The Business Times, 10 December 2003

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    15 1 MITA (P) 024/03/2003 85C THE BUSINESS TIMES SINGAPORE Internet: http://business-times.asial .com.sg WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2003
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    Lock icon SIA ropes in Ryanair owners to kick-start budget carrier
    1018 1  -  Tiger Airways also count Temasek and US investors as shareholders By Ven Sreenivasan [SINGAPORE] It was Chew Choon Seng at his "Bran-son-esque" best: no tie, and clad in a nostalgic Malayan Airways collarless T-shirt and jacket as he announced Singapore Airlines'
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    Lock icon A formidable force in a cut-throat market
    582 1  -  COMMENTARY By George Joseph THE waiting and the suspense is over. Singapore Airlines has, at last, climbed aboard the low cost carrier bandwagon. After its initially cautious approach to the relatively new concept in the Asian airline business, SIA has concluded rightly that
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    Lock icon Govt land sales to stay suspended in first half of 2004
    1104 1  -  BFC site now in expanded reserve list By Andrea Tan [SINGAPORE] Christmas came early for developers yesterday with the government delivering what was the best news for the year on the property front when it said land sales would
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    72 1 «n 1,711.36 (-7.97) □ST INDEX FUTURES 1,721.00 (+8.00) SIMSCI FUTURES 210.50 (+0.60) Tuesday Change KLSECOMP 788.47 +444 NIKKEI 221 10.***** *78.94 HAMi SENG _*****64 +2162(1 SET INDEX ***** +172 JAKARTA COMP M446 .1,11 MANILA COMP .1.365.83 15.96 TAIPEI WPI 5.859.56 +1241 SEOt'LOOMP 787,15 +155 SHENZHEN B 270.29 -0,10 AI'ST
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    82 1 FOREX RATES US$ S$ ISS (SS per I'SS) 1.71 J £(ISS/S$ per 1.737 1973 El Ttt)(l 1 m ±094 YEN 107 J 6160 KM 3.800 ±220 HKS 7.764 4.537 BAHT 39.86 M±9 RI'PIAH 8.493 4.963 RENMINBI 8.299 4849 INDIAN RI PEE 45.53 2660 AS UM 0789 NZS 1.544 0902
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      194 1 v>E3MK* 'Cl 'ii Tw> lIS interest rates: For the outcome of the US central bank's meeting on interest rates, go to httpi/ZbiaslPcss tfmesjsial^oiLsg Introducing the new 9-3 Convertible practical, rational and I I S i r res i st i b I e. Even when the the new sweeps stance
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      Lock icon Economists more upbeat on '04 prospects
      814 2  -  MAS poll finds upgraded forecast of 5.4% GDP growth for next year By Wong Wei Kong [SINGAPORE) Private sector economists are more upbeat on Singapore's growth prospects next year than several months ago, and are expecting the economy to expand faster than the official
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    • ON THE grapevine
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        Lock icon What 13th month bonus?
        217 2 WITH year-end festivities getting into full swing. most will welcome the extra month of salary In December usually to take the kids on holiday, or to pay for Christmas gifts. But here's some cheeky food for thought about that so-called 13th month payout. An email tells
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      Lock icon M'sian tourism minister 'clips' AirAsia's wings
      458 2  -  Call for domestic focus harks back to split of MSA From Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur THE very reason for the split of Malaysia-Singapore Airlines (MSA) more than 30 years ago has come back to haunt Malaysia's popular budget carrier. Air Asia. A Malaysian
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  • SINGAPORE companies
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      Lock icon STT may have to pump more funds into Global Crossing
      528 3  -  It may emerge from bankruptcy soon as STT completes the purchase By Tang Weng Fai SINGAPORE Technologies Telemedia (STT) completed its purchase of Global Crossing yesterday after a nearly two-year battle, allowing the fibre optic network operator to emerge at
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      Lock icon Tech Group's Q1 profits rise 66% to $2.6m
      334 3  -  Good results mainly due to growth in China ops By Serena Ng RECENTLY-LISTED Tech Group Asia, formed by the merger of Omni Mold and Tech Group Singapore, yesterday posted a 66 per cent surge in first-quarter net profit to $2.6 million in
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      Lock icon A global challenge for ST and Temasek
      779 3  -  HOCK lock siew wong wei kong FOR the Singapore Technologies (ST) group, now tying up its acquisition of Global Crossing and parent Temasek Holdings the moment of truth has arrived. Last week, ST Telemedia (STT), the telecom arm of ST, saw its price
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      Lock icon Shareholder challenges Craft Print AGM costs
      498 4  -  Hefty $244,000 costs could have been avoided: OWWS By Kenneth Lim A STATEMENT by Sesdaqlisted Craft Print this week suggested that the company may have been better off if disgruntled minority shareholders had been less demanding. But onlookers and one minority shareholder contend that
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      Lock icon Speedy-Tech going for mainboard listing
      427 4  -  It will use IPO proceeds to expand China facilities By Chen Huifen FOLLOWING the footsteps of past top winners in the annual Enterprise 50 awards, Speedy-Tech ranked number one in the 2002 E5O awards lodged its preliminary prospectus yesterday with the Monetary Authority of Singapore
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      Lock icon C Delgro forms new taxi joint venture in Shenyang
      221 4 Bloomberg COMFORTDELGRO Corp, which owns the largest bus and taxi fleets in Singapore, said it agreed to form a joint venture in Shenyang, China, to operate taxis. ComfortDelgro's wholly owned unit. Comfort Delgro (China) Pte, will form the venture with Shenyang
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    • COMPANY Briefs
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        Lock icon Keppel O&M nets $110 m of contracts
        94 4 KEPPEL Offshore Marine has secured $110 million worth of new shipbuilding, conversion and repair contracts. The Keppel Corp subsidiary will convert a tanker into a floating storage and offloading vessel for oil transport major Teekay Shipping, and build four anchor-handling tug supply vessels
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        Lock icon TPV posts strong Q3 figures
        97 4 HONG KONG and Singapore-listed monitor maker TPV Technology yesterday posted a strong 27 per cent rise in Q3 net profit to US$l7.3 million. Turnover rose 35 per cent to post a record U*****.4 million in the quarter. This brought net earnings for the nine months
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        Lock icon ST Enggnnit boost for Info Wave
        88 4 SINGAPORE Technologies Engineering said CET Technologies Pte Ltd a wholly-owned subsidiary of its electronics arm ST Electronics has increased its investment in associated company Info Wave Pte Ltd from $2.15 million to $2.58 million, after responding to a capital call of $1 million on
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        Lock icon DBS to invest in Indian bank: report
        126 4 DBS Group is reportedly at an advanced stage of discussions with Global Trust Bank to buy a 49 per cent stake in the Indian bank, said the Business Line, quoting unnamed market sources. DBS has also initiated a due diligence process, said the
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      Lock icon CMT issues 45m new units to buy property fund stake
      509 5  -  Issue price of $1.33 a unit represents a 3.6% discount to CMT's last traded price of $1.38 By Joyce Koh IN ONE of two initiatives to boost return for shareholders, Capita Mall Trust (CMT) is issuing 45 million new units
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      Lock icon Monsoon hits KL as Enzer expands retailer
      433 5  -  By Kenneth Lim ENZER Corporation rolled out its new audio-visual equipment distribution business in Kuala Lumpur yesterday as the Sesdaqlisted company seeks a slice of the high-end market. Monsoon, the 95 per cent Enzer-owned retailer of high-end systems, opened its flagship showroom in
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      56 4 A rejoinder to Craft Print, Mailbag, Pg 12 Here's a bright idea. Mercedes-Benz An Active Light System that moves in conjunction with your steering wheel to improve night visibility by up to 90%. The Future of the Automobile. Mercedes-Benz Sales Enquiries. Tel: 6298 1818 Showrooms: 239 Alexandra Road 209 Pandan
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  • SINGAPORE markets
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      480 6  -  Compiled by VEN SREENIVASAN Neptune Orient Lines Dae 9 dosing: 52.1 l NOL disclosed that freight rates rose 21 per cent y-o-y in the four weeks ending Nov 14. Average rates rose to U552,653/FEU from U552,191 the year before. This compares with a 26 per cent increase in
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      Lock icon STI rebound to at least 1,754 level seen likely
      386 6  -  CHART POINT By K AJITH OVER the past two months, the Straits Times Index (STI) has gyrated on several occasions, but has failed to break the critical 1,800 level and each attempt has been followed by lower lows. We had earlier
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      Lock icon More downside seen for greenback
      898 6  -  BT comment CURRENCIES larry wee THE past week's main event reinforced one of the most basic lessons in currency trading. If a currency cannot rise on good news, then there's a very real danger it will get bashed black and blue by bad news. And
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      Lock icon Oil and gas play livens up dull day
      616 6  -  BT comment STOCKS r. sivanithy APART from a spirited play on the oil and gas sector and a rebound in Singapore Telecom which helped reduce the Straits Times Index's loss, there was little else in yesterday's session to lift the local market
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    • TRADES TO WATCH
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        Lock icon Raffles LaSaie director cuts holding
        72 6 CHEN Weiping, a non-executive director and substantial shareholder of design education group Raffles LaSalle, on Monday sold two million shares at 80 cents apiece in a "willing buyer, willing seller" deal. His sale of the 0.8 per cent stake reduced his direct shareholding to 17.15
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        Lock icon Eastgate CEO's stake reduced
        87 6 THE chairman and chief executive officer of compact disc maker Eastgate Technology, Goh Hun Keng, saw his stake in the company reduced after his spouse, Ho Yuet Hoe, Jenny, sold Five million shares in the open market at 18 cents apiece. The sale on Dec 8
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        Lock icon Brilliant director's holding pared
        111 6  -  Compiled by SERENA NG ONE of Brilliant Manufacturing's executive directors. Koh Ah Te. has had his deemed shareholding in the precision machining group reduced following a sale of 200.000 shares held by Hoon Ah Ting. This sale on Dec 3 reduced Mr Koh's deemed shareholding to
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      147 6 OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES Dec 9 VALUE CLOSE BTOB/OS 225.00 +116.00 BTCAW -*****.00 +68 00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 +23.00 AI-SG Equities 462.62 _+0-27 SG Equities Elect 172.51 -3.82 SG Equities Fin 1434.93 -12.07 SG Equities Prop 429.87 +2.06 MSCI Singapore 209.96 -1.07 SMSCI Futures 210.80 +0.60 fifth (luring ftritiv are
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  • EXECUTIVE money
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      Lock icon Excuse me, are you a private banking client?
      795 8  -  Beyond the appeal of exclusivity, there are concerns over hard sell and money being tied up. Genevieve Cua reports Genevieve Cua BEING a private banking client may sound like entry into a posh club, but there is a dark side to the
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      Lock icon Insurance or trust? Go in with eyes open
      740 8  -  By Genevieve Cua IF you are a private banking client, your relationship manager is likely to have tried to persuade you to do one of two things buy a "universal life" insurance policy, and/or set up a trust. Both products are lucrative
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    1042 8 S Transaction date: Dec 9 DTTERBAlfE CROSS RATES A$ C$ W too W Wl« KM* V- »t M2$ E*«» Pe«o S$»Md Sfr HT? hW Ewd ttSS Aistraia 0.961 6.146 0.605 5.750 33.714 ***** 0.794 1788 2.814 IM3 42.450 40.962 1267 4.766 0.936 25.190 29.58 0.426 0.741 Canada 1041 6395
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  • SINGAPORE news
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      Lock icon S'pore is the second most network ready country: report
      338 9  -  US tops the WEF index that reflects capability to use infocomm networks Reports by Raju Chellam SINGAPORE is now the second most "network ready" country in the world right behind the US according to a report issued yesterday by the World
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      Lock icon 75% of S'pore Net users find spam menacing
      298 9 ABOUT 75 per cent of Internet users in Singapore believe the rising prevalence of unsolicited e-mail, or spam, can be harmful to users, according to the first survey of its kind commissioned by US network security firm, Symantec Corp. The survey polled
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      Lock icon India's TCS says S'pore can tap into BPO
      401 9  -  By Amit Roy Choudhury SINGAPORE is uniquely positioned to find a niche in the current wave of Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), said S Ramadorai, CEO of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Asia's largest software and consulting services company. He said Singapore's advantages were:
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      Lock icon Insead Asia starts $17m campus expansion
      260 9 GLOBAL business school Insead launched a $17 million expansion at its Asia campus here with a groundbreaking ceremony yesterday. The expansion, or phase two of its development plans, will add another 6,000 sq metres to the current 12,000 sq m gross floor area at
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      Lock icon New perm sec duties for four civil servants
      221 9 FOUR senior civil servants will have new permanent secretary duties when the new year arrives. Af the Ministry of Finance, Lam Chuan Leong will become the new Second Permanent Secretary in charge of special projects. Mr Lam is also currently the Permanent
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      Lock icon Malaysian rail project on track to start next month: Syed Mokhtar
      489 10 BACK ON TRACE M'sia will unveil fending details for the job by end of January: industry sources Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's US$3.B billion double-track rail plan is on schedule to start next month, with MMC-Gamuda leading the work, project
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      Lock icon China again shows interest in US soybeans, wheat
      310 10 WASHINGTON Reuters CHINA'S rage over new US textile import controls appears to have abated, as a visiting highranking official on Monday said Beijing could again put American soybeans and wheat on its shopping list. China is the largest foreign buyer of US
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      Lock icon Chinese PM tells US to keep politics out of trade
      619 10 NEW YORK Rows involve trade imbalance, foreign exchange controls AFP, Reuters CHINESE Premier Wen Jiabao, on an official US visit, warned Washington on Monday against politicising Sino-US economic disputes and sought to soothe US concerns over its massive trade deficit
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      Lock icon Sarawak smelter plant backers in place
      476 11 KUALA LUMPUR Syed Mokhtar says technology and financing are intact MALAYSIA'S planned aluminium smelter in Sarawak has financial backers in place despite the exit of state-owned Dubai Aluminium Company (Dubai), project promoter and businessman Syed Mokhtar Al-Bukhary said. Dubai withdrew last week from involvement
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      Lock icon Think tank raises M'sian 2003 growth forecast to 4.9%
      303 11 KUALA LUMPUR Bloomberg Reuters MALAYSIA'S economy will grow 4.9 per cent this year, after exports rebounded and factories boosted production to meet overseas demand, the Malaysian Institute of Economic Research (Mier) said, raising its forecast from 4.3 per cent. Mier, whose
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      Lock icon Report urges Indian govt to allow 49% foreign stake in private airlines
      442 11 NEW DELHI AFP A HIGH-POWERED aviation committee appointed by the Indian government on Monday recommended that foreign airlines be allowed to invest up to 49 per cent equity in the country's aviation sector. The government has in the
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    • NOTE Book
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        Lock icon Indons want Suharto-style leader
        107 11 AFP [JAKARTA] Indonesian voters concerned by violence in the country want a strong-arm leader like former president Suharto to emerge at 2004 elections, a report said yesterday. A survey commissioned by the Asia Foundation made the finding after polling 1,065 voters at random, the Jakarta Post
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      • Article
        Lock icon BRI to go ahead with bond issue
        53 11 [JAKARTA] Despite the uproar over a recent lending fraud, Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) said it will go ahead with its plan to issue 500 billion rupiah (Sslol million) in bonds next week, as investors still had full confidence in the state-owned bank, the
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        Lock icon Fraport says offices searched
        63 11 Reuters [FRANKFURT] German airport operator Fraport AG said yesterday Frankfurt state prosecutors searched its offices the day before in connection with an airport terminal project in Manila that went sour and led to a major 2002 writedown. A spokesman declined to say what the authorities were
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  • EDITORIAL & opinion
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      Lock icon Chen's antics to win polls may pay off
      766 12  -  THE bottom line OPINION frank ching A FEW months ago Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian, who was trailing in the opinion polls, set out to deliberately provoke mainland China into threatening a military attack in order to improve his chances in the presidential
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      58 12 'To me it is absolutely clear that these results reflect the real sympathies of the people. They reflect what the people of Russia are thinking.' Vladimir Putin Russia's president, after overwhelming victory in Russia sparliamentary elections, which the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe, a human
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      Lock icon Reining in credit card debt
      653 12 EDITORIAL THE recent move by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to clamp down on credit card roadshows is pmdenl However, banks also need to change their practices if the spectre of rising credit caitl debt is to be reined in. Over recent months, shoppers
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      Lock icon Indonesia gets investor attention, not money
      937 12  -  No one, foreign or local, it seems, has faith in the long-term potential of the former Tiger economy By Andy Mukherjee Bloomberg SINCE the 1997 Asian economic crisis, things have improved a lot for Indonesia. The Budget isn't haemorrhaging. Banks aren't on life support.
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      Lock icon A rejoinder to Craft Print
      179 12  -  MAIL bag Daniel Ong For and on behalf of OCBC, Wearnes Walden Management (Singapore) Pte Ltd WE refer to "Craft Print back in black after 2 years" (BT. Dec 9). It is clear that if the resolutions relating to the reduction in the executive directors'
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      Lock icon Banks must provide clear data
      212 12  -  Angelina Fernandez Director (Communications) Monetary Authority of Singapore WE refer to Liu I-Chun's letter, "Sales staff fuzzy on investment products" (BT. Dec 8). The Financial Advisers Act (FAA) requires all financial institutions to provide clear and accurate information on their investment products. MAS expects crucial
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      185 12 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD tai'from violent 28 Partition? One takes the plunge about identity card (7) 8 Most are performed by a skil- YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION nnwK ful musician (7) Across: 1 Las Patmas, 6 Bison, 1 npLviPntonareaofstudv 13 JOZ rU S ,rom 9 Booster. 10 Bare bones. 11 1 Dependent on area
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  • WORLD news
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      Lock icon Fast US growth key to global economy: Snow
      586 13 WASHINGTON He declines to speculate about US intervention to prop up the falling US$ Reuters WITH the US dollar plumbing record lows against the euro, Treasury Secretary John Snow on Monday declined to speculate about possible intervention to support the US currency
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      Lock icon Opec could debate trade of oil in euros, says chief
      205 13 CARACAS Reuters ORGANISATION of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) secretary-general Alvaro Silva said on Monday the oil cartel could discuss trading oil in euros or a basket of currencies other than the US dollar because of concerns over the slide in
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    • WORLD Watch
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        Lock icon US Oct wholesale inventories jump
        75 13 Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] US wholesale inventories rose 0.5 per cent in October, the biggest increase this year, as companies tried to keep enough goods on hand to meet improving sales. Stockpiles jumped to U*****.2 billion after rising 0.3 per cent in September, the Commerce Department said.
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        Lock icon Texas Instruments ups forecasts
        75 13 Reuters [SAN FRANCISCO] Texas Instruments Inc, on Monday raised its forecasts for the current quarter, citing continuing strong demand. Analysts said the company's forecast that both sales and earnings could top earlier expectations offered further evidence of a broader recovery in consumer demand for tech products.
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      • Article
        Lock icon Regulators mull bank capital rules
        71 13 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] International regulators are considering banking rules that may result in US banks holding less capital to safeguard against losses, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp said. The new rules, known as Basel 11, may set minimum capital levels of between 2.83 per cent
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      • Article
        Lock icon DRAM chip prices may fall farther
        73 13 Reuters [SEOUL/TAIPEI] Prices of computer memory chips are likely to slip further in 2004 despite a double-digit growth forecast for the PC industry as new production technology is set to increase supply by nearly 50 per cent. Analysts say the price of a 256
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      • Article
        Lock icon Seoul, Tokyo to hold FTA talks
        34 13 AP [SEOUL] South Korea and Japan plan to start talks this month on a free-trade agreement, a South Korean official said yesterday. No date has been set. —AP
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      • Article
        Lock icon Japan's GDP lower than expected
        61 13 Reuters [TOKYO] Japan's economy grew at half the pace previously thought in the July-September quarter as businesses invested less than estimated, but analysts said recovery was still on track. The government said real GDP grew 0.3 per cent in the quarter compared with the preceding
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    • Article
      Lock icon Whistle blower behind US fund probe revealed: reports
      386 14 Stern exec's call triggered probe into the trading practices of the US$7t mutual fond industry Reuters [NEW YORK] The widespread investigation into the mutual fund industry began with a whistle blower, Noreen Harrington, an executive of the investment arm of the billionaire
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  • Article
    Lock icon UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
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      878 15  -  JAIME ee finds out the hottest looks for the home this Christmas JAIME EE IT'S Christmas and a happy ho ho to you. But before everyone really gets into the festive spirit, there's nothing like visual cues to put people in the mood. The first sure-fire
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      514 16  -  By KANNAN CHANDRAN TIRED of the same old Christmas carols? Never fear, there will always be new artists happy to deliver their own take on what's been helping fuel the spirit of the season. True to form, this year sees a few more new baubles
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      373 21  -  By Samuel Ee THE Jeep brand will be relaunched in Singapore tomorrow with the introduction of what the American icon claims is the only soft-top SUV the Jeep Wrangler. With the addition of this macholooking four-wheel-drive vehicle, distributor Chrysler Jeep Automotive of Singapore will add to
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      259 23 Reuters THE Baltic Dry Index rose 11 points to 4526, the Baltic Capesize Index rose 46 points to 6397, the Baltic Panamax Index fell 31 points to 4425 and the Baltic Handymax Index rose 152 points to 247%. TIME-CHARTER: Obeliks (built 2000) *****0 dwt delivery Dunkirk 12/15 December
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      351 23 Judge to decide whether to quash Abie's waste management licence next week Bloomberg. [LONDON] Environmental campaigners Friends of the Earth won a High Court ruling that the Environment Agency was wrong to grant Able UK Ltd permission to dismantle toxin-laden
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      329 23  -  By Beth Jinks [SINGAPORE] Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) Busan container terminals have resumed full capacity operations after three new quay cranes were installed to replace those damaged by Typhoon Maemi in September. The three new super post-Panamax quay cranes will begin operating on
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      269 23 Reuters [MADßlD] Spain said that Portugal had joined it in pledging to prevent an ageing, single-hull Russian tanker from entering territorial waters to avert any risk of an oil-spill disaster. The 24-year-old Geroi Sevastopolya, loaded with 50,000 tonnes of heavy
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      134 23 Reuters [SYDNEY] Debt-strapped metals group Pasminco Ltd said Dutch-based trader Trafigura Beheer BV will undertake international marketing of its lead and zinc metal commodity grades produced from its smelters in Hobart and Port Pirie. Australia, effective Jan 1, 2004. As a result, Pasminco said
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      340 23  -  Transpacific trade growth is expected to benefit APL By Donald Urquhart [SINGAPORE] Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) has hailed the new landmark agreement liberalising maritime trade between the United States and China, saying it will enhance growth in the already-surging transpacific trade. The five-year agreement
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      540 23  -  Direct shipping through China also poses a threat: CEO By Beth Jinks [SINGAPORE] Malaysia's Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) faces future competition from other new ports in Southeast Asia, and direct shipping through China, according to its chief. "We see the emergence of
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      911 24  -  STRAIT TALK By David Hughes THE general consensus seems to be that last week's compromise deal at the International Maritime Organization (IMO), on the accelerated phasing-out of single hull tankers and on increased restrictions on their operation, has made the best of a bad
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        163 31 Dec 10 Thailand: Constitution Day. Dec 23 Japan: Emperor's Birthday. Dec 25 Singapore: Christmas Day. Philippines: Christmas Day. Malaysia: Christmas Day. Korea: Christmas Day. Hongkong: Christmas Day. Australia: Christmas Day. Brazil: Christmas Day. Brunei: Christmas Day. Canada: Christmas Day. France: Christmas Day. Germany: Christmas Day. Indonesia: Christmas Day.
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        809 31 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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        413 32 DUBAI AIR SHOW Boeing contends passengers prefer direct flights AFP [DUBAI] Air travellers of the future will demand more non-stop flights and connections through major hubs, according to the president and chief executive of Airbus, Noel Forgeard. "At the end, the customer decides. It
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        368 32 But decision also allows the airline to consider any 'superior' proposal Reuters [TORONTO] A Canadian court approved on Monday an offer by Hong Kong-based businessman Victor Li's Trinity Time Investments to invest Cs6so million (*****.8 million) in Air Canada and take up
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        236 32 AFP [WELLINGTON] A New Zealand woman is suing Qantas airways for NZ5750,000 (*****.500) for injuries suffered while she was trying to clamber out of her window seat to get to the toilet, a report said. Raewyn Carswell, 53, an Auckland housewife,
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        328 32 50% raise, to cover higher fuel costs, will be from Dec 19 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Cathay Pacific Airways, Hong Kong Dragon Airlines, and other carriers will raise fuel surcharges on cargo by 50 per cent next week to cover higher fuel costs.
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      119 31 Mm SE. HHH B Issued by Meteorological Service Division,NEA LEGEND: Thunderstorm Wind speed symbols Showers Full circle w/o line indicates calm or light and variable winds Rain One half fleche represents 5 knots Cloudy Day One full fleche represents 10 knots Hazy A One solid triangle represents 50 knots D
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