The Business Times, 12 November 2003
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Title Section16 2003-11-12 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MIT A (P) 024/03/2003 Internet: http://business-times.asial .com.sg SINGAPORE WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 12, 2003 est16 words
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Article, Illustration831 2003-11-12 1 Wong Wei Kong - Stock dives 15% on concern of dilution effect; Chartered, Stats too decline By Wong Wei Kong [SINGAPORE] Neptune Orient Lines' massive cash call overshadowed its sparkling results completely knocking 15 per cent of the company's share price yesterday and taking down with itSource: Bloomberg - 831 words
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Article72 2003-11-12 1 □sn 1,698.98 (-43.38) ST INDEX FUTURES 1,690.00 (-50.00) smsci FUIURES 207.10 (-6.80) Tuesday Change KLSECOMP 795.28 -5.68 NIKKEI 225 __10.***** 297.50 HANG SENG _12.M3.S2 -153.06 SET INDEX ***** -16.81 JAKARTA COMP -617.72 ±35 MANILA COMP -1,183.81 -25.53 TAIPEI WPI 6.022.08 -36.95 SEMI COMP 787.77 -8.79 SHENZHEN B ***** *46672 words
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Article78 2003-11-12 1 FOREX RATES US* S$ US$ (S$ per l'S$) 1.735 £(i:SS/S$ per S) 1.667 2.893 ETRO(TS$/S$/E). 1.147 1.991 YEN 1Q&8 62.70 RM 3.800 2190 HKS 7.754 4.469 BAHT 39.89 22.99 RLPIAH 8.482 4,889 RENMINBI 8299 4.783 INDIAN Rl PEE 4529 26.10 AS 1.400 0.807 NZS 1.603 0.924 HOME RATES SINGAPORE*78 words
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497 2003-11-12 1 Loh Hui Yin - BT exclusive It'll go same way as FibreChem if it can't clear queries By Loh Hui Yin [SINGAPORE] Just days after FibreChem Technologies lost its chance for a listing here, the Singapore Exchange (SGX) is now seeking more information from another listing497 words
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Article, Illustration598 2003-11-12 1 Andrea Tan - They fear shift could cream off part of a project's profit By Andrea Tan [SINGAPORE] A change to the development baseline for a substantial number of sites in Singapore which will in turn affect the applicable development charge has made some598 words
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Article, Illustration812 2003-11-12 2 Morgan Stanley-led offer of £1.5b meets resistance Reuters [KUWAIT] Billionaire Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal said on Monday he was again in talks regarding the takeover of Canary Wharf Group pic, the UK firm which brought a piece of Manhattan to London'sReuters; PHOTOS BLOOMBERG - 812 words
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Article, Illustration521 2003-11-12 2 Ravi Kanth - But US will drag feet, raise legal hurdles: analysts From Ravi Kanth in Geneva ASIA'S leading steel producing nations Japan, South Korea, China and Taiwan are among the major beneficiaries of a World Trade Organization ruling on Monday dismissing punitive duties that521 words
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976 2003-11-12 2 Kalpana Rashiwala - CHANGES TO DEVELOPMENT CHARGES By Kalpana Rashiwala [SINGAPORE] The government's plan to revise the development baseline definition come 2008 could presage a significant increase in plot ratios in the next five-year Master Plan revision which should take effect in the same976 words
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377 2003-11-12 2 Bangkok makes first move to create a regional oil trading hub to rival Singapore [BANGKOK] As part of Thailand's plan to become a regional oil trading hub rivalling Singapore's, the government has declared an unused deep sea-port and tank377 words
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SINGAPORE companies
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Article, Illustration620 2003-11-12 3 wong wei kong - HOCK lock siew wong wei kong SHOULD the market be surprised by Neptune Orient Lines' huge cash call? NOL shares tumbled 15 per cent yesterday after the shipping line announced that it raised US$3OB million through an overnight placement of 236 million shares.Source: Standard & Poor - 620 words
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Article, Illustration534 2003-11-12 4 Ven Sreenivasan - UCom buy will make it No 1 mobile phone services provider in India By Ven Sreenivasan IN A move which could make it the biggest independent service provider in Asia's second most populous country, mainboardlisted Accord Customer Care Solutions (ACCS) has struck a deal to534 words
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Article, Illustration398 2003-11-12 4 Serena Ng - By Serena Ng FIRST Engineering, which makes precision moulds and plastic components for global giants like Seagate and Hewlett-Packard, yesterday posted a 78 per cent jump in first-half net profit to $9.8 million. The mainboard-listed group's earnings surge came on the back of aARTHUR LEE - 398 words
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526 2003-11-12 4 Kenneth Lim - Company on track to complete divestments CEO By Kenneth Lim GOING on a diet and choosing the right food continued to pay off for civil engineering giant SembCorp Industries (SCI), which said divesting non-core businesses and focusing on utilities helped third-quarter net526 words
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COMPANY Briefs
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71 2003-11-12 4 THAI Finance Minister Suchart Jaovisidha yesterday dismissed a report that the state-controlled Thai Military Bank (TMB) may merge with DBS Thai Danu Bank, a subsidiary of Singapore's DBS Group. The Thai-language tabloid Kao Hoon reported earlier that the Finance Ministry was considering the merger, citing71 words
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75 2003-11-12 4 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Airlines will install an in-flight Internet and e-mail system made by Boeing, making it the first Asian carrier outside Japan to agree to use the technology. The carrier will install the system on 40 of its planes on long-haul flights from theBloomberg - 75 words
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150 2003-11-12 4 JACKSPEED Corporation's founder and CEO Jackson Liew and executive director Neo Gim Kiong are among the four vendors selling a total of 6.6 million shares in the automotive leather fitting maker's IPO of 39.6 million shares at 30 cents per share. Mr Liew, who150 words
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Article52 2003-11-12 4 VIKAY Industrial said it is in the process of incorporating a company in Guangzhou, China, for a project involving its proposed acquisition of a 11,119 km two-core fibre optics network in China. The company will be formed with an initial registered capital of one million52 words
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125 2003-11-12 4 LUXURY boat maker GB Holdings' first-half group net profit fell 51.4 per cent to $2.5 million on the back of a 13.2 per cent slide in revenue to $35.1 million. Earnings per share fell from 6.89 cents to 3.34 cents. Net asset value125 words
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Article94 2003-11-12 4 K1 Ventures, which is involved in oil and gas, and investments, reported a 30.1 per cent drop in group net profit to $3.57 million for the first quarter ended Sept 30,2003. This is due partly to the company's share of loss incurred by a newly94 words
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106 2003-11-12 4 FOOD and beverage group Food Empire Holdings yesterday reported a 33.6 per cent slide in Q3 group net earnings to $2.1 million, but revenue was up 26 per cent to $36.1 million. The maker of Mac Coffee 3-in-l blamed the Q3 profit slide largely on106 words
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Article78 2003-11-12 4 Reuters SINGAPORE investment firm BIL, controlled by Malaysian tycoon Quek Leng Chan, swung into profit in its fiscal first quarter after it consolidated Britain's Thistle Hotels into its books. The company earned US$B.B million for the three months to September against a net loss of US$2OO,OOOReuters - 78 words
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Article96 2003-11-12 4 PROPERTY company Dragon Land said its wholly owned subsidiary, Eighth Dragon Development Pte Ltd, will sell its 50 per cent stake in Jiangyin Yangtze Dragon Development Co Ltd for 45 million yuan or about $9.4 million. The buyer is Jiangyin City Development Co Ltd (JCD).96 words
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524 2003-11-12 4 Holiday demand, new products and customers boost orders and outlook Reuters VENTURE Corp, Singapore's second most valuable contract electronics maker, is expected to report a 45 per cent jump in quarterly profit Friday, thanks to robust holiday demand, new products and more customers.Reuters - 524 words
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Article, Illustration439 2003-11-12 5 Serena Ng - Company's shares rise 11% and is among top five most active stocks By Serena Ng PUNTERS guessing Oei Hong Leong's next move at Jurong Engineering yesterday dived into another of his Singapore-listed investments, Japan Asia Ltd, causing the counter to feature asSource: Reuters - 439 words
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Article, Illustration322 2003-11-12 5 Serena Ng - That's what it could reap from its Thai unit IPO assuming price of 20 baht By Serena Ng KIM Eng Holdings stands to reap about $70 million in proceeds from the impending listing of its Thai stockbroking unit in Bangkok a factor that couldSource: Reuters - 322 words
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Article, Illustration770 2003-11-12 5 Rapid economic growth poshing major developers' stocks to their best gains in a decade Bloomberg SHARES of City Developments Ltd, Singapore's largest property developer, are headed for their best annual gain in a decade as the island's economy grows at the fastest pace in six years.Bloomberg; AFP - 770 words
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Article, Illustration444 2003-11-12 9 Kenneth Lim - Flagging paper products sales, so it's banking more on digital By Kenneth Lim AS flagging sales plague its core products, diary and organiser maker Nippecraft hopes to breathe new life into its business with new technology. "We want to bridge the gap between our traditionalARTHUR LEE - 444 words
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487 2003-11-12 9 Serena Ng - Group revamps business, moves into new areas By Serena Ng SESDAQ-LISTED ei-Nets aims to turn profitable by the middle of next year after revamping its IT solutions business and making inroads in new areas. The former Internet company, which is seeking a mandate from487 words
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EXECUTIVE money
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Article, Illustration1016 2003-11-12 6 GENEVIEVE CUA - Bullet-proof your core assets, hold on to good stocks and re-invest earned income, says Morgan Stanley's chief investment strategist GENEVIEVE CUA reports GENEVIEVE CUA IS it possible for individuals to create or accumulate wealth through markets? This surely is the proverbial $64-million questionSource: Morgan Stanley MG Asset Allocator Group, Morgan Stanley Research - 1,016 words
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725 2003-11-12 6 DAVID DARST, Morgan Stanley's chief strategist (individual investor group), says there are four to five key asset allocation calls that can make or break your portfolio over the next few years. Mr Darst routinely examines three aspects of each asset class valuations, fundamentals725 words
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Article, Illustration604 2003-11-12 8 VEN SREENIVASAN - Compiled by VEN SREENIVASAN Neptune Orient Urns *wllch*Fs2jOe TURNAROUND in 3QQB to a U*****.8 million net profit from a US$27 million loss in 3Q02 was in line with expectations. After adjusting for exceptional, profit was higher as the liner business again surprised on die upside, helped by higherSource: Bloomberg - 604 words
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Article, Illustration377 2003-11-12 8 LIM SAY - CHART POINT LIM SAY for OCBC Investment Research THE correction on the Singapore market may not be over yet, and we may see the loss of another 70-80 points in the Straits Times Index. This time last week, we warned that theSource: Bloomberg - 377 words
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Article, Illustration463 2003-11-12 8 teh hooi ling - BT comment STOCKS teh hooi ling THE Straits Times Index yesterday failed to maintain its key 1,700 level, dragged down by the heavy selling in Neptune Orient Lines and other Te-masek-1 inked companies (TLCs) following the former's US$3OB million share placement.Source: Bloomberg - 463 words
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538 2003-11-12 8 Reuters [TOKYO! The US dollar edged up against the yen yesterday, staying well above a three-year low hit the previous day as speculation swirled in the market that the Japanese authorities were intervening. The yen was also weighed by weakReuters - 538 words
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Article, Illustration289 2003-11-12 8 Teh Hooi Lig - HOT STOCK WARRANT By Teh Hooi Lig FOLLOWING private placements of new shares by several Temaseklinked companies, there has been speculation that Keppel Corporation may be next to tap funds in the market. This is premised on Keppel needing up to $1 billion, considering289 words
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Article149 2003-11-12 8 MAINBOARD-LISTED New Toyo International yesterday said its executive chairman Yen Wen Hwa and his holding company Yen Son Holdings Pte Ltd have converted around 10.4 million warrants into new ordinary shares at an exercise price of 45 cents each. The exercise of the warrants which149 words
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93 2003-11-12 8 FUND manager Arisaig Partners yesterday declared a string of purchases of Lindeteves-Jacoberg shares from Sept 11 to Nov 10. It bought around three million shares of the motor manufacturing group at between 99 cents and $1.00 from the open market, comprising 850.000 shares on Sept93 words
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131 2003-11-12 8 SERENA NG - Compiled by SERENA NG LEE Ee, chairman and managing director of airconditioning systems provider Progen Holdings, bought another one million shares in the open market on Nov 10 at 11 cents apiece. This transaction, which follows a purchase 0f500,000 share by him on Nov131 words
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SINGAPORE news
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Article, Illustration339 2003-11-12 10 Andrea Tan - IN PARLIAMENT Levy proposed for up to 10 years use in place of full development charge By Andrea Tan ASPIRING entrepreneurs now have one less concern. To lower entry barriers for those who want to try out new business ideas, the339 words
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402 2003-11-12 10 Chuang Peck Ming - Reports by Chuang Peck Ming TRADING privileges extended to Singapore in its free trade deals will be protected by stronger regulation of imports and exports. The Regulation of Imports and Exports (Amendment) bill passed in Parliament yesterday which will give more teeth to the402 words
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192 2003-11-12 10 THE Fair Trading Bill is a step away from the undesirable nanny state that many say is Singapore, according to Raymond Lim, Minister of State for Trade and Industry. And by relying on consumers to take the initiative, the new consumer protection law will192 words
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Article142 2003-11-12 10 THE Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) will have more leeway to better invest its billion-dollar cash hoard. Minister for National Development Mah Bow Tan is asking Parliament to remove constraints under the Trustees Act which restrict its ability to place out its spare funds to142 words
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209 2003-11-12 10 Ven Sreenivasan - By Ven Sreenivasan THE trial of Chia Teck Leng, the former Asia Pacific Breweries finance official charged over Singapore's biggest fraud, is likely to take place in the High Court in the next few months. Yesterday's scheduled pre-trial court hearing in the209 words
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133 2003-11-12 10 JAPANESE giant Mitsui Chemicals yesterday announced the official opening of a US$lOO million elastomers plant in Singapore that will help it achieve total sales of US$7OO million this year from aU its subsidiaries here. And next year, the subsidiaries' sales will reach US$75O mUlion,133 words
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136 2003-11-12 10 THE National University of Singapore yesterday signed technology-licensing agreements with five small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) at the NUS Business School's inaugural NUSSME Conference. The five companies Cyclect Holdings, Brooklyn Media, Decision Ware Simulations Games, Biomimetico, and Ridge Wave Technologies136 words
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323 2003-11-12 11 Kenneth Lim - EYE on the economy manpower By Kenneth Lim AS THE government urges people to fight unemployment with training, a Ministry of Manpower study shows that workers who heed this advice get less support from employers in tough times. The study of 2,461 private companies323 words
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122 2003-11-12 11 LOCAL gas engineering firm Gas Hub Power has signed a research pact with the Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE) to jointly develop prototype fuel cells. The tie-up will tap IMRE's patented protonexchange membrane (PEM) technology and Gas Hub's highly conductive graphite plate122 words
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Article, Illustration459 2003-11-12 11 Genevieve Cua - New premiums for life insurance hits $3.3b in first nine months By Genevieve Cua THANKS to a rebound in insurance sales in the third quarter, the life insurance industry's new business premiums totalled $3.31 billion in the January to September period. While this is aFILE PHOTO - 459 words
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Advertisement716 2003-11-12 10 Wfi L.C. Development Ltd (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 31st Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at the Board Room of the office of L.C. Development Ltd, 1 Selegie Road, #03-01 Paradiz Centre, Singapore *****6 on Wednesday, 26 November 2003716 words
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EDITORIAL & opinion
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Article, Illustration776 2003-11-12 12 frank ching - THE bottom line OPINION frank ching THE profound economic changes that China has undergone in the last quar-ter-century have resulted not only in dramatic skyscrapers in all its major cities and a marked rise in the standard of living, but also in changing social776 words
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Article77 2003-11-12 12 'Palestine was chosen because 2,000 years ago or so, the Jews upon expulsion from pharaonic Egypt —set up their state there. If this basis is legitimate for making Palestine a Jewish homeland, then the Red Indians should claim the United States and Canada, the Aborigines claim Australia77 words
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Article591 2003-11-12 12 EDITORIAL SRI Lanka finds itself in the throes of an avoidable crisis. The first casually are the peace negotiations with Tamil rebels, which have now been postponed indefinitely. President Chandrika Kumaratunga and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, who have been in forced cohabitation under that591 words
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Article, Illustration984 2003-11-12 12 Matthew Lynn - The hot talk In London now isn't of websites, bond issues or banking. If yon want to get a financier excited, talk geology, drills and mechanical diggers By Matthew Lynn Bloomberg IN the last two decades, we have witnessed a whole series of whatBloomberg; REUTERS - 984 words
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Article739 2003-11-12 12 Paul Krugman - COMMENTARY His lack of empathy may cost him heavily next year By Paul Krugman NYT YESTERDAY'S absurd conspiracy theory about the Bush administration has a way of turning into today's conventional wisdom. Remember when people were ridiculed for claiming that Dick Cheney and Paul Wolfowitz, eagerNYT - 739 words
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REGIONAL news
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513 2003-11-12 13 Shoeb Kagda - Cellular ops will thus be heart of Indosat's business now, not fixed lines From Shoeb Kagda in Jakarta INDONESIA'S second-larg-est telecommunications operator Indosat yesterday finalised the merger of three subsidiaries into the parent company to better position itself to penetrate the country's513 words
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340 2003-11-12 13 JAKARTA The oil contractor owes back taxes of 45b rupiah, says official AP A BRITISH executive has been jailed in Indonesia after his company allegedly flailed to pay millions of dollars in back taxes, the first time a foreigner has beenAP - 340 words
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Article, Illustration446 2003-11-12 13 KUALA LUMPUR Reuters UNDER pressure from rising inflation and a more hawkish US monetary policy, Malaysia may raise rates by the end of next year, a Reuters poll showed yesterday. The median from a poll of 10 analystsReuters; BLOOMBERG - 446 words
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524 2003-11-12 13 Eddie Toh - From Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIAN tycoon Syed Mokhtar AlBukhary is pulling out all the stops to make his Senai Airport in Johor the base for fastgrowing budget airline Air Asia, which is now mulling the possibility of setting up a similar524 words
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NOTE Book
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77 2003-11-12 15 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia s Utama Banking Group said it won approval from the central bank to start talks with Malaysian Industrial Development Finance to sell its merchant banking unit. The lender said in a statement that the approval is valid until NovBloomberg - 77 words
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Article65 2003-11-12 15 Reuters [YANGON] Myanmar, subject to sanctions by Western governments, yesterday agreed to take Thai currency loans to help its economy, Thailand said. Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said his Myanmar counterpart, General Khin Nyunt, agreed to the idea of loans denominated in baht to buyReuters - 65 words
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80 2003-11-12 15 Reuters [TAIPEI] Philips Electronics sold US$l billion in American depository shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co at no discount to the market price, bankers said yesterday. Philips sold 100 million ADSs in TSMC at U5510.77 per share, matching the issue's closing price after aReuters - 80 words
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Article, Illustration70 2003-11-12 15 AFP [BEIJING] Robert Mundell (above), who won the Nobel Prize for Economics in 1999, has become adviser to the mayor ofTianjin, Beijing's port city, the China Business Weekly said yesterday. Mr Mundell's guidance is unlikely to fall on deaf ears, since Mayor Dai Xianglong isAFP - 70 words
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Article62 2003-11-12 15 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian property developer Maju Group plans to sell RM7SO million (***** million) of serial Islamic bonds to fluid the construction of a bus transportation depot, sources said yesterday. Malaysia's high-tech R&D firm Mimos Bhd will also sell RM2OO million of asset-backed bondsReuters - 62 words
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Article, Illustration477 2003-11-12 15 SINGAPORE Impeachment of chief justice, other political concerns keep investors out of the Philippines Bloomberg, AFP IN a respite for the beleaguered currency, the Philippine peso yesterday saw its biggest rally in two months after the House of Representatives withdrew its impeachment ofBloomberg,; AFP; Source: Bloomberg - 477 words
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254 2003-11-12 15 JAKARTA Reuters THE president of Indonesia's second largest bank, Bank Negara Indonesia, yesterday said he had proposed a shareholder meeting for mid-De-cember which is likely to discuss board changes. The state-owned bank is under investigation over US$l4O million of export credits. PoliceReuters - 254 words
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249 2003-11-12 15 BANGKOK Reuters THAILAND'S plan to raise US$2.5 billion through a controversial state-run mutual fund got off to a steady start yesterday, luring savers nervous about investing directly in Asia's top performing stock market. The Vayupak fund, named after a mythical bird,Reuters - 249 words
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415 2003-11-12 16 BEIJING Move is also aimed at checking the flow of power to regions CHINA'S central government is launching a multipronged investigation into the activities of senior officials suspected of corruption in an effort to reverse an ebbing of power away from Beijing to415 words
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Article170 2003-11-12 16 BANGALORE The Bangalore facility, its first outside the US, will hire 100 researchers in 2 years Bloomberg GENERAL Motors Corp, the world's biggest automaker, opened a research and development laboratory in Bangalore, India, its first outside the US. The centre, which will conduct researchBloomberg - 170 words
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252 2003-11-12 16 BEIJING Reuters CHINA yesterday said it will open its state companies wider to foreign investment to help turn around a sector that is facing greater global competition under WTO membership. Bringing foreign investors into state firms through mergers and acquisitions wouldReuters - 252 words
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Article, Illustration574 2003-11-12 17 ATLANTA Economists' group faults Fed for being vague, not spelling oat inflation target LAT-WP, Bloomberg CHAIRMAN Alan Greenspan has suggested that the Federal Reserve isn't likely to raise interest rates anytime soon, but apparently Wall Street is sceptical. Stocks have traded in a narrowLAT-WP,; Bloomberg; REUTERS - 574 words
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289 2003-11-12 17 TOKYO High-speed Internet and mobile unit lead to growth Bloomberg NIPPON Telegraph Telephone Corp, the world's largest phone company, said fiscal first-half profit soared more than 10-fold. More high-speed Internet users, cost cuts and gains at its mobilephone unit contributed to the growth.Bloomberg - 289 words
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Article, Illustration584 2003-11-12 18 BRUSSELS Plans include expanded land, sea links and satellite navigation system AP. Bloomberg THE European Union head office yesterday approved a 62 billion euro (Ssl23 billion) list of public works projects to inject life into the moribund EU economy by upgradingAP.; Bloomberg; AFP - 584 words
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282 2003-11-12 18 GENEVA Bloomberg ÜBS AG yesterday reported the highest quarterly profit in three years as stock market gains boosted earnings from wealth management. The Swiss company that runs the world's biggest private bank garnered record inflows of US$6.9 billion inBloomberg - 282 words
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63 2003-11-12 18 Reuters [NEW YORK] Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings, the parent of the largest US futures exchange, yesterday said it has taken several steps to enhance the independence of its operations and oversight. It will create a board-level Market Regulation Oversight Committee comprised of independent non-industry directors. IndependentReuters - 63 words
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59 2003-11-12 18 NYT [NEW YORK] Alliance Capital Management said on Monday it had requested the resignations of two executives because they failed to prevent improper trading in its mutual fiinds. John Car if a, president and COO, and Michael Laughlin, chairman of funds distribution, were dismissed asNYT - 59 words
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Article66 2003-11-12 18 Reuters [NEW YORK] Oracle Corp said it may give up its hostile US$7.3 billion bid for People Soft if its target continues to offer refunds on software licence fees under any takeover, The Wall Street Journal said yesterday. People Soft has said the potential liability,Reuters - 66 words
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378 2003-11-12 19 New wave of popular resentment against US worries MNCs: consultancy [LONDON) US multinational companies are "acutely worried" about the business consequences of the Bush administration's foreign policy, the Financial Times said quoting a report from a UK-based international security consultancy. "The378 words
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Miscellaneous178 2003-11-12 18 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 27 Prodigal poet (7) 28 She couid be a match for a example, in marine mam- YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION communist leader (7) mals (3.4) Across: 1 Live and let live, 9 OrDOWN 4 X e, lS d^ ,C?(9) dained. 10 Tenet, 12 Lair, 13 1 Drafts deeds after the178 words
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Article, Illustration634 2003-11-12 20 Samuel Ee - The 2.3-litre, more expensive model is outselling the two-litre version, reports Samuel Ee Samuel Ee MORE expensive versions of the new Nissan Cefiro are outselling the entry level model by a ratio of two to one, says Nissan distributor Tan Chong. "For every two 2.3-litre models,634 words
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Article, Illustration634 2003-11-12 20 Samuel Ee - By Samuel Ee DAIMLERCHRYSLER is confident about the fuel cell's future but does not expect it to be commercially viable for at least another decade. From next April, the German carmaker will test seven A-Class cars running on hydrogen-powered fuel cell technologyCHRIS LOH - 634 words
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Advertisement14 2003-11-12 20 Premium Automobiles Pte Ltd Showroom: 9 Leng Kee Road, Singapore *****0. Tel: 6566 1111.14 words
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Article2241 2003-11-12 21 Transaction date:Nov 11 KUALA LUMPUR VSSS3£=.Z=S 5S 2S *M W- rooo) Genera) Sort 136 unch 0 Genting 17.30 -020 566 ASM Realty 2.05 -0.09 6482 S22££liX 12) '«2 Abnc 1.00 -0.01 469 f2 ACP Industries- 3-24 -004 466 k^^ ri -J®® 5ni 37? Advance Synergy -A43 -0 01 3462,241 words
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Article609 2003-11-12 21 BONDS WARRANTS T«| Lact Va4 Cam bar Dm Gear- '32 Ca4« TTr-Tt-y SjU ««c- r«—) «a«o P*ct k» Uft 3696 AST! W*****1 23 -4.S 202 1 16 1.70 7" 3697 Acma ltd W*****6 1 unch 100 1 SO 437 9.50 12 3602 Amtek W*****0 116 -7 180 1 13 1609 words
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Article, Illustration1338 2003-11-12 22 Siow Li Sen - Siow Li Sen examines the various approaches through which different private bankers try to cater to their clients in a high-pressure industry Siow Li Sen bought some CDCs and don't know what they are," related one private banking client to Kees Stoute, managing directorCHRIS LOH; ONG CHIN KAI ST - 1,338 words
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Advertisement416 2003-11-12 22 Q: Is it true that Private Banking is changing? A Yes. Client needs are evolving as information becomes globally available. At some institutions. Private Banking still consists of a personal banker selling mutual funds. The Private Bankers at The Citigroup Private Bank act as global trusted advisors to many of416 words
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Article256 2003-11-12 23 Reuters THE Baltic Dry Index fell 34 points to 4274, the Baltic Capesize Index fell 64 points to 6429, the Baltic Panamax Index fell 26 points to 3904 and the Baltic Handymax Index fell 93 points to *****. HME^HARTOk 1 Cape Condor newbuilding *****0 dwt delivery ex yardReuters - 256 words
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Article275 2003-11-12 23 SGX 000 Well W- Vol CHOWrn .034 -0.01 2395 OunHup 0.49 -0.01 1315 Coccotrwestment .0.58 -0.02 9192 COT Distribution 0.56 -0.01 71 EzraHtdgs 0.90 -0.07 957 Freight Units .0.10 -0.01 2011 G8 Hoidmgs. .0.66 -0.02 5 Java Holdings 0 76 -0.06 4343 Kf Venture -0-23 -0.01 1614 KmHCorp275 words
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Article, Illustration595 2003-11-12 23 Beth Jinks - Seoul hopes to attract foreign investors to Busan, Gwangyang port developments By Beth Jinks [SINGAPORE] South Korea's government will hold roadshows in Singapore and Hong Kong to attract foreign investors to its ambitious Busan and Gwangyang container port expansions. TheAFP - 595 words
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119 2003-11-12 23 [SINGAPORE] The Grand Alliance has cut transpacific capacity, marking the start of the Christmas lead-up slow season, suspending its fortnightly extra peak season service between Asia and the US East Coast. Members of the alliance Hapag-Lloyd, NYK, OOCL and P&O Nedlloyd introduced the service in119 words
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Article69 2003-11-12 23 Bloomberg [SYDNEY] Adsteam Marine Ltd, an Australian tug-boat company, said the outlook for its ship assist operations remains "very sound". The level of interest from potential buyers of its stake in Northland Holdings also is "encouraging", chairman Robert Corlett said. A copy of the speech was filedBloomberg - 69 words
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Article, Illustration346 2003-11-12 23 Beth Jinks - By Beth Jinks [SINGAPORE] Buoyant trade lifted Thai-listed and Singapore-managed feeder Regional Container Lines' (RCL) net profit for the first nine months of 2003 by 54 per cent before unrealised currency losses. RCL said its 806 million baht (5535.06 million) year-to-date profit was impacted byFILE PHOTO - 346 words
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422 2003-11-12 23 Investment its first in thriving Yangzte River Delta Reuters [HONG KONG] Modern Terminals Ltd, the port operating arm of Wharf (Holdings), said yesterday it will take a 70 per cent stake in a one billion yuan (*****.7 million) container terminal project inReuters - 422 words
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Article, Illustration850 2003-11-12 24 David Hughes - STRAIT TALK By David Hughes AP THE pantomime has come early to Britain this year, in the form of two old US naval auxiliary vessels that are in the final stages of a tow from America to Hartlepool on England'sAP - 850 words
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Article202 2003-11-12 24 PAGE Austral AL 5 Avant 6 Bank Line 4 B'tang Mas 5 BSA 4 BSC 6 BTL 6 Cargoways 6 CMACGM 3 COSCO 3 Chahaya 6 China Shpg 5 Confer 6 Crocodile Line ....4 CWT Globelink ...4 Delmas 4 Dongnama 3 EP Carriers 6 ECL 3 Eng202 words
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Article12912 2003-11-12 29 THEBUSINESSTIMES EXPORT ETA ETA Advertiser VhmI Voyaqe Tdephon« ETA ETA Advertiser Vns« Voyaqt Telephone SIN Detf'n Nam* Name Number Number SIN Destn Nam* Nam* Number Numtw< »v\ v, JIT-VNfc.'t?! k-YtXtf* 25/n 16/01 CMACGM CMA CGM KOMOOO SCO! 65+*****00 To ABIDJAN (ABJ) 2003 Cot* DM*olre 2*/n 01/01 uasc fowairet12,912 words
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Article581 2003-11-12 31 Vessel Voy Wo Berth Arrival Departure JURONG PORT/MULTI-PURPOSE TERMINAL ARDMORE LB209 J18/19 A/SIDE 12/11 1600 CITRA LINE 1 JBN02A J13 A/SIDE 12/11 0300 NIC0 3 *****3 J15/16 A/SIDE 12/11 0630 NUEVAESPERA 558 J16/17 A/SIDE 12/*****0 SINAR CENTRA 05/03J J15 A/SIDE 12/11 0630 TAICHINH2 8/03 J3 A/SIDE 12/*****5 WIN581 words
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Article1840 2003-11-12 31 CONTAINERS TERMINAL AND VESSEL SCHEDULES Vessel Out In Bth Berthing Un- Berth Name Voy Voy seq berthing Nmbr A P MOELLER 0309 0309 1 12/11/2003-09:00 1201/2003-16 00 K12 ACX (MARIGOLD 006N OOfeN 1 1V11/2003-1500 16/11/2003-0300 ALABDALI C268W C268W 1 IS/11/2003 15:00 16/11/2003-03:00 ALAMJAYA 772S 772S 1 15/11/2003-15:00 1501/2003-21001,840 words
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Article131 2003-11-12 31 Nov 25 Singapore: Hari Raya Puasa Malaysia: Hari Raya Puasa. Deo 5 Thailand: King's Birthday. Deo 10 Thailand: Constitution Day. Dec 23 Japan: Emperor's Birthday. Deo 25 Singapore: Christmas Day. Philippines: Christmas Day. Malaysia: Christmas Day. Korea: Christmas Day. Hongkong: Christmas Day. Australia: Christmas Day. Brazil: Christmas Day.131 words
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Article822 2003-11-12 31 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Mi line Oil Ltd. shows price r.inges 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 indi cated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change822 words
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Article466 2003-11-12 31 Carta* Nov Density Hater Residue AshAhimlnium Sediment SM/M (uaa Wiri »>/» m/m m/m rrm —t<m iSO/Cimae lunrts Spec £25 991 10 15.0 0.10 80 0.10 SHC 635 991 10 18.0 0.15 80 0.10 North*™ Europe 180 Ave 983.0 0.2 122 0UM 20 0.02 180 Mai 989.7466 words
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Article, Illustration538 2003-11-12 32 Strong Chinese exports to US help offset slump in passenger numbers Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Korean Air, Taiwan's China Airlines and other Asian carriers may ship 10 per cent more cargo this year because of demand for China-made electronic goods andBloomberg; FILE PHOTO - 538 words
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209 2003-11-12 32 Reuters (HONG KONG] Australia's biggest airline Qantas Airways said yesterday that its financial performance in its new fiscal year was exceeding targets and that it would beat cost-cutting plans for the year. "We still expect to meet or exceed last year's earnings," PeterReuters - 209 words
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417 2003-11-12 32 It will hire more sales staff to win passengers with deeper pockets Bloomberg [SYDNEY] Virgin Blue Holdings, Australia's second-biggest airline, will hire more sales people in a bid to attract business travellers, who account for about 40 per cent of the domestic market. Virgin BlueBloomberg - 417 words
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Article, Illustration543 2003-11-12 32 Founder of Lauda Air buys majority share of Aero Lloyd's unit AFP [VIENNA] Former Formula 1 driver Niki Lauda has returned to the airline business, three years after a painful break with Austrian Airlines. The three-time Formula 1 world championAFP; AFP FILE PHOTO - 543 words
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310 2003-11-12 32 It sees fall-year loss despite cost catting plan Reuters [STOCKHOLM] Scandinavian airline group SAS reported falling third-quarter profits yesterday and repeated that it expected a steep full-year loss although a cost-cutting programme was on track and it had improved efficiency. "Uncertainty overReuters - 310 words
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62 2003-11-12 32 AFP {SYDNEY] One person was killed and another seriously injured yesterday when a light plane crashed at a Sydney airport, rescue services said. The twin-engined Piper Seneca aircraft crashed and burst into flames just before 1 pm and an injured man was rushedAFP - 62 words
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61 2003-11-12 32 AFP [JAKARTA] Indonesia's Riau Airlines yesterday began flights between the Riau provincial capital Pekanbaru and Singapore, company officials said. A Fokker 50 will fly the route on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Riau Airlines, which began operations in December 2002, is owned by. the government ofAFP - 61 words
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Article64 2003-11-12 32 -AFP [HANOI] Vietnam's Pacific Airlines said yesterday it will resume flights between the central city of Danang and Hong Kong on Nov 29, eight months after the service was suspended because of Sars. The airline will fly twice a week using Airbus A 320-AFP - 64 words
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