The Business Times, 17 April 2002

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    15 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 010/03/2002 85$ SINGAPORE •ntornot. nttp://business-times.asial .com.sg WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 2002
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    Lock icon MARKET SUMMARY
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    Lock icon SGX probes Dayen's dizzy IPO gains
    796 1  -  Stock could be cornered, SIAS warns investors By 1 R. Sivanithy, Serena Ng [SINGAPORE] The Singapore Exchange has launched a probe into the frenzied trading of justlisted Dayen Environmental amid accusations of a "cornered" market and an official complaint from the Securities Investors' Association
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    Lock icon Fraud at BoA: country ops head resigns
    494 1  -  hi lexclusive EngeneHengUkes responsibility tor two ex-employees By i Conrad Raj [SINGAPORE] The country operations head of Bank of America Singapore, Eugene Heng, has resigned following the discovery that two former staff had siphoned funds from the dormant accounts of deceased customers. Mr
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    Lock icon Match or beat HK's tax rates, S'pore expats urge
    580 1  -  Group also calls for simpler ta» procedures and tax exemption for overseas income Prom. Audrey Tan in Hong Kong CUT Singapore's tax rates to match or beat Hong Kong's, and make tax procedures simpler. These are among the recommendations from the
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    Lock icon Dow surges 176 points at noon EST, Nasdaq up 49
    120 1 AP [NEW YORK] Better-than-expected earnings from General Motors and Texas Instruments gave stocks a sharp boost yesterday, having renewed investors' faith in an economic turnaround. Also helping was a slew of data, pointing to low inflation and better industrial growth.
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    Lock icon AMK condo site draws strong bids
    594 1  -  By] Kalpana Rashiwala [SINGAPORE] Despite buyers' uncertainty caused by the impending changes to Central Provident Fund rules on housing, developers showed their confidence in a hotly contested tender for an Ang Mo Kio condominium site in yesterday. The 20,000 sq metre site drew a
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      132 1 DB 'rSl} Kxto Monty Brokers muscle in on unit trust turf, m Buck Pijt v %'M '<■■ I Top Stortes UOB set to close 1 20 branches soon, f P§ 3 Cattex pumps up prices for all grades. Rg 7 r HP-Compaq merger vote under cMI, criminal probe. Hutchison sells
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      27 1 US consumer prices up just 0.3% in March, Pg 16 111 II II I I II II II I I Should You Buy, Sell, Wait Or Hold?
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    • ON THE grapevine
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        Lock icon Bullish bullshit
        195 2 BARRON'S March 18 issue featured an article by a freelance writer criticising TV news channel CNBC for always featuring bullish analysts and for not questioning the quality of the research. The writer examined CNBC's Jan 23 programme in the US and claimed that of the 24 guests featured
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      Lock icon Leave politics aside, focus on business: Rafidah
      513 2  -  Minister urges Malaysian Singapore businesses cooperate Froml Diana Oon Abdullah in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIAN and Singaporean businessmen should make plans for cross-border investments based on business considerations, without worrying about political disagreements between the two governments, Malaysia's Minister of International Trade and Industry
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      Lock icon DBS Vickers may lose a quarter of its remisiers
      833 2  -  lliere are plans to send protest letter to management Byy Ven Sreenivasan [SINGAPORE] DBS Vickers is facing an exodus of remisiers as a quarter of its total remisier force are planning to leave following its decision to move their online clients
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      Lock icon STI tracker fund starts trading today
      381 2  -  Initial $32m raised; mm new units to be created to boost liquidity By Serena Ng [SINGAPORE] The Straits Times Index exchange-traded tracker fund, streetTRACKS, can be bought by retail investors from today, alter raising an initial $32 million which will be listed in new
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      144 2 •i. t :v <"• P U r S Reputation impeccable. Balance sheet strong. V But there's more to it. Boss .'v.. I Jin 1 4 .9 life u ■gg||| 4-- The name of your company may travel far and wide but your office space is your emblem. Yes, your interior
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  • SINGAPORE companies
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      Lock icon UOB set to close 20 branches soon
      440 3  -  Branches make np a fifth of its network; they are expected to go by Q3 By l Quak Hiang Whai THE consolidation of the local banking industry continues to hit the grassroots as United Overseas Bank (UOB) will soon close about one fifth
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      Lock icon Getting S$ into global currency settlement loop
      409 3  -  Singapore's 3 banks form company to achieve this By' Tang Weng Fai SINGAPORE'S three banks will spend more than $65 million by this year-end to bring the Sing dollar into the global currency trading and settlement system run by CLS Bank International (CLS
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      Lock icon Trek sees double-digit profit rise in FY2002
      199 3  -  Byi Geraldine Lor SESDAQ-LISTED engineering solutions provider Trek 2000 International said yesterday that it expects a doubledigit growth in net profit this year. The economic downturn last year also forced the company to rethink its previously announced revenue target of $500 million by
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      Lock icon Contractor Neo Corp set for reverse takeover of Presscrete
      339 3 A BACKDOOR listing for Neo Corp is finally in sight and could take effect later this year, after the firm said yesterday it has entered into an acquisition agreement with lossmaking engineering and construction firm Presscrete Holdings. Its announcement came about
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      Lock icon HSBC counts OCBC as key rival in performance measure
      451 4  -  OCBC included in peer group of 9 mostly foreign banks as benchmark By I Siow Li Sen HSBC Holdings Pic regards OCBC Bank as a key competitor in Singapore and has included it among a peer group of nine banks to
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    • Article
      Lock icon How should bankers be paid?
      870 4  -  lock siew quak hiang whai HOW much should bankers be paid? Or, perhaps, the more pertinent question is: how should bankers be paid? Should billion-dollar entities like banks adopt a more transparent and scientific method to reward top management or should they rely more on
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      Lock icon DBS Vickers buys 3 million Seksun shares
      390 5  -  Purchase in line with its 'outperform' call on firm By Loh Hui Yin PUTTING its money where its mouth is, DBS Vickers Securities has shelled out $2.76 million for three million shares in metal components manufacturer Seksun Corporation. DBS Vickers, which initiated coverage
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      Lock icon Creative launches new MP3 player
      267 5  -  By] Leo Kee Chye CREATIVE Technology yesterday unveiled a new version of its portable digital music player in a bid to strengthen its lead in the audio digital market. Called Nomad Jukebox 3, the MP3 player is the industry's first to offer up to 98
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      Lock icon KLW's future hinges on talks with banks: auditors
      290 5  -  By Serena Ng THE future of Sesdaq-listed KLW Holdings lies in the hands of its lenders, according to a report by the door maker's auditors which was released yesterday by the company. KLW's accountants said the firm's continuation as a going concern
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    • COMPANY Briefs
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        Lock icon Virgin Atlantic in positive Ebitda
        72 5 Dow Jones Newswires UK-BASED Virgin group chairman Richard Branson said in Melbourne yesterday that the company's airline unit, Virgin Atlantic, doesn't require fresh funding from 49-per-cent shareholder Singapore Airlines. Mr Branson told reporters that load factors have stabilised since Jan 1 and Virgin Atlantic has
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        Lock icon Virgin Mobile Australia needs A$60m
        62 5 Dow Jones Newswires VIRGIN Mobile in Australia needs an additional As6o million (5158.4 million) in capital from its joint venture partners over 18 months to turn cash flow positive, the Australian Financial Review reported yesterday. The As6o million investment will be split between Optus, a
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        Lock icon KepCorp sets two new directors
        53 5 KEPPEL Corp said it has appointed Tony Chew Leong-Chee and Lee Tsao Yuan as non-executive directors. Both Mr Chew and Dr Lee were directors of Keppel Capital Holdings before it was sold in August last year. Dr Lee still sits on the board of Keppel
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      1447 4 II I I OVIRMAS UNION ■NTIRPfUSI LIMITED I I I (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) I II NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING I I HEREBY GIVEN that an EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Company w« I be held at Mandarin Singapore, Mandarin Court D. 4th Floor. Main Tower. 333
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      209 4 URGENT MEMO Date: 17 April 2002 Dear RE: SECRETARIES' WEEK (22 -26 Apr) I HUNKS IN TRUNKS AT PHOENIX GARDEN CAFE my week! 1 Would you with me the Phoenix Garden The secretaries in other departments are already making their way there 1 They have your favourite roti prata. As
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  • SINGAPORE markets
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      286 6 OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES Apr 16 VALUE CLOSE WMWI -81.00 +230.00 «TC*Pt -*****.00 >187.00 T10-d«rMA -*****.00 *8.00 NmMW 466.18 +4.07 MBpa—Bwt 164.01 +4.78 1570.17 +3.93 Wp*nftip 432.18 >4.58 *WWw» 222.10 +2.00 ta ct Yifcwn DajjanSc 72.347.CXX) 00 55.692.000 35.770.000 £ya Hk£s 10c 29.063.000 Integra 5c....... 28.232.000 Food Empire 5c 21,997 000
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      Lock icon Blue chips and penny stocks in two-tier play
      779 6  -  STOCKS r. sivanithy THE Singapore stock market has undergone a clear polarisation over the past three years blue chips on one end, penny stocks on the other, and little else in between. Today's session illustrated this two-tier market perfectly with both segments
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      Lock icon Yen rises as investors dismiss S&P downgrade
      961 6 Move was widely expected and so had little impact on the Japanese currency AFP Bloomberg [TOKYO] The yen was higher against the dollar in late Tokyo trading yesterday on exporter-demand as investors dismissed a move by Standard Poor's (S&P) to cut Japan's credit
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    Lock icon UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
    2502 6 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS CtiBond Spore A/S 1207/ GtiBond Spore B/$ 1.232/ Oti Money Sing DollarCIassB 10*02/ A8N Amn> Aawt Mgt (S'pore) Oti Parvfurope Equrty Fund 11» Star Europe Eqty!* 0 787/ CitiSetect Asia Tilt Balanced 1* Star Europe Bd 0.968/ CitiSetect Asia Tilt Growth 125/ Star Europe Bal 0.875/ CitiSetect
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  • SINGAPORE news
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      Lock icon Professional services to lead pay rises in '02: survey
      384 7  -  Projected pay rise across the board is 3.4%, lower than in 'OL Watson Wyatt By. Anna Teo PROFESSIONAL services like consulting and executive search firms are expected to lead pay increases this year with a projected hike of 4.1 per cent,
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      Lock icon Caltex pumps up prices for all grades
      301 7  -  It cites global price pressures; others mom on their plana By Christopher Tan RISKING a drop in sales. Caltex yesterday became the lone oil company here to raise pump prices just a month after the last increase. All the other players have not
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      Lock icon Property sales slow before Budget
      332 7 WEEKEND property sales have dwindled to single file where they saw double-digit sales only less than a month ago. Consultants and developers reported that property sales and launches have hit the brakes in the last two to three weeks, due to both pre-Budget sentiment as
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    • NEWS Roundup
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        Lock icon CPL opens Seoul serviced apartments
        79 7 C E NTRE POINT Properties yesterday officially opened its first five-star serviced residence in Seoul. The 213-unit Fraser Suites Serviced Residences at Rodamco Place has achieved 25 per cent occupancy to date. Dutch property fund Rodamco Asia owns 75 per cent of the property while
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        Lock icon SingPost's new postal oode helpline
        82 7 SINGAPORE Post and speech-recognition systems specialist Speech Works International Inc yesterday launched the speech-enabled "Postal Code Helpline". The helpline is an automated system that offers the public access to more than 122,000 postal codes island-wide. The general public can ask for the 6-digit postal code
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      Lock icon Expect pre-GST hike retail surge: ABN Amro
      521 8  -  =M=l on the economy taxes Similar binge in consumption took place in 1994, when GST was introduced By Chuang Peck Ming AS in 1994, when the Goods and Services Tax was first introduced, a hike in the GST to 5 per cent will
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      Lock icon Raffles Hotel to have new GM soon
      261 8  -  By} Vince Chong RAFFLES Holdings (RH) flagship Raffles Hotel is slated to appoint its second general manager within a year. This was confirmed by Jennie Chua, president and chief operating officer of RH hotel management arm, Raffles International, yesterday. She also confirmed reports
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      Lock icon US should wrap up trade deal with S'pore: think tank
      480 8  -  Heritage Foundation feels this would help to strengthen their defence relationship By Chuang Peck Ming THE influential Heritage Foundation has lent its voice to calling for an early wrap-up of a United StatesSingapore free trade pact. "To reinforce US leadership
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      Lock icon FEO wins big at BCA awards
      285 8 BIG property developers and listed companies dominated the show at the Building and Construction Authority Awards 2002 yesterday. Far East Organization (FEO) was the biggest winner, bagging six Construction Excellence Awards (CEA) for its projects this year, including four certificates of merit. Other winners
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      143 7 rYDr^TJ "DF* Simple, and healthy. UKL/iIAKi/ Taste the delicate combination of CAFE ingredients as the Orchard Hotel Singapore brings to you authentic Vietnamese cuisine at its best from 10-21 April 2002. Immerse in the gracious Vietnamese hospitality. 'Tastes of Vietnam' is available at the Orchard Cafe for lunch and dinner
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      916 8 <afl toll-free ISOQ 8822 /Baafl rtcraits#«ffc fg Jp toaco COSCO INVESTMENT (SINGAPORE) LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company will be held at Marina Mandarin Singapore, 6 Raffles Boulevard, Orion 2-4 Level 2,
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      316 8 In the Mattel of the Componies Act (Chapter 50) And In the Matter of Seng Chin Food Product* Pte lid (In Creditor*' Voluntary Liquidation) Extract ol the minute* at the Extraordinary General Meeting of member* of SENG CHIN FOOD PRODUCTS PTE LTD convened and held at Singapore Exchange 20 Ceal
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      112 8 IH THE MOW COURT Of THE REPWUCOfSHWPfIC Compentei WVvSng-up No aoooee o< 2002 j In tea Matter of the Companiee Act, Chapter 50 AND kittwlMtvofOAYANG CONSTRUCTION I BOMSWQPTELTD (Registration No. *****M87G) NOTICE Of WINDING LIP OBPfR In the matter of OAYANG CONSTRUCTION 4 BJGfCERNG PTC LTD Windmg Up Order made
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      166 8 FATT FAn INVESTMENTS PTE LTD (In Members' Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE Of FINAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN (hot the Final General Meeting of the obovenamed Company will be held at 10 Co#yer Quay, #11-01 Ocean IvUng, Singapore *****5 on 17 May 2002 at 10.00 a.m. for the following purposes 1.
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      658 8 IN THE MATTER Of THE COMPANIES ACT, CA* SO AND IN THE MATTER Of TRIMEX LIGHTINGS MANUFACTURING PTE LTD (In Creditor*' Voluntary liquidation) NOTICE Of RESOLUTIONS A» the Extroordmory Gdwol Meeting of the Member* of the Company held at 10 Joo Kaon Cretcent Singapore *****2 ond iKm Meeting of the
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  • MAIL bag
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      Lock icon Grant longer land leases where possible
      407 9  -  Goh Tiam Lock Managing director Lock Property Consultants Pte Ltd I REFER to your article "Duration-pegged development charges under study" by Kalpana Rashiwala (BT, April 9) and applaud the government for its attempt at "making Singapore a great place to live, work and play",
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      Lock icon What's up with Singapore banks?
      78 9  -  N Grandhi I REFER to your article "Deutsche Bank sees STI hitting 1,940" (BT, April 3). Deutsche Bank Singapore says rising interest rates lead to more profits for banks in Singapore while in Australia, many fund managers are recommending a reduce/sell on bank stocks for
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      Lock icon Way to a healthy retirement
      642 9  -  Mark Myerson Director i-Beneflxs Pte Ltd I REFER to the article "Call for relook at pension plan framework" (BT, April 13). It is really strange that Singapore has about the highest savings rate in the world and yet all the experts say we have a
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      97 9 We welcome letters. E-mail us at btietterQsph. com.sg or fax us at 6319-8277, or write to: The Business Times, SPH HQ, 1000 Toa Payoh North, Podium Level 3, Singapore3l3994. We need your lull name, address and telephone number, so we can verify it came from you. Please use temperate language,
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  • EDITORAL & opinion
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      Lock icon Beijing opts for realism in its global ties
      776 10  -  111 Wm t s i 1 bottom line OPINION frank ching The writer is a Hong Kong-based journalist and commentator THE April 9 launch of the United States Congressional Taiwan Caucus, which already includes 85 members of the House of Representatives, is
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      91 10 'If s what I dreamed of as a kid. I have been fortunate enough to live out my dreams.' -H»r Weeds after capturing his seventh major golf title and winning the Masters by three strokes over US Open champion Retief Goosen of South Africa. 'Our focus is
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      Lock icon Japan faces angry workers
      593 10 EDITORIAL AMONG what economists term the "factors of production" labour has declined dramatically in influence relative to capital over the past decade as the globalisation of production has diminished workers' power to dictate terms to employers. Nowhere are these changes more apparent than in Japan, where
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      Lock icon Will auditor rotation prevent future Enrons?
      1449 10  -  Where there is mOnsta and an innate lack ef integrity and courage, no rotation tr legislation will be sufficient By] Kala Anandarajah The writer is executive partner, Rajah A Tann, and author of' Corporate Governance —A Practical Approach, 2001' (Published by Butterworths Asia) IS
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      288 10 =i OVERSEAS UNION ENTERPRISE LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING IS HEREBY the Thrty-rwith Annual General Meeting of Qiereaai Union Entarprlee Lotted be heidjrt_Mendarin Singapore Mandarin Court D. 4th Floor. Main Towr. 333 Orchard Road. Singapore *****7. on Friday, 10 May. 2002 at 9.30
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  • REGIONAL news
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      Lock icon Francis Yeoh jumpstarts Sentul property project
      430 11  -  Development at former KL railway station site will have 7,000 flats From] Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIAN tycoon Francis Yeoh of YTL Corporation has embarked on another multi-billion ringgit project with his trademark motto providing world class services at Third World prices. He
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    • NOTEBook
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        Lock icon Petronas options open on Preton
        66 11 Dow Jones Newswires (KUALA LUMPUR] Bhd (Petronas) yesterday said it is keeping its "options open" on what to do with its remaining OtoroobilNasionalßhd, orProtozLlnastatesuiit, a Pntraa— piwkwijwwu said Petronas chairman a government-owned investment arm Khazanah Nasional Bhd "At no time did (Azizan) say that Petronas
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        Lock icon Pertamina pretax oil, gas profit up
        74 11 Bloomberg [JAKARTA] Pertamina, Indonesia's state oil company, said pretax profit from oil and gas production rose to 9.19 billion rupiah (StU million) last year from 6.71 billion rupiah in the nine-month fiscal year that ended December9ooo. In9ool, Pertamina pumped each day 106*270 barrels of
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        Lock icon M'sia's Feb manufacturing sales feĺ
        64 11 Dow Jones Newswires [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaria's manufacturing sales in February fell as expected due mainly to more holidays in the month because of the Chinese New Year celebrations. The Department of Statistics yesterday said manufacturing sales in the month dropped 16.3 per cent year on
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        Lock icon MAS deoltnes TRI oƒer for building
        65 11 AFX [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian Airline System Bhd has turned down an oflwr from Technology Resources Industries Bhd (TRI) to buy one of its buildings, Malaysia's Bustrms Ttmm repot ted, quoting a source from the airline. The source added that TRI proposed buying the building
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        Lock icon Gusmao wins E. Timor polls
        55 11 AFP Timor] Independence hero Xanana Gusmao has won East Timor's first presidential election, figures released yesterday by election officials show. The officials released figures from 12 of the territory's 13 voting districts showing Mr Gusmao with a total 0f250,615 votes to 57,536 for his sole
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        Lock icon Pertamina eyes close PetroChina ties
        38 11 Reuters {JAKARTA] Indonesian state oil company ftrtamina, while expressing shock at losing its bid to buy Devon Energy's loctf assets, said yeeterday it was ready fir cioeer ties with the socceeaAil bidder PetroChina.—Radars
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        Lock icon Police may nab Tommy's lawyers
        101 11 AFX (JAKARTA] Police may arrest defence lawyers for allegedly bribing wltnessss to lie daring the trial of Tommy Suharto on murder and Illegal weapons charges, die Dmtekcom news portal reported Police on Sunday arreeted Rahmat Hidayat, a former eecurity guard at an apartment block allegedly
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      Lock icon Sports Toto says tax cut request has strong merit
      273 11 KUALA LUMPUR It pays duties and levies of 2L5% of sales compared with 12% paid by rival Taqjong Bloomberg BERJAYA Sports Toto Bhd, Malaysia's No 2 lottery company by sales, said its appeal for a cut in betting duties has "strong
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      Lock icon TRI redeems US$494m bonds
      216 11 KUALA LUMPUR Ita]MpajsßML4b to settle Celcom's loan facilities Reuters MALAYSIAN cellular firm Technology Resources Industries said yesterday it had paid U*****.76 million to redeem a euro-bond it defaulted on in 1999. The firm said it also paid RM1.48 billion (Ss7lo million) to settle its mobile network
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      Lock icon Ibra puts 4 bidders on Niaga shortlist
      271 12 JAKARTA Winner of 51% stake expected to be named in third week of Jnne Reuters THE Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (Ibra) said yesterday it has shortlisted four bidders for a 51 per cent stake in mediumsized PT Bank Niaga, including the Australia and
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      Lock icon Thailand plans to build its own Hollywood in Bangkok
      140 12 BANGKOK AFP PLANS to build a major film production complex are afoot in the Thai capital, which could see Bangkok emerge as South-east Asia's Hollywood, government officials said yesterday. The Industrial Estate Commission (lEC) is considering a feasibility study for a
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    • ASIA Notes
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        Lock icon Indian state banks hit by strike
        55 12 Bloomberg I India and otiwgowrnmem-owned lenders joineda i: wortf jipnl^ operations, the onions said. Bond market and foreign-exchange transactions worth 306 Million rupees (517.3 billion) were delayed by the one-day walkout to protest government plans to sell shares In rtnmfnfaia afrit makA tt «««l«r<hr
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        Lock icon Taiwan seeks FTA with US
        73 12 AFP rTAIPEII Taiwan was seeking to sign a trade agreement with the US to beef up its competitiveoßii as a new member of the World Trade Organization, it was reported yesterday. Economic authorities had made the US, Taiwan's leading trade partner, the priority nation for
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      187 13 HONGKONG HUTCHISON-PRICELINE Ltd, a venture between Hong Kong bUlionaire Li Ka-shing's Hutchison Whampoa Ltd and Priceline.com Inc, said it has acquired 25 airlines and 8,000 hotels as partners for its travel website. »v The venture offers a mul-ti-language website for trav--jejlers who can name
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        45 16 Bloomberg [REDMOND, Washington] Technology spending will reach US$l.4 trillion In 2006, Microeoft says in a report yeatorday to officials from 70 nations. The study, commissioned by Microsoft, estimates that non-UStax rgvann*frww —lwrrfVnup.im alone hit US$34 billion In 9001.—Bloomberg
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      396 16 WASHINGTON Bloomberg Reuters US consumer prices rose less than expected in March as a surge in energy costs did little to push up other prices. The 0.3 per cent increase in the consumer price index, the most widely followed gauge of
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      455 18 SAN FRANCISCO Inquiries focus on reports that HP pressured Northern Trust, Deutsche LAT-WP FEDERAL investigators have opened civil and criminal inquiries into reports that Hewlett-Packard Co might have pressured Deutsche Bank and Northern Trust Corp improperly to vote in favour of the computer
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      261 19 VOLKSWAGEN unveiled on Monday a concept car that covers 100 km on less than one litre of fuel—making it more than three times more frugal than today's most fuel-efficient cars. The cigar-shaped twoseater, weighing only 290 kg or one-third of what a small production car weighs
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      660 19  -  comment MOTORING S'porean car lovers know it costs more to take taxis christopher tan LIKE people in all corners of the world. Singaporeans love their cars. Perhaps more so, going by the amount they pay for their set of wheels. The average Singaporean motorist
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      426 19  -  aUMBBSB* Car buyers disappear into the woodwork as COE prices soar, but a correction is expected Mrapartsby Christopher Tan NOT unexpectedly, the motor belts of Leng Kee and Übi have been a tad quiet over the last two weekends. Shoppers applied
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      210 19 PRIVATELY owned truck distributor Triangle Auto has secured the dealership for Opel commercial vehicles, ending the exclusivity of government-linked Opel agent ST Kinetics. Triangle Auto, which represents Isuzu, will now also sell the Opel Combo a two-box light van that resembles the successful
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        100 19 VOLKSWAGEN has signed a 90-year extension to its Joint venture with Shanghai Volkswagen Automotive Co. The first contract fcr theVW joint venture in Shanghai was concluded in 1984 with a term of 2S years until aooe. Volkswagen has a 50 per cent share in
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        108 19 THE General Insurance Association (GIA) has decided to rename the wxlaim discount (NCD) the "no-bhune discount". This is because the GIA said a driver who is not at fisult in an accident should not lose this discount, which can be as high as 80 per
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      1304 20  -  A hands-on attitude and hard work have helped VS Kumar create Singapore's largest domestic courier firm writes SDUMB ERASMUS SIMONE ERASMUS Thirty-eight- yearold V S Kumar is one big believer in the extended family. The founder of Network Express Courier Pte Ltd works
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      155 20  -  Simone Erasmus For Mr Knmar, staff welfare doesnt just mean medical coverage or added benefits. It also means taking an active interest tai the lives of your staff; and the kind of respect that few bosses give. The stags hehastaksn to snsure a loyal, happy workforce mm
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      237 20 1963: Born on May 30. Mother was a housewife; father worked at the Port of Singapore Authorities, bringing home $500 a month to feed five schoolgoing children. 1962: Entered the courier industry as a dispatch personnel at the now-defunct LVP. Promoted to sales and
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      898 21  -  GENEVIEVE CUA checks out AXA Rosenberg's new equity fund that targets absolute returns GENEVIEVE CUA WHAT the Singapore unit trust market sorely lacks, says AXA Rosenberg business development director Nicholas Smith, is absolute return funds, where the fund manager sets out to achieve a consistent, positive return.
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      816 21  -  inside rrron By. Robert Halili The writer is managing director of Asia Insider. He is assisted by Ngia Soon Choi THE Singapore insider sentiment shot back into positive territory, closing up 22.3 points for the five days to April 15. The previous week, it closed
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      1162 22  -  OCBC and Phillip now offer Managed Accounts. GENEVIEVE CUA reports GENEVIEVE CUA STOCKBROKERS are muscling in on unit trust territory, tapping into what they see as a growing hunger for absolute return ftinds. OCBC Securities last year pioneered its Managed Account (MA), a
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      345 22  -  By i Genovieve Cua SNAPSHOTS ofOCBC Securities' Managed Account from the time it was launched provide an interesting insight into the house's view of the market. As of this week, for instance, the fund has a cash weighting of as much as 41 per cent—very high by unit
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      189 22 Henderson reveals why a balanced investment portfolio is as important as a balanced diet. Introducing the Henderson Global Balanced Fund An essential ingredient for a healthy portfolio. r ij X Th* Henderson Global Balanced Fund is more than included profit from our global strength under I balancinQ act. It provides
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      1321 23  -  Deciding when to make property purchases is a complex affair but with a buyers' market and low housing loan rates, now is the time to negotiate the best deal, says MICHAEL NG MICHAEL NG The writer is managing director of Hamptons International WE all know what
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      1277 24  -  Of all the property sectors, residential property remains the perennial favourite with investors given attractive returns over time and people's upgrading desires, terence tang and femc zhi wei look at the draws TERENCE TANG, FENG ZHI WEI Terence Tang is head of investment sales and Feng Zhi
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      881 25  -  While there might be a handful of en bloc sales this year, the heady days are unlikely to be repeated due to lack of choice plots and owners' pricing expectations, jeremy lake reckons JEREMY LAKE The writer is executive director of investment sales, CB Richard Ellis
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      1232 26  -  Budget is key consideration in shopping for new property and one should keep in mind that promotional schemes would have been factored into tne selling price, says peter ow PETER OW The writer is executive director (residential) cU Knight Frank NEW launches have seen keen interest in
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      825 28  -  While foreign banks have been actively promoting new housing loan packages in the past 6 months, local banks have not been idle, quak hiamc whai finds out. QUAK HIANG WHAI LOCAL banks have dominated the housing loan market ever since they entered the fray in a big
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      697 28  -  By ANNIE GOH The writer is director of auction at Chesterton International Property Consultancy WHENEVER the property market slows down, we see a buzz of activity at the auction houses, with bargain hunters on the prowl. For those new to the auction scene, here are the answers
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      836 32  -  Australia s experience shows that listed property trusts are attractive investments, promising high yields and with low risk, gregorygoodman GREGORY GOODMAN The writer is chief executive officer of Macquarie Goodman Group GOING by the Australian experience, real estate investment trusts (Reits), also known as listed property trusts, have
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      970 34  -  S'pore's move towards high-tech industries calls for changes to real estate planning and development, demmis yeo outlines key factors DENNIS YEO The writer is managing director of Colliers International' (Singapore) Pte Ltd'. *3 THE industrialisation of Singapore has been a great success; almost a fairy
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      228 39 Reuters THE Baltic Dry Index (BDD rose one point to 1,104, the Baltic Panamas Index (BPI) gained six points to 1,076, the Baltic Handymax Index (BHD firmed 17 points to 7,761 and die Baltic Capesize Index (BCD was down four points to 1,373. HUB CHWBh4Sea Azalea-(built 1999) 171,199
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      459 39  -  Step may have been taken to appease Bering's concern over its mainland port dominance By] Donald Urquhart [SINGAPORE] Hutchison Whampoa has been quietly selling off stakes in four of its Hong Kong and mainland Chinese container terminals, fuelling speculation that it may
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        64 39 [SINGAPORE] Royal Olympic Cruise Lines (ROC) will take delivery of its new test cruise strip Q(ympto Explorer in Hamburg in time for the European summer season after reaching an agreement with shipyard Blohm+Voss GMBH Like her sister ship Ofympia Vqpqger, which was delivered
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        86 39 AFP [NK w DELHI] The Indian Coast Guard aaid it brought to shore on Sunday an Indonesian-flagged merchant ship carrying 24 sailors that had been stranded in the Bay ofDaagal. Two coastguard ships towed to shore the 6,157-ton ship that went adrift after experiencing
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        90 39 [SINGAPORE] Norwegian-based ahip supplier Unitor ASA, part ofUnltor Group, has strongly denied claims that tt is defrauding the Philippine government of millions of pesos in unpaid taxes duties through the sate of maritime safety equipment without permit. Unitor links the to an ongoing legal dispute it
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      103 39 [SINGAPORE] OT Africa Line and sister company Delmas will move to a dedicated berth at Hesse Noord Natie's (HNN) Antwerp facilities. The dedicated berth at HNN's Churchill Dock South can handle containers, ro-ro, breakbulk, project cargo and cars with ample warehousing and
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      409 39  -  But country confident of good growth if insurance premiums stabilise By\ Beth Jinks in Colombo [SINGAPORE] War risk surcharges imposed on ships calling at Sri Lanka's ports have had a "disastrous" effect on the country's trade, but both the government and
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        168 49 April 28 Australia: Anzac Day Italy: Liberation Day Day Afrtl2» Japan: Greenery Day "M» Singapore: Labour Day China: Labour Day Germany: Labour Day Hong Kong: Labour Day Italy: Labour Day Norway: Labour Day Philippines: Labour Day Sweden: Labour Day France: Labour Day South Korea: Labour Day Taiwan: Labour
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        795 49 THIS report compiled by Cockett Mi rine Oil Ltd. shows price ranges In US dollars Instead of single prices for a more comprehensive description at the market Prices shown are based on averagesized stem. Market movements are indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price index change and the
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        613 50 cbdia crasb Seoul orders thorough checks of air, land and sea transport safety Reuters [KIMHAE, South Korea] The South Korean Cabinet has ordered thorough checks of air, land and sea transport safety as well as medical centres so the "World Cup and
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        400 50  -  Carrier has been expanding services in Asia By Grace Tan [SINGAPORE] Air France is optimistic about the prospects of the airline industry and has been stepping up its operations in Asia. "The worst is behind us for sure, we are expecting a
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        301 50 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which owned the World Trade Center, has made better progress than expected in recovering from the Sept 11 attack that levelled the complex, Moody's Investors Service said. The
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        281 50 AFP [MANILA] Emirates, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) flag carrier, will seek twice-daily flights from the Philippines to Dubai in upcoming bilateral aviation talks, the airline said. Emirates now flies six times a week between Manila and Dubai, the maximum allowed under the current
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        336 50 Northwest does not believe time is right to raise feres Reuters [CHICAGO] A bid by major US airlines to raise leisure fares and improve finances shaken by the Sept 11 attacks appears to have failed after Northwest Airlines Corp refused to
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          61 50 Reuters [MELBOITRNE] British airline Virgin Atlantic was again EBITDA (earnings before interest tax, depreciation and amortisation) positive, Virgin head Richard Branson said yesterday. "The market has stabilised and since January l load factors have really been very positive and we're back EBITDA positive,"Mr Branson said ar
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          64 50 Reuters iMANUAj Fnuippme Airlines (PAL) win post anet loss of 1.6-1.7 billion pesos in the fiscal year ending on March 31—better than expected due to a rebound in the travel industry, its chief said yesterday. PAL president Avelino Zapentasaid the privately owned, unlisted airline
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          78 50 Bloomberg [TAIPEI] China Airlines (CAL), Taiwan's largest airline, will post a pretax profit of about NT$BOO million (5541.8 million) in the first quarter, as improved economies spurred travel and airfreight demand. China Airlines spokesman Paul Wang confirmed an earlier report by the Central News Agency,
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      273 39 US airlines' bid to raise leisure fares fails Back Page STRAIT TALK Name and number, please MPage2 FAR EASTERN FREIGHT CONFERENCE (FEFC) ASIA WESTBOUND RATE AGREEMENT (AWRA) EASTBOUND MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT (EMA) MEDITERRANEAN RATE AGREEMENT (MRA) Increase In Banker Adjustment Factor (BAD Arising from the regular review. Member Lines of the
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