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Title Section17 2005-09-21 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES Wednesday September 21,2005 SINGAPORE 85 cents online at http://business-times.asia 1 .com.sg MICA (P) 089/03/200517 words
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618 2005-09-21 1 KALPANA RASHIWALA - Strata Titles Board makes landmark ruling in collective sale of One Tree Lodge By I KALPANA RASHIWALA [SINGAPORE! The Strata Titles Board (STB) ruled in a landmark decision yesterday that interest costs should not be taken into consideration in determining whether618 words
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Article, Illustration1066 2005-09-21 1 MICHELLE QUAH - By MICHELLE QUAH [SINGAPORE] Heshe Holdings and its recent acquisition. Citiraya Industries, are poised for a makeover, with a new lease of life, a new name and. for Citiraya. a new debt repayment scheme and a lifting of its trading suspension.ARTHUR LEE - 1,066 words
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TOP STORIES
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Article, Illustration432 2005-09-21 2 JEAN CHUA - Pacts cover training to technology; also, big boost for trade and investments Reports by JEAN CHUA [SINGAPORE] China and Singapore stepped up economic ties yesterday, as officials from both countries signed five agreements in areas ranging from training to technology, and pledged to enhance tradeJOYCE FANG/ST - 432 words
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437 2005-09-21 2 S JAYASANKARAN - By S JAYASANKARAN in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA'S former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim has instructed his lawyers to start legal proceedings against his one-time boss Mahathir Mohamad over alleged sexual slurs. Mr Anwar said in a statement yesterday he was "shocked" to read437 words
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Article121 2005-09-21 2 IN "Black holes draw award for scientist" (BT, Sept 20), we reported that none of the discoveries of the 2005 National Science and Technology Award winners have yet been patented. It has since been pointed out that some of the winners, for example. Prof Zhang Lian Hui of the121 words
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310 2005-09-21 2 Joint technical assistance for Asean nations eyed [SINGAPORE] China's vicepremier Wu Yi and Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng signed an agreement yesterday to boost their countries' cooperation on human resource matters. Called the SingaporeChina Human Resource Partnership for the 21st Century310 words
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Article595 2005-09-21 2 SembMarine, SPC shares soar as Rita looms SHARES of Singapore rig-builder SembMarine and refiner Singapore Petroleum Company rose yesterday as tropical storm Rita threatened to grow into a hurricane, again disrupting production on the US Gulf coast. As wjth Katrina, !<ii'Wli hwiinUrslike SembMarine and Keppel Corp are seen595 words
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Article, Illustration544 2005-09-21 4 RONNIE LIM - Fears rise it could disrupt oil production on US Gulf Coast By RONNIE LIM [SINGAPORE] Shares of Singapore rig-builder SembMarine and refiner Singapore Petroleum Company (SPC) rose yesterday as tropical storm Rita developed into a hurricane and threatened to disrupt production onAF - 544 words
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Article, Illustration613 2005-09-21 4 Reuters. Bloomberg [MIAMI] Tropical Storm Rita strengthened into a hurricane yesterday and lashed the low-lying islands of the Florida Keys with squalls and heavy rain. All 80,000 residents had been ordered out of the Keys on Monday but many stayed behind in boardedup homesReuters.; Bloomberg; Source: MOAA,Reuters - 613 words
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498 2005-09-21 4 RONNIE LIM - Move could cost $200 m, tenders expected next year By RONNIE LIM [SINGAPORE! Singapore refineries are considering substantial upgrading investments so they can supply environment-friendly fuel like ultra low-sulphur gasoline (ULSG) to export markets. Singapore Petroleum Company (SPC) chief executive Koh498 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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726 2005-09-21 5 R SIVANITHY - HOCK LOCK SIEW By R SIVANITHY LOCAL investors have encountered two very similar incidents over the past three weeks involving companies being granted US patents that resulted in hefty share price rises after they were announced. The similarities extend beyond just share price726 words
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585 2005-09-21 5 KALPANA RASHIWALA - Shares, which saw strong IPO demand, pull back after initial 13% gain By KALPANA RASHIWALA PRIME Real Estate Investment Trust may have achieved the hottest response to an initial public offer in over a decade, but its stock market debut yesterday was not585 words
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170 2005-09-21 5 TWO real estate investment trusts (Reits) are busy raising funds from the sale of new units. Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust (A-Reit) yesterday announced the launch of an equity fund raising to raise between $216.6 million and $217.1 million. Meanwhile, Capita Mall Trust (CMT) told170 words
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452 2005-09-21 6 MICHELLE QUAH - Cheered by likely synergistic benefits, investors push stock 10% up Reports by MICHELLE QUAH INVESTORS sounded their approval yesterday for Heshe Holdings' plan to buy the embattled Citiraya Industries. Their vote of confidence pushed Heshe shares up almost 30 per cent in452 words
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528 2005-09-21 6 SHAREHOLDERS of Jurong Engineering Ltd (JEL) yes-, terday gave the company the green light to sell its core business paving the way for tycoon Oei Hong Leong to take over the company. At an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) attended by some 70 vocal528 words
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Article, Illustration391 2005-09-21 6 LESLIE YEE - By LESLIE YEE OCBC Securities (OSPL) is stepping up efforts to sell its services to account-holders at its parent OCBC Bank more than one million of them. "Using customer analytics, we discovered that 50 per cent of our customers have banking relationships391 words
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Article152 2005-09-21 6 THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) said yesterday that 10 general clearing members have confirmed their participation in its over-the-counter (OTC) clearing business. "This is in line with SGX's plans to launch the SGX OTC clearing facility in the first quarter of 2006 for the clearing of152 words
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Article, Illustration497 2005-09-21 7 WONG WEI KONG - TROUBLED COMPANIES Trading firm incurs losses of $640,000 in the five months to August By WONG WEI KONG THAKRAL Corp, which has been struggling with falling profitability in recent months, has slipped into the red for the first half of its currentFltE PHOTO - 497 words
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348 2005-09-21 7 JEAN CHUA - By JEAN CHUA LINDETEVES-JACOBERG has received the first tranche of $5 million from a proposed cash injection of $24.7 million that will give it much-needed working capital. This comes after creditors representing three-quarters of the debt of the electric-motor manufacturer approved its debt-restructur-ing exercise. ATB348 words
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385 2005-09-21 7 OH BOON PING - By OH BOON PING TROUBLED Firstlink Investments yesterday proposed a motion to remove its former chief executive Ngu Tieng Ung from the board of directors. The move follows Ngu, 38, being charged with criminal breach of trust in Malaysia in May. Firstlink last385 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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Article78 2005-09-21 7 Reuters HONG KONG-BASED Meiya Power Co Ltd, an independent power producer with assets in North Asia, has applied to list in Singapore in an IPO that would raise about US$l5O million, a person close to the plan said yesterday. The initial public offering application wasReuters - 78 words
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Article76 2005-09-21 7 KS Energy Services yesterday announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, KS Tech Oilfield Support, has entered into a lease agreement with a "North Asian national oil company" to provide a set of refurbished offshore capital equipment for a total rental of US$3 million over76 words
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59 2005-09-21 7 HEALTHCARE group Parkway Holdings has completed its acquisition of 89.7 million shares and 24.3 million warrants of Malaysia's private health-care service provider Pantai Holdings. "Accordingly, Swiss Zone Sdn Bhd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Parkway, now holds an aggregate of 124.7 million shares in the capital59 words
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Article69 2005-09-21 7 AURIC Pacific Group said yesterday that its wholly owned subsidiary, Auric Pacific Food Industries (APFI), has incorporated a wholly owned subsidiary in Malaysia called Auric Pacific Bakeries Sdn Bhd (APB). The Malaysian company has an authorised share capital of RMIOO.OOO divided into 100,000 ordinary shares69 words
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Article76 2005-09-21 7 SESDAQ-USTED Sunpower Group which deals in the design, R&D and manufacture of customised energy saving and environmental protection products with heat transfer technologies in China —has formed a wholly-owned subsidiary, with a registered capital of US$5.08 million,4o manufacture pressure vessels. Last month, Sunpower secured a76 words
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Article, Illustration691 2005-09-21 9 ANGELA TAN - NEWS ANALYSIS Australian telco war takes its toll on Singapore behemoth's value By ANGELA TAN MANY telcos would have given virtually anything to be in Singapore Telecom's shoes. Well, that was before the bluechip telco warned on Monday that it might not be able to691 words
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187 2005-09-21 9 Reuters [BANGKOK] Singaporelisted Total Access Communication PCL (TAC), Thailand's second-largest mobile phone firm, expects to file for an initial public offering this year, its IPO adviser said yesterday. The prime aim of the filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) wouldReuters - 187 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration881 2005-09-21 8 LARRY WEE - CURRENCIES C$ and A$ obvious beneficiaries; oil worries resurface with hurricane threat LARRY WEE Senior Correspondent AN accelerated run-up in gold prices to fresh 17-year highs took centrestage in financial markets over the past week, even as untidy election outcomes for the euro881 words
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438 2005-09-21 8 DANIEL BUENAS - TRADES TO WATCH By DANIEL BUENAS MALAYSIAN tycoon Quek Leng Chan has once again tightened his grip on BIL International, which is the subject of a general offer by his Hong Kong-listed vehicle Guoco Group Limited. BIL yesterday announced that Mr Quek438 words
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Article, Illustration409 2005-09-21 8 OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES Sep 20 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS 200.00 +94.00 IT CADI -*****.00 +57.00 IT 10-day MA -*****.00 +20.00 AM-SG Equities 591.05 +2.53 SG Equities Elect ***** +2.75 SG Equities Hit 1659.84 +5.58 SG Equities Prop 690.62 +3.42 SIMSCI 273.63 +1.67 SIMSCI Futures 273.60 +0.90 MOST ACTIVE STOCKS VOLUME409 words
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Article272 2005-09-21 8 UMA SHANKARI - Compiled by UMA SHANKARI Singapore Telecom Sept 29 dose: $14S DBS VICKBtS SECURITIES. Sept 20 SINGTEL revised the guidance for its Optus unit, reflecting the heightened competition it faces. Due to the continued impact of pricing pressure and competition, particularly in Mobile (70 per cent of Optus Ebitda),272 words
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Article, Illustration404 2005-09-21 8 R SIVANITHY - STOCKS R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent THANKS to a bounce in the futures market for US indices, a rebound in Singapore Telecommunications and a strong showing in regional majors Hong Kong and Japan, interest in local equities came flooding back yesterday, led by a robust debut404 words
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Article, Illustration262 2005-09-21 8 Yeo Kee Yan - CHART POINT More range-bound activity seen in the short term while macro events unfold By Yeo Kee Yan, chartist at Kellve Research THE upcoming meeting of the US Federal Reserve, the possible arrival of another hurricane (Tropical Storm Rita) and Singapore Telecommunications' lower profit262 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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358 2005-09-21 10 MATTHEW PHAN - Republic in the final stages of charting next Science and Technology Plan By MATTHEW PHAN THE R&D scene in Singapore has made impressive strides over the last 15 years, with expenditure having risen seven-fold from $570 million to over $4 billion. This was the broad358 words
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Article, Illustration418 2005-09-21 10 UMA SHANKARI - By UMA SHANKARI SINGAPORE must continue to invest for its future, and that means according education,,training and R&D their due importance in wealth creation, said former deputy prime minister Tony Tan at a tribute dinner held for him last night While he, hasABDUL AZIZ HUSSIN/ST - 418 words
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398 2005-09-21 10 CHEN HUIFEN - By CHEN HUIFEN SINGAPORE'S MerLion Pharmaceuticals is to help the world's largest cancer charity in its search for new lifesaving drugs. MerLion's partnership, announced yesterday, is with Cancer Research Technology (CRT), a company wholly owned by Cancer Research UK, the largest independent funder398 words
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Article146 2005-09-21 10 MEDIACORP'S group chief executive Ernest Wong will join investment company Temasek Holdings next month as a member of the Temasek Advisory Panel, a CNA report said yesterday. Mr Wong, who announced his resignation earlier this year, revealed his plans during a farewell dinner. "I have146 words
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391 2005-09-21 10 ARTHUR SIM - By ARTHUR SIM NEW regulations concerning the construction industry have been welcomed by the Singapore Contractors Association Ltd (Seal), but its new president, Desmond Hill, last night cautioned: "While (these) may have been introduced with good intentions, they do not come free391 words
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331 2005-09-21 10 GENEVIEVE CUA - By GENEVIEVE CUA SCRUTINY of the people behind a fluid management team and their process ranks as high as historical returns, or even higher, in the Monetary Authority of Singapore's evaluation of the external fund managers it has appointed. To date,331 words
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501 2005-09-21 11 RAJU CHELLAM - Local unit not involved in paring of 2,400 jobs in Germany By RAJU CHELLAM GERMAN giant Siemens won't be cutting jobs in Singapore, where it is expanding manufacturing and R&D, but will be hiring talent instead. The company, which employs 2,000 people here, yesterday501 words
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NEWS ROUNDUP
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52 2005-09-21 11 THE Economic Development Board (EDB) has awarded international headquarter (IHQ) status to Transocean Eastern (TEPL), a subsidiary of offshore drilling contractor Transocean Inc. The headquarters for Transocean's Asia Pacific Unit, TEPL oversees the operations of 29 mobile offshore drilling rigs and other drilling units in52 words
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59 2005-09-21 11 FOLLOWING the US extension of the deadline for countries to introduce biometric passports to Oct 26 next year, the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) said yesterday that it is reviewing Singapore's own schedule. The ICA said, 'full introduction of the biometric passports is59 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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Article, Illustration465 2005-09-21 12 Offer will stay for three months while it keeps its output quota unchanged AFP [VIENNA] Opec will maintain its official production at 28 million barrels per day but will make two million more barrels per day available if demand surges,AFP - 465 words
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Article, Illustration561 2005-09-21 12 Home ownership costs average by historical standards Reuters [WASHINGTON] Fears of a US housing bubble are probably unfounded be-" cause the costs of home ownership are average by historical standards, a study by economists from two universities and the Federal Reserve systemReuters - 561 words
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480 2005-09-21 12 Reuters [LONDONI Investors poured more money into gold in Europe yesterday,, searching for a haven to protect against rising inflationary fears and uncertainty about the US economy, traders and analysts said. Oil prices surged 7 per cent on Monday as a freshReuters - 480 words
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347 2005-09-21 12 AFP [WASHINGTON] The International Monetary Fund said in a major review of its activities on Monday that it has been pulled too Car from its six-decade-old mandate of policing the global financial system. Hefty bail-outs of countries suffering liquidity crises in theAFP - 347 words
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Article, Illustration340 2005-09-21 12 AFP [WASHINGTON] Hurricane Katrina will have only a short-term hit on the US economy and the govern* ment can afford the huge reconstruction spending that it plans, the White House said on Monday. "This storm has had an impact, and it willAFP - 340 words
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477 2005-09-21 12 [TORONTO] The leading industrial economies need to reform their corporate tax systems by lightening taxes on capital to attract new investment if they are to overcome Asian countries' advantage in labour costs, says a report in the Financial Times, citing a477 words
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MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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188 2005-09-21 14 AP [KUALA LUMPUR] Hundreds of students at an American international school in Malaysia were evacuated and the school was closed yesterday after it received a "credible" bomb threat, officials said. A school official said the threat came in a telephone call to theAP - 188 words
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467 2005-09-21 14 PAULINE NG - Judged by returns of their buy/sell recommendations and estimates By PAULINE NG in Kuala Lumpur FOREIGN research houses made some of the better recommendations on Bursa Malaysia large-cap stocks, according to a rankings survey. Of the top 10 broker recommendations on Malaysian largo467 words
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472 2005-09-21 14 S JAYASANKARAN - By S JAYASANKARAN in Kuala Lumpur JIM Walker is chief economist at global investment bank CLSA, a genial conversationalist and something of a pundit on economic matters. Which means that when he says something, most people take him seriously. That's why his analysis early472 words
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Article2214 2005-09-21 14 VOL General Corp 040 undi 57 —I W- (HH Genting 20.10 unch 1725 George Kent .0.60 unch 33 AftMRaalty 143 unch 0 GHL Systems —3.12 unch 422 -#33 GlobetroniaTech 0.35 -OOI 825 ACPIndurtrias .0.63 002 12 GtomacMid 130 -OOI 1737 Advance Synergy 036 -0.01 60 Gold Bridge -0-142,214 words
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Article, Illustration473 2005-09-21 14 Reuters. AP. AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia was on heightened bird flu watch yesterday as South-east Asian neighbours Vietnam and Indonesia struggled to fight the virus, and the concerns knocked local poultry firm shares down as much as 4 per cent Malaysia hasReuters.; AP.; AFP; REUTERS - 473 words
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Article101 2005-09-21 14 Bloomberg [JAKARTA] Indonesia plans to sell a minority stake in Bank Central Asia, the country's second-biggest lender, today, the Jakarta Stock Exchange said. Trading in the shares will be suspended for one day, it said. The government owns a 5.02 per cent stake in BankBloomberg - 101 words
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Article107 2005-09-21 14 Reuters [SINGAPORE] China's second-largest oil firm, Sinopec Corp, is merging its two trading arms to better manage a growing portfolio, giving more muscle to dominant trading arm Unipec, company sources said yesterday. Sinopec shifted its crude import business earlier this month from trading unit Sinopec HongReuters - 107 words
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Article85 2005-09-21 14 Reuters [NEW DELHI] India's Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) yesterday said it had acquired a 30 per cent stake in seven exploration blocks in Cuba. ONGC Videsh, the overseas arm of the state-run exploration firm, signed the agreement last Thursday with Spain's Repsol-YPF, whichReuters - 85 words
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Article62 2005-09-21 14 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Penerbangan Malaysia Bhd, majority owner of the country's biggest airline, plans to raise about US$l billion selling US dollar-denominated bonds for the first time, bankers familiar with the plan said. The state-owned company hired Citigroup and CIMB Bhd to manage the saleBloomberg - 62 words
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Article103 2005-09-21 14 AP [MANADO] The world's biggest gold mining corporation, Newmont Mining Corp, will stand trial on charges of dumping mercury and arsenic-laced pollutants into an Indonesian bay, after a panel of judges yesterday rejected a request by the company to drop the case. American Richard Ness, theAP - 103 words
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Article103 2005-09-21 14 Bloomberg [MUMBAI] India's one million employees at state-owned banks and insurers will join a general strike on Sept 29 to protest government policies, a trade union leader said. Workers for the central and state governments and the Airport Authority of India will also take partBloomberg - 103 words
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Article176 2005-09-21 14 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's central bank, seeking to widen access to its financial industry, said bids for its four Islamic insurance licences will close at the end of next month. The bids for the licences will close on Oct 31, Bank Negara Malaysia deputy governor ZamaniBloomberg - 176 words
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Article, Illustration710 2005-09-21 15 ANTHONY ROWLEY - Possible conflict seen over water sources in the Himalayas By ANTHONY ROWLEY in Oxford COM PETITION for oil and other forms of energy is becoming intense as China and India vie with established industrial powers for access to global resources. But "water wars" are also looming.REUTERS - 710 words
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323 2005-09-21 15 AP [HONG KONG] A Macau bank blacklisted by US authorities went on the offensive yesterday againsfr allegations that it laundered money for North Korea, refuting some of the US accusations in detail and announcing it had hired US lawyers to make its case. The USAP - 323 words
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170 2005-09-21 15 [NEW DELHI] India has decided not to take up the United Kingdom's offer to explore a possible bilateral agreement on financial services along the lines of the one signed with Singapore, the Financial Express reported. UK's Trade and Industry Secretary Alan Johnson had170 words
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180 2005-09-21 15 Bloomberg [BEUING] China Mobile (Hong Kong) Ltd —the world's largest mobile-phone company by users—isn't in talks to buy India's Reliance Telecom Ltd, according to a spokeswoman. "Officials at the group company made a trip to visit the Indian operator, but weBloomberg - 180 words
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Article, Illustration787 2005-09-21 16 Kozlowski, Swartz also ordered to pay millions in fines and restitution NYT. AP [NEW YORK] L Dennis Kozlowski, former chief executive of Tyco International convicted of looting the company of US$l5O million, was sentenced on Monday to between 8-1/3 and 25 years in aNYT.; AP - 787 words
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467 2005-09-21 16 AP [NEW YORK] Even though the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath are extraordinary by all historical standards, they will not be considered that when companies account for the cost of such damage in thenearnings reports. Under current accounting rules, companies cannotAP - 467 words
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418 2005-09-21 16 Highly volatile oil prices, M&A boom boost its figures Bloomberg INEW YORK] Goldman Sachs Group said quarterly earnings surged 84 per cent to a record on a jump in mergers advice and fixedincome trading. Net income climbed to US$l.62 billion, or U553.25 aBloomberg - 418 words
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387 2005-09-21 16 LATEST US DATA Reuters [WASHINGTON] US housing starts dropped by a larger-than-expected 1.3 per cent in August as a 9.4 per cent slide in multi-fami-ly housing construction offset a slight increase in groundbreaking on singlefamily homes, a Commerce Department reportReuters - 387 words
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301 2005-09-21 16 AFP [SYDNEY] Australia's two largest media companies yesterday denied in court that they had conspired to deprive a rival commercial television network of lucrative sports broadcasting rights. The Seven Network, owned by media mogul Kerry Stokes, is seeking Asl billion (Ssl.3 billion)AFP - 301 words
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Article, Illustration467 2005-09-21 16 AFP [NOUMEA, New Caledonia] Any global bird flu pandemic could be impossible to contain a few weeks after the initial outbreak, a World Health Organisation (WHO) expert warned yesterday. "There's a very short time period two to four weeks betweenAFP; AP - 467 words
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284 2005-09-21 17 NYT. Bloomberg [AUSTIN. Texas] Dell Inc started selling its first flash-based portable music player yesterday, taking fresh aim at the popular iPods that dominate the market for digital tunes. The release of Dell's DJ Ditty is part of theNYT.; Bloomberg - 284 words
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384 2005-09-21 17 It won't wait for appeal outcome before taking fresh action: official NYT [BRUSSELS] Almost 18 months after the European Commission ruled that Microsoft had abused its dominance in the software market, Europe's antitrust authority is considering opening new cases against the company, competitionNYT - 384 words
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Article, Illustration40 2005-09-21 17 [LONDON] Hannah Schmidt, of London auction house Christie's, studying a rediscovered Titian masterpiece. The portrait of a lady and her daughter was revealed after 20 years of delicate restoration and will be auctioned in December. APAP - 40 words
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662 2005-09-21 17 MARKET TALK Profits hit as short and long-term rates gap narrows NYT [NEW YORK] For years, Commerce Bancorp has positioned itself as more of a retailer than a bank, modelling its branches after McDonald's and Starbucks and hiring from places like Wal-Mart and Disney. Unfortunately,NYT - 662 words
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367 2005-09-21 17 Purchase may give a boost to HP's ailing software unit Bloomberg [NEW YORK] HewlettPackard (HP) has agreed to buy Peregrine Systems Inc for US$425 million to add software for companies to manage their computer systems. The offer of U5526.08 a share isBloomberg - 367 words
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351 2005-09-21 17 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Islamic banks will be required to follow uniform capital standards and improve risk management systems under new regulations that will be put in place by the end of the year, the Islamic Financial Services Board said here yesterday. The boardBloomberg - 351 words
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545 2005-09-21 17 Reuters [MEMPHIS] The credit card industry's battle against Internet-based thieves had reached a stalemate and the industry would have to spend millions of dollars over the next decade just to keep up with the criminals, the top security experts at theReuters - 545 words
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Article, Illustration465 2005-09-21 18 Proposed increase to 49% from 25% will give carriers access to a bigger pool of investors Bloomberg [MONTREAL] Canada may raise the limit on foreign ownership of the country's airlines to 49 per cent from 25 per cent to give the carriersBloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 465 words
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494 2005-09-21 18 US Airways also to raise US$275m through stock, convertible bonds Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Penerbangan Malaysia, the parent of state carrier Malaysian Airline System, plans to sell by next month up to US$l.2 billion of bonds to help finance the purchase of newReuters - 494 words
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Article, Illustration271 2005-09-21 18 AFP. Reuters [BEIJING] China Eastern Airlines, one of the country's top three carriers, has called for an end to the monopoly of fuel supply in the domestic market, which has sent its profits diving, state media said. "The fuel monopoly system mustAFP.; Reuters - 271 words
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122 2005-09-21 18 AP [CHICAGO] The US Internal Revenue Service filed a claim in the federal bankruptcy court on Friday saying United Airlines' parent company owes more than US$ll4 million (*****.9 million) in excise taxes for missed contributions to its pension .plans. The filing adds to theAP - 122 words
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477 2005-09-21 18 AP [GENEVA] Two European airlines will allow passengers late next year to use their own cell phones on commercial flights within western Europe, a Genevabased technology firm said yesterday. TAP Air Portugal and British carrier bmi both have agreedAP - 477 words
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Miscellaneous155 2005-09-21 18 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 1 FYcx in court get nc> one's backing (6) vealed (8) YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION ST Pansian quartet 16 Native wants old clothing popu- Across: 1 Retraction, 6 Stop, 9 3 vA/aitor finHc a m/aw tn servp ,ar in nco,n Swamp, 10 Reinstate, 12 Protuber--3 Waiter finds a way to155 words
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Article, Illustration568 2005-09-21 19 DONALD URQUHART - Surging oil prices, ageing fleet, deepwater support operations' needs are the main drivers By DONALD URQUHART [SINGAPORE] Surging oil prices and an ageing fleet of vessels are among key drivers behind the robust market for new generation offshore support vessels (OSV) that increasinglyFILE PHOTO - 568 words
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313 2005-09-21 19 It plans to barge cargo via the Sacramento River to ease congestion AP [OAKLAND, California] Port of Oakland officials want to take control of the financially struggling Port of Sacramento as part of the ongoing efforts to expand maritime terminals to meet theAP - 313 words
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254 2005-09-21 19 Reuters [TOKYO/SEOUL] Shipping rates for benchmark Asian routes extended gains on expectations of greater demand for US grain carriers and higher iron ore demand from China where inventories are falling, brokers said. Spot voyage fixtures for modern panamax rates for theReuters - 254 words
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204 2005-09-21 19 Bloomberg [OSLO] Saudi Aramco, the world's largest oil company by output, hired as many as three tankers to ship as much as six million barrels of crude from the Persian Gulf next month to supply US refineries before theBloomberg - 204 words
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894 2005-09-21 19 DAVID HUGHES - STRAIT TALK By DAVID HUGHES LAST week's International Shipping Federation (ISF) Manning and Training Conference was characterised by a degree of goodwill between the employers' anil employees' representatives that simply couldn't have been believed five years ago. Ironically the one really divisive894 words
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125 2005-09-21 19 Bloomberg (LONDON] Shipowners may need to spend as much as US$3O billion on liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers between 2010 and 2020 tp meet the rising demand for the ftiel and to replace ageing vessels, GP Wild (International) Ltd JAs many as 100 vessels,Bloomberg - 125 words
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302 2005-09-21 19 ALEC ALMAZAN - By ALEC ALMAZAN in Manila THE Port of Subic has taken delivery of seven harbour vessels from Japan worth 386.5 million pesos (5511.5 million) to support its marine terminal operations. Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority administrator and CEO Alfredo Antonio said that the acquisition302 words
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Article291 2005-09-21 19 SGX s«p 2o a »oi CH Offshore 0.40 unch 450 ChuanHup .0J9 unch 642 Coco Corporation 336 -0.03 1187 CWT Distribution _.....0.74 -0.01 10 EjraHldgt 154 0.04 3151 Freight Links 0.06 inch 540 Grand Banks Yacht 0.95 unch 0 Java Holdings 1.35 0.03 816 Kt Venture-.. -J032 -0.01291 words
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Article498 2005-09-21 20 EDITORIAL WHETHER there is a huge pool of oil to be tapped or whether oil reserves are about to run out are merely academic questions in the face of continued rising energy prices. There may indeed be plenty of oil and gas lying embedded in deep498 words
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Article, Illustration1040 2005-09-21 20 VEN SREENIVASAN - Airbus may have to pay US$50-80m compensation for the first batch of delayed planes VEN SREENIVASAN Senior Correspondent AFTER a grand unveil in January, followed by a successful test flight in April, the last thing Eurppean planemaker Airbus needed were suggestions from customers that itREUTERS - 1,040 words
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Article, Illustration760 2005-09-21 20 WILLIAM PESEK JR - THE BOTTOM LINE WILLIAM PESEK JR Bloomberg YOU'VE heard all the superlatives about China: How its potential is boundless, how the place is run by brilliant master planners, and how it will rule the global economy 25 years from now. While thatBloomberg - 760 words
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Article, Illustration953 2005-09-21 21 JOE BALADI - And companies should harness that concept to propel their business JOE BALADI AS INTERESTING and topical as "branding" might be, there seems to be little correlation between the over-the-top frequency of efforts to explain what is a brand and~the incidence of actual comprehension as measuredBLOOMBERG - 953 words
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746 2005-09-21 21 NYT WHEN Alan Greenspan warned that the stock market was displaying signs of "irrational exuberance", share prices collapsed—four years later. Now, the Federal Reserve chairman says he can glimpse similar frothiness in housing prices. Does that mean that investors who have benefited fromNYT - 746 words
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267 2005-09-21 21 John Gollifer - LETTERS TO THE EDITOR John Gollifer Head, Corporate Communications and Investor Relations Singapore Exchange Singapore I REFER to the letters in your newspaper, "Ban contra trading to remove false market" by Tay PH (Sept 15)r "It's a lifeline" by Jimmy Ho (Sept 16)267 words
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312 2005-09-21 21 Andrew Low Singapore - Andrew Low Singapore I REFER to the letter, "No need to worry that RTC will go bust or disappear", by Tan Kok Tim (BT, Sept 16). I find his views worrying. First, Mr Tan seemed to be under the impression that there are312 words
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274 2005-09-21 21 Lee Yow Jinn Singapore - Lee Yow Jinn Singapore I ATTENDED the "CEO Forum of Development Institutions 2005" in Kuala Lumpur, during which the Second Minister of Finance, Nor Mohamed Yakcop, announced the setting up of the SME Bank. This was reported in BT on Sept 13.274 words
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Article257 2005-09-21 31 Chua Boon Lee - By Chua Boon Lee, THE overwhelming loss of life and economic damage wreaked byHumovieiCatmawillgodGMmastheworstnativaicisaster in US history The economic toll to the entire Guif Cost communities remains ufldear; ahhcugh some esSlroftafrfaCßd A n A-,I j nr#- I 1/1 A L |H|jut tne totai cost at around to>zuu DHiion. hnanoai257 words
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Article, Illustration1087 2005-09-21 32 GENEVIEVE CUA - JP Morgan argues that the sweet spot for bond investments is over as risk reward balance favours Asian equities, reports GENEVIEVE CUA GENEVIEVE CUA IF YOU have invested your Central Provident Fund (CPF) money only in government bonds 10-year Singapore government bond yields currently stand at1,087 words
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Article485 2005-09-21 32 GENEVIEVE CUA - By GENEVIEVE CUA A SHIFT in the asset allocation mix of various Asian pension funds .could see an influx of up to US$42O billion into equity markets, says JP Morgan's Asia Pacific equity strategy team. In its report "Embrace. Equities", regional head of equity strategy Adrian485 words
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