The Business Times, 25 September 2002

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    14 1 MiTA(P) 010/03/2002 85* THE BUSINESS TIMES Singapore Internet: http://business-times.asial .com.sg WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2002
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    76 1 □m U77J7 (-38.75) KTj| ST DIOBZ FTJTTJBES if 1«372j00 (-32.00) SOEKIFUTDXES MLf7 (-4.90) STOCK MAIXET INDICES Tuesday Change KLSE 00 MP <6141 -1007 NIKKEI 226 9,321.64 -159.44 HANG SENG 9,197.68 -117.19 SET INDEX ***** -764 JAKARTA CGMP _408J9 -2.47 MANILA COUP .1.***** -16.66 TAIPEI WPI 4186.94 -41.4S SEOUL
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    62 1 FOBEX BATES USI ss USS (SSperUSS) 1.780 £(l S$/SS per 1.661 1761 EURO(US$/S$/E). 0.978 L740 YEN 1214 693 RM 1809 1134 Hltt 7.800 4.581 BAHT 43.44 24.40 RUPIAH 1063 1086 PKME1ATES SINGAPORE* Sift KLALA LIUPLR (.40 HONG KONG 5.125 JAKARTA 39.00 TAIPEI 6625 TOKYO 1J75 SEOUL 9.65 FRANKFURT SJ5
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    Lock icon IDA rejects SingTel's bid to raise fixed-line rates
    435 1  -  It says telco's re venae 'more than covers' casts and yields reasonable retnrn on capital By Tang Weng Fai [SINGAPORE] The Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) yesterday rejected SingTel's application to raise rates for fixed line residential phone services ending speculation that phone
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    Lock icon ST Group pays Stats ex-chairman $1.8m in bonus
    514 1  -  Sum expensed by Stats against capital injection, SEC filing shows By David Boey [SINGAPORE] ST Assembly Test Services, a test and packaging house for computer chips, disclosed yesterday that its former chairman, Tan Bock Seng, bagged a $1.8 million bonus from its
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    Lock icon Supply of 99-yr condos, ECs down significantly
    871 1  -  BTM'JJIIUH/J Consultants raise possibility of govt resuming regular land sales next yr By Kalpana Rashiwala I&iNUAKUKfcj Tne supply of 99-year leasehold private homes approved for sale has dwindled from about 8,100 units to about 5,500 units in the one year to June 30
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    Lock icon SGX seeks feedback on odd-lot trading of as little as one share
    421 1  -  By Ven Sreenivasan [SINGAPORE] Responding to calls by retail investors, the Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) yesterday initiated moves towards smoothing out kinks in the Odd Lot Market. The SGX announced that it was seeking public feedback on changes
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      210 1 nBBPB Shipping Times APL Logistics chief executive Dick Metzler quits. Shipping Tim—, *91 Top Stories War clouds, US economy send Asian stocks reeling. Moxt Pmgo United Food stock dives after financial chief quits. Pg 4 Motor traders invested $130m in new car facilities. Motoring, Pg 21 Why Eldershield is not
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      28 1 Timing at Stats execs' share purchases raises questions, Pg 4 Fed interest rates US interest rates cut or left on hold? To find out, log on to http://business-times.aslal.com.sg
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      20 1 r Property Buyers' Guide Free with locKiy s ccpy -'f Hi PSA eyes US ports in overseas expansion PAGE 3
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    • ON THE grapevine
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        Lock icon Creating good impressions
        114 2 With the retail banking business getting more and more competitive, leaving customers with a good impression becomes paramount for the banks these days. This probably explains why HSBC advertised last Saturday for "First Impression Officers" whose job, according to the bank, does not stop at welcoming customers
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        Lock icon Stamp of parsimony
        146 2 LOSS-making Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing appears keenly intent on scraping up every last cent it can collect from its $1.11 billion rights offer. Chartered shareholders who were invited to subscribe to the offer have not been given the courtesy of a pre-paid envelope in which to mail their
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      Lock icon War clouds, US economy send Asian stocks reeling
      760 2  -  S'pore, Tokyo, HE, Seoul all head to year-lows after falls on Wall St By Ven Sreenivasan [SINGAPORE] Asian markets dived towards their year-lows as war clouds loomed over the Middle East, prompting oil prices to shoot up to 19-month highs and raising
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      Lock icon STAM out to raise US$200m for fund
      566 2  -  Fixed-income fond will issne CDOs to E Asian investors By Catherine Ong [SINGAPORE] Days after getting its fund management licence, ST Asset Management (STAM), a new unit of the Singapore Technologies group, has hit the road in a quest to raise US$2OO million
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      76 2 IN our article yesterday headlined "Flextech plans $35m new loans, preference shares", we said that the company's loan stock holders are paid a fixed rate of 3.75 per cent per annum, with interest payable semiannually. The company has clarified that 3.75 per cent is the planned interest rate for
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      Lock icon Consumer confidence in US dips for 4th month
      358 2 Worries about job market increase: Conference Board Reuters [NEW YORKJ Falling stocks, longer unemployment lines and fears of a US attack on Iraq dented consumer confidence for a fourth straight month in September, a report said yesterday, suggesting a con-sumer-driven recovery may
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      191 2 electronic Asia 2002 International Trade Fair for Components, Assemblies, Electronics Production and Display Technologies Incorporating World of Display Technology 2002 See the Future of Electronics Industry at the Region's Most Heralded Show After five successful years, eiectronicAsia has become the ideal global platform for new technology developments and business opportunities
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      8 2 More to Iraq war than just Saddam?Pg 16
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  • FOCUS shipping
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      Lock icon PSA eyes US ports in overseas expansion
      471 3  -  Hiving taken stakes in 13 ports, PSA still needs US port to complete the picture: chairman By Donald Urquhart PSA Corporation's new chairman Stephen Lee says the terminal operator may consider taking stakes in US ports as it continues its overseas expansion to
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      Lock icon KL urges port operators to sharpen edge
      457 3  -  Fight competition with port pricing strategies minister From Eddie Toh inJohorßaru IN the wake of Singapore's renewed efforts to prevent shippers from shifting to Malaysia, the Malaysian government has urged the country's port operators to sharpen their competitive edge. "Port pricing strategies implemented
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      Lock icon An open ship registry in M'sia?
      334 3  -  By Donald Urquhart [SINGAPORE] Eyeing greater revenue from the maritime sector, Malaysia has announced it is considering setting up an open ship registry based at the tax-free island of Labuan off Sabah. Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad announced the proposed registry during his 2003
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      142 3 Qualify for the American CPA exam while earning a prestigious, fully accredited American MBA or Bachelor degree via distance learning M.S.A with emphases on E-Commerce General Management Financial Management Managerial Leadership HRM Marketing Strategic Planning Personal Financial Information Systems Project Management Upon deciding on your choke of program, the credits
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  • SINGAPORE companies
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      Lock icon United Food stock dives after financial chief quits
      480 4  -  Resignation and heavy selling spark fears; MD says 'everything is fine' By Serena Ng A WHOPPING $160 million was erased off the market capitalisation of Chinabased meat producer United Food Holdings yesterday after the firm announced that its chief financial controller had
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      Lock icon Chartered a penny stock as it closes at 98c
      452 4  -  Group to hold analyst briefing on Monday By David Boey SHARES of Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing closed as a penny stock for the first time yesterday at 98 cents two cents below its $1.00 rights offer price and Chartered tried to shore
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      Lock icon Timing of Stats execs'share purchases raises questions
      600 4  -  HOCKlBWlfflW lee han shih A HIGH-TECH company in the semiconductor industry called a select group of analysts for a briefing a week down the road. Word got round in the market. Investors, fearing another deeply discounted rights issue or another profit warning, dumped
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      Lock icon Credit derivatives market growing fast in S'pore
      572 5  -  BTBJMIIUWJ Banks beef up staff as their better yield lore investors and corporates By Siow Li Sen THE credit derivatives market is exploding spurred by bankruptcies and some banks here are trying to get a slice of the action. In major financial centres
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    • COMPANY Briefs
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        Lock icon Tye Soon director resigns
        77 5 COMFORT Group chief executive Goh Chee Wee (right) has quit as a director of auto parts stockist Tye Soon Ltd from yesterday. Taxi operator Comfort bought a 10 per cent stake in Tye Soon when it went public in 1997, saying it was a "strategic fit"
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        Lock icon Startech Electronics H1 profit falls
        71 5 Reuters STARTECH Electronics said net profit plunged in the six months to June 30,2002, to $0.16 million from $0.68 million a year ago. Turnover rose to $19.12 million from $13.89 million. Startech provides electronics manufacturing services where printed circuit boards are assembled on a contract
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        Lock icon ST Engg unit wins deal
        62 5 Reuters DEFENCE conglomerate Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd said yesterday its electronics unit has won a joint $22.5 million deal from SBS Transit Ltd to maintain automatic fare-collection systems for its North-East Line and Sengkang and Punggol LRT lines. The five-year contract will be managed by
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        Lock icon Penton's UK units under receivership
        87 5 Bloomberg aiiNUAruKb a renton international Ltd, a designer aijd manufacturer of plastic injection moulds, said its four UK-based subsidiaries have entered receivership as they are unable to pay a debenture from HSBC Holdings. Penton Tools Ltd, Tool Teck (Wales) Ltd, Vogue Moulds Ltd, and CAC
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        Lock icon Cyber Village in the red at half time
        74 5 Reuters CYBER Village said it slumped into a net loss in the six months to June 30,2002 of almost $1 million from a profit of $24,000 a year ago. Turnover rose to $2.51 million from $1.61 million. Cyber Village is engaged in
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        Lock icon Liang Huat interim loss doubles
        63 5 Reuters ljaino Huat Aluminium said net loss widened in the six months to June 30,2002, to $6.33 million from a loss of $3.10 million a year ago. Turnover fell to $16.99 million from $39.39 million. Liang Huat is engaged in the manufacturing, fabrication and installation
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        Lock icon Roly unit gets US$24m term loan
        73 5 Reuters ROLY International Holdings Ltd, which designs, makes and sells home decor products, said yesterday that its subsidiary Superior International Finance Ltd had obtained a US$24 million three-year credit and term loan. It will be used for refinancing existing loan facilities and for working
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      Lock icon Globe Telecom sees 24% rise in Q3 profit
      256 5 Bloomberg [MANILA] Globe Telecom Inc, the Philippines' secondbiggest mobile-phone network, forecasts profit will rise 24 per cent in the third quarter, after it takes a 2.2 billion peso (Ss7s million) charge for shutting down part of a mobile-phone unit it bought last
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      Lock icon Orchard Parade trims H1 loss
      260 5 Loss narrows despite 55% plnnge in turnover ORCHARD Parade Holdings said yesterday it shaved its interim losses to $9.2 million, from losses of $9.5 million in the first half of 2001, and said it expects to end the year better than in FY2OOI. Turnover for
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      Lock icon Merrill delays re-rating of property sector
      380 5 Bloomberg Reuters, THE recent selldown in Singapore property shares has delayed a re-rating of the sector but not derailed it. Merrill Lynch said in a research note. The investment bank and brokerage reiterated its "buy" calls on City Developments Ltd and Keppel Land Ltd.
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      Lock icon Accord unit expects profit to double this year
      412 5  -  Firm has plans for listing when market conditions improve ih, Serena Ng HOMEGROWN after-sales service company Accord Customer Care Solutions (ACCS), which last year received a $19 million cash injection, yesterday said it is aiming for a listing when market conditions improve
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      1628 4 £5 Chartered semiconductor manufacturing Notice relating to Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing's 8-for-10 Rights Offering at Ssl.oo per ordinary share Rationale for the Rights Offering We believe our sector has strong long-term growth potential supported by three major trends: overall semiconductor industry growth driven by the pervasive use of integrated circuits, increased
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      19 5 From CDs to cor accessories, find them all in The Straits Times Classified. Buy It S4I It Find It
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      316 5 LAND FOR SALE LAND PARCEL CHOA CHU KANG E3 Embraced by "STAR" attributes, Land Parcel Choa Chu Kang E3 offers all the conveniences for comfortable living: hopping Choa Chu Kang E3 is near to Lot 1 Shopper's Mall, Yew Tee Shopping Centre and Limbang Shopping Centre which provide a wide
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  • SINGAPORE markets
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      316 6 OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES Sep 24 VALUE CLOSE ■rotas -668.00 303.00 IT CAM -*****.00 -195.00 ■T Id-day RU -*****.00 -67.00 AR-SC TibRIII 363.05 -8.40 S6 E*«ftm Boot 98.15 -3.27 MrpMnFh 1219.75 45.53 SG Prop 337.87 -6.66 MSCI Singapore 170.39 -5.04 SttSCIFatareo -4.90 Slock* Vokwr* lwi=oo<JMK25c 42.172.000 Chart SenvCond R 38.799.000 Civ«*a2.5c
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      Lock icon Yen weakness clearest play at the moment
      845 6  -  AIM.l.Nl'JmU CURRENCIES larry wee THE US dollar emerged the default winner ol sorts over the last three weeks, but one can easily find rea sons to sell any or all three of the G-3 currencies the US dollar, the euro and the Japanese
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      Lock icon Market sinks to 10-month low as US falls hit Asia
      717 6  -  STOCKS ven sreenivasan THE Singapore market slid in tandem with other Asian bourses following sharp overnight falls on war-spooked Wall Street. Adding to the fears was the steady climb in oil prices, now at 20-month highs of over US$3O a
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    Lock icon UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
    3236 6 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS Com Global Health Index Fd 0 75V Com Global Telecom Index Fd 0 354/ Com Global Infotec Index Fd! 0 238/ AMAmAMMgl (S'pore) Com Global Energy Inck-.Fd 0 79V Star Europe Eqty'** 0552/ Com Global Travwlndex Fd 0663/ Star Europe St T»T) Com P°™ Bood Fund/- 1
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  • SINGAPORE news
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      Lock icon JLL sees big drop in property investment
      517 7  -  War in Iraq could whittle down sales to $2.2b this year worst since 1998 By Andrea Tan PROPERTY investment sales could plunge to between $2.2 billion and $2.5 billion this year the worst showing since 1998 says Jones Lang LaSaile. In the first
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      Lock icon CapitaLand makes forays into Beijing with $6m acquisition
      194 7 CAPITALAND has paid $6 million for a 62 per cent stake in Beijing Ruihua Development Co which owns a large residential site in Chaoyang district, Beijing. The deal with two Chinese parties Beijing Huakai Property Development Co and Hengrui Development Co marks
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      Lock icon Great to live here: Singaporeans
      184 7 THREE-QUARTERS of Singaporean adults believe their country is a great place to live in, but only 35 per cent think more should come and live here according to a study by media specialist, Mind Share Group Singapore. The study, conducted from AprilMay this year, surveyed
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      Lock icon Consumer prices to fall 0.4% in '02: UOB
      214 7 SINGAPORE is still lacking in pricing power, says United Overseas Bank's treasury research of the August inflation number. The consumer price index fell 0.4 per cent year-on-year last month the same pace as in July. For the year to August, the CPI
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      Lock icon New risk-based capital regime for brokers
      276 7 Move harmonises financial regulatory framework THE Monetary Authority of Singapore yesterday issued the new risk-based capital requirements for equity and futures brokers. From Oct 1, 2002, corporations applying for a Capital Markets Services Licence will have to comply with a risk-based capital regime under
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  • EDITORIAL & opinion
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      Lock icon Why auditors shouldn't be rotated by law
      828 8  -  ■*****23^E1 OPINION david mason The writer was a partner in an international accountingfirm in Singapore for 14 years. He is now a business consultant in the United Kingdom. COMPULSORY rotation of auditors is a hot topic of discussion these days, following the scandals
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      Lock icon IN OTHER WORDS
      32 8 The JGB market isn't really a market so much as a mechanism for transferring wealth from households to the government' -Anthony Heading ofJP Morgan Asia, on Japan's bond market.
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      Lock icon Going full throttle
      558 8 EDITORIAL THE numbers are exciting. Healthcare services could pump $3 billion a year into the economy and create 13,000 jobs; the learning industry may well double that contribution and more, and add another 22,000 new jobs. These 10-year projections from just two of the Economic Review Committee
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      Lock icon An Asian Tiger who's roaring in the US
      1200 8  -  He's an economic exile who straddles two worlds. Ex-NOL man Dominic Chew talks about why he chose to do business in America and what it's like By Jennifer Lien The writer is BT's Silicon Valley correspondent [SAN FRANCISCO] Dominic Chew is a
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      Lock icon White Man's Burden once again?
      548 8  -  COMMENTARY It's hard not to suspect that the Bosh Doctrine is just a diversion Paul Krugman The writer is a professor of economics at Princeton University NYT WE should listen to Karl Rove when he lauds former presidents. For example. Rove has lately taken to
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      110 8 SHOPS, OFFICES, APARTMENTS AND CARPARK FOR SALE BY TENDER Addresi Htgh Street Centre, 1 North Bridge Road Tenure :99 yean from 2 June 1969 Space for Xmjc 4fli. Strata Shops/Units -459 Offices 41 39 93 Apartments 20 181-230 Carpark 485 (1 strata title) Shops and offices are available for sale
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  • MAIL bag
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      Lock icon Aim for corporate social responsibility
      515 10  -  Paul Thompson Assistant Professor of Accounting and Finance Director of MBA Programmes Nottingham University Business School Kuala Lumpur R SIVANITHY has hit the nail on the head so to speak in his Hock Lock Siew commentary entitled "When the public good and minority rights clash"
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      Lock icon KK Hospital's fees are competitive
      470 10  -  Dr Jennifer Lee Chief Executive Officer KK Women's and Children's Hospital I REFER to the letter "KKH needs to re-think fee hikes" by Ong Yang Peng, CEO, Cananex Singapore Pte Ltd (Mailbag, Sept 18). The writer has suggested that much of KK Women's and Children's
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  • REGIONAL news
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      Lock icon KL banks tumble on fears of rise in statutory reserves
      437 11 KUALA LUMPUR Investors concerned may be penalised for not lending enough Bloomberg SHARES of Malaysian banks, led by the nation's No 1 lender, Maybank, tumbled on concern Malaysia may penalise banks for not lending enough by forcing them to leave
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      Lock icon Salim Group has paid most of debt due: Ibra
      248 11 JAKARTA Reuters INDONESIA said yesterday that debt-laden Salim group has paid most of a 729.4 billion rupiah (Ssl44 million) debt payment to the government, part of the state's efforts to recover billions of dollars owed by the conglomerate. Last month, the
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      Lock icon Indosat bid winner to be announced in Dec
      367 12 JAKARTA Prospective buyers to submit non-binding bids by last week of Oct Bloomberg THE Indonesian government plans to announce by mid-December the winning bidder in its sale of a 42 per cent stake in PT Indonesian Satellite Corp, the State Enterprise Ministry
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      Lock icon Jakarta may not pay higher interest
      444 12 JAKARTA Banks ask govt to pay more on bonds held by them Bloomberg INDONESIA'S parliament may reject a demand by PT Bank Mandiri and the nation's three other state banks for higher interest on the bonds they have held since the government bailed them
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    • NOTE Book
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        Lock icon APP Indon units to resume trading
        97 12 Bloomberg [JAKARTA] PT Indah Kiat Pulp Paper and PT TJiwi Kimia will resume trading tomorrow, the Jakarta Stock Exchange said. The exchange halted trading in the two Indonesian units of Asia Pulp Paper Co in August after their auditor Grant Thornton issued disclaimers on
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        Lock icon KL still studying S'pore reclamation
        59 12 Bernama [JOHOR BAHRU] Malaysian experts are still studying the impact of Singapore's land reclamation projects on Malaysian ports in Johor, Transport Ministry Parliamentary Secretary Donald Lim said yesterday. Responding to questions from the Singapore media, he said once the final report was out Wisma Putra
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        Lock icon Taiwan's export orders slow in Aug
        73 12 Bloomberg [TAIPEI] Taiwan's export orders and factory production slowed in August as demand for computer chips and other electronics goods in the US waned, countering the increase in shipments to China and Japan. Orders rose 13.9 per cent from a year earlier, the Ministry
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        Lock icon Pertamina confirms Fujian LNG deal
        74 12 Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesia's state oil firm Pertamina yesterday confirmed it would sign a lucrative liquefied natural gas deal with China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC) tomorrow which would run for 25 years. "Pertamina and CNOOC will sign the gas sales agreement to supply LNG to
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        Lock icon Acer may supply notebooks to HP
        40 12 Bloomberg [TAIPEI] Hewlett-Packard said it may add Acer to its four notebook computer suppliers in Taiwan. "We have four notebook computer suppliers," said an HP spokeswoman. "We're requesting quotations from Acer unit Wistron Corp."—Bloomberg
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        Lock icon Hutohison to sell 1.5b euro bonds
        66 12 Reuters [HONG KONG] Ports to telecoms conglomerate Hutchison Whampoa plans to sell 1.5 billion euro (8)2.6 billion) worth of bonds in two tranches, sources said yesterday. "In total it's about 1.5 billion euros. There will be a one billion euro issue of an expected
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      Lock icon C'wealth women's network launched
      176 12  -  From Neil Behrman in London A NEW network for Commonwealth women in business has been launched. It is aimed at providing a vehicle for influencing economic policy debates in favour of women, and to promoting business development and best practice for women across the Commonwealth. The
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      Lock icon Sounding a wanting to car thieves
      76 12 [KUALA LUMPUR] Proton will soon introduce a radio-tracking device on its cars that will enable the recovery of stolen cars from anywhere in the country, according to a report in the New Straits Times yesterday. The system will also allow users to send distress
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      Lock icon Sino Land profit down by 47%
      178 12 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Sino Land Co, Hong Kong's No 5 developer by market value, said its profit fell 47 per cent in the year through June 30. Net income fell to HK5262.8 million (SS6O million), or 6.8 Hong Kong cents a share, from a
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      Lock icon S&P expects HK property prices to fall 5-10%
      462 13  -  It says ratings of 5 developers may be downgraded; shares take a beating From Audrey Tan in Hong Kong STANDARD and Poor's yesterday said that it expects residential property prices here to fall another 5-10 per cent in the next 12 months
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      Lock icon Asem targets Asia-Europe free trade
      440 13  -  Moves to create Asian enrobond market, n*e of euro as int'l currency From Shada Islam in Copenhagen EAST Asian and European Union leaders yesterday set up a special task force to tear down region-to-region trade and investment barriers and said they would boost Asia's use
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      Lock icon Tycoon to ran N. Korea SEZ
      446 13 PROFILE: TAMO BD( The Chinese orchid magnate chosen to head IDE-style enclave Reuters [HONG KONG] In his 39 years, Chinese orchid magnate Yang Bin has amassed a fortune and more recently left controversy in his wake in a success story that some sceptics regard
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      Lock icon HK anti-subversion law necessary, says Tung
      185 13 Reuters [HONG KONG] Hong Kong has unveUed a planned antisubversion law that rights groups fear could pose the most serious threat to civil liberties since this former British colony returned to Chinese rule in 1997. Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa told reporters yesterday that the
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      Lock icon Smaller Taiwan chip makers go low-tech
      383 14  -  They resort to wooing customers working with lower technology From Macabe Keliher in Taipei WITH leading semiconductor companies here focusing on advanced technologies, their competitors, which have been unable to keep pace, have resorted to wooing customers working with lower technology. This is polarising
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      Lock icon New rules for China brokerages
      110 14 [SHANGHAI] Chinese brokerages may be punished for arranging share sales for newly listed companies that fail to meet profit forecasts. The China Securities Regulatory Commission said in a statement that brokerages will be given demerit points for any company they've assisted that reports a profit
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      Lock icon China Telecom to sell 16b shares in IPO: papers
      421 14 HONGKONG Reuters FIXED-LINE phone giant China Telecom Ltd plans to sell about 16 billion shares at HKSI -2 each to raise some US$3 billion in an initial public offering. Hong Kong newspapers reported yesterday. The IPO shares represent about 20 per
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      261 14 NEW DELHI AFP THE Indian government on Monday slammed a prestigious official forum on software exports for painting a gloomy future for the country's information technology (IT) exports. The slap on the wrist came after the government's Electronics and Computer
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      1036 16  -  US has wider strategic aims, says an international conference Promt Anthony Rowley in Tokyo THERE is no way that the US will not go to war with Iraq with or without an enabling resolution from the UN and the motives behind the coming
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      382 17 mTOKYO Stronger than expected figure suggests recovery is still on track Reuters AFP JAPANESE economic activity grew in July, defying forecasts that it had run out of steam after a stronger-than-expected second quarter. Data from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's all-industries
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      339 17 NEW YORK Bloomberg Reuters GOLDMAN Sachs Group Inc yesterday posted thirdquarter profits that rose 12 per cent, marking its first increase in two years. Goldman's profits were lifted by trading in bonds, mortgages and currencies, offsetting a drop in stock sales and mergers.
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      365 17 Dossier says Iraq is ready to nse chemical arms, has nnke plans Reuters [LONDON] British Prime Minister Tony Blair yesterday published a dossier on Iraq which said that President Saddam Hussein could launch a weapon of mass destruction at just
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      465 19 NEW YORK Its ex-analyst tooted a telco despite sips it was in severe trouble LAT-WP US Securities regulators fined Salomon Smith Barney US$5 million on Monday on charges that its former analyst Jack Grubman relentlessly touted a telecom stock despite signs that the company
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      402 19 Hove follows share price plunge after problems at UK nnit AP. Bloomberg [MELBOURNE] The chief executive officer of Australian insurance and funds management company AMP has been pushed out of his job, the company announced yesterday. Paul Batchelor was axed "in the best
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      238 19 AOL, Dicaeyiß talks te create rtaad-aleneaewipeweilw—B Reuters [LOS ANGELES] AOL Time Warner Inc and Walt Disney Co have held talks about merging their CNN and ABC News divisions into "a stand-alone news powerhouse," the Lot Angeles Tbim reported yesterday. The newspaper, citing source* familiar
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      404 20 WASHINGTON Earnings warnings, threat of attack on Iraq add to gloom NYT FEARS of a "double-dip" recession are rising again, sparked by sagging economic indicators, rising oil prices and a new round of earnings warnings. The chances of slipping into second recession
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      229 20 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 6 Appeals with an attempt to p j 13 Someone exercises the art*17 Room to put in directions and If If If fIH |H| 18 Getting swine to follow a j 20 Liberal bringing a charge |Bl 23 Leaders of rebellious upris--25 When at one constituents may be
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  • BT motoring
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      943 21  - 130m pumped into car facilities BTigjJiiumj The 2002 investment tally so far is a record for motor traders who are set to drive it higher. Christopher Tan reports Christopher Tan DESPITE the economic doldrums, motor traders have invested close to $130 million in new facilities here this year. And they're
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    • BUMPER to BUMPER
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        Lock icon Wider CTE for those in the north
        79 21 FOR those living in the north, good news—the Land Transport Authority is widening the Central Expressway (CTE). Works are underway to broaden the stretch of CTE between the Pan-Island Expressway and Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1. One more lane will be added on
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        Lock icon Kwee takes fall control of Stuttgart
        78 21 AUTO entrepreneur Karsono Kwee now has complete ownership of Porsche distributor Stuttgart Auto, having just bought out his long-time partner, Joseph Gondobintoro. The latter has sold his 50 per cent stake in the business for an undisclosed sum, after the partnership broke down more
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        125 21 HONDA Motor is preparing for mass production of a small car based on its successful Fit (or Jazz) model platform in China, Bloomberg reported president Hiroyuki Yoshino as saying. Honda has a venture in Guangzhou, south-eastern China, where it now makes Accord sedans
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        Lock icon Deal on sharing vehicle platforms
        72 21 RENAULT Samsung Motors will share 10 vehicle platforms with Japan's Nissan Motor and Renault by 2010, according to Renault chairman Louis Schweitzer. He also said that the unit may import and distribute Renault cars in South Kdrea. But he added that there were no plans
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        Lock icon Green light for GM sales strategy
        87 21  -  -Compiled by Christopher Tan GENERAL Motors can continue to offer interest-free financing to boost auto sales in the US without damaging its earnings, vice-chairman Robert Lutz said in an interview with a German newspaper. Countering investors' concern that incentives were eroding profitability, Mr Lutz
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      516 21  -  CARrSTW It is a 101 l period and prices are close to their 12-year low AH reports by Christopher Tan JANUARY has traditionally been the favourite month for registering new cars. This time round, things might be a little
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      Lock icon Open Cat cuts both ways for COE traders
      274 21 THE open-bidding system has limited the risk exposure of COE traders. At the same time, it has also reduced their earnings potential, traders say. Since going full swing in April, COE premiums have been sliding, from around $42,000 (for bigger cars and
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  • FORMULA ONE
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      726 22 The team is looking to get in top gear in Indianapolis after it failed to finish in the Monza race BMW WilliamsF1 AFTER a disappointing show at Monza, BMW WilliamsFl expects to do justice to its competitiveness in the US. The penultimate race takes the
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      466 22 Reuters [LONDON] Grand Prix racing is a natural home for adrenaline addicts craving speed and excitemeitf. Yet no Formula One driver has ever failed a dope test and it remains a sport in which the cars are far more likely to fall foul
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        105 22 FERRARI's domination has hit ticket mlhs for thia Sunday's US Grand Prix, but the race will still draw the biggest one-day crowd of the Formula One season, according to organisers. "We expect the crowd (on race day) to be in the 140,000-150,000 area
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        105 22 TELEVISION stations worldwide are expected to be offered free access to digital coverage of Formula One races, now the privilege of pay-TV broadcasters, in an effort to stem declining viewership. The Financial Times reported that the move might erode some of the projected earnings from
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        91 22 ARROWS are set to miss this Sunday's US Grand Prix, and probably the season-ending race in Japan as well, amid continuing uncertainty about their survival. The troubled team has missed four of the last five grand prix races, last racing in Germany at
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        Lock icon Daimler Chrysler now controls Ilmor
        96 22 DAIMLER CHRYSLER has taken a controlling stake in Qmor, the British company that and builds McLaren's Formula One engines, Reuters reported. The carmaker said last week that it was raising its holding from 25 to 55 per cent and planned a comptete takeover by 2005
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        60 22  -  Complied by* Christopher Tan AMERICAN Sarah Fisher will become the first woman in 10 years to drive an F-l car this week. Fisher, 21, will drive a McLaren-Mercedes on practice day of the US Grand Prix in Indianapolis on Sept 27. The last
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      121 22 What makes every BMW so successful? The BMW Williams Fl. Its origins. Once again, it was an impressive performance of our technological capacity. Demonstrated by BMW Williams F1 with a heart that beats 100% for motorsport: our VlO power plant-an engine worthy of bearing the BMW logo, which depicts a
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  • PERSONAL investment
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      722 23  -  INSIDEII.MJiJjU Air Ocean, Noble repurchase shares; heavy buying in Pentex, Pan United, Eltech By Robert Halili The writer is managing director of Asia Insider DIRECTORS, substantial shareholders and listed companies continued to buy into the weak market with buyers dominating trading for the five-day period
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      753 23 LATWP BY NOW, the lessons from the bear market are pretty obvious. Diversify. Don't invest money that you'll need within five years in stocks. Don't hold too much company stock in your retirement fund. But as the stock market appears headed for its third
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  • EXECUTIVE money
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      1154 24  -  A dollarDEX study recommends that Elder Shield should be sized up as you would any other insurance plan* on the basis of needs, value and affordability. GENEVIEVE CUA finds out why the programme is not for everyone GENEVIEVE CUA WEALTH management advisers dollarDEX has produced
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      340 24 THE opt-out rate for Elder Shield, the long-term care insurance available under the CPF umbrella, hovers at 30 per cent for Great Eastern Life. As at mid-August, the overall opt-out rate stood at 23 per cent, as disclosed in Parliament by Health Minister
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      Lock icon Income hires Frank Russell as consultant for fund management
      504 24  -  By Genevieve Cua NTUC INCOME has appointed Frank Russell as its investment consultant as it prepares to transfer the management of up to 40 per cent of its total assets to external fund managers. The restructure is expected to be completed
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  • Property Buyers' Guide 2002
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      Lock icon It's a tough job
      1299 25  -  But somebody has to do it. Cit\ Developments managing director Kwek Leng Joo talks to Andrea tan about these testing times and what the group is doing to stay in the long-term game Coordinator Vince Chong Editor Elaine Koh Sub-editor Michelle Low Artists: Noordin Ayob, Jennifer
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      455 26  -  By i ANDREA TAN IT was his job to make sure the lifts were running properly, the toilets well scrubbed and the air-conditioning functioning in the building. Kwek Leng Joo may have been the son of one of Singapore's richest men but when he started in
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      1218 27  -  HDB upgraders have been a powerful force in determining demand for private property but can thev still propel the market? Matthias cham offers a detailed analysis MATTHIAS CHAN The writer is a senior analyst at Nomura Singapore HOUSING Development Board upgraders are the largest category of private
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      1071 28  -  Real estate investment trusts combine the liquidity of trading equity with the stability of holdinq property. And they promise the investor high yields without the hassles of managing properties or tenants. Still, they come with their own set of risks, dennis yeo and susie rachel wee explain
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      1281 29  -  alam chow sets out the pros and cons ALAN CHOW The writer is senior manager, consultancy research, CB Richard Ellis REAL estate is a key part in the lives of individuals and in business operations of corporations, not just as accommodation, but as a major
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      224 30 THE eagerly awaited series of changes on CPF policies was unveiled in mid-July by the Economic Review Committee's subcommittee on policies related to taxation, the CPF system, wages and land. A week later, the government responded to these proposals and announced several major changes to housing finance,
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      988 30  -  TAYKAHPOHand yang qing recount the watershed CPF changes and what they mean for the S'pore residential property market TAY KAH POH, YANG QING RECENT changes to the financing of residential property mark a watershed, reflecting a fundamental shift in the government's thinking on the property market. Ministers'
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      Lock icon Bright lights, chic city
      996 31  -  Singapore's urban planning goes a step up with the URA's Duxton Plain project, where public housing appears in its most modern and innovative incarnation, leongteiug wui and bernadette low report LEONG TENG WUI,BERNADETTE LOW ASK any second-generation Singaporean about past living conditions in the city, and
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      Lock icon Residential exposure preferred
      921 34  -  Property stock pickers today favour companies that are pushing out residential projects tailored for the resilient, upgraders' market, while those with a commercial tilt are getting the cold shoulder. vince chong reports VINCE CHONG The writer is a BTjournalist LISTED property companies with a large exposure to
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      Lock icon HDB resale values on the rise
      358 34  -  Rush to beat HDB loan rule changes and demand for 3-room flats boosts momentum, era realty reports ERA REALTY BOTH HDB resale flat prices and valuations saw positive growth into the third quarter, going by preliminary data from ERA Realty. The increase could be
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      Lock icon Taking the bull by the horns
      730 36  -  Banks are practically pulling out all the stops to get ahead in the home loans race. And the tools they re using freebies and discounts topped by deep interest rate cuts are eating into once-fat margins. QUAK hiamc whai reports on the fray QUAK
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      Lock icon En bloc sales revisited
      1056 38  -  Overnight millionaires may be few anctfar between these days, but collective sales remain a key source of land for developers, say TERENCE TANG and FENG ZHI WEI TERENCE TANG,FENG ZHI WEI COLLECTIVE sales, a hot topic when they turned sellers into millionaires overnight in 1996, are
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      1214 39  -  graeme torre takes a whirlwind tour and finds markets weighed down by weak demand, restrained prices and poor returns GRAEME TORRE The writer is director and head of property, Asia at Henderson Global Investors WHEN The Business Times rang and asked me to write an
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      551 40 Quality fittings not only make the home more aesthetically pleasing, but often also make life easier for the homeowner BUYING a home may be one of the biggest, most exciting experiences in one's life. Yet, many who have bought a home will realise there is a bigger step
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      738 40  -  Balinese is over, so lose the statues. Landscape enthusiasts now prefer 'modern tropical. tnibm explains the difference THIEN LIKE the "3-G" generation, today's gardens tend to be modern, simple and low-maintenance (as most yuppies are too busy to bother with things like weekly trimming of fussy
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      612 43  -  Port and maritime security costs will also be passed on to shippers By Donald Urquhart [SINGAPORE] The alliance of 14 major transpacific carriers has warned shippers that they intend to hike freight rates next year by US$7OO per 40-foot container as well as
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      314 43 Klanfe Tanjung Pelepas and Bntterworth ports expected to be involved Bernama [PORT KLANG] The Malaysian government will decide within two months on a move to allow the US Customs authority to post their officers to three major ports
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      974 44  -  STRAIT TALK -Byl David Hughes ATTACK is said to be the best form of defence and Philippe Boisson, communications director for French classification society Bureau Veritas (BV), was on the offensive at last week's Mare Forum conference in Athens.
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        759 53 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Ma rine OH Ltd. shows price ranees In US dollars Instead of single prices for a more comprehensive description of the market. Prices shown are baaed on averagesized stem Market movements are indicated The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and the
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        600 54 The alliances &re also aimed at countering a wave of low-cost airlines AFP [PARIS] A global civil aviation downturn sparked by the Sept 11 attacks has instigated closer cooperation among some of the leading European carriers and spurred the rise of cut-rate
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        187 54 Bloomberg [PARIS] Air France aims to increase the number of passengers it carries within France by 4 per cent a year with discount tickets to compete with low-cost carriers. Europe's No 2 airline will offer a 15 per cent discount on business-class tickets during
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        464 54 This increases pressure on rival Virgin Bine to reach accord on access Bloomberg [SYDNEY] Qantas Airways Ltd, Australia's dominant airline, will use as much as two-thirds of a terminal owned by Sydney Airports Corp, increasing pressure on rival Virgin Blue Airlines to
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        312 54  -  Deal with Singapore Post a first for Asia By Beth Jinks [SINGAPORE] In a first for Asia, FedEx Express and Singapore Post have reached a deal to offer drop off services at local post offices islandwide. Since launching a trial period
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        268 54 Reuters [CHICAGO] Unions at UAL Corp's United Airlines are expected to offer a cost-cut-ting plan to management to help the carrier turn itself around and win short-term loans, a source familiar with the situation said. "We think we've got together a pretty
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          83 54 Bloomberg [TAIPEI] EVA Airways, Taiwan's second largest airline, took out a US$l53 million loan arranged by Citibank NA to fund the purchase of one Boeing Co 747-400 freighter to expand its European American businesses. The loan comprises a U*****.6 million 12-year bank guarantee facility from the
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      150 54 NOTICE TO TRADE INDONESIA PORTS SURCHARGE PORTS UNDER THE SCOPE OF PELINDO II (Jakarta, Cirebon, Teluk Bayur/Padang, Panjang, Pontianak, Jambi, Ciwandan, Boom baru/Palembang and Bengkulu) PELINDO II have announced that the tariffs of the ports under its scope will be increased on 1 October 2002. In view thereof, the following
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