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Title Section14 2004-12-22 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES SlNfoßflfefe Eckfr online at http://business-times.asial.com.sg MICA (P) 023/03/2004 Wednesday, December 22,200414 words
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Article, Illustration885 2004-12-22 1 ANNA TEO - SINGAPORE ECONOMY: OUTLOOK 2005 Some private sector economists are expecting a sharp slowdown next year, but the government's forecasts are more upbeat By ANNA TEO [SINGAPORE] Depending on who you hear it from, the Singapore economy is either in for a rough ride nextSource: MTI - 885 words
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561 2004-12-22 1 DONALD URQUHART - Move will benefit 4,000 ships, with $2.5m in fees saved By DONALD URQUHART [SINGAPORE] lipping the ante in a competitive industry, the Maritime Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has slashed port dues in a bid to maintain Singapore's status as a regional561 words
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Article47 2004-12-22 1 TOP STORIES ...PG 2,4 COMPANIES... PG 5-9 MARKETS PG 8 SINGAPORE PG 10 ECONOMY PG 11 M'SIA/INDON ..PG 12 CHINA/INDIA ...PG 13 ASIA-PACIFIC ..PG 14 WORLD PG 14 AVIATION PG 16 SHIPPING PG 17 EDITORIAL PG 18 LETTERS PG 19 STOCKS PG 20-21 MONEY PG 27-2847 words
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Article137 2004-12-22 1 STI 2.063.59 (+7.35) ST INDEX FUTURES 2,053.00 (unch) SIMSCI 245.82 (+1.23) SIMSCI FUTURES 245.90 (+1.10) MARKETS Tuesday Change KLSECOMP 906.50 -3.11 NIKKEI 225 11,125.92 +22,50 HANG SENG 14,180.79 -33.25 SET INDEX 671.50 -4.21 JAKARTA COMP 976.31 +9.50 MANILA COMP 1,775.45 -10.80 SEOUL COMP 882.82 -1.49 SHENZHEN B 231.73137 words
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Advertisement31 2004-12-22 1 ■33 COMMENTARY Property stocks that would gain from a casino pg 6 Spend $1 million, get $60 million of media publicity out how one well-known publicity campaign does it fPG 1S31 words
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TOP STORIES
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Article, Illustration769 2004-12-22 2 SHOEB KAGDA - Company is investing in innovations to build up customer base By SHOEB KAGDA ♦in Jakarta t'NIMBLE, technology-driv-companies such as PT ♦Info Asia Teknologi Global '♦will succeed in Indonesia's telecoms industry despite the market dominated by two gi- -ants, according to companySource: Bloomberg - 769 words
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Article, Illustration426 2004-12-22 2 SIOW LI SEN - It has bought 36.42m shares at $13.60-$13.90 By SIOW LI SEN TStNGAPORE] Going aW cracking pace, United Overseas Bank seems to have completed its $500 million share buy-back in a mere six weeks or so. Observers now wonder what's next asSource: Bloomberg - 426 words
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THREE-MINUTE DIGEST
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Article, Illustration58 2004-12-22 2 LISTED property groups that have the most to gain from any casino project in Singapore will include City Developments, Singapore Land and Amara Holdings. The extent of the benefits depends on whether the project is built in Marina South or Sentosa, says58 words
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92 2004-12-22 2 MYANMAR-BORN banker and property magnate Serge Pun could give Singapore its first listed company from his home country in a merger deal with loss-making NeoCorp International. Sesdaq-listed NeoCorp will swap each of its shares for one new share of Yoma Strategic Investments,92 words
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59 2004-12-22 2 NTUC Income yesterday announced a higher bonus and an anniversary bonus for life insurance policyholders on the back of strong investment gains. But even when combined with 2003's bonus increase, the net rate of return is still below 2002's when the bonus rate was59 words
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79 2004-12-22 2 US President George Bush plans to unveil a federal budget that would cut the US deficit in half in five years and maintain strict spending discipline. "We will submit a budget that fits the times. It will provide every tool79 words
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81 2004-12-22 2 INDONESIA'S constitutional court said yesterday parts of a landmark oil and gas law that opens the industry to competition were unconstitutional, but did not strike down the entire law as had been feared by oil executives. However, one article annulled could hurt81 words
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77 2004-12-22 2 SALEH Sulong, the executive chairman of DRB-Hicom, a listed property, auto and finance conglomerate, has been buying shares in EON Capital, leading analysts to wonder if the moves come ahead of plans by DRB-Hicom's new owners to sell its stake in the77 words
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98 2004-12-22 2 POOR Hong Kong. After the recent brouhaha over the failed IPO of what should have been the world's largest property trust, it drew comments from China's president that were interpreted as a warning to shape up. To rub salt into the wound, the98 words
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80 2004-12-22 2 INDIA and Malaysia on Monday agreed to join forces to develop satellites and build an international airport in Hyderabad following wide-ranging talks between the two countries' leaders. The joint venture agreement between Antrix Corporation Limited, the Indian Space Research Organisation's commercial subsidiary, and80 words
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72 2004-12-22 2 SWITZERLAND'S ÜBS faces legal action for possible breaches in securities laws due to its relationship with scandal-plagued US healthcare company Health South, the bank said yesterday. The world's seventh-largest bank said the US Securities and Exchange Commission had issued a so-called Wells Notice,72 words
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102 2004-12-22 2 A TERROR attack on a tanker delivering liquefied natural gas at a US port could set off a fire so hot it would burn skin and damage buildings nearly 1.6 km away, US government scientists say in a report expected to102 words
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545 2004-12-22 2 JOYCE KOH - It clinches Triple A Awards from The Asset magazine By JOYCE KOH [SINGAPORE] Temasek Holdings' precise deal execution has won the investment company a top regional corporate award for "showing the way in how deals should be executed". From M&A deals to exchangeable545 words
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Article, Illustration961 2004-12-22 4 VINCE CHONG - RETAIL RENTS: OUTLOOK 2005 But easing seen from 2006 with more Orchard Rd space available and 'big-box' concepts By VINCE CHONG [SINGAPORE] Retail rents are expected to stay firm for at least the next 12 months because of limited supply. But they may961 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article, Illustration618 2004-12-22 5 JOYCE KOH - Move will make it more competitive and boost its appeal to investors: analysts By JOYCE KOH BESIDES benefiting the Port of Singapore Authority (PSA), the lower port dues announced yesterday look set to hasten the pace for a possible PSA listing, said analysts.Source: Nielsen Media Research - 618 words
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348 2004-12-22 5 JEAN CHUA - The firm will also be setting up a sales office in Guangzhou By JEAN CHUA MAINBOARD-LISTED Jets Technics is setting up a manufacturing plant in China as part of its expansion in the mainland. Hong Kong-based Jets Technics, which has been in348 words
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Article, Illustration674 2004-12-22 6 KENNETH LIM - The share swap exercise may make it the first Myanmar firm to list here By KENNETH LIM MYANMAR-BORN banker and property magnate Serge Pun could give Singapore its first listed company from his home country in a merger deal with loss-mak-ing NeoCorp674 words
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252 2004-12-22 6 DONALD URQUHART - By DONALD URQUHART AUSTRALIA and Singapore agree on the concept of open skies but not the pace of reaching that agreement, Transport Minister Yeo Cheow Tong said yesterday. "I think the two governments have made their stands quite clear that the252 words
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651 2004-12-22 6 VINCE CHONG - HOCK LOCK SIEW By VINCE CHONG THE debate over whether Singapore should play host to a casino has been watched not only by citizens concerned about the likely social implications, but by businesses, too. Property groups, and in particular those with exposure to the651 words
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Advertisement71 2004-12-22 7 SINGAPORE CELEBRATES ITS FIRST BILLIONTH SHIPPING TONNAGE MARK i t pap? kmlt ii £Ik it W^m <• ■HIE. I BM II fit* -3M H3&BBBB f—ei—i S^^SGSSB-^ 1 K^Hllll ll^S^Kl■ 111 l 1 M 17T"i1 r Al 1 1^ 1 Sintti l iF ai >l> i<ia fiiflTwTffiy TrgS^ Heartiest Congratulations: _H71 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration822 2004-12-22 8 LARRY WEE - CURRENCIES Slide resumes after CFTC data confirms reduction of short positions LARRY WEE Senior Correspondent WHILE US dollar swings were confined within well-de-fined ranges as trading wound down over the past week, its weaker side is again looking more vulnerable now. "Barometric" data suggests822 words
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Article, Illustration372 2004-12-22 8 R SIVANITHY - STOCKS R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent ITS that time of the year when turnover drifts lower, prices drift without the benefit of newsflows sometimes higher, sometimes lower —and dealers drift off to sleep at their terminals. > >.• ;v -f'i Yet; it's also that time of372 words
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TRADES TO WATCH
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57 2004-12-22 8 TECHCOMP president and executive director Lo Yat Keung bought 2.5 million shares on the open market yesterday and now has a 59.25 per cent stake, up from 57.41 per cent. The shares were purchased at 24.5 cents each. Techcomp, a manufacturer and supplier of57 words
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73 2004-12-22 8 A WEEK after its stake was pared by 9.4 million shares, JP Morgan Chase Co s deemed holdings in TPV Technology were raised to 10.24 per cent from 9.72 per cent when 7.3 million shares were bought on the open market on Wednesday73 words
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62 2004-12-22 8 NEW Lakeside Holdings joint managing director Go Twan Heng bought 300,000 shares on the open market yesterday, raising his direct and deemed stake in the apple concentrate maker to 59.28 per cent from 59.1 per cent The shares were bought at about 9.8 cents62 words
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162 2004-12-22 8 KENNETH LIM - Compiled by KENNETH LIM PACIFIC Andes Holdings substantial shareholder Clamford Holding bought 1.4 million warrants and 2.9 million shares on the open market on Friday last week, raising the deemed holdings of four Pac Andes directors. The shares, bought at about 38.3 cents apiece, brought162 words
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Article, Illustration352 2004-12-22 8 LIM SAY BOON - CHART POINT By LIM SAY BOON OCBC Investment Research THE "Engulfing Bear", up against those ferocious year-end "WindowDressers", beat a hasty retreat, limping and whimpering. Well, so much for those "Japanese Candlesticks". This time last week we thought the market showed signs ofSource: Bloomberg - 352 words
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Article, Illustration380 2004-12-22 8 OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES Dec 21 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS -86.00 +277.00 BT CADI -*****.00 +130.00 110-day MA -*****.00 -9.00 AM-SG Equities 526.60 +1.19 SG Equities Elect 156.19 +0.15 SG Equities Fin 1625.84 +3.53 SG Equities Prop 503.51 +1.91 SIMSa 245-82 4-1.23 SiMSCI Futures 245.90 +1.10 MOST ACTIVE STOCKS VOLUME UnlFiber380 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article, Illustration339 2004-12-22 9 KENNETH LIM - TROUBLE AT CAO CAOT also acting as agent in jet fuel procurement for 3 customers in China By KENNETH LIM CHINA Aviation Oil said a subsidiary created to help it maintain a supply of jet fiiel to China has managed to procureAFP FILE PHOTO - 339 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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Article53 2004-12-22 9 DBS Group Holdings' subsidiary PT DBS Victors Securities Indonesia has raised its paid-up capital to 55 billion rupiah (S$9.7 million) from 28 billion rupiah to comply with new capital requirements by Indonesia. DBS' indirect stake in ths Indonesian securities arm remains unchanged at 753 words
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115 2004-12-22 9 FLEXTECH Holdings said subsidiaries FE Global Electronics (PEG), Electec. Marvic International and Advance Flextech Co have repaid $14.2 million owed to four other lenders. The repaid sum—which represents the total liabilities that these subsidiaries owed to ABN Amro Bank, Malayan Banking Berhad. Oversea-Chinese Banking115 words
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Article48 2004-12-22 9 SEMBCORP Industries said it has secured approval from the Malaysian International Trade Industry for its wholly owned subsidise SembGorp Utilities, to sell its 30 per cent Stake In SimeSembCorp Engineering Sdn Bhd. SembCorp expects the divestment to be completed early next year.48 words
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Article119 2004-12-22 9 KOH Brokers Group said that It has, through a subsidiary, agreed to buy from its executive chairman Koh Hat Meng a 2,425 sq m freehold site for $7.2 million, the open-market value given by independent valuer CKS Property Consultants. The property, at the junction of119 words
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Article66 2004-12-22 9 INTRACO said it has appointed lawyer and accountant Hoon Tai Meng as a non-executive, non-independent director and a member of the company's audit remuneration and nominating committees. Mr Hoon is the managing partner ofTM Hoon Co, and is a certified public accountant and barrister-at-law. He also66 words
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295 2004-12-22 9 Bloomberg [BEIJING] China's biggest international carrier Air China denied a newspaper report that it may invest in China Aviation Oil (Singapore) Corp as part of the reorganisation. Air China tUs month raised US$l.OB billion selling shares in Hong Kong. China AviationBloomberg - 295 words
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244 2004-12-22 9 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Post Ltd, which has a monopoly on delivering the nation's letters, had its credit rating raised by Standard Poor's Ratings Services because of its financial performance and debt repayment The company had its long-term corporate credit rating and senior unsecuredBloomberg - 244 words
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469 2004-12-22 9 Bloomberg [JAKARTA] Indonesia's PT Bank NISP. 22.5 per cent owned by Singapore's OCBC Bank, said net profit climbed 78 per cent in the first 10 months of the year as it expanded lending and cut interest costs. Unaudited net profit for the 10 monthsBloomberg - 469 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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472 2004-12-22 10 SIOW LI SEN - Life policyholders get better returns on firm's strong investment gains By SIOW LI SEN NTUC Income yesterday announced a higher bonus and an anniversary bonus for life insurance policyholders on the back of strong investment gains. But even when combined with 2003's bonus increase,472 words
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NEWS ROUNDUP
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Article63 2004-12-22 10 Mew partner at Allen Gledhili ALLEN Gledhill. Singapore's largest local law firm, yesterday announced that tax lawyer Nand Singh Gandhi will jointhe firm as a partner from Jan 1. Mr Gandhi is the sole practitioner at Nand SioghGandhi Co, and was a consultant with Frsehills, Australia. He specialises in appeqjp63 words
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Article51 2004-12-22 10 NETWORK for Electronic Transfers (Nets) now offers a new service which lets consumers personalise thetr CashCards with special messages, photos and images, die company said yesterday. Although the personalised cards do not come with a deposit, they can be topped up to $500 at normal CashOird top-up51 words
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Article40 2004-12-22 10 FROMftjb 1. anyone wishing to adopU child froqa a foreign country must. complete a HameStudy Report (HSR) before proceeding with immigration and legal procedures for adoption, the Ministry of Community Development Youth and Sports announced yesterday.40 words
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285 2004-12-22 10 DANIEL BUENAS - Minimally invasive, less post-operative pain, faster recovery By DANIEL BUENAS A NEW $2.5 million robotic surgical system at Mount Elizabeth Hospital promises to make complicated operations minimally invasive procedures. Also, there will be less post-operative pain and the recovery will be faster. The285 words
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327 2004-12-22 10 DANIEL BUENAS - By DANIEL BUENAS THE number of petitions for bankruptcy and bankruptcy orders continued to fall year-on-year in November, although the total number of bankrupts in Singapore is still at an all-time high. According to figures released by the Insolvency and Public Trustee's Office at327 words
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Article, Illustration303 2004-12-22 10 VINCE CHONG - By VINCE CHONG IT IS now official. Shoppers are a happier lot in Singapore, according to an inaugural customer satisfaction study by a team of four lecturers from Ngee Ann Polytechnic's School of Business and Accountancy. The school said in a release -that itsFILE PHOTO - 303 words
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301 2004-12-22 10 ANDREA TAN - By ANDREA TAN ANOTHER en bloc sale has been inked, taking the year's tally to 5687.9 million. Property and construction group Hiap Hoe has bought a freehold site at Novena for $15.19 million. Hiap Hoe bought the 16,926 sq ft site301 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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Article, Illustration520 2004-12-22 11 He hints at tough options on social security, promises spending discipline AP [WASHINGTON] President George Bush said on Monday he will submit a federal budget that will cut the US deficit in half in five years and maintain strict spending discipline.AP; AFP - 520 words
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360 2004-12-22 11 ANTHONY ROWLEY - By ANTHONY ROWLEY in Tokyo JAPANESE firms operating in East Asia are becoming increasingly pessimistic about business prospects in most of the region for early next year, a monthly survey published yesterday by the dapan External Trade Organisation (Jetro) showed. "Sentiment360 words
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Article, Illustration221 2004-12-22 11 Reuters [BEIJING] China does not expect inflation to rise strongly, Finance Minister Jin Renqing said yesterday, suggesting little urgency for interest rate rises in the near future. The economy has not been overheating overall and there was "no strong signal showing that inflationReuters; AFP - 221 words
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323 2004-12-22 11 Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] The Federal Reserve may have to adjust the benchmark interest rate next year based on changes in productivity "even if noticeable fluctuations in inflation are absent", said Jeffrey Lacker, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond.Bloomberg - 323 words
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Article608 2004-12-22 11 AL LABITA - Respondents in the WBF survey call for better governance, reports AL LABITA AL LABITA ADVERSE reports about the ills plaguing the Philippine economy are nothing new as they come a dime a dozen and the latest one by a Manila think tank is no exception. f608 words
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450 2004-12-22 11 Rents are a drag on inflation for now, say economists Reuters [HONG KONG] Hong Kong consumer prices are forecast to have risen slightly in the 12 months through November as an improving economy pushed up the price of goods, but rents are keeping aReuters - 450 words
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1204 2004-12-22 12 PAULINE NG - NEWS ANALYSIS He seems ready to seal deal, with sources saying RHB Bank will provide RM559m loan for his share purchase By PAULINE NG in Kuala Lumpur WITH the financing for the cash purchase of the 15.8 per cent stake in DRB-Hicom1,204 words
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Article, Illustration276 2004-12-22 12 S JAYASANKARAN - By S JAYASANKARAN in Kuala Lumpur SALEH Sulong, the executive chairman of DRB-Hi-com, a listed property, auto and finance conglomerate, has been buying shares in EON Capital, leading analysts to wonder if the moves come ahead of plans by DHB-Hicom's new owners to sellFILE PHOTO - 276 words
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Article, Illustration387 2004-12-22 12 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Sales at retailers in Malaysia may rise more than expected this year because of faster econoqiie growth, stock market gains and festive shopping. Sales may gfow 7.7 per cent th|i year, beating torecasts, said Retail Group Malaysia, which conducts sales surveysBloomberg; AP - 387 words
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384 2004-12-22 12 Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesia's constitutional court said yesterday parts of a landmark oil and gas law that opens the industry to competition were unconstitutional, but did not strike down the entire law as had been feared by oil executives. However, one article annulledReuters - 384 words
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926 2004-12-22 13 M'sian PM Abdullah urges businessmen to forge smart partnerships AFP [NEW DELHI] India and Malaysia on Monday agreed to join forces to develop satellites and build an international airport in Hy- derabad following wideranging talks between the two countries' leaders. The joint ventureAFP - 926 words
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251 2004-12-22 13 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Billionaire Lakshmi Mittal's US$4.5 billion purchase of Wilbur Ross's International Steel Group Inc won US antitrust clearance and is expected to be completed next quarter. A list of merger reviews published by the Federal Trade Commission shows the acquisition canBloomberg - 251 words
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279 2004-12-22 13 Bloomberg (HOKGKQNGITb* gf i Ritz-Carlton Hotel Co, a luxury chain owned by Marriot International, said it plans to open the world's taltesthotel in Hong Kong The 1.374-foot high hotel, situated above Kowloon station, will have 300 rooms and occupy the top 13Bloomberg - 279 words
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Article, Illustration585 2004-12-22 13 JEAN CHUA - CHINA INSIGHT HK gets a ticking-off from Beijing, but talk of Macau overtaking NK is premature and misplaced JEAN CHUA Reporter POOR Hong Kong. After the recent brouhaha over the failed IPO of what should have been the world's largest property trust,585 words
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Article, Illustration542 2004-12-22 13 There is a lot of paperwork to be done for the IPO Reuters [HONG KONG] Hong Kong will probably wait until at least February to relaunch the world's biggest property trust listing, the US$3 billion Link Reit scrapped due to aReuters; AFP - 542 words
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383 2004-12-22 14 SEC notice covers the work its investment bank did for Health South Reuters [ZURICH] Switzerland's ÜBS Daces legal action for possible breaches in securities laws due to its relationship with scandal-plagued US healthcare company Health South, the bank said yesterday. The world's seventhlargestReuters - 383 words
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Article, Illustration311 2004-12-22 14 AFP [NEW YORK] Wall Street's famous "Charging Butt" statue, a symbol of unbridled capitalism and a major tourist draw, has been put up for sale. Bidding is expected to start at US$5 million. The Wall Street Journal on Monday reported that artist ArturoAFP - 311 words
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WORLD WATCH
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153 2004-12-22 14 Reuters [AMSTERDAM] Samsung Electronics is expected to be the fastest growing top 10 chip maker this year while fellow memory chip maker Infineon will be Europe's biggest producer. Research group Gartner also said worldwide semiconductor revenue is set to increase 23 per cent to arecordReuters - 153 words
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Article148 2004-12-22 14 Reuters [SEOUL] Creditors of Inchon CHI, South Korea's smallest oil refiner, have blocked the US$549 million sale of the flailed company to Chinese state oil trader Sinochem Corp, throwing into doubt China's first takeover of a foreign oil firm. Sinochem signed a final contract inReuters - 148 words
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Article100 2004-12-22 14 Bloomberg [ZURICH] Cie Financiere Richemont AG, the world's second-largest luxury-goods maker, said chief operating officer Yannick Lakhnati resigned for personal reasons less than a year after joining the Swiss company. Mr Lakhnati, a 45 year-old French national who joined Richemont in January, will remain director ofBloomberg - 100 words
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Article165 2004-12-22 14 AP NEW YORK —Brokerage giant Morgan Stanley saw an 18 per cent rise in fourth-quarter profits, the company said yesterday. The brokerage also reported strong earnings growth for all 0f2004, but revenues for both the quarter and the full year fell short of Wall StreetAP - 165 words
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Article100 2004-12-22 14 Reuters [SEOUL] HSBC Holdings Pic has offered to pay US$2.5 billion for the whole of Korea First Bank (KFB), the Maeil Business Newspaper reported yesterday, marking the global bank's third attempt to buy a bank in South Korea. HSBC's reported offer price isReuters - 100 words
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Article124 2004-12-22 14 AFP [HELSINKI] Norwegian media group Schibsted, owner of the Scandinavian country's flagship newspaper Afienposten, launched a 705 million euro (Ssl .55 billion) takeover bid for Finnish group Alma Media yesterday. "Alma Media is a perfect strategic partner for Schibsted." the Norwegian group's chief executiveAFP - 124 words
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422 2004-12-22 14 Company escapes fine, pledges to observe rules Reuters [WASHINGTON] US market regulators have charged Walt Disney Co with failing to disclose a web of relationships between the entertainment giant and some of its directors and their family members. Amid continued turmoil in Disney's boardroom,Reuters - 422 words
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392 2004-12-22 14 [NEW YORK] US high yield, or junk bond, issuance has reached record levels as companies have sought to take advantage of investors' appetite for risk, the Financial Times reported yesterday. Some U*****.8 billion worth of such bonds, beating last year's US$l36 billion, have392 words
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Article, Illustration404 2004-12-22 14 NYT [NEW YORK] The Exelon Corp, the owner of utilities in northern Illinois and eastern Pennsylvania, said on Monday that it would buy the Public Service Enterprise Group of New Jersey in a deal valued at about US$l2.B billion that wouldNYT; BLOOMBERG - 404 words
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Article, Illustration449 2004-12-22 15 SAMUEL EE - By SAMUEL EE ITALIAN high-performance tyre company Pirelli refuses to say how much it spends on rolling out its much sought after calendars. But it will disclose that for every US$l million spent on producing the Pirelli calendar, the company gets US$6O million worth449 words
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Article, Illustration710 2004-12-22 15 SAMUEL EE - SAMUEL EE finds out how the brand plans to capture market share next year SAMUEL EE THE Suzuki brand is likely to experience a resurgence in 2005 with at least two new models and authorised distributor Champion Motors hopes it will beARTHUR LEE - 710 words
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Article, Illustration306 2004-12-22 15 Samuel Ee - By Samuel Ee EXOTIC car dealer Autobahn Motors has branched out into the lifestyle cafe business with a 24-hour F&B outlet at Selegie Road. Called Cafe@loo because of its address 100 Selegie Road the cafe is housed in a three-storey building notable not only forWILLIAM WHEY - 306 words
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Advertisement278 2004-12-22 15 THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 REXEL TECHNOLOGIES ASIA PTE LTD (In Voluntary Liquidation) At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the members of the abovenamed company duly convened and held at its registered office at 10 Anson Road. #13-12 International Plaza. Singapore *****3 on the 21st day of December, 2004 at278 words
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Advertisement352 2004-12-22 15 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT CHAPTER 50 ELECTRO AIR PTE LTD (IN MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) REGISTRATION NO. *****2414W At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company convened and held at 2211 S^?" 1 St, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, on 17 December 2004, the following resolutions were duly passed: 1352 words
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Article, Illustration637 2004-12-22 16 VEN SREENIVASAN - BT exclusive Almost every network carrier in Asia-Pac is parts distributor's client By VEN SREENIVASAN WHILE the phenomenal growth of Airbus Industrie has hogged the headlines lately, a Singapore company has been quietly riding on the European planemaker's market successes. Sesdaq-listed637 words
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165 2004-12-22 16 AFP (ABU DHABI] New UAE airline Etihad Airways said on Sunday it has finalised a deal to buy five Boeing passenger planes for a total of US$l.O9 billion. The first of the Boeing 777-300 ER planes is to be delivered inAFP - 165 words
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Article385 2004-12-22 16 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 EVA385 words
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553 2004-12-22 16 AFP [BEIJING] Aspiring aviation power China will export 20 MA6O passenger jets, realising its long-held ambition to sell Chinese-made planes in overseas markets, company officials said yesterday. Most of the buyers of the 60-seat regional planes were from African countries, the China Daily newspaperAFP - 553 words
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Article, Illustration628 2004-12-22 16 Reuters [PARIS! The head of plane maker Airbus, Noel Forgeard, has won a power struggle to unseat his boss at the helm of parent European Aeronautic and Defence Space Co (EADS), where his challenges will include shaping the future of the aerospace group's defenceReuters; AFP - 628 words
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247 2004-12-22 16 AP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian budget carrier Air Asia said yesterday it would hit 20 million passengers a year by 2009 on its Malay-sia-originated routes if the government lets the airline use the nation's old main international airport. Air Asia, the region's largest low-cost airline,AP - 247 words
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217 2004-12-22 16 AFP (BANGKOK] Thailand's Consumer Protection Board (CPB) is considering fining three low-cost airlines for misleading and confusing advertisements promoting rock-bottom fares, an official said yesterday. Fines of 50,000 baht (552,099) per airline were proposed for Nok Air, the budget arm of flagship carrierAFP - 217 words
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Article, Illustration879 2004-12-22 17 US study says fires could burn skin and damage buildings nearly a mile away AP [WASHINGTON] A terror attack on a tanker delivering liquefied natural gas at a US port could set off a fire so hot it would burn skin and damageAP; AP FILE PHOTO - 879 words
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143 2004-12-22 17 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian International Shipping Corp (MISC), the world's ."DifflpW* CATHOT Oi llC|U6n6a natural gas (LNG), had the outlook efitSfbreign and local current# ratings raised to "positive from stable", a statement by Moody's Investors Service said. The move came after the shipper's sale ofBloomberg - 143 words
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Article, Illustration468 2004-12-22 17 Bloomberg {TOKYO] Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd (K Line), Japan's third-largest shipping line, said it is-aiming to increase annual sales to a record 950 billion yen (Ssls billion) by March 2009, 16 per cent more than this year, as it taps rising globalBloomberg; FILE PHOTO - 468 words
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Article820 2004-12-22 17 DAVID HUGHES - STRAIT TALK By DAVID HUGHES N f OW here's a seasonal topic, except that I have ships' bells rather than the sleigh variety in mind. In 10 days there may be a few diehards who insist on welcoming the New Year by striking820 words
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378 2004-12-22 17 AL LABITA - By AL LABITA in Manila KEPPEL Batangas Shipyard has clinched a drydocking and upgrading contract for three Philippine Navy offshore patrol vessels from UK-based defence and security technology company QinetiQ. Keppel Batangas is supporting QinetiQ in the installation of additional equipment and overhauling378 words
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Advertisement141 2004-12-22 17 wmrmrwwwrwrjrn r GLORY SHIP MANAGEMENT PTE LTD 0 Wa invite applicants for the folowmg position(s):- Jfl Working experience in tanker operations, supervision of a y loading discharging, safety audits, etc., Previous experience m *t as Master or Chief Officer onboard tankers required. p Knowledge of charter parties, laytime calculations and141 words
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Article531 2004-12-22 18 EDITORIAL THE regulatory authorities have lately indicated that a review of the regulatory regime in Singapore may be in the offing in the wake of the China Aviation Oil debacle. Last week, the Monetary Authority of Singapore and the Singapore Exchange said they would look531 words
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Article, Illustration776 2004-12-22 18 FRANK CHING - THE BOTTOM LINE FRANK CHING BEIJING'S relations with Tokyo, already strained by the intrusion of a Chinese nuclear submarine into Japanese territorial waters last month, have been worsened by Japan's release on Dec 10 of a new National Defence Programme Outline which for the776 words
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Article, Illustration1246 2004-12-22 18 Joseph Baladi - The threat to Asian companies may not be from Western products, but the country next door By Joseph Baladi BY Asian consumers' standards, Asian companies don't build brands well. Asked randomly, Asians of different ages and backgrounds from Singapore to Shanghai, continue to recall and express preferenceAP - 1,246 words
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Article, Illustration997 2004-12-22 19 In the new year, the global clothing and textile business will be transformed, potentially benefiting developing country producers and consumers Reuters AT the stroke of midnight on Dec 31, the world's clothing and textile business will be transformed, with potentially huge benefits for powerful developingReuters; AFP; REUTERS - 997 words
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343 2004-12-22 19 Michael Wood - LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Michael Wood Acting Australian High Commissioner Australian High Commission I WRITE in response to your editorial yesterday regarding the proposed Australian Maritime Identification Zone (AMIZ), announced by Prime Minister Howard on Dec 15. It is important that your readers343 words
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Article, Illustration176 2004-12-22 19 Denis Distant Singapore - Denis Distant Singapore THE Singapore Exchange queries listed companies when there is unusual movement in traded prices or volumes, but this surveillance should be extended to suspended counters as well. Vantage Corporation is one such counter which has been suspended for many months pending injection ofFILE PHOTO - 176 words
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Article, Illustration997 2004-12-22 27 RUSSELL AUBREY, YEO KAI ENG - YOU AND THE TAXMAN RUSSELL AUBREY and YEO KAI ENG examine how the goods and services tax can affect voluntary welfare organisations in Singapore RUSSELL AUBREY, YEO KAI ENG By ERNST YOUNG WITH the goods and services tax (GST) around for more than a decade,By ERNST & YOUNG; AP - 997 words
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Article34 2004-12-22 27 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, Illustration1317 2004-12-22 28 LIM SAY BOON - With global markets in a gridlock, trying to make money is like driving a truck through peak hour traffic. LIM SAY BOON offers pointers LIM SAY BOON WITH the big moves in equities and bonds well and truly over, making money in the markets in 2005 isSTOCK.XCHNG - 1,317 words
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Article, Illustration148 2004-12-22 28 THIS is the financial markets' murdersuicide scenario. That is, Asian and other central banks rapidly withdraw their funds from the US, sparking panic selling in the bond market. This will turn the hitherto controlleddescent of the US dollar into a tailspin. Interest rates will surge, US consumersSource: OCBC Investment Research - 148 words
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Article641 2004-12-22 28 GENEVIEVE CUA - By GENEVIEVE CUA INVESTMENT themes that marked 2004 like relatively muted returns from equities and US dollar weakness are set to haunt 2005 as well. Advisers to the wealthy are generally neutral on equities, and are recommending an underweight on bonds, given the expectation of further641 words
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