The Business Times, 21 March 2005

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  • 15 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES SINGAPORE 85 cents online at http://business-times.asial.com.sg MICA (P) 089/03/2005 Monday, March 21,2005
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  • 1139 1  -  Of top 10 best performing stocks, 5 are foreign and 5 are small cap companies By TEH HOOI LING [SINGAPORE] The Singapore stock market may not be that toppish after all even as the benchmark index is nearing a five-year
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  • 132 1 MARKETS Week Chge ST1 -2174.49.. +5.08 KLSECOMP 894.00 -7.45 NIKKEI 225 *****.81 -44.08 HANG SENG *****.37 -62.56 SET INDEX 711.40 +0.42 JAKARTA COMP ...1147.87 +39.82 MANILA COMP 2050.28 -87.11 TAIPEI TAIEX 6043.95...„.-160.28 SEOUL COMP 979.72 -43.07 SHENZHEN B .261.61. -11.81 AUSTALLORD 4236.80 +44.20 DOW JONES *****.67 -144.69 NASDAQ
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  • 513 1  -  By ANGELA TAN [SINGAPORE] Top executives and directors of oilrelated companies are seeing potential windfalls from their options and shares, thanks to surging oil prices which boosted their companies' stock prices. David Lim, for one, is sitting on a enviable paper
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 58 1 TAKING UP THE SLACK KTI SembCorp acts to grab e-waste business fl X .Up" XI P62 Ar COMPANY Bursa now more expensive than SGX r^RG6 a BT ONLINE For the latest financial news, currency movements and a 7-day archive, visit business-times.asial .com.sg This service is available to subscribers from 4am
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    • 155 1 looks, L new faces BUT Creative Europe aiming for best-ever revenues PG 27 SITTING MtCTTY Directors' potential gains from stock options PG 2 "Mi t i''•' c st mßgim*' Rabobank is the only privately owned With presence in 38 countries and 245 offices, AAA-rated financial institution, with over Rabobank offers
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  • TOP STORIES
    • 369 2  -  BT exclusive SembEnviro will have capacity to manage 250 tonnes a month initially By JOYCE KOH, WONG WEI KONG [SINGAPORE] SembCorp Environmental Management (SembEnviro), a wholly owned unit of SembCorp Industries, is making a major move to take up the slack in the electronic
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    • 643 2  -  WALL STREET INSIGHT High oil prices, rising interest rates obvious potential culprits By ANDREW MARKS in New York AS if this market wasn't having a tough enough time of late, the word being whispered around Wall Street will send shivers down any investor's spine: recession.
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    • 266 2 Company directors' potential windfall from stock options KEPFELCORP Choo Chtau Beng MartS'QS 70,000 $3.66 $1050 $50^***** Lim Ghee Onn Feb 28'05 70,000 $3£6 $10.90 $506^00.00 leo Soon Hoe Feb 28 TO 70,000 $3.66' $1090 $50*800.00 $1320,***** NOL AngKongHua Feb 22'05 40,000 $2.14 $196 $*****.00 Friedjert Matt Feb 18'06
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    • 729 2 Bursa now more expensive than SGX AFTER Bursa Malaysia's impressive listing debut on Friday, the Malaysian stock exchange is now some 50 per cent more expensive than its Singapore counterpart. But our Kuala Lumpur correspondent Pauline Ng feels that Bursa has interesting growth potential, including its bigger IPO
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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  • SINGAPORE MARKETS
    • 646 4  -  STOCKS R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent YOU wouldn't have to go very far these days to find someone who's a stock market conspiracy theory believer. In fact, it would be fair to say that there are quite a few believers out there, though in this enlightened
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    • 65 4 Investor events to watch out for China Flex's dividend payment, Mar 21 Axis System's dividend payment, Mar 21 GES International's dividend payment, Mar 21 Bonus issue of Best World, ex-date, Mar 21 Bonus issue of Singpu Chem, ex-date, Mar 22 Jurong Tech's dividend payment, Mar 23 j* Japan
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    • 394 4 CURRENCIES AFP [HONG KONG] Most Asian currencies ended last week slightly weaker against the US dollar, with all eyes on a possible US interest rate rise tomorrow. Japanese yen: The yen fell back against the US dollar from its midweek firmness as market players
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    • 1428 4 The stock recommendation is the average of all the recom- Numb«r forecast Median mendations submitted by analysts following the stock. There RECOMMENDATION of PE Target is a total of 29 brokers submitting recommendations but not COMPANY ThbW—k/La«tW—fc Esdmrt— (S) (tkirn) (S) every stock is followed by all the
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    • 1143 8  -  TEH HOOI LING Senior Correspondent The divergence Indie performance of blue chips ud second liner* persists. At the Straits Times Index (STI) nostod its third week of gains, the UOB Sesdaq Index chafced its third straight week of losses. But on the whole, the
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    • 1328 8  -  INSIDE MARKETS Buying picks up while selling dips even though market has rebounded 2.6%, says ROBERT HALILI ROBERT HALILI TRADING activity fell sharply last week, with just 56 transactions worth $14.5 million, based on filings with the Singapore Exchange from March 14 to
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
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  • COMPANY NEWS
    • 805 6  -  It's trading at 31 times forecast 2005 earnings, compared with SGX's 19 times By PAULINE NG in Kuala Lumpur AFTER Bursa Malaysia's impressive listing debut on Friday, the Malaysian stock exchange is now some 50 per cent more expensive than its Singapore counterpart.
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    • 547 7  -  Keppel, KS Tech, SPC gain, but former favourites lose attraction By R SIVANITHY DICHOTOMIES abound in the local stock market. The benchmark Straits Times Index, for instance, is at a five-year high. Yet the UOBSesdaq Index of mainly small market capitalisation stocks
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    • 376 7  -  By AL LABITA in Manila THE Philippines' largest listed telco is eyeing the launch of its mobile phone service in Singapore to cash in on the foreign exchange (forex) remittances of some 100,000 Filipinos working in the island city-state. Talks between the Philippines Long
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    • 745 7  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW By R SIVANITHY AS trading in structured warrants in the local market matures, it's encouraging to see that volume is rising with each day and that issuers are responding by offering traders an increasingly diverse range of instruments. There are, however, a few oddities
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
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    • 156 7 Wyy *[> ff^PPIH Company Fomiation Foreign Direct Investment Virtual Offices Since 1975 OCRA Worldwide has been providing offshore incorporation and administration solutions for Asian and International businesses. We have been at the forefront of corporate and financial trends in China and lead the field in foreign direct investment Our pioneering
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    • 1246 7 1 OQO SINGPU CHEMICALS LTD. Notice of Fourteenth Annual General Meeting NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Fourteenth Annual General Meeting of the Company wi be held at Carilon Hotel, Esplanade 1, Level 4, 76 Bras Basah Road Ordinary BueJnees 1 To receto and comWerthe Directors' Report and Audted Accounts
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  • MAKING BUSINESS SENSE
    • 867 9  -  MYTHS AND FACTS ABOUT WORK-LIFE PRACTICES Common misconceptions keep companies from recognising the benefits of a balanced work culture, consultants tell CAROLYN QUEK CAROLYN QUEK WHILE some companies here have adopted work-life practices in their organisations, many remain resistant to the idea. One reason
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    • 213 9 WORK-LIFE programmes help companies retain good staff and be more competitive. Hence, a $10 million Work-Life Works! (WoW!) Fund was set up on Aug 22, 2004. The WoW! Fund serves as an incentive for employers to offer more work-life programmes, in particular. flexible work arrangements. It will
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    • 875 9  -  By CAROLYN QUEK WHEN Yeo Chai Hong moved back from Hewlett-Packard's (HP) office in Hong Kong to Singapore six years ago, her manager asked her if she wanted to work from home. "He understood that it would take me more than
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  • VIEWS FROM THE TOP
    • 1165 10 THIS WEEK'S TOPIC Has the requirement to report full-year results earlier affected the quality of such reports? What improvements would you suggest to ensure the timeliness and quality of company reports? WE at Trek 2000 have not been affected by the timing. Our finance and accounts team have
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
    • 477 11  -  Higher flight frequency, lower prices as early as this Sunday By JOSEPHINE TAY TRAVELLERS will soon benefit from higher flight frequency, new destinations and even lower prices following the signing of the code-share agreement between Malaysia Airlines (MAS), Singapore Airlines (SIA), and its subsidiary, Silk Air.
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    • 125 11  -  By JOSEPHINE TAY ENTREPRENEURS can now engage in discussions on business issues through an online forum launched neurshiptACE). y Believed to be the first entrepre-neurship-themed forum In Singapore, it's meant to serve as a channel for discussion and debate, to boost teaming and sharing among and
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    • 772 11  -  FAMILY LIFE AMBASSADOR SERIES Big boosts for staff morale at NTUC Income include its new leave initiative introduced last year and flexible work arrangements that accommodate family commitments, reports CAROLYN QUEK CAROLYN QUEK NTUC Income employees KD Leena and Christine Wong had
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    • 190 11 DATE/ TIME EVENT VENUE Seminar on Climatic Ex- Shaw Foundation tremes and Their Impacts Building, Seminar 21 Mar Room B (AS7OI-17), 4.00pm Arts Social Sciences Block 7, NUS 22 Mar ISEAS Seminar on The Chal- ISEAS, Seminar Room 10.00 am lenges of Regional Devel- 11, 30 Heng Mui
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    • 403 11  -  By CAROLYN QUEK AT ABN Amro, employees get to sign up for pro-family talks and activities easily, thanks to an e-registration system that the bank developed after becoming a family life ambassador in 2003. Not only that, ABN the oldest bank in Singapore has also
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 138 11 vift ffl THE two companies featured today are part of the 1,100 corporate and individual ambassadors under the Family Life Ambassador Programme, which was launched in Oct 2000. Of the 1,100 ambassadors, close to 800 are companies and businesses in the private and public sectors. Spearheaded by the Ministry of
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  • DINING OUT
    • 1544 12  -  There's always a buzz when it comes to new looks and new faces, and the Shangri-La's uber-hip The Line is drawing the crowds fast and furious. JAIME EE finds out if it meets culinary expectations, while also checking out two new chefs that have taken
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 136 12 a ¥jf 71 A 1 A J Presented Diners Olub Credit Cdrd toapply, can: 6416 0980 Where to wine, dine and entertain... privfleges&^ Raffles Country Club Le French Restaurant Open to public 450 Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim Tel: 6862 1838/9 Wtmd "*-> mm $3 Semi Buffet Offer 50% Discount Off Goose
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    • 64 12 Flavours of India North Indian cuisine come* to Marino Sistro Cnjoy a full menu, including tandoor favourite* prepared by our specialty chef. for March only, order 4 set meal* and the 4th is free! Set meals from $12.80++ Call 6869 2299 for reservations. RAFFLES MARINA 10 Tims West Drive *****04
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    • 34 12 Cuual Praneh Dining French set lunch 2 Course $16.90+ 3 Course $19.90+ Add $1 for coffee/tea French set dinner 3 Course $38.90+ linclusive of juices+coffee or tea) 66 Tanjong Pa-gar Road Tel: 6223 4548
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    • 37 12 MERITUS MANDARIN SINGAPORE MULTI AWARD-WINNING MANDARIN CHICKEN RICE Come, savour Singapore's favourite dish and other delights anytime. Reservations: *****291 o^o^ CotfHkoiH pPf MERITUS MANDARIN *#*«<* 333 Orchard Road, Singapore *****7. Tel: +65 6737 4411. Fax: +65 6732 2361.
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  • BT-CITIBANK YOUNG INVESTORS' FORUM
    • 554 13  -  By R SIVANITHY W last week's cokvrat we explained what derivatives are-baricaly instuments that detlw their value from something else hi tie Singapore slock market warrants are tie only derivative Insaumento tot trade adMy Polypes are common— "company issued" and 'studied*. Although they some similarities theie we sfcjfVflcaiil
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    • 753 13  -  CAMPUS LIFE SMU scholar Yang Ziying shares her experiences at two conferences in the UAE with KELVIN SAM KELVIN SAM YANG Ziying has just experienced sumptuous desert banquets, met distinguished personages and made friends from all over the world amidst the shifting sands of the
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 250 13 Be smart with your finances FANCY becoming the next Warren Buffett or George Soros? Or even the famous Robert Kiyosaki? Then read on. The Young Investors' Forum, part of the BT-Citibank Tertiary Outreach Programme, isn't another dry page out of your financial textbook. To complement our editorial content, we have
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  • ECONOMY WATCH
    • 595 14 Analysts say investment too rapid, highlight property sector AFP [SHANGHAI] Official data suggesting a quickening of China's already fast-paced economy has rekindled overheating concerns, prompting economists to ask whether Beijing's next step will be central planning or more market-based policies. "Contrary to initial
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    • 160 14 AFP [BEIJING] China should reduce its incentives to promote exports and foreign investment because they have created economic problems, a top economic official was quoted on Saturday as saying. Guo Shuqing, vice-governor of the central bank, told the China Daily that "indiscriminate" support
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    • 672 14 Will Fed change tone or stay 'measured'? AFP [WASHINGTON] The Federal Reserve, widely expected to bump up key interest rates another quarter-point tomorrow, must soon come to grips with whether it can continue its path of "measured" rate actions, ana-, lysts say. A volatile mix of surging commodity prices that
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
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  • MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
    • 581 15  -  MALAYSIA INSIGHT S JAYASANKARAN KL Correspondent HISTORY is repeating itself in Malaysia. Over a century ago, the British imported labour from China and India to work the mines and till the land, to man the civil service and to lay down roads. It unsettled the country's
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    • 326 15 [KUALA LUMPUR] Bursa Malaysia Bhd plans to establish trading links with other bourses in the region once its proposed tie-up with Singapore Exchange (SGX) is completed next year, the Malaysian Business Times reported on Saturday. Chief executive officer Yusli Mohamed Yusoff said
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    • 50 15 [SEPANG] Spaniard Fernando Alonso ofßenault lifts the trophy after winning the Formula One Malaysian Grand Prix yesterday at the Sepang International Circuit. He finished ahead of Italian Jarno Trulli in a Toyota in second and German NickHeidfeld in a Williams for third AFP
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    • 1411 15 Compiled by Thomson Financial I/B/E/S The stock recommendation is the average of all the recommendations submitted by analysts following the stock. There RECOMMENDATION of EPS PE Taqpt is a total of 29 brokers submitting recommendations but not COMPANY MlBMMiMl Estimates (timet) every stock is followed by all
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    • 467 15 AFP [JAKARTA] Suwarno drags deeply on his kretek cigarette, the scented fumes swirling lazily in the Indonesian sunshine. Strong and cheap, the exotic smoke leaves him a little dizzy, but each lungful could take his country nearer its long overdue economic recovery. The
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
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  • GREATER CHINA/INDIA
    • 459 16 Share allocation to party close to former minister to be scrutinised [MUMBAI] The Indian government has ordered an investigation into allegations of securities-law violations at Reliance Industries, the country's biggest private sector company, raising the stakes for the feuding Ambani brothers, Mukesh and Anil,
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    • 469 16 Reuters [BEIJING] A system of foreign currency trading that China is planning to start this year could become the prototype for more flexible dealing in the country's own currency, the yuan, state media and officials said late last week. The system, with
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    • 332 16 Bill faces resistance from ruling coalition's allies Reuters [NEW DELHI] India's government proposed on Friday to change the country's patent laws to make it illegal to copy patented drugs, a practice that has made cheaper medicines available in India and abroad. The
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  • ASIA-PACIFIC/WORLD
    • WORLD WATCH
      • 62 17 AP ITOKYO] A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.0 struck off the coast of southern Japan yesterday, killing an elderly woman, injuring 400, and forcing hundreds to flee their homes, officials and media reports said. Authorities issued a tsunami warning that was later cancelled. The
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      • 77 17 Bloomberg [LONDON] Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, the second-biggest Spanish bank, and ABN Amro Holding said they may bid for Italian lenders worth a combined US$lB billion, raising optimism that European banking mergers will accelerate. Banco Bilbao said it may offer 6.47 billion euros
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      • 101 17 Bloomberg [SEOUL] US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said during a visit to Seoul yesterday that the US has no intention of attacking North Korea. "We understand North Korea is a sovereign state," Ms Rice said. North Korea has rejected holding
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      • 104 17 AFP [SYDNEY] Australians are wasting A 510.5 billion (Ssl 3.6 billion) a year on goods they never use as "retail therapy" becomes a compulsion, according to a recent study. The Australia Institute, an independent think-tank, said the amount of wasted food alone was worth 13
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      • 87 17 Reuters [LOS ANGELES] Eleven former directors of World Com will pay more than US$55 million almost half from their own pockets—to settle a lawsuit alleging the company lied about its finances before selling bonds, a spokesman for New York Comptroller Alan Hevesi said last Friday.
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      • 78 17 Bloomberg [LONDON] US billionaire Malcolm Glazer is set to renew pressure on the Manchester United board to accept his £800 million (552.5 billion) bid for the football club, the Independent reported, without saying where it got the information. Both sides of the
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      • 69 17 Reuters [LOS ANGELES] Trump Hotels Casino Resorts Inc said fourth-quarter loss more than doubled from a year earlier as it reorganised in bankruptcy court. The company, known for its Atlantic City casinos and chief executive Donald Trump, had a loss of US$99.B million
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      • 67 17 Reuters [NEW YORK] Telecom equipment supplier Nortel Networks Corp reported a third-quarter loss, hit by higher research and developmentcosts and special charges. But revenues of US$2.lB billion were below its prior estimate of U552.27 billion. The company reported a loss of US$259 million
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      • 81 17 AP [LONDON] The British' Broadcasting Corp plans to cut about I,soojobs in news and other programming, according to a report on the BBC website. BBC management had earlier declined to comment, saying that director-general Mark Thompson would announce details to the staff today.
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    • 554 17 Banks with lax systems to face expansion curbs Reuters [WASHINGTON] The US Federal Reserve has sent a signal to large banks via a go-slow caution to Citigroup, the biggest bank of all that ethical and regulatory lapses must be brought under control before
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  • Page 17 Miscellaneous
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  • AVIATION
    • 590 18 Both sides threaten a damaging legal clash at WTO AFP [BRUSSELS] Talks between Brussels and Washington to resolve a dispute over subsidies for aircraft makers Airbus and Boeing have hit turbulence with both sides threatening a damaging legal clash at the World
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    • 251 18 AFP [ZURICH] The former head of Swiss travel group Hotelplan said on Saturday, he was willing to head Swiss International Air Lines and try to block a takeover bid by Lufthansa of Germany. Claus Niederer, who founded Hotelplan's Belair
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    • LOG BOOK
      • 143 18 Bloomberg [FRANKFURT] Deutsche Lufthansa AG's cargo unit, the world's second-biggest air-freight service by tonnage, and Deutsche Post AG, Europe's biggest postal service, are setting up a venture to transport medicine and other biotechnology products needing refrigeration, expanding on existing cooperation. The LifeConEx venture
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      • 56 18 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Japan Airlines Co chief executive officer Isao Kaneko, said he will step down from the job in April, two months earlier than expected. Mr Kaneko, 67, will remain as chairman of Tokyo-based Japan Airlines, and will be replaced as chief
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    • 505 18 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Boeing Co, the world's second-biggest aircraft maker, gave pay raises last year to Alan Mulally and James Albaugh, two of the leading contenders to replace ousted chief executive officer Harry Stonecipher. Mr Mulally, 59, head of Boeing's commercial-plane unit, had
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    • 351 18 AFP [JAKARTA] Indonesian police formally named a pilot working for national airline Garuda Indonesia, a suspect in the fatal poisoning of a leading human rights activist, his lawyer said on Saturday. The .pilot, Pollycarpus Priyanto, was on the same flight as Mr Munir from Jakarta
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    • 414 18 Bloomberg AP [GENEVA] Airlines stand to save US$3.6 billion a year in operating costs for each minute trimmed from flight times through more efficient air traffic control, the International Air Transport Association said. Harmonising Europe's 34 air traffic systems, discussed with little progress
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  • SHIPPING
    • 654 19  -  Group calls for more constructive dialogue with shippers By GEORGE JOSEPH [SINGAPORE] A newly formed Asian group of shippers has slammed shipping lines for taking advantage of the high demand for their services to keep on increasing freight rates. This was an "abuse
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    • 539 19 AFP [GALLE, Sri Lanka] Marine archeologists spent nine years trawling the seabed of Sri Lanka's Galle port to collect thousands of centu-ries-old treasures buried underwater in shipwrecks. But it took just a few seconds for them to be reclaimed by the ocean
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    • 185 19 Bloomberg [PRINCETON] Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd, the world's No 2 cruise operator, said president and chief operating officer Jack Williams will step down to spend more time on charity work. Mr Williams, 55, will stay with the Mi-ami-based company through the end of June, a
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    • 278 19 Bernama [SHAH ALAM] The Selangor state government has proposed to set up an inland port near the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) to speed up the movement of air cargo and help boost KLIA's competitiveness by matching or even surpassing the services provided by
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    • 395 19 Xinhua [MOMBASA, Kenya] Grand ceremonies were held here on Saturday to welcome a sailboat that has accomplished a 23,150-km voyage tracing the journey of a prestigious Chinese ancient voyager. The sailboat named Phoenix, which set out from Taicang in eastern China's Jiangsu province on Aug
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    • 909 27  -  BT exclusive That target for this fiscal year comes off a 'grim' period and dramatic reshuffle of product offerings, Creative Labs Europe GM Jean-Marc Dupuis tells KENNETH JAMES KENNETH JAMES CREATIVE Technology's European arm is enjoying a new burst of momentum following a "fairly
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    • 423 27  -  Its solutions helped the National Library Board save US$175,000 a year in bandwidth costs By RAJU CHELLAM FLORIDA-BASED Citrix Systems Inc has moved its entire customer care function across Asia as well as its consulting service practice for Asia to Singapore. The
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    • 456 27  - <what's up> Compiled by ROLAND LIM Kingsville stake In PacNet SEMBCORP Ventures (SV) said Kingsville Capital will acquire 3.8 million shares at $2 each in Pacific Internet, from SV. "The shares represent 28.8 per cent of the total outstanding shares in PacNet," the companies said. "Completion of the sale is
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    • 844 29  -  The mega-show wasn't just about the hottest technologies and coolest gadgets. It was serious business too, writes KENNETH JAMES from Hanover KENNETH JAMES THE photographers crowd around the stage, cameras clicking a camera phone. Not just any camera phone, this. The device, proudly held aloft
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      • 51 29 US-BASED Autodesk Inc has released AutoCAD 2006, the 20th version of its popular design and drafting software which has 5 million licensed users worldwide. AutoCAD 2006 features new functions which allow faster design and drafting capabilities. AutoCAD LT 2006 retails for $2,250, while AutoCAD 2006 retails for
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      • 62 29 LOCAL ISP Superlnternet has launched a fully managed IT infrastructure and telephony solution for SMEs. For $1,995 a month on 24- or 36-month contracts, SMEs can get its "Datacentre-in-a-box" solution which features Cisco networking hardware, 20 Cisco IP phones, Dell Power Edge servers, an APC Net Shelter
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      • 56 29 DELL'S latest notebook, the Inspiron 2200, is for budget-conscious consumers. Priced from $1,865, it offers a 14.1 inch or 15 inch screen, and runs on the Intel Celeron M or the Pentium M. It weighs 2.98 kg and can be configured with an optional integrated wireless
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      • 65 29 HONG KONG-BASED Tele Eye Group has released its Tele Eye lII+ NF63O network camera that can be hooked up to any IP-based network. The camera offers refresh rates of up to 25-30 frames per second and a resolution of up to 640 by 480 pixels. It costs
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      • 62 29  -  Compiled by ROLAND LIM SIEMENS has launched the Siemens SF6S, a new clamshell phone that features a 1.3 megapixel camera with 4X digital zoom and a built-in flash. The 97g phone has a 128 by 160 pixel display that can be swivelled to take photos. It comes
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    • 258 29  -  By ROLAND LIM HOMEGROWN Aztech Systems has announced its entrance into the portable digital music player market with the release of the Aztech Flash Players (aFP). The aFPSOO series comes in 256M8, 512M8 and IGB memory options; the gizmo is as small as a matchbox. It
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    • 247 29 NYT [SAN FRANCISCO] A report by a panel of computer experts accuses the US government of inadequate financing of research on computer network security and of focusing on classified research that is inaccessible to the commercial sector. The report, commissioned by the Bush
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    • 700 29  -  &lt;we say&gt; AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY Correspondent THE Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) has put new life into wireless broadband access by freeing up the 2.3 GHz and 2.5 GHz frequency bands. This move is set to revolutionise the way people access the Internet,
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