The Business Times, 26 November 2002

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    16 1 M(TA (P) 010/03/2002 85* THE BUSINESS TIMES SINGAPORE Internet: htip: business-times.asial .com.sg TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 26. 2002
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    74 1 □sn MCMR (-0.09) VVsroßßroniß U M2LOO (+1.00) —IWWIIBB 17L28 (+0.04) STOCK HAIXET DUNCES > M> iy KLSE COUP Mill >4.19 NIKKEI m 8£44.44 +17L88 HANG SENG 10,***** +36.4$ SET INDEX Mitt +1J4 JAKARTA COMP -381 Jt >043 MANILA OOMF .1*141 +1J1 TAIPEI WPI 4.***** +ISM SEOUL COMP 7KM
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    61 1 FWEXIATES USS SI USS (SS per USS) 1.772 S(USS/S$ per 1.576 2.7*1 FTR0(USS/5$/E). 0.996 Up YEN 122.7 69 JO RM I860 1144 HKS 7.7* 4.401 BAHT 4138 2448 RUPIAH 8£77 6,066 PUKE BATES SINGAPORE* MS KUALA LUMPUR 8.40 HONG KONG MM JAKARTA SIM TAIPEI 6JMM TOKYO LS7S SEOUL tJt
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  • Article
    Lock icon Delay GST hike now, raise it later in one go: retailers
    779 1  -  They're against idea of hiking the consumption tax in 2 steps By Kalpana Rashiwala [SINGAPORE] The Singapore Retailers Association will urge the government to delay the GST increase, but then raise it directly from 3 to 5 per cent.
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    Lock icon Economy could see'good' recovery in H2 '03: Tharman
    487 1  -  Bat much will depend on external factors, he says By Chuang Peck Ming [SINGAPORE] The Singapore economy is still expected to see positive growth in the current quarter and could even head for a "good" recovery in the second half of next
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    Lock icon Qantas move on Air NZ may scupper SIA's Aussie plans
    732 1  -  But payoff seen in end to cut-throat competition on Anstralia-NZ route By Ven Sreenivasan [SINGAPORE] The move by Australia's Qantas Airways to buy a strategic stake in Air New Zealand could torpedo Singapore Airlines' ambition to plug into Australia's domestic
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    Lock icon Oei cuts orders after $20m more of NatSteel deals
    521 1  -  Latest purchases take his stake to 2 points below 98's By Catherine Ong [SINGAPORE] After snapping up another $20 million worth of Nat Steel shares yesterday, Indonesian-born tycoon Oei Hong Leong caused a flutter in the stock market by suddenly signalling
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      100 1 mmiiu IT Comm—it L— Han SNh: Developers stealing their own thunder. *9 10 Top Stories Japanese major banks achieve good H1 results; Nikkei Index up 2%. Mmxt Pmgm APP, creditors reach deal on debt repay4 *>. r V Angalm Tan: The rejuvenation of F&N. *4 Bear market likely to prevail:
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      15 1 8210 m fond to keep Changi ahead in air-hub race, Next Page reports, Pg 13
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      Lock icon $210m fund to keep Changi ahead in air-hub race
      542 2  -  Mm aimed at helping Changi meet competition from regional airports ffy\ Chuang Peck Ming [SINGAPORE] Singapore has set up a $210 million fund to keep Changi International Airport as the region's premier air hub, in the face of rising competition from
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      Lock icon Japan banks post encouraging earnings
      533 2  -  They're npbeat about full year, but analysts sceptical Frorr, Anthony Rowley in Tokyo MOST of Japan's leading banks yesterday reported profits for the first half of the current financial year and claimed they would be in profit for the entire year, thanks to rises in
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    • ON THE grapevine
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        Lock icon INen the young become senile
        111 2 AT a forum on ageing populations yesterday. Tommy Koh uncorked something he had "bottled up for many decades" since the time he was dean of the University of Singapore's law faculty. The director of The Institute of Policy Studies said: "Young scholars become senile once
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        Lock icon Nothing like the movie
        104 2 ACCORDING to a study quoted in the book Guide to Effective E-mail, the tedium of opening and answering e-mail has become a stressful exercise for the average office worker. Apparently, it even tops what we would normally expect to be unpleasant experiences in the workplace, such
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        Lock icon It's not just business
        96 2 SING APOREAN businessmen aren't just out for a slice of China's growing economic pie. Kwek Leng Joo, a property developer with a passion for photography, has captured the charms of Jiangnan on film and canvas by teaming up with Cultural Medallion winner and watercolour artist Ong
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      Lock icon Silicon Valley lags in having women on top
      665 2  -  Tech firms have among the lowest proportion of women executives From Jeanifer Lien in Silicon Valley SILICON Valley may be famous for having a high-pro-file woman chief executive, Carly Fiorina of HewlettPackard. But its biggest companies still lag other Fortune 500 businesses
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      3 2 reports, Pg 13
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      108 3 Siemens Dematic (formerly MHE Dematic Logistics Systems in Singapore) is the global leader providing logistics and material handling automation solutions. Our unique combination of local experience and global expertise enables us to offer World's Besl Practice solutions in warehousing, distribution, manufacturing, 3PL, air cargo, baggage, automotive, ports, parcel, post and
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  • SINGAPORE companies
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      Lock icon APP, creditors reach deal on debt repayment
      337 4 Firm will sign an interim agreement on USs&sb of debt by Dec 16 Bloomberg [JAKARTA] Asia Pulp Paper Co said it reached an agreement with creditors on a plan to start repaying about half the group's US$l3 billion debt, 20 months after it
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      Lock icon C&C Bintang's Q3 profit falls
      262 4 CYCLE Carriage Bintang, the Malaysian associate of Singapore's Cycle Carriage, yesterday reported earnings of RMIB million (SsB.4 million) for the three months ended Sept 30. This was down from RM22.45 million in the pre vious corresponding period. The latest result brought earnings for the first
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      Lock icon The rejuvenation of F&N
      556 4  -  lock siew angela tan THE management team at 119-year-old Fraser Neave reads like a who's who of Singapore's corporate world. Many of the top brass, including Michael Fam, Tan Yam Pin and lan Maclean (the latter two retired from the board earlier this year), have been
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      Lock icon M1's dividend pledge seen to boost IPO
      427 5 52% dividend pay on twill attract enough investors fond managers Bloomberg MOBILEONE's pledge to pay out more than half its profit as dividends this year and next probably helped draw enough investors to Singapore's biggest share sale in at least three years. The
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      Lock icon Dayen likely to see swings in earnings: NetResearch report
      367 5  -  By Serena Ng RECENT IPO wonder Dayen future earnings are expected to be volatile, said independent research firm Netßesearch Asia yesterday, after the waste and water treatment firm posted a 78 per cent decline in net profit for the year ended
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      Lock icon BBR is latest firm to plan capital reduction
      238 5 BBR Holdings yesterday proposed a capital reduction exercise the latest company planning to wipe the slate clean by writing off accumulated losses to facilitate future fund-raising. Shares of some of these companies are now trading below par value, and as firms are
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      Lock icon Venture shares up after analyst briefing
      543 5  -  By Serena Ng VENTURE Corp shares yesterday hit a four-month high after the electronics manufacturing service provider reinforced its role as the darling of analysts. The stock jumped 50 cents, or 3.5 per cent, to close at $14.60, a level last seen in mid-July.
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      Lock icon United Fiber contests decree by Indon minister
      404 7  -  Firm seeking restoration of forestry rights to 268,585 ha of land By Vince Chong IN a move to keep its dream of becoming a global pulp player alive. United Fiber System has commenced legal proceedings in Indonesia to contest a minister's withdrawal of
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      Lock icon 8 of Hua Kok staff prevented from leaving factory
      485 7 Staff allowed to leave after Bintan authorities' help CLOSING its Bintan factory didn't come easy for Hua Kok International. Last Friday, eight of Hua Kok's staff (including four Singaporeans) were prevented from leaving the precast concrete production factory by a group
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    • COMPANY Briefs
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        Lock icon FDC Corp back in the black
        28 7 PDC Corporation posted a nine-month group net profit of $2.09 million, against a previous $3.16 million loss. Turnover doubled to $85.1 million.
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        Lock icon Dataoraft mxveOs telephony services
        41 7 DATACRAFT Asia has launched a set of IP Telephony solutions and services. These give customers access to their business systems from almost any type of handset with IP connectivity, as well as provide applications such as e-conferencing.
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        Lock icon SembCorp Log boys rest off BCsia nnit
        27 7 SEMBCORP Logistics has acquired the remaining 49 per cent equity stake in SembCorp Logistics (Malaysia) from Haisan Resources of Malaysia.
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        Lock icon LeongHln gets grace for loan
        34 7 LEONG Hin has secured a loan repayment deadline extension to June 30,2004, or six months after the issue of Temporary Occupantion Permit for a development project, whichever is earlier.
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      Lock icon 'Fair' sales at CapitaLand's Mt Sinai project
      429 7 IN WHAT market watchers called a fair result. CapitaLand sold about 20 units at its 176-unit Glentrees development, in the Mount Sinai area, over its first weekend of release at an average $598 per sq ft. Analysts added, however, that the price is
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  • SINGAPORE markets
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      306 6 OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES Nov 25 VALUE CLOSE ■TOMS 287.00 +207.00 if CMM -*****.00 +81.00 Wt -*****.00 +28.00 WrpJhi 373.69 +0.14 127.24 +3.78 1271.00 +0.57 345.71 +4.68 176.21 +0.02 muar+mm 176.20 +o.4o Europtron 10c 40.918,000 Datacraft 10c 23.598.000 Chart SermCond 26c 20.887.000 Citiraya2.5c 18.363.000 TPVUSlC 18.349.000 PacHteCenturylOc 16.310.000 ST Assembly 25c
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      Lock icon Fresh cigarette opportunities give New Toyo more upside
      299 6  -  HOT STOCK/ WARRANT By Ven Sreenivasan IN its preoccupation with centrestage names, the market sometimes does not pay sufficient attention to potentiaUy exciting turnaround stories among penny stocks and secondliners. One such story is that of specialist paper products maker New Toyo
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      Lock icon Tech stocks surge in cautious market
      700 6  -  -i I comment STOCKS ven sreenivasan Technology stocks en joyed a Wall Street-in-spired rebound yesterday, but the broader market seemed to remain unconvinced about how long this will last. As counters like Venture Corp and ST Assembly soared in response to positive news and
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      Lock icon Potential Thanksgiving rally lifts US$
      603 6  -  -li comment CURRENCIES Wall Street indices rhftllAngA key topside breakent levels larry wee THE US dollar rode higher yesterday in Asia, benefiting from a seventh consecutive week of Wall Street advances and chart signals which warned that US stocks may be poised for a further
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  • EDITORIAL & opinion
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      Lock icon Winning war of the wall in Korea
      821 8  -  I7TT3 bottom line OPINION thomas friedman The writer is a New York Times columnist NYT IN the last three weeks I've visited two of modern history's great walls the Berlin Wall in Germany and the "Green Wall" in Korea, also known as the
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      47 8 'We see how ambition to conquer other nations has led to a situation where there is no more peace unless the whole world is complying with the will of the one with the power and strength.' Hegfcirati B*ampetrl Indonesian President, on the world situation.
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      Lock icon Peace in Aceh at last?
      617 8 EDITORIAL AFTER 26 long years of civil strife, peace may at last be within reach for Indonesia's troubled, but resource-rich, province of Aceh. An agreement ending hostilities between the Free Aceh Movement and the central government is set to be inked next month. But as
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      Lock icon Is China's pact with Asean a'mirage'?
      890 8  -  Criticism of free trade deal suggests others may have an interest in souring relations among potential East Asian partners From Anthony Rowley The writer is BT's Tokyo correspondent in Tokyo IT is a "mirage" to believe that China's real aim is to form a
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      Lock icon Are balanced budgets a good idea?
      790 8  -  COMMENTARY Yes, bnt room to manoeuvre in short term won't hurt By Daniel Altman The writer isa New York Times columnist VIRTUALLY everywhere, from tiny towns to the world's biggest economies, a balanced budget is like a good housekeeping seal of political approval. And
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  • MAIL bag
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      Lock icon 'Downgraders' need more info from HDB
      460 9  -  Leong Sze Hian Singapore I REFER to the Housing and Development Board's 30month debarment period for private property downgraders to new HDB flats. HDB has indicated that it will waive this on a case-by-case basis for "deserving Singaporeans who are former private property owners
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      Lock icon Commuters must take a stake
      220 9  -  Lu Kee Hong Singapore WHILE financial folks see green dollars and a mint, I see the creation of a monopoly or re-birth of an old monopoly after immediately enriching a lot of accountants, lawyers and investment bankers ("Comfort soars 5.8 per cent while Delgro leaps
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  • FOCUS property
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      Lock icon Stealing their own thunder
      619 10  -  ■11 comment PROPERTY Developers eqjoy success in China at expense of local sales lee han shih SINGAPORE developers stand to lose up to 1,000 potential customers every year to cheaper properties in Shanghai, Beijing and other Chinese cities—and they have no one to blame but themselves.
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      Lock icon KepLand buys site for Chengdu condo project
      212 10  -  By Vince Chong FRESH from selling more than 400 homes at its Shanghai condominium, One Park Avenue, Keppel Land announced yesterday that it has purchased another site in Chengdu for $27.6 million. KepLand will be building a 1,200-unit condo project on the 41,500
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      471 10 ®isr PRIME PROPERTIES FOR SALE BY TENDER 48 Residential Units 1 Shop Good Rental Returns with H i Attractive Yield 10 mins drive to the CBO 5 mins drive to Harbourfront MRT station New Closing Data: 2 Dec 2002 (Mon) at 3pm At Barker Road, District 11 Land Area: 13,626
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      787 10 ■XEEBDDHIH Lianhe Zaobao I Just how rich I I is China? I I It's hard I I to pin down I I a figure I I I I I IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT. CAP. 50 PURSUANT TO SECTION 290(2Xb) and IN THE MATTER OF WALTEX TRADING PTE
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      385 10 IN THE MATTER Of THE COMPANIES ACT, CHAPTER 50 AND IN THE MATTE! Of GKAND KOH DEVELOPMENT PTE LTD (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) Al on Extroordinory General Meeting of the members of Grand Koh Development Pte Lid duly convened and held alii Lorong Koll SfftQOBOfV *****9 on 21 November 2002 the
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  • SINGAPORE news
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      Lock icon Bear market likely to drag on: S&P director
      456 12  -  Agnicy sees decent shewing frem US, Asia markets bnt remains defensive Bl Genevieve Cua MARKETS in the US and Asia could see a relatively "decent performance" over the next several weeks or months, but the bear market is unlikely to be over,
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      Lock icon Wider scope seen for S'pore-India FTA
      188 12 Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] A free trade agreement (FTA) between India and Singapore may pave the way for a broader accord between the second-most populous nation and a grouping of 10 countries in South-east Asia, Trade and Industry Minister George Yeo said. A study group
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      Lock icon October CPI down 0.2% y-on-y
      238 12  -  3 on the economy i By Serena Ng THE Singapore consumer price index slipped 0.2 per cent in October from the same month a year earlier, a smaller margin compared with the preceding months, figures released yesterday by the Deparment of Statistics show. The index,
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      Lock icon Global ageing: the time bomb is ticking away
      630 12  -  But there's still time to avert crisis, says academic Reports by' Teh Hooi Ling GLOBAL ageing an era the world is entering rapidly threatens to bankrupt the developed countries, destabilise the global economy and even overturn geopolitical order. This is the grim
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      Lock icon Drop notion of fixed retirement age: panel
      305 12 ALLOWING people to work longer instead of making them retire would help solve declining global growth, it was said at a panel discussion yesterday. "We need to abandon the notion that people have to retire at a certain age," said Richard Jackson, adjunct
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      Lock icon JC, upper secondary education to be overhauled
      696 13  -  YESTERDAY XX PARLIAMENT JC curriculum will be broader, more flexible, with greater diversity By Eugene Low THE junior college and upper secondary education system will be thoroughly revamped to prepare young Singaporeans for the challenges of globalisation and the rise of the knowledge
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      Lock icon 2nd reading of Payment and Settlements Bill passed
      360 13  -  By' Tang Weng Fai PARLIAMENT yesterday passed a second reading of the Payment and Settlements Bill to create a binding framework for the legal status of transactions made through electronic payment networks. The bill offers legal protection against creditor companies for large-value
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      Lock icon Bill tightens control over export of strategic goods
      501 13  -  Ttadorsneod permit to ship goods th&t cab bo used tom&keWMDs By Tang Weng Fai TRADERS must apply for a permit if they use Singapore as a port to ship or tranship goods that can be used to make weapons of mass destruction,
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    • PARLIAMENT Briefs
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        84 13 THE Land Transport Antborlty wfll have the power under a new bill pasted yesterday to limit a rapid transit operator's involvement in non-public transport businesses. In general, the Rapid Transit System (Amendment) Bill will empower die LTA to impose conditions, restrictions and performance standards on rapid transit operators. Currently, those
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        Lock icon Hire locals firsts Boon Yang
        71 13 FOR employers calling on the government to lower the foreign worker levy or to raise the quota of foreign workers. Labour Minister Lee Boon Yang suggested they might instead consider hiring locals first "The present slack labour market offers good opportunities to recruit local workers
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        Lock icon FTAs wont save noa-ooupotttiwe Jobs
        76 13 THE fTee trade deals Singapore made—and is making—may create new jobs, but they will not save existing Jobs that are no longer competitive, warned Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry. So workers must retrain and prepare themselves for new Jobs. Mr
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        51 13 THE Land (Titles) Strata Act is going through the "active phaaa" of a review expected to be compistod only at the end of next year, said Koo Tsai See, senior parliamentary secretary for National Development. The Building and Construction Authority, which is spearheading the review, Is gathering
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  • REGIONAL news
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      Lock icon M'sian property overhang rose 10.6% in first half
      565 15  -  Value of unsold properties hit RM2Bbashome sales slowed From Diana Oon Abdullah in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA'S property overhang rose significantly in the first half of this year, with the total value of unsold properties back to where they were two years ago,
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      Lock icon M'sia to woo investors with theme park
      305 15 KUALA LUMPUR It's planning a RM&3b Universal Studiostype project in a new Johor township AFP THE Malaysian government is hoping to woo foreign investors, including Singaporeans, to a planned RMB.3 billion theme park styled after Hollywood's Universal Studios. Tourism Minister Abdul Kadir Sheikh
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      Lock icon Pelepas eyes 40% jump in container handling in 2002
      252 16 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] The Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) expects to handle close to 2.8 million twenty equivalent units (TEUs) of containers this year, which will represent 40 per cent growth over last year, chief executive officer Mohd Sidik Shaik Osman
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      Lock icon Al-Qaeda man named as suspect in Bali bombing
      164 16 AFP [HONG KONG] A senior AlQaeda operative from Yemen is one of three "critical" suspects being hunted by authorities over the Bali bombing, Time magazine reported yesterday. In their latest edition, Time identified the Yemeni as Syafullah, whose activities included the 1996
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      Lock icon Australian, M'sian politicians cross swords over warnings
      477 16 TERROR FALLOUT They disagree over Australia's travel advisories and support of the US AFP AP [KUALA LUMPUR] A war of words has erupted over recent travel advisories warning Westerners they risk terror attacks in Southeast Asia. A senior Australian opposition legislator yesterday hit
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      405 16 JAKARTA They are expected to resume classes later this week AFP LEADING international schools in Jakarta remained closed here yesterday but said they expected to re-open later this week following beefed-up security precautions by Indonesian authorities. The schools have been closed for seven working
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      658 17  -  Microsoft, Siemens to set up regional bases as island eyes RAD in vestment From Macabe Keliher in Taipei AS manufacturing industries head for mainland China, Taiwan is trying to cushion its losses by repositioning itself as a centre for research and procurement. The latest instalment
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      276 17 MANILA Fitch cites concerns over gpvt's growing budget deficit Bloomberg THE Philippines' debt-rat-ing outlook was cut to negative by Fitch Ratings, which cited concerns about the government's swelling budget deficit. The change means Fitch is more likely to reduce the nation's long-term foreigncurrency rating
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        60 17 AFP [BEIJING] A southern China newspaper editor has been sacked after printing an article lampooning the newly appointed Communist Party leader Hu Jintao as a puppet of his predecessor, President Jiang Zemin, Hong Kong media reported yesterday. Shenzhen Weekly editor Jin Minhua was fired after
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        48 17 Bloomberg [MUMBAI] Tata Power Ltd plans to bid for AES Corp's Indian unit as part of a plan by India's biggest non-state utility to expand operations beyond the city of Mumbai, where it has been supplying electricity for 90 years.—Bloomberg
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        80 17 Bloomberg [BELJING] The Industrial Commercial Bank of China (ICB), China's biggest lender, is in talks to sell its 50 per cent stake in a Chinese banking venture to partner BNP Paribas SA to focus on its own business, a BNP official said.
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        63 17 Bloomberg [TOKYO] JGC Corp, Japan's biggest plant engineering company, and Chiyoda Corp have won contracts worth 95 billion yen (Ssl.4 billion) for construction of a petrochemical factory in southern China. Shell Petrochemicals Co, part of the Royal Dutch/Shell Group, and China National Offshore
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        79 17 Bloomberg [TAIPEI] Taiwan plans to sell more than half its stake in state-owned Bank of Taiwan by the end 0f2006, chairman Chen Mu-tsai said. "Privatising also means getting listed on the stock exchange by then," he added. The bank also plans to
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        68 17 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Guangdong Kelon Electrical Holdings Co, China's largest refrigerator maker, agreed to write off 907.8 million yuan (*****.4 million) of debt owed to it by its state-owned former parent, Guangdong Kelon (Rongsheng) Group Co, in exchange for three trademarks and some land.
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      221 17 TAIPEI AFP THE world's largest contract maker of semiconductors Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co expects the industry to stage a mild rebound from the second quarter of next year, a report said yesterday. "Demand in the fourth quarter is better than expected.
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      366 18 TAIPEI Reform of lending industry in question after departure of finance minister Bloomberg FUBON Financial Holding Co led Taiwan bank shares lower after the finance minister quit, leaving the future of a government clean-up of the lending industry in disarray. The financial shares
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      173 18 NEW DELHI Bloomberg INDIA'S government said it will try to complete planned asset sales in the year to March 31, 2003, to raise as much as 120 billion rupees (554.4 billion). "In order to realise the target, the ministry is at present
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      360 18 HONGKONG Move aimed at boosting profit and efficiency Bloomberg BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Ltd, the city's second-big-gest bank, plans to shutter additional branches after closing more than 20 outlets this year, said deputy chief executive Zhu Chi. The bank, formed from the combination of
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      781 19  -  Analysts say rents may fall by a third as tenants move from older buildings to newer blocks From Anthony Rowley in Tokyo AN expected surge in office space in Japan next year could slash rentals by almost a third and leave many buildings
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      410 19 TOKYO Eighth straight monthly increase brings surplus to 902b yen as both imports and exports rise AFP JAPAN'S trade surplus in October surged 95.6 per cent from a year earlier to 902 billion yen (Ssl3 billion), led by robust demand
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      326 20 CORPORATE TRANSPARENCY Finns will need to respond to market speculation if asked AFP [SYDNEY] Companies will be forced to respond to market speculation under strict new disclosure rules to be enacted by the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) from January. The ASX announced over the weekend
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      600 20 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Japan Telecom Holdings Co's unexpectedly large first-half profit did not persuade Merrill Lynch Co analyst Yasumasa Goda to rate the stock a "buy". Instead, it made him wonder what else he did not know. "The company's tendency to keep things to itself
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      410 20 LONDON Technical delays said to have forced rethinking on market share HUTCHISON 3G, the new entrant mobile operator aiming to launch third-gen-eration services in the UK and Italy next month, has targeted 5.2 million UK subscribers spending an average of £50 (*****.5)
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      509 21 NEW YORK Market waiting to see Baghdad's reaction, says analyst Bloomberg, AFP CRUDE oil fell after rallying last week to its biggest gain since August, as United Nations arms inspectors prepared to start work in Iraq. With UN inspectors due to
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      183 21 Bloomberg [LONDON] More companies are likely to lose investmentgrade status as profits remain "weak" and an economic rebound falters, according to Standard Poor's. Fifteen borrowers, 11 from the US, are on watch for downgrades to their 888- ratings, below which some investors may
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      495 21 MANCHESTER. England O'Neill says US president will detail his prepesals early next year Bloomberg, Reuters US President George W Bush will offer a new plan to help accelerate the "bumpy" US economic recovery that's now underway, Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill said, although
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      280 21 PARIS Bloomberg VIVENDI Universal SA will raise 1.86 billion euros (553.3 billion) by selling a fifth of its water business, Vivendi Environnement SA, to a group of mostly French investors and stateowned Electricite de France. The world's No 2 media company found
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        59 21 Reuters [WASHINGTON] Sales of existing US homes roee 6.1 per cent in October, the National Association of Realtors said yesterday, as low interest rates fbelled home buying. Sales of previously owned homes climbed to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.77 million units from
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        66 21 AP [NEW DELHI] World economic leaders said yesterday that &eater transparency in economic decisions and stronger regulations are needed to encourage investors and speed up the slowing global economy. The leaders participating in the World Economic Forum said that apart from global standards and codes to
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        114 21 Reuters [NEW YORK] America Online and magazine publisher Time Inc are working on a deal to move a hefty chunk of the content on Time Inc's free websites to America Online's struggling proprietary service. The Wall Strmt Journal said, citing unnamed executives. Within
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        73 21 AP [HONG KONG] An Indian businessman has denied media reports that he acted as a middleman for terrorist networks, saying yesterday the allegations were part of a "plot" by his business competitors. Rajkumar Sabnani, a Hong Kong-based exporter of electronics, denied any dealings with terrorists
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      605 22 NEW YORK 18% tax rise will lead to job losses and lower real estate values, say business groups Bloomberg A BUSINESS group leader and real estate representatives said an 18 per cent property tax increase agreed to by Mayor Michael Bloomberg
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      1354 23  -  Several recent studies have highlighted the low level of worker commitment in Asia, including Singapore. A Gallup consultant tells Anna Teo why keeping employees and customers emotionally engaged should be paramount with every company Anna Teo IT was a great coincidence. The week that economist
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      683 23  -  -By Anna Teo ASHOK Gopal has a firsthand tale of customer engagement during his recent brief visit in Singapore. "I went into a large store yesterday," he tells BT. "I wanted to buy two things a pair of shoes for my wife and some
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      129 23 I ii A SPECTACULAR MUSICAL An Evening's Worth Of Lighthearted Entertainment. The Straits Trnes A LIVELY SPECTACLE Good Music, Lavish Sets And Costumes. The Business Times STUNNING CHOREOGRAPHY I Tap-danced My Way Home! I Weekly A SPECTACLE Filled With Wholesome Humour, Sumptous Sets And Dazzling Dances That Every Member Of
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      1121 24  -  Rajn CheHam meets S Ramadorai, chief of Tata Consultancy Services, India's largest software company, and finds out how his USsBBom firm conquered the world Raju Chellam WHEN India's SRamadorai set up Tata Consultancy Services' (TCS) New York office in 1979, India was not known for
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      276 25 Reuters THE Baltic Dry Index (BDI) rose eight points to 1,459, the Baltic Panamax Index (BPI) gained 14 points to 1,436, the Baltic Handymax Index (BHI) firmed 38 points to 9,814 and the Baltic Capesize Index (BCI) was up seven points to 1,850. TIME-GHARTERi Alpha Era (built 2000)
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      645 25  -  Dockside strife should not be allowed to cripple intl trade, say Asean shippers By Donald Urquhart [SINGAPORE] Although a global sigh of relief was expressed after US West Coast longshoremen and their employers tentatively agreed to a six-year deal over the weekend, Asean
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      540 25 Plan calls for ships to use electricity when docked LAT-WP [SHANGHAI] Several of the largest shipping lines in Asia have agreed to work with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power on a programme that supporters hope will clean up air
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      352 25 China fighting blaze onboard Greek-owned ship Bloomberg [HONG KONG] The risk of an explosion aboard the Gaz Poem, a gas tanker on fire near Hong Kong, has receded, a maritime official said. Concern that the fire might ignite the vessel's cargo, 20,000
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      129 25 AFP [BEIJING] A Chinese ship collided with a Malta-regis-tered oil tanker in China's northern Bohai Sea, causing an oil spill covering some 3.5 square nautical miles, state press reported yesterday. Chinese ship the Shunkai No 1 collided with the tanker Tasman Sea off the
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        515 26 Shipping costs conld be reduced by up to 42%: Taiwan council AFP [TAIPEI] Taiwan and its rival China would benefit financially from the proposed lifting of a half-cen-tury ban on direct transport links, but Hong Kong would be a big loser, according
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        337 26 AP [ATLANTA] More than 14 months after Sept 11, many ports have yet to begin assessing their security needs, according to a top Coast Guard commander. Vice-Admiral Jim Hull, who runs all Coast Guard operations east of the Rockies, gave the assessment after
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        144 32 Dae 5 Thailand: King's Birthday. DNI Malaysia: Hari Raya Puasa. Brunei: Hari Raya Puasa. Singapore: Hari Raya Puasa Dh7 Malaysia: Hari Raya Holiday. DM 10 Thailand:Constitution Day. Dm 23 Japan: Emperor's Birthday. DM 24 Switzerland: Christmas Eve (ha day). DM 28 Aus/ra/ia: Christmas Day. Belgium: Christmas Day. Brunei:
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        787 32 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Marine Oil Ltd. shows price ranges in US dollars instead of single prices for a more comprehensive description of the market Prices shown are based on averagesued stem Market movements are indi cated The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and the
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        Lock icon China Aviation's jet fuel sales to China may hit record
        265 33 Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] China Aviation Oil Singapore Corp may boost the amount of jet fuel it sells to China by about 10 per cent to a record in 2003 because of increased demand from the new Shanghai airport. China Aviation, which
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        471 33 Moves to farther tighten security likely to cause flight delays, surge in ticket prices AFP [SYDNEY] Australian plans to expand screening of airline baggage over heightened fears of terrorism sparked concerns yesterday of flight delays and a surge in ticket prices. "There is the
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        155 33 Bloomberg [TOKYO] All Nippon Airways (ANA), Japan's sec-ond-largest carrier, reported a worse than-expected first-half loss yesterday. The company reported an 8.1 billion yen (*****.6 million) net loss for the six months ended Sept 30. All Nippon is discounting tickets to lure passengers after bigger
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        Lock icon BAA firefighters cancel most strikes
        186 33 Bloomberg [LONDON] BAA pic fire fighters and security guards at airports cancelled the majority of planned strikes to allow their union to vote on an improved pay offer. The Transport General Workers' Union scrapped the first four of six 24-hour walkouts over pay, due to
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        110 33 Reuters [PARIS] France braced for a 32-hour strike by air traffic controllers last night, raising the risk of serious disruption to flights at the same time as truckers started blockading roads across the country. "A limited number of outgoing and incoming flights will
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        563 33 Bat analysts remain divided over future prospects of budget airlines Reuters [LONDON] Low-cost airline easy Jet pic is expected to report a jump in annual profit today, but investors want reassurance they are not in for a bumpy ride as
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