The Business Times, 30 March 2005
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Title Section15 2005-03-30 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES SINGAPORE 85 cents online at http://business-times.asial.com.sg MICA (P) 089/03/2005 Wednesday, March 30,200515 words
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512 2005-03-30 1 ANGELA TAN - They will share 78 machines; local banks have 1,400 By ANGELA TAN [SINGAPORE] After three years of tough on-off talks, foreign banks in Singapore will soon share one ATM network and intensify the competition for the consumer dollar. Together, the five of them512 words
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1068 2005-03-30 1 WONG WEI KONG - Report notes unwillingness to recognise losses and 'management readiness' to override controls By WONG WEI KONG [SINGAPORE] China Aviation Oil (Singapore) was sinking deeper into the red when it wowed the market with impressive earnings last year. According to a PricewaterhouseCoopers1,068 words
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Article131 2005-03-30 1 STI 2,127.71 (-16.65) ST INDEX FUTURES £121.00 (-25.00) simso ***** (-237) SIMSa FUTURES 251.40 (-3.70) MARKETS Tuesday Change IOSECOMP W117 -3.57 NKKEI225 11.599.82 -192.48 HANG SENG 13.411.88 -185J2 SET INDEX 676.91 -6.07 1AKAKTACOMP 1.***** -29.94 MANILA COMP 1.931.98 -54.97 SEOUL COMP 958.96 -18.74 SHENZHEN 8 261.21 +132 BOMBAY131 words
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Advertisement12 2005-03-30 1 COMPANIES fljjß Vincent Tan's loan MK saved Informatics I franchise deals PG612 words
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Advertisement33 2005-03-30 1 H—mH SUMATRA EARTHQUAKE Financial markets MORE REPORTS TheCAO scandal explained PG4 CAO defends itself against someofPwC's foldings PG4 m#*** ?v For the full text of the PricewaterhouseCoopers report, log on to http://business-times.asial .com.sg33 words
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TOP STORIES
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Article, Illustration581 2005-03-30 2 SHOEB KAGDA - SUMATRA EARTHQUAKE Panic erupts in stock market while rupiah gets sold down By SHOEB KAGDA in Jakarta INDONESIA'S financial markets were rocked yesterday by another giant undersea earthquake off Sumatra, just three months after the mega quake and tsunami that ravaged NorthAP - 581 words
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152 2005-03-30 2 [SINGAPORE] Singapore despatched three Chinook helicopters with a Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) medical team and a Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) disaster, assistance and rescue team to the quake-hit areas on Nias island yesterday afternoon. In addition, a medical emergency team from the Singapore152 words
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Article, Illustration553 2005-03-30 2 JOYCE KOH - Move comes as company issues profit warning By JOYCE KOH [SINGAPORE] Global Active late last night announced that it has suspended its chief executive, Cynthia Poa, because of a new profit warning. The company said it could record a marginal profit or a loss for this553 words
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Article654 2005-03-30 2 PwC lifts the lid on the. CAO scandal THE PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) report on the China Aviation Oil (CAO) scandal has lifted tfie lid on how and why the company's massive losses weren't reflected in its financial statements —and how investors were kept in the dark. PwC has found654 words
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928 2005-03-30 4 MICHELLE QUAH - It cites poor risk management and accounting By MICHELLE QUAH [SINGAPORE] The PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) report on the China Aviation Oil (CAO) scandal has lifted the lid on how and why the company's massive losses weren't reflected in its financial statements and how928 words
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518 2005-03-30 4 NEIL BEHRMANN - Market could reach £4.5b despite high stamp duty charges By NEIL BEHRMANN in London 75RRTSH banks and bttffifing societies acHfv^ 1 mortgaged, aiming to attract business from about 1.8 million Muslims in the country. The banks climbing on the518 words
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420 2005-03-30 4 JOYCE KOH - By JOYCE KOH [SINGAPORE] China Aviation Oil (Singapore) moved quickly yesterday to respond to some of the points brought up by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in its report. But although the Chinabased jet fuel trader defended itself in some areas, it said it reserved comment420 words
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Advertisement594 2005-03-30 2 Public Seminar Changes in Financial Reporting Standards. Are you ready for 2005? 19 20 April 2005, The Swissotel Merchant Court* Singapore In tandem with changes in the International accounting standards, the Singapore Council of Corporate Disclosure and Governance has made significant changes to the Financial Reporting Standards (FRS) in 2004.594 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article, Illustration634 2005-03-30 6 JOYCE KOH - TROUBLED COMPANIES If not for Vincent Tan's loan, pacts with universities would've been lost By JOYCE KOH INFORMATICS Holdings yesterday said it faced losing franchise agreements with its university partners last November because it could not meet payments until Malaysian tycoon Vincent Tan steppedCHRIS LOH - 634 words
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427 2005-03-30 6 GREATRONIC, which reported a suspected fraud in its Malaysian subsidiary last month, yesterday said it chalked up a net loss of $3.1 million for 2004. This compared with a net profit of $2.4 million a year previously. Revenues slipped 2.6 per cent427 words
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215 2005-03-30 6 Reuters CONTRACT chipmaker Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing will ask shareholders to approve up to 50 per cent more shares in a move analysts say could help it raise cash to weather an industry downturn and pay for investments. Singapore-based Chartered, the world's fourth-largest supplier ofReuters - 215 words
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267 2005-03-30 6 DALENA LEE - AIRPORT DEALS By DALENA LEE INTER-ROLLER Engineering yesterday announced that it had bagged four contracts worth a total of $103 million. The company, which specialises in airport and industrial logistics systems, has secured two projects each in the Middle East and Asia to267 words
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195 2005-03-30 6 Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] The Indian government expects to announce in six months the winning bids for stakes in the Mumbai and New Delhi airports, the country's two biggest. The facilities may need as much as US$3.5 billion of investment to upgrade.Bloomberg - 195 words
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Advertisement204 2005-03-30 6 Philosophy is good advice. Wisdom is the conqueror of fortune. What has classical Chinese philosophy to offer modern business leaders in Singapore? 2500 years ago, Confucius worked out an important principle called it" (Zhong Yong Zhi Dao), or the "Principle of Core Competency". Today, this principle is still highly relevant204 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration773 2005-03-30 8 LARRY WEE - CURRENCIES Greenback threatens to challenge still higher levels LARRY WEE Senior Correspondent IT was certainly no picnic for US dollar bears over the past one week, as the currency forced its way to highs not seen in a month or more smashing773 words
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130 2005-03-30 8 VEN SREENIVASAN - By VEN SREENIVASAN ANG Yee Lim, through his investment vehicle CHY Regalia, has purchased a total of 68 million of the shares from Leek Kim Song, while the remaining 4' million wert purchased from An$ LianTiong. I The transaction reduced Ang Lian130 words
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Article, Illustration638 2005-03-30 8 SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDER/DIRECTOR TRANSACTIONS Subsantial No of Prk* SHAREHOLDING Shareholder Buy I Share* Per Before After Stock Tram Date Director Sell '000 Shr < ('000) fBBB) MTQ Corpn 28-Mar-OS Kuah Kok Kim Buy 10 0.37 10 0.01 20 0.02 Lasseters Intl 28-Mar-05 Kuan Peng Ching Buy 102 0.25638 words
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Article288 2005-03-30 8 JOYCE KOH - Compiled by JOYCE KOH JIM Fu Yu Corporation March 29 close: 85.5< KIM ENG RESEARCH, March 29 WE are upgrading Fu Yu Corp to "buy" on valuation. The 15 per cent decline in share price following our downgrade in mid-February has brought valuation to an attractive level again. Hie288 words
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Article, Illustration394 2005-03-30 8 R SIVANITHY - STOCKS R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent IN the northern hemisphere, the start of the second quarter coincides with the commencement of spring a time to celebrate the end of winter, the passing of the vernal equinox and the birth of a new season. Schools and universities traditionally394 words
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Article, Illustration318 2005-03-30 8 LIM SAY BOON,KEN TAI - CHART POINT By LIM SAY BOON,KEN TAI OCBC Investment Research REMEMBER that "gift horse" we spoke about last week as a metaphor for the market? We spent a bit of time looking it in the mouth and found it a bit old. Well, the old318 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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420 2005-03-30 9 ARTHUR SIM - It says latest rise in mortgage rates, more curbs increase risk of downturn Reports by ARTHUR SIM MARKET analysts continue to look for signs of a possible downturn in the Chinese property market with Citigroup Smith Barney (CSB) the latest to raise the420 words
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215 2005-03-30 9 MCL Land has bought a freehold condominium development site in the East Coast for $40.5 million en hloc. Currently, the five-storey development at St Patrick's Road Marine Parade Garden has 48 apartment units in three blocks. The units range from 861 to 1,561215 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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Article46 2005-03-30 9 LABROY Marine Ltd has bagged a contract worth US$B.4 million to build a supply vessel for delivery in the third quarter of next year. Labroy's shipbuilding order book stands at $276 million and will keep the shipbuilding department busy till next year.46 words
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Article39 2005-03-30 9 HESHE Holdings Ltd has appointed Goh Poh Kee its chief financial officer. It said yesterday that the post entails providing strategic direction to the finance team, and overseeing the financial and accounting affairs of the group.39 words
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Article61 2005-03-30 9 810-TREAT Technology Ltd has secured two projects worth 178 million yuan (5535.5 million) in China. The biotechnology waste and wastewater treatment specialist will build, own and operate a water supply plant and a wastewater treatment plant in Suqian City, Jiangsu province for 30 years. Construction will61 words
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Article46 2005-03-30 9 GP Batteries has agreed to buy 40 per cent of battery producer Jetview Ltd for US$5.B million. The Jetview group designs and assembles Lithium ion and Lithium polymer battery packs for notebook computers and other electronic devices in Taiwan and China.46 words
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Article43 2005-03-30 9 FUNG Choi Printing and Packaging Group and Times Publishing have agreed to explore the,setting up of joint ventures to carry out publishing and retail and distribution activities in Hong Kong and China. The agreement is non-binding and lasts six months.43 words
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216 2005-03-30 9 SAMUEL EE - By SAMUEL EE THE chief operating officer of Comfort Transportation and Yellow-Top Cab has been promoted to chief executive officer with effect from the start of this year. John Lee Kah Wah will continue to report to ComfortDelGro's managing director and group CEO216 words
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275 2005-03-30 9 SIOW LI SEN - Latest disclosure updates deemed interest in KepLand By SIOW LI SEN IT seems an old fax number has gotten Temasek Holdings and its deemed subsidiary Keppel Land into another late disclosure of shareholdings. In a statement yesterday, KepLand said Temasek's deemed stake275 words
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121 2005-03-30 9 OCBC to boost Bank NISP stake to 51 by April 1 Bloomberg SINGAPORE'S OverseaChinese Banking Corp (OCBC) says it plans to complete the purchase of an additional 28.5 per cent stake in PT Bank NISP by April 1. OCBC, the city-state's smallest bank by assets, last year paid $119 millionBloomberg - 121 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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Article, Illustration742 2005-03-30 10 KALPANA RASHIWALA - REJUVENATING ORCHARD ROAD No glut of prime retail space seen, though some malls may feel the heat Reports by KALPANA RASHIWALA ORCHARD Road's 8.6 million sq ft stock of shop and entertainment space is set to increase by about 10 per cent under plans742 words
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569 2005-03-30 10 THE project that will come up on the site above Orchard MRT Station could be up to 40 storeys high the tallest in Singapore's prime shopping district. And to make sure that the public will get a chance to enjoy the panoramic569 words
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Article497 2005-03-30 10 ARTHUR SIM - Junction 8 office tower's six floors to be handed over rent-free By ARTHUR SIM ALL six floors of the office tower at Junction 8 in Bishan will be handed over rent-free to the National Council of Social Services (NCSS). In what the Minister of497 words
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480 2005-03-30 11 JEAN CHUA - PM Lee assures Lao counterpart of S'pore technical assistance By JEAN CHUA in Vientiane SINGAPORE will continue to extend technical assistance to Laos, one of the newest members of the 10member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), and the two nations will480 words
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Article, Illustration263 2005-03-30 11 CHUANG PECK MING - By CHUANG PECK MING in Hong Kong MINISTER Mentor Lee Kuan Yew kicked off a week-long visit to Hong Kong yesterday by meeting the territory's Acting Chief Executive Donald Tsang. Mr Lee is the first Singapore leader to meet Mr Tsang since theLIM WUIUANG/ST - 263 words
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330 2005-03-30 11 CHEN HUIFEN - By CHEN HUIFEN EXPERIENCED professionals in financial services and contract IT personnel in Singapore can expect better pay this year as the country moves into higher-value areas, says global recruitment firm Robert Walters. "Market conditions improved at the start of 2004 and we330 words
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353 2005-03-30 11 LIZA LIN - By LIZA LIN STRONG partnerships between governments have to be formed to strengthen homeland security, said Minister for Home Affairs Wong Kan Seng at the Global Security Asia 2005 exhibition and conference. The transnational nature of terrorism makes it crucial to forge such partnerships,353 words
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235 2005-03-30 11 ROLAND LIM - By ROLAND LIM WITH Singaporeans becoming increasingly Inter-net-sawy and the advent of more high-speed wireless Internet access technologies such as 3G mobile networks, the National Internet Advisory Committee (NIAC) has reiterated the need to inculcate "Cyber Wellness" values and practices, especially among teenage Internet users. In235 words
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440 2005-03-30 11 RAJU CHELLAM - By RAJU CHELLAM [SINGAPORE] The humble e-mail has put the seemingly relentless advance of the mobile phone on hold at least in the business world. A global survey by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) and American networking giant Cisco Systems has found440 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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Article, Illustration388 2005-03-30 12 LATEST US INDICATORS Reuters. Bloomberg [NEW YORK] US consumer confidence ebbed in March as higher gasoline prices dampened the mood of carreliant Americans, a report said yesterday. As gas pump costs soared, the Conference Board said its gauge of 1 sentiment eased toReuters.; Bloomberg; REUTERS - 388 words
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1462 2005-03-30 12 STEPHEN S ROACH - Greenspan's efforts may slow US consumer spending, stemming a major driver of China's runaway growth, says STEPHEN S ROACH STEPHEN S ROACH BECAUSE of its currency peg, China does not have an independent central bank. Having elected to fix the yuan to the dollar,1,462 words
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Advertisement2377 2005-03-30 12 Not I CCS I P WAHSHINGINTERNATIONALHOLDINGSUMITED (Incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Wah Shing International Holdings Limited (the "Company") will be held at Prince 1, Level 13,141 Market Street, #01-00 AEC Centre, Singapore *****4 on 23 April 2005, Saturday at2,377 words
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485 2005-03-30 13 PAULINE NG - It's offering RM3.46 a share for remaining 28.26% stake, above last traded price of RM2.55 By PAULINE NG in Kuala Lumpur SIME Darby yesterday announced it would take its heavy equipment subsidiary Tractors Malaysia Holding private in a deal that is likely to please485 words
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424 2005-03-30 13 S JAYASANKARAN - By S JAYASANKARAN in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA'S powerful tobacco lobby gained another year for itself, successfully delaying the ban on small cigarette packs to 2006. In an unpublicised letter dated Feb 28 to Andrew Gray, the chief executive of BAT424 words
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Article2270 2005-03-30 13 VOL FraserSNeave .5.15 unch 134 M»M Ml W- <*080) FSBM 1.20 -0.03 86 FTEC Resources .0.30 -0.02 917 A&M Realty 1.55 unch 425 FurqanBus.Org 0.31 -0.01 841 Abric 0.38 -0.01 216 Gadang 1.40 -0.02 1379 ACP Industries 1.01 unch 13 Gamuda A76 unch 744 Advance Synergy2,270 words
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Article, Illustration396 2005-03-30 13 MALAYSIA'S move to ease foreign exchange controls may result in funds moving as much as RM20.4 billion (SsB.9 billion) from the country's stock market to exchanges overseas, JPMorgan Chase Co said. The move "could result in a compression of Malaysia's premium to the regionAFP - 396 words
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235 2005-03-30 13 Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesia cancelled plans to sell two trillion rupiah (***** million) in 12-year bonds yesterday alter balking at the yields demanded by investors to offset the risk that inflation will push up interest rates. Rate worries also forced Jakarta last weekReuters - 235 words
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Advertisement131 2005-03-30 13 The National Council of Social Service is pleased to invite nominations for the ?_^^wara2oos Conferred by the office of the President of the Republic of Singapore, the PSSA honours and recognises outstanding voluntary contributions to the social service sector. AWARD CATEGORIES Individual Informal Group Formal Group Non-Profit or Public Sector131 words
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GREATER CHINA
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Article, Illustration631 2005-03-30 14 JEAN CHUA - CHINA INSIGHT The challenge is to prevent an overheating of the property sector in places like Shanghai and Beijing without stifling it JEAN CHUA Reporter THERE is a saying that goes: to really know how a country's economy is doing, look at its property sector.631 words
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299 2005-03-30 14 Bloomberg tion Bank and Agricultural Bank of China have been implicated in the past week in fraud cases in which more than US$2B million has gone missing, according to reports by the official Xinhua News Agency and the China Banking Regulatory Commission.Bloomberg - 299 words
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525 2005-03-30 14 But SMIC forecasts a business rebound in Q2 this year Reuters [HONG KONG] SMIC, China's largest chipmaker, forecast yesterday that its business would start to rebound in the second quarter of the year from a downcycle, as it posted a fourth-quarter loss due toReuters - 525 words
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INDIA
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Article, Illustration477 2005-03-30 15 Focus on expats is an extension of domestic strategy, banks told Bloomberg [MUMBAI] ICICI Bank Ltd CEO KV Kamath says India's 58 banks, with fewer assets than China's largest lender, need to look beyond their borders and tap its 25million diaspora for growth.Bloomberg - 477 words
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239 2005-03-30 15 Reuters [BANGALORE] Ailing US computer services firm Unisys Corp plans to boost investment and hiring in India over the next three years as it cuts costs and strengthens cheaper offshore units, company officials said. Cal Killen, vice-president of global sourcing at Unisys,Reuters - 239 words
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NOTE BOOK
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Article84 2005-03-30 15 Reuters [HONG KONG] China's largest offshore oil and gas producer, CNOOC Ltd, said yesterday that its second-half net profit jumped 76 per cent due to higher output and soaring prices, but its costs are i poised to rise as it steps up developmentReuters - 84 words
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66 2005-03-30 15 AFP [BEIJING] China, whose booming economy is expected to see record demand for oil this year, plans to expand its refining capacity by more than a third within the next five years, state media said yesterday. By 2010, it aims to addAFP - 66 words
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68 2005-03-30 15 Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] India, Asia's third-largest oil consumer, will seek long-term crude oil supply agreements with Saudi Arabia in place of the annual agreements it has now, Oil Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar said yesterday. "We want to have an even greater assurance forBloomberg - 68 words
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61 2005-03-30 15 Reuters [BEIJING] Chinese city planners expect about 90 per cent of the people of Beijing to be living in 11 new satellite towns within 15 years, Xinhua news agency said on Monday. "Beijing will limit the population in its old downtown andReuters - 61 words
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64 2005-03-30 15 Bloomberg [BEIJING] Aluminum Corp of China Ltd, the country's biggest producer of the metal, had a 42 per cent increase in second-half profit after it raised prices of alumina, a semi-processed material it sells to other smelters. Net income rose to 2.82 billion yuan (*****Bloomberg - 64 words
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56 2005-03-30 15 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Shares in Commerce Asset-Holding Bhd, Malaysia's second biggest banking group, hit their highest in over a week yesterday after state investment arm Khazanah nearly doubled its stake in the group. Commerce Asset-Hoiding shares rose as much as 2.2 per cent toReuters - 56 words
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70 2005-03-30 15 Bloomberg [JAKARTA] PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia, the country's fourth-largest lender, said that net income rose 41 per cent last year as an expanding economy spurred companies and individuals to borrow more. The profit exceeded its own forecast. Net income last year rose to 3.63Bloomberg - 70 words
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272 2005-03-30 15 Reuters [MUMBAI] Indian drug maker Dr Roddy's Laboratories Ltd has agreed to a US$56 million partnership with ICICI Venture to ease the financial burden of developing generic drugs for the US market ICICI Venture is the largest Indian private equity and venture capitalReuters - 272 words
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Advertisement3064 2005-03-30 15 Ml MHV Singapore Food Industries Limited 4HF{lncorporated in the Republic of Singapore) Company Registration No. *****0678G NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the 31st Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at The Forum, 234 Pandan Loop, Singapore *****2 on Thursday, 14 April 20053,064 words
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414 2005-03-30 16 ANTHONY ROWLEY - Bourse plunges 1.6% on fears of hitch in recovery By ANTHONY ROWLEY in Tokyo THE Tokyo stock market plunged by nearly 2 per cent yesterday to a sixweek low as a rise in Japan's unemployment rate and'a drop in household spending raised fears414 words
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472 2005-03-30 16 Reuters. Bloomberg [CANBERRA] Investment bank ÜBS and the Sydney merger advisory firm Caliburn Partnership won the mandate to evaluate the sale of the Australian government's As 33 billion (5542.1 billion) stake in Telstra Corp. The pair beat a dozen rivals that local media saidReuters.; Bloomberg - 472 words
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222 2005-03-30 16 NYT [NEW YORK] Morgan Stanley, under pressure from investors and an impatient board to revive its lagging stock price, announced on Monday that two senior executives had been promoted to co-presidents, reporting to the chief executive Philip J Purcell. The status of Stephan F Newhouse,NYT - 222 words
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Article, Illustration66 2005-03-30 16 [TOKYO] Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi had only one request when American actor Richard Gere visited his office yesterday: 'Shall we dance?' Gere, in Japan to promote his latest movie, a Hollywood remake of the Japanese box-office hit 'Shall We Dance', accepted the invitation, but insisted that heAP - 66 words
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WORLD WATCH
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54 2005-03-30 16 Reuters [WASHINGTON] MCI Inc said yesterda/it has accepted a revised takeover bid from Verizon Communications Inc worth about US$7.6 billion, rejecting a US$B.45 billion offer from Qwest Communications. MCI said Verizon's revised offer includes US$B.75 per MCI share in cash and U5514.75 per MCI shareReuters - 54 words
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57 2005-03-30 16 Reuters [NEW YORK] The New York Stock Exchange's leading candidate to succeed departing chairman John Reed is former State Street Corp CEO Marshall Carter, the Wall Street Journal reported yesterday. The decision is expected to be finalised by a vote of the NYSEReuters - 57 words
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51 2005-03-30 16 Bloomberg [PARIS] Galeries Lafayette's Moulin family has agreed to buy out other in a 2.15 billion euro (554.6 billion) transaction that provides an exit for their cousins, the Meyers. BNP Paribas, which owns almost half of Galeries Lafayette's consumer credit business, backed the Moulin plan.Bloomberg - 51 words
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Article, Illustration478 2005-03-30 17 He will not run for re-election as a director after his term expires in May NYT AMERICAN International Group (AIG) severed all ties on Monday night with Maurice R Greenberg, the irascible executive who had built the company into a global giant over fourNYT; BLOOMBERG - 478 words
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254 2005-03-30 17 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] American International Group used private, offshore companies for six times more reinsurance than any of its nine biggest US competitors, state regulatory filings from 2003 show. Transactions with private reinsurers in countries such as Barbados may be more prone toBloomberg - 254 words
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297 2005-03-30 17 2001. Reuters, Bloomberg [NEW YORK] US regulators have called Warren Buffett to answer questions next month about any involvement he might have had in an insurance transaction between a unit of his company, Berkshire Hathaway, and American International Group (AIG), the Wall Street Journal2001. — Reuters, Bloomberg - 297 words
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AVIATION
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Article, Illustration731 2005-03-30 18 Report: Logistics outsourcing market in China growing 30% annually Reuters [SHANGHAI] Along China's busy coast, port, road and air expansions are under way opening the door for global distribution and warehouse companies to enter the world's thirdlargest trading nation. An influx of multinationals seekingReuters; FILE PHOTO - 731 words
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Article, Illustration357 2005-03-30 18 AFP [SYDNEY! Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer defended yesterday the airport security checks carried out on Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Michael Somare, saying such practices were normal and necessary. Mr Somare plans to make a formal complaint to Australia after airport officers inAFP - 357 words
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LOG BOOK
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122 2005-03-30 18 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Hong Kong Dragon Airlines Ltd, the city's second-biggest carrier, said it aims to start cargo flights to two cities in eastern China later this year to tap rising demand for air freight as trade expands. Dragonair, plans to use aBloomberg - 122 words
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105 2005-03-30 18 Reuters [TEL AVIV] El A 1 Israel Airlines posted a fourth-quarter loss yesterday compared with a year-earlier profit due to sharply higher fuel prices and one-time expenses for an early retirement plan. National carrier El A 1 posted a net lossReuters - 105 words
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Article, Illustration382 2005-03-30 18 AFP. AP [TOKYO] Japanese authorities yesterday opened an investigation into an incident of air turbulence that left 48 people injured aboard a Taiwanese jetliner, and said they would consider whether the pilot or crew had been professionally negligent. The passengers wereAFP.; AP; REUTERS - 382 words
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SHIPPING
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357 2005-03-30 19 [SINGAPORE] Japanese shipping company Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) will install specially developed powerful searchlights on its vessels in an effort to combat piracy and possible acts of terrorism. NYK tied up with a specialty manufacturer to jointly develop a durable, high-illumination357 words
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523 2005-03-30 19 DONALD URQUHART - Fibre optic hydrophone array can help in war against terrorism, say experts By DONALD URQUHART [SINGAPORE] High-tech sonar arrays laid on the seabed across the Malacca Strait or around Singapore's port and other maritime installations would help provide added security against maritime piracy523 words
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Article822 2005-03-30 19 DAVID HUGHES - STRAIT TALK By DAVID HUGHES IT is quite an achievement to galvanise the shipowners, the seafarer unions and even the salvors into action to oppose something, but that is what the European Union (EU) has done with its ill-judged plans to make negligent or822 words
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Article, Illustration492 2005-03-30 19 VEN SREENIVASAN - By VEN SREENIVASAN [SINGAPORE] After undergoing six months of extensive refurbishment at Keppel Shipyard in Singapore, Greek entrepreneur Stelios Haji-loannou's latest venture, easy Cruise, is set to sail the French and Italian Rivieras. Though the ship, formerly a 15-year-old Italian luxury cruise liner called492 words
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EDITORIAL & OPINION
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512 2005-03-30 20 EDITORIAL IT would be easy but unfair to see the US Supreme Court hearing this week of a case that pits such entertainment industry giants as Walt Disney Co and General Electric and the file-sharing Internet entity Grokster as one between the purveyors of content and512 words
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Article, Illustration1001 2005-03-30 20 LEON HADAR - Gap between its lofty ideals and the crude interests it advances will be exposed sooner or later LEON HADAR Washington Correspondent DURING her meetings with foreign leaders in Washington and the many world capitals she has visited recently, US Secretary of State Condoleeza RiceAP - 1,001 words
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Article, Illustration797 2005-03-30 20 FRANK CHING - THE BOTTOM LINE FRANK CHING AS the Chinese economy continues to power ahead, everyone in the country is pleased with the visible improvement In standards of living, but very few people are counting the cost in terms of the loss797 words
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Article, Illustration2470 2005-03-30 21 K KESAVAPANY - Developing countries must embrace free trade and start to take on more active roles in international decision making By K KESAVAPANY DESPITE the fact that the definition of globalisation has been attempted by hundreds of authors and distinguished speakers on the topic, the word continuesREUTERS; AFP - 2,470 words
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Miscellaneous259 2005-03-30 20 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 1 Cross the Royal Mail must bear drinking rum HTIH(6,4) f( I (4) 4 Globes that are only round but- jjjHl JH[ 11 Serving dish bearing signature 7 Returns dnnks and stumblL LhJ—engraved in (5-5) BHHj HI 12 TV programme with which the 10 Young men accept northern259 words
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Article, Illustration693 2005-03-30 29 SAMUEL EE - Move bucks trend in the industry, which has seen a shake-up in recent years By SAMUEL EE GOLDBELL Leasing has gone into the car rental business, despite others in the industry having fallen by the wayside. Goldbell better known for its fleetFILE PHOTOS - 693 words
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Article372 2005-03-30 29 SAMUEL EE - By SAMUEL EE TWO weeks after a delayed COE tender led to sharp increases, premiums settled back down again yesterday. The first bidding exercise in March for certificates of entitlement was delayed by a week and shortened by one day because of computer glitches in February's372 words
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Article, Illustration1097 2005-03-30 30 TAN LEE KHOON,POK SOY YOONG - YOU AND THE TAXMAN Treaty interpretation may be complex but with some care, even a non-expert can make sense of it, TAN LEE KHOON and POK SOY YOONG offer some practical guidelines TAN LEE KHOON,POK SOY YOONG By ERNST YOUNG SINGAPORE may have inked tax treatiesBy ERNST & YOUNG; AFP - 1,097 words
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Article, Illustration371 2005-03-30 30 Source: S&P Fed funds rate stock marlcet performance Offtid use actual price* Cur-chg uses btt-faid adjusted far current spread The value of your units may go down as wefl as up Past performance is not a guide to future performance Global emerging markets have attracted some interest in theSource: S&P - 371 words
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Article, Illustration658 2005-03-30 31 MICHAEL PREISS - MONEY MATTERS The ability to correctly anticipate the impact of the news is among the most useful skills in investing MICHAEL PREISS ECONOMIST John Maynard Keynes put it best when he wrote: "A rational investment policy doesn't work in an irrational world." He also658 words
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Article, Illustration380 2005-03-30 31 GENEVIEVE CUA - By GENEVIEVE CUA SO you have a joint account. What happens to that account should you pass away? How should you draft your will? If you have crossborder investments, how are you affected by estate duty in other countries? These and other commonly asked questions areARTHUR LEE - 380 words
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1508 2005-03-30 31 The following is an excerpt from Money, Death You by Shirley Ong WHATEVER their net worth, most people will give some thought to how they want their assets to be transferred upon their death. Some may give away their money, while those who wish1,508 words
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Article, Illustration963 2005-03-30 32 GENEVIEVE CUA - According to S&P data, investors who used their CPF savings, especially the Special Account, for guaranteed funds are better off if they had left it in the SA. GENEVIEVE CUA reports GENEVIEVE CUA OVER 70 per cent of capital protected and guaranteed funds are in the red,AP - 963 words
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186 2005-03-30 32 NTUC Income is to expand the benefits of its Income Shield Plus plans with no increase in premiums. Income group and health manager William Fong said Income Shield's benefit limits room and board and surgical—will rise by 20 per cent from July 1. Other insurers186 words
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