The Business Times, 25 February 2005
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Title Section17 2005-02-25 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES SINGAPORE 85 cents online at http://btjsiness-times.asia 1 .com.sg MICA (P) 023/03/2004 Friday; February 25,200517 words
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874 2005-02-25 1 SIOW LI SEN - One-off gains and lower provisions fuel gains as core business growth lags By SIOW LI SEN [SINGAPORE] With United Overseas Bank yesterday reporting a full-year 2004 net profit of $1.45 billion, the combined earnings of the three local banks rose almost 50 per cent874 words
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Article139 2005-02-25 1 ST! 2.***** (+16.17) ST INDEX FUTURES 2,149.00 (+12.00) SIMSCI ***** (+1.51) SIMSa FUTURES 254.90 (+1.10) MARKETS Thursday Change KLSE COMP 903.64 +3.96 NIKKEI 225 11,531.15 +30.97 HANG SENG 14,060.91 +102.97 SET INDEX 736.89 +6.33 JAKARTA COMP 1,102.01 -0.91 MANILA COMP 2,073.19 +30.41 SEOUL COMP 987.10 +18.67 SHENZHEN B139 words
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937 2005-02-25 1 JOYCE KOH - Listing hopes of associate company hit a roadblock By JOYCE KOH [SINGAPORE] Mobile phone service provider Accord Customer Care Solutions (ACCS) which said on Wednesday that it had overstated its Q3 revenue last year suffered a double whammy yesterday. Its shares went into freefall937 words
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Advertisement49 2005-02-25 1 OTNtAYA. Sias calls for lifting of trade suspension PG4 ■1^ I ■nwioioNij^S||'; I Indonesia is rekintfiing interest among Singapore I I businessmen with the signing of a new investment I guarantee pad So what's up for grab* and ate the pitfalls? Find out in a four-page focus in ■MfflHilWßMffilßMßffM49 words
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Advertisement21 2005-02-25 1 TREND SPOTTER Habib Corp as flavour of the month JL res atA RESORTS KepLand, Harrah's bid faces hard fight PGI4 Maurice21 words
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TOP STORIES
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Article, Illustration491 2005-02-25 2 VEN SREENIVASAN - Code-share agreement will help spread loads, cut costs, boost traffic By VEN SREENIVASAN [SINGAPORE] In a surprise move, the national carriers of Singapore and Malaysia have signed a code-share agreement that will allowthem to spread loads, cut costs and boost traffic. The agreement, whichFILE PHOTOS - 491 words
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684 2005-02-25 2 VEN SREENIVASAN - By VEN SREENIVASAN [SINGAPORE] When resources outpace routes, the result is costly overcapacity. This is the reality that some of Singapore's lowcost carriers are waking up to after a year of fast-paced growth. Faced with delays in getting permission to fly to new routes, some684 words
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Article, Illustration51 2005-02-25 2 [RIYADH. Saudi Arabia] Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong. who is on a visit to Saudi Arabia, watching a camel race as part the Janadriyah Cultural Festival—a grand annual event showcasing Saudi culture and arts. With Mr Goh is Crown Prince Abdullah Abdul AzizAl-Saud. CHEW SENGCHEW SENG KIM/ST - 51 words
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Article703 2005-02-25 2 Bank NISP shareholders approve stake sale to OCBC INDONESIA'S llth-largest lender, PT Bank NISP, said shareholders approved the planned sale of an additional stake to Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp, giving the Singapore lender a majority holding. NISP plans to sell an additional 28.5 per cent of itself, boosting OCBC's703 words
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Article, Illustration614 2005-02-25 3 GENEVIEVE CUA - INVESTMENT FUND AWARDS Lower up-front fees will raise demand for investment products By GENEVIEVE CUA [SINGAPORE] Fund managers may have generated good returns, but they still have to work doubly hard to convince individuals to invest in unit trusts. That is becauseSource: Interment Manegment Association of Singapore - 614 words
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Article, Illustration609 2005-02-25 3 LIZA LIN - By LIZA LIN [SINGAPORE] Equity investors have reason to smile this year as fund research analyst Standard Poor's (S&P) Fund Services forecasts 2005 to be a "moderately profitable" year for them. The ratings agency said it was cautiously optimistic about the outlookPHOTOS BY ARTHUR LEE - 609 words
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491 2005-02-25 3 RONNIE LIM - By RONNIE LIM [SINGAPORE] The entry of Emirates National Oil Company (Enoc) which is building the US$2OO million Horizon Terminals on Jurong Island signals a new wave of Middle East oil producers keen to use Singapore to cater to booming markets like491 words
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303 2005-02-25 3 WONG WEI KONG - By WONG WEI KONG [SINGAPORE] Phillip Capital Management has beaten more established fund houses to emerge as the best fund group for equities in The Edge-lipper Singapore Funds Awards for 2004. The best fund group for bonds was HSBC Asset Management (Singapore).303 words
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Advertisement160 2005-02-25 3 Chua Chor Teck Memorial Lecture 19th Annual Lecture. "La Passion" by Mr Frederick Chavalit Tsao Chairman of IMC Pan Asia Alliance Discover how passion has fuelled the success of the multi-billion dollar maritime industry. Join Fred Tsao as he shares insights into upcoming industry trends and discusses topics ranging from160 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article, Illustration809 2005-02-25 4 SIOW LI SEN - Wee Cho Yaw eyes overseas business, laments loss of senior executives By SIOW LI SEN UNITED Overseas Bank (UOB) may have reported full-year 2004 earnings growth of 21 per cent to $1.45 billion, but chairman Wee Cho Yaw yesterday spent little time elaboratingARTHUR LEE - 809 words
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433 2005-02-25 4 Extra 28.5% share gives OCBC majority stake Bloomberg PT Bank NISP, Indonesia's 11th largest lender, said shareholders yesterday approved the planned sale of an additional stake to Over-sea-Chinese Banking Corporation. giving the Singapore lender a majority holding. NISP plans to sell anBloomberg - 433 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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Article47 2005-02-25 4 NTI International has .appointed Chan Fook Kwong as the chief financial officer of the company with effect from Feb 23, 2005. Mr Chan has been the group accountant of New Technology Innovation Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of NTI, since January 1999.47 words
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86 2005-02-25 4 THE Straits Trading Company Limited said its wholly-owned subsidiary Straits Trading Amalgamated Resources Sdn Bhd (Star) has acquired another 89,500 shares in associate Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSG) on the open market. Star and parties acting in concert now hold 36.3 million MSC shares,86 words
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44 2005-02-25 4 ASIA Environment Holdings has appointed Koh Poh Yeok as group financial controller with effect from Feb 1. The 36-year-old CFO was previously group finance manager of Goodpack and assistant finance manager of First Capital Corporation, now known as Guocoland.44 words
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379 2005-02-25 4 JOYCE KOH - TRADING SUSPENSION By JOYCE KOH THE continued suspension of former stock market favourites Citiraya Industries and China Aviation Oil (CAO) now under police investigation has ruffled the feathers of some investors, who are now raiting for trading to proceed. In a letter to379 words
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699 2005-02-25 4 R SIVANITHY - HOCK LOCK SIEW By R SIVANITHY Consistency in application of the rules is a virtue to be admired and one that all regulators should practise. There is, after all, nothing more disconcerting than an overseeing body which appears to enforce rules differently for circumstances699 words
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706 2005-02-25 6 WONG WEI KONG - TROUBLE AT CAO The lawsuits are seen by some as attempts to try and gain an advantage By WONG WEI KONG CHINA Aviation Oil (Singapore) has rejected claims filed against it by Sumitomo Mitsuißanking Corporation (SMBC), one of its biggest creditors. Filing its defence in706 words
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Article, Illustration605 2005-02-25 6 S JAYASANKARAN - So says UOB Kay Hian's Lim Beng Leong, in his usual forceful way. S JAYASANKARAN reports S JAYASANKARAN LIM Beng Leong, 35, is something of an enfant terrible in Malaysia's competitive stockbroking industry. In July 2003, for example, Mr Lim's penchant forTHE STAR - 605 words
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Article3728 2005-02-25 6 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS WG>«is.<H umm UP G'teed 7.0/2 1X*****/ (MM ntmti ft—t ifcit fVM«i UP G teed Find 5.QI3 1.*****/ n«1/ l»G>«dFund7.0Q 1.0918* tetoSftSi Upswing Fund 5.0n 0.*****/ Si.fcli.2i IS Upwang Fund 7.0/1 0.*****/ nm UPSWifcFUNDiCn/90% 0J6233/ uP9w«R#e5. < io o ago Ster Asia Balanced 0J53/ SSS™™ S'SK!! S*ar Global3,728 words
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Article, Illustration470 2005-02-25 9 ANGELA TAN - FINANCIAL RESULTS Company expects continued growth, aims for 40% dividend payout By ANGELA TAN PETRA Foods, a major global supplier of cocoa ingredients and branded chocolate confectionery, expects its strong growth momentum to continue and is aiming for a 40 per cent dividend payout thisFILE PHOTO - 470 words
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230 2005-02-25 9 Del Monte's Q4 net profit down 11 Reuters DEL Monte Pacific Ltd.jthe world's largest pineapple producer, yesterday posted an 11 per cent drop in fourth quarter net profit as sales of processed products and pineapple juice fell and as taxes rose. Singapore-listed Del Monte Pacific said challenging operating conditions wouldReuters - 230 words
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Article731 2005-02-25 9 Full year results 12 months ended Dec 2004 p EARNWGS(SSM) j TURNOVER (S$M) 1 BS(CENTS) COMPANY CURRENT PREVIOUS CHG CURRENT PREWWS *CHG CURRENT PREVIOUS %CMG NatSteel 122.38 80.19 52.6 2073.99 1717.74 20.7 32.76 21.47 52.6 China Sun B iochem 33.81 26.19 29.1 129.68 100.80 28.6731 words
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Article, Illustration295 2005-02-25 9 AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY - By AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY MAINBOARD-LISTED Anwell Technologies, a Hong Kong-based manufacturer of replication equipment for DVDRs and CD-Rs, yesterday reported a 30 per cent rise in net profit to HK$195 million for the financial year ended Dec 31. The improvement came as fourth-quarter earnings295 words
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Article, Illustration431 2005-02-25 9 JEAN CHUA - By JEAN CHUA FOOD distributor and manufacturer QAF yesterday posted a 68 per cent fullyear fall in net profit to $10.36 million. This compares with the net profit of $32.59 million in 2003 when it reaped an exceptional gain of $36.7 million from divestments, whichFILE PHOTO - 431 words
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Advertisement700 2005-02-25 7 isiness Times, Friday, February 25,2005 ADVERTISING FEATURE A garden home in the city at -/kjuj r»* V Wltl v«l eleoance that attracts the classiest of homeowners. H And with surrounding areas taking on a new lease of life Vl with several exciting developments, residents can now look Vl forward to700 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration530 2005-02-25 8 R SIVANITHY - STOCKS Uncertain Wall Street and high oil prices add to ACCS fallout R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent WALL Street's recovery on We.dnesday from Tuesday's mauling helped ease some of the pressure on the local market but you could tell from the way trading went yesterdaySource: Bloomberg - 530 words
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Article, Illustration874 2005-02-25 8 JEAN CHUA - Compiled by JEAN CHUA t f HAW PAR CORPORATION Feb 24 dOMK $5.05 (undl) KIM ENG SECURITIES, Feb 24 HAW Par posted a 47 per cent jump in FYO4 earnings to $73.4 million, thanks to higher dividend income and stronger leisure contributions. It received $12:3 million of netSource: Bloomberg - 874 words
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Article, Illustration442 2005-02-25 8 CURRENCIES [TOKYO! The US dollar softened in Asian trade yesterday after early gains made on the view the US Federal Reserve will continue its "measured" pace of interest rate hikes despite tame consumer inflation figures, dealers said. Following higher-than-expected US producer prices last week, someREUTERS - 442 words
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TRADES TO WATCH
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155 2005-02-25 8 IN a married deal involving a series of transactions, substantial shareholder Topbound Pte Ltd on Wednesday trimmed its stake in Firstlink Investment Corporation from 10.5 per cent to 6.23 per cent This correspondingly decreased Advance Readymix Sdn Bhd's deemed interest and that of Capital Account155 words
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Article55 2005-02-25 8 UNITED Overseas Land yesterday paid about $104,620 in the open market for 131,000 shares of its subsidiary Hotel Plaza, increasing its stake from 76.19 per cent to 76.22 per cent. UOL's share price yesterday dipped three cents to close at $2.14. Hotel Plaza gained55 words
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Article, Illustration106 2005-02-25 8 FOOD manufacturer and distributor QAF Ltd has further raised its deemed stake in grocery retailer PSC Corp to 21.05 per cent, through its subsidiary Pemscorp. Last December, Pemscorp bought 44.3 million PSC Corp shares to increase its stake in PSC to 20.45 per cent.106 words
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84 2005-02-25 8 CHUANG PECK MING - Compiled by CHUANG PECK MING EXECUTIVE chairman Lee Soon Teck's deemed stake in Lee Kim Tah Holdings has been raised to 58.27 per cent and that of executive director Edwin Lee to 57.99 per cent following an open-market purchase of 72,000 shares in84 words
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Article, Illustration420 2005-02-25 8 OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES Feb 24 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS -293.00 -70.00 BTCAPI -*****.00 +23.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -29.00 All-SG Equities 556.85 +2.41 SG Equities Elect 145.76 -0.45 SG Equities Fin 1625.08 +5.53 SG Equities Prop 551.37 +1.95 SIMSCI 255.34 +1.51 SiMSCI Futures 254.90 +1.10 MOST ACTIVE STOCKS VOLUME Accord420 words
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Advertisement79 2005-02-25 9 I THE MONETARY AUTHORITY OF SINGAPORE Tenor Approximately 10 years Total Amount Allotted SGD 1,200,000,000 Amount Allotted to Non-Competitive Applications SGD 94,055,000 Of which allotted to MAS Nil Total Amount Applied SGD 2,683,972,000 Coupon Rate 3.625% p.a. Cut-off Yield Price 3.00% p.a. and on Allotment 105.645% Average Yield Price 2.97%79 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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Article, Illustration363 2005-02-25 10 MICHELLE QUAH - Rising rates a drag on borrowing costs and economy By MICHELLE QUAH INTERBANK rates in Singapore have gone up significantly this year setting off alarm bells at Standard Chartered Bank, which warns that the unabated rise could hasten the slowing of economic growthSource: Standard Chariered Bank - 363 words
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93 2005-02-25 10 PROPERTY tycoon Kwek Leng Beng will preview the freehold 295-unit Pare Emily this weekend at an average price of $750 per square foot. Pare Emily, at Mount Emily Park, is being developed by City Developments and TID a joint venture between Japan's93 words
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470 2005-02-25 10 NANDE KHIN - Survey finds only 48% of S'poreans have started to plan for their old age By NANDE KHIN SINGAPOREANS want to retire early relative to people in other countries, but they may not be adequately prepared to do so comfortably,470 words
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428 2005-02-25 10 ANDREA TAN - By ANDREA TAN GIC Real Estate is looking at investing in India and exploring a real estate investment trust (Reit) as an exit option for some of its investments generally, its president Seek Ngee Huat said yesterday. "We're exploring the (Indian) market and428 words
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147 2005-02-25 10 THE Court of Appeal yesterday dismissed an attempt by Lee Tat Development to once again block residents of the Grange Heights condominiums from using a strip of land leading to Grange Road. It was a split decision, with Chief Justice Yong Pung How147 words
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Article, Illustration486 2005-02-25 10 VINCENT WEE - By VINCENT WEE THE Singapore Tourism Board's campaign to take its Uniquely Singapore brand across the world on the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race got another boost yesterday when the Port of Singapore Authority signed on as a race partner. PSA's involvementZAOBAO - 486 words
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465 2005-02-25 10 KAREN HO - Partnership in line with move towards Islamic banking By KAREN HO THREE well-known law firms have teamed up in a strategic alliance to help blaze the trail for Islamic banking in the region. Eversheds LLP, KhattarWong, and Malaysia's Shahrizat Rashid Lee (SRL) officially launched their tripartite465 words
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Advertisement280 2005-02-25 10 MB Nanvang Technological University The Nanyang Technological University, located in Singapore, is truly on its way to becoming a global university of excellence. Having developed from a small engineering institute into a premier university for industry and business over the past 20 years, NTU is now repositioning itself to reach280 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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Article, Illustration674 2005-02-25 11 Let M'sian currency adjust gracefully before US deficits hit home, prof says Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] The Malaysian ringgit's de-pegging should be done much sooner to avoid a painful adjustment come 2008 when many economists expect a global economic crunch, said MalaysianBernama - 674 words
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475 2005-02-25 11 Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] The US Federal Reserve's Open Market Committee (FOMC) considered interest rates too low to ensure stable prices, according to minutes of the panel's February meeting. "The real federal funds rate was generally seen as remaining below levels that mightBloomberg - 475 words
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464 2005-02-25 11 ANTHONY ROWLEY - By ANTHONY ROWLEY in Tokyo MOVES are underway to establish an "Asian Bellagio Group" of public and private sector experts to help coordinate economic and monetary policies in East Asia. One of the key issues the group is expected to tackle is how464 words
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278 2005-02-25 11 LATEST US DATA Reuters [WASHINGTON] The number of new claims for US jobless benefits climbed more than expected to 312,000 last week, government data showed yesterday, while a more reliable job market gauge fell to its lowest level in more than four years.Reuters - 278 words
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480 2005-02-25 11 Bloomberg [SEOUL] South Korea's won halted a six-day rally after the finance ministry yesterday said the government may increase bond sales to raise funds that can be used to stabilise the currency. Korea's currency will also trade weaker than 1,000 wonBloomberg - 480 words
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Advertisement395 2005-02-25 11 PT INTERNATIONAL NICKEL INDONESIA Tbk ANHOUNCEMENT TO ALL SHAREHOLDERS Notice is hereby given that PT INTERNATIONAL NICKEL INDONESIA Tbk (hereinafter referred to as "the Company") will convene an Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of the Company on March 30, 2005 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Pursuant to paragraph 3, article 22 of395 words
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Advertisement178 2005-02-25 11 NOTICE OF INTENDED PREFERENTIAL DIVIDEND Name of Company Lam Seng Hang Commodities Pte Ltd (In Creditors' Voluntary Liquidation) (Reg. No. *****1722K) Address of registered office :47 Hill Street #05-04 Chinese Chamber of Commerce Industry Building Singapore *****5 Last day of receiving proofs 14 March 2005 Name of liquidators Chee Yoh178 words
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Advertisement532 2005-02-25 11 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF PAC-MED S.E.ASIA PTE LTD. Co. R*9. No. *****1124Z (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) At on Extraordinary General Meeting of the members of the abovenamed Company duly convened and held on 15 February 2005 at Level532 words
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MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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Article, Illustration467 2005-02-25 12 S JAYASANKARAN - Firm's outstanding performance fails to draw unforgiving investors By S JAYASANKARAN in Kuala Lumpur WHEN a company announces profits that are 4,540 per cent higher than its performance during the previous corresponding period, you'd hardly expect a yawn from the market. That's exactlySource: Bloomberg - 467 words
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Article, Illustration184 2005-02-25 12 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Telekom Malaysia Bhd, the country's biggest phone network operator, said fourth-quarter profit rose 65 per cent as income from mobile-phone calls rose and the company sold its stake in Telkom South Africa Ltd. Net income in the three months endedBloomberg; AP - 184 words
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Article2222 2005-02-25 12 vol FSBM 1 JO -0.03 344 M Ml W- flWI FTEC Resources 0.38 0.02 480 FurqanBus.Org .0.36 unch 3703 A»MRe al ty .1.65 un* 0 6adang 556 ACP Industries M2 403 24 Gamuda 5a > 0-05 1085 oxn 189 s a s r Ahmad Zakifte* ,112,222 words
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275 2005-02-25 12 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Maxis Communications Bhd, Malaysia's biggest cell-phone operator, said fourth-quar-ter profit dropped 65 per cent after it had a tax credit a year earlier. Discounting the gains, profit rose 30 per cent. Net income in the three months ended December fellBloomberg - 275 words
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Article, Illustration465 2005-02-25 12 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPURI Syed Mokhtar Al-Bukhary, a Malaysian tycoon who owns the nation's fastest-grow-ing port, said he has bought 15.8 per cent of DRB-Hicom Bhd, becoming the single biggest shareholder of the automotive and construction company. Syed Mokhtar paid RMS6O million (*****.8 million), orBloomberg; FILE PHOTO - 465 words
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Article177 2005-02-25 12 Bloomberg [JAKARTA] The Indonesian government may sell its remaining stakes in PT Bank Central Asia and oth6r lenders this year to raise funds to cover its budget deficit, said an official at an asset-sale agency. Finance Minister Jusuf Anwar will decide on the stakeBloomberg - 177 words
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NOTE BOOK
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79 2005-02-25 12 [SHANGHAI] Baoshan Iron and Steel (Baosteel), China's biggest steelmaker, is to delay a planned US$3.4 billion equivalent offering of new shares until later in the year because of weak conditions in the domestic equity market, the Financial Times reported yesterday. It quoted the79 words
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80 2005-02-25 12 Bloomberg [JAKARTA] Indonesia ruled out the sale of the government's stake in PT Bank Mandiri, the nation's largest lender, to resolve a dispute with Cemex SA, the world's third-largest cement company. Mandiri president E C W Neloe suggested Indonesia sellBloomberg - 80 words
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91 2005-02-25 12 Reuters [BOMBAY! State-run Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) plans to invest 45-50 billion rupees (Ssl .7-$1.9 billion) in a gas extraction plant in Dahej in the western state of Gujarat, company sources said on Wednesday. The company, India's most valuableReuters - 91 words
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80 2005-02-25 12 Reuters [SINGAPORE] China's second-largest oil and gas firm, Sinopec Corp, aims to spend US$3.6 billion to build a world-scale petrochemical complex and expand a refinery in the north by 2010, Beijing-based industry sources said yesterday. The state oil firm has submitted a plan toReuters - 80 words
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70 2005-02-25 12 Reuters [BEIJING] China's bank regulator has pledged to step up supervision of the country's smaller lenders following the Bank of China scandal that sounded official alarm bells. The China Banking Regulator Commission would "strive to boost supervision of medium- and small-sized commercialReuters - 70 words
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GREATER CHINA/INDIA
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539 2005-02-25 13 Security regulators yet to decide if concessions offered go far enough Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] International Business Machines Corp offered US nationalsecurity regulators a set of concessions aimed at overcoming objections to the sale of its personal-comput-er unit to China's Lenovo Group Ltd,Bloomberg - 539 words
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265 2005-02-25 13 [NEW DELHI] India's Cabinet has eased curbs on foreign construction companies, allowing them full ownership of projects to build housing, townships, hotels, hospitals and schools, Bloomberg reported the government as saying in an e-mailed statement yesterday. Earlier media reports had said that Singapore265 words
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Article, Illustration497 2005-02-25 13 Company founders demanding higher valuations now Reuters [MUMBAI] Private equity funds in India face a formidable competitor for the attentions of companies looking for cash a red-hot stock market. Company owners who might typically have struck a private equity deal to raiseReuters; Source: Bloomberg - 497 words
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Article, Illustration429 2005-02-25 13 Taipei seeks closer ties, but concerned with secession law Bloomberg Reuters [TAIPEI] Taiwan could soon let Chinese financial institutions set up representative offices on the island of 23 million people for the first time since both sides split 55 years ago. "We haveBloomberg; Reuters; AP - 429 words
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474 2005-02-25 13 Reuters [HONG KONG] A new fund set up to channel mostly Australian and European capital into Asian property wants to buy US$57O million worth of buildings in mainland China, Hong Kong, Korea, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore. "We decided we couldn't kiss allReuters - 474 words
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280 2005-02-25 13 Reuters Bloomberg [TAIPEI] Taiwan's Ministry of Finance said yesterday it would manage the government's portfolio of shares in privatised state firms beginning on March 1, centralising control currently spread across several ministries. It said the first stage of centralisation would apply to shares in companies inReuters; Bloomberg - 280 words
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Article, Illustration758 2005-02-25 14 REUTERS HOTELS AND CASINOS SUMMIT Harrah's CEO cites 'formidable' rivals for less than 50% chance of success Reuters Bloomberg [LOS ANGELES] Harrah's Entertainment Inc will struggle to overcome "formidable competition" in its bid to co-develop Singapore's first casino resort, the gaming industry leader's chiefReuters; Bloomberg; AP FILE PHOTO - 758 words
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Article, Illustration288 2005-02-25 14 Reuters [LOS ANGELES] Few takeover targets remain following a recent US$l5 billion string of merger deals in the US gambling industry, so the sector's top executives say they're planning to boost growth by investing more overseas and making acquisitions in less traditional areas instead.Reuters - 288 words
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422 2005-02-25 14 Stocks have room to grow as industry recovery continues Reuters [LOS ANGELES] Hotel and gaming companies are valued at peak levels, but the stocks still have room to grow as they ride an industry recovery set to last several moreReuters - 422 words
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196 2005-02-25 14 CHUANG PECK MING - By CHUANG PECK MING [SINGAPORE] Another Australian company. Publishing and Broadcasting (PBL), has joined the bid to build Singapore's first integrated resort, according to Channel News Asia (CNA). The casino and media company owned by Kerry Packer, Australia's richest man, said it has submitted a196 words
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Article89 2005-02-25 14 Reuters [LOS ANGELES] Revenue at Las Vegas-based casino companies will grow at least 5 per cent over the next 10 years, while MGM Mirage will see revenue growth in the high single digits, the company's chief financial officer said on Wednesday. "The most impactful phaseReuters - 89 words
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WORLD WATCH
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Article104 2005-02-25 14 Bloomberg [PERTH] Alinta, Western Australia's largest natural gas retailer, will decide by next Monday's deadline whether to bid for Singapore Power's Australian energy retailing and power generation businesses Singapore Power said on Feb 16 that it is studying offers for some Australian energy businesses purchased lastBloomberg - 104 words
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Article109 2005-02-25 14 Reuters [PHILADELPHIA] As Toys R Us Inc weighs takeover bids for its toy business, the most aggressive bidding group includes private equity firm Apollo Management and the retailer's former chief, Michael Goldstein, sources said. That group is viewed as the lead candidate inReuters - 109 words
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Article123 2005-02-25 14 AFP [BOSTON] US scientists said they have found a key element in the workings of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, which could lead to the creation of effective vaccines against the virus. The discovery, presented at a Boston conference and simultaneously published inAFP - 123 words
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Article86 2005-02-25 14 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] IBM and Hewlett-Packard Co were the top sellers of servers, the super-fast computers that run Web sites, in the fourth quarter, while Dell had the largest sales gain, research firm Gartner Inc said. Worldwide server sales rose 5.7 per centBloomberg - 86 words
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242 2005-02-25 14 Reuters [NEW YORK] American International Group Inc (AIG) chief executive Maurice Greenberg is being investigated by New York's attor-ney-general and the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to see if he had a role promoting income smoothing products, according to aReuters - 242 words
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355 2005-02-25 14 CAROLYN QUEK - Building blocks in place for an Asian free trade zone By CAROLYN QUEK [SINGAPORE] Japanese companies in Asean are more confident of competing with Chinese companies now than they were a few years ago, Japan External Trade Organisation chairman Osamu Watanabe said355 words
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418 2005-02-25 16 It says it had no association with man charged with trying to bribe ministry official AFP [SINGAPORE] European aerospace giant EADS has denied any link to a bribery scandal over a naval helicopter contract in Singapore and suggested the affair had been "manipulated"AFP - 418 words
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Article, Illustration385 2005-02-25 16 AFP [WELLINGTON] Flag carrier Air New Zealand said yesterday that its first half net profit dipped 2.9 per cent to NZ$lO2 million (SSI2O million) in the face of strong competition and a weaker performance at its other non-airline operations. Despite the outcome, it saidAFP; AP - 385 words
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205 2005-02-25 16 Bloomberg [LONDON] Ryanair Holdings, Europe's biggest low-cost airline, ordered 70 Boeing Co single-aisle planes worth more than US$4 billion to double its capacity by 2012. The agreement includes options for another 70 of the 737-800 planes, Dublin-based Ryanair said in a statementBloomberg - 205 words
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Article, Illustration662 2005-02-25 16 DAVID PAULY - By DAVID PAULY SAY "Boeing" and folks reminisce about flying in 7075, 727s and 7475. Still, Boeing Co, long the dominant manufacturer of commercial jet airplanes, may be in permanent decline. The company now trails Europe's Airbus SAS in the two-company race for big-jetAFP - 662 words
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Article, Illustration517 2005-02-25 17 DONALD URQUHART - Changes from future quakes will then be detectable: CO of UK naval survey ship By DONALD URQUHART [SINGAPORE] A systematic survey of the Malacca Straits should be conducted in the interest of safety of shipping, said jthe commanding officer of the British hydrographic survey517 words
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286 2005-02-25 17 DONALD URQUHART - By DONALD URQUHART [SINGAPORE] Singapore-listed regional marine supply and logistics provider Sinwa Ltd reported a 17.3 per cent rise in 2004 net profit yesterday on the back of healthy ship supply business and contributions from its new offshore business. For286 words
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696 2005-02-25 17 SELVA KUMAR - ADMIRALTY CASEBOOK By SELVA KUMAR A "war clause" in a time charter agreement has diminished a ship owner's damages claim against a charterer, even though the charterer cancelled the charter well before the start of the second Gulf war in 2003.696 words
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350 2005-02-25 17 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia International Shipping Corp (MISC), the world's biggest owner of liquefied natural gas tankers, said fiscal third-quarter profit rose 64 per cent to a record as demand pushed freight rates. higher and it improved efficiency. Profit in the threeBloomberg - 350 words
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Article480 2005-02-25 18 EDITORIAL THAI Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra continues to score firsts in the country's political history. He was already the first democratically-elected prime minister to serve out a full term. Now he has an unprecedented parliamentary majority following the elections earlier this month. The challenge for the480 words
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Article, Illustration1298 2005-02-25 18 YOGI AGGARWAL - Oil diplomacy is now part of security doctrine as energy demands keep rising YOGI AGGARWAL FACED with a widening gap between demand and domestic supply, the need to secure future oil supplies is becoming of paramount importance to the Indian government. Oil diplomacyBLOOMBERG - 1,298 words
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Article, Illustration756 2005-02-25 18 NEIL BEHRMANN - THE BOTTOM LINE NEIL BEHRMANN London Correspondent THOSE who believe that inflation is about to take off had better examine trends in the US$3B trillion global bond market. Long-term bond prices, which are intricately linked to inflation expectations, have shrugged off pessimistic forecasts756 words
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Article, Illustration930 2005-02-25 19 MOISES NAIM - War on corruption undermines democracy, helps wrong leaders get elected and distracts societies from urgent problems By MOISES NAIM LAT-WP ABOUT a decade ago, the world witnessed a corruption eruption. As democratic winds swept the world, the dirty deals of once unaccountable dictators and bureaucratsLAT-WP; AFP - 930 words
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Article677 2005-02-25 19 Tan Beng Lee - LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Tan Beng Lee Director Group CEO Great Eastern Holdings WE refer to the article entitled "The ILP mine-field" by Genevieve Cua (BT, Feb 23). She gave a comparative table showing the nonguaranteed cash values and effective rates of return of regular premium677 words
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329 2005-02-25 19 Ernest Low - Ernest Low Independent financial adviser Providend Pte Ltd I LIKED the article "The ILP mine-field" by Genevieve Cua (BT, Feb 23) and would like to share some frustrations I had with an insurer. About two years ago, I discovered from the quarterly statement329 words
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Article510 2005-02-25 19 Foo Check Khong Singapore - Foo Check Khong Singapore I READ with interest Mr Kenneth Pang Cheow Jow's letter to the editor, "OCBC scheme: inference flawed" (BT, Feb 18), as well as BT's report on Feb 15. As a shareholder of some companies, I encourage the efforts of companies like510 words
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599 2005-02-25 27 jaime ee - off the cuff jaime ee LAW enforcement is a thankless task. The Traffic Police know that. Imagine, they buy expensive cameras designed to catch speeding motorists and promote technology and road safety. Instead they are accused of being mean gits who derive endless joy599 words
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Article, Illustration1501 2005-02-25 27 Parvathi Nayar - It's time to raise a toast as the $1.83 million Singapore Season opens in London today. Parvathi Nayar looks multi-displinary arts showcase has to offer and how the event will lift Singapore's business and artistic profiles. Parvathi Nayar IN Theatre Works' 1993 production, Lady of Soul1,501 words
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Article, Illustration304 2005-02-25 28 PARVATHI NAYAR - PARVATHI NAYAR checks out the SDT's London showcase PARVATHI NAYAR IT is a real feather in the Singapore Dance Theatre's (SDT) cap, to be performing in the Peacock Theatre managed by Sadler's Wells. Apart from anything else, dance events there are programmed two304 words
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Article, Illustration298 2005-02-25 28 PEPPER LEE - By PEPPER LEE "WHEN you're given an opportunity like that, you don't say no," quips Leslie Tan, cellist of the T'ang Quartet, on being approached by the National Arts Council (NAC) to perform for the Singapore Season in London 2005. The group, founded in 1992,298 words
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Article, Illustration285 2005-02-25 28 DAWN ENG SIM - By DAWN ENG SIM SINGAPORE Chinese Orchestra (SCO) is the first orchestra in the world to have a conductor who is simultaneously music director of a Western and Chinese orchestra. Since Tsung Yeh joined in 2002, he has revolutionised programming and increased the285 words
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Article, Illustration360 2005-02-25 28 SANGEETHA MADHAVAN - By SANGEETHA MADHAVAN Doing a famous play with an even more famous and definitive film adaptation is like having a famous father. The fact that most of the audience will know the film has both pros and cons. So it was quite a full house360 words
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Miscellaneous277 2005-02-25 28 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 a .u monS?nse doesn't start (10) 1 Uttle bit depressed with pain- 5 d ,y den (4) Q M U nh, 6 Holtow ™««"9 North of the Border according to the 10 Power-line that could last for poet (6) ?T^ a,^l 7) 7 Run mug's leg277 words
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Article, Illustration868 2005-02-25 29 SANGEETHA MADHAVAN - The Esplanade's annual Mosaic Music Festival will debut next month. SANGEETHA MADHAVAN looks at the long road to organising such a festival SANGEETHA MADHAVAN FOR a while there, it seemed like Singapore was one of those places doomed never to have a good jazz festival.868 words
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Article186 2005-02-25 29 Feb 25 (Fri) Esplanade Presents Late NiteOesplanade Ladies or Gentlemen By George Chan ft Leigh McDonald (Singapore ft UK) Recital Studio, 9.30pm (60 mins no intermission) Tickets: $25 Feb 25 (Fri) to Feb 26 (Sat) Esplanade Presents Ming Hua Yuan (Taiwan) Theatre, Bpm (150 mins with intermission)186 words
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Article, Illustration1353 2005-02-25 30 PARVATHI NAYAR; PEPPER LEE - PARVATHI NAYAR and PEPPER LEE check out the new arrivals for this month PARVATHI NAYAR and PEPPER LEE Jj Fa literary voice passed on when If Hunter S Thompson, author of gonzo I journalism and Fear and Loathing jj in Las Vegas took his own life earli-1,353 words
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Article807 2005-02-25 31 GEOFFREY EU - GEOFFREY EU gives his list of supplementary winners in some categories that are less publicised GEOFFREY EU AFTER weeks of frothy, frenetic hype and more hype, Hollywood is finally ready for its close-up. The 77th Annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles this weekend marks807 words
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Article, Illustration156 2005-02-25 31 Parvathi Nayar picks... Best Film: Finding Neverland Best Director: Clint Eastwood (Million Dollar Baby) Best Actor Johnny Depp (Finding Neverland) Best Actress: Annette Bening (Being Julia) Best Supporting Actor. Jamie Foxx (Collateral) Best Supporting Actress: Virginia Madsen (Sideways) Best Original Screenplay: Charlie Kaufman,156 words
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Article, Illustration473 2005-02-25 31 PARVATHI NAYAR - By PARVATHI NAYAR ROAD movies have a special appeal whether it's a sign-of-the-times fable (.Badlands) or grrrlpowerbonding (Thelma and Louise). Or indeed a sunsoaked trip through California's wine country in Sideways powered by wordy vintages and bottled hopes. Directed by Alexander Payne (About Schmidt),473 words
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Article430 2005-02-25 31 GEOFFREY EU - By GEOFFREY EU DO we really know the people we love? And why is love never enough between two people? These questions and more about the various issues that crop up between couples are posed in Closer, director Mike Nichols's grown-up film depicting different stages in430 words
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Article, Illustration423 2005-02-25 31 CHEAH UI-HOON - By CHEAH UI-HOON HERE'S what you won't find in the usual fairy tale a 90-year-old heroine, a vain hero who throws tantrums, a wicked witch who turns out rather benign at the end, and a motherly, supposedly-good witch who's really the evil one (or423 words
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