The Business Times, 9 August 2004

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  • 16 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA IP) 023/03/2004 SINGAPORE MONDAY, AUGUST 9, 2004 850 I Internet: http://business-times.asial .com.sg
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  • 805 1  -  Pace of growth will be fastest in four years, matching China's By Chuang Peck Ming [SINGAPORE] Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said he would step down when the economy recovered. And it has. In fact, just four days before Mr
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  • 626 1 Greenspan expected to tighten federal funds rate to 1.5% AFP [WASHINGTON] US Federal Reserve policymakers, resolute despite staggeringly weak jobs growth in July, appear determined to tighten key short-term interest rates this week. Extended labour market weakness, however, could curb the
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  • 66 1 Week Change ST1 1,922.75 +25.04 KLSECOMP 820.10 -13.88 NIKKEI 225 10.972.57 353.21 HANG SENG __.12.478.68 +240.65 SET INDEX 610.94 -25.76 JAKARTA COM P ...753.93.... 3.05 MANILA COMP .1,576.85 -7.85 TAIPEI TAIEX ...5.399.16 -21.41 SEOUL COMP 733.95 -1.39 SHENZHEN B 243.46 -0.59 AI ST ALLORD .3.5:18.90 7.20 IK)W JONES 9,815,1:)
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  • 76 1 FOREX RATES U8$ S$ IS$ (SS per l!S$) 1.723 £(1JS$/S$ per 1.825 3.145 ElIRO(lJS$/S$/E). 1.206 2.079 YEN 111.6 64.80 KM 3.800 2.205 HKS 7.799 4.526 BAHT 41.44 24.05 KIPIAH 9,193 5,334 RENMINBI 8.277 4.803 INDIAN RI PEE 46.46 26.96 AS 1.420 0.824 NZ$ 1.550 0.899 PRIME RATES SINGAPORE 5J25
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  • 824 1  -  China, Thailand, Philippines, S'pore most at risk: study From Anthony Rowley in Tokyo OIL will be the centre of attention this week amid growing concern that the recent price surge represents a move to a new plateau based on supply-and-de-mand imbalances
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    • 451 2 Increase beats £1b record surge at dotcom bubble's peak in 2000 [LONDON] Bonuses paid to City of London traders and dealers rose sharply this year after two years of cuts, as world stock markets revived and corporate activity rebounded, the Independent reported
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    • 357 2 Remembering Lien Ting Chow 8 Aug 2004 I send my condolences to Margaret Lien and Lien Ying Chow's family. He is the archetype of the legend a penniless China boy who came to Nanyang and made good, from rags to riches.
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    • 145 2 o I knew Lien Ying Chow for many years, and his contributions to Singapore were many and varied. They ranged from education to diplomacy to business to banking to community work. He was a very well-respected community leader, very active in the Chinese Chamber of Commerce
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    • 35 2 UOB chairman As Singapore moves into more challenging times ahead, we need more people like George Lien who had the true grit and determination to realise his vision and follow his dreams.
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  • 39th national day
    • 1383 3 PM GOH'S NATIONAL DAT MESSAGE 2004 My fellow Singaporeans When I was sworn in as Prime Minister on Nov 28, 1990,1 pledged: "to ensure that Singapore thrives and grows after Mr Lee Kuan Yew; to find a new group of men and women to help me carry
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    • 273 3 Highs and lows of the Singapore economy since independence 1988 Double-digit GDP growth in real terms (1995 mkt prices) growth again after 15 years, driven by 1QQ!) IS* strong external 1883 stock market enjoys 1972 National demand super bull run 13.770 Wages Council ts IMA formed to chart 1984 World
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    • 1892 4  -  His compassion and generosity made him much more than a banking, hotel tycoon By Joyce Koh VISION, flair, ambition and sheer grit took the late Lien Ying Chow to the top of the local banking and hotel scene. But it was compassion
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  • SINGAPORE companies
    • 345 5  -  He says offer is under consideration; carrier to appoint independent financial adviser soon By Joyce Koh DAVID Lim, chief executive of Neptune Orient Lines, was coy yesterday about Temasek Holdings' takeover offer but bubbled with enthusiasm over Singapore's birthday. Asked for his reaction
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    • 241 5  -  It's buying Asian arm of German firm with 110m new shares By Vince Chong 11 ALIAJN-DAoEiIJ architectural facade specialist Permasteelisa has tweaked its global operations, with its Singapore-listed subsidiary Permasteelisa Pacific Holdings (PPH) moving to acquire the Asian division of Germany's Josef Gartner group for $44
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    • 745 5  -  HOCK lock siew r sivanithy AN odd divide has manifested itself in the local stock market in the past fortnight. Blue chips have raced ahead while most penny stocks have stayed stationary. To many players, this means the gains posted by the Straits
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    • 103 5 C.A.T.S. Buy It. Sell It. Find It. rue aMune-. t Wh, i s more, anybody in >i j t» m any department can access m I /UPS shipping services. Ht-'| I 3S; W You decide. Setting boundaries for some or autonomy lor 1 others, whilst still overseeing costs. That way
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  • SINGAPORE markets
    • 810 6  -  BT comment STOCKS r sivanithy US Federal Reserve boss Alan Greenspan must be a worried man. A few weeks ago, he testified to the Senate Banking Committee that June's weak economic figures were blips on an otherwise smooth road to full recovery and that there was nothing to
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    • 620 6 AFP [HONG KONG] The Japanese yen and several other Asian currencies made small gains against the dollar on weaker than expected US growth in the second quarter. Japanese yen: The yen gained ground during the week against the dollar on weaker
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    • 89 6 Events investors can watch out for New listing of Meghmani Organic*, Aug /0 ASJHMgs' dividend payment, Aug 10 Rtdiw's dl vldend payment, Aug 10 SIA Entft divldand payment, Aug 11 TT Intl's dividend payment, Aug 11 ClH's dividend payment, Aug 13 Cortina Mdgs'dividend payment, Aug 13 SlA's dividend
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    • 831 7  -  BT portfolio STOCKS teh hooi ling THE apar The gains by these three counters, plus Sunningdale's 20 per cent jump, were the main reasons for a 1.8 per cent rise in the value of the analysts' upgrades portfolio. The lowest forward PE portfolio
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    • 295 7  -  HOT STOCK WARRANT By R Sivanithy wt; nave traditionally teatured call warrants in this column, one reason being that most people find it easier to understand an instrument that gains in value when the underlying market rises. Today's feature, however, is the DBS
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    • 1145 7  -  INSIDE MARKETS The buying spree includes purchases by five directors of Sin Soon Huat, reports Robert Halili Robert Halili THINGS got off to an exciting start on the insider front in August, with several major developments last week.
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  • 1674 6 The stock recommendation is the average of all the recom- Number forecast Median mendations submitted by analysts following the stock. There recommendation of EPS PE Target is a total of 29 brokers submitting recommendations but not COMPANY This Week/last Week Estimates ft) (times) (a every stock is followed
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  • SINGAPORE news
    • 298 8  -  Directors expect group to report loss in first half of FY 2004 By Vince Chong SESDAQ-LISTED KLW Holdings issued a profit warning on Saturday, as it prepares to announce its interim results for the period ended June 30. As the development time for the re-strategising
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    • 287 8  -  By Vince Chong CONTRACTOR and building materials dealer Shining Corporation yesterday reported a net loss of $890,000 for the half-year ended June 30 an improvement from the $1.1 million loss in the previous corresponding period. Shining also said it expects demand in
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    • COMPANY Briefs
      • 78 8 KINGSMEN Creatives yesterday posted a net profit of $417,000 for the half year ended June 30, up from $212,000 in the previous corresponding period. Turnover rose 42 per cent to $26.4 million, from $18.6 million. Earnings per share rose to 0.42 of a cent, from 0.27-cent.
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      • 84 8 ITE Electric Co's loss deepened to $416,000 for the six months ended June 30, from $55,000 a year earlier. Revenue, however, rose to $8.9 million, from $7.7 million. Loss per share came to 0.54 of a cent. Net tangible asset backing per share
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    • 276 8  -  It expects to improve on 2003's full-year's earnings By Vince Chong MAINBOARD-LISTED San Teh, which deals in a range of businesses from cement to hotels, has reported a $2.3 million net profit for the interim period ended June 30, versus
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    • 317 8  -  By Chuang Peck Ming THE Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry yesterday gave its support to incoming prime minister Lee Hsien Loong, pledging it will continue to work with the government to steer Singapore "even more prominently into the global economy". At
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    • 515 8  -  LEG provides lightning-strike prevention at National Stadium By Jessica Cheam A YOUNG start-up is doing its bit for the nation by protecting the 70,000-strong crowd at this year's National Day Parade from lightning. Atop the National Stadium's 60 m lighting towers are umbrella-like lightning protection
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  • SINGAPORE news
    • 470 9 KUALA LUMPUR It's unlikely to replace existing terms as part of its review: brokerage THE Malaysian government's "relook" into earlier-awarded, lopsided privatisation contracts could see it correcting these through some form of taxes, the Star reported, citing analysts. A tax on either
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    • 490 9 MANILA AFP A HUGE bundle of lOUs weighs on President Gloria Arroyo's slight shoulders as she attempts to lift the anaemic Philippines economy with the help of a fresh electoral mandate, officials and analysts say. Rampant tax evasion and Manila's runaway borrowings to cover the
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    • 574 9  -  Analysts cite strong earnings, return of offshore money From Al Labita in Manila STRONG earnings booked by listed telcos, led by SingTel's Philippine unit, have buoyed share market liquidity, which is poised to breach the elusive one billion peso (5530.8 million)
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    • 1127 9 COMMODITY WeeklyRoundup AFP [LONDON] Oil prices continued their seemingly inexorable rise last week on fears that an escalating crisis at Russian energy giant Yukos could increase strains on global supply. Gold prices meanwhile rebounded on a heightened US terror alert and a
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    • 790 10 BOMBAY Issue priced at top end of expectations; analysts see room for gains on debut Reuters TOP Indian software services exporter Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS) said on Saturday it raised 54.2 billion rupees (Ss2 billion), near the top end of expectations, in Asia's
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    • 326 10 NEW DELHI Reuters [NEW DELHI] The Indian Hotels Co Ltd, owner of the glitzy Taj chain, has tied up with a leading African ecotourism firm and a Nepalese business group to offer wildlife holidays in India. The Bombay-based firm said recently that
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    • 277 10 BOMBAY Unit valued at US$3.5b at the height of telecoms boom Reuters INDIA'S Tata group is in talks with Tyco International Ltd to acquire its global telecommunications network, Ratan Tata, chairman of the Tata group said on Saturday. "Our people are
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    • 580 10 BANGALORE It imports 75% of oil it uses; is dependent on soaking monsoon NYT AFTER last year's spectacular economic performance, India's growth this year will probably be trimmed by lofty oil prices and a stop-and-go monsoon that has taken
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  • 1024 9 FINANCE COMMODITIES Week ended:Aug 6 PRIME LEMDDfQ RATES BANKS Luxembourg 6 ABN Amro Bank NV...! 5.25 Deutsche Bank AG 5.5 ABSA Bank Limited 5.5 DBS Bank 4.25 Agricultural Bank Of China 5.5 Dresdner Bank AG 5.5 ANZ Banking Group 6 DnB NOR Singapore 6.0 American Express Bank 5 Far Eastern
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    • 28 10 A page dedicated to personal finance and investment for executives and businessmen. We cover issues concerning insurance, unit trusts, </> wealth management and other personal finance matters exfqut.ive a
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  • REGION world
    • 731 11 HONG KONG/SEOUL Giants are upbeat while second-tier firms warn of weakness ahead Reuters FORECASTS of a looming slowdown and potential supply glut point to smoke, and maybe fire, on the horizon for the world's hightech chip makers, but any severe shakeout could
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    • 163 11 HONG KONG Bloomberg TWO former deputy governors at the Agricultural Development Bank of China are under investigation by the Chinese government for their alleged role in a loan fraud, Hong Kong Economic Journal reported, citing no one. govern- ment is probing Hu Chushou and
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    • 457 11 LONDON FRED Goodwin's Royal Bank of Scotland is preparing to enter the £9 billion (5528.3 billion) bidding war for Abbey National, according to investment bankers. RBS took over National Westminster in 2000 in the biggest merger between two UK
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    • 243 11 MELBOURNE Bloomberg FREEPORT-MCMORAN Copper Gold Inc, the majority owner of the world's biggest gold mine, is considering selling a stake in the mine to Indonesian investors. Freeport owns 81.28 per cent of the Grasberg mine directly and a further 9.36 per
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  • 1630 11 SICOM FUTURES Am 6 RUBBER Futures (Ctosinq prices) RSS1 centsAq) Close Votamt OpM Month High Low Sett (tonnes) Interest Sep 04 218.50 Oct 04 ***** Ho* 04 217.25 Dec 04 217.25 Jan/tor 05 217.75 Apr/Jun 05 220.25 RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Volume OpM Month High Low Sett (tonnes) Interest
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  • WORLD news
    • 417 12 LONDON Second quarter performance hits two-year low, with overall 1% loss ENTHUSIASM for hedge funds is beginning to wane among high net worth individuals and their financial advisers in the wake of disappointing second quarter results, the Financial Times reported last week. Wealth
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    • 524 12 NEW YORK Reuters A NEW Internet advertising forecast shows slower growth for paid search listings in the next 5 years, a projection that raises questions about Web search leader Google Inc's prospects as it goes public. Advertisers will more than double spending on paid
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    • 271 12 LONDON It offers to boy out Russian oil giant's large shareholders Reuters A DUBAI-BASED group made up of members of the Gulf state's Maktoum ruling family has emerged with a US$lO billion bail-out for troubled Russian oil giant Yukos, London's Sunday Times newspaper
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    • 584 12  -  From Christopher Reed in Los Angeles M NIGHT Shyamalan's latest film, The Village, has slowed a disastrous box-of-fice rim for the beleaguered Disney corporation, but the studio may still not be out of trouble as the summer season draws to
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    • WORLD Watch
      • 94 12 Reuters [NEW YORK] Berkshire Hathaway Inc, the holding company run by billionaire investor Warren Buffett, on Friday said its quarterly earnings fell 42 per cent, hurt by investment losses. The Nebraska-based company said Q2 net income was US$l.2B billion, or US$B34 per class A
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      • 79 12 Reuters [ROME] The rise in oil prices will have an impact on the eurozone economy, but the situation is not equivalent to the 1973-74 oil crisis, European Central Bank vice-president Lucas Papademos said yesterday. "There are major differences from that period," Mr Papademos
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      • 49 12 Reuters [MADRID] Europe needs to diversify its energy sources to insulate against high oil prices and nuclear power would be a means to cut costs, EU energy commissioner Loyola de Palacio said in an interview published in Spanish newspaper ABC yesterday.—Reuters
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      • 92 12 [LONDON] Ikea is going to charge its UK customers 70 pence each time they pay with a credit card. The levy, which comes into force from Sept 1, will be imposed on all transactions, the Financial Times reported last week. The Swedish home furnishings
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    • 268 12 LONDON TARGET, America's second largest discount-store chain after Wal-Mart, is eyeing British retailers with a view to making an acquisition, The Observer reported yesterday. The group has sent 15 executives to the UK in the last nine months in two delegations, the second including
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    • 272 12 BOSTON Reuters MANY mutual fund companies cannot enforce rules designed to deter improper trading practices because they do not directly control the investors' accounts, according to a new study released recently. The Coalition of Mutual Fund Investors, an investor advocacy group founded last year by three
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  • US elections
    • 690 13 WASHINGTON Wall Street stunned by mere 32,000 new jobs in July against 228,000 forecast Reuters DISAPPOINTING job creation figures issued on Friday were a sharp blow to President George W Bush, making it much more difficult for him to argue on the
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    • 674 13  -  NEWS analysis So he's sending mixed messages and relying on image-making, says Leon Hadar Leon Hadar IF the presidential candidates of the two parties decided to end their campaigns in California, New York, Texas, and Georgia, that would have almost no
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    • 753 13 WASHINGTON Concerns over national security, rising current account deficit AFP VORACIOUS purchases of US Treasury bills by Asian central banks are coming under scrutiny ahead of presidential elections amid concerns over national security and a ballooning current account deficit. Led by Japan
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  • WORLD news
    • 456 14 LONDON Top execs shouldn't get involved in ruining soccer clubs, he says ALLAN Leighton, the Royal Mail chairman and former deputy chairman of Leeds United, has warned business leaders that they should not get involved in the running of football clubs, London's
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    • 296 14 Soccer club holding talks on sponsorship deal that could bring in £5m a year [LONDON] Arsenal could make as much as £5 million (5515.7 million) a year from a big company having its name and logo on their £465 million new ground,
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    • 856 14 ATLANTA NYT A STEADY pace of publicly traded companies will ditch Wall Street this year. Going private has become a popular opt-out from the glaring eye of the stock exchange. Thanks to a host of new regulations, it takes more time and
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    • Stock sales by US execs hit seven-year low
    • 330 14 Reuters AMERICAN sports tycoon Malcolm Glazer will try to buy a 28.9 per cent stake in Manchester United, the world's richest soccer club, from Irish investors John Magnier and J P McManus, the Sunday Telegraph reported. Mr Glazer, who owns American
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    • 434 14 TOKYO AFP SUMITOMO Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG) has not given up on a merger with UFJ Holdings to create the world's biggest banking group, its chief said yesterday amid a report that SMFG had bettered a cash offer from a rival.
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  • Page 14 Miscellaneous
    • 203 14 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD DOWN 1 Lawful arrest by law-abiding darkness (5) YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION officer (4,3) 15 Pauline disciple embraced Across: 5 Hispid, 8 Untraced, 9 2 Look for English knights in local with aural complaint (8) Assents, 10 Drool, 11 Detonatthe same enclosure (5) 17 A (5) 13 Asphodel, 14 lambic,
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  • BizIT
    • 843 15  -  SAY IT Old technology is the cause of most remote access headaches. But there's a simple and cost-effective solution phil caleno IMAGINE you're travelling on business. In preparation for tomorrow's big presentation you connect your laptop to the high-speed Internet in your hotel room. You attempt
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    • 219 15 They'll help safeguard against IT failures BMC Software, which provides enterprise management solutions, has revealed plans to bring together a broad range of change and configuration management (CCM) solutions designed to help customers accelerate implementation of the company's business service management (BSM) solutions. According to
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    • 687 16  -  BT exclusive It's working with Singapore partners and using new marketing strategy for its media centre PC, reports Amit Roy Choudhury Amit Roy Choudhury AS advances in technology blur the distinction between the personal computer (PC) and consumer electronics markets, Hewlett-Packard is aiming to seize
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    • 474 16 PC, consumer electronics markets converging HP vice-president THERE is a growing trend towards convergence of the personal computer market and the consumer electronics market, says Tom Anderson, the worldwide head of consumer PC marketing at Hewlett Packard. So convinced is HP
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    • 174 16 Bloomberg [TAIPEI] Taiwan's top five laptop computer makers wUI lift their share of the world market to about 64 per cent this year as thinner margins make survival difficult for aU but the largest suppliers, Taiwan's Central News Agency said, citing market
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    • 221 16 Reuters [HONG KONG] The market for semiconductors used in liquid crystal displays (LCDs) is expected to nearly double by 2008, driven by an expected boom in LCD televisions and computer monitors. The worldwide LCD semiconductor market is expected to grow to US$7
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    • 449 16 Athens spending record US$1.5b on security system AP [ATHENS] It could very well be a scene from science fiction: machines able to detect suspicious sounds or even abrupt changes in visual patterns and alert authorities. It's real, though, and in place for the
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    • 176 16 AF [LOS ANGELES] The Walt Disney Co has added a personal computer and flat screen monitor to its lineup of consumer electronics products. It even comes with a mouse. The computer, which also comes with games, a digital pen and a drive that plays both CDs
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    • IT TAKES
      • 81 16 NOMINATIONS are invited for the Asia-Pacific ICT Awards (APICTA) 2004, to be held in Hong Kong from Dec 8-11. The Singapore infocomm Technology Federation (SiTF), the national coordinator for this regional award, says it will field at least 20 companies under "Team Singapore", and host a
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      • 60 16 IBM veteran D C Chien is the next general manager for IBM Asean/South Asia. He succeeds Satish Khatu who takes on the new role of general manager, IBM Global Services, Asia Pacific. Prior to this appointment Mr Chien was vice-president of Systems and Technology Group,
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      • 42 16 LEXMARK has appointed Charles Wong as country manager of Lexmark Singapore. He will be responsible for overseeing the business operations and driving the growth of Lexmark's business in Singapore. Prior to joining Lexmark, Mr Wong was with Hewlett-Packard.
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      • 65 16 SIEMENS Mobile has launched the C 65 mobile phone with integrated camera, which is targeted at young adults. Available in blue shadow, the triband phone comes with Java, GPRS and WAP. It is available exclusively at all Ml retail outlets at a special introductory
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      • 58 16 BENQ has launched the Joybee 102R digital audio player. Weighing just 16 g, the Joybee 102R, 4.1 cm in diameter and 0.8 cm thick, has a lithium-ion battery with a 10-hour life. The BenQ Joybee 102 is available now for $159 for the 128MB version and
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      • 87 16 lOMEGA has introduced the new Super DVD QuikTouch Video Burner 12x Dual Format USB 2.0 Drive which enables one-touch video transfer to the most popular DVD or CD formats, including Double-Layer (DL) DVDs. As the first QuikTouch drive to offer Double-Layer DVD recording capability, it
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      • 70 16  -  Compiled by Amit Roy Choudhury VERITAS Software has announced the immediate availability of Veritas Storage Replicator 3.0 software to protect remote office data through real-time data replication. The software enables organisations to centralise back-up without disrupting normal server operations and helps cut costs by eliminating the need to
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  • SHIPPING TIMES
    • 259 17 Contributed by Simpson Spence Young DRY CARGO: The dry cargo chartering market surged again this week. China remains the driving force behind the rise in rates, customs data show that coal exports reached 7.48 mt in June, the second largest export month this year, and up 41.7 per
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    • 291 17 SGX '000 Aug 6 S$ W- Vol CH Offshore .0.38 -0.02 2726 Chuan Hup._ 0.54 -0.01 760 Cosco Investment 0.86 -0.01 5412 CWT Distribution 0.53 0.05 469 Ezra Hldgs 0.94 uncti 0 Freight Links .0.10 unch 51 Grand Banks Yacht 0.80 0.01 65 Java Holdings 0.89 -0.01 1495
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    • Article, Illustration
      50 17 [JAKARTA] Indonesian-made navy patrol boats speed during during their launch in Jakarta's bay on Friday. Bolstering the region 's resolve to fight piracy, Indonesia's military chief said Thailand willjoin Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia in their coordinated patrol of the vital Strait ofMalacca to combat piracy and terrorism. REUTERS
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    • 748 17 Analysts see no sharp fall in shipping rates Reuters [HONG KONG] Hong Konglisted shipping companies have been turning in sharply stronger first-half profits after China-led global trade pushed freight rates higher a trend several industry watchers say could carry into 2005. Steps taken by Beijing
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    • 219 17 Reuters [MADRID] A US court hearing a case brought by Spain against the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has thrown out a counter claim that Madrid mishandled the 2002 sinking of the Prestige oil tanker in its waters. The US
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    • 560 17 Korean line expects operating profit to double this year Bloomberg [SEOUL] Hanjin Shipping Co, South Korea's largest shipping line, said profit rose 13 per cent in the second quarter because it carried more cargo and raised freight rates. Net income rose to 147.7 billion
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    • 779 18  -  DOCKYARD By David Hughes LAST week, tanker owners' group Intertanko took up its cudgel when it found out that two US oil terminals had simply banned anybody at all, other than agent, pilot and surveyor, from visiting vessels
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      • 2107 25 CONTAINERS TERMINAL AND VESSEL SCHEDULES Vessel Out In Bth Berthing Un- Berth Name Voy Voy seq berthing Nmbr AO MAGNOLIA 080N 080N 1 10/08/2004-08:00 10/08/2004 22:00 ACX SAKURA 033S 033S 1 10/*****4 18:00 *****004-0400 ACXSWAN 105S 105S 1 09/08/2004 1 7:00 10/08/2004-05 00 AL SHAMIAH S425W 5425W J
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      • 603 25 Carbon 180 Max 975.5 0.2 15.2 0.03 15 0.02 Jul 29 Density Water Residue AshAluminium Sediment No above E25 0 0 1 0 0 0 380 Ave 988.0 0.2 15.0 0.04 19 0.02 r.." 380 Ma* 1013.5 0.7 17.9 0.07 55 0.06 K6/W3 *v/v m/m hm/m
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      • 139 25 AafS Singapore: Nat Day. Aug 12 Thailand: Queen's Birthday. Aug 15 France: Assump Day. Belgium: Assump Day. India: Indepen Day. S Korea: Libe Day. Aug 17 Indonesia: Independ Day. Aug 20 India: Parsi New Day. Aug 30 UK: Summer Bank Hoi. Aug 31 Malaysia: Nat Day. Philippines: Nat
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      • 799 25 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Marine Oil Ltd. shows price ranges in US dollars instead of single prices for a more comprehensive description of the market. Prices shown are based on averagesized stem. Market movements are indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and the individual
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      • 574 26 Market watchers slash airline's profit forecasts by up to 28% AFP [SYDNEY] Australian discount airline Virgin Blue faces a bumpy ride as an aggressive fightback by rival Qantas and rising fuel prices hit its bottom line, analysts
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      • 410 26 But carrier faces strikes by baggage handlers and check-in staff Bloomberg [LONDON] British Airways, Europe's second-larg-est airline, may face strikes by ground staff that will disrupt flights as chief executive Rod Eddington prepares to report a first-quarter profit after slashing 13,000
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      • 754 26 Political wrangling, graft charges and site problems have delayed project AFP [BANGKOK] Plagued by allegations of cronyism and mismanagement throughout its history of more than 40 years, Thailand's still unfinished US$3.7 billion Suvamabhumi Airport now has the country's flamboyant premier cracking the whip to
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      • 230 26 Reuters [ZUßlCH] Airline Swiss will get almost 70 million Swiss francs (5594.5 million) in blocked funds after settling a dispute out of court over money allegedly owed by predecessor Swissair, the carrier said. The loss-making Swiss airline said that 68.7 million Swiss francs tied up
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      • 399 26 Ryanair flew 22% more passengers in July Bloomberg [LONDON] Easy Jet Pic, Europe's second-biggest lowcost carrier, said its average ticket price and proportion of seats filled slipped last quarter as the airline added new routes and competition drove down fares. The average fare declined 6.7
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