The Business Times, 15 August 2005

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    17 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES online at http://biisiness-times.asia 1 .com.sg MICA (P) 089/03/2005 SINGAPORE 85 cents Monday, August 15,2005
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  • Article
    Lock icon S'pore pips China in US direct investments
    671 1  -  Republic draws US$6.6b in 2004 while Asia's emerging giant secures US$3.9b By CHUANG PECK MING [SINGAPORE] At a time when China is sucking up the lion's share of foreign direct investments (FDI), Singapore is still holding up well against the emerging giant when
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    Lock icon MARKETS DIGEST
    135 1 MARKETS Week Chge STI .*****0 -35.67 KLSECOMP 937.04 -6.37 NIKKEI 225 *****.68 ....+495.20 HANG SENG *****.95 ....+399.63 SET INDEX 681.95. T -4.06 JAKARTA COMP ...1153.97.. -20.12 MANILA COMP ..2038.10 _....+62.50 TAIPEI TAIEX 6350.90 -95.11 SEOUL COMP 1130.22 +40.86 SHENZHEN B 238.89 +0.36 AUSTALLORD 4431.80 +98.70 DOWJONfS *****.31 +42.28
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    Lock icon Persuasion, not bak kwa, wins Koreans over to S'pore FTA
    880 1  -  By NANDE KHIN [SINGAPORE] Speciallymade it/mc/ji-flavoured bak kwa or barbeque pork may have failed to impress Korean negotiators enough during talks for the KoreaSingapore Free Trade Agreement (KSFTA), but the persuasive skills of the Singapore side in the end succeeded
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    Lock icon KSFTA: Key benefits for S'pore companies
    141 1 Up to 75 per cent of domestic exports from Singapore to Korea valued at $3 billion will enjoy immediate tariff elimination. A further 14 per cent of domestic exports will enjoy tariff-free access to the Korean market over the next 10 years. Main products/industries
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      130 1 ■9fc From Cinderella to ceo VIEWS FROM THE TOP ggg| foreign employment policy FIRST-HALF EARNINGS Profits of 7 property majors up 25% PG4 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
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      9 1 DIRTY MONEY Developing anti-money laundering culture in Asia PG2
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  • TOP STORIES
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      Lock icon Market unfazed by oil, for now
      612 2  -  WALL STREET INSIGHT Analysts, however, are nervous about the impending US$70 a barrel mark, which could well send bulls scattering By ANDREW MARKS in New York RESILIENCE in the face of bad news has become the mark of this summer's bull run. For more
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      Lock icon Developing anti-money laundering culture
      633 2  -  By JOYCE KOH [SINGAPORE] Preventing money laundering can cost banks and financial institutions dear but the potential costs of failure can be devastating, not only to a bank, but to a country. The battle in Asia against dirty money is being stepped up, but many banks
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      Lock icon THREE-MINUTE DIGEST
      345 2 v Property majors H1 net profit up 25% THE total first-half net earnings for seven Singapore property groups, including C*pitaLand, City" Developments and Keppel Land, is about 25 per cent higher than the same period last year. And analysts say this is set to improve further. COMPANY NEWS,
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  • COMPANY NEWS
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      Lock icon Singapore property majors' H1 net profit up 25%
      948 4  -  Outlook set to improve with greater profitability seen in 2006, 2007 By KALPANA RASHIWALA THE total first-half net earnings for seven Singapore property groups is about 25 per cent higher than the same period last year, and this promising outlook can only
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      Lock icon Most companies report good interim earnings
      612 4  -  By VEN SREENIVASAN [SINGAPORE] The trend in generally-positive interim earnings continued this week with most of the 156 reporting companies unveiling good results. However, the growth numbers were not as robust as the previous week. As at last Friday evening, 278 listed companies had
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      Lock icon Solid but underrated
      657 4  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW By VEN SREENIVASAN THE late American comedi.an Rodney Dangerfield used to have a great punchline which went: "I don't get no respect..." The phrase would be a very apt refrain for mainboard-listed crane lessor Tat Hong Holdings. Set up almost three decades ago as
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      Lock icon GK Goh to dish out special 20-cent dividend
      305 5  -  Payout follows sale of brokerage to CIMB; Q2 net jumps Reports by KALPANA RASHIWALA GK Goh Holdings, which substantially completed the sale of its core stockbroking business to Malaysian investment bank CIMB Bhd at end-June, is rewarding shareholders with a 20 cents
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      Lock icon Beauty China's Q2 net gain up 32%
      316 5 CORPORATE RESULTS BEAUTY China Holdings posted a one-third improvement in net earnings of HK$2O.5 million (554.3 million) for the second quarter while turnover increased 24.8 per cent to HK$62.B million, as it continued to roll out new retail outlets selling Colour Zone and
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      100 5 As of 6.30pm Friday, 278 SGX-listed companies had released their financial results for the six months ended June 30, '05. They recorded a combined $12,089.6m in group profits, up 163% over the same period last year. The breakdown is as follows: No. with profits 241 No. with losses
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    • OTHER RESULTS
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        Lock icon Lindeteves-Jacoberg – sees more red ink
        94 5 Lindeteves-Jacoberg sees more red ink LINDETEVES-JACOBERG has sunk deeper into the red, with Q2 net loss ballooning to $23.7 million from $1.7 million. Sales slid 39.5 per cent to $63.3 million. The group said it continued to be hit by a shortage of funds for working capital. As a result,
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        Lock icon SC Global Q2 net drops with AVi profit
        57 5 SC Global Developments' Q2 net profit has shrunk to $470,000 from $6 million previously, due mainly to a 71 per cent drop in share of profit from Australian associate AV Jennings Homes. Net earnings for the first half ended June 30, 2005,
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        Lock icon A-Sonic interim profit gets 9% lift to USs3m
        34 5 A-SONIC Aerospace's first-half net profit rose 8.8 per cent to US$3.1 million on the back of an 8.7 per cent increase in revenue to US$11.6 million.
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        Lock icon Jurong Eng falls into red with $3.2 m loss
        102 5 JURONG Engineering swung into the red with a $3.2 million net loss for the first-half ended June 30, 2005, against a $1.5 million net profit a year ago. While turnover increased 39 per cent to $134.2 million, higher cost of sales,
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        Lock icon Revamp leads to Koh Bros $15.5 m loss
        93 5 KOH Brothers posted a $15.5 million net loss for the half-year ended June 30,2005, against a $1 million net profit in the same period last year. The loss was due chiefly to a $16.5 million exceptional item arising from the group's restructuring
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        Lock icon AsiaPharm Q2 net profit jumps 57%
        47 5 MAINBOARD-LISTED Chinese pharmaceutical group AsiaPharm has reported a 43.8 per cent gain in Q2 net profit of 24.5 million yuan (Sss million). For the first half of the year, net profit is up some 47.9 per cent at 40 million yuan.
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        Lock icon Hotel Royal profit doubles on hotel ops
        83 5 HOTEL Royal's group net profit for the first-half ended June 30 has doubled to $1.7 million from $880,000 a year ago. Revenue jumped 49 per cent to 10.9 million. The topline and bottomline improvements were due chiefly to contribution from Hotel Royal Queens
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      16 4 A m t' I The Straits Times Recruit The first step oh your ladder to success
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  • SINGAPORE MARKETS
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      Lock icon After STI's superb gains, its time to be cautious
      650 6  -  STOCKS TEH HOOI LING Senior Correspondent JUST in case some of us lose sight of how good the market has been in the last 2 Vz years, here's a recap. Between Jan 1, 2003 until last Friday, the Straits Times Index
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      Lock icon WEEK AHEAD
      72 6 GP Batteries's dividend payment, Aug 17 Sincere Watch's dividend payment, Aug 17 GP Ind's dividend payment, Aug 18 Thakral Corp's dividend payment, Aug 18King Wan's dividend payment, Aug 19 MTQ Corp's dividend payment, Aug 19 RSH Ltd's dividend payment, Aug 19 S'pore Shipping's dividend payment, Aug 19 Aspial
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      Lock icon Major regional currencies firm against US$
      409 6 CURRENCIES AFP [HONG KONG] Major regional currencies strengthened against the dollar over the past week, led by an anticipated bolstering of Japan's economy and a weakened US dollar, analysts said. Japanese yen: The yen clawed its way up to a six-week high against the
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      Lock icon BROKERS' RECOMMENDATIONS
      1679 6 Consensus No.of Forecast Mean Fri's Consensus No.of Forecast Mean FrTf recommendation esti- EPS PE target price recommendation esti- EPS PE target price Company name This wk Last mth mates (cents) (ratio) price Company name TMswk Lastmth mates (cents) (ratio) price Allgreen Properties 2.50 2.70 10 6.92 18.06 1.28
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      Lock icon DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED
      1068 6 Payment Ex looks Pay Payment Ex looks Pay (eti) dm don data (tts) data dose data Airocean 5c b 0.30 05-Aug 11-Aug 01 Sep Man Wah Hldgs HK40c b 0.5TA 18-Aug 23-Aug 01-Sep Ascendasreit yy 2.84 2VJul 28 Jul 26-Aug Meghmani Rs0.15 f RsO.15 08 Aug 12-Aug 22
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      Lock icon Oil scales fresh peaks
      230 6 COMMODITIES: WEEKLY ROUNDUP [LONDON] Oil prices hit a record U5567.10 in New York and smashed through an historic US$66 in London last week on US refinery outages, while the world's appetite for energy showed no signs of abating. The Commodities Research Bureau's index of 17 commodities
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      Lock icon Construction sector leads portfolio gains
      1170 7  -  TEH HOOI LING Senior Correspondent THE profittaking momentum picked up last week, but not before the Straits Times Index climbed more than 10 per cent a year. Since January 2003, the Singapore market has climbed by some 60 per cent For the week, the Sll
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      Lock icon Sellers active around results announcements
      1310 7  -  INSIDE MARKETS Heavy selling activity sends bearish signals, especially with sales recorded after fall in price, reports ROBERT HALILI ROBERT HALILI THE sharp rise in the market dince July resulted in heavy selling among directors and substantial shareholders last week. Sellers were very active last
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  • VIEWS FROM THE TOP
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      Lock icon FLEXIBLE and BALANCED
      4586 8 THIS WEEK'S TOPIC Does Singapore need to change its foreign employment policy? If so in what way? THE debate over the flow of labour can be an emotive one, and it is for this reason that Singapore's authorities must preserve a sense of balance. History tells us
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      70 8 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
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  • DINING OUT
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      Lock icon Legal palate, homey finesse
      1242 10  -  'See you in court' takes a whole new meaning, while Thomson Plaza's parking jams could only get worse, says JAIME EE JAIME EE Academy Bistro 1 Supreme Court Lane Tel: *****388/*****558 Open only for lunch (Mon-Thurs), Lunch and dinner (Fridays). Closed on weekends SUDDENLY, the phrase
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
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      Lock icon Titan aims for 'one-stop' service to China
      765 11  -  Its three new oil terminals there will start up over the next two years By RONNIE LIM TITAN Petrochemicals already China's largest VLCC (very large crude carrier) owner will be an integrated oil supplier to China, once its three new oil terminals there
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      Lock icon EVENTS LISTING
      301 11 DATE/ TIME EVENT VENUE 15-16 Aug Asia Pacific Cross Border Raffles Place 8.00am Transactions Convention Centre 15-16 Aug International Conference York Hotel, Carlton 8.30am on China Under Hu Jiantao: Hall, Level 2 Policy Initiatives and Challenges 15-16 Aug Lloyd's Register Asia Furama RiverFront 9.00am Course on Dynamic Positioning
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      Lock icon Opportunity abounds for S'pore in Mid-East
      448 11 Oil-rich nations keen to invest, SM Goh points out HIGH oil prices have made many Middle Eastern countries rich and this has created opportunities for Singapore businesses there, said Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong. "They have a lot of money to invest, both in
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      352 11 Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce Industry Wishes Singapore a 'Very Happy 40 th National Day'! Organized By Main Sponsor SINGAPORE INDIAN CHAMBER W I OF COMMERCE (IfL/LILI -S2-. INDUSTRY SICCI DBS Singapore Indian Entrepreneur Awards 2005 The Indian Business community in Singapore has always taken great pride of its entrepreneurial
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  • BT-CITIBANK YOUNG INVESTORS' FORUM
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      Lock icon Read 'em, but do your homework
      624 12  -  Analyst reports are excellent sources of information. But they may be loaded with pitfalls that investors can avoid, says CHLOE CHOY CHLOE CHOY IN the way that diamonds are said to be a girl's best friend, analyst reports can be an investor's best companion
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      Lock icon Championing social enterprise
      601 12  -  CAMPUS LIFE NUS students argue the need for such bodies in affluent Singapore, UMA SHANKARI reports UMA SHANKARI IT IS possible to marry positive social change with a profitable and sustainable business model, say the organisers of Social Entrepreneurship Forum 2005. The forum, held on Saturday, hoped
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      251 12 Be smart with your finances FANCY becoming the next Warren Buffett or George Soros? Or even the famous Robert Kiyosaki? Then read on. The Young Investors' Forum, part of the BT-Citibank Tertiary Outreach Programme, isn't another dry page out of your financial textbook. To complement our editorial content, we have
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  • ECONOMY WATCH
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      Lock icon Cloud over Bush's handling of economy
      565 13 Anxiety about Iraq war, oil prices, Social Security AP [WASHINGTON] The war in Iraq and the soaring price of gasoline are drowning out a succession of positive reports on the US economy, putting President George W Bush on the defensive at a time when
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      Lock icon Jakarta reserves dip to 'alarming level'
      481 13 Country reviewing pricing policy; may raise household fuel prices soon Bloomberg Reuters [JAKARTA] The Indonesian government is reviewing its pricing policies, such as those on fuel, because foreign reserves have dropped to an "alarming level". Finance Minister Jusuf Anwar said on Friday. "Our foreign
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      Lock icon Unchecked emissions may take heavy toll in long run
      434 13 Reuters [WASHINGTON] The White House's refusal to consider government caps on greenhouse gas emissions may save the US economy shortterm pain, but experts warn unchecked global heat could exact a heavy long-run toll. "While there are costs associated with reducing emissions,
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      Lock icon China's foreign currency deposits fall
      147 13 AFP Bloomberg [BEIJING] Foreign currency deposits fell last month as a decoupling of the yuan from the US dollar made it less attractive to hold the greenback, state media reported last Saturday. Foreign currency deposits held by individuals and enterprises stood at U*****.5 billion at
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  • MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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      Lock icon Haze a danger to M'sia's already slowing economy
      637 14 Productivity, consumer spending, tourism likely to take hit AFP Reuters Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Thick haze that has enveloped parts of Malaysia, including the capital and its biggest port, poses a threat to the slowing economy if the crisis persists, analysts warn. On
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      Lock icon Abdullah defends Rafidah's views on AP as personal
      474 14 Ms Rafidah's gag order break draws backbencher flak [KUALA LUMPUR] The controversy surrounding Malaysia's auto import permits issue has taken a fresh turn, with Trade Minister Rafidah Aziz breaking a government gag order not to speak to the media about Malaysia's auto
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      Lock icon Time for Indonesia to get real an haze
      534 14  -  MALAYSIA INSIGHT Institutional mechanisms must be in place to stop dithering in time of crisis S JAYASANKARAN KL Correspondent A MALAYSIAN executive who works in the Standards and Industrial Institute of Malaysia in Shah Alam, between Kuala Lumpur and the western port
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      Lock icon I Perm may give BToto pole over Magnum
      189 14 [KUAIA LUMPUR] Berjaya Sports' new initiative to launch I Perm, a betting game, may enable BToto to dethrone Magnum Corp Bhd, which controls about 38 per cent of the number forecast operations market, analysts say. BToto is currently a close second with
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      503 14 Notices IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT CAP 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF (1) EASTORIA PTE LTD (Co. Reg. No. 19MV7482N) (2) ORCHARD PACIFIC PTE LTD (Co. Reg. No. W*****3H) (3) TIMES SQUARE INVESTMENT PT*I7 I 'I'll (Co. Reg. No. 19SM3M3Z) NOTICE OF RESOLUTIONS FOR MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY WINDING-UP
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      665 14 IN THE MATTER Of THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP 50 PURSUANT TO SECTION 290(2)(b) and IN THE MATTER OF AGE D'OR TECHNICAL SERVICES PTE LTD (Company No: *****3596G In Members' Voluntary Winding Up) The following Special Resolutions were pasted by written means by shareholders on 12th August 2005:(1) Resolved that the
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      373 14 NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND CONTRIRUTORIES OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR RELEASE (I) PANORAMA DEVELOPMENT PTE LTD COMPANY REGISTRATION NO. *****0214R COMPANIES WINDING UP NO. 279 OF 1999 (II) QUANTUM MAE ENGINEERING SERVICES PTE LTD COMPANY REGISTRATION NO. *****0535 M COMPANIES WINDING UP NO. 258 OF 2000 Take notice that I,
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      622 14 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPARES ACT, (Cap. 50,1994 Ed) And In The Matter Of MENG FATT FABRICATORS PTE LTD (IN LIQUIDATION) (Company Registration No.: 19M*****W) WINDING UP NO. *****3 OF 2001 NOTICE OF CREDITORS' MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a meeting of the creditors of the abovenamed Company
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  • GREATER CHINA
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      Lock icon Top Chinese banker convicted of graft
      771 15 Bank of China's HK head gets suspended death sentence NYT Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Bank of China, China's second-biggest lender, said it supported jail terms meted out to former executives of its Hong Kong unit for graft, including a suspended death sentence for the ex-president
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      Lock icon Eyewear maker sells China ops for HK$100m
      231 15 Debt-ridden Moulin faces winding up after collapse Reuters [HONG KONG] Debt-ridden Hong Kong eyewear maker Moulin Global Eyecare Holdings has sold its core China business for HK$lOO million (5521.2 million), a local newspaper reported on Saturday. The South China Morning Post said the
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      Lock icon PCCW says chairman Li not being investigated
      120 15 Reuters [HONG KONG] PCCW yesterday said it had received confirmation from the city's financial watchdog that its chairman, Richard Li, was not being investigated for insider trading in the company's shares ahead of the acquisition of Sunday Communications. "The SFC (Securities and Futures
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      Lock icon Chinese official rejects pressure to release Straits Times journalist
      194 15 AFP [HONG KONG] A Chinese official yesterday rejected calls to free a Hong Kong journalist charged with spying for Taiwan despite continuing demands for his release. Wang Rudeng, an assistant director of Beijing's representative office here, said China would not release
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  • INDIA
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      Lock icon ONGC launches £2b bid for PetroKazakhstan
      526 16 State-owned company believed to have partnered Lakshmi Mittal [DEHRADUN, India] Aug 14 India's state-run Oil and Natural Gas Corp Ltd has launched a bid to acquire PetroKazakhstan, a Canadian firm with operations in Central Asia. "They have submitted a bid," a senior oil ministry
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      Lock icon Four in talks with HPCL on refinery project
      282 16 Times of India [BHATINDA, India] Stateowned Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL) is in talks with four global oil companies for partnering the 120 billion-rupee (554.5 billion) greenfield refinery being set up in Punjab's Bhatinda district. "We are looking for an equal partner for
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      Lock icon India's rural jobs plan put at US$6b a year
      314 16 Reuters [NEW DELHI] India's plan to offer 100 days of employment a year to every rural household may cost the government nearly US$6 billion a year, the Rural Development Minister said on Friday. The plan has drawn fire from economists who
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      Lock icon India's domestic car sales slip in July
      240 16 Reuters [NEW DELHI] India's passenger car sales dropped more than 10 per cent in July, down for a second straight month, as demand suffered because of heavy floods in two big markets, rising costs due to stricter emission norms and higher taxes. The
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      202 16 Seminar on Ail I Business Opportunities in IVldldySld I M A fuiitUay fn i mfAe i Keynote Address by the Honourable Dato'Seri Rafidah Aziz, Look no further to invest Minister of International Trade and Industry A thriving business environment thats driven by a market-oriented Leading a Business Delegation exploring investment
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  • ASIA-PACIFIC/WORLD
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      Lock icon Former NZ prime minister David Lange dies of illness
      359 17 AFP [WELLINGTON] Former New Zealand Prime Minister David Lange, who led the country through a tumultuous period when it split with the United States over nuclear policy and battled France over the sinking of the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior, has died
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      Lock icon IPOs that soar on their first day often turn into losers
      600 17 IPOs in general may not be as good an investment as many investors believe AP [NEW YORK] If you weren't able to buy shares of the summer's hottest initial public offering, Baidu.Com, fear not. History shows investors may be
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      Lock icon Pressure on ageing US refineries fuel oil price hikes
      421 17 AFP [WASHINGTON] Every scrape and bang in a US refinery is jolting world oil markets as the price of a barrel of crude shoots up towards US$7O and more. While Middle East tensions and huge demand from China and India are
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      230 17 Reuters [LONDON] Deutsche Telekom and Dutch telecoms group KPN have called off a planned £14 billion (Ss42 billion) combined bid for British mobile phone operator 02, the Sunday Times newspaper reported. Sources told the paper a joint offer of about
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      480 18 But analysts see Euronext bid to win heated battle for London exchange Reuters [LONDON] The London Stock Exchange, which is already the subject of bids from Deutsche Boerse and Euronext worth about £1.4 billion (554.2 billion), is reportedly being circled by two other
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      258 18 AFP [PARIS] A Saudi prince and Dubai's royal family have set their sights on buying two of France's most famous luxury hotels after a US investment fund took over their owner, a French newspaper reported last Saturday. Saudi Prince Waleed and Jumeirah International,
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      443 18 AFP Reuters [BERLIN] Commerzbank, the third-biggest listed bank in Germany, said its chief executive Klaus-Peter Mueller is being investigated for suspected involvement in a vast Russian money-laundering case, along with other present and former staff. A statement by the bank, confirming a report to appear
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      498 18 AP Reuters [TEHERAN] Iran's new president nominated a Cabinet yesterday that featured hard-liners in key ministries and is likely to lead to more confrontation in the country's dispute with the West over its nuclear programme. Not one of the 21 ministers that President Mahmoud
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      696 19 Prices raised US$5 each way on most routes to cover higher fuel charges Bloomberg [DALLAS] American Airlines, the world's largest carrier, and Northwest Airlines Corp have raised US fares to help cope with record jet-fuel prices, following competitors such as Delta Air Lines
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      229 19 Reuters [NEW YORK] Delta Air Lines has begun arranging the financing it would need should it seek bankruptcy protection, The New York Times reported on Saturday. Citing "people with direct knowledge of Delta's actions", it reported that Wall Street analysts, industry executives
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      353 19 Reuters [GRAMMATIKO, Greece] A Cypriot airliner carrying 121 people slammed into a mountainous area north of Athens yesterday after apparently suffering a loss of cabin pressure or oxygen minutes before it was due to land. "The pilot has turned blue," a passenger
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      272 19 Reuters [WASHINGTON] The US government agency responsible for airport security is considering changing the security checks faced by airline passengers, the Washington Post reported on Satin-day. The newspaper said Edmund Hawley, the new head of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), wants to find ways
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      319 19 Bloomberg AFP [LONDON! British Airways said most of its flights will operate at London's Heathrow airport yesterday and all the passengers stranded after two days of strikes are booked on flights. About 80 per cent of long-distance and 85 per cent of short-haul
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      220 19 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ing exam candidates (11) jfll HV Hh jjflf ■Bj^ 9 I object to an average standard HW ducing high market share (4,3) 30 violinist may be seen performing illegally (2,3,6) 12 But a blunt question may incur YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION DOWN it (5,6) Across: 1 Standpipe, 9Troppo, 10 2
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      554 20 Work has begun despite Sri Lankan opposition, project set to lower freight rates AP [NEW DELHI] After more than a century on the drawing board, the ambitious Sethusamudram Shipping Canal project, billed as India's Suez, looks set to become reality. The US$55O-million channel will
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      227 20 Bloomberg [OSLO] Sea Drill Ltd, an oilrig owner controlled by Norwegian billionaire John Fredriksen, says it has ordered a second semi-sub-mersible drilling rig worth US$39O million from Jurong Shipyard in Singapore to take advantage of increasing exploration for oil and gas. The
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      220 20 Bloomberg [OSLO] Aker Yards, Europe's largest shipbuilder, said second-quarter net income jumped 90 per cent as rising demand for vessels boosted sales and orders. Net income surged to 152 million kroner (Ss39 million) or 7.37 kroner a share, the company said Friday. Analysts had
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      460 20 Faster completion and higher prices yield increase Bloomberg [SEOUL] Hyundai Heavy Industries Co, the world's largest shipbuilder, has reported an unexpected sec-ond-quarter profit as it completed orders of cheaper vessels earlier than scheduled and received payments for pricier ships. Net income fell
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      646 20 Reuters [MAPUTO] Mozambique's rapidly expanding main port has ambitious plans to grab a bigger share of neighbouring South Africa's trade despite poor rail links, border delays and neglect suffered during a long civil war. Maputo lies closer to South Africa's commercial
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      357 20 Bloomberg [LONDON] The cost of shipping commodities such as iron ore and coal continued rising last week after reaching a 30-month low the week before, because of a reduction in the number of ships available for hire this month. The
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  • THE BUSINESS TIMES SHIPPING TIMES
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  • BizIT
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      Lock icon Siebel bets on Asia growth
      556 28  -  BT exclusive Telcos and banks driving demand, CEO of CRM solutions leader tells RAJU CHELLAM RAJU CHELLAM THE world's leading provider of CRM (customer relationship management) solutions, Siebel Systems Inc, is betting on Asia to be its engine of growth and wants the Asia-Pa-cific (including
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      Lock icon CRM seeing good growth this year
      284 28  -  By RAJU CHELLAM AFTER three years of near-stag-nation, the global market for CRM (customer relationship management) applications recovered last year and is set to continue its growth phase this year, at least in the mature and developed markets such as Singapore, South Korea, Japan,
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      Lock icon Sony Ericsson launches Walkman phones
      180 28  -  By CHLOE CHOY WITH digital camera and music playing capabilities, Sony Ericsson's two latest mobile phones, the WBooi and the Wssoi, are sure to set some hearts racing. The triple-band Sony Ericsson WBooi, launched last week, weighs only 99 grams but incorporates Sony's Walkman mobile
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      Lock icon i-flex S'pore ops not affected by Oracle takeover
      579 29  -  Business as usual at disaster recovery centre, software development hub Reports by AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY SINGAPORE will remain the Asia Pacific hub and a key development centre for India's largest applications software company, i-flex solutions, even after it becomes majority-owned by software
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      Lock icon i-flex hottest software firm in banking industry: Oracle CEO
      374 29 ACCORDING to Oracle CEO, Larry Ellison, i-flex is the hottest software company in the banking industry, signing more new customers than any other banking software company in each of the last three years. Responding to e-mail questions from BizlT, Mr Ellison
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      Lock icon Datacraft unveils smart surveillance
      304 29  -  By AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY MAINBOARD-LISTED Datacraft has unveiled a significantly enhanced version of its Digital Video Security Surveillance (DVSS) product that can detect unusual behaviour in video feeds and alert security personnel automatically. This "actionable intelligence" can be delivered to PCs, laptops, PDAs and wireless devices.
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      Lock icon Apple rolls out snazzy new products
      286 29  -  By CHLOE CHOY APPLE Singapore last week met the press to showcase products that have been making waves among the computer enthusiasts. The line-up included the much talked-about Mighty Mouse. Long hesitant about launching a scrollbutton mouse, Apple has come up with a rodent
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      687 29 Reuters [NEW YORK] Cable and satellite television providers are looking into how they can extend their TV content onto mobile phones, using wireless as the next frontier to improve services and fend off telephone company rivals. The two largest US cable operators, Comcast
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        Lock icon IBM, Ingram set up solutions centre
        57 29 IBM Singapore and Ingram Micro have opened the IBM/Ingram Micro Integrated Solutions Centre, which offers real time solutions for small and medium enterprises. The centre in which IBM has invested $500,000 provides IBM's clients, partners and independent solution vendors with a facility to develop
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        Lock icon Patch Link, ANTlabs in security tie-up
        89 29 COMPLIANCY management solutions provider Patch Link Corporation and Advanced Network Technology Laboratories (ANTlabs), a network security solutions researcher, have announced a fully integrated solution which ensures customers a more secure network access environment. With this joint agreement, Patch Link Update and the associated Patch
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        Lock icon IDC holding sourcing conference on Sept 8
        55 29 IDC will hold its "Asia/Pacific Smart Sourcing Conference" on Sept 8 at The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore. The event will examine issues such as technological enablement, measures to determine the most effective decision-making process for outsourcing and successful outsourcing partnerships. For details, visit: www.idc.com.sg,
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        Lock icon McAfee introduces new security product
        56 29 MCAFEE Inc has introduced the McAfee Entercept host intrusion prevention solution with new features to control the use of USB storage devices, thus helping organisations to prevent the spread of malware and internal data theft. McAfee Entercept is available through McAfee's corporate resellers. Prices vary.
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        Lock icon HP launches new notebook for SMEs
        74 29 HP HAS launched its latest business notebook, the HP Compaq nx 6125 Notebook PC, which is equipped with AMDTurion 64 mobile technology. According to HP, the notebook addresses the mobility needs of the fast-growing small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)in the Asia-Pacific. Pricing starts from
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        53 29 KONICA Minolta has launched the DiMAGE XI, a compact digital camera with an 8 megapixel resolution. Weighing about 135 g, the DiMAGE XI comes equipped with 3x optical zoom and Anti-Shake technology. It retails at $749 and is available in black and silver at all-authorised
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        49 29 LEGAL news and business information services provider LexisNexis has introduced the LexisNexis Concierge service, which enables small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore to access the business and legal information they need. The service is available from $599 a year. For details, visit: www.lexisnexis concierge.com.
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        81 29 EMC Corporation last week launched four new models of its EMC CLARiiON Disk Library (CDL) a simple-to-deploy, easy-to-use disk-based backup and recovery solution. The new models DL3fO, DL7IO, DL72O and DL74O deliver up to twice the performance and capacity of the previous models. The CDLs are
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        56 29  -  Compiled by Chloe Choy YAHOO! has unveiled the latest version of its Yahoo! Messenger service worldwide, renaming it Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. The service is equipped with high-quality voice calling capabilities, allowing users to make free PC-to-PC calls to friends and family globally. For more
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        1324 30  -  The newly-appointed chief executive of NCS tells RAJU CHELLAM how the early years of hardship gave her moral courage and fortitude RAJU CHELLAM ONCE upon a time, in a land not very far away, there lived a little girl and her mother. They were so poor
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        402 30 SECURITY breaches can occur in the most unlikely scenario, and be carried out by individuals who appear to be innocuous and even unconnected to the day-to-day business of the organisation. "This can be seen in movies on espionage, or even in the well-known Bruce Lee gongfu
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