The Business Times, 12 August 2002

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    15 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 010/03/2002 Internet: http://business-times.asial .com.sg SINGAPORE MONDAY, AUGUST 12, 2002 85C
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    65 1 STOCK MARKET INDICES Week Change STI 1,486.81 -23.08 SIMSCl FITl'RE-185.80 -2.10 KLSECOMP 723.18 +3.65 NIKKEI 9,999.79 +290.13 HANG SENG 10.014.06 +22.34 SET INDEX 367.07 -3.39 JAKARTA COMP_450i4 -6.08 .MAMLA U02.37 -16.70 TAIPEI WPI 4,***** -69.45 SEOl'LCOMP 692.45 -8.23 SHENZHEN B 242.74 -147 AIST .ALL ORD-3,052.80 +50.00 DOW JONES
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    63 1 FOREX RATES US$ 8$ L"S$ (S$ per I'SS) 1.768 £(US$.SSper£)_ 1.533 1710 EURO(US$/SS/E). 0.970 1.715 YEN 120.8 88.30 RM 3.800 2.149 HKS 7.800 4.412 BAHT 4146 24.02 RIPIAH 9.003 5,092 PRIME SATES SINGAPORE* J>2r, KUALA LUMPUR 6.40 HONGKONG 5.125 JAKARTA 39.00 TAIPEI 6.625 TOKYO 1.375 SEOUL 9jja FRANKFURT 3i5
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    Lock icon Wall St will breathe easier after Aug 14: analysts
    1014 1  -  They see end of bad news after disclosure deadline as paving way for a return of confidence From Andrew Marks in New York WITH just two days to go before the Aug 14 amnesty deadline for CEOs to disclose past corporate
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    Lock icon The downside to S'pore's higher growth forecast
    650 1  -  COMMEMTART Projections here are being raised but so are the risks of a faltering US recovery, says Vlkram Wi«nn« Vikram Khanna INGAPORE got a nice birthday present on the eve of National Day, when Prime Mink j ister Goh Chok Tong revealed that
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    Lock icon S'poreans divest US$1.3b of US investments
    615 1  -  BTia'JJIIL-U'/J Growth of US investments abroad also slowed to 7% worldwide in 2001 By Chuang Peck Ming [SINGAPORE] Singaporeans like other Asians have scaled back the huge investments they pumped into industries in the United States in recent years. An economic slump at home
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    Lock icon Banking shakeup is taxing ingenuity of property managers
    593 1  -  New bank premises most be fonnd, and old ones most be pnt to new nse By Andrea Tan (SINGAPORE] So your favourite bank branch closed. But what happened to it and the other 136 branches that have shut since merger mania struck
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      194 1 INSIDE BizlT New PacNet service may spark broadband war? Pg is Paul Chan: What S'pore startups can leam from Google. Pg 16 Top Stories BW Strong turnout at sbowflats despite ghost month. Pgs Bank deposit guarantee puts Koizumi in a fix. Pg 12 China Focus: Restaurant chain Thai Village eyeing
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      42 1 A look back at 8 months of corporate infamy, Next Page n—1 Why Asian markets |"TS Neither Cathay How SPH/SIA underperform US? nor pilots will win warrant works r w f R Sivanithy Pg 4 Audrey Tan, Pg 7 p g 3
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      Lock icon Construction sector leaner with new rules
      678 2  -  Consolidation has produced a more balanced industry By 1 Vince Chong [SINGAPORE] The Singapore construction industry is now leaner and meaner, thanks to the revised Contractors Registration System that finally came into effect on July 1. The revised registration system was aimed at helping
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      Lock icon A look back at 8 months of corporate infamy
      377 2 SINCE the Enron scandal broke late last year, more than 20 major American companies have either admitted wrongdoing or are under investigation for their accounting practices, earnings statements, or mistreatment of investors. Here's a chronology: Jimry: SEC probes Kmart's accounting after
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      Lock icon Analysts hedge bets on whether Fed will cut rates
      369 2 Most think there is no justification now for a reduction AFP Bloomberg ANALYSTS are hedging their bets against heavy market speculation that the US Federal Reserve may cut interest rates tomorrow to avert the threat of a double dip recession. Despite
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      8 2 US running out of economic options, Pg 10
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  • SINGAPORE companies
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      Lock icon C K Tang chief doesn't rule out buying store
      744 3  -  Sale of Orchard store is one way for retailer to break out of high-interest loan deal By Kalpana Rashiwala TANG Wee Sung has not ruled out buying over C K Tang's Orchard Road store from the lossmaking listed retailer. In an
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      Lock icon How the SPH/SIA warrant works
      799 3  -  HOCK.fW?y^i R Sivanithy THERE'S a new warrant that's been trading in the local stock market for about two weeks which links the shares of SPH and SIA. It goes by the rather daunting name of Relative Out-perfor-mance Call warrant with Knock-out, or Rock for short,
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  • SINGAPORE markets
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      319 4 OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES Aug 8 VALUE CLOSE BTOe/OS 378.00 +21.00 BTCMN -*****.00 -76.00 BT 10-day MA *****.00 38.00 M-SG EqaitiM 400.11 -1.34 SGEjaftfesOKt 116.69 -2.71 1290.59 11.85 SG Prop 397.33 -4.91 MSC1 Singapore 185.07 -1.16 SMSCtFatam 185.80 +0.10 Volume 415.886,000 GoWlron 5c 52,137.000 I^'- ,Slc it <9.725.000 J>*€T«15c 38,693.000 Datacraft
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      Lock icon CityDev seen as a good play on future economic recovery
      273 4  -  a**u>wr 111 HWHMH III' I IHIlH HOT STOCK/ WARRANT By Ven Sreenivasan CITY Developments is invariably among the top picks in the universe of Singapore property stocks. And with good reason. It is a company which boasts positive cashflow, an
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      Lock icon Why does Asia still underperform US?
      778 4  -  BT STOCKS r. sivanithy A LITTLE over five years ago. Thailand devalued its currency and sparked off contagion fears that pummelled all regional currencies and swept regional stock markets to their all-time lows. After much soul-searching by mainly Western experts investors were then told
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      Lock icon Asian currencies weaken against greenback
      673 4 Gains in US share prices, hopes of Fed rate cnt push yen down to 7-week low AFP [HONG KONG] Most currencies in the region weakened against the US dollar in the past week, with the yen briefly reaching a seven-week low. Japan was expecting little
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      118 4 ♦THAKRAL Corporation will hold its AGM on Aug 26 at 11.30 am at Indiana Room, Level 4, Raffles City Convention Centre ♦QIAN Hu Corporation will hold its EGM on Aug 22 at 11am at 71 Jalan Lekar. ♦WING Tai Holdings announced the formation of a Remuneration Committee with
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    Lock icon UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
    3643 4 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS Am Amro Asset Mgt (S'pore) Star Europe Eqty! A 0 624/ Star Europe Bd 1 05V Star Europe Bal 0 821/ Star Asian Tiger Eqty a. 0681/ Star Asia Bond 1.253/ Star Asia Balanced 0817/ Star Global Technology Fund!** 015V Star Bhv Finance Japan Fund!** 0673/ Star
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      Lock icon Strong turnout at showflats despite ghost month
      397 5  -  Bat homebnyers were not keen to commit yet, preferring to wait for more launches By Vince Chong HOMEBUYERS' turnout at showflats remained strong in the first weekend of the Hungry Ghost Month this year with agents and consultants attributing this to impending changes
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      Lock icon IDEAglobal still wary, despite strong July PMI
      292 5  -  EYE By Vince Chong RESEARCH house IDEAglobal remains cautious about Singapore's economic growth for 2002, despite encouraging figures from the latest closely-watched Purchasing Managers' Index. While the rising PMI numbers last month appear to back the government's latest revised economic growth forecast figures
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      Lock icon Clear Channel finishes upgrading 600 bus shelters
      450 5  -  By Vince Chong INTERNATIONAL media giant Clear Channel has completed the upgrading of 600 bus shelters and is on its way to replacing about 2,200 older ones by the end of next year. For its troubles. Clear Channel will get to collect advertising
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      Lock icon Deferment period in ElderShield necessary
      313 6  -  Chong Kok Peng, Joseph Chong New Independent Independent Financial Advisers Singapore WE refer to the letter "Baffling provision in Elder Shield" by Tow Yin (Mailbag, Aug 5). Before we explain why there is a deferment period for ElderShield, we would like to highlight the difference
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      Lock icon Directors must have moral courage
      117 6  -  Hwang Soo Jin Singapore l KtAU with interest Ang Hao Yao's letter "Give independent directors more powers" (Mailbag, Aug 7). While there is perhaps a case in pressing for proportionate board representation according to the ratio between majority and minority stakeholders, what is more important
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      Lock icon Review land use around train stations
      125 6  -  Nigel Yeung Singapore I REFER to your report 'LTA shelves plan for HQ building in surprise move' (BT, Aug 7). I congratulate the Land Transport Authority's decision to save the taxpayer $500 million. More money could be saved by moving to cheaper rental office/commercial
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      Lock icon Insurance agents struggling to survive
      121 6  -  Peter Leong Chee Tong Singapore I REFER to the report "Price war brewing in insurance industry" (BT, Aug 8). I hope the authorities who make the decisions realise that selling insurance products is fraught with stress and heartaches. Also, they should realise how much effort
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      Lock icon PIE diversion does not affect traffic
      210 6  -  Han Liang Yuan Senior manager Corporate communications Land Transport Authority WE refer to Chionh Chye Kit's letter "Roadworks distort LTA traffic review" (Mailbag. Aug 5). Before revising the Electronic Road Pricing rates at the PIE/Adam Road gan try, we had measured the average travel
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      Lock icon Criteria for power users
      122 6  -  Angela Soo Senior officer (Corporate communications) Energy Market Authority WE refer to the report "Aug move seen for new rules for power market" (BT, Aug 5). The report mentioned that "once the green light is given for the new market rules, the next segment up for
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      Lock icon Who wins if Cathay pilots strike?
      730 7  -  BT HK STOCKS A strike will hurt HK's economy and provoke calls to end protection for the airline audrey tan HERE is an incongruous fact: At a time when eco nomic growth is stag nant and unemployment is climbing, the union representing Cathay Pacific's
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      Lock icon Petronas in talks to license its car engine to Hyundai
      310 7 KUALA LUMPUR Bat it prefers Proton to use engine developed by its Swiss unit: report PETROLIAM Nasional Bhd (Petronas) is discussing with Hyundai Motor Co the sale of the rights to use and manufacture the engine developed by its subsidiary,
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      Lock icon China taxman targets showbiz stars
      123 7 AFP [BEIJING] Chinese showbiz celebrities are paying dearly after tax authorities started focusing on their stellar salaries, state media reported yesterday. In one district of Beijing alone, 47 stars from show business paid 4.3 million yuan (*****,100) in taxes on incomes totalling 15.6 million yuan
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      Lock icon Arroyo's plans to raise spending come under fire
      425 8 MANILA Critics fear ballooning deficit in revised 2003 Budget plans will pat off markets and donors AFP PHILIPPINE President Gloria Arroyo plans to go on a pre-election spending spree to prop up growth despite a ballooning Budget deficit which has cast doubts
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      Lock icon Taiwan won't be intimidated: Chen
      229 8 TAIPEI He calls on island to unite bnt doesn't repeat tough talk Reuters PRESIDENT Chen Shuibian yesterday said Taiwan will not be intimidated by China, calling on the selfruled island to unite, a week after infuriating Beijing by backing the idea of a vote on
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      Lock icon Indian scientists claim prime number breakthrough
      295 8 NEW DELHI AP INDIAN computer scientists said on Friday they have solved a mathematical problem that has eluded researchers for 2,200 years and could be crucial in improving computer configurations. A three-member team of scientists at the Indian Institute of Technology in Kanpur say
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      Lock icon Irregularities hold up Everbright Bank IPO
      462 9 SHANGHAI Report says Chinese bank misstated earnings and dodged taxes Bloomberg EVERBRIGHT Bank of China, controlled by China's Cabinet, delayed a planned share sale after authorities discovered the lender had misstated earnings and dodged taxes, the 21st Century Business Herald reported. China's Ministry of
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      Lock icon Indian petroleum deregulation hit
      434 9 NEW DELHI Petrol station allotment scandal delays moves to open np sector Dow Jones Newswires THE scandal that has erupted in India over alleged corruption in the state allotment of gas stations is likely to delay further deregulation of the country's petroleum sector. Last week, the
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      Lock icon US life insurers' risks in ailing firms put at US$23b
      283 10 NEW YORK Reuters US life insurers have about US$23 billion in investment exposure to troubled companies like World Com and Enron that have recently defaulted or are having credit problems, Moody's Investors Service said on Friday. The exposure was almost
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      Lock icon US running out of economic options
      587 10 WASHINGTON Policy makers not likely to cat rates, will rely on talking the economy up LAT-WP FEDERAL Reserve policymakers and a White Houseselected roster of experts convene half a continent apart this week to respond to a sputtering economy, troubling financial signals from abroad
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      Lock icon US faces US$157b budget deficit this fiscal year
      278 10 WASHINGTON Reuters THE US federal budget is headed for a deficit of US$l57 billion this year. Congress' non-partisan fiscal watchdog estimated on Friday. The latest report illustrates the sharp reversal in the nation's fiscal position as tax revenues plunged. After 10 months
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      Lock icon HypoVereinsbank wants to buy Commerzbank: report
      194 10 AFP [BERLIN] HypoVereinsbank, Germany's second biggest bank, wants to buy Commerzbank, the country's fourth largest, the newspaper Welt am Sonntag said last Friday. The newspaper quoted sources close to both banks, renewing speculation about a link-up between the two. It said talks had been
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      Lock icon Truth about CEO perks often buried in the books
      485 10 NEW YORK AP IMAGINE making millions of dollars a year and still getting the company to pick up the tab for a US$6,OOO shower curtain. And that is just the start. How about jaunts around the world on company planes, luxurious
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      Lock icon Prince Charles to launch country clothing range
      194 10 MLONDON Reuters BRITAIN'S Prince Charles, lover of all things natural, will launch his own range of country clothing to help revive the rural economy, the Sunday Times reported. The royal fashion label will only use wool supplied by British sheep farmers and the
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      Lock icon Gold rises on hopes of Fed rate cut
      902 11 COMMODITY Weeklyßoundup AFP (LONDON) Gold prices rode up above US$3lO an ounce last week on talk of buying by an Australian producer and speculation that policymakers at the US Federal Reserve might cut interest rates this week. Base metals prices slid to
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      Lock icon Bank deposit guarantee puts Koizumi in a fix
      781 12  -  Ending guarantees may lead to banking crisis; backing ont sparks charges of abandoning reforms Fnnn Anthony Rowley in Tokyo AS Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi prepares to retreat from his pledge to eliminate blanket guarantees on bank deposits, he is being accused
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      Lock icon Brazil to get US$3b loan from World Bank, IDB
      268 12 WASHINGTON Bloomberg BRAZIL will receive US$3 billion from the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) on top of the US$3O billion provided by the International Monetary Fund. Enrique Iglesias, president of the IDB, called the IMF loan last Wednesday
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      Lock icon Largest US banks' net income down by 9% in Q2
      262 12 WASHINGTON Reuters COMBINED net income for the 25 largest US banks fell by more than 9 per cent in the second quarter, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC) said. Income totalled U5514.73 billion in the second quarter. down from U5516.20
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      Lock icon Goldman Sachs may apply for commercial banking licence
      427 13 NEW YORK It'll then be able to offer bank accounts and other services to wealthy clients Reuters TAKING the lead from rivals Merrill Lynch Co and Morgan Stanley, Wall Street firm Goldman Sachs Group plans to apply for a commercial banking licence.
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      Lock icon House panel to summon Salomon documents on WorldCom IPO
      264 13 Dow Jones Newswires Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] A US House of Representatives committee plans to subpoena information from Citigroup's Salomon Smith Barney to see if the firm favoured World Com executives with sales of initial public stock. The House Financial Services Committee is
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    Lock icon FINANCE & COMMODITIES
    1188 11 FINANCE COMMODITIES Week ended: August S SINGAPORE GOVERNMENT SECURITIES INDICATIVE PRICES AMP frkt ImCMpM UalarttT C-t TIM Mi Iff TwCwm Maturity Co* YTM BM Off.r 7YR 3.000 01-NOV-02 M*****02 1.06% 0.649% 100.46 100.56 7 YR 4.375 15-0ct-05 N798I00A 1.83% 1.80% 107.85 107 95 5YR 4.125 01-Feb-03 N*****0T 0.92% 0.719% 101.56
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    1529 11 SI COM FUTURES Aug8 RUBBER Futures (Closing prices) RSSt(Scents/kg) Close Volume Open Montri Low Sett (tonnes) Interest Sep02 I 147.50 T Oct 02 148.25 Ho* 02 148.25 Oec 02 146.25 RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Volume Open Mo<rt>l Nj9j* Low Sett (tonnes) Interest S«P02 84.00 1350 Oct 02 85.00 82.00
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    Lock icon BROKERS' RECOMMENDATIONS
    1367 12 Compiled by Thomson Financial I/B/E/S The stock recommendation is the average of all the recommendations submitted by analysts following the stock. There is a total of 29 brokers submitting recommendations but not every stock is followed by all the 29 brokers Their recommendations are placed on a 1
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    969 12 W oek ended,: Aug S Stock am* *n Oow Chang* Stack Mm* MR Oom Chang* 0 48 4200 -0 000 HafSteolSOr OH 1790 +0010 CapitaLand 1.12 1 430 -0 040 OCBC 9 16 ***** 0 300 Chart ScnaCond 26c 1 18 2 700 -0 100 OUf 0.59 7050 *0.200
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      Lock icon Thai Village goes one better
      1036 14  -  Having won over high-spending restaurant customers in China, Thai Village is now eyeing a bigger harvest through franchising. Loh Bui Yin reports F thprp ic nnp Cinoonnra Loh Hui Yin IF there is one Singapore company that's already reaping handsome dividends from the nouveau riche
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      Lock icon Temporary homes while you explore China market
      635 14  -  Reports by Loh Hui Yin FROM his new office at Ocean Towers in Shanghai, Sims Teo has a bird's eye view of the bustling Chinese city. It is also the place where the businessman, co-owner of Krislite, a company which manufactures and markets
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      Lock icon EDB to tap China market with office in Shanghai
      428 14 YET another Singapore agency has set up an office in Shanghai to tap the China market. This time, it is the Economic Development Board, which wants to persuade high-tech Chinese firms to commercialise their technologies in Singapore. The EDB's move comes
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      833 15  -  It could spur more price cuts, lure more dial-up users to opt for broadband, and entice service providers to offer more innovative applications, amgela tan reports ANGELA TAN WITH Pacific Internet having entered the borderlines of broadband with its new Web Acceleration Service,
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      91 15 AFP IBEIJING) A Chinese company in Shanghai is planning to invest US$l.2 billion to build a computer chip factory in Beijing, state media said on Saturday. The Zhongxin International Integrated Circuit Company plans to make 8inch silicon transistor boards in the factory, which
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      898 16  -  IT INFOTECH The dotcom's rise to profitability Is a study in disciplined execution of business strategies paul chan Anyone who has not come across Google has probably never logged on to the Net. By all accounts, this search engine is now the most
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        79 16 SINGAPORE-BASED Corporate Travel Services Pte Ltd said it is now offering TMO (travel management online) —an online travel management solution for companies. "Interfaced with the Amadeus Global Distribution System, key features of this Net-based booking engine include policy compliant bookings, an inbuilt approval process, inventory and
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        Lock icon IWOW's modem available in China
        75 16 SINGAPORE'S iWOW Connections Pte Ltd said its USB-compatible iTegno WM1080A GPRS Modem is now available in China. "It's the world's first USB-compatible GPRS modem," iWOW's CEO Lee Yao Chiang said. "With GPRS, users need only pay for the amount of data exchanged, allowing wireless Internet
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        69 16 PACIFIC Internet said it has set up its office in Kuala Lumpur, headed by Lim Hock Koon, managing director of PacNet's Malaysia operations. "Corporate services available from PacNet Malaysia include leased line, integrated services digital network, virtual private network, roaming, e-mail outsourcing and hosting services," Mr
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        57 16 KAMPUNGNET, the first Singapore Muslim Community pag® launched in 1995, has been revamped and relaunched as a portal at www.kampungnet.com.sg for the mainstream Singapore Muslim community. "The relaunch aims to address the manifold challenges now facing the Muslim community, both locally and globally," said Abdul Rahman, managing
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        Lock icon Polaris opens centre here
        55 16 INDIA'S Polaris Software Lab Ltd opened its first BCC (business continuity centre) in Singapore last week. "Polaris' development centres will be connected to our Singapore BCC through a dedicated private link," the company said. "The circuit will be exclusively used for replicating data to the server
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        Lock icon Genovate, Seneca College tie-up
        48 16 SINGAPORE-BASED Genovate Solutions has tied up with Toronto's Seneca College to offer bioinformatics training for students in Singapore and the region. As part of the deal, the Seneca College Centre for Bioinformatics Studies will be set up and administered by Genovate, the company said.
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        Lock icon PeopleSoft's deal with SCV
        53 16 NASDAQ-LISTED PeopleSoft Inc said Singapore Cable Vision (SCV) has completed an intensive implementation of PeopleSoft 8 Financials. "This solution delivers SCV timely access to critical information, clear-cut audit trails, smooth and accurate report generation and enhanced workflow planning," PeopleSoft said. "This will allow SCV to streamline
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        44 16 A BILINGUAL "6th Internet Commerce Conference Strategise today for success tomorrow" will be held on Thursday at Suntec City. It is organised by the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce Industry and the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore. For details, fax *****605.
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        36 16  -  Compiled by] Raju Chellam A SEMINAR on "Building an online marketplace" will be held on Aug 22 at the DBS Auditorium. It is organised by WorldPay. For details, e-mail vindy.kaur aasiapac worldpay.com.
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      Lock icon MMS-enabled Nokia phone debuts in Singapore
      536 16  -  It also incorporates a digital camera, colour display and photo albnm By Rachel Ong MOVE over SMS. The new MMS (multimedia messaging service) is here. And it's available on a phone that's smaller than a PDA and also lets you take and transmit colour
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      340 16 Dijkstra's algorithm is now widely used in GPS NYT [NEW YORK] Edsger Wybe Dijkstra, whose contributions to the mathematical logic that underlies computer programs and OS (operating systems) make him one of the intellectual giants of the field, died on Aug 5 at his
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      472 16  -  They will see only mild growth over the next two years study ify Angela Tan TELECOMMUNICATION companies banking on IP (Internet Protocol) services such as VoIP (Voice over IP) and Video-over-IP to restore strong growth to the battered telecom industry should
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      Lock icon Sharp drop in S'pore PDA sales in Q2 2002
      388 16  -  By Raju Chellam SALES of handheld computers or PDAs (personal digital assistants) fell a sharp 28 per cent in Q2 2002 from the previous quarter despite price drops and new models being rushed to market, according to a study by Gartner
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      Lock icon Tough fight for Singapore firms in China
      318 16  -  mail Andrew Wee International Ops Mgr MEI Project Engineers PteLtd THIS refers to the article, "China's WTO entry likely to open up huge infocomm opportunities" (BizlT, July 29). While China remains an untapped market where Singapore firms will focus their attention, it's unlikely
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      81 16  -  Magdalen Lo Head. Corporate Communications Singapore Technologies Electronics Ltd THIS refers to the feature. "How ST Electronics turns R&D to profit" (BizlT, Aug 5). We would like to clarify that ST Elect did not install the ERP (Electronic Road Pricing) system. This did come
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      Lock icon Japanese see red over new ID system
      624 17 Juki Net a violation of individual rights, say opponents AP [TOKYO] Ever since their computerised ID system switched on a few days ago, Japanese citizens have dropped out in droves from what many resent as a "big brother" monitoring of the people. The
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      269 17 Reuters [LONDON] The British government dismissed as "utter drivel" a claim by one of the country's top journalists that officials may have hacked into the computers of the BBC to spy on reports before they were aired. John Simpson, world affairs editor of the
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      226 17 Bloomberg [ARMONK, New York] IBM Corp, facing its worst sales slump in a decade, is trying to make factories and services more efficient by using the same automation that helped IBM slash the cost of building PCs. The company turned to
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      Lock icon Palm shares cap 2-wk rout
      86 17 Bloomberg [MILPITAS, California] Palm Inc shares dropped 20 per cent, capping a twoweek rout, as investors sold the top maker of handheld computers before it is bumped from S&P's index of the 500 biggest US companies. Palm fell 16 US cents to 66 US cents
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      575 18  -  say It centralises business computing workloads and helps reduce costs rocco sta maria OT too long ago, the speed with which I business was conI ducted depended on B the speed of delivery I vans, cargo trucks, I ships and airplanes. 1 Today, making
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        44 18 CREATIVE Technology has unveiled its new Web camera. Called WebCam Pro (right), it costs $99, offers VGA (640 by 480 pixel) video resolution and XGA (1,024 by 768 pixel) still-image resolution, and supports USB 1.1. For details, visit http://asia.creative.com.
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        246 18 HEWLETT-PACKARD has launched five new inkjet printers and three new scanners. The details: Deskjet 3420: This printer costs $149, offers 2,400 by 1,200 dpi (dots per inch) print resolution, prints lOppm (pages per minute) in black and Bppm in colour, and comes with 768
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        44 18 EASTMAN Kodak has announced its new DCS series digital camera targeted at professionals. The DCS Pro Back 645 costs U5511,995, weighs 770 grams. offers up to 16-megapixel image resolution, and comes with a colour LCD display. For details, visit www.kodak.com.sg.
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        51 18 HOMEGROWN iOM Pte Ltd has unveiled "'Retailigence", an end-to-end solution for retail management. It includes wholesaling, merchandising, purchasing and integration to financial and accounting systems. Prices start at $2,000 per POS terminal for front office and $25,000 for 10 users for back office. For details, fax
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        Lock icon Epson's three new printers
        113 18 EPSON Singapore has debuted three new printers under its Stylus brand. The details: Photo 2100 (right): This desktop printer costs $1,649, offers 2,880 by 1,440 dpi resolution, prints 7.4ppm in black and colour, and comes with seven colour ink cartridges. Pro 7600: This large format printer
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        45 18 ADOBE Systems is ready with its Acrobat Reader software for mobile phones running on the Symbian operating system. It lets users view Adobe Portable Document Format (pdf) files on data-enabled mobile phones. You can download the software free from www.adobe.com/symbianbeta.
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        56 18  -  Compiled by Leo Kee Chye NEC Singapore has introduced its new 42-inch Plasma TV monitor (below) which can also be used with PCs under its PlasmaSync brand. The 42MP4 costs $12,888, weighs 29.5 kg, offers XGA (1,024 by 768 pixel) resolution, and comes with a
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      286 19 Contributed by Simpson Spence Young THE dry bulk sector has remained active. Vessels sold for further trading BULK CARRIERS; Dooyang Hope: 69,734 tdw bit 88 Imabari reported sold region U556,500,000 to Greek buyers. Free Beta: 69,201 tdw bit 11/84 Mitsui reported sold region U556,400,000 to China buyers. Jag
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      Lock icon Japan Coast Guard vessel to be deployed in region
      478 19  -  BTrTTarmm Vessel taking part in joint exercise with Brunei, anti-piracy patrols By Donald Urquhart [SINGAPORE) A Japanese Coast Guard vessel has arrived in South-east Asian waters in what observers believe may be the first time Japan is deploying a vessel for
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      Lock icon Back off, West Coast dock worker unions tell White House
      489 19  -  Political backing encouraging lines to stall wage talks, they say By Beth Jinks [SINGAPORE] West Coast dock worker unions have reacted angrily to White House intervention in labour talks, lashing out against threats to block any strike or slowdown action.
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      Lock icon Hyundai Merchant sells unit for US$1.5b
      364 19 Wilh Wilhelmsen now world's largest car-carrier Reuters [SEOULJ South Korea's Hyundai Merchant Marine, which ships autos. gas and oil, and other products, signed a US$l.5 billion deal last Saturday to sell its autocarrier unit to a venture led by Norway's Wilh Wilhelmsen. The deal
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      Lock icon ITF replaces Manila office with inspectorate
      193 19  -  Froth Alec Almazan in Manilu THE International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) announced the closure of its ITF-Flag of Convenience office in Manila to be replaced by a Philippine inspectorate office. The restructuring of ITF's repre sentation in the Philippines underscores the shift in its
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      35 19 \^Z CA f TL R° n^ kerS U 'V Ch l he Royal Navy 5 stricken air defence destroyer HMS Nottingham being towed stern first into Port Hunter beside AFP
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      Lock icon TBT confusion for owners
      821 20  -  DOCKYARD -By David Hughes THE long and hard fought debate over banning the use of organotin (TBT) antifoulings on ships ended last October when the International Maritime Organisation adopted the Anti-Foul-ing Systems Convention (AFSC). The AFSC stipulates that TBT based hull coatings may not be applied
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        831 29 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Ma rine Oil Ltd, shows price ranges in US dollars instead of single prices for a more comprehensive description of the market Prices shown are based on average sized stem Market movements are indi cated The Cockett Bunker Price Index change
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        Lock icon Asian airlines leading industry's climb out of slump
        726 30 They have smart capacity management, lower fnel costs to thank Dow Jones Newswires [SYDNEY] Asian airlines have got the jump on their US competitors, with profits resuming an upward trajectory and grounded planes returning to service to meet increasing demand. Whether the
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        Lock icon Eurowings' new budget airline to be called German Wings: report
        199 30 AFP [FRANKFURT] The German regional carrier Eurowings has chosen "German Wings" as the brand name for its new low-fare airline, the business daily Handelsblatt reported, quoting industry insiders. The newspaper said in its Friday edition that Eurowings declined to comment
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        Lock icon Air China banned from flying B747-200 to Busan
        240 30 Dow Jones Newswires [SEOUL] Air China has been banned from flying Boeing 747-200 to Busan, the same type of plane that crashed near the South Korean city in April, killing 122 people, the South Korean government said yesterday. "We notified Air China
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        322 30 Low-cost carrier badly hit by staff rostering problems Bloomberg [LONDON] easy Jet pic said it's planning to scrap "a few daily flights" after staffing problems caused Europe's No 1 low-cost carrier to can-, eel 28 services last month. The airline, which attracted 61
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          104 30 Dow Jones Newswires IHONO KONG] Air cargo volumes in July soared 28.8 per cent on year as exports increased to Hong Kong's major trading markets, the Airport Authority said. The most notable increase in cargo tonnage came from cargo exports to North America, which rose
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          Lock icon JAL, JAS to offer China discounts
          78 30 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Japan Airlines, Asia's largest carrier, and Japan Air System will offer discounts on Japan-China routes when the companies merge in October, the carriers said in a release. The merged airline, to be called Japan Airlines System Corp, will offer discounts of as
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          73 30 Reuters U I [NEW YORK] Delta Air Lines is in talks with Continental Airlines and Northwest Airlines about a code-share agreement, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the matter. The talks are in response to a recent pact between United Airlines and US
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        Lock icon BA launches inquiry into suspected 747 fire
        279 30 Flight 16 flew back to Sydney minntes after departure AP [SYDNEY] Australia's transportation safety group has begun an investigation into a suspected small fire in the cargo hold of a British Airways 747, which forced the plane to return to Sydney minutes after
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