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Title Section13 2004-09-17 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES Friday, September 17,2004 online at http*i/business-times.asial.com.sg MITA (P) 023/03/2004 SING13 words
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Article131 2004-09-17 1 STI 1,997.12 (-6.87) ST INDEX FUTURES 1,999.00 (unch) siwsa ***** (-1.86) SIMSa FUTURES 240.70 (-2.10) MARKETS Thursday Change KLSECOMP 857.79 +4.55 NIKKEI 225 11.***** -1932 HANG SENG 13,209.84 +125.44 SET INOEX 662.39 +0.11 JAKARTA COMP 813.06 -2.42 TAIPEI WW 5,891.05 +19.98 AUSTALIORD 3,636.70 +0.20 BOMBAY IND 5,477.68 +57.59131 words
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Article38 2004-09-17 1 TOP STORIES ...PCS Z COMPANIES... P<2 4 f SINGAPORE *010 ECONOMY P011 FOREIGN PC* 121# AVIATION PQil EDITORIAL PG20 LETTERS Pa 21 STOCKS -PQ21 COMMODITIES PG7I SHIPPING 24-27 ARTS FG7S PURSUITS PG19 PROFILE PG10 LIFESTYLE ...PC» J1-I238 words
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Article, Illustration475 2004-09-17 1 SIOW LI SEN - Their overall loans grow 18-21% vs local banks' 0.2-9% By SIOW LI SEN [SINGAPORE] Foreign banks continue to gobble up a huge chunk of domestic loans, including the lion's share of new mortgages leaving local banks pedalling furiously to stay475 words
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435 2004-09-17 1 GENEVIEVE CUA - It'll drag to court those who don't top up accounts By GENEVIEVE CUA [SINGAPORE] The CPF Board yesterday said it will take legal action against the self-employed who ignore calls to top up their Medisave accounts. An estimated $413 million is in arrears. For435 words
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Advertisement57 2004-09-17 1 powerboat RACING Glamour hits Marina Bay PG 29 Mil 8 '*****1 *****4 BT ONLINE Subscribe now to The Business Times and get full access to BT Online. This value-added service is FREE to all BT newspaper subscribers. AUGUST TRADE DATA Singapore's August trade data will be announced today. Click on57 words
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Advertisement183 2004-09-17 1 Ha two generations in time The founder of watch retailer Cortina and his son: a love affair with timepieces that spans 1A two generations pg 30 iWi tV Lif In our new weekly series on Singaporeans abroad, Linson Lim of Keppel Land says why he's still in love with Vietnam183 words
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TOP STORIES
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Article, Illustration376 2004-09-17 2 EDDIE TOH - Costing RM700m, it'll cater to both Malaysians and Singaporeans By EDDIE TOH in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIAN tycoon Syed Mokhtar Al-Bukhary, who did not have much of an education when he was young, will set up a university in Johor to provide tertiary education376 words
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556 2004-09-17 2 RONNIE LIM - By RONNIE LIM i-.', [SINGAPORE] Singapore will know by June next year earlier than expected whether Japan's Sumitomo Chemical will opt to join a US$4.3 billion Saudi petrochemical project instead of partnering a billion-dollar cracker scheme £ere. A senioirlSaudi official556 words
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Article, Illustration898 2004-09-17 2 Couldn't New Lakeside have warned investors? APPLE juice producer New Lakeside shocked the market by announcing an unexpected half-time loss. BT correspondent Kenneth Lim asks if the company could have done more to warn investors in advance. COMPANY NEWS. PG 4 Airocean takes 19% stake in China budget-carrier898 words
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Article, Illustration553 2004-09-17 3 RAVI KANTH - But it warns of risks from rising oil prices, volatile By RAVI KANTH in Geneva THE global economy is expected to grow at a faster 3.8 per cent this year but continues to face serious risks from grave imbalances in demand,553 words
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771 2004-09-17 3 VIKRAM KHANNA - But it lags in areas like credit information, says World Bank report By VIKRAM KHANNA [SINGAPORE] Singapore ranks third among 145 countries, in terms of the ease of doing business, according to a new report by the World Bank. The Doing Business 2005771 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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648 2004-09-17 4 JOYCE KOH - Focus turns to other marine stocks Cosco, Chuan Hup gain 4-7% By JOYCE KOH WITH Temasek Holdings having secured majority control of Neptune Orient Lines, market watchers say the takeover saga is over and few expect the investment648 words
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157 2004-09-17 4 ON the day when Temasek Holdings took control of Neptune Orient Lines (NOL), the chief finance officer of the shipping company, Lim How Teck, exercised his share options. Mr Lim picked up 300,000 shares by converting his options on Wednesday at an exercise price157 words
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Article, Illustration901 2004-09-17 4 KENNETH LIM - HOCK LOCK SIEW KENNETH LIM Reporter APPLE juicer New Lakeside's failure to issue a profit warning before announcing a surprise interim loss on Tuesday this week must have left a bad aftertaste in shareholders' mouths. The China-based company said it had not given901 words
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Article, Illustration469 2004-09-17 6 TANG WENG FAI - WHAT'S INSIDE Lawyers quote then SCV chairman's letter to back case over cable lease By TANG WENG FAI SINGTEL lawyers went on the offensive yesterday in its suit against Star Hub to prove there had been no common understanding, as alleged by StarFILE PHOTO - 469 words
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Article, Illustration191 2004-09-17 6 CAPITALAND'S Varsity Park, which has sold 105 units so far, has attracted academics to the condominium. Capita Land said academics made Up about 10 per cent of the buyers at the 99-year leasehold condo near the National University of Singapore (NUS). An additional 0.5 to191 words
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Article, Illustration354 2004-09-17 6 TAILA KRISHNAKUMAR - It'll pay RM40m for 24.5% of listed packaging company By TAILA KRISHNAKUMAR IN a move to expand its packaging business in Malaysia, mainboard-listed New Toyo International Holdings has struck a deal to buy a 24.5 per cent stake in Malaysian packaging specialist354 words
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Article4235 2004-09-17 6 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS CradN Agricoto Aaat Mgt S'por* Ltd CAAMAsS Vision Fund!** 1 044/1097 SHE- vaai sa.Kr—-T_.gj .njss SW Aw I 09*/ StSS 0.847/0.872 —o:§6/ sk£KES=/=7 1**%*$ Star Bhv Finance Japan Fund! 0.766/ 1 346n 386 Mult. Strategy Fd rrJ »«Mn Dynamc-.M/* Star Asia Bc&USD) 0.790 J (£&668 Mutt) Strategy4,235 words
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Article, Illustration651 2004-09-17 7 VEN SREENIVASAN - It will also tie up with A-Sonic to launch an express courier service By VEN SREENIVASAN FIRST, put together an aircraft avionics and retrofitting company, China's biggest travel agency, a leading regional issuer of credit cards and a freight forwarding specialist. Then,FILE PHOTO - 651 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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105 2004-09-17 7 Reuters SINGAPORE directory listing services company Sing Tel Yellow Pages is issuing a $150 million 5-year bond to refinance its leveraged buyout deal, debt market news service Basis Point said. It quoted sources as saying the merchant banking arm of United Overseas BankReuters - 105 words
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36 2004-09-17 7 MAINBOARD-LISTED Intraco has entered into an agreement with Apexwell Enterprises to sell 20.7 per cent of Teledata (Singapore) for $3.5 million as part of its business rationalisation plans.36 words
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64 2004-09-17 7 Reuters CHINA Aviation Oil, which supplies almost all of China's jet fuel, is raising $300 million in a 5-year term-loan to finance its acquisition of Singapore Petroleum Co Ltd, debt news service Basis Point said. Sources said Societe Generale was the lead arrangerReuters - 64 words
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63 2004-09-17 7 MAINBOARD-LISTED Chip Eng Seng Corporation is launching its 100 per cent-owned, residential freehold project Shanghai One tomorrow at an average price of $810 psf. Shanghai One is located in the District 10 residential enclave of River Valley Road at No 1 Shanghai Road. Its 5263 words
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Article40 2004-09-17 7 We reported in this column on Sept 14 that Mr Koh Kim Huat was the former chief executive officer of Rowsley Ltd. This is incorrect. Mr Koh is still the CEO of Rowsley. We are sorry for the error.40 words
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306 2004-09-17 9 JEAN CHUA - Azeus Systems specialises in projects for HK government By JEAN CHUA A SOFTWARE consultancy firm specialising in projects for the Hong Kong government is eyeing a Singapore mainboard listing. Azeus Systems Holdings, which designs, builds and maintains IT systems and software as well306 words
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Article, Illustration272 2004-09-17 9 JEAN CHUA - By JEAN CHUA SEGHERS Keppel Technology Group (SKG), the environmental technology unit of Keppel Integrated Engineering, has won three contracts worth $51 million to provide waste-to-energy incineration services and technologies in China. The first contract calls for SKG to provide engineering272 words
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Article, Illustration356 2004-09-17 9 JEAN CHUA - By JEAN CHUA DAIRY Farm International Holdings, which operates Cold Storage supermarkets and 7-Eleven convenience stores, will pay HK$lO5 million (5522.7 million) for a retail chain owned by newspaper publisher SCMP Group. Dairy Farm will pay cash for 87 Daily Stop outlets,FILE PHOTO - 356 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration537 2004-09-17 8 R SIVANITHY - STOCKS Interest is firming in the second line; index's movements in line with external influences R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent Source: Bloomberg "Hang in there" was the title of a Citigroup Smith Barney (CSB) Wednesday report on the property sector but judging by yesterday'sSource: Bloomberg - 537 words
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Article, Illustration938 2004-09-17 8 KENNETH LIM - Compiled by KENNETH LIM CoscoCorp Sept 16 dose: 90.5 cents MS VKKERS RESEARCH, Sept IS BUY COSCO'S MOU to acquire a 51 per cent stake in Cosco Shipyard Group has progressed to a proposed acquisition stage. The $119 million price tag is in line with our expectations. Cosco ShipyardSource: Bloomberg - 938 words
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Article, Illustration509 2004-09-17 8 LARRY WEE - CURRENCIES LARRY WEE Senior Correspondent THE US dollar earned itself a nice breather from a stronger-than-ex-pected manufacturing index reading for September out of New York state overnight, but Asian units' losses were very modest compared to their major currency counterparts. News that the EmpireSource: Reuters - 509 words
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TRADES TO WATCH
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94 2004-09-17 8 ASIATRAVEL.COM executive chairman Boh Tuang Poh saw his deemed stake grow to 7.55 per cent from 7.5 per cent yesterday after 100,000 shares were bought through a United Overseas Bank nominee account. The shares were bought at 34 cents apiece on the open market. Mr Boh94 words
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Article66 2004-09-17 8 GOODPACK chairman and managing director David Lam sold 153,000 shares on the open market on Wednesday, paring his direct stake to 0.38 per cent from 0.42 per cent. He is also deemed to control another 41.36 per cent of the bulk container specialist's shares. The66 words
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Article98 2004-09-17 8 ASSET manager Atlantis Investment Management's funds have been divesting their shares in hard-disk drive component maker Magnecomp International. One of its funds, Atlantis Asian Recovery Fund (AARF), is no longer a substantial shareholder after 1.4 million shares were sold at undisclosed prices. AARF now has a98 words
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106 2004-09-17 8 EDMI executive director Chin Jin Meng bought 50,000 shares of the electrical meter specialist yesterday on the open market, the same day the company announced a new joint venture specialising in software for the automatic meter-reading industry. EDMI said the JV was part of106 words
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90 2004-09-17 8 KENNETH LIM - Compiled by KENNETH LIM SCHRODER Investment Management sold 19,000 shares of contract manufacturer Venture Corp on Monday on behalf of its clients, paring the fund manager's stake to 5.83 per cent from 5.84 per cent. Meanwhile, Aberdeen Asset Management, another fund manager, saw its stake90 words
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Article, Illustration427 2004-09-17 8 OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES Sep 16 VALUE CLOSE BT QB/OS 401.00 4-119.00 BT CADI -*****.00 +65.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 +40.00 All-SG Equities 520.26 -2.52 SG Equities Elect 160.74 -0.99 SG Equities Fin 1642.99 -8.24 SG Equities Prop 481.78 -3.20 SIMSCI 240.41 -1.86 SiMSCI Futures 240.70 -2.10 MOST ACTIVE STOCKS VOLUME427 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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Article, Illustration422 2004-09-17 10 VINCE CHONG - Overseas projects, like airports in India, now make up 40% of its work By VINCE CHONG ENGINEERING consultant Meinhardt (Singapore) has successfully steered away from the construction downturn in Singapore, having been among the rare few to avoid spilling red ink in the422 words
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333 2004-09-17 10 DIABETICS who suffer the inconvenience of daily insulin injections may have more to hope for. Homegrown company stem cell research company ES Cell International (ESI) is working towards a cure for the illness within two years. Eighty per cent of333 words
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479 2004-09-17 10 RAJU CHELLAM - Move could spark price war with SingTel: analysts By RAJU CHELLAM STARHUB has launched a suite of audio, video and Web conferencing services for multinational corporations and small and medium enterprises, a move which could spark a price war with rival Singapore Telecommunications, which479 words
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Article, Illustration380 2004-09-17 10 DANIEL BUENAS - By DANIEL BUENAS HAVING built up her fashion retail chain into an recognisable brand, 77th Street founder Elim Chew is now helping young entrepreneurs achieve the same success. Ms Chew, together with another five entrepreneurs, have come together to form a non-profit organisationFILE PHOTO - 380 words
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208 2004-09-17 10 THE hearing to assess damages that Raffles Town Club Ltd (RTC) must pay to the 5,000 members who had sued it was postponed at the last minute yesterday after RTC asked the judge in chambers to excuse himself on grounds of conflict. But208 words
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Article, Illustration402 2004-09-17 10 VINCE CHONG - Demand drivers include influx of budget carriers By VINCE CHONG WOTIF.COM expects its revenue in Asia to exceed Australia's in five years as short-term travel gathers pace, buoyed by the advent of low-cost carriers, relaxed visa rules, and the five-day work week.402 words
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SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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80 2004-09-17 10 SINGAPORE and Brunei will discuss ways to further strengthen cooperation in broadcasting at the 14th Joint Technical Committee (JTC) meeting tomorrow in Brunei. Tan Chin Nam, permanent secretary (Information, Communications and the Arts), will lead the Singapore delegation. Lee Boon Yang, Minister for Information, Communications80 words
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65 2004-09-17 10 MALAYSIAN Minister for Natural Resources and Environment Adenan Haji Satem will arrive today for a two-day visit at the invitation of Environment and Water Resources Minister Yaacob Ibrahim. The Malaysian minister's visit is part of the traditional annual exchange of visits (AEV) between the two65 words
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40 2004-09-17 10 SINGAPORE has appointed Philip Ng Chee Tat, 46, its ambassador to Argentina, resident in Singapore. Mr Ng is concurrently the ambassador to Chile. Mr Ng is also chief executive officer of Far East Organization (Singapore).40 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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Article, Illustration484 2004-09-17 11 Economists remain divided over need for rate increase to cool economy Reuters [BEIJINGJ China's urban fixed-asset investment rose 3Q.3 per cent in the first eight months of 2004 from a year earlier, the National Bureau of Statistics confirmed yesterday, indicating a slowing trend. The bureauReuters; REUTERS FILE PHOTO - 484 words
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451 2004-09-17 11 Reuters [WASHINGTON] The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday said it had no compelling evidence that booming house prices would drop as interest rates rise. In its biannual Global Financial Stability Report, the IMF said research for its SeptemberReuters - 451 words
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466 2004-09-17 11 Firms may be forced to disclose intra-group deals Reuters [BRUSSELS] The European Commission will unveil plans for sweeping corporate governance reforms next month to force firms to shed light on opaque intra-group relations and make directors accountable for company reports. The proposal is theReuters - 466 words
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Article, Illustration401 2004-09-17 11 US consumer prices up 0.1 in Aug AP Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] Consumer prices rose just 0.1 per cent in August, a sign that inflation poses no immediate risk to the US economy. The over-the-month-in-crease in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), the government's most closely watched inflation gauge, came after prices dippedAP; Bloomberg; AP FILE PHOTO - 401 words
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MALAYSIA COMPANIES
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359 2004-09-17 12 (KUALA LUMPUR] Golden Hope Plantations Bhd is poised to become Malaysia's second-biggest listed plantation company in terms of acreage with its shareholders approving a reorganisation plan on Wednesday. The plan involves it buying oil palm estates from Island Peninsular Bhd (I&P), which will in359 words
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Article, Illustration485 2004-09-17 12 It recruits top talents boasting international expertise [KUALA LUMPUR] Khazanah Nasional Bhd, the Malaysian government's investment arm that controls a third of the national stock exchange's capitalisation, is beefing up its senior management ranks. In its first such announcements, Khazanah named Ganen Sarvanathan, ÜBS InvestmentNSTP - 485 words
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492 2004-09-17 12 [KUALA LUMPUR] Diversified tourism group Reliance Pacific Bhd could well be on way to recovery from several years of losses, judging by its financial performance in the past three quarters, The Star said citing industry observers. For its fiscal first quarter ended492 words
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Article, Illustration329 2004-09-17 13 Jakarta bourse's showing in region overshadowed only by smaller markets like Vietnam Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesian stocks are hitting record levels and analysts see more gains if next week's presidential election goes peacefully and the front-runner turns out to be as market-friendly asReuters; REUTERS - 329 words
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237 2004-09-17 13 Move is part of govt compensation package [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's biggest toll road operator Plus Expressways has confirmed it will take over a failed highway project as part of a compensation package. Plus said yesterday the government has agreed to allow Plus to237 words
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NOTE BOOK
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144 2004-09-17 13 Reuters [HONG KONG] Hutchison Telecommunications International Ltd (HTIL), a unit of conglomerate Hutchison Whampoa Ltd, is holding talks with "friendly business partners" with the aim of the partners buying up to 50 per cent of HTIL's planned initial public offering (IPO), a HongReuters - 144 words
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121 2004-09-17 13 AP [JAKARTA] An Indonesian court yesterday sentenced the editor of the country's leading news magazine to one year in prison for libel in a case that press advocates called a setback for media freedom. Bambang Harimurti, chief editor of Tempo weekly, was found guiltyAP - 121 words
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115 2004-09-17 13 Bloomberg [BANGKOK] PTT Pic, Thailand's biggest energy company, is studying a plan to invest as much as 40 billion baht (Ssl .65 billion) on its sixth gas separation plant to meet demand from petrochemical companies to make plastic from gas. The proposed plantBloomberg - 115 words
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122 2004-09-17 13 Bloomberg [MUMBAI] India's government will cut tax incentives it provides to steel exporters, Trade Minister Kamal Nath said in New Delhi yesterday. He gave no further details, however. The move may help the Indian government to curb inflation, which accelerated for a fifthBloomberg - 122 words
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GREATER CHINA/INDIA
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408 2004-09-17 14 Foreign cash given access to stock, debt markets increased by 30% Reuters, Bloomberg [SHANGHAI] China's forex regulators have let another US$6OO million flow into the country's main stock and debt markets, increasing the amount admitted under a special scheme designed for foreign players. ÜBSReuters,; Bloomberg - 408 words
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Article, Illustration270 2004-09-17 14 VEN SREENIVASAN - S'pore travel agents' tour packages sales up By VEN SREENIVASAN WITH slightly more than a week to go before the inaugural Shanghai Formula One (Fl) race, the city's leading hotels are on a roll nearly all their rooms have apparently been booked. And whatever that'sAFP - 270 words
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451 2004-09-17 14 Reuters [SINGAPORE] India needs to adopt budget rules that have proved successful in other countries if it is to put its public finances on a sustainable footing, the International Monetary Fund says. The Fund says India must learn lessons from countriesReuters - 451 words
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275 2004-09-17 14 Reuters. Bloomberg [HONG KONG] HSBC has sold shares in Hong Kong developer Hang Lung Properties worth HK$2.2 billion (Ss4B4 million), in a deal that was warmly received by investors. "HSBC has sold shares in Hang Lung that it bought in 1996.Reuters.; Bloomberg - 275 words
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ASIA-PACIFIC/WORLD
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441 2004-09-17 16 It was part of a global cartel that illegally set prices for three years NYT [WASHINGTON] Federal prosecutors announced on Wednesday that they had cracked a global cartel that had illegally fixed prices of memory chips in personal computers and servers for threeNYT - 441 words
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Article381 2004-09-17 16 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] JPMorgan Chase Co ended a US$5 billion contract with IBM Corp as President Jamie Dimon seeks to retake control of the second-biggest US bank's technology systems and cut costs. The bank will hire 4,000 data centre and helpdesk workers who went toBloomberg - 381 words
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Article, Illustration489 2004-09-17 16 CHRISTOPHER REED - He is also accused of trying to regain the chairmanship By CHRISTOPHER REED in Los Angeles WALT Disney chief executive Michael Eisner's surprise recent decision to quit in two years' time has rebounded on him, as his old adversary Roy Disney has relaunched hisPHOTOS: BLOOMBERG, REUTERS - 489 words
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479 2004-09-17 16 [LOS ANGELES] News Corp chairman and chief executive Rupert Murdoch's pay rose 42 per cent to US$l7 million as television shows such as American Idol and larger audiences for the Fox cable network lifted profit for fiscal 2004. Mr Murdoch, 73, received479 words
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Article, Illustration327 2004-09-17 16 AP [NEW YORK] Even at a wrenching moment of surrender, Martha Stewart was as always under impeccable control. Her announcement on Wednesday that she would report to prison as soon as possible came in a lightbathed studio, before a brilliant backdrop of colour swatches, perfectlyAP - 327 words
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419 2004-09-17 16 Reuters [TOKYO] Latest inspections of major banks by Japan's Financial Services Agency (FSA) showed 5.5 per cent more problem loans than disclosed in the banks' own assessments. The regulator said yesterday that it had found 36.5 trillion yen (*****.2 billion) inReuters - 419 words
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347 2004-09-17 17 Reuters [NEW YORKI Aircraft manufacturer and defence contractor Boeing said on Wednesday that it expects world air cargo to grow at an average annual rate of 6.2 per cent during the next two decades, with overall traffic tripling from current levels.Reuters - 347 words
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99 2004-09-17 17 Bloomberg [TOULOUSE] Air France chief executive Jean-Cyril Spinetta said cost savings from its purchase of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will be about 100 million euros (*****.19 million) this fiscal year, or 30 per cent more than forecast. "We will certainly pass" the forecastBloomberg - 99 words
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150 2004-09-17 17 Reuters [HONG KONG] Hong Kong's dominant airlines, Cathay Pacific Airways, will hold presentation for a $200 million, five-year bonds in Singapore on Monday, debt market news service Basis Point said. It quoted sources as saying yesterday that DBS Bank would join Standard Chartered BankReuters - 150 words
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105 2004-09-17 17 AP [WASHINGTON! Some passengers on US commercial flights as of Sept 20 will be subject to new, more rigorous body searches targeting explosives hidden under clothing, a government source said. The new measures come on the heels of the Aug 24 attacks in Russia, whichAP - 105 words
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88 2004-09-17 17 AP [JAKARTA] An airport on Indonesia's Flores island has been temporarily closed after a volcano erupted and spewed ash and dust thousands of metres into the air, officials said yesterday. Petrus Alube, chief of Wayoti airport in Maumere, said dust has covered the runway forAP - 88 words
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Article1891 2004-09-17 17 CITY FLIGHT ETA FLIGHT ETD Copenhagen SQ351 0530 SK972 2155 SK973 1900 Adelaide BA7381 1840 LH9770 2300 —r- »A7381 1840 QF81 1840 SQ229 2300 Darwin 0F81 1840 *lllM<lll>jj SQ461 1400 SQ462 0200 Delhi SQ407 0710 IC856 1145 Amsterdam SQ323 0615 KL838 2255 IC855 1025 AI481 13551,891 words
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Article, Illustration579 2004-09-17 17 Last-miunute agreement will save troubled airline 150m euros Bloomberg [MILAN] Alitalia, Italy's largest airline, said it reached an agreement with ground employee unions to cut 2,500 jobs and freeze pay in a compromise intended to rescue the company that has justBloomberg; REUTERS - 579 words
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226 2004-09-17 17 Bloomberg [NEW DELHII Indian Airlines, the nation's biggest carrier by fleet size, will lease nine twin-aisle aircraft next year to expand its services to cities in Southeast Asia and the Middle East. Indian Airlines will lease wide-bodied planes that can seat atBloomberg - 226 words
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258 2004-09-17 17 Bloomberg (BRUSSELS] Virgin Express Holdings, a low-cost airline owned by UK billionaire Richard Branson, said its negotiators have completed an agreement with the main shareholder of SN Brussels Airlines to combine the two carriers under one company. Under the agreement, theBloomberg - 258 words
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180 2004-09-17 17 Bloomberg [CAPE TOWN] South Africa, India and Brazil are considering starting a joint programme to produce medium-sized passenger aircraft. South African President Thabo Mbeki said. "Since we need aircraft that are bigger than a 10-seater and smaller than a 300-seater, why don't theseBloomberg - 180 words
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342 2004-09-17 17 Xinhua [MOSCOW] One of the two suicide bombers suspected of downing two Russian airliners last month got on board after bribing an airline employee, Russia's chief prosecutor was quoted by local media as saying yesterday. Two Russian passenger jets, Tu-134 and Tu-154, crashedXinhua - 342 words
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SHIPPING
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Article, Illustration48 2004-09-17 18 [SAN FERNANDO, Spain] A worker from the government-controlled shipbuilder Izar rolls a tire into a burning barricade during a protest in San Fernando, southern Spain. Dock workers resumed protests on Wednesday over a lack of employment and against plans to part-privatise the Izar shipyards. REUTERSREUTERS - 48 words
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347 2004-09-17 18 GEORGE JOSEPH - By GEORGE JOSEPH [SINGAPORE] A container ship struck a Singapore navy vessel before colliding with an oncoming oil tanker just after Wednesday midnight in Singapore waters off the Horsbugh Lighthouse. The incident is the second involving a container ship and a347 words
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Article283 2004-09-17 18 SGX '000 S$ W- Vol CM Offshore .0.40 0.02 S554 Chum Hup .0.62 0:04 ***** Cosco Investment .0.91 0.04 ***** CWT Distribution 0.49 unch 0 EzraHldgi IjW unch 206 Freight Links 0.10 unch 763 Grand Banks Yacht Ml 0.01 18 jaya Holding .0.94 0.02 7037 Kl Venture .0.28283 words
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Article, Illustration537 2004-09-17 18 GEORGE JOSEPH - Joint effort seen necessary to market S'pore as a maritime centre By GEORGE JOSEPH [SINGAPORE] A common platform has to be found for the various trade associations within the shipping industry in Singapore to come together and be the catalysts for business537 words
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739 2004-09-17 18 SELVA KUMAR - ADMIRALTY CASEBOOK By SELVA KUMAR A 'general paramount clause* in a bill of lading is not some vague contractual provision that suggests that an international convention might apply in some circumstances. Instead, such a clause establishes a hierarchical scheme on which a739 words
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EDITORIAL & OPINION
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506 2004-09-17 20 EDITORIAL THREE years after the Sept 11 attacks on New York and Washington, much of official Washington has been analysing the failures of America's counter-terrorist system before the event and reviewing proposals for reforming that system. The main assumption among US officials506 words
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Article, Illustration777 2004-09-17 20 FRANK CHING - THE BOTTOM LINE FRANK CHING LAST month, when Japanese and Chinese teams faced each other in the Asian Cup soccer final in Beijing, Chinese fans booed so loudly that they drowned out the strains of the Japanese national anthem.777 words
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Article, Illustration941 2004-09-17 20 NEIL BEHRMANN - Rogue trader Yasuo Hamanaka's shenanigans will be in the limelight once more next month NEIL BEHRMANN London Correspondent INSIGHTS into rogue trading and market manipulation will again come to the fore in a US$ 1.1 billion London High Court case that opens at the beginning ofREUTERS - 941 words
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Article, Illustration644 2004-09-17 21 Alan Lim Singapore - LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Alan Lim Singapore I REFER to "Views From The Top" (BT, Sept 13) which focused on whether Singapore should open up to the casino gaming industry. An overwhelming majority of your BT CEO's eClub support the presence of aAP - 644 words
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Article679 2004-09-17 21 Penelope Phoon - Penelope Phoon Head of ACCA Singapore I REFER to Joyce Koh's Hock Lock Siew article, "Do cross-over auditors make good CFOs?" (BT, Sept 14). Ms Koh says that companies are increasingly appointing chief financial officers with little experience in managing a big company. Experience679 words
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Article, Illustration957 2004-09-17 21 ANDY MUKHERJEE - Despite the IMF's claims otherwise, the wordsmith's words written in the 19th century may prove to be right ANDY MUKHERJEE FROM anti-globaUsation activists to libertarian economists, the International Monetary Fund has many adversaries. The 19th-century poet John Keats isn't among them. And yet, ProvingREUTERS - 957 words
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Article, Illustration525 2004-09-17 28 KANNAN CHANDRAN - ALBUMS By KANNAN CHANDRAN THE dark glasses and the big smile were significant signatures of the man's physical and emotional make-up. Ray Charles may not have seen through most of his life, but he saw how his music and his indefatigable personality could light up525 words
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Article, Illustration528 2004-09-17 28 CAROLYN QUEK - MUSICALS CAROLYN QUEK looks at what's in store for viewers of Mamma Mia! CAROLYN QUEK FWm ORGET about Saturday Night Fever and get ready for another m kind of fever Abba fever, that is when Mamma Mia! hits our shores next week. And if statistics528 words
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Article, Illustration626 2004-09-17 28 CHEAH UI-HOON - EXHIBITION By CHEAH UI-HOON THE issues of history and identity continue to frame and provide the basis of artist Salleh Japar's art—as seen in his second solo show after a 10-year hiatus. But this time around, he experiments with video projectionZAOBAO - 626 words
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333 2004-09-17 28 SANGEETHA MADHAVAN - THEATRE By SANGEETHA MADHAVAN BRITISH playwright Willy Russell's hit play Shirley Valentine opens with a bored, frumpy and 40-something housewife and mother cooking chips n' egg for her husband. Swilling a glass of Riesling and addressing the wall, she talks about her unfulfilling333 words
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Article268 2004-09-17 28 CHEAH UI-HOON - By CHEAH UI-HOON CONTENT on being a "cultural showcase" of language and customs rather than focusing on issues from the Peranakan viewpoint, Peranakan plays like Buang Keroh Pungot Jerneh continue to be productions where you can sit back and relax as you're walked down memory lane by268 words
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Miscellaneous280 2004-09-17 28 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 12 The height of irritation, say |^JBB IIIIIIII _pH -ii JBB_JB_ i J (4) Pi m n^M 13 Come out with me again and have a I H 9 14 French priest sought in Lourdes (4) 17 Shine in languages (6,6) Hi |H|| toe, cried with mous person280 words
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Article, Illustration1088 2004-09-17 29 VINCENT WEE - POWERBOAT RACING VINCENT WEE looks at how different the 2004 F1 Powerboat Singapore Grand Prix promises to be from last year's dismal start VINCENT WEE JUST as the Ascott races in Britain show the cream of the social elite flaunting fancy hats and pedigree whileFILE PHOTO - 1,088 words
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Article, Illustration774 2004-09-17 30 CHEAH UI-HOON - WATCH COLLECTOR CHEAH UI-HOON finds out how Anthony Lim got into the watch business and his plans for Cortina CHEAH UI-HOON IN Anthony Lim Keen Ban's office, is an assortment of family pictures crowding the shelves behind him. Facing his desk is aARTHUR LEE - 774 words
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Article, Illustration367 2004-09-17 30 CHUANG PECK MING - By CHUANG PECK MING MEN are falling for a woman's best friend diamonds. At least when it comes to watches. So Cortina Watch is adding, for the first time, jewellery timepieces for guys at its annual Jewellery Time show this year. The exhibition opensARTHUR LEE - 367 words
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Article, Illustration854 2004-09-17 30 CHEAH UI-HOON - WRITER By CHEAH UI-HOON A BOOK for the season, that's what British author Lynne Truss thinks is her surprise bestselling book on punctuation, fate. Shoots Leaves. "I think 20 years ago, in the UK, it would have been seen as a class issue. People would have said854 words
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Article, Illustration1556 2004-09-17 31 GEOFFREY EU - GEOFFREY EU checks out the Architecture Biennale in Venice where S'pore made its debut GEOFFREY EU OVE it or hate it, The EsLplanade provoked plenty of healthy debate on the state of architecture in Singapore when it was built two years ago and if there's one thing worse1,556 words
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438 2004-09-17 32 jaime ee - off the cuff jaime ee WELL done, my budget carrier comrades! Keep up this pseudo price war for a little while more and we will soon build up the world's largest army of civilian guerillas! I can't believe how clever we have been at recruiting438 words
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Advertisement41 2004-09-17 32 B Every second still counts for Cortina's boss. PG 30 ■JiJL WHAT'S INSIDE MUSIC Mamma Mia! It's pure fun and laughs. PG 28 PURSUITS Powerboat racing: More glamour hits the bay. PG 29 PEOPLE Lynne Truss: The punctuation advocate. PG 3041 words
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