The Business Times, 7 August 2004

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    11 1 85C MITA(P) 023/03/2004 THE BUSINESS TIMES weekend SINGAPORE AUGUST 7-8, 2004
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    Lock icon Laggards at work can cost S'pore economy $3b a year
    654 1  -  The figure, amounting to 2% of GDP, is just tip of the iceberg, says multi-country study By Chuang Peck Ming [SINGAPORE] Doing badly on the job can cost the economy plenty up to $3.2 billion yearly in Singapore, or 2
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    Lock icon OUB founder Lien Ying Chow dies, aged 98
    412 1  -  By Kenneth Lim [SINGAPORE] Lien Ying Chow, a self-made entrepreneur who arrived in Singapore as a penniless orphan in 1920 and went on to found the Overseas Union Bank, died last night at the age of 98 after a short illness. In
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    Lock icon Fears of US economic slowdown take edge off soaring oil prices
    456 1 US light crude pulls back after hitting US$44.77 [LONDON] Oil prices pulled back from record highs yesterday at the end of a volatile week as much weaker than expected US job data raised the prospect of economic slowdown and
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  • Article
    Lock icon Bank wages to be more flexible under new deal
    773 1  -  Unions agree with restructuring group's proposals By Wong Wei Kong [SINGAPORE] Wages in the banking sector which account for a substantial slice of Singapore's gross domestic product (GDP) will become more responsive to economic conditions and competitive under proposals announced yesterday
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  • news front
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      Lock icon KL set to stay clear of DRB, Hicom tussle
      540 2  -  Both Syed Mokhtar and Nizam Razak eyeing key listed group From Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur THE Malaysian government is expected to remain neutral in the tussle for a key vehicle in the country's industrialisation by two businessmen who are making
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      Lock icon US July job numbers weaker than expected
      409 2 LATEST US DATA Reuters Bloomberg AP [WASHINGTON] US employers added a paltry 32,000 workers to payrolls last month, just an eighth of the number forecast, the government said yesterday. The data is further evidence that a slowdown in economic growth may extend into
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      Lock icon Indon consumer market beckons S'pore firms
      484 2  -  Private consumption driving GDP growth By Chen Huifen [SINGAPORE] Despite uncertainties in the Indonesian market, the country's consumer market still holds great potential for Singapore firms. HSBC Indonesia senior vice-president in commercial banking Yakub Yusuf Bobat said that beyond logistics and financial services the
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      Lock icon Clarification
      45 2 In our Aug 5 article, "SMRT mainly a dividend play", we said that SMRT was acting as consultant for Shanghai's urban rail expansion. SMRT has clarified that while it has been approached to provide consultancy services, the parties involved are still negotiating the agreement.
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  • the raffles conversation
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      Lock icon DOCTOR, SCIENTIST, ENTREPRENEUR
      2370 3  -  Eminent surgeon Susan Lim believes technology is the key to pushing fresh frontiers in medicine, and saving more lives. She tells JAIME EE why JAIME EE IF she had time for the movies, Susan Lim might have been intrigued with I, Robot a futuristic tale in which
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  • news companies
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      Lock icon Informatics' Wong Tai steps down
      325 4  -  But he'll stay on the board as non-executive director as M'sian tycoon Vincent Tan takes over as non-executive chairman By Kenneth Lim INFORMATICS co-founder Wong Tai has given up his non-executive chairman seat to Malaysian tycoon Vincent Tan, whose Berjaya Group also got new non-executive
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      Lock icon S'pore developers set to gain from China housing boom
      1032 4  -  Some property segments still strong despite curbs corporate analysis By Jean Chua LOOKING at the amount of construction going on in big cities in China, it's hard to believe that for the past eight months the central government has been trying
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      Lock icon Venture Corp chalks up 9.7% rise in Q2 profit
      426 4  -  Amount boosted by one-time gain of $11m stake disposal By Taila Krishnakumar HELPED by an $11 million gain on disposal of its stake in an associate company, Venture Corporation yesterday posted a 9.7 per cent rise in net profit to $64.3
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      Lock icon Why so much scepticism if market really is bullish?
      733 4  -  market review r sivanithy ACCORDING to some market watchers, most people are always sceptical at the start of any rally, which is why the gains tend to be narrowly focused and volume relatively low. By the time the masses are sufficiently
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      78 4 «TI 1,922.75 (-12 95) ST INDEX FUTURES 1,923.00 (-12.00) SIMSCI 231.35 (-2.25) SIMSCI FUTURES 229.60 (4.00) Friday Change KLSE ("OMP 820.10 -4.27 NIKKEI 225 104*72.57 -88.12 HANG SENG 12,478.68 -13.24 SET INDEX 610.94 7:96 JAKARTA (X)MP -7MJ8 -8.08 MANILA OOMP 1,576.85 -0-% TAIPEI WPI 5,399.16 -28.45 SKOIU'OMP 733.95 -9.40
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      75 4 FOREX RATES US* SS IJS$ (SS per US$) 1.723 £(l!S$/SS per 1.825 3.145 ElIRO(US$/S$/E). 1.206 2.079 YEN 111.6 64.80 RM 3.800 2.205 HKS 7.799 4.526 BAHT 41.44 24.05 Rl'PlAH 9,193 5,334 RENMINBI 8.277 4.803 INDIAN RUPEE46.46 26.96 A$ 1.420 0.824 NZS 1.550 0.899 PRIME RATES SINGAPORE 5.25 MALAYSIA 6.00
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      Lock icon Gerald's damages must be as high as politicians': lawyer
      784 5  -  His credibility at stake, his lawyer says, but defence counters no grounds for compensation, $1 at most By Kenneth Lim "a SENIOR Minister Lee Kuan Yew and other senior Cabinet members have received between $200,000 and $300,000 in damages from past
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      Lock icon ECM Libra buying 29% stake in SBI E2-Capital
      458 5  -  Sellers are SIIS Capital Holdings and Goodwill Investment From Eddie Toh i] in Kuala Lumpur A MALAYSIAN boutique investment bank partly founded by an influential newspaper editor is set to venture into Singapore and the region in a big way through its
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    • Article
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      384 5 Meghmani IPO 2.1 times subscribed MAINBOARD-BOUND Meghmani Organics, the first Indian company to be listed on Singapore Exchange, received applications amounting to 117.5 million Singapore Depository Shares (SDS) for its public tranche of 7.5 million SDS. Its initial public offering is 2.1 times subscribed based on its total invitation
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      184 4 Huden Cardiac Death (English Public Forum) fm Dat :21 August 2004 (Sat) M j|B& Tim* 1.30 pm-5.00 pm J JjV VmiM Hilton Singapore J5 ft Admission: $5.00 per person refreshments Included) 1.30 prn Registration prM What is sudden cardiac death? tyflrfUith of Cafttiohgy, HetfftCenOt 245 pm How common is sudden
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      111 4 Call toll-free 1800 289 8822 Please be informed that Mr. Wong Kok Wei, Gerald (NRIC NO: *****035 C) is no longer in the employment of Auric Pacific Food Industries Pte Ltd and/or Auric Pacific Marketing Pte Lid ("the Company") with effect from 30 July 2004. Mr. Wong Kok Wei, Gerald
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      393 4 fIMH Cd tail-free 1806 299 5822 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF EVELCA INVESTMENT PTE LTD (Incorporated in Singapore) At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the abovenomed Company duly convened and held at 51 Cuppage Road #09-01 5(*****9) on the 27 JUI
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      151 5 This announcement appears as a matter of record only August 2004 m£i MEGHMANI ORGANICS LIMITED (Incorporated in Gujarat, India, on 2 January 1995) Invitation in respect of 100,400,000 Invitation SDSs each representing one half of one equity share of Rs 1 each in the capital of Meghmani Organics Limited, comprising
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      977 5 Mil MEGHMANI ORGANICS LIMITED (Incorporated in Gujarat, India, on 2 January 1995) Invitation in respect of 100,400,000 Invitation SDSs each representing one half of one equity share of Rs 1 each in the capital of Meghmani Organics Limited, comprising 69,400,000 New SDSs and 31,000,000 vendor SDSs as follows:(1) 7,500,000 Offer
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  • money personal investment
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      582 6  -  Compiled by JOYCE KOH NET profit of $25.2 million 10 per cent better than our estimate: Parkway Holdings saw a broad-based recovery in all aspects of its operations and Singapore hospitals, Malaysia and overseas, as well as healthcare services. The marketing scheme to attract more foreign patients and increase
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      357 6  -  Compiled by KENNETH LIM SPC directors sell shares SINGAPORE Petroleum Co directors Koh Ban Heng and Bertie Cheng have been selling shares of the oil refiner and trader on the open market. CEO Mr Koh sold 13,000 shares at about $3.08 on Thursday and another 67,000 shares at $3.03
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      Lock icon NOL offer: what should investors do now?
      1129 6  -  show me the money A look at how the stock compares with its peers and whether it is time to take profits teh hooi ling THE market has known for a long time that Neptune Orient Lines is one of the cheapest shipping
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    924 6 for week beginning Aug 2 MNMtial «W N*0f Mtl SHAREHOLDING Iran Shareholder S«fl sham Nr Mm Mtor Stock Data Director Cww W SIwj [Wl (1W Sin Soon Huat 4-Aug-04 Lim Teck Seng Buy 200 0.09 2546 0.55 2746 0.60 Sin Soon Huat 4-Aug-04 Tan Choo Hock
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  • dbs investment roundtable
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      Lock icon Research: is it worth the paper it's written on?
      3307 7 When investors blindly follow advice given in equity research, they cannot blame anyone but themselves if they come to grief, say our panelists Teh Hooi Ling: How would you describe the state of equity research in Singapore in terms of integrity,
      PHOTOS BY ARTHUR LEE  -  3,307 words
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      40 7 ODBS 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 Rising exports seen lifting Q2 growth to 10%
      520 8 outlook Bloombergs SINGAPORE'S economy probably grew an annual 10 per cent in the second quarter on surging exports of computer chips and drugs, and full-year growth will likely top the government's forecast, a survey of economists showed. Growth in April through June
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      Lock icon It's 16% less on petrol for N-Day
      392 8  -  BP offers higher discount and ExxonMobil, Shell and Caltex, who offered a 12% cut earlier, follow suit By Samuel Ee BP YESTERDAY raised the stakes in the National Day pump price war by offering an island-wide 16 per cent discount on petrol, and
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      Lock icon HDB upgrading is still relevant, says Mah
      299 8  -  But govt will review the programme if it becomes unpopular By Teh Shi Ning THE Housing and Development Board's upgrading programme is still relevant and doesn't need to be overhauled yet, National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan said yesterday. But should upgrading prove
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      Lock icon Perak ducks don't have contagious strain of avian flu
      335 8  -  By Daniel Buenas THE avian influenza that was found in a consignment of ducks from Perak two weeks ago wasn't the highly contagious strain responsible for the current outbreak of bird flu in Asia, the AgriFood and Veterinary Authority (AVA) said
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      Lock icon No fuel surcharge rise: SIA
      126 8 AFP SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) yesterday said it is not planning to increase its fuel surcharge although the issue is under review as crude oil prices keep hitting record highs. "We're keeping fuel prices, and their impact on our business, under active review. While we currently
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  • Article
    Lock icon UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
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  • news region
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      Lock icon HSBC pays 14b yuan for China bank stake
      586 9 20% share in Bank of Communications will give it better access to China market Bloomberg [HONG KONG] HSBC Holdings pic, founded in Hong Kong and Shanghai in 1865, is paying 14.4 billion yuan (Ss3 billion) for a fifth of Bank of Communications,
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      Lock icon Bank of Communications eyes HK listing in 2005
      93 9 Reuters [BEIJING] China's Bank of Communications said yesterday it was aiming to list shares in Hong Kong in the first half of 2005. Britain's HSBC Holdings pic yesterday agreed to pay US$l.75 bUlion for 19.9 per cent of China's Bank of Communications,
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      Lock icon Goldman aids China broker in bank plan
      365 9 Reuters [SHANGHAI] Goldman Sachs Group Inc will make a 510 million yuan (Sslo6 million) "donation" to a troubled Chinese brokerage to help win government approval for an investment banking venture, the Financial Times reported yesterday. Goldman would give the money to Hainan Securities
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    647 9 Transaction date:Aug 6 DITERBA1IK CURRENCY RATES Against SS Against US$ Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Btd Offtr Bid Offtr Currencies Bid Offar Bid Offtr SS/USS to 100 units of foreign currency: SS/USS to one unit of foreign currency: Hongkong dollar 22.09 22.10 12.8210 12.8218 Australim dollar 1.2125 1.2U1 0.7038
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      1039 9 CEI CONTRACT MANUFACTURING LIMITED ANNOUNCEMENT RESULTS FINANCIAL YEAR 2004 The unaudited results of the Group and of the Company for the financial half year ended 30 June 2004 are as follows: GROUP 2004 2003 $000 000 Turnover 28,591 20,088 42.3 Other income (including interest income) 87 216 (59.7) Operating profit
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  • news region/world
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      Lock icon Indian business dynasty battles widow's will
      532 10 The Birla dynasty fights a widow's bequest of fortune to an outsider AFP [NEW DELHI] It has been dubbed 'The Battle of Wills' and involves one of the first families of Indian business. The nation has been riveted by the spectacle of the powerful
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      Lock icon Big Australian property developers agree to merger
      128 10 AP [SYDNEY] Two of Australia's largest property groups yesterday agreed to merge, after two months of negotiations that could form a company worth more than Asll billion (5513.3 billion). Lend Lease, which manages merger partner General Property Trust's property portfolio owns the Bovis
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      Lock icon The PM shows how
      31 10 [BANGKOK] Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra dons apron and plays chef to promote a campaign to raise Thai food safety standards in restaurants and on sidewalks. AP
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      Lock icon Asians earning top incomes among foreigners in US
      398 10 They are also the most qualified and employed: report AFP [WASHINGTON] Asians earn the fattest incomes and are the most qualified and employed among the for-eign-born population in the United States, based on the latest US Census Bureau report released on Thursday.
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      Lock icon Axa bids US$2.2b for Aussie unit, posts 1.4b euro H1 net
      299 10 Reuters [SYDNEY] French insurer Axa said yesterday it would bid US$2.2 billion to buy out its Australian affiliate, as it posted a sharper-than-ex-pected first-half profit gain on better property and casualty results. The offer for Axa Asia Pacific, aimed
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    806 10 Transaction date:Aug 6 TURNOVER COM) VALUE ('000) mtn S*| Trtd IUm T««< Mutti Ind 66.643 66.643 69.849 69.849 22*017 4.431 226.448 234.926 940 235.866 Commerce 33,527 1.323 34.850 31.527 469 31.996 Tot/StoriOxn 77,971 77,971 173,375 173.375 F.rwK* 40 116.822 20 116,842 Construction 58,146 821 58,967 19,989 91 20.060 23,519
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  • news world
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      Lock icon Barclays surges on talk of £45b Citigroup takeover bid
      501 11 But sources say reports of 700p per share offer unlikely to pan out as timing is not right Reuters [LONDON] Shares in Barclays pic, Britain's thirdbiggest bank, surged as much as 11 per cent yesterday on talk US financial giant Citigroup
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      Lock icon Sony BMG, the second largest music firm, is born
      496 11 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Bertelsmann AG and Sony Corp completed the merger of their recorded music units, creating Sony BMG, the world's secondlargest music company with artists including Bruce Springsteen and OutKast. Sony BMG Music Entertainment, based in New York, will be half
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      Lock icon Snags force Google to delay IPO by a few days
      409 11 It awaits SEC nod for details; site for big investors not ready NYT [NEW YORK] Google has delayed its public stock offering by at least a few days because of snags in preparing institutional investors for the unusual auction the
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        Lock icon Oops! Bush does it again
        90 11 AP [WASHINGTON] US President George Bush offered up a new entry for his catalogue of "Bushisms" on Thursday, declaring that his administration will never stop thinking about new ways "to harm our country and our people". Mr Bush misspoke as he delivered a speech at
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        Lock icon IMF cuts short October meeting
        97 11 Reuters [WASHINGTON] The International Monetary Fund and World Bank said on Thursday they had decided to shorten their annual autumn meeting in Washington to just two days. The announcement follows the discovery of possible al-Qaeda plans to attack these and other financial institutions in Washington
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        Lock icon Not exactly the real thing
        109 11 Reuters [ATLANTA] Coca-Cola Co, under pressure to boost sluggish sales, said on Thursday that it had mistakenly inflated its unit case sales for two quarters last year and under-reported them in the first quarter of 2004. Hie revisions to unit case volumes, a key gauge
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      Lock icon Master mixer
      1138 12  -  The recording's the thing when it comes to producing natural, yet richly detailed sound. THAM CHAIK KONG introduces the work of the audiophile's audiophile, Jan-Eric Persson of Opus 3 THAM CHAIK KONG THE biggest fun and challenge in working with a turntable is in the alignment of the
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      Lock icon Househunt Property transactions lodged for selected districts between July 28 and Aug 4.
      1241 12 District 1 HiKcrost Arcadia Apt 0507/04 99 1421 470 331 District 16 NON-LANDED HUicrest Arca<ta Apt 01/07/04 99 1970 675 343 NON-LANDED PearfsCte Apt 15/06/04 99 1485 390 263 Strata Apt *****4 FH 1636 1147 701 Chang*
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  • style motoring
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      Lock icon City slicker
      575 13  -  SAMUEL EE checks out Hyundai's new 'soft-roader' SUV, the Tucson SAMUEL EE CAN the Tucson do for Hyundai in Category B what the Matrix did for the Korean marque in Cat A? On the surface, the compact SUV seems to be what the Matrix has become an attractively
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      Lock icon Cute or what?
      222 13  -  alternative lifestyle TOYOTA WILL CYPHA By Samuel Ee VERY few cars have been called such strong names ugly robot car and hideous pumpkin. Yet others have decided that this little Toyota is cute and quirky, even stylish. Obviously, the Will Cypha has a greater polarising effect than
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      Lock icon Cool cats on a hot tin roof
      791 13  -  An executive saloon, seats 5, goes from 0 to 100 in 5 seconds? You better believe it, says WILLIAM WHEY WILLIAM WHEY THE day started with a bang, literally. The XJR's intercooled Eton supercharged 4.2-litre V 8 engine whirled, then exploded to life,
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      Lock icon Who drives an R?
      341 13 "I hope this doesn't make me look flashy," says Andy Lee, sales director of a telecommunications company and owner of a Jaguar S-Type R. True to form, the boyish-looking entrepreneur is as understated as the car he drives. He certainly looks like a man with discerning
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      1095 14 your health questions answered In your article of July 24-28, you montlonod tho EX-EMI chair. How does tho chair work? Any si do off octs from sitting on tho chair? Will sitting In tho chair causo soxual dysfunction such as Impotonco and oroctllo dysfunction?— Andrew Chong The EX-EMI chair
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      Lock icon Treating inborn heart problems
      2161 15  -  Minimally invasive transcatheter treatment can now correct defects without patients having to go under the knife, reports TEH SHI NING TEH SHI NING A HE ART starts off as a simple tube in an embryo, before an amazing variety of complex changes, twists and turns form
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    2249 14 Transaction date:Aug 6 H KIT AT, A T.TTM P11R GlobetronicsTech 0.43 unch 201 Malayawata Steel 1.95 -0.01 9 RB Lang Hldgs 1.03 -0.01 79 y 0 l GlomacBhd 2.37 -0.05 89 Malaysia Airports Hldgs 133 unch 29 Redtone Internet 195 0 01 183 RM 000) Gold Bridge Engrg 0.35
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    Lock icon STOCKS ASIA
    4142 14 Transaction date: Aug 6 HONGKONG *ol HK Exchanges 4Clearing-15.90 -0.10 2200 CHINA Avmonlnc. 17.90 -0.10 1 Looksmart 0.12 0.01 605 Marubeni Corporation242 -3 6378 BanotokUnd 0.62 -001 ***** M«kapa.RM(urans.J70.00 unch 65 HKS '000 HKRInft 2.65 unch 4852 I Shares Shenzhen Last Vol BengQorp 37.90 -0.60 39 Macquarie Bank
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      148 16  -  on the shelves at the malls Compiled by MICHAEL CHUA Slim shady Ideal for the "Jack of all sports", this durable Reebok ***** A made of plastic frame and polycarbonate lenses is integrated with rubber softpad and lenses. Available in metallic shades and mirror gradients at authorised optical
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      357 17 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ered (6) ACROSS 5 Significant in the past (8) 5 The man's lower back is cov- 6 The )ady has a degree 0 f ered with hairs (6) fame as a queen (5) 8 Large organisation tracked 7 fried pin out, which was bold down or not (8)
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      Lock icon Les Amis group shuffles the pack again
      647 18  -  Italian outfit La Locanda in Greenwood closes shop after 2 months while East Coast pizzeria will be revamped. GEOFFREY EU reports GEOFFREY EU LA Locanda, the Les Amis group's two-month-old Italian eatery in the Greenwood Avenue food belt off Bukit Timah, closed its
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      186 18 Three of Singapore's most prominent restaurant groups Les Amis, Crystal Jade and Senso have undergone significant "people-moving" changes of late. In addition to the three-man Italian team at La Locanda, both manager Stephen Colleoni and chef Diego Chialini of Senso left the restaurant earlier this
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