The Business Times, 25 February 2003

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    14 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 010/03/2002 85C SINGAPORE ir.tcrnst: http://business-times.asial.com.sg TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2003
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  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon Bank chairman, CEO can't be same person
    608 1  -  Proposed BIAS rale could require Wee Cho Taw to give up one post By Siow Li Sen [SINGAPORE] Under new rules proposed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore, Wee Cho Yaw, chairman and chief executive of United Overseas Bank, will in future not
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    Lock icon Koizumi disappoints with choice of conservative for BOJ head
    863 1  -  Toshihiko Fukui won't rock the boat, say analysts From. Anthony Rowley in Tokyo JAPANESE Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has opted to play it safe in nominating a new governor for the Bank of Japan, when the name of Toshihiko Fukui, a
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    Lock icon MARKETS
    72 1 ST! 1,306.79 (-8.24) ST INDEX FUTURES 1,317.00 (+7.00) SIMSCI FUTURES 162.10 (+0.60) Mondav Change KLSECOMP 651.56 2.93 NIKKEI 225 N.564.95 +51.41 HAMi SENG 9.239.47 -11 39 SET INDEX 3S2.W +2.56 JAKARTA COMP -***** +0.78 MANILA ('OMP .1.013.93 177 TAIPEI WPI 4.***** +60.85 SEOl'LCOMP _.616.29 +1269 SHENZHEN B 204.26 +001
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    Lock icon OCBC back in ring to be leading M'sia insurer
    406 1  -  It's seeking merger of its unit with 2 other companies From Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur AFTER a lapse of six years, Singapore's OCBC group has revived its plan to create one of the largest insurers in Malaysia. The Singapore group,
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    85 1 FOREX RATES* US* SS rSS(S$perl'SS) 1.743 £(ISS/SS prr i) 1.592 2775 ETROfl'SS/SS/E). 1.0H1 I .884 YEN 118.4 67.90 RM 3.800 2.181 HKS 7.799 4 476 BAHT 42.82 2457 Rl PIAH 8.909 5.112 RENMINBI 8.299 4 763 INDIAN RI PKK 47 73 27 39 Feb 21 Feb 21 PRIME RATES
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    Lock icon Battle looms over financial planning titles
    587 1  -  Society files suit to halt rival from using ChFP name Byt Genevieve Cua, Serena Ng [SINGAPORE] What's in a title? More than you think, if you're a financial planner. A legal tussle is brewing between two financial planning associations over the use of two
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      12 1 GREAT EASTERN 5233 m +15.6% PARKWAY $33.3 m +167% Reports. Pa(je 6
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    • ON THE grapevine
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        Lock icon Brick by brick
        105 2 WHEN a building in Singapore is "gazetted" as a monument, it is supposed to be preserved in its entirety. That means no one is supposed to damage a brick. Recently, a portion of the boundary wall of the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd Singapore's oldest Catholic church
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        Lock icon Delgro-Comfort merger on track
        88 2 IT looks like the Delgro-Comfort merger is a done deal. The independent financial advisers to the two companies have urged shareholders to vote in favour of the merger, citing cost savings, synergies, combined financial strength of the merged entity, enhanced growth, optimal resource use and broader
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      Lock icon Correction
      56 2 IN our report "SGX interim profit soars 43% to $31m", we erred in saying that the Singapore Exchange has a policy of paying out 75 per cent of its profit as dividend. SGX's policy is to pay out not less than 50 per cent of its profit as dividend.
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      Lock icon EDB to close HK office as it focuses on China
      519 2  -  Birmmm HK losing edge as gateway to China amid booming mainland economy By Audrey Tan [SINGAPORE] Is Hong Kong becoming less important as a gateway to China? Singapore's investment and trade promotion agencies appear to think so, as they scale
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      Lock icon Look to FTAs to reawaken non-aligned bloc: PM Goh
      658 2  -  He poshes trade pacts as way to gain economic edge Froml Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur SINGAPORE Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong has urged members of the NonAligned Movement (NAM) to embrace free trade agreements in a bid to revitalise the
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      287 2 Options Work! An appreciation of versatile forward contracts from plain to exotic Date What Friday, 21 March 2003 There are occasions when the term "option" is best left unmentioned 9 00am to 5.00pm in a financial transaction. The option novice shudders when confronted with descriptions of in, at or out
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  • SINGAPORE companies
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      Lock icon Accord, Heeton listings delayed but still on track
      552 3  -  Accord amends prospectus; Heeton waiting for good time to launch IPO By Serena Ng THE initial public offering launches of Accord Customer Care Solutions (ACCS) and Heeton Holdings have been delayed, but company representatives of both firms yesterday said they are still
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      Lock icon SingTel shrugs off reports of bandwidth glut
      245 3  -  Byi Angela Tan SINGAPORE Telecommunications Ltd, which has pumped millions of dollars into building cable networks, is optimistic about its investments despite concerns of a bandwidth glut. "A lot of media and analyst reports have exaggerated the bandwidth glut situation. It is true
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      Lock icon Will DBS' prudence in loans price war pay off?
      982 3  -  irmTi lock siew catherine ong WHEN DBS Group Holdings embarked on a strategy of staying out of the price war on Singapore housing loans last year, it knew it would lose market share. What it didn't know was that the extent
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  • SINGAPORE markets
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      320 4 OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES j Feb 24 VALUE 1 CLOSE 11 STOWS 47.00 34.00 BTCAM -*****.00 -42.00 BT 10-day MA -*****00 +5.00 Ai-SGEq«ftws 349.59 J..61 SGEqwbes Elect 118.26 +1.23 SG Equities Fie 1123.04 -10.61 SG Equities Prep ft.1.29 -1.47 160.86 -0.87 SMSCIFatavM 162.10 40.60 Stocks Www Chew Eu Hock 0.5c 27,799,000
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      Lock icon Dividend payout, fighter project hopes boost ST Engg
      271 4  -  By Ven Sreenivasan ST Engineering is one of those stocks that has a loyal following among investors who appreciate attractive dividend plays and strong operating performance. Of the five research houses that have issued recommendations on the counter during the past month,
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      Lock icon Market continues to drift on war fears
      738 4  -  I-I I comment STOCKS ven sreenivasan THE market continued to tread water yesterday as the world watched the seemingly inexorable march towards war in the Middle-East. Investors showed little inclination to take positions ahead of the latest report from United Nations chief weapons
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      Lock icon New multi-year highs for NZ, Aussie dollars
      585 4  -  |:ji comment CURRENCIES Imminent appointment of conservative BOJ head could be a factor larry wee THE Australian aivLMSw Zealand dollars exploded to highs against the US and Singapore dollars in Asian currency trading, but European units lost ground. A nice bounce on Wall
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    Lock icon UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
    3346 4 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS SBSelGIb Business LAsPtfKUSD) 0.77/ ComMnbaik tan Mgt A6N Ainro Asset Mgt (S'pore) Com Global Finance Index Fd 0691/ Star Europe Eqty!** 0 556/ Com Global Lifestyle Index Fd 0 775/ Star Europe Bd 1203/ Com Global Health Index Fd 0.738/ St* Europe Bat 0 85V Com Global
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  • CORPORATE earnings
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      Lock icon Great Eastern FY02 profits rise 16%
      633 6  -  B&ncassnrance success lifts insurer to top spot in terms of new life business By< Wong Wei Kong IF the latest results from Great Eastern Holdings are anything to go by, more Singaporeans are buying insurance products from banks than traditional agents. Last year, bancassurance
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      Lock icon Parkway earnings more than double to $33m
      513 6  -  Results boosted by healthcare unit, M'sian hospitals By' Vince Chong, Andrea Tan SAYING that healthcare is a good defensive business, Parkway Holdings yesterday posted a 167 per cent jump in full-year net profit to $33.3 million, in a period which also saw the
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      Lock icon MMI interim earnings slump 29% to $3.3m
      252 6  -  m Michelle Quah CONTINUING price erosion in the hard-disk drive (HDD) industry has taken its toll on mainboard-listed MMI Holdings' interim earnings. Despite a 28 per cent rise in revenue to $207 million for the half year ended Dec 31, 2002, net profit
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      Lock icon Total Automation profit rises 23% to $7.4m
      267 6  -  By Elgin Toh MAINBOARD LISTED Total Automation appears immune to fears of a Middle East war. Speaking at the announcement of company's 2002 results yesterday, chairman Richard E Willenbrock said: "What happened during the 1990 Gulf War was that many rigs and ships
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      Lock icon What's ahead
      125 6 When results are due Cycle Carriage Feb 25 Del Monte Pacific Fab 26 Hotel Plaza F«b 25 MCLLand Feb 25 OCBC Feb 25 United Overseas Land Feb 25 Unisteel Tech Feb 25 Elec Eltek International Mi 96 Neptune Orient Lines Feb 26 MultMsion Feb 26 Overseas Union Enterprise
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      Lock icon Higher Merc sales push C&C Bintang revenue up 9%
      309 6  -  Michelle Quah THE Malaysian associate of Singapore-listed auto group Cycle Carriage Ltd has notched improved revenues for 2002, thanks to increased sales of Mercedes-Benz vehicles in the country. But Cycle Carriage Bintang (CCB) also warned that future earnings would be "substantially
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    • EARNINGSRoundup
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        Lock icon Singapura Finance H1 profit up 3.9%
        75 6 SINGAPURA Finance yesterday posted a 3.9 per cent rise in first-half net profit to $1.4 million. Interest and hiring income fell from $9.13 million to $8.15 million. Interest expense for the half-year ended Dec 31,2002, fell 48 per cent to $1.3 million. But income
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        Lock icon UPP net down 50% as turnover rises
        74 6 UNITED Pulp Paper (UPP) has suffered a 50 per cent fall in net profit for the full year to Dec 31,2002, to $1.2 million. This was despite a 21 per cent increase in turnover to $70.4 million, which came from increased sales by
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        Lock icon NOL seen posting US$320m loss
        86 6 Reuters NEPTUNE Orient Lines (NOL) is likely to post a record loss for 2002 as depressed freight rates take the wind out of its sails. Analysts say the worst is over for NOL but that a turnaround for the loss-making group hinges on its success
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        Lock icon OCBC may announce profit drop
        79 6 Reuters OCBC Bank is expected to announce a drop in 2002 profit, hit by the weak economy and a lack of one-time gains. But analysts say the focus is on its outlook and divestment strategy this year. OCBC will release its full-year 2002 results today.
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        Lock icon Venture Corp profit seen surging 28%
        103 6 Reuters ELECTRONICS contract manufacturer Venture Corp is likely to post a 28 per cent surge in 2002 net profit, boosted by strong orders. Riding on the industry's rising outsourcing trend, and buoyed by new revenue streams. Venture is expected to post annual earnings growth
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      123 6 Wharton j r SINGAPORE The Wharton School LX MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY The Wharton-SMU Executive Programmes. One of the most important investments you'll ever make. Wharton-SMU In an era of exacting global competition for skills Executive Programmes and j nnova tj onS| the Singapore Management University Corporate Finance (SMU) is primed to
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      26 6 Calling all companies If you have decided op the date to release your financial results, give us a call at 6319-5318 or email us at btnews<@sph.com.sg
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  • SINGAPORE news
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      Lock icon Analysts see DC rates falling on March 1
      843 7  -  Housing rates seen holding np better than commercial and industrial ones By 1 Kalpana Rashiwala DEVELOPMENT charges (DC), payable for enhancing a site's use, are likely to fall further come March 1 in line with the weak property market. "Commercial and industrial
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      Lock icon CPI up 0.9% in Jan, arresting deflation
      226 7  -  P=tf 3 on the economy inflation By Elgin Toh THE Consumer Price Index rose 0.9 per cent year on year in January, the Department of Statistics (DOS) said yesterday. This was the third consecutive monthly rise in year-on-year terms and has ended earlier
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      Lock icon Quality mark for private schools launched
      353 7 EDB, Spring scheme aims to help schools win bigger slice of education market THE Economic Development Board (EDB) and Spring Singapore have launched a new programme to help private education organisations (PEO) become world-class. This is in support of the Economic Review Committee's strategy
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      Lock icon SingPass opens the door to govt e-services
      216 7 THE Ministry of Finance and the Central Provident Fund Board (CPF Board) yesterday announced that the CPF PAL PIN will be replaced by "Sing Pass" from March 1 as the common password for government e-services. "Sing Pass" stands for "Singapore Personal Access". With
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  • EDITORIAL & opinion
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      Lock icon Bush and his martial plans for Iraq
      758 8  -  H7TT3 bottom line OPINION paul krugman NYT THE Marshall Plan was America's finest hour. After World War I, the victors did what victors usually do: They demanded reparations from the vanquished But after World War II America did something unprecedented: It provided huge
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      42 8 'It is no longer just a war against terrorism. It is in fact a war to dominate the world, that is, the chromatically different world.' Mahathir Mnhamad Malaysian prime minister, to the Non Aligned Movement conference in Kuala Lumpur
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      Lock icon Polaris and Singapore's laws
      592 8 EDITORIAL WHEN a commercial dispute broke out a year ago between Indian software maker Polaris Software Labs and the Jakarta-based Bank Artha Graha (BAG), Indonesia's reputation was put in the dock Polaris was portrayed in the media as a victim of Indonesia's unpredictable commercial environment in
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      Lock icon Debunking the myth of rational behaviour
      1134 8  -  To predict how businesses or consumers will behave, look to their emotional and psychological make-up By Lim How Tan Chin-Hwee IN the battle between passion and reason, according to Abraham Lincoln, passion usually has the last say. In essence, human behaviour is far less
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      Lock icon Recruiting multi-skilled workers is the way to go
      335 8  -  MAiLi.-rm Jean Tan (Ms) Director. Corporate Communications for Prrmanent Secretary Ministry' of Manpower Jeanna Das (Ms) Corporate Services Division for Chief Executive Officer Building and Construction Authority WE refer to the column "BCA should not collect fees upfront" by Lee Han Shih
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
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      248 8 CBTPTIC CROSSWORD 1 Made a fuss when key was put M commonsense and energy (2, 22 Greek name in newspaper ar27 Not consider inaccurate meaoo iAyfv\ ural evolution (9) torn of shed (5) 28 It is beaten by those who are nnLt V* beaten (7) 8 YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION DOWN 14
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  • FOCUS property
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      Lock icon Beware the revival of Kra Canal plans
      556 9  -  I-i I comment PROPERTY It'd affect many parts of S'pore's economy lee han shih WHAT might President George W Bush be planning that could have a big impact on Singapore's economy and its housing prices? No, it is not a war in Iraq,
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      139 9 Visit Spain's Number One Estate Agent and discover the advantages of investing in Spanish Real Estate. Saturday Ist Sunday 2nd March B The Worldwide Property Show K] Suntec Singapore International Convention MSI Exhibition Centre El 11-6pm Concourse Level 3 El Ocean Estates International specialise in the sale of individual homes
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      95 9 SALE BY TENDER 148 SWISS CLUB ROAD 2 Storey Freehold Bungalow with basement and pool Size Approximate 20,700/8,200 sqft Sale with Tenancy Closing date: By 4.00pm on 12* March 2003 For documents and enquiry, please contact: PHILIP NG (DID) 6228 7376 (HP) 9450 2126 16 Raffles Quay #50-00, Hong Leong
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  • REGINAL news
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      Lock icon Regulator starts probe into Lippo Bank trading
      400 10 SHARE PROBES Its shares lost 46% in two months, raising talk of speculation Bloomberg [JAKARTA] The Indonesian Capital Market Agency has started an investigation into the trading of PT Lippo Bank shares for a twomonth period after allegations of price manipulation, said an
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      Lock icon Thai SEC seeks charges against Roynet chief
      171 10 BANGKOK Bloomberg THAILAND'S Securities and Exchange Commission said it is seeking charges against Kittipat Yaoprukse, president of Thai Internet company Roynet pel, for falsifying accounting statements and insider trading. The regulator, which conducted a month-long probe of Roynet, referred the case to police
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      Lock icon United they stand
      37 10 [MANILA] Philippine protesters linking arms during a protest outside the US embassy in Manila yesterday. The demonstrators said they were against any form of aggression on Iraq by the US. WARJCTTDIS, Pf 12 REUTERS
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    • Article
      Lock icon Telekom Malaysia faces uphill battle to revive profits
      586 10 KUALA LUMPUR Bloomberg KHIR Abdul Rahman vowed to cut costs and boost profit when he took over Telekom Malaysia Bhd as chief executive officer. Investors who sent the stock down 40 per cent in the past three years say the 56-year-old former
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      Lock icon Shortlist of Bank Danamon bidders to be announced
      224 10 JAKARTA Only 3-4 of the 8 potential investors will be picked THE Indonesian Bank Rescue Agency (Ibra) will this week announce a shortlist of bidders for a majority stake in PT Bank Danamon, the country's fifth-largest lender by assets, an official said.
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      Lock icon AT Kearney to advise Indosat on cellphone plan
      183 10 JAKARTA Bloomberg PT Indonesian Satellite Corp, the country's main overseas call operator, hired Hay Group/AT Kearney Inc to advise on its plan to become a cellular phone company, it said in a statement to the stock exchange. Indonesia's second biggest phone company,
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    • NOTEBook
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        Lock icon China quake kills 150, injures 1,000
        60 10 Reuters [BEIJING] More than ISO people died when an earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale struck China's north-western region of Xinjiang yesterday, a seismological official in Kashgar city said. More than 1,000 people were injured and over I,ooohomes were flattened, a Xinjiang regional
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        Lock icon Afghan minister dies in plane crash
        109 10 Bloomberg [ISLAMABAD] An airplane carrying eight people, including Afghanistan's Minister for Mines and Industries Juma Mohammad Mohammadi, crashed in the Arabian Sea about 80km west of Karachi. All on board were feared killed, Pakistan's civil aviation authority said. The plane was owned by the
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        Lock icon Moody's may upgrade Thai banks
        64 10 Bloomberg [BANGKOK] Bangkok Bank, Thailand's largest lender, and four rivals may have their debt and deposit ratings raised by Moody's Investors Service. The other banks are Krung Thai Bank, Thai Farmers Rank, Siam Commercial Bank and the Industrial Finance Corporation of Thailand, Moody's said. An
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        Lock icon Malaysia to export 5,000 cars to Iraq
        53 10 AFP [MANILA] Malaysian carmaker Proton will export 5,000 cars to Iraq in August after selling a similar number to the embattled country last year, Malaysian Trade Minister Rafidah Aziz said here yesterday. She said Malaysia was prepared to sell Iraq buses and trucks
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        Lock icon KL seeks UB$420m loan: report
        62 10 Reuters [HONG KONG] The Malaysian government has asked foreign and domestic banks to submit bids for a US$42O million equivalent dual-currency loan, debt markets newsletter BasisPolnt reported yesterday. The loan, which is likely to be raised through the finance ministry, includes a US$l7l million tranche
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        Lock icon Taiwan reviews plan far new airport
        66 10 AFP [TAIPEI] Taiwan s highest economy planning bodymet yesterday to review a controversial proposal to build a new international airport in the island's south. But the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) said no final decision would be reached during the closed-door meeting.
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      Lock icon Stanchart in talks for more tie-ups in China
      423 11 CHINA FORAYS It's eyeing ventures in credit card and mortgage areas Reuters [HONG KONG] Asian specialist lender Standard Chartered Bank said yesterday it is in talks with several mainland China banks about business tie-ups after securing a partnership with state-owned Bank of
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      Lock icon Hang Seng Bank may buy stake in Minsheng
      206 11 SHANGHAI Bloomberg HANG Seng Bank Ltd, Hong Kong's third-biggest lender, has applied to buy a stake in China Minsheng Banking Corp, the latest overseas lender to try and tap Asia's fastest-growing economy. "We have received an application though no final approval has
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      Lock icon Taiwan urged to do more to tap Internet's potential
      218 11 AP [TAIPEI] A Taiwanese think tank yesterday proposed that the island promote the use of the Internet to help make up for a computer industry that has reached its peak and may be slowing down. In a report to President Chen
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  • Article, Illustration
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    1091 11 Transaction date: Feb 24 QtTERBAMM CROSS RATES AS C$ 9mk Imp HK$ M ■> tutnaft Tw Wow M fib Nh SS tmt Sir MT$MK Hmt 115$ Australia 0 901 4.973 0.554 4.674 28 605 53J87 0.709 7.142 2277 1071 34.8* 32.505 1.044 4.857 0.814 20.830 25X60 0376 0399 Canada
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    1600 11 SICOM FUTURES Feb 24 RU88ER Futures (dosing prices) RSS1 (S cents/kg) Close Volume Open Month Hkjh Low Sttt (tows) Interest Mar 03 180.25 Apr 03 182.75 May 03 182.75 Jun 03 *2.75 RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Volume Open Month High Low Sett (tomes) Merest Mar 03 103.00 103.00 103.00
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  • REGION world
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      Lock icon Norah's Day
      120 12 and really lucky I Norah Jones, 23, who won in every category where she wes nominated, tied Lauryn Hill and ANcia Keys for moat wins. She Je the daughter of Indtensitar maestro Ravi Shankar and long-time New Ybrk concert producer Sue Jones. EmfcMfn Pop Vocel Pfformno# by o
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      Lock icon Japanese companies see war hurting exports
      512 12 TOKYO Dent in consumer confidence seen, with shipment costs expected to rise Bloomberg JAPANESE companies say a US-led war in the Persian Gulf will crimp demand for their products around the world amid slowing economic growth at home. A war to disarm Iraq threatens
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      Lock icon Oil up after US wants UN vote in March
      463 12 LONDON Bloomberg, Reuters CRUDE oil rose yesterday after the US said it wants the UN Security Council to vote on a new resolution early next month to authorise military action against Iraq if it does not disarm. US Secretary of State
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      Lock icon Summit host Malaysia calls for war to be outlawed
      504 12 The 116-nation group opposes any invasion of Iraq AFP AP, [KUALA LUMPUR] Leaders representing more than half the globe assembled here yesterday for a summit that kicked off with a call from host Malaysia to outlaw war, warning that the USled
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        83 13 Bloomberg [LONDON] EMI Group Pic, the world's third largest music company, is in talks to buy a majority stake in AOL Time Warner Inc's Warner Music, the Wall Street Journal said yesterday. An agreement may be valued at as much as US$4 billion, though
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        102 13 Reuters [NEW YORK] Citigroup Inc, the financial services leader, is in advanced talks with the US Securities and Exchange Commission to settle charges it helped Enron Corp, the collapsed energy trader, "massage its finances", the Financial Times reported on Sunday. The newspaper, citing "people
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        81 13 Reuters [NEW YORK] Devon Energy Corp will buy Ocean Energy Inc for about US$3.5 billion in stock in a deal to become the largest US-based independent oil and natural gas producer. Under the deal the combined company, which will be named Devon Energy Corp and
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        89 13 AFP [LOS ANGELES] Musical legend Paul McCartney stunned a Los Angeles woman when he turned up to sing at her birthday party last weekend, marking his first ever appearance at a private do. The former Beatle agreed to sing at television producer Wendy Whitworth's
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        98 13 Reuters [FRANKFURT] Deutsche Bank AG strongly denied a newspaper report on Sunday that it was drawing up plans to move its headquarters out of Germany because of the country's rigid labour laws and restrictive business culture. "That is pure fantasy," a spokesman for the bank
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        73 13 AFP [WIESBADEN, Germany] German producer prices jumped by 1.3 per cent in January from December, the sharpest monthly increase in 21 years, as a result of surging oil prices, data published by the Federal Statistics Office yesterday showed. On a 12-month basis, the German producer price
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      723 13 AMSTERDAM Earnings at US Foodservice unit overstated for last two years Reuters EUROPEAN retailer giant Ahold shocked financial markets yesterday when its chief executive and chief financial officer stepped down after it found accounting irregularities at its US Foodservice unit. The Dutch retailer,
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      564 13  -  From Jennifer Lien in Silicon Valley S HIGH-TECH companies that once thumped their noses at the government market are now experiencing a change of heart, judging by the attendance at two government presentations recently. About 200 vendors packed a conference room
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      401 14 Fears of a war with Iraq and slowing demand cited Reuters [CHICAGO) In a sign that employers continue to face uncertainty in their businesses, fewer US companies plan to hire employees in the second quarter. according to a survey. Manpower
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      374 15 CAR makers Toyota and Honda, and electronics giant Sony, have topped the 2002 list of Most Admired Knowledge Enterprises (MAKE) in Japan. The Knowledge Management Society of Japan, jointly with knowledge management research firm Teleos and The KNOW Network, singled out nine companies
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      1359 16  -  Or so Gilbert Madhavan discovered when he was preparing for the Jose Carreras concert at Angkor Wat He tells Andrea Tan more about the experience Andrea Tan AN elephant, alarmed by the fireworks, rushed off stage during a rehearsal. Worse still, tall majestic columns of Birds
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      589 17  -  Total 800 laid off represents 20% of senior staff, 11% of junior employees By Beth Jinks [SINGAPORE] About 200 senior and 600 junior PSA Corporation staff will make up the total retrenchments this year, including the 496 who received
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      277 17 The freight market report was not available sex 'ooo Fit 2* *01 CWT Distribution 0.64 -0.01 8 ChuanHup 0.41 -0.01 540 Cosco Invastmant 0.19 unch 113 Freight Links 0.03 unch 116 GB Holdings 0.58 unch 0 Jaya Holdings 0-29 unch 3107 K appal Cprp 3.92 -0.02 803 K1
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      56 17 [ALANG, India] The gutted remains of the ship Ameena at the ship-breaking yard in Alang, 250 km south-west ofAhmedabad in Gujarat state, India. Four people were killed and at least six others sustained burns when afire broke out on the ship at the world's
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      213 17 AFP [TOKYO) Japanese police pressed charges against seven Mitsubishi Heavy Industries workers for negligence and setting off a massive blaze that damaged a British cruise liner under construction last year. Two welders who were fitting a pipe near the ceiling of the ship's fourth deck caused
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      162 17 AFP [JAKARTA] Eight people are confirmed dead and about 30 are believed missing after a ferry caught fire and sank off North Sumatra in Indonesia yesterday, police said. A total of 52 people survived the sinking of the Mutiara Indah ferry boat, said Suripto
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      422 17  -  Two other dredgers still nnder detention for alleged illegal Sand mining By Beth Jinks [SINGAPORE] Three Bel-gian-owned dredgers detained for nearly seven months by Indonesian authorities for alleged illegal sand mining in the Riau islands have finally been released. The dredgers were released
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      536 18  -  Francis Aurol Singapore I REFER to the report "PSA's cost-cut-ting must not affect port efficiency" (Shipping Times, Feb 20). As an industry professional with experience in ports in Singapore, Malaysia and India, it is clear that PSA's strength in the container handling business
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        336 18 Odfjell, Jo Tankers, Stolt-Nielsen, Tokyo Marine under probe for possible carte! Reuters [BRUSSELS/OSLO] The four major chemical tanker operators in Europe have said antitrust authorities raided their offices in Norway, Britain and the Netherlands investigating a possible cartel. Odfjell ASA of Bergen, Norway,
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        145 18 AFP [TOKYO] Two Chinese men were killed when their cargo ship collided with a Cambodian-registered vessel off Japan, the Japanese Coast Guard said. The Chinese-flagged Ogrady collided late on Friday with the 3,000-tonne bora some 10 kilometres off the southwestern Japanese city
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        810 25 THIS report, compiled by Cocked 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 averagesized stem Market movements are indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and the
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        549 26 Average profit forecast of NZsB9m on the back of more passengers, stronger currency Reuters [WELLINGTON] National carrier Air New Zealand is expected to post a strong first-half profit on the back of more passengers and a stronger currency, reflecting a
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        242 26 Cabin staff to go on strike for 14 hours today AP [SYDNEY] Air safety officials will monitor flights by Australian flag carrier Qantas when its flight attendants go on strike for 14 hours today. Thousands of cabin staff on Qantas' international flights were
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        225 26 Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] India said it may scrap a two-year effort to sell stakes in two state airlines next month, clearing the way for as much as US$6.6 billion of aircraft purchases from Airbus SAS and Boeing Co. "We have circulated a note to the
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        407 26 Retirement benefits must be resolved before it can get emergency funding Reuters [ALEXANDRIA, Virginia] Bankrupt US Airways Group Inc said on Friday that active and retired pilots will never get all the pension benefits they are owed, and told a judge that
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        308 26 M 'sian budget airline plans to bny np to 8 more planes AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's no-frills Air Asia will start flying regionally by January 2004 as its twophase expansion plan broadens its network through joint ventures with airlines in Indonesia and
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        311 26 Air Macau crew found nothing on him: reports AFP [HONG KONG] A Taiwanese man who claimed to be carrying explosives was overpowered by flight crew on a plane about to depart Macau for Taipei on Sunday night, reports said. Hong Kong's
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        151 26 AFP [MANILA! A telephoned threat sparked a bomb alert at Manila airport early yesterday, but no explosive devices were found in a search of two planes, Philippine authorities said. Bomb squads with canine sniffers descended on the domestic terminal at dawn and ordered more than
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      315 17 PEOPLE INCHCAPE Shipping Services (ISS) has promoted Dalki Wakana to the new post of managing director of ISS Group Japan. He is responsible for the full range of Port Agency, Machinery Services and P&l functions in the region. At the same time, Kiyonami Hayashi has been appointed managing director of
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