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Title Section14 2004-09-24 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 023/03/2004 SINGAPORE dbmr online at http://business-times.asial.com.sg Friday, September 24,200414 words
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468 2004-09-24 1 JOYCE KOH - Analysts upbeat about move but companies are less enthusiastic By JOYCE KOH [SINGAPORE] Listed companies from Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia may soon find it easier to list on one another's stock exchanges. "We will raise the issue during the Asean Finance Ministers Meeting468 words
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Article, Illustration433 2004-09-24 1 KALPANA RASHIWALA - By KALPANA RASHIWALA [SINGAPORE] Golden Village will hold all its movie previews and premieres exclusively at a 15-screen cineplex it will open at the new mall at Harbour Front Precinct in 2006. And landlord Mapletree Investments which roped in kung fuCHRIS LOH - 433 words
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Article47 2004-09-24 1 TOP STORIES ...PG 2-3 COMPANIES. PG 4-10 S'PORE PG 11-12 ECONOMY PG 13 M'SIA PG 15-16 CHINA PG 17 INDIA PG 18 ASIA-PAC PG 19 WORLD PG 20-21 AVIATION PG 22 SHIPPING PG 24 EDITORIAL PG 26 LETTERS PG 27 STOCKS PG 28-29 LIFESTYLE ...PG 34-3847 words
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Article134 2004-09-24 1 sn 1,988.64 (-4.91) ST INDEX FUTURES 1.980.00 (-10.00) SIMSCI 239.19 (-0.53) SIMSO FUTURES 238.20 (-0.90) MARKETS Thursday Change KLSECOMP 852.89 -3.41 NIKKEI 225 closed HANG SENG 13,280.43 +8.20 SET INDEX 648.80 -14.71 JAKARTA COMP 816.76 -1.46 MANILA COMP 1,742.56 +14.68 SEOUL COMP 829.68 -5.42 SHENZHEN 8 252.81 +8.54134 words
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Advertisement26 2004-09-24 1 tougher HARBOUR RULES S'pore to phase out old tankers carrying ship-fuel PG2 COMMENTARY Jaime Ee on the day when she gave and gave PG 34 Chew,26 words
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499 2004-09-24 2 GEORGE JOSEPH - From next year, new harbour craft licences will only be issued for double-hulled tankers By GEORGE JOSEPH [SINGAPORE] Singapore will impose new rules on ship-fuel tankers and phase out ageing vessels in line with international regulations. To help maintain the island's position as the499 words
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Article733 2004-09-24 2 VDH sues Rotol for alleged breach of contract VAN Der Horst Engineering has sued listed Rotol Singapore for the return of a $100,000 deposit and damages amounting to $150,000 for allegedly breaching an agreement. Besides the money, it also wants to back out of a deal in which733 words
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Article, Illustration544 2004-09-24 2 KALPANA RASHIWALA - Vivo City likely to yield 8% based on $880m project cost By KALPANA RASHIWALA [SINGAPORE] Mapletree Investments expects to generate about $100 million gross rental revenue each year from the new mall it is developing at the HarbourFront precinct. This should translate to544 words
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Article, Illustration531 2004-09-24 3 GENEVIEVE CUA - New body to be funded by contributions from industry players By GENEVIEVE CUA [SINGAPORE] A new integrated dispute resolution scheme will be set up for the insurance and banking industries, the Investment Management Association of Singapore (IMAS) chairman Daniel Chan said yesterday. TheCHRIS LOH - 531 words
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366 2004-09-24 3 GENEVIEVE CUA - By GENEVIEVE CUA [SINGAPORE] Remuneration structures based largely on sales targets remain a key reason for mis-selling in the financial advisory industry, Monetary Authority of Singapore assistant managing director Shane Tregillis said yesterday. This is the second time this year that366 words
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265 2004-09-24 3 Early birds get free Delifrance breakfast; more treats on the way [SINGAPORE] Two thousand copies of The Business Times were snapped up in about 90 minutes at Raffles Courtyard yesterday morning. And the lucky buyers were rewarded with a breakfast feast265 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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425 2004-09-24 4 VEN SREENIVASAN - VDH Engg cites breach of conditions by Rotol, seeks return of deposit and damages By VEN SREENIVASAN VAN Der Horst Engineering Pte Ltd has lodged a writ against Rotol Singapore to pull out of a deal to buy a425 words
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Article, Illustration522 2004-09-24 4 JOYCE KOH - By JOYCE KOH MARKET watchers say the new fees to get Malaysian stock quotes over the Internet will add to trading costs, but will not threaten the proposed joint trading platform between Singapore and Malaysia. Many say the extra charges are only522 words
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494 2004-09-24 4 R SIVANITHY - HOCK LOCK SIEW By R SIVANITHY IN a little over two weeks' time, construction company Koh Brothers' warrants will come to the end of their five-year life. A month later, Acma's warrants will also expire. In both cases, holders are highly unlikely to convert494 words
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493 2004-09-24 4 JEAN CHUA - By JEAN CHUA THIS busy month for initial public offerings saw another two preliminary prospectuses lodged yesterday from China-based Automated Touchstone Machines and from Advance SCT, both aiming for a spot on Sesdaq. Automated Touchstone Machines, a maker of automated teller machines, also493 words
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571 2004-09-24 6 SIOW LI SEN - Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken, Mizuho Corporate Bank aim to recover US$33m By SIOW LI SEN AS expected, two more banks yesterday sued Asia Pacific Breweries to try and recover money that had been stolen by the brewer's former finance manager in Singapore's biggest fraud571 words
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280 2004-09-24 6 SHARES of recently listed Daka Designs dived 8.3 per cent yesterday to their lowest close ever after the company warned of lower profits in the half-year ending Sept 30, 2004. Daka shares finished at 11 cents yesterday, down one cent from the day before280 words
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Article, Illustration683 2004-09-24 6 KENNETH LIM - Reports by KENNETH LIM APPLE concentrate maker New Lakeside said that it could not warn investors of its surprise half-time loss before announcing its results on Tuesday last week because the loss was discovered only four days earlier on a Friday.AFP; Source: Bloomberg - 683 words
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Article, Illustration503 2004-09-24 8 VINCE CHONG - 126m renminbi purchase pushes its China presence past 10,000 units Reports by VINCE CHONG in Shanghai CAPITALAND has acquired another residential site in Shanghai, for 126 million renminbi (Ss26 million), taking its home market presence in China to over 10,000 units. This will help maintain503 words
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536 2004-09-24 8 ASCOTT Holdings intends to import its European service residence brand Citadines into Asia "very soon", to tap the growing middle-executive market. While its focus will lie in the secondary cities, Citadines will be first brought into the key markets to create brand awareness,536 words
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175 2004-09-24 8 Reuters TWO bonds worth $150 million for Parkway Holdings Ltd, South-east Asia's largest-listed private hospital company, have been priced, debt market newsletter Basis Point reported yesterday. The lead managers, Citigroup and Standard Chartered Bank, have set a semi-annual coupon of 2.45 per cent onReuters - 175 words
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Article34 2004-09-24 8 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS LEGEND:All prices are indicative;Broadly Diversified; Narowly Focused;$ 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 Day34 words
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Article, Illustration241 2004-09-24 9 JEAN CHUA - Company says JV negotiations on; announcement likely today By JEAN CHUA SHARES of Sesdaq-listed China EnerSave jumped 12.5 per cent to close at 18 cents yesterday ahead of a corporate announcement today. Pending the release of the announcement, China EnerSave has requestedSource: Bloomberg - 241 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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118 2004-09-24 9 AN indirect associated company of Sesdaq-listed Advanced Systems Automation (ASA) has entered into an agreement with Malaysia-listed Unisem (M) Bhd to establish a joint venture involved in wafer bumping and packaging of semiconductor devices. The joint venture, Unisem-Advanpack Technologies Sdn Bhd (UAT), will use118 words
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Article, Illustration152 2004-09-24 9 LISTED kl Ventures said that Hurricane Ivan (above) passed within 32km of K-Mc Venture I LLC Main Pass 299 oil production facility in which it has a majority share on Sept 16 without inflicting substantial surface damage. However, oil production at Main Pass 299152 words
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84 2004-09-24 9 MAINBOARD-LISTED Europtronic Group, a manufacturer and distributor of active and passive electronic components, announced that it will offer a special dividend payout of 1.5 cents per share to its shareholders, which represents a 4.4 per cent yield based on yesterday's market closing price of 3484 words
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59 2004-09-24 9 DIVERSIFIED group Lindeteves-Jacoberg said it has sold its entire 59.5 per cent stake in Chinese joint venture company Dalian Brook Crompton (DBC) for 54.7 million yuan (Ssl 1.2 million), giving Lindeteves-Jacoberg an expected gain on disposal of 37.6 million yuan. The deal is part59 words
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Article, Illustration383 2004-09-24 9 VEN SREENIVASAN - Awards enable it to expand into the aviation industry By VEN SREENIVASAN HAVING sewn up a significant market share in auto interior leather upholstery, Jackspeed Corporation is now moving into leather wrapping of aircraft seats. The mainboard-listed group's wholly owned subsidiary, Jackspeed Aviation383 words
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307 2004-09-24 9 SUNRIGHT Ltd has returned to the black with a net profit of $5.2 million for its financial year ended July 31, from a loss of $3.3 million previously. Group turnover, which includes a $36.4 million share of revenue from associated companies, grew307 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration503 2004-09-24 10 R SIVANITHY - STOCKS Blue chips hit, but oil-linked counters benefit from worries that crude price may top US$50 per barrel R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent OIL prices haven't figured in daily trading for about a fortnight but they gushed to the surface in yesterday's session. An upwardSource: Bloomberg - 503 words
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Article, Illustration1009 2004-09-24 10 KENNETH LIM - Compiled by KENNETH LIM Surface Mount Technology S«pt 23 dose: 90 cents DBS ViCKERS RESEARCH. Sept 23 BUY SMT continues to expand its capacity to ease its current capacity constraint. This is on the back of rising orders from existing and new customers as well as the recentSource: Bloomberg - 1,009 words
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Article, Illustration425 2004-09-24 10 OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES Sep 23 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS 145.00 -53.00 BT CADI -*****.00 -52.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 +15.00 All-SG Equities 518.02 -1.68 SG Equities Elect 157.27 -1.18 SG Equities Fin 1614.96 +2.02 SG Equities Prop 480.71 -2.23 SIMSCI 239.19 -0.53 SiMSCI Futures 238.20 -0.90 MOST ACTIVE STOCKS VOLUME425 words
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Article, Illustration516 2004-09-24 10 LARRY WEE - CURRENCIES LARRY WEE Senior Correspondent THE high-yielding Antipodean pair once again emerged as the darlings of currency markets in Asian trading yesterday, posting their strongest gains versus the Japanese yen as oil prices surged anew in overnight trading. The Australian and New ZealandSource: Reuters - 516 words
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TRADES TO WATCH
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Article97 2004-09-24 10 EZYHEALTH Asia Pacific managing director and chief executive Sin Keng Choo bought 5.8 million shares yesterday and raised her stake to 25.97 per cent from 23.74 per cent. Ms Sin bought five million of those shares at five cents apiece and 847,953 shares at97 words
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91 2004-09-24 10 HORIZON Education and Technologies founder and president Faisal Alsagoff has assigned one million shares as security to meet debt obligations. Mr Alsagoff s stake was pared to 3.52 per cent from 3.71 per cent as a result of the assignment. Horizon, which provides e-business91 words
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70 2004-09-24 10 Fund sells 500 000 Goodpack shares 0, WBcW Investments, a fund related to venture fund manager OCBC, Wearnes Walden Management, sold 500,000 shares of Goodpack on the open market on Tuesday at about $1.05 apiece. 0, W&W's shareholding in the bulk container specialist now stands at 5.14 per centfrom 5.2670 words
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Article82 2004-09-24 10 ACCORD Customer Care Solutions (ACCS) managing director and chief executive Victor Tan exercised 1.4 million share options at 40 cents apiece on Tuesday, raising his shareholding to 6.55 per cent from 6.4 per cent. The newly converted shares are already in the money with82 words
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110 2004-09-24 10 KENNETH LIM - Compiled by KENNETH LIM METAL Component Engineering founder and substantial shareholder Lim Jung Gek sold two million shares in a married deal to Tan Soo Yong, the precision metal stamper's China business unit manager. The share transfer, at 15 cents apiece, is part of110 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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380 2004-09-24 11 NANDE KHIN - Figure exceeds 600 as more investment grade properties are put up for sale By NANDE KHIN THE number of repossessed properties put up for auction rose to a historic high in the third quarter, according to property consultancies Colliers International and Jones380 words
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Article, Illustration528 2004-09-24 11 NANDE KHIN - By NANDE KHIN MORE consumer products may soon bear the "Designed in Singapore" label as the Economic Development Board yesterday revealed plans to promote the local industrial design sector. EDB chairman Teo Ming Kian unveiled three strategies to "power the industrial sector". "First, weTAN SUAN ANN/ST - 528 words
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288 2004-09-24 11 CHUANG PECK MING - By CHUANG PECK MING RATHER than fight outsourcing, it would be more productive to turn it to Singapore's advantage and provide jobs, Lim Swee Say, who is slated to be the next labour chief, said yesterday. Reacting to the latest job288 words
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Article, Illustration358 2004-09-24 12 DANIEL BUENAS - This follows more de-registrations than expected in January-August By DANIEL BUENAS THE monthly COE quota for all vehicles except motorcycles has been increased for the next six months, after more de-registrations than expected in the first eight months of this year. Following itsSIN CHEW DAILY - 358 words
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Article, Illustration435 2004-09-24 12 CHUANG PECK MING - By CHUANG PECK MING CHARITY organisations may have to make public their top executives' pay as part of a move to improve the governance and transparency of these public fund-raising institutions. A government panel has. among other things, proposed to make all435 words
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217 2004-09-24 12 THE consumer price index (CPI) for August rose 1.6 per cent year on year, according to the Department of Statistics yesterday. Prices across the board have moved up, with the exception of housing and clothing. Housing costs fell 0.4 per cent, while clothing217 words
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SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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76 2004-09-24 12 THE Singapore High Commission in New Delhi will be temporarily relocated to allow reconstruction works to be carried out, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said yesterday. The commission will move from its location at the Chancery complex in Chanakyapuri to N-88. Panchsheel76 words
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73 2004-09-24 12 THE Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAQ has appointed Goh Joon Seng as its director and chairman with effect from Oct 1. He will oversee the strategic direction of the SIAC and enhance its role in the development of international arbitration in Singapore. Mr Goh is a73 words
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57 2004-09-24 12 THE International Association for Exhibition Management has opened its Asia-Pacific office in Singapore. The outfit provides educational and networking programmes to professional show organisers. The Singapore Tourism Board sees the move as a step forward for the Republic in its goal to become a57 words
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49 2004-09-24 12 THE American Chamber of Commerce in Singapore (Amcham) has accepted a golf tournament challenge from the European Chamber of Commerce. The competition, which is Singapore's version of the Ryder Cup tournament, will be played at the Orchid Country Club on Nov 24.49 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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603 2004-09-24 13 New govt also urged to step up efforts to overhaul banking system Bloomberg [JAKARTA] Indonesia's next president will need to boost investment and step up efforts to overhaul the country's banks to spur economic growth and cut unemployment, an International Monetary FundBloomberg - 603 words
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Article, Illustration702 2004-09-24 13 Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said pushing up interest rates isn't the right way tq slow inflation that's accelerated to a 3'/ 2 year record recently, and described asset sales as no "panacea" for the economy of the world's second mostpopulousBloomberg; REUTERS - 702 words
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223 2004-09-24 13 Reuters [BEIJING] Actual foreign direct investment in China is expected to surpass US$6O billion this year, compared with U5553.5 billion in 2003, the official Xinhua news agency said, citing a Commerce Ministry forecast. "The measures China has taken to regulate its economyReuters - 223 words
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MALAYSIA COMPANIES
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448 2004-09-24 15 EDDIE TOH - Maxims is its first foreign casino acquisition in recent years By EDDIE TOH in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIAN casino operator Genting which could lose a lot of customers if Singapore goes ahead with a casino has acquired its first foreign casino in recent years. Genting448 words
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327 2004-09-24 15 [KUALA LUMPUR] Gula Perak Bhd plans to resume several of its property projects with a gross development value of RMBSO million (***** million) to enable the company to return to profitability in the current financial year ending March 31, 2005, The F.dge reported327 words
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306 2004-09-24 15 Bernama [KUAI.A LUMPUR] Henry Goh Co Sdn Bhd, a Malaysian intellectual property (IP) consulting firm, is to set up an office in Beijing to take advantage of the expanding IP business in China, it was announced yesterday. "A lot of things areBernama - 306 words
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351 2004-09-24 15 Syed Mokhtar loses out despite raising his offer Reuters IKUAI.A lAJMPURI A consortium led by unlisted auto firm Naza group has won the bidding for a 15.8 per cent stake in Malaysia's motor and financial group DRB-Hicom, a report said yesterday. TheReuters - 351 words
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Article, Illustration479 2004-09-24 16 EDDIE TOH - It stresses the need to be firm with members who tarnish its name By EDDIE TOH in Kuala Lumpur LEADERS of United Malays National Organisation (Umno) closed ranks and continued to treat former party strongman Anwar Ibrahim as persona non grataAP - 479 words
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481 2004-09-24 16 Reuters (JAKARTA! Bogasari Flour Mills, the world's biggest flour mill controlled by Indofood, looks set for a successful initial public offering to raise funds that will help ease the debts of the parent company. Franciscus Welirang, Indofood's vice-president director. had said earlierReuters - 481 words
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259 2004-09-24 16 AP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian Veterinary workers found two new cases of bird flu yesterday in the quarantined northern state that has resisted intensive eradication efforts since the disease erupted in Malaysia five weeks ago. Inspectors discovered bird flu in a totalAP - 259 words
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398 2004-09-24 16 Bloomberg [JAKARTA] PT Bank Mandiri, Indonesia's biggest lender by assets, expects higher profit this year as consumers spend more following peaceful parliamentary and presidential elections, its chief financial officer said. The bank's business is "obviously very dependent on consumer and business confidence," Lee Kuan KeatBloomberg - 398 words
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GREATER CHINA
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Article, Illustration450 2004-09-24 17 Move could be prelude to full membership of the elite group Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] In recognition of its growing economic power, China will meet with the Group of 7 wealthiest nations for the first time next week in what could be aBloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 450 words
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340 2004-09-24 17 Bloomberg [BEIJING] Bank of Communications, China's fifthlargest lender, may raise US$2 billion by selling a 20 per cent stake in an initial public offering (IPO), the first state-owned bank to offer shares outside the country, people familiar with the plan said.Bloomberg - 340 words
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180 2004-09-24 17 AFP [BEIJING] As China's financial markets are becoming increasingly sophisticated, so are criminals, who are using a variety of high-tech methods to commit fraud, state media reported yesterday. Authorities have cracked a total of 2,080 cases of crimes featuring credit cards, letters of credit and otherAFP - 180 words
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INDIA
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620 2004-09-24 18 AJOY SEN - Govt predicts a 6-6.5% growth riding on strong fundamentals By AJOY SEN in New Delhi HALF-WAY through the current financial year ending March 31 2005, there is no political euphoria over India's economy as was evident this time around last year, but the620 words
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Article122 2004-09-24 18 Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd, India's biggest power equipment maker, named A K Puri as its new chairman and managing director, the company said in an e-mailed statement. The term of the state-controlled company's previous chairman and managing director, K G Ramachandran,Bloomberg - 122 words
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Article, Illustration31 2004-09-24 18 [NEWDELHI] Models displaying creations during the Bridal Asia 2004 show in New Delhi. Various Indian designers are showcasing bridal dresses of the subcontinent in the show. REUTERSREUTERS - 31 words
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461 2004-09-24 19 Company settles fraud charges, agrees to enact accounting reforms Bloomberg [NEWARK, New Jersey] Former Computer Associates International Inc chief executive Sanjay Kumar was charged with directing a US$2.2 billion accounting fraud, and the company agreed to pay US$225 million to avoid prosecution and settle a regulatoryBloomberg - 461 words
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86 2004-09-24 19 Reuters [FRANKFURT] German chipmaker Infineon opened a US$l billion memory-chip joint venture in China yesterday, advancing its growth strategy in the world's second-biggest market for personal computers. The joint-venture plant near Shanghai, where memory chips will be assembled and tested, will have a maximumReuters - 86 words
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91 2004-09-24 19 AFP [HONG KONG] Hong Kong consumer prices in August rose 0.8 per cent from a year ago, consolidating the city's emergence from almost five years of deflation, government figures showed yesterday. The year-on-year rise in the Consumer Price Index followed a 0.9 perAFP - 91 words
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100 2004-09-24 19 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd, Hong Kong's biggest developer by market value, said fiill-year profit rose 9 per cent. Net income rose to HK$6.9 billion (Ssl.s billion), or HK$2.BB a share, for the year ended June 30 from aBloomberg - 100 words
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64 2004-09-24 19 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia will sell RMI billion (***** million) of seven-year Islamic bonds at an auction this month, according to the central bank. The bond will be sold on Sept 29 and issued on Sept 30, it said. The bond mayBloomberg - 64 words
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Article, Illustration109 2004-09-24 19 AP [HONG KONG] Giving Hong Kong its first look at a Disneyland now under construction, executives yesterday showed off the mock castle that will be the centrepiece of the theme park targeting tourists from China. The Disneyland is not expected to open for another year,AP - 109 words
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417 2004-09-24 19 AFP [BANGKOK] Asian tourism has bounced back to an all-time high despite concerns over terrorism and outbreaks of the deadly bird flu virus, the Pacific Asia Travel Association (Pata) said yesterday. Pata director John Koldowski said tourist arrivals had risen 27 per cent overAFP - 417 words
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Article, Illustration499 2004-09-24 19 Huge infrastructure projects also lift construction stocks Reuters [BANGKOK] A Thai government plan to spend nearly US$6O billion on infrastructure over the next five years is fuelling a craze for con-struction-related stocks and tempting a raft of small firmsReuters; AFP - 499 words
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428 2004-09-24 19 Reuters [WASHINGTON] Many large US companies, including one formerly headed by Treasury Secretary John Snow, managed to avoid corporate income taxes in one of the first three years of the Bush Administration, a study released on Wednesday said. "The sharp increaseReuters - 428 words
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Article, Illustration583 2004-09-24 20/21 Earnings reports manipulated to meet targets and earn bonus, it says Reuters. AP [WASHINGTON] Fannie Mae used improper accounting to manipulate its quarterly earnings reports, regulators said, touching off the mortgage finance industry's second such controversy in less than 18 months. In a highly criticalReuters.; AP; BLOOMBERG - 583 words
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509 2004-09-24 20/21 LATEST US DATA But this is no sign of impending recession, says Conference Board AP. Bloomberg [NEW VORK] A closely watched measure of future economic activity fell in August for a third consecutive month, leflecting an uncertain clinate for bothAP.; Bloomberg - 509 words
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Article, Illustration449 2004-09-24 20/21 [NEW YORK! Warner Music is actively considering an initial public offering that could value the world's fourth largest music group at up to US$5 billion, the Financial Times reported yesterday. The company which was sold by Time Warner earlier this year to449 words
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488 2004-09-24 20/21 Plan to outsource work to India, Sri Lanka angers union [LONDON] Insurer Norwich Union is to cut 7,000 jobs in Britain by 2007 as it attempts to reduce costs by outsourcing back office roles to India and Sri Lanka, according to a report in488 words
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248 2004-09-24 20/21 Reuters [MOSCOW] Russian oil major Yukos' main production unit, Yuganskneftegaz, has been valued by investment bank Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein at US$l5-17 billion, Russian daily Vedomosti reported yesterday. Quoting a source close to Yukos, the newspaper reported that Dresdner had shared its findingsReuters - 248 words
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324 2004-09-24 22 Airline cutting staff and starting more flights to India Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] SriLankan Airlines said earnings for the year ended March 31 almost doubled, after flying more passengers to neighbouring India and bringing more tourists to the South Asian island. Net income for the year rose toBloomberg - 324 words
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233 2004-09-24 22 Bloomberg [SYDNEY] The Australian police are investigating a potentially explosive device that was found in the cargo hold of a Virgin Bhie plane at Sydney airport Baggage handlers called New South Wales state police to Sydney Airport at 1.15 pm on Sept 20,Bloomberg - 233 words
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140 2004-09-24 22 Bernama [PHUKET] Australian Airlines is testing the waters in Thailand's southern resort island of Phuket by introducing five direct charter flights from Sydney over the next two months, according to the Thai news agency (TNA). The airline is joining with Qantas Holidays to take passengersBernama - 140 words
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105 2004-09-24 22 Reuters [FRANKFURT] Germany's Deutsche Lufthansa said it had to cancel some European flights and there were delays to services across its global network following a computer fault yesterday. Eight domestic German flights and four European services were scrapped and departures were delayed up to 90Reuters - 105 words
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Article390 2004-09-24 22 AIRLINE CODES: AA: American Airlines (AAL), AF Air France (AFR), AI: Air India (AK), AY Finnair Oy (FIN), AZ: Alitalia Airlines (AZA),BA: British Airways Public Ltd Co (BAW), BG Biman Bangladesh Airlines (BBC), BI: Royal Brunei Airlines Sdn Bhd (RBA), BO Bouraq Airlines (BOU), BR EVA390 words
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Article, Illustration398 2004-09-24 24 Maritime zone under watch includes Strait of Malacca AFP [LONDON] British-regis-tered ships are under orders to sail at heightened states of alert in a maritime zone that stretches from Gi-, braltar to the Philippines, the Lloyd's List shipping newspaper said. It said theAFP; FILE PHOTO - 398 words
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392 2004-09-24 24 Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] The cost of shipping crude oil from the Persian Gulf to Asia rose as oil companies and traders competed for a limited number of ships. Idemitsu Kosan Co, a Tokyo-based oil refiner, hired the Hyundai Banner to load aboutBloomberg - 392 words
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Article, Illustration77 2004-09-24 24 [HAMBURG] Workers prepare a propeller to be displayed at the Shipbuilding. Machinery and Marine Technology trade fair in Hamburg. Germany, on Wednesday. The propeller, which was made in Waren, northern Germany, weighs 103 tonnes, and with a diameter ofB m. is the biggest of its kindAP - 77 words
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320 2004-09-24 24 Bloomberg [SEOUL! Mitsui OSK Lines, Neptune Orient Lines and other shipping companies estimate costs on Asia-US trade routes will rise by at least 10 per cent next year because of congestion at ports in the United States. The shipping companies and their customers areBloomberg - 320 words
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208 2004-09-24 24 Bloomberg [MUMBAI] Bharati Shipyard Ltd. an Indian shipbuilder that makes vessels for Reliance industries Ltd, plans to raise 750 million rupees (5527.7 million) this year through an initial public offer to expand capacity. Bharati Shipyard aims to sell 12.5 miHionBloomberg - 208 words
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649 2004-09-24 24 SELVA KUMAR - ADMIRALTY CASEBOOK By SELVA KUMAR THE erroneous arrest of an aircraft under an admiralty action does not make the entire proceeding a nullity. Instead, it could still be heard as a personal action in the same court, the New Zealand Court of Appeal ruled recently.649 words
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Article523 2004-09-24 26 EDITORIAL IF there was any doubt that the new Chinese leadership would take a hard line on Taiwan, it was erased this week. The ruling Chinese Communist Party ended its four-day meeting with a declaration that "solving the Taiwan issue and realising complete reunification of523 words
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Article, Illustration1347 2004-09-24 26 RAM LAKSHMINARAYANAN - Consolidation among insurers has left them grappling with how to meld disparate IT systems RAM LAKSHMINARAYANAN INSURERS across the Asia-Pacific region face big decisions about dealing with core legacy systems, especially those they acquire. "Legacy" is the dirty word of corporate computing. It reeks ofREUTERS - 1,347 words
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Article, Illustration762 2004-09-24 26 PAUL SAMUELSON - THE BOTTOM LINE PAUL SAMUELSON Tribune Media Services International AS multiple hurricanes hit the US, we are reminded of the role luck plays in human affairs. President George W Bush's White House knows this well. A weak autumnTribune Media Services International - 762 words
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Article, Illustration875 2004-09-24 27 JAY HANCOCK - Tuesday's rate increase helps sustain a charade of a robust US economy By JAY HANCOCK LAT-WP ALAN Greenspan raised interest rates again on Tuesday, and the White House was probably thrilled. That's something you don't see every election year. Sitting presidents are famously worried, obsessedLAT-WP; REUTERS - 875 words
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449 2004-09-24 27 Leong Sze Hian Singapore - LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Leong Sze Hian Singapore I REFER to the article "Yesterday in Parliament: More flexibility on work schedules for employers" (BT, Sept 22). If 20 per cent of current pay is from overtime, giving you time-off instead of money449 words
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Article168 2004-09-24 27 Alice Tan (Ms - Alice Tan (Ms) Manager, Media Relations Land Transport Authority I WOULD like to thank Tan Kok Tim for his letter "LTA, make full use of electronic signboards" (Mailbag, Sept 22). Mr Tan suggested that the electronic signboards at roads leading to expressways be used to168 words
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250 2004-09-24 27 Cynthia Young Singapore - Cynthia Young Singapore IN response to David Tuck's letter "Dam in Laos will aid development, help poor" (Mailbag, Sept 21), I would like to point out the following: The World Bank's recent evaluation report acknowledges the failure of large infrastructure development250 words
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548 2004-09-24 34 jaime ee - off the cuff jaime ee AM a charitable person. I am always thinking of needy people and how I can help ease their day-to-day hardships while springcleaning my junk uh, some of my almost new and occasionally branded belongings that I can't get rid of,548 words
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Article, Illustration1128 2004-09-24 34 SANGEETHA MADHAVAN - More plays from India are making their way here, some of which have even found corporate sponsors. SANGEETHA MADHAVAN checks out the acts that the Indian expatriate community here is willing to pay top dollar for SANGEETHA MADHAVAN WITH talent from India filling up jobs in1,128 words
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Article, Illustration1326 2004-09-24 37 ALEX KUCZYNSKI - PROFILE Felix Dennis, the wealthy founder of the raunchy men's magazine Maxim, has become a poet. ALEX KUCZYNSKI checks out his musings ALEX KUCZYNSKI NYT LOTS of people who give up a nasty crack cocaine habit and then almost die do something predictable, like find Jesus,NYT - 1,326 words
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Article675 2004-09-24 37 CHEAH UI-HOON - CINEMA By CHEAH UI-HOON ANYONE taking a snapshot of Malaysian life is bound to get a colourful one. Not something as neatly layered as kuih lapis however, but a jumbled-up mixture akin to rojak. And like a typical Malaysian rojak with unforgettable belachan sauce,675 words
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Article, Illustration425 2004-09-24 37 TAILA KRISHNAKUMAR - THEATRE By TAILA KRISHNAKUMAR RENOWNED Indian artist Shekhar Sen's one-man play Kabeer was an honest and moving depiction of the life of a revolutionary 15th century Indian reformist and poet and his quest to challenge a society rooted in religious and class425 words
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Article, Illustration567 2004-09-24 37 CHEAH UI-HOON - MUSICAL By CHEAH UI-HOON IF you're an Abba fan. Mamma Mia! is obviously a musical made for you. But even if you're not, it's a swinging good story with singalong tunes that's sheer hum-a-long, let-your-hair-down fan. And if you don't know the story567 words
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