The Business Times, 25 October 2003

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  • 27 1 MITA (P) 024/03/2003 85c THE BUSINESS TIMES weekend S I N G A P O R OCTOBER 25-26. 2003 interne! Http •ime s tin asi 11 ■sg
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  • 1098 1  -  Some foresee two viable classes of players cawing out a growing market By Ven Sreenivasan [SINGAPORE] By most accounts the biggest challenge that Asian network airlines face after surviving a year of economic slowdown, war and pestilence is the threat from low-cost carriers.
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  • 920 1  -  saturday soapbox john gee WHATEVER his intentions were, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's recent statement at a meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Conference that "the Jews rule this world by proxy" was bound to rouse a storm. Amplified, as it was, by
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  • 636 1 The stock market rally in the region, despite the latest setback, has been impressive. Here's a sampling of what the smart money is saying about Asia's prospects "MARKET guru Jim Rogers, he made a very interesting comment about China and China stocks. He said, *you know,
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    • 33 1 PERSONAL MVESVMENT Derivatives: an essential tool for managing financial risks. PAGE 6 REINVENTING THE NANTAH SPIRIT Dr Su Guaning, president of Nanyang Technological I Umhi—liln university, in the Raffles Conversation t I v
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  • news front
    • 588 2  -  EXCLUSIVE Cap Gemini looking to acquire a data centre facility to tap outsourcing boom in the region By Daniel Buenas [SINGAPORE] Global consulting group Cap Gemini Ernst Young (CGE&Y) has picked Singapore as its regional hub from which to make its
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    • 856 2  -  COMMENTARY Do nothing and you will be taken out QUAK HIANG WHAI looks at what it takes to survive the rigours of global competition QUAK HIANG WHAI SOME years ago. Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing was accused by his usual detractors of dominating the Hong
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    • 656 2  -  NATSTEEL SAGA The following is the full text of the open letter that the Securities Industry Council sent on Thursday to David Gerald, president of the Securities Investors Association of Singapore. The letter was in response to issues raised by the association over the NatSteel takeover that
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  • the raffles conversation
    • 1755 3  -  As NTU's second president, Su Guaning is finally able to rekindle his love for academia. He tells ANNA TEO about plans for the university and the reinventing of the Nantah spirit for the future ANNATEO WHEN Su Guaning took the helm at Nanyang Technological University last
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    • 306 3 IN his inauguration speech in March, Dr Su Guaning rallied his staff and students to join him in rebuilding their heritage and bring back idealism and passion to the university. This, he said, calls for some sea changes, including turning two traditional approaches upside
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    • 486 3 YES, he had some sleepless nights a few months ago when two of his "star" professors were embroiled in a public dispute with the Ministry of Manpower over their interpretation of foreign worker statistics. "Arrrgh, I guess it did!" Dr Su Guaning admitted, now laughing, when
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  • news companies
    • 502 4 It will launch over 90 audio and speaker products soon Reuters [SINGAPORE] Creative Technology Ltd, the largest computer sound card maker, is expected to post a slightly higher quarterly profit on Tuesday as it gears up for robust demand in the
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    • 794 4  -  corporate analysis Market is watching upcoming Q3 results for signs of recovery, says SIOW LI SEN SIOW LI SEN UNTIL bank stocks beat a retreat on Thursday, along with the market's 2 per cent pull-back, DBS Group Holdings' stock appeared to have all the momentum of
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    • 180 4 FIRM RECOMMENDATION LAST UPDATE Morgan Stanley equahNtfin-ine Oct 6 Daiwa Institute of Research add Sept 23 UOBKay l-fen buy Sept 19 UBS buy Sept 15 BNP Paribas Peregrine outperform Sept 15 ING Financial Markets sell Sept 15 Nomura Securities buy Sept 15 Smith Barney hold Sept 13 Deutsche
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    • corporateroundup
      • 142 4 Reuters CHIP tester ST Assembly Test Services is seen posting a smaller loss or flat earnings when it announces third-quarter results on Wednesday as semiconductor demand rebounds after a three-year downturn. ST Assembly, the world's fifth-largest microchip testing firm, is expected to continue to see
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      • 71 4 HONG KONG-based Compass Technology may be the latest company from the territory to sell shares in Singapore. The South China Morning Post said the maker of semiconductor packaging products is mulling a listing on Sesdaq as an alternative to a listing on Hong Kong's second board
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      • 144 4 Reuters [CHEJU, South Korea] Singapore Airlines said yesterday it expected average fares to rise as post-Sars sales promotions wind down and the sector's regional outlook brightens. Chief executive officer Chew Choon Seng, speaking to Reuters on the sidelines of a meeting of Asia Pacific airline
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      • 79 4 [SINGAPORE] Hotel operator Mandarin Oriental, which is part of the Jardine Matheson Group (JMG), has reached a US$l6 million settlement of insurance claims for losses arising from business interruption caused by the Sars outbreak. A US$2.5 million interim payment was received and accounted for in the
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      • 81 4 THE Singapore Exchange has waived the need for Tianjin Zhongxin Pharmaceuticals to submit full-year results within 60 days of its financial year-end. It has agreed to Tianjin's request to submit audited results within 90 days. Tianjin has practical difficulty meeting the 60day deadline as Shanghai, where
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    • 612 4  -  hocklocksiew by andrea tan WING Tai Holdings' bullish bid for a Kovan Road condominium site this week provided plenty of fodder for property market talk. To most observers it signalled a major shift in strategy from building upmarket homes to developing more affordable
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  • money personal finance
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      • 157 5 OSIM International founder and CEO Ron Sim (below) wasn't the only one lately to have sold shares in the healthcare equipment maker. Fund manager Arisaig Partners sold one million Osim shares between Oct 15 and Oct 17 for a total of $1.27 million in the open
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      • 104 5 TAN Lian Chew, an executive director of Hiap Seng Engineering, has sold one million shares in the group at an average price of 52.21 cents per share. The open-market sale on Thursday constituted a 0.49 per cent stake in the engineering company and reduced Mr
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      • 101 5 SINGAPORE Reinsurance Corporation (Singße) independent director Teo Soo Chew disposed of 1.7 million shares in the domestic reinsurer at 25.5 cents apiece on Thursday. The sale of the 0.33 per cent stake, held by Nanyang Insurance Company, comes after Mr Teo sold 2.1 million shares between
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      • 97 5  -  Compiled by SERENA NG PHUA Siew Hua, a substantial shareholder of Novena Holdings, sold a total of 784,000 shares in the furniture group on Oct 17 and Oct 22 in the open market. She sold 502,000 shares at around 34 cents each on Oct 17, reducing
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    • 759 5 Sobsantiai Mo of Price SHAREHOLDING Tram Tfc»r«l>oM»r Sol Sharw Before Aft* SUx* Date Proctor C—» H0 Sfcrt COBB) f»W Hiap Seng Eogq 220ct-03 Dtlhan Ptllay S Sell 200 0.59 230 0.1 30 OX) GP Ind 21-Oct-03 Andrew Chiang Stu Leung Sell 20 0J8 75 0.0 55 0.0
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    • 718 5  -  Taking in non-govt bonds can lead to better returns, writes KENNETH TAUBES KENNETH TAUBES OVER the last three or four years, bonds are just about the only traditional liquid investment asset class that has generated positive real returns. Most investors have used government
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  • money personal investment
    • 949 6  -  By Genevieve Cua BUY a whole life plan for estate planning purposes. How sound is this advice? So far, this series of columns on the myths surrounding insurance has generated interest from readers. Since the need for insurance supposedly permeates most
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    • 1771 6  -  show me the money Derivatives are one of the fastest and cheapest tools for businesses to manage financial risks in today's increasingly borderless world teh hooi ling DERIVATIVES have been associated with the most spectacular of corporate failures. Old-established UK bank Barings was brought down when rogue
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  • TRACKING THE BULL
    • 720 7  -  Despite short-term caution, analysts see the bull running into 2004, reports ANDREW MARKS in New York ANDREW MARKS AFTER three years of withering losses, US stocks have been on an eight-month-long tear in 2003. Fuelled by improving corporate profits and an economy that shows
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    • 797 8  -  MALAYSIA Ample liquidity, foreign funds and solid fundamentals are in its favour, says EDDIE TOH in Kuala Lumpur EDDIE TOH S AM maximum bullish,' says Tan Teng 800. And in- deed, the head of personal B fund management and inB vestment advisory firm B Capital
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    • 866 8  -  INDONESIA Indonesian equities are back in the limelight says SHOEB KAGDA in Jakarta SHOEB KAGDA IF there were any doubts that Indonesia's stock market is about to catch fire, the scramble this week by retail investors for the latest initial public offering (IPO)
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    • 970 8  - There are still pickings and risks THAILAND By Vikram Khanna AFTER six years of first sliding and then being stuck in a rut, the Thai stock market is roaring again. Its dizzying rise in 2003 84 per cent in US dollar terms has made it the fourth best performing bourse
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    • 732 9  -  HONG KONG Many sectors are overbought but banks, China plays and some industrial laggards are still attractive, says JEFF WAGNER in Hong Kong JEFF WAGNER HONG KONG shares have risen very sharply since the end of the Sars crisis and are now trading at two-year
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    • 897 9  -  commentary Though all is not well with the global economy, investors aren't yet about to dump equities, says ANTHONY ROWLEY in Tokyo ANTHONY ROWLEY RISING stock markets always climb a "wall of fear". And the steeper the wall, the greater the fear.
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    • 592 9  -  INDIA From Ajoy Sen in New Delhi ZOOMING share prices across the board perhaps best testify Finance Minister Jaswant Singh's conviction of a "feel good factor" overwhelming the Indian economy. "The sources for the feel good factor prevalent in the economy are two external
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  • news region
    • 426 10 One off the country's top economists says that full-year growth off 10 per cent is likely AFP [SHANGHAI] China is underestimating its economic growth with gross domestic product this year likely to be about 10 per cent, one of the country's most prominent economists was reported
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    • 516 10 It may pay US$5b; become nation's top fixed-line phone firm Bloomberg [BEIJING] China Telecom Corp may pay as much as US$5 billion in cash to buy six networks from its stateowned parent, adding more than 46 million customers to become the
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    • 252 10 Reuters [HONG KONG] China may invest part of the proceeds from listing state-owned firms in overseas markets to help boost returns of a state security fund, a local newspaper reported yesterday. The move could be a first step in eventually allowing mainland Chinese
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    • 737 10 Controversy is following the Malaysian leader to the very end AP [KUALA LUMPUR] As he retires after more than 22 years in power, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's international profile is possibly higher than it has ever been. But rather than being feted
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    • 324 10 M'sian report says agencies felt offers undervalued shares TWO state investment arms the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) and Permodalan Nasional Bhd (PNB) have rejected offers from two related parties to buy their shares and gain control of KFC Holdings (Malaysia) (KFCH), according to
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    • inbrief
      • 110 10 Reuters [SHANGHAI] Star Cruises, the world's third largest cruise company, plans to build a terminal complex on Shanghai's landmark Bund waterfront with a total investment of US$lO billion, the official China Daily newspaper reported yesterday. The project would include hotels, shops, restaurants and entertainment
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      • 139 10 Reuters [JAKARTA] The signing of a final agreement to restructure some US$6.6 billion debts of Asia Pulp Paper (APP) has been delayed to Oct 30 because the parties need more time to assess documents, the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency said yesterday. Earlier this month officials
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      • 91 10 Reuters [MANILA] San Miguel Corporation, South-east Asia's largest food and beverage group, said yesterday that it had signed a U5535.5 million deal to acquire a 100 per cent stake in TTC (Vietnam) Co Ltd from Taiwan Tea Corp. The deal will be San Miguel's
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      • 102 10 Reuters [SHANGHAI] The world's largest maker of shipping containers, China International Marine Containers (CIMC), yesterday posted a 70 per cent surge in thirdquarter earnings, buoyed by a recovery in the global shipping business. Earnings in the July to September quarter came to 235.53
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      • 81 10 AFP [SHANGHAI! China's largest city Shanghai plans to sink millions of dollars into building the country's largest automobile museum, state press reported yesterday. Construction of the 340 million yuan (Ss7l million) museum located in the city's Jiading automobile city is set to begin this year and
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      • 125 10 Reuters [BEIJING] China is inviting bids from foreign companies to design and build four nuclear power generators worth billions of dollars, the official China Daily said yesterday. Two of the four 1,000-megawatt generators would be built in the city of Sanmen in the eastern
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      • 109 10 Reuters [BEIJING] China, already boasting the world's largest population of mobile users, added another 5.85 million cellphone subscribers in September, the telecom regulator said. China had 249.97 million cellphone users at the end of September, the Ministry of Information Industry said on its
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      • 88 10 Reuters [TAIPEI] Taiwan memory chip maker Winbond Electronics yesterday posted a NT$35B million (5518.3 million) third quarter profit, reversing a NT$2B3 million year-ago loss thanks to improving prices and diversification. A company spokesman told Reuters before an investor conference that Winbond expects to earn a
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  • news region/world
    • 1004 11 news analysis Conflicting signals cast shadow on Fed meeting on interest rates next week LAT-WP OVER the past two weeks, longer-term interest rates have soared and plummeted as jittery investors reacted to recent signs of strong economic growth and a fear that the
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    • 352 11 This is the fifth asset disposal by the UK bank this year Bloomberg [LONDON] Lloyds TSB Group pic agreed to sell its New Zealand unit to Australia New Zealand Banking Group for US$3.B billion, the fifth disposal by the UK bank
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    • 452 11 Reuters [TAIPEI] Madame Chiang Kai-shek, once the most powerful woman in China, has died in her sleep aged 106 in her home in New York, finally bringing down the curtain on one of the most turbulent chapters of Chinese history. Famed as much for
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    • 489 11 rtis^alUoll-fre^Bo^B^B2^^mailj»otices@sp^oii^>g IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT (CAP 50. 1994 ED) AND IN THE MATTER OF GIMWAH PTE LTD (In Creditors' Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE OF RESOLUTION At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the members of the abovenamed Company duly convened and held at 2 Ane Mo Kio Street 64.
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    • 372 11 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT (CAP. 50. 1994 ED) AND IN THE MATTER OF ECON EQUIPMENT PTE LTD (In Creditors' Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE OF RESOLUTION At the Meeting of Creditors of the abovenamed Company duly convened and held at 2 Ang Mo Kio Street 64, Ang Mo Kio
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    • 339 11 UNIVERSAL PACKAGING DESIGN SINGAPORE PRIVATE LIMITED (IN MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) NOTICE OF FINAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 308 (2) ot the Companies Act. Cap. 50 that the Final Meeting of Members of the Company will be held at 545 Orchard Road #15-10. Singapore *****2 on 28
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    • 367 11 IN THE MATTER Of THE COMPANIES AO (CHAPTER SO) AND IN THE MATTER OF (I) ARGONAUT SHIPPING PTE LTD (II) KNOWLEDGE CONNECT PTE LTD (IN MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY WINDING UP) At the respective Extraordinary General Meetings of the obovenomed Companies held on 23rd October 2003 at 9 00 am. the following
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    • 443 11 IN THE MATTER OE THE COMPANIES ACT, (CHAPTER 501 PURSUANT TO SECTION I Mb) Al *('icncral Meeting of RAMCO-YKk (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD duly omened and held al 138 Cecil Street»l V(KI. Cecil Court. Singapore (*>9538. on 20 C Iciohcr 2U13. the 10l lowing Resolutions set out hekm were Jul) passed
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    • 546 11 PCI LIMITED NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Extraordinary General Meeting of the shareholders of the Company will be heW on 12 November 2003 at 390 Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim Singapore *****5 at 10.15 a.m. (or immediately after the conclusion or adjournment of the 14th Annual
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  • world
    • 813 12  -  A small and growing body of hard data is suggesting a return to jobs growth, says CAROLINE BAUM CAROLINE BAUM Bloomberg [NEW YORK] THE labour market has become the sole barometer for the US economy. It's what Federal Reserve policy makers are watching
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    • 241 12 Reuters [ABOARD CONCORDE] For Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone and actress Joan Collins, it was a sad day to be sipping champagne. Nostalgia reigned supreme on Concorde as the world's only supersonic airliner made its last passenger flight, from New York to
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    • 358 12 Reuters [NEW YORK/PALO ALTO] Google, the five-year-old company that redefined the way people search the Internet, is actively seeking bankers to help it sell shares of the company to the public, according to people familiar with the situation. An initial public offering of Google
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    • 635 12 But concerns over security hurt corporate business Reuters [SEATTLE] Microsoft Corp said late on Thursday its quarterly profit rose on strong consumer sales of Windows and raised its outlook for personal computer demand, but said it had clinched fewer big corporate contracts for
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    • inbrief
      • 87 12 Reuters [NEW YORK] Telephone companies AT&T and Bell South Corp are discussing merger plans again, a couple of months after talks fell apart, The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday, quoting people familiar with the situation. Executives of the two companies, who have talked about joining
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      • 97 12 Reuters [LONDON], Oct 24 (Reuters) Canary Wharf, seeking to end a months-long bidding battle, has given two rival parties until the middle of next week to come up with a high enough offer to take control of the UK property company, a source familiar
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      • 107 12 AFP [TOKYO] Major Japanese electronics maker Toshiba Corp yesterday said its consolidated net loss grew to 32.18 billion yen (SJSII million) in the six months to September from 26.4 billion yen a year earlier due to lower sales of personal computers and television
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      • 74 12 Bloomberg [BEIJING] Motorola Inc, which plans to sell shares for the first time in its chip unit, agreed to swap a semiconductor factory in China for shares in Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp, China's biggest chipmaker. Motorola will transfer its wafer fabrication plant in the northern
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      • 103 12 AFP [SEOUL] South Korean tax authorities said yesterday that the chairman of SK Group, at the centre of a political funding scandal, had siphoned off some US$2OO million from a group subsidiary. "It is not clear where the 239.2 billion won has gone," National Tax Service
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    • 327 12 AFP [PARIS] The decline of the dollar could slow the pace of the US economic recovery by leading to a rise in US long-term interest rates, which would in turn weigh on domestic demand, the OECD said yesterday in its semi-annual Financial
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  • style sports
    • 1214 13  -  The stage is all set for thrills and spills at this weekend's F1 Powerboat Singapore Grand Prix, says VINCENT WEE VINCENT WEE WHEN the UIM F1 Powerboat World Championship Singapore Grand Prix is flagged off at Marina Bay at 3pm tomorrow, two out
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    • 664 13  -  frankly speaking Without skill and fitness Namibia, Italy, Scotland could find it tough this weekend justin sampson AUSTRALIA plays Namibia today and could well run up a cricket score, such is the gap between the two teams. The other two games,
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    • 349 13 WITH just three weeks to go before the likes of Annika Sorenstam and Retief Goosen grace the Tanah Merah Country Club course, the organisers of the Tiger Skins event have come up with another innovation to whet fans' appetite an online simulated skins contest. Tiger
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  • style motoring
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      710 14  -  Modifications to your car can be legal and safe, starting with a pair of good tyres. SAMUEL EE checks out other frills SAMUEL EE MORE and more drivers are accessorising and upgrading their cars not only to stand out from the crowd but to get better performance.
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    • 334 14  -  By Samuel Ee YOU may drive a family car but it doesn't have to look like one. Many car distributors are beginning to offer racier versions which come with full bodykits. One of them is the 1.5-litre Honda City sedan. A sporty alternative of the Thai-made model
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  • style health
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      876 15  -  Watch your waistline for signs of obesity as that is linked to your risk of suffering from killer diseases. CHEAH UI-HOON reports CHEAH UI-HOON HOW fat is fat? It's not so much how much you have but where it is on your body, say experts. If you're
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      703 15  -  myhealth By Cheah Ui-Hoon "LOOK for different people to chase and overtake, if you get bored on the run," advised Vivian Tang, 32, Singapore's representative for the women's marathon in the SEA (Southeast Asia) Games this year. Her advice is timely for the hundreds, if not thousands,
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  • style shopping
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      651 16  -  BEAUTY REVIEW The sun is your biggest enemy if you suffer from pigmentation. But help is at hand in the form of creams and laser treatment. CORINNE KERK reports CORINNE KERK OUT, damned spot! If only it was so easy. If you've enjoyed one too many days in
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    • 604 16 THERE are choices aplenty when it comes to sunscreens as there are whitening products. Following are a few selections. Cllnique's Super City Block Oil-Free Daily Face Protector SPF 25 ($39 for 40ml) is a daily wear product for all skin types including sensitive ones. A big plus
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    • 749 16 Plus-sized women can take heart in two new stores one online which stock stylish apparel in their sizes. CORINNE KERK reports IN the US, companies are cashing in on the market for overweight consumers by selling big-sized products and services ranging from coffins to resorts. Locally, it's
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    • instore
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        64 16 Once in a while, furniture designers come up with a clever idea that also looks cool. This Ban kesta coffee table is made of clear lacquered birch veneer and solid aspen, with two boxes in white Toil finish. The boxes on castors also double as footstools. It
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      • Article, Illustration
        39 16 For those with a maverick streak, check out these cufflinks to jazz up your shirt cuffs. Rodium plated cufflinks ($69 to $189) and silver Raoul GEMs cufflinks with semi precious stones ($199). Available at Raoul, including Millenia Walk.
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      • 81 16 Bring sparkles to your eyes, literally with these glasses Allure Mosaique by Daniel Swarovski Paris Crystal Eyewear. It's a fusion of simplicity and elegance, the austere lines of the design are masterfully enhanced by a myriad of tiny, coloured crystals. The metal components are 23-carat
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      • Article, Illustration
        79 16  -  Compiled by MIKE CHUA Millenia Walk Are you a Beetle fan? Head down to the mall for a splendid display of Volkswagen cars. Sign up for a test drive and pick up a little gift or Beetle Cabriolet posters and Beetle reflector keychains. Models on display: Golf, Passat Power,
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  • style pursuits/wine&dine
    • 885 17  -  As French legend Marcel Marceau puts it pantomime belongs to everyone regardless of language and nationality. CHEAH UI-HOON reports CHEAH UI-HOON M #|B|| HERE will always be war A and violence. Human be- ings have not changed. There will always be good HI people and
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    • 1045 17 Going out or staying in this weekend? We round up some recommendations book Missing finer points Sunil Khilnani's The Idea of India has on the cover a rich tribute from Nobel Laureate economist Amartya Sen, which sets very high expectations for the reader. Khil n a n i traces
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    • 737 17 wine&dine with weekendßT Asian Wok Grand Plaza Parkroyal Orchard Hotal homemade spices, and aromatic dishes, served 45 Boat Quay. Tel: 6532 9006 10 Coleman Street. Tel: 6432 5543 442 Orchard Rd. Tel: 6739 6554 buffet-style. Breakfast daily from 6am-10.30am. Savour a sumptuous spread of Asian dishes In a relaxed Ala
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  • style food
    • 1087 18  -  The rare fungus is prized for its unique taste which is only outweighed by its astronomical price. GEOFFREY EU unearths its appeal GEOFFREY EU LATE October has crept upon us, and depending on which part of the world you're in, the traditional activities that define this
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    • 695 18 AFP [PARIS] "The carrot?" said top chef Alain Passard, "needs the right partner. Crunchy, or soft? This is the world of pulp to get it right for the palate there must be no dominant vegetable." A holder for seven years now of the prestigious three
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  • Page 18 Miscellaneous
    • 234 18 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 20 An -Li-L. 29 Three students seen around ill BC—L II I I—j I*l I I university in break (4) 30 Eastern country spy selling will attend uninvited (4-7) Spaniel, 10 Papyrus, 11 Ashy, land not his own (6,5) 12 Well-directed children (4,3,4) 12 Anno Domini, 14 Tartar.
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