The Business Times, 26 July 2003

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    12 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MTTA (P) 024/03/2003 SINGAPORE 85C HJIY 26 27. 2003
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    Lock icon Wage reforms: It's all up to employers now, says Boon Yang
    667 1  -  perplexed by some firms'resistance to monthly variable wage By Daniel [SINGAPORE] The wage reform ball Is now In the employers' court. Minister of Information, Communications and the Arts Lee Boon Yang Mid yesterday. Dr Lee, who was speaking at
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    Lock icon Q2 private home sales soar as prices hit 4-year low
    749 1  -  Consultants say prices are at bottom though marginal slides may continue By Vince Cheong [SINGAPORE] Price elasticity drove private home sales in the second quarter prices fell to a four-year low with buyers snapping up close to 2,000 new homes,
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    Lock icon Don't be a victim of online identity theft
    749 1  -  EXCLUSIVE Scam is on the rise, though problem not as acute in S'pore By Raju Chellam [SINGAPORE] If you think it's harmless to divulge your personal details such as your NRIC number, date of birth and so on to seemingly innocent surveyors,
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    Lock icon Namaste, here we come
    133 1 AFP [BOMBAY] Indian fashion designers will soon woo the French elite after two popular retail chains in Paris agreed during a seven-day fashion showcase here to display their collections, an official said. L'eclaireur and Maria Luisa, two large French retail outlets, have struck deals with Indian
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      310 1 4 M A' newsbreak House clears US-S'pore FTA [WASHINGTON] US Congress' House of Representatives voted to accept Singapore as a free trade partner, putting the city-state a step closer to becoming the United States' first free trade partner in Asia. Legislators voted 272-155 on Thursday in favour of a free
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      20 1 y Q2 boost for HDB resale flats, Pg 5 JTC mm fall in demand for industrial space, Pg 5 Ill
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  • newsfront
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      Lock icon Options expensing: S'pore may have to go with the flow
      570 2  -  Icpas president says S'pore should not depart from international best practices if it wants to be a financial hub By Wong Wei Kong [SINGAPORE] Although accountants are divided over the proposal to force companies to expense stock options, it will
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      Lock icon Renminbi deal as part of wider package mooted
      505 2  -  Trade-off could be to admit China to G-8: Japanese official From Anthony Rowley in Tokyo WITH controversy over the value of the Chinese currency mounting almost daily, a prominent Japanese official has suggested that agreement to alter its value may need to
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      Lock icon PM Goh praises China's handling of Sars crisis
      320 2  -  Bilateral ties are 'good', says China's foreign minister By Loh Hui Yin [SINGAPORE] The way China was able to bring the Sars epidemic under control showed that the new leadership could deal with challenges "firmly and decisively", said Prime Minister Goh Chok
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      Lock icon Reflections on the Bijani twins and the hiring of gays
      541 2  -  vince cheng TWO events that hogged the headlines in the past few weeks triggered in me emotions I had not felt for a while. Like thousands of others, I was inspired by the courage of Iranian conjoined twins Ladan and
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      65 2 'British Virgin Islands* Cayman W I (imfi kirsey* Mauritius'Samoa*Seychelles I IDEAL LOCATION IN THE HEART OF I JOHOR BAHRU Land area 60,000 sq.ft. with 40 carpark lots. Double-storey built-up area 10,000 sq.ft. Owner looking for tenant to rent as private club or spa etc. Joint venture welcome Contact Mrs. Belle
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  • the raffles conversation
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      1786 3  -  SingTel's man in Australia, SingTel Optus chief Chris Anderson, traces his career and shares his "war" strategy with KENNETH JAMES KENNETH JAMES SINGTEL Optus chief executive Chris Anderson is on a roll. The Australian media and telecom veteran was 'recently named Best Asian Telecom CEO, an accolade his
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      Lock icon Mr Anderson's path to Optus
      658 3  -  By Kenneth James HE was a working-class kid who worked as a messenger boy to supplement his economics scholarship at the University of Sydney. Then, still at university, came a stint as rookie reporter with the Sydney Morning Herald-, and Chris Anderson never looked back.
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      61 3 Raffles? INTERNATIONAL Hotels Resorts The Raffles Conversation is brought to you through a special arrangement with Raffles International Hotels and Resorts. The Traveller's Palm in the Raffles International logo is an apt symbol. Not only has water stored at the base of this palm provided sustenance, the leaves rest in
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  • companies
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      Lock icon Sias raises concern over iSoftel's DPS deal
      284 4  -  By Tang Weng Fai THE Securities Investors Association of Singapore (Sias) has raised concerns over telco software company iSoftel Ltd's recent move to take full control of Hong Kong-based Digital Publishing Solutions (DPS). iSoftel first acquired 52.9 per <reht of DPS on March
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    • corporateroundup
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        Lock icon SGX shares jump on cash distribution talk
        65 4 Reuters SHARES in Singapore Exchange rose as much as 4.2 per cent to $1.49 yesterday on speculation that the bourse operator may return part of its $550 mUlion cash pile to shareholders. It closed four cents up at $1.47. The SGX said yesterday
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        Lock icon Showy IPO public tranche 190 timet subscribed
        64 4 SHOWY International, a manufacturer and supplier of bathroom, kitchen and sanitary fittings, said the public tranche of 1.5 million shares in its IPO was 190 times subscribed. All placement and reserved shares were also fully taken up. The IPO is almost 20 times
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        Lock icon Ipco says FY2003 results to be substantially worse
        59 4 IPCO International has warned that its results for FY2003 ended April 30 will be substantially worse than for FY2002. It had earlier this year said that full-year operating results would be worse "due to the intended disposal of Spring Sun International" which
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        Lock icon Keppel O&M to deliver rig ahead off schedule
        36 4 KEPPEL Offshore Marine (Keppel O&M) will deliver a new generation semi-submersible rig to Maersk Contractors two weeks ahead of schedule in mid-August 2003, parent Keppel Corp said yesterday.
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        Lock icon China firm eyes multiple listings, including SGX
        138 4 THIS entrepreneur has big ambitions. Li Jin Yuan, chairman and sole owner of the Tianshi group, •pfcms to list the Chinese firm on -eight different stock exchanges by with the New York Stock Exchange in September and theft the 'Slngapore Exchange by November.
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        Lock icon New Toyo Q2 profit up, Freight Links slashes loss
        73 4 RESULTS that came in late last night show New Toyo International's sec-ond-quarter net profit rising 87.8 per cent to $3.54 million, helped by a joint venture in China. Revenue dipped 4.4 per cent to $33.8 million. Meanwhile, Freight Links Express slashed
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      Lock icon SIA can turn crisis into opportunity
      1067 4  -  corporate analysis Surviving is more than about containing costs, it is about dealing with competition and stosctural changes, says VEH SREENIVASAN VEN SREENIVASAN senger and cargo load factor of 70.3 per cent in June —its best showing since the Bars outbreak forced it to
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      Lock icon Two opposite themes in play
      664 4  -  market review r sivanithy TWO distinct themes emerged during the week's trading, both on opposite ends of the investment spectrum. On the one hand, there was a shift of money out of technology stocks and into those with more defensive qualities and, on the other,
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      73 4 □sn 1,566.93 (+17.68) ST INDEX FUTURE] 1,563.00 (+13.00) mm S—SCI FUTURES LJ 110) rridav Change KLSECOMP 710.53 +0.16 NIKKEI 225 9.648.01 -22.99 HANG SENG 9.939.20 +16.06 SET INDEX 484.86 +5.96 JAKARTA COMP _510.08 +5.04 MANILA COMP .1.283.80 157 TAIPEI WPI 5394.75 -8.00 SEOULCOMP 705.09 +115 SHENZHEN B 228.47 -1.87
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      76 4 FOREX RATES us$ s$ USS (SS per L'SS) 1.748 £(USS/S$ per 1.619 2.830 EUROflSS/SS/E). 1149 1009 YEN 1185 68.00 RM 3.800 2.174 HKS 7.799 4.461 BAHT 41.93 23.98 Rl'PlAH 8.535 4.882 RENMINBI 8,299 4.748 INDIAN RUPEE 46.14 26.39 AS 1.506 0.861 \ZS 1.705 0576 PfHME RATES SINGAPORE* 5i5 KUALA
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      Lock icon Some clarifications on the Bonvests-Richvein deal
      920 4  -  MAILBAG Tom Yet Lot Shing Chew Heng Ching Independent Directors Bonvests Holdings Ltd WE refer to yesterday's Hock Lock Siew column, "Grill 'em at Bonvests EGM" by R Sivanithy. We would like to clarify and correct a number of points raised in the column.
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  • property
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      Lock icon JTC sees fall in demand for industrial space in Q2
      380 5  -  By Tay Shi'an INDUSTRIAL landlord JTC Corporation saw an almost across-the-board drop in demand for its industrial facilities in the second quarter, with tenants giving up more space than they took up. Seeing the sharpest setback was the ready-built factory
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      Lock icon Q2 boost for HDB resale flats
      593 5  -  Prices of apartments in the secondary market rose 2.1% while volume jumped 38%, reports ANDREA TAN ANDREA TAN THE second quarter was a good one for the Housing and Development Board flats market, with resale prices rising 2.1 per cent and volumes surging 38
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      Lock icon Hotel rebound by Q4 seen
      798 5  -  Redas SeeS hotels demand back at pre-Sars levels by then; firmer home prices in H2 Reports by Kalpana Rashivala REAL Estate Developers Association of Singapore (Redas) president Kwee Liong Keng expects Singapore hotels' occupancy rates to recover to pre-Sars levels by the fourth quarter of
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      Lock icon Kwee Liong Keng on property, textiles and music
      449 5 WHAT would you say is the training that the president of the developers' association has had? Real estate, architecture, law? Not quite. Kwee Liong Keng holds a Bachelor of Science degree majoring in textile management and marketing from Philadelphia University, the low-profile
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  • personal finance!
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      Lock icon When is your home yours?
      783 6  -  DANIEL BUENAS explains what really happens when you ink a home loan. There are legal implications that most homebuyers don't realise DANIEL BUENAS iTETnomeToan war continW "B" 1 "WTtti "Wfhlfs offering uJn Q they vie ior the home--11 h m ebuyers have either •A. rushed
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      Lock icon Travelling penny wise, pound foolish
      636 6  -  Travel insurance protects you from costly mishaps By Tay Shi'an NEGLECTING those few dollars for travel insurance can prove costly, as I found out three months ago when a friend and I got into a car accident while on an impromptu road trip in California.
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  • personal investment
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      Lock icon The long—and short of hedge funds
      1056 7  - The long —and short of hedge funds show me the money You don't need to be an investment expert to understand the strategies hedge funds employ r sivanithy WHAT is it that hedge funds actually do? ItH probably be fair to say that most investors have only a vague understanding
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      Lock icon Lowest forward PE boats STI in week off declines
      989 7  -  By Kenneth Lim LL OTB ll¥o Pofuoto6 06CCT60 IMS WB6K 88 Hie O¥BCM maitot took a breaftar from the dmbs o# previous wooks, but only one managed to perform ebow the markst benchmark. The lowest forward price-earnings ratio (PE) portfolio tol
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  • at home
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      Lock icon Pay TV market awaits its fate
      533 9  -  MDA's decision could make or break the industry, says ANGELA TAN ANGELA TAN SINGAPORE'S pay TV market is facing a period of unprecedented change. The Media Development Authority (MDA) has to make (me of its biggest-ever decisions which could make or break the nascent
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      Lock icon Lycos Asia winds down local ops
      311 9  -  By Tang Weng Fai LYCOS Asia, a US$5O million joint venture Web portal between Sing Tel and Barcelona-based Terra Lycos, has axed about 30-odd workers, leaving a skeletal staff to wind down local operations. "The ones left behind are there to shut down because
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      Lock icon Monday's the day for that FTA, mate!
      178 9 LOCAL businessmen will have good reason for cheer when the Singapore-Austra-lia FTA (free trade agreement) comes into force on Monday, during the fourth Singapore-Australia Joint Ministerial Committee (SAJMC) meeting being held here from tomorrow. The two-day biennial event will also see the two
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      Lock icon S'pore responds with water ad
      303 9 SINGAPORE placed a fullpage advertisement in the Asian Wall Street Journal yesterday to put the facts of the water dispute with Malaysia and Singapore's position on the record, after Malaysia's media campaign against it last week. "This is not the start of an ad campaign,"
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      Lock icon June jobless rate seen hitting 5%
      291 9 EYE OH THE ECONOMY Reuters UNEMPLOYMENT in Singapore is expected to have hit 5 per cent in June, a Reuters poll showed yesterday, as a fallout from the deadly Sars virus causes the city state's worst economic slump on record. Thousands of Singaporeans have
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  • executive jobs
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      Lock icon Gender wage gap persists
      856 10  -  Women still trail men when it comes to pay, with the difference bigger in manual jobs than white-collar ones, reports CHUANG PECK MING CHUANG PECK MING More and better educated women are working in Singapore, but they still earn less than men. Women on average made
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      169 10 Success comes to those who never give up. V 'K »A -a j. .r* k~*- T '> 1 1 A SjkV;\. :;r > >-.., *>• 5 < X To date, 3 out of 4 retrenched workers have found i'l "'ik V :v v v v 'V jobs_because they didn't stop
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  • region
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      Lock icon Senai airport deal likely next week
      337 11 It will be handed over to Syed Mokhtar next month if M'sia Airports okays RM80m bid Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's monopoly airport operator will consider a RMBO million (5536.8 million) offer next Thursday from tycoon Syed Mokhtar Al-Buk-hary for its Senai airport, just across
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      Lock icon HK mobile firms bet on soccer
      191 11 Reuters [HONG KONG] Hong Kongers love soccer, gambling and mobile phones, and next week will be able to combine their passions when five of the city's six carriers launch services to bet on the world's most popular sport. Hong Kong recently legalised soccer betting,
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      Lock icon Chinese to lead tourism revival
      357 11 HK, Indonesia and Thailand to benefit most from the surge this year, says Pata AFP [BANGKOK] Asia's tourism industry will enjoy a revival in the second half of this year, led by rising numbers of Chinese travelling to the region, the Pacific Asia Travel Association
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      Lock icon China launches racing team geared towards F1
      270 11 AFP [BEIJING] A Chinese racing team that hopes to compete on the Formula One circuit has been launched, China's state press reported yesterday. The Shangsai-FRD-Grandtour Tyre team aims to become China's first ever to join the lucrative Formula One event and plans to
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      Lock icon Merger plans for Thai state banks
      202 11 Reuters [BANGKOK] The Thai government expects to announce merger plans for nine state financial institutions this year to help them compete with private banks, Finance Minister Suchart Jaovisidha said yesterday. "The (merger) policy will be announced this year. We are concerned that over the
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        Lock icon HK banks may be allowed to deal in yuan
        107 11 AP [HONG KONG] The Chinese central government has made a preliminary agreement to let hanks in Hong Kong conduct several types of business using mainland China's currency on a trial basis, Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa said Friday. Once details are worked
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        Lock icon Surnitomo wins johor power plant project
        93 11 AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Japan's Sumitomo beat three other giants Mitsubishi, German's Siemens and France's Alstom to win a RM6 billion (552.76 billion) contract to build a coal power plant in Malaysia, a senior official said yesterday. The agreement will be signed with Malaysia's SKS
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        Lock icon Taiwan seeks FTA with Asean
        112 11 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Taiwan has told the Association of South-east Asian Nations that it wants talks on a free trade agreement, a move likely to be Mocked by China which is in the middle of its own negotiations. W I would like to propose that
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        Lock icon Victor Fung not keen on top financial job
        71 11 Reuters [HONG KONG] Prominent Hong Kong businessman Victor Fung, considered a frontrunner to be the territory's financial secretary, yesterday said he is not interested in taking up the job. "He has no Intention of taking up the post", a spokeswoman for Mr
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        Lock icon KL roadshow for Islamic bonds in Dubai
        93 11 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia plans to meet investors in early September in Dubai to market about 800 million euros (SSI.2 billion) of Islamic global bonds, Second Finance Minister Jamaludin Jarjis said. "We will do the roadshow sometime in early September, in conjunction with
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        Lock icon Tahran's Cathay Fin Q2 profit soars
        68 11 Bloomberg [TAIPEI] Cathay Financial Holding Co, Taiwan's biggest financial services company, indicated net income in the second quarter surged more than 13-fold after its acquisition of United World Chinese Commercial Bank. Profit rose to NTJ&S billion (***** million) from NTMB6 million in the year-agD
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        Lock icon IMF continues to back HK$ peg
        86 11 Reuters [HONG KONG] The International Monetary Fund continues to support the Hong Kong government's fixed exchange rate to the US dollar, the Fund's representative in Hong Kong said yesterday, calming frayed market nerves. "There has been no change. The IMF is very supportive of
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  • world
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      Lock icon Profit surge seen for US securities houses in 2003
      625 12 Industry group says the decline on Wall Street is over Bloomberg, Reuters [NEW YORK] Wall Street is poised to enjoy its third-best year ever as revenue this year rises from investment banking, stock sales and trading, says an industry group. Securities
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      Lock icon US durable goods orders up 2.1% in June
      439 12 Report raising hopes off economic takeoff Agencies [WASHINGTON] Orders for big-ticket items from US factories leapt 2.1 per cent in June, the government said yesterday, fanning hopes that the economy is accelerating for takeoff. The Commerce Department reported that new orders for
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      Lock icon Microsoft unveils new corporate growth plan
      443 12 NYT [REDMOND, Washington] Microsoft outlined on Thursday a new corporate approach designed to allow the company to weather a period of slow growth in the computer industry. At the same time, its executives disputed the idea that the information technology boom had ended for
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    • inbrief
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        Lock icon Branson going ahead with Virgin Blue IPO
        95 12 Bloomberg [SYDNEY] Virgin Group founder Richard Branson is proceeding with plans to sell part of Virgin Blue Airlines in an initial public offering in the fourth quarter after settling a dispute with partner Patrick Corp yesterday, Virgin Blue CEO Brett Godfrey said. Patrick
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        Lock icon Murdoch fired for Italian shortext
        94 12 AFP (PALERMO, Sicily] Media magnate Rupert Murdoch, one of the world's richest men, is 150 euros (Ss3oo) poorer after he was fined for driving his powerful speedboat too close to a swimmers-only zone off an Italian island, officials said yesterday. Mr Murdoch got the fine
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        Lock icon Motorola falls from top chip makers list
        134 12 Reuters [CHICAGO] Motorola Inc M from die ranks of the world's largest makers of semiconductors for the first tfene since the company built its original chip plant in 19S0, according to a report by semiconductor research firm IC Insights. Motorola fell from the
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  • sports
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      653 13 The race will be decided at today's time trial, racing experts say AFP, Reuters [BORDEAUX, France] LANCE Armstrong's anticipated fifth consecutive Tour de France victory has been given the thumbs up by a majority of experts here on Thursday who feel the American has
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      321 13 Bloomberg JEAN-CLAUDE Thomas is worried a Tour de France tradition is dying. The driver of the Voiture Balai or "Broom Wagon" says few riders climb aboard these days. Since 1910, the van with a broom stuck to the back door has trundled along at the
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      686 13  -  frankly speaking Bryant is finding out like Tyson and Johnson did before him, the high price of an uncontrolled libido walton morals MIKE Tyson must be watching basketball superstar Kobe Bryant's current legal problems with some sympathy and regret. If only he had
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      1075 14  -  get SAMUEL EE to spend a whole day test-driving sexy Porsche cars? That's like letting loose a SAMUEL EE WHICH do you think is a more welcome sight driving down a Malaysian highway a rest stop with a clean toilet or a traffic cop on
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      300 14 SPORTS car maker Porsche doesn't believe in traditional advertising. Instead, it prefers to let its products do the talking, and one form of communication is its regular road shows. The Porsche World Road Show for Asia left Thailand in April, arriving in Malaysia this
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      729 14 IT may be called an SUV but the Cayenne has the traditional Porsche virtues of sports car handling and power. But don't expect a jacked up 911 though. The Cayenne is a totally different thoroughbred. Two versions of the all-wheel-drive sports utility vehicle are available a Cayenne
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        89 14 The car that sets the standard for its class is set for a second quarter launch next year in Singapore. The new Volkswagen Golf will be longer and wider than the car it replaces. But most will probably be more interested in its radical styling. The
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        101 14  -  Compiled by Samuel Ee The movie, 2 Fast 2 Furious, has delectable high-per-formance cars with unusual modifications. So unusual that one of them shouldn't even exist. Movie character Brian's 1999 Nissan Skyline GTR is left-hand-drive, when only right-hand-drive models were made. But the pink Honda S-2000
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      1182 15 Going out or staying in this weekend? books Uojywood, thanks to a hut? "In the spring of 1872 a man photographed a horse", begins Motion Studies: Time, Space and Sadweard Muybridge. a panoramic sweep of a book about a man and an epoch. To determine if a running horse
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      536 16  -  By Corinne Kerk THIS week, a German brand with some 80 years of history behind it, took over the very visible, groundfloor space at Pacific Plaza once occupied by a classy Italian label. But instead of the chic interiors and achingly cool high end fashion that
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        73 16 Olympia Info Globe Digital Caller ID: It sits pretty on any desk and displays cal-ler-ID information, seasonal and personal messages. Seasonal greetings like 'MERRY CHRISTMAS' will automatically be displayed on the appropriate date and you can add personal messages like reminders, your company's name or something motivational.
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        33 16 Step out in this pair of elegant Italian shoes and you're all set to steal the show. At $169 per pair, it is available at Sisley including Suntec City Mall.
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        41 16 City dwellers who fancy that country look will do well in these smart cotton short-sleeved shirts. Made in Italy, the chequered shirts come in three colours: blue, red and green. Available at $139 at Country Road, Millenia Walk.
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        69 16  -  Compiled by Mike Chua Chanel's sunglasses for Spring/Summer 2003 are out and you can expect the 24 new designs to stand out in their sleek, wrap-around frames and light-tinted lenses. Brand conscious folks should know that the distinctive Chanel logo with the double Interwoven 'C' still graces selected
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      459 16  -  By Jaime Ee IT wasn't a runway m New York, Paris or Milan but for a fashion event nearer home in Kuala Lumpur, the glitz was still plastered on as thickly as the models' makeup. Fendi opened its new concept store at Starhill shopping centre on Jalan
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      596 17  -  While the cause of autism is not known, recent research suggests it may be linked to the gut, says JOHN YEO JOHN YEO IN the last 2 decades, there has been a dramatic rise in the number of children diagnosed with autism. Some estimate the figure to be
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      524 17  -  By Seamns Phan IF you suffer chronic back pain due to bad posture, scoliosis, or any form of spinal disorder of the lower back, you know that painkillers, injections and a simple massage won't do much to alleviate the pain for long, much less remove
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      475 17  -  By Jaime Ee AN inversion table looks like a flimsy torture device at first glance, despite its friendly name 'Hang Ups' in a big cheerful font. You basically strap your feet securely into the slots provided, make sure they're very snug, and then the scary part
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      428 17 Ckeah Ui-Hoon highlights new medical aids for candida and diabetes DanU Lift In. tiapia lesi kit tot ningai inrecuon CanDias is the world's first rapid diagnostic test kit for the detection of fungal infection, Vulvovaginal Candidiasis (VVC), in women. Also known as vaginal yeast infection,
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      1533 18  -  JAIME EE highlights some palate-cleansing offerings from different cultures JAIME EE THE salad has long been a muchmaligned afterthought to any given meal. Salad once meant nothing but over-cold lettuce, tomatoes and cucumber drenched with dollops of un-naturally-hued thousand island dressing. It was something to decorate the plate
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      213 18 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 1 See great difference in 10 Appear submissive or have a 11 ding-dong in church? (6) 14 He's always prepared to 18 Thought to bamboozle sub- ordinate, plainly inflamed road in a pleasant area (6) 27 Insisted upon a dessert being properly served (8) 13 Cleaners wi be
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