The Business Times, 24 March 2004

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    15 1 MITA (P) 023/03/2004 85C THE BUSINESS TIMES SINGAPORE Internet: http://business-times.asial .com.sg WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 2004
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    Lock icon 3 in 10 S'pore SMEs moving some business abroad: survey
    527 1  -  China leads as destination of choice, followed by M'sia, Indonesia By Daniel Buenas [SINGAPORE] Singapore SMEs have the second highest proportion of companies that have transferred or plan to transfer part of their business overseas when compared to their international
    Source: Grant Thornton International  -  527 words
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    Lock icon OCBC buys 22.5% of Indon bank for $119m
    690 1  -  Purchase pots it ahead of DBS, UOB in Indonesia By Joyce Koh, Loh Hui Yin [SINGAPORE] Oversea-Chi-nese Banking Corporation has leap-frogged its Singapore banking rivals in Indonesia by paying about $119 million for a 22.5 per cent stake in Bank NISP, the
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    79 1 Dsn 1,818.41 (+6.25) ST INDEX FUTURES 1320-00 (+5.00) mm simsci U 220.28 (+0.99) SIMSCI FUTURES 220.30 (+1.10) Tuesday Change KLSE COMP 897.87 -11.U9 NIKKEI 225 11,281.09 -37.42 HANG SENG 12,588,16 +37.45 SET INDEX ***** -2.12 JAKARTA COMP __736.44 -6.47 MANILA COMP 1,418.73 12.94 TAIPEI WPI 6,172.89 -187.03 SEOUL COMP
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    74 1 FOREX RATES US* SS l'S$ (SS per l!S$) 1.689 £(1JSS/S$ per 1.846 II16 El'RO(l!SS/S$/E). 1.235 2.085 YEN 106.8 6:5.20 RM 3.800 1251 HKS 7.794 4.616 BAHT 39.49 23.39 RIJP1AH WH 5,086 RENMINBI 8199 4.915 INDIAN RUPEE 44.93 26.61 A$ 1,328 0.786 NZ$ 1.513 0.896 rr PRIME RATES SINGAPORE 5.25
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    Lock icon Slow start to 2004 for sale of new homes
    565 1  -  Consultancies put Q1 volume at no more than 800 By Andrea Tan [SINGAPORE] It has been a slow quarter for new-home sales, at an estimated 500-800 units. Less than two months ago, developers were expecting "at least a 5 per cent"
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      277 1 Going for gold in metals f$* x +>> v%f| An investor's guide to the current bull market ;f in base metals and commodities. EXECUTIVE MONEY, PG 5 A* :> r V f 7 v r -'j*r V V V. rrr'-c Ov\ 1i v ■HIIIIIII 8 "***** V *****4" Why do
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      22 1 The BIG questions for the shipping industiy A special six-page section on the Asia Pacific Maritime 2004 show, with today's Shipping Times
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      Lock icon HarbourFront Mall eyes 30m visitors a year
      696 2  -  BT exclusive Owner Mapletree is lining up attractions to meet ambitions target By Kalpana Rashiwala [SINGAPORE] The Harbour Front Mall, when completed in late 2006, aims to have 30 million people trek through its doors each year, and spend more than $1 billion
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      Lock icon Taipei stocks pare losses as Chen agrees to recount
      601 2 ELECTION AFTERMATH But analysts see volatile trading in the near term AFP, Reuters [TAIPEI] Taiwan markets came off early lows yesterday as sentiment steadied, following news that President Chen Shui-bian was ready to allow a quick vote recount as demanded by
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      Lock icon Rare Temasek document to have a wider audience
      481 2  -  This year's annual report will be in more hands By Loh Hui Yin [SINGAPORE] Temasek Holdings' first public annual report since it was founded 30 years ago will undoubtedly be a most sought-after corporate document. As a private-exempt company, Temasek isn't required
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  • SINGAPORE companies
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      Lock icon CAO unveils strategic tie-up with Dubai firm, S'pore
      509 3  -  Alliance includes co-investing in a tank farm here that may cost US$220m By Loh Hui Yin IN a move that sent its shares soaring, China Aviation Oil (CAO) yesterday unveiled a strategic alliance that brings together three major energy components in the
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      Lock icon SingTel in $10m expansion of Internet exchange
      260 3  -  By Tang Weng Fai BUOYED by rising demand for Internet connectivity, Sing Tel will spend about $10 million to increase its bandwidth by more than 50 per cent to more than 5 Gbps (gigabits per second) at its Tampines-based Internet exchange by early
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      Lock icon It's how Sing Tel uses debt that counts
      603 3  -  HOCK lock siew Angela tan NOW that Singapore Telecom will receive $2.2-2.3 billion for selling its stake in Belgacom, some analysts say the local telco should use most of the money to cut its $8.5 billion debt, rather than to pay special
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  • SINGAPORE markets
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      Lock icon BROKERS' TAKE
      575 4  -  Compiled by VEN SREENIVASAN Singapore Airlines March 23 dosing: $10.50 GROWING confidence about the macro outlook for SIA has resulted in us lifting FYOS and FYO6 estimates 17 and 22 per cent respectively, based on our assumptions of increases in yield and load factors. We are also releasing
      Source: Bloomberg  -  575 words
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      Lock icon A trading opportunity for the agile
      409 4  -  CHART POINT By K Ajith, Lim Say Boon OCBC Investment Research Pte Ltd THE breakdown in the Straits Times Index we predicted has started and we can see the index eventually heading towards 1,700. But it could stage a near-term fight-back that offers a
      Source: Bloomberg  -  409 words
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      Lock icon Is the US$ about to hit the skids again?
      945 4  -  A longer view CURRENCIES larry wee AFTER a weekend that heightened worries about political instability in North Asia, and renewed fears yesterday that the US may be hit by a terrorist attack after Israel's killing of Palestinian militant leader Sheik Ahmed
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      Lock icon When being safe and defensive won't do ...
      546 4  - When being safe and defensive won't do BT comment STOCKS r. sivanithy ALL stockmarket players know that for prices to rise and keep rising, it's essential to have a compelling growth story. And it has to be one that's embraced if not by everyone, then at least by those that
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    • TRADES TO WATCH
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        Lock icon 2G Capital raises Midas stake
        112 4 PRIVATE investment company 2G Capital yesterday became a substantial shareholder of recentlylisted Midas Holdings by raising its direct stake to 5.01 per cent from 4.44 per cent. 2G, owned by former JIT Holdings bosses Tommie Goh (left) and Gay Chee Cheong (right), bought 1.9 million
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        Lock icon Colorland's new substantial shareholder
        68 4 ANIMATED film producer Colorland Animation said yesterday that its shareholder Chen Tou Sin raised his stake to 7.4 per cent from 4.6 per cent through transactions between Oct 21 last year and March 11. Mr Chen bought almost 2.8 million shares, or a 2.8 per cent
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        Lock icon Action Asia parent raises stake further
        111 4  -  Compiled by SERENA NG THE controlling shareholder of recently listed Action Asia, Action Electronics Co, yesterday bought one million shares in the open market at 33.5 cents apiece. The move raised its direct stake in the manufacturer of mobile audio and video entertainment products
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      422 4 OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES Mar 23 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS -371.00 +5200 BTCAM -*****.00 +28.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -37.00 AH-SG Equities 492.79 +1.92 SG Equities Elect 171.70 +0.44 SG Equities Fin 1470.05 +12.18 SG Equities Prop 450.06 +184 SIMSa 220.28 +0.99 SaWSCI Futures 220.30 +110 Stock* Vol— Interra 5c 40,258.000
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  • EXECUTIVE money
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      Lock icon Metals hitting stride in bull run
      1128 5  -  Mining companies and investors tell Genevieve Cua that the demand for gold, nickel and other metals is growing, but supply can't keep up Genevieve Cua WHILE most inv e st or s weren't looking, a quiet bull market has been raging in base metals
      PHOTOS BY CHRIS LOH; Source: Bloomberg  -  1,128 words
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      Lock icon Iras sets cap on taxable interest
      239 5  -  By Genevieve Cua INTEREST income from deposit accounts in 2003 and 2004 for amounts less than $100,000 will be subject to a new cap on the taxable interest, called the "benchmark interest income". The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (Iras) says the benchmark interest
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  • SINGAPORE companies
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      Lock icon OCBC Bank loses appeal in JustLogin case
      369 6 Application services firm assessing damages OCBC Bank has lost its appeal against a High Court ruling in favour of IT solutions company Just Login in a case involving a scuppered deal. The case went back to 2002 when Just Login, in a suit
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      Lock icon Breather for bank stocks as analysts stay upbeat
      523 6  -  Counters hit by adverse factors including sale by mutual funds By Joyce Koh SINGAPORE banking stocks, which have been backpedalling from their 52week highs, saw a breather yesterday after being among the top losers on Monday in a market hit by a
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      Lock icon Casino king's grandson in Cyber Village offer
      377 6  -  By Serena Ng A GRANDSON of Malaysia's casino king and a Chinese partner have acquired a controlling stake in eßusiness consulting group Cyber Village Holdings and launched a mandatory general offer for the Malaysian company at nine cents per share. The unconditional cash
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      Lock icon Eng Wah's digital cinema project completed
      157 6  -  By Raju Chellam oirsviArUKiii tooK a aigitai step forward with the Eng Wah Organization completing the world's first "2K digital cinema deployment" at its fivescreen multiplex at Suntec City. Unlike film distribution, which costs about US$3,OOO a copy, digital cinema will be delivered via
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    • COMPANY Briefs
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        Lock icon Asiatic wins $9m of contracts
        77 6 SESDAQ-LISTED disaster management firm, Asiatic Group (Holdings), has secured contracts worth about $9 million to supply low and medium voltage rotary Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) systems to semiconductor manufacturers based in Singapore. The company said that the financial impact from these projects will depend on
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        Lock icon SPH completes Times House sale
        67 6 MEDIA group Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) announced yesterday that its wholly owned subsidiary, Times Properties, had accepted a tender from Belgravia Properties for the Times House property at the junction of Kim Seng Road and River Valley Road. "We are pleased to announce that the
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        Lock icon Keppel T&T divests Indon unit
        86 6 KEPPEL Telecommunications Transportation (Keppel T&T) said its wholly owned subsidiary, Keppel Communications, has disposed of its entire interest in PT Keppel Communications Indonesia (KCI) for around $623,800. The interest in KCI comprised 142,500 ordinary shares of par value US$l each, representing 95 per cent of
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        Lock icon Roly proposes issue of free warrants
        148 6 MAINBOARD-LISTED Roly International Holdings yesterday proposed a bonus issue of warrants on the back of an 11.8 per cent rise in net profit to US$l.3 million for its third quarter ended Jan 31,2004. The issue is on the basis of one free warrant for
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        Lock icon Citigroup's Richard Seow quits
        59 6 RICHARD Seow, Citigroup Inc's top investment banker for South-east Asia, resigned after almost five years with the firm, less than a month after two colleagues had quit, according to a Bloomberg report. The report, which cited people who worked with Mr Seow as its source, said
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        Lock icon Low Keng Huat profit dives 64%
        108 6 CONSTRUCTION firm Low Keng Huat (Singapore) yesterday announced a 64 per cent fall in net profit to $1.5 million for its full year ended Jan 31. Revenue for the firm fell 14 per cent to $189.3 million, from $219 million previously, while earnings per
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        Lock icon EDMI appoints exec director
        55 6 SESDAQ-LISTED EDMI, which makes and sells electronic revenue meters, has appointed Gerald Weatherall as an executive director and chief technology officer of the company. He will oversee the company's technological development, engineering and R&D operations. Mr Weatherall, 51, was previously general manager of Australia's Electronic Design
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      Lock icon R&D outfits can tap global expertise with link to Cern
      409 7  -  $22m IDA-HP initiative will help firms catch the next wave in computing By Raju Chellam SINGAPORE'S R&D institutions will be able to tap global expertise via cyber infrastructure being set up by the National Grid Office (NGO) to connect to
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      Lock icon A burger, fries and Wi-Fi connection, please
      406 7  -  McDonald's launches Wi-Fi network at outlets By Amit Roy Choudhury RESTAURANT chain McDonald's yesterday officially launched an open roaming Wi-Fi network at its outlets that is not tied exclusively to one Internet Service Provider (ISP). Dubbed the "second generation public Wi-Fi network", it
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      Lock icon SMU appoints law veteran as third president from September
      321 7 THE Singapore Management University has appointed Professor Howard O Hunter as its third president, starting from Sept 1. Prof Hunter will take over the helm from Prof Ronald Frank, who will complete his three-year term at the end of August. Trained
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      Lock icon Jump in Feb CPI biggest in 3 years
      294 7  -  EYE on the economy inflation By Daniel Buenas THE consumer price index (CPI) rose at its fastest year-on-year pace in almost three years in February, according to figures released by the Department of Statistics yesterday. The CPI rose 1.5 per cent from
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      254 7 1 'i wCTIZZZI ■>- i T L Jaguar XJ named as the "Best Luxury Car" by THE STRAITS TIMES (3 January 2004) and TODAY (10 January *****. Jaguar XJR chosen as the "Best Performance Car" by THE STRAITS TIMES (3 January 2004], Winner in the Luxury Car Category in WHAT
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  • EDITORIAL & opinion
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      Lock icon It boils down to national interests
      753 8  -  THE bottom line OPINION leon hadar HERE they go again, those traitorous and anti-American "old" Europeans. That bunch of decadent French, effeminate Belgians and castrated Germans. Those thankless Euro-sissies whom the Yankees had saved in two world wars but who refused to come to
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      98 8 Taiwan people are very emotional, we are more moderate and sensible. Do you think anyone would sympathise with (Hong Kong leader) Tung Chee-hwa if he got shot?' Javen Lee a Hong Kong bank employee, after President Chen Shui-bian won by a razor-thin margin in Taiwan, provoking demonstrations
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      Lock icon Taiwan election follies
      680 8 EDITORIAL ONE thing is clear in the aftermath of Taiwan's election: the voters have scant appetite for changing the political status quo. Incumbent Chen Shui-bian's referendum on boosting defences against China failed to gain enough votes to be declared valid. Thus, whatever misgivings Beijing may have had
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      Lock icon Inflation targeting frameworks in Asia
      1086 8  -  The more open the economy and the less ingrained inflationary expectations, the greater the scope for discretion over target rules By Ramkishen Rajan WHAT kind of currency regime is least crisis-prone? This is the question that is inevitably the focus of attention following every currency
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      133 8 29-30 April 2004, Raffles the Plaza Hotel, Singapore Updates and developments in CLP Holdings Corporate Fraud ING Insurance How to successfully prevent and n detect fraud in an organisation Allen Gledhill v Background Asia Dealing with legal issues in the RT J*. management of Corporate Fraud *b 1 bo,ut,ons Foo
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  • REGIONAL news
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      Lock icon Abdullah seen riding polls victory to revamp Cabinet
      566 10 ELECTION AFTERMATH The landslide win has given him a strong mandate, sources say Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, fresh from an overwhelming mandate in general elections, will overhaul his Cabinet and restructure the finance ministry this week, government
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      Lock icon Companies back in BN hands
      307 10 KUALA LUMPUR Party in control of Terengganu's 3 listed firms again AFTER regaining the mandate to lead the state government in Sunday's general election, the Barisan Nasional will be back in full control of three Terenggan-u-based publicly listed companies, reports The Star. They are Eastern
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      Lock icon Foreign inflows into Malaysia seen rising
      163 10 KUALA LUMPUR Reuters FOREIGN inflows into Malaysia's stock and debt markets will intensify, lured by high economic growth, a new government and prospects of a currency revaluation, a prominent local fund manager said yesterday. Yeoh Keat Seng, the high-profile chief executive of Malaysia's second-largest
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        Lock icon China to help Cambodia build rail link
        112 10 Reuters [PHNOM PENH] China agreed yesterday to help impoverished Cambodia build a 225 km stretch of railway that will eventually form part of an unbroken rail link between Kunming in southern China and Singapore. Chinese Deputy Prime Minister Wu Yi, at the end
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        Lock icon China not closing B-share markets
        64 10 Reuters [SHANGHAI] China has no plans to close the country's hard currency B-share markets, the only bourses fully open to foreign investors, a China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) official said yesterday. "We have not conducted studies on closing the B-share markets," the official said, denying
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        Lock icon AirAsia may hold off on IPO: CEO
        88 10 Reuters [HONG KONG] No-frills airline Air Asia may hold off on a proposed initial public offering (IPO) worth about US$2OO million as its management is preoccupied with expansion plans, chief executive Tony Fernandes said yesterday. "We're not sure that we're going to do
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        Lock icon Jakarta blast seen as a warning
        90 10 Reuters [JAKARTA] A weekend bomb blast was a warning to Jakarta residents to stay on the alert as people bent on committing terrorist acts remain in the capital, the governor of the sprawling city of nine million said yesterday. A home-made bomb exploded on
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  • REGION world
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      Lock icon Manila lobbies Calpers to drop adviser
      435 11  -  It lines up key US officials to help oust Wilshire as consultant From Al Labita in Manila THE Philippines is turning the tables on a US investment consultant, which recently rated the country's equities market unfavourably. Fresh from its recent "people power" victory over
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      Lock icon Signs that Japan's recovery is spreading
      334 11 TOKYO Reuters, Bloomberg IN further evidence that Japan's recovery is reaching beyond major exporters, activity in service industries rose by more than expected in January, thanks to strong retail sales, figures showed yesterday. The government's tertiary sector index, a measure of activity in service
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      Lock icon Local officials behind spending spree: China
      395 11 BEIJING Reuters CHINA, stunned by a recent jump in fixed-asset spending, has blamed unruly local officials for fanning over-investment that analysts said could prompt fresh credit tightening to ward off risks to the booming economy. China shares fell yesterday, pulling back from a 27month
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      Lock icon Fed official endorses patient stance on rates
      405 11 RICHMOND, Virginia Evidence of tighter labour markets needed to warrant hikes, he says Reuters THERE is plenty of slack in the US economy and it will take "clear evidence" of tighter labour markets and higher core inflation to warrant rate hikes, a top
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  • WORLD news
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      Lock icon Productivity holding back new US jobs, says Fischer
      336 12 SINGAPORE Figures show outsourcing is the less significant factor, he adds Reuters THE lack of job creation in the United States was due more to strong productivity growth than outsourcing to Asia, Stanley Fischer, vicechairman of Citigroup and president of Citigroup International,
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      Lock icon Viagra rival Cialis wins up to 40% market share
      205 12 LONDON Reuters CIALIS, one of two new drugs challenging Viagra's dominance of the multi-bil-lion-dollar anti-impotence market, has captured up to 40 per cent market share in some countries, its developers said yesterday. Latest figures released by Eli Lilly Co and Icos
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      Lock icon Big pension funds ask Disney for a meeting
      350 12 LOS ANGELES LAT-WP SIX of the largest US pension funds, worried about the safety of their multibil-lion-dollar holdings in Walt Disney Co, have sought a meeting with the company's board of directors. In an open letter on Monday to Disney's new chairman,
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    • WORLD Watch
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        Lock icon Soros sees markets falling by Jane
        82 12 AFP [PARIS] US billionaire and financier George Soros said yesterday that he expects stock markets to retreat in two months. "They (the markets) have started to fa 11... maybe it's going to get better in the next two months, but afterwards I think they
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        Lock icon Edgy market poshes oil prices lower
        99 12 Reuters [LONDON] Oil prices slipped yesterday as an edgy market was unnerved by Opec wrangling over a possible delay to supply tightening measures, while traders looked ahead to weekly stock figures from the United States. London Brent crude futures fell 13 cents to U5532.67
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        Lock icon Korean GDP grows fastest in 2 years
        80 12 Reuters [SEOUL] South Korea's economy grew at its fastest pace in nearly two years in the final quarter 0f2003. The Bank of Korea said GDP rose by a provisional 2.7 per cent in the October-December quarter over the third quarter, led by robust
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        100 12 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Goldman Sachs Group Inc, the third-largest securities firm, said fiscal first-quarter earnings almost doubled to a record on fixed-income and equities trading gains. Net income increased 95 per cent to US$l.29 billion, or US$2.5O a share, from US$662 million, or US$l.29,
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      551 13 BRUSSELS Amount is biggest to-date; IT giant plans to appeal its case in the courts NYT EUROPEAN antitrust regulators will fine Microsoft 497 million euros (Ssl billion) today, when it rules that the company abused its monopoly in computer operating
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      101 14  -  By Samuel Ee BMW has released official photos of its compact 1-series. The smallfive-door model is 4.23 metres long or 24cm shorter than the 3-series sedan. But like other BMW cars, it will have a front-mounted engine and rear wheel drive. Expected to hit the
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      981 16  -  Wangi Industrial may have moved some operations to China but Singapore remains an attractive base for its high-end operations. TEH SHI NING reports TEH SHI NING CHINA may be cheap and a good place for low-end manufacturing, but Singapore will remain Wangi Industrial's
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      652 16 PHOTONICS is the technology of generating and harnessing light. Its application cuts across a wide spectrum of industries such as electronics, telecommunications, sensing and imaging, healthcare, and displays. Photonics has been identified as one of Singapore's future growth engines and we are very
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      639 17  -  LNG lacks the right combination of explosive characteristics, says BP executive Reports by Donald Urquhart [SINGAPORE] The terrorist threat to LNG carriers, often dubbed 'floating bombs', has been greatly overstated, said a senior industry executive, who cautioned it's the industry's reputation for safety and
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      431 17 Mormugao port to be expanded to increase iron ore handling Reuters [MUMBAI] India's tiny western state of Goa is to hold a global tender for the construction of a cruise liner terminal, and plans to expand its iron ore handling to
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      285 17 [SINGAPORE] In 2003, global flows of LNG amounted to nearly 750 billion cubic metres, of which 20 per cent is carried aboard ships and the remainder by pipeline, according to the French research body, Institut Francais du Petrole (IFP). In an industry
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      456 17 Expansion plan expected to raise earnings by 39% over 3 years Reuters [TOKYO] Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd, Japan's No 2 shipping firm, will spend 1.16 trillion yen (US$lO.B6 billion) over six years on 243 new vessels to meet booming demand for the
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      1012 18  -  STRAIT TALK By David Hughes JUST as the international shipping industry was engaged in an almost-last-minute dash to meet the requirements of the International Ship and Port Facilities Security Code, it looked a couple of weeks ago as though somebody was about to
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        145 23 Apr 4 HK: Ching M Fest. South Korea: Arbor Day. Taiwan: Ching M Fest. Apr 6 Thailand: Chakri Memorial Day. Apr 8 Norway: Maundy Thursday. Philippines: Maundy Thursday. Sweden: Maundy Thursday. Apr 9 Sweden: Good Friday. Singapore: Good Friday. Philippines: Day of Valor. Norway: Good Friday. NZ: Good
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        806 23 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 averagesized stem. Market movements are indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and the individual
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        79 23 U/F unfilterable This report is based on samples as analysed by DNV Petroleum Services and is on abstract from their more detailed fuel quality statistics which is malied to participating shipowners. Key bunker ports have been grouped in geographical regions for brevity.Comperison has been made with
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        490 24 Global industry body sees last year's recovery carrying into 2004 Reuters [GENEVA] World airports are poised for a strong economic performance in 2004 after seeing a 2 per cent increase in passengers and 3 per cent rise in cargo last year, the head of the
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          91 24 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Emirates Airline has announced its new non-stop route from Dubai to Glasgow (Scotland), which begins on April 10. "It's time for Malaysian travellers to make easier access to the many trade, education and tourism assets of Scotland's largest city," said country manager
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          92 24 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia Airlines (MAS) last week announced the addition of one more route to its expanding international network with the commencement of twice-weekly direct services between Kota Kinabalu and Osaka effective March 28,2004, the national carrier said. From this date, flight MHSO departs Kota
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          111 24 AP [BEIJING] China s State Council last Thursday approved a plan to give local airlines more freedom in setting ticket prices, reflecting ongoing efforts to further liberalise the country's aviation industry. China's domestic airlines will be able to charge as much as 25 per cent
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          72 24 Bloomberg [SYDNEY] Virgin Blue Holdings Ltd, Australia s second-biggest airline, filled fewer seats with paying passengers in February than a year ago. Virgin Blue filled 79.6 per cent of available seats last month, down from 83.4 per cent a year earlier, the Brisbane-based
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          60 24 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Hong Kong Dragon Airlines Ltd, the region's second-largest carrier, will begin an air-freight service between Hong Kong and Frankfurt four times a week. Dragonair will fly to Frankfurt by way of Dubai with a Boeing 747-300F jumbo freighter every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and
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        394 24 Reuters [NEW YORK] While international air travel is coming back with strength, vacation and business travel within the United States remains miles away from a robust recovery, according to the latest set of industry figures. Stocks of most major US airlines fell
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        270 24 Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] Air Sahara, the first privately owned Indian carrier to fly overseas, is in talks with Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd on a proposal to carry each other's passengers on flights between India and Hong Kong via Sri Lanka. Under the plan, Air
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        220 24 AP [PARIS] Air France is to delay by several days its plan to buy shares of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines as part of the agreed merger of the two carriers. Air France spokeswoman Marina Tymen said the stock swap offer, which had been
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        387 24 Reuters [MONTREAL] A judge overseeing the restructuring of insolvent Air Canada, the world's No 11 carrier, has urged unions and a key investor to end a pensions stand-off that risks delaying, or derailing, the airline's rescue. Ontario Superior Court Justice James Farley,
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        193 24 AFP [HANOI] Vietnam's Cam Ranh Bay, home to a former US military base later used by Russia, will open its airport to domestic passenger flights in May to attract tourists to nearby beach resorts, officials said yesterday. Vietnam Airlines will make the
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        400 24 AIRLINE CODES: AA: American Airlines (AAL), AF Air France (AFR), AI: Air India (AK), AY Finnair Oy (FIN), AZ: Alitalia Airlines (AZA),BA: British Airways Public Ltd Co (BAW), BG Biman Bangladesh Airlines (BBC), BI: Royal Brunei Airlines Sdn Bhd (RBA), BO Bouraq Airlines (BOU), BR EVA
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        44 25 pggE Singapore needs to move beyond basic port operations and into higher value- j added services National industry -groups train I their sights on South- M east Asian market What's on at IT ARM 2004 J| ISPS Code galvanises shipping Into action IT|
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        250 25  -  By David Hughes THE eighth presentation of Asia Pacific Maritime opens today In Singapore as the maritime industry faces the paradox of its vulnerability to terrorism and yet experiencing one of its best moments with a booming China fuelling the container trade and spiking freight rales. The
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          1602 26 Singapore needs to move beyond basic port operations and into higher value-added maritime services SINGAPORE, the busiest port in the world and the number two container port, now needs to move beyond port operations, into higher value-added activities. This can be done by leveraging on its strengths
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          452 28 THE new era of maritime trade, technology and security trends will be the focus of the Asia Pacific Maritime Summit 2004. Held in conjunction with the biennial Asia Pacific Maritime Exhibition, the two-day summit carries the theme, "A New Era for Global Maritime Trade", and
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          525 28 National groups look at region as key future market VDMA Marine Offshore Equipment Industries is Germany's largest exporter of high-tech marine equipment for the global shipping and shipbuilding industry, and it has set its sights on the "important" Asian markets for new business. While it has
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          290 28 Line-up of maritime experts Over 250 leading maritime luminaries from 28 countries including equipment suppliers, engine makers, ports/terminals, shipyards, maritime institutions, legal services and maritime associations. Industry-driven programme A comprehensive series of forums, conference and seminar sessions including: ♦Snames APM Technical Forum 2004: "Ship Survey Maintenance in the
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          695 29  -  BETH JINKS rounds up some of the highlights at this year's APM BETH JINKS Tech focus THE technical side of the maritime industry will be the focus of experts at the Snames Technical Forum one of two key conferences featured at APM 2004. Jointly organised by the Society
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          803 30  -  S'pore is on track to meet the ISPS compliance deadline, BETH JINKS finds out more BETH JINKS THE vulnerability of shipping to terrorism has occupied the industry, its governing bodies and governments around the globe for the past two years, propelling maritime security to a key feature of
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          308 30 SINGAPORE has in place the necessary measures to ensure that it remains a safe, secure and clean port of call for the international maritime community. The measures include effective oil and chemical response capabilities and being party to international conventions on the Preparedness, Response and Co-operation
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