The Business Times, 2 July 2004

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    14 1 MITA (P) 023/03/2004 THE BUSINESS TIMES SINGAPORE Internet: http://business-times.asial .com.sg FRIDAY, JULY 2, 2004
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    Lock icon Analysts split over pace of Fed's rate tightening
    774 1  -  They're also divided on how high rates will go in next 12 months From Andrew Marks in Sew York AS expected, the US Federal Reserve ended its threeyear interest rate cutting campaign yesterday by raising its short-term funds rate by 25 basis
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    Lock icon S'pore bankers see no reason to raise home loan rates
    797 1  -  Businesses, stock market take Fed quarter-point rate hike positively By Siow Li Sen, Chen Huifen [SINGAPORE! Bankers and economists yesterday shrug off the 25 basis points increase in the key US overnight bank lending rate, saying there will be no
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    82 1 STI 1,844.18 (+H.IB) ST INDEX FUTURES 1,853.00 (+15.00) SIMSCI 224.48 (+0.58) SIMSCI FUTURES 225.30 (+1.10) Thursday Change KI.Si: (0\IP N2\l»i m'j IK h I :i i■>:> 11 s'Mi.u I :|7.14 II.WIiSKMi .('Instil SKTIMO (lus.il JAKARTA <0\IP_7:».H| -J.59 MA\IL\( <»MI» Uin TAII'KI W 1*1 r,.vfii.il| i.vt SKOI I.((IMP 77MCS SIIKN/.IIKN
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    84 1 FOREX RATES US$ S$ I SS |SS |MT I SS) 1.7 Iti V|l SS SS|»«T V| I.KI4 11 Kl Kl»|l SS SS K|. 1.215 2.iNi VKN UK (Mini KM 2.2 U IIKS I.MW 4>W BAHT 44I.!>C| 2:179 Kl I1AII :,4:|7 KKNMINBI \277 4 *24 INDIAN KI'I'KK 4'.!»4 2H.77 AS
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    Lock icon Reading between the lines
    291 1 The following is the Fed statement in full: "The Federal Open Market Committee decided today to raise its target for the federal funds rate by 25 basis points to 1.25 per cent. The committee believes that, even after this action, the stance of monetary policy remains
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    Lock icon Informatics shares surge 36% to 43.5
    623 1  -  Counter defies bad news on Wednesday as investors bet on Oei's Midas touch By Wong Wei Kong [SINGAPORE] Shares of Informatics Holdings rose a remarkable 36 per cent in heavy trading yesterday, defying news that its actual full-year losses have doubled from what was
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      Lock icon Private home prices stay flat in Q2
      765 2  -  Break in string of quarterly declines suggests a market on the mend By Kalpana Rashiwala [SINGAPORE] The official price index for private homes stayed flat in the second quarter compared with Ql, following six straight quarters of marginal declines. And in the public
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      Lock icon Insurance rights of divorcees may not be ironclad
      841 2  -  One crucial test is whether the insurance policy is a matrimonial asset By Genevieve Cua [SINGAPORE] Insurance policies taken out by divorced spouses during their marriage, in which either party was named as the beneficiary, may not be as ironclad a trust
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      Lock icon Purchasing index on growth path
      490 2  -  EYE ON THE ECONOMY By Vince Chong [SINGAPORE] An increase in new orders especially in the electronics sector underpinned a rise in the purchasing managers' index (PMI) in June. And the indications are that the index will stay on the growth path this month. The
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  • SINGAPORE companies
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      Lock icon ING completes report, UOL board to meet
      529 3  -  But company does not provide any details of ING's recommendations By Loh Hui Yin SHAREHOLDERS of United Overseas Land (UOL), the target of two failed takeover bids, could soon see the value of their shares unlocked, now that their directors will be studying
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      Lock icon SPH wins big at media awards
      251 3  -  It bags 3 golds, 1 silver, 2 bronzes out of 18 awards By Chen Huifen SINGAPORE Press Holdings emerged the big winner at the Publish Asia Media Awards yesterday, sweeping a third of the awards given to recognise the best in printing, infographics and
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      Lock icon Think before you chase after Informatics shares
      621 3  -  HOCK lock siew teh hooi ling LOOKING at yesterday's 36 per cent surge in the share price of Informatics, nobody would have guessed that it had doubled an earlier reported loss, that its accounts had been qualified by auditors and that questions had
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      Lock icon DBS tops market in amount raised from IPOs
      563 4  -  But SBI E2-Capital leads in number of deals done with 9 out of total of 34 By Taila Krishnakumar DBS GROUP Holdings is the market leader in terms of dollars raised through initial public offers (IPOs) in Singapore so far this year,
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      Lock icon Techcomp to offer 40m shares in IPO; 3m for public
      260 4  -  By Chen Huifen SCIENTIFIC equipment manufacturer Techcomp Holdings registered a prospectus yesterday for a listing on the main board of the Singapore Exchange. The initial public offer is for 40 million shares or about 30 per cent of the company's
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      Lock icon SingTel inks 3-year deal to sell leased lines to M1
      348 4  -  By Angela Tan SINGAPORE Telecommunications has signed a new multi-million dollar, threeyear contract to sell local leased circuits to Mobile One, the two telcos said yesterday. The agreement, which will be backdated to May 1, follows the expiry of a
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      Lock icon GEH trading volume dives; offer outcome seen positive
      388 4  -  By' Taila Krishnakumar THE stock of Great Eastern Holdings (GEH) saw a drop in trading liquidity yester day, a day after OCBC Bank said its stake in the insurer swelled to 81.1 per cent at the close of its voluntary unconditional offer.
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      Lock icon A-Sonic confirms deal for Aussie carrier stake
      543 5  -  It buys 32% of S'pore investment firm which owns SkyWest stake By Ven Sreenivasan MAINBOARD-LISTED ASonic Aerospace has confirmed it is investing in an Australian low-cost carrier. After suspending its shares for most Of the day following a query from the Singapore Exchange,
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      Lock icon Sino Equity to pump $4.3m into Falmac
      418 5  -  By, Jean Chua SESDAQ-LISTED Falmac has been saved from bankruptcy by private investment firm Sino Equity, which will inject $4.3 million in exchange for a controlling 29 per cent stake in the knitting-machine maker. Under a restructuring plan agreed by current controlling shareholder
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      Lock icon Lasseters buys Adelaide pub with gaming facilities
      280 5 Sesdaq-listed concern pays A$4.9m plus stock for purchase LASSETERS International Holdings, the first and only gaming concern listed on the Singapore Exchange, has bought a tavern in Adelaide that comes with gaming facilities. In an announcement last night, the recently listed group said
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      Lock icon Wing Tai to reap up to $1.9m profit from unit sale
      149 5 IN another move to divest its non-core assets, property developer Wing Tai has sold its property investment firm Honeck Properties Ltd to Palmar Corporation for $9 million, bringing it a profit of up to about $1.9 million. Wing Tai
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    • COMPANY Briefs
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        Lock icon GE launches financial advisory firm
        87 5 GREAT Eastern Life yesterday launched its new financial advisory firm, Alpha Financial Advisers, with an initial paid-up capital of $3 million. The firm is 66 per cent owned by GE Life and 34 per cent by Straits Lion Asset Management. Alpha will complement GE's tied
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        Lock icon Inno-Pac to sell Shakey's in US
        109 5 INNO-PACIFIC Holdings and its subsidiaries Shakey's Inc and Shakey's of California have agreed to sell their interests in the Shakey's restaurant franchise in the US and one Shakey's restaurant in California for US$4.5 million. The buyers are The Jacmar Companies, Shakey's Restaurant Franchising Company
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        Lock icon Del Monte to buy China juice company
        57 5 LISTED food group Del Monte Pacific has proposed to acquire 89 per cent of Great Lakes Fresh Foods and Juice Company, a Tianjin-based premium fruit juice maker, for US$6.3 million. Great Lakes had net sales of US$8.1 million last year. Del Monte will
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        Lock icon NatSteel ups stake in China steel firm
        36 5 NATSTEEL Ltd has acquired a further 5.91 per cent of Southern NatSteel (Xiamen) Ltd for $1.08 million, raising its stake to 46.61 per cent. The acquisition was internally funded.
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      171 3 Another blue-chip investment for you. The new Jaguar XJ promises years of great returns with its distinctive looks, luxurious interior and exceptional performance. And here's some insider news. This attractive investment which starts from S$245,000 with COE also pays handsome returns. Enjoy a comprehensive warranty and FREE maintenance programme that
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  • SINGAPORE markets
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      Lock icon BROKERS' TAKE
      441 6  -  Compiled by VEN SREENIVASAN Rotary Engineering July 1 dosing: 60 cents ROTARY Engineering stands to benefit from expected growth in investments in oil distribution and storage infrastructure. With FYO4 earnings very much in the bag given its strong order books, the group is currently prospecting for more than
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      Lock icon Market yet to realise potential of A-Sonic deal
      299 6  -  HOT STOCK WARRANT By Ven Sreenivasan Malaysia's AirAsia. A-SONIC Aerospace's shares slipped a cent to 38 cents in thin trading yesterday, despite the company saying it will buy an effective one-third stake in a profitable West Australian low-cost carrier. Clearly, the market
      Malaysia's AirAsia.; Source: Bloomberg  -  299 words
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      Lock icon Expect less risk, modest returns in second half
      543 6  -  BT comment STOCKS r. sivanithy NOW that the US Federal Reserve has raised interest rates, oil prices have stabilised and China worries appear to have abated, what might some of the issues be that are relevant over the next six months? First
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      Lock icon US$ hit by tankan surge, poor US data
      585 6  -  BT comment CURRENCIES Fed retains 'measured' pace for rate hikes larry wee THE US dollggjsurrendered a chunk af-this week's gairoafter the US central ?bjmk raised interest rates by only the quarter percentage point and reiterated that any further increase will be at
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        Lock icon Armstrong chief cuts stake
        77 6 ARMSTRONG Industrial Corp chairman and chief executive Gilbert Ong Peng Koon sold 15 million shares yesterday at 14 cents each through a married deal. This reduced his direct stake in the foam rubber parts supplier from 45.91 per cent to 42.97 per cent. He also has
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        Lock icon ComfortDelGro chairman ups stake
        55 6 ComfortDelGro group chairman Lim Jit Poh acquired 93,394 shares in the company on Wednesday at 46.4 cents apiece through the exercise of share options/convertibles. The purchase increased his direct stake in the transport company from 0.013 per cent to 0.018 per cent. Comfort shares closed down
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        Lock icon Boustead boss exercises warrants
        67 6 BOUSTEAD Singapore chairman and chief executive Wong Fong Fui exercised 2 million warrants yesterday at a price of 25 cents apiece. The conversion raised his direct stake in the engineering services and technology group from 30.67 per cent to 30.72 per cent. Mr Wong still has
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        Lock icon Cerebos CEO sells 50,000 shares
        60 6 CEREBOS Pacific chief executive Eiji Koike (above) pared his stake in the health tonic and supplements maker on Wednesday, selling 50,000 shares on the open market at a price of about $3 a share. The sale reduced his direct stake from 0.096 per cent to
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        Lock icon Asiatravel director buys shares
        66 6  -  Compiled by TAILA KRISHNAKUMAR AN independent director of Asiatravel.com Holdings, Ong Nai Pew, on June 30 bought 60,000 shares of the online hotel and travel reservation service provider at about 49 cents each. The openmarket purchase raised his deemed shareholding in the Sesdaq-listed company to 2.8
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      424 6 OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES Jul 1 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS 116.00 +129.00 BTCADI -*****.00 +1.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 +12.00 All-SG Equities 491.49 +1.01 SG Equities Elect 165.26 -0.79 SG Equities Fin 1515.63 +8.19 SG Equities Prop 419.52 +0.42 SIMSCI 224.48 +0.58 SiMSCI Futures 225.30 +1.10 Stocks Volume Informatics 5c 127.500.0CX)
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      238 7 INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING -llechcompl J||§ mrmr ffri *"o 1 1 TECHCOMP (HOLDINGS) LIMITED j (Incorporated in Bermuda on 26 January 2004) Techcomp is principally engaged in the design, development, manufacture and distribution of analytical instruments, life science equipment and laboratory instruments. Invitation in respect of 40,000,000 ordinary shares of US$O.O5
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  • PERSONAL finance
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      Lock icon A lesson from the last two bull runs
      1396 8  -  Avoid theme-of-the-month investments. Have your money diversified in a portfolio matching your risk appetite, suggests CHRISTOPHER TAN CHRISTOPHER TAN INVESTORS have had it good for nearly a year. Buy almost any equity fund, subscribe to almost any IPO and you would have
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      Lock icon Why Malaysia continues to draw S'pore investors
      412 9  -  Its edge lies in proximity and clear rules: Maybank executive By Siow Li Sen SINGAPORE investors find Malaysia attractive because of its proximity and the certainty of its rules and regulations, a Maybank executive said yesterday. This isn't always evident because so much
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      Lock icon IP fund keen on Thai, Malaysian retail assets
      637 9 Reuters A $200 million property fund focused on South-east Asia said yesterday it was keen on buying shopping centres in Malaysia and Thailand because of strong economic growth and political stability in the countries. The IP Property Fund, financed by South-east Asian
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      Lock icon Secondary market for insurance mooted
      477 9  -  Benefits likely for both policyholders, investors: MAS By Genevieve Cua THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said yesterday it is open to the development of a local secondary market here in life and endowment policies, although it seems for now no one is interested in
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      Lock icon Batey ties up with international company Red Cell
      194 9 HOMEGROWN marketing communications agency Batey said yesterday it will tie up with Red Cell, an international collective of marketing communications service providers. The move, which is primarily a re-brand-ing exercise, formalises Batey's fiveyear relationship with Red Cell. Batey will now be known
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    Lock icon UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
    4590 9 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS Commenbank Asset Mot Com Global Finance Index Ffl. 0.978/ u Com Global lifestyle Index Fd 1 029/ ABN Amro Asset Mgt (S pore) Com Global Health Index Fd 0.895/ Star Europe Eqty! 0.745/ Com Global Telecom Index Fd 0489/ Star Europe Bond .2Ml Com Global |ndex M
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  • EDITORIAL & opinion
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      Lock icon It's politics that is more polarised now
      707 10  -  THE bottom line OPINION robert samuelson Washington Post Writers Group LET me raise a red flag about the "red and the blue states", which is the reigning theory of American politics. All those blue states (heavily urban and mainly on the East and
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      84 10 'If you act too much, you'll be killed. If you talk too much, you will be sued. If you're an academic, you might be discredited.' Supinya Klangnarong a 31-year-old Thai campaigner for a free press, on being outspoken. They didn't contact me. They took their luggage at
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      Lock icon Era of ultra-cheap money is over
      663 10 EDITORIAL BEING clearly signalled in advance and widely anticipated, it comes as little surprise that the 25 basis-point hike in the Fed funds rate on Wednesday was shrugged off by the markets. The interesting question, though, is not what effects this particular hike the
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      Lock icon Islamic banking is where ethics reigns
      1423 10  -  Islam does not deny market forces and the market economy. The profit motive and private ownership are acceptable within the limits of the Shariah injunctions By Penelope Phoon OVER the last decade. Islamic banking and finance has emerged as a rapidly growing alternative to
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      Lock icon SGX's commodities move lauded
      289 10  -  MAIL bag Chong Kim Seng Principal Specialist/Consultant Personal Business Consultants and Associates I REFER to your report "SGX confirms talks with Nymex on oil futures exchange" (BT, June 21). I am heartened to know that the Singapore Exchange wants to expand beyond equities, bonds, warrants, stock
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      Lock icon ABS: It's not MAS'role to enforce guidelines
      153 10  -  Ong-Ang Ai Boon Director Association of Banks in Singapore I REFER to "Bank group to raise anti-crime bar" (BT, July 1). We wish to clarify that, on the revised Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) guidelines for anti-money laundering, the writer mentions that
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  • REGIONAL news
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      Lock icon Taiwan gets super financial regulator
      315 11 It pledges to strengthen corporate governance TAIPEI Reuters TAIWAN'S new super-regu-lator, tasked with overseeing financial firms and markets, opened its doors yesterday and vowed to strengthen corporate governance amid an accounting scandal involving a listed electronics firm. The Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) modelled after agencies
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      Lock icon Beijing replaces China Securities chiefs
      361 11 BEIJING Latest moves cast more doubt on China bourses BEIJING authorities have replaced the chairman and president of China Securities, one of the country's four biggest brokerages, amid concerns about its financial health, the Financial Times reported yesterday. However, the paper cited one staff member
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      Lock icon StanChart sets up HK office to tap China market
      136 11 LONDON Bloomberg STANDARD Chartered, which makes two-thirds of its profit in Asia, said it incorporated its Hong Kong business in the city, allowing the UK-based lender to gain more access to China. Hong Kong and China are forging closer ties since
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      Lock icon KLCC to list on Bursa in August
      287 11 [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysians will have a chance to own a piece of the world-re-nowned Petronas Twin Towers when Petroliam Nasional Bhd lists its property holding company on Bursa Malaysia next month. The flotation of KLCC Holdings, currently worth about RM2.49 billion (551.12 billion),
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        Lock icon HK's PMI points to June pick-up
        84 11 Reuters [HONG KONG] Hong Kong's economic recovery gathered pace in June as new orders picked up and prompted companies to step up production, the Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) showed yesterday. Many of the companies surveyed said increased promotional expenditure had led to extra business
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        Lock icon Thaksin reshuffles Thai cabinet
        101 11 AFP [BANGKOK] Thailand's Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra brought former allies back into his coalition yesterday in the last expected cabinet reshuffle before the country goes to the polls in early 2005. In the latest mini-reshuffle, the ninth since he took power, he brought two ministers from
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        Lock icon Hongkongers march for democracy
        74 11 Reuters [HONG KONG] Tens of thousands of Hong Kong people dressed in white poured onto the streets yesterday to vent their frustration at Chinese rule and challenge Beijing's refusal to allow them to elect their own leaders. Waving green and black banners, the protesters chanted: "Return
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        Lock icon Asean misses China trade schedule
        111 11 Reuters [JAKARTA] South-east Asian nations have missed a June 30 deadline to slash tariffs on goods flowing to and from China under a far-reaching free trade agreement, but officials said yesterday a deal could be worked out in the next few weeks. The failure by
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        Lock icon Australia sees A$2.5b from Thai pact
        92 11 Reuters [CANBERRA] Australia's free trade deal with Thailand will give the nation's economy a A 52.5 billion (Ss3 billion) boost over the next 20 years, an Australian trade official said yesterday. The deal is due to be formalised when Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra
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        Lock icon Korea's Posco to buy US$2b of LNG
        54 11 Bloomberg [JAKARTA] Posco, South Korea's largest steelmaker, agreed to buy about US$2 billion of liquefied natural gas from BP and its partners in an Indonesian LNG venture, said an Indonesian official. Posco will buy 550,000 metric tonnes of LNG a year for 20
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      7 11 C.A.T.S. Buy It. Sell It. Find It
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      156 11 Hj^^^^T^2^^j|j^^^jr^dvertis^aJUol^re^B©^B^B2^^inailMiotices@sphxon^sg LOSS OF BILL OF LADING m.v. KOTA RATU V RUU 166 from Singapore to Port Louis The complete set of PIL Original Signed Bill of Lading No PWNPLUO43OIO2X dated 26 May 2004 for 1 x 20' container (PC1U*****99) said to contain 13 mts of Chemical^ has been reported lost.
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      294 11 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF IT RESOURCES PTE LTD (IN MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) Extract of the Minutes of an Extraordinary General Meeting held at 8 Robinson Road, #08-00 ASO Building, Singapore *****4 on the 25th day of June 2004. The Resolutions
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      427 11 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF 1. R.O. MENELL (FAR EAST) PTE LTD 2. LIPTON (FAR EAST) PTE LTD 3. LEVER BROTHERS SINGAPORE SDN. BHD. (In Members' Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE OF RESOLUTIONS At the respective Extraordinary General Meeting of the abovenamed Companies
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    1100 12 Transaction date: Jul 1 W1P1 ipnflrowiOTWf»P"'TP«iMWW wi|iiraiw«rir"™" m INTERBANK CROSS RATES AS C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Ruptoh Yen Won RM N2S Pak Rs Peso 5$ Rand Sfr NTS BaM Pound US$ Australia 0.932 5.782 0 575 5.448 32.088 65.175 0.755 8.051 2.654 1.098 40.509 39.105 1.199 4.326
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    1619 12 SICOM FUTURES Mil RUBBER Futures (Closing prices) RSS1 (Scents/kg) Close Volume Open Month High tow Sett (tonnes) Interest Aug 04 234.00 Sep 04 232.25 Oct 04 229.25 Nov 04 229.25 Dec 04 229.25 Jan/Mar 05 230.25 RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Volume Open Month Hlqh Low Sett (tonnes) Interest Aug
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  • REGIONAL news
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      Lock icon India telecoms players hear consolidation ring
      505 12 NEW DELHI Bharti, 28%-owned by SingTel, among 5 out of 11 telcos seen to survive shakeout Reuters INDIA'S fragmented mobile phone industry is ripe for further consolidation as bigger carriers gobble up smaller players to cut costs and boost their share of the world's
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      Lock icon Bank of China to pick several foreign investors
      441 12 BEIJING Reuters BANK of China (BOC), struggling to remodel itself ahead of an initial public offer next year, plans to finish its restructuring by October and choose five or six foreign strategic investors as part of efforts to fend off competition. The
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      1192 13 Notices IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF MFSL LIMITED (In Members' Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE OF RESOLUTIONS At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the abovenamed Company duly convened and held at 2 Battery Road #01-01 Maybank Tower Singapore *****7 on the 30* day
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      1790 13 AN WILLAS-ARRAY ELECTRONICS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED (Incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Willas-Array Electronics (Holdings) Limited ("the Company") will be held on July 27, 2004 at time 10.00 a.m. at Amber Room, Level Two, Sheraton Towers
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      609 13  -  But central bank survey suggests business sentiment may start to wane From Anthony Rowley in Tokyo FEARS that Japan's economic recovery might have peaked were laid to rest yesterday at least for the time being when the central bank's latest tankan survey of
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      364 13 LATEST US DATA AP, Reuters [NEW YORK] The manufacturing sector expanded for the 13th consecutive month in June, albeit at a slightly slower pace, an industry group reported yesterday. The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) said its manufacturing index declined to 61.1 last month from 62.8
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      644 15  -  Fed chief shows once again the mastery of his art, says Caroline Baum Caroline Baum Bloomberg [NEW YORK] YOU'VE got to hand it to Alan Greenspan, who's as agile in his fifth term as Federal Reserve chairman as he was in his first. On Wednesday,
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      421 15 WASHINGTON AFP WORLD economic growth may be crimped as the United States enters an era of gradually rising interest rates to choke inflation, say analysts. Wednesday's quarter percentage point hike in the federal funds rate to 1.25 per cent is the
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      1503 16  -  CORINNE KERK looks at the growing demand for laser and IPL treatments, and how those in the medical profession and otherwise are competing to offer skin rejuvenation to willing patients CORINNE KERK TOO much sun in your youth resulting in too many spots on your face today?
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      598 17  -  OFF the cuff Take away one of their creature comforts and they will show their true colours jaime ee I'M no anthropologist, but if I ever wanted to do a study on the intricacies of human behaviour involving Singaporeans, the best conditions to do so
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        238 17  -  By Kannan Chandran Ultimate Manilow by Barry Manilow (BMG) PART of the formula in attaining fame is knowing when to make the curtain call. "Exit stage right" has to be in the vocabulary of anyone who wants to be remembered for all the good things that were achieved in
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      666 17  -  Spider-Man 2 is darker, stronger and more satisfying than the highly credible original By Geoffrey Eu COMIC book heroes have no trouble saving the world from villainy and catastrophe, but dealing with the cruel inequities of everyday life can really bug the heck out
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      301 19  -  By Donald Urquhart [SINGAPORE] PSA International announced yesterday that it is still awaiting certification for nearly half of its terminal facilities around the world although all fully comply with the ISPS Code requirements. With all ships and port facilities required to obtain
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      604 19  -  No delays or detentions reported in region after ISPS implementation By Donald Urquhart [SINGAPORE] It was smooth sailing in Singapore and other major Asian ports yesterday when new security regulations mandated by the new International Maritime Organisation (IMO) came into effect. The
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      285 19 SGX '000 Jul 1 SS Vol CH Offshore 0.38 0.01 313 Chuan Hup .0.52 0.01 201 Cosco Investment 0.77 -0.01 3698 CWT Distribution 0.49 unch 0 EzraHldgs 1.01 0.02 105 Freight Links 0.11 0.01 3707 GB Holdings 0.88 -0.01 58 Java Holdings 0.83 -0.01 1297 K1 Venture 0.27
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      287 19 SCI's 2003 profit more than doubles to record 6.3b rupees Bloomberg [MUMBAI] Shipping Corporation of India Ltd (SCI), the nation's biggest shipping company, said it plans to order 10 vessels worth about US$45O million by March, as expanding trade by Asia's fourth-largest
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      232 19 AFP [BERLIN] Salvage experts have delayed refloating a chemical tanker that sank in Hamburg port with 960 tonnes of sulphuric acid while divers check how its dangerous cargo can best be discharged, emergency services said. The sinking on Monday of the German ship ENA-2
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      352 19 Reuters [HONG KONG] Pacific Basin Shipping, a Hong Kong-based dry bulk shipper that is raising up to HK$l.27 billion (Ss2Bo million) in an IPO, said it expects rates to return to an upward trend following recent weakness. The Baltic Dry Index,
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      903 20  -  ADMIRALTY CASEBOOK By Selva Kumar Shipowners facing claims for damage to property or injury to persons are often able to limit their liability on the basis that the damage or loss was not due to their "actual fault or privity." Even
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        92 27 Jul 4 USA: Independence Day. Jul 14 France: National Day. Jul 15 Brunei: HM The Sultan's Birthd. Jul IS SKorea: Constitution Day. Jul 19 Japan: Marine Day. Malaysia: Agung Birthday. Jul 21 Belgium: Belgian Nat Day. Aug 1 Switzerland: National Day. Aug 9 Singapore: National Day. Aug 12
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        765 27 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Marine OH Ltd, shows price ranges in US dollars instead of single prices for a more comprehensive description of the market. Prices shown are based on averagest m Market movements are indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and the individual
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        540 28 Bloomberg [CHICAGO] Boeing, the world's sec-ond-largest commercial-aircraft maker, agreed to sell its commercial electronics unit to BAE Systems as it concentrates on aircraft assembly. Terms of the deal weren't disclosed. The unit, which designs, manufactures and maintains avionics for commercial
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        81 28 [MINNEAPOLIS] Brad Jolson trains his eyes for an iris scan at the Minneapolis-St Paul International Airport, where frequent businessflyers joined long lines to take part in a 90-day project which allows them to trade personal privacy for travel efficiency. The project is the first in the US
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        213 28 AP [CHICAGO] United Airlines has announced a 5 per cent fare hike on most flights to international destinations from the United States, citing rising fuel costs as the reason. The increase announced on Wednesday is the latest of numerous attempts
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        521 28 Unsecured creditors' claims may be C$10b Reuters [MONTREAL] Air Canada creditors are to get just pennies on each dollar they are owed by the insolvent airline, according to its plan to emerge from bankruptcy protection. In its plan of arrangement with
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        399 28 Passenger tested positive for traces of explosive substance on him AFP [SYDNEY] A Korean Airlines flight was ordered to return to Sydney four hours into its flight to Seoul early yesterday after a passenger failed a random security screening. A spokesman for Transport
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        215 28 AP [HONG KONG] Hong Kong's airport profits plunged 23 per cent in 2003 as revenue dwindled when airlines scaled back services to the territory during an outbreak of Sars, the airport operator said on Wednesday. The Airport Authority said its net
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