The Business Times, 3 October 2003

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    15 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 024/03/2003 Internet: hnpV/business-times.asial com.sg SINGAPORE FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2003 85C
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    Lock icon Bankrupt 0ne.99 Shop founder set for comeback
    1097 1  -  BT exclusive Sim Wong Hoo's private vehicle to buy 0ne.99 Shop trademark By Corinne Kerk [SINGAPORE] Nanz ChongKomo, founder of the failed 0ne.99 Shop chain and former poster girl for entrepreneurship, has just been declared bankrupt but a comeback is likely, thanks to
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    Lock icon S'pore's rich splurge less than Asian counterparts: survey
    543 1  -  By Joyce Koh [SINGAPORE] When it comes to splashing out for the sake of ostentation, Singapore's rich tend to hold on more tightly to their purse strings than some of their Asian counterparts. But this could be because they are just not
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  • Article
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    72 1 Tl 1,644.01 (+13.29) ST INDEX FUTURES 1,687.00 (+21.00) SWISCI FUTURES 204.10 (+3.20) Thursday Change KLSE(OMP 737.4.1 -0.21 NIKKEI 225 232.29 HANG SENU __l 1.546.12 ****** SET INDEX 567.02 173 JAKARTA ("OMR ..HI9.59 +1355 MANILA POMP 1197 89 +978 TAIPEI WPI .5.699 .86 118.20 SEOI'LCOMP 715.24 +1095 SHENZHEN B 227.4*
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    Lock icon FINANCE
    82 1 FOREX RATES us$ si ISS (SS per I'SS) 1.725 S(l 'SS/SS pw <i) 1 668 2*78 EI'RO(l S$/S$/E). 1.172 2.022 YEN II10 64.30 KM 3.800 HKS 7 73# 4.484 BAHT 3960 2195 Rl'PIAH 8.377 4.855 RENMINBI *299 4J<10 INDIAN Rl'PEE 45 50 2637 AS 1.481 0.847 NZS 1670 0.968
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    Lock icon Export orders nudge Sept PMI to 14-month high
    580 1  -  EYE ON THE ECONOMY But fragile electronics sector makes farther gains doubtful By Anna Teo [SINGAPORE] A surge in new export orders pushed the September manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) to its highest level in 14 months, and kept it in the
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      82 1 f GOLDTRON Don't bet on a linear recovery TEH H00I LING Pg 4 TRADES TO WATCH TPV Tech, Sembawang Kimtrans, UJC, Jaya Holdings Pg 8 BROKERS' TAKE Keppel, Labroy Marine, Tan Chong Pg 8 in L~. I, L I What we JMI have done is sell the future model of
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      Lock icon Jakarta will still work with IMF, minister says
      642 2  -  Ties remain 'very good' even though Indonesia quitting programme soon By Vikram Khanna [SINGAPORE] Despite exiting from its programme with the International Monetary Fund at the end of this year, Indonesia will continue to consult and cooperate with the multilateral lender, Indonesia's
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    • ON THE grapevine
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        Lock icon Million-dollar money-bag?
        110 2 AT Wednesday's court hearing of charges against former Asia Pacific Breweries employee Chia Teck Leng, a man sitting next to the accused's parents was seen clutching a bulging fabric briefcase. The man, in his 30s, held the large bag on his lap or hugged it close to his
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        Lock icon Have big heart, will travel
        136 2 Four partners of law firm DLA International will drive from Singapore to Bangkok from Oct 6-8 to raise $100,000 for Club Rainbow (Singapore) and affiliate Rainbow Across Borders. Club Rainbow provides financial and social aid to Singapore families of children with chronic or life-threatening illnesses,
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      Lock icon Adaptec to shut Irish plant and shift ops to Singapore
      392 2  -  Move is part of efforts to group its manufacturing here By Raju Chellam [SINGAPORE] US-based network solutions provider Adaptec is shutting its manufacturing operations in Ireland and transferring production to its manufacturing hub in Singapore. The move will see the
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      620 2  -  Cyber attacks can cripple business, life: security firm By Raju Chellam [SINGAPORE) Organised crime and terrorists may have already infiltrated the Internet and could use it to disrupt commerce and utilities in highly wired countries such as Singapore and parts of the
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  • SINGAPORE companies
    • Article
      Lock icon Don't bet on a linear recovery for Goldtron
      762 4  -  HOCK lock siew teh hooi ling GOLDTRON on Wednesday posted its first profits since 1996. But it is too early to cheer yet. No doubt, there are improvements in its financial health for the year just ended compared with the previous one.
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      Lock icon Jilted stocks wooed again
      804 4  -  Former market favourites return to open arms of retail investors By Serena Ng SOME analysts view the activity as "penny wise, pound foolish". Some say it makes sense. Whatever the case, retail investors have been head-over-heels in love with former darlings of the stock market those
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      Lock icon Ipco sees money where Inno-Pac had lost dearly
      548 5  -  Planned US$11m buy in US site similar to one sold by Inno-Pac at a loss By Serena Ng IPCO International appears to be confident of making money out of a US site that had left another Singaporelisted company millions of dollars poorer.
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      Lock icon Owners seek delisting for NM Holdings
      364 5  -  By Kenneth Lim PENNY stocks may be all the rage these days, but NM Holdings has not been swept along. Directors of the Sesdaq-listed flexi-ble-packaging specialist yesterday proposed to privatise the company because of its "low market prices" and "low trading volume and liquidity".
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    • Article
      Lock icon CapitaLand surprises with $161.5m top bid for Lavendar site
      667 6  -  Group resumes buying 99-year residential sites to balance freehold prime landbank, say analysts By Kalpana Rashiwala PROPERTY giant Capita Land is rousing from its slumber in the Singapore residential market. It surprised the market yesterday, when it emerged as the highest
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      Lock icon SSGA hits Asian goldmine as assets double to US$18b
      696 6  -  Outlook remains bright as investors refocus on region By Genevieve Cua THE Asia* assets of State Street G1 ottal Advisors (SSGA) world's largest institutional fund manager that Is behind a number of Asian tracker funds have more than over the past
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    • COMPANYBriefs
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        Lock icon Belgacom minorities to float shares
        97 6 Reuters (BRUSSELS] Belgian telecom operator Belgacom said yesterday an agreement has been reached with its minority shareholders to list their shares on the stock market. A statement from Belgacom and the government said the Belgian state would remain a majority shareholder and preparations to sell
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      • Article
        Lock icon SembLog allays fears over venture
        63 6 SEMBCORP Logistics said fears regarding the future of its partnership with Kuehne Nagel (KNI) are unfounded. These concerns have apparently risen from an AFX story published in Zurich on Wednesday titled "Kuehne Nagel in talks on acquisitions, sees future profit growth 5-10%", it said, adding:
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        Lock icon SingTel buyback won't affect rating
        65 6 CREDIT rating agency Standard Poors said SingTel's latest buyback of its bonds, while positive, will not result in a change in its A+ rating and outlook because the transaction is small relative to the telco's overall debt. Earlier, Sing Tel bought $485 million of its
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        Lock icon KS Tech cuts Sinwa stake to 12.69%
        62 6 KS TECH has completed the sale of 10.5 million shares in Sinwa KS at 41.5 cents apiece through married deals, reducing its stake to 12.69 per cent. The proceeds will help it in potential strategic investments. KS Tech has also incorporated a wholly-owned
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        Lock icon Chew Eu Hook becomes exec director
        61 6 CHEW Eu Hock has emerged as an executive director of construction group Wee Poh Holdings Limited. The group had appointed Mr Chew as a non-executive director of the company last month. Mr Chew founded the former listed construction group Chew Eu Hock Holdings which
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        Lock icon CSE unit gets nod to list on Mesdaq
        28 6 CSE Global Ltd said yesterday its associated company eBworx Berhad has received approval in Malaysia for a listing on Mesdaq.
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        Lock icon SGX admits new clealing member
        33 6 THE Singapore Exchange has admitted SBI E2-Capital as a clearing member with effect from Oct 1. This brings the total number of SGX securities broking firms to 23.
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      2701 6 Raffles LaSalle Limited (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Raffles LaSalle Limited will be held on 21 October 2003 at 10 30a m at 11 Beach Road #01-02, Singapore *****5, to transact the following businesses: AS ORDINARY BUSINESS 1. To
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  • PERSONALfinance
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      Lock icon Quick bucks and quicksand
      1086 7  -  Money doesn't come easy, or without risks. CHRIS FIRTH highlights some quick buck strategies to avoid investment quicksand CHRIS FIRTH WE would all like to make 30-50 per cent returns in a few months. Sadly, bona fide quick bucks are rare. The genuine come with conspicuous,
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  • SINGAPORE markets
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      Lock icon BROKERS' TAKE
      506 8  -  Compiled by VEN SREENIVASAN Keppel Coip f Oct 2 cm« $&4o KEPPEL Corporation yesterday announced the long-anticipated sale of-a 28 per cent stake in subsidiary Singapore Petroleum Company for $180 million at $1.50 per SPC share to Kapital Asia Company, a Hong Kong-incorporated outfit with Indonesian stakeholders. Overall
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      Lock icon Investors buying Goldtron's positive recovery story
      331 8  -  HOT STOCK WARRANT By Ven Sreenivasan AFTER the "perfect storm" of the past 12 months, this seems to be the season of turnaround stories, especially among smallcaps. The latest to join the list is long-suffer-ing Goldtron. This week, the electronic components maker and distributor
      Source: Bloomberg  -  331 words
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      Lock icon Blue chips back in play in two-tier market
      499 8  -  BT comment STOCKS r. sivanithy A STRONG session yesterday emphasised the two-tier nature of the local stock market blue chips posted the best dollar gains but penny stocks chalked up the highest volume. Demand for the big caps came about in response
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      Lock icon US$ under pressure despite surge in stocks and bonds
      561 8  -  BT comment CURRENCIES But profit-taking may set in before tonight's US employment numbers larry wee PRESSURE to sell the US dollar remained the dominant theme in Asian currency trading yesterday, notwithstanding an overnight surge on Wall Street, strong US bond prices
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    • TRADES TO WATCH
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        Lock icon JP Morgan raises stake in TPV
        124 8 JP MORGAN Chase and Co's deemed stake in TPV Technology has increased by almost 46.9 million shares, or 3.47 per cent, over the course of a few days to about 111.6 million shares, or 8.26 per cent, as at Sept 26. Three separate announcements
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        Lock icon Semb Kimtrans founders pare stakes
        98 8 THE sale of 15.4 million shares by private investment vehicle Kimtrans Singapore has pared by 4.96 per cent the deemed stakes of the founding brothers behind Sembawang Kimtrans. Sembawang Kimtrans chief executive Peter Tan, chief operations officer Victor Tan and mining logistics chief operating officer
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        Lock icon Jaya MD buys shares
        92 8 PANG Yoke Min, managing director and a substantial shareholder of marine specialist Jaya Holdings, bought a total of 250,000 shares on Tuesday and Wednesday, raising his direct stake to lJfi per cent from 1 89. He also has a deemed stake of 11.45 per cent. The
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        Lock icon IMC buys more of SingLand
        58 8  -  Compiled by KENNETH LIM WEE Cho Yaw's United Industrial Corporation has continued its slow and steady acquisition of shares in Singajiore I*and this week, with the purchase of 247.000 units in two days for 1968.000. UIC now has a deemed stake of 69.86 per cent
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      389 8 OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES Oct 2 VALUE CLOSE BTOBrttt -276.00 -102.00 BTCAW *****.00 +31.00 BT 10-duyllA -*****.00 -27.00 448.89 -t-3.87 86 EquWo B*ct 171.38 -0.08 3CIfr*l»Fhi 1417.41 +12.70 SG Equities Prop 409.94 +5.84 MSCI Singapore 202.55 +2.20 SiMSCI Futures 204.10 +3.20 jfrwftT Volume Gokftron 5c 174.180.000 Goodpach l£ *****.000 'TanChoretrnSQc 43.518.000
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  • EDITORIAL & opinion
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      Lock icon Realpolitik is Bush's best option in Iraq
      684 10  -  THE bottom line OPINION leon hadar LOUSY foreign policy abroad translates into bad politics at home. Hence, the question that is being raised by pundits in Washington these days: Will President George W Bush recognise before it's too late that, like many other
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      62 10 The act of leaking my wife's name was clearly a political act The White House has a political office that's headed by one Karl Rove. That's where I would look. He certainly condoned it.' Joseph Wilson a former diplomat, on the US president's strategist who is alleged
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      Lock icon No change to IPO rules needed
      622 10 EDITORIAL THE initial public offer process has come under intense scrutiny in recent weeks because of complaints that too few shares are being allocated to the public. Various proposals have been forwarded to address this problem: ranging from forcing companies and their underwriters to
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      Lock icon Long and winding road to enlarged EU
      875 10  -  This weekend's meeting is just the beginning of a long process to draft a new constitution for the rapidly expanding bloc From Shada Islam in Brussels EUROPEAN Union leaders meet in Rome this weekend to kick-start crucial negotiations on a new constitution for
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      Lock icon WiFi: We serve rum-subscribers too
      489 10  -  MAIL bag Michael Sim Manager Corporate Communications StarHub We refer to your article "Sing Tel plans wireless Net services at airport" (BT, Sept 26). We firmly believe that in wireless broadband, the entrepreneurial spirit that gave rise to it globally continues to exist. Singapore is
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      Lock icon Sandwich meals are not really more hygienic
      128 10  -  Peter T Ng Singapore I REFER to your report, "Sandwich replaces full meal on Cathay's short routes" (BT, Sept 24). I disagree that serving sandwiches on flights is more hygienic. From my own observation when I travelled during the Sars period, I believe
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  • SINGAPORE news
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      Lock icon Carrefour looking at 2 more stores in 3 yrs
      408 11  -  Plaza Singapore store's 1st-year turnover expected to match Suntec's By Kalpana Rashiwala CARREFOUR Singapore managing director Patrick Ganaye expects the group's new Plaza Singapura store's First-year turnover to match that of its First hypermarket at Suntec City, which is understood to
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      Lock icon Japan chip giant Renesas opens regional HQ
      210 11 JAPAN'S largest semiconductor manufacturer, Renesas Technology Corp, yesterday opened its South Asia headquarters in Singapore. Renesas was formed in April this year from the merger of the semicon businesses of Hitachi Ltd and Mitsubishi Electric Corp. The Singapore HQ called Renesas Technology Singapore
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      Lock icon Insurers lauded for joining new medical scheme
      233 11 THE Life Insurance Association (LIA) and General Insurance Association yesterday lauded the participation of 13 insurers in the new transferable medical scheme. The 13 insurers represent 90 per cent of the entire group insurance market. "As Singapore's business environment grows increasingly volatile and
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      Lock icon Nokia clinches StarHub 3G network contract
      405 11  -  Telco expects to spend up to $200m on 3G over 5 years By Angela Tan STARHUB yesterday awarded Nokia its 3G network contract, which means the Finnish company has clinched two of the three multi-million dollar 3G contracts in Singapore. Without disclosing the exact
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      Lock icon Garment sector bucks trend, seeks 2,200 workers
      306 11  -  By Chen Huifen AMID the poor job market conditions, the textile and garment industry is bucking the trend it is urgently looking for workers to fill 2,200 jobs, according to the Workforce Development Agency (WDA). About 1.800 sewers. 300 merchandisers and 100 technicians
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  • REGIONAL news
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      Lock icon M'sian car parts importers feel heat from rising yen
      554 12  -  Companies with heavy borrowings in yen or euro also expected to be hit From Diana Oon Abdullah in Kuala Lumpur A CONTINUED rise in the yen and the euro against the US dollar could put pressure on some Malaysian companies, especially
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    • NOTEBook
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        Lock icon Telekom Malaysia to relist Celcom
        47 12 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's dominant phone firm Telekom Malaysia Bhd will refloat its subsidiary Celcom upon completion of the unit's merger with TM Cellular. Malaysia's Business Times newspaper reported yesterday. Celcom was delisted from the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange in August. Reuters
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        Lock icon Telekom seeking nod to boy Jaring
        55 12 [KUALA LUMPUR] Telekom Malaysia Bhd has written to the Finance Ministry for approval to start negotiations to acquire Internet service provider Jaring, The Star yesterday quoted industry sources as saying. The sources said Telekom was also in the midst of looking into the most
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        Lock icon JP Morgan leads Asian M&A market
        67 12 Reuters [HONG KONG] JP Morgan is the top adviser on mergers and acquisitions announced so far this year but deal activity is down by more than a fifth, market research firm Thomson Financial said yesterday. The value of announced M&A deals in Asia, outside
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        Lock icon Bomber Mukhlas sentenced to death
        56 12 Reuters [BALI] An Indonesian court yesterday sentenced a Muslim radical to death by firing squad for his role in last year's Bali bombings, which killed 202 people. Mukhlas, alias Ali Gufron, was the fourth key suspect to be sentenced and was accused of overall responsibility
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      Lock icon MK Land chairman eyes control of Cyberjaya
      326 12 KUALA LUMPUR He plans to raise his stake to 75% in main developer Bloomberg MK Land Holdings Bhd chairman Mustapha Kamal Abu Bakar plans to spend 100 million ringgit (Ss4s million) to increase his stake in the main developer of Cyberjaya, giving him
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      Lock icon India to sign draft economic pact with Asean
      429 12 NEW DELHI It aims to boost bilateral trade to US$30b by 2007 AFP INDIA will sign a draft economic agreement with South-east Asian countries as a precursor to a sweeping free trade pact during a regional summit to be attended by Prime
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      Lock icon Business leaders to join govt leaders at Asean Summit
      427 12  -  From Shoeb Kagda in Jakarta FOR the first time, regional and global business leaders will join Asean heads of government in a meeting in Bali next week. Given that the 9th Asean Summit on Oct 7-8 will focus on adopting the
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      Lock icon Plenty of jobs in India's booming tech sector
      455 13 BANGALORE Many US, European firms are moving software work to India, creating thousands of jobs Reuters SOFTWARE engineer Prakash just quit his job in Bangalore, but he's not worried. "The market is booming. I can pick and choose a firm of my
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      Lock icon Funds pour US$855m into Indian stocks
      237 13 Foreign inflows for Sept exceed whole of last year's BOMBAY Reuters FOREIGN funds stepped up purchases of Indian shares in September, with the month's net inflows surpassing their investments in all of 2002, buoyed by a bullish outlook for the farmdependent economy, fund managers
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    • Article
      Lock icon China pact no cure-all for HK's ills: analysts
      675 14  -  NEWS analysis It's a platform for gradually building up HK's businesses on mainland From Jeff Wagner in Hong Kong HONG Kong's free trade agreement with China should be seen as a platform for the gradual development of Hong Kong business on the
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      Lock icon Top Indian school for S'pore
      314 14  -  By Joyce Koh ONE of India's largest and highly-reputed schools, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (BVB), has joined the wave of foreign private institutions setting up education facilities in Singapore. BVB yesterday said it will team up with the Indian Central School (ICS) here to form Bhavan's
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  • Article
    Lock icon UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
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      4683 13 Notices IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF SEMBAWANG REEFER UNES (MANGGIS) PTE LTD (MEMBERS VOLUNTARY WINDING UP) At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the abovenamed Company duly convened and held at 30 Hill Street •OS-04 Sio9«pore *****0 on 25 September 2003 at
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      206 13 Form 69(3) NOTICE OF INTENDED PREFERENTIAL PAYMENT Nome of Company JESS PALATE PTE LTD (In Creditors' Voluntary Liquidation) Address of Registered Office c/o The Liquidator's Office Last day for receiving Proofs 20th October 2003 Name of Liquidator MR LIM YEONG SENG, CPA Address c/o KONG, LIM PARTNERS Certified Public Accountants
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    Lock icon FINANCE
    1076 14 Trarusaition date: Oct 2 DfTERBAMl CROSS RATES AS C$ Ihnto Euro HK$ Ind Bs gupUh Yen' Won M WZ$ P* Is Peso S$ Bowl Sfr KTS Ptxwd US$ Australia 0.921 5.660 0.584 5.2% 31.142 57.340 0.760 7.872 2.601 1.143 39.566 37.628 1.181 4.716 0.901 23.114 27.108 0.410 0.6*4 Canada
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    Lock icon COMMODITIES
    1611 14 SICOM FUTURES Oct 2 RUBBER Futures (Closinq prices) RSS1 (S certsA?) Close Volume Open Month High Low' S«tt (tonnes) Interest Ho* 03 198.50 Dec 03 198.50 Jan 04 199.50 Feb 04 200.50 RSS3(UScentsA«) Volume Open Month WQfi Low Sett (tonnes) Interest Nov 03 iwioo mlio iilio too 5825 Dec
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  • WORLD news
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      Lock icon US wards off calls for tariffs to punish China
      511 15 WASHINGTON Onus is on Beijing to act on forex rates as a growing world power: official Reuters AMERICANS may pay more for imports if the Bush administration persuades China to let its currency rise in value but doing so will add
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        121 15 AFP [STOCKHOLM] South African writer JM Coetzee (right) won the 2003 Nobel Literature Prize yesterday, the Swedish Academy said. Mr Coetzee, "who in innumerable guises portrays the surprising involvement of the outsider", will take home the prize sum of 10 million kronor (552.2 million),
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        99 15 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Japan will take "decisive action" when currency movements are "speculative", said Masakazu Hayashi, Japan's Vice Finance Minister. "Yesterday and today's movements have been sudden. The currency market should move in a stable manner and reflect currency fundamentals," he told reporters at a regular
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      328 15 GENEVA Their woes are hitting prospects for developing countries: UN AFP INDUSTRIALISED powers are still struggling with the economic legacy of the *****, undermining a global recovery and hampering growth prospects for developing countries, the UN's annual report on trade and development said yesterday. The UN
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      445 15 LATEST US DATA Aug factory orders down 0.8%; decline is first since April Reuters, Bloomberg, AP [WASHINGTON] The number of Americans lining up to claim unemployment benefits rose in the latest week, the government said yesterday, but about half of the increase was
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      265 15 WASHINGTON Bloomberg THE US economy is improving and should add jobs in coming months while inflation remains subdued. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Robert McTeer said. "It just seems like we're getting a little momentum now," Mr McTeer told reporters before
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      437 16 NEW YORK The group is alleged to have engaged in illegal after-hours trading, sources say Bloomberg NEW York Attorney-Gen-eral Eliot Spitzer is investigating whether the Millennium Partners LP hedge fund group engaged in illegal after-hours mutual fund trading, people familiar with the situation said. Millennium
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      316 16 NEW YORK Interim chief Reed may form CEO search panel at his first meeting with the NYSE board Bloomberg THE New York Stock Exchange board, meeting with interim chairman John Reed yesterday for the first time, will discuss finding a replacement
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      280 16 BOSTON Bloomberg THE ranks of US millionaires swelled 14 per cent to a record this year, driven by the stock market rally, according to a study by NFO Financial Services. The number of households with at least US$l million in assets, excluding
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      618 17  -  By Jaime Ee THEIRS could have been a match made in culinary heaven, but as it came to pass. Saints Pierre and Julien decided that they would be better off tending to their own respective flocks of diners, that is. So it is
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      409 17 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 1 Study the sound of birds in 7WM |H^i Northern Europe (12) _—lIH__ML_ 9 Cuts trains with no hesitation A rice dish for the raw be- |H[ |H| 9H ginner it's too complicated (7) 11 A number took cover when so 11 12 admonished (4) L_ 12 Constantly
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      1726 18  -  GEOFFREY EU talks to some movie movers and shakers in Hongkong about how Asian films can find a broader audience around the globe GEOFFREY EU EVEN before Hero, the visually sumptuous, vastly stylised and philosophy-prone martial arts epic from director Zhang Yimou opened to enthusiastic reviews
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      201 18 89" ix 2003 The Regional Infocomm Exhibition Conference ip 6' 5 Where Business Meets Technology Exhibition 1 3 October 2003 Venue Singapore Expo, Hall 3 Time 10am 6pm www.iX2oo3.com J Ahead with tn. f Latest lnfo<Siim AppUtatils SolutiJhs r c If exc t n 9 showcase of the latest products,
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      538 19  -  By Cheah Ui-Hoon THE burning question for the prequel-sequel Infernal Affairs II is, of course: is it as good as the first one? Check the "yes" box for action, pace, cinematography and convoluted plot. The second instalment doesn't surpass the original, but neither does it disappoint.
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      575 19  -  Grumpy old men are made lovable in this feel-good tale, says JAIME EE JAIME EE GRUMPY old men used to be just grumpy old men that you steered clear of and hoped they wouldn't suddenly decide to spit on you. They may have had hearts of
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      1859 20  -  Local film-makers should focus more on Asia and less on Singapore, Cathay executive director and film producer Choo Meileen tells JAIME EE in an exclusive interview JAIME EE WHAT if a Singapore film made it to the foreign film category of the Oscars? What if this Singapore
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      717 20  -  By Geoffrey Eu DOCUMENTARY filmmakers even award-winning ones like Alan Rosenthal spend three-quarters of their time looking for money to make a film, and the rest of the time actually making it. That's the kind of ratio that might drive some less dedicated types into
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      247 21 Reuters THE Baltic Dry Index rose 145 points to 3138, the Baltic Capesize Index rose 222 points to 4608, the Baltic Panamax Index rose 177 points to 3057 and the Baltic Handymax Index rose 340 points to *****. TIME-CHARTER: China Steel Growth (built 2002) *****5 dwt delivery Japan
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      282 21 SGX 000 00? a w- vol CM Offshore 039 aOI ***** Oman Hup .0.51 unch 4224 Cosco Investment 0.54 unch ***** CWT Distribution 0.56 0.02 27 EjraHldgs 1.00 -0.01 1027 Freight Links 0.08 unch 170 GB Holdings 0.69 -0.02 25 Jaya Holdings 0.66 -0.01 5444 K1 Venture 0.24
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      437 21  -  All different shipping segments enjoying growth By Beth Jinks [SINGAPORE] A favourable year lies ahead for shipping despite global uncertainties, according to an upbeat assessment by the president of Japan's largest shipping line, Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK). "Although there are still some concerns such
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      63 21 [DUESSELDORF, Germany] Stones and a buoy lay free in the bed of the river Rhine in Duesseldorf western Germany. A long heat wave and rainless period left the river at its lowest level for more than 50 years. The Cologne gauge indicated the river's level
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        80 21 [SINGAPORE] The first vessel in Taiwan's Evergreen Marine Corp 103-strong containership fleet has > achieved compliance with the new strict International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code. The 1,164 TEU Uni Active was issued an International Ship Security Certificate by China Corporation Register of
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        60 21 Reuters [HONG KONG] Singamas Container Holdings, the world's second-largest shipping container maker, said yesterday it had inked a pact to borrow a US$3O million syndicated term loan and US$lO million in revolving credit facilities. Both loans, which carry a maturity of four years, will be
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        56 21 [SINGAPORE] Japan's first privatisation of a public port may materialise if regional government plans to lease out the Mizushima International Container Terminal in Okayama next year proceed. Under broader deregulation efforts, the port, which handled 75,000 TEUs last year, is expected to be privatised by
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      223 21  -  By Donald Urquhart [SINGAPORE] Anglo-Dutch container shipping line P&O Nedlloyd has announced it will withdraw from the Europe-West Africa trade by the end of this year to focus on the AsiaWest Africa trade. The announcement comes barely a week after MOL and
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      347 21 Oil spill in Alaska 14 years ago still continues to harm environment: report Reuters [NEW YORK] Exxon Mobil Corp may have to pay further damages of up to US$lOO million as the oil spill from its Exxon Valdez tanker in Alaska
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      67 21 [SINGAPORE) Intra-Asia carrier Gold Star Line (GSL) will launch a new direct service from Indonesia via Singapore and Port Klang to Bombay next week. The fixed-day weekly service between Asia and India replaces an existing joint service of GSL/FAS between Indonesia and Port Klang. The new
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      224 21  -  By Beth Jinks [SINGAPORE] Chinese port officials claim all navigational aids in the south eastern port of Fuzhou, where Singapore's PSA Corporation operates two terminals, have broken down. An official from the Fuzhou Navigational Channel Department told trade publication Fairplay that the 42 river
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      916 22  -  ADMIRALTY CASEBOOK Rejection of cargo against terms of contract: English court By Selva Kumar A recent judgment in England is a timely reminder to buyers of cargoes of oil to take, a closer look at the terms of their sale and purchase
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        140 29 Oct 3 Germany: German Unity Day. South Korea: Nat Found Day. Oct 4 Hongkong: Chung Yeung Fest. Oct 6 Australia: Labour Day. Oct 10 Taiwan: National Day. Oct 12 Brazil: Our Lady Aparecida. Oct 13 Canada: Thanksgiving Day. Japan: Sports Day. U.S.: Columbus Day. Oct 23 Malaysia: Deepavali.
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        507 29 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Ma rine Oil Ltd. shows price ranges in US dollars instead of single prices for a more comprehensive description of the market. Prices shown are based on average sired stem. Market movements are indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and
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        625 30 AIR FRANCE-KLM DEAL Major revamp of aviation sector needed to correct situation: analysts AFP [PARIS] Air France's acquisition of the Dutch carrier KLM marks a milestone in the consolidation of European civil aviation, but a reduction of the sector's chronic overcapacity is unlikely without
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        203 30 Bloomberg [SEOUL] South Korea and Qatar agreed to establish two weekly flights between the countries, paving the way for Korean Air, Asiana Airlines and Qatar Airways to offer services starting as early as late October. The two countries have also agreed to allow
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        413 30 It says inspection is impractical, leads to revenue loss Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] US passenger airlines won the backing of a government advisory panel to carry unscreened cargo in their aircraft, protecting revenue that their trade group estimated at US$4.2 billion a year. The
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          118 30 AFP [MUSCAT] Oman will inject 10 million rials (5543.8 million) into its growing national carrier Oman Air, according to a press report. "The decision to this effect, we understand, has been taken by the Cabinet," Oman Air's chief executive officer Adul Rahman al-Busaidy was
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          88 30 Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] British Airways, Singapore Airlines and other carriers may be allowed to expand flights to India during its peak tourist season that lasts from October to March, a senior Indian tourism official said. "We are certainly going to have a very liberal policy
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        432 30  -  It reports four consecutive months of bookings growth over year earlier By Donald Urquhart (SINGAPORE) The recovery of the Asian airline industry is in full swing with four consecutive months of bookings growth over the same period in 2002, according to Asia's dominant
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        260 30 Reuters (NEW YORK] jetßlue Airways, the low-cost carrier known for its in-flight television and leather seats, said that it will fly into Boston's Logan International Airport. New York-based jetßlue will start operating flights in January between Boston and Denver and between Boston
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