The Business Times, 24 February 2004

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    15 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 024/03/2003 imernet: !ittp://business-times.asial .com.sg SINGAPORE TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2004 85C
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    Lock icon US firms here among the most family friendly
    867 1  -  Benefits include flexi-time, enhanced medical plan, teleworking By Angela Tan [SINGAPORE] Tackling Singapore's low birth rates is a big task. And as Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong has said, it's not just a matter of financial incentives. Noting that there were many
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    74 1 ST! 1,884.53 (-7.25) ST INDEX FUTURES 1,885.00 (-14.00) SIMSCI 229.68 (-0.72) SIMSCI FUTURES 229.70 (-1.60) Monday Change KLSECOMP Closed NIKKEI 225 10,***** +148.27 HANG SENG 13,765.07 -103.30 SET INDEX 724.86_ -3.78 JAKARTA COMP —Closed MANILA COMP 1,482.57 -5.45 TAIPEI WPI 6.665.89 +0.35 SEOUL COMP 877.49 -4.16 SHENZHEN B 298.27
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    72 1 FOREX RATES US$ 8$ USS (S$ per l'S$) 1.696 £(IJS$/SS per 1.858 3.152 ElIRO(US$/S$/E). 1.254 .2.128 YEN 108.2 63.80 RM 3.800 2.240 HK$ 7.775 4.583 BAHT 39.26 23.14 Rl'PIAH 8,440 4,975 RENMINBI 8.299 4.892 INDIAN RUPEE45.28 26.69 A$ 1.294 0.763 NZ$ 1.462 0.862 PRIME RATES SINGAPORE 515 MALAYSIA 6.00
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    Lock icon OCBC in talks on whether to dispose of Great Eastern stake
    650 1  -  Analysts say bank should sell out given fog over capital needs for its stake in insurer By Siow Li Sen [SINGAPORE] OCBC Bank is holding its cards close to its chest, only admitting that it is "currently in discussions"
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    Lock icon Changi Airport to slash ground handling fees
    660 1  -  Govt hopes $10m annual savings will be passed on to airlines By Donald Urqohart [SINGAPORE] Changi Airport's ground handling franchise fees will be slashed from next year, saving ground handlers about $10 million a year which the government hopes will be passed on
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      33 1 Budget Buzz: CEOs on top-of-the-mind issues, Pg 2 SIA STAFF MORALE Exchange of letters between Alpa-S and SM Lee Pg 14 1 National Parks Board seeks to revitalise Fort Canning p 9 12
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      Lock icon BUDGET BUZZ
      957 2 Babies may steal some of the limelight this year, but, for most CEOs, business concerns remain the top issues for the Budget that's due this Friday Andy Zupsic, managing director, Microsoft Singapore "This year, I expect to see more efforts to encourage the growth of technology, biotech and
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      Lock icon Stanchart's footprint in Asia makes it appealing
      872 2  -  Potential suitors said to include Temasek, Barclays By Wong Wei Kong [SINGAPORE] A unique footprint in Asia and emerging markets is what makes Standard Chartered Bank so appealing to potential suitors, which some say may now include Singapore investment holding company Temasek with
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      Lock icon Temasek Holdings loses bid for S Korean bank stake
      536 2  -  But it remains keen on banking assets there; successful bidder Citigronp offered 3.18 trillion won By Joyce Koh [SINGAPORE] Temasek Holdings yesterday said it is still keen to invest in South Korean banking assets, even as it became clear it had
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      Lock icon S'pore firm unveils world's first universal mobile operating system
      517 2  -  SingTel running technical trials on new devices By Raju Chellam [SINGAPORE] A littleknown Singapore company unveiled what it claims is the world's first universal mobile operating system at the 3GSM 2004 exposition in Cannes, France, yesterday. The company is called Radixs
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  • ASIAN aerospace
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      Lock icon Airlines, govts urged to work closer
      555 4  -  Aviation meet debates key growth issues, reports Donald Urquhart Donald Urquhart CLOSER cooperation and dialogue between airlines, their partners and governments was the key message from speakers at yesterday's International Air Transport Association (lata)/Asian Aerospace Conference. Kicking off the conference, lata di-rector-general and CEO
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      Lock icon Drones spread wings wider
      490 4  -  Northrop CEO sees greater emphasis on network-centric warfare systems By Daniel Buenos THE future of warfare may very well lie in the hands or perhaps one should say the wings of unmanned aerial drones, which are taking centre stage in the Asian Aerospace 2004 airshow now
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    806 6 Transaction date: Feb 23 m a—»i wwtww m a— awn Allgreen 50c 0.38 1.120 +0.010 NatSteel 50c 0.40 2.410 -0.050 Capitatand 132 1.740 +0.010 OCBC 818 12.300 -0.100 Chart SermCond 26c 1J7 1.710 -0.010 OU£ 0.43 6.800 +0.050 DtyCXvSOc 223 6.750 -0.100 Parkway M 25c 0.47 1.030 +0.020 ComfortCXgro
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      198 6 Yes! f want to subscribe to one year of The Business Times and Forbes at only $298, and have a CYC 100% Cotton Wrinkle-Free Shirt tailor-made for me (total value including gifts UP: $509). Name: (Mr/Ms/Mdm) NRIC No.: Occupation: Address: Postal Code: Contact Nos.: (H) (O) (Hp) Email: Are you
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  • SINGAPORE companies
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      Lock icon Research houses call for switch to UOB from DBS
      568 6  -  They cite UOB's better than expected results, DBS' expensive valuation By Slow Li Sen, Joyce Koh FRESH from the release of full-year results by the two largest banks here on Friday, investors yesterday sold down DBS Group and turned their attention
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      Lock icon Premas' China tie-up with Cushman set to break up
      417 6  -  By Vince Chong THE partnership was regarded as a threat to the local property consultancy business when it was first established two years ago. And so this sector breathed a sigh of relief when it was announced yesterday that Premas International's
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      Lock icon Miss the M'sian market rally at your own risk
      686 6  -  HOCK lock siew r sivanithy LIKE a giant awakening from a deep slumber, the Malaysian stock market is now stirring. The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Composite Index is up 8.6 per cent for the year, the Second Board Index has recently
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      Lock icon Metro's Q3 earnings down 31.7%
      329 7  -  Profit fall due mainly to loss in rental income from divestment of Ngee Ann City stake By Andrea Tan AS a result of the divestment of its 27 per cent interest in Ngee Ann City, Metro Holdings saw an almost one-third year-on-year fall in net
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    • COMPANY Briefs
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        Lock icon Huge demand for A-Reit placement
        64 7 INSTITUTIONAL and private investors have subscribed for ten times the 40.7 million new Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust units available under private placement. Shares from the preferential and ATM tranches are still up for application till Feb 26. Citigroup Global Markets Singapore, DBS Bank and
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        Lock icon Jaya Hldgs Q2 earnings soar 76%
        78 7 JAYA Holdings Limited yesterday said that net profit for the second quarter for the current financial year ending June 30,2004, rose 76 per cent to $10 million from $5.7 million in the second quarter in 2003. This brought first half earnings to $24.3 million,
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        Lock icon Trek 2000 posts 26% profit fall
        78 7 MAINBOARD-LISTED Trek 2000 International, an engineering solutions provider, yesterday reported a 25.86 per cent fall in net profit to $5.1 million for its year ended Dec 31,2003, compared with $6.8 million previously. Revenues rose 15.98 per cent to $125.4 million from $108 million. The
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        Lock icon Eng Kong H1 net more than doubles
        70 7 CONTAINER services provider Eng Kong Holdings yesterday posted a 124 per cent increase in its after-tax profits to $4.13 million for its half-year ended Dec 31,2003. The jump was attributed mainly to gains from investment in quoted securities. Gross profit fell 6 per
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        Lock icon NH Ceramics interim loss up
        132 7 SESDAQ-LISTED ceramic and marble tile supplier NH Ceramics yesterday posted a $931,000 loss for its half-year ended Dec 31,2003, compared to a $497,000 net loss during the previous corresponding period. Revenues for the company fell to $9.6 million from $12.5 million, while loss per share
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        Lock icon K1 Ventures H1 profit rises 23%
        95 7 MAINBOARD-LISTED K1 Ventures yesterday reported an $8.7 million net profit for its half year ended Dec 31,2003. This is a 23 per cent increase over the same period last year. Turnover for the company jumped 180.7 per cent to $105 million from $37.4 million
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        Lock icon Strong show by Armstrong Int`l
        114 7 ARMSTRONG Industrial Corporation, which manufactures and sells precision die-cut foam and sponge products, moulded rubber and metal products, yesterday reported a 198 per cent rise in net profit to $4.2 million for its year ended Dec 31,2003. Revenue rose 13 per cent to $94 million
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        Lock icon Djojo now Interra non-exec chairman
        72 7 SESDAQ-LISTED Interra Resources, formerly known as Van der Horst Limited, yesterday announced that Purnardi Djojosudirdjo has resigned as an executive of the company and has been appointed as non-executive chairman. The company said that Mr Djojosudirdjo resigned in order to remain a member of the
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      Lock icon DMX looks to cable TV biz to boost growth
      306 7  -  By Tang Weng Fai SESDAQ-LISTED networking integrator DMX Technologies looks like it will make good its promise to stakeholders two years ago to maintain its projected Ebitda growth of 30-35 per cent. It will spend US$3-4 million this year to acquire
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      Lock icon Sinomem's net up 33% on completed projects
      315 7  -  By Kenneth Lim SINOMEM Technology, Singapore's first Chinabased water play, said yesterday its net profit rose 33 per cent last year as it completed more pharmaceutical projects. Mainboard-listed Sinomem, a specialist in membrane technology, said net earnings for the three months ended Dec
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      Lock icon Allgreen earnings slip 23% to $64m
      572 10  -  Results fall short of analysts' forecasts as revenue declines 40% to $364 m By Kalpana Rashiwala ROBERT Kuok's Allgreen Properties yesterday posted a worse-than-expected 23.6 per cent drop in full-year group net profit to $64.3 million on the back of a nearly 40 per
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      Lock icon Exceptional gain lifts QAFs bottom line
      223 10  -  By Taila Krishnakumar INDONESIAN-LINKED food group QAF Limited was spared the red ink for the year ended December 2003 thanks to an exceptional gain of $36.7 million from divestments which included the sale of its stake in supermarket chain Shop N Save. Full-year loss
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      Lock icon Juken posts 29% profit rise, eyes big car deal
      276 10  -  By Kenneth Lim NOT content with a 28.9 per cent rise in net profit for the year ended Dec 31,2003, precision plastic injection moulder Juken Technology said it is eyeing potentially lucrative business from a European car maker. Juken, which was
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  • SINGAPORE markets
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      512 8  -  by VEN SREENIVASAN DBS Group Feb 23 closing: $15^0 FYO3 underlying profits were 4 per cent lower y-o-y due in part to higher amortisation of goodwill charges and accounting changes. Non-interest income remained a key strength for the group and is likely to remain consistent. Strong growth in
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      Lock icon Positive outlook will underpin Meiban shares
      297 8  -  HOT STOCK WARRANT By Ven Sreenivasan PLASTIC injection moulded parts specialist Meiban Group was one of the top gainers percentage-wise yesterday as it surged 13 cents or 9 per cent to a record $1.61. The rise caps a remarkable 12 months during which it
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      Lock icon Lack of impetus mires market in trading zone
      482 8  -  BT comment STOCKS teh hooi ling THE Singapore market stayed stuck in a trading zone yesterday, with no impetus to steer it one way or the other. "Players are very much buying on weakness and selling on strength," said a dealer. "They're
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      Lock icon US$ rises sharply over the weekend
      612 8  -  BT comment CURRENCIES 110 yen topside could be re-tested before it falls anew larry wee THE US dollar delivered another explosive upside move over the weekend, even though few are willing to make the call that it has seen its worst levels based just
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        Lock icon GKE to sell shares to KL businessman
        130 8 LOGISTICS company GKE International said it plans to place out 16 million new shares to Malaysian businessman Am in Shah Omar Shah, whose flagship company is Malaysia-listed PSC Industries, through his private investment vehicle Lymington Consultants. Mr Amin Shah will subscribe to the
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        Lock icon Canyon's deemed stake in Interra pared
        138 8 CANYON Gate Investments, a key shareholder of Interra Resources, saw its deemed stake in the oil and gas company pared to 7.53 per cent from 8.21 per cent last Friday in an open-market sale of six million shares at an undisclosed sum. The sale
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        Lock icon Metal Component co-founder cuts stake
        81 8  -  Compiled by KENNETH LIM METAL Component Engineering substantial shareholder and co-founder Chiu Choon Piah pared his stake in the metal stamper to 6.74 per cent from 9.41 per cent by selling three million shares on the open market last Friday for an undisclosed sum. Mr
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      426 8 OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES Feb 23 VALUE CLOSE BT06/0S -207.00 -103.00 BTCAM -*****.00 +6.00 BT 10-dayMA -*****.00 -21.00 All-SG Equities 511.84 -0.95 SG Equities Elect 187.62 -0.38 SG Equities Fin 1578.62 -0.30 SG Equities Prop 474.84 -1.15 SJMSCI 229.66 -0.72 SiMSCI Futures 229.70 -1.60 Stocks Volume Wee Poh 0.5c 125,754,000 Midas
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      Lock icon First Engg may be worth a second look
      758 9  -  Despite its recent price slide, the firm's well-diversified portfolio and China prospects ensure that it remains well liked, says KENNETH LIM KENNETH LIM FOR the pessimists among us, the recent ambivalence in the broader stock market and concern about oversupply in the
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      Lock icon Small-cap portfolio in tandem with market
      407 9  -  By Teh Hooi Ling OUR small-cap portfolio has performed in line with the market, almost matching the UOB Sesdaq Index's and STl's 1.1 per cent and 1.2 per cent gains respectively. The best performer in the last five trading sessions to yesterday was Meiban.
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    1097 10 Transaction date:Feb 23 ptterbawk cross rates AS C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pafc Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr WT$ B«m Pound US$ Australia 1.034 6.412 0.616 6.008 34.986 ***** 0.836 9.115 2.936 1.130 44.281 43.458 13ft 5.219 0.971 25.725 30.334 0.416 0.773 Canada
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    1602 10 SICOM FUTURES Feb 23 RUBBER Futures (Closing prices) RSS1 (Scents/kg) Close Volume Open Month j#gh Low Sett (tonnes) Interest Mar 04 I 223.25 Apr 04 227.00 May 04 229.25 Jun 04 230.50 Jul/Sep 04 232.25 Oct/Dec 04 234.00 RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Volume Open Month High Low Sett (tonnes)
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  • SINGAPORE news
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      Lock icon CPI rises 1.3% in Jan on GST hike
      347 11  -  EYE on the economy cpi By Chen Huifen THE Consumer Price Index went up 1.3 per cent year on year in January fuelled by the one percentage point increase in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) and the Chinese New Year holiday.
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      Lock icon CPF can be master PPP administrator: roundtable
      425 11  -  Govt support seen to attract assets into private pension plans By Genevieve Cua POTENTIALLY knotty issues surrounding the proposed privately managed pension plans (PPPs) under the CPF scheme got an airing at a roundtable session yesterday attended by more than 80 people. The
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      Lock icon Merrill Lynch's new S'pore office to tap rich Asians
      397 11 MERRILL LYNCH will use Singapore as a hub to tap into the fast-growing Asian wealth management market. The group yesterday signalled its commitment to private banking in the region by opening a Merrill Lynch Bank (Suisse) representative office here. The move
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      Lock icon IDA allocates spectrum for wireless broadband
      261 11  -  By Raju Chellam IN a bid to boost increased uptake of high-speed wireless devices, the government has allocated dedicated spectrum bands for trials and commercial deployment of wireless broadband. The Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) said it will dedicate the 2.3 GHz and
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      Lock icon Hoi Hup's De Royale sells 140 homes in 2 weeks
      263 11  -  By Vince Chong HOI Hup Holdings' 204-unit De Royale project in the Balestier area has emerged as the best-selling project so far this year, after moving 140 homes within two weeks of release. The Jalan Rama Rama freehold development had
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  • FOCUS property
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      Lock icon NParks seeks to revitalise Fort Canning
      483 12  -  BT exclusive It invites consultants to tap park's tourism, revenue potential, Kalpana Rashiwala reports Kalpana Rashiwala THE National Parks Board (NParks) is inviting proposals for a physical and business master plan for the historic Fort Canning Park. It recently called for a tender asking
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      110 12 Mortgagee Sale By Tender Strata Car Parks At Chinatown Within People's Park Complex Approximately 168 lots (estimated) Strata Floor Area: 4,666 sq.m. approx. 99 years from 25 March 1968 Easily accessible via lifts Tender Closing: 17 March 2004, Wednesday, 3pm FACTORY AT JURONG FOR SALE A purpose-built part single storey
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  • REGIONAL news
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      Lock icon Taipei to allow investment by China firms
      309 13 TAIPEI New rules that may cover banks too expected in weeks Reuters TAIWAN will unveil in a few weeks new rules allowing companies from China to invest in the island, possibly including banks, Taipei's top mainland policymaker said yesterday. The move can strengthen
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      Lock icon Thaksin eyes Liverpool football club
      294 13 Reuters AFP [BANGKOK] Billionaire Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is eyeing a bid for English premier league club Liverpool after Fulham spurned his advances last year, an adviser said yesterday. "I believe the prime minister already had his aides checking Liverpool's financial position in the
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      Lock icon Telstra enters race for Indon cell phone group
      434 13 SYDNEY Report says Aussie telco is considering paying A$3b for Excelcomindo AFP AUSTRALIAN telecommunications giant Telstra Corp is negotiating the purchase of Indonesia's third largest mobile phone group, Excelcomindo Pratama, it was reported yesterday. The Australian newspaper said Telstra was considering spending
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      2533 13 advertise call toll-free 1800 289 8822 Email: notices@sph.com.sg ALLGREEN PROPERTIES LIMITED (Incorporated In the Republic of Singapore) The Board of Directors wishes to announce the following unaudited results of the Group for the year ended 31 December 2003: 1 CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT FOR 2MB 2M2 THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER:
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  • SIA morale
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      Lock icon Fresh start to talks with management
      760 14 In late November last year, SlA's pilot union Alpa-S sacked its entire executive committee, saying it was too soft with SIA management in how wage deals were cut after SIA posted a $306 million quarterly profit. In response, many ministers, including Senior Minister Lee
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      Lock icon Factors that hit staff morale
      1490 14 Attachment to brief for SM FOR the Senior Minister's information, we have compiled below a number of incidences over the past two years or so, which we feel had led to the deterioration of staff morale. L The Sars pay cut Alpa-S had right from
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      Lock icon Pressures facing SIA are here to stay
      1688 14  -  Lee Kuan Yew Feb 9 2004 Dear Mr Mok Hin Choon, Thank you for your letter on Jan 16 and the attached briefs concerning Alpa-S. I welcome your positive approach to the problems facing the airline and this in spite of what you
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  • REGIONAL news
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      Lock icon HK govt urged to rethink law on offshore tax
      443 15 HONG KONG Lack of clarity about tax, lengthy licensing processes driving hedge fund start-ups to S'pore FUND managers and their advisers will this week ask the Hong Kong government to rethink legislation on the exemption of offshore funds from profits tax
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      Lock icon HK developers slash agents' commission for new projects
      562 15  -  Housing demand is so strong that developers don't need agents to sell From Jeff Wagner in Hong Kong HONG KONG property developers, increasingly confident in their own ability to sell into a buoyant, residential market, have slashed commissions to real estate agents,
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      209 15 HONG KONG Reuters CHINA'S largest chip maker, SMIC, began marketing an IPO yesterday expected to raise up to US$l.59 billion from investors keen to boost their exposure to the booming economy. Existing investors in SMIC include Hong Konglisted Shanghai Industrial Holdings Ltd,
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      557 16  -  From Anthony Rowley in Tokyo THE Japanese economy received dramatically good news on two fronts yesterday on reports that exports leaped almost five-fold in January compared with a year earlier, and as the yen fell back to its lowest
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      1208 18  -  As part of its resolve to become an international player, Chettiar's education group is venturing abroad and planning a public listing next year, says Taila Krishnakumar Taila Krishnakumar LIFE is not linear. Sometimes you don't even know when you are two steps away from gaining a
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      627 19  -  Speed up development of terminals, Maersk Sealand exec urges By Beth Jinks [SINGAPORE] India's trade growth could be stymied by inadequate port infrastructure and notorious bureaucratic delays in terminal privatisation, the Asia head of Maersk Sealand has warned. "In India, obviously what we
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      220 19  -  By Beth Jinks [SINGAPORE] Malaysia's busiest port, Klang, is expected to make it to the list of the world's top 10 container ports this year, the country's transport minister has predicted. Chan Kong Choy told Malaysian media he was "optimistic"
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      250 19 [SINGAPORE] Singapore's port, marine and offshore sectors can now apply for a slice of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore's (MPA) $50 million training and skills upgrading fund. Industry feedback prompted MPA to expand the scope of its Maritime
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        889 20 European aircraft maker looking to achieve more balance between its revenues, which are mostly in dollars, and its costs, about half of which are in euros Reuters [PARIS] AIRBUS planes are about to get a little more American. Threatened by the US
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        781 25 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Marine Oil Ltd, shows price ranges in US dollars instead of single prices for a more comprehensive description of the market. Prices shown are based on averagesized stem. Market movements are indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and the individual
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        693 26 ASIAN AEROSPACE Asian carriers are adding routes to India and China as demand rises Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] Airbus SAS and Boeing Co, the world's largest planemakers, are betting a surge in Asian travel will revive their order books at this week's Asian Aerospace
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        220 26 Reuters [LONDON] Richard Branson's Virgin Group is in talks with an executive of US carrier Delta Air Lines about heading up its planned US low-fares unit, the Financial Times reported on Monday without citing its sources. The executive is Fred Reid, Delta's president and
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        370 26 Upgrades planned as full-year forecast seen exceeding NZ$90m Bloomberg [WELLINGTON] Auckland International Airport Ltd, New Zealand's busiest, said first-half profit rose 14 per cent as a record number of passengers swelled sales. Net income in the six months ended Dec 31 rose
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          84 26 Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] Dragonair, which flies between China and its base in Hong Kong, said it plans to lease six Airbus SAS A 330-300 aircraft, expanding its fleet after Asia's business and leisure travels recovered from last year's Sars outbreak. The six aircraft, to be delivered
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          78 26 Bloomberg [COLOMBO] Sri Lanka's government will seek bids from companies willing to invest US$5O million in the island's aviation fuel market following national elections in April, the country's privatisation body said. Ceypetco, the state oil and gas company, is the sole supplier of aviation
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          103 26 AFP [FRANKFURT] Air Berlin, the German low-cost airline, is planning to order between 60 and 70 new aircraft from jet makers Airbus or Boeing and would take a decision by the summer at the earliest, the company's chairman Joachim Hunold said.
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        391 26  -  It bets on big events to draw tourists to Persian Gulf By Beth Jinks [SINGAPORE] Gulf Air is targeting 17 per cent passenger growth in 2004 and plans to capitalise on events such as the Formula One Grand Prix debut in Bahrain
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        312 26 Reuters [NEW DELHI] The privatisation of two of India's biggest airports will not be delayed by national elections and is expected to be completed by the end of August, the civil aviation minister said yesterday. But government approval for
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        99 26 Xinhua [HONG KONG] Director-general of Civil Aviation Albert Lam would participate in a high-level meeting with his counterparts in the Chinese mainland and Macau to map out the future Air Traffic Management (ATM) Plan in the Pearl River Delta (PRD) area
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        422 26 AIRLINE CODES: AA: American Airlines (AAL), AF: Air France (AFR), AI: Air India (AK), AY: Finnair Oy (FIN), AZ: Alitalia Airlines (AZA), BA: British Airways Public Ltd Co (BAW), BG: Biman Bangladesh Airlines (BBC), BI: Royal Brunei Airlines Sdn Bhd (RBA), BO: Bouraq Airlines (BOU), BR:
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      189 27  -  George Joseph The civil aviation industry starts the new century of aviation embattled by crisis. This requires some fixing, and indications are that Asian nations are prepared to look at what needs to be done. The military sector, meanwhile, moves into a replacement phase with
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      1136 28  -  The commercial aviation arena is heating up with the entry of Boeing B7E7 and Airbus A380 which will not just determine the giants' future growth but also affect airlines' efficiency and passenger expectations. DONALD URQUHART has the details DONALD URQUHART THE battle for commercial air supremacy is
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      832 28  -  By LAN THOMAS THE rapid emergence of low cost airlines as a significant force in the AsiaPacific will be a catalyst for a "regulatory revolution", leading to expansive liberalisation over the next three years. And as the low cost phenomenon penetrates further into
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      698 28  -  By DONALD URQUHART BRAZILIAN jet maker Embraer sees a market of nearly 500 planes in the 60-110 seat range for Asia in the next 20 years as industry liberalisation, low cost carriers and ongoing economic development continue to change the face of commercial aviation here. While the
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      995 32  -  Three shortlisted combat planes will be vying for the Singapore Air Force's favour and with technology transfer being a key issue, it's anyone's guess whether F-15, Eurofighter Typhoon or Rafale will emerge the winner, DONALD URQUHART reports DONALD URQUHART BY the time the US$l billion
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      479 32  -  George Joseph WHEN a Singapore Airlines A 340-500 took off on the longest non-stop commercial flight in aviation history earlier this month, it was four Rolls-Royce engines that powered it into the record books. Trent 500 engines from Rolls Royce kept the new long-range Airbus
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      1013 34  -  The European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company expects to realise 20% of total earnings from the Asia-Pac region. GEORGE JOSEPH reports GEORGE JOSEPH EUROPEAN aerospace groups are looking to Asia for growth like never before. And leading that thrust into the region is the multinational European
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      1169 36  -  The Asia-Pac air charter business may be small compared to US and Europe but regional demand has fuelled rapid growth, VEN SREENIVASAN reports VEN SREENIVASAN A BOEING 747 cruising at 30,000 feet on a longhaul flight between Auckland and Geneva. On board, lots of noise, booze
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      768 36  -  By JOHN BAILEY SOCIETY'S expectations of how companies should respond to human tragedy has evolved rapidly in recent years, and the standards against which they are judged are becoming ever more demanding. The airline industry has learned this the hard way. A number of major
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      128 27 Editor: George Joseph Coordinator: Donald Urquhart Sub-editor: Wong Hiew Peng Artists: Gareth Chung (cover design). Ben Cruz Photographer: Arthur Lee v ISIMM 4 i: i r,/- -v <-v\;> Rolls-Royce is perhaps best known in the world of civil this market are now having an increasingly significant service, delivering reliable, innovative
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