The Business Times, 3 February 2005

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  • 15 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES SINGAPORE 85 cents online at http://business-times.asial.com.sg MICA (P) 023/03/2004 Thursday February 3,2005
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  • 523 1  -  Lawyer and insurance agent allegedly traded on confidential info relating to I-Comm Technology Reports by KAREN HO [SINGAPORE] Two more people were charged with insider trading yesterday, a day after manufacturing tycoon Lee Ah Bee was accused of the same offence. Lawyer Janette Loh,
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  • 292 1 [SINGAPORE] Tycoon Lee Ah Bee, founder and former executive chairman of mainboard-listed Amtek Engineering, was formally charged in court yesterday with insider trading. He was released on $60,000 bail and given the court's permission to return to Kuala Lumpur this Sunday for Chinese New
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  • 137 1 sn 2,108.69 (+14.04) ST INDEX FUTURES 2,104.00 (+12.00) SIMSCI 252.05 (+0.97) SIMSa FUTURES 251.90 (+0.70) MARKETS Wednesday Change KLSECOMP 918.51 +2.24 NIKKEI 225 11.407.14 +22.74 HANG SENG 13.555.80 -22.46 SET INDEX 710.33 +1.60 JAKARTA COMP 1,052.83 +5.29 MANILA COMP 1,989.56 -2.81 SEOUL COMP 921.44 -2,25 SHENZHEN B 243.35
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  • 553 1  -  By CHUANG PECK MING [SINGAPORE] Singapore's foreign direct investments are likely to double in the next 10 years to $300 billion, fetching annual returns of nearly 8 per cent, or $23 billion, according to the Ministry of Trade and Industry. Indicating that
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    • 16 1 mIP yearofthe ROOSTER iy Prepare for roller-coaster ride in financial markets PC 14 WUC P| 8
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    • 54 1 US interest rate decision The US central bank is due to decide on interest rates early today. Visit BT online at http://business-times.asial .com.sg for the outcome. Get latest S'pore corporate results from BT Online Log on to Business Times Online at http://business-times.asial.com.sg to get the latest reports about the financial
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    • 53 1 GOING FOR BROKER AMMB eyes rest of Fraser Securities re 6 MORE REPORTS Three challenges in going global PG 4 Avoiding M&A pitfalls PG 10 Lenovo ready to go global BizITPG 39 B V I OAR I M If NO V- 1' j i? W* It I **-<?. 4 i
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    • 44 1 SWGTELMAKES Heehee haha, wbo will win this 3G war? res ilii ifl MVBIIH li > j f ><Ji| I WV V VHi«HHII For Singapore companies looking to venture into foreign markets, there is no lack of role models, to a sperial feet* BTlooks at some
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  • TOP STORIES
    • 529 2  -  Nikkei 225 and JGB futures trading to go electronic from April By KENNETH LIM [SINGAPORE] From April, there will be no more feverish shouting and wild gesticulation for traders of the Nikkei 225 and Japan Government Bond futures contracts. The open-outcry
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    • 754 2 Firms under CAD probe see shares plunge COMPANIES being probed by the Commercial Affairs Department have seen falls in their share prices but the overall market has emerged largely unscathed from the fallout From Informatics Holdings and Auston International to China Aviation Oil and Amtek Engineering, news of
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    • 635 4  -  Sector expected to match or surpass last year's $1.6b investments By RONNIE LIM [SINGAPORE] More investments are in the pipeline for Singapore's $50 billion chemicals industry. The 2005 outlook for the industry. including petrochemicals and oil refining, is bright, says the Economic Development
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    • 528 4  -  By CHEN HUIFEN [SINGAPORE] Singapore must overcome three main challenges if it is to compete more aggressively in overseas markets, Minister for Trade and Industry Lim Hng Kiang said yesterday. Speaking at the opening of IE Forum 05, Mr Lim said expansion of services
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    • 350 2 I Budget 2005 L Dates The Prime Minister and Minister of Finance will deliver his Budget 1 Statement to Parliament on 18 February 2005. This will be Mr Lee 9.00 am to I.oopm TT T JHsien Loong s first Budget Statement as Prime Minister. What special Venue [measures will be
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    • 1384 4 GPindustries GP Industries Limited (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) Co. Reg. No. *****2128 C Announcement of Unaudited Results For The Third Quarter Ended 31 December 2004 The Board of Directors of GP Industries Limited is pleased to announce the unaudited consolidated results of the Group for the third quarter
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  • COMPANY NEWS
    • 584 5  -  But the stock market as a whole has managed to remain unscathed By JOYCE KOH THK silence surrounding the growing list of companies being investigated by the Commercial Affairs Department (CAD) has translated into screeching falls in their share prices. Still, the overall market
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    • 784 5  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW By R SIVANITHY NOW that the dust seems to have settled on the controversy that surrounded trading of the SG covered warrant on Total Access Communications two weeks ago and given the meteoric rise in popularity of these instruments, it
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    • 703 5  -  'Killer application' race begins between telcos By ANGELA TAN ON Tuesday, Star Hub gave a preview of its 3G content at the glitzy Ritz Carlton Millenia and unveiled a tie-up with hugely popular NTT DoCoMo for its i-mode services. Yesterday, Singapore
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    • 509 6  -  TROUBLE AT CAO SMBC is third party to sue CAO since revelations of losses, insolvency By KENNETH LIM SUMITOMO Mitsui Banking Corp (SMBC) has sued China Aviation Oil, its Beijingbacked parent, and its former chief executive Chen Jiulin for U5526.4 million plus damages,
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    • 636 6  -  But broking firm's chairman says no offer has been received By JOYCE KOH FRASER Securities might soon be wholly owned by AMMB Holdings Bhd if the Malaysian bank gets its way to buy over the rest of the shares it does not already own
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    • 322 6  -  By MICHELLE QUAH GOLFING equipment specialist Transview Holdings yesterday announced that its non-executive director, Reggie Shiu, was still missing in the aftermath of the tsunami which struck in December. He was holidaying with his family in Khao Lak, Thailand, when the disaster struck.
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    • COMPANY BRIEFS
      • 49 6 MEDIASTREAM has suspended its shares pending the hearing of a petition by Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp to place the loss-making company under judicial management. Mediastream said the petition will be heard on Feb 25, and the company will continue to provide updates to shareholders on material developments.
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      • 96 6 China Great Land launches IPO CONCRETE-PILING specialist China Great Land Holdings is raising $8.4 million in an initial public offering of 50 million new shares at 21 cents apiece to expand its production capabilities. The IPO comprises a public tranche of two million shares and a placement tranche of 48
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      • 48 6 SINGAPORE Computer Systems said it is selling its 50 per cent stake in ST-Straco, a provider of computer-related services, to Straco International Corp Pte Ltd for about $465,000. SCS said the move is part of its strategy to focus on its core business.
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    • 4262 6 Shenton mcome(USD) 0.926/ SheotonAsia Pacific 1 0.883/ im a_ lu I, y-f ff'nnj.1 Shenton GfcOowuntMS/*' 0.696/ 0 791/ Shenton Dynamic Bond/* 1.41/ SZETEES ,S Shenton Greater Ct«n» 1.218/ s£ ZSm n21 M"*** Global/" 0.724/ Sar Zlmte o w shemon G"* 2.076/ USGrowth 1-088/ n™ Shemon Greater Europe
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    • 611 7  -  FINANCIAL RESULTS Group paying bonus dividend as full-year profit hits record $52.5m By KALPANA RASHIWALA THE Ascott Group hopes to nearly double its portfolio of serviced residences from 13,800 units to 25,000 in five years. And the growth will come from markets
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    • OTHER RESULTS
      • 58 7 MMI Holdings saw second-quarter earnings increase 7 per cent to $10.2 million and turnover rise 3 per cent to $165.7 million. Taking out revaluation effects, quarterly earnings rose 68 per cent to 10.7 million from $6.4 million. MMI expects performance for the full
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      • 64 7 CIH Ltd fell into the red as it chalked up a net loss of $4 million in FY2004, from 109 million net profit in FY2003. Sales also fell 31.7 per cent to $129.3 million from $189.3 million. The company said the business environment
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      • 58 7 INTRACO has swung back into the black for the full year ended Dec 31, 2004, earning $1.6 million for FY2004, against a net loss of $5.5 million in FY2003. Its revenues rose 38 per cent year-on-year to $394.6 million in 2004. The company
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      • 48 7 GP Industries's net profit fell to $8.3 million in the third quarter ended Dec 31, 2004, from $14.5 million the year before due mainly to losses incurred at its associated company, GP Batteries. Its revenues were up 39 per cent year-on-year at $139.6 million.
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      • 53 7 Better revenue boosts Elec Eltek profit ELEC Eltek saw Q2 net earnings inch 1.2 per cent higher to $10.99 million in the second quarter ended Dec 31, from $10.85 million in the year-ago period, due to better cost control and a 26 per cent rise in revenue to 112 million
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      • 43 7 BRILLIANT Manufacturing's net income slipped to $6.1 million for the first quarter ended Dec 31,2004, from $8 million a year ago, due to higher raw material costs and foreign exchange losses. Revenues rose 4 per cent to $48.8 million.
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      • 40 7  -  Compiled by MICHELLE QUAH MICRO-MECHANICS recorded a 75 per cent jump in net profit for the half year ended Dec 31, 2004. Net income totalled $2.8 million for that period, on revenues of $13.5 million.
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    • 236 7  -  By RAJU CHELLAM SINGAPORE Computer Systems has set up a joint venture company with the infotech services arm of Canada's second-largest telco Telus Corp to tap the market for customer care solutions. The joint venture, Tiscs, will have 30 per cent equity
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  • SINGAPORE MARKETS
    • 519 8  -  STOCKS Question of why tech stocks are rising despite record Reit prices suggesting the market is turning defensive R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent Technology, real estate investment trusts (Reits) and profit warnings provided the main features of trading in the second line yesterday in a
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    • Article, Illustration
      970 8  -  Compiled by JOYCE KOH Singpu Chemicals Feb 2 dose: 73 cents DBS VICKERS SECURITIES, Feb 1 Singpu, a leading producer of aniline, caustic soda and chlorine in China, is riding on the growing demand for chemicals to expand its business. Earnings have grown at a CAGR of 20
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    • 547 8  -  CURRENCIES LARRY WEE Senior Correspondent THE US dollar's bounce earlier this week fizzled out in Asia yesterday, with the Indian rupee showing the most sparkle ahead of two key news items due out from the US this morning. While the US dollar retreated
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    • TRADES TO WATCH
      • 158 8 THE chief executive of Asian Micro Holdings and his wife bought 3.4 million shares on the open market on Tuesday and raised their combined stakes to 55.64 per cent Victor Lim Kee Liew, who is also group managing director, bought 2.1 million shares
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      • 121 8 FORMER Links Island Holdings chairman Winstedt Chong Thim Pheng bought a further 861,000 shares of Swissco International on the open market yesterday, raising his direct stake to 6.8 per cent from 6.21 per cent. No pricing information was given. Mr Chong, who did
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      • 103 8 FORMER MAE Engineering executive chairman Willie Teo Chin Kiang, who filed a lawsuit in October against the group for alleged non-payment of salary and reimbursements, is deemed to have sold all his 40 million shares a 9.65 per cent stake in a married deal on
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      • 121 8  -  Compiled by KENNETH LIM HG Metal Manufacturing non-executive director Sia Ling Sing bought 25,000 shares on the open market on Tuesday at 63 cents apiece, raising his direct stake to 2.89 per cent. Yesterday, Lingco Marine, a privately held company whose shares Mr
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    • Article, Illustration
      428 8 OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES Feb 2 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS -456.00 +42.00 BTCAPI -*****.00 -29.00 BTJO-day MA -*****.00 -45.00 All-SG Equitjes 548.82 +1.01 SG Equities Elect 155.97 -1.13 SG Equities Fin 1621.87 +9.02 SG Equities Prop 533.08 +0.32 SIMSCI 252.05 +0.97 SiMSCI Futures' 251.90 +0.70 MOST ACTIVE STOCKS VOLUME UTACUSISc 68.284.000
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  • BLUE CHIPS
    • 877 9  -  Too early to judge success of diversification, says WONG WEI KONG VONG WEI KONG IF RELIABILITY is what's expected of a postal service, then Singapore Post has kept faith with investors by delivering another quarter of decent earnings. But the jury is still out
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
    • 603 10  -  IE FORUM '05 2 out of 3 deals tend to destroy shareholder value By NANDE KHIN COMPANIES acquiring others should have a clear idea why they are doing so and then stay the course if they don't want to end up among the
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    • 541 10  -  By CHEN HUIFEN LIKE wolves hunting in packs, more Singapore companies are taking the cue from the animal kingdom in their overseas forays for opportunities. Yesterday, 13 companies from different parts of the industrial food chain formalised their partnerships with
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    • 313 10  -  By CHEN HUIFEN SINGAPORE can leverage on India's strength in clinical research as both countries seek to expand their biotechnology capabilities, according to an industry observer. "The way I look at it, the synergy between countries like Singapore and India is in
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    • 260 10  -  By AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY THE Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) has developed a novel method to simultaneously control the size and shape of nanoparticles, a process that can find widespread use in the pharmaceuticals industry and in novel biomedical applications. Research scientist Yu Han
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    • 447 10  -  By SHOEB KAGDA in Jakarta LENDING his voice to the ongoing public debate on whether or not to establish a casino in Singapore, Deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan said yesterday that only if the project delivered compelling economic value should it move
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    • IN BRIEF
      • 81 10 LAW firm Rajah and Tann appointed Leena Pinsler, a former adjunct associate professor at the National University of Singapore's law faculty, as the new head for its South Asia Practice yesterday. Ms Pinsler, a veteran in India-Singapore work, was also previously with law
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      • 64 10 THIS year's Career Fair at the Nanyang Technological University will see 60 employers from the private and public sectors setting up 85 booths to recruit graduating students. Twenty of the organisations are participating for the first time. They include Citibank, Singapore Telecommunications and United
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 342 10 Usher in the Year of the Rooster at the Phoenix Garden Cafe with a complimentary* lo hei and our festive buffets. Our local favourites like Hainanese chicken rice, spicy laksa, and our ever-popular crispy Roti Prata will still be available during this period. And if that's not enough, drop by
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  • SINGAPORE FOCUS: SERVICES
    • 862 11  -  EDUCATION NANDE KHIN looks at some of the tie-ups between top-notch institutions from around the world and local varsities NANDE KHIN TURNING Singapore into a "global schoolhouse" is part of the government's plan to generate economic spin-offs through providing education services. But, of course, to
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  • ECONOMY WATCH
    • 828 12  -  Drop cloak of politeness and tackle currency, deficit issues By MARK GILBERT Meetings of the Group of Seven finance ministers are like Christmas with a fractious family. Everyone tiptoes around trying to be tactful for fear of spoiling the turkey dinner, while current
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    • 423 12 AFP, Reuters [SHANGHAI! A key focus of this week's Group of Seven (G-7) meeting in London will be invited guest China, with finance ministers eager to hear how Beijing plans to solve some of the nagging doubts about its economy, analysts say. China,
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    • 157 12 Reuters [NEW YORK] A Federal Reserve study has found that cutting the Budget deficit will not do much to shrink the gaping US trade deficit, contradicting claims by many of the country's trading partners, the Wall Street Journal reported yesterday. It said the staff
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    • 2107 12 VOl RIM 0.98 0.03 15 W1 H W- PHI FTEC Resources 339 -0.01 876 u FurqanBus.Org. .038 -0.02 6149 A4M Realty 130 Ml 37 Gadang 1.42 <.01 408 2 ASO unch 625 ries ®J General Corp .0.51 -0.01 273 AA*nceSyner»r 037 -001 146 Genting 19.60 -0.40
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    • 135 12 ANNOUNCEMENT SP Services Ltd (formerly Power Supply Ltd), TUI Consulting Asia Pte Ltd and TUI Consulting Ltd are pleased to advise that a settlement has been reached in relation to the dispute that arose over the computer billing system integrated for SP Services Ltd in July 2000. TUI Consulting Asia
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  • MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
    • 211 13 Bloomberg [JAKARTA] Indonesia's second-largest telecoms company, Indosat, will increase capital expenditure as much as 43 per cent this year as it prepares for a planned surge in mobile customers, a company official said yesterday. PT Indonesian Satellite Corp Tbk (Indosat) will
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    • 579 13  -  US-owned IQJ was set up in 2002 at the invitation of ex-PM Dr Mahathir By S JAYASANKARAN in Kuala Lumpur ALLEGED financial "irregularities" concerning government funds in a private company in Cybeijaya, Malaysia's information technology hub, is now the subject of a police probe.
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    • 196 13 Bernama [PETALING JAYA] IJM Corporation Bhd has submitted bids of more than RM3 billion (Ssl.3 billion) for construction work in India and West Asia. Of the amount, more than RM2 billion was for India and the balance for West Asia, said IJM chief executive
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    • 326 13 Reuters [BANDA ACEH] Although a large wooden fishing boat called Flying Fish remains stranded in front of its entrance, Hotel Medan is once more open for business in this devastated city in Indonesia. The four-storey building is the first tsunami-affected hotel in
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  • GREATER CHINA
    • 534 14 China Gas will form a JV with GAIL to operate gas pipeline networks Reuters [HONG KONG] China Gas Holdings Ltd said yesterday that India's largest gas transporter, GAIL (India) Ltd, will take a 10 per cent stake in the firm, the
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    • 617 14 Reuters [HONG KONG] Will the Year of the Rooster be anything to crow about? Not immediately, say financial analysts and soothsayers. The Rooster can jump but it cannot fly, so the first half of the Chinese New Year will be difficult
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    • 331 14 AFP [TAIPEI] Taiwan's United Microelectronics Corp (UMC), the world's second largest custom-made chip maker, said yesterday its 2004 net profit more than doubled to NT531.84 billion (Ssl .64 billion) but the figures were below forecasts due to weaker demand in the fourth
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    • 264 14 [TAIPEI/HONGKONG] Shinsei, the Japanese bank, is one of two front-runners in the landmark sale of 40 per cent of Changhwa Bank, one of Taiwan's largest government lenders, for about US$l billion, says a report in the Financial Times. The other is a
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    • 222 14 AFP [BEIJING] An estimated 1.53 million workers lost their jobs with Chinese state-owned enterprises in 2004, compared to the 2.6 million who were laid off the year before, state media reported on Tuesday, citing the Ministry of Labor and Social Security. Statistics released
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    • 53 14 n MERITUS MANDARIN SINGAPORE T BUFFET DINING AT ITS BEST Fresh oysters, delectable lobsters, savoury honey-glazed ham, US Prime Rib of Beef and many more mouth-watering dishes r?~ to leave you spoilt for choice. 5 Reservations: 6831 6271/72 MERHTS MANDARIN 333 Orchard Road, Singapore *****7. Tel: +65 6737 4411. Fax:
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  • INDIA
    • 344 15  -  Overseas firms can increase ownership in local telcos to 74% from 49% By AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY SINGAPORE companies yesterday welcomed New Delhi's decision to allow overseas firms to increase ownership of local phone companies to 74 per cent from 49 per cent now. A*government
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    • 195 15 AP [BANGALORE] India expects its garment exports to grow by 20 per cent per year, up from 5 per cent, thanks to changed global trade rules that went into effect on Jan 1. For decades, industrialised nations maintained quotas on textile imports
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    • 384 15 Reuters [HONG KONG/BOMBAY] Global rating agency Standard Poor's raised India's foreign currency rating by a notch to 'BB+', praising the government's recent def-icit-trimming efforts and the country's huge pile of foreign exchange reserves. S&P also affrmed its 'BB+' long-term local currency and
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    • 225 15 Reuters [MUMBAI] Private equity firm Warburg Pincus sold a 3.2 per cent stake in Indian mobile firm Bharti Tele-Ventures Ltd yesterday for US$3O6 million, banking an estimated six-fold profit from its early bet on the booming industry. The block sale, India's largest
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    • 418 15 I 1 4 I ?2)eca</e ofJ7ht/it/ae/ice Raffles Hotel is pleased to invite you to celebrate 10 yean of wine, food and an this 16 to 20 February. A truly stellar cast has been assembled, including 3-Michelin Star chefs, Jacques and Laurent Pourcel, and 2-Michelin Star chef, Carlo Cracco. Also featured
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  • ASIA-PACIFIC
    • 671 16  -  ASIA INSIGHT Mantra of profits, efficiency taking over Asia's economies. Will it hurt the wider interests of society? ANTHONY ROWLEY Tokyo Correspondent An obsession with the financial bottom line does not always coincide with the wider interests of society, as Japan is discovering to its
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    • 404 16  -  By ANTHONY ROWLEY in Tokyo THE Asian Development Bank (ADB) will widen its role to promote regional cooperation and integration, its new president Haruhiko Kuroda said. The bank will also apply itself to the massive task of building new infrastructure in the
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    • 145 16 AP [SAN FRANCISCO] A jury has awarded US$l5.6 million to a man whose image was used for years without his permission on Taster's Choice coffee labels. Russell Christoff, a former model from Northern California, posed for a twohour Nestle photo shoot in 1986 but
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    • 614 16 Companies are looking to bolster their oil reserves NYT, Reuters [NEW YORK] After a lull since a wave of mega-merg-ers in the late 1990s when Exxon bought Mobil, BP acquired Amoco and Chevron merged with Texaco the time for large-scale takeovers
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    • 346 16 Reuters [TOKYO] Profit fell by nearly half at Hitachi Ltd, Japan's largest electronics conglomerate, leading it to cut its full-year outlook. The quarterly earnings were affected by lower prices of fiat panels and other electronics goods. Hitachi lowered its operating profit forecast
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    • 378 16 Reuters [NEW YORK] Thousands of investors who might have been harmed by biased Wall Street stock research can recover US$433 million for their losses under a plan set forth by a court-ap-pointed administrator. The plan was filed on Monday with a Manhattan
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  • WORLD
    • 528 17 Memo outlines strategy to 'kill off' some dealers in govt bond market [LONDON] The scale and impact of Citigroup's controversial eurozone government bond trades in August was intended to be far greater than previously reported, the Financial Times reported yesterday citing people familiar with
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    • 443 17  -  First full-year results announced since firm's IPO By SERENA NG in New York INTERNET company Google Inc on Tuesday chalked up a seven-fold surge in fourth-quarter profits as its revenue doubled on the back of strong online advertising from the United States and overseas.
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    • 267 17 AFP [ROME] Pope John Paul II was said to be in a stable condition yesterday after being rushed to hospital on Tuesday fighting for breath, as millions of Catholics around the world prayed for their 84-year-old leader amid Vatican assurances they had no
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    • 424 17 NYT (NEW YORK] Financial supermarkets aren't looking so super anymore. The American Express Co announced on Tuesday that it was spinning off its financial advisory business in an effort to focus on its card and travel services operations. The company's decision reflects a growing
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    • WORLD WATCH
      • 128 17 AP [BERLIN] German unemployment soared to a new post-World War II high in January, with a record five million people out of work for the first time pushing the jobless rate to 12.1 per cent. Economics and Labour Minister Wolfgang
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      • 100 17 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] News Corp, controlled by Rupert Murdoch, said fiscal second-quarter profit rose 80 per cent, partly because consumers bought more home videos of movies such as The Day After Tomorrow. Net income increased to US$3B6 million (13 certts a
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      • 105 17 Reuters [SEOUL] Hana Bank, South Korea's fourth-largest lender, yesterday said creditors of LG Card Co Ltd should be given priority to buy the troubled card firm. The comment came after local and foreign financial companies have expressed interest in buying
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      • 108 17 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] SBC Communications, which agreed to buy AT&T for about US$l6 billion on Monday, will eliminate 13,000 jobs after the completion of the deal. The second-largest US local-telephone company will eliminate 5,100 from sales and business operations, more than
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      • 73 17 Reuters [LONDON] The Asian tsunami will cost the Lloyd's of London insurance market around £100 million (SS3O9 million). "A significant proportion of these losses will be within businesses* planning assumptions for expected catastrophe loss costs," the world's second-largest commercial insurer said yesterday. The Lloyd's
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      • 83 17 Reuters [NEW YORK) US planned job cuts dropped by 15 per cent in January and below the 100,000 level for the first time since August 2004, a report said on Tuesday. Consulting firm Challenger, Gray Christmas said employers announced 92,351
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    • 204 17 Reuters [NEW YORK] Harrah's Entertainment Inc yesterday posted a rise in fourthquarter profit at its nationwide chain of casinos. Las Vegas-based Harrah's, which is buying Caesars Entertainment in a US$5 billion deal, posted net income of US$77 million, up from U5535.4 million. Earnings per share
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  • EDITORIAL & OPINION
    • 509 18 EDITORIAI EVEN the ITE Institute of Technical Education is at it. After decades of equipping school leavers with vocational skills (as an alternative to post-secondary education), the institute wants now to establish its brand name outside Singapore and become a global player. It's something that
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    • 827 18  -  Calls by Americans to curb competition are understandable but usually wrong ROBERT SAMUELSON The Washington Post Writers Group WHAT do AT&T, the Civil Aeronautics Board, steelworkers and Kmart have in common? Answer: All are victims of competition. Over the past four decades, the American economy
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    • 827 18  -  THE BOTTOM LINE WILLIAM PESEK JR Bloomberg THE US dollar has added the world's two richest men to its list of detractors. Bill Gates, chairman of Microsoft Corp, left no doubt of that, telling television host Charlie Rose: "I'm short the dollar".
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    • 2062 19  -  Past year has shown that peaceful co-existence is achievable even though not all outstanding bilateral issues are resolved By K KESAVAPANY THE year 2004 was a good one for Singapore-Malaysia relations. With the tone set by the new prime ministers, Lee Hsien Loong and
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    • 677 19  -  By NICHOLAS KRISTOF TWO weeks ago, President George Bush gave an impassioned speech to the world about the need to stand for human freedom. But this week, US officials are skulking in the corridors of the UN, trying desperately to block a prosecution of
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  • THE BUSINESS TIMES SINGAPORE INTERENATIONAL 100
    • 256 20  -  By Chen Hifen 8 Sta*apores external eooaomy was p. I 'mm aha Imr tia hrt rtanjrta Itapnnlni \J I with the mindset change of senior As former Prime Minister Goh Cfcok Tbtiq oooe crysd In fait 1001 National Day Raßy Speedh: Singapore companies or ECs. They wiH base
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    • 964 22  -  In 1967, Y C Chang started a shipping company that has grown into one of the most successful in Asia, CHEN HUIFEN meets the grandfather of S'pore shipping CHEN HUIFEN PACIFIC International Lines executive chairman Y C Chang could be regarded as the grandfather of
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    • 583 24  -  CDL's group GM Chia Ngiang Hong talks to CAROLYN QUEK about the importance of its international portfolio CAROLYN QUEK PROPERTY and hotel conglomerate City Development Ltd (CDL) had its humble beginnings in a small rented office in Amber Mansions back in 1963. Headed by Malcolm Burrells and with
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    • 674 25 A look at how the winners tackled the global market AS SINGAPORE companies increasingly take the global road to expansion, they are not only selling the Singapore brand name abroad but also boosting the domestic economy. In an inaugural ranking of Singapore's top 100
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    • 1009 26  -  MD Tan Wang Cheow believes that Food Empire's success can be duplicated. Just never give up, he tells JOSEPHINE TAY, and surmount any obstacle that comes along JOSEPHINE TAY FOOD Empire Holdings is the best example that local firms can make it big overseas. And not just
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    • 1147 27 S'pore company eSys Technologies makes this possible through super cost efficiency FILE PHOTO JUST as budget airlines have made it such that "everyone can fly", a Singaporean company has enabled just about everyone to own a computer. This has already happened in Mexico and Pakistan, where
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    • 2007 28 They are not among this year's Singapore International 100 winners, but these Singaporean food and restaurant companies are also finding markets overseas TOURISTS and expatriates in Singapore often cite food as one of their most memorable experiences here. And as Singapore becomes an increasingly global city, the
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    • 661 29  -  CEO Sunny Verghese talks to LIZA LIN about Olam's winning business strategy LIZA LIN AS THE founder of a "green-field operation" in cashew nut distribution in 1989, Sunny Verghese, CEO of Olam international, never expected to one day be managing director of a $2.6 billion multinational global
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    • 1298 30  -  JEAN-FRANCOIS MANZONI identifies four factors that can help companies to make change a part of their corporate culture JEAN-FRANCOIS MANZONI MOST executives I work with believe that bringing about change is much more difficult when the organisation is doing well than when it
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    • 999 21 Celebrating the Success of Singapore International 100 Companies a The Singapore International 100 Ranking SINGAPORE AIRLINES LIMITED 62 POPULAR HOLDINGS LIMITED ■■■■HnHjnraMnM| NEPTUNE ORIENT LINES LIMITED ENG HOLDINGS LIMITED ISffi2fiE&BS32HHHH H SINGAPORE TELECOMMUNICATIONS 64 TAT HONG HOLDINGS LTD 1 NEPTUNE ORIENT UNES LIMITED LIMITED GES INTERNATIONAL LIMITED OLAMINTERNA TIONAL LIMITED
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    • 422 24 V IS HOTEL GUANO CENTRAL LIMITED *4>ffloSPß23 owner and operator of GRAND HOTELS INTERNATIONAL ASIA-PACIFIC j %|W i. isjrroud to be ranked among the inauguraf Singapore International 100 j v TIP v 1 1 > jj V. v This ranking recognises Singapore's Top Companies based on t j, „> v
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    • 143 29 f am M';*- «:»ijttfeitftiiiiiii^iiiiiiiiiiiii^iiii^iiiiiiii^^ SGX mainboard-listed Food Empire is proud to be a winner of the inaugural Singapore International 100 Ranking! Famed for its portfolio of food and beverage brands such as Mac Coffee, Klassno, Kracks and Orienßites, Food Empire products are enjoyed Some of our other accolade highlights in
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    • 580 31  -  S'pore panel said to be considering applications from budget carriers By VEN SREENIVASAN {SINGAPORE] More Singa-pore-based airlines, other than Singapore Airlines, may soon be able to fly into the major cities of Vietnam. Singapore's Air Traffic Rights Committee (ATRC) is meeting today
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    • 810 31 It cites costs to halt production of 717 and delay in US Air Force's award Bloomberg [CHICAGO] Boeing Co, the world's second-biggest commercial-aircraft maker, said fourth-quarter profit fell because of costs to halt production of its 717 and the US Air Force's delay in
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    • 243 31 AFP [VICTORIA] Air Seychelles announced on Tuesday it will halt service from the sun-drenched Indian Ocean archipelago to Austria, Germany, India and the Maldives and cut back its fleet to remain financially viable. The national flag carrier, which has been struggling to compete
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    • 164 31 Reuters [BANGKOK] National carrier Thai Airways International pel said yesterday it expects a fall in revenues and net profit in the six months ending March 31 due to the Dec 26 tsunami. "Both revenues and profit are likely to fall," airline president
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    • 482 31 Reuters [NEW YORK] Alaska Air Group Inc. the parent of Alaska Airlines, last week said its net loss widened as a result of charges for restructuring and losses on fuel hedging, but it beat analysts' estimates, excluding those onetime items. JP Morgan analyst
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  • SHIPPING
    • 579 32  -  But shipping business will continue to provide a stable revenue By DONALD URQUHART [SINGAPORE] Cosco Corp (Singapore) will see its shipping business contribute less than 10 per cent of turnover by next year as its 51 per cent stake in the Cosco Shipyard
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    • 507 32 Reuters [LONDON] Strong demand for minerals in Asia and signs of fresh confidence in China's buying power signal more gains by a resurgent freight market, analysts said on Tuesday. The Baltic Exchange's capesize index, an indicator of how much iron ore and coal is
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    • 529 32  -  Longer-term prospects brighter, as trade is buoyed by strong demand By DAVID HUGHES in London A NEW study by UK-based Ocean Shipping Consultants (OSC) has both good and bad news for dedicated reefer operators and container carriers. The study, Refrigerated
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    • 201 32 i [SINGAPORE] A new elite maritime police unit has been commissioned by the Singapore Police Force to safeguard the island-state's small, but extremely busy territorial waters from the threat of terrorism and piracy. Described as the ''maritime assault capability" within the
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    • 339 32 Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] Hyundai Heavy Industries Co, the world's largest shipbuilder, and other South Korean yards may build 24 per cent more ships in 2005 as demand for vessels and prices rise, shipbroker R S Platou AS said. Global ship production may rise 14 per
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    • 105 32 AFP [TOKYO] Six Ukrainian crew members were missing yesterday after a Mal-tese-registered freighter carrying zinc ore apparently sank in the Pacific Ocean off Japan, the coast guard said. A helicopter rescued 16 other Ukrainians after the 22,046-ton Aurelia hit rough seas, a coast
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    • 442 39  -  By RAJU CHELLAM WITH its proposed acquisition of IBM Corp's global personal computer business, China's Lenovo Group previously called the Legend Group is ready for the "globalisation era" and will win market share by combining Lenovo's operational efficiencies with IBM's global reach.
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    • 192 39 Bloomberg [SAN FRANCISCO] IBM Corp asked for documents from Intel Corp to help prepare its defence in SCO Group Inc's lawsuit against it over the Linux computer operating system. IBM sent Intel a subpoena last month, according to court documents. Lawyers at
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    • 339 39  -  By DALENA LEE HEWLETT-PACKARD (HP) today introduced its latest business notebooks, which it says comprise its most extensive line-up, with a comprehensive portfolio of security options for improved protection against business loss and intrusion. The four different series in this latest launch
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    • 357 39 Reuters [SAN FRANCISCO] HewlettPackard Co (HP) said on Tuesday its researchers have proven that a technology they invented could eventually replace the transistor, a fundamental building block of computers. In a paper published in Tuesday's Journal of Applied Physics, HP said three
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  • PROPERTY
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