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Title Section15 2004-09-14 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES SINGAPORE 85 cents online at http://business-times.asial.com.sg MITA (P) 023/03/2004 Tuesday September 14,200415 words
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Article134 2004-09-14 1 sn 1.985.79 (+18.09) ST INDEX FUTURES 1,983.00 (+18.00) siMsa 239.55 (+2.68) SIMSa FUTURES 239.50 (+2.20) MARKETS Monday Change KLSECOMP 857.25 +6.96 NIKKEI 225 11,253.11 +169.88 HANG SENG 13.139.57 +135 58 SET INDEX 649.93 +9.33 JAKARTA COMP Posed TAIPEI WPI 5,928.22 +82.03 AUST ALL ORD 3,615.50 +12.90 BOMBAY IND134 words
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Article31 2004-09-14 1 TOP STORIES ...PG 2-3 COMPANIES ...PG 4-9 SINGAPORE PGIO-11 ECONOMY ..PG 12-13 FOREIGN PG 14-19 AVIATION PG 20 EDITORIAL PG 22 STOCKS PG 24-25 SHIPPING ....PG 26-29 PROPERTY.. PG 30-3231 words
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Article, Illustration552 2004-09-14 1 JOYCE KOH - Business is good, but poaching from outside industry fuels staff turnover By JOYCE KOH [SINGAPORE] The Big Four accounting firms have embarked on a hiring binge sparked not only by a surge in business but also high staff turnover asCompiled by BT - 552 words
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Article, Illustration729 2004-09-14 1 SIOW LI SEN - Banks still lending at super-low rates, but can they keep it up as cost of funds goes up? By SIOW LI SEN [SINGAPORE] Will home buyers be caught short as the days of low mortgage rates draw to a close? While new borrowersSource: Bloomberg - 729 words
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Advertisement66 2004-09-14 1 HjHHHjjj SHIPPING Shippers hit out at unfair w■! practices of shipping lines re 21 TOP REAPS Home sales picking up Developers may launch more projects now that the Ghost Month is over. PG 30 London property Where even billions can't buy you a dream home. PG3I Jakarta property Consultants say66 words
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Advertisement28 2004-09-14 1 COMPANIES Ttemasek marches towards 50% stake in NOL PG4 1 —0 i:i> JAQUET DROZ u THE HOUR GLASS I I I I .1 I'll HI II I 828 words
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TOP STORIES
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776 2004-09-14 2 RONNIE LIM - Bukom project may go ahead even if Sumitomo decides not to join in By RONNIE LIM [SINGAPORE] Shell Chemicals may go it alone on a third US$l billion, one-mil-lion-tonnes-a-year petrochemical cracker here if long-time Japanese partner Sumitomo Chemical decides not to join776 words
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Article, Illustration432 2004-09-14 2 EDDIE TOH - By EDDIE TOH in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIAN stocks jumped yesterday to their highest level in more than four months following the government's bullish economic forecasts in Friday's budget and its decision to allow foreigners to buy 100 per cent of localAP - 432 words
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Article35 2004-09-14 2 THR report "New showflats for home buyers today" in BT Weekend incorrectly named Wing Tai as the developer for the Ris Grandeur project. The developer is Centrepoint Properties. We are sorry for the error.35 words
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Article922 2004-09-14 2 Indonesia must move against extremist elements now WITH public opinion changing following the latest bomb blast in Indonesia, the government should take the opportunity to move against radical and extremist elements within the country's religious schools system before more and more people subscribe to their extremist teachings which922 words
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523 2004-09-14 3 TANG WENG FAI - Government's decision for a fast cable rollout cited as a factor in tussle By TANG WENG FAI [SINGAPORE] The court battle between Singapore's largest telco SingTel and Star Hub Cable Vision (SCV), the cable-TV division of the Republic's smallest telco, got523 words
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Article, Illustration661 2004-09-14 3 SHOEB KAGDA - INDONESIA INSIGHT But after latest attack, govt is expected to be able to act more decisively SHOEB KAGDA Jakarta Correspondent AS Indonesians struggle to come to terms with another major terrorist attack, frustration is growing among ordinary people. Besides the 2002 BaliAFP - 661 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article, Illustration1118 2004-09-14 4 WONG WEI KONG - Market buys, acceptances give it 43% interest 2 days before offer closes By WONG WEI KONG AS hopes of potential rival bids faded, Temasek Holdings took its stake in Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) to nearly 43 per cent yesterday, two days before itsSource: Bloomberg - 1,118 words
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497 2004-09-14 4 JOYCE KOH - HOCK LOCK SIEW By JOYCE KOH THEY are young, some say too young. But increasingly, accountants are leaving after working three or four years in the audit industry to head the finance departments of newly-listed companies. This is a trend that bears watching as497 words
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Article261 2004-09-14 4 KALPANA RASHIWALA - CHANGES AT THE TOP By KALPANA RASHIWALA MCL Land has appointed Koh Teck Chuan to the newly created post of chief executive officer. Mr Koh, who will also sit on MCL's board, will replace the company's outgoing managing director Lim Ee Seng, whose resignation261 words
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256 2004-09-14 4 UNITED Fiber System is appointing Kishore Dass as its new CEO and an executive director from today. Incumbent Sven Gosta Thordsson Edstrom will relinquish the CEO's post but will remain as chairman. Mr Dass had been with Kvaerner Pulping Pte Ltd in Singapore since256 words
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185 2004-09-14 4 TANG WENG FAI - By TANG WENG FAI CHIP-TESTER Stats ChipPac has appointed Wan Choong Hoe, a semiconductor veteran from National Semiconductor, as its chief operating officer. Mr Wan's appointment at Stats ChipPac has been the subject of industry speculation for the last two weeks, according to a185 words
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Article, Illustration564 2004-09-14 5 KENNETH LIM - They continue to warn of weak industry demand, inventory build-ups By KENNETH LIM INVESTORS chased up semiconductor stocks yesterday after major chip users gave positive guidance last week, but analysts continue to doubt the basis of that optimism. Semiconductor plays United TestSource: Bloomberg - 564 words
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236 2004-09-14 5 YET another construction company is struggling with debt Wee Poh Holdings yesterday remained in negative equity with net liability of 0.68 cent a share as it warned of outstanding issues in a planned reverse takeover. Wee Poh, which had delayed its results announcement236 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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57 2004-09-14 5 EMIRATES Group unit Dnata is considering Changi International Airport Services as a platform for expanding into China and the rest of the region. Dnata president Gary Chapman told Channel News Asia this in an exclusive interview in Dubai. Dnata is buying Temasek57 words
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89 2004-09-14 5 OCBC to issue US$3OO-500m tier one bonds says report Reuters SINGAPORE'S Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp has mandated Citigroup and Deutsche Bank for a US$3OO million to US$5OO million hybrid tier one bond, debt market news service Basis Point said yesterday. Basis Point said the issue's timing was still being finalised. ItReuters - 89 words
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84 2004-09-14 5 EAGLE Brand Holdings' second-quarter group net loss has narrowed to 7.1 million yuan (Ssl .5 million) from 24.2 million yuan in the previous period on the back of an improvement in turnover and lower distribution costs and general and administrative expenses, among84 words
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98 2004-09-14 5 POPULAR Holdings reported a 35.3 per cent drop in Q1 group net profit for the three months ended July 31,2004, to $4.9 million. Popular said publishing profit decreased due to cost incurred for the development of new titles which were98 words
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105 2004-09-14 5 ADDVALUE Technologies' subsidiary Addvalue Communications entered into a product supply and distribution agreement with Inmarsat Ltd on Aug 28,2004, to supply terrestrial satellite modems (Broad Band Global Area Network or BGAN Terminals). Sales of the BGAN Terminals are expected to contribute significantly105 words
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404 2004-09-14 6 GENEVIEVE CUA - Move set to make it one of the largest independent trust companies in Asia By GENEVIEVE CUA HOMEGROWN trust company Portcullis has acquired the Trust Net group of trust companies, a move which is expected to make it one of the largest independent404 words
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Article, Illustration226 2004-09-14 6 MAINBOARD-LISTED Jackspeed Corporation Limited has secured a RMSS million (5524.5 million) contract from Naza Automotive Manufacturing Sdn Bhd. The contract is the third and also the single largest that Naza Automotive has awarded to Jackspeed, which makes custom-fitted automotive leather trim for car seats and leather226 words
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229 2004-09-14 6 GENEVIEVE CUA - By GENEVIEVE CUA NAMES of errant financial advisers found guilty of a breach of the regulations may be made public, said the Monetary Authority of Singapore, in an apparent reversal of its stance against publicity on disciplinary actions. The MAS said it "sees229 words
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Article, Illustration658 2004-09-14 6 GENEVIEVE CUA - List disciplinary actions taken against errant financial advisers on the MAS website GENEVIEVE CUA Personal Finance Editor INVESTOR protection has never had it so good. Laws are in place, for one, to ensure a certain level of disclosure when it comes to the sale658 words
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Article4067 2004-09-14 6 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS Credit Agricoie AM Mgt S pore Ltd CAAM Asia Vision Fund!**. 1 038/1 091 AIM Amro Asset Mgt (S'pore) DM Awt Mat Star Europe Eqty 1 0.723/ Shenton Twin Gfc 1419/1476 Star Europe Bond. 1.261/ Japan Growth!*' 0.895/0931 Star Europe M._ 1.041/ Mendaki Cap Pro Fd ..0.9777/4,067 words
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Article, Illustration419 2004-09-14 7 JEAN CHUA - It's investing $47m in joint venture with state-owned enterprise By JEAN CHUA SINGAPORE'S SembCorp Industries has penetrated Shanghai's US$4OO million waste-management market, with an estimated investment of Ss47 million in a joint venture with a stateowned enterprise. The investment, through wholly owned SembCorp Environmental Management,419 words
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474 2004-09-14 7 KENNETH LIM - Revenue from exports rising; new plant starting soon By KENNETH LIM NEWLY-LISTED Zhongguo Power Plus plans to fix a dividend policy next year in time for 2006, group finance manager Hau Khee Wee said yesterday as the agricultural equipment maker posted an almost474 words
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307 2004-09-14 7 TAILA KRISHNAKUMAR - By TAILA KRISHNAKUMAR SESDAQ-LISTED Sinwa Limited has set up three units in Australia in a move to enter the marine supply market Down Under. Since listing in 2003, the regional marine supply and logistics provider has emphasised its global307 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration538 2004-09-14 8 TEH HOOI LING - STOCKS Widespread bullish sentiment on good volumes seems to augur well for a push upwards from present levels TEH HOOI LING Senior Correspondent SUDDENLY everything seems to have taken a bullish bent stocks, properties and perhaps even general business sentiment. There were cheers inSource: Bloomberg - 538 words
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Article, Illustration961 2004-09-14 8 KENNETH LIM - Compiled by KENNETH LIM Mufti-Chem Sept 13 dose: $0,305 FOLLOWING our visit to MultiChem's plants in Suzhou and Wuxi we believe demand for the PCB drilling service provider is robust as key customers continued to outsource drilling services amid strong PCB momentum in China. Q3 was a little lukewarmSource: Bloomberg - 961 words
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Article, Illustration430 2004-09-14 8 OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES Sep 13 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS 471.00 +307.00 BTCAPI -*****.00 +173.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 +47.00 All-SG Equities 517.91 +5.68 SG Equities Elect 161.11 +1.09 SG Equities Fin 1629.27 +14.07 SG Equities Prop 483.02 +7.83 SIMSCI 239.55 +2.68 SiMSCI Futures 239.50 +2.20 MOST ACTIVE STOCKS VOLUME NOL430 words
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Article, Illustration499 2004-09-14 8 LARRY WEE - CURRENCIES LARRY WEE Senior Correspondent THE US dollar took it squarely on the chin late last week after a senior Fed official made an unusually frank remark about its trajectory last Thursday and, thereafter, Friday's softer August price number added to selling pressure. San FranciscoSource: Reuters - 499 words
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TRADES TO WATCH
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Article85 2004-09-14 8 ASJ Holdings non-executive chairman Chia Soon Loi saw his deemed stake in the electrical resistors supplier increase again on Friday last week after open-market purchases by a nominee account. Mr Chia now controls 10.04 per cent of ASJ's shares, from 9.62 per cent previously, after85 words
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108 2004-09-14 8 ATLANTIS Investment Management, through its funds, has divested its stake in hard disk drive component maker Magnecomp International and now holds just a 6.67 per cent deemed stake from 7.2 per cent previously. On Sept 1, Atlantis Asian Recovery Fund sold one million shares, then108 words
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100 2004-09-14 8 JONATHAN Cheng Shing Hey, a member of the family that controls diversified group Wing Tai Holdings, is no longer deemed to control any Wing Tai shares after the Cheng family's 39 per cent holdings were transferred on Friday last week to another100 words
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107 2004-09-14 8 FALMAC independent director Siew Chee Meng sold his entire 89,000-share stake on the open market on Friday last week at 8.5 cents apiece, or about $7,565 in total. Those shares represent 0.12 per cent of Falmac's issued share capital. Falmac, a supplier of knitting machines,107 words
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Article74 2004-09-14 8 KENNETH LIM - Compiled by KENNETH LIM CHINA Food Industries managing director Lim Seek Yeow bought 53,000 shares on the open market last Friday at 26 cents apiece, giving him his first 0.03 per cent direct stake in the pig farm operator and frozen meat supplier. Mr74 words
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SMALL CAPS
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Article, Illustration858 2004-09-14 9 JOYCE KOH - Sesdaq aspirant Hosen is trying hard but it may struggle to stand out, reports JOYCE KOH JOYCE KOH LOYALTY with a personal touch used to be how Sesdaq aspirant Hosen Group conducted its business. But the old ways of doing business are fastFILE PHOTO - 858 words
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430 2004-09-14 9 TEH HOOI LING - By TEH HOOI LING OUR small cap portfolio performed superbly this week as market sentiment turned slightly bullish and interest returned to second- and third-line stocks. It advanced 5.1 per cent compared with the UOB Sesdaq Index's 2.8 per cent gain, and the Straits Times430 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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Article, Illustration757 2004-09-14 10 DANIEL BUENAS - BT Exclusive Occupancy and room rates seen improving on boost from upcoming international conferences By DANIEL BUENAS THE hotel industry will get a shot in the arm from the slew of international conferences that will be held here over the nextFILE PHOTO - 757 words
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514 2004-09-14 10 CHEN HUIFEN - By CHEN HUIFEN CONCERNED that the shortcomings,in construction works that led to the Nicoll Highway incident may be "common" in the construction industry, the Committee of Inquiry (COI) has submitted an interim report with recommendations of corrective measures. In a letter to Manpower Minister Ng Eng514 words
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245 2004-09-14 10 IN a bid to win a slice of the global automotive pie, a delegation of 11 Singaporebased electronics and engineering companies will be heading to Europe this month to sell their capabilities at two key industry events for this sector. The companies will245 words
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220 2004-09-14 10 WATSON Wyatt yesterday announced that it has appointed Patrick Huang as managing director for Greater China based in Shanghai, and Doreen Thang as director of its Asia-Pacific Research and Information Centre (Aric) in Singapore. Both appointments took effect two weeks ago, on Sept 1.220 words
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NEWS ROUNDUP
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81 2004-09-14 10 THE American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in Singapore is holding its annual Corporate Community Day on Sept 25. This year, the US Embassy will be presenting a special award The Corporate Stewardship Award to AmCham Corporate Community Day participants. This is a new81 words
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63 2004-09-14 10 NINE members of the elite Singapore Administrative Service will embark on a 700 km, nine-day bike journey from Chiang Mai to Luang Prabang, over tough and undulating terrain during the height of the monsoon season. The aim of their journey is to raise63 words
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Article122 2004-09-14 10 MYANMAR Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt met Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong yesterday morning. The Myanmese Premier was here on a one-day working visit as part of his introductory visit to Asean capitals. The two leaders reviewed the state of bilateral relations and had a122 words
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75 2004-09-14 10 MINISTER Mentor Lee Kuan Yew begins a visit to France and New York from today. In Paris, Mr Lee will call on French President Jacques Chirac, and attend the International Advisory Board meeting of French oil group Total. In New York, Mr Lee75 words
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Article, Illustration1149 2004-09-14 11 CHEN HUIFEN - The bustling S'pore bioscience scene may be nowhere compared to regional big boys like China and India but the surge in the number of new players and ventures is encouraging. CHEN HUIFEN reports CHEN HUIFEN THE year 2005 could be a threshold year in affirmingFILE PHOTOS - 1,149 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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Article, Illustration678 2004-09-14 12 RONNIE LIM - Industry players say Piatt's system works fine for S'pore RONNIE LIM Energy Editor HOW does the Singapore industry "discover", or establish, the market price for various oil products and crude oil traded here daily? The most commonly used way, say traders, is through Mean of Platts678 words
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Article, Illustration725 2004-09-14 12 CHUANG PECK MING - They must ensure that the focus is on the economic, not political agenda By CHUANG PECK MING [SINGAPORE] Asian nations should think twice about following Singapore in rushing to do free trade deals. Even as Singapore is held up as aAFP - 725 words
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Article, Illustration490 2004-09-14 12 Bloomberg, Reuters [BEIJING] The Chinese currency hit a 3-month high in the forward market after US Treasury Department official Paul Speltz said his country wants China to speed up efforts to ease its currency peg. "They are working on the procedures," MrBloomberg,; Reuters; BLOOMBERG NEWS - 490 words
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Article, Illustration189 2004-09-14 12 Reuters [BASEL, Switzerland] A soft landing for the Chinese economy should be possible and policy is currently focused on maintaining stability, the deputy governor of China's central bank said yesterday. "If we continue effective policy, we think a soft landing is possible," WuReuters - 189 words
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631 2004-09-14 12 Case getting stronger for increase in interest rates, lending curbs [BEIJING] China's inflation probably accelerated to a seven-year high in August, boosting the case for the first interest-rate increase since 1995 or tighter restrictions on lending and investment. Consumer prices likely rose 5.4 per631 words
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366 2004-09-14 13 AL LABITA - Rise aided by low inflation, robust foreign reserves, stable lending rates By AL LABITA in Manila SINGLE-DIGIT inflation, robust foreign reserves, and stable lending and exchange rates have sustained the inflow of foreign funds into the Philippines' financial markets. In the first eight366 words
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Article, Illustration701 2004-09-14 13 AFP [WASHINGTON] The upbeat outlook from Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan has failed to convince many economists, who argue that the United States is likely to see tepid growth at best in the near future. Mr Greenspan last Wednesday said the economy appearsAFP - 701 words
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Article, Illustration246 2004-09-14 13 Reuters [KUAI.A LUMPUR] Malaysia said yesterday it would not meet its goal to eliminate its chronic budget deficit by 2006, and that such an ambitious target could hurt economic growth. Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, who last week unveiled the country's eighth straight fiscalReuters - 246 words
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Article, Illustration490 2004-09-14 13 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Datuk Mustapa Mohamed, the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department, says that the projected 7.0 per cent growth for the Malaysian economy this year puts it back on track in line with the country's long-term growthBernama - 490 words
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MALAYSIA COMPANIES
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Article, Illustration528 2004-09-14 14 Price to yield up to 1.15 percentage points more than 10-year T-bonds Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Telekom Malaysia Bhd is offering US$5OO million of 10-year bonds, an e-mail sent to investors by one of the sale's arrangers said. The Kuala Lumpurbased company wasBloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 528 words
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Article2261 2004-09-14 14 VOL FTEC Resources 0.5S unch 1961 Sap 13 M* f888) Furqan Bus. Org .0.36 0.01 494 Gadang ..1.35 0.01 790 AAMRealty 1.42 0.05 283 Gamuda ,_5J0 0.05 263 Abric —.051 0.01 25 Genera) Corp .0.52 unch 114 ACP Industries 136 0.01 135 Genting 17.00 -0.30 7892,261 words
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336 2004-09-14 14 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Shareholders have approved QSR Brands Bhd's proposal to increase its stake in KFC Holdings (M) Bhd up to 32.9 per cent via the open market, said group managing director, Johari Abdul Ghani. QSR is currently the single largestBernama - 336 words
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291 2004-09-14 14 It'll also sell off its 360-ha Sepang estate by year-end Bernama (KUALA LUMPUR] Maika Holdings Bhd, the investment arm of the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC), is aiming to list its 77 per cent-owned insurance arm, Oriental Capital Assurance Bhd, on the mainBernama - 291 words
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573 2004-09-14 14 [KUALA LUMPUR] United Engineers (M) Bhd's new head is banking on UEM's three subsidiaries as part of its strategy to optimise the group's growth, says a report in The Star. Ahmad Pardas Senin, who took over as managing director and chief executive573 words
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Article404 2004-09-14 15 KL-listed foreign firms could switch to int'l standard by year-end Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Foreign companies listed on Bursa Malaysia could switch to the International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) by year-end. Currently they have to adhere to the local standards. Malaysian Accounting Standards Board (MASB) executiveBernama - 404 words
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Article, Illustration401 2004-09-14 15 Bloomberg Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri ordered increased security and put the country on "full alert" before next week's presidential run-off election following Thursday's bomb blast in Jakarta. About 200,000 policemen will be deployed before and during the election, National Police Chief DaiBloomberg; Reuters; REUTERS - 401 words
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Article, Illustration432 2004-09-14 15 Situation under control despite fresh cases: official AFP. Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia was seeking talks with Thailand as another villager from the north-eastern state of Kelantan close to the border was hospitalised for bird flu tests, officials said yesterday. "This is anAFP.; Reuters; REUTERS - 432 words
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367 2004-09-14 15 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Morgan Stanley says reversion to a managed float system would be a suitable alternative for Malaysia in the long term because it allows a trade-dependent economy to adjust more quickly to international currency misalignment. This compares with theBernama - 367 words
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499 2004-09-14 15 China's BGP and its Norwegian partner to do seismic study Reuters [SINGAPORE] East Timor will award a seismic survey contract this month to prepare for the launch of its maiden oil and gas exploration licensing round to foreign companies next year, anReuters - 499 words
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489 2004-09-14 15 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] British American Tobacco Bhd (BAT) and JT International Bhd raised cigarette prices by as much as a quarter, their biggest increase, after Malaysia boosted duties by record amounts. BAT Malaysia stock fell to a fourmonth low. BAT MalaysiaBloomberg - 489 words
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588 2004-09-14 16 JEAN CHUA - Deals jump 39% to US$2.2b in H1 and account for 5% of foreign investment By JEAN CHUA FOREIGN capital in the form of private equity will continue flowing into China, as merger and acquisition activity cranks up over the next few years.588 words
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206 2004-09-14 16 CATHAY Financial Holding Co, Taiwan's biggest financial services company, is in talks to acquire smaller rival Lucky Bank Taiwan Inc through a share swap, the Economic Daily News reported yesterday. The paper said Cathay Financial may acquire Lucky by the end of the206 words
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Article, Illustration636 2004-09-14 16 Bloomberg CHINA'S stock indexes had their biggest drop in about two months after a report showed inflation held at a sev-en-year high in August, fuelling concern that the government may raise interest rates to slow the economy. The Shanghai Composite Index slumped 2.1 perBloomberg; AFP - 636 words
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402 2004-09-14 16 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Billionaire Li Ka-shing's Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings will sell 19.9 per cent of a UK gas distribution network, a stake worth £104 million (Ss3lB million), to affiliate Hongkong Electric Holdings Ltd. The sale would cut Cheung KongBloomberg - 402 words
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Article, Illustration350 2004-09-14 16 LATWP. AFP. Reuters PRO-DEMOCRACY candidates gained seats in Hong Kong's legislature but failed to take control of the body in Sunday's elections. The democrats won 18 of the 30 council seats filled by direct elections, just one more than in the lastLATWP.; AFP.; Reuters - 350 words
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466 2004-09-14 16 JEAN CHUA - Banks and utilities rated highest in study of 168 firms By JEAN CHUA LARGE Hang Seng constituents have emerged tops in a corporate governance study in Hong Kong, indicating that share price performance and quality of governance are linked. City University of466 words
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INDIA
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631 2004-09-14 17 Central bank move to drain surplus funds right move, says plan panel Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] India's government is concerned about accelerating inflation, the deputy chairman of the country's top economic policy making agency said. The central bank's decision to raise the cashBloomberg - 631 words
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Article, Illustration346 2004-09-14 17 Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] Indian industry is "upbeat" on growth prospects and is investing to increase capacity, the Confederation of Indian Industry said. This will help boost the economy of the world's second-most populous nation after China, it said. India's manufacturing businesses may grow, led by automobiles,Bloomberg; AFP - 346 words
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426 2004-09-14 17 It wants to curb inflation but also support growth Bloomberg [BOMBAY] India's central bank, which unexpectedly raised the cash reserve requirement on Saturday in a bid to curb inflation, may refrain from raising its key interest rate next month to support growth, economists said.Bloomberg - 426 words
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ASIA-PACIFIC
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552 2004-09-14 18 Shareholders will sell their entire stakes of 138.8 million shares Reuters [TOKYO] J-Power, Japan's biggest power wholesaler, said on Monday it would raise up to U553.43 billion in its initial public offering, making it the world's sec-ond-biggest IPO this year.Reuters - 552 words
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Article, Illustration36 2004-09-14 18 [MANILA] Sixty-eight-year-old Socorro Pestelos playing with her grandchildren at a park here on Sunday. Many Filipinos went out to parks and malls over the weekend in observance of Grandparents' Day in the country. APAP - 36 words
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278 2004-09-14 18 Move comes as nation's financial woes increase AP [MANILA] The national treasurer, a key member of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's economic team, has offered to resign as the government struggles with mounting economic woes, officials said yesterday. Mina Figueroa, who oversees the government's finances andAP - 278 words
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349 2004-09-14 18 AP THAILAND'S main stock exchange said yesterday it has no evidence that government officials manipulated the market for personal gains last month, despite new claims of fraud by a flamboyant tycoon. The Stock Exchange of Thailand said its investigationAP - 349 words
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518 2004-09-14 19 Already pumping at full capacity, Opec is not expected to raise quotas Reuters, Bloomberg [LONDON] World oil prices shot higher yesterday as companies operating in the US Gulf of Mexico braced for output disruptions from powerful Hurricane Ivan. US light crude jumped US$l.54Reuters,; Bloomberg - 518 words
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Article, Illustration274 2004-09-14 19 LAT [NEW YORK] There wasn't any competition, only perfection at the US Open on Sunday (US time). There wasn't an opponent except history for top-seeded Roger Federer (above) in his championship match against fourth-seeded Lleyton Hewitt in Arthur Ashe Stadium. TheLAT; AFP - 274 words
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124 2004-09-14 19 Bloomberg [LONDON] London Clubs pic, the British owner of 11 casinos, promoted executive director Bill Timmins, a 30-year casino industry veteran, to chief executive after he brought a Las Vegas unit out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy and sold it. Mr Timmins, 57, hasBloomberg - 124 words
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88 2004-09-14 19 Bloomberg [LONDON] Bayer AG, Germany's second-biggest pharmaceutical and chemical maker, formed a partnership with US rival Schering-Plough Corp to market some of Bayer's biggest drugs after sales lagged in the second quarter. Schering-Plough, maker of the Claritin allergy pill, will sell Bayer productsBloomberg - 88 words
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112 2004-09-14 19 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Global sales of chip-making equipment rose 86.4 per cent in July from a year earlier, led by increasing demand in Taiwan and South Korea, two industry groups said. Sales of the equipment rose to U553.49 billion from US$l.B7 billion a yearBloomberg - 112 words
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77 2004-09-14 19 Reuters [LONDON] British manufacturers' core output prices rose at their sharpest monthly rate in nine years last month, in a sign that the soaring cost of commodities is pushing up inflationary pressures. The Office for National Statistics yesterday said that producer output prices excludingReuters - 77 words
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100 2004-09-14 19 Reuters [WASHINGTON] Global Crossing Ltd yesterday said it had asked Nasdaq for a two-week extension of a deadline for filing financial statements with US market regulators. The company also said that it had raised the amount of unreported costs in its 2003 earningsReuters - 100 words
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Article, Illustration631 2004-09-14 19 Bloomberg [LONDON] Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs Group, Europe's largest stock underwriters, are finding governments to be their best customers as the more lucrative market for initial public offerings dries up. Italy hired the New York-based securities firms on Sept 9 toBloomberg; AFP - 631 words
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425 2004-09-14 19 [LONDON] The head of KPMG has forecast that the accounting firm could transform into a single global partnership within 10 years. The radical reform would be a lasting solution to regulators' concerns that the big accounting firms offer inconsistent standards of audit work across425 words
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248 2004-09-14 19 [LONDON] Three of the UK's biggest accounting bodies are likely to announce today that they will merge into one larger body, representing 200,000 accountants and 80,000 students, The Guardian reports. The paper said the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England Wales (ICEAW), the Chartered248 words
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Article482 2004-09-14 19 Five years ago, hedge fund investors were almost entirely wealthy individuals and families, and inflows from pension funds were negligible. [NEW YORK] US institutional investors, mostly pension funds, could pour US$25O billion into hedge funds in the next four years, and by 2008 could482 words
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277 2004-09-14 20 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian Airline System, the country's biggest carrier, said it has hedged its fuel needs until the end of its fiscal year and won't impose a second surcharge to counter high oil prices. Malaysian Air has hedged 45Bloomberg - 277 words
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Article1885 2004-09-14 20 CITY FLIGHT FT* FLIGHT FTP Delhi SQ407 0710 IC856 1145 Adelaide BA7382 2215 IC855 1025 SQ408 1850 QF82 2215 DenpasarBali SQ141 1145 SQ142 0935 LH9770 2300 SQ143 1535 SQ146 1640 5Q229 2300 GA840 1725 GA841 1825 Amsterdam SQ323 0615 GA974 0130 SQ147 2230 SQ148 1900 KL8371,885 words
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Article, Illustration388 2004-09-14 20 US AIRLINES IN TROUBLE Major carriers continue massive layoffs as they fight for survival AFP [NEW YORK] Storms, skyrocketing fuel prices, cutthroat competition and labour costs have shaped turbulent times for US airlines, and the troubles are starting to trickle down to the low-costAFP; REUTERS - 388 words
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Article, Illustration638 2004-09-14 20 AFP. Reuters [NEW YORK] US Airways entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Sunday for the second time in two years. Squeezed severely by low-cost rivals and soaring fuel prices and failing in its drive for new labour concessions, the United States' seventhAFP.; Reuters; AP - 638 words
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Article, Illustration486 2004-09-14 20 Al LABITA - No compromise yet on compensation for construction By Al LABITA in Manila [MANILA] Prospects of opening Manila's new US$65O million international airport terminal look bleak as the government and the contractors continue to dispute the compensation issue despite their arbitration hearings in Singapore.486 words
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216 2004-09-14 20 AFP [MANILA] Flag carrier Philippine Airlines is likely to move out of a 10-year rehabilitation plan this year or early next year, way ahead of schedule, a report said yesterday. All of the airlines' creditors are expected to approve the move, whichAFP - 216 words
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Article, Illustration704 2004-09-14 21 GEORGE JOSEPH - Liner conference system responsible for most of the problems, they say By GEORGE JOSEPH [SINGAPORE] Asian shippers made another desperate call for regulatory protection against the "monopolistic practices" of shipping lines yesterday and made a veiled threat to band together toFILE PHOTO - 704 words
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498 2004-09-14 21 Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] Shares of Malaysia International Shipping Corp, whose tankers deliver about a tenth of US oil imports, may extend this year's 11 per cent gain as rising demand for fuel boosts the company's income from hiring out ships. Tanker earnings have surgedBloomberg - 498 words
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Article, Illustration448 2004-09-14 21 GEORGE JOSEPH - This is essential if ISPS Code measures are to be effective By GEORGE JOSEPH [SINGAPORE] The port and shipping sectors will have to look at how cargo is assembled, packaged, placed in containers and transported across the world in the new security environment that448 words
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232 2004-09-14 21 Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] The cost of shipping gasoline, jet fuel and other so-called clean petroleum products around Asia may rise this week after oil companies and traders hired more ships to export fuel from South Korea. The price of hiring a so-called medium range,Bloomberg - 232 words
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Article285 2004-09-14 21 SGX '000 Sep 13 SS W- Vol CH Offshore 039 0.01 1149 ChuanHup _0.58 0.02 4881 Cosco Investment 0.88 0.02 ***** CWT Distribution 0.49 unch 10 Ezra Hldgs 1.04 0.07 3S2 Freight Links .0.10 unch 289 Grand Banks Yacht 0.81 0.01 36 Java Holdings .0.93 0.02 ***** Kl285 words
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Article, Illustration287 2004-09-14 21 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Hutchison Whampoa Ltd and other port operators in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen will be levied a special fee to finance expansion of facilities at waterfronts clogged with cargo. The Ministry of Communications will charge 120 yuan (5524.90) constructionBloomberg; FILE PHOTO - 287 words
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172 2004-09-14 21 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Hong Kong's Hutchison Whampoa, Cosco Pacific and other port operators handled 8 per cent more cargo in the second quarter as demand from the US and Europe for Chinese-made goods continued to expand. Hong Kong's port, the world's busiest,Bloomberg - 172 words
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Article534 2004-09-14 22 EDITORIAL THERE was little surprise in Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's first tabling of the Budget last week. The premier, who is also the Finance Minister, unveiled a government expenditure that is broadly in line with industry players' wish-lists. The business-as-usual Budget document is534 words
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Article, Illustration767 2004-09-14 22 KEVIN CLARKE - BOTTOM LINE KEVIN CLARKE Copy Editor AUSTRALIANS don't go to the polls until Saturday, Oct 9. But the result of the election was more or less decided on Thursday, Sept 9. And the winners are set to be incumbent Prime Minister John767 words
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Article, Illustration1501 2004-09-14 22 CHRIS BUCKLEY - MNCs flock to set up research laboratories there, tapping into its abundant talent pool By CHRIS BUCKLEY NYT HARRY Shum's office may be one of the best places to witness the next stage of China's rise as an economic powerhouse. Set in the heart of theNYT; AP - 1,501 words
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Article, Illustration1047 2004-09-14 23 PETER STEPHENS - The people of Laos deserve the same chance as others everywhere to build a better life. Will they get it? PETER STEPHENS LAOS one of the poorest countries in the world, whose people have an average income of US$32O a year has become the unlikely groundFILE PHOTO - 1,047 words
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Article, Illustration714 2004-09-14 23 ANTHONY ROWLEY - ANTHONY ROWLEY Tokyo Correspondent IN the absence of true political leadership, economic integration in Asia is in danger of becoming a Hydra-like creature with multiple heads incapable of thinking or acting together. This has been made obvious by recent events, with Asean setting timetablesAFP - 714 words
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Miscellaneous344 2004-09-14 23 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS nar y wharf? (4.2,4) 1f i 5 Curry favour with supporter, 1 Criminal out of house and welcoming centre-forward (4) home v/) 6 Arabist roadmap protecting litfs? en p ayed P singer tie eating house (6) r 7 French painter supporting half 0 Super not even breaking344 words
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Article7513 2004-09-14 24 STRAITS TIMES INDEX STOCKS smmm wt Om, g-9« stodi—». m am* Qmm Allgreen 50c 033 1150 *Ol 202 2 800 BlimauSMt 047 >000 «C0M OC8C 1Q.T8 14 000 +0 100 CjprtaUnd 1.18 1.740 <0.030 Partway M 25c 063 1330 -0 020 Chart SawnCond 26c 084 1Q90 +Q.Q20 People7,513 words
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Article5832 2004-09-14 25 FINANCE COMMODITIES MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INDICES In local am In SS In UM dy yr Sdy %yr \yr &«p 10 'nd*» Change Ownq« Ownqe Change Puny Chang* World Index Preliminary 792 5 0.1 1.8 03 0.9 <X4_ IjO I EAFt PmWnay 72&9 Q1 3.7 0J 1.8 U) 13 Europe5,832 words
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Article, Illustration489 2004-09-14 30 ANDREA TAN - Developers may launch more projects now that the Ghost Month is over, reports ANDREA TAN ANDREA TAN WITH the Hungry Ghost Month out of the way, developers are pushing out their projects and hoping buyers will bite as they did with Kovan Melody and Ris Grandeur.489 words
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507 2004-09-14 30 KALPANA RASHIWALA - By KALPANA RASHIWALA THE collective sales market in Katong is hotting up again. CB Richard Ellis launches today a collective sale of Maryland Park, with a reserve price said to be about $257 million. This works out to $380 per square foot507 words
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Article, Illustration1018 2004-09-14 31 London has long been a favourite destination for the world's very rich, but now there is a shortage of the properties they love to collect FT LONDON has more billionaires than any other city in the world, but even the superFT; AP - 1,018 words
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Article, Illustration717 2004-09-14 32 VINCE CHONG - FOREIGN PROPERTY Consultants say terrorism won't keep the buoyant residential sector down for long, especially if Megawati wins. VINCE CHONG reports VINCE CHONG THE property market in Jakarta has been on a roll in the past few years, led by a surge in condominiumFILE PHOTO - 717 words
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583 2004-09-14 32 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Asian real-estate stocks such as Cheung Kong (Holdings) Ltd and Capita Land Ltd, among this quarter's best performers, may rise further as economic growth spurs demand for homes. "Property stocks are ripe for outperformance," said Elizabeth Soon, who man?Bloomberg - 583 words
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Advertisement236 2004-09-14 32 En-bloc Sale of Coral Island To Developer. YOUR BLUEPRINT FOR SUCCESS. A Ready Pool of International Buyers Awaits \our Unique New Oevelopment. An invitation to tender. This unique en-bloc island sale offers the from Singapore's Central Business District, it is also within easy reach successful developer, for the first time,236 words
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