The Business Times, 24 August 2004

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    13 1 85C MITA THE BUSINESS TIMES SINGAPORE TUESDAY, AUGUST 24, 2004 Internet: http://business-times.asial .com.sg
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    Lock icon Cost to govt: more than $100m a year
    642 1  -  BABY PERKS FOR PARENTS But a chronic low birth rate will cost even more: economists By Daniel Buenas [SINGAPORE] The baby plan announced by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Sunday could cost the government more than $100 million a year. But
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    78 1 811 1,901~23 (+6.30) ST INDEX FUTURES 1,898.00 (+3.00) SIMSCI 229.48 (+0.83) SIMSCI FUTURES 229.80 (+1.00) Monday Change KLSE COMP 808.61 *0.14 NIKKEI 225 10,960:97 +71.83 HANG SENG 12,431.77 +54.87 SET INDEX -599.55 +1.00 JAKARTA COMP __749;17 -1.10 MANILA COMP —1,576.18 -6.66 TAIPEI WPI 5,660.97 +38.11 SEOUL COMP 787.65 +0.01
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    74 1 FOREX RATES US$ 8$ US$ (SS per I'SS) 1.707 <t(i:SS/S$ per S) 1.817 3.102 ElJRO(US$/S$/E). 1130 2.099 YEN 109.4 64.10 RM 3.W0 1226 HKS 7.800 4.569 BAHT 41.45 24.28 Rl'PIAH 9165 5,427 RENMINBI 8177 4.848 INDIAN RUPEE 4614 27.08 AS 1.385 0.811 NZS 1.491 0.874 PRIME RATES SINGAPORE 5S5
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    Lock icon HDB repossesses 5 flats after owners abandon them
    525 1  -  By Andrea Tan [SINGAPORE] The Housing Development Board has repossessed five flats since last year but not because it had kicked the owners out for defaulting on their loans. "Since Jan 1, 2003, HDB has not evicted any mortgagor on the grounds
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    Lock icon StarHub selling only vendor shares in IPO
    754 1  -  Loss-making firm also doesn't offer firm dividend policy By Kenneth Lim [SINGAPORE] Existing shareholders of Star Hub, Singapore's only cable television service provider and third-largest mobile phone network operator, are set to cash out some of their chips in an initial mainboard float
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      20 1 Businessmen back PM Lee's call for even more to be done, Pg 2 Editorial: Follow your hearts, S'poreans, Pg 12
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      175 1 a BANG ON TIME (*ll| This year promises to be an extraordinary one for the luxury 4 (W'.K|jS watch industry as Sincere Watch and 1l The Hour Glass celebrate their 50th and 25th anniversaries respectively. jtE Both leading watch retailers have lined up exciting programmes 2004. these say annual waxen
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      Lock icon Private portfolio investments abroad top public sector
      549 2  -  Outflows average $11.8b a year, against $8b for public sector: study By Wong Wei Kong [SINGAPORE] While the spotlight tends to fall on investments abroad by Temasek Holdings and the Government of Singapore Investment Corp (GIC), overseas portfolio investments by the private sector
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      Lock icon Philippines in Argentine-type crisis, admits Arroyo
      623 2  -  Govt debt at 78% of GDP is crippling Manila economists From Al Labita in Manila AFTER months of denial, President Gloria Arroyo yesterday finally admitted that the Philippines is mired in a "fiscal crisis" similar to that suffered by Argentina in 2002 amid speculation
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      Lock icon MAS rules on who pays for failed trades
      762 2  -  Cost most not be borne by unit trusts where CPF savings are to be used By Genevieve Cua [SINGAPORE] Who pays when a unit trust purchase using CPF savings has to be unwound? For the longest time, unit trust investors at large
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      Lock icon Businessmen back PM Lee's call for even more to be done
      866 2  -  ENCOURAGING ENTREPRENEURSHIP By Nande Khin [SINGAPORE] Entrepreneurs and businessmen from home-grown companies yesterday lauded Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's call to the government in his National Day Rally speech on Sunday to be more supportive of entrepreneurs. While acknowledging
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  • SINGAPORE companies
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      Lock icon Tiger Airways prepares for fierce fare battle
      632 4  -  Its average ticket price to be 40% below market's lowest average By Ven Sreenivasan FLYING to Bangkok, Phuket, Hatyai and at least 15 more destinations for as little as a dollar is no flight of fancy. These could be the lowest fares that
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      Lock icon Mapletree buys $52m Boustead properties for logistics Reit
      336 4  -  It seeks to build partnerships with top logistics players By Vince Chang MAPLETREE Investments has bought, subject to conditions, three properties from listed Boustead for $52.5 million, as it gears up to launch a billion-dollar logistics real estate investment trust (Reit) within
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      Lock icon Handling HDB loan defaults with kids'gloves
      738 4  -  HOCK lock siew siow lisen BACK in December 2002, this column said the first bank to foreclose on an HDB home loan is almost guaranteed bad press. After all, the Housing Development Board, despite having a default rate higher than most commercial banks, rarely
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      2798 4 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS C« US Amretsa/e Growth Ftad 0.77/ Fidekty Eia HY EUR 9-022/ (Stab*Growth 1931/7336 SKAV-*nG»BndFdA<U5q»_ 5Ml CapMPayoutSGO 1.004/ SngUTSporeEquity 038*1.93 PortfalioSO 0.982/1.034 FusxmSdect Asa Tit Balanced Fud 0.989*1.0416 SBSel<l)B(aLdrsM036GD) *****/ Fidelity En HY 8M0BIUSO 1081/ GlobelTechGrowdil" 3.461/3664 SKAV-KjT N America Fd A (USD) 145/ CapM Pwout USD 1
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      Lock icon Lion Asiapac back in the black with $12m gain
      409 5  -  Automotive arm helps to make up for group's drop in turnover By Vince Chong LION Asiapac (LAP), an automobile manufacturer and electronics component distributor, returned to the black for the year ended June 30 with net earnings of $12.3 million, compared
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      Lock icon Tai Sin beats own forecast as profit triples to $3.7m
      403 5  -  Contributions from newly-acquired firms boost results By Krnneth Lim TAI Sin Electric Cables Manufacturer beat its own forecast earlier this year and said net profit for the 12 months ended June 30, 2004 tripled to $3.7 million from $1.1 million
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      Lock icon Profits for Chuan Hup rise 31% to $64m
      307 5  -  Gain due to better gross margins from its marine business By Jean Chua MAINBOARD-LISTED Chuan Hup Holdings said net profit for the year ended June 30 rose 31.3 per cent to $64.03 million, thanks to better gross margins from its core marine
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      Lock icon Ace explains negative working capital
      340 7  -  It informs SGX of $7.68m property loan by subsidiary due in a year By Taila Krishnakumar MAINBOARD-LISTED industrial equipment supplier Ace Dynamics yesterday explained that it has negative working capital because of an outstanding property loan by its subsidiary. Responding to a Singapore Exchange (SGX)
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      506 7 Elec Eltek Q4 profit up threefold PRINTED circuit board maker Elec Eltek International Co said fourth-quarter net profit surged threefold to US$l2.5 million, bringing full-year net earnings to US$4O.6 million from US$l4.2 million a year ago. A global economic recovery as well as the increasing outsourcing of manufacturing
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  • SINGAPORE markets
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      727 6  -  Compiled by VEN SREENIVASAN Juken Technology 23 do*e 3M eenb WE are initiating coverage with BUY and fair value of 46 cents. Juken's niche focus on high-precision miniature plastic parts translates into better margins and higher returns on equity than most of its peers. Our FOC (free operating
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      Lock icon Sime Darby talks set to dictate upside for Jaya
      285 6  -  HOT STOCK WARRANT By Ven Sreenivasan OFFSHORE support vessel specialist Jaya Holdings last week announced that its net profit rose 41 per cent to $46.2 million for its full year ended June 30, 2004. This was despite a 22 per cent
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      Lock icon Muted gains for market as oil prices retreat
      570 6  -  BT comment STOCKS ven sreenivasan ASIAN markets enjoyed a mini-relief rally yesterday as oil prices pulled back slightly on the world market. However, the gains were somewhat muted amid the continuing violence in Iraq and the prevailing mismatch between supply and demand
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      Lock icon Wall Street gains buy US dollar a breather
      632 6  -  BT comment CURRENCIES Pound is week's biggest loser on dovish rate expectations larry wee THE u£ "dollar earned itself a much-over-due respite yesterday, after Wall Street displayed considerable resilience despite yet another fresh record high of U5549.40 per barrel for Nymex crude
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      490 6  -  Compiled by KENNETH LIM llfil 111 II IMuum 111 1,1, II M Uf* winsteot unong raises scans n hu rvtetai FORMER Links Island Holdings chairman Winstedt Chong Thim Pheng continued to raise his stake in HG Metal Manufacturing last Friday with an open-market purchase of 505,000 shares.
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      407 6 OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES Aug 23 VALUE CLOSE WOMB -446.00 +197.00 BTCW -*****.00 +99.00 BTHMjyHA -*****.00 -45.00 Al-SG Equjbw 494.88 +2.28 Eltt 155.49 +0.47 SGEmttmFlw 1568.09 +6.83 SCKpflblPln 448.07 +6.40 SISa 229.48 +0.83 SMBCIMww 229.80 +1.00 BJL mtl US20c 24,929,000 K1 Ventures 10c *****,000 UniFtoer 10c....... 18,941,000 China Paper i)S4c 17,161,000
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      Lock icon PCI may well have turned the corner
      880 8  -  Stock play rests with parent's divestment plans, says WONG WEI KONG WONG WEI KONG Is PCl's comeback from obscurity now complete? Once a market favourite, the electronic manufacturing services (EMS) provider has been largely forgotten since a major investment went sour some three
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      Lock icon Small-cap portfolio outperforms market
      375 8  -  By Kenneth Lim THE week kicked off with more defensive blue chips continuing to outperform small market capitalisation stocks, but our small-cap portfolio managed to beat both indices as bargain hunters sought out previously beaten down counters. Continuing the trend of previous weeks, the blue chip-dominated
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      1047 8 Call toll-free 1800 289 8822 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT (CHAPTER 50) AND IN THE MATTER OF THE TRADE VELOCITY PTE LTD (In Members' Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE OF FINAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to Section 308 of the Companies Act. Cap. 50, the Final Meeting
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      252 9 /P^TRUST IS THE KEY I Global Variable Valve Quality, Durability Outstanding Timing-intelligent 8? Reliability Assessment* (WT-i) engine (Q. D. R.)'*assured" (GOA) body Higher power Thanks to all that incredible Quality, optimising valve timing, WT-i Durability and Reliability, people just delivers powerful torque through can't stop talking about Toyota. low to
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  • FOCUS property
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      Lock icon Keppel-Henderson fund buys 15 Goodwood Gardens units
      407 10  -  BT exclusive $23m deal comes with rental guarantee, deferred payment By Kalpana Rashiwala KEPPEL Land's and Henderson Global Investors' Asia No 1 Property Fund has bought a stack of 15 apartments at Trade and Industrial Development's (TID) Goodwood Gardens along Balmoral Crescent for
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      Lock icon Raffles Int'l moves into French Polynesia
      280 10  -  It lands contract to manage a brand new 65-villa resort By Vince Chong RAFFLES International has clinched its sixth management contract in the last 16 months with the job of looking after a 65-villa luxury resort in French Polynesia, over 80 per cent of
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      Lock icon UK property inflation slows for 2nd mth
      370 10 Bloomberg UK house-price inflation slowed for a second month in August, suggesting higher borrowing costs are deterring buyers, a survey by property website Hometrack showed. Annual price growth slipped to 5.2 per cent in August from 5.5 per cent the month before. In
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      259 10 LIGHT INDUSTRIAL BLDG FOR 17 LENG KEE RD Wywy House 5-storey light-industrial building with lifts i||| GFA: 42,669 sqft; fill I 1,1 J Land area: 16,386 sqft mil iiiaifl Ideal for corporate office/IT/Showroom UHi iMiid Near to Redhill MRT IjrJ 12 14 HOY FATT RD J §|y Jg 2-storey light
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      261 10 For Sale By Tender Industrial Property Purpose-built single storey with an annex 2 storey detached factory Built-in 110, 601 sq ft Land area 149, 000 sq ft Tenure 30 30 wef March 1981 Sale with vacant possession Closing date of tender: 16 September 2004 at 4pm For further information, pis
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      Lock icon Telecom players rally around Competition Bill
      452 11  -  Include regulation of sector under the Bill, they urge By Chen Huifen TELECOMMUNICATION carriers are once again calling for the industry to be included under the Competition Bill, despite the Ministry of Trade and Industry's intention to have the sector exempted since coming up
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      Lock icon Unions observe National Day
      213 11 NTUC infocomm and media cluster urged to continue wage reforms SEVEN trade unions in the NTUC Infocomm and Media Cluster came together yesterday for the first time to hold a National Day Observance Ceremony at the SPH News Centre. "More exciting times are ahead for the
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      Lock icon Consumer prices up 1.6% in July
      264 11 EVE ON THE ECONOMY THE consumer price index (CPI) rose 1.6 per cent in July year-on-year, according to the Department of Statistics yesterday. The figures show an increase for most items, except for clothing and housing. The prices of health items, education and stationery
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      Lock icon Domestic wholesale trade index surges 19.4% in Q2
      253 11 A BIG jump in turnover for wholesalers of electronic components and petroleum petroleum products helped the overall domestic wholesale trade index surge 19.4 per cent in the second quarter, its second consecutive quarter of advance. According to latest figures from the Department
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  • EDITORIAL&opinion
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      Lock icon The Wal-Mart Effect': is Japan ready for it?
      781 12  -  THE bottom line OPINION william pesek jr Bloomberg WAL-MART Stores Inc isn't just working to woo Japanese shoppers; ifs doing a little shopping of its own in the No 2 economy. The world's largest retailer wants to bid for Daiei Inc, a
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      75 12 'We want to do everything for globalisation, but not for investment in health.' -Sunil Mehra a doctor and health policy expert in India, on the state of India's health services. 'I may not have saved France but at least I saved some of its best vintages.' Clande
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      Lock icon Follow your hearts, Singaporeans
      606 12 EDITORIAL HE whipped out a mobile phone as he spoke about youngsters' penchants, noting that the world SMS champion is a young Singaporean, as are the winners of a recent international robotics soccer event: two local primary school kids. And that's just two instances of Singaporeans
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      Lock icon Good business to give credit where it's due
      1012 12  -  In credit cards, retaining and deepening an existing customer relationship can be 5-10 times more profitable than acquiring a new one, research shows By Edmnnd Lin, Jim Hildebrandt THE opening salvos of a looming credit card war have been fired in China,
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      Lock icon Adapting to new world
      417 12 COMMENTARY The pullont of US troops from around the world need not alarm its allies Editorial in the Bangkok Post THE American decision to realign its significant troop deployment around the world is, if anything, overdue. The major US bases and commitments abroad date from the
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
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      303 12 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 7 Letters offer answeTto destres misconduct (7) j 13 Temples are quiet when embrac14 Lots are protecting equipment fIHHH from warships (8) 17 Material wealth, pure and simple 20 Lawyers welcome direction from jnJ emment department (4) tears (7) |III|IIIIIIK 2 pj 00 85 fine? Express douW 4
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        Lock icon For sale: stake in Indon Bank Negara
        77 13 Bloomberg [JAKARTA] The Indonesian government plans to sell a stake in PT Bank Negara Indonesia in October and use the proceeds to help fund a Budget deficit this year, said Sigit Pramono, the bank's president. The government said earlier it plans to sell
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        Lock icon Robbers steal Munch paintings
        58 13 Reuters [OSLO] Norwegian artist Edvard Munch's masterpieces, The Scream (above) and Madonna, were among a number of paintings stolen by armed robbers on Sunday morning just as the Munch Museum was about to be opened to the public. Three armed men threatened staff and made off
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        Lock icon Indian currency rating outlook raised
        55 13 Reuters [MUMBAI/LONDON] Standard Poor's yesterday lifted the outlook on India's "BB" long-term foreign currency rating to positive from stable on improving external liquidity, which analysts saw as a vote of confidence for the economy. The ratings agency also revised India's "88-plus" long-term local currency rating
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        Lock icon KL to sell RM3.75b of notes
        57 13 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia will sell a larger-than-expected RM3.75 billion (Ssl.7 billion) of notes on Friday, its seventh auction of the year to help plug its Budget deficit. The three-year notes will be sold in a reopening of the securities sold in June, said
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        Lock icon China nps actual 1st half GDP
        103 13 AFP [BEIJING] Actual economic growth in China for the six months to June was revised up to 9.69 fi&|S3sL«< 6 from 9.66 per cent, leaving the headline per cent unchanged, the Statistics Bureau said X,. yesterday. "The actual GDP growth rate will be 9.60
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        Lock icon HK's July consumer prices inch up
        39 13 AFP [HONG KONG] Hong Kong yesterday said July consumer prices rose 0.9 per cent year-on-year, the first annualised rise in 68 months, driven by an uptick in the cost of vegetables and jewellery.—AFP
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      Lock icon Up to PSA to decide on M'sian port deal, says Temasek
      477 13  -  PSA to be invited to take a stake in 2-berth expansion of PTP: report From Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur SINGAPORE investment company Temasek Holdings will let subsidiary PSA Corporation decide whether it would take a stake in the
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      Lock icon Shenzhen boasts highest salaries in China
      198 13 SHANGHAI Average annual salary of 25,500 yuan puts it ahead of Beijing and Shanghai AFP CHINA'S southern boom city Shenzhen has laid claim to the country's highest average annual salary for industry and business, ahead of capital Beijing and economic hub Shanghai, state press
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      594 13 Notices IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF ABERDEEN GOH PRIVATE EQUITY PTE LTD (IN MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 308( 1) of the Companies Act, Cap. 50, that a Final Meeting of the Members of the abovenamed
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  • REGIONAL news
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      Lock icon PCCW shares jump 5% on report of asset sale
      478 14 HONG KONG It's set to sell half of core unit to China Netcom for up to HK$30b: paper Reuters Bloomberg SHARES of PCCW jumped yesterday on a media report saying the company would sell about half of its core fixed-line phone
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      Lock icon Shanghai Auto may buy UK's MG Rover
      401 14 FRANKFURT Likely acquisition will boost China firm's growth plans in the West: report Reuters SHANGHAI Automotive Industry Corp (SAIC), China's largest carmaker, plans to buy privately held British automaker MG Rover in a bold push to grab a Western beachhead, the Automotive News
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    1076 14 Transaction date:Aug 23 dCTERBAlfE CROSS RATES AS C$ ftnb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Buplah Ym Won BM HZ$ Pafc Rs Peso S$ Rind Sfr NTS Batit Pound US$ Australia 0.940 5.976 0.587 5.631 33.387 66.893 0.790 8.325 2.744 1.077 42.410 40.313 1233 4.790 0.905 24.598 29.927 0.397 0.722 Canada
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    1574 14 gjOOjg FUTUHES Auq23 RUB8ER Futures (Closing prices) RSS1 (S cwts/kq) Close Volume Open Month m u» Sett (tonnes) Interest Sep 04 ***** Oct 04 214.00 Nov 04 214.00 Dec 04 214.00 J**br05 214.00 A*r/JMOS 2*50 RSS3(uscMts/*) Votame open Month Htyi Low Sett (towm) Interest S«p04 123.00 950 Oct 04
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  • WORLD news
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      Lock icon US$3b tax claims looming over Yukos unit
      476 15 LONDON Additional claims may reduce its value, easing purchase by state firm: analysts Reuters RUSSIAN authorities are considering launching a tax demand of up to US$3 billion against a Yukos subsidiary, in a fresh escalation of pressure on the embattled oil group, the
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      Lock icon China, India consumers to take world lead
      247 15 AFP [GENEVA] Consumers in China and India will easily outstrip the United States as the world's largest consumer markets within 25 years, the Swiss banking group ÜBS forecast in a study released yesterday. Their combined purchasing power will be five times that of
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      4507 16 Transaction date: Aug 23 HONGKONG Vol HK Exchanges Clearing15.75 -0 05 2924 ■putVA H« +1- 000 HKR Int'l 2.63 0.10 2714 Avtsion Inc 19.70 -0.10 2 Looksmart .0.11 unch 346 Marubeni Corporation 244 0 6259 Bangkok Land 0.59 0.01 ***** Maskapai Reasuransi .275.00 unch 5 Hong Kong Electric
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      188 17 Her close relationship with Google's founders influenced decision: report Reuters [NEW YORK] Mary Meeker, noted Morgan Stanley stock analyst, played a crucial role behind the scenes in helping Morgan win the role as underwriter in last week's US$l.7 billion Google Inc initial public
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      243 17 NEW YORK Avalanche may trigger as various lock-ups on stocks expire: report Reuters MORE than 10 times the amount of Google Inc's 25 million share initial public offering could hit the public market over the next six months as various lock-ups on
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      147 17 TOKYO Bloomberg SONY Corp, the world's second-biggest consumer electronics maker, is still interested in buying Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc after a report said Time Warner Inc was also nearing the final stages of a rival bid. At stake are about 4,000 MGM movie titles, including
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      873 18  -  IE Singapore helps local apparel manufacturers break into overseas markets while maintaining the Republic as the regional fashion hub, as Jean Chua finds out Jean Chua STEP into any shopping mall in Singapore and you will notice that some of the most crowded stores are those
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      914 18  -  By Jean Chua PICKING the right foreign partner is almost always a crucial factor in the secret to success abroad. Clothing maker Pacific Garment Manufacturing is one that subscribes to that idea. "Frankly, I wouldn't go overseas if I didn't have a local
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      91 18 I 2004 Year of Intomationalisation International Enterprise Singapore (IE Singapore) has designated 2004 as the "Year of Internationafisation* to mark the start of a decade of internationaKsation, characterised by three strategic thrusts: catalyse private sector-led »r»tef nationalisation, maximise connectivity with growth markets and promote the export of services by leveraging
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      323 19 Bloomberg PERSIAN Gulf oil-tanker rates for shipping 2 million barrel cargoes of crude to Asia were unchanged at a three-month low as the pace of bookings slowed for September. "There hasn't been much requirement for the second half of the month and there are ample vessels available to
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      758 19  -  Coordinated patrols of Malacca, S'pore straits alone will not help make them safe, seminar told By Donald Urqnhart [SINGAPORE] The recent trilateral agreement on coordinated naval patrols will have some impact on the persistent problem of piracy in the Malacca and Singapore straits, but
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      61 19 [SHANGHAI] Chinese workers watch as a 57,300 ton ship slid into water at the Shanghai Shipyard in Shanghai, China. The ceremony marks the last large ship built at the shipyard before the company is moved to an island near the mouth of the Yangtze River,
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      69 19 Bloomberg [BANGKOK] Precious Shipping, Thailand's second-big-gest sea-freight company by market value, said its net income may double this year in line with analysts' expectations because of higher rates for transporting cargo. The company is likely to earn 4 billion baht ($97 million) in net income
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      326 19 Shift in business helps it post net profit of A$20.1m Reuters [SYDNEY] Australian shipbuilder Austal Ltd returned to profit yesterday, after shifting its business away from luxury yachts and concentrating on patrol boats and commercial ferries. Defence projects make up 70 per cent of
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      187 19 AFP [HANOI] Vietnam's finance ministry will support national shipping company Gemadept as the first domestic firm to list on a foreign stock market in Singapore, a ministry official said yesterday. "The ministry has been looking for one or two eligible Vietnamese companies
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        900 20 Three-day strike may widen as tankers may join in if government does not withdraw new tax proposal Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] INDIA'S three million truckers stayed off the roads for a third day to protest against a new tax, as industry said the strike
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        793 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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        322 26 Measures for 146 smaller airports include creation of police rapid response teams AFP [SYDNEY] The Australian government announced yesterday a major security upgrade for nearly 150 small airports including the creation of police rapid response teams to deal with possible terrorist attacks.
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        528 26 Dispute is over government subsidies to Airbus and Boeing Bloomberg [TOULOUSE] The European Union's trade commissioner has vowed to head off a trade war between Europe and the US over government subsidies to Airbus and Boeing. The US says loans from the
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        339 26 AFP [SYDNEY] Australia's competition watchdog yesterday recommended that national carrier Qantas should be permitted to maintain a nearly decadeold alliance with British Airways for another five years. Admitting the decision was "finely balanced", the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said benefits
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        161 26 Reuters [SHANGHAI] China Southern Airlines, the country's largest carrier, is expecting to become the first Chinese airline to join a global alliance, beating domestic rivals to the punch in expanding its worldwide network. China Southern will sign a memorandum of understanding on Saturday to enter
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          67 26 Reuters [PARIS] SriLankan Airlines, majority owned by the Sri Lankan government, said it planned to acquire five additional aircraft by the end of the year, including three Airbus jets. In a statement released in Paris, the airline said it would buy one Airbus A
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          113 26 AP [MALIBU, California] Two small airplanes collided Sunday while flying off the California coast, killing at least three people. The planes, each carrying a pilot and a single passenger, collided off El Matador State Beach. Authorities were unsure if there was a fourth fatality. "It
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          70 26 AFP [SHANGHAI] More than 200 flights were cancelled or delayed in the Chinese city of Shanghai as heavy thunderstorms left thousands of passengers stranded, state press reported yesterday. Passengers were stuck for hours as air traffic controllers struggled through the backlog of flights after heavy storms
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          128 26 AFP [LYON, France] An Icelandic airliner flying from Spain to Ireland was forced to land in southern France on Sunday because of a bomb scare, police and airport officials said. The Islandsflug Boeing 737-400 jet with 146 passengers on board was evacuated after landing at
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        358 26 Reuters [SYDNEY] Discount Australian airline Virgin Blue said yesterday it would increase fares again to help offset higher fuel costs, and would axe one of its routes because of low passenger numbers. Virgin Blue's operating statistics released yesterday showed passenger traffic rose
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