The Business Times, 22 October 2002

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    14 1 MITA (P) 010/03/2002 85C THE BUSINESS TIMES SINGAPORE ln>T.et: http://business-times.asial.com.sq TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2002
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  • Article
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    73 1 m 1,457.71 (-3.68) ST INDEX FUTURES M 6&00 (+1.00) STMSTC FUTURES 18L00 (-0.50) STOCK HAIXET DfDICES Monday Change KLSE COMP 652.41 +0.16 NIKKEI 226 -107.72 HANG SENG 9.570.36 -42.71 SET INDEX ***** +1.82 JAKARTA COMP +0M MANILA COMP .1,014.90 -12.77 TAIPEI WPI —.4,463.52 +5.36 SEOULCOMP 652.67 -iai2 SHENZHEN
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    61 1 FOBEX SATES USI ss USS(S$perUS$) 1.781 £fUS$/S$per£)_ 1£49 1758 EURO(USS/SS/E). 0J74 1.734 YEN 124J 70.1 RM 1800 1134 HK$ 7.799 4.379 BAHT 43.68 24J2 RUPIAH 9100 §,165 PBHGS SATES SINGAPORE* l_5io Kl'ALA LUMPUR 6.40 HONG KONG 5.125 JAKARTA 39.00 TAIPEI 6.825 TOKYO 1J76 SEOUL Qfis FRANKFURT 3io LONDON 4.00
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  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon Minorities of SembCorp Marine kill delisting plan
    1046 1  -  Votes just 1.2% short of what's needed to posh through SCI offer Byt Conrad Raj, Ven Sreenivasan [SINGAPORE] SembCorp Marine minorities yesterday killed parent SembCorp Industries' plan to take the marine group private in a surprise result which some say could have gone
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    Lock icon SET fines Thai units of Kim Eng, UOB Kay Hian
    571 1  -  They are penalised for breaking roles on commission rates From] Harish Mehta, Ven Sreenivasan in Singapore THE Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) has fined three broking firms Kim Eng Securities, UOB Kay Hian Securities and Seamico Securities for breaking commission
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    Lock icon Hedge fund's next stop for legendary trader
    1105 1  -  E: i ■exclusive James Loh, regarded as a trading god', hopes to put S'pore on global hedge fund map, says Stow U Sen Siow Li Sen AFTER raking in hundreds of millions of dollars for some of the world's top investment banks over
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    Lock icon 98 Holdings ups NatSteel bid to $2 a share
    683 1  -  Move comes amid talk Oei Hong Leong may tie np with MBO group Byi Conrad Raj [SINGAPORE] The Ong Beng Seng-led consortium has raised its offer for NatSteel Ltd from $1.93 to $2 a share, amid talk that major shareholder Oei
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      Lock icon Top 14 S'pore brands worth $7.6b
      542 2  -  Sing Tel likely to rank among top 100 global brands soon, says Th&rman Byi Audrey Tan [SINGAPOREJ The top 14 Singapore brands are together worth an estimated $7.6 billion, with at least one Singapore Telecommunications likely to make it to the top 100 global
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      Lock icon Outcome shows SIAS does not speak for all minorities
      750 2  -  lock siew wong wei kong THERE are three ways to look at the scuppering of SembCorp Industries' (SCI) plan to take SembCorp Marine (SCM) private: what it means for SCM shareholders, the impact on SCI, and the broader issue of minority
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    • ON THE grapevine
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        118 2 DON'T leave home without it. Especially when they're "holding back" from raising their interest rate to 24 per cent. American Express Cards sent one of our staffers a note illustrating how much in the way of savings were to be had by using its Balance Transfer
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        85 2 ITALY'S porn industry is outraged by a proposed tax it claims will bring the business to its knees and "hurt society's weakest members". Porn industry talent scout Riccardo Sicchi says the planned tax will hit "the poor, those in jail, the handicapped all those who
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  • SINGAPORE companies
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      Lock icon OCBC sharpens organisation
      433 3  -  Revamp aims to grow its customer base and product services, cot duplication Bu Angela Tan OCBC Bank yesterday unveiled a major organisational revamp which aims to grow its customer-base and product services as well as cut duplication across its overseas network, a move which will result in
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      Lock icon Osim Q3 profit doubles to $5m as sales go up by 64%
      325 3  -  By David Boey OSIM International said yesterday that profits for its third quarter ended September doubled to $5 million, buoyed by stronger sales from its five key markets in Asia and the good reception to its iMedic massage
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      Lock icon Hyflux in China supply and investment deal
      347 3  -  By David Boey HYFLUX Ltd, Singapore's largest listed water treatment company, announced yesterday it will supply processing equipment worth US$l5.4 million (5527.4 million) to an organic acid plant in China run by a joint venture firm called Sinolac (Singapore) Pte Ltd. The group
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      Lock icon Property fund in talks to buy Century Sq mall: sources
      483 3  -  Price for the suburban mall said to be about $220-230 m By] Kalpana Rashiwala A GRA-managed private property fund set up last year is in talks to buy Century Square Shopping Centre in Tampines for about $220-230 million from First
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      Lock icon Out of retirement into the hot seat at United Fiber
      875 5  -  Thrown suddenly into the top post, Sven Edstrom faces a Herculean task Byi Andrea Tan AT 63, most men are making retirement plans. Not Sven Edstrom of Singaporelisted United Fiber System. Barely a month ago, the Swede was thrown into
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    • COMPANY Briefs
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        Lock icon $66m hanking line for Dayen
        56 5 DA YEN Environmental has received a banking line of up to $66.2 million, including $30 million for foreign currency forward contracts, from United Overseas Bank to help finance the $62 million contract it recently won from the Public Utilities Board to build two turbine generators
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        Lock icon NatSteel Brasil divestment
        65 5 NATSTEEL Ltd has completed the divestment of its entire 66.8 per cent stake in NatSteel Brasil to Gerdau Participacoes and Gerdau GTL Spain. The transaction to divest Natsteel Brazil raised S$254 million, satisfying one of the conditions for both the management buyout offer by Natsteel president Ang
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        Lock icon GETC trading desks: strong response
        58 5 SINGAPORE Exchange Limited yesterday said it has received strong response for trading desks at its new Global Electronic Trading Centre (GETC). To date, 43 desks have been allocated to Corporate and Individual Members of SGX Derivatives Trading (SGX-DT). In addition, the exchange is processing about
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        Lock icon North 22 CFO resigns
        66 5 NORTH 22 Technology Services Group Limited has made changes to its board and compensation and nomination committees. It also said Ignatius Cheng Kwok Lap has resigned as chief financial officer yesterday but remains as adviser to the group. The company appointed Ho Nga Yee as his
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      Lock icon Health Mgt Int'l to raise $4.3m from rights issue
      270 5 LISTED healthcare group Health Management International, which is acquiring Capita Land's unit Premier Health Corp in Malaysia for RMI2 million (555.6 million), yesterday proposed a l-for-2 rights issue to raise net proceeds of $4.3 million. However, it said it could not
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      Lock icon People's Food gets HK listing nod
      227 5 CHINA'S biggest pork producer People's Food Holdings said yesterday it has received in-principle approval from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange for a dual primary listing. It also said it expects 2002 net profit to be at least 30 per cent higher at not less
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  • SINGAPORE markets
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      316 4 OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES Oct 21 VALUE CLOSE BTOMDS 425 00 +33.00 BT CADI -*****.00 -43.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 +43.00 AM-SG Eqwb** 380.47 -1.86 SG EimmUm Etect 118.50 -1.52 SGEmMMFII 1312.75 +4.50 SG Equities Prop 351.93 -6.28 MSCI Singapore 181.00 -0.50 SUSCI Fitaras 181.00 -0.50 Sftodu Voikam SemtoMw 10c 106,346,000
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      Lock icon SembCorp Marine plunge overdone: analysts
      303 4  -  HOT STOCK/ WARRANT Ven Sreenivasan IF there was one stock that grabbed the market's attention yesterday, it was SembCorp Marine (SCM). The company failed to get the required 75 per cent of minority shareholder support for a privatisation deal at $1.10 per share. And worse,
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      Lock icon Signs of fatigue after week-long rally
      688 4  -  l I comment STOCKS ven sreenivasan THE Singapore market started showing signs of fatigue yesterday following a week-long rally, with investors moving to lock in profits ahead of a slew of earnings news from the US. Stealing the limelight were two Te-masek-controlled privatisation candidates
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      Lock icon A$ attempts upside break in comeback
      564 4  -  =U comment CURRENCIES As, yen, NZ$ reportedly benefited from Moody's change in ratings larry wee THE Australian dollar topped gains against the greenback yesterday, while Asian units trimmed some of their recent losses versus the US currency. Most promising on the charts was the
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    Lock icon UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
    2975 4 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS Com Global Health Inde Fd 0 824/ Com Global Telecom Index Fd 0 38A Com Global Irrfotec Index Fd! 0 248/ AIM Aim Astet Mgt (S'pora) Com Global Ener» mde» Fd 0 828/ Star Europe BaM 3 o 608/ 0001 Global Travel Inden Fd 0654/ Star Europe
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      111 5 f*- v < v t OSIM INTERNATIONAL LTD Results Announcement For Nine Months Ended 30 September 2002 (these figures have not been audited) 30 September 2002 30 September 2001 change Turnover $173.6 m $123.5 m +41% Operating profit $26.7 m $14.1 m +89% Operating margin 15.4% 11.4% Pre-tax profit $15.4
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  • FOCUS property
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      Lock icon Low mortgage rates not always good
      672 6  -  11 comment PROPERTY In a deflationary period, rates and property prices fall while the real value of loans rises hurting homeowners lee han shih IF homeowners in Singapore were granted just one wish by a fairy godmother, they should ask for higher mortgage rates.
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      Lock icon Sophia Rd residential site for sale
      264 6 It is expected to fetch $7-Bm, or $306-350 psf of potential gross floor area PRIVATELY held medium-sized developer L&B Group is offering a smallish freehold site at Sophia Road for sale by private treaty, and is expected to fetch $7-8 million. At $7-8 million,
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      553 6 IN THE MATTER Of THE COMPANIES ACT (CHAPTER 50) AND IN THE MATTER Of SIE TRANSPORT SERVICES PTE LTD (IN CREDITORS' VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) Extract of Ihe minutes at the Extroordino f y General Meeting of members of Sit TRANSPORT SERVICES PTE LTD convened and held ot Singapore Exchange 20 Cecil
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      Lock icon Terms of trade in August worsens
      252 7  -  on the economy export prices By Eugene Low EXPORT prices fell more sharply than import prices in August, worsening Singapore's terms of trade. The export price index dipped 1.9 per cent year on year, latest figures from the Department of Statistics (DOS) show. Import
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      Lock icon Motivational ads to help jobless keep chin up
      189 7 THE Jobs Task Force yesterday launched a $2.8 million advertising campaign to help encourage and inspire the retrenched and unemployed in Singapore not to give up hope in their search for jobs. The advertisements, which will appear in newspapers and on television
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      Lock icon UOBAM launches GrowthPath funds
      466 7  -  Portfolios will be actively managed to match withdrawal timeframe By Genevieve Cua UOB ASSET Management (UOBAM) yesterday launched a series of funds with asset allocation actively managed according to when investors are expected to begin withdrawing or realising their money. At a joint press briefing with
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      Lock icon New category for guaranteed funds
      433 7  -  ILPs will also be honoured for first time at awards By I Serena Ng THE best-performing capital guaranteed or protected fund for this year will receive an award at the next Investment Fund Awards, under a new category. This is in consideration of the large
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      Lock icon MAS receives 'Regulator of the Year' accolade
      259 7 THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has been named "Regulator of the Year" by Asia Risk Magazine in its third annual Asia Risk Awards for Excellence. An article in the magazine's October issue says bankers dealing in the Singapore market hail MAS as
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  • EDITORIAL & opinion
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      Lock icon Taiwan and China play rivalry games
      810 8  -  bottom line OPINION frank ching The writer is a Hong Kong-based journalist and commentator FOR several decades, mainland China and Taiwan vied for international recognition as "China". Taiwan called itself the "Republic of China" or "Free China", as distinct from the "People's Republic of
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      30 8 'Organic is the gold standard for chemical-free food. We want consumers to know what they are eating.' -BkkardWQes Senior vice president of the US Environmental Working Group.
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      618 8 EDITORIAL JAFAJN'S priorities for economic cooperation with East Asia are beginning to come into sharper focus. Last week, the country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Mofa) unveiled its strategy for concluding free trade or economic partnership agreements with some or all of the 10 Asean member countries,
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      Lock icon Terrorism: Indonesia getting its act together
      1399 8  -  Action against cleric Bashir marks an important change in Jakarta's posititn W Yang Razali Kassim THE Oct 12 Bali bombing is not just Indonesia's tragedy. Some call it the region's equivalent of Sept 11. One clear outcome is that it has brought an end
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      Lock icon Chartered should follow spirit, not letter, of the law
      280 8  -  mHiEBI Denis Distant Singapore I REFER to the article "Disclosure compromised by waiver for Chartered" by Catherine Ong (Hock Lock Siew, Oct 18). I appeal to Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing to remember it is a government-linked company, and, as such, it should
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      Lock icon Make directors take exam on finance
      244 8  -  Ang Hao Yao Singapore I REFER to the recent discussion in the media regarding directors of listed companies. It is a common complaint among shareholders that some directors do not completely represent their interests. Shareholders in particular complain that when companies made overpriced acquisitions
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  • ESPLANADE festival
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      Lock icon Much ado about nonsense
      308 10  -  By\ Sangeetha Madhavan THE telescopic seating of the intimate Esplanade Recital Studio was withdrawn; replaced by chairs around low tables where audience members sat with cheap wine in plastic glasses, munching salted peanuts. There were no pretensions to high theatre here director, playwright and actress Selena
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      Lock icon Rabble rousing rocker from S Africa
      565 10  -  Expect songs with a message from Johnny Clegg, says KANNAN CHANDRAN WHEN Johnny Clegg hits the stage, singing, dancing, shivering and shaking, it's going to be an infectious vibe that promises to have the whole house rooting for his cause to spread the music
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      Lock icon A performance close to total theatre
      291 10  -  Through four anecdotes, Nnpi portrays effectively the exploitation of women through the ages By Gerald Chew KALAKSHETRA Manipur's latest work presented at the Asian Contemporary Theatre Festival is titled Nupi or "Woman" and was unapologetically direct and simple in its presentation. It began with
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      Lock icon Fin and Muckheap keep kids enthralled
      397 10  -  By Aaron Lye THEY say that whenever kids are involved, things can never ever go completely according to plan, and this certainly rings true with Australian puppet company Polyglot Puppet Theatre's double-bill children's offering at the Esplanade Fin and Muckheap. After all, the production
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      759 10 Cabaret—A Single Woman is on at the Esplanade Recital Studio Oct 25-26, Oct 31-Nov2. Tickets are sold out. Circular dated 22 October 2002 ATTENTION ULAR IS IMPORTANT AND SQUIRES YOUR IMMEDIATE I If you are in any doubt as to the action you should take, you should consult your I
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      11 10 Johnny Clegg performs today, at the Esplanade Concert Hall, at 7.30pm.
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  • REGIONAL news
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      Lock icon Analysts favour IJM, Sime Darby
      447 11 TERROR FALLOUT Infrastructure plays better bet than travel-related stocks, they say Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian investors may buy shares of IJM Corp, Sime Darby and other infrastructure stocks as they may perform better than companies that rely on consumer demand after the Oct 12 bombing
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    • NOTE Book
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        Lock icon Astra close to deal with creditors
        92 11 Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesian auto giant Astra International yesterday said it is close to a deal with creditors as it tries to restructure debts for a second time because it lacks the cash to pay loans maturing this year and next. Astra, 32 per cent
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        Lock icon Asian quarterly PC sales hit 6m units
        69 11 AFP [SINGAPORE] Sales of personal computers in Asia surged past six million units for the first time in the September quarter, a report from International Data Corp said yesterday. Preliminary IDC data showed demand in Asia outside of Japan grew 12 per cent
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        Lock icon Thai bonds not for local investors
        94 11 Bloomberg loanukokj Thailand won t allow local investors to participate in its planned US$l billion bond sale as it tries to ensure the issue will become a benchmark security from which the country's companies nan price future sales. Local investors, such as banks flush
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        Lock icon Q3 profit drops at two Thai banks
        69 11 AFP [BANGKOK] Bangkok Bank and Siam Commercial Bank yesterday said their profits dropped in the third quarter. Bangkok Bank said its net profits fell 7.9 per cent from a year earlier to 1.63 billion baht (5565.2 million) in the three months to September.
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      Lock icon Malaysia safe from terror threats: Abdullah
      244 11 He urges other countries not to cancel any planned events AP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's deputy leader assured foreign governments yesterday that his country was safe from terror threats, one day after Australia postponed a film festival and education fair here because of fears of
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      Lock icon Moiz scrapes through on MPHB deal
      279 11  -  He seals purchase with promise to pay RM22Bm on Oct 24 From Diana Oon Abdullah in Kuala Lumpur BUSINESSMAN Mohamed Moiz Jabir Mohamed Ali Moiz yesterday completed a long-delayed purchase of 32.76 per cent of listed property developer Bandar Raya Developments, with the promise
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      Lock icon HK jobless rate slips for second month to 7.4%
      393 12 HONGKONG But personal bankruptcies more than triple to 2,580 in Sept Bloomberg Reuters HONG Kong's jobless rate unexpectedly fell for a second month in September, suggesting a rise in exports and tourist arrivals may be easing the city's economic slump. Unemployment
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      Lock icon HK business phone lines fall for 8th month
      168 12 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Hie number of business phone lines installed in Hong Kong dropped for an eighth month in August as companies eliminate phone lines after firing workers. Hong Kong had 1.73 million company phone lines on Aug 31, compared with a
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      Lock icon Formula One to make China debut in 2004
      229 12 SHANGHAI AFP CHINA yesterday became the latest destination on the Grand Prix calendar after officials in Shanghai signed a deal with Formula One president Bernie Ecclestone, bringing the sport to the city from 2004. The eastern metropolis has won a seven-year contract
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  • REGION world
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      Lock icon China deals a boon for telecoms gear giants
      444 13 HONGKONG Motorola, Lucent, Nortel clinch huge CDMA network contracts there Reuters BATTERED telecoms equipment giants Motorola Inc, Lucent Technologies Inc and Nortel Networks have clinched deals worth hundreds of millions of dollars to upgrade a CDMAstandard cellular network in China, sources and
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      Lock icon US to drum up support against N Korea
      263 13 WASHINGTON LAT THE Bush administration hopes to persuade Asian allies to deprive North Korea of hard currency, other economic assistance and international goodwill until Pyongyang agrees to end the production of nuclear weapons and submit to arms inspections, US officials and analysts
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      480 15 WASHINGTON Low 1.4% growth sparks fears the economy may be hurt later on LATWP THE number of applications for US patents is barely growing, raising concern that a fall-off in innovation may hurt America's economy. Patent applications a key predictor of compelling
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      227 15 Bloomberg [WASHINGTON) Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Harvey Pitt faces a deepening political rift in his agency over who should lead a new accounting oversight board ahead of next Monday's deadline, sources said. Democratic SEC commissioners Harvey Goldschmid and Roel Campos back TIAA-CREF chairman John
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      514 16 LATEST HRII.I.II4^[J.m WASHINGTON Fourth straight drop again raises prospects of donble dip recession Bloomberg, AP THE index of leading economic indicators fell last month, signalling the US economy may stall through the first quarter of 2003. The Conference Board's index, designed to project
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      497 16 ZURICH Reuters SWISS Life's credibility took another blow yesterday ahead of a planned capital hike as the cashstrapped insurer restated first-half results to show a bigger net loss after finding it had miscalculated bond values. The embarrassing botch, the second earnings
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        63 16 Bloomberg [PARIS] SG Asset Management, the UK fund unit of Societe Generale SA has bid to buy Rothschild Asset Management, La LettredeL 'Expansion said. In September, the Rothschild Group said it might sell its pension and mutual fund units, which oversee a combined US$2O.6
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        61 16 Reuters [LONDON] Energy Minister Brian Wilson yesterday gave the go-ahead for two British companies to redevelop the nation's oldest offshore oilfield which was abandoned in the hostile North Sea 10 years ago. New oil is expected to flow from the field, now named Ardmore, towards
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        50 16 Reuters [LEXINGTON, Kentucky] Lexmark International Inc yesterday said third-quarter earnings rose 33 per cent, boosted by foreign currency translation gains and solid sales growth in its laser and inkjet products. It reported a profit of US$9O million, compared with US$7O million a year earlier. Reuters
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      241 16 LONDON Reuters BRITISH hedge-fund manager Man Group Pic bought derivatives broker GNI from South Africa-based financial services group Old Mutual Pic yesterday to create the world's largest independent futures broker. Man, which paid £100 million (***** million) for GNI, said last week it
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      668 17  -  Brokers attribute sharp rally to hedge funds covering bear positions From] Neil Behrmann in London INVESTORS, who have been whipsawed in the most volatile stock market conditions since the crash of October 1987 and the emerging country and hedge fund crises
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      248 17 LONDON Bloomberg, Reuters REUTERS Group pic has denied a report in the Sunday Times that it has chosen a new chairman to replace Christopher Hogg. "Reuters confirms that no such decision has been taken or is currently planned," the world's largest publicly-traded
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      1273 18  -  Nurturing expertise is crucial as some defence know-how cannot be bought, says David Boev David Boev rr H "live lu piUltfL I l Singapore's nationa interests against cur rent and anticipate< threats is complement ed by efforts to safe guard core competencies ■cies needed
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      312 18  -  By\ David Boey A LITTLE-known episode in the mid-1980s illustrates the innovative spirit and tenacity that drives Singapore's defence planners. Between July and October 1985, the Republic of Singapore Air Force lost four single-engine A-4SI Skyhawk fighter/bombers then the backbone of the RSAF's strike force
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      997 18 SembCorp z y Industries SEMBCORP INDUSTRIES LTD (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING 'fJSF*. G VEN that an Extraordinar y Genera' Meeting of SembCorp Industries Ltd (the "Company") will be held at The Theatrette, 60 Admiralty Road West, Singapore *****7 on November 13, 2002 at
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      806 19  -  By Audrey Tan IF Asian companies had established strong international brands, would their problems from the Asian financial crisis have been so severe? Writing in his book, Branding in Asia, brand creation expert Paul Temporal says that the answer may be "no". "International brands are a dime
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      2256 20  -  Brands clearly give companies a competitive edge, but how does one put a dollar value on them and gauge their power to drive future earnings? Interbrand s amdy milligan explains how Singapore's brand winners were picked ANDY MILLIGAN The writer is managing director of Inter brand
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      982 22 IE Singapore offers initiatives that can help local brands make their mark on the international stage WHAT makes Coca-Cola the real thing? Can one really tell the difference between Coca-Cola and brand X Cola? Does Burger King really just taste better? McDonald's fans
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      1221 24  -  Many countries, including the UK and Australia, have taken positive action to revitalise their national brands in recent years. What about Singapore? nigel smith finds out M* NIGEL SMITH The writer is managing director ofDIA Brand Consultants and president of the Designers Association Singapore TRADE
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      1326 26  -  The contribution that marketing makes to the bottom line can be demonstrated in statistical terms, laurent colard explains. LAURENT COLARD The writer is a manager at Accenture's marketing return on investment practice THE crisis affecting global media conglomerates is reflective of the downturn of the marketing
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      756 26 Our belief that 'Health is an attitude to life' is more than a corporate direction. It is a way of life. When customers buy our products, they are buying quality, with the assurance of reliability and trust. Branding is certainly very important. It creates the value
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      1366 27  -  How companies manage intangibles like brands and customer relations is hard to quantify. But a new study finds out who's best and worst at this job. kurt badenhausen reports KURT BADENHAUSEN THE string of accounting scandals that shattered Enron, World Com, Global Crossing and others caused billions
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      229 21 International Enterprise Singapore's (IE Singapore) IE Singapore congratulates the winners mission is to help Singapore-based companies grow of the Singapore Brand Award 2002... and internationalise successfully. We offer a wide Brand Company range of services in Singapore and overseas to help Asia Pacific Breweries Asia Pacific Breweries Limited companies venture
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      101 22 'vvt 1 -\-:v v 'i&i *>. fig* gli lawardo2 Singapore Brands Fraser and Neave Umited An ,nitiative by ,E Sin9apofe BUILDING BRANDS ODD COSTOMRDS LOVE Sine* 1883, FAN has boon progressively building a portfolio of brand* which our customers have grown up with and com* to trust. We will continue
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      268 23 osim) From local to global excellence TO WINNING Singapore Brand Award 2002, THE PASSION continues! FROM LOCAL TO GLOBAL |BRAND/*\o MOST VALUABLE IN SINGAPORE We started our journey, motivated bv i \W/\K L/ I y, uiiv dl ea Dy \I X W Our journey towards excellence means passion, driven by
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      232 27 J BRANDS' n THE SINGAPORE BRAND AWARD WINNER OF 2002 I This is one award we can say in all I earnestness, has our name written on it. I Forgive us. We re not blowing our trumpet. to help you meet the demands of modern living. I But we just
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      107 28 it« i ijW>jf 1"" c»a-*- ,r -7 y^ jfc 11 "S3 He WAIWIK M 121 ■H^BjUatfHpP^^^ M| ~*'ra7| ?;£y' It's not how many ideas you have. It's how many you make happen. Accenture congratulates Great Eastern Holdings on being a winner in the inaugural Singapore I Brand Awards for 2002,
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      259 29 Reuters THE Baltic Dry Index (BDI) rose 13 points to 1,356, the Baltic Panamax Index (BPI) gained 26 points to 1,283, the Baltic Handymax Index (BHI) firmed 51 points to 9,375 and the Baltic Capesize Index (BCI) was up six points 1,740. TIMR/THAB'I-kmi Kitsa (built 1982) 145,229 dwt
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      664 29  -  Shanghai centre in free trade zone to serve central, northern China By Beth Jinks in Shanghai [SHANGHAI] APL Logistics (APLL) has continued its aggressive expansion in mainland China, opening another warehousing "flow centre" in Shanghai's prime Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone. The 14,000 sq
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      298 29  -  Fornm being held in S'pore aims to promote regional co-operation By Donald Urquhart [SINGAPORE] Security and terminal handling charges are among the topics being discussed here by senior of- ficials at the three-day Asean Ports Association (APA) meeting, which began yesterday. Some 60
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      202 29 Reuters [WELLINGTON] New Zealand's largest port operator Ports of Auckland Ltd said yesterday it expected further growth in container volumes, helped by new services to the port from Europe and North America. The company may also delay the dredging of a commercial shipping
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      484 29  -  US PORT STRIFE Transpacific lines plan congestion surcharge of np to US$5OO per TED By Donald Urquhart (SINGAPORE] Congestion continues to reign at key US West Coast ports with hundreds of vessels still stranded as legal challenges and industry surcharges loom. At
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        847 30 The hassles of air travel have led to more people choosing ground transport over planes AP [WASHINGTON] SECURITY checks, random searches, new airline ticket fees and other hassles since the Sept 11 attacks have kept many people off planes and on the road,
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        139 37 Oct 23 Thailand: King Chulalongkoi Day. Oct 28 New Zealand: Labour Day. Nov 1 France: All Saints' Day. Philippines: All Saints' Day. Nov 2 Sweden: All Saints' Day. Nov 3 Japan: Culture Day. Malaysia: Deepavali. Singapore: Deepavali. Nov 6 Brunei: First Day of Fasting. Nov 11 Italy: Remembrance
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        804 37 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 averagesued stem Market movements are indicated The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and the
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        552 38 An analyst estimates Cathay's profit may fall as mnch as 10% Bloomberg [HONG KONG] News of the opening of Hong Kong's cargo market to US airlines have not been received well here as the move may hurt the profitability of the
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        146 38 AFP [SYDNEY] Australia's newest international airline was officially cleared to fly yesterday by the country's air safety watchdog. Australian Airlines (above), the discount carrier launched by Qantas Airways, was granted its air operators certificate and will begin flights on Sunday, the Civil Aviation Safety
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        158 38 Reuters [LONDON] Anglo-French Channel Tunnel operator Eurotunnel pic reported a 3 per cent rise in third-quar-ter revenue yesterday and said it still expected cashflow to be at or near break-even by the end of the year. The operator of the rail tunnel between
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          109 38 Bloomberg [SYDNEY] Sydney Airport's traffic on international flights in September fell 3.2 per cent from a year earlier, said Macquarie Airports, one of the owners of Australia's busiest gateway. The airport, part of Sydney Airports Corp, handled 665,000 passengers through its international terminals in the
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          133 38 [LONDON] Rolls-Royce, the world's No 2 civil jet engine maker, has signed a £325 million (SSB97 million) engine maintenance contract with Virgin Atlantic Airways for its Airbus A340-600jets. Rolls makes the Trent 500 engines which is the sole powerplant offered on the wide-body A 340-600
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          106 38 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian Airline System Bhd (MAS) will add two direct flights a week to Auckland starting on Sunday to meet rising demand on one of its more profitable routes. The national carrier, which now operates five flights a week to Auckland
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        303 38 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Airbus SAS reached an agreement with another three Japanese companies to supply parts for its 555-seat A3BO, which may make it easier for the aircraft maker to win more orders in the second-largest economy. Yokohama Rubber Co, Shimaywa Industries Ltd and
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        192 38 AFP [SYDNEY] Australian discount airline Virgin Blue hopes to add New Zealand to its growing schedule of routes next year and plans to have a fleet of eight planes operating international flights by the end of 2004. Virgin Blue sent a team to
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      15 29 Three more Japanese suppliers for A3BO project Back Pg More travellers staying grounded MPg 2
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      304 29 People VW Zurich-based ExecuJet Aviation Group announced recently the appointment of Peter Smales as executive sales director with immediate effect. Mr Smaies will be responsible for the sales team selling new Bombardier business aircraft across ExecuJet markets. He will also be responsible for the group's sales support, charter sales and
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      15 34 KEEP UP TO DATE ON TRENDS WITH THE LINER SCENE FORTNIGHTLY ON MONDAYS SHIPPING TIMES
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