The Business Times, 18 September 2004

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  • Title Section
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    18 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES weekend SINGAPORE 85 cents MITA (P) 023/03/2004 online at http://business-times.asia 1 com.sg September 18-19 2004
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  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon SPH, MediaCorp sew up win-win deal
    834 1  -  Mergers of mass market TV, free newspaper operations seen stemming losses by ending cut-throat competition By WONG WEI KONG [SINGAPORE] Signalling the end of cut-throat competition that has led to losses on both sides, Singapore Press Holdings and MediaCorp will merge their mass-market television
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  • Article
    Lock icon MARKETS DIGEST
    133 1 STI 2,003.56 (+6.44) ST INDEX FUTURES 1.990.00 (-9.00) SIMSCI 241.18 (+0.77) SIMSCI FUTURES 240.70 (unch) MARKETS Friday Change KLSECOMP 859.66 +1.87 NIKKEI 225 11.082.49 -56.87 HANG SENG 13.224.93 +15.09 SET INDEX 668.73 +6.34 JAKARTA COMP 814.63 +1.56 TAIPEI WPI 5,818.39 -72.66 AUST ALL ORD 3,636.70 +7.20 BOMBAY IND
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    Lock icon CONTENTS
    49 1 TOP STORIES PG 2 COMPANIES... PG 4-6 UNIT TRUSTS PG 6 INVESTMENT PG 8 SINGAPORE PG 9 ECONOMY PG 10 NETWORK PG 11 FOREIGN PG 12-14 WELLNESS PG 15 HEALTH PG 16-17 MOTORING PG 19 SHOPPING.. PG 20-21 PURSUITS PG 21 WINE DINE ....PG 21 FOOD PG 22
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    Lock icon S'pore rocks
    737 1 A bumper crop of concerts and events featuring regional and international pop stars is leaving fans spoilt for choice, says CHEAH UI-HOON THIS year has been a busy one for pop concert fan Weena Tan. The public relations executive was at the wildly successful Linkin Park show at
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  • TOP STORIES
    • Article, Illustration
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      439 2 Compiled by Kenneth Lim A brief media history Early casualties 1971: The Straits Times gains monopoly after rivals Singapore Herald and Eastern Sun fold following allegations of involvement in "black operations". Hopeful Monitor 1900: Overseas Union Bank, United Overseas Bank and Development Bank of Singapore take up indirect
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      Lock icon Investors chase up SPH shares
      658 2  -  Analysts say end to TV losses big plus point for SPH By JOYCE KOH [SINGAPORE] Investors yesterday gave a clear thumbs up to the end of costly competition between Singapore's two news media giants. Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) saw its share price leap to its
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      Lock icon Between the devil and the deep blue sea
      747 2  -  SATURDAY SOAPBOX Both Bush and Kerry are immense turn-offs CHRISTOPHER REED AFTER an August of acrimony and halfway through a septic September in the US presidential electoral campaign, we await the televised debates in an orotund October. But based on their own
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      Lock icon THREE-MINUTE DIGEST
      662 2 So, who will be next in Temasek's cross hairs IF anything, Temasek Holdings' successful takeover of national shipping line Neptune Orient Lines is further confirmation that the Singapore investment company has become an active investor. So what will its next targets be? Most likely, companies with global potential,
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  • RAFFLES CONVERSATION
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      Lock icon Beyond exec recruitment
      1208 3  -  At Korn/Ferry, executive search involves helping clients solve bigger problems rather than just finding people, CEO Paul Reilly tells ANNA TEO ANNA TEO IN an interview with BT three years ago, Paul Reilly, then newly appointed chairman and CEO of Korn/Ferry International, said he would never have
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      Lock icon Looking for doers as CEOs
      744 3 THE criteria for CEOs have changed, says Paul Reilly, citing it as one "big shift" on the leadership front in the last three years in most parts of the world. There is now a "huge focus on people who have the history of actually getting
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  • COMPANY NEWS
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      Lock icon Temasek on the prowl
      849 4  -  CORPORATE ANALYSIS The takeover of NOL suggests that even TLCs could be Temasek targets, says WONG WEI KONG WONG WEI KONG SO WHERE will Temasek Holdings strike next? Earlier this week, the Singapore investment company succeeded contrary to earlier expectations with its offer for Neptune Orient
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      Lock icon SGX MAINBOARD
      6 4 Transaction date: Sep 17
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    • COMPANY BRIEFS
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        Lock icon Xpress proposes first dividend in 3 years
        82 4 KK Fong's Xpress Holdings has declared its firsi dividend 5 per cent or 0.05-cent a share in three years, after net profit more than doubled to $1.53 million from $746,000 for the financial year ended July 31. Revenue fell 2.3 per cent to
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        Lock icon ST Engg reports minor damage to US units
        62 4 SINGAPORE Technologies Engineering (ST Engg) yesterday reported only minor damage at its US operations VT Halter Marine. VT Miltope and ST Mobile Aerospace Engineering (MAE) in the wake of Hurricane Ivan. The hurricane, a Category 4 storm, made land fall early Thursday
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        Lock icon Astra to take loans of US$120m, 600b rupiah
        106 4 PT Astra International. Indonesia's leading automotive conglomerate which is 41.93 per cent owned by Jardine Cycle Carriage, has mandated a group of banks to arrange a dual-currency syndicated revolving credit facility comprising two tranches: a US dollar tranche of US$ 120 million
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        Lock icon Santak unit buys China firm
        51 4 SANTAK Metal Manufacturing, a full subsidiary of Santak Holdings, has agreed to buy Chinese company Wuxi Tech Precision Engineering for U*****,000. Wuxi Tech is in the business of manufacturing of precision-machined components and is also involved in fixture design and fabrication, and mould and tool
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        Lock icon DBS offers SPH call wrts at 47.18< each
        50 4 DBS offers SPH call wrts at 47.18&lt; each DBS Bank yesterday launched the proposed issuance of five million European-style cash-settled call warrants relating to SPH shares. The issue price of each warrant is 47.18 cents with an exercise price of $4.24, which may only be exercised on June 17, 2005.
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      Lock icon SGX
      3593 5 Transaction date: Sep 17 STRAITS TIMES INDEX STOCKS Stodmame Wt Oom Change Stodmanw wt dot* dung* Stock nam* Wt Oom Chang* Allgre«n50c 0.31 1.100 -0.020 HKLandUSIOc 2.69 2.020 STEngglOc 1 66 2.1S0 +0.010 BIL Intl 0.46 0.M5 -0.010 Haw Par Corp 0.48 5.050 -0.050 STATS ChipPAC 25c 0.47 1.070
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      Lock icon Peaceful proceedings at SGX general meeting
      578 5  -  Stock options and management pay debated; three new directors appointed By JOYCE KOH SHAREHOLDERS who expected a replay of the fireworks show at last year's Singapore Exchange (SGX) annual general meeting were treated instead to a run of the mill affair this year. The
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      Lock icon CPL chief exec Jeffrey Heng to retire this month
      293 5  -  Lim Ee Seng of MCL Land to replace him at property firm By ANDREA TAN CENTREPOINT Properties chief executive officer Jeffrey Heng is retiring at the end of the month. Replacing Mr Heng as CEO is Lim Ee Seng, currently MCL
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      Lock icon StarHub launches IPO at up to $1.15 a share
      565 6  -  Proceeds of up to $500m to go to 4 shareholders paring their stakes By AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY STARHUB Ltd is offering 481.8 million vendor shares at a maximum price of $1.15 each in an initial public offering that will gross up
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      Lock icon Caution rules even as STI crosses 2,000
      463 6  -  STOCKS R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent IT should have been a week when brokers brought out the champagne to celebrate the Straits Times Index crossing the 2,000 mark. After all, it's been more than four years since the mark has been penetrated and it
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      Lock icon UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
      34 6 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS LEGEND:All prices are indicative;Broadly Diversified; Narowly Focused;$ Lower Risk;^ Low to Medium Risk;& Medium to High Risk;** Higher Risk;open-ended;+Before subdivision of units;After subdivision of units;SP after stock split N.A-Non Dealing Day
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  • DBS INVESTMENT ROUNDTABLE
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      Lock icon Are oil prices to blame?
      2760 7 OVERVIEW: Back in March, at the close of the first quarter of 2004, investors could be forgiven for thinking that US stocks were well positioned for another year of strong gains. True, valuations were rich coming off a 12month bull run that witnessed huge gains
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      40 7 ODBS The DBS Investment Roundtable is brought to you by DBS. It aims to help the investor make informed decisions by providing a platform for experts to discuss the impact of current market issues and concerns. DBS hotline No: 1800-*****22
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  • PERSONAL INVESTMENT
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      Lock icon When tide turns for a loss-maker
      847 8  -  SHOW ME THE MONEY What's driving the stellar performance of Cyber Village stock which has quadrupled? TEH HOOI LING Senior Correspondent THE share price of Cyber Village, a provider of e-business consulting services and solutions, has more than quadrupled this year making it the
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      Lock icon BROKERS' TAKE
      541 8  -  Compiled by KENNETH LIM Airocean Group Sept 17 dose: 115 cents GK GOH RESEARCH, Sept 16 BUY AIROCEAN and A-Sonic announced a joint budget airline investment with two other Chinese companies, Guangdong China Travel Services and China Xpress Pte Ltd. Airocean will take up 19 per cent equity
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    • TRADES TO WATCH
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        Lock icon Tribune's stake in Popular reduced to 5.42%
        121 8 US media group Tribune Company saw its deemed stake in Popular Holdings drop to 5.42 per cent from 6.53 per cent after five million shares were sold on the open market on Wednesday. On the same day, investment fund Baring Communications Equity (Asia
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        Lock icon Lim & Tan buys more shares of Stamford Tyres
        73 8 Lim Tan buys more shares of Stamford Tyres LIM Tan Securities bought 1.7 million shares of Stamford Tyres Corp on Thursday on the open market, raising its direct stake to 13.1 per cent from 12.29 per cent. Lim Tan had already bought another 2.7 million shares on the open market
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        Lock icon Hong Leong Asia's outgoing CEO sells 250,000 shares
        66 8 HONG Leong Asia's outgoing chief executive Wrixon Frank Gasteen pared his holdings to 0.08 per cent from 0.15 per cent on Thursday after selling 250,000 shares on the open market at $1.52 apiece. Hong Leong Asia, the industrial and manufacturing arm of
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        Lock icon JP Morgan Chase raises TPV holding to 12.07%
        80 8  -  Compiled by KENNETH LIM JP Morgan Chase Co saw its shareholding in computer monitor maker TPV Technology grow for the second time this month after 1.6 million shares were bought on the open market on Tuesday. The bank is now deemed to
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      Lock icon BT SHARE INFORMATION SERVICE
      989 8 For week beginning Sep 13 SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDER/DIRECTOR TRANSACTIONS S«bs*i«tol lay No of Price SHAHEMOUMWG Tram Shareholder Sefl Shares Per More After Stock Date Director Com '000 Shr C000) COCO) Parkway Hldgs 16 Sep-04 Ho Kian Hock OE SO 0.94 0 0.00 50 0.01 Asiatravel.Com 16-Sep-04 BohTuangPoh
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
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      Lock icon Strong trade lifts hopes of double-digit GDP growth
      520 9  -  August exports beat market expectations to post 29% rise By CHUANG PECK MING KEY non-oil domestic exports (NODX) in August put up their strongest showing since December 2003, raising the possibility that the economy could post doubledigit growth this year its highest
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      Lock icon Credit bureau for SMEs in the offing
      553 9  -  By DANIEL BUENAS SMALLER companies here are all for having a credit bureau dedicated to them and Spring Singapore and the Action Community for Entrepreneurship (ACE) are looking at how one can be implemented. "We are seeing a marked change in the mindset
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      Lock icon Chip equipment orders slip in Aug
      430 9  -  But global sales still on track to top US$36b this year By RAJU CHELLAM CHIP-MAKING equipment orders slipped in August and may soften in the next few months, according to Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI). But the industry is still on track to
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    • SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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        Lock icon S'pore to host WHO discussion
        60 9 SINGAPORE will host the World Health Organization's (WHO) expert consultation on outbreak communications on Sept 21-23. Experts will touch on the experience gained from a range of outbreaks like Sars, Ebola, mad cow, anthrax and avian influenza, and case studies, including Singapore's management of Sars
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        Lock icon Wellsprings snags Ist foreign deal
        73 9 LOCAL company Wellsprings Properties has clinched its first foreign deal during a business mission led by the Singapore Business Federation (SBF) to Xiamen and Fuzhou from Sept 7to 11. The company signed a memorandum of understanding with a property developer in Xiamen and is embarking
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        Lock icon SICCI launches Indian Entrepreneur Awards
        60 9 THE Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI) has announced the launch of the S1CCI-DBS Indian Entrepreneur Awards 2004. The three categories are open to all Indian individuals who are either citizens or permanent residents and who own at least 10 per cent share
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      Lock icon S'pore, EU mulling formal talks on partnership pact
      783 9  -  Declaration planned at Asem meeting in Oct By SURESH MENON in Brussels SINGAPORE and the European Union have begun exploratory talks towards a joint declaration by their leaders in Hanoi next month at the Asem (AsiaEurope Meeting) summit, to start formal negotiations
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      358 9 Starts Today! Annual Sale 2004 V '82 Ch La Lagune (mag) 520 450 '01 R Grofßer, Ch. Musigny L. Amoureuses [R] 200 177 y j '82 Ch Pavie [ex-ch] 242 210 '00 Ch du Tanquet, Cuvee Bois 28 23 I '83Ch Rauzan Segla [ex-ch] 245 212 '00Ch Fuisse. Pourity-Fuisse V
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  • ECONOMY WATCH
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      Lock icon Fed policymakers lean towards rate rise
      932 10 The Federal Reserve is widely expected to raise the federal funds rate at a policy meeting on Tuesday, Sept 21, despite recent mixed economic news. A rate increase, the third this year, would take the federal funds rate to 1.75 per cent from 1.50
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      Lock icon US consumer sentiment sags in early Sept
      392 10 LATEST US DATA Confidence hit by doubts over economy, jobs Reuters. Bloomberg [NEW YORK] US consumer sentiment stagnated early this month, as doubts about the economy and the job market persisted, according to a widely-watched survey. The University of Michigan's index of consumer
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      Lock icon US household wealth hits record high on rising property values
      281 10 Reuters US household wealth swelled to a new record in the second quarter of 2004, while borrowing outside the financial sector grew at a slower pace, the Federal Reserve said on Thursday. In its quarterly "Flow of Funds" report, the
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  • NETWORK SINGAPORE
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      Lock icon Vietnam's awakening
      1363 11  -  LETTER FROM HO CHI MINH CITY LINSON LIM has seen the country shake off the languor of '90s to see its entry into the world economic stage with a vengeance LINSON LIM IN the movie The Quiet American, it was said that if one visits Vietnam for the
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      344 11 All overseas Singaporeans working or studying abroad are invited to share their experiences with readers on our new Network Singapore page. E-mail your contributions to btletter@sph.com.sg. Photos are welcome too. IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF CREAM MEDIA PTE LTD (In Creditors'
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  • MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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      Lock icon AirAsia IPO set to tap up to RM1b
      428 12/13 Share sale due in November likely to be biggest in Malaysia this year AFP IKUALA LUMPUR) Malaysia's budget carrier Air Asia is expected to raise up to RMI billion (***** million) in its initial public offering (IPO) due in November, industry sources
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      Lock icon Kiara Emas ex-director charged for graft
      226 12/13 [KUALA LUMPURI A former company director of a Malaysian listed company was charged in the Sessions Court yesterday with pocketing RM16.9 million (557.5 million) from the company's rights issue eight years ago, Malaysian papers reported yesterday. Tan Hooi Chong, 39, formerly with Kiara Emas
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      Lock icon Bakrie Sumatera plans share sale
      277 12/13 Bloomberg [JAKARTA] PT Bakrie Sumatera Plantations, which has about 30,000 hectares of oil palm plantations in Indonesia, plans to sell new shares in a rights offer to help it expand business. The proceeds from the share sale will be used to build palm oil processing
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      Lock icon Budget carriers eye lucrative KL-S'pore route
      851 12/13 But protectionist govt policies saving it for SIA, MAS for now IKUALA LUMPURI Low-cost airlines in Malaysia and Singapore are eyeing what could potentially be one of their most lucrative routes, between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, says a report in The Star. The only
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  • GREATER CHINA/INDIA
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      Lock icon India, China build economic links
      651 12/13 Complementary economies give rise to increased cross-border trade IHT IBEIJING] A new economic relationship is quietly taking shape between China and India, the once estranged giants of Asia, with huge potential significance for the rest of the world. A decade ago, trade between India and
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      Lock icon Property prices surge in China
      103 12/13 Bloomberg (BEIJING) China's property prices in the first eight months grew at their fastest pace in eight years. Prices for homes, offices and other commercial real estate surged 13.5 per cent from a year ago to an average 2,749 yuan a square metre, the National
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      Lock icon Aviation chief fights foreign stakes in Indian airlines
      412 12/13 Reuters |NEW DELHI] India's aviation ministry is fighting a push to allow foreign airlines to buy into domestic carriers, pressing instead for local companies to expand overseas. After the government defied its communist allies and lifted the foreign investment cap for aviation
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      Lock icon Citic Securities bids for GF stake
      599 12/13 Bloomberg [SHANGHAI] Citic Securities Co, a unit of China's biggest state investment company, has offered 1.28 billion yuan (Ss26l million) for a controlling stake in GF Securities Co, triggering the first takeover battle for a Chinese brokerage. The company will pay 1.25 yuan a
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  • ASIA-PACIFIC/WORLD
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      Lock icon Thai exchange raises minimum capital for IPOs
      345 14 Move to weed out small companies and attract overseas investors Bloomberg [BANGKOK] The Stock Exchange of Thailand will raise the minimum capital needed for companies seeking to list on the exchange by half to weed out small companies and to attract more overseas
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      Lock icon Mitsubishi Tokyo injects cash into UFJ
      348 14 AP [TOKYO] Japanese banking giant Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group Inc yesterday pumped 700 billion yen (5510.96.4 billion) into UFJ Holdings Inc, Japan's fourth biggest bank, in a move designed to discourage a rival takeover. Both Mitsubishi Tokyo and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, two of
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      Lock icon Shell's ex-chief lashes out at FSA
      642 14 He accuses it of abusing his rights and defaming him [LONDON] Philip Watts, the former chairman of Shell, broke his silence on Thursday with a blistering attack on the city regulator, which he accused of riding roughshod over his rights and writing a "flawed"
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      Lock icon Dubai approves law to launch financial centre
      385 14 Reuters [DUBAI] Dubai has approved a law to formally launch a new US$2 billion financial centre in its continuing bid to diversify its oil-based economy. "The law of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) has been passed," DIFC said a statement yesterday. "This
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      Lock icon Chip equipment orders double in Aug: report
      218 14 Bloomberg [WASHINGTON! Orders at North American companies that sell equipment used to make semiconductors more than doubled in August from a year earlier. Semiconductor Equipment Materials International said. The book-to-bill ratio for North American chip tool makers was 1.00 in August, indicating they
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  • WELLNESS
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      Lock icon Spa parties in vogue
      1541 15  -  They have become the latest in-thing for the hip crowd. JAIME EE finds out how they can be organised so that guests can have a refreshing and fun time JAIME EE THE next time you get invited to a party, chances are the dress code on
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      Lock icon The Japanese green tea way to good health
      512 15  -  By JUDY CHAPMAN THE Japanese are considered the longest living race in the world and it may well be their oldest traditions that help them maintain their health in mind and body. It could be the mostly organic and sea-filled nutritious foods
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      330 15 Types of Japanese green tea Sencha The most popular green tea and also one of the most exquisite varieties. It is picked and steamed to prevent natural chemical reaction resulting in oxidation the browning of the tea leaf. Other varieties include Bancha which is a low grade green
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  • HEALTH
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      Lock icon US unveils website to compare drug prices
      627 16 Doctors, patients can use data to choose less expensive drugs NYT [WASHINGTON] Over objections from some drug companies, the Bush administration unveiled a new feature of a federal website on Wednesday comparing prices for similar brand-name drugs that can be used to treat
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      Lock icon Scarce vaccine back in supply
      329 16 Reuters [WASHINGTON] A oncescarce vaccine that protects against a range of infections, including meningitis, is back in supply and small children should get four doses, the US Centres for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention said yesterday. There have been on-and-off-again shortages of Prevnar, but the
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      1080 16 your health questions answered Your article (Sept 11-12,2004) implied that unmarried women in their 30s or women who have children after the age of 30 are more prone to breast cancer. Why is this so? Catherine Grochowski Hormonal protection during pregnancy, especially below the age of 30, confers some
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      Lock icon Pregnant Britons' unusual cravings
      208 16 Reuters {LONDON] Whether it's ice cream and chips, garlic on crackers or brown sauce on everything, nearly 60 per cent of pregnant women in Britain admit to having weird cravings. Nothing is too bizarre or unusual for some mothers-to-be, according to a survey of 200 women
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      Lock icon Weed out the cancer polyps in time
      1028 17  -  Detected early, colorectal cancer is eminently treatable. For those diagnosed with the disease, new drugs and better surgical techniques offer hope for healing and for a better quality of life, reports TAN SU YEN TAN SU YEN TURNING 50 is often reason to
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      Lock icon Life after colorectal cancer
      330 17  -  By TAN SU YEN WHAT is life like after a brush with colorectal cancer? Can survivors realistically expect to return to familiar routines at work and at home? Definitely, says Khoo Kei Siong, consultant medical oncologist and physician, Parkway Group Healthcare, Singapore. "After successful surgery and
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      744 16 nW IfiliSilSli IN THE MATTER Of THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF JKJ RESOURCES ENTERPRISES PTE.LTD. I In CrMftori Votuntary Liquidation) TAKE NOTICE that a meeting of the creditors In the above-named company will, in pursuance of Section 296 erf the above Act, be held at
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  • SIGHT & SOUND
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      Lock icon Seeing is believing
      1168 18  -  InFocus's flagship projector ScreenPlay 777 is a sight to behold, and delivers amazing colour and brightness, says THAM CHAIK KONG THAM CHAIK KONG IN the last century, projectors were as humongous and chunky as dinosaurs. With the progress in digital technology and its wide application, the slim-line
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      259 18 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 5 How a psychiatrist likes his ||H 10 Many wives in Hungary are —JBBL—J^L-—|BB— 29 Little street dude is bossed on v ,n sick person (5) 25 If they're Dutch, you'll have ,g) 7 Goads Nazi troops, which is to pay your way! (6) 31 Believe in HP
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  • MOTORING
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      754 19  -  Competing for the first time in Japan proves lucky as it clinches its 42nd World Rally win, says WILLIAM WHEY WILLIAM WHEY YOU could say it was a homecoming of sorts. The Subaru World Rally Team was first formed in 1993, but it has always competed outside
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      214 19 IF you are ever in Puuppola, Finland, and you'd like to go on the ride of your life, Tommi Makinen will fee Efcore than happy td obUgfc. The four-time worid rally champion retired from racing last year and opened the eponymous Tommi Makinen Racing Ltd driving school
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      264 19  -  By SAMUEL EE THE ultimate in macho posturing on the road not to mention cool nonchalance in the face of high pump prices has undergone a makeover. The Mitsubishi Pajero sport-utility vehicle now has an even more powerful 3.5-litre V 6 GDI engine. Maximum output
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      501 19  -  SAMUEL EE Dearßeng 1 V™ One ancgto As you know the Meriva Is a mini-MPV with five seats and lots of room. So my short wife (that's why she's known as The Short Onel and her fa sister (The Fat One") and my Not So Fat
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  • SHOPPING
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      961 20  -  Good tailoring should focus attention on the person and not the clothes, Dunhill's master tailor tells CORINNE KERK CORINNE KERK Martin Nichoiis is one man who is glad the days dressing for work are over. The master tailor from Dunhill, who has spent 15 years tending to the
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    • IN STORE
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        50 20 LIVING in a small room but have loads of stuff to accommodate? Hiding under the bed takes on a stylish meaning with the Bangsund single bed, from Ikea. Measuring 101 cm wide, 198 cm long and 100 cm in height, it comes in white lacquer and costs $399.
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        49 20 WHAT'S different about this pair of Kxalt Cycle sunglasses is the sexy slit at the sides, which allows a subtle peek at your eyes. From Italy, the lightweight, nylon two-tone frame also comes with gradual grey lens. Price: $128. Available at Your Kyecare Specialist. Suntec City.
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        46 20  -  Compiled by MIKE CHUA Raffles City: Enjoy complimentary coffee/tea and FREE first hour parking everyday at Raffles City Shopping Centre, just by spending on your Citibank Credit Card. More details at Raffles City Shopping Centre, Citibank Rewards Hub, Level 1. Compiled by MIKE CHUA
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      426 20  -  By CORINNE KERK ABT glass is notoriously difficult to sell in Singapore. Retail shops that sell them have come and gone, simply because the market does not seem prepared to pay for the efforts that go into these beautiful, handmade glass creations. But that is no deterrence to
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  • SHOPPING/PURSUITS
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      968 21  -  The Americans may have invented the blue jeans but the Italians are the ones who made it fashionable, the denim brand's founder tells CAT ONG CAT ONG Another major jeans contender has joined what has been dubbed the "power" jeans the parallel corridors just outside Metro
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      Lock icon A grass tree that just grows on you
      589 21  -  GARDENER'S LOG By THIEN WE finally got our longawaited, "politically-cor-rect-ed" plant from Down Under the other day, when bro-in-law Steve lugged a 15kg monster (although just 30cm tall) all the way over. That's because while we had a couple of "Blackboys" before,
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  • FOOD
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      2089 22  -  More hotels and restaurants have jumped on the bandwagon to offer Sunday champagne brunches, a sign of the growing popularity of this leisurely and lavish way of spending time with friends and family during weekends. CHEAH UI-HOON checks out some of these places: CHEAH UI-HOON VEUVE
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