The Business Times, 5 April 2002

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    15 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) *****/2002 85c SINGAPORE llnternet: http://'business-times.asial com.sg/ FRIDAY. APRIL 5. 2002
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    64 1 PQKEXS4TB USI St U8$ (S$ par US$) 1841 £(US$/S$ pa- i486 2.841 ECHOfUSI/SS/E). ft8» 1623 DM- 1216 lj04 YEN 198.4 7130 RM U*» 1066 HK» l.TW 1288 BAHT 43.63 28.70 RUP1AH 9,685 Ut2 Avtnp of to baaki. FHME1ATB8 SINGAPORE* 5H KUALALUMPUE ,t49 BONO KONG _fc.U6 JAKARTA- MM TAIPEI. 1726
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    Lock icon Corporate, income taxes to be cut
    816 1  -  But indirect taxes, like GST, need to be raised to partially offset revenue loss: DPM Lee By Chuang Peck Ming [SINGAPORE] In the clearest indication to date, Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday said corporate and personal income taxes will be cut to
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    Lock icon Malaysia welcomes more flights by Evergreen aviation arm
    552 1  -  -l exclusive Prom Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA may widen its door to the commercial aviation arm of Taiwanese group Evergreen, following its shipping unit's decision to cross over from Singapore to the Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) in Johor. EVA
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    Lock icon K Line opts for shorter contract with PSA Corp
    767 1  -  Look at Pelepas port after 2002 not ruled out By] Beth Jinks [SINGAPORE] Japan's third biggest shipping line, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd (K Line), has extended its service contract with PSA Corporation for just one year instead of the usual two
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    Lock icon Exklusiv clinches Skoda distributorship
    496 1  -  MUaZiUiafiAlMi By Christopher Tan laiwuAtTJKifij rater Kwees Group Exklusiv, which has been making news with sensational acquisitions, has done it again. The privately held enterprise best known for its cars and golf businesses has secured the distributorship for Skoda, the Volk-swagen-owned Czech marque. BT understands the
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      91 1 IMMIDB Hock Look Stow Qua* Wang What India's banking sector wortha closer look. Pg 4 IXMIItIV* uvinyn Qtobalsation of the artk In Singapore. Top Storias Ifcfcomaal to buy Mon mobie firm as part of Sing Tel deal. UOB retrenches another 100 staff. Ng Kee Choe gets $600,000 in DBS shares.
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      8 1 JTA saddled with over 60 Skoda bookings, NextPg
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    • ON THE grapevine
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        Lock icon One last fling
        81 2 A CERTAIN regional publication recently reported on "the week of long knives" at Credit Suisse First Boston, where a bunch of senior executives found themselves fired soon after the firm's conference to coincide with the Rugby Sevens, of which CSFB was the exclusive sponsor. We hear on
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        Lock icon Let bygones be bygones
        139 2 THE ever colourful Chris Patten, who calls himself a "one-time colonial oppressor", said he has forgotten all the insults he received from the Chinese media when he was Hong Kong* s last colonial governor. According to a Reuters report, Mr Patten, who was wrapping up a
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      Lock icon Pricing of SH-tracking ETF to follow index's level
      871 2  -  Fond will start trading on April 17 in board lots of 100 units By Serena Ng [SINGAPORE] Singapore's first local exchange-traded fund, which will be listed on the Singapore Exchange on April 17, will be priced similarly to the level of the
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      Lock icon JTA saddled with over 60 Skoda orders
      265 2  -  Cuhfltw wtes may render it unable to fulfil them By Christopher Tan [SINGAPORE] Terminated Skoda agent JTA Motors has yet to ftilfll over 60 bookings placed with it, according to sources. BT understands the company will be allowed to order cars to fulfil
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      Lock icon Telkomsel to buy Mon mobile firm as part of SingTel deal
      761 2  -  It plans USsloom bond isqne for capital expansion By\ David Boey [SINGAPORE] Singapore Telecommunications Ltd said yesterday that its Indo-nesia-based affiliate, PT Telekomunikasi Selular (Telkomsel), will acquire an Indonesian mobile phone firm as part of SingTel's move to up
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  • SINGAPORE companies
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      Lock icon UOB retrenches another 100 staff
      389 4  -  Move affects mainly those providing support functions; bank helping to arrange for redeployment and employment Byi Quak Hiang Whai UNITED Overseas Bank Group released another 100 or so staff yesterday as part of its ongoing retrenchment exercise as a result of its recent merger with
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      Lock icon Ng Kee Choe gets $600,000 in DBS shares
      497 4  -  Amount is put of pay pack*# linked to firm's growth By I Siow Li Sen DBS Bank vice-chairman Ng Kee Choe yesterday received 41,000 DBS Group Holdings shares worth almost $600,000 as part of his compensation package and is among the early
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      Lock icon ST Engg earnings expected to fall 5% to $79m in Q1
      359 4 Reuters SINGAPORE defence group ST Engineering is expected to post a net profit decline of about 5 per cent for the first quarter 2002 due to fewer shipping contracts and lower margins in its aerospace division. Three analysts polled
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      Lock icon Waste treatment firm Dayen launches IPO of 13.1m shares
      380 4  -  20-€ent-a-share offer doses on April 11, with trading to start on April 15 By Geraldine Lor SINGAPORE-BASED waste and water treatment firm Dayen Environmental yesterday launched an initial public offering of 13.1 million new shares at 20 cents each. The offer,
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      Lock icon Pull and perils of India for Singapore banks
      952 4  -  ImociIII.IJ'IJUI.II quak hiang whai jf INGAPORE banks have been singing the China tune quite a lot in the past few yean. All three banks have made clear their plans to expand to the mainland through either organic growth or acquisitions. DBS Group
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      Lock icon China plays offer good value, says GK Goh
      627 5  -  They can gain from high economic growth, potentially huge, vibrant domestic market Ven Sreenivasan INVESTORS looking for value should sieve the market for Singapore-listed China plays which can benefit from that country's high economic growth rate, vibrant domestic economy and potentially huge
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      Lock icon Trek bags US, Italian contracts worth $5m a year
      354 5  -  Deals to have Immediate impact in current year Byl Simone Erasmus DESPITE uncertainty about whether the storm is truly ending, engineering solutions provider Trek 2000 International is already stepping out and making its mark in new markets. The Sesdaq-listed company announced
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    • COMPANY Briefs
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        Lock icon Optus buys US$178m of equipment
        111 5 Bloomberg SINGTEL Opto* Pty, the Australian unit of Stncapon Tbiecoinmnntrattans Ltd, agreed to boy US$l75 million of voice and data network equipment from Canada's Nortel Network* Corp. The equipment will allow Optus to offer its customers new services such as high-speed leased lines and data
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        Lock icon Top Global proposes bonus issue
        55 5 Reuters CONSTRUCTION-RELATED Ann Top Global Ltd yesterday a one-for-io bonus iaaup to iwj— its share capital and improve its share liquidity The firm said In a statement the Issue would bemads by capttaltotng >178,000 from the share pi sniluin aooount Top Oiobal's shares closed halfa
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      7 4 Editorial: Bolstering the India connection, Pg 8
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  • SINGAPORE markets
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      295 6 OTHER SINGAPORE MINCES Apr 4 VALUE CLOSE -463.00 ♦11.00 ■ram -*****.00 -47.00 |TlH«rMA -*****.00 -47.00 W 405.48 -1.28 fpgupwl 170.97 +1.42 f>BpB»Hi 1505.23 -4.46 446.29 -0.65 mm$kwn 223.39 -1.05 —Blhl— 221.80 -3.10 *C020c 37,127.000 ST Engg 10c 31.840,000 Seatown 5c 16,220,000 VJkayW5c 13,630,000 RolylntUSlOc .a 13,053,000 LankomUS2c 12,565,000 KLW Hldgs
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      Lock icon SNP soars as DBS-Vickers initiates coverage
      260 6  -  BOT STOCK/ WARRANT By' Ven Sreenivasan THE stock of SNP Corporation surged by over 11 per cent yesterday following an announcement by DBS-Vickers that it was initiating coverage on the company. In fact, the securities house has tagged the stock an "outperform" on account
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      Lock icon Late push cm SPH keeps STI above 1,770
      777 6  -  I lri comment STOCKS r. sivanithy A FAIR amount of consternation set in yesterday among dealers who place their faith in the charts after the Straits Times Index broke below the 1,770 level in late afternoon trading—the level that several chartists had
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      Lock icon Greenback takes another hit
      631 6 Farcign investors in Tokyo aresaidtobebnying Japanese stocks and selling US skares AFP [TOKYO] The US dollar sank against the yen yesterday on concerns over the escalating violence in the Middle East, dealers said. The greenback traded at 132.42-44 yen at 5.00pm (0800 GMT), down from 132.67-70
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    2485 6 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS _o** atnond spore a/$ 120* Ob*ond Spore B/S 1.22* AM A«ro Aaeet Mft (5'pore) OU Money Sing Dollar Class B 1 0396/ Star Europe Gqtyl* 0J17/ CW Pan-Europe Equity Fund 1.12/ Star Europe Bd 0.967/ CWSalect Ail TKBalanced 13V Star Europe M 08*7/ CMSalect Ma Tt Growth
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  • SINGAPORE news
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      Lock icon Deep pessimism being replaced by uncertainty?
      389 7  -  3on the economy business expectations About 10% of firms in survey unable to indicate near-term business prospects By, Anna Teo BUSINESS sentiment has improved sharply, but there's also now a greater sense of uncertainty, an industry poll of manufacturers finds. The Singapore Confederation of
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      Lock icon Voices In Parliament
      182 7 V- .t- 1 Quotes from MPs in yesterday's session "is ft the high cost of living, or the cost of high living, that leaves us breathless?" -Penny Low (Pasir Ris-Punggo!) "We've ail talked about safety nets to catch people who fail. But at what point does the
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      Lock icon Poor service can be encountered at foreign banks too
      230 7  -  mail ran Tey Sin Chin Singapore I REFER to the letter "Foreign banks pip local rivals in service" by Choong Woon Leong (Mailbag, April 4). Although this is generally true, I have also encountered very poor service from foreign banks. In
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      Lock icon 40% of Pinetree members back assets purchase
      475 7  -  By Serena Ng THE pro-tem committee formed by members of the Pinetree Town Country Club has received initial support from around 40 per cent of the club's 4,700 members for its plan to buy over the club's assets, and expects to submit an
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  • EDITORIAL & opinion
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      Lock icon Simply no point keeping the IMF going
      796 8  -  STiTiqr bottom line OPINION david derosa The writer, president ofDeßosa Research Trading, is also an adjunct finance professor at Yale School of Management and the author qf'ln Defense of Free Capital Markets' Bloomberg THE International Monetary Fund is desperate to change itself into
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      74 8 "Hie Legislative Yuan (Chamber) is not a jungle, and lawmakers are not beasts.' -CUmTI opposition MP in Taiwan's legislature, on claims by Christine Tsung Tsai-yi, who quit as economics ctfairs minister qfter two months in office, that she felt like she was in a jungle with wild
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      Lock icon Bolstering the India connection
      548 8 EDITORIAL WITH no major political differences to paper over, the visit next week by Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee—who is to be accompanied by a large business delegation —looks set to be dominated by economic issues. And here, there is much scope for both countries
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      Lock icon Indonesia's delicate regional balancing act
      1329 8  -  Indonesia is eager tt reduce its financial dependency en Japan and the US, and find ways to counter American demands in the anti-terror struggle From James Castle The writer, of the Castle Group, chairs the American Chamber of Commerce in Jakarta in Jakarta PRESIDENT Megawati
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  • MAIL bag
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      Lock icon Placement, better dividends can lift Qian Hu shares
      406 9  -  Ang Hao Yao Singapore I REFER to your article "Qian Hu: a bigger fish than meets the eye?" by David Boey (Hock Lock Siew, April 4). In the article, Mr Boey was suggesting the possible reasons why the stock has underperformed. I
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      Lock icon Unprofitable CWT opinion
      123 9  -  Denis Distant Singapore IN their Feb 4 letter to the shareholders of CWT Distribution, the company's independent directors, acting on the advice of UOB Asia, recommended those with a short-term view to accept the offer price of 60 cents a share made by PSA Corp. They said
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      Lock icon Unfair to finger civil servants
      251 9  -  Steve Yeo Siow Kuang Singapore I REFER to the column "Why pick on civil servant?" by Chuang Peck Ming (BT, April 3). During the parliamentary session, many MPs were pointing their fingers at civil servants. They are being unfair and lack understanding of management principles.
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      Lock icon KL, S'pore should agree to disagree
      114 9  -  Norman Oh Singapore I REFER to Walton Morais' column "Putting MalaysiaSingapore relations in perspective" (BT, March 30). As a Singaporean and one whose wife is a Malaysian, may I say that the governments of Singapore and Malaysia must try to establish a relationship based
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      Lock icon A vote for civil servants
      140 9  -  Liam Brown Director The British Council Professional Development Centre I WOULD like to join those civil servants whom your article says must be wondering "why are we so unpopular?" (Why pick on civil servants?, BT, April 3). I don't know about "heartless", "profiteering" or "lacking
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      502 9 IN THE MATTER Of THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF WOPHtTYNET PTE LTD (In Members' Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE Of RESOLUTION H an Extraordinary General Meeting of to members of to atx*enamed Conpany duly convened and held at 71 Übi Crescent •04-11, ExcaMbur Cera*. Singapore *****1 on
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      414 9 IN THE MATTER Of THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. SO AND IN THE MATTER Of INTERBOLD SINGAPORE PTE LTD (In Members' Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE Of RESOLUTION At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the members of the abovenamed Company duly convened and held at Rm No 1703, International Trade Centre, No. 2200
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      485 9 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. SO AND IN THE MATTER OF E.D. I F. MAN COMMODITY SERVICES PTE LTD (In Members' Voluntary liquidation) NOTICE Of RESOLUTION Al an Extraordinary General Meeting of the members of the abovenamed Company duly convened and held at 34 (urong Port Road,
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  • REGIONAL news
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      Lock icon SG reminds fund managers of compliance
      382 10  -  Move follows withdrawal of licences from Metrowangsa From] Diana Oon Abdullah in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA'S Securities watchdog yesterday called a closed door meeting for senior officials of the country's 61 fund management companies and 37 unit trust companies following the withdrawal of licences from
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      Lock icon Tajudin has funds for TRI rights: official
      441 10 KUALA LUMPUR Firm expects issue to be fully taken np by today's deadline Dow Jones Newswires MALAYSIAN businessman Tajudin Ramli has the money to take up his share of a rights issue in Technology Resources Industries Bhd, a company executive said yesterday. Mr
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      Lock icon Jakarta urging KL to buy more Indon car parts
      160 10 JAKARTA Bernama INDONESIA is negotiating with Kuala Lumpur for the latter to buy more Indonesian automotive components as compensation for the delay in the opening up of Malaysia's car market under the Asean Free Trade Area (Afta). Achdiat Atmawinata, Indonesia's director-general
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      Lock icon RHB Bank's new GEO
      74 10 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Confirming market talk, former chitfexecutive officer of Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia, Michael Andrew Hague, 42, will take over as CEO of RHB Bank from June 1. He replaces Yvonne Chia, whose contract with the bank expires officially on June 2a Ms Chia is
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      Lock icon MPHB extends Bandar Raya deal again
      342 10  -  Analyst says financing may have caused dalay From] Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur MULTI-Purpose Holdings Berhad (MPHB) has extended again the deal to dispose of 32.76 per cent in Bandar Raya Developments to Am* bang Sehati, which is controlled by the nephew of businessman
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      Lock icon Maybank says 'not in talks'
      76 10 I KUALA LUMPUR Dow Jones Newswires MALAYAN Banking Bhd yesterday denied market talk that it is negotiating the acquisition of other banks. "We are not in talks with any party at the moment," Maybank's executive director Mohammed Hussein said. Speculation was rife on Wednesday that
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    • NOTE Book
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        Lock icon HK top taxpayer billed HK45m
        98 10 Reuters [HONG KONG] Hong Kong's biggest taxpayer got a bill for HKI4S million (5510.6 million) for the last fiscal year, the government said yesterday. It would not identify the person who received the whopping tax bill, but said the territory's top wage earner in the
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        Lock icon Thai rectructuring body shuts in June
        42 10 AFX [BANGKOK] The Financial Sector Restructuring Authority, set up in 1997 to oversee the liquidation of 56 defunct finance companies, will cease to operate In June, the Bangkok Post reported, citing FRA secretary-general Montri Chenvidyakara. —AFX
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        Lock icon Bank of Shanghai to join group
        36 10 Reuters [SHANGHAI] The Bank of Shanghai, partly owned by HSBC Holdings, said yesterday it will join 12 otter city commercial banks to overcome geogrzq>hical curbs and meet WTO challenges. —Reuters
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        Lock icon China curbs liquidity risks
        36 10 Reuters [SHANGHAI] In a move to curb liquidity risks, China has banned fund managers from bidding for more shares than they can afford in a domestic initial public offering, sources said yesterday.—Reuters
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        Lock icon Chinese fund sued for non-payment
        104 10 Reuters {SHANGHAI] A US investment fUnd has filed a US$2 million lawsuit accusing China's debt-laden Fqjian International Trust and Investment Corporation (Fitie) of missing an interest payment The trust, owned by the Puiian provincial government, defaulted on 14 billion yen (Ssl96 million) in Samurai bonds
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        Lock icon More forex market markers for China
        40 10 Reuters [SHANGHAI] China's national foreign mjmy market plans to introduce market makers to boost liquidity by allowing some banks to quote bid and ;f offer prices at the same time, a state newspaper yesterday.—Reuters
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      Lock icon APP creditors hope for debt deal within 6 mths
      468 12 BANGKOK But restructuring could stretch 10 years; legal action envisaged Reuters CREDITORS of Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) hope to reach a deal to restructure the embattled conglomerate's US$l3 billion debt within six months, the adviser representing export credit agencies (ECAs)
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      Lock icon US, Thailand begin talks on move towards FTA
      384 12  -  From. Harish Mehta in Bangkok THE US and Thailand have started preliminary talks towards establishing a free trade agreement, top trade officials from both countries said yesterday. US Trade Representative Robert Zoellick said at a joint press conference with Thai Commerce Minister
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      598 13 HONGKONG It risks taring offshore finds to S'pore if exemptions are removed Bloomberg HONG Kong, which bills itself as Asia's premier financial centre, faces a dilemma: exempt offshore funds from profit tax or risk losing them, their revenue and jobs to archrival
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      448 13 TOKYO It's the biggest loss reported by non-financial Japanese firm Bloomberg Reuters NIPPON Telegraph Telephone Corp took asset writedowns and charges totalling more than 2 trillion yen (Ss2B billion) for the last business year but analysts said the worst-ever loss
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      256 13 BEIJING Bloomberg CHINA United Telecommunications Corp, the nation's second-biggest mobile phone operator, plans to raise as much as 16 billion yuan (553.5 billion) in what would be China's largest initial public offering, China Daily said, quoting company vice-president Tong Jilu. The parent of Hong
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      214 13 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] China Mobile (HK) Ltd and three other China-backed Hong Kong companies may be the first foreign companies allowed to sell shares to mainland investors as China deregulates its capital markets further this year. China Mobile, China Resources Enterprises Ltd, Shanghai Industrial
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        44 14 Reuters (NEW YORK] No 1 personal computer maker Dell Computer Corp on Wednesday said its earnings were on track and that its current-quarter revenue may be slightly higher than it had expected after winning new business by keeping prices low.—Rattan
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        59 14 Bloomberg l wAamwu ruNj us mitiai jooiess naima surged last week to the highest in four months, as previously unemployed workers had to file new applications to take advantage of extended benefits under a new federal law. There were 400,000 new applications last week, up
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      393 14 NEW YORK Mm gives nnit heads greater independence NYT RICHARD Belluzzo, who has been the president and chief operating officer of Microsoft for little more than a year, will step down next month and leave the software giant in September, company officials said on Wednesday.
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      223 14 B TOKYO Reuters THE head of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development said yesterday that Japan's economy was showing signs of an upturn but that this should not lead to complacency. "I alsn want to tell you that the OECD already detects signs that
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      457 14 NEW YORK Reuters TOP executives at a slew of technology firms have been quietly snapping up shares of their own companies in recent months, signalling that the worst may be over for the badly battered sector. Fund managers take notice of insider
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      269 15 NEW YORK Bloomberg THE New York Stock Exchange board is considering a rute that companies listed oil the exchange have only independent directors sit on their audit and compensation committees, said people fcminar with the matter. The NYSE, criticised by some investors
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      331 15 NEW YORK IkaSECkualN stepped np its acrntiiqref ether energy traders Lat-WP Bloomberg THE Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has joined some Enron Corp creditors in calling for the appointment of an outside examiner with special powers to investigate Enron's ties to Wall Street
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      144 15 NEW YORK NYT ANDERSEN took a step towards restructuring itself on Wednesday by hiring an investment bank to help it separate its auditing services from other business lines, like consulting and certain tax advisory units. The separation is called for by a reorganisation plan proposed last
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      1169 17  -  Whether boon or bane, globalisation of the arts is taking root in Singapore and if s up to the artists to harness it for fruitful new ideas rather than opportunistic gains parvathi nayar looks at both sides of the issue PARVATHI NAYAR Culture jamming, McDonaldisation, the
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        730 18  -  i®Ta^h^cuft In trying to keep Singaporeans rooted to their birth place, sometimes appealing to their bellies, may be more effective jaime ee HOW do we get Singaporeans to stay in Singapore? That's one of the million-dollar questions that MPs seemed preoccupied with in
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        1223 18  -  comment Worldwide, it hastens cultural renewal and artists arc the vital catalysts, says wtmiigHAinia VIKRAM KHANNA In the 3rd Century, the inhabitants of the vast areas that were to border the "Silk Road" would have been puzzled by how this gigantic cross-border enterprise would change
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        343 18 Title: Singapore's 100 Historic Places Author®; G. Uma Devi, Sarin Abdullah, Kevin SY Tan, Francis Yeoh, Christina Choh and Wan MengHao Publisher Archipelago Press in association with the National Heritage Board No of pace*: 144 Price: $19.95 (including GST) Reviewed by Corime Kerk WHILE
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        693 19  -  By Cheah Ui-Hoon WITH the oldest baby boomers being 56 and every other one turning 50 in 7.7 seconds or so we're told the lure of an-ti-ageing dietary supplements and treatments is growing stronger by the day. Would you like to live to
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        488 21  -  Byi Aaron Lye WHETHER if s due to perfect timing or simple coincidence, one could not have chosen a better time to stage George Orwell's Animal Farm, what with all the recent talk about greater political freedom on the local stage. Written by British director lan
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        471 21  -  By Cheah Ui-Hoon FROM Incan bands to a bag-pipe-blowing and kilt-wear-ing one, the annual Singapore International Latin Festival isn't "international" for nothing. And it's grown by grooves and moves since its humble start at the courtyard of Chijmes. As if to prove that salsa
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        534 21  -  Conn** by Aaron Lye PERFORMANCES KathakaH A series of performances featuring kathakali, a traditional Indian dance form. With music provided by a live orchestra, kathakali artistes from Kerala will entertain with colourful garb and graceful motion. April 12-14, 7:30pm, Drama Centre. Tickets at $15, $20, $30 (concession price
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        201 21  -  CompMby Aaron Lye Til# buzz: Two teocbew opera tales—one which is a romantic supernatural thriltar and the other is the heart-breaking drama of a peasant woman. Wot and pteyars: Staged by the Chinese Opera Institute (COD, The Haunted Temple is the world premiere of COTs director Chua Soo Pong's
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        388 23  -  r l: .if By\ Parvathi Nayar BP EVlNSpacey's "mentally rm not the brightest" turn in Tim Shaping Mm* t was the fllm'3 greatest problem, more k so than its waterloggsd script We missed &e ironic smirit the ssssssssses^How doeshafere in JTAtxf Wall he's on surer ground here playtogProtaomeeswwhocan
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        559 23  -  By\ Susan Tsang THE events of 9/11 may have shaken the US, but its effects on the film world were more far-reaching. Spiderman, which featured the twin towers, and Arnie's Collateral Damage, with a terrorist bombing, had to be doctored. The Sidewalks of New York, where
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        730 24  -  Sanuk Thai exemplifies the evergreen draws of Thai cuisine with hearty fare at reasonable prices. ui-hoom tucks in CHEAH UI-HOON GET the basics of Thai cuisine right, and you'll have satisfied customers bringing their friends, families and boss's dog for meals, again and again. That's the evergreen, can't-get-tired-of-it
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        727 24  -  Renaissance Hotel's Dynasty Restaurant scores with its dim sum done with a twist By J Jaime Ee venturing to Kuala Lumpur on an eating foray is always exciting, especially for Singapore folk who get their kicks eating at roadside stalls kind of like food court escapees
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        363 24  -  By Corinne Kerk WHEN Pontini opened about two years ago at the Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel, it was pitched as a trendy, New York-style Italian trattoria accompanied by fine dining prices. Today, with a new chef firmly installed in the kitchen, Pontini is coming down a
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      306 18 mtvrric crossword ACROSS 29 Broad Russian river view (7) 20 Senator involved in treachery Mf TB~I B —l pH B —l R I f? i 1 Introduce dramaticaly? (5,4, Ci< but just for a apan (7) (7) ll j 4) 31 A state of constitutional 21 AMe man and a
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      225 22 The Business Times. Fnd«y, Aprll 5, 2002 ||§|lg ii&^K«l ViMp JWm» tWr '^nUtflHC'watt' MljHfteifl Mt T t "M wT M l" I ..y, w i I £fe® £^^Mfa ftk Stif _Af y I .f', Wf jf J&Sf &t rn $xW Wg /j» *tf&F jdr a J£vW9-s€r *ltm9mpf&! Arun Jin^J^c All
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      335 25 1.42 m TEUs in March fuelled by higher volumes across major markets [SINGAPORE] PSA Corporation had some good news to break last night It turned in its best monthly throughput figure for the past 17 months when it said its terminals
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        117 25 AFP IYLALUVU3TU*. KUSSISj A SmSU KUSSHD Ship crashed into a large Chinese cargo craft near South Korea's Island of UOynio, rescue service officials In Russia's fur easternphri ofyiadlmetoksstitLThe oommercial ship Vadim Popov, bound for Jspan with W passengers and 18 crew on board, collided wife
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        108 25 Xinhua fHKANGHAI] The Shanghai-baaed China Shipping Group has opened a shipping route linking the Keeißng Fort of Taiwan with the weet coast of the United States. Five container ships each with a capacity 0f5,500 to 5,700 containers have been put into operation on the marine route,
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        78 25 Dow Jones [BERLIN] Germsn ship equipment makers and travel agents will complain against Carnival Corp's (CCL) possible takeover of PAO Princess Crates (POO, Financial TtnmDmtachkmd reports, citing industry sources. The companies, fearing the strength of a combined entity, will register their complaint with the European Union
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        100 25 AFP [UEiJiHU] Authorities are inveitiistlng the cause of an oil tanker collision in Shanghai wfrlchlsftooe vessel sunk and a person missing. The collision took place on Sunday when a freighter veered out of control and bumped into a dock an the Huangpu River in
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      522 25 Positive outlook may mean an upgrade of AP Moeller's prospects Reuters [COPENHAGEN] Danish group Maersk Sealand, the world's biggest shipping line, said yesterday it expected freight rates to rise this year, raising the possibility of an upgrade to parent AP Moeller's
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      65 25 [SINGAPORE] A visitor looks at a model of the RMS Titanic during an exhibition at Belfast's City Hall, Northern Ireland. Ninety years ago, the famous ocean liner slipped from her moorings at the Belfast shipyard to embark on her doomed maiden voyage on April 2,1912 only to
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      290 25 Reuters [BOMBAY] The deregulation of India's crude oil market, which took effect on Monday, would have no impact on the local shipping market for years, according to P K Srivastava, president of the Indian Shipowners Association. Speaking at the release
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      147 25 AF [HONOLULU] Hawaii's largest harbour was shut down for more than three hours after two bomb-sniffing dogs alerted handlers to suspicious boxes waiting to be loaded on a cruise ship. No explosives were found. A security company was checking
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      794 26  -  ADMIRALTY CASEBOOK By Selva Kumar AN Australian court has rejected a claim for salvage payment by a shipboard officer for saving his vessel from a possible explosion on the basis that what he did was part of his duties as
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        759 35 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Marine Oil Ltd. shows price range* in US dollars instead at single prices for a more comprehensive description at the market Prices shown are baaed on averagesised stem. Market movements are indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and the individual
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        353 36 Taiwan may follow the Taiwan-Macau air accord model': report AFP [TAIPEI] Taiwan and Hong Kong will break a deadlock in aviation talks and reach a new agreement for flights on the so-called "golden route" before the end of June, a report
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        202 36 Bloomberg [SEOUL] Korean Air, the country's largest carrier, said it returned to an operating profit in the first two months of this year from a loss in the same period of 2001, helped by an increase in travel demand. The Seoul-based carrier posted a 36.2
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        314 36 AP [CLARK ECONOMIC ZONE, Philippines] President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo yesterday inaugurated the United Parcel Service's Asia-Pacific hub at the former US Clark Air Base. Atlanta-based UPS invested about US$3OO million for the hub, including aircraft and a 2,136 square metre facility, officials said.
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          89 36 Reuters [BRUSSELS] Virgin Express said its looses narrowed in the fourth quarter as the no-friUs airline's cost-cutting measures took effect. Virgin, based in Brussels but controlled by British entrepreneur Richard Branson, said in a statement its fourth-quarter loss was US$O.O7 p«r American Depositary Receipt (ADR), narrower
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          85 36 Dow Jones (AMSTERDAM] KLM Royal Dutch Airlines NV (KLM) could be a likely candidate for the Sky Team alliance, which includes US airline Delta Air Lines, Dt refcgnaqf reports. The Sky Team alliance includes Air France, Alitalia, Aeromexico, Czech Airlines and Korean Air. A
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        232 36 Dow Jones [COLOMBO] Sri Lanka will allow domestic passenger flights to resume between Colombo and the northern Jaffna peninsula amid improving peace prospects, the government said yesterday. Government spokesman G L Pieris told a news conference that the move was also prompted
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        297 36 Bloomberg [AMSTERDAM] KLM Royal Dutch Airlines NV said March passenger traffic fell less than in the previous month as demand for air travel rebounded from a decline after the Sept 11 terrorist attacks on the US. March passenger traffic fell 2 per
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        323 36 They will contribute US$66O million worth of parts over 20 years Bloomberg [TOKYO] Airbus SAS said four Japanese companies, including Sumitomo Metal Industries Ltd, have agreed to supply the world's sec-ond-biggest aircraft maker with US$65O million of parts over 20 years for
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        223 36 AFP [WARSAW] The Polish government has decided that national airline LOT will join the international airline group Star Alliance led by Germany's Lufthansa, newspapers yesterday reported. "The treasury ministry has decided to have LOT apply to join the Star Alliance," wrote the
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