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Title Section14 2004-12-09 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES Thursday; December 9,2004 SINGAPORE mcwlT online at http://busincss-times.asial.com.sg MICA (P) 023/03/200414 words
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Article, Illustration1034 2004-12-09 1 KENNETH LIM - CAO, parent sued over collapsed SPC deal By KENNETH LIM [SINGAPORE! Police arrested the former boss of China Aviation Oil yesterday as a group of Indonesian investors sued the jet fuel supplier and its statecontrolled parent for more than $47.2 millionAP - 1,034 words
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Article137 2004-12-09 1 STI 2.020.66 (+4.40) ST INDEX FUTURES 2,018.00 (-2.00) SIMSCI 241.06 (+0.74) SIMSCI FUTURES 241.30 (+1.30) MARKETS Wednesday Change KLSECOMP 902.30 -10.11 NIKKEI 225 10,941.37 +67.74 HANG SENG 14,022.32 -213.46 SET INDEX 645.41 -10.42 JAKARTA COMP 979.22 -7.19 MANILA COMP 1,801.18. +2.10 SEOULCOMP 871.74 +10.67 SHENZHEN B 238.90 +0.82137 words
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Article47 2004-12-09 1 TOP STORIES PG 2 COMPANIES... PG 3-5 MARKETS PG 6 SINGAPORE ..PG 8,10 ECONOMY PG 13 M'SIA/INDON.. PG 14 CHINA/INDIA... PG 16 WORLD PG 19 AVIATION PG 20 SHIPPING PG 21 EDITORIAL PG 22 LETTERS PG 23 STOCKS PG 24-25 BIZIT PG 34 PROPERTY.. PG 35-3647 words
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Advertisement7 2004-12-09 1 ECONOMY J® recession—again iiiiigi 8 *****1 *****47 words
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Advertisement27 2004-12-09 1 AIRBUS-BOEING DISPUTE US, Europe heading for a showdown PG22 PROPERTY LAUNCHES 2005 rnSmmm Residential projects that are expected to hit the Singapore market next year >M iT»VJ]^IMi27 words
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Advertisement38 2004-12-09 1 PROPERTY ABROAD CEOs upbeat about Malaysian market PG3S TROUBLE ATCAO $lb wiped off market cap of China firms pg 2 Details of Satya Capital's $47m lawsuit pg 3 S'pore banks' slow boat to China makes sense pg 338 words
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TOP STORIES
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865 2004-12-09 2 WONG WEI KONG - TROUBLE AT CAO But impact on overall market has been largely contained By WONG WEI KONG [SINGAPORE] More than $1 billion has been wiped off the market value of Chinarelated stocks on the Singapore Kxchange (SGX) since the scandal at China Aviation865 words
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Article, Illustration503 2004-12-09 2 ANTHONY ROWLEY - By ANTHONY ROWLEY in Tokyo REVISED official data published yesterday show Japan's economy barely escaped slipping back into recession in the six months to Sept 30. While a new basis of calculation showed deflation to be less severe than thought,AFP FILE PHOTO - 503 words
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612 2004-12-09 2 RONNIE LIM - Outlook for 2005 still positive: industry execs By RONNIE LIM (SINGAPORE] Overheated crude prices have cooled in the fourth quarter, dragging product prices down in tandem. And and as a result, Singapore refineries have seen margins ease. Still, the outlook for next year612 words
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Article56 2004-12-09 2 THF article 'Redhill, Tanah Merah sites available in HI 2005' (BT, Dec 8) was accompanied by a table headlined 'Appetising Spread for Developers', which showed that a site in Seletar Road is 'Already Available'. The Urban Redevelopment Authority has clarified that the site will bo made available only in56 words
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Article625 2004-12-09 2 Indonesian investors file $47m lawsuit against CAO ALREADY reeling from the fallout from its trading scandal, China Aviation Oil (CAO) now faces a $47.2 million lawsuit by a consortium of Indonesian investors grouped under Satya Capital Ltd. In a writ of summons filed late on Tuesday against CAO625 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article, Illustration570 2004-12-09 3 JOYCE KOH - By JOYCE KOH SATYA Capital Ltd has filed charges of conspiracy against China Aviation Oil and its parent, China Aviation Oil Holding Company (CAOHC). The Indonesia consortium is accusing the two of working hand in glove to worm out of buying 88 million570 words
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472 2004-12-09 3 SHOEB KAGDA - TROUBLE AT CAO Satya's low-key parent Lyman, said to be worth US$500m-US$1b By SHOEB KAGDA in Jakarta ALREADY reeling from the fallout from its trading scandal. Singapore-listed China Aviation Oil (CAO) now faces a $47.2 million lawsuit by a consortium472 words
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525 2004-12-09 3 SIOW LI SEN - HOCK LOCK SIEW By SIOW LI SEN THE implosion of China Aviation Oil (CAO), painful as it is to many small punters and also some bigtime investors, is probably a vindication of sorts of the three local banks' cautious strategy when it comes525 words
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343 2004-12-09 4 WONG WEI KONG - Move comes after it recently raised Solitaire lawsuit provision by $200m By WONG WEI KONG DIVERSIFIED conglomerate SembCorp Industries (SCI) will return to shareholders half the special dividends and capital reduction distribution it will receive from its subsidiary SembCorp Logistics (SCL). SCL343 words
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Article113 2004-12-09 4 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Technologies Engineering Ltd, South-east Asia's largest defence company, said its subsidiary won a US$2OO million order to supply laptop computers to the US Army. The company's US-based subsidiary VT Miltope will supply "rugged laptop computers to the army for five years under theBloomberg - 113 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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75 2004-12-09 4 HESHE Holdings starts trading today with a reduced par value of just three cents a share from 25 cents a share prior after a capital reduction exercise. The capital reduction was part of an investment agreement between Heshe and former75 words
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121 2004-12-09 4 MAINBOARD-L1STED SNP Corp said it will sell its entire stake in wholly owned Australian subsidiary SNP SPrint (Australia) to Secure Expertise Pty l.td for AS3.08 million (S$3.9 million) in cash. The consideration was arrived at on a willing-buyer. willing-seller basis. SNP acquired SPrint121 words
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121 2004-12-09 4 ARIANECORP has given shareholders the right to subscribe for 205.5 million new warrants at an issue price of three cents apiece on the basis of two warrants for every five shares. The warrants, which expire after five years, are exchangeable for one share each at121 words
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81 2004-12-09 4 HUAN HSIN Holdings said it sold its entire 12.5 per cent stake in Shanghai Long Fong Foods Co for 45.7 million yuan (559.04 million) in cash to another shareholder of Shanghai Kong Fong, a frozen food company Huan Hsin81 words
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Article, Illustration379 2004-12-09 4 Expected delivery of oil rig to Qatar customer in '06 KEPPEL Corp's wholly owned subsidiary Keppel Fels has won an order valued at US$llO million to build an oil rig for Gulf Drilling International Ltd (GDI) of Qatar. The oil rig isFILE PHOTO - 379 words
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Article34 2004-12-09 4 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS LEGEND:All prices are indicative;Broadly Diversified; Narowly Focused;$ Lower Risk;^ Low to Medium Risk;& Medium to High Risk;** Higher Risk;open-ended;+Before subdivision of units;After subdivision of units;SP after stock split N.A-Non Dealing Day34 words
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465 2004-12-09 5 JOYCE KOH - It issues profit warning, makes $1.25m one-time provision By JOYCE KOH AFTER Informatics, another education company Auston International came out yesterday to say it has overstated its profits and has also issued a profit warning. A restatement would mean earnings for the 12465 words
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Article, Illustration487 2004-12-09 5 SAMUEL EE - By SAMUEL EE STAMFOBI) Tyres* interim profit has fallen 49 per cent to $3 million for the first half because of what the mainboard-listed company called "investments for the future". Singapore's biggest distributor and retailer of tyres and rims yesterday said total revenue forFILE PHOTO - 487 words
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283 2004-12-09 5 [SINGAPORE] A home-grown ship chartering company is eyeing a listing on Sesdaq with plans to expand its fleet and capitalise on soaring vessel charter rates. Vita Holdings Ltd has lodged preliminary papers with the Monetary Authority of Singapore and hopes to list on283 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration544 2004-12-09 6 TEH HOOI LING - STOCKS Some China-related stocks continue to wilt under selling pressure; telecom firms badly hit by profit-taking TEH HOOI LING Senior Correspondent THE valiant but failed attempt yesterday of the Straits Times Index (STI) to recover all and more of Tuesday's loss has marked aSource: Bloomberg - 544 words
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Article1080 2004-12-09 6 JOYCE KOH - Compiled by JOYCE KOH Del Monte Pacific Dec 8 close: 70 cents OCBC INVESTMENT RESEARCH, Dec 8 DEL Monte Pacific (DMP) made an updated announcement on the status of Cirio's 39.9 per cent stake in DMP. As a recap, the Italian-based Cirio has run into financial difficulties, and1,080 words
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Article, Illustration440 2004-12-09 6 OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES Dec 8 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS -535.00 -109.00 BT CADI -*****.00 -66.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -53.00 All-SG Equities 519.12 +0.84 SG Equities Elect 158.43 -0.44 SG Equities Fin 1595.97 +3.45 SG Equities Prop 502.73 -3.70 SIMSCI 241.06 +0.74 SiMSCI Futures 241.30 +1.30 MOST ACTIVE STOCKS VOLUME440 words
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Article, Illustration323 2004-12-09 6 CURRENCIES Japan's revised GDP data not a surprise for investors AFP [TOKYOI The US dollar edged up against the yen in Asian trade yesterday as investors easily digested Japan's revised third-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) data which showed little change from before, dealersAFP - 323 words
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TRADES TO WATCH
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Article, Illustration64 2004-12-09 6 SEMBCORP Logistics' non-executive chairman Wong Kok Siew (above), also the chief executive of SembCorp Industries, yesterday exercised options for 90,000 shares at about $1.84 apiece, and 50,000 shares at $1.50 apiece. This gave the director a direct stake of 140,000 shares, or 0.16 per cent, in64 words
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120 2004-12-09 6 SUBSTANTIAL shareholder San's Rent-A-Car saw its deemed and direct stake of about 5.03 per cent in Asiatravel.com Holdings trimmed to 4.87 per cent on Monday after the sale of 300,000 shares on the open market. Chief executive Ang Hock Hai, who has a direct stake120 words
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102 2004-12-09 6 IN the second announcement this week. Guthrie GTS executive chairman Putra Masagung's deemed stake rose on Monday after 245,000 shares were bought through a nominee account at 20 cents each on the open market. The deemed holding of the director who also has102 words
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75 2004-12-09 6 MUN Hong Yew. the president and chief executive of Aztech Systems, raised his direct stake in the company from 2.9 per cent to 2.95 per cent after buying 200,000 shares at nine cents each on the open market on Monday. Mr Mun also75 words
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64 2004-12-09 6 JEAN CHUA - Compiled by JEAN CHUA GAY Chee Cheong of 2G Capital bought 100,000 Midas Holdings shares at 32 cents each on the open market yesterday, raising the non-executive director's direct stake to 2.82 per cent from 2.81 per cent. Midas is a China-based aluminium and64 words
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BLUE CHIPS
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Article, Illustration740 2004-12-09 7 JEAN CHUA - But analysts say 2005 will be volatile year especially for commodities, reports JEAN CHUA JEAN CHUA NOBLE Group is one of those companies more people shrould know about. Long an institutional favourite, the stock rose from a 52-week low of 71.75 cents in September 2003 to a highSource: Bloomberg; FILE PHOTO - 740 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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362 2004-12-09 8 SAMUEL EE - EIU sees flat overall sales next year, and 1.9% growth in 2006 By SAMUEL EE AS EXPECTED, Asia excluding Japan will be the fastest growing automotive region in the next decade but the global outlook for 2005 is that it won't362 words
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200 2004-12-09 8 PASSENGER car COEs bounced back up yesterday after a slightly longer than usual interval between tenders. Premiums for a certificate of entitlement in Categories A and B -r- small cars and big cars returned to almost the same level they were at two tenders200 words
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Article, Illustration368 2004-12-09 8 NANDE KHIN - By NANDE KHIN THE chairman and managing director of eSys Technologies, Vikas Goel, was among the recipients of the inaugural Singapore Indian Entrepreneur Awards last night. Mr Goel won in the Large Enterprise category, while in the Medium Enterprise category, V S Kumar, managing directorCHRIS LOH - 368 words
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310 2004-12-09 8 NANDE KHIN - By NANDE KHIN GOT a good business idea to propose to a public agency? Then be quick. Because if your idea hasn't been suggested before, you'll get first-mover advantage when bidding to use public assets for it. The first-mover framework310 words
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420 2004-12-09 10 ROLAND LIM - Project aims to help local organisations partner European bodies on IST By ROLAND LIM THE European Commission (EC), the executive body of the European Union (EU), has set aside 1.8 billion euros (553.95 billion) for research grants for collaborative information society420 words
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Article, Illustration504 2004-12-09 10 NANDE KHIN - By NANDE KHIN MANY Singapore-based companies which send employees on overseas travel or which have employees stationed overseas are still not providing the proper crisis and risk management for these employees, said David Cameron, the security director (Asia Pacific) for International SOS. InternationalCHRIS LOH - 504 words
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Article, Illustration266 2004-12-09 10 ANDREA TAN - By ANDREA TAN A SLEW of senior government appointments were announced yesterday and will take effect from Jan 3. Tan Ching Yee, deputy secretary (infocomm and media development) at the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts and chief executive of the InfoComm Development266 words
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FOCUS: SERVICES
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Article, Illustration782 2004-12-09 12 KENNETH LIM - ENGINEERING SERVICES Companies in the engineering services sector must leave Singapore to survive, SembCorp Engineers and Constructors CEO tells KENNETH LIM KENNETH LIM SINGAPORE'S engineering services industry continues to grow as local companies seek new markets and foreign investors are drawn byFILE PHOTOS - 782 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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Article, Illustration610 2004-12-09 13 He says govt paying a higher price for keeping exchange rate unchanged Reuters [BEIJING] Bolstering officials who want China to change its currency regime sooner rather than later, a senior economist at a cabinet think-tank says the time is almost right for ChinaReuters; BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO - 610 words
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Article, Illustration656 2004-12-09 13 RAFAELLA TENCONI - Weaker exports contribution unlikely to be counterbalanced by firm consumer demand By RAFAELLA TENCONI THE recent release of Thai GDP growth completes the picture of the smaller Asian economies' performance in the third quarter. Although individually these countries remain relatively small, their aggregate GDP isSource: Lombard Street Research - 656 words
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265 2004-12-09 13 AFP [SHOULI Foreign direct investment (FDI) in South Korea is bouncing back this year as overseas funds flow into finance mergers and acquisitions or start new projects, officials said yesterday. FDI reached US$lO billion as of Nov 26 and itAFP - 265 words
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MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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486 2004-12-09 14 Slowing global economic growth paring demand for semiconductors Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's industrial production had its smallest gain in almost two years in October as slowing global economic growth pared demand for semiconductors made by Unisem (M) Bhd and Malaysian Pacific Industries Bhd.Bloomberg - 486 words
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154 2004-12-09 14 Reuters [JAKARTA] The world's largest instant noodle maker, PT Indofood Sukses Makmur, plans to redeem US$2BO million in Eurobonds issued by its Mauritian unit, the firm said in a letter to the Jakarta Stock Exchange. Indofood said the buyback plan was drawn up after theReuters - 154 words
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Article, Illustration77 2004-12-09 14 AP [JAKARTA] Indonesia's new Chief of State Intelligence Agency Sjamsir Siregar (left) talking with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (centre) and the top security minister Widodo Adi Sucipto (right) after his swearing-in ceremony at the presidential palace in Jakarta yesterday. President Yudhoyono on Wednesday inaugurated the retiredAP - 77 words
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325 2004-12-09 14 It'll produce power, logic chips for car, industrial sectors Reuters [FRANKFURT] Infineon will invest US$l billion to build a new plant in Malaysia making non-memory chips, the German chipmaker said yesterday. Infineon said the plant would produce mainly power and logic chipsReuters - 325 words
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208 2004-12-09 14 Reuters IKUAIA LUMPUR] Malaysia's SapuraCrest Petroleum Bhd said on Tuesday it has won a US$37.B million contract from Brunei Shell Petroleum Company Sdn Bhd to install a platform in one of Brunei's main oil and gas fields. The deal, the firm's largest overseas contractReuters - 208 words
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253 2004-12-09 14 AFP (JAKARTA] Indonesian lawmakers have rejected a proposed sale of the country's majority stake in cement manufacturer Semen Gresik to Mexico's Cemex SA, over concerns of foreign investor dominance in the local building materials sector. Indonesian legislators voted late on TuesdayAFP - 253 words
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GREATER CHINA/INDIA
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589 2004-12-09 16 More firms may go abroad in China's investment shift to predator from prey Bloomberg [BEIJING] Lenovo Group Ltd's US$l.25 billion purchase of IBM Corp's PC business, the biggest overseas acquisition by a Chinese company, may signal an investment shift in China toBloomberg - 589 words
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Article, Illustration368 2004-12-09 16 Sources: Reuters/Bloomberg Before the latest Lenovo deal with IBM this week, Chinese companies' overseas merger and acquisition activity this year stood at USs2.sb. This includes purchases in Hong Kong and Macau and is up from USs2.2b in all of 2003, according to Dealogic. TECHNOLOGY 2004 Lenovo GroupSources: Reuters/Bloomberg; Ben Cruz - 368 words
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421 2004-12-09 16 They were boosted by foreign fund inflows falling oil prices Reuters (NKW DELHI] Indian equity mutual funds posted strong gains in November as investors lapped up stocks boosted by record foreign fund inflows and falling global crude oil prices. Data from fundReuters - 421 words
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367 2004-12-09 16 Reuters, Bloomberg [SHANGHAI] China will grant long-ignored small investors a bigger say in major corporate actions from stock sales to acquisitions, yielding to mounting public opposition to state shareholders deciding everything. Regulations, outlined in September but formalised and taking effect yesterday, requireReuters,; Bloomberg - 367 words
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390 2004-12-09 16 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Refiners and other oil companies from South Korea and China, countries that rely on the Middle Fast for 80 per cent of their crude oil imports, say they may jointly buy and stockpile oil to reduce costs. SK Corp,Bloomberg - 390 words
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Advertisement483 2004-12-09 17 FRANKLIN OFFSHORE CELEBRATES 20™ ANNIVERSARY From our inception, our objective is to be the Best in product, quality and service. We have achieved our objective not only in Singapore, 1 but also internationally. On this special occasion, we would like to thank our valuable clients, principals, suppliers, business associates and483 words
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ASIA-PACIFIC
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Article, Illustration808 2004-12-09 18 ANTHONY ROWLEY - What lies in Japan's future ASIA INSIGHT It may not be doomed to decline in Asia with China's rise ANTHONY ROWLEY Tokyo Correspondent The question of where Japan is headed as a power in Asia and in the world is posed almost incessantly and the conclusion is usually drawn that808 words
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Article, Illustration412 2004-12-09 18 FT [LONDON] Bryan Sanderson must be wishing he had been a little less specific. In February, the Standard Chartered chairman penned a letter to shareholders in which he outlined the bank's expansion prospects. In Stanchart's 2003 annual report, he said there wereFT; REUTERS - 412 words
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232 2004-12-09 18 Reuters [TOKYO] Electronics conglomerate Sony Corp said yesterday it will start making driver chips for liquid crystal display (LCD) televisions and use them with panels produced by its LCD venture with Samsung Electronics. Sony currently procures all of its LCDReuters - 232 words
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WORLD
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Article481 2004-12-09 19 Ernst Young faces probe by SEC It developed financial product used by US bank to inflate profit Bloomberg I NEW YORKI The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is investigating Ernst Young I I P for its role in designing and then auditing a financial product that a US bankBloomberg - 481 words
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Article, Illustration70 2004-12-09 19 AFP [STUTTGART] Wendelin Wiedeking. the chairman of Porsche, the German maker of luxury sports cars, sits at the wheel of a Porsche 911 Cabriolet, yesterday in Stuttgart, ahead of the results press conference. He said that Porsche sold a total 23.546 cars worldwide in the first fourAFP - 70 words
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255 2004-12-09 19 It sees selling prices for its hard drives rising in quarter Reuters. Bloomberg (SEATTLE] Seagate Technology on Tuesday raised its quarterly revenue and profit forecasts for the December quarter on strong seasonal demand for newer products, surpassing analysts' forecasts. The top US makerReuters.; Bloomberg - 255 words
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442 2004-12-09 19 NYT [NEW YORK] The California Public Employees' Retirement System (Calpers), the largest US pension fund, disclosed for the first time on Tuesday how much it paid the venture capitalists, hedge fund managers and others who handle its riskiest specialised investments, and how wellNYT - 442 words
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182 2004-12-09 19 Bloomberg [DUBAI] South Koreas Samsung Corp and partners have won a contract to build the world's tallest skyscraper in Dubai, a Persian Gulf emirate in the midst of a construction boom. South Korea's thirdlargest trading company is partnering Besix SA, the constructionBloomberg - 182 words
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AVIATION
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Article, Illustration872 2004-12-09 20 VEN SREENIVASAN - Group has invested $500m so far in 12 joint ventures with global players By VEN SREENIVASAN [SINGAPORE] Singapore's ability to position itself as a regional aerospace MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) hub depends on its ability to develop a sufficiently large cluster of competent players872 words
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310 2004-12-09 20 Reuters [HANOI] Vietnam Airlines said yesterday it has signed a contract to buy 10 Airbus A 321 aircraft to be delivered between 2006 and 2009 as part of its ambitious fleet and route expansion programme. "Under this contract, the first Airbus AReuters - 310 words
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Article385 2004-12-09 20 AIRLINE CODES: AA: American Airlines (AAL), AF Air France (AFR), AI: Air India (AK), AY Finnair Oy (FIN), AZ: Alitalia Airlines (AZA),BA: British Airways Public Ltd Co (BAW), BG Biman Bangladesh Airlines (BBC), BI: Royal Brunei Airlines Sdn Bhd (RBA), BO Bouraq Airlines (BOU), BR EVA385 words
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Article, Illustration352 2004-12-09 20 AFP. Reuters [SYDNEY] A Virgin Atlantic Airbus 340-600 touched down here yesterday on its inaugural flight from London to Qantas and BA on the fiercely competitive "kangaroo route". Virgin's founder Richard Branson, who arrived in Sydney to promote the launch, conceded itAFP.; Reuters; AP - 352 words
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103 2004-12-09 20 Bloomberg INEW DELHI] The Wadia family of India, which owns stakes in a textile company and a cookies maker, won approval to start a discount carrier in India where demand for air travel is rising. The Mumbai-based Wadia group secured the approval of India'sBloomberg - 103 words
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111 2004-12-09 20 Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] Air India Charters, the low-cost airline unit of*lndia's biggest overseas carrier, plans to buy 18 Boeing 737-800 planes worth as much as US$l.2 billion to start services to countries in the Middle East and Southeast Asia. The aircraft hasBloomberg - 111 words
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117 2004-12-09 20 Bloomberg [SEOUL] Korean Air Lines, South Korea's largest air carrier, said it won a legal battle with the government that suspended its cargo business on the SeoulShanghai route following a crash in 1999. Seoul-based Korean Air had its licence to operate freight servicesBloomberg - 117 words
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144 2004-12-09 20 AFP [SHANGHAI] China Eastern Airlines, one of the country's top domestic carriers, has secured US$9O million in financing from six foreign lenders to fund daily operations and the leasing and buying of jets, state press reported yesterday. "The loan will be used to replenishAFP - 144 words
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205 2004-12-09 20 VEN SREENIVASAN - VEN SREENIVASAN [SINGAPQRE] Air Asia's Indonesian associate PT AWAir International has taken to the skies again after being ground for over two years. It has started test-flying on domestic routes using its 148-seater Boeing 737-300 aircraft. Malaysia's Air Asia bought a 49 per205 words
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517 2004-12-09 21 DONALD URQUHART - It makes US$1.4b surprise offer for CSX's global terminal assets By DONALD URQUHART [SINGAPORKI Bidding for the global terminal assets of CSX Corp could top US$l.4 billion after the Dubai Ports International (DPI) emerged as a surprise contender, substantially upping the517 words
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Article, Illustration422 2004-12-09 21 AP [ANCHORAGE, Alaska] Another cruise ship company is to plead guilty to discharging untreated sewage from one of its ships while docked in Juneau harbour of this scenic Alaskan region, popular with tourists on cruises. The US Attorney's office here said that inAP; FILE PHOTO - 422 words
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417 2004-12-09 21 Bloomberg [SINGAPORKI The cost of shipping crude oil from the Persian Gulf to Asia may rise by the end of the week as oil companies start to book ships to load oil in January. Freight rates for two-million-barrel tankers, known as veryBloomberg - 417 words
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Article181 2004-12-09 21 Bernama IDUBAI] Dubai Ports Authority (I)PA) has recorded a 24 per cent growth in cargo throughput for the first 11 months of 2004. It is well on its way to handle 6.4 million 20-foot-equivalent units (TKUs) by yearend, said Anwar Ahmad Wajdi, executive directorBernama - 181 words
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194 2004-12-09 21 AP [PHILADELPHIA] A Greek tanker that spilled almost half-a-million gallons of crude oil into Delaware River last month apparently gashed its hull on a discarded pipe protruding from the river bottom, the US Coast Guard said on Tuesday. Sonar tests on Saturday locatedAP - 194 words
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Article335 2004-12-09 21 SGX '000 Dec8 SS W Vot CH Offshore 0 38 unch 354 Chuan Hup 0.64 -0.01 2077 Cosco Corporation 1.03 -0 04 ***** CWT Distribution 0.56 unch 95 EzraHldgs 1.15 002 56 Freight Links 0.09 unch 690 Grand Banks Yacht 092 001 47 Java Holdings 102 unch 1381335 words
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Article, Illustration864 2004-12-09 21 Reuters Bloomberg [PANAMA CITY] Panama plans to change the way it charges container ships using its canal in an effort to increase revenues. The Panama Canal Authority has proposed charging ships according to their container-carrying capacity, which would lead to a projectedReuters; Bloomberg; AFP - 864 words
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521 2004-12-09 22 EDITORIAL WHITHER 3G? Third-generation (3G) mobile technology, which pushes data onto mobile phones at broadband speeds, is being touted as the next big wave in global telephony. So one would think that Singapore's three major telecom operators that each paid a handsome521 words
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Article, Illustration790 2004-12-09 22 SHADA ISLAM - THE BOTTOM LINE SHADA ISLAM Brussels Correspondent THE battle to head the Geneva-based World Trade Organization (WTO) may yet turn out to be an exciting affair. With the organisation's current director-general, Thailand's Supachai Panitchpakdi, set to step down at the790 words
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Article, Illustration839 2004-12-09 22 ROBERT SAMUELSON - In the Airbus-Boeing competition dispute, US must take a firm stand against Europe ROBERT SAMUELSON The Washington Post Writers Group HE United States and Europe are edging towards their biggest trade dispute ever and the United States shouldn't blink. The dispute involves competition between Boeing and Airbus,The Washington Post Writers Group - 839 words
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Article, Illustration1283 2004-12-09 23 JOHN MURPHY - Beijing's thirst for commodities like oil is fuelling its links with a continent that has long been neglected by the West By JOHN MURPHY LAT-WP CHINESE businessman Hansen Luo came to Africa eight years ago to seek his fortune and found it under a mountainsideLAT-WP; REUTERS - 1,283 words
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Article251 2004-12-09 23 V N Ratnam Singapore - LETTERS TO THE EDITOR V N Ratnam Singapore I REFER to the Citibank advertisement which appeared in The Business Times on Dec 6 with the tagline: "This festive season, 2.18% pa* on your Singapore dollar time deposit is simply outstanding." The first two sentences of the251 words
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522 2004-12-09 23 Ee Teck Siew Singapore - Ee Teck Siew Singapore THE Government has announced that civil servants can expect to receive 2.25 months of bonus this year, which consists of a 13th month annual wage supplement (AWS), one month's annual variable component (AVC) and a one-off 0.25 month special522 words
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Miscellaneous215 2004-12-09 23 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 31 His job is evidently elevating 9 The girl's mother takes unusu- YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION DOWN ally hot pride in being bisexual Across: 1 Adjacent 5 Barbed, 10 2 To tackle this crossword is be- (13) Incidental music. 11 Essence, 12 neath Jack forgive him! (7) 15 Silly Annie215 words
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Article2730 2004-12-09 25 FINANCE COMMODITIES MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INDICES HIIMJIcwt lii IS laUtS S \fT S dy y dy *f Pk7 tndOT Ch«ng« Chang* OjWg OlJ* gjjg Ownga WoridwdatftiHnannv 834.3 0.0 73 HO 6.1 HO 103 7U6 0.0 7 5 0j0 10.1 0.0 14.4 1041JK 04 71 M 11J 04 15.7 pggk2,730 words
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SINGAPORE INDIAN ENTREPRENEUR AWARDS 2004
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Article, Illustration775 2004-12-09 26 VIKRAM KHANNA - The 10 finalists of the inaugural Singapore Indian Entrepreneur Awards reflect the changing profile of S'pore's ethnic Indian entrepreneurs, says VIKRAM KHANNA VIKRAM KHANNA TWO of them Royal Sporting House and Mustafa are top retailers that have become household names. Another company, eSys, makes theV PALANISAMY/TAMIL MURASU - 775 words
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711 2004-12-09 26 Compiled by BT Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce Industry 1924: Bhujangilal Mehta convenes the first meeting to establish an organisation of Indian merchants in Singapore. The Indian Merchants Association is thus founded with 30 members, most of them traders. 1935: The Association's name is changedCompiled by BT - 711 words
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Article, Illustration376 2004-12-09 28 Vince Chong - THE FINALISTS: CATEGORY 1 LARGE ENTERPRISE MUSTAQ AHMAD Mohamed Mustafa Samsuddin Co Pte Ltd Vince Chong MAJORITY stakeholder and managing director Mustaq Ahmad has led Little India retail giant Mohamed Mustafa Samsuddin Co into the new millennium by expanding the business and introducing, among other things, technological376 words
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Article, Illustration423 2004-12-09 28 Vince Chong - JAGDEV SINGH GILL RSH Limited Vince Chong NOT satisfied with pioneering the growth of the Asian sporting goods industry three decades ago. Royal Sporting House (RSH) managing director Jagdev Singh Gill has continued bringing to the region brands like Zara, Mango and Bebe to423 words
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Article, Illustration380 2004-12-09 28 Raju Chellam - VIKAS GOEL eSys Technologies Pte Ltd Raju Chellam WOULD you like to buy a full-fledged personal computer for just $439? You can, at NTUC Fair Price in Singapore. The PC is offered by a little-known Singapore company called eSys Technologies, founded and run by Vikas380 words
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Article378 2004-12-09 28 Jean Chua - KANNAPPAN CHETTIAR The Stansfield Group Pte Ltd Jean Chua IN 10 years. Kannappan Chettiar turned the small education business he founded in an HDB estate into one of the top names in the industry. The chairman and chief learning officer of The Stansfield Group wanted to bring378 words
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Article, Illustration318 2004-12-09 29 Andrea Tan - THE FINALISTS: CATEGORY 1 LARGE ENTERPRISE NIMESH D PARIKH smartBridges Pte Ltd Andrea Tan GOING wireless has proven to be the smart way for Nimesh D Parikh. Since starting smartßridges Pte Ltd in 1999, Mr Parikh has seen the company's revenues leap over 10-fold and garner a318 words
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Article322 2004-12-09 29 Eddie Toh - TENNUR NAGARAJAN NARAYANAN Ferco Shutters Pte Ltd Eddie Toh TENNUR Nagarajan Narayanan is not someone who will head for the exit at the first sign of trouble. The general manager of Ferco Shutters seized the opportunity to own a slice of the door-making business some four years322 words
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Article, Illustration297 2004-12-09 29 Roland Lim - CATEGORY 2 MEDIUM ENTERPRISE V S KUMAR Network Express Courier Services Pte Ltd Roland Lim FOUNDER and managing director of Nptwork Express Courier Services V S Kumar is not called the "Courier King" for nothing. One of this year's Singapore Indian Entrepreneur Award finalists, Mr297 words
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307 2004-12-09 29 Roland Lim - CATEGORY 3 YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR XAVIER CHRISTOPHER CLIVE Origem Solutions Pte Ltd Roland Lim DESPITE having to face tough competition in the IT consulting industry against established giants, Xavier Christopher Clive's two-year-old Origem Solutions has emerged with a sizeable slice of the pie. Today,307 words
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Article, Illustration322 2004-12-09 29 Vince Chong - SEVUGAN ALAGAPPAN Friar Tuck Pte Ltd Vince Chong AMERICAN space agency Nasa has used his solutions while the National Infocomm Award has awarded his company Friar Tuck the Most Innovative Infocomm Products/Services accolade. Friar Tuck's 26-year-old co-found-er and chief operating officer Sevugan Alagappan, who322 words
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Article262 2004-12-09 29 Andrea Tan - V SIVA Caltek Pte Ltd Andrea Tan V SIVA runs a calibration business but even by his own calculations, the 34-year-old didn't expect his company to be this successful. "I had the confidence the company would do well but certainly not at this speed," Mr Siva,262 words
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Advertisement178 2004-12-09 27 On the occasion of its 80th Anniversary 1 The Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce Industry Congratulates the Winners &C Finatists of the SICCI-DBS Singapore Indian Entrepreneur Awards 2004 ll' II i j SICCI DBS H I Singapore Indian f| Entrepreneur Awards 2004 O Category 1: Large Enterprise Category 2: Medium178 words
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Article, Illustration663 2004-12-09 34 RAJU CHELLAM - RAJU CHELLAM Project MegaGrid from Dell, EMC, Intel, Oracle promises computing at low cost, reports RAJU CHELLAM from San Francisco FOUR large US-based infotech companies Dell Inc, EMC Corp, Intel Corp, and Oracle Corp have come together to form Project Mega Grid,AP FILE PHOTO - 663 words
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Article, Illustration392 2004-12-09 34 Raju Chellam - 25,000 delegates, 300 exhibitors at Oracle Open World By Raju Chellam in San Francisco THERE are no gimmicks, few freebies and almost no gizmos other than exhibitors offering visitors a chance to win Apple iPods. Yet, the Oracle OpenWorld exposition is turning out to be392 words
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Article355 2004-12-09 34 Bloomberg [SAN FRANCISCO] Michael Dell said a possible combination of IBM Corp's PC unit and Lenovo Group isn't likely to succeed. "When was the last time you saw a successful merger or acquisition in the computer industry?" Mr Dell told reporters at Oracle Open WorldBloomberg - 355 words
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Article, Illustration352 2004-12-09 34 ROLAND LIM - By ROLAND LIM COMPUTER hardware giant Dell Inc announced its entry into the printer and consumer electronics market in Singapore on Tuesday with the launch of two multi-function inkjet printers and a liquid crystal display (LCD) television. Despite having to compete against market leaders352 words
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322 2004-12-09 34 AP [CHARLOTTE, North Carolina] Intel Corp chief executive officer Craig Barrett said on Tuesday that the company has "recovered" from product missteps that plagued the chip maker during the first half of the year. "I think the machine is firing on all eightAP - 322 words
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Article, Illustration446 2004-12-09 35 PAULINE NG - Landed property still preferred, with more interest in shophouses, offices By PAULINE NG in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIAN property prices dre expected to improve or at least remain stable next year, according to a poll of chief executive officers. The CEO Opinion Survey 2005 by property446 words
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Article, Illustration484 2004-12-09 35 They are taking 13% longer saving for a deposit than early in the year Bloomberg FIRST-TIME buyers in the United Kingdom are taking 13 per cent longer saving for a deposit than at the beginning of the year after house-price growthBloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 484 words
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319 2004-12-09 35 Reuters [SYDNEY] Australian property buyers took out fewer home loans for the second straight month in October, reinforcing the central bank's decision to leave interest rates unchanged for a twelfth month yesterday. The volume of housing finance excluding investors fell 0.2 per centReuters - 319 words
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1147 2004-12-09 36 KALPANA RASHIWALA - Oversupply may mean non-landed prices may inch up no more than 5 per cent next year, KALPANA RASHIWALA reports KALPANA RASHIWALA A LISTING of possible project launches for 2005 compiled by Knight Frank shows that of the 9,700plus private homes, only about 580 are1,147 words
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