The Business Times, 26 January 2002
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Article, Illustration533 2002-01-26 1 R Sivanithy - ST Index soars 4%, with volume doubling to $1.07b By R Sivanithy [SINGAPORE] The weather may have been damp and dreary yesterday, but inside dealing rooms the climate was decidedly sunnier as institutions, probably worried about the possible loss of currency pegs in ChinaSource: Bloomberg - 533 words
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670 2002-01-26 1 Quak Hiang Whai - EXCLUSIVE UOB gives assurance there'll be no sudden changes to credit facilities By Quak Hiang Whai [SINGAPORE] News that United Overseas Bank had placed three projects in the Ban Hin Leong stable under receivership has raised concerns among other developers who bank with670 words
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Article, Illustration834 2002-01-26 1 jennifer lien - SATURDAY SOAPBOX jennifer lien [SILICON VALLEY] THE cynicism in the room was so thick you could cut it with a knife. It was there in the rolling of the eyes during the presentation; in the nervous laughter and applause accompanying points made from the floor;834 words
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Article, Illustration518 2002-01-26 1 Anna Teo - By Anna Teo [SINGAPORE] The Singapore economy could grow 4 per cent this year and 6.4 per cent in 2003 on the back of an upturn in the global electronics industry and external demand, Nanyang Technological University (NTU)'s intrepid economists haveSource: NTU - 518 words
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362 2002-01-26 1 David Boey - By David Boey [SINGAPORE] Two statutory boards the Trade Development Board (TDB) and the Productivity and Standards Board (PSB) will be renamed as part of a plan to re-engineer the Singapore economy for its next phase of development. TDB will be renamed International362 words
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Advertisement18 2002-01-26 1 m WHAT'S IN STYLE I Hong Kong gears up to be M fashion capital of Asia. PAGE 1618 words
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Advertisement46 2002-01-26 1 ■KSjBHH MOTORING j gets a facelift. 1 P G£ 14 MY LIPS ARE SEALED vy L I Fired Arthur Andersen auditor I >n\ id I >unca.n pleads the Filth Amendment, at a House FneriiY subcommittee hearing on the destruction «>t Fnron-related d< K iiments. PAGE 746 words
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Advertisement12 2002-01-26 1 Sm IN THE MONEY High risk, high return? It seems not. j^^Hl*GE912 words
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Advertisement28 2002-01-26 1 1111 l 8 *****4 CCL shares leap to 18-month high, Pg 3 Sing Tel up on Bharti's IPO roadshow, Pg 3 Osim plans major global expansion, Pg 328 words
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in the news
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489 2002-01-26 2 Chnang Peck Ming - By Chnang Peck Ming [SINGAPORE] Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said last night that while he had chosen Lee Hsien Loong as his deputy, the next prime minister has to be picked by BG Lee's colleagues as has been489 words
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Article75 2002-01-26 2 STI 1,790.83 (+67.85) BT4M 705.59 (+26.00) ST INDEX FUTURES 1,746.00 (+78.00) SIMSCI FUTURES 215.00 (+10.70) Friday Change KLSECOMP 693.58 +7 63 NIKKEI 225 10.144.14 -7009 HANG SENG 10.772.96 +3150 SET INDEX 338.99 +503 JAKARTA COMP _.452.4« +6 60 MANILA COMP 1.337.15 -2.49 TAIPEI WPI 5.950.64 +148.72 SEOUL COMP 774.6875 words
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Article69 2002-01-26 2 FOREX RATES US$ u US$ (S$ per USS) 1.836 £(l'S$/S$ per S) 1.424 2.616 El'RO(US$/S$/E) 0.878 1.613 DM 2.228 1513 YEN 134.7 73.30 RM 3.800 2.0«9 HK$ 7.799 4.247 BAHT 4411 24.02 RUPIAH 10.459 5.695 PRIME RATES SINGAPORE* _535 KUALA LUMPUR 6.40 HONGKONG 5125 JAKARTA 38.00 TAIPEI 1725 TOKYO69 words
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Article, Illustration915 2002-01-26 2 Kalpana Rashiwala - Some expect prices to rise, but others see a dear picture only after CNY By Kalpana Rashiwala [SINGAPORE] With latest government figures showing private home prices at end-December having fallen 16.5 per cent from the recent peak 18 months agoSource: URA/HDB - 915 words
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167 2002-01-26 2 [NEW YORK] Executives of large companies put their own personal interests ahead of workers' and shareholders', according to a poll released in the Feb 4 issue of Business Week. In the wake of the collapse of energy giant Enron Corp, 79 per cent167 words
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Article82 2002-01-26 2 IN our Jan 23 report "Tong, Vincent Tan revive plans to list media groups", we said that Edge Communications Sdn Bhd (ECSB), which publishes The Edge in Malaysia, is set to launch a Singapore edition, The Edge Singapore. The Edge Publishing Pte Ltd has clarified that it is the82 words
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875 2002-01-26 2 Chuang Peck Ming - Bi Chuang Peck Ming [SINGAPORE] No layoffs this is the defining feature of 80 of the 100 best US employers in these worst of times. And where workers have been axed only as a last resort, when pay cuts, reduced workloads, hiring freezes875 words
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Article, Illustration406 2002-01-26 3 David Boey - By David Boey MAINBOARD listed healthcare firm, Osim International, opened its new $42 million headquarters yesterday and said the group's performance for its fourth quarter ended December 2001 fell "in line with its expectations". Ron Sim, Osim chairman and chief executive officer,ARTHUR LEE - 406 words
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Article214 2002-01-26 3 Andrea Tan - By Andrea Tan HONG Kong-based Roly International Holdings yesterday announced a plan to spin off its buying agency Linmark Group through an initial public offer. Shares of Singaporelisted Roly soared 20 per cent to 21 cents before they were suspended pending the announcement. They214 words
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Article, Illustration377 2002-01-26 3 Christopher Tan - Analysts say its upcoming results may be much better By Christopher Tan CYCLE Carriage Ltd's (CCL) share price rose sharply and inexplicably on heavy volume yesterday to touch an 18-month high of $4.10. The spike followed a steady climb from late lastSource: Bloomberg - 377 words
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330 2002-01-26 3 Reuters SINGAPORE Telecommunications Ltd shares rose in heavy trade yesterday as its Indian associate went on a roadshow for its initial public offering (IPO) but analysts were divided on the reasons for the gains. Sing Tel closed up 5 centsReuters - 330 words
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607 2002-01-26 3 serena ng The soundcard maker should learn from its two diversification fiascos and stick firmly to its core business INVESTORS yesterday chased Creative Technology's shares to an 11month high yesterday on the back of its better-than-expected second-quar-ter results, even though many analysts think the soundcard607 words
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439 2002-01-26 3 Andrea Tan - The two are writing down a total of $191.4 m on their property projects By Andrea Tan FIRST Capital Corp and Tuan Sing Holdings are set to join the list of property groups making hefty provisions a move that439 words
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IN BRIEF
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110 2002-01-26 3 Reuters CONSTRUCTION group Econ International Ltd said yesterday that its operating subsidiary Econ Corp had won several government contracts over the past few months. These included a $50.2 million deal from the Public Utilities Board, to be completed in 19 months, and one worthReuters - 110 words
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117 2002-01-26 3 Dow Jones Newswires NETWORK systems integrator Datacraft Asia Ltd, together with its major shareholder Dimension Data Holdings Ltd, have won a three-year contract from HSBC Holdings pic (HSBC). The contract is to provide network project implementation and operational support services globally. Datacraft and Dimension willDow Jones Newswires - 117 words
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54 2002-01-26 3 CSE Systems and Engineering has placed 40 million new shares at $0,467 each. The placement price is at a discount to CSE's pre-suspension share price of 10.505. Net proceeds from the issue of about $18.2 million will be used to finance expansion of the54 words
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61 2002-01-26 3 QIAN HU Corporation has entered into a 20-year Joint venture in Thailand to breed and farm ornamental fishes and food fishes. The venture will also trade ornamental fishes, food fishes and aquatic plants. The company holds 49 per cent OF the joint-venture company,61 words
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103 2002-01-26 3 Reuters GOLDMAN Sachs has upgraded four Singapore property developers. Its analyst Sharmini Rajasingham said in a report yesterday that she saw signs that home prices could firm by year's aid and recommended investors to go overweight in property companies that focus on development. She upgradedReuters - 103 words
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Article604 2002-01-26 4 Vince Chong - Agents blame Sept 11 attacks in US, low-end private property competition By Vince Chong RESALE Housing and Development Board flat prices sank to a six-year low in the fourth quarter of 2001, down 7.8 per cent from a year ago. Prices were also 1.1604 words
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165 2002-01-26 4 SINGAPORE'S port chalked up 960.1 million gross tons (GT) of shipping tonnage last year a new record. This is 5.5 per cent higher than the 910.2 million GT achieved in the previous year, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore said yesterday. "With165 words
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186 2002-01-26 4 SINGAPORE and Canada held their first round of negotiations for a Canada-Sin-gapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) this week, covering a wide range of issues, including trade in goods and services, financial services, investment, competition and dispute settlement. A Ministry of186 words
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Article180 2002-01-26 4 Deborah De Souza (MS - MAIL B A G Deborah De Souza (MS) Executive PR Officer for Chief Corporate Development Officer Housing Development Board I REFER to your article, "When public housing goes upmarket" by Lee Han Shih (BT, Jan 22). Mr Lee suggested that HDB is competing with180 words
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311 2002-01-26 4 Andrea Tan - By Andrea Tan THE price of office space slumped 21.5 per cent last year, making it the worst performer in the property market. The decline gathered pace in the fourth quarter, when the slide was 7.5 per cent against Q4 2000, figures311 words
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Article, Illustration379 2002-01-26 4 Eugene Low - But sluggish demand seen for products made here this year By Eugene Low THE near-term outlook for the petrochemical industry may be weak, but ExxonMobil remains confident that Asia-Pacific will be a significant area of growth in the long term, a top companyCHEW SENG KIM/ST - 379 words
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Article, Illustration429 2002-01-26 4 larry wee - URREN C I E Euro takes a hard knock for a second day running larry wee A MORE upbeat take on the US economy from US Fed chairman Alan Greenspan consolidated the greenback's gains yesterday taking it to a new peak of 134.95429 words
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513 2002-01-26 5 Eddie Toh - TRI under deadline pressure in proposed sale of restricted shares From Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur TIME is not on Tajudin Ramli's side. So much so the tycoon stands to lose control of his Technology Resources Industries (TRI), a leading513 words
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Article106 2002-01-26 5 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said yesterday Singapore has to understand Malaysia's domestic water needs if they want the water supply issue to be resolved. "They have to understand that Malaysia also needs water on our side. Water is important toBernama - 106 words
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530 2002-01-26 5 Shoeb Kagda - Indomobil probe casts doubts on future deals From Shoeb Kagda in Jakarta INDONESIA'S asset sales programme, a key component of the government's efforts to raise hard cash for the state Budget, could be severely affected if an investigation under way uncovers proof of530 words
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Article153 2002-01-26 5 Reuters (HONG KONG] Hong Kong police yesterday said they were hunting for the owner of a local brokerage as complaints piled up from investors who said some HK$llO million (5525.9 million) of their money had gone missing. Anxious pensioners, housewives and other small-time investors haveReuters - 153 words
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Article, Illustration233 2002-01-26 5 AFP [TOKYO] Japan's controversial Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka broke down in tears yesterday after being labelled a liar in an unseemly public spat with senior colleagues from her own party and the top bureaucrat at her ministry. "I regret this because I am working so hard," theAFP - 233 words
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Article, Illustration974 2002-01-26 5 karim raslan - WRITER'S JOURNAL An insightful commentary in Harakah—a PAS newspaper—forces this columnist to rethink his view of the party organ karim raslan RECENTLY, Harakah, the party organ of the opposition Parti Se-islam Malaysia or PAS, surprised me by producing a well-considered commentary that reminded974 words
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NOTE BOOK
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71 2002-01-26 5 Reuters (KUALA LUMPUR] Shares of casino and leisure group Genting Bhd jumped as much as 4 per cent yesterday as investors wagered it would win one of three casino licences put up for tender by the Macau government. A subsidiary, Genting International, bid forReuters - 71 words
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80 2002-01-26 5 AFX-Asia [LABUAN] The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange is monitoring trading in the shares of Lipo Corp and may take action, a market source said. When asked by the KLSE to comment on a recent sharp drop in its share price, Lipo said it was unawareAFX-Asia - 80 words
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74 2002-01-26 5 Reuters [BEIJING] Top Chinese financial officials will hold a three-day meeting from Feb 5 to chart the future of reforms for the next 5-10 years, industry officials and analysts said yesterday. Bickering over the agenda of the Central Financial Work Conference the secondReuters - 74 words
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Article100 2002-01-26 5 Bloomberg [BEIJING] China invited Taiwan's ruling party to visit Beijing, muting its usual demand that the island recognise mainland sovereignty before any dialogue can resume. "We hope that the leaders of the Taiwan authority muster their courage, face reality, and for the sake of Taiwan'sBloomberg - 100 words
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76 2002-01-26 5 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] The Transport Ministry is preparing a cabinet paper on the fate of the Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (SAAS) in Subang when commercial flight operations revert to the KL International Airport (KLIA) in Sepang. Transport Minister Ling Liong Sik, however,Bernama - 76 words
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101 2002-01-26 5 AFP [BANGKOK] Thailand has told the European Union that it must resolve the confusion over the 10-baht coin, which has been popping up in European vending machines in place of the two-euro coin. The Treasury Department said in a letter obtained by AFP thatAFP - 101 words
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54 2002-01-26 5 Reuters [NEW DELHI] New Delhi is on high alert as it prepares for Republic Day celebrations today after last month's suicide assault on its parliament brought India and Pakistan to the brink of war. India meanwhile also flexed its muscles by testing aReuters - 54 words
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65 2002-01-26 5 Reuters [TAIPEI] Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) said yesterday it earned NTJO.26 per share in the fourth quarter, meeting expectations, and expects further improvement. Rick Tsai, president and chief operating officer of TSMC, said at a briefing of institutional investors that sales in the firstReuters - 65 words
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83 2002-01-26 5 Bloomberg [BEIJING] China Everbright International Trust and Investment Corp, part of one of China's biggest state-run conglomerates, was shut by the People's Bank of China, which said the trust is unable to repay its debt. The trust is owned by China Everbright GroupBloomberg - 83 words
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413 2002-01-26 6 It expects to return to the black this year after revamp Reuters, Bloomberg [STOCKHOLM] Ericsson AB, the biggest phoneequipment maker, had a fourth-quarter loss because of its unprofitable handset business and a slump in network sales. It stuck to a forecast of posting anReuters,; Bloomberg - 413 words
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432 2002-01-26 6 They also expect rate hikes by year-end, following Greenspan's upbeat reading of economy Reuters [NEW YORK] Wall Street's top US Treasuries dealers say the Federal Reserve is done cutting interest rates and will leave rates at 40year lows until at least midyearReuters - 432 words
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266 2002-01-26 6 Bloomberg [POWAY, California] Gateway Inc, the second-biggest direct seller of personal computers, said it would eliminate 2,200 to 2,300 jobs, a 16 per cent reduction, even as it reported its first profit in five quarters. Net income came toBloomberg - 266 words
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Article, Illustration484 2002-01-26 6 Anthony Rowley - From Anthony Rowley in Tokyo JAPAN'S policy of allowing the yen to depreciate against the dollar and other major currencies received high-level endorsement yesterday from IMF first deputy managing director Anne Krueger. "The Japanese government is quite correctly letting the yenAP - 484 words
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WORLD WATCH
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Article95 2002-01-26 6 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Sony Corp's fiscal third quarter profit fell a less-than-expected 14 per cent as the company benefited from a weaker yen and a surge in Play Station 2 game console sales. Net income was 64 billion yen (*****.7 million) in the three monthsBloomberg - 95 words
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74 2002-01-26 6 Reuters [ARMONK, New York] IBM Corp yesterday said it is launching its first mainframe computers that will only run Linux, saying the alternative operating system is gaining ground as companies tighten purse-strings. IBM said the two new machines, the iSeries for small businesses andReuters - 74 words
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Article61 2002-01-26 6 Reuters [SYDNEY] Richard Branson's discount carrier Virgin Blue yesterday said it would sell 10,000 seats for one dollar, just days before the relaunch of rival Ansett Australia. The All fares, which must be booked over the Internet, are available on mid-week flights to eightReuters - 61 words
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61 2002-01-26 6 Bloomberg [BETHESDA, Maryland] Lockheed Martin Corp, the largest defence contractor, had a fourth quarter loss of US$l.5l billion, mostly because of cost of quitting the satellite access business. The per-share loss was U553.49, compared with net income of US$B9 million, or 21 cents, in theBloomberg - 61 words
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83 2002-01-26 6 Bloomberg [WASHINGTON) AMR Corp's American Airlines and British Airways won tentative US antitrust immunity for their proposed alliance if the two carriers give up 17 daily round trips to competitors on routes between the US and London's Heathrow airport. The order the USBloomberg - 83 words
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73 2002-01-26 6 AFP [TOKYO] Japanese mobile phone giant NTT DoCoMo yesterday said it would apply to list its shares in New York and London to expand operations, aiming to make its overseas debut in early March. It has no immediate plans to invest fundsAFP - 73 words
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Article74 2002-01-26 6 Bloomberg [OAK BROOK, Illinois] McDonald's Corp's profit fell for the fifth straight quarter as the restaurant chain was hurt by job-cutting expenses in the US, higher food costs and declining sales in Latin America and Asia. Fourth quarter net income fell 40 per cent toBloomberg - 74 words
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Article77 2002-01-26 6 AFP [TROY, Michigan] Kmart Corporation yesterday said it has launched an internal investigation after it received an anonymous letter expressing concern regarding unspecified accounting matters. The letter, which was addressed to the US Securities and Exchange Commission, Kmart's auditors and board of directors, purports to comeAFP - 77 words
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57 2002-01-26 6 Reuters [LONDON] The American Stock Exchange has been put up for sale amid expectations of a wave of consolidation among securities markets in the US and Europe, the Financial Times reported yesterday. Potential buyers of the ASE have already been approached by the NationalReuters - 57 words
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Article, Illustration720 2002-01-26 7 Enron's off-the-book holdings were disclosed to wealthy investors NYT, Reuters [NEW YORK] Enron executives enticed wealthy individuals and institutions to invest in one of the partnerships that helped wreck the company by dangling the prospect that inside knowledge could potentially help them double their money inNYT,; Reuters - 720 words
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143 2002-01-26 7 [HONG KONG] Andersen may lose the audit business of Bank of China (Hong Kong) Ltd, due to the top accounting firm's involvement with Enron Corp, the Ming Pao Daily reported yesterday, citing unnamed sources. A spokeswoman for Bank of China (Hong Kong) said143 words
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Advertisement18 2002-01-26 2 Resale HDB prices at 6-year low, Pg 4 Office sector worst off with 21.5 price slide, Pg 418 words
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week in review
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Article, Illustration829 2002-01-26 8 For the full stories, visit http://business-times.asial.com.sg Taxes may be pared to spur growth: BG Lee Jan 24 The government may offer tax incentives to business start-ups, open healthcare and education to competition, and hasten public asset sales as manufacturing jobs are lost to low-cost competitors likeFILE PHOTO - 829 words
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Article262 2002-01-26 8 Wong Wei Hons Jan 25 Corporate governance code needs teeth to work THERE are good reasons why the new Singapore Code of Corporate Governance should be made law. Shareholding structures in Singapore work against minorities, and there is no tradition of shareholder activism. With minorities weak and262 words
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in the money
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708 2002-01-26 9 Teh Hooi Ling - Low-volatility STI stocks benefited as investors returned to value-investing in the down years W Teh Hooi Ling HIGH risk, high return? Not in the past two years. A survey by BT has shown that low-risk, low-volatility stocks significantly out-perform-ed their more volatile counterparts708 words
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530 2002-01-26 9 Patrick Peck - By Patrick Peck The writer is a vice-president at Paris-based JCF Group THE strong tide of upgrades continued this week. We received 42 opinion changes 32 upgrades versus 10 downgrades. Some IT companies were prominent in the upgrades. Disk-drive and precision tool maker530 words
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1100 2002-01-26 9 Sebastian Chong - INVESTOR EDUCATION By Sebastian Chong The writer is associate professor in finance accounting, Faculty of Business Administration, National University of Singapore, and is a committee member of the Securities Investors Association of Singapore. The views expressed in this article are his1,100 words
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what's in style travel
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Article, Illustration1153 2002-01-26 10 PARVATHI NAYAR - Some of Langkawi's best attractions lie away from its white sands, in the jungle and swamps, says PARVATHINAYAR PARVATHI NAYAR URBAN jungledwellers that we are in Singapore, it's good to get a taste of the real jungle sometimes. And that's the coolest thing offered by the archipelago1,153 words
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453 2002-01-26 10 Reuters [BOMBAY] Suicide squads. Deadly assaults on Parliament. The armed forces of nuclear-capable rivals put on high alert. This is not the stuff of travel brochures. Yet for weeks that image of India has been splashed across front pages of newspapers worldwide, wreakingReuters - 453 words
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Miscellaneous225 2002-01-26 10 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 26 Middleman means to award officer status to spy (10-5) (4) examination (4) 27 Comic appears in a suit (4) 7 Dress on time? Rubbish! (7) 25 Rum fare for an infant (4) 28 Celebrity set back from the 8 Concerning chaste people in YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION beginning (5.225 words
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food
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Article, Illustration787 2002-01-26 11 JAIME EE - CHINESE New Year is all about new clothes, new beginnings, new "guaranteed delivery before CNY" ears to go visiting in, and of course, new goodies to stuff your face with. What's the festive season without the übiquitous pineapple tarts and love letters, or the reunion dinner withCHRIS LOH - 787 words
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Article, Illustration793 2002-01-26 12 GEOFFREY EU - Antoine Preziuso's passion sets him apart from other watchmakers, says GEOFFREY EU GEOFFREY EU FOR one week each year, Antoine Preziuso travels from his Geneva home to the forests of southern Italy in search of culinary gold: a cache of prized subterranean black truffles. It's his second-most793 words
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Article, Illustration793 2002-01-26 12 Parvathi Nayar - In Popo Iskandar's paintings off cats and roosters, he has given a unique expression to their forms ART By Parvathi Nayar THE late Indonesian artist Popo Iskandar (1927-2000) is best known for his cats, striped, textured or abstracted, painted with solid green eyes that stare laconically out793 words
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Article, Illustration294 2002-01-26 12 Cheah Ui-Hoon - By Cheah Ui-Hoon THE appreciation of some art exhibitions can be based on their works alone. While other exhibitions need some prefacing and just that little bit of contextualisation for a deeper resonance. A mere view of artist Tan Kwank Liang's recent art show, Seeing Red In Progress294 words
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Article, Illustration1279 2002-01-26 13 CAT ONG - After dressing Michelle Yeoh for the Oscars, it's not Hollywood but China that Hong Kong designer Barney Cheng is now after, says CAT ONG CAT ONG AS A boy. Hong Kong's most famous couturier Barney Cheng says, like any other child of his age, he also played1,279 words
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Article, Illustration1022 2002-01-26 15 CHEAH UI-HOON - BIZWOMAN A widow breaks into the male-dominated world of philately and has even earned herself fans, reports CHEAH UI-HOON CHEAH UI-HOON IN the world of philately, a woman collector is probably as rare as a Penny Black, the world's first adhesive postage stamp. The demure, stately presence1,022 words
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Article, Illustration796 2002-01-26 15 AP [SINGAPORE] All things Korean from food and music to eyebrow-shap-ing and shoe styles are becoming all the rage across Asia where pop culture has long been dominated by Tokyo and Hollywood. Not long ago, Korea's best-known cultural export was kimchi, the pickled cabbage andAP; FILE PHOTO - 796 words
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Article, Illustration843 2002-01-26 14 CHRISTOPHER TAN - s i Model face-lifts are rarely worth i 1 jv. n M 1, ,f r ymfly CHRISTOPHER TAN BANNER at a cosmetic surgeons' convention reads: "Beauty fades, but implants last forever." Ahem, a little humour there, something to lead us into today's topic of discussion the faceliftedFILE PHOTOS - 843 words
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Article106 2002-01-26 14 THIS year's Singapore Motor Show is expected to feature more prototypes than before. The show from Nov 15-24 will take up three floors of exhibition halls at Sun tec or a gross area of 25,000 sq m. A record 38 motor vehicle brands out of an106 words
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Article, Illustration113 2002-01-26 14 SOME 80 buyers have booked the new BMW 7-series, well before its launch on Feb 6. The customers, a number of them diehard Mercedes-Benz fans, will be paying above $300,000 for their 735iA and 745iA cars, which will be delivered around the Lunar New113 words
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Article, Illustration63 2002-01-26 14 MANAGEMENT consultant Anthony Kam landed himself a sexy Audi TT Roadster on Monday by being a DBS credit card user. The TT was the first of three roadsters to be won during a nine-month promotion (from July 1,2001). All DBS credit card63 words
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103 2002-01-26 14 AUDI is using a new kind of liquid film to prevent damage to the paint work. The process, for which a patent has been filed, is more cost-efficient and environmentally friendly than wax and adhesive films currently in use in the industry. An103 words
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Article61 2002-01-26 14 TONY GOTT, the 45-year-old former head of Volkswagen's RollsRoyce Bentley Cars who left several weeks ago, will take over as chief of Rolls-Royce from March 1, in preparation for BMW's eventual takeover of the marque at end2002. BMW's new premises for Rolls-Royce is at Goodwood, south England.61 words
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Article136 2002-01-26 14 Christopher Tan - Christopher Tan BMW agent Performance Motors Ltd (PML) has teamed up with its leading dealer Teo Tian Seng to start Singapore's first authorised used BMW programme. Under the non-ex-clusive scheme, Teo Tian Seng will retail used Beemers that have undergone 100-point checks by Performance Motors. If needed,136 words
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Article, Illustration776 2002-01-26 14 Christopher Tan - The A41.8T is Audi's agile alternative to the 3-series By Christopher Tan POWER isn't everything in an executive sedan. In some cases, it may even be one of the last things buyers consider. Audi, being part of the Volkswagen componentssharing empire, should know that better than most. TheseAUDI A4 PRESS SITE - 776 words
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Article, Illustration1509 2002-01-26 16 CAT ONG - With the proliferation of fashion fairs cropping up in Asia from Bangkok to Bali, CAT ONG finds out how Hong Kong plans to beat the competition CAT ONG Cat Ong is a freelance writer WITH its highest concentration of branded boutiques anywhere in the world, Hong KongREUTERS - 1,509 words
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