The Business Times, 30 July 2002

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    15 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 010/03/2002 85C SINGAPORE Internet: http://business-times.asia1 .com.sg TUESDAY. JULY 30, 2002
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    Lock icon Penny stocks rally as HK backs off from delisting plan
    559 1  -  Bnt np to 90% fall seen on Friday may have done them irreparable harm, say brokers Prom< Audrey Tan in Hong Kong HONG Kong's penny stocks staged a rally yesterday after the stock exchange bowed to an angry market by
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    Lock icon SGX's 30% 'rule' blamed for poor IPO prices
    803 1  -  Bat requirement also seen as a curb on manipulation By\ Serena Ng [SINGAPORE] A new but unofficial requirement by the Singapore Exchange (SGX) that at least 30 per cent of any initial public offer be made available to retail investors is being
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    Lock icon Dow surges 314 points by noon
    66 1 Reuter [NEW YORK] Wall Street stocks surged powerfully in morning trading yesterday as investors put aside their worries and scooped up downtrodden shares. By noon local time, the Dow Jones industrial average was up a hefty ***** points at 8£78.48 while the Standard Poor's
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    Lock icon DBS' share of home loans slumps in H1
    760 1  -  uexclusive It accounts for &3% of loans, down from 23% in 2001 period By Siow Li Sen [SINGAPORE] The number of new housing loans written by mortgage giant DBS Bank in the first six months of this year has slumped to a
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    Lock icon Don't rush to refinance your loan after Sept 1
    696 1  -  COMMENTARY to Lee Han Shih THINK very, very carefully before refinancing your bousing loan when Sept 1 comet. From that day on. It will be much easier to refinance the loan that*s been hanging around your neck for years. But it
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        Lock icon Going like hot cakes
        167 2 THE latest hot stock in Singapore isn't listed on the SGX. It is to be found at computer shops across the island. According to DBS Bank, Singaporeans have rushed out to buy deeply discounted anti-virus and firewall software under a joint promotion between the bank and
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        Lock icon If you've got it, don't flaunt it
        160 2 IT seems like only yesterday that companies showing heavy losses were a "buy" because it meant they were investing heavily for the future. And where they had earnings to speak of, PEs of2oo or more were no obstacle to ever-rising share prices. Today's
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      Lock icon New US rules proposed to fight IPO abuse
      492 2 Roles being framed by NASD likely to be adopted by year-end NYT [NEW YORK] Acting long after the market has cooled, but at a time when public anger at Wall Street is high, NASD proposed new rules on Sunday to bar some
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      Lock icon Qwest incorrectly accounted for US$1.2b
      467 2 US telco says it will restate its results from 1999-2001 NYT Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Qwest Communications International, the dominant provider of local telephone service in 14 Western US states, said on Sunday night that it had incorrectly accounted for at least US$l.l6 billion of transactions
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      Lock icon Refinancing market for private property set to triple
      407 2  -  1=173 on the economy re-financinq By Siow Li Sen THE refinancing market for private property could triple when the new Central Provident •Fund rule that gives banks first charge over a mortgaged property kicks in. Many homebuyers, who previously could not refinance
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      496 2 KPMGSeminarSerics Proposed Amendments to SAS 32 and SAS 33 Tuesday, 20 August 2002,9.00 am to I.oopm Grand Hyatt Singapore Why The International Accounting Standards Board has proposed amendments to improve the existing requirements in International Accounting Standards 32 ("lAS 32") and International Accounting Standards 39 (*IAS 39"). These proposed amendments
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  • SINGAPORE companies
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      Lock icon CapitaLand to boost presence in China
      527 3  -  It is 'quite bullish' on Shanghai and is especially keen on residential market From, Audrey Tan in Hong Kong CAPITALAND, which has already invested more than $1 billion in China to date, is keen to increase its investment in the country, particularly in residential
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      Lock icon Analysts up CapitaLand forecasts after H1 surprise
      361 3 Dow Jones Newswires CAPITALAND Ltd will post substantially higher full year earnings than earlier expected, after the Singapore-based property company's first half net profit beat market consensus by some 22 per cent, analysts say. South-east Asia's biggest listed real estate firm swung to
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      Lock icon Firms' fancy labels don't count
      693 3  -  lock siew serena ng COMPANIES nowadays are using fancier descriptions to depict the businesses they are in. In the rush of initial public offers earlier this month, many small companies and their public relations consultants took pains to tell the media how they want their
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    • COMPANY Briefs
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        Lock icon Fastcash credit facility from DBS
        93 5 DBS Bank has launched a new credit facility called Fastcash that allows customers to get cash almost instantly upon approval. The bank said the move will solidify its leadership in the unsecured credit segment, where its Cashline accounts have grown to 90,000 since the launch
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        Lock icon Datacraft wins US$1.7m Indon deal
        81 5 Reuters DATACRAFT Asia said yesterday it has clinched a US$l.7 million network infrastructure upgrading contract from Indonesian cellular phone operator Telkomsel. The contract entails the design, implementation and management of a data communications network infrastructure backbone for the cellular arm of state-owned PT Telkom across
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      Lock icon WPG Int'l H1 profit up 4.6% at US$740,000
      298 5 WPG International yesterday said profit after tax rose 4.6 per cent to U*****,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2002. The mainboard-listed company formerly Allcom Technologies said the improved results were due to reduced borrowings and financial expenses. Turnover for the
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      Lock icon Jurong Tech H1 profit soars 88% to record $6m
      468 5 Firm reports rise in orders as capacity goes up by 30% LIFTED by a rise in orders, Jurong Technologies Industrial Corp's net profit rose 88 per cent to a record $6.18 million for the six months ended June 30, 2002, from
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      Lock icon SembCorp Marine seen posting higher H1 profit
      364 5 Business growth expected to boost firm's net earnings to $52-ss9m Reuters SEMBCORP Marine, Singapore's number two ship repairer and builder by capacity, is expected to post higher profits in the first half, boosted by growth in its ship conversion and offshore engineering businesses.
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      Lock icon Inno-Pacific appoints two directors
      310 5  -  By I Serena Ng INNO-PACIFIC Holdings said yesterday it has appointed KLW Holdings executive director Lim Kok Hui to its board, several months after another Inno-Pac director became a substantial shareholder in the Sesdaqlisted door maker and furniture retailer. Inno-Pac, which owns the Shakey's pizza franchise
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  • SINGAPORE markets
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      296 4 OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES Jul 29 VALUE CLOSE ■TOM* 775.00 4154.00 BTCAW -*****.00 449.00 -*****.00 -78.00 *MQEpW» 405.85 >2.43 WriiiMiiBtd 124.53 +1.28 MEgaM—Ha 1327.93 47.84 Mfpiiihii 407.00 46.26 MOi-pw 188.63 41.46 WWW— 189.00 +1.10 Cortina 20c 62.271,000 IPC020C 13.921.000 QtanHulOc 12.331.000 UniFood HK25C 12.130.000 SembCorp Ind 26c....... 7.123,000 B1L Ind US20C
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      Lock icon Clear support seen at 40 cents for Hour Glass, despite tumble
      302 4  -  HOT STOCK/ WARRANT By R Sivanithy THE speed and unpredictability with which traders zoom in and out of a "hot" new theme must be leaving players amazed, breathless and, undoubtedly, frustrated. It's getting to the point that when the
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      Lock icon Can info asymmetry explain market?
      753 4  -  J I comment STOCKS r. sivanithy IT'S often said that stock markets operate on the "greater fool" theory. Sellers believe the market has peaked, and so think that buyers are fools for entering. Buyers, on the other hand, believe there is more upside to be
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      Lock icon US$ roars back cm surprise Swiss rate cut
      595 4  -  BT CURRENCIES 121 yen possible target after yesterday's 3-week highs versus yen and S$ larry wee THE US dollar extended its comeback impressively yesterday, hitting threeweek highs of 119.4 yen and 551.7675 after a surprise rate cut sent the safe haven Swiss
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  • SINGAPORE news
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      Lock icon No accord on BMW's M'sian ops
      467 6  -  German carmaker, Sime Darby still in talfcg on Malaysian franchise From Eddie Toh, Christopher Tan in Singapore BMW AG and Sime Darby are still in negotiations over the German carmaker's plans to take a stake in the BMW business in Malaysia. "There is no
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      Lock icon Open market to big capacity cars, KL urged
      373 6  -  From Harish Mehta in Bangkok MALAYSIA, which currently protects its domestic car industry, should open its market to cars with engine capacity of more than two litres because these models will not compete with the smaller capacity Proton cars, top BMW officials
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      Lock icon CityDev plans to launch Mohd Sultan project in Q4
      429 7  -  OUB Centre Ltd gets nod to develop 242 nnits on Monnt Sinai Rise site By] Kalpana Rashiwala CITY Developments, which last month obtained provisional permission to develop 201 apartments on a freehold site in Mohamed Sultan Road, plans to launch the
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      Lock icon Brighter prospects for US-S'pore FTA
      414 7  -  By I Chuang Peck Ming THE passage of a bill in the US House of Representatives that gives the president "fast track" powers to negotiate trade deals has again raised hopes that talks on the US-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) could be wrapped up this
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      Lock icon Aussie, S'pore FTA talks at final stage
      261 7 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] The Australian government is now at the final stage of negotiations with Singapore for the signing of the bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA), its Minister of Trade Marl Vaile said. He said the signing would be a significant step in
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      Lock icon Two biomed firms get funds under new scheme
      259 7  -  By. Adeline Chia THE Economic Development Board put "homegrown" into its biomedical thrust yesterday two local biomedical start-ups each received $250,000 of initial funds from a new scheme. Under the Biomedical Sciences Innovate 'N' Create Scheme (BMS INC) launched yesterday, local parties
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      Lock icon Mercer unit opens Asian regional HQ here
      221 7  -  By. Rachel Ong MERCER Human Resource Consulting, part of the Mercer Consulting Group (MCG), yesterday opened its new Asian regional headquarters here. MCG is a subsidiary of global professional services company Marsh McLennan. It yesterday announced four key initiatives as part of its
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      Lock icon Interest in showflats will rise ahead of Sept 1: agents
      465 7  -  By' Vince Chong INTEREST in showflats will escalate one month before homebuyers are allowed to use their CPF to pay for half of their 20 per cent downpayment, and this will translate into sales at the end of the period.
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  • FOCUS property
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      Lock icon Govt to clarify stand on housing grant for ECs
      541 8  -  Will CPF grant be treated as cash or CPF portion of downpayment? By Kalpana Rashiwala THE government is expected to announce soon whether the $30,000 CPF housing grant for executive condo buyers should be treated as part of the cash downpayment
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      Lock icon CPG takes 50% stake in China residential project
      267 8  -  China Singapore Sir Housing and Development Co to hold other 50% tty, Andrea Tan TEMASEK-controlled CPG Corp has taken a 50 per cent stake worth $5 million in its first design-with-equity residential project in China. The 466-unit Jiacheng Apartment by the Lake
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      Lock icon China Land to buy 3 hotels
      356 8 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] China Land Group Ltd, which develops properties and toll roads, said it will buy three hotels in China and Hong Kong for HK$B75 million (Ssl9B million) as it increases its focus on hotels. Hong Kong-based China Land said it will buy
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  • MAIL bag
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      Lock icon Banks shouldn't use tele-marketers
      166 9  -  John Tay P H Singapore ON July 18 this year, I received a call from DBS Bank asking me to sign up for Cashline. The caller was actually a tele-marketer who claimed he represented DBS Bank. He said he was from a company called Smart Voice
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      Lock icon Teledata rescue could have been less costly
      719 9  -  Kevin Scully Singapore I THANK the chairman of Teledata Tan Keng Boon for taking the time to reply to some of the questions raised in an article by BT which quoted my views ("Teledata 'did best for shareholders'", Jul 26). I am glad
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      Lock icon NEWater is fine — without the fluoride
      552 9  - NEWater is fine without the fluoride Joshua Soong Guo Shyong Singapore I REFER to "To drink or not to drink NEWater" by Jaime Ee (Executive Lifestyle, Off the Cuff, July 26). I'd gladly drink NEWater. It's as pure as it comes without resorting to distilled water. But what I'm worried
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      Lock icon Airport mishap: RMG doctor gave help first
      342 9  -  Dr Prem Kumar Nair General Manager, Clinic Operations Raffles Medical Group WE refer to Lye Kim Leng's letter "Inhospitable treatment at Changi Airport" (BT, July 26). We have conducted a thorough investigation into the matter and established what took place. On receiving the
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  • EDITORIAL & opinion
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      Lock icon Has China got a raw deal in the WTO?
      779 10  -  BKTiTT^i bottom line OPINION frank ching The writer is a Hong Kong-based journalist and commentator MORE than six months after China joined the World Trade Organization (WTO), the Chinese public is still sceptical of the benefits of membership. China has already
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      45 10 This belongs in the slaughter-a-fatted-calf school of public policy. Maybe at some primal level this works, but it's hard to take seriously.' -TmOaDagfer a political economist, on the rush of new legislation through the US Congress to clean up rampant corporate crime.
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      Lock icon Economic drift in Japan, US
      590 10 EDITORIAL WHO'S in charge, asked the New York Times in an article pointing out that it's unclear who's looking after the economy in Washington if indeed anyone. The question was timely indeed, given the turmoil in currency and financial markets. And if it needed asking
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      Lock icon The Fed must allow equity values to fall
      960 10  -  Now is a good time for the US monetary authorities to stop the 'virtuous circle' of lower rates supporting equity valuations, which reinforces the accumulation of debt By Marc Hendriks The writer is chief economist at SG, the corporate and investment banking
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      Lock icon In oversight we trust
      789 10  -  COMMENTARY Bush should not denigrate what makes the world look np to America By Thomas Friedman The writer is a New York Times columnist SEVERAL years ago, an Indian journalist friend of mine who was working in Indonesia remarked to me that corruption in the Indonesian
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  • REGIONAL news
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        Lock icon MAS to unveil major changes today
        116 11 Bloomberg (KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian Airline System Bhd said it will unveil changes to its reorganisation plan today after asking for its shares to be halted for two days. The company will "make an announcement of material revisions" to its reorganisation plan made on Jan
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        Lock icon Proton Q1 profit doubles to RM290m
        98 11 Dow Jones Newswires [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's national car manufacturer Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional Bhd or Proton yesterday said its net profit almost doubled to RM289.6 million (*****.3 million) for the first quarter ended June 30, from RM145.9 million a year earlier. In a statement to
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        Lock icon Indon army to leave Parliament in '04
        123 11 AFP [JAKARTA] Indonesia's military is likely to quit its unelected seats in both houses of the legislature in 2004, five years earlier than originally planned, a leading legislator said yesterday. "It seems like in 2004 there will be no more representatives of the
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        Lock icon Thai Jane exports up 6%
        89 11 Reuters [BANGKOK] Thailand posted healthy year-on-year export growth for the third straight month in June and expects the trend to stay in place in the second half of the year, the commerce ministry said yesterday. A senior ministry official told reporters June exports rose 5.98
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        Lock icon New HKMA system for US trades
        86 11 Reuters [HONG KONG] The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) yesterday said it will launch a new system that will shorten settlement time for Asian investors trading US Treasuries. The new system, enabling Asian investors to settle trades during Hong Kong hours instead of having
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      Lock icon Telekom, Maxis likely 3G winners
      371 11 KUALA LUMPUR Third licence may go to newcomer E-Touch Reuters MALAYSIA will award its two biggest telecoms firms licences for third-generation (3G) mobile services this week and may also grant one to a newcomer with powerful political connections, analysts said yesterday. The government, which wants
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      Lock icon Global market slump seen as threat to Asean
      393 11 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei Economic recovery could be hurt, says Brunei Saltan Reuters THE global market turmoil presents a new threat that could undermine South-east Asia's patchy economic recovery from the financial crisis of 1997-98, Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah said yesterday. Slumping
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      Lock icon Malays must pick Islamic party or democracy: Dr M
      554 11 PETALING JAYA, Malaysia Bernama MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad last night spoke of two new dilemmas facing Malays whether they want to let a so-called Islamic party destroy them and the country, and whether they should do away with "crutches" in
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      Lock icon Time's running out for Megawati
      962 12  -  Stalled reforms hurting popularity of Indon president despite her success in restoring political, social stability From Shoeb Kagda in Jakarta DURING her recent visit to Europe, Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri told a roomful of British businessmen that her government was waiting for them to start
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      Lock icon Satyam Computer probed for improper accounting
      334 13 BOMBAY Shareholders allege it evaded taxes, claimed excessive depreciation Reuters INDIAN authorities are investigating allegations of improper investments and accounting at software firm Satyam Computer Services, one of the country's largest companies, a government spokesman said yesterday. The probe concerns whether Satyam Computer, India's
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      Lock icon Tommy wants more time to decide on whether to appeal
      337 13 JAKARTA AFP TOMMY Suharto, the youngest son of Indonesia's former dictator, wants time to decide whether to appeal against a 15-year jail term for murder and weapons possession, his lawyers said yesterday. "Since this has been a political trial, we
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      Lock icon First Pacific proposes steps to resolve PLDT stake sale
      292 13 HONG KONG It plans to meet PLDT board over doe diligence issues Reuters FIRST Pacific Co Ltd said yesterday it had proposed meeting the board of Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co (PLDT) on due diligence issues relating to its plan to
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      Lock icon Hutchison denies it is getting out of hotel business
      148 13 HONGKONG Reuters HUTCHISON Whampoa, one of the flagships of Asia's richest tycoon Li Ka-shing, said yesterday it is not getting out of the hotel business despite the recent sales of controlling stakes in two hotels in China for HK$B25 million (SslB6
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      Lock icon China giving lift to venture capital
      210 13 BEIJING Ministry plans to lower investment threshold Xinhua Financial News CHINA'S Ministry of Science and Technology plans to launch preferential policies that would include tax policies to encourage the development of venture capital investment, an official with the ministry said. The China Securities Journal
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      1191 12 ASEAN FUND LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) I The Board of Directors of ASEAN Fund Limited wishes to make the following announcement: UNAUDITED RESULTS FOR THE HALF YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2002 1 Nov 01 to 1 Nov 00 to j 31 Ayr 02 30 Ape 01 +or
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      1426 12 ASEAN SUPREME FUKin I Tn (Incorporated in the Republic ot Singapore) The Board of Directors of ASEAN Supreme Fund Ltd wishes to make the following announcement AUDITED RESULTS FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENOED 30 APRIL 2002 1 May 2001 to 1 May 2000 to usjooo u&rooo J 1. Investment and
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  • WORLD news
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      Lock icon Japan's industrial output fell in June
      538 14 TOKYO The worse-than-forecast 0.7% foil raises doubts abont economic recovery Reuters Bloomberg JAPAN'S industrial output fell for the first time in five months in June as surging exports to the United States lost momentum, raising worries that the main prop to the nation's recovery
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      481 14 Bat 20% gain on back of rising overseas sales foils short of expectations Bloomberg (TOKYO) Honda Motor Co yesterday said first quarter profit rose a less-than-expected 20 per cent as Japanese consumers bought cheaper cars. Japan's second-largest carmaker left full-year forecasts unchanged
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      254 14 NEW YORK Dow Jones Newswires THE number of companies rated triple-A continues to decline. Last Thursday, Standard Poor's lowered the corporate credit rating of BristolMyers Squibb to double-A, from triple-A. The pharmaceutical maker has about US$6.5 billion in outstanding debt, according to S&P.
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      442 15 TOKYO He also hints to reporters that he may reshuffle his Cabinet in Sept Bloomberg Reuters JUNICHIRO Koizumi, Japan's Prime Minister, wants larger tax cuts than the one trillion yen (5514.8 billion) members of his key economic policy panel proposed
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      375 15 mLONDON Reuters GOLD licked its wounds yesterday after a devastating sell-off raised questions over the precious metal's role as a safe haven in troubled times. Gold slumped 7 per cent last week as fund investors aggressively pulled the plug on the precious
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      619 15 LONDON Brent field running dry, making market easier to corner Bloomberg EUROPE'S biggest oil rivals, BP pic and Royal Dutch/Shell Group, are at odds on how to prevent manipulation of a market that helps set the price for twothirds of the world's
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        72 15 Bloomberg [SYDNEY] AMP Ltd, Australia's biggest ftind manager, said it won't meet its goal of boosting operating profit by at least a tenth this year investment markets improve in the next five months The company is "unlikely to achieve its long-term goal of
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        96 15 Bloomberg [MADRID] San tander Central Hispano SA, the biggest bank in Spain and Latin America, scrapped its profit growth forecast for the year after second quarter net income fell 26 per cent on plunging currencies in Brazil and Argentina. Santander expects profit to decline 10
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        80 15 Bloomberg [LONDON] Vodafone Group, the largest mobile phone company in Europe, added 2.7 million subscribers in the three months through June, boosted by gains in the US, Italy and Japan. The number of customers rose to 103.9 million, an increase of 2.7 per
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        74 15 Bloomberg [TURIN] Fiat SpA raised 3 billion euros (S$5J billion) through convertible loans to refinance debt as Italy's No 1 industrial company struggles to fix its car unit Intesaßci, Sanpaolo IMI, Capitalia and four other banks completed an agreement over the weekend to accept
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        55 15 Bloomberg [DAYTONA BEACH, Florida] Budget Group inr it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The company said it has secured US$75O million of vehicle financing to maintain and expand its fleet, as well as USSIOO million of debtor- in-pnnan&nion flnanrfng that win provide working
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      735 16 FRANKFURT Dispute centres on 'differences of opinion' over fntnre strategy of global media conglomerate NYT Reuters IN the latest eruption of boardroom turmoil at a global media conglomerate, the chairman of Bertelsmann AG of Germany, Thomas Middelhoff, resigned unexpectedly on Sunday after clashing
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      454 16 LONDON Bnt the Financial Times publisher paints gloomy picture for advertising Reuters BRITISH media group Pearson yesterday painted a gloomy picture for advertising but the publisher of the Financial Times said it remained on track for a strong earnings rebound this year, lifting its
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      311 16 NEW YORK It's targeting ads at industry-specific publications Reuters INTERNATIONAL Business Machines Corp yesterday launched a new advertising campaign that will shift a sizable chunk of its advertising budget towards ads targeted at specific industries such as autos, retail and banking. Some of
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      347 17 WASHINGTON He also dismisses predecessor's call for suspension of2ool tax cut Dow Jones Newswires LAT-WP FOR months, Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill has been battered by unfavourable comparisons with Robert Rubin, one of his Clintonera predecessors. After taking the hits largely
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      173 17 Reuters [WASHINGTON] Top White House economic adviser Lawrence Lindsey said on Sunday US officials favour a strong US dollar but reiterated that the value of the US dollar should be set by the market. The US dollar has shed more than 10 per cent of
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      1422 18  -  thiuihu'P LBMBMHIP Philip Kotler tells stuart cbaimeb why marketing should be made the architect of a company's demand and supply chain and its network of collaborators STUART CRAINER PHILIP Kotler, the world's pre-eminent marketing thinker, started out as an economist and studied under Nobel
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      255 19 Reuters THE Baltic Dry Index (BDI) was unchanged at 962, the Baltic Panamax Index (BPI) gained three points to 969, the Baltic Handymax Index (BHI) fell 18 points to 7,506 and the Baltic Capes ize Index (BCI) was down one point to 1,061. National Prestige (built 1996) 75,100
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      576 19  -  Maersk, Evergreen, APL, Cosco to take part in US Customs security programme By l Donald Urquhart [SINGAPORE] Global shipping lines are signing on to the US Customs Service's anti-terrorism programme as the US concentrates on the next link in supply chain security.
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      371 19  -  Concern raised Greek-flagged ship may cause pollution By] Beth Jinks [SINGAPORE] A Singaporebound bulk carrier fully laden with coal has run aground in Australia's Great Barrier Reef, prompting fears it could break in two and cause pollution. The Greek-flagged, 73,000
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      352 19  -  Contracts come from Vietnam, China, Indonesia By Beth Jinks [SINGAPORE] Singaporelisted container crane leasing company Portek International Limited has secured three contracts worth about $12 million in Vietnam, China and Indonesia. The main deal is the supply of two quay cranes and two rubber-tyred gantry
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      Lock icon China lines plan fee hikes for freight to US
      416 19 Prices expected to rise 20% from mid-Ang Reuters [SHANGHAI] Major Chinese shipping firms plan to raise container freight fees for shipments from China to the United States and Canada to take advantage of booming exports, industry sources said yesterday. Freight charges
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        711 20 With deadline of Nov 19, only about 5,000 of ronghly 30,000 total jobs ha ve been filled Dow Jones Newswires [WASHINGTON] The US government, now recruiting passenger screeners at almost every commercial airport, is finding a surprisingly high percentage of unqualified
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        229 20 Bloomberg (DALLAS] Fifteen Spirit Airline aviation mechanics were arrested as part of a security investigation into airline employees accused of lying on applications or using false identification to obtain employment. The US Attorney's Office in Dallas said the workers were charged with
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        747 27 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Marine Oil Ltd. allow* price ranges in US dollars instead of single prices for a more comprehensive description of the market. Prices shown are baaed on average siaed stem Market movements are indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and the
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        443 28 Swiss air traffic control agency says it wants to expand despite recent tragic accident AFP [ZURICH] Skyguide, the Swiss air traffic control agency that tracked two jets that collided over southern Germany on July 1, said on Sunday there was "nothing wrong" with its operations
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        354 28 But stronger passenger growth expected from Sept Reuters [LONDON] Britain's main airports operator, BAA pic, said yesterday a fall in passenger numbers and higher security and insurance costs after the Sept 11 attacks caused a 5.9 per cent drop in first-quarter profits. A bigger
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        543 28 Firm ready to make fresh bid if invited by Greek govt; MD Reuters [ATHENS] US charter company Chrysler Aviation said on Sunday that if invited by the Greek government it would make a new bid to buy a majority stake in Greece's ailing
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        337 28 UK govt considering options to resolve airport congestion problem Dow Jones Newswires [LONDON] British Airways (BA) may have to quit Heathrow if the UK government decides to focus its efforts and spending on Stansted airport, The Sunday Times suggested this weekend, but
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        204 28 Reuters [WASHINGTON] The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) launched an investigation into a Delta Airlines subsidiary flight crew for allegedly violating drinking and flying rules, the second such case in a month. FAA spokesman Christopher White said Atlantic Southeast Airlines was under investigation
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          122 28 AFP [TAIPEI] Taiwan's China Airlines (CAL) sakl yesterday it is taking delivery of two new *****00 passenger jets as it mulls the purchase of 16 aircraft amid pressure from Boeing and Airbus. Hie two new Jets brings the number of 8737-800s in CAL's fleet to
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          74 28 Dow Jones Newswires [SYDNEY] Qantas Airways said yesterday tt will increase services to New Zealand and Europe from Oct 27. An extra 15 return services a week will be added to the Sydney-Auckland route along with four extra Sydney-Christchurch return services. This takes
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      429 19 r w em M Nothing wrong with operations: Skygulde Backpage BAA's profit down Backpage PEOPLE INTERTANKO has appointed John Fawcett-Ellis as its regional manager for Asia Pacific, replacing Minerva Alfonso who is on maternity leave. An English solicitor, Mr Fawcett-Ellis has been with the association since 1997, and remains its
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