The Business Times, 3 July 2004

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  • 17 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES weekend MITA (P) 023/03/2004 85C SINGAPORE JULY 3-4. 2004 internet httr busness-t:mes asm! .com.sg
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  • 682 1  -  Malaysian group emerges as biggest shareholder with 28.2% stake, wants to vote against share placement By Siow Li Sen [SINGAPORE] Malaysian businessman Vincent Tan is challenging tycoon Oei Hong Leong's position in Informatics Holdings, as it emerged yesterday that Berjaya Leisure Capital and a
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  • 61 1 ARTHUR LEE [SINGAPORE] Singapore Airlines chief executive Chew Choon Seng and Jaeger-LeCoultre CEO Jerome Lambert hosted a party for members of SlA's exclusive PPSfrequent-flyer club at the Shangri-La hotel last night. The event was held to launch a 60-piece SIA-JLC limited-edition watch that commemorates the national
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  • 553 1  -  Asians now account for 20% of trade in Japanese bourses By Chuang Peck Ming [SINGAPORE] After a decade in the doldrums, Japanese corporations big and small are making an aggressive comeback in Asia. And they are looking not just for investment opportunities, but also seeking
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  • 544 1  -  Warmer relations seen boosting investments From Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur TWO major Singapore institutional investors, the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation and Temasek Holdings, are getting more active in the Malaysian stock market even before the exchanges of the two countries launch
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    • 16 1 in the PAGE 14 A State of the Chinese economy and its implications for ,J>!Mre investors
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    • 10 1 SOUND SIGHT Projecting the big picture. PAGE 15 8 M
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    • 78 1 CONVE^ATION Sadako Ogata: award-winning aid worker. RAGE 3 Looking for red flags in Informatics' accounts Page 8 •Cpß Mfc Breguet. La passion laisse des traces. Lc Reveil du Tsar Man's Classique alarm wnstwatch in 18-caral yellow gold Self-winding movement With small seconds and date Second time-zone indicator Silvered gold dial,
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  • news front
    • 537 2  -  Energy authority to review regulations in bid to improve stability and security of S'pore's power supply By Tang Weng Fai [SINGAPORE] The government will review regulations with a view to allowing the watchdog Energy Market Authority (EMA) to penalise those responsible for gas-supply
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    • 729 2 LATEST US INDICATORS Jobless rate holds steady; new factory orders drop in May Bloomberg Reuters AP [WASHINGTON] US companies added fewer than half the number of jobs that were expected to be created last month, raising concern that the economic expansion is
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    • 516 2  -  Foreign operators keen on Delhi, Bombay deals From Yogi Aggarwal in Bombay WITH a July 20 deadline looming for expressions of interest, airport operators around the world including Singapore's Changi have been bombarding the Airports Authority of India (AAI) with questions about the privatisation
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    • 2096 3  -  Japan International Cooperation Agency president Sadako Ogata is on a mission to revitalise support for Japan's shrinking aid programme. ANTHONY ROWLEY speaks to the award-winning humanitarian ANTHONY ROWLEY IF some people are "born to lead" then Sadako Ogata, president of the Japan International Cooperation Agency
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  • news companies
    • 709 4  -  market review r sivanithy HAVING been obsessed about US interest rates for months on end, it must have come as a relief to most players that after a rate rise was finally delivered, everything went as expected and the impact was relatively muted. This
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    • 78 4 sn 1,839.33 (4.85) ST INDEX FUTURES 1,849.00 (-4.00) SIMSCI 223.63 (-0.85) SIMSCI FUTURES 224.30 (+1.10) Friday Change KLSE COMP 830.68 +158 NIKKEI 225 11,721.49 174.52 HANG SENG *****.13 -*>5.82 SET INDEX ***** +0.93 JAKARTA COMP —745.03 +15.22 MANILA COMP —.1.590.64 -196 TAIPEI WPI 5.746.70 -90.21 SEOl LCOMP 755.42 22.61
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    • 70 4 FOREX RATES US$ S$ ISS (SSperl'SS) 1716 £(ISS/SS per 1.819 3.121 El'RO(l'SS/SS/E). 1.216 2.0X7 YEN 1(19.0 63.50 RM 3.800 2.215 HK$ 7.800 4.546 BAHT 40.72 2:1.73 Rl'PIAH 9,165 5,341 RENMINBI R277 4.824 INDIAN Rl'PEE45.92 26.76 AS 1.419 0.827 NZS 1.565 0.912 PRIME RATES SINGAPORE 5.25 MALAYSIA 6.00 HONGKONG 5.000
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    • 508 4  -  Gains from Times House, Belgacom divestments boost earnings; core business improves By Wong Wei Kong MEDIA group Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) yesterday reported a sharp increase in earnings for its third quarter ended May 31, 2004, on the back of asset sales
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    • 507 4  -  Counter rises as market awaits news on how company will unlock value By Wong Wei Kong UNITED Overseas Land (UOL) was back in focus yesterday after it said its board will meet next week to discuss a financial adviser's report on how
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    • 274 5  -  Proceeds will go towards funding its expansion plans By Chen Huifen NETWORK solutions provider DMX Technologies Group is placing out 60 million new shares to raise $54.7 million to fund its expansion plans. The private placement, at 93.8 cents a share,
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    • 209 5 A DELAY in product launches has dented EDMI Ltd's first-half performance. The designer and manufacturer of electronic revenue meters, which was listed on Sesdaq in October last year, yesterday warned of a loss for the six months ended June 30. In February this
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    • 680 5  -  Heads of China Aviation Oil and Cosco Corp explain how listing here has benefitted their businesses By Loh Hui Yin SINGAPORE should capitalise on its good relations with the Chinese government and attract more Chinese stateowned enterprises (SOEs) to list here, the
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    • 355 6  -  Interbrand suggests 2 ways, establish a niche and package S'pore or Asian values to appeal internationally By Uma Shankari SINGAPORE companies generally do not boast a strong brand overseas despite greater awareness of the importance of branding in recent years, according
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    • 161 6 HONG Kong-based Daka Designs yesterday launched an initial public offer of 77 million new shares at 20 cents each. Two million shares will be sold to the public and the rest will be placed out, including 2 million Internet placement shares and 3 million shares reserved
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    • 547 6  -  UOB Kay Hian sees local marine groups gaining from greater oil exploration By Taila Krishnakumar SINGAPORE'S offshore and marine stocks are a great way to buy exposure to the offshore oil-and-gas sector, which is poised to benefit from higher exploration and production (E&P) spending,
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    • 306 6  -  By Taila Krishnakumar LOCAL financial portal Sharelnvestor.com will convey information about its listed clients here to overseas markets through a tie-up with global information provider Factiva. "Sharelnvestor assists over 125 listed companies in creating awareness for them, and this is where the relationship with Factiva
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    • corporateroundup
      • 87 6 SEMBCORP Logistics has sold its remaining direct holding of 2.08 million shares in Shenzhen Chiwan Petroleum Supply Base Company Ltd in the open market at an average price of HK55.27 (551.16) per share generating net proceeds of $2.4 million. The book value of the shares
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      • 27 6 HENRY Koh Gek Leng, executive director of furnishing and bedlinen group Mayfran International Ltd, resigned from the company with effect from July 1, 2004.
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      • 29 6 SVERRE Ording Fjeld resigned as independent director of Nera Telecommunications Ltd from July 1. He also ceased to be a member of the audit committee.
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      • 117 6 FRASER and Neave's wholly owned subsidiary Times Publishing Ltd has entered into a joint venture with Shanxi Xinhua Printing Co Ltd. The deal, through Times Printers Pte Ltd, will result in the forming of Shanxi Xinhua Times Packaging Printing Co Ltd with an initial registered
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      • 70 6 SINGAPORE Aircraft Leasing Enterprise (SALE) has undergone a change in its shareholding structure following the transfer of a 35.5 per cent stake held by Seat-tie-based Boullioun Aviation Services to the US lessor's parent company WestLß AG of Germany. The remaining ownership of SALE is unchanged
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      • 65 6 THAI Danu Bank ceased to be a subsidiary of DBS Bank yesterday. "This follows the successful completion of the tender offer by Thai Military Bank for all the outstanding securities of DBS Thai Danu," DBS Group Holdings said yesterday. It added that with the
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      • 63 6 SES Systems, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ST Electronics, has bought a 25 per cent stake in IT services firm Sandz Solutions (Singapore) Pte Ltd for $2 million. The purchase is not expected to have any material impact on the consolidated net tangible assets per
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      • 44 6 GUANGZHAO Industrial Forest Biotechnology Group's initial public offering of 128 million new shares at 22 cents each closed on July 1 with a subscription rate of 1.9 times. The public tranche of 9 million shares were subscribed 13.84 times.
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    • 703 4 Exit Offer by Kim Eng Capital Pte. Ltd. for and on behalf of World Peace Industrial Co., Ltd and Prime Future Technology Limited to acquire all the issued ordinary shares in the capital of WPG International Limited On 2 July 2004, WPG International Limited (the "Company") announced that the shareholders
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    • 27 6 A focus on the emerging listed smallcaps which have the potential to be tomorrow's blue chips. The pieces discuss the fundamentals and the outlook of the smallcaps
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  • dbs investment roundtable
    • 3052 7 Panelists look at the massive growth engine's impact on the region and what will happen if it slows down THE Chinese economy grew at a torrid pace of 9.7 per cent in the first quarter of this year probably the fastest pace in the world.
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  • money personal investment
    • 519 8  -  Compiled by VEN SREENIVASAN SembCorp Marine July 2 dose: 95.5 cents SEMBCORP Marine is looking to buy a significant stake in China's unlisted Cosco Shipyard group, which would give the Singapore company a share in repair yards in Nantong, Dalian, Guangzhou and Shanghai. Cosco Shipyard's clients include large shipping
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    • tradestowatch
      • 68 8 CHIEF executive of Miyoshi Precision Andrew Sin Kwong Wah's deemed stake in the company has risen to 40.85 million shares or 14.72 per cent from 14.68 per cent following an open-mar-ket purchase of 100,000 shares at 18 cents each by his spouse Pek Yee Chew on
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      • 73 8 AN open-market purchase of 300,000 shares in Panpac Media Group yesterday by Fontana Investments Pte Limited at 13.5 cents apiece raised managing director and chief executive Ricky Ang Gee Hing's deemed stake to 6.06 per cent or 27.7 million shares from 6 per cent. Mr Ang
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      • 68 8 SUBSTANTIAL shareholder and former CEO of Freight Links Express Holdings, David Lim Teck Hiang, saw his direct stake in the company pared further from 6.55 per cent to 6.46 per cent on Thursday as a result of a sale of 800,000 shares "initiated by financial
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      • 65 8 SCHRODER Investment Management has become a substantial shareholder of China Flexible Packaging Holdings Limited following a purchase as investment adviser for clients. The purchase of 313,000 shares on Monday at 76.91 cents apiece raised its deemed stake in the plastics packaging maker to 5.05 per cent
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      • 56 8  -  Compiled by TAILA KRISHNAKUMAR FUND manager Chartered Asset Management pared its deemed stake in Sincere Watch Ltd to 10.16 per cent from 10.23 per cent after a series of openmarket transactions on Monday and Tuesday. The sales involved a total of 47,000 shares. The watch retailer's
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    • 224 8  -  By Siow Li Sen UNITED Overseas Bank (UOB) has jazzed up its youth savings account, packing it with features and making it accessible online. The bank said yesterday that it will relaunch its TX account on Monday as an online savings
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    • 759 8  -  show me the money teh hooi ling SO, Informatics overstated its revenues and understated its expenses which resulted in inflated earnings figures. In other words, the numbers did not reflect the true and fair view of its business. While some of the headline numbers
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  • news at home
    • 403 9  -  Company to comply with IDA's December 2003 ruling By Angela Tan THE government yesterday said former monopoly Singapore Telecommunications must slash its prices for some phone services by as much as 50 per cent. The Ministry of Information, Communications
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    • 509 9  -  By Daniel Buenas SINGAPORE Airlines is in the "final stages of negotiations" with American aerospace giant The Boeing Company for the purchase of 7E7 Dreamliner aircraft, and the company is interested specifically in the 7E7-3 and 7E7-8 models, a senior Boeing executive has
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    • 542 9  -  Trade ministers also unveil an expanded fund to help businesses venture abroad By Chuang Peck Ming SINGAPORE and Malaysia yesterday made a big move to forge even closer economic ties with the formation of the Ma-laysia-Singapore Business Council, comprising business leaders from
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    • 606 9  -  SM Lee praises President Nathan for exemplary service By Chuang Peck Ming NOT bad for one who Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew said last night started life as a thamby an office boy. S R Nathan has risen, as Mr Lee recounted, to become a top
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    • 285 9  -  By Teh Shi Ning THE Ministry of Health will introduce a new Medical Services Package (MSP) for cardiology and cardiothoracic services at all public-sec-tor institutions on Monday. Aiming to help patients in the subsidised B2+, B2 and C classes stretch their health dollar, the
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  • 2342 9 Transaction date: Jul 2 KUALA LUMPUR <**"9 woo o.4o sis Vo l George Kent .0.79 -0.01 147 RM rooo) Globetronics Tech .0.50 unch 2275 GlomacBhd .2.24 AOS 1136 ASM Realty 1.31 -0.03 10 Gold Bridge Erigrg .0.39 0.01 186 Abrit .0*0 -001 54 Golden Frontier .0.75 0.01 5 ACP
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  • news region
    • 512 10  -  Transaction effectively turns UEM into a contractor for the land parcel it is surrendering to the state govt From Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur THERE is unlikely to be a Universal Studios theme park in Johor but there could
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    • 292 10 [PUTRAJAYA] Malaysia's rubber industry is set to bounce back as a vital contributor to the economy, reports The Star. In a reversal of plans, there is now renewed support from the Malaysian government, which wants a bigger acreage planted with rubber, especially in Sabah
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    • 421 10 Import growth of 26.5% falls short of analysts' forecasts Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian imports rose a slower-than-expected 26.5 per cent in the year through May, signalling a possible moderation in future exports as demand from key markets such as China slows. Intermediate goods,
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    • 266 10 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's second-biggest independent power producer Tanjong pic may bid for a major power and water project in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, industry sources said yesterday. The project would probably cost at least US$l.6 billion on a replacement
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    • 486 11 System would suspend trading in stocks if prices plunge abruptly [HONG KONG] The Hong Kong stock exchange is considering introducing a "circuit breaker" system to control trading volatility, in an attempt to make the market less vulnerable to speculative attack and panic selling,
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    • 410 11 More investment needed to discover new fields: minister Bloomberg [JAKARTA] Indonesia, South-east Asia's biggest oil producer, will be unable to prevent production declining within four years without increased exploration spending to find new fields, Energy Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro said. The Organisation of Petroleum
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    • 435 11  -  From Shoeb Kagda in Jakarta MEMBER nations of the Asean Regional Forum (ARF) should launch a second front in the war on terrorism by focusing on its emotional or psychological dimension, Singapore Foreign Minister S Jayakumar said yesterday. Addressing the 11th ARF
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    • inbrief
      • 137 11 Bloomberg Reuters [HONG KONG] HSBC Holding pic and Bank of East Asia Ltd were among Hong Kong lenders to keep their best lending and savings rates unchanged after tfre Hong Kong Monetary Authority raised its base rate for overnight lending 25 basis points
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      • 76 11 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] A unit of Malaysia's Genting Bhd has been awarded a production sharing contract for the Anambas gas block in Indonesia's West Natuna, the firm said yesterday. Genting said Sanyen Oil Gas Ltd signed the 30-year contract with BPMIGAS, the Indonesian government
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      • 99 11 AP [SHANGHAI] South China's drought-struck boomtown of Shenzhen has barely enough water to last another month, state media reported yesterday, though officials say neighbouring Hong Kong's water supply will not be affected. A prolonged drought and heat wave have left Shenzhen's reservoirs at just a
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  • 802 10 Transaction date: Jul 2 TURNOVER (*000) VALUE f000) TW Mate Mq Total Multilnd 10,722 10,722 IS 452 15 452 Manufacturg 159,694 14,199 173.893 \J6.3A6 1.885 *****1 SZXr"? 809 66.389 43.459 149 43.608 Tpt/Stor/Com 50,738 5 50,743 124,813 5 124.818 Finance 22,207 27 22,234 98,581 14 98.594 Construction 6,701 1,329
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  • news world
    • 584 12 The 500 largest US corporations are sitting on US$554b of cash, and analysts fear they are running out of opportunities to make investments to generate incremental growth Reuters [NEW YORK] US corporations have impressed investors with stronger earnings and lower costs,
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    • 795 12 Global growth likely to ease as major govts take action Reuters [LONDON] The heat may finally be coming out of the sizzling world economy, just as central banks and governments in Washington, London, Zurich and Beijing start to turn down the gas. The
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    • 372 12 NYT [LONDON] The chairman of J Sainsbury, Britain's oldest supermarket chain, stepped down on Thursday after heavy criticism of his £2.5 million (Ss7.B million) bonus, which was awarded despite the company's poor results in 2003. The chairman, Peter Davis, will leave a year
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    • 670 13 It pays US$2m to settle SEC allegations that it improperly tried to stoke interest in 4 Asian IPOs Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Goldman Sachs Group Inc agreed to pay US$2 million to settle US regulators' allegations that it improperly tried to spur interest in four Asian
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    • 654 13 Study shows sales of upmarket goods grew 27.7 percent in first five months Reuters [MILAN] The big spenders are back. As the economy picks up and confidence returns, the luxury goods business in the United States is sprinting out of a three-year slump
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    • inbrief
      • 90 13 Bloomberg [PRINCETON] Global sales of semiconductors rose to U5517.32 billion in May, up 36.9 per cent from May 2003, the Semiconductor Industry Association said. The association said that the increase is normal for May, traditionally one of the stronger months for semiconductor sales.
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      • 104 13 AFP [MOSCOW] Russia's crisis-ridden oil giant Yukos warned it might be forced to halt production as its stock plunged by nearly a fifth yesterday after being slapped with a new multi-billion-dollar tax bill. The company said late on Thursday that all its current
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      • 98 13 Softbank denies Cable Wireless talks Bloomberg [TOKYO] Softbank Corp, Japan's second-largest provider of high-speed Internet service, denied a report it's in talks to buy the Japanese unit of Cable Wireless pic. "There are no such negotiations at the moment," said Hideo Azuma, a spokesman for Tokyobased Softbank. Softbank is in
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      • 119 13 Reuters [DUBAI] A group linked to Al-Qaeda vowed to renew attacks on Europe and urged Muslims to flee once Osama bin Laden's three-month truce ends on July 15, two Arabic-language newspapers reported yesterday. "To the European peopleyou only have a few more days to
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      • 152 13 Reuters [NEW YORK] Ousted press baron Conrad Black moved on Thursday to block his former company Hollinger International from selling the Telegraph newspaper, filing a lawsuit in an attempt to seek a veto over the deal. Mr Black's lawsuit brought by holding
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    • 528 12 289 8822/ Email: PodccsOsph.com.sg PROGEN PROGEN HOLDINGS LTD (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Extraordinary General Meeting of Progen Holdings Ltd (the "Company") will be held at 12 Woodlands Loop, Singapore *****3 on 19 July 2004 at 9.00 a.m.
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    • 29 12 > Li an he Zaobao I Shake-up I I for M'sian car I I industry due to I I limited space I [growth J «ilSfc4 j I iftsiHiwps I I
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  • style motoring
    • 1094 14  -  driving style Vincent Wong has sped down the rough lanes of Loyang and made it halfway through a race from London to Sydney. And the car-lover shows no signs of slowing down, says GEOFFREY EU GEOFFREY EU HE may not exactly have petrol coursing through
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    • 987 14  -  Sporty station wagons have left their load lugger labels behind. SAMUEL EE tries out two models SAMUEL EE OVER the years, nothing has oozed more machismo and at the same time cooler understatement than an estate with fat wheels. But unlike the boxy station wagons of
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    • 634 14 Reuters [DETROIT] Toyota Motor Corp was the highest-rank-ing automaker in an annual US vehicle quality survey released this week, with its Lexus luxury brand winning top honours for the 10th consecutive year. The closely watched JD Power and Associates survey of long-term
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  • style sound&sight
    • 901 15  -  Nothing beats a projector for a large-as-life cinematic experience. THAM CHAIK KONG takes a look at what's in the market THAM CHAIK KONG THOSE looking to be bowled over by large-as-life visuals in their home theatre systems can opt for big-screen projectors. They can now choose from
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  • style health
    • 1150 16  -  Women should shed those extra kilos before getting pregnant or face increased risk of complications, reports JANE BRODY JANE BRODY NYT I REMEMBER well the days when women were told to gain no more than 10.8 kg in the nine months of pregnancy. I remember, too, being
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      701 16 your health questions answered What Is the 24-hour heart monitoring service you mentioned in your article on advances In bypass surgery on June 18? Vanessa Lee The 24-hour heart monitoring service, offered by Parkway Group Healthcare, Singapore is a service for patients with a history of heart problems, family
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      641 17  -  Last week we focused on headaches, the triggers and treatments. This week, ANDREA TAN looks at new frontiers in brain surgery ANDREA TAN J rain geryisrealflH BB ly m safe not HH scary seems," says thy Lee, consultant neurosurgeon at Parkway Group Healthcare, and associate professor at
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    • 756 17 Loud snores don't just irritate your bedmate, they could even be a symptom of sleep apnoea, reports ANDREA TAN CAN those loud snores be silenced? Relief is at hand. Snoring is not just a social problem but could also raise medical
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  • style shopping
    • 1528 18  -  For the sartorially challenged or someone who simply doesn't have the time to shop for clothes, personal shoppers who can help you pick flattering outfits complete with matching accessories are hard to come by in Singapore. Among the department stores, only Tangs offers a personal shopper
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    • instore on the shelves at the malls
      • 41 18 TAKE another look. These are Moreschi pure leather loafers. The denim is just for effect. Light and comfortable, they come with pretty hand cross-stitches and stylised rubber sole. Available at $525 at Moreschi, Ngee Ann City.
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      • 98 18 LONGINES' longstanding relationship with the Olympic Games continues with the production of another prestigious timepiece. Featuring either a silver brush finish or a black varnished dial, it comes with Arabic numerals enhanced with the Olympic Rings and protected by a scratch-resistant, nonreflecting cambered sapphire crystal.
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        42 18  -  Compiled by MIKE CHUA THE limited edition artglass paperweight, entitled Exotica, is stunning under any warm light. Designed by Helen MacDonald, only 100 pieces were produced worldwide. Priced at $1,388, two of them are available at Nova Efx, Raffles Citv
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  • style design/wine&dine
    • 863 19  -  personal space Where architect Shirley Tsou lives is also where she works. With sensitive use of space, she has transformed a 1,550 sq ft 3-bedroom apartment into two complementary units. GEOFFREY EU takes a look GEOFFREY EU WHEN architect Shirley Tsou first stumbled onto a light-filled threebedroom
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  • Page 19 Miscellaneous
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  • style food
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    • 792 20  -  By Geoffrey Eu BY ALL accounts, it was the wedding of this, or any other, millennium. Last week, with an ornate ballroom at Versailles Palace and the Tuileries Gardens in Paris as magnificent backdrops, Londonbased steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal lavished an astounding 55 million
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