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Title Section14 2004-09-10 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES SINGAPORE 85 cents online at http://business-times.asial.com.sg MITA(R) 023/03/2004 Friday, September 10,200414 words
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Article, Illustration589 2004-09-10 1 SHOEB KAGDA - Markets quick to recover but govt may delay planned sale of 30% stake in Bank Negara Indonesia By SHOEB KAGDA in Indonesia INDONESIA'S fragile investment climate took a direct hit yesterday from a car bomb that exploded in downtown Jakarta, killing at589 words
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504 2004-09-10 1 SIOW LI SEN - BT Exclusive By SIOW LI SEN [SINGAPORE] When is a bank deposit not a bank deposit? It's not a trick question. At least, not when Singapore banks are pushing investment products that have "deposit" qualities. But the Monetary Authority of Singapore504 words
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Article53 2004-09-10 1 Understanding breast cancer In clear language, doctors talk about the symptoms the treatment, and the cosmetic issues that every woman must know. In the Health Page Singaporeans abroad The work ethic in Holland and Singapore. Art and life in New York. Two Singaporeans abroad share their experiences53 words
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Article134 2004-09-10 1 STI 1,965.28(46.15) ST INDEX FUTURES 1.968.00 (-2.00) siMsa 236.29 (+0.47) SIMSCI FUTURES 236.70 (+0.50) MARKETS Thursday Change KLSE COMf 846.97 -3.14 NIKKEI 225 11,170.96 -108.23 HANG SENG 12,942.20 -107.76 SET INDEX 641.04 +10.83 JAKARTA COMP 782.65 -6.49 TAIPEI WPI 5,842.93 -3.09 AUSTALLORD 3,598.40 +2.50 BOMBAY IND 5,298.23 '+0.07134 words
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Article32 2004-09-10 1 TOP STORIES ..PG 2,4 COMPANIES... PG 5-8 SINGAPORE PG 9 ECONOMY PG 10 FOREIGN PG 11-15 AVIATION PC 16 EDITORIAL PG 18 STOCKS PG 20-21 SHIPPING ....PG 22-26 LIFESTYLE ...PG 27-3232 words
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Advertisement10 2004-09-10 1 COMMENTARY Temasek's NOL offer takes on new meaning pg 510 words
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Advertisement19 2004-09-10 1 A CORPORATE BUILDERS Business leaders roll up their sleeves WMKum to build homes for poor pg 27 8 HL19 words
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Advertisement52 2004-09-10 1 ■J NO DEAL 19 Royal P&O not in merger talks with NOL, says chief Philip Green pg 17 «Mille Miglia» The sporting spirit by Chopard i «RACING THROUGH TIME» A special exhibition featuring the finest of the Chopard Mille Migiia collection Chopard Boutique, #01-18 Ngee Ann City, Tel. 65/6733 811152 words
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TOP STORIES
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Article612 2004-09-10 2 Bomb blast may blow Mega's presidential chances INCUMBENT President Megawati Sukarnoputri's chances of winning a second five-year term in this month's direct presidential elections may have been dealt a severe blow by yesterday's bomb blast in central Jakarta, political observers and economists say. TOP NEWS, PG 4 Temasek'sfund612 words
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423 2004-09-10 2 GENEVIEVE CUA - Pioneering AGM for investors seen as taking transparency to the next level By GENEVIEVE CUA [SINGAPORE] Until now meetings called by unit trust managers have been of the "extraordinary" kind to invite you to vote on the closure of a fund. APS Asset423 words
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Article, Illustration535 2004-09-10 2 VEN SREENIVASAN - By VEN SREENIVASAN [SINGAPORE] The battle for budget air travellers has shifted from the skies to newspaper columns, with Malaysia's Air Asia using cheeky full-page ads to take a bite out of Singapore rival Tiger Airways. Just when everyone thought cheap airfares535 words
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Article, Illustration688 2004-09-10 4 SHOEB KAGDA - Voters worried about security seen tilting towards opponent Susilo By SHOEB KAGDA INDONESIAN President Megawati Sukarnoputri's chances of winning a second five-year term in this month's direct presidential election may have been dealt a severe blow by yesterday's bomb blast in central Jakarta. PoliticalREUTERS - 688 words
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254 2004-09-10 4 Bloomberg [JAKARTA] Indonesia may delay the planned sale of a 30 per cent stake in Bank Negara Indonesia, the country's third-larg-est lender, after a car bomb explosion rocked Jaicarta yesterday, State Enterprises Minister Laksamana Sukardi said. The stake Is worthBloomberg - 254 words
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Article, Illustration367 2004-09-10 4 Reuters AFP, AP [BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei] Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri yesterday pledged to hunt down the people behind the deadly car bombing outside the Australian Embassy in Jakarta. "It is something really unexpected and the government will take serious steps to find outReuters; AFP,; AP; REUTERS - 367 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article, Illustration604 2004-09-10 5 JOYCE KOH - Firm's maiden fund said to be aiming to raise $500m. By JOYCE KOH TEMASEK Holdings, which is entering the fund management industry, is aiming for a start to raise $500 million for a fund targeting institutional investors across Asia. But the industry is604 words
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764 2004-09-10 5 WONG WEI KONG - HOCK LOCK SIEW By WONG WEI KONG WITH the shares of Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) hovering around $2.80 despite heavy buying by US fund Paulson Co, Temasek Holdings' bid for all of the shipping group is looking decidedly more attractive than when it764 words
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393 2004-09-10 6 JEAN CHUA - Singfood Investment will buy 27% stake in SGX aspirant China Delisi By JEAN CHUA INDONESIAN food group QAF Ltd is becoming a rather active corporate play. Over a span of six months, it has increased its stake in PSC Corp, bought a393 words
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Article, Illustration440 2004-09-10 6 TANG WENG FAI - ST Electronics acquires 21 of ECS Holdings Purchase made by its unit SES Systems to expand in region By TANG WENG FAI SINGAPORE Technologies Electronics has in a strategic tie-up acquired from US-based contract manufacturer Solectron a 21.35 per cent stake in main-board-listed IT distributor ECS Holdings for $24.8 million.FILE PHOTO - 440 words
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250 2004-09-10 6 SPH Magazines chief executive officer David Tay now wears two publishing business hats. On Wednesday, he was made CEO of the company's recently acquired Blu Inc publishing business. In a Singapore Press Holdings statement yesterday, Mr Tay, 59, said: "I am250 words
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Article, Illustration388 2004-09-10 6 KALPANA RASHIWALA - By KALPANA RASHIWALA KEPPEL Land, which has sold over 90 per cent of the 169 homes that it soft launched last month for The Waterfront project in Chengdu, China, is hoping to entice Singaporean buyers to invest in the project. It is holding388 words
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Article, Illustration320 2004-09-10 6 ANDREA TAN - By ANDREA TAN 'TIS the season for departures in the property circle, it seems. Allgreen Properties' long-time director of marketing Quek Eng Hock, who is retiring at the end of October, is the latest highprofile departure announced in the past320 words
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387 2004-09-10 6 KENNETH LIM - By KENNETH LIM AMID concerns of oversupply in the hard disk drive industry, label printer Adampak is eyeing a Sesdaq listing to raise a gross of at least $8.9 million for its expansion plans, including the set-up of a manufacturing plant in Suzhou.387 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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97 2004-09-10 6 CONSTRUCTION and property development group Low Keng Huat said net profit for the half-year ended July 31 surged to $3.3 million from $214,000 a year ago as it received more dividends from investments and saw lower direct and staff costs due to97 words
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44 2004-09-10 6 MAINBOARD-LISTED Datapulse Technology, a DVD and compact disc products and services provider, said long-time employee Ng Leok Cheng will replace co-founder Ng Cheow Chye as managing director. Mr Ng Cheow Chye will become executive deputy chairman of the company.44 words
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82 2004-09-10 6 WEE Poh Holdings said it has sold its six-storey building at 28 Roberts I,ane to three individuals for $2.5 million at a book loss of about $1.2 million. The 628 square metre property had a net book value of about $3.7 million as82 words
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62 2004-09-10 6 BEAUTY China Holdings said its subsidiary Colour Zone Ltd has incorporated a fully-owned subsidiary in Macau, called Colour Zone Macau Commercial Offshore Ltd. The Macau subsidiary will assume the existing trading activities of Colour Cosmetic Limited and Colour Zone Beauty Limited, two indirect wholly-owned62 words
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24 2004-09-10 6 MAE Engineering has acquired a new subsidiary MAE (China) Pte Ltd. MAE's principal activity is that of investment holding.24 words
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28 2004-09-10 6 RECENTLY listed Meghmani Organics said David Chia Tian Bin has resigned as a director of the company with effect from yesterday.28 words
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69 2004-09-10 6 REGIONAL IT services company Datacraft said it has clinched a US$l million contract to deploy a high-speed network for Thailand's first and largest e-learning centre. This is its biggest networking project carried out in the education sector. After the network implementation, Datacraft will also69 words
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Article, Illustration642 2004-09-10 7 SIOW LI SEN - Poaching becoming serious as economy recovers: Morgan Stanley exec By SIOW LI SEN AFTER a dry two-year spell, investment banking is on a roll, so much so that staff turnover in the industry is reaching 20 per cent and poaching has become "serious". "TurnoverCHRIS LOH - 642 words
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617 2004-09-10 7 DBS is consensus favourite among a handful of lenders Reuters [HONG KONG] Singapore's DBS Holdings and a handfill of lenders from Taiwan and India top a short list of analysts' favourite Asian bank stocks as recent share price rises have left few bargains.Reuters - 617 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration519 2004-09-10 8 R SIVANITHY - STOCKS STI still firm possibly due to recent upbeat reports; smaller stocks enjoying strong research coverage also do well R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent THE value of decent research support should never be underestimated despite selling pressure brought on by the bomb explosion in Jakarta, theSource: Bloomberg - 519 words
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Article, Illustration915 2004-09-10 8 KENNETH LIM - Compiled by KENNETH LIM Total Access Communication Sent 9 dose: US$3.O4 UPGRADING TAC to BUY from HOLD, raising target price to US$3.BO from US$2.B5 in view of two catalysts the obvious and the not so obvious. Catalyst 1: Not so obvious the de-leveraging story. Robust FCFs (free cashSource: Bloomberg - 915 words
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Article, Illustration501 2004-09-10 8 LARRY WEE - CURRENCIES LARRY WEE Senior Correspondent INTEREST rate plays were the main theme in the Asian session for currencies yesterday, while both Indonesian stocks and the rupiah managed to trim most of the morning losses they had suffered in the aftermath of a bomb blast outsideSource: Reuters - 501 words
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TRADES TO WATCH
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135 2004-09-10 8 TEMASEK Holdings acquired more shares of Neptune Orient Lines yesterday even as US fund manager Paulson Co continued to raise its stake. Paulson, which has called for NOL directors to place the shipping line on auction, bought 10 million shares on the open market on135 words
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96 2004-09-10 8 RAFFLES LaSalle non-executive director Chen Wei Ping continued slashing his stake in the fashion and design education provider on Wednesday. Through a "willing buyer, willing seller" transaction, Mr Chen sold 22 million of his 42 million post-split shares at 56 cents apiece to reduce his96 words
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Article74 2004-09-10 8 PANPAC Media Group managing director and chief executive Ricky Ang saw his deemed shareholding in the publishing company grow to 6.17 per cent from 6.06 per cent after private investment vehicle Fontana Investments bought 500,000 shares on the open market at 12 cents each.74 words
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58 2004-09-10 8 AFTER converting 360,000 share options on Monday, outgoing MCL Land managing director Lim Ee Seng sold all those shares on the open market yesterday at $1.49 apiece. He does not hold any more shares in the property developer. MCL shares dipped 1 cent or58 words
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117 2004-09-10 8 KENNETH LIM - Compiled by KENNETH LIM "POPIAH King" Sam Goi of the private Tee Yih Jia frozen food supplier bought up shares of two listed companies recently on the open market. He bought 3.3 million shares of convenience food manufacturer Super Coffeemix Manufacturing yesterday to117 words
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Article, Illustration431 2004-09-10 8 OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES Sep 9 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS 6.00 +7.00 BT CADI -*****.00 +1.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 All-SG Equities 510.34 +0.92 SG Equities Elect 157.77 -1.89 SG Equities Fin 1614.94 +2.28 SG Equities Prop 468.16 -0.88 SIMSCI 236.29 +0.47 SiMSCI Futures 236.70 +0.50 MOST ACTIVE STOCKS VOLUME RafflesLas431 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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Article435 2004-09-10 9 VEN SREENIVASAN - After months of talks, deal get sewn up in 4 days after SIA CEO intervened By VEN SREENIVASAN SINGAPORE Airlines and its pilots have finally struck a collective agreement after long-drawn and sometimes antagonistic negotiations. After four days of intense negotiations, SIA and the435 words
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301 2004-09-10 9 NANDE KHIN - By NANDE KHIN ENTREPRENEURS who want to set up non-technol-ogy companies will now find it easier to get seed funding. The government has set aside $10 million to help fund non-technology startups under Spring Seeds. Spring Singapore which administers the fund will match dollar for301 words
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442 2004-09-10 9 DANIEL BUENAS - Hire or fire it's easy to do it in S'pore By DANIEL BUENAS IF you're going to fire or hire an employee, Singapore is one of the best places to do it, according to a survey sponsored by the World Bank and its private sector lending arm, the International Finance442 words
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Article, Illustration277 2004-09-10 9 SIXTEEN industry and business bigwigs put their power negotiations aside to flex their muscles at the Singapore Recreation Club yesterday. The group, which included Capita Land president and CEO Liew Mun Leong, Merrill Lynch director CEO Martina Wong and Land Transport Authority chiefCHRIS LOH - 277 words
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SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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89 2004-09-10 9 IN a move to enhance Singapore's standing as a global education hub, the Economic Development Board (EDB) yesterday announced new initiatives in its education excellence framework which will further protect the welfare of international students studying here and boost the quality of education. The89 words
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Article47 2004-09-10 9 SINGAPORE'S Infrared Fever Screening System has won the 2004 Tech Museum Award (Health category). The system developed by the Defence Science and Technology Agency, Singapore Technologies Electronics Ltd and Chartered Electro-Optics was used worldwide in the battle against Sars last year.47 words
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Article37 2004-09-10 9 THE first diploma course in franchise management will be offered by the Franchising and Licensing Association Singapore and Ngee Ann Polytechnic. The part-time course starts in December and will run over 12 months.37 words
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446 2004-09-10 9 VINCE CHONG - By VINCE CHONG HONG Kong tycoon Li Kashing's Singapore real estate firm Property Enterprises Development (PED) believes the time is right to give its high-end Cairnhill Crest project greater exposure with some cinematic help and, of course, considerable dollar power. Starting446 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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645 2004-09-10 10 But manufacturing activity increased, led by durable goods and capital equipment Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] Economic growth slowed in many parts of the United States, held back by "lacklustre" retail sales and "cooling" home sales, the Federal Reserve said. The US economy's expansion was characterised asBloomberg - 645 words
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Article, Illustration276 2004-09-10 10 Reuters [WASHINGTON] Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan said on Wednesday that while there is no inflation premium "of any significance" in the US monetary system, ever-increasing deficits could cause problems. "The issue that is most probably in a practical sense something that we needReuters; REUTERS - 276 words
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Article, Illustration507 2004-09-10 10 AFP [TOKYO] Japan's central bank yesterday kept its stimulative monetary policy, as widely expected, in a bid to support the current economic recovery and turn around years of price drops. The Bank of Japan was cautiously optimistic in a monthly report for September, repeating thatAFP; REUTERS - 507 words
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724 2004-09-10 10 Industrial production growth likely slowed while inflation rose Bloomberg [BEIJING] China's economic data for August will probably show industrial production growth slowed and inflation accelerated, giving policy-makers mixed signals on whether to raise interest rates for the first time in nine years. ProductionBloomberg - 724 words
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MALAYSIA COMPANIES
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Article, Illustration639 2004-09-10 11 Fund managers puzzled since many warrants with 2 years left trade at up to 30% premium [KUALA LUMPUR] Warrants of Malaysian govern-ment-linked companies (GLCs) have, by and large, lost their premiums, says a report in The Star. Telekom Malaysia Bhd warrants, for instance,THE STAR - 639 words
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338 2004-09-10 11 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Standard Poor's Ratings Services has assigned its "BBB+" rating to Genting Bhd's proposed senior unsecured long-term, notes of about US$25O million. The notes will be issued by Genting's wholly-owned subsidiary, Prime Holdings (Labuan) Ltd, and guaranteed by Genting (BBB+/Stable), theBernama - 338 words
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Article, Illustration457 2004-09-10 11 [KUALA LUMPUR] Kumpulan Guthrie Bhd's groupwide rationalisation proposal fell through partially following a rejection of a key part of the total exercise by minorities of subsidiary Highlands Lowlands Bhd (Hi&Lo) on Wednesday, reports the Malaysian Business Times. Minorities of Guthrie Ropel Bhd and Guthrie, some457 words
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339 2004-09-10 12 Bernama [PETALING JAYA] Islamic banking is poised to double its growth in terms of market share by 2010, said the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department, Abdullah Muhammad Zin yesterday. "The total assets of the Islamic banking system as of August 2004Bernama - 339 words
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Article, Illustration470 2004-09-10 12 PM may also leave corporate tax rates unchanged in his first budget today Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi may raise duties on cigarettes and beer and refrain from lowering corporate tax rates as he steps up efforts to cutBloomberg; AFP - 470 words
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NOTE BOOK
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73 2004-09-10 12 AFP [JAKARTA] Indonesia's state oil and gas firm Pertamina plans to restructure its non-core businesses after allegations of graft in the company's pensions unit, State Enterprises Minister Laksamana Sukardi said on Wednesday. "We will restructure Pertamina's units, in particular those outside its core competence," saidAFP - 73 words
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90 2004-09-10 12 AFP [TAIPEI] Taiwan's leading telecom operator, Chunghwa Telecom Co, said yesterday its net profit for the eight months to August rose 7.9 per cent year-on-year to NT535.4 billion (Ssl.7 billion). Earnings per share came in at NT53.67. "The growth in profit was attributable toAFP - 90 words
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93 2004-09-10 12 AFP [MANILA] The Philippines has raised US$l billion from a fresh offering of sovereign bonds with the funds earmarked for the financing needs of debt-laden state-owned National Power Corp, the Department of Finance said yesterday. The government offered paper from two previous bond seriesAFP - 93 words
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92 2004-09-10 12 Xinhua [XIAMEN] China will privatise the Bank of China and China Construction Bank within the next three years, said China Banking Begulatory Commission (CBRC) chairman Liu Mingkang yesterday. Addressing the Eighth China International Fair for Investment and Trade in Xiamen, Mr LiuXinhua - 92 words
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104 2004-09-10 12 AFP [BEIJING] China yesterday said a reported rift between President Hu Jintao and ageing military chief Jiang Zemin was fiction, but refrained from comment on whether Mr Jiang was preparing to step down. "This is all purely fictitious," foreign ministry spokesman Kong Quan saidAFP - 104 words
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GREATER CHINA/INDIA
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Article, Illustration546 2004-09-10 13 Business, labour, farm alliance seeks probe, putting Bush on the spot Reuters. Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] A coalition of more than 50 US business, labour and farm groups were to ask the Bush administration yesterday to launch an investigation into whether China's decade-oldReuters.; Bloomberg - 546 words
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402 2004-09-10 13 It aims to challenge any limit on its exports to US NYT [WASHINGTON] Hoping to block a last-minute attempt to protect the ailing American textile industry, China warned on Wednesday that it had the right to challenge any limit on its exports to theNYT - 402 words
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Article, Illustration96 2004-09-10 13 [TAISHAN. Taiwan] A photo montage of Barbie dolls shows some of the different doll models at the makeshift Barbie museum on Tuesday in the northern industrial town ofTaishan. When US toy maker Mattel Inc began outsourcing Barbie-making jobs to Asia. Taishan was among the first places toAP - 96 words
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492 2004-09-10 13 RAJU CHELLAM - By RAJU CHELLAM [SINGAPORE] Taiwanbased semiconductor giants are on a roll, with the top two reporting record sales for August and a bullish outlook for the rest of the year. The world's largest contract manufacturer of chips, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company492 words
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134 2004-09-10 13 Bloomberg [TAIPEI] China Steel Corp, Taiwan's largest steelmaker, said it plans to list shares of a Malaysian unit in November to help finance expansion in the South-east Asian nation. China Steel and Taiwan's China Development Industrial Bank plan to jointly sellBloomberg - 134 words
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Article, Illustration487 2004-09-10 13 Bloomberg [BEIJING] Guangdong, China's biggest exporting province, is two million workers short, as low pay and poor working conditions stem the flow of migrant labourers from less affluent parts of the country. The shortage is acute in the Pearl River Delta, aBloomberg; REUTERS - 487 words
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389 2004-09-10 13 But group rejects report as speculative Reuters [MUMBAI/BANGALORE] General Electric Co, a pioneer of outsourcing to India, is considering the sale of its back-office services business in the country for US$l billion, the Economic Times newspaper said. GE, whose subsidiary isReuters - 389 words
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ASIA-PACIFIC
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294 2004-09-10 14 A$1b, 4-year tax relief for older workers announced Reuters [CANBERRA] Forecasts that Australia's government is billions of dollars richer than it thought prompted speculation yesterday it could seek to trump opposition Labor's election centrepiece of tax cuts for lower-income voters.Reuters - 294 words
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194 2004-09-10 14 Bloomberq CLP Holdings Ltd, Hong Kong's biggest power company, is in talks about selling part of its 50 per cent stake in a Thai power venture to Electricity Generating, managing director Andrew Brandler said. The companies have been in negotiations forBloomberq - 194 words
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Article, Illustration577 2004-09-10 14 Former monopolies under attack from new technologies, strong competitors Reuters [TAIPEI] They are huge, dominate their markets and earn steady profits. But Asian telecom giants' former monopolistic thrones are under attack from new technologies and aggressive competition. The onslaught is forcing companies suchReuters; AP - 577 words
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612 2004-09-10 14 A new wave of tourism emerges as it promotes its battlefields as the latest attractions AFP A PAINFUL pilgrimage for some, a history lesson for others. Vietnam's tourism authority and foreign travel agents are seeking to cash in on the country's historic sights toAFP - 612 words
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Advertisement764 2004-09-10 14 To advertise call toll-free 1800 289 8822 Email: notices@sph.com.sjs IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CHAPTER 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF SEIKO ELECTRIC ASIA PTE LTD (IN MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) NOTICE OF FINAL MEETING Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to Section 308 of the Companies Act, Chapter764 words
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Advertisement126 2004-09-10 14 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CHAPTER 50 AND SHANGHAI HOUSING CONSTRUCTION GROUP (SINGAPORE) CO. PTE LTD (CO. REG. NO. *****6776K) (IN MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY WINDING-UP) NOTICE OF FINAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT pursuant to Section 308 of the Companies Act. Cap. 50. a final meeting of the126 words
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453 2004-09-10 15 LATEST US DATA Soaring petroleum prices in Aug push cost of imports to 18-month high Reuters. Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] US initial jobless claims slumped last week an outcome heavily influenced by weather while soaring petroleum prices in August powered the cost of imports to anReuters.; Bloomberg - 453 words
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425 2004-09-10 15 Chinese firms are slowly taking over its market share Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Cisco Systems Inc, the world's largest maker of computer networking equipment, expects half of its top 12 competitors to come from Asia within five years as countries such as China boost investmentBloomberg - 425 words
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322 2004-09-10 15 Reuters WORLD oil stocks will swell in coming months unless Opec producers pull back from a production surge that is replenishing inventories, the International Energy Agency said yesterday. "What is clear for now is that supply is running ahead of demand and stocks areReuters - 322 words
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Article, Illustration380 2004-09-10 15 NEIL BEHRMANN - By NEIL BEHRMANN in London SAUDI Arabian billionaire Prince Ahvaleed Bin Talal is in negotiations to buy London's prestigious Savoy Hotel. A spokesman for Quinlan Private, the company that owns the Savoy, said that talks are well advanced for a price in excess380 words
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Article, Illustration506 2004-09-10 15 NYT. Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Frank P Quattrone, the Wall Street banker whose pay and deals made him a vivid symbol of the 1990s technology boom, was sentenced to 18 months in prison Wednesday for obstructing a government investigation into the allocation of hot stockNYT.; Bloomberg; AP - 506 words
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317 2004-09-10 15 Bloomberg [LONDON] Santander Central Hispano SA, Spain's biggest bank by assets, will sell £1.26 billion (553.87 billion) in Royal Bank of Scotland Group Pic stock, scaling back its 16-year partnership with the UK bank as it seeks regulatory approval to buy Britain's AbbeyBloomberg - 317 words
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Advertisement495 2004-09-10 15 Date Learn about the rapid growth of these industries why, the legal issues affecting property October 4, 2004 projects Vietnam's new Land Law and the tax issues with regard to real estate development Monday construction in Vietnam. Time 1 00pm to 5.30pm. As quoted from The Business Times (Aug 20,495 words
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517 2004-09-10 16 ANALYSIS Reuters [MADRID] British Airways is in prime position for Europe's most attractive potential airlines merger but analysts say strict ownership laws bar any speedy deal with Spain's Iberia. BA raised about £425 million (Ssl.3 billion) on Wednesday by selling itsReuters - 517 words
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407 2004-09-10 16 Washington keeps WTO option open to stop govt aid to Airbus Reuters [WASHINGTON] The United States wants to reach a quick agreement with the European Union to ban all subsidies for rival aircraft manufacturers Airbus and Boeing, a top US trade officialReuters - 407 words
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Article1874 2004-09-10 16 CITY FLIGHT fTA FLIGHT ETD Darwin BA7381 1840 Adelaide BA7381 1840 LH9770 2300 QF81 1840 QF81 1840 SQ229 2300 Delhi SQ407 0710 IC856 1145 ggg a5» i»o 1 iHo Amsterdam SQ323 0615 KL838 2255 —rrri Tdl" M50 ***** 2345 l«l 1640 GA840 1725 GA841 1825 Athens1,874 words
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Article, Illustration47 2004-09-10 16 [INCHEON] South Korean police SWAT members patrolling at thelncheon International Airport. Security has been beefed up at the US Embassy in Seoul and the Incheon International Airport ahead of the anniversary of the Sept 11.2001. attack on the Twin Towers in New York. AFPAFP - 47 words
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262 2004-09-10 16 Bloomberg [ATLANTA] Delta Air Lines Inc, which announced job cuts on Wednesday to avoid bankruptcy, was sued by an employee who claims the company pension plan lost hundreds of millions of dollars because it invested in the airline's stock. Dennis Smith seeks courtBloomberg - 262 words
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293 2004-09-10 16 AFP [HONG KONG] The Hong Kong aviation industry yesterday hailed a new pact with mainland China as bolstering Hong Kong's role as a key Asian hub for international travel at a time of increasing competition. The agreement will see theAFP - 293 words
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467 2004-09-10 16 AJOY SEN - By AJOY SEN I in New Delhi INDIA is allowing more flights by regional and distant airlines as it pursues its open-skies policy spelt out last week. Civil Aviation minister Praful Patel said his ministry had identified the Middle East, Britain, Germany and the467 words
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Article, Illustration737 2004-09-10 17 DONALD URQUHART - But CEO doesn't rule out future merger or acquisitions By DONALD URQUHART [SINGAPORE] A merger or acquisition could still be on the cards for Royal P&O Nedlloyd (Royal P&O) if the right opportunity presented itself, but it's not currently in talks withFILE PHOTO - 737 words
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Article, Illustration149 2004-09-10 17 [ISKENDERUN. Turkey]MV Ulla. a ship filled with toxic power station waste, sank in Iskenderun bay in southeastern Turkey, after being moored there for four years. The official Centre for Maritime Disasters said it was unclear if the cargo was leaking but it contained enough cancer-causing heavy metal toAFP - 149 words
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308 2004-09-10 17 Reuters i' 4 [BEIJING] Denmark's AP Moller-Maersk Group will invest US$lBl million in a container terminal venture in China, a source familiar with the deal said yesterday, joining a rush to profit froin the country's trade boom The world's largest shipper signedReuters - 308 words
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176 2004-09-10 17 Bernama [KUCHING] The Sarawak Shipping Association (SSA) will raise freight charges for Sarawak coastal ships by 15 per cent effective Sept 15 following the recent hike of international oil prices. SSA chairman Ting Peck Seng said the SSA, a statewide shipping organisation, had unanimouslyBernama - 176 words
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Article284 2004-09-10 17 SGX '000 Sep9 SS Vol CH Offshore .0.37 0.01 453 ChuanHup .0.56 0.01 3480 Cosco Investment .0.85 unch 5678 CWT Distribution 0.49 0.01 10 Ezra Hldgs .0.99 unch 130 Freight Links 0 09 unch 522 Grand Banks Yacht .0.80 unch 0 Java Holdings 0.91 0.02 5300 K1 Venture284 words
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90 2004-09-10 17 Bloomberg [MOSCOW] A Royal Dutch/Shell Group-led venture's contract vessel spilled about 100 tons of heavy fuel oil and diesel after running aground near Sakhalin Island in the Pacific because of a typhoon. TSHD Cristoforo Colombo grounded between the Kholmsk Fishing Port and Kholmsk Commercial MarineBloomberg - 90 words
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116 2004-09-10 17 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] The Maritime Institute of Malaysia (Mima) is organising a three-day conference on security in the Straits of Malacca, beginning Oct 11. Mima said in a statement Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun Abdul Razak is expected to deliver the keynote address themed 'Enhancing cooperationBernama - 116 words
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101 2004-09-10 17 [BANGKOK] Thai handysize dry bulk operator Precious Shipping is set to get its money back on a ship it bought recently from Malaysia International Shipping Corp (MISC) in 13 months, thanks to the buoyant sate of the dry bulk market. The company's managing director101 words
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776 2004-09-10 17 SELVA KUMAR - ADMIRALTY CASEBOOK By SELVA KUMAR A GROUP of cargo claimants last month lost a bid in the Singapore High Court to stop a shipowner from using an insurance pay-out to satisfy its debts even though the proceeds of the policy were776 words
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Article546 2004-09-10 18 EDITORIAL NO prizes for second-guessing a sudden deluge of travellers from Singapore to Phuket, Bangkok and Hat Yai in the coming weeks. With air fares to the Thai cities down to less than the price of a can of soft drink thanks to promotional price wars546 words
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Article, Illustration1529 2004-09-10 18 ZHANG XIAOZHONG - NCS's unique strategy in China is helping it win clients and penetrate the huge market By ZHANG XIAOZHONG SINCE setting up in China from zero base in 1998, Singapore Telecom's whollyowned subsidiary, NCS, has since grown to a group with three major entities in China NCS,FILE PHOTOS - 1,529 words
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Article, Illustration849 2004-09-10 18 JOHN GEE - THE BOTTOM LINE JOHN GEE A THOUSAND US soldiers have now died in Iraq since the Bush administration launched its war a year and a half ago. Six times as many American military personnel have now died in Iraq849 words
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Article, Illustration1313 2004-09-10 19 STEVE LOHR - The wider economy doesn't always gain from outsourcing, says renowned economist Paul Samuelson By STEVE LOHR NYT AT 89, Paul A Samuelson, the Nobel Prize-winning economist and professor emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, still seems to have plenty of intellectual edge and the ability toNYT; BLOOMBERG - 1,313 words
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Article, Illustration787 2004-09-10 19 JAMES WOLFENSOHN - JAMES WOLFENSOHN A YEAR ago, the World Bank Group published the Doing Business report, measuring for the first time the burdensome regulations and weak property rights in many poor countries that stifle the growth of a vibrant business sector. With theAFP - 787 words
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Article96 2004-09-10 19 'Alitalia has always been a place where politicians could get their people hired, bloating the staff.' fund manager Alessandro Frigerio on the Italian airlines's financial woes. 'As for carrying out preventive strikes against terrorist bases, we will take all measures to liquidate terrorist bases in any region96 words
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Article10428 2004-09-10 20 STRAITS TIMES INDEX STOCKS Stodi win Wt Oo— Change Sfdi nut HH Ow Own Allgreen 50c 0.33 1.140 *0.010 NOL 2.05 2.800 BIL Intl US20c 0.47 0.985 >0.005 OCBC 10.66 13.700 -0.200 CapitaLand 1.14 1.660 Parkway H 25c 0.65 1.360 Chart SemtCond 26c 0.80 1.030 -0.010 People's Food10,428 words
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Article6038 2004-09-10 21 FINANCE COMMODITIES MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INDICES In !OCMI am in SS USS dy yr dy Syr dy *r Sep g Index gunge Q\»tg- Change Cringe Chai-y Our*)* Worw Index Preliminary 794 6 0.t 2.1 00 0? 01 flJ 1EAFE Preliminary 730.0 -0.1 4.1 02 1.5 03 13 Europe Preliminary6,038 words
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Article577 2004-09-10 27 jaime ee - off the cuff jaime ee Q: WHY did the chicken cross the road? A: To get the heck away from the man in a contamination suit, carrying a large plastic bag. rm suffering from chicken and egg withdrawal. I get depressed looking at shelves577 words
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Article, Illustration1390 2004-09-10 27 CHEAH UI-HOON - They may be leaders in S'pore business but right now they are in Batam with sleeves rolled up, helping to build homes for the poor with their bare hands. CHEAH UI-HOON finds out who they are and what prompted them to take part in this Habitat project CHEAHONG CHIN KAI/ST - 1,390 words
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Article, Illustration1529 2004-09-10 28 GEOFFREY EU - The buzz is back in bars and clubs around town after a shakeout in the industry. GEOFFREY EU checks out how these nightspots are marketing themselves GEOFFREY EU IF a vibrant and varied nightlife industry is seen as an essential element of a sophisticated, self-confident city, thenFILE PHOTOS - 1,529 words
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Article, Illustration626 2004-09-10 28 KANNAN CHANDRAN - By KANNAN CHANDRAN IN the out-of-sight-out-of-mind music industry, does Richard Marx stand a chance with his comeback? The 80s was a good time for Marx, as the hits flowed and virtually every karaoke bar had some version of the hook-laden Hazard being horribly mangled by maudlin inebriates.626 words
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Article, Illustration1216 2004-09-10 29 N K YONG - WINE New World wines may be making headway but N K YONG believes Old World wines, with their complexity, have an enduring appeal N K YONG THE big news in the wine press today is the crisis in French wine. France is awash withFILE PHOTO - 1,216 words
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Article, Illustration621 2004-09-10 30 GEOFFREY EU - CINEMA 'The Terminal' is not one of Steven Spielberg's better films, but it's engaging nevertheless, says GEOFFREY EU GEOFFREY EU AIRPORTS together with train and bus stations have always been convenient spaces to document drama on a human scale, perhaps because they represent such real and well-defined621 words
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549 2004-09-10 30 CHEAH UI-HOON - DVD By CHEAH UI-HOON THE DVD rental market is heating up now that another company has come up with a kiosk which is a stand-alone machine, reads your fingerprint, and dispenses DVDs 24/7. Play! Entertainment Pte Ltd is the newest player in549 words
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Miscellaneous193 2004-09-10 30 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD not' be struck just any*' (6 5) h 8 r 6 in great fear (7) health (5) 8 Odd doctrine obtains 25 Catch sight of a pimple (4) DOWN goods without paying (2,6) YESTERDAY S solution 14 Advanced in a rush, but YESTtRDAY 5 solution 1 Weapon for193 words
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Article, Illustration600 2004-09-10 31 CHEAH UI-HOON - EXHIBITION Visitors can have a substantial peek at how mighty the Ottoman empire once was at the ACM, reports CHEAH UI-HOON CHEAH UI-HOON A CURRENT special exhibition at the Asian Civilisations Museum (Empress Place) gives an idea of how opulent the Ottoman empire was at600 words
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Article, Illustration611 2004-09-10 31 CHEAH UI-HOON - ART AUCTION By CHEAH UI-HOON LAST year, when the North-East Line (NEL) opened up to commuters from Harbour Front to Punggol, the buzz wasn't just about driverless trains and the fact that you couldn't alight at Buangkok station. It was also about611 words
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425 2004-09-10 31 SANGEETHA MADHAVAN - SEPTFEST By SANGEETHA MADHAVAN IT is strange how words like bird flu, cat culling, Sars and liquid eggs have entered the daily vocabulary of people but the curator of Septfest 2004, Lucy Davis, will have you know that there has always been a close425 words
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Article, Illustration374 2004-09-10 31 CHEAH UI-HOON - DANCE By CHEAH UI-HOON WHAT would we do without the classics? We won't have parodies of them, that's for sure, which are (most times) infinitely more enjoyable than the classic itself. Such is the draw of the Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, the374 words
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Article384 2004-09-10 31 SANGEETHA MADHAVAN - THEATRE By SANGEETHA MADHAVAN GOOD citizen Dick Lee has written songs such as Home and now he's penned a play to go with them. Resonating with similar themes as his songs and even set to a soundtrack of The Mad Chinaman's bestknown Singapore songs, Lee's foray into384 words
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Article, Illustration809 2004-09-10 32 LEELA JESUDASON - Making Time In this first of four parts, LEELA JESUDASON checks out the Number Ones from 26 well-known watch brands that will be auctioned for charity on Nov 9 LEELA JESUDASON IN what will be an unprecedented live event at the Ritz Carlton here on Nov 9, Sincere809 words
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