The Business Times, 20 November 2001

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    15 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MtTA (P) 107/03/2001 irweMP*. iittp://business-times.asia 1 com.sg/ SINGAPORE TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2001
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    74 1 □sn MSUO (-1-30.03) BT-OI SNLB3 (+14.45) ST DfDEX FUTURES 1,4*00 (+31.00) soßxamoiEs U2M (+4.10) STOCK MABKET INDICES Monday Change KLSECOMP 628.14 -7.17 MKKEI22& —10,***** +7486 HANG SENG —11,360£6 >7189 SETINDEX 276J7 +L4I JAKABTA COMP -***** +4.12 MANILA COMP .1,***** +8.88 TAIPEI WPI 4£48J8—+***** SEOUL COMP 828.48 +11K SHENZHEN
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    66 1 FOBEX BATES USI St USS(SSperCSS) L842 £{USS/SS per 1.428 .ISM EURO(l5S/SS/E). 0.882 1.824 DM 1218 L204 YEN 1212 6190 HM 1800 1063 HKS 7.799 42J6 BAHT 44.41 24.12 RUPIAH 10W 1749 ram bates SINGAPORE* iii KUALA LUMPUR 6.40 HOXOKONO U6 JAKARTA ».06 TAIPEI 79 TOKYO U76 SEOUL 9Jt FRANKFURT
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    Lock icon STI surge confounds sceptics, cheers optimists
    744 1  -  House traders, institutions and retail players go for piece of the action By Ven Sreenivasan [SINGAPORE] Some called it a "suckers" rally, while others welcomed it as the long-awaited turnaround for the local bourse. But whatever it was, the net impact of the furious
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    Lock icon S$ dives to new 11-year low on US$ strength
    493 1  -  Traders target test of at least SSLBSSO By] Larry Wee [SINGAPORE] The Singapore dollar was slapped down to an 11-year low of 511.8430 against the greenback in Asian trading yesterday as the US unit reasserted its dominance all round, especially against
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    Lock icon Manufacturers win top 3 awards
    501 1  -  ENTERPRISE 60 Snnningdale, Hi-P and Kinergy take top three positions By. Eugene Low [SINGAPORE] Three manufacturers have swept the top spots in this year's Enterprise 50 (E5O) rankings. In first place is Sunningdale Precision Industries, which specialises in precision mould-making and injection moulding of hightech
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    Lock icon Shoemaker to the stars Jimmy Choo has new owner
    452 1 Pen&ng-born founder selling oat of UK-based company that counts J Lo among clients [LONDON] Jimmy Choo, the maker of glamorous shoes favoured by stars such as singer Jennifer Lopez and actress Sigourney Weaver, has been bought by a private equity-backed company
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      98 1 INSIDE Top Stories Edgematrix to lay off 150 to stay afloat. Pg 9 URA unveils trial scheme for home offices. P|g 2 MSCI Index changes wont have big impact on S'pore. Pgr 2 IhHM| Food Junction debuts at 20% above offer price; more IPOs likely. Pg 4 :f; Malaysia in
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      4 1 Market comment, Pg 6
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      68 1 UBS gathering head of steam, Pg 6 Winners' profile*, Pg 9 Asi&tr&veLoom tops dotcom winners list, Pg 9 Enterprise 50 special: Free with today's BT BT wtft host an on-line forum today on Singapore's most enterprising private companies, In which a panel of experts will discuss the future of SMEs.
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      Lock icon URA unveils trial scheme for home offices
      534 2  -  Pilot project to be launched in 5 areas with 700 potential units Reports by Vince Chong [SINGAPORE] An experimental scheme for home offices was unveiled yesterday by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) in a move to facilitate businesses operating from home. This pilot
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      Lock icon Straits Trading gets URA nod for China Sq home-office units
      373 2 Far East Organization has put in application for home offices at its Clarke Quay white site [SINGAPORE] Developers Straits Trading and Far East Organization are among the first to jump on the home-office bandwagon. So far, only mainboard-listed Straits Trading's
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      Lock icon MSCI index changes won't have big impact on S'pore
      764 2  -  Analysts say switch to free float may affect movements of some counters By Ling Su Ann [SINGAPORE] The coming changes to Morgan Stanley Capital International's (MSCI) global stock indices will not have a large impact on the Singapore market as a
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    • ON THE grapevine
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        125 2 IF you had always wished cheque books were smaller so they can fit in your pocket or purse, here's some bad news. The Singapore banking industry will be launching a new cheque clearing system called the Cheque Truncation System next September. Despite the name, there will be
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        Lock icon Local auto-roam?
        118 2 YOU often hear mobile phone operators talk about their reach and how they cover all or most of the Island. But last week, a reporter and two of his friends who were returning to Singapore from a trip to Kuala Lumpur discovered that this may not be so.
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        Lock icon One-upmanship
        67 2 ABOUT a month ago, DBS and Standard Chartered were promoting their services at Parkway Parade shopping centre. Both banks were apparently handing out balloons to passers-by, with DBS giving out red ones and Stanchart handing out blue ones. According to one shopper, DBS staff, upon seeing people and children
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  • SINGAPORE companies
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      Lock icon More IPOs likely with good showings of recent two
      497 4  -  Food Junction debuts at 20% above offer price; two to five IPOs seen by year's end By' Teh Hooi Ling THE recent revival of the stock market and decent showing of the latest two additions to the Singapore Exchange may encourage
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      Lock icon Heshe cancels plans to buy restaurants
      257 4 GARMENT and property group Heshe Holdings is calling off its proposed acquisition of Seoul Garden and Breeks restaurants for $9.95 million. Heshe had earlier entered into an agreement with Quantum Quest Pte Ltd to acquire the businesses, which would have been injected into Tedston
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      Lock icon Ardmore Park helps Marco Polo lift interim by 131%
      703 4  -  Wheelock Place and Ardmore View suffer falls in valne By] Kalpana Rashiwala MARCO Polo Developments has posted a 130.9 per cent jump in first-half group net profit to 190.5 million, thanks once more to Ardmore Park. The profit would have been
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      Lock icon Handle retrenchment with grace and decency
      642 4  -  hockIBBEISTIW angela tan AS corporate Singapore tries to survive by downsizing, staff retrenchment is fast becoming a priority with many companies. And the way that they retrench their rank and file, in particular, has increasingly come undo* the microscope. This column is not making
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      293 4 *****3 2001 SINGAPORE EXPO MSSSS 20 23 NOV 2001 ■MSSI 10:00 AM 6:OOPM 6th International Trade Fair for Building Materials, Building HnHl Services, Prefabricated Parts, Construction Technology, Construction Equipment and Building Material Machinery. HBHIBK] HFHMESES? A I JUBK mm We IE M I 3 The EVENT for the BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
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      1399 5 ADVERTISEMENT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS ERICSSON CALLS ON COMPAQ COMPAQ SUPPORTS ERICSSON IN I.T. EFFICIENCY EFFORTS THROUGH SELECTIVE OUTSOURCING Ericsson, one of the world's leading business —telecommunications provider, hardware and profes- RELATEDSTORY telecommunications equipment equipment—and spend less time sional services must be integrated, companies, needs exceptional I.T. on managing I.T. areas which
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  • SINGAPORE markets
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      298 6 OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES Nov 10 VALUE CLOSE VWWDI 496.00 +221.00 ITCMM -*****.00 +193.00 irifrfcyH -*****.00 +49.00 P» Mlriw 471.01 +10.57 OOCm 466.46 +11.26 /MMCfirtln 389.43 +7.91 WpJlMOn.1 121.28 +3.43 1205.74 +28.32 »r<iiWiiPfp 373.04 +10.94 HMJhppon 175.33 -4.94 mnart*mm 182.00 +4.10 Stocks Volume Mayfran 15c 106,482.000 Datacraft 10c 30,427,000 AcmaSOc 28,438,000
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      Lock icon Comfort still has some upside, despite seven-week rally
      258 6  -  HOT STOCK/ WARRANT By Ven Sreenivasan TRANSPORT stocks tend to exhibit a defensive quality that makes them attractive in times of uncertainty. And taxi operator Comfort Group has just demonstrated this by unveiling strong interims. The company posted a 6 per cent
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      Lock icon Market at highest level since Sept 11
      654 6  -  STOCKS ven sreenivasan SINGAPORE stocks yesterday powered to their highest level in more than two months as investors and traders scrambled to take part in what could be the start of a liquidity-fu-elled rally. Brokers said that with most bad news already discounted,
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      Lock icon US$ targets S$1.8550 after hitting new 11-year high
      509 6  -  0 c 1 85 Short-term corrections may be as shallow as SsLB3orSsLB24o larry wee THE US dollar appears headed for at least 551.8550 based on our own calculations and market feedback. It shows little sign of running out of steam after thrashing
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        Lock icon DBS Group weightage in STI to go up
        53 7 SINGAPORE Press Holdings said the weigh tage of DBS Group in the Straits Times Index will be raised from 0.70 to 0.75, following the successful completion of DBS' placement 0f229.8 million new shares to raise $2.2 billion. The change will take effect
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        Lock icon SPH stake in SPH Media Works up
        66 7 SINGAPORE Press Holdings said yesterday it has increased its shareholding in subsidiary SPH Media Works from 886.8 million shares to 887.6 million shares, which amount to 96.53 per cent of the shares in SPH Media Works. The increase resulted from a transfer ofBoo,ooo
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        Lock icon Jurong Tech buys into Taiwan firm
        56 7 JURONG Technologies Industrial Corp said it has bought 4.54 per cent of Min Aik Technologies Co in Taiwan for US$l.5 million. Min Aik is a precision engineering contract manufacturer specialising in precision mechanical components, injection parts and medical instruments. Min Aik has subsidiaries in
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        Lock icon Profit warning from CraftPrint
        85 7 CRAFT Print International warned that the company's performance in its second financial half year will not improve over that of the first half. When releasing results for the first half ended Mar 31, Craft had said it expects performance to improve in the second half. But
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        Lock icon Dataeraft bags deals worth US$3m
        101 7 DATACRAFT Asia said it has clinched contracts worth US$3 million from two leading telecoms service providers in Taiwan. The first project entails the construction of a US$l million IP network infrastructure to help the island's leading independent mobile network operator support the increase in data
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        Lock icon CWT in venture with Tomoe Shokai
        89 7 CWT Distribution announced that it has entered into a joint venture agreement with Tomoe Shokai Co Ltd (TS) to promote and form a private company under the name of Sterile Services (Singapore) Pte Ltd (SSS). SSS shall develop and operate a sterilisation facility for
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      Lock icon Accused said to have prior knowledge of IPO details
      636 7  -  BDD-COMTIMUMT TRIAL Diary from Tan Hong Pheng's office alleged to have numbers describing IPO's cost and structure, names of 2 placees By Serena Ng EVIDENCE was presented at the Mid-Con-tinent trial yesterday allegedly suggesting that one of the accused knew details
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      Lock icon TTL's profit up 26% on better sales, margins
      260 7 LOGISTICS provider and electrical goods vendor TT International (TTL) yesterday reported a 26 per cent rise in net profit to $3.67 million from a year ago due to better sales and margins. Despite the economic slowdown, the group said it managed to
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      Lock icon High demand tightens SingTel bonds' spreads
      363 8 CyberWorks to add USs2somtoits USs7som bond deal launched earlier Reuters PENT-UP demand from regional banks and corporates drove spreads of newlylaunched Singapore Telecommunications (Sing Tel) bonds tighter yesterday. Fixed income analysts said that with the much-an-ticipated issue of nearly US$4 billion in bonds from
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      Lock icon SingTel's C2C cable network goes live'
      231 8 SINGAPORE Telecommunications' (Sing Tel) submarine cable network linking Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan and the Philippines has gone "live". Customers will be able to put live voice and data traffic on these routes with an initial bandwidth of 160 Gbps immediately, SingTel's subsidiary C2C said.
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      Lock icon SMRT Corp completes its first bond sale
      222 8 Bloomberg SMRT Corp completed its first debt sale yesterday, raising $500 million to pay for a taxi company, a banker arranging the sale said. The $250 miUion of three-year bonds were priced to yield 2.87 per cent, about 70 basis points more than
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    3157 6 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS Afcartaaa A—t Mpt Ada IM Aberdeen Select Portfolio: American OpportFd 0.748 0.7H Asian Fixed income Fd 1164 1_20C China Opportunities Fd!** 0.903 0.94S Coot Euro EqtyFdl" 0.982 1.032 Global MNCFd 0.670 0.704 Global Technology Fd!" 0.547 0.576 Indonesia Equity Fd!** 0.574 0.603 Japan EqtyFdl** 1.062 1.116 Malaysian
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      80 8 This year, Moscow Narodny Bank celebrates 30 years in Singapore, that's 30 years helping Asian businesses exploit the huge potential of Russia and the CIS. So when you decide that Russia is simply too big to ignore, we have the advice and information you need. MOSCOW NARODNY BANK INCORPORATED IN
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      960 8 8 Beyonics Technology I U Beyonics Technology Limited 8 (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) B 8 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Seventh Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at 25 Serangoon H North Avenue 5, Singapore *****4 on Wednesday 5 December 2001 at 2.00 p.m.
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  • SINGAPORE news
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      Lock icon Edgematrix to lay off 150 to stay afloat
      385 9  -  Figure includes 70 overseas staff; no farther lay-offs, says company By' Tang Weng Fai HIGH-PROFILE local tech firm Edgematrix is retrenching about twothirds of its staff to keep afloat in the current downturn. The company, which had a headcount of over 250
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      Lock icon Ad expenditure up 3.5% in Q3
      331 9  -  =tf =4 on the economy I ad spending ft, Teh Hooi Ling HAMPERED by the economic slowdown, advertising expenditure in Singapore grew 3.5 per cent year-on-year in the third quarter to $384.4 million, according to ACNielsen Media International. Ad spending for the first nine
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      Lock icon All 3 top E50 firms have a presence in China
      286 9  -  By Eugene Low BESIDES being chosen as the most enterprising local companies in Singapore yesterday, this year's top three Enterprise 50 (E5O) firms have another thing in common they all have thriving operations in China. Ranked No 1, Sunningdale Precision
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      Lock icon China's WTO entry good for S'pore: report
      596 9 Republic likely to £&in because of higher returns from early investment, strong trade links By Chnang Peck Ming CHINA'S entry into the World Trade Organization this month spells good news for Singapore, according to a study by securities firm UOB Kay Hian. While
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      Lock icon Asiatravel.com tops dotcom winners list
      427 9  -  ENTERPRISE 60 By Chen Huifen DESPITE the economic downturn and the dotcom bust, Accenture and The Business Times have again honoured 10 Internet-based companies in the Enterprise 50 dotcom list. "We did have some internal debate about the dotcom phenomenon, to what extent is it
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      33 9 40 __T J jzjm?' S S&fg&MWg M BEYOND THE STYLE, w the emotion i i— i o s PIAGET POLO J I r 18K WHITE GOLD. DIAMONDS, PIAGFT'S OWN MOVFMFNT GENEVE 18 74
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  • EDITORIAL & opinion
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      Lock icon Independent directors need clearer rules
      772 10  -  THMH umnssm OPINION kala anandarajah Kala Anandarajah is a partner at Rajah Tann and author of 'Corporate Governance A Practical Approach 2001 published by Butterworths Asia. PUBLIC comments have been invited on a consultation paper to review the corporate regulatory framework, disclosure and accounting standards
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      33 10 'I was not intimidated. I intimidated them.' ■nruoli Haraa Indian Trade Minister on suggestions that Europe and the US pressured him into accepting the WTO declaration to start the talks.
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      Lock icon Dr M faces polls decision
      567 10 EDITORIAL Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad got an unexpected boost last week when a long-time rival applied to rejoin his ruling coalition. Now he has to decide if the political balance has moved in his favour and, if so, how best to capitalise on it
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      Lock icon Evolution of Eurasia's new 'Northern Alliance'
      1505 10  -  This new geostrategic axis comprises North America, Europe, and Russia From] Leon Hadar in Washington NO, don't worry. This is not another analysis of the makeup and goals of that Northern Alliance, the coalition of Tajiks, Uzbeks, and Hazaras fighting against the Taliban forces
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      Lock icon The oil-hog cycle all over again
      757 10  -  COMMENTARY By] Paul Krugman NYT THE price of crude oil, which was around US$3O per barrel earlier this year, plunged last week to as little as US$l7, with warnings that it could go still lower. Alas, it's all too likely that today's oil price
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      Lock icon SIA pilots far from being overpaid
      246 11  -  Hong Soon Yean Singapore I REFER to the report "SIA pilots not reluctant to accept pay cuts" by Conrad Raj (BT, Nov 7). For once we get an unbiased report about SlA's pilots. For a long time now the pilots have been portrayed as
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      Lock icon Why property valuations are needed
      542 11  -  Koh Tzu Min Executive Director Singapore Institute of Surveyors and Valuers I REFER to the letter "Scrap valuation of real estate" by Kenneth Yeung (Mailbag, Nov 12). We understand Mr Yeung's concerns for Singapore's cost competitiveness. However, we take issue with Mr Yeung's allegation that
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  • FOCUS property
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      Lock icon Hongkong property market recovering: Li Ka-shing
      424 12 But analysts have mixed views; most see little upside in the coming months Reuters [HONG KONG] Asia's richest tycoon Li Ka-shing believes the long moribund Hong Kong property market is finally recovering, but analysts have mixed views on whether the market has really bottomed
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      Lock icon Ayala Land to issue bonds of up to 2b pesos
      215 12 It will be the company's first major fund-raising exercise since 1997 Reuters [MANILA] Major Philippine property firm Ayala Land Inc yesterday said it planned to issue bonds of up to two billion pesos (Ss7o million) to finance capital expenditure, service
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  • REGIONAL news
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        Lock icon IMF seeks probe into funds misuse
        93 13 AFX [JAKARTA] Bank Indonesia said the International Monetary Fund has asked the government to launch a new probe into the alleged misuse of some 138.4 trillion rupiah (5524.4 billion) in central bonk emergency liquidity loans, extended to at least 48 banks during the 1997
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        Lock icon CyberWorks to sell US$200m bonds
        74 13 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Pacific Century CyberWorks Ltd mandated J P Morgan Chase Co to sell US$25O million more in bonds as Hong Kong's biggest phone company seeks to refinance existing debt, an official at the bank said. The bond sale will be the second this
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        Lock icon M'sia names new attorney-general
        81 13 AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia yesterday appointed Abdul Gani Pa tail, head of the prosecution division in the attorney-general's chambers, as the country's top legal officer. Mr Abdul Gani, who takes up the reins on Jan 1, replaces attorney-general Ainum Mohamad Saaid. But the appointment immediately drew
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        Lock icon China to maintain 7% growth: official
        96 13 AFP [SHANGHAI] China's economy will maintain its 7 per cent growth target in 2002 despite the global economic slowdown. National Bureau of Statistics vice-director Qiu Xiaohua was reported as predicting yesterday. Mr Qiu said China would have no trouble reaching its growth target of
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        Lock icon Wal-Mart moves to Shenzhen
        98 13 AFP [HONG KONG] Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, is relocating its regional headquarters from Hong Kong to Shenzhen before the end of the year, it was reported yesterday. Wal-Mart was planning to move Its regional purchasing centre to the mainland Chinese city due to an increase
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        Lock icon Habible summoned for graft probe
        66 13 Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesia's attorney-general's office said it had summoned former president B J Habibie for questioning on Wednesday over a 54.6 billion rupiah (559.6 million) scandal involving state food agency Bulog. The summons follows investigations into parliamentary speaker Akbar Tandjung and former military chief Wiranto
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        49 13 AP [MANILA] The Philippine Supreme Court yesterday dealt a serious blow to ousted president Joseph Estrada's legal defence, ruling that the plunder law he is accused of violating is constitutional. The decision means that Estrada's trial, underway at the Sandiganbayan anti-graft court, will continue. —AP
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      370 13 KUALA LUMPUR It expects recession to be deeper than that of'9B; 2001 GDP forecast cut Reuters MALAYSIA is already in recession and the economic slump could get worse in the next six months as consumption slows, Goldman Sachs said. "Over the next six months,
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      225 13 JAKARTA Reuters INDONESIA yesterday cautioned that there was no need to push the country's worrying 2001 budget deficit to levels far below its budget target of 54.3 trillion rupiah (559.5 billion) or 3.7 per cent of GDP. The comment followed a
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      400 13  -  It's mailing sale of stake in mobile operator Smart From Al Labita in Manila ANOTHER unit of Hong Kong-listed First Pacific Co Ltd is mired in debt and this time it is its crown jewel dominant carrier Philippines Long Distance Telephone Co (PLDT). Traded
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      117 13 KUALA LUMPUR Bloomberg PERUSAHAAN Otomobil Nasional Bhd (Proton), Malaysia's biggest carmaker, said second-quarter profit rose almost four times as lower interest rates and new car models boosted sales. Proton said profit rose to RM236.9 million (*****.8 million), or 43.7 sen a share, in the
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      403 14  -  Survey finds 70% feel competition from China firms will erode profits From j Audrey Tan in Hong Kong A CLEAR majority of Hong Kong executives view China's entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO) as a threat rather than an opportunity,
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      306 14 HONGKONG Bloomberg SWIRE Pacific sold a 49 per cent stake in Carlsberg Brewery Hong Kong Ltd, ending its seven-year venture with the Nordic region's largest brewer as the Hong Kong company leaves China's beer market. Swire, which invests in aviation, property and
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      434 14 HONGKONG Unemployment rises to 5J>% in Ang-Oct; government says farther increase is plausible Reuters HONG Kong's jobless rate has reached its highest level in 18 months, providing ftirther evidence of the dire state of the territory's economy. The government said yesterday that the
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      365 14 BEIJING Sale is critical to help state hanks eliminate bad loans Bloomberg CHINA is offering about US$3 billion in overdue loans and assets including property used as collateral for credit at its biggest bank, in the first sale of its
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      462 15  -  He says it's better to channel the flow of capital in a controlled manner From* Audrey Tan in Hong Kong HONG Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) chief Joseph Yam yesterday called on China to allow a renminbi bond market in Hong Kong,
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      306 15 BEIJING AFP CHINESE plans to raise taxes for foreign firms after the country has entered the World Trade Organization came under fire yesterday from overseas business interests for being unnecessary and possibly harmful. The tax reforms could eventually do away with low
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      197 16 WASHINGTON Bloomberg THE number of US firms planning to add workers during the first three months of 2002 declined to the lowest level in 18 years, according to a Manpower Inc employment survey. Out of 16,000 employers surveyed, 16 per cent said
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      509 16 NEW YORK The all-stock deal will create the third largest energy firm in the US with sales of USss3b LAT-WP THE dramatic pace of consolidation in the oil and gas industry continued on Sunday when Phillips Petroleum Co and Conoco Inc announced a
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      203 16 TOKYO Bloomberg NIPPON Telegraph Telephone Corp win raise one triUion yen (Ssls bUlion), mostly through bank loans and bond sales, to fund severance payments to about 60,000 workers who are being shifted to subsidiaries where salaries are lower, the Nihon
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      387 17 TOKYO They say trend towards economic weakness more certain AFP Reuters TWO key central banks painted a grim picture for their economies yesterday saying that the trend towards economic weakness has become stronger recently following the Sept 11 attacks on the US. The Bank
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        53 17 Reuters [HAMILTON, Bermuda] High-speed communication network services company Global Crossing Ltd said yesterday that it was selling its IPC Trading Systems units for U***** million in cash. The buyer is an investment group led by Goldman Sachs Capital Partners 2000, an affiliate of the Goldman
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        59 17 AFP [LONDON] British telecoms giant British Telecommunications formally demerged its mobile telephony business mmo2 yesterday, in a move that breaks up the former state monopoly after a difficult 18 months. The separate company mmo2 traded up 3.4 per cent at 82.75 pence, while the rump BT
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        54 17 AFP [SEOUL] South Korea's Hynix Semiconductor Inc has been valued, if liquidated, at US$2.9 billion which could just repay 90 per cent of its total debt, bank officials said yesterday. The value means creditors must write offTO per cent of their loans exposed to the
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        46 17 Bloomberg [PITTSBURG] Alcoa Inc, the biggest aluminium maker, will fire about 6,sooemployees at 40 locations in the Americas and Europe, or 4.6 per cent of its total 140,000 workforce, and close plants to reduce expenses as demand for aluminium slumps. Bloomberg
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        43 17 AFP [NEW DELHI] India has pledged US$lOO million towards the rehabilitation and reconstruction effort inpost-conflict Afghanistan, Prime Minister A B Vajpayee said. India last month sent 40 tonnes of emergency medical supplies including antibiotics and surgical equipment —AFP
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        46 17 Reuters mm 0 m [KABUL] UN special envoy Francesc Vendrell pressedon with a round of meetings with Afghan leaders in Kabul yesterday but his spokesman said there had been no breakthrough in organising political gathering to discuss the country's future. Reuters
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        29 17 AFP [WASHINGTON] Hundreds ofal-Qaeda 'sleeper agents' are living in Europe waiting for orders to attack, according to a report in Sunday's Washington Post—AFP
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      291 17 WASHINGTON HOUSING construction declined in October as builders displayed more caution in the face of sagging consumer confidence and rising unemployment. The Commerce Department reported yesterday that last month, builders broke ground on 1.55 million housing units at a seasonally adjusted annual
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      212 17 NEW YORK Reuters THE University of Michigan's American Customer Satisfaction Index dropped slightly in the third quarter marking its fourth consecutive decline, as customer satisfaction with many consumer products fell, the Wall Street Journal reported in its online edition yesterday. The index, which
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      569 19 OTTAWA Despite show of nnity by rich nations promising to keep world economy afloat, disputes were seen in many areas Reuters THE guardians of the global economy ended three days of meetings on Sunday with plans to bolster world output battered by
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      1441 20  -  Even back in the 1870s, issues like trust security and predictability were essential to success in commerce writes Patrick lambs in the second of a two-part article PATRICK LAMBE The writer is chief learning officer at Knowledge Platform (www.knowledgeplatform.com), an e-learning consultancy. His own website is www.greenchameleon.com,
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      115 21 Reuters Handymax Index (BHD fell 24 points to 6,791 and the Baltic Cap—tot lade* (BCD was up nine points ♦Corona Luck (built 19O0)17U7Sdwtl8on48 spot trip via Richards Ba redelivery Continent US$6,OOO daily Swiss U^^^S^arEast and redelivery Egyptian Red Sea U3ssjoooplus US$7O,OOO Egyptian Navigation of Cairo. ♦Great Century (built
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      613 21  -  minimum standard* for newtraildsmnstbe raised higher: Bureau Veritas By Beth Jinks [SINGAPORE] The entire shipping industry must "demand stronger ships" and more safety features in design, according to a leading classification society. Bureau Veritas (BV) executive vice-president and head of its marine division Bernard
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      272 21  -  -By Donald Urquhart [SINGAPORE] Container shipping company CP Ships has announced it will acquire Nordana Line, a specialist in the Caribbean and Latin American markets. Fresh from its public listing debut on the New York and Toronto Stock Exchanges, the Canadian-based shipping line has
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      161 21 Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] Two US Navy sailors and three Iraqis are missing after an Iraqi tanker carrying oil in violation of UN sanctions sank in the northern Persian Gulf following its boarding by American forces, the Pentagon said. The Samra, which was carrying 1,700 tonnes
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      186 21 [SINGAPORE] Singapore's booming marine industry will attempt to fill 4,000 vacancies at the Marine Industry Fair 2001 on Friday. Organised in conjunction with the Ministry of Manpower, the $3 billion a year local industry has jobs for positions including engineers, safety officers, draughtsmen, technicians,
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      Lock icon IHI to hive off shipbuilding unit
      170 21 Bloomberg (TOKYO] IshikawajimaHarima Heavy Industries Co said it will transfer its shipbuilding unit to its joint venture with Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd, in a bid to cut costs and fend off competition. i Japan's third biggest machinery maker said the unit will split from
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        736 22 The sale of a stake in India's largest shipping firm is expected to attract bids from overseas giants as well as from domestic companies Reuters [BOMBAY] Shipping House, a 21-storey building in south Bombay, is no city landmark. It is
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        Lock icon Cornering world iron ore trade
        146 22 Reuters. [LONDON] Norwegian shipping group Bergesen and Los Angeles-based investment company General Ore have joined forces to launch a new shipping venture that will corner a sizeable chunk of the world bulk iron ore trade. "Bergesen has together with its strategic dry bulk partner, General
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        409 22 People. Homegrown freight transportation and logistics company S-Nct Freight has appointed Gerard Bong (left) as its general manager for Singapore. A 24-year veteran of the freight industry, Mr Bong will handle the day to day operations, financial and sales activities of Singapore's service centre, reporting to S+iet Freight
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        778 29 THIS report compiled by Cockett Marine Oil Ltd. shows price ranges in US dollars Instead of single prices for a more comprehensive description of the market Prices shown are based on averagesixed stem. Market movements are indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and the individual
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        427 30 But low fare carrier wants to have access to company's books first AP [CANßEßßA] Australian budget airline Virgin Blue said yesterday it would make a formal bid for collapsed carrier Ansett, but only after it has looked at the company's books.
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        403 30 World Cap football event, cost-cutting to boost results Bloomberg [SEOUL] Asiana Airlines expects to return to profit next year as fans travel between Korea and Japan to attend the World Cup soccer tournament and as the country's second-largest carrier cuts costs. The
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        354 30 MEW TORS CRASH Reuters [WASHINGTON] An American Airlines plane that crashed last week, killing up to 265 people, encountered wake turbulence that was "not outside of normal limits", National Transportation Safety Board chairwoman Marion Blakey said. The NTSB plans to conduct computer flight
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        202 30 AFP [SYDNEY] Maintenance workers at Australia's Qantas Airways will go ahead with a 48-hour strike from today in protest against the airline's proposed 18-month wage freeze, union officials said. Qantas did not expect any major disruptions to services as a result of the strike by
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        538 30 Economic gloom adds to woes from poor management. Reuters [BANGKOK] Thai Airways International looks set to post sharply weaker earnings for its 2000/01 financial year, as economic gloom compounds problems stemming from years of poor management and inadequate cost controls. Its problems were
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      280 42 THE retail industry in Singapore is taking a total approach to tackle challenges, with the rollout of a national plan that aims to develop Singapore into a world-class centre of retail excellence. The Retail 21 (R2l) masterplan promises to re-invent the retail sector, raise retailing
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      458 42 STANDARDISATION eliminates barriers to trade and is increasingly recognised as a vital tool to improve the productivity of enterprises. Singapore joined the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) in 1966, giving it a fast way to understand standardisation and stan-dards-making processes, and keep abreast of world developments. In
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      684 44 This is the list of Singapore's most enterprising privately-held local companies in 2001, ranked on both qualitative and quantitative factors. TheBusinessTimes INQAPOftE 1 Sunningdale Precision Industries Industry: Manufacturing Revenue: $101.03 million Number of employees: 1,010 2 H»-P International Industry: Manufacturing Revenue: $8249 million Number of employees:
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      1221 48 Singapore's Trade Development Board has drawn up strategies to increase collaboration with India and China in its mission to help local companies spread their wings TASKED to help the country grow its external wing and ride the new wave of global competition, the Trade Development Board
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      810 49 Enterprise 50 Awards fit nicely into the EDB's new strategy to develop a conducive environment for all companies, including the smallest startups OVER the last few years, the annual black-tie Enterprise 50 Awards ceremony has become established as a highlight event to recognise entrepreneurship and business
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        618 56  -  By MICHAEL DE GRIEVE Michael de Grieve is the general manager for Citadel Securix Asia Pte Ltd. He can be contacted at Michael jie_griemajcitadelsecurix.com. MANY New Economy forecasters salivate at the skyrocketing growth rates predicted for e-business transactions in the foreseeable future. Indeed, one recent
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        1127 61  -  Leadership, governance, Competencies ana technology are four measurable factors companies should focus &n to compete in the Internet Age ft! BILL CHANG Bill Chang is the regional managing director, Asean,for Cisco Systems. SOME cynics say the Internet caused a lot more
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      222 31 t coordinator Eugene Low, Chen Hurfen (for e5O dotcom) Focus on winning SMEs pgs 2-4 Editor Elaine Koh Sub-editors: PK Suresh, Electronics outlook pg 9 Wong Hiew Peng. Financing for small firms pg 10 Lrong Sau Ming Artists: Ben Cruz (cover), Ranking the winners pg 14 Francis Tan, Noordin Ayob,
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      322 35 HB9B9BHNBH company profile Incorporated in 1981, Sunningdale Precision To provide total solutions for injection moulded Bp W Industries Limited {formerly known as Sunningdale components and assemblies to our global customers. "ST Precision Industries Pte Ltd) was founded by our 'fM Executive Chairman and CEO, Dr Ng Boon Hoo. To dedicate
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      144 36 w We couldn't have done it without you We are proud to announce that Univac has attained the Enterprise 50 2001 award. Having achiei ed this award for the fifth consecutive year, we are now more than ever, inspired to meet new challenges, to explore new ways to be innovative,
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      244 37 vlw r I^B Vs yf -C- fe§ Iflß Wmss£fr- > wißrea&s-y-.*<y ,»-v v ,fc >.-»- 's>i ®..m*ftji JbaaFm-iG! /SQi-' ~< fc>*s m In particular, the 50 valued clients DBS partnered along the way. Accord Express Holdings Pte Ltd Goodrich Wallcoverings Carpets Pte Ltd Neo Corporation Pte Ltd United Texmac Pte
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      119 38 «k > w (/I S222l^2B|^BE y BALE NCI AG A L J PARIS awjUNpp ferre BALMAIN jiUIH Maximum Bout.que (Redemption Centre) fiBC where money lives ACCESSORIES BAGS COSMETICS (HK) LTD. Info-communicotion Solutions Provider MOTOROLA ODBSBANK I SWEDA SbarHub i so 9 o o 1 J K Q BIZLINK DROEGE COMP.
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      238 39 i Accord Delivers l»tr<imlr<l Supply (ham -Ij, I i^P <>ra With I 1 1 A °'d Mud■ ta\y 12 > s J "xi. 5S5 w~l The Accord Group is proud to be one of Singapore's Customer Care Solution-, 50 most enterprising companies for 2001 OUR VISION To <i ((IoImiI inl<*giot<-d
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      122 40 I|M -iP'tii I Celebrating Singapore's Enterprising Spirit ESTABLISHED SINCE 1980, WE HAVE COMPLETED A WIDE RANGE OF PROJECTS WHICH COMPRISE INSTITUTIONAL, RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, PUBLIC HOUSINGS AND OTHERS. WE ARE COMMITTED TO OUR CLIENTS TO DELIVER PROJECTS ON TIME, WITH GOOD WORKMANSHIP AND AT COMPETITIVE PRICE. IN ADDITION TO THE TRADITIONAL
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      310 41 I Total Solution in Elastomeric Components Rayco Technologies Re Ltd, founded in 1954, is a wholly owned Singapore enterprise specialising in providing Total Solutions in Elastomeric Components used in today's leading-edge industries. With the ISO 9001, QS 9000 and PSB ODS-Free Process (ozone depleting substance free) certifications, and fully integrated
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      456 46 pte,Ventures A perfect e-solution TLA has invested significantly in technology. A wholly owned subsidiary, 2BeSource.com Pte Ltd, fej hps developed a portal that eases BjH| the complex and time-consuming supply chain process. It provides a fill ideal platform for all parties to concl]|l Sr business in a secure, user-Kip e
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      249 48 8.8.5. Electronics Pte Ltd 12 Centing Road Singapore *****4 Tel: 65-559 8400 Fax: 65-743 4344 Website: www.bbs.com.sg O [nterprmng Spirit Enterprise 50 Awards, in both 2000 and 2001, have not only been a recognition of 8.8.5. in the industry, but also a source of encouragement. It acts as a driving
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      347 50 being awarded the prestigious cm,»i«g Enterprise SO 'AwarcC I A fcWSES&I futuristic Enterprising Spirit 200 1 HEAD OFFICE "V "Y" e are indeed humbled, that Futuristic has been awarded the JIZZIZZZZIZZZIIIZr" Jk J prestigious Enterprise 50 Award (2001). This award. addition to Futuristic winning the Top Ten Entrepreneur of the
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      181 51 Committed to being a "one-stop" M&E Contractor by providing Specialised Turnkey Design and Built for a wide spectrum of services. 2001 E3 Celebrating Singapore's DHH HHHH| Enterprising Spirit 2000 2001 Once again, we are honoured to receive the Enterprise 50 Award. unreserved support from our valued customers, business partners associates,
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      838 53 Celebrating Singapore's Enterprising Spirit BROUP r Do *fi4* www.speedy-tech.com.sg V SPEEDY-TECH ELECTRONICS (S) PTE LTD Shenzhen Speedy-Tech Electronics Co Ltd Speedy-Tech Electronics (HK) Ltd Speedy-Tech (Philippines) Inc Vista Manufacturing Pte Ltd A Leading Manufacturer to Undertake design work for Linear and Switched-mode Power Supplies Offer Turn-key Contract Electronics Manufacturing Services
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