The Business Times, 8 May 2004

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    7 1 85$ MITA(P) 023/03/2004 THE BUSINESS TIMES SINGAPORE
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    Lock icon S'pore investors warm to Aussie investments
    789 1  -  Ironically, the rise of China and India is a major reason for Singaporeans' fresh interest in Australia By Daniel Buenas [SINGAPORE] To most Singaporeans, Australia has traditionally been seen as a popular holiday destination or a placid place to retire to. Yet, Singapore Power's
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    Lock icon Up in lights
    59 1 [SINGAPORE] It was the time of their lives for fans of timepieces last evening at Sentosa. At the 100 th anniversary celebrations of Cartier's classic Santos watch on the island, two new mechanical masterpieces were launched: the new Santos 100 auto sports watch —appropriately water-resistant to 100
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    Lock icon New jobs skyrocket in US
    336 1 Creation of 600,000 jobs in two months fuels rate hike talk [WASHINGTON] The United States announced yesterday an unexpected jobs explosion as employers added more than 600,000 workers in March and April, setting afire already-heated interest rate rise speculation. The economy churned out 288,000 new
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    Lock icon Temasek shaping up as a global equity house
    590 1  -  UOL bid fits in well with its ongoing effort: spokeswoman By Loh Hui Yin [SlNGAPOßE] Temasek Holdings is positioning itself as an international equity house whose investment strategy is driven by the bottom line and returns to its ultimate shareholders Singaporeans. Its
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      Lock icon Abdullah quashes rumours about son-in-law
      491 2  -  He wants to press on with GLC revamp, push private sector to spend more From Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has dismissed talk that his son-in-law will head a powerful state investment firm, but said he would proceed with
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      Lock icon Parents, trust schools to rein in our kids
      1011 2  -  saturday soapbox By Jaime Ee A SCHOOL principal steps down after hitting a teenaged girl with a book. The media is full of whether he should have done it or not. And amid all this "could've, would've, should've", the girl in question
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      Lock icon Inflicting pain is just not the answer
      1066 2  -  By Siow Li Sen THE reasons for a person getting away with hitting another are either he or she is physically stronger, or the one on the receiving end is afraid to respond in kind. That's why children are the ones most frequently
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      102 2 Lo? I ffelling I car? I iMk Reach out to more readers by advertising in The Straits Times Classified. Call our C.A.T.S. hotline at 1800-289-9988 and our friendly sales personnel will serve you. I i I Buy It Sell It Find It 1 Incorporation services in all major jurisdictions Global
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      8 2 Tenaga chief keen to extend contract, Pg 9
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  • the raffles conversation
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      Lock icon THE CAPTAIN
      1791 3  -  VEN SREENIVASAN speaks to Yusli Mohamed Yusoff, the new CEO of Bursa Malaysia, on plans to steer the KL stockmarket back into the investment limelight VEN SREENIVASAN THE "Clob affair" is history. Singapore investors should not get hung up on that single incident and hold back from investing
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      Lock icon Balancing work and play
      518 3  -  By Ven Sreenivasan "I HAVE not seen a golf course since I took on this job," laments Yusli Mohamed Yusoff. Indeed, this London-trained accountant has been slogging through 12-hour days since he took over the helm of the Kuala Lumpur stock exchange, or Bursa Malaysia, on
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      Lock icon Bumpy trading for Wee companies
      590 4  -  Shares of UOL, UIC, OUE and Haw Par higher by end of eventful week By Serena Ng THE last day of trading before what is expected to be a crucial weekend for the decision-makers at United Overseas Bank saw capricious activity in the shares of
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      Lock icon Rising to the UOL challenge
      1271 4  -  corporate analysis It would be premature to write Mr Wee off even though he faces a formidable opponent, says KENNETH LIM KENNETH LIM TEMASEK Holdings versus Wee Cho Yaw. It's the clash of the titans that has Singapore's corporate world on the edge of its
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      Lock icon It's really a question of director independence
      664 4  -  Perhaps a committee off independent directors of UOB must decide on Temasek's offer By Wong Wei Kong IF the United Overseas Bank (UOB) board rejects Temasek Holdings' offer for its stake in United Overseas Land (UOL) —regarded by some observers as a possibility
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      Lock icon A week of surprises—and no surprises
      549 4  -  market review r sivanithy THIS week was a curious blend of the expected and the unexpected. As expected, Singapore Telecom reported strong earnings and a generous cash payout, Wall Street remained weak despite strong US economic data, and local small caps failed to rally
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      76 4 ST! 1,843.72 (-22.89) ST INDEX FUTURE! 1,846.00 (-39.00) SIMSCI 224.58 (-2.99) SIMSCI FUTURES 224.80 (-4.00) Friday Change KLSE COMP 885.37 -7.40 NIKKEI 225 11,438.82 -132.52 HANG SENG 11,910.76 -99.55 SET INDEX 686.80 +2.79 JAKARTA COMP —743.63 -2.48 MANILA COMP 1,554.69 +8.00 TAIPEI WPI 6,040.26 +130.47 SEOUL COMP 838.74 +1.06
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      74 4 FOREX RATES US* SS USS (SS per US$) 1.694 £(USS/SS per 1.788 3.030 El'RO(l*SS/SS/E). 1.204 2.040 YEN 110.6 65.30 RM 3.800 2.243 HKS '.799 4.604 BAHT 40.02 23.62 RUPIAH 8,743 5,161 RENMINBI 8.299 4.899 INDIAN RITEE...... 44.72 26.40 AS 1.394 0.823 XZS 1.600 0.944 PRIME RATES SINGAPORE 5.25 MALAYSIA
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      Lock icon Global Active bonus issue as earnings rise 25%
      349 5  -  By Serena Ng RECENTLY-LISTED Global Active, owner of Singapore's General Nutrition Centre (GNC) franchise, yesterday unveiled a one-for-five bonus issue as it reported a 25 per cent growth in net profit for the year ended March 31 to $5.1 million. The regional
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      Lock icon Jardine C&C raises stake in KL unit, exits New Zealand
      499 5  -  It buys 12.3% more off Cycle Carriage Bintang for RM42m, sells NZ auto business for NZ$85m From Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur SINGAPORE-LISTED Jardine Cycle Carriage (JC&C) is selling its auto business in New Zealand to Sime Darby for NZ$B5.4
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      Lock icon Oct 1 deadline for transfer of Clob shares
      309 5  -  Shares will be moved to owners' accounts with M'sian Central Depository System By Joyce Koh THE ghost of the Clob saga may finally be laid to rest. All remaining Malaysian shares previously traded on Singapore's Clob International and still held in the
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      Lock icon Raffles hotel in Cambodia settles row
      282 5  -  By Joyce Koh A RAFFLES Holdings hotel in Cambodia which found itself mired in staff trouble appears to have resolved its problem amicably. The luxurious Raffles Grand Hotel d'Angkor yesterday said the management and new workers' representatives have agreed to a new collective bargaining
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      Lock icon Deutsche's 10 new covered warrants
      172 5 DEUTSCHE Bank yesterday kicked off its warrant supermarket by announcing the launch of 10 covered warrants including put warrants on the Straits Times Index, Singapore Telecom, Singapore Airlines and Singapore Press Holdings. The warrants will start trading next Thursday, May 13, Deutsche said. "These warrants
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      Lock icon Asti's restructuring pays off with Q1 net up six-fold to $4.9m
      342 5  -  By Joyce Koh RESTRUCTURING and the semiconductor industry upturn proved to be a fillip for Sesdaq-listed Asti Holdings. For the first quarter ended March 31, turnover for the group more than doubled to $29.5 million from $13.6 million in
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      Lock icon Sias helping members tackle Informatics
      359 5  -  It will meet firm, and may seek legal advice on recourse By Kenneth Lim THE Securities Investors Association of Singapore (Sias) will meet the board of Informatics Holdings on Wednesday, and says it may seek legal advice on whether shareholders have a case regarding the
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        Lock icon Nod for SPH share split, capital reduction
        65 5 SHAREHOLDERS of Singapore Press Holdings yesterday approved the media group's proposed 5-for-l share split and capital reduction at an EGM. The exercises which will result in a return of about $1 billion to shareholders will see SPH cancelling about 15 per cent of
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        Lock icon Bharti adds 254,000 subscribers in April
        67 5 BHARTI Tele-Ventures Ltd, India's second largest mobile phone service company and an associate of Singapore Telecommunications, added 254,390 subscribers in April. Bharti's subscribers increased to 6.76 million in April from 6.5 million the previous month, said the Cellular Operators Association of India. In contrast,
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        Lock icon Profit rise of 49% seen for SembCorp
        68 5 SEMBCORP Industries Ltd is expected to report a rise of 49 per cent in quarterly profit on Monday, powered by its utilities business and China-fuelled demand for logistics. According to a Reuters report, analysts expect SembCorp's core profit to stay strong through the
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        Lock icon IPC's Thinsoft narrows loss
        86 5 THINSOFT (Holdings) Inc, a Hong Kong-listed unit of Singapore-listed IPC Corporation, said its unaudited turnover for the three months ended March 31 rose 11.2 per cent to about HK$3.4 million (*****,000) from HK$3.l million previously. The increase in turnover and a drop in operating expenses have
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        Lock icon Interra outlines spending plans
        75 5 IN TERRA Resources said that of the $13.1 million in net proceeds it expects from its proposed share placement, $7.2 million will go towards paying for 70 per cent of shares in PT Retco Prima Energi. Of the remainder, $3.8 million will be spent on five
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        Lock icon CH Offshore 9-month profit up 76%
        57 5 CH Offshore recorded a 75.9 per cent increase in earnings to $16.6 million in the nine months ended March 31, compared with $9.5 million in the previous period. Its turnover also grew 3.7 per cent from $32.9 million to $34.1 million due to better
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        Lock icon Magnecomp reports $1.7m Q1 profit
        48 5 MAGNECOMP International posted Ql earnings of $1.7 million compared with $3.9 million a year ago. The 2003 period, however, included a one-time profit of $3.5 million from the disposal of its US property. Its turnover also grew 25.5 per cent to $80.5 million.
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        Lock icon YHS' Q1 earnings dip
        38 5 YEO Hiap Seng posted first-quarter net profits of $0.2 million compared with $0.9 million previously. The company attributed this to an increase in handling charges and a one-off production loss incurred by a subsidiary.
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  • money personal finance
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      Lock icon brokers' take
      631 6  -  Compiled by VEN SREENIVASAN S'pore Airport Terminal Services May 7 dosing $2.04 WE are more convinced now that the threat of a third operator to Sats is way overblown. Its competitor CIAS has been put up for sale by major shareholder Temasek which holds a 78 per cent
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        Lock icon SM Summit Hldgs chief sells 4.1% stake
        89 6 THE chairman, managing director and chief executive officer of SM Summit Holdings, Lee Kerk Chong, yesterday disposed of 15 million shares at 15 cents apiece. The sale of the 4.1 per cent stake reduced Mr Lee's direct shareholding in the audio and video
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        Lock icon 2 Venture Corp directors convert options
        134 6 TWO directors of Venture Corp exercised options on May 5, a day after the electronics manufacturing service provider released its first-quarter results. Executive director Tan Choon Huat converted a total of 590,000 options, comprising 250,000 options exercised at $14.60, 190,000 at $12.27, and 150,000
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        Lock icon Ellipsiz CEO and CFO increase holdings
        107 6 SEMICONDUCTOR solutions group Ellipsiz said its chief executive officer, Xavier Chong, and its chief financial officer, Lim May Lan, bought shares in the open market. Mr Chong, who is also the company's chairman, picked up 100,000 shares on May 6 at 45.5 cents each.
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        Lock icon Kambau becomes WBL's new substantial shareholder
        74 6  -  Compiled by SERENA NG DIVERSIFIED trading and distribution group WBL Corporation has a new substantial shareholder. Private company Kambau on May 6 bought 200,000 WBL shares in the open market at $2.95 apiece, raising its direct stake in WBL to 1.53 per cent from
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      Lock icon BT SHARE INFORMATION SERVICE
      977 6 for week beginning May 3 Subsantial toy Mo 0» Price SHAREHOLDING Tram Shareholder Soft Shares Per Mor* After Stock Date Director Conv '000 Shr S (000) (000) SPC 6-May-04 Cheng Shoo Shiong OE 29 0.75 126 0.03 97 0.02 SPC 5-May-04 ChinWei-U Sell 27 2.83 27
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      Lock icon Malaysia: this time, it's different
      811 6 Foreign investors should take note that a lot is going right in this underowned market Most people tend to miss the obvious. Think about these factors: a change in government leadership; pro-business reforms; a rebound in the global economy feeding into the domestic economy; the
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  • money personal investment
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      Lock icon Dissecting analysts' forecasts
      1186 7  -  show me the money It is worthwhile to take a look at studies on analysts' bias, forecast errors and herding teh hooi ling HOW do you make sense of analysts' forecasts? One analyst may have a "buy" recommendation on, say, Chartered Semiconductor, predicting that the company could
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      Lock icon Fed sends a clear message
      493 7  -  Once rates start rising, they may go up at a steady pace By Tony Dolphin AS expected the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) left US interest rates unchanged at one per cent after its meeting on Tuesday. There were, however, some important changes in the
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      Lock icon Airlines, transport firms seen worst hit by oil price hikes
      620 8  -  Budget carriers, bus operators particularly vulnerable as fuel costs soar By Chen Huifen, Daniel Buenas BUDGET airlines and land transport companies are likely to take the biggest hit from surging oil prices, which have hit US$4O a barrel. The price
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      Lock icon Singapore, Jordan seal free trade deal
      216 8 SINGAPORE and Jordan have successfully concluded the fifth and final round of negotiations on a free trade agreement and a bilateral investment treaty. Negotiations began in June last year, after His Majesty Abdullah II Bin Hussein accepted Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong's proposal for
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      Lock icon PSA cargo volume rises
      120 8 AFP SINGAPORE-BASED port operator PSA Group said yesterday the amount of cargo its domestic and overseas facilities handled in the first four months of 2004 rose by nearly 20 per cent from last year. The company said it handled 10.4 million 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of
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      Lock icon Good class bungalow market sees plenty of action
      990 8  -  It may be a sign of improving economy, say analysts By Kalpana Rashiwala INTfiKaaT in tne (iood Class Bungalow (GCB) market is picking up and the number of deals this year could come close to the record set in 1999, say some
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      Lock icon M'sian developers' stocks reflect good times
      903 9 Fastest economic growth in four years and low interest rates increasing demand for houses and apartments Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Shares of Malaysian home builders such as MK Land Holdings Bhd, the nation's biggest real estate developer, may extend their gains as the fastest economic
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      Lock icon Tenaga chief keen to extend contract
      577 9 Plan says he has unfinished business at power producer Bloomberg [BANGKOK] Tenaga Nasional Bhd chief executive Pian Sukro said he wants to extend his term as head of Malaysia's biggest power producer to complete a plan to find new customers for the country's surplus
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      Lock icon M'sian industrial output up 13.2% in March
      466 9 Global electronics demand expected to sustain production growth, say economists Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian industrial output for March showed a strong and sustained rising trend, thanks to global electronics demand, even though the 13.2 per cent rise from a year earlier was a
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      Lock icon It's boiled down to choosing the lesser evil in Manila
      657 10  -  newsanalysis Pundits say it'll be either Arroyo or Poe who will win the presidential election on Monday but both have big deficiencies From Al Labita in Manila THEIR agendas don't differ much in substance; it's their style of governance that
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      Lock icon Indian regulator mulls plan to rate IPOs
      463 10 Aim is to prevent investors from getting burnt, as seen in the early 90s Reuters [BOMBAY] India's capital market regulator is considering a proposal to rate the initial public offerings of company shares to help improve the quality of issues as the market
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      Lock icon World's tallest tower expects 60% occupancy next year
      309 10 Reuters [TAIPEI] The world's tallest skyscraper, Taipei 101, will be 60 per cent let by the end of 2005, building managers said, even though it will be the Taiwan capital's priciest office address. With the upper third of the 508 m tower
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        Lock icon Brisk sales for HK retailers
        88 10 Reuters [HONG KONG] Hong Kong's retail sector is ei\)oying brisk trade as consumer confidence remains robust and tourists flock to the territory. Mainland Chinese visitors helped push up retail sales by a better-than-expected 9.4 per cent by value in the year through March, government figures
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        Lock icon Malaysia not to merge ISPs
        68 10 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia doesn't want its two state-controlled Internet service providers to merge because competition will be more beneficial to consumers, Energy, Water and Communications Minister Lim Keng Yaik said. "If Jaring teams up with TMNet there will be no more competition we're not
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        Lock icon Abdullah's push for farming
        75 10 Bernama [PUTRAJAYA] Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi yesterday called (Hi the private sector to un- dertake large-scale farming. "I would like to make a special appeal to the private sector to pay attention to large-scale agricultural enterprises," he said at the 2005 Budget consultation here.
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        Lock icon HL Credit names new CEO
        74 10 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Hong Leong Credit Bhd, which controls Malaysia's sixthlargest bank, said it picked David Tsui King Chung as its new chief executive. Mr Tsui, 57 and a British citizen, joins the lender from DBS Bank (HK) Ltd where he had worked since 1996
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        Lock icon Taipei to allow China tech staff
        65 10 AFP [TAIPEI] Taiwan is expected to allow the employment of technology professionals from China to ease the island's acute labour shortage in hi-tech industries, the Economic Daily News reported yesterday. The Council of Labour Affairs is drafting measures to allow employers with annual sales
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    Lock icon FINANCE
    611 10 Transaction date: May 7 MTBRBAMMCOERBMCT BATES Against S$ Against US$ Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer ss rss to m S&USS to one unit of foreign currency: units of foreign UM6 tSJ 0 7236 0 7239 2172 21 73 '2 8208
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      Lock icon Warburg Pincus plans to invest US$500m in India
      385 11 The US private equity firm will also move its S'pore team to Mumbai Bloomberg [LONDON] Private equity firm Warburg Pincus plans to invest a further US$5OO million in India in coming years and intends to move its Singapore team to Mumbai to
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      Lock icon Snow upbeat on vigorous US economy
      248 11 Bloomberg, Reuters [WASHINGTON] The US economy will create "a lot more jobs" and has ample room to grow before sparking inflation concerns, Treasury Secretary John Snow said. "This economy has plenty of room to run without creating inflation," he said in the text of
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      Lock icon M-E fears push NY crude oil price to US$40 a barrel
      366 11 US urging Opec to calm prices by increasing output AFP, Reuters [NEW YORK] The main crude oil price in New York hit US$4O a barrel yesterday for the first time since October 1990 in a market frightened by Middle
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      Lock icon London bankers splurge on luxuries as profits surge
      482 11 Bloomberg, Reuters [LONDON] Astrid Walsh says a year ago she felt lucky when she made two sales in a day as manager of Boodle Dunthorne Ltd, a jeweller opposite the Bank of England in London's City financial district. Now she gets at
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      Lock icon SEC to change the way directors are voted in
      600 12 Its chairman, William Donaldson, vows to push ahead despite Wall St's strong opposition NYT [FORT WORTH, Texas] "The Business Roundtable is apoplectic," said William H Donaldson, the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, before he made it quite clear that
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      Lock icon GM's China Q1 earnings quadruple to US$162m
      283 12 Reuters [DETROIT] Asia-Pacific has grown to such a sizeable portion of total earnings that General Motors Corp decided to include more detailed results for the region in its quarterly earnings reports,a spokesman said on Thursday. GM's share of profits from its China joint
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      Lock icon NYSE to take down Grasso's Sept 11 plaque
      360 12 Move seen to be petty form of gamesmanship NYT [NEW YORK] Having already laid a claim on Richard A Grasso's fortune, the New York Stock Exchange is taking aim at another asset dear to the former chairman's heart: his Sept 11 legacy.
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      Lock icon Househunt
      1912 12 Property transactions lodged for selected districts between April 28 and May 5,2004. District 2 NON-LANDED AstaGdn Apt 06/04/04 FH 1604 680 424 Infl Plaza Apt 17/03/04 99 732 300 410 The Ante Apt 02/04/04 FH 936 711 759 DtaWctJ 7 NON-LANDED Ctl Green Cdo Apt 08/04/04 99 775 490
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    Lock icon STOCKS ASIA
    4765 11 Transaction date: May 7 HONG KONG Vol HK Exchanges Clearing.. 16.60 -0.30 1874 H» *1- '000 HKR Inf I .2.40 -0.08 2197 Hong Kong Electric 32.90 -0.20 1885 Aeon Credit 5.00 -0.20 20 Hongkong Chinese 1.00 -0.02 132 Aeon Stores 5.50 -0.15 60 Hongkong Chinese Ltd 1.00 -0.02
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        Lock icon Asian touring car series kicks off
        155 13 THE Asian Touring Car Series started the 2004 season yesterday at Malaysia's Sepang International Circuit. There are three divisions, with souped-up versions of the Honda Civic, Honda Integra and Toyota Altezza participating. This year also sees Division 1 entries adopt FIA (Federation Internationale de
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        Lock icon New F1 rules may take some time
        158 13 HOPES of a radical reformation of Formula One were dampened when BAR boss David Richards admitted there could be problems with the introduction of new regulations before 2008, AFP reported. The 10 team chiefs met FIA president Max Mosley (right) and Formula One
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        Lock icon Toyo to make run-flat tyres
        112 13 ANOTHER company will soon be making and selling run-flat tyres. Japan's Toyo was given the green light this week by French tyre giant Michelin to use its PAX tyre technology system. The PAX system uses special wheels and tyres to allow vehicles to keep rolling
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        Lock icon New 3-year plan for Nissan
        127 13 NISSAN president and CEO Carlos Ghosn has unveiled a three-year business plan which will, among other things, result in the Japanese auto-maker achieving annual global sales of 4.2 million units by the end of fiscal year 2007. Mr Ghosn, who last week introduced Nissan Value-Up,
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      Lock icon Highly evolved
      685 13  -  SAMUEL EE takes a ride in the new Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII MR and declares it speedy and smooth SAMUEL EE HAVE you ever looked at a new model and wondered why the manufacturer didn't have those features in the old car in the first place? Why it
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      896 14  -  frankly speaking walton morais IT struck me, a fortnight ago, just how much of an impact sporting achievements have on young minds, and why sports heroes need to take their role model duties so seriously. We my brothers Brian and I were driving past
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      538 14 Much work remains but the organisers are confident NYT [ATHENS] The Summer Games open here 100 days from Wednesday, and much work remains to refurbish Olympic Stadium. The surrounding area is a moonscape. Seventy-five thousand seats must be installed. One curve of the
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      1056 15 Chest pain is the No 2 medical complaint in the US behind abdominal problems. What causes angina and how can you get it treated? NYT Despite great strides in heart disease treatment, and perhaps paradoxically because of them, chest pain is on the rise. More people
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      766 16  -  It's Mother's Day tomorrow. If you still haven't found a gift for that special lady in your life, fear not CORINNE KERK has some ideas to offer. From the stylish to the practical, there's something for every mom CORINNE KERK WHAT with all the recent hand-wring-ing
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      170 16  -  cultappeal By CORINNE KERK FINALLY, a homey, ladies-only spa a stone's throw from Orchard Road that opens at 9am for all tai tai moms out there with ample free doorstep parking and all the services to pamper mummy with at prices that are
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        52 16 WALK on the sunny side of the street with this pair of this lambskin strappy thongs. It comes with a printed floral woven insole and cut-out patterned leather sock with jute outsole. Available in pink, lime and orange at $46.90. Check it out at prettyFit outlets, including
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        228 16 JAPAN'S No 1 selling golf club has hit Singapore. Since the MacGregor NV3 Driver hit town on April 27, retailers Golf House and Golfer's Place reported selling over 10 units a day. The NV3 driver's 420 cc titanium head features MacGregor's patented Mac Tec dual tungsten plug
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        98 16 THESE handpainted magnetic tile clips from Tile Story are produced by a group of courageous people who want to pursue their dreams and excellence despite their handicap. They are a special workforce set up for people with different disabilities to work together to compete on quality and creativity
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        144 16  -  Compiled by MIKE CHUA Liang Court: ♦Spend $80 (combination of two same-day receipts) for a chance to win a Tokyo holiday. Spend $50 (in a single receipt) and get a lucky dip. ♦Gift with purchase: Spend $30 (single receipt) and receive a travel sling bag (while stocks last); Spend
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      553 17  -  'The SpongeBob Square Pants Movie' will open in November. More will follow, writes CHEAH UI-HOON CHEAH UI-HOON GOOD children's books haven't always translated into children's movies, except for the classics, but this may soon change. Two popular children's book series that are distributed
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      890 17 Going out or staying in this weekend? We round up reviews and recommendations art Art of the rising sun UTTERLY Art stretches its wings this month when it presents Three Solo Exhibitions: Aijiro Wakita, Hiroshi Okada Kazunori Sadahiro concurrently at the cavernous halls of Singapore Tyler Print Institute (Until
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      1204 18  -  CHEAH UI-HOON heads over to the Arts House at Old Parliament for a taste of what the three eateries there have to offer CHEAH UI-HOON THE Arts House at Old Parliament hasn't just injected an arty air into the Empress Place precinct, it's also boosted the
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      1301 18  -  Both proteges of famed chef Nogawa, Hideaki Yoshida and Shinji Shiraishi, have carved out their own niches with their respective restaurants and are considered among the top Japanese chefs in Singapore. JAIME EE checks out their new outlets which were opened within
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