The Business Times, 5 July 2003

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  • Title Section
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    11 1 MUA(P) 024/03/2003 THE BUSINESS TIMES weekend SINGAPORE JULY 5 6. 2003
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  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon Thank goodness it's Saturday again
    551 1  -  For Singapore's hardworking population, regular Saturdays off is not a common luxury By Anna Teo [SINGAPORE] If you are reading this with your feet up at home today, cuppa in hand, chances are you're in the "fortunate" half of the workforce that gets at least
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  • Article
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    190 1 SIA extends early retirement offer THE layoffs may appear to have ended, but SIA is continuing to trim its workforce by other means. The carrier has extended an early retirement package to its male cabin crew members who are over 45 and with 25 years' service. The scheme is
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  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon Managing Internet spam is tedious, but that's all you can do now
    788 1  -  Saturday soapbox raju chellam WHAT hath spam wreaked? Havoc, for one. Frustration, for another. And not to mention about US$l5 billion in global annual losses (including US$lO billion in the US alone). Brace yourself for more to come,
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    Lock icon SingTel first major GLC to get foreign chairman
    771 1  -  Siam Cement's chief to take over from Ang Kong Hua By Loh Hui Yin [SINGAPORE] Sing Tel, the biggest listed company here, is going to have a foreigner as its chairman, marking also the first time that a major governmentlinked company will
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  • news front
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      Lock icon NTUC chief warns of 'jobless recovery'
      455 2  -  Even profitable firms may have to retrench to remain competitive By Kenneth Lim [SINGAPORE] His face grim on a rainy morning at the future home of Singapore labour, National Trades Union Congress chief Lim Boon Heng said yesterday that employment is unlikely to rise
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      Lock icon ABS concerned about brash sales tactics at banks
      431 2  -  It says if II work with major banks on adhering to code By Genevieve Cua [SINGAPORE] The Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) has expressed concern over the recent increase in complaints against pushy sales tactics by some banks. In a letter
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      Lock icon Burger King franchise comes of age in S'pore
      782 2  -  Ifs gone from one outlet in 1982 to 46 today, and has its eye on more By Daniel Buenas [SINGAPORE] It is a little-known fact that after South Korea, Singapore has the second-largest Burger King operation in Asia, and this year the
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    • Article
      Lock icon ABN offers 3-year fixed rate home loan
      456 2  -  The 1.88% interest rate deal is open for a limited period By Oh Boon Ping [SINGAPORE] ABN Amro is at it again. The bank fired its latest salvo in the home loan war by unveiling Flxed a Three yesterday. The new package, which
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  • the raffles conversation
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon The no-frills CEO
      1917 3  -  As the man at the helm of M'sian budget airline Air Asia, Tony Fernandes believes in learning everything about the business and DIY solutions as ways to contain costs. The affable chief shares his business philosophy with VIKRAM KHANNA VIKRAM KHANNA TONY Fernandes, CEO of Air Asia,
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      Lock icon Who's afraid of SIA?
      816 3  -  By Vikram Khanna "COMPETITION is not the enemy," Tony Fernandes likes to say. "Cost is the enemy." It's a good line, but is it credible? Competition, after all, puts downward pressures on cost, and Air Asia is already operating at close to the bone. So how
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      61 3 Raffles INTERNATIONAL Hotels Resorts The Raffles Conversation is brought to you through a special arrangement with Raffles International Hotels and Resorts. The Traveller's Palm in the Raffles International logo is an apt symbol. Not only has water stored at the base of this palm provided sustenance, the leaves rest in
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  • news companies
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      Lock icon Construction's crumbling dream
      1233 4  -  corporate analysis Gone are the heady days when the industry was hailed as one of the pillars of the economy, says ANDREA TAN ANDREA TAN ONCE it was easy to build one's fortunes on construction. Today, as almost any contractor would tell you, that is but a
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      Lock icon Small caps lead the way
      645 4  -  market review r sivanithy IF there's one defining feature of the week just past, it's that small caps have taken on a life of their own. Some have doubled and trebled in a relatively short space of time, many without the benefit of earnings-related or
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    • Article
      Lock icon MARKETS
      66 4 ST! 1,486.24 (+3.31) ST INDEX FUTURES 1,490.00 (unch) SIMSCI FUTURES 154.00 (+0.70) Friday Change KLSECOMP 725.11 *318 NIKKEI 225 ».547.7» 77.07 HANG SENG 9.636.81 -9.29 SET INDEX ***** >592 JAKARTA POMP _504.09 -3.67 MANILA COMP _1.2M.27 185 TAIPEI WPI 5.***** *56.54 SEOl'LCOMP 693.25 >642 SHENZHEN B 219.U2 ALST ALLOW)
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      Lock icon FINANCE
      81 4 FOREX RATES US$ S$ I SS (SS per I SS) 1.751 £(1'SS/SS per 1.671 1926 ETROfl'SS/SS/E). 1.149 101 1 YEN 118.1 67.50 RM 3.800 1170 HKS 7.798 4.454 BAHT 4164 UX RITIAH 8.185 4.675 RENMINBI 8.300 4 7441 INDIAN RI'PEE 46;B 2646 AS 1467 0.838 NZS 1.678 (1.959 PRIME
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      Lock icon Seminar to showcase the edge of SMEs
      465 5  -  PhillipCapital aims to improve visibility of such companies among investors By Loh Hui Yin LISTED small- and mediumsized enterprises (SMEs), often neglected by investment analysts and retail investors, will get an airing today at a roadshow organised by PhillipCapital. Today's inaugural seminar, called
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      Lock icon Osim donates $1.5m for branding research
      177 5 OSIM International has pledged $1.5 million in donations to NUS Business School to study the role of branding and innovation in successful businesses. This donation, to be made over three years, will be matched doUar-for-doUar by the government, thereby bringing the total fund size
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    • corporateroundup
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        Lock icon NatSteel EGM on July 31
        72 5 NATSTEEL Ltd will be holding an extraordinary general meeting on July 31 for the purpose of considering and passing Ave resolutions two special and three ordinary. Of interest to shareholders will be Resolution 3 for the approval of a special dividend of 55 cents per
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      • Article
        Lock icon Website on investment funds launched
        47 5 TWO industry associations yesterday launched a website for investors keen to learn more about investment funds. The website, wwwjundsingapore.com, is jointly put together by the Investment Management Association of Singapore and Life Insurance Association, with the help of Standard Poor's Fund Services.
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        Lock icon DBS Vickers ups stake in joint venture
        117 5 DBS Vickers Securities Holdings DBS Group Holdings' partly-owned indirect subsidiary has signed an agreement with TD Waterhouse Group Inc to acquire additional shares in DBS TD Waterhouse for $3.5 million. The move which will raise DBS Vickers' stake in the joint venture from
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        Lock icon Sunway Int'l interim profits slip 11.6%
        100 5 HONG KONG-BASED Sunway International Holdings Ltd, a maker of electronic consumables and components, recorded an 11.6 per cent drop in net profit to HK$l3.7 million for the six months ended March 31, 2003. The company's turnover also dropped 12 per cent to HK$3O6 million
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        Lock icon Enersave unit to get $1.8m in settlement
        34 5 SESDAQ LISTED Enersave Holdings, an associated company of Acma, said yesterday subsidiary Admiralty Engineering will receive $1.8 million as settlement from a suit brought against a contractor.
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        Lock icon Europtronic's Q1 earnings double
        81 5 ELECTRONIC component manufacturer and distributor Europtronic Group 9aw net earnings double year-on-year during the first quarter ended March 31. Revenue rose 14.7 per cent to $10.5 million, yielding net earnings of $SL3 million, an Increase of 118.3 per cent This was partly due to contributions from
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      Lock icon Cheung Kong Reit to launch on July 8
      216 5 Reuters HONG Kong developer Cheung Kong Holdings Ltd, controlled by Asia's richest tycoon Li Ka-shing, will launch the group's first real estate investment trust (Reit) in Singapore on July 8, sources said yesterday. The Fortune fund will be the first Singapore-listed property
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    Lock icon UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
    3556 4 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS Com Global Lifestyle Index fd 0 879/ Com Global Health Index Fd 0 851/ Com Global Telecom Index Fd 0 457/ MN M» II MM Mat (vpor*) Com Global Infotec Index Fd 1 0.315/ Star Europe Eqty! 0.646/ Global Energy index Fd 0 866/ Star Europe Bd
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      516 5 How AIA Is Addressing The Critical Year Issue W rl m t USttOtflier The critical year issue that is been appropriately explained by their agents. These J 1 affecting certain AIA policyholders need only pay premiums for just a few years jr* policyholders applies mainly past the critical year date
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  • money personal finance
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Looking for best home loan?
      867 6  -  There's a loan war out there and it'll be a good idea to get help from a professional adviser. TEH HOOI LING reports TEH HOOI LING WE are now in the thick of a housing loan war yet again. The latest round was started when
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      Lock icon How they rank
      238 6 dollarDEX's ranking of home loans v HANKING MTEREST RATES FULL REPAYMENT LEGAL BASED ON IfiEREST RATES PENALTY SUBSPY INDEX YEAR 1 YEAR2 YEAR3 YEAR4 YEARS YEARd* HSBC Smart Mortgage* 1 I 1.3 2.2 i 2.3 2.75 2.75 2.75 0 0 0.4 3500 ABN new 2 1.88F 1.88F
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    2292 6 Transaction date: Jul 4 KUALA LUMPUR v#) General Corp 0 53 0.01 867 «M *i- rmoi General So8 126 unch 0 1= Gentmq 1600 <10 1339 ABM Realty 057 003 72 George Kent 04S -002 69 Atmc 1 II 0 06 2480 Gtobftron<sT#cti 5 35 0 05 159 002
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      1653 6 ff*M FRASER AND NEAVE, LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING Notice is hereby given that an Extraordinary General Meeting of Fraser and Neave, Limited (the "Company") will be held at Level 2 Alexandra Point, 438 Alexandra Road. Singapore *****8 on 29 July 2003 at
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  • money personal investment
    • Article
      Lock icon Learn to tell the good debt from the bad debt
      808 7  -  Byi Genevieve Cua DEBT seems so interwoven into the fabric of daily living that it is hard to imagine how one can cope without it. There is your home loan, car loan, credit card, various personal lines of credit, plus
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      Lock icon Dividends matter in picking stocks
      1265 7  -  show me the money Using dividend yield as a filter pays off in an up or down market, a study shows teh hooi ling HIGH dividend paying stocks should form part of your portfolio, whether it is a down or up market, according to a
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    • Article
      Lock icon New additions help upgrades portfolio climb 1.6%
      950 7  -  By Teh Hooi Ling THE analysts' upgrades portfolio saw the biggest climb this week a 1.6 per cent rise. A significant part of the gains was contributed by new additions to the portfolio. We did a rebalancing on Tuesday, July 1. The upgrades
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  • news at home
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      Lock icon SIA offers early retirement to male cabin crew
      490 9  -  Offer open to those over 45 years of age with 25 years of service By Ven Sreenivasan SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) has offered an early retirement package to its male cabin crew members with 25 years' service and who are over 45 years
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    • Article
      Lock icon Bigger group of CPF high income earners
      280 9  -  CPF contribution By 1 Tay Shi'an THE percentage of high income Central Provident Fund (CPF) contributors rose marginally from 2001 to 2002 despite the persistently sluggish economy. In 2002,8.6 per cent, or 110,870 out of 1,283,707 CPF contributors, earned $6,000 or more per
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      Lock icon Plan to promote trusted e-commerce
      411 9  -  But legal protection fore-biz still some way off, says council By Tang Weng Fai THE National Trust Council (NTC) yesterday said more needed to be done to promote trusted e-com-merce but admitted that legal protection for both merchants and consumers was still some way off.
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    • Article
      Lock icon URA cuts fees for change of use, alteration work
      487 9  -  By Kalpana Rashiwala IF you are thinking of changing the use of your premises, or opening an outdoor refreshment kiosk, it may be a good idea to make your application now. From today, the Urban Redevelopment Authority is chopping fees for
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    Lock icon FINANCE
    610 9 Transaction date: Jul 4 nrrBRBAMgCPRRBMCT RATES Age Inst S$ Against USS Agelnst S$ Agelnst US$ Currencies BW Offer Bid Offer Currencies BM Offer Bid Offer SS/IZSS to 100 SS/VSS to one unit of foreign currency: units of foreign VSl Mee Rupee 3.78 3.78 2.1579 2.1582 Bro 2.0103 2.0117 1.1484
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      818 9 pkteeh PKTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) The Board of Directors of PKTech International Ltd (the "Company") wishes to announce that further to the Company's announcements on 21 April 2003 and 14 May 2003, the High Court has on 1 July 2003, granted an order (the "Order
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  • news executive jobs
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      Lock icon Temporary jobs on the rise
      671 10  -  Global human resource provider Kelly Services tells OH BOON PING certain industries are currently seeing a surge in labour demand OH BOON PING GLOBAL human resource provider Kelly Services may be introducing new services such as educational and scientific staffing here owing to the strong
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      Lock icon MOM cutting subsidies for SET
      349 10  -  By Kenneth Lim SELF-EMPLOYMENT may seem more attractive for the out-of-work now that labour chief Lim Boon Heng has warned that employment is unlikely to increase for the rest of uie year. But take note: the Ministry of Manpower is cutting subsidies for its Self-Employment
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  • news region
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      Lock icon M'sian stocks rally as investors pile in
      462 11  -  SPOTLIGHT ON MARKETS Rotational play lifts stocks across sectors; upward wave seen lasting till year-end From] Diana Oon Abdullah in Kuala Lumpur FOREIGN investors and locals alike have were jumping into Malaysia's stock market this week, eager to ride the upward wave that
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      Lock icon Rains to bring flood of investments to India
      471 11 Heavy monsoon will boost growth, say fund managers Reuters [BOMBAY] It's raining in India, but there are no clouds over the stock exchanges as fund managers forecast foreign investors will continue to buy into the market on hopes for a mon-soon-led economic
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    • Article
      Lock icon UPS abandons Hong Kong for Shanghai
      207 11 AFP [SHANGHAI] United Parcel Service (UPS), one of the world's top 500 companies, is to move its Asian regional headquarters from Hong Kong to Shanghai, state press said yesterday. The move is primarily due to an increasing number of clients on the Chinese mainland,
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    • inbrief
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        Lock icon HK's Wing Hang Bank bids for Chekiang First Bank
        73 11 Reuters {HONG KONG] Mid-sized Hong Kong lender Wing Hang Bank Ltd said yesterday it has submitted a bid to buy Chekiang First Bank from Japan's Mizuho Corporate Bank, adding to the list of local banks vying for the small lender. Wing
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      • Article
        Lock icon Goldman says yuan undervalued
        93 11 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] China's currency is undervalued by as much as 15 per cent and the government will probably allow the yuan to appreciate, said Fred Hu, a managing director at Goldman Sachs Group Inc in Hong Kong. "In our view it could be undervalued by
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        Lock icon HK paper to end operations if anti-subversion law not chanced
        50 11 AFP [HONG KONG] A leading Hong Kong financial newspaper, the Hong Kong Economic Journal, said yesterday it may opt to end or sell its business if the government passes a controversial anti-subver-sion law which critics say inhibits press freedom. —AFP
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      • Article
        Lock icon Maxis launches first picture messaging service in Malaysia
        41 11 AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Top cellular operator Maxis yesterday launched the first picture messaging service in Malaysia and said it aimed to woo 60,000 new customers by year-end with the new multimedia services. —AFP
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      • Article
        Lock icon US sanctions for Chinese firm over sales to Iran
        104 11 Reuters [WASHINGTON] The US has imposed sanctions on a Chinese company and extended sanctions on five companies from China and North Korea for sensitive arms sales to Iran, the State Depart- ment said on Thursday. The new sanctions, imposed under the
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        Lock icon Suharto's son to appeal against murder verdict one year on
        84 11 Reuters [JAKARTA] One year after the verdict the youngest son of former Indonesian President Suharto will appeal against his conviction for masterminding the murder of a Supreme Court judge, a court official said yesterday. Hutomo 'Tommy' Mandala Putra is serving
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        Lock icon Anwar sues newspaper for defamation
        74 11 AP [KUALA LUMPUR] Jailed politician Anwar Ibrahim filed a defamation suit yesterday against a newspaper and its editor-in-chief for printing allegations he channelled funds to a US think-tank to boost his image while he was Malaysia's deputy prime minister. Anwar's lawyer Sankara Nair said his
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        Lock icon Indonesia raises US&56m more from Bank Mandiri IPO
        96 11 Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] PT Bank Mandiri, Indonesia's No 1 lender, sold 459 billion rupiah ($56 million) of shares owned by the government in the second stage of the nation's largest initial stock sale in seven years, a banker involved said. The 700 million
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      Lock icon Gordon Wu presses case for HK-China bridge
      645 11 If built, bridge will link Guangdong, Macau and HK Reuters [HONG KONG] Gordon Wu loves big projects and if he gets his way, the chairman of Hopewell Holdings will build a 29 km bridge linking Hong Kong with the gambling haven of Macau
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  • news world
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      Lock icon Microsoft mulls special dividend
      599 12 Payout of more than USslob; shareholders could receive dividend in one payment or spread out over three or four quarters: report Bloomberg Reuters [NEW YORK] Microsoft Corp is considering paying its shareholders a special dividend of more than US$lO billion to reduce its US$46 billion cash
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      Lock icon Welch, wife settle divorce case
      581 12 The celebrity trial off ex-GEchieffwasset to start on Monday LAT-WP THE celebrity divorce trial of the summer has been cancelled. Four days before former General Electric chief executive Jack Welch and his estranged wife, Jane Beasley Welch, were to lock horns in a courtroom, the
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      Lock icon Liberty Media takes US$7.9b stake in QVC
      374 12 AFP [NEW YORK) Media mogul John Malone's Liberty Media has agreed to pay US$7.9 billion for Comcast Corp's 57.5 per cent stake in home shopping giant QVC Inc, Comcast said on Thursday. "QVC is an exceptional and unique business, but we took a
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      Lock icon Tokyo may act to stabilise stock market: Minister
      458 12 Bonds may be supported if market turns more volatile AFP [TOKYO] Japan's recent stock price rally is too strong and the government may take measures to stabilise the market, Finance Minister Masajuro Shiokawa said yesterday, adding that separate steps could be taken
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      Lock icon Rise in US jobless rate may signal optimism
      297 12 Reuters [WASHINGTON] A surge in the US jobless rate to a nineyear high in June could reflect a rise in economic optimism that is pulling job seekers back into a stillsluggish labour market, a Federal Reserve official said yesterday. "As consumers and
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    • inbrief
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        Lock icon Japan's future economic index indicates slowdown
        141 12 AFP [TOKYO] Japan's forward-looking index of economic activity pointed to a ftiture slowdown for the third straight month yesterday, despite recent optimism over a pick-up in industrial activity as exports recover. The leading index for the next three to six months stood at 44.4
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      • Article
        Lock icon Oracle extends deadline
        98 12 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Oracle Corp, the world's second-largest maker of business-management software, extended the deadline for its US$6.3 billion hostile bid for People Soft Inc as investors predicted Oracle probably will have to boost its offer. Oracle extended its offer to shareholders a day after People Soft
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        Lock icon Dentsu wins ticket rights
        116 12 AFP [TOKYO] Major Japanese advertising firm Dentsu said yesterday it has won the right to sell 10 per cent of all tickets for the 2006 football World Cup through a Swiss-based joint venture. The company would sell 345,000 prestige tickets, which would include meals, gifts and
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        Lock icon ExxonMobil to cut 1,537 Jobs
        84 12 AFP [PARIS] US oil major ExxonMobil plans to cut 1,537 jobs in Europe and regroup European management into a single site in a country with lower social costs, like the Czech Republic or Hungary, the French union CGT said on Thursday. ExxonMobil presented a "fundamental
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        Lock icon Judge seeks details of pact
        129 12 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] The judge overseeing a US$l.4 billion settlement of claims accusing Wall Street firms of biased stock research said he wants more details before approving the pact, the second time in a month he has done 'so. US District Judge William Pauley, who
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    Lock icon BT SHARE INFORMATION SERVICE
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  • style sports
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      Lock icon Another Williams final
      772 13 But spectators will find it difficult to decide which of the sisters to root for NYT [WIMBLEDON] Almost on a daily basis, the Williams sisters continue to amaze. Now they must play each other again in today's Wimbledon final, a disturbing prospect for the casual fan trying
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      Lock icon Laila Ali's got the gab, but what about the jab?
      607 13 AP [CHICAGO) She definitely has the old man's gift of the gab. But this is one time Laila Ali better bring her father's jab, too. And not just because her August 23 fight against trailblazer Christy Martin is personal and
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      Lock icon Trophy's not in the bag yet for Schumacher
      627 13  -  frankly speaking ronnie lim IS it back to (Schumacher) business as usual? This is what some F-l fans must be asking as the season races into the second half, with tomorrow's French GP already race 10 of 16. I don't think so,
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    Lock icon STOCKS ASIA
    5154 13 Transaction date: Jul 4 HONGKONG v«i hkrwi 135 003 1547 HKS 000 Hong Kong Electric 30 80 010 1473 Hongkong Chinese .0.85 0.01 3000 Alpha General 0.28 -0.01 0 Hongkong Chinese Ltd 0 85 0.01 3000 Ananda Wing On 0.01 unch 0 Hopewell Holdings .8.15 0 05 1898
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  • style motoring
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      Lock icon Stylish seven-seater
      849 14  -  There's an MPV metamorphosis going on. SAMUEL EE checks out the Grandis SAMUEL EE MY dream car is a stylish MPV, with enough space for my three children, the maid, and my dear old mother. My wife can join us, too, if she feels like going to the
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      Lock icon The original family favourite
      385 14  -  By Samuel Ee THE Mitsubishi Grandis may be the new kid on the block, but it will have to take on the grand daddy of Japanese MPVs the Honda Odyssey. Since the current generation of the Odyssey was launched in early 2000, it has consistently hogged
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    Lock icon SGX
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    Lock icon BONDS & WARRANTS
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      821 15  -  Males who seemingly have breasts are suffering from a medical condition called gynecomastia which can be treated with drugs or surgery. SEAMUS PHAN reports SEAMUS PHAN HAVE you noticed how some men, as well as teenaged boys, have breasts where pectoral muscles should be? Overweight males are of
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      317 15  -  Dr Teo Eng Kiong Consultant Gasteroentologist, Changi General Hospital Q: I think 1 developed mild gastritis, what are the symptoms? Is it true that irregular eating habits is the main cause? Can it heal by itself and what are foods to avoid or eat to make it heal faster?
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      293 15 Reuters [LONDON] Every smoker knows it but now researchers have new proof showing how difficult it is to quit, even with the help of a nicotine patch. A study of 1,625 heavy smokers who tried to give up the habit, with
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  • style shopping
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      835 16  -  Are gems really precious? More like good bargains, judging from the ongoing Great Singapore Sale, where jewellery is selling at discounted prices. CORINNE KERK takes a look Next week we check out spa deals and other ways to unwind after all that shopping CORINNE KERK IF the aggressive
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      498 16  -  FJ Benjamin sees its new multi-label store Inez as an opportunity to bring in new things By I Corinne Kerk BIGGER players like Club 21, The Link and Belle have done it, as have smaller ones like TrißeCa. And now, FJ Benjamin has become the latest fashion retailer
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        82 16 Fall for Ferragamo You may still be hunting down the past season's best buys in the ongoing Great Singapore Sale, but fashion labels are already unveiling their upcoming Fall/Winter collections. At Salvatore Ferragamo, you can expect a St Petersburg influence with stripes and diagonals running throughout their women's
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        44 16 This crystal-tipped slip-on easily goes from supermarket to birthday bash. Considering its Swaroski crystal tip. silk lining and the Beverly Feldman label, it's worth the $99 tag. The slip-on, with two-and a-half inch heel, is available at Hue. including Millenia Walk
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        80 16 Fancy the soothing sight and sound of a i trickling fountain? You can get a tabletop or wall-mounted version from Home Fountain, which offers more than 80 designs of affordable mini fountains. Each Is hand-painted and finished in fine porcelain. sandstone or terracotta and comes with
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        114 16 For golfers who conveniently blame the sun, dust and wind for that lost putt, here's something to end all the excuses: the adidas golf sunglasses. Designed to eliminate sunlight distortion and moisture smears, the lenses also cut out dust and wind. Other features include an adjustable
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        95 16  -  Compiled tr Mike Chua, Corine Kerk MlHanla Walk Treat your senses lucky draw ends on July 13: Win an Hour Glass timepiece worth $2,170 and $1,000 Millenia Walk shopping voucher. Other prizes include shopping vouchers worth $5,000 in total. Just spend a minimum of $60 to qualify. Last
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      1813 17  -  Going out or staying in this weekend? parvathi nayar rounds up recommendations PARVATHI NAYAR theatre Write away Ever wanted to write a play? Been mulling that script in your head but never found the "right time" write it up? This is your chance to do it this weekend at
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      1282 18  -  GEOFFREY EU steps off the main Orchard Road drag for some Japanese home-style cooking GEOFFREY EU CULINARY diversity is such an integral part of living in Singapore that the opportunity to sample cuisine from myriad cultures occurs on a routine, almost round-the-clock basis. It's the
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      1006 18 GEOFFREY EU heads up north and finds no dearth of hip and happening upscale restaurants in the city of cheap eats THE prospect of a visit to Kuala Lumpur is usually cause for celebration among food-loving Singaporeans, who never leave home without
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