The Business Times, 10 July 2004

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    11 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES weekend MITA(P) 023/03/2004 85* SINGAPORE JUL 10-11, 2004
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    Lock icon UOL to sell 4.2% UOB stake, distribute cash
    662 1  -  Shareholders could get at least 68 cents per share, but decision could spark bidding war for the block of UOB shares By Siow Li Sen [SINGAPORE] United Overseas Land has decided to sell its 4.2 per cent stake in United Overseas Bank
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    Lock icon Few Asians make list of world's top art collectors
    589 1  -  From Neil Behrmann in London FEW Asians are among the world's top art collectors, according to ARTnews, which has compiled a list of the 200 most active players in the market. Sheikh Saud Al-Thani of Qatar is rated as the world's
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    Lock icon Informatics directors take shelling
    1125 1  -  Company wins repayment extension from banks By Wong Wei Kong [SINGAPORE] Directors of Informatics Holdings came under fire from minority shareholders at an extraordinary general meeting yesterday for failing to spot the accounting problems that later led to losses for the company and investors. Separately, Informatics
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    Lock icon S'pore eBay bidder wins lunch with Warren Buffett
    415 1  -  US$202,100 price entitles winner to bring seven guests By Chen Huifen [SINGAPORE] A Singapore-registered eßay user by the ID of "jchoo9" has won an online auction for a private lunch with investment guru Warren Buffett in New York for a whopping U*****,100.
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      514 2 -sa. >*i'riri j t Incorporation services in all major jurisdictions Global network of offices Ready-made companies available Management and administration services China business registration Accounting and trade support services Virtual office solutions Personal and corporate bank introductions TO ARRANGE A FREE CONSULTATION CONTACT: Simonne Toh T: +65 6535 3382 F:
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      11 2 4Cs drawing more Indian companies to S'pore each year, Pg 12
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  • the raffles conversation
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      Lock icon GLOBAL AMBITION
      1338 3  -  From a Hong Kong fast-food chain to a group with 535 outlels in 3 countries. LOH HUI YIN speaks to the man behind the growing success of Cafe de Coral LOH HUI YIN WHEN Singaporeans jet off to Hong Kong for their weekend breaks, a "must visit" food
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      Lock icon A finger in fast food and design
      617 3  -  By Loh Hui Yin WHILE Michael Chan Yue Kwong has his facts and figures at his finger tips when talking about restaurant chain Cafe de Coral, it is design and its aesthetics that get him fired up. So it is no wonder that
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      80 3 Raffles INTERNATIONAL f lords <\ Resorts A Member of Capita Land 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
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  • focus libel suit
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      Lock icon Suit an excuse for Oei to hit out at others: defence
      1159 4  -  Tycoon asks how is it possible for a minority shareholder to oppress the majority By Kenneth Lim, Angela Tan CAN a minority shareholder oppress the majority? Oei Hong Leong plaintiff in a defamation suit over a Business Times article
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      Lock icon Defence cites pro-Oei article by reporter
      451 4  -  Oei says it's possible there may have been such reports By Angela Tan SOME articles of former journalist Catherine Ong, who is being sued by businessman Oei Hong Leong for malice and defamatory content in her reports during the heated battle for NatSteel, may
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      Lock icon WHAT THEY SAID
      539 4 On Mr Oei Mr Davinder Singh: "You used these proceedings to hit out at a whole group of people including the people who were mentioned in your evidence." Mr Oei Hong Leong, through a Mandarin interpreter: "I am simply exercising my right under the law." Mr Oei,
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      Lock icon Househunt Property transactions lodged for selected districts between June 30 and July 7.
      1065 4 District 1 NON-LANDED People's Park Cpbc Apt 29/05/04 99 1119 300 268 District 2 NON-LANDED Spottiswoode Park Apt 24/05/04 99 1270 285 224 District 3 NON-LANDED CtJ Green Cdo Apt 14/06/04 99 1292 660 511 Meraprime Apt
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      1252 5 Others see 350 graduates. We see the future of business. BACHELOR'S DEGREE Adeline Chia Shiyun Aik Zhiying Amanda Chan l-Ling Ang Daniel Annie Li Beatrix Supratman SMU dtfrdCtS Stlid6ntS WhO dte Boey Sook Yean Tammy Budi Mulyadi Liwita Byron Jeremy Peter Chan Carol Lai Chuan Kai Casiopia Ann Rachel Low
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      Lock icon S'pore stocks seen holding up in H2
      1040 6  -  corporate analysis Market's downside may be limited, but analysts don't see much roar left for the rest of the year By Taila Krishnakumar STEADY as she goes with no major risks ahead. That's the prognosis of most research houses for Singapore for the
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      Lock icon Tan, Oei helping to revive fortunes of Informatics
      293 6  -  This does not mean they're acting in concert: company's corporate adviser By Wong Wei Kong THERE is no reason to view tycoons Vincent Tan and Oei Hong Leong as acting in concert over Informatics Holdings, although they are both helping to revive
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      Lock icon Blue chips hold up as US rally ends
      678 6  -  market review r sivanithy EVERY once in a while, the local stock market displays an odd decoupling from Wall Street, sometimes to the dismay of punters but occasionally to their relief. The latter was the case this week, where blue chips managed
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      78 6 STI 1,862.03 (+1.53) ST INDEX FUTURES 1,860.00 (+5.00) SIMSCI 225.53 (+0.84) SIMSCI FUTURES 226.40 (+2.00) Friday Change KLSK COUP JBMJ6 NIKKEI 225 11.423J4 101.30 HAN(i SENG 12.202.26 +82.51 SCT INDEX -***** +7.45 JAKARTA COMP 761.14 +1-39 MANILA < OMP 1.592.46 -301 TAIPEI WPI 5.777.72 +64.33 SE<M LCOMP 747.46 +3H2
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      Lock icon FINANCE
      76 6 FOREX RATES US$ S$ l'S$ (SSperl'SS) 1.704 V(ISS/SS per S) 1.852 3.156 EIIRO(l!S$/S$/E). 1.239 2.111 YEN 108.3 63.50 KM 3.800 2.230 H KS 7.799 4.577 BAHT 40.77 23.92 KIPIAH 8,932 5,24 2 RENMINBI 8277 4.857 INDIAN Kl PEE._ 45.70 2fi.82 AS 1.383 0.812 NZS 1.524 0.894 PRIME RATES SINGAPORE
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      Lock icon ST Engg's net profit slips 6% to $85m in Q2
      361 7  -  CEO says group expects to perform better in the second half By Tang Weng Fai DEFENCE technology group Singapore Technologies Engineering saw its net profit for the second quarter ended June drop 6.2 per cent from a year ago to
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      Lock icon Prominent Bt Timah neighbours in joint asset sale
      568 7  -  Hock Tong Bee, Stamford Tyres families to jointly sell 35,000 sq ft site By Andrea Tan HOCK Tong Bee, Singapore's oldest family-owned wine merchant, and parties related to Stamford Tyres' Wee family are joining forces to sell three bungalows at Bukit Timah
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      Lock icon Hyflux intent on cleaning up China
      824 7  -  Business potential is enormous, with industrial pollution an extensive problem, says VINCE CHONG VINCE CHONG Environmentalists concur that China's heavy industrial pollution problem lies in the fact that not enough attention is paid to waste treatment which is perceived to cost big, without tangible
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    • corporateroundup
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        Lock icon SembMarine unit in JV with Cosco Shipyard
        57 7 SEMBCORP Marine's subsidiary Jurong Clavon has set up a 40:60 joint venture company with Cosco Shipyard Group to provide corrosion control consultancy, staging, copper slag processing and trading, blasting and painting services to shipyards in China. The new joint venture company will be
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        Lock icon TeleChoice sets up Indonesia unit
        33 7 RECENTLY—LISTED Tele Choice International's subsidiary NexWave Technologies has set up an entity in Indonesia, known as PT NexWave, to supply mobile network equipment and engineering services in Indonesia.
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        Lock icon See Hup Seng in $1m placement
        69 7 SEE Hup Seng is placing 11.16 million new shares to Golden River Holdings at 10 cents apiece. The placement shares represent 7 per cent of the company's issued share capital. It said the net proceeds from the placement will be used as working capital
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        Lock icon Reed Group to place out 10m shares
        87 7 REED Group Holdings yesterday inked separate deals to place out five million shares each to Low Han Teong and Kuan Ah Ming at five cents per share. The placement price is 25 per cent above the four-cent weighted average price for trades done
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        Lock icon Techcomp's public tranche oversubscribed
        69 7 TECHCOMP Holdings, a maker and distributor of analytical instruments, life science equipment and lab instruments, said the public tranche of three million shares in its initial public offer was about 60 times subscribed. The company had offered a total of 40 million shares at 40 cents
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        Lock icon Korea's Hana sees record Q2 profits
        84 7 Reuters HANA Bank, South Korea's fourth-largest lender and which counts Singapore's Temasek Holdings as a shareholder, released estimates on Wednesday indicating it made a record three-month profit in the second quarter, thanks to lower provisioning against bad debt. Hana estimated first-half net profit had
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      Lock icon Nucleus again the fastest off the mark
      297 7  -  Half-year results out 6 working days after close of trade By Chia T-Chien NUCLEUS Electronics has once again kept its proud record of being the first company to release its half-year financial results after the close of trade as at June 30, 2004.
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      1261 6 TECHCOMT —II TECHCOMP (HOLDINGS) LIMITED (Incorporated in Bermuda on 26 January 2004) Invitation in respect of 40,000,000 ordinary shares of US$O.O5 each comprising 35,000,000 New Shares and 5,000,000 Vendor Shares as follows:(a) 3,000,000 Offer Shares at 550.40 each by way of public offer; and (b) 37,000,000 Placement Shares by way
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      18 6 Recruit from a wider audience Call 1800 289 8822 or email reavh@sph.com.sg for your recruitment solutions s i5l
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  • money personal investment
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      640 8  -  Compiled by VEN SREENIVASAN Meiban Group July 9 closing: 93 cents WE visited Meiban's contract manufacturing operations in Johor, Malaysia yesterday. Highlights from the visit: Meiban has secured the contract to manufacture two new models of upright vacuum cleaners from Dyson DCI 4 and DCIS. Inclusive of two existing
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    • tradestowatch
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        Lock icon GKE investor pares stake
        83 8 MALAYSIAN businessman Amin Shah Omar Shah's Lymington Consultants, which recently subscribed to 16 million shares of logistics company GKE International at 14.85 cents apiece in a private placement, on Thursday sold 7.4 million shares on the open market. Lymington, which held a 9.09 per cent stake
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        Lock icon Capital Group buys M1 shares
        66 8 US mutual fund The Capital Group Companies became a substantial shareholder of telecommunications services provider MobileOne on Wednesday after 4.8 million shares were bought on the open market through a nominee account. The Capital Group's stake in Ml has now reached 5.42 per cent, from
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        Lock icon Compact Metal directors' sale
        146 8 FOUR Compact Metal Industries directors saw their shared stake pared by 0.63 of a percentage point after their investment holding company, Shining Holdings Pte Ltd, was forced to sell 1.4 million shares on Thursday "at the request from financial institutions to meet its financial obligation". Of
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        Lock icon Addvalue directors sell shares
        127 8  -  Compiled by KENNETH LIM ADD VALUE Technologies' three executive directors yesterday sold six million shares to independent director Chay Kwong Soon at 8.5 cents apiece as a move to encourage independent directors "to have more participation in the management of the company", the directors said. The
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      Lock icon Not all insider sales are bad news
      1025 8  -  show me the money It is important for investors to find out what information such sales contain teh hooi ling CORPORATE insiders obviously possess information about their companies before outside investors. So it is not surprising that most studies have shown that insiders
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    Lock icon BT SHARE INFORMATION SERVICE
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      28 8 Insiders' trades. Brokers' recommendations. Dividend table. The pages also cover transactions by directors and t/i substantial m shareholders. In other words, news you can use. I \m Q
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  • dbs investment roundtable
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      Lock icon All eyes on the market in 2nd half
      3647 9 Whether bullish or bearish, panelists give their take on the impact of interest rate and oil price hikes, the China story and pick some of their favourite stocks Ven Sreenivasan: Gentlemen, let's talk about the market outlook, and factors that will play
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      41 9 8 DBS The DBS Investment Roundtable is brought to you by DBS. It aims to help the investor make informed decisions by providing a platform for experts to discuss the impact of current market issues and concerns. DBS hotline No: 1800-*****22
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  • news at home
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      Lock icon Govt to plug loophole in power law
      639 10  -  Unregulated players will be penalised for causing blackouts By Tang Weng Fai THE government has moved to plug a major gap in its energy regulation legislation, saying it will introduce laws by the end of the year to penalise so-far-unregulated players if they
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      Lock icon Govt pledges to do more to help SMEs grow
      330 10  -  By Conrad Tan WE will try harder. That was Deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan's promise to small and medium enterprises (SME) last night at an awards dinner to celebrate the joint efforts of the private sector and the government to promote
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      Lock icon Nanotech field gets $3m govt boost
      278 10  -  Amount to be used to fund university scholarships By Christopher Hwang SINGAPORE is honing its edge in the field of nanoscience and will invest $3 million to fund scholarships in nanotechnology. The National University of Singapore said it has already committed $2 million over
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      Lock icon Biotech firm Proligo shifts to Biopolis; plans to double workforce
      359 10  -  Move inspired by closer proximity to customers and research community By Chen Huifen SINGAPORE'S biomedical hub, Biopolis, received another boost yesterday with the entry of biotechnology firm Proligo Singapore Pte Ltd. The company will invest an undisclosed investment amount in
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      Lock icon Want success in India? Get a good local business partner
      408 10 SINGAPORE businesses and businessmen who want to invest in India would do well to pick a good Indian business partner who can deal with the local administrative and country-specific issues. Sharing this piece of advice was veteran lawyer and India
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      Lock icon Far East joins technopreneurs hub
      238 10 THE Hub of Technopreneurs, or HOTSpots, celebrated its third anniversary yesterday with Far East Organization joining as a member. The Economic Development Board-led group has also launched three new initiatives HOTSource, HOTlntern and HOTTestbed to expand the development channels available to its members. HOTSpots launched
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      1311 10 Engineering (Incorporated m the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at No. 26 Woodlands Loop #07-00 First Engineering Techno Centre. Singapore *****7 on Tuesday, 27 July 2004 at 10.00 a.m. to transact the following business:AS ORDINARY BUSINESS 1.
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      387 10 To call 101 l free 1800 289 8822 Email: notkesOsph.com.gx IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CHAPTER 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF SINGAPORE AIC PTE LTD (IN MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) NOTICE OF FINAL MEETING Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to Section 308 of the Companies Act, Chapter
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      414 10 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF NETSCAPE COMMUNICATIONS ASIA SOUTH PTE LTD (In Members' Voluntory Liquidation) NOTICE OF SPECIAL AND ORDINARY RESOLUTION (Pursuant to Section 290(2)(b)) At on Extraordinary General Meeting of the abovenamed Company deemed to be held on 3rd July
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      292 10 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CHAPTER 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF (I) FUSION SYSTEM PTE LTD (II) VCI HUB PTE LTD (III) SINHAN PROPERTIES HOLDINGS PTE LTD (IV) YONG THAI CONSTRUCTION TRADING PTE LTD (V) BIIMA PTE LTD (VI) ELEBANA COMMUNICATIONS PTE LTD (VII) ORISIS INTERNATIONAL PTE
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      Lock icon India's new government of economists shows its mettle
      961 11  -  news analysis The Budget did nothing to dampen the spontaneous industrial recovery going on, says PREM SHANKAR JHA in New Delhi PREM SHANKAR JHA FOR more than five weeks, corporate India has shivered, wondering how the government even one headed by a
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      Lock icon 4Cs drawing more Indian companies to S'pore each year
      366 11  -  Capital, comfort, connectivity and capabilities By Amit Roy Choudhury [SINGAPORE] The number of Indian companies in Singapore has grown at a rate of about 10 per cent each year and at 1,500, they now rank as the fourth most numerous foreign
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      Lock icon PM Goh given prestigious Indian award
      465 11  -  He is cited for his strong belief in an India-Singapore partnership By Chuang Peck Ming in New Delhi PRIME Minister Goh Chok Tong is continuing the good work of the late Indian Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru in promoting international understanding. The latest recipient
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    Lock icon UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
    4597 11 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS Commeabank Asset Mat Com Global Finance Index Fa 0.957/ t^r M^<s pore, to Com Global Telecom Index Fd 0,482/ S^2!|7 d 2 Com Global Infotec Index Fd'** 0346 tofcSSrSi si; n« Com Global Energy Index Fd 1 0791 •SL ?f?l' Com Global Travef Index Fd 0.83V Com
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      Lock icon ADB calls for deeper monetary integration
      599 12  -  Its president says having a single currency could benefit Asia From Anthony Rowley in Tokyo ASIAN Development Bank (ADB) president Tadao Chino yesterday issued a strong call for deeper regional monetary integration in Asia, leading to the eventual adoption of a "single currency". Speaking
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      Lock icon Maxis seeks to borrow US$463m to repay debt, fund expansion
      361 12 It aims to move into overseas mobile phone markets Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Maxis Communications is seeking to borrow about US$463 million to repay debt and fund its expansion, according to a letter sent to potential lenders. Maxis, Malaysia's biggest mobile-phone
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      Lock icon Euro 2004 upsets boost HK betting firm's profits
      197 12 AP [HONG KONG] Hong Kong's first legal soccer betting operator earned profits of HK$3.3 billion (Ss72l million) in 11 months, thanks largely to upsets at the recent Euro 2004 tournament. Favourites France, England, the Netherlands and the Czech Republic bowed out of
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      Lock icon S&P says China's banks are the most vulnerable
      257 12 Bloomberg [LONDON] China's banks are the most at risk to a financial crisis and a bailout of the industry would cost about US$65O billion, Standard Poor's (S&P) said in a report on the global financial system. "State bank lending to unproductive companies
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    Lock icon SGX
    833 12 Transaction date: Jul 9 TURNOVER COOO) VALUE ('000) Main Sdq Total Main Sdq Total Multi Irtd 15,167 15,167 25,885 25,885 Manufacturg 231,248 18,093 249,341 173,650 2,781 176,431 Commerce 56,444 7,153 63,597 36.051 2.275 38,327 Tpt/5t or/Com 53,886 47 53,933 86.443 21 86,464 Finance 15,105 43 15,148 119,353 23 119,376
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    Lock icon BONDS & WARRANTS
    811 12 BONDS WARRANTS Prem Expiry Pram Expiry Tel Last Vol Com Exec Disc Gear Mths Tol Last Vol Conv Ener Disc Gor Mths Coda Company Salt ♦Of OOP) Ratio Plica ing Left Coda Company Sala ♦or- OOP) Ratio Prica ing Left 3769 Rowsley ltd W*****7 5.5 unch 1578 1 8 17
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    Lock icon SGX SESDAQ
    2221 12 SGX SESDAQ 52 WV Tel last Vol (toy Ust Quote GrDiv Div GrYM Net MCap _High_ Low Code Company Sale COOP) High Low Buyer Seller Cvt P/E Smil 26 12.5 5000 ABRHIdgsSc 14 +0.5 7 14 14 13 15 27 42 20.8 2101 APOil5c!. 29 5 -05 130
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    Lock icon CLOB INTERNATIONAL
    201 12 CLOB INTERNATIONAL S2-Wk Tal Last Vol Day Last Quote GrOiv Div GrYM Net MCap Hi* Low Coda Company Salt *1- COOP) High low luyf Salter S Cvr WE Sm& 228 142 6000 AVJenn.ngs A25c A185xd +1 1 18S 185 185 186 44 10.6 5.9 5.8 3982 6001 CathayPac20c
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      Lock icon GE profit rises in Q2 as industrial orders grow
      459 13 Conglomerate also raises 2004 full year forecast slightly Bloomberg [NEW YORK] General Electric Co (GE), the world's largest company by market value, said second-quarter profit rose 3.4 per cent, reassuring investors that corporate profits may meet expectations. Helped by orders for
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      Lock icon ECB filling void in fiscal, economic policy-making
      374 13 Reuters [FRANKFURT] European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet is stepping into a perceived void in euro zone fiscal and economic policy-making, and his new-found zeal is angering politicians. Mr Trichet is lecturing unions to curb wage demands, urging governments to restrain budgets and
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      Lock icon Ryanair's latest cost-saving idea – no luggage
      167 13 Ryanair's latest cost-saving idea no luggage AFP [LONDON] Having squeezed out just about every cost saving from Internet-only booking, underused airports and easy-to-clean seats, Irish budget airline Ryanair unveiled its latest idea yesterday to keep prices low banning luggage. Well, not all luggage. But passengers using the carrier could find
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      Lock icon US May wholesale stocks up 1.2%, beating forecasts
      367 13 But worsening outlook seen for G-7 except Canada Reuters [WASHINGTON] Inventories at US wholesalers jumped ahead of Wall Street expectations in May, boosted by growth in durable goods stocks, while sales at the wholesale level increased at a milder pace than in
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    Lock icon SGX MAINBOARD
    7115 13 SGX MAI NBOARD Transaction elate: Jul 9 52-Wk Td Last Vol Day Last Quote GrOtv Dtv GrVW Net MCap High Low Code Company Sale C000) High Low fciyr Seller Cvr P/E Sml 25.5 7.5 5716 1st Software 5c 10 -0.5 1674 10.5 10 10 10 5 397 57.9 32.9 5834
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      596 13 HHjTIHIRH Call toll-free 1800 289 8822 IDEAGLOBAL LTD (the "Company") NOTICE PURSUANT TO SECTION 76(10)(h) OF THE COMPANIFS ACT (CAP. 50) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company was held at 11.00 a.m. at Stamford Room, 9 Raffles Place #32-00, Republic Plaza, Singapore *****9 on
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  • style motoring
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      Lock icon New — but still old
      1067 14  - New but still old But, as they say, old is gold especially when it comes to the iconic Porsche, SAMUEL EE finds SAMUEL EE WHAT attributes must a car be endowed with before it can be said to have "character"? Often, a car that is for want of a better
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      Lock icon What's new in the new 911
      536 14  -  By Samuel Ee EIGHTY-FIVE per cent of the components in the Porsche 911 are new, but you wouldn't have guessed by looking at the evolutionary styling of the 41-year-old icon. The rest may have been carried over but Porsche engineers say this 15 per
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    • which wheels
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        Lock icon Toyota cuts prices
        68 14 ALL prices of Toyota cars have been cut after this week's COE results. Authorised distributor Borneo Motors Singapore has reduced Category A models by $1,000 and Cat B models by $2,000. Prices for its Lexus range have also fallen by $2,000. As a result, Singapore's most popular
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        Lock icon Lower bids possible
        44 14 THERE are no price adjustments to the Hyundai range of passenger cars despite this week's lower COE premiums. But authorised distributor Komoco Motors says it will accept lower bids from customers if they specify the amount. Call Komoco Motors on 6475-8888.
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        Lock icon Nissan cuts less
        30 14 NISSAN passenger cars in Category A have come down by $500, while in Cat B, prices were cut by $1,500. Call Tan Chong Motor Sales on 6466-7711.
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        Lock icon Honda does it differently
        53 14 KAH Motor is bucking the trend by taking $1,000 off the whole range of Honda cars. This means the cheapest Honda is a Thai-made City 1.5 i-DSI sedan at $66,000, while the most expensive mainstream model is the made-in-Japan CRV sport-utility vehicle at $107,000. Call Kah
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        Lock icon Rio goes lower
        70 14 ONLY one Category A model from Korean carmaker Kia has had its price cut. The Rio sedan is now $1,000 cheaper. But even without adjustments, the Picanto mini hatchback at $51,999 is one of the cheapest cars you can buy in Singapore. Only the Malaysianmade Perodua Kelisa
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        57 14  -  Compiled by Samuel Ee MITSUBISHI passenger cars are now $500 lower for those in Category A and $1,000 cheaper in Cat B. Authorised distributor Cycle Carriage says it is also including immediate registration with these reduced prices (customers are usually required to add $1,000 for a
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      381 14 Two sports cars were launched last night. SAMUEL EE discovers one was fast and fashionable, the other fast and furious SOMETHING was thumping but it wasn't the car. The Maserati Gran Sport was unveiled at the latest night spot in town, Thumper, and suffice
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      354 14 THE Mercedes-Benz SLK roadster sailed down the Singapore river, looking as serene as the glistening water. It may be at rest but its distinctive nose resembling that of a Formula One car assures you it can burn rubber and speed off in an instant. The F1 car may
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      978 15  -  THAM CHAIK KONG is charmed by Yamaha's new digital home theatre amplifier THAM CHAIK KONG WHAT'S the X-factor that makes movies so captivating and absorbing? It's nothing but the magical power of surround sound. In the cinema, there are speakers everywhere: huge ones behind the screen
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      894 16  -  New techniques are proving effective in battling sweat, reports DON FERNANDEZ DON FERNANDEZ NYT THERE is perspiration that glistens almost sensually on the skin. Then there's an underarm geyser that trashes a new blouse. Michelle Rascoe has suffered through the latter for as long as she can
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      1674 18  -  So you're shortsighted. Spectacles today can increase, rather than reduce, your hip quotient. CORINNE KERK helps you pick the right frame for your face CORINNE KERK OKAY, so the unglamorous truth is that Singaporeans have a problem with myopia. Blame it on the competitive education system or
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      274 18  -  By Corinne Kerk FIT, says Specialist Eyecare Centre's retail manager, James Ng, is the most important factor when picking frames for kids, because if they don't sit comfortably, they will be tossed out. "Children have underdeveloped nose bridges, so place emphasis on
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        81 18 MUSIC comes alive in the palm of your hand with Motorola's E398 handphone. Its realistic surround sound quality, vibration technology and rhythm lights enables you to "see" and feel the music. Plus, its removable memory card means you can carry your personalised playlist with you. The E398
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      1089 19  -  It's hard to run out of things to do in the city that never sleeps. CHEAH UI-HOON visits the Big Apple and brings back her own little New York CHEAH UI-HOON THE polish is back on the Big Apple, it looks like, with major airlines enticing
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      820 20  -  By Geoffrey Eu THERE'S something deliciously decadent about a dish that pairs a large dollop of caviar with cauliflower cream both ingredients have distinct and strong flavours that somehow combine to create a symphony of taste and texture. When the concoction is further enhanced by
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