The Business Times, 17 November 2003

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  • 18 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 024/03/2003 r Inter 13' n'tp ousiness-times.asial com.sg SINGAP ORE MONDAY NOVEMBER 17. 2003
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  • 1252 1  -  BT exclusive IRAS stops granting special tax status; liability for tax bill could fall on fond managers By Genevieve Cua [SINGAPORE] Up to $2.26 billion worth of capital secured funds may be hanging in an awkward tax limbo, as the income tax
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  • 398 1 The third quarter is much better than the second, he says [SINGAPORE] "I was talking to some union leaders yesterday... compared to when I talked to them in July, they are much more optimistic now." In this vein, Deputy Prime Minister Lee
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  • 65 1 Week Change STI 1736.72 3137 KLSECOMP ***** 14.55 NIKKEI 225 *****.06 ***** HANG SENG ***** 53 1164 SET INDEX 657.38 -13.62 JAKARTA COMP .610.14 1640 MANILA COM P 1345.53 -67.58 TAIPEI WP1 6044.77 -12.06 SEOIL COMP 809.89 +5.84 SHENZHEN B 268.08 -8.62 Al STALLORD .3215.40 50.10 DOW JONES 9768.68
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  • 76 1 FOMEX RATES US$ 8$ l'S$ (S$peiTS$) 1.721 Stfl SS/SS per 1.689 2.906 ETRO(CS$/S$/E). 1.178 2.028 YEN 1083 62.80 RM 3.800 2268 HKS 7.760 451# BAHT 39 90 23 19 Rl'PIAH 8,500 4340 RENMINBI 8.299 4823 INDIAN RI'PEE 45:18 26,17 AS 1,186 0.806 NZS 1.583 0.920 PRIME RATES SINGAPORE* 5.25
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  • 355 1  -  By Kalpana Rashiwala [SINGAPORE) After investing in Wisma Atria and taking a 27 per cent stake in Ngee Ann City next door, German insurance groups Ergo and Provinzial Rheinland Holding are still shopping for more malls on prime Orchard Road. "We
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  • 797 1  -  It will invest in bonds denominated in Asian currencies From Anthony Rowley in Hong Kong A GROUP of Asian central banks from across the region will shortly launch a new Asian bond fund worth at least US$l.5 billion, but this time round
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    • 642 2  -  Gold bull futures and call options positions at unusually high levels From Neil Behrman in London COMMODITY funds and macro hedge funds are catching the more conservative bullion bankers and precious metals traders on the wrong foot, and appear set to drive gold
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    • 262 2  -  Gains from unit trust redemption taxable if holders are 'trading' By Genevieve Cua [SINGAPORE] There is no capital gains tax in Singapore, but you can be taxed on income derived from trading gains. Unknown to most investors, if you "trade" in
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  • Innovation Singapore
    • 1662 3  -  At Sheraton Towers Singapore, it's not always a case of the customer being right ANDREA TAN looks at how the hotel cares for its staff ANDREA TAN IT'S one of the "best places to stay in the world" according to travel magazine Conde Nast.
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    • 356 3 "KNOCK my ass, Chris," the hotel guest told Sheraton's butler. Sheraton's butlers are legendary and would go to great lengths to please the hotel's guests. But just in case, you think there was some hanky panky between the guest and butler Christopher Toh,
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    • 516 3 SHERATON'S famed butlers share some hot tips with The Business Times' readers. Pillow talk Pillows are more important than you think. Did you know that most of us move our heads at least 50 times on an average night? It is therefore vital to choose the
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    • 88 3 Qrgontsoiions committed to the SQC constancy redefine their business to better serve customers. 11 Mill J And adopt a total opprooch that seeks to sustain business success. Over 1,000 organisations are implementing the SQC. About 400 organisations wflh some f 300,000 staff have achieved the standard. They have been recognised
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  • SINGAPORE companies
    • 700 4  -  HOCK lock siew loh hui yin CHINESE companies have for some time now been coming to Singapore to offer their shares in initial public offers. More recently, they have been doing reverse takeovers, or RTOs, of listed companies here as well. The latest
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    • 598 4  -  But analysts point out that this is the very time to pay attention to them By Daniel Buenas DIVIDEND plays are often touted as safe bets during bearish markets and in times of falling interest rates. Some market watchers even say
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    • 344 4  -  MAIL bag Eva Ho (Ms) Director Corporate Communications Temasek Holdings (Pte) Ltd WE refer to "TLCs should be mindful of reaction to major cash calls" (BT, Nov 13). The last line in the article incorrectly suggested that Temasek decided on the timing and execution of the
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    • 538 4  -  Ong Kwee Cheng (Dora Chan), on behalf of the board of directors. Craft Print International WE refer to your editorial erf" Nov 6, "The duty of minority shareholders". We would like to clarify certain misconceptions this column may have created in relation to Craft Print.
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    • 773 5  -  BT exclusive Germany's Ergo to launch fond, which targets prime real estate, in Q1 By Kalpana Rashiwala GERMAN insurance giant Ergo, which spearheaded about $2 billion in real estate investments in Singapore over the past three years making it the biggest foreign property investor
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    • 1286 5  -  INSIDE MARKETS But the positive numbers were due to low sales figures, says ROBERT HALILI ROBERT HALIILI Directors and substantial shareholders have been net sellers every month since the market started rising in May. The net selling peaked last month with net sale totals
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    • 220 4 ffijhngul CEOs, CFOs, Entrepreneurs, business Managers, Accountant%• Corporate Treasurers, Tax Lawyers, Compliance Managers and Auditors i taxation issues in China a guide to investing doing business in China Current situation for foreign investment in China Potential business opportunities in China Fjfl 2008 Olympics Game (Beijing) 2010 World Expo (Shanghai) Bvl
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  • SINGAPORE markets
    • 40 6  -  BT comment STOCKS kenneth lim any compnanies of dhbn The poor end to die week may not carry over into this week, which has traditionally been a strong one for the market Source: Bloomberg
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    • 573 6 AFP [HONG KONG] Several major currencies in the Asia-Pacific region ended the week up against the dollar, taking their lead from the Japanese yen, which reached a three-year high, buoyed by stronger-than-expected economic growth. Japanese yen: The yen rose sharply during the week, lifted
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    • 62 6 Events investors can watch out for N*w Bating of BcartyCMaa, Nov 17 Nov 19 DwiEltak'sdMdMd pay—*, Nov 18 Nov 20 pmymmL, Nov 26 S— Wwr'sdMiwi pay—t, Nov 27 TBI llMifni, W, Nov 17 Ky AW«d, AO—, Nov 17 WlagTal, AMI A EMI, Nov 18 ting Chooti, ACM, Nov
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    • 966 7  -  BT portfolio STOCKS teh hooi ling IT hechoppinesaof the market last week was wel reflected In our portfofios, wNh some severely battered while others »-i I I ■■ifc I «H A. new prony resnteni. The lowest price-to-book portfolio gained 4 J3 par
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    • 270 7  -  HOT STOCK WARRANT By Ven Sreenivasan CHARTERED Asset Management has been accumulating the shares of Unisteel Technology during the past few weeks. Its latest purchases included 360,000 shares bought at around $1.27 last week. So far, it has raised its deemed shareholding in the manufacturer
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  • 1349 6 H—fcir FORECAST Target The stock recommendation is the average of all therecom- cdbmany riiiimJf! iTftiMi mendations submitted by analysts following the stock. There wmnmi hum is a total of 29 brokers submitting recommendations but not every stock is followed by all the 29 brokers. Their recom- CSA Hetty
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  • SINGAPORE news
    • 383 8  -  Office will likely employ more 20 full-time staff over next five years By Kenneth Lim US-BASED Cardinal Health is setting up a new office in Singapore to handle its global supply-chain operations, even as the medical giant makes plans to cut 850
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    • 502 8  -  MNCs increasingly opt for less costly short-term placements: study By Anna Teo THE reluctance of Singaporeans to take up overseas postings may well become a non-issue, with long-term assignments becoming fewer and further in between. Multinational firms, according to a survey by Mercer Human Resource Consulting,
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    • 458 8 EYE on the economy jobs THE volume of job advertisements in the newspapers fell 21 per cent in October compared with a year ago, according to data compiled by media group Singapore Press Holdings. This drop was steeper than the 16
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  • REGIONAL news
    • 817 9  -  BT comment MALAYSIA New plans for ambitions projects may Indicate upswing in property cycle diana oon abdullah IS Malaysia's property cycle on the upswing? Hard to tell, say some, but judging by the mood on the ground and developers' ability to sell higher-priced properties, one could
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    • 572 9 BANGKOK Critics fear it will undercut national carrier ahead of its share sale AFP THE launch of new budget carrier Air Asia, half-owned by the family firm of Thailand's premier Thaksin Shinawatra, has sparked a storm of controversy and criticism that it will
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    • 362 9 BANGKOK THAI executives are increasingly migrating to Hong Kong and Singapore in search of better pay packages, Bangkok Post reported, citing a study by executive search firm Boyden Associates (Thailand) Ltd. Based on research for 2003, Boyden found that
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    • 603 10  -  Is Arroyo's strongest rival, Cojuangco, shelving his presidential ambitions in return for business-related concessions? Al Labita in Manila takes a closer look Al Labita IF anyone stands a decent chance of winning in the Philippines presidential election next May, it must be tycoon
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    • 196 10 KUALA LUMPUR Sources say his GIIG has not met key conditions MALAYSIAN tycoon Syed Mokhtar Albukhary's bid to operate South-east Asia's largest hydroelectric dam may fail because key conditions have not been met, a business weekly said yesterday, quoting industry sources. A rival
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    • 402 10 THAI PROPERTY BOOM BOT mulls measures to cor b speculation Bloomberg [BANGKOK] Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said that he believes the demand for new housing in Thailand is genuine and not the result of a speculative "bubble" like the one which
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    • 252 10 Reuters [BANGKOK] Thailand's Golden Land Property Development pel said on Friday that it expects to double net profit this year thanks to a home-buying boom fuelled by historically low interest rates and strong pent-up demand. Hie company is developing condominium buildings and serviced
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  • REGION world
    • 401 11 BANGALORE Ventnre funds court start-ups involved in designing software and chips Reuters team of CMS-based venture capitalills is scouring India for opQtrtunities, attracted by its growth as a hub for low-cost software and potential for dfcp design. Officials from Sierra Ventures, which manages
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    • 630 11 WASHINGTON NYT THE Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) failed for years to police the mutual fund industry effectively, because it was captive to the industry when writing new regulations, was preoccupied by other problems on Wall Street and was severely short of staff
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  • WORLD news
    • 356 12 NEW YORK Old Mutual to pay them according to re venae-sharing agreement Bloomberg GARY Pilgrim and Harold Baxter, who lost their jobs in the industrywide probe of improper mutual-fund trading, will get about U5569.3 million from Old Mutual pic, the London-based insurer who
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    • 250 12 LONDON Reuters BSKYB will pay its recently-departed chief executive more than £10 million (Ss29 million), double his existing salary, not to work for a rival media group for two years, the Sunday Telegraph reported. Tony Ball earned around £2.5 million in salary,
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    • 232 12 MONTGOMERY AP A JURY in Alabama ordered the Exxon Mobil Corp on Friday to pay the state US$ll.9 billion for depriving it of proper royalties on the natural gas the company gathers there. The jury ordered Exxon to pay U5563.6 million in actual
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    • 599 12 ASK for your complimentary copy of The Business Times on weekdays at any F&B outlet at Far East Square, courtesy of DBS (while stocks last). Far East Square has more than 35 food and entertainment outlets, including those featured here. Bumbu Restaurant 31.32. Pekinst IT'S an
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    • 305 13 Reuters [NEW YORK] Laurence Tisch, former head of television and music company CBS Inc and one of the billionaire brothers who built Loews Corp, died in New York City on Saturday at the age of 80. A Loews spokeswoman said he died of cancer.
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  • 829 12 COMMODITY WeeklyRoundup AFP [LONDON] Gold was the talking point of the commodities week, with the metal almost breaching the psychologically important US$4OO per ounce mark for the first time in more than seven years. The gains came about because of
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  • BizIT
    • 956 14  -  IT comment INFOTECH Both providers and potential clients in Singapore are not paying enough attention to this key Ingredient amit roy choudhury FOR better or for worse, companies in Singapore and worldwide are scrambling to get on the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) bandwagon. Attracted
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    • 251 14 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Nintendo Co, the world's biggest maker of hand-held game players, said a game machine it will debut next year will be a new type of product rather than an enhancement of its existing players. The new machine
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    • IT TAEES
      • 55 14 < OmniaIII niMiha HI<HI (ift 4 j THE American Chamber of Commerce is organising t a talk entitled "A Look Ahead; Worldwide Video and Web Conferencing and Collaboration" tomorrow j from 7.46am to 9em at tha Pullerton Hotel. The talk i will be given by Robert CHagerty. chairman, CEO <
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      • 62 14 SONY Singapore has introduced a video camera the sire ofa deck of playing cards called the Sony Handycam DCR-IPIE. It has a one-megapixel CCD and a Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar lens with a lOx variable optical zoom and a 12Qx digital zoom, with an automatic lens
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      • 59 14 CREATIVE has announced the launch ofCreatfve Prodikeys DM (Desktop Music), a new version of its music-and-PC dual keyboard. Creative Prodikeys DM is more compact and integrates a highly velocity-sensitive 37-key MIDI keyboard, and includes sophisticated music controls. It incorporates an ergonomically-designed multimedia PC keyboard with programmable hot keys. The
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      • 54 14  -  Compiled by Amit Roy Choudhury STUDENTS in Singapore's tertiary have the opportunity today to attend a slate of Linux-related activities running simultaneously at Nanyang Polytechnic, Ngee Ann Polytechnic. Temasek Polytechnic, and Republic Polytechnic. The initiative, dubbed LinuxDay 2003. is spearheaded by the Linux Users'Group of Singapore (LugsX
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    • 118 14 AFP [TOKYOJ Japan's top mobile phone operator NTT DoCoMo Inc and US chipmaking giant Intel Corp will jointly develop next-genera-tion chips for mobile phones, a business daily said on Saturday. Through the alliance with Intel, DoCoMo aims to gain an advantage in
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    • 650 16  -  BT exclusive In S'pore, more than 55% of SMEs are using Digital Subscriber Line for Net connection, compared to 34% across nine key Asian markets. Raju Chellam has the details Raju Chellam DESPITE cable modems, Metro Ethernets and satellite access offering higher speeds and in
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    • 154 16 Reuters [NEW YORK] Personal computer maker Dell Inc's nascent foray into selling printers has so far been a big success and may lend momentum to its recent thraptinto consumer etocMnic gadgets. The Round Rock, Texas, company said last week its printer business is
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    • 513 16 Delegates from 135 countries not much closer to signing a draft set of goals AFP [GENEVA] Controlling the Internet was a key issue countries taking part in the first ever global summit on the information society next month failed to agree on
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    • 197 16 Bloomberg [PRINCETON] SCO Group Inc, which is demanding royalties from Linux computer software users, has subpoenaed Linus Torvalds, the programming code's inventor, for a lawsuit against International Business Machines Corp. Linux, which runs server computers, uses bits of SCO-owned code without permission, the company says.
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    • 352 16  - Mixed prospects for ICEM market Frost Sullivan Small Singapore market shrank last year, and could fall farther in relative terms By Tang Weng Fai THE Asia-Pacific's market for voice and contact centre software is slated to reach US$l.7 billion by 2009 from US$73O million this year, but still faces an
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    • 558 16 Owners of Bluetotth phones can now message each other is a fan, free way IHT A LANKY young woman with long brown hair was waiting to take a train at London's Waterloo Station when she got a surprising message on her mobile phone from
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  • ENTERPRISE 50
    • 280 17  -  By Raju Chellam Wwtyh it bmiiw fyritai JVtWngthathaifofthtsyeai<sloplo fni CA lUI j wW aTOipnW PU w ImWOO in the food buriness. The "food tve've Aalm CMMIA ALM| CMIMMWIAA §p rstirooas, awn uieng ranery tttiH|kU4, tatamaftmnV Joo HH i"* K wasn't always so. of course. There are 1 among
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    • 765 18  -  Manufacturers are losing their grip on the E50 list but business and IT services companies are in growth mode, finds ANAND KUMAR ANAND KUMAR AFP EVER since the Enterprise 50 list was launched in 1995, Singapore's small and medium companies have been riding the waves
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    • 943 18  -  First-time participant Petra Foods tops E50 list, and eyes expansion in North America, reports RAJU CHELLAM RAJU CHELLAM ALMCCT every one of us would have at some time eaten a confectionery that contains at least one of his products. He sells raw material that
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    • 709 20  -  BBS Electronics has seen some bruising times. Its CEO tells CHEN HUIFEN how the firm went through a makeover and emerged stronger from the crisis CHEN HUIFEN THE best enterprises are born out of crises, according to BBS Electronics CEO Jerry Hui. Without a life-or-death threat, enterprises
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    • 732 21  -  Metal Components Engineering believes its future lies in the hands of professional managers. And that's the direction the company is committed to taking, its founder tells TANG WENG FAI TANG WENG FAI FOR four-time E5O winner Metal Components Engineering, making the transition from a privately
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    • Article, Illustration
      686 22  -  Seafood processing company Amanda Foods expects to haul in sales of $240 million this year and is dropping its lines in new waters, its CEO tells RAJU CHELLAM RAJU CHELLAM This is one company which fishes for riches in the sea of opportunity. Singapore-based Amanda Foods has been doing
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    • 1023 23  -  System Access has done well by exploiting its specialisation in banking software and its founder tells CHEN HUIFEN it's poised to break into China CHEN HUIFEN EVEN as banking software solutions provider System Access celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, it is basking in the glow
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    • 871 34  -  As the boundaries between computing, voice and data come down, PATRICK SIM suggests new yardsticks to compare the success of IT projects PATRICK SIM IN the traditional realm of IT, investments in computing, voice, and data networks have been independently evaluated in terms of oost savings
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    • 1064 35  -  An SMU professor tells CHEN HUIFEN what he gleaned from some innovative role models in Singapore CHEN HUIFEN SINGAPOREANS are no less creative or innovative than citizens of any other country, said Oscar Hauptman, an expert in management of technological innovation. What's lacking is the motivation to innovate,
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    • 714 42  -  With its stable political environment, pro-business policies and multi-faceted connectivity, Singapore offers an ideal launcnpad for SMEs to grow their businesses, writes IVIN CHAN IVIN CHAN WHAT are the ingredients needed for the success of smalland medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)? According to one local entrepreneur, the environment it
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    • 88 36 We're proud to be awarded the Enterprise 50 status. Excelpoint Systems (Re) Ltd 24, Kaki Bukit Crescent, W Kaki Bukit Tech Park 1 11 J Singapore *****5 OHBBOI Te1:(65)6741 8966• Fax:(65)6741 8980 M 2003 Celebrating Singapore's sales.enquiry@excelpoint.com wESmZ Enterprising Spirit With our heartiest conqratulations GimbnJgc Situ on Radio SONY An.c®
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    • 229 37 Celebrating 25 Years Of Excellence RECENT MILESTONES f 7997 Appointed by Casio Computers Ltd as Cassiopeia Distributor in Singapore 1 7999 Appointed by Nokia Pte Ltd as Nokia Wireless Data Distributor in Singapore 7999 Appointed by Creative Technology Ltd as IT. Distributor in Singapore 2000 Formation of C2OCITY with enlarged
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    • 253 42 mSsmkv- 66 At Ban Leong Technologies, people make the difference. We believe in knowing the market, understanding our i r 3 customers and delivering our best. A A Celebrating Singapore Enterprising Spirit tt BAN LEONG TECHNOLOGIES PTE LTD Ban Leong has been honorably awarded in the prestigious Enterprise 50 company
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    • 387 44 Iflfl MB 20 0 3 Celebrating Singapore's RHPI Enterprising Spirit 2000 Jfl' Another milestone in our 2001 enterprising journey to excellence Indeed, we're honoured to receive the Enterprise 50 Award for the 4th year running. This prestigious accolade mirrors our unwavering dedication to the pursuit the quality. More motivated than
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    • 91 45 BINTER CO. PTE LTD Celebrates the achievement of the Enterprise 50/e5O. 2003 Awards Enterprising Spirit 77i/s is achieved with all your partnership and support." Mr Lim Hua Tiong, Managing Director GOODYEAR m NANKANG E.^.3 i heartiest Congratulations flest Wishes Bridgestone Corporation Goodyear Singapore lyres Car Image Co Ltd Kumho Tire
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    • 280 48 The Petra Foods Group is a leading cocoa and chocolate company comprising two core businesses: Message *«>m Managing Director/ CEO Cocoa Ingredients John This division produces a wide range of cocoa We are honoured to be a recipient butter, cocoa liquor and cocoa powder, j*|gj f E5O award. I attribute
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    • 277 49 Contributed by Simpson, Spence Young ANOTHER week, yet another new high in the dry market. What has also become noteworthy in recent weeks, is, that with the spotlight on Capesize, Panamax and Handymax, less attention has been given to the smaller tonnage, certainly the handysize. BPLKCAIiIREffc Loire Ore:
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    • 730 49  -  Breakthrough for onions, employers after year of intensive talks By Donald Urquhart [SINGAPORE] A landmark employment agreement covering 50,000 seafarers around the globe has been reached by union and employers' representatives participating in the International Bargaining Forum (IBF). The agreement concludes nearly a year of
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    • 90 49 [SAINT-NAZAIRE] Firefighters and ambulances at the bow of the Queen Mary 2 in Saint-Nazaire, western France. Two more people hurt in Saturday's Queen Mary 2 shipyard accident in France died of their injuries, taking the death toll on the world's biggest liner to
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    • 388 49 They are offering bargain fares for European destinations Reuters [LONDON] Low-cost airlines are not just making life difficult for the traditional network airlines with their bargain fares. Now, shipping giant P&O has blamed competition from budget airlines for a profit hit
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    • 901 50  -  DOCKYARD By David Hughes IT'S that time of the year again. The annual Shiprepair Conversion show takes place next week, on Wednesday and Thursday. Shiprepair Conversion 2003 will be the twelfth such event and will once again be in the Grand Hall
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      • 1785 57 CONTAINERS TERMINAL AND VESSEL SCHEDULES Vessel Out In Bth Berthing Un- Berth Name Voy Voy seq berthing Nmbr ACX DAHUA 069N 069N 1 1 an 1/2003-0800 1801/2003-2200 ACXRAfftES 0845 064$ 1 1801/2003-1300 1801/2003-23:59 TO ALAMJAYA 7725 772S 1 1601/2003-2300 1701/2003-0300 00 ANOA 3276 3276 1 1801/2003-15.00 19*11/2003-0500 Aft
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      • 131 57 Nov 28 Singapore: Hari Raya Puasa. Malaysia: Hari Raya Puasa. Deo 8 Thailand: King's Birthday. Deo 10 Thailand: Constitution Day. Deo 23 Japan: Emperor's Birthday. Deo 25 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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      • 801 57 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Ma rine Oil Ltd. shows price ranges in US dollars instead of single prices for a more comprehensive description of the market. Prices shown are based on averagesized stem Market movements are indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and the
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      • 559 58 EU watchdog received complaints about possible subsidies Bloomberg [BRUSSELS] European nofrills carrier Ryanair is now facing regulatory scrutiny of its activities in France, soon after its operations at Charleroi airport in Belgium became the focus of a European Union state-aid inquiry. The European Commission, the
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      • 302 58 Bloomberg [SYDNEY] Qantas Airways' proposed budget domestic carrier is unlikely to undercut its main competitor Virgin Blue Holdings on operating costs, said Virgin Blue chief executive Brett Godfrey. Virgin Blue, which last week announced plans to sell as much as AsssB million
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      • 387 58 Auction proceeds to go to charitable organisation for needy children AP [PARIS] Bidders unable to part with the Concorde grabbed up spare parts from Air France's retired fleet of supersonic planes at a Saturday auction, with the trademark needle-nose selling for 420,000 euros (*****,298).
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      • 338 58 International travel battered by Iraq war, Sars AP [TOKYO] Japan's top carrier, Japan Airlines System, reported a 57.6 billion yen (*****.8 million) loss for the fiscal first half as the Iraq war and the outbreak of Sars in the earlier part of the
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      • 206 58 Passenger numbers continue to recover AFP [HONG KONG] Cargo trafhc at Hong Kong's international airport rose 5.1 per cent to a record high of 262,000 tonnes in October, the territory's Airport Authority (AA) said. Cargo rose 5.1 per cent when compared with
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        • 89 58 AFP [CHITTAGONG] Singapore Airlines (SIA) became the latest to withdraw its services to the Bangladeshi port city of Chittagong, as passenger loads fall and businesses relocate. SIA will suspend operations between and Singapore from Jan 20, an airline official said. It launched the service
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        • 114 58 Bloomberg [SEOUL] Asiana Airlines, South Korea's second-largest carrier, said third-quarter profit rose 14 per cent as the stronger won helped reduce interest expenses and travel demand recovered after Sars was contained. Net income rose to 41.9 billion won (Ss6l .55 million) in the three months
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