The Business Times, 11 November 2003

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    22 1 MIT A (P) 024/03/2003 850 THE BUSINESS TIMES SI NGAPORE j ;.-tF.-ri€t. t t t j://business-times.asial com sg TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2003
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    73 1 □sn 1,74X33 (-26.76) ST MDEX FUTURES 1,740.00 (-33.00) n SIMSCI FUTURES mm *****(4.70) Monday Change KLSECOMP 800.96 5.82 NIKKEI 225 10.504.54 -***** HANG SENG __.12.156.68 58.49 SET INDEX 664.36 -6.64 JAKARTA COMP _618.44 -8.29 MANILA COMP .1.409.34 3.77 TAIPEI WPI 6.059.03 +i20 SEOUL COMP 796.56 749 SHENZHEN B 268.12
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    77 1 FOREX RATES us$ s$ liSS (SS per l S$) 1.738 £(l!S$/S$ per 1.672 2.905 EIIRO(17S$/S$/E) 1.151 2.000 YEN 109.4 63.00 RM 3.800 1187 HKS 7.770 4.472 BAHT 39.90 22.96 RIP1AH R486 4884 RENMINBI 8.299 4.776 INDIAN RUPEE 4557 26.06 AS 1.407 0.810 NZS 1.619 0.932 PRIME RATES SINGAPORE* 5.25
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    Lock icon AirAsia plans to launch budget airline in S'pore
    757 1  -  M'sian carrier eyeing joint venture to tap lucrative S'pore-KL route By Beth Jinks [SINGAPORE] Malaysian budget carrier Air Asia is planning to launch a new no-frills airline in Singapore to tap the lucrative Singapore-Kuala Lumpur route, possibly in a joint venture with
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    Lock icon Is NOL building up a new war chest?
    859 1  -  HOCK lock siew The group expects to raise as much as US$300m from a placement donald urquhart AGAINST the backdrop of a buoyant global container trade that is set to continue for at least a good two or three years more, memories
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    Lock icon MAS requires more leeway to handle crises
    657 1  -  Management of risk more complex now, says DPM Lee By Wong Wei Kong [SINGAPORE] The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) needs to be given more flexibility to deal with contingencies in an increasingly complex global financial and regulatory landscape, Deputy Prime Minister and
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      128 1 COMPANIES Oei Hong Leong edges closer to triggering takeover offer for Jurong Engineering Pg4 8 ULYSSE7N ARDIN Conquering the Oceans s mcb LB LoCLB Annual Calendar (requires only a single adjustment every year). k Self-winding chronograph movement with big date and month indicator. Screw-pushers and screw-crown, sapphire crystal, WATER-RESISTANT TO
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      21 1 What's up with China Aviation Oil? Why has Its share price tripled hi the last I few months? ■PAfiE 7 i
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      Lock icon Island Power, Sime Darby venture heralds more deals
      565 2  -  NEWS analysis Sime's 50% stake in the upcoming Jurong Island power station benefits both parties, says Ronnie Lim Ronnie Lim ISLAND Power's new partnership with Malaysia's Sime Darby which has just taken a halfstake in the Singapore power company could be extended
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      Lock icon Koizumi's weakened position unsettles markets
      486 2  -  Nikkei slips amid fears he may face LDP pressure to go slow on reforms From Anthony Rowley in Tokyo TOKYO stock prices suffered setbacks yesterday on what financial markets viewed as the inconclusive outcome of Sunday's Lower House election, in which Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi
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      Lock icon Indon mutual funds face huge redemptions
      430 2  -  This comes after Danamon told to liquidate mutual funds in 6 months From Shoeb Kagda in Jakarta INDONESIA'S mutual fund industry, faced with snowballing redemptions, is in danger of a meltdown after the country's largest mutual fund manager announced that it had received an
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    • ON THE grapevine
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        Lock icon Pandering to pandas
        210 2 CHINA has buiit a biscuit factory to cater exclusively to its captive giant pandas, giving them a healthier choice than the usual steamed bread. "The cream-coloured biscuit, made of bamboo, is rich in vitamins and trace elements, and the fibre content is up to 30 per cent,"
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        Lock icon Dressing up China
        108 2 EVERYBODY seems keen to upgrade the mainland Chinese sartorially. at least. Faded, overweight and ageing Argentine football star Oiego Maradona has teamed up with Chinese businessman Chen Honglei of the Italy China Commercial Group to produce Maradona's brand of sportswear. Clothes, shoes, socks, cigarette lighters and other
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      507 4 The Inaugural BUSINESS OUTLOOK 2004 A Strategic High Powered Political. Economic, Business ami Investment forecast featuring Prominent Speakers in the Asian Region 2nd December 2003 Orchard Hotel Singapore Iuimii.'sn i>u!!imW\ is .in 11 n >1 >i i. int h u\l l piiiliU'd '(iiil(H'ii(( hi >ii- lli.it \\iil j»i»> i <
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  • SINGAPORE companies
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      Lock icon Oei tightens grip on Japan Asia Securities
      637 4  -  Tycoon close to triggering takeover offer for Jurong Engineering By Serena Ng ASTUTE businessman Oei Hong Leong appears to be tightening his grip on up-and-coming regional investment banking outfit Japan Asia Securities Group (JASG) as he moves closer to the takeover trigger point
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      Lock icon Citibank removes uncertainly over rates for homebuyers
      684 4  -  Borrowers can switch from floating to fixed rates should interest rates rise By Siow Li Sen CITIBANK'S new home loan package lets the homebuyer borrow at floating rates which are cheaper than fixed ones, and then convert to the original fixed rates should
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      Lock icon TLCs' cash calls giving investors the jitters
      417 5  -  They're depressing the stock market despite the companies' impressive Q3 results By Quak Hiang Whai TEMASEK-LINKED companies (TLCs) are putting up strong performances during this third quarter reporting season. But they are also making the investing community nervous with their strings of massive
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    • COMPANY Briefs
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        Lock icon Sincere Watch earnings slide 23%
        97 5 SINCERE Watch's second-quarter earnings fell 23.1 per cent to $3.5 million, from $4.6 million last year, due to lower margins arising from the strength of the Swiss franc and euro. The Sesdaq-lised watch retailer's net profit after tax for the six months to end-September stood
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        Lock icon Labrey Marine Q3 profit jumps 31%
        110 5 HIGHER offshore earnings, improved margin in shipbuilding and repair and the change in depreciation policy enabled Labroy Marine to lift its third-quarter earnings by 31 per cent to $7.1 million, from $5.4 million. This was despite a 13 per cent drop in turnover to
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        Lock icon Sunningdale Q3 net rises 19.7%
        132 5 SUNNINGDALE Precision Industries Ltd, a precision plastics manufacturing company, said its third-quarter net profit rose to $2.9 million, up 19.7 per cent from $2.4 million a year ago. This was on a back of a 16.7 per cent increase in turnover to $24.6 million from
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        Lock icon Keppel in talks to build oil platform
        124 5 Reuters KEPPEL Corp Ltd is in talks to build an offshore oil platform at its new shipyard in the Caspian Sea for Kazakhstan's giant Kashagan field, a company official said yesterday. "We are in talks with AgipKCO to build a platform and could
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        Lock icon SingTel boosts stake in Asiacom
        89 5 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Telecommunications Ltd, South-east Asia's largest phone company, said it has purchased Deutsche Telekom AG's shares in Asiacom Philippines Inc for about 192 million pesos (Ss6 million). Sing Tel acquired 3.4 million Class B shares in Asiacom for 56 pesos each, boosting its stake
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        Lock icon GSE Global reports 15% profit rise
        149 5 MAINBOARD-LISTED CSE Global Ltd reported a 15 per cent increase in net profit to $10.3 million in the first nine months of FY2003 from $9 million in FY2002. For the same period, the group recorded a 10.2 per cent rise in revenue to $115.8
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        Lock icon Unidax Electronics COO quits
        40 5 CHUNG Wui Cheng has resigned as chief operating officer (COO) and chief financial officer of Unidux Electronics Ltd from Dec 1 "to pursue personal interests and other opportunities". The board has appointed Takashi Sekine as COO.
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        Lock icon ATLM Taiwan turnover surges 88.8%
        89 5 EASTERN Asia Technology's 86.46 per cent owned ATLM Taiwan Inc enjoyed an 88.8 per cent growth In turnover last month to NT$l.B billion (5591.9 million), from October 2002's turnover of NT5984.8 million. October turnover was also up 68.1 per cent from the previous month's NT$l.l
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      Lock icon Hardly any takers for Bonvests general offer
      352 5  -  Only 0.144% valid acceptances for 477.438 shares at offer price of 40 cents each By Andrea Tan HENRY Ngo has received one of the lowest acceptances ever for a corporate takeover in Singapore. But that was precisely the result the Bonvests chairman wanted.
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      Lock icon Marco Polo posts decline in Q2 net to $6m
      444 8  -  End of profit recognition from its Ardmore Park project leads to profit decline By Kalpana Rashiwala UPMARKET developer Marco Polo said yesterday its second-quarter net profit fell to $6.6 million from $21 million, as it has exhausted profit recognition from its
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      Lock icon SingTel swaps 2 top execs' jobs to deepen skills
      452 8  -  New posts for Lim Choan Poh, Lucas Chow to take effect in April 2004 By Tang Weng Fai TWO of SingTel's top executives will be exchanging portfolios in an effort to deepen the company's skills at top management levels. Executive vice-president
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  • SINGAPORE markets
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      Lock icon BROKERS' TAKE
      558 6  -  Compiled by VEN SREENIVASAN HM|HAINmI9(M«SLI3 AS expected, Huan Hsin's stfeflar 3Q03 results continued to be powered by the notebook casings segment, with a record 1.2 million units shipped in the quarter. But net profit growth of 47.1 per cent continued to trail revenue growth of 83 per cent
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      Lock icon Brokers up Jurong Tech's forecasts, fair values
      305 6  -  HOT STOCK WARRANT By Teh Hooi Ling WITH their confidence bolstered by Jurong Technologies' excellent set of third-quarter results, broking firms are raising the company's earnings forecasts and fair values. "While the growth in 4Q03 will continue to be broad-based across all business
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      Lock icon Market beats a retreat amid host of concerns
      460 6  -  BT comment STOCKS teh hooi ling Another big share placement by a Te-masek-1 inked company, concern over rising interest rates and a "sellAsia" report by CLSA conspired to take the steam out of the Singapore market yesterday. "The market can't be anything
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      Lock icon Yen powers ahead; polls seen as boost
      593 6 Reuters [LONDON] The yen rose against the dollar and hit 10-month highs on the euro yesterday as investors decided a weekend election setback for Japan's government would not hinder badly needed reforms and might even encourage them. The yen initially followed Japanese stocks
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    • TRADES TO WATCH
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        Lock icon Smgatromcs shareholder cuts ftukf
        124 6 MEGABYTE Investment Pte Ltd has ceased to be a substantial shareholder of electronic toy maker Singatronics, following the sale of 2.5 million shares at 34.5 cents apiece on Nov 7. The openmarket sale of the one per cent stake reduced Megabyte Investment's direct shareholding to 4.04
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        Lock icon More forced sales for Pfft—li'i ED
        123 6 PEK Kem Hua. executive director and substantia] shareholder of consumer electronics group Pertama. has been subject to more forced sales of his shares. The sale of a further 166,000 of his shares took place on Nov 7 at 29.5 cents apiece. It was "initiated
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        Lock icon International Press parent ups halting
        65 6 COMPUTER services firm International Press Softcom's controlling shareholder. International Press Holdings Pte Ltd (IPH), has raised its stake in the group through an open-market purchase of 82.000 shares at 18 cents apiece on Nov 7, The acquisition raised IPH's holding to 61.73 per cent from
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        Lock icon Ditspubt director excrcists options
        55 6  -  Compiled by SERENA NG COMPACT disc maker Datapulse Technology said yesterday one of lis executive directors, Ng Leok Cheng, exercised 900.000 share "options/convertibles" at 17 cents apiece. This raised his direct stake in Datapulse to 1 million shares or a 0.17 per cent stake. The stock
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      406 6 OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES Nov 10 VALUE CLOSE IT (MAP -575.00 -12.00 BTCftPI -*****.00 -284.00 -*****.00 -58.00 JMUCEirfHii 472.05 -6.75 172.27 -3.21 MTUMuFIN 1473.57 -35.88 »r«*lMhip 446.23 -7.38 mafcpnw 214.50 -3.59 ana Mares 213.90 -4.70 Stocks Vohn» L&Mlc 31.260,000 Sunray HK15C 27.094.000 KXD Digital 4.5c 18,915,000 Chart SemiCond 26c 15.399.000 SingTel
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      Lock icon China Aviation sees bright skies ahead
      589 7  -  Its strategic investment in the oil industry is paying dividends, its chief tells LOH HUI YIN LOH HUI YIN CHEN Jiulin wears a mega-watt beam these days. The managing director of oil trader China Aviation Oil has good reason to. He will be able
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      Lock icon Profit-taking hits small caps
      369 7  -  Small-cap portfolio takes 4% fall By Teh Hooi Ling rKUrii -taKing among small-cap stocks is happening on a big scale, as witnessed by the massive 5.1 per cent drop in the UOB Sesdaq Index. Our small-cap portfolio, however, performed slightly better, taking a 4 per cent
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      837 8 I TIONG WOON CORPORATION HOLDING LTD Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at N0.15 Pandan Crescent, Singapore *****0 on Friday, 28 November 2003 at 9.00 a.m. to transact the following business: As Ordinary Business 1. To receive and adopt the Accounts
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      181 8 Session 1 Incorporation of Company in Malaysia Procedure of setting up a factory operation in Johor Application for Tax incentives, e.g., ITA Pioneer Status, DTR Application for Import Duty Exemption (e.g. LMW, Q5,) Application for Local licenses (e.g. Business license, MOE, etc) Application for Expatriate post, e.g.: Key post, time
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  • SINGAPORE news
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        Lock icon Anssle airlines welcome to expand
        99 9 QANTAS and Australian Airlines can keep expanding in Singapore—even when restrictions are put on Singapore Airlines in Australia, according to Balaji Sadasivan, Minister of State for Transport. "Our Air Services Agreement negotiations is not to be bound by what is ideal for one carrier, but
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        Lock icon More power to prevent cyber attacks
        129 9 THE government will be given more power—in particular to take "preemptive measures"—to deal with any cyber attack that threatens Singapore's national security, essential services or defence. Parliament yesterday passed a Bill that will beef up the current law against computer misuse with a new
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        Lock icon AppnalK qgainrt lwifair Mfllrfngji
        81 9 THE Ministry of Manpower gets 30 to 40 appeals yearly against unfair sackings, according to Hawazi Daipi, Parliamentary Secretary for Manpower. Between 1968 and August this year, it received a total of 199 appeals. They involved 214 employees, of whom 144 were union members. A quarter
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        Lock icon $330 m financing for SMEs
        51 9 SOME $330 million has been approved so far in financial year 2003 for 1,900 firms under government financing schemes for small and mid-sized enterprises, according to Raymond Lim, Minister of State for Trade and Industry. In FY2002, the amount approved was $590 million, for 4,000
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        Lock icon LTA plans to divest ez-link business
        37 9 THE Land Transport Authority will eventually divest the ez-link business because LTA has no interest in managing it over the long term, according to Minister of State for Transport Balaji Sadasivan.
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      Lock icon Consumer Protection Bill lacks bite: MPs
      463 9  -  IN PARLIAMENT Some say it may not offer sufficient protection for consumers By Chuang Peck Ming THE Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) Bill tabled in Parliament yesterday may guard against unfair sales tactics, but some said it may not have all that much bite. "I
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      Lock icon Hitachi GST ramps up S'pore disk drive ops
      321 9  -  By Raju Chellam AS another testimony to Singapore's prime location as a hard disk drive manufacturing hub, Japan-based hard disk company, Hitachi t GST (Global Storage Technologies), will transfer a "significant portion" of its high-end disk drive manufacturing operations from the Philippines
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      Lock icon Foreign investors honoured
      255 9  -  By Chen Huifen INTERNATIONAL executives who received public service awards from President S R Nathan yesterday were full of praise for Singapore, but a few pointed out weaknesses that need to be overcome for the Republic to stay ahead. These include high land and electricity costs. According
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      Lock icon Minimum income rule for credit cards stays: DPM
      463 9  -  Lower-income people won't be able to service debts By Siow Li Sen THE $30,000 minimumincome rule on credit cards will not be lifted. Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said in Parliament yesterday. In the past two years, the economic downturn has
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  • FOCUS property
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      Lock icon Making the most of under-used space
      488 10  -  Is decanting the magic pill for building owners? By Andrea Tan A RECENTLY implemented policy which allows building owners to enjoy asset enhancement, alleviate excess office space supply and generate additional traffic seems to be the magic pill the industry is looking for. But
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      Lock icon 40% units sold at Baywater soft-launch
      274 10  -  Allgreen's 232-unit project likely to be officially branched this weekend By Andrea Tan ROBERT Kuok's Allgreen Properties sold 30 units at a soft-launch of its Bedok Reservoir condominium Baywater at the weekend. The group released 75 units at the 99-year leasehold condominium facing the
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  • REGIONAL news
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      Lock icon Strong Q2 fails to rescue MAS from H1 loss
      529 11  -  Second quarter profit surges to RM101m; while Air Asia posts RM12m gain in H2 From Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur WHILE Malaysia's first budget airline Air Asia is flying high, state-backed Malaysian Airline System has continued to face turbulence despite a
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      Lock icon Kuok's PPB to privatise flour-mill unit FFM
      166 11 KUALA LUMPUR Bloomberg PPB Group Bhd, an oil palm planter and sugar refiner controlled by Malaysian businessman Robert Kuok, will take its flour-milling unit private in a cash and stock offer worth up to 817 million Malaysian ringgit (***** million). PPB will offer
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      Lock icon UEM World to be listed in M'sia this week
      374 11 KUALA LUMPUR It'll take over listed status of Renong after catting debt AFP THE flagship company of United Engineers Malaysia (UEM) will be floated this week, marking a new start for the once key conglomerate just two years after it sank
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      Lock icon Syed Mokhtar adds Islamic bank to empire
      535 14  -  KL has approved his purchase of 30% of Bank Muamalat from CAHB From Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur CONTROVERSIAL tycoon Syed Mokhtar Al-Bukhary has clinched another major deal this time taking a stake in a bank. The reclusive businessman's Bukhary Capital has secured
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      Lock icon Abdullah reaffirms 5.5-6% growth forecast
      410 14  -  However, private sector economists say govt projection for 2004 growth too bullish From Diana Oon Abdullah in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi yesterday reiterated government projections that the economy will grow between 5.5 and 6 per cent next year, although private sector economists
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  • EDITORIAL & opinion
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      Lock icon Filipinos fed up with corruption
      689 12  -  THE bottom line OPINION al labita THE political atmosphere in the Philippines is like a ticking time bomb. The issue of corruption is so highly charged that it is overheating the atmosphere; another upheaval, perhaps more devastating than a military coup or another "people power"
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      100 12 'I have certain criticisms and problems about the way very important matters of the state have been handled. There is no personal clash at all.' Chundrika Kmmatatungs. Sri Lanka's president, denying any personal disputes between herself and the prime minister, with whom she has traded public insults
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      624 12 EDITORIAL JAPANESE Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has reason to be satisfied with the results of the general election that has returned him to office for a second term Although the 237 seats won by his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) were 10 short of what it
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      1093 12  -  Last month, the quintessential bankers' banker', Sir Andrew Crockett, was appointed president of JP Morgan Chase International. His long career all of it in the public sector has included positions as general manager of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS); executive director of
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      552 12  -  COMMENTARY By William Pesek Jr Bloomberg AUSTRALIA'S economic decoupling from the rest of the Asian region became even more apparent with the central bank's surprise move to raise interest rates. The Reserve Bank of Australia's quarter-percent-age point increase to 5 per cent last week
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      188 12 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD laugh (8) 28 Appeared to have built a is severely practical (11) Across: 1 Covenants, 6 Mates, porch (4,2,8) 11 It repairs a fracture in mould- 9 Revenge, 10 Dentation, 11 ed statue (7,4) Reissue, 12 Orators, 13 Laying 14 Just manage to prepare the tables, 18 Scarier,
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      370 15  -  Decision will force US to pay some compensation, say analysts From Ravi Kanth in Geneva THE World Trade Organization's highest appeals court the Appellate Body yesterday struck down US President George Bush's unilateral measure to increase import tariffs on steel products last
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        105 15 Reuters [SINGAPORE] Oil prices climbed to three-week highs yesterday after a weekend bombing in Saudi Arabia heightened fears over the supply of Middle Eastern crude. December New York crude futures gained 40 cents to U5531.25 a barrel while London's benchmark Brent crude rose 49
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        96 15 AP [FRANKFURT] Computer chip maker Infineon Technologies returned to profitability in its most recent quarter after nine straight quarters of losses, in a sign the battered semiconductor market is improving. Net profit was 49 million euros (Ss9B million) in the July-September quarter. It
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        87 15 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] R R Donnelley Sons Co, the printer of TV Guide and Sports Illustrated magazines, agreed to buy Moore Wallace Inc, the largest provider of forms and labels to corporations, for US$2.B billion in stock, expanding its services to publishers. The deal
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      288 15 WASHINGTON They project 4.2% growth next yean Blue Chip poll Reuters SCRAMBLING to keep up with surprisingly strong economic news, private forecasters have boosted projections of US economic growth, a closely watched newsletter said yesterday. Blue Chip Economic Indicators said its poll of over 50
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      704 17 But Wall Street analysts doubt market will reach the dizzy heights of 1990s Reuters [NEW YORK] After three years of stagnation, there are now signs of an IPO revival on Wall Street. But experts doubt it will reach the same crazy heights it did in
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      372 17 Fate of Screw and Penthouse highlights challenges facing adnlt publishing industry AP [NEW YORK] After 35 years in the business of titillating and offending, pornographer A 1 Goldstein says his magazine can't compete anymore. The audience is just as large,
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    4579 16 Transaction date: Nov 10 HONG KONG Vd HK Exchanges Clearing 16.70 -010 2590 H*$ '000 HKRIntl 2.33 405 2648 HK and China Gas 10.90 -0 10 5870 Aeon Credit 5.00 410 216 Hong Kong Electric 30.50 4.20 3285 Aeon Stores 4.95 unch 542 Hongkong Chinese 105 403 1032
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      509 18 Central bankers more convinced of global economic recovery than at last meeting Bloomberg, Reuters [BANGKOK] Central bankers from the Group of 10 nations are "more convinced" about a global economic recovery than at their last meeting two months ago and
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      703 18  -  Like economies, they tend to move in cycles and the trend may be upward, says Eric Pfanner Eric Pfanner IHT THE market is always right, the saying goes on Wall Street. In that case, some analysts may be wrong. In the wake of the Bank
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      268 19 Reuters THE Baltic Dry Index fell 41 points to 4308, the Baltic Capesize Index fell 36 points to 6493, the Baltic Panamax Index fell 77 points to 3930 and the Baltic Handymax Index fell 91 points to *****. TIME-CHARTER: Bulk Asia Coeclerici relet (built 2001) *****0 dwt 8/10
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      594 19  -  Improvement due to sale of tanker unit, rising freight rates, better yields By Donald Urquhart [SINGAPORE] Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) reported a rebound in third-quarter profit yesterday, on the back of a strong performance by its liner division and aided by
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      288 19 SGX '000 Nov 10 5S W- Vol CH Offshore ..0.35 -0.01 2794 ChuanHup .0.50 -0.01 1343 Cosco Investment 059 -0.02 9530 CWT Distribution 0.57 unch 101 EzraHldgs 0.96 -0.04 799 Freight Links 0.11 -0.01 1348 GB Holdings -.0.61 unch 1 Jaya Holdings 0 82 -0.03 3654 K1 Venture
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      411 19  -  Existing capacity expected to be used up by 2009 By Beth Jinks [SINGAPORE] Plans to expand Sydney's Port Botany container port are being pushed ahead amid fears that existing capacity will be exhausted by 2009. In a newsletter appeal for public support
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      107 19 [SINGAPORE) Parliament yesterday passed a Maritime Offences Bill which will give effect to the provisions of the Rome Convention aimed at international efforts to fight maritime terrorism and piracy. The International Maritime Organisation negotiated convention aims at eliminating safe havens for perpetrators of crimes at sea
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      205 19 Bloomberg [BOSTON] Terror attacks on liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers in Boston harbour have the capacity to inflict substantial damage on the port and its residents, the Boston Herald said, citing a preliminary study from the government. The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
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      229 19 [SINGAPORE] Johor's Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) is upgrading and automating its rubber-tyred gantry crane (RTG) fleet to boost productivity. All 67 cranes will be fitted with auto steering and a container verification system by Kalmar Industries, the port announced in a statement. PTP
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        716 20 The departure of four decrepit chemical-laced former US Navy vessels for England once again brings the lucrative industry under the spotlight AFP [LONDON] EVERY year hundreds of ships, many rusting and contaminated with toxic materials, criss-cross the world's oceans to be broken up, but
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        109 20 PAGE Austral AL 5 Bank Line 4 BSA 4 B'tang Mas 6 CMACGM 3 COSCO 3 Columbus 5 China Shpg 5 Crocodile Line ....4 CWT Globelink ...4 Delmas 4 Dongnama 3 ECL 3 Far Shpg 5 Foong Sun 5 Gemartrans 4 Hamburg Sud 5 Hangli 4 Heung-A
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        130 25 Nov 25 Singapore: Hari Raya Puasa. Malaysia: Hari Raya Puasa. Deo 5 Thailand: King's Birthday. Deo 10 Thailand: Constitution Day. Dec 23 Japan: Emperor's Birthday. Dec 29 Singapore: Christmas Day. Philippines: Christmas Day. Malaysia: Christmas Day. Korea: Christmas Day. Hongkong: Christmas Day. Australia: Christmas Day. Brazil: Christmas Day.
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        829 25 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Marine 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 sized stem. Market movements are indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and the
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        519 26 Indicative price at A$1.80-2.25per share, valuing firm at A$1.9-2.3b AFP [SYDNEY] Australian budget airline Virgin Blue said yesterday it hopes to raise up to AsssB million (*****.2 million) when shares in the group make their stock market debut on Dec
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        126 26 [SINGAPORE] Electronic airline tickets are now available in Indonesia, beginning with Singapore Airlines sales, Asia's dominant airline reservation company Abacus International announced yesterday. Paperless e-tickets became available for Indonesian bookings of SIA flights last month, and will be sold on behalf of three
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        362 26 Move aimed at improving loss-making firm's operations [PARIS] Eurostar, the high-speed train service between England, France and Belgium, is set to overhaul its unwieldy management structure before the end of the year to improve the lossmaking company's operations, said a Financial Times report. The reorganisation
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          74 26 AP [NEW DELHI] India's flag-carrier airline Air India will buy a total of 28 new planes from both Airbus Industrie and Boeing Co over the next five years in a purchase worth US$2.l billion, news reports said. The airline will buy 10 long-range
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          88 26 AP [JAKARTA] National airline Garuda Indonesia Airways will soon resume flights from Jakarta to Ho Chi Minh City and Beijing. Both routes were cancelled in mid-1997 after the Asian financial crisis hit Indonesia, triggering a slump in air travel to and from the
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        779 26 It cites increased competition from low-cost carriers like Ryanair Bloomberg [LONDON] British Airways, Europe's biggest airline, said fiscal secondquarter profit fell 36 per cent as the carrier lowered fares amid a decline in corporate travel and competition from low-cost carriers such
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      446 19 PEOPLE Noble Group has appointed Stephen Marzo as its global chief financial officer, replacing retiring executive Milton Au, who will remain a non-executive director and assume vice chairmanship of the company's audit committee. Mr Marzo has 20 years of financial experience, working for institutions including Chase Manhattan Bank, the Phibro
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