCE
      68 2 POHXRATIt uss s$ US$ (S$ per US$) 1834 £(US$/S$ per t) 1.426 2.114 EURO(US$/S|/E). 0.870 1595 DM 2247 1.226 YEN 134.0 7110 RM 3.800 2.073 HK$ 7.799 4564 BAHT 4187 23.93 RUP1AH 10.180 5562 PMMC RATES SINGAPORE* 516 KUALA LUMPUR 640 HONG KONG 5.125 JAKARTA 99.00 TAIPEI 1725 TOKYO
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      Lock icon Global Crossing shareholders may launch counter bid
      415 2  -  They plutotiw investor* moneys remove top execs By Quak Hiang Whai (SINGAPORE] A rival bid could be shaping up against ST Telemedla and Hutchison Whampoa, which are making a Joint takeover bid for the collapsed US fibre optic network operator Global Crossing. It
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      Lock icon Calpers to stay with SE Asian private equity
      301 2 Reuters. AP [SAN FRANCISCO] US pension fund giant Calpers, which stunned South-east Asian markets on Wednesday with a decision to divest stock holdings from four countries, said on Thursday it would continue to invest in the region's private equity and bonds. And
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      Lock icon Investment Fund Awards:The winners
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      Lock icon Hong Leong plans to make M&C truly global
      535 3  -  It wants prime hotels in gateway cities off Bangkok, Tokyo, Beijing, Shanghai By( Conrad Raj HONG Leong group, which controls the international hotel chain Millennium Copthorne, is on the prowl for prime hotels in Bangkok, Tokyo, Beijing and Shanghai "We may not
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      Lock icon KLW explains non-payment over Barang Barang stake
      326 3  -  Door maker claims breach of contracts by stake soflere By Angela Tan DOOR maker KLW Holdings said yesterday it has withheld the balance of payment for a stake in Barang Barang because the sellers had breached their contracts. In a statement to the
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      Lock icon PR industry pays tribute to its best
      435 3  -  Veteran LINAGE bags financial PR award again By Vince Chong THE public relations industry last night honoured its best at the Institute of Public Relations' PR in the Service of Mankind Awards 2002. There were two new categories this year Technology PR and
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      Lock icon Exec job hunters now more realistic: Dr Ng
      624 4  -  U 3on the economy He urges older execs to learn new skills to switch to growth sectors By Chuang Peck Ming A MORE down-to-earth group of job seekers turned up yesterday at the first job fair for executives, held by the Ministry
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      Lock icon Income pushing to reinstate terrorism coverage for properties
      415 4  -  K aims to ensure all S'poreans can get some protection By Ling Su Ann INSURANCE co-operative NTUC Income is pushing to reinstate terrorism coverage for commercial and residential properties in Singapore. At present, all general insurance policies taken out from Jan 1
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      Lock icon SingTel shares slump to record low of $1.57
      312 4  -  By 1 Teh Hooi Ling SINGAPORE Telecom shares sank to an all-time low of $1.57 yesterday, suffering an even bigger hiding than the Straits Times Index. The counter fell five cents or 3.1 per cent compared with the STl's 2.5 per cent
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      Lock icon Amber light flashing for those who need US$
      396 4  -  C (J KKEr TJCIES Greenback extendi gains Jiipila renewed Waß Street sßde larry wee A 3.3 per cent slide in the tech-heavy Nasdaq overnight took its toll on export-sensitive Asian currencies yesterday, and the greenback still managed to finish the week with
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      Lock icon CapitaLand unit unveils tie-up with US firm
      295 4  -  By Vince Chong CAPITALAND'S whollyowned property management arm Premas International yesterday announced an Asian property consultancy joint venture with USbased corporate real estate services firm Cushman Wakefield, initially in China. The tie-up predicted earlier in BT will be named Cushman Wakefield Premas. Chairman
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      Lock icon S'pore ready to facilitate direct Indon probe on JI
      207 4 SINGAPORE'S security agencies are prepared to facilitate direct investigations by Indonesian security agencies to confirm the links between the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) network in Singapore and several Indonesians, Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said yesterday. Singapore security agencies have on
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      Lock icon SembCorp placement 3.6 times subscribed
      77 4 Reuters SEMBCORP Industries saw good demand for its placement of new shares and warrants, which raised $346.5 million to bolster its balance sheet and fond investments. The issue was 3.6 times subscribed. The shares were priced at $1.62 each. Demand came mainly from Asian-based investors
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      Lock icon Govt studying MAS case: Abdullah
      433 5 MAS INQUIRY Action to be taken against anyone M im HI, I vowMi guilty Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] The Malaysian government is now studying new facts that have emerged regarding Malaysia Airlines' (MAS) problems, Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi disclosed yesterday, adding that action will
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      Lock icon RHB Bank CEO to leave ahead of takeover by Utama
      241 5 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] The head of Malaysia's RHB Bank Bhd, the country's third-largest lender and part of RHB financial group, is leaving the bank ahead of a takeover by Utama Banking Bhd, banking sources said yesterday. They said Yvonne Chia's
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    • IN BBIEF
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        Lock icon Ringgit peg rale 'still sustainable'
        66 5 AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's ringgtt peg, fixed at 3.80 to the dollar since 1996, is still sustainable and aligned with its economic fundamentals, a senior central bank official said yesterday "The ringgit exchange rate atSJO is still sustainable. It is in line with the economic
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        Lock icon Thai Oriental Hotel drops to world's No3
        90 5 Xinhua [BANGKOK] Thailand's world-famous Oriental hotel has frQm down to world's No 3 from No l.amid travellers' anxiety over safety in the aftermath at the Sept 11 terror attacks on the US, the stateowned radio reported yesterday. According to a recent survey by
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        Lock icon KAF Seagroatt gets to buy bank
        81 5 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] KAF-Seagroatt Campbell Bhd, a Malaysian stockbroker, said its closely held parent won approval from the central bank to start negotiations to buy a 30 per cent stake in Affln Bank Bhd, among the smallest of the country's 10 banking groups. It
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      Lock icon KLSE wants TRI to meet conditions before listing
      488 5  -  Decision deals Mow to firm's debt restructuring plans From Diana Oon Abdullah in Kuala Lumpur FOREIGN investors who subscribed to new shares in telecoms group Technology Resources Industries (TRI) will have to wait a while longer for the listing of the shares
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      Lock icon Jakarta finishes screening of BCA bidders
      77 5 Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesia's central bank said yesterday that it has completed screening of the four bidders seeking a majority stake in the country's largest retail bank. Bank Central Asia (BCA). "The results will be submitted to IBRA on Monday," Bank Indonesia governor Sjahril Sabirin
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      Lock icon Bush calls for consistent China legal system
      425 6 Beijing needs it to govern commerce in post-WTO China AFP, Reuters [BEIJING] China must ensure "a consistent rule of law" to govern commerce following its accession to the World Trade Organization, US President George W Bush said yesterday. "China has joined the World
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      Lock icon Glimmer of light at the end of the jobs tunnel
      674 6  -  VALLEY VI EW But don't expect a brilliance that heralds a rapid recovety jennifer lien [SILICON VALLEY] IS SILICON Valley's employment market Anally picking up? A USA Today article this week seemed to suggest that it is. The article reported
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      Lock icon Greenspan quitting? Not true, says White House economist
      218 6 NYT (WASHINGTON] Alan Greenspan has "no intention" of stepping down anytime soon as chairman of the Federal Reserve. Lawrence Lindsey. the chief economic policy adviser at the White House, said on Thursday. Asked at a news conference about rumours that Mr Greenspan,
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    • IN BRIEF
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        Lock icon Snow Brand Food to close by late April
        84 6 Reuters [TOKYO] Snow Brand Food Co Ltd, Japan's fifth-largest maker of processed meat, said yaetsrday it would cloee by late April, brought down by soendrts that shattered consumer confidence and caused aalse to plummet Parent company Snow Brand Milk Products Co still
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        Lock icon Boeing to cut 1.050 jobs at satellite arm
        44 6 Bloomberg [CHICAGO] Boeing Co, the biggest private smployw in Southern California, plans to cut next month ae many as I,o6oJobs at its satellite-making unit in B Segundo and Torrance because of fitting dsoMßid ft«mi companies fltKiwiftffji
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        Lock icon Bonds favoured by investors: UK study
        65 6 Dow Jones Newswires [LONDON] BquMee are increasingly Ukeijr toloee out to bonds as the darlings oTUK institutional investment, according the Barclays Capital equity/gilts study, a 47-year-old comparison of returns between shares and British fUfauwotMt The study shows gQts would have yMdsd a modaetOJ per
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        Lock icon Microsoft extends Windows code-charting
        62 6 Bloomberg [REDMOND, Washington] Microsoft Oorp will expand a scheme under which it sharsspu-tefthe underlying code to its Window* operating system willi seme partner*, academic researcher* and customers. Consultant* that install and customise Windows in large corporate networks wfll be eUgMe to get access to Windows source
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        Lock icon WSJ journalist idiled by
        64 6 Reuters [KARACHI] American journalist DanlsiPeari kidnapped in Pakistan while trying to contact Msnle radical groups, was murdered by his captor*. Hay recorded his death on videotape, US and Pakistani officials said yesterday. US President George WBaefe. speaking duringa visit to China, called the killingaf the 38-year-old
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        Lock icon UBS Warbarg cuts Wall St firms fore
        57 6 Bloomberg (NEW YORK] Profit eetimatee for Goldman Sachs Group, Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch 4 CoandJP Morgan Chase Co were cut by ÜBS Warburg^ nisi won't pick up WfW confMHpUfcfr economy is rebounding. w Whntw* heard retnforad our view that M4A and debt end
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        Lock icon Northrop
        57 6 AFP [NEW YORK] Defence giant Northrop Grumman mM yesterday it wis n\incn un s aosqjk MflvUf technology and aerospace manufacturer TRW wurtii some US6 billion. Northrop expects to sepai ale TRWs automotive businees if it completes the deal. Combining the two firma would sales of approximately US$96 billion to
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      Lock icon Telco Energis on brink of going bust
      322 6 AFP, Reuters [LONDON] British telecommunications group Energis teetered on the edge of bankruptcy yesterday after its debt rating, already at junk bond status, was slashed again and its shares resumed their freefalL Like many telecoms companies, Energis is sinking under the weight of
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      6 2 Calper* financial market reform, Pg 7
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      356 2 HTHE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF aNQAPORE Originating Summons No. 220 of 2002 W THE MATTER OF SECTION 73 OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 1994 REVISED EDITION (CAR SO) AND IN THE MATTER OF QES INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (RC NO. *****1427R) Applicant NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an application by Originating
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      1165 3 CENTRAL PROPERTIES LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES (Incorporated in Singapore) PROFIT AND DIVIDEND ANNOUNCEMENT I UNAUDITED RESULTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2001 1. Unaudited ProfM and Loaa Accounts TMQipmb Hajsobbub 2001 2000 Changa 2001 2000 Chaise srooo srooo srooo srooo RlW"ii« Investment income 19,411 16,921 *14.7 17.494 15.444 *13.3
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      181 4 > i mil uijiiTTT Home-delivered on Saturdays If you read The Business Times daily in the office If you are an existing subscriber of The Straits anddonl workon Saturdays, you can nowha* uanhe Zaobao, you can get The The Business Times Weekend edition delivered to your home on Saturdays. So
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  • Article
    Lock icon UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
    2191 6 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS rwn«H<Y»"—1JD* CMBond S'pora BS$ 1.227/ CMMonaySlngDoBaraMB \SOTN MM M*a AaM Blft (5>arai CM ParvAropa Equity Fund 10X SurEtrapaEq*!" a?5V OHMMMiTRhtond 12M StarEuropaBd 045* QOSahnX Ma Tilt Growth IJf SttrEuqpaM UW CMSalactMaTlltEnhGrth 1.W Star Mai Tig* Eq* 0.7* Otttxlict Global Growth 1« Star Ms Bond uor CMMaa Gbbal
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  • accounting under scrutiny
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      Lock icon Calpers urges financial market reform
      578 7 It launches drive to protect corporate audits Reuters, Bloomberg [SACRAMENTO, California] Saying it was time to "tighten the screws" on oversight to prevent another Enronstyle collapse, Calpers, the No 1 US pension fund, on Thursday launched a campaign to protect the independence of corporate audits
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      Lock icon Fed examines JP Morgan's Enron deals: WSJ
      190 7 Reuters (NEW YORK] The Federal Reserve Bank of New York la siamintng JP Morgan Chaae Co Inc's accounting tor commodity-related tradn with Enron Corp. the Wail Stmt Journal said yesterday. The Journal, citing Internal central-bank documents, said the trades being reviewed apparently related
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      Lock icon Hutchison asks units to detail debt
      124 7 Reuters [HONG KONG] Ports-to-te-lecoms conglomerate Hutchison Whampoa has asked its major subsidiaries to report details of all contingent liabilities, a Hong Kong newspaper reported yesterday. The company, controlled by Asia's richest businessman Li Ka-shing, made the request in an internal memo on Feb 19,
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    Lock icon SGX MAINBOARD
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  • week in review
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      Lock icon Top stories this week
      1067 8 For the full stories, visit http://business-times.asial.com.sg Jan exports fall a mflder than expected 4.1% Feb 19 SINGAPORE'S non-oil domestic exports (NODX) fell 4.1 per cent in January from a year earlier pleasantly surprising the market, which expected a 9 per cent drop. The year-on-year decline in
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      Lock icon What we said
      286 8 Editorial Feb 21 Remaking Singapore, creatively AN in-depth look into innovation in Singapore is timely as the country grapples with the task of restructuring; seeking to change not only the economy but also its social and political make-up. The public sector here is one of the biggest
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    Lock icon BONDS & WARRANTS
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  • in the money
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      Lock icon High stock returns of 1990s are passe: dons
      961 9  -  That's their conclusion after crunching through 102 years off market data in two new pubtications By Genevieve Cua SET your sights lower on investment returns. That appears to be the consensus among more equity strategists these days, after two straight years of
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      Lock icon Recommendations mixed amid CNY holidays
      400 9  -  By Patrick Peck The author is a vice-president at Paris-based JCF Group THE Chinese New Year holiday caused a big drop in the number of recommendation changes for the week. A total of only 23 changes were made, with 13 upgrades versus 10 downgrades. Singapore
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      Lock icon Japan property a deflation hedge?
      718 9  -  HOCK LOCK S I E W Views are divided over whether the huge iKMisenoKi savings win now imo real estate anthony rowley TOKYO stock prices have plunged in the wake of US President George Bush's failure to prod the Japanese government into action on economic
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    Lock icon BT SHARE INFORMATION SERVICE
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  • what's in style food
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      Lock icon Flavours are forever
      1622 10  -  CORINNE KERK talks to Givaudan Singapore's senior flavourist Luis Tanaka to find out what goes on behind the creation of flavourings CORINNE KERK CHERRY soda, strawberry cough syrup, Tom Yam instant noodles and rum-and-raisin ice cream. What do they have in common? Flavours, of course. Without flavouring,
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  • what's in style travel
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      Lock icon Straight-talking travel mates
      1887 11  -  GIEAH UMMON talks to the founders of the popular Lonely Planet travel guidebooks about the secrets of their success and why their books are not just for backpackers anymore CHEAH UI-HOON THE first time I picked up a Lonely Planet travel guidebook was while planning a trip
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    Lock icon FINANCE
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  • what's in style motoring
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      Lock icon Posers from Porsche
      801 12  -  CHRISTOPHER TAN gets misty glimpses of the future from CEO Wendelin Wiedeking CHRISTOPHER TAN SINCE the *****, Porsche has been synonymous with curvy two-door race cars. In particular, it has been synonymous with the 911 model. But that's all about to change in the coming months. In
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      Lock icon The ultimate Porsche
      181 12  -  By < Christopher Tan THE 330kmh Porsche Carrera GT will be launched in the second half of next year and should cost $2 million or more if registered here. But the likelihood of putting one of these 558-horsepower babies on local roads is slim, as all 1,000
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      Lock icon Unpaved but not unfamiliar roads
      538 12 Source: Porsche Ag WHILE Porsche has never sold a car remotely like the Cayenne SUV, the Stuttgart manufacturer is not entirely unfamiliar with the world of unpaved roads. Back in 1901, founder Ferdinand Porsche himself won the Exelberg Rally driving a four-wheel-drive Lohner Porsche. He
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    • BRAVE NEW WHIRL
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        Lock icon Goodbye wirped CDs
        108 12 CAR CD players are great, but cars aren't great for CDs. Almost anyone who lives where temperatures reach broiling point has seen what heat can do to a CD. The discs warp. That's the theory behind a new car player by Sony. You simply record from CDs
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        Lock icon Awesome output from Audi RS 6
        106 12 AUDI will unveil its most extreme car yet at the Geneva Motor Show next month. The RS 6, powered by a 450-horsepower bi-turbo 4.2-litre VB, will deliver a peak torque 0f560 newton-metre from 1,950rpm. Besides its awesome output, it will be the first Audi
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        Lock icon Ford to make new version of GT40 car
        176 12  -  Compiled by CHRISTOPHER TAN FORD has decided to build a new version of the GT4O supercar. Originally built in the 1960s to compete with Ferrari, versions of the car won several Le Mans races. A limited number will be produced in time
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      514 12 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT CAP 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF H P HOLDINGS PTE LTD MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY WINDING-UP Al an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company duly convened and held al 12 Surrey Road #01-01 Singapore *****0 on 22 February 2002 at 9.00 a.m., the following
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      486 12 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT CAP 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF MING TEOC DEVELOPMENT PTE LTD MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY WINDING-UP At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Compeny duly convened and held at 12 Surrey Road 001-01 Singapore *****0 on 22 February 2002 at 10.00 a.m.. die following
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  • what's in style art
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      Lock icon Making room for art
      559 13  -  Ben Pnah's show, held in an HDB apartment, is a reminder that paintings do land up in people's homes and become part of their lives. PARVATHI NAYAR takes a look PARVATHI NAYAR Making one's way to artist Benjamin Puah's solo exhibition, 24 Hours, was a pretty
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      1203 14  -  Shoppers, pay your homage at Donna Karan's Madison Avenue flagship store. It is a museum, a Zen spa and high-class home rolled into one luxury concept TAN HWEE HWEE finds out why it's worthwhile to fly to the US to visit the shop TAN HWEE HWEE MADISON Avenue
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      389 15  -  The exclusive Italian brand is setting up home at Space Furniture at Millenia Walk after nine years at UOL's United B&B Italia COMNNE KERK reports CORINNE KERK WHEN Space Furniture opened for business at Millenia Walk last year, it sent ripples through the high-end furniture industry
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        118 15 If you want a good mechanical watch that is high on readability and low on functions you don't need, then check out Nomos. Made in Glashutte— Saxony's centre for fine watchmaking, including top names like A Lange Sohne—Nomos watches are mechanical, hand-wound and emphasise simplicity and readability. This
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