The Business Times, 16 March 2002
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Article, Illustration1125 2002-03-16 1 Catherine Ong - EXCLUSIVE Only 6 in 100 listed Anns' directors are women; way behind 12% in the US Bv Catherine Ong [SINGAPORE] Singapore'! corporate boardrooms remain a citadel of male dominance despite the growing participation of women in commerce and industry and in senior managerial1,125 words
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Article, Illustration712 2002-03-16 1 chuang peck ming - S A TURDAY SOAPBOX TlMßWWMnertisiMvtMfrMlimihmnf T mn ninr rnlmwili chuang peck ming IT comes as no surprise that the public sector as the latest National University of Singapore employment survey shows hired a bigger share of last year's NUS fresh graduates. After712 words
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743 2002-03-16 1 Conrad Raj - EXCLUSIVE Rusnak booked S'pore, Tokyo deals to avoid detection By Conrad Raj [SINGAPORE] JOHN Rusnak, the rogue trader who cost Allied Irish Bank more than US$69l million (Ssl.3 billion) in forex losses, claimed he dealt with counterparties in Singapore and Tokyo to743 words
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602 2002-03-16 1 Siow Li Sen - EXCLU S I V E By Siow Li Sen {SINGAPORE] Auditing firm Andersen is reinstating part of the salary cuts it imposed here last year, as the profession faces up to the radical changes that follow the requirement on banks and possibly on other602 words
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Article, Illustration597 2002-03-16 2 r sivanithy - MARKET REVIEW r sivanithy RARELY does a stock market perform exactly as expected over an extended period. But that's precisely what happened this week the market never wavered from forecasts. The reason? It appears as if investors are beginning to worry that the pace597 words
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Article74 2002-03-16 2 Dsn 1,778.06 (+0.31) mmßt-un U 736.72 (+2.34) ST INDEX RffURES 1,767.00 (+1.00) SIMSCI FUTURES 225*0 (+0.60) Friday Change KLSE COMP dosed NIKKEI 225 11.64&01 +79.19 HANG SENG _1 1,210.25 93.45 SET INDEX 377.39 -177 JAKARTA COMP _dond MANILA CX)MP .1,***** >13.48 TAIPEI WP1 5,***** -119.06 SEOUL COMP 860.36 +35074 words
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Article68 2002-03-16 2 FOREX RATES US* 8$ US$ (S$ per US$) isi £(l'S$/SS per 1.421 1588 EURO(US$/S$/E). 0.886 1.611 DM 1211 1.214 YEN 129.1 70.90 RM 3.800 2.087 HKS 7.799 4.283 BAHT 4322 23.73 RUP1AH 9,965 5.467 PMME RATES SINGAPORE* 535 KUALA LUMPUR 6.40 HONG KONG 5125 JAKARTA 3900 TAIPEI 6.725 TOKYO68 words
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Article607 2002-03-16 2 Angela Tan - Bank's int-year rate. tfce«r«tiab-2X rate by a to* |"Iliiu tnsanw Ist «l wiljili By Angela Tan [SINGAPORE] ABN Amro Bank has taken the home loans market into uncharted territory. The Dutch bank said yesterday that under its new home loan package for completed properties607 words
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Article514 2002-03-16 2 Quak Hiang Whai - Ifs also taking OUT „il i private Willi $4.60-a-sfluu« offer By Quak Hiang Whai [SINGAPORE] UNITED Overseas Bank Group last night offered to take Industrial Commercial Bank and Overseas Union Trust private as part of the bank's move to consolidate its finance subsidiaries514 words
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410 2002-03-16 3 Ling Su Ann - But It expects better amort year; Sing Land hit by provision, rental revenue fall By Ling Su Ann CONGLOMERATE United Industrial Corporation yesterday reported its first loss in years due to a downward revaluation of its properties, but said it410 words
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252 2002-03-16 3 Bloomberg [SAN JOSE, California] 3Dlabs Inc's shareholders would be harmed by the computer graphics chipmaker's proposed acquisition by Creative Technology, according to a lawsuit. Creative, the world's biggest soundcard maker, said on Monday it would pay US$103.7 million for the 72 per centBloomberg - 252 words
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Article425 2002-03-16 3 Serena Ng - District judge sentences them to 3 months jail By Serena Ng THE Mid-Continent share manipulation case will now go before the Chief Justice after the two defendants appealed against their convictions and jail sentences meted out by the Subordinate Court yesterday. District Judge425 words
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Article, Illustration270 2002-03-16 3 Loh Hui Yin - By Loh Hui Yin MAINBOARD-LISTED Seksun turned in a net profit of $10.9 million for last year, thanks in no small part to strong contributions from its China operations which it plans to list. The gains for the year ended Dec 31, 2001270 words
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360 2002-03-16 3 Andrea Tan - By Andrea Tan WEE Cho Yaw, who has been building up a stranglehold in Novena, is not likely to let slip a "white" site at Sinaran Drive coming up for tender soon, analysts and consultants noted. The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) is360 words
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700 2002-03-16 3 aithoiy rowley Tne current 'recovery' is based on just a mix of manipulation, foreign liquidity and wishful TOKYO'S Nikkei 225 stock average has bounced an astonishing 28 per cent from its 18-year low a month or so ago to touch 12,000 again. The700 words
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363 2002-03-16 3 Quak Hiang Whai - Several candidates werahtewlewed, but none tutted By Quak Hiang Whai ALEX Au gave one year's notice when he quit as OCBC chief executive last year, but the bank expects to find his replacement before he leaves by the end of September, J363 words
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Article, Illustration150 2002-03-16 3 Extracts from SGX chairman JY PMay's speech at a marketing seminar yesterday 6 What daunted me waa that the focm of the conference, Kwmw Ltt&taa*j\. Movant, to probe the aecreta of that eeotartc art I deterred by the atrggaedon that I hold forth for one houL150 words
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IN BRIEF
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142 2002-03-16 3 SINGAPORE Airlines may not go into the red after aIL FoDowing a strong performance in January, load factors—one of the key measures of an airline's performance—sbowedftirther improvement last month. SIA said yesterday its overall load factor for February rose 3 percentage points to 72.8142 words
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48 2002-03-16 3 ELECTRONICS and semiconductor distributor Serial System yesterday said its 2001 profit dived 91 per cent to $328,000 from $3.71 million a year earlier. Turnover fell 48 per cent to $77.9 million white Mming« pff ■hare slumped to 0.11 cent from 1.24 cent48 words
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Article66 2002-03-16 3 OPTICAL supplier Oculus has posted a2OOl net loss of $3 million against a net profit of 61,6 million in2ooo, as turnover slipped 10 par cent to K&2 million. ft reported a km par share d 4_» rant* wrm« namfay per share of 2.87 cents66 words
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Article44 2002-03-16 3 SIA will add a new destination in August when it launches a thrice-weekly service to Las Vegas via Hong Kong. It will be the first direct sendee between South-east Asia and flw fTS pmhHßgwphal niyfl electronics hub.44 words
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44 2002-03-16 3 ROTARY Engineering has announced a 20 per cent profit drop to 16.75 million fix* 2001. Turnover fell II percent to $140.45 million. The company has declared a cash dividend of 10 JO per share, payable on June 16.44 words
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63 2002-03-16 3 Dow Jones Newswires [MELBOURNE] Singapore Telecom's Optus unit is reportedly in the "front line" to buy the SMBOatreng customer base of Australian Gas Light Company's ailing phone and Internet business, Dingo Blue. AGL bought the telecom ressb has hit ss hum Optus backDow Jones Newswires - 63 words
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637 2002-03-16 4 Chuang Peck Ming - By < Chuang Peck Ming WAGE earnings fell in the final quarter of last year in the biggest decline in over a decade, as unemployment rose to a 15year high. The average monthly nominal earnings dipped 5.2 per cent from a year637 words
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206 2002-03-16 4 HONG Lai Huat Group said its founder and chief executive Ong Bee Huat intends to sell a 51 per cent stake in the construction firm to Taiwan's Power Data Communications. Mr Ong told BT no price range been set for the sale206 words
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427 2002-03-16 5 Quak Hiang Whai - BCA SALE Baak undaunted by failures to far in a market K has known for 140 years By Quak Hiang Whai STANDARD Chartered Pic, which has failed in its second attempt to buy an Indonesian bank, said it will continue to look427 words
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429 2002-03-16 5 Reuters [HONG KONG] Spreads on Indonesian dollar junk bonds tightened yesterday after Jakarta confirmed the sale of Bank Central Asia (BCA) for US$53l million to Farallon Capital Management, but some analysts were sceptical over the deal. The deal ended months of uncertaintyReuters - 429 words
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LATE BRIEFS
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55 2002-03-16 5 Reuters {KUALA LUMPUR] Anglo-Dutch banking group Insinger de Beaufort said on Thursday it would list five open-ended funds on Malaysia's i-flhiian International Financial Exchange on March 26. The group said it would be the first international asset manager to list a range ofReuters - 55 words
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57 2002-03-16 5 Dow Jones Newswires [TAIPEI] The government may start allowing Taiwanese companies to invest in eight-inch wafer plants in China from Jan 1,2003, the China Times reports. The date is much later than expected. Some government officials had said a decision was expectedDow Jones Newswires - 57 words
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61 2002-03-16 5 AFP [JAKARTA] The condition of former Indonesian president Suharto has improved after police allowed his jailed youngest son, Tommy, to visit him, his daughter Siti Hardiyanti Rukmana said yesterday. Suharto, 80, began suffering from an intestinal haemorrhage on Wednesday but refused to be admittedAFP - 61 words
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48 2002-03-16 5 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian financial group Affin Holdings Bhd said on Thursday it has halved the purchase price for the takeover of smaller rival BSN Commercial Bank (M) Bhd due to weaker share prices and a drop in BSN asset quality.—ReutersReuters - 48 words
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53 2002-03-16 5 AFX [BEIJING] China has launched a nationwide In vestment Promotion Agency to help domestic enterprises and local authorities attract foreign direct investment (FDD, the China Daily reported. Last year, while the global flow of FDI fen 40 per cent China's actual FDI rose 14.9AFX - 53 words
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39 2002-03-16 5 Dow Jones Newswires [BANGKOK] The Securities Exchange Commission will investigate if Italian-Thai Development PCL's share price was manipulated in recent months, following a complaint by Its minor creditors, The Nation reported.—Dow Jones NewswiresDow Jones Newswires - 39 words
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346 2002-03-16 5 Ling Su Ann - By Ling Su Ann DBS Group, which was recently rumoured to be eyeing Standard Chartered Bank, yesterday reiterated it was not looking to make any acquisitions this year. "It is a year of consolidation and growth for us," chief executive Philippe Paillart346 words
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Article, Illustration828 2002-03-16 6 Investors will be able to buy shares in a listed real estate tnist that pays interest and matures Ike a bond Bloomberg [oiNiiArUKE] For the second time in five months, a Singapore developer is trying to sell real estate toBloomberg; FILE PHOTO - 828 words
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158 2002-03-16 6 Reuters [FRANKFURT] Citigroup has suspended two foreign exchange traders without pay due to their relationship to the rogue trader at Allied Irish Banks who lost US$69l million, the New York Times reported yesterday. The newspaper cited a spokesman for Citibank, the banking armReuters - 158 words
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383 2002-03-16 6 Funds related to money laundering via gambling centres Reuters [HONG KONG] Hong Kong police have arrested three lawyers in connection with a money laundering case involving the Bank of China (BOC), which said yesterday that nearly US$5OO million had gone missing fromReuters - 383 words
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624 2002-03-16 6 Reuters, AFP [SAN FRANCISCO] Jon and Lisa Rourke voted their small stake of HewlettPackard Co stock against plans to buy Compaq Computer Corp three times. Since then they have received about a half dozen more ballots. "It's ridiculous," said Lisa. The couple ownsReuters,; AFP - 624 words
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Article, Illustration835 2002-03-16 6 jennifer lien - VALLEY VIEW But some ethnic groups stii feel the heat, so the Valley could lose out m the race for the best brrins jennifer lien LAST Sunday, I watched 9/11, a two-hour CBS television spuria) depicting a New York City835 words
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IN BRIEF
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84 2002-03-16 6 Bloomberg [ZURICH] ÜBS AG, Switzerland's biggest boosted compensation for its 45 top executives and directors by 18 per cent to UStlflS million last year" after buying US brokerage Paine Webber Group Inc. The company paid UB97omillion, or 86 per cent of flu total, toBloomberg - 84 words
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53 2002-03-16 6 Bloomberg (WASHINGTON] Preeident George WBueh propoeed a US|S billion increase in US development over three vearß.milrin(frtwM^ni^f ffn P>tlonsflghUngcoi'iuiitltai.ininruvlnyhmMmrigl«»a and following the rale oflaw.'The advance of devdojanent is a central commitment of American foreign policy," Mr Bush said in a apooch at the Inter-American DevelopmentBloomberg - 53 words
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Article85 2002-03-16 6 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Japan Airlines Co should revise its planned takeover ofregkmal carrier Japan Air System Co to Mrnttttirrtsnnnn tn omiumf Him tn tin itmiwlh all industry, the Pair Trade Commission said. It said the combination of Japan's No land No 3 carriers will prevent new entrantsBloomberg - 85 words
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Article49 2002-03-16 6 Bloomberg [WIESBADEN, Germany] German retail aalss rose more than expected in January, the eeooodincraMS in three months, adding to sigm Europe's largmt economy may be emerging from rsoeeskm. Retail sales roee 1.4 per cent from Decanter, the FWeral Statistics to rise 0.7 per cent.—BioonbtrgBloomberg - 49 words
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48 2002-03-16 6 AFP [TOKYO] Japan's Hitachi said yesterday it ted proposed the first wage cut since Worid War H to its 47,00&«trong labour union as an emergaocyaaeMtve to survive international competition. Rival electronics giants, Matsushita Electric NEC, aim to delay earlier-promieedpey hint. —AITAFP - 48 words
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414 2002-03-16 7 K contests charge, slants govt for abuse of prosecutorial discretion NYT. Bloomberg Reuters [WASHINGTON] In the first criminal charge ever brought against a major accounting firm, Andersen has been indicted on a single count of obstruction of justice for destroying thousands of documents related toNYT.; Bloomberg; Reuters - 414 words
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Article, Illustration53 2002-03-16 7 [TOKYO] A lawmaker of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party, Muneo Suzuki sheds tears during a press conference at LDP headquarters in Tokyo yesterday while announcing his resignation from the party. Mr Suzuki is under fire for alleged misdeeds including meddling in foreign policy and intervening in the awarding ofAFP - 53 words
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297 2002-03-16 7 LATEST US INDICATORS Reuters, Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] Data released yesterday added to signs of a pick-up in the US economy. US wholesale prices nudged higher in February, driven by rising gasoline prices, the government said in a report that showed little evidence of inflationReuters,; Bloomberg - 297 words
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Article, Illustration467 2002-03-16 7 larry wee - CURRENCIES Gains helped by faltering US$, but Asian currencies take a backseat larry wee THE Swiss franc continued to lead European advances yesterday, while the New Zealand dollar has emerged as one of the past fortnight's best performers next to the Japanese yen.467 words
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in focus
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Article, Illustration1003 2002-03-16 8 Singapore-listed companies Addval Tech: Caroline Chan Fong Chee Air Ocean: Joanna Yeo Alex Hldgs: Molly Tan Ailcom: YaoSuMei Ailgreen: Kuok Oon Kwong Amara Hldgs: Susan Teo Geok Tin AP Oil. Lau Woon Chan Armstrong: Patricia Chow Goon Chau Asiamedic: Tan Suat Hua Asian Micro: Leong Lai Heng1,003 words
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Article, Illustration126 2002-03-16 8 Statutory boards government institutions A*STAR: Ho CNng BortotVSfccfc KoMtaVtaOh, BuH^tConskuckn/Mn%! ChongSWCWwg.ClwwtayUi CMMPnttfltßnt o>«B*Mi,Pwi»iChw Defence ScanoeJledi Agency: HoChhftYbngYh^ HooonmDMWha%: JmCmfonl,YMgVlng4 MUaofSEAStato Chua Stow San, Priacyli Shan, TfChlnQY^OHwKMw MUtodacMcaiGducalgß FtngAiUai LandTtamportAuliortyU.llMßiUßß wanyang roywcnmc: Ptoon Lee Chteng, lent Stan Lien fefartAiteCounct Ka^KuokOonKwong I llnAiin i iwi* Menage Boißtfo-j Key Kewg.Uy Kong UeUe N^MlnMcfEducßAQn:126 words
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Article, Illustration921 2002-03-16 8 CATHERINE ONG - Although a handful make it on their own steam, most women in Singapore get into the boardroom because of family ties, says Catherine ong CATHERINE ONG DORA Chan believed she would never have made it to the boardroom of a publicly listed company if she hadn't gone out921 words
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Article1008 2002-03-16 9 ANNA TEO - Headhunters are getting to be more accepted, Korn/Feny Japan managing director tells ANNA TED ANNA TEO WHEN Sakie Fukushima became an executive search consultant with Korn/Ferry International's Tokyo office back in 1991, she found the firm's name opened no doors. Few Japanese executives had any1,008 words
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Article, Illustration735 2002-03-16 9 Anna Teo - By Anna Teo SHE taught Japanese at Harvard, earned a Stanford MBA, worked for Bain Co in Boston and the World Bank in Washington, and now flies every other month from Tokyo to Los Angeles for Korn/Ferry International's board meetings. She has also beenARTHUR LEE - 735 words
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Article981 2002-03-16 10 Teh Hooi Ling - There's a chance of finding the next Venture Manufacturing or Datacraft, hit the higher risks cal for careful selection By Teh Hooi Ling WITH blue chips having run up sharply since the start of this year, analysts are turning their attention to smaller-capitalised stocks they say will981 words
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Article, Illustration666 2002-03-16 10 teh hooi ling - SHOW ME THE MONEY Forget deposits. Whip your investment acumen into shape and work your money hard instead teh hooi ling AS thousands of Singaporeans will attest, life-long employment is an archaic concept in this highly-competitive and fast-changing world. Job security is a666 words
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Article, Illustration688 2002-03-16 10 Teh Hooi Ling - company spotlight By' Teh Hooi Ling WE are human beings, not plants. We don't have roots. We go where the food is," said the managing director of Huan Hsin Holdings, when asked about the Taiwan government's call for local companies to sink688 words
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Article, Illustration784 2002-03-16 11 lee ban shih - CAVEAT EMPTOR But deals like those of Haw Par and Tong Meng—though perfectly within the rules need to be examined from perspective of minority shareholders lee ban shih FIRST Haw Par and United Overseas Bank chairman Wee Cho Yaw. Now Tong Meng Industries and784 words
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249 2002-03-16 11 Patrick Peck - By Patrick Peck The author is a vice-president at Paris-based JCF Group THIS week, we have a total of 47 recommendation changes, with 27 upgrades and 20 downgrades. UOB's results were better than expected, with a marginal 1.3 per cent increase in net profit249 words
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93 2002-03-16 11 I.30pm: NatSteel hoking its EGM at Level 4, Conference Room, 22 Tanjong KHng Rd 10.45am: MOU signing ceremony between Digfland and IBM at Raffles City Convention Centre 3.15am: US FOMC meeting 5.00pm: NatSteel releasing its 2001 year-end results II.00am: SNP holding its AGM and93 words
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week in review
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Article, Illustration892 2002-03-16 12 For the full stories, visit http://business-times.asial.com.sg UftT+3 cap on scrip lending to boost demand: Brokers March 14 THE Singapore Exchange can boost interest in scrip lending by easing the "T+3" restriction on the scheme, brokers and fund managers say. They say that since its launch on892 words
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Article309 2002-03-16 12 Editorial March 12 Changing investors' mindset PLAYERS in the local broking industry often put sales or dealing before research. But if the Singapore stock market is to make any progress in its bid to be a major global player, this has to change. Brokers have to realise309 words
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motoring
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Article, Illustration1645 2002-03-16 13 CHRISTOPHER TAN - Car-makers tend to play it safe when it comes to building stately flagships. Not BMW. Not this time. CHRISTOPHER TAN drives the convention-be-damned 7-series to see if it is headed for greatness... or doom CHRISTOPHER TAN IF Jean-Paul Gaultier was asked to design a limo, the result might just1,645 words
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Article351 2002-03-16 13 IN two years' time, the BMW 7-series will do everything but fetch your slippers. Within the framework of BMW Assist a yet-to-be-activated part of the flagship's on board guidance system the car will be able to function like a "butler on wheels". With future software and tie-ups351 words
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what's in style food
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Article, Illustration1427 2002-03-16 14 GEOFFREY EU - GEOFFREY EU looks at new entrants on the food scene which have interesting dining spaces GEOFFREY EU ALMOST six months ago, BT surveyed the field and made a random pick of a few places that people were talking about then. But a week can be an eternity in1,427 words
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what's in style art
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Article, Illustration963 2002-03-16 15 PARVATHI NAYAR - The tile paintings of Melbourne-based artist Tony Scott are a combination of planning, chance and tension, writes PARVATHINAYAR PARVATHI NAYAR "W" hlle I'd like to think m M my work is as w M f complex as that of H f any contemporary m H artist, I'm equally b#963 words
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Article, Illustration423 2002-03-16 15 Kannan Chandran - By Kannan Chandran SHE seems somewhat out of place in an industry that is dominated by the goings-on of Madonna, Mariah, Britney and Kylie. Yet, Krin Ternovtzeff seems to have comfortably settled into a niche that neither over-ex- tends nor undermines her abilities.423 words
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Article, Illustration477 2002-03-16 15 Cheah Ui-Hoon - Cultural Medallion winner Han SaiPor has a new exhibit By Cheah Ui-Hoon THAT sculptor Han Sai Por is a heavyweight in Singapore's art scene isn't a disputed fact, but in case you were wondering, then check out her 20 Tonnes at the atrium space in Mita,477 words
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art beat
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Article171 2002-03-16 15 A roundup of events How does one explain the "retro" phenomenon that has swept the current cultural scene? The Singapore Art Museum explores this in an exhibition held in conjunction with the Heritage Festival themed "Colour Me 60s". Instead of presenting a chronological order of171 words
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Article138 2002-03-16 15 Cheah Ui-Hoon - Compiled by Cheah Ui-Hoon Four veteran artists, graduates of the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (Nafa) in the 50s and 60s, have pooled their artwork to raise funds for a younger generation of artists. Foo Chee San, Poon Lian, Tan Tee Chie and Yeo Hoe138 words
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Article, Illustration1072 2002-03-16 16 CORINNE KERK - Classy designs at affordable prices are behind the successful sales growth of three homegrown brands. CORINNE KERK finds out CORINNE KERK WHEN the heels on one of her favourite pairs of shoes started to give way recently, a woman headed straight for a Charles Keith shoe storePHOTOS OF SUBSTANCE SHOES BY CHRIS LOH - 1,072 words
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Article, Illustration843 2002-03-16 16 Parvathi Nayar - travel And taste the flowers too in a HK extravaganza which cultivates the semes By Parvathi Nayar LAN Kwai Fong*s nightlife or a yummy Italian meal at Papa Razzi in Knutsford Terrace, an area known as Kowloon's Lan Kwai Fong; bazaar shopping in Stanley Street or atPARVATHI NAYAR - 843 words
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Article, Illustration118 2002-03-16 17 Our top picks of what's on the shelves YOU have the watches, now you can have the sunglasses. Swiss watchmaker, Tag Heuer, has launched its Sport Vision sports eyewear in Singapore. The collection is said to be "essentially modern, sober and elegant, with both ergonomic and118 words
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Article, Illustration71 2002-03-16 17 CORRINE KERK - Compiled by CORRINE KERK Don't like to fiddle with knobs and dials? Then check out Tissot's new T-Touch watch. This touch-screen watch allows you to activate various functions involving the barometer, altimeter, chronometer, compass, alarm and temperature, by simply touching the watch's sapphire crystal.71 words
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Miscellaneous169 2002-03-16 17 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 9 Characters Nathaniel sure 5 erseer warning employee g—^Z^B^JBIZ|B(ZZ|BIZZ 10 Expecting te> start off on the 6 avaitebte *as acquired 12 Sawmuac back to front (5) BAt present entered into 111 Hi 13 Was right to cry out (7) fnendfy undefstandtog (7) HM 15 Hazel's protector, he's crazy169 words
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Article, Illustration2519 2002-03-16 18 CHEAH UI-HOON - They're small but they could well set new trends in Singapore's retail scene. CHEAH UI-HOON catches up with some intrepid entrepreneurs brightening up the local shopping experience with their unique merchandise CHEAH UI-HOON THEIR pushcarts may look puny in contrast to the swanky AtpH stores behind them,PHOTOS BY CHRIS LOH - 2,519 words
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