The Business Times, 6 July 2002

Lock icon This issue may only be viewed from the multimedia stations at NLB Libraries. See FAQ for more information.

Microfilm: NL24511
Total Pages: 16
1 16 The Business Times
Page thumbnail Page 1
  • Title Section
    Lock icon Masthead
    6 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES weekend #we-7,2002 r
    6 words
  • Article
    Lock icon UOB rapped for role in picking adviser for OUT
    639 1  -  EXCLUSIVE SIC finds it was instrumental in appointing IFA for OUT in buyout offers sources By i Catherine Ong [SINGAPORE] Singapore's securities market regulator has reprimanded United Overseas Bank (UOB) for exercising undue influence in the appointment of an independent financial
    639 words
  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon Reap tax breaks from the great apes
    655 1  -  By Tang Weng Fai [SINGAPORE] You wouldn't have thought so. Supporting an orangutan at the Singapore Zoo will reduce your tax liability almost as fast as supporting your spouse, children and parents combined. In an effort to promote corporate and individual philanthropy at
    655 words
  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon China ropes in creator of S'pore's PMI
    718 1  -  EXCLUSIVE By* Anna Teo [SINGAPORE] The man who developed Singapore's purchasing managers' index (PMI) is now helping China to come up with the index, and is also looking into producing a PMI for Asia. And as a board member of the Vienna-based International
    FILE PHOTO  -  718 words
  • Article
    Lock icon Dow soars 257 points at noon EST
    145 1 Reuters [NEW YORK] US stocks soared in midmorning in a shortened session yesterday as investors snatched beaten-down stocks, returning from the July 4 holiday emboldened by the absence of any major terror incidents and despite a disappointing government employment report By noon EST,
    Reuters  -  145 words
  • Article
    Lock icon Several DBS senior execs, including expats, leave bank
    266 1  -  EXCLUSIVE By Quak Hiang Whai [SINGAPORE] Several senior managers at DBS Group have left the Singapore bank shortly after the sudden resignation of former vice-chairman and chief executive Philippe Paillart A DBS spokesman yesterday confirmed there had been departures among senior managers
    266 words
  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon Why foreign talent quit after short stints
    970 1 rod wyatt S'pore mast address their frustrations H K wants to keep them IS Singapore driving "overseas talent" overseas? The past six mnyrty have seen a number of resignations by foreigners from high-powered positions in the banking sector. Following the recent resignation of
    970 words
  • Page 1 Advertisements
Page thumbnail Page 2
  • next page
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Foreign money making a comeback?
      634 2  -  MARKET REVIEW r sivanithy DID the sell-off that followed the World Com scandal represent the capitulation that markets everywhere had been looking for? And if this was the case, does the fact that the Straits Times Index rose strongly for three consecutive days this week
      634 words
    • Article
      Lock icon MARKETS
      72 2 □sn 1,***** (+42.78) ST KMX RJTURES 1,649.00 (+60.00) mm tuici wnums U 206.70 (+750) Friday Change KLSEOOMP 744.62 +107 NIKKEI 225 __1H82«.»_+***** HANG SENG _10£06.16 +40.68 SET INDEX 401.10 +JJ1 JAKARTA COUP .492.78 >4.06 MANILA COMP _UH72 -16J8 TAIPEI WPI >124.43 SEOUL COMP 787JB 19 09 SHENZHEN B __262J1
      72 words
    • Article
      Lock icon FINANCE
      71 2 FOREX RATES US$ 8$ US$ (S$ per US$)—- 1.772 £(US«/SS per 16 18 1690 EURO(US$/SJ/E). 0J71 1726 DM 1216 11M YEN 120.6 68.00 RM J.800 1144 HKJ 7.800 4.401 BAHT 41.62 23.48 RUP1AH 8346 4,991 HOME RATES SINGAPORE* b& KUALA LUMPUR 140 HONG KONG 5 1» JAKARTA Mao TAIPEI
      71 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Two issues may decide if case is a non-starter
      633 2  -  RAFFLESTOWNCLUB SUIT Court wfll examine the prefiminary Issues oa Monday Byl Serena Ng [SINGAPORE] The High Court will on Monday examine two issues which Raffles Town Club's lawyers say could swiftly dispose of a class action suit brought the club by
      633 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Ringgit peg seen intact after Mahathir leaves govt
      339 2  -  From] Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA'S currency peg may be around even when its architect, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, leaves the government in October next year, analysts said. The premier reiterated yesterday that there were no plans to tweak the fixed
      339 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Correction
      57 2 IN Thursday's Hock Lock Slew column, "Ramp jobs and the end of innocence", we said the listing costs of Viz Brandz's IPO were $2.14 million. Listing fees, in feet, amounted to just under 11.4 million, while $742,500 will go to the owners of the vendor shares offered in the
      57 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Brighter outlook for VCs with IPOs rising
      575 2  -  Medical and life sciences sectors still seen as promising From Jenifer Lien in Silicon Valley AS the number of initial public offers in the US increases, the light at the end of the venture capital tunnel may be getting brighter. The most recent
      AFP  -  575 words
  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 2 Advertisements Column 1
      84 2 Wham wttL US firms bounce back?, Pg 8 __»2R i S r-c#' our ;vorid«vide staff ot .1 2" muit'-a:scipiir>t*cl professional *i 'i<3 lawyers chartered accountants f V natered secretaries aid bamrrs tiav :-o> iea con'tdc-t a! and cos! elect vc i£ any formation in ail the- m3jO' low areas including
      84 words
Page thumbnail Page 3
  • in focus
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon S'poreans' new China Syndrome
      385 3  -  Reports by Loh Hui Yin LOOK closely at the Singaporeans eating at the popular Cross Road restaurant in Shanghai, which serves local fare like laksa and prawn noodles, and you'll find they are getting younger these days. And they tend to be En-glish-educated, although they can
      385 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Accepting a job, sight unseen
      742 3 IVAN Goh had set his sights on landing an exciting job at a brand new microchip foundry in hip and happening Shanghai. So when the job offer came from Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation, better known by its acronym SMIC, he didn't even bother to do
      742 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Sitoh Yih Pin woos companies to list on S'pore bourse
      776 3 SITOH Yih Pin may be new to politics, but he is no novice when it comes to cutting business deals with Chinese companies. "I've been coming to China since 1994," he said as a matter of fact. His directorships of
      776 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Fresh graduate maps out trade route of his own
      458 3 FRESH graduate Justin Leong is raring to go —1n China. At this very moment, Mr Leong is probably busy scouring the huge Yiwu wholesale market in wealthy Zhejiang province for goods that he can buy and bring back to sell at
      458 words
  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 3 Advertisements Column 1
      240 3 a a 'A Fantasy Wedding' unveiled at the Orchard Hotel Singapore. Sunday, 14 July 2002 14:30hrs to 16:30hrs Orchard Grand Ballroom Level Three Pair the lifelong fantasy of your wedding day with the luxury of our Grand Ballroom, magnificent cuisine from Hua Ting Restaurant, modern gowns from Jazreel Low's Collections,
      240 words
Page thumbnail Page 4
  • in the news
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Electronic-waste recycler Citiraya to launch IPO soon
      412 4  -  Matwtojfrd-boMli flrai tayt Ki» tht —<y owe rtop sendee provider for alectroak. recyciag B* Adeline Chia ELECTRONIC-WASTE recycler Citiraya Industries, touted as a company with one of the largest issues this month, said yesterday that it has received in-principle approval to list an
      FILE PHOTO  -  412 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Six local firms in Business Week's top 1,000 list
      380 4  -  All improve on rankings from a year ago; Sing Tel is the largest By\ Eugene Low SIX Singapore companies feature in Business Week magazine's latest list of the top 1,000 largest companies in the world, and all of them have improved
      380 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Online trading on HSBC platform grows rapidly
      387 4  -  Volumes have risen 4.5 times to USslBb a day in 6 months By I Siow Li Sen JUST six months into its launch, trading of financial products on HSBC's online platform has swelled four and a half times to US$lB billion a day
      387 words
    • Article
      Lock icon BIL, Camerlin see further play over Quek's stake sale talk
      363 4 Reuters SHARES of Malaysian tycoon Quek Leng Chan's BIL International hit their highest level in more than two years in heavy trade yesterday as investors speculate over who might buy his stake in the Singaporebased investment Arm. Also in play
      Reuters  -  363 words
    • INBRIEF
      • Article
        Lock icon SATS tie-up opens Taipei terminal
        67 4 Dow Jones Newswires SINGAPORE Airport Terminal Services'joint venture opened its first cargo terminal at Chiang Kai Shek Airport The ftdly automated two-storey terminal, which cost joint venture firm Evergreen Air Cargo Services over ***** million, is Taipei's second on-airport cargo facility. It has express handling,
        Dow Jones Newswires  -  67 words
      • Article
        Lock icon URA to study lifestyle needs
        52 4 THE Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) will conduct five studies on the lifestyle needs ef people living in Singapore to help it derive better land use plans. First to be launched will be three studies— beginning this month and ending in September—to "identify people's expectations, wants
        52 words
      • Article
        Lock icon No takeover notice from Jardbie: Cycle
        32 4 Dow Jones Newswires CYCLE* Carriage said yesterday it has not received any notice from main shareholder Jardine Strategic Holdings about a possible takeover.—Dow Jones Newswirts jr®
        Dow Jones Newswires  -  32 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Eastern Pub buys KPP Packaging
        20 4 Reuters EASTERN Publishing Ltd said it is acquiring KPP Packaging Pte Ltd for 516.3 million.—Reuters
        Reuters  -  20 words
      • Article
        Lock icon JAL's cargo unit Joins alliance
        31 4 Bloomberg JAPAN Airlines's cargo arm has joined the freight units of Deutsche Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines System and Singapore Airline* In «n allium nn air cargo services.—Bloomberg
        Bloomberg  -  31 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Lower land prices if big CPF change: developers
      604 5  -  They call on govt to make changes to CPF policies related to housing over 5-10 years By, Andrea Tan DEVELOPERS said yesterday they will tender for land at lower prices or build smaller homes if the government makes severe changes to CPF
      604 words
    • Article
      Lock icon S'pore Q2 flash estimate to show 2.6% growth: poll
      340 5 Reuters [SINGAPORE] The government's flash estimate of Singapore's second quarter gross domestic product next week is expected to show growth of 2.6 per cent year-on-year as a recovery in exports and manufacturing gathers momentum. Seven economists contacted by Reuters put Q2
      Reuters  -  340 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Mizuho sees growth bouncing back in Q2
      294 5  -  outlook By Eugene Low AFTER contracting for the previous few quarters, the Singapore economy is expected to have returned to growth in the second quarter of the year. Also, a rebound in the global electronics industry should give the economy a fillip in
      294 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Office building sales depressed
      288 5  -  Sentiment bogged down by sale of DBS Finance BWg at 10-year low price By Vince Chong DBS Finance Building was the sole office building sold in the first half of this year, against at least three such deals totalling some $125 million in the same period
      288 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Modest recovery seen for IT jobs, pay
      533 5  -  Firms expect to raise headcotmt by 3.5 X tMs year, says study By Tang Weng Fai BOTH the overall number of jobs and salaries in the IT sector are expected to show a modest recovery this year, a jbint study by the Information
      533 words
    • Article
      Lock icon HK expects 47 IPOs from China firms in second-half
      601 6  -  l»cr»*«kg tread o< mainland private wrt»rpri»««e«Mng Hong Kowg fating Prom, Audrey Tan in Hong Kong HONG Kong is expecting more than 40 mainland private enterprises to list on its bourses within the next six months, as these companies seek to raise
      601 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Maxis' listing expected to be well supported
      449 6 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Strong investor support is seen for Malaysian mobile firm Maxis Communications' RM3.05 billion (Ssl.4 billion) initial public offer when the issue is listed, analysts and bankers said yesterday. The country's biggest share sale since the Asian crisis, Maxis' Monday debut
      Reuters  -  449 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Way paved for faster privatisation of TOT
      307 6  -  From] Harish Mehta in Bangkok THE national telecom company, Telephone Organisation of Thailand (TOT), is to be turned into a new entity dubbed TOT Corporation this month, paving the way for its privatisation soon, officials said. A key committee overseeing the privatisation of
      307 words
    • NOTEBOOK
      • Article
        Lock icon EgyptAir postpones KLIA planes
        57 6 Dow Jones Newswires (KUALA LUMPUR] Airpqrloporrtm Malaysia fJ*. Airports Holdings Bhd said yesterday Egypt Air has postponed its plans to conmsnoe operations at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLLA). The move was "due to unforeseen circumstances", it said without elaborating. BgyptAir was expscted to start operations
        Dow Jones Newswires  -  57 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Ibra to proceed with APP debt t
        81 6 Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesia's Bank Restructuring Agency (IbraX key creditor of debt-laden Ada Pulp Paper (APPX said yesterday tt hat agreed with other major creditors to pi oceedwithflcbtreetnictnrtog talks, a major breakthrough after more than a year of fruitless negotiations. Ibra said major ctedftuisand
        Reuters  -  81 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Value of unsold M'sian properties up
        70 6 Bloomberg (KUALA LUMPURf Malaysia add the value of unsold prapertiee as at March rosel.l per cent toRMS7.4 billion (SH24 billion) from Deceote at developers built more homes, offices and fectories. "Developers should be more careAd to launching new products* Mani Usilappan, a senior official
        Bloomberg  -  70 words
      • Article
        Lock icon China eases carbs on HK
        85 6 AFP IHONG KONOJ China has fivther eased restrictions by allowing Hong Kong residents to start bustamsss fj in Shanghai and Guangzhou as part of s am tobtif the territory out of its currant economic slump, it was rsportad yesterday. The foreign trade and economifc co-operation
        AFP  -  85 words
    • WORLDWATCH
      • Article
        Lock icon Stronger signal of Japan growth
        112 7 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Japan's Index of leading economic indicators held above the level that signals growth for the fifth straight month in May. The index, which tracks job offers and other indicators that point to how the economy will be performing in six months, rose to
        Bloomberg  -  112 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Analysts'concerns hit Rolls Royce stock
        90 7 AFP [LONDON] Shares in British aviation group Rolls Royce eased yesterday after andysts voiced concerns about its treatment of certain revenues in its accounts. In a research note to clients, analysts at ÜBS Warburg criticised the company's accounting methods which they said were enabling it
        AFP  -  90 words
      • Article
        Lock icon WorldCom bondholders study swap deal
        81 7 Reuters [NEW YORK] World Com Inc's bondholders are considering a proposal to swap their debt for equity in a prearranged Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection filing, the Wall Street Journal said yesterday. The report said the proposed debt-far-equity swap raised the stakes in the struggie between
        Reuters  -  81 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Qwest denies it is under probe
        90 7 AFP [DENVER] Qwest Communications International Inc said it has no reason tp believe it is under investigation by theDfcpartmentof Justice. The company issued the statement yesterday to response to a report in the Wall Street Journal alleging that the company was being investigated. If
        AFP  -  90 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Pearson not sellìng FT Business unit
        70 7 Reuters [LONDON] British media company Pearson pic said yesterday it had decided not to sell FT Business Ltd, its magazines division which had been up for sale. "Pearson has now concluded that FT Business is worth more as part of the FT group than
        Reuters  -  70 words
      • Article
        Lock icon GM, Japan landlords to sell US$2.5b Relts
        85 7 Bloomberg [TOKYO] General Motors Corp, Lend Lease Corp and their Japanese landlord partners may sell US$2.5 billion worth of property trusts within a year, to reduce balance sheet assets and raise income from management fees. Those property trusts, plus two others planned by
        Bloomberg  -  85 words
    • Article
      Lock icon US jobless rate inched up to 5.9% in June
      438 7 This is despite creation of 36,000 Jobs last month AP, Bloomberg, Reuters [WASHINGTON] The US unemployment rate edged up to 5.9 per cent in June as the lingering effects of last year's recession continued to make life difficult for job hunters.
      AP,; Bloomberg,; Reuters  -  438 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Messier adopted US style – and paid US price
      365 7 Messier adopted US style and paid US price Bloomberg [PAßlS] Jean-Marie Messier had all the power of an American chief executive officer and the perks that go with it from the freedom to splash out US$77 billion to acquisitions to the ability to hop the Atlantic to a Falcon 900
      Bloomberg  -  365 words
    • Article
      Lock icon New US disclosure rules may obstruct analysts
      337 7 FT, Bloomberg [LONDON! New US disclosure regulations threaten to obstruct financial analysts when they are being interviewed on television and radio about companies they cover, the Financial Times said yesterday. The newspaper said the fear is that the move will prevent retail investors
      FT,; Bloomberg  -  337 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Small investors in Japan keen on stocks again
      349 7 Reuters [TOKYO] After shunning the stock market for 11 years, scared away by a seemingly endless downward spiral in stock prices, small investors are showing signs of returning to the fold in Japan, analysts say. On the Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya bourses,
      Reuters  -  349 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon When will US firms bounce back?
      576 8  -  VALLEY VIEW jenifer lien [SILICON VALLEY] IT'S been a quiet week. The phone hasn't really been ringing and my e-mail volume has been unusually light. That's probably because most of Silicon Valley is on vacation this week. It being Independence Day week, many Valley
      576 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Untitled
      278 8 IMF chief hints at action on US$ Dow Jones Newswires [TOKYOJ The IMF copld seek international coordination of exchange rates if nervousness in currency markets led to a run on the dollar, according to a Financial Times report on its website yesterday. In an interview with the FT, the International
      Dow Jones Newswires  -  278 words
  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 4 Advertisements Column 1
      1123 4 toU-fret 1800 289 8822 fcaudl —ft 1 —■——mmm Svenska Handelsbanken (Incorporated in Sweden) Singmora Branch: 66 CMi Sum. 121 -00 OCBC Centre. *****3. Tdaphon* M: 86-*****500 Tatn RS ***** SHBS4N T«l»«s» W 65-*****808 Genera Managar MAJ-LISS OtSSON Balance Sheets 31 December Profit and Loss Accounts ee K la Group Group
      1,123 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 4 Advertisements Column 2
      346 4 MALAYSIA SINGAPORE AGENCIES PWVAJI LIMITED (IN MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) NOTICE OF BMAI MffUMT. Notice it hereby given pursuant to Sedtan 308 (1> (2)ofComponiet Ad, Cap. 50. that o Final Meeting of (he Company will be held at 101 Upper Crou Street *04-43 People's Pork C**», Singapore *****7 on 7 August
      346 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 4 Advertisements Column 3
      110 4 f MNUS I I Nat >onal University B I of Singapore 9 I EIGHTH LIM TAY BOH MEMORIAL LECTURE I I PROFESSOR PAUL KLEMPERER I I DRUMMOND PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS I I NUFFIELD COLLEGE, OXFORD I I On I I USING AND ABUSING ECONOMIC THEORY I I Organised by B
      110 words
Page thumbnail Page 5
  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 5 Advertisements Column 1
      408 5 Cad toO-ireclMO *****22 IN THE MATTER Of THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF 1) AIMING INVESTMENTS PTE LTD (In Members' Voluntary liquidation) 2) TREMORI PTE LTD (In Members' Voluntary liquidation) NOTICE Of FINAL MEETING NOTICE i$ hereby given pursuant to S*4an3oBofiwCompanwsAd, Cap. 50 that tfta Final
      408 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 5 Advertisements Column 2
      14 5 I I OSIM- I I new heights I I I I LJ| n ftKl
      14 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 5 Advertisements Column 3
      73 5 gj 1 l 0 ■JABa|||f illustrated, th« 4x4 GUIDE U SS 1 p BOOK 2003 wrttt.fl (T* OA flMlflWlfw Japans. W you would J* J)^(j EBBBfiA r«p4»UilUUv« balow. 4a*tefrta« AdOwss 33 Mosque Collection of dress-up parts available from Japanese 4x4 shops payable to Over 15,000 items listed in the catalog
      73 words
Page thumbnail Page 6
  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 6 Advertisements Column 1
      82 6 I B t-*''- St P "~jt V V* 'i -JL ?Ti #V' f'~ >V f ,""1 TA ~'J? m 1 I I m m M M I I I® H |^H|HBHBklI|All I "F"^m- 1 s W' I ii^iii'iittii A ilii'' itSrr 5&4 m&? 4V£g?v. I I'V- V". I I SPH
      82 words
Page thumbnail Page 7
  • Article
    Lock icon STOCKS ASIA
    3438 7 Transaction date: Jul 5 for more. OO to WU7U)Jlsifmn/mmnrlrfi t« mm fl HONG KONG Hysanoav 740 aio 1317 m w- Z& S AgpaA—Mutontdto 0.15 inti 0 *gg*gy 1415 <MJ und) 3900 Jiangsu Lores H 7.15 -0 05 ?5t Hrfl *SJ2 j*""* 1 Nan^oftCD'HI-JUS 443 770 $2 SS^?S r
    3,438 words
Page thumbnail Page 8
  • SGX MAINBOARD
  • Article
    Lock icon SGX XTRANET
    37 8 £L*tL*"% W 'St'B5 mminMan* usnuWO 3m s BQIUST«*l US3C00 5» Ml I BMSO Spore USS7S I urn mm i smhoo usmooo IOMiSWS UMBO •-•-.II*"** i«b 1*11 snmwo M44 +a b m mm m III! II
    37 words
  • Article
    Lock icon SGX SESDAQ
    802 8 r ys. w'sna s;say s r s e 2i ■s «s i ,,i ii i BS US c ASAtMolOc 30 «Z5 2B B 373 303 5i U M s:gy s. rr s s «i 's s:ss5i=5 1? c *5 WSX27S27 *1J JU 433 2 n Jgfc=s 2 UM
    802 words
  • Article
    Lock icon CLOB INTERNATIONAL
    141 8 MTU* W JSf >**»■** M> tttw MM Kte r 'S!!!t i— Warm Cm m iS m AVimfcigtAHcA B 213 95 »4 *43 15 40 M tOJ U MS Sr^ r cac > 265 2.1 7,4 MU u *"0W"gWtHI 17W MO i] 17 1 MK( ?*T. Soh n LIMK
    141 words
Page thumbnail Page 9
  • what's in style motoring
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon You stretch Maybach...
      641 9  -  Byi Christopher Tan NEW Yorkers were first to see DaimlerChrysler's ultra-luxurious Maybach up close on Tuesday. The limousine was airlifted by helicopter to lower Manhattan, after spending six days crossing the Atlantic from Germany on the QE2, no less. It was then driven down Wall Street, presumably
      641 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Breaking the mould...
      608 9  -  The Mazda 6 may fall short of its ambitions of challenging the likes of BMW 3-series but if s still a fine car, says CHRISTOPHER TAN CHRISTOPHER TAN WHILE most of its Japanese compatriots are making bigger, more luxurious mid-size sedans, Mazda is taking the sporty route.
      608 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Another high-performance offering from Pirelli
      752 9  -  By. Andrea Lam The writer is an occasional contributor to BT Motoring. A dental surgeon tn private practice, he 'specialises'in tyre THE P-Zero has evolved since 1967, when the world was introduced to the Ferrari F4O appropriately shod with the first roadgoing version of Pirelli's
      752 words
Page thumbnail Page 10
  • in the money
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon It's all about timing, believe it or not!
      1395 10  -  SHOW ME THE MONEY Equity risk premium model suggests there is now more upside potential in the Singapore stock market than its Malaysian and American counts™.*. tm hree months back, i presented a o Hinencan counterparts teh hooi ling THREE months back,
      1,395 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Good idea to go for CMT
      610 10  -  HieCapitaUnd REIT promises fairly attractive total retains even after risks are factored in By' Teh Hooi Ling IN the current low interest rate environment where many investment vehicles are fraught with uncertainty, an instrument with an expected yield of some 7 per cent is
      610 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Money talk
      88 11 mart m. dramrtfo ffwm rwl *i Tiwii! Mil lifn Milililii liilifcu. ttiii bwliwlenJwt^. en w^eN:Ttwpeowl^ pmrnmgt Mriu <* rtocfc y Fischer Tfejy (M.g uWto) Sfan» Jul 5 t La 045 p^j^^2£Ti£> -JfW 0400 J |0.350 <»*»■* VfcP o3o I Mar I Apr May I Jun IJ Meiban 41#
      88 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Following letter of the law not good enough
      1075 11  -  INVESTOR EDUCATION By Sebastian Chong IN November last year, Enron announced its restatement of earlier reported earnings and liabilities. That rocked financial markets and saw the beginning of the end of accounting giant Andersen. More financial scandals have surfaced. Tyco, Global Crossing,
      AP  -  1,075 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Analysts' upgrades lead downgrades 3:1
      293 11  -  World Com seen as having no major impact on Sing Tel By\ Patrick Peck THERE were 24 recommendation changes this week with 18 upgrades versus six downgrades. Singapore Telecom received two upgrades. Analysts generally felt that the World Com accounting flop will not have any
      293 words
  • Article
    Lock icon UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
    1933 10 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS Com Global Infotec indexFd!** o 29V Com Global Energy mdei Fd 093* Com Global TraveiindeiFd a 727* MM Asm M Mgt (S'pore) Com S pore BondFund/' 1044/ SUrEuroo* iqV" 070V t StarEiropeBd 1043/ Old* «|M Aeeet Mgt S>«« Ud StarEiropeBd OJM mdocam Asu vtaon!" 0 91/0957 Star
    1,933 words
Page thumbnail Page 11
  • Article
    Lock icon BT SHARE INFORMATION SERVICE
    366 11 for week beginning July 1 ISs ShWigrKJ MoM Sport Onmgt Oram IM ,p 1 »M MuMM Hhwih IT i I Man A Aotartagml 2-Aug TItlm I NovoM Aprto ipor* MJOm iSniLj-jj. CNnaVM A ImmMTtaStamford JO-JU Ukn iwjk*hlLls«^4 »ft«»i»>rt<MW Uta. A l XMm CatMHM tBmlMhlM Unto I
    366 words
Page thumbnail Page 12
  • week in review
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Top stories this week
      731 12 For the full stories, visit http://business-times.asial.com.sg SCR firms surprise wfttimM profit faN of 25% July 1 LISTED companies sprang a pleasant surprise this earnings season repenting a 25 per cent fall in fullyear profit to a market fearful of a repeat of the 80 per cent
      FILE PHOTO  -  731 words
    • Article
      Lock icon What we said
      247 12 LeeHanShA July 4 Not quite what the doc ordered THE Temasek Charter calls for more divestment But divestment will be a slow process, resulting in a huge increase in Temasek's influence and a strengthening of its collection of companies. True, the GLC sector will become more efficient
      247 words
  • Article
    Lock icon KLSE
    1981 12 Transaction date: Jul 5 KUALA LUMPUR S? reWwe u« w Vai 2.10 041 1 m *4- cmm nwindurtrt® ojs -ooi ti Gadvu IJ1 unch 1 AOMRaaity 1.12 0.01 9 GamuA 415 445 401 Wt___ 143 043 67 GwdCtap AJO OA 11 JJO inch 297 1J7 002 22 054 042
    1,981 words
  • Article
    Lock icon SGX
    449 12 Transaction date: Jul a is sr- s :aa ass* Sag 3 S 35 gyfaaut, us 1 sff ss &r* a tst B is sis Tsra- a 35 g~u.» is s ss sS??"' a a 358 SSS- is is 85"" s 32 H£1 f* 5 si I Is a all
    449 words
  • Article
    Lock icon BONDS & WARRANTS
    533 12 BONDS WARRANTS (ammi J2 ASTIWA40S21 M 25 25 1 16 13 V4I 23 tolMWHIW 25 imh 10 1 SO 511 3.40 a **+»0S0S10_. 123 3 SIS 1 33 3 132 AnwMn»n|W>040S20 13 1 M 77 433 22 '■■foodP1Maa0712 OlS 1 166 2675 12-00 0 Bar6*iA*****1 10k MS Mr 6 5%
    533 words
Page thumbnail Page 13
  • whats in style food
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon The flavour of Penang—in Singapore
      944 13  -  For Penangites and avid lovers of Penang food here who need their occasional fix, CHEAH UI-HOON sniffs out a few places in town which are 'beh pai chiak' CHEAH UI-HOON THERE'S something magical about the name "Penang", especially when tagged on to some kind of
      944 words
  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 13 Advertisements Column 1
      331 13 *04-25 Takashimaya Shopping Centre Weekend and nrtOc hrtki»vt»ifr* u.nrh i *1 (usuai $48) minimum food order* of frnni M |j_.nu. T&*****015/6 Weekend and piMc holiday buffet lunch is $58 end above, promotion ends on July 31,2002. Savour tender and flavourful pflied Saturday, heydays. fijnaEltf MM MMronthoeiebration, you will fet alO
      331 words
Page thumbnail Page 14
  • what's in style collections
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Celine's winning goal...
      1309 14  -  Everyone rode on the World Cup craze, but Jean-Marc Loubier of Celine tells CAT ONG that his company really won the series, by being the lone luxury player in the World Cup merchandising field CAT ONG S N the future, fashion will be- come a more imI
      1,309 words
    • WATCH THIS
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Bvtgari adds Bjbtol watch
        98 14 FANS of Italian jeweller Bvlgari may like to add the new B.zerol watch to their B.zerol rings, bangles and bags. The design's signature double logo and cylindrical shape have now been repeated on the bezel of the ladies' timepieces, which bear iridescent pastel shades of moth-er-of-pearl
        98 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Swatch with Olympic theme
        76 14 SWATCH has been appointed the official timekeeper of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games and that is reason enough for the watch maker to celebrate with the launch of Swatch Irony Diaphane a collection of timepieces with an Olympic theme. The watches marry transparent frosted plastic, lightweight
        76 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Classy designs from Parmigiani
        103 14  -  Compiled by Corinne Kerk PARMIGIANI Fleurier's 2002 watch collection is something to check out if you're looking for classy new designs. The Basic Primavera is elegant with its deep, brilliant, sunray satin-finish, 18-carat gold dial, while the Toric collection sports fine engraving on the double gadrooning
        103 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Stylish cots and more for tots
      860 14  -  By Corinne Kerk LOOKING for nursery furniture? Good luck then, because for style-conscious parents and parents-to-be, furnishing their baby's room without any of those too-cute cartoons and ghastly, kiddy colours may be a little more difficult than they think. Seizing this opportunity in the
      860 words
Page thumbnail Page 15
  • what's in style art
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Tributes to nature
      494 15  -  Goh Beng Kwan and Lim Hong Ghee, master practitioners of abstract art, show off their love for nature in their joint exhibition, reports CHEAH UI-HOON CHEAH UI-HOON THE Joint exhibition of two renowned artists Lim Tiong Ghee and Goh Beng Kwan may not hold many surprises but
      494 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Colourful interaction with internal lives
      603 15  -  By] Parvathi Nayar IN Interiors: Vistas of Internal Spaces, a group of eight artists from Singapore and Malaysia—Chan Choy Har, Chieu Shuey Fook, Hong Sek Chern, Luis Lee, Prabhakara, Samuel Teo, Rafiee Ghani and Mohd Fadli Yusof examine the notion of interiors and its companion
      603 words
    • Artbeat
      • Article
        Lock icon One'sVml Ms
        122 15 a weekly roundup of events ERSTWHILE student Jeremy Ong took up civil engineering in Edinburgh, Scotland but developed his kxve for photography during his travels. In his first solo exhibition, he displays landscapes city scenes in France, Germany, Spain, Switzerland, England, Scotland and Australia. Aimed with a Nikon
        122 words
      • Article
        Lock icon MfrM* photo *ow
        126 15 A GROUP of nine photographers have turned their lenses on lazy Sunday mornings, giving us a collection of everyday moments sometimes quiet, sometimes pulsating. Of the nine, Alan Lim, Chua Chin Hon, Darren Soh, George Gascon, Law Kian Yan, Ng Sor Luan, Ong Wan Shu, Rajendran Nadarajan
        126 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Vlwl elB lesMeecy h Berth
        135 15 THE National Arts Council (NAC) is offering a new visual arts residency programme at the prestigious Kunstlerhaus Bethanien in Berlin. Under the institute's International Studio Programme one successful applicant will be given a one-year working study at the institute. The NAC will provide the return
        135 words
  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon FINANCE
    561 15 Transaction date: Jul 5 nrraiigaottUTM fiL N» u mm m m w* j 1 «m «n um u» um am «J47 osn mm un twxur 2u» 0.9*5 ims ojv mm sum ojm ik off i£ •*> IS JJ2 up S5 u5 2 TS* 1 "XMUtMiWUIIUI E. *5 SS'KZIS <5
    561 words
  • Page 15 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
      Lock icon Page 15 Miscellaneous Column 1
      186 15 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD death of Desdeox^ ing arena (9) Glissando, 10 Ankle, 11 EdgUUfm 16 Outcome of the grain har- ings, 12 Thename, 13 ofthe--1 Stuck up literally and vest? (6.2) game, 16 AJoft. 17 Agree, 18 metaphoricaty (5) 18 It goes round, in tact shoots Constable, 21 Country 22 War--2
      186 words
Page thumbnail Page 16
  • what's in style
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Designs on nature
      1631 16  -  GEOFFREY EU travels to Sri Lanka to discover the architectural legacy of Geoffrey Bawa who has influenced generations of younger architects all over the world GEOFFREY EU IT was only a Thursday morning, but the weathered lobby of the charming Galle Face Hotel in Colombo, which qualifies
      PHOTO COURTSEY THE LUNUGANGA TRUST; FILE PHOTO  -  1,631 words
  • Page 16 Advertisements