The Business Times, 12 January 2002
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1108 2002-01-12 1 Kalpana Rashiwala - $616 m exercise will give shareholders stakes in Times Properties *y Kalpana Rashiwala [SINGAPORE] Singapore Press Holdings yesterday announced a $616 million plan to de-merge its property business so it can focus on its core media interests, pare debt and boost returns on1,108 words
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Article, Illustration768 2002-01-12 1 Catherine Ong - Analysts see growing interest from US, European funds By Catherine Ong [SINGAPORE] After a robust rally this week, most Asian stock markets took a breather yesterday, weighed down by profit-tak-ing and overnight weakness on Wall Street. But Asian-based fund managers and strategists, while bracingSource: Bloomberg - 768 words
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423 2002-01-12 1 Eddie Toh - Act to stop further yen slide, Beijing tells Tokyo Front Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur FEARS of a wave of devaluation sweeping across Asia mounted yesterday when China warned Japan to take action to halt a further slide in the yen. Nearer423 words
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902 2002-01-12 1 Anna Teo - By Anna Teo [SINGAPORE] "This is the place where US military personnel will be dropped off from a bus and they will walk towards the MRT station, and this is one of the regular buses that carry the military personnel from Sembawang to Yishun902 words
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Article, Illustration1095 2002-01-12 1 lee han shih - SATURDAY SOAPBOX S'pore could draw lessons from Chinese history lee han shih A STATE eager to stay ahead of its neighbours and reinvent itself. Foreigners hired to fill top posts. A few of them spearhead a costly project that fails spectacularly. The failure precipitates1,095 words
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Advertisement25 2002-01-12 1 T^f 0 W( JLi I WHAT'S IN STYLE I Homegrown designers: myth or HI wEKm reality? PAGE IS Chairman stick* to earnings forecast, Next Page25 words
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in the news
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Article, Illustration561 2002-01-12 2 r sivanithy - MARKET REVIEW r sivanithy SO far, 2002 has been shaping up as a decent year for Singapore equities. This week, the Straits Times Index chalked up a 1.5 per cent rise to reach 1,704.07 points, raising its year-to-date gain to 5 per cent. And there is561 words
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722 2002-01-12 2 Yang Razali Kassim, Chuang Peck Ming - The two countries may co-Invest in Asia's corporate sector ity Yang Razali Kassim, Chuang Peck Ming [SINGAPORE] The proposed "new age" economic cooperation agreement between Japan and Singapore looks set to establish new patterns in regional economic relations. The agreement, to be722 words
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541 2002-01-12 2 Quak Hiang Whai - Market conditions still uncertain, says exec chairman By Quak Hiang Whai [SINGAPORE] Singapore Press Holdings which now plans to refocus on its core media business by demerging its property arm has not changed its earlier net profit forecast of $240 million to $250 million541 words
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680 2002-01-12 3 Angela Tan - Private sector-led committee to focus on takeovers and delistings By Angela Tan A PRIVATE sector-led committee is studying concern that the interests of many minority shareholders in Singapore are often smothered by a small number of people who hold majority stakes, especially when680 words
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249 2002-01-12 3 Angela Tan - But applicants will still need help from professionals By Angela Tan FROM Jan 15, the public, with the help of professionals, will be able to incorporate companies online, taking less than two hours for non-referral cases against the two to three days that249 words
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279 2002-01-12 3 Serena Ng - By Serena Ng OCBC Bank has given the management of Pinetree Resorts, owner of Pinetree Town and Country Club, until midday today to agree to the appointment of a special accountant to review the company. If the deadline isn't met, the bank279 words
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Article, Illustration375 2002-01-12 3 Siow Li Sen - Bu Siow Li Sen MAYBANK sees a window of opportunity to grab more market share as local banks focus on integration following recent consolidation. Maybank managing director Amirsham A Aziz said yesterday that Singapore is a key market and a major contributor toCHRIS LOH - 375 words
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271 2002-01-12 3 Kalpana Rashiwala - By Kalpana Rashiwala SUPERMARKET giani NTUC Fair Price expects an nual sales of its on-line stort to hit about $15 million ir three years, says chief exec utive officer Tan Kiar Chew. This would be less thar one per271 words
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279 2002-01-12 3 Conrad Raj - Australian lan Macdonald starts new job next month By Conrad Raj HONG Leong Singapore Finance has found a foreign talent to help its chairman and managing director Kwek Leng Beng to run the recently merged company. Australian lan Macdonaid, 46 and279 words
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Article, Illustration524 2002-01-12 3 Anna Teo - outlook By Anna Teo THERE seems to be a bit of over-reaction to recent economic data, which while "promising" does not yet point unambiguously to strong global recovery early in the year, an International Monetary Fund official said yesterday.524 words
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517 2002-01-12 4 Siow Li Sen - BTiamiuwj UOB likely to do the same; move comes as local banks face pressure to boost wafer-thin margins By Siow Li Sen DBS Bank has withdrawn the legal subsidy for new housing loan applications and OCBC Bank will do so517 words
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Article, Illustration479 2002-01-12 4 Genevieve Cua - Fivm to offer all-in-one account to cut interest costs By Genevieve Cua A NEW Singapore-based company aims to "revolutionise" the competitive home loans market by packaging innovative schemes which it claims can help clients reduce interest costs and save money in the long run.FILE PHOTO - 479 words
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252 2002-01-12 4 Angela Tan - By Angela Tan DBS Bank, Singapore *S S6Cond largest domestic lender, has widened the scope of pay cuts to more of its staff here. Effective Jan 1 this year, it trimmed its vice-presi-dents' salaries by 5 per cent. The252 words
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Article149 2002-01-12 4 Teh Hooi Ling - By Teh Hooi Ling SINGAPORE Press Holdings' Chinese television channel, Channel U, has been gaining on the market leader, MediaCorp's Channel 8, and on some days even out-rated it. Figures released by ACNielsen show that Channel IPs average share of the Chi- nese programme149 words
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Article, Illustration404 2002-01-12 4 larry wee - CURRENCIES Profit-taking most obvious in high-flying Australian dollar larry wee THE US dollar ended on a much more tentative note yesterday after hitting a three-year high of 133.35 yen earlier in the week. But players also reported solid demand for a second straight day at in-tra-daySource: Reuters - 404 words
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723 2002-01-12 4 siow li ten Banks and customers should give and take INTEREST rates may have fallen to historical lows, but a large group of mortgage customers are unable to take advantage of it because they are sitting on negative equity. And they form a huge723 words
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Article291 2002-01-12 4 Teh Hooi Ling - By Teh Hooi Ling BROADCASTING company MediaCorp yesterday said it will retrench about 200 employees and cut the salaries of those who remain by up to 16 per cent. MediaCorp said in a statement that the measures which took effect yesterday were taken in view of291 words
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IN BRIEF
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Article41 2002-01-12 4 BUSINESSES can start filing for trademarks over the Internet next week, the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore said yesterday. From Jan 15 onwards, half of all trademark-related transactions from IPOS will be available at www.ipos.gov.sg or www.ecitizen.gov.sg/hp/citizen.41 words
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86 2002-01-12 4 SESDAQ-bound clean room equipment specialist Kyodo-Allied Industries said yesterday the public tranche of its initial public offer was 388 times subscribed at the close of the issue. It said 6,856 applications were received for 750,000 shares in the public tranche, and application monies totalled86 words
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109 2002-01-12 4 THE Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore is seeking feedback from the industry and public on the proposed change to the charging method for mobile phone services in Singapore, from Mobile-Party-Pay (MPP) to Calling-Party-Pay (CPP). IDA said the feedback will help it assess and determine109 words
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Article, Illustration1109 2002-01-12 5 karim raslan - WRITER'S JOURNAL It's due to the silent majority's awakening and the swiftness of the Taliban's collapse karim raslan I RETURNED to Kuala Lumpur after an absence of two months in the United States, prepared for a depressing time at home. I had left here in1,109 words
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398 2002-01-12 5 Audrey Tan - tt will be fully liberalised witli no cap on licensees Frorr Audrey Tan m Hong Kong HONG Kong will fully liberalise its fixed line telecommunications industry by 2003, with no limit on the number of licences to be issued, the government said398 words
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Article, Illustration467 2002-01-12 5 Eddie Toh - New central bank ruling could free up funds of over RM4b stuck in low-yielding government paper Fron Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIAN insurers are poised to pump more funds into the buoyant stock market following a change in the ruleAP - 467 words
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626 2002-01-12 5 Shoeb Kagda - An unidentified nominee can hold no more than 5% off a listed fiim From Shoeb Kagda in Jakarta INDONESIA'S stock market watchdog Bapepam yesterday revealed that it was preparing new capital market regulations that would prevent former conglomerate owners like the Salim Group from626 words
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129 2002-01-12 5 Bloomberg, Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian Airline System Bhd said the government has extended the national carrier's tax exemption until 2005. The carrier will be "exempted from paying taxes on income including dividend and interest," it said in a statement. Malaysian Prime Minister MahathirBloomberg,; Reuters - 129 words
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NOTE BOOK
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77 2002-01-12 5 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Time Engineering, a Malaysian mobile phone operator, denied a report that it plans to ask bondholders to forgive part of die money they are owed. The Sun newspaper, citing Reuters news agency, yesterday reported that Time has asked bondholders to forgiveBloomberg - 77 words
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57 2002-01-12 5 Bloomberg [HUMEN] Malaysia's Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional or Proton joined the rush to build vehicles in China, teaming up with a local partner to make autos and parts. Proton will pay U5522.5 million for a 49 per cent stake in a venture formed withBloomberg - 57 words
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71 2002-01-12 5 Reuters IHUNU kunuj (Jftina petroleum and cnemical Corp (Sinopec) laid off between 40,000 and 50,000 workers in 2001 against its target 0f27,000, Sinopec spokesman Chen Ge was quoted by the Ming Pao Daily News as saying. Most of the 27,000 were laid offReuters - 71 words
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66 2002-01-12 5 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Hantec Investment Holdings, a Hong Kong-based foreign exchange trader, said it's poised to acquire KGI Asia Ltd, the Hong Kong brokerage unit of Taiwan's Koos Group, most likely involving a share swap. Apple Daily said yesterday Koos Group plans toBloomberg - 66 words
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76 2002-01-12 5 Bloomberg [BEIJING] Royal Dutch/Shell Group will invite bigger rival Exxon Mobil Corp to take a stake in a US$l4 billion project to pipe gas across China, project leader PetroChina Co said. Shell will offer Exxon Mobil part of its 45 per centBloomberg - 76 words
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Article, Illustration485 2002-01-12 6 Greenspan's economic outlook speech awaited eagerly by markets yesterday Reuters. Bloomberg AP [SAN FRANCISCO] Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan was scheduled to offer his prognosis for the US economy yesterday as financial markets listen intently for signals that one of the mostReuters.; Bloomberg; AP - 485 words
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Article258 2002-01-12 6 Analysts read the signs in weak prices, tight money supply AFP WEAK wholesale prices and tight money supply figures released yesterday show Japan has fallen into a defla- tionary spiral, analysts said. Domestic wholesale prices in December remained unchanged from a month earlier but showed aAFP - 258 words
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IN BRIEF
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74 2002-01-12 6 Reuters [DETROIT] Ford Motor Co yesterday said it would cut 35,000j0bs worldwide and close three assembly plants in North America. Ford chief operating officer Nick Scheele said it would close assembly plants in Edison, New Jersey; Hazelwood, Missouri; and Oakville, Ontario. TheReuters - 74 words
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82 2002-01-12 6 AFP [WASHINGTON] Microsoft and Yahoo began a feud on Thursday over which firm has the most popular Internet search engine. Microsoft claimed that its MSN Search site is now the most popular search engine in the US, with 36.6 million users, eclipsing Yahoo's 31.9AFP - 82 words
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57 2002-01-12 6 Bloomberg [LONDON] Former Schroder Securities analyst Julie Bower was awarded £1.41 million by an employment tribunal for unfair dismissal and sex discrimination, a tribunal clerk said. It ruled in April Ms Bower was forced to quit her job because her £25,000 bonus for 1996 didn'tBloomberg - 57 words
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167 2002-01-12 6 AFP Dow Jones [UNITED NATIONS] The Sept 11 attacks on the US will limit growth in the world economy to 1.5 per cent and trade to 3 per cent this year, the UN said on Thursday. "A pervasive slowdown in theAFP; Dow Jones - 167 words
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Article, Illustration1000 2002-01-12 6 jennifer lien - VALL E Y V I E W Apple does a splendid job of it with the out-of-this-worid new iMac jennifer lien fSILICON VALLEY] LAST week. I finally caught the Pixar animated movie. Monsters, Inc. While I found the movie itself thoroughly entertaining, it was the image1,000 words
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Article193 2002-01-12 6 Reuters [SCOTTS VALLEY, California] Privately-held computer disc drive maker Seagate Technology reported on Thursday a US$l22 million net profit and a slight rise in revenue in its fiscal second quarter. Seagate, taken private in 2000 at the beginning of a downturn in technology spending, saidReuters - 193 words
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Article, Illustration839 2002-01-12 7 New twist and White House disclosure of earlier Enron plea deepen fiasco LAT-WP [WASHINGTON] Accounting firm Andersen acknowledged on Thursday that it destroyed a "significant" number of documents related to its audit of Enron Corp, as the White House disclosed that the energy company's chiefLAT-WP - 839 words
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week in review
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Article, Illustration993 2002-01-12 8 For the full stories, visit http://business-times.asial.com.sg N Asia funds, 'panic' buying power STI rally Jan 11 INVESTORS returned in force on Thursday after profit-taking snapped the Singapore stock market's winning streak the day before. Dealers said growing macro-economic optimism fuelled demand for blue chips, and theFILE PHOTO - 993 words
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Article270 2002-01-12 8 Editorial Jan 11 Restructuring while recovering WHILE there is a reasonable chance of a largely cyclical recovery this year, Singapore should not make the mistake of deferring the restructuring of its economy or even slow down such plans. For the economic downturn has highlighted a number of270 words
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in the money
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Article, Illustration963 2002-01-12 9 Quak Hiang Whai - Citibank survey finds affluent risk averse and not knowledgeable about their investment options By Quak Hiang Whai SINGAPORE prides itself on being one of the world's premier fin a n c i a 1 centres. But are Singaporeans themselves savvy enough with their own963 words
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Article, Illustration734 2002-01-12 9 Joseph Lim - INVESTOR EDUCATION By Joseph Lim The writer is an associate professor, Dept of Finance and Accounting, National University of Singapore, and a committee member of Securities Investors Association of Singapore. The views expressed in this article are his own. GIVEN that so many investors haveFILE PHOTO - 734 words
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549 2002-01-12 9 Patrick Peck - They made 34 upgrades, 19 downgrades; Advanced Systems, Comfort, Creative among 'buys' By Patrick Peck The writer is a vice-president at Paris-based JCF Group THE year started well for the Strait Times Index as it climbs towards 1700 points. Not surprisingly, the 53 recommendations549 words
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what's in style art
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Article, Illustration858 2002-01-12 10 PARVATHI NAYAR - Walasse Ting's art carries shades of his flamboyant personality, PARVATHINAYAR reckons PARVATHI NAYAR THE artwork in the Walasse Ting show Spring Drink, Flowers Giggling totals close to a staggering US$2.5 million a pretty risky sort of exhibition to stage in these times? But perhaps the banking rule you858 words
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Article, Illustration414 2002-01-12 10 Cheah Ui-Hoon - A photography exhibition captures life after fall of Berlin Wall By Cheah Ui-Hoon ONCE a mighty symbol, the Berlin Wall is now but a distant memory to most, more so to Asians who might not have understood its impact and influence in Western Europe when it414 words
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Page 10 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous208 2002-01-12 10 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 1 Quick to lose one's temper? 2 Nice to find a hire-car within H ■■"■■l (6) reasonable distance (8) 4 Hazard found in French 3 back to have a 9|| j j j j 9 Pnest and I examine some 5 No upset by this 10 Yearns to208 words
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what's in style travel
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Article, Illustration1261 2002-01-12 11 SYLVIA TAN - SYLVIA TAN travels to London's food world to find out why some new foreign restaurants are creating a real buzz SYLVIA TAN T. HERE has been a foreign invasion of London lately no, nothing to do with religious extremist cells detected in the post 9/11.1,261 words
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motoring
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Article, Illustration877 2002-01-12 12 CHRISTOPHER TAN - CHRISTOPHER TAN drives the Nissan X-Trail to see why so many are swayed by the unassuming SUV CHRISTOPHER TAN IT is not difficult to see why Nissan's newly launched X-Trail has become Japan's top-selling sport-utility vehicle overnight. It's smartlooking, it's innovatively versatile, it's amazingly roomy877 words
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BRAVE NEW WHIRL
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Article, Illustration145 2002-01-12 12 THE new Range Rover to be positioned as "the world's best car" goes on sale a month from now (Feb 15) in the UK. The third make-over of a product that spans more than 30 years, the new car features a monocoque body with integrated chassis, and145 words
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Article, Illustration78 2002-01-12 12 THE long-wheelbase version of Mercedes' A-class is here. The car is 17 cm longer, with the extra length benefiting mainly the rear passengers. Luggage space has also improved. Overall, expect 11 percent more space in the cabin. The car will be retailed at around $7,000 more78 words
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Article, Illustration72 2002-01-12 12 PORSCHE has given official green light for the Carrera GT supercar. Only 1,000 units of this 330+kmh car will be built all left-hand drive. Market launch is planned for the second half of 2003. The car will have a 5.5-litre VlO engine producing 558 horsepower72 words
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Article, Illustration95 2002-01-12 12 Christopher Tan - Compiled by Christopher Tan 2002's face-lifted BMW 3-series is now available. The popular 318iA now comes with a two-litre four-cylinder engine producing 143 horsepower and 200 newton-metre of torque. O-lOOkmh stands at 10.2 seconds and top speed at 214 kmh. Despite the bigger engine displacement, fuel consumption95 words
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Article, Illustration470 2002-01-12 12 Christopher Tan - Suzuki takes the compact game higher with a class beater By Christopher Tan ENTRY-LEVEL car shoppers who've never considered a Suzuki should do themselves a huge favour by test-driving the Liana. There, my most straightforward introduction to a car review since I started writing them more than 10470 words
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what's in style food
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Article, Illustration1894 2002-01-12 13 CHEAH UI-HOON - With choices aplenty at seafood specialist shops and farms here, all one needs is recipes to tuck in. CHEAH UI-HOON takes a look CHEAH UI-HOON IT was his first shipment of snow crabs from Western Australia to Singapore. Jtwas her first time them. To mark Loy NiapCHRIS LOH - 1,894 words
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Article187 2002-01-12 13 TIPS for picking and keeping seafood fresh, from chef Alex Chew of Ah Hoi's Kitchen: ♦When cooking with live fish, all you need is to steam or barbecue it. Minimal sauces or gravy if necessary ♦Have a feel of the weight of the crab to check that it's187 words
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what's in style
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Article, Illustration1153 2002-01-12 14 CORINNE KERK - When the going gets tough, the tough go all out CORINNE KERK finds retailers employing all manner of pomp and pageantry in a bid to win customers all in the name of brand-building CORINNE KERK TIMES may be bad, but as they say, the show1,153 words
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Article, Illustration967 2002-01-12 14 CORINNE KERK - The Parisian jeweller opens a new store in Singapore. CORINNE KERK reports CORINNE KERK IT'S all good and very well to be Iridependent. to be linked with royalty and to be very- successful at home. But it doesn't take long, even for old, established jewellers, to knowARTHUR LEE - 967 words
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990 2002-01-12 15 A question of space or too much of it NEW YORK Fashion giants are opening huge new retail emporiums in Manhattan at what could be the worst possible time Reuters IN the commercial high-rent districts of Manhattan, upscale fashion retailers fueled by emotion and positive economic data from three yearsReuters - 990 words
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what's in style
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Article, Illustration3126 2002-01-12 16 GEOFFREY EU - A casual assessment of the design arts in Singapore will reveal that the designing professions have enjoyed a noticeable surge in recent years, especially in the number of homegrown companies competing with international firms and competing with distinction for their slice of the local economic pie.PHOTOS OF KO HUI HUY, RICHARD HASSELL AND WONG MUN SUMM BY ARTHUR LEE - 3,126 words
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Advertisement20 2002-01-12 16 E^UECnONSpI When the going gets tough, the tough go all oat What retailers are doing to win customers. PAGE 1420 words
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