The Business Times, 3 September 2003

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    15 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MiTA (P) 024/03/2003 j Internet http://business-times.asial.com.sg SINGAPORE WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 3, 2003 85C
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    Lock icon Value of CPF cuts is in the signal it sends: PM
    673 1  -  Competing on costs alone is not enough; economic strategy holds the key By* Chuang Peck Ming [SINGAPORE] The CPF cut will send a powerful signal to investors that Singapore will go all out to compete, Prime Minister Goh Chok
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    Lock icon Gulf in slide of industrial land prices and land rents
    697 1  -  HTia.MiiuLm SMEs urge JTC to close gap by reacting faster to market changes By. Andrea Tan [SINGAPORE! Industrial land rents have plunged as much as 51 per cent since 1994. But though steep, the slide has not kept pace with
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    71 1 □«n 1,596.36 (-9.24) ST INDEX FUTURES 1,608.00 (-13.00) SIMSCI FUTURES ***** (-1.30) Tuesday Change KLSECOMP ***** -118 NIKKEI 225 __10.***** +19.90 HANG SENG 10.939.94 +36.54 SET INDEX ***** -S» JAKARTA COMP _538.93 +464) MANILA OOMP .*****0 +1618 TAIPEI WP1 5,715.95 +24.16 SEOI.'L COMP ***** +2;® SHENZHEN B ***** 1.19
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    87 1 FOREX RATES US* S$ l'S$ (SS per l'S$) 1.757 Si(i:SS/SS per S) 1.563 2.746 EI ;RO(VS$/S$/E). 1.0H7 1910 YEN 116.9 66.5(1 KM im 2.163 HKS 7.799 4.439 BAHT 4102 23.34 Rl PI AH 8,477 4,824 RENMINBI 8.299 4.723 INDIAN RUPEE 45.87 26.10 AS 1.557 0886 NZS 1745 0.993 PRIME
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    Lock icon China firms sinking their roots in Indonesia
    804 1  -  Fierce competition, hunt for materials behind move abroad From Shoeb Kagda in Jakarta FROM her 15th floor office in one of Jakarta's premier buildings, Lu Feizhen oversees ZTE Corporation's growing Asia-Pacific operations. The Chinese telco moved its Asia-Pacific headquarters to Jakarta a year
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      Lock icon Reflation a boost for some Asian stocks, currencies
      926 2  -  Other currencies like euro and Aussie unit losing recent shine By Larry Wee [SINGAPORE] The promise of stronger growth in the US and Japan has ignited interest in some Asian stocks and currencies as well as gold, leaving erstwhile favourites such as
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      Lock icon Citibank's auto loan business gets a new chief
      528 2  -  It hires Jimi Tan from ABN Amro in bidtophigg*ps after recent exits By\ Siow Li Sen [SINGAPORE] Citibank this week poached auto loan trouper Jimi Tan from ABN-Amro Bank as it moves to plug some of the holes in its consumer business
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        Lock icon Kitchen diplomacy
        249 2 WHEN the chefs who cater to royalty and heads of state hold their annual summit, it's the gastronomic equivalent of the United Nations. The Club des Chefs des Chefs one of the most exclusive clubs in the world is meeting in Paris this week to swap tips and,
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        Lock icon Sock-ing discovery
        137 2 THE idea that the ancient Romans were tougher than the English weather may have taken a knock. Archaeologists excavating a Roman site in London unearthed a bronze foot from a statue that appears to be wearing a sock. The Romans, who occupied much of Britain for several centuries,
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  • SINGAPORE companies
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      Lock icon StarHub to raise $600m for capex, 3G rollout
      488 3  -  Lower funding needs reflect fall in cost, improved Ebitda earnings Byt Angela Tan STARHUB, Singapore's second fixed-line telecom operator, will be borrowing $600 million instead of the planned $1 billion to fund its capital expenditure and 3G network rollout plans over the
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      Lock icon SingTel and Ayala still in talks for Globe stake
      215 3  -  From. Al Labita in Manila SINGTEL and Ayala Corp have not given up hopes of buying the entire 24.8 per cent stake of Germany's Deutsche Telekom (DT) in listed Globe Telecom, an official said yesterday. "The negotiations are still going on,"
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      Lock icon Survival plan for Intraco, solution story for clients
      320 3  -  By Kenneth Lim AT a media luncheon, Intraco's new chief executive Teng Theng Dar describes the frustration of trying to turn around a company that fell from being a government trading arm to being a loss-making operation. Mr Teng, appointed last December,
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      Lock icon Cerebos a tonic for tough times
      604 3  -  HOCKt&SWSM ven sreenivasan CEREBOS Pacific may not be the most exciting name on the local bourse. But when it comes to delivering on its promise, this company must rank right up there. Last week, the company, best known for its Brand's Essence of Chicken
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      Lock icon CMT to ink $243.8m deal for Lot One: sources
      578 5  -  Trust edges ont PREI Asia in bid for the mall with $1,174 psf offer BTia'UllUl'U By] Kalpana Rashiwala CAPITAMALL Trust (CMT) is soon expected to sign a deal to buy its fifth mall, Lot One in Choa Chu Kang, for about
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      Lock icon Hwa Hong proposes scrip dividend scheme
      279 5  -  By\ Serena Ng CONSTRUCTION and general insurance group Hwa Hong Corp, which two weeks back said it would pay out $6.5 million worth of interim dividends, yesterday proposed a scrip dividend scheme. It is also seeking shareholders' approval for a share buyback mandate, and
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    • COMPANYBriefs
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        Lock icon Kim Eng unit halves stake In Eva
        55 5 KIM Eng Holdings* subsidiary, Kim Eng Holdings (Hong Kong), has halved its stake in Eva Asset Management to 25 per cent, selling 1.25 million shares to Eva director Henrietta Luk Chun Hang for HK$l.25 million (*****,500). On a group basis, Kim Eng suffered
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        Lock icon SGX derivatives trading up in Aug
        47 5 SINGAPORE Exchange said its total derivatives trading volume rose 6.6 per cent last month with 3.24 million contracts traded, against 3.04 million in August last year. Total volume for the first eight months rose 7.7 per cent to 23.98 million contracts.
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        Lock icon Circuits Phis In share placement
        41 5 CIRCUITS Plus Holdings said it plans to place out 36 million new shares at 10.85 cents each, representing 19.88 per cent of the current share capital, to raise net proceeds of $3.86 million for its expansion.
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      Lock icon Chartered boosts production of high-end chips
      446 5  -  Move to cash in on rising semicon demand By Raju Chellam MA INBOARD-LISTED Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing has ramped up volume production of 0.13 micron chips, which will help it sell more chips at higher margins. This should help Chartered all the more because semicon
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  • SINGAPORE markets
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      317 4 OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES Sep 2 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS -386.00 +90.00 BTCiDI -*****.00 -93.00 ITlO-djym -*****.00 -38.00 435.46 -2.30 Ehil 168.56 -1.50 »E«««»Fhi 1344.60 -9.57 SeijrfMwPUp 398.27 -1.73 197.31 .1.44 SMSCtFatrw 198.10 -1.30 Stock» Volume GES Intt Ltd 20c 58,918.000 Chart SemiCond 26c 36.220,000 Wee Poh 0.5c 29,446.000 Beyonics 10c
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      Lock icon Tougher to pick winners
      772 4  -  STOCKS r. sivanithy IN a market that's arguably showing signs of overheating, it is no surprise that one of the more difficult tasks is to come up with new themes or pinpoint stocks that haven't already had a decent run. The past two sessions have demonstrated
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      Lock icon US dollar rises in Tokyo
      470 4 AFP [TOKYO] The US dollar rose against other major currencies on technical factors yesterday with comments by visiting US Treasury Secretary John Snow being taken as largely neutral in the market, dealers said. The US dollar was at 116.73 yen around 2:22 pm (0522 GMT)
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      256 4 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS churchman (7) —I R 1 Portents are confounded 2 The judge who always 7 Many teamed up, but took 3 Incandescent rage about BGo on strike for dress 4 Work after a short month —LJ— nalsto Rex *(5) 5 Can take in the annual re- 11 Lead
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  • SINGAPORE news
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      Lock icon Cathay buys Mount Emily Hotel for $8.5m
      379 6  -  Development plans not revealed, but hotel may close By Andrea Tan IS Choo Meileen's Cathay Organisation going back into the hotel business? The leisure and entertainment group has bagged the Mount Emily Hotel in Mount Sophia for $8,483 million. A source said yesterday
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      Lock icon Securities and Futures Act only tweaked for now
      458 6  -  Major changes next year as industry still adjusting to new law: Hng Kiang By Wong Wei Kong SUBSTANTIAL changes will be made to the Securities and Futures Act (SFA) only next year as the SFA is a relatively recent piece of legislation
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      Lock icon Average firm made $1.55m in 2001
      328 6  -  on the economy business climate Byi Anna Teo THE average company those in the black, that is had an income of $1.55 million in 2001, and will contribute $242,972 to the state coffers, according to preliminary income tax figures. Estimates from the Inland Revenue
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      Lock icon Bill offers more choice for design & build projects
      222 6 Bill offers more choice for design build projects THERE will soon be more avenues for design and build (D&B) projects under proposed changes to three Acts that will allow architects and professional engineers to offer such services jointly with builders. D&B services are now offered by builders which work with
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  • EDITORIAL & opinion
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      Lock icon China-Japan ties: tension under surface
      695 8  -  H]Su^3E^9 OPINION frank ching THE visit to China this week by Japanese Defence Minister Shigeru Ishiba reflects both an improvement in the relationship between the two countries and its underlying problems, which show little sign of being addressed On the surface, relations between the two
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      85 8 'Like it or not, China and the US are married. China is very sensitive to US concerns. But the leaders also know that there isn't really that much the US can do about China's trade power.' -AndySe an economist, on China'sgrowing trade surplus with the US that
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      Lock icon Not-so-independent directors
      599 8 EDITORIAL MUCH effort has been put into raising corporate governance standards in Singapore. By most accounts, progress has been satisfactory. For instance, a recent survey of corporate governance practices in Singapore companies found that independent directors form around 50 per cent of most boards and 79 per cent
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      Lock icon A Jobless recovery all over the world
      1843 8  -  Global job markets are still six months away from significant improvements as companies wait for stronger growth By Art Pine Bloomberg THE global job market is showing few signs of picking up even as more companies announce hiring plans. Among those hiring are
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      Lock icon HK revives quarterly reporting plan
      532 10 HONGKONG Controversial proposals previously shelved after stiff resistance HONG Kong Exchanges and Clearing is planning to relaunch a consultation this year on controversial proposals to require companies to report results every three months and disclose individual directors' remuneration by name, the South China Morning Post
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      Lock icon Take measures to prevent power outages, Tenaga told
      262 10 KUALA LUMPUR Bernama Bloomberg MALAYSIA'S Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Muhyiddin Yassin yesterday urged Tenaga Nasional Berhad, the country's monopoly power distributor, to implement measures to prevent the recurrence of power disruptions. "I hope Tenaga exercises more caution. We must have
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      Lock icon MMC shares fall on tycoon's offer
      480 10 KUALA LUMPUR Bnt analysts say changes will boost transparency Reuters Bernama SHARES in Malaysia Mining Corp Bhd (MMC), Syed Mokhtar Al-Bukhary's flagship, dropped 6.8 per cent yesterday to close at RM2.59 after the tycoon announced plans to formalise his control of the company. Analysts
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        Lock icon Bashir jailed for four years
        131 10 AFP [JAKARTA] Indonesian judges yesterday found Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir guilty of taking part in a plot to overthrow the government and jailed him for four years, but said there was no proof that he headed a regional terror network. Chief judge Muhammad Saleh
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        Lock icon Malaysia's exports down 1.1% in July
        118 10 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's exports unexpectedly fell in July for the first time in 16 months after a Slump in demand from the ITS tori such as Unisem Bhd to ship fewer semiconductors and other goods. Exports declined LI per cent to RM30.7 billion
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        Lock icon 48% rise seen in MSC firms' sales
        99 10 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia said yesterday foreign and homegrown firms based in its flagship high-tech zone were expected to post a 48 per cent riae in sates for 2003. Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said total sales from around 900 companies based
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        Lock icon Thai govt backs energy-caving plan
        68 10 Reuters [BANGKOK] Thailand's government approved {dans yesterday to spend billions of dollars on a 15-year energy-saving scheme and on rail projects in congested Bangkok and nationwide. energy masterplan includes9oobillion baht (5538.5 billion) on underground and elevated trains in Bangkok and on improving rail networks across
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        Lock icon China to award 3G licences by yr-end
        115 10 Reuters [HONG KONG] China's two fixed-line phone companies, China Telecom Corp and China Netcom, expect to receive licences to build third-generation (3G) wireless phone networks by year-end, a source close to the companies said yesterday. The telecoms regulator, the Ministry of Information Industry,
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      Lock icon China rules out change to yuan peg
      637 13 BEIJING Beijing welcomes US Treasury Secretary with tongh talk and token move Reuters CHINA, bristling at calls to revalue the yuan, ruled out any change to its currency peg during a visit by US Treasury Secretary John Snow yesterday, but offered a token
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      Lock icon Fund set up to invest in ailing firms in Asia
      154 13 TOKYO Bloomberg THREE former ÜBS AG, Merrill Lynch Co and Morgan Stanley investment bankers have set up Longreach Group, a fund that will invest in ailing companies in Asia, the new company said in a statement. Founders include Mark Chiba,
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      Lock icon China to finalise yuan clearing plan for HK by year-end: paper
      210 13 HONGKONG Reuters CHINA is expected to finalise a plan by the end of this year to allow Hong Kong banks yuan clearing services, Beijing-backed Wen Wei Po reported yesterday. Preliminary rules governing a possible plan to set up an
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      Lock icon Japan eyes trade pacts with Asean
      316 13  -  Agreements likely this year despite farm trade hurdles From Anthony Rowley in Tokyo JAPAN expects to be able to "make announcements" on reaching free trade or economic partnership agreements with Asean and with its individual members this year despite potential barriers posed by farm
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      Lock icon New York state accounts for one in 10 US job losses
      504 13 NEW YORK NYT HURT by the Sept 11 terrorist attack and the slump on Wall Street, New York state suffered a far higher rate of job loss than the rest of the nation during the recent economic downturn, according
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      Lock icon Paris, Bonn flout EU rules as deficits grow
      496 13  -  Both expect to exceed eurozone limit of 3% of GDP From Shada Islam in Brussels WORSENING finances in France and Germany have cast a pall over the European Union's back-to-business autumn agenda as the bloc's economies once again flout eurozone monetary rules.
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        Lock icon Korean grant for high-tech investors
        66 13 Reuters [SEOUL] South Korea yesterday said it would offer cash grants to foreign investors in high-tech sectors or those setting up research and development centres in the country. The commerce ministry said the cash grant system would apply to investment of US$lO million or more
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        Lock icon Koizumi rating up ahead of party poll
        90 13 AFP [TOKYO] Approval for the cabinet of Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has risen to 57.7 per cent just weeks ahead of his party leadership re-election bid, the Yomiuri Shimbun said yesterday. The rating in the poll taken at the weekend was up
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        Lock icon Economy looking good, says Costello
        80 13 Bloomberg [CANBERRA] Australia's economy remains robust with inflation in check and consumer confidence boosted by low interest rates and rising wages, Treasurer Peter Costello said. Gross domestic product grew at 0.1 per cent in the three months to June 30, compared with the first quarter,
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  • WORLD news
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      Lock icon Key ISM manufacturing index in US rises to 54.7 in Aug
      559 14 LATEST US INDICATORS Highest reading since last Dec suggests economy is recovering Reuters Bloomberg AFP AP [NEW YORK] US manufacturing grew in August at the strongest pace so far this year, evidence that growth is picking up in the
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      Lock icon Investment banks do have distinct personalities
      277 14 LONDON Research, though unscientific, shows many profiles ring true INVESTMENT banks have personalities, according to new research by Lon-don-based strategy consultants Cognosis, reports the Financial Times. Cognosis has adapted a well-estab-lished psychological profiling tool based on psychologist Carl Jung's personality theory and turned it
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      713 15  -  BTiaMIIUWJ Region accounts for two-thirds, or USslb, of new commercial vehicle deals the parts supplier has won in HI, says Samuel Be Samuel Be PHENOMENAL growth in China is driving the Asia-Pacific commercial vehicle market and leaving the US and Europe to sniff its exhaust.
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      458 15  -  By\ Samuel Be in uk i h America and Europe used to dominate Delphi's commercial vehicle business. Now they have been overtaken by the Asia-Pacific. But how much more growth will the region see? "If you look at the industry forecast for absolute product growth,
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      320 16  -  By Genevieve Cua THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is looking into streamlining the rules for the marketing of investment-linked insurance plans (ILPs) along the lines of the rules that apply to unit trust managers under the Securities and Futures Act (SFA). At
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      1479 17 As Thailand's automotive industry grows, so do the opportunities for Singapore's manufacturing companies WITH the sheer number of vehicles on the road in Bangkok, there are no prizes for guessing that Thailand has a vast automotive market. Vehicle density in Thailand has been estimated at one
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      818 19  -  CEO Wee Kok Wah tells samuel ee why Thailand was picked as the site for his company's first wheel manufacturing plant SAMUEL EE A BIG domestic market, a developed automotive industry and excellent government support were some of the reasons why Stamford Tyres chose Thailand as
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      571 20 Closer ties between the complementary economies of Thailand and Singapore will benefit businesses The following is the prepared text of a speech by Singapore's Trade and Industry Minister George Yeo at Steer'sfirst meeting on Aug 27 IT is my great pleasure to welcome (Thai Deputy Prime
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      747 21  -  Armstrong Industrial headed for Thailand early and manoeuvred through the circuit of challenges. Today, it's poised to ride Thailand's auto boom, reports damiel buemas DANIEL BUENAS OVERCOMING tax and staff training issues were just some of the challenges that were faced by Armstrong Industrial
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      759 22  -  The newcomer to Thailand's automotive industry is already proving that it has what it takes to become a producer of automotive components, with its first contract expected to be finalised by next year, reports KENNETH UM KENNETH LIM WHEN Innovalues Precision decided to get into
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      779 23 Steer has far-reaching implications on Asean economic cooperation The following is the prepared text of a speech by Dr Somkid Jatusripitak, Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand, at Steer's inaugural meeting on Aug 27 in Singapore. THIS first meeting of the SingaporeThailand Enhanced Economic Relationship (Steer)
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      1052 24  -  In fact, the thriving S'pore precision engineering company is particularly bullish about Thailand, VEN SREEMIVASAM finds OUt VEN SREENIVASAN YOU are an automotive component manufacturer located in a country with no history in automotive manufacturing, and no plans to do so in the future.
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      304 17 OMMfentat: Samuel Ee Sab-stfNors: Marissa Chew, Yu Chin Fun Arthur Lee, Chris Loh M/ SUNNINGDALE PRECISION INDUSTRIES IS PROUD TO SUPPORT THE SINGAPORE-THAILAND BTI ESQ •MWWOIKI (Kt I 2 0 0 1 j ENHANCED ECONOMIC RELATIONSHIP (STEER) saw* Ml 1 Is Gmairman the private gHH. M sector study on the
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      128 19 MOU Signed between Auto Chapter of SPETA (Singapore Precision Engineering and Tooling Association) and TAPMA (Thai Auto Parts Manufacturers Association) on August 27, 2003 in Singapore. (Vim The main objectives: ideas and information as well as work on joint •To maintain continuity in communication and build P ro l ec
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      335 25 [SINGAPORE] Collaboration in security, wages and training is the theme of a msgor conference here next Tuesday, organised by a unit of the Singapore Maritime Officers' Organisation. Named Maritime Manpower Singapore 2003, the one-day conference will bring some 300 top management executives from
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      360 25 GROUNDING OFF PAKISTAN Reuters [KARACHI] Pakistan said on Monday it would demand US$l billion in compensation from the owners of a stricken Greek tanker after the worst oil spill in the country's history. Communications Minister Ahmed Ali told reporters the claim would
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      819 26  -  STRAIT TALK -By] David Hughes THERE was a considerable amount of frustration, perhaps exasperation, masked by the measured language of the statement issued last week by the Asian Shipowners Forum. In a statement following the 12th Asian Shipowners Forum, held in Hong
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        785 33 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 average sized stem Market movements are indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and the
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        585 34 Winning bidder expected to expand facility to meet growth in traffic Bloomberg [COLOMBO] Bechtel Group Inc, Canada's Airport Development Corp and Airways New Zealand are among the companies that may bid for the operator of Sri Lanka's only international airport
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        425 34 Reuters [PARIS] Families of 170 people killed in the 1989 bombing of a French UTA airliner were yesterday finalising a compensation deal with Libya that would open the door to permanently lifting UN sanctions on Tripoli. Despite French Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin's
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          85 34 Reuters [TEL AVIV] Boeing Co said yesterday it has appointed former Israeli ambassador to Washington and Israeli Air Force commander David Ivry as president of Boeing Israel. Mr Ivry, who also served as director-general of the Defence Ministry, will aim to strengthen Boeing's presence in Israel
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          62 34 AP [HONG KONG] Express shipment company FedEx Corp yesterday launched a direct cargo flight from the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen to its US hub Anchorage, Alaska. FedEx currently operates direct US flights out of Shanghai. The new Shenzhen-Anchorage flight, serviced by an MD-11 aircraft,
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        182 34 Bloomberg [SINGAPORE! Abacus International, Asia's largest travel and airline ticket reservation company, said travel bookings in the region rose by almost 15 per cent in July from a year ago after Sars was contained. Bookings rose almost 30 per cent for the region covering
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        203 34 Reuters [SEOULJ South Korea's second largest carrier Asiana Airlines, a unit of Kumho Group, plans to sell its assets for 258.3 billion won (*****.8 million), as a part of the group's restructuring plans. Kumho said in a public notice to the Korea
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        186 34 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] The Hong Kong Airport Authority revived plans to sell as much as US$5OO million of bonds, six months after delaying its first global offering because of the Sars outbreak, a banker involved in the sale said. The government-owned
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