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Title Section16 2001-10-06 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES weekend MITA(P) 107/03/2001 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2001 85C Internet http//www business-times asial romsg16 words
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Article, Illustration981 2001-10-06 1 Lee Han Shih - The KL-based tycoon has been eyeing HFI, OUE and especially F&N he's long wanted a regional F&B empire By: Lee Han Shih [SINGAPORE] If Malaysian tycoon Quek Leng Chan were asked to draw up a shopping list of companies he wants toCompiled by BT - 981 words
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Article76 2001-10-06 1 We launch today an all-new Weekend edition. Aside from exclusive news and commentaries, and a summary of the week's top stories, a new highlight is What's In Style, a section that teUs busy executives what's new and hip in town the latest consumer products,76 words
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716 2001-10-06 1 Kalpana Rashiwala - I Senior lawyers against proposal may be outvoted by younger lawyers By Kalpana Rashiwala [SINGAPORE] Lawyers as real estate agents? This may come about soon if a proposal from Singapore's legal profession is adopted. Sources told BT that nearly 80 lawyers have716 words
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1031 2001-10-06 1 SALMAN RUSHDIE - I SATURDAY SOAPBOX The confidence New Yorkers lost, and must regain SALMAN RUSHDIE Salman Rushdie is a British novelist and essayist. Distributed by NYT Special Features IN January 2000 I wrote in a newspaper column that "the defining struggle of the new age would be1,031 words
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Advertisement224 2001-10-06 1 WHAT'S IN STYLE i With the world in a sober Hh moo( are consumers backing off and clamping down on their I I wallets? PAGE 16 IN THE MONEY Bottom line for property stocks Ml is valuation. i jpjj page 9 [JbHLjHI-9IH COLLECTIBLES Design wonder Marc Newson has stamped his224 words
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Article102 2001-10-06 2 THOUSANDS of DBS Bank customers who received their CPF investment account statements recently were pleasantly surprised to find that their portfolios were unscathed by last month's stock market meltdown something many had expected. But their happiness was short-lived. This is because a printing error had102 words
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Article110 2001-10-06 2 FOR those mired in gloom by dire predictions, and who can't see that this, too, will pass, here's something inspirational. In 1981 when Jack Welch was appointed chief executive of the world's biggest company General Electric, the legendary executive now newly retired predicted three things. According to Kalpana110 words
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Article163 2001-10-06 2 FOR investors trying to figure out if global stock markets are bottoming, here's a bit of insight gleaned from a quick visit to www.thestreet.com. Richard Bernstein, chief quantitative strategist at Merrill Lynch, is quoted as saying: "This cycle has been unique in that people have never163 words
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738 2001-10-06 2 Quak Hiang Whai - 1-1 tf exclusive Capital ratio set to drop with more goodwill writeoffs ftyl Quak Hiang Whai (SINGAPORE) DBS Group may have to raise money again soon to bring its capital adequacy ratio (CAR) to comfortable levels. The fund-raising could take various forms,738 words
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Article, Illustration752 2001-10-06 2 Catherine Ong - Conference Board index also down 4 pts in July-Sept quarter From i Catherine Ong in New York THE US economy shed almost 200,000 jobs last month even before the Sept 11 terrorist attacks, the latest Labour Department report shows, fuelling fears that752 words
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Article, Illustration592 2001-10-06 2 R SIVANITHY - STOCKS Singapore market chalks up 5% gain for week, but is still 11% below pre-Sept 11 level R SIVANITHY A NOTICEABLE increase in institutional buying sent the Singapore stockmarket 5 per cent up for the week, a commendable recovery notwithstanding that the bourse is now592 words
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Article, Illustration847 2001-10-06 3 JENNIFER LIEN - VALLtY V I E W But, amid the general sense of unease, there are encouraging signs that the can-do spirit that makes the Valley tick will live on JENNIFER LIEN MY friend Eangelica's first reaction to news of the terrorist attacks on the World847 words
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475 2001-10-06 3 Move follows slump in air travel caused by terrorist attacks Bloomberg BRITISH Airways pic said yesterday it wants to delay delivery of part or all of an order for 43 Airbus airliners worth more than US$2 billion as it cuts capacityBloomberg - 475 words
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472 2001-10-06 3 AVIATION UPHEAVAL An Australian newspaper report says that it may team up with businessmen Lindsay Fox and Solomon Lew to jointly bid for the ailing airline Bloomberg, AFX [MELBOURNE] Singapore Airlines yesterday declined comment on a report in an Australian newspaperBloomberg,; AFX - 472 words
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AVIATION BRIEFS
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80 2001-10-06 3 [SINGAPORE] The Singapore government said yesterday that security at Changi airport and other "key installations and other sensitive places" will be beefed up due to "the current unstable global situation". A government statement added that soldiers from the Singapore Armed Forces would be used to80 words
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59 2001-10-06 3 Reuters [LONDON] British Airways saidyesterday it would merge two regional airlines, with the loss of2oojobs, taking total job cuts in recent weeks at the airline to 7,200. The airline said it would fold its British Airways Regional unit into CitiExpress to create a single regionalReuters - 59 words
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72 2001-10-06 3 Bernama [PUTRAJAYA] Over 21,000 employees of Malaysia Airlines will know only in December if they are to be retrenched or to continue to work for the carrier, Malaysia's Transport Minister Ling Liong Sik said yesterday. He said MAS was now reorganising itsBernama - 72 words
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97 2001-10-06 3 Reuters [LONDON] Britain's airports operator BAA. which owns Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted airports, has said its profits could be cut by 20 per cent if the slump in air travel after the attacks on the US is as severe as during theReuters - 97 words
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109 2001-10-06 3 AFP, AP [LONDON] British no-frills airline Easy Jet yesterday said that passenger numbers surged 27 per cent in September. Easy Jet said it carried 680,383 passengers in the month, up 27.1 per cent from the number for September 2000, showing none of the ill-effectsAFP,; AP - 109 words
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83 2001-10-06 3 Reuters [ZURICH] Swissair Group was put under temporary creditor protection yesterday until Dec 5, averting immediate bankruptcy and giving it some breathing space to wind up its affairs in an orderly way. A Zurich court approved the move for the group, its airline divisionReuters - 83 words
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Article, Illustration606 2001-10-06 3 Its final Air NZ stake hinges on NZ govt's investment size and price of shares issued AFP, Reuters [SINGAPORE] Singapore Airlines said yesterday it would take a charge of $62.9 million after Air New Zealand recognised further losses fromAFP,; Reuters - 606 words
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Article, Illustration45 2001-10-06 3 A SWISSAIR employee in Bern whistling in protest, along with 5,000 others, against the closing of the Swiss national airline, and the behaviour of the Swiss banks, on Thursday. Swissair moved to get more services flying yesterday after this week's humiliating grounding APAP - 45 words
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Article, Illustration797 2001-10-06 4 Meanwhile, Washington sends ground forces to Uzbekistan, as diplomatic moves are afoot to rally support for a military attack Washington Post. Reuters, Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] US intelligence officials have told members of Congress that there is a high probability that terrorists associated with Osama bin LadenWashington Post.; Reuters,; Bloomberg; AFP - 797 words
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381 2001-10-06 4 Industrial powers will also try to limit a slide in the world economy AFP. Reuters [WASHINGTON] Group of Seven powers meet in Washington today to join their industrial might in a struggle to choke off terrorist funds and limit a slideAFP.; Reuters - 381 words
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IN BRIEF
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101 2001-10-06 4 NYT [NEW YORK] City Comptroller Alan G Hevesi issued the first official estimate on Thursday of how much the World Trade Center disaster will cost New Yorkers, and the number is a shocker: as much as US$lO5 billion over the next twoNYT - 101 words
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159 2001-10-06 4 Reuters, AFP [SOCHI, Russia] Russia asked Israel and the United States yesterday for help in unravelling the mystery explosion and crash of an airliner carrying up to 78 people on Thursday. Vladimir Rushailo, Russia's Security Council chief and head of a commissionReuters,; AFP - 159 words
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110 2001-10-06 4 Reuters [WASHINGTON] The White House yesterday called "unacceptable" Israeli Prune Minister Ariel Sharon's comments that the United States risked appeasing Arab nations. "Those comments made by the prime minister are unacceptable in the president's opinion," President George W Bush's spokesman, Ari Fleischer, told reporters. He saidReuters - 110 words
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140 2001-10-06 4 AP [GENEVA] Doctors from around the world on Thursday urged greater international action to combat the danger of chemical or biological warfare and warned that eventual casualties might even eclipse those from nuclear weapons. Dr Richard Corlin, president of the American Medical Association (AMA),AP - 140 words
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Article, Illustration379 2001-10-06 5 Vince Chong - nYi exclusive Hong Leong-owned brokerage making staff take no-pay leave: sources By Vince Chong FACED with the worst industry slump in recent memory, retail brokerage Millennium Securities has imposed four days of no-pay leave a month on its staff for the rest ofFILE PHOTO - 379 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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105 2001-10-06 5 Bloomberg JM SASSOON'S Indonesian brokerage unit is giving up its seat on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX), making it the second foreign broker to exit the country as stock trading slumps. The Singapore company will cease trading and leave "around the middleBloomberg - 105 words
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55 2001-10-06 5 SNP CORP said third-quarter 2001 after-tax profit improved 60 per cent to $2.2 million, due mainly to better profits from its printing, publishing and e-commerce divisions. Group turnover rose 24 per cent to $49.6 million. The group expects its full-year performance to55 words
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75 2001-10-06 5 SINGAPORE Airport Terminal Services (Sats) is setting up a joint venture with YCH Group to offer air cargo delivery services. Sats will have a 70 per cent stake in the venture and YCH the balance. The joint-venture company, Aerolog Express, will operate75 words
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Article255 2001-10-06 5 INNO-PACIFIC Holdings yesterday asked for clarification of two recent BT reports on the company. Referring to the report headlined "Phua not part of Links buy decision" on Oct 3, Inno-Pac said the headline gave the mistaken impression that Phua Teck Chew, its former managing director, had no255 words
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Article684 2001-10-06 5 ANTHONY ROWLEY - HOCK LOCK SIEW Japan is heading for a deep recession and toward a dangerous deflationary spiral ANTHONY ROWLEY IN what looks at first sight to be a perverse show of bravado, Tokyo's Nikkei-225 stock average has pushed back up above the 10,000 level despite the dismal684 words
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Article, Illustration315 2001-10-06 5 Andrea Tan - NTA for the year ending Aug 31,2002 seen falling &3C By, Andrea Tan SINGAPORE Press Holdings said yesterday its proposed privatisation of subsidiary SPH Asia One would boost its own earnings per share and cut net tangible assets. The $45 millionSource: Bloomberg - 315 words
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524 2001-10-06 6 IN PARLIAMENT PARLIAMENT yesterdaygave its stamp to several Bills that will streamline Singapore's financial services sector. Addressing the House, Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said the fluid and rapidly-evolving financial landscape poses new demands on regulators. "It is important that we524 words
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285 2001-10-06 6 MEMBERS of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCCI) have urged the government to introduce a bolder and more effective off-Budget package of around $10 billion to help businesses and save jobs. The SCCCI, which held several discussions and a survey among285 words
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286 2001-10-06 6 Kalpana Rashiwala - EYEONTHEECONOMY industrial rentals By Kalpana Rashiwala THE average monthly rental rate of first-storey conventional industrial space like warehouses and factories eased 5.9 per cent to $1.60 per square foot in Q3 over the preceding quarter, amid an overall decline in leasing activity, said property286 words
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451 2001-10-06 6 Kalpana Rashiwala - Bat law firms can hive off property agency business if it exceeds 30% limit By\ Kalpana Rashiwala THE Solicitors Real Estate Scheme, which will be tabled at an upcoming Law Society meeting, will allow lawyers to get into the property business in451 words
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Article, Illustration560 2001-10-06 6 LARRY WEE - CURRENCIES US$ trims gains ahead off US jobs numbers, G7 meeting LARRY WEE THE Singapore dollar took a hit in nervous pre-weekend trading yesterday, but the greenback finished mostly with modest losses elsewhere ahead of US jobs data, a weekend G7 finance ministers' meetingSource: Reuters - 560 words
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230 2001-10-06 6 Chua Hak Bin (Dr - MAIL BAG Chua Hak Bin (Dr) Director Planning, Policy and Communications Division Monetary Authority of Singapore I refer to your column. "Why a more transparent QFB selection process is unlikely" (Hock Lock Siew. Oct 3). The column stated: "This time round, the list of230 words
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241 2001-10-06 6 Narayana Narayana Singapore - Narayana Narayana Singapore I REFER to your report, "SGX says buying-in of OUB shares based on takeover offer price" (BT, Sept 27). In reply to those who queried why it did not proceed with the buying-in on Sept 6, as required by241 words
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396 2001-10-06 7 Teh Hooi Ling - Investment market won't be able to absorb the flood of telecoms debt paper in the next few years w Teh Hooi Ling THERE will be US$22O billion worth of telecommunications debt paper coming into the market in the next few years and396 words
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Article, Illustration435 2001-10-06 7 Harish Mehta - PM's right-hand man appointed chairman; some airlines industry veterans retained Front] Harish Mehta in Bangkok THAI prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra yesterday appointed a galaxy of loyalists from banks and companies to the board of troubled flag carrier Thai Airways, giving the chairman's slotRtUTERS - 435 words
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IN BRIEF
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62 2001-10-06 7 Reuters [NEW YORK] Legendary investor and multi-billionaire Warren Buffett said in a Sept 26 memo posted on the Berkshire Hathaway website that the US is in a recession that probably is "relatively deep and extended". His statement reinforces what many economists consider aReuters - 62 words
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Article56 2001-10-06 7 Bloomberg [Palo Alto, CALIFORNIA] Sun Microsystems Inc, one of the biggest makers of server computers that run corporate networks, said it will eliminate about 3,900 jobs, or 9 per cent of its workforce, and fiscal Q1 sales were a less than expected US$2.7 billionBloomberg - 56 words
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72 2001-10-06 7 Bloomberg [Sunnyvale, CALIFORNIA] Advanced Micro Devices Inc said Q3 sales fell a more-than-expected 22 per cent from Q2, as it cut computer-chip prices in response to increased competition from industry leader Intel Corp. The company yesterday said it expects to post aBloomberg - 72 words
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38 2001-10-06 7 Reuters [KANSAS CITY] Richard Branson's Virgin Group Ltd and Sprint Corp said yesterday they had formed a joint venture to offer pay-as-you-go wireless telecoms services and handsets in the United States. ReutersReuters - 38 words
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426 2001-10-06 7 Andrea Tan - I exclusive Byi Andrea Tan HURT by the turmoil in the travel and leisure industry, Starwood Hotels Resorts Asia Pacific is shedding up to 10 per cent of its 20,000 strong workforce in the region. "The layoffs will be426 words
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Article, Illustration1047 2001-10-06 7 KARIM RASLAN - WRITER'S JOURNAL They especially the Malays had better step forward and participate in public life, to ensure a better future KARIM RASLAN A COUNTRY'S middle class is supposed to be a bastion of stability in times of uncertainty and extremism. With Malaysia currently being torn into1,047 words
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week in review
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Article, Illustration1190 2001-10-06 8 For the full stories, visit http://business-times.asial.com.sg Private home prices down 2.3% in Q3 Oct 2 SINGAPORE'S private home prices fell 2.3 per cent in Q3 over the preceding quarter. At the same time, prices of Housing and Development Board resale flats whose owners are a keyREUTERS - 1,190 words
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Article380 2001-10-06 8 LEEHANSHIH Oct 2 Homeowners need help IN Singapore, there are perhaps 50,000 to 100,000 homeowners whose assets have turned negative. If the situation is left unchecked, it could start a vicious cycle of foreclosures which would bring down prices which would make it even harder for beleaguered380 words
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Article3679 2001-10-06 8 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS Aberdeen Asset Mjt Asia Ltd Aberdeen Select Portfolio: American Opport Fd 0.694 0.730 Asian Fixed Income Fd 1.112 1.146 China Opportunities Fd!** 0.848 0.891 Cont Euro Eqty Fd!** 0 858 0 902 Global MNC Fd 0 603 0.634 Global Technology Fd!** 0 421 0.443 Indonesia Equity Fd!**3,679 words
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in the money
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Article, Illustration708 2001-10-06 9 Ven Sreenivasan - EQUITIES Many counters now trading well below book values «y Ven Sreenivasan PROPERTY stocks have recovered sharply from three year lows the past week on speculation that the government could provide some relief for the sector when it unveils its off-Budget measures laterSource: Bloomberg - 708 words
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Article1178 2001-10-06 9 Stock nam# wt Clou C hang* Stock name Wt Clox Change C&C 0.36 2.800 *0.020 OCBC 10.53 10.500 *0.500 Capitaland 1.52 1.440 *0.110 OUE 0.57 5.950 *0.150 Chart SemiCona 1.62 3.260 *0.100 Omni Ind 1<k 0.90 2.840 City Dev 50c 1.96 4 080 -0.080 Parkway H 25c 0.50 0 9601,178 words
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Article, Illustration573 2001-10-06 9 FUNDS This is the good news from Dresdner's Mailt Konyn By Pundsupermart.com THE near-term outlook for markets is uncertain, and a clear path cannot be discerned just now, according to Mark Konyn, Hong Kongbased director and head of marketing at Dresdner RCM Globallnvestors.REUTERS - 573 words
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305 2001-10-06 9 George Lam - By I George Lam The writer is a senior consultant at JCF Group WITH a war looming and consumer expenditure expected to decline, it is not surprising that earnings downgrades by equity analysts outnumbered upgrades in the week of Sept 25 to Oct305 words
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Article1592 2001-10-06 9 Transaction date: Oct 5 Last Vol Company Sale '000 MULTI-INDUSTRY AcmaSOc 20cn -0.5 1496 AllianceTech. 6 AsiaFood&Prop 75 unch 2783 BrierleyU520c 27 2 850 11 MawParCorp 338 8 86 •Hotel Prop 114 *2 44 Intraco 67 KeppelCRCCPS US •KeppelCorp 292 unch 1624 •Nat Steel 50c 73 05 2131,592 words
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what's in style food
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Article, Illustration2125 2001-10-06 10 GEOFFREY EU - GEOFFREY EU dishes out the scoop on the hottest joints in town GEOFFREY EU IN the ruthless dog-eat-dog world of the retail food and beverage industry, the smallest thing can make all the difference a seemingly intangible element, inconsequential gesture or minor experience that, while not2,125 words
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travel
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Article, Illustration799 2001-10-06 11 Cheah Ui-Hoon - Some of the latest travel advice includes arriving at the airport three hours earlier, and checking in your laptop By I Cheah Ui-Hoon TO fly or not to fly? For those who are planning holidays, this is a toss-up not quite worth losing much sleep over.FILE PHOTOS - 799 words
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Article170 2001-10-06 11 ♦Always dress conservatively for travel. Casual or flashy attire may mark you as a tourist. ♦Plan your flight so that you arrive at your travel destination during the day. ♦Fly nonstop, whenever possible, on a reputable carrier, and try to avoid peak travel times when170 words
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Article, Illustration1053 2001-10-06 11 GEOFFREY EU - Vancouver is hot on many counts like climate, food and scenery. GEOFFREY EU explores the less-travelled neighbourhood of YaJetown, at once hip, historic and high-class GEOFFREY EU FOR a place that consistently tops any list of the most livable cities on earth in quality-of-life surveys, Vancouver is1,053 words
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Article176 2001-10-06 11 Bacci's, 2788 Granville Street. Tel: (604) 733 4933. This designer clothing and lifestyle store between the airport and downtown was one of the earliest fashion establishments and is a favourite with longtime residents. Holt Renfrew, 633 Granville Street. Tel: (604) 681 3121. High-end department store with176 words
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Article126 2001-10-06 11 Blue Water Cafe, 1095 Hamilton Street. Tel: (604) 688 8078. Showcase for fresh seafood and local produce in the heart of trendy Yaletown. Cioppino's Mediterranean Grill, 1133 Hamilton. Tel: (604) 688 7466. Highly rated Italian-style eatery and one of the "in" places in town. Go to the enoteca126 words
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what's in style motoring
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Article, Illustration1418 2001-10-06 12 CHRISTOPHER TAN - Convertibles are sizzling up the boulevards in greater numbers than ever. And it looks like the trend will persist If you've never gone topless, CHRISTOPHER TAN says this is a good time to turn up the heat CHRISTOPHER TAN LIKE many women I know, Koh Day-LinPhoto of (from left) Lexus SC430 and Jaguar XKR: Chris Loh Model: Koh Day-Lin Stylist: Yvonne Ng of Creative Faceworks; FILE PHOTOS - 1,418 words
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BRAVE NEW WHIRL
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Article110 2001-10-06 12 THE GT2 is Porsche's newest and fastest steed, outperforming even the ultra-virile Turbo. Its 3.6-litre engine is force-fed by two turbochargers, giving it a heady 462-horse-power at 5,700 rpm 10 per cent more than the Turbo, and at a lower engine speed. Being two-wheel-drive (rear), it is110 words
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Article, Illustration101 2001-10-06 12 THE world's favourite luxury compact. BMW's 3-se-ries, gets a mid-life rejuvenation early next year. Minor cosmetic changes to the eyes and hip freshens the car adequately to stir interest, but not to an extent where current owners will feel they have an old machine. The entry-level engine will101 words
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Article, Illustration110 2001-10-06 12 VOLKSWAGEN'S Passat Variant is the latest upmarket stationwagon to do battle with Volvo's entrenched V-series. You can choose a 1.8-litre turbo or a 2.8-litre V 6. Both are said to be smooth, spacious, well-built and highly-equipped. But if it's something younger and sportier you're eyeing, the new110 words
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Article, Illustration184 2001-10-06 12 Christopher Tan - Compiled by< Christopher Tan IF it's hatches you're looking for, the latest picks are from Volkswagen and Renault. VW's Golf V 6 4Motion is the ultimate for those who want a civilised hot hatch. Its 2.8-litre V 6 engine produces 204 horsepower at 6,200 rpm and 270184 words
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what's in style art
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Article, Illustration1253 2001-10-06 13 PARVATHI NAYAR - PARVATHINAYAR talks to three entrepreneurs who have paired paintings with such diverse products as antique furniture, fine food and shoes in their stores PARVATHI NAYAR DON'T get me wrong. The galleries that sell just fine art will always be there, the empty spaces and1,253 words
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Article947 2001-10-06 13 GEOFFREY EU - Good quality pieces at affordable prices went down well with buyers at the art fair, writes GEOFFREY EU GEOFFREY EU TIMES may be bad but they don't seem so bad if the art is good. The prices for works sold at Art Singapore 2001 may947 words
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Page 13 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous358 2001-10-06 13 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD HP if IT HP i ir^Fi i r I I I I i I v hi in m M 7 m U H|| i2o n m UM M| M HHI [24 p9 ACROSS drank, getting drunk (7) 6 Alas, permit to move along way 5 The work this358 words
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what's in style collections
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Article, Illustration1259 2001-10-06 14 CORINNE KERK - Three professionals gear up in post-dotcom workwear, and CORINNE KERK surveys the results CORINNE KERK NOT so long ago, every company from investment banking and law to start-ups headed by adrenaline-pumping young graduates were talking about dressing down. Some did it, others didn't. But many feltALL CLOTHES FROM CLUB 21 ACCESSORIES FROM POMELLATO PHOTOS BY CHRIS LOH - 1,259 words
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Article, Illustration699 2001-10-06 14 CORINNE KERK - Audrey Choo tells CORINNE KERK how a chance meeting on a holiday resulted in a solid business relationship CORINNE KERK STRANGE but true. A young couple who are "not beach people", go on vacation in Phuket Thailand's beach holiday paradise. While there, they chance upon699 words
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Article, Illustration214 2001-10-06 15 CORINNE KERK - By CORINNE KERK IKEPOD, a company founded in 1994 to make sports watches designed by Australian-born designer Marc Newson, is back in Singapore. Formerly retailed by The Hour Glass, and now through Sincere Watch, Ikepod combines the surname of entrepreneur Oliver Ike with Newson's Pod design line. The214 words
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Article, Illustration897 2001-10-06 15 CORINNE KERK - Design wonder Marc Newson has stamped his vision on a universe of things collectible and consumer, from watches to restaurants. CORINNE KERK meets one very busy man CORINNE KERK IT'S Thursday morning and hotshot Australian designer. Marc Newson, does not seem to be in a good mood.CHRIS LOH - 897 words
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Article, Illustration764 2001-10-06 15 CHEN HUIFEN - Admit it Most of us have at least one toy in our bag or briefcase. Some of us have several. Want more? CHEN HUIFEN has some suggestions CHEN HUIFEN World's smallest digital camcorder Sony's Network Handycam IP DCR-IP7E is about the size of a wallet764 words
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what's in style
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Article, Illustration1470 2001-10-06 16 JAIME EE - With the world in a sober mood, are consumers backing off and clamping down on their wallets? JAIME EE speaks to luxury retailers and finds that the upmarket sector remains intact, while preferences tend towards an understated luxury and classic lines JAIME EE SAY gou fan san.1,470 words
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