The Business Times, 7 August 2001

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    18 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 107/03/2001 I ir.to rn rt■ n;tp; business-times.asial.com.sg/ SINGAPORE TUESDAY, AUGUST 7, 2001 mm
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    Lock icon Goldman chief due in today to discuss OUB takeover fiasco
    567 1  -  liexclusive SIC also said to be looking at offending document prepared by Goldman By\ Line Su Ann, Angela Tan [SINGAPORE] Goldman Sachs chairman and chief executive Henry Paulson Jr is flying into Singapore today to discuss with DBS Bank the
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    Lock icon Two DBS execs in China cross over to rival UOB
    533 1  -  exclusive Battle hotting up for Greater China business By Loh Hui Yin [SINGAPORE] Three veteran DBS bankers in senior positions have left the group's Greater China team, and two of them have crossed over to of all places United Overseas
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    Lock icon Dennis Foo, FJB team up to give Man-U cafe a lift
    463 1  -  Bed Cafe being revamped for $700,000 Byi Conrad Raj [SINGAPORE] Dennis Foo, the man behind Europa's remarkable success on the local entertainment scene, has been roped in to resuscitate FJ Benjamin's Red Cafe, its struggling disco-pub-cafe at Orchard Parade
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    Lock icon DBS management has not lost control: Dhana
    822 1  -  But he concedes there is a need for better coordination By Angela Tan [SINGAPORE] DBS Group chairman S Dhanabalan yesterday dismissed suggestions of cracks within the bank's management, saying management is in control despite gaffes in the bid for Overseas Union Bank. Under
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    Lock icon Keppel Corp may finally unveil core business today
    487 1  -  Strong speculation that it will take KepFels private Byi Conrad Raj [SINGAPORE] Keppel Corporation (KepCorp) may announce today the longawaited infiision of a core business into the company. Already, trading in the shares of KepCorp and its subsidiary Keppel Fels Energy Infrastructure
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      67 1 Top storiM llr'NM 11 Developers tost prime property market with $1,000 psf rates. Mext Pmgm HSBC interim earnings rise 4%, beating forecasts. Next Page Inno-Pac board expected to be ousted. Next Pmgm KepLand makes no provisions for costly landbank. Pg 4 Full-year loss seen for Creative. Pt4 SIA may drop
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      34 1 Will hank mergers spark more loan foreclosures, asks LEE HAN SHIH p^s hp r JL-v T"->" 1 WTirr ygHP Bonus points from NS for varsity entry pgi7 Wait over for KepCorp investors? Next Pg
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      Lock icon Developers test prime property market with $1,000 psf rates
      628 2  -  Ivory Investment's Duchess Manor is latest to be launched at that price By Vince Chong (SINGAPORE] Developers are testing the prime property market by pegging their projects at an average $1,000 psf, with Ivory Investment's 51-unit Duchess Manor being the latest
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      Lock icon Inno-Pac board expected to be ousted
      426 2  -  Proposed deal fails as incumbents decide to delay exit By i Conrad Raj [SINGAPORE] The struggle for control of Inno-Pacific Holdings, which holds the worldwide franchise for the Shakey*4y&aiß of pizza outlets, is expected to result in the ou£jfejis4be incumbent board atits extraordinary general
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    • ON THE grapevine
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        Lock icon Two ways to say Goldman Sachs
        87 2 SOME DBS shareholders are obviously mighty peeved with the recent fiasco which resulted in the bank having to dole out $2 million to Overseas Union Bank and United Overseas Bank. At yesterday's EGM, an angry, elderly shareholder demanded to know whether DBS had any
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        Lock icon A pick of soft, hard, lumpy, fluffy...
        125 2 WE all know how difficult it can be sleeping in hotel rooms, what with flat or lumpy pillows, unfamiliar beds and noisy neighbours. The Conrad Centennial hopes to get rid of at least one of these problems. It is offering its guests a
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        Lock icon Lightning-safe at Johor golf club
        124 2 JOHOR-BASED Palm Resort Golf Country Club whose membership is predominantly Singaporean has Just installed a state-of-the-art lightning detection system which covers all 480 acres of its three 18-hole courses. This comes three months after a Singaporean executive secretary, Pamela Keng, died after being struck by
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      Lock icon Correction
      41 2 IN last Friday's supplement on the Singapore Productivity and Standards Board's Partnersingapore programme, we gave the wrong e-mail address for readers to contact the PSB on the programme. The correct email address is partnersingapore@psb.gov.sg We are sorry for the error.
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      Lock icon HSBC interim earnings rise 4%, beating forecasts
      624 2  -  It dtes conservative risk appetite and shrewd investments Reports by. Audrey Tan in Hong Kong HSBC Holdings yesterday reported a 4 per cent rise in interim net profits to U553.67 billion, which chairman John Bond credited to the bank's "conservative" risk appetite and
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      Lock icon HSBC to go for QFB licence again
      260 2 [HONG KONG] HSBC will make a second bid for Qualifying Full Bank (QFB) status in Singapore, by applying for one of the two QFB licences up for grabs this year, chairman John Bond confirmed yesterday. "We approach the QFB in Singapore very positively
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      Lock icon Is long wait over for KepCorp investors?
      638 2  -  fTT«7S%I lock siew angela tan TWO Mondays ago, Keppel Corp's executive chairman Lira Chee Onn told investors the diversified conglomerate is still making the U-turn it started two years ago in a quest for new core businesses. Two years to make a U-turn?
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      206 2 Anthony... Robbins "Unleash the power within'wcmno MnftJMfHlWt.lfeifVMbHiWll Blhe world's No. 1 Success Coach, Anthony ißobbins, will be here in Singapore to I conduct an explosive "Unleash The Power M Within" Seminar in August He has coached I more than 2,000,000 people including I many leaders in the corporate world and
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      79 3 2j[ 15aaBBi I SWISS WATCHMAKERS SINCE 1865 y tet. 1 I Class I siih < I lii \t a i i was tit tiled, the I lite se\ 11 ti 11 at nieehan ie;i Imo emeu t has eon tri hu ted in the /en it h legend in the
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  • SINGAPORE companies
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      Lock icon KepLand makes no provisions for costly landbank
      415 4  -  It posts 12% fall in half-time gain to $52.6 m on sales of $137 m Byi Vince Chong KEPPEL Land has surprised analysts by not making provisions in its interim results released yesterday. They had expected the company to make provisions for land
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      Lock icon KCH shares and warrants suspended
      282 4  -  SOX rata call for it uOCBC offer hu crossed 90% mark By 'ing Su Ann SHARES and warrants of takeover target Keppel Capital Holdings (KCH) were suspended yesterday, following OCBC Bank's announcement over the weekend that it has received about 91 per cent acceptance for
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      Lock icon Full-year loss seen for Creative
      505 4  -  Posting of Q4 results delayed till Thursday; analysts see loss of US$6O-e3m for year By Serena Ng CREATIVE Technology has delayed the release of its fourthquarter results by two days to Thursday after the market close in the US and most analysts expect it to
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      Lock icon PCA offers 49.3m shares at 22c each
      397 4  -  Price rapresaats historical PE ratio of 6JM times By\ Rachel Ong CONTRACT manufacturer PCA Technology Limited yesterday launched its initial public offering of 49.3 million shares at 22 cents apiece. The shares will be listed on the mainboard. The bulk of the offering
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    • COMPANY Briefs
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        Lock icon SingTel raises stake in Optus to 24.5%
        85 4 Reuters orufli«ws«m> m-j nrnimjrnttnili tIM |M stake in Cable Wireless Optus Ltd to 24.5 percent, CAW Optus said yesterday. Sing Tel is awaiting final Australian government approval for its All 7 billion (5515.6 billion) ftisndly bid for Australia's nwiw two toteo. Sing Tel
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        Lock icon IRE Corp sees H1 not loss
        50 4 IRE Corp yesterday warned that the group expects to see a net loas for the first halfended June 80,3001, given the continued weak sentiment in thalocal construction industry, coupled with the regional economic instability. The results will be released by the end of September.
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        Lock icon Vickers Capital interim not down 46%
        93 4 VKNTBRE capital firm Vfefcen Capital, whieh is In the midetofmerging with its venture capital arm Vertex Venture Holdings, yesterday posted a 46 per cent fen in net profit to $M mHlkm for the interim period. Its net interest income slipped 85 per cent to
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      Lock icon Marco Polo parent not taking firm private: MD
      517 5  -  Group also favours re-investment of cash over returning it to shareholders By] Kalpana Rashiwala MARCO Polo Developments is more likely to look first at the profitable re-investment of proceeds from its Ardmore Park project than return cash to shareholders, managing director David
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      Lock icon SIA may drop bid for Air India: report
      421 5  -  Indian papers qnote govt official citing cost pressures By] Donald Urquhart SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) may yet back out of the bidding for the financially troubled Air India due to financial and political reasons, according to an Indian government official. Indian newspapers, quoting
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      225 5 PCA TECHNOLOGY PCA TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Incorporated In the RepuMc of Singapore on 7 February 1994) Invitation In reepect of 49,300,000 now ordinary shares of $0.10 each aa followe:(I) 2,000,000 Offar Shares at $0.22 for aach Offar Shara by way of public offar; and (10 47,300,000 Placamant Shares at $0.22 for
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  • SINGAPORE markets
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      296 6 Hwa Hong 25c 8,657,000 UniFoodHK25c 7.959,000 OUB 7,953,000 SunltghtGrp 10c 7,703,000 Startech 10c 7,217,000 RjYuMfclOc 6,882,000 Golden USIOc 6,610,000 SingTel 15c 6,330,000 Autron 6,003,000 Chart Semiconductor 26c 5,848,000 mm OUe 75.355,400 UOB 46.013.859 Chart Semiconductor 26c 29,454.970 0C8C 17.248,747 OBSQrp *****.779 11,882,603 Omni Ind 10c 9,900,980 W Want US20c 8,106,486
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      Lock icon Market quiet in absence of takeover excitement
      642 6  -  I-I I comment STOCKS r. sivanithy Trading in the local stock market yesterday was about as exciting as watching paint dry, judging by dealers' unflattering, uninspiring and unprintable comments. A steep fall in Hong Kong was half-heartedly blamed for the market's inability to
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      Lock icon Keep an eye on SingLand wrt
      168 6  -  WARRANT WATCH By R Sivanithy CAPITALAND'S shocking interim loss announced last week has led to a re-rat-ing of all property stocks, including Singapore Land. Singapore Land has corrected from a high of $3.90 in June to $3.36 yesterday a 14 per cent slide in
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      Lock icon Want Want closer to $2 target
      225 6  -  HOTSTOCE By' Ven Sreenivasan Holdings has found Itself in the investment spotlight after unveiling a sterling set of interims last week. It closed 8 US cents higher at US$l.7l yesterday. Some 2.7 million shares changed hands a huge jump from the 10-day moving average
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      Lock icon US job figures come to the rescue of greenback
      506 6  -  hiicomment CURRENCIES But recovery may be limited by fears over non-manufacturing sectors larry wee THE greenback earned a selective reprieve after US employment statistics last Friday came out largely in line with expectations. But bad news on the nonmanufacturing front has
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    Lock icon UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
    2782 6 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS Abardian tatt Mgt Asia Ltd f I e I n Aoecoeen MICCI rortw»o. China OpportunitiesFd!** 0.916 0.962 Global MMCFd 0.705 0.741 Global Technology Fdl** 0.591 0M2 UK Blue Chip Fdl** 0.727 0.7*5 American Opport Fd 0.796 0J37 Coot Euro Egty Fdl** 0.996 1.049 JepanEqtyFdl** 1.119 1.176 Asian
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  • SINGAPORE news
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      Lock icon Sea cargo volume falls 3.3% in June
      300 7  -  l=M=l on the economy sea cargo -By\ Serena Ng THE amount of sea cargo handled in Singapore slipped 3.3 per cent year-on-year to 26.54 million freight tonnes in June. But month-on-month, volume was 5.7 per cent up from May's 25.11 million freight tonnes,
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      Lock icon Economic slump does not Crush new ad agency
      350 7  -  Breakaway team from Lowe Lintas reaps $8m revenue in first six months, draws well-known clients By] Bryan Lee GOING against the current economic down turn, upstart advertising firm Crush chalked up $8 million in revenue in its first six months of operation.
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    • Article
      Lock icon MTI disagrees that IMA is a waste of money
      247 7  -  MAlLfim Khaw Boon Wan Permanent Secretary Ministry of Trade A Industry I REFER to your article "Molecular agrobiology institute defends its relevance" by Eugene Low (BT, Aug 4). Debate on research and development (R&D) priorities is normal and healthy. In the
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      Lock icon No automatic HDB rent hikes for tenants
      287 7  -  Bertram Lee Executive Public Relations Officer for Chief Corporate Development Officer Housing and Development Board I REFER to the letter "Clarification needed on off-Budget rental rebates" by Chew Keng Seng (Mailbag, July 30). We wish to clarify that there are no automatic rental
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      Lock icon Civil Service College, Accenture launch training website
      239 7  -  By Chua Hui Min THE Civil Service College (CSC) and management consultants Accenture yesterday launched an online exchange for companies and Individuals looking for training courses over the Internet The Singapore Learning Exchange, said to be a first in the Asia-Pacific, brings together
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      166 7 sti. -^NllMii^Hs^B','<..> 5Sa T > .> f_ r- a»" Singapore and BASF together we bring out the best BASF is a transnational chemical company recognised globally as a developer The best efforts in training end development of innovative chemical products. BASF has earned this recognition as a result of its
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  • FOCUS property
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      Lock icon Will bank mergers spark more loan foreclosures ?
      615 8  - Will bank mergers spark more loan foreclosures I:i I comment PROPERTY Housing prices will be hit hard when banks start rationalising their books lee han shih THERE has been much talk of how bank mergers will affect jobs, lead to branch closures and make it difficult for small and medium
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      2065 8 PI 777 1 FOR SALE BY TENDER The Rlverwalk #02-21 HI strata area of 1 873 sq m (20,161 sq ft) 99 years leasehold from 15 Dec 1980 Tenanted to office users Shopping podium was substantially Next to new Clarke Quay MRT station Tender closing 14 August 2001 at 3pm
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      240 8 For Sale Rarely Available Warehouse Building at Ola Toh Tuck Road A 5-storey ramped-up warehouse/logistic building with ancillary offices Land Area: Approx. 123,635 sf Gross Floor Area: Approx. 175,560 sf 30 30 years wef 16/02/1997 Ceiling Height: 5 to 10.4 m Floor Loading: 20 to 40 KN/sqm Facilities include 12
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      224 8 INVESTMENT WBBMBWBI CGU Insurance Centre A/ H 4 Robinson Road <22. cmm 999 years leasehold 5 /tc 'Net floor area approximately 35,065 sq ft J!, J Substantially renovated in 1994/95 Naming and signage rights available J On top of Raffles Place MRT Station Very prominent corner location Tender closing 17
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      75 8 rem nvaior ReaSaßatoCS lIM CtMP MSM7 HB In accordance with the terms of the documents governing the above-refer-enced Notes, notice is hereby given that the Interest Rate per annum for the Interest Period commencing July 20, 2001 to October 28, 2001, shall be 3.*****000 V The amount of interest payable
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  • BIZ woman
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      Lock icon The Nu Skin miracle story
      873 9  -  Sandra N Tillotson, founding shareholder of Nu Skin Enterprises Inc, shares with ln-HOffiT the power of network marketing that makes her personal care and nutrition product enterprise a US$ 1 billion multinational CHEAH UI-HOON NETWORK marketing has been called "the most powerful distribution method and
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      10 9 ilTeaTI Lianhe Zaobao Reorganisation I of China's insurance industry I
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
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      328 9 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS 5 Slop running a smal business 1 Prospect following land clear- (5) ance (4,3) 6 Circulatory system that made 5 Resident judge? (7) one wak to work (9) 9 They're out of step and overfus- 7 Damaged linkage produces sy (7) seepage (7) 10 Mean to declare
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  • EDITORIAL & opinion
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      Lock icon Thaksin's trial ends — but not Thailand's
      762 10  - Thaksin's trial ends but not Thailand's I7TT3 bottom line OPINION harish mehta The writer is BT's Bangkok correspondent THAILAND'S Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has won the cliffhanger court case that enabled him to survive charges of intentionally concealing his wealth in a bid to evade taxes. But it was not
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      Lock icon IN OTHER WORDS
      124 10 "The world has so many problems that somebody who has raised three children could see. She could have saved children in Africa, done so much to reduce poverty. But, instead, she gets bogged down in these battles with bureaucrats. 1 -KnilnlMlmcU a professor of international politics at
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      Lock icon Keeping Singapore's doors open
      696 10 EDITORIAL AS the economic downturn in Asia takes its toll, the spectre of widespread job losses looms again across the region Singapore isn't spared retrenchment could hit some 20,000 people here this year, the government estimates. Its current forecast is that things won't get as bad
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      Lock icon Trojan Horses, says M'sia
      673 10  -  Different views on Free Trade Agreements Ramon Navaratnam Kuala Lumpur SINCE Singapore High Commissioner K Kesavapany says (New Straits Times, July 12) that he is "puzzled" at my statement that "Singapore's FT As will bring the industrialised countries into Afta on Trojan Horses", I am obliged
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      Lock icon That's a fallacy, says S'pore
      485 10  -  K Kesavapany Kuala Lumpur The writer is Singapore's High Commissioner to Malaysia. His letter, sent to NST, has not been published. I WOULD like to thank Ramon Navaratnam for sharing his further views on Singapore's FT As in his letter titled "Singapore must do more
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      Lock icon A choice for Israel to make
      739 10  -  COMMENTARY It has to accept the Palestinians as a nation with its own destiny By, Anthony Lewis NYT THE government of Israel and its supporters abroad put all the blame for the terrible present violence on the Palestinians. Over the years since Oslo, it
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  • REGIONAL news
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        Lock icon Taiwan way behind in biotech: Cheu
        90 11 AP [TAIPEI] Taiwan's leader yesterday predicted biotechnology would be one of the biggest businesses In the future and lamented the island's resources In the new field were lagging behind other developed economies. Only about 4,ooopeople were researching biotechnology in Taiwan, President Chen Shui-bian told
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        Lock icon San Miguel buys Cosmos Bottling
        90 11 Dow Jones [MANILA] Philippine food and brewing group San Miguel Corp closed a long-awaited deal yesterday for the acquisition of a local bottling company that will give it a near monopoly of the country's fizzy drink market, estimated to be worth around 50 billion pesos
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        Lock icon Time Engg misses bond payment
        108 11 AFX-Asia [KUALA LUMPUR] Time Engineering Bhd said yesterday that it hid foiled to meet a redemption payment for the second tranche of its US dollar bonds amounting to U599&275 million (*****.5 million), which was due on Aug 5. Tlie company said in a statement it
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        Lock icon No Estrada accaounts in HK:Citigroup
        121 11 Bloomberg [MANILA] Citigroup Inc yesterday denied the existence of Hong Kong accounts where Philippine authorities say former Philippine president Joseph Estrada and Senator Panfllo Lacson, his former police chief stashed about US$Bl9 million (SsB23£ million). Estrada, Lacson and his wife held 18 Citigroup, Bank of
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        Lock icon Gus Dur's masseur jailed 3-1/2 years
        64 11 AP [JAKARTA] Indonesian ex-president Abdurrahman Wahid's masseur was sentenced to 3-1/2 years in prison yesterday for his part in a swindle that sparked the impeachment and ouster of the embattled head of state. The North Jakarta District court convicted Alip Agung Suwondo of defrauding
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      Lock icon Haircuts won't hurt KL banks much: analysts
      539 11  -  Worst over for banks after they sold bad debt to govt at big discounts From. Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur EVEN if banks take more "haircuts" on their bad loans, as urged by Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, they may not be too
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      Lock icon We've many ways to curb speculators: Arroyo
      388 11 KUALA LUMPUR Reuters, AFX THE Philippines has an array of policies to control a foreign exchange market which is undervaluing the peso, President Gloria Arroyo said in an interview with Malaysia's New Straits Times. Ms Arroyo, who is due to visit Malaysia from
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      Lock icon M'sia reverts to 5% shareholding disclosure
      267 11  -  From, Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA has reverted to the threshold of 5 per cent from 2 per cent when it comes to declaring substantial shareholders of listed companies. In a statement yesterday, the Securities Commission said the change came into force on
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      Lock icon HK mulls introduction of GST
      334 12  -  Govt trying to sell idea, public opinion seems strongly against it From Audrey Tan in Hong Kong THE Hong Kong public is being asked to consider the introduction of a goods'and services tax (GST), which a government-appointed committee said will help broaden Hong Kong's narrow
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      Lock icon Baht holds, but stocks slip on Thaksin acquittal
      300 12  -  From, Harish Mehta in Bangkok THE Thai baht stayed firm yesterday after the country's political risk receded following the acquittal of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra last week, but, surprisingly. Thai stocks lost ground. The baht strengthened to 45.30 yesterday, before closing at
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    • ASIA Notes
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        Lock icon Court overturns rulling on Enron unit
        86 12 Reuters [BOMBAY] India's highest court yesterday ruled in favour of US energy giant Enron Corp's Dabhol Power Company in its ongoing dispute with a local utility over high tariffs and payment defaults, the utility's head said. The Supreme Court overturned a lower court's ruling
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        Lock icon Megawati moves office into palace
        56 12 Reuters [JAKARTA] New Indonesian leader Megawati Sukarnoputri moved her office into the presidential palace yesterday and an aide said the Cabinet will be announced on Thursday. He gave no other details. Ms Megawati's move from the vice-presidential was delayed by forma: president Abdurrahman Wahid's initial
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        Lock icon Sehi in stake probe
        61 12 Dow Jones [NEW DELHI] The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is investigating Zee Telefilms Ltd's and Himachal Futuristic Cnmmuntrgtiom Ltd's stakes in investment company Digital Superhighway Pvt Ltd, reported the Business Standard. The daily said that the investment company invested &2 billion rupees (Ssl22
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      Lock icon Japanese tech firms make beeline for China
      394 13 TOKYO Lower labour cost, rising demand cited AFP A GLOBAL slump in technology demand is forcing more Japanese electronics firms to trim costs by shifting production to China to take advantage of cheaper labour and rising demand. Troubled consumer electronics firm Matsushita Electric
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  • FINANCE
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      Lock icon Profit-taking limits futures' gains
      316 11  -  ST Zndev/MSdS'pore Index CK Lau Refco Singapore SELECTIVE Singapore blue chips rose in Singapore yesterday apparently in response to better-than-expected US jobs data. Limiting the gains, technology shares lost ground on fears that the worst is not over yet for the electronics sector. The benchmark Straits
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      Lock icon Futures fall as stocks end rising streak
      239 11  -  MSdlUmahta Daniel Wong Refco Singapore TAIWAN stocks fell yesterday, ending a rising streak that lasted for over a week, as a weak demand outlook for the semiconductor and computer sector weighed on investors' minds. The MSCI Taiwan Stock Index fell 2.86 points, or
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      542 14 NEW YORK The offer could beat rival News Corp's attempt to bag the DirecTV network Reuters SATELLITE television provider Echo Star Communications Corp is making a US$3O.4 billion stock bid for Hughes Electronics Corp in a move that could trump rival News Corp
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        96 14 Reuters [NEW YORK] Layoffs announced by US rampants? jumped 65 per cent In July compared to June, to hit the largest single-monthly Job-cut total recorded by outplacement firm Challenger. Gray k Christmas, Inc. Announced job cuts rosed to 205.975 in July, up from *****2
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        53 14 Reuters [BERLIN] German manufacturing orders fell in June after rising in May, pulled lower by weaker domestic demand for capital goods, finance ministry data showed yesterday. On a month-on-month basis, June orders were down a seasonally-adjusted 15 per cent after rising a revised 4.6 per
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        60 14 Bloomberg [LONDON] British industrial production unexpectedly rose for the first mouth in five during June, lid by computer equipment, as a decline by the pound made UK products cheaper abroad. Production at factories, utilities and mines pined 0.1 per out ftum May after a revised
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        43 14 Reuters [FALLS CHURCH, Virginia] Defence oon tractor G<oeral Dynamics aaid yesterday it plant to buy Motorola toe's Integrated Information Systems Group for US$B2B million to ■trsngthen its positkm in toformation technology. The boerdsofboth companies have approved ths daaL—Reuters
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        67 14 Bloomberg [SAN JOSE, California] Compaq Computer Corp doubled its share ofthe handheld computer market lest quarter, nan vwing the gap with Palm Inc by focusing on satosto businesses, •aidOartnsrlnc'iDetaquest research unit Compaq's market share roee to 16.1 per cent to the second quarter from 7
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        67 14 Dow Jones News Wires [NEW YORK] Low svsrsgs selling prices will push down Intel Corp rsvsoue possibilities, prompting a Salomon Smith Barney analyst to cut toe company's fhtars earnings eettmatae. Salomon Smith analy*.lnra»han Joseph, to a research note yesterday, cut his prediction for toe company's
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      484 14  -  Deutsche Bank chief economist warns of knock-on effects By Vikram Khanna THE Japanese economy could experience persistent deflation and even worse, which would have serious negative knock-on effects on Asian economies, Deutsche Bank's chief economist said yesterday. Addressing corporate executives at a seminar organised
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      536 15 SEOUL Govt says package will lift GDP growth, but economists see it as short-term fix Reuters SOUTH Korea said yesterday it would target an additional 10 trillion won (5513.8 billion) in spending in the second hiflf of this year to spur
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      153 15 AP California} Connoisseurs, collectors and anyone else who enjoys sipping wines will get a chance next month to take home whatever taste tickles their palates. Liquidators are expected to auction off more than ***** cases of wine left afteronlineNaparetailerWtne.com fUed
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      368 15 Union to decide whether or not to resume work today Reuters [SYDNEY] Striking car components workers were ordered yesterday to return to work today to prevent losses of up to As4oo million (*****.5 million) a week in Australia's car industry, crippled
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      232 15 WASHINGTON AP, Reuters COMPUTER security experts warned of the spread of a new, destructive worm that is similar to Code Red, which infected computers around the world last week. The new worm, dubbed Code Red n, moves faster than Code
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      351 16 SYDNEY He escapes extradition but succumbs to cancer Reuters AUSTRALIA'S most wanted whitecollar fugitive, Christopher Skase, has died on the Spanish island of Majorca after a battle with cancer and a decade-long fight against extradition, friends of the family said yesterday. Majorca Daily
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      451 17  -  Points for National Service co-curricular activities to be based on rank and performance By- Eugene Low GOOD performance and leadership experience during national service will soon be a plus when applying for admission into the National University of Singapore and Nanyang Technological University.
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      545 19  -  Number of incidents worldwide in first 6 months np slightly from last year's By] Donald Urquhart [SINGAPORE] Regional waters remain the world's hotbed of maritime piracy and armed robbery with hijackings, violence against crew members and use of weapons all up in the
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      252 19  -  Week-long drive focuses on flap of convenience By Beth Jinks [SINGAPORE] Widespread wage discrimination based on crew nationality aboard vessels in the Irish Sea has been proved following a week-long action, the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) claims. A statement issued
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      152 19 [SINGAPORE] PSA Corp has been given the go-ahead to acquire a majority stake in Hesse Noord Natie by a European competition board. The company will be the result of a merger between Antwerp terminal operators Noord Natie and Hessenatie, giving PSA a strategic foothold
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      318 19 AFP [COLOMBO] Sri Lanka's main sea port of Colombo has ended a five-day work stoppage which caused massive losses to shippers and foreign vessel owners already reeling under high war-risk insurance charges, officials said. Workers at the Jaya Container Terminal of the Colombo Harbour
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        793 20 Hongkong's main container port is expected to suffer negative growth of s°/«-7 /o this year, say analysts Reuters [HONG KONG] Buffeted by the slowing global economy, Hong Kong's main Kwai Chung container port is expected to suffer its worst ever traffic decline
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        472 28 airline industry woes Global slowdown reflected in decline in wumm&r cargo loads AFP [HONG KONG] Cathay Pacific Airways is expected to report a decline in net profit in the first half to June of around 25 per cent with a
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        397 28 Foot-and-mouth disease, computer problems, slowing US economy hnrt results Bloomberg [LONDON] British Airways' fiscal first-quarter operating profit fell 49 per cent as foot-and-mouth disease discouraged tourism in Britain, computer problems forced flight cancellations and a slowing US economy hurt demand. Earnings before
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        242 28 Reuters [AMSTERDAM] KLM Royal Dutch Airlines said yesterday that "general stagnation" and falling demand on some routes meant it would cut capacity by 3 per cent when its winter schedule began, triggering job cuts. "KLM will respond to general stagnation and diminishing
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        532 28 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Global Airlines Corp, a New York-based holding company that failed in a bid to acquire Trans World Airlines Inc, offered to buy US Airways Group Inc for US$9.B billion in cash, stock and assumed debt. Global would pay US$lO
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        180 28 Reuters (LONDON] The British government will order airlines to accompany tickets for long-haul flights with warnings to passengers of the dangers of deep vein thrombosis, a newspaper reported. The Ctostrotr reported on Sunday that despite repeated denials by airlines, the British
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        499 28 Fare rivalry hinders expansion at base in Brussels Bloomberg [BRUSSELS] Virgin Express Holdings pic, the low-fare airline subsidiary of the UK's Virgin Group, said it plans to add a second European hub as fare competition hampers expansion at its Brussels base. The
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