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Title Section14 2004-12-15 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES SINGAPORE online at Kttp7/buslness-times.asial.conusg MICA (P) 023/03/2004 Wtatesdhy December IS, 20M14 words
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824 2004-12-15 1 ANNATEO - Notable is broad band of households with investable assets of US$100,000-US$250,000 By ANNATEO [SINGAPORE] It may have been a trying year in 2003, but not only did Singapore's rich get richer, more households joined the ranks of the "wealthy" at least by one824 words
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Article139 2004-12-15 1 Dsn 2,031.29 (+14.00) ST INDEX FUTURES 2,035.00 (+20.00) SIMSCI 241.64 (+1.87) SIMSCI FUTURES 241.90 (+3.30) MARKETS Tuesday Change KLSE COMP 897.02 -0.32 NIKKEI 225 10,915.58 -t-126.33 HANG SENG 14,043.52 +157.36 SET INDEX 646.08 +0.33 JAKARTA COMP 922.07 -13.71 MANILA COMP 1,775.73 +27.40 SEOUL COMP 849.40 +5.20 SHENZHEN B139 words
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Article47 2004-12-15 1 TOP STORIES PG2 COMPANIES.. PG 4,6, 9,10 MARKETS PG S SINGAPORE PG 12,13 ECONOMY PG 14 M'SIA/INDON.. PG 23 CHINA/INDIA... PG 24 WORLD PG 25 AVIATION PG 26 SHIPPING PG 27 EDITORIAL PG 28 LETTERS PG 29 STOCKS PG 30-31 MOTORING PG 37 MONEY PG 38-4047 words
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Article, Illustration469 2004-12-15 1 ANGELA TAN - By ANGELA TAN [SINGAPORK] Singapore brands continue to grow in strength despite tough conditions and heightened competition, raising their combined brand value to $8.13 billion this year from $7.96 billion last year. "Despite difficult and challenging times, the brand owners have managedCHRIS LOH - 469 words
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Advertisement132 2004-12-15 1 Wwum wL T -^.^ifi jjr EXECUTIVE MONEY Hie pros and cons of equity-linked notes NATSTEEL Shareholders vote on Tbta deal today PG 4 8 If I! I! !S!S!i Latest on US interest rates The US central bank has met to discuss interest rates. For the outcome, log on to BT132 words
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Advertisement24 2004-12-15 1 SINGAPORE'S HOTTEST BRANDS In a special eight-page section, we look at how some of Singapore's best companies have built value from their brands PGIS-2224 words
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TOP STORIES
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Article717 2004-12-15 2 Nat Steel shareholders to vote on Tata offer today NATSTEEL shareholders will meet today to vote on the sale of its steel business to India's Tata group a move that will effectively strip the core out of the company. And while the deal is likely to go through,717 words
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Article, Illustration355 2004-12-15 2 JEAN CHUA - The stock surges to 28c, regaining most of the previous day's plunge By JEAN CHUA [SINGAPORE! Shares of United Food Holdings (Unifood) made a big comeback yesterday after Monday's collapse. The stock surged 43.6 per cent to 28 cents as 58.3 million unitsSource: Bloomberg - 355 words
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466 2004-12-15 2 NANDE KHIN - By NANDE KHIN [SINGAPORE] Shell Chemicals will now partner the Economic Development Board of Singapore (EDB) in going ahead with plans to build a US$l billion petrochemical cracker plant in Singapore, after talks with Japan's Sumitomo Chemical fell through. Shell said yesterday that it466 words
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Article, Illustration385 2004-12-15 2 NEIL BEHRMANN - By NEIL BEHRMANN in London THE Bank of England has warned that fund managers and other financial institutions are taking excessive risks to raise investment performance. "There is a possibility that lenders, borrowers and investors may be inclined to underestimateBLOOMBERG - 385 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article, Illustration562 2004-12-15 4 WONG WEI KONG - Shareholders likely to raise question of NatSteel's future without steel By WONG WEI KONG NATSTEEL shareholders will meet today to vote on the sale of its steel business to India's Tata group a move that will effectively strip the core out of theFILE PHOTO - 562 words
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Article, Illustration209 2004-12-15 4 Reuters IHONG KONG] A Hong Kong court rejected a legal challenge to the world's largest IPO by a property trust yesterday, clearing the way for the US$3 billion listing of the Link Reit to take place as scheduled tomorrow. But a spokeswomanReuters; REUTERS - 209 words
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562 2004-12-15 4 JOYCE KOH - HOCK LOCK SIEW By JOYCE KOH HE work of independent directors has gotten tougher nowadays with the growing attention I given to their role in preventing corporate scandals from blowing up in the faces of investors. Tough as their jobs are, they can play their part562 words
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Article, Illustration534 2004-12-15 6 KENNETH LIM - TROUBLE AT CAO It pledges conditional support, blames risk-control failure Reports by KENNETH LIM THE parent of China Aviation Oil has expressed regret over the jet fuel supply subsidiary's crippling trading losses and blamed the event on the failure of risk management controls. Beijing-backedREUTERS - 534 words
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Article, Illustration453 2004-12-15 6 FORMER China Aviation Oil (CAO) chief executive Chen Jiulin has resigned as president of China Enterprises Association Singapore (CEA), and the new acting head has made corporate governance a priority matter for the trade grouping of Chinese companies operating in the Republic. Acknowledging theFILE PHOTO - 453 words
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Article, Illustration337 2004-12-15 6 AFP (BEIJING] Beijing plans to rein in profligate investment risks at state-owned enterprises (SOEs) after Singapore-listed China Aviation Oil racked up US$55O million in speculative trading losses, state press said yesterday. "Leaders of the central SOEs must have a strong sense of riskAFP; FILE PHOTO - 337 words
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197 2004-12-15 6 Reuters A CONSORTIUM of three firms is negotiating to take over a stake held by troubled China Aviation Oil (Singapore) Corp (CAO) in an oil storage project in the Singapore, industry sources said yesterday. Two of the companies South Korea's SKReuters - 197 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration875 2004-12-15 8 LARRY WEE - CURRENCIES There are some key numbers to eye-ball on both sides LARRY WEE Senior Correspondent HE past fortnight has seen a very healthy correction for both the US dollar (higher) and commodity prices (lower), but the tricky part now is to figure875 words
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Article, Illustration524 2004-12-15 8 JOYCE KOH - Compiled by JOYCE KOH Xpress Holdings Dec 14 close: 6 cents BNP PARIBAS PEREGRINE, Dec 14 CHINA Aviation Oil crisis could derail Xpress revenue growth: The recent China-related stock bashing triggered by the CAO crisis could reduce investors' appetite for Chi-na-linked initial public offerings next year. This could,Source: Bloomberg - 524 words
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Article, Illustration401 2004-12-15 8 R SIVANITHY - STOCKS R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent AN overnight rise on Wall Street brought some relief to bear on the local stock market yesterday, lifting the Straits Times Index (STI) by 14 points to 2,031.29 thus easing some of the recent pressure on the second line.401 words
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TRADES TO WATCH
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183 2004-12-15 8 FOUR Pacific Andes Holdings directors saw their deemed shareholdings increase by 6.8 million shares and 1.5 million warrants on Friday last week after open-market purchases by Clamford Holding. Clamford bought the shares at 38.35 cents apiece and the warrants at about 18.34 cents each. Pac183 words
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73 2004-12-15 8 ACE Dynamics managing director Lim How Boon bought about two million shares on the open market on Monday at 19 cents each, raising his direct interest to 1.93 per cent from 0.5 per cent. The director also has a 0.71 per cent73 words
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107 2004-12-15 8 KENNETH LIM - Compiled by KENNETH LIM FOOD magnate Sam Goi saw his deemed stake in Youcan Foods International rise to 17.22 per cent from 15.36 per cent after privately held Chinatown Food Corp bought 3.5 million shares over two trading sessions. Chinatown Food purchased107 words
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Article, Illustration364 2004-12-15 8 LIM SAY BOON - CHART POINT By LIM SAY BOON OCBC Investment Research NOTWITHSTANDING yesterday's positive close, the bears may yet be in ascendance in coming weeks. Let me introduce you to Mr "Engulfing Bear". The grizzly was seen prowling the Straits Times Index'sSource: Bloomberg - 364 words
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Article, Illustration419 2004-12-15 8 OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES Dec 14 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS -593.00 +229.00 BT CADI -*****.00 +122.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -60.00 All-SG Equities ***** +4.45 SG Equities Elect 157.44 -0.^8 SG Equities Fin 1597.37 +16.47 SG Equities Prop 501.54 +4.53 SIMSCI 241.64 SiMSCI Futures 241.90 +3.30 MOST ACTIVE STOCKS VOLUME UniFood419 words
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Article, Illustration421 2004-12-15 9 WONG WEI KONG - Analysts are expecting group to undergo major restructuring By WONG WEI KONG FORMER Jardine Cycle Carriage money man James Riley will be taking over the top finance job at parent Jardine Matheson Holdings, another management change in the group at a timeFILE PHOTOS - 421 words
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Article, Illustration504 2004-12-15 10 JOYCE KOH - INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERINGS It plans to raise up to US$400m as sentiment towards industry improves By JOYCE KOH IN what could be one of the biggest public listings in Singapore next year, fami-ly-owned shipping company IMC Group may take advantage ofFILE PHOTO - 504 words
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391 2004-12-15 10 KENNETH LIM - By KENNETH LIM SELECT Catering Services which makes its Sesdaq trading debut today saw its public tranche of one million shares subscribed 10.3 times. This is the lowest among initial public offerings this year with public tranches of up to two million shares. Its total391 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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64 2004-12-15 10 BRILLIANT Manufacturing said its newly established manufacturing operations in Suzhou through subsidiaries Brilliant Manufacturing (Suzhou) Co Ltd and BMS Technology (Suzhou) Co Ltd will bring it closer to a major HDD customer which recently established a significant manufacturing base in China. It added that it64 words
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45 2004-12-15 10 TECH Group Asia said its proposed acquisition of Podoyo Plastics Industries (M) Sdn Bhd was completed yesterday and the entire equity interest in Podoyo has been transferred to the company. Podoyo is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Tech Group.45 words
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95 2004-12-15 10 UNITED Fiber System said there is progress on the turnkey contract between its subsidiary, PT Marga Buana Bumi Mulia, and China National Machinery Equipment Import Export Corporation (CMEC) to build a kraft pulp mill in South Kalimantan. It said China Export Credit Insurance Corporation, with95 words
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Article68 2004-12-15 10 MAINBOARD-LISTED China Dairy Group said the Singapore Exchange has given its in-principle approval for the listing and quotation of its 77.5 million bonus warrants. The company is issuing free to its shareholders one bonus warrant for every five shares held. The new shares created68 words
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Article98 2004-12-15 10 HO WAH Genting International said its shareholders have approved its proposed name change to Global Ariel Ltd. At its extraordinary general meeting on Monday, shareholders also approved a capital and debt restructuring scheme. The company also appointed new executive directors, Mike Lee Kheng Siang and98 words
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Article, Illustration424 2004-12-15 12 DANIEL BUENAS - ACNielsen survey finds they are more willing to spend on non-essential items By DANIEL BUENAS SINGAPOREAN consumers are the most upbeat in the world about the performance of their economy over the last six months, according to the findings of an Internet survey bySource: AC Nielsen - 424 words
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421 2004-12-15 12 ANDREA TAN - PROPERTY FOCUS By ANDREA TAN DEVELOPERS looking forward to price increases for high-end homes are likely to be disappointed, according to Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL), unlike what's happening in the Hong Kong property market. JLL head of research for South Asia Feng Zhi421 words
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275 2004-12-15 12 ANDREA TAN - The HarbourFront Centre outlet will replace retailer's existing stores By ANDREA TAN ELECTRONICS and furniture retailer SAFE will open its flagship outlet at Harbour Front Centre, taking up over 70,000 sq ft of space currently occupied by The Furniture Mall. The outlet275 words
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Article, Illustration463 2004-12-15 12 ANDREA TAN - By ANDREA TAN THE Urban Redevelopment Authority hopes to see more developers build sky terraces and has recently relaxed its guidelines. Developers now have greater incentive to build sky terraces, as URA has given gross floor area (GFA) exemption for up to 20 perFILE PHOTO - 463 words
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Article, Illustration371 2004-12-15 12 NANDE KHIN - Nets take 51 stake in Shanghai firm By NANDE KHIN NETWOBK for Electronic Transfers Singapore Pte Ltd (Nets) has taken a majority stake in a Chinese stored-value card business Shanghai Commercial High and New Technology Development Company (SCT) that will allow Nets to introduce stored-value cards in Shanghai. This latestCHRIS LOH - 371 words
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Article, Illustration424 2004-12-15 13 NANDE KHIN - EDB projects industry's annual growth at 5-10% for next 10 years By NANDE KHIN SINGAPORE took another step closer to becoming an engineering and environmental services (EES) hub when six companies in this industry yesterday received the Economic Development Board's (EDB) International Headquarters (IHQ)424 words
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402 2004-12-15 13 CHEN HUIFEN - By CHEN HUIFEN GERMAN firm Miltenyi Biotec is set to grow its AsiaPacific business with the opening of its international headquarters in Singapore. The biotechnology company, which specialises in cellular technologies, has ambitions to increase its Asia-Pacific contribution to 15 per cent of its402 words
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Advertisement543 2004-12-15 13 Extend your global reach Be a part of the International Enterprise Forum 05 2-3 February 2005, Raffles City Convention Centre, Singapore The International Enterprise Forum (lEF) is an annual meeting of top minds on issues relating to internationalisation. Over the course of two power-packed days, the Forum will explore how543 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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Article, Illustration797 2004-12-15 14 Companies building stores, factories to tap low labour costs, huge market Bloomberg [BEIJING] Foreign direct investment (FDI) in China rose in the first 11 months of the year as companies such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc and DSM NV expanded to tapBloomberg; REUTERS - 797 words
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529 2004-12-15 14 They impose measures to cope with end of quotas Reuters [WASHINGTON] The United States and China both took steps on Monday to control an expected flood of cheap Chinese textiles and clothing into the world market after a decades-old quota system expiresReuters - 529 words
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216 2004-12-15 14 Reuters [WASHINGTON] Optimism at US small businesses rose in November to the highest point in more than 20 years on expectations of faster economic growth and stronger sales, the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) said yesterday. NFIB said itsReuters - 216 words
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524 2004-12-15 14 ANTHONY ROWLEY - By ANTHONY ROWLEY in Tokyo FAST Asian economies (excluding Japan) will suffer quite a sharp drop in their overall growth rate to 6.3 per cent next year compared with an expected 7.6 per cent for 2004, while inflation will inch up524 words
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338 2004-12-15 14 Reuters {WASHINGTON] The US trade deficit widened nearly 9 per cent in October to a record U5555.5 billion as sky-high oil prices helped propel imports into uncharted territory, the government said yesterday. October's unexpectedly large shortfall pushed the deficit tally forReuters - 338 words
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Article, Illustration611 2004-12-15 14 AFP [BEIJING] China will wield growing political and security clout in 2005 while working to prevent overheating of its runaway economy as President Hu Jintao enters the new year with his power base solidified. The communist country enjoyed what many analysts say wasAFP - 611 words
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SINGAPORE BRAND AWARD
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Article, Illustration773 2004-12-15 15 ANGELA TAN - Some brand names inspire trust, others evoke a sense of belonging or safety.ANGELA TAN takes a look at successful branding stategies ANGELA TAN IN TODAY'S competitive world of endless choices, where customers jump from product to product based on best offerings, brands would seem to have little773 words
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Article454 2004-12-15 15 SARA TANG - By SARA TANG THF methodology used by Interbrand to assess Singapore's top brands rests on a simple premise: companies own brands because they represent a security of demand and therefore of earnings. Thus, the way we assess brands is similar to the way analysts assess financial454 words
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Article, Illustration1030 2004-12-15 16 KENNETH LIM - 'Value-for-money' is the message that goes with Singapore Brand Award winner Akira. KENNETH LIM finds out more KENNETH LIM WITH low-end rivals nipping at its heels and bigwigs fiercely guarding the high-end turf, consumer electronics brand Akira has held tight to one guiding principle: nobodyCHRIS LOH - 1,030 words
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Article, Illustration369 2004-12-15 18 CHEN HUIFEM - By CHEN HUIFEM AN Apple fan in my family recently sought views on whether she should get the iPod or the iPod Mini as a Christmas present for herself this month. Why not the Creative Zen Micro, suggested another family member. The reaction from the369 words
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685 2004-12-15 18 JOYCE KOH - Did you know that Brand's Essence of Chicken was the tonic of British royalty in the 19th century? JOYCE KOH traces its kingly heritage JOYCE KOH IT IS a tonic many have grown up drinking, and most recognise it by its trademark message685 words
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Article, Illustration1135 2004-12-15 19 VEN SREENIVASAN - That's Singapore Airlines, the national carrier that always seems to have the edge, especially when it comes to premier brand recognition.VEN SREENIVASAN learns how the company has so effectively set itself apart from the competition VEN SREENIVASAN WHEN it comes to brand recognition in commercial aviation, few1,135 words
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Article, Illustration832 2004-12-15 20 WONG WEI KONG - It's Tiger Time again Rich history notwithstanding, it is the strength of APB's branding strategies that has kept its key brands so relevant over the years, says WONG WEI KONG WONG WEI KONG WINNING accolades for its brands is nothing new to Asia Pacific Breweries (APB), the brewer of Tiger832 words
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Article, Illustration443 2004-12-15 20 WONG WEI KONG - By WONG WEI KONG F&N drinks are almost synonymous with festive occasions but there's much more behind one of Singapore's oldest brands. "Deep consumer insights lie at the heart of F&N's branding strategy," said Jennifer See, deputy general manager of corporate marketing at Fraser Neavfe. "It is443 words
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Article, Illustration778 2004-12-15 21 ANGELA TAN - In building its brand values, SingTel has adopted strategies that are focused on its customers. ANGELA TAN has the details ANGELA TAN THFRF was a time when a company's name told you who you were dealing with as well as its heritage. Take Sing Tel, for778 words
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Article, Illustration864 2004-12-15 22 SIOW LI SEN - Sim Puay Suang talks to SIOW LI SEN about how the UOB name was developed over the years to become the recognised brand that it is today SIOW LI SEN THE first time Sim Puay Suang visited UOB chairman Wee Cho Yaw's home in the late *****, she864 words
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Advertisement161 2004-12-15 15 Celebrating Singapore's 15 Most Valuable Brands As the agency that helps Singapore-based companies grow and internationalise successfully, International Enterprise Singapore (IE Singapore) recognises that branding, together with design, manpower, distribution and international alliance strategies are capabilities that are critical to a company's international business success. As part of our ongoing161 words
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Advertisement107 2004-12-15 18 I'- -'*r 1 m Cheers! F&N has won the ''Singapore's Most Valuable Brands" award again. 1 v* (1/ •> w. 1 If v J* v.'** I f* V »V M v u a v \V: S ifflßßmi -V* 1,1 F&N, an all-time favourite brand, is going from strength to strength107 words
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Advertisement173 2004-12-15 22 i M JL /p mL It is an honour to win the Singapore Brand Award for a third consecutive year. Over the last 125 years we have «QDA KJ Q >| fS jf built a brand that is recognised and trusted throughout Asia. In the recent years, we are also173 words
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202 2004-12-15 23 Reuters [KUAIA LUMPUR] Malaysia's leisure-to-power group Genting Bhd announced yesterday it had signed a 3-year production sharing contract with Indonesian industry regulator BPMigas for the Northwest Natuna Block off Indonesia. Genting said in a statement its subsidiary, Genting Oil Natuna Pte Ltd, will operateReuters - 202 words
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Article2624 2004-12-15 23 VOL FSBM „0.77 -0.07 36 D«c14 com FTEC Resources 0.51 0.02 540 Furqan Bus. Org 0.33 -0.01 905 A M Realty 1.24 unch 5 Gadang 1.40 -0.01 1207 Abric 0.56 unch 43 Gamuda 5.10 -0.15 792 ACP Industries 1.18 -0.01 179 GeneralCorp 0.51 0.01 88 Advance2,624 words
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366 2004-12-15 23 The M'sian pension fund will receive a 6-7% yield over the next 7 years Reuters [KUAIA LUMPUR] Asia-fo-cused bank Standard Chartered has teamed up with Malaysia's state pension fund in a RM3BO million (Ssl6s million) deal to triple the bank's Islamic lendingReuters - 366 words
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Article, Illustration101 2004-12-15 23 AFP IKOTA BABU]Flood waters covering the grounds of a school in a village in Kelantan state. The death toll in Malaysia's worst floods in two decades rose to 13 yesterday with 15,000 people evacuated from their homes, police said. Raging rivers fed by monsoon rains during theAFP; AP - 101 words
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444 2004-12-15 23 Bloomberg [JAKARTA] PT Bank Global Internasional, one of Indonesia's 10 smallest publicly traded lenders, was ordered by the central bank to suspend its business after missing a deadline to increase its capital to comply with regulatory standards. The one-month suspension, announced by BankBloomberg - 444 words
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364 2004-12-15 23 AFP [JAKARTA] Indonesia needs US$45 billion in foreign investment over the next five years for infrastructure projects, Economics Minister Aburizal Bakrie said. Mr Bakrie said the money was needed to cover shortfalls in a projected $75 billion bill to revitalise the country's potentially lucrative oil,AFP - 364 words
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196 2004-12-15 23 Reuters (JAKARTA] Indonesian foreign investment approvals in the first 11 months of this year were 30 per cent lower than a year earlier at US$9.5B billion, data from the investment board showed, local media said yesterday. Domestic investment approvals dropped 31.8 per cent over theReuters - 196 words
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367 2004-12-15 23 Bloomberg [KUAIA LUMPUR] Malaysia is unlikely to review the ringgit's peg to the dollar next year because a decline in the currency's value has not been enough to upset its economy, according to research company Forecast Ltd. "A review of the ringgit peg couldBloomberg - 367 words
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486 2004-12-15 24 Analysts say it may sell the plastics maker a refinery or take it private Reuters [HONG KONG] Oil giant Sinopec might sell a refinery to Beijing Yanhua Petrochemical Co or take the unit private as it restructures the plastics maker, analysts said yesterday. Sinopec, Asia'sReuters - 486 words
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320 2004-12-15 24 AP [NEW DELHI] Warming relations between South Asian rivals India and Pakistan are proving a boon for bilateral trade, which increased threefold in the last four months, the government said yesterday. "The two-way trade between India and Pakistan during April-July 2004 has almost tripled,AP - 320 words
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Article, Illustration681 2004-12-15 24 Bloomberg [BEIJING] Foreign buyers targeting the world's No 2 bad-loan market aren't seeing the deals that helped Japan's banks clear US$6OO billion of debt in seven years. In China, international banks are missing out on a potential US$4O billion in purchases that could generateBloomberg; REUTERS - 681 words
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Article, Illustration692 2004-12-15 24 JEAN CHUA - HONG KONG INSIGHT Incurring such heavy debt to buy IBM's PC business may not be so wise JEAN CHUA Reporter WITH its acquisition of IBM's personal computer business, China's Lenovo Group will become the third largest manufacturer of desktops in the world, behind Dell692 words
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Article, Illustration184 2004-12-15 24 Reuters [NEW YOBK] ICICI Bank. India's second-biggest commercial bank, has approved plans to issue American Depositary Receipts against existing domestic shares to reach more global investors. It plans to convert as many as 44 million local shares into American depositary receipts worth about US$422Reuters; BLOOMBERG - 184 words
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Article199 2004-12-15 24 AFP [BEIJING] China was Asia's second most important market for mergers and acquisitions (MBiAs) after Japan in the first 11 months of 2004, boosted by a series of high-profile deals, a survey by audit firm KPMG showed yesterday. Altogether, 326 deals involving ChineseAFP - 199 words
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161 2004-12-15 24 AP [HONG KONG] Fast food giant McDonald's has been fined HK$7,OOO (551,480) for selling a condiment that contained a banned sweetener. officials said yesterday. Officials found that the restaurant chain's Honey BBQ powder to be eaten with french fries contained the artificial sweetener stevioside. whichAP - 161 words
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569 2004-12-15 25 4th qtr rally will continue to 2005 if they start to invest the money: analysts Bloomberg Reuters [NEW YORK] US companies have stored away the most cash in more than three decades. As they follow the lead of Sprint CorpBloomberg; Reuters - 569 words
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423 2004-12-15 25 Reuters [NEW YORK] New York Stock Exchange traders shouting buy and sell orders the faces of capitalism in action have been fighting off extinction as the rise of computer marketmaking systems have marginalised their role. But a new trading system to beReuters - 423 words
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349 2004-12-15 25 NYT [NEW YORK] In the credit card world, it pays to be persistent. American Express, which fought for years for the right to sign deals with US banks that issue cards on the Visa and MasterCard networks, said late on Monday thatNYT - 349 words
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Article, Illustration452 2004-12-15 25 Reuters [MILLAU, France] President Jacques Chirac inaugurated the world's highest bridge yesterday, a creation taller than the Eiffel Tower, longer than the Champs Elysees and designed to end a traffic bottleneck in southern France. Conceived by British architect Norman Foster, the slender whiteReuters; AP - 452 words
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428 2004-12-15 25 Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] One of the best indicators of superior returns on US stocks during President George W Bush's first term was contributions to Republican candidates. The 50 companies that most favoured Republicans with their political donations delivered an average 44 per cent return onBloomberg - 428 words
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368 2004-12-15 25 Bloomberg [LONDON] Administrators to Courts pic, the UK furniture retailer on the verge of bankruptcy, said retail consultant SB Capital Group will buy 14 of Courts' 88 British stores and prepare the rest for closure in February. All the stores willBloomberg - 368 words
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Article73 2004-12-15 25 Bloomberg [PRINCETON] 3Com Corp, seeking to bolster declining sales of its switches that run corporate networks, said it will buy Tipping Point Technologies Inc for US$43O million to gain a line of network security products. 3Com, will pay US$47 a share, al3 per cent premiumBloomberg - 73 words
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105 2004-12-15 25 Reuters [SHUULJ UStund Newbridge Capital is in talks to buy an 18 per cent stake in Samsung Life Insurance Co, currently valued at around 780 billion won (Ssl .2 billion), a local online news agency reported yesterday. Banks and other financial institutionsReuters - 105 words
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40 2004-12-15 25 Reuters [SYDNKYI Australian billionaire Kerry Packer's Publishing and Broadcasting Ltd band West Australian Newspapers said yesterday that they agreed to pay a combined A 5347 million (***** million) for cinema firm Hoyts Group. ReutersReuters - 40 words
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59 2004-12-15 25 AP [ZURICH] Insurance giant Zurich Financial Services said yesterday it had reached a U5547.5 million settlement in the United States to end litigation over the bankruptcy of a nursing home chain. The agreement was reached between a US-based Zurich Financial subsidiary ZC Specialty Insurance Company,AP - 59 words
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421 2004-12-15 26 Bloomberg IMS ANGKLHS] US Airways Croup flight attendants voted to strike if the carrier throws out a labour contract to secure US$l5O million in job, wage and benefit reductions. Members of the Association of Flight Attendants voted to authorise a strike in whichBloomberg - 421 words
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300 2004-12-15 26 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Jetstar Asia, the international budget unit of Qantas Airways, said it expects to make a profit in one to two years. The Singapore-based airline, which on Monday started flights to Hong Kong, will be profitable "within aBloomberg - 300 words
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Article1947 2004-12-15 26 CITY FLIGHT ETA FLIGHT ETD Darwin AF8087 1855 A***** 2235 Adelaide 8A7381 1855 LH9770 2245 BA QF81 18S5 LH9771 1855 SQ229 2245 n. L..I OF81 1855 Delhi SQ407 0440 IC858 1145 S0230 1855 AI480 0730 AI481 1355 Ahmedabad SQ46l l420 SQ462 0220 4tsI Amsterdam SQ323 06451,947 words
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Article, Illustration732 2004-12-15 26 SIA to keep fuel surcharges, face up to challenges from low-fare airlines Bloomberg [BANGKOK) Singapore Airlines and Asiana Airlines, two Asian members of the 15-airline Star Alliance, said global demand for air travel is expected to expand by aboutBloomberg; AFP FILE PHOTO - 732 words
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Article, Illustration525 2004-12-15 26 AFP [CEßGY, France] Air France has been exonerated from any responsibility for the crash of one of its Concorde supersonic airliners in 2000, a legal source said on Monday, on the eve of the handing over of the final investigative report into theAFP; AP FILE PHOTO - 525 words
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210 2004-12-15 26 VEN SREENIVASAN - By VEN SREENIVASAN [SINGAPORF] In a move which significantly enhances the range of services that it can provide in China, Singapore Airlines Cargo has been awarded dangerous goods permit by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). The permit given by the Central210 words
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615 2004-12-15 27 DONALD URQUHART - Bunge will expand storage facilities to meet growing Asean demand By DONALD URQUHART [SINGAPORE] In a bid to meet rapidly growing demand for soybean meal worth an estimated US$l.46 billion annually within Asean, Bunge Agri--4 business Singapore Pte Ltd yesterday signed a615 words
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Article, Illustration513 2004-12-15 27 Breached tank had only 41,138 gallons of fuel; few animals found affected AP [ANCHORAGE, Alaska] US Coast Guard officials said an oil and fuel spill from a freighter that broke in two when it ran aground off Alaska's coast probably amounted toAP - 513 words
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Article, Illustration40 2004-12-15 27 [JAKARTA] Indonesian sailors bringing to Jakarta suspected pirates arrested for attacking a Singaporean ship in Karimata Strait on Sunday. Piracy plagues the region's waters, especially in the Malacca Strait, the world's busiest sea-lane. REUTERSREUTERS - 40 words
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336 2004-12-15 27 AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia must simplify tariffs, cut red tape and make local ports duty-free if it wants compete with major hubs like Hong Kong and Singapore, a report said yesterday. The Federation of Malaysian Port Operating Companies chairman G Gnanalingam toldAFP - 336 words
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187 2004-12-15 27 Bloomberg [LONDON] Overseas Shipholding Group, the largest US-based oil tanker owner, agreed to buy Stelmar Shipping for US$B43 million to add smaller vessels with more stable rates. Overseas Shipholding, based in New York, will pay US$4B a share in cash, an 8.3 perBloomberg - 187 words
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Article302 2004-12-15 27 SGX '000 Dec 14 SS *1- Vol CH Offshore 0.37 unch 641 Chuan Hup 0.63 0.01 832 Cosco Corporation 1.05 0.08 ***** CWT Distribution 0.56 unch 32 Ezra Hldgs 1.16 0.01 83 Freight Links 0.09 unch 99 Grand Banks Yacht 0.95 -0.04 5 Jaya Holdings ....1.01 unch 504302 words
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775 2004-12-15 27 DAVID HUGHES - STRAIT TALK By DAVID HUGHES OVER the past few weeks, International Salvage Union (ISU) president Hans van Rooij has been addressing forums worldwide, hammering home the message that we need a viable global salvage industry. That message has become more relevant after the recent container775 words
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Article522 2004-12-15 28 EDITORIAL SOON after news of the financial disaster at China Aviation Oil surfaced last month, the SGX cautioned against tarring all China-related companies with the same brush. "It's not about Chinese companies...," said a spokeswoman from the exchange. "Any company can go wrong, so we522 words
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Article, Illustration768 2004-12-15 28 FRANK CHING - THE BOTTOM LINE FRANK CHING THE unexpected defeat of President Chen Shui-bian's pro-independence forces in Saturday's legislative elections in Taiwan has created a situation that may finally be conducive to the resumption of cross-straits talks. If, as widely predicted, pro-independence legislators had768 words
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Article, Illustration903 2004-12-15 28 ANTHONY ROWLEY - Japan's recent changes to its defence policy has put a dent in the region's sense of security ANTHONY ROWLEY Tokyo Correspondent TENSION among major powers in North-east Asia over security issues continues to ratchet up and it jumped at least several notches last week when JapanAFP - 903 words
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Article125 2004-12-15 28 'This is the business of wants, not needs. Our customers feel it's all right to be hedonistic, especially at holiday time.' Sudha Chinniah, a salesman at a top men's store in New York, acknowledging core truths of the garment trade 'Lenovo hasn't had a particularly successful track125 words
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349 2004-12-15 29 Ricky Ang - LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Ricky Ang Group Managing Director and CEO Panpac Media Group Limited WE refer to Joyce Koh's article titled "Auston's accounting problems referred to CAD" (BT, Dec 14). Panpac Media Group Limited completed the acquisition of a 78 per cent349 words
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211 2004-12-15 29 Joel Kornreich - Joel Kornreich Business Director Sales, Distribution and Marketing Citibank Singapore WE write in response to the letter "Why the contradiction, Citibank?" by VN Ratnam (BT, Dec 9) with regards to Citibank's Singapore Dollar Time Deposit advertisement in The Business Times on Dec 6. We211 words
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Article, Illustration930 2004-12-15 29 SHADA ISLAM - Turkey has been knocking on the EU's door for over 40 years, but emotion and prejudice have kept Ankara outside the gates SHADA ISLAM Brussels Correspondent SIX months after the European Union expanded to the east, the bloc's leaders meeting in Brussels this week are expected to930 words
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Article1454 2004-12-15 29 STRAITS TIMES INDEX STOCKS Stock name Wt Close Change Stock name Wt Pose Change Allgreen 50c 0 29 1.050 +0.010 NOL 2 09 2.940 +0.040 BIL Intl US20c 0 44 0.950 +0.005 OC8C 9 86 13.200 +0.200 CapitaLand 1.36 2 040 +0 040 Parkway H 25c 0 68 1 4601,454 words
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Article10194 2004-12-15 30 SGX MA1NB0ARP 52-Wk Tel Last Vol Day Last Quote GrOiv Div GrYW Net MCap High Low Code Company Sale COOP) High Low Buyer S*Htf Cvr P/E SwiH 255 5.5 5716 1st Software 5c 6.5 unch 450 6.5 6.5 6 6.5 263 34 5 15 5 3148 8TelecomUS2c 16.510,194 words
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Article, Illustration525 2004-12-15 37 SAMUEL EE - By SAMUEL EE CHINA may be Asia's fastest growing vehicle market but Asean will remain the largest for at least the next couple of years, says an Asia Pacific automotive expert. Torsten Kaehlert, senior relationship manager Automotive Industry Asia Pacific at Deutsche Bank,FILE PHOTO - 525 words
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Article, Illustration505 2004-12-15 37 SAMUEL EE - How will the Proton car fare against its competitors when it is launched next year? SAMUEL EE looks at the players in the thriving market SAMUEL EE ROTON is set to enter the increasingly popufig lar budget mini segment later next month when505 words
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Article1191 2004-12-15 38 LIM GEK KHIM,RUSSELL AUBREY - YOU AND THE TAXMAN LIM GEK KHIM and RUSSELL AUBREY examine the tax treatment of forex gains and losses LIM GEK KHIM,RUSSELL AUBREY By ERNST YOUNG IN today's economy, where the world is the marketplace, most companies will have some transactions in a foreign currency. Any fluctuations inBy ERNST & YOUNG - 1,191 words
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Article, Illustration411 2004-12-15 38 Chua Boon Lee - By Chua Boon Lee Standard Poor's Associate, Fund Services A weekly highlight of the top fund sectors over a 12-month period. Data from Standard Poor's Fund Services. Fund profile* There was a sUbtte drift in the pnMeof Singapore's unit trust intone in the •istll months411 words
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Article, Illustration1058 2004-12-15 39 MICHAEL PREISS - MONEY MATTERS must come up. Thailand went from emerging markets darling in 2003 to last place in 2004. But all the numbers now point to the country racing ahead of the curve again MICHAEL PREISS WHAT a difference a year can make. From the world's third bestAFP - 1,058 words
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