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Title Section15 2005-08-09 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES Tuesday, August 9,2005 MICA (P) 089/03/2005 SINGAPORE 85 cents online at http://business-times.asial.com.sg15 words
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512 2005-08-09 1 JEAN CHUA - Strong fundamentals enable S'pore to face future with confidence, he says in N-Day speech By JEAN CHUA [SINGAPORE] The economy expanded 4 per cent in the first half of this year and is on track to grow 3.5 to 4.5 per cent for512 words
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714 2005-08-09 1 ANTHONY ROWLEY - Japanese prime minister stakes political future in next month's poll By ANTHONY ROWLEY j in Tokyo JAPAN will go to the polls on Sept 11 after Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi yesterday made good on his threat to call a snap election if714 words
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Article, Illustration173 2005-08-09 1 Compiled by BT Japan** JJy 4,2005: Postal retam package dears lower House of RafSament by five votes Aug 2005: Upper House rejects reform blby 125 votes to KB < IAMNPOST Comprises Japan'Vpostal service* and savings and insurance systems. It has about 25,000 branches employs 400,000 peopleCompiled by BT - 173 words
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Advertisement40 2005-08-09 1 AIR SERVICES S'pore, Jakarta ink deal to expand services PG2 BT ONLINE Access to BT Online is free after 6pm each day. But print subscribers can access our online news anytime. Call 6388-3838 to subscribe and activate your online account.40 words
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Advertisement19 2005-08-09 1 .m -J. SME SPOTLIGHT ■BjfflßnPSP pays off for Jets Technics p■Hi PGII 81! ill Markets Digest on Pg 219 words
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Advertisement113 2005-08-09 1 VIEWS FROM yP&M THE TOP CEOs' wishes for Singapore's 40th m- r M im PROPERTY KL luxury condo Avare going for RM9OO-I,ooopsf PG 28 Singaporeans at work and at play Make sure you get Bfs National Day special section, Land of Opportunity that comes with your paper today Breguet. La113 words
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TOP STORIES
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347 2005-08-09 2 VEN SREENIVASAN - Extra privileges for Garuda and full-service S'pore carriers By VEN SREENIVASAN [SINGAPORE] Singapore and Indonesia yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding on expanded bilateral air services. The pact inked by Transport Ministry permanent secretary Choi Shing Kwok and Indonesia's di-rector-general of air347 words
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Article, Illustration302 2005-08-09 2 Asian specialists share strategies for good investing [SINGAPORE] Some of Asia's leading financial experts will gather under one roof to reveal their strategies for successful investing. And you are invited to be in the audience. "Strategies for Successful Investing" organised by Citibank will302 words
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Article130 2005-08-09 2 sn 2.34&21 (+934) ST INDEX FUTURES 2,335.00 (+9.00) smsa 279.86 (+1.60) SIMSQfUTURES ***** (+0.80) MARKETS Monday Chang* KLSECOMP 948.02 +4j61 NKKEI225 11.778.98 »12.50 HANG SENG 15,108.94 +57.62 SET INDEX ***** +0J1 MKARTACOMP 1.158.59 -15.50 MANILA COMP 1,974.83 -0.77 SEOUL COMP 1.086.64 -2.72 SHENZHEN 8 239.49 +0.96 BOMBAY IND130 words
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Article, Illustration450 2005-08-09 2 CHEN HUIFEN - Presidential aspirant calls his first press briefing to set record straight By CHEN HUIFEN [SINGAPORE] Presidential hopeful Andrew Kuan yesterday came out fighting in his first press briefing since announcing his to run for the presidential ele<steit«iaBt«veek. During the one-hour session at theTERENCE TAN/ST - 450 words
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Article573 2005-08-09 2 27,700 jobs created in second quarter MORE jobs were created and fewer lost in all major sectors of the economy in the second quarter of this year. Total employment rose to more than 2.25 million as 27,700j0bs were added. But the unemployment rate at the end of Q2573 words
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Article, Illustration590 2005-08-09 3 NANDE KHIN - Unemployment rate up a tad at 3.4% from Q1's 3.3% By NANDE KHIN [SINGAPORE] More jobs were created and fewer lost in all major sectors of the economy in the second quarter of this year. Total employment rose to more than 2.25 million as590 words
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465 2005-08-09 3 RONNIE LIM - Pressure from rising crude oil prices is being felt Reports by RONNIE LIM [SINGAPORE] Prices of all oil products except diesel have surged in tandem with crude, which hit a record intraday high of USs6r2.9o a barrel yesterday. Motorists were hit with465 words
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167 2005-08-09 3 [SINGAPORE] A 40 per cent petrol price discount is-land-wide today to celebrate Singapore's 40th birthday? It sounds plausible, given the spirit of the day, and the last big petrol discount of 26 per cent in June. But don't bet on it. An167 words
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Advertisement636 2005-08-09 2 CWT DISTRIBUTION LIMITED (Company Registration No.: *****0496 M) The Directors of CWT Distribution Limited wish to make the following announcements: ANNOUNCEMENT UNAUDITED RESULTS FOR THE SECOND QUARTER ENDED 30 JUNE 2005 Three months Six months ended 30 June ended 30 Jane 2005 2004 2005 2004 SS'OOO SJ'OOO Change SVOOO Ssooo636 words
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VIEWS FROM THE TOP
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Article, Illustration2251 2005-08-09 4 THIS WEEK'S TOPIC What do you wish for Singapore on her 40th anniversary? SINGAPORE has done exceedingly well in the last four decades progressing from Third World to First World status. It is a remarkable achievement in 40 years for a nation without any natural resources and with2,251 words
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Advertisement88 2005-08-09 4 BT CEOs e-Club Members of the BT CEOs e-Club are Singapore's top corporate leaders whom BT editors would like to interact with in an atmosphere of informality and trust This'dub'is a virtual one with interaction mainly via e-mail. Each week, we will invite comments from these top executives on various88 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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516 2005-08-09 5 JOYCE KOH - Sale seen fetching $605 m for firm whose stake will fall to 44.5% By JOYCE KOH TEMASEK Holdings yesterday said that it has placed out shares in Capita Land, cutting its stake in the property giant by 7.5 percentage points to 44.5 per cent in516 words
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Article, Illustration409 2005-08-09 5 Reuters CREATIVE Technology Ltd, whose Nomad and Zen MP3 players aim to compete with Applets iPod, probably swung to a quarterly loss and wrote off unsold stock, after consumer demand softened and stiff competition hit margins. Creative also suffered in the September quarter asReuters - 409 words
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656 2005-08-09 5 SIOW LI SEN - HOCK LOCK SIEW By SIOW LI SEN IT WAS a tiny item in the newspaper stating that Bank Negara had refused to renew the appointment of Sulaiman Abdul Rahman Taib as executive chairman of RHB Capital, Malaysia's third largest banking group. While656 words
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Article, Illustration598 2005-08-09 6 SIOW LI SEN - FINANCIAL RESULTS Profit slid 31% to $100.6 m in Q2, in absence of one-time gain By SIOW LI SEN GREAT Eastern Holdings (GEH) said yesterday its second-quarter earnings fell 31 per cent to $100.6 million, hurt by lower investment income and a dropFILE PHOTO - 598 words
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308 2005-08-09 6 UMA SHANKARI - By UMA SHANKARI DESPITE improved profits from its core business, Orchard Parade Holdings saw an increase in its net loss for the second quarter of this year as it was bogged down by lower contributions from associate Yeo Hiap Seng. The group announced308 words
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OTHER EARNINGS
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Article107 2005-08-09 6 KOREA-BASED, Singapore-listed Pan Ocean Co saw its second quarter 2005 net profits rise by nearly 27 per cent, to US$lOB.5 million on the back of US$7BO.l million in revenue, up 34 per cent over the same period last year. The group's 2005 half-year profits stand107 words
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Article59 2005-08-09 6 CWT Distribution posted a 225 per cent rise in second quarter earnings to $2.3 million and a 9 per cent increase in quarterly turnover to $63.4 million due mainly to contributions from its non-vessel operating common carrier business and logistics services unit. For the first59 words
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Article81 2005-08-09 6 SING Investments 8t Finance posted a 46 per cent rise in first-half earnings to $4 million as its operating revenue for the half year rose 18.1 per cent to $17.2 million. Despite the expected slowdown in economic growth and the continuing competition in the81 words
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Article79 2005-08-09 6 MA1NBOARD-USTED AGVA Corporation registered a first-half net loss of US$93,000, due to a competitive business environment, higher raw material and energy costs, as well as operating costs. This was however buoyed by a 34.1 per cent jump in revenue to US$ 12.29 million, driven by79 words
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Article75 2005-08-09 6 SESDAQ-USTED construction and engineering group BBR Holdings yesterday posted all 9.8 per cent surge in H1 net profit to $1.52 million, resulting in earnings per share of 0.14 cents on a diluted basis. This follows a 39.78 per cent jump in revenue to $58 million.75 words
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241 2005-08-09 6 CHLOE CHOY - By CHLOE CHOY MAINBOARD-LISTED Super Coffeemix Manufacturing has posted positive growth in second-quarter and first-half net profits. For the second quarter ended June 30, it reported al5 per cent jump in net profit to $5 million, following an 8 per cent rise in revenue241 words
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Article303 2005-08-09 7 RACHEL LIN - IPO WATCH Memory product maker hopes to expand in China Reports by RACHEL LIN MALAYSIAN manufacturer of memory products Advance Modules took its first step towards a mainboard listing here, lodging its preliminary prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore yesterday. Advance Modules, which started303 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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84 2005-08-09 7 GREATRONIC yesterday announced that its new chairman, James Hong Gee Ho, has closed his offer to acquire remaining shares in the company which he does not already own. The white knight to the troubled firm had triggered a mandatory conditional cash offer to the84 words
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90 2005-08-09 7 JARDINE Matheson Holdings said its group strategy director Brian Keelan died suddenly on Saturday while on holiday in England. Mr Keelan joined Jardine Matheson in' 2001 after a career in investment banking and was an executive of the group's Hong Kong-based management company. Mr90 words
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80 2005-08-09 7 VIBROPOWER Corporation's UK subsidiary, Indamex, has won a Queen's Award for Enterprise in Britain for its exceptional growth. Since Indamex was bought by VibroPower in February 2002, its sales have risen nearly five-fold. It accounted for $9 million of VibroPower's revenue of $85.15 million80 words
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68 2005-08-09 7 SNP Corporation has bought an extra 1.2 million shares in its Hong Kong-listed subsidiary, SNP Leefting Holdings, for HK$l.54 million (*****,000) in cash. The shares were bought on the open market at an average price of HK$l.3O apiece and will be financed68 words
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54 2005-08-09 7 810-TREAT Technology said it has won a BOT (build-operate-transfer) wastewater treatment project bid for a water treatment facility in Jiangsu Province. The total investment cost of this project is estimated to be about US$lO million, and construction is expected to start at end-2005 and be,54 words
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45 2005-08-09 7 PACIFIC Internet president and chief executive Tan Tong Hai has resigned, effective tomorrow, to pursue new challenges. Mr Tan joined the company in March 2001. and is credited for turning the company around in the first quarter of 2002.45 words
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75 2005-08-09 7 Bernama SINGAPORE-BASED private equity group Hupomone Capital Partners wants to promote its maiden fund, Flagship Capital Fund, more aggressively in Malaysia but without any target figures, Hupomone chief executive officer Chan Kok Pun said yesterday. To-date, Kumpulan Modal Perdana, a Ministry of Finance Inc company,Bernama - 75 words
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203 2005-08-09 7 TWO companies launched their preliminary prospectuses yesterday for an initial public offering here. Local marine electrical products supplier BH Global Marine and Chinese nylon fibre manufacturer China Sky Chemical Fibre are eyeing a mainboard listing. China Sky, which manufactures and supplies203 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration513 2005-08-09 8 TEH HOOI LING - STOCKS Oil and gas as well as previously sold-down stocks like Singapore Telecom are in play TEH HOOI LING Senior Correspondent THE Singapore market snapped back after a three-day correction as investors scooped up more oil and gas stocks, as well as those which have seenSource: Bloomberg - 513 words
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TRADES TO WATCH
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355 2005-08-09 8 IPCO International's substantial shareholder, Chng Gim Huat, has raised his stake in the infrastructure projects, turnkey engineering and construction company. Mr Chng bought 896,000 shares in the open market on Friday, raising his direct stake in the company from 8.44 per cent355 words
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48 2005-08-09 8 9IIHI FERROCHINA'S vice-chairman and chief executive, She Chun Tai, bought 525,000 shares from the open market last Friday for $204,750, or 39 cents each. That has lifted his direct stake in the galvanised steel coil maker from 14.35 per cent to 14.51.48 words
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71 2005-08-09 8 JOYCE KOH - Compiled by JOYCE KOH COSCO Corp's independent director Wang Kai Yuen has pared his indirect interest in the company because of his wife's sale of the company's shares. Mr Wang's wife, Chan Sze Ming, sold 390,000 shares at $2.56 each last Thursday, and 27,000 shares71 words
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Article, Illustration423 2005-08-09 8 OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES Aug 8 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS -55.00 +78.00 BTCAPI -*****.00 +42.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -6.00 AH-SG Equities 600.85 +2.95 SG Equities Elect 137.51 -0.63 SG Equities Fin 16%.04 +7.74 SG Equities Prop 663.32 +1.42 SIMSCI 279.86 +1.60 SiMSCI Futures 278.30 +0.80 MOST ACTIVE STOCKS VOLUME L&M1C423 words
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Article, Illustration910 2005-08-09 8 JOYCE KOH - Compiled by JOYCE KOH Venture Corp August 8 dose: $15.50 DSS VtCKEIS SECURITIES, August 8 VENTURE'S earnings for 2Q05 were just above expectations. On a y-o-y basis, although reported 2Q05 earnings showed a decline, when non-itecurrent gains from the disposed stake in Avaplas and forex gains were excluded,Source: Bloomberg - 910 words
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Article, Illustration384 2005-08-09 8 CURRENCIES Reuters AFP [SINGAPORE] Asian currencies weakened a tad yesterday after a stronger-than-expected US jobs report for July revived expectations that the Federal Reserve would raise interest rates throughout the year, boosting the dollar. The South Korean wort and Taiwan dollarReuters; AFP; BLOOMBERG - 384 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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Article, Illustration481 2005-08-09 9 ANNA TEO - Late MP Harun Abdul Ghani to posthumously get top award By ANNA TEO BUSINESSMAN Kwek Leng Joo, Shell chairman Lee Tzu Yang and Hewlett Packard managing director Paul Chan are among 51 people awarded the Public Service Star in this year's National DayFILE PHOTOS - 481 words
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363 2005-08-09 9 NANDE KHIN - By NANDE KHIN JAPANESE foodies are increasingly prepared to lap up Singaporean produce at home —just as long as it is made quick and easy for them to prepare. And an officially sponsored group from Japan has been spending two weeks here getting363 words
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Article229 2005-08-09 9 TIRED of watching the National Day fireworks on terra firma? ONEIS Marina, the newest marina club on the block, commemorates today with a flotilla of around 10 luxury yachts cruising off Singa Buoy, allowing lucky passengers to view the heavenly pyrotechnics on the water. All229 words
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SME spotlight
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Article, Illustration890 2005-08-09 10 NG JIAK SEE - The cost of going public may tip the balance in favour of other options of raising capital. NG JIAK SEE highlights some considerations NG JIAK SEE DECIDING whether to take your company public is probably one of the most important decisions you need890 words
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Article, Illustration951 2005-08-09 11 WEE LI-EN - Recycling rubbish has become a profitable business for S'pore-listed HK company Jets Technics. WEE LI-EN finds out what led it into the business WEE LI-EN MONEY grows from rubbish, it seems. But only if you know how to turn scrap*tyres and plastic waste into garden furniture,951 words
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419 2005-08-09 11 TEH HOOI LING - By TEH HOOI LING NINE stocks in our portfolio put on such good gains that not only did they make up for the losses in the 12 other stocks in the portfolio, they also helped lift the portfolio's value such that it outperformed419 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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Article589 2005-08-09 12 ANNA TEO - In about-face, economist says that high savings were warranted and restructuring worked By ANNA TEO [SINGAPORE] Investment bank Morgan Stanley which has long been critical of Singapore's high savings and other policies, and generally bearish on its long-term prospects now reckons the country's economic strategies "are589 words
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Article2321 2005-08-09 12 vol General Corp .0.43 -0.01 126 Aug 8 m» *1- (-000) Gentinq .20.50 0.50 685 George Kent .0.62 0.01 56 A M Realty 1.44 unch 0 GHL Systems .0.22 unch 382 At** 0 39 unch 22 GlobetronicsTedi 0.40 0.01 1427 ACP Industries 0.71 undi 0 GlomacBhd 1.61 unch2,321 words
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Article, Illustration470 2005-08-09 12 Continual raising of rates have not slowed spending Bloomberg [NEW YORK] The Federal Reserve's nine straight in-terest-rate increases since June 2004 failed to change one fact: Money is still on sale in America. It's been at least 32 years sinceBloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 470 words
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358 2005-08-09 12 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's industrial output rebounded in June as companies such as Unisem (M) Bhd and Dell Inc produced more semiconductors and laptop computers to fill rising overseas orders. Production at factories, mines and utilities grew 3.4 per cent from a yearBloomberg - 358 words
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MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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378 2005-08-09 13 It's third to express interest after Team Monorail and Cascadia Monorail [KUALA LUMPUR] MTrans Holdings Sdn Bhd, the parent company of monorail operator KL Infrastructure Group Bhd, is keen to participate in the development of a US$l.6 billion second monorail system in the378 words
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Article, Illustration577 2005-08-09 13 SHOEB KAGDA - INDONESIA INSIGHT SHOEB KAGDA Jakarta Correspondent THE Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) turned 38 yesterday and according to Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, the regional grouping can now be associated with "the high noon of maturity and stability". Delivering the Asean Lecture,577 words
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297 2005-08-09 13 [SHANGHAI] Berjaya Sports Toto Bhd (BToto) is believed to have been given the green light to launch 1 Perm, a betting game similar to Pan Malaysian Pools Sdn Bhd's I Box, The Star reported yesterday. Sources told Starßiz the approval297 words
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GREATER CHINA
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537 2005-08-09 14 Deal would mark milestone for BOC as it prepares for 2006 IPO Reuters [SHANGHAI] Four foreign investors will spend US$6 billion for nearly a quarter of the Bank of China (BOC), as the nation's top forex lender prepares a multi-bil-lion-dollar publicReuters - 537 words
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Article, Illustration297 2005-08-09 14 Reuters [SHANGHAI] Chinese search engine Baidu.com has guided 200 of its biggest shareholders to new riches, following a meteoric debut in New York. The ranks of newly wealthy included seven whose holdings exceeded US$lO million, the Oriental Morning Post reported, citing calculations based onReuters; AP - 297 words
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442 2005-08-09 14 Its China partner Huawei named as suitor in report Reuters Bloomberg [LONDON] British telecoms equipment maker Marconi Corp said yesterday it was in early stage talks which could lead to a takeover offer, sending its shares more than 15 per cent higher inReuters; Bloomberg - 442 words
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INDIA
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Article, Illustration394 2005-08-09 15 SBI plans products to retain part of expats 1 deposits Reuters [HYDERABAD] State Bank of India (SBI), India's largest commercial bank, is planning new deposit, insurance and mutual fund products for expatriate Indians to retain some proceeds from a deposit maturing in November. SBI chairman AK Purwar said last SaturdayReuters; BLOOMBERG - 394 words
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432 2005-08-09 15 It starts to offer free-of-cost credit cards to expand market share Bloomberg [MUMBAI] ICICI Bank Ltd, India's biggest lender outside of government control and in which Singapore's investment company Temasek Holdings has a 9 per cent stake, expects to doubleBloomberg - 432 words
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297 2005-08-09 15 Reuters [NEW DELHI] Bharti TeleVentures Ltd, India's top mobile services firm which is 30.8 per cent owned by Singapore Telecommunications Ltd, said yesterday that it aimed to improve customer service by outsourcing its call centre work to four firms in aReuters - 297 words
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200 2005-08-09 15 Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] Reliance Industries Ltd, which owns the world's third-largest oil refinery, found gas between layers of coal in a mine in central India. V K Sibal, head of India's Directorate General of Hydrocarbons, said yesterday. Reliance's field, located inBloomberg - 200 words
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ASIA-PACIFIC
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Article, Illustration595 2005-08-09 16 Purchase would be biggest by foreign firm in China's Net industry: Forbes Bloomberg [HONG KONGI Yahoo! Inc executives yesterday declined to comment on a Forbes report that the company is in talks to buy a 35 per cent stake in Alibaba.com, China'sBloomberg - 595 words
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349 2005-08-09 16 Bloomberg [MANILA] The Philippine government said at least three groups will join bidding on Aug 12 for a 67 per cent stake in Philippine National Bank, a lender jointly owned with Lucio Tan, the nation's second-richest businessman. "A minimumBloomberg - 349 words
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405 2005-08-09 16 Bloomberg [SEOUL] LG Card Co, South Korea's second-largest credit-card issuer, may be sold "soon" to enable creditors to recoup 4 trillion won (556.5 billion) of bailout funds, state-owned Korea Development Bank said. The Seoul-based card company's earnings are improving fast,Bloomberg - 405 words
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Article4822 2005-08-09 16 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS Citi Pan-Europe Equity Find 1.271 CitiSelect Asia Tilt Balanced 1.42/ CitiSetect Asia Tilt Growth 139/ (S>**) OtiSdect Asia Tilt EnhGfth 132/ Star Europe Eqly! 0X111 ciSSHed Global Grow* 1.15/ Star Europe Bond -224/ citi Global Healthcare Ftml 0.9® Ser Ewope Bal UW go Gfc F« Srvcs Fuid4,822 words
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WORLD
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Article, Illustration451 2005-08-09 17 Soaring fuel demand compounded by Mid-East fears Bloomberg AP [NEW YORK] Crude oil rose to an all-time record above US$63 a barrel in New York, as surging fuel demand strains US refineries and on concern about supplies from the Middle East. ExxonBloomberg; AP; AFP - 451 words
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433 2005-08-09 17 NEIL BEHRMANN - Bank reports 20% rise in pretax profit to US$1.3b By NEIL BEHRMANN in London STANDARD Chartered's profits surged in the first half of the year boosted by good Asian performance and the acquisition of Korea First Bank. Its shares soared by 6.5 per433 words
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140 2005-08-09 17 AP [TOKYO] In just four days, one million songs have been downloaded at Apple's new iTunes Music Store in Japan, the fastest pace for the service's launch in any of the 20 nations in which it is now available, including theAP - 140 words
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Article227 2005-08-09 17 Reuters [NEW YORK] Quest Diagnostics Inc said yesterday that it would buy Lab One Inc for US$934 million in cash, broadening Quest's reach in healthcare diagnostic testing. Under the deal, Lyndhurst, New Jersey-based Quest would acquire all outstanding common shares of Lab One forReuters - 227 words
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AVIATION
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Article, Illustration579 2005-08-09 18 US$5b contracts for 42 planes signed, with more orders lined up AFP [BEIJING] Four Chinese airlines have signed contracts to buy 42 of Boeing's new-generation 787 planes worth US$5 billion, with more orders in the works, officials said yesterday. The deal involvedAFP - 579 words
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275 2005-08-09 18 Bloomberg [TOULOUSE, France] Air France-KLM Group, Europe's biggest airline, said passengfer traffic rose 9.2 per cent last month wttavel to North America and Asia increased. The proportion of seats filled grew 3.2 percentage points to 85.2 per cent on a 5.1 perBloomberg - 275 words
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158 2005-08-09 18 Bloomberg [FRANKFURT] Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Europe's second-largest airline, reported a 6.8 per cent increase in July passenger traffic as demand for long-distance flights grew. The carrier filled 77.9 per cent of seats, a 3.4 per-centage-point jump from a year earlier, after boosting capacityBloomberg - 158 words
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314 2005-08-09 18 Bloomberg [SYDNEY] Star Alliance said it's in talks with Air India Ltd, Jet Airways India Ltd and Sahara Airlines Ltd to get one of them to join the world's largest group of airlines, extending its network to the second-most populousBloomberg - 314 words
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Article, Illustration620 2005-08-09 18 Intervention, to force pilots back to work, is imminent Bloomberg [SEOUL] South Korea's government is poised to step in to end a strike by Asiana Airlines' pilots, the third time it's invoking the power since 1969, amid concern the stoppage atBloomberg; AP - 620 words
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Miscellaneous186 2005-08-09 18 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD an Com payment (10) 9 its economy may be in imma- YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION nnwM ture hands! (6,8) Across: 1 Candlelight, 9 Riverside, "TV* 15 Showing no emotion, the 10 Armed, 11 Allies, 12 Bankroll, 9 ones man's innocent (9) 13 Hippos, 15 Hearties, 18 Spins shirt, (b) 15186 words
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Article, Illustration514 2005-08-09 19 Higher East-West trade raises demand for sea freight bolstering shipment rates Bloomberg [TOKYO] Nippon Yusen KK, Japan's largest shipping line, said first-quarter profit rose 27.3 per cent as expanding trade between Asia, Europe and the US increased demand for sea freight and bolstered its shipmentBloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 514 words
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307 2005-08-09 19 Anderimar Shipping News [LONDON] The Ukrainian master of the UK-flag general cargo ship Hoo Tern has been sentenced to four months' jail for having excess alcohol in his breath. Volodymir Dushyn pleaded guilty to the offence, which occurred when he was in command ofAnderimar Shipping News - 307 words
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331 2005-08-09 19 Excluding one-time charge, operating loss narrows Bloomberg [TOKYO] IshikawajimaHarima Heavy Industries Co, Japan's third-largest shipbuilder, said its firstquarter loss more than doubled because of a one-time charge to write down the value of its assets to fcomply with new accounting rules. Ishikawajima's loss widenedBloomberg - 331 words
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190 2005-08-09 19 AFP [HANOI] Vietnam's state-run ship builder will issue bonds worth US$5OO million this year to raise funds for key projects, including the construction of 15 vessels for a British company, officials said last week. "This offer will be launched in the third quarterAFP - 190 words
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95 2005-08-09 19 [LONDON] A consortium of five companies is to study the standardisation of the interface between a secure container and data readers at ports and borders under a European Union-funded programme on securityrelated research projects. The project, which is led by Thales Research and Technology (UK),95 words
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111 2005-08-09 19 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Overseas Shipholding Group, the largest US oil-tanker owner, said second-quarter profit more than doubled as its expanded fleet outweighed a decline in shipping rates. The company's shares soared more than 8 per cent to a record. Net income rose to U*****.2Bloomberg - 111 words
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82 2005-08-09 19 [SINGAPORE] APL and APL Logistics, the container shipping and logistics units of Singapore's NOL Group, have established a new organisation in Turkey to handle their business activities. APL Transportation Logistics Ltd Sti, based in Istanbul and headed by country manager Bindalli Erkorol, took82 words
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Article294 2005-08-09 19 SGX '000 Aug 8 St Vol CH Offshore 0.42 0.01 ***** Chuan Hup 0.93 0.01 4682 Cosco Corporation 2.57 0.02 4831 CWT Distribution 0.68 0.01 84 Ezra Hides 1.51 0.02 1503 Freight Links 0.08 urtch 229 Grand Banks Yacht 0.96 unch 0 Java Holdings. 1.19 0.01 775 K1294 words
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Article524 2005-08-09 20 EDITORIAL JAPAN'S latest Defence White Paper appears to be casting China as the bogeyman for preemptively upgrading its military forces. The White Paper speaks of the need to "carefully evaluate whether the modernisation of China's military forces exceeds the level necessary for its national defence", which seems524 words
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Article, Illustration1028 2005-08-09 20 EDUARDO PORTER - Rising yuan won't lift all boats and may even cost some American jobs By EDUARDO PORTER NYT OVER the last couple of years, a good number of economists, accompanied by a horde of American manufacturers, union leaders and politicians, have calledNYT; PHOTOS: AFP - 1,028 words
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Article, Illustration771 2005-08-09 20 YOGI AGGARWAL - THE BOTTOM LINE YOGI AGGARWAL IF anyone wanted evidence of how antiquated India's urban infrastructure is, the recent floods in Mumbai would have provided plenty of it. Indeed, Mumbai lived through a watery nightmare lasting from over a day in some areas to771 words
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998 2005-08-09 21 JUSTIN BLUM - Government-owned oil firms control 77% of the world's reserves, and are willing to spend more and accept lower returns By JUSTIN BLUM LAT-WP AS the world's thirst for oil increases, governmentcontrolled national oil companies are challenging international firms such as Royal Dutch Shell PLCLAT-WP - 998 words
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Article, Illustration888 2005-08-09 21 ROBERT H FRANK - By ROBERT H FRANK NYT WITH steroid violations and accounting chicanery so much in the news, one begins to wonder how honest individuals still manage to survive at all in competitive domains. Sanctions against violators obviously help, but what about the countlessNYT; REUTERS - 888 words
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293 2005-08-09 21 Ang Hao Yao Singapore - LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Ang Hao Yao Singapore I REFER to your editorial, "Quarterly reporting revisited (BT, Aug 3). The writer listed several arguments against quarterly reporting, including increases in share price volatility, inducement of executives to "manage" profits, and short-termism. As an avid equities293 words
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675 2005-08-09 21 Quek Soo Beng Singapore - Quek Soo Beng Singapore I REFER to the letter, "Estate duty helps tax system to be progressive" (BT, Aug 2), from Han Kok Juan of the Ministry of Finance in response to the article, "Time to put an end to estate duty" (BT,675 words
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Article10042 2005-08-09 22 SGX MAINBOARD 52-Wk Tel Last Vol Day Last Quota GrtMv W* GrYld Nat MCap High low Coda Company Sala COOP) High Low Hiyar Sa»ar Cvr P/t SwJl 10 3 5716 1st Software 5t 3 unch 217 3 3 3 3.5 12.1 31.5 10.5 3148 8TelecomUS2c 11 -0.5 233510,042 words
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Article6436 2005-08-09 23 FINANCE COMMODITIES MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INDICES In local curr In S$ In USS dy Syr dy Syr Sdy Syr Au 9 s lnd«x Change Change Change Change Change Change World Index Preliminary 899.8 -0.7 5.5 -0.8 3.0 -0.9 1.6 EAFE Preliminaty 848.7 -0.5 9.9 -0.8 21 -0.9 0.9 Europe6,436 words
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Article, Illustration461 2005-08-09 28 ALEXANDRA HO - Main selling points are embassy row spot and view of the Twin Towers By ALEXANDRA HO [SINGAPORE] The latest ul-tra-luxurious condominium project to join Kuala Lumpur's fast-developing property market is rising southeast of the capital's iconic Petronas Twin Towers. Facing the461 words
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Article, Illustration248 2005-08-09 28 She takes up post with immediate effect [SINGAPORE] About three months after former chief executive officer Bernard Kong's departure, Sentosa Cove has announced his replacement. General manager of sales and marketing Margaret Goh has been promoted to the top job with immediateCHRIS LOH - 248 words
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223 2005-08-09 28 Reuters [LONDON] British house price inflation slowed to an annual 5.0 per cent in June from 6.0 per cent the month before, government statistics showed yesterday, further evidence that the housing market is cooling gradually. The Office for the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM) saidReuters - 223 words
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Advertisement242 2005-08-09 29 I Taking a trip through time. Looking back at the nation's achievements. The pioneer jaa&K investors. The challenge of building thriving financial markets. The strategies that wF transformed a city-state into a global metropolis. Voices that recall the past and predict a- the future. The talents that will drive it.242 words
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Article, Illustration1677 2005-08-09 30 VIKRAM KHANNA - The biggest challenge facing the Singapore economy today is not boosting economic growth per se, but taming its volatility. VIKRAM KHANNA examines some solutions that offer the best hope for more stable growth STATE OF THE ECONOMY VIKRAM KHANNA IT IS said aCompiled by BT with data from Dept of Statistics - 1,677 words
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Article, Illustration1991 2005-08-09 32 RONNIE LIM - MNCs have helped build the Singapore of today, but as the city develops, some have left even as others reconfigure. How will it play out in the future? RONNIE LIM finds out THE PIONEER INVESTORS RONNIE LIM MULTINATIONALS here like the Singapore economy are in transition. SomePhoto Bloomberg - 1,991 words
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Article, Illustration570 2005-08-09 32 "MANY Singaporeans know that growing the country's economy from what it was 40 years ago to what it is today has not been easy. Through relentless efforts, Singapore today is an economic success story and Hyflux is privileged to be part of the dynamic business landscape that the country570 words
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Article1127 2005-08-09 34 R SIVANITHY - Controversies, crises and a love-hate relationship have all played a part in the history of the local bourse, R SIVANITHY has the details BUILDING THE FINANCIAL MARKETS R SIVANITHY IT'S a daunting task to encapsulate Singapore's stock market development over the past four decades to its1,127 words
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Article, Illustration932 2005-08-09 34 SIOW LI SEN - S'pore banking has come a long way in the course of 40 years. SIOW SEN delves into its past with the help of veteran bankers SIOW LI SEN FORTY years ago, clearing a cheque took one working day. Today, it takes about the same time,932 words
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Article, Illustration325 2005-08-09 34 "1965 marks a significant milestone in the bank's history. That was the year we changed our name from United Chinese Bank to United Overseas Bank. Indonesia's 'Konfrantasi' against Malaysia had severe repercussions on Singapore-Indonesia trade. As a consequence, the bank's trade financing activities were impacted. To overcome the problem,325 words
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Article, Illustration993 2005-08-09 36 HERMAN PHUA - Direct investments abroad have grown from $18b in 1992 to $154b in 2003. And they can only get larger. HERMAN PHUA explains GOING GLOBAL HERMAN PHUA SINGAPORE businesses have come of age over the last decade, proving they have what it takes to break into, and993 words
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Article, Illustration527 2005-08-09 36 "WHAT mattered essentially in the early days of stockbroking was personal contact between broker and client, and a large dose of 'salesmanship'. It was not until 1936 that a serious attempt was made to gather all members of the stockbroking fraternity under a collective, if loose, umbrella, with the527 words
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Article, Illustration1552 2005-08-09 37 CHUANG PECK MING - GOING GLOBAL Singaporeans are showing an increasing willingness to accept overseas postings. Ana it's not just the men who are going, reports CHUANH PECK MING CHUANG PECK MING MORE Singaporeans are taking up jobs abroad and it's not just the men. "There are1,552 words
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Article, Illustration484 2005-08-09 37 "GRADUATES of Singapore University in 1967 faced, at best, mixed prospects. Separation from Malaysia was soon followed by the withdrawal of British troops. Some from my batch chose the civil service. I was soon on my way to Manchester on a Colombo Plan fellowship to train as a town484 words
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Article, Illustration1051 2005-08-09 38 ANNA TEO - A GLOBAL CITY Singapore, ranked among Asia's finest cities, is not taking its status for granted. ANNA TEO reports on its push to become a truly global city ANNA TEO WITH its multi-cultural social landscape and cosmopolitan personality, Singapore is ostensibly a world city. It's highly international,1,051 words
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Article, Illustration1304 2005-08-09 39 GEORGE JOSEPH - The Republic has held its own against foreign challengers on the sea and air fronts, says GEORGE JOSEPH A GLOBAL HUB GEORGE JOSEPH THE challenge to Singapore's longheld position as a transportation hub must be one of the biggest issues the Republic has faced in1,304 words
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Article, Illustration1356 2005-08-09 42 CONRAD RAJ - TALENTS FOR THE FUTURE CONRAD RAJ profiles some young local entrepreneurs who dared to take the path less travelled CONRAD RAJ THE often heard lament here is that there are just not enough entrepreneurs to provide the kind of buzz that Hongkong, for example, has. This isFILE PHOTOS - 1,356 words
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Article616 2005-08-09 42 KALPANA RASHIWALA - By KALPANA RASHIWALA IN THE first 40 years of Singapore's history, the players that dominated the property business were names like Far East Organization, Hong Leong Group and listed arm City Developments, CapitaLand and Keppel Land. But who are some of the newer names who616 words
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Article, Illustration742 2005-08-09 44 MICHELLE QUAH - MICHELLE QUAH profiles the company that plays by its own rules MAKING OF AN ICON MICHELLE QUAH YOU'D be hard-pressed to find someone in Singapore who doesn't know the name Creative Technology and the products it sells such is the reach of the homegrown multimedia company. From the742 words
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Article, Illustration798 2005-08-09 44 WONG WEI KONG - TIGER BEER By WONG WEI KONG TIGER Beer, brewed by Asia Pacific Breweries (APB), must surely rank among Singapore's most recognisable icons. Brewed in seven countries and available in over 60 countries in Europe, the US, Latin America, Australia and the Middle East, Tiger Beer is arguably Singapore's798 words
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Article, Illustration827 2005-08-09 44 WONG WEI KONG - SINGTEL By WONG WEI KONG FEW Singapore companies have a history as rich as Singapore Telecommunications. And few today have a reach that stretches as far and wide as Singapore's biggest listed company. From home-based player to a regional telco, the development827 words
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Article, Illustration520 2005-08-09 44 "I GOT into the insurance business almost by accident. I was in my 20s. In those days there was no training. I was given a book by the then-agency manager. He said, 'Here, read this; see your friends, tell them about it.' We had to struggle, we slowly520 words
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Article, Illustration948 2005-08-09 45 VEN SREENIVASAN - MAKING OF AN ICON The story of SIA is one that the nation can be proud of, says VEN SREENIVASAN VEN SREENIVASAN AT 58 years, Singapore Airlines (SIA) is 18 years older than independent Singapore. After all the accolades it has won, it is hard to948 words
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Article, Illustration820 2005-08-09 45 ARTHUR SIM - RAFFLES HOTEL By ARTHUR SIM FOR a short time, about 15 years, the Raffles Hotel was a Singapore icon. Make no mistake: It has always been an icon; one of the world's best known architectural icons even. But between the late 1980s andBLOOMBERG - 820 words
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342 2005-08-09 45 KELVIN SAM - CAPITALAND By KELVIN SAM A STRATEGIC merger of two complementary businesses Pidemco Land and DBS Land in 2000 led to the birth of Capita Land, ther largest listed property company in S6uth-east Asia. Already a leading property management company and developer in Asia,342 words
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Article, Illustration554 2005-08-09 45 "WHEN my brother and I were growing up we had a special playground. It was the toy department in our family's department store. We spent hours there, surrounded by our favourite playthings. I loved electric trains. During the school holidays in the 1960s I 'worked' at the store for554 words
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Article, Illustration840 2005-08-09 46 GEORGE JOSEPH - MAKING OF AN ICON PSA has weathered changing times and fortunes admirably, reports GEORGE JOSEPH GEORGE JOSEPH IT OPERATES the gateways through which most of Singapore's imports and exports flow from the shirts on our backs to the food on our tables, the computers that run our840 words
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533 2005-08-09 46 RAHITA ELIAS - KEPPEL O&M By RAHITA ELIAS "THIS (rigbuilding) business is not a flash in the pan, not an overnight affair. It requires a persistent application of mission, vision and focus of our strategy," says Keppel Offshore Marine chairman Choo Chiau Beng. The Keppel group's533 words
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Article529 2005-08-09 46 RAHITA ELIAS - CHANGI AIRPORT By RAHITA ELIAS CHANGI Airport has made a name for itself in the international traveller community. Last year alone, it bagged a total of 19 international awards and accolades for its excellent services and facilities. Despite being based in a small nation, it has managed to529 words
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Article500 2005-08-09 46 DONALD URQUHART - SEMBCORP MARINE By DONALD URQUHART ONCE written off as a sunset industry by a country strenuously pursuing a high-tech future, Singapore's shipyards have not only reinvented themselves to stay relevant, but have become important players on the global scene. With order books bursting at the seams and record500 words
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Article, Illustration518 2005-08-09 46 "IN the 1960s and early '70s, competition on the regional and 'kangaroo' routes was limited. Air services to and from Singapore were operated largely as a monoply or duopoly. The air travel and freight market was relatively small, although the rate of growth was beginning to attract attention. A518 words
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Article, Illustration1039 2005-08-09 47 RAJU CHELLAM - DIGITAL AGE RAJU CHELLAM contemplates life in Singapore 2045, when chips rule and you're likely to have a Donut for a girlfriend RAJU CHELLAM The day: Wednesday. The date: Aug 9, 2045. The time: 09:09:09. The place: Tuas, Singapore. YOU are woken up1,039 words
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Article, Illustration826 2005-08-09 48 KENNETH JAMES - DIGITAL AGE Singapore's wholehearted commitment to information and communcations technology has paid off handsomely, KENNETH JAMES traces the country's evolution into an 'intelligent island' KENNETH JAMES IN 1965, Intel Corp co-founder Gordon Moore made a now-legendary prediction which, more than any other forecast, captured826 words
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Article, Illustration660 2005-08-09 48 By ROLAND UM SINGAPORE has certainly earned itself a reputation as a tech-sawy nation with a penchant for acronyms. But instead of the PIE, CTE, SLE and AYE, let's take a drive down the information superhighway, and see how various technologies have blended into the660 words
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Article, Illustration1136 2005-08-09 48 AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY - By AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY SOME important changes are taking place in the technological landscape of Singapore today, which will have a profound impact on how Singaporeans live, play and, more importantly, work in the years to come. It may not be apparent right now, but 10 to1,136 words
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Article, Illustration518 2005-08-09 48 "I RETURNED to Singapore in 1965 after completing my postgraduate studies in engineering and mathematics at Sydney University. My first job in Singapore was with British computer company ICL and I worked in many different capacities as a programmer, systems analyst, sales, and others. A year later, I518 words
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Article, Illustration1344 2005-08-09 49 One of Asia's largest mall owners-cum-managers strives constantly to enhance value for tenants, consumers and investors CAPITALAND Retail's strategy of leveraging on its unique integrated retail and capital management platform has ensured its rapid development into one of Asia's largest mall owners-cum-managers. Capita Land's fluorescent, green1,344 words
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Article, Illustration895 2005-08-09 50 CHEAH UI-HOON - SINGAPORE AT PLAY To look at what Singaporeans ate and where they ate, from Independence till today, is to look at the country's economic history, observes CHEAH UI-HOON CHEAH UI-HOON IN THE beginning, there was hawker food. Shaved ice balls, chilli crab, chicken rice, Katong laksa, chai895 words
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Article, Illustration606 2005-08-09 51 RAPHAEL Millet, author of Le Cinema de Singapour {Paris, 2004) and Singapore Cinema (Singapore, 2005), takes us through 40 years of Singapore's film history: 1960s 1964: Hussain Haniff directs Dua Pendekar (aka Two Warriors), a period drama, almost in the style of Akira Kurosawa. P Ramlee the most famous606 words
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Article, Illustration1528 2005-08-09 51 PARVATHI NAYAR - SINGAPORE AT PLAY From the hazy days of 1960s P Ramlee movies to the glitzy opening of the then controversial $600 million Esplanade theatres in 2002, dramatists, curators, filmmakers and artists share their recollections of the past 40 years in Singapore's arts scene With PARVATHI1,528 words
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Article, Illustration517 2005-08-09 51 "IN THE past, the environment was one of volunteerism. Many of us were hungry for the arts. We had day jobs and rehearsed late into the night. We hoped that one day we could do theatre full-time. Rehearsals were held in corridors, people's houses, void decks, in decrepit517 words
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Article, Illustration2010 2005-08-09 52 CORINNE KERK - SINGAPORE AT PLAY With FJ Benjamin's Nash Benjamin and Raffles Holdings' Jennie Chua as her trusty guides, CORINNE KERK finds out what Singaporeans wore and where they shopped in the last 40 years CORINNE KERK 1960s THE history of shopping and fashion in Singapore has been inextricably linked2,010 words
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Article, Illustration545 2005-08-09 52 THE roots of home video recording were similar to audio tape recording with cumbersome reel-to-reel machines used mostly for education and business as a means to distribute educational or training material. They were basically record-and-play machines without even the most basic features we expect today not even a545 words
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