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Title Section15 2004-10-29 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 023/03/2004 Friday, October 29.2004 S9JGAFORE 85 cents online at http-iAwsiness-tfme&asialxonug15 words
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833 2004-10-29 1 VEN SREENIVASAN - SIA Engineering and SATS also post robust earnings By VEN SREENIVASAN [SINGAPORE] Singapore Airlines surprised the market yesterday with a better-than-expected first-half profit of $616 million thanks largely to a combination of astute fuel hedging and careful yield management. This833 words
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Article, Illustration738 2004-10-29 1 RONNIE LIM - BT exclusive International oil traders are looking to set up major storage facilities here By RONNIE LIM [SINGAPORE] International oil traders are looking at setting up major storage facilities here to better cash in on the island's booming oil trading hub status. The industry738 words
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Article136 2004-10-29 1 Dsn 1,988.05 (+29.00) ST INDEX FUTURES 1,990.00 (+30.00) siMsa 239.12 (+4.10) SIMSa FUTURES 239.60 (+4.30) MARKETS Thursday Change KLSECOMP 852.99 +1.82 NIKKEI 225 10.853.12 +161.17 HANG SENG 13.113.15 +274.44 SET INDEX 621.57 -5-Z8 JAKARTA COMP 862.12 +12.94 MANILA COMP 1.807.49 +33.15 SEOUL COMP 833.54 +23.63 SHENZHEN 8 232.16136 words
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Article48 2004-10-29 1 TOP STORIES ...PG 2,4 COMPANIES PG 5,6,9 MARKETS PG 8 SINGAPORE PG 10 ECONOMY PG 12 MALAYSIA PG 13 INDONESIA PG 13 CHINA PG14 INDIA PG14 ASIA-PACIFIC.. PG 15 WORLD PG 15 AVIATION PG 16 SHIPPING PG 17 EDITORIAL ..PG 18,19 STOCKS PG 20,21 LIFESTYLE ...PG 27-3448 words
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Advertisement37 2004-10-29 1 LIMITED EDITIONS Creative and medunkal genius at work PG34 MORE RESULTS STATS, Pg 5 Creative Technology, Pg 6 SMRTCorp, Pg6 Accord Customer Care, Pg 6 Raffles Holdings, Pg 9 MMI Holdings, Pg 9 Miyoshi Precision, Pg 937 words
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Article, Illustration601 2004-10-29 2 GENEVIEVE CUA - Jump in volume of surrenders raised suspicions of churning: LIA By GENEVIEVE CUA [SINGAPORE] CPF savers redeemed more than 77,000 investment-linked policies over three quarters between 2003 and 2004, says the Life Insurance Association, raising suspicions of unnecessary churning. InSource: UA - 601 words
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248 2004-10-29 2 SIOW LI SEN - By SIOW LI SEN [SINGAPORE] The government has taken another step towards providing an independent one-stop shop for consumers to resolve disputes with banks, insurers, securities firms and financial advisers. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said yesterday it has published a248 words
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Article161 2004-10-29 2 IN yesterday's article. "URA posts first deficit since 1985 for FY 2003/04", we said the figures came from the Urban Redevelopment Authority's first published annual report. This is incorrect. The statutory board has always published the document on a regular basis. The article also said non-operating income rose to161 words
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359 2004-10-29 2 ANDREA TAN - CPF members have $14b of funds invested in policies By ANDREA TAN (SINGAPORE] Insurance policies continued their reign over equities, the latest Central Provident Fund (CPF) quarterly figures show. Singaporeans invested $14.84 billion of their CPF Investment Scheme-Ordi-nary Account (CPFIS-OA) in insurance policies as at359 words
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Article783 2004-10-29 2 Stats-ChipPac posts Q3 loss of USs7.44m RISING inventories and falling demand for semicon chips may have claimed another victim. Singaporebased Stats-ChipPac yesterday reported a third-quarter loss of U557.44 million and said it expects a weaker Q4 before the market starts getting better. However, it said the Q3 loss783 words
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Article, Illustration532 2004-10-29 4 VINCE CHONG - Proceeds to help finance Premier League club's new £360m stadium By VINCE CHONG [SINGAPORE] English soccer club Arsenal is selling homes in central London to help finance its new £360 million (Ssl.l billion) stadium and Singapore is one of two Asian cities where the532 words
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376 2004-10-29 4 [KUALA LUMPUR] The 58-year-old Far Eastern Economic Review one of Asia's most respected voices has ceased publication after having lost money for the past six years. The current issue, cover dated Nov 4, will be the last376 words
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Article, Illustration520 2004-10-29 4 CHUANG PECK MING - By CHUANG PECK MING [SINGAPORE] The world's biggest producer of harddisk drives doesn't think the industry in which Singapore has a huge stake is riding into the sunset. Sunny days still lie ahead, as an explosion of applications in consumer electronics sparksFILE PHOTO - 520 words
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Advertisement122 2004-10-29 5 CFA Institute, in partnership with the Wealth Management Institute, invites you to join us for the Global Investors Workshop Asia Over the course of the interactive workshop you will gain important insights, interact with leading industry practitioners and obtain hands-on experience from INSEAD faculty.Topics include hedge fund management, venture capital,122 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article, Illustration576 2004-10-29 5 RAJU CHELLAM - It cites merger costs, rising inventories and falling demand By RAJU CHELLAM RISING inventories and falling demand for semicon chips may have claimed another victim. Singaporebased Stats-ChipPac yesterday reported a third-quar-ter loss of U557.44 million and said it expects a weaker Q4 before theSource: Bloomberg; FILE PHOTO - 576 words
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531 2004-10-29 5 RAJU CHELLAM - HOCK LOCK SIEW By RAJU CHELLAM THE first signs of an impending fever in semiconland came in mid-July when three fund majors Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs and BNP Paribas downgraded their outlook for semicon stocks. That prognosis did not go well with531 words
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Article, Illustration569 2004-10-29 6 ROLAND LIM - Investment loss of US$1.2m, against gain of US$24m in previous Q1 By ROLAND LIM AS it posted an 84 per cent year-on-year fall in net profit to US$4.B million for its first quarter, main-board-listed Creative Technology yesterday also said it has suspended itsSource: Bloomberg; FILE PHOTO - 569 words
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501 2004-10-29 6 WONG WEI KONG - By WONG WEI KONG HELPED by new contracts, earnings for Accord Customer Care Solutions (ACCS), a provider of after-market services (AMS) for mobile communications and high-tech consumer products in the region, more than doubled for the third quarter. Net profit for501 words
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464 2004-10-29 6 SAMUEL EE - $52m tax write-back from overprovisions helps boost gains By SAMUEL EE A $52.1 million tax writeback, offset partially by goodwill impairment losses of $21.4 million, helped lift SMRT Corp's net profit for the second quarter by 182 per cent to $61.2 million.464 words
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Article4047 2004-10-29 6 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS Shenton Income 1475/1.519 Shenton lncome(USD) 0 887/0913 ■■M ic 1 .i j Shenton Asm Pscft! 0 795/0.827 SwEurooeE«v?- 0 734/ Shenton Gb Opportunities/" 0.6440.67 12?i Shenton Dynamic Bond/* 1380 421 *7 Shenton Greater China 1.097/1 141 S iSKiSS; n Mendaki Global" 0.667/0.687 £22f*2T W ?S Shenton Global4,047 words
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434 2004-10-29 9 KALPANA RASHIWALA - But profit up 16% if previous period's exceptional gain excluded By KALPANA RASHIWALA IN the absence of exceptional gains in the same year-ago periods related mostly to the divestment of Raffles Brown's Hotel in London, Raffles Holdings yesterday posted a 7 per cent434 words
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322 2004-10-29 9 JOYCE KOH - By JOYCE KOH MAINBOARD-LISTED Miyoshi Precision Ltd's expansion activities in the region are beginning to bear fruit as earnings and revenue surged for the full year ended August. The company, which designs precision tools and dies and makes stamped precision components, said FY2004322 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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86 2004-10-29 9 Bloomberg DBS Group and United Overseas Bank will probably say today that third-quarter profit rose as bank loans swelled to a record and the island's economy rebounded from a virus outbreak. DBS may say net income rose 28 per cent to $373Bloomberg - 86 words
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120 2004-10-29 9 Bloomberg PT BANK Buana Indonesia, partly owned by United Overseas Bank Ltd, said profit in the first nine months of the year rose two-fifths, helped by lower interest costs. Unaudited net income rose to 305 billion rupiah (S$55.8 million), or 61 rupiah a share,Bloomberg - 120 words
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117 2004-10-29 9 Bloomberg CAPITALAND Ltd, South-east Asia's biggest developer by sales, may say third-quarter profit was little changed from a year earlier as gains from the sale of two malls helped cushion a loss in rents from assets sold earlier. Net profit probably fell 3Bloomberg - 117 words
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Article92 2004-10-29 9 CITIRAYA Industries posted 84 per cent jump in net profit for the third quarter ended Sept 30, 2004, to $8.6 million. This is on the back of a 44 per cent rise in turnover from $33.2 million to $47.8 million, thanks to new contracts secured92 words
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Article30 2004-10-29 9 MAINBOARD-LISTED Japan Land said Tetsuo Yamashita has stepped down as executive chairman. His responsibilities will be assumed by recently appointed chief executive officer Mitsutoshi Ono.30 words
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85 2004-10-29 9 COCOA ingredient supplier Petra Foods is raising $91.2 million in net proceeds through an initial public offering of 178.5 million shares at 88 cents each, the third largest IPO this year. The IPO, which has 5 million shares set aside for the85 words
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465 2004-10-29 9 KENNETH LIM - By KENNETH LIM MMI Holdings said it is done with laying the costly groundwork for its nonhard disk drive businesses, which helped drive net profit up 25 per cent in its first financial quarter. The components maker is now hoping to reap465 words
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280 2004-10-29 9 VINCE CHONG - Unisteel buys 51 of optics firm Valen By VINCE CHONG MAINBOARD-listed Unisteel Technology has bought a 51 per cent stake in local optics and optoelectronics player Valen for almost $12.9 million as it signals its intention to move into the mobile phone industry. Some $4.5 million of the investment will280 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration519 2004-10-29 8 R SIVANITHY - STOCKS If oil continues to retreat, stocks could continue to benefit, at least for the near-term R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent A sharp fall in oil prices brought instant relief to battered stocks yesterday, enabling the Straits Times Index to bounce 29 pointsSource: Bloomberg - 519 words
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Article, Illustration914 2004-10-29 8 KENNETH LIM - Compiled by KENNETH LIM Creative Technology Oct 28 dose: $19.30 KtMENG RESEARCH. Oct 28 **.X < CREATIVE'S fiscal Q1 results were our expectation. Sales cenfipwter-qn-quarter «**PtJ6s2lo million due to seasonal pick-up in the sound-card segment Though net profit of USS4.S million was lower than our forecast of US$6Source: Bloomberg - 914 words
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Article, Illustration527 2004-10-29 8 LARRY WEE - CURRENCIES LARRY WEE Senior Correspondent FOR the second day in a row, Asian units outperformed other major currencies against the US dollar in Asian trading yesterday, with the Korean won scoring a fresh overnight high of 1,123 per US dollar a levelSource: Reuters - 527 words
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TRADES TO WATCH
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141 2004-10-29 8 BOARDROOM joint managing director and finance director Sebastian Tan Cher Liang slashed his stake to just 0.45 per cent from 1.49 per cent on Wednesday through an open-market sale. Mr Tan, who has been with the corporate services provider's subsidiaries since 1992, sold 1.5141 words
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83 2004-10-29 8 BROADWAY Industrial Group executive director Ng Ah Hoy has sold all his 10,000 directly owned shares on the open market at about 47 cents apiece. The sale of those shares, which represent about 0.01 per cent of the company's share capital, leaves Mr Ng with83 words
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Article58 2004-10-29 8 CHEUNG Woh Technologies executive director Teo Poh Hong bought 298,000 shares on the open market on Tuesday last week at an average price of about 31 cents apiece: Shares of Cheung Woh, a manufacturer of hard-disk drive components, edged up half a cent or 1.658 words
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Article87 2004-10-29 8 FDS Networks Group vice president Yip Man Yiu sold 200,000 shares on Wednesday, paring the executive director's shareholding to 11.13 per cent from 11.4 per cent. The shares were sold on the open market at about nine cents each. FDS is a Hong Kong-based network systems87 words
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115 2004-10-29 8 KENNETH LIM - Compiled by KENNETH LIM INTEGRA2OOO chairman, chief executive and managing director Kwok Kah Kie bought 60,000 shares on Wednesday at 18.75 cents each on the open market, raising his direct and deemed stake to 13.37 per cent from 13.32 per cent. He also bought115 words
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Article, Illustration415 2004-10-29 8 OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES Oct 28 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS -114.00 +258.00 BTCADI -*****.00 +104.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -11 00 All-SG Equities 518.22 +6.71 SG Equities Elect 155.68 +1-99 SG Equities Fin 1601.88 +31 34 SG Equities Prop 477.86 +2.41 SIMSCI 239.12 +4.10 SiMSCI Futures 239.60 +4 30 MOST ACTIVE415 words
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Article, Illustration395 2004-10-29 10 CHEN HUIFEN - Hub will integrate bill payments systems for public and private sector By CHEN HUIFEN THE Singapore government yesterday announced that it is developing a national electronic bills payment hub as part of a bigger goal to involve the private sector and individuals in itsFILE PHOTO - 395 words
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Article, Illustration569 2004-10-29 10 KALPANA RASHIWALA - Siloso Beach Resort to target families, honeymooners, low-fare travellers By KALPANA RASHIWALA THE number of hotels on Sentosa is set to increase with the latest deal announced yesterday. Sentosa Leisure Group (SLG) has signed a $35 million contract with local hotel developer Robertson Quay Hotel569 words
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Article, Illustration336 2004-10-29 10 DANIEL BUENAS - By DANIEL BUENAS SINGAPORE'S first private foreign university, the University of New South Wales (UNSW), plans to make an initial investment of Asl4o million (S$ 173.4 million) over the next five to six years and a total investment of As7oo million over336 words
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371 2004-10-29 10 VISITOR arrivals for September rose 18 per cent to 658,200 from a year ago and 10 percent from 2002. Although month-on-month visitor arrivals fell for the third straight month, down about 11 per cent from August, year-on-year figures have been robust, contributing to371 words
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250 2004-10-29 10 VINCE CHONG - By VINCE CHONG TECH giant IBM is sitting pretty as the world's top seller of point-of-sales (POS) terminals as more small and medium enterprise (SMEs) retailers upgrade their business to stay competitive. The multinational has sold more than two million terminals worldwide,250 words
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Advertisement474 2004-10-29 11 BVLGARI presents its first" grandes complications" watch exhibition at Cortina Watch, Collection de Choix, from 29 October 7 November 2004. Bvlgari has been producing watches since the *****. But it was only in the 1970s that the Group made its debut in the fine watch-making sector by 4 introducing collections474 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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Article387 2004-10-29 12 First hike in nine years aimed at curbing inflation Bloomberg. Reuters [BEIJING] China's central bank raised its benchmark interest rates for the first time in nine years, stepping up efforts to curb inflation and alleviate power and materials shortages in the world's fastest-growing major economy.Bloomberg.; Reuters - 387 words
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Article, Illustration870 2004-10-29 12 WILLIAM PESEK JR - As America pushes for a stronger yuan, it must realise that Chinese acquisitions of household-name US firms and properties will become more affordable WILLIAM PESEK JR Bloomberg AS George W. Bush's administration pushes for a stronger Chinese currency, it should keep two US propertiesBloomberg; REUTERS - 870 words
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309 2004-10-29 12 CHEN HUIFEN - By CHEN HUIFEN DESPITE the growing presence of China and India, Japan will continue to be a world economic powerhouse and a significant partner for Singapore, said Trade Industry Minister Lim Hng Kiang yesterday. At the 35th anniversary celebration of the Japanese Chamber309 words
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Article367 2004-10-29 12 Reuters [CEDAR RAPIDS, lowa] The US government continues to support a strong US dollar while pursuing flexible exchange rates worldwide, US Treasury Secretary John Snow said on Wednesday. "We support a strong dollar but we feel that a currency's exchange value ought to be setReuters - 367 words
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Advertisement1711 2004-10-29 12 SUNRIGHT SUNRIGHT LIMITED (Company No. *****0523 M) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Twenty-Sixth Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at Cardinal Room, Level 3, Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel, 392 Havelock Road, Singapore *****3 on Monday,1,711 words
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449 2004-10-29 13 Unnamed party also seeking share in diversified group [KUALA LUMPUR] The Naza Group, Malaysia's largest importer of luxury vehicles, is keen to buy a stake in DRB-Hicom Bhd and is in talks with the "other party" that's seeking a share in449 words
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Article2289 2004-10-29 13 *01 FSBM 1.01 -0.02 6 <*»» H W- (HI FTEC Resources .0.51 0.01 245 Furqan Bus. Org. .0.34 unch 236 ASM Realty 130 -0.07 3 Qadang 1.49 0.02 1380 Abric 0 50 i*>ch 65 Gamuda 4.98 -0 02 409 ACP Industries. 135 -0.03 7 General Corp......2,289 words
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Article, Illustration567 2004-10-29 13 Malaysian discount carrier's fund raising exercise a success AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian budget carrier Air sia's initial public offering (IPO), the country's biggest share sale this year, has been oversubscribed by retail and institutional investors, a senior company official said yesterday. "The initial unofficial countAFP - 567 words
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431 2004-10-29 13 Bloomberg [JAKARTA] PT Bank Negara Indonesia, the nation's third-biggest lender, almost doubled third quarter profit as a drop in interest rates reduced funding costs and spurred consumers to borrow more. PT Bank Danamon's profit climbed by more than half. Bank Negara's net incomeBloomberg - 431 words
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307 2004-10-29 14 Move is aimed at putting in place a market-driven system Reuters [BEIJING] China is to allow multinationals to move foreign exchange capital freely among subsidiaries in a fresh step to loosen up capital flows. Beijing is pushing foreign exchange reforms in a bid toReuters - 307 words
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476 2004-10-29 14 Housing Authority brings forward launch by 3-4 months to Dec [HONG KONG] The world's largest public offering for a real estate investment trust is to be launched by Hong Kong's Housing Authority in a landmark deal that will raise HK$2O billion (554.3 billion)476 words
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298 2004-10-29 14 Bloomberg [BEUING] China Merchants Bank, the nation's largest publicly traded lender, said third-quarter profit rose 46 per cent as an expanding economy fuelled demand for loans from companies and individuals. Net income rose to 844 million yuan (Ssl7o million), or 0.12Bloomberg - 298 words
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Article, Illustration181 2004-10-29 14 Bloomberg [MUMBAI] Bharti Tele-Ventures, India's second-largest mobile-phone operator 28 per cent owned by Singapore Telecom, said second-quarter profit more than tripled after lower rates helped it almost double cellphone subscribers from a year ago. Net income of the company and its subsidiaries rose to 3.34Bloomberg; AFP - 181 words
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369 2004-10-29 14 Reuters [SHANGHAI] China's banks face a fire-storm of competition as the market opens to foreigners by 2007, spurring a mad scramble for experienced, global banks. In Shanghai alone, foreign banks have 65 branches and more than 90 representative offices, according toReuters - 369 words
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365 2004-10-29 14 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Sun Hung Kai Properties and Cheung Kong Holdings, Hong Kong's biggest home builders, may have set the stage for a property-stock rally after their purchases at a land sale stoked the city's real-estate revival. Cheung Kong and Sun Hung KaiBloomberg - 365 words
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ASIA-PACIFIC/WORLD
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Article, Illustration635 2004-10-29 15 Dutch and British parents to merge under single board and chief executive Reuters Bloomberg [LONDON/AMSTERDAM] Oil major Royal Dutch/Shell Group plans to move to a unified corporate structure, ditching a century-old dualownership system blamed for contributing to a reserves overbooking scandal. The combined company willReuters; Bloomberg; AFP - 635 words
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331 2004-10-29 15 ANTHONY ROWLEY - By ANTHONY ROWLEY in Tokyo JAPANESE corporate sentiment towards business prospects in East Asia turned bearish overall this month in what was an unusually gloomy assessment of the regional outlook, the Japan External Trade Organisation (Jetro) reported yesterday. Jetro's latest survey among Japanese331 words
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201 2004-10-29 15 NYT [ATLANTA] The float just sank. As of today, any cheque you write may be posted and the money deducted from your account —within a few hours. Savvy consumers no longer can count on a delay of a day or two orNYT - 201 words
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Article, Illustration649 2004-10-29 15 EARNINGS WRAP NYT [TOKYO] Japan's top brokerage house Nomura Holdings yesterday said its profit fell 49 per cent in the fiscal firsl-half that ended on Sept 30. hit by sluggish foreign bond trading and higher costs in its banking operations.NYT; AFP - 649 words
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457 2004-10-29 15 Reuters. Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Conventional wisdom holds that Republican presidents are good for US stocks and bad for bonds. History suggests otherwise. Studies released this week show that equity investors have gained more under Democratic presidencies than under Republican administrations. However, returnsReuters.; Bloomberg - 457 words
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258 2004-10-29 15 Bloomberg [BANGKOK] Thailand's central bank cut its economic growth forecast for this year to as little as 5.5 per cent, citing rising oil prices and the reappearance of the bird flu virus. South-east Asia's sec-ond-biggest economy will grow between 5.5 per cent andBloomberg - 258 words
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317 2004-10-29 16 Five cases related to 2000 crash still pending in US courts Bloomberg [LOS ANGELES] Singapore Airlines, Asia's most profitable carrier, settled 11 lawsuits stemming from a 2000 plane crash that killed 83 of the 179 people on board, a lawyer for theBloomberg - 317 words
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Article, Illustration353 2004-10-29 16 Reuters [NEW YORK] Delta Air Lines' pilots union said late on Wednesday it had reached a tentative agreement with the airline on cost savings. The Air Line Pilots Association said its leadership would review the agreement with Delta management and would not release anyReuters; BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO - 353 words
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470 2004-10-29 16 NYT [ATLANTA! Even as they face mounting losses, airlines are trying to find new ways to make flights more fun. The latest offering: hand-held entertainment devices that display movies, books, newspapers, magazines, TV shows and games. Personalised electronic entertainment has been aroundNYT - 470 words
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241 2004-10-29 16 Bloomberg [MELBOURNE] Virgin Blue Holdings, Australia's second-largest carrier, said an agreement with Air Macau and Hong Kong-based Shun Tak Holdings on starting a discount airline in Asia is not imminent. The three companies will sign an agreement next week to start aBloomberg - 241 words
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Article, Illustration457 2004-10-29 16 AP [WASHINGTON] Boeing Co. working with US safety officials, is investigating tiny scratches on some older model planes to see if they are evidence of a potentially dangerous problem with the jets' outer shells. The scratches, or scribe marks, appear near joints whereAP; FILE PHOTO - 457 words
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128 2004-10-29 16 AFP [MIAMI] Two men, who allegedly told luggage screeners one of their bags contained a bomb and would explode if opened, were arrested at Miami International Airport, authorities said Wednesday. The suspects, identified as Mizael Cabral and Daniel Correa, were preparing to board aAFP - 128 words
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296 2004-10-29 16 Reuters [AMSTERDAM] Airports will get a better chance to beat the queues with a new air traffic and weather system from Amadeus and IBM that can more adequately predict busy hours, the companies said on Tuesday. For the first time airports will haveReuters - 296 words
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Article, Illustration625 2004-10-29 17 DONALD URQUHART - Nine-month profits double to US$588m on strong volumes and rates By DONALD URQUHART [SINGAPORE] Sirging transpacific cargo volimes, tight capacity and htalthy freight rates have combined to lift Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) third-qiarter net profit to US$234 million, a 13 per625 words
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419 2004-10-29 17 DONALD URQUHART - By DONALD URQUHART [SINGAPORE] Proposals by US lawmakers for inspections of 10 per cent of the nine million inbound containers at US ports would be costly and further worsen delays already plaguing West Coast ports, according to a senior APL security executive.419 words
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264 2004-10-29 17 [LONDON] Plans by Maersk to move its Central American regional headquarters from its current location in New Jersey to somewhere in Central America have angered the American teamsters union which is organising a picket and other protests. "Moving American jobs overseas is264 words
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Article615 2004-10-29 17 SELVA KUMAR - ADMIRALTY CASEBOOK By SELVA KUMAR CAN a bargi used to transport cargo be considered a ship and be arested in an admiralty actim? Yes, said the Hong Koig High Court last month, as long as the barge displays the key characterises of a ship615 words
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Article, Illustration615 2004-10-29 17 DAVID HUGHES - It's in exploratory talks with potential business partners By DAVID HUGHES [SINGAPORE] Shares of Hong Kong-listed Star Cruises have seen some heightened activity lately signalling partly the reviving fortunes of the cruise business in Asia which was hit badly by the Sars outbreaks.FILE PHOTO - 615 words
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Article99 2004-10-29 17 [SINGAPORE] Star Cruises has slapped a fuel surcharge for its cruises in the Asia Pacific region, as a temporary measure to cope with the impact of surging oil prices. The surcharge ranges from US$2-4 per person per night and applicable to all passengers regardless of cabin category.99 words
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Article75 2004-10-29 17 Bernama [ABU DHABI] A giant crane that can lift two 40-foot containers at one time, the first of its kind in the world, debuted in Shanghai recently, United Arab Emirates news agency WAM reported on Wednesday. It said the machine will be exported to UAEBernama - 75 words
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Article518 2004-10-29 18 EDITORIAL I IT won't be a rest day for Abdullah Ahmad Badawi this Sunday as he marks his first year in office as Malaysia's fifth prime minister. So far, the premier, who took over the hot seat from Dr Mahathir Mohamad one year ago, seems518 words
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Article, Illustration1125 2004-10-29 18 JEFF MADRICK - With yet another scandal unfolding, it's clear that Corporate America must press on with reform By JEFF MADRICK NYT WHEN you think about the economic issues facing the next president, you have to wonder why either candidate wants the job. There are the outsize budget deficits, highNYT; REUTERS - 1,125 words
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Article, Illustration653 2004-10-29 18 FRANK CHING - THE BOTTOM LINE FRANK CHING AMERICAN Secretary of StateColin Powell, during his two-day visit to Beijing, tried to persuade Chinese leaders that Taiwanese leader Cien Shui-bian's offer of talks provided an opportunityfor a dialogue but, as expected, he was rebuffed. The outcome was predictable because,653 words
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Article135 2004-10-29 18 'The availability of oil in terms of reserves and geology isn't an issue, but the problem is whether the oil can find the money.' Fatih Birol, of the International Energy Agency, on the need for oil-producing countries and international oil companies to increase their investments in finding135 words
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Article, Illustration850 2004-10-29 19 HARISH MEHTA - With a new king appointed after an uncontroversial election, the path ahead for the country is clearer HARISH MEHTA IT is time foreign investors took another look at Cambodia, following the surprisingly audacious step by King Norodom Sihanouk to abdicate the throne on Oct 7.REUTERS - 850 words
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Article, Illustration1152 2004-10-29 19 NYT ON this history-soaked peninsula, where Portuguese culture mingles with the salt air of the South China Sea, a visitor from Brazil can start the day sipping cafe de manha, while scanning one pf three local Portuguese daily newspapers or watching the news onNYT; BLOOMBERG - 1,152 words
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Article, Illustration1852 2004-10-29 27 GEOFFREY EU - Singapore despite being thoroughly modern on the surface is a city in need of regenerating, says UK-based architect and urban planner Will Alsop. GEOFFREY EU finds out how Singapore can have buildings that capture the imagination GEOFFREY EU THEY don't give away prizes for mediocrityARTHUR LEE - 1,852 words
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Article, Illustration582 2004-10-29 28 GEOFFREY EU - CINEMA Before Sunset will appeal to those of us trying to get in touch with our sensitive side, says GEOFFREY EU GEOFFREY EU M MOVIE that deliberately rsets out to be all talk and no action would usually be grounds for the insanik ty-in-movie-making plea,582 words
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410 2004-10-29 28 GEOFFREY EU - By GEOFFREY EU FRESH from her nasty girl tour de force in Monster, Charlize Theron puts her Head in the Clouds and the results are far from heavenly. This turgid *****-to-World War II clunker is a painfully misguided period piece that is about410 words
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341 2004-10-29 28 BOOK Paranoia by Joseph Finder Publisher Orion (Pansing) $32.50 before GST 426 pages (paperback) Reviewed by Shoba Karanakaran ONCE in a while, there comes along a novel that redeems the form from its current pitiable state, one that keeps you up at night, one341 words
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Miscellaneous291 2004-10-29 28 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 5 A beast who may pester (6) 8 A revolutionary Muslim (8) Sudanese (5) IHI 11 Get Scotsman hire bird (6) nHfIHH" 20 Live for the regiment and the 23 They clear the air once senior is I I I removed (8) BMP I I 126 26 Birds291 words
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Article, Illustration808 2004-10-29 30 CHEAH UI-HOON - Celebrated flautist James Galway tells CHEAH UI-HOON he'll keep at it until he finds a good job CHEAH UI-HOON THE acclaimed flautist Sir James Galway and the only knighted one in the world makes his Singapore debut next month, when he plays with the Munich808 words
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Article280 2004-10-29 30 Oct 30, Sunday Toyota Classics Concert 2004 by Brno Philharmonic Orchestra (Czech Republic) Esplanade Concert Hall 7.30pm (180 mins with intermission) Tickets: $35, $45, $65, $85, $100, $130, $150 Nov 1, Monday ÜBS Verbier Festival Orchestra With Charles Dutoit And Julian Rachlin, by ÜBS Verbier Festival Orchestra280 words
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Article, Illustration490 2004-10-29 33 SANGEETHA MADHAVAN - THEATRE This year's Vagina Monologues features an eclectic mix of women, reports SANGEETHA MADHAVAN SANGEETHA MADHAVAN WHILE feminist debate centres on whether Freud misled generations by focusing on the vagina instead of the clitoris, the phenomenon that is The Vagina Monologues has people judging freedom by it490 words
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Article, Illustration321 2004-10-29 33 CHEAH UI-HOON - By CHEAH UI-HOON THE progressive service of husband-hiring might not have hit Singapore's shores yet, but already, playwright Desmond Sim's snappilypaced and witty comedy, Hubbies4Hire. is asking this question: Does a woman want a man who fulfills a role in her life without both putting emotional321 words
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535 2004-10-29 33 SANGEETHA MADHAVAN - MUSIC By SANGEETHA MADHAVAN SINGAPORE can lay claim to an Indian music ensemble that even India can't boast of. Musicians and composers are usually surprised to learn that the Singapore Indian Orchestra Choir (SIOC) is a fully functional orchestra with 40 members and a 30member535 words
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327 2004-10-29 33 CHEAH UI-HOON - By CHEAH UI-HOON WILD Rice's The Visit of the Tai Tai might as well be renamed "The Dramatic Entrances of Ivan Heng" with its longer-than-necessary spotlight on the actor who's made his name in gender-bending roles. So if you're a Heng fan.327 words
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Article226 2004-10-29 33 SANGEETHA MADHAVAN - By SANGEETHA MADHAVAN FRIEDRICH Durrenmatt's The Physicists was written at the height of the Cold War in the early 60s when questions of scientists' moral responsibility and nuclear armament were the rage. Set in "the present", Luna-id's straight-up staging of the play unfolds in a sanatorium where three226 words
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Article, Illustration255 2004-10-29 33 CHEAH UI-HOON - EXHIBITION By CHEAH UI-HOON TO celebrate their 10th anniversary. Opera Gallery has stepped up its annual exhibition of modern masters' works. In their Decade of Masterpieces this year, some US$5O million worth of paintings go on sale at their string of galleries around255 words
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Article, Illustration903 2004-10-29 34 LEELA SCHELLENBERGER - Making Time LEELA SCHELLENBERGER concludes this series on limited edition timepieces created for Sincere's Golden Jubilee LEELA SCHELLENBERGER NOW that we have arrived at the fourth and final instalment of the line-up of horological masterpieces created to celebrate Sincere Fine Watch's Golden Jubilee, you can903 words
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