The Business Times, 5 October 2002

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    19 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES weekend MITA (P) 010/03/2002 85c SINGAPORE OCTOBER 5-6. 2002 Intt'llW! Http hISIHt'SS IliHt'S .ISMI i'OMl N,|
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    Lock icon Global players' eyes still on S'pore stocks
    656 1  -  This view off fund managers comes as market's trading value takes a plunge Byy Ven Sreenivasan, Serena Ng [SINGAPORE] The latest trading numbers for the Singapore bourse may unsettle investors who fear the exchange is in danger of becoming a penny-stock market. But
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    Lock icon NatSteel bidder rules out asset-stripping
    776 1  -  Offer is to buy the entire company: Ongßeng Seng's right-hand man Bi Conrad Raj, David Boey [SINGAPORE] The 98 Holdings consortium that is > making a bid for Nat Steel > Ltd said yesterday it is not out to strip the steel mill of its
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    Lock icon A message for NatSteel bidders
    762 1  -  SATURDAY SOAPBOX Ong Beng Seng is not one to overpay, so does this mean ifs worth more than his offer? catherine ong SCME corporate deals aren't what they seem to The funniest part about the latest takeover offer for Nat Steel Ltd is the fact
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    Lock icon Only 2 ways out of US port row, says worried industry
    821 1  -  Debilitating labour dispute is costing Asia dearly By Beth Jinks, Donald Urquhart I [SINGAPORE] An urgent mediated solution or outright government intervention are the only solutions to the simmering labour dispute that is paralysing US West Coast ports and
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      Lock icon Is the market nearing a bottom?
      623 2  -  MARKET REVIEW r sivanithy IT has been another difficult week for all those concerned with the local stock market dealers, investors, and financial reporters alike. Worries over the state of the US economy, the threat of deflation, war, and the increasing number of profit
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      Lock icon MARKETS
      71 2 «n 1,367.57 (+15.59) ST INDEX FUTURES 1,373.00 (+16.00) SIMSCI FUTURES 109.60 (+2.20) Friday Change KLSECOMP 644 09 2.33 NIKKEI 225 9,***** +9112 HANG SENG 9,051 XI +6705 SET INDEX 340.92 +4.37 JAKARTA COUP _408.43 1.07 MANILA COMP .1,***** -1.64 TAIPEI WPI 4,067.79 -8.19 SEOUL COMP 650.92 +182 SHENZHEN B
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      Lock icon FINANCE
      70 2 FOREX RATES US$ S$ US$ (S$ per I!S$) 1.780 £(l'S$/S$ per 1.568 2.792 EirRO(US$/S$/E) 0986 1.756 YEN 122.8 69.00 RM 3.800 2.134 HKS 7 800 4,181 BAHT 43.51 24 44 Rl'PIAH 9.018 5,065 PftlME RATES SINGAPORE* 5.25 KIIALA LI'MPIIR 640 HONG KONG 5.125 JAKARTA 39.00 TAIPKI 6 625 TOKYO
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      Lock icon NUS Business School zooms in on SME issues
      911 2 EXCLUSIVE New dean Christopher Tang hopes to give undergrads more exposure to SMEs and boost school's links with China tfy Eugene Low [SINGAPORE] A new dean and a new emphasis on Singapore's small and medium enterprises. These are some of the significant
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      Lock icon Chee Wee lifts ban on Comfort staff dealings with BT reporter
      341 2 MD says employee punished for passing internal e-mail to press [SINGAPORE] Comfort Group group managing director and chief executive officer said yesterday he has decided to lift the ban on staff dealings with Business Times journalist Christopher Tan. In
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      Lock icon How US dock work has gone to the dogs
      399 2  -  Among the worid's most low-tech, but workers highly paid By Beth Jinks [SINGAPORE] US ports are among the most low-tech and labour intensive in the world, and West Coast dock workers are already among the highest paid blue-collar workers in America.
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      Lock icon US Sept payrolls decline; jobless rate falls to 5.6%
      401 2 OECD indicates slower times ahead in US and Europe Reuters [WASHINGTON] The United States economy shed jobs in September for 1 the first time in five months, the government said yesterday in a report that highlighted the uneven pace of the
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  • in the news
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      Lock icon SIC: Prior undertakings okay when taking company private
      526 3  -  This is provided the terms offered to all non-majority shareholders are the same By Serena Ng THERE is no rule preventing a majority shareholder who plans to take its listed subsidiary private from securing undertakings representing over 90 per cent of the
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      Lock icon BIL: Stock rise could be due to two factors
      295 3 Reuters SINGAPORE BASED investment company BIL International Ltd, controlled by Malaysian tycoon Quek Leng Chan, said yesterday that one of its major shareholders is still in negotiations to sell a block of BIL shares. BIL made the statement in response to
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      Lock icon SilkAir in US$328m plane deal
      357 3  -  tt buys 6 Airbus aircraft for delivery over next 5 years Byi Siow Li Sen SINGAPORE Airlines' wholly owned regional carrier Silk Air is buying more planes in line with an expanding network. Silk Air said yesterday it had converted six of its eight Airbus
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      Lock icon Electricity tariffs to go up by 3.3% from Monday
      200 3 ELECTRICITY tariffs will rise an average 3.3 per cent come Monday the second increase this year because of rising fuel oil prices, said Power Supply yesterday. For homes and commercial customers on low tension supplies, this means an increase of half
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      Lock icon Centre for marine technology opened
      287 3 BRUNSWICK New Technologies (BNT), a unit of USbased Brunswick Corp, opened its $12.5 million Marine Innovation Centre at Raffles Marina yesterday. The new centre is the result of a strategic alliance among BNT, Raffles Marina and several leading private technology partners in the region. The
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      Lock icon ST Engg keen to work on Boeing combat system
      324 3 S'pore firm makes another bid to enter US defence market Bloomberg SINGAPORE Technologies Engineering Ltd, South-east Asia's No 1 defence company, is interested in doing contract work for a Boeing Co combat system as it tries to break into the world's
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      Lock icon Visitor arrivals dip 3.3% in Aug
      281 3  -  EYE ON THE ECONOMY tourism By Arthur Poon SINGAPORE'S tourism sector has yet to bottom out visitor arrivals in August fell 3.3 per cent year-on-year to about 671,000. This follows a decline of 5 per cent in July. The biggest traffic generator was Indonesia,
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      Lock icon S'pore media not a fourth estate, aspiring journalists told
      337 3 THE Singapore media is not a fourth estate of the government, Minister of State for National Development Vivian Balakrishnan yesterday told a gathering of aspiring journalists and other communications undergraduates. "We should strip away the fanciful concepts of the role of
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      Lock icon Li Ka-shing's SMU gift purely philanthropic
      445 4  -  M AILB AG Laura Cheung General Manager Group Corporate Affairs Hutchison Whampoa Ltd WE are writing to lodge our complaint over the Hock Lock Siew piece, "Why Li Ka-shing is spreading his risks", by your columnist Lee Han Shih published on Oct 2. The
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      Lock icon Comfort chief executive decides to lift ban
      233 4  -  Goh Chee Wee uroup Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Comfort Group Ltd Singapore I REFER to the press reports concerning my internal e-mail message to the senior staff of Comfort Group, barring contacts with Christopher Tan of The Business Times. It is
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      Lock icon Home buyers face CPF funds risks: don
      624 4  -  With interest rates likely to rise, they may reach CPF use limit by 28th year of loan By Kalpana Rashiwala [SINGAPORE] A new study has warned of a high likelihood that home buyers would run out of Central Provident Fund (CPF) savings before
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      Lock icon SMU explains its stand on accepting donations
      349 4  -  Professor Ronald Frank President Singapore Management University WE are writing in response to lee Han Shih's Hock Lock Siew column, "Why Li Hashing is spreading his risks" (BT, Oct 2), in which there was reference to Dr Li's donation to Singapore Management University
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      Lock icon Temasek open to any higher offer for NatSteel
      113 4  -  Eva Ho Vice-President, Corporate Communications Temasek Holdings WE refer to the article "Ong Beng Seng launches Nat Steel bid" (BT, Oct 4), which mentioned that Temasek Holdings is a member of 98 Holdings, the consortium making a bid for Nat Steel. We
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      Lock icon Implied office capital values not realistic: Merrill
      416 4  -  Thtyiy 77% Wow 1996p$ifc —d 47% Mow cwTMrt vihiitioH By Siow Li Sen [SINGAPORE] "Is Singapore office property worth anything?" TWs was the provocative opening line of a Merrill Lynch report The US broker says In the report that the current depressed share
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      Lock icon Thaksin makes trusted aide 'economic tsar'
      505 5  -  Prommin succeeds Somkid as DPM overseeing economic affairs From Harish Mehta in Bangkok ONE of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's most trusted aides, Prommin Lertsuridej, was yesterday appointed to oversee Thailand's economic affairs in his new role as deputy prime minister, prompting analysts to dub
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      Lock icon Li ups PCCW stake as shares hit record low
      309 5 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Richard Li, the founder of Pacific Century CyberWorks Ltd, increased his stake in the city's biggest fixed-line phone company, buying shares in the worst performer on the Hang Seng Index for a second time in a month. The
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      Lock icon Maersk could help run PTP for next 50 years
      541 5  -  Management agreement details revealed Frorr, Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur MAERSK-Sealand, which quit Singapore for Malaysia's Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) two years ago, could continue to help run the thriving port for more than 50 years, according to a document
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      Lock icon Turkish Airlines latest to scrap flights to KL
      313 5 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Turkish Airlines said yesterday it will scrap its flights to Kuala Lumpur from Oct 27 in the latest withdrawal by a foreign carrier from the main Malaysian airport. Australia's Qantas, British Airways and Germany's Lufthansa are among several high-profile
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      Lock icon Hutchison's funding costs look set to rise
      616 5 Higher rates for investors likely after scrapped bond deal Reuters [HONG KONG] Capital has suddenly got a lot more expensive for one of Asia's smartest borrowers. Li Ka-shing, who is the region's richest tycoon, will have to pay investors higher rates in order
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      Lock icon Saga of N Korean free market enclave
      682 5 Reuters. Bloomberg, AFP [SHENYANG, China] The tangled tale of Communist North Korea's planned capitalist enclave took another bizarre twist yesterday when Chinese police hauled its Dutch-Chinese governor Yang Bin in for questioning. Duan Xiaohong, a spokesman for the flower tycoon, told Reuters Shenyang
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        Lock icon Maxis among bidders for Indosat
        57 5 Bloomberg [JAKARTA] Max is Communications, Singapore Technologies Telemedia and Telstra joined the list of suitors to buy a 42 per cent stake in PT Satellite Corp (Indosat), bankers involved in the bidding said. The Indonesian government's sale of a stake valued at about US$408 million
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        Lock icon MMC Engg to Issue 31.6m new shares
        67 5 MMC Engineering—the listed arm of Syed Mokhtar Al-Bukhary's Malaysia Mining Corporation—hit proposed a one-for-one rights issue of 31.6 million new shares to help fUnd a flood mitigation project called the Stormwater Management and Road Tunnel Project in Kuala Lumpur. MMC Engineering said the
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        Lock icon Gamuda wins RM800m rail contract
        52 5 Reuters wi\j vicuuuua scuu yoiciuay II Hits won a contract worth about RM800 million (S$375 million) to design and build part of a rail system in Taiwan. The contract was awarded to Gamuda and its joint venture partner, Taiwan's New Asia Construction Development Corp, Gamuda
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        Lock icon CAHB shares up 4.3% on news of tie-up
        57 5 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Commerce Asset-Holding (CAHB) shares rose as much as 4.3 per cent on news it is tying up with BNP Paribas unit Cetelem SA to offer credit cards, personal loans and other consumer product to the Malaysian market CAHB shares
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      Lock icon Top US execs risk lawsuits over hot IPOs from Goldman
      479 6 GOLDMAN TANGLE Among those most at risk are eßay's Margaret Whitman and Yahoo's Jerry Yang Reuters [NEW YORK] Some of America's best-known executives may face lawsuits demanding they give up the profits made on initial public offerings they were allocated
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      Lock icon Telecom and other bad loan jitters weigh on US banks
      330 6 Reuters, Bloomberg [NEW YORK] US banks could face wider-than-ex-pected losses on loans to the telecommunications sector and even other industries, rattling Wall Street ahead of third-quarter earnings results due during the next two weeks. Bank shares fell on Thursday on
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      Lock icon Allegations of IPO misdeeds tarnish Goldman's shiny image
      441 6 Reuters [NEW YORK] Goldman Sachs Group chairman Henry Paulson won plaudits in the business press last June when he proposed a plan to put ethics back into the business mix while speaking before the National Press Club in a rare public appearance.
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      Lock icon AMP scraps share options on outcry
      263 6 Staff to gel shares under stricter system instead AFP [SYDNEY] Australia's largest financial services firm AMP Ltd yesterday scrapped share options from its salary packages due to increasing public hostility over excessive executive pay packets. The move is part of new AMP chief executive
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    • WORLD WATCH
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        Lock icon EC to recmmend 10 nations to join
        58 6 Reuters [BRUSSELS] The European Commission will recommend next week that 10 candidate countries should join the European Union in 2004 but will propose no date for Turkey to start accession talks, a source said yesterday. The 10 are Poland, Hungary the Czech Republic,
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        Lock icon European service Industries shrank in Sept
        56 6 Bloomberg [LONDON] European service industries shrank in September for the first time in nine months as orders fell and companies cut jobs. An index based on a survey 0f2,000 purchasing managers in the dozen countries using the euro, compiled by NTC Research, fell to
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        Lock icon Pitt bodges on accounting board choice
        82 6 Reuters [NEW YORK] Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Harvey Pitt is backing away from the choice of John Biggs to lead the new Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, The New York Times reported yesterday. It said industry executives and at least one prominent Republican
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        Lock icon Ebner quits Lonza as BZ sets stake sale
        67 6 Reuters [ZURICH] Swiss financier Martin Ebner's debt-laden BZ Gruppe will sell its stake of almost 20 per cent in Lonza Group AG and Mr Ebner will quit as Lonza chairman, the life sciences group said yesterday. The sale, long a subject of
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      Lock icon US regulators push for brokerage reforms
      395 7 Campaign to protect investors begins with drive for swift resolution to probes NYT [NEW YORK] Scrambling to restore investor confidence in Wall Street, the top US securities regulators and the New York attorney-general said on Thursday that they are working together to swiftly conclude
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      Lock icon Martha Stewart resigns from NYSE board
      296 7 LAT-WP [NEW YORK] Lifestyle entrepreneu. Martha Stewart resigned from tin New York Stock Exchange board o directors on Thursday. The resignation came a day aftai a Merrill Lynch Co employee pleaded guilty to charges growini out of a probe into whether she re lied
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    Lock icon STOCKS ASIA
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  • in focus
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      Lock icon From pill to pillow
      2580 8  -  Singapore aims to be a global hub for biomedical science and industry. LUDGER WESS finds out from key players how the Republic is going about achieving that objective LUDGER WESS The writer is senior editor of Bio Century Copyright2oo2BioCentury Publications Inc OUTSIDE of Asia, asl anyone
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      Lock icon The making of a revolution
      282 8  -  Learn the inside story of Singapore's biomedical push By Rachel Ong IF Molecule to Man makes you think of a science fiction movie, then you are wide of the mark. Rather, it will lead you to a seminar that will give you the inside story
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  • What's in style motoring
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      Lock icon Bjorn Free
      1378 9  -  Does Volvo's XC9O sport-utility vehicle rock or does it quiver? LIONEL SEAH takes a ride to find out LIONEL SEAH The writer, an occasional contributor to BT Motoring, travelled to Mont-Pelerin, Switzerland, for the test-drive IT would be an understatement to say SUVs (sport-utility vehicles) are gaining popularity.
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      Lock icon Bookings open for sexy 350Z
      320 9  -  By Christopher Tan I* you hurry, you might just be able to get your hands on one of the world's sexiest sports cars for Chinese New Year. Nissan distributor Tan Chong International has opened bookings for the Nissan 350Z a 280-horse-power, 260kmh, 3.5-litre V 6
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    • BRAVE NEW WHIRL
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        Lock icon Parallel parking help at hand
        130 9 VALEO's new parking slot measurement system, which advises the driver if the car will fit into a given parking space, has been selected by two European car makers and is due to be installed on several future models Just-auto.com reported. The parking slot measurement system,
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        Lock icon World Rally champ McRae signs up with Citroen
        123 9 FORMER world rally champion Colin Mcßae will drive for Citroen next season, AFP reported. Mcßae's current deal with Ford expires at the end of the season but the team will not renew the contract, opening the way for the 34-year-old's switch to
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        Lock icon Yokohama joins alliance
        116 9 JAPAN'S top tyre maker Bridgestone said rival Yokohama Rubber has joined its alliance with Germany's Continental Ag for a new tyre security system. AFP reported that the three plan to develop so-called "runflat" systems that help drivers control their cars in the event their tyres lose air
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        Lock icon Delphi in co-development deal with BMW
        110 9 COMPONENTS and systems maker Delphi will be BMWs key supplier for three future models. The US company, which is already supplying parts for the 7-series and Z4 roadster (above), has a co-development scheme with BMW. This will allow the two companies to develop and
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        Lock icon Delphi unveils anti-terror system for trucks
        136 9 DELPHI, the world's largest auto components company, has unveiled a new vehicle security system designed to combat the threat of terrorist hijacks of US commercial truck fleets, reported The Financial Times. The system, known as Truck Secure, uses computer software and global-posi-tioning systems to
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        Lock icon Sounds just like the real thing
        95 9 HELP is at hand for would-be Porsche and Ferrari drivers whose wallets limit their choice of vehicles to rusting hatchbacks. New Scientist reported that US inventors have developed a car radio that delivers a choice of mighty roars from vintage classic cars and motorcycles.
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        Lock icon Ford to step up buying in China
        98 9  -  Compiled by CHRISTOPHER TAN FORD Motor expects sourcing for parts and components from China to reach US$l billion by the middle of next year and more than US$lO billion by mid-decade, reported The Financial Times. The plan is part of its urgent drive
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  • in the money
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      Lock icon Does it pay to stick to analysts' calls?
      1402 10  -  SHOW ME THE MONEY teh hooi ling IS there value in stock analysts' recommendations? In other words, can you profit from the publicly available recommendations they make? In the aftermath of the dotcom bust over the past two years, the role and
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      Lock icon Mixed bag of 12 upgrades, 10 downgrades
      424 10  -  Venture's lomega plant buy prompts two upgrades By] Patrick Peck The author is vice-president at Paris-based JCF Group THIS week saw a total of 22 opinion changes 12 upgrades versus 10 downgrades against a backdrop of plunging stock markets in the US, Europe,
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      Lock icon Some stock trading tips, but only as a guide
      882 11  -  M 0 N F Y TALK Teh Hooi Ling THOSE who have invested in stocks would not be unfamiliar with the following situations: You have sold a stock after making a $500 profit. But to your horror, it continued to rise
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      Lock icon On-line investing across global markets
      625 11 THE number of on-line traders is expected to grow phenomenally worldwide, and along with it, international investing. Why invest globally? inversmcanon cuts nsK In addition to diversifying into different companies or segments in a single market, global investing casts a wider net to allow investors
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  • week in review
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      Lock icon Top stories this week
      1140 12 For the full stories, visit http://business-times.asial.com.sg Private home prices crept up 03% in Q3 LATEST government flash estimates show private home prices rose 0.3 per cent in Q3 over the preceding three months the first gain after eight consecutive quarters of decline. In the public housing
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      Lock icon What we said
      292 12 EDITORIAL 00/ Don't count on growth in 2002 AT its just-concluded annual meeting with the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund asserted that "global economic recovery will continue". But as one IMF official has said, "there's an institutional pressure to over-promise", so much so that for the
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  • What's in style
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      Lock icon Atouch of luxury
      1753 13  -  Spa treatments amid nature allow JAIME EE to soak in the restfulness of Pangkor Laut Resort in M'sia JAIME EE FOR some odd reason, Malaysia isn't quite the first place that comes to mind when planning a spa vacation. Thailand for sure, and Indonesia, but for all
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        128 14 What's new in stores this week STORAGE space is a premium, even in cyberworld. No wonder it's getting smaller these days. A range of portable hard disk-type storage devices has hit the shelves of computer stores. One of them is Anypak, a lightweight (127g) micro-size storage device by
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        95 14 YOU know you can stride with poise with a name like Beverly Feldman on your feet. Wear them to the supermarket or to your best friend's wedding that's the beauty of such a pair of fabric mules, designed to sooth the aching sole and pamper the
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        121 14 LOOKS like there's a price-busting racket at Royal Sporting House and Why Pay More. A wide range of Wilson tennis rackets is on offer between 20 per cent and 40 per cent off. Hence, a top-of-the-range Wilson Traid Hammer Rollers 2.5 can be had for $357.80 (usual
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        212 14  -  Compiled by\ MIKE CHUA Scotts thoppNg Cwtii: From now to Oct 25, enjoy a gamut of $3.00 mouth-watering meals that includes a main dish and a Coca-Cola iced drink right in Orchard Road. Just present the coupons distributed around Orchard area when making your purchase. Note: Promotion is valid
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      509 14  -  Retailers are honing their soft-sell skills in these hard times to win over increasingly sophisticated customers. CHEAH UI-HOON reports CHEAH UI-HOON Nothing beats a reputation that's been established by word-of-mouth; but of course, in this fast-moving world where consumers are constantly bombarded with new products, word-of-mouth reputation is
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      1238 14  -  Innovative label Zara saw merchandise fly off the shelves in less than a week of its opening. CAT ONG finds out how it stays a cut above the rest CAT ONG ON Monday, barely four days after opening at Ngee Ann City, the local distributors of Spanish fashion
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      885 15  -  ARTSingapore 2002 takes on international flavour with a wide range of works. PARVATHINAYAR reports PARVATHI NAYAR VISUAL arts lovers are in for a time of gluttony, the chance to sit down to a mul-tiple-course art feast that opens with the Southeast Asian paintings auctions tomorrow; art at
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      550 15  -  By< Cheah Ui-Hoon A TPTAL of 189 works valued in excess of $5 million under the hammer for Sotheby's auction of South-east Asian paintings tomorrow, held at the Regent Singapore. And while Christie's has moved its auction to Hong Kong, art collectors can still
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        103 15 CHUA Mia Tee, 71, is one of Singapore's foremost realistic artists. He has captured significant moments in history with portraits of the country's five presidents and their ministers, recorded parliamentary meetings and certain key political events on canvas. He was commissioned by the Board of Commissioners of Currency,
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        137 15 CHINATOWN, commonly known as Kreta Ayer, had been the activity hub of immigrant Chinese in the early days. Since then, it's also been the subject of many local or foreign artists who try to capture the heart of Singapore on canvas. Chinatown My Chinatown in Chinese ink is
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        72 15 IN conjunction with its 40th anniversary, the Angkatan Pelukis Aneka Daya (Apad) or Association of Artists of Various Resources, is showcasing works by 40 different artists. Forty is a contemporary art exhibition with the attitude of thematic concept and collaboration. There are varied expressions of either numerical concept,
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        93 15  -  Compiled by CHEAH UI-HOON THREE prominent local artists Tay Chee Toh, Goh Ee Choo, lan Woo, one Thai artist Thaweesak Srithongdee and young artist Ken Hua exhibit new works. Artist and sculptor Tay incorporates the human figure in a new and creative manner. Goh believes art has the
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