The Business Times, 7 February 2004

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    12 1 85C MITA (P) 024/03/2003 THE BUSINESS TIMES weekend SINGAPORE FEBRUARY 7-8. 200-1
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    Lock icon Private companies to be allowed to raise capital from public
    805 1  -  Companies Act changes also include heavier penalties for errant directors By Chuang Peck Ming [SINGAPORE] Private companies in need of funds may no longer need to go to a bank to wrangle for a loan. They will soon be able
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    Lock icon CapitaLand scraps IPO route for its office Reit
    682 1  -  It chooses to hand out units to shareholders, avoiding a writedown that could hit other office owners By Andrea Tan [SINGAPORE] Office landlords across Singapore probably heaved a big sigh of relief yesterday. Their worst fears have proven to be unfounded as
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    Lock icon Rubber market players keen to see orderly growth
    564 1  -  EXCLUSIVE Unchecked price rises will hurt both producers and users By Joyce Koh [SINGAPORE] Natural rubber prices, which have risen by more than 160 per cent since 2001, are taking a breather to the relief of industrial users and Singapore traders keen
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    Lock icon S'pore-based firm named in Libyan nuclear probe
    586 1  -  But parts it supplies also meant for 'generic' use By Chen Huifen [SINGAPORE] An international probe into the seized centrifuge parts that were meant for Libya's nuclear weapons programme has thrown up the name of a Singapore-based company. Bikar Metal Asia Pte Ltd,
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      Lock icon China plans to unify corporate tax rate in 2006
      335 2 It will raise rates for foreign investors, lower them for local firms Bloomberg [BEIJING] China plans to unify its tax code as early as 2006, raising rates for foreign investors and lowering them for domestic companies as it seeks to meet
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      Lock icon Far East wants to be Toyota of property industry
      557 2  -  CEO urges group to emulate carmaker's performance By Vince Chong [SINGAPORE] Properties and cars are the largest big-ticket buys for the average Singaporean, and so it is perhaps no wonder that Far East Organization CEO Philip Ng is urging his group
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      Lock icon US January jobless rate dips to 5.6%
      634 2 LATEST US DATA Though lower than expected, job gain is sharpest in 3 years Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] The US economy added a smaller-than-expected 112,000 jobs in January, while the unemployment rate fell to 5.6 per cent. The increase was the largest in three years
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      Lock icon It's time for the greatest electoral show on earth
      873 2  -  saturday soapbox And whoever wins it's certain India's foreign and economic policy directions will hardly change amit roy choudhury WITH Indian President A P J Abdul Kalam dissolving Parliament yesterday, nine months ahead of schedule, the stage is set for the
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      Lock icon THE DIPLOMAT'S DIPLOMAT
      1463 3  -  Director of the Institute of South-east Asian Studies, past chairman of the WTO General Council, and chief negotiator for Singapore's 'bilaterals'. With all that on his plate, K Kesavapany's 'people skills' certainly come in handy, as VIKRAM KHANNA finds out VIKRAM KHANNA A HISTORIAN by background, he
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      Lock icon 'There's a new spirit in Malaysia now'
      674 3 FROM 1996 to October 2002, K Kesavapany served as Singapore's High Commissioner to Malaysia, which is probably the most challenging post for any Singapore diplomat. "At a personal level it was a very friendly worthwhile experience," says Pany. "I'm a former Malaysian, my
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      Lock icon Michael Fay and the Singapore WTO meet
      458 3 TRADE issues are often viewed holistically politics and popular sentiment also play a role, even when they're unrelated to trade, says K Kesavapany. And so it was that the caning of the American teenager, Michael Fay, who was convicted of vandalism here in
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      72 3 The Raffles Conversation is brought to you :>'<;/1: through a special arrangement with Raffles jit International Hotels and Resorts. The Traveller's I QTT Palm in the Raffles International logo is an apt M XjCIJLL IyAJ symbol. Not only has water stored at the base of IMTI7DXIATTHW 1 palm provided sustenance,
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      Lock icon Popiah King sniffs out yummy deals in market
      607 4  -  His stocks have all outperformed the STI this year By Kenneth Lim ASK a person where the best food in town is, and you might get answers based on taste, service and ambience. Ask "Popiah King" Sam Goi, and he may also
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      Lock icon Asset writedown sinks CapLand into red in Q4
      463 4  -  But company posts $105m profit for full year, down 62% By Andrea Tan LIEW Mun Leong showed his pride in Capita Land openly yesterday evening. While Capita Land swung into the red for the last quarter, it managed to stay in the
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      Lock icon Tyre distributors on a roll as demand grows
      711 4  -  corporate analysts YHI International and Stamford Tyres are all geared up to meet the region's strong appetite for cars, says Joyce Koh Joyce Koh IT'S not just Singaporeans who are car-crazy. Rising real income in booming economies like China and Thailand are
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      Lock icon Going with the momentum
      644 4  -  market review r sivanithy FOR the stock market, the commonplace saying "seeing is believing" might be translated to read "seeing momentum change leads to believing". If momentum switches suddenly, sentiment changes drastically to suit the switch and traders then indulge in active rationalisation on hindsight to
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      77 4 STI 1,854.41 (+25.75) ST INDEX FUTURES 1,853.00 (+18.00) SIMSCI 225.31 (+2.44) SIMSCI FUTURES 225.60 (+2.10) Friday Change KLSK COMP 815.42 +7.85 NIKKEI 225 10.***** 3.68 HANG SENG 13.309.60 +278.66 SET INDEX 711.15 23.40 JAKARTACOMP __.758.92 +22.46 MANILA COMP ..._1.461.53 +29.74 TAIPEI WPI 6,353.35 +85.21 SEOCLCOMP 850.23 .9.31 SHENZHEN B
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      74 4 FOREX RATES U8$ S$ I'SS (SS per l.'SS) Sl(1'SS/SS per <t) 1.835 3.108 EURO(L'SS/S$/E). 1155 1125 YEN 106.1 617(1 RM 3.800 1244 HKS 7.773 4.69(1 BAHT 39.12 23.10 RIPIAH 8.448 4^ RENMINBI 8199 ..4.901 INDIAN Rl'PEE 4517 26.73 AS 1.310 0.774 NZS 1.457 0.860 PRIME RATES SINGAPORE JU5 MAUYSIA
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      Lock icon SIA may see a weak Q4 on way to a robust year
      642 5  -  Lower yields, rising wage costs and lower seasonal travel may weigh on Jan-March earnings, say analysts By Ven Sreenivasan ANALYSTS expect Singapore Airlines to report lower earnings for its JanuaryMarch fourth quarter than it did for its October-Decem-ber
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      Lock icon StarHub mulls launch of IPO this year
      557 5 It has been holding talks with bankers for some time Bloomberg STARHUB Pte, Singapore's second-biggest telephone company, said it is considering an initial public offering this year or in 2005, a move that may help it compete with rival Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. "We
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      Lock icon Monday meeting will decide Tangs' future
      633 5  -  Minorities will vote on proposal to take the retailer private By Kenneth Lim NOW that the Great Robinson Sale is off, eyes are on C K Tang to see if the 72-year-old department store retailer will make its exit from the local bourse. Its
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      Lock icon Mid-Continent may seek re-listing
      544 5  -  By Kenneth Lim MID-CONTINENT Equipment Group, which was delisted in 1998 after trading in its shares was declared to have been cornered, may move for a re-listing on the local bourse, said a director of the company acquiring a controlling stake in the oil-and-gas equipment and
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      Lock icon Hersing has big plans as it takes ERA to China
      421 5  -  By Vince Chong THE China market is expected to form the bulk of Hersing Corporation's business in the long term, with the group's ERA Realty property services arm set to open a Shanghai office this quarter. Hersing clinched the ERA
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      Lock icon Matex to launch IPO of 45m shares on Monday
      585 5  -  By Taila Krishnakumar WHILE Singapore's SMEs have been trying to keep pace with specialty chemicals producer Matex International, an Enterprise 50 winner and voted most profitable SME 500 company for two years running, the company is trying to keep up with
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        Lock icon Utac IPO 3.2 times subscribed
        40 5 UNITED Test and Assembly Center's initial public offering of 220 million shares at 83 cents each closed on Thursday 3.2 times subscribed. The enlarged public tranche of about 15.6 million shares was 32.5 times subscribed.
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        Lock icon SNP raises stake in HICs Leefung
        60 5 SNP Corporation is acquiring another 2.85 per cent of Hong Kong-based SNP Leefung Holdings. The consideration is HK$lB.4 million (Ss4 million) or HK$l.6O per share in cash, to be financed internally and with bank borrowings. SNP acquired an initial 56.42 per cent interest in
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        Lock icon Keppel T&T unit's chief to go
        37 5 KEPPEL Telecommunications Transportation has announced that Claus Guenter Czisla will cease to be the CEO of its unit Keppel Logistics when his contract expires today. It did not name a replacement.
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        Lock icon Profit warning from Digfland
        52 5 DIGILAND International has issued a profit warning ahead of the release of interim earnings. It said results for its first half ended Dec 31, 2003, will be worse than that of the previous corresponding period due mainly to provisions for doubtful debts and the writedown of
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        Lock icon Board changes at GGS Infl
        76 5 GES International said that following its delisting from the Australian Stock Exchange, Australiabased Terence O'Connor and Richard Colless have resigned as directors and committee members. In their place, Singapore-based Steven Lim Kok Hoong and Low Seow Juan were named directors and members of the audit,
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      663 6 v< Singapore Airlines Feb 6 closing $11.40 Q3 04 turnover at $2764.4 million, +2 per cent. Net profit doubled to $378 million, continuing the recovery seen in Q2. On a qoq basis, Q3 04 net profit was higher than Q2 04's $306 million. Nine-month 04 net profit amounted
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        Lock icon Japan Asia CEO pares stake
        94 6 IN a late announcement on Thursday, Japan Asia said chief executive Seah Chin Yew pared his direct stake to 5.88 per cent from 16.54 per cent in three different trans actions on Tuesday. The largest sale was a married deal in which Mr Seah divested
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        Lock icon TPA stock sold in married deals
        74 6 TPA Strategic Holdings' directors Chan Nyuk Lin and Vincent Chan Nyuk Chong have clarified that their combined sales of five million shares earlier this week at 27 and 26 cents apiece were by way of married deals, and not open-market sales as stated in
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        Lock icon Teckwah GM sold entire stake
        82 6 PRINTER and value-chain solutions provider Teckwah Industrial Corp said yesterday that group general manager Chua Kee Hin sold all his 150,000 shares in the open market in July last year. Mr Chua only notified the company yesterday. Those shares, about 0.7 per cent of the
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        Lock icon F&N director exercises options
        59 6  -  Compiled by KENNETH LIM FRASER and Neave director Patrick Goh, who is alternate director to managing director Han Cheng Fong, exercised 16,796 share options on Thursday at $6.43 apiece, or about 48.7 per cent of F&N's closing price of $13.20 yesterday. Mr Goh now controls about
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      Lock icon Got a problem with your hank? Don't fret
      939 6  -  There are avenues you can take to resolve problems with financial institutions. TAILA KRISHNAKUMAR highlights a few TAILA KRISHNAKUMAR WITH the aggressive marketing tactics of financial institutions these days, you can never be sure of what you're in for when a cold
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      Lock icon How protected are you, really?
      1187 6  -  By Genevieve Cua INVESTMENT funds, thankfully, delivered a positive bounce last year, and investor sentiment is said to have turned. But the retail investment landscape remains populated by protected structures, ranging from structured deposits to capital secured funds. Here are two new unit trusts that
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    Lock icon BT SHARE INFORMATION SERVICE
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  • money personal investment
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      Lock icon The 1-2-3 s of investing
      1102 7  -  Follow certain key principles and investing can be a breeze, Frank Russell Investments' managing director tells GENEVIEVE CUA GENEVIEVE CUA FRANK Russell Investments' managing director (individual investor services) Leonard Brennan makes investing sound as easy as a stroll in the park. There are some key
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      Lock icon Buy-and-hold does not work anymore
      1353 7  -  show me the money teh hooi ling LAST week, I showed that you can enhance your investment performance significantly just by being out of the market in the 10 worst days in the last 19 years. Had you avoided those ten fateful days, your $1,000
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      Lock icon 2-tier MCs ahead for mixed developments
      376 8  -  YESTERDAY IN PARLIAMENT But only new buildings likely to benefit; existing buildings require minister's nod By Andrea Tan AFTER a year-long government review of the Land Titles (Strata) Act, industry players can look forward to two-tier management corporations in mixed-use developments. But not many
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        Lock icon Minimal impact from bird flu—for now
        67 8 Minimal impact from bird flu —for now THE bird flu outbreak will have minimal impact on the economy if the fallout from the disease is contained within the poultry industry, National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan said. "So far, there has not been any significant adverse impact on our visitor
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        Lock icon MNCs essential for S'pore economy
        94 8 MULTINATIONAL corporations will remain the mainstay of Singapore's economy. "I don't think Singapore companies by themselves can ever become the mainstay of our economy," Trade and Industry Minister George Yeo said. "We will always need foreign players in large numbers to operate here. That has
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        Lock icon No relaxation of credit to individuals
        66 8  -  Compiled by Chuang Peck Ming THE recent removal of the cap on two supplementary credit and charge cards for a principal card account does not indicate a relaxation of credit to individuals, Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said. The government remains bent on
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      Lock icon Only win-win KL proposals acceptable
      297 8  -  By Chuang Peck Ming THE proposals that new Malaysian leader Abdullah Badawi has said he will make to tackle outstanding bilateral issues must be fair, balanced and mutually beneficial to be acceptable, Foreign Affairs Minister S Jayakumar told Parliament yesterday. "We will carefully consider the
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      Lock icon Strong response to Sentosa Cove
      472 8 2nd tender exercise attracts 40 bids for 7 sites on offer AS expected, the second tender exercise for bungalow lots at Sentpsa Cove has attracted a strong response, with 40 bids for the seven sites on offer. Only two bids were submitted for the sole
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      Lock icon BMW's sales rise 18% in Asia
      467 8  -  It sold 93,030 cars in Asia out off record 1.1m units globally Reports by Samuel Ee ASIA remains one of BMW Group's focus areas in 2004, the German premium carmaker said yesterday as it announced an 18.5 per cent increase in regional sales from
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      Lock icon BMW Asia to move to bigger offices in April
      306 8 BMW Asia will move to new and bigger premises as the Munich-based premium carmaker expands the regional functions of its Singapore office. From April 1, BMW Asia will take up 12,000 square feet, or almost an entire floor at Keppel Bay
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      1942 8 notices PNE INDUSTRIES LTD I PN F I (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) Registered Office: 996 Bendemeer Road, #07-06, Kallang Basin Industrial Estate, Singapore *****4 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Fourth Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at 14 Senoko Loop, Singapore *****0 on Wednesday,
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      Lock icon Jakarta may merge top 2 state banks
      362 9 The deal could result in a bank with around 35% off the country's total banking assets Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesia is considering merging its two largest state-controlled banks, a minister in charge of state firms said, a move analysts had speculated about after a
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      Lock icon Proton set to roll out Gen-2 models
      393 9  -  From Shoeb Kagda in Jakarta MALAYSIA's national carmaker Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional (Proton) is set to roll out 150,000 second-genera-tion cars at its new plant in Perak in a bid to reverse its fortunes in the wake of the opening of the automotive market
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      Lock icon Moody's raises M'sia rating outlook
      462 9 Strengthening trade position prompts upgrade decision Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia, whose surging exports are raising speculation about the future of the ringgit peg, got a boost yesterday to its credit rating outlook from Moody's due to its strengthening trade position. The agency cited Malaysia's large
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      Lock icon Bird flu an excuse to take profits, not a Sars re-run
      588 9 Reuters AP AFP [HONG KONG] The rapid spread of bird flu across Asia may provide regional investors with an excuse to take profits, but is not seen doing the kind of harm to the region's growth and balance sheets
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        Lock icon CNN cuts a fifth of staff in HK
        94 9 AFP [HONG KONG] Global TV news channel CNN International has axed almost a fifth of the staff at its Asian news hub in Hong Kong as part of a shake up in the way it gathers news, sources said yesterday. Sources said
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        Lock icon Tung optimistic on economic outlook
        104 9 Reuters [HONG KONG] Hong Kong's chief executive said yesterday that he was optimistic about the city's economic outlook and forecast its more than five-year deflation cycle would end this year. "The economy will continue to grow, unemployment will continue to fall and deflation can be
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        Lock icon AirAsia defers IPO decision
        74 9 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Budget Malaysian airline Air sia has postponed a decision on an initial public offer until the second quarter of 2004 so it can focus on new routes, Malaysia's Financial Daily said yesterday. Privately held Air Asia had proposed floating up to a third
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        Lock icon China-made Heineken in 6 months
        43 9 AFP [BEIJING] Dutch beer giant Heineken Holding NV expects to produce China-made, Heineken-brand beer within six months, the China Daily said yesterday. Its Asian unit had bought a 21.6 per cent stake in Guangdong Brewery Holdings recently. —AFP
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      Lock icon Who's who of HK society on property buying spree
      758 10 Realtors say new group of socialite investors emerging to replace those burnt in the 1998 crash [HONG KONG] Hong Kong socialites used to appearing in the entertainment notes of the Chinese press have lately been turning up instead on the front
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      Lock icon No rush to sell state shares: Chinese official
      404 10 Any sales would be gradual to avoid sharp fluctuations in the stock market AP [SHANGHAI] A top Chinese official who oversees government assets says there is no rush to sell off untraceable state-owned shares, though leaders want faster progress on turning around
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      Lock icon Businessman applies to trademark Bush name
      216 10 AFP [BEIJING] A Beijing businessman has filed an application to trademark the Chinese name of US President George W Bush to help market his disposable nappies, state media said yesterday. The applicant, surnamed Guo, filed an application with the General Administration for Industry and
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      Lock icon More can be done to avert Haj tragedies
      673 11  -  COMMENTARY The Saudi authorities must take greater responsibility to prevent recurrences By Said Abdullah HAJ tragedies such as that on Sunday at Mina, in which 251, mainly Asian, pilgrims died, can be avoided if only the pilgrims, their leaders and the Saudi
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        Lock icon Japan Airlines surprises with Q3 gains
        100 11 Reuters [TOKYO] Japan Airlines System Corp unveiled yesterday a surprise net profit in the latest quarter, boosted by fare rises on domestic flights and a one-off rebate on aircraft purchases. The airline has been raising fares on domestic routes to help make up for
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        Lock icon Parmalat investigators search Milan UBS
        86 11 AP [MILAN] Prosecutors looking into the Parmalat case ordered that documents be seized at the Milan offices of Swiss bank ÜBS, the latest in a series of searches at international financial institutions that had dealings with the fraud-riddled Italian dairy giant. A judicial official said
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        Lock icon Investor bets US$570,000 on Shinsei IPO
        112 11 Reuters [TOKYO] One investor has bet nearly U*****,000 that stock in Shinsei, Japan's first foreign-owned bank, will race higher after its initial public offering this month, data from electronic brokerage Instinet showed yesterday. Instinet registered a grey market trade worth 60 million yen (*****,000)
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        Lock icon Matsushita's Q3 operating profit soars
        81 11 Reuters [TOKYO] Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd, the maker of Panasonic brand electronics, posted stronger quarterly operating profits yesterday and lifted its full-year forecast on the back of brisk sales of plasma TVs, DVD recorders and mobile phones. It posted an operating profit of 70.9
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        Lock icon SK Telecom's profit surges to record high
        87 11 AFP [SEOUL] South Korea's largest mobile phone operator, SK Telecom, said yesterday net profit surged last year to a record US$l.65 billion. The figure was up 28.55 per cent from the previous year while sales were up 10.26 per cent at 9.52 trillion
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      Lock icon Stewart's image takes hit from a key witness
      445 11 Described in court as a screamer who was also petty LAT-WP [NEW YORK] Martha Stewart was described by a former stockbroker's aide in court here on Thursday as a screamer who berated him over petty issues and once threatened to yank her
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      Lock icon Investors waiting to see if US will halt $ slide
      467 11 Investors waiting to see if US will halt slide Europeans fear their exports will soon be in jeopardy NYT AP [WASHINGTON] Investors will be closely watching a communique to be issued by the finance ministers of Group of Seven industrialised countries tonight for clues on whether the Bush administration has
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      Lock icon Ericsson's strong Q4 signals return to growth this year
      279 11 Reuters Bloomberg [STOCKHOLM] Telecoms equipment maker Ericsson yesterday reported surprisingly strong fourth-quarter profits and signalled a return to growth this year with healthier margins. This was its first quarterly profit posted since 2001 after cutting over 50,000 jobs. The world's biggest
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      Lock icon Where Grasso's pay is a laughing matter
      624 12 Wall St shenanigans was the theme at the annual dinner off a secretive society for the elite [NEW YORK] Richard Grasso may no longer be a member of Wall Street's most exclusive public club, the New York Stock Exchange, but he still belongs
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      Lock icon Gephardt throwing support behind Kerry
      403 12 NYT AP [WARREN, Michigan] John Kerry secured a series of high profile endorsements on Thursday most significantly that of the former presidential contender Dick Gephardt as he worked to create an air of inevitability about his candidacy and drive his remaining rivals from the Democratic
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      Lock icon NYSE to expand electronic trading; names new CFO
      258 12 Specialist system will remain to handle large complex trades Reuters [NEW YORK] The New York Stock Exchange on Thursday proposed an expansion of electronic trading on the Big Board's floor, bowing to demands from investors and listed companies for more flexibility at
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      511 13  -  SAMUEL EE gets behind the wheel of one very fast missile, the new Mitsubishi Evo SAMUEL EE IF you thought the very definition of mad speed couldn't get any madder, Mitsubishi will probably beg to differ. Come April, authorised distributor Cycle Carriage will import the new Lancer Evolution
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      454 13  -  Local ace Ringo Chong to drive Eurokars' Carrera 911 GT3 By Samuel Ee LOCAL Porsche distributor Stuttgart Auto will spend $500,000 to enter a team this year in the one-make Carrera Cup Asia race series. Porsche Carrera Cup races have been run
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      963 14  -  frankly speaking Athletics is a much changed sport today, and some suspicions associates in her past raises the hint of a drug scandal, says WILLIAM RHODEN^ WILLIAM RHODEN MARION Jones stood on a podium at the New York Athletic Club on Wednesday fielding questions from an
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      606 14 India's top batsmen founder again against Aussie pace attack [MELBOURNE] A vintage innings from skipper Ricky Ponting helped Australia draw first blood in the triseries cricket one-day international finals with a comfortable sevenwicket win against India yesterday. The Australians never looked
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      1146 15  -  CHEAH UI-HOON finds out how to get started and why it's important to cut down abdominal fat CHEAH UI-HOON ALONG time ago, some kind, loving spouse must have coined the word "love handles" to describe abdominal fat. To the straight-talking spouse, however, "spare tyres" aptly describes
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      279 15 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS American hero (7) 5 I rant about in spectacles on 1 Basis for a build-up (10-5) the lake (7) 8 Non-meat-eater given star g Lad in charge of sound (5) name (5) 7 Had more than forty winks? 9 Held out longer (8) (9) 11 Disseminate help
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      1455 16  -  Looking for a Valentine's Day gift? CORINNE KERK has some suggestions CORINNE KERK WITH Christmas, Chinese New Year and Valentine's Day so close together, many of us are in danger of spending too much with too little too soon. Which is why this year, you should consider
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        78 16 Words won't be necessary to accompany a gift like the Desti- 11 nee diamond ring. Each Destinee diamond is unique and con- \l sistently cut in 57 facets instead of the usual 58. By excluding V the additional bottom facet, light is reflected back in a magnificent
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        62 16 Keen to add a bit of spice to your relationship? Godiva has produced a tantalising range of chocolates called Elle and Lui just for Valentine's Day with a subtle hint of spices. Also available for the occasion is a red satin heart-shaped box. For $100, you
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        38 16 Need a gift for that Shenton Way executive man? Packed handsomely in a clear plastic case are two Van Garie micro fibre ties for $55, available in a vast range of designs at any Goldlion shop.
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        56 16 Looking for something that doesn't come across too strong? For him: L'Occitane body and hair shower gel, with a mix of black pepper, bergamot, nutmeg and lavender fragrance, for $27. For her: Neroli perfume, with a hint of orange, sandalwood and neroli, among other scents, for $99. Available at
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        93 16  -  Compiled by MIKE CHUA MNNanla WaHc Devi Fusion An Indian Feast: This Valentine's Day, enjoy a romantic Jasmin candlelight dinner with a bottle of wine and an individual rose for the lady. Indulge in a scrumptious selection of Balti specialties at only $75 per couple. Promotion valid on Feb
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      1128 17 Going out or staying in this weekend? We round up some recommendations book Krugman's slice and dice If there's such a thing as a neo-liberal, the counterpart of the ultra-right neo-conservatives, Princeton economist Paul Krugman would likely fit the title. Writing from years of observation about the Bushinspired American
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      505 17  -  By Sangeetha Madhavan FIRST it was mail order brides. Now it is the turn of Filipinos maids and nurses in Singapore to get their due when tworks' romantic comedy Marriage of Inconvenience opens here next week at The Black Box. The tale of a Singaporean doctor Sabrina (Corinne
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      1456 18  -  The stars were out in force this week at the Raffles Hotel the Michelin stars, that is. Those prized culinary markers, sparingly awarded each year to some of the best restaurants in the world, were much in evidence at a series of gastro-events during the 9th Annual Raffles
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      719 18 AFP [PARIS] Europe's food "bible", the Michelin guide, kept its reputation as a stern arbiter of gastronomy intact Thursday by releasing its 2004 ratings of French restaurants in which just three were elevated to three stars and many were demoted. The evaluations, given
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