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Title Section13 2005-03-09 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES Wednesday, March 9,2005 siNGArewiiWi 'online at http://business-times.asial.com.sg MICA (P) 089/03/200513 words
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Article, Illustration834 2005-03-09 1 JOYCE KOH - ACCS investors bid up stock but SingPost falls on dividend worries By JOYCE KOH [SINGAPORE] Investors were split yesterday on Sing Post's surpHse move to buy into troubled mobile phone services provider Accord Customer Care Solutions (ACCS). On the Sing Post side, sellers wiped 2.2834 words
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Article139 2005-03-09 1 sn 2.160.63 (-5.49) ST INDEX FUTURES 2,168.00 (-2.00) siMsa 255.70 (-0.26) SIMSa FUTURES 255.90(40.10) MARKETS Tuesday Chang* KLSECOMP 897.50 >632 NIKKEI 225 11,886.91 -38.45 HANG SENG 13.881.71 +109.76 SET INDEX 722.60 -14.82 JAKARJACOMP 1.114.21 +8.91 MANILA COMP 2.149.06 -17.04 SEOUL COMP 1.000.28 -7.22 SHENZHEN B 273.71 >8.84 BOMBAY139 words
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457 2005-03-09 1 SAMUEL EE - BT exclusive By SAMUEL EE [SINGAPORE] Car racing will return to Singapore. Work on a permanent track costing at least US$l5 million starts soon at Tuas, confirming an earlier BT report. A site of more than 50 acres near Asia Pacific Breweries on457 words
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TOP STORIES
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Article, Illustration640 2005-03-09 2 JEAN CHUA - Logistics in hosting annual meetings will be enormous By JEAN CHUA [SINGAPORE] Singapore will spend US$6O-US$BO million to host the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank annual meetings in September next year, when more than 16,000 visitors amongBRYAN VAN DER BEEK/ST - 640 words
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Article, Illustration672 2005-03-09 2 RAJU CHELLAM - By RAJU CHELLAM [SINGAPORE] The government has unveiled an allencompassing technology blueprint for the next decade. It wants the private sector to work with R&D institutes at home and abroad to make Singapore a nation powered by three key me-ga-technologies: infocommunications, biotechnology, and672 words
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Article86 2005-03-09 2 IN the report "HDB flats to be designed, built, sold like private ones" (BT, March 8), we said the site for the pilot project will be put up for tender via the Reserve List under the Government Land Sales programme. This is not correct. As the design, build and86 words
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Article745 2005-03-09 2 S'pore start-ups on a mission in Silicon Valley NINETEEN Singapore high-tech start-ups are on a mission to California's Silicon Valley to raise the profile of the local industry and garner venture capital dollars to develop and market their products and ideas. The National University of Singapore's Venture Support745 words
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602 2005-03-09 4 DANIEL BUENAS - S'pore start-ups on a mission in Silicon Valley They hope to woo venture capital for their products By DANIEL BUENAS [SINGAPORE] Nineteen Singapore high-tech startups are on a bold mission to California's Silicon Valley to raise the profile of the local industry and, hopefully, raise venture capital dollars to develop602 words
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652 2005-03-09 4 KAREN HO - Drew Napier partners sued by retired Indon businessman He alleges their negligence led him to being ordered to pay more than $6m By KAREN HO [SINGAPORE] Forty-two partners of law partnership Drew Napier, as it stood in 1995, have been sued by a retired Indonesian businessman alleging negligence and breach652 words
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Article, Illustration690 2005-03-09 4 SIOW LI SEN - But question is when, and by how much, it will finally hike rates By SIOW LI SEN [SINGAPORE] As the wholesale interest rate climbs to 2 per cent, home buyers can take comfort that DBS Bank with its mountain of cheap deposits690 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article, Illustration794 2005-03-09 5 WONG WEI KONG - HOCK LOCK SIEW By WONG WEI KONG SO THE market has delivered its judgement on Singapore Post's investment in troubled Accord Customer Care Solutions (ACCS). While the deal is seen as good for ACCS, investors are less sure about how it would794 words
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602 2005-03-09 5 SIOW LI SEN - By SIOW LI SEN UNIT trust holders both here and in the United States investing in one of several DBS Asset Management funds wake up today to find that they own 9.31 per cent of troubled Citiraya Industries Ltd. It had been602 words
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Article, Illustration248 2005-03-09 5 DALENA LEE - By DALENA LEE THE Ascott Group has made further inroads in Bangkok's central business district, securing the management of a prime serviced residence off Sathorn Road, the city's main financial district. Expected to be launched in July as Somerset Park Suanplu after renovation works248 words
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310 2005-03-09 5 SIOW LI SEN - By SIOW LI SEN WEE Poh Holdings has entered into restructuring debt agreements with its three creditor banks, under which it will issue shares to give them a stake of about 13 per cent in its enlarged capital. Two agreements were worked out last310 words
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Article, Illustration388 2005-03-09 6 RONNIE LIM - By RONNIE LIM WITH crude prices nudging US$54 yesterday and close to all-time highs, oil traders here said tight controls implemented late last year after the China Aviation Oil trading fiasco will help prevent another such episode locally. Also, one result ofREUTERS - 388 words
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Article, Illustration677 2005-03-09 6 MICHELLE QUAH - It is offering 113m shares at 22 cents each, with 49m new shares and 64m vendor shares By MICHELLE QUAH CHINA-BASED Sunpower Group which counts China's top state oil refiner, Sinopec, as one of its major customers has launched its initial public offering for aZAOBAO - 677 words
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Article, Illustration397 2005-03-09 6 Bloomberg NEPTUNE Orient Lines Ltd (NOL), Asia's second-larg-est shipping line by capacity, transported 24 per cent more cargo in January compared with last year, boosted by increased global trade. The company's container shipping unit, APL, carried 215,300 40-foot containers in the Jan 1Bloomberg; FILE PHOTO - 397 words
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Article133 2005-03-09 6 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian conglomerate Sime Darby Bhd said yesterday the development of a 715 megawatts power plant in Singapore will be delayed as it has yet to conclude a deal to transport gas to the plant. Sime's unit Island Power Holdings Pte Ltd isReuters - 133 words
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Article, Illustration600 2005-03-09 7 MICHELLE QUAH - Revenues rise 39% to $1.46b as all product segments register growth By MICHELLE QUAH IN its very first earnings announcement, recentlylisted Olam International has reported a 55 per cent jump in net profits for the half-year ended Dec 31, 2004. The multinational supplier600 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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75 2005-03-09 7 SESDAQ-listed Teamsphere has completed its acquisition of the entire issued and paid-up capital of Asia Paragon International from Best Decade Holdings. As this acquisition will inject Deiong Steel, an integrated steel mill, into the company, the name of Teamsphere will also be changed to75 words
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64 2005-03-09 7 PSL Holdings said yesterday it has established a wholly owned subsidiary in Sri Lanka. The unit, known as PSL Engineering, will provide engineering services there. The incorporation of the subsidiary is not expected to have any material impact on the consolidated results64 words
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76 2005-03-09 7 SINGAPORE Technologies (ST) Electronics yesterday announced that its subsidiary, Agilis Communication Technologies, has been awarded a contract by Israel Aircraft Industries-ELTA Systems to supply a US$1.04 million VSAT (Very Small Aperture Terminal) network system for transmitting real-time battlefield information. ELTA is an Israeli defence company76 words
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74 2005-03-09 7 ASIAPHARM Group yesterday announced that its subsidiary, Shandong Luye Pharmaceutical Co, has obtained national patent rights from the Chinese state intellectual property authorities for Arginine Aescinate as well as the technical and manufacturing know-how for the compound, which is used in the manufacture of74 words
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77 2005-03-09 7 SEMBCORP Gas (SembGas) said the move to transfer ownership of its gas pipeline and gas transportation, as reported in BT yesterday, will not have much financial impact provided the compensation is fair. The company said it is committed to act in the best interests of77 words
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41 2005-03-09 7 KOH Brothers Group has appointed Ethel Low Puey Lee as joint company secretary with effect from yesterday. Ms Low is also the chief financial controller of the group. Lee Suyin remains as secretary of the company.41 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration879 2005-03-09 8 LARKY WEE - CURRENCIES And things could get worse before they get better LARKY WEE Senior Correspondent THE good news is that the US dollar has managed to remain on the right side of some key supports highlighted in this column a fortnight ago, but879 words
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Article, Illustration233 2005-03-09 8 JOYCE KOH - Compiled by JOYCE KOH ftilnul I in r iicpiiRre WNm Lines March 8 dose: $4.08 CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON, March 8 NOL is still cheap on 2005E earnlings. We always believed 200$ would be a good profit year. For some time, we believed consensus expectations for 2005 earningsSource: Bloomberg - 233 words
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Article, Illustration405 2005-03-09 8 R SIVANITHY - STOCKS R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent IT probably speaks volumes about the state the local maFket finds itself in that one penny stock, Accord Customer Care Solutions (ACCS), can play such a central role in daily trading as it has in the past fortnight It's also interesting405 words
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TRADES TO WATCH
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Article, Illustration157 2005-03-09 8 WEE Investments continued to build up its holding in Haw Par Corp, this time buying 110,000 shares on the open market at $5.27 per share. Monday's purchase raised its direct stake in Haw Par to 17.28 per cent, from 17.23 per cent. The157 words
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62 2005-03-09 8 A DIRECTOR of a Cosco Corp subsidiary sold 81,000 shares on the open market last Thursday, at $1.53 per share. Lee Fook Choy, who is a director at Cosco Marine Engineering (Singapore), saw his stake in the shipping company pared to 0.348 per cent from62 words
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85 2005-03-09 8 MICHELLE QUAH - Compiled by MICHELLE QUAH GUTHRIE GTS executive chairman Putra Masagung's deemed shareholding increased to 18.54 per cent from 18.50 per cent on Monday, after 410,000 shares were bought on the open market at an average price of 20.5 cents each through a Raffles Nominees85 words
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Article, Illustration375 2005-03-09 8 LIM SAY BOON, KEN TAI - CHART POINT By LIM SAY BOON, KEN TAI OCBC Investment Research EXERCISE great caution ahead. The Singapore market is teasing us with the prospect of higher levels immediately ahead but such a move is fraught with risk. The charts are sending us conflicting375 words
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Article, Illustration423 2005-03-09 8 OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES Mar 8 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS -309.00 +121.00 BT CADI -*****.00 -83.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -31.00 All-SG Equities 558.59 -0.45 SG Equities Elect 142.77 -1.22 SG Equities Fin 1622.90 +2.36 SG Equities Prop 557.04 -2.48 SiMSCI 255.70 -0.26 SiMSCI Futures 255.90 +0.10 MOST ACTIVE STOCKS VOLUME423 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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Article, Illustration526 2005-03-09 9 CHUANG PECK MING - IN PARLIAMENT But government can do more for small businesses, says Lim Hng Kiang Reports by CHUANG PECK MING THE government is not budging it still refuses to have a single agency devoted to the cause of small businesses despite persistent calls for one.FILE PHOTO - 526 words
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Article482 2005-03-09 9 JEAN CHUA - By JEAN CHUA THE Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources has released Singapore's first "State of the Environment" report, a 113-page review of the country's policies, present conditions and challenges ahead. Singapore has done well as a nation in terms of our environment, said Minister482 words
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Article, Illustration338 2005-03-09 9 AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY - The Web-based system will boost customer efficiency By AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY INDIAN information technology company Satyam Computer Services has implemented a new Webbased geographical information system (WGIS) for land management, planning and marketing for JTC Corporation which JTC says has increased its customer service338 words
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199 2005-03-09 9 THE Housing Development Board (HDB) yesterday announced some changes in rules that should help Singaporeans with non-citizen spouses to set up their family here. Singapore citizens whose spouses are neither Singapore citizens nor Permanent Residents can now buy any type of HDB resale199 words
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359 2005-03-09 9 SINGAPORE needs to shed its miserly ways and spend more on research and development, if it wants to compete in the big league, according to Minister of Trade and Industry Lim Hng Kiang. "In the past we had been fairly frugal,359 words
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Article, Illustration297 2005-03-09 10 LIZA LIN - By LIZA LIN FANS have much to cheer about as Singapore gets ready to play host to two world-class rugby events in a rugby extravaganza in April. Not only will Singapore host the Standard Chartered Sevens Singapore 2005 men's tournament for the297 words
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513 2005-03-09 10 But Perc notes the issues posed by the wide gap between govt and its critics SINGAPORE remains by far the least corrupt country in Asia, but the rating has gone down for a second straight year. Political and Economic Risk Consultancy's (Perc) latest513 words
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352 2005-03-09 10 [HONG KONG] Corruption in Asia is as endemic as it was a decade ago but China is where it could potentially cause the most damage, a survey by the Hong Kongbased Political and Economic Risk Consultancy (Perc) shows. "China's growing economic352 words
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232 2005-03-09 10 THE new one-year loss carry-back tax provision unveiled in this year's Budget may not reach out to the most needy of small and medium enterprises (SMEs), according to Gan Kwee Li an, KPMGTax Services' tax director. "As Singapore has a partial tax-exemption232 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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Article, Illustration578 2005-03-09 11 Tough for current account if net investment income negative: analysts Reuters [NEW YORK] The ongoing decline in US net investment income suggests that further weakness for the dollar lies ahead, analysts say. "I expect that will become a drag on the currentReuters; AFP - 578 words
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339 2005-03-09 11 AFP [FRANKFURT] The International Monetary Fund (IMF) believes that the European Central Bank (ECB) should not raise its key interest rates while economic growth in the 12-country eurozone remains so anaemic, the Financial Times Deutschland reported yesterday. At theAFP - 339 words
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515 2005-03-09 11 ANTHONY ROWLEY - Finance minister's words complicate outlook for stocks By ANTHONY ROWLEY in Tokyo THERE were fresh twists yesterday to what some have termed the "mystery of the rising Tokyo stock market" as a raft of conflicting indicators gave different impressions of where Japan's economy515 words
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495 2005-03-09 11 Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] India's Budget for the financial year starting April 1 is "disappointing" and offers "no major incentives to overcoming" economic problems, Stephen Roach, chief economist at Morgan Stanley, wrote in a report. The Budget presented by Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Feb 28Bloomberg - 495 words
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Article, Illustration1073 2005-03-09 12 S JAYASANKARAN - Amin Shah's prized RM24b Navy deal now a weight in his falling fortunes By S JAYASANKARAN ii| Kuala Lumpur RJVE years ago, Malaysian Paessman Amin Shah r Shah shipped two dexiissioned Zwaardvissubmarines from Holto his naval dockyard i& Lumut, Perak for US$lO pillion.FILE PHOTO - 1,073 words
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633 2005-03-09 12 PAULINE NG - By PAULINE NG in Kuala Lumpur INTER-COMPANY loans and advances have always been a bane of the Malaysian stock exchange. Yesterday, attempts by conglomerate Malayan United Industries (MUI Industries) io settle its RM1.62 billion (***** million) worth of in-ter-company advances proved just633 words
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NOTE BOOK
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94 2005-03-09 12 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] CLP Holdings Ltd, Hong Kong's biggest utility, hired three banks to arrange a loan to help fund its As 2 billion (552.6 billion) purchase of Singapore Power Ltd's Australian gas and electricity assets. The Hong Kong power company plansBloomberg - 94 words
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75 2005-03-09 12 Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesia's second-biggest lender, PT Bank Central Asia Tbk, reported yesterday a 34 per cent increase in 2004 full-year net profit to 3.2 trillion rupiah (***** million). That figure was accompanied by a 24 per cent increase in net interest income,Reuters - 75 words
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95 2005-03-09 12 Reuters [SINGAPORE] India's privately managed Bank of Rajasthan plans to offer a 5 per cent preferential stake to France's Societe Generale, the Indian bank's deputy managing director Vinod Juneja said yesterday. The bank, based in Jaipur in north-west India, is issuing sharesReuters - 95 words
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421 2005-03-09 12 Reuters, Xinhua [JAKARTA/KUALA LUMPUR] Indonesian forces have put a battalion of marines on standby for deployment to disputed and potentially oil-rich waters off Borneo island, turning up the heat on Malaysia's claim to the area. Indonesia's military, which has dispatched warships andReuters,; Xinhua - 421 words
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Article2191 2005-03-09 12 *01 FS8M 1.15 -0.01 123 MAA Holdings 4.98 -0.07 207 PuncakNiaga 3.68 0.03 590 Marl KM W- fOOO) FTEC Resources .0.36 0.01 283 MagnaPrima 1.53 0.07 2 Putera Capital _1 130 0.03 364 Furqan Bus. Org. .0-32 -0.01 660 MagniTedi 1.24 unch 1438 PWEInd. 3.51 0.022,191 words
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Article, Illustration547 2005-03-09 13 JEAN CHUA - CHINA INSIGHT Measures that didn't slow runaway growth last year won't do so this year JEAN CHUA Reporter ON Saturday, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao announced that the government will try to slow GDP growth to 8 per cent in 2005 after the economy last547 words
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423 2005-03-09 13 Reuters (HONG KONG] Hong Kong Chief Executive Tung Cheehwa has confirmed resignation plans to top aides, the South China Morning Post reported yesterday. Mr Tung told members of his cabinet and other senior officials on Monday that he had decided to step down and thatReuters - 423 words
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Article, Illustration449 2005-03-09 13 Reuters [GENEVA] Chinese industry's growing attraction for foreign investors is helping high-technology manufacturers elsewhere in East and South-east Asia to draw in more investment themselves, a UN-backed study said on Monday. According to the study, issued in summary by the world body's trade andReuters; BLOOMBERG - 449 words
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199 2005-03-09 13 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Hutchison Telecommunications International Ltd, which operates mobile networks from Hong Kong to. Paraguay, scrapped a 12 billion rupee (***** million) purchase of an Indian cellular network operator. Hutchison Telecom didn't give a reason for cancelling the purchase of Aircel Ltd andBloomberg - 199 words
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432 2005-03-09 14 Battle for prized uranium, nickel producer set to hot up, say analysts Reuters [MELBOURNE] Global mining firm BHP Billiton made a A 59.2 billion (5511.9 billion) cash bid for Australia's WMC Resources yesterday, topping a hostile offer from Xstrata pic. Anglo-SwissReuters - 432 words
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Article, Illustration281 2005-03-09 14 AP [NEW YORK] A beaming Martha Stewart praised her employees on her first day back at work on Monday and told the cheering workers who welcomed her that she thought of them every single day of her five months in prison. "All ofAP; AFP - 281 words
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Article371 2005-03-09 14 Reuters [CAMBRIDGE] Two and a half years after the implementation of a sweeping set of corporate governance reforms in the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the corporate sector is wondering whether the costs are greater than the benefits. The act calls for more accountability and transparency in US firms. ButReuters - 371 words
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Article, Illustration545 2005-03-09 14 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Wall Street's top bosses got their largest pay packages since 2000 after the Ave largest independent securities firms posted record profits last year. They also received more restricted stock. Merrill Lynch's Stanley O'Neal was the best-paid forBloomberg; Source: Bloomberg - 545 words
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364 2005-03-09 14 Reuters [PARIS] Keeping his cards close to his chest has paid off for Euronext's tactical CEO Jean-Francois Theodore as he courts the London Stock Exchange (LSE). On Sunday, his rival. Deutsche Boerse chief Werner Seifert, buckled under a shareholder mutiny and withdrew hisReuters - 364 words
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Article, Illustration234 2005-03-09 14 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] International Business Machines Corp (IBM) gave chief executive officer Sam Palmisano a 24 per cent pay increase to US$lB million last year because the world's biggest computer company gained market share in key businesses. Mr Palmisano received aBloomberg - 234 words
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WORLD WATCH
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92 2005-03-09 14 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Disk diver maker Seagate Technology forecast third-quarter profit of 36 cents a share, exceeding analyst estimates, on demand from consumer electronics and storage systems companies. Sales will rise 35 per cent to US$l.B7 billion in the period ending April 1, the company said.Bloomberg - 92 words
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87 2005-03-09 14 AP (DALLAS] Texas Instruments Inc narrowed its outlook for first quarter profit and sales because of lower-than -expected demand for a display technology used in televisions and projectors. A post-market release on Monday said its customers had expected more robust end-of-year sales of itsAP - 87 words
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88 2005-03-09 14 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Insurance giant American International Group said chairman Maurice Greenberg received a subpoena from New York attorney-general Eliot Spitzer regarding policies that may help companies smooth earnings. AIG said on Feb 14 that it had got subpoenas from Mr Spitzer and the USBloomberg - 88 words
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54 2005-03-09 14 AFP [SYDNEY] Winemaker Southcorp yesterday said it was prepared to merge its operations with Foster's wine-making business as an alternative to having the Australian beverages giant swallow it outright. Southcorp chairman Brian Finn also reiterated his board's opposition to an As3.l billion (Ss4 billion) hostileAFP - 54 words
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Article, Illustration616 2005-03-09 15 Ouster of CEO may signal end to corporate tolerance of indiscretions LAT-WP [LOS ANGELES] The forced resignation of Boeing Co chief executive Harry Stonecipher over an extramarital affair with an employee may signal an end to corporate America's willingness to ignore the sexual indiscretionsLAT-WP; ILIO LUDWIG/ST - 616 words
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347 2005-03-09 15 IF the directors have big share options, the chief exmUMtO is lionised in the pratsi and the corporate governance is praised, bail out now: these are among the biggest predictors of corporate fraud, says the Observer of London, citing an347 words
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247 2005-03-09 15 Bloomberg [LONDON] Energy giant Royal Dutch/Shell Group reported on Monday that the company's oil and gas reserves as of 2002 had been overstated by 41 per cent. Its amended annual report, filed on Monday, showed proven oil and gas reserves equivalent to 13.72Bloomberg - 247 words
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Article, Illustration481 2005-03-09 16 It expects US$230b orders as rising incomes boost air travel demand Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Airbus SAS, the world's biggest maker of commercial aircraft, forecast Chinese airlines will purchase 1,790 passenger planes worth US$23O billion by 2023 as rising incomes boostBloomberg; AFP - 481 words
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93 2005-03-09 16 AFP [TAIPEI] Taiwan's leading airline, China Airlines (CAL), said yesterday it will launch passenger flights to Chiang Mai in Thailand, starting the thrice-weekly service on March 29. Chiang Mai would be the airline's third destination in Thailand along with Bangkok and the touristAFP - 93 words
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160 2005-03-09 16 AFP [TOKYO] Japan Airlines (JAL) said on Monday it will expand flights and connections to China. Japan's biggest trading partner, through code-sharing agreements with Chinese carriers. JAL, Asia's biggest airline, said its network would grow to 237 weekly flights to 20 cities in China,AFP - 160 words
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54 2005-03-09 16 Bloomberg [BEIJING] Hainan Airlines Co, whose biggest shareholder is US financier George Soros, is in talks with foreign and domestic investors as it seeks capital to expand, chairman Chen Feng said. China's airlines may buy 2,293 airplanes over the next 20 years worth US$lB3Bloomberg - 54 words
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Article, Illustration506 2005-03-09 16 VEN SREENIVASAN - By VEN SREENIVASAN [SINGAPORE] Last year was the safest year ever for the global airline industry, with just 428 deaths out of the 1.8 billion people who travelled by air, according to the International Air Transport Association (LATA). lATA director generalBLOOMBERG - 506 words
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135 2005-03-09 16 AP [HONG KONG] Dragonair, Hong Kong's No 2 carrier, said yesterday it has expanded a code-sharing agreement with Air China Ltd so that they can sell seats on one another's flights to Beijing. Under the new agreement, effective March 27, passengers flying with Dragonair willAP - 135 words
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349 2005-03-09 16 Reuters [LONDON] British Airways named Willie Walsh as its new chief executive yesterday, raising hopes that the man who revived Irish state-owned carrier Aer Lingus will give fresh impetus to recovery at Europe's No 2 airline. Mr Walsh, a former pilot, willReuters - 349 words
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180 2005-03-09 16 Reuters [SAO PAULO, Brazil] Brazilian budget airline Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes slashed prices as much as 56 per cent on Monday, making an aggressive drive to capture market share from its domestic rivals. G9I said it would cut its fare for the Rio deReuters - 180 words
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518 2005-03-09 17 WTO rules S Korean shipbuilding subsidies illegal after EU complaint Bloomberg, AFP [GENEVA] The World Trade Organization ruled that South Korean shipbuilders illegally benefit from export credits, following a complaint by the European Union, which wants to limit subsidies that have boostedBloomberg,; AFP - 518 words
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204 2005-03-09 17 DONALD URQUHART - By DONALD URQUHART [SINGAPORE] Former master of the oil tanker Prestige which sank off the Spanish coast, causing an environmental catastrophe, has been granted permission to return to his native Greece indefinitely. Capt Apostoulos Mangouras has been held by Spanish authorities first behind bars and then204 words
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Article, Illustration435 2005-03-09 17 Bloomberg [LONDON] Peninsular Oriental Steam Navigation Co, the UK's largest ferry and port operator, posted a second-half loss because of costs to close ferry routes. The shares fell after the company said the disruption to ferry schedules at Calais, France following a bridgeBloomberg; FILE PHOTO - 435 words
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Article, Illustration242 2005-03-09 17 Bloomberg [PRINCETON] Carnival Corp, the world's largest cruise line, said chief executive Micky Arison donated his US$2.4 million bonus out of a total pay package of almost US$9 million to relief efforts for victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami. f Carnival also paidBloomberg; FILE PHOTO - 242 words
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304 2005-03-09 17 DONALD URQUHART - By DONALD URQUHART [SINGAPORE] Operating at 93 per cent of its maximum capacity and unable to handle the today's ultra-large container ships, the Panama Canal must be expanded. said,industry executives who in Panama City. The Panama Authority (ACP) has been studying various modernisation options304 words
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Article758 2005-03-09 17 DAVID HUGHES - STRAIT TALK By DAVID HUGHES LONDON, Singapore, New York, Connecticut, Shanghai, Gibraltar, Hong Kong Panama, Dubai and no doubt many, many other locations, are either major maritime centres or desperately want to become one. There is no easy definition of a "major maritime centre" though London,758 words
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Article286 2005-03-09 17 SGX '000 Mar« SS W- Vol CH Offshore .037 unch 474 ChuanHup .0.73 -0.01 910 Cosco Corporation 1.57 -0.01 3940 CWT Distribution .0.68 unch 0 EzraHldgs 1.05 unch 72 Freight links 0.09 unch 286 Grand Banks Yacht 1.12 -0.01 7 Java Holdings 1.07 0.01 529 K1 Venture .038286 words
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Article541 2005-03-09 18 EDITORIAL ONE of the key issues in the decision on whether to permit integrated resorts (IRs) in Singapore (including casinos) which the government has said it will disclose next month is the economic spinoffs from such projects. A number of academics as well as financial industry541 words
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Article, Illustration899 2005-03-09 18 SEBASTIAN MALLABY - Talk that HP's ousted CEO may be picked to run international body raises serious questions By SEBASTIAN MALLABY LAT-WP FOR sheer slapstick incompetence. 1986 marked a low point in American economic diplomacy. Now there's a small chance that 2005 will match it. InLAT-WP; AFP - 899 words
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Article, Illustration721 2005-03-09 18 FRANK CHING - THE BOTTOM LINE FRANK CHING LAST month, when the United States and Japan for the first time issued a joint statement that mentioned Taiwan as a common security concern, China was furious and accused them of interfering in its internal affairs.721 words
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Article, Illustration1375 2005-03-09 19 JAMES GLANZ - Oil-rich Iraq still imports half its petrol as time, neglect and insurgents sabotage its installations By JAMES GLANZ NYT THE five spindly towers, each 325 feet tall, were silent, with no flames burning at their collapsed and blackened tips. But Abdul Raof Ibraheem, production manager atNYT; REUTERS - 1,375 words
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Article, Illustration619 2005-03-09 19 THANG D NGUYEN - By THANG D NGUYEN YOU might be asking yourself: "Why should anyone read a book on Indonesian law?" It is because navigating the Indonesian legal system is like a walk in an unfamiliar jungle at night. So, if you have to deal withAP - 619 words
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468 2005-03-09 19 K Bhavani (Ms - LETTER TO THE EDITOR K Bhavani (Ms) Press Secretary to the Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts COMPREHENSIVE and objective coverage of regional issues has been one of the strengths of Singapore newspapers. For Singapore to thrive as a cosmopolitan city-state, our people468 words
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Article9629 2005-03-09 20 STRAITS TIMES INDEX STOCKS Stodimmi m Oo— Omoj* Sfdi m Oof Omm Allgrxn 50c 0.30 1.160 -0.010 NOL 2.73 4.080 -0120 BIL Intl US20c 0.49 1.120 OCBC 9.63 13.800 -0 100 C«pmUnd 1.58 2.510 Piflcwty Hldgi 25c 0.74 1.700 -0 040 Chft SwniCond 26c 0.75 1 060 -0.0109,629 words
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Article5699 2005-03-09 21 FINANCE COMMODITIES MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INDICES In local am In S$ In USS dy yr *dy yr *dy Syr My 7 Incten Ch»nq« Changt Chang* Chang* Chang* Chang* World Index Preliminary 878.7 0.4 3.1 0.2 1.7 0.1 2.1 tEAff Pratiminaiv 810.8 03 49 -03 2.5 -03 2.9 Europe 11185,699 words
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Article, Illustration586 2005-03-09 27 SAMUEL EE - Safety is a given for most car makers, but Saab takes a special view of it Reports by SAMUEL EE SOME carmakers may highlight their vehicles' crash test ratings to potential buyers. But at Saab, which like Swedish counterpart Volvo is famed586 words
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Article, Illustration371 2005-03-09 27 THE safety features of a Saab are important enough for more than half of authorised distributor Trans Eurokars' customers to buy one based on those attributes. "Safety is a very important consideration for potential Saab customers," said Ong Lay Ling, managing director Eurokars. "For them, it's usuallyFILE PHOTO - 371 words
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Article, Illustration677 2005-03-09 28 SAMUEL EE - 'Dynamics 3' to showcase new 320i and 325i in special Padang pavilion By SAMUEL EE BMW distributor Performance Motors is pulling out all the stops and spending almost $2 million to launch the new 3-Series sedan at the Padang over two-and-a-Hftlf weeks. A three-storey677 words
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Article, Illustration1246 2005-03-09 29 CHOO ENG CHUAN, CHEONG CHOY WAI - CHOO ENG CHUAN and CHEONG CHOY WAI explain the intricacies YOU AND THE TAXMAN CHOO ENG CHUAN, CHEONG CHOY WAI By ERNST YOUNG EVERY business needs a roof over its head. The question is do you want to own that roof or rent it? YouBy ERNST & YOUNG; Source: Bloomberg - 1,246 words
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261 2005-03-09 29 CHUA BOON LEE - By CHUA BOON LEE STAYING focused on a disciplined asset allocation strategy has not been easy for investors faced with an ever-widening array of choices in the Singapore funds industry. Since the 1980s, many themes have grabbed the fancy of re-turn-starved investors261 words
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Article, Illustration1059 2005-03-09 30 GENEVIEVE CUA - How should a fund manager value a stock such as Citiraya that has been suspended for a period of time? GENEVIEVE CUA gets some views GENEVIEVE CUA NOT so long ago, Singapore equity unit trusts heaved a sigh of relief that they did not holdAFP - 1,059 words
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Article, Illustration554 2005-03-09 30 GENEVIEVE CUA - By GENEVIEVE CUA FOR the first time in a long while, staying in cash may actually be more rewarding than investing in bonds. JP Morgan Private Bank's global head of fixed income Anton Pil believes the risk-return profile of bonds is unattractive at theSource: Bloomberg, Bureau of labor Statists, IPMorgan Securities inc. - 554 words
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1042 2005-03-09 30 CHRISTOPHER TAN - By CHRISTOPHER TAN AFTER my last article arguing for term insurance, I told myself that I would stop writing about insurance and move on to something else. However, due to the recent spat on regular premium investmentlinked policies (ILPs), many have encouraged us1,042 words
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