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Title Section15 2005-10-14 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES SINGAPORE 85 cents online at http://business-times.asial.com.sg MICA (P) 089/03/2005 Friday, October 14,200515 words
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432 2005-10-14 1 R SIVANITHY - BT exclusive By R SIVANITHY (SINGAPORE] From nowhere to fifth in the world. Thanks in part to a huge play on property stocks, trading in structured warrants in the July-September quarter hit $3.62 billion, making Singapore the world's fifth-largest warrant market in432 words
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Article136 2005-10-14 1 STI 2,320.70 (+0.17) ST INDEX FUTURES 2,323.00 (unch) SIMSCI 275.59 (+0.24) SIMSCI FUTURES 276.20 (+0.50) MARKETS Thursday Change KLSECOMP 927.12 -1.37 NIKKEI 225 13,449.24 -14.50 HANG SENG 14,621.83 +46.81 SET INDEX 704.32 -4.88 JAKARTA COMP 1,090.54 -12.45 MANILA COMP 1,95$.01 -3.25 SEOUL COMP 1,193.44 -23.62 SHENZHENS 216.75 -1.95136 words
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Article, Illustration600 2005-10-14 1 ARTHUR SIM - New housing types are breaking up the market and putting a dampener on prices By ARTHUR SIM [SINGAPORE! The emergence of new types of private housing and cheaper landed homes at the lower end of the market has fragmented buying interest and caused pricesSource: REALIS/Jones Lang LaSale Research October - 600 words
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TOP STORIES
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Article, Illustration579 2005-10-14 2 CHUANG PECK MING - It's a tough project and Singapore's credibility is on the line Reports by CHUANG PECK MING in Moscow SINGAPORE'S move to help Russia develop a special economic zone will be a tough and serious undertaking and its credibility willDESMOND WEE/ST - 579 words
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245 2005-10-14 2 [MOSCOW] Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew said he was surprised that Russia has approached Singapore for help to develop its special economic zones. "We're such a faraway country, they're a very developed technological power," he told Singapore reporters on Wednesday. "Let's not forget245 words
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Article, Illustration562 2005-10-14 2 RONNIE LIM - By RONNIE LIM [SINGAPORE] All the signs point to Singapore embarking on a major project to import liquefied natural gas (LNG) as an alternative fuel source and a trading commodity. A feasibility study is almost complete, and officials are set to meetFILE PHOTO - 562 words
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Article819 2005-10-14 2 HDB may put more flats on resale market ENCOURAGED by the success of a trial scheme to move surplus unsold public flats on the resale market, the Housing and Development Board may sell another batch the same way. Under the trial introduced in May, 100 units were put819 words
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Article, Illustration614 2005-10-14 4 ALEXANDRA HO - Board could invite more sales agents to take part in selling new batch By ALEXANDRA HO [SINGAPORE] Encouraged by the success of a trial scheme to move surplus unsold public flats on the resale market, the Housing and Development Board may putFILE PHOTO - 614 words
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Article, Illustration611 2005-10-14 4 MICHELLE QUAH - BT exclusive By MICHELLE QUAH [SINGAPORE] A criminal charge is not the only issue Lew Syn Pau had to grapple with through his dealings with listed Broadway Industrial group. BT understands the former MP was also involved in a protracted legal wrangle with611 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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442 2005-10-14 5 LESLIE YEE - Disagreement with CDL on $788m deal spooks investors By LESLIE YEE SUNTEC Reit's share price was hit hard yesterday, closing at a low for this year of $1.10. This followed the Wednesday evening announcement by City Developments Ltd (CDL) that it442 words
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186 2005-10-14 5 OCBC Bank has joined forces with Star Hub to launch mobile banking in Singapore through the mobile-Internet imode platform. Using their existing Internet banking access codes and PIN numbers, OCBC customers will be able to view their account balances and recent transactions on a186 words
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Article, Illustration484 2005-10-14 5 KALPANA RASHIWALA - Distributable income of $30.8m is 8.4% above forecast By KALPANA RASHIWALA CAPITAMALL Trust (CMT), which owns seven shopping centres and is in the midst of buying Parco Bugis Junction and Jurong Entertainment Centre, yesterday posted a 19.9 per cent riseFILE PHOTO - 484 words
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457 2005-10-14 6 RONNIE LIM - Move brings possibility of production as early as next year Reports by RONNIE LIM 1N DON ESI A has put a major new upstream project, the Jeruk oilfield off east Java in which listed Singapore Petroleum Company (SPC) has a 40 per457 words
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Article5407 2005-10-14 6 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS Citi Japan mMSahEEkMBKKKtKKM CitiBond S'pore A/$ 1291 *mra iuaf Utfit iCiwval CitiBond S pore B/$ 1341/ (S P re) n cm Money SGD Class A 1.0313/ Sur Europe Eqty 0.841 Crt| M s Dollar Class B 1 085/ S SSSf IS Citi PaivEurope Equity Fund 131 J'lfr5,407 words
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258 2005-10-14 6 SEMBCORP Marine yesterday said it has completed its purchase of the Sabine Shipyard in Texas, giving it a much-needed base in the Gulf of Mexico for rig repair and refurbishment work, especially after the damage wreaked by recent hurricanes there. It said subsidiary PPL258 words
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543 2005-10-14 6 WONG WEI KONG - HOCK LOCK SIEW By WONG WEI KONG BEFORE Temasek Holdings issued its first annual review a year ago, there was much anticipation. It was the first time in its then 30-year history that the Singapore investment company was making public its financial performance. Temasek's second543 words
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Article, Illustration496 2005-10-14 9 MATTHEW PHAN - IPO WATCH MOU to further aquaculture research in Singapore By MATTHEW PHAN OCKANUS Bio-Tech (Holdings), a China-based aquaculture company that is eyeing a Singapore listing, has struck a research tie-up with an institute of National University of Singapore. The mainboard listing aspirant yesterdayFILE PHOTO - 496 words
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Article190 2005-10-14 9 FIBRE manufacturer Hongwei Technologies is floating its shares on the mainboard with an initial public offer of 50 million new shares at 21 cents each. The offer, which opens today and closes on Oct 20, comprises three million public-offer and 47 million placement shares. The190 words
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132 2005-10-14 9 LUXURY watch retailer Sincere Watch yesterday announced that its Hong Kong subsidiary's initial public offer price was fixed at HK$l.OB per share and that the public offer of 10.2 million shares had been 14.2 times subscribed. The final price is about mid-way between132 words
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496 2005-10-14 9 NANDE KHIN - By NANDE KHIN FORGFT those stock options and think of other perks, Singapore companies have been told. Just like in the US. the trend in Singapore is likely to be towards other sharebased compensation schemes as the pressure builds up on companies to consider496 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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99 2005-10-14 9 SINGAMAS Container Holdings is seeking a voluntary delisting from the Singapore Exchange main board, as a result of low trading volume for the past five years. The company said that the additional costs and administrative burden of maintaining the listing of its shares "does99 words
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48 2005-10-14 9 THOMSON Medical Centre, together with a group of doctors, has formed a medical aesthetics services firm known as Thomson Aesthetics Centre Pte Ltd. Thomson Medical owns 51 per cent of the new unit, with the remaining 49 per cent held by the doctors.48 words
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55 2005-10-14 9 ASIAPHARM Group, a China-based specialty pharmaceutical group that is listed on the Singapore mainboard, said its wholly owned subsidiary, Shandong Luye Pharmaceutical, will be supplying pharmaceutical products to the Vietnamese market. It will initially launch two of its key products, Maitongna and Lutingnuo, in the55 words
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63 2005-10-14 9 C20 Holdings Ltd reported a 71 per centyear-on-year drop in net profit to $142,000 for the first half year ended Aug 31. 2005. despite turnover rising 20.9 per cent to $46.2 million. It cited higher administrative expenses arising from expansion and lower gross63 words
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65 2005-10-14 9 ASCENDAS Real Estate Investment Trust (A-Reit) has renewed and signed new leases (including expansion) amounting to a total net lettable area of 25,429 sq m in the three months ended Sept 30, 2005. These leases represent 4.9 per cent of the net lettable area65 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration545 2005-10-14 8 R SIVANITHY - STOCKS Market loses steam after starting week on a promising note R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent FEAST and famine it's a phrase commonly associated with stockbroking (the other being that it's a "sunset industry", but we won't go into that here) and taken to meanSource: Bloomberg - 545 words
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TRADES TO WATCH
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401 2005-10-14 8 CHINA-BASED Youcan Foods International yesterday said that its substantial shareholder Sam Goi Seng Hui has bought 128,000 shares in the frozen food maker on the open market on Wednesday, raising his direct interest to 1.07 per cent, from 1 per cent. The announcement401 words
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83 2005-10-14 8 CHEN HUIFEN - By CHEN HUIFEN THE deemed stake of Temasek Holdings' Nexgen Capital in JK Yarning International Holdings has fallen from a substantial 5.91 per cent to to 4.43 per cent. The change of interest on Sept 27 was a result of Nexgen83 words
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Article, Illustration425 2005-10-14 8 OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES Oct 13 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS -108.00 -42.00 BT CADI -*****.00 -9.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -11.00 All-SG Equities 595.95 -0.69 SG Equities Elect 125.84 +1.42 SG Equities Fin 1711.34 +7.12 SG Equities Prop 736.07 -7.72 SIMSCi 275.59 +0.24 SiMSCI Futures 276.20 +0.50 MOST ACTIVE STOCKS VOLUME425 words
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Article, Illustration995 2005-10-14 8 UMA SHANKARI - Compiled by UMA SHANKARI City Developments Ltd Oct 13 close: $9.05 CIMB-GK RESEARCH, Oct 13 SUNTEC Beit has abandoned its intended Ss7BB million purchase of 11 properties from CityDev. It will, however, proceed with its Ss23o million acquisition of Park Mall from Wing Tai. Suntec Beit announced onSource: Bloomberg - 995 words
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Article, Illustration511 2005-10-14 8 LARRY WEE - CURRENCIES LARRY WEE Senior Correspondent US interest rate worries yesterday combined with investor outflows to take the US dollar up to fresh highs for the year versus the Japanese yen, New Taiwan dollar and Indian rupee. In Asian curren- cy trading, the greenbackSource: Bartap Capital - 511 words
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Singapore news
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292 2005-10-14 10 ARTHUR SIM - By ARTHUR SIM HDB incurred a deficit of $637 million from its operations, a $208 million improvement on the previous year. 9,433 flats were sold under the home ownership scheme, 5,477 fewer than last year. 6,164 flats were completed with another 13,729 still under292 words
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Article, Illustration359 2005-10-14 10 LESLIE YEE - Funds raised will go into capex, general working capital, says president By LESLIE YEE THE National University of Singapore (NUS) is looking to make its first issue of bonds, to help fund development projects. NUS is believed to be the first tertiary institution359 words
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Article, Illustration349 2005-10-14 10 CHEN HUIFEN - By CHEN HUIFEN HOMEGROWN biotech firm Rockeby biomed is set to enter the African market, having just signed a fiveyear exclusive agreement with Pharmaplan South Africa to market and distribute its diagnostic test kit for thrush, or yeast infection. "South AfricaFILE PHOTO - 349 words
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255 2005-10-14 10 He faces a 10-year jail term, RMlm fine or both Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] A 34-year-old Singaporean was charged in the Sessions Court here yesterday with operating a futures market without approval from the Securities Commission (SC). Koh Chin Heng, manager of a propertyBernama - 255 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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Article, Illustration482 2005-10-14 12 Chinese finance minister says Beijing will move at its own pace AP [BEIJING] China's finance minister yesterday rejected US pressure for a quick end to currency controls, saying ahead of a visit by his American counterpart that Beijing will move at itsAP; REUTERS FILE PHOTO - 482 words
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Article560 2005-10-14 12 AFP [MULAN, China] Far from the neon-lit wonders of China's booming coastal cities, US Treasury Secretary John Snow yesterday saw how the dramatic course of economic reform is playing out in the country's heartland. On a side-trip in the remote western industrial city of Chengdu, MrAFP - 560 words
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385 2005-10-14 12 LATEST US DATA Reuters [WASHINGTON] The United States trade deficit widened 1.8 per cent in August to its third-highest level on record as oil import prices hit a new high and imports of textiles and other goods from China also setReuters - 385 words
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254 2005-10-14 12 Bloomberq [MOSCOW] Russia's foreign currency and gold reserves rose to a record U*****.9 billion, increasing for a seventh straight week the longest consecutive gain so far this year. The reserves climbed by US$3.3 billion in the week to Oct 7, the central bankBloomberq - 254 words
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273 2005-10-14 12 Bloomberg [BERLIN] The European Central Bank said "strong vigilance" is needed on inflation as it edges closer to raising interest rates in the dozen-nation euro region for the first time in more than five years. "It is essential that the increase in theBloomberg - 273 words
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378 2005-10-14 12 Reuters [BALTIMORE] In the debate over how to play Asia's biggest developing markets, money manager T Rowe Price Group Inc is tilting towards India and avoiding companies in China, although it says betting on the Chinese consumer makes sense too. The contrasts betweenReuters - 378 words
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Advertisement1147 2005-10-14 12 LANTROVISION (S) LTD (Company Registration No. *****3374R) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of LANTROVISION (S) LTD ("the Company") will be held at 102F Pasir Panjang Road, #03-08 Citilink Warehouse Complex, Singapore *****0 on Friday, 28 October 2005, at 10.00 a.m.1,147 words
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MALAYSIA
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512 2005-10-14 13 PAULINE NG - It signs up for US$500m agreement with UOB Malaysia By PAULINE NG in Kuala Lumpur TKNAGA Nasional, which aims to pare its debts to a more acceptable level over the coming years, looks set to rely more on multi-cur-rency revolving credit facilities512 words
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Article, Illustration326 2005-10-14 13 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi is expected to reshuffle his Cabinet any day now, with sources saying yesterday that at least three ministers from a veteran line-up could be ousted. The rejig, possibly the biggest inReuters - 326 words
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Article2380 2005-10-14 13 VOL General Corp 0.43 -0.01 137 Oct 13 Ml Om Genting J1.40 -0.20 670 George Kent .0.59 -0.01 20 A M Realty 1.65 unch 158 GHLSystems .0.12 unch 234 A^nc 3 2 GlobetronicsTech 0.29 -0.03 ***** ACP Industries 0.65 0.01 141 GlomacBhd 1.32 unch 1125 Advance Synergy 0.252,380 words
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551 2005-10-14 13 S JAYASANKARAN - By S JAYASANKARAN in Kuala Lumpur A FURORE over non-Mus-lim participation in an ostensibly Islamic company threatens to block the listing of TH Plantations, the plantation arm of stateowned Lembaga Urusan Tabung Haji, or Luth. Luth is a unique Malaysian creation, the only551 words
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BRIEFLY ASIA
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59 2005-10-14 13 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's top investment banker, Nazir Razak. spoke on Wednesday of possibly entering politics in later life, following in the steps of his father, a former premier, and his brother, the current deputy premier. Mr Nazir, 38, youngest son of the lateReuters - 59 words
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52 2005-10-14 13 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's universal brokers must combine with a discount house to become investment banks, Bank Negara Malaysia said. This will boost "their potential to capitalise on larger business opportunities, diversify their sources of funding and enhance their market-making capabilities in the capitalBloomberg - 52 words
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GREATER CHINA
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340 2005-10-14 14 Partnership will give BP access to world's 2nd largest oil consumer Reuters [LONDON] Britain's BP Pic has held talks with Chinese officials about a possible partnership with top oil refiner Sinopec Corp, the Financial Times reported yesterday. The deal would be asReuters - 340 words
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568 2005-10-14 14 Bloomberg, Reuters [HONG KONG] CNPC (Hong Kong) Ltd, a unit of China's biggest oil producer, says it will pay US$l4O million in cash for a larger stake in a company that has an interest in three oil fields in Kazakhstan. CNPC (HongBloomberg,; Reuters - 568 words
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Article, Illustration247 2005-10-14 14 FUEL-THIRSTY CHINA Reuters [BEIJING] The pressure on China to find new energy supplies will grow over the next two decades as the government tries to meet soaring industrial and consumer demand, credit rating agency Standard Poor's said yesterday. The dramatic economic transformation wasReuters; Source: International Energy Agency, CSFB FT; AFP photo - 247 words
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GREATER CHINA
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485 2005-10-14 15 Liaoning Securities also in talks with other potential foreign buyers Reuters [SHANGHAI] J P Morgan, seeking a foothold in China's potentially lucrative financial services sector, is in talks to buy a major slice of domestic brokerage Liaoning Securities, three sources familiar withReuters - 485 words
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370 2005-10-14 15 Reuters [BEIJING] China Construction Bank's launch this month of the country's largest IPO could be a catalyst for deeper reforms in Chinese banking and other industries, analysts and bankers say. Massive injections of state cash, mergers and closures are aimed at transforming China'sReuters - 370 words
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252 2005-10-14 15 [HONG KONG] Brokers and banks are offering cut-throat margin financing rates for China Construction Bank's (CCB) huge share offer, which is expected to attract keen retail investor interest, the South China Morning Post reported yesterday. Yesterday, CCB set a price range of HKSI.9O (41252 words
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Article, Illustration249 2005-10-14 15 [HONG KONG] The sister of gaming mogul Stanley Ho has called on him to make a full and public explanation over allegations the bank he controls in Macau has links with North Korea's illicit fund-raising networks, the South China Morning Post reported. Winnie Ho249 words
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INDIA
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Article, Illustration579 2005-10-14 16 IT giants facing challenge by Indian offshore providers in F&A outsourcing |NEW DELHI] Finance and accounting (F&A) outsourcing will be the next area which Indian offshore providers could be vying for, according to The Hindustan Times. IT giants like Accenture and IBM currently dominate theBLOOMBERG - 579 words
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Article, Illustration668 2005-10-14 16 ASHOK KUMAR In Mumbai - INDIA INSIGHT Safeguards to be in place to protect local 'mom-and-pop' shops ASHOK KUMAR In Mumbai SIGNS are evident that the Indian government is relenting on foreign investment in the retail sector once jealously guarded turf. The government proposes to permit668 words
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ASIA-PACIFIC/WORLD
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505 2005-10-14 17 Better fee income, growth in loans, margin boost from rate hikes cited Bloomberg [BANGKOK] Most of Thailand's top banks are expected to report better thirdquarter profits next week on the back of new loans, higher fee income and a margin boost from higherBloomberg - 505 words
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WORLD WATCH
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76 2005-10-14 17 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Refco's former chairman and chief executive officer, Phillip R Rennett, was arrested by US authorities and charged with securities fraud just two days after the company said he concealed US$43O million in unpaid debts. US prosecutors opposed bail for Rennett atBloomberg - 76 words
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79 2005-10-14 17 AP [SEOUL] Hynix Semiconductor Inc, the world's second-largest memory chip maker, reported yesterday that third-quarter profit fell 3.5 per cent from the same period a year earlier on weaker chip prices. The company said it earned 511.5 billion won (*****.4 million) inAP - 79 words
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88 2005-10-14 17 AFP [TOKYO] Japan's biggest online shopping mall, Rakuten, yesterday said it had proposed a merger to major broadcaster Tokyo Rroadcasting System and has already bought al5 per cent stake in the group. Rakuten, which offers online shopping, travel, auctions and financial services," wantsAFP - 88 words
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Article136 2005-10-14 17 AFP, Bloomberg [HONG KONG] The Asian edition of the Wall Street Journal unveiled its new-look tabloid format to readers yesterday in a teaser pullout ahead of the paper's relaunch next week. A dummy of the 38x29 cm paper was slipped inside copies ofAFP,; Bloomberg - 136 words
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87 2005-10-14 17 Reuters [SEATTLE] Microsoft Corp and Yahoo Inc said on Wednesday that they will link up their free instant messaging services to create a combined community of 275 million users. The deal comes as they take on entrenched messaging leader AOL and market newcomer GoogleReuters - 87 words
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87 2005-10-14 17 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Takashimaya Co, Japan's largest department store operator, said first-half profit rose 46 per cent on cost cuts and as a government campaign to cut office air conditioning prompted people to buy clothes for warmer workplaces. Takashimaya's net income rose to 7.86Bloomberg - 87 words
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416 2005-10-14 17 NYT [NEW YORK] Google gave the first details on Tuesday of how it would carry out its commitment to devote a share of its lucrative public stock offering to charity and social causes. It said it had donated US$9O million to a new charitableNYT - 416 words
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Article, Illustration426 2005-10-14 17 AP [SAN JOSE, California] Apple Computer the company that revolutionised the way people listen to music with the popular iPod is trying to do the same with video. The company introduced a new iPod on Wednesday that is capable of playing everythingAP; BLOOMBERG - 426 words
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418 2005-10-14 17 Alliance formed via 127.5 billion yen share swap AFP, Bloomberg [TOKYO] Japanese telecommunications giant KDDI and Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco) are merging their telecoms operations in a bid to challenge the dominance of industry leader NTT. Under the accord, KDDI, Japan's second-largest telecoms firm,AFP,; Bloomberg - 418 words
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Article, Illustration346 2005-10-14 17 Reuters, AP [STOCKHOLM] British playwright Harold Pinter was the surprise winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature for 2005 yesterday. The 75-year-old Londoner, son of a Jewish dressmaker, is one of Britain's best-known writers for works such as The Birthday Party and The Caretaker.Reuters,; AP - 346 words
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386 2005-10-14 17 Reuters [NEW YORK] Web search engine Google and cable company Comcast Corp are reportedly in discussions to buy a stake in Time Warner's America Online in a deal said to be worth as much as US$5 billion. An investment would set theReuters - 386 words
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Article, Illustration564 2005-10-14 18 Its introductory fare for NY-Boston route squeezes traditional rivals Reuters INHW YORK] American Airlines and Delta Air Lines have cut New York-to-Bos-ton fares after Jetßlue Airways Corp entered the market, in a sign of how discount carriers are squeezing traditional rivals. American, controlledReuters; BLOOMBERG - 564 words
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283 2005-10-14 18 Bloomberg (TOKYO] Skymark Airlines Co, Japan's largest low-fare carrier, said it's cutting unprofitable flights from Tokyo and adding new services next year as part of a move to reorganise routes. The Tokyo-based airline plans to abandon flights from Tokyo to the citiesBloomberg - 283 words
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Article, Illustration541 2005-10-14 18 Bloomberg [SHANGHAI] US financier George Soros may invest another US$25 million in Hainan Airlines Co, part of a plan to reorganise China's fourth-largest carrier, fund acquisitions and growth, three company executives said. Mr Soros, who paid about US$24 million inBloomberg - 541 words
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190 2005-10-14 18 Bloomberg [FRANKFURT] Rritish Airways pic (BA) and its Oneworld alliance partners plan to expand in Switzerland to take market share from Swiss International Air Lines Ltd and its future owner, Deutsche Lufthansa AG. BA, AMR Corp's American Airlines and Oneworld's other six carriersBloomberg - 190 words
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Article, Illustration563 2005-10-14 18 VEN SREENIVASAN - Dry run to include new ground facilities in Changi By VEN SREENIVASAN THE new Airbus 380 aircraft will touch down in Singapore next month, making Changi the giant dou-ble-decker plane's first stop outside Europe. The stopover in Changi will be part563 words
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Article, Illustration461 2005-10-14 19 Both items could reveal key details about construction of 'Mary Rose' Bloomberg [PORTSMOUTH] The anchor and a section of the bow from King Henry VIII's Mary Rose have been raised to the surface, 460 years after the warship sank offBloomberg; AP - 461 words
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795 2005-10-14 19 SELVA KUMAR - ADMIRALTY CASEBOOK By SELVA KUMAR AN AUSTRALIAN court has upheld the decision of an arbitration panel that the phrase "final port of discharge" meant the port where cargo was ultimately discharged even if the seller and buyer had agreed for the795 words
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290 2005-10-14 19 It handles 19% more boxes as trade surges Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Shanghai International Port (Group) Co, which operates China's busiest port, handled 19 per cent more containers in September than a year earlier as the country's growing trade increased sea freight. Cargo volume roseBloomberg - 290 words
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185 2005-10-14 19 Bloomberg [AMSTERDAM] Rotterdam Port, the second-largest in the world, said it will reduce the number of employees by 10 per cent to 15 per cent in the coming four years to improve its finances as it expands to meet competition from other EuropeanBloomberg - 185 words
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Article554 2005-10-14 20 EDITORIAL THE recent return of buying fervour in Singapore's property and car markets has added some long-missing buzz to the two sectors and raised expectations of a welcome fillip to the economy. At the same time, though, at the rate that the buying frenzy has built554 words
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Article, Illustration762 2005-10-14 20 DAVID MASON - THE BOTTOM LINE DAVID MASON SUCCESSFUL corporate governance requires an awful lot of honesty an honest executive, conducting honest business, monitored by honest non-executives, honest auditors and honest regulators. And a comprehensible set of rules by which to report the result of762 words
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Article, Illustration1152 2005-10-14 20 TOM WALKER - How we talk about stock markets has a lot to do with how people respond to market changes By TOM WALKER Cox AS a professor at Stanford University, Michael Morris says he was "in the centre of the dot-com storm" of the *****. WatchingCox; BLOOMBERG - 1,152 words
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Article, Illustration1517 2005-10-14 21 JOHN WALSH - Knowing pricing strategies helps firms correctly price their products By JOHN WALSH THE way in which prices, or price changes, are framed can greatly impact consumers' willingness to pay. Intuitively, we know people tend to prefer thinking in terms of gains rather than losses.FILE PHOTO - 1,517 words
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579 2005-10-14 21 John Walsh - By John Walsh IN 1999, Doug Ivester, Coca-Cola chairman at the time, announced that the company was developing new vending machines with a thermometer inside. The machine would automatically increase the price of soft drinks when it sensed hot weather, ivester said:579 words
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514 2005-10-14 21 LETTER TO THE EDITOR ON page 5 of the September 21, 2005 issue of the Business Times, you published an article in the "Hock Lock Siew" section titled US Patent disclosures need to be streamlined. The article unfairly accuses Creative Technology Ltd of delay in514 words
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587 2005-10-14 29 jaime ee - off the cuff jaime ee MORNING. Wake up. Get ready for court. Make sure have all materials ready. Bottled water. Check. Newspaper. Check. Mid-morning snack. Check. EZ Link card. Check. Umbrella. Oh yes. Pack everything neatly into small travel bag obtained587 words
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Article, Illustration1908 2005-10-14 29 GEOFFREY EU - What goes into creating a restaurant that can set itself apart from others? GEOFFREY EU talks to the people behind some cutting-edge ideas GEOFFREY EU SOMETIME in late--1996, Carl Kjellqvist was contacted by a local couple who were keen to break into the food and beverage industry. They1,908 words
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Article, Illustration800 2005-10-14 30 MATTHEW PHAN - MUSIC MATTHEW PHAN looks at what's in store when the S'pore violinist and the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra perform next week MATTHEW PHAN JV HEN Singa- Jr porean violini* ist Kam Ning playing Finn- Jr ish composer mJ %fr Jean Sibelius' Violin Concerto in D800 words
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Article, Illustration623 2005-10-14 30 PARVATHI NAYAR - THEATRE By PARVATHI NAYAR INCARCERATE three theatre directors in rehearsals, but allow only one to direct and the other two to act. The results are: friction, ego clashes, too many cooks? Nothing quite so dramatic, say "director" Samantha Scott-Blackhall and "actors" Mark Waite and623 words
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Article, Illustration625 2005-10-14 30 PARVATHI NAYAR - By PARVATHI NAYAR THE name could be interpreted as edible, fluffy, or irreverent. However, the description that best applies to the aspirations of Cake Theatrical Productions, the newest theatre company in town, is the literal explanation of "cake": the creative blending625 words
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Article, Illustration709 2005-10-14 30 NGIAM YING LAN - ART By NGIAM YING LAN AT Indian artist Ketna Patel's solo installation at The Esplanade, a giant pair of timber flip flops awash in supersaturated retro shades sits proudly amidst an iconography of contemporary Asian life. Around it, a smattering of objects think birdCHRIS LOH - 709 words
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Article, Illustration632 2005-10-14 31 NGIAM YING LAN - BRAZILIAN FILM FESTIVAL NGIAM YING LAN checks out this year's offerings, which showcase the more sensitive side of Brazilian film NGIAM YING LAN Brazilian film has risen in prominence lately, thanks to recent hits such as Fernando Meirelles' City Of God a hard look at632 words
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Article, Illustration490 2005-10-14 31 NGIAM YING LAN - FILM By NGIAM YING LAN IN lain Softley's (K-PAX, The Wings of the Dove) debut horror feature, protagonist Caroline (Kate Hudson) is told: "You don't see them till you believe you-can." Which is not hard to do since the movie is set in an ominous and crummy490 words
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312 2005-10-14 31 GREG WALDRON - CLUBS By GREG WALDRON ALCOHOL brands take great pains to give the impression that their various brews are more than mere pleasure delivery systems. Carlsberg is about friends, Moet Chandon is about fashion, and Johnny Walker is about being true to yourself and312 words
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Miscellaneous240 2005-10-14 31 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS g BK Gets rid of one big bottle! 25 Awful scare with ten in 4™e lady's item of jewellery 22 Where items may be trouble going up mountain shows a fish (7) packed away as a precauagain? (8) ace mat's fixed clearly not tion (2,4) 26 Foreign240 words
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Article, Illustration1319 2005-10-14 32 GOH HWEE LENG - GOH HWEE LENG explores the less well-known places on the French Riviera and finds there's plenty on offer for just about everyone GOH HWEE LENG FRANCE'S Cote d'Azur is full of nice surprises, and we don't just mean Nice, the town. The French Riviera in the southGOH HWEE LENG - 1,319 words
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