The Business Times, 4 October 2003
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Title Section12 2003-10-04 1 MITA(P) 024/03/2003 85c THE BUSINESS TIMES weekend SINGAPORE OCTOBER 4 5. 200312 words
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Article, Illustration514 2003-10-04 1 Daniel Buenas - EXCLUSIVE Over 500 take plunge this year; 3-year discharge period not automatic: Official Assignee By Daniel Buenas [SINGAPORE] The number of self-petitioned bankrupts in Singapore has hit a record, with over 500 people having declared themselves bankrupt so far this year, the latest figuresSource:t Ministry of Law; Source: Ministry of Law - 514 words
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Article, Illustration780 2003-10-04 1 RAJU CHELLAM - The right sponsors will sway cybernetics expert Prof Warwick to continue his Cyborg project here, says RAJU CHELLAM RAJU CHELLAM BRITISH professor Kevin Warwick, the first human to have an electronic chip implanted in his body, is willing to move to Singapore to continueSTEVEN LEE/ST - 780 words
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663 2003-10-04 1 Ven Sreenivasan - Govt sets up panel to allot air traffic rights to S'pore carriers By Ven Sreenivasan [SINGAPORE] In a move that effectively ends Singapore Airlines' five-decade dominant position on its home turf, the government has introduced rules to pave the way for new663 words
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Article, Illustration883 2003-10-04 1 genevieve cua - saturday soapbox The options announced this week do not address the most crucial need cover in one's twilight years genevieve cua IN THE past two to three years, the search for a medical insurance plan that employees can take from job to job, and even883 words
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Advertisement9 2003-10-04 1 FOOD Kjj Av ant garde chefs Spain. PAGE 189 words
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Advertisement33 2003-10-04 1 V RAFFLES conversation Japanese banker Masamoto Yashiro: Rebel with a cause. MfiE 3 p TRADES TO WATCH Hyflux, Innovalues, Horizon, Flextech Pg 6 BROKERS' TAKE Hyflux, Sing Tel, Capita Land Pg 6 k33 words
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Advertisement168 2003-10-04 1 SPORTS The spirit of rugby endures and inspires. PACE 13 PROFILE Timor's guerilla president: Xanana Gusmao on the transition from freedom fighter to economic manager. MfiE 9 A (J am k With A.WIKA NORKXSTAA! jjjk Battle it out at the Champion Ik Skins tournament i newsbreak Encouraging sign on US168 words
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729 2003-10-04 2 Andrew Marks - Stock market investors may buy again on improved September data, but economists warn unemployment could get worse before it gets better From Andrew Marks in New York THE US stock markets received a shot in the arm yesterday morning on the surprisingly good729 words
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Article, Illustration546 2003-10-04 2 Beth Jinks - Its new centre near Senai will truck Johor packages to Changi instead of KL By Beth Jinks [SINGAPORE] In an unusual endorsement of both Johor's cargo growth potential, and Singapore's superior air connectivity, the world's largest air express group yesterday opened aBETH JINKS - 546 words
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724 2003-10-04 2 GEORGE JOSEPH - COMMENTARY Govt's move will protect the interests of S'pore and those of consumers, says GEORGE JOSEPH GEORGE JOSEPH WHEN Singapore Airlines chairman Koh Boon Hwee warned SIA management 12 months ago that there was nothing to prevent the government from allowing another Singapore airline724 words
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Article, Illustration1616 2003-10-04 3 WONG WEI KONG - Charged with the task of delivering a new bank out of the ashes of Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan, Masamoto Yashiro got right to the heart of it, building an institution based on a distinctly un-Japanese way of Nanking infusing it with foreigners and offending ParliamentARTHUR LEE - 1,616 words
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Article605 2003-10-04 3 He came to Shinsei Bank well-armed with experience at two global corporate titans HE never planned it that way, of course, but it seems all of Masamoto Yashiro's previous experience was to prepare him for the job of rebuilding Shinsei Bank out of the debris left by605 words
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688 2003-10-04 4 Serena Ng - Gunawan Ho calls ouster resolutions detrimental, advises prudence in AGM vote By Serena Ng NEW substantial shareholder Sandi Gunawan Ho has thrown his full weight behind Ipco International's directors ahead of Tuesday's annual general meeting which includes resolutions from certain minority shareholders to oust688 words
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Article, Illustration437 2003-10-04 4 R Sivanithy - It will be used to augment production facilities, technology By R Sivanithy HARD-DISK drive company Magnecomp International has proposed to place out 30 million new shares at 88 cents each through three stockbrokers. Co-placement agents GK Goh Stockbrokers, Kim Eng Securities and BNP ParibasSource: Bloomberg - 437 words
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Article, Illustration1438 2003-10-04 4 VEN SREENIVASAN - corporate analysis New Toyo has come a long way from a Jurong factory in 1976 to 16 plants all over Asia. Now it's looking at Mid-East and East Europe, says VEN SREENIVASAN VEN SREENIVASAN STEVEN Yen Wen Hwa's heart was sinking as he scrambled on board theSource: Bloomberg - 1,438 words
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Article, Illustration629 2003-10-04 4 r sivanithy - market review r sivanithy JUST as the local stock market is now divided into two tiers, so it was that the week just past was divided into two halves. The first few days saw frenetic punting of small caps, while blue chips languished. But629 words
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668 2003-10-04 5 Siow Li Sen - By Siow Li Sen CAPITALISING on a rising stockmarket, Singapore Technologies has just done the year's biggest capital raising exercise an exercise which could also lead to a reduction of the group's stakes in Capita Land and ST Engineering. Yesterday the government-owned668 words
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Article, Illustration798 2003-10-04 5 WONG WEI KONG - Local companies are adopting a holistic approach to risk management with the help of New York firm, says WONG WEI KONG WONG WEI KONG IT'S not widely known that local companies like Capita Land and Great Eastern Holdings are building leadingedge riskCHRIS LOH - 798 words
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Article73 2003-10-04 5 sn 1,670.30 (+26.29) ST INDEX FUTURES 1,685.00 (+28.00) SIMSCI FUTURES 207.60 (+3.50) Friday Chang*' KLSECOMP ***** +2.77 NIKKEI 10.*****9 *115.76 HAN(i SENG I 1.608.72 ♦KIWI annex smln -a» JAKARTA (()MP 621*6 _«Z27 MANILA COMP i;««73 +6.K4 TAIPEI WPI 5,747 79 +47 9:1 SEOI L(X)MP Closed SHENZHEN B Closed AI73 words
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Article77 2003-10-04 5 FOREX RATES IIS$ S$ I'SS |SS p*T I SS) I.72B <i\\ 'SS/SS per I.H7I 2.Ktf> ErRO|ISS/SS/K| 1.171 it»22 TEN 110.4... S4.IW RM 2.201 HKS 7.721 4.47:1 BAHT WM- 8M RI'PIAH K;WM 4.M-J RKN MINHI 8.299 4.H07 INDIAN WHS— 2t.:fci AS 1.4KI UH44> NZS I.K7I 0.98# PRIME RATES SINGAPORE* 177 words
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607 2003-10-04 5 Angela Tan - Analysts say both could see their initial investment tripling in value By Angela Tan SINGAPORE Telecommunications and Singapore Press Holdings could see their initial investment in Belgacom triple in value when the Belgian mobile phone company goes public next year, analysts say.607 words
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Article103 2003-10-04 5 SMB United's subsidiary, EDMI Limited, yesterday registered its initial public offering prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore for a proposed listing on Sesdaq. EDMI, which designs and makes electronics meters, plans to sell 59.4 million shares at 26 cents each. The offer will comprise103 words
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Article98 2003-10-04 5 Reuters SlNuArUKti moior aisiriDuior carriage L.ia (CCL) said yesterday its Indonesian unit PT Astra International should make net profit of at least US$4OO million in 2003. "Last year we made about US$4OO million after tax. This year probably we will be making that amount, ifReuters - 98 words
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101 2003-10-04 5 QAF Limited said Siew Teck Woh will resign as a director from Monday. He will concentrate on managing the operations of Gardenia Foods (S) Pte Ltd (GFS), the principal subsidiary of QAF where he has been the managing director since 1998. Indonesian101 words
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Article, Illustration171 2003-10-04 5 Reuters KEPPEL Corp Ltd said yesterday its energy and infrastructure business is expected to contribute to a third of group profit under a growth plan. "Energy is an area that we can see imminent growth." said Choo Chiau Beng, executive director of Keppel. Mr Choo'sReuters; FILE PHOTO - 171 words
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89 2003-10-04 5 POH Tiong Choon Logistics Limited said the group entered into an agreement with Kim Eng Securities yesterday to place 30 million new shares at 23 cents apiece. The new shares represent about 16.15 per cent of the existing issued share capital of89 words
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31 2003-10-04 5 Reuters STANDARD Poor's said yesterday it had withdrawn the "BBB+" long-term counterparty credit and insurer financial strength ratings for Singapore-based Singapore Reinsurance Corporation Ltd. ReutersReuters - 31 words
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Article55 2003-10-04 5 NEW Wave Technologies has issued a profit warning, saying the group expects to report a significant net loss in the first half of FY2004. It cited as reasons the deferment of capital investment by some customers, continuing weakness in the regional economies, and a55 words
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Article, Illustration476 2003-10-04 6 QUAK HIANG WHAI - Compiled by QUAK HIANG WHAI HyflUX, Oct 3 dorinc $1.94 VALUATIONS remain undemanding. At price earnings ratios (PEs) of 17 times for 2004 and 14 times for 2005, Hyflux trades at a discount to its global peers (prospective PEs of 14.9 to 47.5 times). We raise our target priceSource: Bloomberg - 476 words
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Article184 2003-10-04 6 HIGH-PROFILE private investment company 2G Capital, owned by former JIT Holdings bosses Tommie Goh and Gay Chee Cheong, have for the second time this year taken profit on a portion of their investment in water-treatment company Hyflux. 2G sold 1.63 million shares on Thursday at184 words
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Article121 2003-10-04 6 JUST over a week after Koh Boon Hwee and four other substantial shareholders of Innovalues Precision sold a combined five million shares at $1.51 apiece to institutional investors, Prudential Asset Management has become a substantial shareholder of the Ses-daq-listed company. The fund manager's deemed stake121 words
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Article106 2003-10-04 6 HORIZON Education and Technologies, which recently announced a reverse takeover deal with a Dublinbased voice communications group, yesterday said director and substantial shareholder Ravindran Govindan has reduced his deemed stake to 7.8 per cent from 7.99 per cent. This follows sales of 828.000 Horizon shares at106 words
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126 2003-10-04 6 SERENA NG - Compiled by SERENA NG ELECTRONICS group Flextech yesterday said its substantial shareholder Michael Loh has raised his deemed stake in the company to 28.07 per cent, from 25.97 per cent. This follows an open market purchase of 3.6 million shares at around 37.1 cents apiece126 words
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Article, Illustration1292 2003-10-04 6 DANIEL BUENAS - Singaporeans seem to be driven by an insatiable desire to own property. But renting a home is a much cheaper option in the short term. DANIEL BUENAS works out the sums DANIEL BUENAS IN the movie Far and Away, Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman1,292 words
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718 2003-10-04 7 Genevieve Cua - By Genevieve Cua any good to arise from the remost people are cover. By medical cover, we're talking about a basic hospital and surgical plan. to the last fewweeks some ect of recently, health ar hosgital insurance was not topmost odHpi of insurance718 words
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Article, Illustration1356 2003-10-04 7 teh hooi ling - show me the money But investors have to be nimble and watch out for signs of overheating teh hooi ling SINCE the beginning of this year, the UOB Sesdaq Index has more than doubled. Meanwhile, the Straits Times Index (STI), which1,356 words
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567 2003-10-04 8 Anna Teo - Only 2 in Asia-Pac in Top 50; NUS Business School ranked 99th By Anna Teo EIGHT US business schools, led by Northwestern's Kellogg, swept the top 10 spots in the Economist Intelligence Unit (ElU)'s latest list of 100 best full-time MBA programmes.567 words
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Article106 2003-10-04 8 THE Economic Development Board will today confer the International Headquarters Award (IHQ) on Cooper Cameron (Singapore) Pte Ltd. a leader in the oil and gas service industry. Today also marks the company's 30th anniversary in Singapore. Cooper Cameron employs almost 500 people in Singapore106 words
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Article57 2003-10-04 8 SINGAPORE-MADE television programmes will soon be seen in Prance, when a team of 19 local media firms takes part in one of the world's largest trade shows, the Media Development Authority (MDA) said yesterday. The MDA and four Singapore companies will set up a Singapore pavilion at MIPCOM 2003,57 words
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Article, Illustration816 2003-10-04 8 JOYCE KOH - The Ngs' persistence finally pays off, as JOYCE KOH discovers JOYCE KOH IMEDEEN may be "beauty in a pill" to thousands of its beauty-con-scious users here like actress Zoe Tay, but for the husband-and-wife team that brought it in, it was more like "disaster in aARTHUR LEE - 816 words
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394 2003-10-04 8 Genevieve Cua - It moves assets to London; CEO to join APS Asset Mgt By Genevieve Cua AT A time when many institutions are expanding their Asian equity mandates, Morley Fund Management said yesterday it will move its Asian equity operations from Singapore to London,394 words
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406 2003-10-04 8 Chuang Peck Ming - eye on the economy outlook By Chuang Peck Ming WHAT looks like, finally, a firm rebound in the industrialised economies especially Japan signals a "more sustainable and synchronised" recovery for Asia, according to Goldman Sachs. "For the first time in three years, our GDP406 words
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447 2003-10-04 8 Ake Blomqvist - MAILBAG Ake Blomqvist Professor and Head Department of Economics, NUS HAVING been quoted at some length in the article "A dearth of research on Singapore policy issues" (BT, Oct 1), I am writing to clarify two misperceptions that may inadvertently have been caused447 words
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282 2003-10-04 9 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] The Malaysian government is rethinking how to carry out a Budget proposal to replace import duties on foreignmade cars with excise duties, officials told Reuters yesterday. The debate comes amid clashes between senior ministers ahead of Prime Minister MahathirReuters - 282 words
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Article, Illustration1116 2003-10-04 9 Vikram Khanna - Xanana Gusmao talks to BT about making the transition from freedom fighter to economic manager By Vikram Khanna [SINGAPORE! Dressed uncharacteristically in a formal grey suit and a red tie, Kay Rala "Xanana" Gusmao, erstwhile guerilla fighter, painter, prize-winning poet and President of the Republic of EastARTHUR LEE - 1,116 words
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93 2003-10-04 9 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Telekom Malaysia Bhd may stagger the sale of its RM4 billion (Ssl.B billion) bond over the next six to 12 months, shelving an already delayed plan for a single, lump-sum issue, sources said yesterday. State-controlled Telekom Malaysia had tried to bringReuters - 93 words
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83 2003-10-04 9 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia has offered to sell its stake in RHB Bank to the state pension fund for about RMI.6 billion (*****.6 million), as the government seeks to recoup funds used to bail out ailing banks, sources close to the talks saidReuters - 83 words
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83 2003-10-04 9 Bloomberg [MUMBAI] India has begun trading gold ftitures for the first time in four decades, linking the world's biggest consumer of the metal with global gold markets, the Consumers Affairs Ministry said yesterday. India banned ftitures trading in gold and other commodities in 1962 toBloomberg - 83 words
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68 2003-10-04 9 AFP [HONG KONG] The number of property deals In Hong Kong fell 13.6 per cent in September, government figures showed yesterday. The Land Registry said it received 6,866 sale and purchase agreements on residential and non-residential building units in September, down 13.6 perAFP - 68 words
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89 2003-10-04 9 Reuters [HONG KONG] The Hong Kong government yesterday issued a consultation paper on improving regulation of stock market listings and granted some concessions to the stock exchange, which has opposed plans to hand over its listing function to the securities watchdog. In the paper,Reuters - 89 words
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Article63 2003-10-04 9 Reuters [MANILA] Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo is almost certain to run in next May's presidential election, reversing course after pledging last year not to stand, a close aide said yesterday. Just hours after the comment, Vice-President Teofisto Guingona announced he was resigning fromReuters - 63 words
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443 2003-10-04 10 Party move for further market reforms underlines shift in strategy to a more sustainable model [BEIJING] China's Communist party is preparing to call for bolder free market reform at an important meeting this month and may decide that the property of private443 words
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348 2003-10-04 10 They say US firms will be forced to shift more Jobs to India AP [BANGALORE] Indians expect little harm, and possible benefit, from a reduction in the number of foreign workers that can enter the US each year under HIB visa, saying itAP - 348 words
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242 2003-10-04 10 [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's nofrills airline Air Asia may fly to Thailand by the end of this year pending the sorting out of several operational matters, the Malaysian Business Times reported yesterday. Chief executive Tony Fernandes said Thai authorities have given the go-ahead242 words
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395 2003-10-04 10 Pioneering it is the HK$1b retail bond issued by Ford Credit [HONG KONG] The "canto bond'" was born on Thursday with Standard Chartered christening what it hopes will be an addition to the global lexicon of foreign company-issued fixed-in-come products, that includes395 words
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Article, Illustration222 2003-10-04 10 [HONG KONG] The Hong Kong government plans to raise up to HK$6 billion (Ssl.3 billion) from a bond issue backed by tolls from state-owned tunnels and a bridge as part of efforts to reduce the territory's hefty Budget deficit, the Financial Times reportedREUTERS - 222 words
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Article510 2003-10-04 11 Oil giant mum on report it's eyeing 40% interest in Yukos Oil Bloomberg [CHICAGO] Exxon Mobil Corp may pay as much as US$25 billion for a 40 per cent interest in OA Yukos Oil Co, the Financial Times reported yesterday. Exxon declined to comment. "WeBloomberg - 510 words
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346 2003-10-04 11 Swedish team says production will start falling from 2010 [LONDON] Oil and gas are running out much faster than thought. The world's oil reserves are up to 80 per cent less than predicted, CNN quoted a team from Sweden's University of346 words
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Article, Illustration181 2003-10-04 11 Reuters {NEW YORK] Sanford Weill (right), who stepped down this week as Citigroup Inc's CEO, sold about 5.6 million shares back to the company for about US$264 million, the group said on Thursday. The sale was effected after its board of directors granted an exceptionReuters; AFP - 181 words
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323 2003-10-04 11 Reuters [EVANSTON, Illinois] Any optimism that the number of US jobs will grow rapidly as the economic recovery grinds on is misplaced, the chief economist of investment bank Morgan Stanley said on Thursday. "This is not the gar-den-variety version of a jobless recovery,"Reuters - 323 words
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393 2003-10-04 11 LATEST US INDICATORS Growth outlook remains positive as new orders flow in Reuters, Reuters ,Bloomberg [NEW YORK] The US services sector expanded briskly for a sixth straight month in September but businesses started cutting jobs again, according to a report yesterday thatReuters,; Reuters,Bloomberg - 393 words
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Article, Illustration761 2003-10-04 12 Reed accepts governance panel report that calls for a majority of the board members from outside the indusby NYT. Bloomberg [NEW YORK] John Reed, the interim chairman of the New York Stock Exchange, embraced on Thursday a report from the board's special committee onNYT.; Bloomberg; AFP - 761 words
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234 2003-10-04 12 Insurer's boss complained about volatility: report Reuters [NEW YORK] Former New York Stock Exchange chief Richard Grasso pushed an NYSE specialist firm to buy more shares of American International Group Inc after the insurance group's head complained about the stock's volatility, the Wall StreetReuters - 234 words
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Article, Illustration382 2003-10-04 12 AFP, Reuters [NEW YORK] Struggling tech giant Sun Microsystems could become "irrelevant" if it continues its current course, says a Merrill Lynch analyst. In an open letter to the network computer-maker's CEO Scott McNealy and board members, Merrill's Steven Milunovich called on the company to makeAFP,; Reuters; Source: Bloomberg - 382 words
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Article, Illustration512 2003-10-04 13 Ven Sreenivasan - Monthly medal winners at 12 clubs will get to take part By Ven Sreenivasan THE upcoming Tiger Skins Tournament may be a "made-for-TV" event, but the event's main sponsor has organised a series of competitions to enable local golfers to share someAFP, AP - 512 words
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Article, Illustration615 2003-10-04 13 mike roos - frankly speaking It will engage spectators, players alike at this week's World Cup mike roos WHEN Standard Chartered first held a ness-to-business rugby dinner with the Singapore Rugby Union (SRU) seven years ago, guest rugby speakers were ready to travel halfway across the world on anAP - 615 words
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Article687 2003-10-04 13 IHT FROM Oct 1 to the middle of November. Diego Armando Maradona will be displayed at his finest in the Centro des Exposiciones in Buenos Aires. There, through 600 mementos, and giant screens bringing to life the movement of the most gifted soccer player ofIHT - 687 words
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Article, Illustration685 2003-10-04 14 SAMUEL EE - Is it a Chevy? Is it a Daewoo? SAMUEL EE finds the new Chevrolet Optra a sum of intriguing parts SAMUEL EE I AM Chevrolet. I was Daewoo. But actually, I am truly international. So maybe that's a corny play on "I am Chevrolet Optra", the marketing tagline685 words
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Article, Illustration427 2003-10-04 14 SAMUEL EE - SAMUEL EE checks out a new sedan made Down Under that will soon hit Singapore SAMUEL EE AN Australian muscle car aims to muscle in on the Singapore market. The Chevrolet Lumina, which i« built in Australia by General Motors and sold there as a Holden427 words
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Article, Illustration973 2003-10-04 15 CHEAH UI-HOON - The ocean sustains more life than you'd thinks with certain denizens of the deep now being harvested for their theraupetic and medicinal properties. CHEAH UI-HOON reports CHEAH UI-HOON sea is an important medium in this A planet which keeps us alive It balances H H the atmosphere,973 words
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Miscellaneous89 2003-10-04 15 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION L Across: 1 Scandinavian, 9 Ex- 27 Rugby s important factor 10 Risotto, 11 Chid 12 Stepdaughter. stc, 19 Topmost, 20 Minerva, 21 (4,2,3,4) Sever, 13 Ness, 16 Segment, Down: 1 Sacking, 2 Apse, 3 De- 22 Tiddter, 26 Stop, 27 17 Yearned, 18 Interim, 2189 words
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Article, Illustration824 2003-10-04 16 CORINNE KERK - Function plays a large part in the design and form of Catherine Loiret's bags, as CORINNE KERK finds out CORINNE KERK CATHERINE Loiret is not a name that is likely to ring any bells. In fact, a search on the Internet yielded zero results with a suggestion "DoARTHUR LEE - 824 words
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Article, Illustration776 2003-10-04 16 CORINNE KERK - Luxury-loving Asian consumers give the Timberland story a fresh spin. CORINNE KERK reports CORINNE KERK IT may have its beginnings in an iconic waterproof leather boot, but strangely enough, a significant part of its future in Asia at least will be built on products more likely776 words
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Article, Illustration131 2003-10-04 16 Ever dug desperately in the bowels of your bag for your keys/ handphone lipstick nry cleaning receipt, only to find a couple of stray mints? Well, you can finally say goodbye to the "black hole". German leather bag specialist, Bree, has created the first business handbag131 words
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Article, Illustration73 2003-10-04 16 If your feet ache or smell after an extended walk, try this self therapy: rub them with a mixture of lemon, cardamom, eucalyptus and essential oils. Or else, fork out $3o for a bottle of L'Occitane liquid foot care from France. It refreshes your feet with73 words
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Article, Illustration123 2003-10-04 16 Can art and football mix? Of course, says Puma, known for its soccer-related products. The proof is in its Paintura Pitch Project, where it partners Stoique, a Tokyo-based group of graphic designers and Scrawl Collective, a London-based consultancy to street artists and illustrators. The project produced 12123 words
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Article, Illustration76 2003-10-04 16 Food for thought for those whose dinner guests are always late: a food warmer that's as appetising as what's inside. Made by Margarita of Italy, the insulated food server keeps food warm for up to six hours, thanks to its stainless steel interior. Dishwasher safe, its available76 words
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Article, Illustration316 2003-10-04 16 MIKE CHUA, CORINNE KERK - Compiled by MIKE CHUA, CORINNE KERK Mlllenla Walk O'Briens Irish Sandwich Bar: "Treat a friend on us" promotion. Whatever coffee you order for yourself, your friend gets the same, courtesy of the manager. Silkroad Noodle is now open. Expect a myriad selection of specialties from Sichuan, Shaanxi, Beijing and316 words
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Article, Illustration1130 2003-10-04 17 JAIME EE - Edinburgh's seamier side proved to be fertile ground for crime writer lan Rankin's dangerous mind, as JAIME EE discovers JAIME EE LAN Rankin readily admits he has a dark side. One that, if it were not harnessed and channelled into a string of bestselling novels, would haveARTHUR LEE - 1,130 words
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Article, Illustration818 2003-10-04 17 Going out or staying in this weekend? We round up some recommendations cd Big on grooves Things out of Texas tend to be big. So it's not surprising that the Crusaders have become legends for their soul/jazz and cutting-edge music. Joe Sample, Wilton Felder and adopted guitarist Larry Carlton818 words
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