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Title Section16 2004-10-12 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES Tuesday October 12,2004 SINGAPORE 85 cents online at http'J/busincss-time&asial .contsg MITA (P) 023/03/200416 words
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636 2004-10-12 1 ANNA TEO - Despite slowdown, analysts see economy still on track for projected 8-9% growth By ANNA TEO [SINGAPORE] Even before the full effects of recovery are felt on the ground, the slowdown has begun. The economy lost momentum in the third quarter after an unprecedented636 words
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Article134 2004-10-12 1 ST! 1,991.99 (-1231) ST INDEX FUTURES 1,998.00 (-10.00) siMsa ***** (-1.38) SIMSQ FUTURES 239.70 (-1.90) MARKETS Friday Change KLSECOMP 855.10 -5.98 NIKKEI 225 Closed HANG SENG 13,305.13 +63.67 SET INDEX 677.93 +1.78 JAKARTA COMP 860.14 +4.43 MANILA COMP 1.821.97 -14.50 SEOUL COMP 881.11 -0.27 SHENZHEN B 252.54 +1.29134 words
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Article47 2004-10-12 1 TOP STORIES ...PG 2,4 COMPANIES... PG 6-9 MARKETS PG 8 SINGAPORE PG 12 ECONOMY PG 14 MALAYSIA. PG 15-16 INDONESIA PG 16 INDIA/CHINA ...PG 17 WORLD PG 21 AVIATION PG 22 SHIPPING PG 23 EDITORIAL PG 24 LETTERS PG 25 STOCKS PG 26-27 PROPERTY.. PG 32-3447 words
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Article, Illustration543 2004-10-12 1 LARRY WEE - Analysts note emphasis on need to defuse external price pressures By LARRY WEE [SINGAPORE] The Monetary Authority of Singapore left its policy of modest and gradual appreciation for the Singapore dollar's trade-weighted value unchanged at its semi-annual review yesterday as widely expected. NotingSource: JP Morgan; Source: Reuters - 543 words
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Advertisement16 2004-10-12 1 HOT PROPERTY Se nt °sa Cove may sell land parcels by private treaty, not tender PGI216 words
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TOP STORIES
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Article, Illustration819 2004-10-12 2 JOYCE KOH - $750m to come from sale of KNI stake, $250m from capital reduction By JOYCE KOH [SINGAPORE] SembCorp Logistics (SembLog) will distribute $1 billion to shareholders after selling its 20 per cent stake in logistics giant Kuehne Nagel International (KNI) for 974.4 million Swiss francsARTHUR LEE - 819 words
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Article714 2004-10-12 2 SPH profit jumps 44% to $546.3 m on asset sales BOOSTED by the divestment of non-core assets, media group Singapore Press Holdings saw earnings rise 44 per cent for the year ended Aug 31—and said yesterday its operating performance should improve in the current financial year. Net profit714 words
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Article, Illustration605 2004-10-12 4 CHUANG PECK MING - GLOBAL ENTREPOLIS It's tougher than attracting MNCs because it involves changing mindsets By CHUANG PECK MING [SINGAPORE] Just as it had done with multinational corporations, Singapore is now making good progress in attracting start-ups to help build a critical massALBERT SIM/ST - 605 words
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Article273 2004-10-12 4 DATE/ TIME EVENT VENUE 12 Oct Official Opening The En- Suntec Convention 2.30pm terprise Exchange Centre, Hall 403-404, LeveM 12 Oct Gala Dinner Asian Inno- Shangri-La Hotel, Island 6.30pm vatio Awards ballroom 12 0ct-13 Captains of Industry Con- Suntec Convention Oct ference Centre, Ballroom 2 Lev9:00am el 2273 words
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398 2004-10-12 4 AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY - By* AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY [SINGAPORE] DLM Digital Studios, an jjwtiawsociate company of well-known Indi!?*san film and TV production house Kavi-. Productions, wiD set up its re-' -'gional headquarters in Singapore by next year. The office will be responsible for international distribution398 words
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317 2004-10-12 4 RAJU CHELLAM - By RAJU CHELLAM [SINGAPORE] Singapore could offer its highly trained management talent with its high level of global exposure to enterprises in China that are looking to expand beyond traditional markets, and could act as a hub for Chi-na-based companies tJui seek to317 words
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484 2004-10-12 4 Liberalisation of India's industry opens more doors [SINGAPORE] A free trade agreement (FTA) between Singapore and India is expected to be completed by the end of this year, according to the Indian High Commissioner to Singapore, Alok Prasad. Mr Prasad said negotiations484 words
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338 2004-10-12 4 NANDE KHIN - By NANDE KHIN [SINGAPORE] With companies increasingly realising the importance of brand equity, brand management has become more important than ever. But it may be hard for companies to gauge thenown brand performance. Quantel International hopes to help businesses tackle this with338 words
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Advertisement102 2004-10-12 4 Exhibition and Sale Sunday 17 October 2004 Session I starting at 10.30 Session II starting at 14.00 Venue Sunday 17 October 2004 THE DHARMAWANGSA The Grand Ballroom I. Brawgaya Ray* No. 26 Kebayoran Bam Jakarta ***** Indonesia Public Viewing Friday 15 October 2004 11.00 20.00 Saturday 16 October 2004 11.00102 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article, Illustration699 2004-10-12 6 WONG WEI KONG - Exceptional gains, core newspaper operations lift performance By WONG WEI KONG BOOSTED by the divestment of non-core assets, media group Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) saw earnings rise 44 per cent in the year to Aug 31 and said yesterday its operating performanceLIM Will LIANG/ST - 699 words
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Article662 2004-10-12 6 WONG WEI KONG - HOCK LOCK SIEW By WONG WEI KONG SO, SembCorp Logistics has divested its 20 per cent stake in Swiss logistics group Kuehne Nagel International (KNI) for $1.3 billion, which is double the $637 million it paid for the shares almost four years ago. And SembLog662 words
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Article34 2004-10-12 6 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS LEGEND:All prices are indicative;Broadly Diversified; Narowly Focused;$ 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 Day34 words
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293 2004-10-12 7 JEAN CHUA - ST Engg unit to own 49% of Shanghai aircraft repair company By JEAN CHUA SINGAPORE Technologies Aerospace and China Eastern Airlines are investing US$9B million to set up an aircraft repair facility in Shanghai which may start operating as early as next month.293 words
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376 2004-10-12 7 KENNETH LIM - By KENNETH LIM BOUNCING back from last year's profit drop, PCA Technology's interim net earnings more than doubled to $2.5 million as it secured new customers in its printed circuit board (PCB) assembly business. Net profit for the six months ended Aug 31,376 words
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Article, Illustration421 2004-10-12 7 QAF buys 51 of Challenge Australia Dairy By JEAN CHUA INDONESIAN food group QAF appears to be on an acquisition path. Last month alone, the group best known as the producer of the Gardenia brand of bread and the former owner of Shop 'N Save supermarket chain bought stakes inFILE PHOTO - 421 words
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273 2004-10-12 7 VINCE CHONG - By VINCE CHONG COMPONENTS supplier Cheung Woh Technologies yesterday posted a net profit of $2.9 million for the half-year ended Aug 31, down 43 per cent from a year ago, as demand for its products fell in the face of a global oversupply of273 words
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Article, Illustration421 2004-10-12 9 It's boosting advertising and R&D spending, and launching new products CREATIVE Technology Ltd, which makes Nomad and Zen digital music players, said entertainment gadgets will account for more than half its sales this fiscal year as it seeks to gainFILE PHOTO - 421 words
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238 2004-10-12 9 AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY - By AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY MAINBOARD-LISTED BTelecom International Holdings is paying 1.5 million renminbi (*****,000) for a strategic 13 per cent stake in a new Beijing joint venture. BTelecom, which supplies telecom products to Chinese telecom companies, has through its wholly owned subsidiary Zhejiang BTelecom238 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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61 2004-10-12 9 UNITED Overseas Bank's shareholding in Bank of Asia has grown to 96.1 per cent from the 80.8 per cent it had when it completed its purchase of Bank of Asia in July. The additional 15.3 per cent stake, which cost it $17061 words
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88 2004-10-12 9 JACKSPEED Corporation which was listed on the mainboard last November saw net profit for the first six months ended Aug 31.2004 rise 22 per cent to 1.1 million from a proforma $908,000. The car leather upholstery maker, which recently clinched deals to88 words
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37 2004-10-12 9 SESDAQ-USTED Nucleus Electronics, which distributes electronic components, has been appointed distributor in India for Integrated Silicon Solution Inc (ISSI). ISSI is a fabless semiconductor company that designs and markets integrated circuits.37 words
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87 2004-10-12 9 BEAUTY China said its Colour Zone products are now distributed in two Watsons stores in Shanghai, and are expected to be distributed at more Watsons stores in the city by year-end. There are now 12 Watsons stores in Shanghai, and 46 in China. It87 words
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347 2004-10-12 9 JEAN CHUA - Sinomem buys 51 stake in China venture By JEAN CHUA MAINBOARD-LISTED Sinomem Technology is investing $6 million for a 51 per cent stake in a joint venture with a university research institute that is one of the China's largest producers of plant growth accelerators. Under a memorandum of understanding (MOU),347 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration527 2004-10-12 8 R SIVANITHY - STOCKS But sharp, unexplained rises of Leong Hin, China Petrotech provide some excitement for traders R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent OTHER than gentle snoring and the occasional clicking of keyboards, it was near-total silence which reigned in all dealing rooms yesterday during a session where theSource: Bloomberg - 527 words
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Article, Illustration892 2004-10-12 8 KENNETH LIM - Compiled by KENNETH LIM Singapore Technologies Engineering Oct 11 dose 52.12 CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON. Oct 11 ST Engineering reported 3Q04 results of *****.1 million, which adoption of FRSIO3, contributed to the earnings surprise. Management guided for a mid-single-digit growth for FYO4, barring unforeseen circumstances but continued toSource: Bloomberg - 892 words
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Article, Illustration519 2004-10-12 8 LARRY WEE - CURRENCIES LARRY WEE Senior Correspondent WaV Jowed uncomfortably in much weaker territory during Asian trading yesterday, after suffering a severe beating In New York last Friday. Players reported that the greenback was pummelled mercilessly in preweekend trading after an unusually direct comment aboutSource: Reuters - 519 words
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TRADES TO WATCH
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102 2004-10-12 8 LEONG Hin Holdings' new substantial shareholder Ng Ah Hua has bought another 7.6 million shares on the open market, raising his direct stake in the company to 14.84 per cent from 9.39 per cent. No pricing information was disclosed. Mr Ng, who also has102 words
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67 2004-10-12 8 NOL director sells entire stake of 260 f 000 shares NEPTUNE Orient Lines independent director Timothy James Rhein sold all his 260,000 shares yesterday on the open market at an average of $3.10 apiece. Those shares represent about 0.02 per cent of the shipping company's issued share capital. NOL shares67 words
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99 2004-10-12 8 HYFLUX non-executive director Gay Chee Cheong's private investment firm 2G Capital, which he jointly owns with Tommie Goh, sold three million shares of the water treatment company yesterday on the open market Pricing details were not disclosed. 2G Capital's shareholding in Hyflux now stands99 words
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132 2004-10-12 8 NAM Lee Pressed Metal Industries managing director Yong Kin Sen sold two million shares of Broadway Industrial Group on Thursday last week in a married deal, paring his direct stake to 0.05 per cent from 1.4 per cent. He also has a 5.24 per cent deemed132 words
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98 2004-10-12 8 KENNETH LIM - Compiled by KENNETH LIM LIANG Huat Aluminium executive director Tan Cheng Nguan saw his direct stake pared last week after forced sales of shares that had been charged as security for loans owed to Liberty Insurance. A total of 1.9 million shares were sold on98 words
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Article, Illustration443 2004-10-12 8 OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES Oct 11 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS -8^00-114.00 BT CADI -*****.00 -81.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -8.00 All-SG Equities 520.63 -2.10 SG Equities Elect 158.55 -0.90 SG Equities Fin 1600.51 -13.93 SG Equities Prop 480.19 -3.91 SIMSCI -1.38 SiMSCI Futures 239.70 -1. 90 MOST ACTIVE STOCKS VOLUME Leong443 words
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Article, Illustration670 2004-10-12 10 KENNETH LIM - KENNETH LIM finds out why the aluminium and plastic pipe extruder is upbeat about its prospects KENNETH LIM TRUE to its name, recently listed Midas Holdings has been a golden investment for its shareholders. With strong growth expected to continue for the next few months, the specialistFILE PHOTO - 670 words
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363 2004-10-12 10 KENNETH LIM - By KENNETH LIM CHINA and commodity-related stocks overcame the continued slide of electronics and technology companies over the past week to help our portfolio of small market capitalisation stocks to scrape through with a modest gain. The collection of 30 counters gained 0.4 per363 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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Article, Illustration668 2004-10-12 12 It hopes to attract big-name buyers *who can help boost its global profile SENTOSA Cove is planning to sell residential land parcels at the upscale housing resort directly through private treaty instead of putting them up for tender as is668 words
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288 2004-10-12 12 CHEN HUIFEN - By CHEN HUIFEN CONSUMER sentiment is finally on the upswing, after two consecutive quarters of flat growth, according to Saffron Hill Research. The local market research company said its Saffron Index rose 4 points in the third quarter to 58, from 54 in Q2. Compared with288 words
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301 2004-10-12 12 THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) yesterday said changes in the global banking landscape, market competition and the increasing economies of scale in banking favour the consolidation of banks. The MAS was responding to comments by Ngiam Tong Dow, former permanent secretary and301 words
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Article293 2004-10-12 12 AP FORMER Malaysian leader Mahathir Mohamad yesterday said his country's some-times-testy relations with neighbouring Singapore have improved since he stepped down, saying the problems he created were "now in the background" of their bilateral ties. In his first visit to the city-state since handing overAP - 293 words
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Article, Illustration449 2004-10-12 12 CHEN HUIFEN - By CHEN HUIFEN GLENEAGLES Hospital Singapore yesterday announced that it has set up the island's first clinic catering to Koreans under a joint venture with Andong General Hospital, about three hours' drive from Seoul. The joint venture, with an initial449 words
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265 2004-10-12 12 IN a bid to bring lab findings closer to clinical and industrial applications, Singapore's Biomedical Sciences International Advisory Council (BMS IAC) has endorsed two new initiatives which will boost its research capabilities. The first is the Singapore Bioimaging Collaboration (SBIC) for the coordination and265 words
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Article, Illustration1103 2004-10-12 13 RONNIE LIM - Surging oil prices are giving a boost to Singapore's position as an oil hub, reports RONNIE LIM RONNIE LIM A VOLATILE, jittery market and oil prices which have shot way past US$5O from US$3O levels at the start of this year have clearly benefitedAFP - 1,103 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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Article, Illustration768 2004-10-12 14 Technical charts show few signs of price rally slowing anytime soon [LONDON] Signals are growing that oil's price surge could push all the way to US$7O a barrel, according to technical analysts who forecast market trends by interpreting chart patterns. Crude's 60 per cent runupAFP FILE PHOTO - 768 words
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494 2004-10-12 14 Bloomberg [DUBAI] Saudi Arabia, the world's largest oil exporter, may expand production capacity by 30 per cent within two years to prevent shortages, the country's oil minister said. "We're investing US$2.5 billion a year to boost output capacity," Ali al-Naimi said inBloomberg - 494 words
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557 2004-10-12 14 Opec to boost output in effort to meet demand Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] Record prices for oil are taxing the disposable income of US consumers and threatening to hinder economic growth, Treasury Secretary John Snow said. "Well, it is a drag," Mr Snow said onBloomberg - 557 words
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321 2004-10-12 14 Reuters [BEUING] China's economy is likely to grow 9.4 per cent this year and interest rates should be raised to keep a lid on investment growth, a top state-run think-tank was quoted as saying yesterday. Government measures such as ordering banks toReuters - 321 words
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MALAYSIA COMPANIES
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Article, Illustration515 2004-10-12 15 MD reiterates plan for gradually selling down its stakes in some listed firms [KUALA LUMPUR] Khazanah Nasional Bhd, the investment arm of the Malaysian government, will consider combining telecommunications companies in which it owns stakes, including Telekom Malaysia Bhd and Time dot ComFILE PHOTO - 515 words
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212 2004-10-12 15 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Malayan Banking Bhd, Malaysia's top lender, will continue to seek acquisition opportunities overseas, focusing on China and Asean countries, after losing a bid for an Indonesian bank. Going overseas is a "major strategy", president and chief executive officer Amirsham Aziz said,Bloomberg - 212 words
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331 2004-10-12 15 Reuters [SINGAPORE] Malaysian engineering and energy firm Ranhill Bhd will decide whether or not to invest in a US$l billion Indian power project after it finalises due diligence this month, a source close to the plan said yesterday. If a deal is reached,Reuters - 331 words
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Article, Illustration360 2004-10-12 15 [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's Multimedia Development Corp (MDC) has formed a strategic alliance with the apex body for India's software industry to tackle anti-outsourcing campaigns that are being initiated across the developed world, reports Malaysia's Business Times. It is working with India's National Association ofFILE PHOTO - 360 words
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286 2004-10-12 15 [KUALA LUMPUR] RHB Capital is on the lookout for a life insurance business, reports Malaysia's Business Times, quoting the company's executive chairman Sulaiman Abdul Rahman Taib. But it hasn't found one yet. "In terms of acquisition, 1 don't see anything available286 words
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MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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Article, Illustration745 2004-10-12 16 SHOEB KAGDA - INDONESIA INSIGHT Yudhoyono is poised to ride on his landslide victory to reduce Indonesia's burdensome fuel subsidies SHOEB KAGDA Jakarta Correspondent OVER the weekend, presidentelect Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono provided the first glimpse of his economic priorities after he takes office on Oct 20 by noting745 words
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250 2004-10-12 16 AFP [SINGAPORE] Retired Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad launched a scathing attack on his former deputy Anwar Ibrahim yesterday, rubbishing his one-time protege's chances of a comeback "because he was homosexual". Mr Anwar was jailed on sodomy and corruption charges in 1998 for allegedly sodomisingAFP - 250 words
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Article, Illustration316 2004-10-12 16 Bloomberg, Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesia's president-elect Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will expand the Cabinet to 34 members from 32, his vicepresident Jusuf Kalla said. The Ministry of Trade and Industry, now headed by Rini Soewandi, will be split into two bodies, Mr Kalla told reporters atBloomberg,; Reuters; BLOOMBERG - 316 words
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GREATER CHINA/INDIA
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Article397 2004-10-12 17 It's gaining access to futures market through deal with China's lead broker [HONG KONG] ABN Amro is close to clinching a deal with China Galaxy Securities, the country's largest broker, in a move that could enable the Dutch bank to become the first foreign397 words
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Article218 2004-10-12 17 Reuters [SHANGHAI] France's BNP Paribas and Dutch-Belgian financial services group Fortis have won approval to invest in China's main stock and debt markets, regulators said yesterday. That brings to 25 the number of foreign players allowed onto the country's US$5OO billion bourses under aReuters - 218 words
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334 2004-10-12 17 Reuters [BOMBAY] India's top copper and aluminium producer, Hindalco Industries, is leading the country's charge to secure overseas copper resources and reduce dependence on the often volatile concentrate market. But aluminium and zinc producers are looking closer to home to develop the world's fifth-largestReuters - 334 words
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Article, Illustration56 2004-10-12 17 [BEIJING] The French Air Forces' crack aerobatics team. Patrouille de France showing the French tricolour in smoke as they performed at Nanyuan Airfield south of Beijing, yesterday. The display, which was postponed one day due to bad weather, was performed as part of The Year ofAFP - 56 words
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336 2004-10-12 17 Bloomberg [BElJlNG] China's banking regulator told state-owned banks to investigate the cause of bad loans and severely punish officials responsible, aiming to strengthen controls as Bank of China and other lenders prepare for initial share sales. Banks should pay special attention to badBloomberg - 336 words
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404 2004-10-12 17 Big Q2 volume growth, healthy margins expected Bloomberg [MUMBAI] Tata Consultancy Services Ltd, Infosys Technologies Ltd and Wipro Ltd, India's three biggest software companies, may say second-quarter profit rose after adding orders from the US and Europe. Net income at Infosys roseBloomberg - 404 words
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Article130 2004-10-12 17 Reuters [HONG KONG] China will begin marketing in Hong Kong on Friday a US$l.7 billion-equivalent, dualtranche sovereign bond, a market source said. Investor presentations are planned for Frankfurt on Oct 19, London on Oct 20 and New York on Oct 21. Pricing was expected shortlyReuters - 130 words
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Advertisement3359 2004-10-12 18/19 jpppl SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS LIMITED AUDITED RESULTS FOR THE YEAR AUGUST 31, 2004 1(a)(1) Results for the Year ended August 31, 2004 Group 2004 2003 Change SJ'000 SJ'000 Operating revenue Newspaper and magazine 833,202 789,382 5.6 Broadcasting and multimedia 54,301 55,734 (2.6) Property 82,572 52,700 56.7 970,075 897,816 8.0 Other3,359 words
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Advertisement1048 2004-10-12 18/19 9. Group Segmental Information (Cont'd) 2003 Newspaper Broadcasting. Treasury and Multimedia and and Magazine Telecommunications Investment Property Elimination? Consolidated SJ'000 SJ'000 SJ'000 SS'000 SJ'000 SS'000 Result Segment result 305,065 (53,057) 39,028 39,203 330,239 Finance costs (1,916) (22,410) (24,326) Finance income 102 39 100 241 Share of profits less losses of1,048 words
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284 2004-10-12 20 Papers cite sources saying they may boycott sovereign debt issues Reuters [MANILA] Some foreign investors have threatened to boycott sovereign debt issues by the Philippines after fund managers said they believed short-term players were favoured in a recent bond sale, newspapers here reportedReuters - 284 words
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Article428 2004-10-12 20 Reuters [SYDNEY] Investment bankers are scrambling for a slice of an estimated As2oo million (Ss24B million) in fees for Australia's biggest-ever share float the As3o billion sale of telecoms firm Telstra Corp Ltd. The privatisation of the government's remaining 51 per cent stake in TelstraReuters - 428 words
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Article, Illustration369 2004-10-12 20 [LONDON] Malcolm Glazer is expected to try to persuade the Manchester United board this week to recommend a highly leveraged offer of 285 pence a share for the Premiership club, says a report in The Guardian. Mr Glazer and his sons areAP - 369 words
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459 2004-10-12 20 AL LABITA - By AL LABITA in Manila SAN Miguel Corp (SMC) has gained a foothold in the highly competitive food and beverage market in AsiaPacific and the next three years will see it become a major player in the region. Backed by459 words
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768 2004-10-12 21 Earnings results could help to pare losses suffered this year: analysts Bloomberg [NEW YORK] US semiconductor makers, the stock market's worst performers this year, rebounded in the past month. Earnings reports from companies such as Intel may help the shares pare more of theirBloomberg - 768 words
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400 2004-10-12 21 AP [WASHINGTON] The Senate on Sunday removed the last major hurdle stalling passage of the most sweeping overhaul of US corporate taxes in nearly two decades. By a 66-14 vote, lawmakers agreed to end the delaying tactics used by opponents ofAP - 400 words
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Article367 2004-10-12 21 Reuters [NEW YORK] US television viewers have begun to prize the on-demand services that let them choose the programs they want, when they want them, but will they do the same for advertising? Procter Gamble Co. the consumer goods maker, embarks on a new forayReuters - 367 words
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Article, Illustration584 2004-10-12 21 Bloomberg [SAN FRANCISCO] After clothes, money and a car, an iPod is what US teenagers want most this holiday season. A survey of 600 high school students by Piper Jaffray Co analyst Gene Minister found Apple Computer Inc's digital player NoBloomberg - 584 words
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Article, Illustration319 2004-10-12 21 Reuters [NEW YORK] Superman actor Christopher Reeve, paralysed when he fell from a horse nine years ago, has died in a New York hospital of heart failure, his publicist said yesterday. Reeve, 52, went into a coma on Saturday when he suffered a heartReuters; AP FILE PHOTOS - 319 words
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Article414 2004-10-12 21 AFP Reuters. [LONDON] World oil prices shot to new record high points yesterday, nearing US$54 in New York, amid the start of a general strike in Nigeria and as a longrunning industrial dispute in Norway intensified, analysts said. The price of reference light sweet crudeAFP; Reuters. - 414 words
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554 2004-10-12 22 VEN SREENIVASAN - Move aimed at preventing profits from being ravaged by rising oil prices By VEN SREENIVASAN [SINGAPORE] Despite being more profitable and having stronger balance sheets, Asia-Pacific carriers are expected to follow US and European airlines in raising fares. Western carriers, already struggling to get554 words
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164 2004-10-12 22 AP [JAKARTA] Indonesia's top budget carrier Lion Air plans to buy 15 planes to boost its fleet by nearly two-thirds, a news report said yesterday. The expansion will let the airline add several domestic destinations in eastern Indonesia and regional ones includingAP - 164 words
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Article390 2004-10-12 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, Illustration475 2004-10-12 22 Bloomberg, Bernama [MELBOURNE] Qantas Airways Ltd, Australia's biggest airline, is in the "final stage" of negotiations to form an Asian cargo joint venture based in Bangkok, chairman Margaret Jackson said. Qantas is in talks to take a 49 per cent stakeBloomberg,; Bernama - 475 words
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Article, Illustration412 2004-10-12 22 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] China Eastern Airlines Corp, the nation's third-largest carrier, said it has valued the 20 Airbus planes ordered on Oct 10 from the French manufacturer at US$3.4 billion, in its biggest aircraft purchase since 2002. Each A 330-300 planeBloomberg; AFP - 412 words
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288 2004-10-12 22 Bloomberg [DUBAI] Dubai, the base of the largest Arab airline, plans to raise an average US$l billion a year for the next four years through bond sales and other borrowings to help more than triple the capacity of its airport. TheBloomberg - 288 words
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362 2004-10-12 22 Bloomberg [NEW JERSEY] Honeywell International Inc, the world's No 1 maker of cockpit electronics, said global business jet deliveries will increase by at least 18 per cent next year because of new models and economic growth. Deliveries will rise to more than 650Bloomberg - 362 words
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Article, Illustration434 2004-10-12 23 Littoral states have ultimate say over protection of the waterway: Najib AP [KUALA LUMPUR] Foreign powers must not dictate how Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia protect the adjoining Malacca Strait shipping lanes from threats such as piracy and terrorism, Malaysia's deputy primeAP; REUTERS FILE PHOTO - 434 words
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385 2004-10-12 23 DONALD URQUHART - By DONALD URQUHART [SINGAPORE] Malaysia's Port of Tanjung Pelepas said yesterday it handled a record number of containers in the first nine months this year, up 20 per cent on the same period in 2003 as surging global trade continues to push record385 words
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207 2004-10-12 23 DONALD URQUHART - By DONALD URQUHART [SINGAPORE] Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) said average freight rates and cargo volumes carried by its liner division APL continued to rise on the back of healthy global trade. Container volumes carried by the world's sixth largest carrier rose207 words
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Article, Illustration426 2004-10-12 23 AP [MANILA] A bomb probably planted by the brutal Abu Sayyaf group was the cause of a ferry fire in February that killed over 100 people in the Philippines' worst terrorist attack, an investigation concluded yesterday. The A 1 Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf, whichAP; AFP FILE PHOTO - 426 words
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117 2004-10-12 23 Bloomberg [SHENZHEN] China's port of Shenzhen, the world's fourth-largest container port, said it may handle about 20 per cent more cargo this year compared with 2003 as the country's rising foreign trade boosts demand for shipping. Shenzhen's cargo traffic will likely rise toBloomberg - 117 words
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Article284 2004-10-12 23 SGX 000 Oct 11 SS *h Vol CH Offshore .0.44 unch 4591 Chuan Hup .0.67 -0.01 3088 Cosco Investment 1.09 -0.01 8414 CWT Distribution .0.55 uncti 577 EzraHldgs 1.21 -0.01 837 Freight Links 0.10 0.01 981 Grand Banks Yacht 0.83 -0.01 38 Java Holdings 1.03 -0.02 2363 K1284 words
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425 2004-10-12 23 Sales volumes rise despite higher cargo prices Reuters [SINGAPORE] Singapore bunker fuel sales volume for August recorded a total of 1.979 million tonnes, the second highest on record, the Maritime Port Authority (MPA) said yesterday. The highest volume was registered in April at 1.985Reuters - 425 words
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506 2004-10-12 24 EDITORIAL WATCHING US President George W Bush and his Democratic challenger, Senator John Kerry, debating foreign policy in their two recent televised encounters, one gets the impression that the only issue on America's agenda in East Asia is North Korea. Ironically, Mr506 words
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Article, Illustration1288 2004-10-12 24 CHRISTOPHER REED - Undemocratic elements of the US form of government, while rooted in history, plague politics today CHRISTOPHER REED The United States is always urging other nations to embrace its form of government. But although it is the world's oldest constitutional democracy formed more than 200 years ago when some important countriesAFP - 1,288 words
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Article, Illustration789 2004-10-12 24 YOGI AGGARWAL - THE BOTTOM LINE YOGI AGGARWAL TELEVISION is a powerful and thriving medium in India. In a city like Bombay, the viewer has access to nearly one hundred TV channels, a vast majority of them with local programming. But just how big789 words
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Article, Illustration817 2004-10-12 25 DANIEL ALTMAN - Both US presidential candidates haven't come up with concrete plans to deal with the growing budget deficit By DANIEL ALTMAN NYT DO deficits matter? Both presidential candidates seem to think they do. Yet so far, their comments about the federal government's shortfalls have largely missedNYT; FILE PHOTO - 817 words
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Article, Illustration898 2004-10-12 25 WILLIAM PESEK JR - WILLIAM PESEK JR Bloomberg CENTRAL bankers are paid to worry and India's has a whole lot to worry about these days. Inflation is surging, bond traders are antsy and Reserve Bank of India Governor YV Reddy is getting an earful from a government thatBloomberg - 898 words
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238 2004-10-12 25 Tan Kok Tim - LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Tan Kok Tim I REFER to your news report that oil prices are set to reach their next peak of US$55 a barrel. It is tough. All of us are suffering. Our government has not responded or said238 words
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Miscellaneous100 2004-10-12 25 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 5 Alexander swallows hot drink (6) s w 'll need 30 lessor? the haV n9 Across: 1 Stick insect, 7 Hit list, 8 31 Court order qets the man to Tickers, 10 Inlet, 11 Doctorate, 12 squirm (6) Deduced, 14 Doublet, 15 Emporia, Down: 1 Settled, 2 Idiot,100 words
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Article3901 2004-10-12 26 STRAITS TIMES INDEX STOCKS Stock name Wt Oof Change Stock name Wt dose Change Allgreen SOc 0.30 1.060 -0.020 NOL 2.24 3.100 +0.020 BIL Intl US20c 0.47 0.985 -0.005 OCBC 10.63 13.900 -Q.100 CaprtaLand 1.23 1.810 Parkway H 25c 0.68 1.440 +0.010 Chart SemiCond 26c 0.80 1.040 -0.0203,901 words
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Article2835 2004-10-12 27 FINANCE COMMODITIES MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INDICES In local curr In SS In USS yr Sdy %dy *yr Qcl« tod«» ChJny C»i«r><)» C-.»--ge Omnyr World Index Preliminary 304 7 -03 14 -04 13 0.1 2.9 »EAfI Preliminary 7444 -03 62 02 38 0 7 4.9 Europe Preliminary 1017.7 -03 Si2,835 words
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Article, Illustration1532 2004-10-12 32 BARRY LEA - Some banks combine banking and financial planning expertise to develop imaginative loan repayment methods, says BARRY LEA BARRY LEA UNTIL quite recently, most Asia-based buyers of overseas as well as local property have had to resign themselves to accepting the traditional method of servicing a1,532 words
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Article, Illustration682 2004-10-12 33 VINCE CHONG - Real estate consultants believe that home prices in Bangkok are likely to rise by an average 5 per cent this year, small compared with recent hikes, reports VINCE CHONG VINCE CHONG THAI housing projects were abandoned and prices fell sharply after the Asian financial crisis struck inAFP - 682 words
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422 2004-10-12 33 Bloomberg [LONDON] UK annual house-price growth eased in August to the slowest rate in three months, a government survey showed, as higher interest rates damped demand. The average cost of a home rose 13.6 per cent to £179,486 (*****,355) after increasing an annualBloomberg - 422 words
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Article, Illustration594 2004-10-12 34 VINCE CHONG - Company plans to explore similar niche regional projects By VINCE CHONG SESDAQ-listed engineering group Tee International has clinched four contracts worth 774 million baht (Ss3l million) to design and build nearly 1,900 specialised low-cost landed housing in Thailand. Awarded the jobs throughCHRIS LOH - 594 words
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Article, Illustration787 2004-10-12 34 ANDREA TAN - By ANDREA TAN SOME investors are discovering the lure of smallish buildings. At least four have finally secured buyers in the last two months after a long hunt. Property watchers say buildings in the region of $10 million or less have attracted investors withFILE PHOTO - 787 words
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